Motini Maya

Author(s): Gopaldas Jivabhai Patel
Publisher: Parivar Prakashan Sahakari Mandir Ahmedabad
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005196/1

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jodIne sAva jona sTAInabaeNkanA pala' uparathI rAhata sa yAda gopALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela

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mAtInI mAyA

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mo tI nI mA yA [ eNkisake dezanA vatanIonI eka lokakathA ] jana sTAInabekanA pala' uparathI saMpAdaka gepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela mukhya vikretA bAlagoviMda kuberadAsanI kaMpanI vecANa vibhAga gAMdhImArga: amadAvAda-1

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makAraka parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maM. li. mATe vrajalAla tri. parIkha bAlagoviMda prakAzana kALupura, amadAvAda-1 mudraka mANekalAla dI. paTela dharatI mudraNAlaya, 2 cakhaDa, amadAvAda-1 pahelI AvRtti, sana. 1963 deha rUpiyo

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prakAzakanuM nivedana parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maMdira limiTeDa e eka sahakArI prakAzana saMsthA che ane amuka nizcita jAhera sevAnA uddezathI tenI sthApanA karavAmAM AvelI che. tenI zarUAtanA kALamAM tene je jAtane AvakAra ane sahakAra prApta thaye che, ane tenI pravRtti je AkAra uttarottara pakaDatI jAya che, te kharekhara amAre mana moTI AnaMdanI vAta che. "AzA ane dhIraja' prasiddha karyA bAda parivAra prakAzana maMdira thoDA ja vakhatamAM "motInI mAyA nAmanI A lokakathA prasiddha kare che. paheluM purataka eka kasabI lekhakanI kalame lakhAyelI adbhuta kathA hatI, tyAre A kathA lokoe ghaDelI eka lekakathA che. paraMtu e paNa eka adbhuta kathA che -mAtra tene lekakathA-koree sIdhIsAdI sAhajika rIte kahI che. ane mekisake dezanA "maya jAtinA e leka paNa jUnA bhUtakALamAM kaI rIte ApaNuM saMrakRti sAthe saMparka pAmelA prAcIna leka che, ema ItihAsa-purAtattvavido kahe che. gorI

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saMrakRti sAthe saMgharSamAM AvatAM keTalIya prAcIna jAtio luptaprAya thaI gaI che. gorAonI tRSNa evI bhAre dAhaka-nAzaka nIvaDI che. ApaNuM prAcIna bhAratIya saMskRti gorI saMskRti sAthenA saMparkamAM ane saMgharSamAM AvatAM kaMIka vizeSa dekhAva karI zakI, te tenA gaNyAgAMThayA sapUtone kAraNe ja. bAkI to ApaNuM aMtaramAM paNa gerI saMskRtie je tRSNanI Aga jalAvI che, te kinanA jAtabhAIomAM pragaTelI Aga karatAM ochI dAhaka-mAraka nathI. kine jema DuM dhana hAthamAM AvatAM chokarAne bhaNAvavAnI ane rAIphala vasAvavAnI tamannA jAgI, tenI peThe ApaNe paNa ravarAjya AvyA bAda vicitra tRSNAo pragaTa karavA lAgyA chIe. keTalAya samudra vaTAvIne AvelI A jAtinI lokakathA ApaNane ghaNI rIte upakAraka thaI paDe tevI che. "satyAgrahanA taMtrIzrIe A vArtA temanA patranAM pAnAMmAMthI pustakAkAre utAravA paravAnagI ApI, te badala temane AbhArI chuM. parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maMdire bIjI paNa be cAra mALAonA prakAzananuM kAma tatkALa hAtha upara lIdhuM che. eka te gujarAtanA ghaDavaiyAo gaNAya tevI vyaktionA jIvanakArya-paricayanI mALA; bIjI "rASTranA ghaDavaiyA gaNI zakAya tevA rASTrapramukho, sevake ityAdinI caritramALA trIjI amerikA vagere dezonA pramukhonAM caritronI mALA; cethI ApaNuM paDozI ane saMbaMdhI dezAnI mAhitI ApatI paricaya mALA.

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A vividha mALAomAM maNakA parovavAnuM ke taiyAra karavAnuM kAma keTalAya utsAhI mitro ane adhikArI lekhakee upADI lIdhuM che, e paNa amAre mana ghaNI AnaMdanI vAta che. akSarajJAnane pracAra jema jema ApaNA dezamAM vadhato jaze, tema tema upayogI tema ja AnaMdaprada vAcananI bhUkha paNa UghaDatI jaze. te bhUkhane su-pazya vAcana-sAmagrIthI tRpta karavAnA bhagIratha kAryamAM A sahakArI saMrathA yatakiMcita phALo ApatI thaze, e vicAra utsAhapreraka thaI paDe te che. zrI. maganabhAI desAI e temanuM "gItAnuM prasthAna " e kImatI lekhamALA parivAra maMdirane prasiddha karavA saMmati ApI che, e ahIM jAhera karatAM amane atyaMta AnaMda thAya che. gItA ane upaniSada Adi ApaNA dharmagraMthone samajavA-samajAvavAnI temanI je viziSTa rIta che, te to temanAM upaniSada uparanAM pustaka tathA kocaraba AzramamAM varasovarasa gItAjayaMtI vyAkhyAnamALA prasaMge temanA pramukhapade apAyelAM vyAkhyAnathI paricita evAM sI gItApremIone jANItI bAbata che. sau temanI zailI ane navIna dRSTithI ekasarakhAM prabhAvita thAya che. gItAnA prasthAna aMgenuM - arthAt gItA kayA saMjogomAM upadezAI te bhUmikAnuM ja nirUpaNa karatI A anokhI lekhamALA, amArI jANa mujaba gItA upara temanuM prasiddha thatuM prathama pustaka che.

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uparAMta zrI. maganabhAIe potAnA "satyAgraha' patramAM prasiddha thayelI vicArakalikAonuM saMpAdana karI te pragaTa karavAnI amane paravAnagI ApI che, tene huM A pravRttine temaNe Apela amUlya sahakArarUpa mAnuM chuM. A baMne pustako have taratamAM ja chapAI bahAra paDaze. parivAra prakAzanane maLato A badhe sahakAra utsAhapreraka che. sane A pravRtti upayogI nIvaDe. gAMdhIjayaMtI, maNibhAI vAghajIbhAI paTela 2-10-'12 tA. ka. "parla 'nA lekhaka zrI. jaina sTAInabekanI paravAnagI mAgavAmAM AvatAM temaNe tenA gujarAtI bhASAnA hako dharAvatI saMsthAne e aMge bhalAmaNa karI che, te badala ahIM temane AbhAra mAnIe chIe.

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prAstAvika zrI. maganabhAI desAI saMpAdita "satyAgraha' sAptAhikamAM tRSNAnI Aga" nAme ATha hapate prasiddha thayelI A vArtA motInI mAyA" e anurUpa nAme puratakAkAre prasiddha thAya che, tethI AnaMda Upaje che. e lokakathAnI bhUmikArUpa maeNksiko deza amerikAnI dakSiNe Avele prAcIna saMskRtivALo pradeza che. tyAMnI prAcIna maya saMskRtinA abhyAsIo evA nirNaye paNa pahoMce che ke, tyAMnA zilpa vagere upara bhAratIya saMskRtinI cokhkhI asara varatAya che. prAcIna kALamAM A pradeza sAthe ApaNA pUrvajone ke ane keTale saMparka kevI rIte thayo haze, e atyAre - batakALanA garbhamAM daTAyelI vastu che. che ke maya lekonI saMskRti atyAre te lagabhaga nAmazeSa thaI gaI che. lokhaMDa-polAda ane gheDAthI aparicita evI maeNksike dezanI prajA upara speniza bakhtaradhArIoe kevI rIte humale karyo, ane so-baso gorAoe daza-daza hajAra vatanIonI kevaLa zAka-bhAjI peThe kevI rIte katala calAvI, te kathA Aje paNa hRdaya kaMpAvI mUke tevI che. bIjI bAju ItihAsa tema ja dharatInA pRSTha upara beMdhAI rahelA ijAonA sAmrAjyanA - ". RG :

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dhorI mArgo tathA pavanavege deDatA kAsada vaDe calAvAto saMdeza-vyavahAra e Aje paNa sau koIne acaMbAmAM garakAva karI de che. motInI mAyA" e kathAnA deza upara gorAone kheMcI lAvanAra te e dezanA suvarNanI mAyA hatI. A leke khaMDa-polAdane nahotA jANatA, paNa suvarNa-dhAtunA to - svAmI hatA. gorAoe temane jItIne temanuM sonuM vahANo - bharI bharIne yuropamAM ThAlavyuM. te vahANa lUMTanArA aMgreja cAMciyAo paNa enAthI tAvaMta thaI gayA. 'yaMtrodyoga mATe joItI mUDI IgleMDe eka bAju spenanAM A senuM bharelAM vahANe lUMTIne te bIjI bAju plAsInA yuddha pachI hiMdustAnanuM dhana ghasaDI ANune ja UbhI karI hatI, te te ItihAsane jANItI vAta che. paNa e ADavAta ahIM eTalA mATe jaNAvI ke, maya lekina dezanI lUMTa ane bhAratanI lUMTane e itihAsa e rIte paNa bhego jovA-tapAsavA jevo che. paNa mULa vAta upara AvIe. A vatanIonuM sonuM lUMTAI gayA pachI ane teo kALI gulAmImAM sabaDatA thayA pachI cheka ja kaMgALa dazAmAM AvI gayA. pachInA bhAgamAM temanA dariyAkinAre amuka bhAgamAMthI maLI AvatI metIvALI chipalIonuM AkarSaNa e deza upara gorAonI pakaDanuM eka mukhya kAraNa banI rahyuM.

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evuM eka motI te dezanA vatanInA hAthamAM Avata, gorAonA saMparka tenA manamAM tRSNAnI Aga kevI rIte bhabhUkI UThI, ane teNe tenuM ghara-kuTuMba-jIvana bhasmIbhUta karyA, tenI A hRdayaMgama lokakathA che. lekakathAmAM hotA badhA guNe temAM che. e kathA lekIne amuka hitopadeza ThasAvavA arthe che, tema ja temAM te jAtanI sIdhIsAdI saraLatA paNa che. prasiddha amerikana lekhaka jaina sTAInabaeNkane kasabI hAtha tenA upara pharyo che e kharuM, paraMtu teNe tene Adhunika vAcakane gamI zake evA ghATamAM ghaDI ApI che eTaluM ja. e cepaDIne A TUMko chAyAnuvAda che. lokakathAnA rasiyA Apa saune to te ApaNI koI dUra cAlI gayelI ane pAchI AvelI sagI hoya, ema ja lAgaze. gAMdhI jayaMtI, nepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela 2-10-'12 tA. ka. "parla'nA lekhaka jona sTAInabaeNkane 1962nA varSanuM sAhitya mATenuM nobala InAma enAyata thayuM che, evI jAherAta tA. 25-10-'12 nA roja thaI che, e atre nedhatAM AnaMda thAya che.

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motInI mAyA

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mAtInI mAyA akhAta-nakanAre vaselI A jAti jhADa-pAnanAM jhUMpaDAMmAM rahIne kudaratanI zILI gedamAM peAtAnuM sAduM zAMta jIvana gALatI hatI. kineAnA jhUMpaDAmAM tenI patnI juAnAe vahelI 'UDI, gharasa'sAranuM gRhyasteAtra gAtAM gAtAM, be patharAo vacce roTalA mATe dANA laseATavAnuM zarU karyuM. nAneA chekarA kAceTITA jhUMpaDA vacce doraDAthI laTakAvelA zIMkAmAM sUtA hatA, tathA hAthapaga uchALI mAtAne sAmata pahoMcADatA hatA. kineAnI jAtinA leAkeA pahelethI staMtra-kAza hatA. je kAMI jue-vicAre anubhave tenuM steAtra temanI vANImAMthI yu" ja hoya. anAja laseATatI vakhate gRhiNIe gAvAnuM gRhya-statra zuM, ke mAMdagI vakhate Arogya mATenuM dhanvaMtari-steAtra zuM, athavA Ata phe tAphAna vakhate te sAme jhUjhavA mATenuM vIrateMtra zuM, ke AnaMda ane saMteASa vyakta karavAnuM zAMti-stAtra zuM! jIvananuM kAvya pragaTa karatA vividha anubhava 3

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kure tenAM stotra lekagata thatAM. jANe bharatakhaMDanA vedakAlIna Aryo ! gorAe A bhUmimAM AvyA pachI badhuM badalAI gayuM. have pApa ane temAMthI bacAvanAra IsunI vAte saMbhaLAvanArA dalIlora pAdarIo, temanAM devaLe, temanA dharmopadeze, temanA vepArIo, temanA dhanike. temanA dAktare - ema badhA vargoe UtarI AvI, A lokonI zAMta jIvanavyavasthAmAM ne vikSepa macAvI mUkyo hato. gorAoe AlIzAna mahela bAMdhyA ane nagare racyAM. kinI jAtinA keTalAka leke temanA dAsa -nokara tarIke rahetA, ane pitAne sudharelA - sukhI thayelA mAnatA. akhAtanA A khUNA upara matIne mATe vepAra jA hato. kinI jAtinA marajIvAo Ape divasa DUbakI lagAvI chipelIo vaNI lAvatA. ane emAMthI maLatAM metInA vepAra vaDe yuropanAM bajAro ane yuropanA rAjAonI aDhaLaka dolata UbhI thatI hatI. kine have jhaTapaTa UDyo ane ochADa lapeTI bahAra jaI Ubho rahyo. suMdara zaLe prAtaHkALa cotarapha jAmI rahyo hato. kudaratanA AvA hRdayaMgama camatkAra

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sAthe ekarUpa thavuM e kevI prANadAyI vastu che, te haju kine bhUlyA nahote. unmAdaka pINunA cAbakhA mArI mArIne karelA meDI rAtanA ujAgarA A lakenA prAtaHkALane ghenamAM DubAvI detA na hatA ke savArathI ja zarU thatuM tRSNa-pravRtti-caka A lokone potAnA ghumarAvAmAM aTavAvI detuM na hatuM. roTalA ghaDI rahyA bAda juAnAe koTIne tenA pAraNAnA zakAmAMthI laIne sApha karyo tathA pAcha deraDAnA zIMkAmAM mUkI dIdho. kine have jhUMpaDAmAM AvI cUlA pAse besI garama garama Tale caTaNI sAthe khAvA lAgyo. kinAe TIma pUruM karyuM eTale juAnA cUlA pAse AvIne khAvA lAgI. - sUryanAM kiraNa jhUMpaDAmAM pesIne koTeTonA zikA upara saMtAkUkaDI ramavA lAgyAM. acAnaka kine jaDasaDa thaI gaye. tenI najara zIMkAnA doraDA uparathI UtaratA vIMchI upara coMTI gaI. juAnAnI najara paNa pAchaLa pachI tyAM pahoMcI. | kinAM nasakorAM susavATA mAravA lAgyAM. tenA

