Lalitprabha Yane Ranvir Rajputono Rajyarang

Author(s): Udaychand Lalchand Pandit
Publisher: Udaychand Lalchand Pandit
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034539/1

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namra-nivedana ! A navalakathAmAM adbhuta camatkAra ke jene aMgrejImAM Miracle kahe che, tevA prasaMge ghaNA Ave che. tevA prakAranA adbhuta camatkAra ane divyadRSTinA prasaMgA upara keTale aMze TokAnA vizvAsa presaro, te ame kahI zakatA nathI temaja tenu vivecana A sthAne anucita paNa che; paraMtu amAre eTalu tA jaNAvavuMja joie ke A pavitra bhAratavarSamAM evA keTalAka mahAna purUSaSa thai gayA te, ane A jamAnA paNa keTalAka lAkAnA tenA upara vizvAsa hatA ane che. AjakAla surApanA sudharelA gaNAtA dezeAmAM paNa tevI mAnyatA che. temAM skoTalAMDanA lekAtA tenA upara ghaNA vizvAsa che, emAM zaMkA nathI. aMgrejI rAjakavi mAyarana ane sara volTara skATa, phreMca kavi rAsA ane jarmana kavi geTI ityAdika judA judA dezanA vidyAtAne divyadraSTi upara saMpUrNa vizvAsa hatA. ApaNAmAMthI paNa dhaNA loko bhUtapizAca vigere mAne che ane tenI upara vizvAsa rAkhe che. manuSyanI ekAda cchA ( apUrNa ) rahI gai hAya ! te maraNa pAmyA pachI pizAca ke bhUta vageremAMthI game te eka thAya che, evI ApaNA AryaleAkAnI prAcIna mAnyatA che. tevAja prasaMge| A navalakathAmAM guMthAelA che ane AvA prasaMgA navalakathAmAM gu thAvAthI navalakathAmAM adbhuta rasa utpanna thayuM che. . A navalakathA ame vizvavikhyAta mahAna navalakathAkAra raeNnADasa'nI ' kenetha ' namaka navalakathAne AdhAre lakhI che. eja navalakathAnuM marAThI rUpAMtara ke je mu. vAi jI. sAtArA, khAtethI prakaTa thatA 'sarada nanA Asika taraphathI prakaTa thaela che, te pustakamAMthI paNa ame ghaNAkhare AdhAra lIdhe che. A sthaLe ame mULa navalakathAkAra zrIyuta.. * nes ' tA ane marAThI pustakanA prakAzaka rA. narahara nAraNu paTavardhanane aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka atyata AbhAra mAnIe chIe. e ziya vadhAre kAMi lakhavuM yogya nathI ane lakhAya tevuM A sthaLa che paNa nahi. * 11 navalakathAmAM nIti-anIti ane pApa-puNyanuM eka navenA bharapUra citra AlekhyuM che. udayacaMda lAlacaMda paMDita. prayojaka.

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phabI keda karanArA, prapaMce dAva ramanArA; thaze Akhara natIjo zuM, are te kAMI jANe nA ! dunIyA raMgaberaMgI, prapaMcamAMhi DUbelI: bharelI pApathI bahu che, nyAyanI rIta bhUlelI! prapaMcI pApanA pAye, caNe che mahela bahu heTA; nahIM nabhaze-nahIM nabhaze, phanA kSaNamAMhi thAvAnA! divasa be praba mahAlI le, prapaMcI! vaibhava juThA; nahIM pAme-nahIM pAme, kadI kapaTI sukhe rUDA ! vicArI le, are mAnava! nathI pibAra pApInA ! khatama thai dhULamAM maLaze, prapaMcI pApIo pUrA. satiyA! satya choDo nA! satiyA sukha pAme che; tare che satya AkharamAM, parAjaya pAm pAme che. sadAe satyanItine jagamAM che viya mAnava! " pApanI nAvamAM besI, tare nA keI bhAgara ! -- - - - -- - - -- ji.

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lalita-prabhA yAne raNavIra rAjapUtono rAjyaraMga. prakaraNa 1 luM. huM keNa? " . "saMsAra-jaMgalamAM mArga bhUlelA musApharanI jema huM kyAM kyAM bhaNuM chuM? mArA aMtaHkaraNane e binA rahI rahIne atyaMta Ane anubhava karAve che ke huM koNa? e prabhu ! huM nathI jANI zakate ke huM koNa chuM? ane je jANI zakuM chuM te te eTaluM ja ke huM bAlyAvasthAthI eka dayALu rAjapUta saradAranA AdhAre ane Azraye A avanimAM ucharelo eka yuvaka chu! o prabhu ! huM nathI jANatA ke mArAM pUjya mAtA-pitA koNa che, mArI pavitra janmabhUmi kaI che ane huM koNa chuM? , "o dayALu devAdhideva! A bhayAnaka bhavajaMgalamAM bhUlA paDelA A tArA dIna bALakane sarvadA satya mArga batAvaje." "kharekhara, zuM duniyAmAM prapaMcane ja ya thatuM haze ? phareba ane phaMda karanArAonAja jagatanI capATa upara pAsA pobAra paDatA haze ane zuM teja pitAnA tamAma manoratho saphaLa karI zakatA haze-bIjAe nahIM ?" e jagadIzvara ! A tArA bALakane duniyAnA chaLa, kapaTa, paca, pApa ane durjanathI bacavaje !" "aphasosa, mArA upara keTa keTalA prapanI jALa naMkhAya che ane nakhAze! chatAM paNa huM nathI samajI zako ke, zatruo prapasamAM phAvaze ke nahi phAve? ane je kadAcita teo phAvI ke huM ekasa mAnIza ke e paramAtmA! tAre tyAM paNa ne aMdhakAra chavAele che ane te aMdhakAramAM puNyavAnene che tyAre prapaMcIone vijaya che-pabAra "

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e ajJAnI yuvaka! ahIM tArI bhUla thAya che. tuM A bAbatane uMdhA cazmAthI jue che ane nyAyane tuM juThThA kATalIothI teLe che ! tuM nakkI samajI leje ke A pRthvI upara paramAtmAnI nyAyI sattA anAdikALathI sarvatra chavAelI che ane teja nyAyI sattAthI prapacIo-pApIono parAjaya thAya che. e judI vAta che ke-te moDo thAya athavA vahelo, paNa te vijayathI benasIbaja rahe che." acAnaka te yuvakanI AgaLa eka vRddhA AvIne belI. yuvake te vRddhAne pUchayuM."- te mane kema yAe nathI dekhAtI?" "te tane nahIM dekhAya !" kaI kAraNa?" "eja ke haju tane duniyAmAM duHkhanA kaDavA anubhava thayA nathI." "A tame zI rIte kahI zako cho?" "huM tane ghaNIja sArI rIte jANuM chuM. tArA jIvananI tamAma hakIkata mArA magajarUpa daphataramAM akSare akSara lakhAelI che." temAMnuM ane te kAMIka jaNa ! " atyAre nahIM !" ja te kyAre?" "jyAre samaya Avaze tyAre." "te samaya kyAre Avaze?" "bhalA-bhoLA yuvaka ! huM kAMI paramAtmA nathI ke te bAbatamAM tane kaMI paNa nakkI karI zakuM?" "te nahIM te nahIM paNa tamArI oLakhANa te Ape?" " te paNa samaya Avaze tyAreja. paNa e yuvaka, sAme je ke piluM koNa Ave che?" e te A sAme dekhAtA killAmAM AvI rahelA memAna sajanasiMhanI putrI prabhAvatI che." A vAkya sAMbhaLatAM ja te DesI pAsenI jhADImAM pUI gaI. yuvaka paNa prabhAvatInI mArgapratIkSA karate eka azoka nAmaka vRkSanI nIceja AvelA eTalA upara beThe. priya vAMcaka! tane ane jANavAnI jijJAsA anyAya e yuvaka koNa hatA ane te DesI keNa hatI? te yuvAparAjaya

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8 yuvakaja hatuM. tenI umara 18 varSanI haze. A samaye tenA zarIra upara eka kSatriyavIrane chAjate zikArI pizAka hatA. kamarapaTAmAM khaMjara, tama ane kamare yamarAjanI jivA jevI samazera laTakatI hatI. te vicAramAM ne vicAramAM saciMta mukhakAe beThe hatA ane ame A prakaraNanA mathALe jaNAvyA pramANenA vividha vicAra karato hatI. tenI pAsethI te DosIne cAlI javA pachI paNa te, te sInA ane pitAnA pahelAMnA vicAro karI gulatAna thaI gayo tenuM nAma lalitasiMha hatuM ane teNe te vRddhAne jaNAvyA mujaba thoDI ja vAramAM tenI pAse eka cAra varSanI bAlikA AvIne ubhI rahI. sayA thavAne haju eka kalAkanI vAra hatI. pitAnA vicAromAMja lalita gulatAna hovAthI te bALAnA Agamanane jANI zako nahi. thoDI vAra Amane Ama cAlyA pachI te bALAe lalitane khabhe hAtha mUkI kahyuM - "lalita-lalita! A zuM?" koNakoNuprabhA? "paNa tuM ahIM kyAMthI?". Aje savAre tame ane mArA moTAbhAi zikAre gayA hatA, tamo bane veLAsara-saMdhyA thavA AvI chatAM-pAchA na pharavAthI huM tamane zodhatI zodhatI ahIM AvI caDI. paNa lalita-e lalita ! mArA moTAbhAI kyAM?". teo sahisalAmata che ane ATalAmAM ja kayAMka haze. tame temane mATe phikara na kare." " lalita! mArA moTAbhAI bahu haThIlA mANasa che. mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM che ke A parvatamAM luMTArAo bahuja che ane teo te ekalAja koNa jANe kyAM jaI caDayA haze." te temAM zuM thayuM? tamArA bhAI daza luMTArAone bhAre thaI paDe tevA che." ema kahI prabhAnI sAthe AvelA nekare tarapha jaIne kahyuM ke"jAo, tame emanA bhAIne zodho !" ja lalita ! mArA moTAbhAInI tapAsa karavA javAnuM zuM tamane mana nathI thatuM?" -

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prabhAne A prazna sAMbhaLI lalita eka kSaNane mATe jarA guMcavAye. teNe prabhAnA camakatAM ne tarapha jaI nIcuM joyuM. Aje lalitane prabhAne zyAmakamaLa jevA nayanomAM hameza karatAM kAMIka judIja ane avanavI camaka dekhAi. DIvAra pachI te be tamane ahIM ekalAM mUkIne zuM huM jAuM? nahIM ! paNa..paNa jo mArI hAjarIthI tamane kAMI aDacaNa thatI hoya te jAuM ! " " lalita, tame Aje mArI sAthe kevI vicitra vAta kare che? AjasudhI ApaNe zuM eka bIjAnA hAtha potAnA hAthamAM laI nathI pharyA?" devabALA tulya prabhA, tamAruM kathana satya che paNa mAre tamane jaNAvavuM joIe ke AjasudhIne samaya jude hatA ane have bhavidhyamAM AvanAra samaya judo ja che. sarva divaso sarakhAja haiya, zuM e banavA joga che?" 5Na-lalita! A tuM zuM bele che, tene bhAvArtha huM samajI zakatI nathI. zuM tuM mane te samajAvI zakIza ?" " te vAta javA dyo. tene bhAvArtha tame na samaje eja vadhAre sAruM che. Aja acAnaka AvA vicAro mArA manamAM zI rIte AvyA te huM pote paNa samajI zakatuM nathI ane tethI tene yathArtha bhAvArtha kahI zakavA huM azakta chuM." lalita-lalita ! A zuM? Aje tamArI AvI vicitra sthiti zA kAraNathI thaI ke Aje tame mane tene badale tame kahIne saMbaMdhe che, e zuM? mane kaMI samajAtuM nathI. tame Aje A AvI bhASA zIkhyA kyAMthI ?" pitAnA praznane lalita kAMI paNa uttara ApatA nathI ane te cupacApa ume ja che, te joI prabhA punaH maMdasvare karI belI- "lalita ! mArA koI kAryathI tamane gusso te nathI Avya athavA mA te nathI lAgyuM ne?" ema kahI prabhAe tenA hAthane sparza karyo. te sparza thatAMja lalita ekadama camake. AjasudhI prajAne hAtha pitAnA hAthamAM laI te ghaNIvAra pharyo haze; paraMtu AjanA jevI ajaba lAgaNI tene Aja sivAya bIjA koI paNa prasaMge thai na hatI. prabhAne sparza thatAM ja tenA zarIramAM vijaLInA AghAta jevuM thayuM. te acakAte acakAte . "gussAbhA! zuM tamArA upara gusse! nahI nahIM! e asaMbhavita che."

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lalitane khare ane kaMpate avAja tathA pitAnI tarapha lAgelI dayAdraSTi jotAM ja te saraLa svabhAvavALI, premanI pratyakSa pratimA samAna prabhAne bahuja mAThuM lAgyuM, tenA nayanamAMthI AMsunA be biMduo tenA gAla upara kharI paDyA. te joI lalitanI hAlata bahuja camatkArika thaI. te duHkhI dile be -"prabhA !. tArA upara mane koIpaNa divase gusso Ave e azakya che. uparAMta tArI bAbatamAM mAre zA mATe mAThuM mAnavuM joIe? huM eka garIba, pArake ane phakta tArA pitAnI udAratAthI ucharI nAnAthI moTe thayela chuM! mAre tArA upara gusse thavAno haka paNa che?" " lalita ! Aje A navInatA ane vicitratA tArAmAM kyAMthI AvI? Aja sudhI meM tArA mukhethI AvAM vacane koI paNa samaye sAMbhaLyA nathI. Ajeja AvI rIte tArA vicAromAM zA mATe pheraphAra thAya che-thayA che, tenuM koI paNa kAraNa mArA jANavAmAM AvI zakatuM nathI. lalita! tuM jarA zAnta thA ane tArA cittamAM zA zA vicAro Ave che, te mane jaNAva jouM. tuM te mAro hAle bhAI che ne!" nahIM-bilakula nahIM. prabhA ! AnA karatAM jo huM kharekharaja tAre bhAI heta te bahuja sAruM thAta. mArA hRdayanI gupta vAta ane gupta vicAro jANavAnIja tArI IcchA che ne ?" "hA." "te sAMbhaLa! prabhA, tArA sukhakara sahavAsathI koI paNa vakhate mAre judA thavuM ja paDaze. Aje ghaNuM divasothI A vicAra mArA manamAM AvyA kare che. have ApaNe umaramAM moTA thayA chIe. ApaNI bAlyAvasthAne sukhakara samaya vyatata thaI gayo che. te eka meTA saradAranI priyaputrI hovAthI tene eka vacanathI bolAvavI, e keI kALe yogya gaNAze nahIM. thoDA ja divasomAM tArI A hAlata pheravAI jaze. prabhAvatI! thoDAja samaya pachI tArI A komaLa ane kamanIya kAyAnI saMrakSaka kaIka judI ja vyakti thaze?" "eTale tuM zuM kahe che?" "eja ke-have thoDA divasa pachI tArA pitA tAre vivAha koI bIjAnI sAthe karaze. hAyaprabhA hAya! have ApaNe vikhuTA thavuM ja paDaze!" eTaluM kahI lalita acakI gaye. prabhAvatIe zAntapaNe tenuM kathana sAMbhaLI lIdhuM. jo ke te upara uparathI jotAM zAnta dekhAtI

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hatI chatAM tenA manamAM zuM thAya che, te jAguvuM kaThina hatuM. haju sudhI tene eka hAtha lalitanA hAthamAMja hatA ane te tharathara dhrujate hatA. tenI tarapha nevAnI te Di'mata karI zakatI naheAtI. te nIcu mukha karI ubhI hatI. lalita tenA mahara mukha taraph Taka lagAvIne jotA hatA ane tenA mukha uparathI tenA hRdayamAM thatA vicAre jANavAnI kAzIza karatA hatA. ghaNe vakhata sudhI eka sarakhI rIte sthira netre potAnI pAse ubhI rahelI te, premanI pavitra-niSpApa pratimA tote jete te, hiMmata bharelA avAje mAlyeyaH-- " prabhA ! A vicArIne bhAra keTalAka divasathI mane muMjhAvyA kare che. hamaNAM hamaNAMmAM te bhAra mArA mATe asahya thayela che, chatAM Aja sudhI mArA manamAM udvegane-ciMtAne-me' jema tema, maDAmuzIte dabAvI rAkhela che. mArA vicAre ane manevRttie me" zabdathI ke phakta draSTithI paNa koine jaNAvela nathI. paNa Aje te tamAma vicArA mate asahya thai paDayA che. dhaNI dhaNI rIte me' mArA manane nigraha karavA kAzIzA karI paNa pariNAme kaMija nahIM. divase divasa mArI sthiti zaiAcanIya thatI jAya che. tArA pitAjIe mane Azraya ApI mArUM lAlana-pAlana karyuM, tamArI badhAnI sAthe mane sarva vA tanI anukULatA che; chatAM tamArA karatAM mArA darajje nIce che, te huM sArI rIte jANuM chuM. teja mujaba mArA manamAM udbhavatA vicAre anucita che te paNa mArI jANa bahAra nathI; chatAM divase divase tamArA sahavAsamAM rahevAnuM mane vasamuM thatuM jAya che. ahIM rahIne AvA du:khada vicArAmAM ratA rahevuM tenA karatAM have mAre kA bIjo rasto levAja joie. duniyAmAM ekAda ajANyA sthaLe cAlyA javuM ane A vicitra viyArAthI chuTakA karI levA. Ave vicAra ghaNA divasothI mArA manamAM gheLAyA kare che. paNa atyAre prabhA ! tArA pitAjI~ane mArA upara atya ta upakArI karanAra upara zAyanIya prasaMga Avyo che, tene-AvI sthitimAM cheADIne cAlyA javuM, ethI kharekhara duniyA mane kRtajJa kaheze paNa... tr lalita ! mArA pUjya pitAjI te tane mArA meTAbhAinI jeveAja gaNe che." " nahIM nahIM ! huM temane putra nathI. huM jyAre temane kyAMkathI jANe! tyArathI temanI unnatiSa thatI gai. temane atyaMta sukha prApta thavA lAgyuM ane sukhane adhi eTale temane eka putranI prApti thai.

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evA eneka kAraNothI te mArA upara putra je prema rAkhe che. mArA ja pagalAMthI kumAra caMdrasiMhane janma thaye, ema maratAM sudhI paNa tArI mAtAnI mAnyatA hatI. te sAdhvI strI ane pitAnA prANa karatAM paNa vadhAre priya mAnatI hatI. tenI udAratAne khoTo lAbha laI huM mane pitAne bhUlI jAuM, e nIcamAM nIca kRtya che. ane prANa jatA paNa tevuM nIca kAma mArA hAthe thaze nahi. prabhA ! mArA aMtaranI chupI vAta tane kahIne meM mArI chAtI upara je jabaradasta bhAra hato. te Aje utArI nAMkhyo che. " thoDIvAra sudhI lalita cupa rahIne pharI bolavA lAgyuM - "prabhA ! ghaNuM ghaNuM vicAra karI jotAM mane jaNAya che ane huM eja nizcaya upara Avyo chuM ke have tamArA sarvenA sukhakara sahavAsane mAre tyAga karavo ja joIe. jyAM sudhI mArA hRdayamAM pramANikatA che. bAhumAM zakti ane sAmarthya che tyAM sudhI mane kaI paNa prakAranI ciMtA nathI. huM game tyAM rahIne nIti ane pramANikatAthI samaya vitAvIza. have ahIM rahevAthI mane sukha maLaze nahi. kAraNake- lalitanuM karUNAjanaka bhASaNa sAMbhaLI prabhAnuM aMtaHkaraNa bahuja AkuLa vyAkuLa thayuM. ghaNe vakhata sudhI tenA hRdayarUpI raNabhUmi upara aneka vicAronuM tumula yuddha cAlyuM. tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsunI dhArAo vahevA lAgI. te rUMdhAelA kaMThe vacamAMja bolI uThI lalita ! mArA pitAjI kevA vikaTa prasaMgamAM sapaDAelA che te jANavA chatAM paNa tuM AvA saMkaTa samayamAM temane choDI javAno vicAra kare che, zuM e tane sAruM lAge che?" prabhA ! huM eTale badhe kRtagha nathI. atyAre temanA upara kevo samaya che te huM ghaNI sArI rIte jANuM chuM. temaNe pitAnA putranI jema mArUM lAlana-pAlana karyuM che tene yogya badale temane saMkaTa samaye sahAya karIne huM vALI ApIza ane jyAre temano antima hetu sAdhya thaI sarvatra AnaMda ane AnaMda chavAI jaze tyAreja huM temanI rajA laIza. pachI huM chuM ane mAruM bhAgya che." " Aje nahIM te paNa koI eka divase tuM tArA upara prANa karatAM paNa vadhAre prema dharAvanArAone duHkhamAM choDI jaiza. kharuM ne?" " prabhA ! huM lAcAra chuM-mAre tema karyA vinA chUTakoja nathI. meM tane sarva vAte spaSTapaNe kahI saMbhaLAvI che. have tuja mane kahe

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ke have mAre zuM karavuM? prabhA ! mAruM mana bahuja muMjhAI gayuM che mATe tuM mane yogya rasto batAva." A vakhate prabhAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsunI dhArA prakaTapaNe vahevA lAgI te joI lalita be " prabhA ! Ama raDIne prathamathI ja vyathita thaelA mArA hRdaya ne vadhAre vyathA na upajAva ! paNa mane egya mArga batAva. tuM raDa nahi, tArA netrAmAMthI paDatuM ane eka eka biMdu mArA hRdayanA TukaDe TukaDA karI nAMkhe che, prabhA ! tuM have raDe te tane mArA segaMda che. tuM Ama raDI raDIne tArA cittane nirarthaka duHkhI na kara ! tuM je kAMI kahIza te karavAne mATe huM taiyAra chuM. tArA eka amUlya zabdane mATe huM mArA tuccha prANanI paNa paravAha karIza nahi. zuM tArI IchA evI che ke mAre ahIM ja rahevuM?" hA !" e uttara teNe tarataja Apyo. paNa bIjI ja paLe tenA dhyAnamAM AvI gayuM ke petAnA phakta hA e zabdamAM ja keTalo badhe uDe ane gahana artha bharelo che. prabhAnA mukhamAMthI hA e zabda nikaLatAMja lalita vinaya pUrvaka, pitAnuM mastaka nIce namAvyuM ane bolyo "prabhA ! tArI game tevI tuccha abhilASA pUrNa karavAmAM mAre AnaMda samAyelo che. tArA manamAM ema che ke mAre ahIM rahevuM paNa ahIM rahevAthI mane kharuM sukha prApta thaze kharuM ke? meM tane prathama kahyuM te pramANe je tArI sthitimAM pheraphAra thaye te mArI sthiti kevI thaze, tene te kAMI paNa vicAra tArA cittamAM karyo che kharo ke nahIM! nahIM; prabhA ! mArA kathanane khare athe haju paNa tArA saraLa citamAM Avyo nathI. tane tAruM kharuM cita samajhAya te pahelAM ja tuM mane ahIMthItArI pAsethI-dUra javA de ! huM tArI pAsethI dUra cAlI gayA pachI mAruM game te thaze tenI mane jarAe darakAra nathI." lalita ! zuM te mArA hRdayanI AvIja parIkSA karI ?" nIcuM mukha karI prabhAe kaMpita svare prazna pUchyuM. prabhAne prazna sAMbhaLatAM ja lalita ekadama khaMbhita thaI gayo. prabhAnA mukhamAMthI gUDhArthathI bharelA zabda zravaNa karatAM ja tenuM hRdaya tharathara kaMpavA lAgyuM. pitAnA kathanane kharo artha tenA jANavAmAM AvI te nahIM gaye haiya, evI zaMkA AvavAthI teNe ullasita

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cite acakAtAM acakAtAM kahyuM-te- te zuM A lalita mATe tArA hadayamAM prema che khare ke?" zuM prema? ane lalita! temAM haju paNa tane zaMkA che?" ahAhA ! ekAda madhuravINAnA nAda pramANe prabhAnA e lalitanA karNapradezamAM praveza karI tenA aMtarane anupama AnaMdane anubhava karAvyo. teNe ekadama tene hAtha pitAnA hAthamAM laI nehathI dabAvyA. dhIme dhIme teNe prabhAnA alaMkAra vibhUSita kaThamAM pitAnA bAhune pAza nAMkhI tenA premamaya hadayanuM potAnA premapUrNa hRdaya sAthe saMmelana karAvavA pAse kheMcI ane tene gADha AliMgana ApyuM. temaja parasparanuM premamaya milana darzAvavA mATe tene lAla paravALA jevA heThanuM cuMbana karyuM. thoDIvAra pachI te premI yugala killA tarapha javAnA raste cAlavA lAgyuM. prabhAvatI pitAnI kamaLa ane kamanIya kAyAne tamAma bhAra lalitanA zarIra upara rAkhI dhIme dhIme cAlatI hatI. thoDIvAra sudhI teo cAlyA nahIM haiya, teTalAmAM ja acAnaka pAsenI jhADImAMthI eka nekara AvI temanI sAme ubho ro. tene jotAM ja prabhA kAMIka bhAnamAM AvI. teNe lalitanA hAthamAMthI tatkALa pitAne hAtha khecI lIdhe. teNae pitAthI banI zake teTalI sAvadhAnatA darzAvI chatAM tenI chupI mamavRttio temaja vikArane roTa thaI game te thaI ja gaye. sAmethI kumAra caMdrasiMhe te premI yugalanuM oSTamilana jeIja lIdhuM hatuM. te jotAM ja te taMbhita thaI gayA hatA. pitAnI gerahAjarImAM te bane-lalita-prabhA-mAM zI zI vAte thaI, te teNe kalpanAthI ja jANI lIdhuM. te ghaNo vakhata sudhI jhADImAM eka jhADanI othamAM chupAIne sarva banAva jete hate. Akhare te yugala potAnI pAse AvatAM ja tene jhADImAMthI bahAra AvavuM ja paDyuM. teNe pAse AvatAM ja lalitasiMhanA mukha tarapha nihALI nihA|LIne joyuM ane pitAnI kalpanA sAcI che, evI pitAnA mananI khAtrI karI lIdhI caMdrasiMha ! zuM tamane koI zIzara maLe ? " pitAnI mukhamudrA zAnta rAkhI lalite caMdrasiMhane pUchyuM. ke zikAra! zikAra te cAlyA gaye-paNu pharatAM pharatAM uga rAvanAra te sthAtiMbha je eTaluM ja !" | " zuM te sphaTikataMbha ?! saradAra raNavIrasiMha ane tenI apanI kanakadevI e bannenuM amAnuSika rIte jyAM khUna thayuM tyAM je

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10 91 raphATikastaMbha caNAvavAmAM AvyA che, teja ke ? " ane hajI sudhI te rAkSasI kRtyanA kAie kAMi paNa khale lIdhe nathI ! " acAnaka AvA karNabhedaka zabdo te tripuTInA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA ane thoDAja vakhatamAM hAthamAM jhADanI DALI lIdhela che, zarIra upara jaNaivastra dhAraNa kareluM che ane jenA keza eka jogaNunI jaTA jevA thai gayA che, evI eka vRddhA te traNenI samakSa AvIne ubhI rahI. "1 prabhA ! tuM jarA paNu DarIza nahi. ' " gaI kAle me ane caMdra ene ahIMja joi hatI. te taddana nirUpadravI nArI che." lalite prabhAnA kAnamAM kahyuM. "" hA. A kAlavALIja DeAsI che ! " ema kahI cadrasiMha potAnA nAkaranA khabhA uparanI kAthaLI lai tenA moM AgaLa nAMkhI ane elgeA " e DeAsI ! A le, Aje tAre mATe A khIo bhakSa huM lAgye chuM. "" " nahIM--kumAra ! Aje mane tetI jarA paNu jarUra nathI. gaSTa kAle tame je bhakSa ane ApyA hatA te te te tevAja hajI mArI guDDAmAM payeA che. ' ema hI camatkArika avAje teNe peAtAnA hAthamAMnI DALI prabhA tarapha karI ane pUchyuM-" kumAra ! A yuvatI tArI zI sagI thAya che? " " " ame banne bhAIhena chIe. ane prabhA mArI mahenatathI--temaja huM.......... . ********* kema, DAsI ! Aje tAre Ama pUchyuM paDe che ? zuM tAre " tenuM kAMi paNa bhaviSya kahevuM che ?" caMdrasiddhe pUchyuM. r 23 zuM bhaviSya ? ! eka paLa vicAra karIne te khelIH~~~ hA, bhaviSya kahevuM che." pachI te lalita tara AMgaLI karI AgaLa khelavA lAgI ke~ A zUravIra yuvaka ane A tArI suMdara bahenanuM joDuM bahuja lAyaka lAge che. paramAtmA ! A khate saM ranAM sarve sukhA Apaze. evuM bhaviSya huM bhAkhuM chuM ane muccha che. . " A duSTa DaeNAsalI ! ubhI rahe ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat dr www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ema kahI kumAra caMdrasiMhe tene mAravA mATe hAtha ugAmyopaNa te DosIe AkhA jaMgalane gajAvI mUke ane kAnanA paDadA phADI nAMkhe tevI cIsa pADIne eka kUdako mArI te gADha jaMgalamAM adrazya thaI gaI ! vhAlA vAMcaka ! "e DosI koNa hatI ?" prakaraNa 2 juM. anAtha abaLA ane nirAdhAra bALaka saMdhyAne samaya. AkAzamAM tArAo eka pachI eka camakavA lAgyA hatA. lakSAvadhi nakSatra sAthe-pitAnA zItala kIraNe vaDe prANImAtrane AnaMda ApanAra-rajanInAtha rahiNuM sAthe tArAgaNanA madhyabhAgamAM taratamAMja virAjamAna thaye hato. te caMdranA godAvarI nadInA svaccha jaLa pravAha upara paDavAthI te ThekANe prirAzija banAvI dIdhI hAyanI! e bhAsa thato hato. te caMdranI tejasvI ane zItala prabhA gedAvarInA kinArA upara vaselA mandAra nagaranI rAjadhAnInA vaibhavane sUcavatI hatI. rAjadhAnImAMnA ramaNIya ane uraca phATika zilAnA minArAo, bhavya bhuvananAM gaganacuMbI zikharo ane devAlayanAM uccatara suvarNacchAdita zikharo caMdranI prabhA vaDe AkAzapaTala para camakanArA tArAonI sAthe hariphAI karatAM hoyanI, ema lAgatuM hatuM. rAjadhAnImAMne zilAothI bAMdhelo rAja raste hajAre manuSyanI giradIthI kolAhalamaya lAgatuM hatuM. Theka ThekANe phATika zilAnI nakasIdAra jevA jevI kamAne ane rastAnI AjubAjue besADelAM ramaNIya putaLAMo, citravicitra dIpakanAM prakAzathI bahuja manahara dekhAtAM hatAM. rAjabhava ane sakala ezvarya vibhUSita mandAranagara A samaye AnaMda devatAnuM kIDAsthAna ja banI gayuM hatuM. AvA samaye te nagaranI pUrvadizAe AvelA gADha jaMgalamAMthI eka pacIsa trIsa varSanI strI be varSanA eka nAnakaDA nidrAdhIna elA bAlakane laIne nadInA kinArA upara pharatI hatI. tenuM zarIra dhULathI bharAeluM hatuM ane te bahuja thAkI gaelI sAtI hatI. tenA dekhAva uparathI lAgatuM hatuM ke teNe bahuja pUratI

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musApharI karelI hovI joIe ane hatuM paNa temaja ! ghaNA divasothI anna na maLavAne lIdhe tenA zarIramAM joIe tevI-kiMcit paNu-zakti jaNAtI na hatI ane tene lIdhe ja te AgaLa vadhavA asamartha hatI. tenA malIna thaelAM vastra jIrNa thavA uparAMta keka ThekANethI phATI gaelAM hatAM. te muzIbatavALI musApharIne lIdhe je ke te strInuM mukha nisteja thayuM hatuM chatAM koI catura purUSa tenuM avalokana kare te te-te strInI suMdara strIomAMja gaNatarI karI zake tema hatuM. tenuM mukha ciMtAthI nisteja ane sapheda purNa jevuM lAgatuM hatuM chatAM paNa tenI mukhamudrA upara eka prakAranA saMdaryanAM cine spaSTapaNe dagocara thatAM hatAM. tenA netro uparathI jaNAtuM hatuM ke tenA hRdayamAM udAsInatA ane duHkhane nivAsa hate. ciMtAthI tenAM ne nisteja chatAM bhayaMkara dekhAtAM hatAM paNa te pitAnA hAthabhAnA bALaka tarapha uparA uparI dayA ane premathI ja jotI hatI. bALakane teNe potAnI chAtI sAthe capele hato. te uparathI te te bALakanI mAtA hovI joIe. ema lAge e svAbhAvika che, chatAM tema na hatuM. acAnaka te bALake hRdayavidAMka-pattharane paNa pigaLAvI nAMkhe tevI-cIsa pADI. te sAthe ja te strIe tenA tarapha joyuM ane belI "arere ! garIba bicAruM nirbhAgI bALaka ! priya bAluDA ! tArI A kevI duHkhada hAlata ! sabara, e bALaka, samUra kara ! sAta thA ! raDIne mArA duHkhI hadayanA TukaDe TukaDA na kara ! tArI AvI hAlata karanAra-tane AvI bhayAnaka sthitimAM lAvI mUkanArate dura nararAkSasa pAsethI-pASANa hRdayanA caMDALa pAsethI-huM pUrepUro badale laIza. e dInadayALu-parama kRpALu paramAtmA ! mArA A priyaputrane dIrdhAyu arpaNa karaje !" ema kahI te eka zilA upara jaI beThI. dhIme dhIme eka pahara jeTalI rAtri vyatIta thaI gaI. girI guphAomAMthI nikaLIne sarvatra saMcAra karatA hiMsaka pazuonI garjanA te pradezane gajAvI mUkatI hatI. te tarapha te strInuM jarApaNa dhyAna gayuM ja che ke te pitAnA vicAramAMja gulatAna banI gaI hatI. tenuM hRdaya te, ApattinA AbhathI chavAI gayuM hatuM. ghaNe vakhata sudhI - 4 - upara besIne khUba raDI tethI thoDA ja samayamAM tenA / e che thatAMja tenI draSTi tenI AsapAsa vaLI.

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13 karatAM tenI najara caMdanInA zubhra prakAzamAM camakatA gAdAvarInA te nIlatraNeya jalapravAhanA tara`ga-bhaga upara nRtya karanArA caMdrakiraNe tarapha gai. te netAMja suSTisuMdarInI zAbhA levAmAM te gulatAna banI gai. eka ghaDIne mATe te ciMtArahita thaI gaI. ghaNA vakhata sudhI kalpanAsRSTimAM vihAra karyo pachI te strI jAgRta thai. A samaye cAre tarapha saMpUrNapaNe zAntatA ane niHstabdhatAnuM sAmrAjya chatrA gayuM hatuM. eTalAmAM acAnaka rIte bahuja dUrathI eka kSINuSvanikhAkharA-avAja tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyeA. te avAja je dizA taraphathI AvatA hatA te dizA tarapha-jyAM sudhI najara paheAMcI zake tyAM sudhI-teNe nirakhI nirakhIne joyuM ane antamAM te zilA uparathI urIne ubhI thai tathA cAre tarapha jovA lAgI. AjadhAnInA eka bhAgamAM pradIpta thaelA dIpakeAne! prakAza tene dekhAvA lAgyA; ane te prakAzane AdhAre AdhAre te rAjadhAnInA madAra nagaramAM javA mATe raste paDI. jyAM te strIne pradIpta pradIpAnA prakAza dekhAyA hatA te eka mahA vaibhavazALI rAjyamahela jevuM bhavya bhuvana hatuM. bahumUlya, suMdara vividha prakAranA ane vidhavidha upakaraNeAthI te zamAravAmAM AvyuM hatuM. ujvala ane tejaravI pradIpAnA prakAze te vizALa bhuvanane suprakAzita karyAM hatA. te makAnanA eka divAnakhAnAmAM nUtana vivAhita yugala yuvati-samUhamAM beThuM hatuM. khInna bhAgamAMthI hRdayane mahAnaMda upajAve tevA gItAnA dhvani zravaNa thatA hatA ane te maMjIla dhvani hRdayane vila karatA hatA. khIjA bhAgamAM ramIya ramaNIonA tALAnI, kaMdalIrthaMbha jevA pageAmAM paherelAM nupUrAnI garjanA thatI hatI ane te nupUrAnA jhaNakAra hradayane DelAvI detA hatA. te makAnanI nIcenA bhAgamAM AvelA eka navIna AMdhelA maDapamAM meTa mATA saradArA vArAMganAnA gAnamAM gulatAna thaI gayA hatA. AvA vakhate te makAnamAMthI jINa ane phATI gaelAM vastra dhAraNa karelI eka strI ekadama bahAra nikaLI ane kASThanI paNa najare na paDatAM kANu jANe e adraza thaI gaI ! A te A kANu haro ? vAMcakA, jarA sabUra karA eTale tenA esA tamane maLI jaze. A sAMbhaththADAja vakhatamAM navIna vivAhita yugala je divAnakhAnAmAM vizvAsuM tyAM eka khIjIja AvI ane aMdaranA manamAhaka dekhAvane

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joI AnaMda pAmI tathA hasatAM hasatAM tyAM ekatra thaelI yuvatione uddezIne bolI " are ! A zuM? juo te kharAM ke keTalI badhI vAra thaI gaI? cAle, have badhuM pUruM kare. jAo, zrIdevI ane mahArAjA sajanasiMhane laI zayanagRhamAM mukI Avo ! jAo, uThe badhIo !" te strInI AjJAne tyAM ekatra thaelI strIoe amala karyo. te nUtana vivAhita dapatine javA devA mATe badhI strIo eka tarapha khasI gaI. te nUtana vivAhita daMpati daravAjAnI pAse AvI pAMcataja eka khuNAmAM eka nAnakaDuM varSa-be varSanuM bALaka phATelA vastramAM viMTALeluM bALaka-nirAdhAra bALaka-paDeluM zrIdevI vivAhitanA jovAmAM AvyuM. te sAthe ja te atyaMta Azcarya pAmI ekadama bolI uThI ke ahAhA ! A te kaI bALaka che ! kevuM suMdara lAge che !" ema kahI te bALakane ekadama teDI lIdhe. jota jotAmAM rANI zrIdevInI AsapAsa te bALakane jovA puSkaLa strIo ekaThI thaI gaI. te bALaka koNa hatuM-konuM hatuM? e bAbatamAM tyAM AvelI bhAminIo bhinna bhinna vicAre jaNAvavA lAgI paNa kharuM zuM hatuM? prakaraNa 3 juM. dezanikAla, ame je samayanI A navalakathA lakhIe chIe te samaya bahuja prAcIna che. mahA pratApI paraduHkhabhaMjana vikramAMkadeva urphe vikramAditye kalokone parAbhava karI temane harAvI-bhAratavarSamAMthI himAlayanI pelI tarapha hAMkI mUkyA, tyAra pachI thoDAka varSo vyatIta thayA bAda A kathAnakane prAraMbha thAya che. rAjA vikramAditye AryarAjyane punarUjajIvana ApI saMpUrNapaNe AryadharmanI punaH sthApanA karI. A mahAna pratApI rAjAnI kArakIrdIimAM bhAratavarSamAM ghaNA bhinna bina nhAnAM moTAM rAjya sthApana thayAM. meTAM moTAM zahera, ajIta killAo ane AryadevatAonAM mahAna maMdiro sthapAyAM-baMdhAyAM. te samaye mahArASTra dezamAM je judA judA baLavAna rAjapUta rAjAo thaI gayA temAM cAlukya vaMzanA rAjAo paNa thayA. temanA rAjyanI be zAkhAo thaI hatI. temAM eka zAkhAnA rAjAo pUrva taraphanA narmadA ane kRSNa e be nadIonI vacamAMnA sarva dakSiNa

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deza upara rAjya karatA hatA. temanI rAjadhAnI godAvarI nadInA kAMThe Avela madAra u rAjamahedri nAmaka nagaramAM hatI. bIjI zAkhAnA rAjAe pazcima taraphanA dakSiNa dezamAM rAjya karatA hatA ane temanI rAjadhAnI kalyANanagaramAM hatI. pUrva taraphanA dakSiNa deza upara amArA kathAnakanA prAraMbhanA samayamAM rAjA caMdraketu rAjya karatA hatA. tenI kArakIrdimAM baddhadharmano pUrNapaNe nAza thaze ane AryadharmanI sArI rIte vRddhi thaI hatI. zAnti dakSiNa deza bahuja sukhasampanna hatuM ane rAjyamAM sarvatra zAMtatA hovAthI prajA paNa bahuja sukhI hatI. rAjA caMdraketunA rAjyanI sattA ane sukhane samaya vyatIta thai gae Aje vIsa varSa karatAM vadhAre varSa thaI gayA hatA. caMdraketu saMtAna na dazAmAM maraNa pAmavAthI Akhe deza-dhaNI vinA suno thaI gayo hato. te vakhate dezamAM eTalI badhI bhayaMkara hilacAla cAlatI hatI ke thoDA ja vakhatamAM rAjyakrAnti thaze ke zuM ? evA bhaya sarva zaherI prajAne lAgato hato. rAja caMketu saMtAnahIna dazAmAM bharela hevAthI pazcima taraphanA cAlukya rAjAe dakSiNa deza pacAvI pADavAnI goThavaNa karI hatI. te kAvatarAmAM rAjA caMdraketunA saciva maMDaLamAMnA keTalAka sacIvonI tene sahAyatA paNa hatI. AvA aMdhAdhuMdhIne ane kaTokaTInA samayamAM svAmibhakta ane rAjyabhaki saradAre rANInA nAmathI rAjya calAvavAne mATe akhaMDa prayatna karatA hatA. temAM sajajanasiMha nAmaka eka yuvAna ane svAmibhakta haradAra hatA. teNe raNanA nAmathI juduja saMnya ekaThuM karI kalyANapatinI icchAne teDI pADavAno nizcaya karyo paNa durbhAgyane lIdhe tenI sarva karaze nirarthaka thaI gaI ane ulaTuM dharma karatAM tene dhADa naDI-te pite saMkaTamAM sapaDAI gaye. nIlavarNamaya AkAzamAMthI sUryadeva rajA lIdhI hatI. AkhA saMsAramAM aMdhakAranuM sAmrAjya chavAI gayuM hatuM. AvA aMdhakAramaya samaye keTalAka sazastra sipAio sajanasiMhanA makAnanI pAse AvI ubhA rahyA. A vakhate sajanasiMha hAthamAM lIdhelA kAmanI bAbatamAM potAnA barAbarIA eka saradAra sAthe vArtAlApa karate beThA hatA. AvA kavakhate pitAnA gharanI pAse ghoDesvArane kolAhala sAMbhaLI sajanasiMhane bahu ajAyabI lAgI. eTalAmAM tene eka vizvAsu sevaka tenI pAse AvyuM. tene jotAM ja teNe pUchyuM ke

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16 " vIjala ! AvA DhaMgA vakhate kANuM AvyuM che. vArU ? " te savAlanA kAMi paNa javAba na ApatAM vIjale peAtAnA mAlekanA hAthamAM baMdha kareluM eka parabIDIyuM ApyuM. eka paLa te parabaDIyA taraph joi sajjate te phADayuM. parabIDIyAmAMnA patra te jema jema vAMcatA gayA tema tema vadhune vadhu krodhanI chaTA tenA mukha upara dekhAvA lAgI, te kreAdhanA prabaLa AvezamAM AvI javAthI tenI mukhamudrA lAlaceALa thai gai. te patra pUrepUrA vAMcI rahyA bAda jorathI jamIna upara paga pachADI teNe peAtAnI pAseja ubhelA purUSane patra ApIne kahyuM "durjanasiMhajI ! hyA A patra ane vAMce !" ane pachI peAtAnA putrane melAvI tene kahyu " caMdra ! joyuM, vacamAMja A navIna Aphata AvI paDI che. cAMDALeAe ApaNA vicarAnI imAratane toDI nAMkhI che." eTalAmAM eka bIjo sipAi sajja siddha pAse AvyA ane teNe paNa eka patra tenA hAthamAM ApyA. te patra vAMcI rahyA pachI durjanasiMhane ApatAM teNe kahyuM- A bIjI paNa mAhakANanI khabara ! " C/ " 46 zuM chezI khabara che ? 39 " " saradAra vIsiMha A patra lakhyA che. te lakhe che ke-tamArI taraphanA e saradAreAne rAjadrohI tarIke gaNI kaida karavAmAM AvyA che." (( A patrA uparathI lAge che ke tamArA tamAma hetu duzmanAnA jANavAmAM AvI gayA che, eTaluMja nahi paNa teoe tamArA hetue ane manArathAne toDI pADavA mATe theDAja samayamAM jabaradasta taiyArI karI lIdhI che. tamArUM sAmarthya teo ghaNIja sArI rIte jANatA heAvAthI bIjA saradAreAnI jema ekadama rAjadrohI tarIke tamane keda na karatAM rAjadhAnInI hadathI se gau dUra cAlyA javAnuM pharamAna kare che. kaheA, have tamArA sA vicAra che ? vakhata bahuja bArIka che. " kr * te te kharUM. paraMtu huM te kahuM chuM ke rAjadhAnIthI sA gAu dUra cAlyA javAnuM matrima`DaLe karamAvyuM che te eka rIte bahuja sArUM thayuM che. mArA madadagAra saradArA atyAre maMtrimaDaLanA tAbAmAM che, e jo ke duHkhadAyaka che chatAM te duHkhamAM paNa sukha mAnavA jevuM e che ke huM chuTA chuM. mArI sAme zastra uThAvatAM pahelAM tene bahuja vicAra karavA paDaze. mane chaMcheDavAthI zuM pariNAma Avaze, e khAkhata te ghaNI sArI rIte jANutA haiAvA samA ane mArI zaktinuM anu

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mAna karavA ane dezapAra karavAmAM AvyuM che. paNa phikara nahIM ! mAre kahevuM joIe ke mArI AzAo saphaLa thavAne samaya haju AvyA ja nathI. rANI garbhavatI che, evA gaI kAle ja mane pAke pAye khabara maLI che, ane je te vAta kharI ja hoya te bALarAjAne janma thatAMja A ImAnadArasvAmibhakta-sajajanasiMha tamAma zatruonI chAtI upara paga mUkIne tene tenuM rAjyasiMhAsana apAvavA mATe rAjadhAnImAM eka divasa ThAThamAThathI avazya praveza karaze. caMdra! have ApaNe......hA...paNa lalita kyAM che?" "murabbIzrI ! huM ahIM ja chuM." lalite AgaLa AvI uttara Ape. " ahIM Ava-ane mArI pAse besa. tamArI bannenI salAhanI A vikaTa vakhate mane ghaNI ja jarUra che. caMdra-lalita ! maMtrimaMDaLa taraphathI Avela AjJApatra te tame joyuM ne? juo, maMtri e ApaNA vicArone kevI rIte teDI pADyA che te! ciMtA nahIM. ATalethIja ApaNe nirAza ke nAumeda thavAnI jarUra nathI. ApaNuM kAryasiddha karavA mATe ApaNe atyAre zAna thavuM ja joIe. have ApaNe te AjJA mujaba ApaNuM AvAsane tyAga kareja joIe. bhaviSyamAM ApaNe je kAMI karavAnuM che te thoDA vakhatane mATe mulatavI rAkhavuM paDaze." paNa pitAjI! ApaNe ApaNe A killo cheDI tyAM jaIzuM? sivAya ApaNA A killAnI A5NI pAchaLa vyavasthA kaNa-karazerAkhaze?" caMdra pUchayuM. vAra, paNa je kadAca A kilo maMtrimaMDaLa pitAnA kabajAmAM laI le te ApaNe rAjadhAnIthI alaga thaIzuM e kharuM che chatAM ApaNAM kAryo siddha thAya, evI gya jagyAM kayAM che?" lalite paNa pUchayuM. " hA tame bannenI vAta kharI che. A mukhya ane muddAnI vAta mArA te dhyAnamAM paNa AvI nahIM." sajajanasiMhe kahyuM. "saradAra! huM paNa kayArae te ja vicAra karyA karuM chuM. Apane je kAMI aDacaNa na hoya te mArA ajaya dUrgamAM cAlo. ApanA paganI pavitra rajathI mAro dUrma punIta thaze te huM Apane AbhAra mAnIza. temaja te kilo paNa rAjadhAnIthI ghaNo dUra che." durjanasiMhe kahyuM, je, ApanI AvI ja IcchA hoya to huM Apane atyaMta AbhAra mAnuM chuM. ajayarganA saMbaMdhamAM meM ghaNuM sAMbhaLyuM che paNa te ki najare jevAne haju sudhI gaja Avyo nathI. ApanA

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18 moTA bhAie gujarI jatAM pahelAM ghaNI vakhata mane tyAM zikAra mATe AvavA AgrahathI Ama traNe| ApyAM hatAM paraMtu koine koi kAma vacamAMja nikaLI AvavAthI Apane killA najare jovAne mane prasa gaja maLyA nahi. kharUM che ke-yAyAmane saMyoga hAya toja kAi kArya ane che. vArU, paNa saradAra sAheba ! ApanA ajayadUrganI bALatamAM lekAmAM je vicitra aphavAo phelAi che, zuM te kharI haze ? " kharU pUche te mane tevI aphavAe! upara vizvAsaja nathI. "C 1 .. kAraNa ke te hasatAM kahyuM. kharI vAta nahIM paNa phakta avAja ! " dujane hasatAM "6 rr jo emaja che te hamaNAM hamaNAM tame tyAM kema nathI rahetA ? " tenuM kharUM kAraNa eja kehuM ekalI hAvAthIja tyAM rahete nathI. sivAya jyArathI me' rAjadhAnImAM navuM makAna baMdhAvyuM che tyAra thAja te killA uparathI mArU citta uThI gayuM che. ' < saradAra ! tame A zuM kahe che? je sthAnane mATe ApaNA pUrvajone abhimAna hatuM tene tyAga karave, e yogya nathI. tame mArAja dAkhalA hyA, mane mArA A killo jo ke ceDA vakhata mATe cheDavA paDe che chatAM mane bahuja kharAba lAge che. '" tr tame kaheA che te barAbara che. ane mArA te killA mATe huja mAna che. kAraNa ke-A samayamAM tenA jevA jIne, abhedha zatruthI na jItI zakAya ane badhI vAte sagavaDavALA kille bIjo nahi hoya. chatAM mArA meTA bhAinA maraNa pachI te killAnI mAbatamAM mArU citta jarA kaluSita ane udAsa thayuM che. jyAre huM te killAmAM rahuM chuM tyAre mArA moTAbhAInA vakhatanI ghaNI vArtAnuM mane smaraNa thai Ave che ane tethI hRdaya udAsa, ciMtAtura ane du:khI thai jAya che. AvA AvA kAraNAthI huM tyAM rahI zakatA nathI. "C tema thAya e svAbhAvika che paNa killAnI bAbatamAM je avA saMbhaLAya che temAM kharU zuM?" " killAnI bAbatamAM jeaphavAe uDI che, te kharI che, ema mAre tamane kahevuM joie ane te bAbatamAM mane peAtAne anubhava thavAthI khAtrI paNa thai che; chatAM te aphavA tarapha tame dhyAna nahIMja Ape! athavA ApanAM,..... sajjane ajAya cr kANu mArAM bALako ? " vayamAMja saradAra khIthI kahyuM. "" hA--ApatAMja bALA ! dr

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temane mATe tame jarAe zaMkA, rAkhaze nahi. mArA caMdrasiMha ane lalita bane bahuja bahAdura ane himmatavALA che. saradAra! tamane temanA sAmarthanI haju pUrepUrI kalpanA nahIM hoya?" A pramANe vAtacita thAya che teTalAmAMja eka lAvaNyavatI seLa varasanI yuvatI dhIme dhIme tyAM dAkhala thaI. tene jotAM ja sajajanasiMhe kahyuM - * * "Ava, mArI hAlI putrI ! ahIM mArI pAse Ava. tane badhI vAta samajAI ke? mane navIna maMtrimaMDaLa taraphathI dezapAranI sajA thaI che. mArI sarve AzAo nirAzAmAM pheravAI gaI chedhAraNAo dhULamAM maLI gaI che." "have Apa zuM karavA Icche che pitAjI?" te yuvatIe bhayabharelA avAje pitAnA pitAne pUchayuM, "have eja ke-ApaNe traNa divasanI aMdara A killAne tyAga kareja joIe. ApaNA mitra saradAra durjanasiMhajIe ApaNA pratye anahada kRpA darzAvI che ane teo cAhe che ke-ApaNI hadapAranI zikSA pUrI thatAM sudhI ApaNe temanA ajayargamAM jaI rahevuM, paNa prabhA ! tane tyAM gamaze te kharuM ne?" thoDIvAra pachI sajanasiMha durjana tarapha vaLIne be-"saradAra sAheba! tamane lAgatuM haze ke tamArA killAne mATenI tuccha ane navI aphavAothI A mArA bALako DarI jaze paNa........ nA-nA. tevuM kAMI nathI ApanA bALakanI bAbatamAM have mane jarAe zaMkA rahI nathI." "ajyadurgathI DarI javA jevuM zuM che? te pitAnA pitAnA geLageLa bhASaNa uparathI samajavAmAM na AvavAthI prabhA zaktimudrAe pitAnA bhAI ane lalita tarapha jovA lAgI. kema caMdrasiMhajI ! have zo vicAra che? tamane zikArane te zokha che ja. mArA ajayarganI AsapAsanA pradezamAM zikAra karavAnI tamane bahuja majA paDaze." te sAMbhaLI sajjane kahyuM-- "lalita! tuM have jA ane killAnI tamAma kucIo vRddha kiledArane soMpavAnI goThavaNa kara. caM! tuM ApaNuM prayANanI taiyArI kara prabhA ! tuM have jA ane sukhethI nidrA le!" saradAranI AjJA sAMbhaLI traNe jaNa tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. have

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te sthAne ane saradAra ja rahyA. thoDI vAra pachI durjana paNa tyAMthI javA mATe u. te je sajajane tene kahyuM-"durjanasiMhajI Aje tame mArA upara bahuja upakAra karyo che te mATe huM tamAre upakAra mAnuM chuM." emAM zuM che, meM te phakta mArI pharaja bajAvavA utharAMta bIjuM koI vadhAre karyuM nathI. AvA saMkaTanA samayamAM ApaNe jyAre ekabIjAne madada na karIe te te anucita che. paNa sajanasiMhajI ! thoDA divasa pahelAM meM tamane je vAta karI hatI tenuM te tamane smaraNa haze ja?" hA. te vAta mArA dhyAnamAM ja che ane mArI prabhA paNa have lagnane yogya thaI che chatAM paNa atyArane samaya mane anukULa na hovA sababa..." zuM tame mArA kulazIlanI bAbatamAM zaMkA che? ane je temaja hoya to mAre kahevuM joie ke huM yAdavavaMzamAne eka kSatriyavIra chuM. "zuM tamane yAdavavaMzanA che? e vAta huM jANato ja nahoto. je tamArI sAthe saMbaMdha thaze te huM mane bhAgyazALI mAnIza ane te bAbatamAM abhimAna paNa thaze. vAru, te saradAra sAheba! have tame nizcita rahe. ApaNe A bAbatamAM ajaya dUrgamAM jaI zAtapaNe pUrapUre vicAra karIzuM." prakaraNa 4 thuM. pAtraparicaya. saradAra sajanasiMhanI uMmara lagabhaga bAvana varSanI hatI. tenA vALa dhoLA thaI gayA hatA. tenuM kapALa vizALa ane bhavya hatuM, nAka lAMbu ane jarA uMcuM hatuM. vRddhAvasthAne lIdhe tenA caherA upara jarAjarA karacalIo dekhAtI hatI chatAM te yuvAvasthAmAM svarUpavAna have joIe, ema anumAna thatuM. hAtha TheTha hIMcaNu sudhI lAMbA, saraLa ane rasthULa hevAthI vanagajanI zuMDa jevA zubhatA hatA. tenuM ura sthaLa vizALa hatuM. zarIra te bahuja kadAvara hevAthI gaMbhIra purUSa jevo lAgatuM. tenAM zairya ane sAmarthyanI bAbatamAM rAjA caMdraketune saMpUrNa khAtrI thaI gaI hatI ane tethI te rAjAne tenA upara

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saMpUrNa vizvAsa hato tathA sajajanasiMha rAjA pratye vaphAdAra hovAthI vizvAsane pAtra paNa hatA. jyAre tenAmAM krodhane saMcAra thatuM tyAre te yamarAja je bhayaMkara lAgata. rAjA caMdraketunA maraNa pachI teNe pitAnA nAma pramANeja sajjanatA ane satyane Azraya lIdhe hate. caMdrasiMha ane prabhAvatI e be saMtAne tene hatAM. je samaye amArA A kathAnakane prAraMbha thAya che te vakhate caMdrasiMhanI umara ekavIsa varSanI hatI. ravIratAmAM te pitAnA pitAnI jevo ja hate. pitAnA kuLanuM abhimAna tenA tamAma zarIramAM bhareluM hatuM. belatI vakhate te abhimAnI hoya tema lAgatuM. prabhAvatInI ummara saLa varSanI hatI. tene janma thayA pachI thoDA ja vakhatamAM tenI mAtA maraNa pAmI te samaye sajanasiMhane sarva vAte anukULa hovA chatAM teNe bIjIvAra lagna karyuM nahi. tene pitAnA banane putra-putrI upara atyaMta prema hato. hamaNAM hamaNu rAja khaTapaTa zarU thavAthI tenuM citta azAnta rahetuM. pitAne atima hetu kevI rIte siddha thaze, e ekaja vicAramAM te sarvadA gulatAna rahetuM. potAnA pitAe hAthamAM lIdhela kArya keTaluM jokhamavALuM che, A vicAra prabhAvatInA manamAM AvatAM ja strIsvabhAva mujaba tene bhaya lAgatuM. hamaNAM hamaNAM te sAdhAraNa vastra paheratI chatAM svAbhAvika svarUpa ane akRtrima siMdaryathI te bahuja susvarUpa, suMdara ane manamehaka lAgatI. tenA zarIrane bAMdhe pAtaLe ane avayavo bahu ja komaLa ane suMdara hatAM. tenuM mukhakamaLa nakSatrothI viMTAelA caMdra pramANe zobhatuM ane tenI upara seMdarya, komalatA ane mohakatA bahuja hovAthI te tarapha jonAra tatakALa mehamugdha thai jAya tema hatuM. kaTipradeza siMhakaTI sAthe hariphAI karatuM hAyanI, tema lAgatuM. teNe kizorAvasthAmAMthI yuvAvasthAmAM taratano ja praveza karela hovAthI tene aMgeja tenAM sarva avayava khIlatAM hatAM- praphullita thatAM hatAM. kamanIya kaMThamAM navaratnane hAra paherelo hevAthItenAM kiraNe tenA vakSasthala upara prasarelA hovAthI-mULathI ja tene soMdaryakabhA suMdara hatI te vadhAre ne vadhAre dedIpyamAna dekhAtI. ekaMdare dhUrtatA ane gaMbhIratAne saMgama tenAmAM thayo hate. sajajanasiMhanA kuTuMbamAM eka evI paNa vyakti hatI ke jenI oLakhANa amAre vAMcakone karAvavI ja joIe. te vyakti lalitasiMha pite hate. jo ke te sajajanasiMhane khare putra nahete chatAM tenI upara te vRddha saradArane potAnA putra karatAM paNa vadhAre prema hate.

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sara te eka anAtha bALaka hatA ane saradAranI svargIya patnIe pAtAnI pAse rAkhI tenuM putranI jema pAlana karyuM hatuM. te jyAre sAva nhAne bALaka hatA tyAre tene te, bahuja ajakha rIte prApta thayo hateAjaDayA hatA. A samaye tenI umara bAvIsa varSanI haze. tenA zarI rane bAMdhA uMcA "paNa bahuja majabUta hatA. tenI AMkheA tejasvI ane pANIdAra * hatI. mukhamudrA uparathI jaNAtuM ke tenAmAM AdArya, zUravIratA ane gaMbhIratAe navAsa kareleA hateA. te bahuja pukhta vicAravALA yuvaka hatA. peAtAnuM pAlana karanAranA pAtAnI upara ke. TalA adhA upakAro che, e vAtane te hamezAM peAtAnA hRdayamAM jAgRta ja rAkhatA. sajjanasiMha tene peAtAnA putra karatAM paNa vadhAre gaNatA. te kAnA putra haze ? tenA janma itihAsa zuM haze ? ityAdika bAbatAnA saMpUrNa khulAsA meLavavA saradAre potAthI khanI sakatI tamAma kAzIzA karI hatI paNa te bAbatamAM A kathAnakanI zarUAta sudhImAM te kAMi paNa jANavA pAmI zake. nahAtAM. lalitanA udAra vicArathI, kulIna AcaraNathI ane sadguNI svabhAva uparathI tene saMpUrNa khAtrIthai cUkI hatI ke-lalita koSa kulIna ane uccakuLamAM janmele che. saradAra sajjanasiMhai jyAre caMdrasiddha ane lalitanI salAha lIdhI te vakhate lalitane peAtAnA putranA jeTaluMja sajjanasiMhe mAna ApyuM. te vAta dujainisaMhane ThIka lAgI niha. hamaNAM hamaNAM du sihaM sajjanasiMha pAse vAravAra AvatA. kAi kAI vakhate vara kAraNeja te lalitanI sAthe tochaDAthI thoDI ghaNI vAta paNa karatA. durjana hu zarIre sAdhAraNa rIte kALA hatA ane tenuM mukha ugra dekhAtuM. teNe gheADA divasa pahelAMja sajjanasiMha pAse prabhAvatInI mAgaNI karI hatI. sajjanane dezapAranI sajA thatAMja tene peAtAnA ajayarga nAmaka killAmAM ja rahevAnuM kahevAmAM tene mukhya uddeza prabhAvatI sAthe lagna karavAnA hatA. eka vakhata te peAtAnA AbhAra nIce dabAi jAya tA pachI te pAtAnI mAgaNInA ekadama anAdara karI zakaze nahi, e vAta durjanasiMhanA jANuvAmAM hovAthIja teNe tenuM pamaluM bharyuM hatuM. sajjanasiMhu potAnA cuTI kADhelA mANasonI sAthe aja dUrgamAM jaI rahevAne mATe kSula thatAMja durjanasiMhuM rAteArAta ajayadurga tarapha eka dhADesvArane ravAnA karI dIdho ane dUrgaMrakSakane navIna AvanAra memAnanI bahuja sArI rIte sarabharA karavAnA hukama karyo. ajayadurga e killo rAjadhAnIthI savAseA gAu cheTe pahADa upara

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Avela hatuM. A kille pitAnA nAma pramANe kharekhara achata ha. A durga je majabata, sagavaDavALA ane manahara ki dakSiNa dezamAM bIje nahe. killAnI cAre tarapha bahuja majabUta bhIMta bAMdhI lIdhelI hovAthI killAnI draDhatAmAM ora vadhAre thaye hate. koTane cAra daravAjA hatA. durjanasiMhane moTe bhAI-e ajayadurga kharo hakadAra-maraNa pAmyA pachI te cAra daravAjAmAMthI traNa dara vAjA hamezAM baMdha rahetA. dUrganI divAla upara ThekaThekANe Arasa-pahANanA nAnA nAnA ramaNIya minArAo bAMdhelA hovAthI kille bahuja zebhata ane ramaNIya lAgatuM hatuM. killAne meTo daravAjo oLaMgI aMdara jatAM eka moTuM medAna AvatuM. te medAna eTaluM te vizALa hatuM ke-ekI vakhate daza hajAra sipAIo tyAM sahelAIthI kavAyata karI zakatA. te mukhya daravAjA upara hamezAM khulI taravAre dhAraNa karanArA paheregIra pahero bharatA. te medAnanA eka khuNAmAM eka jabaradasta ghaMTa bAMdhela hatuM ane tenI derI daravAjAnA bahAranA bhAgamAM laI javAmAM AvI hatI. te ghaMTa vAgatA ja daravAjo ughADavAmAM Avato. medAnanI uttara dizAe pahelAM eka kasaratazALA hatI. tyAM judI judI jAtanA bhAvidyAne lagatAM Ayudha mukelAM hatAM. tenI bAjumAM netrane cakti karI nAMkhanAra padArthasaMgrahAlaya hatuM. ahIMthI te baLavAna killAmAMnA manuSyakRta prAcIna sauMdaryane prAraMbha tha. hato. eka tarapha kaLAzayukata aneka advitIya vastuo, lAkaDAnA ane hAthIdAMtanA amUlya kotarakAma ane patthara temaja dhAtunAM banAvelAM navAM navAM pUtaLAMo bahuja sarasa rIte gaThavavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. bIjI bAjue dezamAM maLatI durlabhya vastuo, zilAlekha, tAmrapatra ane tADapatra para lakhelAM graMtho goThavavAmAM AvelA hatA. tyAMthI jarA AgaLa vadhatA yuddha karavAnAM sAdhano-taravAra, khAMDa, bhAlA, ne, tega, barachIo, bakhtare, moTA moTA zirastrANaTope, dhanuSya ane bIjA paNa sAdhane-tyAM hatAM. te padArthasaMgrahalayanA dareka khuNAmAM yuddhavidhAvizArada zuravIra purUSonI pASANanI pratimAo mUkavAmAM AvI hatI. tyAMthI bIjI tarapha azvazALA hatI ane tenI joDe ja gajazALA paNa hatI. azvazALAmAM hamezAM pAMca majabuta ane suMdara ghoDAo taiyAra rahetA. tenI nIce vizALa bheyara hatAM ane temAM azvane mATe khorAka bharI rAkhavAmAM AvatuM. kilAnI dakSiNa dizAe kilAne rakhevALane rahevA mATe vyavasthA karelI hatI.

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24 memAne mATe pitAnA mAleka taraphathI hukama AvI pahoMcatAM ja durgarakSaka raNamale sarva prakAranI geThavaNe ekadama karI nAMkhI. raNamalanI umara sATha bAsaTha varSanI hatI. tenI sarva umara ajayadurgamAMja - tIta thaI hatI. te je ke vRddha thaI gayo hate chatAM paNa AkhA killAmAMnA loko tenAthI dabAtA. tene cahere jotAMja ekadama evI kalpanA thatI ke-te vRddha paTI ane rAkSasI-hRdayane have e paNa oLakhANa gADha thatAMja ane tenA ekaMdara dharmazIla AcaraNa jotAMja tenA mATe je kharAba mata baMdhAte te ekadama badalAI ja. kharI rIte tene svabhAva kevuM hatuM, te samajI zakAya tema nahotuM. prakaraNa 5 muM. bhayaMkara khabara saradAra sarjanasiMha pitAnA khAsa saMbaMdhIo sAthe ajayamAM AvI rahevA lAgyo. tene Ave Aje ATha divasa thaI gayA che. temAMthI pahelA traNa cAra divasa te pitAne mATe judI judI jAtanI sagavaDa karavAmAM vyatIta thayA. te ATha divasomAM sajjanasiMha ghaNA bhAge pitAnA patravyavahAramAM gulatAna hatA. caMdrasiMha ane lalita pitAne samaya navIna navIna zikAra karavAmAM vyatIta karatA. prabhAvatI pitAnI sakhI madhurI sAthe te dUrgamAMnA sarvottama pustakAlaya, kozabhaMDAra, aditIya kArIgarIvALAM zilAlekhe, tAmrapatra temaja bahu abhimAnathI pitAnuM uttama svarUpa darzAvanArAM zela-zikhare, anupama vanasAMdarya ane sRSTizobhAnuM avalokana karavAmAM nimagna thaI pitAne samaya vyatIta karatI. bhagavAna sUryanArAyaNe tapta suvarNa jevA pitAnA jhaLahaLatA. daidIpyamAna kiraNe dimaMDaLamAMthI kheMcI lIdhA. AkAzamAM sarva sRSTine ane prANImAtrane anupama AnaMdane anubhava ApanAra rohiNIkAnta -caMdrane AkAzamAM udaya thayo. A samaye bhejanAdi kAmomAMthI paravArI dUganA eka vizALa ane suzobhita divAnakhAnAmAM saradAra sajanasiMhe pitAnA putra caMdrasiMha ane lalitasiMhanI sAthe zAntacitte vArtAlApa karate beTho hato. teNe te banne yuvakane pUchyuM - mArA vhAlAM bALako ! tamane parvatamAM Aje zo zikAra maLe?

