CHAPTER 1 : SAPNE KI PEHLE MULAQAT

Mandir me ghanti baj rahi thi. Raat ka sannata tha. Jivika Shivling ke saamne baithi thi, aankhen band, aur apne dil ke raaz Mahadev se keh rahi thi.

"Mahadev… aap hi mere sakshi ho. Lekin kabhi kabhi aisa lagta hai, jaise koi mujhe dekh raha hai. Jaise koi paraya chehra meri rooh ko pukar raha hai… Ye kaisa bandhan hai?”

Usne aankhen band ki rakhi thi… aur usi pal uske dil me ek anokha chehra ubharne laga.

Do gahri kali aankhen… ek smirk… ek aawaz jo kehta jaise:

“Main tujhe paunga, chahe samay ka deewar bhi beech me kyon na ho. Or agar esa nhi hua tu ma is duniya ko jala dunga.”

Jivika ka dil zor se dhadakne laga. Usne dar se aankhen khol di… par samne sirf Shivling tha.

Usne thoda gusse aur thoda darr se kaha:

"Ye kaisa khel hai Mahadev? Aap mujhe kis aur raah pe le ja rahe ho?”

🌑 Usi waqt, 2025 me…

Devraaj apni haveli ke andhere kamre me tha.

Raat ke do baje.

Canvas ke saamne khada tha, haath me brush.

Aur uske saamne… ek ladki ka chehra apne aap ubharne laga.

Usne dheere se brush uthaya, aur halka sa rang bhara —

Ankhen… gehri, chamakti hui…

Honth… jaise shabd kahe bina kahin saari duniya ke raaz chhupa ho…

Lehenga ka laal rang, jo hawa me udd raha tha…

Painting banate banate usne apne aap se kaha:

“Teri aawaz… har raat mere kaan me gunjti hai mujhe sunni deta hai har raath (Dev...........). Tere haath… jaise mujhe bulate hain.

Kaun ho tum ? Kahao ho tum ?

Main tujhe paunga… chahe khwab me ho ya haqeeqat me. Tum sirf meri ho sirf meri.”

Jivika us raat mandir ke aangan me soyi thi. Chandni apne safed roshni ke chadar bichhaye hue thi. Usne aankhen band ki… aur ek ajeeb si khinchav mehsoos hui. Jaise koi usse bula raha ho.

Achanak sapnon ki duniya khul gayi.

Usne dekha—ek anjaan jagah, bade bade deep jal rahe the, aur unke beech ek purush khada tha.

Uski aankhen… gehri kali, ek ajeeb sa junoon.

Kadam bhari aatma-vishwas ke saath.

Kapdon bohut ajeeb se pehne the jo mane nhi dekhe, par chehre pe ek aisa raw and powerful charm jaise pura jagat uske samne jhuke.

Jivika ke dil ne zor se dhadakna shuru kiya.

"Kaun… kaun ho tum?” usne fusi fusi si awaaz me kaha.

Woh purush dheere se uske paas aaya. Aankhen uske chehre se lekar uske laal lehenga tak ruk ruk kar chal rahi thi. Usne zara sa muskurakar kaha:

“Tumhare bina main adhura hoon. Tumhari aawaz… roz raat mere kaan me gunjti hai. Tumhare chehre ki jhalak… meri painting ban jaati hai.

Main Tumhe  paana chahta hoon,  chahe samay todna pade, chahe khuda se ladna pade.”

Jivika ke pair peeche hatne lage, par aankhen usse chhod nahi rahi thi.

Usne gusse me kaha:

"Main kisi ki nahin. Main sirf apne rajya ki rani hoon… aur sirf Mahadev ko maanti hoon.”

Devraaj aur paas aaya. Usne uska haath pakda or apne taraf khech liya uski kamar kopakad ke apne kareeb khicha. unka face bohut kareeb tha.

Aur uski awaaz me ek junoon tha usne kaha :

“Ma tumhe khud se door jaane hi nahi dunga. Ab tum sirf  meri ho… sirf meri.

Or agar tum mari nhi tu ma duniya jala dunga sweetheart. Wo bhi tumhare samne.”

Us pal Jivika ka dil dhadak utha—ek ajeeb sa darr, ek ajeeb si kashish.

Usne usse dhakha diya zor se or uska

Sapna dhundhla hone laga, lekin dono ke dilon me ek hi baat jal rahi thi:

Junoon.

Subah ki pehli roshni ne uske chehre ko chhula.

Jivika ne aankhen kholi, par dil abhi bhi tez dhadak raha tha. Usne turant Shivling ke saamne baithkar aankhen band ki aur mann hi mann kaha:

"Mahadev… kal raat maine kya dekha? Ek aisa purush jo pata nhi kon tha kaha se tha. Uski aankhen meri rooh ko jala rahi thi. Uski awaaz mere dil me gunj rahi hai.

Yeh sapna tha ya koi ishara?”

Uske haath kanp rahe the. Usse laga jaise uske dil par ek bojh hai.

Par ek ajeeb sa khichaav bhi tha, jo usne pehle kabhi nahi mehsoos kiya tha.

🔥 Devraaj (2025):

Subah ka suraj uske sheesh mahal jaisi haweli ke badi badi khidkiyon se andar ghus raha tha. Devraaj apne chair par baitha tha. Cigarette jalti thi, par uska dhyaan kahin aur tha.

Uske saamne ek canvas pada tha. Aur us canvas par usne kal raat sapne me dekhe chehre ko paint kiya tha—wo hi lehenga, wo hi gehre aankhen.

Woh khud se baat karte hue dheere se bola:

“Kaun thi tum…? Tumhare aankhen mere andar jal gayi hain. Main tumhe  chahta hoon,  Aur Devraaj jo chahta hai, use duniya ki koi taaqat rok nahi sakti.”

Usne painting ke saamne haath rakha, jaise uski ungliyan canvas ke paar us ladki ke chehre ko touch kar raha ho.

Aankhen laal thi, par junoon aur desire se bhari hui.

“Ab chahe tu kahi bhi ho… main tujhe dhundh nikalunga.”

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