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aMtaramAM duzmananuM - aniSTanuM statra guMjI UThayuM. vIMchI dhIme dhIme doraDA uparathI UtarI rahyo hatA. juAnA rAga sAme - aniSTa sAme khacavAnu teAtra bhaNavA lAgI. kiA dhImethI hAtha AgaLa karIne UThavyo. vIMchIne khabara paDI gaI. teNe have peAtAnA kAramA AMkaDA UMcA karI uchALavA mAMDayo. te ja vakhate kAyeATITAe bALabuddhithI vIMchIne pakaDavA hAtha UMcA karyAM. zIMku hAlyuM ane tyAM te vIMchI doraDA uparathI gabaDI paDayo. kinA vIjaLInI jhaDape tene zIMkAmAM pakaDavA lapakaDyo. paraMtu vIMchI kAceTITAnA khabhA upara paDayo ane lAgale ja tyAM DakhyA. kinAe vIMchIne pakaDI macaDIne tenA chUMdo karI nAkhyA tathA jamIna upara paTakIne pagathI tene rALI nAkhyA. juAnAe doDIne cIsa pADatAM kAyATITAne peAtAnA hAthamAM lIdheA, ane 'khanI jagA uparathI, gAMDAnI peThe, teNe jhera cUsI cUsIne jamIna upara cUkavA mAMDayuM. cIsA sAMbhaLIne AsapAsanA jAtabhAI A bhegA thaI gayA. kinAnA bhAI juAna TaoNmasa ane tenI jADI vahu epeleAniyA ane tenAM cAra khALaka

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daravAje rekIne UbhAM, tyAre bIjA sau temanI pAchaLa bhAM rahI DekiyAM karavA lAgyAM. "vIMchI chokarAne karaDyo che, eTale gaNagaNATa chelA mANasa sudhI pahoMcI gayo. badhA jANatA hatA ke, e jAtane jherI vIMchI karaDe te mATe mANasa khUba pIDAya, paNa bALaka te. marI ja jAya. pahelAM sojo caDavA mAMDe ane pachI tAva tyAra bAda gaLuM rUMdhAya ane chevaTe piTamAM. AMkaDI AvIne meta. juAnAe cUsI cUsIne DaMkhanI jagA sapheda karI, nAkhI hatI. chatAM lAla lAla sAje tarapha UpasavA lAgyA hatA. paNa DaMkhanI pIDA kaMIka ochI thatAM keTInI cIsa ochI thavA lAgI hatI ane te DUsakAM bharatI thaye hate. kine pitAnI patnInI ThaMDI -khaMDI tAkAtathI mAhitagAra hato. juAnA svabhAve AjJApAlaka ane namra hatI, tathA haMmezAM hasatI rahetI. suvAvaDa vakhate vaLanI pIDAthI bevaDA vaLI jAya chatAM meM ethI UMhakAre paNa kADhatI na hatI. bhUkha ane thAkanI pIDA te jANe tene sparzI zakatI ja na hatI; ane maccha calAvatI vakhate to te pUrA puruSanuM kAma ApatI

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paraMtu atyAre teNe acaMbAmAM nAkhI de tevuM kAma kayuM - dAktarane belAva!" teNe bUma pADI. ane AkhA TeLAmAM cheDA sudhI gaNagaNATa pahoMcI gayA ke, "juAnA dAktarane belAvavA kahe che !" | dAktarane bolAvavA IcchavuM e, A lekamAM navAInI vAta hatI. kAraNa ke, gore dAktara paththaracUnAnA mahelamAMthI AvatAM teDAMne paNa pahoMcI vaLI zakate nahatuM, tyAM vaLI AvAM ghAsapAnanAM jhUMpaDAMmAM kema karIne Ave AMgaNAmAM UbhelAoe kahyuM: "dAktara ahIM nahIM Ave." bAraNAmAM UbhelAe paNa te vAta jhIlI laIne kahyuM, "dAktara ahIM nahIM Ave." kinee juAnAne kahyuM, "dAktara ahIM nahIM Ave." juAnAe mAM UMcuM karI kine tarapha siMhaNa jevI najara karIne kahyuM, "to ApaNe tene tyAM cAle." juAnAe eka hAthe pitAne ochADa mAthA upara nAkhyuM ane bIjA cheDAnuM khoyuM banAvI temAM raDatA bALakane lIdhuM. bAraNAmAM UbhelAM leke vaccethI khasI tene javAne mAMga karavA lAgyAM. kine tenI pAchaLa cAlyuM. tenA jAtabhAIonuM TeLuM paNa sAthe thayuM; kAraNa ke, A te AkhI birAdarIne prasaMga hato.

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thoDI vAramAM paththara-cUnAnAM makAnovALe zaherane bhAga zarU thaye. makAnanI bahAranAM kaMpAuMDanI kaThera bhI tenI aMdaranA bagIcAonA zILA bhInA pavananA jhapATAnI sAthe pAMjarAmAM pUrelAM paMkhIonA kalaravano avAja saMbhaLAI rahyo hato. saraghasa devaLa pAse thaIne pasAra thayuM tyAre tenI saMkhyA vadhIne khAsI maTI thaI gaI hatI. sAmA maLatA darekane dhImA svare kahI devAmAM AvatuM ke, bALakane vIMchI karaDo che; tenAM mAbApa tene dAktara pAse laI jAya che. devaLa pAsethI joDAyelA bhikhArIoe juAnAnuM jUnuM jhAMkhuM paDI gayeluM vastra joyuM tathA tenI uparanA eAchADanAM bAkorAM gaNyAM. teoe kinanA dhAbaLA nI uMmara paNa gaNI kADhI tathA mAthuM dhuNAvIne che. jaNAvI dIdhuM ke, AvAM garIbaDAM dAktarane tyAM jAya tethI zuM vaLe? chatAM teo paNa dAktara zuM kahe che te jovA-sAMbhaLavAnI iMtejArIthI ja A saraghasamAM joDAyA. e cAra bhikhArIe zaheranA dareka mANasanI gatirIti jANatA hatA. dAktarane te teo kharekhara

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oLakhatA. tenI aNaAvaData, tenI krUratA, tene leAbha, tenI vAsanAe, tenAM pApe, teNe kaDhaMgI rIte karAvelA garbhapAtA, ane dAna tarIke tenI pAsethI kAka vAra maLatA halakA ke khATA sikkAo - badhAthI te pUrepUrA jANakAra hatA. tenI pAsethI ja keTalAM maDadAM devaLanA kabrastAnamAM ghaTAvA AvatAM, te paNa teo sArI rIte jANatA. dAktaranA gharanA meATA daravAjA AgaLa saraghasa thelyuM. kine eka kSaNabhara e daravAjA AgaLa AnAkAnI karatA thAyeA. dAktara geArAonI jAtanA hatA; arthAt je jAtinA mANasAe cArase varasa thayAM kinAnI jAtinA mANasonI katala karI hatI, temane bhUkhe mAryA hatA, lUTA hatA, tathA Dara ane trAsathI dukhAvI dIdhA hatA, kineAnI jAtanA leAkeA tarapha geArA paNa dhikkAranI hINI najare jotA - temane mANasa nahIM paNa jAnavara ja gaNatA. kinAe daravAjAnuM kaDu' khakhaDAvyuM. te vakhate tenA manamAM zatrunu stAtra paDaghamanI peThe acAnaka gAjavA lAgyuM. kaDuM' khakhaDAvI kinAe peAtAnA TApeA mAthethI utArI hAthamAM lIdhA. kAceTITA gheADa' raDayo ane 1.

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juAnAe tene dhImethI halAvyuM. saraghasanA leke. jarA vadhu dekhAya-saMbhaLAya te mATe najIka AvyA. DI vAramAM daravAjo saheja pile thayo. daravAjAmAMthI bahAra najara karanAra nokara kinAnI jAtane. ja hato. kinAe tene potAnI bhASAmAM vAta karIH ekane eka chokare - tene vIMchI karaDyo che.' kare kinonI bhASAmAM javAba na ApyuM. teNe daravAjo baMdha karatAM eTaluM ja jaNAvyuM ke, "thebha, huM dAktarane khabara karuM." dAktara pitAnA oraDAmAM palaMga upara beThe. hate. perisathI Avela gulAbI raMganA rezamana jAmo teNe paheryo hate. patnInA mRtyu pachI dAktara have phrAMsanuM pitAnuM jIvana ja yAda karyA karato hato. vAta. vAtamAM te ema kahe ke, tyAMnuM jIvana ja "sudhareluM jIvana che." arthAta, theDI AvakamAM, sAmAnya makAnamAM eka rakhAta sAthe rahevuM ane resTorAMmAM khAvuM-pIvuM! zuM che?" dAktare nokarane pUchyuM. "IDiyana bALakane vIMchI karaDayo che." *..

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"mAre iMDiyana celakone jIvaDAM karaDI jAya tene upacAra karavA karatAM bIje kAMI dhaMdhe che ke nahi? huM Thera-dAktara nathI." hA, mAlika," nekare javAba Ape. "tenI pAse kaMI paisA sA che ? e loko pAse pasA se hotA nathI. AkhI duniyAmAM ekale huM ja maphata kAma karyA karuM ? huM te trAsI gaye. je, tenI pAse kaMI pisA-basA heya te !" nekare daravAjo ughADI svabhASAmAM kinane pUchyuM, tuM kaMI pisA-besA lAvyuM che ?" kinae pitAnA ochADanI nIcenI kaI chAnI jagAe kheLAbhaMLA karIne kAgaLanI aneka gaDIo kareluM eka paDIkuM kADhayuM. temAM ATha nAnAM, kAcAM, capaTAM, beDeLa metI hatI. nokare e paDIkuM hAthamAM lIdhuM ane pharI daravAjo baMdha karyo. gheDI vAramAM pAchA AvI teNe e paDIkuM bahAra pheMkyuM ane eTaluM jaNAvyuM, "dAktarane kaI gaMbhIra kesa tapAsavAno AvyuM hovAthI bahAra cAlyA gayA che." AkhA saraghasa upara eka kALI chAyA pharI vaLI. bhikhArIo devaLanAM pagathiyAMe pAchA pharyA, ane

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paDezIo kinonI zaramiMdagI najare na paDe te mATe samajIne vIkharAI gayA. kine bahu vAra sudhI daravAjA AgaLa Ubhe. rahyo. pachI teNe namratA dekhADavA hAthamAM lIdhela. Tepa mAthA upara pAcho mUkya, ane kazI cetavaNuM vinA ja daravAjA upara jorathI mukkI mArI. tenI AMgaLIonA sAMdhA pAchaLanI cAmaDI cirAI jatAM lehInI Tasare vahevA lAgI. ' vizALa akhAtane kinAre A lokonI purANa heDIo paDI hatI. peDhI dara peDhI e heDIo vArasAmAM UtarI AvatI. dara varSe tenI bahAra pANIthI na palaLe tevuM plAsTara A leke karatA. enI gupta rIta paNa peDhI dara peDhI ja cAlI AvelI hatI. kino ane juAnA dhIme dhIme kinArA upara (AtAnI heDI tarapha AvyAM. - hAMDInA sUtaka upara kinoe ochADa pAtharyo. bina upara keTaTone suvADIne, juAnA pANImAM jilaDI zevALa jevI dariyAI vanaspati laI AvI. tenI thapelI karIne teNe tene keTITenA khabhA upara

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-DaMkhanI jagAe dabAvIne mUkI. dAktara je kAMI IlAja karata tenA karatAM A ilAja kharekhara vadhu sAre, sasta ane asarakAraka hatuM. paraMtu e IlAja maphata karI zakAtuM hatuM ane sAde-sIdhuM hatuM, tethI dAktara jevAne mana te taddana "jaMgalI" hate. keTIne vIMchI karaDayA pachI peTamAM AMkaDAo AvavA lAgI na hatI. kadAca juAnAe ghaNuMkharuM jhera veLAsara cUsI kADhyuM hatuM. paraMtu potAnA ekanA eka lADakA dIkarA mATenI ciMtA teNe cUsIne pheMkI dIdhI na hatI. tethI te haju dhanvatari-stotra gaNagaNyA karatI hatI; tathA dAktarane IlAja karI zakAya te mATe, kaI sAruM metI hAthamAM Ave te AzAe, patine laIne khADI upara AvI hatI. motI zodhanArA bIjA marajIvAo kayAranA kAme lAgI gayA hatA. e khADImAM eka jagyAe metInI chipAlIo UMDethI maLatI hatI. ane e motInI Avaka upara penane rAjA yurepanI eka mahAsattA banI gayuM hatuM. e chilIomAM rahenAruM jaLacara

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prANI pharatuM hoya te vakhate akasmAtathI retIno eka kaNa tenA narama snAyuonI karacalIomAM bharAI jAya. tarata tenuM zarIra e kaNane snAyumAM UMDe khUMcate aTakAvavA, tenI AsapAsa eka prakAranuM suMvALuM simeMTa jevuM paDa cepaDavA mAMDe. eka vakhata A prakriyA zarU thaI ke te thaMbhe ja nahi. sikAMothI mANase DUbakI lagAvI lagAvIne e prANIone temanI chilIonA DhAMkaNu sameta taLiyAnA khaDake uparathI toDI lAvatA, ane temane cIrI temanA zarIramAM kyAMya motI baMdhAya che ke nahi te jotAM. kinee sAthe ANelAM be deraDAMmAMthI ekano cheDe paga bheravI zakAya te gALiye kADhIne vajaniyA paththarane bAMdhyuM ane bIjA deraDAne cheDe chAbaDI bAMdhI. pachI pitAnAM kapaDAM heDImAM mUkI, teNe paththara ane chAbaDI sAthe gAtuM lagAvyuM. kinI jAtinA lekoe "vizva-prakAza' nAme eka anokhA motInA guNagAna vize paNa eka stotra racyuM hatuM. kinanA rUMdhAyelA aMtaramAM (tathA sapATI upara machavAmAM beThelI juAnAnA aMtaramAM paNa) e stotra atyAre guMjatuM hatuM. .

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7 kinA juvAna ane tAkAtavALA hovAthI pANImAM be miniTa karatAM vadhu vakhata rahI zakatA. te mATI moTI chipelIo, pANI DakheALAya nahIM tema saMbhALapUrvaka, khALI kheALIne vINye jatA hatA ane chAbaDI bharatA hatA. acAnaka taLiyAnA khaDakanI ADamAM bharAI rahelI tathA jarA khullA meAMvALI eka chipeAlI kineAnI najare paDI. tenI aMdarathI eka prakAranI camaka AvatI spaSTa dekhAtI hatI. kinA e camaka joI ne AnaMdathI - AzAthI karUMpI UThaco. teNe peAtAnA hAthanA kAtAthI e chIpalIne khaDaka uparathI teADI kADhI. chIpalInu' mAM aMdaranA jaLacara prANIe tarata sajjaDa bhIDI dIdhuM. paNa kinA jANI gayA hatA ke, enI aMdara kadAca 'duniyAnI ajAyabI kahI zakAya tevuM 'vizva-prakAza 'meAtI che-stAtramAM jenuM gAna tenA lAkA peDhIvara karatA AvyA hatA. " teNe paththaranA gALiyAmAMthI peAtAnA paga have khecI lIdhA. tarata tenu zarIra pANImAMthI upara javA lAgyuM. e chipelI teNe pAtAnI chAtI- sAthe ja judI dabAvI rAkhI hatI.