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25 ahIMthI cAra gAu dUra Avela svATikastabha pAse lalite eka mRgane saMhAra karyo ane meM eka sasalAne zikAra karyo.' ' - "te te Aje dugarakSakane meTI mijamAnI bhaLI!" nA. tema nathI. caMdrasiMha potAnA zikArane killAmAM laI AvyA ane mAro zikAra huM tyAM ja nAMkhI Avyo. je te vakhate je akasmAta banya-acAnaka na dhArelo banAva banyo na bane heta te huM bhAre zikAra laI Avata; paraMtu te vicitra banAva banavAthI aphasosa ke lAcArIthI bhAre mahAmahenate meLavela zi. kAra tyAMja nAMkhI AvavuM paDyuM. " lalite kahyuM. eTale? lalita ! tyAM e te zo vicitra banAva banyo? ahIM ApaNA sAMbhaLavAmAM je kAMI AvyuM tevuM ja kAMI tArA jovAmAM AvyuM ke kema?" sajanasiMhe ajAyabIthI pUchyuM, "ha. ApanuM kahevuM barAbara che. teja banAva banyo hato." "te te banAvanI zarUAtathI chelle sudhInI tamAma hakIkata tuM mane kahI sAMbhaLAva" vArU, zikAra karI ame banne vizrAMti levA mATe eka zilA upara beThA. saMdhyA samayanuM manahara sRSTisauMdarya avalokana karatA-A... naMdathI hAsyajanaka vArtAlApa karatA hatA tyAre amArI najara parva. tanI gADha jhADI tarapha gaI ane tatakALa eka vRddhA-vanacarI amArA jovAmAM AvI." "pitAjI! te DosI manuSya nahIM paNa koI rAkSasI ke pizA. ciNI hovI joIe. te ekadama jhADImAMthI nikaLI amArI sAme AvIne ubhI rahI ane tene jotAM ja mane bahu bhaya lAgyo." caMdrasiMhe kahyuM. hA, tenA AcaraNa uparathI ane svarUpa uparathI te koIne paNa bhaya upajAve tevI hatI. tenA zarIra upara phATelAM vastra hatAM ane jaTA jevA thaI gaelA vALa tenI chAtI, pITha ane khabhA upara phelAI gaelA hatA. tenI AMkho lAlacoLa, ugra, ane bhayaMkara dekhAtI hatI. te jenAranA hRdayamAM tethI tatkALa bhayane saMcAra thAya tema hatuM. ghaNA vakhata sudhI teNe pitAnI tIvradraSTithI amArA tarapha joyAja karyuM. paNa tevI ja najare tenI tarapha jete hate. Ama keTalIka vakhata cAlyA pachI teNe pitAne kASTa jevo hAtha killA tarapha laMbAvyo ane karkaza kaThora tathA AkhA jaMgalane gajAvI mUke tevA avAje belI-"deza

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26 para caSTane ahIM AvelA saradAra sajjananA kuTuMbamAMnA tame che, kharUM ne?" enA javAbamAM ame hakAra sUcaka dazAta karI. te joine te vRddA strI pharI khelavA lAgI--< hai zUravIra yuvaka ! te killAmAM bhayakara dekhAve tArA jovAmAM Avaze ane vicitra temaja bhayasUcaka~bhayAnaka ravA tane sabhaLAze." ema kahI teNe mArA tarapha AMgaLI karI ane killAmAMthI kevA bhayaMkara avAjo saMbhaLAze, te jaNAvavA mATe eka ajaLa jevI cIsa pADI. tethI AsapAsanuM jaMgala gAjI uThayuM. te garjanA zAnta thayA pachI te pharI kheAlI ke:- ane jo tame navA varSanA prathama divasa sudhI athavA mahIpAlI mahAtsava sudhI killAmAM raheze te mijamAnIne vakhate ajayadUrgane kharA mAleka tamArA jevAmAM Avaze." lalite kahyuM. 65 vArU, pachI zuM thayuM ? " ajAyabI ane utsukatAthI vRddha saradAra sajjanasiMhe pUchyuM. te jyAre rAjadhAnImAM hatA tyAre ajaya dUrganA sabaMdhamAM je je vicitra vAtA tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI hatI tenuM maraNa thai AvavAthI tenI jIjJAsAmAM bahuja vadhArA thayA. tyAra pachI mahiSakhalI mahe!tsava ane killAnA kharA mAlekunA saMbaMdhamAM me te DeAsIne pUchyuM paraMtu teNe mane kAMi paNa spaSTa uttara ApyA nahIM. te thoDA vakhata sudhI vicitra cALA karatI amArI samAja ubhI rahI hatI. te kAMika babaDatI hatI. eTalAmAM tenI draSTi mArA zikAra tarapha gai ke tarataja teNe te mRta prANine upAye ane khelI-" zUravIra yuvaka! je huM A tArA zikAra lai jAuM to tane jarAe kheda thaze nahi, evI mane khAtrI che." ema kahI teNe vaTahAsya karyuM ane mArA zikAra lai ekadama jhADImAM annApa thai gai. r tr paNa A vAta teM mane pahelAMja kema na jaNAvI ? " ame zikAra karIne pAchA AvyA te vakhate ApanI pAse tr prabhAvatI kheDI hatI ane tenI samakSa Apate evI vAta kahevAnu ane cAgya na lAgavAthI meM Apane kahI nahIM. e mATe AzA che 6-Apa ane kSamA karaze." lalita ! tArUM kathana yita che. AmAM kSamA mAgavAnI kAMi paNa jarUra nathI-paNa A bAbatamAM te je putra vicAra karyo te bahuja prazaMsanIya che. durgAdhipatinI bAbatamAM te AsIe je kAMi kahyuM te khAtamAM AvatI kAleja mATe dUgarakSaka raNamalane pUchIne A bAbatamAM pUrepUrI cAkasI karavI paDaze. .. r

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27 ' 'paNa AmAM ATaluM badhuM pUchavA jevuM che zuM ? " cadrasiMhe aMdarakArapaNe kahyuM. ' vizeSa te kAMija nathI. vA, have e vAte paDatI mUke. rAtrI bahuja vyatIta thai gai che mATe tamane uMdha AvatI haze. have tame tamArA zayanagRhamAM jaIne sui jAo. AvatI kAle ApaNe A AbatamAM kAMika vadhAre vicAra karIzuM. " caMdra ane lakSita tyAMthI potapotAnA zayanagRha pratye cAlyA gayA. ---- prakaraNa 6 huM. mAyAbhAsa. caMdra ane lalitanA cAlI gayA pachI vRddha saradAra sajjanasiMha paNa potAnA zayanagRha tarapha gayeA. vIsa varSa pahelAM te killAmAMnA zayanagRuA uMcA sAmAnathI ane sugadhita padArthoMthI suzobhita karavAmAM AvatA paraMtu hamaNAM hamaNAM temAMnuM kAMi paNa thatuM nahi. Aje ghaNAM varSo thayAM killAnA mAleka dunisaMhai rAjadhAnI maMdAranagaramAM peAtAne mATe mahela jevuM makAna ba~dhAvavAthI killA taraph jevuM joie tevuM dhyAna apAtuM nahIM. saradAra sajjanasi'hu acAnaka potAnA mANase sAthe tyAM AvavAne che, e vAta dUgarakSakanA jANavAmAM AvatAMja bahu utAvaLathI teNe kille sAmuka karyAM hatA. sajjanasiMhe zayanagRhamAM AvatAMja khuNAmAMnA dIpaka prakAvya. zayanagRhane be daravAjA hatA. eka khuDDAmAM khArInI pAse eka caMdanama'caka upara tene suvAne mATe zayyA pAtharelI hatI. A zayana gRhanI majabUtamAM majabUta cAra khArIone lADhAnA majabUta gaja evI rIte besADavAmAM AvyA hatA ke jo bahArathI kAi duzmana khANu mAre to te paNa aMdara praveza karI zake nahIM to pachI kASTha manuSya tA AvIja zI rIte zake ? dIpakanA prakAza marda haiAvAthI te bhUkhya zayanagRha te samaye bhayAnaka lAgatuM hatuM. pahela vahelAM te A vAta vRddha saradAra sajjanasiMhanA jANavAmAM AvI nahIM. dhIme dhIme te macakra-palaMga-upara jai ese teTalAmAM teA dIpakanA prakAza mATa thayA hAya, tema tene lAgyuM. teNe pAchuM vALIne joyuM te tene ema lAgyuM ke te dIvAnA prakAza eTalA badhA mantra thai gayA che ke jethI

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eka paLa pachI badhe aMdhakAra thaI jaze. saradAra pAcho dIvAnI pAse javA lAgyA. te tenI pAse pahoMce te pahelAM ja te dIpakamAM mATe bhaDako thaze ane bhIMta upara eka bhayaMkara AkRtine paDachAyo tene spaSTa dekhAvA lAge. tene jotAM ja tenuM zarIra dhrujI uThayuM-tenA AkhA zarIramAM bhayane saMcAra thA. ekadama vRddha saradAre pitAnI kabare laTakatI taravAra hAthamAM lIdhI. taravAra hAthamAM laI te dIvAla pAse jaI pahoMce te pahelAM ja dI potAnI pUsthitimAM AvI gayo. ane bhIMtaparano paDachAyo paNa adrazya thaI gayo. pite zuM joyuM, e bAbatamAM ghaNe vakhata sudhI aneka vicAro karavA chatAM tenA dhyAnamAM kaI paNa AvI zakayuM nahi. te ghaNe vakhata sudhI dIpaka ane divAla tarapha joto rahyo. Akhare pitAne jaNAela eka prakArane bhAsa chesAya nahIM-ema mana vALI laI te pAcho palaMga upara AvIne beThe. ghaNo vakhata sudhI te vRddha saradAra AMkha baMdha dharI zayyA upara paDe rahyA hatA. keme karI tene nidrA AvI zakI nahi. lalitasiMhe tene te vRddha vanacarInI je vAta kahI hatI te ja tenA vicArano viSaya thaI gaI hatI. "bhayaMkara avAja saMbhaLAze-bhayAnaka dekhAva dekhAze." e vAya yAda AvyuM ane pote theDA ja vakhata upara je bhayAnaka dekhAva joyo te kevaLa bhAsaja nahi paNa kharo dekhAva hate ema tene lAgavA bhADayuM. te vAta satya tarIke te mAnI le teTalAmAMja dhAdhA evA bhayakara avAja thavA lAgyA. te avAja sAMbhaLatAMja te ekadama uDIne beThelA thayo. teNe zayana gRhamAM cAre tarapha nIrakhIne joyuM te tyAM tene camakatI vIjaLInA je prakAza jaNAyo. te ekadama palaMga uparathI nIce utaryo ane hAthamAM samazera laI zayanagRhanI vaccevaca AvIne ubho rahyo. saradAra sarjana bhUta preta-pizAca-yakSa-rAkSasa ane kinnara vagerethI DarI jAya te heta. chatAM te bhayaMkara avAja ane Azcaryajanaka aja. vALa joI cheDA vakhata mATe pitAnI zI sthiIti thaI, te bAbatamAM te piteja kAMI paNa samajI zake nahI. pitAnA hRdaye AvI rIte bIkaNapaNuM svIkAryuM tene mATe teNe teno khuba tiraskAra karyo ane bahuja abhimAnathI babaDyo ke "mArA jevA purUSe AvI turacha aphavAone kharI mAnavI, e kharekhara zarama bhareluM che-bIkaNapaNAnuM lakSaNa che." te pAcho pharyo, taravAra palaMganI pAseja mUkI dIdhI ane koI paNa prakArane vicAra manamAM na lAvatAM zAntapaNe nidrAdhIna thaI javAne vicAra karyo te sUi gayA. cheDe vakhata vyatIta thayo. sarvatra

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29 zAnti ane stabdhatAnuM sAmrAjya hatuM teTalAmAM daravAjo khakhaDavAne avAja thayo. te taraph te saradAre ghaNA vakhata sudhI dhyAnaja ApyuM nahi. chatAM tenA cittanI vRttie zAnta rahI zakI nahi. karI tenA hRdayamAM bhaya"kara caLavicaLa thavA lAgI. tenI icchA na chatAM teNe pharI AMkhe udhADI te sAtheja daravAjAmAMthI eka purUSa jevA veLA AkAra dhIme dhIme zayanagRha-tarapha-mAM cAlyeA Ave che, ema tene dekhAyuM! te ei saradAra camaye ane zayyAmAM uThIne beThA thaye. tarataja tenA zarIra upara rAmAMca thayuM. thoDA vakhata sudhI te, te dheALI AkRti tarapha jotA rahela. te AkRti dhIme dhIme maMda maMda baLatA dIpaka pAse gai ane tyAMja ubhI rahI. saradAre potAnA hAthamAM taravAra lIdhI ke tarataja te AkRti alepa thai gai. te pala'ga uparathI uDayA ane dIvA pAse jai jamIna tapAsavA lAgyA, te jagyAnI teNe bahuja samatAthI tapAsa karI paNa jamInanI nIce kAMka che, evI zaMkA lAvavAnuM tene mAM paNa jaNAyuM ke dekhAyuM nahIM. Akhare te kevaLa bhAsaja hatA ane je te pAgalanI jema te tarapha dhyAna Ape che, ema potAnA mananuM upara uparathI samAdhAna karI teNe jaLapAtra hAthamAM lIdhuM-temAMthI thoDuMka pANI lai hAtha-paga ane mukha dhoi lIdhAM. vRddha saradAra pharI palaMga upara jai sUi gayeA paNa keme karI tene nidrA na AvI te naja AvI. A samaye dADha prahara rAtri vItI gai hatI. saradAra sajjananA manamAM aneka judI judI jAtanA sAdhaka bAdhaka ane zubhAzubha vicArAtu tumalayuddha thavA lAgyuM. tenuM zarIra bahuja dhrujavA lAgyuM. thoDA vakhata pahelAM teNe je Azcaryajanaka dekhAva joyA hatA temAM kAMi paNu gupta rahasya tA raheluM hAvuMja oie, ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. eTalAmAM to peAtAne kAi khabhAmAMthI jhAlIne halAve che, ema tene lAgyuM. te dhyAnamAM AvatAMja vRddha saradAra kharekhara camakI gayA-gabharAi gayA. have kaiAika bhayakara dekhAva dekhAze, te jovA mATe teNe AMkhA ughADI, thoDI vAramAMja tene joyuM ke-dhIme dhIme daravAjo udhaDe che. daravAjo pUrepUrA udhaDatAMja pharI khIjIja eka dhoLI AkRti zayanA gRhamAM AvI. tenI tarapha jotAMja saradAra bahuja bhayabhIta thayA. te AkR tine sArI rIte jotAMja tene jaNAi Avyu ke-pahelAM je AkRti AvI hatI te AkRti A nathI. A samaye saradAranuM zarIra tharathara dhrujatuM hatuM, zarIra parasevAthI bhIMjAi gayuM hatuM ane bhabhya bhAla pradezapara parasevAnA biduM bAjhI jai TapoTapa gAla upara thai vakSa:sthaLa

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30 upara AvIne tene bhIMjavI nAMkhatA hatA. sajanasiMha jevo kasAyale ane zaravIra ye ke raNabhUmimAM prANa jAya te bhale jAya paNa pAchuM te haThavuMja nahi, evI mAnyatA vALo hata-prANanI paNa paravAha kare tema nahote-tenA AkhA jIvanamAM bhaya e ze padArtha che, tene Aje saMpUrNapaNe tene anubhava maLe. A vakhate tenI chAtI dhaDakatI hatI, paga zakiAlIna thayA hatA ane je netra nidrAthI jaDa jevA thaI gayA hatA te punaH bhayabhIta ane caitanyamukta banyA. pharI saradAre jema tema karI pitAnA mananuM nahIM jevuM samAdhAna karyuM. eka tuccha jevA banAvathI pitAnuM citta bhayabhIta thayuM ane dhairyarUpI merU turacha kAraNathI Dagamagna gayo tethI teNe pitAnA cittane dhikkAra Ape. pharI citta sArI rIte zAMta thayA pachI ane teNe pairya dhAraNa karyA pachI hAthamAM vidullatAnI jema camakatI nagna taravAra laI saradAra palaMganI nIce utaryo. paNa bIjI paLe tenI dhIraja ane zAtino aMta AvI gayo. acAnaka te zaktihIna banI gayuM ane eka pattharanA putaLAnI jema teja AkRti tarapha jetA ubho rahe. sajanasiMha jevA zuravIra purUSane bhaya utpanna thAya tevuM te zayanabhuvanamAM koNa hatuM? mastaka upara loDhAne Tepa, zarIre bakhtara paherela ane bane hAthamAM zastra dhAraNa karela te eka ye hate. daravAjo ughADIne aMdara AvatAM ja teNe AMgaLIthI saradArane cupa rahevA sUcavyuM. tyAra pachI ghaNe vakhata sudhI te ya saradAra tarapha je rahyA. teja vakhate saradAranI hiMmata harAI gaI hatI. te gabharATane eTale badhe te hatabuddha thaI gayuM ke tenI icchA chatAM paNa tenAthI sArI rIte eka zabda paNa bolI zakAya nahi.DI vAra pachI te yoddhAnI AkRti zAtapaNe ane dhIme dhIme cAlatI AgaLa AvavA lAgI. maMda maMda rIte baLatA dIpakanA prakAzamAM te AkRti AvatAM ja saradAra tene nirakhI nirakhIne jovA lAgyo. te sAthe ja tene lAgyuM ke-te AkRti kharekhara koI mAnavaprANinI nahIM paNa pizAca nimAMnI eka jevI AkRti che. te sAthe ja nagna taravAra majabUta rIte hAthamAM pakaDI saradAre te AkRti upara humalo karavA te tarapha dhasI gaye paNa te AkRtie pitAne hAtha lAMbo karatAM ja saradAranI tamAma hiMmata harAI gaI. pachI te AkRtie daravAjA tarapha kAMIka dekhADyuM, saradAre DaratAM DaratAM daravAjA tarapha joyuM ane phakta te AkRti tarapha javA lAgyo te te AkRti ja acAnaka tyani

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tyAMja alopa thaI gaI hatI. AthI te te saradAra bahuja Azcarya cAkata thaI gayA. ATa ATaluM thayA pachI have saradAranI sthiti kharekhara zeca nIya thaI gaI. tenuM mastaka bhamavA lAgyuM. ghaNe vakhata sudhI pitAnI taravAra jamIna upara TekavI tenI mUTha uparaja pitAnA zarIrane tamAma bhAra teNe rAkhyA hatA. have te ja sthitimAM ubhA rahevAnI tenAmAM zakita rahI nahIM. jema tema karI-mahA muzIbate te palaMganI pAse jaI paheco. mAruM mANa palaMga upara caDhIne te ekadama pachaDAi paDe ane mUchita thaI gayo! * prakaraNa 7 muM. pitA-putra-putrI-ane pAlakaputra prAtaHkALane samaya. caMdrikA rahita caMdra AkAzamAM nirateja thaI gayo. gaganapradeza uparathI jema jema aMdhakAra ochA thavA lAgyo tema tema tArAo paNa alopa thavA lAgyA. prabhAtasUcaka zItaLa ane sugaMdhamaya vAyu vahevA lAgyuM. tethI vasavAbha AmravRkSa vigere vRkSanAM komaLa palave DolavA lAgyAM. pakSIonA karNamadhura phUjanane prAraMbha thai cUA. prAtaHkALa thatAMja saradAra sajanasiMha zayanagRhamAMthI bahAra Avyo. rAtre joela bhayaMkara AkRtio ane bhItI janaka dekhAve, emAMnuM kAMIpaNa tenA dhyAnamAM ja rahyuM nahi! pite rAte je kAMI joyuM te eka ravamaja joyuM ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. pahele divase rAtre lalitasiMhe je kAMI kahyuM tenI sajajaDa asara potAnA aMtakaraNa upara thavAthI rAtre teja dekhAve svamamAM jovAmAM AvyA, ema teNe pitAnA zakita ane caLavicaLa thaelA cittanuM samAdhAna karI lIdhuM. pite jevuM svama joyuM tevuMja sva-bhayaMkara AkRtio ane bhaya upajAve tevA dekhA-kumAra caMdrasiMha athavA lalitasiMha ke prabhAvatInA jevAmAM Avela haze ke nahIM? e bAbatamAMja have saradAra pite pitAnAja mana sAthe bahu bahu vicAra karavA lAge. tevuM sva. je temane jovAmAM AvyuM haze te te bicArAM bALakonI kevI sthiti thaI haze, tenI te kAMI paNa kalpanA karI zakyo nahi. kAraNa ke te pote ja svama joI DarI gayA hatA tenuM smaraNa thavAthI te

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3ra hajI paNa jarA jarA dhrujatA hatA. Akhare vicAramAMthI paravArI te sabhAmahelamAM cANyA gayA. AkhA ajayadUgamAM sabhAmahela jevI vizALa ane ramaNIya jagyA khIccha kAi paNa nahAtI. e mahene zirezabhAga ghumaTanA AkAra jevA hatA. tenI cAre taraphanI divAle vividha raMgAthI, vizvavidha ane judI judI jAtanA citrothI citaravAmAM AvelI sutI. bharIemAM raMgabhera'gI paDadA bAMdhI dIdhA hatA. ThekaThekANe meTI mATI khIe TAMgI devAmAM AvI hatI ane te kkhIenI krame rUpAnA pANIthI rasI nAMkhI tenA upar mInAkArInuM advitIya nakasIkAma kareluM hatuM. tenI jamIna upara eka mUlyavAna gAlA pAtharelA hatA. te mahelanI chatamAM bilerI kAca jaDI lIdhelA hatA ane tenI vacceAvacca eka meATu' jhuMbara laTakatuM hatuM. sabhAmahelanI vacamAM caMdananA lAkaDAthI banAvelA ane uMcAmAM uMcI makhamalathI jaDelA cha kAca mUkelA hatA. dhaNA varSothI te mahela vaparAele na hovAthI taratamAM jhADIjhuDIne ane luchI karIne sAsu karavAmAM Avye hateA. te bhavya ane suroAbhita divAnakhAnAmAM cadrasiMha, prabhAvatI ane lalitasiMha beTA hatA. tee parasparamAM hAsyajanaka chatAM kheAdhaka vArtAlApa karI rahyA hatA, eTalAmAM saradAra sajjanasaMha tyAM jai pahoMcyA. saradArane tyAM Avela jotAMja lalita uDIne ubhA thayA. " bhAI lalita ! besI jA!" ema kahI te prabhAvatInI pAse jai eDI. thoDA vakhata sudhI saradAra te tripuTInA khelavA, hasavA ane netrA tarapha joi rahyuM!. te traNe jaNA AnaMdamAM hAvAthI peAtAnI jema temaNe bhayaMkara svagna joyuM nathI, evI te saradArane pAkI khAtrI thai gai. pote je bhayakara svagna joyuM che, tenI vAta ca ane kitane kahevAne teNe vicAra karyAM paNa theADI vAra pachI kANu jANe zAe kAraNathI saradAre te vicAra mAMDI vALyeA. banatAM sudhI svamanI vAta chupAvI rAkhavI, garakSaka raNamalane A bAbatamAM khulAse pUchyA ane peAtAnA svapta sAthe te je kAMi kahe tenA baMdha bese che ke nahi, te jovuM ane pachI jo yAgya lAge tAja svamanI vAta potAnA bALakane kahevI, evA vicAra saradAre nakkI karyuM. A AbatamAM raNamala sAthe vAtacata karavA mATe khAsa karI ekAMta joieja, ane te peAtAnA bALakA killAmAMthI bahAra jAya tAja maLI zake tema hatuM. hamaNAM hamaNuAM divasanA ghaNA kharA bhAga pramA

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33 vatI potAnA pitAnI pAse rahIneja vItAvatI. eTalA mATe-peAtAne ekAMta maLe mATe--saradAre eka yukti karI. te khelyA " priyaputrI ! tArA samaya ahIM atyaMta AnaMdamAM jatA haze nahIM prabhA ? kharekhara tamArA jevA tarUNAne AvIja rIte haMmezAM sthaLAMtaranI jarUra che. ApaNA killAmAMthI ApaNe ahIM AvyA pachI mane paNa ThIka lAge che. Aja sudhImAM A ajayadurganI je kIrti mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI hatI te yAgyaja che, ema mane lAge che. ahIMnA saMgrahAlayamAM judI judI jAtanA je advatIya ane leAkeAttara padArtho che te joi tenA saMgraha karanAranI caturAi ane ucca zAkhanI tArIpha karavI paDe che ane teja padArtho tenI sAkSI pUre che. ke kharekhara te purUSa vidvAna ane hAMsIle havA jee. " lalite kahyuM. barAbara che. paNa prabhA ! tuM ahIM AvI tyAra pachI kAi vakhate pelI taranuM nayanAlhAdaka vanasAMdarya jovA gai hatI ke nahIM ?' nA chu, paNa Aje ame traNe jaNA te tarapha javAne vicAra karIe chIe. paNa pitAjI, Apa amArI sAthe Avaze! ke ? '' "6 ' r nA putrI. rAjadhAnImAM mokalelA patrAnA pratyuttarA AvavAnI huM rAhu beuM chuM. meM mekalelA patrAnA pratyuttara nahi Ave tyAM sudhI mane cena paDe tema nathI. ghaNA bhAge Aja sAMja sudhI mArA tamAma patrAnA pratyuttara AvI javA joie. ApaNe A durgamAM AvI rahyA chIe, e jANatAMja ranagaDhanA saradAra mane ahIM maLavA mATe AvavAnA che. mAre kAma ja che tethI huM AvI zakuM tema nathI ane teTalA mATe tamArA AnaMdamAM bhaMga thAya te paNa mane pasaMda nathI. mATe tame traNe jaNa bapora pachI jajo. mane te vizvAsa che ke tame te parvatanIzAbhA ane vanazrInuM sauMdarya joi paramAnaMda pAmaze. tyAra pachI te vanazrInI zAbhAne sRSTidevInA anupama sAMdaryanA eka anupama vilAsamadira tarIkeja ALakhazeA. mATe tame sukhethI jajo. Ama kahI saradAra tyAMthI bIjI tarapha cAlyA gayA. caMdra ane lalite apAra thayA pachI sRSTimairya joi AvavAnuM nakkI karyu ane bIje divase prabhAvatIne lai javAnA vicAra rAkhyA. teja divase TharAvelA vicAra pramANe banne jaNA-caMdra ane lalita zikAra karavA temaja vanazrInA sauMdaryane jovA mATe nikaLI paDayA. teoe peAtAnI sAthe be hathiyArabaMdha sipAie lai lIdhA. thADAja

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34 vakhatamAM te cAre jaNA ajayadurganA pUrvabhAga taraph AvelA jaMgalamAM AvI pahoMcyA. teoe jaMgalI jhADImAM praveza karyAM eTale temanI najare judI judI jAtanA zikAra paDavAthI caMdrasiMha dhIraja dharI yeA nahi ane teNe eka mRga tarapha joi lalitane kahyuM ke- lalita ! huM to A mRganA zikAra karavA jAuM chuM ane pachIthI tane dhArI rastA upara AvI maLIza." ATaluMja kahI caMdra lalitathI chUTA paDayA. tyAMthI lalita paNa AgaLa cAlyA ane eka mRgatA zikAra karI eka azoka nAmaka vRkSanI nIce khAMdhelA oTalA upara ja beThI. tyAra pachI zuM thayuM ? te amArA vAMcake .A navalakathAnA prArabhamAMja joi AvyA che. prakaraNa 8 mu. raNamale kahelA vRttAMta saradAra sajjanasiMha zA kAraNathI ajayagamAM AvI rahyA hatA te kAraNa amArA catura vAMcakAnA jANavAmAM AvI gayuMja che. caMdrasiMha, lalita ane prabhAvatI vanasAMdarya jevA mATe gayA pachI tarataja sajjanasiMhe dUrgaMrakSakane khelAvI lAvavA eka karane meklyA. theDIja vAramAM dUrgaMrakSaka rahumala jyAM sajjanasiMhu kheA hateA tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. saradArane jotAMja teNe adabathI mujarA karyo ane saradArathI ceDeka cheTe ubhA rahIne pUchyuM, " Ape mane khAsa elAvI magAvyo to Apane mArUM je kAMi jarUrI kAma hoya te krU mAvA ! huM hAjara chuM--ApanI AjJAnI vATa jouM chuM." kr " nA--nA. tevuM kAMi kAma nathI. phakta eka e vAtAnA khulAsA tamane pUchavAnA che eTaluMja." saradAra sajjane raNamalane kahyuM. Apane je vAtanA khulAsAnI jarUra hAya tenA khulAsA ApavA huM hAjara chuM. nAmavara ! te zivAya huM je kAMi khulAsA Apane ApIza te satyanuM smaraNa karIne ane mArI najare joyelaja haze, tevA khulAsA ApIza." ema kahI rahumala adabathI saradAranI sAme besI gayA. ac tapAsanI zarUAta kyAMthI ane zI rIte karavI, tene eka kSaNa vicAra karI saradAra kheche.

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05 " ApaNuM A durganI AsapAsa bIjA keTalA killA che? tenI ane te kilAne mAlekanI thoDIka hakIkata jANavAnI mane chAsA thaI che." ThIka che. ahIMthI pAMca gAu upara ratnagaDha nAmaka eka kilo che ane hamaNuM te kile saradAra sujANasiMhanA kabajAmAM che." hA, temanA taraphathI mane kAleja eka patra maLe che. eka be divasamAM teo mane ahIM AvIne maLI javAnA che, ema teo " jaNAve che." "te kilAthI thoDA aMtara upara eka karNadurga nAmane nAne paNa majabUta kille che ane tenA adhipati AjakAla rAjadhAnImAM ja rahe che." hA. temanI sAthe mAre sAre sneha che. hamaNAM hamaNAM tenI upara navIna maMtrimaMDaLanI jarA avakRpA thaI che. vArU, pachI?" "A kilAnI uttare eka achatagaDha nAmano kile lagabhaga ATha gAu dUra Avela che. ApaNuM A durganI pachI tene naMbara Ave che. tenA adhipati saradAra rAjasiMha atyAre kyAM che, tenI mane khabara nathI. ghaNuM karIne teo pitAnA kilAmAM ja rahe che paNa hamaNuM... " "hamaNuM teo rAjadhAnImAM rAjakhaTapaTanI aTapaTI gaDabaDamAM guMthAyA che. vArU, A dakSiNa dizA tarapha rola zikhare dekhAya che te zuM che?" peluM ke?" bArImAMthI dekhAtA zailIzikharo dekhADI te belyotene siMhaguphA kahevAmAM Ave che ane temAM vajesaMgha ane ajabasaMdha e be bhAIo rahe che." "ema ke ! te siMhaguphAmAM rahenArA te banne bhAIone mATe rAjadhAnImAM kAMI paNa sAre mata nathI." tema che kharuM, paraMtu temanI sAthe mAre kAMI paNa saMbaMdha nathI temaja meM temane jeelA paNa na hovAthI temanI bAbatamAM khAtrI pUrvaka huM kAMI paNa kahI zakuM tema nathI. chatAM temanI bAbatamAM mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM je kAMI AvyuM che te uparathI huM kahI zakuM chuM ke, te ane bhAIo uddhata, sAhasika, zUravIra ane niSphara che. te bane bhAIonI bAbatamAM temanA nekare kAMI buruM belatA hoya, te mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avela nathI. koI koI vakhata te bane bhAIo se basa sainikanuM sainya sAthe laI zikAra karavA nikaLe che."

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36 raNamala ! huM ahIM AvavA mATe taiyAra thayA te pahelAM mArA keTalAka matrAe mane temanI khAmatamAM judIja vAta kahI hatI te banne bhAI luMTArA che eTaluMja nahi paNa khUna jevA gunAhe karavAmAM paNa te jarAe pAchI pAnI karatA nathI. ApaNA nyAyA dhIzane te anne bhAione sajA karavA mATe arajIo paNa Apa vAmAM AvI che, e mArA jANavAmAM che; chatAM te vAteAne ApaNe paDatI mukIe. raNamala ! have A killAnI AbatamAM je kAMi hoya te mane kaheA. huM jyAre rAjadhAnImAM hatA tyAre A killAnI bAbatamAM bhayaMkara, vicitra ane camatkArika aphavAe sAMbhaLI che. temaja saradAra durjanasiMha paNa temaja kahetA hatA, A bhama kilAmAM rAtre bhayaMkara avAjo sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che ane hRdayane bhayabhIta karI nAMkhe tevA dekhAve! dekhAya che. zuM e badhuM kharUM che? " " paraMtu Ape poteja tevuM kAMI paNa joyuM ke sAMbhaLyuM che ? A vakhate raNamale te vRddha saradAra taraph tIkSNa ane bhedaka najare joyuM. "te bAbatamAM tevuM kAMi kahI zakAya nahi. hamaNAM huM acAnaka A killAmAM Avye chuM te sivAya kharI sthiti zuM che, te jANavAnI mane jIjJAsA heAvAthIja meM tamane pUchyuM che. tame A killAmAM ghaNA varSothI raheA, raNamala ! tamane ahIM keTalAM varSa thayAM ? .. .. r saradAra jyAre mArI pAMca cha varSanI umara hatI tyArathIja huM A killAmAM rahuM chuM. atyAre mArI umara lagabhaga khAsaDe ke pAMsada varSanI haze. A killAnA traNa adhipatienI kArakIrdi mArA jovAmAM AvI che. have mArAthI tekarI thai zakatI nathI chatAM A killAnA atyAranA mAlekanI mArA upara kRpA heAvAthIja mArAthI A jagyA DI zakAtI nathI. "> rr 66 ahA ! tamane ahIM rahetAM lagabhaga sATha varSa upara thai gayAM ! te te! mAre khAtrIthI kahevu joie ane huM mAnuM chuM keA killAnI bAbatamAM tamane ghaNIja sArI mAhitI hAvI joie. temaja A killAmAM vAraMvAra je bhayakara banAvA banyA haze, bhayAnaka avAjo saMbhaLAyA haze te tamArA jANavAmAM-jovAmAM ane sAMbhaLavAmAM AvelA hAvAja joie. "" cha-chaT ! tevuM kAMi kahI zakAya nahi. je pramANe mArA mAleka te tuccha vAtA tarapha dhyAna ApatA nathI tema huM paNa te tarapha dhyAna ApatA nathI. r

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"dUrgarakSaka! A tamArA kathanane artha za? tame ATalA lAMbA samayathI dUrgamAM rahe che chatAM paNa tevuM tame kAMI paNa jANI zakyA nathI? e eka ajAyabIja che. " sajajane A prazna dUrgarakSaka raNamalane bahuja Azcarya pAmI pUchyuM. tenA javAbamAM raNamale zAntatAthI nA ne isAra karyo. tyAre te te bahuja guMcavAI gaye. je vAta jANavAnI pitAne tIvra abhilASA hatI ane tene khulAso raNamala pAsethI maLaze, evI tene pAkI khAtrI hatI, te badhuM eka tarapha ja rahI gayuM ane ulaTuM je vAte hamezAM bane che te vAtathI-banAvathI-sATha varSa sudhI killAmAM rahevA chatAM paNa-raNa mala kAMI paNa jANatA nathI e sAMbhaLI tene atyaMta Azcarya utpanna thAya e svAbhAvika che! raNamala A bAbatamAM pitAne chetare che, ema tene lAgyuM. paraMtu pitAne khoTuM kahIne chetaravAthI raNamalane zuM phAyade thavAne che ? kAMija nahIM ! A vicAra manamAM AvatAMja raNamalanI bAbatamAM tene AvelI zaMkA dUra thaI gaI ane raNamala je kaI kahe che te kharUM che, ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. te ghaNe vakhata sudhI cupa ja rahyo. eTalAmAM lalite tene vanacarInA je zabda kahI saMbhaLAvyA hatA te ekAeka yAda AvI gayA! eTale tarataja pharI teNe raNamalane pUchayuM- "vArU, paNa raNamala ! varSapratipadAne (navA varSane pahele divase) mahilabalI mahotsavane samaye khare durgAdhipati ahIM Avaze, zuM e kharI vAta che?" saradAranA mukhamAMthI chevaTanA zabdo sAMbhaLI raNamalanuM mukha kALuM thaI gayuM. ane hoTha tharathara dhrujavA lAgyA. te acakAte acakAte bolyo"A vAta paNa ApanA jANavAmAM ke sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI gaI ke zuM?" raNamala ! tuM Ama zA sArU DarI gayo? A bAbatamAM tuM kAMI paNa jANe che khare ke?" tenI zocanIya sthiti thaelI joI sajajane tene pUchayuM. "AjathI tevIsa varSa pahelAM ahIM banelo zekajanaka banAva ApanA jANavA bahAra te nahIM hoya?" hA, te bAbata lokonA mukhethI meM sAdhAraNa rIte sAMbhaLI che paNa tene A cAlatI vAtacita sAthe zo saMbaMdha che?" saMbadha ghaNe che nAmavara. te bAbatamAM sAce sAcI hakIkata huM Apane jaNAvuM chuM. te duHkhada banAvanI hakIkta zarU karatAM pahelAM ApaNe ghaNA varSa pahelAMnI thoDIka vAta karavI paDaze. AjathI lagabhaga chavIza varSa pahelAM mArA mAlekanA pitAzrI mRtyuzadhyA upara paDayA

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hatA. temanA ozIke-atyAranA A durganA adhipati durjanasiMha ane marhama adhipati kizorasiMha-beThA hatA. potAnA putronI upara te saradArane bahuja sneha hatuM. temaNe durjanasiMhane hAtha kizorasiMhanA hAthamAM ApIne kahyuM ke"AnI sadA sarvadA tArA prANanI jema saMbhALa leje." ema kahI A nI tamAma mAlikI kizora siMhane soMpI te paraloke prayANa karI gayA. mArA vRddha mAleka jevA manuSyo duniyAmAM bahuja thoDA hoya che. Aje A killAmAM je apUrva padArtho dekhAya che, te tamAma temanI kRtinA-zekhanA-mAraka rU5 che. temanA jevo vidyAvilAsI, bahuzruta, dayALu ane zuravIra yoddho te eka ja thaI gayA. temanA maraNa pachI thoDA ja samayamAM maMgaLagaDhanA prathamapaMktinA sarakAra kIrtisenanI suhAsyavadanI kanyA vasumatinuM mAmuM AvyuM. amArA marahuma saradAra kizorasiMha vidyA upArjana karavA mATe cheDe vakhata maMgaLagaDhamAM rahyA hatA te samaye kumArI vasumatI ane temanuM snehamilana thayuM hatuM. tyArathI te bane parasparane cAhatA hatA tenI sAthe temanuM lagna bahuja ThAThamAThathI thayA pachI te bane teja pradezamAM lagabhaga be varSa sudhI rahyAM haze. Akhare teone A durgamAMja AvI rahe, eTalA mATe eka mAMgalika divasa nakki karavAmAM AvyuM. te divasa A rgane bahuja sArI zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM hatuM. pitAnA rAja-rANIne jovA mATe AsapAsanA pradezamAMthI puSkaLa manuSyo AvI ahIM ekatra thayA hatA. te ame sarvene mATe eka mAMgalika ane zubha divasa hato. te divase saMdhyAne samaye saradAra ! A kihavAnA svAmI kizorasiMha pitAnI patnI sAthe kilAnI pAse AvI pahoMcyA. temane joI ekatra thaelA tamAma manuSyanA hRdaya AnaMdathI praphullita thayAM. sarvatra jayadeva zarU thayo. naibata vAgavA lAgI ane te pitAnA rAkSasI avAjo karavA lAgI. paraMtu saradAra ! aphasosa! ke amAre te AnaMda bahu vakhata sudhI TakI zake nahi. rAjA kizorasiMha gheDA upara besIne dUrgamAM AvavA nikaLyAM temano gheDo daravAjanI aMdara AvatAM ja acAnaka acakI gayo ane teo ekadama jamIna upara pachaDAI paDyA ! A akasmAta thaye teja samaye eka bIjo paNa addabhuta banAva killAmAM banya. A killAnA-zastrAgAramAM A killAnA-mULa purUnAM bahuja sAvacetIthI rAkhela bahumUlya pilAdanuM sogakavaca ane zistrANa paNa-ipaNa kAraNa vinA-ekadama pRthvI upara pachaDAyAM ! te sAthe ja sarvenA hRdayamAM prAsako paDyo."

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" arere ! kizArarisaMhane bahuja amagaLasucaka apazukana thayAM haze ? >> r hAjI. evuMja kAMika thayuM hovuM joie. te divasathI vasumatInI tabiyata huja bagaDI gai. te samaye vasumatI gabhatI hatI. Ama hovAthI killAnA sarva manuSye bahuja ciMtAtura thaI gayA. prasava-vedanAthI temane sukhapUrvaka chuTakArA thAya tene mATe amAra saradAra sAhebe bahu ahu upAyA karyA. kalyANa pradezamAMthI pravINamAM pravINa cikitsakA khelAvI magAvyA. Akhare paramAtmAnI kRpAthI te sabhya sukhazAMtithI vyatIta thai gayuM. vasumatIe eka suMdara putra ratnane janma ApyA. zrI A kille AnaMdanA vAtAvaraNathI vyApta thai gayA. meTA meTA mahesatrA thayA. te bAlakanI upamAtA thavA mATe pAseja raDenArI sudraDha, suMdara, suzIla ane sadguNI evI eka pacIsa varSanI uMmaranI jIte melAvavAmAM AvI. ahI' raNamala yeDIvAra cebhyA ane pachI karI melavA lAgyAH- A Apane meM tevIsa varSa pahelAM anelI bhayaMkara hakIkata kahI sabhaLAI che. tyAra pachI kizorrasaMhajInA bALaranehI kanakadUrgAdhipati kIraNusiMha potAne tyAM AvI thoDA divasa rahevAnA Agraha karavAthI temaNe ceDA divasane mATe tyAMja rahevAnA vicArI nakkI karyAM. '' .. "" "> vAra, paNa khumala ! rAjadhAnIthI A tarapha AvatAM rastAmAM je brunA purANA eka killeA Ave che, zuM teja kanakadurga ke ? vayamAMja sajjane pUchyuM. hAjI. teja kanadUrga! kIraNasiMhu te killAnA chelleja rAjA hato. te niHsatAna gujarI javAthI Aje te killo khAlasA kar. vAmAM AvyA che. ceDAka dhAre| ane vasumatIne sAthe laI amArA mAleka te killA tarapha javA nikaLyA. hAya-dvAya ! karI te divase prathamanA jevAja akasmAta thayA. kizArasiMhajIne gheADA dUrganA dara vAjAmAMthI bahAra nikaLatAMja karI zastrAgAramAMnA sogakavaya ane zirastrANu jamIna upara pachaDAyAM! te banne vastukhamAM kANu jANe vIe daivIzakti haze, te teA prabhu jANe paraMtu mAre kahevuM joie ke te anna cIjo bhaviSyamAM AvanArA bhayanI sUcanA ApanArI che, emAM tA kASTha jAtanI zaMkA nathI. kArasiMha ane vasumatI te divase A killA cheoNDI gayA pachI pharI A kille| jevA pAmyA nahi. nAnA kumArane vasumatIe upamAtAnI pAse ahIMja rAkhyA hatA.

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40 suzIlA te bALakumAra upara bahuja prema rAkhatI te tene potAnA prANanI jevAja mAnatI. hAya-saradAra ! have AgaLa huM Apane zuM karyuM......" ahIM ekadama raNamalanI AMkhAmAMthI AMsunI dhArA vahevA lAgI. teNe peAtAnA anne hAtheAthI mukha DhAMkI dIdhuM. vAta kahetAM kahetAM raNamalanI AvI zaiAcanIya sthiti thai tethI sajjanasiMhu bahuja guMcavADAmAM paDI gayA. gheADA vakhata pachI du:khatA vega AA thatAMja pharI raNamala khelavA lAge.--" te durgAdhipati upara bhAre| eTale ve prema hato ke te bAbatamAM huM Apane kAMI pabu kahI zakatA nathI. hAya mArA te dayALu ravAmI have A duniyAmAM nathI. saradAra ! huM bahuja duSTa chuM-pApI chuM. mArI ATalI uMmara thai chatAM mane maraNa AvatuM nathI, hai dayALu paramAtmA! have tuM mane keTalA du:khe dekhADIza ?" ema kahI teNe potAnA kapALa upara hAtha mAryo. "rahumala gai vAtanA zAka karaveza nirarthaka che, je banyuM te kharUM ! vidhAtAnA lekha kAI paNu mithyA karI zakyuM che?" << "saradAra ! kharekhara huM bahuja pApI chuM. mAre hAthe ghaNAM rAkSasI ane nIca......... eTaluM kahIne te theAbhI gayo. peAte vyAjabI karatAM vadhAre hakIkata kahe jAya che; ema tene lAgyuM. eka kSaNa pachI teNe sajjanasiMha tarapha nIrakhIne joyuM. te kahelI hakIkata sAMbhaLI tenA upara kevI ane keTalI asara thai che, te teNe nihALI-nirakhI-te bhedaka najare joyuM, tenA mukhethI vicitra zabdo sAMbhaLI sajjata sihune huja Azcarya thayuM. kizeArasiMhanI hakIkata kahetAM te potAneja zA mATe dUSaNa de che, te bAbatamAM te kAMI paNu samajI zakyA nahi. eka kSaNane mATe tene rahumala mATe zaMkA AvI. gheADI vAra pachI punaH rahumala kahevA lAgyA "saradAra ! mArA mananI nirbaLatA joi tamane bahuja Azcarya thaze paraMtu te prasaMgaja tevA zAkajanaka, karUNAjanaka ane bhoApAdaka hatA. mArA marhuma mAleka A killAmAMthI gayA pachI bALakumArane aicAnaka kAMIka vyAdhI thai AvyA. te sanI rAta thatAM sudhI teA tene thaelA vyAdhinuM svarUpa eTaluM badhuM to bhayakara thai gayuM hatuM ke-kumAranA jIvanane mATe paNa sarvane zaMkA thavA lAgI. mArA mAlekane kumArane thaelA vyAdhinI khabara ApavA mATe rAta chatAM pazu bhAre kanakadUrga tarapha dhADesvAra mekalavA paDayA. vaidyavidyAmAM bahuja pravINa rAjavaidhA AkhI rAta ALakumAranI pAseja besI rahyA hatA.

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41 prAtaHkALa thatAM pahelAM te eka bahuja bhayaMkara khabara killAmAM AvI pahecI. amArA dayALu svAmi ane svAminInuM rastAmAM bhayaMkara rIte khUna thayuM hatuM. teo putranA vyAdhinI hakIkata jANatAMja A tarapha AvavA ravAnA thayA ane rastAmAM ja keTalAka luMTArU lokoe temane luMTI lIdhA ane aphasosa ! ke te ghAtakI nararAkSasoe devasvarUpa patipatnInuM ghAtakI rIte khUna karI nAMkhyuM hatuM ! A vAta killAmAM AvI pahoMcatAMja hAhAkAra thaI gayo ane AkhA killAmAM zoka ane udAsInatA chavAI gaI. te samayanI zokajAka ane duHkhada sthitinuM varNana mArAthI thaI zake tema nathI. durjanasiMhe paNa pitAne baMdhu mATe bahuja zoka karyo. sarva Azrita leka rUdana karavA lAgyA ane te samaye AkhA kilAne zokamaya ane bhayAnaka svarUpa prApta thayuM hatuM. pachI A killAmAMthI ghaNuM manuSyo je jagyAe mArA mAlekanuM khUna thayuM hatuM tyAM gayA. tyAMne bhayaMkara dekhAva joI ghaNA loko mUcchita thaI jamIna upara pachaDAI paDyA. tyAM chinnavichinna thaelI traNa lAsa paDI hatI ! hAya-hAya! te dekhAva bahuja duHkhadAyaka ane bhayAnaka hate. bicArA traNe niraparAdhI prANIo akALe paraleke prayANa karI gayA hatA. te lAsenI AsapAsanI jamIna raktathI bhIMjAelI hatI ane cAre tarapha raktanA chAMTA paDelA hatA. amArA dayALu mAleka upara ane vasumatIbA sAhebanA zarIra upara prANaghAtaka aneka ghA thayA hatA. te zUravIra nare pitAnA ane potAnI dharmapatnanA prANa bacAvavA zatranI sAthe bahuja jabaradasta Takkara jhIlI hatI. temanA aMgarakSako bhayabhIta thaI pahADomAM bhaTakatA sapaDAyA. rANunA zarIra uparanA tamAma dAgInAo luMTAza laI gayA hatA. ghaNe vakhata sudhI raDavAne lIdhe tyAM gaelA lekanA zekasathI bharelAM aMtaHkaraNamAMthI zAka ane duHkhane Avega ocho thatAM ja teo te lAse A killAnI pAse laI AvyA. have amo te lAse killAnI aMdara lAvIe teTalAmAM to karIne eka daivI-adbhuta-camatkAra thaze. ghaNIja sAvacetIthI rAkhelAM teja sarvAgakavaca ane zirastrANa bane pharI pRthvI upara ApoApaja pachaDAyAM ! A vakhate zAstrAgAramAM bahuja moTe dhaDAko thayo ane te dhaDAko thatAMja killAmAMnA tamAma loko bhayabhIta thayA-gabharAI gayA ! te vastuo bahuja sAvacetIthI rAkhelI hovA chatAM paNa pitAnI meLe ja pRthvI upara zA kAraNathI pachaDAI paDe che, e bAbatamAM koIne kAMI paNa kalpanA thaI zakatI nahotI, ghaNe vakhata sudhI loke pattharanA

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putaLAMonI jema sthira thaI gayA hatA, eTalAmAM pharIne AvelI Aphata ochI heyanI ! tema bIjI duHkhadAyaka khabara killAmAMthI AvI. tethI amArA ane ekatra thaela sarve lokonA zokane avadhi thaI gaye ! te khabara e hatI ke-"bALakumAra maraNa pAmyA che!" te sAMbhaLI tamAma loko duHkhasAgaramAM DUbI gayA ! hAya ! hAya ! te vakhate pharI duHkhadAyaka kolAhala thaye. durbhAgI kizorasiMha ane vasumatInI premagraMthInA phaLa svarUpa bALakumAra paNa amane cheDI ga. saradAra ! te samaye dUrgamAM je zeka ane rUdana thayuM tenuM saMpUrNa te zuM paNa thoDuMe varNana karavA huM asamartha chuM." pharI eka kSaNa sudhI raNamala cupa thaI gaye-thoDI vAra pachI te pharIne bolavA lAgyo-"kizora siMhajInA mRtyu pachI A kalAnI mAlekI durjanasiMha pAse AvI. dujenasiMha A kilAnA mAleka thayA ke tarata ja AsapAsanA pradezamAMthI puSkaLa luMTArAone pakaDI pakaDIne ghaTatI zikSAe pahoMcADyAghaNA ghaNA prayatna karavA chatAM kizorasiMhajIne khUnI na pakaDAyo te naja pakaDAye. pachI tarataja durjanasiMhajIe je jagyAe kizorasiM. hajI vigerenAM khUna thayA te jagyAe taratamAMja puSkaLa dravya kharacIne jagyAe eka uMcA chatAM ramaNIya sphaTikastaMbha caNajo. Apa te staMbha je che kharo ke? pelo juo ! ahIMthI sAmenI jhADImAM dekhAya che teja phATikataMbha ! " ema kahI bArImAMthI te raphAkistaMbha tarapha AMgaLI karI. teja staMbha ! raNamala, tame je hakIkata kahI te kharekhara bahuja zekajanaka ane hRdayabhedaka che, emAM jarAe zaMkA nathI. A hakIkata meM Ajeja tamArA mukhe kramavAra zravaNa karI che. vAra, paNa pachI zuM thayuM? te mahiSabalI-mahatsavanI bAbatamAM kema che? " saradAra sAheba ! have tamane te ja vAta kahIza. A mahotsava dareka navA varSanA pahelA divase ja ujavavAne bahuja prAcInakALathI zivAja cAlyo Ave che. te divase killAmAM mahAna bhojana samAraMbha thAya che. te divase durgAdhipatie upavAsa karavo joIe ane pitAnA Azrita manuSya jyAM sudhI jamI na rahe tyAM sudhI sabhAmahelamAM hAjara rahevuM ja joIe. killAmAMnA tamAma loko sArI rIte jamI rahyA pachI teNe jamavuM joIe." A rivAja bahuja sAre che, A rivAjathI prajAmAM utsAha vadhe che ane pitAnA mAlikanI bAbatamAM prajAnuM cita bahuja zuddha

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bane che ane tenI vaphAdArImAM paNa vadhAre thAya che. vArU, paNa pachI zuM thayuM ? " "durjanasiMhajI A killAnA mAleka thayA pachI tarata ja varSa patipadAne divasa AvI pahoMcaze. te vakhate cAlatA AvelA rivAja mujaba te mahotsava karavAmAM AvyA. tamAma loke bhojana karavA mATe che. eTalAmAM killAmAMthI eka hRdayabhedaka vicitra cIma saMbhaLAI tathA ekAeka chupe daravAjo ughaDe. te sAthe ja eka sazastra yoddhA AvIne tyAM ubhA rahyA. tene joI ekatra thaelA sarva manuSya eka dama bhayabhIta ane Azcaryacakita thayA! thoDe vakhata sthira rIte umA rahyA pachI te ddhAe pitAnA mAthA uparane Topa upADe. te sAtheja tamAma loko camakayA ane gabharAyA. koIe cIsa pADI, kaI bhAgI gaye, koI bhUla thaI gaye, koI ekadama jamIna upara pachaDAI paDyo ane kaI te bezuddha thaI gayo ! te yoddhA pizAcayonimAMnA eka preta jevuM lAgatuM hatuM." paNa te koNa hata-ke hate? "vacamAM ja saradAre pUchyuM. pahele divase rAtre teNe je joLI AkRti joI hatI te pizAca jevI AkRti konI hatI, te jANavAnI tene anahada ukaMThA lAgI. "te AkRti bIjA koInI nahIM paNa amArA mama saradAra kizorasiMhanI hatI !!" raNamala-raNamala ! tuM A zuM kahe che? zuM kharuM ja kahe che?" A vakhate saradAra sarjanasiMha jyAM beThA hatA tyAMthI ekadama uThIne ubho thaye ane atyaMta Azcarya pAmI be - "te AkRti paNa saradAra kizorasiMhanI ja hatI ! !" prakaraNa 9 mu. pitAnI dayabhedaka AjJA dUrgarakSaka raNamale kahelA te vicitra vRtAMtanI bAbatamAM saradAra pitAnA mananI sAthe ja vicAra karI rahyA hatA. gaI rAtre pote je kAMI joyuM te svapna nahi paNa satyaja hatuM. je dhoLI AkRtI jovAmAM AvI te mUrtimAna rUpe A killAnA macchuma mAleka kizorasiMhanI ja hatI, evI have tene saMpUrNa khAtrI thaI. ajayarganI bAbatamAM pite rAjadhAnImAM je je aphavAo sAMbhaLI hatI te aphavAo kharI che, ema tene have samajAyuM. kharI rIte jotAM raNamalanA

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44 kahevA mujaba te pizAyamUrti varSatipadAne divase phakta mAMhebabalImaheAtsavane samayeja dekhAvI joie paNa vayamAMja potAne zA mATe dekhAi ? A vicAra tenA manamAM AvatAMja tene bhaya lAge. rAtre pote eka sAkSAt pizAcamUrti joi che, evo vicAra jyAre tene A vatA tyAre te dhrujI uThatA. ghaNeA vakhata thai gayA chatAM paNu te ukta prakAranA aneka vicArAmAM nimagnaja thai gayA hatA. eTalAmAM te makAnano daravAjo ughADI utAvaLA utAvaLA kumAra caMdrasiMha ayAnaka tyAM AvI paheAMcyA. caMdranI nisteja mukhamudrA ane tenI ajAyaNI upajAve tevI hIlacAla joi vRddha saradAra jarA camakI gayA. kAlanI jevAja kAi ajaba banAva jaMgalamAM banyA haze ke kema, evI tete tatkALa zaMkA thai AvI. jo kadAca tevA banAva banyA DAya te te ahuja vicitra kahI zakAya. vadhArAmAM prabhAvatI paNa te bannenI sAthe gai hatI, enuM smaraNa thatAMja vRddha saradAra jarA gabharAi gayA ane tarataja teNe ekadama kumArane pUchyuM;~~~ " prabhA kayAM che ? ' " te tenA nivAsasthAnamAM gai che ane mane lAge che....... " te ThIka che, tane game tema lAgatuM hAya paNu kAlanA je anAvatA Aje nathI banyAne? " tr hA. pitAjI ! kAlanA karatAM paNa bhaya upajAve evA bhayaphara banAva Aje banyo che ane tamAre tene saMpUrNa vicAra pahelIja tarka karavAnI che ! " >> tr 'paNa e te kahe ke te banAva kevA hatA-zI bAbatanA hatA ? pitAjI ! lalita ane prabhA parasparane cAhe che !" A vAta kumAra caMdrasiMhe dAMta hATha karaDIne kahI. 66 " eka bIjAne cAhe che eTaluMja ne ? " tr .. hAjI ! " te te huM paNa jANuM chuM. teo eka bIjAne bhA!-mahenatI jema cAhe che." " pitAjI-pitAjI! ApanI A mAnyatA bhUla bharelI che. ApaNu kulIna kuLanI kIrtine te nIca lalite kalaMka lagADayuM che. te duSTa sarpa ane ApaNI mAna maryAdAne ane ApaNAM aMtaHkaraNane DaMkhyA che. ApaNe tenA upara karelA upakAranA badale! teNe apakArathI vALyA che. " pazu tuM kahevA zuM mAge che ? ' 61

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"eja ke tame je mAne che te bhUla bhareluM che. teone eka bIjA pratye prema bhAI-bahena je nathI. tenA preme tame kahe che tevA prakAranA premanI maryAdAne kayArae tyAga karyo che." caMdra A tuM zuM kahe che? tenA preme maryAdAne tyAga karyo eTale zuM? te mane sApha sApha samajAva! " ahIM kumAre thoDAka vicAra karIne kahyuM -" pitAjI ! mArA samajavAmAM kadAca bhUla thatI haze paraMtu jyAre tevuM temanuM AcaraNa meM mArI najaronajara joyuM tyAre mane bahuja Azcarya thayuM. prathama te mane emaja lAgyuM ke-AvuM AcaraNa ApanI AjJAthI ja thatuM haze paraMtu ApaNA abhimAnI kulazIlane vicAra mArA manamAM AvatAM ja ApaNuM atyaMta uccakuLamAM janma pAmelI prabhAvatI sAthe te nIca kuLamAM utpanna thae lalita........... caMdra ! tArI alaMkArika bhASA baMdha kara ane tAre je kAMI kahevuM hoya te spaSTapaNe mane kahI saMbhaLAva." saradAra sajajane bahu ja tapI jaIne kahyuM. pitAjI! Aje ame traNe jaNa jyAre jaMgalamAM gayA hatA tyAre huM te banne jaNAothI chUTA paDIne bIjI tarapha nikaLI gaye. paraMtu DIvAra pachI meM lalitanI pAse AvIne joyuM te mane bahuja ajAyabI utpanna thaI. meM te bannene parasparanA bAhupAzamAM baddha thayelA joyA! te vakhate mane eTalo badho te krodha AvI gayA ke jethI mAruM AkhuM zarIra baLavA lAgyuM. teja vakhate ane teja jagyAe huM te nIca-duSTa ane harAmI lalitane tyAMja pUro karI nAMkhatA paraMtu A vAta Apane kahIne pachI je kAMI yogya lAge te karavuM, AvA vicAra AvavAthI meM tevuM uchAMchaLuM pagaluM lIdhuM nathI." "vArU, pachI zuM thayuM?" temanA kArya tarapha mAruM bilakula dhyAnaja nathI, ema me teone darzAvyuM ane ame pAchA killA tarapha AvavA lAgyA. tyAM vacamAMja te vRddha rAkSasI amane maLI. te duSTAe paNa te kAryanI viSamatAmAM jarA vadhAro karyo. teNe te banne tarapha joIne kahyuM ke"A daMpatinuM yugala bahu ja zobhe che. izvara ! emane sadA sarvadA sukhazAntimAM rAkhaje!" te dUchInA mukhamAMthI nikaLelA zabda sAMbhaLI tene zikSA karavA huM tenI upara dho. paNa eka paLamAMja te rAkSasI ramaNa ekAeka jhADImAM koNa jANe kayAe apa thaI gaI. tyAra

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pachI ame ekapaNa zabda na besatAM gupacupa killAmAM cAlyA AvyA." A vAta sAMbhaLI te vRddha saradAra hAthapara haDapacI TekavI thoDA vakhatane mATe vicAramAM magna thaI gayuM. pachI te eka lAMbe nisAso nAMkhIne bolyo-"caMdra! Aje parvatamAM banelA banAvanI hakIkata sAMbhaLI mAruM udvigna cita vadhAre-bahuja-udigna thaI gayuM che. A bAbatane atyAre atyAre ja ghaTa jobasta karI nAkhavo joIe." ema kahI te vRddha saradAra jyAM beTho hato tyAMthI uDI ga. te gaMbhIra ane gahana vicAra karato te gharamAM cAre tarapha pharavA lAge. ghaNo vakhata vItI gayA pachI te bolyA-" mArI kRpAne A dupaga lalita taraphathI karavAmAM Avaze, ema mane kaI kALe paNa lAgyuM nahotuM. te bahuja sadguNI kare che, evI mane pAkI khAtrI che. paNa have A bAbata hada oLaMgI na jAya te mATe ApaNe yogya vicAra ane baMbasta karavAnI khAsa jarUra che. have teo pharI ekatra na thaI zake, evI pAkI goThavaNa ApaNe karavI joIe ane bahuja sAvacetI rAkhavI joIe. sivAya bhAgya yoge ApaNe ApaNe killo bolyo te pahelAM ja saradAra durjanasiMhe prabhAnuM potAne mATe mAguM paNa karyuM che." "koNe-durjanasiMhe ? cham cham ! pitAjI ! mane te bilakula pasaMda nathI. " caMdra bahuja Azcarya pAmI kahyuM. " tane pasaMda nathI tenuM koI kAraNa?" eja ke-tenI umara bahuja meTI hovA sababa te pramANe mATe lAyaka nathI." "caMdra! tene ucca daraje, vizALa vaibhava ane rAjadarabAramAMnuM tenuM vajana e badhA tarapha jatAM phakta eka meTI umara havA sababa te vara hAthamAMthI javA de, e mane te yogya lAgatuM nathI. temaja ApaNI prajAne mATe A samaye-ApaNI sthitine vicAra karatAM A vara maLe e azakya che ane A maLele samaya hAthamAMthI javA de, emAM DahApaNa nathI. have ApaNe lalita ane prabhA na maLI zake-ekatra na thaI zake temanA cittamAM ropAeluM premanuM bI vadhAre na vadhI zake-eTalA mATe durjanasiMhane ahIM bolAvI tenI sAthe bhAre vivAha karI nAMkho, e rIte vadhAre sAro, sarasa ane sagavaDavALe che. A bAbatamAM tAre zo abhiprAya che." * eja ke-ApanI IcchA mujaba kArya thatAM be mahAbaLavAna

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kUTuMbomAM anAyAse ekatA thai jaze, paNa pitAjI ! A vAta pramAne pasaMda paDaze kharI ke ? mukhya AdhAra tenI pasaMdagI upara che, AnaMdathI kahyuM. e vAta AvatI jaNumAMja haze. " kumAre zuM te mArA hukama nahIM mAne ? tr mArI AjJA mAnavAthI prathama to tene ceDuM-dhaNu du:kha thaze, e vAta jo ke kharI che chatAM paNa tenA hRdayamAM dalitane mATe udbhavelA premanA taragA hRdayamAMja samAi jatAM pachI du:khane badale ulaTA atyaMta AnaMda thaze. tenA sukhanI tenA karatAM mane vadhAre ciMtA che. mArI paramapriya putrI prabhA bhaviSyamAM duHkhI thAya, evA vicAra mane ke tane koipaNa kALe thaze kharA ke ? athavA te du:khI thAya e mane ke tane gamaze kharuM ke ? cadra, mate to prabhAnA sapUrNa vizvAsa che ke-te mArA hukamanA kadApi anAdara karaze nirDa !' rr " prabhAnuM teA jaNe ThIka che, paraMtu lalitanuM zuM karaze ? paDelAM mArA hRdayamAM tene mATe jeTalA prema hatA tenA karatAM hAra gaNeA dveSa have bhArA manamAM utpanna thai gayA che. .. " caMdra ! zAnta thA, ApaNe tene dveSa to naja karave! joie. kAraNa ke game teTale tee te ApaNA Azrita che, * ApaNeja tene pALa pesIne meTA karyA che, ApaNA te kharA aMtaHkaraNathI niHsakaiAca thaI dhaNA ghaNA upakAro mAne che. mATe tene dveSa karavA e vyAjabI nathI. eka kIDI upara kaTaka caDhAvavuM ApaNane ze|bhatuM nathI. '' 16 jo ApanI evIja icchA heya te! tene ahIMthI kADhI mUkA !" " nahIM. tema paNu karI zakAya nahIM. tenA pahelAja aparAdhane mATe tene ATalIja zikSA khasa che ke-prathamanI jema te have pachI prabhA sAthe haLImaLI zake niha. cadra! e vAta tuM bhUlI na jaiza ke tArI jema meM tene paNa pALI poSIne nAnAthI moTA karyAM che. hAya, khasyuM che; koi vakhata bhUla paNa kare. dhAra ke-kadAcit huM tene kADhI mUka te te ApaNA duzmanAne jai maLe, temAM ApaNuM zreya nathI. jo ke-te ATalI dhI nIyatA kare tevA nathI chatAM mANasa che, du:khatA mAryAM kAMika ADuM avaLuM pagaluM bhare to tethI ApaNane bahu ja nukasAna thAya tema che. have ApaNe dhIme dhIme yuktiprayuktithI tene tenA darajajA upara mUkI deve eTale thayuM. meM tene je svataMtratA ApI teja mArI moTI bhUla thai. kharI rIte A vicAra bhAre pahelAMthIja karavAMnI jarUra hatI. have te je kAMi banI gayuM tene mATe nirUpAya chuM chatAM huM dhAruM chuM ke te bhUla huM hajI paNa sudhArI zakIza. AjathI

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teNe ApaNI sAthe besIne nahIM paNa pitAnI oraDImAM besIne teNe bhojana karavuM, evI huM tene AjJA karIza. AmAM tAre zuM mata che.?" "ApanA jevo ja; paNa havethI huM tene bolAvIza nahi ke bolIza paNa nahIM." " tane jema ThIka lAge tema kara je mane harakata nathI." thoDI vAra sudhI te pitAputra lalitane bobasta karavA tene zikSA karavA-aneka vicAra karyA. Akhare sajjane pitAnA putrane kahyuM caMdra' have tuM jA ane prabhAne mArI pAse mokalI Apa," ja te sAMbhaLI caMdra tyAMthI cAlyo gayo. thoDI vAramAMja gabhAvatI pitAnA pitA pAse AvI pahoMcI. pitAe zA mATe bolA. vela che, e bAbatamAM tene kumAre DIka sUcanA pahelethI ja ApI dIdhI hatI. A vakhate prabhAnA hRdaya para bhaya ane azaninI chAyA chavAI gaI hatI. tenuM suMdara mukha nisteja ane kaLAhIna dekhAtuM hatuM. te raDatI raDatI pitAnI pAse AvI ane tenA gaLe bAjhI paDIne belI-"pitAjI ! zuM tame mahArA upara gusse thayA che?" " gAMDIre gAMDI ! tArA jevI AzA uThAvanArI purI upara mane kaI kALe paNa guse Avaze nahi. paNa pramA! prathama mane eTaluMja jaNava ke lalite tArI pAse koI paNa prakAranI pratijJA te nathI karAvIne." nA nA. pitAjI, tevuM kAMI banyuM nathI, tame kahe che temAMnuM kAMI paNa teNe mArI pAse karAvyuM nathI. pitAjI! tene mATe Ave vicAra mArA manamAM kavacita ja AvyuM haze. AmAM tene koI paNa vAMka nathI-sarva vAMka mArAja che. teNe ahIMthI cAlyA javAnI vAta mArI pAse kADho ane kahyuM ke "tArA pitAzrInI kRpAne durUpayoga karIne oziALuM jIvana gALavA karatAM huM mArI pitAnIja himmata upara mustAka rahI ahIMthI cAlI javA mAguM chuM. huM mArA jIvanane nirvAha game te rIte sukhe karI laIza." tyAre meM tene rahevA mATe bahu Agraha karyo." prabhA! mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM che ke tuM tene cAhe che. paraMtu divAnI chekarI, haju tuM nAdAna che. tene sArAsAranuM bhAna nathI. meM sAMbhaLelI vAta je kharI hoya to mAre kahevuM ja joIe ke te. tArI eka jAtanI bALaceSTA ke ramata zivAya bIjuM kAMI nathI

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astu, huM te bakhatamAM tane kAMi paNa doSa dete nathI ke ThapakA paNu ApatA nathI. tArA bhaviSyanA sukha ane kalyANa tarapha dhyAna ApavAnI mArI ja che ane te karaja huM hu sArI rIte adA karIza. mATe have tuM lalitanI bAbatamAM kAMi paNa vicAra karIrA nahi, tene tuM maLIza nahIM ane kadAcit acAnaka rIte maLI javAya teA tenI sAthe vAtacita paNa karIza nahIM ! evI mArI tane bhalAmaNa che--nahIM, AjJA che. zivAya mAre tane eka vAta jaNAvavAnI che ane te e ke ApaNe A vaibhavavALA killAmAM AvyA te pahelAMja A killAnA mAleka durjanasiMhe pAtAne mATe tArI mAgaNI karI che. zuM-zuM ! pitAjI ! Apa A zuM khele nathI thaine ? ! " ema kahetAMja te ekadama kheALAmAM pachaDAi paDI ! r dr che ? huM bebhAna tA bebhAna banI pitAnA gheADI vAra pachI te zuddhimAM AvI. teNe potAnI vizALa AMkhA udhADI para'tu temAMthI azrupravAha eka sarakhI rIte cANyA jatA hatA tenA sarva zarIramAMnuM rakta baMdhAi gayuM hatuM ane tenI mukhamudrA sapheda ca gai hatI. tete peAtAnA kheALAmAM besADI premathI tenA mukha upara hAtha pheravI saradAra sajjana bahuja mRdu svare estheA- putrI! tArA kalyANa ane sukhane mATe A tArA pitAe tane je AjJA karI che te tuM pALIsa ke nahi ? p pitAjI--pitAjI ! AvI dayAhIna AjJA ApatAM kAMika vicAra kare!! tamArI putrI upara AvA julama na kare. pitAjI, tamArI AjJAnuM pAlana karavAthI mArUM madhura jIvana zuSka nIrasa ane khAruM thai jaze. tamArI AjJAtho mArUM hRdaya bahuja duHkhI thaze ane teja mArAM sarva sukha ane zAntinuM satyAnAza karI nAMkhaze. mATe kAMika vicAra kare." prabhAe raDatAM raDatAM kahyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat "e nAdAna TekarI ! A tArA vRddha thai gaelA pitA taraka te jo. prabhA ! huM tArA janmadAtA chuM ane tethI tane AjJA karUM chuM ke-te tuM mArA pratye jarA paNa pUjyabuddhi dharAvatI hoya ane mArA jarA paNa upakAra mAnatI hAya tA me karelI AjJAnuM pAlana kara. te tuM mArI AjJAnuM pAlana nahIM kare te le, huM A khajarathI mArA prANa kADhIne paramAtmAne soMpI dauM ! " Ama kahI . kharekhara te jakkI ane draDha AgrahI saradAre eka tINu khajara hAthamAM lai pAtAnI chAtImAM mArava! hAtha uMcA karyA ! www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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paNa te hAtha nIce Ave te pahelAM ja koNa jANe kyAMthIe ekadama lalita tyAM AvI pahoMce ane be-"murabbI zrI ! sabura karo! zAnta thAo; utAvaLA na bane!! "eTaluM kahI teNe saradAranA hAthamAMthI khaMjara laI lIdhuM ! lalitane tyAM Ave te vRddha saradAra Azcaryacakita thayo chatAM tenI kAMI paNa darakAra na karatAM AjhAdarzaka svare kahyuM ke-"prabhA ! bela, tArA zabdo upara tArA A janmadAtAnI jIdagIno AdhAra che. mATe bela, tuM mArI AjJA pALIza ke nahi?" " A vakhate bicArI mugdhabAlA prabhAvatInI buddhi harAI gaI ane te acakAtAM acakAtA bolI ke-"pitAjI! huM tamArI AjJA pALIza!" ema kahI te raDatI raDatI potAnA nivAsa tarapha cAlI gaI. lalitasiMha tyAMja ubho hato. te A pitA-putrinA goTALAmAM kAMI paNa samajI zakyuM nahi. temaja AjJA kevI ane zAnI te bAbatamAM paNa bicAre nirdoSa yuvaka kAMI jANI zakyo nahi. tene saradAre tyAMthI cAlI javAnI AjJA karatAM ja te paNa pitAnA nivAsa pratye cAlyo gaye. te divase saradAre raNamalane potAnI pAse bolAvI maMgAvyo ane durjanasiMhanI pAse-rAjadhAnImAM-atyaMta jarUrane eka patra laI, javA eka cheDesvArane taiyAra karavAnI tene AjJA ApI. prakaraNa 10 mu. lalitasiMhanuM sAhasa saradAra sajajanasiMhanI pAsethI pitAnA oraDAmAM AvI lalitasiMha pitAnA manamAM ja aneka prakAranA-judI judI jAtanA-vicAre. karatA hatA. parama divase prabhAvatI pAse potAnuM hRdaya khulluM karI batAva . vAnuM pote je sAhasa karyuM tene mATe rahI rahIne tenA manamAM Azcarya thatuM hatuM. pitAnI upara tene je prema che, tenuM aMtima pariNAma zuM Avaze, te bAbatamAM tene ciMtA thatI hatI. kAraNa ke sajjanasiMhanA abhimAnI svabhAvathI te jANato hato. pitAnA AdhAre ane pitAnAja annathI meTa thaele eka nirAdhAra manuSya ekadama pitAnI putrIne cAhe, e vAta te gavaTa saradArane koI kALe rUcaze nahIM, e vAta paNa tenA jANavAmAM hatI. AvA vicArathI tenI *

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chAtI dhaDakavA lAgI. parvatamAMthI pAchA AvatAM kumAra caMdrasiMhanA vartana uparathI te pitAnI chAnI vAta jANI gayo che, ema tene khAtrIthI lAgyuM. temaja e vAta paNa jANI gayo hato ke te abhimAnI kumAra sadarahu vAta pitAnA pitAne kahyA vinA paNa raheze nahi. pitAnI putrIne eka tuccha manuSya cAhe che, e vAta jANutAMja te saradAra paNa kodhodha thaI jaze ane te krodhamAM ne kodhamAM ja kAMInuM kAMI karI nAkhaze. e bAbatamAM tenA hRdayamAM bhayane saMcAra thaye. thoDA vakhata sudhI te vicAramAM ja gulatAna hato eTalAmAM tenA oraDAno daravAjo ughaDyo ane saradArane sevaka vIjala aMdara Avyo. te thoDIvAra pachI bo-"lAlata! tamane kahetAM mane bahuja duHkha thAya che chatAM lAcAra chuM ke mArA bhAlekanI AjJA A. pane bhAre kahI saMbhaLAvavI ja joIe. ane te duHkhadAyaka pharaja mAre bajAvavI ja joIe." zuM mAlekane hukama?!" vIjalanA mukhamAMthI te zabda sAMbhaLI lalita ekadama cama. pite je AratathI Darato hato teja tenI samakSa AvIne ubhI rahI. have dhIraja dharavI ja joIe evo vicAra karI teNe gaMbhIratAthI kahyuM " vIjala saradAra sAhebanI mane zI AjJA che ? ' temaNe mArA mukhe tamane kahevarAvyuM che ke AjathI bIjo hukama thatAM sudhI Aja oraDAmAM tamAre bhejana levuM joIe?" bIje hukama?" lalite hukama e zabda upara bahuja bhAra daIne kahyuM-"eTale zuM-havethI saradAra sAheba mArA pratye eka nekaranI jema vartavA mAge che?" ahIM teNe pitAnA gussAne dabAvI didhe. krodhanA AvezamAM pitAnA mukhathI je avicArI zabda belAI gayA tene mATe tene bahuja mAThuM lAgyuM. DIvAra sudhI bhI jaIne te bolya-" barAbara che. huM temanA atyaMta AbhAranA bhArathI dabAelo hovAthI mane game tevI AjJA ApavAne temane adhikAra che. vijala ! tuM saradAra sAhebane kaheje ke-lalita ApanI game tevI AjJAnuM pAlana karavA taiyAra che ane Ape atyAre je AjJA ApI che, tenuM paNa te pAlana karaze." - kumAra! Apa mArA upara te gusse nathI thayA ne? saradAra sAhebane hukama Apane kahI saMbhaLAvavAmAM mane bahuja duHkha thayuM - che, paraMtu lAcAra ke huM temane nekara hevAthI nirUpAye mAre tema

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para karavuM paDayuM. ApanA upara temanI avakRpA thai che te mATe mane ahuja duHkha thAya che. " vIjala ! tArI AvI bhalI lAgaNI mATe huM tArA atyaMta AbhAra mAnuM chuM.' ' A vAta sAMbhaLI catura vIjala cetI gayA ke A vakhate lilatane ekAMtanI bahuja jarUra che, mATe te ekadama tyAMthI cAlyeA gaye. tenA gayA pachI lalite peAtAnA AraDAne daravAjo baMdha karI lIdhe ane pote eka kAca upara ADeA thayA. teNe banne hAthavaDe peAtAnuM mukha DhAMkI dIdhuM. te gheADIvAra pachI pAchA uThayA. A vakhate tenI sukhamudrA upara utsAhanuM kAMI paNa cihna jaNAtuM na hatuM. paLapaLamAM tenI cittavRttie badalAtI hatI--navIna navIna svarUpa dhAraNa karatI hatI. vacamAM te manamAM ne manamAMja khakhaDayA ke " meM mArA hAtheja AvI sthiti vaheArI lIdhI che." eTaluMja kahI te pAchA kAcapara ciMtAtura thI mesI gayA. Aja sudhI peAtAnI khAkhatamAM saradArane kevA sAro mata hatA, pAtAnI upara temanA keTalA badhA prema hatA ane Aje potAnA AcaraNanI hakIkata cadrane mukhe sAMbhaLI temane kaiTale. badhA kheda thayA haze-mAThuM lAgyuM haze-peAtAnI bAbatamAM temanA manamAM kevA kevA vicArA AvyA haze, tenI tene kAMi paNa kalpanA thai zakatI nahAtI. dhaNA vakhata sudhI te potAneja doSa detA esI rahyA hatA. } saMdhyAnA samaya thatAMja vIjala bhAjananA thALa laI aMdara Avyo. hajI sudhI lalita citAmAM ne ciMtAmAMja besI rahyA hatA. vIjale peAtAnA hAthamAMne thALa nIce mUkyA ane khuNAmAM paDelA dIpaka prakaTAvyeA. pachI te lalitanI pAse jaine olyAH-" kumAra ! saradAra sAhebe mane ApanI sevAmAM hAjara rahevAnA hukama ApyA che. Apane kAi paNa cIjanI jarUra hAya tA mane kahejo, huM Apane te cIja lAvI ApIza. kumAra ! Apane kAMI paNa beIe che? " " mAre kAi paNa cIja joitI nathI. paNa atyAre saradAra sAheba zuM kare che?" "0 kumAra ane saradAra banne bhojana kare che. " " ane prabhAvatI ? " " temanI tabiyata sArI nathI. madhurI kahetI hatI keAADA

