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________________ bALa sAhasakathA zreNI-3 motane hAthatALI kumArapALa desAI prAptisthAna gurjara sAhitya bhavana ratanapoLanAkA sAme, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda 380001 phona : 079-22144663, 22149660 e-mail: goorjar@yahoo.com, web: gurjarbooksonline.com gUrjara sAhitya prakAzana 102, laeNnDamArka bilDiMga, TAiTeniyama, siTI senTara pAse, sImA haoNla sAme, 100 phUTa roDa, prahalAdanagara, amadAvAda 380015 phona : 26934340, 98252 68759 - gurjarprakashan-2 prnail.com
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________________ lekhakanI vAta AjanAM bALako e AvatIkAlano AdhAra che. e AvatIkAla kema sudhare-bhAvi UjaLuM kema bane, e Ajano prayatna che. sAhitya AmAM ghaNo moTo hisso ApI zake tema che. dezanAM bALakone preraNA Ape, hiMmata ane sAhasabharI tamannA jagADe. jokhama vacce jIvavAnI ane vipattine sAme moMe jhIlavAnI hiMmata pedA kare, ApattimAM phasAyelAMne ugAravAnI UMcI bhAvanA pedA kare tevuM sAhitya ApavAno A bALasAhasa zreNI dvArA prayAsa karyo che. A pustakamAM nAnI vayanAM bALakoe batAvelAM hiMmata, sAhasa ane paropakAranI satya ghaTanAo AlekhI che. potAnA jeTalI ja uMmaranAM bALakoe batAvelI hiMmatabharI kAmagIrI emanAmAM evuM khamIra jagADe ke pote paNa AvI hiMmata dAkhavI zake, evI apekSA rAkhI che. A pustakane bhArata sarakAra dvArA Ayojita bALasAhityanI 19mI rASTrIya spardhAmAM inAma enAyata thayuM. A pustakanI hajAra jeTalI prata paNa N.C.E.R.T. navI dilhI, dvArA kharIdavAmAM AvI kiMmata : rU. 30 prathama AvRtti: 1973 sAtamI saMvardhita AvRtti: 2017 Mot ne Haathtali A collection of inspiring stories for children by Kumarpal Desai Published by Gurjar Granth Ratna Karyalaya, Ahmedabad-1 (c) kumArapALa desAI pRSTha : 40 ISBN : 978-93-5162-444-8. nuM kela : 1000 prakArAka : gUrjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya amarabhAI ThAkoralAla zAha : ratanapoLanAkA sAme, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda-380001 phona : 22144663, e-mail: goorjar @ yahoo.com A pustakanA prakAzanamAM gurjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya ane zrI manubhAI zAhe je rasa dAkhavyo che te badala AbhArI chuM. motanI sAme kharAkharIno khela mAMDIne jhajhUmanArAM bALakonI A kathAo bALakomAM mardAnagI ane paropakAranA cakamakane cetavavAnA ekAda nAnA paththaranI garaja paNa sAraze, to mAro prayAsa sArthaka lekhIza. tA. 12-4-2017 kumArapALa desAI amadAvAda + + + + mudra ke : bhagavatI oNphaseTa sI 16, baMsIdhara esTeTa, bAlaDolapurA, amadAvAda-380 004
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________________ anukrama = 2 = 1. motane hAthatALI 2. na name te nArAyaNa 3. AnaMdI azoka 4. haiyAMnA heta motane hAthatALI 0 u * ( 0 0 0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 0 samI sAMjano samaya. sUrajadAdA dharatInI vidAya le. paMkhIo jhaDapathI ghara bhaNI doDe. kheDUto khetaramAMthI gAmamAM jAya. cauda varSano rAju khetaramAMthI nIkaLyo. hAthamAM anAjanI poTalI. sAthamAM be nAnA bhAI. gAmathI khetara ghaNuM dUra. vacamAM jaMgala Ave. evI gIca jhADI ke aMdara kazuM dekhAya nahi. aMdara ! motane hAthatALI -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 5 -0 0 -0 0 - 0 0 0 | 0-00-0-0 0 0 0 0 motane hAthatALI
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________________ peTho e bahAra nIkaLI zake nahi. na rasto jaDe, ne jaMgalanI aMdara rahI zakAya. jaMgalanI bakholamAM dIpaDA rahe, sUvara rahe, luccAM ziyALa paNa rahe, sApa ane ajagara paNa vase. sahu saMbhALIne cAle. rojano e rasto. bihAmaNo ghaNo, paNa thAya zuM? rAju nAnA bhAIo sAthe vAto kare. khetInI vAta thAya. gAmanI koI vAta thAya. ema rasto dhIre-dhIre kapAto jAya. vAtomAM sahu mazagUla. evA mazagUla ke AjubAju kyAMya jue nahi. rastA pAse eka ajagara, kevo ajagara ? tera phUTa lAMbo ajagara. bAra maNanI kAyAvALo ajagara ! bhalabhalA hiMmatavALAnI chAtI besI jAya tevo ajagara! 6 divase edInI mAphaka jhADa para rahyo, sAMja paDI ne che zikAre nIkaLyo. 