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juAnAe hoDI sthira karI ane tarata kine temAM kUdI paDayo. pelI chilI nAvamAM sAcavIne mUkyA pachI prathama teNe pelI chAbaDI tathA paththarane pANImAMthI kheMcI lIdhAM. juAnA samajI gaI ke, kaMIka bhAre AnaMdanI vastu banI che; paraMtu potAnA ati AnaMdathI bhAvi pAchuM risAI na jAya te mATe te ADuM joI gaI. kinee prathama bIjI chilIe pitAnI charIthI ughADavA mAMDI ane motI na hovAthI joI joIne pAchI pANImAM pheMkavA mAMDI. chevaTe pelI chilI jANe teNe pahelI ja vAra joI hoya te rIte hAthamAM lIdhI. e chipalI ughADavAnI mahenata karavI paNa nakAmI heya evo dekhAva te karavA mAMDayo. juAnA tenA tarapha tAkI rahI hatI. teNe have dhImethI keTaTenA kapALa upara hAtha mUkI kinAne kahyuM " ughADe." kinoe kuzaLatAthI be paDanI vacamAM charInI tINI dhAra khecI dIdhI. pachI eka bAju bhAra daIne eka paDa upADyuM. aMdarane snAyu amaLA, taraphaDyo ane pachI prANurahita thaI gaye. kinae te snAyu ca karyo te tenI ADamAM peluM matI dekhAyuM-caMdra

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jevuM svaccha saMpUrNa ! dariyAI gala paMkhInA IMDA jeTaluM tenuM kada hatuM. juAnAne zvAsa thaMbhI gaye. kinoe motI pitAnI khullI hatheLImAM mUkyuM. tenI AMkho AnaMdathI ane khumArIthI camakI UThI. tenA aMtaramAM "vizvaprakAza" motInuM stotra pharIthI guMjI UThyuM. juAnAe svAbhAvika rIte ja keTI pAse jaI DaMkha uparathI pelI thapelI upADI. tarata te belI UThI, "juo, juo !" DaMkhane seje ocho thavA AvyuM hatuM. jheranI asara zarIramAMthI dUra thavA lAgI hatI. kinoe mitIvALA hAthanI mUDI vALI dIdhI. teNe eka moTI bUma pADI ane pachI te jaDasaDa banI gaye. pAsenI heDIovALAoe tenI bUma sAMbhaLI ane teo coMkI UThayA. teo tarata halesAM mAratA kinI heDI tarapha dhasI AvyA. zuM banyuM che te e badhA tarata ja pAmI gayA. kino ane tenI patnI juAnA temane jhuMpaDe pAchAM pharyA, tyAra pahelAM te zaheranI zerI vastImAM

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paNa samAcAra pahoMcI gayA hatA ke, kinane vizva-prakAza" metI jaDyuM che. bagIcAmAM TahelatA pAdarIne e samAcAra maLatAM ja devaLanI keTalIka Avazyaka marAmatanI yAdI tenA manamAM goThavAvA lAgI. dukAnadArane te samAcAra maLatAM ja teo potAnI dukAnane na vecAte keTaleka mAla have sArA naphAthI vecAI gayele mAnavA lAgyA. dAktarane e samAcAra maLatAM ja te manamAM ghATa goThavavA lAgyo ke, pite kinAnA chokarAne upacAra karavAnI nA pADI te bhUla zI rIte have sudhArI levI. devaLa AgaLanA bhikhArIo pAse A samAcAra pahoMcatAM teone AnaMdanAM galagaliyAM thavA lAgyAM, kAraNa acAnaka nasIbadAra banI gayelA garIba mANasa je dAnezarI bIje koI heto nathI. , mAchIo pAse khetI kharIdanArA jhaverIe temanI nAnI dukAnomAM beThA beThA kalpanAnA gheDA doDAvavA lAgyA. te badhA kharI rIte eka ja jhaverInA pagAradAro hatA; paNa judA judA svataMtra vepArI

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hovAno dekhAva karatA hatA. keAI mAchI meAtI vecavA Ave ke tarata ochAmAM ochA bhAve tene kema paDAvI levuM, enI khAjI tee pahelAM saMtalasa karI geAThavI letA. - TUMkamAM, badhI jAtanA leAkeA kinAnA mAtImAM rasa letA thaI gayA - jeene kaMI vecavAnuM hatu. te adhA, tema ja jemane tenI pAsethI kaI levAnI IcchA hatI te. dareka jaNanA e meAtI sAthe jANe kaIka saMbadha hatA. dareka jaNanA svapnamAM, yAjanAmAM, bhAvImAM, icchAmAM, jarUriyAtamAM, vAsanAmAM, bhUkhamAM jANe te meAtI keAI ne kaI rIte jaDAyelu hatuM. kinA ja jANe e siddhinI ADe ArcitA AvI UbhA hatA 9 divasa DhaLatAM kaneA jIAnA sAthe peAtAnA jhUMpaDAmAM beThA hatA tyAre thADI vAramAM tenuM ghara tenA jAtabhAIothI UbharAI gayuM. kinAe peAtAnI hathelImAM e meATu' meAtI badhA jue tema khullu' karyu.. koI mANasanA bhAgyamAM AvA abhyudaya te zI rIte saMbhavI zakatA haze, enI saune navAI lAgavA mAMDI.

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moTA bhAIne nAte najIka beThelA juAna Temase kinane pUchyuM, "tane vizva-prakAza matI maLyuM have tuM zuM karavA mAge che?" kinee matI sAmuM joyuM. motInA prakAzamAM kinane pitAnA aMtaranI tRSNanA oLA sAkSAt thatA dekhAyA - e badhI tRSNAo ke jemane asaMbhavita gaNIne teNe bhUtakALamAM manamAMthI dhakelI kADhI hatI. sau prathama te e motInI AbhAmAM teNe devaLanI vedI AgaLa pitAne juAnA ane keTI sAthe ghUMTaNiye paDato ane lagnavidhi Ujavate je. mAtra kharcanA pisA na hovAthI ja juAnA sAthe haju sudhI te lagnavidhi karAvI zakyo na hate. te belI UThayo, ame devaLamAM jaIne lagnavidhithI paraNIzuM." vaLI, motInA prakAzamAM ja teNe pitAne, juAnAne tathA kaTITene navAM tathA navI jAtanAM kapaDAM paherelAM joyAM. lAMbA jhabhA nIcethI kinanI najare juAnAnA pagamAM mojaDIo paherelI paNa dekhAtI hatI! ane koTITo? tene te teNe amerikAnA naukAdaLanA khalAsIone bhUro gaNaveza paherelo ja joya! kino bolI UThyo, "ame navAM kapaDAM paherIzuM."

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pachI kinane motInA bhUkharA prakAzamAM pitAne joItI nAnI nAnI cIje eka pachI eka dekhAvA lAgI. moTI vahela mAchalInA zikAra mATe joIto. AMkaDIdAra 'hAna bhAle, jenI pAchaLa goLa kaDuM hoya; ane - hAsto, zA mATe nahi? - eka rAIphala! te bolyA, "ane eka rAiphala pAse beThelA jAtabhAIomAMthI gaNagaNATa cheDe sudhI pahoMcI gaye, kine rAIphala vasAvaze." juAnA paNa have A badhI zakyatAothI cetanavaMtI banI gaI ane potAnA patinI hiMmata ane kalpanAzakti mATe gaurava anubhavavA lAgI. kinanI daSTimaryAdAne have aMta ja rahyo na hato. kAraNa ke vizvaprakAza motI tenA hAthamAM AvyuM hatuM. teNe motInA prakAzamAM kaTITone jAkITa paherI, upara kalara-TAI sAthe nizALamAM meja AgaLa besI, meTA kAgaLa upara lakhato joyo. ane turata te jAtabhAIo sAme jhanUnabharI AMkhethI joIne bolyo, "mAro dIkaro nizALe jaze." jAtabhAIomAM, A chellI vAta sAMbhaLI, ekadama cupakIdI phelAI gaI ane juAnAe e mahAna bhAvinI zakyatAnI kalpanA AvatAM ja hetathI keyaTITone pitAnI chAtI sAthe cAMge.

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kinane jANe divya daSTi ja prApta thaI hatI. te belyo, "mAre dIkaro cApaDIo ughADaze ane vAMcaze, tathA mAre dIkare lakhatAM zIkhaze ane lakhaze. mAro dIkare lekhAM gaNaze, ane enI AvaDatathI ApaNe badhA pAvaradhA thaIzuM; kAraNa ke te bhaNaze ane tenI mAraphate ApaNe paNa badhuM jANIzuM." kino ATaluM badhuM ekIsAthe kaI divasa be na hatuM, ane have tene vadhu belatAM Dara lAgavA mAMDavyo. teNe motI pAchuM mUThImAM vALI dIdhuM. jAtabhAIomAM paNa eka jAtane uzakerATa vyApI gayo. teone khAtarI hatI ke, temane saune mATe kinanA motInI prAptinI sAthe na yuga besavAno hatuM, ane temAM A ghaDI ane A vAte varSo sudhI vAtacItane mukhya viSaya banI raheze. jhuMpaDAmAM aMdhAruM gherAvA lAgatAM juAnAe cUlA pAse jaI eka taNakhe khetarI kADho ane upara zeDAM rADAM nAkhI bhaDake karyo. ene prakAza 24;

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saunA moM upara nAcavA lAgyA. saune vALanI veLA thaI gaI hatI, paNa koI haju tyAMthI khasavA mAgatuM na hatuM. evAmAM acAnaka eka gaNagaNATa eka maMethI bIje moDhe pharI vaLyuM ke, "pAdarIbAvA Ave che." puruSe mAthAM khullA karI bAraNA AgaLathI cheDA bAjue khasyA ane strIoe mAthA uparane ochADa nIce kheMcI AMkhe jamIna tarapha DhALI dIdhI. pAdarIbAvA A badhAM lekone pitAnAM "bhUlakAM kahIne saMbodhatA. temaNe AvIne kinane dhIme avAje kahyuM, "tAruM nAma devaLanA eka mahAna AcArya uparathI paDyuM che. te AcArya raNane aMkuzamAM ApyuM hatuM ane tArI jAtinA lekanAM mana zraddhA rasathI mIThAM banAvyAM hatAM. tuM e jANe che? graMthamAM e lakhyuM che." kinoe jhaTapaTa kaTITonA mAM sAme joyuM. eka divasa e chokaro paNa graMthamAM lakhelI ane na lakhelI vAta jANate thaze. pAdarIbAvAe have jaNAvyuM, "amane khabara maLI che ke, tane eka mahA lAbha thayo che, eka meTuM metI javuM che."

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kinoe hatheLImAM e metI khulluM karI batAvyuMtenI sAthe ja pelA pAdarInA manamAM eka meTo. AMcake AvyA. kharekhara e motI durlabha hatuM - amUlya hatuM. te eTaluM ja be , "amane khAtarI che ke, tuM parama pitAne tArA namra dhanyavAda arpaNa karAvaze, jeNe tane A mahAmUle bhaMDAra bakSe che. tathA te parama kRpALu pitA tane bhaviSyamAM egya mArge dore te mATe tuM prArthanA karAvaze." kinae namratAthI mAthuM dhuNAvyuM. juAnA have bolI, bAvAjI, ame jarUra prArthanA karAvIzuM. vaLI ame have devaLamAM paraNavA paNa AvIzuM. kie. ema kahyuM che." ane ATaluM kahI badhA paDozIone purA e bAbatamAM meLavavA teNe temanA sAmuM praznabharI najare joyuM. te badhAoe paNa hakAramAM DokuM halAvyuM. - pAdarI bolyA, " tamArA prathama vicAra bhalA. vicAre che e jANa mane khuzI thaI. parama pitA. tamAruM kalyANa kare, mArAM bhUlakAo." ATaluM ra

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kahIne te cUpakIthI pAchA pharyA ane lokoe temane. mArga Ape. have badhA jAtabhAIe paNa vIkharAvA lAgyA. tathA juAnAe hAMDI cUlA upara caDAvI. kina bAraNuM bahAra nIkaLI najara karavA lAgyo. rajanI jema judA judA aneka cUlAomAMthI nIkaLato maghamaghato. dhumADe tenA nAkamAM AvavA lAgyA. kinee AkAzamAM camakatA tArAo tarapha najara karI. dhIme dhIme tenuM mana daSTimaryAdA bhedIne bahAra -dUranA pradezamAM cAlyuM gayuM. paNa acAnaka te cekI UDyo H te dUranA pradezamAM jANe te ekale asahAya hato. tenA aMtaramAM kuTuMbanA maMgaLa stotrane badale aniSTanuM gheruM stotra gAjI UThayuM ane teNe hAthamAMnA metI upara capasIne mUThI vALI dIdhI. haju kine jhUMpaDA bahAra ja UbhuM hatuM tevAmAM teNe be mANasene potAnI tarapha phAnasa sAthe AvatA. joyA. eka te pile gore dAktara hatuM, ane bIje savAre tenA gharane daravAjo ughADanAra pele nekara..

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'dAktaranA daravAjA upara mArelI mukakIthI kinA paMjAnI je cAmaDI phATI hatI, te atyAre acAnaka jorathI cagaLavA lAgI. dAktare pAse AvatAM ja kahyuM, "tuM Aje savAre mAre tyAM AvyuM hatuM tyAre huM ghera na hate. paratu have pahelI take ja huM tArA bALakane jevA mATe AvI pahoMce chuM." ene te have lagabhaga maTI javA AvyuM che." tIkhA svare kinAe javAba Ape. dAktara jarA oTha maraDIne hase, paNa dhImethI be, "bhAIlA, vIMchInA DaMkhanI asara vicitra hoya che. bahArathI sAruM thatuM lAge, paNa pachI ocituM dhabAya namaH paNa thaI jAya !" Ama kahI teNe dhImethI pitAnA hAthamAMnI baeNga AgaLa lAvIne halAvI. dAktara jANatA hatA ke, kinAnI jAtanA leke koI paNa kAmadhaMdhAnAM ojAro ane hathiyAro pratye kevI zraddhAnI najare jue che. dAktare have ziyALanI cAlAkI dhAraNa karIne kahevA mAMDyuM, "kaI vAra bALakane paga Akhe ne Akhe sukAI jAya che, ke ekAda AMkha AMdhaLI thaI 28.

