Pattmahadevi Shatala Part 2

Author(s): C K Nagraj Rao
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/090350/1

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paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga : do sI. ke. nAgarAja rAva rUpAntara paNDita pI, veMkaTAcala zarmA bhAratIya jJAnapITha

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paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga : do sI. ke. nAgarAja rAva rupAntara paNDita pI. veMkaTAcala zarmA bhAratIya jJAnapITha

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yuvarAnI jI ke ekAeka prasthAna kA kAryakrama bana jAne ke kAraNa balipura meM koI vidAI-samAroha Ayojita nahIM ho skaa| lekina mandira, vasati, vihAroM meM yuvarAja kI kuzalatA aura yuvarAnI kI sukhamaya yAtrA kI kAmanA karate hue pUjA-arcA Adi kI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| cAtrA ko suvidhAjanaka banAne ke lie rAste meM jagaha-jagaha rukane aura ghor3oM ke badalane Adi kI vyavasthA ke lie eka TolI pahale hI nikala cukI thii| vartamAna sthiti meM jitanI jaldI ho sake unheM dorasamudra pahu~canA hI thA, isalie TIka ThIka vyavasthA ke lie svayaM heggar3e mArasiMgayyA sAtha nikle| rakSA-dala kI nigarAnI karane ke lie mAyaNa unake sAtha thaa| kisI taraha kI aupacArika vAtoM ke lie maukA hI nahIM mila sakA thA, isalie eka-dUsare ke lie hArdika zubhakAmanAe~ mauna bhAva se hI kI gyiiN| yuvarAnI ne heggar3atI ko aura heggar3atI ne cuvasanI ko vidA kiyaa| donoM kI AtmIyatApUrNa prIti dekhate hI banatI thii| zAntalA aura biTTideva tathA revimayyA jaaura zAntalA ko paraspara vidAI bhI eka apUrva AtmIyatA ke sAtha mAna-hI mauna huii| jo bAta paraspara sambhASaNa se bhI asambhava thI, isa mauna ne kaha diyA thaa| balipura se ravAnA hokara rAjaparivAra nizcita samaya se bahuta pahale hI dorasamadra pahu~ca gyaa| AdezAnusAra unake Agamana kI koI pUrva sUcanA nahIM dI gacI dhii| isalie rAjamahala pahu~cane para vahA~ kisI taraha ke svAgata-samAroha kI vyavasthA nahIM ho paacii| so, daNDanAyikA bhI sajadhaja ke sAtha apanI beTiyoM ko lekara unake svAgata ke lie vahA~ upasthita nahIM ho skii| avasara hI kahA~ milA? phira daNDanAdhikA ko jo parezAnI ho sakatI thI, usase bhI vaha baca gyii| mana-hI-mana usane mahAvIra svAmI ko bAra-bAra praNAma kiyaa| vAstava meM vaha isa bAta se parezAna thI ki aba yuvarAnI ko vaha mu~ha dikhAe to kse| usake bhAI ne kahA bhI thA, "tuma aisA bartAva karo jaise kucha huA hI nhiiN| yadi khuda bAta cher3e to sAfa batA denA, Tug2ava-chipAya kI z2arUrata nahIM hai| tuma svayaM bAsa mata tthedd'naa|" parantu usake bhItara to Aga jala rahI thii| bAta yahA~ taka bar3hegI usane sapane meM bhI nahIM socA thaa| usane samajhA thA ki usake sivAya aura ise koI nahIM jaantaa| aba use ahasAsa ho rahA thA ki usakA aisA samajhanA g2alata thaa| padamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dI :: 7

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: ! apane bhAI ne hI guptacara lagA diyA yAnI vaha apane bhAI kA vizvAsa bhI kho baMdI hai| yaha saba vaha acchI taraha jAna cukI thI "maiMne kaisA kAma kiyA? merI viveka buddhi tava kahA~ kho gayI thI maiM kisI ko apane barAbara kI nahIM mAnatI thI, itarAtI thii| aba zamaM se sira jhukAkara calanA par3A na isa sabakA kAraNa parivAra mere pUrvaja ke zatru hai| yaha to merA bhAgya hI kaho ki yuvarAja ko dekhane kA bahAnA banAkara heggar3atI aura usakI lar3akI yahA~ nahIM AyI yubarAtI ke mana ko mere qhilAfa bharatavAlA philahAla koI nahIM / usa vAmazakti paNDita ne jo kAlAvadhi batAyI thI, vaha bhI aba pUrI ho gyii| isa 'sarvatobhadra' yantra ke prabhAva se zAyada Age yogya phala mile apane bhItara ke bhaya ko dUra karake bhAI ke kahe anusAra calane kA prayatna karanA cAhie / yoM to mere khyAla meM unakI bhI sahAnubhUti hai| aura phira yuddhabhUmi se lauTane ke bAda padmalA ko dekhane ke lie rAjakumAra Ae~ge hI tanya sthiti samajhakara Age kA kAryakrama nizcita karanA hogaa| isa bIca kucha sAhasa karake eka bAra yuvarAnI ko dekha Ane kI rasma bhI pUrI kara luuNgii| aura taba cAyalA se kahakara choTe appAjI ke dvArA kucha bAteM jAnane kA prayatna karU~gI... yuvarAnI se milane jAU~gI to tInoM beTiyoM ko sAtha lekara hI jAnA TIka rhegaa| akelI jAU~gI to patA nahIM, bAta kahA~ se kahA~ pahu~ca jaaegii| aisA maukA hI kyoM huuN| daNDanAyaka ke rAjamahala se lauTane ke bAda isa bAta kA nirNaya kareMge ki kaba yuvarAnI se milane jAe~..." usa taraha patA nahIM, daNDanAyikA cAmacce ne kyA kyA soca rakhA thA? - parantu yuvarAja ke darzana hue binA yubarAnI jI kisI se nahIM mileMgI isa bAta kI sUcanA milane ke kAraNa cAma ko rAjamahala jAne kA avasara hI nahIM milaa| usane socA ki kyoM na kisI taraha se kavi nAgacandra ko bulavAkara unase vahA~ kI bAtoM kA patA lagAyA jaae| usake bhAI ne yadyapi spaSTa kahA thA ki z2yAdA mIma mekha meM nahIM par3anA, zAnta rahanA phira bhI bhalA vaha kaise zAnta raha sakatI thI ! mAlakina kI AjJA pAte hI sevaka dar3igA kavi ko bulAne calA gyaa| kavi nAgacandra bulAvA pAte hI cale aaye| daNDanAyaka parivAra kA namaka khAyA hai, yaha bAta vaha kabhI nahIM bhUla pAte the| yU~ daNDanAyaka se unakI mulAqAta ho cukI thii| lekina unhoMne ghara para Ane ke bAre meM kucha nahIM kahA thA, isalie usaryikA cAmabbe ke isa bulAve se kavirAja jI kucha parezAna hue| jaise dorasamudra acAnaka chor3akara cale Ane ke kAraNa vaha daNDanAyikA se nahIM mila sake the| aba kucha bhI ho jAkara daNDanAyikA se milanA kartavya samajhakara bulAvA Ate hI vaha cale aaye| jaba vaha Aye to daNDanAyaka jI ghara para nahIM the / rAjamahala gaye the| baccoM kA zikSaNa kArya cala rahA thaa| 8 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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dAMDagA ne kavirAja ko ucita Asana para baiThAkara iNDanAyikA ko qhabara bhijavA dii| daNDanAyikA aayii| kavi ne uThakara praNAma kiyaa| "baiThie saba kuzala to hai?" daNDanAyikA cAmadhye ne pUchA / "saca kuzalapUrvaka haiN| ApakA svAsthya ThIka nahIM hai kyA? kucha dhakI thakI-sI dikhAI par3a rahI haiN| tabIyata kaisI hai? kavi nAgacandra ne aupacArikatA pUrI kii| "kucha nahIM, saba ThIka hai| Apa baiThie khar3e kyoM haiM?" kavi nAgacandra baiTha gaye / cAmabbe ne bhI Asana le liyaa| phira kucha kSaNoM kA mauna / bAtacIta kauna zurU kare? jinhoMne bulavAyA unhIM ko Arambha karanA cAhie na? kavijI isI meM baiThe rhe| vAla ko meM nahIM AyA to kavi se kucha na kahakara naukarAnI devavve ko Adeza diyA, "dekho, kavijI Aye haiM, garama-garama dUdha lAo inake lie !" 'Apane bulAyA thA' kahakara bAta zurU karane ke lie kavi ne eka bAra socA bhI lekina ekAeka phira mana badala gayA / cupa rahanA hI ucita samajhA / kabbe jaldI se dUdha rakhakara calI gyii| cAmabve ne kahA, "lIjie, dUdha lIjie! " dUdha kA kaTorA hAtha meM lekara kavi ne kucha saMkoca ke sAtha idhara-udhara dekhA / "kyoM, kyA cAhie thA daNDanAyikA ne pUchA / "kucha nahIM, Apake lie nahIM AyA, isalie..." "abhI-abhI hI liyA hai maiMne, Apa leM / " I kavi jhijhakate hue dUdha pIne lge| "balipura kaisA hai, kavijI " "kyoM daNDanAyikA jI ne balipura nahIM dekhA hai?" "agara dekhA hotA to Apase kyoM pUchatI ?" "bahuta hI acchI jagaha hai| zilpakalA kA to janmasthAna hai| aura phira vahA~ ke loga bahuta acche lage mujhe| choTe se lekara bar3e-se-bar3e hegar3e taka sabhI bahuta hI susaMskRta, bahuta hI acche lage haiN| vahA~ kI paramparA ho zAyada aisI hai / vidyA ke lie vahA~ prathama sthAna haiN| vihAroM meM maTha-mandiroM meM vidyArjana kI paryApta suvidhAeM haiN| mujhe bahuta hI pasanda AyA vaha sthAna / vahIM kA chipAva durAva rahita khulA sarala jIvana aura vahA~ ke logoM meM Apasa kA vizvAsa! aisA niSkalmaSa jIvana anyatra dekhane ko nahIM miltaa| heggar3atI jI kA daNDanAyikA jI ke lie vaiyaktika rUpa se eka nivedana bhI hai ki Apa saba eka bAra balipura padhArane kI kRpA kreN| daNDanAyikA jI ke pAsa nimantraNa bhejane kI unhoMne socI bhI thI, paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do: 5

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parantu prastuta sandarbha meM aisA karanA ucita nahIM hogA-yaha socakara mujhase yaha vinatIM Apa taka pahuMcAne ko kahA hai| 'yuvarAja ke lauTane para saba taraha se yahA~ kI vyavasthA kara lene ke bAda, yA agalI bAra tArA bhagavatI ke utsava ka avasara para Apa loga yahA~ avazya padhAreM'--yaha unakI AkAMkSA hai| aura hA~, heggar3elI bhI svayaM daNDanAyaka jI se nivedana kreNge|" "dekheMge, daNDanAyaka jI kA sahArA mile tabhI kucha sambhava hogaa| unake binA mana-garajI jahA~ kahIM jAnA AnA nahIM ho skegaa| aura phira mahArAja...vaha bhI to daNDanAyaka jI ko apanI A~khoM ke sAmane hI rakhe rahanA cAheMge, kahIM dUra nahIM jAne deNge|" "mahArAja kI aisI cAha.-yaha thI to mahAbhAgya hI hai, daNDanAvikA jii|'' "soM to ThIka haiN| aisA na hotA to daNDanAyaka jI to aba taka..." "janakI niSThA aura vizvAsa na hI unheM isa pada para pahuMcAyA hai| bar3I mahArAnI jI kA itanA sneha anya kisI para kyoM nahIM huA?'' "so to ThIka hai, ghosala vaMza ke prati mere mAyakevAle aura daNDanAyaka jI ke gharAnevAle sadA hI niSThAvAna rahe haiN|' ____ 'Apa sabake hI kAraNa isa rAjagharAne kI patkiMcit sevA karane kA mujhe bhI avasara prApta huA-hAlA~ki Apake sAmane hI aisA kahanA ThIka nahIM jaMcatA, Apake tathA daNDanAyaka jI ke prati meM bahuta maNI huuN|" kavi ne kRtajJatA ke svara meM khaa| "ThIka hai| aba Apako cAhie ki isa kaNa ko rAjakumAroM kI pragati ke lie parizrapa karake cakA deN|" ''yathAzakti maiM yahI prayatna kara rahA huuN|" "ThIka hai| balipura Apako pasanda AyA phira bhI vahA~ becArI yuvarAnI jI kI bahuta takalIfa huI hogii| huI hogI na?" ____"jahA~ taka maiM jAnatA hU~, aisA kucha nahIM huA hai| phira bhItarI bAteM kauna jAne!" "bar3e sthAnoM meM rahanevAloM ke lie jaisI vyavasthA honI cAhie vaha choTI jagahoM para nahIM ho sktii| saba taraha se vyavasthA karane kI prabala icchA hone para bhI vaisA nahIM ho paataa|" "vahIM aisI sthiti kA anubhava hI nahIM huA, daNDanAyikA jii| itanA hI nahIM, sunate haiM ki pahale vahA~ cAlukya piriyarasI jI bhI rhiiN| sI aise avasara para kyA aura kaisI vyavasthA honI cAhie isakI unheM jAnakArI bhI haiN|'' 'cAlukya piriyarasI vahA~ piribarasI banakara nahIM, varan eka sAdhAraNa 10 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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adhikArI kI gRhiNI kI taraha rahI haiN| heggar3e vagairaha ko to yuvarAja ke vahA~ pahu~cane ke bAda hI mAlUma huA ki ve cAlukya piriyarasI haiN|" "mujhe ye saba bAteM mAlUma nhiiN|' aisI bAtoM ko kahegA bhI kauna? bar3e logoM kA nAma hI bAra-bAra liyA jAtA hai kyoMki isase unheM fAyadA hotA hai|" ''ho sakatA hai| jaba taka hama rahe zAyada ekAdha bAra kabhI unakI bAta uThI ho, vasa / ' Azcarya hai! taba to yahI socanA hogA ki yuvarAja aura bar3e rAjakumAra ke yuddha meM jAne kI bAta zAyada hI hotI ho" "vaha bAta rAjJa to nahIM uThatI thI, phira bhI kabhI-kabhI kisI prasaMga ko lekara cacA A jAtI thii| khAsakara bar3e rAjakumAra ke yuddha meM jAne se savako kisI-na-kisI taraha kI cintA to rahatI hI thii|' __ "rAjakumAra ke yuddha meM jAne se yuvaganI jI kA cintita honA svAbhAvika hI "sannidhAna se bhI adhika cintA heggar3e dampatI ko rhii| yuddha-zivira se jaise hI patra-vAhaka AtA, meM sabase pahale rAjakumAra ke hI bAre meM daryAta karate, dvAda meM yuvarAja ke bAre meM puuchte|" 'janma denevAloM se adhika inheM cintA?" / "unakI aisI AtmIyatA vAstava meM anyatra durlabha hai|" / "mAlUma par3atA hai, logoM ko apanA banAne meM yaha heggar3e parivAra siddhahasta "unakA vyavahAra hI aisA hai. daNDanAyikA jii| hara kisI ko unase apanApana ho jAtA hai|" ''saca hai| jahA~ taka merA savAla hai, maiM svabhAva se hI kisI se jyAdA pela-milApa nahIM rakha paatii| phira bhI unheM apane ghara bulAkara unakA Adara-satkAra karane kI icchA hai|" "heggar3atI jI Apake premapUrNa Atithya ko Aja taka nahIM bhuuliiN| Apane jo upahAra diyA thA, usa para unheM bar3A hI gaurava hai|" "yaha saba Apako kaise mAlama?" "usa dina oMkArezvara ke mandira meM kArtika dIpotsava kA Ayojana thaa| isa avasara para yuvarAja aura rAjakumAra aura...aura r3hAkarasa-ina sabakI kuzala kAmanA ke lie vizeSa pUjA-acI kI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| hama saba vahIM gaye dhe| usa dina ve aura unakI beTI, donoM ne unhIM vastroM ko dhAraNa kiyA thA jinheM Apane paTTamaSTrATevI zAntalA : 'bhAga do :: / /

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"rAlA Azcarya !'' " sA nahIM lgtaa| isa taraha kA katannatA jJApana to unakA mana svabhAva / ' "Apa unaka nikaTa / ApakaH unake vimAna kA acchA paricaya hai : maMge to unasa IIREEii bAra bhaMTa huI. lo mI tava ava te bada rAjakumAra ke. panavana maM yahAM jAbo dhiiN| taba eka bAra mana meM dekhA thaa| dUsarI bAra jaba ArI thIM taba hamArI cAmalA aura unakI vaTI ke bIca vizeSa paricaya kA thA. aura tabhI kAdhika nikaTa se unheM, davana kA mokA milA thaa|'' mI, eka bAra nArayama ke bAre meM vAta uThI to usa samaya unakI beTI ne ApakI beTiyoM ke guru utkala meM nAnAcArya kaM mRdaMga-vAdana ke bAre meM bahuta prazaMsA kI thI aura kahA thA ki paM gati-vinyAsa pho cakhuge prApta karanI ho to daMga kA vAdana usa stara kAkAnA shhie| mRdaMga-yAina kI bAta prazaMsA kara rahI thI na / ' ''dAinAyaka jI sAdhAraNa vyakti ko bulavAkara kahIM dayA kI zikSA dilaaeNge| aisA ho sakatA hai aura ha riyAM : ini, Ai, -4 aura kAra kI zikSA dene ke liyA hapane eka kavAyatrI ko bhI niyukta kiyA " kahA~ kI...?" vaha isa bAre meM kAra nahIM btaatii| zAina inakaM apanA kAha nhiiN| pAzca kI khoja meM yahA~ AyI thiiN| nahAkayoM ko par3hAne lAyaka koI vRddha pAhata to mitra nhiiN| ghallI ubhara kI gati ko banAne ke lie koI mahilA hI ho. yaha sAcakara iNDanAyaka jI ne acchA samajhakara unhIM kA niyakta kiyA hai| unheM to basa apane kAma meM kAma haiN| logoM se vizeSa milatI-julatI bhI nhiiN| va? hI gambhIra bhAva kI hai|" "vahata . icchaa| beTiyoM ko unya zikSA milanI hI caahie|' nA hama kaM jAna sakeMga: jApa hI kaheM unse|' mAlikAoM kI par3ane meM bar3hAtI haiM. jo samajha lenA cA ki guru ach| boccayoM kyA kahatI ?" "ve lo unheM chor3anI hai nIM, unameM lagA hI rahatI haiN|' tatra to samajhanA cAhie ki zikSaNa mannopajanaka DhaMga aa rahA hai|" ''gaTTanAyaka jI bhI yahIM na, phira bhI Apa kabhI eka bAra dayAMfta kareM 12 :: mahAdevI zAntalA : 'bhAga kI

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to uttama hogaa|" aparicitoM ke kArya ke viSaya meM hastakSepa karanA acchA nahIM, daNadanAyikA jii| vaha bhI aisI hAlata meM jabaki unakA svabhAva hI kisI se milane-julane kA nhiiN|'' kavirAja ne khaa| "maiM paricaya karA duuNgii| bAda meM saba sahaja bhAva se Apa jJAta kara leNge|" 'yadi unakI aisI icchA banatI haiM to isase donoM kA lAbha ho skegaa| vAstava meM, isa bAra balipura ho Ane se, vahA~ ke kavi bokimayyA, sthApatyakAra dAsauja, zilpI-nATyAcArya gaMgAcArI Adi ke sAtha vicAra saMgoSThI se apanI jJAnasampadA ko bar3hAne meM mujhe bahuta sahayoga minaa| isalie sAhitya-seviyoM se paricita hone se milanevAle lAbha ko maiM samajhatA huuN| kRpayA pUcha leM, yadi vAtAM kI unakI icchA ho to maiM taiyAra huuN|" "maiM daryApata kruuNgii| acchA, yaha to batAie ki yuvarAnI jI ke sAtha hegar3etrI ke parivAra ke loga kyoM nahIM Aye? unheM AnA cAhie thA na?" 'mI nahIM maalm|" "zAyada lar3akI ke vivAha kA prasaMga rahA hogaa|" "aisI koI bhI bAta sunane meM to nahIM aayii| aisA koI samAcAra daNDanAyikA jI ko sunane meM AyA hai kyA?'' "nahIM, kucha nhiiN| lar3akI vyAha ke yogya ho gayI hai, ikalautI beTI hai. kahIM kisI acche, yogya vara ko dekha rakhA hogA, aisA mujhe lagatA hai| "aisA kucha hotA to mAlUma na par3atA?" "acchA vara mila jAe taba to| maiMne kaI bAra socA hai, koI yogya vara imArI naz2ara meM Ae to unheM sUcita kreN| parantu pahale se hI yadi unhoMne kahIM nizcaya kara liyA ho to...|" jahA~ taka maiM samajhatA hU~, ve abhI vivAha kI bAta para vicAra hI nahIM kara rahe haiN| phira bhI, daNDanAdhikA jI agara batAe~ to ve svIkAra kreNge|" "bhaI usameM kyA' koziza kreNge| bar3I ananamanTa lar3akI hai| hara koI yahI cAhegA ki aisI lar3akI ko koI acchA para mile|" ___ "vaha lar3akI kevala alamanda hI nahIM, virana bhI hai, daNDanAyikA jii| bahuta pratibhAzAlI haiN| bahuta teja dhuddhi hai uskii| kisI bhI vidyA ko vaha yoM hI sIkha letI hai| saMgIta-sAhitya hI kyA, aba to vaha zastra-vidyA meM bhI bar3I nipuNa ho gayI hai|" sunakara daNDanAvikA ghAmabbe jora se haMsa pdd'iiN| kavi nAgacandra ko bAta kA sata kucha badalA-sA mAnUpa pdd'aa| bAtoM kI gati paTTamahAdezI bhAntalA : bhAga do :: 18

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jora pakar3a rahI thI isalie unhoMne bolanA banda karake daNDanAyikA kI ora dekhaa| ___ 'bar3e acche kavi haiM Apa! kahate haiM ki lar3akI zastra-vidhA meM bar3I nipuNa hai| are bhAI, usake bApa ne ikalautI beTI samajhakara usake hAtha meM talavAra pakar3A dI hogii| basa itane se hI vaha nipuNa ho gayI? phira vaha to kopala svabhAvavAlI lar3akI hai| Amataura para striyA~ komala svabhAva kI hI hotI haiN| zastra-vidyA kI unheM kyA z2arUrataH kyA use kahI yuddha karane jAnA , bar3I-bar3I mUMchavAle ina puruSoM ke hote hue?" "ApakI bAta saca hai| nArI ko yuddha meM jAne kA maukA hI kama milatA hai| parantu heggar3e jI kI lar3akI ke bAre meM maiMne jo kahA vaha solaha Ane saca hai, isameM atizayokti nhiiN|" "kavijI, mujhe to ApakI bAta para vizvAsa nahIM hotaa|" / "choTe appAjI ke bAre meM Apake kyA vicAra haiM?" kavi ne puchaa| "sunA haiM ve bahuta teja buddhivAle haiN| khuda daNDanAyaka jI unake hastakauzala kI bar3I prazaMsA karate haiN|" "unhIM ko agara isa lar3akI ne harA diyA ho to?" gA, aisA! ve donoM bhalA kyoM lar3a pdd'e|" "vaha eka spardhA thii|" aura kavi nAgacandra ko isa spardhA ke bAre meM jo kucha mAlUma thA, use bar3e hI dilacaspa daMga se sunA diyaa| sunakara cAmadhye daMga raha gyiiN| kucha kSaNa ke lie qhAmozI-sI chA gyii| bAta banda hone para kavi ko kahane ke lie kucha sUjhA nahIM / apane cala dene kI icchA ko kaise prakara kareM, yahI soca rahe the| idhara-udhara dekhaa| apanA uttarIya uThAyA aura dhIre-se bole, "daNDanAyikA jI kA bahuta samaya maiMne le liyaa| aba AjJA ho..." ___"kucha nahIM / vAqaI yaha Azcarya kI bAta hai| merI akla ko kucha sUjhatA nhiiN| acchA yaha batAie kavijI, nArI ke lie sacamuca yaha saba cAhie kyA? kyA hegar3ejI kI akla mArI gayI hai jo usa lar3akI ko zastra-vidyA sikhA rahe 'daNDanAyikA jI, maiM isa bAre meM kyA kaha sakatA huuN|" "jisa vidyA kA upayoga kara nahIM sakate use sIkhakara bhI kyA? hamAre deza meM zastra-vidyA sIkhakara pahale kabhI koI nArI yuddhabhUmi meM nahIM utarI / aisI koI ghaTanA Apako yAda haiM?" ___ "paurANika kathA-gAthAoM meM yatra-tatra aisA ullekha milatA hai| parantu jahA~ taka maiM jAnatA hU~, aba taka ke itihAsa meM kisI nArI ke yuddhabhUmi meM utarane kI bAta nahIM hai| Apa zAyada ThIka hI kahatI haiM ki jisa vidyA kA upayoga nahIM, 14 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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use sIkhane kA bhalA kyA prayojana!' "taba phira isa vidyA ke sikhAne meM yaha dilacaspI kyoM?'' 'muddo bhI nahIM mAlUma, daNDanAyikA jii|" 'merI bhI samajha meM kucha nahIM A rhaa| kisI lakSya ke binA koI isa taraha ke kAma meM vyardha hI apanA samaya naSTa nahIM krtaa| acchA kavijI, Apako kaSTa diyaa| Apa jAnA cAha rahe haiN|" "kaSTa krisa lAta kA? yahA~ AnA me" kahA thA . nAma huuN|" kavi nAgacandra ke cale Ane para cAmaJca vahA~ se uThI aura andara kI ora ke bar3e prakoSTha meM jAkara jhUle para baiMTa, halke-halke peMga bharatI, kavi kI bAtoM kA mana-hI-mana duharAtI gambhIra ho gyii| usake dimAga meM una haMggar3e dampatI kI hI bAteM umar3a-ghumar3a rahI thiiN| use lagA ye zataraMja kA khela khela rahe haiN| ve loga jarUra kisI bar3e lakSya ko sAdhane ke lie hI yaha saba cAla cala rahe haiN| kitanI rahasyamaya gati hai ina logoM kI! zastra-vidyA kA yaha zikSaNa...gajakumAra ko harA denA...nizcita hI kisI bhAvI ghaTanA ke bIja chipe haiN| jo bhI ho, vaha rahasya khulanA hI caahie| isakA patA na lagA lU~ to maiM bhI daNDanAyikA cAmabbe nhiiN| vicAroM meM vaha itanI DUba gayI thI ki use kula dhyAna hI nahIM rahA / vaha taba saceta huI jaba daNTanAyaka ke Ane kI kisI ne sUcanA dii| - jhUle se utarakara vaha daNDanAyaka ke kakSa kI ora cala pdd'ii| daravAje taka pahu~cI hI thI ki daNDanAyaka rAjamahala ke paridhAna utArakara hAtha-muMha dhone ke lie snAnagRha kI tarafa jAte dikhAI diye| patnI ko dekhate hI pUchA, "kyA kucha kahanA thA?" "kucha nhiiN| svAmI ke Ane kI khabara milI to calI aayii|'' "mAlUma huA ki kaviM nAgacandra jI yahA~ Aye the| kAcha qhAsa bAta rahI hoNgii|" daNDanAyaka ne puuchaa| daNDanAyikA ko bar3A Azcarya huA-inheM kavi ke Ane kI bAta mAlUma ho gcii| phira bhI sahaja DhaMga se bolI, "hA~, Aye to the| maiMne hI kahalA bhejA thaa| akAraNa hI maiMne unake bAre meM kucha kaTu AlocanA kI thI na usa kaTutA ko dUra karane ke uddezya se bulavAkara kuzala samAcAra pUcha liyaa|" ''maiMne kavi ko dekhA to unheM bulAnA cAhA, parantu merA balAnA tumheM ThIka lagegA yA nahIM yaha socakara cupa raha gyaa| daDigA kahA~ hai?" "kyoM?" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 15

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"balipura ke heggar3e jI ko bulAyA hai| ye java Ae~, Adara ke sAtha unheM andara livA laae| yahI kahanA hai|'' daNDanAyikA ne kucha nahIM khaa| "kyoM, kyA tyAta hai? heggar3ejI kA AnA tumheM pasanda nahIM?" daNDanAyaka ne puuch| ___"Apake rAjakArya kyA hote haiM, maiM kyA jAnUM? merA usake sAtha kyA sambandha..." "rAjakArya hotA to ghara para nahIM bulaate| idhara tumane jo darAra paidA kI hai, use pATanA hI hogaa| tumhAre bhAI kI salAha ke anusAra hI hama yaha kara rahe haiN| tumheM bhI..." ___'maiM unake kahe anusAra hI to calatI rahI huuN| heggar3ejI ke lie vizeSa Atithya kI taiyArI karanI hogI?" "nahIM, yaha Atithya kA samaya nhiiN| ghara para koI atithi Ae to sadA kI taraha sahaja vyavahAra hI usake sAtha honA caahie| isameM kisI dikhAvaTa kI zarUrata hI kyA hai?" "ThIka, maiM DeigA se kaha duuNgii| Apa snAna kiijie|" daNDanAyaka cale gye| daDigA pichavAr3e ke kAma para juTA thaa| cAmabbe ne naukarAnI sAviyace ko use bulA lAne ke lie kahakara khuda rasoI meM calI gyii| snAnagRha se daNTanAyaka jI bAhara nikale to daDigA sAmane thaa| usane abhivAdana karate hue pUchA, "mAlika ne bulAyA hai?" / "balipura ke hegar3ejI aaeNge| unheM AdarapUrvaka andara lAkara bArahadarI meM baiThAkara mujhe khabara kara denaa| unake sAtha sammAnajanaka vyavahAra honA caahie| ye dUsare hegar3e logoM ke jaise nhiiN| ve kucha khAsa vyakti haiN| hamAre yuvarAja ke bahuta AtmIya haiM ve| smjhe|" ''samajha gayA, maalik|" kahakara vaha calA gyaa| rasoI se cAmabbe AyI aura pUchane lagI, "mAlika kA nAztA abhI hogA yA hegar3ejI ke sAtha?" ___ masA karamA ThIka hogA". . "na na, maiM isa sambandha meM kucha nahIM khuuNgii| Apa haiM, Apake heggar3e haiN| jaisI ApakI AjJA hogI, vaisA hI karanA merA kAma hai|" - ___aisI bAta hai to jaba heggar3ejI Ae~ taba sAtha baiThakara sahaja bhAva se kuzala-kSema pUchane aura bAtacIta karane meM tumheM bhI hAtha ba~TAnA hogaa|" "Apa donoM ke bIca meM maiM..." 16 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"tAM yaha nahIM hogA, vahI kahanA cAhatI ho?" "aisA nahIM, yoM hI maiM bIca meM kyoM rahU~! isalie khaa|" "yahI to tuma pAlata socatI ho| choTe appAjI ke upanayana ke nimantraNa-patra kA jo prasaMga uTha khar3A huA haiM, usa bAre meM vicAra hote vaqta tumhArA upasthita rahanA acchA hogA kyoMki isa prasaMga kA kitanA byorA heggar3ejI jAnate haiM vaha aba hameM bhI mAlUma honA caahie| vaha mAlUma ho jAe to Age ke lie kucha rAstA nikala aaegaa| anAyAsa yaha maukA milA hai| vaha bhI isalie ki heggaiMjI yukrAnI jI ke surakSA kArya para yahA~ Aye haiN| samajhIM !'' ''hU~, maiM bhI upasthita hogI, Apa donoM ke upAhAra ke bAda / " 'vaisA hI karI." kahakara daNDanAyaka jI apane kamare kI ora cale gye| cAmabbe bhI apanI koTarI kI ora calI mcii| vaha khuda ko isa anAkAMkSita mulAkAta ke lie pahale meM taiyAra kara lenA cAhatI thii| nizcita samaya para hegar3e mArasiMgayyA A phuNce| dAMDagA ne mAlika kI AjJA ke anusAra unheM baiThAkara Ane kI khavara bheja dii| daNDanAyaka aaye| heggaDelI ne uThakara hAtha jor3akara praNAma kiyaa| baiTie hegar3ejI' kahate hae daNDanAyaka jI hegar3e ke pAsa bag2ala meM baiTha gye| heggar3e do kadama pIche haTakara ghor3I dUra jAkara baitte| daNDanAyaka jI ne takiye kA sahArA le liyaa| hegar3ejI takiye se kucha Age pAlthI mArakara baiTha gaye the| ''yahAM kisI taraha ke saMkoca kI z2arUrata nahIM, heggdd'jii| yaha yara hai| Apa mere Amantrita atithi haiN| maiM daNDanAyaka hU~ aura Apa heggar3e-ise kama-se-kama vahA~ ghara para to bhUla jaaie|" ghara ho yA bAhara, Apa poysala sAmrAjya ke mahAdaNDanAyaka haiN| maiM kahIM bhI rahU~, Akhira hU~ to eka sAdhAraNa hegar3e ho| aura Apa kahIM bhI raheM, Apako yathocita gaurava to milanA hI caahie| ise merA saMkoca na smjheN|" vinIta hokara heggar3e ne khaa| unake kahane meM pUrI sahajatA thii| rasoina dekacce eka thAlI meM pAnI kA loTA aura upAhAra sAmagrI le AyI thiiN| vahA~ se vaha lauTa hI nahIM pAyI thI ki daNDanAyikA A phuNcii| Ate hI pUchA, "ApakI beTI aura heggar3ejI kuzala to haiM na?" "saba bhagavAna kI kRpA aura Apa jaisoM kA AzIrvAda hai| saba kuzala haiN|'' "lIjie heggar3ejI," kahate hue daNDanAyaka ne thAlI kI ora hAtha bddh'aayaa| heggar3e ne bhI unakA anusaraNa kiyaa| nAztA hone lgaa| ___ daNDanAyikA ne kahA, "hamAre kavi nAgacandra jI Apa sabakI bar3I prazaMsA kara rahe the|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 17

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i 1 "vaha unakI udAratA he| ve Apake kRpApAtra haiM, rAjagharAne ke guru haiM / vAstava meM jo nahIM bhI haiM usakI kalpanA kara bar3e hI AkarSaka DhaMga se citrita kara sakanevAle pratibhAvAna kavi haiM ye / unakA aisA kahanA unake hRdaya kI vizAlatA kA sUcaka hai| unakI isa kRpA ke lie hama unake kRtajJa haiN|" haMggar3e ne khaa| "ve yoM hI kisI kI prazaMsA karanevAle nhiiN| vAstava meM unakI aisI dhAraNA hai, anyathA ve kahate ho nahIM ApakI beTI kI to ve bahuta hI prazaMsA kara rahe the|" daNDanAyikA bolI / "yoM prazaMsita honA bhI bhAgya kI bAta hai, daNDanAyikA jii| yaha saba use zikSA denevAle guruoM kI kRpA hai| unakI zikSaNa kuzalatA kA hI paricAyaka hai|" "phira bhI balipura jaise choTe gA~va meM bhI acche guru mila gye| bhAgya kI hI bAta haiM!" 1 " daNDanAyikA jI, eka bAra balipura padhAreM aura dekheM taba Apako mAlUma hogA ki balipura aisA choTA gA~va nhiiN| vaha kadamba rAjAoM kI dUsarI rAjadhAnI rahA haiM, isalie vahA~ kI eka bhavya paramparA haiM / " "kavijI ne bhI yahI bAta kahI thii| sAtha hI Apake isa AmantraNa kA bhI jikra kiyA thaa|" "vaha hamAre lie bar3e saubhAgya kA dina hogA / " "hama bhI yahI samajhate haiN| vAstava meM zastra vidyA pAraMgata ApakI ikalautI beTI ke hastakauzala ko dekhane kI bhI AkAMkSA hai," kahate hue cAmabbe ne apane pati kI ora dekhA / "kyA kahA, inakI putrI zastra - vidyA pAraMgata ! daNDanAyikA jI ne eka nayI bAta sunAvI na! yaha saca hai kyA heggar3ejI?" daNDanAyaka ne puuchaa| unheM sacamuca Azcarya huA thA aura kutUhala bhI / "kavijI jhUTha kyoM boleNge| kahA ki eka dina choTe appAjI aura inakI beTI meM spadhAM calI to choTe appAjI qarIba qarIba hAra hI gaye the| yuvarAnI jI ko samAcAra milA to donoM ko tAkIda kara dI ki phira kabhI aisI spardhA na ho|" daNDanAyikA ke kahane ke isa DhaMga meM kucha khAsa saMketa thA / "so to ThIka hai hegar3ejI, Apane apanI beTI ko zastra vidyA sikhAne kI bAta kyoM socI? malA nAriyoM ke lie yaha zastra-vidyA kyoM ?" daNDanAyaka ne sahaja hI pUchA / "vaha chuTapana meM hI sIkha lenA cAhatI thii| nArI ke lie isa vidyA kI jarUrata nahIM samajhakara hI maiM use sthagita kiye rhaa| parantu eka dina usakI icchA ko pUrA karanA hI pdd'aa|" hegar3e bole / 18 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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"to kyA ApakI lar3akI ApakI bAta ko mAnato nahIM." daNDanAyaka ne puuchaa| "nahIM, aisA nhiiN| balki usake isa vicAra ko asvIkAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA thaa|'' "aisI kauna-sI bAta dhI? pahale kisI nA ne hAtha meM talavAra lekara yuddha kSetra meM iTakara yuddha kiyA ho aura aisI bAta use 'bhA gayI ho taba to zAyada aise vicAra mana meM AtaM, parantu hamane to sI bAta sunI nahIM:' __ NTanAyaka jI ThIka hI socate haiN| aisI eka kathA jAnakara hI usane isa vidyA ke sIkhane ke lie jora DAlA thA, isalie svIkAra karanA pdd'aa|" "strI ke yuddha karane kI bAta!' TaNDanAyikA ne vimmita hokara khaa| "hI. dAgahanArimA jI. go pAma hIM thaa| sI ne btaayaa|" hegar3ejI var3a Azvasta hokara bole| "vaha kauna sI ghaTanA hai? kisane kahI?" daNDanAyikA ne puuchaa| "kahI to kisI ne nhiiN| hAM, eka zilAlekha kI kathA par3hI thI usne|" "to yaha kissA zilAlekha kA hai| kahA~ kA zinnAlakha hai baha? kisa gajA ke samaya kA haiM?" daNDanAyaka ne prazna kiyaa| "belagola meM sanate haiM ki yaha zilAlekha haiN| gaMgavaMzI rAjA rAcamal ke samaya kaa| vaha zilAlekha hamAre isa Torasamudra ke tAlAba ko banAnevAle 'do|' nAmaka vyakti kI bahU sAdhivance ke bAre meM hai| dorA ke baiTa lokavidyAdhara kI patnI thI vh| usakA bApa gaMgarAjAoM kA eka mahAna yAndrA khyAtanAmA 'yAyika' thaa| sAniyabve apane pati se apAra prema karatI thI, isalie yuddha meM zastra dhAraNa kara pati kI sahadharmiNI bana buddha karatI huI 'bagiyUra' nAmaka sthAna para usane apane pati ke sAtha hI vIragati paayii| isa vIragati ke pAne ke upalakSya meM vistRta vivaraNa ke sAtha prastara para utkINaM eka Alekha hai vahA~ / sAthiyabve kA citra bhI utkIrNa hai usa pr| sAniyabbe ghor3e para savAra hai aura hAtha meM talavAra hai| hAthI para baiThA koI zatru usa para zastra-bAra kara rahA hai| yaha kevala do sau varSa purAnI bAta hai! karnATaka kI vIra nArI kI cIragati pAne kI romAMcakArI kyA hai yaha / ise hI par3hakara usane zastra-vidyA sIkhane kI haTha kii| maiMne bhI anumati de dii| hamArA dharAnA aura usakI mA~ kA gharAnA donoM yoddhAoM ke hI gharAne haiN| kAla agara usakI zAdI hogI to kisI yoddhA ke sAtha hI hogI, isalie usameM bhI sAvidhabbe kI taraha apane pati ke sAtha-sAtha rahakara yuddha karane meM samartha banane kI icchA honA anucita nhiiN| isalie sikhaayaa| mere lie to beTI aura beTA donoM vahIM hai| isalie jahA~ taka mujhase bana sakatA hai, usakI icchA maiM pUrI karatA huuN|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : gAga do :: 10

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"saca hai| ikalautI putrI hone ke kAraNa Apako aisA hI karanA caahie| mujhe bahuta khuzI huI yaha jAnakara ApakI beTI ko icchA ke anusAra hI use vIra yoddhA pati mile, bhagavAna aisA hI anugraha kreN| mere donoM beToM kA vivAha ho cukA hai, anyathA maiM hI ApakI beTI ko bahU banA letaa|" daNDanAyaka ne kahA / daNDanAyikA ne hoTha kATa liyaa| " ApakI isa kRpA ke lie maiM kRtajJa huuN| aba taka to usakA pANigrahaNa karanevAlA bhI kahIM na kahIM paidA ho hI gayA hogaa| aura phira Apa hI kahie, bhagavAna kI marajI ke Age hama apanI calAnevAle kauna hote haiM?" saca hai| phira bhI hameM prayatna to karanA hI cAhie na kahIM usake yogya ghara kI khoja kI hai?" daNDanAyaka ne prazna kiyaa| "nahIM, abhI koI koziza nahIM kii|" "yadi Apa svIkAra kareMge to hama kisI yogya sambandha kA patA ApakI tarafa se lagAne kI koziza kareMge !" "ApakI kRpA hI hamAre lie bahuta bar3I cIz2a hai, daNDanAyaka jI cAlukya piriyarasI jI ne yahI bAta khii| usake sambandha meM sabakI aisI sadicchA kA honA hama apanA saubhAgya mAnate haiN|" bAta na jAne isI taraha kaba taka calatI rahatI ki itane meM daDigA me Akara nivedana kiyA, "pradhAnajI ne turanta bulavAyA hai|" bAla vahIM ruka gyii| hegar3e AjJA lekara cale gye| daNDanAyaka bhI rAjamahala kA libAsa pahanakara pradhAnajI ke nivAsa kI ora ravAnA ho gye| 1 nAyikA cAmabbe akelI baiThI socane lagI kitanA ghamaNDa ! kahatA hai| ki piriyarasI jI isakI lar3akI ke lie yogya vara kI khoja kreNge| kahAvata hI hai - 'cora kA gavAha girahakaTA' / kisI vIra smAraka kA bahAnA karake vaha qissA sunAne laga gyaa| isa sabake pIche nizcita hI koI SaDyantra hai| sambhavataH usa heggar3atI ne piriyarasI ko bhI kucha karake apane vaza meM kara liyA ho| unako madhyastha kara apanA uddezya sAdha legii| bar3I caNTa aurata hai, Upara se hI mAsUma-ra ma-sI lagatI hai| usake isa vazIkaraNa mantra kA pratikAra karanA hI hogaa| dUsarA koI cArA nahIM / cAmabbe na jAne kaba taka yahI saba socatI rhii| hegar3e mArasiMgayyA apane mukAma para pahu~ce hI the ki unheM yuvarAnI jI kA bulAvA mila gyaa| vaha sIdhe rAjamahala kI ora cale gye| revimayyA ne heggar3ejI ke Ane kI khabara yuvarAnI ko dI aura AdezAnusAra andara le gyaa| 20: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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andara Ate hI mArasiMgayyA ne kahA, "kSamAprArthI hU~! sannidhAna kA jaba bulAvA AyA thA taba maiM apane mukAma para nahIM thA isalie derI huii| daNDanAyaka jI ke bulAye para unake yahA~ calA gayA thaa| koI jarUrI kAma rahA ho aura mujhase derI ho gayI ho to mAfa kreNgii|" / 'nahIM, nahIM-aisA koI jarUrI kAma nahIM thaa| Aja zAma taka yuvarAja ke rAjadhAnI pahuMcane kI khabara AyI hai| unake yahA~ Ane taka Apa yahIM rheN| isalie kahalA bhejA thaa| itanA hii|" "zAyada isIlie pradhAnajI ne bhI daNDanAyaka jI ko bulAvA bhejA thaa|" "ho sakatA hai| phira yaha khabara bhI hai ki prabhu kI tabIyata ThIka nahIM, isIlie unakI agavAnI ke lie vizeSa samArambha na ho, yaha Adeza diyA gayA hai| unake Agamana ke samaya kI bhI sArvajanika sUcanA na dene kA nirNaya kiyA gayA hai| phira bhI rAjamahala ke andara rAjakula kI rIti ke anusAra jayamAlA pahanAkara to unakA svAgata karanA hI caahie| isa mauke para apa rAjadhAnI meM rahakara bhI anupasthita raheM to prabhu ko acchA nahIM lagegA isalie prabhu ke padhArane taka Apa yahA~ se kahIM na jAe~ / ' "jaisI ApakI AjJA!" mArasiMgayyA ne yuvarAnI ko vinamra javAba diyaa| "rAjakumAroM kA paThana-pATha samApta hote hI kavijI ko bhI yahIM bhijavA duuNgii| nahIM to akele-akele Uba jaaeNge|" kahakara yuvarAnI calI gyiiN| mAsiMgayyA ne unheM jAte dekhakara uThakara praNAma kiyaa| unake cale jAne ke bAda hI vaha baitthe| thor3I dera meM tabhI bommalA AyI aura bolI, "Apako pAThazAlA meM hI Ane ke lie bulAyA haiM, kavijI bahIM haiN|" "abhI rAjakumAroM kA adhyApana cala rahA hai, bommale ?" "nahIM, kavijI kisI grantha kA aklokana kara rahe the|" "ThIka," kahakara mArasiMgavyA pAThazAlA jA phuNce|| unheM Ate dekha kavi nAgacandra khar3e ho gaye aura praNAma karake bole, "pacArie, yU~ to mujhako hI yahA~ AnA cAhie thaa| Apako hI yahA~ bulavA liyA, kSamA kreN| vaitthie|" "mujhe pratIkSA karanI hai| isalie cAhe yahA~ rahU~ yA vahA~, saba varAvara hai| Apa baiNttie|' kahakara hegar3e bhI baiTha gye| "kauna-sA grantha hai yaha?" "zivakoTi jI kA 'vaTArAdhane' / " "jaina-dharma kA grantha hai?" "kAvya-kRtiyoM meM dharma kA saMskAra jur3A hI rahatA hai| jIvana ke anubhava ke paTTamahAdevI zAntasA : bhAga do :: 2 /

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sAdha dharma kI zikSA ana para Akta ke mana para kahIM adhika aura jaldI prabhAya par3atA hai| 'baDhArAdhane' sandara gadya meM likhita kannaDa grantha hai| kAnar3a mahAphAcyoM meM sthAna pAne cogya yaha eka lekhanIya gadya kati hai| aura yaha dUsaga hai 'cAmuNDarAyagaNa / " 'isa gandha ke bAre meM. kabhI sunA ho aisA smaraNa nhiiN| hA~, cApaNDagayapurANa ke viSaya meM hamArI ammAjI (beTo zAntalA) ko usake gurujI ne vahatakala batAyA thaa|" ___ "kavi zAMkimacyA jI ne zAyada hI isa grantha ko dekhA ho!" "to ma! Apa socate hai nigAhI ko isa praza, viSaya meM kaTa bhii| mAlUma nahIM?'' ___haaN| kavi bAkimavyA jo jo bhI viSaya jJAnana ga ammAlA kA asAye vinA nahIM rahata "caha ho usakA saubhAgya hai| yadi yaha grantha mila sakaM to isa prati gakara ise Apake pAsa sargakSata vApasa bhijavA daMgA..." pAka meM prati he vaha " kavi nAgacandra cAnna / ''agara vApasa na AyI tA kyA hogA, zAyada kadhijI ko sI AzaMkA hai| Apake bAre meM aisI dhAraNA bhalA kaiMsa banA sakatA hU~?'' "nA ?" kara se inakA adhyayana prArambha karane kA vicAra thaa|" gosI bAta hai to abhI na deN|" "pira Apake lie...?" "dalaMga, anyatra kahIM eka prati mila jaae|" itanI AsAnI meM nahIM milegii| eka kAma kiyA jA makatA hai! kyA ?" ''yaM svayaM jaldI-sa-jAdA isakI prati tayAra kara duuNgaa| para Apake pAsa vaH pahacagI kaMsa:" "hAkAraM nA Ate jAta hI rahate haiN|" "nava DaoN agale mAha hI isako prati ApakAdha meM pahu~ca jAgagI / ' "itanI jaldI bhI kyA hai| Apako jaba jesA avakAza mile aura jitanA ho maka, unakI pratilipi karate jaaeN| isameM vizeSa parizrama karane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN|" 'parizrama nirardhaka nahIM jAgA, heggI / sara, yaha vAta meM Upara hI mor3a diijie|' kahakara kavi nAgacandra usa tADapatrIya grandha ko bAMdhakara bag2ala meM 22 :: sahamahAdevo zAtalA : 'pAga do

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sarakAte hue ba~Ta gye| donoM thor3I dera taka to mauna baiThe rahe lekina do AtmIya jana kitanI dera taka aise baiThe raha sakate the' kavi nAgacandra ne hI bAta zurU kii| kahA, "zrImAna! sunate haiM, yuvarAja aura rAjakumAra Aja hI AnevAle haiN| isalie yuvarAnI jI ne kahalA bhejA hai ki adhyApana samApta hone para bhI Apa yahIM rheN|...is samaya dUsarA koI kArya nahIM thA isalie isa grantha ko kholakara par3hane baiTa gyaa|" mujhe bhaH isa bAta kA patA nahIM thaa| rAjamahala meM pahu~cate hI mujhe isakI sUcanA milii| vaha socakara ki akele baiThe rahane se Uba jAU~gA, varAnI ne mujhe Apake pAsa bheja diyaa| mere yahA~ Ane se ApakaM adhyayana meM bAdhA pdd'ii| mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| "vAdhA par3ane kA savAla hI nahIM utthtaa| Apako Azcarya hogA, maiMne patA nahIM, kiAnI vAra isa grantha ko par3hA hai| mahAkaviyoM kI uttama kRtiyoM ko Apa cAhe jitanI bAra par3heM, hara vAra Apako usameM koI na koI nayI bAta avazya pila aaegii| isalie pagpa, ranna, ponma aura durgAsiMha jaise racanAkAroM kI kRtiyoM ko Apa cAhe saikar3oM bAra par3heM, UbeMga nhiiN|" nAgacandra ne khaa| hameM to ina bAtoM kI koI jAnakArI rahatI nhiiN| hA~, Apa jaise jJAnI agara samajhAeMge to thor3A-bahuta samajha sakate haiN| mujhe bacapana meM sIkhane kA bar3A cAva thaa| paranta hamAre jIvana kA vidhAna hI kucha aura ho gayA jisake kAraNa adhyayana kI ora vizeSa dhyAna nahIM de paayaa| isalie Apa kAvya meM rasa, ni Adi ke bAre meM kucha batAe~ge to hamArI samajha meM kucha nahIM aaegaa| 'maiMsa ke Age bIna vaNAne jaisA hogaa|" vahIM, jaise zastrAstra cAlana meM apane kuzalatA pAyI, vaise hI...!" ___ mujhameM aura ApameM antara hai| Ae buddha na bhI kareM to bhI Apa yuddha kA aisA sajIva citraNa kara sakate haiM jaise A~khoM ke sAmane hI yuddha cala rahA ho| aise kAvya kI racanA Apa kara sakate haiN| parantu hama jasoM ko to samajhAne para hI vaha samajha meM A skegaa|" "ya: ApakA mAtra bhrama hai| Apa samaya kI kamI ke kAraNa paryApta kAvya pauna nahIM kara pAye haiN| lekina Apa jaba par3hane baiTheMge to apane anubhava ke AdhAra para hI kavikalpanA kI vyAkhyA karane lgeNge|" "zAyada / magara hama isa taraha kA prayoga kara nahIM skte| isIlie isa taraha ke sabhI prayogoM kI jimmedArI Apa jaise medhAvI vidvAnoM para chor3akara hI to hama apane isa laukika vyavahAra meM par3e haiN|" Apa kucha bhI kahie, heggdd'jii| yadi Apa kAvya-paThana meM Aja bhI laga paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To :: 2:5

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jAe~ to bahuta jaldI hI isame niSNAta ho sakate haiN|" mArasiMgayyA bhora se haMsa pdd'e| ''kyA Apako vizvAsa nahIM?" "mujhe haiMsI isalie AyI ki Apane kAlajJAnI bhaviSyavaktA kI taraha yaha bAta kaha hii| kyA maiM nahIM jAnatA ki merI zakti kI sImA kyA hai, kitanI hai? vAha!" ___ "maiMne basa yU~ hI kahA thaa| kAlajJAnI kI taraha koI bhaviSyavANI nahIM kii| mAtA-pitA kI samasta sahaja zaktiyA~, yuktiyA~, guNa, vyavahAra, icchAe~, anicchAe~ baccoM meM saMkramita hokara rUpAyita hote haiN| yadi ApameM kAvya rasAsvAdana kI zakti na hotI to ammAjI meM yaha saba kahA~ se AyA? heggar3atI jI kevala par3hanA mAtra jAnatI haiM na? yadi unhoMne ammAjI kI bhA~ti saMgIta sIkhA hotA to ve ammAjI se bhI adhika zreSTha kalAkAra banI hotii| aise hI, Apa bhI sAhitya meM niSNAta hote| Apa donoM kI sammilita zakti ammAjI haiN| Apa donoM meM pRthak-pRthak pradyotita honevAlI sArI vidyAe~ ammAjI meM kendrita hokara prakaTa honevAlI haiN| phira unake apane pUrvArjita saMskAra bhI to haiN| isIlie vaha zastra-vidyA meM bhI pravINa haiN|" "ThIka hai| phira bhI kucha loga mujhe khalI kahate haiN| aise logoM ko samajhAnA kaThina kAma hai|'' "to kyA Apa pahAdaNDanAyaka jI ke yahA~ se hokara Aye haiM?" mArasiMgayyA kucha bole binA praznavAcaka dRSTi se kavi nAmacandra jI kI ora dekhane lge| "kyoM hegar3ejI, isa taraha kyoM dekha rahe haiM? mujhe mAlUma hai ki eka brahI jagaha hai jahA~ aisI bAta ho sakatI hai| isIlie maiMne kahA / anyatra kahIM aisI bAta ho "Apake isa taraha socane kA kyA kAraNa hai?" bIca meM hI hegar3ejI ne pUchA / kavi nAgacandra ne vaha sArA vRttAnta kaha sunAyA jo daNDanAyaka jI ke yahA~ daNDanAyikA se bAtacIta ke daurAna calA thaa| heggar3ejI ne bhI ve sArI bAteM batAyIM jo daNDanAyaka aura daNDanAyikA ke sAtha bAtacIta ke daurAna calI thiiN| ___"to matalaba yaha ki ammAjI kA zastra-vidyA meM pAraMgata honA daNDanAyikA ko pasanda nhiiN| yahI samajhanA cAhie?" "na, na, hama kyoM aisA socane lage? jAnane kA sahaja kutUhala bhara hai| jise hamane nahIM kiyA use dUsare loga kareM to yaha g2alata hai, aisA kucha loga soca sakate haiN| isakA kAraNa vaha vAtAvaraNa hai jisameM ye pale-bar3he haiN| unakA Azcaryacakita 24 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : mAga do