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53 divasa pahelAM parvatamAM eka vRddha strIne jevA sababa temanA hRdayamAM bhayane saMcAra thayo che ane tethI ja temanI tabiyata sArI nathI. paNa kumAra ! te strInI bAbata to tame paNa jANatA ja haze. kAraNa ke tame paNa te vakhate temanI sAthe hatA." hA. vijala, tAruM kahevuM kharuM che, paNa vejala, te bhAre sadezo saradAra sAhebane kahyuM hatuM." tamAre saMdeza meM temane kahyA hatA paraMtu te sAMbhaLI saradAra sAheba kAMI paNa belyA nahi." vArU, vIjala, have tuM jA. mAre kAMI paNa joituM nathI." vijala tyAMthI cAlyo jatAMja lalite oraDAno daravAjo vAsI dIdho. prabhAvatInI tabiyata sArI nathI, te jANatAM ja tenA vicArane. pravAha te tarapha vaLyo. kharekhara prabhAvatI zuM te bhayAnaka vRddhAne jerI DarI gaI haze? ke tenA pitAe tene tenA oraDAmAM ja rahevAnuM kahyuM haze? ke teNe poteja eraDAmAMthI bahAra na AvavA mATe prakRti sArI nathI, evuM bane kADhayuM haze, e bAbatane javAba te pitAnI vicAra zakti pAsethI meLavI zakyo nahi. te oraDAmAMja Ama tema karavA lAgyA. ghaNe vakhata vItI gayA pachI bhejananA thALa tarapha tenI najara gaI paraMtu jamavAnI tene icchA thaI nahi; chatAM be koLIA khAI levAne teNe nizcaya karyo. bhejana uttama hatuM chatAM tene te ThIka lAgyuM nahi. jema tema thoDuM ghaNuM khAI teNe hAtha joI lIdhA ane pAcho te keca upara AvIne besI gaye. AjathI pitAnuM teja ochuM thaI gayuM che ane pote saradAranI najare tiraskArane pAtra thayuM che, A vicAra tenA manamAM AvatAM ja A killAne tyAga karavAnuM vicAra tenA manamAM AvyA vinA rahI nahi. A vicAra utpanna thatAM ja bIje vicAra paNa tenA manamAM Avya-AthI tene kAMIka ThIka lAgyuM. prabhAvatIne cAhavAmAM pitAnA taraphathI kAMI paNa gune thayo hoya, ema have tene lAgyuM nahi ane je kadAca te gune hoya te paNa AvA vakhate prabhAvatIne elIneja saMkaTamAM sapaDAvI devA jevuM che, ema tene lAgyuM. A vicAra manamAM AvatAM ja kile chaDI javAne vicAra teNe tyAgI dIdhe. Aje jo ke sarakAranI pitAnA upara ItarAjI thaI che, chatAM temanI bhUla temane jaNAI AvyA vinA nahIM rahe. AvA AvA aneka vicAre te karate hatuM. A vakhate ardha rAta thaI gaI hatI chatAM haju sudhI lalitasiMha pitAnA vicAra

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54 mAMne vicArAmAMja gulatAna hateA. killAnI dhaDIyALamAM bAranA TakeArA thayA. lalitanI AMkheA nizcaLa hatI. nidrAe tenA upara peAtAnI sattA calAvavA mAMDI hatI paraMtu lalitane tenA vicArA nidrAsvAda levA detA nahAtA. ghaNA vakhata sudhI te nizraLa najare dIvAnI tarapha jotA stabdha rahyA hatA. vacamAM vacamAM dIpakanA prakAza nAneA mATe thayA karatA hatA. jema jema vakhata vItatA gayA tema tema dIvAnI prakAza jhAMkhA thavA lAgyA. have dIvAmAMnuM tela purUM thavA AvyuM haze, ema tene lAgyuM paNa teTalAmAMja dIpakanA bahuja prakAza thayA. tenA oraDAnA daravAjo dhIme dhIme udhaDavA lAgyA. theDIja vAramAM eka moTA dheALe paDachAyA divAlanI upara dekhAvA lAgyA. tarak lalitanuM dhyAna kheMcAyuM. te joi lalita jarA paNa gabharAyA i ke bhaya paNu pAmyA nahIM. te nizcala najare te paDachAyA tarapha jovA lAgyA. tene emaja lAgyuM ke pete svapnamAM che ane kAMika jIe che; eTaluMja ! dhIme dhIme divAla uparanA te paDachAyA alepa thai gayA ane tene badale tyAM eka dhALI AkRti dekhAvA lAgI. te pheraphAra jema lalite peAtAnI AMkhA upara hAtha pheravI te AkRti tarapha jhINI najare nirakhIne jovA lAgyA, paNa te AkRti AnI che, e tenA dhyAnamAM AvI zakyuM nahi. dhIme dhIme te AkRti dIvAnI pAse AvavA lAgI. dIvAnI pAse AvatAMja te AkRti pAradarzaka che, ema lalitane jaNAyuM. kAraNa ke te AkRtinI aMdarathI dIpakane prakAza sApha sApha dekhAtA hatA. kuratI pharatI te AkRti lali tanI pAse AvI ane peAtAnA hAtha lAMbe karI lalitane peAtAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA AvavAnI izArata karI. lalitanA manamAM te vakhate te AkRtine joi-zA vicArA AvyA te, te te samajI zayA nahi ke jANI zakyA nahi ! athavA te AkRtine jovAthI te peAte jarA paNa bhaya pAmyA nahi. te ekadama kAca uparathI uThIne ubhA thayA ane te AkRtinI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlavA lAgyo. AlitasiDa pe.tAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA Ave che, te jotAMja te dhoLI AkRti eraDAmAMthI bahAra nikaLI. te AkRtithI lagabhaga dasabAra hAtha cheTe lalita tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlye jatA hatA. teNe peAtAnI sAthe dIvA paNa lIdhA nahIM ane dIvAnI jarUra paNa naheAtI. kAraNa ke te dheALI AkRtine prakAza AsapAsamAM eTalA badhA paDatA hatA ke-jene lIdhe rastAmAM cAlavA jeTale bhAga lalitane sArI rIte

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dekhAtuM hatuM. A samaye killAmAM sarvatra zAntatA hatI. te AkRti dhIme dhIme cAlatI killAmAMnA devamaMdiranI pAsenA eka khuNA pAse AvI ubhI rahI. te bannenA cAlavAne jarApaNuM avAja thato nahe. te AkRti ubhI rahI eTale lalitane paNa ubhuM rahevuM paDayuM. maMdirane daravAjo ughADe hato ane devamUrti samakSa be dIvA baLatA hatA. thoDIvAra pachI te AkRtie pitAne hAtha te maMdira tarapha laMbAvyo. lalitane te maMdiramAM javA mATe AMgaLI hatI te AkRtie izAre ryo. maMdiramAM eka mANasa nIcuM mAthuM karIne beThA hatA. teNe banne hAthathI pitAnuM mukha DhAMkI lIdhuM hatuM. te mANasa ghaNe vakhata sudhI cupacApa beTho hato. pachI te uMDIne ubhe thayA ane kAMIka bAbate tathA bahuja jhINuM svare rovA lAgyo. pachI teNe dhIme dhIme potAnA mAla upara tamAcA mArI lIdhA ane paratmAnI mUrtine sASTAMga nAma kAra karyA. A Azcaryajanaka dekhAva lalita joI rahyA. ATalI meDI rAtre ekalo ja te manuSya pazcAttApa kare che e uparathI lalitane lAgyuM ke-te manuSya pApI have joIe. thoDI vAra pachI te pApI manuSya uo ane AsapAsa bhayabhIta daSTi nAMkhI tyAMthI bahAra Avyo. te lalitanI pAsethI pasAra thaze. tene oLakhavA mATe lalite baja kozIza karI chatAM te manuSyanI mukhamudrA tenA jevAmAM na AvI te naja AvI. te manuSya devamaMdiramAMthI nikaLatAMja maMdirane daravAje baMdha karI lIdho. rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM te manuSya adrazya thatAMja lalitane AkarSI janArI AkRti hAlavA lAgI. te AkRti lalitane ja paSTapaNe dekhAtI hatI. have pite pAcho potAnA oraDAmAM jaze, ema lalitane lAgyuM paNa tenI AgaLa cAlanArI te akRtie potAne te badalyo. te bane killAnA dakSiNa daravAjA pAse AvI pahoMcyAM. AkRtie pitAnA sAmarthyathI dhIme rahI daravAjo ughADyo ane te ane dilAnI bahAranA bhAgamAM AvyA. have teo eka gADha jhADImAMthI pasAra thavA lAgyA. lalita te AkRtinI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAle ja hato. pite jarA AgaLa vadhIne joyuM te tenI AgaLa eka mANasa utAvaLo utAvaLe cAlyA jAya che, ema tenA jevAmAM AvyuM. tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa-lagabhaga eka kalAka sudhI cAlyA pachI tene eka svATikastaMbha dekhAvA lAgyo. tyAMja lalitanI AgaLa cAlanArA manuSya AsapAsa pitAnI najara pheravI. te manuSya bhayabhIta je lAgatuM hatuM ane tenI najaramAM zaMkAne nivAsa hatA. A vakhate

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labrita eka vRkSanI pAchaLa chupAI gayo. teNe punaH bArIka najare joyuM te tene jaNAyuM ke te sthAne saradAra kizorasiMha ane tenI dharma nInuM khUna thayuM hatuM ane teja sthAna para temanA smaraNa mATe bAMdhe sphaTikataMbha hate. te durbhAgI-lalitanI AgaLa AgaLa cAlanAra-manuSya te ratabhanI pAse jatAMja DhIMcaNa bhUmi upara TekavI lagabhaga ardho kalAka manamAM ne manamAM ja kAMIka babaDato hato. paraMtu lalita tenAthI che. havA sababa tenA babaDavAne bhAvArtha jarA paNa samajI ke jANa zakyo nahi. te manuSya pAcho pharyo ane killA tarapha javA lAgyatenI pAchaLa pAchaLa lalita paNa javA lAgyo. gADha jhADImAM Ave tAMja te manuSya koNa jANa kakSAe guma thaI gayuM ane anumAnathI lalita paNuM dUrganA daravAje AvI pahoMcyo. lalite daravAje haDaselI joyuM to daravAjo aMdarathI baMdha hovAnuM tenA jANavAmAM AvyuM. ghaNuM karIne pitAnI AgaLa AvelA manuSya aMdarathI daravAjo baMdha karyo haze, ema tene lAgyuM. te eka kSaNane mATe jarA gucavAI gaye, have pate killAmAM jaI zakaze nahi ane savAra thatAM sudhI bahAra paDI rahevuM paDaze, e vicAra manamAM AvatAM tenuM dhyAna daravAjAnA eka khuNa tarapha kheMcAyuM te te camatkArika AkRti tenA javAmAM AvI. te AkRtie daravAjAne hAtha aDakADyo teTalAmAM ja dhImethI daravAje ughaDyo ane te AkRtie kilAmAM praveza karyo. tenI pAchaLa lalita paNa killAmAM Avyo. te bane daravAjo oLaMgI gayA ke daravAje punaH baMdha thaI gaye. haju lalitanI AgaLa te zvetAkRti cAlatI hatI. te AkRtie Akhare lalitane tenA oraDAmAM lAvI mUkyo. oraDAmAM AvatAM ja lalitane lAgyuM ke pote bahuja thAkI gayuM che. te ekadama pathArImAM sUI gayo. thoDIvAra pachI teNe AMkhe coLI eraDAmAM cAre tarapha joyuM te te AkRti tenA jovAmAM AvI nahi! ane jota jotAmAMja te gADha nidrAmAM paDyo. bIje divase uThatAM ja tenA paga ane mAthuM dukhavA lAgyAM. rAtre jeela camatkArika banAvanI binA eka pachI eka tene yAda AvavA lAgI. ghaNe vakhata sudhI vicAra karyA pachI rAte je cele tamAma banAva svapna je hate ema tene lAgyuM paNa paga tarapha najara jatAMja te bahuja guMcavAI gaye. je te pite rAtanA saIja rahyo hoya te paga ane mAthuM dukhavAnuM kAraNa zuM? e vA

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dha tatA kAMi paNa khulAsA te karI zakyA nahi ane AzcaryanA sAgaramAM-vicAra sAgaramAM--te vadhune vadhu gAthAM khAvA lAgyA. eTalAmAM tete punaH kAMika smaraNa thayu eTale teNe potAnA paga uparanuM vastra kADhI nAMkhyu. potAnA paga dhULathI kharaDAelA che, keTaleka ThekANe kAMTA lAgyA che ane temAMthI lehI nikaLyu, te jAmI gayuM che, ane tenAja DAgha kapaDA upara paNa paDayA che, te jotAMja te jarA camakaye! ! rAtre pote je kAMi joyu te mAtra svapnaja nahIM paNa sarvathA satya hatuM ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. vicArane aMte temAM kAMI paNa zaMkA karavA jevuM tene lAgyuM nahi. paNa pote je manuSyane rAtre joye hatA te kANa haze te skArTistaMbha pAse gayA ane teNe pazcAttApa karyo tenuM kAraNa zuM haze tevA pazcAttApa karavA jevuM evuM kayuM pApa te mANasanA hAthe thayu haze-te adbhuta zvetAkRtie te sarva prakAra potAne dekhADavAmAM tenA zA hetu haze--evA evA eka nahi paNa aneka vicArAnu tumulayuddha tenA hRdayamAM cAlatuM hatuM. teNe te rAtre je kAMi anubhavyuM hatuM te bAbatamAM tene jarA paNa bhaya lAgyuM. nahi. te banAva jo ke bhayaMkara hatA pazu lalitasiMha jeve! zUravIra yuvaka tethI DarI jAya, e azakaya hatuM. tenA manane ema paNa lAgyA vinA rahyuM nahi ke-te zvetAkRtie peAtAne je banAva dekhAya! temAM koi paNa prakAranI daivika preraNA tA jarUra hAvIja joIe ane A killAmAMnA bhayaMkara rahasyanA sTeTa thavA mATe potAnI taraphathI koi paNa jabaradasta kAzI thavIja joie ane tethIja A vicitra banAva peAtAnI najare paDyA hevA jeTTae ! AvA vicArathI teNe peAtAnA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM kharUM chatAM tene A khAkha tamAM rahI rahIne atyaMta AzcayaeN tA lAgavuMja hatuM ! prakaraNa 11 mu durjananu Agamana. gayA prakaraNamAM ame je hakIkata lakhI AvyA tene Aje eka aThavADiyuM thaI gayuM hatuM. haju sudhI amArI A navalakathAnA mukhya nAyaka lalitasiMha peAtAnA oraDAmAMja jamatA hatA. hamaNAM hamaNAM te killAmAMthI bahAra javA lAgyA hatA. kAi kAI vakhate caMdrasiha sAthe tene acAnaka bheTo thaI jatA, paNa te tenI sAthe koi paNa khelata

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nahi. lalita tenI yogyatA yAda karI vinayathI tene namate. lalita tarapha saradAra sajjanasiMhanI vartaNuka pitAnA putra karatAM ulaTI ja hatI. te haju paNa tenI sAthe premapUrvaka vAtacita karato hato, paNa te bhASaNamAM nakAmI sAvacetI bahu rAkhatA. jyArathI lalitane pitAnA oraDAmAMja bhojana karavAnI sajA thaI tyArathI prabhAvatInI mulAkAta tene thaI nahi. hamaNAM hamaNAM prabhAvatI bhAgyeja pitAnA oraDAmAMthI bahAra nikaLatI ane jyAre te bahAra pharavA jatI tyAre tenA pitA athavA bhAI tenI sAthe jatA. vIjala vigere kare tenI sAthe pahelAMnI jemaja vartatA. vRddha saradAranI tenA upara itarAjI thaI te rAtre teNe jeela camatkArika dekhAva ke tevIja kaI vAta teNe punaH anubhavI nahi. te viSaya upara lalite ghaNA ghaNuM vicAre karyA paNa te camatkArika rahasyanI bAbatamAM te kAMI paNa jANI ke samajI zakyo nahi. lalitasiMha eka bAbatamAM bahuja duHkhI hato. divasane ghaNo bhAga te prabhAvatInA vicAramAM vitAvate. tenA sukha samAgamamAM vItAvelA divasanuM tene ghaDI ghaDI maraNa thatuM ane tethI tenuM hRdaya du:khathI vyApta thaI jatuM. ghaNA divasa thayA chatAM tenI taraphanA kada paNa samAcAra tene na maLavAthI divAnA jevI tenI sthiti thaI gaI hatI. pite atyAre ahIM beThe che, A samaye te zuM karatI haze? , te duHkhamAM haze ke sukhamAM? te koI vAra pitAnI bAbatamAM vicAra " karatI haze ke kema? tene mArI atyAranI sthiti mATe duHkha thatuM haze ke nahIM? AvA pra te pitAnA manane pUchI divAnAnI jema vicAra, vicAra ne vicAra karyA karatA. thoDA divasa pahelAM ja vajale killAno mAleka DA divasamAM ahIM AvanAra che, evI khabara tene ApI hatI paNa te zA mATe AvanAra che, tenI tene khabara nahotI. tenA AvavAnuM kharUM kAraNa saradAra sarjanasiMha, caMdrasiMha, prabhAvatI ane tenI sAhelI madhurI e cAra jaNA ja jANatA hatA ane teoe te chupuM rAkhyuM hatuM. pitAnA paramapremanuM pavitra sthAna prabhAvatIne durjanasiMha sAthe satvara vivAha thavAne che, e vAta lalitanI kalpanAmAM ke svapnamAM paNa AvI nahIM. te bannene vivAha thaI jAya tyAM sudhI pitAne sajana siMhe killAmAM rAkhI lIdhuM hatuM, e paNa tenA para upakAra karanArane vicAra tenA jANavAmAM Avyo nahe. vhAlA vAMcaka! ApaNuM A navalakathAnA nAyaktI thoDI ghaNI

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59 sthiti tamArA jANavAmAM AvI gaI che paraMtu nAyikAnI sthiti kevI hatI? te have ApaNe joIe. arere ! te bicArI bhagrahadaya mugdhAkumArInI sarva taraphathI nirAzA thaI hatI. lalita upara pitAne prema che khare ke? e bAbatamAM tene prathama nizcaya nahatA. paNa tenuM darzana acAnaka baMdha thatAMja tene kharA premanI kalpanA AvavA lAgI. hamaNAM hamaNuM lalita zivAya tene koIpaNa sujhatuM nahatuM. tenI tamAma kriyAmAM tene hadayavalabha lalita tene dekhAI Avatetene eka vakhata joI AvuM, tenI sAthe DI premanI vAtacIta karI AvuM ane tene hiMmata paNa ApI AvuM, ema vAraMvAra tenA manamAM AvatuM paraMtu pitAnA pitAnI krodhAMdha ane umAti pyAnamAM AvatAM ja tenA vicAre koNa jANe kayAMe uDI jatA ! ane te nirAza, hatAza ane nAhiMmata thaI jatI. Ama vAraMvAra thaI AvavAthI te hamaNAM hamaNAM lalitanI bAbatamAM saMpUrNa nirAza thaI hatI. game tema thAya chatAM pitAnuM vacana-AjJA-pote mAnya karavuM ja joIe, e vAta te pitRbhaktaputrInA jANavAmAM hatI. vacamAM vacamAM te lalitane bhUlI javAnI kozIza karatI paraMtu haju sudhI temAM tenI icchA pUrNa thaI nahotI. chelA be traNa divasathI te pitAnA oraDAmAMthI bahAra paNa AvatI nahIM. divase divase tenI sthiti zocanIya thavA lAgI. pahelAMnuM tenuM AnaMdajanaka ane prakuhilA mukhakamala kayAM ane atyArenI karamAI gaelI ane duHkhathI vyApta thaelI mukhamudrA kayAM!! bannemAM avanI ane AkAza jeTaluM aMtara paDI gayuM hatuM. tenI sthiti bahuja zocanIya thaI gaI hatI. te jyAre ne tyAre udAsa dekhAtI. hamaNAM hamaNAM te te bahuja thoDu bolatI. tenI dAsI madhurI tene AnaMda thavA mATe aneka prayatna karatI paraMtu tene jarAe upayoga thato nahi, ajayamAM AvI rahelA saradAra sarjanasiMhanI upara pramANenI sthiti hatI. eka divase killAmAM eka svAra evA khabara laI Avyo ke-killAne mAlika ahIMthI cha sAta gAunA chevaTanA mukAma upara AvI pahoMcyo che ane taratamAM ja te ahIM AvI pahoMcaze. te khabara sAMbhaLatAM ja sajajanasiMha pitAne putra ane bIjA paNa keTalAka mANase laI saradAra durjanasiMhane mAna ApavA tenI sAme javAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyuM. teNe pitAnI putrIne tevA khabara ApavA eka mANasane meda ane pine pitAnA putra ane

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keTalAka ghaDesvAre sAthe laI kilAnI bahAra nikaLe te kame krame sAmethI cAlyA AvatA durjanasiMhane jaI bhaLe. eka bIjAnI kuza LatA pUchAI. durjanasiMhanI sAthe paNa keTalAka hathiyArabaMdha gheDesvAro ane nokara hatA. te sarvenA pizAka ane gheDAo bhapakAbaMdha tathA. uttama hatA. durjanasiMhane pizAka te bahuja kiMmatI hate. te eka dekhAvaDA ane uttama ghoDA upara svAra thayela hatuM. teNe bahu lAMbI musApharI karI hatI chatAM tene ghaDo bIjA ghoDAo karatAM tAje ane utsAhita lAgatuM hatuM. ekaMdare tenI bAhya paristhiti pramANe mukhamudrA praphullita ke AnaMdita lAgatI nahatI ane tenuM kAraNa sajanasiMhe tene pUchayuM paNa kharU ! tenA javAbamAM teNe jaNAvyuM ke Aje ghaNA divasa thayA mArI tabiyata sArI nahatI, uparAMta lAMbethI huM kaMTALA bharelI musApharI karato AvuM chuM tethI tamane mArA caherA upara jarA udAsI jaNAtI haze. boDIvAra pachI dune cAre tarapha joIne kahyuM-"zuM ApanI sAthe lalita Avyo nathI? " "nA. hamaNAM hamaNAM tenA upara mArI avakRpA thaI che ane meM tene tenA oraDAmAM ja rahevAnI AjJA karI che. paNa have te vAta javA de. tenI bAbatamAM tame mane vadhAre na pUche te bahu sAruM !" saradAra sajajane kahyuM. AvI rIte vacamAM vacamAM vAtacita karatuM te maMDaLa cAlyuM jatuM hatuM. saradAra sarjana ane durjananA ghoDAo sethI AgaLa hatA. thoDIvAramAM teoe eka sAdhAraNa jhADImAM praveza karyo. te jhADImAM dasabAra DagalAM AgaLa vadhI saradAra durjanane ghoDe ekadama acAnaka camaka. durjana baLavAna hatuM chatAM ghoDA upara kAbU rAkhI zo nahighaDAe kAna phaphaDAvIne pitAnA nAkamAMthI kuphra eka avAja kADhI evI rIte kRdhe ke jethI tene svAra ekadama nIce thvI upara pachaDAI paDe ! durjanasiMhane ghaDA uparathI nIce pachaDAI paDelo jotAMja sajajana, caMdra ane tenA anucare tenI madada doDI AvyA. teoe tene beThA karyo. eTalAmAMja te jhADImAMthI acAnaka eka vRddha strI bahAra nIkaLI AvI ! tenA zarIra uparanAM vastro phATelAM hatAM ane tenA hAthamAM eka lAMbI lAkaDI hatI ane tene te vAraMvAra pheravatI hatI. tenA tarapha kumAra caMdrasiMhanI najara jatAM ja te belyo-"juo, juo ! A teja duSTa DosI che!" hamaNuM ghoDA uparathI koNa pachaDAI paDayuM ?" te DosIe caMdraka pAse AvI karkaza svare tene pUchayuM,

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22 rk SP cAMDALI ! te kANuM hatuM, e tAre zA mATe pUchavuM paDe che? A duSTA! tAre lIdhe ja saradAra durjanasiMhane Aje akasmAta naya..! " kANu saradAra-durjana ? zuM duSTa dujaina dhADA parathI paDaye ? eTaluMja te kaThera svare khelI ane pachI evA to jethI eka cIsa pADI ke jethI tamAma svArAnA dhADA camakI gayA-bhaDakI gayA. pachI teNe vAMku cu mukha karIne- duSTa saradAra durjana ! " pAMca vAra kahI jora jorathI bhayaMkara khUme! pADavA mAMDI. tenI methA AkhuM jaMgala garjavA lAgyuM. dareka svAra pAtAnA gheADAne kamajAmAM rAkhI zakayA nahi. AkhA maMDaLamAM bhayaMkara kAlAhala zarU thayA ane te jotAMja te vRddha strI zrI vikaTahAsya karI eka kSaNamAM te jhADImAM alepa thai gai ! 16 kr A bhayaMkara strI kANu che ? " peAtAnA sevA tarapha joi durjane pUchyuM. tenA A savAlane tenA sevAmAMthI kAie kAMi paNa uttara ApyA nahIM. tyAre cadrasiMhane teNe pUchyuM- kumAra ! zuM te strIne tame ALakhA che. ? ' " A strIne meM eja jaMgalamAM pahelAM be vAra joyela che. te zrI mahAna jAdugaraNI ke ceTI hovIja joie. evI mArI mAnyatA che. "" "" "AvI bhayaMkara ane duSTa strI mArA rAjyanI sarahadamAM rahe, e sArUM nahi. raNamalane kahI mAre tenA baMdobasta karavA joie. " paNa Apane kAMi ijA tA nathI thaine ?" sajjane pUchyuM. "nA. krUta jarA hAthe vAgyuM che eTaluMja. " ema kahI te karI gheADA upara caDhI beThI. ** pharI te ma`DaLa ajayadmanA mArge cAlavA lAgyuM. jhADImAMthI khullA medAnamAM AvatAMja dhaNA mANasA durjanane maLavA AvyA hatA te tene maLyA. saiAnI AgaLa vRddha dUgarakSaka rahumala hatA. durjananA Azrita lokAne Aje AnaMda thavAnu kAraNa eTaluMja hatuM ke durjana ghaNA divasa pachI tyAM AvyA hatA. A manuSyA pahelAMthIja khullA medAnamAM AvI ekaThA thayA hatA. tyAM-dujaina potAnA maMDaLa sAthe AvatAMja tyAM-ekatra thaelA sarva lokoe tene amathI-vinayathI namana karyuM. te sarva maDaLa AnapUrvaka dUrganA daravAjA sudhI AvI paheAMcyuM. durjanAsiMha tyAM AvatAMja vAja pramANe sUphI bharIne JAnAnANuM potAnA uparathI evArI pheMkI dIdhuM.

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A vakhate te sarvanI AgaLa hatA. tene ghaDAe daravAjAmAM paga mUkatAM ja zastrAgAramAM sarvAMgakavaca ane zirastrANu ane pitAnI meLe ja jamIna upara pachaDAyAM. te sAthe ja eka garjanA karate bhayaMkara ane hRdayabhedaka avAja durjana ane raNamalanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM. te sAMbhaLatAMja ekadama te bannenAM mukha utarI gayAM. sajanasiMha paNa camakyuM ane tyAM ekatra thaelA tamAma loko tathA gheDesvAre bhaya ane AzcaryathI cakita thaI eka bIjA tarapha jovA lAgyA! te avAja sajajanasiMhanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvatAM ja-vRddha raNamale thoDAM varSo pahelAM killAmAM banelA banAvanI je bhayaMkara ane saMpUrNa hakIkta kahI saMbhaLAvI hatI te tamAma hakIkata tenI daSTi samakSa AvIne khaDI thaI. te samayathI ja sajajanasiMha mAnavA lAgyo hato ke A ca makArika banAva bane te bhaviSyamAM AvanArI kaIka bhayAnaka A phatanI sucanA ApanAra che. teNe ekadama raNamala tarapha joyuM paNa te vRddha vAMdarAe sajana pitAnI tarapha jue che, ema jANatAM ja, pitAnA caherAmAM bilakula caLAvicaLa thavA dIdhI nahi. Akhare tamAma manuSyo dUrgamAM jaI pahoMcyA. prakaraNa 12 muM. vIjalanI madada te divase durgamAMnA sarve lokone-kilAnA mAlekanA AvavAthI badhAne bahuja AnaMda thaye ane tema thAya e svAbhAvika ja hatuM; paraMtu taratamAMja thaelA akasmAtathI ane acAnaka banelA bhayaMkara banAvathI sarvanAM citta azAMta thaI gayAM hatAM. keTalAMka varSo pahelAM te killAnA mahuma mAleke dUrgamAM praveza karyo tyAre paNa evo ja bhayAnaka banAva banyo hato ane tenuM pariNAma paNa bahu ja bhayaMkara ane canIya AvyuM hatuM. e vAta varSonA varSo vItI gayAM hatAM chatAM te teo bhUlyA nahotA. sAyaMkALe bhajananI sarva taiyArI thaI sarve loka bhejana karavA ekaThA thayA. tyAre saradAra sajajanasiMhe caMdrasiMhane prabhAne bolAvI lAvavA mokalyo. tyAra pachI durjanasiMha kahyuM-"saradAra sajajanasiMhajI ! Aje mArA manamAM jarA paNa usAha nathI. Aje ghaNAM varSo pachI ahIM AvatAM rastAmAMnA

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jANItAM sthaLe! ane mArA priya moTAbhAInA smaraNArthe baMdhAvele stabha vigere....... r .. joine cittane kheda thAya e banavA joga che. uparAMta ahIM AvatAM daravAje anelA akasmAtA ! eTale hRdayane kheda aa thAyaja ! suradAra sajjanasiMha vacamAMja kahyuM. sajjanAsa'nA javAba sAMbhaLatAMja durjana manamAMne manamAMja jarA camakayA. tene ze! javAba ApavA, tenI tene sUjha paDI nahi. eTalAmAMja prabhAvatI tyAM AvI paheAMcavAthI bannemAM thatI vAtacita aTakI. peAtAnA pitAnI AjJAthI ane tene nArAja na karavAnA hetuthIja teNe Aje kiMmatI pAzAka paheryAM hatA. tene lIdhe tenA rUpa vaibhavamAM pahelAM karatAM hajAra gaNI zAbhA AvI hatI ane te pahelAM karatAM bahuja manamehaka dekhAtI hatI. teNe kALAraganA sALu paheryAM hatA. tenAthI tenI zvetavarNI kamanIya kAyA bahuja zAbhatI hatI. jarIthI bharelI taMga ane tasatasatI ka'cukI-dhAraNa karavAthI yapradeza puSpagucchanI jema zAbhate hatA. te kucapuSpanA gucchanA madhyabhAgamAM judI judI jAtanAM hIrAmeAtInA kiMmatI dAganAe camakata: hatAM. cauvanAvasthAne lIdhe tenAM sarve avayavA praphullita thavAthI tenI dehalatA bahuja ramaNIya dekhAtI hatI. ahAhA ! tenI daidIpyamAna-kamanIya kAma kamaLanA krusuma jevI khIlelI gulAbI kAnti, madhura avayavo, gAravaNunI zarIraprabhA ityAdikanuM sauMdaryamayI suMdarInI sAthe sammelana thavAthI te upara uparathI anahada ramaNIya lAgato hatI chatAM tenA mukha upara zeka ane ciMtAnI AchI AchI chAyA teA vAelI hatIja ! AvA alaiAkika ramaNIya ratnanI potAne prApti thavAnI che, evA vicArI durjananA manamAM AvatAMja tatkALa te ceDA samaya pahelAM banelA bhayakara anAva ane akasmAtane ekadama bhUlI gayA. te prabhAvatInA caMcaLa-capaLa-kuraMga nayaneA tarapha jovA kSaNe kSaNe-paLe paLe-lAgyA. ema ghaNA vakhata sudhI vAre vAre tenI tarapha jovAthI tenA jANuvAmAM AvI gayuM ke--prabhAvatI potAnI tarapha ahuja tiraskArathI jue che! vAMcake! ! ApaNe A sthaLa cheADI killAnI bIjI tara-eja samaye-zuM thAya che, te nee. Aje AkhA divasa lalitasiMha potAnA eraDAmAM udAsa thai esI rahyA hatA. potAne Aje Ama kema thAya che, te bAbatamAM te kAMI paNa samajI zakatA nahAtA. tenI ATalI umaramAM tene Aje

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bahuja becenI thavAthI te azAnta thaI gayuM hatuM. tenA hRdayamAM judI judI jAtanA aneka vicAra AvatA hatA paNa te tadana azvira hatA-sthira rahI zakatA na hatA. pitAnI Aje AvI vicitra sthiti zA mATe thaI tenuM kAraNa zuM ? tenI tene jarA paNa ka95nA thai zakatI nahotI. ghaDImAM te oraDAmAM pharate, ghaDImAM koca upara jaI pachaDAI paDate ane ghaDImAM bArI pAse jaI ume rahe. tene eka be vAra evo paNa vicAra Avyo ke-jarA vAra bahAra karI AvuM paNa te vicArane amalamAM mUkavAnI tenA hadaye nA kahI ane Akhare oraDAmAMthI bahAra na javAne teNe nizcaya karyo. saMdhyA thaI. hamezanA niyama pramANe tene mATe vIjala bhojana laI AvyuM. teNe thALa nIce mUkI dIne karyo ane pachI lalitanI sAme ubho rahe ane teNe kahyuM Aje Apane mATe bhejana lAvatAM jarA vilaMba thayo che tene mATe kSamA karaze. kAraNa ke Aje killAmAM bahuja gaDabaDa che. " vIjala ! tAre kSamA mAgavAnuM kAMI paNa kAraNa nathI ane Aje mane bhUkha nathI temaja khAvAnI IcchA paNa nathI." eka paLane mATe vIja lalita tarapha joyuM ane pachI sneha paNabhAve karUNAjanaka svare bolyo " lalita ! Aje tame Ama kema kare che ? divase divase annaparathI tamArI rUci uThatI jAya che. hamaNAM hamaNAM tamArI sthiti ane cittavRtti pahelAMnI jema prasanna ke praphalita kema dekhAtI nathI? lalita ! tame ja kahe ke tamane AnaMda thavA mATe huM zuM karuM? tamAruM koIpaNa kAma karavAmAM mane bahuja AnaMda thaze. mATe tamAruM kAMI kAma hoya to khurIthI mane kahe." " vIjala ! mArA pratye tAre ATalo badho neha joI kharekhara mane bahuja AnaMda thAya che paraMtu tene kahevA jevuM ekapaNa kAma atyAre mArI pAse nathI." lalita! zuM tamane mArA para vizvAsa nathI? paNa tame cokkasa mAnaje ke tamAre mATe huM game te sAhasa karavA taiyAra chuM." vIjale rUddha svare kahyuM. vIjala ! mane tAro saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. Aje ATalA divasathI huM jouM chuM ke phakta tane mArA beTuM lAge che tAruM aMtaHkaraNa mAre mATe drave che-dukhI thAya che-te mane spaSTapaNe jaNAI Ave che. paraMtu kharekhara he dukhI chuM, ema tane lAge che?"

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jo tame tamArA atyAranA baMdivAsane sukha mAnatA he te maNa jANe!? paraMtu mane te khAtrI che ke tame dukhI che-bahuja dukhI che ! sukhI nathI. tamArA upara saradAra sAhebanI avakRpA thavAnA kAraNanI huM ghaNa divasathI zodha karato hate te kAraNe Aje mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM che. A killAmAM kumAra tame ekalA ja duHkhI nathI paNa bIjuM paNa eka prANi duHkhI che !" "ekaMdare te mArI badhI chupI vAta jANa kharI!" hA. tamArI chupI vAta Aje mArA jANavAmAM AvI che.' lalita ! tamArI jemaja prabhAvatIbA paNa duHkhI che." vIjala ! jyAre mArI tamAma chupI vAta tAsa jANavAmAM AvI che te have huM tArAthI kAMI paNa chupAvavA mAgatA nathI. prabhA vatI upara mAro prema che, zuM e mAre aparAdha thaze ? te kulIna che mATe tene cAhavI, emAM zuM guneha che? are ! Ate kevo ghAra anyAya ! huM eka pArako ane nirAdhAra chuM. mAre bApa nathI-mA nathI kaLazILa paNa nathI ane hoya te te huM jANato nathI tethI ja te amUlya ratna tarapha najara karI mArAthI joI zakAtuM nathI. zuddha premanI AgaLa tenI zI kiMmata? kAMIja nahIM! sAtvika, zuddha ane daivI premane zrImaMta, garIba, kuLazIla, kurUpa ke surUpa vigerenI jarUra rahetI nathI. kharA zuddha premane mahAna maMdiramAM rAkho ke kaMgAla jhupaDImAM rAkhe tenI kiMmata eka sarakhI ja hoya che. paraMtu A vAta temanA-premapAtranA ane tenA saMbaMdhIonA samaja. vAmAM AvavI joIe. Aje je huM dhanavAna heta te prabhAvatI mArI thavAmAM jarAe vilaMba lAgata nahIM. ame bannenI vacamAM jo ke A samaye bahu bahu muzIbata che chatAM huM nirAza thaye nathI. dayALu sarvavyApaka sacarAcara paramAtmA upara mane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. mArA hadayamA prabhAvatIne mATe utpanna thaelA zuddha premane te ghaNI ja sArI rIte jANe che. mArA cittanI sthiti kevI che, te tenA jANavA bahAra nathI. te sivAya mAruM hRdaya vAraMvAra mane kahe che ke-"lalita ! tuM nirAza thaIza nahi." "jyAre ema che tyAre tame duHkhI zA mATe thAo che?" "tenuM kAraNa phakta mArI aMdhazraddhA che. AzA e eka kevaLa mRgajaLa jevI che, e vAtane huM ghaNI ja sArI rIte jANuM chuM chatAM mAruM mana nirAza thatuM nathI. vIjala! zuM tane ema lAge che

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66 ke te bilakula abhimAna nathI ? prabhAvatInA premamAM sapaDAi vagar kAraNe mArA upara thaelA saradAra sAhebane krodha zuM huM cupacApa sahana karuM chuM athavA nirUtsAha thai dInahIna thai gayo chuM ? nA tema nathI. vIjala ! aMdarathI mArUM rakata tapI jAya che. prabhAvatInA premane pheMkI cha A killAnA tyAga karI devA mATe mAruM abhimAnI hRdayabhaMte vAra'vAra kahyA kare che. eka taraphathI hradaya kahe che ke killAnA tyAga karavA ane khIjI tarathI saradAra sAhebanA upakArA mate tema karatAM aTakAve che. ATa ATaluM chatAMe huM prabhAvatInA premane ane sararadAranA upakArAnI smRtine eka bAjue mUkI kayAranAe A dUrganA tyAga karI jAta paraMtu nahIM ! A durgamAMja rahevAnI mane eka daivI sUcanA thaI che. mane je kAMi paNa sukha maLavAnuM haiya to te phakta A dUrgaMmAMja maLI zake tema che, ema mane mArUM mana 'vAravAra kahyA kare che ! mane uparA uparI navIna navIna bhAsa thAya che, jyAre jyAre huM nirAza thAuM chuM tyAre tyAre mArA kAnanI pAse karNapizAcanI jema kANu jANe kANu, AvIne kahyA kare che ke--" A yuvaka ! nirAza na thA. tane A killAmAMja sukha maLavAnu che. " ethI mane bahuja dhairya Ave che. vIjala ! tArI pAse me' sarve vAto udhADI karIne kahI che, zuM have paNu tuM mane du:khI kahIza ?" .. tr nA, kumAra, ApanA dareka zabda upara mane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. Apane AzA che ke tame sukhI thaze ema tamArA Azcaryajanaka bhASaNa uparathI mane lAge che. ane huM paNa temaja cAhuM chuM paraMtu lalita !... ahIM AgaLa vIjala kAMi paNa khelI zakyA nahi. ** para`tu zuM? vIjala ! khela, paraMtu zuM ? " atyaMta utsukatAthI lalite pUchyuM. ' paraMtu killAmAM judIja vAta mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che ane teTalA mATeja Aje A killAmAM durjanasiMha AvelA che. " zuM ? ' ahIM ekadama lalitasiMha peAtAnA Asana uparathI uThIne ubhA thayA. tenA zarIramAM anahada satApanA saMcAra thayA. te atya'ta Azcarya pAmIne khelyA " te huM nathI mAnI zakate! ! re . huM je kAMi kahuM chuM te taddana kharUM che, kumAra. lalita ! have prabhAvatInA taraja dujainasiMhanI sAthe vivAha thavAnA che, emAM kAMi paNa zaMkA nathI. badhuM nakkI thai cUkayuM che. ,, A vAta sAMbhaLI lalita jarA gabharAyo. te AvezamAM te AvezamAM be cAra vAra eraDAmAM karyo ane Akhare te ekadama

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vIjalanI sAme ubho rahyo-"paraMtu A vAta tArA jaNavAmAM zI rIte ane kayAMthI AvI? tuM ema zA uparathI kahe che? durjanasiMhanA ahIM AvavAnuM te sivAya zuM bIjuM koI kAraNa nahoI zake ? zuM e banavA joga nathI?" haze-paNa kumAra, ApanuM A kathana barAbara nathI. Aje killAmAM je je addabhuta banAva banyA ane akasmAta thaye te je tame pratyakSa joyA heta te mArI jema tamane paNa khAtrI thAta." tyAra pachI vijale durjanasiMha gheDA upara paDI gayAnI ane zastrAgAramAM pachaDAelAM sagakavaca ane zirastrANa pachaDAyAnI athathI iti sudhI hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI ane pachI te bolyo ke tyAra pachI bhejana samaye ApaNuM saradAre prabhAvatIbAne . hAtha pakaDI hAtha joDayA ane durjanasiMhane kahyuM ke-"A mArI putrIne Apa svIkAra kare !" AvI vinaMti karI." vIjala! have basa kara !" eTaluMja kahI lalita keca upara besI gayA. vijale tenuM sAMtvana karavA mATe ghaNA prayatna karyA. Akhare te be-"lalita! Ama taddana nirAza na thAo. have tame mane ekAda patra lakhI Ape athavA tamArI koIka nizAnI Ape." nahIM. vIjala ! huM tema karI zakatA nathI. mAre have game tema karI prabhAvatIne maLavuM ja joIe ane mAre mAruM bhAgya jANavuM ja joIe. mArA sukhaduHkhanI vAta mAre tene mukheja sAMbhaLavI joIe. je tene vivAha kharekhara durjanasiMhanI sAtheja thavAne heya te mAre Aje ne Ajeja A killAne tyAga karavo joIe. hAya hAya! o vidhAtA! A tAruM kevuM vicitra ane viSamatAthI bhareluM vidhAna che! kevuM nirdayI nirmANa che! " ema kahI lalita pharI eraDAmAM pharavA lAge. ghaNe vakhata sudhI banne stabdha hatA. pitAnA hAthamAM je koI upAya heta te tethI avazya lalitane sukhI karata, e vicAra vijalane Ave. teNe ghaNuM ghaNuM vicAre karI lalitane kahyuM-"lalitakumAra ! prabhAbenanI dAsI madhurIne svabhAva bahuja uttama che ane te prabhAvatIne bahuja cAhe che. mane vizvAsa che ke te prabhAvatInI gupta vAta jANatI haze. game tema karI Aje huM tene maLIza ane A bAbatane khare tathA pAko khulAso tenI pAsethI meLavIza."

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vIjala! A asahya saMkaTamAM tuM mane eka khare mitra maLe che. tArA upara mane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. A kAma huM tane ropuM chuM. have tane egya lAge te kara. paNa je je bahuja sAvaceta raheje ! " "tene mATe tame jarAe ciMtA karaze nAha banaze te Aje ja ane nahIM te AvatI kAle te huM madhurIne jarUra maLIza. have have huM rajA lauM chuM." ema kahI vijala tyAMthI cAlyo gayo ane lalita bIjA vicAromAM guMcavAye. prakaraNa 13 muM. addabhuta camakAra, vijalanA cAlI gayA pachI lalite kAMi khAvAne vicAra karyo ane khAvA beTho. tenAthI koI paNa khAI zakAyuM nahi. te emane ema pAchA bhANa uparathI uThI gaye. tenA cittanI sthiti bahuja vicitra thaI hatI ane vIjale durjanasiMhanI je hakIkata kahI hatI te vAta tene bahuja camatkArika lAgI hatI. durjanasiMha dUrgamAM AvatAM ja sagakavaca ane zirastrANa pachaDAyAM, e vAta tene vijale kahI hatI ane te haju paNa tenA hRdayamAM rahI rahIne uddabhavatI hatI. A koIka devI prakAra che ane thoDA divasa pahelAM pite je camakArika banAve che tene AnI sAthe jarUra koI ne koI saMbaMdha avazya cheja, ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. eTalAmAM tene prabhAvatInuM smaraNa thaI AvyuM. pharI vicArone pravAha badalAye. teNe ghaNA vakhata sudhI vicAro karavAthI have tenuM mastaka-magaja-bhamavA lAgyuM. te keca upara AvIne beThe ane bolavA lAge ke-"prabhA! tArI mulAkAta thaIne mane je satya vAta samajAze te bhAre duHkhI citta zAnA thaze. " uparanuM vAkya pUruM thatAMja ekAeka lalitanA oraDAmAM vijaLInA jevo sarvatra prakAza thaze ane eka kSaNamAM ja te pAchA hate * na hato thaI gayo, A vicitra prakAra joI lalita jarA camakyo. teNe dIpaka tarapha joyuM to tene jaNAyuM ke te bahuja dhIme dhIme baLatA hatA ane tene prakAza paNa ocho thato jato hato. thoDI ja vAramAM

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69 dIvA taddana mujhAi gayA. tene badale tyAM iMdradhanuSyanA jevA paraMtu jhaLahaLatA prakAza tene dekhAyA. tenA tene jarA paNa bhaya lAgyA nahi. pahelAMnI jema Aje paNa potAne kAMika adbhuta dekhAva jovA maLaze, ema lAgavAthI tene AnaMda thayo. temAM paNa Aje pote kharekhara jAge che, tethI teA tene bahuja Anada thayA. teNe peAtAnI AMkhA uparathI hAtha pheravIne te tejasvI prakhara prakAza tarapha acaLa draSTi lagAvI. aDAja vakhatamAM te prakAranuM pratibiMba divAla upara paDyuM ane te sAtheja te divAla kAcanI divAla hAyanI ! tema pAradarzaka dekhAvA lAgI. te joi phakta ekaja paLane mATe te jarA guca vAyA. puna: peAtAne bhAsaja thAya che ke zuM? ema tene lAgyuM, teTalAmAM te pelI taraphanA mahelamAMnI vastu tene sApha sApha dekhAvA lAgI. tyAMnA daravAjA, khArI, divAla uparanu'kAtarakAma, tyAM khuNAemAM mUkelI nAnI moTI cIjo tene eTalI badhI te spaSTapaNe dekhAvA lAgI ke te pAteja te cIjonI pAse jaine joto hAya ! pharI te prakAza jarA vadhyA. te sAthe lalitanI draSTi Adhe sudhI gai. pahelAMnA dekhAva dUra thayA ane tenI pelI taraphanA dekhAva tene dekhAvA lAgyA. tyAM tenI draSTi sthira thai. tenuM dhyAna te tarapha kheM'cAyuM. vAMcaka ! jyAM ApaNI A navalakathAnA nAyakanI draSTi acaLa thai te dekhAva zAnA ane kevA haze vArU? te prabhAvatInA oraDA hatA. A samaye te avyavasthita rIte zUyyA upara paDI hatI ane teNe peAtAnI AMkhA baMdha karI lIdhI hatI. tenA kALA kezakalApa vikharAi jai tenA mastakanI AsapAsa prasarI gayeA hateA. tenAM vastra avyavasthita thavAthI vakSasthaLane bhAga ughADe! thaelA hatA. tenI pAseja tenI dAsI madhurI beThI beThI tene dhIme dhIme pavana nAMkhatI hatI. ceDA vakhata pachI prabhAvatI uThI. tenI hRdayavyathA tenA mukha upara spaSTapaNe dekhAtI hatI. thADAja vakhata pachI tenA raDavAnA dhImA avAja lalitane sabhaLAvyA tethI te jarA gucavAyA. jema A prakAzamAM pAradarzaka zakti DAvAthI AthenA dekhAva pAseja dekhAya, evI adbhuta karAmAta che tema cheTe je bhASaNa thAya che te, te adbhuta zaktinA prabhAve saMbhaLAze ke nahi, evI tene zaMkA thai AvI. eTalAmAM te tene vAtacata paNa saMbhaLAi r madhurI ! mArI tamAma AzAe indranA dhanuSyanI jema utpanna thai, pASAi ane Akhare vilaya paNa pAmI gai. have mArU

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7e. hadaya cIrAI jaI chinnabhinna thavA mAge che. thayuM, have A saMsAramAM mAre mATe sukhanuM nAma paNa rahyuM nathI, mArI priya sakhI ! tuMja kahe ke have huM zuM karuM ? pitAjIe ane moTA bhAie rAta divasane mATe mArA upara sakhata paherI rAkhyo che. huM kayAM jAuM ane zuM karuM ? mane kAMIpaNa sUjhatuM nathI. AMkha chatAM dekhAtuM nathI ane buddhi chatAM kAMI samajAtuM nathI. madhurI! have mane lalitanI mulAkAta thaze ke? temanA darzanane mane lAbha maLaze khare ke? mAruM premadhana mane maLaze mArA manoratha saphaLa thaze-mane abhAgaNIne te parama premanI pavitra pratimA koI paNa kALe pharI-mane dekhAze ? o sakhI ! hAya-have mAruM zuM thaze?" bahena ! Ama zoka na kara. tAruM duHkha joI mAruM hRdaya duHkhI thAya che. jo tuM hamezAM Amane Ama zeka karatI rahIza te tArI kevI sthiti thaze, tene tane kAMI paNa vicAra Ave che khare ke? Aje te nathI koI khAdhuM ke nathI koI pIdhuM! Ama karavAthI sakhI ! je te kharI ke tArI kamanIya kAyAnI kevI zocanIya sthiti thaI che te!" have huM A kAyAne zuM karuM? kone mATe huM A zarIranI ciMtA karuM? pitAjIe dayAhInuM pitAjI! tame mane mArA mananA mAnelA mohanathI julama karI dUra karI che chatAM mAruM citta jyAM eTayuM che tyAM ja eTayuM che, e vAta kema tamArA dhyAnamAM AvatI nathI ? sakhI ! huM mArA prANa tyAga karIza paraMtu mArA mehanane. koI kALe tyAga karI zakIza nahIM, e tuM cokkasa mAnaje." ema kahI teNe pitAnI zavyAnI nIcethI eka nAnakaDI kaTAra kADhI. prabhAvatInA hAthamAM kAtila kaTAra jotAMja lalita ekadama camako. te ekadama pitAnI zAparathI kUdI paDaze. prabhAvatInA hAthamAMnI kaTAra khuMcavI levA te premaghele ekadama dharyo paraMtu vacamAM bhIMta hovAthI te AgaLa jaI zake nahi. teTalAmAM te tenA oraDAmAM aMdhakAra chavAI gayo ane nIcenA zabdo te bolyo-"arere ! bicArI garIba bALAnA hRdaya upara nirAzAne keTalo badho sakhata AghAta thAya che kaThora hRdayanA saradAra sajajana ! tamane te bicArI garIba gAya jevI tamArI putrInI dayA kema nathI AvatI?" tyAra pachI te pite paNa nirAza thaI keca upara jai beThe. have tenuM hadaya prabhAvatInI pIDAthI dagdha thavA lAgyuM.

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* K eTalAmAM karI prakAza paDayA. te prakAza krame krame prathamanA jevAja tejasvI thayA. tenu pratiki bhIMta upara paDyuM ane bhIMta pAradarzaka thaihave lalitane saradAra sajjanasiMhanuM zayanagRha spaSTapaNe dekhAvA lAgyuM. tyAM te vRddha saradAra pAtAnA putra caMdrasiMha sAthe kAMika vA tacita karatA hatA beThA hatA. prathamanI jema atyAre paNa lalitane te adbhuta zaktinA prabhAve pitAputranI vAtacita sabhaLAvA lAgI. A apazukananI vAta mane te divase raNubhale kahI hatI." sajjane peAtAnA putrane kahyuM. 46 " tA tA pitAjI! kharekhara durjanasiMha upara kAMi na kAMi Akta avazya Avazeja ane te uparAMta tevu' kharAba cihna... << ' chaT-evu' te karyAe banatuM haze kharUM ke? te kAMi kharAba cihna nathI. ghaNAM varSoM sudhI ekaja khIMTIe TAMgI rAkhavAthI te khIMTI junI thai gai ane tethIja tema banyuM, e vAta mane raNamale kahI. have mAnA ke jo kharekharaja tenI upara kAMi Aphata AvavAnI haze tA ApaNe zuM karI zakIzuM ? temaja tenI upar karyuM saMkaTa AvavAnu che te paNa ApaNune zI rIte jANI zakIe ? caMdra ! AvI AvI nakAmI vAto upara vizvAsa rAkhavA, e ApaNI mUrkhatA temaja nabaLAI gaNAya. " caMdrane AgaLa khelatA aTakAvI vacamAMja sajjane kahyuM. "" to te vAta javA dyo. huM paNa kyAM AvI AvI tuccha vAte upara dhyAna ApuM chuM. pitAjI ! have Apa lalitanuM zuM karavA dhAre che ? .. tr hajI meM te AMbatamAM kAMi paNa vicAra karyo nathI. tane ApaNI prabhAnI bAbatamAM kAMi lAge che kharuM ? " .. " te ApanI AjJAne AdhIna thazeja, evA tene mane sapUrNa vizvAsa che. jo ke atyAre te jarA du:khI dekhAya che chatAM jyAre tenuM lagna thai jaze tyAre te sarva rIte sukhI thaze. "" nahIM ! tema thavAthI te sukhI thavAne badale ulaTI mahA duHkhI thai jaze ! pAte kayAM che, tenuM bhAna bhUlI jai lalita ekadama buma pADI upara pramANe khelI uDaye!. eTalAmAMja te prakAza punaH naSTa thaI gayA. eraDAmAM aMdhakAra thatAMja tene jarA mAThuM lAgyuM, tarataja tenA manamAM taratamAMja sAbhaLelI vAta upara-vicAra thavA lAgyA.

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7ra pitAnA premapathamAM eka navAja harIpha pedA thayo che, eja tenA vicArano viSaya hate. durjananA svabhAvanI bAbatamAM tene vadhAre mAhitI na hovAthI te sArA svabhAvane ane DAhyo mANasa haze, ema tenI mAnyatA hatI. prabhAvatInI hamaNAMnI sthiti tenA dayAnamAM AvatAM ja te tenI sAthe rahanA baMdhanathI nahIM baMdhAya, ema tene lAgyuM, A bAbatane kharo bhAvArtha jANavAnuM tenI pAse sAdhana nahatuM. jo ke caMdra taraphathI tene te samajAya e tadana asaM. bhavita hatuM. kAraNa ke te bane-bApa dIkarAe tenI upara sakhta paherI rAkhyuM hatuM. ghaNe vakhata sudhI AvA vicAra karI te pitAnA mananI sAthe teija baba ke-" durjanasiMha! je prabhAvatInI kharI sthiti tamArA jANavAmAM Ave chatAM paNa uparanuM vAkya lalita purUM kare te pahelAM ja tejasvI prakAza punaH te oraDAmAM phelAya ane tenuM pratibiMba bhIMta upara paDayuM. lalite tatkALa pitAnI najara bhIMta tarapha pheravI. te sAthe ja bhIMta pAradarzaka thaI ane tene durjananuM zayanabhuvana dekhAyuM. durjana eka phAo upara paDyA hatA. tenI hilacAlamAM azAMti ane khedanAM cihna jaNAtAM hatAM. te ghaDI ghaDImAM pAsAM pheravatA hatA. tenI mukhamudrA upara udAsInatAnI chAyA chavAelI hatI. ghaNe vakhata sudhI zadhyA para ALoTayA chatAM uMdha na AvavAthI te nIce utaryo. tenA hRdayamAM koNa jANe kaI jatanA vicAronuM yuddha cAlatuM hatuM. tenA mukha upara koI vicitra khatanA vicAronI chAyA jaNAtI hatI. te thoDAka vakhata pitAnA zayanabhuvanamAM Amatema pharyo. kaI vAra te hAthanA laTakA karate, kSaNamAM eka jagyAe jarA ubho rahI ja, kSaNamAM chAtI para hAtha mUkta te kSaNamAM mUchane vaLa caDhAvate, ema tene krama cAlato hato. Akhare te pote ja potAnA manamAM babaDe ke"Aje je apazukana thayA tethI mane lAge che ke mArA upara kaI paNa jAtanI Aphata te Avaze ja ! have huM prabhAvatInI sAthe paraNavAno chuM ane tethI mAre bahu ja sAvaceta rahevuM joIe." "saradAra! pUrepUre vicAra karaje ! A samaye prabhAvatI bahuja duHkhI....bebhAna thaI lalita che. te vAkya pUruM uccAre teTalAmAM te pAradarzaka prakAza adraza thaI gayo ane te oraDAmAM aMdhakAra chavAI gaye. te sAtheja lalitanA hadayamAM paNa aMdhakAra phelAI gayo. tyAra pachI zuM thayuM te AgaLa upara jaNAze.

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93 prakaraNa 14 mu saraDhArAnI mulAkAta. saradAra durjanasiMha potAnA ajayargamAM ghaNA vakhata pachI mAvyA che, e vAta bIjA AsapAsanA tenA sameAvaDIA saradArAnA jANavAmAM AvavAthI teo tene maLavA mATe AvavA lAgyA. saradAra sajjanasiMha paNa killAmAM AvI rahyA che, e vAta paNa bIjA saradArA jANatA hatA chatAM tene kaI maLavA AvatuM nahi. kAraNa ke tenA upara matrimaMDaLanI chatarAjI thaelI hatI ane teNeja tene dezapAranI sajA karI hatI. e vAta AsapAsanA sA saradArI sArI rIte jANatA hatA. temaja matrimaMDaLanI aMtarAjI pAtAnA upara thAya e teone pasaMda nahAtuM. tee aMtarathI saradAra sajjanane maLavA bahuja Atura hatA chatAM ukta kAraNathI atyAra sudhI te tene maLI zakayA nahAtA. durjanasiMha killAmAM AvavAthI have teo te nimitte e svArtha sAdhavA lAgyA. prathama te mANikayagaDhanA mAleka devedrasiMha potAnA be bALako sAthe ayadUrgamAM sajjana ane durjanane maLavA AvyA. tenI sAthe pacAsa ciAra baMdha dheDe svArA hatA. te dUrgamAM AvatAMja niyama pramANe dUrgamAM meTA ghaMTa vAgavA lAgyA. durgaMrakSaka rahumala peAtAnA cuTI kADhelA mANusAne sAthe laI devedranI sAme tene mAna ApavA gayA. ane tene sanmAnapUrvaka saradAra devendrasiMhane killAmAM la gayeA. sabhAmahelamAM sarvanI premapUrvaka teNe mulAkAta thai. saradAra durjanasiMha vigere tarathI paNa tene ghaNuM sArUM sanmAna ApavAmAM AvyuM. te divase khIjA paNu e cAra saradArA ajayadurgamAM AvyA. bIje divase saradAra vIrasiha potAnA rasAlA sAthe ajayadUrgamAM AvI paheAMcyA. tene bIjA badhA saradArA karatAM ghaNuM vadhAre mAna ApavAmAM AvyuM. A saradAranuM nAma amArA vAMcako prathamathIja jANe che. A saradAranA nAmanA ullekha ame trIjA prakaraNamAM karyAM che, teja A saradAra--sajjanasiMhanI gupta yojanAmAM sAmela hatA. egreja prathama sajjanane dezapAranI zikSA thavAnuM ane khIjA e saradArAne ma'trima'DaLe rAjadrohI tarIke keda karyAnuM jaNAvyuM hatuM. e vAta amArA vAMca| bhUlI nahIM gayA hAya. vIrasiha pAsethI brI

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GY - 74 ghaNI vAta sAMbhaLavAnI hevAthI sajajanasiMhe tene be divasa mATe rAkhI lIdhe. sabhAmahelamAMthI te banne saradAre eka ekAnta jagyAe gayA ane tyAM ghaNuM ghaNI vAta karI ane chupI yukti prayuktionI yojanA paNa karI. sAyaMkALa thatAMja teone bhojana taiyAra hevAnI eka nekare khabara ApI. bhojana mATe tyAM durjana, sajana, vIrasiMha caMdra, prabhAvatI ane tenI dAsI ekatra thayAM. tyAM vIrasiMhe prabhAvatI pAse jaIne kahyuM-"bahena prabhA ! tArA vivAhanI khabara sAMbhaLI ane atyaMta AnaMda thaye che, have tuM zeDA ja divasamAM A killAnI rANI thaIza." vIrasiMha vAta pUrNa thAya te pahelAM ja prabhAvatIe tenA taraphathI pitAnuM mukha pheravI lIdhuM ane meTethI eka lAMbe nisAsA nAkhe. DIja paLa pachI tenA gulAbI gAla upara AMsunA biMduo be camakavA lAgyA. tenI A sthiti tyAM ekatra thaelA ekaja mANasadurjanasiMha-zivAya bIjA koInA paNa jANavAmAM AvI nahIM. Akhare badhAe bhajana karI rahyA. tyAra pachInA be divasomAM kAMI paNa kahevA jevuM banyuM nahi, je je saradAra sajana ane durjanane maLavA AvyA hatA te cAlyA gayA ane vIrasiMha paNa cAlyo gayo. eka divase ekAntamAM sajajanasiMhane belAvI durjane kahyuM-"saradAra sAheba! parama divase paNa eka vicitra banAva jovAthI mAruM citta bahuja kheda pAmyuM che. jyAre ApanI putrIne lagnanI bAbatamAM vIrasiMhe pUchayuM tyAre tenuM mukha udAsa thaI gayuM ane tenI AMkhomAM AMsu paNa AvyAM, e uparathI mane lAge che ke te mArI sAthe lagnanI gAMThathI joDAvA khuzI nathI." "ApanI bhUla thAya che. mArI putrI ApanI sAthe lagnathI joDAvA khuzI che. chatAM mAre kahevuM joIe ke tene svabhAva jarA vicitra hovAthI vacamAMja te .... ATaluM kahI sajajana aTakI gayo. "zuM-vacamAMja zuM? saradAra sAcuM kahe ke vacamAMja zuM?" durjane usukatAthI pUchayuM. "te kAMI nathI. phakta huM tema belI game eTaluMja." kharI vAta uDAvI devAnA IrAdAthI sajajane kahyuM paNa te vAta darjanane sAcI lAgI nahi. teNe bahuja AgrahathI kharI vAta jaNAvavA jyAre sajanane sanaMda ApyA tyAre teNe tamAma hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. te sAMbhaLI durjana -

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pa " ema ke ! tethIja tame lalitane eka eraDAmAM pUrI rAkhyA che nahIM vAra ! ekadara rIte jotAM lalita bahuja pAjI ane hurAmakhAra lAge che. tame mane e vAta kahI e eka rIte ahuja sArUM karyuM. " te divase ane saradArAmAM eTalIja vAta thai. bIje divase sahavAra thatAMja sajjana vhelA uThI nityakarmathI paravAryA pachI sabhAmahelamAM mesI khAnagI paraMtu bahuja jarUrI kAgaLA lakhatA beThA hateA. vIrasiddha sAthe karelI gAThavaNunA chellA be divaseAmAM sapUrNa vicAra karIneja Aje te zAnta citte khAnagI patrA lakhavAmAM guthAyA hatA. thoDAja vakhatamAM durjana tyAM AvyA. te banne saradAra meThA che, teTalAmAM rahumala tyAM AvyA ane vinayapUrvaka namana karI melyA mahArAja ! siMhagukAmAMthI eka svAra AvyeA che ane te tenA mAlika vajesadha ApanI mulAkAta levA AvyAnuM jaNAve che. kANu ? te banne luMTArAe ane te paNa ApaNe tyAM ! ? jA, ramala ! ekadama daravAje aMdha karAvI nAMkha ! " durjane gussAthI kahyuM. . .. rahumala ! jarA sabura kara ! ' vacamAMja sajjane kahyuM ane pachI dujana pratye kahevA lAgyA--- r " durjanasiMhajI ! Ama karavuM e sArUM nathI. jo ke te luMTArA che--bahAravaTIA che chatAM cAlI calAvIne potAnI meLeja jyAre Apane maLavA AvyA che tyAre daravAjo adha karAvavA, e temanuM apamAna karavA jevuM che. mane lAge che ke teone killAmAM tA AvavA devA paraMtu ApaNA rivAja pramANe mana gamatA memAtAna ApaNe dUrgA ghaTa vagADIne je sanmAna ApIe chIe te sanmAna temane na ApavuM. ema karIne tenA dhyAnamAM lAvI devuM joie ke temanA AvavAthI Apane AnaMda thayA nathI paNa krodha upajyA che. " " ThIka che. raNamala! tuM jA ane te pramANe geAThaNu kara. enja tane mArI AjJA che. " rahumala sabhA mahelamAMthI bahAra AvatAMja dheADAnA DAbaDAne avAja tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyeA. te utAvaLA utAvaLA daravAjA upara AvyuM! ane paheregIrAne peAtAnA mAlekanA hukama kahI sabhaLAvyA tathA dUrga dhaTanI dorI kADhI levAvI. ceADAja vakhatamAM te anne bhAio daravAjA upara AvI pahoMcyA. ahIM amArA vAMcakone amAre te khate vajesaMdha ane ajAxdhanI oLakhANu karAvI devI joie.

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76 vajesaMdhanI upara lagabhaga pAMtrIsa varSanI hatI ane tene nAnAbhAI ajabasaMdhanI umara trIsa varSanI hatI. banne jaNA zarIre kadAvara, uMcA, bahuja baLavAna, zuravIra ane atizaya sAhasika bane hAdura nara hatA. temanA zarIrane raMga ghauMvarNo hate dekhAvamAM teo phara, khunI ane nAma pramANe ja lAgatA hatA, temanA zarIra upara kiMmatI pizAka bahuja TApaTIpathI paherela hatuM, ghareNAM paNa kiMmatI hatAM. saradAra sarjanasiMha adUrgamAM AvI rahelo che ane tenI kanyA lagnane yugya thaelI che, e vAta te luMTArA vajesaMdhanI jANa bahAra nahatI. haju te banne bhAIe avivAhita hatA. temanAM AcaraNe ghaNu kharA lokonA jANavAmAM hovAthI temane koI pitAnI putrI Apato nahote, teo parvatamAM luMTaphATa karatA ane hamezAM bahuja ThATha mAThathI rahetA. teo pAMcase sazastra ghoDesvAre hamezAM pitAnI pAse rAkhatA. te banne bhAIo killAnA daravAje AvI aMdara praveza karatAM ja vIsa joDesvAre temanI pAchaLa pAchaLa AvyA. temane kevI rIte satkAra karavA, tenI goThavaNa raNamale taratamAMja karI rAkhI hatI. te bannenI pAse raNamale jaI zAMta svare kahyuM- "kema, Aje kaI tarapha raste bhUlyA?" "raNamala! ame rasto bhUlyA nathI. sIdhA ahIMja AvyA chIe ane te paNa khAsa karIne tArA mAlekane maLavA mATe ja ame ahIM AvyA chIe." vajesaMdha ane ajabasaMdha pitAnA gheDA uparathI nIce utaryA ane temanA nekaroe paNa temanuM anukaraNa karyuM. pite khAsa durjanasiMhane-te ghaNAM varSo pachI killAmAM Avela hovAthI pite tenemaLavA AvyA che. evI khabara durjanane ApavA raNamalane vajesaMghe sUcavyuM paraMtu raNamala gussAmAM hovAthI tenI vAta tarapha teNe jarAe dhyAna ApyuM nahi. eTalAmAM vajesaMdhanI najara dUrganA ghaMTa tarapha gaI ane te pitAnA bhAIne uddezIne bolyA- "ajaba ! ApaNuM ahIM AvavAthI A ghaMTa kema vAgato nathI? zuM ApaNane ahIM koI paNa mana na maLavuM joIe ? are ! paNa tyAM derIe nathI dekhAtI !" "phikara nahIM! tenI badhI goThavaNa huM karI nAkhuM chuM" ema kahI ajAbe pitAnA eka svAra tarapha joyuM ke tarata ja te svAra

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77 daravAjA upara caDhI gayo ane ghaMTa vagADavA lAge te joI raNamale vijesaMdhane kahyuM "Ama karavuM e tamArA jevA vIra purUSane zobhatuM nathI." "te te amArA ahIM AvavAnA mAnamAM ghaMTa kema na vagADo. tuM ATalo badho gharaDo thaye chatAM gadheDA je ja rahyA. tAre A bAbatane pahelAMthI ja vicAra karavo joine hate !" meM vicAra karyo hate ke nahi, te jovAnuM tamAruM kAma nathI. tamArI lAyakAta mujaba ja tamane A killAmAM mAna maLaze. " raNamala ! ThIka che. A te konI sAthe bele che, tenuM tane bhAna che kharuM ke? amArA A apamAnane ame sakhatamAM sakhata badale tArI ane tArA saradAra pAsethI levA sarva rIte samartha chIe-e tuM bhUlI jaIza nahi!" "have tamArI zI irachA che, te kahe." eja ke ame tArA saradArane maLavA mAgIe chIe tenI tuM goThavaNa kara. cAla, amArI AgaLa AgaLa cAla ane tArA saradAra sAthe amane meLavI Apa. je tuM nA pADIza te ame prathama tA. hoLInA nALIeranI jema taneja vadherI nAMkhIzuM! pachI te jevI tArI marajI ! bola tuM zuM kahe che?' "cAlo, mArI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA Ave!" ema kahI raNamala te bane bhAIone sabhAmahela tarapha laI cAlyo. tyAM saradAra sajana, durjana ane caMdrasiMha te bane bhAIonI vATaja jotA beThA hatA. te bane bhAIo aMdara AvatAM ja durjane temanA mujaro lIdho. te banne bhAI jarA namyA. temane joI durjane kahyuM- tamArA jevA vIra purUSonI mulAkAtathI mane bahu AnaMda thAya che." hA. e banavA joga che chatAM tamAruM kahevuM keTale aMze kharuM che, te kahevuM e jarA kaThiNa che. ame khAsa tamArI mulAkAta mATe killAmAM AvyA ane amArA AvA sahakAra thAya, e navAI jevuM che ane tema karavuM e tamArA jevAne ja zobhe! A tamAruM AcaraNa bhaviSyamAM saradAra ! tamArA upara bhayaMkara Aphata lAvaze, e bhUlI na jatA. "vijesaMdhe bhrakuTI caDhAvIne kahyuM. "A kevI asabhyatA ?! " ema kahI ca pitAnI taravAra para hAtha nAMkhe.