6 - 00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI jhADanI DALIe pUMchaDI lapeTIne jhADa nIce paDyo rahyo. raste koI nIkaLe enI rAha jue. zikAra maLe to capa daIne jhaDapI lauM ! rAju nAnA bhAIo sAthe vAtomAM paDyo hato. ajagaranI najIkathI pasAra thayo. ajagara zAno vAra lagADe ? eNe tarata tarApa mArI. jhapaTa mArI rAjune jhaDapI lIdho. dhIredhIre enA zarIranI AsapAsa vIMTaLAvA lAgyo. nAnA bhAIo bhayabhIta thayA. ajagarane joIne | chaLI gayA. ajagara rAjune vIMTaLAto jAya. majabUta zarIrathI bharaDo leto jAya. motanI bhIMsa vadhArato jAya. bhIMsa to ajagaranI ! evI bhAre bhIMsa lAge ke che zikAranAM hADakAMnA cUrecUrA thaI jAya. pachI zikArane bharaDAmAMthI choDe. potAnA moMmAMthI cIkaNuM pravAhI kADhe. zikAra para ene barAbara lapeTe, dhIre dhIre moM pahoLuM , karIne pachI nirAMte zikArane gaLI jAya. nAnakaDA rAjunA moMmAMthI cIsa nIkaLI gaI. bhAre moTI rADa phATI gaI. motane hAthatALI -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 7 0 -0-0-0 -0-0-0-0-0 O- B -0. -O
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________________ enA bhAIo to sAva nAnA. DaryA eTalA ke jorajorathI raDavA lAgyA .mUThI vALIne bhAgavA lAgyA. raDatA jAya ne bhAgatA jAya ! kyAM cauda varSano mAsUma bALaka ne kyAM khataranAka ajagara ! rAju bharaDAmAMthI nIkaLavA ghaNuM mathe. ghaNA dhamapachADA kare. hAtha vIMjhe. paga pachADe. mAthuM paTake. paNa A to ajagarano bharaDo. bhalabhalA paMjAdAra cittA emAMthI chUTI zake nahi. ajagare bharaDo lIdho eTale jANe yamarAja AvI gayA ! bharaDAthI evI bhIMsa lagAve ke koI emAMthI chUTI zake nahi, bahAra nIkaLI jaIne bacI zake nahi. vikarALa ajagara sAme nAnakaDA rAjunuM te zuM gajuM ? chUTavA mATe ghaNI mahenata karI, paNa kazuM na vaLyuM. rAjunA nAnA hAtha-paga thAkI gayA. ajagare joyuM ke zikAra zAMta thayo che. virodha zamI gayo che. have koI ekAMta jagyA zodhIne nirAMte AhAra karuM. bharaDAmAM bhIMsAyelA, thAkelA rAjune ajagare DhasaDavA mAMDyo. ghanaghora jaMgalanA peTALamAM laI javA lAgyo. []ola1 PM -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - rAju zarIrathI thAkyo hato, paNa manathI makkama hato. potAnuM jora ajamAvye jato hato. zikAra zikArIne DhasaDato hato. baMne nadIne kAMThe AvI pahoMcyA. bemAMthI ekeyane khyAla na hato ane DhasaDAtA-DhasaDAtA baMne nadImAM gabaDI paDyA ! comAsAnA divaso hatA. nadI be kAMThe bharapUra vahetI hatI. pANImAM rAjune jamIna karatAM paNa bevaDI Aphata AvI. ajagara e to pANIno AbAda taravaiyo. pANImAM DUbakI lagAvavAno bhAre zokhIna. rAjune be bAjuthI mota AvI pahoMcyuM. ajagaranA bharaDAnI bhIMsa vadhatI jatI hatI. emAM sapaDAyelA rAjune DUbI javAya nahi e mATe vAraMvAra mAthuM pANInI upara lAvavuM paDatuM hatuM. AdamI nAno ne Aphata moTI. ugAranAra koI dekhAya nahi. upAya koI jaDe nahi. bacavAnI koI AzA nahi. chatAM rAju hiMmata hArI gayo na hato. hajI mahenata kare. judAjudA peMtarA ajamAve. nadInA pravAhamAM ajagara ane rAju baMne DhasaDAya. rAjue pANImAMthI mAthuM UMcuM karyuM to sAmethI kaMIka taratuM AvatuM dIThuM. kazuMka kALuM kALuM taratuM Ave ! motane hAthatALI -
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________________ !!!! I www.aww.woodhajI & Robo SWIM WHI WISE W IEWS or WRIT 'S vajana: hakIkatamAM e nadI parano lAkaDAno pula hato. pula kaMI tarato Avato na hato, paNa nadInA vaheNamAM rAju e tarapha DhasaDAto hato. baMne pulanI najIka AvI pahoMcyA. tarata ja nAnakaDA rAjunA manamAM moTo vicAra jhabakI gayo. Aphata to cAre bAju hatI, paNa hiMmatabharI ajamAyaza karavAnuM rAju cUkato na hato. rAjue dAMta kacakacAvyA. hAtha UMce vIMjhayA. hatuM teTaluM jora ajamAvIne kUdako mAryo. nadI paranA lakkaDiyA pulanI nIcenuM lAkaDuM pakaDI pADyuM. hiMmate mardA to madade khudA ! rAjunuM eka kAma to saphaLa thayuM. UMDA pANImAMthI bahAra Avyo, paNa hajI che tenI AsapAsa mota to vIMTaLAyeluM ja hatuM. ajagara Aja sudhImAM keTalAMya ziyALa, haraNa vagerene mArIne peTamAM jaththAbaMdha ohiyAM karI gayo 6 hato. Aja ene kharo marada bheTyo. gusse bharAyelo 6 ajagara vadhu ne vadhu bhIMsavA mAMDyo. rAjunuM zarIra 6 kaLatuM hatuM. bhIMsa evI hatI ke vedanAthI cIsa pADI UThe. che paNa rAjue joyuM ke DaravuM ne maravuM sarakhuM che. eNe lAMbA ajagara para dAva ajamAvavA mAMDyo. | 10- 0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI -0-0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 zikAra banyo zikAra ! ajagaranA zarIrane pulanA lAkaDA sAthe ghasato nAnakaDo rAju | 0 motane hAthatALI -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 11