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jAya che, ke pITha upara khUdha nIkaLe che. mane vIMchInA. jheranI khabara ne ! ane e jhera utAravAne sacoTa nusakhe mArI pAse che!" kinane gusso ane vera ogaLI gayAM ane have temanI jagA, "chokarAne kAMIka thaI jAya che, evA bhaye lIdhI. tarata teNe bAjue khasI dAktarane aMdara jhUMpaDAmAM AvavA dIdhe. juAnAe UbhI thaI bALakane jorathI pitAnI chAtI sAthe dabAvI dIdhe. dAktare phAnasa UMcuM karAvI bALakanA khabhA uparanI DaMkhanI jagA joI. pachI. teNe tenAM pipacAM UMcAM karIne joyAM ane pachI DekuM dhuNAvI ciMtAgrasta mee kinane kahyuM, "huM dhArato hite tevuM ja thayuM che, jhera zarIramAM UMDuM UtarI gayuM che. je, A piparuM kevuM bhUruM thaI gayuM che?" ema kahI dAktare ke TITonuM popacuM AMkha upara DhALI batAvyuM. kinI banelI najare te bhUruM ja dekhAyuM. ! kinathI have nA pADI zakAI nahi. dAktare tarata sapheda bhUkInI eka zIzI kADhI, ane eka "kaeNsUlanI, ToTImAM thoDI davA bharI. pachI ene bIjI ToTI vaDe baMdha karI. te kuzaLatAthI potAnuM kAma karavA

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lAgyuM. teNe bALakane pitAnI pAse laI, tenA nIcalA heThane haLavI cImaTI bharI eTale pelAe tarata meM pahoLuM karyuM. tenI sAthe dAktare pelI davAnI ToTI tenA mAMmAM UMDe sarakAvI dIdhI. pachI jamIna upara paDelA phUlaDAmAMthI thoDuM pANI koTeTonA memAM reDayuM ke tarata davAnI ToTI peTamAM 'UtarI gaI. pachI dAktare pharI tenAM pipacAM jevAM ane gaMbhIra vicAra karI lIdhuM. bAda, juAnAne cheka pAcho sepIne kinane kahyuM, "ekAda kalAkamAM jhera mArI davA sAthe laDavA lAgaze. mArI davA jherane haThAvI deze; paraMtu huM kalAka pachI pAcho AvIza. saheja moDuM thayuM heta te tAruM bALaka tAruM na raheta. huM vakhatasara ja AvI gayuM chuM." ATaluM bolI dAktara nokara sAthe cAlatA thayA. juAnAe have kaTITone pitAnA ochADamAM lapeTI lIdhuM ane tenI sAme bhaya ane ciMtAthI te joI rahI. kinI pAse AvyA ane ochADa UMce karI koTITonuM piparuM jevA lAgyuM. te vakhate tene khabara paDI ke motI hajI mUThImAM ja hatuM. te jaladI bhIMta pAsenI piTI tarapha gayo ane temAMthI

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eka cIMtharAnA TukaDA laI Avyo. motIne temAM sArI peThe teNe vIMTI lIdhuM ane pachI jhUMpaDAne eka khUNe jamInane jarA kheAtarI temAM dATI dIdhuM. 12 kino gupacupa vALunuM paravArI laIne bIDI vALatA hatA tevAmAM acAnaka juAnAe tINe avAje trADa nAkhI, kino! ' < e bhayanI cIsa hatI, eTale kino cUlAmAM e rADAM khAsI jarA ajavALuM karI pAse gayA. kayeTITonA mAM upara sAjo AvI gayA hatA ane tenA gaLAmAM sasaNI jevuM zarU thayuM hatuM. tenA meAMmAMthI jADI lALano relA eka bAjue nIkaLyo hatA. peTanA snAyue UchaLavA lAgyA hatA ane bALaka atizaya pIDA bhAgavatuM hatuM. kino tyAM ghUMTaNiye paDyo ane benceA, " te tA dAktara kharu kahetA hatA. ' paraMtu A vAya te te juAnAne jarA AzvAsana maLe te mATe ja mAlyA hatA. tenA peAtAnA aMtaramAM te vahemano sakhata AMcakA AvI gayA vinA na rahyo ke, dAktare A sthULa jANIjoIne UbhuM karyuM' che. 1

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bALakane UlaTIo thavA mAMDI. kinA manamAM. saMzaya ghere banavA lAge ane vera ane zreSanuM saMgIta tenA mAthAmAM gAjavA lAgyuM. - bALakanI bImArInA samAcAra paDezIonAM jhUMpaDAMmAM phelAtAM vAra na lAgI. sau kinane tyAM bhegAM. thayAM. motI maLavAnA AnaMdanA samaye AvI zekanI vastu paNa sAthe AvI, te joI kaI kaI kahevA. lAgyuM ke, sadbhAgya haMmezAM bagalamAM thoDuM duHkha paNa ghAlatuM Ave che. DI vAra bAda dAktara tenA nokara sAthe jhapATAbaMdha kinane ghera AvI pahoMce. bALakane UMcuM karIne joyA bAda te samajaNuM mANasanI peThe bolyA, "juo, jhere pitAnuM kAma zarU karyuM che ne!" e jhera vIMchInuM che ke dAktaranI pelI peLI bhUkInuM, e kinone na samajAtAM te akaLAvA lAgyuM. paNa dAktara have TaTAra thaIne bolavA lAgyo. "juo have mArI karAmata; e jherane huM bhagADuM chuM ke nahi." teNe thoDuM pANI mAgyuM, ane temAM traNa TIpAM emoniyAnAM nAkhIne te paNa bALakanA 32

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mAM reDI dIdhuM. bALaka cIsa pADavA lAgyuM; juAnAnI AMkhe jANe bhUta vaLagyuM hoya tema phATI gaI. dAktara have baDAza hAMkavA lAgyo, "e te. ThIka thayuM ke huM vakhatasara AvI pahoMcyo ane mane vIMchInA jheranI badhI gatAgama che; nahi te-" AgaLanI vAta teNe khabhA uchALIne ja pUrI karI. dhIme dhIme kaTITonA peTano uchALe zamavA lAge, ane te UMghI gaye. UlaTIo thAka e kumaLA bALakane sArI peThe lAgyuM hatuM. dAktare vIMchInA jhera sAthenA yuddhamAM potAno vijaya jAhera karyo ane pachI bALakane juAnAnA hAthamAM mUkyuM. juAnA tenA tarapha kRtajJatA ane bhaktinA bhAvathI jhUkI paDI. dAktare have baeNga baMdha karatAM pUchyuM, "mAruM bila tuM jyAre cUkavaze, bha " jyAre mAruM motI vecAze tyAre huM tarata cukavI daIza." kinIe javAba Ape. tArI pAse motI che sArI jAtanuM che? dAktare rasapUrvaka pUchayuM. tarata ja kinonA jAtabhAIo ekI avAje bolI

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UDyA, " kanone vizvaprakAza' motI jaDayuM che. e moDhuM motI Aja sudhI koI e najare joyuM nathI.' dAktara navAI pAmI khelyA, "mane te kha paNa nathI. Avu' kImatI motI tu kAM rAkhI mUka bhAI? mArI tijorImAM tAre mUkavu hAya te ma ApI de; tyAM hajAracAra phAMphAM mAre paNa na vaLe." kinoe tarata javAba ApyuM, "me tene kharAma vage karyuM che. kAle tene huM vecI nAkhIza a tamane paisA cUkavI daIza." dAktara have kinonA mAM uparathI peAtAnI AM khaseDatA ja nahotA. te jANatA hatA ke, mo jhuMpaDAmAM ja kAMka dATyuM hovuM joI e ane ki te tarapha najara karyA vinA nahIM rahe. "paNa tu vecI rahe te pahelAM evu kImate motI cArAI jAya e teA ThIka na kahevAya ne, bhAI dAktare kahyuM ane tenI sAthe ja teNe joyu ke kinonI najara peAtAnA jhUMpaDAnA eka khUNA tara ajANatAM ja sthira thaI hatI. : 34

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13 dAktara cAlyuM jatAM ja kinInA jAtabhAIo paNa potapotAne jhuMpaDe javA nAchUTake verAyA. kina gupacupa thoDI vAra cUlAnA aMgArA pAse besI rahyo ane dUra dUrathI AvatA mojAnA tathA kUtarAM bhasavAno avAja sAMbhaLavA lAge. A leke AkhI rAta ghasaghasATa UMghatA ja nathI. vacce vacce teo jAge, theDI vAtacIta kare ane pAchA DuM UMgha. DI vAra bAda kinI UbhuM thayuM ane jhUMpaDAnI bahAra nIkaLyo. tenA mastakamAM aniSTanuM stotra gAjatuM hatuM, ane tene cheDe vakhata thayAM acAnaka kazeka judI jAtano aNasAra AvavA lAgyo hato. DI vAra bAda teNe jhUMpaDAmAM pAchA AvI pelA khUNAmAMthI motI khetarIne bahAra kADhyuM ane potAnI sUvAnI godaDI nIce DuM khetarIne dabAvI dIdhuM. juAnA cUlA pAse beThI A badhuM joI rahI hatI. teNe have pUchyuM, "tamane kene Dara lAge che?" kinoe sAce javAba zodhavA mAMDayo ane pachI kahyuM, "dareka jaNano."

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" " " nAma DI vAra bAda teo sUI gayAM. juAnA Aje bALakane zIMkAmAM suvADavAne badale pitAnI chAtI sarasuM ja rAkhyuM hatuM. dhIme dhIme cUlAno chelle taNakhe ThaMDe paDI gaye ane jhUMpaDAmAM pUrepUruM aMdhAruM thaI gayuM. moDI rAte kine UMghamAM jarA saLavaLyo ane jAgI gayo. te vakhate juAnAnI AMkha paNa UghaDI gaI. jhuMpaDAnA khUNAmAMthI keInAM pagalAMne dhImo avAjA saMbhaLA. kinIe vadhu saMbhaLAya te mATe pitAnI zvAsa rUMdhI lIdhe. cheDe vakhata kaze paNa avAja na Ave. kinane have lAgavA mAMDyuM ke, pitAnI jamaNA ja hatI. paraMtu eTalAmAM juAnAe tene cetavavA pitAno hAtha dhImethI tene hAtha upara dabAve. DI ja vAramAM avAja pharI AvyuM. pelA khUNAmAM kaI AMgaLIo vaDe jamIna khotaratuM hatuM. have kinonI chAtImAM eka prakArano ajJAta bhaya dhabakavA lAgyuM. bhayanI sAthe sAthe ja jhanUnI guse paNa hate. kinane hAtha pitAnI chAtI pAsenI kaTAra tarapha vaLyo, ane tarata te khIjavAyelI bilADInI peThe pilA upara lapaDyo. ghA khAlI gaye. bIje ghA karyo. e ghA kapaDAne ghasAye hoya ema lAgyuM. paNa 36

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eTalAmAM te tenA mAthA upara jANe vIjaLI tUTI paDI; tenuM mAthuM bhayaMkara vedanAthI dhamadhamavA lAgyuM. jhaDapathI doDavAnAM pagalAM sAMbhaLAyAM ane pachI zAMti. kinInA kapALamAMthI garama lehI nItaratuM hatuM. juAnA jANe tene dUra dUrathI bolAvI rahI hoya ema tene saMbhaLAtuM hatuM. DI vAramAM eka prakAranI TADhaka kinanA upara pharI vaLI ane te bolyo, "have mane ThIka che." kino jamIna upara sarakata pitAnI godaDI pAse gaye. juAnAe cUlAmAM rADAM nAkhI prakAza karyo. pachI teNe pitAnA ochADane cheDe pANImAM baLIne kinInA kapALa uparanuM lehI lUchavA mAMDyuM. kina be, "bahu vAgyuM nathI. phikara na karIza." A paNa juAnAnI chAtI bharAI AvI hatI, tenA ATha aMdaranA AvegathI phaphaDatA hatA. chevaTe te mahA parANe eTaluM belI, "A motI moTI Ata che, tene pheMkI de. lAve, huM tene paththara nIce pIsI nAkhuM, athavA atyAre ja dariyAmAM pAchuM padharAvI AvuM. narI AphatanA ja bhaNakArA mane lAge che." kinonuM meM kaThera thaI gayuM. te haTha pIsIne

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be , "jA, jA, A ApaNuM ekamAtra taka che. ApaNo kare bhaNavuM ja joIe." nA, nA, e motIthI ApaNe barabAdI ja thaze; ApaNuM chekarA upara paNa e Aphata lAvaze, ema mane lAge che." basa have belatI nahi; savAramAM te ApaNe e motI vecI nAkhIzuM; pachI e badhI Aphato tenI pAchaLa cAlI jaze ane ApaNI pAse te lakSmI ja raheze." tene hAtha te ja ghaDIe pitAnI kaTAra upara gaye. teno cheDe lehIthI kharaDAyeluM hatuM. duzmananuM te lehI kaTArane jamInamAM besI besIne teNe lUchI nAkhyuM. 14 savAra thatAM kinee jhaTapaTa potAnI gAdaDI lapeTI lIdhI ane tenI nIcethI motI khetarI kADhyuM. savAranA prakAzamAM motI kevuM manahara lAgatuM hatuM! kinenA manamAM pharIthI abhyadaya ane lakSmInuM stotra guMjavA lAgyuM. A motI aniSTa lAvI ja zI rIte

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zake? ene pagale pagale te nayu maMgaLa ja hoya-- sukha-sagavaDa, AjAra-hathiyAra, salAmatI-sukha, ArogyaauSadha, tRpti-AnaMda ! lA pAtra zaheramAM paNa te savAre uzkerATanu moju' phelAI gayuM hatu, kinA ane tenA jAtabhAIenuM saraghasa peluM vizvaprakAza motI vecavA AvavAnuM hatu., saraghasamAM, kinAnA moTo bhAI juAna TaoNmasa tenI sAthe ja cAlatA hatA. teNe kinAne cetavyA hatA, " joje, pelA jhaverI leAkeA tane chetarI na jAya." kinAe javAba vALyo, sAcI vAta, bhAI !' juAna Taumase kahyuM, "bIjI jagAe zA bhAva Upaje che tenI ApaNane khabara nathI; eTale ApaNAM motI paDAvI laI ne A jhaverIe bahAra tenu zuM upajAve che, te kANuM jANe che?" kinAe kahyuM, "e kharuM, paNa ApaNe ahIM ane teo tyAM; ApaNane zI rIte khabara paDe?' "kinA, tuM janmyA paNa na hatA, te vakhate ApaNA gharaDAoe motInA vadhu paisA upajAvavAnA 39

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eka nusakhe ajamAvyuM hatuM. ApaNe badhAM motI laIne eka jaNa rAjadhAnImAM jAya tyAM badhAM motInA vadhu paisA upajAve; temAMthI tenuM mahenatANuM kApI laI bAkInI rakama motInA mAlikane Ape." "e vicAra sAre kahevAya." kinoe bhAIne javAba Ape. ane tethI teoe eka mANasane badhAM motI laIne rAjadhAnImAM mokalyo. e mANasa pAcho Avyo ja nahi! teoe bIjo eka mANasa zedhI kADho ane tene motI laIne mokalyA. te paNa pAche AvyuM nahi. eTale teoe e na raste paData mUkI, jUne raste ja cAlu rAkhe." hA, pAdarI bAvAe e vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI hatI. raste sAre , paNa dharmathI viruddha hatuM, eTale bhagavAne ApaNane sajA karIne e vAta samajAvI, ema te kahetA hatA. pitAnI jagA cheDIne vadhu dhananI zodhamAM dUra na javuM, evI bhagavAnanI AjJA che. dareka mANasane bhagavAne sinikanI peThe A duniyAnA killAmAM eka eka sthAna nakkI karIne mokalyA che. dareka jaNe tyAM ja cITakI rahevuM joIe. bhale pachI keIne buraja upara sthAna maLyuM hoya ke