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are o nAdAna chokarA ! vacamAM Ama bakavAda na kara! tucchatAthI tenI tarapha joI ajabasiMghe kahyuM. zuM nAdAna kare?! e mukha-jaMgalIo ! mAre tamane ghaNIja sArI rIte sabhyatAne pATha zIkhavuM joIe." ema kahI kumAra caMdrasiMhe pitAnI taravAra myAnamAMthI bahAra kADhI ane bahuja jozathI ajabanI upara humalo karavA dhasyo. paraMtu ajabe te tarapha pitAnuM dhyAna ja nathI, e DoLa karyo. kumAra pAse AvatAM ja teNe eka hAthe kumArane hAtha jhAlI maraDI nAMkhyuM ane bIje hAtha taravAra khuMcavI laI eka khUNAmAM pheMkI dai bolyA-jA, nAdAna chokarA ! pahelAM zastra calAvavAnuM zIkhI Ave ane pachI A bahAduronI sAme laDavA Avaje! samajyo ke? jA, tAruM te ramakaDu laI ramata kara !" "kevuM bhayaMkara apamAna ! caMdra, sabura kara. A bane khunI luMTArAone saradAra durjanasiMha sakhata sajA karaze. saradAra sajjane garjanA karI. o jaMgalIo ! tame atyAre ne atyAre mAre A killo choDIne cAlyA jAo." gussAmAM AvI jaIne durjane kahyuM. eka kSaNa mATe te bane bhAIo cupacApa ubhA rahyA. te banee pitAnI cAre tarapha najara pheravI. te vakhate teonI AMkhamAMthI agninI javALA ja nIkaLatI, heyanI te bhAsa thato hato. temanAM mukha lAlacoLa-rakta jevAM-thaI gayAM hatAM. thoDI vAra pachI vajesaMghe durjana AgaLa AvI gussAthI garjanA karI kahyuM- "saradAra durjana ! sAMbhaLo ! AjathI ja ApaNe eka bIjAnA kaTTA duzmana thaI cUkayA. Aje tame amAruM je apamAna karyuM che tene badalo ane javAba ame tamArI pAsethI lIdhA vinA kadi rahIzuM nahi. e sArI rIte dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ! saradAra ! yAda rAkhajo ke A kesarIsiMhane chaMcheDI tame bahuja khoTuM karyuM che. havethI tamArI salAmatI jokhamamAM AvI paDI che." eTaluMja kahI te banne bhAIo sabhAmahela cheDI gayA. je samaye sabhAmahelamAM upara pramANe gaDabaDa cAlatI hatI teja samaye durganI pAsenAja latAkuMjamAM prabhAvatI potAnI dAsI sAthe pharatI hatI. pharatAM pharatAM prabhAvatIe madhurIne pUchayuM "madhurI! Aje killAmAM koNa AvelA che?" "bA ! pelI siMhaguphAmAM je be bhAIo rahe che te Aje

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e ahIM AvyA che. te luMTArA che-khunI che. ema prathama mane ApaNA vRddha cAraNe kahyuM hatuM. prathama te temane maLavuMja nahi, evI dUrgAdhipatinI icchA hatI paNa pitAjI kheAlyA ke-tema karavuM sArUM nahi. te poteja cAlI calAvIne ApaNane maLavA AvyA che mATe temane tamAre avazya maLavuja joie. bA, paNa have ApaNe cAle ! " hA, cAlA. prabhAvatIe kahyuM ane te banne tyAMthI potAnA nivAsa tarapha cAlI. "" "" teja samaye potAnA apamAnanA badale kevI rIte durjana pAsethI levA, e khAkhatamAM vicAra karatA ane bhAIo cAlyA jatA hata!. sAmethI cAlI AvatI prabhAvatI ane madhurI upara te antenI najara paDI. te sAtheja anne bhAioe eka bIjA taraph joyuM. anne eka bIjAnA vicAro samajI gayA. vajesadhe cAre tarapha jene pachI dhImethI ajAne kahyuM-" ajaba ! daravAjo sAcava ! " tarataja ajakhasadhe peAtAnA svArA tarapha joyuM. teo paNa potAnA mAlekanA hetu jANI gayA. ATalI khInA khanatAM bhAgyeja eka kSaNlR thayA haze, prabhAvatIe peAtAnI dAsI sAthe daravAjAmAM praveza karyAM. tenI sAme jai varesadha tene praNAma karatA hAyanI ! tema nIcu dhAlI ubhA rahyA. tarataja teNe tene ucakI lIdhI ane ekadama dhADA upara caDhI beTho. teNe tatkALa peAtAne dhADe vAyunA vege che!DI mukayeA. prabhAvatInuM haraNa thaeluM jotAMja madhurInI kheAkhaDI vaLI gai. teNe tarataja brUma pADI paraMtu taratamAM tene kAMi paNa upayoga thayA nahi. vajesaMdha prabhAvatIne lai sahisalAmata killA mAMthI nIkaLI siMhagukAne raste cAlyA gayA. prakaraNa 15 mu prabhAvatInA chuTakAro. sabhAmahelamAMthI vajesaMdha ane ajabanA cAlI javA pachI tyAM rahelI tripuTImAMthI thoDA vakhata koi kAMi paNa khelyeA nahi. pAtAnA bhaviSyamAM thanArA bhAvI sasarA, sALA ane potAnuM je apamAna te anne bhAIoe karyuM te durjanathI sahana thai zakyuM nahIM. tenA hRdayamAM krodhanA agni saLagavAthI te kroMdha thai gayA. tenI mukhamudrA vicitra ja thai gaI. vRdde saradAra sajjana beThA beThA potAnI mu AmaLyA karatA hatA. tenA mukha upara paNa krodhanAM cihno

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20 spaSTapaNe jaNAi AvatAM hatAM. tenI bhrakuTI saMkucita thai gai hatI kumAra caMdrasiMhanA cittanI sthiti bahuja camatkArIka thai gai hatI eka nAnA baccAnI jema mAnI te ajabasadye peAtAne harAvI dIdhe te vicAra tenA hRdayamAM AvyA ane te hatAza thai gayA. te potAnA pitA ane durjana taraph jotA stabdha thai ubho rahyeA hato. tenI sthiti joi durjana methyA kumAra ! tame khoTu lagADaze nahi. te duSTae tamArA zAstranuM apamAna karyuM che tenA badale ph sattara laiza. jAe, tamArUM te zastra tame ucakI che. 19 te sAMbhaLI kumAra te zastra levA gayA. sheja tenI najara khArI mAMthI bahAranA bhAgamAM gai tA madhurIe pADelI brUma tenA sAMbha LavAmAM AvI. teNe tarataja eka sipAine pUchyuM to tenA jANu vAmAM AvyuM ke--prabhAvatIne vajesadha upADIne cAlyA gayA che.' A khabara kumAra caMdre saradAra sajjana ane durjanane ApI. te sAMbhaLa tAMja te ane eTalI uThayA ke-"pakaDA ! te duSTAne ! ! " Akhare A garjanA AkhA killAmAM thavA lAgI. "" jota jotAMmAM killAmAM eka jAtane kAlAhala thayeA. abhazA LAmAMthI gheADAo bahAra lAvavAmAM AvyA ane TapoTapa te upara sazastra svArA esavA lAgyA. thADAja vakhatamAM saradAra sajjana, durjanasiMha ane caMdra potAnI sAthe lagabhaga pacAsa sazastra svA lai killAmAMthI bahAra paDayA. ATalA vakhatamAM prabhAvatIne lai vajesadha bahu Adhe jate rahyA hatA. Ama acAnaka peAtAnI upara AvelI AktathI prabhAvatI bahu gabharAi gai. tenA hradaye dhIrajanA tyAga karyAM. tenI sukAmaLa kAyA vajesaMdhanA bahupAzamAM tharathara dhrujatI hatI. teNe ahuja jorathI bUma pADavAnA prayatna karyo paraMtu bhayane lIdhe tenA ka sukAi gai gaelA ane jIbha tALave coTI gaelI hAvAthI tenA mukhamAMthI eka paNu zabda nikaLI zakatA nahAtA. tenA hRdaya sA garamAM navIna navIna jAtanA taraMgA udbhavavA lAgyA. killAthI ahu dUra gayA pachI vajesadhe gheADAne vega eche karI kAmaLa kare khelyA- manamAhaka mAhinI svarUpa mAninI ! tuM jarAe DarIza nahi. tane jarA paNu prajA Avaze nahi. je tArI icchA mArI sAthe yA mArA bhAinI sAthe lagna karavAnI hAya tA khAla, kAI paNa prakAranA sAca na rAkhatAM tArI kharekharI icchA mane jaNAva ! jo tArI icchA haze tA huM tane mArI siMhaguDDAnI svAminI banAvIza.

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tane amArI siMhaguphAne anupama ane apAra vaibhavanI kalpanA paNa nahi hoya! jyAre tyAMnA mArA vaibhava tuM joIza tyAre tane tArA ajayadurga taddana tuccha jaze." vajesaMdha ! ApaNe pIcho pakaDAyo che." ajae hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM. phikara nahIM. temane AvavA de! ApaNe te sarvene gya satkAra karIzuM." vajesaMghe beparavAhI jaNAvI. - pIcho pakaDAyo che, te vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja prabhAvatInA hRdayamAM chuTakAro thaze, evI AzAne udaya thayo, te vakhate ajabasaMdha pAchaLa jete je te bolyo-"vajesaMdha! have AgaLanA vaLaNa upara huM DuMka sainya laI ubho rahuM chuM ane tuM ADe rastethI ekadama ApaNI guphAne raste paDa!" nahIM. te nahIM bane. tane ekalAne ja AphatamAM nAMkhI huM kadi paNa jaIza nahi. te banne saradAra bahuja baLavAna che. huM hamaNAM A bulabulanI goThavaNa karI nAkhuM chuM." tarataja teNe pitAnI TukaDImAMnA sazakta ane vizvAsu be mANasene pitAnI pAse bolAvyA ane temane AjhAdarzaka svare kahyuM-"juo, tamane A tamArI bhaviSyanI rANe seMpavAmAM Ave che. tene sAcavajo ane tarata ja ekadama sahisalAmata rIte ApaNI guphAmAM jaI pahoMcajo." potAnA mAlekane hukama sAMbhaLatAM prabhAvatIne sAthe laI bane vAre siMhaguphA tarapha ravAnA thaI gayA. bIjI tarapha te banne bhAIo AvanArI AphatanI sAme thavAnI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. teoe pitAnI TukaDIne bahuja sArI rIte goThavI ane raste rekI aDagapaNe ubhA rahyA. sAmethI AvanArAonA saradAra sajajana, durjana ane kumAra caMdra teonI najare paDatAMja-pitAnA apamAnane badale levAno Ama taratamAMja vakhata AvI maLela jotAMja-te bane bhAIone anahada AnaMda thaze. saradAra sarjanasiMha ane durjanasiMha pitAnA sazastra sipAIo sAthe temanI pAse AvatAM ja prabhAvatIne na jevAthI teo goTALAmAM paDI gayA. kharekhara duSTae tene pitAnI guphAmAM mokalI ApI haze. saradAra dunasiMhajI! have e lekanA vyuhane teDI nAMkhI ekadama prabhAvatIne choDAvo!" dAMta-haTha karaDatAM vRddha saradAre kahyuM, thoDI ja vAramAM tyAM yuddhane AraMbha thaze. banne pakSanA sainike

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eka bIjA upara tuTI paDyA. svAra-setikanI bumonA ane zAstranA khakhaDATanA te jaMgalamAM paDaghA paDavA lAgyA ane tethI te pradeza rAjavA lAgyo. teonI samazere paraspara athaDAvAthI keI ke vAra agni jharavA lAge. bhAlAonA kakaDA ra ra jaIne paDavA lAgyA. kumAra caMdra vajesaMdha upara khUba joratho potAnI bhAle phekyo paNa te eka kakSAe ya hovAthI ekadama tene vAra cukyA tenI upara dhasI gaye. te jarA pitAnI pAse AvatAM ja caMdra tenA upara taravArane eka e te vAra karyo ke jethI vajesaMdhanA hAthamAMnI taravArI tuTI gaI. ahIM te pahADI yo dhodha thayo ane te caMdranA gheDAnI tadana pAseja pitAne ghoDe laI gaye ane kumAra caMdra tenA upara bIje vAra kare te pahelAM ja teNe ( vajesaMghe ) pitAnA jabaradasta hAthathI tenuM gaLuM pakaDI-ekadama daDAnI jema pakaDI-jhADImAM pheMkI dI. hAya! e cAMDALa! A te ke julama karyo !? "eTaluM bolI te vRddha saradAra sajajana ekadama vajesaMgha tarapha vaLe. A vRddha saradArane pite tarataja jItI leze, ema pahelAM vajesaMghane lAgyuM paNa A tenI dhAraNuM tarataja dhULamAM maLI gaI. saradAra sajajanasiMha jevA jabaradasta yoddhA taraphathI thatA vAra cukavatAM cukavatAM vajesaMgha herAna thai gayA. Akhare vajesaMdha hAryo. saradAra sajajana taraphathI ceAthe vAra thataja te pitAnA ghoDA uparathI nIce pachaDAI paDyo. te sAthe ja kumAra caMdra tenI upara eka vAghanI jema kUdI paDyo ane pitAnI taravAra tenA gaLA upara calAvI de teTalAmAM ja ajaba piotAnA bhAinI madade doDI Avyo. tyAM AvatAM ja teNe caMdranA mastaka upara evA to jorathI muSTiprahAra karyo ke jethI te mUchita thaI jamIna upara pachaDAI paDyA-bebhAna thaI gayuM. pahelethI ja durjana ane ajaba sAmasAme AvI laDatA hatA. ghaNe vakhata sudhI bahu ja caturAIthI teo laDyA. temAM ghaNI vAra ajaba hAryo paraMtu darjananA nasIbe tene dago dIdhe. tene gheDe ghAyala thaye ane tene lIdhe te prANue pitAnA svArane pitAnI uparathI uDAvI dIdhuM. te luMTA rAnA sainikomAMthI dasabAra sainiko marAyA-ghavAyA. pitAnA putrane bebhAna thaelo jotAMja vRddha saradAra ajaba upara dhasyo eTalAmAMja pAsenI jhADImAMthI eka bhayaMkara cicaArI sarvanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI ! te sAthe ja laDAI baMdha paDI gaI. tamAma manuSyo te tarapha jevA lAgyA.

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ha. thoDA ja vakhatamAM eka vRddha vanacarI te jhADImAMthI bahAra AvI. "e duSTo! tame A zuM karavA mAMDayuM che?" pAse paDelA maDadAMo ane jakhamI mANase upara pitAno lAkaDA je hAtha pharI te bolI. thoDI vAra pachI te punaH bolI-" are pApIo! tame AvI rIte mAnavanI amulya kAyAne nAza karavA mAgo che te zuM tame tene eka nirmAlya jIva jaMtu jevI mAne che ? paNuM tame A laDAI zA mATe karo cho? jene mATe tame eka bIjAnA pANa levA taiyAra thayA che, tene te kayAranee te yuvaka ddhAe chuTakAre karyo che?" "chuTakAre karyo?" ekadama tapI jaI ajabe ajAyabI darzAvI. moTA bhAI ! guphA ! " ema kahIne ekadama teNe siMhaguphA tarapha pitAne ghaDe deDAvyo. hA. tene chuTakAro thayo. te duSTAnA hAthamAMthI tene jeNe choDAvI che, teja nararatna Akhare tene sukhI karaze!" te DesIe karkaza avAje hAthanA vicitra cALA karatAM kahyuM ane thoDI vAra pachI puna; belI-" duSTa durjana ! tuM tenI icchA tyAgI de. vidhAtAe tArA jevA pApI nararAkSasane mATe te nArIratna nirmANa karyuM ja nathI ! mATe tenA mehane tuM choDI de. te tane karaDe upAye maLaze nahi, tArI icchA koI kALe pUrI thaze ja nahi. !" eTaluMja kahI te DesIe pharI eka bhayaMkara cicIArI pADI ekadama jhADImAM adaza thaI gaI. prabhAne chuTakAre karanAra lalitaja haze." kumAra caMdra kasita svare kahyuM. caMdra te vRddhAnI cIsa sAMbhaLI sAvadha thaI gayuM hatuM. lalita pamAne chuTakAre karyo e vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja te ghaNeja gusse thaI gaye. pite ATa ATalI mahenata karI ane tenuM zreya lalite laI lIdhuM, e vicAra manamAM AvavAthI ja te upara pramANe che. tenI kharAba asara durjana upara paNa thayA vinA rahI nahIM. te sInI vAta sAMbhaLavAthI durjananA mana upara bahuja kharAba asara thaI. te udAsa ane nirAza thaye ane tenuM AkhuM zarIra tharathara dhrujavA lAgyuM, kUdIne gheDA upara svAra thavAnI tenAmAM zakti rahI nahIM. te ghaNe vakhata sudhI jhADI taraphaja jete rahe.

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"saradAra ! mArI prajAne mATe atyAre te murkha DosI je kAMI bI gaI te tarapha Apa jarAe dhyAna Apaze nahi. meM Apane je kahyuM che-vacana .... te vRddha saradArane vacamAM ja bolate aTakAvI durjane kahyuM-"chI te mukha DosInI vAta mAnavA jeTale huM mUrkha nathI. cAle, have ApaNe ApaNuM killA tarapha jaIe. ApanI putrIne sahisalAmata joyA vinA mane zAMti thaze nahi." te sarve kikalA tarapha pAchA vaLyA. prakaraNa 16 muM. Akasmika milana, vahAlA vAMcaka ! have ApaNe jarA pAchaLanA-DA vakhata pahelAnA banAva tarapha najara karIe. jyAre te luMTArA bhAIoe pitAnA mANasa lAkhA ane nirAnaMdane prabhAvatI sopatAMja teo siMhaguphA tarapha cAlyA gayA, e vAta tamArA dhyAnamAMja haze. tyAra pachI zuM thayuM? te banne jaNa prabhAvatIne laI ADe rastethI siMha-guphA tarapha cAlyA jatA hatA. te samaye prabhAvatInA manamAM zA zA ane kevA kevA vicAro utpanna thayA haze ke thatA haze te jANavAnuM raheluM hatuM. teNe prathama lAkhAnA mukha tarapha joyuM. tenI mukhamudrA uparathI te khUnI ane pitAno mAlekanI je ja nirdaya jaNa hato. pachI teNe bIjA mANasanA mukha tarapha joyuM te te paNa tenI pahelAnA je ja tene jaNAve. eTale pitAne chuTakAro thavAnI tene je AzA hatI te AzA nirAzAmAM pheravAI gaI. chatAM te saMpUrNapaNe nirAza thaI nahIM. tenA nirAzAmaya aMtaHkaraNamAM kaMIka AzAne jhAMkhuM prakAza hatA. te vAre vAre cAre tarapha jatI hatI ane koInI vATa jotI heya tema lAgatuM hatuM chatAM te konI vATa jotI hatI, te, te piteja samajI zakatI nahato. thoDeka vakhata vI. dhIme dhIme te banne svAra siMhaguphAnI pAse pAse AvavA lAgyA. have prabhAvatIne bhaya lAgavA mAMDyA. thoDAja vakhatamAM siMhaguphAnuM ucca zikhara najare paDatAMja-pite have surakSita paNe prabhAvatIne guphAmAM laI jaze-evo vicAra AvatAM ja-te bane svArene atyaMta AnaMda thaze. paraMtu te AnaMda bahu vakhata sudhI sthira rahI

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zakyo nahi. te bane svAre eka gADha jhADImAM praveza kare che tyAM te ekadama sUsuM karatuM eka bANa ApyuM ane te eka svAranA ghoDAnA gaLAmAM kheMcI beThuM. te sAthe ja gheDe ekadama jamIna upara pachaDAya ane tenA svAranI paNa teja dazA thaI tenuM mastaka jamIna upara paDelA eka patthara sAthe aphaLAyuM ane te bebhAna thaI gayo pitAnI sAthenA svAranI AvI dazA thaelI jotAMja bIje svAra gabharAI gayo. teNe ekadama pitAne ghaDe bhAvI cAre tarapha najara pheravI joyuM te tene koI paNa jaNAyuM ke dekhAyuM nahi. Ama acAnaka acUka bANa Avela joI tene bahuja ajAyabI lAgI. koI Ave che ke kema, te mATe tene ghaNA vakhata sudhI vATa joI. paNa tevuM kAMI banyuM nahi pachI te pitAnA ghoDA uparathI utaryo. eka hAthe pitAnA ghaDAnI lagAma pakaDI bIje hAthe pitAnA joDIdArane sAvadha karavAnI kazIza karavA lAge. eTalAmAM prabhAvatIe buma pADI ke-"lalitasiMha!" te sAMbhaLatAMja lAkhAe ucuM joyuM te tene pitAnI sAme eka sazastra juvAna peThe ubhelo dekhAya. lalite tene jotAM ja kahyuM-"o sipAI ! zastra cheDI de ane zaraNe Ava!" zaraNa e zabdane traNa vakhata uccAra karI lAkho tadana hatAza thaze ane teNe lalitanA hukama mujaba karyuM. "bahAdura ! cAlyo jA. jA, huM tane abhayadAna ApuM chuM. je tuM mArI sAthe kapaTa karIza to huM tane tenI sakhata sajA ApavA samartha chuM." yuvaka vIra! mane kapaTa ke dago karatAM AvaDatuM ja nathI. tame mane je prANadAna ApyuM che te huM koI kALe bhUlI jaIza nahi." " ThIka che. je, huM A tArA vacana upara vizvAsa rAkhI tAre gheDe laI jAuM chuM. killAmAM pahoMcatAM ja tAre gheDe huM tane ahIM pAcho pahoMcADI daIza. " ahA hA ! lalita ane prabhAne mATe te samaya bahuja AnaMda ane sukhane hate. te premI yugalanuM Aje Ama AkAtmika rIte milana thavAthI te anahada AnaMdanA AvezamAM AvI gayuM. thoDe vakhata sudhI teomAMthI koI kAMI paNa bolI zakyuM nahiM. pachI prabhAvatI acakAtAM acakAtAM belI "lalitasiMha?" hA, prabhAvatI ? "

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6 tatkALa prabhAvatIne pAtAnA praznanA premI avAjamAM uttara maLatAja te ahuja Anadita thai ane paraspara premAtizayathI prema pUrvaka paraspara joyuM. te anne eka bIjAnA bAhupAzamAM baMdhAi gayA. ghaNA vakhata thaI gayA chatAM temanA hRdayanI AkarSaka zakti ochI thaI nahi. Akhare nirUpAye te chUTA paDayA. kAraNa ke pAsenIja jhADImAM kAMika khakhaDATa thavA lAgyA. theADAja vakhatamAM te jhADImAMthI eka vRddA vanacarI bahAra AvI ane te premI yugala taraph joi paramAnaMda pAmI. te khelI ahAhA vidhAtAe kevuM suMdara ane parama pavitra premI yugala nirmANa karyuM che! kharekhara A divya premI yugalaja che!" " lalita ! jo A vRddhA ApaNuM eka kAma karaze te bahu sArUM thaze ane tethI keTalAe nirdoSa prANIonA prANa bacaze." te vRddhAne jotAMja prabhAvatI kheAlI. " prabhA ! kahe, tArUM zuM kAma che ? tArUM game te kAma karavA huM taiyAra chuM. ghaNAja premathI ane mRduvare te vRddhA kheAlI. ,, " '' "prabhA ! kAnA prANa kheMcaze? kahe, te mane sarva savistara satvara kahe. rane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che ke, A vRddhA te kAma jarUra karaze. " lalite kahyuM. " e bhalI bhAi ! tuM jA-ekadama ahIMthI jA ! A jhADInA trIjA vaLaSNu pAse ekadama jA ane jyAM keTalAka sazastra sainikA yuddha kare che tyAM jaI kahe ke- tamArA yuddhamAM kAraNabhUta je hatuM tene chuTakAro thayA che ane te atyAre sahIsalAmata che' eTalI vAta kahI "" Ava. jA ! ' TrIka che. prabhAvatI! huM tArUM kAma karavA taiyAra chuM. izvara tamA annane sukhI rAkho. have huM tArUM kAma karavA mATe jAuM chuM. .. ema dahI te DeAsI jhADImAM cAlI gai. tyAra pachI teNe zuM karyuM, te ame kahI AvyA chIe ane te amArA vAMcakAnI jANa bahAra nahija hoya. cr te vRddhAnA cAlI javA pachI prabhAvatIe saMkucita ane salajja bhAve lalita pratye kahyuM-" tame atyAre ahIM karyAMthI AvI caDayA ? '' priya prabhA! huM tane mArI kamanasIba kahANI zuM kahuM? Aje keTalAe divasa thayA huM citAmAMne citAmAMja hatA. dhaNI rAte AnuM kAraNa huM tane kahuM? ane jo karuM samaya me killAnI ekAMta koTaDImAM daramiAna mane tArI premamayI parama AvyA che. gai kAlanI rAta! me me tAkatAM vItAvI che. tA phakta eTaluMja ke jeTale vyatIta karyo che, te samaya pavitra pratimAnAMja vicAra

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27 ahuja duHkhamAM vItAvI che ane tethI mArA aMtaHkaraNamAM udAsInatA chavAi gai che. te udAsInatA dUra karavA-utsAha meLavavA ane sRSTinuM sadiya jevA temaja mArA manane AnaMda thAya teTalA mATe huM Aje A tarakanA pradezamAM karavA nikaLyeA. je samaye huM killAmAMthI bahAra niko te samaye daravAjA upara durjanasiMhane kAi maLavA AvyuM hatuM tethI huM zastrAgAramAM thai bahAra Avye.. huM jyAre zastrAgAramAMthI pasAra thatA hatA tyAre A suMdara dhanuSya mArA jovAmAM AvyuM ane te lai huM A pradezamAM AbhyA. ghaNA vakhata sudhI huM A pradezamAM karyo. kAMika zikAra meLavA me' kAzIza karI paNa mane kAMie zikAra maLyo nathI. krUratAM pharatAM jyAre huM thAkayA tyAre vizrAMti levA eka zilA upara ekA. te vakhate paNa mArA manamAM aneka vicAronI braDamAMga cAvatIja hatI. eTalAmAM gheADAnA DAbaDAne avAja mane saMbhaLAvA lAge. tyAre mane ajAyabI e upajI ke AvI gADha jhADImAMthI keLu pasAra thatuM haze? ethI huM Azcaryacakita thai gayA. dhIme dhIme te avAja mane pAsene pAse saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. AvI jhADImAMthI pasAra thanArA svAra kANu haze, te jovA mATe huM eka jhADanI AthamAM chupAi gayeA. gheADAja vakhatamAM e svAre mane dekhAyA. prabhAvatI! temAMdhI eka svAranI pAse tane jotAMja mArA mananI hAlata bahuja vicitra thai gai. tenuM varNana karI zakavA huM asamartha chuM. tatkALa me mArU A dhanuSya sajja karyuM ane bANa cheDayuM. tyAra pachI zuM thayuM, te badhuM te te tArI AMkhe joyuMja che! * prabhAvatInI premamaya mu. khamudrA tarlR jotAM tetAM lalite kahyuM, . " ane pachI tamane zikAra paNa maLyuM. hAsyamaya mukhe dhImethI prabhAvatI melI. " Aje ghaNA divase pachI prabhAvatInA mukha upara hAsya makA lAgyuM hatuM paNa te hAsya hu vakhata sudhI TakIne sthira rahI zakyuM nahi. pote lalitanI sAthe AvI rIte varte che, te ucita nathI, ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. prabhAe te viSaya badalI nAMkhavA mATe baDDI ghaNI kAzIzA karI paNa te sukhadAyaka viSaya-icchA chatAM prabhA badalI zakatI naheAtI. ante te khelI- lalita ! have A viSayane cheDI ghe. atyAre huM kevI sthitimAM chuM, te tame bhUlI gayA lAge che. ceDAja samaya pahelAM anupama AnaMdanA anahada AvegamAM AvI jai meM tamArI sAthe je bhASaNa ane vartana karyuM, tene mATe mane bahuja

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pazcAttApa che. mAre have bahuja vicAra karIne sAvacetIthI vartavAnuM che-cAlavAnuM che. mArA pitAjIe mAre mATe je kAMI vicAra karI rAkhe che ... .. "prabhA ! have AgaLa na bola. huM te sarva vAta jANuM chuM ane te e ke saradAra dunasiMhanI sAthe . vacamAMja lalita bolyo. hA. je tamane khabara hoya ane tame jANatA he te ApaNuM A vartana keTaluM badhuM akSamya che-anucita che ? have huM bIjA * nI sAthe . eTalAmAM te tarapha keTalAka ghoDesvAronA AvavAno avAja teone saMbhaLAve. lalitasiMhe tarata myAnamAMthI pitAnI taravAra bahAra kADhI ane te prabhAvatInI pAse jaI ubhuM rahyuM. teNe eka vAra cAre tarapha najara karI. kadAcit siMhaguphAmAMnA loka pitAnI upara caDhI Avaze, ema tene prathamathI ja lAgatuM hatuM. prabhAvatIne paNa bhaya lAgavA mAMDaze. pharI je te leke AvI jaze te pitAnI rithati bahuja kharAba thaI jaze, e te jANatI hatI. prabhAvatIne bhayabhIta thaelI jotAMja tene dhIraja ApatAM lalita kahyuM-"prabhAvatI ! tuM jarA paNa bhaya pAmIza nahi. jyAM sudhI A lalitasiMhanA zarIramAM prANu che tyAM sudhI kaI paNa manuSya tAre vALa paNa vAMke karI zake tema nathI. mATe tuM tadana nizciMta rahe. tArI sahisalAmatInI javA badArI have mAre mAthe che ane te huM bhUlI gaya nathI." "A te pitAjI AvyA!"prabhAvatI ekadama AnaMdathI belI uThI. saradAra sarjanasiMha, dunarjanasiMha ane caMdrasiMha keTalAka svarenI sAthe jhADImAMthI bahAra AvyA. pitAnI putrIne sahisalAmata jotAMja vRddha saradAra sajajanane anahada AnaMda thaze. te ghaDA uparathI utarI prabhA pAse gayo ane tenA kapALe cuMbana karyuM. pachI teNe lalita tarapha najara karI. tenA zarIra upara raktanuM eka biMdu paNa nahatuM chatAM teNe prabhAvatIne luMTArAonA hAthamAMthI choDAvI hatI. je kAmane mATe pitAne keTalAe sainikanuM baLIdAna ApavuM paDayuM hatuM chatAM kAryanI siddhi na thaI ane teja kAma eka yuvake kAMI paNa jokhama kheDyA vinA siddha karyuM, te jANIne te vRddha sara. dArane ajAyabI upajyA vinA rahI nahIM. te lalitane eka tarapha laI gaye ane kahyuM - "lalita! tAre Ajane upakAra huM koI kALe bhUlIza nahi."

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eTaluMja kahI te vRddha saradAre prabhAne besavA mATe eka svArane gheDe apAvyo ane te upara prabhA besI gayA pachI sarve ajaya tarapha cAlyA. tenI DAbI bAjue saradAre durjanasiMha cAlato hato ane AgaLa AgaLa caMdra cAlatuM hatuM. te samaye te banne-caMdra ane durjananA manamAM zA zA vicAre cAlatA hatA, te jANavAno mArga nahote. te bannenA mukha upara krodhanI karacalIo paDelI spaSTa paNe jaNAtI hatI. lalita te sarvenI pAchaLa pAchaLa dhIme dhIme paga pAlo cAlatA hatA. thoDIvAramAMja lalita pAchaLa paDI gayo ane bIjA badhA tenI AgaLa cAlyA gayA. tyAM saradAra sajajane prabhAne pUchayuM ke-"putrI ! lalita tArI sAthe zI zI vAta karatA hatA ? tame banne daI bAbatamAM vAtacita karatA hatA?' pitAne pitA A prazna zA mATe pUche che, tene udeza tarataja prabhAvatInA dhyAnamAM AvI gaye. te tenA tarapha karaDI najare jotI bolI- pitAjI! tamArA praznano udeza huM sArI rIte samajI gaI chuM. lalite mArI sAthe kAMI geravyAjabI vartana karyuM haze athavA mArI sAthe anucita vAta karI haze, ema tamane lAgatuM haze. paraMtu pitAjI ! lalita e eka bahuja pavitra ane kharekhara zuravIra che ane tene mATe tamAre zaMkA levI, e tamArA virUdane kalaMka lagADanAra che, ema huM mAnuM chuM ! pitAjI! Aje teNe ja mArA prANa bacAvyA che ane mane prANadAna ApyuM che, te huM maratAM sudhI koI kALe bhUlIza nahi. mArA upara jyAre saMkaTa AvI paDayuM tyAre je lalita na hota te. pitAjI! Aje A tamArI abhAginI putrI A samaye koNa jANe kyAM hota.... tyAra pachI tenuM kathana te vRddha saradAra sAMbhaLyuM nahi. prabhAvatInA mukhamAMthI upara pramANenI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja lalitasiMhane mATe tenA hRdayamAM je zaMkA AvI hatI tene mATe have te zaramAvA lAge. teNe eka svArane ghoDA lalitane apAvyuM ane tenI sAthe sAtheja cAlavA lAgyA. rastAmAM te vRddha saradAre lalitane jaMgalamAM banelA banAvanI sarva hakIkta pUchI lIdhI. dhIme dhIme te tamAma loko ajayadUrgamAM pahayA.

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80 prakaraNa 17 mu'. 'gamAM bhaga vhAlA vAMcaka ! gayA prakaraNamAM je hakIkata ame lakhI AvyA chIe tene Aje pAMca aThThavADi thai gayA che. eka divasa sarakAra sajjanasiMha ane durjanasiMha ane jyAre sabhAmahalamAM kheDA hatA tyAre sajjana ekadama klyA ke--kema durjanasiMhajI ! tamArA A killAmAM vazapara parAthI cAlatA AvelA rivAja mujaba tame A varSe mahiSaJalImahAtsava karazeA ke nahi ?" rr hA--nA--paNa A vAta tamane koNe kahI ? " sajjane A prazna pUchyAMja durjana jarA camakI gayA ane acakAtAM aca kAtAM upara pramANe mAlyA. " temAM kahevA jevuM zuM che ? Aje ghaNAM varSothI A mahetsava tamArA killAmAM bahuja DAmADathI ujavAya che, ema me ghaNI vAra sAMbhaLyuM che. te zivAya na dhArelI rIte ame jyAre tamArA A killAmAM hAjara chIe tyAre te amArA jovA-jANavAmAM paNa AvI zakaze. durjanasiM'hajI ! AvA mahesavAthI amArI prabhAte bahuja AnaMda thAya che. " zuM tame A kharUMja kaheA che? tAtA kharekhara te utsava A varSe huM bahuja ThAThamAThathI ujavIza. " eka kSaNa pahelAM dujainasiddhane je bhaya lAgatA hatA te bhaya " prabhAte bahuja AnaMda thAya che !" e maMtranA prabhAve kANu jANe kyAMe uDI gaye. haju navA varSanA pahelA divasane cAra divasanI vAra hatI. durjana potAnA kathana pramANe kharekhara bahuja jhADamAMthI te divasa ujavavAnI gAThavaNeA karavA lAgyA. ajayadUrganI AsapAsanA anya saradArAne teNe AgrahapUrvaka AmaMtraNA mAkalAvyA. tyAra bAda thADAja samayamAM dhIme dhIme ajayargamAM aneka saradArA ekatra thayA. meTamoTA saradArAnI strIe ane bALakonA kolAhalathI te durga garjanA karavA lAgye gAjavA lAgyA. Aje nUtana varSanA prathama divasa che. killAmAM sarva ThekANe Aje bahuja saphAi dekhAya che. mahephIlanA maMDapamAM cAre tarapha dhva jApatAkA lagAvelI che ane tenI AsapAsa Avra ane azokanI lapuSpa yukta meTa mATI zAkhA-prazAkhAo lagAvI te maDapanI

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zobhAne bahuja vadhArI devAmAM AvI che. daravAjAnI pAsenA saMgraha layanI bAjumAM ja memAne te mahatsavanI zobhA joI zake teTalA mATe-temane besavA mATe suMvALo maTe gAlIce pAtharI devAmAM AvyuM che. mukhya daravAjA upara jarInuM-ajayanuM-nizAna pharakI rahyuM che. maMgalavA vAge che ane tene madhura dhvani AkhA kilAmAM paDaghA pADI durgane gajAvI mUke che. mukhya daravAjAnI aMdaranI bAjue kimatI pizAka paherI sajaja thaelA sipAIo lAInabaMdha ubhA che. dhIme dhIme tamAma memAne pitapatAnI lAyakAta pramANenI jagyAe AvIne besI gayA pachI pitAnA umadA ghaDA upara besI durjanasiMha tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. te samaye teNe ghaNoja kiMmatI pozAka paheryo hato. te uparathI tenA vaibhavanI kalpanA thaI zake tema hatuM. tenA tamAma vastrAbhUSaNe cAlukya kuLamAM rAjapurUSa jevA hatA. te vakhate teNe jarInuM aMgarakhu paheryuM hatuM ane tenI upara hIrAmotIne hAra Ama tema athaDAvAthI tenI zobhAmAMja bahu ja vadhAro thayo hato. tene mastake je jarIne phe bAMdheluM hatuM tenI cAre tarapha bahumUlya hIrAne zirapeca hato. vacamAM sonerI kalagI tenI zobhAne dviguNita karatI hatI. bhujadaMDa upara bAhunAM ghareNAM dhAraNa karela hatAM. gheDAnI upara je sAmAna hato te paNa bahuja suMdara ane kiMmatI hate. ATa ATaluM chatAM paNa durjanasiMhanA aMtaHkaraNamAM ke mukhamudrA upara prasannatA athavA praphullatA ane tejano abhAva hite. te bahuja ThAThamAthI mahesava-maMDapamAM Avyo tyAre tene mukha upara teja camakatuM nahatuM paNa te nisteja dekhAtuM hatuM-tenI upara udAsInatAnI AchI AchI chAyA-jhINI najare jonArane-dekhAI AvyA vinA rahe tema nahotuM. durjanasiMhe tyAM AvatAM ja devAlaya tarapha joI namana karyuM ane pachI tyAM potAne mATe rAkhelA Asana upara jaI beThA. thoDA ja vakhatamAM vividha kaLAomAM kuzaLatA dharAvanArA purUSo eka pachI eka ema judI judI jAtanI ramate karI batAvavA lAgyA. prathama be moe mallayuddha karI batAvyuM. pachI judI judI jAtanI rAjavaMzI ane zUravIratAvALI ramata ramAIAma keTaleka vakhata vyatIta thayA pachI tyAM ekatra thaelA sarva manuSya uThIne ubhA thayA. rAjapurohite AvI durjanasiMhanA bhavya paNa niteja bhAla upara kaMkunuM tilaka karyuM. eTalAmAM vRddha dUgarakSaka raNamala ane keTalAka anucara maLI tyAM eka rUchapuSTa pADAne laI AvyA. dujane rAjapurohita pAsethI lAla phUnI mALA laI pADAnA kaMThamAM

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1 suya daravAjAne paherAvI ane pachI pADAnA mastake sidUranA pAMca tilaka karyo. pachI te maMDaLa pADAne lai tyAMthI ravAnA thayuM. te sarve maDaLa dUrganA mukhya daravAje AvI paheoMcyuM. sarva manuSyAe dUrganA traNa pradakSiNA karI. karI te ma`DaLa mukhya daravAje ekaThuM thayuM. A vakhate rAkSasI tApe potAnI garjanA karavA lAgI, dUrganA dhaTa ane nAmata eTalA teA jorathI vAgavA lAgyAM ke jethI tyAMnA AsapAsane! pradeza gAjI uThayA. gheADIvAramAMja daravAjAnI pAsenI eka ja gyAe ke jyAM pADe! ubhA hatA tyAM durjane jai te pADA upara peAtAnI samazerane evo teA saphAithI vAra karyo ke jethI tenuM mastaka tatkALa dhaDathI juduM thai gayuM ane pADAnA paMca prANa paraleAke pra yANa karI gayA. vAMcakA ! A hRdayabhedaka utsavanI vadhAre hakIkata jANavAnI ApaNe jarUra nathI. mATe cAle, have ApaNe ApaNA eka paricita sthaLa tarapha pramANu karIe. bhApaNe have lalasidgha pAse javAnuM che. te bicArA dIna yuvaka pAtAnA oraDAmAM ekaleja peAtAnI gAcanIya sthiti upara vicAra karI du:khatAM unAM AMsu kherave che. tenI pAseja tene vizvAsu madadagAra vIjala ubhA che ane tene dhIraja ApI rahyA che. vIjala melyA lalita! tamAre mATe mane bahuja lAgI Ave che. tame dhIraja dharA-zvira dayALu ane satiAne khelI hovAthI sA sArAM vAnAM karaze ane tamane sukhI banAvaze. astu. paNa Aje A killAmAM bahuja hArTamAMthI mahiSakhalI-mahAtsava ujavAyo ane tame eka kedInI jema peAtAnA ka'gAla eraDAmAM paDI rahyA che!! e zuM kharI rIte jotAM AjanA mahAna mahAtsavamAM bhAga levAnI paravAnagI saradAre tamane ApavI joitI hatI paNa asAsa ke tema banyuM nathI. lalita ! zuM tame haju paNa kAMi samajI nathI zakatA ! are bhalA yuvaka ! bhalAinI paNa hada hoya che. hajI paNu jo tame te saradArane "mAruM kalyANa karanAra' ema kahetA rahezeA tamAre AkhuM jIvana A kaSTamaya kArAgRhamAMja eka kedInI jema vyatIta karavuM paDaze. A DuM tamane kharekharUM kahuM chuM te dhyAnamAM lyeA----bhUlazo nahi ! " tr r priya vIjala ! hajI khIjAM paNa tAre kAMi kahevAnuM bAkI rahe che kharuM? ane jo na rahetuM hAya ! e bhalA vIjala! sAM bhaLa. tuM mane kedI kahe che e tArI bhUla che. vIjala ! meM saradAranA

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eka aparAdha karyo che. temanI ekanI eka putrIne huM cAhavA lAgyo ane mArA A aparAdhanI temaNe mane je sajA karI che, te vyAjabI che ane te vyAjabI bAbatamAM bhAre zA mATe khoTuM lagADavuM joIe? te tuMja mane kahe." vIjala tarapha jotAM lalite sasmita mukhe kahyuM. "kumAra! mane te tamArI mAnyatA kAMIka vicitra lAge che." "tane game te lAgatuM hoya chatAM huM kahuM chuM ke-te mArI pramANika mAnyatA che. vIjala, samaja ke je teja saradAra mArA janmadAtA- pitA-hota-ane kharI rIte mArA janmadAtA janaka karatAM temanI sajajanatA adhika che-te teo mane je AjJA karatA te AjJAne zuM mArAthI bhaMga karI zakAta? nahIM ja! vIjala, A kaI zikSA nathI athavA huM kAMI temane kedI paNa nathI. mane sarva vAtanI chUTa temaNe ApI che. phakta eka prabhAvatIne maLavuM nahIM ane tenI sAthe vAtacita karavI nahi, evuM temaNe mane pharamAvyuM che. have huM mArI marajIthI ja bahAra na nikaLe ane ahIM ja pa rahuM to tevI sthitimAM je tuM mane kedI kahe te hoya te vIjala, te tArI samaja phera zivAya bIjuM kAMIja nathI. vArU, paNa zuM tuM mane ema kahe che ke - mAre ahIMthI cAlyA javuM?" " kumAra ! tamArI duHkhadAvasthA dUra karavAne teja eka mAtra upAya che " "ane vijala! ahIM tuM eka vAta bhUlI jAya che." "te kaI vAta?" te eja ke je huM A pahelAM ja ahIthI cAlI gaya heta te te divase prabhAvatIne luMTArAonA hAthamAMthI cheDAvata koNa?" ane tethI ja tame kilAne tyAga nahIM karatA he?" "hA, emaja che." have ApanI zI icchA che. ane Apa zuM karavA mAge. cho?" vijale tenI icchA jANavA pUchayuM. "eja ke A kilAmAM rahIne ja huM tenI upara najara rAkhIza." vArU, have e vAta paDatI muko. Aje savArathI ja tamane eka vAta pUchavAnuM mane mana thayuM che paNa te pUchavA AvavAne mane atyAre vakhata maLavAthI huM tamArI pAse Avyo chuM. lalita! tamane lAge che ke - Aja rAtre dUrgamAM kAMI navIna banAva banaze khare?" nakkI kAMI kahI zakAya nahi paNa mane lAge che ke tevuM

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kaIka thayuM te joIeja kAMIka banaze, e bhaya rAkhanAra A killAmAM eka nahi paNa aneka manuSyo che, ema huM mAnuM chuM." hA. ApanI A mAnyatA barAbara che. vAra paNa kumAra! tamane bhUtapizAca upara vizvAsa che khare?" vIjalane A ajAyabI bharelo vicitra prazna sAMbhaLI lalita tenA mukha tarapha jovA lAgyo. teNe khAsa karIne A prazna pitAne pU haze, evI zaMkA ekadama tenA hRdayamAM utpanna thaI AvI, teNe pharI vIjalanA mukha tarapha bhedaka dRSTie joyuM ane pachI be vIjala! vidhAtAe ApaNA jevIja bhUtapizAca vigerenI ninirmANa karI che. ema huM mAnuM chuM. je ApaNe tenA upara vizvAsa na rAkhIe te. paNa ApaNA hamezanA vyavahArane kAMI bAdha AvI zake tema nathI. chatAM paNa e vAta te naja bhUlavI joIe ke-te paNa vidhAtAe nirmANa karelI eka yoni che. jo ke te bhatpAdaka che, ema leke kahe che, chatAM paNa nIti-nyAya ane dharma tathA satyane anusarIne cAlanArA purUSone tenA taraphathI bhaya rAkhavAnuM kAMI kAraNa nathI. paNa vIjala ! Aje A vicitra prazna mane pUcha vAnuM tAre koI prayajana?" prajane te kAMI nahI paNa Aje A killAmAM eja viSayanI carcA ghaNu kharA manuSyo karyA kare che. dUrgamAM puSkaLa mebhAne AvyA che tenuM mukhya prayajana paNa eja che. ajayagamAM mahiSabalI-mahatsavane samaye eka camatkArika banAva bane che, te pitAnI najaronajara jovAnI ghaNA kharA memAnanI marajI che-jIjJAsA che ane Aje savArathI ghaNuM kharA manuSya tenI teja carcA karyA kare che." A vicAra lalitanA hRdayamAM paNa savArathI ja eka sarakho che LAyA karate hate. killAnI pUrvadizA taraphanA parvata pradezamAM pote jyAre zikAre gayo hato ane acAnaka rIte te vRddha vanacarIne pitAne bheTe thaI gaye temaja te mahiSabalI mahatsavanI bAbatamAM te DosIe je ugAre kADhayA hatA te lalita bhUlI ga nahote. rAtre bhejana samaye durgane kharo mAleka Avaze ! evuM je vAkya te DosIe kahela te vAkya haju paNa tenA smaraNamAMthI khasyuM nahetuM. * jIvAnAmuttisthAnaiyoni che ivonA utpatti sthAnane yoni kahe che,

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95 A vAkayane kharekhara bhAvArtha haju paNa te pUrepUro samajI zako nahe. khare durgAdhipati koNa? te jANavAnI tene anahada utkaMThA lAgI hatI paraMtu gai kAlathI ja potAnA oraDAmAMthI bahAra na nikaLavAnuM saradAra sajajane tene jaNAvyuM hatuM. e ja kAraNathI te pitAnA oraDAmAMthI bahAra nikaLe nahe. lalita vIjalane kahyuM - "bhAI vIjala! have tuM jA ane bhajana samaye kyA kyA batAvo bane che, te joI-jANI mane AvIne kaheje !" mahiSabalI mahotsava saMdhyA samaye samApta thaze. Aje kilAmAM ThekaThekANe vizeSa rozanAI karavA sababa ghaNA divasathI nidrAvasthAmAM paDe te killo jAgRta thaI camakate hate. haju bhojananuM kAma bAkI hatuM. tene mATe sarva taiyArIo thaI gaI. sarva memAne ane bIjA leka potapotAnI yogyatA pramANe goThavAelA Asane upara AvIne besI gayA. bhajananA padArtho pirasAyA. saradAra durjanasiMha tamAma prakAre upara dekharekha rAkhata AmathI tema pharate hatA. te samaye te sarva rIte taddana zAnta lAgatuM hatuM. Aje tenuM sarva aizvarya prabhAvatInI najare paDayuM hatuM ane tethI tene atyaMta AnaMda thayo hato. te vacamAM vacamAM koIka cIjanI vada ApavA mATe gaMbhIratAthI raNamalane belA ane raNamala paNa eka yatrika putaLAnI jema tenI AjJAnA tAla upara nAcato hato. te bicArA vRddhanuM citta Aje ThekANe nahetuM. Ajane prasaMga kayAre nivinatAthI samApta thAya, eja tenA vicArane viSaya hate. tenI mukhamudrA tadana nisteja dekhAtI hatI. tamAma manuSyo AnaMdamAM gulatAna banI bhojya padArthone vakhANa vakhANa insApha ApatA hatA. pAsenAja sabhAmahelamAMthI AvatA vArAMganAonA madhura gAyanane--maMjula nAda temanA karNapradeza upara vAraMvAra athaDAte hovA sababa sarva memAnanA AnaMdane avadhi thaye hate. krame krame bhajananuM kAma lagabhaga pUrNa thavA AvyuM. rivAja mujaba saradAra durjanasiMha pitAne mATe taiyAra karelA sthAna pAse gaye ane have te, te Asana upara bese teTalAmAM ja zastrAgAramAMthI-badhA dhA dhaDaDaDaDa" evo garjanA karata-meghanI jema kakaDIne garjanA karato-bhayaMkara vani tyAM ekatra thaelA sarva manuSyone saMbhALAya ane te sAthe ja bhojanazALAne eka chupo daravAje udhaze. daravAje ughaDatAM ja sarva loko gabharAyA bhayabhIta thayA. bhajana bhajanane ThekANe rahyuM ane tamAma loko pattharanA pUtaLAnI

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jema jyAM hatA tyAM ja sthira thaI gayA. teo eka bIjAnI taka Tagara Tagara jovA lAgyA. te sarvanA triAmAM ane zarIra upara eka jAtanA bhayanI chAyA ivAI gaI. Ama te AnaMdamAM viSAdanI chAyA bheLA raMgamAM bhaMga thaI gaye. - te loko eka bIjA tarapha jotA hatA chatAM koInI chAtI nahotI thatI ke teo eka paNa zabdane mukhamAMthI ucAra kare! teTalAmAM ja ughaDelA guma daravAjAmAMthI eka camatkArika AkRti durjanasiMhanA AsananI pAse AvIne ubhI rahI. ' te AkRtinA mastaka upara zirastrANa hatuM, tenA zarIra upara caLakatuM bakhtara ane hAthamAM nAgI yamarAjanI jivA jevI camakatI taravAra hatI. evA prakAranI te AkRti durjanasiMhanI pAseja AvIne ubhI rahI. prakaraNa 18 muM. ajayargane khare mAleka te ddhAnI AkRti bhojanazALAmAM AvIne durjana pAse ubhI rahI, tyAra pachI te pAchI chupA daravAjA pAse gaI. ajaba jevuM te e hatuM ke tenA cAlavAne jarA paNa avAja thato nahate. te AkRti dhIme dhIme pharI durjananA Asana pAse AvI. durjana tyAMja bhayabhIta thaIne beTho hato. pharI vAra te AkRtine pitAnI pAse AvelI jotAM ja durjana bahuja bhaya pAmI eka bUma pADI uTha ane tyAMthI kUdIne bIjA mANase jyAM ubhA hatA tyAM jaI ubhe. kumAra caMdrasiMhe paNa tenuM anukaraNa karyuM. ghaNe vakhata sudhI te AkRti durjananA khAlI paDelA Asana pAseja ubhI hatI. pachI teNe tamAma loko upara pitAnI najara pheravI ane tene durjana upara sthira karI. te AkRtie pitAne bIjo hAtha durjana tarapha laMbAvyo te vakhate sarve lokonA bhayamAM ora vadhAro thayo chatAM sarva durjana tarapha javA lAgyA. Aje eja kAMIka camatkArika banAva banaze khare, e vAta te ghaNAkharA manuSyanA jANavAmAM hatI ane zo camatkArika banAva bane che, te jANavAnI pitAnI jIjJAsAne pta karavA keTalAka memAne te prasaMge khAsa karIne tyAM AvyA hatA. have teone pitAnI mUrkhatA bharelI chAsAne mATe pazcAttApa thavA lAge.

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have pite sahi salAmata rIte killAmAMthI bahAra jaI zakaze ke nahIM, e bAbatamAM teo ciMtAtura banI gayA. te samaye tyAM ekatra thaelA lekanA hRdayanI hAlata kevI zocanIya thaI gaI haze, tenuM pUrepUruM varNana karavAnuM kAma bahuja kaThina che. te AkRtie durjana tarapha hAtha laMbAvatAja te ( AkRti ) nI AMkhomAMthI agninI javAlAe nikaLavA lAgI. have tyAMnA leke dhIraja rAkhI zakayA nahi. teo ekadama hAsabhAga karavA lAgyA. bhojanazALAmAMthI jema bane tema tarataja bahAra nikaLI javA rasto khALavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM nyAso ! A ! mAryA re mArA bApa !" ema te manuSyomAMthI eka manuSya bUma pADI uThe. dareka mANasa pAchuM vALIne jovA lAgyo te te AkRtine hAtha hada uparAMta lAMbo thaelo darekanA jovAmAM Avyo. have te konA hRdayamAM utpanna thaelA bhayane. avadhi thaye temaja bhojanazALAmAM bahuja kolAhala thaI gayo. jeo sazakta hatA teo jema tema karI bahAra nikaLI paDyA ane bAkInA badhA bebhAna thaI bhojanazALAmAMja pachaDAI paDayA. saradAra durjana ane caMdra te kayAranAe mUchita thaI paDayA hatA. strIone mATe bhajananI vyavasthA bIjI jagyAe karavAmAM AvelI hatI. tyAM dekhAva te bahuja hRdayabhedaka hatuM. tyAM ekatra thaelI 20-25 strIomAM phakta prabhAvatI ja sAvadha hatI ane bIjI badhI strIo mUchita thaI jamIna upara pachaDAI paDI hatI. prabhAvatIne pahelAM te tyAM acAnaka prakaTa thaelI te camatkArika ddhAnI A kRtine bhaya lAgyo kharo paNa pachI te tadga nirbhaya thai-eka paDadAnI pAchaLa chupAI jaI-bhejanazALAmAM banate banAva AturatAthI jovA lAgI. saradAra sajajanasiMhanI sthiti paNa bahuja duHkhadAyaka ane zocanIya thaI gaI hatI-chatAM te bebhAna tha nahote. te AkRti bhojanazALAmAM prakaTa thaI tyArathI ja te dhyAna pUrvaka tenI tarapha joI rahyA hatA. teNe eja AkRtine pahelAM eka vAra joi hatI ane tethI ja tene tene bahu bhaya lAge nahi, chatAM paNa bhayanI DI ghaNuM asara te tenA jarjarita thaelA hadaya upara thaI. te eka tarapha jaI bhIte hAtha TekavI ubhA rahyA hatA. te prabhAvatInA jovAmAM AvyuM. pachI paDadAne dUra khaseDI prabhAvatI pitAnA pitAnI pAse AvIne ubhI rahI. te samaye bhojanazALAmAM saradAra sajana, prabhAvatI ane te camatkArika AkRti zivAya badhA bebhAna -

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thaI paDyA hatA. thoDA vakhata pachI te AkRti jyAM ubhI hatI. tyAMthI dhIme dhIme prabhAvatInI pAse pAse AvavA lAgI, te jotAM ja saradAra sarjanamAM je kAMI hiMmata rahI hatI te tene tyAga karI gaI. have te pizAcAkati pitAnI priya putrIne pitAnA pizAcI paMjAmAM pakaDI leze, ema lAgavAthI te eka kAramI cIsa pADI belI uThaze ke-"prabhAvatI ! hAranI ja re bhAgI jA !! " dhIme dhIme te AkRti prabhAvatInI tadana pAse jaI pahecI ane pitAne hAtha uMce karIne bebhAna thaI paDelA durjana tarapha tiraskArathI joIne "nahIM! nahIM! evI IzArata karI. prabhAvatI stabdha paNa bhaya rahita thaI, te AkRtinA Azcaryajanaka kAryo tarapha jotI hatI. saradAra sajajana te bebhAnaja ho. pharI te AkRtie hAthauMce karI AzirvAda ApatI hoya tema tenA mastaka upara hAtha pherabe. eka kSaNa sudhI bahu zAnta mukhe tenI tarapha joI te AkRti chupA daravAje thaI bhojanazALAmAMthI bahAra nikaLI gaI. te tyAMthI nikaLatAMja eka temanA jevo rAkSasI-kAnanA paDadA teDI nAkhe e bhayaMkara-avAja thaze ane Ape Apa te chupo daravAjo baMdha thaI gaye. te avAja sAMbhaLatA ja sajanasiMha ekadama ume thayo ane bhaya bharelI najare cAre tarapha jevA lAge. prabhAvatI jyAM ubhI hatI tyAM ja ane tevI ja sthitimAM hatI, tenI upara vRddha saradAranI najara paDatAMja ekadama tenI pAse jaI tene chAtI sAthe cAMpI ane be -"beTA! tuM sahisalAmata te che ne?" "hA pitA. mane kAMI thayuM nathI. paNa A bebhAna thaI paDelAo tarapha te juo ! A ApaNe caMdra ema kahI pAseja paDelA eka pAtramAMthI pANI laI teNe caMdranA mukha upara chAMTayuM. thoDI vAra pachI cadra pitAnI niteja AMkha ughADI. tene uThADIne sAthe laI prabhA bIjI tarapha cAlI gaI. pachI saradAre durjanasiMhane sAvadha karyo. ghaNe vakhata sudhI tenA mukhamAMthI eka paNa zabadane uccAra thaI zakyo nahi. killAnA nakone saradAra sajjane bahu bahu bUma pADI paraMtu koI paNa nekara tyAM AvyuM nahi. Akhare tharathara dhrujato raNamala tyAM Avyo. te vakhate tenA mukha upara pretakaLA chavAelI hatI. te bannee maLI tyAM mUThita thaI paDelA sarva manuSyane sAvadha karyA-zuddhimAM ApyA. ATale banAva banatAM rAtrine eka prahara vyatIta thai ga.

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prabhAvatI pitAnA oraDAmAM beThI beThI svamavata banI gaelA banAvanI bAbatamAM aneka vicAra karatI hatI. te mahAna zarIra hevAnuM abhimAna rAkhanArA ane raNabhUmimAM hajAro zatruothI jarA paNa na DarAvanArA vIra purUSa eka tuccha AkRtithI ATalA badhA bhayabhIta thaI gayA-bezuddha thaI pRthvI para pachaDAI paDyA ! ane pote eka abaLA hovA chatAM paNa potAne te AkRtithI kAMI bhaya ke zaMkA paNa upaja nahIM, ke pite jarA gabharAI ke bezuddha paNa thaI nahIM! e bAbatamAM tene rahI rahIne Azcarya thavA lAgyuM. pite Aje je joyuM te zuM haze, tenI te kalpanA karI zakatI nahotI. te AkRti pitAnI pAse AvI ane pitAne judI judI jAtanI izArate karI batAvI tene yathArtha bhAvArtha zuM haze, ene teNe ghaNuM samaya sudhI vicAra karyo. eTalAmAM ja tene lalitanuM smaraNa thaI AvyuM. teNe pitAnI dAsI madhurIne hAka mArI ane te pAse AvatAM ja belI ke "madhurI! atyArene atyAreja tuM eka kAma kara. thoDA vakhata pahelAM meM je AkRti joI hatI ane teNe mane je je izArate karI temAM mane kAMI paNa samaja paDatI nathI. tene yathArtha artha mane lalitasiMha zivAya bIjo koI paNa samajAvI zake tema nathI. mATe AvatI kAle te mane avazya maLa joIe. te atyAre ja ja ane vIjalane maLa. tene mATe saMdeza kahe ke "AvatI kAle bapore ghaNAja jarUrI kAma mATe parvatanI pAsenA pahelA ja nAkA upara lalita mane jarUra jarUra maLe!" e saMdeza vIjala lalitane jaIne kahI de, evI goThavaNa tuM taratamAM karI nAMkha!" " vAMrU-huM tenI tamAma goThavaNa karuM chuM!" ema kahI prabhavAtInA oraDAmAMthI dAsI cAlI gaI ane te pite eka koca upara jaI beThI. prakaraNa 19 muM. khUnane vahema, bhagavAna sahasrarazmi savitApati sUryanArAyaNa barAbara AkAzanA madhyabhAgamAM AvI pahoMcyA hatA. teonA atizaya tejasvI ane prakhara kiraNe sarvatra phelAI gaelA hevAthI garamI puSkaLa jaNAtI hatI ane bhUmimAMthI varALe nikaLatI hatI. vRkSanI gIca chAyAmAM

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10e pakSIo pita pitAnA mALAmAM vizrAMti letA hatA. ajayanI pUrvadizAe AvelA parvatanI bemAMthI vahetA nadInA pravAhamAM hAthIenA chaMda jaLakrIDA karI rahyA hatA. AvA samaye prabhAvatI pitAnI dAsI madhurI sAthe killAmAMthI dhIme raNa bahAra AvI. gaI kAle manuSyanA kolAhalathI gAjate kille Aje sAmasUma jevuM lAge hate. bhojana samaye banele atyaMta bhayaMkara banAva jei sarva ke killAmAMthI pita pitAne sthAne cAlyA gayA hatA. bIje divase saradAra sarjana ane durjana sabhAmahelamAM besI gaI rAtre banelA Azcaryajanaka banAvanI bAbatamAM vAtacita karatA hatA. pita kAle je AkRti joI te pitAnA maraNa pAmelA moTAbhAInI hatI ane te A prasaMge hamezAM killAmAM ryA kare che. tenA taraphathI A killAmAMnA koI paNa mANasane kAMI paNa IjA thatI nathI. pote ane bIjA loko nakAmA gabharAI gayA. e pitAnA ane bIjAnA cittanI nirbaLatA zivAya bIjuM kAMI nathI ! ema ADI avaLI vAto saradAra sajajanane samajAvI ane teNe paNa durjanane khulAso mAnI lIdhe. kAle pote je AkRti joI te tadana nirupadravI che, evI tene pahelAM paNa khAtrI thaI hatI ane durjananI vAta sAMbhaLI te khAtrI saMpUrNa vizvAsamAM pheravAI gaI. kumAra caMdrane AkhI rAta jarAe uMgha AvI nahIM. teNe AkhI rAta bahuja becenImAM pasAra karI. AkhI rAta daramiAna te bhayaMkara banAvI tenI samakSathI hAlya paNa nahIM. ghaNo vakhata sudhI te pitAnA pitAnI pAse besI rahyo ane saradAra durjanasiMhane khulAse paNa sAMbhaLe chatAMe tenA cittanuM samAdhAna na thayuM te naja thayuM. Akhare kaMTALIne te jaMgalamAM pharI AvavA mATe kilAmAMthI bahAra nikaLI paDe. prabhAvatI madhurI sAthe nakkI karelA ThekANe AvI pahoMcI. te jagyAe lalitasiMha prathamathI ja AvIne eka zilA upara beThe hate. prabhAvatI tenI najare paDatAM ja te zilA uparathI u ane tenI sAme AvyuM. te be-"prabhAvatI ! tane joI mArA aMtaHkaraNane anupama AnaMdane anirvacanIya anubhava thAya che. tArA taraphathI mane saMdezo maLatAMja mane bahuja harSa thaye chatAM paNa mArA cittamAM aneka prakAranA vicAra AvyA vinA rahyA nahIM. mane avanavA vicAro thavA lAgyA.", te premI yugalane pitAnI hAjarIthI saMkoca thaze athavA to te

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101 zaramAi jaze ema dhArI te dhUrta dAsI khIjI tarapha cAlI gai. te tenI draSTi maryAdA bahAra jatI rahI. prabhAvatIne joi lalitane jevA Anada thayA tevAja Anada tene paNa thayeA hateA chatAM tenA mukha upara AnaMda karatAM gaMbhIratAnI chaTA vadhAre spaSTa dekhAtI hatI. peAtAnA pitAnI ajANumAM ane temAM paNa tenI manAi chatAM pote lalitasihanI ekAntamAM mulAkAta lIdhI e potAnA jevI kulIna kumArikAne mATe bahuja lajjAspada gaNAya, ema have tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. te khALA-dhaNA vakhata .sudhI prabhAvatI-nIcu* mukha karI lalitanI sAme cupacApa ubhI rahI. " prabhAvatI ! tuM kema kaMi khelatI nathI.? " ' "" lalita ! zuM karuM? mArUM mana bahu muMjhAi gayuM che. " prabhA ! tuM kAMI paNa kahetI nathI chatAM huM tArA aMtaHkaraNunI vAta jANuM chuM. s tame zuM jANeA che? " " eja ke-tuM mane koSTaka vAtano khulAse pUchavA mAge che ane te vAtanuM mULa kAraNa gai kAle rAtre tele banAvaja che. te khAbatamAM tuM kAMika mane pUchavA icche che, A mArI phakta dhAraNaja che. sAcuM khATuM te tuM jANe. tema te mane ahIM AvI maLavAnuM kahevarAvyuM ane tuM paNu ahIM AvI enuM paNa kharuM kAraNa gai kAle rAtre khIle banAvaja che." (" hA. tamArI dhAraNA arAbara che, lalita. mAre ahIM AvavAnuM kAraNa paNa tame kahyuM teja che. lalita ! te adbhuta camatkArane bhAvArtha ro! ? zuM kharekhara saradAra kizerasi'huM pizAca rUpe gai kAle tyAM AvyA hatA? temaNe mArI pAse AvIne vicitra camatkArika-izArAo zA mATe karyAM? mAre saradAra durjanasiMha sAthe lagna karavuM.. " prabhA ! jarA sampUra kara. tuM prathama mArI eka vAta purepUrI sAMbhaLI le ane tenA kharekharA khulAsA tuM mane Apa. tyAra pachI huM tArI tamAma zakAo dUra karIza. zuM tuM saradAra durjanasiMha sAthe lagna karIza ?'' c 2. e prabhu ! have huM A praznane ze| uttara ApuM ! " atyaMta kSINuvare te khAlI. lalitanA praznane ze! uttara ApavA, eja tenAthI samajI zakAyuM nahIM. tenI AMkhAmAMthI AMsu paDavA lAgyA. te karI bahuja karUNAjanaka svare melI- lalitasi ! mArA je

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102 duHkhI prANi A duniyAmA khIjo kAi nahI... hAya-nathI. huM gaI kAlathIja eka vicitra vAta sAMbhaLuM chuM ane jouM chuM. gaI kAle ekama thai. have phakta cha divasa bAkI rahyA che. sAtamane divase bahuja uttama muhurta che, ema mane Aje saDavAreja mArA pitAjIe kaheluM che ane sAthe sAthe e paNa jaNuAvyuM che ke-te divase lagna thaze. hAya-hAya ! lalita, have huM zuM karuM ? mArI icchA virUddha tamAma anAvA banaze. mArA janmadAtAnuM vacana ane cadrasi'ne nizraya e banne mArAM sukha ane zAntine maLI nAMkhaze-bharamIbhUta karI nAMkhaze. .. " prabhAvatI ! Ama nirAza na thA. haju cha divasa bAkI che, A cha divaseAmAM ghaNA ghaNA banAve khanaro, aneka camatkArika vAte ApaNe jANIzuM ane adbhuta dekhAve jezuM. tuM jarA paNa gabha rAiza nahIM. mane sapUrNa vizvAsa che ke-te dayALu devAdhidevanI ApaNuA upara atyaMta kRpA che. kAle killAmAM bhejana samaye je banAva banyo temAM paNa mane kAMIka kAraNa lAge che ane te kAraNa eja kete banAvane laI ApaNuM kAMina kAMi kalyANu te avazya thazeja. killAmAM hamaNuM hamaNAM dhaNA camakArA thAya che, bhayaMkara banAvA bane che ane adbhuta dekhAve dekhAya che te sarvenI mukhya cAvI gheADAja divasamAM mArA hAthamAM Avaze, evI mane lagabhaga khAtrI thaI cUkI che. prabhA ! jo huM tane TuMkAmAM kahuM to te eTaluMja kahIza ke-Aja sudhI huM anAtha hatA paNa have tema nathI." cr eTale ? atyaMta ajAyabI pAmI prabhAvatIe pUchyuM, lalitanuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI te atyaMta Azcaryacakita thai gai. upara pramANe jyAre lalita khelatA hateA tyAre tenA mukha upara eka jAtanuM teja camakatuM hatuM ane tethI prabhAvatI tenI tarapha ayaLa najare jotI hatI. eTale ? tamArA A ajAyabI pamADanArA camatkArika katha nanA bhAvArtha ro ? teNe pharI pUchyuM. dr "eTale eja ke atyAranI mArI paratatra ane anAtha sthitimAM taratamAMja kAMina kAMi pheraphAra avazya thazeja. ema. vAravAr mane mAruM mana kahyA kare che. hamaNAM hamaNAM mane kAMika camatkArika sUcanA maLI che-mane vicitra svama Ave che ane keTalAka Azra. maikita karI nAMkhe tevA je adbhuta dekhAvA mane dekhAyA che temAM huM pote paNu hatA--nahIM chuM. "

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103 " paNa tame !? paNa mane temAMnA koInI kAMI paNa khabara kema nathI paDatI ? " AzcaryathI lalitanA khabhA upara hAtha mUkI prabhA belI. tenI tane khabara na paDe, eja bahu sAruM che ane huM paNa te bAbatamAM have atyAre ja tane kAMI paNa kahevA mAgatA nathI. paNa kharekhara jyAre te pote ja te dekhAve joIza, banAvo jANIza ane vAta sAMbhaLIza tyAre tane paNa mArI jema ja lAgavA mAMDaze. eTaluMja nahi paNa A samayamAM je je banAve ajayadUrgamAM bane che, te sarvenI sAthe mAre saMbaMdha che, ema tene lAgyA vinA raheze nahi." " zuM A banavAjoga che?" . " hA te tata banavAjoga che. have savAla e che ke te zI rIte banavAjoga che? te je ke mArAthI tene sArI rIte samajAvI zakAze nahIM chatAM te banavAjoga che; emAM te jarAe zaMkA nathI. huM lAkha kozIza tane te samajAvavA mATe kare chatAM tane jarA paNa huM samajAvI zakuM tema nathI. mane te te bAbatamAM saMpUrNa vizvAsa che ane khAtrI paNa thaI cUkI che. sarva taraphathI mArI AzAo baLavAn thatI jAya che. eTalA mATe meM tane pahele prazna pUchayo hato. ane have pharI paNa pUchuM chuM ke-jenA upara tAro tala mAtra paNa prema nadhI tenI sAthe zuM tuM kharekhara lagna karIza?" prabhAvatIe pitAne tamAma bhAra tenA hAtha upara nakhe. athupUrNa AMkhoe teNe tenI tarapha joyuM ane pachI lalitanI chAtI upara hAtha rAkhI belI-ba mArA zuddha, sAtvika ane pavitra premano pravAha A tarapha vahe che ane kartavya bIjI tarapha laI jAya che." " eTalA mATe huM tane kahuM chuM ke-tAruM kartavya je ADe AvatuM hoya to mAre eka kSaNa mATe paNa ahIM-A killAmAM na rahevuM, e vadhAre sAruM che." " lalita ! tame Ama gAMDAnI jema zuM bolatA hazo ! hamaNaja tame mane samajAvavA hatA. thoDIja paLe pahelAM tamane sarva vAtemAM saMpUrNa AzA ane vizvAsa lAgatAM hatAM te pachI ATalAmAM ja tame Ama kema nirAza thaI gayA? zuM tame AzAvAdI nathI? haju che divasa bAkI che teTalI mudata daramiAna ghaNuM banAvo banaze, ema tame ja kahetA hatA ane have maneja deSa zA mATe che che vArU?" prabhAvatI ! mArA kahevAne bhAvArtha te nathI. ahIM tArI

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104 .. samajaphera thAya che. huM to tane phakta eTaluMja pUchuM chuM ke-jenA upara tArA jarA paNa prema nathI tenI sAthe--kkta ezvarya ane vaibhavane mATeja-tArA pitAnI AjJA na chatAM paNu-zuM tuM tenI sAthe paraNIza? " zuM aizvarya ane vaibhava ! nahIM. jo tema thaze te te! huM A zarIrane ane aMtaHkaraNane kadApi choDIza nahi. karI prabhAvatIe kahyuM ane pachI lalitanA gaLAmAM hAtha nAMkhI jema latA vRkSane vIMTANuM jAya tema-te tenI sAthe vIMTAi gai. "" .. mundrahAsya tr " paramAtmA, tamArA A pavitra prema acaLa rAkheA ! " A pramANenA avAja jhADImAMthI te bannenA sAMbhaLavAmAM A byA. te sAtheja premIyugala camakyuM-jarAka zaramAi gayuM. te bannee AsapAsa najara karI te! te vRddhA vanacarI jhADImAMthI bahAra AvatI temanA jovAmAM AvI. "DAthI mA! gai vakhate tame je amArUM kAma karyuM ane tamArA amArA pratye je prema che tenA badalAmAM amArI A yAdagIrI tamArI pAse rAkheA. "" acAnaka te vRddhAne joi lalita bahuja gu'cavAi gayA. tenI sAthe zuM khelavuM te tene sujhI na AvavAthI te upara pramANe elpeza ane pachI potAnA khIsAmAMthI theADIka maheArAthI bharelI thelI kADhI tenI sAme nAMkhI tathA pharI melye!- hyA, DesImA ! A lai me. " tr " e mArI mADIre ! zuM sAnAmaheArA ! ? nAre A, te tuM tArI pAseja rAkha. huM tene sparze paNa karIza nahi. huM je kAika sArUM kAma karIza te tenuM mULa mane bhagavAna Apaze." theDIvAra ceAbhI jaya te vRddhAe sAnAmahArAnI kAthaLI jamIna uparathI upADI lIdhI ane AgaLa khelavA lAgI-- A kAthaLI tArI pAseja rahevA de. tenA kASTa vakhate tane khapa paDaze. vArU, paNa mArA kahevA pramANe kAle rAtre killAmAM kAi camatkArika anAva banyA hatA kharA ke ? ' " hA. jo ke te mArA jovAmAM Avela nathI chatAM tamArA kahevA pramANe badhI vAta khanI kharI ! " " " " e yuvaka! zuM tA Mja nAma lisiMha che ? " r hA-mA, mAreMja nAma lalitasiMha che. Ajeja mArUM' nAma pUchavAnuM kachaM kAraNu ? " peAtAnuM nAma pUchyAmAM tenA kaMika gupta hetu hAvA joIe, evuM teNe tenI cA~ uparathI anumAna karI lIdhuM. kAraNu eja ke--tAre mATe mArA hRdayamAM anurAga utpanna "