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honA svAbhAvika hai| hegar3e kI beTI ko zastra-vidhA se kyA matalaba? kauna nArI isa sabakA abhyAsa karatI hai? nArI ke lie yaha saba kyoM? gAnA, cauka pUranA, par3hanA Adi ye saba ghara se bAhara kI vidyAe~ nhiiN| parantu zastra-vidyA aisI nhiiN| so bhI padoM ke sAtha uDala-kuda nArI ke lie anucita kArya hai, nArI ke gambhIrocita svabhAva ko yaha zobhA nahIM detA hai| jaba sabake dimAg2a meM aise vicAra jar3a jamAye hue haiM taba unake prati kisI taraha kI pratikriyA na kara cupa rahanA hI behatara haiN|" "apakA kahanA bhI eka taraha se sahI hai| hama hara bAta meM aura bAta ke kahane ke tarIke meM aneka taraha kI vicAradhArAe~ banAte haiN| isalie bAta karanevAloM kI dhvani ke anusAra unake antaraMga ko bhI samajha lete haiN| mujhe jo lagA, maiMne khaa|" "isa sambandha meM maiM kucha nahIM kaha sktaa| jahA~ taka maiM samajhatA hU~ usameM koI khAsa bAta mujhe nahIM diikhtii|" zAyada bAta aura Age bar3ha sakatI thI ki isI bIca nagAr3e baja utthe| turahI kI AvAja suna pdd'ii| idhara revimacyA bhAgA-bhAgA AyA aura kahane lagA, "pramujI padhAra rahe haiN| donoM jaldI-jaldI rAjapahala ke mahAdvAra kI tarapha cala diye| rAjamahala kI sthiti dorasamudra ke dakSiNa-pazcima kI ora thii| isalie nagara ke gita 'pAgoM meM marane kI sAmanAne ke liA rAjakumAra ballAla aura DAkarasa daNDanAtha ke saMrakSaNa meM soye hue ereyaMga prabhu kA ratha nagara ke dakSiNa hAra se praviSTa huaa| zeSa senA ne pazcimottara se hote hue uttara dvAra se praveza kiyaa| senAoM ke pahuMcane para hI logoM ko mAlUma ho sakA ki vijayI yuvarAja aura rAjakamAra lauTa rahe haiN| yoM to vijayI yuvarAja ke lauTa Ane kI khabara zahara meM pahale hI phaila cukI thI lekina kaba aura kaise AaiMge, isakA patA nahIM thaa| senAoM ke nagara-praveza se pahale hI yuvarAja kA ratha rAjamahala ke prAcIra meM pahu~ca cukA thaa| rAjamahala ke pUrvadvAra para yuvarAnI aura pradhAna maMgharAja kI patnI lakkaladevI ne unakI AratI utaarii| rAjakumAra aura yuvarAja ko jayamAlA pahanAkara prAsAda ke andara le jAyA gyaa| yuvarAja sahArA lekara dhIre-dhIre qado se hI cala pA rahe the| yuddha-zivira meM cArukIrti paNDita sAtha rahe isalie yuvarAja kI cikitsA tabhI Arambha ho gayI thI aura isa kAraNa ArAma se yuvarAja ko sajadhAnI pahanane meM savidhA ho gayI thii| sahArA lete, dhImI gati se yuvarAja mahArAja ke kakSa kI ora bar3ha cle| unake vahAM pahuMcane se pahale hI ballAladeva andara jAkara mahArAja ko yuvarAja ke Ane kA samAcAra sunAkara, unheM praNAma kara, AzIrvAda pA, unake sAtha bAhara kI paSTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 25

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bArahadarI meM A cuke the| viTTideva, udayAditya, yuvarAnI jI yuvarAja ke sAtha-sAtha aaye| pradhAna gaMgarAja aura unakI patnI lakkaladevI, daNDanAyaka maricAne aura DAkarasa Adi unake pIche cala rahe the| mArasiMgacyA aura kavi nAgacandra ne yuvarAja ko dekhate hai| bhusavAra praNAma kiyA aura prabhu sa santoSapUrNa bhogyaa pAkara daNDamAvaka Adi ke pIche dhIre-dhIre calane lge| mahArAja ne yuvarAja ko chAtI se lagAyA, A~khoM se do-cAra bUMdeM girii| dhIre-se bole, "bhagavAna bar3e davAlu haiN|" saba loga jahA~-ke-tahA~ khar3e rhe| pitA-putra paraspara AliMgana meM, punarmilana kI khuzI meM eka ho gye| yuvarAja ko sahArA dekara vahA~ taka lAnevAlA bimayyA bhI vahA~ se kucha dUra haTakara khar3A ho gayA thaa| yaha dRzya dekha usane apanI A~kheM banda kI, hAtha jor3e aura Upara kI ora mu~ha karakaM praNAma kiyaa| kucha dera gambhIra mauna vahA~ chAyA rahA ki tabhI mahArAja vinayAditya ne kahA, "yuvarAja aba ArAma kreN| koI unheM aba takalIfa na de| kyA sava bItA, ise hama DAkarasa aura appAjI se jAna leNge| sabhI mandira aura vasatiyoM meM pUjApATha kI vyavasthA ho| kala rAjamahala kI ora se rAjadhAnI kI sArI janatA ko bhojana ke lie Amantrita kiyA jaae|' kahakara yuvarAja ke pAsa se kucha pIche haTakara bole, "revimayyA yahA~ Ao, yuvarAja ko zayanAgAra meM le jaao| hama khuda vahA~ aaeNge| revimayyA yubarAja ko sahArA dene pAsa aayaa| yuvarAnI jI, biTTideva, udayAditya bhI unake sAtha-sAtha antaHpura kI ora cale gye| __ yallAla ne cAroM ora dRSTi daur3AyI aura phira dUra para khar3e mArasiMgayyA aura kavi nAgacandra ko dekhaa| pAsa Akara namratA se pUchA, "saba kuzala to haiM?" donoM ne sira jhukAkara izAre se 'hA~' jatAyA / "heggar3atI jI aura ApakI putrI AyI haiM na?" rAjakumAra ne puuchaa| ___ "nahIM, maiM yuvarAnI jI aura rAjakumAroM ke sAtha aayaa| dUsaroM ke bharose isa dAyitva ko chor3a dene kI mere pana ne svIkRti nahIM dii|" "Apa loga kaba Aye?" "do dina hue|" "raheMge na?" "jyAdA dina nahIM Thahara sktaa| prabhu kI AjJA milate hI lauTane kA vicAra hai| acAnaka hI AnA pdd'aa| yadyapi vahA~ siMgimayyA hai, isalie vizeSa cintA nhiiN| phira bhI..." "prabhu ne kaI bAra kahA hai ki ve bahuta dakSa vyakti haiN| ve raheM to Apake rahane 26 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : mAga do

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ke barAbara hI haiN| " "phira bhI sImAprAnta hai, bahuta sAvadhAna rahanA par3atA hai / " "so to saca hai| isa bAra yuddha meM aneka mahattvapUrNa bAteM mAlUma huI / prabhu ke sAtha buddhabhUmi meM rahanA bhI eka bar3A suyoga hai| yuddha kA viSaya hI nahIM, sabhI rAjanItika bAloM kA tathA isase sambandhita bar3e-bar3e logoM se lekara choTe logoM taka sabake bAre meM sArI bAteM mere dimAg2a meM spaSTa ho gyiiN| bahuta-sI vArtA kI jAnakarI karane meM huii| yAnI meM raha jAtA to yaha saba kaise samajha paataa|" "calo, acchA hI huaa| rAjakumAra zarIra se bhale hI valiSTha na dikheM, para haiM bar3e dhairyavAna, itanA to kahanA hI par3egA, kyoMki jaba hamane sunA ki prabhujI rAjakumAra kI yuddhakSetra meM le gaye to hama saba bahuta cintita ho uThe the| yuvarAnI jI ke balipura meM Ane para samAcAra sunane ke bAda hI hameM kucha dhIraja dhaa| jaba hameM yaha khabara milI ki rAjakumAra hI prabhu ke prANarakSaka rahe to hamArI khuzI kA ThikAnA na rhaa| hamameM eka vizvAsa paidA ho gayA ki aba pAsa rAjya beroka-Toka bar3hegA / " hegar3e mArasiMgayyA ne kahA / bAta ballAla kI prazaMsA kI calane lagI to unheM saMkoca huaa| so unhoMne kahA, "bhagavAna kI jaisI marjI hogI vaisA hI calegA na! saba bhagavadicchA hai / vaha rAjya isa siMhAsana kI unnati- yaha saba rAjya ke prati niSThAvAna aura samarpita sacAlaka varga kehI para AdhArita hai, yaha bAta bhI prabhu ne mere bhItara bahuta acchI taraha utAra dI hai|" vAstava ballAla kI bAta pUrI huI ki tabhI revimavyA ne Akara nivedana kiyA, "appAjI, yuvarAnI jI Apako bulA rahI haiN| " "kyA ve prabhujI ke pAsa haiM ?" "nahIM, ve apane vizrAma kakSa meM haiM / " "sAtha kauna hai?" "koI nhiiN|" "koI nahIM? daNDanAyikA dikhAI nahIM par3IM, mujhe to lagA ki vahA~ hA~gI / " "nahIM, ve nahIM jAyIM / " revimayyA bolA | "acchA calatA hU~, gurujI, kala se par3hane AU~gA / Aja mujhe vizrAma kara lene kI anumati pradAna kreN|" aba taka isa sAre sambhASaNa ko kavi nAgacandra mauna hI suna rahe the| bole, "vaisA hI kiijie|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga dAM : 27

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! ballAla antaHpura kI ora bar3ha claa| bAda meM, revimayyA ne Age bar3hakara kahA, "hegar3e jI! Apako aura kavijI ko prabhu ne bulA lAne kA Adeza diyA hai / " aura taba ve donoM bhI usake pIche cale gye| yuvarAja ke vizrAma kakSa meM praveza kara donoM ne jhukakara praNAma kiyaa| palaMga para paira pasAre takiye ke sahAre baiThe prabhu ne unheM baiThane kA izArA kiyaa| donoM baiTha gye| "poysala vaMza Apa donoM kA kRtajJa hai|" erevaMga prabhu ne kahA / sunakara donoM unako aura dekhate raha gye| I "hamArI anupasthiti meM rAjaparivAra kI unnati evaM surakSA hetu Apa logoM ne jo zraddhA, niSThA, AtmIyatA tathA ruci dikhAyI, yuvarAnI jI ne saMkSepa meM hI use TIka aura sahI DhaMga se mujhe batAyA hai| sAmane apane ko acchA hone kA dikhAvA karake pIche se churA bhoMkanevAle logoM ko bhI hamane dekhA hai| hamArI anupasthiti meM Apa logoM ne jaisA susaMgata vyavahAra kiyA, sunakara hameM bar3A garva ho rahA hai qhAsakara isa prasaMga meM kavijI ke bAre meM eka vizeSa bAta kahanA caahuuNgaa| baltAla ke guru hokara use Apane isa poysala vaMza ke yogya banAyA hai| isase bar3hakara hama aura kyA cAheMge? agara vaha Apake hAtha nahIM lagatA to usakA rAstA hI zAyada kucha kA kucha ho jaataa| Apake isa mahattvapUrNa kArya ko mApane kA koI mApadaNDa hamAre pAsa nahIM hai| hamane kabhI rAjakumAra ke bAre meM sIdhe koI bAta nahIM puuchii| yuvarAnI jI hI mujhe isa sambandha meM samaya-samaya para batAtI rahI haiN| hamAre hegar3ejI jaise isa poysala vaMza ke niSThAvAna haiM, vaise hI Apako sadA sarvadA isa rAjavaMza ke hI Azraya meM rahanA caahie| isa bAra ke yuddha meM hamane vijaya paayii| appAjI ne hamAre prANoM kI rakSA kii| paNDita cArukIrti ne buddhabhUmi meM sAtha rahakara Asanna mRtyu se bacAkara hameM yahA~ taka Ane meM samartha banAyA hai| patA nahIM abhI aura kitane dina taka hameM isa azakta dazA meM rahanA hogaa| bhagavAna kI jaisI marjI! aba to hamAre vaMza ke ina aMkuroM kI rakSA kA dAyitva Apa hI logoM para hai| hama cAhe jIvita raheM yA na rahe, Apa logoM se hameM yaha AzvAsana milanA cAhie ki Apa saba isa dAyitva ko nibhAe~ge / " prabhu ne kahA / "hama AzvAsana dete haiN| hama apanA dAyitva aba taka nibhAte rahe haiM aura jIvanaparyanta nibhAte rheNge| parantu prabhu Aja jisa DhaMga se kaha rahe haiM, yaha hameM acchA nahIM laga rahA haiN| hameM isa bAta kA pUrA vizvAsa hai ki dIrghakAla taka hameM prabhu kA mArgadarzana milatA rhegaa| isalie prabhu aisA na kaheM, vahI hamArI prArthanA hai|" mArasiMgayyA ne kahA / "coM hI mana meM AyA kaha diyaa| aba Age nahIM kahU~gA / " 28 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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"prabhujI ko aba vizrAma karanA caahie| AjJA ho to hama cleN| dhIre-se nAgacandra ne khaa| "acchA kavijI, ziSya se bheMTa huI dhI?" "hA~, huI thii| rAjakumAra aba sA~ce meM Dhalakara nikhara sAna kI taraha bana gaye "itanI jaldI Apane saba samajha liyA? vaise hameM Apase yaha bAta sunakara bar3A harSa ho rahA hai|" yuvarAja kI anumati pAkara nAgacandra uTha khar3e hue| heggar3e ne bhI uTakara yuvarAja kI ora dekhaa| 'acchA heggar3ejI, Apake lauTane ke bAre meM kala nizcaya kreNge| yuvarAnI ne bhI kahA hai| aba Apa bhI ArAma kreN|" prabhu ereyaMga na khaa| __ donoM praNAma karake cale gye| revimacyA ne andara praveza kiyA to prabhu kA Adeza huA, "yuvarAnI ko bulA laa|" raMbimayyA ke jAne ke bAda prabhu takiya ke sahAre leTa gaye aura chata kI ora tAkate rhe| thor3I hI dera meM yuvarAnI ecaladevI AyIM aura palaMga para apane patideva ke pAsa bag2ala meM baiTha gyiiN|| "aga kI mahArAja ke pAsa gayA hai : "nahIM, abhI taka mere pAsa hI baiThA thaa|" "sAtha meM choTe AgyAjI aura udaya bhI dhe?" "nahIM, vaha akelA hI milanA cAhatA thaa|'' "milA?" "milaa| dekhA prabhu, bhagavAna kitane dayAlu haiM:' "oha, bhUla gayA, yuvarAnI beTe ko yuddha meM 'bhejate vaqta Dara gayI thIM na? sakuzala vahA~ se lauTane para mAtRhadaya ko zAnti jo milI hogii|" "ye saba bAteM mere dimAga meM dhoM hI nhiiN| bhejane ke pahale kucha ghabarAhaTa to huI thii| parantu vaha eka mA~ ke hRdaya kI darbalatA pAtra dhii| aba mujhe eka yogya jyeSTha putra mila gayA haiN| isalie kahA ki bhagavAna dayAlu haiN|" 'mAne?" 'mAne yaha ki aba vaMza ke lie eka yogya bar3A patra hai aura posala rAjA banane yogya hai| mujhameM jo Dara thA, vahIM ki vaha yogya rAjA nahIM yana sakegA, aba dUra ho gyaa| aba maiM nizcinta huuN|'' "itane hI meM tumane apane lar3ake ko parakha liyA!" "rozanI kA patA bar3I AsAnI se laga jAtA hai| prabhu ke sAtha isa yuddha kSetra paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 29

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* samaya ne mAtA piyA, isahasA bahuta bar3A upakAra huA hai| agara vaha hamAre sAtha balipura A gayA hotA to Aja kA appAjI nahIM bana paataa|" "to choTe appAjI meM avAMchita parivartana huA hai kyA?" "na, na, aisA kucha nahIM hai|" "taba to balipura hamAre lie anukUla hI rahA!" ''baha to ThIka hai, lekina prabhu ne jaisA kahA, parivartita vAtAvaraNa kI jarUrata thii| balipura jAte to jisa parivartana kI AvazyakatA thI vaha kahA~ se ho pAtA!'' "acchA, yaha bAta hai! hA~, daNDanAyikA aura unakI beTiyA~ nahIM dikhAI diiN|" "prabhu-darzana kiye binA kisI se na milane kA apanA ig2adA maiMne batAyA thA, isalie zAyada ve nahIM aayiiN| Ajakala ye bahuta kama milatI-julatI haiN|'' "appAjI ne unake bAre meM pUchatATha nahIM kI?" "nhiiN|" tabhI ghaNTI kI dhImI AvAja suna pdd'ii| "kona!" ereyaMga prabhu ne parade kI ora dekhaa| paradA sarakAkara rebimayyA bhItara AyA aura bolA, "appAjI darzana karanA cAhate haiN|" "bulaao|" revimavyA paradA uTAkara bAhara khar3A ho gyaa| yaralAla andara AyA aura mA~ ke pAsa bag2ala meM palaMga para baiTha gyaa| "vaM loga kahA~ haiM?" ecaladevI ne puuchaa| "ve donoM abhyAsa kara rahe haiN| Aja maiMne chuTTI pA~ga lI hai|" "TIka hI kiyaa| Aja tumheM pUrA ArAma karanA caahie| acchA kucha pUchanA thA " "hauM," lekina Age kucha kahane se vaha hickicaayaa| "kyoM? kyA bAta hai, kaho!" yubarAnI ne pUchA / "jabase dorasamudra Aye tabhI se mere mana meM eka prazna uTha rahA hai| parantu usa sambandha meM kisI se daryApta karane kI icchA nahIM ho rahI hai| Apase bhI pUchU yA nahIM...isa para bahuta vicAra kiyaa| binA pUche mere mana ko samAdhAna bhI to nahIM mila rahA hai, isalie..." aura ballAla kucha kahate-kahate ruka gyaa| "hamase kahane meM saMkoca kisa bAta kA, appAjI" yuvarAnI ecaladevI ne khaa| ''kucha sahaja sAdhAraNa bAteM kaI bAra anyathA bhI samajha lI jA sakatI haiN|" "hama vizvAsa yogya haiM to anyathA samajhane kA avasara hI kahA~?'' "phira bhI bar3oM ke viSaya meM pUchanA..." 30 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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: "viSaya hI pradhAna hotA hai, bar3A-choTA nhiiN|" mA~ aura beTe ke isa sambhASaNa ko yuvarAja ereyaMga suna rahe the| unheM acAnaka kucha sUjha par3A / mu~ha para eka ha~sI kI rekhA khiMca gyii| "samajha gayA appAjI, tumhAre Ane ko kucha se pahale hamane hI yuvarAnI se pUTA thA unhoMne kahA / "kyA?" ballAla ko Azcarya huA / "yahI jo tumhAre mana meM hai| rAjamahala ke sabhI kAryoM meM jinheM sadA upasthi: rahane kI hama socate haiM, yadi ve dikhAI na deM to jo prazna uTha sakatA hai vahI / ThIka hai na ereyaMga ne kahA / vallAla uttara diye binA cupa baiThA rahA 1 "appAjI, unake na Ane kA kAraNa hameM mAlUma nhiiN| hama hI svayaM isa sambandha meM kucha daryAfta kareM, yaha bhI ThIka nhiiN| isalie tumheM svayaM jAkara sIdhe dafta kara lenA hogaa|" ecaladevI ne smjhaayaa| | "ina saba bAtoM ko daryAfta karane jAnA kucha ThIka nahIM ja~catA hogA koI ucita kAraNa isalie zAyada nahIM aaye| dhIre-dhIre apane Apa mAlUma ho jaaegaa| acchA meM calU~ !" ballAla uTha khar3A huA / "acchA, ayyaajii|" ereyaMga bole / ballAla calA gyaa| " dekhA ! pahale kA appAjI hotA to kahatA abhI jAtA hU~ / " vaha saMyama usake lie bahuta hI acchA hai| isase usakI bhalAI hogii| prabhu ava vizrAma kreN| paNDitajI sUryAsta se kucha pahale AeMge kaha gaye haiN|" ecaladevI ne kahA / "hA~, ThIka hai| eka khAsa viSaya para vicAra-vimarza karane ke lie bulavAyA thaa| siMgimayyA dakSa kAryakartA haiN| unhIM ko balipura kSetra kA hegar3e banA diyA jAe aura bhArasiMgayyA ko rAjadhAnI meM hI rakheM Aja kI paristhitiyoM meM yaha Avazyaka lagatA hai| yuvarAnI kI kyA rAya hai ?" prabhu ko yadi Avazyaka lagatA haiM to aisA hI kreN| mere lie to yaha bahuta hI santoSa kI bAta hai| lekina unheM bulavA liyA gayA to kisa-kisa ke mana meM kyA-kyA bAta udegI isa para bhI dhyAna denA hogaa| kabhI ekAdha bAra Aye gaye to usI para vyAkhyAe~ hone lgiiN| hama vahA~ gaye, sunatI hU~ isa para bahuta TIkA-TippaNI hI rahI hai / " - "hama para?" gosA hotA to eka bAra usake prati udAsIna bhI raha sakate the| lekina isake lie becArI hegar3atI ko doSI banAkara patA nahIM kyA-kyA bAteM rAjadhAnI meM cala par3I haiN|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 31

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"hamase kahatI ho to kheN|" "prabhu se chipA rakhane kI bAta kyA hai? para Aja hI kyoM dhIre-dhIre saba-kucha batA duuNgii|" "kyA Apa socatI haiM ki hegar3e ko yahA~ bulavA lene se bhI bAteM uTha sakatI haiM, TIkA-TippaNI ho sakatI haiM:" "aba taka jo huA hai, isase to aisA ho lagatA hai|"" "to kyA karanA cAhie ?" "siMgamayyA yahA~ hegar3e ke sahAyaka banakara rheN| heggar3e bhI vahIM rheN| jaba hegaGgrejI yahA~ se lauTane lageM taba unheM batA deM ki vahA~ ke kArya nirvahaNa ke lie siMgamayyA ko vidhivat taiyAra kreN| taka unheM yaha bAta sUjhega hI ki zAyada sthAna parivartana honA sambhava hai| aura taba taka yahA~ kI paristhiti kA bhI adhyayana kara liyA jaay| isake bAda prabhu svayaM nirNaya kara sakate haiN| aba AindA kucha bhI karanA ho, usake aucitya ke bAre meM pahale appAjI ko bhI samajhA diyA kareM, aisA mujhe lagatA hai|" yuvarAnI ne kahA / "ThIka hai| yuvarAnI ko salAha mAnya hai / " "aba prabhu ArAma kreN| mujhe AjJA deN|" kahakara ecaladevI uTha khar3I huI / ereyaMga ne svIkRti de TI ecaladevI yahA~ se bAhara nikala AyIM / I "he bhagavAna, mujhe apane bhItara ke bhaya ko kisI se spaSTa kahanA bhI dussAdhya ho rahA hai ! terI marjI / " yo ereyaMga prabhu apane-Apa se kahate hue chAtI para hAtha rakha A~kheM mUMDe leTe rhe| rAjakumAra biTTideva meM nayA utsAha, nayI sphUrti AyI thii| aba use mAlUma ho gayA thA ki usakA bhAI pUrI taraha badala gayA hai| isa kAraNa se una donoM meM supta bhrAtRprema aba prakaTa rUpa se vyakta ho uThA thaa| usameM AtmIyatA, paraspara vizvAsa kI bhAvanA jar3a pakar3ane lagI thii| bhaiyA se bar3e vistAra se yuddha ke prasaMgoM ko vaha bar3I tanmayatA se suna rahA thaa| vahA~ kI bAteM jAnakara aura bhaiyA ke kAryoM kA vivaraNa sunakara usake mana meM bhAI ke prati Atmagaurava bar3ha gyaa| bAstava meM usake lie bhAI eka svAbhimAna kA pratIka bana gayA thaa| use jo Ananda huA use usane chipAyA nahIM, khulakara vyakta kiyaa| choTe bhAI ke isa abhimAna kI bAta ballAla ko bhI acchI lagI thii| usane jAna liyA thA ki usakA choTA bhaiyA usase bhI jyAdA hoziyAra hai| pahale pahala eka taraha se ghamaNDa thA so vaha bhI use smaraNa thA, parantu aba dUsaroM ke barAbara apane hI bala para sira uThAne kI Atmazakti usameM A gayI thii| isalie apane choTe bhAI viTTideva kI grahaNa zakti kA mUlya de sakatA thaa| apanA kissA sunA cukane ke bAda usane choTe bhaiyA 32 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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se balipura kI bAta pUchI-balipura ke bAre meM, heggar3ejI ke bAre meM, heggar3atI jI aura unakI beTI ke bAre meN| isa bAra biTTideva ko ballAla kA pUchanA sahaja hI lagA, usameM pahale jaisA vyaMgya nahIM thaa| vahA~ Aja eka apanApana dikhAI de rahA thaa| usane prakArAntara se apanI yaha icchA bhI prakaTa kI ki khuda eka bAra balipura jAnA caahie| biTTideva se vahA~ kI bAteM aura vicAra sunakara usakI yaha icchA huI thii| viTTideva ne ballAla se kahA, "bhaiyA, sunA hai ki heggar3ejI ne mahAdaNinAyaka jI ko aura unake parivAra ko balipura Ane kA AmantraNa diyA hai| yuvarAja aura mAtAjI se heggar3ajI ne isa bAta kA nivedana kiyA haiN| yadi ce jAe~ge to Apa bhI, cAheM to unake sAtha ho A sakate haiM?" "unake mAtha kyoM jA kyA svayaM nahIM jA sakU~gA?" "kyoM nahIM! lekina taba padyaladevI kA sAtha nahIM rhegaa|" yaha suna ballAla ha~sa pdd'aa| kuSTha kSaNa bAda bolA, "hoM, aba mAlUma huA ki balipura tumheM kyoM sundara lagA" kahate hue eka naTakhaTapana kI ha~sI haMsa dI dallAla ne| "to matalaba huA, padmaladevI ke sAtha jAne kI ApakI icchA hai. yaha bAta mAnate haiM na" kahakara usane bhaiyA kI tarafa eka parIkSaka kI dRSTi se dekhA aura pUchA, ''moM se kahU~?" are, aba aisA kAma mata kro| vaha saba to pramaMga Ane para dekhA jaaegaa| isake lie kucha alaga se karanA ucita nhiiN|" "hA~ to, balipara ke heggar3ejI ne Apako bulAyA nahIM?" "bulAyA jruur| jaba Apa saba loga vahA~ the taba, sunA hai, unheM aura unake sabhI parivAravAloM ko merI hI cintA rhii|" "so' to saca hai| mI se bhI adhika ve cintita the| eka bAra unhoMne kahA bhI ki tumheM yuddhakSetra meM bhejane kI sammati dekara mA~ ne ThIka nahIM kiyaa| kahate the, 'zarIra se durbala haiM to isase kyA, Akhira haiM to rAjakumAra, kala siMhAsana para baiThanevAle haiN| unheM pUrNAyu hokara hamAre bIca rahanA caahie| abhI yuddha viSayaka vAtoM meM kama jAnakArI rakhanevAle, dubala bAlaka ko yuddhakSetra meM khar3A karanA ucita nahIM, Adi-Adi / ' mA~ hI ne unako smjhaayaa| kahane lagI, 'prabhu se yaha AzvAsana milA hai ki saba taraha kI surakSA kI vyavasthA kI jAegI aura appAjI ko kisI taraha kA kaSTa nahIM hogaa| isake alAvA, kala ke dina siMhAsana para vaiThanevAle ko yuddha Adi ke sambandha meM pratyakSa jJAna honA Avazyaka hai, yaha samajhakara hI yuddha meM jAne kI anumati de dii| mA~ ke itanA samajhAne ke bAda paTTamahAdevI zAntanA : bhAga do :: 55

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una logoM ko kucha tasallI huI thii| rAjagharAne ke sabhI janoM ke hita-cintana meM tallIna rahanevAle aise loga bahuta kama hI mileNge|" "aisA hone para bhI daNDanAyaka jI ke parivAra ke loga unake viSaya meM itane AtmIya kyoM nahIM haiM? jaba bhI maukA mile ve kucha virodha karate hue hI unake bAre meM bolate rahate haiN| binA kAraNa ve aisA kyoM kahate hoMge? kucha-na-kucha to kAraNa honA hI cAhie" "ho sakatA hai| aisA kucha ho to unheM prabhu se yA mahArAja se spaSTa kahanA caahie| mahAdaNDanAyaka kI bAta kA rAjamahala meM mUlya honA caahie| aisA hone para bhI unake kahane kA kyA kAraNa hai ?" "kucha bhI ho| aba isa bAla ko yahIM rahane do| bar3oM kI bAtoM se hameM kyA lenA-denA / " ballAla ke kahane para bAta vahIM ruka gyii| dvArapAla bijjiyA naM Akara kavijI ke Agamana kI sUcanA dii| ballAla uTha khar3e hue aura bijjigA ko AjJA dI, "udayAditya ko bheja do / " biDideva bhI uTha khar3e hue| kavi nAgacandra Aye, donoM ne praNAma kiyaa| isa bIca udayAditya bhI A gayA, usane bhI praNAma kiyaa| tInoM baiTa gye| paThana-pAThana roz2a kI taraha phira zurU ho gyaa| yuddhabhUmi se vijaya prApta kara lauTanevAlA yaha unakA purAnA ziSya nahIM, balki jJAnArjana meM Asakta eka anya hI jJAnapipAsu ziSya haiM- aisA kavi nAgacandra ko Aja ballAla ke vyavahAra se lgaa| vidyA ke prati ballAla kI isa abhiruci aura jJAnArjana kI pravRtti Adi dekha-sunakara guru meM jaise eka nayI sphUrti A gayI thii| isakA phala bhI ziSyoM ko milaa| ghAva kI pIr3A se abhI prabhu ereyaMga cala-phira nahIM sakate the| acchI cikitsA hone para bhI jA~gha para kA ghAva bharA nahIM thaa| yaha dekha cArukIrti paNDita ko prabhu ke rakta meM zarkarA ke aMza adhika mAtrA meM hone kI zaMkA huii| rakta meM zarkarAMza adhi eka hone para rakta ke ghanIbhUta hone kI zakti lupta ho jAtI haiN| rakta parIkSaNa ke bAda vaha zIghra hI isa niSkarSa para pahu~ce ki yuvarAja ko madhumeha kI zikAyata hai aura isI kAraNa se bAva nahIM bhara sakA thaa| anupAna pathya badalA gyaa| sItAphala kI pattI, camelI kI jar3a, karkaTImUla milAkara davA taiyAra kara dene para rakta kA zarkarAMza kama hotA gayA aura zarkarAyukta padArthoM kA upayoga banda kara diyA gyaa| yuvarAja ke nirantara vizrAma karate rahane ke kAraNa unakA antaHpura hI mantraNAlaya bana gayA thA yuddha se lauTe sAta-ATha mahIne bIta gye| isa bIca mahAdaNDanAyaka aura daNDanAyikA kaI bAra Aye gye| kahane kI jarUrata nahIM ki 34 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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inakI beTiyA~ bhI sAtha meM AyA-jAyA karatI rhiiN| ballAla bhI kabhI pakhavAre-do pakhavAre meM unake yahA~ ho AyA krtaa| yaha saba eka taraha se yantrayan calatA rhaa| kula milAkara yaha kahanA cAhie ki dorasamudra meM kisI taraha kA koI ullAsa nahIM thaa| yuvarAja kA ghAva kabhI-kabhI bhI gayA sA lagatA, lekina vaha phira harA ho jaataa| vecAre cArukIrti jI cikitsA karate-karate hAra gye| eka dina avasara pAkara yuvarAja ke akele hone para unhoMne dhIre-se nivedana kiyA, ''prabhu. anyathA na smjheN| bhagavAna ko merI cikitsA zAyada pasanda nahIM huI, aisA lagatA hai| kisI anya kSetra ke vaiya ko bulavA liyA jAya to acchA hogaa| mere hote hA kisI anya vaidya ko bulAne kI bAta-rAjaparivAra anyathA nahIM leNge| cAlukya cakravartI ke pAsa dakSa vaidya hoMge hii| kisI ko bhejakara bulavA lAnA Thaka lagatA hai| hAla ke ina dinoM meM jaba maiMne jAnA ki madhumeha ke kAraNa yAca bhara nahIM rahA haiM aura taba jo cikitsA kI usakA sArA vivaraNa vistAra ke sAtha maiMne likha rakhA hai| dUsare vaidya Ae~ to unheM isase sahAyatA mila skegii| aura phira koI dUsarI anukUla auSadhi mA jana sUjJa sakatA hai| vilaya karanA acchA nahIM / prabhu yadi AjJA deM to maiM svayaM mahArAja se nivedana kara luuN|'' ''mujhe to ApakI cikitsA paryApta mAlUma par3atI haiN| ApakI salAha, mAna lene para gajaparivAra aura bAhara ke anya logoM ko bhI santoSa ho sakegA isalie hama hI isa sambandha meM kucha kreNge| ve yA anya koI vaidya jaba taka Ae~ naba taka ApakI cikitsA cle| kevala isa bAta ko chor3akara ki maiM svatantra rUpa se cAhe jaise ghUma-phira nahIM sakatA, zeSa sabhI bAtoM meM maiM kAfI custa huuN|" "yuvagana kI marjI," kahakara vaidyajI Aja kA apanA kArya karake cale gye| prabha kI AjJA ke anusAra usI dina dopahara daNDanAyaka kA Agamana huaa| unake Ate hI prabhu ne baiTane kA saMketa kiyA aura kahA, "hama Apase eka z2arUrI dAta para vicAra-vimarza karanA cAhate haiM. isalie bulavAyA hai| zAyada yaha Apake vizrAma karane kA samaya hogA, phira bhI bulavA liyA isa vizvAsa se ki ApakA koI parezAnI nahIM hogii| hamAre paNDita cArukIrti jI kisI dUsare vaidya ko bulavAna kI salAha de rahe haiN| vaise hama to unakI cikitsA se santuSTa haiN| yadi unakI cikitsA hamAre lie anukUla na baiMTI hotI to aba taka hamArA zarIra kanna kA nizceSTa ho cukA hotaa| aisA kucha nahIM huaa| phira bhI jaba unhIM ko apanI cikitsA se santuSTi nahIM ho rahI to unake santopa ke lie kisI aura ko bulavAnA hameM ucita mAlUma par3atA hai| ApakI kyA gaya hai|" "hama saba logoM kI yahI icchA hai ki Apa zIghra nIroga hoveN| Apake isa pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 15

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taraha cAradIvArI ke bIca bane rahane se sArA dorasamudra jaise utsAha zUnya ho gayA haiN| sArI janatA atyanta prema aura Adara se yuvarAja aura rAjakumAra kA vIrocita svAgata karane ke lie utsAhita ho pratIkSA kara rahI thii| para yaha saba to dUra, Apake darzana taka prApta nahIM ho ske| sabako jaise pAlA mAra gayA hai| isalie caidhajI kI salAha ke anusAra karanA acchA hogaa| ApakI jaisI AjJA hogI, dhyavasthA kara lI jaaegii|" "hA~, santoSa hai ki ApakI svIkRti aura sammati mila gyii| eka bAta aura hai| aba isa hAlata meM hameM dorasamudra meM hI rahanA hogaa| ciNNama daNDanAtha jI ko sosephasa meM hI rahanA cAhie / velApurI kI rakSA ke kAma para Apake putra DAkarasa jI ko rakhanA hogaa| yAdavapura meM Apake bar3e putra mAcaNa daNDanAtha jI to haiM hii| philahAla isI bhAga meM hameM adhika bAdhAe~ haiN| vaise DAkarasa daNDanAtha jI jahA~ raheM vahIM unake sAtha rAjakumAra rahate to acchA hotA lekina ina paristhitiyoM meM aisA honA sambhava nhiiN|" "DAkarasa ko yahIM bulavA leM aura velApurI meM kisI aura ko bheja diyA jAe"-bIca meM hI mariyAna ne khaa| ''vartamAna paristhiti meM rAjakumAroM ke zikSaNa se bhI adhika rASTrarakSA kA kArya hamAre lie pradhAna hai| isalie isa viSaya meM dUradRSTi rakhakara socanA caahie|' "jaisI ApakI mrjii|" "hamAre sAtha abhI kisI kA rahanA vizeSa Avazyaka nahIM lgtaa| kumAra ballAla aba kAphI anubhava prApta kara cuke haiN| phira bhI aneka bAtoM meM barAbarI ke sAtha unase bAteM karanA hamAre lie kaThina ho jAtA hai| isalie anya kisI vizvAsapAtra vyakti ko bulavAnA hogaa| ve vyakti aise raheM jaise ciNNama daNDanAtha jI haiN| kise bulavAe~?" 'prabhu ke dAmAda haimmADI arasa jI Ae~ to nahIM banegA?" "sage-sambandhiyoM ko nahIM rakhanA cAhie, daNDanAyaka jii| usameM bhI dAmAda ko to aise sevAkSetra meM rakhanA hI nhiiN|" __ "taba to socanA hogA ki aise aura kauna haiM? prabhu ne to socA hogA?" ''socA to hai parantu uccastarIya rAjakIya parisaroM meM usa para kaisI pratikriyA hogI, isa bAta kI hameM zaMkA haiN| isalie eMsI zaMkA hI na ho, aisI rIti se kArya kA nirvAha ho to acchA hai| isIlie Apase puuchaa|" "tatkAla kucha bhI nahIM soca pA rahA huuN| pradhAnajI se bhI pUchA hogA prabhu ne?" "unase bhI puucheye| Apa bhI soceM, kyoMki poysala rAjya ke Apa mahAdaNDanAyaka haiN| pichalI bAra ApakI salAha ke binA jaba kucha parivartana kiye 26 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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gaye taba Apako bhItara-hI-bhItara thor3A duHkha-sA huA thaa| ApakA mana duHkhI ho, aisA hapa nahIM caaheNge| isalie ApakI salAha lekara hI nirNaya kareMge yahI hamAga vicAra haiN|" ___ "prabhu kA nirNaya hameM zirodhArya hogaa|" "prama kA nirNaya ThIka na jace to vaha kisa kAraNa se ThIka nahIM-ise kahane kA sAhasa bhI Apako honA cAhie na?" "kabhI-kabhI usase g2alatafahamI hone kI AzaMkA bana jAtI hai|" "coM samajhakara sacAI ko kahane se pIche haTanA cAhie kyA?" "bujurga yahI kahate haiM ki apriya satya mata kho|" "sAre rASTra kA hita hI jaba pramukha ho to kitanA hI kada kyoM na ho, satya kA prakAzana honA hI caahie| satya ko kaTu mAnakara chipA rakheM aura usase rASTra kI hAni ho to vaha acchA nhiiN| Apane jo kahA vaha vyaktigata jIvana aura eka parivAra ke hitAhita se sambandhita ho taba to kucha hada taka ThIka ho sakatA haiM parantu jahA~ taka hamArI vyaktigata rAya hai, satya ko kabhI bhI nahIM chipAnA caahie|" "prabhu ne jaisA kahA, rASTra kA hita sarvopari hai|" "isIlie to Apase salAha maaNgii|' mariyAne daNDanAyaka ne turanta koI uttara nahIM diyaa| prabhu ko acchA laga sakanevAle kisI vyakti kA nAma sujhAyA jAya to usakA kyA pariNAma hogA, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| kucha logoM ke nAma to unake dimAg2a meM cakkara kATa hI rahe the| eka kA nAma to jidAna taka pahu~cA bhii| unheM lagA prabhu use svIkAra bhI kara leMge parantu vaha nAma kaha deM aura ve kucha kA kucha samajha baiThe to...? zAyada ve kaheM ki 'hameM khuza karane ke lie usa vyakti kA nAma batA rahe haiM, Apane apane anubhava se yaha vyakta kiyA hI hai ki Apako unapara vizvAsa nahIM, taba maiM kyA uttara de sakatA hU~? isa AmantraNa-patra ke prasaMga meM merI patnI ne jo kutantra racA usake kAraNa yadi maiMne koI salAha dI to usakA mUlya bhI kyA ho sakatA hai| yoM socatA huA mariyAne daNDanAyaka mauna baiThe rhe| __ "tatkAla nahIM sUjhatA ho to socakara btaaie| ApakI salAha liye vinA koI nirNaya hama nahIM kreNge| kyoMki koI bhI yahA~ Ae, hamAre lie Apta hone para bhI Akhira unheM Apa hI ke adhIna kAma karanA pdd'egaa| isalie Apako ThIka laganevAle aura ApakI zakti para AghAta na karanevAle vyakti ko hI yahA~ bulavAnA caahie| ThIka hai na?" aba kucha kahe binA yahA~ se jAnA ThIka na samajhakara mariyAne ne salAha paSTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 37

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dA-"yAdavapurI se suriMga ke nAAMgadevaNNA jI ko bulavA liyA jAya to kaisA rahe?" ___ "Apake lar3ake ko una bujurga ke mArgadarzana kI z2arUrata hai| ve to vAstava meM ThIka vyakti haiM parantu Apake lar3ake kI zakti isase kamajora ho jaaegii| yaha ThIka nhiiN| isase sImAprAnta kI zakti hI kamajora par3a jaaegii|" mariyAne ne phira kahA, "bar3e calike nAyaka ko bulavA leM to kaisA!" / ____ "abhI hAla ke hamale ke vakta AkhirI dA~va meM vaha jakhmI ho gye| umra bhI jyAdA hai aura aba unheM vizrAnti kI jarUrata hai| unakA beTA choTe calike nAyaka aba vasudhArA prAnta meM pitA ke nAma se vahA~ kI nigarAnI kara rahA hai| aba yaha kAma unase nahIM kiyA jA skegaa| Apa kAfI soca-vicArakara hI btaaie| hama pradhAmajI se bhI vicAra-vimarza kreNge|" kahakara prabhu ereyaMga meM ghaNTI bjaayii| naukara ne paradA uThAyA aura bagala meM khar3A ho gyaa| mariyAne uThakara bAhara cale gye| pradhAnajI se prabhu ereyaMga ne Apta mantraNA kI mahArAja se bhI nivedana kiyA gyaa| appAjI se bhI vicAra-vimarza kara isa nirNaya ke hAni-lAbha ke viSaya meM vistAra se vivaraNa dete hue usako samajhA diyA gyaa| pradhAnajI se vicAra-vimarza karate samaya mariyAne ne pradhAna ko batAyA...''isa nAma ko maiM apanI tarapha se sujhAtA to prabha samajataM ki maiM kevala unako khuza karane ke lie sujhA rahA huuN| cAhe jo ho, kula milAkara sambandhita logoM ke sAtha sabhI dRSTiyoM se vicAravimarza hone ke bAda balipura ke haMggar3e mArasiMgayyA ko dorasamudra meM bulavAne kA nirNaya huaa| siMgimavyA ko balipara heggar3e ke sthAna para niyukta karane kA nirNaya huaa| isa parivartana kI khabara lekara agara revimacyA jAtA to patA nahIM kitanA khuza huA hotaa| vaha khuda prabhu kI sevA meM rhaa| isalie kisI dUsare ke dvArA rAjAjJA balipura meM pahu~cA dI gyii| heggar3e mArasiMgayyA ko isa viSaya kI sUcanA mila gayI paranta heggar3atI yA zAntalA ko yaha saba mAlUma nahIM thaa| mAcikabbe ko yaha mAlUma thA ki prabhu kA priyapAtra bananA bahuta bar3e saubhAgya kI bAta hai| parantu dorasamudra meM unake nivAsa hone para Age kyA saba ho sakatA haiM isa bAta kI zaMkA bhI unake bhItara ghara kara gayI thii| daNDanAyikA cAmabbe ke vyavahAra meM usake santoSa ko kama kara diyA thA phira bhI saba-kucha ko apane meM hI samoye ghulate rahanA usakA jaise svabhAva hI bana gayA thaa| aba bhI vahI bAta thii| rAjAjJA kA pAlana mAlika ko karanA hI hogaa| hameM to kevala unake sAtha calanA hai| hama to unake anugAmI mAtra haiN| isa taraha kI bAteM mana meM bunate 38 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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unhoMne yAtrA kI taiyArI kii| apanA bhAI, usakI patnI siriyAdevI aba balipara ke heggar3e-hegar3atI the| isalie unheM logoM ke sAtha kisa taraha kA vyavahAra karanA cAhie, yaha saba bhalIbhAMti samajhA diyaa| butugA balipura meM rahane ko rAjI nahIM huaa| usakA kahanA thA, 'jaba taka jIU~ taba taka mujhe mAlika kI sevA meM hI jIne deN| mujhe aura kucha nahIM caahie| vaha apanI hI bAta para jida pakar3akara DaTA rahA / isalie heggar3e, heggar3atI, zAntalA, butugA, dAsathe aura kavi bokimayyA tathA zilpI gaMgAcArI ye donoM saparivAra, dorasamudra kI yAtrA ke lie taiyAra hokara nikle| isa taraha balipura meM heggar3e mArasiMgayyA ke rahate hue mahAdaNDanAyaka kA saparivAra vahA~ jAnA nahIM ho skaa| phira usa hAlata meM ballAla kA vahA~ jAnA bhalA kaise sambhava ho sakatA thaa| vAlapura ke heggar3e pArasiMgayyA ko rAjAjJA milane ke pahale hI daNDanAyikA cAmabbe kA isa bAta ko qhabara mila cukI thii| use sabase z2yAdA parezAnI thI to yaha ki usake pati ne isa bAta kI sahamati kaise dii| kahIM kucha aura pahale yadi usake kAnoM meM isa bAta kI jarA-sI bhI bhanaka par3I hotI to zAyada vaha kucha soctii-krtii| lekina aba vaha isa sthiti meM nahIM thii| aura phira usake bhAI bhI isa parivartana se sahamata the| mahArAja bhI sahamata haiN| aisI hAlata meM vaha akelI kyA kara sakatI thI? parezAna hone para bhI usane eka bAta acchI taraha soca rakhI thii| vaha yaha ki hegar3e ko yadi rahanA hI hai to eka alaga nivAsa kI vyavasthA honI caahie| pahale kI taraha heggar3atI yuvarAnI jI se saTakara antaHpura meM to raha nahIM skegii| isalie abhI se samajhA-bujhAkara mAlika se kahanA hogA ki rAjadhAnI ke uttara-pUrva ke kone meM unheM ThaharAne kI vyavasthA kreN| yoM karane se heggar3atI rAjamahala se dUra rahegI aura jaba cAhe A-jA bhI na skegii| isI taraha na jAne kyA-kyA socatI rahatI aura apane mana ko tasallI detI rhtii| ekAeka usake dimAga meM AyA.-are itanI dUra balipura meM rahakara bhI ina saba para jaba isa aurata kA jAdU cala sakatA hai, phira yahA~ pAsa rahakara to usakI pA~coM u~galiyA~ ghI meM smjho| usakA mana usa vAmazakti paNDita kI tarafa daur3a pdd'aa| qarIba-karIba eka sAla se usane mUlakara bhI kisI se vAmazakti kI bAta nahIM kI thI, usake yahA~ kabhI gayI bhI nhiiN| yuvarAnI aura yuvarAja ke lauTane ke bAda aisA koI prasaMga bhI nahIM AyA thA, jisase use apamAnita honA par3A ho yA koI kar3avI bAteM sunanI par3I hoN| rAjamahala meM jAne aura yuvarAnI jI ke sAmane ha~sI-khuzI se bAta kara Ane paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 59

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kI apanI AkAMkSA kI usane apane bhAI ko salAha se roka rakhA thaa| bar3e saMyama * se rahanA sIkha liyA thA usane / isalie vAmazakti paNDita kI yAda Ate hI usane socA-kisI kA dhyAna isa ora nahIM hai, kyoM na usake yahA~ ho Ae~! usameM jaise sAhasa A gyaa| bacce par3hAI meM lage hI the| naukarAnI se kahakara ki vasadi (mandira) jA rahI hai, vaha cala pdd'ii| zAma kA samaya thA, a~dherA chAne lagA thaa| calI hI thI ki ekAeka lagA, koI usakA pIchA kara rahA hai, usane cAroM ora najara daudd'aayii| para aisA koI usake pIche Ate nahIM dikhAI diyaa| kyA kareM? apane hI bhItara zaitAna jo baiThA thaa| ghAmazakti paNDita ke ghara pahuMcI to vaha pAna khAtA eka khambhe se Tikakara baiThA dikhAI de gyaa| daNDanAyikA ke yoM acAnaka Ane se vaha kucha har3abar3A-sA gyaa| usane soca rakhA thA ki kabhI daNDanAyikA Ae~ to bar3I rakama hAtha laga jAegI, parantu lambI avadhi taka unake na Ane se vaha nirAza ho gayA thaa| zAyada yaha bAta bhUla hI gayA thaa| akla kA teja vAmazakti paNDita daNDanAyikA ko Ate dekha bahata prasanna huaa| pIka ko mu~ha meM hI bhare usane daNDanAyikA jI ko baiThane ke lie kahA aura phira pIka thUkakara mu~ha dhokara A gyaa| cAmavye taba taka vahIM baiThI rhii| usake sAmane vaha bhI Akara baiTha gayA aura bolA, "daNDanAyikA jI, kyA maiM aisA samayUM ki merA vaha sarvatobhadra yantra' abhI bhI apanA prabhAva dikhA rahA hai|" daNDanAyikA kA hAtha turanta apanI chAtI para laTaka rahe tAvIja para jA lgaa| vAmazakti paNDita kI dRSTi usa para par3a gyii| cAmabbe ne mana-hI-mana kahA, surakSita hai|" vAmazakti ne pUchA, "isa tarafa Aye karIba-karIba eka sAla bIta rahA hai| Apa idhara ArthI nahIM, isalie maiMne samajhA ki saba kuzala hai| ThIka hai na" "hA~, ThIka hai|" 'kahie, maiM aura kyA sevA kara sakatA hU~?' bAmazakti ne puuchaa| ''basa aura kucha nhiiN| yaha batAe~ ki merA vaha pahale kA bhaya sadA ke lie dUra ho jAegA yA baha aura pAsa Akara takalIfa detA rahegA" daNDanAyikA ne puuchaa| "yadi daNDanAyikA jI ko aisI koI zaMkA ho gayI hai to batAie kauna haiM ve loga? maiM Avazyaka kriyA dvArA roka lagA duuNgaa|" vAmazakti bolaa| 'mujhe kucha mAlUma nahIM / mujhe aisA lagA so Apako batA denA ucita samajhA aura jaise baiThI thI vaise hI uThakara vahA~ se calI aayii| merI tarafa se aMjana lagAkara Apa hI dekha leM aura kaheM ki koI aisI bAdhA dikhAI detI hai yA nahIM? aura agara hai to usake nivAraNa kA upAya bhI btaaeN|" daNDanAyikA ne khaa| 10 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"hA~, yahI karU~gA! AnevAlI amAvasyA ke dina aMjana DAlakara dekhUgA, bAda meM Apake yahA~ aauuNgaa|" ___ "na, na, Apa na Ae~ / maiM hI aauuNgii| abhI maiM yahA~ jo AyI-isakI bhI khabara kisI ko nhiiN|" kahakara vaha uTha khar3I huI aura jAte hae bolI, "ApakI dAna-dakSiNA honI caahie| jaba maiM phira AU~gI taba duuNgii| ThIka hai na?" "jaisI ApakI icchaa| maiM to ApakA sevaka hI hU~!'' daNDanAyikA cUpacApa ghara to A gyii| lekina usakA mana abhI vAmazakti ko chor3akara AnA nahIM cAhatA thaa| amAvasyA taka usakA mana paNDita ke yahA~ ho DolatA rhaa| usake ye dina karIba-karIba mauna hI rahakara viit| yaha dekhakara daNDanAyaka ko bhI Azcarya ho rahA thaa| haMggar3e parivAra ke balipura se Akara yahA~ rahane kI bAta mAlUma ho jAne para bhI apanI patnI dvArA isa sambandha meM koI bAta taka lAne pa ra kyA padarI ho sakatA thA? magara vaha bhI mauna hI rhe| amAvasyA ke pahale terasa ke dina, madhyAha bhojana ke bAda jaba pAna khAne baiThe to daNDanAyaka ne apanI patnI se hegar3e parivAra ke Ane kI bAta khii| "yahA~ kaba pahu~ceMge?"-daNDanAdhikA ne. puusstthaa| ''ATha-dasa dina to laga hI jaaeNge|" / "unakA nivAsa kahA~ rahegA?" cAmabbe ne puuchaa| magara mana ko yAta mana meM hI chupAye rhii| batAnA ThIka hogA yA nahIM-isI duvidhA meM rhii| vaha pahale daNDanAyaka jI se isa bAre meM kucha sunane ke irAde se pratIkSA karatI rhii| "abhI taya nahIM kiyaa| do-tIna nivAsa khAlI haiM, rAjamahala ke hI haiN| Ane ke bAda jo unheM acchA lagegA, de deNge| yahI socA hai|" ___"rAjamahala vAle koI sthAna unake rahane ko yadi taya kareM to svIkAra nahIM kareMge? "yuvarAja kI icchA ke anusAra unake khAsa kAryakartA banakara AnevAle haiM isalie unakA nivAsa rAjamahala ke pAsa hI rahe, yahI hapArI aura pradhAnajI kI rAya hai| parantu rAjamahala ke pAsa vaha nivAsa kucha choTA hai, isalie yadi vaha unake lie asuvidhAjanaka huA to phira koI anyatra dekhanA hogaa| unake Ane para hI antima nirNaya liyA jA skegaa|" "yU~ to Apane aura bhAIjI ne ThIka hI socA hogA, phira bhI yadi Apa anyathA na samajheM to maiM eka salAha dUM?" "sujhAne meM bAdhA hI kyA hai? batAo!" "cAlukya piribarasI jI ko apane yahA~ java rakhA aura yuvarAja bhI jaba vahA~ rahe to heggar3e kA nivAsa balipura meM bar3A hI rahA hogaa| isalie yahA~ bhI bar3A paTTamahAdeyI zAntalA : bhAga do :: kA