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kAIne bhIMta nIcenA bheAMyarAmAM.' kanAe lAM javAba ApyA. pAdarI mAvA dara varase e kathA saune kahI saMbhaLAve che," juAna TaoNmaMse hATha jarA maraDIne kahyuM. jyArathI paradezIe dalIleA, sattA ane dArUgoLA laI ne A dezamAM AvyA hatA tyArathI, eTale ke cArasa varasathI mAMDIne A dezanA vatanIAe gArAonI zANI dalIlAne AvA hoTha maraDIne ja javAkha vALyo hatA. A leAkeA pAse sAmI dalIle karavAnI AvaData na hatI; eTale te AkhI vAta sAMbhaLI cUpa thaI jatA. A cUpakIdInI dIvAla kazAthI bhedAya tevI na hatI. 15 jhUpaDAMethI zahera tarapha AvavA nIkaLelu saraghasa vadhatu ja jatuM hatu. eka vRddha DAsA te peAtAnA bhatrIjAne khabhe besIne paNa AvyA hatA! saraghasa najIka AvavAnI khakhara pahoMcatAM ja jhaverIe potapotAnI dukAnomAM taiyAra thaI beThA. kinonuM motI sastAmAM paDAvI levA teoe chUpI rIte pahelAM 41

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maLIne kyAranI saMtalasa karI lIdhI hatI. pahelA jhaverIe badhAne AvakAra ApyuM. ane jANe pote kazuM na jANatA hoya tema pUchyuM, "tamArI zI sevA bajAvuM, bhAI ?" kinoe pitAnA gajavAmAM amuka cIjomAM vIMTALI rAkheluM motI kADhatAM kahyuM, "mAre eka motI vecavAnuM che." juAna TaoNmasa kinInA A sIdhAsAdA zabdothI akaLAye. teNe kahyuM, "are moTuM motI - vizvaprakAza motI!" jhaverIe heTha maraDIne kahyuM, "le, kara vAta! moTuM motI! koI koI vAra mANase bAra-bAra motI laIne Ave che, paNa badhAM phaTAkiyAM hoya che. paNa huM tAruM motI jeuM ane je sAruM haze te tenI kiMmata karIne jarUra vadhumAM vadhu paisA ApIza." kinoe dhImethI badhAM vIMTaNa ukelavA mAMDyAM ane pachI garvathI phulAtAM nasakorAM sAthe jhaverInI kALA makhamalathI maDhelI thALImAM potAnuM motI sAcavIne mUkayuM. jhaverInA moM upara te motI jotAMveMta dhAryA

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mujaba kaze| camakArA na thayA. teNe AMgaLIe vaDe motIne makhamalanI thALImAM gALa pheravIne jovA mAMDyuM. kinono ane sauno zvAsa adhdhara thaI gayA. pAchaLa. sudhI gaNagaNATa paheAMcI gayA, " motIne jue che; haju kimata khelatA nathI." gheADI vAra motIne AmathI tema gamaDAvyA pachI jhaverInA mAM upara tucchakAranuM ane majAkanuM smita phelAI rahyuM. te khelyA, bhAI, mane duHkha thAya che; paNa tane kahevu joIe ke, A motI taddana nakAmuM che. ATalA moTA lakheATAne laI ne koI zuM kare? bajAramAM AvAM motInI kazI mAga ke kiMmata hotI nathI. ramakaDA tarIke keAI tene laI jAya teA judI vAta." 66 kinonuM mAM ekadama paDI gayuM. paNa pachI jarA ciDAI ne te olye, " are e te vizva-prakAza motI che. keAIe evuM motI haju najare paNa joyu nathI." "e badhI vAta rahevA de, bhAI; AvaDu' moTu phaTAkiyuM laI ne karavAnuM zuM? kAI myUjhiyamamAM chIpalAM-zakha bheguM tene rAkhI mUke te judI vAta. tAre joItA hoya teA hajAreka pele ApuM vaLI." dakSiNa amerikAnAM rAjyA tarapha cAlatAcAMdInA sikko. aDhI rUpiyA jeTalI tenI kiMmata gaNAya. *

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kina have uzkerAI gayeH "are, enA te pacAsa hajAra che paNa ochA paDe. tuM jANe che, paNa mane chetaravA mAge che!" AkhA ToLAmAM jhaverIe kahelI kiMmata sAMbhaLI eka prakArane uzkerATa vyApI rahyo. jhaverIne have bIka lAgavA mAMDI. teNe tAbaDatoba kahyuM, "bhAI, mArA upara gusse thavAnI jarUra nathI. tamAre joIe te bIjAone batAvI juo. athavA bIjA jhaverIone ahIM bolAvavA hoya te ahIM ja belA, jethI amAre saMtalasa che evuM paNa na lAge." ATaluM bolatAMnI sAthe, teNe agAuthI goThavI rAkhyA pramANe, pitAnA nokarane bUma pADIne kahyuM, "jA phalANAbhAIne-phalANAbhAIne ahIM belAvI lAva. zA mATe belAvIe chIe te kahIza nahIM. ahIM jarA AvI javAnuM ja mAtra kaheje." kinonA jAtabhAIo have aMdara aMdara gusapusa karavA lAgyAH temane AvuM kaMIka thaze evI bIka ja hatI, motI moTuM hatuM, paNa tene raMga vicitra ho; pahelethI ja temane zaMkA hatI ke, motI bahu kImatI nahIM haiya; ane hajAra je kaMI nAnI rakama na

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kahevAya; pahelAM jenI pAse kazuM na hoya tene mATe to e moTI milakata kahevAya; ane kino hajAra pelo laI le te zuM khoTuM ? gaI kAle te tenI pAse kazuM ja nahotuM! I. paNa kinanA manamAM judI ja AMTI vaLatI jatI hatI jANe tenuM bhAvI saLavaLI rahyuM hatuM, varue AsapAsa ghUmI rahyAM hatAM, gIdha mAthA upara maMDaLAtAM hatAM. Sa, dhikkAra ane khUnano dhamadhamATa tenA kAnamAM gaDagaDavA lA. eTalAmAM traNeka jhaverIo bahArathI AvI pahoMcatAM bAraNA pAsenA leke e khasI jaIne mAraga A. pelA jhaverIoe motI sAme ke ekabIjA sAme najara paNa karI nahi. dukAnavALA jhaverIe teone kahyuM, "meM A motInI kiMmata TharAvI che-tame paNa ene parakhI juo ane kaMI kiMmata kahevI heya te kahe, ke mAgaNI karavI hoya te tema paNa kare." pachI kinI sAme joIne teNe umeryuM, "bhAI, me zI kiMmata TharAvI che te huM ethI balya paNa nathI. e lokone je ThIka lAge te kahe." pahelAe e motI jANe pahelI vAra ja joyuM hoya tema joIne AMgaLIomAM Ama tema pheravIne

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tucchakArathI pAchuM' rakAkhImAM nAkhI dIdhuM. "mAre A motI joItu nathI, eTale mane A sAdAmAMthI khAta ja samajo. A te kaMI motI che! A tA nakAma parapATA, che parapoTA ! " kAca kADhaa ' khIjAe khIsAmAMthI sUkSmadarzaka ane motIne Ama tema tapAsI joyuM. pachI jara ga'bhIrapaNe kahyuM, "bhAI, cAka lasATIne motI banA vIe tA paNa vadhAre sAruM thAya. A te nara paDavALuM ane nayuM khaDI bhareluM che. theADA dahADAmAM ja Ano raMga UDI javAno." Ama kahI teNe peAtAno kAca kanone jovA ApyA. kinoe kAca vaDe motIne kadI moTuM thayeluM joyeluM nahi, eTale motInI khADATekarAvALI sapATI joI te jarA ceAMkI UThayo. trIjA jhaverIe kinonA hAthamAMthI mAtI laIne kahyuM, mArA eka gharAkane AvAM TAkiyAM bhegAM karavAno zokha che. huM tane AnA 500 pele ApIza, ane mane lAge che ke huM tenA 600 pese upajAvIza." pelA dukAnadAra jhaverI khelyA, " huM kharekhara mUrakha ja chuM. mane khabara hatI ke, A motI bahu kImatI nathI. chatAM huM hajAra pelo ApavAnuM kahI beThA. paNa huM mAleluM gaLI javA mAgatA nathI. mArI ** *F

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hajAra pezanI mAgaNI UbhI ja samaja, bhagavAna ekavacanI mANasAnA dhadhAmAM barakata Apaze, evI mane zraddhA che." paNa kinoe tA jhaTapaTa have motIne pAchuM laI lapeTavA mAMDyuM. te khAlyA, "tame badhA mane chetarA che; ahIM mAre mAruM motI vecavuM ja nathI. rAjadhAnImAM jaI ne ja vecI AvIza ! " have pelA jhaverIA ekabIjA sAme jhaDapathI najara nAkhavA lAgyA. tene lAgyuM ke, te vadhArepaDatI ramata ramI gayA hatA. A motI temanA hAthamAMthI jaze te temano zeTha gusse thaze, e khyAlathI teo DarI gayA. pelA dukAnadAra ekadama khAlI UThatro, " jA bhAI, huM paMdarase vele| ApIza. pachI kaI ?" paraMtu kino tA ToLAmAMthI mAraga karatA dukAnamAMthI nIce UtarI gayA. juAnA paNa tenI pAchaLa nIkaLI AvI. 16 rAte kino peAtAnA jhUMpaDAmAM geAdaDI upara sthira thaIne beThA hatA. teNe motI cUlA nIcenA eka r

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patharA heThaLa dAbI dIdhuM hatuM. rAjadhAnImAM jaI motI. vecavAno nirNaya te teNe jAhera karyo hate, paNa rAjadhAnI kyAM AvI che paNa te jANa na hato! rAjadhAnI bahu dUra hatI tathA tyAM pahoMcatAM keTalAMya pANu tathA parvate oLaMgavAM paDe, evuM teNe sAMbhaLyuM hatuM. ochAmAM ochA hajAra mAIla te kharA ja. juAna Tomasa DI vAra bAda kinanI pAse AvIne beThe. baMne bhAI ciMtAmAM garakAva hatA, ane kAMI bolyA vinA lAMbe vakhata besI rahyA pachI kino ja jANe UMghamAMthI jhabakIne jAgye heya tema be , "zuM karuM tyAre ahIM te badhA Thage Thaga bhegA thayA che!" juAna Tomasa moTe bhAI hatuM. teNe gaMbhIratAthI DekuM dhuNAvIne kahyuM, "ApaNe kAMI ja jANatA nathI. janmavAnA vidhithI mAMDIne marIe tyAre kaphana oDhavA sudhInI badhI bAbatamAM ApaNe ThagAyA ja: karIe chIe. paNa ApaNe jIvatA te rahIe chIe. paNa te have cheka ja na raste pakaDavA dhA che; tethI tAruM zuM thaze tenI mane ciMtA thAya che." thaI thaIne bhUkhamarA sivAya bIjuM zuM navuM

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thavAnuM che, vAru?" kinIe pUchayuM. juAna TaoNmaNe kahyuM, "bhUkhamarAnI bIka te ApaNa saune che. paraMtu, ema mAne ke tArI vAta kharI che ane tAruM metI kharekhara kImatI che, te pachI zuM ApaNe jhaverIonI dukAnethI pAchA AvyA eTale te lekonI jALa pUrI thaI ema tuM mAne che ? "tame zuM kahevA mAge che?" mane kaMI khabara paDatI nathI. paraMtu mane tArI phikara thAya che." huM rAjadhAnI tarapha jaIza ja, ane jaladI jaIza," kinee kahyuM. hA, hA, tuM jaIza ja, e vAta kharI. paNa rAjadhAnImAM paNa ApaNe mATe koI bIjI rIta haze ema mane lAgatuM nathI. ahIM ame sau sagAMvahAlAM tArI sAthe chIe; paNa rAjadhAnImAM to tuM ekale ja, e vAta paNa vicAravAnI." huM zuM karuM ?" kinae bUma pADIne kahyuM. ahIM te bhAre kAvataruM cAlI rahyuM che. mAre kare bhaNavuM ja joIe. teo badhAne mAre cheka bhaNe ane badhuM jANe emAM ja vAMdhe che. mArAM sau

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sagAMvahAlAMnuM paNa emAM hita che ne? teo sau mAre paDakhe raheze ja." "hA, paNa pitAne kaMI jokhama na Ave ke agavaDa na paDe tyAM sudhI ja." pachI javA mATe Ubhe thaI te belyA, "Izvara tAre belI thAo." kinone moTA bhAInA e zabdo kaMIka vicitra lAgyA. 17 juAna TaumasanA cAlyA gayA pachI kina ghaNuM vakhata sudhI vicAramAM cUpa besI rahyo. juAnA tenA tarapha ciMtAthI joI rahI. paNa te samajI gaI hatI ke, cUpa rahevA chatAM tenI pAse rahevAthI ja pote tene banatI badhI rIte madadagAra thaI zakaze. te jerA jorathI manamAM kuTuMbanuM, sahIsalAmatInuM ane kauTuMbika akhaMDatAnuM stotra gAvA lAgI. kine jarA paNa hAlya nahi tathA teNe vALuM paNa mAgyuM nahi. tenI AMkhe jANe samAdhimAM gherAI gaI hatI. acAnaka tene lAgyuM ke, bahAra keI eALA

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bhamI rahyA che tathA te bahAra nIkaLe tenI rAha joI rahyA che. tene jamaNe hAtha kaTAra upara pahoMcyuM, tenI AMkhe phATI gaI, ane te bAraNuM tarapha cAlya. tene bahAra jatA aTakAvavAnI juAnAne IrachA thaI AvI, tathA teNe rikavA pitAno hAtha UMco paNa karyo. kine thoDI vAra dUra aMdhArAmAM kaMIka joI rahyo ane pachI bahAra nIkaLyo. thoDI vAramAM pagalAMne daDabaDATa saMbhaLAye; thoDI jhapAjhapa, ane pachI jerathI eka phaTake ! juAnAnI rADa phATI gaI. teNe jhaTapaTa keTIne jamIna upara gabaDAvyuM ane cUlAne eka pathare upADI bilADInI peThe te bahAra lapakI. paNa badhuM te vakhate patI gayuM hatuM. kine jamIna upara gabaData hatA. te UbhuM thavA prayatna karatuM hatuM ane tenI pAse keI na hatuM. paraMtu AsapAsa vADanI pAchaLa ke jhUMpaDAnI pAchaLa kakyAMka kaI oLA chupAI rahelA che, ema juAnAne lAgyA vinA na rahyuM. juAnAe pathare nIce nAkhI daI, kinane Teko ApI Ubhe karyo ane gharamAM Aye. tenI khoparImAMthI lehI jhamatuM hatuM ane kAnathI dADhI sudhI lAMbe eka cIre tenA me upara spaSTa dekhAtA hatA.