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15 thaye che, tAruM kalyANa thAya ane te sarva vAte sukhI thAya, evI mArI abhilASA che-IcchA che. temaja A kumArikAnuM pANigrahaNa karI, tAre saradAra sarjanasiMha jevAnA uccakuLanI sAthe zarIra saMbaMdha thAya, e mArI bIjI icchA che. Izvara tamane sukhe rAkhe, evI mArI tene prArthanA che ane tame baMne avanImAM sukhI thaze e tamane bhAre AzirvAda che. lalita ane prabhAvatI ! tamArA upara haju ghaNI ghaNI mahAna muzIbata AvavAnI che, vAraMvAra vipattinA varasAda tamArA mastake varasavAnA che te samaye tame dhIraja ane AzAne tyAga karaze nahi-dayALu paramAtmAne visaraze nahIM te tame ane sukhI thaze, " ema kahI te DesIe te banne jaNA tarapha premapUrNa draSTie joyuM ane pachI pAchI ekadama te gADha jhADImAM alepa thaI gaI. " lalita ! mane lAge che ke A DosI gAMDI hevI joIe." ATalo vakhata stabdhapaNe ubhI rahelI prabhA te DesIne cAlI gaelI jotAMja bolI uThI. "prabhAvatI ! mane tArI jema lAgatuM nathI. " "eTalAmAM prabhAvatInI najara sAme gaI ane te camakI-gabharAI gaI. tenuM koI kAraNa hatuM kharuM? prakaraNa 20 muM. lalita kyAM che ? " prabhAvatI zA kAraNathI camakI ? te zodhI kADhavA lalite pAchuM pharIne joyuM te dhAMdha thaI lAlacoLa banI gaelo kumAra caMdrasiMha tenI najare paDaze. tene joI prabhAvatI bahuja bhayabhIta thaitenuM hRdaya dhaDakavA lAgyuM, zarIralatA tharathara dhrujavA lAgI ane paga kApavA lAgyA. caMdra ekadama tenI pAse AvI jethI tene hAtha pakaDyo ane be -"prabhAvatI A zuM kahevAya? zuM tane tArA kulazIlanuM jarA paNa abhimAna nathI? tane pitAjIe nA pADI chatAM tuM A nIca mANasanI ekAMtamAM mulAkAta le che caMdrane Avela krodha hada oLaMgI gayela hovAthI te AgaLa belI zakyo nahi - prabhAvatIne upara pramANe karI pachI ca lalita tarapha tiraskAra

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bharI najare joyuM. pitAne nIca kahetAM ja lalitanA zarIramAM krodhane saMcAra thayo ane tenuM rakta tapavA lAgyuM. teNe tarataja pitAnI taravAra upara hAtha nAMkhe teTalAmAM te prabhAnA raDavAne avAja tene sAMbhaLavAmAM Avya-eTale tarataja teNe taravAra uparathI hAtha uThAvI lIdho ane gaMbhIra temaja zAMtapaNe caMdrasiMha tarapha joIne bolyo-"kumAra ! tArI sAthe A tucha bAbatamAM kalaha karavAnI mArI bilakula icchA nathI." " lalita ! zuM A tuccha bAbata che ? e mUrkhanA saradAra! tuM mArI sAthe vAta karavAne paNa nAlAyaka che-nIca che ! je tuM mAre samavaDIo heta te tane huM atyAre ne atyAre ane ahIMne ahIM batAvI deta ke A bAbata tuccha che ke nahi!" arere ! caMdra, A tuM zuM bole che ? Aja sudhI tuM temane bhAI jevA samajo-mAnate hatuM ane Aje tane Ama kema thaI gayuM?" prabhAvatI raDatAM raDatAM bolI. " nAdAna karI ! cupa rahe. mane nahevuM lAgyuM ke tuM AvI nirlajaja che. A je, sAmethI tArI duSTa dAsI cAlI Ave che. e duSTa madhurI ! te A bahuja sAro dhaMdhe Adaryo che. AvI ja rIte teM tArA mAlekane hukama pALe ?" madhurI DusakAM bharatI-raDatI-prabhAvatInI pAse gaI ane tene tharathara dhrujate hAtha pitAnA hAthamAM laI belIH-"bA sAheba ! Ama bhaya na pAma! je thavAnuM haze te te thazeja paNa jyAM sudhI huM jIvatI chuM tyAM sudhI bahena, tamArA eka vALane paNa dhakko lAgaze nahIM. tamane kumAre ahIM joI lIdhela che tethI koI paNa rIte bhayabhIta thavAnuM ke nirAza banI javAnuM kAraNa nathI." A pramANe madhurI prabhAvatIne samajAvatI hatI ane caMdranI tarapha te tenuM bIlakula dhyAna ja nahotuM. pote je kaMI kahe che athavA kahevA mAge che te tarapha madhurInuM bIlakula dhyAna ja nathI te joI-jA zrI caMdrano gusso hada ALaMgI gayo. te jorathI jamIna upara paga pachADIne belyo-"e duSTa dAsI ! ahIMthI ekadama tene laI ki. llAmAM cAlI jA ane tAruM kalaMkti mukha ahIMthI kALuM kara." have ahIM vadhAre vakhata javAmAM sAra nathI-DahApaNa nathI, e vAta madhurInA dhyAnamAM AvI gaI. teNe tarataja prabhAvatIne hAtha pakaDaze. A samaye prabhAvatInuM praphullita ane manamehaka mukha

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107 karamAI gayuM hatuM. tenI mukhamudrA nisteja thaI gaI hatI. tenA AkhA zarIramAM kapa o hato. pote je te bane tyAMja choDIne cAlI jaze te tenuM bahu ja zocanIya pariNAma AvyA vinA raheze nahi, ema lAgavAthI tyAMthI ekalI ja cAlI javA mATe prabhAvatI khuzI na hatI. te DusakA bharatI belI-"caMdra ! tuM paNa mArI sAthe cAla." "prabhA ! vadhAre bakavAda na kara ane cupacApa cAlI jA. ahIMthI sIdhe sIdhI killAmAM cAlI jaje. A nimakaharAmane A kharanI tAkIda ApIne huM paNa tArI pAchaLa pAchaLaja killAmAM AvI pahoMcu chuM." rAMdrasiMDa dhikkAra pUrvaka bole. caDhe gussAmAne gussAmAMja lalitasiMha tarapha joyuM paNa lalite te tarapha jarA paNa dhyAna apyuM nahi. caMdrasiMhane pitAnI sAthe A vavAnuM prabhAvatI kahe che tenuM kAraNa zuM ? te dhyAnamAM AvatAM ja lalita moTethI be prabhAvatI! tuM jA. tAre DaravAnuM kAMI paNa kAraNa nathI. mAre kalyANa karanAnAranA putrane mATe mArA hRdaya saMpUrNa paNe samAna buddhi che ane tArA lalita pitAnI upara upakAra karavAnA uddhata saMtAnanI sAthe kevI rIte vartavuM te paNa ghaNuM ja sArI rIte jANe che. mATe tuM zAnta citte nizcita thaI have tuM sukhethI kikalA tarapha cAlI jA. caMdranA avicArI bhASaNathI mane jarA paNa krodha upajaze nahi. prabhAvatI! caMdrasihanI sahisalAmatI mATe te tadana nizcita rahe! " saMdhyA samaya thatAM ja amArI A navalakathAne mukhya nAyaka lalitasiMha parvatamAMthI pAche killA tarapha AvatuM hatuM. te vakhate tenI mukhamudrA kaMTALelI lAgatI hatI. killAnA mukhya dvAra pAse AvI teNe paheregIrane pUchyuM "kumAra caMdrasiMha rgamAM AvI gaye?" haju sudhI teo AvyA nathI. lalitasiMhajI ! paNa tame Aje Ama kaMTALelA ane nisteja kema jaNAve che?" paheregIre tene pUchayuM. kAMi nahIM, e te saheja, paNa haju caMdrasiha pAche kema nahIM AvyA hoya? kumAra caMdra na Avyo e eka Azcaryaja che. vArU, paNa pitAnI dAsI sAthe prabhAvatI te AvI gaI che ne?" hAjI. temane Ave ghaNe vakhata thaI gayo che. paNa A zuM ? lalita tamAre pizAka ane hAtha raktathI kharaDAelAM kema che? tamArI taravAra kayAM? te mAnamAM kema nathI dekhAtI? A reta

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108 zAnuM ane konuM? kumAra, A che zuM?" te vRddha paheregIre lalitane pagathI mAthA sudhI nirakhIne joyA pachI ajAyabIthI uparanA savAla eka sAmaTA tene pUchyA. lalite paheregIranA kathana tarapha jarAe dhyAne ApyuM nahi te samaye tenA hRdayamAM koI judA ja vicAro ghoLAtA hatA. parvata pradezamAMthI kumAra caMdrasiMha haju paNa kema nathI AvyuM, tene ATalo badhe vakhata lAgavAnuM kAraNa zuM, te rasto bhUlIne koI bIjI tarapha te nahI caDhI gapa hAya, athavA tenA upara kAMIka saMkaTa te AvuM nahIM hoya, AvA AvA aneka vicAro tenA hRdayamAM uddabhavatA hatA, teNe eka paLane mATe paheregIra tarapha joyuM ane pachI uparanA vi cAramAMne vicAramAM dhIme dhIme pitAnA nivAsa tarapha cAle che. atyAre te bahuja ciMtAtura dekhAte hato. tenAM kapaDAMo upara raktanAM tAjAM ja DAdha paDyA hatA ane te kapaDAM thoDAM ghaNAM phATayAM paNa hatAM. teNe taravAranI myAna kabare laTakAvI hatI paNa temAM taravAraja dekhAtI nahatI. tene kilAmAM gaye thoDo vakhata thayuM haze, eTalAmAM bhArate gheDe eka ghoDesvAra durganA daravAje AvI pahoMce. " paheregIra ! juo A zuM che? A mane jaMgalamAM jaLapravAhanI pAse ja jaze. je jagyAethI mane A jaDela che te ThekANe puSkaLa rata paDayuM che." ema kahI te gheDesvAre dvArapALanA hAthamAM bhAMgI gaelI taravArane eka mUTha sAthe kaTako Apyo. zuM-tuM zuM kahe che? zuM A tane jaMgalamAMthI jaze? A te lalitasiMhanI taravArane kaTake che ane tene huM ghaNI sArI rIte oLakhI zakuM chuM." dvArapALe taravArane kaTako hAthamAM lIdhuM ane ekadama ajAyabI pAmI belI uo. "zivAya te jagyAe paDelA pagalAMo uparathI lAge che ke tyAM kAMIka bhayaMkara banAva taratamAM ja bane che joIe." joDesvAre vadhu khulAso karyo. hAya-Ate kevuM navIna saMkaTa ! ane temAM paNa haju kumAra caMdrasiMhajIne paNa patta nathI, koNa jANe tyAM zee banAva banyuM haze ?" koNa kahe che ke kumAra caMdra pate nathI?" saradAra sarjanasiMha acAnaka paheregIranI AgaLa AvIne be. te ane durjanasiMha virasiMhane vaLAvavA mATe daravAjA sudhI AvatA hatA tyAM vacamAMja

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109 paheregIranA chellA zabdo te traNenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AgyA. te traNene pAse AvelA jotAMja te dhoDesvAre AgaLa vadhI temane vinayathI namana karyuM. saradAra sajjanasiMhai peAtAnA putranI khAmatamAM te bannene pUchyuM. te bannenI hakIkata sAMbhaLatAMja te vRddha saradAra ekadama bhayabhIta thayA ane teNe potAnA banne hAtha chAtI upara jorathI mAryA ane ekadama pAkAra karI udbhayA ke-" zu` mArA caMdranu khUna ane te pazu lalitaneja hAthe? e paramAtmata bacAva-acAva ! .. ** .. paNa lalita karyAM che ? " durjane paheregIrane pUchyuM. prakaraNa 21 mu * madhurIe kahelI hakIkata. je savAla durjanasiMhai dvArapALane pUchyA hatA teja prazna karI saradAra sajjane tene pUchyA. tyAra pachI potAnA banne mitrA tarapha vaLI te kheAtheA-" cAle, ApaNe atyAreja tenI tapAsa laie." pachI paheregIrate kahyuM- atyAre te amane je kAMi hakIkata kahI temAM tuM melyuM ke prabhAvatI potAnI paricArikAne sAthe laI pUrva dizA taranA parvata taraph vA gai hatI. zuM te taddana kharUM che?'' hA nAmavara meM Apane je kAMi kahI sabhaLAvyuM te tamAma << "" satyaja che. " tenI sAthe lalitasiMha hatA ? "> " te huM nakkI kahI zakuM tema nathI. paNa jyAre lalitasiMhaiM killAmAM AvyA tyAre temaNe prabhAvatIbAnI khAkhatamAM mane pUchyuM hatuM ke-te killAmAM pAchAM AvI gayAM che ke nahi ? ' tr saradAra sAheba ! Ama gamaDa na karI nAMkhA-ane Ama utAtraLA ke kaLA paNa na thAo. ApaNe A khAbatanI tapAsa bahuja zAMtithI, vicArapUrvaka ane sAvacetIthI karavAnI jarUra che. A mamaye tamArA hRdaya upara sakaTanA asatya ane sakhata AdhAta thavAthI tame du:khI thai gayA che, te huM sArI rIte jANuM chuM chatAM ApaNe utAvaLA na thavu' joie. jo tema thaze te ApaNA tamAma prayatnA nirarthaka thai paDaze ane ApaNe kharekharI hakIkata jANI zakIzuM' nahi. * durjanasi Mhai te bhayaMkara zakAthI citAtkrAMta thaelA vRddha saradArane khabhe hAtha rAkhIne karyuM.

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110 "prathama te ApaNe prabhAvatI ane madhurIne bolAvIe ane lalita tathA te maLyAM hatAM ke nahi, tenI khAtrI karIe. je teo maLyA hoya te te samaye tyAM caMdrasiMha AvyA hatA ke nahi, te tapAsIzuM. saradAra sAheba ! huM kahuM chuM ane dhAruM chuM te pramANeneja banAva durbhAgye tyAM banyo haze te lalitasiMha upara guneha sAbita karavAne bahuja jagyA che." durjanasiMhanI salAha tene bane saradAra mitrane bahuja pasaMda paDI. killAmAM thaelI A gaDabaDathI virasiMhe pitAne rAjadhAnI tarapha javAne vicAra mulatavI rAkhyuM. tyAra pachI dvArapALa ane ghoDesvArane sAthe laI te traNe jaNa sabhAmahelamAM gayA. tyAM gayA pachI prabhAvatIne khabara na paDe tema dAsI madhurIne tyAM bolAvI lAvavA durjane eka anucarane AjJA ApI. thoDAja vakhatamAM madhurI tyAM AvI pahoMcI. pitAne zA mATe bolAvavAmAM AvI che, tenI tene jarA paNa kalpanA thaI zakatI nahotI. paNa daravAjAmAMthI aMdara AvatAM ja tyAM ekaThA tha. elA manuSyane joI te catura caturA cetI gaI-pitAne tyAM belA vavAnA kAraNathI ekadama jANItI thaI gaI. Aje araNyamAM prabhAvatI ane lalitasiMhanI mulAkAta thaI-teo ekabIjAne maLyA, eja kAraNa pitAne ahIM belAvavAnuM hovuM joIe. ema tene lAgavA lAgyuM ane hatuM paNa teja-temaja ! pitAnA upara AvelI AtanI sAme kevI rIte thavuM, e bAbatamAM te caturA catura hatI-pravINa hatI. teNe pitAnI mukhamudrA upara jarA paNa caLavicaLa dekhAvA dIdhI nahi. te dhIme dhIme saradAra sajajanasiMhanI sAme jaIne ubhI rahI. teNe ucuM mAthuM karI potAnA mAleka tarapha joyuM te te tarata ja Azcaryacakti thaI gaI. te samaye vRddha saradArane mukha upara bharapUra udAsInatA virAjatI hatI, tenuM mukha utarI jaI taddana phi paDI gayuM hatuM ane AMkhamAM ApattinAM AMsu hatAM. tene tyAM AvelI jotAMja sajajanasiMha kSINavare paraMtu gussethI be- "madhurI ! Aja sudhI mane tArA upara pUrepUro vizvAsa che. tethI meM mAtA vinAnI mArI putrI tAre svAdhIna karI hatI te dhyA. namAM rAkhI huM tane je kAMI puchuM tene kharekhara javAba paramezvarane mAthe rAkhIne Apaje." "ApanI AzA huM mastake caDhAvuM chuM, nAmadAra ! Apa mane je kaI pUchaze tene kharekhara javAba huM Apane ApIza."

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15 Aje prabhAvatIne lalita maLe ho?" - "hAjI. Aje huM ane prabhAvatIbA jyAre pUrva dizAnA parvata pradezamAM pharatAM hatAM tyAre acAnaka tema banI gayuM !" paNa mAre tane ane tene zuM hukama hatA? zivAya thoDA divasa pahelAM te caMDALa luMTArA bhAIoe karelA bhayaMkara tophAna pachI prabhAvatIe amArA zivAya kadApi killAmAMthI bahAra nika LavuMja nahi, evuM je meM tene ane tene kahyuM hatuM zuM te tuM nathI jANatI?" nAmavara ! te vAta barAbara mArA dhyAnamAM ja che. Aje ame kilAmAMthI bahAra javA mAgatA hatA. ame bagIcAmAM ja pharatA hatA ane bahu dUra javAne amAro vicAra paNa nahotuM. paraMtu gaI kAla rAtre banelA hRdayabhedaka banAvathI bAsAhebanuM citta bahuja udAsa ane udvigna thaI gayuM hatuM tethI ame bahAra nikaLyAM ane pachI dhutamAM ne dhUnamAM kiTalAthI keTaleka Aghe jaI caDhayAM. amArA dhyAnamAM paNa AvyuM nahi ke ame killAmAMthI bahuja dUra cAlI gayAM hatAM." madhurI ! basa kara. je banavAnuM hatuM te banI gayuM. have te bAbatamAM vadhAre cApacIpa karavAnI jarUra nathI. tamane acAnaka lalitane bheTe thaI gayA pachI zuM thayuM ane tyAM kumAra caMdrasiMha tamane maLyo hate ?" "hA." "huM tema dhArateja hate. vArU, pachI zuM thayuM? lalita ane caMdra vacce kAMI bolAcAlI thaI hatI?" "saradAra sAheba! jo huM kharuM kahIza te tenI upara Apane vizvAsa besaze nahi." tenI tAre kAMI jarUra nathI. tuM je kAMI jANatI hoya te badhuM kharekharuM kahI de eTale thayuM. je tuM kharekharuM kahIza te huM tane kSamA karIza, e vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhI sAva sAcesAcuM kahI deje." nAmavara ! jyAre ApanI AvI ja abhilASA che te huM tadana kharekharuM kahIza. kumAra caMdrasiMhe lalitasiMhane ghaNeja tiraskAra karyo. tene mAThuM lAge tevA bahuja kaDavA, naThArA ane bIbhatsa zabda saMbhaLAvyA. kharI rIte te caMdrasiMhe lalitane khUba gALo bhAMDI ema kahevAmAM koI harakata nathI." ane te tamAma lalite gupacupa sAMbhaLyA?" hA nAmavara teNe sAme eka paNa zabda kA nahIM. jyAre huM

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11ra sAcuM ja kahuM chuM te mAre kahevuM joIe ke-lalitanI sAthe caMdrasiMha bahuja ayogya cAla calAvI. caMdrasiMhanA zabdo sAMbhaLI lalitane atyaMta krodha Avyo ane teNe pitAnI taravAra upara hAtha nAMkhe, paNa bIjI ja paLe pitAne hAtha taravAra5rathI pAcho laI lIdhe ane eka mahAna yogInI jema sarva sahana karI gayo." Akhare teNe taravAra upara hAtha nAMkhe khare. vArU, pachI?" "pachI ame tyAMthI killA tarapha pAchA pharyA te samaye prabhAvatIbAne ciMtA thaI ke pitAnA cAlI gayA pachI pAchaLa koI zoca nIya banAva banaze te? tema na thAya teTalA mATe temaNe caMdrasiM hane pitAnI sAthe AvavAnuM kahyuM. caMdrasiMhe prabhAvatInI vAta dhyAnamAM na lIdhI te naja lIdhI. tenI icchA lalitane sArI rIte vAkhANathI vIMdhI nAkhavAnI hatI. prabhAvatInI zaMkA lalitanA dhyAnamAM AvatAM ja te bolya- prabhA tuM mArI bAbatamAM nizciMta raheje. mArA annadAtAnA putranI sAthe kevI rIte vartavuM, te huM sArI rIte samajuM chuM." pachI ame killAmAM AvI pahoMcyAM." ghaNe vakhata sudhI saradAra sajana vicAramAM sthira rahyA. pachI teNe pitAnI pAse ja vicAra karatA beThelA pitAnA banne saradAra mitro tarapha joyuM ane pachI madhurI tarapha vaLIne bahu ja karUNAjanaka svare bolyo-"madhurI ! A samaye tAre prabhAvatIne eka bahuja hRdayabhedaka khabara ApavI paDaze. kumAra caMdrasiMhanI have AzA nathI. tenuM amAnuSika rIte khUna thayuM che ane te paNa lalitasiMhane hAtheja!!" e prabhu ! A meM zuM sAMbhaLyuM? saradAra sAheba ! AkAzapunI jema A vAta koI kALe paNa banavA jevI nathI. zuM lalisiMha khUnI ! ane te paNa caMdrasiMhane ja? nahIM ! annadAtA ! ahIM ApanI atizaya bhayaMkara ane gaMbhIra bhUla thAya che ane je tema nahIM te samajaphera te jarUra thAya che ja! hAya hAya...prabhu.... A te kevI hRdayavidAraka khabara !" ATaluM kahI teNe banne hAthe pitAnuM mukha DhAMkI lIdhuM ane raDavA lAgI. tenI sthiti bAbuja karUNAjanaka thaI gaI madhurInI sthiti joI saradAra sajjanane bahu duHkha thayuM. te kSauNasvare bolyA- madhurI! A bAbatamAM haju lalita taraphathI khulAso thavAnuM kAma bAkI che, paNa vahema sarvane tenA uparaja che. dUrgamAM AvatAM paheregIra sAthe teNe karelI vicitra vAtacita, te samayanI tenI mukhamudrA, bolavAnI rIta, kAdava ane raktathI kharA

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113 yelA tenA hAtha tathA kapaDAM, jalapravAhanI pAse jaDI Avela tenI taravAranA mUDa sAthene kaTakA...hAya...hAya...evI keTalIe vAte che ke jethI tenA uparanA vahema vizvAsamAM pheravAi jAya che. te zivAya je jagyAe jhapAjhapI thai tyAM jamIna upara puSkaLa lAhI reDAyuM che- raktanA pravAha cAlyeA che. have tuM ahIMthI cAlI jA. "" saradAranI AjJA sAMbhaLI te tyAMthI cAlI na jatAM raDatI raDatI tyAMja ubhI rahI. prakaraNa 22 mu. sa'zayanu' alidAna ! saradAra durjanasiMhai lalitasiMhane khelAvI lAvavA mATe eka sipAne mekakSeA. hamaNAM sabhAmahelamAM zuM thayuM ke thAya che, tene zA mATe lAvavAmAM Ave che, emAMthI lalitane kAMi paNa na jANavA devAnI te sipAIne AjJA ApavAmAM AvI hatI. thoDAja vakhatamAM lalita sabhAmahelamAM AvIne hAjara thayA. A vakhate teNe kapaDAM badalelAM hatAM. tenA caherA nisteja hatA ane cittane azAMti upajAve tevA vicAre te karatA hatA; chatAM te upara uparathI zAnta jaNAtA hatA. jyAre teNe sabhAmahelamAM praveza karyAM ane tyAM beThelA mANasAne joyA tyAre te jarA gu'cavAyeA. teNe eka vAra te mahelamAM uDatI najara nAMkhI. eka sthaLe madhurI ubhI raDe che, te joine potAne tyAM zA mATe khelAvavAmAM AvyA che, tenu kAraNa tenA dhyA* namAM AvI gayuM, madhurIe zuM vizvAsaghAta karyAM ? evI za'kA AvavAthI eka paLane mATe lalite tenI tarapha tiraskArabharI najare joyuM ane pachI saradAra sajjanasiMha tarapha jovA lAgyA. tene vinayapUrvaka namana karIte nIcI najare lalita jamIna tara? jotA stabdha ubhA rahyA. te vRddha saradAre tenA mukha tarapha ghaNA vakhata sudhI joyAja karyuM ane pachI pita svare tene pUchyuM- tane ahIM zA mATe lAvavAmAM Avyo che, tenI tane kAMi paNa kalpanA thai ke thAya che kharI ? hajI sudhI mArA putranA pattA nathI. tenI cekasI karavA mATe tane ahIM khelAvavAmAM AvyA che. lalita ! kharekharaMja kahe ke mAre cadrasiMha karyA che? khela, tenuM zuM thayuM ? '' tr nAmavara ! ApanA putra cadrasiMhanuM zuM thayuM tenI mane kAMi paNa khabara nathI." lalite zAMta svare te saradAra tarapha joine kahyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.cgm

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114 "lalita! zuM A tuM mane-meM tArA upara karelA upakArane -adalo Ape che?" saradAre duHkhathI niHzvAsa nAMkhI kahyuM. prabhu! prabhu! nAmavara, zuM Apane mArA upara kAMI vahema Ave che ?" " lalita ! have khoTuM na bola. dhyAnamAM rAkha ke A vAta kadApi chupAvI zakAze nahi." durjane kaTAkSamAM tene kahyuM, "paNa tamane mArA upara kaI bAbatamAM vahema Ave che? ane meM tevuM karyuM che zuM? te te kahe ! " - "A jo !ema kahI saradAra durjane lalitane hAtha paka Da ane sajajana tarapha AMgaLI batAvIne kahyuM. "te bicAre saradAra putranA viyegathI raDatuM hatuM ane tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsue cAlyA jatA hatA. tenI tarapha lalitane jovAnuM kahI kaThora svare te be"je, tArA upara jenA asaMkhya upakA thayA che, te tArA pAlana kartAnI kevI zocanIya, hadayabhedaka ane dayAjanaka sthiti thaI che, te je! teNe Aja sudhI potAnA putranI jema tAruM pAlana-poSaNa karyuM che te dhyAnamAM lAvIne lalita ! kharekharUM bela! tAruM duSka tuM kabUla kara ane parvata-pradezamAM amAnuSike rIte thaelA khUnanI kharekharI hakIkata temane kahI de !" "zuM khUna ane te kayAM thayuM? konuM thayuM?" bahuja ajAyabI pAmI lalita ekadama bolI uThayA. DI vAra jarA stabdha rahI te punaH bolavA lAgya-"kumAra caMdrasiMha haju pAcho na Avyo tethI AvI bhayaMkara zaMkA lAvavI, e ThIka nathI. te have Avaze athavA AvI paNa gaye haze ! ane pachIthI tamane tamArA kRtyane mATe pazcAttApa thaze." nahIM ! have te kayAMthI AvavAne che? je duniyAmAM ja nathI tenA pAchA AvavAnI AzA zI rIte rAkhI zakAya?" ema kahI te vRddha saradAre pitAnA kapALa upara hAtha mArI lIdho ane eka kSaNane mATe te khadariyAmAM DUbI gayuM hoya tema jaNAyo. thoDI vAra pachI te pharI balavA lAgyo-"bha! lalita! tArI taravAra kyAM che? tArAM kapaDAM zAthI phATI gayAM-tArA kapaDAM upara ane hAtha upara lohInA DAgha kyAMthI AvyA-bela? temaja A araNyarakSakane tArI tuTI gaelI taravArane eka kaTako kayAMthI ja-kevI rIte jaze? (ahIM teNe araNyarakSaka tarapha izAre karyo) jaMgalamAM jalapravAhanI

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115 pAse konuM lohI reDAyuM che ane caMdranI sAthe vAtacita karatAM te tArI taravAra upara hAtha mUkyo hato ke nahi? bela, kharuM bela!" krodhanA atyaMta AvezamAM AvI jaI uparAuparI saradAra sajjane pUchelA prazno sAMbhaLI lalita jarA guMcavAI gaye ane be -"saradAra ! ekaMdara paristhiti uparathI tamane mArA upara vahema Ave e svAbhAvika che; paNa huM paramezvarane mAthe rAkhI kharekharja karuM chuM ke lalita uparanuM vAkaya purUM kare te pahelAM ja sabhAmahelane dara vAjo ughaDyo ane eka bIjo araNyarakSaka tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. tenAM tamAma kapaDAM pANIthI bhIMjAelAM hatAM. tenA hAthamAM bhIMjAele eka pheTa ane aMgarakhuM ema be cIja hatI. te bane cIjo teNe saradAra sarjananI samakSa mUkI ane adabathI praNAma karIne bo:- "annadAtA ! A bane cIjo pANInA pravAhamAM taNAtI jatI hatI. A banne cIne ApanA putra caMdrasiMhanI ja che, te meM oLakhI levAthI huM pANImAM kUdI paDyo ane A bane cIjo pANImAMthI kADhI ApanI pAse laI Avyo chuM." "A pheTa te mArA priyaputra caMdrasiMhane ja che ane aMgarakhuM paNa tenuM ja che !" ema kahI te vRddha saradAra ekadama jyAM beTho hato tyAMthI ubho thaI gayo ane buma pADIne bolI uThayo ke"hAya caMdra! tuM kayAM che?" pachI lalita tarapha pharIne bolyo"e duSTa ! A sajjaDa purAvo tArI virUddha chatAM tuM tAruM nIca kRtya nAkabUla kare che?" zuM kumAranuM khUna ?" eTaluM kahetAMja lalita lagabhaga bebhAna jevo banI gayo chatAM dhIraja rAkhI ubho rahe ane be -" sara, dara ! huM tadana nirdoSa chuM." eTaluM ja kahI te ekadama pRthvI upara pachaDAI paDyo. ghaNA vakhata pachI jyAre lalita zuddhimAM Avyo tyAre pite kyAM che, te bAbatamAM te kAMI paNa samajI zakyo nahi. tene potAnI cAre tarapha joyuM to tene cAre tarapha aMdhakAra jaNAya. dhIme dhIme eka pachI eka vAtanuM tene maraNa thavA lAgyuM. tene kapALa uparathI hAtha pheravavA pitAne hAtha uce karyo tyAre kAMIka avAja thayo ane tene jaNAyuM ke potAnA hAtha loDhAnI jabaradasta jaMjarathI jakaDI lIdhela che. teNe ubhA thavAnI kozIza karI te pitAnA pagamAM be paDelI

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116 che ane pAte eka ghAsanI pathArI upara paDayA che, e tenA dhyA namAM AvyuM. vhAlA vAMcaka ! lalitasiMha DamAM hatA ? kumAra caMdrasiMhanu teNe khUna karyuM che, evA bhayaMkara aparAdha uparathI tene ajayaklRrganA eka aMdhakAramaya bhAMyarAmAM keda karavAmAM AvyA hatA. Ama amArI A vArtAnA nAyaka sazayanu khaLIdAna banI gayA hatA. zuM e tenA duzmanAnuM kAvatarUM hatuM ke satya hatuM ? kharekhara zuM lalita caMdrasiMhane khUnI hatA ke-tenA raktathI tenA hAtha kharaDAyA hatA? prakaraNa 23 mu "zu* lalita khUnI che ? " " peAtAnA priyabhAinI bAbatamAM aniSTa vAta sAMbhaLatAMja prabhA vatInI zI sthiti thai haraze, tenI kalpanA amArA vAMcakAeja karI levI. madhurIe cadrasi'hanA saMbaMdhamAM jeTaluM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM teTaluMja prabhAvatIne kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. hajI mukhya vAta te teNe prabhAvane kahIja nahAtI. lalitasiMDhuM cadrasiMhanu. khUna karyuM ane atyAre te killAnA eka aMdhakAramaya bhayaMkara bheAMyarAmAM kedI thai paDelA che, vigere vAtA prabhAvatIne kevI rIte kahI saMbhaLAvavI, tenAja vicAra eka sarakhI rIte te karatI hatI. pote game tevA zAnta ane sAmya rASTromAM te hakIkata prabhAvatI jaNAvaze te paNa tethI prabhAvatIne thanArUM duHkha kAi paNa rIte TALI zakAze nahi, evA pukhta vicAra karI dhIme dhIme madhurIe tamAma hakIkata prabhAvatIne kahI saMbhaLAvI. madhurI te hradayabhedaka hakIkata kahetI hatI ane prabhAvatI mazarUnA gAlIcA upara kheDI kheDI zravaNa karatI hatI. madhurIe te bhayAnaka hakIkata pUrepUrI tene hI saMbhaLAvI ane pachI tenI taraph joyuM te te kaMi paNa hilacAla karatI naheAtI. dhaNA vakhata vItI gayA pachI madhurIe tene hAMka mArI. paNu tenA javAba ApavA prabhAvatI zuddhimAM naheAtI. madhurInA mukhethI te bhayaMkara hakIkata sAMbhaLatI vakhate te ezuddha thai paDI hatI. madhurIe ghaNI ghaNI kAzIzA karavAthI Akhare prabhAvatI zuddhi mAM AvI.. tenA duHkhane vega jarA Ache thatAMja te potAnI vizvAsu

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17 ? zuM have tuM pAche. amane nahija te gussAmAM kathA hatA chatAM te " paricArikAne gaLe khAjhI paDI ane raDavA lAgI. aneka prakAre madhurI tenuM samAdhAna karatI hatI paNa tene jarAe upayAga thayA u. Akhare te raDatI raDatI kheAlI-" hAya ! madhurI ! huM habhAginI A sarve banAvAmAM nimittabhUta thai. meja jo lalitasiMhane jaMgalamAMmaLavA mATe na melAvyA hAta tA AvA prasaMga Avata kharA ke ? e paramAtmana ! meM mArA pUjya tIrthasvarUpa pitAzrInI AjJA na mAnI tenI zuM tame mane AvI sakhatamAM sakhata sajA karI che ? mArA priya baMdhu ! tuM kAM haiza maLe ? tArA chevaTanA zabdo jo ke mane bahuja mIThA lAgyA hatA. teja zabdo zuM mane punaH sa MbhaLAze kharA ? kharekhara zuM tuM amane sadAne mATe cheADIja gaye ? ' ema kahI te peAtAnA bhAi mATe vadhAre ne vadhAre zAka karavA lAgI. te punaH khelI--< madhurI ! tuM kharekharUM mane kahI de. chuM ke tuM tamAma hakIkata sAcesAcI mane kahI de. hatuM ke lalitasiddha niraparAdhI che--nirdoSa che--khutI nathI, zuM te kharUM che? mane A asahya ApattimAM ceDuMka sukha thAya-zAMti maLeteTalA mATe te naheAtuM kahyuM ne ? sakhI ! tuM mane satvara kahe. Ama mate bhayaMkara zakAmAM guMcavAtI na rAkha. temaja tane zuM lAge chenuM zuM anumAna kare che te paNa mate kahI sabhaLAva. madhurI ! zuM lalisiddha tana nirdoSa che ? deve jevA pavitra lalita zuM khunI hAi zake ? '" "hA. te saMpUrNapaNe nirdoSa che, emAM talamAtra paNa zaMkA nathI." madhurIe kahyuM. tane hukama karUM pahelAM teM kahyu huM " mane paNa khAtrI che ke lalitasi'huM sarvathA nirdoSa che-niraparAdhI che. temane hAthe AvuM nIyamAM nIca kRtya thAya, e sarva rIte asaMbhavita che. te bahuja dUradarzI, vicAraka ane zAnta tathA dIrdhadarzI purUSa che. mArA temanA upara sapUrNa vizvAsa che. te potAnI upara upakAra karanAranA putranI taraph kevI ane keTalI mAtabuddhi rAkhe che, tenI hu sArI rIte kalpanA karI zakuM chuM. temane mATe AvI za'kA levI, e sarvathA anucita che. " eTalAmAM prabhAvatInI samakSa cadrasiMhanI kalpita mUrti AvIne ubhI rahI. te sAtheja tenA vicArane pravAha te tarapha vaLyeH- jo te nirdoSaja che teA pachI kumAra caMdrasiM hatuM zuM thayuM? kharekhara zuM tenuM khUna thayuM haze ? hAyahAya ! arere ! caMdra ! kayA duSTa tArA suMdara ane sukAmaLa zarIra upara zasra

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158 ugAmyuM haze? te vakhate kumAra ! tane zuM thatuM haze-thayuM haze? tane amAruM smaraNa avasya thayuM ja haze! te te samaye pitAjIne hAka paNa mArI haze paNa caMdra! tane te duSTa khUnInA hAthamAMthI choDAvavA pAse koI hete khare? ane heya te te koNa hatA? Akhare nirAza thaI tuM pRthvI upara pachaDAI paDaye haze ! hAya, tAruM khUna karanArane tArA upara jarAe dayA kema na AvI." AvI rIte aneka prakAranA duHkhada vicAra karatI prabhAvatI vAre vAre raDatI hatI. tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsuone akhaMDa pravAha cAlyo jAte hate. te rahI rahIne eka sarakhI rIte zoka karatI hatI. eTalAmAM ja tenA oraDAne daravAjo ughaDyo ane temAMthI tene pitA tenI pAse Avyo. A samaye saMdhyA thaI gaI hatI. madhurIe taratamAMja dIpaka prakaTAvyuM hatuM. potAnI priyaputrinI dIna ane duHkhadAyaka dazA joI te vRddha saradAranuM hRdaya ApattinA-duHkhanA vegathI bharAI AvyuM, Aje te vRddha saradAra upara mahAna muzIbatene mera tuTI paDyA hate-vipattionA varasAda tenA mastake varasyo hato. teNe dhIme rahI prabhAvatInA khabhA upara hAtha mUko. tenA hastane sparza thatAMja prabhAe ucuM joyuM. potAnA pitAne jotAM ja tenA zokasAgarane puna: bharatI AvI. te tenA gaLe bAjhI paDI ane bolI-pitAjI! ApaNI ane nUra caMdrasiMha kayAM che?" ratAM raDatAM tene pitAne prazna pUchaze. hAya! te keTale badhe duHkhadAyaka prasaMga ha !? hAlA vAM. caka! thoDA ja vakhatamAM vRddha saradAra sajajanasiMhanI sthiti, caryA ane vartanamAM ekadama avanI ane AkAza jeTale pheraphAra thaI gaye. tenI grahadazA taddana pharI gaI. rAjyataMtranI khaTapaTamAM paDayA pachI tenI upara eka pachI eka saMkaTa AvavA lAgyAM Aja sudhI te zaravIra purUSe te, sarve saMkaTonI sAme TakI rahyA hatA. paNa AjanA banAvathI tenI dhIraja, zUravIratA ane hiMmatane ata AvI gaye hati. pitAnA ekanA eka kuLadIpakanA khUnanI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja tenuM sarva avasAna jatuM rahyuM. tenI kabara bevaDI vaLI gaI, tenI AzAne antima taMtu tuTI gaye. tene saMsAramAM sarvatra nirAzAnirAzA ne nirAzAja dekhAvA lAgI. pitAnI pachI pitAnA nAmAM kita ane baLavAna kuLanuM nAma kAyama rAkhavA koI nathI, Ave. dukhadAyaka ane hRdayabhedaka vicAra tene hadayamAM udabhavatAja te di

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110 nAnA je thaI jatA hatA. thoDA ja vakhatamAM te vRddha saradAra bahuja nibaLa dekhAvA lAgyA, ghaNe vakhata sudhI kumAra caMdrasiMhane mATe te pitA-putrie atyaMta zaka karyo. madhurI paNa eka khuNAmAM ubhI hatI ane pitAnA mAlekane-te pitA putrinetrethaelo zoka joi te raDatI hatI, ghaNIvAra pachI pitAnI pAsethI prabhAvatIne dUra karI te saradAra be -"beTA ! have ApaNe game teTale zeka karIe ane AMdhruenA sAgara bharIe te paNa ApaNe caMdrasiMha punaH ApaNane dekhAze kharo? nahIMja ! have mAre te kumArane badale tuMja kumAra che." ema kahI teNe tenA mastakane cuMbana karyuM. pitAnI putrinuM jarA tarA samAdhAna karI saradAra sajajanasiMha tenI pAsethI cAlyo gayo. ekAda ughaNasInI-uMdhatA manuSyanIjema te samaye te cAlatuM hatuM. tenA paga vAMkAcuMkA paDatA hatA. eka hAtha bhIte rAkhI dhIme dhIme cAlate te duHkhI saradAra pitAnA oraDAnI pAse AvI pahoMcyA. eTalAmAM zastrAgAramAM koI manuSyanA javAne tene bhAsa thayo. te sAthe ja tene prathama jeelA adbhuta dekhAvanuM tatkALa ramaraNa thaI AvyuM ane tenuM zarIra jarA dhrujyuM. te jyAM ubhe hatuM tyAM ja sthira thaI gaye. ghaNe vakhata sudhI te tyAMne tyAMja ubhe rahyA hatA. thoDIja vAramAM killAmAM rahenAre vRddha cAraNa zastrAgAramAMthI dhIme rahI bahAra Avyo. tene jotAM ja saradAra sajajanane lAgele bhaya che thayo. teNe te cAraNane hAka mArI pitAnI pAse belA ane te potAnI pAse AvatAM ja tene pUchyuM-"cAraNarAja ! A vakhate zastrAgAramAM tuM zuM karato hate?" "saradAra sAheba! mArA ahIM AvavAthI Apane gusso te nathI ane tamArI tejasvI mukhamudrA uparathI tame dayALu che, ema lAge che. mArA ahIM AvavAnuM kAraNa huM Apane kahuM chuM te jANIne pachI tene tame ja vicAra karaje." vRddha cAraNe tene adabathI namana karIne kahyuM, sajajane tene pitAnI pAchaLa AvavAnI sUcanA karI. te bane zayanagRhamAM gayA pachI sajajane tenI tarapha joIne kahyuM "AvA vakhate zastrAgAramAM tAre zuM kAma hatuM? te kahe." sAMbhaLo-nAmavara. A killAmAM gaI kAle je camatkAra thaye te Ape joye.evA camakAre bhUtakALamAM meM ghaNI vAra jeelA che.

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20 jyAre jyAre AvA camatkAra thAya che tyAre tyAre hu A zagAramAM AvI A killAnA mULa purUSonAM sarvAMgakavaca ane zirastrANu khAsa karIne tapAsI jouM chuM. jyAre te peAtAnI meLeja jamIna upara pUchaDAi paDe, eTale cokkasa samajI levuM ke killAnA mAleka upara kAika AkRta avazya AvavAnIja ! " .. " A tuM zA uparathI kahe che ? tr mArA potAnA anubhava uparathI ! sivAya saradAra durjanasi' hanA pitA paNa emaja kahetA hatA. tenI khAtrI AjathI lagabhaga AvIsa varSa pahelAM thai cUkI che ane tene mane pratyakSa anubhava che. jyAre marhuma kizArasiMhanAM lagna thayAM tyAre paNa AvA camatkAra thayA hatA. paraMtu te taraph kAe dhyAnaja ApyuM nahi. tenuM pari Ama ahuja bhayaMkara ane zAcanIya AvyuM. hamaNAM hamaNAM A phillAmAM pharI tevAja camatkArA thavA lAgyA che, tyArathIja hu` mArI meLe mArA manamAMja vicAra karyA karUM chuM ke A camakArAnu' antima pariNAma kevuM Avaze ? prathama te jyAre saradAra durjanasiMhajI A killAmAM AvyA tyAre te camatkAra thayeA ane tyAra pachI gai kAle thayA." "e hA. vArU, paNa tenA yathArtha artha ze ? tane kema lAge chetArA mata kevA che ? .. tr nAmavara ! jo huM tamane mArA mata jaNAvuM te tame gusse thaze ane mane taddana gAMDAmAM gaNI kADhaze ! '' 68 nahIM. tema nahi thAya. tuM nizciMta thaI mane tArA kharA mata jaNAva. Aje ghaNA divasa thayA huM te bAbatamAM vicAra karyo karUM chuM. A durgamAM AvA adbhuta camatkAro thAya che, tenu mULa kAraNu zuM-tenA mULamAM che zuM, te jANuvA me ghaNI ghaNI kAzIzeA karI che, durgarakSaka raNamalane paNa pUchI joyuM che chatAM hajI mArA mananu joie tevuM samAdhAna thayuM ke thatuM nathI. ' "" "sadadAra sAheba! prathama te ApaNe A apazukanathI AvanArI AtAnA vicAra karI joie. kizArasiMhanAM lagna thayA pahelAMja AvA camatkAra thayA hatA. teja pramANe ApanI priyaputri sAthe lagna karavAnA uddezathI durjanasiMhe A killAmAM praveza karatAMja te camatkAra yeA. eTalA mATeja huM Apane kahuM chuM ke Apa A bAbatamAM zAnta citte pukhta vicAra kare. kharI rIte jotAM mAre mArA mATenI

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viruddha mAre kAMI paNa belivuM ja na joIe ane te huM sArI rIte jA chuM chatAM dIvAnI jema sAme dekhAtA padArtha tarapha-vAta tarapha-dhyAnaja na ApavuM e sAruM nathI. saradAra ! hamaNuM ApanI upara bahuja vika. prasaMga Avyo che, Apa nA putranA khUnathI bahuja duHkhI thaI gayA che, tamArA te duHkhamAM vadhAre na thAya, evI mArI tarika che. huM Apane pharI kahuM chuM ke Apa A bAbatamAM .. paNe pukhta vicAra karIne pagaluM bharaje." ema kahI te cAraNa ! thaI gayo ane teNe kahelI bAbatamAM saradAra sajajanasiMha vicAra karavA lAge. prakaraNa 24 muM. hAya! mArUM mRtyu pAse AvyuM ! " ardhI rAta thaI hatI. saMsAramAM sarvatra ghora aMdhakAra chavA gaye hate. killAnI cAre tarapha latA gulmathI viMTAelA gADha je. galamAM ane tenI pAse AvelA parvatamAM-AkAzanI sAthe hariphAI karanArA uMcA ane vizALa-pUrvadizAe AvelA parvatamAM-paripUrNapaNe zAntatA ane spAmatA chavAI gaI hatI. dhIme dhIme zila zikharo uparanA AkAzamAM kALAM vAdaLAM ekaThAM thavA lAgyAM. thoDI vAramAM ja susavATA karate pavana vahevA lAgyo. have eka ghaDImAMja bhayaMkara vAdaLAMonuM tephAna thaze ema jaNAya na jaNAya teTalAmAM te medhatI garjanAne prAraMbha thayo. tamAma parvatamAM meghanI garjanAnA bhayaMkara paDaghA paDavA lAgyA. vacamAM vacamAM vIjaLI camakavA lAgI. hamaNAM sudhI gabhIratA pUrvaka parvatamAMthI vahetA nAnA moTA jaLapravAhe have khaLakhaLa avAja karavA lAgyA. pahADamAMnA moTA meTA pASANe vIjaLIne prakAza paDatAMja citravicitra bhayaMkara ane bhatpAdaka AkRtio jevA lAgatA. thoDA ja vakhatamAM vAdaLAMonA tephAnanI zarUAta thaI. AkAzamaMDaLa hamaNAM ja tuTI paDaze ke zuM, evI meghanI garjanA gaDagaDATa zarU thayo ane bahuja bhayAnaka gAjavIja thaIne mUsaLadhAra varasAda varasavA lAgyo. pavana evA che jethI vaheva lAge ke jethI asaMkhya vRkSo tuTI paDyA keTalAka jaDamULamAMthI ukhaDI gayA. jANe teo meghagarjanAthI bhayabhIta thaI zaraNe A velAnI jema vAraMvAra mastaka namAvI sASTAMga namaskAraja karatA

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122 heyanI, tema jaNAtuM hatuM. hiMsaka pazuo guphAmAMthI nikaLI bhayaMkara gAjavIjathI bhayabhIta thaI-garjanA karatA Ama tema bebhAnapaNe deDavA lAgyA. hiMsaka pazuonI cicIArIothI meghagarjanAmAM vadhAro thaI parvatamAMthI karNakaTu pratidhvani prakaTa thatA hatA. AvI bhayaMkara ane aMdhakAramaya rajanImAM eka durbhAgI prANi te parvata pradezamAM bhamatuM hatuMuMDA kotaronA kinArAnI pAse te vyakti niHzaMka thaI cAlI jatI hatI. pitAnuM ekAda pagaluM vAMkuM cuM ke ADuM avaLuM paDaze te tethI pite uMDA kotaramAM paDI jaze ane pitAnA zarIranA kaTake kaTakA thaI jaze, e bhaya tene kavacitaja lAgatuM hatuM. te rAtri bahu ja bhayAnaka che, e tenA dhyAnamAja notuM; ema tenI vartaNuka uparathI jaNAI AvatuM hatuM. kAraNa ke jema koI mANasa divase cAle te pramANe te, te parvata pradezathI paricita hoya, tema kUdakA mAratI cAlI jatI hatI. vAMcaka! te vyakti eka vRddha strI hatI. tene tame sArI rIte jANo che. ame vRddhA vanacarI evA nAmathI je strIne saMbodhIe chIe eja te strI! te vRddha strI ekAda pizAca nimAMnA prANinI jema te bhayaMkara rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM saMcAra karatI hatI. teNe pitAnI kAra jevI kAyAnI AsapAsa phATelAM vastra viMTALI lIdhAM hatAM. hAthamAM eka lAkaDI hatI. tene TADhathI kAMI paNa harakata thatI nahotI. tenA mastakamAM agni saLage hoya ane tenI javAlAe tenI AMkho dvArA bahAra nikaLatI hAyanI, evI tenI lAlacoLa AMkhe-vAraMvAra camakatA vighullatAnAghakAzamAM spaSTapaNe jaNAI AvatI hatI. ekAda krUra vanacara (vanamAM karanAra ) nI jema te gADha jhADImAMthI tephAnI pavana ke mUsaLadhAra varasatA varasAdanI jarA paNa paravAha na karatAM utAvaLI-jhapATA baMdhacAlI jatI hatI. cAlatAM cAlatAM vIjaLIne prakAza paDatAM ja te bhI gaI. pite raste bhUlIne eka uMDA kotaranI pAse AvI caDhI. che, e vAta tenA dhyAnamAM AvI. te eka kSaNa mATe tyAMja ubhI raha. varasAde tene nakhathI te zikhA sudhI bhIMjavI dIdhI hatI. joza bhera vAte pavana tene AkAzamAM uDAvI javA mAgatuM hatuM. meghanI garjanA tenA vakSasthaLa upara prativanita thaI paDo pADatI hatI. te tamAmanI tene jarAe darakAra nahotI. te eka jhADane pakaDI sarara. karatI nIce utarI gaI ane pitAne raste cAlavA lAgI. cAlatAM

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123 cAlatAM te ghIca jhADImAMthI eka rastA para AvIne ubhI rahI ane pitAnI AsapAsa-cAre tarapha -jevA lAgI. eka paLa pachI te moTethI bama pADIne bolI uThI ke huM raste te nathI bhUlI?" eTalAmAM vIjaLIne camakAre thaye te sAthe ja te kUdIne pharI belI uThI-nahIM! ahI pAseja kyAMka te raste che. hA, A raste mAro jANI lAge che." ema kahI te utAvaLI cAlavA lAgI. thoDI vAra pachI te eka sphaTikakhaMbha pAse AvI pahoMcI. saradAra kizorasiMha ane tenI dharmapatnInuM jyAM khUna thayuM hatuM eja te jagyA hatI ane temanA smaraNArthe bAMdhelo stabha paNa teja hatuM. te vRddha strI te smaraNIya phAkistaMbha pAse AvatAM ja bIjo eka kamanasIba prANi dhImethI pAsenI jhADImAMthI nikaLI tyAM Avyo ane te staMbhanA pagathI upara besI ga. AvI bhayaMkara aMdhArI rAte potAnA zivAya bIjuM kaMI A AvyuM haze, evuM te bannenA svapnamAM paNa AvyuM nahotuM. banne te staMbhanA pagathI upara besI manamAMne manamAM prArthanA karatA. hatA. te bannemAM lagabhaga becAra hAthanuM aMtara haze paraMtu rAta aMdhArI hovAthI teo eka bIjAne joI zakayA nahi-dekhAyA nahi. thoDI vAra pachI prArthanA karI rahyA bAda te DosIe uMcu joyuM. teja samaye vIjaLI camakI. tyAre ja te vRddhAne jaNAvyuM ke pitAnI pAse eka manuSya beTho che. te keNuM che, te jANavA mATe teNe pitAnI AMkhe sateja banAvI. eTalAmAM pharI vikAza thaze ane te manuSyanI nisteja mukhamudrA spaSTapaNe tenA jevAmAM AvI gaI. te sAthe ja teNe eka kAramI cIsa pADI. pachI ekadama tenI pAse ja tene hAtha pakaDI bahuja jozathI eka AMcako mArI te bolI "o duSTa-pApI-cAMDALa ! tuM ahIM zA mATe Avyo che?" " tuM keNa che?" teNe bhayabhIta thaI ekadama pUchyuM. "huM koNa chuM -te tAre jANavuM che?" hA." zuM tuM mane nathI oLakhato?" "nA, paNa AvI bhayAnaka rAtrimAM bhamanArI tuM ! rAkSasI che. eTaluM ja jANI zakuM chuM, e nIca nara! jarA bha, huM kAMi pizAca nimAM utpanna thaI nathI. jevuM tAruM mAnava-zarIra che tevuM mAruM paNa che. paNa temAM pharaka mAtra eTaleja ke tAre deDa pApanA kAdavathI-nirdoSanA tathA kharaDAela che ane mArI kAyA parama pavitra che."

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124 " te te! ThIka che paNu tuM che kANu ? .. huM kANu chuM te kahevAnA hajI vakhata AvyA nathI ane te rakhata Ave te pahelAM huM kANu chuM, te tane koi rIte samajAze paNa ni A nara rAkSasa ! huM keNu chuM te tuM jANatA nathI paNa tuM kANu che te huM ghaNIja sArI rIte jANuM chuM. khela, tuM kANu che te huM tane karuM chuM te sAMmaLa ! tArA kAna Ama mArA meDhAnI pAse lAva. ema kahI teNe tenA kAna jorathI khecyA ane tenA kAnamAM kAMika kahyuM. zuM kahyuM ? 33 te vRddhAnI vAta sAMbhaLI te manuSya camakayA-gabharAyA ane sAthe sAthe bhayabhIta paNa thayo. teNe nirAzAthI peAtAneA hAtha potAnA kapALa upara mArI lIdhA ane hAtha chAtI upara rAkhIne elyA hAya-hAya ! have mArUM maraNa pAseja AvyuM che ! tr ,, eTalAja zo khAlI te kamanasIba manuSya bhayabhIta thai ekadama kUdI paDaye ane rAtrinA aMdhakAramAM kANuM jANe yAMe adRzya thai gayA. " te kANu hatA ? " T prakaraNa 25 muM. luTArAnI guphAmAM praveza te kamanasIba manuSyanA cAlI javA pachI te vRA vanacarIe ghaNA vakhata sudhI phATikastaMbha pAse esI paramAtmAnI ananyabhAve prArthanA karI-mAnasika upAsanA karI. atyAra sudhI eka sarakhI rIte varasAdamAM te palaLatI hatI. varasAda baMdha thayA ane dhIme dhIme medhagarjanA paNa echI thaI. potAnI prArthanA pUrNa thatAMja teNe AMkhA ughADI tyAre tene te sphATikastabhanI AsapAsa vicitra chatAM camatkAki prakArA dekhAvA lAgyA. eka paLane mATe te jarAka camakI. dhIme dhIme te rataMbhanI pAse tene je AkRtio dekhAvA lAgI. thoDIja vAramAM te ubhaya AkRtimAMthI strInI AkRti tenI pAsene pAse AvavA lagI. te AkRti jema jema tenI pAse AvatI gai tema tema te DeAsInI kAyA kapavA lAgI. tenA karDa sukeda thai gayA. te AkRti tadana pAse AvatAMja te deAsIe jamIna upara mAthu` rAkhI tene nama skAra karyo--page lAgI. pachI bhayathI dhrujatI acakAtAM acakAtAM mujatA sAde kheAlI--"tame have cirakAla sukha pAme!-vizrAMti tyA! mArI

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125 hAthe je bhayaMkara bhUla thaI che te sudhAryA vinA huM A jaDadehane tyAga karI zakIza nahi. e tame cekasa mAnI leje !" have te AkRti pAchI vaLI ane eka paLamAM alopa thaI gaI. pachI bIjI AkRti ke je eka laDavaiyA jevI lAgatI hatI te AgaLa AvI ane ajaya tarapha hAtha laMbAvI te raste javA lAgI. pharI varasAda ane vAyunuM tephAna zarU thayuM. killA tarapha cAlI. janArI AkRti tarapha jotI te ghaNe vakhata sudhI ubhI rahI hatI. haju paNa tenuM zarIra tharathara dhrujatuM hatuM. teNe pitAnuM bhIMjAI gaeluM kapaDuM zarIranI AsapAsa majabuta rIte viMTI lIdhuM. A pahelAM te hAe varasAda ane vAyunA bhopAdaka tephAnamAM parvata pradezamAM ghara vAra bhramaNa karyuM hatuM ane Ajeja-pahela vahelAM ja tenA zarIramAM bhayane saMcAra thayo hato. teNe te AkRtio joyA pachI turacha e che meghagarjanAthI paNa te camakI javA lAgI. thoDI vAramAM gheDAnA DAbaDAne aspaSTa avAja tene saMbhaLAva lAgyo. teNe parvatamAMthI jatA rastA tarapha pitAnI najara kerI, AvA vakhate bahuja vegathI gheDa doDAvate koNa Avate kare. te jANavA mATe te jarA rastAnI eka bAjue jhADanI othe ja chupAI gaI - " are ! jarA thobha. ApaNe te rasto bhUlI gayA chIe. " pitAnA kAbumAMthI chUTI gaelA ghoDAne ume rAkhavAnI kozIza karatAM te svAra buma pADI uThaze. medhagajenAthI tene gheDe tephAnI thai gayo hato. pite raste bhUlI gayA che, te tenA dhyAnamAM AvatAM ja teNe ghoDAnI lagAma kheMcI eTale te ghaDe bhaDakI gayuM. teNe thoDI vAramAM pitAnA svArane potAnI uparathI nIce pachADI nAMkhyo aMta te tyAMthI bhAgI gayo. thoDA ja vakhatamAM koIne duHkhI avAja te vRddhAnA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avyo. ghaNuM karIne je svAra ghoDe deDAva Avato hato te cheDA uparathI paDI gayuM haze ane teja manuSya buma pADatA haze, ema te vRddhAne lAgyuM. te jhADImAMthI mArga karatI je taraphathI du:khI avAja Avato hato te tarapha cAlavA lAgI. vacamAM vacamAM vIjaLInA camakavAthI tene raste dekhAI jate. te jhADImAM ja eka e pachaDAI paDele tenA jovAmAM AvyuM. te lagabhaga bebhAna jevA thaI gayo hato. prathama te DosIne lAgyuM ke te marI gayuM haze. teNe tenI chAtI upara pitAne hAtha mUkyuM te tene jaNAI AvyuM ke te

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126 bebhAnaja thai gayA che. teNe tarataja marI nathI gayA paNa phakta potAnA zarIra uparanuM vastra tenA mukhamAM nIceAkhyuM. vidyullatAnA prakAza thayA. have te daiAsIe te yAdvAne oLakhI lIdhe. AvI bhayakara rAte te pahADamAM zA mATe AvyA haze, e bAbatamAM tene Azcarya thayuM. siMhaguphrAvALA ane bhAione te ghaNIja sArI rIte oLa khatI hatI. dhIme dhIme te svAra zudghimAM AvavA lAgyA. teNe AMkhe udhADI. pachI uThIne beThe thayA ane potAnI AsapAsa jovA lAgyA. potAnI pAse eka vRddha strIne kheDelI joi te kSINu svare khelyA 65 - he parApakArI strI ! tuM kANu che?" *r zuM tuM mane nathI oLakhatA ? ceDA divasa pahelAM te suMdara suMdarI tArA hAthamAMthI saTakI gai, te kahevA mATe-tame lAMkA jyAre saradAra sajjanasiMha, durjanasiMha ane kumAra caMdrasiMha sAthe yuddha karatA hatA tyAre huM-tyAM AvI hatI. te zuM tuM bhUlI gayA ? "" " ema ke, have mArA dhyAnamAM vAta AvI. te aniSTa vAta kahenArI tuMja vRddhA ke? vArU, paNa AvA kaDhaMgA vakhate tuM ahIM zuM kare che?" kSaNe kSaNe camakatA vidhullatAnA prakAzamAM tenI tarapha jotAM te yoddhA melyA. " vajesa dha ! prathama huMja tane tevA prazna pUchuM chuM. AvA bhayakara vakhate-aMdhakAramaya rAtrine samaye-tuM ghera araNyamAMthI gheADe dADhAvatA kyAM jatA hatA ?" " jatA nahAtA paNa pAchA AvatA hatA. te divase je ramaNI mArA hAthamAMthI saTakI gai hatI tene krUrI meLavavA mATe huM gaye hatA paNa nasIbe yArI na ApI zivAya A vAyu ane varasAdanuM sakhata tophAna paNa vacamAMja nayuM. tethI nirAza thai huM pAchA pharate hatA. huM jyAre ahIM AvyA tyAra pahelAMja mAre gheADe! camakI gaye ane rasto bhUlIne te mane ahIM laI AvyA. have tuM mane kahe keahIM tuM zuM kare che ? " vajesadhe khulAsA karyAM. Gade kr zuM kahuM. vajesala ? mAre tArI jema keAi yuvatI athavA tA yuvakanuM haraNa karI lAvavuM nathI. mane kASThanI AzA nathI. huM eka nirAdhAra ane anAtha chuM. kruta Azrayane mATe A abhedha pahADamAM bhramaNa karyA karUM chuM. dr arere ! he parApakArI amaLA! mane tArI bahuja yA Ave che. tuM mArI sAthe siMhagukA tarapha cAla ! hamaNAM te mArI upara je upakAra karyA che te huM kaMda bhUlIza nahIM. tane ThIka lAge

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. 127 teTalA dIvasa tuM tyAM raheje. tyAM tene koI jAtanI ochAza nahi Ave." "vajesaMda ! hamaNAM huM tArI sAthe Avata paNa ahIMthI tArI guphA bahuja dUra che ane huM bahu thAkI gaI chuM. atyAre te ahIM ja kayAMka jhADanI nIce paDI rahI rAtri vItAvI daIe." "nahIM. AvI kakaDatI prANahAraka TADhamAM huM tane ekalIne ja ahIM choDIne koI kALe jaIza nahi. A vakhate jo tuM na AvI hatI te huM bezuddhimAne bezuddhimAM ahIM ne ahIMja paze rahetA ane Akhare marI jAta, teM Aje mArA upara mahAna upakAra karyo che. te mane maratAne bacAvyo che. mArI guphA ahIMthI bahu dUra che athavA te tuM bahuja thAkI gaI che, e zaMkA nakAmI che." ema kahI teNe pitAnA pAsenuM zIMgaDuM jorathI kuchyuM kSaNane mATe te zIMgaDAne avAja meghanA gagaDATa sAthe hariphAI karatA hoya tema te parvatapradezamAM pratidhvanita thaye. be traNa vAra teNe tema karyuM, eTale tene bhaDakelo gheDe paNa tenI pAse AvI pahoMce. tene pitAnI pAse Avela jemAM te be -" dIkarA ! zuM tuM meghanA gagaDATathI gabharAI gayA ?" ema kahI teNe tenI pITha upara hAtha phera vyo. pharI tene uddezIne bolya" Aje te mane pachADaze tenI tane huM sakhata sajA karuM chuM ane tArI pITha upara ekane badale be jaNano bhAra mUkuM chuM. e dayALa DesI! cAla, Ava ane mArI pAchaLa caDhI besa. jota jotAmAM te ApaNe siMhaguphAmAM jaI pahoMcIzuM." te DosIe vajesaMdhanA kahevA pramANe karyuM ane thoDI ja vAramAM te banne siMhaguphAnA daravAje AvI pahoMcyA. prathama vajesaM te guphAmAM praveza karyo ane tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa te vRddhA vanacarIe paNa siMhaguphAmAM praveza karyo. prakaraNa ra6 muM. sajajananuM saMtapta hRdaya. madhyarAtrine samaya thaI gayo hato. vAyu ane varasAdanuM tephAna baMdha thaI gayuM hatuM. varasAda jhINe jhINe varasata hatuM. vacamAM vacamAM vikalatAne camakavAthI prakAza dekhAtuM hatuM. AvA vakhate

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128 vRddha saradAra sajana pitAnA zayanabhuvanamAM nidrAdevInI upAsanA kare palaMga upara paDyuM hatuM. kiTalAmAM thanArA apazukananuM spaSTIkaraNa tene te vRddha cAraNe karI-kahI-batAvyuM hatuM. saradAra sajajana pAsethI te vRddha cAraNanA cAlI gayA pachI vAyu ane varasAdanA tephAnanI zarUAta thaI hatI. AthI saradAra bahuja Azcaryacakita thaye. thoDA vakhata pachI te vRddha cAraNe kahelI hakIkatanI asara tenA hRdaya upara thavA mAMDI. tenA hRdayamAM eka pachI eka ema hajAro vicAra AvavA lAgyA. te ekAda nizAbAja mANasanI jema zayanabhuvanamAM pharavA lAge. prathama tenA manamAM rAjataMtranI khaTapaTane vicAre AvavA lAgyA. temAM pitAnI ane pitAnA anuyAyIonI dhAraNAo kevI rIte dhULamAM maLI gaI ane pariNAme pitAne dezapAranI sajA thaI. A bAbatamAM teNe ghaNuM vicAra karyA. pachI ajayamAM AvyA pachI banelA banAvonuM te krame krame maraNa karavA lAgyA. ajayadurgamAM AvyA pahelAM tenA saMbaMdhamAM sAMbhaLelI aphavAo, kiravAmAM AvyA pachI pitAne thayele mAyAkArane bhAsa, dUrgarakSaka raNamale kahI saMbhavelo pUrvavRttAMta, saradAra durjanasiMha kiravAmAM AvatAM ja thayela adbhuta camatkAra, prabhAvatI upara AvelI Aphata, navIna varSane prathama divaseja pite jeela camatkArika ane hRdayabhedaka dekhAva, pitAnA putra ane kumAra caMdrasiMhanuM khUna eTalA vicAra tenA magajamAM AvI gayA pachI te potAnA putranA khUnanA saMbaMdhamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA. jene AjasudhI pitAnA putranI jema balka tethI paNa vadhAre gaNI pAlana-poSaNa karyuM teNeja pratyakSa rIte pitAnA hitaciMtaka ane pAlana karanArane putranuM-jo ke pitAne so bhAi nahIM te paNa pitAnA bhAI jevA ja bhAInuM-khUna lalitasiMhe karyuM haze ke nahi? A bAbatamAM te bahuja pukhta ane uMDA vicAra karavA lAgyuM. tenuM mana DagamagavA lAgyuM ane tene aneka prakAranI judI judI jAtanI zaMkAo AvavA lAgI. lalitasiMhane pApabhI-udAra svabhAva te jAte hate. keTalIka vakhata teNe tenA pApabhIrU ane udAra svabhAvanI vAraMvAra prazaMsA karI hatI. tene mATe teNe potAnA samAvaDIA saradArenI samakSa abhimAna paNa darzAvyuM hatuM. ema chatAM paNa A samaye lalitasiMha tenA manamAMthI utarI gaye hate-avakRpAne pAtra thaye hato. lalitasiMhanI vyavasthA karavAnuM tamAma kAma teNe durjanasiMhane soMpI dIdhuM hatuM.

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129 thoDA vakhata pahelAM potAnI putrInI bAbatamAM te vRddha cAraNe kahelI vAta-apazukana sUcaka hakIkata-tene zAMti ane nidrAne AsvAda levA detI nahotI. tenA hRdayamAM aneka vicAronuM tumula yuddha cAlatuM hatuM ane bahAranA bhAgamAM vAyu ane varasAdanuM tephAna thatuM hatuM. AvA kAraNathI te saradAra divAnAnI je thaI gayo hato. kSaNe kSaNe meghane gagaDATa vadhArene vadhAre pracaMDa svarUpa darzAvatA ane kAyaranAM kaleja kaMpAvato hato. dareka vakhate te abhedha -durga kaMpAyamAna thavA lAgyo. adhI rAtri thaI gaI chatAM paNa kilAmAM nidrAdevInuM Agamana na thayuM te naja thayuM. dUrgamAM dareka manuSya te tophAnanA saMbaMdhamAM azAnta citte vicAra karato hato. te sai karatAM saradAra sajajanasiMhanI sthiti koI judI ja jAtanI ane vicitra thaI gaI hatI. vicAronA tApathI te bicArA duHkhI saradAranuM hRdaya saMtapta thaI gayuM hatuM chatAM vicAre te AvyAja karatA hatA. prabhAvatInuM lagna ane kumAra caMdrasiMhanuM khUna A banne baLavAna vicAranI sAme te pitAnA rAjya khaTapaTanA atima hetu-uddeza-ne sApha bhUlI gayA. ghaNuM ghaNA vicAro karyA pachI tene te vRddha cAraNe kahelI hakIkata satya lAga vA mAMDI. vivAha pahelA ja varaMvAra thanArA apazukane kharekhara pAchaLathI dago deze, ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. pitAnI priyaputrIne vivAha durjanasiMha sAthe karavo, e kAtila jheranI parIkSA karavA jevI mUrkhatA che, ema have tene bhAsavA lAgyuM. jema bane tema te saMbaMdha na thAya, tevI goThavaNa karavAne teNe pAko nizcaya karyo. A vicArathI tene jarA zAntine anubhava thaze. te pharI palaMga upara jaI beTho eTalAmAM tenI najara sAmenI divAla tarapha gaI ane te cama! divAla upara evuM te zuM hatuM ke jethI saradAra sajajanasiMha jevo nirbhaya ane bahAdura purUSa paNa camakI gayo ! pUrva parvatamAM raphATikastaMbhanI pAse vRddhA vanacarIe je yoddhAnI AkRti joI hatI teja AkRti atyAre divAla upara saradAra sajajanane dekhAI ! A pahelAM te AkRtine sajajane be vAra joI hatI. sajanasiMha je ke bahAdura ane nirbhaya e hato chatAM tenA hRdaya upara uparA uparI AphatonA asahya AghAta thatA hovAthI tenAmAM dhairyane kaika aMze abhAva thayo hato. te AkRti tarapha jotAMja te bhayabhIta thaI gayo. tenA sarva zarIramanI raktavAhinIomAM bahuja jorathI rakta pharavA lAgyuM. tene zvAsozvAsa uNa thaI gaye. hAtha paga dhrujavA lAgyA. tenA AkhA zarIramAM parase phUTI nikaLe.