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________________ ja lakkaDiyA pula para caDI gayo. doDato-doDato potAne gAma pahoMcI gayo. ajagaranA zarIrane pulanA lAkaDA sAthe ghasavA mAMDayo. zikArane bharaDAmAM lIdhA pachI AsAnIthI khatama karanAra ajagarane eka navo ja anubhava thayo. eno zikAra ene sakaMjAmAM levA prayatna karato hato. ajagara potAnA majabUta ane lAMbA zarIrane vadhu bhIMsavA lAgyo. rAju pUrA jozathI ajagaranA zarIrane pulanAM pATiyAM sAthe ghasavA mAMDyo. beyanI sAme mota hatuM. baMne bAkhaDatA hatA. pUrI tAkAtathI jhajhUmatA hatA. ekabIjAne khatama karavA mathatA moTAbhAIne jIvato Avelo joIne nAnA bhAIo to rAjInA reDa thaI gayA. sahue cauda varSanA rAjune zAbAzI ApatAM kahyuM, dhanya che tArI vIratAne ! rAju, tAruM gajuM to kahevuM paDe ! bhalabhalA vIra hiMmata hArI jAya, moTA moTA zUravIra mUMjhAI jAya eve samaye teM adbhuta hiMmata dAkhatI, dhanya che tane !" keraLa rAjyanA kAlikaTa zaherathI 30 kilomITara dUra AvelA thIruvAmbADI gAmanI najIka A satyaghaTanA banI. e divasa hato 1962nI 23mI julAIno. hatA. 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Akhare nAnakaDA rAjunI jIta thaI. ajagaranuM zarIra lAkaDA sAthe ghasAvAne lIdhe cholAI gayuM. emAMthI lohI vahevA mAMDyuM. AjubAjunA pANIno raMga lAlacaTaka banI gayo. ajagaranA zarIramAM khUba pIDA thavA lAgI, e zikAra karavA gayo ane khuda zikAra banI gayo ! bIjAne sakaMjAmAM levA gayo ane pote phasAI paDyo ! ajagare bharaDo DhIlo karyo. jAna bacAvavA zikArane 1 javA dIdho. e pANImAM AgaLa sarakavA mAgato hato. jIvaleNa bharaDAmAMthI rAju bahAra nIkaLyo. tarata 12 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI 0 -0-0-0-0-0 0 0 0 -0 01 motane hAtha tALI -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 13
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________________ uquets na name te nArAyaNa Aga ! Aga ! doDo ! ghoDo ! ra Aga ! Aga ! bacAvo ! bacAvo ! koI re bacAvo ! ekAeka Avo avAja sAMbhaLI sahu jhabakI gayAM. jANe bharaUMghamAMthI acAnaka jAgI gayAM. cArebAju bumarANa macI gaI. gharamAM hatAM e bahAra AvyAM. bahAra hatAM e AsapAsa doDavA lAgyAM. ahIMtahIM doDe. tapAsa kare. Aga lAgI che kyAM ? Aphata AvI che kyAM? | 14 3===30-0 -0- motane hAthatALI samaya hato samI sAMjano. divasa hato 1969nI vIsamI phebruArIno. kAgaLa banAvanArI eka mila. nAma enuM TITAgaDha pepara milsa. A milanA kAmadAronI eka kaoNlonI, emAM ratnAkara rAuta nAmanA sajjana rahe. ratnAkara rAuta kAmasara bahAra gayA hatA. emanA gharamAM hatAM emanAM patnI ane cAra bALako. ekAeka ratnAkara rAutanA gharamAM Aga lAgI. ratnAkara rAutanI patnIe Aga bujhAvavA ghaNI mahenata karI, paNa Aga to vadhatI cAlI. dhULa nAMkhe toya kaMI na thAya. pANI chAMTe toya saheje na rokAya. Aga dhIredhIre makAnanI lAkaDAnI chata para pahoMcI. chata lAgI saLagavA. have karavuM zuM ? ratnAkaranI patnI hiMmata hArI gaI. ene thayuM ke A Aga olavavA jatAM badhAMnA jAna gumAvavA paDaze. eNe tarata potAnAM be bALakone UMcakyAM. emane laIne saLagatA gharamAMthI bahAra doDI gaI. Aga AgaLa vadhI. AgaLanA oraDAnA daravAjA sudhI phelAI gaI. bahAra UbhAMUbhAM ratnAkaranI patnI cIsa pADe. jorajorathI raDe. pAchaLanA oraDAmAM enAM be bALako rahI gayAM hatAM. eka hato cAra varSano na name te nArAyaNa ---- |15
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________________ chokaro ane bIjI hatI cha mahinAnI mAsUma bALakI. have karavuM zuM ? AgamAM javuM kevI rIte? A bicArA bALakonuM thaze zuM ? mAtAnI vedanAbharI cIso sAMbhaLI ghaNAM loko ekaThAM thayAM. jotajotAmAM traNaso mANasonuM ToLuM bheguM thaI gayuM. sahu Aga bujhAvavAmAM madada kare, paNa saLagatA oraDAne vIMdhIne javAnI hiMmata koI na kare. Aga olavavI AsAna, paNa AgamAM jhukAvavuM eTale motano sodo ! potAnAM lADakavAyAM bALakonI dazA vicArIne enI mAtA chAtI phATa raDatI hatI. Aga vadhatI hatI. lAkaDAnA TukaDA baLIne nIce paDatA hatA. uparanI chata tUTatI hatI. najIkamAM vasato nArAyaNa prasAda dAsa hajI hamaNAM ja ramatanA medAna para khelIne ghera Avyo hato. 1953nA oNgasTa mahinAmAM janmelA nArAyaNane phUTabola ane kabaDDInI ramata bahu game. ramata khelIne AvelA nArAyaNa nirAMtano