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________________ 29. jamAInI parIkSA mAbApane sauthI vadhAre ciMtA potAnI kanyAonI rahe che. ApaNA dezamAM je samaye vivAha saMbaMdhe khAsa niyamana na hatuM, tyAre jamAI meLavavAnI ciMtA na rahetI. paraMtu jayArathI koI ne koI prakAre vivAhasaMbaMdhe yA lagna-saMbaMdhe niyaMtraNanI paddhati zarU thaI, tyArathI mAtApitAne kanyA mATe jamAI meLavavAnI ciMtA savizeSa rahetI AvI che. svayaMvaranI paddhati hatI tyAre paNa enI ciMtA rahetI ane jayArathI mAtApitAne ja mAthe "vara' zodhavAnI javAbadArI AvI tyArathI e ciMtA vadhu ne vadhu rahevA lAgI. keTalAMka kuzaLa mAtApitAo e mATe koI ne koI saMtoSakAraka mArga zodhavA bhaNI paNa vaLelAM dekhAya che. "upadezapada' nAmanA jaina kathAgraMthamAM A bAbata eka suMdara kathA ApavAmAM Avela che, jeno sAra A pramANe che : vasaMtapura nagaramAM devazarmA nAme eka brAhmaNa rahe. tenI strInuM nAma sudhA. temane traNa putrIo. e putrIo jayAre juvAna thaI tyAre temane khAnadAna kuTuMbamAM paraNAvI dIdhI. paraNAvI dIdhA pachI mAtAne vicAra thayo ke putrIone paraNAvI to dIdhI, paNa temanA pationo putrIo tarapha kevo bhAva raheze e jANavuM jarUrI che. evuM jANI lIdhuM hoya to putrIone te bAbata jarUra koI vizeSa sUcana ApI zakAya ane e sUcana anusAra vartavAthI putrIono saMsAra sukhamaya nIvaDe. Ama to jayAre putrIone sAsare mokalavAmAM Ave che tyAre mAtA temane khUba khUba zikhAmaNa Ape che. patisevAnI vAta, patine khuza rAkhavAnI bhalAmaNa, sAsusasarA sAthe salUkAIthI vartavAnI vAta, zokya hoya to tene sagI bahena mAnavAnI vAta, jeTha, dera, jeThANI vagere sAthe haLImaLIne rahevAnI vAta ane bIjA pADozIo sAthe kema vartavuM vagere
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________________ jamAInI parIkSA - 227 aneka vAto dharAI dharAIne samajAvavAmAM Ave che. putrIne sAsare vaLAvatAM mAtAnuM kALajuM phaphaDatuM hoya che, haiyuM bharAI jAya che, AMsuo paNa AMkhamAM chalakAI jAya che. janmathI atyAra sudhI phUlanI kaLInI peThe ucherelI putrIne pArakA jaNyAnA hAthamAM sopatAM Dara lAge ane aneka zaMkAkuzaMkAo gherI vaLe che. chatAM tema karyA vinA cAlatuM nathI, eTale chevaTa mana mArIneya tema karavuM paDe che. A brAhmaNIne potAnA jamAIo kevA prakAranI vRttivALA che : risALa che? khuzAmatane pasaMda karanArA che? cIDiyA che? patnIbhakto che? -e zodhI kADhavuM hatuM. eNe potAnI putrIone ema sUcanA ApI ke tame sAsare jaI pati sAthe prathama samAgama thatAM ja bIjuM kazuM karatA pahelAM tene eka sajajaDa pATu mArajo-patinA mAthA upara tamArI paganI pAnIthI barAbara pATu mArajo-ane ema karyA pachI te tamArI sAthe kevuM vartana rAkhe che, kevA bhAvathI varte che tamAruM apamAna kare che yA Adara te badhI hakIkata savAre savAre ghare AvIne mane jaNAvI jajo. gAmamAM ne gAmamAM vivAha thayo hato, eTale Ama karavuM muzkela na hatuM. mAnA manane ema ke jamAIonI cittavRtti jevI haze tevI prathama prasaMgamAM ja jaNAI Avaze ane e uparathI temanA samagra jIvanadhoraNano khyAla AvI jaze. joke upAya bhAre ujha che, paraMtu Avo ugra upAya ja mANasanI vRttine samajavA mATe kAragata thaI zake che. jayAre manamAM ullAsanI choLo UThatI hoya, kutUhalo aneka thatAM hoya, premanI lAgaNI navI navI hoya ane