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hI rahe to acchaa| phira pati-patnI-beTI itane hI bhara to nahIM AeMge, usa lar3akI ke gurujana aura unake parivAroM ko bhI tA AnA pdd'egaa|" ___ "apanA gharabAra chor3akara ve saba bhalA kyoM Ae~ge?" 'kyoM, Ae~ge kyoM nahIM: gajamahala kA AkarSaNa kise nahIM hogaa| AnevAle to Ae~ge hI, usa-bIsa jana aura bhI A gaye to dorasamudra ke lie koI bojha nahIM bar3ha jaaegaa| isalie dorasamudra ke IzAna ke kone meM jo vaha bar3A nivAsa-gRha hai, jisake bar3e ahAte meM tIna-cAra choTe makAna bhI haiM vaha pUre heggaI parivAra ke lie saba taraha se suvidhAjanaka rhegaa|" "parantu vaha rAjamahala se to bahuta dUra hai !" "to kyaa| hegar3e to calakara nahIM AgaMge n| ghor3A to rahegA hii|" "patA nahIM yuvarAja kyA kaheMge? mocanA hogaa|'' "aisA hai to eka kAma kara sakate haiN| mere vicAra se usa makAna ko taiyAra rakheM aura unakaM Ate hI unheM vahIM utaareN| "yahA~ saba taraha kI suvidhAe~ haiM, isalie isa sthAna ko hamane cunA hai| yU~ rAjamahala ke pAsa bhI do choTe nivAsa haiM, jo khAlI rakhe gaye haiN| hamArA vicAra hai ki ve Apake lie aparyApta hai| agara Apa cAheM to vahA~ 'mI raha sakate haiN|' yoM kahakara unhIM para nivAsa ko cuna lena kI jimmedArI DAla deN|" . "dekheMge, tumhAre bhAI se bhI vicAra-vimarza kruuNgaa| tumhAre kahane ke daMga se aisA lagatA hai ki heggar3e kA parivAra gajamahamala se dUra rahe to acchA, yahI tumhArI rAya hai| ThIka hai na?" "mAlika kitane hoziyAra haiN|'' "aba isa bAta meM tumhAre mAlika kI hoziyArI nahIM cleNgii| saba-kAcha yuvarAja kI icchA ke anusAra hI hogaa|" ''hamArI beTiyoM ke vivAha hone taka hI jhukakara hI calanA hogaa|' "hameM aise bhI calanA hogA jisase kisI ko duHkha na ho| isa bAta ko jora dekara bAra-bAra tumase mujhe kahanA par3a rahA hai| heggar3e ke parivAra se tumheM adhika mela-jola nahIM rakhanA hai| tumhArI vyaMgyavRtti tumhAre na cAhate hue bhI tuma para hAvI ho jAtI hai| isalie tumheM bahuta sAvadhAna rahanA hogaa| phira kabhI usa vAmazakti paNDita ke yahA~ nahIM jAnA hogaa| usase bhI sAvadhAna rheN| tumhAre bhAI ne yaha vyavasthA kara rakhI hai ki usake cAla-calana para aura usake yahA~ Ane-jAne vAloM para najara rakhI jaae| usake bAre meM unakI acchI rAya nahIM hai|'' ___ sunate hI daNDanAyikA kI chAtI dhaka-dhaka karane lgii| vaha socane lagI, "zAyada usake yahAM mere jAne kI khabara bhAI ko laga gyii| aba kyA hogA!" 42 :: paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : bhAga do

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usane eka lambI sA~sa lii| nAka aura hoThoM para pasIne kI bUMdeM cahacahA aayiiN| A~cala se pasInA poNchaa| "uph, kitanI garmI laga rahI haiM!" mAno apane-Apa se khaa| andara chAtI aba bhI dhar3aka rahI thii| "aba to rAmanavamI bIta calI, basa samajho ki garamI A gyii|" kahakara pAsa khar3e khasa ke paMkhe ko uThAkara daNDanAyaka jI apane donoM ke bIca havA karane lge| daNDanAyikA kucha bolI nhiiN| paMkhA jhalanA rokakara daNDanAyaka ne pUchA, "vaha isa tarafa AyA to nahIM?" ''kaun|" ''vahI vAmazakti / ''nahIM...vaha idhara kyoM Ane lagA? kaI mahIne bIta gaye, usakA to koI atA-patA bhI nhiiN|" kahate hue cAmabbe jaise bhItara-hI-bhItara ghabarA gyii| "bahuta acaThA huaa| tumane bulavAyA to nahIM?" / "nahIM"-usane galA ThIka karate hue khaa| "agara kahIM khuda A jAe to pAsa bhI phaTakane na denaa|" 'bAta kyA hai? Aja mAlika ne usa paNDita kI bAta kyoM uThAyI?" ''usake bAre meM ittalA milI hai ki kisI yar3eM prabhAvazAlI parivAra kI bhalAI ke lie vaha AnevAlI amAnamA dina prAMgara koI jana maaraa|| Upa dina vaha usa aMjana meM jo dRzya dekhegA usa para usakA bhaviSya nihita hogaa| yaha sUcanA usane apane kisI vizvasta vyakti ko dI hai|" ___"isa taraha usake gupta va gauNa samAcAra prakaTa karanevAlA bhalA vizvasta kaise hAMgA." "vAstava meM vaha vizvasta nahIM, phira bhI vizvasta kI taraha rahakara samAcAra saMgraha karanevAlA hamArA guptacara hai|" "vaha prabhAvazAlI parivAra kauna hai? kucha patA calA?" ___ "abhI patA nahIM calA, para Aja nahIM to ATha-dasa dinoM ke bhItara patA cala * hI jaaegaa| usake bAda usa parivAra kI kyA hAlata hogI, bhagavAna hI jAne!" aisA kyoM honA cAhie? apane bhAvI kaSTa kA parihAra karAne ke lie mArgadarzana kI icchA se yadi koI usake pAsa jAe to isameM g2alata kyA hai?" __ "sArI bAta mAlUma hone para hI to niNaya ho sakegA ki sahI kyA hai aura galata kyA hai / eka vAmAcArI kA sArA bhaviSya isa aMjana ko nagAkara dekhane mAtra se yadi ujjvala ho sakatA ho to vaha sAdhAraNa ghAta nahIM hogii| isalie aba aura bhI adhika jAnakArI pAne kI pratIkSA kI jA rahI hai|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: .13

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"yadi usase kisI aniATa kI AzaMkA ho to usa bAta ko yahIM roka denA caahie| isa taraha se usa para vizeSa dRSTi rakhane kI AvazyakatA hI kyA hai?" __ "isakA uttara tumhIM de sakatI ho| tumase hI usa bAmazakti ke bAre meM aise U~Ta-paTaoNga vicAra aaye|" "vaha to yahI purAnI bAta huI n| maiM hI bhUla gayI thii| aba yaha bAta kyoM ukhAr3ate ho?" ___ "parantu usa tAbIta meM vaha yantra to surakSita hai na? ava lukA-chipI se koI lAbha nahIM hogaa| tumane abhI bhI isa paNDita kA pIchA nahIM chodd'aa| billI A~kha mUMdakara dUdha pItI jAya aura samajhe ki koI nahIM dekha rahA hai.. yahI aba tumhArI hAlata ho gayI hai| AindA vaha saba nahIM honA caahie| ina bAtoM ko abhI se chor3a denA hogaa| vaha jo aMjana lagAegA, use yahIM hamAre ghara meM, hamAre hI sAmane lagAe-isakI vyavasthA kI gayI hai| usI dina lasase sambandhita sArI bAteM banda ho jAnI caahie| samajhI ?" vApabdhe kA sira apane Apa jhuka gyaa| "abhI taka tumhAre bhAI ko yaha bAta mAlUma nahIM hai| amAvasyA ke dina, hamAre yahA~ kyA gula khilegA so dekhakara, usake bAda maiM svayaM tumhAre bhAI ko sArA vivaraNa duuNgaa| isa bAta se AindA daNTanAdhikA jI ko dUra rahanA hogaa| lAcAra hokara isa taraha kI roka lagAnI par3a rahI hai|" daNTanAyaka ne bar3e kar3e svara meM khaa| dhor3I dera ke lie vahAM khAmozI chA gyii| dhIre-dhIre cAmance jTa khar3I huI"maiM..." cAmavye ke muMha se Age kucha nahIM phuuttaa| "caloM / ThIka hai| maiMne jo kahA, yAda rhe|" mariyAne ne apanI bAta duhraayii| cApabbe vahA~ se sIdhe apane prasAdhana-kakSa meM calI gyii| ArAma karane ke irAde saMpalaMga para paira pasArakara dIvAra se saTakara baiTha gyii| vaha sArI bAta pati ko mAlUma ho jAne aura aisI DA~Ta par3ane se vaha jaise nizceSTa ho gayI thI, basa chAtI kI dhar3akana hI vanda nahIM huI thiiN| ekadama gussA na dikhAkara bar3e saMyama se unhoMne bAta kahI thii| phira bhI vaha bhItara-hI-bhItara kA~pa rahI thii| unakA gussA usane dekhA na ho-aisI bAta na thI, use unake gusse ko zAnta karane kA tarIqA bhI mAlUpa thA, parantu Aja kI hAlata kucha aura thii| Aja ko unakI isa kar3AI ke lie usake pAsa koI dayA nahIM thI : 'kitane hI gopanIya DhaMga se vyavahAra karUM to bhI bAta khula hI jAtI hai| aisI hAlata meM to jInA hI muzkila hai| isa sabakA kAraNa vaha zaitAna zAntalA aura usakI pAnako mA~ pAci (kabbe) haiN| pahale zAdI ho jAe merI beTI mahArAnI ho jAe, dasake bATa ina logoM ko ThikAne lgaauuNgii| aba :: paTTamaSTAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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pahale to yaha dekhanA hai ki yaha vAmazakti paNDita kyA karane jA rahA hai aura usakA pariNAma kyA niklegaa| bhagavAna jAne ! mAlika ko ucita na lagane para bhI unhoMne abhI taka yaha bAta bhAI ko nahIM batAyI he| isakA matalaba to yahI huA ki unameM bhI isa aMjana ke bAre meM jAnane kA kutuhala hai| yahAM taka to qhairiyata hai| mAna lAM, yadi mAlika khuda usa heggaI dampatI ke SaDyantra ko bAtoM ko jaMjana lagAkara dekha leM taba to merI dasa bhujAe~ ho jaaeNgii| vAmazakti bhI baca jaaegaa| mujhe mAlUma hai aisA hI hogaa| buvarAja aura yuvarAnI Adi jina-jina ko usa hegar3e ke parivAra para vizvAsa hai una sabhI kI AMkheM khula jaaeNgii| phira to isase merA gaurava bar3ha jAegA pratiSThA bar3ha jaaegii| amAvasyA kA dina aba dUra nahIM haiN| cAmadhye kA mana patA nahIM kahA~ kahA~ bhaTakane lgaa| isa taraha soca-vicAra karane se usakA bhaya bhI kucha jAtA rhaa| vaha amAvasyA ke dina kI bar3I AturatA se pratIkSA karane lagI / ! yuvarAja se pradhAnajI ko bulAvA aayaa| vaha yuvarAja se jaba milate taba anya kisI ko vahA~ rahane kI manAhI rhtii| parantu abakI bAra jaba vaha yuvarAja se milane jAye to yuvarAja ke sAtha kumAra ballAla maujUda thaa| kyoM bulavAyA gayA hai, yaha bAta ballAla ko mAlUma nahIM thii| isake pahale kisI bhI sandarbha meM yuvarAja aura pradhAnajI ke bIca vicAra-vimarza hotA thA to kumAra kI upasthiti jarUrI nahIM hotI thii| isa bAra bulAne para usakI kucha kutUhala paidA ho gayA thaa| vuddhakSetra meM ho Ane ke bAda aba rAjakAja ke bAre meM yuvarAja usase bhI bAtacIta kiyA karate, isIlie usane socA thA ki rAjakArya kI kisI bAta para vizeSa vicAra-vimarza kreNge| vAstava meM usameM eka nayA utsAha bhI saMcarita ho rahA thaa| usane nizcaya kara liyA thA ki apane vaMza kI kIrti bar3hAne ke lie vaha pUrI tatparatA se, tana-mana se laga jaaegaa| guru nAgacandra kA prabhAva bhI usa para kAfI par3A thaa| khAsakara maleyoM ke sAtha yuddha karate samaya yuvarAja use apane kartavyapAlana va AcAra-vyavahAra ke bAre meM vistAra ke sAtha samajhAyA bhI karate the ina preraNAoM kI pRSThabhUmi meM vaha nArAcandra kI bAtoM kA vizeSa mUlyAMkana karatA thaa| isake phalasvarUpa usakA vyaktitva ThIka dizA meM rUpAyita ho rahA thaa| aisI hAlata meM kutUhala kA paidA honA Azcarya kI bAta na thI / "sunA ki ApakI AjJA huI?" gaharA aura pUrA vizvAsa hai| isalie kisI bhI jaTila prazna ke uThane para Apase vicAra-vimarza karake mArgadarzana pAnA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 45 kuzala prazna ke bAda gaMgarAja ne pUchA "pradhAnajI : poysala vaMza kA Apa para

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ucita haiN|" yuvarAja ne khaa| "abhI to koI aisI samasyA utpanna huI mujhe nahIM dikhatI!" "jo samasyA hamAre lie jaTila mAlUma par3atI hai, ApakI sUkSma dRSTi ko vaha kucha bhI nahIM lgegii| zAyada isI kAraNa ApakA dhyAna hI usa ora nahIM gayA hogaa|" "bAta kyA hai so batAne kI kRpA kareM...'' "hamAre rAjya ke sabhI adhikArI santuSTa raheM, vaha ucita hai, Avazyaka bhii| asantuSTa evaM atRpta hone se ye rAjya ke lie kabhI khatarA bana sakate haiN| isalie hamAre ucca adhikAriyoM kA kartavya hai ki ve isa bAta kA sadaiva dhyAna rkheN|" __"maiM vizvAsa dinA sakatA hai ki rAjagharAne ke Azraya meM sabhI adhikArIgaNa tRpta rahakara sevA kara rahe haiN|" "Apake isa AzvAsana ke lie hama kRtajJa haiN| jaisA Apa samajhate haiM yadi vaisA hI hai to hameM bhI santoSa hai| parantu eka bAta hameM sunane ko milI jisameM hameM lagA ki kahIM apti bhI hai| usa atRpti ke nivAraNa ke lie usake svarUpa aura usake kAraNa kA mAlUma honA Avazyaka hai|" kahakara parevaMga prabhu cupa ho rhe| pradhAna gaMgarAja ne eka bAra rAjakumAra kI tarafa dekhaa| phira prabhu se kahA, "yAta kyA hai, batAne kI kRpA kareM to kyA karanA cAhie-isa para vicAra kiyA jA sakatA hai| bAta sAnnadhAna taka pahu~ca gayI, pradhAna ko mAlUma hI nahIM huI, isakA mujhe Azcarya hai!" ballAla ke kAna khar3e ho gaye / pradhAna kI tarafa unhoMne dekhaa| Akhira aisI kauna-sI rahasyamaya bAta hogI: jijJAsA kucha adhika bar3ha clii| cU~ki yaha sArI bAta usake sAmane zurU kI gayI thI, isalie rAjakumAra ballAla ko lagA ki jarUra hI isakA sambandha usase haiN| vaha abhI isI udher3abna meM thA ki prabhu palaMga se uThakara dIvAra ke sAdha rakhe Asana para ThIka se baiTha gaye aura bole, ''kyA pradhAnajI ko baha zaMkA ho gayI ki unako batAye binA sIdhe hama taka bAta pahu~cAna jaisI koI anya vyavasthA bhI hai|" 'na, n| mere mana meM kabhI vaha vicAra nahIM aayaa| mujhe yaha bahuta hI spaSTa rUpa se aura acchI taraha se mAlUma hai ki prabhu mujha para kitanA vizvAsa rakhate haiN| kabhI isameM vyakta yA avyakta kisI rUpa meM bhI mujhameM galata vicAra nahIM AyA, na aaegaa| drohI cAhe koI ho. vaha cAhe mA~, bahina, beTA koI ho vai daNDanIya hoNge| daNTa se ye baca nahIM skte|" 4 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"eka choTI bAta ko lekara itanI dUra taka socane kI jarUrata nahIM, prdhaanjiiN| deza meM honevAlI sabhI yAteM jaise rAjamahalavAloM ko mAlUma hotI haiM vaise Apako bhI mAlUma honI caahie| yaha to sAmAnya viveka kI bAta hai|" "asalI bAta...?" "vahA~ ke samAja ke vAmAcAriyoM ko to jAnate haiM na? unakA Azraya lenevAle loga kaise hota hai?" ___gaMgarAja ke zarIra meM eka kSaNa ke lie jaise vidyuta saMcAra ho gayA thaa| unhoMne yuvarAja kI ora eka taraha se dekhakara kahA, "jinakA dila kamajora hotA hai, jo lAlacI aura svArthI hote haiM-ve hI vAmAcAriyoM ke Azraya meM zaraNa pAne jAte haiM, yaha anubhava kI bAta hai|" "isa vAmAcAra para Apako sacamuca vizvAsa hai, prdhaamjii| "mujhe to bilakula bhI vizvAsa nahIM, parantu vizvAsa karanevAloM kI saMkhyA bhI kama nhiiN|' "Ama logoM meM aisI bAta ho sakatI haiM, kyoMki unakA lakSya aura unakI icchAe~ bahuta sImita hotI haiM isalie pariNAma vyApaka nahIM hotaa| isake alAvA, jIvana meM sabhI ko sabhI bAtoM meM pUrNa tapti kabhI nahIM ho paatii| aise loga bhI vAmAcAriyoM kA Azraya le sakate haiN| parantu jIvana meM pada, pratiSThA, dhana, bala, hastI-ha~siyata-jinake pAsa yaha saba hai, aise loga vAmAcAriyoM kI madada kyoM cAheMge? isase yahI to samajhanA cAhie na, ki ve atRpta haiM, asantuSTa haiN|" pramu ne jo kahA, vaha sahI hai| parantu hamAre rAjya meM isa taraha ke bhI adhikArI haiM-yaha mujhe mAlUma nahIM thaa|'' ''yahI bAta hai to phira Apake vicAra se hamAre daNDanAyaka jI asantuSTa nahIM "unaheM kisa bAta kI kamI hai-asantuSTa hone ke lie|'' ''agara kamI na hotI to unhoMne gata amAvasyA ke dina vAmAcArI ko rAta ke vakta apane yahA~ bulavAkara sArI rAta aMjana lagavAkara kyA dekhA?" "osI bAta hai! mujhe yaha prasaMga mAlUma hI nhiiN| daryApta karake jAnakArI prApta kruuNgaa| sannidhAna taka jaba khabara pahu~cI hai to zrAta satya hI honI caahie|" "unake isa bartAva kA kAraNa jAnakara, unheM kisa bAta kA asantoSa yA bhaya hai-isakA patA lagAnA hogaa| hama taka bAta agara pahu~cI hai to usake pIche kyA paristhiti rahI hogI, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| isalie abhI unako yaha bAta nahIM mAlUma honI cAhie ki bAta hama taka pahu~ca gayI hai|" kahakara prabhu ne apane beTe kI ora dekhaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dI :: 17

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ballAla kiMkartavyavimUr3ha baiMThA thaa| prabhu ne kA. "appAjI. tumako bhI aisA baratanA hogA ki mAno tumheM, kucha mAlUma nahIM, voki tuma kabhI-kabhI vahAM jAyA AvA karata ho / nanuhala ke kAraNa samva hai tuma una baccoM meM pRcha bhI baitto| isalie abhI se saceta kara diyA hai| sAvadhAna rhnaa| sAjhe:'' ballAla ne sahamati meM sira hilA diyaa| parantu usake bhItara hala apekSAkRta adhika bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| taraha-taraha ke vicAroM kA tAMtA sA laga gaza thA / vaha socane lagA-- daNDanAyaka ke ghara meM vAmAcArI Ara koI Thamake bAre meM kAla batAye bhI nahIM! kama-se-kama padmalA ko to kahanA cATirA thA / sava rApta rUpa se cala rahA hai| isakA kAraNa kyA hai? Adi aadi| ballAla ke mana meM isa taraha ke vicAra AtaM-jAna rahe Ara pra] parivaMga apanI bAta kahane gye| beTe ko isa taraha sacena kara pradhAna kI aura duvArA dekhatA vAle, "pradhAnajI, yaha vAta vRddha mahAna kraM. kAnoM meM na pdd'e| isameM unheM bar3A ApAta lgegaa| kahI kisI kAna meM par3e rahanavAle yAMnA ko bAlamAna aura niSThAvAna rAmaDAkara. pAsa bulAkara, sA prakAra se usakI dekhabhAnna kA itana Una Asana para lA viTAvA, vahI vyakti vAmAcAra meM AsakA ho gayA - yaha khabara mahArAja sune jA nshibaanaagaa| isalie minahAla yaha bAta unake kAnoM taka na phuNce| saccAI kyA hai isa jAnakara, Ara phira soca-vicArakara, rASTraniSThA ko dhyAna meM rakhata hA Avazyaka pratIta hone para haiN| btaag| taba taka nhiiN| ThIka hai na" garAja na sira hilAkara sUcita kiyA "TIka hai| kaSTacola nahIM . "sApakI vyAkulatA ko hama samajhate haiN| daNDanAyikA ApakI bahina hai. isase Apake hRdaya : kitanI por3A haI hogI, yA hama pUrI taraha samajhate haiN| isa viSaya kI pUrI-pUrI jAnakArI prApta karane ke anaka sAdhana haiN| phira bhI hama cAta haiM ki yaha kAma Apa khuda kreN| isakA eka mukhya kAraNa hai| yaha vipatra mApakA duvidhA meM DAla degA, aneka prakAra kI ulajhaneM paTA karagA . yaha bhI meM pAnnUma haM. phira bhI rAjamahala kA sApa para gur3ha vizvAsa hai. isa bAta kA jAnakArI Apako hAnI hI caahie| isalie hamane dUsare mAdhanAM para dhyAna nahIM diyA hai| hama jAnate haiM ki Apa kisI bhI hAlata meM satya ko chipAga nhiiN| ApakaM isa guNa se hama pUrI taraha Azvasta haiN|" gaMgarAja beTe-beTe yuvagaja kI ina bAtoM ko bhunate rhe| unake cehare para bhAva parivartana kA koI cina lakSita nahIM A / vAmAcArI kI bAta acAnaka uThane para eka bAra unake zarIra meM kampana to huA thA, lakina usake bAda unakA saMyama badhAvat banA rhaa| 18 :: pahabhAdavI zAntanA : bhAga do

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"sannidhAna ne mujha para jo vizvAsa rakhA hai usakA droha kabhI nahIM hogaa| yaha bAta mujhase chipAkara kisI anya tarIke se jA~ca karAyI hotI to maiM zAyada khuda ko kabhI bhI ApakA vizvAsapAtra nahIM maantaa| isake lie maiM sannidhAna kA bahuta kRtajJa huuN| bahuta dina pahale, karIba eka varSa pUrva merI bahina vAmazakti paNDita ke vahAM jAkara bhaya nivAraka yantra banavAkara lAyI thIM to khuda daNDanAyaka jI kA unakA thaa| yaha bAta unhoMne kI thii| isake pazcAta maiMne unheM batA diyA thA ki aba kabhI bhI usa vAmazakti ke sAtha kisI taraha kA sambandha na rakheM aura usa vAmazakti paNDita kI gatividhiyoM para dRSTi rakhane ke lie guptacara kI vyavasthA bhI kara rakhI thii| taba se usa vAmAcArI kA sambandha daNDanAyaka ke ghara se kaTa hI gayA thaa| aisI sthiti meM prabhu ko jo qhabara milI hai use sunakara mujhe bahuta Azcarya hujA hai| maiM to kiMkartavyavimUr3ha ho gayA hU~ / maiM zIghra hI vastusthiti kA patA lagAkara prabhu se nivedana kruuNgaa|" - gaMgarAja ne khaa| "pahale jisa bhaya ke vazIbhUta ho daNDanAyikA usa vAmAcArI paNDita ke pAsa gayI thIM, usa samaya kA kAraNa kyA thA unameM kisake kAraNa Dara paidA ho gayA thA? yaha kucha mAlUma par3A prabhu ne puuchaa| "patA nahIM, kisa taraha kA Dara thA bacciyA~ sote-sote kabhI-kabhI cIkha par3atI thIM Darakara ! yaha bAta merI bahina ne kahI thii|" kahakara gaMgarAja ne bAta samApta kara dii| "acchA, to ThIka hai pradhAnajI / " ereyaMga ne kahA / gaMgarAja ne samajhA ki jisake lie bulAvA bhejA thA vaha kAma samApta ho gayA / uThakara prabhu ko praNAma karake vaha jAne lage ki tabhI prabhu esyaMga ne pUchA, " hegar3e mArasiMgayyA ke Ane ke sambandha meM koI qhabara milI ?" "mujhe to koI samAcAra nahIM milA hai| mahAdaNDanAyaka ke pAsa koI qhabara pahu~cI ho to iyakta kara nivedana kruuNgaa|" gaMgarAja ne kahA / "unake ThaharAne kI vyavasthA kahA~ kI hai ?" "do-tIna nivAsoM kI bAta soca rakhI hai| rAjamahala ke pAsa hI eka hai| parantu vaha haMgAjI ke lie paryApta hogA yA nahIM isakI zaMkA hai isalie unake Ane para unake lie jo upayukta mAlUma par3e nahIM diyA jA sakegA vahI socA hai|" "ve kahIM bhI raheM, hamAre lie saba barAbara hai| parantu ve rAjamahala ke pAsa raheM to vaha kucha logoM ke lie ISyoM kA kAraNa ho sakatA hai isalie unakA nivAsa dUra hI rahanA ThIka hogA / " paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga dAM 40

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"jaisI AjJA / " "unake jAne kI qhabara milate hI hameM sUcita kreN|" "jo AjJA / " "acchA" kahakara prabhu ne ghaNTI bajAyI / DArapAla ne paradA utthaayaa| gaMgarAja dubArA praNAma kara cale gaye / ne ballAla baiThA hI rahA / prabhu ereyaMga bhI mauna baiThe rhe| kucha kSaNa vAda prabhu hI kahA, "appAjI, ye saba bAteM tumako mAlUma honI caahie| kala tuma siMhAsana para baiThanevAle ho / kauna kaise haiM, kisa para vizvAsa rakhanA cAhie, kisa para nahIM - ina bAtoM para tumheM eka nizcita nirNaya kara lenA caahie|" "gurujI ne AcAra-vyavahAra, devI zakti Adi viSayoM para carcA karate samaya batAyA thA ki ve vAmAcArI samAja ko hAni pahu~cAne vAle haiN| mujhe mAlUma hI nahIM thA ki aise loga hamArI isa rAjadhAnI meM bhI haiN| sabase bar3hakara Azcarya isa bAta kA hai ki hamAre mahAdaNDanAyaka ke parivAra kA sambandha aise logoM ke sAtha hai|" "tumhAre lie Azcarya honA sahaja hai / parantu tuma abhI se isa viSaya meM apanA dimAga kharAba na kro| unake yahA~ jaba kabhI jAo to isa viSaya para bAla taka na karanA pradhAnajI svayaM isa sambandha meM Avazyaka tahakIkAta kreNge| usake bAda hI sArI vastusthiti spaSTa hogii| pradhAnajI kI bAtoM se itanA to spaSTa hai hI ki TaNDanAyaka jI ko isa dizA meM koI ruci nhiiN| unake ghara meM unakI patnI kI hI isameM ruci hai - parantu yaha mAlUma hone para bhI unake mAnasika kaSTa kI jAnakArI hue binA kucha nirNaya nahIM liyA jA sktaa| cU~ki tumheM isa gharAne se lagAva hai, hameM bahuta sahanazIlatA se kAma lenA par3a rahA hai| isalie tumhArA sahayoga bahuta apekSita hai| jaba taka hama phira se na kaheM taba taka tumhArA usa gharAne meM kisI se na milanA ho acchA hai| acAnaka yadi bheMTa ho bhI jAya to aupacArika DhaMga se do-cAra bAteM kara lenA isase adhika kucha nahIM samajhe!" prabhu ne kahA / "aisA hI hogA, mA~ ko yaha bAta mAlUma hai?" "nahIM, na mAlUma honA hI filahAla acchA hai| abhI to yaha bAta tumheM, hameM aura pradhAnajI ko hI mAlUma hai / " "khabara lAnevAle guptacara..." "unake bAre meM zaMkA karane kI jarUrata nhiiN| unake jarie bAta dUsare kisI ke pAsa nahIM jAegI / yo khabara unake mu~ha se nikala jAegI to ve usa kAma ke lie ayogya ho jaaeNge| isalie usa sambandha meM tumheM socane kI jarUrata nahIM / hamAre guptacara vizvAsapAtra haiN| aba jAo tuma apanA kAma kro| tumhArI mA~ bu :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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kisI kAma meM na lagI hoM to yahA~ bheja do|' pradhu ne khaa| ballAla khar3A ho, pitA ko praNAma kara hAthoM se paradA haTAkara vahA~ se nikala gayA tathA prabhu kA Adeza mA~ ko sunAkara apane kAma meM laga gyaa| yuvarAnI ecaladevI prabhu ke pAsa aayiiN| isa bIca prabhu palaMga para leTa gaye the| ecaladevI unake paitAne jA baitthii| prabhu ne chAtI para se hAtha uThAkara patnI kI ora bddh'aayaa| vaha use apane hAtha meM lekara sahalAne lgiiN| prabhu ne karavaTa badalI aura dUsare hAtha se yuvarAnI ke hAtha kA sparza kara bole, "devi, hama phira isa AkAza, sUrya aura tAroM se ghire candra ko dekha sakeMge yA nahIM, mAlUma nhiiN| kabhI jIvana meM hama adhIra nahIM hue the| abhI hAla meM patA nahIM koI agocara zakti hameM nicor3ane lagI haiN| hameM aisA hI pratIta ho rahA hai isalie hamameM jo dhairya hai use tumheM samarpita kara rahe haiN| patA nahIM kaba akelI rahakara kaSToM kA sAmanA karane kA bhAra tuma para A par3e..." turanta ecaladevI ne prabhu ke muMha para hAtha rakha diyaa| bolI, ''prabhu ko aisA nahIM karanA caahie| cArukIrti paNDita ne kahA hai, koI takalIfa nahIM hai| silahAra rAjya ke vaidyajI ke A jAne se unameM aba do-eka dina se nayA hI dhairya A gayA hai|'' "bhagavAna kI icchA ke sAmane manuSya kA dhairya Tika nahIM paataa|" "aisI hAlata meM usa zakti para bharosA rakhakara jIvana meM dRr3hatA ke sAtha Age bar3hanA hI ucita hai| Apake mu~ha se kabhI adhIratA kI bAta nahIM niklii| lagatA hai, Aja koI vicitra bAta Apake kAnoM meM par3I hai| vaha kyA hai batAeM to ho sakatA hai, usake nivAraNa kI bAta socakara kaha sakatI hU~," yuvarAnI ne khaa| "aisI koI bAta nhiiN|" kahate hue prabhu ruka gye| ''prabhu! mujhase chipAne jaisI koI bAta Apake mana meM hai| pradhAnajI ko bulavA lenA eka bAta hai, parantu appAjI ko bhI unake sAtha bAtacIta karate vaqta pAsa baiThAne kA kucha mAne jarUra hai| isIlie maiMne usI se pUchA lekina vaha kucha na kahakara khisaka gyaa| prabhu aisA na kareMge-vaha merA vizvAsa haiN| vaha kyA haiM, batAie prabhu!'' yuvarAnI ne Agraha kiyaa| yuvarAja ekaTaka dekhate rahe, kucha bole nhiiN| "prabhu, yAta mana meM hI dabI rahe to baha dIpaka kI taraha andara-hI-andara kuredatI rhegii| use prakaTa karane para mana kucha halkA ho jaaegaa| yAta kaisI bhI ho mujhase kaha sakate haiN| yadi prabhu kA vizvAsa kho baiThI hU~ to phira jora nahIM de sakatI "hama nahIM cAhate ki tumhArA zAnta mana udvigna ho, isalie isa taraha kI rAjakAja kI bAta tuma taka na hI pahu~ceM-yaha socakara hamane cupa rahanA hI ThIka paTTamahAdeyI zAntalA ; bhAga do :: 51

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smjhaa|" "prabhu kI mrjii| devecchA ke sAmane hamAre prayatna se kucha nahIM hogA-mujhe isakA jJAna hai| sAmAnya logoM kI taraha kevala UhApoha karake use vyakta karane meM fAyadA bhI nhiiN| isalie merI eka prArthanA hai| nirAdhAra yoM hI UhApoha karake bhaviSya kI bAta mujhase na kiyA kareM prabhu / " "aisA hI shii| devi, tumhArI bAtoM se mujhameM nayI cetanA A gayI hai| AindA aisI bAta nahIM kruuNgaa|" "acchA, aba ArAma kreN| Apa kucha thake-thake laga rahe haiN|" cAdara or3hAte hAe yuvarAnI ne kahA, "ghor3I dera meM auSadha aura peya lekara maiM svayaM A jaauuNgii| taba taka aura koI andara na aae|" kahakara calI gyiiN| pradhAnajI ke vahIM vAmazakti ko bulavA liyA gyaa| use kisI taraha kA bhaya na dikhAkara bar3I sAvadhAnI se tulA lAne kI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| vAstava meM use gata amAvasyA kI rAta kI ghaTanA se bahuta tRpti milI thii| khuda mariyAne dAinAyaka jaba santuSTa hue the to usake AzA-saudha kI U~cAI AsamAna taka bar3ha gayI thii| usane samajha liyA thA ki daNDanAyaka hI ne pradhAnajI se mere bAre meM kahA hai aura isIlie bulavAyA hai| pradhAnajI ke yahA~ kA naukara siMgaNA bulAne gayA thaa| usI ke mu~ha se vaha jJAna lenA cAhatA thA ki pradhAnajI ne kyoM bulAyA hai| lekina kucha bAta nahIM bnii| pradhAnajI ne Adeza diyA thA-"Avazyaka kAma hai turanta Ane ko kahA hai|" basa itanA hI jJAta ho skaa| pradhAnajI kI isa AjJA ne usameM eka nayI sphUrti paidA kara dI thii| naukara ne use andara le jAkara mantraNA-kakSa meM biThAyA to usane samajhA ki use bahuta gaurava diyA jA rahA hai| vahIM baiThe-baiThe vaha pradhAnajI kI pratIkSA karatA rhaa| pradhAnajI ke Ane kI sUcanA milate hI vAmazakti paNDita uTha khar3A huaa| pradhAnajI ne andara Akara daravAje para kuNDI car3hA dI aura paNDita ko baiThane ko khaa| vaha baiTha gyaa| "paNDita, mAlUma hai tumako kyoM bulAyA hai?'' pradhAnajI ne khaa| "Adeza ho| sevA ke lie taiyAra huuN|" usane jhukakara praNAma kiyaa| "tamako deza-nikAle kA daNDa dene kI yuvarAja kI AjJA hai|" paNDita ghabarA gyaa| pasIne se tara ho gyaa| A~khoM ke Dola ajIba DhaMga se Dolane lge| 52 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"mAlUma hai kyoM?" "nahIM"-kahane kA use mana huA parantu muMha se nahIM niklaa| usane sira hilAkara batAyA ki nahIM mAlUma hai| "tumane apane isa vAmAcAra se kitane gharoM kA sarvanAza kiyA hai aba taka?" "auM! maiM...nahIM...nahIM..." "jhUTha bolakara tuma yahA~ se jIvita nahIM lauTa skoge| pahalI bAra tumane janna merI bahina ko apane yahA~ bulavAyA thA tabhI se tumhArI cAla-DhAla kA patA hameM lagatA rahA hai|" ''merI bhalA kyA himmata ki aise bar3oM ko apane yahA~ bulvaauuN| ve khuda hI AyI thIM prdhaanjii|" ___ "tI matalaba yaha huA ki tumane apanI pratiSThA, zakti, sAmarthya ke pravAra kA mAdhyama unheM cunA / daNDanAyaka ke ghara kA kauna-sA naukara tumhArA bhakta hai?" ''pAlakI DhonevAlA cokii|" . "jaba bhI koI bahAnA mile taba tumhArA nAma lekara tamhArI prazaMsA karatA rahe-vahI tumane usase kahA thA n|' "jo koI mere pAsa Ate haiM una sabase maiM aisA hI kahA kAtA haiN| nahIM to maiM jIU~ kaise? phira jinheM merI zakti para vizvAsa ho jAtA hai ve aisA hI kahate haiN| kucha loga apanI tarafa se bhI kaha uThate haiN|" ___"vaha tuma para vizvAsa karane lage isake lie tumane cokI kA kucha kAma bhI kara diyaa| hai na?" "hA~" "kyA kiyA?" paNDita turanta kucha bolA nhiiN| "kucha dera pratIkSA karane ke bAda Akhira gaMgarAja garama hokara barasa par3e, "cupa kyoM ho gaye paNDita, btaao|" ___"vaha kisI strI ko cAhatA thA, mAlika / use usakI vazavartinI banA dene kI prArthanA kI thI usane / " ___"vaha strI bhI use cAhatI thI yA nahIM, isa bAta ko jAne binA tumane vaha kAma kara diyaa| hai na?" "hamArA vyavahAra ekatarafA hotA hai| yaha saba pUchatAcha hama nahIM krte| hameM * apane guru kI AjJA kA pAlana bhara karanA hotA hai| ve kahate the ki ve hI loga hamAre pAsa Ate haiM jinheM apanI samasyA kA anyatra parihAra nahIM dikhAI detaa| unakI samasyA kA parihAra karanA mAtra hamArA kAma hai| anya viSayoM se hamArA koI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 53

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tAlluka nhiiN|' paNDita ne khaa| 'tumhAre prayatna se vaha strI usakI ho gyii|" isalie to use mujha para vizvAsa hai| binA zakti ke hamArA kAma nahIM balatA, yaha koI DhakosalA nahIM, maalik|" ''kauna hai vaha strI?" ''yaha...vaha...eka gur3asavAra kI patnI hai|" ''kyA kahA? eka kI patnI ko dUsare ke vaza meM kara diyA!" gaMgarAja ke hoTha gusse se phar3aka rahe the| "jo hamase pA~gate haiM, unheM hama bhasma abhimantrita karake de dete haiN| ye jisako cAhate haiM, una para usa bhasma ko pheMkate haiN| basa, vazIkaraNa ho jAtA hai| aura phira jo vazIbhUta ho jAte haiM unake bAre meM jAnane kI icchA nahIM raha jaatii| isalie hama doSI nahIM hote|" paNDita ne sAhasa baTorakara khaa| mana-hI-mana vaha yaha nirNaya kara cukA thA ki ava to vaha zikArI ke hAtha par3a gayA hai| zikAra bananA hI hogA isalie bastusthiti jaisI hai vaisI kahakara kyoM na paristhiti kA sAmanA kiyA jaay| "to kyA tumhArA kahanA hai ki anyAya ko protsAhita karake bhI tuma AchUte raha jAoge? yahI hai na tumhArA matalaba?" "yadi hameM pahale se mAlUma ho jAya to usakA daMga hI alaga hotA hai| Amataura para hameM mAlUma nahIM rhtaa| isalie hama to yahI socakara calate haiM ki hama jo kucha karate haiM vaha upakAra kA hI kAma hai?" "usa mavAra kA nAma kyA hai|" "maaynn|'' "aura usa strI kA?" "cttttlaa|" ''tubhane apane lie kitanI striyoM ko vaza meM kara rakhA hai|" "hama apanI zakti kA upayoga svayaM apane lie nahIM kara skte|" "to, duniyA ko barabAda karanA hI vAmAcAriyoM kA kAma hai?" "matabheda hai| hamArI zakti se bahuta-se logoM ko tRpti milatI hai| jo nirAza rahate haiM unakI AzAe~ saphala hotI haiN| isalie hamArA vizvAsa hai ki hama jo karate haiM vaha uddhAra kA hI kAma hai|" "yaha uddhAra nahIM, ghara tor3anA hai| hamArI rAjadhAnI meM bhaviSya meM aise saba kAryoM ke lie avakAza nhiiN| tumane aba taka kisa-kisa kA isa taraha kA uddhAra kiyA-usa sabakA byaurA hameM denA hogaa| isase bhI mukhya bAta yaha ki gata 51 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntAlA : bhAga do

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amAvasyA ke dina mahAdaNDanAyaka ke ghara meM jo kucha ghaTita haA jame akSara-akSara batA denA hogaa| bolo, kyA-kyA huA vahA~?" ___ "ve mAlika ke Aptajana haiN| unhIM se jAna leM, yahI acchA hai| maiMne vacana diyA hai ki maiM kisI se nahIM khuuNgaa|" "tumase kahalavAce binA aba chor3eMge nhiiN| daNDanAyaka ne saba-kucha batA diyA hai parantu aba hameM tumhArI saccAI kI parIkSA lenI haiN| isalie jo kucha gujarA hai usakA vivaraNa hU-ba-hU denA hogaa| jhUTha bole to yahIM jIbha kATakara rakha dUMgA, samajhe?" "daNDanAyaka jI ne hI yadi jhUTha kahA ho to?" "una para jhUThe hone kA Aropa lagAte ho?" gaMgarAja AgababUlA ho utthe| "aisA nahIM hai| jaba dUsaroM ko burI laga sakane kI bAta AtI hai to kucheka bAtoM ko chipAnA mAnava ke lie sahaja hai|" "isa para bAda meM vicAra kiyA jaaegaa| abhI to tumheM saca-saca batAnA hogaa|" ''pahale se Arambha kareM yA amAvasyA ke dina kI hI bAta kahU~?" ''mujhe tumhArA uddezya mAlUma ho gayA hai| jo kucha tuma kahanA cAhate ho, kho| z2yAdA bAteM banAne kI z2arUrata nhiiN|" "jaisI aajnyaa| cokI ne mere viSaya meM jo kahA usase daNDanAyikA bahuta prabhAvita huI hoNgii| isIlie unheM jaba Dara lagA to Akara unhoMne merI madada maaNgii| kahane lagI, 'patA nahIM kauna hamArI aura hamArI santAna kI burAI cAha rahe haiN| unase hamArI rakSA honI caahie|' maiMne unheM aura unakI santAna ke lie "sarvatobhadra yantra' taiyAra karake diyaa| yaha eka saMvatsara pIche kI bAta hai| usake bAda unhoMne mujhe bulavAyA nahIM aura na ye mere pAsa hI aayiiN| abhI hAla meM gata kRSNapakSa ke Arambha meM eka dina daNDanAyikA jI AyIM aura bolIM, 'aMjana lagAnA hai|' unhoMne mujhe kabhI yaha nahIM batAyA ki Akhira unakA burA cAhanevAle kauna haiM taba maiMne unase kahA-'aMjana lagAne para anacAhA viSaya bhI dRSTigocara ho sakatA hai| lekina jaba unhoMne haTha kiyA to maiMne unakI bAta svIkAra kara lii| magara lagatA hai, yaha bAta pahale daNDanAyaka jI ko mAlUma nahIM thii| unheM kaise mAlUma huA, patA nhiiN| ve khuda Aye, aura bole, 'yaha aMjana lagAne kA kAma hamAre hI yahA~ ho, aura isakI kisI ko khabara na ho| agara yaha pAtra indrajAla huA to deza nikAle kA daNDa diyA jaaegaa|' " eka kSaNa cupa rahakara usane punaH kahanA Arambha kiyA, "sabake so jAne para vahA~ jAne kA nizcaya kiyA gyaa| yathAnusAra gata amAvasyA ko maiM unake nivAsa paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 55

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para gayA aura aMjana lagAyA, daNDanAyaka jI ke hI kamare meN| daNDanAyaka jI, daNDanAyikA jI aura cokI, sirpha ye hI jAga rahe the| daNDanAyaka aura daNDanAyikA ne taila bharI thAlI aura mere bIca meM sthApita dIpaka ko sthira dRSTi se nizcita samaya taka dekhaa| phira taila meM dekhA meMne usase pUchA, "usameM koI dikhAI de rahA hai?' 1 '' daNDanAyikA jI ne kahA- 'hA~, kucha loga.... maiMne pUchA, 've kaise haiM?" daNDanAyikA jI ne kahA, 'pU~chavAle AdamI lagate haiM 'pahale kabhI Apane unheM dekhA thA?" maiMne puuchaa| 'nhiiN|' - daNDanAyikA jI ne batAyA | 'aba kyA dikhatA hai ?" 've hAtha se izArA kara bulA rahe haiN|' 'koI A rahA hai?' 'koI strI A rahI hai|' 'kauna hai vaha ? mAlUma par3A ?' 'aisA lagatA hai ki merI sAr3I kI taraha usane bhI sAr3I pahana rakhI haiN|' 'yaha mAlUma huA ki ve kauna haiM?' 'hAya, vaha to mere hI jaisI lagatI hai| donoM jagaha meM kaiMse raha sakatI hU~?" 'isakA uttara bAda meM milegaa| kyA hotA hai, dekhakara khie|' 'usa pU~chavAle AdamI ke pAsa maiM gayI huuN| hAya, unhoMne mere kandhe para hAtha rakhA ' 'irie nhiiN| ve koI aura nhiiN| ve mahAbrahmacArI ciraMjIvI mAruti haiN| ve Apake mana kI icchA ko abhI pUrI kreNge| Apa jo dekhanA cAheMgI use dikhaaeNge| ve jo kaheMge vaha kiijie| mujhe dikhAI nahIM detaa| isalie Apa hI ko spaSTa kahanA hogaa| aba kyA ho rahA hai batAie / ' 'mujhe hAtha pakar3akara le jA rahe haiN| yaha kyA hai, hama kahA~ A gaye haiM? mujhe nahIM lagatA ki maiM kabhI yahA~ AyI huuN| yaha kauna-sI jagaha hai?" 'svayaM hI mAlUma ho jaaegaa| jaldI na kreN| aba koI aura dikhAI de rahA 'dUra para koI dikha to rahA haiN|' 'unhIM se Apako kaSTa hogaa| patA lagA, kauna hai?' 'Aha! unase hI hameM kaSTa hogaa| yaha saca hai?" "saca hai isalie to mAruti mahArAja ne Apako dikhAyA hai| ye kauna 56 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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utane spaSTa nahIM dikhte|' haiM - isakA patA laga gayA ?" bahuta dUrI para haiM * ApakA mana abhI anizcita sthiti meM hai isalie spaSTa nahIM dikha par3ate / kucha aura ekAgra hokara dekhie to mAlUma par3a sakegA / ' 'Aha' yaha kyA? na, na, aisA ho hI nahIM sktaa| jo hameM roTI de rahe haiM ve hI hamArI burAI kareMge? nahIM, yaha sambhava nahIM / ' 'jinhoMne roTI khAyI hai ve hI agara burAI kareM to roTI denevAle burAI kyoM na kareM / ' 'mujhe vizvAsa nahIM hotaa|' 'vizvAsa na ho to maiM kyA karU~? vastusthiti vahA~ dIkha rahI hai| vaha karIba-karIba Apake mana kA hI pratibimba hai| apane-Apa ko pahacAnane ke lie yaha aMjana uttama sAdhana hai| kise dekhA, btaaie| bAda meM kucha samajhAkara kahU~gA taba Apako vizvAsa ho jaaegaa|' "na, na, maiM nahIM batA skuuNgii|' "chor3ie usase honevAlI bhalAI - burAI saba ApakI hI hai| merA vaha rakSA - cantra, abhI Apane jinheM dekhA, unhIM ke viruddha ApakI rakSA kregaa| Apane nizcita rUpa se nahIM kahA isalie hamane apanI zakti se Apake antaraMga ko samajhakara kAma karane kA Adeza de diyA usa kAla kara diyA A meM Apako usase prasanna honA caahie| Apa svayaM nahIM kaheMgI to use samajhane ke lie hama khuda nahIM jaaeNge| hamAre prayoga kA phala Apako dikha par3A hai| Apa vijayI hoM to aura adhika madada dene ke lie hama apanI zakti kA prayoga kreNge|' E 'nahIM, nahIM, aisA na kreN| sambhava ho to aba taka jo kiyA hai use bhI lauTA leM / ' 'taba to bAta yaha hai ki Apa galata samajha rahI thIM / parantu aba jo g2alatI huI haiM, anyAya huA hai usakA nivAraNa kahA~ taka sambhava hai, kahA nahIM jA sakatA / phira bhI koziza kruuNgaa| usa dina jaba maiMne virodhiyoM ke nAma batAne ko kahA to Apane nahIM blaayaa| batA detIM to maiM sIdhe unhIM para apanI zakti kA prayoga karalA / Apane nahIM batAyA, isalie aba vaha zakti Apako bAdhA de sakane vAle kisI anya vyakti kI ora kriyAzIla ho rahI hai| usa zakti ko jo Adeza diyA gayA hai usake anusAra kAma karegI hI binA Adeza pAlana kiye lauTegI nahIM / ' "isake mAne" 'mAne yaha ki maiM aba nissahAya huuN| itanA to saca hai ki Apane jisa paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 57

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vyakti ko dekhA vahI ApakI AzAoM ko nirAzA meM pariNata karanevAle haiM, ve hI Apake rAste kA kA~TA bane haiN| acchA, isa bAta kA rahane diijie| aba batAie, aura kyA dikhAI de rahA hai?' 'mujhe kucha aura dekhane kI icchA nahIM hai|' 'icchA na ho to chor3a diijie| kyA daNDanAyaka jI kA yaha saba dikhAI par3A?' 'nahIM, vaha pU~chabAlA vyakti dikhAI par3A, yaha saca hai| vaha eka strI ko sAtha lekara dUra calA gyaa| itanA mAtra dIkha pdd'aa| aura kucha bhI nahIM dikhaa| daNDanAyaka ne btaayaa| __ 'vaise hI dekhate rahie, agara kucha dekhane kI icchA ho to dikhAI pdd'egaa|' 'mujhe saca-saca dekhanA hai| vaha dikhegA? dekhane ko milegA' 'agara Apako kucha bhI nahIM dikhAI diyA to yaha satya hai ki Apake koI virodhI nahIM haiN| vizvAsa dilAkara droha karanevAle hoM to ye dhuMdhale-se dikhAI par3a skeNge| jJarA aura gaura se dekhie| kyA dikhAI de rahA hai? 'kucha bhI to nhiiN|' 'kucha dera taka vaise hI dekhate rhie| agara kucha dikhe to btaaie| TaNDanAyaka jI kucha dera baiThe dekhate rhe| 'kucha prakAza cA rozanI jaisI dikhatI hai?' 'nahIM, kucha bhI nhiiN| thAlI aura taila-yahI dikhAI dete haiN|' 'AsamAna aura tAre?' 'nahIM, kucha bhI nhiiN| 'daNDanAyikA jI, Apa phira dekheMgI?' 'nhiiN|' 'to isa aMjana kA visarjana kara dUM:' 'hauN|' isake bAda maiMne usa dIye ko bajhA diyaa| bAda meM daNDanAyaka jI ne kahA, 'bahuta khuzI huI, aba tuma jA sakate ho|' maiMne pUchA-'Apako tRpti milI?' 'bahuta / ' 'pradhAnajI ko aura rAjaparivAra ko hamAre bAre meM khie|' maiMne khaa| 'ThIka hai, samaya Ane para btaaeNge| anca luma jA sakate ho|' daNDanAyaka bole| taba maiM apanA bakucA bA~dha uThakara khar3A ho gyaa| maiMne jisa pArizramika kI AzA kI thI vaha bhI nahIM milA, maiM hAtha malatA khar3A rhaa| tabhI daNDanAyaka jI 38 :: paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : pAga do

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ne pUchA-'aba kyoM khar3e ho?' maiMne kucha saMkoca se kahA- 'pArizramika...' 'tumhAre ghara pahuMca jAegA, kala subaha / tuma jA sakate ho| kahakara naukara cokI ko sAtha karake ghara bheja diyaa| itanA saba jo huA so hU-ba-hU batA diyA "taba lo, tuma jaba ghara lauTa rahe the usa samaya taka gA~va ke loga jage nahIM the?'' pradhAna gaMgarAja ne prazna kiyaa| 'abhI marga ne pahalI bAra bhI bauMga nahIM diyA thaa|" "subaha tumheM pArizramika mila gayA?" "nahIM, abhI taka nahIM milaa| Aja nahIM to kala mila jAegA, usakI mujhe itanI cintA nhiiN|" "to aMjana kA kAma samApta hote hI tamane pArizramika kyoM mA~gA?" "jo kAma kiyA usakA pArizramika tabhI mA~ga lenA merI Adata hai| Adata ke anusAra pUcha liyaa|" "daNDanAyikA ne jo dekhA use jAnate hue bhI tuma kaha nahIM rahe ho| kyoM?" "maiMne nahIM detaa| alAnA hasanheM vahA~ manato saya-kucha nahIM dikhAI pdd'taa| TaNDanAyaka jI ko bhI saba-kucha nahIM dikhAI pdd'aa|" "tuma jhUTa bola rahe ho| dikhane para bhI kucha na dikhA kahakara svA~ga raca rahe ho| aba yaha spaSTa ho gayA ki tuma dekhanevAle ke hI sira para, sahI-galata jo dekhA use madakara khisaka jAte ho, yahI tumhArI rIti hai|" / __ "aisA nahIM, prdhaanjii| isameM hameM vaiyaktika koI ruci nahIM haiN| jinakI jo samasyA hogI, unheM usakA parihAra dikhanA caahie|" ___ "to pahalI bAra jaba daNDanAyikA AyI thIM taba tumane yaha kyoM kahA thA ki zuma svayaM aMjana lagAkara patA lgaaoge| usakA patA lagAnA to tumhArI samasyA thI nahIM?'' "merI samasyA nahIM thI, yaha ThIka hai| parantu kucha loga aMjana ke taila meM dekhane se Darate haiN| taba unakI tarafa se unakI svIkRti hone para, hama dekhakara kaha sakate haiN| parantu ve hI dekhane ko svIkAra kara lete haiM to hama nahIM dekhte| hamArI bRtti to kamala ke patte para ke pAnI kI taraha hai| vaha hameM nahIM lgtaa|" "cokI se gupta rUpa se tumane kyA-kyA bAteM jAma rakhI haiM?" "maiMne? aisI bAta hI kyA thI jo maiM jAnanA cAhatA" "cokI ne hameM saba-kucha batA diyA hai|" "vaha to naukara hai| vaha apane bacAva ke lie bhI ulTA-sIdhA baka gayA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 5

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j ! hogA / " "calo mAna liyaa| yadi usane jhUTa kahA ho to use daNDa milanA hI cAhie na? daNDa dene ke lie hameM pahale saccAI to mAlUma honI hI cAhie" paNDita kucha jhukA / usane socA thA ki surakSita rUpa se pradhAna ke hAtha se chUTa jaaegaa| aba use sUjha nahIM rahA thA ki kyA karanA caahie| "cupa rahane se kAma nahIM clegaa| savAla kA javAba turanta milanA cAhie | batAo, cokI se tumane kyA-kyA jAnakArI ekatra kI? aura yaha saba kisalie kiyA?" "hamArA dhandhA cale, yahIM hamezA hamArA lakSya rahA hai| usake lie apekSita bAtoM kA patA lagAnA jarUrI hotA hai|" "pahale yaha bAta tumane kyoM nahIM batAyI ?" " mAfa kIjie, kucha ghabarA gayA thaa|" gaMgarAja ha~sa par3e, "acchA to ghabarA gaye the tuma / " mer3I ai parIkSa pahale kabhI nahIM huI" "saca bolanevAle ko kisI bhI parIkSA meM ghabarAne kI jarUrata hI kyA hai! agara tuma ghabarA gaye to vaha to sacAI ko chipAne kA hI prayatna samajhA jAegA na" "chipA rakhane ke lie hai hI kyA, pradhAnajI : maiMne cAMkI se unhIM bAtoM kA saMgraha kiyA jinheM Apa jAnate haiN| so bhI utanA hI jitanA vaha jAnatA hai / " "usase tumane jo jo bAteM jAnI haiM vaha saba batAnI hoMgI aura suno, vaha mata bako ki jo saba maiM jAnatA hU~ vaha tuma bhI jAnate ho / " I "aisA kucha nahIM pradhAnajI koI nayI bAta nahIM yahI mere kahane kA matalaba hai / " "viSaya eka hI hotA hai, para usakI jAnakArI ekatra karane kA uddezya alaga-alaga hotA hai| isalie tumheM isase koI matalaba nhiiN| batAo / " "daNDanAyikA jI kI yaha abhilASA hai ki bar3e rAjakumAra se unakI beTI kA vivAha ho / parantu yuvarAnI jI kisI dUsarI lar3akI ke sAtha vivAha kI bAta soca rahI haiN| usa dUsarI kanyA ke mAtA-pitA daNDanAyikA jI ke prayAsa meM bAdhA DAla rahe haiM aura una logoM ne yuvarAnI jI ko vaza meM kara rakhA hai| isa vazIkaraNa se yuvarAnI ko mukta karane para daNDanAdhikA jI kI AzA pUrI hone ke lie mArga sugama ho jAegA itanA hI mAlUma huA / " aura paNDita cupa ho gayA / "yaha bAta tumheM cokI ne batAyI yA daNDanAyikA jI ne?" "maiMne hI cokI se yaha saba patA lagAyA thA / daNDanAyikA jI ne kabhI isa sambandha meM nahIM khaa|" 60 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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"daNDanAyikA jI kI icchA ke viruddha ar3acana paidA karanevAle kauna haiM?". "mujhe mAlUma nhiiN|" 'cokI ne nahIM batAyA?" "use bhI mAlUma nahIM hai|" ''tumane jAnane kA prayatna kiyA hogA?" "prayatna to kiyaa| agara mAlUma ho gayA hotA to mujhe daNDanAyikA jI se adhika lAbha mila sakatA thaa| na unhoMne batAyA, na kahIM aura se mAlUma ho skaa| matalaba yaha ki unake nikaTavartI kisI parivAra ko bhI isa bAta kI jAnakArI nahIM hai|" "to bAta yaha hai ki tumane unake yahA~ ke anya naukara-cAkaroM se bhI isa sambandha meM jAnakArI ekatra karane kI koziza kI " ___"koziza to kI, magara sIdhe unase nhiiN| cokI hI ke jrie| parantu usase kisI vizeSa bAta kA patA nahIM laga skaa|' "daNTanAyaka ke ghara ke naukaroM meM se cokI ke alAvA aura koI tumase upakRta nahIM huA?" "ye jaba taka svayaM hamAre pAsa na A, taya taka hama kaise unakA upakAra kara sakate haiM?" tumane abhI batAyA ki daNDanAyaka jI ne kahA ki kucha nahIM dikhaa| kyA sacamuca unheM kucha nahIM dikhA" yaha maiM kaise batAU~? unhoMne kahA ki kucha nahIM dikha rahA hai| unakI bAta para vizvAsa karanA caahie| parantu daNDanAyikA jI ne jo dekhA vaha unheM acchA nahIM jNcaa| daNinAyaka jI ko bhI zAyaTa vaisA lagA ho, isalie aisA kahA ho lo Azcarya nhiiN|" paNDita ne khaa| "to tumhArA matalaba yaha ki sabhI ko aMjana meM eka jaisA hI dikhatA haiM, hai na?" "vahA~ to eka jaisA hI dikhatA hai| parantu kucha logoM ko zAyada utanA bhI nahIM dikhtaa|" "kyoM nahIM dikhatA?" "usake sambandha meM pahale se koI bhAvanA nahIM banI hotI, kucha logoM meN| isalie aise logoM ko nahIM dikhtaa|" "to jise pUrvAgraha ho use hI dikhatA hai| vahI na?" "aisI pUrvAgraha pIr3A na ho to hamAre pAsa va AeMge ho kyoM, pradhAnajI: unheM jo sapAdhAna cAhie, vaha hamAre isa aMjana se mila jAtA hai| unakI bhAvanA ko paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 6!

