Paas Aa Ke Na Tu Door Ja

1~Connection With Trees

In the jungle, the sound of chainsaw could be heard. Woodcutters came out crying the limbed and skidded trees laying them at the back of their truck and drove off. A passerby girl saw it and tears came to her eyes.

“Jab bhi is jungle se darakht ukhaad diye jaate hain, toh kiun humari aankhein nam ho jaati hain? Jaise in darakhto’n se jeevan jura ho humara? Jaise agar ye darakht na rahay, toh koi humara apna hum se chhin jaaye ga? Nahi, nahi Bela, himmat rakhiye, roiye mat. Agar aaj itne saare darakht kattay hain, toh humesha un ki jagah naye pauday tu ne lagaye hain, is jungle se pyaar kiya hai, isay apne jeevan ka abhimaan samjha hai, isay pyaar kiya hai, aur aaj bhi ye kaam tu he karay gi. Tu he un kaat diye gaye pedo’n ki jagah naye ped wahan ugaaye gi.” 

She left and walked further till her home. She collected the seeds, spade and all the necessary things to plant a tree. She took all her plants.

B~aaj aap sab jungle mein lag jayengay. Wohi asli jagah hai aap sab ki

She began to leave.

“Kahan chali humari gudiya rani? Humari rajkumari kahan chali?”

Bela turned to the voice. She was about to speak but another voice interrupted her.

“Aray ye kaisa sawaal hai Rana Indravadan ji? Aap jaante hain na ke rajkumari roz roz pauday khareedti hain, jaise he jungle mein dekh liya ke kuchh pedo’n ki mrityu hui hai, toh bhaagi bhaagi jaati hain naye ped lagaane ke liye. Jaise un pedo’n mein humari bitiya ki jaan basti ho.”

I~Rani Gayatri jee, ye toh achhi baat hai, we should love nature, prakati se pyaar karna chahiye, aur humein khushi hai is baat ki ke humari rajkumari is kaam mein sab se aagay hain, jaise hum bageecha sambhaalte hain, wo jungle ka khayal rakhti hain. (Gayatri smiled and nodded, then he said to Bela) Lekin ek baat kahein Bela? (Bela nodded) betay us jungle mein junglee janwar ke saath saath ek rakshas bhi rehta hai, jo bara khatarnaak hai. Humein darr hai ke wo aap ko hum se chura le jaaye ga. Aap wahan kam jaaya karein.

B~baba, aap ki beti na, aisi hai ke janwar ke dil mein bhi khud ke liye pyaar jaga de, phir wo rakshas kya cheez hai? Aur hum koi galat kaam thori na kar rahay hain, jis jungle mein wo rehta hai, sochiye agar usi jungle ka ek ek darakht kaat diya jaaye, toh us ka jeevan toh samjhiye asambhav hai, hum us ke jeevan ka intezaam kar rahay hain, us hisaab se na baba, unhein humara ahsaan maan’na chahiye. You know give and take, hum un ke jungle ko nikhaar rahay hain, toh badlay mein unhein humara ahsaan maan’na chahiye

Gayatri and Indravadan laughed.

G~baat toh sahi kehti hain aap, jaiye, laga dijiye inhein jungle mein

B~jee maa

She left.

 Bela walked inside the jungle with the plants searching for a perfect location to plant them. Finally, after walking for sometime, she came across a perfect location and placed the items down stooping low. She began to dig. After she was done, she removed the containers of the plant and placed it carefully under the dug hole. Someone watched her from a distance with tears, he was none other than Ranav. She began to fill the hole and then stood up. She began to tamp the soil around the tree. Ranav smiled seeing her. He watched her watering the plant. He saw her planting many more trees.

R~kaun hai ye larki? Kiun is mein mujhe Devlekha ki jhalak dikh rahi hai? Rana Bhanu Pratap Singh ne toh kaha tha ke main usi din mar jaun ga jab is jungle ka aakhri darakht kat jaaye ga lekin ye larki… is se kattay darakht dekhay he nahi jaatay, aaj agar Devlekha hoti toh wo bhi yahi karti. Devlekha.. Devlekha

He shed tears. Bela got alert.

B~mujhe aisa kiun laga jaise mujhe koi pukaar raha hai?

She looked around, Ranav hid from her sight. She shrugged and continued her work.

R~aaj aisa lag raha hai, jaise Devlekha wapis aa gayi ho, mujhe pyaar karne, mujhe zindagi denay, meri maut ko taalne. Kaha tha Bhanu Pratap Singh ne ke Devlekha aai toh mujh se pyaar nahi karay gi aur is baar main us ke pyaar ko tarsoon ga, ye Devlekha hai ya nahi ye toh mujhe nahi pata, lekin in darakhto’n ke kaaran is ka mujh se samband hai, kiun ke darakht kat’te hain toh ye aa kar naye darakht laga deti hai. Ye anjaan larki meri maut ko taalti hai.

Bela stood up and began to leave lifting the containers of the plants in her hands. Unknowingly, he began to walk towarda her and they collided into one another, all the containers fell from her hands and she fell in his arms. She looked at him with widened eyes, he looked at her tearfully. She was scared by his face but something was there which was making her feel safe near him.

Tujhse Hi To Mili Hai Rahat

Tu Hi To Meri Hai Chahat

Tujhse Hi To Judi Zindagi

Teri Yaadein Hain Kuch Adhoori

Saans Aadhi Hai Kuch Hai Poori

Aankhon Mein Hai Kaisi Ye Nami

Mera Mann, Kehne Laga

Paas Aake Na Tu Door Jaa

Chhoone De, Honth Tere

Zara Saanson Mein Apni Basa Aa…

He straightened her and she stumbled backwards and looked down at the broken containers and then at him. She panted heavily seeing him and before he could say something, she ran away. He looked on.