paristhiti taddana ajANI hoya tyAre ja Avo ugra upAya kAMI sUcaka pariNAma lAvanAra nIvaDaze ema mAtA potAnA jAta-anubhavathI samajatI hatI. ethI jokhama kheDIne paNa teNe potAnI putrIone A sAhasa karavAnuM sUcana ApyuM. sauthI moTI putrIe savAre AvIne mAtAne potAno anubhava jaNAvyo ke "he mAtA! meM tArA kahevA pramANe mAro pati AvatAM ja tenA mAthAmAM jorathI evI pATu mArI ke te eka gothuM khAI gayo. paNa pachI Ubho thatAM ja te hAtha joDI mane vInavavA lAgyo ke "he devI! tane zuM koI duHkha paDyuM? zuM koI agavaDa AvI ? yA tane evI te kevI takalIpha thaI ke jethI tAre AvatAM ja Avo ugra upAya levo paDyo?" "e to vInavato jAya ne mArA
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________________ 228 * saMgIti pagane taLosato jAya ane bolato jAya ke tArA komaLa pagane mArA mAthAno AghAta to thayo nathI ne ? AvA komaLa page tAre Ama karavuM ucita nahotuM. kharI rIte he devI ! tAro mArA upara atizaya sneha che; eTale ja teM Ama karyuM jaNAya che; atizaya sneha vinA zuM koI Ama karI zake ? " A badhI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne mAtAe putrIne tenA patinuM bhAvijIvana AkhuM dorI ApI samajAvI dIdhuM ke "he dIkarI ! have tuM lahera kara, tAro pati tArA tarapha atizaya, amaryAda prema rAkhavAno ane tAro paDyo bola jhIlI levAno; have tane pANI mAgatAM dUdha maLavAnuM. koInI dena nathI ke tane kAMI kahI zake; eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa have gharamAM tAruM ja calaNa rahevAnuM. have koInI magadUra nathI ke tAruM game tevuM veNa uthApI zake. have tAre koIthI lagAra paNa bIvAnuM nathI ane dhAryuM karavAnuM tane anukULa paDaze." pachI vacalI putrIe AvIne pote karelA prayoganA je samAcAra ApyA te A rahyAM : savAranA pahoramAM UThatAMveMta mAtA pAse vacalI putrI AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke "mAtA, tArA kahevA pramANe meM evI to jorathI pATu mArI ke te paDato paDato rahI gayo, paNa mArI pATu paDatAM ja te jarAka to khijAI gayo ane pAcho tarata ja rAjI thaIne mArI khuzAmata karavA maMDI paDyo." A samAcAra sAMbhaLI jIvananA anubhavathI ghaDAyelI mAtAe dIkarIne pheMsalo saMbhaLAvyo ke "beTI ! tuM tArA patine kAMI aNagamatuM kahIza to te tArA upara vadhAre koI daMDa nahIM kare, eTale ke vadhAre mArajhUDa nahIM kare, paNa jarAka ja khijAze. e pAcho tAro gulAma banI jaze. mATe tAre paNa enI eTalI khIja sahI levAnI. have tane bIjo koI bhaya nathI; mATe tuMya tAre ghare lahera kara. sauthI nAnI trIjI dIkarIe savAranA potAnI mAtA pAse AvatAM ja je samAcAra ApyA, tethI mAtA coMkI ja gaI. teNIe AvIne kahyuM ke pati to phAMkaDo thaIne Avelo, attara to maheka maheka thatuM hatuM, palaMga upara phUlonI bichAna karAvelI, ane jevo mane potAnA bAhupAzamAM jakaDavA Avyo ke tarata ja meM tArA kahevA pramANe dhaDa daIne evI sajjaDa pATu mArI ke te bicAro Ama aNadhAryo ghA AvatAM tammara khAI gayo ane bhAre vicAramAM paDI gayo. paNa pachI kaLa vaLatAM teNe mArA upara bhAre roSa