dama le e pahelAM to eNe tINI cIsa sAMbhaLI. nArAyaNa bhAre | paropakArI. pArakAnuM du:kha pote sahana karI zake nahi. thoDA samaya pahelAM A nAnakaDA chokarAe eka mANasanI jiMdagI bacAvI hatI. akasmAtamAM ghAyala thayelI eka vyakti rastAnI bAjue paDI hatI. sahu koI e rastethI pasAra thAya, ghAyala mAnavIne jue, enI IjA tarapha aphasosa batAve, paNa koI madadarUpa thavAno vicAra na kare. sahune ema ke kyAM vaLI pArakI paMcAta vahoravI ? polIsamAM javuM paDe! davAkhAne doDavuM paDe ! potAnI jAtane bhUlIne bIjAno vicAra kare e ja paropakArI. kazAya svArtha vinA bIjAne madada kare e ja sAco mAnavI. ghAyala mAnavIne joIne nArAyaNanuM haiyuM pIgaLI gayuM. e tarata enI pAse gayo. saMbhALathI ene rikSAmAM besADyo. polIsa sTezane jaI akasmAtanI jANa karI. pachI davAkhAnAmAM laI gayo. ene dAkhala karAvyo. sAravAranI vyavasthA karI ane A rIte eNe eka ke mAnavInI jiMdagI bacAvI lIdhI. kaTaka zaheranI nigamAnaMda vidyApIThamAM nArAyaNa bhaNe. bhAre aDaga vidyArthI. kyAreya hatAza thAya nahi. kyAreya pAchI pAnI kare nahIM. enA mitro kahe, nArAyaNa, tuM kharekhara nArAyaNa che. na name te ke nArAyaNa, na nAse te nArAyaNa, na Dare te nArAyaNa." | 0 900-9000000 7 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI na name te nArAyaNa-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 7
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________________ nArAyaNa prasAda dAsa nArAyaNe jevI bhayanI cIsa sAMbhaLI ke tarata ja eNe doTa lagAvI. e kaoNlonImAM pahoMcI gayo, kALamIMDha paththarane paNa pigaLAvI nAMkhe tevuM rudana karatI bALakanI mAtAne joI. mAno prema te mAno prema ! ene khabara paDI ke A saLagatA gharanI aMdara A strInAM be bALako sapaDAI gayAM che. bahAra traNaso mANasonuM ToLuM hatuM. koI juvAna hatA. koI jorAvara hatA. sahu koI Amatema phare. vadhatI Agane jue. tUTatI chatane batAve. koI raDatI mAtAne zabdothI zAMta pADavA prayatna kare. paNa saLagatI 6 AgamAM javAnI koI hiMmata karatuM na hatuM. 6 soLa varSanA nArAyaNathI A sahana thayuM nahi. eka che mAtA raDe ane pote kaMI na karI zake ? mAtAnA hRdayanI vedanA e jANato hato. bIjA mAnavIne madada na kare te 4 mAnavI zAno ? bIjAne ApattimAMthI ugAre e ja kharo AdamI. nArAyaNa prasAde kamara kasI, hiMmata karI ane bhabhUkatI AgamAM jhaMpalAvyuM. ene vAtomAM vizvAsa na hato. e to kAmamAM mAnato hato. nirAdhAra banIne lAcAra rIte jovAmAM ene rasa nahoto. koIno AdhAra banavAmAM e mAnato hato. 0 -0 0 0 -0 0 -0 upara lAkaDAnI chata saLage. AjubAju Aga labakArA le. soLa varSano nArAyaNa aMdara dAkhala to thayo. saLagato oraDo eNe vIMdhavAno hato. bAjunA oraDAmAMthI bALakone lAvavAnAM hatAM. bahAra nIkaLavA | mATe bIjo koI rasto na hato. AthI saLagatA | oraDAmAMthI ja bahAra nIkaLavAnuM hatuM. jAnanuM pUruM jokhama hatuM. AgamAM sapaDAya to bahAra ! nIkaLAya tema na hatuM. paNa nArAyaNa prasAda jokhamanuM nAmuM mAMDanAro na hato. e to zIkhyo hato ke game tevI che mUMjhavaNa Ave to mAta thavAne badale mArga kADhavo. na name te nArAyaNa -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 19 0 -0 0 0 0 | 18 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI
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________________ Apatti Ave toya aDaga rahevuM. nArAyaNa aMdara dAkhala thayo. chata parathI saLagatAM lAkaDAM dhaDAdhaDa nIce paDatAM hatAM. eka baLatuM lAkaDuM enA mAthA para athaDAIne nIce paDyuM. nArAyaNane vAgyeya kharuM, paNa e vize vicAravAnI phurasada kyAM hatI ? nArAyaNa AgaLa vadhato jAya, dhumADAmAM hAtha vIMjhato jAya. AjubAju Aga ane vacce ekalo. nArAyaNa bhAre capaLatAthI AganA bhaDakAmAMthI bace. hiMmatathI AgaLa dhape. Akhare e bIjA oraDAnA daravAjA sudhI pahoMcI gayo. aMdara dAkhala thayo. eka hAthamAM cAra varSanA bALakane UMcakyo. bIjA hAthamAM cha mahinAnI bALakIne lIdhI. nAnAM bhayabhIta bALako to nArAyaNane coMTI ja gayAM ! jANe bhagavAna maLyA ! DUbatAne taraNuM maLyuM. nArAyaNanA baMne paga sakhata rIte dAjhI gayA. hAtha paNa dAjhI gayA. hAtha ane pagamAM apAra vedanA thAya, paNa eno vicAra kare to nArAyaNa zeno ? Aga vadhatI jatI hatI. nArAyaNe bALakone bAthamAM bhIDIne bhAre jhaDapathI doTa mUkI. saLagatA oraDAne vIMdhIne bahAra nIkaLI Avyo. -0-0 -0-0 gggggggg 7-7 mAM -0-0-0-0-0 mAnavatA kAje motano sodo AgamAMthI bALakone bacAvato nArAyaNa -0 20)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI na name te nArAyaNa -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 21