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kine lagabhaga abdha bebhAna hato. te potAnuM mAthuM AmathI tema halAvatuM hatuM. tenAM kapaDAM phATI gayAM hatAM ane ardhA kheMcI kADhavAmAM AvyAM hatAM. juAnAe ghA lUchI nAkhe, ane moMmAM pANI reDyuM, tathA te jarA hazamAM AvyuM eTale tene pUchyuM - "keNa hatuM?" mane khabara nathI, mane dekhAtuM na hatuM." juAnAe have tenA moM upara ghA dhotAM detAM kahyuM, "tame mAro avAja sAMbhaLI zake che ?" "hA." te mArI vAta sAMbhaLe; A matIthI ApaNuM upara Aphato ja AvyA karaze. ApaNo te nAza kare te pahelAM cAlo ApaNe ja tene bhAgI nAkhIe; mAruM kahyuM have mAno ! " paNa e vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja kinAnuM mAM taMga thaI gayuM. teNe kahyuM, "nA, nA, e nahIM bane; A ApaNI chellI taka che. huM badhAnI sAme jhUjhIza; e motIne koI mArAthI vikhUTuM nA pADI zake." - thoDe zvAsa laIne te be, savAramAM ja ApaNe ApaNA machavAmAM besI, dariye oLaMgI, para

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rAjadhAnImAM pahoMcI jaIzuM. tuM paNa sAthe ja Avaje. huM marada mANasa chuM; ApaNe A matathI ApaNA chokarAne . . ." paNa, marada mANasaneya leke mArI nAkhI zake to? jetA nathI ke, keTalA badhA duzmane tamArI pAchaLa paDayA che? cAle ApaNe A metI dariyAmAM ja padharAvI daIe." nahIM, nahIM. e vAta na karIza. have mane thoDe ArAma karI levA de. vaLelI savAre ja ApaNe UpaDavuM che e nakkI. tane mArI sAthe AvatAM Dara te nathI lAgato ne?" nA, tamArI sAthe huM dharatIne cheDe paNa AvavA taiiyAra chuM." vahelI savAre kinanI AMkha UghaDI. tene lAgyuM ke, juAnA taratanI ja UThIne pathArImAM beThI thaI hatI. te gupacupa UbhI thaIne cUlA nIceno pathare khetaravA lAgI. pachI te koTInA zIMka AgaLa AvI 13

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ane tenI sAme thoDI vAra joIne jhuMpaDA khahAra nIkaLI gaI. kinA tarata badhuM samajI gayA; gussAne mA te ekadama lapakyo. juAnA jhaDapI pagale dariyAkinArA tarapha jatI hatI. kine jorathI tenI pAchaLa doDayo. juAnAe kinAne pAchaLa AvatA joI doTa mUkI. kinAre paheAMcI teNe kazuM phekavA hAtha UMcA karyAM. teTalAmAM te kine tenA upara kUdyo. tenA hAtha AmaLI mAtI paDAvI lIdhuM. ane pachI peAtAnI sakhata mUThI vALIne juAnAnA mAM upara jorathI ghA karyA. juAnA eka cIsa pADI jamIna upara gabaDI paDI, tene tammara caDI gaI hatI. kinee dAMta pIsyA ane sApanI peThe phUMphADA mArI juAnanuM gaLuM dakhAvI nAkhavA vicAra karyAM. juAnAe tenI AMkhamAM khUna joyuM. paNa te pote taiyAra hatI. jarA paNa mInyA vinA teNe tenI sAme sthira najare joyuM. kinAe tenI te AMkha taraphathI peAtAnI AMkha khaseDI lIdhI. juAnA have bebhAna anI gaI. kinA jarA dUra khasI peAtAnA UbharA zAMta paDe te mATe eka patharA upara besavA gayA. puchu eTalAmAM ja 54

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teNe joyu' ke, pAchaLathI kAI tenA upara lapakayu. teNe peAtAnI kaTAra hAthamAM lIdhI ane eka ghA karyAM. kaTAra khaNe kAInA zarIramAM ArapAra pesI gaI. paNa eTalAmAM bIjA keAI e tene paga pakaDI nIce nAkhyA ane kheMcavA mAMDayA. te paDyo tenI sAthe ja tenA tenA hAthamAMnuM meAtI hAthamAMthI chUTIne dUra gabaDI gayuM. humalA karanArAoe kinAnAM badhAM kapaDAM jaladI jaladI phphAsavA mAMDayAM. juAnAne bhAna AvyuM tyAre tenuM AkhuM zarIra kaLatu hatu. te beThI thavA gaI, paNa gabaDI paDI. te vakhate jamIna sarasI najara thatAM tene peluM mAtI pAsenA eka patharA nIce camakatu' dekhAyuM. teNe hAtha lAMbeA karI tene UpADI lIdhuM. caMdra vAdaLa nIce chupAvA lAgyA. pharI aMdhAruM thavA lAgyuM. juAnAne vicAra AvyA ke, hAthamAMnuM metI dariyAmAM padharAvIne peAtAnuM AdareluM kAma pUru' karavuM. te UThavA gaI. eTalAmAM tenI najara jamIna upara cattApATa paDelI e AkRtio upara gaI. te ekadama kUdIne pAse gaI. joyu to eka to kineA hato ane khIjo kAI ajANyA hatA. tenA gaLAmAMthI camakadAra pravAhIne lA cAlato hato. bhA

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kine behazImAM ja Ama tema ALoTato hato, ane tenA gaLAmAMthI UMhakArAne avAja nIkaLatA hato. juAnA eka kSaNamAM badhuM samajI gaI ke, have te lokonA jIvanano eka adhyAya pUre thAya che - temaNe have navA jIvana tarapha AgaLa dhapyA vinA chUTake ja nathI. kAraNa ke, pele bIje mANasa khatama thaI gaye hato ane kinanI lehI kharaDAyelI kaTAra batAvI ApatI hatI ke, kone hAthe te mAryo gaye hato. atyAra sudhI juAnA motI maLatA pahelAMnA zAMta jIvanane pAchuM meLavavA icchatI hatI, paNa have tene lAgyuM ke, nAsI chUTavA sivAya bIjo mArga ja emane mATe rahyo nathI, te pitAnI pIDA bhUlIne have jhaTapaTa kAma karavA lAgI. pelA maDadAne teNe koInI najara na paDe te rIte ekadama eka bAju ADamAM saMtADI dIdhuM. pachI teNe kina pAse jaI tenA ghA devA mAMDayA. tene dhIme dhIme bhAna AvavA lAgyuM. e loko mAruM motI paDAvI gayA; mAruM matI haMmezane mATe mArA hAthamAMthI gayuM." . juAnAe tene bALakanI peThe zAMta pADavA prayatna karyo. teNe tene dhImethI motI batAvIne kahyuM, "tamAruM

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meAtI kacAMya gayuM nathI; tamArA hAthamAMthI gabaDI gayuM haze te patharAnI ADamAM AvI javAthI pelAene dekhAyuM nahIM. hu* pAse ja gabaDI paDI hatI, eTale AMkha UghaDatAM ja mArI najara tenA upara jaI pahoMcI. paNa have tame kharAkhara bhAnamAM che ? tame eka mANasanu khUna karyu' che. eTale ApaNe have ahIMthI bhAgI nIkaLavuM joIe,-divasa Uge te pahelAM ja." "mArA upara humalA thayA hato; meM svarakSaNa mATe ghA karyo hato." paNa tamArI e vAta keNu mAnavAnuM che? AkhuM zahera have tamAru duzmana khanI gayu che. tamane game tema rakhAvI-sapaDAvI tamAruM meAtI paDAvI levAnA ja ghATa te ghaDaze." kineAe lAMbe zvAsa kheMcyA. pachI dhImethI te khelyA, tArI vAta kharI che." pachI te badhuM manamAM gADhavI laI beThA thayeA ane beltheA, ApaNe jalI bhAgavuM joIe. tu ghera jaI kAryeATITAne laI Ava. theADu' anAja ke bhAcu' kaMI hoya te sAthe laI le - huM hoDI pANImAM khecI lAvuM chu."

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kine potAnI kaTAra upADI laI, Theka khAtA gabaDato kinAre pitAnI heDI pAse Avyo. teNe joyuM to tenA taLiyAmAM keke meTuM bAkeruM pADayuM hatuM ! A joI tene gusse mAjhA mUkI gaye. peDhI dara peDhI vArasAmAM UtaratA AvelA pitAnI AjIvikAnA sAdhanane nAza, e enI AkhI peDhIne ja nAza hato. mANasanuM khUna e to e eka mANasa pUratuM hoya, ane te to vArasadAre paNa mUkato jAya. vaLI mANasa to pitAnuM khUna karavA AvanArano sAmano paNa karI zake; tyAre A heDIne te saMtAna heya nAha ane te potAno bacAva paNa na karI zake. eTale mANasanA khUna karatAM heDInuM khUna e to mahApApa kahevAya. A pApane to je ja bIje na hoI zake. kinI jAtinI bhAvanA AvI hatI. kinane mATe have bIje vicAra karavAne ja na rahyo. have teNe potAnI peDhIonuM vera levAnuM hatuM 58

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ane vera levA mATe jAte jIvatA rahevAnuM hatuM. uparAMta ane eTale kAzIzathI peAtAnI patnIne ane vArasadArane pagabhara karavAnAM hatAM. peAtAne thayelA ghAnuM duHkha te vIsarI gayA. jhaTapaTa te ghara tarapha. deDayeA. zuM? ----tenA ghara pAse A paraMtu, paraMtu A dhumADo ane AganA lapakArA zA ? vAgyA hatAM. doDAya teTalA jorathI te AgaLa vadhyA. te saLagatA jhUMpaDA najIka AvyeA. tyAM tarata kAryaTITAne hAthamAM laIne juAnA sAme doDatI AvatI tene maLI. khaLaka bhayathI cIsA pADatuM hatuM. juAnAnI AMkhe paNa bhaya ane trAsathI phATI gaI hatI. te eTalu ja belI, "huM AvI tyAre badhuM Ama tema vIMkhI nAkhelu hatu. ane gharanI jamIna kheADhI nAkhelI hatI. kAyATITA sAthenuM zIkuM bahAra phekI dIdhela hatuM. ane huM pAse jaI ne jou teTalAmAM to teoe jhUpaDAne Aga cAMpI paNa dIdhI." "kANu hatu ?" kinAe pUchyuM, "mane khakhara nathI; paNa bhUMDA pApIe ja hevA joIe." pa

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!' 20 jAtabhAIo doDatA bhegA thaI gayA. pAtAnAM jhuMpaDAMmAM taNakhA na AvI paDe tenI te kALajI levA mAMDaDyA. divasanA prakAza thaI gayA hatA. acAnaka kinAne have bIka lAgavA mAMDI. kinArA upara chupAvelI pelI lAza! tarata teNe juAnAne eka hAthe pakaDIne khecI ane te AsapAsanI ADamAM thatAM juAna TaoNmasanA ghara pAse AvyAM ane keAI jue - jANe nahi tema temAM pesI gayAM. bIjA jhUMpaDAMvALAe kanAnA jhUpaDA pAse ja doDI gayA hatA ane tee ema mAnatA hatA ke, kine ane tenuM kuTukha e khaLatA DhagalAnI nIce ja hAvAM joI e. bhAInA jhuMpaDAnA polANamAMthI kinA ane juAnA badhuM joI rahyAM hatA. dhIme dhIme Aga UMcI caDavA lAgI ane chAparu' kaDaDabhUsa nIce tUTI paDyu'. ghAsa-pAnanI Agane vadhatAM paNa vAra nahi ane zAMta paDatAM paNa vAra nahi. gheADI vAramAM badhuM zAMta thaI gayuM. juAna TomasanI patnI epelAniyAe kuTu ana! najIkanA saMbaMdhI tarIke kinA ane tenA kuTuMba mATenI marachupAka mUkI, te teoe sAMbhaLI.

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epeliniyAne peka sUkavyA bAda khabara paDI ke, pote teA cAlu kapaDAMmAM che. eTale te maraNuvidhine anurUpa IjA' kapaDAM paherI levA jaladI jaladI peAtAne ghera doDI AvI. kinAe khUNAmAMthI dhIme avAje kahyuM, "bhAbhI, amArI maraNapAka na mUkaze. ame traNe jIvatAM chIe." epeleniyAe coMkIne pUchyuM, "diyarajI, tame ahIM kacAMthI ?" kinAe kahyu, " savAla-javAma karyA vinA tame. jaladI jaIne meATA bhAI ne kAI na jANe tema khelAvI lAve! ane koIne kazI vAta na karatAM. ApaNA sau mATe bahu agatyanI vAta che.' apeAlAniyA thADI vAra stabdha UbhI rahI ane pachI, vAru, diyarajI' kahI bahAra cAlI gaI, 6 gheADI vAre te juAna Tomasane laI ne pAchI AvI. epeAle niyAne bAraNA AgaLa UbhA rahevAnu tathA keIne aMdara na AvavA devAnu kahI, ane bhAIo tarata vAte vaLagyA. " moTA bhAI, mArA upara aMdhArAmAM humalA thayA, ane jhapAjhapImAM mAre hAthe eka jaNa mAryA gayA che.'' 61.

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"koNa?" enI mane khabara nathI. badhuM aMdhAruM ja hatuM. kazuM dekhI zakAya tema nahotuM." e pelA mitInI badhI paMcAta che. e motImAM balA peThelI che. tAre e motI vecI nAkhIne e balAmAMthI chUTI javAnuM hatuM. haju paNa tuM tene vecI nAkhe ane nirAMta vALe te sAruM." meTA bhAI, have te jIvanamaraNanA khela zarU thayA che. mArI jAta upara ja humale thaye hatA te kAMI nahi; paNa temaNe te mArI heDIne toDI nAkhI che ane mAruM ghara bALI nAkhyuM che. vaLI kinAre upara mAre hAthe marele mANasa paDe che. have mAre bacI nIkaLavAne eka mArga rahyo nathI. moTA bhAI, himaNAM te tame amane game tema karI saMtADI de." juAna TomasanA kapALa upara ciMtAnI karacalIo caDI AvI. kinAe tarata umeryuM. "huM tamAre mAthe jokhama lAvavA mAgatuM nathI. jANuM chuM ke, patiyA rigInI peThe kaI mAre saMgheDa na karI zake. huM Aje rAte cAlyA jaIza ane pachI tamAre kazI ciMtA karavAnuM nahi rahe."