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- 130 jyAre te AkRti tenI pAse AvI tyAre te te bahuja gabharAye. ane eka dhImI paNa kAramI cIsa pADI palaMga upara pachaDAI paDe! Akhare bebhAna thaI gayo. tyAra pachI zuM thayuM? te jANavA mATe hAlA vAMcaka! AgaLa vadha! prakaraNa ra7 muM. zuM e mArA hAthamAMthI chaTakI jaze! >> - prAtaHkALane samaya thayo hate. AkAzamaMDaLa vAMdaLAM rahita hovAthI te tAMbA jevuM lAgatuM hatuM. sUryanArAyaNa udayAcaLa upara AvatA hovAthI akhila pakSionAM vRMda karNapriya madhura gAyana-pUjanathI tenuM svAgata karatA hatA. vRkSa samudAya bahuja namratAthI tene praNAma karI tenA kiraNAmRtanuM pAna karatA hatA. aMtaHkaraNane AnaMda ApanArI puSponI sugaMdhithI A vAta suvAsita thaI gayuM hatuM. AvA manamohaka prabhAtakALanA sabhya tarapha jotAM rAtre vAyu, vadasAda ane gAjavIjanuM tephAna thayuM haze, evI kalpanA kavacita ja AvI zake tema hatuM. AvA samaye ajayadurganA sabhAmahelamAM traNa saradAre vicAra karatA beThA hatA. gaI rAtre thaelA tephAnanI asara te traNenA hRdaya upara eka sarakhI ja thaI hatI. chatAM durjanasiMha ane vIrasiMhanI mukhamudrA zAnta dekhAtI hatI ane sajajanasiMhanI mukhamudrA khinna, udAsa ane ciMtAtura dekhAtI hatI. "mArA pratye tamAre prema hovAthI mAre mata tamane jarA vicitra lAgaze, e kharuM che chatAM te bAbatamAM mAre tenI egya tapAsa te karavI ja joIe." durjane zarUAta karI. "huM paNa ApanA vicArane maLato ja chuM"vIrasiMhe durjanane kahyuM. uparAMta sajanasiMhajI! tamAre A paNa vicAra karavo joIe ke-lalitasiMhe ApanA kuLadIpaka caMdrasiMhajI khUna karyuM che eTaluM ja nahi paNa te sAthe tamArA mahA baLavAna ane kulIna kuLanuM paNa satyAnAza vALI nAMkhyuM che-khUna karyuM che. have tamArI vaza calAvavA mATe A duniyAmAM che "saradAra ! have basa kare. mArA duHkhathI dagdha thaelA hRdayane vadhAre na bALA! tame je vicAra darzAve che, te vicArane huM ane

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131 numedana ApuM chuM ane teja mArA vicAra kAyama che. mane lAge che ke jo te kharekharA nirdoSa haze te nyAyAsana sAme peAtAnI upara AvelA lakane dhoi nAMkhavAne tene avasara maLaze ane jo te kharekharA khUnIja haze to....... " pAte karelA duSTa-nIca karmanuM prAyAzrita bhAgavaze. jevuM karyuM haze tevuM bharavuM paDaze ! " sajjane uccAreluM adhurUM vAkya durjane pUrUM karyuM. * paNa durjanasiMhajI ! ApaNe jo tenI khAnagI tapAsa karIe te kema ? ra 19 " te paNa banavAjoga che. kAraNa ke mArI pAse nyAyAdhIzane adhikAra cheja ane te tame jANatA paNa haze; paraMtu A samaye tema karI zakAya tema nathI. tenuM kAMi kAraNa te haze ne?" .. kAraNa eja che ke-eka to tame mArA peAtAnAja killAmAM raheA che ane khIjuM tamane maMtrimaDaLa taraphathI dezapAranI zikSa elI che. ema hAvAthI lalitasihanA pakSane ApaNA upara kAi judIja jAtane vahema lAvavAnu mhAnuM maLaze. eTalAja mATe huM kahuM huM kehave ApaNA mitra vIrasiMhajI jyAre rAjadhAnImAM pAchA jAya che tA rAjanA niyama mujaba A vAta ApaNe maMtrima`DaLanA kAna upara nAMkhavI ane tyAMthIja kAi catura-hoMziAra-nyAyAdhIzane ahIM khelAvavA. tenI pAseja ApaNe lalasihanA nyAya ahIMja nyAyasabhA bharIne karAvavA. 1, ". A vicArane sajjanasiMha ane vIsiMha taraphathI sammati maLatAMja vIrasiMha rAjadhAnI tarapha javA ravAnA thaI gayA. te kAi jarUrInA kAma mATe sajjanane maLavA AvyeA hatA. tene daravAjA sudhI mUkI AvI pAchA banne saradAre pahelAM jyAM kher3A hatA tyAMja AvI beThA. peAte lalitanA nyAyanI bAbatamAM karelA vicArane kevI rIte amalamAM mRkA, tenA tee vicAra karavA lAgyA. anne saradAra sajjane gaMbhIra svare durjanane kahyuM ke tamArI sAthe mAre keTalIka khAsa jarUranI vAtacita karavAnI che, paraMtu tene kevI rIte prAraMbha karavA, tenIja mane sUjha paDatI nathI. saradAra ! huM dhAruM chuM ke te vAta kahevAthI tamane mAThuM lAgavAne sabhava che. .. rr zuM tamane tema lAge che kharuM ? nahIM. mane mAThuM lAgaze

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13ra nahi ane tamArA upara gusso paNa Avaze nahi. mATe tamAre mane je kAMI kahevuM hoya to zaMkA na rAkhatAM sukhethI kahe. Apa kaI bAbatamAM kahevA mAgo che ?" "huM Apane mArI putrI prabhAvatIne lagnanI bAbatamAM kAMIka kahevA mAguM chuM. saradAra! mArI putrI prabhAvatI upara hamaNAM je vipattino varasAda varasyo che, tene je tame vicAra karazo te tamArA svabhAvathI ja dayALu evA aMtaHkaraNa upara bahuja asara thaze ane tamane paNa mArI jemaja lAgaze." " paNa tamane zuM lAge che te mane jANavA !" "mane lAge che ke hamaNAM judI judI jAtanI AvelI aneka Apattio asahya thaI paDI che ane temAM paNa vadhAre duHkhane bhAra tenA upara nAMkhave e........" " zuM tame vivAha-lagna-jevA sukhada ane mAMgalika prasaMgane duHkhanA bhAra rUpa gaNe che?" "saradAra ! huM kabula karuM chuM ke-te sukhadAyaka ane maMgalamaya prasaMga che chatAM te kone mATe te che, kaI sthitivALAne mATe mAMgalika che, ene ja mAtra vicAra karavA jevo che." zAntapaNe sajajane kahyuM. "ekaMdare tamArI putrane mArI sAthe je vivAha thaye che, te tame teDI nAMkhavA mAge che, ema ApanA atyAranA kathana uparathI sApha sApha jaNAI Ave che." durjane jarA uzkerAI jaIne kahyuM. vivAha teDI nAMkhavAnuM mArA hAthamAM nathI-kAraNa ke huM tamane lagabhaga vacana ApI cUkyo chuM, je tame mArI putri sAthe lagna karavAja mAgatA hazo te huM mArA vacanane koI kALe bhaMga karIza nahi, e tame nakkI-sAcuM-mAnaje. paraMtu saradAra! huM tamane AjIjI karuM chuM-namra thaIne prArthanA karuM chuM ke tame mane mArA vacananA baMdhanamAMthI mukta kare." " tenuM koI kAraNa ? " " kAraNa eja ke-mArI patrinI kharI sthiti hamaNAM hamaNuM pUrepUrI mArA dhyAnamAM AvI gaela che." che ane saradAra! mArI sthitine vicAra tamArA dhyAnamAM kema nathI AvI zakato?" " samaya manuSyane navIna navIna viyAre Ape che." "sajanasiMhajI ! jyAre tame tamArA killAmAM hatA tyAre

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meM jyAre tamArI pAse prabhAvatInI mAgaNI karI tyAre-tame mane gya vicAra karIne jaNAvavAnA hatA. te mujaba ahIM AvyA pachI tame-vivAha-nizcaya karavA tame-mArI pAse mANasa mokalI mane ahIM teDAvyo e uparathI ema kahI zakAze kharuM ke tame ... vicAra karyo nahota? uparAMta bhAre prabhAvatInI sAthe thaelA vivAhanizcayathI zuM AsapAsanA saradAre ajANyA che? saradAra ! have jyAre tamane DahApaNa sUjhe che te tame mane jyAre ahIM teDAvyo tyAre tamAruM DahApaNa kayAM gayuM hatuM? saradAra ! mAre tamane jaNAvavuM ja joIe ke-A pramANe karavuM, e khule khulluM mAruM sakhata apamAna karavA jevuM che! " nahIM ApanA manamAM temaja haze te tenI paNa yogya goThavaNa karI zakAze." prabhAvatI jevuM ramaNI ratna zuM mArA hAthamAMthI chaTakI jaze? A vicAra manamAM AvavAthI durjananuM citta bahuja becena banI gayuM. have ekadama ugra svarUpa dhAraNa karI nA kahevAnuM tenA manamAMja hatuM paraMtu tema karavAnuM sAhasa te karI zakyo nahi. teNe ghaNe vakhata sudhI aneka vicAra karI anta pAko nizcaya karI lIdhe ke-game tema thAya chatAM paNa prabhAvatIne pitAnA hAthamAMthI chaTakavA devI nahi. pachI tene sajajane pUchayuM ke kahe, have tame je vicAra nakkI karyo?" sajanasiMhajI ! mArA mAna ke apamAnane vicAra karatAM ane hamaNuM ApanI upara AvelA prasaMga tarapha jotAM mane lAge che ke-vivAha to ApaNe nizcaya kAyama rAkhavo. A sAtamane divase ApaNe lagnanuM nakakI karyuM hatuM te pramANe na karatAM lagnanA kAryane cha mahinA vyatIta thayA pachI vicAra karavo. kahe, A kabUla che?" "bAbatamAM bhAre prabhAvatInI icchA jANavAnI jarUra che." te ApaNe ema karIe, tame thoDe vakhata tamArI putrInI ane mArI ekAntamAM mulAkAta thavA de. pachI huM pitaja tene pUchI joIza. je te mArI sAthe lagna karavA khuzI haze-hA pADaze-te te ThIka ja che ane je te nA pADaze to huM tamane tamArA vacanamAMthI mukta karI daIza. huM tamArI putrinI IcchA pramANe karavA sarva rIte khuzI chuM-taiyAra chuM. je kadAca te mArI sAthe lagna karavA khuzI haze te ApaNe karelA vivAha-nizcaya kAyama rAkhIzuM ane lagnane vicAra pachIthI karIzuM."

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134 "ThIka che. A teDa bahuja uttama che. huM atyAre atyAra jaI prabhAvatIne ahIMja teDI lAvuM chuM." sAruM, paNa saradAra! huM tamane sAthe sAthe e paNa AzvAsana ApuM chuM ke-mArI sAthe lagna karavA ApanI putri nA pADaze te paNu Aja sudhI ApaNAM bane kuTuMbamAM je premabhAva cAlyo Ave che, temAM tala mAtrane paNa pharaka paDaze nahi." "saradAra sAheba! tamArA AvA udAra vicAra sAMbhaLI mAM ayAnaMda thAya che. " ema kahI sajajana tyAMthI bhAvatA pAse javA mATe cAlya gaye. durjana tyAMja beThe beThe vicAra karavA lAge ke " zuM che mArA hAthamAMthI chaTakI jaze? AvuM amUlya ramaNI ratna zuM mane nahIM ja maLe? huM je iza ke mArA hAthamAMthI te zI rIte chaTake che!" prakaraNa 28 muM. "pitAjI! meM hA pADI che." priya putrI ! huM tane eka mahatvanI vAta kahevA mATe Avyo chuM. thoDA ja vakhata pahelAM saradAra durjanasiMha sAthe mAre ghaNI vakhata sudhI vAtacita thaI che ane ame baMnee nakkI karyuM che ke tuM temanI sAthe paraNavA khuzI che ke nahi, te tAre jAte tene jaI kahevuM jo tuM nA kahIza te ApaNe ApaNu vacanamAMthI mukta thaIzuM ane hA kahIza te tamAro vivAha-nizcaya kAyama raheze. A bAbatamAM huM tane vadhAre kAMI paNa kahevA mAgatA nathI. tuM sai sArI rIte samaje che. huM jANuM chuM ke-tane ApaNuM kulIna kuLanuM pUrNapaNe abhimAna che. have tAre tArA mATe vara pasaMda karavAnuM kAma tArAja hAthamAM che." saradAra sajanasiMhe prabhAvatInA oraDAmAM AvIne kahyuM. te samaye prabhAvatI duHkhI hRdaye gAla upara hAtha rAkhIne nizcaLapaNe eka bArInI pAse beThI hatI. te tyAM ekalI ja hatI. tenI dAsI madhurI bIjA oraDAmAM kAMIka kAma karatI hatI. upara pramANenI pi tAnA pitAnI vAta sAMbhaLI te belI- "pUjya pitAjI! mArI IcchA ke anirachAnI kiMmata tamArI AzA karatAM mAre mana vadhAre nathI. tame jANe ja che ke A bA.

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135 , batamAM mAre zuM javAba che te!" putri-prabhA! have mane tuM kAMI na kahe. "tuM durjanane Amaja kaheje," evuM tane kahevuM e A samaye sAruM nathI. kAraNa ke tema karavAthI meM temane vizvAsaghAta karyo kahevAya! mATe have tuM mane vadhAre kAMI paNa na kahe. tAre je kAMI kahevuM hoya te tArI icchA mujaba temane kaheje. cAla ApaNe temanI pAse jaIe." ema kahI sajane pitAnI putrine hAtha pakaDyo ane tene sabhAmahelamAM laI Avyo. prabhAvatIne pitAnA pitAnA kathanane yathArtha bhAvArtha samajAyo nahIM. A samaye pitAe karelI AjJAnuM pAlana karavuM ke pitAnI IcchA pramANe vartavuM, e bAbatamAM te kAMI paNa samajI zakatI nahotI. eTalAmAM-'tane tArA kulIna kuLanuM abhimAna che!evuM je vAkaya tenA pitAe tene kahyuM hatuM te yAda AvyuM. tethI tenuM abhimAnI hRdaya tene kahevA lAgyuM ke-vAre tArA pitAnI AjJA pramANe ja vartavuM joIe. te pitAputrI sabhAmahelamAM AvI pahoMcatAMja durjana uThIne ubho thayo ane teNe prabhAvatI tarapha joI sahaja smita karyuM tathA jarA name. "huM thoDAja samaya pachI tamAre Akharane nizcaya zuM thayo, te jANavA mATe pAcho AvIza." ema kahI saradAra sajana pitAnI putrIne durjana pAse mUkI bahAra gayo. teNe te bannene khAnagI vAtacita mATe ekAMta ApI. pote je kAMi kare che te nyAyayukata ja che, ema have tene lAgavA mAMDyuM. pine pitAnI putrIne varapasaMda karavAnI paravAnagI ApI che mATe have te pitAnI kharI icchA prakaTa karaze, evI tene khAtrI thavA lAgI. pra. bhAvatI have pitAne bhAgye ja prApta thaze, ema lAgavAthI durjane tene ekAntamAM maLavAnuM je kAvataruM karyuM hatuM tethI bicAre bheLe saradAra sajajana taddana ajJAta hato. pitAnI putrine sabhAmahelamAM mUkI te bahAra Avyo ane dhIme dhIme dUrgamAMnA latAkuMjamAM gayo. te samaye te sthAna latAo, kusumakalikAo puSpa ane phaLethI ubharAtuM hatuM. pahele ja divase na dhArelI rIte varasAda varasavAthI te sthAna hRdayane tallIna-gulatAna karI nAMkhatuM hatuM. paraMtu te Izvara nirmita sthAne sajajananA hRdayane cena paDayuM nahi. A samaye tenA manamAM lalitasiMhanA saMbaMdhamAM vicAre cAlatA hatA. potAnI putrine tenA upara prema che ane te paNa tene cAhe che, A vAta paNa te jAte hate.

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1376 kumAra caMdrasiMhanA khUnane mATe tene dehAntanI zikSA thaze, te prabhAvatInuM zuM thaze tenI sthiti kevI thazee bAbatamAM tene kAMi paNa kalpanA thatI nahotI. lagabhaga be ghaDI sudhI latAkuMjamAM Ama tema pharyA pachI te sabhAmahela tarapha AvavA tyAMthI ravAnA thayA. eTalAmAM latAkuMjanI khIjI bAjuethI vRddha cAraNa AvatA hatA te tene dekhAyA. tene jotAM te khelyA-- " devIputra ! rAte akalpita tAAna thavAthI tane ane bIjA kallAmAMnA anucarAne bilakula uMdha nahIM AvI hAya, kema kharuM ne? tAkAna bahuja bhayApAdaka-bhayaMkara hatuM. " saradAra sAheba ! tAAna bhayaMkara teA hatuM paNu te akalpita naheAtuM?" te vRddha cAraNe sajjanane adabathI praNAma karatAM kahyuM. " tenu zuM kAraNa ?" " eja ke-Aje cAvIsa varSa thayAM lAgalAgaTa AvAM tophAna niyamita rIte thayAM kare che. kizArasiMhajInuM ane temanAM dharmapatnInu khUna thaye Aje barAbara ceAvIsa varasa thayAM. jyAre te divasa uge che teja divase rAtre vAyu, vAdaLAM ane varasAnu tAAna niyamita rIte thayAja kare che. ' r te vRddha cAraNane sajjanasiMhe kAMi paNa javAba na ApyA. A killAnI bAbatamAM dareka divase te navIna navIna kAMi na kAMi Azcaryajanaka vAta sAMbhaLatA hatA. Aje uparanI eka navIna vAta tenA jANavAmAM AvI. te vicAra karatA karatA dhIme dhIme pA sabhAmahelamAM AvI paheAMcyo. dhaNuM karIne prabhAvatIe anicchA jAvI dIdhI haze, evI tene pAkI khAtrI hatI. paNa durjanasiMha tarapha jotAMja te camakyA. A samaye tenI mukhamudrA praphullita dekhAtI hatI. teNe tatkALa peAtAnI putrI taraph joyuM. te nIcuM mukha karIne ubhI hatI ane tenI mukhamudrA nisteja temaja zyAma dekhAtI hatI. sajja nane tyAM Avela jotAMja durjanasiMha AnaMdanA AvezamAM AvI jai ubhA thai gayA ane hAtha AgaLa karatAM kheAkSeA-- "" " saradAra sAheba ! Ape mane abhivaMdana ApavuM joie. laane mATe ApanI putrie lagnane mATe AnaMdathI hA pADI che ! durjananI vAta sAMbhaLatAMja sajjana atyaMta Azcaryacakita thai gayA. jenI upara peAtAnA jarAe prema nathI tenI sAthe AnaMdathI lagna karavA prabhAvatIe hA pADI, e vAtaja prathama te tene sAcI lAgI nahIM.

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137 sajjananA manamAM koI zaMkA utpanna thai che, e vAta te dUte durjana tarataja jANuM gayuM ane te tenI zaMkA dUra karavAnA uddezathI be "sajanasiMhajI ! je Apane mAruM kathana satya na lAgatuM hoya to Apa apanI kanyAne ja pUchI juo." pachI te prabhAvatI tarapha vALIne bolyo-"ApaNAM lagna mATe tame je kAMI jaNAvyuM te sAMbhaLavAnI tamArA pitAjInI IcchA che. mATe tamAre mata temane jaNAvI ghA." nidrAmAMthI koI mANasa acAnaka jAgI uThe-jhabakI uThe-te mu prabhAvanIe uMcuM joyuM ane te zUnya cite pitAnA pitA tarapha joI rahI. tene potAnI pAse laI sajajane pUchayuM-"prabhA, te zuM mata Apyo ?" "mata -mata Avyo-vA paga pADI! have tame mArAM lagna A manuSyanI sAthe karI de' " durjana tarapha IzAro karI eka divAnAnI jema prabhAvatI zunya citte bolI. "saradAra siMhanI sAthe paraNavA mATe zuM tuM khuzI che?" sajajane atyaMta AzcaryathI pUchyuM. "hA, pitAjI ! meM hA pADI che. * haju paNa prabhAvatI potAnA pitA tarapha zanya cine jotI hatI. A samaye saradAra sajananA manamAM "Ama kema banyuM haze ? e bAbatamAM rahI rahIne aDada e jAyabI upajatI hatI ane durjananA AnaMdane avadhi thayo hato-tene thaelo AnaMda tenI dhAraNA pramANe akhila brahmAMDamAM paNa samaya teve nahote. zuM durjanasiMha prabhAvatI sAthe paraNaze? te te bhAvIne AdhIna che ane kahyuM che ke jagatanA yaMtranI derI rahe che. hAtha bhAvIne, re e tyAMja derA vuM bIjuM AdhIna bhAvIne; samayane mAna ApIne thavu AdhIne bhAvIne, sukhI karavA duHkhI karavA badhuM AdhIna bhAvIne! prakaraNa 29 muM. vRddhA vanacarI siMhaguphAmAM ajayadurganI dakSiNa dizAe lagabhaga cAra pAMca gAu cheTe purva gharvatanA eka atyaMta uMcA zikharanI nIce siMhaguphA hatI. te eka gurAnI jema moTA moTA pathare ketarIne karavAmAM AvelI hatI. tenI

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138 racanA bahuja vilakSaNa hatI. tenI AsapAsanA tuTI gaelA khaDaka bahu ja bhayAnaka dekhAtA hatA. te guphAnA madhyabhAgamAMne eka patthara kotarIne minArA jevo ghATa banAvAmAM AvyuM hatuM. tenI upara svataMtratA darzAvanArI eka zvetapatAkA pharakatI hatI. tenA svarUpe, jAlima jamAnAnI sAthe aneka vAra Takkara jhIlI hatI chatAM te majabUta ane achata hoya tema lAgatuM hatuM. tenI AjubAjuthI keTalAka jaLapravAha vahetA hatA. ghaNI vAra temane upayoga eka khAInA jevo thate siMhaguphAnuM pravezadvAra gIca jhADImAMthI sAMko ane sapanI gatinI je vAMko cako hovAthI ekadama jANavAmAM ke jovAmAM AvI zake tema nahatuM. tyAM hamezAM pAMca-dasa sazastra sipAIone kAyama pahere rAkhavAmAM Avato hato. te guphA aMdarathI ane bahArathI DhaMgadhaDA vinAnI hatI. bArIone badale sAdhAraNa bAkorAM rAkhelA hatAM ane tenI divAle kALA pASANunI hatI. guphAma oraDIo hatI paNa eka kedakhAnA jevI hatI. guphAmAM Theka ThekANe tuTelAM zastra, mRgacarma ane ane hAthIdAMta vigere cIjo TAMgI rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. e guphAnI nAnakaDI oraDImAM eka vRddha strI bakarA pAse beThI hatI. tenuM dhyAna ajayadurga tarapha lAgeluM hatuM. gaI rAtre phATika staMbha pAse maLelA manuSyanI bAbatamAM te vicAra karatI hatI. te vRddha strI koNa hatI, e amArA catura vAMcaka jANI gayA haze. vajesaMgha te vRddhAne pitAnI sAthe gaI rAte bhayaMkara tophAnamathI laI AvyuM hatuM. te hamaNAM ja uMghamAMthI uThI hatI. tenI pAse ja eka pANInuM pAtra ane bhojanane thALa paDayAM hatAM paraMtu te tarapha tenuM dhyAna na hatuM. te manamAM ne manamAM ja kAMIka babaDatI hatI. thoDAja vakhatamAM te becena hoya tema dekhAvA lAgI. jethI jamIna upara paga pachADI te belI-"huM ahIM zA mATe AvI?" ema be cAra vAra kahI teNe oraDAmAM cAre tarapha najara pheravI karI te svagata belI-" huM A siMhaguphAmAM AvI chuM. (te bhojananA thALa tarapha AMgaLI karI) vagara mahenate maLatuM maphatanuM khAvA mATe zuM huM ahIM AvI chuM? nahIM ! have mAre ahIM eka ghaDI paNa na rahevuM joIe. nirAdhAra sthitimAM te bhayaMkara parvatamAM TADha, taDake ane varasAdanI vipattio sahana karavI, kaMdamULa ke phaLaphUla khAIne rahevuM ane mArA hAthe thaelI bhayaMkara bhUla sudhAravI, zuM evI meM pratijJA nathI karI? jyAre ema che tyAre huM ahIM AvI zA mATe? bhAre ahIM AvavAnuM koI paNa khAsa

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139 huyuM kAraNa avazya hovuM ja joIe. mArI pratijJAmAMnuM koI kArya mArA hAthe ahIM thavAnuM haze ane tethI ja huM ahIM chuM ema mane mAruM hRdaya kahe che. have te zuM kAraNa haze, te mAre zodhI kADhavuM joIe. paraMtu A sthAnanI sAthe mAre zuM saMbaMdha che? ahIM mArA jANavAmAM zuM Avaze? game tema ho paNa mAre have kAMIka ke zIza te jarUra karavI joie. "ema kahI te jyAM beThI hatI tyAMthI ekadama uThI. nAgavallI nAmaka lAkaDAnI lAkaDI hAthamAM laI te oraDAmAMthI bahAra AvI. jyAre te vajesaMdhanI sAthe gaI rAtre guphAmAM AvI hatI tyAre teNe pitAnA orAne raste sArI rIte joI dhyAnamAM rAkhI lIdho hato. te ja raste te cAlavA lAgI. DuMka AgaLa vadhyA pachI tene upara javAne eka dAdara dekhAyo. tenI bAjumAM eka sAMkaDe rasto paNa tenA jovAmAM AvyA. te raste jema jema te AgaLa vadhavA lAgI tema tema ajavALa ochuM thatuM gayuM. have pite guphAnA bhoMyarAmAM AvI che, ema tene lAgyuM. pharI te cAlavA lAgI ane be cAra nAnA cAra daravAjA oLaMgI gaI. pharI te AgaLa cAlavA lAgI te bIjA paNa be cAra daravAjA tene jaNAyA. temAMthI eka aMdarathI baMdha hato ane bIje khullo hate. te ThekANe ajavALA karatAM ane dhAruM vizeSa hatuM. have kayAM javuM, evo vicAra karatI te DosI tho DIvAra mATe tyAM thobhI gaI. tyAM ubhI rahe cheDe vakhata thatAM ja aMdarathI sAMkaLa khakhaDavAne avAja tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avyo. te zAne avAja che, te jANavA mATe teNe te daravAje potAnA kAna mAMDyA. aMdara zuM che, te jANavAnI tene prabaLa icchA thai. pharI avAja saMLaLAyo. pachI kAMIka aspaSTa zabda tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA. te zabdo jarA gussAmAM bolAyA hoya tema tene lAgyuM. pharI te zabda moTethI belAyA ane DAja vakhatamAM aMdarathI daravAjAne sAMkaLa vasAtI hoya ema tene lAgyuM, te sAthe ja duHkhada avAje paDAelI eka cIcaArI tene saMbhaLAI. thoDI ja vAramAM tyAM zUnyatA chavAI. Ama cheDe vakhata cAlyA pachI jaDa pagalAMne avAja thavA lAge. te uparathI tene lAgyuM ke koI bahAra Ave che, tethI te tyAMthI khasI gaI ane jarA Aghe jaI eka khUNAmAM chupAI gaI. thoDA ja vakhatamAM je cAra daravAje baMdha phate te ughaDaze ane temAMthI eka mANasa bahAra AvyuM. tene ! DosIe oLakhI lIdhuM. te vajesaMdhane vizvAsa nakara lAkha

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140 hatuM. A mANasanA hAthamAMthI lalitasiMhe prabhAvatIne cheDAvI hatI. teNe bahAra AvatAM ja daravAjo baMdha karyo ane eka jabaradasta tenuM paNa vAsI dIdhuM. te tALuM barAbara vasAyuM che ke nahi, tenI khAtrI karI te bIjA daravAjethI bahAra cAle gaye. paheregIranA cAlI javA pachI te vRddhA jyAM chupAI hatI tyAMthI bahAra nikaLI ane belI-" ahIM koI paNa manuSya kedI che. A siMhaguphAmAM paNa kedI che kharo?" eTaluM kahI teNe pharI cora dara vAje kAna mAMDyA paNa tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM kAMIe AvyuM nahi. thoDA vakhata pachI pANInA vahevAno avAja tene saMbhaLAyo. tethI tene lAgyuM ke-bheyaranI AsapAsamAMja athavA nIcenA bhAgamAMthI pA. NIne meTo pravAha vahete hovo joIe. te tyAMthI pAchI pharI. je rate te tyAM AvI hatI te raste na jatAM dAdaranI pAsenA daravAjAmAMthI aMdara gaI. thoDA ja vakhatamAM te guphAnA pravezadvAra pAse AvI pahoMcI. tyAM guphAmAMnA pAMca cha nokara AnaMdathI ADI avaLI vAto 'cita karatA beThA hatA. teonA jovAmAM te vRddhA vanacarI AvatAMja temanI vAtacita baMdha thaI gaI. tenI tarapha jaI eka nekara belyo-kema DosI mA! have tamArI vizrAMti pUrI thaI ke nahIM? Aje ghaNAM varSo pachI ame A guphAmAM strIne joI che. kharekhara, DesImA! tame juvAnImAM bahuja meja mahANI haze, e tamArI AMkho uparathI jaNAI Ave che." eTalAmAM lAkho tyAM AvI pahoMce. te sipAIe vRddhAne je kAMI kahyuM hatuM te tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. te sipAine dhIme pitAnI pAse AvavAnI IzArata karI ane dhIme rahIne be bevakUpha joje kayAMka te DosInI mazkarI kare! te koNa che, te tuM jANe che? je te gusse thaze te samajI leje ke tArA soe so varasa pUrI! je te khare ke-tenI AMkha kevI agArA jevI lAlacaLa jaNAya che te!" te bannenA bhASaNa tarapha te vRddhAe jarA paNa dhyAna ApyuM nahi. te te banne sipAIo tarapha joIne belI ke-"tamo bannene ja huM oLakhuM chuM. je divase te zarIra yuvaka lalitasiMha tamArA ha* mAMthI saradAra sarjanasiMhanI putrIne cheDAvI laI gaye te dila tamane huM jaMgalamAM maLI hatI."

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141 A lalitasiMha koNa, lAkhAbhAI?" eka sipAIe pUchayuM. "jenA upara kumAra caMdrasiMhanuM khUna karavAno Aropa mUkAye che teja e lalitasiMha!"] zuM? " lAkhAnI vAta sAMbhaLI te DesI camakI gaI. teNe pitAnI caMcaLa draSTi lAkhA tarapha pheravI ane ekadama karkaza svare bolI "tuM atyAre zuM che ?" te kahuM chuM mArI mAvaDI !" te vRddhAnI camatkArika mukhamudrA joI lAkho gabharAI gaye. te mAnate hatuM ke A vRddhAnA za. rIramAM vakhate vakhata brahmarAkSasano saMcAra thAya che. te bolya te gaI kAlanI vAta che. lalita ane prabhAvatI jyAre ja galamAM ekalAja maLyAM tyAre teone caMdrasiMha joI gayo. teo te Ama jaMgalamAM -ekAntamAM-maLelAM jotAM ja te bahu gusse thayo. ane teNe tyAM jaI lalitasiMhanuM bahuja apamAna karyuM. tethI, temanAmAM vaDhavADa thaI ane lalitasiMhe pitAnI taravAra tenA upara ugAmI. tyAra pachI prabhAvatI pitAnI dAsI madhurI sAthe killAmAM pAchI gaI. tenI pAchaLathI-DAja vakhata pachI-lalitasiMha ekaleja pAcho kilAmAM gayA. tenA paheraveza uparathI-pozAka uparathIkilAmanA lokone tenI upara vahema Avyo." zI bAbatamAM vahema Avyo?" DesIe usukatAthI pUchyuM. "tenAM kapaDAo upara lehInAM DAgha paDelA hatA, teNe pitAnI taravAra kayAMka khoI dIdhI hatI ane tenI mukhamudrA nisteja dekhAtI hatI. uparAMta tyAM sudhImAM kumAra caMdrasiMhano patto nahote. tyAre sane lAgyuM ke-lalitasiMhe tenuM khUna kareluM hovuM joIe. pachI tenA upara khUnanuM homata sAbita thayuM. theDAja vakhatamAM araNyarakSakane tenI tuTI gaelI taravAra jaMgalamAM maLI ane te jagyAe lohInI nIka vahetI hatI evuM tyAM AvIne teNe kahyuM." "ane lalitasiMhanuM teoe zuM karyuM? atyAre te kyAM che?" "ajayanA aMdhakAramaya bhoMyarAmAM tene kedI banAvavAmAM Avyo che." "te tamane koNe kahyuM?" gaI kAle rAtre amArA mAleka vajesaMdha bApA te tarapha gayA hatA. teonA jANavAmAM e vAta AvI ane teoe amane kahI." A vakhate te vRddha pitAnAja vicAramAM gulatAna thaelI de

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khAI. teNe pitAnI lAkaDI ajaya tarapha karI khUba jozathI jamIna upara pachADI. DIvAra pachI pitAnA mananI sAthe kAMIka babI ane lAkaDI pAchI upADI lIdhI. pachI te dhIme dhIme AgaLa vadhavA lAgI. te vakhate bIjA sipAIe tenI tarapha jatAM lAkhAne pUchayuM ke- A DosI kyAM jAya che?" "javA de e lapane-pIDa TaLavA de. te game tyAM jAya te paNa ciMtA nathI. te jyAM sudhI guphAmAM heya tyAM sudhI tene koIe kAMI kahevuM nahi, evuM ApaNuM mAleka kahyuM hatuM te zuM tArA dhyAnamAM nathI?" te DesInuM te bane sipAIo tarapha bilakula dhyAna nahetuM. te cupacApa pitAnA vicAramAMne vacAra gulatAna thaI cAlI jatI hatI. thoDIvAra pachI te guphAnA eka khUNA pAse jaI pahoMcI. tyAM eka nAnA paNa uMcA jALIomAMthI dhUmADo nikaLatuM hatuM. te DosIe te jALIA tarapha joyuM. ghaNuM karI e ThekANe rAjI karavAnI jagyA hovI joIe, ema tene lAgyuM. te tyAMthI jarA AgaLa vadhI eTale nIce pramANenI vAtacita tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI. kahe ke na kahe paNa tuM bhAgyazALI te khareja. mane nathI lAgatuM ke A uttama zikAra koI paNa divase maLe heya?" are bhalA mANasa! nasIbanuM zuM pUche che ! A masta varAha (sUara) kAMI paNa mahenata karyA vinA maLe, e nasIba te kharaMja te !" eTale zuM te zikAra nathI karyo ?" nA re. tene zikAra mArI pahelAM ja koIe karI rAkhyo hate je, pelo vAra tenA upara keTalI badhI saphAIthI karavAmAM A che!" are A zuM? A te sUaranA gaLAmAM taravArane tuTele kaTako lAge che. mane lAge che ke sUaranA gaLA upara jorathI prahAra karavAmAM AvatAM taravAra tuTI gaI haze." "jouM-jo-javA de pheMkI de. emAM te vaLI jevAnuM zuM che! ApaNe te vagara mahenate zikAra maLyo eTale bIjI paMcAta zI! ApaNu mAleka*** tyAra pachInA zabdo DosInA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA nahi. paNa te tuTI gaelI taravArane kaTa jALIAmAMthI pheMkAyo te tenA 5 ganI pAse AvIne paDaze. te kaTake DesIe tarataja upADI lIdho.

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143 ane potAnA kapaDamAM chupAvI dIdhA. teNe eka vakhata pAchuM vALIne joyuM ane pachI guphAmAM javA mATe pAchI krI. te guDDAnA pravezadvAra pAse AvI. teja vakhate ajasadha gu phAmAMthI bahAra Avye ane cAvIonA juDA lAkhAne ApatAM elyA--A cAvI sAcavaje ane vakhato vakhata jaine jote raheje! " eTalAmAM tenI najara te DeAsI upara paDI. tenI tarapha vaLI te te mAlyA--kema DeAsI! tane ahIM game che te kharuM ne ? tane rAtra je thAka caDayA hatA te utarI gayA ke nahIM? amArI A siddhaguphAnI nAmanA mATe tane zuM lAge che? kema, tuM ahIM 2hevA khuzI che ke nahi ? " " ajabasave karelA sAmaTA sAtheAnA javAbamAM te DaeNAsIe sammatidarzaka izArata karI ane te guphAmAM cAlI gai. sadarahu guDDAmAM je eka nAnakaDI eraDI tene rahevA mATe A pavAmAM AvI hatI tyAM te AvI pahoMcI. te eka khATalA upara eThI ane gheADIvAra pahelAMja kapaDAmAM chupAvelA taravAranA kaTakA teNe ahAra kADhayA. ghaNA vakhata sudhI tenuM nirIkSaNa karyuM. te guphAmAM AvyA pachI tenA vicArAmAM traNa vArtAne vadhAre thayeA. eka guNanA bhAMyarAmAM kedI, bIjI lalitasiMha upara Avela caMdrasiMhanA khUnane AreApa ane trIjI vAta taratamAMja maLI AvelA taravAranA phaTakAnI ! te traNe vAtenA vicAra karavA lAgI. eTalAmAM ajamasadhe lAkhAne sepela kucIena! huDAnu tene smaraNa thai AvyuM. ghaNuM karIne te kucIenA juDAmAM bheAMyarAnAMnA kedInA oraDAtI kucI hAvI joie, ema tene lAgyuM. ahIMthI cAlI javA pahelAM bhoMyarAmAM zuM che-tyAM keda thaelA durbhAgI manuSya kANu haze? te najare ovAnA teNe mananI sAthe nizcaya karyo. prakaraNa 30 mu hRdayabhedaka patra r mArA mananA snAye! mArA manamAMja samAI gayA. A" zAe nirAzAmAM pheravAi gai! dazA palaTAi gai. bhAgyanuM cakra pharI gayu'! hAya, e prabhU! kAMika to dayA kara ! ra

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144 AvA AvA aneka vicAro karatA-ajayadurganA aMdhakAramaya AraDAmAM kedI thaelA lalitasiMha AmathI tema kare che ane upar pramANenA vicAra| kahe che. dhRDha varasa pahelA peAtAnI sthiti kevI hatI ane A samaye kevI che, A bAbatanA vicArA tenA hRdayamAM AvatA hatA. tenA hAtha sAMkaLathI bAMdhelA hatA. te bhoMyarAnA eka khuNAmAM tene mATe ghAsanI pathArI karelI paDI hatI. pAseja bhAjanane thALa paDayA hatA te tevIja sthitimAM paDyA hatA ane eka mATInA vAsaNumAM pANI mukeluM hatuM. bIjA khuNAmAM eka dIvA jhAMkhA jhAMkhA maLate hatA. tenA jhAMkhA prakAza tenA nisteja mukha upara paDatA hatA. daravAjo bahArathI baMdha karavAmAM AveleA hatA. tenI mATI bhIMtanA u paranA bhAgamAM e jALIyA hatA. temAMthI dhIme dhIme pavana AvatA. te naLIomAM leTAnA majabuta saLIA besADelA hatA. tyAMthI kAi kedI nhAsI javA icche teA tema banI zakavAnuM taddana azakya hatuM ane amArI navalakathAnA nAyaka lalitAsahunA hRdayane te vicAre sparza paNa karyAM nahAtA. madhyarAtrInA samaya thayeA hatA. kamanasIbe pAtAnI upara A velI AphatanA sabaMdhamAM lalitasiMha khinna hRdaye vicAra karatA hateA. te vakhate tene te oraDAnI bahAranA bhAgamAM koi mAlusanA paga lAMnA avAja saMbhaLAyA. tethI te jarA camakayA--tene ajAyakhI ujI. kAraNu ke saradAra durjanasiMhanA hukamathI raNamala sAMjeja tene bhAjananA padArtho ane pANI ApI gayA hatA ane kahI gayA hatA ke-"tamAre jo kAMi jotuM hoya te kahe. huM te AvatI kAle jyAre jamavAnuM ApavA AvIza tyAre te paNa letA AvIza. divasamAM phakta e vakhata jamavAnuM ApavA mATeja ahIM AvavuM, eve mane mArA mAlekanA hukama che." A tenA zabdo lalitanA dhyAnamAM hatA. jyAre paristhita AvI che teA Ave kaDhaMge vakhate ahI kANu AvatuM haze, e khAkhatamAM tene ajAyabI lAge, e svAbhAvika hatuM. te A tricAramAM gulatAna hatA teTalAmAM te oraDAnA daravAjo ughaDayA, saradAra durjanasiMha aMdara AvyA ane teNe punaH daravAjo sAvacetIthI *dha karI lIdhA. saradAra dujainasi'ne tyAM Avele jotAMja lalita atyaMta Azcaryacakita thai gayA. te jyArathI killAmAM AvyA hatA tyArathI tenI sAthe tene vAtacita karavAnA prasa'gaja AbyA nahotA. ethI lalita tenA svabhAvathI jANItA nahAtA. teNe tenI tarapha dhyAnapUrvaka

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zakaya joyu te tene lAgyuM ke-AvA vicitra samaye tenA tyAM AvavAne hetu sAra te naja heI zake! durjanasiMhe tyAM AvatAM ja gaMbhIra svare lalitane uddezIne kahyuM ke "durbhAgI yuvaka! mane ahIM Avela jemAM tane Azcarya thatuM haze ane temAM paNa AvA kaDhaMgA vakhate Avelo joIne to tArA, Azcaryane avadhi thatuM haze ! ane tema thAya, e svAbhAvika che. lalita ! mAre tane kahevuM joIe ke huM tArI pAse phakta sneha bhAve Avyo chuM. mAre ahIM AvavAne uddeza tArA jANavAmAM AvI gayA pachI tuM mArA kathanane satya mAnI laIza" durjane bArIka najare tenI tarapha jotAM jaNAvyuM jaMgalamAM banelA banAvanI sAvaMta hakIkata kAle huM kahI -zo nahi, te have je Apa zAntacitte sAMbhaLI leze te huM ApanA kzanane satya tarIke svIkAra karI zakIza." lalita ! vadhAre vakhata ahIM rokAvA mATe mane samaya nathI. huM je kAmane mATe ahIM Avyo chuM te kAma karavuM hoya te anyAreja-eka kSaNane paNa vilaMba na lagADatAM thavuM joIe. huM ahIM nyAyAdhIza banIne nyAya karavA mATe Avyo nathI ke jethI tArI tamAma kIkata sAMbhaLuM. huM te phakta mitra thaIne ja ahIM Avyo chuM ane kharuM kahuM te huM ahIM Avyo chuM tenA karatAM keIe mane ahIM mekarthe che, ema kahe. e vadhAre sAruM che." "Apane ahIM koNe mokalela che?" prabhAvatIe!" AnI tenA hRdaya upara kevI asara thA che ane tenI mukhamudrAmAM koI pheraphAra thAya che ke kema, te durjana dhyAnapUrvaka jete dhImethI bolya. pitAnI ArAdhyadevInuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja lalita jarA guMcavADAmAM paDe. " " huM tadana nirdoSa chuM, ema tene lAge che ne? kahe, "na! tene khulAso kare. mArA niraparAdhIpaNuM mATe tene vizvAsa che ke nahi? " lalite utsukatAthI tene pUchayuM. - " te bAbatamAM huM kAMI paNa kahI zakuM tema nathI. chatAM mAre kahevuM joie ke-te kharA aMtaHkaraNathI tAruM zreya thaeluM jovA cAhe che. vArU, paNa tuM jarA sabura kara. teNe tene ApavA mane eka patra

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146 ApyA che te vAMcI le ane tArA praznAnA pratyuttaranI kalpanA tArI mene tuM pAteja karI le ! " * kyAM che te patra ? lAvA, mane satvara Ape!" durjane potAnA khIsAmAMthI eka patra bahAra kADho. te patra tenA hAthamAMthI jhuMTavI lai unnAye ane atya'tautsukatAthI tenA upara teNe najara pheravI. te patramAM nIcenI hakIkata hatIH " lalitasiha A patrathI ApaNI antina mulAkAta thAya che. AthIja ApaNAmAM thaelI vArtAne anta AvI jAya che. ApaNA prema par* mAtmAne gamyA nathI, ema ekadara paristhiti uparathI lAge che. kAraNa ke Aje tenA paNa anta Ave che, tAre mATe me mArA pitAnI AjJAnuM ullaMdhana karyuM, tene mATe mane bahuja pazcAtApa thAya che. mArA bhaviSyanA sukha ane kalyANane me pAteja pUrepUrA ceAgya vicAra karI mArUM svAmitva saradAra durjanasiMhajIne samarpaNuM, karI dIdhuM che. A badhuM kharUM haiAvA chatAM paNa huM tamane duHkhamAMne duHkhamAMja rahevA dachaze nahIM. lalita, tamArA upara AveluM saMkaTa dUra karavAne ceAgya mArga saradAra sAheba tamane batAvaze. temanA upara sarva rIte vizvAsa rAkhI tee kahe te pramANe cAlaze, te vipattinAM vAdaLAMeka tamArA uparathI dUra thai jaze ane tame sukhI thaze. lalita, huM aMtaHka rajIthI tamane sukhI thaelA jovA chuM chuM, tenI sAkSI A patra Apaze. saradAra durjanasiMhajI tamane je mArga batAvaze temAM mArI saMpUrNa sammati che ane ame bannee maLI~amArA bannenA mata pramANe-tamArA mATe teja mArga nakkI karyo che. A vAta pazu dhyAnamAM rAkhajo. jAe, lalita ! mane bhUlIne game tyAM cAlyA jAo. hare tamane chellA praNAma che. prabhAvatI. 3 te hRdayabhaMka patra pUrepUrA vAMcI rahetAMja: lalita AjJAbhaga thai thayA. tenA utsAha jatA rahe!. aneka AktA sahevA chatAM paNa te prabhAvatInI je AzAhatI te Ama nirAzAmAM pheravAi gai. te hatAza thaya gayo ane nirAza thaI melye! hAya re nasIma ! prabhAvatI paNa mane doSita gaNe che! khUnI mAne che. huM tene mArI tamAma hIta kahIza ane mArca niraparAdhI paNAnI khAtrI karI ApIza.

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147 vaNu e ane zI rIte ? saradAra ! tameara sneha bhAre AvyA che, kharuMne ? ' r hA. haju paNa A patra uparathI-tuM nathI mAnI zakatA ? paraMtu lalita, zAnta thA-jarA zAnta thA "> zAnta ! saradAra ! mArAM zAnti ane sukha have pAtALe pesI gayAM che. have mArA zarIramAMthI azAntinI jvALAe nika LavA lAgI che. saradAra ! te tame ahIM snehabhAve-mitra tarIkeja ahIM AvyA hai| ane tamArAmAM jarA paNa kapaTa .na hoya te mane eka vakhata prabhAvatI sAthe meLavI Ape. te phakta eka kSaNaneja mATe ! vadhAre vakhatane mATe nahIM. te vakhate tame paNa hAjara rahI sarca sAMbhaLajo. saradAra ! game tema karI kta eka ghaDIne mATe mane prabhAvatInI mulAkAta karAvI Apo. tamane huM sagada ApuM chuM eTaluMja nahIM paNa jeNe tamArA upara potAnA AyuSyanI tamAma javAbadArI ane jokhamadArI nAMkhI che. tenA segada dai kahuM chuM ke tame A mArUM kAma jarUra karo. " lalite kahyuM. " e zI rIte mane ? lalitasiM! tuM divAne che ane tAruM citta ke magaja ThekANe nathI. tArI vRddhi mahera mArI gai che ! A vAta je sajjanasiMhanA jANavAmAM Avaze teA kevuM bhayaMkara pariNAma Avaze, tenI tate kalpanA kema nathI thaI zakatI ? huM tArA tarIka chatAM tane mitrabhAve maLyA e jANatAMja...... kr ****** .. harIk ! kANu tame ke? saradAra ! tamArI duSTatAnA tyAga karA mane kahe! ke mAre aparAdha ze! che ? phakta aMdhapurAvA uparathI-mAruM kAMipaNa na sAMbhaLatAM-mane bacAvate jaNa paNa avasara na Apata kevaLa anyAyathI pakaDIne ahIM lAvI keda karavAmAM Avye che! e zuM? " ema kahI teNe jozathI jamInaupara paga pachADayA. tr zAnta thA-lalita ! jarA zAnta thA; nahi te huM aDIMdhI cAlye jaiza. huM ahIM kAi nyAya karavAne mATe Anyo nathI. nakAme amulya samaya gumAvyeo ane haju kAma te jarAe thayuM nathI. ema kahI durjane lalitanA khabhA upara !tha mUkI tene zAnta karavAnI kozIza karI. Page #150
14 r ane vegathI tene ceALI nAMkhyA. pachI te klyA. khasa,, have thaI cUkyuM. have mane kASThanI paravAha nathI. mArI tamAma AzAo naSTa thai gaI. mArA jIvanamAM have phakta nirAzAnA aMdhakAraja bAkI rahyA che. have bhAre duniyAmAM jIvatA rahevAmAM kAMi sAra nathI. A zarIranuM have game tema thAe tenI huM jarApaNu darakAra karIza nahi. ema kahI teNe kapALa upara hAtha mAryAM ane kedakhAnAnI divAlanA TekA laI ubhA rahyA. 99 prakaraNa 31 mu sarvasva samarpaNa. A samaye lalitasi'hanI sthiti bahuja vyAjanaka ane duHkhadAyaka thai gai. tenuM mastaka chAtI taraph jhukI gayuM hatuM; tenI AMkhAmAMthI AMsu cAlyA jatA hatA. mAzAne bhaMga thavAthI te nimeLa thakaM gayA hatA. tenA aMtaHkaraNanI AvI dazA thaelI joI pASANu hRdayI purUSane paNa dayA AvI jAya tema hatuM. durjanasi'hane eka paLane mATe tenI dayA AvI. tenA khabhA upara hAtha mukI durjane kahyuM:~ "" lalita ! jo prabhAvatI upara tArA kharekhara premaja DAya tA huM tene mATe--tenI antima abhilASA tRpta karavA mATe--ahIMthI { aMgadezamAM cAlyA jA. mane AzA che ke-prabhAvatInI icchA tRpta karavA. mATe tuM jarApaNa pAchI pAnI karIza nahi. " tenI antima IcchA zI che ? " " tAre ahIMthI cAlyA javuM." t durjanasiMha ! zuM tame ema kahevA mAge che. ke mAre ahIMthI nhAsI javu ? nahIM-saradAra ! game tema thAya--prANu jAya tA bhaTTejAya paNa huM ahIMthI kAI kALe nhAsI jaiza nahIM. eka kAyaranI jema nhAsI javA krUratAM-nirdoSa-saMpUrNapaNe nirdoSa hevA chatAM--ke phrAMsIe caDhavAnuM vadhAre pasaMda karIza. " lalite TaTAra thai abhimAnathI kahyuM. Ci lalitanA nizcayAtmaka kathanathI durjana jarA guMcavAyA te mAnatA hatA ke pAte jyAre tene nhAsI javAnA mArga khutAvatAM te atyaMtanathI bhula karI leze, ema tene prathama lAgyuM hatuM pazu lalitanuM

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140 -vIrapurUSane chAje tevuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLatAM ja pitAnI mAnyatA bhUla bharelI hatI ema tene lAgyuM. lalitasiMhamAM jaiza Adika eka zuravIrane chAje tevA guNa che. e durjanasiMhanA jevAmAM eka vAra nahIM paNa aneka vAra AvyuM hatuM. te eka kSaNa vicAra karI be lalitasiMha ! tane je gamyuM te kharuM. huM ahIMthI jaine prabhAva tIne kahIza ke tenI chevaTanI prArthanAne svIkAra karyo nathI. e. luM ja nahIM paNa paNa tArA kANane teNe je mArga sUcavyuM ke, teM tuccha mAnya ane tene patra-teNe pitAne hAtheja lakhele patratiraskAra pUrvaka te phADI nAkhe, tenA kaTake kaTakA karI ragadoLI nAMkhe ! " nahIM. saradAra ! AmAMnuM tene kazuMe kahezo nahi. teNe pitane hAthe lakhelo patra...........eTaluMja kahI te vicAramAM paDI ga. pitAnA sarvasvane nAza karI nAMkhanAra te patra hato chatAM te pitAnA premamAtranA hAthe lakhAele hevAthI pite patrane phADI nAkhyo, e ThIka na karyuM. tenuM citta caLavacaLa thaI gayuM. - lalitanI upara pramANenI sthiti dhyAnamAM AvatAM ja durjane tene lAbha laI levAnAM uddezathI kahyuM- " lalita! jo tuM saMpUrNa nirdoSa hoya chatAM paNa kArAgRhanA kaThina kaSTomAMthI mukta na thAya tyAM sudhI prabhAvatIne kadApi sukha thaze nahi, e vAta tenA patra uparathI tArA dhyAnamAM AvIja haze. tenI chevaTanI IcchA pramANe je tuM nahIM varte, teNe parama premapUrvaka sucavelA mArganuM avalaMbana nahIM kare ane je te sarva mAre tene kahevuM paDe te prabhu ! prabhu ! lalita ! te kumArakAnI dazA kevI thaze? te nirAza thaI jaze. tAre mATe divAnI banI jaze ane tene hRdaya upara sakhata AghAta laI kAMIka navA junuM thaI jaze, e vAta lalita, tuM bhUlI jaiza nahi." " hAya ? saradAra, zuM e banavAjoga che ?" " vagara zakIe ?" have te pitAnI icchA mujaba lalitasiMhanI icchAne vALA zakaze, evI durjanane khAtrI thaI. te vicAra karatA karate belyo " lalitasiMha ! vicAra kara ke A kevo bhayaMkara samaya che. tene sArI rIte vicAra karI che. je te kharekhara nirdoSa ja hoya te paNa ghaNu purAvAo tArI virUddha che ane teja purAvAo tane gunehagAra TharAvaze. temaja nuM reSita heya te tane deha-tazikSA

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150 thavI ja joIe. Ama be taraphathI tuM nyAyanI kAtaramAM sapaDAe che. tArA chuTakArAnI jarAe AzA nathI. te muzIbatamAM che ane tArA pratye tene phakta prema hovAthI ja te atyAre atyaMta becena che, tane dehAntazikSA thaelI sAMbhaLI tenI sthiti kevI thaze, tene te tuM kAMIka vicAra kara. lalita ! te sAMbhaLI te divAnI thai jaze ane kadAcita dehane tyAga paNa karaze. tethI ja o lalita ! huM tane kahuM chuM ke-hAsa-hAsa-ahIMthI hAMsI jaI ane A kedakhAnAmAMthI chuTa thaI jA !" durjanasiMhanI vAta sAMbhaLI lalitanI sthiti bahuja camatkArIka thaI gaI. prabhAvatInI bhAvI sthitinuM citra tenI sanmukha upasthita thayuM. pitAne lIdhe tenI sthiti bahuja duHkhadAyaka thaI jaze, e vicAra manamAM AvatAM ja tene nizcaya DagamagavA lAgyo. te vicitra svare bolyo-" ThIka che. prabhAvatInA premane mATe durjanasiMha' huM ahIthI nahAtI jaIza. tenA premane mATe tenA amaryAdita premane mATe je ke huM taddana nirdoSa chatAM tenI antima icchA pUrNa karIza. durjanasiMha! tenA premanI sAme mAre mana duniyAnI tamAma cIjo tuccha che. ahIMthI nahAsI jatAM khUnI tarIkenuM kalaMka hamesane mATe mArA nAma upara ceTaze paNa mane tenI jarAe paravAha nathI. cAlo, durjana ! huM tamArA kahevA pramANe karavA taiyAra chuM. prabhAvatI ! mArA mATe thanArI tArI zocanIya ane duHkhada sthiti TALavA mATe huM je, ahIMthI hAsI jAuM chuM." ema kahI te ekadama AgaLa AvyuM ane be-"cAlo, durjanasiMha! kRpA karI tamArAthI jema bane tema taratamAM mane ahIMthI hasADa !" lalita! cAla !" ema kahI durjane tenA hAthamAMnI beDIe pitAnI pAsethI kucIo kADhI dUra karI. pachI tarata ja teNe kedakhAnAno daravAjo ughADe. kedakhAnAnI bahAra garakSaka raNamala be sazastra sipAIonI sAthe hAthamAM dI laI ubhe hate. lalita ane durjana bahAra AvatAM ja te sarve tyAMthI cAlyA. jarA AgaLa jatAMja raNamale dIvo bujhAvI nAMkhyA. have te badhA aMdhakAramAM ja cAlavA lAgyA. lalita ekAda maMtramugdha manuSyanI jema temanI sAthe cAlyo. jatA hatA. tene eka hAtha durjane pakaDyA hatA. te samaye AkhA killAmAM sarvatra spAmatA ane zUnyatA chavAelI hatI. thoDA ja vakha tamAM te nhAnakaDI TALI killAnA dakSiNa daravAje AvI pahoMcI. raNamale

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151 Ama AvI daravAjo udhADayA. have bahAranA prakAza sarvanA jovAmAM Age. tyAM traNa gheADAe taiyAra hatA. lalitasiMha ! utAvaLa kara. ekadama gheADA upara svAra thayuM na ! ane A le, A tAre rastAnA kharca mATe lai le ! " ema kahI durjane peAtAnA khIsAmAMthI eka celI kADhI tene ApatAM kahyuM. "zuM sAnAmahArA / durjanasiMhuM ! huM tene sparza paNa karIza nahiM. huM A sAhasa mArA potAnA mATe karatA nathI. mane mRtyune jarA paNa bhaya nathI. phakta prabhAvatInI antima prArthanA heAvAthIja huM A pramANe karUM huM te tame bhulI na jaze!. huM sarva rIte nirdoSa hAvA chatAM paNa phakta tenI icchA pUrNa karavA mATeja huM mArA nAmanI sAthe pRrtI evuM vizeSaNa lagADI lauM chuM. mane tamArI seAnAmaDheArAnI jarA paNa darakAra nathI. ahIMthI cAlI gayA pachI huM A kalakata nAmane tyAga karI navInaja nAma dhAraNa karIza. pachI game tyAM rahI huM mArA bAruM ane buddhinA baLa upara mArA jIvana nirvAha karIza. jo tame mate kAM' paNa ApavAja mAgatA ho teA tamArI kAre je taravAra laTake che te mane ApI dyeA. .. lalite taravAranI mAgaNI karelI jotAMja durjanasiMhu eka vaLate mATe vicAramAM paDI gayA. hAthamAM zastra AvatAMja kadAcit te petArna upara tuTI paDaro tA? evI rIte zakA AvI. teNe lalitanI taraph nirakhIne jotAMja tene AvelI zaMkA tatkALa dUra thai gai. teNe: ekadama peAtAnI taravAra kabarethI cheADI ane te lalitane svAdhIna karI. saradAra sAheba ! tamArI A apUrva akSisa mATe huM tamAre atyaMta AbhArI thayo chuM. have mane duniyAmAM koine jarA paNa bhaya nathI '' ema kahI teNe te taravAra potAnI kabare laTakAvI dIdhI ane pote ekadama dhADA upara strAra thai gayA. 66 lalitane dhADA upara svAra thaelA jotAMja bIjA be sastra sipAIe paNa bIjA dheDAe upara svAra thaI gayA. tyAra pachI lalite durjanasiMhane kahyuM- saradAra sAheba! have A svAreAnI zI jarUra che?" kr phakta rasto dekhADavA mATeja tArI sAthe A svArAne mAkalavAmAM Ave che. tuM A killAnI hada bahAra jatAMja A svAre bhUla kuraze. 19

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152 paraMtu vAMcaka! sAcI vAta tA judIja hatI. durjane mArga dekhADavA mATe lalitanI sAthe svArI nahAtA meklyA paNa tema karavAmAM tenA hetu kAika judIja natanA hatA. prabhAvatIne te cADe che, e vAta tenA jANavAmAM AvyA pachI te tenA tiraskAra karatA hatA. tene peAtAnA mArgamAMthI dUra karavA mATe te aneka' yukti prayuktio karate hatA, lalitanA nyAya karavA mATe nyAyAdhIzane khelAvavA mATe teNe kevI kAzIza karI hatI, sajjanasiMhane kevuM ADuM avaLuM samajAvyuM hatuM te ame pAchaLanA prakaraNamAM jaNAvI AvyA chIe. paraMtu prabhAvatInI icchAne AdhIna thai-lAcArIe lalitasiMhane kedakhAnAmAMthI kuTA karavAnuM teNe kabula karavuM paDayuM hatuM-chatAM te--potAnA premapatha mAMnA harIphane samULathI nAza karavAnA potAnA uddeznanA tyAga karyo nahAtA. lalitanI sAthe e svAra mAkalavAnA tevAja tenA kAMika chupe uddeza hato. potAnI hada bahAra jatAMja te svArAe lalitasi Mhane mArI nAMkhavA evI teNe teone AjJA karI hatI. potAnA svArIne breDA upara beThelA jotAMja durjanasiMhe temane AMkhathI izArata karI ane lalitane kahyuM- jA, lalitasiMhuM ! tArUM kalyANu thAo !" 40 saradAra ! huM to jAuM chuM paNu tamane mArI eka prArthanA che. H aDAja divasa pachI mArI manameAhinI sAthe tamArUM lagna thaze. tene tame sukhI karo ane mArA saMdeza kahejo ke te tane sukhI thaelI jovA mAge che ! .. eTalAja zabdo lalita, acakAtA acakAtA khe hyA. Akhare tenAthI AgaLa kholI zakAyuM nahi. tenI chAtI bharAi AvI. teNe Rkta potAnA premapAtrane mATe AvuM bhayaMkara sAhasa karyuM hatuM ane peAtAnA nAma upara haMmezane mATe khetI tarIkenuM kalaka lagADI lIdhuM hatuM. chatAM tene te bAbatamAM kAMi paNa lAgI AvatuM na hatuM. teNe potAnA premapAtrane mATe peAtAnA sarvasvanuM samarpaNa karI alAki svAthaeNtyAga karI khatAvyA hatA. AnuMja nAma divya ane pavitra prema ! ane AduMja nAma khare premI! tyAra pachI lalitasihu ekadama potAnA gheADA doDAvyeA. tenI pAcha ane svArIe paNu tema karyuM ane saradAra durjana tathA raNumana pAchA killAnA dakSiNa daravAje thai pAta peAtAne sthAne cAlyA gayA.

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153 prakaraNa 32 muM. paraNavuM te khare! "meTAbhAI ! game tema thAe paraMtu paraNavuM te kharUMja !" nArI vinAnuM te kAMI jIvana che?! jeDI vinA jagatamAM jIvavuM nirarthaka che. suMdara sumana heya chatAM temAM sugaMdha na haya, caMdra jevuM mukha heya paNa temAM nAkaja na hoya, dere heya paNa temAM devaja na hoya, capaLa kamaLanA daLanA jevA netra hoya paNa tenI aMdara kIkI ja na hoya.. e pramANenA sarva padAthI nirarthaka che tema aneka vilAsa ane vaibhava heya paNa nArI na hoya te te nakAmuMja che! " ajaba tAruM kathana barAbara che. zAstramAM paNa kahyuM che ke nArI vinAnuM ghara jagala karatAM paNa napAvaTa che. jyAM nArI che tyAM sarva che ane jyAM nArInuM sanmAna che tyAM devatAo ramaNa kare che, evuM meM eka zAstra jANanAranI pAsethI sAMbhaLyuM che, vizvanI vikaTa vATamAM vanitA eka vizrAma che ane bhavajaMgalamAM jeDI (naranArInI) e jaLanuM sukhada dhAma che. ajaba game tema thAya, mAthuM jatuM hoya te bhale paNa paraNavuM te kharUMja ! paNa ajaba ! ApaNe kevI rIte paraNavuM, emAM mane koI samaja paDatI nathI. mATe mane samajAva." vAMcaka! gayA prakaraNamAM ame je varNana karI AvyA ne banAva je samaye baje lagabhaga te ja samaye-saMdhyA samaye-vajesaMdha ane ajabasaMdha pitAnI guphAnA eka vizALa cekamAM besI upara pramANenI vAtacita karatA hatA. te sthaLe jevA ke jANavA jevuM kAMI paNa na hatuM. sarva ThekANe bAghI lagADayA hatA ane tevI ja takhta pezI karavAmAM AvI hatI. te uparathI siddha thatuM hatuM ke te banne bhAIo zuravIra ane acaMga zikArI levA joIe. te cekanI vacamAM vacamAM kayAMka dhanuSya ane bANanA bhAthAM, taravAra ane bakhtare laTaktAM hatAM. eka pATalA upara eka dI baLatuM hatuM. tenI pAsenA bIjA pATalA upara keTalAka pyAlA ane madirAnuM meTuM pAtra paDyAM hatAM. te bane bhAIo madirA devInA custa ane kaTTA upAsaka hatA. bIje divase je kAma karavAnuM hoya tene vicAra teo rAja karatA. te vakhate uparA uparI dArUnA bharelA pyAlA peTamAM padharAvatA ane vAta jaya ja karatA. Ave vakhate ghaNuM karIne temanI pAse koI rahetu,

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154 nahi. Aje teo pitAnA vivAhanI bAbatamAM vAtacita karatA hatA. cAra pAMca vAra madirAne peTamAM padharAvI dIdhA pachI temanI vAtacita raMgamAM AvI. AvuM ja bIje prasage paNa banatuM. Aje te teo madirAnI bAbatamAM pitAnA niyamanuM ullaghana karI gayA hatA. teo sArI rIte madirAnA vazamAM thaI gayA hatA. te vakhate ja ajabasaMghe pitAnA moTAbhAIne udezIne kahyuM- meTAbhAI! game te thAo paraMtu ApaNe paraNavuM te kharuM ja." tArI vAtane Teke ApuM chuM. kharekhara ATalA divasa sudhI ApaNe A mahatvanI bAbatamAM koIpaNa vicAra na karyo e ApaNI mahA bhayaMkara bhUla thaI gaI. ApaNA bannenI umara ATalI thaI ane haju paNa ApaNe kuvArAja chIe, e sAruM nahi. kharI rIte jotAM ApaNe A bAbatane vicAra ghaNA samaya pahelAM ja karavuM joine hate." hatuM kharuM paNa tema na thayuM tene koI upAya che khare? have -jo ApaNe A bAbatamAM dhyAna nahi ApIe te ApaNe mahA mahenate aneka muzIbate veThIne je saMpatti bhegI karI che te zA kAmanI? ApaNAM nAma A parvata pradezanA saradAranI nAmAvalImAMthI ochAM thaze. zivAya te divase mArA manamAM kAMIka judA vicAre AvavA lAgyA." "te zuM? te vAta teM mane kema na kahI ?" vajesausukatAthI pUchayuM. ApaNe vakhate vakhata judI judI jAtanAM sAhasa karI bahu ja jokhama kheDIe chIe. thoDAka divasa pahelAM saradAra sarjana ane durjananI sAthe ApaNe keTalA badhA bevakupha thaIne prANanI paNa paravAha na karatAM laDatA hatA. ApaNuM karatAM temanI pAse ghaNAja vadhAre sainike hatA. ApaNe te samaye tene koI paNa vicAra na karatAM ekadama temanI upara tuTI paDyA. A ApaNuM kevuM avicArI sAhasa hatuM? samajo ke te vakhate je kaMI navA junuM thayuM hota athavA ApaNe yuddhamAM kAma AvI gayA hatA te A samaye ApaNI A siMhaguphAnI ane saMpattinI zI dazA thAta ?" jarA vicAra karI ajabe kahyuM barAbara che. ajaba tAruM kahevuM vyAjabI che-kharuM che. paraMtu have ApaNe temAM upAya che? ApaNuM lagna na thavAnuM kAraNa ApaNA nAmanI nAzI ane ApaNe A ATalo badhe dara dara ja che.'

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155 " ane te sAMbhaLIne huM ghaNeja khuzI thAuM chuM tathA te bAbatamAM mane abhimAna paNa che. ApaNuM nAma sAMbhaLatAMja ApaNuM AsapAsanA saradAroe tharathara dhrujavuM ja joIe ane jyAre ApaNe tevI nAmanA meLavIzuM tyAre ja huM jaMpIne besIza ane mArA aMtaHkaraNanuM tyAreja samAdhAna thaze. ApaNuM lagna na thavAnuM kAraNa phakta eTaluMja che ke-ApaNAthI badhA Dare che ! ane tethI ja ApaNane pitAnI kumArikAo ApatA nathI. ema hovAthI ApaNe have strIo meLavavAnI kozIza karavI joIe ApaNe paraNavuM joIe. ajaba, bela, te divase zuM meM tevuM sAhasa karI batAvyuM nathI? meM keTalI badhI capaLatAthI ane sAvacetIthI saradAra sajananI kanyAnuM haraNa karyuM hatuM ? hA, te divase tame bahuja vakhANavA jevuM kArya karyuM emAM te. jarAe zaMkA nathI. je te juvAna vacamAM na AvyuM hota te saradAranI putrI atyAre A guphAnI mAleka banI gai heta. kharekhara vajesaMdha bhAI ! tame tene mATe bahuja lAyaka che. kAraNa ke tame mArA karatAM bahuja rUpALA che." nA tema nahIM. A bAbatamAM ApaNe tenI maeNrajI pramANe karata. te ApaNAmAMthI ja jene pasaMda karata teja tene pati thAta." A samaye te banne jaNa khUba raMgamAM AvI madirAnA nizAmAM bolatA hatA. "nAre nA. tema thavAthI te anyAya thAta." pATalA uparathI madirAnuM pAtra upADI ajaba pharI be --" kAraNa ke tuM ja tenuM haraNa. karI laI AvyA hovAthI tenI upara tAre haju paNa jo ApaNe tene ahIM laI AvIzuM te tenI upara tAreja hakka raheze-te tArI ja dharmapatnI thaze. moTA bhAI ! huM kharuM kahuM chuM ke tenI sAthe tamAruM lagna thaze te huM bahuja khuzI thaIza. tene bahAlA bhAbhI kahI belAvavAthI mane bahuja samAdhAna ane AnaMda thaze." ema kahI ne pyAlAmAMnI madirA pI gaye. "ane mane paNa AnaMda thaze paraMtu te suMdara suMdarI che kyAM?" moTA bhAI ! utAvaLA na thAo. utAvaLe AMbA pAkatA nathI. have ApaNe ApaNA mananI murAda bara lAvavA mATe A samaya ghaNeja sarasa che." ( dine kevI rIte?"

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paTTa juo, kumAra caMsi'nA tA jANe dhATa baDAi maMce te -te jIvAna chekarA lalitasiMha paNa dhArA kedakhAnAmAM paDhayA paDaye maraNanI vATa joyA kare che. ApaNuM kAma siddha karavA mATe A va khata ahuja sagavaDavALA ane sarasa che. ApaNe jota jotAmAM tene ahIM lai AvIzuM." tr ' paraMtu durjanasiMhatuM kema ? uparAMta teNe tenI upara sakhatamAM sakhata cekI rAkhI haraze. kAraNa ke tenI sAthe tenA vivAha karavAnu paNa nakkI thaI gayuM che. te zivAya tenA bApa sajjanasiMha paNa eka *sAeao ane zUravIra ceppI che. AvI nakAmI vAtAmAM kAMi mAla nathI.'' ema kahI ajabasiMha ekadama ubhA thai thayA ane pATalA upara jorathI hAtha pachADIne khecyA-- basa, have nizcaya thai cUkyo! ApaNe te suMdarIne meLavavAnI ApaNAthI banatI tamAma kAzIze! karIzuM. "" * ane jhu... paNa kAzIza karIza. huM te te ajayaganI uMcI divAla uparathI kakSAmAM kUdI paDIza ane te suMdarIne upADI lAvIza." " te have ApaNA vicAra nakkI thai cUkyA. paNa ajaba ! te majabuta killAmAM ApaNe zI rIte pesI zakIzuM? tyAM te sakhatamAM -sakhata pahere haze tenu" kema ?" r tethI zuM thaI gayuM ? ApaNe paheregIrIthI jarApaNa DarIzuM nahi. TillAnA kamADa brADIne aMdara jai paheregIrInA hAthapaga bAMdhyA ane temanA moDhe huggA mAryA ke krama kutteha ! pachI ApaNe temAMthI ekane mArI nAMkhavAnI bIka dekhADIzuM eTale te ApaNane acuka -te suMdarInA zayanabhuvanamAM lai jaze. pachI ApaNe tenu haraNa karI ahIM lai AvIzuM. kheAle, have AmAM kAMI kANu che kharuM ke ? "zuM zuM ? ane te paNa ApaNA jevA bahAdurezane mATe ? kAMi paNa kANu DrAi zake kharuM ke ? am ! tArA jo kharekhara teja vicAra hoya te atyArene atyAre ApaNe tenI kozIza karIe. nakAme vakhata vItAvavAmAM sAra nathI. atyArene atyAreja ApaNA sainikomAMthI dasa bAra sazakta svArIne sAthe lai te tarapha jaie. ApaNe vizvAsa lAkhA te killAnA tamAma khuNAkhAMgarAothI mAhitagAra che. te ApaNI sAthe haze tA ApaNune kApaNuM jatanI acaNa Ave nahi. ApaNune atyAranA vakhata paNa sarva rIte aAje che.

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157 caMdrasiMha killAmAM nathI, lalitasiMha kedakhAnAmAM che ane saradAra sajajana tathA durjananI ciMtA karavAnI jarUra nathI. kAraNa ke teo te paDyA paDayA ughatA haze." "cAle, huM sarva rIte taiyAra chuM. sumarA zA ?" ema kahI banne jaNa uThayA. lAkhAne bolAvI nakkI karavA -mujabanI AjJA ApavAmAM AvI. thoDA ja vakhatamAM bAra sazastra svAra siMhaguphAnA daravAjAnI pAse AvIne ubhA rahyA. vajesala -ane ajabasaMdha, e banne paNa zastrAzastrothI sajaja thaI daravAje ughADavA mATe joitAM jarUranAM sAdhano laI taiyAra thayA ane siMhaguphAnA daravAje AvI pahoMcyA. A samaye ardhI rAta thavAnI lagabhaga taiyArI hatI. siMhaguphAnI eka oraDImAM jALIAnI pAse vRddha vanacarI nistabdha thaI beThI beThI vicAra karatI hatI. thoDA vakhatamAM tyAMthI ravAnA thanArA sAstra sainikone joI tene bahuja ajAyabI upajI. te bAbatamAM te kAMIka vicAra kare te pahelAM te sarva sani sAthe te banne bhAIo tyAMthI- ajayadurga tarapha ravAnA thaI gayA. jotajotAmAM te sarva ke tyAMthI adraza thaI gayA. prakaraNa 33 muM " javA de, te zUravIra e che! amane tyAga karatI vakhate lalitasiMhanI je sthiti thaI-tenA premamaya aMtaHkaraNa upara nirAzAne je sakhata AghAta thayo tenuM zabda citra citaravA A lekhinI asamartha che. tenA vicArinuM phAna eTaluM badhuM te jabaradasta hatuM ke te samaye te sahana karavAnI zakti tenAmAM rahetI. pitAnA vicAronI jevIja gati teNe pitAnA azvane ApI hatI. pote zuM kare che, e vicAre tenA hRdayane sparza paNa karyo nahi. tenA upara prema karanAra ke sneha rAkhanAra saMsAramAM koI na hovAthI tenA mane sarve saMsAra zUnya thaI gayA hato. te je mArga svIkAryo che, te joI pitAne parama pavitra premanA sthAnarUpa prabhAvatIne AnaMda thayA vinA raheze nahi, e vicAra manamAM AvavAthI tene azAMta ane becena hRdayanuM jarA : jevuM-samAdhAna thatuM.