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________________ Aido azoka enI AMkho dhumADAthI lAlacoLa thaI gaI hatI. enA hAtha-paga TheraThera dAjhI gayA hatA. eNe baMne bALakone emanI mAtAne soMpyAM. raDatIkakaLatI mAtAe bALakone chAtIsarasA cAMpI dIdhAM. soLa varSanA nArAyaNamAM bALakonI mAtAe nArAyaNa - bhagavAna - dIThA. mAtAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsu TapakI paDyAM. AnaMdanAM AMsu ! eNe nArAyaNane aMtarathI keTalAya AzIrvAda ApyA. nArAyaNanI hiMmata joIne badhA kahevA lAgyA, "zAbAza ! chokarA, zAbAza ! kharekhara, na name te che nArAyaNa prasAda che." soLa varSanA nArAyaNa prasAdane anerI vIratA batAvavA mATe bhArata sarakAra taraphathI caMdraka maLyo. pAMca bhAIomAM sauthI nAno nArAyaNa prasAda abhyAsamAM paNa eTalo ja AgaLa che. moTA thaIne DokTara banavAnI ene icchA che. bALapaNamAM eNe potAnI hiMmatathI bIjAonI sevA karI, moTo thaIne potAnA jJAnathI, DaoNkTara banIne paNa e garIba ane nirAdhAranI sevA karavAno vicAra rAkhe che. 3. 0 0 0 0 000000Authagg * 1858nI 14mI navembara. 14mI navembara eTale 5. javAharalAla naheruno janmadivasa. paM. naheru to bALakonA pyArA cAcA. bALako emane jeTalo prema karatA, eTalA ja e che bALakone cAhatA hatA. bALakonA pyArA cAcAno janmadivasa e bALadina gaNAyo. e bALadinanI yAdamAM eka TikiTa bahAra paDI. 0 0 0 0 01 22 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0aa motane hAthatALI AnaMdI azoka -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 23
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________________ TapAlanI e TikiTa para eka sAva nAnakaDA bALakanuM citra hatuM. sahune acaraja thayuM. TikiTa para te AvA nAnakaDA bALakano phoTo kema chapAyo haze ? TikiTa para to gopALa kRSNa gokhale ke mahAtmA gAMdhI jevA mahApuruSonA phoTA hoya. mIrAMbAI, kabIra ke nAnaka jevA saMtanAM phoTA hoya, ajaMtA ke tAjamahela jevI dezanI benamUna kalAkArIgarInA phoTA hoya. nAmI ane parAkramI puruSonA phoTA hoya. A to sAva navI navAInI vAta ! TikiTa para nAnA chokarAno phoTo ! eya vaLI koI bImAra chokarAno phoTo. lokomAM iMtejArI vadhI. enuM nAma jANavAnI AturatA thaI. sahu vicAre ke AvAM nasIba kaI mAtAnAM zaheramAM azokane janma Apyo. azoka bhAratanAM bALakonI jema jabhyo ane UcharavA lAgyo. e samaye dezamAM bALakonA maraNanuM pramANa ghaNuM hatuM. aneka nAnA-moTA rogo bALakone thatA. pUrI sAravAra maLe tevI jogavAI nahotI. mAtA-pitA paNa sAravAramAM bahu samajatAM nahi. bALako nAnI vayamAM motano zikAra banatAM. keTalAMka bALako rogano sAmano karI jIvatAM kharAM, paNa teo sadAne mATe apaMga banIne jIvana gujAratAM. nAnakaDo azoka hajI kAluM-kAluM bole, barAbara cAlatAM paNa zIkhyo na hato. tyAM ene nyUmoniyA thayo. zarIramAM tAva bharAyo. AkhuM zarIra zekAya. udharasa te ! kevI ! eka miniTa paNa moM baMdha thAya nahIM. tAva vadhato gayo. bALaka sAva nAnuM ane mAMdagI | ghaNI gaMbhIra ! phUla karamAI javAnI bIka UbhI thaI. nAnakaDA azokane tarata ja davAkhAnAmAM dAkhala karavAmAM Avyo. azoka jIvana maraNa vacce jholA khAvA lAgyo. pAMca divasa to ene prANavAyu (oNksijana) para rAkhavAmAM , AnaMdI azoka -0-0-0-0-0-0-0- rapa 0 0 0 haze ? 0 0 0 0 AnI tapAsa karI. khabara paDI ke eka madhyama varganA ajANyA mAnavIno aDhI varSano dIkaro che. enuM nAma azoka che. azokanA pitA hIrAkuDa baMdha para kAma kare. enI | mAtAe enI najIkamAM AvelA orissAnA sambalapura 24 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI 0