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huM tAre paDakhe chuM, bhAI," eTaluM kahI juAna Toma epeleniyAne bAraNuM baMdha karavAnI tathA kine gharamAM che tenI koIne jANa na thavA devAnI sUcanA ApI dIdhI. Akho divasa gharanA aMdhArA khUNAmAM kine ane tenI patnI chupAI rahIne pitAne viSe pitAnA jAtabhAIo je vAta karatA hatA te sAMbhaLatAM rahyAM. kinanA jAtabhAIo gharanA aMgArAmAM kino vagerenA hADakAMnA avazeSe zodhavA lAgyA, te paNa temaNe joyuM. kinanI heDI teDI nAMkhavAmAM AvI che e vAta jANatAM ja kinanA jAtabhAIomAM je arerATI vyApI gaI te paNa temaNe najarenajara joI bIjAone vahema na Ave te mATe juAna Tomasa DI DI vAre te lokomAM jaIne besata ane kine, juAnA ane tenA dIkarAnuM zuM thayuM haze te bAbata judA judA tukkA uDAvate. eka jaNane teNe ema kahyuM ke, "metIne kAraNe je Aphata AvI paDI che temAMthI bacavAne dakSiNa tarapha kinAre kinAre te UtarI gayo haze." bIjAne teNe ema kahyuM, "kine dariyA sivAya bIje raste jAya nahIM; teNe bIjI heDI game tyAMthI meLavI

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haze." epoleniyA emanA zekamAM Dhagalo thaI gaI che, e vAta paNa te dareka ThekANe kahyA karate. 21 A divasa jerathI pavana cAle ane kinArA upara majAno pachaDATa eTalo vadhI gayo che, te divase keI haDI calAvavA nIkaLyuM nahi. jhUMpaDAmAM paNa pavananA susavATA joratha vAgatA hatA. ane dhIme dhIme juAna TaoNmase jAtabhAIone jAhera karavA mAMDyuM ke, "kinonA bacavAnI AzA nathI. te dariyAmAge ja nAsI chUTayo hoya, eTale atyAra Agamaca A tophAnamAM kyAranAya DUbI gayuM haze." ane juAna TaoNmasa jeTalI vAra jato teTalI vAra bIjAo pAsethI kAMI cIja uchInI mAgI lAvate. eka jagAethI te rAtA vaTANu mAgI lAvya; bIjI jagAethI tUmaDuM bharI cekhA mAgI lAvya; trIjI jagAethI pIparano bhUke ane ethI jagAethI mIThAnuM DagaziyuM. vaLI te lAMbA pAnAnuM eka dhAriyuM mAgI lAvyuM, je hathiyAra tarIke, ojAra tarIke ke kuhADI tarIke paNa kAma Ape tevuM hatuM. kinae e joyuM 64

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ane tenI dhAra upara a'gUThA pheravI joye tyAre tenI AkhA AnadathI camakI UThI. sAMjanA ALA lAMbA thavA mAMDyA tyAre juAna Tomase kinene pUchyuM, "tuM kaI dizAmAM javA mAge che, bhAI?" " uttara tarapha. meM sAMbhaLyu che ke uttaramAM ghaNAM zaherA che.'' " paNa dariyAkinArAthI dUra raheje. teo kinAre kinAre phI vaLavA eka TukaDI bhegI karI rahyA che. zaheranA leAke! tArA pIche cheDavAnA nathI, ema lAge che. tArI pAse haju peluM meAtI che? " "" ' "hA che, ane have huM tene jhaTa cheDavAnA nathI. meM tene akSisa ApI dIdhuM hota, paNa have te te mAruM kamanasIkha tema ja mAruM jIvana ane khanI gayuM che. ,, '' juAna Taumasa javAmamAM eTaluM ja bolyA, pavana sArA che eTale tamAru pageruM bhUMsAI jaze. '' jyAre traNe jaNa taiyAra thaI bahAra nIkaLyAM, tyAre juAna Taumasa bhAI ne jorathI bheTI paDayo, " bhagavAna tAruM bhalu kare bhAI; paNa tu' e mAtIne phekI de tA. sAruM. " kapa

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"nA, moTA bhAI e metI te mAre jIva banI rahyuM che. e motIne huM pheMkI dauM te pachI mArAmAM kazuM jIvatara ja nahIM rahe. bhagavAna tamAruM paNa bhaluM kare, meTA bhAI." kina-daMpatI cupakIthI cAlyAM jatAM hatAM. kine jarA utAvaLe cAlatuM hatuM ane keTaTone UMcakIne juAnA paNa ThekaDA bharatI sAthe thavA jora karatI hatI. koInI najare na paDAya te rIte teo jatAM hatAM ane keI temanI najare paDyuM paNa nahi. pavana have paDI gayuM hatuM, eTale pitAnuM pageruM pAchaLa na rahe te mATe gADAnA cIlAmAM ja paga mUkIne kine cAlate hate. juAnA paNa tema ja cAlatI hatI. khyAla e hatuM ke, vahelI savAre pasAra thanArA gADAnA piDAthI badhAM pagalAM ApoApa bhuMsAI jaze. AkhI rAta teo e pramANe ekasarakhA vegathI cAlyAM. savAranA prakAza thaye eTale kie divasa daramyAna chupAI rahevA mATe AsapAsa najara karI. thoDe dUra eka jhADI AgaLa joItI jagA maLI gaI. kinee juAnAne tyAM besADI ane pachI eka

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jharaDuM laI rastAthI te e jhADI sudhInAM pagalAM vALI nAkhyAM. thoDI vAramAM eka gADuM dUrathI AvatuM hoya tevo avAja AvyuM. kine bAjue chupAI gaye. gADuM pasAra thayA pachI te cIlAmAM jaI AvyuM te badhAM pagalAM bhUMsAI gayAM hatAM! pachI te potAnAM pagalAM bhUMsAya tema pAchaLa jharaDuM kheMcate kheMcate juAnA pAse AvyA. bhAbhIe ApeluM khAvAnuM baMnee khAI lIdhuM. kinArAthI dUranA bhAgamAM hovAthI sUryane taDako khAso garama hato. juAnA thaDe ArAma karIne UDI, tyAre kine AsapAsa tAkIne joI rahyo hato. te na juAnAe tene pUchyuM, "e loko ApaNo pi che pakaDe ema tamane lAge che?" "jarUra, teo prayatna karavAnA. jeo ApaNane kheLI kADhe temanA hAthamAM matI Ave ne!" juAnAe kahyuM, "kadAca pelA jhaverIonI vAta sAcI ja hoya ane A metInI kazI kiMmata ja na hoya. kadAca ApaNe khoTI bhramaNAmAM ja paDyAM hAIe!" kinAe tarata khIsAmAM saMtADI rAkheluM motI bahAra kADhyuM. pachI hathelImAM tene rAkhI tenA tarapha

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8 khATI lAMkhI najara karI joyA bAda te bAlyA, vAta; jo A meAtI kazA kAmanuM ja nahAta, tAM teoe mane mArI nAkhavA ke meAtIne cArI javA ATalA prayatna karyo ja na hota." " tamane kANe mAryA hatA e tame jANA che ? pelA jhaverIA haze?" me joyA na hatA, mane khabara nathI." kineAe mAtAne peAtAnAM kapaDAMmAM pAchu' saMtADI dIdhuM. thoDI vAre urjAgarAthI ane thAkathI te ADa paDayo ane ghasaghasATa UMghI gayA. juAnA tenA mAM uparathI mAkhA urADatI jAgatI besI rahI. keAyeATITo jAgatA tyAre te tene peAtAnA paga upara suvADatI ane te hAthapaga uchALI hasatA ane kikiyArIo karatA te joyA karatI. tyAM te kinA acAnaka jhabakIne beThA thaI gayA. te kAna mAMDIne dUra dUranA avAja sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. juAnAe tene savAla pUchyA, paNa teNe tene cUpa rahevA jaNAvyuM. te beThe thayeA tathA ghUMTaNiye sarakatA rastA tarapha vaLyo, ane eka jhuMDanI ADamAM rahI rastA tarapha dUra dUra jovA lAgyuM. $.

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23 traNa jaNa AvatA hatA. be page cAlatA ane eka gheDA upara. page cAlanArA be jaNa nIcA vaLI rastA tarapha jotA jotA AgaLa vadhatA hatA. ghoDA upara beThelAnA khabhA pAchaLathI rAIphalanuM nALacuM spaSTa dekhAtuM hatuM. kine ekadama jaDasaDa thaI gayuM. teNe jhAMkharA vaDe pagalAM bhUMsI nAkhelI jamIna tarapha najara karI. jhAMkharAnA lisoTA spaSTa dekhAtA hatA ! A pageruM jANanArA zikArIonI tene khabara hatI. A tarapha zikAra karavA mATe bahu prANIo hatAM ja nahIM, tema chatAM petAnA kasabane je re ja teo ahIM zikAra vaDe AjIvikA calAvatA. evA e zikArIene tenI pAchaLa mokalavAmAM AvyA hatA! kino pitAnuM dhAriyuM hAthamAM pakaDI taiyAra thaI gaye. mana sAthe teNe pitAnI yejanA ghaDI kADhI. je pilA leke rastA uparathI pitAnI chupAvAnI jagA tarapha vaLe, te teNe pilA ghoDA upara beThelA mANasa upara tUTI paDavAnuM vicAryuM. tene khatama

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karI tenI rAiphala jhaTa kabaje karI levI, e ja ekamAtra raste tene mATe bAkI rahyo hate. - juAnAne paNa pitAnI chupAvAnI jagAe rahyAM rahyAM gheDAnA DAbaDA saMbhaLAyA. keTaTe te vakhate ja makalAIne avAja karavA lAgyuM. juAnAe tene cUpa karavA chAtIe vaLagADI dIdhA. pelA have AgaLa vadhatA vadhatA jhAMkharAthI sApha karelI jagAe AvyA. tyAM teo thobhyA, ane jamInane barAbara tapAsavA lAgyA. ghaDe acAnaka nasakorAM kulAvI, kAna UMcA karI haNahaNavA lAge. pelA pagIe pAchA vaLI gheDAnA UMcA kAna tarapha jovA lAgyA. kinoe zvAsa bilakula thaMbhAvI dIdho hato. tenA uparanA hoTha upara parasevAnA motiyA-TIpAMnI hAra baMdhAI gaI. teNe lapakavA mATe pitAnA paganA. paMjA jamIna khetarI barAbara jamAvyA. paNa koNa jANe zuM thayuM, pelAe raratA upara ja sIdhA AgaLa cAlyA. chatAM kine samajI gayA ke, teone vahema paDyo che ane ATalAmAM ja cheDe cakarAve laI te pAchA tyAM ja Avaze. jhaTapaTa juAnA pAse pAcho pharyo. A vakhate

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pitAnAM pagalAM bhUMsavA teNe prayatna na karyo. saMtAvAnI. jagAnI AsapAsa have ghaNI nizAnIo thaI gaI hatI. thoDAM DALajhAMkharAM teNe vALelAM bhAgelAM, tathA jamIna jarA khetarelI - e badhuM have zI rIte chupAvavuM? eTale have dUra bhAgI chUTavuM e ja eka rasta raheto hato. juAnA pAse jaI te balya, pageruM kADhanArA zikArIo pAchaLa paDyA che; cAla bhAgIe jaladI." paNa ATaluM bolyA pachI tarata tene meM upara hatAzA ane asahAyatAnI gherI chAyA pharI vaLI. te be , kaMI nathI javuM; bhale e loke mane pakaDI jAya." paNa juAnA ekadama UThIne beThI thaI gaI. te belI, "tamArI pAse motI che. teo tamane sAthe jIvatA laI jAya ema tame mAno che ? temane metI joIe che. tamane jIvatA sAthe laI jAya to metI. temane zI rIte maLe ?" juAnAnA zabdo sAMbhaLatAM ja kinanA pagamAM jera pAchuM AvyuM. te bolyo, "cAla, ApaNe pahADomAM cAlyAM jaIe; kadAca pahADomAM javAthI, ApaNe ApaNe pIcho choDAvI zakIzuM."

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24 utAvaLamAM pitAnI thelIo tathA tUmaDAM vagere mAlamatA jamIna uparathI sameTI laIne DAbA hAthamAM kinAe upADI lIdhI ane jamaNe hAthathI pitAnuM dhAriyuM ghumAvato te AgaLa cAlyA. pazcima taraphanA UMcA parvato tarapha teoe jhaDapathI pagalAM upADayAM. sUryano taDake dhema dhakhato hato. koI jAnavara zikArIothI bacavA nAse, tyAre jema vadhumAM vadhu UMcI ke durgama jagA tarapha ja vaLe, tevuM kinonuM hatuM. e A pradeza pANI vinAne hato. pANa saMgharanArAM kekaTasa jhADa sivAya bIjI kaI vanaspati tyAM thAya nahi; ane khUba UMDe mULa nAkhI cheDe bheja meLavI jIvI zakanAra amuka ghAsa sivAya bIjuM taNakhaluM paNa jovA na maLe. e badhA khaDaka paNa pANIthI ghasAIne geLa ke laMbagoLa banelA na hatA; kevaLa meTA moTA zakuo ke khUNuMdAra zalyAe ja hatI. kina jANato hato ke, peilA pageruM zodhanArAe thoDAka ja AgaLa jaIne, pageruM na maLatAM jhAMkharAthI

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bhUselI jagAe pAchA vaLaze, ane pachI to temane amArI nizAnIo hAtha lAgatAM vAra lAgavAnI nathI. kinanA magajamAM aniSTanuM stotra gAjavA lAgyuM ane hadayamAM zvAsanI bamaNu. rasto UMce ne UMce caDato jato hato. paNa have kinoe pitAne pIcho pakaDanArAo vacce thoDuM aMtara pADI dIdhuM hatuM. eka caDANa AvatAM te che ane UMcI zilA upara Ubho thaI pIche pakaDanArA kaI bAju che te jovA lAge. paNa tene kaI najare paDyuM nahi. juAnA eka karADanI chAyAmAM besI gaI ane koTIne pANuM TevA lAgI. kina pAchA AvyA tyAre tenA DhIMcaNa ane ghUMTaNane ghasarakA paDyA hatA. te bolyA, "juAnA, tuM ahIM jarA saMtAI rahI bhI jA. huM pelAone mArI pAchaLa pAchaLa parvatomAM kheMcI jaiza. pelAo mArI pAchaLa dUra cAlyA Ave, pachI tu lauTe ke sAnTA rejhAliyA tarapha jaje. huM je teonA hAthamAMthI chaTakI nIkaLIza, to tyAM AvIne tane maLIza. e eka ja rAte sahIsalAmata lAge che." juAnA tenI AMkhe sAme kSaNabhara tAkI rahI, pachI te belI, "nA, ApaNe have sAthe ja rahIzuM."

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kine jarA kaThera thaIne be, "paNa huM jarA jaladI bhAgI zakuM tema chuM. tuM mArI sAthe rahIza to ApaNuM bALakane jokhamamAM nAkhIza." "nA" juAnAe makkamapaNe javAba ApI dIdhuM. kinoe juAnAnA moM upara nirbaLatA ke Dara ke anizcitatAnuM lakSaNa jevA prayatna karyo. paNa tenA moM upara makkama niradhAra ja chavAI rahele hato. kinone te joI pAchuM jera AvyuM. A vakhate teo cAlavA mAMDyAM tyAre teo bhayathI DarIne bhAgatAM na hatAM. kine have evA paththara upara paga mUkI mUkIne cAlato hato ke jethI pageruM kADhanArAone nizAnI ja na maLe. ane teo AsapAsa ghUmIne pAchI kAMIka nizAnI meLave, tyAM sudhI tene pIche pakaDavAmAM moDuM thAya. keI koI vAra te ADe raste dUra sudhI jaI AvI nizAnIo mUkI Avato. sUrya have Athamato jato hatA ane kinee parvatamALAnA eka cIrA tarapha najara rAkhIne AgaLa vadhavA mAMDyuM. je kyAMya pANIne saMbhava hoya to te tyAM ja hato, kAraNa ke tyAM beDI jhADI jevuM

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paNa dekhAtuM hatuM. ane parvatamALAne vIMdhIne pAra javAne koI mArga hoya to te paNa e cIrAmAM thaIne ja hoI zake. pelA pIcho pakaDanArAne paNa e ja khyAla Ave ene Dara kharo ja. paraMtu have sAthenI mazakamAM pANI ja rahyuM na hatuM, eTale e tarapha gayA vinA chUTake ja na hato. thAkelAM hAMphatAM e daMpatIe te tarapha potAnAM dhImAM pagalAM makkamapaNe bharavA mAMDayAM. parvatamAM UMce mUkatA zikharanI nIce eka jharaNuM chamachama karatuM vahetuM hatuM. unALAmAM ogaLatA rahyAhyA baraphanA pANIthI temAM vadhAro thata; avAranavAra tene vaheLe cheka ja sukAI jato. paNa A jharaNAnA mULa AgaLa pANI cAlu bahAra nIkaLyA karatuM ane tethI AsapAsa thoDo bheja ane vanaspati kAyama rahetAM. | mAIlothI prANIo rAtane vakhate tyAM pANI pIvA AvatAM ane ekabIjAne AdhAre jIvanAra jaLacara-sthaLacara-nabhacara jIvenuM eka saMsthAna tyAM khaDuM thayuM hatuM.