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satya jaisA rUpa denA aura dikhAnA bahI usa aMjana kA kAma hai| unako jo dikhatA haiN| use hI to ve kahate haiN|" "tuma loga dRSTi kendrita karane kA jo tantra karate ho, usase vyakti kI apanI hI kalpanA yathArUpa dhAraNa karake vahA~ dikhane lagatI hai| yahI eka bhrama paidA ho jAtA hai| hai na?" ___"vaha dekhanevAloM ke nirNaya para chor3a diyA jAtA hai| hama usakA vimarza nahIM krte|" __ "to cAhe jhUTha ho yA saca, bhrama ho yA kalpanA, kucha bhI ho, jo tumhAre pAsa Ate haiM unheM tRpti milanI cAhie-itanI hI tumhArI dRSTi hai| yahI na?" / "madada mAMgate hue jo Ae~ unheM tRpta karanA hamArA kAma hai|" / "usameM jhUTha-mUTha yA kAlpanika batAkara tRpta karanA bhI hotA hai?" "jo mAMgane Ate haiM, unako jo dikhatA hai vaha saba satya hai-hamArA to yahI vizvAsa hai|" "yadi vaha mithyA ho to usase kitane anartha ho sakate haiM-yaha jAnate ho?" "vaha mithyA hai, aisA hama nahIM maante|" "tuma kyA mAnate ho yaha alaga bAta hai kintu yadi vaha mithyA hai to usake phalasvarUpa anartha to hogA hI?" "ho sakatA hai|" "ho sakatA hai! dUsare kI patnI ko vazIkaraNa karake use kisI dUsare ko de denA, kisI ne kucha kahA use sunakara sajjanoM ko takalIfa denA, sauhArda meM dveSa paidA karanA-yaha saba karake bhI tuma loga nirlipta ho| paNDita suno, kala subaha hone se pahale tumheM dorasamudra chor3a denA hogaa| isa pAsala rAjya meM kahIM tumhArI chAyA bhI dikhI, vahIM tumheM mauta ke ghATa utAra diyA jaaegaa| kala yaha Adeza jArI kara diyA jaaegaa| tumheM isa rAjya kI sImA se bAhara jAne ke lie do pakhavAroM kI aghadhi dI jAtI hai| yaha tumhArA saubhAgya hai ki tuma akele ho, tumhArA parivAra nahIM hai| hotA to una becAroM ko tumase kitanI takalIphoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'taa| uTho, bAhara nikalo, yahA~ kyA saba huA isakA kisI ko patA taka na lge| yahA~ se isa taraha nikaloge mAno kucha huA hI nahIM, jaise Aye vaise jaao| tumhAre rAjadhAnI se nikala jAne, rAjya kI sImA chor3ane Adi koI bhI bAta kAnoM-kAna kisI ko mAlUma nahIM honI caahie| samajhe? calo, jAo yahA~ se!" "maiMne eka bhI jhUThI bAta nahIM kahI, prdhaanjii| jaise kA taisA saba-kucha sunA divA hai|" _ "isI se tumhArI jAna baca gayI haiN| parantu tuma jaise AdamI kI isa posala 62 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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rAjya ko jarUrata nahIM / aba z2yAdA bAteM mata banA, cala nikala yahAM se|" vAmazakti paNDita yahA~ se apane ghara calA gyaa| usake bAda vaha kahIM gayA, patA nhiiN| kahIM kisI ko dikhAI nahIM diyaa| pradhAna gaMgarAja ne vAmazakti paNDita ko dutakara jo hI kI thI, usakA sArA vRttAnta prabhu ereyaMga ke samakSa yathAvat nivedana kiyA aura batAyA, "merI bAhana ne usa jaMjana kriyA meM jo dekhA vaha mAlUma nahIM pdd'aa| usane Age dekhane se inakAra kara diyA thA, isalie yahI samajhanA cAhie ki usane jo kucha dekhA vaha dukhadAbI thA / use bhI batAne kA Adeza ho to jAnakara bnaauuNgaa|" "acchA huA ki vAmAcArI ko deza se nikAla diyaa| ApakI bahana ko Adata ke viparIta kucha aura hI dikhA, isase vaha bahuta vihvala ho gayIM, yaha bhI spaSTa ho gyaa| sArA vRttAnta hama taka pahu~ca gayA hai, yaha bAta jAna lene para vaha aba taka jisa milanasArI se rAjamahana meM AtI jAtI rahI haiM zAyada unheM aba vaisA karane meM saMkoca ho ! sunane meM AyA hai ki aba ve aise hI saMkoca kI sthiti meM rahA karatI haiN| unhoMne jo kiyA vaha aviveka thA- itanA bhara unheM mAlUma ho jAya to paryApta hai| bar3e logoM ko bar3oM kI taraha baratanA caahie| choTe logoM ke sAtha milakara choTe nahIM bananA caahie| yaha unheM samajhA diijie| yaha unheM qhabara na hone deM ki hameM yaha sArA vRttAnta mAlUma ho gayA hai|" " jaisI ApakI AjJA / vAstava meM maiM TaNDanAyaka jI se yA apanI bahina athavA unake yahA~ ke nokara-cAkaroM se milA hI nahIM usa paNDita se asalI bAta nikalavAne ke lie maiMne usake sAtha aisA vyavahAra kiyA mAnoM maiM saba kucha jAnatA huuN| pati ko deza nikAle kA daNDa jo diyA gayA hai usakA AjJA-patra kala daNDanAyaka jI ke pAsa bheja diyA jaaegaa| bAda meM anyAnya daNDanAyakoM ke pAsa una-una sImA kSetroM ke haMggar3oM ke pAsa sUcanA bhejane kI vyavasthA karane kA Adeza kara diyA jaaegaa| agara koI pUchegA to unase kaheMge ki hamane hI usakI gati vidhiyoM kA patA lagAkara, usake vAmAcArI vyavahAroM se sAmAjika jIvana kalupita na ho, use nikAla diyA hai|" "ThIka hai| hegar3e mArasiMgayyA ke lie nivAsa ke sambandha meM kyA nirNaya kiyA hai?" " jaisI AjJA huI thI, rAjadhAnI ke IzAna meM nivAsa kI vyavasthA kara dI gayI hai / "vaha qhuzI kI bAta hai / kala sUryAsta ke pahale ve zAyada yahA~ A pahu~ceMge, paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 63

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abhI-abhI yaha samAcAra milA hai| una para hameM bahuta vizvAsa hai yaha bAta kisI se chipI nhiiN| isakA yaha matalaba nahIM ki vahIM vizvAsa Apa bhI una para rkheN| ve rAjapasane kI Antarika vyavasthA ke lie hI niyojita haiN| phira bhI unake yahA~ Ane para kisI-na-kisI taraha Apake sAtha sIdhA sambandha ho hI jAegA, vyAvahArika mAmaloM ke kaarnn| jisa taraha hameM unake prati vizvAsa hai, vaisA hI jaba taka Apako bhI nahIM ho jAe taba taka Apa unake prati sataka rahakara vyavahAra kreNge| isase hameM suvidhA hogii| hamAre sAtha unake mela-jola kI bAta dhyAna meM rakhakara Apako bhI caisA vyavahAra rakhane kI jarUrata nhiiN| Apa pradhAna haiM, vaha mAtra eka hNggdd'e| unheM bhI apane pada, apanI maryAdAoM kA jJAna hai. unakA vyavahAra usI hAta kA hogA : hAra ke ra sa moka, vyavahAra kyoM na kare, unheM aucitya kI sImA se bAhara kabhI nahIM jAnA hogaa|' "jaisI ApakI aajnyaa|" 'yuvarAnI jI kaha rahI thI ki daNDanAyikA jI idhara kucha samaya se nahIM aayiiN| daNDanAyaka jI se sapatnIka Ane ko kaha deN|" "Aja ho?" "jaba unheM phurasata ho, A jaaeN|" "jo AjJA / " "acchA prdhaannii|" gaMgarAja uThe nahIM, baiTa hI rhe| "kyA kucha aura batAnA cAhate haiM?'' "kala mahAsannidhAna se bheMTa kI thii| ve bahuta parezAna haiN|" "hamArI asvasthatA unheM cintita banAye hogii| Apako unheM dhIraja ba~dhAnA caahie| Apako mAlUma hai na, aba silahAra ke vaidya bhI A gaye haiN| aba cikitsA aura acchI taraha se hogii|" yaha pahAsannidhAna ko mAlUma hai| jaba silahAra ke vaidyajI ne ApakI jA~ca kara lI to unheM unhoMne bulAkara unase vicAra-vimarza kiyA thaa| isalie prabhu kI isa asvasthatA ke bAre meM hameM unase kucha bhI kahane kI jarUrata nhiiN| svayaM vaidyajI pUrI taraha Azvasta kara cuke haiN|" "to phira mahAsannidhAna kI parezAnI kA kyA kAraNa ho sakatA hai?" "unake rahate ApakA siMhAsanArohaNa nahIM huA islie|" "chi: di. aisA kahIM ho sakatA hai, pradhAnajI?" "yaha sahI hai yA g2alata, isakI carcA maiM nahIM kruuNgaa| patA nahIM unakA | antamana kyA hai ki jaba kabhI hama unase milane jAte haiM to itanA jarUra kahate 64 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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haiM, 'jaldI hI yuvarAja ko samajhA-bujhAkara paTTAbhiSeka krvaaeN|' :: "unheM bhaya hai ki kahIM maiM unase rahale na cala bsuu| aisA ho bhI sakatA hai| hameM bhI kabhI-kabhI yahI lagane lagatA hai| patA nahIM hama isa sUrya, candra, nakSatra, AkAza Adi ko phira kabhI dekha pAeMge yA nhiiN| yuvarAnI bhI ke dhIraja vadhAne para hameM apanI bAtoM para hI haMsI A gyii| parantu itanA to saca hai ki gata amAvasyA kI rAta ko hameM jo takalIfa huI usakA varNana hama kara hI nahIM skte| aba kucha mAnakiti pitaH sa hai, kucha sAla girI haiN|'' __vAstava meM rAjya kI sampUrNa prajA prabhu ke svAsthya ke lie bahuta adhIra ho rahI hai| aise sandarbha meM Apa mahArAja ke abhISTa ko pUrA kara deMge to ve bhI nupta hoNge|" "isa mahAna posala vaMza ke gaurava ko hama kalAkata nahIM karanA caaheNge|" "kisI bhI samaya isa taraha kA niyama nahIM rahA hai, prbho| pagaNakAla meM bhI patra kA paTTAbhiSeka karake daza honevAle aneka mahApuruSoM ke nAma cAheMge to nivedana kara sakatA huuN| prabhu svIkAra karake mahArAja ke mana ko santuSTa kareM-dvAra-bAra vinatI karatA huuN|'' "yaha nizcaya carcA yA kisI davAva se badalanavAlA nahIM, prdhaanjii| hamAga nirNaya aTala haiN|" "to matalaba yaha huA ki prabhu ne hamako kSamA nahIM kiyaa| jAne-anajAne apanI eka dina kI g2alatI se hameM mahAsannidhAna kI cintAgrasta dekhanA par3a rahA haiN| Apa hameM kSamA kareMge aura udAratA dikhAe~ge-yahI hamArA vizvAsa thaa| prabhu kA citta prasanna nahIM huA, hamArA durbhAgya hai|'' "Apane galatI kI ho to kSamA karane kA prazna uTha sakatA hai| para, usa dina Apane aura daNDanAyaka jI ne hamArI A~kheM khola dii| hama Apake RNI haiN| ciNNama daNDanAtha jI ne kucha phUhar3apana avazya dikhaayaa| unheM adhika vyAmoha jo hai isalie unake isa vyAmoha ke kAraNa kabhI-kabhI rAjanItika jijJAsA unake dimAg2a taka nahIM pahuMca paatii| khaira isa bAta ko yahIM chor3a diijie| Apake citta ko isa prasaMga ko lekara aba aura kaSTa na ho, isalie hama svayaM mahAsannidhAna se prArthanA kreNge| ThIka hai na?" "agara Apa paTTAbhiSeka ke lie svIkRti dete haiM to sabhI ko khuzI hogii|" ''abhI jaise haiM vaise hI rahane para Apa nAkhuza haiM?" "jisa santoSa kI hama AzA karate haiM, vaha yadi na mile tA nirAzA ho sakatI hai magara vaha asantoSa nahIM khlaaegaa| prabhu ke mana meM eka vicAra A sakatA hai| usa dina 'siMhAsanArUr3ha nahIM hoU~gA' kahakara Aja svIkAra karate haiM paTTamahAdevI zAnnalA : bhAga do :: #5

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to prabha ke vyaktitva para baTTA laga sakatA hai| lekina aisA vicAra karanA prabhu . ke lie ucita nahIM hai, kyoMki prabhu kI vacana-niSThA ko sAmrAjya kI sArI prajA acchI taraha jAnatI hai| mahArAjA aura prajAjana kI icchA hai to aise dabAva ko bhI zirodhArya kara svIkRti deM, vaha prabhu kI udAratA hI hogii| isIlie prabhu isa para panavicAra kareM-yahI hamArI prArthanA hai|" "pahale itanA to ho ki hama svastha hokara calane-phirane yogya ho leM, phira bAda meM yaha saba soceNge|" kahakara prabhu bAta TAlakara ghaNTI bajAkara bole, "acchA prdhaanjiiN|" sevaka ne Akara paradA eka ora sarakA diyaa| pradhAna gaMgagana bAhara cale aae| unake mana meM kuha vicAra utthe| socane lage-pahalI bAra jaba aMjana ke bAre meM prabhu kI carcA karanI thI to gajakabhAra callAladeva ko prabhu ne apane sAtha rakhA thaa| aura jaba usakA pariNAma jAnane 6 u.vAra : go kAra ko nahIM bulavAyA gayA isakA kyA kAraNa ho sakatA hai? padmalA ko vaDhU banA lene kI prabhu kI icchA nahIM hai kyA? vaha to saba jAnate haiM ki rAjakagAra pAlA kA cAhate haiN| to kyA prabhu rAjakumAra ko isa ora se haTA lenA cAhate haiM? yadi aisA kara gayA to usa lar3akI ke paviAya kA kyA hogA? merI bahina kI malabAjI aura viparIta mati ke kAraNa sAmAnI se bana sakanevAlA kAma bAMTAla meM par3ha gayA hai| ava daNDanAyaka jI aura hina ko bulAne kA uddezya zAyada isa vizya meM spaSTa sUcanA dene ke lie ho hai| aba isameM bherA hastakSepa karanA ThIka nhiiN| Age yaha vAta kauna-sA rUpa le letI hai, isa jAnakara hI kucha socA-samajhA jA sakatA hai| itanA to gyApTa hai ki prabhu prasanna nahIM haiN| becAre daNDanAyaka jI bar3I sandigdha sthiti meM par3a gaye haiN| striyoM kA svArtha, unakI asUyA, jaldabAjI Adi ke kAraNa kyA saba ho jAtA hai-yaha jAna pAnA dussAdhya haiN| inhIM saba bAtoM para sAcate-vicArate pradhAnajI apane ghara phNce| aura phira yuvarAja ke bulAve kI sUcanA daNDanAyaka jI ke ghara bhijavA dii| daNDanAyaka sampatI ne. phArasata se Ane kI sUcanA milane para thA. khabara pAte hI turanta rAjamahala jAne kA nizcaya kara liyaa| unheM vaha AzaMkA bhI nahIM huI ki amAvasyA kI rAta kA vaha sArA vRttAnta pradhAnajI ko aura cavagala ko mAlUma sA gayA / vAmazakti paNDita ko jo deza nikAla kA daNDa minnA thA, umakI bhI 66 :: papahATegI zAntA : bhAga dA

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J ra abhI taba nahIM pahuMcI thI isalie nAyikA ne salAha dI ki jAte vaqta apanI beTiyoM ko bhI sAtha le jAnA caahie| yuvarAja ne daNDanAyaka ko aura subarAnI ne daNDanAnikA ko dekhane ke irAde se sUcanA bhijavAI thii| daNDanAyaka kI dRSTi meM vaha eka sAmAnya bAta hI thii| unhoMne itanA hI kahA ki bacciyA~ calane ke lie taiyAra hoM to letI clo| rAjamahala jAne kI taiyArI hone lgii| cAmabbe ko calate vaqta acAnaka yAda AyI ki Aja rAjakumAra ballAla kA janmadina bhI hai| janmadina ke isa avasara para bulAve ke na Ane para daNDanAyikA ko kucha asantoSa bhI huaa| dhIre se isa bAta ko pati ke kAnoM meM phusaphusAyA bhii| beTiyA~ abhI taiyAra hokara nahIM AyI thIM ki tabhI daNDanAyaka ne kahA- "yuvarAja kI asvasthatA ke kAraNa saba-kucha antaHpura taka hI sImita hai| acchA huA, tumheM yAda A gyii| yaha bhI eka avasara haiM, aba jaba rAjamahala jA hI rahe haiM to rAjakumAra ko janmadina ke upalakSya meM bheMTa dene ke lie kucha lekara calanA caahie|" cAmanye bhItara gayI / kucha hI dera meM saba taiyAra hokara rAjamahala kI tarafa nikle| inake Ane kI pUrva sUcanA na hone ke kAraNa vahA~ kA sevaka bijjigA unheM pratIkSA prakoSTha meM baiThAkara antaHpura se anumati lekara AyA to usake sAtha do paricArikAe~ bhI AyIM / daNDanAyaka ko sevaka yuvarAja ke vizrAma kakSa taka le aayaa| paricArikAoM meM se eka daNDanAyikA ko yukrAnI ke antaHpura- prakoSTha meM te gyii| dUsarI una lar3akiyoM ko adhyayana kakSa meM le gayI / kavi nAgacandra jI kA adhyApana cala rahA thA / padmalA, cAmalA aura boppadevI - tInoM vahA~ eka bhadrAsana para jAkara baiTha gayIM / binideva cAmalA ko dekha muskarA uThA / balAla ne unake Ane kA ehasAsa hone para bhI apanI grIvA Upara nahIM utthaayii| udayAditya ne aisI AzcaryabharI dRSTi se dekhA mAno bahuta dinoM bAda AyI thiiN| vaha saba-kucha aise DhaMga se huA ki adhyApana kArya meM kahIM vyavadhAna nahIM aayaa| cAmalA aura vopi ko yaha saba sahaja hI lagza, magara padmalA kA mana kucha mlAna ho aayaa| ballAla ne usakI ora dekhA bhI nahIM / mu~ha bhI jaise phulAe baiThA ho / yaha kucha kara bhI to nahIM sakatI thii| apane ghara para aisA huA hotA to zAyada uThakara calI jAtI / yaha rAjamahala haiN| baiThane ko kahane para baiThanA hogaa| jahA~ bulAe~ vahA~ jAnA hogaa| aisI sthiti meM vaha lAcAra thI, baiThe rahanA par3A / pATha cala rahA thA / kavi cakravartI ranna kA 'sAhasa bhImavijaya par3hA rahe the- duryodhana kahIM dRSTigocara nahIM ho rahA hai| dharmaputra yudhiSThira kI chAvanI meM carcA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 67

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ho rahI hai / draupadI aura bhIma kI jor3I anala-anila kI jor3I jaisI hai| ranna kavi kA nAyaka bhIma hai| kAvya kA viSaya hai bhIma dvArA draupadI kI jijJAsAe~ zAnta kara use santuSTa karanA, vipama zrRMgAra Adi aura inakI kriyAnviti ke lie sannaddha bhIma ke sAhasapUrNa vyaktitva ko nirUpita krnaa| isa avasara para kavi ganna bhIma kI Antarika vedanA bhIga ke hI zabdoM meM isa taraha vyakta karate haiM - ''sabhA meM maiMne jo pratijJA kI thI vaha pUrNa hone se cUka gyii| pAMcAlI ke mukha kI vA mlAnatA nahIM gyii|'' isa padyAMza ko kavi nAgacandra bahuta hI rasapUrNa gati se par3hakara artha samajhA rahe the| "sampUrNa kAvya racanA isI kendrabindu ko lekara huI hai| aisA kyA kAraNa thA ki pAMcAla kI rAjapatrI kA mukha plAna huA aura kevala isI bAta para rukSetra kI raNabhUmi parvata jaise vizAla gaz2ag2ajoM ke rakta se plAvita ho gyii| itane para bhI draupadI kA mlAnabadana mlAna hI banA huA hai| usake mukha para mandahAsa upajAnA hai| yaha tabhI sambhava hai jara bhIma usa dina rAjasabhA meM kI gayI pratijJA pUrI kreN| aura vaha tabhI pUrI hogI jaba bhIma duyodhana kI baMdhA tor3a deNge| isIlie vaha duryodhana ko khoja rahA hai, parantu vaha kahIM dikha nahIM rahA hai| aisI sthiti meM draupadI kI badana-plAnatA dUra ho to kaise?" ghor3e zabdoM meM sampUrNa mahAbhArata kI kathA kavi ne bahuta hI prabhAvazAlI evaM manohara DhaMga se kaha dI hai| sAdha-sAdha eka tattva kI bAta bhI kaha dI hai| "jo vyakti striyoM ko Tkha dete haiM, unheM pIr3A pahuMcAte haiM, unakI aprasanna karate haiM-aise hI vyakti duniyA meM honevAle sAre viplavoM kA kAraNa banate haiN| jo striyoM ke duHkha kA nidhAraNa kara unheM sukha-caina dete haiM, unakI kaThinAiyoM kA samAdhAna karate haiM. ve saMsAra meM zAnti sthApita karane kA kAraNa banate haiN| arthAta mAnava kA sukha mAniniyoM ko sukhI aura tRpta banAye rakhane meM hai| unheM atRpta rakhakara, kaSTa pahu~cAkara, unake sukha-santoSa ko naSTa karane se to vaha svayaM apane jIvana ke lie zUla bana jAtA hai| yaha kavi kA bhAva hai| kAvya ke par3hane se hama isa niSkarSa para pahuMcate haiM ki hama jise prema karate haiM use sadA sukhI rakhanA caahie| yaha hamArI pATha saMskRti kA lakSaNa hai| nArI ko mAtra bhogya vastu mAnakara calanA hamArI saMskRti ko rIti nhiiN| usase prApta honevAle sukha ke lie hameM usake prati kRtajJa honA cAhie / itanA hI nahIM, niSTAvAna rahakara sadA unake sukha kA kAraNa banakara rahanA caahie|" itanA kaSTa nirUpaNa karane ke bAda kavi nAgacandra ruka gye| ___ "katri ke vicAra prazaMsanIya haiM, parantu nArI ko isa taraha rakhane ke icchuka puruSa ke prati nAgaM kA bhI kuGa kartavya honA cAhie na, gurujI? vahA~ balipura meM Apane mAyaNa ke saMkaTa kI rAmakahAnI sunI hai na?" viTTideva ne puuchaa| "apavAda to rAhane hI haiN| apavAda tattvanirUpaNa ke jAdhAra nahIM bnte| vaisI 68 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dA

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samasyA vyaktigata bana jAtI hai|" kavi nAgacandra ne smjhaayaa| "mAyaNa kI vaha rAmakahAnI kyA hai? kauna hai vaha?"-ballAla ne jijJAsAvaza "daNDanAyaka jI kI putriyA~ AyI haiN| Apane dekhA nhiiN|" kahakara kavi nAgacandra ne usa ora iMgita kiyaa| ballAla boM hI usa ora eka bAra dekhane ke bAda gurujI kI aura mukhAtiba ho gyaa| vaha samajha gayA ki usa viSaya para aba Age kI yAta nahIM honI caahie| kavi nAgacandra kA khyAla thA ki ballAtta aba taka padmalA ko nahIM dekha pAyA hai| lekina usakI tarafa dekhakara bhI jaba usane koI utsAha nahIM dikhAyA to unheM Azcarya huaa| mAyaNa kA kissA aba prAsaMgika nahIM thaa| phira bhI kani nAgacandra ne socA ki use na kahakara kucha aura kahe to ve lar3akiyA~ samajheMgI ki hamArI bajaha se bAta karanA banda kara diyA hai| isalie unhoMne Aja itanA hI kahakara adhyApana samApta kara diyaa| phira bAta badalane ke vicAra se padmalA kI ora dekhakara pUchA, "daNDanAyaka jI bhI Aye haiM?" "hA~, mA~ bhI AyI haiN|" padmalA ne khaa| bAta to vaha nAgacandra se kara rahI thI, magara dRSTi anajAne hI ballAla kI ora calI gayI thii| 'daNDanAyaka jo saM mujhe milanA thaa| aba yahAM Aye hue haiM to socatA hU~ mila na / ' karate hue kavi nAgacandra uTha khar3e hue| ___ ziSya bhI uTha khar3e hue| unhoMne guru ko savinaya praNAma kiyaa| kavijI cale gye| taba taka vallAla pratIkSA kara rahA thaa| usane biTTideva se kahA, "choTe bappAjI, mujhe mahAsannidhAna ke pAsa jAnA hai, tuma aura udaya inake sAtha rho|' aura itanA kahakara vaha bhI calA gyaa| padmalA ko pUrA vizvAsa thA ki ballAla jAte-jAte kama-se-kama eka bAra usakI ora dekhegA to jruur| magara usane aisA bhI nahIM kiyaa| vaha becArI bahuta nirAza huii| jise na karane kA pATha abhI-abhI gurujI se usane par3hA thA, vahIM karake calA gyaa| cAmalA ko bahuta Azcarya huA, biTTideva ko bhii| ballAla meM ekAeka itanA parivartana! yaha tI jAnI huI bAta thI ki isase padmalA ko duHkha huA hai isalie use khuza karane ke lie una logoM ne bAtoM-hI-bAtoM meM eka nirNaya kara liyaa| "udaya, calo hama saba milakara zataraMja kheleNge| bhaiyA ko mahAsannidhAna ke pAsa rAjakArya rahA hogA, isalie ve vahA~ gaye haiN| phira Aja jAne kA matalaba hai koI bahuta jarUrI kAma hogaa|" biTTideva ne khaa| "Aja para bar3A jora diyA Apane? kyA 'Aja' ke koI sIMga nikale hai?" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 69

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cAmalA ne vyaMgya kiyaa| "sIMga haiM yA nahIM, apanI dIdI se pUcha lo / " use yaha saba kahA~ mAlUma hai na dIdI kandhe ko hilAte hue usa para apanA hAtha rakha diyaa| bahina kA hAtha pare sarakAkara padmalA bAlI, "supako to basa tamAzA sUjhA hai| rAjakumAra zataraMja khelanA cAhate haiM to tumane gapa lar3AnA kyoM zurU kara diyA ? cupa bhI rho|" " Apa saba loga Ae~ge tabhI to zataraMja kA khela ho sakegA / " biTTideva bolA / "hameM jAnA hogA?" cAmalA ne pUchA / " Apako AnA hogA, ApakI dIdI ko bhI aura ApakI bahina ko bhii|" "bIpi ko khelanA nahIM AtA ?" cAmalA ne kahA / biTTideva bolA / kahakara usane bahina ke "jIte hue goTe lenevAlA bhI to koI honA caahie| calie, Aie / " - kahakara sabhI ko sAtha le apane prakoSTha kI ora cala pdd'aa| "yadi hameM kisI ne bulA bhejA to?" padmalA ne pUchA 1 "mAM ke pAsa qhabara bheja dI jAegI ki Apa loga yahA~ haiM / " "hama hI vahA~ calI jAe~ to?" "nahIM, aisA hotA to Apako yahA~ nahIM bulA laataa| ve kisI rAjakArya kI jaba bAta kara rahe hote haiM to baccoM ko vahA~ nahIM rahane dete| Aie, aaie|" daNDanAyaka jI kI beTiyA~ aura udayAditya unake sAtha usI prakoSTha kI ora cala diye / idhara yuvarAja ke sAtha daNDanAyaka kI aura vahA~ yuvarAnI ke sAtha daNDanAyikA cAbbe kI bAteM hotI rahIM / ghara lauTane para padmalA kI jaise kisI viSaya meM koI dilacaspI hI nahIM raha gayI / usakA vaha utsAha bharA mana rAjamahala se lauTane ke bAda nirAzA aura udAsInatA meM DUbakara paMkha TUTe paMchI jaisA chaTapaTA rahA thaa| vaha ekAnta cAhatI thI / rAjamahala meM upAhAra adhika ho gayA bahAnA kara vaha zAma ke bhojana ke vaqta bhI sabake sAtha nahIM milI / yuddhabhUmi se lauTe ballAla meM usane kucha parivartana dekhA thaa| eka nayApana rUpita hone ke lie zAyada vaha saba Avazyaka rahA ho| parantu isa parivartana ke bAvajUda usake prati prema meM kamI hone kI sambhAvanA aba taka use nahIM lagatI rhii| ballAla kA milanA-julanA adhika na hone para bhI padyalA ko 70 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga kSe

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aisA nahIM laga rahA thA ki usakA mana udAsa hai| parantu usa dina, apane janmadina para bulavAkara yoM udAsInatA kA vyavahAra usake lie mAnasika pIr3A de gyaa| ThIka hai, kuSTha vizeSa rAjakArya ke kAraNa mahAsannidhAna se milane jAne kI bAta biTTideya ne kahI thii| ho bhI sakatA hai| parantu rAjamahala se lauTane para mAtA-pitA ne bhI rAjamahala ke kisI prasaMga para carcA taka nahIM kii| aisA kyoM? kucha khAsa bAteM zAyada huI hoNgii| rAjamahala jAte samaya jo utsAha thA vahA~ se lauTate vakta unameM vaisA kucha nahIM dikhAI diyaa| Akhira kyoM? yahA~ aisI kyA bAtacIta huI ? zAyada mere hI bAre meM kucha bAtoM kA nirAkaraNa huA hai| na, bhagamana aisA na ho| jaba rAjakumAra kA hI vyavahAra isa taraha udasIna-sA rahA, to ho sakatA hai, kucha anahonI huI ho| taba phira merA kyA hogA? usakI A~kheM bhara aayiiN| duHkha dUnA ho gyaa| vaha bistara para auMdhI par3akara sisakane lgii| daNDanAyikA cAmabye ne cAmalA se jAna liyA ki rAjamahala meM bacce kyA karate rhe| use yaha bhI mAlUma ho gayA ki beTI kI isa hAlata kA kAraNa rAjakumAra ballAla kA usake prati anapekSita vyavahAra hai| use samajhA-bujhAkara sAmvanA dene ke irAde se cAmabbe padmalA ke kamare meM gyii| use leTI dekha vaha usake bagala meM jA baitthii| use uThAkara baiThApA / bolI- "pagalI, tujhe kyA huA? rAjakumAra ne bAta nahIM kI to tujhe bhUkhA rahanA cAhie? kitane dina aise rahogI? bhUkhI rahakara agara kRza ho gayI to kyA rAjakumAra tumase byAha kareMge? pagalI kahIM kI! kaSTa rAjakArya rahA hogA, jaldI meM gaye the| choTe rAjakumAra ke kahane para bhI tuma kucha ulTA-sIdhA socogI to kaise banegA padmalA ! uTha, cala, bhojana kara le|" "rAjamahala se lauTane para Apa loga bhI to prasanna nahIM dikhe| merA bhI apamAna huA aisI hAlata meM aura kyA hogA?" "yuvarAja ko bImAra hAlata dekhakara hamameM bhI kauna-sA utsAha ho sakatA hai| tupa hI kaho beTI? hamane rAjakumAra ke lie jo bheMTa dI use yuvarAnI ne svIkAra hI nahIM kiyA balki kahA bhI, 'daNDanAyikA jI, ApakI AtmIyatA rAjaparivAra ke sAtha khule dila kI honI caahie|' isalie tuma eka choTI bAta ko bar3I banAkara kisI bhaya kI AzaMkA karake kyoM duHkhI hotI ho? uttho|" kahakara beTI ko hAtha pakar3akara utthaayaa| ''mA~, yuvarAnI jI ne mere bAre meM kucha pUchA?" __ "sabhI baccoM ke bAre meM pUchA / tuma logoM kI par3hAI, saMgIta, nATya Adi saba kuch...|' "kyA hamAre rAjamahala meM hone kI bAta yuvarAnI jI ko mAlUma nahIM thI, mA~:" "mAlUma to thI, magara tumase bAta karane ke lie aisI kauna-sI jarUrata thI? paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 71

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zAyada ve cAhatI hoMgI ki tuma loga rAjakumAroM ke sAtha rho| isIlie tuma logoM. ko isa tarafa bhejakara hameM bhItara bulavA liyA / ' "to ApakA jalapAna yuvarAnI jI ke hI prakoSTha meM huA?" "hA~," cAmabbe kA uttara thaa| "mA~, tuma kucha bhI kaho, yuvarAnI jI kucha badalI-badalI lagatI haiN|" "isa vartamAna paristhiti meM unheM kucha sUjhatA nahIM, bettii| yuvarAja yuddha meM jakhmI hokara lauTe haiN| abhI taka ghAba nahIM bhg'| vistara se nahIM uTha paate| yaha dekhakara ve bhItara-hI-bhItara bahuta du:khI haiM, bettii| unake pratyeka vyavahAra ke pIche hameM ina sArI bAtoM kA dhyAna rakhanA caahie| unake prati sahAnubhUti rakhanI caahie| ve mAtA haiM, zAntamUrti mAtA, dharatI jaisI kSamAzIla / tuma logoM ko apane prakoSTha meM nahIM bulAyA, isalie tumako aisA-vaisA nahIM socanA caahie| mAna lo kala tuma hI mahArAnI bana gayI to sabase sabhI maukoM para mila sakogI? sabhI ko apane pAsa bulA sakogI? tumheM unakI hAlata kA patA nahIM, bettii| ve vahI pahale jaisI hamArI yuvarAnI haiN| uThI, Ao," kahakara cAmadhye Age bar3ha gyii| ___ga kI ina bAtoM ne upameM pira AdhA kI jIta jagA dii| kala ke dina tumhIM pAhArAnI...' hA~, isIlie to mA~ ne isa taraha mujhase kahA hai-padmalA ko yahI lagane lgaa| usa becArI ko kyA mAlUma ki mA~ mana meM kucha rakhatI hai, kahatI kucha aura hai| mana ko DhADhasa ba~dhAkara vaha mA~ ke pIche-pIche bhojana ke lie cala pdd'ii| beTI ne bhojana kara liyA to daNTanAyikA use zayanAgAra taka chor3a svayaM daNDanAyaka jI ke kamare kI ora bar3ha gyii| daNDanAyaka palaMga para takiye kA sahArA lekara paira pasAre cintAmagna baiThe the| daNDanAyakA ne andara praveza karake kivAi banda kara liye| kuNDI car3hAne kI AvAja sunakara TaNDanAyaka prakRtistha hue| palaMga para hI kucha sarakakara unhoMne daNDanAyikA ko baiThane ke lie jagaha dii| daNTunAyikA baiTha gyii| "kyA bAtacIta kI yuvarAnI ne?" sIdhA savAla kiyA daNDanAyaka ne| yuvarAja aura daNDanAyaka jI ke bIca jo bAtacIta huI thI usI pRSThabhUmi meM zAyada yuvarAnI se daNDanAyikA kI bAtacIta huI hogI-yahI soca daNDanAyaka kucha-kucha UhApoha meM par3a gye| yuvarAja se bAtacIta karate hue unheM kucha patA nahIM calA thaa| isalie jitanI jaldI ho sake utanI jaldI daNDanAyikA se viSaya jAnane kA kutUhala ho rahA thaa| daNDanAyikA kA bhI kucha-kucha yahI hAla thaa| isalie cApabbe ne hI pUchA, 'yuvarAja ne Apase kyA bAtacIta kI?" "savAla ke lie savAla uttara nahIM hotA / yuvarAnI jI se kyA bAta huI?" "na, pahale Apa btaaie|" 72 :: paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"maiM saba-kucha nahIM batA sktaa| kucha bAte rAjanIti kI hotI haiM, una sabake . viSaya meM striyoM ko batAne kA vidhAna nahIM hai| isalie tumhAre aura yuvarAnI jI ke bIca kyA bAteM huIM, so btaao| usI viSaya para yadi yuvarAja se merI bAteM huI hAMgI to vaha saba maiM batA duuNgaa|" ___"Apa pahale mere hI mu~ha se kahalavAnA cAhate haiM na? acchI bAta hai| merI beTiyoM kA bhaviSya mere lie pradhAna hai| pahale maiM hI khuuNgii| jo bhI bAteM yahA~ huI hU-ba-hU btaauuNgii| ora phira Apa hI batAe~, kyA karanA hai| mere pahu~cane para yuvarAnI ne bar3e harSa ke sAtha merA svAgata kiyA aura kahA, 'Aie daNDanAyikA jI, bahuta dinoM se dikhI nahIM, so kahalavA bhejaa| Aja hI A gayauM, bahuta khuzI huii| baiNtthie| 'maiM baiTha gayI aura bolI, 'mAlika ne pUchA ki rAjapahala se bulAvA AyA hai, kaba caleMge? maiMne kahA, jaba rAjamahala se bulAvA AyA, to socanA kyA? Aja hIM cleN| ghara se nikalate samaya yAda AyA ki rAjakumAra jI kA janmadina hai| hamArI tarafa se unake lie yaha choTI-sI bheMTa svIkAra kreN| maiMne vaha bheMTa unake sAmane rakha dii| ___'yuvarAja kI asvasthatA ke kAraNa hamane kisI ko khabara nahIM dii| Apa loga Aja hI AeMge isa bAta kI hameM koI ummIda bhI nahIM thii| phira bhI Apa Aye, acchA huaa| Apa logoM kI rAjaparivAra ke sAtha AtmIyatA sadA khule dila se ho, yahI hamArI icchA rahatI hai'-itanA kahakara unhoMne vaha bheMTa lekara pAsa kI eka caukI para thAlI meM rakha dii| ___'rAjakumAra...' maiM kaha rahI thI ki yuvarAnI jI bIca meM bola uThI, ve abhI apanI par3hAI meM lage haiM aura ApakI beTiyA~ bhI vahIM haiN| bAda meM yaha use de duuNgii| ThIka hai na? yA phira Apa hI usake hAtha meM denA cAheMgI?' 'aisA kucha nhiiN| yoM hI dekhane kI icchA huI' maiMne kahA / taba taka mere mana meM yaha khaTaka rahA thA ki Akhira bacciyoM ko mere sAtha bhalA kyoM nahIM Ane diyaa| lekina taba mujhe lagA ki yaha acchA hI huaa| 'agara Apa cAhatI hoM to kahie, bulavA letI hU~!' yuvarAnI ne khaa| 'nahIM'-maiMne khaa| bAda meM maiMne yuvarAja ke svAsthya ke sambandha meM pUchatAcha kI, 'sunA ki silahAra ke eka vaidyajI Aye haiN| Ajakala unhIM kI cikitsA cala rahI hai| mujhe yaha bAta mAlUma hI nahIM thii| kyA silahAra ke vaidyajI cAlukya cakravartinI piriyarasI jI ke mAyake kI tarafa ke haiM?' 'hA~ / ' unhoMne khaa| pahamahAdevI zAntalA : mAga do :: 23

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'to zAyada balipura ke heggar3ejI ne bhejA hogA?' maiMne phira puuchaa| yubaganIjI ha~sa pdd'iiN| bolI, "eka sAdhAraNa hegar3e kA kyA itanA prabhAva ho sakatA hai daNDanAyikA jI? prabhu kI asvasthatA kA samAcAra cAlukya cakravartI ko mAlUma huA to pirivarasI jI ne harakAre ko karahATa bhejakara vaidya ko yahA~ bhijavAyA hai| kucha bhI ho bar3e bar3e hote haiN| dekhie na, itanI dUra rahanevAle, aura hapase bhI UMce stara para rahanevAle una logoM ne hamAre lie ruci lekara vaidyajI ko bhejA, ye kitane U~ce aura guNavAna haiN| parantu yahA~ apane hI logoM ko khabara dekara bulavAnA par3a rahA hai| bhagavadicchA! prabhu kA to yaha nayA hI janma huA smjho|' mujhe kucha TIsa-sI lgii| sira jhukAkara baiTha gyii| ___'yaha kyA daNDanAyikA jI, Apa aise kyoM baiTha gayIM? maiMne Apake bAre meM to aisA nahIM khaa| mere kahane kA mAtra itanA abhiprAya thA ki Amataura para logoM kI manovRtti aisI hotI hai| ApakI AtmIyatA kI sAkSI to yaha hai ki Apako rAjakumAra ke janmadina taka kA smaraNa hai| hameM kyA cAhie daNDanAyikA jI, ApakA kuzala, rAjagharAne kA kuzala, gurujanoM kA kuzala, adhikArI varga, naukara-cAkara, prajAjana ina sabakA kuzala / yahI na hanaM cAhie? 'yaha to sabhI loga jAnate haiM, yuvarAnI jii|' 'mujhe isa bAta para vizvAsa nhiiN|' 'kyoM khuvasanI jI, kisI ke viSaya meM...' 'nizcita rUpa se kaise kahU~, daNDanAyikA jI? rASTra aura prajA ke hita ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue, patA nahIM kise, pradhAnajI ne deza-nikAle kA daNDa diyA hai| subaha prabhu ne yuvarAja ko yaha bAta batAyI hai| unhoMne yaha bhI batAyA-dekho, hama itane prema aura vAtsalya se vyavahAra karate haiM phira bhI kucha svArthI loga hamArA ahita cAhate haiN| yaha to hamArA aura hamAre isa rAjya kA parama saubhAgya hai ki hamAre pradhAnajI jaise niHsvArtha, nispRha vyakti ke netRtva meM rAjya kA kArobAra cala rahA hai| Apake bhAIjI kI isa nispRha sevA se Apako khuzI nahIM haiM?' yuvarAnI ne khaa| 'deza-nikAle kA daNDa TenA ho to...aparAdha bhI gurutara hI honA caahie| kisane aisA aparAdha kiyA? kucha patA...' ___ 'hameM mAlUma nhiiN| hama kaise kareM? prabhu ne jaba Apake bhAIjI kI niSThA kI prazaMsA karate hue prasaMgavaza yaha bAta kahI to maiMne isakA byaurA jAnane kI koziza nahIM kii| prayojana bhI kyA hai? Apake bhAI ke prati mere mana meM jo gaurava rahA hai vaha yaha bAta sunakara dugunA-caugunA ho gyaa|' 'aise bhAI kI bahina maiM bhI bhAgyazAlinI huuN|' 74 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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'Apako aise bhAI kI vaisI bahina banakara unheM aura adhika gauravAnvita karanA cAhie, TaNTanAyikA jii|' ___maiM mAyarka aura sasug2ala donoM gharAnoM kI pratiSThA ko banAye rakhane kA sadA prayAsa karatI AyI huuN| rAjagharAne ke udAra Azraya meM rahakara hI hama usa gaurava aura pratiSThA kI rakSA karane meM samartha hue haiN| gaurava aura pratiSThA kA Apa pradarzana kareM to usakA koI mUlya nahIM hotaa| jaba dUsare loga khuda prerita hokara isa gaurava kI bhAvanA ko apane-Apa vyakta kareM tabhI usake mahattva kA mUlya hai|' 'dUsaroM dvArA vyakta na hone para usa gaurava-pratiSThA kI krama-se-kama koI hAni to nahIM hogii| "aisA samajhanA kevala bhrama hogaa| gaurava koI pradarzana kI vastu nahIM, daNDanAyikA jii| vaha bAjAra meM vikanevAlI cIz2a bhI nhiiN| kauna A~ka sakatA haiM usakA mUlya! adhikAra yA aizvayaM ke pradarzana se nahIM milatA gaurava / yadi milatA bhI hai to vaha antara kI preraNA se prApta gaurava nhiiN| jo antasa kI preraNA se prApta gaurava hogA vahI zAzvata hogaa| sthAna-mAna ke kAraNa milanevAlA gaurava kabhI zAzvata ho sakatA hai|" 'itanI dUra taka socane kI mujhameM sAmathrya kahA~?' 'Apa jisa sthAna para haiM. jasA sapAna para ranevAloM ko yAtAla paranI caahie|' 'bacapana meM hameM aisA zikSaNa hI nahIM milaa| 'yaha saba zikSaNa mAtra se nahIM AtA, daNDanAvikA jii| mana kI saMkIrNatA ko, svArtha ko chor3akara yadi vizAnna manobhAva se sabhI bAtoM ko hRdayaMgama kiyA jAe, unheM AcaraNa meM utArA jAe to vaha svayaM mAlUma ho jaaegaa| alaga se zikSaNa kI AvazyakatA hI kahA~ : udAharaNa ke lie kahatI huuN| maiM, Apa aura mAcikabbe sAdhAraNa pahanAve pahanakara aparicila logoM ke bIca meM pahu~ca jAe~ tI loga hamArI hastI-haisiyata ko pahacAna sakeMge?' 'nhiiN|' 'aise sthAna para bhI loga yadi Apake bAre meM sadabhAva rakheM to vaha Apake vyaktitva kI zakti hai| vahI gaurava kA prathama caraNa hai| isalie pada vA adhikAra ke garva se hama apane ko bhulA deM aura apane vyaktitva ko vikasita na kareM to hama U~ce sthAna para rahane yogya nahIM bana skeNge| isa vajaha se UMce sthAnoM para rahanevAle hama logoM kA kyA yaha kartavya nahIM ho jAtA ki kArya-kAraNa saMyoga se hama apane se nimna stara para rahanevAloM kA mArgadarzana kareM?' paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAgayo::75

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'hA~, eka taraha se yuvarAnI jI kA kahanA ThIka hai| parantu nimna stara para . rahanevAle agara kisI durAbhAva se bevakUfI kareM to use bhI sahanA hogA? 'vaha bevakUfI yadi durAbhAva ke kAraNa kI gayI hai, to taba taka saMyama banAye rakhanA cAhie ki jaba taka vaha durAbhAva sAbita na ho jaay| isI meM bar3appana hai| apane dRSTikoNa se dUsaroM ke AcaraNa ko namaka-mirca lagAkara dekhanA to nirI mUrkhatA hogii| phira sambhrAnta vyaktiyoM meM to isa taraha kI mUrkhatA kI gandha taka nahIM honI caahie| ThIka kahatI hU~ na?' ___ kisI ne yuvarAnI jI ke mana ko apane AcaraNa se duHkha pahuMcAyA hai kyA? kauna haiM va-yadi batA sakeM to...|' _ chiH chiH, aisA kucha nhiiN| manuSya ke jIvana meM aisI bahuta-sI ghaTanAeM ho jAgA kAtI haiN| yoM hI baiThe. lAle, patA nahIM kinnI hI bAteM pana meM AtI rahatI haiN| aura isa bIca koI bAtacIta karanevAlA mila jAya to ve bAteM khuda-ba-khuda bAhara nikala AtI haiN| isalie ina saba bAtoM ko eka laukika vyavahAra kI rIti hI samajhanA cAhie, daNDanAyikA jii|' bAta vahIM ruka gyii| maiM mauna ho rhii| yuvarAnI jI bhI mauna ho gyiiN| kucheka kSaNa coM hI baiThI rahakara, maiMne kahA- 'aba taka idhara-udhara kI bAteM huii| Ane kA Adeza thA, aayii| bulAvA kisalie thA, yaha aba taka mAlUma nahIM pdd'aa| __ 'koI qhAsa bAta nhiiN| bahuta dina se dekhA nahIM thaa| balipura se hamAre lauTane ke bAda rAjamahala meM kisI se idhara-udhara kI bAteM karate-karate ApakI bar3I lar3akI kI zAdI yuvarAja ke lauTate hI karAne kI bAta sunAI dI thii| Aye itane dina bIta gaye to bhI usa bAre meM koI khabara nahIM milii| yahI samAcAra sunane-jAnane kI icchA thii|' yuvarAnI ne khaa| ___'prabhu jaba taka pUrNarUpa se nIroga nahIM ho jAte, hamArI koI vizeSa bAta unase nivedana karanA ucita nahIM hogaa| maiMna aura daNDanAyaka jI ne yahI nirNaya liyA hai| maiMne bar3e utsAha se khaa| ___ 'yuvarAja ke nIroga hone taka loga apane-apane kArya coM kyoM roka rakheM: aisA socanA TIka nahIM hai| Apa vivAha utsava sampanna kreN| yuvarAnI jI bolii| 'hama iso svIkRti kI pratIkSA kara rahe the| maiM khuzI se phUla uttii| 'isameM hamArI svIkRti kI bhalA kyA jarUrata, daNDanAyikA jI: vadhU-vara ko AzIrvAda denA hamArA kartavya hai, so isakA nirvAha hama avazya kreNge|' yuvarAnI jI ne khaa| mujhe unase isa taraha ke uttara kI apekSA nahIM thii| yaha sunakara maiM to sanna raha gyii| phira bhI maiMne itanA hI kahA, 'pAlika se khuuNgii|' aura isa taraha bAta 76 :: paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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kahIM se zurU huI thI aura kahIM Akara rukii| maiM umaMga se vahA~ gayI thI aura jaba lauTI to nirAza hokr| aba to Apa khuza haiN| hamArI padmalA kA bhaviSya aba samApta huA smjhii| aisA kyoM huA, yahIM mAlUma nahIM pdd'aa| rAjakumAra kA bhI mana badalA huA-sA lagatA hai|" isa taraha vistArapUrvaka daNDanAyikA ko jo kahanA thA so saba kaha diyA-rAjamahala meM huI sArI bAta bhI aura apanI bAta bhii| "rAjakumAra kA mana bhI badala gayA? kisane kahA?'' daNDanAyaka ne pUchA / "prastuta prasaMga se hI yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai| vahA~-jahA~ ye saba bacce the, kyA huA, mAlUma hai" daNinAyikA ne vaha sArA vRttAnta bhI kaha sunAyA aura padyalA ko samajhAne-bujhAne kI rAya bhI dI aura phira pUchA, "aba Apa bhI batAie, prabhu me Apase kyA kahA?" daNDanAyaka turata kucha nahIM bole| daNDanAyikA ne abhI taka jo kucha batAyA yaha unake bhItara ghumar3a rahA thaa| yuvarAnI kI bAteM unheM jaise bhItara-hI-bhItara cAMda rahI thiiN| ye socane lage : phira bhI unhoMne vAmazakti paNDita ke bAre meM kucha nahIM kahA : to kyA usa sambandha meM unheM jAnakArI nahIM thI? yA jAnakara bhI kucha nahIM bolI? rAjakumAra kA vyavahAra to sacamuca apratyAzita thaa| aisI hAlata meM unheM padAlA ke viSaya meM yadi sandeha hotA hai to koI Azcarya nhiiN| para, padmalA kisa taraha se unake sandeha kA kAraNa bana sakatI haiM? hAla meM huI bheMTa ke samaya bhI ve sadA kI taraha sahaja bhAva se pile| aba aisA acAnaka kyoM huA : ina vicAroM meM vaha tAlamela nahIM baiThA pA rahe the| unheM lagA ki beTiyoM ko sAtha na le gaye hote to acchA hotaa| unhoMne yaha apanI patnI se bhI khaa| ___ mAlika manA kara dete to maiM hI kyoM anurodha karatI?" TaNDanAyikA ne uttara diyaa| "maiMne samajhA thA ki saba ThIka hai| parantu socA kucha aura huA kucha aur| maiM aba sira uThAkara cala bhI nahIM sktaa| isa sabakA kAraNa tuma ho| kisI kA kahA na mAnakara tumane aisI hAlata paidA kara dI hai|" ''hA~, sArI burAI kI jar3a maiM hI huuN| sArI g2alatI mujha hI para thopa diijie|" 'sAla-bhara se z2yAdA nupa rahakara phira tuma usa bAmazakti paNDita ke pAsa kyoM gayIM? aMjana lagAne kI svIkRti kyoM dI? mujhase pUchA thA...?" Apase pUchA nahIM, g2alatI huii| para Apane use ghara para kyoM bulavAyA? maiM to isase vahI samajhI thI ki ApakI bhI svIkRti hai|" "maiMne usa bAta ko gupta hI rakhane ke irAde se aisA kiyA thaa|" "abhI prakaTa hI kyA huA? usa aMjana kI bAta kise mAlUma hai? yadi yaha paTTamahAvI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 77