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________________ Avyo. chae divase azokanI tabiyata sudharI. enI mAtAnA jIvamAM jIva Avyo. azoka bImArI sAme bAkhaDyo. mota sAme laDyo ne jItyo, paNa bImArI pAchaLa thoDI asara mUkatI gaI. zaradI azokanI sAthIdAra banI gaI. udharasa to satata cAlu ja . jarAka khullAmAM phare ke bagIcAmAM jarA laTAra mAre ke AkhI rAta dama jevuM rahe. vyAdhi ghaNI Ave, vedanA ghaNI thAya, chatAM azoka mojamAM rahe, hasato rahe, AnaMdathI khelato rahe. udharasa eTalI Ave ke bevaDa vaLI jAya, paNa e humalo zarma ke pAcho rAjA ! khelato-kUdato rAjA! AnaMdI azoka sahuno lADIlo ! mAbApaneya enI gerahAjarI game nahi. enA dosto enA vinA rame nahi. nokarone paNa eTalo ja priya. eka divasa azoke vikrama noMdhAvyo. pA pA pagalI mAMDI. sahunA AnaMdano pAra rahyo nahi. e AMgaNAmAM ramatA popaTa, kAbara ane kabUtara pAchaLa doDe. nirdoSa paMkhI jevuM killola karatuM enuM jIvana joIne mAtA-pitA paNa dhanyatA anubhavavA lAgyA. thoDo samaya pasAra thaI gayo. 0 evAmAM ekadama zItaLAno vA phelAyo. AvuM kaMI thAya eTale azokanI mAtAnI ciMtAno pAra na rahe. bAjumAM bImArInA samAcAra sAMbhaLe ane ghera bImArI AvI hoya eTalI ciMtA kare. azokanI mAtAe tarata ja enI rasI mukAvI, paNa azokanuM zarIra rAte garama rahevA lAgyuM. eka rAta to bahu kharAba vItI. azoka jhabakIjhabakIne jAgato. paga ne mAthuM paTakato. tAvathI enuM zarIra bharAyeluM hatuM. sArA nasIbe bIje divase tAva UtarI gayo. mAtA-pitAne haiye zAMti vaLI. azokano to e ja hasamukho cahero ! e ja AnaMdI svabhAva ! eTalo mojamAM rahe ke koIne kalpanAya Ave nahi ke gaIkAle to A chokaro jIvana-maraNa vacce jholAM khAto hato ! azoka para pAra vinAnI Apatti AvI hatI. hasatA ke bALake ekeeka Apattine AnaMdathI pasAra karI. - evAmAM eka navI vastu enA zarIramAM dekhAvA lAgI. azoka paga para besI zakato nahi, Teko laIne Ubho thaI zakato nahi. AvuM hoya tyAre jAte cAlI zakavAnI to vAta ja kyAMthI thAya ? azokanI mAtA bALakane laIne DaoNkTaro pAse | AnaMdI azoka -0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 27 0-0-0-0 -0-0-0-0-0 -0 23 - 00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI
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________________ ETTE gaI. DaoNkTaro bALakane jotAM ane vicAramAM paDI jatAM. zaheranA eka moTA DaoNkTarane batAvyuM. emaNe kahyuM ke azokane bALalakavAno roga thayo che. enI mAtAnAM bArebAra vahANa DUbI gayAM. eka to ATalA badhA rogo thavAthI azokano bAMdho sAva nabaLo thaI gayelo. emAM A rogamAMthI UgaravA mATe zarIranI ghaNI tAkAta joIe. have zuM thaze ? azoka jIvanabhara apaMga raheze ? hasato-khelato azoka cAlI zakato na hato. koI besADe to bese. have na harAya-pharAya, na saheje bahAra javAya. roga to bhAre, paNa nAnakaDo azoka evo ja che AnaMdI, kAluM-kAluM bolyA kare ! mojamajA karyA kare ! che azokanA hasatA caherAne joIne enI mAtAne che hiMmata AvI. eNe DaoNkTaronI salAha lIdhI. jarUrI che davAo ApI. dIkarInA page mAliza karavA lAgI. thoDuM bAkI hatuM te azokane pharI nyUmoniyAnA che rogano humalo thayo. have to lAja Izvarane hAtha rahI. che mitro, sagAMo ane DaoNkTaroe bhAre doDadhAma karI. AkarI kasoTIno samaya hato, paNa nyUmoniyAnA che rogamAMthI azoka bahAra Avyo. eno AnaMda to evo che ne evo ja hato. A pachI enI mAtA ene laI dilhI AnaMdI azoka -0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 29 himata kadI na hAravI ! ciMtAtura mAtApitA, bImAra chatAM AnaMdI azoka 28-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI
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________________ neharucAcAe aDhI varSanA azokane teDyo. enA kapALa para potAno varada hAtha pheravyo tyAre sahunA AnaMdano pAra rahyo nahi. phakta neharucAcAe ja azokane vahAla karyuM evuM nathI, paNa rAjendrabAbu ane paM. goviMdavallabha paMte paNa AzIrvAda ApyA. dhanya azoka tane ! teM hasate mukhe mota para vijaya meLavyo ! gaI. dilhImAM e vakhate raziyAnA eka DaoNkTara AvyA hatA. emaNe azokanI mAtAne hiMmata rAkhavA kahyuM. ilekTrika sAravAra ApavA kahyuM. DaoNkTare kahyuM ke azoka jarUra cAlato thaze. mAtA-pitAnA hRdaya AnaMdathI nAcI UThyAM. re ! azoka cAlato thAya, azoka nAcato-kUdato thAya, to pachI amAre zuM joIe ? thoDA divasa sAravAra lIdhI. azoka enA paga para Ubho raheto thayo ane dhIre dhIre cAlato thayo. paM. naherue azokanI kahANI sAMbhaLI. emaNe | azokane potAnA janmadivasanI TikiTa mATe pasaMda karyo. vAgha sAme nahi, siMha sAme nahi, sApa ke vIMchI sAme nahi, paNa khuda mota sAme laDanAra azokane emaNe pasaMda karyo. putranuM gaurava e mAtApitAnuM gaurava che. e rIte potAnA bALaka mATe mAtApitAe karelI mahenatanI prazaMsA karI. azokane sAravAra ApanArA DaoNkTaro ane narsone pramANapatra ApyAM. ( 14mI navembare jyAre enI mAtA azokane laIne 5. javAharalAla naherune maLavA mATe gaI tyAre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 - 00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI AnaMdI azoka -0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 31