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158 lalita jyArathI sAdhAraNa rIte kAMika samajavA lAgyuMA hatA. tyArathIja tenuM hRdaya prabhAvatInA leAkeAttara guNA taraph khecAyuM hatuM. pachI tenA naisargika sAMdaryanI tenA citta upara chApa paDI ane pachI te vAravAra tenA sahavAsamAM AvavAthI te chApa sajjaDa thai gai, te tene anahada premathI cAhavA lAgyo ane Akhare tene anta pachu. AvI gayA. te premane mATe teNe potAnI ujvalIta ane kArakIrdi upara lakanA kALA DAdha lagADI lIdhI hatA chatAM te bAbatamAM tene kAMi paNa lAgI AvatuM nahatuM. jyAre lalitasiMha banne svArInI sAthe killAnI bahAra AvyA tyAre madhyarAta thai hatI. tee killAmAMthI je raste bahAra paDyA te rastA siMhaguphAnI pAseja cane jateA hatA. te jaMgalanI hadamAM pahoMcatAMja dUrathI gheADAonA pagalAMnA avAja temanA sAMbha LavAmAM AvyeA. eTale lalitanI sAthe AvelA svArAe pAtAnA zA ubhA rAkhyA ane ATalI rAtre koNa Ave che, te jovA mATe jhADInA jaMgalanA eka nAkA upara AvIne ubhA rahyA. caiADAja va tamAM bAra dhoDesvArInI TukaDI te svArInI pAse AvI. te svArIne joI tyAM AvelI TukaDInA nAyake potAnA gheADA ubhA rAkhyA ane khojA svArAne vADA ubhA rAkhavAnA hukama karyAM. " " A tA siMhagukrAnA mAleke che ! " nakSatrAnA jhAMkhA prakA zamAM vajesadha ane ajabasatrane ALakhI lalitanA svArA ekadama ajAyabIthI kheAlI uThayA. *r kANu ? prabhAvatInu haraNu karI janAra duSTa luMTArAo AvyA che ? '' peAtAnA gheADAne AgaLa karI lalite kahyuM. " e kANu ehyuM ? lalitasiMha ke ? - vajesa'dhe anahada Azcarya pAmI kahyuM. jene pote A samaye kedakhAnAmAM paDelA samajatA hatA tene tyAM joI tene ajAyabI upaje e svAbhAvika che. te ekadama AgaLa AvyeA ane methyA- lalitasiMha ! ghaNuM karIne have tuM mArA hAthamAMthI chuTI zakIza nahIM. te divase teja vayamAM paDIne mArUM kAma tamAma bagADI nAMkhyuM hatuM. 3) "hA. luMTArAnA saradAra ! te huMja chuM ane tAre AvA ni danIya kAryathI zaramAvu joSTae. tuM potAne zUravIra kahevarAve che ane AvAM nIca kRtya kare che te tArA cAryane lAMchana lagADanAra che. .. " tenA vicAra mAre karavAnA che ! " "

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150 ema kahI tenI sAthe laDavA mATe vajesaM tenA ghoDAnI pAse . pitAne gheDe laI gaye. e luMTArA ! ghaNuM sArI rIte pUrepUre vicAra kara nahIM te tAre pastAvuM paDaze. " " nAdAna karA! basa kara. zuM tuM A bahAduranA parAkramane nathI jANata?" - ema kahI teNe lalitasiMha upara pitAne bhAlo ugAmyuM. tenI dareka hilacAla upara lalitanI pUrepUrI najara ane dhyAna hatAM. lalitasiMhe tenA ghADAnA moDhA upara evA te jorathI eka pATuM mAryuM ke jethI te ghaDe jeTalA jorathI AgaLa deDI Avyo hato teTalA ja jorathI pAchA haThI gaye. vajesaMgha ! jo tArI icchA mArI sAthe laDavAnI ja che, te cAla, tuM ekalo ja AgaLa AvI jA !" ThIka che-tuM paNa taiyAra thaI ja!" ema kahI teNe potAnA svArene AghA thaI javAnuM kahI pite punaH lalitanI upara humale karavA AgaLa dhasI AvyuM, te bahuja damAmathI AgaLa AvyA. tene sAme Avela jetAja lalitasiMhe ekadama taravAra myAna bahAra kADhI. lalita pAse taravAra zivAya bIjuM kaI paNa zastra nahotuM. tenI sAme laDavA AvelA sarva sainike tamAma zastrAstrAthI sajaja thaelA hatA. pitAnA duzmananI pAse puSkaLa sainika che, teo kasAelA yoddhAo che-sazastra che-eja bAbatamAM tene kAMI paNa lAgyuM nahi. ulaTa tene eka jAtano mugdha AnaMda thayo. prabhAvatI tarapha te je nIcatAthI varyo che tene mATe zikSA karavAne pitAne prasaMga maLyo, e vicAra tene AvavAthI kharekhara lalitanA AnaMdane avadhi . thoDA ja samayamAM te AnaMdamAM eTale badhe te vicitra pheraphAra thaI gaye ke-A vakhate sAkSAta prabhAvatI tenI pAse ubhI che ane te vajesiMghe pitAnA karelA apamAnane badale levA pitAne atyaMta AjIjIthI kahe che ema tene lAgavA lAgyuM. eja vicAramAM teNe ekadama pitAnI samazerane myAnamAMthI bahAra kADhI. lalitasiMha sAthe yuddhanI zarUAta thatI vakhate tenA pariNAmanI bAbatamAM vajesaMgha bahuja bephikara jaNa hato paraMtu thoDA ja vakhatamAM tene te bhrama dUra thaI gayo. lalitasiMha dekhAvamAM je ke juvAna ke dAna paNa tenAmAM asAdhAraNa zuravIratA che, e vAta thoDAja

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samayamAM vajesaMdhane jANavAmAM AvI gaI. vighullatA pramANe te banenI samazero camakavA lAgI. banne jaNao eka bIjA upara bahuja saphAIthI ane kuzaLatAthI vAra karavA lAgyA. lalitasiMhanuM yuddhakauzalya joI ajabasaMdha ane tenA sainiko Azcaryacakita thayA vinA rahyA nahIM. lalitanI sAthe AvelA banne svArone AvA mahAna zUravIrane pite pitAnA mAlekanA hukama uparathI mArI nAMkhavAnA hatA, e bAbatamAM bahuja zarama AvI. AvA zuravIra yoddhAnI othamAM rahI pite paNa yuddha karavuM, evo vicAra paNa te banne svAronA manamAM AvyuM. te banne jaNA ghaNe vakhata sudhI bahuja kozalyathI yuddha karatA hatA lalita pitAnA harIpha upara eka jabaradasta vAra karavAnI utsukatAthI vATa jete hatA. Akhare tene te vakhata bhaLe ane teNe paNa bahu ja sAvacetIthI tene satvara lAbha lIdhe teNe bahuja zairyathI tenI upara taravArane eka evo to vAra karyo ke jethI vajesaMghanA hAthamAMnI samazera Ave jaI paDI. arahita thatAM ja vajesaMgha gabharAya guMcavAye te samayane lAbha laI lalite tenA mastaka upara evA jorathI eka muSTiprahAra karyo ke jethI vajesaMgha takALa bebhAna banI ghoDA uparathI nIce pachapaDaze. " zArahita zatru zaraNe AvelA jevuM che." mUccha AvIne paDelA vajesaMgha tarapha IzAro karI lalitasihe ajabasiMghane kahyuM. pitAnA bhAInI AvI sthiti thaelI jotAM ja ajabasaMva zA vicAra karato hato ? pitAne bhAI paDayo ema tene lAgyuM ane tenA svArane lAgyuM ke-pitAne mAleka paDe te sarvee ekadama bahuja jerathI lalita upara humale karyo. te vakhata bahuja kaTAkaTIne hate. ekadama pitAnI AsapAsa ghera paDele joI lalita thoDI vAra gucavAye. tenI A sthiti tenI sAthe AvelA banne svArenA dhyAnamAM AvatAM ja teo pitAnA mAlikanA hukamane bhUlI jaI ekadama laDavA mATe kudI paDayA. e duSTa te mArA bhAInuM A zuM karyuM?" lalita upara vAra mATe pitAnI samazera ugArI ajabasaMghe kahyuM. " tene yemaja sajA karavAmAM AvI che." tene vAra pitAnI taravAra upara jhIlI laI lalite zAntapaNe javAba Apyo. pharI taravAre khakhaDavA lAgI. pitAnA mAleke lalitane aTakAve che jetAja bIjA badhA sainike lalitanA be mANaso upara dara eka che.' - 1 '

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yuddha vadhAre vakhata cAlyuM nahi. thoDI ja vAramAM te banne svAra marAyA te jotAMja-lalitanI hiMmata jarA jarA haTavA lAgI. have pite ATalA badhA-pitAthI bAragaNA duzmananI sAme pote TakI zakaze nahi, ema tene lAgavA lAgyuM. eka paLane mATeja pitAnI upara AvanArA bhayaMkara saMkaTane vicAra karI ekadama lalitasiMhe pitAnA ghaDAne eDI mArI ane pitAnI AsapAsa paDelA gherAne teDI te bahuja vegathI, vAyunA vegathI nIkaLI gaye. thobhI jAo. koI paNa tenI pa pakaDaze nahi." pitAnA keTalAka savArane tenI puMDa pakaDatA joI ajabasaMdha merethI belI uThe. te pharI be - "tene javA dyo juvAna eka mahAna zuravIra che te duzmana che paNa dAno che. te ekalAnI upara bAra jaNAe humale kara, e zUravIra purUSanuM lakSaNa nathI. tene sukhethI javA . te atyAra sudhI kharekhara mArA moTAbhAI ane mArI sAthe bahuja vIratAthI laDyo che. te mAne che chatAM tenAmAM zakti vadhAre che ane te eka virapurUSa che-mahAna zarIra-codhe che! mATe tene javA de. tenI paMTha pakaDavAnI jarUra nathI." ema kahI te bebhAna thai paDelA pitAnA bhAinI pAse gaye. prakaraNa 34 muM. pAcho killAmAM cAlyA jA! >> duzmananA gherAmAMthI chaTakIne vAyu vege lalite pitAnA ghaDAne Dato mUkI dIdhuM. teNe thoDA ja vakhatamAM eka jaMgalamAM praveza karyo , paNa pitAnA paiDAne thobhAvavAne jarA paNa prayatna karyo nahi. patAnA svAra taraphathI game tevA vege javAnI-ane game tyAM laI javAnI chuTa maLatAM ja te gheDe camakyA. thoDIvAramAM ja te lalitanA kAbamAMthI jatA rahyA. te eTalI badhI gIca jhADImAM thaIne deDavA lAge-eTalA badhA vegathI deDavA lAgya-ke pitAne pitAne gheDe kaI tarapha laI jAya che, kaI dizAe jAya che, te lalitanA dhyAnamAM AvI zakyuM nahIM. vacamAM vacamAM rastAnI AjubAju AvelA vRkSanI DALIo tenA hAtha upara ane mastaka upara lAgavA mAMDI - lalitasiMhe gheDAne thobhAvavAnI kozIza karI paraMtu temAM - sh

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162 te saphaLa thayo nahi. te bhaDakI gaele prANi tenA kabajAmAM na AvyA te naja Avyo. te deDeja jato hato. Akhare koNa jANe zAe kAraNathI gheDe pitAnI meLe ja ekadama thobhI gaye. tarataja lalita ghaDA uparathI nIce utaryo. pite kyAM AvI caDyuM che, te jANavA mATe teNe cAre tarapha najara pheravI. tyAre te jagyA jANItI che, ema tene jaNAvyuM. tyAMthI lagabhaga deDa hAtha che. tene sphATikastabha dekhAye. te tarapha tenI najara jatAMja thoDA divasa pahelAM pite eka durbhAgI manuSyanI pAchaLa pAchaLa addabhuta zaktinI preraNAthI ja AvA rAtrinA bhayAnaka samaye ahIM Avyo hato, e vicAra tene Age. svAbhAvika rIte lalitasiMhanA hadayamAM te staMbhane mATe pUjyabuddhi ane sanmAnabuddhi utpanna thaI. pite ekAda pUjya manuSyanA nivAsasthAnamAM Avyo che, ema tene lAgavA mAMDyuM. teja sthAne mama ajayakUrnAdhipati kizorasiMha ane tenI dharmapatnInA khUna thayAM hatAM, eTaluM ja te jANato hato. saradAra kizorasiMha ajayarganA atyAranA adhipati durjanasiMhane meTe bhAI hato. te sivAya te bAbatamAM te kAMI paNuM jANato nahote. te jema jema te staMbha tarapha jevA lAge tema tema tenA pratye tenA manamAM vadhAre ne vadhAre pUjyabuddhi utpanna thavA lAgI. ghaNe vakhata thaI gaye chatAM te, te staMbha tarapha ekAgracitte ane ekAgraSTie joI rahyo. lalitanI daSTi te staMbha tarapha acaLa thaI. eTalAmAM te staMbhanI AsapAsa camatkArika prakAza phelAye. dhIme dhIme te prakAza tejaravI te gayo. leDIja vAramAM te staMbhanI pAchaLathI eka purUSanI ane eka strInI ema be Akatie AgaLa AvavA lAgI. lalitasiMhe te tarapha jotaja hato phakta tene ghoDe moTethI khuMkhArA karate hate. thoDA ja vakhatamAM te AkRti lalitanI pAse AvIne ubhI rahI ane AzirvAda ApatI hoya tema pitAne lAkaDA je hAtha te strI AkRtie uMce karyo. pachI te Akatie potAnA hAthanI AMgaLIonA TacAkA uDayA. tene avAja lalitasiMhanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM. te strI AkRti pAchI vaLI. tyAra pachI bIjI AkRti tenI pAse AvI. A AkRtine lalitasiMhe jeelI hovAthI tene tene jarA paNa bhaya lAge nahi. te AkRtie AgaLa AvIne pitAne hAtha nija che. 1

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163 ajayadurga tarapha IzArata karI. tene artha prathama te lalitasiMhanA dhyAnamAM Avyo nahi. pharI te AkRtie ajayadurga tarapha hAtha la. bAvI izArata karI ane tene artha tatkALa lalitanA jANavAmAM AvI gayo. te zuM? eja ke-"pA che killAmAM cAlyo jA!" A artha lalitanA dhyAnamAM AvatAM ja te Azcaryacakita thaye ane bahuja gucavAI gayo. pote kedakhAnAmAMthI nAsI jate - vAthI have tyAM zI rIte javuM, e vicAra AvavAthI te jarA gucavA-muMjhAye. lalitasiMhanI AvI sthiti tarapha jarAe dhyAna na ApatAM te AkRti pharI pharIne izArata karavA lAgI. tyAre ja lalitasiMhane khAtrI thaI ke pote eka devi-camatkAra jue che. te tarataja pAcho ghoDA upara svAra thayuM. te sAthe ja ghaDe ajayadurganA raste pitAnI meLe ja cAlavA lAgyuM. lalite pAchuM vALIne te sthA TikataMbha tarapha joyuM te teNe eka paLa pahelAM jeelA dekhAvamAMthI tyAM kAMI paNa nahatuM! te dhIme dhIme ajayahUrganI pAse pAse AvavA lAgyo. pitAne pAchA killAmAM cAlyA javAnuM kahevAmAM te addabhuta AkRtine ze uddeza haze, e bAbatamAM tene koI paNa kalpanA thai zakatI nahotI. pote kedakhAnAmAMthI potAnA ujvaLa nAmane lAgeluM kalaMka egya rIte dhoI nAMkhyA sivAya eka kAyaranI jema tyAMthI hAsI jAya che, e vAta te AkRtine gamI nahIM hoya tethI teNe pAchA killAmAM javAnuM sUcavyuM haze, ema teNe pitAnI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karyuM. zuM te samAdhAna satya hatuM? kSiAnA pravezadvAra pAse AvatAM ja tene killAmAMthI meTa moTI bumo saMbhaLAI. te sAMbhaLI lalitasiMhane bahuja ajAyabI lAgI. eTalAmAM te mUti thaelI prabhAvatIne laI ekAeka vajesaMdha killAnA daravAjAmAMthI bahAra Avyo. tene jotAM ja killAmAM banelA banAvanI bAbatamAM lalitasihe kalpanA karI lIdhI. bIjAelA siMhanI jema garjanA karatA lalitasiMha prabhAvatIne vajesaMdhanA hAthamAMthI choDAvavA mATe ghoDA uparathI ekadama nIce kUdI paDyo.

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prakaraNa 35 mu dharma karatAM dhADa ! .. "A jumI luMTArA ! ubhA rahe ! A pramANe lalitasiMhai te luMTArA vajesadhane kahyuM. te sAMbhaLI vajesaMdha ekadama camayeA. pAte mahA mahenate meLavele zikAra hAthamAMthI chUTI jaze, ema lalitasihune jotAMja tene jaNAi AvyuM chatAM teNe hiMmata cheDI nahIM. potAnI DAbI bagalamAM sati thaelI prabhAvatI majabUta pakaDI ane jamaNA hAthamAM taravAra lai te lalita upara ugAmI ane khelyA--A karA! tuM karI mArA 2stAmAM ADA AvyA. Aje huM tane tenA svAda ghaNIja sArI rIte cakhADIza. vAre vAre mArA rastAmAM AvI mane naDanArA kAMTAne huM jaDamULamAMthI ukheDIne tene saMsAramAMthI sadA sarvadAne mATe nAza karI nAkhIza. have lalita! A mArA dhA saMbhALa ! " ema kahI teNe potAmAM jeTalI zakti hatI teTalI ekaThI karI lalitanI upara taravAranA vAra karyAM. tatkALa eka nimiSamAtrA paNa vilaba na karatAM lalitasiddha lagabhaga pAMca hAtha dUra khasI gayA ane vajesadhanA vAra khAlI gayA. je te dhA lalita upara paDayA hatA lalitanA sAe sA varSa pUrAM thaI jAta. pAtAnI upara kevA prasaMga AvyeA che, te dhyAnamAM AvatAMja lalitanA zarIramAM apAra zAryanA sacAra thayA. tarataja lalitanI vijayI taravAra vikSatA pramANe camakavA lAgI. potAnA paheleA vAra khAlI gayA che, te jotAMja vajesadhdhe karI pAtAnI taravAra havAmAM camakAvI. lalitasiMha tenA upara vAra kare te pahelAMja vajesaMdhanA khIne vAra tenI upara AvyA ane te lalitasiMhai potAnI samazera upara jhIlI lIdhA. te sAtheja anya taravArAmAMthI khaNaNa evA avAja nikaLyuM. te sAtheja vajesa"dhanA hAthamAMnI taravAra dUra japta paDI. peAtAnA moTAbhAine thrusrarahita thaelA jotAMja ajakhasaMdha ane tenA nAkara lAkhA, anne jaNA tenI madade doDI AvyA. te banne jaNA ekadama-vajesaMdhane ekadama--mAjIe khaseDI dai lalitasiMha nI sAme AvIne ubhA rahyA. tyAre lalitasiMha sthiti suDI vacce sApArI jevI thai. jo te vajesa"dha tarapha dhyAna na Ape teA tenA prANa samAna priya prabhAvatIne te laI jAya

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165 jo ajabasadha tathA lAkhA tarapha dhyAna na Ape teA potAnA prANa durAi jAya. te vakhate tenA zarIramAM eTaluM badhuM ! zaiArya AvyuM ke te traNene bhAre thai paDayo. lAkhAne taravAranA ekaja ghAthI teNe jamIna upara pachADayA ane pachI bahuja sAithI ajama upara e vAra karyo. A vakhate te yuvaka cAA. bIjA yamarAjanI jevA lAgatA hatA. ajasadha jo ke zaravIra hatA chatAM te lalitanA vArate rokI zakyA nahi. tenA jamaNA hAtha upara sakhata dhA thayA. te sAtheja te nizceSTa thai pRthvImAtAnA premamaya kheALAmAM poDhI gayeA. eTalAmAM vajesadhanA khIjA be svAre killAmAMthI bahAra AvyA ane temaNe lalitasiMha upara sakhata humale karyAM. paraMtu thoDIja vAramAM temanAM bharatakA havAmAM uDI gayAM ane r r karatA ke jamIna u para pachaDAi paDayA. tyAra pachI lalita vajesaMdha tarapha doDayA. tenI sAthe laDIne Akhare te bebhAna khanIjatAMja tenA bAhupAzamAMthI prabhAvatIne teNe laI lIdhI. teja vakhate te bhayabhIta bhAmitIe AMkho ughADI. peAte lalitasiMhanA peAtAnA chuTakAro karanAra paricita priyatama lalitasiMhanA bAhupAzamAM che, te jema teNe eka Ana ne dhvani karyAM ane anupama-avarNanIyamananA AvegamAM AvI ja peAtAnA ane hAtha tenA gaLAmAM nAMkhI tenI sAthe viTAi gai. A sukhada sthiti vadhAre TakI zakI nahIM. AkhA durgamAM eka sarakhI rIte gaDabaDa thatI joi vajesadhanA svArA killAmAMthI khhAra AvyA. ATalA vakhatamAM potAnA mAleka prabhAvatIne lai bahuja dUra jai pahoMcyA haze, ema temane lAgatuM hatuM paNu te temane bhrama killAmAthI bahAra AvatAMja dUra thai gayA. tyAMnA bhayaMkara dekhAva joi te svArI sta Mbhata thai gayA. vajesa Mdha hatavIryaM tha eka bAjue paDayA che, khIjI bAjue raktathI kharaDAelA ajabasatra pakSe che, temanI AsapAsa bIjA traNa svArAnAM leAhImAM tarabheLa thaelAM maDadAM paDayA che ane lalitasiMha prabhAvatIne potAnI bAthamAM lai te bhayaMkara dekhAva jote nirbhayapaNe acaLa parvatanI jema ubhA che, evA te rAdrarasamaya drazya joi teAnI mati mujhAi gai. duzmananA khIjA sazastra sainikAne AvelA zvetAMja lalite bhAvatIne peAtAnI pAchaLa ubhI rAkhI ane kheAlyA. prabhAvatI ! hA nahIM. mArI pAchaLa nizrita thaIne ubhI rahe.

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jyAM sudhI mArA zarIramAM prANa che tyAM sudhI huM tAre eka paNa vALa vAko thavA daIza nahIM, mATe prabhA ! tuM nirbhaya thaI jA!" ema kahI teNe punaH pitAnI vidyullatAnI jema camakatI samazera havAmAM pheravI. ahAhA ! te vakhatane dekhAvaja avarNanIya hate. bhayabhIta thaelI kumArikA te zarIra-lalitane vijaya maLe te mATe ananya bhAve paramakRpALu paramAtmAnI prArthanA karatI pavitra devAMganAnI jema tenI pAchaLa ubhI hatI. tene kezakalApa chuTA thai nitaMba bhAga sudhI prasarI gayo hato. komaLa keza vikharAI jaI tenA gulAbI gAlA upara AvelA hovAthI te samaye tenA mukhane-je ke te bhayathI nisteja thayuM hatuM chatAM te upara kaIka anerUMdarya prApta thayuM hatuM. teNe ujavala-dhavala vastra paridhAna karelAM hevAthI sAkSAta yuddhadevIja pitAnA priya ddhAne uttejana ApavA tyAM hAjara thaI hoyanI, evo bhAsa thatuM hatuM. duzmananA raktathI sarva zarIre raMgAyela lalitasiMha duzmananA hRdayanA raktAmRtanuM pAna karavA mATe utsuka thaelI bubhukSita bhUkhI) thaelI pitAnIyamarAjanI jivA jevI samazera jamaNA hAthamAM majabUta pakaDIne tyAM ubho hate.. pitAnA mAlekenI thaelI durdazA joI te sazastra sainiko lalitasiMha upara humale karavA tenI pAse AvavA lAgyA. pitAnI javAbadArI ane jokhamadArIne sArI rIte jANI laI te juvAna the duzmanI sAthe yuddha karavA lAge. DIvAramAM teNe pitAnA duzmanimAMthI ene ochA karI nAMkhyA. eTalAmAM prabhAvatIe eka hRdaya bhedaka kAramI cIsa pADI. lalitanI upara ekadama cAre taraphathI thanAra bhayaMkara taravAranA vAra jotAM ja te nAhiMmata banI gaI. lalite duzmananA vAra cukavavA mATe pitAnI taravAra ADI dharI. A vakhate lalitanuM kamanasIba jAgI uThayuM. tenI taravAra ekadama tuTI gaI ane thoDIja paLamAM te bebhAna banI prabhAvatInA paganI pAse ja pachaDAI paDaze. eTale pharI prabhAvatIe eka kAramI cIsa pADI. AvI rIte lalitasiMhane dharma karatAM dhADa naDI!

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167 prakaraNa 36 muM. lalitasiMhanuM zuM thayuM? jyAre lalitasiMha zuddhimAM Avyo tyAre saMdhyA samaya thaze hate. pite kayAM Avyo che, te jovA-jANavA-mATe teNe cAre tarapha najara pheravI. te ajayadurgamAMnA pitAnA oraDAmAM eka zavyA u para paDyo hato. tene mastake dhoLe pATe bAMdhelo hate. pite ahIM zI rIte AvyA, tenIja tene kalpanA thatI nahatI. kadAcita pote svamamAM hoya ane pahelAnI jema koI daivI camatkAra jete heya ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. teNe AMkha baMdha karI lIdhI. eTalAma pite je palaMgamAM sute che, tene paDado khaseDAyAne tene bhAsa thaze. teNe AMkhe ughADIne joyuM te tene dekhAyuM ke prabhAvatInI paricArikA madhurI pitAnI tarapha zaMkita mudrAe jotI ubhI che. lalite pharI AMkhe ughADI. te joI madhurIne bahu harSa thayA. teNe ekadama pAchuM vALIne tyAM AvelA vRddhacAraNa tarapha joyuM ane AnaMdathI bolI-"juo-juo, cAraNarAja ! lalitasiMha zuddhimAM AvyA." "cUpa rahe ! bahu moTethI buma na pADe?" ema kahI te cAraNa lalitanI zayA pAse Avyo. teNe thoDo vakhata sudhI lalita tarapha premabharI najare joyuM ane be-"he paramAtmA ! tane dhanya che. tArI lIlA akaLa, agamya ane agocara che. madhurI, have Apattine anta thayo. have kharekhara A narega thaze. " " prabhAvatI sahisalAmata che ne? " lalite atyaMta dhIme svare prazna pUchaye. tenA taraphathI thaele prazna je ke ghaNo ja dhIme. hato chatA pite pUchelA praznane pratyuttara sAMbhaLavA pote keTale badhe. usuka che, te dekhADato hato. hA. kumAra ! prabhAvatIbA surakSita che. te tamAre lIdheja Aje surakSita che; tame tenA upara karelA upakAranuM haju paNa te tenA pitAnI pAse-smaraNa kare che. te duSTanA hAthamAMthI tene choDAvatI vakhate je zorya tame gajAvyuM hatuM tenA te eka sarakhI rIte guNagAna karyA kare che. lalita ! tamArA lokottara zairyathI tenI te vikaTa prasaM. mAMthI mukti thaI nahIM te Aje koNa jANe zuM e thAta ?" *dAra amArI! tuM je Ama bela bola karatI rahIza te.

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18 tethI teone nukasAna thaze." madhurIne khelatI aTakAvI vRdu cAraNe vacamAMja kahyuM. "" nahIM. ApanI samaja phera thAya che. je vArtAthI te ajANyA che te vAtA jo temane kahevAmAM nahIM Ave tA tethI nukasAna thaze. >> .. zA banAva banyA te ApaNA saradAra sAhebanA jANavAmAM AvyA che? " lalita karI pUchyuM. . hA, prabhAvatImAe temane tamAma hakIkata kahI sabhaLAvI che. tame ekalAeja aneka sazastra sainika sAthe bahuja zUravIratAthI yu karyuM te tasrAma vAta saradAra sAhebanA bhaNavAmAM AvI gaI che. te vAta sAMbhaLI lalitane eka kSaNane mATe AnaMda thayo. prabhAvatInA * chuTakArAmAM pAte kAraNabhUta thayA tethI tene prathamathIja AnaMda te thatAja hatA ane temAM paNa madhurInI vAta sAMbhaLI-potAnI priyatamA prabhAvatInA mukhe potAnI zUravIratAnuM thaeluM varNana sAMbhaLI tene keTalA badhA AnaMda thayA haze, tenI kalpanA karavI muzkela che. te AnaMdamAM AvI jai AMkhe! ba~dha karI zAnta thai paDyA. t paNa te cAMDALA ekAeka killAmAM kevI rIte AvyA ? ' thoDIvAra cupa rahyA pachI lalite pUchyuM. t " te huM tamane kahuM chuM. te duSTAe prathama te daravAjAnI sAMkaLa ukheDI nAMkhI ane killAmAM praveza karI prathama tamAma paheregIrAne niHzastra karyAM. temanA hAthapaga bAMdhI akekane taravAreAthI vidhI nAMkhyA. Ama karIne teoe sipAAne bhayabhIta karyA. pachI teo eka paheregIrane sAthe lakSya prabhAvatInA nivAsasthAna tarapha AvyA." cAraNe kahyuM, have pachInI hakIkata huM kahuM chuM. lalitasiMha ! te prasaMga * huM kAi kALe bhUlIza nahi. huM prabhAvatImAthI thADeka cheTe uMdhatI hatI te ekdama jAgI uThThI. mane gaDabaDa sabhaLAi ane meM AMkhA vA DIne joyuM tA mane jaNAi AvyuM ke-te ane duSTa bhAioe pramA vatIne zayyA uparathI upADI lIdhI hatI. te jeI huM bahuja bhaya bhIta thai gai. prabhAvatIne na lai javA mATe me temane aneka vinaM tio karI, kheALA pAtharyAM, page paDI paNa te pASANuhRdayI nararAkSaseAne mArI ke prabhAvatInI leza mAtra paNa dayA na AvI. Akhare me* moTethI bumA pADavA mAMDI paNa temAMnA lAkhA nAmanA mAName mArA mastake muSTiprahAra karyA ane huM bebhAna thai gayA che.

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madhurI ! tene meM pUrepUro badalo temanI pAsethI lIdhe che. te prathama mArI najare paDyA ane mArI zamazeranuM baLIdAna thaI gaye. vArU, pachI zuM thayuM?" lalite pUchayuM. "mArI ame sAMbhaLI dUrgamAMnA tamAma loko jAgRta thaI gayA. teo prabhAvatInA nivAsa sthAna pratye doDI AvyA. te vakhate huM zuddhimAM AvI hatI. ApaNe saradAra ane durjanasiMha paNa tyAM AvyA. temane prabhAvatI e na dekhAvAthI teo bhayabhIta thayA. meM teone cheDI ghaNuM hakIkata kahetAM ja teo vAyunA vege deDyA. kilAmAMnI hilacAla duSTa luMTArAonA jANavAmAM AvatAM ja teo palAyana karavA lAgyA. te samaye lalitasiMha! tame be bhAna thaI paDayA hatA. prathama te prabhAvatIbA keme karI tamArI pAsethI uThayAM nahi. temane koika judI ja jAtanI zaMkA AvI hatI. teo eka sarakhI rIte zoka karatAM hatAM. paraMtu ApaNuM A vRddha cAraNe teone khAtrI karI ApI ke tame mAtra jakhamI thavAthI ja bebhAna thaI paDayA che, evI jyAre temane khAtrI thaI tyAre ja temanuM jarA samAdhAna thayuM ane teo tyAMthI uDyAM." "ane ApaNe saradAra sAheba zuM bolyA?" "teoe tamArI bahuja kALajIthI sAravAra karavAnuM kahyuM che. paNa lalitasiMha! tame te kedakhAnAmAM hatA ane barAbara bAra vAgeja tyAM zI rIte AvyA, A bAbatamAM teone ajAyabI paNa upajI!" madhurIe kahyuM. pitAne kedakhAnAmAMthI chuTakAre, jaMgalamAM thaeluM yuddha, sphaTikastaMbhanI pAse banele camatkArika ane Azcaryajanaka banAva, pAchuM killAmAM Agamana ane punaH prabhAvatIne duSTonA hAthamAMthI cheDAvavI ityAdika bAbatonA eka pachI eka vicAra tenA manamAM AvavA lAgyA. sthATikataMbhanI pAse prakaTa thaelI AkRtie karelI izAratane yathArtha artha have ja tenA jANavAmAM AvyuM. prabhAvatI upara AvelA saMkaTanI sUcanA ApavA ane temAMthI tene chuTakAro karavA mATe pitAne te AkRtie sUcavyuM, ema tene lAgavA mAMDyuM. te daivI zaktinI pitAnI upara paripUrNa kRpA che, ane ahIM je je vicitra, camatkArika ane Azcaryajanaka banAva bane che tenA mULamAMja pitAne kAMIka nikaTa saMbaMdha avazya che ja, ane tethI pitAnuM bhaluM ja dathaze, ema tene khAtrI thaI. dhIme dhIme lalita teja vicAramAMne zamAMja nimagna thaI gayuM. thoDI ja vAramAM nidrAdhIna thaI gaye.

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70 prakaraNa 37 mu. bhoMyarAmAM praveza-bhAMyarAnA bhayaMkara bheda, vRddhA-vanacarI siMhaguphAmAMnI eka eraDImAM beThI hatI. jyAre varesadha ane abasatra siMhagukAmAMthI cAlyA gayA tyAreja tene AnaMda thyA. tenA manamAM aneka jAtanA vicAro dhALAtA hatA. guphAmAM kAi paNa abhAgIe kedI che, evI tene khAtrI thai gai hatI. te kedI kANu che, te jANavA mATe te kAzIza karatI hatI, lAkhA siSAe eka bIjA sipAine kedakhAnAnI kuMcIe ApI te tenA jANavAmAM hatuM. dhaNuM karIne te kuMcIe bhoMyarAmAMnA kedakhAnAnIja hAvI joie, ema tene lAgyuM. te keMdIne jovAnI potAnI abhilASA pUrNa karavA mATe sipAine petAnA hAthamAM levAne vicAra teNe nakkI karyAM. te sipAI ahuja bIkaNu che, e vAta si haguphAmAM AvatAMja te DaeNAsInA jaNavAmAM AvI gai hatI. potAnI AMkhA ane lAkaDInI tene khIka lAge che, te paNa te catura vRddha strIe jANI lIdhuM hatuM. te sipAine peAtAnA hAthamAM levAne vicAra nakkI karI te DAsI oraDImAMthI bahAra nikaLI. te sipAnuM nAma nirAnaMda hatuM. tene zodhatI te guDDAmAMnA ceAkamAM AvI. eTalAmAM daravAjo udha ravAnA avAja tene krAne AbhyA. te avAja bhoMyarAmAMnI koTaDInA DhAvA joie, ema DAsIe anumAna karyuM. te tarataja bIjA cAka tarapha vaLI. tyAM tene dIvAnI prakAza dekhAvA lAgyA. gheADAja vakhatamAM nirAnada galamAM eka nAnuM peTaku ane hAthamAM dIvA lai bhoMyarA tarapha jatA tenA jovAmAM Avyo. tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa te DeAsI javA lAgI. te sipAie bhoyarUM upADayuM. potAnI pAchaLa kAIka Ave che, evA nirAnaMdane bhAsa thayA tethI te jarA bhayalIta thaine Amatema jovA lAgyA. teTalAmAM te te vicitra vRddhAe koTaDImAM praveza karyAM ane tenI sAmeja japa ubhI rahI. tene tyAM AvelI joi nirAnada jarA sucavAyA. pAtAnA hAthamAMnI chupA daravAjAnI cAvIo chupAvIne te khADhyA "e DIsI ! A vakhate tuM ahIM zA mATe AvI ka rIte AvI ? "

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1ii "tAruM nAma nirAnaMda che, te huM sArI rIte jANuM chuM tuM ahIM zuM kare che?" tenI pAse jaI tenA mukha tarapha bArIkIthI jaI teNe kahyuM. huM mArA mAlekane hukama bajAvuM chuM. paNa tuM ahIM zA mATe AvI che? kharI rIte jotAM atyAre tAre sukhethI uMdha levI joIe ! " "nirAnaMda ! eka abhAgIo kedI A bheMyarAnI eka koTaDImAM dukhathI rIbAte paDela hevA chatAM A DosIne sukhethI ugha AvI zake kharI ke?" pitAnA hAthamAMnI lAkaDI pheravatAM te DosIe kahyuM ane pachI camatkArika rIte aMgavikSepa karyA. "e DosI ! A tuM zuM kahe che?" bhayabhIta thaI nirAnaMde kahyuM. huM zuM kahuM chuM te tuM nathI samajI zakate. huM eTaluM ja kahuM chuM ke huM tArI sAthe bhayarAmAM AvIza." e nahIM bane! huM tane sAthe laI jaIza nahIM. e azakaya che ! " cupa! mArI sAme azakaya zabdano uccAra! muMgo thaI daravAjo ughADa ane mane tArI sAthe laI jA." . e vAta mArI zaktinI bahAranI che. huM tema karI zakIza nahi ! " nirAnaMda! zuM tuM mArI zakti nathI jANata? mArI A jJAne anAdara karavAthI kevuM bhayaMkara ane zocanIya pariNAma Ave che, te huM tane atyAre ja batAvI dauM chuM. je, mArI AMkho tarapha je!" ema kahI te DosIe pitAnI AMkho tene dekhADI. "e mArA bApa re! are e DesI, nahIM. nahIM ! tArI AMkho baMdha kara mAvaDI ! " te DosInI AMkhe jotAM ja temAMthI atyAre agninI jvALAo nikaLaze ane tethI pote bhasmIbhUta thaI rAkhakhAkha thaI jaze, e. nirAnaMdane bhAsa thatAM ja teNe pitAnA banne hAthathI AMkhe DhAMkI lIdhI. "cAla, daravAjo ughADa!" uparanuM vAkya sAMbhaLatAM ja nirAna bhoMyarAne daravAjo ughADyo. te muMge muge dI laI te DosInI AgaLa cAlavA lAge

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17ra * prakaraNa 38 muM. are A ahIM kayAMthI? ) te DosI ane sipAI nirAnaMda cAlatA cAlatA eka cokamAM AvyA. tyAMthI AgaLa gayA pachI eka chupe daravAje Avyo. have pite jude ja raste jAya che, ema DosIne lAgyuM. bapore te A raste AvI nahatI. bapore jyAre te pitAnI oraDImAMthI bahAra nikaLI eka be ceka oLaMgI jatAM ja te chupA meyaranA daravAje AvI hatI. A vAta tenA dhyAnamAM hatI. eTalAmAM nIce utaravAnA eka dAdara pAse te bane AvyA. dAdara utarI jaI eka be ADe avaLe raste cAlatA teo gupta bhoMyarAnA daravAjAnI pAse pahoMcyA. nirAnA pitAnA hAthamAMnI kucIthI daravAjo ughADyo. aMdara praveza karatAM ja te bhoMyarAnA eka khUNAmAM loDhAnuM eka jabaradasta pAMjaruM te DosInA jovAmAM AvyuM, te pAMjarAmAM eka abhAgIe kedI hatuM, tenA hAthapaga majabuta sAMkaLathI bAMdhI lIdhelA hatA. te samaye te kedI ghAsanI 5thArI upara paDyo paDaye raDate hate. pitAnA pAMjarA pAse kaIka AvyuM che, evuM pagalAMnAM thatA avAja uparathI tenA jANavAmAM AvyuM. te jema paDyuM hatuM tema paDI ja rahyo. Avelo mANasa pitAne mATe kAMIka khAvAnuM laIne AvyuM, e te jANatA hatA. nirAde kedInI tarapha jarAe dhyAna na ApatAM pitAnA hAthamAMnI piTalI pAMjarAnA saLIAmAMthI aMdara pheMkI dIdhI ane be-"A tAre mATe sAMjanuM khAvAnuM che." pachI teNe pAMjarAmAM hAtha ghAlI aMdarathI mATIne eka kuMje bahAra kADhyuMpachI dIvAne eka khuNAmAM mUkI te cokane bIje cheDe gaye. tyAM majabUta ane moTA moTA deraDAo ane loDhAnI sAMkaLe paDI hatI. temAMthI eka deraDuM laI tyAMja paDeluM eka vAsaNa tenI sAthe bAMdhyuM ane upara aDakAvI mUkela sAMkaLa teNe nIce kheMcI. aMdarathI khaLakhaLa pANI vahevAno avAja sAMbhaLI te DosIe nirAnaMda pAse AvIne pUchayuM- "nirAnaMda! zuM AnI vize pANInuM TAMkuM che?"

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1973 " nahIM. AnI nIce dasa mAtheADA uDA pahADamAMthI Avate .. eka mATe pANIne pravAha che. k " ema kahI teNe sAMkaLanI sahAyatAthI tenI upara DhAMkaNuM udhADayuM. te sAtheja aMdarathI ekadama pavana AvavA lAgyA. nIcethI vahetA pANInA gaMbhIra paraMtu bhayakrara avAja te bannenA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avyo. potAnA hAthamAMnu pANInu vAsaNa nIce cheDatAM nirAnada melyA huM e kedIne mATe pANI kADhuM chuM. ApaNe atyAre guphAnI sapATIthI lagabhaga padara mAtheADAM bhoMyamAM chIe. amArI A guphAnA tamAma mANasane mATe ahIMthIja pANI puravavAmAM Ave che. ahIM AvavA mATe guphAmAMnA judA judA bhAgamAMthI judA judA chupA rastA che. ahIM AvavA mATe amAre amArA mAlekanA hukama meLavaveAja joie, te vinA koinAthI paNa ahIM AvI zakAtuMja nathI. temaja ke mahA muzIbatane vakhata AvI jAya te A rastethI parvatanA game te bhAga tarapha nhAsIne jai zakAya che. nIce utaravA mATe ahIM eka dAdara bAMdhavAmAM Avela che. A jagyAnA khe rIte upayoga karI zakAya che. eka muzIbatane vakhate nhAsI jai zakAya ane khIjuM duzmanane jaLasamAdhi paNa ApI zakAya ! . ema kahI nirAnaMde pANI kADhayuM ane bIjA vAsaNumAM bharI lai te vAsaNa kedInA pAMjarAmAM mUkI dIdhuM. karI te vAsaNu lAvavA mATe pANInA pravAha pAse gayA. A vakhate vRddha! pAMjarA pAseja ubhI hatI. khuNAmAM mUkavAmAM AvelA dIvAne jhAMkhA prakAza sarvatra prasarelA hatA. theDIvAramAM te durbhAgI keDDIe peAtAnuM mAthu uMcu karyuM, tene cahero jotAMja ekadama te DaeNAsI camakI, tenuM hRdaya Azcarya kita thayuM ane te ekAeka khAlI uDI ke-- "1 are ! A ahIM kayAMthI ? " rw te eTaluM khelI te gai paNa tatkALa potAnI bhula tenA dhyAnamAM AvI gai. teNe pAchuM vALIne nirAMnada tarapha joyuM. te kedIne ALakhI lIdho che, eve! vahema je tene Avaze, teA te peAtAne eka kSaNa paNa ahIM rahevA deze nahIM, e te DeAsI sArI rIte jANatI hatI; paraMtu nirAnane te vahema AvIja gayA. te pzaka draSTie DeAsI tarapha jovA lAgyA. pachI zuM thayuM.?

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174 prakaraNa 39 muM. kAMInuM kAMi! nirAnaMdane te DesIne vahema AvatAM ja te tenI tarapha joto ja rahyo. acAnaka pitAnA mukhamAMthI nikaLI gaelA zabdo pitAne ja naDyA, e te vRddhAnA jANavAmAM takALa AvI gayuM. game tema karI nirAnaMdane AvelI zakAmAM vadhAre na thavA devA mATe te kAMIka navIna yukti-prayukti khoLavA lAgI. teNe DIja vAramAM aMgavikSepa ane hAthamAMnI lAkaDI pheravavAnI zarUAta karI. nirAnaMda dhyAnapUrvaka tenI tarapha jete hati. tene te DesI upara vadhArene vadhAre vahema AvavA lAge. te cupa rahI zakyo nahIM ane krodhathI be"e DosI! saMbhALa. tuM mane dago devA mAge che paraMtu dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ke "te mAruM ATaluM badhuM kAma karyuM che chatAM huM tane dago daIza evI zako tane AvI zAthI?" vacamAMja DosIe tene pUchyuM. te game tema hoya paNa te vizvAsaghAta karavA mAge che. eka mUnI jema tArA ceTakI AcaraNa upara vizvAsa mUkI huM tane ahIM laI Avya, eja meM meTAmAM moTI ane bhayaMkara bhUla karI che." bha! ke nirAna, jarA zAnta thA. huM kabUla karuM chuM ke tane mArA pratye zaMkA AvI haze paNa tene khulAso sAMbhaLyA vinAja tuM Ama mUrmanI jema nakAme bakavAda zA mATe kare che? meM ahIM eka adbhuta vAta zodhI kADhI che. tethI mane Azcarya thayuM ane mArA mukhamAMthI acAnaka zabdo nikaLI paDayA. tethI tane mArA upara vahema Avyo paNa jyAre tuM tene khulAse sAMbhaLIza tyAre tane.... " kaI adbhuta vAta teM ahIM zodhI kADhI che? te te mane kahI saMbhaLAva." have nirAnane AvelI zaMkA dUra thaI gaI ane ulaTuM te DosInA camatkArika bhASaNathI tenI jIjJAsA-tenA khulAsA sAMbhaLavAnI utsukatA-vadhI gaI. "nAre nA. te vAta mArAthI tane ahIM kahI zakAze nahIM paNa jarA thobha. te vAta kharI che ke nahIM ke mane te bhrama thayuM che, tenI prathama mane khAtrI karI levA de!" ema kahI teNe pharI camatkArika aMgavikSepa karavAnI zarUAta karI. te AMkhe tha ma che.'

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175 upara jovA lAgI ane hAthamAMnI lAkaDI paNa pheravavA mAMDI. te vakhate dIvAnuM ajavALu jhAMkhuM thai gayuM hatuM. te DaeNAsInI bhUtacennA joI nirAnada gabharAi gayA. A navuM lapa poteja vaLagADI lIdhuM che, ema tene lAgavA mAMDyuM. tenuM Akhu zarIra parasevAthI bhIMbai gayuM ane te tharathara dhrujavA lAge!. eTalAmAM hAthamAMnI lAkaDI uMcI karI te DeAsI khAlI- nirAnada ! jo, peluM sAme jo ! '' te sAMbhaLI nirAnada uMcu jovA lAgyo paNa tene kAMi dekhAyuM nahi. teNe karI te DIsInI AMkheA tarapha jovAnA prayatna karyA paNa te, te tarapha joi zakyA nahi. tenI dRSTi acaLa thai gai. pharI te hai!sI karkaza avAje belI-kAMIka nizAnI Apa!" ema kahetAM nirAnadanA paga pAse kAMika cIja pAyAnA avAja thayA. te avAja sAMbhaLatAMja te atyaMta bhayabhIta thai gayeA. have peAte bebhAna khUnI jamIna upara pachaDAi paDaze, evuM tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. theDI vAramAMja te DeAsIe tenA khabhA banne hAthathI jhAlIne tene halAvye. tenA thaDA hAtha tenA zarIre aDatAMja tenuM tamAma zarIra jarA dhrujyuM, tyAra pachI te DesI melI~~ tr jo, tArA paganI pAse nizAnI paDI che te ! me ahIM je vAta zodhI kADhI che te sAva sAcI che. pahelAM te tane mArA sAmarcanI bAbatamAM zaMkA AvI hatI kharUM ne? have tuM poteja mArI karAmAtanI bAbatamAM khAtrI karI le. dr e vAta sAMbhaLI nirAnaMda sArI rIte zuddhimAM AvI gayA. teNe potAnA paganI pAse joyuM te tyAM eka makhamalanI yelI paDelI tenA jevAmAM AvI. teNe tarataja te thelI upADI lIdhI ane khAlI. te thelImAM seAnAmahArA bharelI hatI. " A sAnAmahArA ahIM kyAMthI ane zI rIte AvI ? A DAsI ! acAnaka A maheArA ahIM kyAMthI AvI, te mane kahe. are! A teA navI nakAra seAnAmahArA che te zuM!" " te mArAthI kahI zakAya tema nathI-paNa jo tAre tenI jarUra haze te te badhIe huM tane ApI daiza paNa tenA badalAmAM tAre mArUM eka kAma karavuM paDaze. vArU, paNa jarA thobhI jA. Ama Ava ! " ema kahI te DIsI nirAnane jarA eka taraph DI sudhI tenA mukha tarapha teNe joyA karyuM ane pachI dekhAya che ke te tane maLaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat lai gai. eka k khelI- mane nirAna, ve www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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176 huM tane eka kSaNamAM dhananA DhagalA upara besArIza. atyAre tuM jevo nekara che tevA aneka nekare tuM tArI henAtamAM rAkhI zakIza. tuM meTo zrImaMta saradAra thaIza ane pachI eka suMdara suMdarI sAthe lagna karI sukhazAtimAM-vanitAnA vilAsamAM ane vizvanA vaibhavamAM jIdagI vItAvIza. tArI tarapha koI karaDI najare joI paNa zakaze nahi, evo tuM pratApI thaIza." paNu-paNa e na banavAjoga, Azcaryajanaka ane adabhuta banAva bane zI rIte?" nirAde kahyuM. have te dhIme dhIme vRddhAnI pAtharelI mAyAjALamAM phasAvA lAgyo. tene pitAnA bhAvI sukhanI AzA baMdhAvA lAgI. "e abhuta te che ja paNa te kema banaze, zuM emAM tane haju paNa kAMI zaMkA che? A thelI kayAMthI AvI te zuM te nathI joyuM? nirAnaMda, e te kAMI ja nahi. huM kahuM chuM te karatAM paNa tuM moTe thaI zakIza. temaja zUravIratAthI duniyAmAM nAma gajAvIza. duniyAmAM tArA je he maLe, e muzkela thaI paDaze. tane je strI maLaze te eka devI devAMganA karatAM paNa vadhAre suMdara haze. tenA samAgama rahI tuM saMsAramAM svarganAM sukho bhegavIza." o mArA bApa ! ATaluM thAya te te beDo pAra !" DosInI vAta sAMbhaLI nirAnaMdane galagaliyAM thavA lAgyA. teNe AnaMdanA AvegamAM AvI tALI pADI. "nirAnaMda, zuM tane haju paNa zaMkA rahe che?" pitAnA kathananI tenI upara dhArelI asara thatI jAya che te joI DosIne bahu ja samAdhAna thayuM. te pharI belI-"meM tane-ATalI badhI khAtrI karI ApI chatAM tane-mA sAmarthyamAM zaMkA Ave che, tenuM have zuM karavuM? zuM huM tane pharI khAtrI karI ApuM? nirAnaMda, teM mArI A khamAMnuM teja te ekavAra joyuM che ne ?" hA. temAMnuM teja meM joyuM che." te DesIe pitAnI tarapha tIvra ane bhedaka najare jue che te joi nirAnaMda pharI jaIne che. te pharI be-" DesImA ! tamArA sAmarthyanI bAbatamAM mane pUrepUrI khAtrI che. bele, have huM tamAruM karyuM kAma karuM?" te huM tane kahuM chuM. te kAma najIvuM che. nirAnaMda, Ama Ava." ema kahI te vRddha tene pANInA pravAhanI pAse laI gaI. tyAM jaI tenA khabhA upara hAtha mUkI mitrabhAve bolI-"have tane mArA upas vizvAsa Abe ke nahi?

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177 "hA. have mane pUrepUrI khAtrI thaI gaI. je huM tArA kahevA mujaba saradAra thaIza te pachI vajesaMgha ane ajabasaMghane eka tarapha besADIza ane AkhA parvata pradezane mArA zArcathI kaMpAyamAna karI nAMkhIza." " nirAnaMda ! je tuM dhArIza te tenA karatAM paNa vadhAre karI zakIza. tuM rAjyAnA eka mahAna AdhAra sthaMbharUpa thaIza." "paNa DosI! A badhue zuM tuM kharuM kahe che ?" "vArU, paNa have tAruM je kAMI kAma hoya te mane kahe." " mAruM kAma eTaluM ja che ke tArI pAse je kucIo che te tuM mane Apa." zuM kucIo?" nirAnaMda jarA camakyo. tenA hRdayamAMthI dUra thaelI zaMkA pharI utpanna thaI. tenI tarapha zakita mukhamudrAe te te bA-"te kedIne cheDAvI javA mATe tAre kucIo joItI haze ? " " kedI koNa ane kayo kedI - ! mAre te kedInI sAthe kAMI paNa saMbaMdha ke levAdevA nathI. tArA te juDAmAM agiAra kuMcIe che te tuM eka kSaNane mATe mane Apa eTale huM tane bIje camatkAra dekhADuM." nirAnaMde kucIo gaNI te te agiAraja thaI. te jANI tene bahuja ajAyabI lAgI. pitAnI pAsenI kuMcIonI saMkhyA tenA jANavAmAM zI rIte AvI, e bAbatamAM nirAnaMda kAMI paNa kalpanA karI zakyo nahi. teNe pitAnI pAsenI kuMcI DosIne ApI bipI. vRddhAe nirAnaMda pAsethI kucIo lIdhI ane nirAnaMdanuM dhyAna bIjI tarapha che, ema jANI ekadama-acAnaka teNe tene pANInA pravAhamAM dhakelI dIdho. nirAnaMde bhayabhIta thaI paDatAM paDatAM jorathI eka cIsa pADI. cheDA ja vakhatamAM nirAnaMda adraza thaI gayo. pachI DosIe te pANInA pravAhamAM cheDeluM deraDuM upara ucakI levA kozIza karI paNa te deraDuM bhArekhama thaeluM tene lAgyuM. teNe raDAne AMcako mAratAM ja deraDuM upara AvI gayuM. pachI DosIe pANInA pravAha tarapha DokAIne joyuM paNuM vahetA pANInA khaLakhaLa avAja zivAya dehotI , eTalAmAM kedInA pAMjarAmAMthI kedIe pADelI

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s cIsa tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI. DrAsIe te tarapha jarA pazu dhyAna ApyuM nahiM. kta uMcuM joine melI ke- dayALu devAdhideva ! kSamA karA! lAcArIe mAre A niSThura kArya karavuM paDyuM che. jo tamAre tyAM A nRtya pApamAM gaNAze te atyaMta AnaMdathI tenuM phaLa bhogavavA mATe huM taiyAra chuM." eTaluM kahI teNe pANInA pravAha tarapha DeAkAine joyuM ane pAchI vaLI. kedInA pAMjarA pAse jaI kucInI madadathI pAMjarUM udhADyuM. te DAsI pAse AvatAMja tenA lAkaDA jevA hAtha te kedIe jorathI pakaDayA ane ka'patA-bhayabhIta thaelA avAje tene pUchyuM- e DIsI ! ahIM thI gabaDa thai-avAja zAnA thayA ane bhayaMkara cIsa kANe pADI ? .. - cupa ! e abhAgi ! cupa. tArA A vicitra avAjane bhaya'kara paDadhA paDayA. tArA ahIMthI chuTakArA karavA mATe huM ahIM AvI chuM ane tAre mATeja mAre Aje eka rAkSasI kArya karavuM paDayuM che; paraMtu tArI mukti mATe huM te kAryane tuccha mAnuM chuM." " temAM kAMi paNu pApa nathI. AvA vikaTa vakhate te kadApi pApamAM gaNI zakAze nahi." cr cAla, A pAMjarAmAMthI bahAra Ava. have nakAmA vakhata >> na vItAva. t " paNa mArI kabare A sAMkaLa bAMdhI che tenuM kema ? " r te huM cheADI nAMkhu chuM." ema kahI kucInI madadathI sAMkaLa khAlI nAMkhI. .. " A te thayuM, paNa have zuM karavuM, te te te nakkI karI rAkhyuM che ne ? ahIMthI nikaLI javAnA mArga te tuM jANe ene ? " ahIMthI bahAra nikaLI javAnA mukta ekaja mArga che ane te pANInA pravAhamAM thaine--" 66 eTale? A mArA bApa! e to bahuja bhayaMkara che." kharekhara, A durbhAgI ! tuM khIka che." te kedInI vAta sAMbhaLI DeAsI jarA nirAza thai. te aAga kedInA chuTakArA mATe je bhayaMkara sAhasa teNe karyuM hatuM tenI jarA paNu asara tenA upara thai nahIM, te jANI tene bahuja khoTuM lAgyuM. 68 86 huM bIkaNu chuM ke nahIM te atyAre kahI batAvatA nathI paNa mArI bAbatamAM tArUM mana zuddha nathI, evI zakAya che.

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19 "o mU! huM tane zuM khulAso ApuM ? zI rIte tArI kAnuM samAdhAna karuM? vakhata bahuja bArIka che. chatAM mAre kahevuM joIe ke-tAro chuTakAro karavA mATe kucIo meLavavA me garIba bicArA nirAnaMdane pANInA pravAha........... basa, DemI! have basa kara. have mane khAtrI thaI cUkI. atyAre mArA aMtaHkaraNanI keTalI badhI zocanIya sthiti che, teno nuM vicAra karIza te tuM mane kAMI paNa deza daIza nahi. kAraNa ke... basa, have bahu thayuM. je tAre ahIMthI chUTA thavuM hoya to ekadama-eka kSaNane paNa vilaMba na karatAM-mArI sAthe cAla. nahIM te ahIM ja paDyo rahe." ema kahI DerI pAMjarAmAMthI bahAra AvI. vadhAre vahema na lAvatAM te kedI paNa DesInI pAchaLa pAchaLa javA lAgyo. bane pANInA pravAhanI pAse AvyA. tyAM DosIe doraDuM nIce cheDayuM. aMdarathI pANInA khakhaLATane bhayAnaka avAja ane aMdhakArathI uDe dekhAte pravAha joI te kedI bolyo-"DesI ! tArI pAse jyAre guphAnI kuMcIo che tyAre AvI vikaTa vATe javA karatAM ekAda chupe tethI bahAra nIkaLI javuM, zuM e tane gamatuM nathI-sAruM lAgatuM nathI?" are bAyelA ! tArAmAM jarA paNa dhairya aMza nathI e tadana kharuM che. A kucIo phakta bhoMyarAnI ja che. ApaNe A ekaja mArga zivAya bIjA mArge bahAra jaI zakIzuM nahi." tarataja deraDuM pakaDI te kedI pANInA pravAhamAM utaravA lAgyo. tyAre DosIe tene kahyuM-"nIce jaI sahisalAmata pahoMcyAnI izArata tarIke doraDuM jorathI halAvaje." te utaravA lAge ane DosI tenA tarapha javA lAgI. thoDA ja vakhatamAM te dekhAto baMdha thayo. tenA kahevA pramANe deraDuM hAlyuM. have te paNa utaravA lAgI. te jarAka nIce utarI eTalAmAM te koIe jethI tene eka paga pakaDyo ane te camakI. duhA ! have tuM barAbara sapaDAI che." nirAna dAMta kacakacAvine kahyuM ane ekadama tene nIce kheMcavA lAgyo ane pharI belyo"cuDela ! tAruM kAvataruM have barAbara mArA dhyAnamAM AvI gayuM che. tuM mane saradArI ApatI hatI ke duniyAmAMthI hatA na hate karI nAMkhavA mAgatI hatI, te have huM jaIza. tuM cekasa mAnI le che ke-Dave tArA e so varasa pUrAM thayAM. tuM mArA hAthamAMthI jIvatI

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ema kahI teNe tene nIce kheMcI lIdhI ane pachI tenA hAtha paga bAMdhI lIdhA. ' ahIM amAre vAMcakone jaNAvavuM joIe ke te bhoMyaruM ane pANInA pravAhanI adhavacce paNa eka hAnakaDuM bhaMyaruM hatuM. teja bhoMyarAmAM-nirAnaMda paDatAM paDatAM prasaMgAvadhAna rAkhI tyAM-jaI pachaDAyo hatuM ane thoDI ja vAramAM pAcho sAvadhAna thai gayo hato. bicArI sI bIjA upara upakAra karavA gaI tyAM piteja saMkaTamAM sapaDAI gaI. teNe bahuja caturAI vAparI nirAnaMda pAsethI kucIo meLavI hatI. tene dhanavAna banAvavAnI ane saradAra banAvavAnI AzA ApI hatI ane pitAmAM addabhuta sAmarza che, ema tene khAtrI thAya teTalA mATe senAmaherothI bharelI thelI ApI hatI. ema karI teNe tene potAnI mAyAjALamAM saMpUrNa rIte sapaDAvyo hato. teNe je thelI tene ApI te thelI lalitasiMhe tene ApI hatI. DesIe bahuja sAvacetIthI bAjI mAMDI hatI paNa Akhare te bAjI dhULamAM maLI gaI hatI. te karavA gaI hatI kai ane thaI gayuM kaMInuM kaMI!' - nirAnaMde jevI gati DosInI karI tevIja gati teNe te kedInI karI hatI. nirAnaMda krodhamAM AvI jaI be - "rAkSasI! Akhare te mane be dIdhe-vizvAsaghAta karyo paNa phikara nahIM. huM paNa tane joI laIza." tyAra pachI nirAde te kedI ane DosInI kabare majabUta deraDuM bAMdhyuM ane pachI pite doraDuM hAthamAM laI upara caDhI gaye. mahA mahenate teNe te bannene upara kheMcI lIdhA. pachI te belyo-"e rAsI ! tArI karAmAta te teM dekhADI paNa have mArI karamAta je!" ema kahI eka pAMjarAmAM te DesIne ane bIjA pAMjarAmAM te kedIne dhakelI dIdhA. pharI pite kedakhAnAmAM paDe te jANI te kedI raDatA raDate belyo : duSTa DosI! Akhare te mane dago dIdho." "nIca kRtanI! tuM cAMDALa karatAM paNa nIca che. tAre lIdheja mAre paNa A duHkhI dazA bhogavavI paDe che!" te bane cupa rahI gayA paNa te dudevI kadI have keNa ane tene ahIM zA mATe keda karavAmAM Avyo hato?

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181 prakaraNa 40 muM . lAlata ane durjana, gayA prakaraNamAM ame je lakhI AvyA tene Aje be divasa thaI gayA. ajayadurgamAM have sakhatamAM sasta baMdobasta karavAmAM AvyuM. cokI karavAnA kAma mATe vadhAre mANasa nImavAmAM AvyA ane navIna navIna sthAne navA navA cekIdAre besADavAmAM AvyA. pitAnI putrI upara punaH humale thaele jemAM saradAra sajajanasiMha bahuja ciMtAtura thaI gaye. ekadama puSkaLa sainya laI siMhaguphAne jamInadesta karI nAkhavI, evo vicAra vAraMvAra tenA hRdayamAM A vate paNa keTalAka kAraNothI te tema karI zakyo nahi. kumAra caMdrasiMhanI bAbatamAM te taddana nirAza thaI gayo hato. pitAnA putranI lAza pitAnI najare jovA teNe ghaNI kazIza karI, cAre tarapha vAra mokalavAmAM AvyA paNa haju sudhI tene koI paNa pattA lAge nahi. lalitasiMhe ATalI rAtre kedakhAnAmAMthI bahAra AvI prabhAvatIne bacAvI, e eka navIna vicAra tenA junA vicAramAM bhaLe. te kedakhAnAmAMthI bahAra zI rIte Avyo, e zaMkAnuM samAdhAna dujane karyuM hatuM. ghaNuM karIne lalita kedakhAnAmAMthI hAsI javA mATe nikaLyo haze ane bahAra acAnaka luMTArAo maLyA hovA joIe. ema teNe te vRddha saradArane samajAvI dIdhuM paNa AthI te saradArane joI tevuM samAdhAna thayuM nahi. pitAnI priyaputrIne bevAra luMTArAonA hAthamAMthI choDAvanAre-meM jenuM putranI jema pAlana karyuM che te-zuM teNe mArA putranuM khUna karyuM haze? evI zaMkA vAraMvAra tenA manamAM AvatI. pote lalitane maLI te bAbatamAM moDheDha khulAso sAMbhaLave, evuM tenA manamAM AvatuM paNa tenA upara khUnane Aropa muchI nyAyAdhIzane rAjadhAnImAMthI lAvela hovA sababa te tenI khAnagI mulAkAta laI zake tema na hatuM. teNe durjanane vinaMti karI ke lalita pAsethI sarva vAtenA khulAsA Aje meLavavA, saradAra sAjanasiMhanI prArthanA pramANe durjane pitAnI pharaja kevI rIte-keTale aMze-bajAvI, lalita pAche kilAmAM AvavAthI te bAbatamAM te je Aire kevA hatA te ApaNe joIe.

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saMdhyA thaI hatI. lalitanI tabiyata have sudharatI cAlI. tenA mAthAmAM thaela ghA have ThIka hato. jyAre jyAre ghA uparanA pATA upara tene hAtha aDate tyAre tyAre dukha thavAne badale tenA hRdayamAM abhimAna jAgrata thatuM. A vakhate te eka pathArImAM sutA hatA ane zAstacitte kAMIka vicAra karatA hatA. eka khUNAmAM dIvA baLAte hate. eTalAmAM mAvatInI dAsI madhurI tyAM AvI ane bolI- ja lalitA thoDA vakhata pachI tamane saradAra durjanasiMha maLavA Avaze." ane maLavAnuM kAMI kAraNa?" zayA uparathI mAthuM uMcuM karI lalite pUchyuM. madhurI prabhAvatInI vizvAsu che ane te prabhAvatInI tamAma vAte jANe che, e vAta lalita jANatA hatA. tenI tarapha joite. pharI be-"madhurI! tuM mane kema kAMI javAba ApatI nathI? te divase huM ahIMthI zA mATe cAlyA gaye, ane kenI madadathI gaye e badhuM te tuM sArI rIte jANe che ne?" " "hA. paNa lalita! tame temAMnuM mane kAMI paNa pUchaze nahi. ane huM tamane kAMI paNa kahI zakIza nahi. (ema kahI teNe daravAjA tarapha zakita daSTie joyuM.) te divase prabhAvatIne hRdayabhedaka patra lakhavAnI pharaja pADavAmAM AvI vigere badhI vAta mArA jANavAmAM che paraMtu keTalAka kAraNathI huM kAMi paNa kahI zakuM tema nathI. uparAMta durjananA ahi AvavAnuM kAraNa paNa teja che. tame pAchA kilAmAM zA mATe AvyA ane te banne duSTa bhAIo tamane kyAM maLyA, vigere prazna pUchaze." ema ke? teno javAba ekaja che ane te e ke A eka izvarIlIlA che ane koI daivI preraNAthI huM pAcho kilAmAM Avyo chuM." teja vakhate dhImethI daravAjo ughADI durjanasiMha aMdara Avyo teNe tyAM AvatAM ja madhurIne bahAra cAlyA javAnuM kahyuM. jyAM sudhI pite tyAM che, tyAM sudhI bIjA koIne tyAM na AvavA devA sUcavyuM. madhurI bahAra nikaLI gaI ane durjana lalitanI pathArI pAse gaye. thoDIvAra sudhI tenA tamAma zarIranuM avalokana karIne bolyo - "lalita ! te divase te prabhAvatIne luMTArAonA hAthamAMthI choDAvI tethI mane ane saradAra sajajanasiMhajIne atyaMta AnaMda thayuM che. te divase te gajAvelI zaravIratAnA jeTalA vakhANa karIe teTalA thoDAja che. te ame bannene AbhArI karyA che. Aje tArI tabiyata sArI che te mArA jANavAmAM AvavAthI huM ahIM AvyuM ane

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183 lalita! mAre tane bahuja mahatvanI vAta pUchavI che. have te vAte vadhAre vakhata sudhI mulatavI rAkhI zakAya tema nathI. mATe tuM prathama mane eka vAta jaNAva ke tuM baMgadezamAM javA mATe ahIMthI nikaLyo, te pAcho zA mATe AvyuM ? tuM pAchA AvavA sababa te prabhAvatInuM apamAna ane bhayaMkara guneha karyo che. huM khAtrIthI mAnuM chuM keteM te divase bIjA koI nirdoSa manuSyanA raktathI tArA hAtha kalaMkita karelA hovA joIe !" zuM? pitAnA bacAva mATe na chUTake bIjAnA prANa levAmAM Ave tene zuM tame guneha mAne cho?" "eTale zuM tuM ema kahevA mAge che ke-tArI sAthenA be svAroe prathama tArA upara humalo karyo? nahIM, e koI kALe banI zake ja nahIM. te ja prathama te svAra upara zastra ugAmyuM haze " "saradAra sAheba! huM tamArA kathanane bhAvArtha samajI zako. nathI." zAMtithI paNa Azcarya pAmI lalite kahyuM. saradAra durjananA praznano artha amArA catura vAMcako jANI gayA haze. te belyo-"lalita! zuM tuM mane gAMDe harAvavA mAge che? zuM tuM ema kahevA lAge che ke tArA hAthe mArA be svAre nathI haNAyA? rAjamArga upara temanAM khUna karI teonI lAze te bIje nAMkhI dIdhI te mArA araNyarakSakane jaDI che. zuM teM tema nathI karyuM? je, vicAra kara. te banne svAre meM tArI sAthe mekalyA hatA. teone te dago dIdhe vigere tamAma vAte haju meM chupAvI rAkhI che. lalita ! je tuM mArA kahevA pramANe cAlavAnuM kabUla nahIM kare che te mArA banne svAranAM te khUna karyo che, e huM nyAyAsana sAme sAbita karIza." durjananuM bhASaNa lalita Azcaryacakti thaI sAMbhaLatuM hatuM. tenI samajaphera thaela che, ema tene lAgyuM ane te dUra karavA te be -"saradAra sAheba, te divase be svAranI lAzo jaDI, e ApanuM kathana huM kabUla karuM chuM, teo marAyA e paNuM huM jANuM chuM; paraMtu teone meM mAryA nathI paNa teo pitAnI meLe ja mArA taraphathI laDatAM marAyA che. ame ahIMthI nikaLyA pachI bahuja dUra sudhI gayA. tyAM amane te banne bhAIonI ToLI maLI. teo A tarapha AvatA hatA. teoe ame traNenI upara humalo karyo. laDAI deha sAthe tame ApelA banne svAra marAyA ane mane

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184 kAMi paNa IjA thaI nahIM. huM temanA hAthamAMthI chaTakI gayA. ane pA ahIM AvyA. tyAre mArA jovAmAM AvyuM ke te laikA prabhAvatIne lai jatA hatA. prakaraNa 41 mu " sarakAra ! e badhuM tarakaTa che ! " jyAre lalitasiddha khelatA hatA tyAre kUjana tenI tarapha e kAgradaSTie joi raDyA hatA. lalitasiMha je kAMi kahe che te kharUM che, ema tene prathama lAgyuM. tene prathama te ema lAgyuM hatuM ke mArA ane vArAe enI upara mArA hukama mujaba humalA karyAM haze ane ANe temane mArI nAMkhyA haze. A mAnyatA--lalitanI sAcI hakIphata staMbhaLatAMja tenI badalAI gaI. A vAta teNe dhArelI-dhAraNAmAM Adhaka thai paDI. game tema thAya paNa lalita upara potAnI sattA hAvIja joie ane potAnA hukama mujaba teNe aMgadeza tarapha javuMja joie, e tenA mukhya uddeza hatA. zuM te siddha thaze ? kema kahI zakAya kAraNa ke "" na jANe jAnakInAtha kekAle kevuM ugaze prabhAta ! " lalita! mAre kahevuM joie ke-tuM bahuja catura purUSa che. te' je vAta kahI temAM te bahuja hAMziyArI vAparI che. lalita ! tuM yAda rAkhaje ke tArI AvI banAvaTI vAtAthI huM bhALavAi jAuM tema nathI. phakta mArAja e sazastra zUravIra svAre| bharAi gayA ane tuM jarA paNa ibna thayA vinA chaTakI gaye, zuM e banavAjoga che ?' banavAjoga che eTaluMja nahIM paNa te satya che. tr 23 r "vArU, tArI vAta asatya che chatAM eka kSaNane mATe te sAcI mAnI levAya to pazu tuM pA killAmAM zA mATe AvyA? te a hIMthI jatI vakhate karele nizcaya ane bahuja abhimAnathI prabhAvatI pratye darzAvelA prema-sneha e badhAM kyAM uDI gayAM ? "3 Page #187
185 A pahelAM na AvI. lalita ! AvI khALaceSTA jevI vAtA tuM keAne kahe che ? ema kahI dujaina tiraskArathI tenI taraph jovA lAgyo. 39 " saradAra ! Aja sudhImAM A killAmAM khanelA adbhuta chanAve, chellA ceAvIsa varSamAM vakhatAvakhata thanArA alaiAkika camatkArI athavA te divase bheAjatAtsava samaye prakaTa thaelI te devI AkRti tame joi haze teA mane preraNA karanAra zaktinI bAbatamAM tame jarA pazu zakA uThAvI zakaze! nahi..." gabhIra ane zAMta svare lalite kahyuM. A vAta sAMbhaLI dUjana jarA camakayA. tenI mukhamudrA uparanI bhAvanAe kSaNekSaNe badalAvA lAgI. teNe lalitanI tarapha tIvraSTie ne kahyuM:- lalita ! te AkRtinI sAthe tAre sabaMdha zA ?" t :3 - te khAbatamAM huM kAMi paNa jANatA nathI ane te upara tamane paNa vizvAsa nathI te te vAtaja javA ghe. tame mane kAMika khulAsA pUchavA AvyA ane tame je kAMi pUchyuM "tenA kharA javA me" AvyA; paraMtu tamane mArUM melavuM satya lAgatuM nathI ane tame mAreza tiraskAra karI che, to pachI vadhAre TakaTaka karavAmAM lAbha ? lalita ! eka Mdara rIte haju tArUM magaja ThekANe nathI AvyuM ema lAge che. vRddhacAraNu kahetA hatA ke, vAyunA vegamAM bhayakara, vicitra ane asabhavita vAtA tuM kahetA hatA teja kharUM che. jo tamane tema lAgatuM hAya to bhale tame tema mAne. mate ,, "C (8 kAMi harakata nathI. saradAra ! mAre kahevuM joie ke-jevA tame zuddhimAM che tevIja huM chuM ane huM je kAMi eluM chuM te badhuM sArI rIte samajI paNa zakuM chuM. "" "6 "" ' jo tuM kharekhara zuddhimAM hAya ! mArUM kahyuM kara ! " "" tame kahevA zuM mAge che! ? " t . tuM pAche bagadeza tarapha javA taiyAra che ke nahi ? "zuM huM krI nhAsI jAuM? nahI ! saradAra, te mArAthI have traNe kALamAM banI zakaze nahi. . "" durbhAgI yuvaka ! tArI hAthI tArI jIMdagI kharakhAda thaI jaze." " tenI ciMtA tame na kareA ane mArUM je thavAnuM hAya te khuzIthI thavA dyA ! '' "> " e mUrkha ! zuM tArA Aja javAba che ? ' " hA. e mArA chelle javAba chedRDhanizcaya che. nAmanizcaya, lalita ! tAre badalavoja paDaze. ""

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186 e AzA AkAzamAMthI puSpa cuMTavA jevI che." "huM jaiza ke te tuM kema nathI badalAte ?" "saradAra ! khAMDa khAje khAMDa !" - " zuM prabhAvatInI prArthanAne tArA manamAM kAMI paNa mAna nathI? te divase tAre ahIthI cAlyA javuM ane A kaSTamaya kedakhAnAmAMthI chuTakAro meLavI le, e mATe tene prabhAvatIe patradvAra je jaNAvyuM hatuM teja Aje paNa pharI tane jaNAve che." "tenA mukheja tene mata sAMbhaLyA vinA huM kAMI paNa kahI zakti ke karI zakatA nathI." " ekaMdara rIte tArI icchA prabhAvatI ke jenI sAthe mAre vivAha nizcaya thaI gayo che tene ekAMtamAM maLavAnI che; paraMtu lalita ! A vAta tane kalaMkarU5 che. " lalita tarapha tiraskArathI jote durjana bolyo. - "prabhAvatIne maLavuM, zuM e lAMchanAspada che? ThIka che, kAMi phikara nahIM. saradAra! je tame mArA A praznano javAba hAmAM ja ApatA, he te pachI tene mata ke prArthanA mane kahI saMbhaLAvavAnI zI jarUra hatI ?" " lalita ! have tuM maryAdAnuM ullaMdhana kare che." tema karavAnI tame mane pharaja pADe che. " e mUrkha ! huM tane mArA hukama mujaba kAma karavAnI pharaja pADIza." "saradAra! jeizuM ke zuM thAya che?" lalita ! have huM tane ekaja vakhata chevaTanuM kahuM chuM ke-prabhAvatInA ane mArA mata mujaba tAre eka kSaNane paNa vilaMba na karatAM mArA pradezanI hadanI bahArabaMgadezamAM-ekadama cAlyA javuM, ema karI kumAra caMdrasiMhanA khUna mATe thanAra dehAnta zikSA tAre TALI devI. je tane A pasaMda na hoya ane tuM tArI jIddI svabhAva naja choDavA mAgatA hoya te pachI mArA jevo kharAba mANasa duniyAmAM bIjo koI nathI, e tuM cokkasa mAnI leje." vArUjI, paNa tame karaze zuM?" huM prathama te tArA premapaMthamAM harIpha thaIza ane game tema karI tAruM jIvana harI laIza, mArA gussAnI sAme lalita ! tuM TakI zakIza nahi, e dhyAnamAM rAkhaje." lalita kAMI paNa

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187 nathI te je te pharI belavA lAgyo-"je, haju paNa vicAra kara! nahi te huM tArI kharI vAte tatkALa beTI karI batAvIza. caMdrasiMhanA khUna uparAMta bIjA be khUnene Arepa tArA upara mUkIne huM tane duniyAmAMthI hatA nahatA karI nAMkhavAmAM jarA paNa pAchI pAnI karIza nahi, mATe lalita ! tuM mAre zatru nahi paNa mitra thA !" bIjA be khUna ! te te tame pApI pizAca cho!" lalita atyaMta Azcarya pAmIne kahyuM. "hA ane lalita! jo tuM mAruM kahyuM nahIM mAne te huM pizAca karatAM paNa bhuDe chuM." " durjana ! tame game tevA che ane game te Aropa mArA upara mUkazo te te sarve asatya che, te huM siddha karI batAvIza." koNa tuM siddha karIza? lalita ! tArA upara vizvAsa koNa mUkaze ? mArA zabdonI sAme tArA zabdanI kAMIpaNa kiMmata nathI. A killAmAMnA tamAma loko mAne che ke caMdrasiMhanuM khUna teMja karyuM che. tane kedakhAnAmAM rAkhavAmAM AvyuM paNa tyAMthI tuM nAsI javAthI, tane pakaDI lAvavA be svAro mokalavAmAM AvyA te banenuM paNa te khUna karyuM che. e huM have jAhera karIza. tArI virUddha huM dhAruM te karI zakuM. uparAMta dUgaMrakSaka raNamala paNa tArI virUddhamAM sAkSI pUraze. lalita ! haju paNa vicAra kara. tArI virUddha mArI pAse ghaNuM che ane tene AdhAre huM tArA upara traNa khUna karavAne aparAdha sAbita karI zakIza." " ekaMdare mAro sarva rIte nAza karavAne tamAre vicAra che, paNa ciMtA nahIM. durjana ! tamArAthI bane teTalI durjanatA karavAmAM jarA paNa pAchI pAnI na karaze. mAre te dayALu devAdhideva upara saMpUrNa vizvAsa che." "mArA kahevA mujaba karavA nuM nA pADe che?" "hA. huM tamArA kahevA mujaba karI zakIza nahIM." A vAta sAMbhaLI eka kSaNa mATe durjana cupa thaI gayeeTalAmAM tene eka yukti sUjhI AvI. teNe ekadama buma pADI ane daravAjA pAse gayA. tyAM jaI bhayabhIta svare ekadama buma pADI uThaye ke-" arere ! e durbhAgI yuvaka ! AvA bhayaMkara khUna karavA sita zI rIte taiyAra thayuM?"