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bAta rAjamahala taka pahu~cI hotI to yuvarAnI jI kahe binA na rahatIM, yahI kyoM, kharI-khoTI bhI sunaatiiN|" "mujhe bhI yahI Azcarya hai ki yuvarAnI jI ne tumase yaha yAta kyoM nahIM cher3I!" "to kyA prabhu kI Apase isa sambandha meM koI bAta huI ?'' "prabhu ne yahIM-kevala yahI bAta kii| tumhAre bhAI ne sArI bAteM kaha dI haiN|" "unheM kahA~ se mAlUma huA:" / "yaha maiM nahIM jaantaa| prabhu se bhI kaise pUcha sakatA hU~? prabhu jaya vaha sArA hAla, jo hamAre ghara meM huA thA, vistAra se sunA rahe the taba sirfa hA~ kahate hue sira jhukAkara baiThane ke sivA mere lie aura cArA hI kyA thA? kucha uttara dene kA maukA hI nahIM milA 1 mujhe to jaise kATha mAra gayA thaa| bAta jo ghaTI use prabhu hU-ba-hR kaha rahe the| unheM kisane batAyA hogaa| isa taraha se? kevala hama hI cAra loga-maiM, tuma, vAmazakti aura coMkI-hI to jAnate haiM isa bAta ko|" / "maiMne kisI se kahA nahIM, Apane bhI nahIM khaa| baccoM ko bhI isakI gandha taka nahIM pahu~cane dii| taba tAM jAhira hai, bAkI donoM meM se kisI eka ne kahA hogaa| cokI ko bulavAkara pUchA jaay|" "aba usase kyA hogA? usasaM kucha aura kahalavAnA to sambhava hai nhiiN|" "isa taraha pITha pIche churA ghoMpanevAloM ko sajA dI jAnI caahie|" "yadi khuTa jAkara kahA ho to vaha droha hogaa| cokI jAkara kahe, yaha sambhava nhiiN| yaha sAdhAraNa naukara mAtra hai| usake lie prabhu taka vaha nahIM pahu~ca sktaa|" "to kyA Apa samajhate haiM ki vAmazakti ne hI jAkara kahA hai|" "ho sakatA hai| usake bAra-bAra jora dekara pUchane para bhI tumane yaha nahIM batAyA ki aMjana meM kyA dekhaa| isase vaha asamaMjasa meM par3a gayA hogaa|" / ____ "Apane kahA thA-'kucha nahIM dikha rahA hai', yaha bhI to usake asamaMjasa kA kAraNa ho sakatA hai?' "jise dekhA nahIM use maiM 'dekhA kahU~ bhI kaise? use bhI mAlUma hai ki kucha logoM ko dikhatA haiM, kucha ko nhiiN| parantu jise dikhA vaha bhI agara na kahe to asamaMjasa nahIM hogA? vAstava meM tumane usa bAta ko mujhe bhI nahIM btaayaa|" 'maiMne kahA nahIM, isake lie asamaMjasa ho sakatA hai| parantu na jAnane para nukasAna hI kyA thA?" "nukasAna nahIM: suna-samajhakara maiM apanI sthiti spaSTa kara letA huuN| parantu tumane to usake manobhAva ko samajhA hI nhiiN| vaha tumhArI madada karane AyA thaa| tuma bhI sahAyatA pAne kI AzA se usake pAsa gayI thI to tumheM usa para pUrA 78 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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vizvAsa dikhAnA cAhie thaa|" to kyA jisa bAta ko nahIM kahanA cAhie use bhI kaha detI ?" bhalA aisA tumane kyA dekhA - kama-se-kama mujhe to btaao|" " aba jAne bhI do usa bAta ko " "abhI yaha prasaMga samApta nahIM huA hai| prabhu ko taba taka samAdhAna nahIM hogA jaba taka yaha mAlUma na ho jAya ki tumane kyA dekhA thA / " "matalaba ?" 1 "lagatA hai, prabhu ne mana-hI-mana nizcaya kara rakhA hai ki yaha bAta jAnakara hI rheNge| unhoMne isI Azaya se mujhase yaha pUchA ki maiM yaha saba jAnatA huuN| jaba maiMne kahA ki nahIM jAnatA to unheM bahuta Azcarya huaa| mere pUchane para bhI tumane batAyA nahIM - jaba maiMne yaha bAta kahI to unheM vizvAsa hI nahIM huaa| ve zAyada yahI socate hoMge ki maiMne jhUTha khaa| anta meM vaha kyA bole jAnatI ho? 'daNDanAyaka jI, hamane Apa para pUrA bharosA rakhA hai| hamArI mAnyatA hai ki Apa hamase koI bAta nahIM chipaaeNge| parantu isa sambandha meM Apa kucha AgA-pIchA kara rahe haiN| hamAre bAre meM ApakA yaha vyavahAra kahA~ taka ucita hai yaha khuda hI soca leN|' maiMne kahA, 'bhagavAna kI saugandha haiM, maiM kucha nahIM jaantaa|' 'daryAfta kara saca-saca jAnakArI diijie|' prabhu ne kahA yaha bhI kahA, 'jaba taka sArI bAta spaSTa nahIM ho jAtI hai taba taka merA mana zAnta nahIM hogaa| kala prAtaH taka ApakI tarafa se hameM sahI sUcanA mila hI jAnI caahie|' itanA kahakara bAta qhatma kara dii| tumhArI salAha ke mutAbika vivAha kI bAta cher3ane ke lie maukA hI nahIM mila skaa| aparAdhI kI taraha unake sAmane baiThe rahane kI hAlata thI / kama-se-kama aba to saba kucha batA do| agara aba bhI nahIM batAnA cAhatI ho to hameM Aja hI rAta sAre parivAra ke sAtha rAjadhAnI chor3a denI hogii| Age tumhArI mrjii| mujhe aba taka satyaniSTha mAnA jAtA rahA, kintu isa DhalatI umra meM aba tumhArI vajaha se sara jhukAnA par3a rahA hai / " "maiM svayaM jaba usameM vizvAsa nahIM karatI to use kahane se kyA lAbha? maiM jise dekhanA cAhatI thI vaha to dikhA hI nahIM / " "kise dekhane kI cAha ghI?" "maiMne socA thA ki merI bairI balipura kI heggar3atI dikhegI, jo aba dorasamudra meM hI baiThakara hamAre usa AzA-saudha ko DhahAne meM lagI hai / " "to tumheM kauna dikhAI par3e?" "batalAnA hI hogA : " " batalAne kI icchA na ho to bistarA bakunA bA~dha lo, rAta hI ko kUca kara paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 79

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"vaha nahIM hogA, maalik| aisA ho hI nahIM sktaa| isIlie to maiMne kahA nhiiN| Apa bhI sunakara usa para vizvAsa nahIM kara skeNge| pujhe usameM prabhu dikhe| turanta mere mana meM AyA ki ve hamArI AzA-AkAMkSAoM ke kA~Te baneMge tabhI vaha vAmazakti kacha dUra para dikhAI pdd'aa| usane muMTha dhA~dhakara tIna bAra phaMka mArI aura phira hathelI pasAra dii| talavAra hAtha meM liye prabhu jahA~ khar3e the vahIM gira pdd'e| hAya! hAya! mujhe isa dRzya ko dekhanA hI nahIM cAhie thaa| maiM andhI ho jAtI to kitanA acchA hotaa| mere dimAga meM isa aMjana kI bAta hI kyoM sUjhI, bhAlUma nhiiN| usa vanta usane jo kahA..." cAmance kA galA rudha aayaa| hicakI baMdha gayI, vaha sisakane laga gayI, AMsU baha nikl| aMjana meM tumheM koI kucha kahatA bhI sunAI par3A?" daNDanAyaka ne pUchA / svayaM para saMyama rAtakara cAmabbe bolI, "vahA~ sunAI dene jaisA kucha honA nahIM, kevana dikhAI hIM detA hai| usI para se baha savAla pUchakara usakA artha batalAtA hai| vahI atha...Apako yAda nahIM daNDanAyikA ne khaa| ''yAda nahIM, kyA kahA thA...?" "vAmazakti ne kahA thA-'isase honevAlA bhalA-burA saba Apase sandhita hai| jo unameM dikhAI diyA, merA vaha, rakSAgAyantra usake viruddha ApakA saMrakSaNa kregaa| Apane spaSTa rUpa se nahIM kahA, isIlie Apake manogata ko bhAMpakara kAma karane kI AjJA hamane apanI zakti ko de dii| usane apanA kAma kara diyaa| yadi Apa cAheMgI no aura jyAdA ApakI madada kreNge|' maiMne tabhI kahA thA- nahIM, ho sakatA ho to apanI zakti ko vApasa le leN|' hAya! hAya!... mAlika...kyA huA, karanA cAhA kucha, huA kucha aura, kyA se kyA ho gayA ! aba kyA karanA cAhie: mere mana meM bhI kabhI prabhu, ke ahita kI bAta nahIM aayii| jaba Apane belApurI jAkara apanI patnI ko svIkAra karane kI prArthanA prabhu se kI thI aura taba prabhu ne jo kahA thA, 'abhI usake bAre meM koI vicAra hI nahIM to kucha khinnatA majhe z2arUra huI thii| paranta...kabhI...maiMne prabhu kI bugaI nahIM bAhI, maalik| isa mAta ko Apa prabhu se nivedana kaise kareMge' phira aisA kahanA ThIka bhI hogA yA nahIM, yaha socakara hI maiMne Apase isa bAre meM kucha nahIM khaa| apane bhItara kI isa pIr3A ko bhagatane kA nirNaya tava maiMne svayaM kara liyA thaa| lekina aba kahane ke alAvA koI cArA hI nahIM rahA isalie kaha diyaa| Apa jo cAhaM, kreN| maiMne to usI gata ko usake jAte hI na cAroM yantroM ko nikAlakara kUr3e meM pheMka diyA dhaa|" "pheMka diyA, acchA kiyaa| kUr3e ke badale kA~ meM pheMka detii|" H0 :: pa.mahAdevI zAnnalA : bhAga do

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"kI meM rahane para kisI kI najara usa para nahIM par3egI, kUr3e ke sAtha calA jaaegaa| kAra meM rahane se yaha bhAvanA banI rahatI ki vaha yahA~ hai| ina ghAmAcAriyoM se to bhagavAna bcaae|" ''pahale se itanI akla A gayI hotI to kitanA acchA hotA! para hA~, coTa lagane para hI to akla AtI hai|" "aba kyA karanA hogA?" 'tumhAre bhAI se vicAra-vimarza kara nirNaya karU~gA ki kyA karanA caahie|" ''hAya! bhaiyA se na kaheM?" "tumhArI salAha kI jarUrata nhiiN| mujhe jaisA lagegA kruuNgaa| isameM tumane eka hI acchA kAma kiyA hai, vaha yaha ki tumane baccoM ko ina bAtoM se dUra rakhA hai|" "aba padmalA kA kyA hogA:" maiM abhI kucha nahIM kaha sktaa|" 'matalaba" "abhI mujhe kucha bhI nahIM sUjha rahA hai| zAnta citta hone para hI soca skuuNgaa| use kucha tasallI dI hai n| acchA, aba tuma jA sakatI ho|" cAmavye dhIre-se kiyAI kholakara bAhara nikala gyii| daNDanAyaka socate-socate leTa gye| kaba A~kha lagI so unheM bhI patA na claa| ina sabhI prasaMgoM ke bIca eka hI aisA prasaMga thA jo TaNDanAyikA ke mana ko kucha santoSa de sakA aura vaha thA hegar3e parivAra ke TaharAne kI vyvsthaa| pUrva sUcanA ke anusAra hegar3ejI kA parivAra dorasamudra jA pahu~cA aura IzAna meM sthita usa nigasa meM ThaharAyA gyaa| kAphI samaya se khAlI par3A rahane ke kAraNa isa nivAsasthAna kA pichavAr3A eka jaMgala-sA bana gayA thaa| kahA~ balipura ke nivAsa kA pichavAr3A aura kahA~ yaha jhAr3a-jhaMkhASTra se bharA jNgl| unhoMne tatkAla use sAfa karAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| balipura ke nivAsa se yaha nivAsa bar3A hI thaa| isalie hegaDejI ke sAre parivAra ko vahA~ Thaharane meM koI dikkata nahIM pddii| sAre parivAra ko nivAsa meM TaharAkara heggar3ejI usI yAtrA ke libAsa meM akele rAjamahala prabhu ke darzana karane jA phuNce| sabake rAjadhAnI surakSita pahu~cane kA samAcAra sunakara yuvarAja santuSTa hue| paraspara kuzala-kSema ke bAda prabhu ereyaMga ne kahA, ''acchA hegar3ejI, Apa isa lambI yAtrA se thaka gaye hoNge| nivAsa-sthAna ko vyavasthita karAkara pahale jAkara vizrAma kreN| bAda meM yahA~ ke kArya ke sambandha meM yathAvazyaka paTTamahAdayI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 8]

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nirdeza Apako mila jaaeNge|" "nivAsa ko vyavasthita karane ke lie to stricauM haiM, naukara-cAkara haiN| phira sadA ghur3asavArI karanevAle hama jaisoM ke lie yAtrA kI thakAvaTa kI bAta hI kahA~ uThatI hai? jaise balipura meM rAta ko vizrAma karate the usI taraha vizrAma lekara hI hamane vaha yAtrA kI hai| isalie kala se hI..." ___"ApakA kahanA ThIka hai phira bhI Apa filahAla apane nivAsa kI vyavasthA Adi kI tarafa hI dhyAna deN| bAda meM hama kahalA bhejeNge|" __ "jaisI ApakI AjJA".-kahakara hegar3e mArasiMgayyA ne khar3e hokara sira nvaayaa| yuvarAja ne ghaNTI bjaayii| hegar3e ke itanI jaldI rAjamahala se lauTa Ane para heggar3atI ko bar3A Azcarya huaa| ghara meM kadama rakhate hI heggar3atI ne pUchA-'yuvarAja kA svAsthya kaisA hai?" __"sunA haiM ki amAvasyA ko unakI hAlata bahuta bigar3a gayI thii| lekina aba svAsthya meM tejI se sudhAra ho rahA hai|" 'yuvarAnI aura rAjakumAroM se bhI mila Aya?" "mile to nahIM lekina sanA haiM ki saba kuzala haiN| hA~, eka bAta jarUra dekhii| aba rAjamahala meM Ane-jAne meM pahale jaisI chUTa nhiiN| aba g2ajamahala meM jAne ke lie andara se AjJA lenI par3atI hai aura Ane kA kAraNa batAnA par3atA hai|"-hNggdd'e ne khaa| ___ "maiM ammAjI ke sAtha yuvarAnI se milane jAU~ to koI hataM to nahIM" "tumhArI icchA to ThIka hI hai lekina prabhu ne pUchA nahIM ki tupa loga rAjamahala kyoM nahIM aayiiN| maiM svayaM taba taka nahIM jA sakatA jaba taka mujhe bulAyA nahIM jaataa| vaha dorasamudra hai, balipura nhiiN| yahA~ mahArAja rahate haiM, pradhAnajI rahate haiN| mahAdaNDanAyaka jaise aneka bar3e adhikArI rahate haiN| aisI hAlata meM rAjamahala meM jAnA-AnA itanA AsAna nhiiN| balipura meM isI haisiyata ke hone para bhI jaise vahA~ rahe vaise yahA~ nahIM raha skte| hamArI haisiyata rAjadhAnI meM bahuta choTI hai| yahA~ saba-kucha nayA hI lagegA lekina kucha samaya bAda isa navIna vAtAvaraNa meM mila jaaeNge| prabhu ne hameM bulavAyA hai rAjamahala ke Antarika kArya ke lie| dekho, phira bhI hama, nivAsa g2ajamahala se kitanI dUra hai!" ___ "dUra rahane se kyA hotA hai? Apa cAhe jaba ghor3e para car3hakara rAjamahala pahu~ca jaaeNge| Apako dUra lagane kA koI artha hI nhiiN| phira pAsa rahane para bhI kyA hama subaha-zAma rAjamahala meM jA-A sakeMge? aisA karanA ucita hogA? eka taraha se hamArA dUra rahanA hI acchA haiN| dUra rahane para kisI ko kucha khaTakegA nhiiN|" heggar3atI ne khaa| 82 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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heggar3e aura heggar3atI Apasa meM bAteM kara rahe the ki tabhI revimayyA vahA~ A / phuNcaa| usane donoM ko praNAma kiyaa| kahane lagA- "maiM prabhu se AjJA lekara ammAjI aura heggar3atI jI se milane ke lie AyA huuN|" / "Ao, Ao, baittho| maiM rAjamahala meM to kucha bAtacIta hI nahIM kara skaa| dekhA-dekhI hI ho skii| acche to ho!" mArasiMgayyA ne puuchaa| 'jaba prabhu svastha nahIM, to hamAre svastha hone se kyA, heggar3ejI? behada sakriya rahanevAle prabhu sadA maMjila ke eka prakoSTha meM hI par3e raheM to batAo kise rAhata mila sakatI hai? abhI do dina se hI kucha behatara haiM, vo bhI Apa sabhI logoM ke Ane kA samAcAra milane pr| vAstava meM prabhu kisI ko pAsa nahIM Ane dete| yuddhabhUmi se lauTane ke bAda karIba eka sAla bItane ko AyA, isa bIca hameM nirutsAha ke dina vitAne par3e haiN| prabhujI kI asvasthatA ke kAraNa rAjamahala meM kisI ko koI utsAha nhiiN| kisI kA kisI kAma meM mana nahIM lgtaa|" 'vaidyajI kyA kahate haiM, revimayyA?" "AvazyakatAnusAra auSadhiyA~ de rahe haiN| cAlukya piriyarasI jI ne silahAra ke vaidyajI ko bhI bhejA hai| prabhu kI zArIrika asvasthatA se bhI z2yAdA mAnasika asvasthatA hai| ise samajhakara dUra kara sakanevAle AtmIyajana rAjadhAnI meM koI nahIM haiN| hamArA vizvAsa hai ki aba Apake Ane para vaha kamI na khaTakegI aura prabhujI TIka ho jaaeNge| aura, heggar3atI jI ke Ane para to yuvarAnI jI ko bhI kucha sahAga ho gyaa|" kahakara revimayyA ne idhara-udhara dRSTi DAlate hue pUchA-"ammAjI kahA~ haiM? dikhAI nahIM par3IM?'' "tumhArI AvAja use abhI sunAI nahIM par3I hogii|" mAcikabbe 'ammAjI, ammAjI, revimayyA AyA haiM' AvAja lagAte hue khuda andara calI gyiiN| thor3I hI dera meM zAntalA A gyii| "are! eka hI sAla meM kitanI bar3I ho gayI ho ammAjI!" Azcarya se A~kheM phAr3a-phAr3akara dekhate hue revimayyA ne khaa| "acchA! tumane kahIM choTe se bar3A cazmA to nahIM lagA rakhA hai? jaisI pahale thI, vaisI hI huuN| hai na appAjI?' kahate hue zAntalA ne pitA kI ora dekhaa| "ammAjI, magara yaha pUrA hAtha miTTI meM kyoM sAna rakhA hai?" revimayyA ne puuchaa| "bahA~ Ate hI isane bAgavAnI zurU kara dI hai| butugA, dAsabbe aura ammAjI tInoM hI pichavAr3e kI bagIcI ko sAfa karane meM lage rahate haiN|" mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| "kyoM revimayyA, yahA~ ghara kI barIcI kI dekhabhAla to koI karatA nahIM? paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 45

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jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a se sArI bagIcI bharI par3I hai| kahIM paira rakhane taka kI jagaha nahIM hai|'' . zAntalA ne khaa| ___ "Apa isa kAma meM hAtha kyoM lagA rahI haiM ammAjI ? naukara haiM na, unase kaha deM, ThIka-ThIka kreNge| abhI-abhI to Apa AyI haiN|" ''jarA tuma azIcI kI hAlata to dekho| makAna kI banalakSmI kahalAtI haiM yh| magara vaha kaMza bikhere rAkSasI jaisI bhayaMkara lage to use dekhakara kise vedanA nahIM hogI? mere hAdhoM meM miTTI lagI hone se tumheM jaisA lagA, jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a kI gandagI se bharI bagIcI ko dekhakara mujhe bhI aisA hI lgaa| maiM hAtha dhokara bhI A sakatI thI lekina tumhAre pAsa Ane meM taba dera ho jaatii| maiM jaisI thI vaisI hI calI aayii| vaiThI, hAtha dhokara abhI AtI huuN|" kahakara zAntalA Andara cAnI gyii| revimayyA kI A~kheM gIlI ho aathiiN| oNs prakaTa na hoM isalie dhore-se poMcha liye| itane meM sAla bha aa -. "rAjamahala kA kyA samAcAra hai, rebimavyA? jo naukarAnI mujhe bulAne AdhI thI usane batAyA thA ki prabhujI kA svAsthya, sunatI hU~, aba kucha sudhara rahA hai| bhagavAna kI kRpA se prabha zIghra hI nIroga ho jaaeNge| bhagavAna jAna, yubarAnI para kaisI gujara rahI hogI! rAjakumAroM kA zikSaNa to acchI taraha cala rahA hogA na? daNdanAyikA kI beTiyoM ne aba taka saMgIta aura nRtya meM pravINatA prApta kara lI hogii| unakI sAhitya-guru vaha devIlI yahIM haiM? utkala ke nATyAcArya bhI vahIM zAntalA prazna karatI jA rahI thI ki revimacyA bIca meM hI bola uThA, "ammAjI, eka sAtha itane praznoM kA uttara maiM kaise de sakU~gA? vaise sAre kApa apane DhaMga se cala rahe haiN| donoM guru yahIM haiM, itanA mujhe mAlUma hai| prabhu ko chor3akara dUra rahane kA avakAza mujhe aba taka nahIM milA, isalie mujhe yaha mAlUma nahIM ki kahA~ kyA ho rahA hai| Aja prabhu ne svayaM mujhe pAsa bulAyA aura pUchA, 'kyoM revimapyA, tuma ammAjI ko dekhane nahIM jAoge?' maiMne itanA hI kahA, 'yahA~ sannidhAna kI sevA meM...' to kahane lage, 'koI hala nhiiN| pahale jAkara dekha aao| hameM mAlUma hai ki tumhArA dila kyA cAhatA rahatA hai| hamArI hAlata ke kAraNa tuma svayaM apanI icchA ko prakaTa nahIM kroge| yA bhI jAnate haiN| isa prakAra prabhu ne mujhe bheja diyaa| ammAjI, aise kaba taka raheMge mAlikA unakI isa asvasthatA ke kAraNa sArA pAusale rAjya rAhu-grasta-sA lagatA hai| merA mana kahatA hai ki kisI ne kucha kara-karA diyA hai|'' bar3e udvega se kahA revimayyA ne| "kyA kaha rahe ho! kyA kara-karA diyA ?" mArasiMgayyA ne puuchaa| 14 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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''yahI mantra-tantra, vAmAcAra vgairh|" aisA kaise ho sakatA hai, revimayyA : kabhI kisI kI curAI taka na socanevAle prabhu ke prati isa taraha kA sAhasa kauna kara sakatA hai?''-mArasiMgayyA ne uttara diyaa| jisane kiyA, vahIM jaane| magara prabhu bar3e dRr3ha manovala ke haiN| una para ina bAtoM kA asara nahIM hotaa|" zAntalA ne khaa| "maiM bhalA yaha saba kyA jaaneN| ho, gata amAvasyA ke bAda pradhAnajo aura daNDanAyaka jI ko bulavAkara prabhu bahuta dera taka bAteM karate rhe| pradhAnajI to ina do dinoM meM koI tIna-cAra bAra Aye hoNge| patA nahIM, kyA kucha ho rahA hai?" "rAjya para kisI duzmana ke hamale ke bAre meM khabara milI hogii| khuda prabhu ke yuddha meM na jA sakane ke kAraNa, usa sambandha meM mantraNA kI hogii|' mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| ___"isa taraha pahale bhI kaI bAra ho cukA hai, heggdd'ejii| duzmanoM ke hamaloM ke bAre meM vicAra-vimarza karate vakta mujhe prabhu ne kabhI bAhara rahane ke lie nahIM khaa| parantu abakI bAra ve donoM jaba mile taba mujhe bhI vahA~ nahIM rahane diyaa| mujhe lagA, hogI koI dUsarI hI baat| para vaha Aja dopahara spaSTa ho gyii|" revimayyA ne khaa| "kyA spaSTa ho gayI?" zAntalA kI jAnane kI utsukatA bar3ha gayI / "rAjadhAnI meM rahanevAle eka vAmAcArI ko deza-nikAle kA daNDa milA hai| isase mere vicAra kI puSTi huI hai|" rebimayyA ne khaa| "isa taraha kI zaMkA agara prabhujI ko huI hotI to usakA tatkAla upacAra bhI to ve karA sakate the aisA kucha na karane ke kAraNa tumhArI zaMkA kevala zaMkA mAtra hI hai| bAta kucha aura hI ho sakatI hai|" mArasiMgavyA ne khaa| "jo bhI ho hegar3ejI, usa amAvasyA kI rAta yahA~ rahakara prabhu kI usa darda-bharI bhI hAlata ko dekhate to merI bAta ko turanta mAna lete| eka prahara rAta jAte hI sArA zarIra pasIne se tara-batara hokara ekadama ThaNDA par3a gayA thaa| isa saba para vicAra nahIM karanA cAhie :-aba jaisI bhagavAna kI marjI ! prabhu ne to sabameM 6 giraja ur3ela diyA hai," revimayyA bolaa| "hama sabako bahI to cAhie ki prabhu kuzala rheN| acchA, yaha to batAo, tuma kaba taka chuTTI para ho?' heggar3e ne puuchaa| "kucha nizcita nhiiN| phira bhI unakI udAratA kA hameM anucita lAbha nahIM uThAnA caahie| isalie aba calatA huuN|" revimayyA ne khaa| "yutugA se nahIM miloge?" zAntalA ne puuchaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 85

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'yahA~ Akara usase mile binA kaise jAU~gAH kahA~ hai vaha?" "tuma yahIM appAjI se taba taka bAteM karo, maiM use bulA lAtI huuN|" zAntalA bolii| "ammAjI, Apa rahane diijie| maiM hI jAkara mila aauuNgaa| pichavAr3e bag2IcI meM hI hogA naH" aura itanA kahakara bimayyA bagIcI kI ora calA gyaa| thor3I hI dera meM vaha lauTa aayaa| taba taka nAztA laga cukA thaa| nAztA karane ke bAda revimayyA ne kahA-"Apa logoM ke Ane para hameM nayA dhairya milA hai| mujhe AzA hai, jaldI-jaldI na A pAU~ to Apa loga cintita nahIM hoNge| acchA, aba calatA hU~ heggar3atI jii|" kahakara revimayyA calA gyaa| zAntalA khuda alaga se rAjakumAroM ke bAre meM pUchatAcha karanA cAhatI thii| parantu sabake sAmane cupa rahanA pdd'aa| daurasamudra meM hegar3e parivAra ke pahu~ca jAne kI khabara daNDanAvikA ko bhI laga cakI tho| unake Thaharane ke lie jo nivAsa diyA gayA thA yaha vahI thA jise daNDanAyikA ne sujhAyA thaa| isalie una logoM kA jaba-jaba rAjamahala jAnA hotA, use patA calatA rhtaa| daNDanAyikA ne nigarAnI rakhane ke lie iDigA se kara rakhA thaa| jisa dina ve Aye the usI dina akele heggar3e rAjamahala ho Aye, isakI sUcanA bhI use usI dina mila gayIM thii| isake bAda eka saptAha ke karIba bItane para bhI kisI ke rAjamahala meM Ane-jAne kA samAcAra cAmadhye ko nahIM milaa| usa dina rAjamahala ho Ane ke bAda dhAmabbe ne daNDanAyaka se jo bAtacIta kI thI, usa bAre meM usake bAda koI cacA nahIM huii| dUsare dina daNDanAyaka se use yaha samAcAra milA ki vAmazakti paNDita ko deza-nikAle kA daNDa diyA gayA hai| socA, calo yaha zani bhI Tala gyaa| vaha usI rAta bhAga gayA thA-yaha vara bhI daNDanAyaka ne sunAyI thii| phira mahArAja se milane se pahale sArA samAcAra pradhAna gaMgarAja ko batAkara unakI salAha ke anusAra hI, vaha vyavahAra karane lagA thaa| usane jo kahA usa para vizvAsa karake yuvarAja ne ThIka hI kahA thaa| parantu gaMgarAja ne kyA salAha dI? unhoMne yuvarAja se kyA kahA: isa sambandha meM daNDanAyaka ne apanI patnI ko kucha bhI nahIM btaayaa| daNDanAyikA ne pUchA bhI to daNDanAyaka ne DA~Ta diyA, "yadi isa mAmale meM tumane bAdhA DAlI to tumheM tumhAre mAyake bheja duuNgaa|" isalie use cupa raha jAnA pdd'aa| "maiMne to mana se bhI yuvarAja kA kabhI burA nahIM cAhA, aura phira yaha bhI unheM mAlUma hai ki vAmazakti dvArA diyA gayA yantra maiMne kUr3e meM pheMka diyA hai| phira bhI patideva mujhe 86 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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galata samajhate haiN|" daNDanAyikA isI soca meM DUba gyii| philahAla to use sAmane ke saMkaTa se mukta honA thaa| eka sImA taka vaha ubara bhI gyii| phira bhI kucha yAteM usake mana ko sAla rahI thiiN| yuvarAnI ne bure logoM ko deza-nikAle kA daNDa dene ke bAre meM hI kahA, yaha nahIM ki vAmazakti paNDita ko deza se nikAla diyA gayA hai| to isake yaha mAne huA ki unheM sArI bAteM mAlUma nhiiN| yA jAnate hue bhI, hameM jAne sambandhita nadina samasara, happo pA isakA asara kaisA par3egA aura hamArI pratikriyA kyA ho sakatI hai, Adi ko samajhane ke lie zAyada aisA kiyA hogaa| jAnate hue bhI anajAna banakara koI bulavAkara bAtacIta karegA: yuvarAja ko mAlUma ho to ve yuvarAnI jI se nahIM kaheMge? jarUra jAnate hoNge| isa bAta ko bhAI se bhI na kahane kI bAta mAlika ne kahI thI na?...phira prabhu taka yaha bAta kaise gayI? aura yadi yaha vAta bar3e rAjakumAra ke kAna meM par3a gayI to na jAne kyA hogA? unhoMne usa dina pajhalA kI tarafa mur3akara bhI nahIM dekhaa| isakA to yahI artha huA ki unako bhI ye bAteM mAlUma ho gayI haiN| baccoM ko mAlUma ho jAne para usa heggar3atI ko bhI khabara hI ho jaaegii| ha~sanevAloM ke sAmane merI hAlata phisalakara giranevAle kI-sI ho gyii| he bhagavana! aisA saba kyoM karavAyA? ina sabakA pariNAma kyA hogA? merI AzA-AkAMkSAe~ dharI-kI-dharI raha jAe~gI? kRpA karo bhagavan, kRpA karo ki merI bar3I lar3akI kA vivAha bar3e rAjakumAra se ho jaae| isake lie maiM manautI mnaauuNgii| aparAdha kSamA kro| Adi-Adi bAtoM ko socatI huI daNDanAyikA na jAne kaba taka baiThI rhii| __itane meM daDigA ne Akara khabara dI ki heggar3atI aura unakI putrI darzana karane AyI haiN| daNDanAyikA ko vizvAsa nahIM huaa| bolI, "tumane kabhI unako dekhA bhI hai? koI aura hoNge|" "aisA kaise ho sakatA hai: mujhe mAlUma nahIM? ye hI haiN|" daDigA bolaa| "abhI ve kahA~ haiN|" "bAhara ke bar3e kamare meM baiThAyA hai|" "Aye kaise "pAlakI meN|" "yahA~ livA lAo aura jAkara dekavye se kaho ki nAztA taiyAra kre|" daDigA vahA~ se calA gyaa| "calakara AtI to kyA paira ghisa jAte? apanA bar3appana dikhAne pAlakI meM AyI hai|" daNDanAyikA ne mana-hI-mana khaa| phira bhI pana kI bAta prakara na ho paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 7

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isalie vaha bar3e saMyama se andara ke prakoSTha meM AyI aura jhUle para a~Tha gyii| hegar3atI aura zAntalA ne andara Akara vinIta bhAva se jhukakara praNApa kiyaa| liyA gahatI nii| oha ApakI lar3akI to khuba bar3I ho gayI! baTA vettii| kyA samAcAra haiM! Apa saba kuzala haiM na bhagavAna kRpAlu haiN| ApakI abhilASA pUrI huii| daNDanAyikA cAmabbe ne khaa| Apa jaise bar3oM kA AzIrvAda hai| bhagavAna kI kRpA se hama saba kuzala haiM, daNDanAyikA jii| Apane kahA ki hamArI abhilASA pUrI huI, maiM kucha samajhI nhiiN| hegar3atI ne khaa| ___ "heggar3atI jI, hara eka ko rAjadhAnI meM Akara rahane kI icchA rahatI hai| asvAbhAvika bhI nahIM haiN| maiM socatI haiM aisI hI icchA ApakI bhI rahI hogii| isalie maiMne aisA khaa|" "yahA~ hama Aye / khuzI isa bAta kI hai ki yahA~ ucca padAdhikArI rahate haiN| unase hamArA samparka hogA, sahayAMga aura mArgadarzana milegA jisase hama jIvana meM kahIM adhika susaMskRta ho sakeMge aura pragati kara skeNge| isalie hameM yaha eka acchA avasara milA hai| mahAdaNDanAyaka jI, pradhAnajI, yuvarAja. yuvaganI Adi sabhI ne milakara vicAra-vimarza ke bAda hI hameM yahAM bulavAyA hai| isa saubhAgya ke lie hama sadA kRtajJa raheMge aura niSThA ke sAtha kAryarata rahanA hai so raheMge hii| yahAM Aye eka saptAha ho gayA, phira bhI ApakA AzIvAda lene na A ske| roja socate hI rahe, ghara se bAhara nikalanA hI nahIM ho paayaa| aba kucha vyavasthita hue haiN| heggar3ejI rAjapahala kI ora gaye haiM isalie samaya milate hI isa ora calI aayii|'' heggar3atI ne namrabhAva se khaa| ___ "yaha kyA, rAjamahala Aja gaye? Aja taka Apa loga yuvarAja aura yuvarAnI ke darzana ke lie nahIM gaye" "jisa dina Aye the usI dina akele ye hI yuvarAja ke darzana ke lie gaye the| Aja phira bulAvA AyA thaa|" "aura Apa loga?" "nahIM, abhI taka nahIM jA paaye| yoM bhI hama jaise choTI sAmathyavAle jaba cAhe taba icchAnusAra rAjamahala meM A-jA bhI nahIM sakate daNTanAbikA jI! unakA samaya aura unakI suvidhA saba-kucha dekhanI par3atI hai na?" so tA hai| yaha rAjadhAnI hai, balipura nahIM-yaha bAta Apake anubhava meM AyI hogii| sunA hai ammAjI ke guru bhI Aye haiM! acchA huA, unheM bhI bulA liyA 1 rAjadhAnI hone para bhI yahA~ acche adhyApaka nahIM haiN| hamane bhI to utkala se bulavAyA hai n|" 88 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"jahA~ taka mujhe smaraNa hai, ve hI idhara Ae the so zikSaNa dene ke lie Apane unheM ThaharA liyA / " "phira bhI ve haiM to utkala ke hI yaha saca hai ki ve Thahara gaye so bulavA lene jaisA hI huA na / " "ammAjI unakA darzana karanA cAhatI thI / vAstava meM hama Apa sabakI balipura meM pratIkSA karate rhe| Apa logoM kA satkAra karane kA saubhAgya hI nahIM juTa sakA aura aba to hama hI yahA~ cale Aye / " "aba to unake par3hAne ke lie Ane kA samaya bhI ho gayA hai / hamAre nAztA-pAnI hone taka yadi ve nahIM Ate haiM to kisI ko bhejakara unheM bulavA luuNgii|" "to ve kyA kahIM anyatra nivAsa karate haiM?" " aura nahIM to kyaa| yaha koI dharmazAlA thor3e hI hai, heggar3atI jI / " "ApakI beTiyA~ kahA~ haiM? koI bhI dikhAI nahIM par3atI ?" "abhI vo abhyAsa meM lagI hoNgii| nAzte ke samaya bulaauuNgii| are TaDigA, jAo aura nATyAcArya jaise hI Ae~, unheM yahA~ bulA laao|" zAntalA kI icchA huI ki pUche maiM vahA~ Akara baiTha sakatI hU~? lekina pUchA nahIM 1 kucheka kSaNoM ke lie mauna chA gyaa| "gar3atI jI, Apako nivAsa pasanda AyA? acchA hai na?" daNDanAyikA ne yoM hI pUcha liyA / "acchA hai| dausnAyikA jI, vAstava meM itanA bar3A nivAsa yahA~ hameM milegA- isakI ummIda nahIM thiiN| vahIM ahAte meM tIna-cAra choTe aura bhI nivAsa haiN| isase aura adhika sahUliyata ho gayI / " "vaise rAjamahala ke pAsa hI eka nivAsa thaa| mAlika cAhate the ki vahIM tthhraaeN| maiMne unase kahA ki vaha unake lie paryApta nahIM hogaa| ve sirfa pati-patnI aura beTI hI nahIM aaeNge| usa samaya jaba bar3e rAjakumAra ke upanayana ke sandarbha meM Aye the to apane sAtha sabhI gurujanoM ko bhI lete Aye the| aba bhI ve saba sAtha AeMge hI, isalie unako saba taraha kI suvidhAe~ nahIM rheNgii| isI kAraNa isa makAna ko dene ke lie kahA thaa| saba ThIka hai phira bhI lagatA hai eka bAta kI suvidhA vahA~ nahIM hai / " "aisI koI asuvidhA to nahIM hai !" "rAjamahala se dUra bahuta hai|" "isameM kyA asuvidhA hai? rAjamahala meM kAma to mAlika ko karanA hai / ve paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 89

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ghor3e para AyA-jAyA kreNge| hama cAhe kahIM raha hamAre lie vahA~ rAjamahala meM bhalA / kAma hI kyA hai?' heggar3atI ne khaa| "so to ThIka hai| phira bhI yuvarAnI kA Apase jyAdA lagAva hai| bAra-bAra bulAvA AyA to AnA-jAnA jarA muzkila hogaa|" daNDanAyikA ne cuTako lii| ___ "ve agara bulavAe~ to pradeza kA pAlana to karanA hI hogaa| isameM kisI taraha kI kaThinAI kI bAta socanA bhI hamAre lie ucita nhiiN|" "so to ThIka hai| Apako calakara thor3e hI jAnA hai| pAlakI to hogI hii|" cAmane kaha hI rahI thI ki tabhI utkala ke nATyAcArya mahApAtra vahIM A gaye aura vole, "Ane kA Adeza huA...oha, heggar3atI jI Apa! Apa saba samzala haiM?" phira zAntalA kI ora dekhaa| pahale to unhoMne pahacAnA nahIM lekina jaba zAntalA ne hI muskarAkara praNAma kiyA to bola uThe, "oha! oha! zAntalAdevI haiM na? kitanI bar3I ho gayI ho beTI! maiM pahacAna na skaa|" mahApAtra ke mukha para prasannatA chA gyii| "vaiThie AcAryajI, Apase milane ke hI lie heggar3atI jI aura unakI beTI AyI haiN|" daNDanAyikA ne khaa| usake kahane ke daMga meM kucha vyaMgya thaa| "kahalA bhejatIM to maiM svayaM vahA~ calA AtA / " mahApAtra ne khaa| saba se pahA Aye haiM nAhI ge zATanagarAda jI ke darzana karane kA gaurava hI sa~jotI rhii| Aja samaya nikAlakara darzana karane A paayii| Ate samaya rAste meM ammAjI ne milane kI icchA vyakta kI thii| isalie daNDanAyikA jI se nivedana kiyA thaa|" hegar3atI bolii| "Apake gurujI bhI Aye haiN|" mahApAtra ne zAntalA se puuchaa| zAntalA ke javAba dene se pahale hI cAmabbe bola uThI, "ve saba to parivAra ke vyakti jaise pAne jAte haiN| Aye binA kaise raheMge?" "bahuta acchA huaa|" mahApAtra ne khaa| tabhI nAztA taiyAra hone kI sUcanA milii| saba uThakara nAztA karane cale gye| mahApAtra bhI usa dina nAzte para nimantrita hue the| padmalA, cAmalA, bopadevI sabhI sAtha the| parantu unake sAhitya ke adhyApaka nAzte kA bulAvA Ane se pahale hI cale gaye the| daNDanAyikA ke baccoM meM jaise eka nayA utsAha A gayA thaa| padmalA ko to bar3A hI rAsa aayaa| usa dina rAjamahala se lauTane ke bAda se use koI AhAra rucatA hI nahIM thaa| Aja use vaha rucikara laga rahA thaa| vaha zAntalA kI bag2ala meM baiThI thii| cAmalA zAntalA ke dUsarI bag2ala meM baiThI thii| sAmane kI paMkti meM heggar3atI aura daNDanAyikA baiThI thIM aura yoppadevI cAmaca kI bag2ala meN| 90 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : mAga do

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nATyAcArya alaga paMkti meM jA baiThe the| nAztA karane ke bIca koI vizeSa yAtacIta nahIM huii| kevala hemgar3atI aura daNDanAyikA jI ke bIca upacArokti 'ghor3A aura lIjie' 'basa, aura nahIM cAhie' Adi cala rahI thiiN| nATyAcArya pUre samaya pauna rhe| hA~, baccoM kI khusara-phusara barAbara calatI rhii| nAztA karane ke bAda donoM beTiyoM nATyAbhyAsa ke lie nikliiN| cAmalA ke anurodha para pA se AjJA lekara zAntalA bhI vahA~ calI gyii| "jyAdA dera mata lagAnA, tumhAre pitAjI se pahale hameM ghara pahuMcanA hai|'' mAcikabbe ne zAntalA ko saceta kiyaa| ___meMTa ke isa avasara para nAztA kucha adhika hI ho gyaa| isalie beTiyoM ne socA ki aba abhyAsa kucha dera bAda hI Arambha kiyA jaae| phira bhI una logoM ne vaha samaya vyartha nahIM gaMvAyA / Apasa meM apane jJAna, kalA, adhyayana Adi kI pragati ke bAre meM bAteM karatI rhiiN| "eka dina tumhArA nRtya dekhanA cAhie, ammAjI!" mahApAna ne khaa| "hama bhI dekhanA cAhatI haiM," lar3akiyoM ne bhI jora dekara khaa| "usake lie itanA saMkoca ? Apa saba loga eka dina hamAre yahA~ pdhaarie|' zAntalA ne khaa| ___aisA hI kreNge| sunA hai ki mujhase milanA cAhatI thIM, ammAjI?" zAntalA se mahApAtra ne puuchaa| "vizeSa kucha nhiiN| yahA~ merI Apase bheMTa huI thI na! usake bAre meM maiMne apane gurujI se kahA thaa| to unhoMne pUchA, 'kyA auttareya paddhati ke anusAra nRtya sikhA rahe haiM?' maiM yaha kucha jAnatI nahIM thii| phira bhI maiMne kaha diyA thA ki bharatanATya sikhA rahe haiN| to ve bone- 'unheM auttareya paddhati kA jJAna to hogA hI?' isa sambandha meM maiM kucha jAnatI hI nahIM thii| maiMne kahA, 'maiM nahIM jaantii| tabhI se yaha jijJAsA banI rhii|" zAntalA ne khaa| ___"Apake gurujI kA prazna bilakula sahaja hai, bettii| utkala ke hone se maiMne usI auttareya paddhati ke nRtya ko sIkhA thaa| phira jIvana se kucha Uba jAne ke kAraNa maiM dakSiNa kI tarafa calA AyA / yahA~ Ane ke bAda yahA~ kI isa nATya paddhati ke anusAra thor3A-bahuta jJAna arjita kiyaa| vahIM Aja mere gujara-basara kA sahArA bana gayA hai| mere sikhAne meM nizcita hI zuddha dAkSiNAtya paddhati kI kamI dikhatI hogii| isakA kAraNa mUlataH auttareya paddhati kA abhyAsa hai| usa auttareya paddhati kA nRtya yahA~ koI sIkhanA nahIM caahegaa| yahI samajhakara maiMne dAkSiNAtya paddhati ko apnaayaa|" "usameM aura hamAre bharatanATya meM kyA antara hai?" zAntalA ne puuchaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 91

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1 " dAkSiNAtya paddhati meM samAdhAna, tRpti, santoSapUrNa naisargikatA aura dhArmikatA chalakatI hai / usakA lakSya daihika AkarSaNa nhiiN| bharatamuni praNIta nATya sUtroM ke AdhAra para ghor3A bahuta zAstrIya aMza samantrita kiyA gayA hai / astu hamArA auttareya vidhAna bhI pahale dhArmika pRSThabhUmi ko lekara nirUpita huA hai| hamAre lie bhI bharatamuni kA vahI zAstra AdhAra haiM / usakA upayoga karake purANa aura itihAsa ko nRtya kA rUpa dekara donoM kA samanvaya kiyA gayA hai| isakA lakSya mukhyataH purANoM - itihAsoM kI kathAe~ janatA ko samajhAnA hai| isalie usa taraha kI kavAoM ko sunAnevAle kakSakoM kA mArga hI hamAre lie mUlabhUta AdhAra bana gayA hai / alekjeNDara (sikandara ) ke samaya se hamAre isa pavitra deza para yUropIya, mohammadIya, cInI, brahmadezIya Adi videziyoM ke hamale hote rahane ke kAraNa unakI nATya paddhatiyoM ke bhI kucha aMza usameM Akara mila gaye haiN| aisA hone se vaha kucha khicar3I-sI bana gayI hai." "isa auttareya paddhati ne ina sabhI se kucha-na-kucha navInatA lekara svayaM ko alaMkRta kiyA hai| ise khicar3I yA milAvaTa na kahakara yoM kahanA upayukta na hogA?" zAntalA ne pUchA / "jo bhI kaho, eka hI bAta hai / " mahApAtra bole / "kyA ApakI dRSTi meM vaha ThIka nahIM hai?" zAntalA ne phira puuchaa| "maiMne kaba kahA ki yaha ThIka nahIM haiM?" sadA sarvadA hama acche hI ko grahaNa karate haiM, aisA bhI nahIM kahA jA sktaa| dakSiNa meM nRtya kA upayoga mandiroM meM hotA hai / sAmAnyataH vaha prajAraMjana ke lie nahIM hotaa| uttara meM yaha Adarza kucha bhinna taraha kA bana gayA hai| aba vaha eka laukika kalA banakara logoM ke AkarSaNa kI cIja bana gayI hai| isalie daihika AkarSaNa bhI auttareya nRtya kA eka aMga-sA bana gayA hai|" 1 "vaha kathakoM kI rIti kaisI hotI hai-ise pratyakSa dekhe vinA antara kahIM hai, yaha bAta nahIM samajha paauuNgii|" "cAho to tumheM sikhA duuNgaa|" mahApAtra ne turanta javAba diyA / "abhI jo sIkha rahI hU~ vaha bhI pUrA nahIM ho sakA hai| aisI hAlata meM.. phira bhI ApakI usa paddhati ko maiM A~khoM dekhanA cAhatI huuN| tInoM ko eka hI paddhati kA nRtya sikhAne ke badale kisI eka ko usa auttareya nATya paddhati ke anusAra sikhAte to acchA hotA aura dekhane ko AsAnI se mila bhI jAtA / " "agara maiM yaha kahatA ki use sikhAU~gA to mujhe yahA~ sthAna hI nahIM miltaa| daNDanAyikA jI bharatanATya ko hI adhika pasanda karatI haiN| mahApAtra ne kahA / 92 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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"acchA!" kahakara zAntalA uTha khar3I huI aura nATyAcArya mahApAtra ko praNAma . kara bolI, "aba mujhe AjJA deM, mA~ pratIkSA karatI hoNgii| phira Apako adhyApana meM bhI to derI ho rahI hai|" phira una bahinoM se bolI, "acchA, aba calatI hU~. Apa loga samaya nikAlakara jarUra aaeN| merA yahA~ aura kisI se paricaya nahIM hai / saheliyA~ na hone ke kAraNa mana Ubane lagatA hai / " bAlikAoM ne apanI svIkRti de dii| zAnsalA vahA~ se calI gyii| par3hAI zurU ho gyii| beTI ke Ate hIM heggar3atI mAcikabbe uTha khar3I huI aura bolI- acchA daNDanAyikA jI, calatI huuN| aura hA~, yahA~ hamAre koI paricita nahIM haiN| ataH Apa sabakI hama para dRSTi banI rahanI caahie|" tusafekA ne gar3atI ko haldI -ror3I (rolI) tathA pAna kA bIr3A dekara vidA karate hue kahA- "acchA heggar3atI jI, yahA~ bhI usI taraha mila-julakara raheM jaise rAjamahala meM rahA karatI haiN| kisI taraha ke saMkoca kI jarUrata nhiiN| kabhI-kabhI AgI rhe| vo bhI rheN| ve Uba jAtI hogii|" mAM-beTI donoM pAlakI meM baiThakara jAne hI vAlI thIM ki dekhA, daNDanAyaka jI prAMgaNa taka A cuke haiN| heggar3atI pAlakI se utarIM to beTI ne bhI mA~ kA anusaraNa kiyA / daNDanAyaka ghor3e se utare aura sIdhe una logoM ke pAsa aaye| bole, " heggar3ejI ne rAjamahala meM batAyA thA ki Apa loga hamAre yahA~ gayI haiN| saba kuzala haiM na? biTiyA kAphI bar3I ho gayI hai !" 1 "saba kuzala haiN| AjJA ho to phira kabhI aaeNge|" mAcikabvaM ne kahA / "acchA, " kahakara mariyAne andara cale gye| idhara maoN beTI bhI apane ghara A phuNciiN| carcA ke samaya agara TaNDanAyikA yaha savAla kara baiThatI ki lar3akI ke lie vara nizcita ho gayA yA nahIM? to patA nahIM mAcikacce kyA uttara detI / bhalA ho usa daNDanAyikA kA ki usane pUchA nhiiN| zAyada javAba meM heggar3atI bhI savAla kara baiThatI, 'aura ApakI beTI kI zAdI kaba ho rahI hai ?" to daNDanAyikA bhalA kyA uttara detI? isalie usane nahIM pUchA hogaa| yaha rahasya becArI pAcikaye kyA samajhe 1 hegar3e parivAra ke dorasamudra meM Akara basane ke bAda se yuvarAja ke svAsthya meM kAphI sudhAra A gayA thaa| unake pA~ca ke ghAva bhara cuke the| aba ve svayaM calaphira sakate the| unake mana se aba yaha bhaya bhI nikala gayA thA ki vaha dubArA khulA AkAza, cA~da va sUraja nahIM dekha paaeNge| svayaM mantrAlaya jAkara vaha rAjakAja sambandhI mantraNAe~ bhI karane lage the / udhara yuvarAnI ecaladevI, duHkha ke kAraNa jinakA mu~ha mlAna par3a gayA thA, phira paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 93