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________________ nAma. haiyAnAM heta 4 dhaMdhukA tAlukAnuM nAnakaDuM gAma. Akaru evuM enuM A gAmamAM be bhAI rahe. eka ja gharamAM rahe. moTA bhAInuM nAma prabhAtasiMga, nAnA bhAInuM nAma amarasiMga. prabhAtasiMgane eka putra. caMdu enuM nAma. agiyAra varSano caMdu nizALe jAya. zALAethI chUTI ramavA jAya, paNa ene kharI majA to potAnI nAnI benane ramADavAmAM Ave. amarasiMgane eka dIkarI. pAMca mahinAnI e chokarI. hajI enuM nAma pADyuM na hatuM. koI bebI kahI bolAve. 5-0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0 motane hAthatALI vahAlamAM bebalI kahI ramADe. caMdune nAnI bena para bhAre heta. ene khUba mojathI ramADe. dhImethI tAlI pADIne camakAve. capaTI vagADIne hasAve. hAtha UMco karIne salAma karAve, be hAtha bhegA karIne praNAma karAve. pote khaDakhaDATa hasIne tene khUba hasAve. eka vAra prabhAtasiMga ane amarasiMga vacce jhaghaDo thayo. eka gharamAM bhegAM rahetAM vAsaNa khakhaDyAM. jhaghaDo manano hoya che. ekabIjAnAM mana kocavANAM. gharamAM caDasAcaDasI thaI. nAnI vAta vAde caDI. vAda evo ke kajiyAnuM ThekANuM na rahe. kajiyo evo ke emAM bolavAnuM bhAna na rahe. baMne vacce khUba bolAcAlI thaI. moTo bhAI moTAI bhUlyo, nAno bhAI vinaya bhUlyo. sAva nAnI vAta varSothI bhegA rahenArane judA pADanArI banI. baMne bhAI judA rahevA lAgyA. emanI vacce koI vAtacIta nahi. sAme maLe to bole nahi. AMkhathI AMkha meLave nahi. kazI oLakhANa hoya nahi ema ekabIjAne jotAM ADuM moM karIne cAle. moTA laDe, emAM muzkelI nAnAne paDe, be bhAI haiyAnAM heta -0-0-0-0 33 --0 0101
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________________ ekabIjAne na maLe to cAle, paNa caMduthI nAnakaDI benane maLyA vinA to rahevAya ja kema ! ene nAnI bena yAda Ave. haiyAmAM heta UbharAya. jaIne ramADavAnuM khUba mana thAya. vicAra kare ke atyAre bebalI zuM karatI haze ? konI sAthe ramatI haze ? mana to ghaNuMya thAya, paNa kAkAne tyAM javAya kema ? pitAe cetavaNI ApI hatI. emaNe kahyuM hatuM, "khabaradAra ! tyAM gayo che to ? tAro TAMTiyo ja bhAMgI nAkhIza. enA ghara sAme jovAnuM nahi. enuM nAma levAnuM nahi. bebalIne ramADavAnI to vAta ja karavAnI eka divasa enAthI rahevAyuM nahi. doDato jaI pahoMcyo kAkAne ghera. amarasiMga kAkA to bahAra gayA hatA. kAkI gharamAM hatAM. emaNe caMdune joyo. caMdu kahe, "bebalI kyAM che ? ene ramADavA huM Avyo chuM." kAkI kahe, "beTA caMdu, ApaNA ghara vacce koI vahevAra nathI. baMne ghara judAM che. AthI have tane bebalI ramADavA na apAya." caMdune to paga nIcethI dharatI sarakatI lAgI. enI AMkhamAM AMsu UmaTyAM. e jozabhera raDI UThyo ane bolyo, kAkI, mane bebalI vinA saheje gamatuM nathI. mArA bApue paNa ahIM AvavAnI nA pADI hatI. manane ghaNuMya rokyuM, paNa Akhare rahevAyuM nahi eTale bebalIne ramADavA Avyo chuM." caMdunI AMkhamAM AMsu joIne kAkInuM mana pIgaLyuM. caMdune pAMca mahinAnI bebI ramADavA ApI. caMdunA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. tAlI pADI. enI ! AjubAju nAcavA lAgyo. capaTI vagADI khela karavA lAgyo. nAnI bena to gelamAM AvI gaI. eNe UMcA hAtha karyoya caMdu enA izArA samajato | 0 0 0 73-09-8000 0 0 nAnakaDo caMdu vicAre ke evuM te zuM thayu ke kAkA sAthe bolAya nahi ? kAkA ane bApu vacce jhaghaDo thayo hoya, paNa emAM bebalIno zo guno ! ene ramADavAnI manAI zA mATe ? caMdu catura hato, paNa enAthI moTAonI A vAta samajAI nahi. ene satata nAnI benanI yAda satAve. manamAM thAya che ke Aje ene koNe gela karAvI haze ! Aje ene koNa | bahAra pharavA laI gayuM haze ? 34 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI 0 0 0 0 haiyAnAM heta -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 3pa