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188 "s saradAra sAheba ! zuM chekANe khUna karyuM? A tame zuM khela che ? khUna zuM ane vAta zI ? " durjananI vAta sAMbhaLI madhurI-je daravAjAnI bahAranA bhAgamAM ubhI hatI te bhayabhIta thaIne olI uThI. " e dAsI ! huM zuM kahuM? mane kAMipaNu sUjha paDatI nathI. teNe tamAma kabula karyuM che. kumAra caMdranuM khUna ane bhArA be svArAnuM khUna paNu teNe karyuM che. " durjane gucavAi gayA jevI potAnI sukhamudrA rAkhIne taddana banAvaTI vAta ubhI karI. r nahIM-saradAra ! e badhuM tarakaTa che! - madhurI sarva vAtA jANutI heAvA sababa durjananuM kahevuM taddana asatya che, ema te khAtrIthI mAnatI hatI. te gussAmAM AvIne khelIHsaradAra ! bicArA lalitanuM satyAnAza karI nAMkhavA mATe tame poteja A badhuM tarakaTa racyuM che--kAvatarUM gAThavyuM che. tamArA tamAma dAva-peca huM sArI rIte jANuM chuM. tr 39 tr cupa ! dAsI ! tuM kAnI sAme khele che tenuM tane bhAna che ? na, ahIMthI ekadama cAlI jA. mArI najara sAmethI khasI jA ane dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ketu atyAre je melI che tenA pharI uccAra paNa karIza tA tArI vAta tuM jANe ! tenu pariNAma ahuja bhayaMkara Avaze. jo tuM mArA hukama mujaba nahIM varte teA tAre A killAmAMthI cAlyA javAnA vakhata Avaze. " durjane cIDAIne kahyuM. prakaraNa 42mu. lalita kyAM? jyAM hatA tyAMne tyAM ! prabhAvatInI dAsI madhurI durjananI vAta sAMbhaLI supa rahI gaI. vadhAre khelavAmAM DahApaNu nathI, ema mAnIne te dujaina tarapha tiraskAra bharelI najare jotI jotI tyAMthI khIjI taraph cAlI gai. je pote kAMi ochuM vattuM elI jaze tA duSTa svabhAvavALA nIca dunasi'hu saradAra sajjanane ADuM avaLuM samAvI potAne kaDhAvI mUkaro, e vicAra tenA manamAM AvavAthIja te kAMi paNa melI nahIM. te durja nanI duSTatAthI vAkegAra hatI. te je raste jatI hatI teja raste sAmethI AvatA durgaMrakSaka rahumala tene acAnaka maLa po.

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189 maLavA mATe jatA hatA. tenI sAthe kAMI paNa vAtacita na karatAM te tenI tarapha joIne ja nIcI najare tenI pAse thaI cAlI gaI. raNamala durjana pAse AvI pahoMcyo. tene jotAM ja durjanane eka yukti sUjhI AvI ane teNe tene kahyuM-"raNamala! atyAre atyAre ja che sazastra sipAio bolAvI lAva ane lalita upara sakhata pahero bharavAnI goThavaNa karI nAkha. ApaNe vizvAsu cAraNa tenA khAnapAnanI goThavaNa karaze. tenA sivAya A oraDAmAM bIjo koI na jaI zake, te mATenI sAvacetI tAre rAkhavAnI che. havethI lalita ApaNa killAmAM pAcho kedI thaye e vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhaje. "annadAtA ! ApanA hukama mujaba huM satvara goThavaNa karIza." raNamale adabathI namana karatAM kahyuM. DAja vakhatamAM durjananA hukama mujaba paheregIre lalitanI oraDI upara pahero bharavA lAgyA. durjananA kahevA mujabaja badhI goThavaNe thAya che, e lalitanA jANavAmAM AvyuM. pite pharI kedI thayo che, e bAbatamAM tene koI paNa lAgyuM nahi. cheDAja vakhatamAM vRddhacAraNa aMdara Avyo. teNe tamAma vAte vistArathI lalitane kahI saMbhaLAvI. AjathI ja potAnI tarapha eka kedInI jema vartavAmAM Avaze ane tabiyata jarA ThIka thatAMja pahelAMnA bheMyarAvALA kedakhAnAmAM pitAne pUravAmAM Avaze, e jANuM tene jarA kharAba lAgyuM. have pitAnI sthiti bahuja zocanIya thaI jaze, e vicAra manamAM AvatAM ja tenA nivAraNa mATe zAnacitta vicAra karate lalita ziyAmAM paDyo. raNamalane hukama ApI durjana sabhAmahelamAM AvyuM. tyAM saradAra sajajana tenI vATa jete beTho hate. vadhAre cApacIpa na karatAM durjana tene pitAnI icchA mujaba samajAvavA lAgyA. te be-ba Ape mane lalitasiMhanI mulAkAta levA kahyuM te pramANe huM te tarapha javA mATe taiyAra thAuM te pahelAM ja teNe eka mANasa mane bolAvavA mokalyA. A bAbatamAM mane bahuja ajAyabI thaI. huM jyAre tenI pAse game tyAre te bahuja becena thaelo jaNAtA hatA. mane jotAM ja hAtha joDI-AMkhamAM pANI lAvI te be-"mane abhayadAna Apa !" ema te kahevA lAgyo. pachI meM tene kahyuM ke-"tema banI jei tevI koI vAta heya te AgaLa upara jaIzuM" e sAMbhaLa' dehInsa ApI hadaya mArI samakSa khulluM karyuM. krodhamAM AvI

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190 jaIne poteja kumAra caMdrasiMhanuM khUna karyuM che, e teNe mArI sAme kabula karyuM ane te bAbatamAM tame mane saradAra sarjananI pAsethI kSamA apAve, evI prArthanA karavA lAge. uparAMta mArA be svAronuM paNa pitaja khUna karyuM che, e paNa teNe kabula karyuM. te vAta bhAre tamane jarA samajAvIne kahevI paDaze. vAta ema che ke te divase rAtre bhoMyarAmAMnA kedakhAnAne daravAjo bahuja yuktithI ughADI te hAsI gaye. te vAta tarataja mArA vizvAsa dUrgarakSaka raNamalanA jANavAmAM AvI gaI. teNe tene pakaDI lAvavA ekadama tenI pAchaLa be svAre deDAvyA, te svAree tene rastAmAM pakaDI pADaze. teo tene A tarapha laI AvatA hatA tyAre rastAmAM lalite eka vAra upara humale karyo. bIje svAra potAnA sAthInI sahAya mATe doDyo. saradAra sAheba ! te vakhate lalita bharaNI thaI te svAre sAthe laDavA lAgyA. Akhare teNe banne savArane mArI nAMkhyA. krodhanA AvezamAM AvI jaI pitAne hAthe bhayaMkara-rAkSasIkRtya thaI gayuM, te joI te bahuja gabharAI gayuM. pachI bahuja pazcAttApa karI pAcho te kilA tarapha AvavA lAgyA. tamAro svabhAva bahuja dayALa che te tenA jANavAmAM hovAthI tamArI pAse ja pitAnA sarva aparAdhe kabUla karI kSamA mAgavI; evI tenI IcchA hatI. te killAnA daravAjAnI pAse AvatAMja tamArI putrIne vajesaMdha laI jatuM hatuM te tenA jevAmAM AvyuM. A vAta sAMbhaLI tenI pAse vadhu vakhata ubhA rahevAmAM mane jokhama jaNAyuM. te game te hoya te paNa khUnIja levAthI vakhate navA junuM karI nAkhe. A khUnI ane temAM paNa chava upara udAra thaele koNa jANe zuM e karI nAMkhe?! eTalA mATe meM madhurIne tenI pAse javAnI manA karI ane tenA upara sazastra sipAIone sakhata pahere mUkyuM. " jene upara pramANe kahelI hakIkta sAMbhaLI sajana bahuja Azcarya pAme. tene krodha AvI gayuM. tenuM zarIra kaMpavA lAgyuM ane te jorathI be ke-"durjanasiMhajI! tame je kAMI karyuM te cogya ja karyuM che. tenA upara pahere che te ghaNuM ja sAruM thayuM. Ama thavAthI have te pharI kedakhAnAmAMthI hAsI zakaze nahi. temaja tame evI sAvacetI rAkhajo ke te pharI saTakI na jAya. rAjadhAnImAMthI nyAyAdhIza na Ave tyAM sudhI ApaNe tene bobasta rAkho ke ie." eTaluM kahI te jarA thobhyo paNa tuM ja che.'

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bo -"hAya-hAya! lalita ! mArA ekanA eka kuLadIpakanuM khUna karavA mATe tAre hAtha kema upaDe? e huM samajI zakato nathI ane e bAbatamAMja mane rahI rahIne ajAyabI upaje che." vahAlA vAMcaka! eka vakhata kedakhAnAmAMthI chUTele lalita pAcho keda thaI gaye tethI ja ame A prakaraNanA mathALe jaNAvyuM che kelalita kayAM? kyAM hatuM tyAre tyAM !" je vAta jene sajajanane kahI temAM keTaluM satya hatuM, te vAta amArA vAcakonI jANa bahAra nathI. tethI te bAbatamAM vadhu vive. cana karavAnI jarUra nathI. durjane lalitane phasAvavA mATe je prapa canI jALa pAtharI hatI temAM te keTaleka aMze phAvyo hato, paNa tenuM Akhare pariNAma zuM AvyuM, te ApaNe AgaLa upara jaizuM. prakaraNa 43 muM, nyAyAdhIzanuM Agamana, gayA prakaraNamAM ame je vAta kahI AvyA tene Aje dasa divasa thaI gayA hatA. rAjadhAnImAMthI nyAyAdhIza Ave che, e khabara agAuthI ApavA mATe eka svAra ayadurgamAM Avyo. nyAyAdhIzanI sarabharA karavAnuM kAma saradAra durjane pote ja hAthamAM lIdhuM hatuM. nyAyasabhAnuM tamAma kAmakAja padArthasaMgrahAlayavALA moTA-vizALa-divAnakhAnAmAM karavAnuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM ane tyAM nyAyAdhIza mATe tenI gyatA pramANe eka ucca Asana taiyAra karavAmAM AvyuM. nyAyAdhIza have taratamAM ja ahIM AvI pahoMcaze, evA khabara eka svAra kilAmAM laI AvatAM ja rivAja mujaba te prAMtanA subAne tyAM tenI lAvavA mATe durjane eka mANasane meka. kharI rIte jotAM nyAyasabhAnuM kAmakAja prAntasubAne karavAnuM hoya che paNa tenI vatI tamAma kAma durjane upADI lIdhuM hatuM ane temAM tene koIka judoja hetu hatuM. te zuM? te parvata pradezane su ajyadurgathI vIsa mAIla dUra rahete. hate. bIje divase te ajayadurgamAM AvI pahoMce. te durgamAM AvI pahecatAja tenI gyatA karatAM paNa vadhAre mAna durjane tene ApyuM. kAma vyavasthA thaI gayA pachI tene durjane pitAne hetu vi

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1dara tArathI kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. bIje divase nyAyAdhIza paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. tenI sAthe ghaNu manuSyo hatA. rAjyakhaTapaTanI zarUAta thayA pachI saradAra sajajanasiMhanI bAbatamAM madharanagaranA maMtri maMDaLanI mAnyatA bahu ja kharAba thaI gaI hatI, e ame prathamaja jaNAvI AvyA chIe. nyAyAdhIza te matrimaMDaLamAM ja eka sabhya hatuM. te tarapha kAMI paNa dhyAna na ApatAM saradAra durjana ane sajajane tenI bahuja ThAThamAThathI AgatA-svAgatA karI ane hada uparAMta mAna ApyuM. tenI sAthe AvelA mANasane rahevA vigerenI goThavaNa jude jude sthAne karI ApavAmAM AvI. pitAne mAna sanmAna maLeluM joI nyAyAdhIza saradAra durjananI upara khuzI khuzI thaI gaye. pitAne nyAya karavA mATe nyAyAdhIza AvyuM che, e vAta lalitanA jANavAmAM AvI paNa te bAbatamAM teNe kAMI paNa paravAha karI nahIM. pitAnI upara mUkAelA Aropa beTA che, evuM siddha karI batAvavA mATe avasara maLaze, e vicAra tene AvavAthI tene bahuja AnaMda thaye- lagabhaga saMdhyA samaye nyAyAdhIzanA madadanIza lalita pAse AvIne kahyuM ke-"nyAyAdhIza sAheba tAre nyAya karavA mATe AvyA che. lalita! AvatI kAlathIja tArA nyAyane prAraMbha thaze. tArA upara je je Are mukavAmAM AvyA che, temAMthI tAre chuTakAre thaI jAya, tane zuddha, pavitra ane niSpakSapAtapaNe nyAya maLe, tevI nyAyAdhIza sAhebanI icchA che. te mATe tAre je kAMI taiyArI karavAnI hoya ke sAkSIo bolAvavAnA heya te mane kahe, huM tArA kahevA mujaba goThavaNa karIza." te mATe huM sarva rIte taiyAra chuM. mAre mArI nirdoSatA siddha karavA mATe sAkSI purAvAnI koI jarUra nathI. tema tevuM mArI pAse kAMI che paNa nahIM! je kadAca heya te te eTaluMja ke-mAre paramezvarane mAthe rAkhI je hakIkta banI che te sAce sAcI kahI devI." te sAMbhaLI nyAyAdhIzane madadagAra tyAMthI cAlyA gaye. lalita vicAramAM gulatAna thaI gayo Avo zethanIya-jIvana maraNane jokhama bhale savAla tenI samakSa hatuM, khUna je mahA bhayaMkara Aropa tenA upara mukavAmAM Avyo hato chatAM tenuM hadaya zAnta hatuM. tenA cittamAM haju paNa utsAha hato. pitAnA duzmane pitAnI virUddha game teTalA juThThA purAvA raju karaze te paNa satya vAta prakaTa thayA vinA raheze nahija ! evI tene khAtrI hatI. A vicAra na

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adhI rAta thaI gaI chatAM te jANI zake nahI. AkhA kilAmAM sarva ThekANe zAntatA ane stabdhatA chavAelI hatI. lalita zakti citta pitAnI pathArImAM sute hate. eTalAmAM tenA oraDAne daravAjo udhaze ane vIjala aMdara AvyuM. tene jotAMja AnaMda pAmI lalita bolyo mArA saMkaTanA samayamAM sahAya thanArA mitra ! tuM ATalA divasa pachI mane maLe tethI mane bahuja AnaMda thAya che." ema kahI tene pitAnI pAse bolAvyo ane tene pizAka joI be "paNa vIjala! A zuM? A navIna pozAka te zA mATe paheryo?" A daravAjA upara pahero bharanArA paheregIrane A pizAke che. lalita! Aje mAre tamArA upara cokI karavI paDe che. je Aje tame ahIMthI nAsI jazo to huM tamane aTakAvIza." vIjale hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM. " vIjala! A kAma tArI pAse zI rIte AvyuM?" ahIM je paheregIra hatuM tene koI najIkane sage nyAyAdhIzanI sAthe Ave che. tenI sAthe zAntithI be ghaDI vAtacita karavAnuM maLe, teTalA mATe teNe pitAnuM kAma karavA mATe mane vinaMti karI. huM pas Aja vakhata ghaNA divasathI baLa hatuM. "joituM hatuM ne vaidhe kahyuM,' evo ghATa thaI gayuM." vIjala, AmAM tAre kAMika gupta hetu hovo joIe. huM ghaNI sArI rIte jANuM chuM ke mArA upara tAre prema havA sAtheja tuM mAruM bhaluM karavA Icche che. mAruM duHkha joI tane paNa duHkha thAya che. AvA ApattinA samayamAM mane madada karavAnI tArI dhAraNA che. kadAca ahIMthI hAsI javA mATe te koIka mArga zodhI kADho haze. vIjala, je e mAruM kahevuM sAcuM ja hoya te mAre kahevuM ja joIe ke emAM teM kharekhara bhUla ja karI che." "lalita ! tamArI samajaphera thAya che. tamane duHkhamAM jaI mArA hRdaya upara vAraMvAra duHkhanA sakhata AghAta thAya che, e kharuM che chatAM tame kharekhara nirdoSa che. mAre A mata sAMbhaLI tamane AnaMda thaze ane te AnaMdamAM ora vadhAro thAya, evI vAta have huM tamane kahIza. AvI zocanIya sthitimAM paNa tamane te vAta sAMbhaLI AnaMda thaze." rehAda evI kaI vAta che.? " lalite usukatAthI pUchayuM.

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"tamArA viSayamAM prabhAvatIbAne ze. mata che, te tame jANavA mAge che?" zuM prabhAvatIne mArA viSayamAM mata? kahe, vIjala. te tuM mane savara kahe che nirdoSa chuM, evuM tene lAge che? nahIM, mArI bAbatamAM tene ema lAge khaDuM ke?" tene mata huM tamane kahI saMbhaLAvuM te karatAM te piteja pitAnA mukhe tamane kahenAra che." "zuM te pote ja kahenAra che? tyAre zuM tuM ema kahe che ke tenI mane mulAkAta thaze?" * "hA, kumAra." kayAre?" " taratamAMja !" te te vIjala ! mAre tAre anahada upakAra mAnavo joIe." tenuM thaI paDaze." lalitanI usukatA jeu vIjalane jarA ajAyabI thaI te belyo "lalita ! A kAma bahuja chupI rIte thavuM joIe. tame ane ekAntamAM chupI rIte maLI zake, tevI meM goThavaNa karI rAkhI che. jarA thobhI jAo ne zAnta thAo! jyAre bahAra ane killAmAM sarvatra zAntatA ane stabdhatA chavAI jaze tyAre madhurI prabhAvatIne laI ahIM AvI pahoMcaze." eTalAmAM ja dhImethI madhurI daravAjo ughADI aMdara AvI. prabhAvatI tenI sAthe nahatI! prakaraNa 44 muM. chupA rastA-chupI mulAkAta - madhurIne tyAM AvelI jotAMja lalitane atyaMta AnaMda thaze. te ekadama zAmAMthI uThIne ume thaI gayo. AvA vikaTa vakhatamAM paNa duniyAmAM pitAne madada karanArAo che, te jANI te keTaleka aMze saMtoSa pAme. tenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyA ane hadaya paNa bharAI AvyuM, te raDI paDyo. tenI AvI karUNAjanaka sthiti joI madhurIe tene hAtha pakaDe. pitAnI sADInA pAzvavathI tenA AMsu luchI nAMkhyA A vakhate vIjalanI AMkhemAM paNa AMsu camakatA tAre

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1yA sudhI te traNe te sthitimAM ja sthira rahyA. Akhare madhurI paNa sahAnubhUti sUcaka svare bolI-"lalitasiMha ! Ama duHkhI na thAo. tamArUM duHkha joI amArAM aMtara kapAya che paNa ame tadana nirUpAya chIe. jo tame Ama karaze te pachI prabhAvatInI rithati kevI thaI jaze, tene kAMIka vicAra kare. lalita! tame nirdoSa hovAthI tamAre nirAza thaI javAnuM kAMI paNa kAraNa nathI. tamArA dumane tamArA upara game teTalA Aropa mUke chatAM Izvara nyAyI che ane teja Akhare satyane sUryanI jema prakaTa karazeja! satyane jAya che ane pApa-asatyane parAjaya che, zuM e tame nathI jANatA ? vAru, paNa -have ApaNe AvI vAtemAM vakhata vItAva e bina jarUra che. prabhA tamArI vATa joI besI rahI che. have ApaNe ahIMthI bhaja sAvacetI sAthe javuM joIe. vIjala ! ame jyAM sudhI ahIM na AvIe tyAM sudhI badhue barAbara sAcavavAnuM kAma hAre mAthe che. koIne vahema Ave, tevuM kAMI paNa karIza nahi." - ema kahI madhurI lalitane eka divAla pAse laI AvI. eka paLa sudhI teNe divAla dhyAnathI tapAsI joI ane te divAlomAMnI eka khuMTI nIce kheMcI te sAthe ja eka chupe daravAjo khulI gayo. te chupA daravAjAnI mAhitI madhurIne killAmAM vRddha cAraNe ApI hatI. prathama te te cAraNane te raste ajayadurgamAMthI lalitane nahasADI mUkavAne vicAra hatuM paraMtu AvuM kAma lalita kadApi karaze nahi, evuM tene madhurIe kahetAM ja teNe te vicAra mAMDI vALyuM hatuM te banne-lalita ane madhurI-te daravAjAmAM thaI AgaLa vadhatAMja eka sAMkaDA raste cAlavA lAgyA. A rasto baDaja sAMkaDa ane cha hato. te divAlamAM ja banAvavAmAM Avela hatuM. cheDe vakhata cAlyA pachI te raste pUro thaI gayo. tyAM madhurI nIce besI hAtha pheravI jovA lAgI. tyAM eka khuMTI tenA hAthamAM AvI. te upara pitAne paga mukI khUba jorathI tene dAbI te sAtheja nIce javA mATe eka daravAjo khulI gayo ane bane te daravAjAmAM thaI aMdara gayA. thoDIvAra cAlyA pachI eka dAdara temanA jevAmAM AvyuM. Akhare teo kilAmAMnA eka devAlayamAM jaI pahoMcyA. tyAM AvatAM ja madhurIe eka khUNuM tarapha AMgaLI karI lalitane aMdara javAnI sUcanA karI. te pramANe teNe karyuM. te jarAka AgaLa gaye eTale sAmethI AvatI prabhAvatI tene dekhAI. paNa kevI ajAyabI! tenI dehAntakAkA pharaka paDI gayo hato. tenI mukhamudrA uparanI.

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prasaratA ane praphulatA keNa jANe kyAMe uDI gaI hatI. atyAre tene manamehaka mukha nisteja, udAsInatAthI bharapura ane dukhI, dekhAtuM hatuM. uparA uparI AvatI ApattionA asala AghAtathI ane utsAhano bhaMga thaI nirAza thaI javAthI tenI zArIrika ane mAnasika zakti kSINa thaI gaI hatI. te dhIme dhIme pagalAM bharatI AvatI hatI. ekadama tenI pAse jaI lalite tene hAtha pakaDayo. te kamaLa hAtha ThaDA lAgatA hatA ane dhrujato hato. be divasathI te eka sarakhI. rIte akhimAMthI AMsuone varasAda varasAvatI hovAthI tenA kumudinI jevA vizALa nayane lAlacoLa thaI gayA hatA. eka kSaNa sudhI tenI nisteja mukhamudrA tarapha joI lalita be prabhA! madhurIne meM je kharekharI hakIkata kahI che, te upara tane vizvAsa che?" "ha. mane te upara saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. te divase jaMgalamAM je kAMI banyuM tenI kharI hakIkata tamArA taraphathI mArA jANavAmAM Ave te pahelAM ja tame tadana nirdoSa che, ema mArA hRdayAtmAe mArI khAtrI karI ApI hatI. lalita, huM cAhuM chuM ke AvatI kAle tame nirdoSa Thare ane paramezvara tamane saMpUrNa sahAya Ape." prabhAvatIe dukhI avAje kahyuM. * prabhAvatI vAkya purU karI rahyA pachI dhIme dhIme raDavA lAgI. duHkhanA AvegamAM AvI jaI teNe pitAnA hAthe pitAnuM mukha chupAvI lIdhuM. prabhAvatInI hRdayabhedaka, karUNAjanaka, zocanIya ane dukhada sthiti joI lalitasiMhanuM hRdaya duHkhI thayuM ane te bolyo - prakaraNa 45 muM. lalita tamAre jaya thAojha e jagatanA nAtha ! A tAre ke nyAya? mAre mATe A komaLa kamaLanI kAntivaH kusumakaLI samAna kamanIya kumArikAnI kevI hRdayabhedaka sthitiM thaI gaI !? mArA jevA durbhAgIne cAhavAnA. badalAmAM tene zuM te AvI zikSA karI? e paramAtmA! tAre tyAM nyAyaja nathI!" DIvAramAM ja tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsu vahevA lAgyA. kSaNe pachI te AMsu luchIne gadgati svare be --ane hoya te te kyAM che? te mane batAva!" te DI vAra sudhI thobhya ane * pharI bolyA:

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prabhAvatI ! zAnta thA-jarA zAnta thA!" "lalita zuM huM zAnta thAuM?" ema kahI prabhAvatIe A bharI AMkhe tenA tarapha joyuM. te vakhate tenI sthiti bahuja karUNa- janaka thaI gaI hatI. tatakALa te lalitasiMhanI sAthe viTAI gaI ane raDatI raDatI belI-" mArA priyaprANa! jyAre tuM AvA duHkhamAM che tyAre huM zI rIte zAnta thaI zakuM? e nasIba! mArA priyapANanI upara A kevo duHkhada prasaMga!" . vahAlA vAMcaka! te vakhatanuM temanuM rohiNIcaMdranuM-milana kALAM vAdaLAMothI chavAI gaeluM dekhAtuM hatuM. thoDIvAra pachI prabhAvatI tenAthI dUra jaI ubhI rahI ane belI lAlata! tamane meM keTale darajaje cAhyA che, tamArA upara bhAra keTalo prema hatuM ane che te phakta paramezvara ja jANe che. paraMtu ApaNe prema paramAtmAne gamyuM nathI. eka kSaNa pahelAM meM mArA hRdayanI nirbaLatA prakaTa karI tene mATe mane bahu lAgI Ave che. lalita tamane huM saMpUrNapaNe cAhuM chuM chatAM lAcAra chuM ke-bIjAne me vacana ApI dIdhuM che." * "prabhA ! te huM jANuM chuM. zuM te durjanasiMhane vacana ApyuM che?" hA. te badhI vAta tamane kahevA mATe ane tamArI samajI dUra karavA mATe meM A chupI bheTanI beThavaNu karela che." duHkhI dile prabhAvatI bolI tene durjanasiMhanuM nAma eTaluM badhuM apriya thaI paDayuM hatuM ke tene ucAra karavA mAtramAM tene bhaya lAgatuM hatuM, tArI bAbatamAM mArI samajaphera thaela che, e tane koNe karyuM? koI divase meM tArI prArthanAne jarA paNa tarachoDI che kharI ke ?" "nahIM. paraMtu mAre patra je tamane zuM lAgyuM haze, te bAba tamAM mane kAMIpaNa kalpanA thaI zakatI nahatI. badhI vAta huM tamane kyAre kahuM, e bAbatamAM huM bahuja usuka thaI gaI hatI. hAya-te divase-je te divasa ugeja naheAta te kevuM sAruM thAta ! te divase-- mAre prANathI paNa mArA bhAI guma thaye, tamane bhoMyarAnA bhayaMkara kedakhAnAmAM keda karavAmAM AvyA ane mArA pitAjIe mArI pAse AvIne mane kahyuM-mAre durjana pAse jaIne temanI sAthe tArA lagna karavAnI bAbatamAM tAre tArI marajI mujaba hA ke nA pADavI.' dehAnta te mane tenI pAse laI gayA. tyAMthI teo cAlyA gayA

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18 ane ame bane tyAM rahyA. mane ekalIne ja tyAM jai teNe mane eka pachI eka bhayaMkara ane hadayavidAraka vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI." "ane prabhAvatI ! huM cAhuM chuM ke te badhI vAte tuM mane kahe." lalita ekadama utsukatAthI pUchayuM. temaNe mane pUchyuM ke haju paNa tuM lalitane cAhe che ke?" " tene te zo javAba Ape?" "eja ke huM mArA prANa karatAM paNa lalitane vadhAre cAhuM chuM." " vArU, pachI zuM thayuM?" bIje prazna e pUcho ke- tenA uparathI prema e che thaze ke nahi?" A savAlano javAba meM e Apyo ke mArA zarIramAM jyAM sudhI prANa che tyAM sudhI lalita pratyene bhAre prema eka talamAtra paNa ocho thaze nahi, A vAta meM bahuja abhimAnathI kahI paNa temaNe mArA abhimAnane vadhAre vakhata TakavA dIdhuM nahIM. lalita ! phakta mArA premane lIdhe ja tamArA upara A bhayaMkara vakhata Avyo che, tene mATe mane bahuja asesa thAya che paNa huM lAcAra chuM-nirUpAya chuM. jo huM tamane cAhatI na hatI te te tamArA tarapha jeta paNa nahIMtemanuM mana bahuja adekhAI bhareluM che. mArI sAthe lagnagAMThathI joDAvAne draDhanizcaya temaNe karyo che, e temaNe mane kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. te bolyA keje tuM mArI sAthe lagnagAMThathI joDAIza te huM lalitanA eka vALane paNa ijA AvavA daIza nahi ane tamAma AphatamAMthI huM tene bacAvIza. je tuM mArI sAthe lagnagAMThathI joDAvAnI nA pADIza, te.....hAya............... te game te rIte bhAre nAza karaze emaja ne?" hA!A ekaja zabda bolatAM tenA hRdayane bahuja vedanA thaI. te AgaLa bolavA lAgI- lalita ! tame je saMpUrNapaNe nidApI haze te paNa purAvAo uparathI Akhare aparAdhI Tharazeja uparAMta nyAyAdhIza ane tenA madadagAra vigere tenA hAthamAM hovAthI te tamane deSIja karAvaze. tyAra pachI tamArI viruddhamAM mane temaNe eka pachI eka ema bahuja bhayaMkara vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. te vakhate mArI sthiti bahuja mecanIya ane karUNAjanaka thaI paDI. huM temane page paDI-judI judI rIte temanI prArthanA karI temane zaraNe gaI ane Akhare raDI paDI. tyAre teoe kahyuM ke jo tuM mArI zarate kabala karIza te che lalitanA prANa bacAvIza, e che.

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19 mane ApI. lalita, tamane bacAvavAne rahe che, te jANataja-phakta tamane bacAvavA mATe ja-huM temanI zarata kabUla karavA mATe taiyAra thaI gaI paNa te zarata zuM hatI-kevI hatI?" "te bahuja bhayaMkara ane hRdayabhedaka zarata hatI ane te eka bhAre "temanI sAthe lagna karavuM" lalita! eka tarapha prema ane bIjI bAjue mArA premI priyatamanA prANa ! Ama huM saMkaTamAM sapaDAI. lalita ! meM phakta tamArA prANa bacAvavA mATe kamanasIba premane tyAga karyo. premanA prANa karatAM premane tuccha mAne ane meM temanI sAthe lagnathI joDAvAnI hA pADI. pachI temaNe tamArA bacAva mATe mArga batAvyo. kedakhAnAmAMthI tamane zI rIte mukta karavA ane tyAra pachI tamAre zuM karavuM, vigere bAbate kahyA pachI tamArA vizvAsane mATe temaNe mArI pAse eka patra paNa lakhAvI lIdhe." have badhI vAta mArA samajavAmAM AvI. prabhA ! tArA te patre mArI bahuja durdazA karI. jene mATe mArA AtmAe ane zarIre hiMmata dhAraNa karI hatI, teja AzAtaMtu tuTI gayo ane huM sarvarIte hatAza thaye-nirAza banI gaye. paraMtu prabhAvato ! tuM cokkasa mAnaje ke-A hRdayamAM utpanna thaelo premavRkSa haju tene teja kAyama che. tene duniyAnI ke devalokanI kaIpaNa zakti A bhavamAM te ukheDI zakaze nahi." udigna citte uzkerAI gaI lalite kahyuM. De vakhata sudhI prabhAvatI stabdha rahI. te banne jaNa pita pitAnA vicAramAM nimagna hatA. eka kSaNa pachI prabhAvatI belI - lalita ! amArI vAtacita pUrNa thatAM ja pitAjI tyAM AvyA. lagnane mATe meM hA pADI che, e vAta jyAre temaNe temane kahI saMbhaLAvI tyAre te prathama pitAjIe te vAta kharI mAnI nahIM. paraMtu meM hA zA mATe pADI? lalita! phakta eka ja zarate ane te tane bacAvavAnI zarateja ! mArA premane bALI nAMkhavA mATe, mAruM tamAma jIvana duHkhamAM vitAvavA mATe ane jIvana nIrasa karI nAMkhavA mATe huM taiyAra thaI hatI e vAta temanA jANavAmAM zI rIte AvI zake?" "prabhAvatI! huM tArA svArthatyAga mATe tAro kharA aMtaHkaraNathI AbhAra mAnuM chuM, tane dhanyavAda ApuM chuM. tArA premabhAvamAM mane koI kALe paNa zaMkA uddabhave tema nathI. paraMtu AvatI kAle huM saMpUrNa paNe nirdoSa chatAM mArA kamanasIbe mane eka khUnInI jema dehAntabdha maLe te tamAma vAtane anta thaI jaze, paNa kadAca

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- 20 bhAge te bhayaMkara kasoTImAMthI huM pasAra thaI jAuM te huM tArI AzA rAkhuM ke nahi?" have AzA zAnI ane kevI !? je tamane bacAvavAmAM Ave te temanI sAthe lagnathI joDAvAnuM meM temane vacana ApyuM che. temaNe pitAnI zarata mujaba eka vAra tamArA prANa bacAvyA. tamAro chuTakAsa karI temaNe pitAnuM vacana pALyuM che te have mAre paNa mAruM vacana pALavuM ja joIe. tame pharI pAchA ahIM zA mATe AvyA, te huM jANatI nathI chatAM lalita! huM vacananA parama pavitra baMdhathI badhAI gaelI chuM. te sivAya lalita, ApaNo prema paramAtmAne pasaMda nathI. ApaNAmAM kamanasIba nehabhAva prakaTa thayA pachI ApaNuM upara eka pachI bIjI ema koIne koI Aphata Ave ja jAya che ane adbhuta banAve. banyA ja kare che. te kharuM che paraMtu te adbhuta banAvenA marma ApaNe jANI zakatA nathI e ja kAraNathI ApaNe kAMInuM kAMI mAnI laIe chIe. te divase bhajanotsavane samaye te camatkArika AkRti tArI pAse AvI ane "te AkRtie zI izArata karI?" prabhAe utsukatAthI - camAM ja pUchayuM. eja ke-prabhA ! tuM koI kALe durjananI patnI thaI zakIza nahi ane te ja mAre punaH killAmAM AvavAnuM prabaLa kAraNa che. je adbhuta AkRtie tane IzArata karI teja AkRtie pharI ahIM AvavAnI mane paNa izArata karI." lalita ATaluM be teTalAmAMja khUNAmAM rAkhelA dIpakane prakAza ekadama maTe thaye ane te bannenuM dhyAna te tarapha kheMcAyuM. thoDAja vakhatamAM tyani eka daravAjo ughADyo ane dhIme dhIme temanA paricayamAM AvelI adbhuta AkRti aMdara AvI. tene joI te benene jarA paNa bhaya lAge nahi. dhIme dhIme te AkRti te bannenI pAse AvI ane pitAne hAtha uMce karI AzIrvAda Ape ane temane takALa chUTA paDI javAnI IzArata karI. pachI te AkRti adrazya thaI gaI. daravAjAnI bahAra teo AvyA. tyAM madhurI uM. ghatI hatI. tene prabhAvatIe. jagADI. te banne jeelI adbhuta AkRtinA vicAramAM tallIna thaI gayA. madhurI uThatAM ja prabhA tyAMthI cAlI nikaLI. eTalAmAM koInA AvavAne avAja saMbhaLAyo ane thoDIja vAramAM jhAMkhuM jhAMkhuM ajavALuM dekhAvA lAgyuM.

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22. te sAthe ja teo tyAM thobhI gayA. dhIme dhIme te prakAza temanI pAse ne pAse AvavA lAge tyAre AkhA zarIra upara dhaLuM vastra oDhI kaI manuSya AvyuM che, evuM te nakkI kare teTalAmAM te te manuSya jevI jaNAtI AkRtie pitAnA zarIra uparanuM vastra phekI dIdhuM. te sAthe te traNe camakyA-gabharAyA, te zuM hatuM? vAMcaka ! te eka mAMsa ane cAmaDI vinAnuM hADapiMjara hatuM. tene jotAMja madhurI e eka dhImI cIsa pADI te sAtheja te AkRti ane prakAza koNa jANe kyAMe guma thaI gayAM. A vakhate madhurI tharathara dhrujatI hatI. Akhare chuTA paDatI vakhate lalita prabhAne kahyuM "prabhA! have huM jAuM chuM." "bhale!" AvatI kAlanI bhayaMkara kasoTImAMthI te dayALu para mAtmA tamane bacAvaze ! " atyaMta saddagadita svare prabhA belI. "ane paNa Azaza ApuM chuM ke-lalita tamAro jaya thAo-vijaya thAo. tame nirdoSa ane niSkalaMka bane, eja mArI aMtaranI ananya abhilASA che!" madhurIe kahyuM. A vakhate prabhAnI sthiti bahuja zecanIya thaI. lalitane, jA, kahevAnuM tene bahuja bhAre lAgyuM. te duHkhI thaI paNa lAcAra hatI. raDatI raDatI te tyAMthI cAlI gaI ane lalita paNa pitAne ApavAmAM AvelA oraDA tarapha cAlyo gayo. prakaraNa 46 muM, nyAyamadiramAM pitAnA rAjyamAMthI aMdhakArarUpa rAkSasano nAza karatA pUrva dizAnA AkAzamAM bAlavinAM Arakta kiraNe udaya pAmavA lAgyA. prAtaHkALanA pavanathI pRthvInA pratyeka prANimAM praphullatA prakaTa thavA lAgI. puSpakuMja praphullita thavA lAgyA. madhulolupa bhamarAonA chaMda atyaMta AnaMda pAmI guMjArava karavA lAgyA. AvA prAtaHkALanA samaye ajayadurgamAMnA padArthasaMgrahAlaya nAmaka bhavya bhuvanamAM nyAyasabhAnI racanA bahuja sAvacetIthI thavA lAgI. thoDA ja vakhatamAM sarva taiyArIo thaI gaI. madAranagarathI mAtra lalitano nyAya karavA mATe ja Avela nyAyAdhIzanI svArI pitAnI sAthenA mANase sAthe tyAM AvI pahoMcI ane pitAne sthAne virAjamAna thaI.

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202 nyAyAdhIzane mATe banAvelA ucca AsananI pAse eka manuSya rAjadaMDa laI u hatA. tenI jarAka nIce nyAyAdhIzanA smRti-bu tinA dhuraMdhara cAra sahAyako beThA hatA. tenI bAjue nyAyAdhIzane zirastedAra beThA hatA. bIjI bAjue te parvata pradezane sube beThe hato. nyAyAsananI DAbI bAjue AropIne mATe eka pAMjarA jevI jagyA taiyAra karelI hatI. tenI pAse ja saradAra sajanasiMha, durjanasiMha, vIrasiMha ane bIjA keTalAka anya saradAre temaja sArA sArA. gRhasthe beThA hatA. nyAyanA pavitra kAmamAM sahAyabhUta sAkSIo paNa nyAyAsananI pAchaLanA bhAgamAM beThA hatA. kula dasa sAkSIo hatA. temAM mukhya te be araNyarakSaka, eka kilAnA daravAjA uparane paheregIra, vRddha dUrgarakSaka raNamala ane bIjo eka nekara, eTalAja hatA. DAja vakhatamAM be sipAIo lalitasiMhane laI tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. lalitanI kabare eka majabUta sAMkaLa bAMdhelI hatI ane tene eka cheDe eka sipAIne hAthamAM hatuM. haju paNa lalitanA mAthA upara thaelA ghA upara dhULe pATe badhe hatA. tenI mukhamudrA nisteja paraMtu zAnta dekhAtI hatI. te samaye tenA mukha upara eka jAtanuM camatkArika teja prasareluM hatuM-camakatuM hatuM. te nyAyamaM. diramAM AvatAM ja tyAM ekatra thaelA sarve loko tenI tarapha jovA lAgyA. lalite prathama nyAyAdhIza tarapha joi vinayathI praNAma karyA. pachI teNe pitAnI najara nyAyamaMdiranI cAre tarapha pheravI. vRddha saradAra sajajanasiMhane jotAM ja teNe-pitAnI upara anaMta upakAra karanAra tarapha-vinayathI mastaka namAvyuM ane zAntapaNe pitAnI jagyA upara ume rahyo. ghaNA divasa pachI Ajeja lalitanuM mukha spaSTapaNe saradAra sajananA jovAmAM AvyuM. teNe zAna ane nizcayI mukhamudrAe prema pUrvaka pitAne mastaka namAveluM joto ja te sadayaedaya gRha saradAranA hRdayanuM pANI pANuM thaI gayuM. eka vakhata pate tene putranI jema cAhyA hatA, e vicAra tenA hRdayamAM AvatAM ja tenA hRdayamAM ekadama prema utpanna thaye acAnaka tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsa nikaLI paDyA. te pitAnA mananI sAthe ja bolya-"zuM khUna jevuM rAkSasI kRtya lalita jevA pavitra yuvake karyuM haze? zuM lalita nirdoSa haze? paNa eNe te mArA ekanA eka putranuM khU A gaLa te vicAra karI zakaze nahi.

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203 "saradAra sAheba! Apa zuM kahe che?" durjane sajjananI AMkhamAM AvelA AMsu joIne tene pUchayuM, lalitasiMha tyAM AvyA. tyArathI ja te bArIkIthI-jhINuM najare-saradAra sajajana ane lalita tarapha joI rahyA hatA. pote je kAma hAthamAM lIdhuM che, te bahuja sAhasavALuM ane jokhamanuM che, e vAta durjananI jANa bahAra nahotI; chatAM teNe sAhasa te karyuM ja hatuM. lalita pitAne chupa duzmana ane pitAnA premapathamAM prabaLa harIpha che, ema have te khAtrIthI mAnavA lAgyuM hatuM. tene nAza karavA mATe game tevuM bhayaMkara sAhasa karavAmAM jarAe pAchI pAnI karavI nahi, e teNe draDha nizcaya karyo hato. saradAra sajajanane teNe karelo prazna tenI pAse beThelA prAMtasubAnA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI javAthI te dhIme rahIne bolyo - janasiMhajI ! je tame prathamathI ja mane tamAro irAdo na jaNAvI dIdhuM heta te A aparAdhI yuvake traNa traNa khUna karyA che, e vAta huM kadApi mAnI zakataja nahi. tenI bhavya, tejasvI ane nirdoSa mukhamudrA joI tene hAthe AvAMkhUna jevAM-nIca kRtya thayAM haze, evI zaMkA paNa Ave tema nathI, e te nirdoSa lAge che." tame kahe che te ja pramANe tenA tarapha jotAM mane paNa lAge che. juo, tenI mukhamudrA keTalI badhIMgaMbhIra ane nirdoSa dekhAya che. mane nathI lAgatuM ke A yuvake eka paNa khUna karyuM hoya. eka nahIM paNa traNa traNa khUna uparA uparI je manuSya karyo hoya ane te jyAre nyAyAsana samakSa Ave tyAre tenuM AcaraNa AvuM gabhIra ane zAnta dekhAya e sarva rIte asaMbhavita che. " sajajanasiMhanI pAseja beThelA eka anya saradAre kahyuM, A bhASaNa tarapha durjane jarA paNa dhyAna ApyuM nahi. lalita jyArathI tyAM AvyA hatA tyArathI nyAyAdhIza ane tenA madadagAra tenI mukhamudrA tarapha ghaNe vakhata sudhI joI rahyA hatA. amArI A navalakathAnA nAyaka tarapha jaI tenI bAbatamAM teone ze mata baMdhAye, te nirdoSa che ke nahIM, te atyAre ja kahI zakAya tema nathI. thoDA ja samayamAM nyAyAdhIze pitAnA zistedAra tarapha joI izArata karI. tarata ja te potAnI pAse ja paDelA kAgaLanA DhagalAmAMthI eka kAgaLa hAthamAM laI ubhuM thayuM ane nyAyAdhIza tarapha joI be' vAMcaka! have lalitanA aparAdhe prakaTa karavA zirastedAra taiyAra thayo ane nyAyanA pavitra kAryane prAraMbha thaze.

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2 makaraNa 47 mu nyAyanI zarUAta. " sabhAsade ! ahIM ubhA rAkhavAmAM AvelA yuvakane-mUna jevA traNa bhayaMkara aparAdhane mATe nyAyAsananI samakSa lAvIne ubhA karavAmAM AvyeA che. tenA upara traNu khUna karavAnA ArApa che. tenI mukhya hakIkata nIce mujaba cheH---- ema kahI teNe keTalAka kAgaLa ADA avaLA karyAM ane krI khelavA lAge-- . A yuvaka, saradAra sajjanasiMhanA dayAmaya AdhAre nhAnAthI moTA thayA che. saradAra sAhebanA kuTuMbanI sAthe tene kAMi paNa sabaMdha nathI. e jyAre nhAnA hatA tyAre saradArane acAnaka rIte kyAMkathI DI AvyA hatA. tyArathIja A kASTha nirAdhAra bALaka che, ema samajI sajjanasi'hujIe tenuM potAnA putranI jema pAlana karyuM. te jo ke moTA thayA chatAM te anAya che, ema jANI saradAranA snehabhAva tenA uparathI A thayA nahi. AvI rIte keTalAMka varSo vItI gayAM. Akhare thADA divasa pahelAM kASTaka rAjyakAraNane lai-tene khulAsA ahIM karavAnI jarUra nathI-saradAra sajjanane rAjadhAnIne tyAga karavAnA hukama maMtrimaMDaLa taraphathI maLyo. te prasange saradAra durjanasiMha temane potAnA killAmAM AvI rahevAnI rajA ApI. tyAre A saradAra sajjanasiMha peAtAnA yuvaka putra zUravIra cadrasiMha ane putrI prabhAvatInI sAthe ahIM ajayasphUrgamAM AvIne rahevA lAgyA. te vakhate A sAme ubhelle gunehagAra yuvaka lalita temanA khIjA nAka sAthe temanI sAthe ahIM AbyAM. ahIM AvyA pachI paMdara divase lalita ane prabhAvatI eka bIjAne cAhe che, evA saradArane vahema AvyA. potAnA uccakuLanI kumArikA AvA eka nirAdhAra yuvakane cAhe ane jenI upara pote asaple upakAra karelA che te, te upakAra bhUlI jAya, e vAta saradArane sahana thai zakI nahi. teoe tene pAtAnA putra-putrI sAthe maLavAnI manA karI. tyArathI tenA khAnapAnanA aMdokhata judAja karavAmAM AvyeA. te pahelAM te te temanI sAtheja khAtA-pItA ane rahetA hatA. AvI rIte keTalAka divasA vyatIta thayA pachI saradAra dujaisiMha saradAra sajjanasiMhanA jamAI thavA mATe ahIM AvyA.. temaNe saradAra pAse temanI putrInuM

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205 pahelAMthI ja mAguM karyuM hatuM. A saMbaMdha saradAra ane temanA putrane pasaMda paze. vivAha-nizcaya karavA mATe durjanasiMha ahIM AvyA tene trIje divase siMhaguphAnA mAleka vajesaMdha ane ajabadhA nAmanA be luMTArA bhAIoe jora julamathI saradAranI putrInuM haraNa karyuM. temAMthI A AropIe temanI putrIne temanA hAthamAMthI choDAvI. tyAre bAlasvabhAvane anusarI te bAlikAnA hRdayamAM svAbhAvika rIte tene mATe premasneha ane sanmAnabuddhi utpanna thayAM. tyAra pachI keTalAka divasa vyatIta thayA. sabhAsade ! traNa aparAdhanA ArepI A khUnI tarIke lalita nAmaka yuvakane tamArI samakSa ubho rAkhavAmAM AvyuM che, tenA traNa aparAdhamAMthI pahelA aparAdhanI hakIkata nIce pramANe che "A ajayadurgamAM vaMzaparaMparAthI cAlatA AvelA rivAja pramANe dareka navA varSanA prathama divase eka bhojanetsava thAya che. cAlu varSanA utsava pachI bIje divase kumArI prabhAvatI pitAnI dAsI madhurI sAthe kilAnI eka bAjue pharatI hatI. tyAM dAsInA kahevAthI teonI mulAkAta thaI. te ja vakhate acAnaka kumAra caMdrasiMha-ke jenuM A ApI lalite khUna karyuM che te-tyAM acAnaka jaI caDyA. pitAnI bahenane AropI sAthe ekAtamAM jotA-pitAnA pitAe manA karavA chatAMteone vAtacita karatAM joI-tene svAbhAvika rIte krodha utpanna thayo. kumAre AropIne kAMika sakhata zabdo saMbhaLAvyA haze te tenAthI sahana thaI zakyA nahi ane teNe pitAnI taravAra upara hAtha nAkhe, ema dAsInuM kahevuM che. pachI caMdrasiMhe dAsInI sAthe pitAnI bahenane kilAmAM mokalI dIdhI ane pite AropInI pAse ja rahyo. tyAra pachI lagabhaga be kalAke AropI ekaja pAche killAmAM Avyo. te vakhate killAnA daravAja uparanA paheregArane teNe pUchayuM-"kumAra caMdrasiMha pAcho Ave che?" te vakhate AropInI mukhamudrA lAlacoLa, krodhI, bhaya bhIta ane khunI jevI dekhAtI hatI. tenA savAlanA javAbamAM paheregIre nA kahI. te samaye AropInA pizAka upara lohInA DAgha spaSTapaNe jaNAtA hatA. tenI myAnamAM taravAra nahatI. paheregIre "A zI gaDabaDa che?" evo savAla tene pUcha paNa AropIe te ' tarapha jarAe dhyAna ApyuM nahi ane killAmAM cAlyo Avyo. tyAra pachI thoDI ja vAramAM eka araNyarakSaka tuTelI taravArane eka kaTako laIne killAmAM AvyuM. jyAM tene taravArane te kaTake maLI Avyo te

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206 ThekANe lehInI nIka khetI hatI evuM teNe kahyuM, je ThekANethI tene te TakA jaDyA. te ThekANe paDelAM pagalAMe uparathI tyAM khULa jhapAjhapI thai hatI e paNa teNeja jaNAvyuM. tene je kaTakA jaye te ArapInI taravAranA hatA. A pramANenI gaDabaDa cAlatI hatI teja samaye saradAra sajjana ane durjana vIsiMhane vaLAvavA mATe daravAjAnI pAse AvyA. tyAM thatI gaDabaDa sAMbhaLatAMja te zI khAJatanI gaDabaDa che, tenI tapAsa thavA lAgI. sarvane lalita upara vahema AvavAthI tatkALa tene tyAM khelAvavAmAM Avyo. kumArcaMdranI bAbatamAM pAMtAne kAMi paNa khabara nathI, ema ArapIe sApha kahI dIdhuM. teja vakhate tyAM bIjo araNyarakSaka Avye!. teNe kumAracaMdranA pheMTA ane aMgarakhuM sarvanI samakSa raju karyA. te vastu potAnA putranIja che, e vRddha saradAre eLakhI lIdhI. te vastue pANInA pravAhamAM vahI jatI araNyarakSakanA jovAmAM AvI. teNe temAMthI kADhI tyAM laI AvyA hatA. te vakhate gunehagAra paDyu tyAMja hatA. teNe te vastuo joi ane pote kareluM kurma Ama prakaTa thayuM te jANI te atyaMta gabharAi gayA ane te eTale sudhI ke tatkALa tene mUrchA AvI gu ' " hA. huM gabharAi gayA hatA e kharuM che chatAM tenuM kAraNu atyAre kahevAmAM AvyuM che te naheAtuM. mArA murchIta thavAnuM kAraNu eja hatuM ke-jagalamAM kumAranuM zuM thayuM haze ? ' ane nyAyAdhIza sAheba! eTaluM te Apa paNa dhyAnamAM rAkhavA kRpA karo ke acAnaka mane mUrchA AvI javAthI huM te bAbatamAM kAM paNa khulAsA karavA azakta hatA, ane jyAre huM zudghimAM AvyA tyAre eka bha cakara bhoMyarAmAM kedI thai paDayA hatA. A kAraNathI huM te bAbatamAM kAMi pazu khulAsA kASThanI pAse karI zakyA nahi. matalaba ke mate te bAbatanA kharA khulAsA karavAnI takaja maLI nathI." lalite spaSTa pazu zAnta ane gabhIra svare kahyuM. " te khAkhatanA khulAsA karavA mATe have tane taratamAMja taka maLaze. te samaye tAre je kAMi kahevAnuM heAya te khuzIthI kaheje. te ame sAMbhaLIzuM paNu hamaNAM to tArA upara mUkAelA AropanI hakIkata sAMbhaLI levA de!" nyAyAdhIze kahyuM. " ArapIne keda karavAmAM AvyA pachI khIjeja divase kedakhA nAnA daravAjo khullo paDele, saradAra durjananA vizvAsu durgaMrakSaka

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207 raNamalanA jovAmAM Avyo. tyAre teNe kArAgRhamAM jaIne joyuM te tyAMthI kaidI! nhAsI gayAnuM tenA jANavAmAM Avyu, teNe tarataja tene pakaDI lAvavA mATe e svArete tenI pAchaLa doDAvyA. tyAra pachI zuM thayuM, te huM tamane kahI saMbhaLAvuM te pahelAMja mAre eka bIjI hakIkata vacamAMja kahevAnI jarUra che. siMhagukAmAMnA luMTArA e bhAioe sara dAra sajjanasiMhanI putrI prabhAvatInuM bIjIvAra haraNa karavAnA ghATa ghaDyA. te pramANe teo kumArikAne lai jatA hatA tyAreja AropI lalasa hu acAnaka tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. te vakhate ArapIe a laiAkika zArya dekhADI kumArIne chuTakArA karyAM. ghaNA mANasAnI sAthe laDatAM laDatAM tenA upara keTalAka ghA thayA. tethI te bezuddha thai pRthvIpara pachaDAi paDyA. ArApInuM zaiArya joi killAnA mAleke tene kedakhAnAmAM rAkhyA nahIM paNa tenI sArI rIte sAravAra karavAnI tenA taraphathI geDavaNu karavAmAM AvI. bIje divase araNyarakSakane bIjA ke sipAenI lAza maLI AvI. te sipAIone AreApI jyAre keda khAnAmAMthI nhAsI gayA. hatA tyAre tenI pAchaLa tene pakaDI lAvavA mATe dUgarakSake mekalyA hatA. A vAta cAra divasa pachI AropInA jANavAmAM AvI. te vakhate tene zuM thayuM haze te teja jANe. teNe saradAra durjanasiMhane khAnagI rIte potAne maLI javA mATe saMdezA mokalAvyA. ' " mAnyavara nyAyAdhIza sAheba! A tamAma tarakaTInuM tarakaTa che. pApI pizAceAtI pracALa che ke je taddana asatyanA pAyA upara chaLa, kapaTa, dveSa ane dekhAthI guMthavAmAM AvI che." jo rathI jamIna upara paga pachADI lalite vacamAMja kahyuM. r " cupa rahe ! AvI rIte vacamAM vacamAM khAlIne nyAyAsananuM apamAna karavAnuM piraNAma bahuja zocanIya Avaze." prAMtasukhAe kahyuM. lAcAra ! lalitane cupa rahevuM paDayuM. nyAyAdhIzanA sahAyake peAtAnI bAbatamAM je kAMi kahyuM. temAM satyane keTale ceDA aMza che, te jANI te atyaMta Azcaryacakita thayo. pote zA kAraNane lIdhe killAmAMthI nyAsI gayeA hateA tene kharA khulAseA karavAmAM Avaze tA prabhAvatI-jeNe pAtAne mATe alaikika svArthatyAga darzAvyA hatA te-te keTaluM badhuM duHkha thaze, e tenI jANubahAra nahetuM. tene mATe game tema thAya, kArAgRhamAMthI pe|teja nhAsI gayA che ema nyAyAdhIza mAte ane peAtAnI upara game tevuM saMkaTa Ave te te muMge mADhe sahana

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28 karavA lalita taiyAra thaI gayuM. potAnA upara mUkAelA juThA ArApanI je hakIkata zirastedAra kahe ja hatA te cupacApa sAMbhaLatA hatA chatAM AkharanuM asatya vAkya-pite durjanasiMhane maLavA belA-e vAta sAMbhaLI tenI stabdhatAne avadhi thaze. "nyAyAdhIza sAheba ane anya paDitajane ! te banne svAranI lAze jaMgalamAM maLI AvI, e vAta sAMbhaLI saradAra durjanasiMhane AropIe pitAne chupI rIte AvIne bhaLI javAnI prArthanA karI. Ama karavAnuM kAraNa pitAnA sarva aparAdhe saradAra pAse kabUla karI. tenI ane saradAra sajajananI pAse kSamA yAcanA karavI, e hatuM. tenI prArthanAne svIkAra karI durjanasiMha tene kedakhAnAmAM maLavA gayA. te samaye ApI bahuja gabharAI gaelA jevo dekhAtuM hatuM. saradAra durjanane jotAM ja AropI raDI paDyuM. teNe sarva aparAdhe kabUla karyA. pachI te saradArane page paDe, temanI pAse dayAnI yAcanA karI ane pitAne bacAvI levAnI prArthanA karI. teNe prabhAvatI pratye prema darzAvyo ane tenuM citta pitAnI tarapha AkarSe e phakta svArtha. buddhinuM ja kAma hatuM. te eka moTA saradAranI putrI hovAthI tenA taraphathI pitAne bhaviSyamAM lAbha thaze, eja tene uddeza hate. paraMtu pitAnI tamAma dhAraNAo dhULamAM maLelI joI ArapIe tamAma vAta kabUla karI. AropIe phakta kumAra caMdrasiMhanuM khUna karyuM che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa teNe be svAronAM dUra rIte ane nirdayapaNe khUna karyo che. prathama AropIe eka svArane ghoDA uparathI kheMcIne nIce pachADyo ane bIjAnI upara humalo karyo. tene ThAra karI nIce paDelA svAra tarapha vaLe. tene ghoDA uparathI pachADI nAkhelo hovAthI te bezuddha thaI paDyo hato, chatAM tenA upara ghA karavAmAM AropIe jarA paNa pAchI pAnI karI nahi. ATaluM thayA pachI pite je karyo karyuM, tene mATe bahuja pastAvA lAgyo. manuSya vadha je bhayaMkara aparAdhe ApIne bahuja becena banAvyA. AropIe prathama te punaH kedakhAnAmAMthI nhAzI javAne vicAra karyo hato paNa te baMdha rAkhe ane saradAra durjana ane sarjananA zaraNamAM javAno nizcaya karyo. A hakIkata sAMbhaLI saradAranuM zarIra jarA dhrujyuM. te tyAMthI uThIne bahAra AvyA. AropI atizaya bhayaMkara mANasa che, ema jANI tenA upara sazastra mANasone pahere rAkhavAmAM AvyuM." ATaluM kahI te besI gayo. uparanI tamAma hakIkta saradAra

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2309 durjane tene lakhAvI hatI ane teNe lakhI lIdhI hatI. temAM satyane aMza keTalA hatA, tenI kalpanA amArA vAMcakAe karI levI. eka kSaNa vyatIta thayA pachI nyAyAdhIze sAkSIone tapAsavAnA hukama karyAM. tarataja prAMtasubAe daravAjA uparanA paheregIrane raju karyAM. teNe potAnI hakIkata kahyA pachI e araNyarakSakAe potAnI hakIkata jAhera karI. pachI vIrasiMhe kahyuH-- "je samaye huM dUrgamAMthI rAjadhAnI tarapha jatA hatA te samaye daravAjA upara araNyarakSaka bhayabhIta thai kumAra caMdranA sabaMdhamAM kAMika hakIkata kahetA hatA. te sAMbhaLI saradAra sAhebe tenI tapAsa karI. pachI paricArikA madhurIne khelAvI tenI tapAsa karavAmAM AvI. atyAre je hakIkata nyAyAsana samakSa raju karavAmAM AvI che, te sarva sAcI che. pachI lalitasiddhane tyAM khelAvavAmAM AvyA. tena pUchavAmAM AvyuM ke-- kumAra cadra kayAM che ? ' tenA javAbamAM teNe jaNuAvyuM ke- te bAbatamAM huM kAMi jANutA nathI. ' eTalAmAM tyAM jo araNyarakSaka kumArane kreTA ane aMgarakhuM laine AvI paheAMcyA. te banne cIjo jotAMja AreApI bhUSkRta thai paDayA. A bAbatamAM nyAyAdhIza sAheba ! huM phakta ATalIja hakIkata jANuM chuM." eTaluM kahI te besI gayA. r tyAra pachI durgaMrakSaka raNamale nyAyAdhIzanA pUchavAthI kahyuM keprathama tA meM bhoMyarAnA daravAjo udhADA nei tapAsa karI teA kedI nhAsI gayAnuM mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM. pachI kedIne pakaDI lAvavA mATe me e svArIne mekasyA." traNa divasa pachI pote teja svArAne kevI sthitimAM joyA hatA te jaNAvI AgaLa khelavA lAgyA~~ .. " AreApIne zodhI lAvavA mATe me mAkalelA svAreAnI lAse jotAMja mane lalita upara vahema AvavA lAgyA. me ghaNA vicArA karyAM pachI mane lAgyuM kelavita khUnI hAvA joie. pachI huM tenI pAse gayA. te vakhate te pathArImAM ciMtAtura thai paDayA hatA. tenI pAse bIjuM kAI nahAtuM. meM tene tamAma vAtA vistArathI kahI bhaya kara bhaya darzAvyA tyAre te bhayabhIta thai tamAma vAta kabUla karavA taiyAra thayA. tenI kabUlAta me poteja sAMbhaLavA karatAM mArA mAleka sAMbhaLe tA sArUM, ema mane lAgavAthI meM tene kahyuM ke~'tuM saradAra dujainasiMhane zaraNe jA ! ' A mArI vAta teNe kabUla karI ane mane mArA saradArane potAnI pAse lai AvavA kahyuM. te pramANe me' mArA

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- 21 mAlekane saMdeza pahoMcADyo. tyAra pachI zuM thayuM, te huM jANato nathI." ema kahI te potAnI jagyAe besI gayo. te uparA uparI durjanasiMha tarapha vAraMvAra jete hate. vacamAM vacamAM teo parasparane izArata paNa karatA hatA. eka be vAra te IzArA acAnaka saradAra sajanasiMhanA jovAmAM AvI javAthI tene paNa zaMkA AvI. lalitane khUnI tarIke mAnavA mATe have tenuM citta DagamagavA lAgyuM. vRddhacAraNe killAnI kharekharI hakIkata tene kahI saMbhaLAvI tyArathI raNamalane mATe tenuM hRdaya tenA pratye vahemI thaI gayuM hatuM. teNe kikalAnI hakIkata sajanane kahI saMbhaLAvI hatI temAM asatyane ghaNe khare aMza hatuM ane te vAta sajajananA jANavAmAM AvI gaI hatI. te varaMvAvAra dhyAnapUrvaka raNamala tarapha jevA lAge. raNamalanI sAkSI thaI jatAM ja saradAra darjanasiMha ubho thayo. teNe potAnI upara lakhyA pramANenI hakIkta eTalI badhI te zAMta rIte kahI ke jANe teNe te tamAma banAve pitAnI najare najara joyA hoya. tenuM bhASaNa thatuM hatuM tyAre saradAra sajajana guMcavAI gayo. tene-eka kSaNa pahelAM raNamale kahelI hakIkata sAMLaLI tene-je zaMkA AvI hatI te darjananA bhASaNathI koNa jANe kayAe uDI gaI. te caMcaLa citta vALe saradAra lalitane punaH aparAdhI mAnavA lAge chatAM tenA citanuM samAdhAna na thayuM te naja thayuM. te ane tyAM ekatra thaelA sarva leke have lalitasiMha zuM kahe che, te sAMbhaLavA atyaMta utsuka thaI gayA. ArapInI virUddhamAMnA purAvAo levAI gayA. thoDI vAra pachI nyAyAdhIze lalitane kahyuM-"he yuvaka ! hamaNuM tArA virUddhamAM je bhASaNo thayAM che, te sAMbhaLyAM che. have tAre tArA bacAvamAM je kAMI kahevuM hoya te kahevAnI tane rajA ApavAmAM Ave che." nyAyAdhIzanI vAta sAMbhaLI lalite sarva sabhAsada tarapha joI ' "mAnyavara nyAyAdhIza sAheba ane sarva sabhAsado! huM mArA bacAvamAM je kAMI kahevA mAguM chuM te kahevA pahelAM mAre Apane jaNAvavuM ja joIe ke - nyAyane pavitra kAMTe Aje ApanI samakSa che. temAM satya ke asatyanI tulanA karI niSpakSapAtapaNuM darzAvI-taTastha thaI-tame mane nyAya Apaze. nyAyAdhIza sAheba! Aje Apa paramAtmAnA pavitra nyAyanA Asana upara virAjelA che, te nyAyAsanane pavitra nyAyathI

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211 ujvala banAvavuM athavA kalakIta karavuM, e tamArA hAthamAM che. durjanasiMdhu ane mArA upara aneka upakAra karanArA pUjya vaDIla tulya sajjana saMtuSTa ! e te tame paNa nathI mAnI kSenne kesa'sAramAM Akhare trujaya satyane che ane parAjaya asatyatA che e cokkasa jANajo ke banIne pApamAM mastAna, pApI pApamAM mhAle; banelI nAva kAgaLanI, kahe te kayAM sudhI cAle ? pharI lye. keTI yatnA paNa nabhethI puSpa nA maLaze; valAvo pANIne seA vAra, kadi mAMkhaNa nahIM maLaro! pApa chUpuM nA rahe, chAnu kare ke cAkamAM; pAkArI Akhara uThaze, Aleka ke paralekamAM! ATaluM kahI lakSita jarA ceAbhyA. ceDIvAra pachI te peAtAnA acAvamAM melavA lAgyA ke-- vhAlA vAMcako ! lalita zuM ekSA, teNe potAnA bacAva kevI rIte karyAM, te acAva sAMbhaLI nyAyAdhIze tene zikSA karI ke nahIM ane karI te! zA zikSA karI, prabhAvatInuM zuM thayuM temaja jevA khUnane AreApa lalita upara mUkavAmAM AvyA hatA tenuM zuM kharekhara khUta thayuM hatuM, vigere vigere bAbato jANavA mATe amArI A navalakathAne bIjo bhAga vAMcajo. prathama bhAga samApta. A navalakathAne je bhAga jAnyuArI 1919 mAM prakaTa thro.

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dhI gAIDa Tu IMglIza TIcara. pitAnI meLe ghera beThAM vagara mAstare thoDA vakhatamAM ane thoDI mahenatamAM rItasara aMgrejI zIkhavuM hoya te dhI gAIDa Tu iMglIza TIcara jarUra kharIdajo. akSara jJAna, tAra, kAgaLa, arajIo vagere lakhatAM, vAMcatAM zIkhavA sArU A pustaka ghaNuMja umadA sAdhana che. A pustakanI aMdara dareka viSayanI samaja, evI sAdI ane saraLa rIte ApavAmAM AvI che ke, game tevA zikhAu mANasane paNa samajatAM jarAe mahenata paDatI nathI. bIjAonI mAphaka A pustaknA judA judA bhAge karyA nathI paNa eka ja pustakanI aMdara jarAe jarA upayogI bAbatone samAveza ghaNI ja bAhozIthI karavAmAM AvyA che. vadhu tArIpha na karatAM eka vAra copaDI maMgAvI khAtrI karavA ame bhalAmaNa karIe chIe. kIM. rU. 1 pinTeja mApha. savA baso pAnAnuM daLadAra pustaka, jAdUkanA prakAza. A camatakArI pustakamAM maMtra sAdhavAnI rIta, vanaspati sAdhana, AtmarakSA, vIMchI, AdAzIzI, tAva, najara, pizAca, yakSa, DAkINI, zAkaNI, bhUtAdika kADhavAnA maMtra, muTha vALavAne maMtra, sApanuM jhera, vigerenA maMtra, vazIkaraNa maMtra, vazIkaraNa maMtra vidhi navadevatA, vIra, AgIo, vaitALa, chAyA purUSa yakSaNI, kSetrapALa, annapurNadevI, karNapizAcInI, kaMgALa, bhairava, jhAMpaDI, aghera maMtra, parivaza karavA, vanaspati, vazIkaraNa vidyA, vIra sAdhavAne maMtra vagere saMkhyAbaMdha maMtra samAvelA che. temaja pAMjarAmAM pakSIo dekhADavAM, TopImAM kula ugADavAM, vigere ghaNI jAtanA jAdunA khele uparAMta zIvalIMga pujavAnA lAbha, jamInamAM dATeluM dhana jovA tathA pANI jovAnI rIta, muThamAMnI vastu kahevAnI rIta, sApane meharo banAvavAnI rIta: vIMchI utAranAra jAduI jaDIbuTI banAvavAnI rIta vagere ghaNI bAbate ApavAmAM AvI che. kiM. rU. 1 pisTeja 0-3-vadhu. bukaselara sAkaralAla bulAkhIdAsa, rIcIroDa-amadAvAda,