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. . se haMsamukha dikhane lagI thiiN| unake kAryoM meM aba pahale kI taraha ruci aura sphUrti dikhAI dene lagI thii| rAjamahala meM jo eka taraha kA gambhIra vAtAvaraNa banA huA thA, vaha samApta ho gayA thaa| vahA~ eka bAra phira cahala-pahala zurU ho gayI thii| sampUrNa rAjamahala phira se eka nayI umaMga se bhara uThA thaa| ___ mahArAjA aba taka to eka taraha se rAjakAja se virakta ho gaye the| rAjakAja meM jaise unakA koI dakhala hI nahIM thaa| lekina aba unhoMne dRr3ha saMkalpa kara liyA thA aura ghoSaNA kara dI thI--''isa sAla yubarAja kI vardhantI ke dina unakA mahAbhiSeka karane kA hamane nizcaya kara liyA hai| hama aba kisI kI salAha ko nahIM maanege| khuda vuvarAja hI kyoM na manA kareM, unako hama siMhAsana para biThAkara hI caina leNge| jo bhI isakA virodha karegA use rAjya kA virodhI mAnakara daNDita kiyA jaaegaa| vAstava meM ava ye hI mahArAja haiN| pahale hI hamane dorasamudra ko rAjadhAnI banAkara, vahA~ ke mahAmaNDalezvara kI haisiyata se, ereyaMga prabhu hI rAjyabhAra sa~bhAla rahe haiM, isa vAta kA zilAlekha sthApita karane kI sUcanA sarvatra bhejI thI aura isa prakAra ke zilAlekha jahA~-tahA~ sthApita bhI hA haiN| yaha saba dekhane ke vAda, unhoMne yaha Adeza prasArita kiyA thA ki filahAla unakA nAma sUcita nahIM honA vAhie / yaha yuvarAja ke rUpa meM hI hamAre nAma se sAre rAjakAja kA vidhivat saMcAlana karate raheMge, yaha bhI hameM mAlUma hai| kintu taba hama kisI kA mana na dukha isalie cupa rhe| magara kisI ne hamAre AbhaprAya ko samajhane kI zaza nahIM kI isa bAta kA hameM atyanta kheda hai| ThIka hai ise hapAre mana kI durbalatA hI kahA jaay| aba isa varSa hamAre yuvarAja kI vardhantI ke avasara para unako mahArAjA ghoSita kara pamayabhipeka kareMge aura rAjakumAra balnAla ko yuvarAja pada para abhiSikta kreNge|" isa taraha ke nizcaya se rAjamahala meM jaise eka nayA utsAha phUTa par3A thaa| pradhAna gaMgarAja aura mariyAne daNDanAyaka ko yaha acchI taraha mAlUma thA ki isa sArI gar3abar3I kA kAraNa unhIM kI eka sAdhAraNa-sI g2alatI hai| aba unhoMne mahArAja ke isa Adeza ko sabhyUrNa rUpa se mAnakara paTTAbhiSeka mahotsava ko bar3I sajadhaja ke sAtha apUrva DhaMga se sampanna karane kI yojanA taiyAra kI thii| isa sukhada samArambha kI pratIkSA meM saba apane-apane vaiyaktika vicAroM ko bhUlakara dhyAna lagAye baiThe the| pUre dorasamudra meM mAno kahIM koI manomAlinya hI nahIM thaa| pUrI rAjadhAnI eka parivAra-sI bana gayI thii| UMca-nIca, mAlika-naukara, adhikArI-karmacArI Adi isa taraha ke vicAroM para kisI kA dhyAna hI nahIM rhaa| daNDanAyikA kI AzAe~ mana-hI-mana phira se aMgar3AI lene lgii| pahale isa paTTAbhiSeka ko rokane kA kAraNa vaha svayaM banI thI, use isakA pUrA AbhAsa ho 54 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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gayA thaa| paTTAbhiSeka ke mahAna utsava ne use bhI apanI icchA ko prastuta karane.. apanI beTI pAlA ko yuvarAnI banAne ke lie prayAsa kA avasara de diyA thaa| aura yaha to nizcaya hai hI ki yuvarAnI banane ke bAda vaha mahArAnI banegI hii| isa taraha se usane socakara dekha liyA thA ki isa bAra usakI isa cira abhilASA ke pUrA hone meM kisI taraha kI bAdhA nahIM aaegii| so, usane patideva se bhI carcA kara dii| magara unhoMne phaTakAra diyA, "isa vicAra ko aba chor3egI to tumheM deza-nikAle kA daNDa diyA jAegA ! aba kevala prabha kA paTTAbhiSeka aura rAjakumAra ballAladeva kA yauvarAjyAbhiSeka ina donoM viSayoM ko chor3akara anya kisI bhI viSaya para bAtacIta nahIM karanI hai|" ___ "ThIka hai, yaha donoM kAma ho jAe~ to maiM bhI apanI icchA pUrI karake hI rhuuNgii| maiM koI airI-gairI nahIM-- gaMgarAja kI bahina aura mahAdaNDanAyaka kI patnI cAmabbA huuN|" mana-hI-mana usane ThAna liyaa| udhara paTTAbhiSeka ke prasaMga ne baccoM meM maitrI kI bhAvanA adhika pragAr3ha kara dI dhii| gurujana bhI apane ko eka hI gurukula ke prAdhyApaka mAnane lage the| pramAdhi saMvata Azvayuja sudI dazamI kA dina paTTAbhiSeka ke lie nizcita karake sabako AmantraNa patra bhI bheja diye gye| dorasamudra indra kI amarAvatI banane lgaa| sabakI jubAna para eka hI carcA dhI - pttttaabhissek| ereyaMga prabhu kA paTTAbhiSeka aura bAlAladeva kA yauvraajyaabhissek| logoM meM vahI carcA hotI-cAlukya cakravatI vikramAditya AeMge tathA piriyarasI jI jaaeNgii| prabhu dvArA parAjita kiye gaye bar3e-choTe nareza Adi apanI-apanI tarafa se bheMTa Adi lekara aaeNge| sAre deza ke sabhI basadI, mandiroM tathA vihAroM meM mahArAja, buvarAja aura sAre rAjaparivAra kI kuzalatA ke lie pUjA-arcA-abhiSeka Adi ke sAtha prArthanAe~ hoNgii| usa dina samasta senA se alaMkRta naye mahArAja aura yuvarAja hAthI ke haude meM baiThege, rAjapathoM para julUsa niklegaa| sUryAsta ke bahuta pahale nikalegA, phira bhI sabhI rAjapathoM se hotA huA rAjamahala lauTane taka a~dherA ho jaaegaa| ataH hajAroM mazAloM ke sAtha julUsa hogaa| naye mahArAja ke siMhAsanArohaNa samArambha kI khuzI meM rAjadhAnI ke sabhI mandiroM meM lAkha-lAkha dIpa jagamagA uttheNge| rAjamahala ke prAcIra ke cAroM ora katAroM meM dIpamAlAeM sajAyI jaaeNgii| isa taraha kI byavasthAoM ke bAre meM jise jo sUjhatA vaisI hI carcA Apasa meM cher3a detaa| ye saba bAteM rAjya ke kone-kone meM phaila gyiiN| isase yaha andAja ho gayA thA ki rAjadhAnI ke irda-girda ke pradezoM aura gA~voM se isa Anandotsava meM bhAga lene ke lie lAkhoM loga rAjadhAnI phuNceNge| jagaha-jagaha para unake Thaharane, paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 95

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khAne-pIne Adi kI vyavasthA karane kA uttaradAyitva mahAsandhi-nigrAhaka nAmideva ko sauMpA gayA thaa| isake lie rAjadhAnI ke cAroM ora tambU gar3avAye jA rahe the| pAkazAlAe~ taiyAra kI jAne lagI thiiN| DAkarasa daNDanAya ke netRtva meM vRddhajanoM, baccoM Adi kI dekharekha ke lie eka rakSaka dala banAyA gayA thaa| cikitsA sambandhI jarUratoM ke lie paNDita cArukIrti ke netRtva meM sau vaidyoM kA jatthA saMTita kiyA gayA thaa| pramukha atithiyoM kI agavAnI ke lie eka svAgata samiti mAcaNa daNDanAtha ke netRtva meM banAyI gayI thii| svayaM mahApradhAna gaMgarAja paTTAbhiSeka samArambha kI vyavasthA kareMge aura mahAdaNDanAyaka mariyAne julUsa kI vyavasthA aura dekhabhAla kreNge| manoraMjana evaM sAMskRtika kAryakramoM kI vyavasthA karane kI jimmedArI kavi nAgacandra ke netRtva meM saMgaThita eka samiti ko sauMpI gayI thii| isa samiti meM rAjamahala ke, mahAdaNDanAyaka nivAsa ke aura hegar3e parivAra ke guru, baijarasa, rAvata, mAyaNa Adi zAmila the| ciNNama daNDanAtha evaM mArasiMgacyA ko rAjamahala kI Antarika kArya-vyavasthA kA jimmA diyA gayA thaa| cAlukya samrATa tathA piriyarasI Adi ko balipura meM hI svAgata karake dvArasamudra taka suvyavasthita rUpa se livA lAne kA dAyitva siMgimayyA ko sauMpA gayA thaa| isa sArI vyavasthA ke sAtha sabase pahale baccoM ke dUdha kI vyavasthA bhI kI gayI thii| voM isa mahAna samArambha ke abhUtapUrva Ayojana ke kAraNa rAjadhAnI meM utsAhapUrNa cahala-pahala thii| rAjadhAnI meM AnevAlI gAr3iyoM, bailoM aura ghor3oM ko naye DhaMga se sajAyA jA rahA thaa| ina cAhanoM, bailoM aura ghor3oM ko unake mAlikoM ne khUba sajAyA thaa| isa samArambha ke avasara para lAkhoM kI tAdAda meM logoM ke ekatrita hone kI sambhAvanA to thI hI, isalie bar3e-bar3e vyApAriyoM ne rAjya ke nAnA bhAgoM se Akara eka asthAyI bAjAra hI lagA diyA thaa| kapar3e, jevarAta, vastra-vAsana, khilaune Adi kI dukAneM z2yAdA lagI thiiN| rasada aura khAne-pIne kI cIjoM kI dukAnoM ko lagAne kI manAhI thii| isa utsava meM sammilita hone ke lie AnevAle sabhI logoM ke lie mufta meM rahane aura khAne-pIne Adi kI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| isa vajaha se aisI dukAnoM ko lagAne kI anumati nahIM dI gayI thii| isa avasara para rAjadhAnI AnevAle sabhI logoM ko rAjamahala kA hI atithi mAnane kA nirNaya kiyA gayA dhaa| isa avasara para dorasamudra pahu~canevAle ghor3e-bailoM ke ThaharAne, ghAsa-kulthI Adi kI vyavasthA ke lie rAjadhAnI ke dakSiNa-pUrva ke kone meM sthita udyAna meM vyavasthA kI gayI thii| gAr3IvAloM ke Thaharane ke lie usa udyAna ke cAroM aura choTe-choTe tambU 14 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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gha jhoMpar3e lagAye gaye the| isa taraha paTTAbhiSeka mahotsava ke lie sabhI aura se AnevAle logoM ke lie kisI taraha kI takalIpha na ho-aisI vyavasthA sucAru rUpa se kI gayI thI, sabhI ke lie saba taraha kI sahUliyata mile-aisA sArA intaz2Ama kiyA gayA thaa| yaha sArI vyavasthA pradhAna gaMgarAja evaM marimAne daNDanAyaka-inhIM do ke saMgaThana ke bala para huI thii| vyavasthA sambandhI pragati kA vivaraNa usI samaya mahArAja tathA yuvarAja ko pahu~cAyA jAtA thaa| isa vyavasthA kI rIti se mahArAja vinayAditya bahuta santuSTa the| khAsakara pradhAnajI aura mahAdaNDanAyaka kI lagana aura zraddhA ko dekhakara unake bAre meM pahale jo eka taraha kI amantoSa bhAvanA thI, vaha saba jAtI rhii| isa taiyArI ke daurAna hI mahArAja vinayAditya ne kumAra ballAladeva ko apane pAsa bulAkara yaha samajhAte hae kahA ki jisa taraha bubagaja ereyaMga nakI sahAyatA karate rahe usI taraha ballAla ko bhI apane pitA kI karanI caahie| tumhAre pitA kI kArya-kSamatA se maiM bahuta prasanna aura santuSTa huuN| appAjI, tujhe unake sadguNoM kI apekSA adhika sadguNI, adhika dakSa aura kartavyaparAyaNa honA caahie| tumhAre pitA ne mAtra yaza lAbha se kabhI koI kArya nahIM kiyaa| vaha niSkAma bhAva se kArya karate haiN| sabhI aisA nahIM kara paate| hamAre isa sAmrAjya ko tiganA se bhI adhika vistAra tumhAre pitA ke hI parizrama kA phala hai| unhIM kI taraha tuma gaNa-grAhaka banakara rahanA caahie| kabhI mana meM yaha vicAra dhAraNa mata karanA ki guNa se adhikAra bar3hA hai| guNa sarvopari hai| sadguNoM ko pahacAnanA aura guNavAnoM kA Adara karanA, yahI hamAre isa vaMza kI rIti rahI hai| hamArI pravRtti guNa aura niSThA para AdhArita kArya karane kI honI caahie| yadi aisA na hotA to hamAre daNDanAyaka kahIM eka sAdhAraNa lipikAra banakara hI par3e rhte| guNa ke kAraNa hI tumhArI dAdI ne una para bhAI kA-sA vAtsalya rakhA thaa| parantu unakA kaha vAtsalya apAtra para nahIM thA, yahI hamAre lie tRpti aura santoSa kA kAraNa hai| unakA jIvanAdarza, kucha choTe-moTe svArtha chor3a deM, to acchA hI hai| vadhantI aura paTTAbhiSeka kA samaya nikaTa AtA gyaa| manoraMjana kA kAryakrama bhI bnaa| kuztI, talavAra tathA dhanuvidhA, azvArohaNa kA pradarzana, lokanRtya-gIta, pahAr3I janajAtiyoM kA sAmUhika nRtya Adi kI vyavasthA bAhara-khule maiMdAna meM rAjamahala ke sAmane hI kI gayI thii| mahala ke andara kevala Amantrita atithiyoM ke lie hI manoraMjana Ayojita thaa| isameM zAntalA kA nRtya-gAna aura daNDanAyaka kI bacciyoM ke sammilita nRtya kI bhI vyavasthA thii| padmalA ne nAcane se spaSTa inakAra kara diyA aura kahA ki bahineM jaba nRtya kareMgI to vaha gIta gA degii| rAjakumAra ke samakSa vaha nRtya karegI to paTTamahAdeyI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 7

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usakA asara rAjakumAra ke mana para acchA par3egA --yaha cAmabve kA irAdA thaa| - isalie usane mahApAtra se kahalavAyA bhii| kintu padmalA ne jaba inakAra kara diyA to daNDanAyikA ko kucha gussA bhI aayaa| asala meM usake saMkoca kA kAraNa thA ki aba ballAla ke sAtha usakA pahale jaisA melajola nahIM raha gayA hai| isalie baltAna ke sAmane nRtya karane kA mana usakA nahIM ho rahA thaa| cAroM lar3akiyoM meM vaha bar3I bhI thii| usane kabhI aise sAbajanika samArohoM meM nRtya kiyA bhI nahIM thaa| ataH bar3I Ayu kI bajaha se utpanna sahaja lajjA aura anya ne batA sakanevAlI aneka bhAvanAoM ke kAraNa usane nRtya karanA svIkAra nahIM kiyA thaa| duHkhI cAmaJce cAhatI thI ki kisI bhI taraha pabalA rAjakumAra kA dhyAna apanI ora AkRSTa karane meM saphala rhe| jaba padyalA gIta gAne ko rAjI ho gayI to usa ghoDnA santoSa huaa| vaha cAhatI thI ki usakI lar3akiyA~ hegar3atI kI lar3akI se z2yAdA zreSTha lgeN| yU~ aba usakA mana kAfI parivartita ho gayA thaa| heggar3atI tathA usakI lar3akI ke bAre meM pahale jaisA dveSa aba usameM nahIM thaa| yaha bhAvanA bhI AyI thI ki ve acche loga haiM, pharebI nhiiN| magara kara to kyA, koI AzaMkA usake mana meM dAnavI kI taraha har3akampa macAne lgtii| socatI, yuvakoM kA mana z2yAdA vizvasanIya nahIM hotaa| naz2ara isa ora se usa aura phira jAne meM dera hI kyA lagatI haiM? phira bhI Dorapsamudra kI hAla kI aneka ghaTanAoM ne usake mana meM bhaya ko bhAvanA bhara dI thii| isalie vaha koI bhI kadama hicakicAkara uttaatii| isI kAraNa khurAI kI bAta vaha soca bhI nahIM pAyI thii| vaha itanA hI cAhatI thI ki ballAla ne usakI lar3akI ko jo bacana diyA thA, vaha pUrA ho jaae| bAnI aura jo bhI ho jAe to ThIka, na ho so bhI tthiik| ___ cAmalA ko isa bAta kI khuzI thI ki zAntalA ke sAtha isI maMca para car3hane kA maukA use milA haiN| apanI isa khuzI ko usane zAntalA ke sAmane vyakta bhI kiyaa| usane kahA, "jisa paMca ko tumhAre caraNoM ne sparza kiyA usI maMca para car3hane kA saubhAgya mujhe milA hai, zAntalA / tumhArI zubhakAmanA rahegI to maiM bhI yazasvI ho skeNgii| par3hAte samaya gurujI ne kahA thA ki yaha kalA dUsaroM ke mana ko santuSTa karane ke lie hI hai| ataH kalAbhyAsiyoM ko sArvajanika rUpa meM kalA kA pradarzana karate hue lajAnA nahIM caahie|' "gurujI ne ThIka hI khaa| tumhArI dIdI bhI nRtya karatI to acchA thaa| parantu aruci hone para kalA kA vikAsa ruka jAtA hai| agara vaha nRtya karatI to bar3e rAjakumAra sacamuca bahuta khuza hote|" zAntalA ne khaa| __"yaha to vaha bhI mahasUsa karatI hai| pahale to unake sAmane jAne para vaha svargasukha kA anubhava karatI thii| parantu patA nahIM Ajakala kyoM vaha unakA nAma 54 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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nane para kachue kI taraha apane aMga sameTa letI hai aura antarmukhI ho jAtI hai|" . cAmalA ne khaa| "aisA haiM to koI dUsarA hI kAraNa honA cAhie, caamlaa| isa utsava ke samApta ho jAne ke bAda unhIM se isakA patA lagAnA caahie| kisI bhI viSaya ko dila meM rakhakara ghuTanA nahIM caahie| isase mana asvastha ho sakatA hai|" ''mere pUchane para to vaha kucha bolI nhiiN| tuhIM koziza kara dekho|" "acchA, koziza kruuNgii|" zAntalA ne khaa| pahale se calI A rahI unakI mitratA isa bAtacIta se aura bhI pragAr3ha ho gyii| cU~ki zAntalA dorasamudra meM hI aba rahatI thI, isalie nikaTatA svAbhAvika hI thii| heggar3atI kI lar3akI ke sAtha apanI lar3akI kI isa maitrI se daNDanAyikA cir3hatI jarUra thI, magara bolatI kucha nahIM thii| 'utsava ke sandarbha meM kisI ke dila ko dukhAnA nahIM caahie| yaha saba samApta hone para eka bAra vivAha kA nirNaya to ho jAya, vAda meM kahA~ kisa yuga ko kaise kasanA hogA, usa phaisakara hI chodduuNgii| maiM chor3anevAlI nahIM' -yahI socakara vaha inakI AtmIyatA ko sahatI rhii| abhI hAla meM hI zAntalA ne auttareya paddhati kA nRtyAbhyAsa bhI zurU kara diyA thaa| isake lie daNDanAyikA bahuta lar3a-jhagar3e lene ke bAda rAjI huI thii| vAta yaha thI ki eka bAra mahApAtra heggar3ejI ke ghara zAntalA ke nRtyAbhyAsa ke vakta upasthita the| taba unhoMne svayaM prerita hokara kahA thA-"ammAjI! apanI autareya vidyA kA dAna tumheM dene kA nirNaya maiMne abhI-abhI kiyA hai| tumheM merI ziSyA banane kI svIkRti denI hogii| svIkRti dene ke lie maiM tumhAre gurujI se prArthanA kruuNgaa|" zAntalA ke guru ko koI Apatti nahIM thii| lekina mahApAtra daNDanAyaka jI ke ghara ke adhyApaka the, ataH unakI anumati lenA mahApAtra ko jarUrI thaa| zAntalA sIkhanA cAhatI thii| usake guru ne mahApAna ke isa irAde kA svAgata kiyA thaa| mahApAtra ne daNDanAyaka se svayaM anumati prApta kI thii| kucha mahInoM taka abhyAsa bhI huA thaa| zAntalA kI grahaNa-zakti tathA sIkhane meM usakI zraddhA aura Asakti se mahApAtra aparicita nahIM the| viSaya ko samajhakara usake anusAra anuSThAna meM zAntalA kI tIvragati dekhakara vaha cakita ho gaye the| unakI icchA thI ki paTTAbhiSeka ke avasara para zAntalA bharatanATyap ke pradarzana ke sAtha-sAtha auttareya nRtya dikhaaye| isase auttareya paddhati meM nRtya sIkhane kA utsAha poysala rAjya ke nAgarikoM meM paidA ho jAegA aura vidyAdAna karane ke lie adhika avasara milegA-yaha mahApAtra kA vicAra thaa| yaha socakara kavi nAgacandra aura zAntalA ke guru gaMgAcArI ko samajhA-bujhAkara isa auttareya nRtya ko bhI kAryakrama meM paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 39

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sammilita kraayaa| java zAntalA ko yaha bAta mAlUma huI to usane isa Atapa . paddhati ke nRtya se spaSTa inakAra kara diyaa| usane kahA-"mujhe isa paddhati kI rIti-nIti kA sampUrNa jJAna nahIM hai| aisI hAlata meM pratiSThita sabhAsadoM ke sAmane use pradarzita kara maiM usa kalA kA apamAna nahIM kara sktii|' isa vajaha se yaha bAta jahA~ kI sahIM raha gyii| phira bhI mahApAtra yaha soca rahe the ki kisI taraha se adhikArI stara ke logoM se kahalavAne para kArya ho jaaegaa| parantu una logoM se kareM kase: ganhoMne socA ki daNDanAyikA se isa kAma meM madada leN| daNTanAyikA Upara se AtmIyatA dikhAnevAlI haiN| yaha anubhavI mahApAtra acchI taraha samajhate the| yaha bhI vaha jAnate the ki vaha hegar3e parivAra se andara-hI-andara jalatI hai| iMgaTa nAyikA kI isI iMA kI Ar3a meM unhoMne antima kSaNoM meM zAntalA para dabAva DAlane kI koziza karanI caahii| bAra-bAra unake mana meM eka hI bAta uThatI, isase apane deza kI isa kalA ke lie yahA~ protsAhana mila jAegA aura sAntalA kI pratibhA kA paricaya bhI ho jAegA, vaha vikhyAta ho jaaegii| takSya uttama hai| aura lalama lakSya kI siddhi ke lie kucha idhara-udhara bhI kiyA jAe to anucita nhiiN| jaise-jaise paTTAbhiSeka samArambha nikaTa AtA gayA, dorasamudra meM sarvatra Ananda-hA-dAnanda hiloreM lene lgaa| sudI paMcamI ke dina bhAvI mahArAja aura yuvarAja ke maMgala snAna kI pUrva velA meM tUryanAda cAroM jora pratidhvanita hone lge| mahAbhArata ke samaya se hI calA A rahA yaha vijayotsava isa bAra vizeSa mahattvapUrNa thaa| mahAbhArata kA vijayotsava kannada rAjya meM hI to Arambha huA thaa| gau-saMrakSaNa hetu yuddha meM arjuna ne isI kannar3a rAjya meM vijaya pAyI thii| usI ke smRti svarUpa yaha vijayotsava sampanna hotA rahA hai| gau-rakSA dharma-rakSA kA pratIka hai| isa dharma-rakSA ke kArya meM posaloM kI apAra AsthA ke kAraNa isa utsava meM unakI zraddhA svAbhAvika hI thii| pamAbhiSeka ke pA~coM dina pA~ca pAvana nadiyoM ke jala se bhare kumbhoM dvArA pUjA kA vidhAna thaa| pratidina eka-eka kambha kI pUjA zAstra vidhi ke anusAra karane kA nirNaya purohita varga ne kiyA thaa| prathama dina pA~ca-sumaMgaliyA~ pA~ca jalapUrNa kalazoM ko pavitra thAlI meM rakhakara, siMhAsana kI tIna bAra parikramA kara use prohitoM ko sauNpeNgii| yaha kAma gaMgarAja kI donoM patniyoM lakkaladevI aura nAgaladevI, daNDanAyikA cAmabbe, candaladevI aura heggar3atI mAcikabje-ina 'sumaMgaliyoM ko sauMpA gayA thaa| 'una pA~ca sumaMgaliyoM meM DAkarasa kI patnI yA daNDanAyaka kI bahU~ ecithakkA kI heggar3atI ke badale cunA hotA to inakA kyA bigar3a jAtA ?-coM mujha jaisI bahU ko chor3akara usa heggar3atI ko cunA hai, jisane TUI) :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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apane vaMzoddhAra ke lie eka putra taka ko nahIM jnaa| kyA maiM do putroM kI mA~ usase ghaTiyA hU~?' eciyakkA ke mana meM isa taraha ke vicAra uTa rahe the| parantu use kSaNa-bhara ke lie bhI yaha nahIM sUjhA ki sadhaHprasUtA hone ke kAraNa ina zAstrIya vidhi-vidhAnoM kA pAlana usase nahIM ho sktaa| isa taraha kI bAta erevaMga prabhu kI beTI keLecaladevI bhI soca sakatI thii| sumaMgalI putrI se zreSTha sumaMgalI dUsarI kauna ho sakatI hai? vAstava meM duskhI use honA cAhie thaa| pA~coM meM use zAmila nahIM kiyA gayA thaa| phira bhI use aisA kucha bhI nahIM lgaa| Akhira vaha yuvarAnI ecaladeyI kI putrI jo hai| ___pA~coM guruoM ko bulAkara pratidina gurusevA karane kI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| prabhu ereyaMga ke guru ajitasenAcArya aura ecaladevI ke guru guNasena paNDita, meghacandra vidha, mAghanandi munivara aura zubhacandra deva ina lo tumayA gayA thaa| sArI taiyAriyA~ hone lagI thiiN| ____ paMcamI ke dina ina pA~ca sumaMgaliyoM meM se do vRddha sumaMgaliyA~-nAgaladevI aura cAmabbe daNDanAyikA-ina donoM ne yuvarAja, yuvarAnI aura rAjakumAra ko maMgala-snAna ke pahale bhadrAsana para biThAkara taila-sparza kA maMgalopacAra kiyaa| unakI AratI utArI gyii| isake bAda vaha AratI rAjamahala kI Dyor3hI para utArI gyii| tadanantara usa thAla ke jala ko rAjamahala kI Dyor3hI para chir3akane ke lie gayI dnnddnaayikaa| jala chir3akate samaya vaha paur3I se TakarAkara girane hI vAlI thI ki Dyor3hI kA sahArA pAkara baca gyii| phira bhI AratI kI thAla kA vAsantI jala usakI qImatI jarIdAra rezamI sAr3I para gira hI gyaa| bacA-khucA jala vaha paur3I para vahIM se chir3akakara lauTa aayii| vahAM se bhadrAsana se laye bArahadarI kI ora na jAkara sIdhe pUjA-ghara meM calI gyii| vahIM thAla rakha diyaa| phira sAr3I badalane ke lie usa kamare meM calI gayI jahA~ una logoM ne apanA sAmAna va bakse rakhe the| striyoM ke sAre pahanAye rakhane kI vyavasthA usI koTharI meM kI gayI thI aura goMkA usakI rakhavAlI para niyukta dhaa| daNDanAyikA kI bhIgI sAr3I dekhakara vaha pUcha baiThA, "kyA ho gayA daNDanAyikA jI, snAnaghara meM phisala gayIM kyA kahIM coTa to nahIM AyI?" ___ "kucha nahIM" kahakara vaha andara calI gayI aura kivAr3a banda kara liye| vaha jahA~ khar3I huI thI, vahA~ do-cAra khUna kI bUMdoM ke dhabbe goMkA ko dikhAI de gye| daNDanAyikA sAr3I badalakara jaba AyI to usane kahA, "paira meM coTa lagI hogI, khUna baha rahA hogaa| zAyada Apane dhyAna nahIM diyA hogA!" "kucha nahIM kucha nahIM," kahatI huI vaha bArahadarI kI ora bar3ha gyii| isa bIca yuvarAja bagairaha snAna karane cale gaye the| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 101

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goMkA ne yaha bAta revimayyA ko btaayii| revimayyA ne bAta suna lI, magara kucha bolA nhiiN| donoM ne hI jaise yaha ghaTanA bhulA dii| pahale dina utsaba kI sArI vidhiyoM zAstrokta rIti se sampanna huii| dUsare dina dopahara ke samaya balipura se siMpimavyA aaye| cAlukya cakravartI ke yahA~ se jo patra AyA thA, unhoMne use apane bahinoI ke hAtha meM bhojana ke bAda diyaa| bhojana ke uparAnta ereyaMga prabhu ne kahA, "kalyANa se cakravatI jI nahIM Aye aura na unakI tarapha se koI sUcanA jhI milI?" yaha sunakara heggar3e mArasiMgayyA bole, "abhI balipura se heggar3e Aye haiN| yaha lapeTA huA patra cakravartI kI ora se AyA hai|" kahakara use prabhu ke hAtha meM dene ke lie Age bddh'e| usa samaya vahA~ ina donoM ke alAvA akelA rebimayyA hI upasthita thaa| prabhu ereyaMga ne kahA, "Apa hI padira hegar3ejI, sArI virudAvalI Adi ko chor3akara patra kA mukhyAMza bhAva hI pddh'ie|'' patra kA mukhyAMza yoM thA "Apako hamane bhAI kI taraha mAnA thaa| usI AtmIyatA ke kAraNa hamane apanA viruda Apako pradAna kiyA thaa| ApakA siMhAsanArohaNa honA ucita hai| phira bhI pahale hameM sUcita karane ke bAda yaha vyavasthA hotI to acchA lgtaa| Apane kyoM aisA kiyA yaha mAlUma nahIM huaa| Apake siMhAsanArohaNa kA utsava sukhapUrvaka sampanna hove| eka bAta hameM lAcAra hokara batAnI par3a rahI hai ki hamane AtmIyatAvaza balipura prAnta Apake mAtahata kiyA thaa| aba use hama apane vanavAsI prAnta ke antargata kara rahe haiN| Apa apane hegar3e ko vApasa bulavA sakate haiN| hama Apake siMhAsanArohaNa ke isa zubha avasara para upasthita nahIM ho sake, isakA hameM kheda hai| iti, zrI vikramAditya" __prabhu ereyaMga ne kahA, "patra idhara dIjie, hegdd'ejii| patra meM hastAkSara aura rAjamudrA asalI hai yA nahIM, kyoMki cakravartI ko aisA likhane kA koI kAraNa nhiiN|' unhoMne patra lekara dekhaa| bahuta dera taka vaise hI baiThe dekhate rhe| heggar3e ko kucha sUjhA nahIM ki kyA boleN| ve mUrtivat khar3e rhe| kucha dera bAda patra ko lauTAte hue prabhu ne kahA, "isa bAta kI abhI kisI se carcA mata kiijiegaa| hama cupacApa isa para vicAra kreNge| lagatA hai, isameM kisI kA hastakSepa hai| ise gapta hI rkheN|" mArasiMgacyA patra hAtha meM liye vaise hI khar3e rhe| "aba Apa jaaie| bahuta dera taka mere sAtha ekAnta meM rahane para ho sakatA hai, loga kucha aura hI artha lagAe~ |"-prbhu ereyaMga ne khaa| heggar3e mArasiMgayyA 102 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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bAhara nikala aaye| jahA~ unakA sAlA hegar3e siMgimayyA pratIkSA kara rahA thaa| unheM bhI sAtha lekara mantraNAlaya kI ora cala diye| rebimayyA kamare meM hI rhaa| prabhu ne usase kahA, "dekho rebimayyA, apanA mu~ha banda rkhnaa| koI agara pUche ki cakravartI kyoM nahIM Aye to kahanA- "vahA~ se samAcAra milA hai| unakA svAsthya ThIka na hone ke kAraNa ve A nahIM ske| unhoMne AzIrvAda bhejA hai| heggar3e mAsiMgayyA se bhI kaha do, vakta milane para ve pradhAnajI aura mahAdaNDanAyaka se yahIM samAcAra kheN|" usane svIkRti sUcaka DhaMga se sira hitA to diyA, magara andara-hI-andara bahuta vyathita huaa| mana-hI-mana kahane lagA, "bar3oM ke choTepana kA isase bar3hakara kauna-sA udAharaNa milegA: bahuta choTI-sI bAta ko bar3A banAkara unake lie prANa denevAle hamAre prabhu kA yoM apamAna kareM: hamAre prabhu kI niHsvArtha sahAyatA kA yahI pratidAna diyA hai? Izvara kabhI kSamA nahIM kreNge| balipUra prAnta ko Aja chIna leMge to usase dasa gunA khone ke lie yaha aMkurAropaNa hogaa| unhoMne jisa nIyata kA bIja boyA yaha unake lie hI kA~TA banegA, isameM koI zaka nhiiN|" yo socate-socate revipayyA kA mana cAlukya cakravartI ke prati gusse se bhara AyA thaa| samaya pAkara revimayyA ne mArasiMmayyA ko prabhu kI AjJA sunA dii| unhoMne pradhAnajI aura daNDanAyaka jI ko yaha khabara pahuMcA dii| mahArAja ko svayaM prabhu ereyaMga ne yahI qhabara dii| usI rAta ko mahAdaNDanAyaka ke ghara meM bAta utthii| sabhI AgantukoM ke Ane para jaba cAlukya cakravartI aura piriyarasI nahIM Ae~ge to bAta uThe binA kaise rahegI? cAmabbe daNDanAyikA ne abakI bAra piriyarasI jI kA mana sevA-satkAra dvArA jIta lene kI soca rakhI thii| svAbhAvika thA ki unake nahIM Ane se aba sabase z2yAdA bahI parezAna thii| so usI ne bAta zurU kii| mahAdaNDanAyaka ne bAta batA dii| turanta cAmabbe bolI, "unheM dorasamudra kI AbohavA ThIka nahIM lagI hogii| usa samaya bhI svAsthya acchA na hone ke kAraNa piriyarasI jI ko bulayA liyA thaa| aba kI bAra bhI yahI huaa| isa bhagavAna kI bhI A~kheM banda haiN|" "tumhArI icchA pUrI nahIM huI to bhagavAna ko burA-bhalA kyoM kahatI ho? jo honA hai vaha to hogA hii| unake na Ane se yahA~ kA koI kAma nahIM rukegaa| smjhiiN|" kahakara daNDanAyaka ne bAta yahIM khatma kara dii| isa khabara se sabase adhika nirAzA kisI ko huI to zAntalA aura dAsabbe ko| rebimayyA se unake Ane ke bAre meM barAbara pUchate rahane ke kAraNa zAntalA kA mana nirAza honA svAbhAvika hI thaa| isa zubha avasara para piriyarasI ke darzana hone kI mahAna AzA java nirAzA meM badala gayI to vaha bahuta anamanI-sI ho gyii| piriyarasI jI ke sAtha gAlavye AegI hii| dAsabbe apanI bahina gAlavye paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 15

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se milane kI AzA lagAye baiThI thii| isa khayara se vaha bhI nirAza ho gayI thii| . heggar3atI bhAcikabbe bhI yaha samAcAra sunakara bahuta parezAna huii| usane socA ki pirivarasI jI jarUra AnA cAhatI hoMgI parantu cakravatI ke asvAsthya ke kAraNa nahIM A paaeNgii| becArI bahuta cintita hoNgii| 'magavAna se prArthanA hai ki cakravatI zIghra hI svastha ho jaaeN|| __ paTTAbhiSeka mahotsava meM Aye atithiyoM kA sivA isa utsava ke kisI dUsarI bAta para dhyAna hI nahIM thaa| indra kI amarAvatI kI taraha sajI-sajAI rAjadhAnI ko dekhakara mugdha grAmINa isa paTTAbhiSeka mahotsana ko aura apane naye mahArAja aura yuvarAja ko haude para baiThe dekhane ke lie bahuta utsAha se pratIkSA kara rahe the / ghara-ghara kI maMjila-maMjila para poyasaloM kI vyAghra patAkA ko phaharata dekhakara ve umaMga bhare utsAha se pulakita ho rahe the| muni ke Adeza ke anusAra bhayaMkara vyAghra ko mAra girAnevAle mahAnabhAva vIrasala kA baMza thA yh| yaha patAkA usI kA pratIka thii| isa jhaNDe ke nIce kese bhI Darapoka niDara ho jAte the| ina patAkAjI ko AsamAna meM phaharate dekhakara saba logoM meM vIrAveza A gayA thaa| rAjadhAnI meM utsAha chalaka rahA thaa| kramAnusAra bhannapUta pavitra jalakumbha sthApita kiye gaye, paMca gusoM kA sammAna samArambha yathAvidhi sampanna huaa| ina saba kAryo kI samApti para mahAnavamI ke dina mahArAja ne apane priya azva kI pUjA kI aura usa para savAra hokara rAjamahala ke ahAte meM sthita jina-mandira tathA ziva mandiroM kI tIna bAra parikramA kii| dUsare dina Arohita siMhAsana kirITa, karavAla Adi sabakI pUjA karake paMca kalaza lAnevAlI pAMcoM sumaMgaliyoM ko maMgala dravya sameta dhasna Adi dene ke sAtha bhojana karAyA gyaa| ___azva kI pUjA rAjamahala ke sAmane ke ahAte meM vyavasthita kI gayI thii| usI ahAte meM nirmita zAmiyAne ke eka bhAga para kucha U~cA sthAna banA thA jahA~ mahArAja vinayAditya ke baiThane ke lie bhadrAsana sthApita thaa| mahArAja apanI virUdAliyoM ke sAtha vahA~ upasthita hue| bandI-mAgadhoM ne virudAvaliyoM kI ghoSaNA kii| rAjakumAra biTTideva aura udayAditya mahArAja ke donoM tarafa Akara baitthe| prabhu erebaMga ecaladevI ke sAtha rAjamahala ke andara se aaye| unakI bag2ala meM rAjakumAra ballAla bhI thaa| sAlaMkAra bhUSita una dampatiyoM ko dekhakara upasthita jana-samudAya ne harSollAsa kiyaa| dampatiyoM ne jhukakara sabako abhivAdana kiyA / logoM ne sAkSAtU lakSmI-nArAyaNa hI samajhakara unheM praNAma kiyaa| jana-samUha eka sAdha kaha uThA, "posala sAmrAjya cirAya ho! vinayAditya mahArAja kI jaya! ereyaMga prabhu kI jaya! rAjakumAra ballAla deva kI jaya!'' yaha 104 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntatA : bhAga do

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jaya-jayakAra digTigana nA vyApa gayI ! dama dilA jaya-nAkA me gata utthiiN| mahArAja binayAditya, prabhu ereyaMga aura rAjakumAra ballAla aura yuvarAnI ecaladevI ne hAtha jor3akara sabako praNAma kiyaa| prajAjana ke AnandotsAha ne inake hRdayAntarAla ko bhara diyA thaa| prabhu ereyaMga ne cAroM ora naz2ara daudd'aayii| mahArAja se thor3I hI dUra para pAMcoM guruvarya aura unase kucha hI dUrI para pA~coM sumaMgaliyA~ baiThI thiiN| prabhu ne donoM tarafa jhukakara praNAma kiyaa| sAmane khar3e azvarAja ko dekhaa| vaha bhI bahuta sundara DhaMga se sajA huA thaa| isake atirikta rAjamahala ke mahAdvAra se lekara ahAte ke sadara phATaka taka eka jaise saje-sajAye thor3oM kI katAreM Amane-sAmane khar3I thiiN| aura una para sama vastradhArI savAra gaurava rakSA (salAmI dene) ke lie taiyAra the| faujI samudAya ke pratIka ke rUpa meM yaha vyavasthA kI gayI thii| isa prasaMga meM yaha vyavasthA utsava ke mahattva ko bar3hA rahI thii| prabhu ne phira se jana-samudAya kI ora naz2ara daudd'aayii| eka tarafa strI aura dUsarI ora puruSa samudAya kA samudra-sA phailA huA thaa| ahAte ke uttara aura dakSiNa ke dvAroM taka sazastra sainika karIne se Amane-sAmane katAroM meM khar3e the| azvapUjA ke bAda parikramA ke lie nirdhArita mArga kI rakSA ke lie sainika poktabaddha khar3e hue the| zrImAn mahArAja, guru paMcaka, sumaMgalI paMcaka, rAjamahala se lage eka tarafa baiThe to dUsarI tarafa pradhAnajI, mantrIgaNa, daNDanAyaka. sAmanta rAje, sambhrAnta mahApuruSa evaM gaNyamAnya nAgarika baiThe the| purohitoM dvArA azvapUjA Arambha karane se pahale maMgalavAdha gUMja utthe| yathAvidhi azvarAja kI pUjA sampanna huii| khuda erebaMga prabhu ne camelI ke phUloM kI mAlA azvarAja ko phnaayii| isakI parikramA karake mAthA chUkara use praNAma kiyaa| pITha sahalAkara usa para savAra hue| bahuta dinoM se usa para savAra nahIM hue the, isa kAraNa se usa azva kI tandrA bhaMga huI, usameM utsAha aayaa| usane hinahinAkara apanI khuzI vyakta kii| ereyaMga prabhu jina-mandira, ziva-mandira Adi ke darzana karake mahAdvAra ke pAsa aaye| unheM mahArAja pada pradAna karanevAle mahArAjA vinayAditya svayaM hAthoM se thAmakara gaurava ke sAtha rAjamahala ke andara se lAye / usa dina ke kAryakrama yathAvidhi sampanna hue| ina sabake pazcAt eka kArya zeSa raha gayA thaa| vaha thA, antaHpura ke devamandira meM jAkara yuvarAja, buvarAnI aura dallAla ko praNAma karake AnA / pA~coM sumaMgaliyA~ pahale hI jAkara mandira ke dvAra ke donoM ora khar3I ho gayIM thiiN| ereyaMga prabhu ne andara praveza karane ke lie paira uThAyA hI thA ki paura se TakarA gye| ve girane hI vAle the ki turanta ecaladevI ne jo unake bag2ala meM thI aura do sumaMgaliyoM ne unheM thAma liyaa| girane se baca gye| phira ye patnI-putra paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : mAga do :: 105

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ke sAtha andara jAkara praNAma kara bAhara aaye| samaMgaliyoM ne unakI AratI utaarii| pazcAt prabhu apane vizrAma kakSa kI ora cale gye| unake paira se khUna Tapakane lagA thaa| mandira se vizrAma-kakSa taka rakta kI lakIra bana gayo thii| kisI kA dhyAna usa tarapha nahIM gayA thaa| parantu revibhayyA kI najara meM yaha ghaTanA chipI na rho| zeSa sabhI loga usa dina ke bhoja meM zAmila hone cale gye| ecaladevI ne sabhI ke sAtha rAjakumAra ko bhojana karane bheja diyaa| akelA ratrimayyA AMsU bharI oNTo ko siTimAlA hiMTa vimuddha- sTar3A rahA gonA nAhakIrti paNDita ko bulAne calA gyaa| paNDitajI Aye aura Avazyaka cikitsA karane ke bAda bole, "prabhu ArAma kreN| unheM kucha laghu AhAra deN| yadi ve na cAheM to khAne ko jora na ddaaleN|" phira batAyA, 'eka prahara bAda maiM aauuNgaa|" itanA kahakara bAhara cale gye| ecaladevI bhI unake sAtha bAhara nikala aayiiN| cArukIti paNDita ne socA ki zAyada kA pRSThane AyI haiN| unhoMne kahA, ''ghabarAne kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai, yuvarAnI jI, Apa dhIraja rakhiA / '' acchA paNDitajI, yaha bAta bAhara kisI ko mAlUma na pdd'e|"-cldevii ne bahuta hI saMbhalakara khaa| parantu unake hadaya kI pIr3A phuTakara bAhara nikala AyI aura A~sU bhara aaye| paNDitajI ne unheM dekhaa| kahA, "itanA adhIra hoMgI to kaise kAma calegA ! Apa dhIraja dhrinn| isa taraha Apa prabhu ke sAmane A~sU bahAe~gI lo unakI chAtI phaTa jaaegii| unake lie aba Apa hI dhIraja kA sahArA haiN|" __"cahIM ho paNDitajI, jisase merA suhAga bce| itanA hI cAhatI hUM," itanA kahakara tathA A~sU poMchakara unheM vidA kiyaa| aura svayaM andara calI gayIM / raMbimayyA patthara kI taraha khar3A rhaa| yuvarAnI ne use DA~Tate hue kahA, ''are revimayyA! patharAyA huA-sA kyoM khar3A hai:" usakI A~kheM TimaTimA rahI thiiN| koroM meM A~sU ruke hue the| ecaladevI ne kahA, "jAo, aura prabhu ke lie bhojana le aao|" ''hA~' kahakara vaha calA gayA / ecaladevI palaMga para patideva ke nikaTa baiTha gyiiN| unakA sira sahalAtI huI bolIM, 'prabhu! bahuta khUna bahA hai| daI bahuta ho rahA hogA na?" "aba utanA darda nahIM hai| patA nahIM kyoM A~khoM meM a~dherA-sA chA gyaa| sirpha do hI kSaNa aisA rhaa|..,mujhe AhAra nahIM caahie| ravimavyA ko yahA~ rahane ke lie kaha do aura tuma jAkara bhojana kara aao|" __"vaha Apake lie bhojana lAne gayA hai| maMgalasnAna karake upavAsa nahIM rakhanA caahie| jitanA bhI khAyA jA sake, khaaie| maiM bAda meM hI khaauuNgii|" 106 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To

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"jaisA tuma caaho| kala taka calane lAyaka ho jAU~ to ThIka hai|" . ''saba ThIka ho jAegA prabhu, paNDitajI ne bhI yahI kahA hai|" "yaM kabhI koI dUsarI rAya nahIM dete / jyotiSI, vaidya kabhI burI bAta pahale nahIM kahate / / kisI ko nahIM kahanA caahie| aisI hAlata meM ye hI kyoM burI bAta kaheMge? aba Apa bhI bAteM na kareM, thakAna hogii| kisI taraha kI cintA-jijJAsA kiye binA ArAma kiijie|" "aisA hI hogaa| vahA~ mauna chA gyaa| thor3I dera meM rebimayyA ne bhojana lAkara Asana para rakha diyaa| ___"bAhara hI raho revimayyA, kisI ko andara mata Ane do|" ecaladevI ne khaa| vaha yantracAlita-sA bAhara calA gayA aura daravAje ko banda kara diyaa| . prabhu ne thAlI meM parosI bhojana sAmagrI ko dekhA aura kahA, "majhe nimitta mAtra ke lie do kaura paryApta haiN| Tevi! tuma bhI sAtha bhojana karo to kaisA rahe!" _ ''prabhu ke Ananda meM maiMne bAdhA hI kaba DAlI hai|" bhojana samApta huaa| ghaNTI bjaayii| revimayyA aayaa| usasa kahA, ''isa le jAo aura tuma bhI khAkara A jaao| taba taka gAMkA ko vahA~ rahane ke lie kara dii| vaha daravAje para rhe|'' revimavyA hAmI bharate hue thAlI uThAkara, "Apake bhojana ke binA...'' kaha hI rahA thA ki itane meM, "merA bhojana ho gayA, jo kahA jAya use karo, jAo!" ecaladevI ne use Adeza diyaa| vaha calA gyaa| prabhu leTe rahe aura caladevI paMkhA karatI rhiiN| prabhu kI jarA A~kha laga gyii| ecaladevI ne paMkhA nIce rakha diyaa| mana-hI-mana bhagavAna se atyanta Arta hokara prArthanA karane lagIM, "he ahana ! prabhu kA siMhAsanArohaNa Apako acchA nahIM lagA? eka samaya avazya thA jabaki ve sacamuca hI siMhAsana cAhate the lekina ve aba bilakula nahIM caahte| unhoMne to bar3oM kI AjJA kA pAlana karane ke uddezya se hI svIkRti dI thii| he bhagavan! Aja tumhAre daravAje para apazakuna hue to isakA yahI artha lagAU~ ki tumheM siMhAsanArohaNa priya nahIM lgaa| hameM aisA hI to samajhanA cAhie na? na unheM mahArAja banane kI icchA hai aura na mujhe mahArAnI banane kii| merI mAtra yahI icchA hai ki merA suhAga banA rhe| ise bacAo bhagavan!" khA-pI cukane ke turanta bAda revimathyA AyA aura bolA, "pA~coM sumaMgaliyoM ne bhojana kara liyA hai| aba unheM maMgala dravya, pAna-paTTI Adi dI jAnI hai| isake paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To : 107

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lie purohita yuvarAnI jI ke Agamana kI pratIkSA kara rahe haiN|'' magara ecaladevI meM aba pahale jaisA utsAha nahIM raha gayA thaa| unhoMne yantravat purohitoM ke AdezoM kA pAlana kiyaa| tAmbUla dekara una sumaMgaliyoM ke paira chue| usa samaya unhoMne pana-hI-mana prArthanA kI, "merA suhAga banA rahe, yahI AzIrvAda deN|" unhoMne AzIrvAda diyaa| yuvarAnI eka-eka ke paira alaga-alaga sparza kara AzIrvAda le rahI thiiN| jaba unhoMne daNDanAyikA ke paira chue to dekhA ki usake paira kA aMgUThA jakhmI thaa| pUchA-"yaha kyA daNDanAvikA jI, Apake paira ke aMgUThe ko kyA ho gayA?" kucha nahIM! ghara meM iyor3hI se TakarA jAne se coTa A gayI hai|" daNTanAyikA kA javAba thaa| yavarAnI ecaladevI kA dila kSaNa-bhara ke lie dhar3aka gyaa| usakI samajha meM nahIM AyA ki aisA kyoM huaa| unhoMne jaldI-jaldI kAma samApta kara sabako vidA kiyA aura andara calI gyiiN| mAcikabbe ko lagA ki yuvarAnI meM kucha parivartana huA hai parantu vaha kucha pUchane kA sAhasa na kara skii| mahAnavamI ke dina dopahara bAda manoraMjana kA kAryakrama thaa| pUrva sUcanA ke anusAra DhiMDhorA piTavAyA gayA ki isa manoraMjana ke kAryakrama ke samaya bhAvI mahArAja upasthita nahIM raha skeNge| ve anya kArya meM vyasta rheNge| ataH rAjakumAroM ke samakSa yaha kAryakrama clegaa| usI ke anusAra kAryakrama claa| sArA dorasamudra mahAnavamI kI rAtri ko dIpamAlAoM se sajakara, dharatI para kisI nakSatra-loka-sA laga rahA thaa| manoraMjana se tRpta jana-samudAya ne isa utsava ke harSollAsa meM bharakara sArI rAta bitaayii| subaha uThate hI phira DhiMDhorA piTavAyA gayA : "zAstrajJa paNDitoM kI salAha se yuvarAja kA siMhAsanArohaNa evaM rAjakumAra kA yauvarAjyAbhiSeka mahotsava-donoM terasa ke dina zatabhiSA nakSatra ko velA meM sampanna karane kA nirNaya huA haiN| sabase nivedana hai ki ve zAntipUrvaka usameM sahayoga deN| Aja siMhAsanArohaNa kA pAtra samArambha thA aura koI kAryakrama nahIM rahA isalie rAjamahala ke prAMgaNa meM philahAla sArvajanikoM kA praveza nahIM ho skegaa| terasa ko hI praveza ke lie dvAra khuleNge|" rAjadhAnI ke kone-kone meM khabara pahuMcate dera nahIM lgii| utsAha kA sArA vAtAvaraNa ekAeka ThaNDA par3a gyaa| sAre adhikArI rAjamahala meM ikaTThe hue| unheM yuvarAja kI asvasthatA se avagata karAyA gyaa| pichalI rAta ArAma karane ke bAda jaba yuvarAja jAge to unakA vaha jakhmI paira sUjakara hAthI ke pAva-sA ho gayA thaa| use hilA-DulA bhI 118 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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nahIM sakate the| rAta ko hI vaidya paNDita gopanandI aura cArukIrti donoM ne milakara vicAra-vimarza kiyaa| unase Azvasta hone ke bAda hI mahotsava ko terasa taka sthagita karane kA nirNaya liyA gayA thaa| E rAjamahala meM rozanI kI jagaha jaise a~dherA chA gyaa| bAta ko gupta rakhakara bhItara hI bhItara cikitsA kArya calatA rhaa| parantu durbhAgya ki sAre prayatna bekAra gye| ekAdazI ke dina dhaniSThA nakSatra ke udaya hone ke kucha hI dera bAda prabhu ereyaMga kI AtmA paraloka sidhAra gyii| Ananda aura ullAsa se bharA dorasamudra duHkha kA sAgara bana gyaa| paTTAbhiSeka mahotsava ke Ananda meM bhAgI banane ke lie jo janasamUha ekatra huA thA use isa duHkhapUrNa antima yAtrA meM zAmila honA pdd'aa| kisI ko kabhI duHkha na denevAlI, sadA sabakA hita cAhanevAlI ecaladevI jaisI mahAsAdhvI kI pukAra bhI vidhAtA ko sunAI nahIM dI, usakA suhAga hI chIna liyaa| mahArAja vinayAditya putra-zoka ke isa AghAta ko na saha sake, ve vistAra para A pdd'e| purohita varga ne Akara batAyA, "nakSatra azubha hai, aura aise azubha nakSatra meM mRtyu hone ke kAraNa chaH mAha ke bhItara sthAna chor3a dene kI rIti hai| vaise rAjagRha aura gurugRha kI lie sabhI niyama vAgU nahIM ho ataH jaisA ki samajheM, kareM / " mahArAja, ecaladevI aura rAjakumAra sabhI kA vahA~ rahane ko jI nahIM kara rahA thA isalie rAjahita ko svIkAra kara ve belApurI cale gye| rAjadhAnI ke cAroM ora jo tambU lagAye gaye the unheM nikAla rakhane kI bhI kisI ko yAda nahIM rhii| jo loga Aye the ve bhI binA anumati liye cupacApa lauTa gye| havA, pAnI aura dhUpa se ve tambU TUTa-phaTakara mAno vichoha ke duHkha se adhomukhI ho gaye the| I rAjya kI sArI janatA apAra duHkha- sAgara meM DUba gyii| "hAya, yaha kyA ho gyaa| aisA nahIM honA cAhie thaa|" kahatI raha gyii| I rAjaparivAra ke sAtha ciNNama daNDanAtha, unakA parivAra aura amAtya mAnavega kundamarAya bhI belApurI ko cala diye| pradhAna gaMgarAja bhI jAnA cAhate the / unhoMne svayaM mahArAja se nivedana bhI kiyA thA, para mahArAja ne spaSTa kaha diyA- " Apako aura daNDanAyaka mariyAne ko rAjadhAnI meM hI rahakara yahA~ ke samasta kAryoM kA nirvahaNa karanA hogA / chaH mahIne hama yahA~ nahIM rheNge| sambhava hai velApurI meM hama paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do : 109