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________________ hato. enI mUMgI bhASA jANato hato. A joIne eNe kahyuM, "haM.... have tAre pharavA javuM che ne ? bola, kyAM TahelavA javuM che ? bajAramAM jaIzuM ke khetare jaIzuM? bola, bola." caMdunI vAta najIkamAM beThelAM kAkI sAMbhaLe. caMdune joIne pAMca mahinAnI bALakI kevI gelamAM AvI gaI e AzcaryathI nihALe. caMdue to bebalIne teDI lIdhI. gharanI bahAra nIkaLyo. bahAra nIkaLatAM kAkIne kahyuM ke bebIbena jarA bajAramAM AMTo mArIne Ave che ! kAkI vicAra kare ke hA kahuM ke nA kahuM, jo caMdunA che kAkAne khabara paDe to emanAM badhAMya varSa pUrAM thaI jAya, paNa nAnAM bALakonuM vahAla joIne e kazuM bolI zakyAM che nahi. thoDI vAramAM caMdu bebIne gela karAvato-karAvato 0 kyAMya AgaLa nIkaLI gayo. agiyAra varSano caMdu potAnI pAMca mahinAnI nAnI benane bajAra batAvavA lAgyo. ramakaDAMnI dukAne Ubho 6 rahIne ramakaDAM batAve. rastA para madArI khela kare. ghUgharI che paherI nAcatA mAMkaDAne batAve. 6 benane gela karAvato jAya. dhIre-dhIre AgaLa vadhato jAya. 360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 motane hAthatALI gAmaDAnI bajAra sAva sAMkaDI. be bAju dukAno ane vacce dhULiyo rasto, gAya, bheMsa ane baLada pANI pIvA chUTyAM. caMdu benane gAya batAve, bhAMbharatI bheMsa batAve. evAmAM eka baLada Avyo. khUba jhapATAthI doDato Avyo. Amatema ziMgaDAM uchALato Avyo. caMdu benane laIne enAthI bacavA gayo. rastAnI sAmI bAjue javA gayo. eTalAmAM bIjI bAjuthI bIjo baLada Avyo. beya baLada tophAne caDyA. talavAra sAme talavAra aphaLAya ema baLadanAM ziMgaDAM sAme ziMgaDAM bhaTakAvA lAgyAM. baLadanuM moTuM moTuM zarIra. lAMbAM aNIdAra ziMgaDAM. | ziMgaDAM evAM ulALe ke bhalabhalo phaMgoLAI jAya. agiyAra varSano caMdu benI vacamAM phasAI gayo. | rastA parathI badhAM mANaso AghApAchAM thaI gayAM. caMdune eka baLadano jorathI dhakko vAgyo. caMdu phaMgoLAI gayo. keDe teDelI nAnI bena nIce paDI. caMdue rADa pADI, "o...mArI bena...re...." paNa tarata caMdu sAvadha thayo. vicAra karyo ke bebalI | para baLadano paga Avaze, to pachI ? 0 0 0 C00009 haiyAnAM heta -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 37
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________________ bUma pADavAnI A veLA na hatI. cIsa pADavAno koI artha na hato. hiMmata e ja have enuM hathiyAra hatuM. agiyAra varSano caMdu tarata Ubho thayo. jamIna para paDelI pAMca mahinAnI bena para cAra page godhalI thaIne Ubho rahyo. mana makkama karIne khaDo rahyo. jora hatuM eTaluM bheguM karIne Ubho rahyo. be bAju be baLada AthaDe. cAre paga uchALe. ziMgaDA vIMjhe. baMne yuddhe caDyA hatA. yuddha te kevuM ? koI pAse na jaI zake. dhULa evI UDI ke AjubAju kazuM dekhAya nahi. | caMdu saheje casakyo nahi. dhakko vAge, paNa Dagyo nahi. upara baLadanI haDiyApATI cAle, paNa caMdu saheje | khase nahi. enuM tana makkama. enuM mana majabUta. thoDI vAramAM loko bhegAM thayAM. emaNe baLadone AghA kADhyA. caMdu Ubho thayo. ene khUba vAgyuM hatuM, paNa | bebalIne sAjInaravI joIne e potAnA ghA bhUlI gayo. bebalIne teDI ghara bhaNI doDyo. kAkIe lohIluhANa caMdune joyo. amarasiMga ghera AvI gayA hatA. emaNe caMdunI AvI hAlata joIne pUchyuM, | "are caMdu ! A zuM? zuM koI asmAta thayo che ?" - 0 0 -0 0 -0 0 - 0 -0 0 0 0 -0 0 -0 || Dovan ! -0 0 AphatanI vacce baLadanA dhakkAthI nIce paDelo caMdu -0 -0. 38 - 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- motane hAthatALI haiyAnAM heta -0-0-0-0-0-0-0 - 39
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________________ caMdu kahe, "kAkA, mane kazuM nathI thayuM. mArI vahAlI bebalInI saMbhALa lo. juo, ene to vAgyuM nathI ne ?" amarasiMge joyuM to pAMca mahinAnI bebI hemakhema hatI, paNa caMdunA hAthamAMthI ane pagamAMthI lohI vadhe jatuM hatuM. enAM kapaDAM lohIthI tarabatara hatAM. caMdue badhI vAta karI. caMdune tarata davAkhAne laI gayA. jaIne pATApiMDI karAvI. amarasiMga ene ghera mUkavA gayA. prabhAtasiMga nAnA bhAIne A rIte Avato joI vicAramAM paDyA. emane thayuM ke zuM A sAcuM che ke e svapna jue che ? bhAInA che hAthamAM caMdune UMcakelo joyo. amarasiMge moTAbhAIne badhI vAta karI. prabhAtasiMga che sAMbhaLI ja rahyA. baMne manomana bhAIbenanA atuTa hetane samajyA. thoDI vAra baMne mUMgA rahyA. emanI AMkhamAM 0 AMsu AvyAM. baMne ekabIjAne hetathI vaLagI paDyA. - prabhAtasiMga kahe, nAnakaDAM bhAI-benanAM hete be bhAInAM heta pAchAM che dIdhAM ! be kuTuMbane bhegAM karyAM ! A nAnAM chokarAM to moTAMneya zIkhavanArAM nIkaLyAM !" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000-0-0-0-0-00 * 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0aa motane hAthatALI 0-0-0 -0-0-0-0-0 -9