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25 kine ane junA hAMphatAM hatAM thAkIne jharaNuM 'pAse AvI pahoMcyAM, tyAre sUrya parvatamALAnI pAchaLa DhaLI gayo hato. juAnAe keTITenuM meM pANIthI dhoyuM, ane pitAnI mazaka bharI lIdhI. koTI have akaLAyo hato ane te potAne aNagame hAthapaga uchALIne tathA cIsa pADIne vyakta karavA lAge. juAnAe tene avAja baMdha - karavA tene dhavarAvavA mAMDyo. kine paNa hAtha-moM dhoI, pANI pI, tyAM lAMbe thaIne ADe paDyA. paNa, paNa, A zuM? dUra nIce pelA be zikArIo upara AvatA cekhA dekhAtA hatA. teo nAnI maMkeDI jevA ja dekhAtA hatA. pAchaLa eka trIjI meTI maMkeDI hatI. juAnAe paNa te tarapha najara karI. teo keTale dUra che?" juAnAe zAMtithI pUchayuM. "rAta paDatAM teo ahIM AvI raheze, ema lAge che."

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kine AsapAsa najara karavA lAgyA. trIseka hAthanI UMcAIe eka karADamAM DI bakhele thaI hoya tevuM teNe joyuM. teNe potAnAM jUtAM kADhI nAkhyAM. ane game tema Teko meLavI te upara caDyo. guphAo DI DI ja UMDI hatI. paNa temanuM UMDANa aMdaranI tarapha DhaLatuM hatuM. kino eka moTI bakholamAM pesIne jevA lAge; tene khAtarI thaI ke bahArathI kaI tene tyAM dekhI na zake. juAnAe pANInI mazaka pAchI bharI lIdhI. pachI kinee tene pelI bakhelamAM caDI javAmAM madada karI. tyAra bAda teNe badho sarasAmAna paNa upara mUkI Ape. kine tyAM AvavAne badale judI ja TekarI tarapha, vaLyo. jatAM jatAM te sArI peThe nizAnIo pAchaLa mUkavA lAgyuM. pachI cAlAkIthI te pite nIce UtarIne, juAnA pAse pahoMcI gaye. pelA lake e TI TekarI upara caDavA mAMDaze. ke ApaNe tarata nIce UtarI jaIzuM. mane eTalI ja bIka lAge che ke, kyAMka keTaTo raDI paDe ane ApaNuM saMtAvAnuM ThekANuM jaNAI jAya. mATe tuM game tema karIne tene raDavA na daiza."

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"nA, te nahIM raDe." eTaluM kahI juAnAe premathI bALakane UMcuM karI khelAvyuM. "juo ke samajaNa che?" ema kahI juAnA hasI paDI. kino have bakholanA mAM AgaLa pitAnuM meM rahe te rIte lAMbe thaIne sUI gaye. pIchA pakaDanArAone jharaNAM sudhI AvatAM bahu vAra lAgI. kinee cAre tarapha evI khoTI nizAnIo mUkyA karI hatI ke, teo nizcayapUrvaka sIdhAsaTa teAnI pAchaLa AvatA ja nahatA. traNe jaNA have page ja cAlatA hatA. ghoDe ahIM AvI zake tema nahatuM. aMdhArAma pelA leke jharaNu pAse AvIne beThA tathA sigAreTa saLagAvI ArAma karavA lAgyA. teoe bhAthuM cheDIne DuM khAdhuM ane rAta pUratA tyAM ja paDAva nAkhavAnA hoya tema sUtA. be jaNAM TUMTiyuM vaLI ADA paDayA ane rAIphalavALA trIjo jAgato besI rahyo. jharaNAM AgaLa rAte pANI pIvA AvanArAM prANIo mANasanI gaMdhathI bhaDakI pAchAM pharavA lAgyAM. kine. dhIme dhIme juAnAnA kAna pAse meM lAvIne gusapusa karato bebhe, "eka vicAra sUjhe

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che. huM pelA rAIphalavALA pAse jaI tenI rAIphala paDAvI lauM. pelA be te UMdhe che. haju caMdra UgavAne vAra che tyAM sudhI aMdhArAmAM teonI pAse huM jaI pahoMcIza." juAnA mUMjhAI gaI. "paNa teo tamane mArI nAkhaze. tamArAM gheLAM kapaDAM temane nAha dekhAya ema tame mAne che ?" kapaDAM te huM ahIM utArato jaIza. je teo mane mArI nAkhe, te tuM ahIM ja cUpacApa sUI raheje. pachI teo cAlyA jAya tyAre tuM laureTe jaje." " juAnAe tenuM kAMDuM pakaDI rAkhyuM. paNa have bIjo rasto ja nathI. savAranA te teo ApaNane ahIM tarata zudhI kATaze." juAnAno avAja jarA dhruje. "jAo, bhagavAna tamAruM bhaluM kare." kinoe juAnAnuM moM pAse lAvIne te sAme DI vAra joI lIdhuM. pachI keTITonA mAthA upara hAtha pheravI thoDA AzIrvAdanA zabdo bhaNe lIdhA. | juAnAno zvAsa thaMbhI gaye.

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kino avAja na thAya tema zI rIte nIce Utaryo, tenuM varNana karavuM azakya che. jAna saTosaTane khela khelatAM badhAM prANIomAM e jAtanuM baLa tathA kuzaLatA ApoApa AvI jAya che. paNa nIce pahoMcyA pachI tene lAgyuM ke, pelA rAIphalavALAnI AsapAsa eTalI khullI jagA hatI ke dekhAyA vinA tenI pAse pahoMcAya tema nahotuM. - vIsa DagalAM ja have dUra rahyAM hatAM. paNa kine ne ATale sudhI chupAIne AvatAM bahu vAra lAgI hatI. caMdranI kinArI parvata uparathI acAnaka UMcI AvI. kine ekadama nIce namI gaye. pelA rAIphalavALAe caMdra sAme najara karIne bIjI sigAreTa saLagAvI. have kaye pAlave tema nahotuM. rAIphalavALe moM pherave ke tarata tenA upara dhasI javuM ja joIe. kinanA paga lapakavA mATe taiyAra thaI gayA. paNa eTalAmAM uparathI bALakanA raDavAno avAja saMbhaLAye. pele rAIphalavALe ekadama caMkIne Ubhe

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thaI gaye. sUtelAomAMno eka jaNa jarA saLavaLyo ane pUchavA lAgyo, "zuM che?" ' "keNa jANe, paNa koIne raDavAno avAja AvyuM hoya ema lAgyuM. jANe koI chokaruM raDatuM heya te avAja sUtelo mANasa che, "varunI beDa AsapAsa haze tenAM baccAM barAbara cheka raDatuM hoya te avAja kare che." ( kinAnA kapALethI paraseve nItaravA lAge. kAraNa ke pele raDavAno avAja pharIthI AvyuM. ane. rAIphalavALAe UMce pelI bakhela tarapha najara karI tathA rAIphalane ghoDe caDAvIne kahyuM, "je varunI. beDa haze te A eka bAra tene cUpa karI deze." pilAe rAiphala tAkI te vakhate ja kine tenA upara lapaDyo, paraMtu te havAmAM adhavaca haze ne. rAIphalanI gaLI chUTI. kinanuM dhAriyuM pelAnA gaLA upara barAbara paDyuM. kinAe tenI rAIphala jhUMTavI lIdhI. kinone khAtarI thaI gaI ke, rAIphalanI chUTelI goLIe juAnA ke ke TITe ke baMnenA prANa lIdhA ja haze. have te maraNiye. banI gayuM hatuM

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rAIphalavALAnA to takSaNa kapAIne be TukaDA thaI gayA. sUtelAmAMne eka UDIne beThe thaye tevAmAM te tarabUcanI peThe vaDhAI gaye. trIjo mANasa kAcabAnI peThe sarakIne jharaNanA khAbociyAmAM paDaze ane upara caDavA phAMphAM mAravA lAgyuM. kinee rAIphalane ghoDe caDAvI nizAna lIdhuM ane pelo pAcho gabaDI paDyA. kine tenI pAse deDI gayo ane tenI phATelI AMkhe vacce bIjI gALI teNe dAbI dIdhI. kinone bhAna jevuM ja rahyuM na hatuM. paNa, acAnaka guphAmAMthI AvelI maraNapoke te bhAnamAM e AvyuM. lA-pAjhanA sau koIne e daMpatI kevI hAlatamAM pAchAM pharyA tenI khabara che. keTalAMka gharaDerAMoe te te najare paNa joyuM haze. paNa jemane temanA bApadAdA pAsethI sAMbhaLavA maLyuM haze teone paNa e hakIkata yAda che. namate pahera thaye hatuM ane thoDAka nAnA

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chokarA gAMDAnI peThe doDatA doDatA jhuMpaDAM tarapha AvyA ane khakhara lAvyA ke kinA ane juAnA pAchAM Ave che. dareka jaNa temane jovA nIkaLyuM. sUrya pazcimanA parvata pAchaLa AthamavAnI taiyArImAM hatA, ane adhA paDachAyA lAMkhA thaI gayA hatA. pelAM be jaNa gAmaDAnA rastethI zahera tarapha AvyAM. kinA ane juAnA sAthe ja cAlatAM hatAM. sUrya temanI pAchaLa hAvAthI temanA paDachAyA AgaLa AgaLa dUra sudhI paDatA hatA. tenA hAthamAM kazu pakaDeluM hatuM, jene adhAriyA paDachAyA UMcA UMcA dekhAtA hatA. kinAnA hAthamAM rAiphala hatI ane juAnAnA hAthamAM AchADamAM lapeTaluM kazu poTalu. echADa upara sukAyelA lohInI parapATIe bAjhI hatI. juAnAnA caherA kAra hatA, ane thAka sAme jhUjhatAM dhAraNa kareleA akaDATa tenA zarIramAM vyApI rahelA hatA. te A pRthvI uparathI svarga jeTalI dUra pahoMcI gaI hoya tevI dekhAtI hatI. <3..

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leAkeA kahe che ke, te be mANasa jevAM mANasa lAgatAM ja na hatAM. ane ghAra tAvaNImAMthI bahAra nIkaLyAM hAya tevAM hatAM ane temanI . AsapAsa jAduI kUMDALu hatu, je temanuM rakSaNa karI rahyuM hatuM koI temanI pAse jaI zakayuM nahIM ke temanI sAthe melI zakayuM nahIM. kanA ane juAnA zaheramAM thaIne cAlyAM AvyAM. paNa temane jANe zahera jevI keAI cIja dekhAtI ja na hatI. te AsapAsa joyA vinA sIdhI ne sIdhI najare cAlyAM jatAM hatAM. zaheramAM jhaverIo ane temanA nekare! khArIonI jALIo pAchaLathI. temanA tarapha tAkIne joI rahyA. mAtAoe bALakenAM mAM jhaTapaTa DhAMkI dIdhAM. jhUMpaDAM pAse AvatAM temanA jAtabhAIoe dUra khasI jaI temane mAraga ApyA. juAna Tomase hAtha UMcA karI temane AvakAra ApyA. paNa te kAMI khelI zakyo nahIM, tema ja tene hAtha paNa kaIka anizcitatAmAM UMcA ja rahyo. kinAnA kAnamAM kuTu asteAtra raNahAka peThe gAjI *

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hyuM hatuM. tene kazuM dekhAtuM nahotuM ane teno dekhAva bhayaMkara hatA. pitAnA baLI gayelA jhUMpaDA tarapha najara paNa karyA vinA teo baMne jaNa dariyAkinArA tarapha AgaLa vadhyAM. tyAM paDelI potAnI bhAMgelI heDI tarapha paNa temaNe najara karI nahIM. jyAre teo pANInA kinArA AgaLa AvyAM, tyAre teo chelyAM. temaNe akhAta tarapha hara hara najara karI lIdhI pachI kinae rAiphala nIce mUkI ane kapaDAMmAMthI metIne phaphaLI kADhyuM. teNe tenA upara najara nAkhI. temAMthI have tene aniSTa caherA tAkI rahelA dekhAyA. temAM tene AganA bhaDakA dekhAyA. temAM tene pelA jharaNunA khAbociyAmAM paDelA mANasanI phATelI AMkhe dekhAI. tema ja temAM tene nAnI guphAmAM paDele koTaTa dekhAya - tenI khAparI rAIphalanI geLIthI UDI gaI hatI. - e matI tene naryA aniSTathI bhareluM dekhAyuM. te dhImethI juAnA tarapha vaLyo. te pAse ja UbhI hatI. tenA hAthamAM koyoTITonA zabanuM piTaluM hatuM. kinoe pitAnA hAthanuM metI tenA tarapha dhayuM".

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juAnAe tenA tarapha kSaNabhara najara karIne kahyuM, "nA, tame." ane kinee hAtha UMcA karI peAtAnA aSA jorathI e meAtI dUra dariyAmAM pheMkyu', kine ane juAnAe emAtIne, peAtAnI pAchaLa prakAzanI lisATI doratu dUra dariyAmAM chapa daI ne paDatuM joyuM tathA sAMbhaLyuM. ane sAthe ja UbhAM rahI te tarapha joI rahyAM. e mAtInuM steAtra paNa pANInA e gherA AchADamAM zAMta thaI gayuM.

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bApAzanA 1. bhArata para caDAI : cIne bhArata para karelA AkramaNane citAra ApatuM pustaka. nakazA sAthe, kiM. 75 na. paisA 2. AzA ane dhIraja : alekjhAnDara DUmAkRta 'kAunTa menTekrisTo' ki. 4. 50, 3. metInI mAcA: (A pustaka pete) 4. vicAramALA 'satyAgraha'nA agralekha upara AvatI suMdara vicArakalikAe tathA anya suvAkyonA saMgraha (chapAya che), 5. ci'tana-maNimALA : ciMtAmaNi jevAM suMdara vedhaka suvAkayeA-subhASitAne saMgraha 'navajIvana' mAsikamAMthI vINeleA (chapAya che). 6. gItAnuM prasthAna : zrI. maganabhAI prabhudAsa desAIe mahAbhAra nA yuddanA maMDANa pahelA tenAM pAtronI pravRtti viSe lakhelI rasika lekhamALA, gItA kacA santragemAM upadezAI te -samajavA mATe upayogI (pAya che). jaeNkeTa : dharatI mudraNAlaya, amadAvAda

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