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sAla bhara raha jaaeN| isa sAla hameM aneka dhArmika kArya karane hoNge| yagacI nadI - ke pavitra pradeza kI hama ina kAryoM ke lie upayukta sthAna mAnate haiN| phira isa AghAta se sa~bhalane ke lie bhI hameM kAphI samaya laga jaaegaa| yahA~ to vaha saba sambhava nahIM lagatA / " kahate hue ve cupa ho gaye / " sannidhAna kA svAsthya bhI dinoMdina giratA jA rahA hai| isalie..." bIca meM hI vinayAditya bole, "pradhAnajI, mujhe Apa to... to merI Ayu samaya se pahale hI kahIM pUrI na ho jAya hI icchA hai to kahie, hama vahI kreNge|" "nahIM prabho, Apa jaisA soceM!" kahakara pradhAna gaMgarAja ne phira bAta Age nahIM bar3hAyI / isa taraha ke akalpita AghAta ko kaise saha sakeMge? saca to yaha hai ki khuda gaMgarAja hI isa AghAta ko nahIM saha sake the| phira putra-zoka ke isa bhArI AghAta kI bhalA mahArAja kaise saha skeNge| isalie isa avasara para koI salAha na denA hI unhoMne ucita smjhaa| vAstava meM unake antaraMga meM kucha aura hI bAta cubhatI rahI, para mahArAja se kahane kA unheM sAhasa nahIM huaa| apanI yaha bAta vaha mariyAne se bhI nahIM kaha ske| yahIM roka rakheMge ApakI yadi aisI erevaMga prabhu kA nidhana hue tIna dina gujara gaye, to hegar3e mArasiMgaththA ne cAlukya cakravartI ke usa patra kI bAta daNDanAyaka ko btaayii| ise heggar3e siMgamacyA se bhI gupta rakhane ke lie kaha rakhA thaa| sigimayyA se itanA bhara kahA, "aba jAkara cAlukya pratinidhi ko vahA~ kA adhikAra sauMpakara apane parivAra aura nirvAhaka varga se kucha na kaha sabako sAtha lekara yahA~ A jaao|" yaha pradhAnajI kI AjJA thI jise hegar3e ne sunaayaa| use bAta to mAlUma hI thI ataH ise gupta hI rakhane ke khayAla se kisI se kahe binA hI vaha cala pdd'aa| tAtkAlika rUpa se kisI taraha kI g2alatafahamI na ho, isalie tabhI kA tabhI yaha nirNaya kara liyA gayA thaa| sampUrNa rAjadhAnI zokamagna thI aisI hAlata meM yahA~ rahakara isameM bhAgI na banakara acAnaka hI apane mAmA ke cale jAne se zAntalA bahuta cakita huii| vaha - apane mana meM yaha bAta chipAkara nahIM rakha skii| usane mAmA ke cale jAne ke aucitya para pitAjI se savAla kiyaa| "rAjanItika paristhiti kucha aisI hI hai, ammAjI use aba jAnA hI cAhie thaa| mujhe yaha mAlUma hai, parantu isa sambandha meM abhI kisI ko kucha nahIM pUchanA caahie| filahAla maiM nahIM btaauuNgaa| batA bhI nahIM sakatA / " pitA ke kahane para vaha cupa to ho rahI lekina usake dimAga meM bhItara hI bhItara yaha rAjanItika samasyA kahIM aura adhika prabala banakara ghumar3atI rhii| 110 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga To

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rAjaparivAra ke sabhI logoM ko dorasamudra chor3akara jAne ke pazcAt samaya ke bItane ke sAtha-sAtha rAjadhAnI prakRtistha hone lgii| prabhu ereyaMga ne jahA~ pArthiva zarIra chor3A thA usa prakoSTa ko banda kara diyA gyaa| rAjamahala ke zeSa bhAgoM meM nirantara jyoti jalatI rahe aisI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| basa jyoti kI jvAlA hI to thI vahIM, vaha prakhara jvAlA aba vahA~ kahA~ thI? hA~; vahA~ ke Asana Adi farza aura dIvAra roja kI bhA~ti naukara-cAkara sAfa karate, roja kI bhA~ti ve saba sApha-sudhare rakhe jAte / khuda pradhAnajI dina meM kama-se-kama eka bAra Akara muAinA bhI kara jaate| eka dina daNDanAyikA ne apane bhAI pradhAna gaMgarAja ke yahA~ jAkara kahA, "bhaiyA, Apako hI kyoM rAjamahala meM jAnA par3atA hai? kisI dUsare ko kyoM nahIM bheja diyA karate? bure nakSatra ke kAraNa jaba vaha sthAna khAlI kara diyA gayA to phira ApakA bhI vahA~ jAnA ThIka nahIM jctaa| kucha kA kucha ho jAya to..." "cAmU, yaha zarIra poysala rAjavaMza kI nidhi hai| usake lie kArya nirvahaNa karate hue prANa visarjana karanA puNya kI bAta hai, aisA maiM mAnatA huuN| kitanA pavitra ghA prabhu kA hRdaya! unake jaba prANa pakherU ur3e to AkAza meM bhale hI koI burA nakSatra rahA ho lekina unakI AtmA...vaha kabhI kisI kA ahita nahIM caahegii| jaba ve jIvita rahe taba kisI ne yadi unakI burAI kI ho to aise loga hI vahA~ praveza karane se ddreNge| mujha jaise ko bhalA kisa bAta kA bhaya? aba Age kabhI bure nakSatra kI bAta tumhAre mu~ha se nikale to mere aura tumhAre bIca kA sambandha hI TUTa jAegA, samajhI! jaba jo mu~ha AyA so baka detI ho|" pradhAna gaMgarAja ne sAfa-sAfa jatA diyaa| ___ bhaiyA, kyA maiM nahIM samajhatI ki tumheM asahanIya duHkha hai! aise samaya koI tumase kucha kahe to tumheM gussA AnA sahaja hai| para maiMne aisI kauna-sI g2alata bAta kahIM? duniyA jise svIkAra kara calatI haiM vahIM bAta to bhaiyA, maiMne tumase kahI, vaha bhI tumase mamatva...tumase sneha-prema ke kaarnn|" daNDanAyikA ne marahama lagAnI caahii| "cher3o mata! mujhe mAlUma hai tumhArA prema-sneha / tamheM vAstava meM rAjaparivAra ke prati mamatva hotA aura yadi tuma yuvarAja kA hita aura kuzala cAhanevAlI hotI to tuma apane amaMgalakArI paira ke rakta se rAjamahala ke pavitra devAlaya ko apavitra nahIM krtii| vahI saba prabhu kI mRtyu kA kAraNa banA kahU~ to tumheM kaisA lagegA? haTa jAo, mujhase bAta mata karo! isa samaya maiM apane vaza meM nahIM huuN| merA mana bahuta udvelita hai|'' kahakara usake jAne kI pratIkSA kiye binA hI pradhAnajI vahA~ se cale gye| pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 1]]

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bhAI ke mu~ha se ye bAteM sunakara daNDanAyikA bAmanye kA~pa utthii| vaha mana-hI-mana kaha rahI thI : ...yuvarAja kI mRtyu kA kAraNa, maiM? nahIM, nhiiN| maiM apanI beTI ko unakI bahU banAkara unheM sauMpanA cAhatI thii| kyA mujhe aisA karanA cAhie thA? he bhagavAna, yaha saba kaise sahana hogA! he bhagavAna..." sira jhukAye hI vahA~ se nikalakara vaha jaldI jaldI apane ghara cannI aayo| apane aura apane bhAI ke bIca kI sArI vArtA usane apane patideva ko sunAyI / zAyada unase kucha sahAnubhUti mile| para, vaha bhI gurase se lAla hokara usa para pila pdd'e| bole, ''itanA hone ke bAda bhI tumheM aGgata nahIM aayii| apanI hastI haisiyata ke yogya baratane ke lie gAra tAra kahane ke bAvaz2ada tamane kA nahIM siikhaa| aisI bAtoM meM, jinase lar3eM koI matalaba nahIM, hastakSepa kyoM karane gayI jo coTa tumheM lagI vaha kAfI nahIM hai| cAhe jo bhI ho tumako akla nahIM Ane kii| tumhAre kAraNa kaI bAra hameM zarmindA hokara sira jhukAnA par3A hai| tumhAre bhAI ne jo kahA ki tumane mandira ko apavitra kiyA, kyA vaha sahI nahIM hai| daNDanAyaka kucha kar3akakara bole| "paristhiti ko na samaDAkara saba loga agara mujha para isa taraha TUTa par3eM to maiM kyA karUM: saca haiM. AratI ke jala ko pheMkane gayI aura TakarA gyii| yuvarAja bhI to ttkraayeN| pezA Takkara khAnA apavitra aura amaMgala huA aura unakA TakarAnA...amaMgala nahIM?'' yAta to kucha kar3avI thI, magara A~kheM bhara aayauN| "kahIM-se-kahA~ TalA~ga mArI! pahale tuma ttkraayiiN| vaha zuma kArya ke Arambha meM apazakuna nahIM to aura kyA hai? maiM pahale se hI kahatA rahA ki kisI taraha ke pacar3e meM mata pdd'o| parantu tumane merI bAta nahIM maanii| pA~ca sumaMgaliyoM meM eka tumhArA bananA kyA jarUrI thA' pA~ca meM eka bana gayI to kauna-sA mahAna kArya kara liyA? na banatI to kauna-sA pahAr3a TUTa par3atA? yuvarAja kumArI ko chor3akara apanA nAma sajhAne jyAM gayIM? isake lie maukA hI kyoM diyA?'' __ "usa heggar3atI ko tI pA~ca sumaMgaliyoM meM banA liyA, phira maiM yadi vaMcita raha jAtI to merA kitanA apamAna hotA?" "aba tumheM bahata sammAna mila gayA naH pavitra-apavitra ke jJAna se zunca tuma nirI eka mUrkha strI ho, mhaasvaathiiN| tamhArA yaha svArtha hI tumhArI beTiyoM kI pragati meM sabase bar3A kA~TA haiN| aba kauna-sA muMha lekara apanI kanyA kI bAta kahane yuvarAnI jI ke pAsa jAogo: sArA satyAnAza ho gyaa| khUna bahate jakhmI paira ko hotI tuma mandira meM gayI dhIM, ise yuvarAnI jI ke antaHpura kA naukara goMkA ne aura revimacyA ne bhI dekhA hai| kyA tuma samajhatI ho ki ha samAcAra yuvarAnI jI ko mAlUma nahIM: usa hAlata meM devAlaya meM gayI hI kyoM" 112 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"mujhe apanI saugandha, mujhe yaha patA nahIM lagA ki mere paira se rakta baha rahA hai| balki maiM to isa bAta se cintita thI ki AratI kA jala chalaka gyaa| AratI kI thAlI rakhane ke lie dUsarI jagaha nahIM dikhI, isalie usa mandira meM rakhakara sAr3I badalane dUsare kamare meM calI gayI thii| vahA~ patA calA ki mere paira se khUna vaha rahA hai| pahale se yadi mAlUma huA hotA to zAyada maiM aisA nahIM krtii| anajAne meM jo kucha g2alatI ho gayI usake lie kSamA nahIM kiyA jAtA ? " I "kSamA...tumheM vaha kaI bAra mila cukI hai| tuma aba usake lAyaqa nahIM ho tumhAre isa durabhimAna ko naSTa karanA hI hogA, aura koI cArA nhiiN| yaha bAta kahA~ se kahA~ pahu~cegI, kucha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| dhyAna rakho, AindA aba tumhArI bAla sunakara koI kAma nahIM kruuNgaa|" "ThIka hai, mujhase bAta na kIjie, merI bAla na mAnie merI beTiyoM ke lie bhI kucha na kareMge?" "vaha saba bhagavAna kI icchaa| maiM qhuda isameM Age nahIM AUMgA, ise acchI taraha samajha lo / tumase cacAM karanA hI samaya kA durupayoga hai| ekadama phir3ata / mujhe aura bhI kAma haiN|" kahate hue kapar3A pahanakara daNDanAyaka bAhara nikala gaye / "mAlika ke hI hAtha kA sahArA nahIM to Age kyA? he bhagavAna...!" vaha vikala ho utthii| ekAeka use lagA jaise saba-ke-saba usake virodhI bana baiThe haiN| "Akhira isake pIche koI kAraNa bhI hogA ! mere viruddha jarUra koI bhar3akA rahA hai isa sabakA mUla dorasamudra ke uttara-pUrva ke kone meM hai| yuvarAnI aura anya logoM ko velApurI jAne kI inhIM logoM ne apanA svArtha sAdhane ke lie tajabIja kara rakhI haiN| burA nakSatra to eka bahAnA bhara hai| kitane loga bure nakSatra meM nahIM marate ! sava gA~va chor3akara jAte haiM? are, jisa sthAna para mare, usa sthAna ko banda kara deM, usase bAqI ghara kA samparka na ho, aisI vyavasthA karate haiN| yA phira tAtkAlika rUpa se pAsa hI kisI dUsare ghara meM raheMge, gA~va-zahara hI ko chor3akara nahIM jAe~ge / jaba mahArAja kA hI svAsthya ThIka nahIM haiM taba vaha paradeza gamana kyoM bhaiyA ne kahA bhI thA, mAne hI nhiiN| na mAneM to jAne deM, khuda sAtha calane ke lie taiyAra hone ko kahA to mahArAja ne manA kara diyaa| mere svAmI ko to vahA~ jAnA hI manA hai| bhAI aura mere svAmI dorasamudra ke lie ba~dhe haiN| bAkI loga unake pAsa rahakara jaba cAheM taba apanA svArtha sAdhane ke lie tajabIja kara le sakate haiN| isake lie bhI socakara aba taka yukti nikAla lI hogii| abhI sAtha jAe~ge to loga g2alata samajheMge, isalie yahIM rahane kI vyavasthA kara lI hai| mahIne do mahIne meM velApurI jAe~ge hI, sthAna- parivartana ke bahAne se taba merI beTiyoM kI bhAvI sthiti kI itizrI ho hI jaaegii| taba merI AzA AkAza kusuma banakara raha jaaegii| jaba paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 113

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taka maiM jItI hU~ taba taka aisA nahIM hone duuNgii| cAhe koI bhI merA virodha kare, maiM apane aramAna pUre karake hI rhuuNgii|" ___ isa taraha socate-socate usane taya kara liyA ki vaha unase z2arUra badalA legI jo usake khilAfa rAjaparivAra ko bhar3akA rahe haiN| velApurI meM eka taraha se zAnti se dina gujre| koI kArya skA nahIM, parantu kahIM koI vizeSa utsAha nahIM dikha rahA thaa| cArukIrti paNDita kI cikitsA se mahArAja kA svAsthya sudhara rahA thaa| rAjakumAroM kA pATa-pravacana yathAvat calane lagA dhaa| mahArAja ke anubhava kA bhI unheM lAbha milane lgaa| apane putra ke guNoM kI carcA ke prasaMga meM kabhI-kabhI ve bihala ho jTate the| apane pautroM se kahane lage, "tumheM apane pitA se bhI adhika zUravIra aura guNavAna bananA hai| tuma logoM ko dazaratha ke putroM kI taraha jInA caahie| appAjI, tuma para bahuta zIghra hI sArI jimmedArI AnevAlI haiN| hama isa bAta ko apanI Ayu aura svAsthya ko dhyAna meM rakhakara batA rahe haiN| tumhAre pitA eka samaya tumhAre viSaya meM bahuta cintita the| parantu idhara kucha samaya se tumameM hamAre isa vaMza ke anukUla gaNoM ke vikAsa ko dekha ve garva karane lage the| jo adhikArI hote haiM unheM apanI icchA ke anusAra Adeza meM rakhane kI kuzalatA zAsaka meM svayaM A jAtI hai| abhI car3hatA yauvana hai tumhArA aura khUna garama hai| tumheM ukasAkara, lAlaca dikhAkara loga apanA svArtha siddha kara sakate haiN| tumhAre pitA eka niyama kA pAlana kiyA karate the| koI mu~ha para prazaMsA karatA to ve usakA kabhI vizvAsa nahIM karate the| use yaha yAta mahasUsa nahIM hone dete the jisase kisI taraha kI anabana na paidA ho| agara unheM kisI para vizvAsa rakhakara calanA bhI hotA to usakI pahale acchI taraha se parIkSA kara lete the| vaha tumheM mAlUma hI hai ki unakA kina-kina para pUrNa vizvAsa thaa| cadi nahIM jAnate ho to maiM batA duuNgaa| ve hara bAta hameM batA diyA karate the| kisI bhI bAta ko ve hamase nahIM chipAte the| Amataura para pahale batAte aura svIkRti lete the / kabhI-kabhI hamase vicAra karane kA yadi samaya na milatA aura tatkAla koI nirNaya lenA hotA yA kArya karanA hI hotA thA to avakAza milate hI Akara hameM batA diyA karate the| hamane unheM saba taraha se AjJAdI de rakhI thii| phira bhI unhoMne usa AjAdI kA durupayoga nahIM kiyaa| jahA~ taka mujhe yAda hai, unhoMne kabhI koI aisA kAma nahIM kiyA jo hameM apriya lagA ho| hamane tumhAre upanayana ke avasara para unake paTTAbhiSeka kI bAta socI thI, lekina vaha rAjA nahIM bne| ve saMkoca prakaTa karate to bhI manA liyA jA sakatA thA, parantu usa samaya kucha aisI ghaTanAe~ 9.4: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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ghaTIM ki unhoMne yaha svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| isa bAra hameM santuSTa karane ke vicAra se svIkAra kiyA thA lekina bhagavAna ko hI icchA nahIM thii| jInA-maranA hamAre hAtha kI bAta nhiiN| hameM apanI A~khoM ke sAmane unakA nidhana dekhakara zoka santapta honA likhA thA, so huaa| yaha hamAre pUrva saMcita kinhIM pApoM kA phala hai| hama vinAza yA mRtyu se DaranevAle nahIM, kisI taraha saha lete haiM yaha sb| parantu tumhArI mA~ mahAsAdhvI pracaladevI ko isa duHkha kA sahanA kitanA kaSTakara hai, ise hama sapajhate haiN| sItA-sAvitrI jaisI sAdhvI, paramapavitra saumyamUrti hai vh| hamAre lie bahu-baMTI donoM vahI hai| apanI usa mA~ ko kabhI duHkha na phuNcaanaa| vaha dUsaroM ko sukhI banAne ke lie khuda mauna rahakara duHkha sahana karatI rahanevAlI devI hai| usakI icchA ke anusAra calanA tuma logoM kA kartavya hai| choTe appAjI, udaya, yaha bAta maiM tumase bhI kaha rahA huuN| aisI mahimAgayI mAtA ko sukhI banAkara rakhanA tuma sabakA dharma hai| donoM bhAiyoM ko paraspara pUraka banakara eka-dUsare ko sahayoga dete hue, kisI taraha kI anabana ke binA Apasa meM mila-julakara rahanA caahie| choTe appAjI, maiM nAmamAtra ke lie mahArAja thA, sAre kArya tumhAre pitA hI nibhAte rhe| suno, tumhAre pitAjI kA jo sadvyavahAra rahA vaisA hI apekSA tumase kI jAtI hai| aya tumheM appAjI ke isa gustara rAjya-nirvahaNa ke kArya meM dAyAM hAtha banakara kAryarata honA hogaa| udaya abhI choTA hai| vaha jaba taka bar3A na ho jAya taba taka eka taraha kA yaha atirikta uttaradAyitva bhI tuma para hai| jaba udaya lAyaka bana jAya to donoM jimmedArI ko Apasa meM bA~Takara bar3e appAjI ke kAma meM hAtha bNttaanaa| tuma donoM ko pANDavoM kI taraha eka banakara rahanA hogaa| isakA AzvAsana hameM deMge? tumhAre pitA apane antima samaya meM to kucha kaha nahIM paaye| unhIM ko kahA~ mAlUma thA ki vaha unakA antima samaya hai| isalie hama bhI antima samaya taka pratIkSA na karake jo kucha kahanA cAhate haiM use jaldI kaha denA caaheNge| hA~, saba-kucha eka hI bAra nahIM kahA jA skegaa| jaba-jaba sUjhegA, taba tumheM batAtA cluuNgaa| ThIka hai na!" bAlaka mauna rhe| unake manaHpaTala para paTTAbhiSeka mahotsava kI sArI ghaTanAe~ eka sAtha ghUma gyiiN| auMkheM bhara aayiiN| umar3ate hue duHkha ko rokane ke unake sAre prayatna bekAra ho gye| mahArAja vinayAditya kI dRSTi una para hI thii| bole, "roko mata, unheM bahine do| andara ke duHkha-bhAra ke halkA hone kA yahI to eka mArga haiN| acchA ho, sAre A~sU velApurI meM hI baha jAe~ aura isa yagacI kI dhArA meM mila jAe~, inheM dorasamudra Dhokara na le jAnA pdd'e| vahA~ jAne kA samaya bhI to aba nikaTa AtA jA rahA hai| yahA~ Aye chaH mahIne bItane ko hue / pradhAnajI se bulAvA bhI AyA hai| rAjadhAnI ke loga aba aura pratIkSA nahIM karanA caahte| hameM aba paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: I15

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vApasa jAne ke bAre meM socanA hogaa|" "patA nahIM, mA~ kI kyA rAya haiM?" rAjakumAra ballAla ne khaa| aa nahA~ rahane meM meM asahanIya duHkha hotA hai, to unheM kitanA duHkha ho sakatA hai, isakI kalpanA kara sakate haiN| phira bhI unheM vyAvahArika dRSTi se sIdhA le jAnA hI ucita hai, isalie unheM DhADhasa dekara samajhA-bujhAkara le jAnA hI hogaa|" ___mA~ se yaha bAta ko bhI kaise? mere lie to bahuta muzkila hai|' ballAla vihala ho utthaa| "hama svayaM kheNge| hama usake pAsa calate haiM, abhI hI bAta karanI hogii| Aja zAma taka meM apane nirNaya kI sUcanA rAjadhAnI bheja denI hai|" 'udaya! tuma jAkara mA~ ko batA do ki mahAsannidhAna A rahe haiN| hama abhI ghor3I dera meM pahuMca jaaeNge|' ballAla ne choTe bhaiyA se kahA / vaha AjJA zirodhArya kara tatkAla calA gyaa| ___ mahAsannidhAna ke Agamana kI sUcanA pAte hI yuvarAnI ecaladevI sammAnapUrvaka pratIkSA karane lgii| kucha hI dera meM goMkA ne Akara nivedana kiyA ki mahAsannidhAna padhAra rahe haiN| yuvarAnI uThakara antaHpura ke dvAra taka calI aayiiN| mahArAja binayAditya rAjakumAra ballAla aura biTTideva ke sAtha vahA~ A pahu~ce to ecaladevI ne mahArAja ke paira chue aura A~khoM se lgaayaa| aura phira kisI aupacArikatA ke binA mahArAja ke baiMThate hI saba baiTha gye| ___mahArAja ne bAta Arambha kI, ''isa samaya hama pecIdA rAjanItika prastAva lekara Aye haiN| pecIdA to hai, para kahe vinA kAma nahIM clegaa| yuvarAja jaba kabhI pAnasika tanAva kA anubhava karate the to svastha hone ke lie velApurI AyA karate the| taba yuvarAnI bhI sAtha hotI thiiN| yaha saba mAlUma hI hai| isa bAra bhI eka bar3I vyathA halakI karane ke lie yahA~ Aye the| nakSatra-doSa kI bAta purohitoM meM kahI baha koI z2abaradasta kAraNa nahIM thaa| hama agara cAhate to lokarUr3hi ke anusAra kucha vyavasthA karake dorasamudra meM hI rahA jA sakatA thaa| parantu vahA~ rahane se hara kSaNa yuvarAja kA smaraNa AtA rahatA / honA kucha thA, huA kucha aura hI, isa durghaTanA kI yAda kSaNa-kSaNa mAnasika vyathA utpanna karatI rhtii| isalie hamane ghaTanA sthala se dUra rahane kI socI thii| hamArA vicAra thA ki isase bhItara kA darda kucha kama hogA, isa duranta ko kucha hada taka 'mUlane meM madada milegii| vAstava meM praghAnajI aura daNDanAyaka jI isa sthAnAntara ko pasanda nahIM karate the| mere svAsthya ke acchA na hone kA bahAnA karake bhI hameM rokanA cAhate the| magara hameM mana-hI-mana vahA~ kI rAjanItika sthiti, usa samaya kucha kaluSita huI-sI laga rahI thii| ise 116 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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nirmala hone denA Avazyaka thaa| zAyada hamArI gairahAjirI isameM sahAyaka ho sakegI-yaha socakara hI hama yahA~ cale aaye| aba sthiti kucha sudharatI pratIta hotI hai| yaha to sarvavidita hai ki eka-na-eka dina mRtyu Ato hai| parantu usa mRtyu kA yoM acAnaka A jAnA hameM AghAta pahu~cAtA hai, hama zokAkula ho uThate haiN| yaha zoka bhI anivArya hai| aba vaha kucha-kucha zAnta hone ko hai; aisI hAlata meM use phira se dorasamudra taka sAtha le jAe~ to yaha Dara hai ki usakA punarAvartana ho jaay| aisA honA sahaja hI hai| lekina aba pradhAnajI ne nivedana bhejA hai ki ucita samaya A gayA hai, saba lauTeM aura rAjamahala ko phira se zobhA pradAna kreN|" phira eka kSaNa mauna rahakara bole, "hamAre sAmane aba aneka kaThina samasyAeM haiN| ghuvarAja jina kAryoM kA nirvahaNa karate the, unase bhI kahIM adhika uttaradAyitvoM kA nirIkSaNa aba inheM karanA hogaa| rAjya ko kahIM adhika sudRr3ha aura vistRta karanA hogA aura isake lie rAjakumAroM kA rAjadhAnI meM rahanA atyanta Avazyaka hai| vyAvahArika dRSTi se vahI ucita hai| inake bhAvI zreya kA vikAsa bhI isI bAta para nirbhara haiN| aisI sthiti meM yuvarAnI ko apanA duHkha sahakara bhI kumAroM ke hita ko dhyAna meM rakhakara rAjadhAnI meM jAkara rahanA hI acchA hai| hama jAnate haiM yaha AsAna nahIM, phira bhI .. ma rahA hai| hamArI yuvarAnI meM aucityajJAna kisa stara kA hai, ise yuvarAja ne hamase aneka bAra kahA aura prazaMsA bhI kI hai| isIlie hamane svayaM Akara sArI vastusthiti spaSTa kara dI haiM, vaise hama kisI bhI bAta para jora nahIM ddaaleNge|" vinayAditya ne bar3e sneha bhare zabdoM meM apanI manaHsthiti cuvarAnI ke sAmane rakha dii| mRtyuzaiyA para par3e hue unhoMne mujhase eka bAta kahI thii| maiMne vacana diyA haiM ki usakA pAlana kruuNgii| ataH rAjakumAroM kA hita mujhe hI sabase mukhya hai| usake lie sabakucha tyAga karane ke lie taiyAra huuN| unake vichoha ke isa vana-AghAta ko bhI saha luuNgii| saba taraha ke kaSTa jhelakara jInA hI nArI kI zakti kI saccI parIkSA hai| sannidhAna kI AjJA zirodhArya hai| apane svAmI se maiMne anusaraNa karanA hI sIkhA hai| mujhe unhoMne eka bAta aura batAyI thI--sannidhAna ko batAne ke lie aba taka maukA nahIM milaa| aba yatA denA merA kartavya haiN| vaha bhI mRtyu-samaya hI unhoMne kahA thA, "dekho yuvarAnI, sannidhAna tumhAre viSaya meM sadA eka bAta kahate rahate haiN| hamAre lie yuvarAnI bahU hI nahIM, beTI bhI haiN| aba isake sAtha tumheM unakA putra bhI bananA hogaa| pUrNa rUpa se sajaga rahakara tumheM unako saMbhAlate rahanA hogA, vRddha jo tthhre|'-unkii isa AjJA kA pAlana karake unakI AtmA ko zAnti pahu~cAnA merA parama kartavya hai| prANapaNa se unakI isa AjJA kA pAlana kruuNgii|" pASTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 117

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"ThIka hai, maiM pradhAnajI ke pAsa patra bheja duuNgaa| kisa muhUrta meM yahA~ se ravAnA honA hai aura kisa muhUrta meM vahA~ pahu~canA hai yaha bAta kara bahA~ khabara bhejane kA Adeza duuNgaa|" kahakara vinayAditya uTha khar3e hue| yuvarAnI aura rAjakumAra unake pIche dvAra taka aaye| mahArAja ne apane vizrAma-kakSa meM jAkara dorasamudra ke lie patra bheja diyaa| rAjagharAne ke jyotiSiyoM kI sUcanA lekara svayaM pradhAna gaMgarAja hI belApurI jA phuNce| muhUrta ke anusAra rAjaparivAra ne dorasamudra ke lie prasthAna kiyA / cigama daNDanAtha ko belApurI meM hI rahanA pdd'aa| apanI rAjaparamparA ke anusAra sabane vinA kisI sambhrama ke rAjamahala meM praveza kiyaa| prabhu ne jahA~ dehatyAga kiyA thA vahA~ yathAvidhi pUjana-havana sampanna kiyA gyaa| aura vaha koSTha khola diyA gyaa| dorasamudra pahu~ce qarIba-karIba eka pakhavArA bIta gyaa| magara heggar3e mArasiMgayyA kA kahIM koI patA nahIM thA! yaha yuvarAnI ko kucha burA lgaa| sIdhe bar3e beTe se pUchane meM hicakicAhaTa thii| kisI ko milane-julane ke lie maukA hI unhoMne nahIM diyA, vaha unheM svIkArya nahIM thaa| daNDanAyikA ne bhI darzana karane kI koziza kI, para saphala nahIM huii| prabhu ne heggar3e ko svayaM isalie bulavAyA thA ki kevala rAjamahala kI Antarika vyavasthA ke kAmoM meM padada kareMge, rAjamahala ke kAryakartA kI haisiyata se| aba Azcarya to vaha haiM ki unakA kahIM patA hI nahIM! vAstava meM yuvarAnI kI yaha bhAvanA thI ki aba vaha AA~gI taba ve upasthita rheNge| bIca meM eka bAra pradhAna gaMgarAja jaba Aye the to unase pUchanA bhI cAhA yaa| patA hI nahIM kyoM dhupa raha gyii| zAyada hegar3e ke prati vizeSa AtmIyatA kA prakAzana saMcita na samajhakara aisA kiyA hogaa| mahAdaNDanAyaka ne unheM dogasamudra meM nahIM rahane diyA hogA, yaha bhI unake mana meM aayaa| saccAI kA patA lagAne ke lie unhoMne revimayyA ko Adeza diyaa| rerimayyA ne Akara batAyA, ''mahArAja aura gajaparivAra ke logoM ke velApurI jAne ke bAda, heggar3ejI ko daurasamudra meM vizeSa kArya nahIM raha gayA thaa| unheM balipura vApasa bhejane kI bhI suvidhA nahIM dikhI, isaliA belUgola ke gaste para vahA~ se Der3ha-do kosa idhara hI ke eka gA~va ke heggar3e banAkara bheja diye gaye haiN| unheM vahA~ gaye tIna mahIne se z2yAdA ho gaye haiN|" "aura siMgimayyA?" ecaladevI ne puuchaa| "balipura se Ate hI unheM. sunA hai, yAdavapurI bheja diyA gayA thaa|" [18 :: paTTamahAdevI sAntalA : bhAga do

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"ThIka hai, jAo apanA kAma dekho|" ecaladevI ne khaa| vaha calA gyaa| "rAjanItika zrRMkhalA meM lagI kar3iyoM ko eka jagaha se nikAlakara dUsarI jagaha biTAyA jA sakatA hai| yaha mahAdaNDanAyaka se sambaddha viSaya hai| antaHpura ke logoM ko ina bAtoM meM hastakSepa karanA ThIka nahIM, aisA ecaladevI samajhatI thiiN| phira prabhu ne svataH apane kAya ke lie ji haiM yahAM bulavAyA unheM rAjagRha kI salAha liye binA kahIM ancatra bhejane ke lie koI kAraNa honA caahie| patA lagAnA hogA ki kAraNa kyA hai|'' ecaladevI ne vicAra kiyaa| ve socane lagI ki beTe se vicAra-vimarza kareM yA mahArAja se? Akhira nirNaya kiyA ki isa viSaya para mahArAja se hI carcA karanA ThIka hai| mahArAja se milane ke lie sUcanA bhijavA dI gyii| jisa dAsI ke dvArA samAcAra bhejA thA usI ke sAtha mahArAja svayaM hI A pahu~ce aura, "kyA koI z2arUrI kAma thA:" pUchate hue baiTha gye| isI bIca ecaladevI uThakara khar3I ho gayI thiiN| unhoMne Age bar3hakara unake paira chApa, praNAma kiyA aura kucha dUra jA baitthiiN| bolIM, ''prabhu ne heggar3e mArasiMgayyA jI ko yahA~ rAjamahala ke kArya para niyukta kara balipura se bulavAyA thaa|' itanA nivedana kara mauna ho gyiiN| ___"hAM, yaha hameM mAlUma hai| yuvarAja ne hamase vicAra-vimarza karane ke yAda ho yaha nirNaya liyA thaa| yuvarAja ko hamane saba adhikAra sauMpa diye the| phira bhI meM kabhI koI kAma hamase kahe binA yA hamArI saba liye binA nahIM karata the| kabhI unhoMne usa adhikAra svAtantrya kA durupayoga nahIM kiyaa| acchA, isa bAta ko aba yahIM rahane deN| yaha batAe~ ki aba heggar3e kA kyA huA?" mahArAja ne puuchaa| "unheM eka grAma bhejA gayA hai, tIna mAsa pahale hI, vaha sunane meM aayaa|" "aisA kyoM? hameM kucha mAlUma hI nahIM! hamase milane ke lie jaba bhI pradhAnajI Aye, unhoMne isa bAta kA jikra taka nahIM kiyA! acchA. hama isa sambandha meM dayAphta kreNge| unheM yahA~ bulavAne kA Adeza hama Aja hI de rahe haiN| "na, na, mahArAja ko bhI nahIM batAyA hai, to isameM kisI kA koI uddezya z2arUra hogaa| pahale vaha uddezya kyA hai-ise ThIka-ThIka jAnane kA prayAsa kreN| usake bAda hI isa sambandha meM Age koI vicAra kiyA jAe-aisA mujhe lagatA hai| hamAre yahA~ ke kisI adhikArI ko unakA yahA~ rahanA gasa na AyA ho phira bhI hama bulA leM, to unheM apriya aura anAvazyaka saMgharSa kA zikAra yananA pdd'egaa| aisI sthiti Akhira kyoM paidA kI jAya?" "hamArI yuvarAnI jI ko kisI bhI adhikArI se Darane kI jarUrata nahIM, cAhe vaha bar3e-se-bar3e pada para kyoM na hoN| Aja yuvarAnI haiM kala vaha rAjamAtA hoNgii| yuvarAnI kI bAta ko na mAnanevAle adhikArI ko hamAre rAjya meM koI sthAna nhiiN|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 14

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"mannidhAna kA svAsthya isa yogya nahIM ki jaba jahA~ cAheM vahA~ cala-phira skeN| pahale jaisA svAsthya rahA hotA to kisI bhI taraha kA nirNaya kara sakate the| appAjI kI umra isa lAyaka hone para bhI abhI anubhava kI kamI hai| use rAjya saMcAlana santra jaba naka parI taraha hastagata na ho jAe taba taka kisI ko bhI cher3anA zAyada ThIka nahIM hogA, merI alpamati meM kucha aisA hI AtA hai| prabhu ke jIvita rahate harA bhI, unakI zArIrika zakti kA hrAsa huA jAnakara, unhIM se upakRta hokara unase hI prANarakSA prApta karanevAle khuda cAlukya cakravartI hI jaba krUra bana sakate haiM to sAvadhAnI se kAma lenA hogaa| isI bhAvanA se yaha nivedana kara rahI huuN| filahAla hameM aisA AcaraNa karanA hogA ki isa sthAna parivartana se hameM kura phAyadA nahIM huA haiN| agara kisI duruddezya se kisI ne vaha saba kiyA hogA to hamAre isa taraha ke AcaraNa se use bala milegA aura baha aura bhI kisI kutantra meM pravRtta hogaa| sAvadhAna rahakara taya hama use pakar3a sakate haiM-yahI ThIka hogaa| sArI dAta tava bar3e-choTe donoM appAjI ko bhI mAlUma par3a jaaegii| taba adhikAra sUtra apane hAtha meM lene ke lie ve prayatnazIla hoMge, aura taba taka unheM paryApta samaya bhI mila jaaegaa| eka bAra rAjya-saMcAlana kI pUrI yogyatA unameM A jAe tabhI svatantra rUpa se kucha karane yogya ve bana skeNge| yadi sannidhAna merI isa salAha ko ucita samajheM to aisA kreN|" ecaladevI ne nivedana kiyaa| ___ "abhI hama kucha nahIM kaheMge / appAjI aura choTe appAjI donoM ko bulavAkara vicAra-vimarza karane ke bAda hI koI nirNaya lenA ucita hogaa| vaise buvarAnI ne bar3I acchI bAta kahI hai, suujhbuujh-bhrii|" mahArAja ne khaa| "rAjakumAroM se vicAra-vimarza na hI kareM to zAyada acchA hogaa|" "kyoM" "appAjI ke mana meM heggar3e mArasiMgayyA jI ke bAre meM kaisI dhAraNA hai, yaha mAlUma nhiiN| eka samaya unake lie appAjI ke mana meM tiraskAra kA bhAva rahA hai| usake vicAra karane kA DhaMga kucha dUsarI hI dizA meM calA gayA thaa| isalie isa viSaya meM usase nahIM kaheM to hI ThIka hogaa|" "hA~, hA~, hamArA dhyAna usa tarafa nahIM gayA thaa| bar3hatI huI umra ke sAtha vicAra karane kI zakti bhI ghaTatI jAtI hai| hameM sArA vRttAnta mAlUma hai| eka bAra kyoM, aneka bAra daNDanAyaka maricAne ko usakI pUrva-sthiti hastI-haisiyata kI yAda bhI dilAyI hai| appAjI kA mana padmalA para hai, yaha bhI mAlUma hai|" "pahale pravala Asakti thI, parantu Ajakala kyA sthiti hai isakA mujhe patA nahIM, isa sambandha meM maiM kaha bhI nahIM sktii| hA~. eka dina, jaba prabhu jIvita the, unhoMne appAjI ko bhI sAtha rakhakara pradhAnajI se vicAra-vimarza kiyA thaa| isake 1211 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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pazcAt zAyada usakA udhara dhyAna nahIM jAtA hai|" "usa samaya kyA huA thA, mAlUma hai?'' 'nhiiN| prabhu aura vaha donI isa sambandha meM mauna rhe| maiMne bhI jAnane para jora nahIM diyaa| mujhase chipAkara rakhane jaisI koI bAta unameM nahIM rhii| yadi maiM na bhI jAnatI to usase koI hAni nahIM dhI; yahI socakara maiM cupa rhii|" "acchA use jAna deN| padmalA kA vivAha appAjI se hone ke bAre meM avarAnI ko koI etarAja hai?" "prabhu kI isa viSaya meM eka nizcita saca thiiN| usa lar3akI ke lie unheM kisI bhI taraha se vyaktigata asamaMjasa nahIM thaa| phira bhI vaha jisa vAtAvaraNa ra patnI hai use rakhate hue pAnI ke loga nahIM mAnate the| vaha vAtAvaraNa hAnikAraka hai-yaha unakI nizcita dhAraNA thii| appAjI agara bar3A beTA na hote to zAyada ve bIca meM na pdd'te|" "yuvarAnI kI bhI yahI rAya hai kyA?" 'appAjI ko acchA na lage, aisA koI bhI bandhana merI ora se nhiiN| isa viSaya meM meM usakI icchA ke anusAra hI cluuNgii| cAhe mujhe ucita lage, na lge| yadi yahI usakA nizcaya hai to maiM usake sukha ko apanA sukha spneNgii|" __ matalaba yaha ki appAjI kI zAdI usI kI icchA ke anusAra hogI- yahI naH" "mero yaha rAya sirpha appAjI ke hI bAre meM nahIM, sabhI baccoM ke prati hai|'' "agara ve kisI galata rAste para jAe~ to unheM samajhAkara kucha kaheMgI nahIM?" "manuSya ko manuSya banakara jInA ho to use kisa taraha rahanA cAhie, kisa taraha kA parivAra manuSya ko puruSa banakara jIne ke lie cAhie? dAmpatya jIvana meM samarasa kyA hai? ina saba viSayoM ko maiMne acchI taraha se samajhAyA hai| unheM acche guru bhI mile haiN| vAstava meM vaha hamAre hAtha se nikalA jA rahA thaa| yahI guru the jinhoMne usameM itanA parivartana lA diyaa| aba usameM yauvana kA andhA joza nahIM, balki eka vivekapUrNa saMyama AyA hai| isalie isa sambandha meM maiM adhika socatI nahIM huuN| isakA yaha matalaba nahIM ki mujhe ThIka na jaMcane para bhI maiM cupa rhuuNgii| use smjhaauuNgii| parantu merI hI bAta mAnI jAe-aisA perA Agraha nhiiN|'' "to aba Age kA kArya?" "mauna rahakara najara rakhane kaa| mArasiMgavyA ke sthAnAntaraNa ke bAre meM jijJAsAvaza sannidhAna ke darzana kI abhilASA kI thI, magara sannidhAna ko hI isase aparicita rakhA gayA hai| sannidhAna ko yahA~ taka Ane kA kaSTa nahIM karanA cAhie thaa| maiMne darzana ke lie upayukta samaya jAnane hetu khabara bhijavAyI thI, paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do : 121

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maiM svayaM sevA meM phuNctii|" "apanI usa AzA ko pUrNa karane ke lie turanta cale AnA caahie| beTI ko pitA ke pAsa Ane ke lie samaya-asamaya ke bAre meM nahIM socanA caahie|" ''jo aajnyaa|" "isa sthAna-parivartana se heggar3e mArasiMgacyA duHkhita hA hoMge." "unheM saba bAteM mAlUma haiN| ve parezAna nahIM hoNge| unako yaha vizvAsa hai ki rAjaparivAra ko yadi hamArI AvazyakatA hogI to ve bulA leNge| aSAnta ke samaya bAhuvalI svAmI ke darzana ke lie to jAnA hI hai| taba unheM bhI nahIM Ane ke lie sUcita kara deNge|" ___"ThIka haiN|" kahakara pahArAja uTha khar3e hue| ecaladevI ne daravAje taka Akara svayaM paradA httaavaa| ve vahA~ se cale gye| prabhu reyaMga ke svargavAsa ke eka varSa bItate hI ballAla ke bauvarAjyAbhiSeka kA nirNaya mahArAja kise liyabATa bar3I stana vA sabhA hoga karake lauTane ke pazcAt yuvarAnI ecaladevI kI icchA ke anusAra isa samArambha ko sampanna karane kA nirNaya kiyA gyaa| yadi pahale jaisI sthiti hotI to isa yAtrA ke sandarbha meM daNddhanAvikA zAyada bahuta utsAha dikhaatii| parantu abakI bAra rAjaparivAra ke velApurI se lauTane para yuvarAnI jI ke sandarzana ke lie daNDamAthikA ne prayatna kiye the| lekina vaha apane prayatnoM meM asaphala rahI 1 isakA gussA usane hegar3e parivAra para utArA-cAhe pAsa rahe yA dUra koI na koI gar3abar3I to paidA karatA hI rahatA hai| zAyada grAma se usa heggar3e ne khabara bhejI hogii| zikAyata bhI kI hogI ki dUra bheja diyA hai| hamArI haz2Ara zikAyateM kI hoMgI isalie to yuvarAnI ne darzana nahIM diye| aisI hAlata meM usake sthAna parivartana ko lekara rAjamahala meM vikSobha kA vAtAvaraNa paidA ho gayA hogaa| phira isako pratikriyA kyA huI hogI-yahI cAmabbA socatI rho| parantu rAjamahala meM yA anyatra kahIM bhI kucha nahIM huA thaa| isa bAta ko samajhane ke lie daNDanAyikA ko bahuta samaya na lgaa| khuda daNDanAyikA cAmadhye ko dharAnI ke darzana kA saubhAgya nahIM milA thA lekina usakI beTiyoM ko kabhI-kabhI rAjakumAroM se milate rahane kA maukA mila jAtA thaa| usa kabhI-kabhI ke milana meM pahale kI-sI milanasArI aura utsAha na dikhane para bhI koI viparIta bhAvanA nahIM thii| isa bAta ko daNDanAyikA apanI beTiyoM se bAtacIta karaka samajha cukI thii| usake pati yA bhAI ne koI aisI bAta bhI nahIM kI thI ki jisase 122 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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vaha AtaMkita ho jaae| isalie daNDamAyikA ko thor3A santoSa huA thA ki hegar3e ke sthAna parivartana saM rAjamahala meM koI khimmatA nahIM hai| phira bhI andara-hI-andara use yaha duHkha to rahA ki darzana karane kA maukA nahIM milaa| use aisA laga rahA thA ki usake isa duHkha kA kAraNa heggar3e kA hI parivAra hai| vaha isa AzA se pratIkSA kara rahI thI ki isakA pratikAra karane kA maukA mile binA na rhegaa| bAhubalI svAmI ke darzana ke lie jAne se eka dina pUrva cAmale aura usakI beTiyoM ko rAjamahala se bulAvA aayaa| jaba cAmabve ne yaha sunA to vizvAsa hI nahIM huaa| isa bulAve kA kAraNa na mAlUma hone se vaha soca rahI thI patA nahIM kyoM bulAyA gayA hai| acchA vicAra bhI AyA, bure bhI aaye| jaba mAnasika dvandra ho taba nirmala aura spaSTa vicAra A bhI kaise sakate haiM? eka tarafa utsAha thaa| khulAce ko lAbhadAyaka samajhakara yaha utsAhita huI thI, to sAtha hI usameM yA bhAvanA bhI AyI ki isa samaya yuvarAnI ke mana meM dabA par3A krodha jvAlAmukhI kI taraha ubala par3e to kyA hogA? usa utsAha meM bhI yaha bhy| vaha kauMpa utthii| inhIM bhAvanAoM ko lekara vaha apanI beTiyoM ke sAtha rAjamahala meM gyii| vahA~ use aura usakI beTiyoM ko apekSA se bhI adhika svAgata milaa| dekhate hI yuvarAnI ne kahA, "iNDanAyikA ko duHkha huA hogA darzana cAhane para bhI na milane ke kAraNa / svAmI ke Akasmika nidhana ke kAraNa maiMne kisI sumaMgalI yA kanyA kA darzana na karane kA nirNaya kiyA thaa| isAlA ApakI darzanAbhilASA ko pUrNa nahIM kara sakI thii| patA nahIM kisI purAkRta pApa ke kAraNa merA mAMgalyA china gayA aura merI yaha sthiti ho gayI..." yuvarAnI kA galA bhara AyA, sAMsa ruka gayI, A~sU nikala aaye| gale kI bAta gale meM hI raha gyiiN| palle se muMha haiMka liyaa| cAmabve ko aise mauke kI bAta kahanA bhI nahIM sujhaa| cupa rhii| bacciyoM kI A~kheM bhara aayiiN| unhoMne A~sU poMcha liye| thor3A rukakara yuvarAnI ne kahA, "daNDanAyikA jI, yaha duHkha hI aisA hai ki kitanA hI rokane kA prayatna kareM tada bhI vaha sakatA nhiiN| hama sadA bhagavAna se yahI prArthanA karate haiM ki zatruoM ko bhI aisA duHkha na de| vAstava meM merA vartamAna jIvana mere lie avAMchita hai| prabhu kI antima AzA ko sampUrNa karanA merA kartavya hai-isI bhAvanA ko lekara jI rahI huuN| nahIM to aba taka sallekhanA vrata lekara maiM suraloka pahu~ca gayI hotI... hAlA~ki yaha saba nahIM bolanA cAhie phira bhI duHkha hI aisA hai, kyA kruuN| maiMne kabhI kisI kI burAI manasA-vAcA-karmaNA kisI taraha nahIM caahii| burAI cAhanevAloM kI bhI maiMne burAI nahIM caahii| to bhI merI aisI dazA kyoM huI: jaba maiM yaha socatI hU~ taba sadA dUsaroM kI burAI cAhate hI rahanevAloM ke lie kauna-sA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 12:5

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bhArI duHkha mila sakatA hai - isakI kalpanA nahIM kara paatii| burAI kareM to duHkha kA milanA to anivArya hai hI / loga ise samajhakara bhI burAI kyoM karate jAte haiM- - yaha aisI samasyA hai jisakA hala DhU~Dhane para bhI nahIM miltaa|" daNDanAyikA ko kucha kahanA cAhie thaa| use lagA ki yuvarAnI ne jo kucha kahA vaha saba usI ke bAre meM hai / parantu vaha isa bAta ko mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahIM thI ki usane burAI kI hai| usane kahA, "cuvarAnI jI kI agara kisI ne koI burAI kI hI to use denA AsAna kAma hai| rAnI kI durAI kA sAhasa bhI kisI ko na hogaa|" kahate samaya galA kucha ru~dhane lagA yA phira bhI sAhasa karake kaha hI diyaa| - yuvarAnI jI sunakara kucha muskuraayiiN| bolIM, maiMne qhAsa apane bAre meM socakara yaha bAta nahIM khiiN| burAI yuvarAnI kI kare yA eka sAdhAraNa sipAhI kI patnI kI - donoM barAbara haiN| burAI kisakI kI gayI, vaha burA hai yA nahIM isa taraha socanA ThIka nhiiN| parantu hamase upakRta hokara bhI hamArI hI burAI kareMge to ve bhagavAna ke sAmane kyA uttara de sakeMge? apanI burAI kI logoM kI A~khoM se chipA leMge lekina bhagavAna se to chipA nahIM sakeMge! haiM na daNDanAyikA jI? yaha sambhava hai ki burAI karate vaqta vaha burAI na lge| parantu vaha eka na eka dina spaSTa mAlUma ho AegI ki vaha burAI hai| taba burAI karanevAle khuda apanI AtmA ko sAntvanA nahIM de skeNge| aisA hI hai na? Apa jarUra soca rahI hoMgI, maiM yaha saba kyoM bola rahI hU~, haiM na daNDanAyikA jI?" yaha "binA kisI vizeSa kAraNa ke yuvarAnI jI koI bAta nahIM kaheMgI ya sabako mAlUma hai|" - coM sIdhA javAba na de sakane ke kAraNa kucha ghumA-phirAkara khaa| "matalaba ?" 24 - "matalaba yaha ki yuvarAnI jI avazya hI kaheMgI yaha mujhe mAlUma hai / " "yuvarAnI jI ko yadi mAlUma ho to avazya kheNgii| na mAlUma ho to kyA kaha sakatI haiM?" daNDanAyikA anajAna banakara palakeM maTakAtI rahI / "mujhe bhI aisA hI huA karatA hai, daNDanAyikA jii| hamane jisakI kalpanA nahIM kI vaha ho jAtA hai / parantu aisA kyoM huA isakA patA nahIM lgtaa| kAraNa na bhAluma hone para aise hI kiMkartavyavimUr3ha raha jAnA par3atA hai| pichale eka varSa se to maiM akelI alaga-thalaga ghuTatI rahI huuN| apanI bAta taka sunAne ko koI nahIM hai isI vajaha se mujhe bahuta parezAnI hotI rahI haiN| prabhu jaba taka jIvita rahe, mujhe kabhI aisI sthiti kA sAmanA nahIM karanA pdd'aa| mahAsannighAna mujhe apanI 124 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga ho

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beTI te bhI adhika mAnate aura samajhate haiN| phira bhI svatantratApUrvaka unase bAtacIta nahIM kara sktii| rAjakumAra choTe haiN| isalie merI bhAvanA huI ki Apase vArtA karane para mana kA bojha kucha kama ho skNgaa|" buvarAnI bolii| daNDanAyikA ke antaraMga meM acAnaka kucha uphAna aayaa| cehare para utsAha ke bhAva aaye| bolI, "maiM sadA rAjaparivAra kI sevA ke lie taiyAra huuN|" yuvarAnI ne ghaNTI bjaayii| dAsI ne paradA httaayaa| unhoMne dAsI se kahA, / 'rAjakumAroM kA adhyayana cala rahA hai ? jAkara zIghra dekhakara aao|'' dAsI gayI aura zIghra hI lauTakara bolI ki pATha cala rahA hai| 'aisA haiM to ina baccoM ko bhI vahA~ le jaao| pATa samApta hone taka bacce vahIM rhe| bAda meM eka sAtha sabake upAhAra kI vyavasthA ho|' yuvarAnI ne kahA / koI dUsarA upAya na dekha daNDanAyikA kI beTiyAM dAsI ke sAtha calI gyiiN| yuvarAnI jo baiMTI thiiN| unhoMne uThakara daravAjA banda kiyA aura sA~kala lagA dii| phira Akara baiTha gyiiN| kahane lagIM, "daNDanAyikA jI, mujhe Agakala kisI para vizvAsa nahIM ho rahA haiN| kisI se samparka rakhane kI bhI icchA nahIM hotii| pastu dina: jI bhI duza hai| bhugo ra sara aisA asAdhya bojha DAlakara mujhase vacana lekara chor3akara cale gye| aise mauke para mujhe sabakI madada kI AvazyakatA hai| Apa zAyada vizvAsa na kareM parantu usa satya ko batA deM to ApakA hRdaya bhI kA~pa uThegA, phaTa jaaegaa|' ghuvarAnI jI kI bAteM udvegapUrNa thiiN| isa udvega ko rokane ke lie kucha dera taka mauna hokara baiThI rhiiN| daNDanAyikA sandigdha dRSTi se unakI ora dekhatI rhiiN| eka dIrgha niHzvAsa chor3akara yuvarAnI ne kahA, "hamAre prabhu ne vAlukya cakravatI kI gaurava pratiSThA kI aura unake prANoM kI rakSA ke kArya meM prANapaNa se sahayoga diyaa| cAlukya piriyarasI jI kA mAna rakhA aura khatare ke samaya meM unakI prANa rakSA kii| aura bhalamanasAhata ke sAtha vApasa le jAkara usa dharohara ko sauMpa diyaa| isakA poyasala rAjya ko kyA pratiphala milA, jAnatI haiM? hamane jo niSThA aura vizvAsa una para rakhA thaa| usakA kyA puraskAra hameM milA, Apako mAlUma hai|" ''kyA huA? mere mAlika ne bhI mujhe kucha batAyA nahIM!'' ''agara Apa kaheM ki unhoMne nahIM batAyA, taba yahI samajhanA par3atA hai ki Apane unake vizvAsa kI pAtratA kho dI haiN|" __ "aisA to kacha nhiiN| rAjakAja ke bAre meM ve mujhase bAteM nahIM krte| isa sabakA striyoM se kyA sambandha hai? isalie nahIM btaayaa|' daNDanAyikA ne khaa| phira bhI yuvarAnI kI bAta ne daNDanAyikA ke mana para AghAta kiyA thaa| "agara hama batA deM ki cAlukya cakravatI hamAre virodhI bana gaye haiM to Apa paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 125