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________________ jamAInI parIkSA - 229 ThAlavyo; eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa te dhUMvAMpUvAM thato mane bhAMDavA lAgyo : "rAMDa kALakA ! AvatAMveMta A zuM mAMDyuM che ? rAMDa kubhArajA ! have tuM paNa A bhAyaDAne joI le ! ema kahetoka te eka majabUta doraDuM laI Avyo ane mane gharanA thAMbhalA sAthe bAMdhI so cAbakhA mAryA." rotI rotI e chokarI hIbakA bharatI kahevA lAgI ke "mA! teM Avo te kevoka upAya batAvyo? mAro jIva nIkaLI gayo ! jo to mAro baraDo kevo sujhI gayo ! soLo kevA UThI AvyA? tArA kahevAthI mAro jIva nIkaLI gayo. ATalo mAra mAryA pachI teNe mane dhakko mArIne gharamAMthI kADhI mUkI ane kahI paNa dIdhuM ke, khabaradAra, jo have gharamAM TAMTiyo mUkyo che to tArI vAta che ! tAro TAMTiyo ja bhAMgI nAkhIza, rAMDa halakaTa ! tuM brAhmaNanA peTanI cho ke koI caMDALanA peTanI cho? jA, cAlI jA, have mAre tAruM kAma nathI, tAruM moM kALuM kara ane mane kadI tAruM mo nA batAvIza." " A badhI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne sudhAbAI krodhanI mUrti banI gaI ane te jhaTa phariyAda karavA ane potAnI dIkarInI vakIlAta karavA jamAI pAse pahoMcI. teNIe potAnI buddhi laDAvIne dIkarIno ghaNo bacAva karyo, paNa e tArkika juvAna jamAI pAse teNInuM kAMI paNa cAlyuM nahIM. teNIe AvIne ThAvakuM moM rAkhIne hasatA laTUDAM pahUDAM karatAM jamAIne jaNAvyuM ke "are ! tame A zuM karI nAkhyuM? tamane khabara nathI ke amArA gotrano evo AcAra che ke dIkarI sAsare jaI dhaNIne pATu mAre to ja te saubhAgyavatI banI rahe che. ema na karavAmAM Ave to dhaNI-dhaNiyANI baMne duHkhI thAya che. mATe ja mArI dIkarIe tamane pATu mArI potAnA kuladharmanA AcArane pALyo che. emAM tame eNIne ATalI mArI? bicArI phUla jevI chokarIne mAratAM zarama na AvI? tamAre ene pUchavuM hatuM to kharuM ke Ama kema karyuM? to jhaTa khulAso thaI jAta." A sAMbhaLIne jamAIe tene saNasaNato javAba Apyo ke, "mAjI ! amAro kuladharma paNa evo ja che ke paraNIne AvatI vahune thAMbhalA sAthe bAMdhavI paDe che ane tene so cAbakhA barAbara gaNIne mAravA paDe che; eke ocho nahIM. tamArI dIkarIne pUchI jojo ke meM so karatAM eke vadhAre mAryo che kharo ? are so cAbakhA mAryA pachI mAre tene AMgaLI paNa na aDADAya. Ama na karuM to mAro paNa kuLadharma lopAya ane vahu saubhAgyavatI na bane. mATe mAre paNa kuLadharmane pALyA vinA chUTako ja nahoto. zuM thAya ? e to
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________________ 230 * saMgIti jeno jevo kuladharma tema vartavuM ja paDe, emAM kaMI koIne Thapako devAno na hoya." A badhuM sAMbhaLIne sAsu to saDaka ja thaI gaI ane vinaMti karavA lAgI ke "haze, have thayuM te kharuM. paNa have tame tene sAcavajo ane saMbhALajo. huM ghare jaIne tene pAchI mokaluM chuM." ema page paDIne vinaMtI karIne potAne ghare pAchI pharI. AvIne teNIe potAnI putrIne samajAvI dIdhuM ke, "jo, tuM have dareka prasaMge tArA patinI dAsI thaIne raheje ane ene jarAya mAThuM lAge tevuM karIza ja nahIM; eTaluM ja nahIM, evuM bolIza paNa nahIM. enI hAe hA ane enI nAe nA-e rAta kahe to rAta ane divasa kahe to madharAte paNa divasa ja kahevo. basa ATalAmAM badhuM samajI javAnuM che. sukhI thavuM hoya to tuM jevI devamaMdiramAM devanI pAse varte che, tema tArA gharamAM pati pAse vartaje. ema nahIM kare to tane te prItikara nahIM thAya, ane jarAka vAMkuM paDyuM ke tagaDI ja mUkaze. mATe have ghera jA ane barAbara ThAvakI thaIne saMbhALathI raheje." - gRhamAdhurI julAI 1954