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vizvAsa kareMgI, dAinAcikA jI?" "kyA yaha saca hai!" "saca, ekadama: vaise jaba AevaM mAlika ne hI nahIM batAyA to mujhe bhI nahIM batAnA cAhie thaa| parantu samaya Ane para sampUrNa posala sAmrAjya ko eka parivAra kI taraha banakara rahanA hogA-isa bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara yaha bAta maiMne jApako batAyI haiN|" yuvarAnI ne khaa| __ "jaisA mAlika kahate haiM, hama to abalA hai, na rAjya ko calA sakatI haiM, na yuddha hI kara sakatI haiN| hamAre...'' "yahIM to Apa g2alata kaha rahI haiN| hama rAjya-saMcAlana yA saMrakSaNa ke kArya meM azakta hai, to bhI ghara ko bigAr3ane tor3ane, bhedabhAva paidA karane ke lie Avazyaka buddhimattA tathA tajJa jIbha rakhate haiM, yaha bAta Apa na bhuuleN| strI ghara ko banA bhI sakatI hai aura bigAr3a bhI sakatI haiN| poyasala rAjya ko eka parivAra-sA banAkara rakhane ke lie hameM usI ke anurUpa caritra-nirmANa karanA hogaa| jo strI apanI pratiSThA evaM svArtha se prerita hokara naukara-cAkaroM ko hIna dRSTi se dekheMgI aura aise kArya meM pravRtta hogI, vaha gharaphor3a hI to kahI jAegI' jo svArthI hotI hai, vaha dUsaroM ke hita aura gaurava kI paravAha nahIM krtiiN| prabhu jaba bImAra the taba maiMne Apako eka bAta batAyI thii| vaha yaha thI ki poysala rAjya se eka vyakti ko dezanikAse denA 15 yA: 48 vyakti bhI svAya kA zikAra thaa| usI deza-niSkAsita vyakti ne hI Aja cAlukya aura posaloM meM viSa kA bIja bo diyA hai- yaha khabara milI hai| usa vyakti kA samparka hamArI rAjadhAnI ke eka ucca padAdhikArI ke gharAne se batAte haiN| ataH strI hone para bhI vaha aviveka se kisI bhI anacAhe AghAta kA kAraNa bana sakatI hai| isalie hamAre rAjya ke hita kI aura rAjakumAroM ke hita kI dRSTi se ucca adhikArI varga ke Apa jaisoM ko samparka rakhate samaya bIsiyoM bAra soca-samajhakara nirNaya lenA caahie| ApakA uddezya burA na hone para bhI Apake aise samparka se svArthI loga nAjAyaja phAyadA uThA jAte haiN| usa vyakti ke deza-niSkAsana ke bAre meM Apake mAlika ne Apako batAyA hai yA nahIM, mAlUma nhiiN|" "batalAyA hai|" to mujhe isa viSaya meM jyAdA kahane kI jarUrata nhiiN| sabhI prasaMga Apa jAnatI hI haiN| Apa hI kahie daNdanAcikA jI, hamane usa vAmAcArI kA kyA nukasAna kiyA thaa| prabhu ne hI kauna-sA anyAya kiyA thA? usane unako prANAghAta pahu~cAne ke lie mantra-tantra kiyA, sunate haiN| deza-nikAle ke daNDa kA badalA lene ke qhayAla se usane apane isa mantra-tantra ke prabhAva ko bddh'aayaa| jisake phalasvarUpa 126 :: paTTamahAdevA zAntalA : bhAga do

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hameM unheM khonA pdd'aa| isa AghAta ke kAraNa jisa sahAre ko khoyA use hama phira . se to pA nahIM skte| usa sahAre ko koI hameM punaH de nahIM sktaa| aba to mujhe apane baccoM kI fikra hai| mujhe aba yaha dekhanA hai ki bacce kuzala raheM, isake lie Apa sabhI kI sahAyatA caahie| jina logoM ko hama cAhate haiM. ve Apako bhI pasanda Ane caahie| tabhI hama eka parivAra ke hoMge aura usa lakSya ko sAtha-sAtha nibAha skeNge| jinheM hama cAhate haiM unheM agara Apa na cAheM to saba vyartha hai| rAjagharAne aura adhikArI varga va unake parivAra ke logoM ke bIca sneha bar3hAne aura dveSa dUra karane ke kAyoM meM Apa logoM kI madada bahuta jarUrI hai| kyA hameM ApakI yaha madada mila sakatI hai?" "yaha pUchanA cAhie : sarakAra ko AjJA hameM zirodhArya hai, mAnya haiN|'' "AjJA! adhikAra mujhe nahIM cAhie, daNDanAyikA jii| premapUrNa hRdaya se ise apanA kartavya mAnakara santopa karanA caahie| aisA karane se parizuddha mana kA vikAsa hotA hai|" "bannoM kI kasama, maiM amAnI jI zrI inA ke anummA bneNgii|" ''baccoM kI kasama mata khAie, daNDanAyikA jii| baccoM kA hita cAhanevAlI koI bhI mA~ baccoM kI sama nahIM khaatii| hamArA aviveka unake Ahata hone kA kAraNa bana sakatA hai| Apake baccoM ke bhAgya meM kyA likhA hai, unake yogAyoga kyA hoMge yaha to koI nahIM batA sakatA hai lekina unakI rAha meM svayaM kaNTaka na bneN| yahI hamAre dhyAna meM rakhane kI bAta hai| kaI bAra, honavAlI kisI bAI ke hama jimmedAra bana jAte haiN| hama AtmA ro na cAheMge phira bhI kAma aisA ho jAtA hai ki mAno hama hI usakA kAraNa haiN| jaba Apa AratI kA jala chir3akane gayIM, taba kyA prabhu kI burAI cAhakara hI Dyor3hI se TakarAyIM? unakI burAI cAhakara Apane mandira meM rakta kI bUMda gigayI? pahalI ghaTanA tI Akasmika huI aura dUsarI zAyada anajAna meM ho gayI hai| phira bhI Age jo bhayaMkara ghaTanA ghaTI taba usakI jimmedAra Apa haiM, yaha kaha to galata na hogA? vaha ucita hogA? dUsaroM para zikAyata lAdane se pahale usa para vicAra karanA hotA hai| Apake raktasikta paira ko hamAre naukara ne dekhA aura bar3I ghabarAhaTa se Akara hamase kahA thaa| agara hamane usI vakta usa kriyA para dhyAna diyA hotA to Aja Apase bAtacIta karane taka kA maukA bhI na rhtaa| hama aura Apa alaga-alaga hI rahe hote| Apako merI eka hI salAha hai| sneha, prema tathA sahRdayatA ke vicAra bar3hAne kI ora ApakA mana pravRtta ho| pazcAttApa se bar3hakara koI aura prAyazcitta nhiiN| jaba taka hamameM apanI g2alatI kI g2alatI mAnane kA sAhasa nahIM hotA taba taka mana nirmala nahIM hotaa| yaha jI bAta maiM Apase kaha rahI hU~, ise prabhu ne apanI antima ghar3I meM paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 127

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bhajhameM kahA thaa| aura yahI unakA antima Agraha thaa| kitanI bar3I bAta hai graha! yadi saba loga use apanA nA yaha bhUmi svarga hI bana jAe kyoMki taba yahAM kevala mahAna AtmAe~ hI rheNgii|" ___ itane meM daravAz2e ke bAhara se upAhAra kI vyavasthA kI sUcanA milii| ecaladevI ne uTakara kahA, "ADA" aura daravAje kI ora cala dii| cAmadhye ne svayaM Age bar3hakara daravAz2A kholaa| donoM ne baccoM ke sAtha milakara upAhAra kiyaa| pazcAlA ke mana ko santoSa ho, aisA koI prasaMga nahIM utthaa| pATha samApta hote hI ballAla mahAsannidhAna se milane athavA kilI rAjakArya ke bahAne calA gyaa| vAstava meM pAlA usase kAnta meM bAta karane kI icchA rakhatI thii| vana, icA ekatarafA ho to phalegI kaise vidA hota samaya yubarAnI ne kahA, "daNDanAyikA jI, Apako eka bAta batAnI hai| kala maiM venagola kI yAtrA para rAjakumAroM ke sAtha bAhubalI svAmI kA anugraha prApta karane jaauuNg|| vahA~ se lauTane ke bAda appAjI ke yauvarAjyAbhiSeka kA dina nizcaya kreNge| pahale jaba hama belagola kI yAtrA para gaye the taba Apa sAtha meM ghiiN| abakI bAra hamane kisI ko bhI sAtha nahIM le jAne kA nirNaya kiyA daNDanAvikA kahanA cAhatI thI ki hama bhI sAtha cleNgii| itane meM yuvaganI jI kA nirNaya hI vyakta ho gyaa| yavarAnI jI ne bahuta hI saujanyatA se kahA dhA to bhI ve dAteM prakArAntara saM iNTanAcikA cApabbe ko cubha-sI rahI thiiN| usameM bhI jaba vAmAcArI ke deza nikAle ke viSaya meM kaha rahI thIM taba usakA hRdaya nicur3a hI gayA thaa| 'apanI g2alatI ko mAnane kA sAhasa jinameM ho unakA mana nimala hotA haiM'-yaha bAta jaba yuvarAnI ne kahI taba apane mana ke usa bhAva ko pradarzita karane kI icchA bhI huii| parantu usa samaya use vaha sAhasa nahIM huaa| phira bhI usake saMyama ko mahAna hI kahanA caahie| kisI bhI prasaMga meM usane apane mana ke tumula-saMgharSa ko vyakta hone nahIM diyaa| 'yuvarAno jI ke ye vicAra bahuta hI ache haiN| rAjakumAroM ke hita meM bhI ApakI yaha mAnA bahuta hI jarUrI hai| mere mAlika ne mujhe isake bAre meM bhI kucha nahIM batAyA :..." zAyada unheM bhI mAlUma nahIM hai| hamArI isa yAtrA ke bAre meM pracAra na ho, yahI mahAsannidhAna kI icchA hai| isalie yaha viSaya kaMcala pradhAnajI ko mAlUma haiM, aisA maiM samajhatI huuN| Aja zAyada daNTa nAyaka jI ko mAlUma ho jaaegii| kyoMki rakSaka dala ko to sAtha calanA hogA na jinheM ve bhejeMge meM hI to sAtha 128 :: pamahAdevI zAntatA : bhAga ko

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jaaeNge| acachA, daNDanAyikA jii| kabhI-kabhI rAjapahala meM AtI rhie| gata varSa kI bAta alaga rhii| samajhI?" __"jo AjJA,' kahakara beTiyoM ke sAtha daNDanAyikA calI gyii| yuvarAnI pracaladevI aura rAjakumAra jaba yenagola mArga para sthita grAma pahu~ce to mArasiMgayyA, mAcikabbe aura zAntalA ne unakA svAgata kiyaa| yaha svAgata nirAimbara evaM hArdika thaa| yuvarAnI ne eka rAta grAma meM hI bitAne kA nizcaya kiyA thaa| parantu daNDigana hAlI nAmaka sthAna para rAta bitAnI pdd'ii| vahA~ siMgimayyA aura siriyAdevI ne unakA svAgata kiyaa| rAjakumAroM ko isa daNDigana hallI meM siMgimayyA ko dekhakara vAstava meM Azcarya huaa| jahA~ taka unakI jAnakArI thI, ve samajhate the ki siMgimavyA balipura ke heggar3e ke pada para niyukta the| yahA~ kyoM aura kaise Aye? isa taraha ke vicAra unake dimAga meM Ane svAbhAvika hI the| ballAla aura biTTideva ne isake bAre meM paraspara vicAra-vimarza kiyaa| donoM hI isake kAraNa se anabhijJa the| kAraNa jAnane kA kutUhala ho rahA thaa| heggar3e mArasiMgayyA ke sthAna parivartana kA kAraNa to unheM mAluma ho gayA thA magara siMgimacyA ke bAre meM kucha mAlUma nahIM huA thaa| siMgimayyA se hI dAMfta karane kA nizcaya karake ballAnadeva ne isakI tahakIkAta karane kA kAma biTTideva ko hI sauMpa diyaa| ballAla ko yaha mAlUma thA ki sigimayyA aura viTTideva ke balipura meM rahate vakta nikaTa kA samparka thaa| parantu vihideva ne kahA, "isa sandarbha meM tahaqIqAta kara unheM sandigdhAvasthA meM DAlane ke badale sodhe mA~ se pUchakara jAna lenA acchA hogaa| isalie ArAma karane se pahale unhoMne mA~ se puuchaa| ecaladevI ne samajhAte hue batAyA, "yaha bAta kabhI na kabhI tuma logoM ko jarUra hI mAlUma honI cAhie thii| prabhu ke siMhAsanArohaNa ke sandarbha meM cAlukya cakravatI asantuSTa dhe| isa asantuSTi kA kAraNa yaha thA ki isa sambandha meM hamane pahale unase anumati nahIM lii| isI bahAne unhoMne balipura pradeza ko posala rAjya ke adhikAra se vApasa lekara use pahale jaise vanavAsI prAnta meM vilIna karane kI sUcanA paTTAbhiSeka ke samaya meM dI thii| usa samaya prabhu mRtyuzaiyA para the isalie yaha bAta gupta hI rakhI gayI, kisI ko batAyI nahIM gyii| yahA~ taka ki yaha bAta mahAsannidhAna ko bhI nahIM batAyI gayI thii| isake kucha samaya bAda hI heggar3e mArasiMgayyA jI ne pradhAnajI ke mArphata mahAsannidhAna ko sUcita kiyA thaa| phira pradhAnajI ke Adeza se hI heggar3ejI ne mahAdaNDanAyaka ko batAyA thaa| aba bhI yaha paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 129

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bAta mahAsannidhAna, pradhAna, mahAdaNDanAyaka, hegar3e mArasiMgayyA, sigimayyA aura revibhavyA ko hI mAlUma hai / " "unhoMne aisI AjJA dI thI, isIlie usa kSetra ko hAtha se jAne diyA?" biTTideva ne puuchaa| "hA~, appAjI / " "kyA hamAre poyasala vaMza ke lie yaha apamAna kI bAta nahIM mA~ ? hameM isa dhokhebAjI ke sAmane jhukanA par3egA:" jarA uttejita hokara briTTideva ne pUchA / "usa samaya uttejita hokara isa prazna ko hala karane kI sthiti nahIM thI, choTe appaajii| usa samaya zAsana kI hAlata bahuta nAjuka thii| prabhu ne sabhI bAtoM para vicAra karake turanta prati prakaraNa rAjanItika dRSTi se buddhi kA kAma nahIM smjhaa|" yuvarAnI ne batAyA / "hama snehavaza unake sAmanta bane the| unheM yaha batalAte to acchA hotA ki hama svatantra hokara bhI raha sakane kI zakti rakhate haiN|" biTTideva ne kahA / " isake lie Apa loga taiyAra ho jaao| kauna manA karatA hai dhokhA aura anyAya ke sAmane posaloM ko sira jhukAne kI Adata nhiiN| parantu taba tumhArA koI cArA bhI nahIM thaa| isake alAvA vaha hamAre dvArA vijita pradeza nahIM thA / unhoMne usa pradeza ko hameM apane sneha ke pratIka ke rUpa meM sauMpA thaa| so bhI bhAI-bhAI ke ApasI manamuTAva ke kaarnn|" "prabhujI ne na jAne kyA dekhakara vikramAditya kA pakSa liyA thA " biTTideva ne kahA / aba hameM usa bAta kI AlocanA nahIM karanI caahie| jahA~ taka maiM jAnatI hU~ prabhu kabhI g2alata viSayoM meM madada nahIM karate the| agara unhoMne vikramAditya jI kI madada kI to vaha nizcita hI nyAyasaMgata rahI hogii|" ereyaMga prabhu ke vyavahAra kA samarthana karatI huI yuvarAnI ne kahA / "phira bhI bhAI-bhAI ke bIca...." biTTideva kucha kahanA cAhatA thA ki isI bIca yuvarAnI ne kahA, "bhAI-bhAI meM isakA jJAna honA cAhie thA na ? isIlie to maiM tuma logoM se sadA kahatI rahatI hU~ ki pada, adhikAra, kIrti Adi sabhI cIjeM vAtsalya ke sAmane gauNa haiN| isI ko hama rAmAyaNa meM bhI pAte haiN| bhAiyoM ke bIca vidveSa bhAvanA paidA nahIM honI caahie| tuma logoM ko svArthavaza bhrAtRvAtsalya ko naSTa nahIM karanA hai|" I "isa bAre meM Apa cintita na hoM mA~ hama tInoM Apa aura prabhujI ke antaHkaraNa ke hI to phala haiN| hamameM kabhI yaha bhAvanA nahIM aaegii| Apa cintA na kreN| parantu cAlukyoM ne hamAre prabhu ko jo sneha-droha kiyA hai, usakA pratikAra 130 :: paTTamahAdetrI zAntalA bhAga do

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to honA hI caahie| svayaM sazakta hone para usakA phAyadA uThAne tathA dUsare ke nibaMla hone para use dabAkara rakhane kI pravRtti ke lie ucita pATha par3hAnA hI hogaa|" biTTideva kA svara aba bhI uttejita thaa| "mahAsannidhAna ke rahate hue hama choToM ko unakI salAha ke anusAra calanA caahie| choTe appAjI, udvigna yA uttejita hokara kAma karane se hama kucha bhI saMbhAla nahIM skeNge| yadi cAlukyoM ne anyAya kiyA hai to bhagavAna hI unheM daNDa degaa| hameM daNDa dene ke lie Age nahIM bar3hanA caahie|' "yaha khIMca-tAnakara chor3ane kI rIti hai, maaN| cAlukcoM ne kamonApana dikhAyA ___'isameM eka bAta aura hai| prabhu yuddhabhUmi se lauTane ke bAda jaba rAMgazaiyA para par3e the taba eka vyakti ko deza-nikAle kA daNDa diyA thA unhoNne| usakI cAlAkI cAlukyoM ke isa taraha ke vyavahAra kA kAraNa banI-vaha bAta sunane meM AyI hai| isalie zAyada g2alatafahamI ke kAraNa aisA vyavahAra kiyA ho| samaya Ane para vAstavikatA kA unheM patA laga hI jaaegaa| isalie abhI hameM zAnta hI rahanA hogaa| "tava kyA vaha vAmAcArI hI isakA kAraNa haiM, mA~?'' ballAla jo aba taka mauna rahA, savAla kara baitthaa| "vaha kyA thA so mujhe mAlUma nahIM, appaajii| mujhe sirpha itanA hI mAlUma hai ki rAjya ke lie khatarA paidA karanevAle eka vyakti ko deza-nikAle kA daNDa diyA gayA thaa| tuma zAyada mujhase z2yAdA jAnate ho-aisA lagatA hai| kauna thA vaha ? usane kyA kiyA?" "mA~, prabhu ko mAlUma thaa| unhoMne jaba Apako nahIM batAyA to kyA merA kahanA ThIka hogA? isake alAvA unhoMne AjJA dI thI ki isa sambandha meM kabhI kisI se kucha nahIM khnaa|" ___"mujhe bhI aisA hI lagA thA ki kucha bAta rahI hogii| eka dina prabhu ne pradhAnajI se jaba gupta mantraNA kI thI taba tumako bhI apane sAtha rakhA thaa| jaba maiMne tumase pUchA to tuma kucha na kahakara khisaka gaye the| prabhu se pUchA to unhoMne kahA ki ina saba rAjanItika bArtA ko jAnakara apanA dimAg2a kyoM kharAba karatI ho, vaha yadi tumako mAlUma na hotI haiM to bhI tumhArA koI nukasAna nhiiN| isa DhaMga se unhoMne kaha diyA thaa| maiM cupa raha gyii| aba ve hI na rhe| unhoMne tuma logoM ko mujhe sauMpakara hoziyArI se dekhabhAla karate rahane kA Adeza diyA thaa| Aja tuma logoM ke lie hI maiM jI rahI huuN| isalie prabhujI jina bAtoM ko jAnate the una sabhI bAtoM se maiM bhI paricita rhuuNgii| to jo ve karanA cAhate the, use karane paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 191

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kI koziza kara duuNgii| kAle ho to kaho nahIM to tumhArI icchaa| maiM vivaza nahIM kruuNgii|" ma, abhI nhiiN| mujhe isa sambandha meM kucha bAtoM ko jAnakArI aura caahie| aba jAnakArI pUrI ho jAegI taba tumheM batAU~gA, TIka hai?" "vaisA hI kro| hegar3e bhArasiMgayyA ko prabhu ne saba bAteM batA hI dI hoNgii| unase pUchane para aisI bAta bhI mAlUma ho sakeMgI jinheM tuma nahIM jAnate hoge| kala unhIM se puucho|" "ho sakatA haiM ve mujhe na bhI batAe~ / " ''taba to tumane unheM ThIka pahacAnA nahIM / kala tuma yuvagaja vananevAle ho aura bAda meM mahArAja bhii| adhikAriyoM ke sAtha tumhArA sambandha arthahIna nahIM honA caahie| isalie tumheM sabhI ko acchI taraha parakhakara samajha lenA hogaa| aura saba tumheM bhI samajha sakeM-isake lie mauqA bhI denA hogaa| prabhu ne kAfI yatna ke bAda yaha guNa pAyA thaa| isalie ve sabake prema aura Adara ke pAtra bana sake the|" "isa sabake lie anubhava bhI to honA cAhie na?" "binA kisI pUrvAgraha ke khule dila se anubhava prApta karoge, tabhI tuma Adarza bana skoge|" "eka samaya thA jaba maiM pUrvAgrahagrasta thaa| aba nhiiN| prabhu ke sAtha yuddhakSetra meM na jAkara Apake sAtha gayA hotA athayA rAjadhAnI meM raha gayA hotA to vahIM kA bahIM rahatA, abakA appAjI nahIM bntaa| kucha dUsarA hI appAjI hotaa| prabhu ne mujhameM jisa Adarza bhAvanA ko bharA usa bhAvanA ne mujhameM Avazyaka saMyama aura vizAlabhAva bhara diyA hai| isalie maiM Apake lie bhAra-svarUpa nahIM banUMgA, mA~ / prabha ko Apane jo vacana diyA hai, use pAlana karane meM maiM ApakA sahAyaka hI banA rahU~gA, bAdhaka nhiiN| mere lie ApakA AzIrvAda hI paryApta hai|" bhAvodvega se ballAla ne mA~ ke caraNa chue aura unheM A~khoM se lgaayaa| bhagavAna kI kRpA se tuma prajAnurAgI rAjA bano aura mujhe tumheM lokapriya dekhane kA saubhAgya mile| bahuta dera ho gyii| ArAma kara lo| subaha tar3ake hI yAtrA karanI hogii| pUrvAha taka hameM belagola pahu~canA hai|" ecaladevI ne khaa| saba apane-apane zayana-kakSa meM cale gye| nizcita kAryakrama ke anusAra niyamita samaya para ve belagola phuNce| sthAgata ke bAda mukAma para gye| phira belagola kI puSpakariNI devabelagola meM snAna kara bhagavAna bAhubalI ke darzana ke lie indragiri pahAr3a para car3ha gye|| revimavyA aura bacce jaldI-jaldI car3ha gye| yuvarAmI, hegar3e dampattI dhiiredhore| rakSaka dala ke do aMgarakSaka unake pIche-pIche car3ha rahe the| yaha saba prakriyA 132 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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mauna hI clii| svAmI kA darzana, pUjA-arcA yathAvidhi sampanna huii| bAhubalI svAmI ke caraNArAdhaka ne zAntalA kI tarafa mur3akara kahA--"ammAjI, bAhubalI svAmI Apake stotra pATha ko sunanA cAhate haiN| sune hue kaI sAla bIta gaye haiN| ApakI vaha madhura dhvani Aja bhI tAz2A hai mAno abhI sunI ho| isalie svAmI ke prati zraddhA ke pratIka svarUpa eka bAra phira tumhAga gAyana ho jaae|" zAnlA ne apanI mA~ kI ora se "bhagavAna ko sevA samarpita karane ke lie kisI kI anumati kI pratIkSA nahIM karanI hotii| Aja kA yaha bhagavadarzana jIvana meM bahuta mahattva rakhatA hai| prabhu ne mujhe jo AjJA dI haiM, use duharAkara bhagavAna ke sAmane phira vacana lUMgI ki usa AjJA kA pAlana kruuN| hamAre bar3e rAjakumAra kI sArI pragati Aja kI pUjA-arcA meM nihita hai| poyasala rAjagharAne kI pragati ke lie tumhAre mAtA-pitA atyanta niSThA ke sAtha sevA karate rahe haiM, tuma bhI unhIM kI taraha niSTA rakhogI-yaha merA vizvAsa hai| Aja kI tumhArI sevA, hamAre bar3e appAjI kI pragati ke lie bAhubali svAmI ko samarpita hogii|" ecaladevI ne khaa| zAntalA sarvAMga-sauSTaya yukta gommaTezcara ke sammukha dhyAnamagna thii| usane AMkha mUMdakara hAtha jor3e aura stutigAna zurU kara dizA / usI bhUpAlI rAga meM jaisA ki pahale sUryodaya ke samaya prathama vAra gAyA thaa| Aja ThIka dopahara kA samaya thaa| prAtaHkAla meM gAye jAnevAle usa rAga ko madhyAhna samaya meM gAne para utanA manohArI na hogA-yaha zAstrajJa paNDitoM kI rAya hai| lekina zAntalA ne sUraja kI usa tapatI dopaharI meM tathA usI rAga meM hI gAyA aura zAntimaya vAtAvaraNa utpanna kara diyaa| usa zAntimaya madhura nAda ke sAtha TaNDI-ThaNDI havA ke jhoMke sabako AhAdakara laga rahe the| isa vAtAvaraNa meM rebimayyA apane-Apa ko bhUlakara bhAvasamAdhi meM sabase adhika khoyA thaa| ballAla kumAra kI bhI yahI dazA thI, vaha bhI usI bhAvasamAdhi meM thaa| isakA yaha matalaba nahIM ki bAkI logoM ko utanA Ananda nahIM milaa| unheM bhI milaa| ecaladevI ko ballAla kI yaha sthiti dekhakara bahuta santoSa huA thaa| mana-hI-mana unhoMne zAntalA ko hajAroM bAra asiisaa| vAstava meM usa dina zAntalA ne tAdAtmya bhAva se gAna kiyA thaa| manda svaroM meM usane jo svara-binyAsa kiyA thA, vaha aisA laga rahA thA ki sampUrNa hRdaya se prArthanA bhagavAna ke sAmane samarpita kI gayI hai| aisA laga rahA thA ki usake madhura kaNTha se nikale nAda kI jhaMkRti ne bAhubali ke hRdayakamala ko vikasita kara diyA ho aura usane kisI bhramara kI taraha usa kamala ke amRta samAna rasa kA pAna kara liyA ho vahA~ kA sArA vAtAvaraNa nAdamaya ho gayA thaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 133

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stotra ke bAda zAntalA ne bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM praNAma kiyaa| "ammAjI, adbhuta! Aja kA svara-vinyAsa usa dina kI tulanA meM bahuta hI acchA rhaa| usa purAnI yAda ko bhulA diyaa| vAstava meM Aja ke gAyana ne svAmI ke hRdayakamala ko khilA diyaa| tumhAre kAraNa hI poyasala rAjagharAne aura rAjya ke lie bAhubalI svAmI kA AzIrvAda Aja prApta huA hai| yar3e rAjakumAra dhanya haiN|" kahakara pujArIjI ne yuvarAnI jI se AratI utArane kI anumati maaNgii| yuvarAnI jI ne apanI sampati vyakta kii| AratI ke bAda caraNAmRta aura prasAda lekara thor3I dera vahIM baiThe aura phira saba indragiri se utara aaye| bhojanoparAnta saba ArAma karane apane-apane sthAna para cale gye| yubarAnI kI icchA ke anusAra heggar3atI mAcikabce aura zAntalA unake sAtha rhiiN| udhara ballAla Adi dUsarI jagaha leTe dhe| udayAditya ko nIMda A gayI thii| parantu viTTideva aura ballAla yoM hI leTe rhe| una donoM ke dimAg2a meM zAntalA ke bAre meM vicAra ghamar3a rahe the| biTTideva bho kucha cakita huA thaa| vaha apanI hI AMkhoM kA vizvAsa nahIM kara sakA ghA ki zAntalA meM eka varSa kI avadhi meM hI itanA bar3A parivartana huA hai| U~cAI, kAThI. muTAI aura yaha aMgasauSThava, prabhAvapUrNa mukhamaNDala, gambhIra dRSTi Adi ina sabhI ko dekhakara isako laga rahA thA ki devazilpI dvArA nirmita mUrti zAyada isI kI taraha kI hotI hogii| maiM sacamuca bhAgyavAna huuN| usake isa mauna svAgata meM bhI kaisI AtmIyatA thI! usakI A~khoM meM aura hoThoM para kaisA santoSa aura prema kA spandana hotA rahA ! anirvacanIya saundarya! sirajanahAra ke sirajana meM guNa aura rUpa donoM kI paripUrNatA agara kahIM hai to isa zAntalA ke rUpasauSThava va vyaktitva meM hai| zAyada saMsAra-bhara meM aisI guNa-nidhi aura saundarya kI khAna anyatra milanA sambhava nahIM / kabhI eka dina mere bhAI ne isameM AkAra kA anubhava kiyA thA para vaha bhrAnti thii| Aja patA nahIM usane kyA dekhA? khuda hI prakaTa ho jaaegaa| agara maiM yaha bAta chedUMgA to usako merI ha~sI ur3Ane kA maukA mila jaaegaa| maiM to taba aura aba eka-sA ho hU~ parantu aisA lagatA hai ki appAjI meM kucha parivartana avazya huA hai| maiM bhI yaha dekha rahA hUM ki unakA paharane jaisA svabhAva nahIM rhaa| baha jaldabAja bhI nahIM haiN| padyatA se acAnaka bheMTa ho bhI jAe to usameM ghor3I-sI AtmIyatA bhI nahIM lakSita hotii| becArI daNDanAyikA kI beTI usakI najara se isa taraha kyoM utara gayI usase aisI kauna-sI anahonI ho gayI? bhaiyA se hI pUchanA caahie| rAjadhAnI meM pahuMcane para tanhAI kucha kama rahegI ataH yahI kucha koziza karake isake bAre meM unakA vicAra jAna lenA caahie| 131 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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ballAla kucha aura hI soca rahA thA : nirmala antaHkaraNa kitanA anamola haiM! vAstava meM maiMne hegar3e parivAra ke prati ucita vyavahAra nahIM kiyaa| kitane pAvana mana se hegar3e kI beTI ne dattacitta ho bhagavAna kI stuti kI aura rAjavaMza aura mere hita ke lie prArthanA kii| usa prArthanA ne patthara ko bhI pighalAyA hogA / usakI gAnamAdhurI camatkArapUrNa hai| prANazakti se yukta evaM bhAvabhInI hokara ittantriyA~ zaMkRta kara jAtI haiN| vAstava meM choTe appAjI bar3e hI bhAgyavAna haiN| yaha unake anurUpa hI hai| kAza! vaha mujhase pahale janma letA to kitanA acchA hotA! maiMne jisa lar3akI ko cunA jisase vAdA kiyA vaha lar3akI to vAmAcArI ke hAtha kI kaThaputalI hai| he arihanta, maiMne kaisI galatI kI vacapana meM mIThI-cupar3I bAtoM aura pada-pratiSThA ke vazIbhUta hokara asantuSTa aura aparipUrNa jIvana kI ora maiMne qadama rkhaa| mere mAtA-pitA yadi ThIka samaya para sahI rAste para na lagAte, acche gurUoM kI vyavasthA na karale, to zAyada poysala vaMza hI mere sAtha samApta ho jAtA mahArAnI keleyabbarasI jI kI tyAga tapasyA tathA mahAsannidhAna kI kuzAgra buddhi ne mila-julakara rAjavaMza ko sudRr3hatA dii| merI mA~ ne pitA ke jIvana kI saMyamI, audAryayukta evaM nirmala prema se paripUrNa bnaayaa| choTe appAjI kA jIvana unase bhI bhavya bnegaa| parantu merA jIvana ? isa sambandha meM socanA hI bhayaMkara hai| bhagavAna kI icchA ko kauna jAnatA hai saba kucha pUrva niyojita hai| maiM puruSa haiM, derI se bhI vivAha kara sakatA hU~ to koI harja nahIM / parantu lar3akiyoM ko kitane samaya taka ghara meM avivAhita rakha sakate haiM? bilamba karane se isa prasaMga kA nivAraNa ho sakegA !... vahI ThIka hogA / 2 yIM una donoM bhAiyoM kI vicAradhArA pRthak-pRthak DhaMga se calatI rhii| zAyada bahuta dera bAda hI unheM nIMda A paayii| subaha dera se jage / nizcaya huA thA ki vaha dina vahIM bitAyA jaae| hegar3e mArasiMgavyA ne yuvarAnI jI se nivedana kiyA thA ki sIdhA rAjadhAnI jAne ke badale grAma meM do dina ThahareM tathA dharmezvara mandira meM, jisakA nirmANa unhoMne hI karAyA thA, zivaliMga kI sthApanA kreN| hemajI kI prArthanA mAna lI gayI thI / grAma meM zivaliMga kI sthApanA ke uddezya se rAjaparivAra ke Thaharane kI vyavasthA karane kA dAyitva sigimayyA ko sauMpA gayA thaa| isalie vaha belagola na jAkara patnI sameta grAma lauTa AyA thaa| heggar3e mArasiMgayyA kI sUcanA ke anusAra saba vyavasthA ho cukI thii| binA kisI ADambara ke sahaja bhaktibhAva se yaha kArya sampanna huaa| grAma ke irdagirda pAsa-par3osa ke loga kAfI saMkhyA meM ikaTThe hue the | agara pahale se yaha mAlUma huA hotA ki yuvarAnI aura rAjakumAra padhAreMge to sambhava hai ki aura adhika saMkhyA meM loga ikaTThe hote / haMgajI ne samajha-bUjhakara 'paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do 135

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hI aisI vyavasthA kI thii| zaka saMvat 1022 ke vikrama saMvatsara kArtika sudI terasa ke dina veda-vedAMga - pravINa zivazakti paNDita dvArA zivaliMga sthApanA kA samArambha sAMgopAMga rUpa se sampanna huA / nAda, nRtya ke janaka aura preraka zakti svarUpa naTarAja mahAdeva ke sAnnidhya meM zAntalA kI gAnasudhA kI dhArA bhii| zAntalA kA nRtya bhI huaa| lAsya ke samaya zivakAminI aura tANDava karate vaqta rudrANI jaisI lagatI thI zAntalA / isa bhaMgimA ko dekhakara mantramugdha-sA baiThA thA ballAla / bag2ala meM bihideva baiThA thA / ballAla ne bhAI ke kAna meM dhIre se kahA, "choTe apyAjI, mahAna hai yaha bahuta hI ramya...sundara!" bhAI ke mu~ha se yaha prazaMsA sunakara viTTideva khila uThA / mArasiMgayyA jI ke hegar3e banakara grAma meM Ane se grAmavAsiyoM ke lie eka vizAla samArambha dekhane kA saubhAgya milA thaa| grAma ke pramukha pauroM ne isa mahAna sanniveza ke smAraka ke rUpa meM eka zilAlekha kI sthApanA karAne kI salAha dii| isake bAre meM yuvarAnI jI se nivedana kiyA gyaa| "abhI hama eka pArivArika kArya ke nimitta yahA~ Aye haiM / ataH isa pravAsa meM hamArA anya kisI bhI taraha ke kAryakrama meM sammilita honA ucita nhiiN| isake alAvA rAjaparivAra ke logoM kI upasthiti kA jika mahAsamvidhAna kI anumati ke dinA karanA ucita nhiiN| isalie zAsana kA lekha apane taka hI sImita rkheN| vahI honA bhI cAhie kyoMki mandira nirmANa to eka cirasthAyI kArya hai / " yuvarAnI ecaladevI ne kahA / mArasiMgayyA ne "jI AjJA " kahakara sira jhukA liyaa| vaha apane nAma kA ullekha usa prastarolkoNa meM karAnA nahIM cAhate the| isalie vahA~ mUrti sthApanA ke varSa - tithi, vAra evaM saMvat kA z2ikra karAkara eka choTA prastara lekha mandira kI jagata para lagavAne kI vyavasthA karane kA nirNaya kiyaa| usa dina zAma ko revimayyA ko sAtha lekara ballAla aura biTTideva ghor3oM para savAra hokara saira karane grAma se bAhara nikala aaye| biTTideva ke apane mana meM jo samasyA uTha khar3I huI thI use hala karane ke upAya DhU~Dhane ke irAde se hI isa taraha kI yukti nikAlI thii| grAma ke pUraba kI ora eka kosa kI dUrI para hemAvatI se milanevAlI eka choTI nadI haiN| usa nadI se thor3I dUra para dakSiNa kI ora eka pagaDaNDI hai, usase haTakara eka zAnta sthAna para donoM bhAI jA baitthe| zAma kA suhAvanA samaya thaa| dhIre-dhIre sUrya pazcimAMganA kI goda meM vizrAma lene ke lie 1 utara rahA thA | ghor3oM ko per3a se bA~dhakara revimayyA pAsa hI thor3I dUra para jA baiThA thA / varSAkAla 136 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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samAptaprAya thaa| choTI nadI bharapUra hokara hemAvatI kI ora dhIre-dhIre baha rahI thI viTTideva soca rahA thA ki bAta ko kisa taraha se cher3e kucha vicAra-vimarza karane ke hI irAde se bhAI ko bulA lAyA thA - yaha vallAla ko mAlUma nahIM thA / revibhayyA jAnatA thA, isalie yaha bar3e kutUhala se sunane kI pratIkSA kara rahA thaa| ballAla ne acAnaka kahA, "choTe appAjI, tuma bar3e bhAgyavAna ho / " biTTideva to soca hI rahA thA ki bAta kaise cher3e bhAI kI yaha bAta sunakara vaha mAno svapna se jAgA aura pUchA, "kyA kahA ?" I vaha muskurAtA huA bolA, "kahA ki tuma bar3e bhAgyavAna ho / " ballAla kI bAta sunakara biTTideva bolA, "bhaiyA, hama saba bhAgyavAna haiN| prabhu jaise vizAla hRdaya ke pitA aura premamayI mAtA kI santAna hokara hama tInoM ne janma liyA hai| aisI dazA meM hama tonoM dhanya haiM aura bhAgyazAlI haiN| taba mere hI lie kauna-sA khAsa sIMga nikalA haiM?" "appAjI, tuma aisA mata samajho ki maiMne IrSyAvaza yaha bAta kahI hai| maiMne hArdikatA meM yaha bAta kahI hai|" ballAla ne kahA / "ApakI isa vizeSa bhAvanA ke lie koI kAraNa bhI to honA cAhie na?" viSTideva ne pUchA / "mA~ sadA kahatI rahatI hai ki pazcAttApa hI bar3A prAyazcitta hai| eka samaya thA jaba mere mana meM isa heggar3e parivAra aura unakI beTI ke viSaya meM acche bhAva na the| usa bhAva ko maiMne kabhI chipAkara nahIM rakhA, kaI prasaMgoM meM vyakta-avyakta rUpa se aura mere apane vyavahAra se prakaTa hotA rhaa| lekina aba maiM bhI yaha socatA hU~ ki maiMne jo kucha samajhA thA vaha g2alata thaa| mere mana meM unakA jo citra yA vaha kucha dUsarA hI thaa| parantu aba unakA jo citra mere mana meM haiM vaha kucha aura hI haiN| prabhujI, mAtAjI, tuma aura revimayyA jI utsAha unake prati dikhAyA karate the use maiM arthahIna mAnatA thaa| yaha utkaTa prema ke kAraNa banA utsAha samajhatA thaa| isa vajaha se Apa loga unake bAre meM jo kucha kabhI-kabhI kahA karate the una vArtA kA mere mana para koI asara nahIM hotA thA / parantu usase eka acchA pariNAma huaa| khule mana se tathA khulI A~khoM se dekhakara saba bAtoM para vicAra karane kI eka nayI dRSTi kA udbhava mujhameM huaa| jaba se belagola Aye, tabase aba taka ke unake vyavahAra, bAtacIta, savinayapUrNa sahRdayatA Adi ko parakhane ke bAda maiMne yaha samajhA ki inameM kRtrimatA aura dikhAyA nhiiN| jaisA inakA hRdaya hai vaisA hI inakA vyavahAra hai| merI yaha nizcita dhAraNA banI hai| isalie..." itanA kahakara ballAla bolate-bolate ruka gyaa| "bhaiyA, kyoM ruka gaye? isase maiM kaise vizeSa bhAgyazAlI ho jAU~gA / vAstava paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 137

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meM vizeSa bhAgyavAna to tuma ho| heggar3e jaise niSThAvAna logoM kA sahayoga kala siMhAsana para baiThanevAle ko milegA aura vaha tuma ho|" ___ "vaha bhI to eka bhAgya hI hai| parantu heggar3e kI beTI kA mana tumane jIta liyA hai| yaha tamhArA mahAbhAgya hai|'' ballAla ne bag2ala meM baiThe liTTideva ko bag2ala se chakara tathA revimavyA kI tarafa dekhakara A~kheM mttkaayiiN| viTTideva vAstava meM pulakita ho rahA thaa| apane mana kI bhAvanA ko vyakta na karake apane lakSya ko sAdhane ke lie use khuda-ba-khuda mauqA mila gayA, aisA socakara kahane lagA-''yaha kauna-sA mahAbhAgya hai? rAjakumAra hokara eka sAdhAraNa haMggar3e kI lar3akI kA mana jItanA kauna-sA bar3A kAma hai? ima dRSTi se vicAra kareMge to tuma mujhase adhika bhAgyavAna ho kyoMki tumane to mahAdaNDanAyaka kI putrI nagA pradhAna kI mAM ke do bIta legA hai|" ballAla ke isa utsAha para bhAI kI isa bAta ne pAnI phera diyaa| vaha pahale kandhe ucakAkara, phira jar3avat baiTha gyaa| "kyoM bhaiyA, merI bAta se krodhita ho gaye?" 'choTe appAjI, kRpA karake isa bAta ko na utthaao| zAnta sAgara meM jaba mana taira rahA hai taba vaha kar3avI bAta kyoM?'' "bhaivA, maiM isI kar3avI bAta para tumase vicAra-vimarza karane ke lie hI Aja idhara isa ekAnta meM bulA lAyA huuN| yuddhakSetra se lauTane ke bAda se tumameM eka bar3A parivartana AyA hai| khAsakara daNDanAyaka ke parivAra ke prati jo utsAha dikhAte rahe the, aba nahIM dikhatA hai| unakI lar3akI ke prati jo bhAganA thI vaha lupta ho gayI hai| ekadama aisA kyoM huA? tuma khuda kahate ho ki yaha kar3avI bAta hai, isa kar3avI bAta ko akele apane meM rakhe rahoge to ghulate jaaoge| kyA huA, batAo? yahA~ maiM, tuma aura revimadhyA-hama lInoM ke alAvA anya koI nahIM hai| tuma kucha bhI kaho vaha gupta hI rahegA, kahIM prakaTa nahIM hogaa|" "nahIM choTe appAjI, maiM kaha nahIM sktaa| use mujha akele ko bhugatanA haiN|" "yadi bAta itanI adhika kar3avI hai, to vaha dImaka kI taraha andara-hI-andara tumako khokhalA banA ddaalegii| tuma kala popsala mahArAja hooge| maiM tumako aisA nahIM hone duuNgaa| isa duniyA meM koI aisI samasyA nahIM, jisakA hala na ho| isalie kucha-na-kucha hala nikala hI aaegaa| kRpA karake batA dI, bhaiyaa|" "nahIM choTe appAjI, maiMne prabhu ko vacana diyA hai ki isa viSaya ko kisI se nahIM khuuNgaa|'' "jaba taka ve rahe taba taka tumane usakA pAlana kiyaa| aba use kahakara apane dila ke bojha ko utAra ddaalo|" 138 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntAlA : bhAga do

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''nahIM choTe appAjI, vaha merA darda hai| maiM bhugata luuNgaa| use dUsaroM meM bA~TanA ThIka nhiiN|" yaha darda akele tumhArA nhiiN| aisA hotA to cupa rahA bhI jA sakatA thaa| bhaiyA! tumheM mana ko khuza rakhanA caahie| tumhArA khuza rahanA rAjya ke hita kI dRSTi se bahuta hI Avazyaka hai| isake sAtha jisane apane hRdayAntarAla se tumase prema kiyA hai, usa lar3akI ke lie tumhAre isa taraha ke vyavahAra se kitanA duHkha huA hogA-isa bAta para bhI tumane kabhI vicAra kiyA hai| ___"vaha usakA bhAgya hai| use ThIka karane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN|" "hamArI vajaha se, hamAre vyavahAra se dUsaroM kA bhAgya jaba badalatA ho taba hameM isa viSaya meM spaSTa rahanA hogA na? bhaiyA! vaha lar3akI jisane tumase prema kiyA usane kabhI sIdhA aisA koI vyavahAra kiyA hai jisase tumhArA dila dukhe "usane sIdhA to kucha nahIM kiyaa| parantu usake parivAra kA vyavahAra ThIka nahIM hai| isalie usa gharAne se sambandha rakhanA ucita nhiiN|" __"yadi yahI tumhArA nirNaya hai to tuma usa lar3akI ko kAraNa sameta spaSTa samajhA do aura apanA rAstA ToMka kara lo| udhara vaha lar3akI aura idhara tuma isa taraha donoM ko duHkhI honA aura ghulate rahanA to ucita nhiiN| yA~ ghulate rahane se to donoM meM se kisI kA bhI koI prayojana siddha na hogaa| agara mujhase tuma na kahanA cAho to mata kho| maiM jora nahIM ddaaluuNgaa| asalI yAta mAlUma ho to kucha hala nikAlA jAe isI AzA se maiMne yaha viSaya cher3A hai| itanA hii| tuma svayaM hI usa lar3akI se sIdhA mila lo aura eka spaSTa mata apane meM banA lo| tumane kabhI usa lar3akI se yA usake mA~-bApa se bAta kI hai kyA?" / "nahIM, yadi bAta karane jAe~ to ve koI-na-koI kAraNa batAkara bAta ko TIka baiThAye binA nahIM rheNge| isalie bAta karane se koI prayojana nahIM niklegaa|' "kama-se-kama mA~ se isa viSaya meM bAta kI hai kyA?" "prabhu kA asalI matalaba hI yaha thA ki yaha bAta mAM ko mAlUma na ho|" "to mAmalA bahuta pecIdA hai| kucha bhI ho, merI anpabuddhi meM to yahI samajha meM AtA hai ki unake gharelU vyavahAra kucha acche nhiiN| tumane bhI yahI btaayaa| tumameM jaba yaha bhAvanA rahI ki unakA vyavahAra acchA hai taba tupameM usa aura adhika prIti paidA huii| tumhArI usa bhAvanA ke badalane meM koI-na-koI aisI ghaTanA avazya huI hogii| basa usI kA hI phala hai na jo tumameM yaha parivartana huA hai?" "hA~!" ''isa ghaTanA meM usa lar3akI kI kyA bhUmikA rahI hai?" "maiM kucha nahIM jaantaa| ho bhI sakatI hai aura nahIM bhii|" paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To :: 113

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" isalie tuma dila kholakara usa ghaTanA ke bAre meM spaSTa bAtacIta kara loge to acchA rahegA " " dekheNge| ho sakatA hai, tumhArI bAtoM se koI mArga prazasta ho / rAjadhAnI lauTane ke bAda socakara nizcaya karU~gA ki Age kyA karanA hai / " "ThIka hai, aisA hI kro| parantu isameM mahAsAdhvI mAtA bhI na jAne aisI koI bAta hai to use bahuta hI bhayaMkara honI caahie| socanA taka kaThina hai| revimayyA jAo, ghor3oM ko le Ao, cleN| kahIM heggar3ajI svayaM hI khojate hue yahA~ na A jaaeN|" bihideva ne kahA / - ve saba mukAma para phuNce| vahA~ eka dina aura Thaharakara rAjadhAnI kI tarafa prasthAna kiyaa| viTTideva aura zAntalA ekAnta meM mila na sake to bhI jaba una donoM ne paraspara dekhA thA tabhI mana-hI-mana A~khoM meM bAMta kara DAlI thii| isa mauna kriyA meM kitanI tAkata hai yaha donoM ko acchI taraha vidita ho gayA thaa| aisA mahasUsa hone lagA thA ki unakA anurAga ekadama hajAra gunA bar3ha gayA hai| pArivArika yA rAjanItika kisI bhI viSaya para kisI ne koI bAtacIta nahIM kI / sabase Azcarya kA viSaya yaha thA ki revimayyA ne kabhI kisI hAlata meM mu~ha nahIM kholaa| eka bAra zAntalA ne use cher3A bhI, "kyA revimayyA, tuma ammAjI ko bhUla gaye : turanta usakI A~kheM bhara aayiiN| bolane kA prayatna kiyA parantu adhika bola na] skaa| "mauna meM bAta karane se bhI adhika zakti hai, ammAjI... " itanA hI vaha kaha sakA thaa| usakA kaNTha ru~dha rahA thA / "abakI bAra isa pATha kA abhyAsa sabane acchI taraha kiyA hai-aisA pratIta hotA hai| bar3e rAjakumAra kala mahArAja bananevAle haiM isalie yaha gAmbhIrya unake lie to zobhAyamAna hai| lekina bAkI logoM ko isa taraha gumasuma rahanA cAhie ?" "ammAjI, prabhu se bichur3ane ke bAda eka taraha kA gambhIra vAtAvaraNa hI phailA hai| kisI meM koI utsAha nahIM / yAntrika DhaMga se dina gujarate jA rahe haiN| vAstava meM sabako yaha sArA asahaja hI laga rahA haiN| isa asahaja vyavahAra se koI dUra raha nahIM sktaa| rAjadhAnI kA jIvana hI aisA hai| aba kucha parivartana sabameM lakSita ho rahA hai| aba jaba tuma jaldI hI rAjadhAnI AogI to saba kucha hI pAlUma ho jaaegaa| parantu eka bAta yAda rhe| hamAre bar3e rAjakumAra sahita saba logoM meM Apa logoM ke prati eka-sI hI sadbhAvanA hai| vartamAna mAnasika duHkhada sthiti samaya kI gati ke sAtha-sAtha badala jaaegii|" yoM apanA AzAvAdI manobhAva vyakta kara :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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revimayyA ne yAta samApta kara dii| yauvarAjyAbhiSeka ke AmantraNa kI pratIkSA karate hue haiggar3e parivAra grAma meM hI rhaa| siMgimayyA aura unakA parivAra, jI yAdavapurI se AyA thA, vApasa calA gyaa| yuvarAnI aura rAjakumAroM ke rAjadhAnI meM lauTa Ate hI do kAryoM ke sambandha meM nirNaya huaa| eka, kumAra ballAladeva kA yauvarAjyAbhiSeka mahotsava aura dUsarA, siMgimacyA ko grAma meM heggar3e ke pada para niyukta karanA aura heggar3e mArasiMgayyA ko rAjadhAnI meM bulaanaa| isake lie AjJA-patra nikAla diyA gyaa| heggar3e mArasiMgavyA agahana ke samApta hone ke parva hI saparivAra gajadhAnI meM A gaye aura phira se apanA pahane kA kAryabhAra saMbhAlanA zurU kara diyaa| mAgha ke pahIne meM hI yauvarAjyAbhiSeka karane kA nizcaya huA thaa| isalie sabhI logoM ko kAma itanA adhika karanA thA ki kisI ko kAma se phasata hI nahIM mila rahI thii| cAmadhye ko bhI kucha kAryoM kI z2immedArI sauMpI gayI thii| yoM to daNDanAyikA phira se heggar3atI ke rAjadhAnI meM Ane se kur3ha rahI thI, phira bhI usa ora usakA vizeSa dhyAna nahIM gyaa| abakI usake socane-vicArane kA DhaMga hI kucha aura tyanA thaa| aba vA soca rahI thI ki apane iSTArtha ko sAdhane kA yaha acchA maukA hai| aura apane ko bahuta acchI aura niSThAvAna sAbita kreN| isake lie parizrama karane se maiM pIche haTanevAlI nahIM... isa taraha kI bhAvanA prabhutva meM ho jAga! - aisA vicAra kara usane kAyArambha karane kI ora pahalA kadama utthaayaa| usakA yaha nirNaya thA ki pahAsannidhAna, yubarAnI jI aura rAjakumAra ballAla ko apanI kAryadakSatA dvArA vaha santuSTa kara legii| donoM puruSoM ko santuSTa karanA usake lie koI samasyA nahIM thii| parantu yuvarAnI jI ko samajhanA unake antaraMga taka pahu~canA eka kaThina kArya samajha rahI thii| isIlie yuvarAnI jI ke nikaTa Ane ke lie usane hegar3atI aura usakI beTI ke hI jariye mArga sugama kara lenA socaa| isake lie usane una logoM ko apanI ora AkarSita karane tathA apanI bhalapanasAhata dikhAkara unake mana meM apane prati uttama bhAva utpanna karane ke lie apane vyavahAra ko rUpita kara liyA aura usI taraha baratane lgii| ___ina logoM meM se kisI ke mana meM daNDanAyikA cAmabbe ke lie koI sadbhAvanA nahIM thii| phira bhI usake prati udAratA hI baratate the, yahI kahanA caahie| yaha kahanA z2yAdA ThIka hogA ki ina logoM ne bar3I sahiSNutA se usake sAtha bartAva kiyaa| cAmabbe kA sira jhuka to gayA phira bhI dA~ca nahIM lgaa| dina gujarate gye| yauvarAjyAbhiSeka ke lie muhUrta nizcita ho gyaa| bar3e paimAne para sAre paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : pAga do :: 14 /

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intajAma ho rahe the| parantu isa muhUrta ke eka pakhavAre ke pahale mahArAja vinayAditya pArzva-bAyu ke zikAra ho gye| bistara kI zaraNa le lii| isa vajaha se mantraNA sabhA baiThI aura vartamAna paristhiti para vicAra huaa| aura nirNaya liyA gayA ki mahArAja kI svIkRti ke anusAra kumAra ballAla ko mahArAjAbhiSikta kara siMhAsana para AsIna karAyA jaae| isake anusAra hI ghoSaNA kara dI gyii| ghoSaNA sunate hI cAmabve ke dimAg2a meM zaitAna ghusa baitthaa| vaha socane lagI ki isameM kucha kutantra hai| sambhava hai ki kala-parasoM yaha qhabara bhI phaila jAe ki kumAra ballAla kA vivAha zAntalA se hogA to koI Azcarya kI bAta nhiiN| isakA patA kaise lagAe~? yaha to vaha jAnatI hI thI, ballAla pahale zAntalA ko udAsIna bhAva se dekha rahA thaa| lekina aba eka sammAna kA bhAva usameM A gayA hai, usake prati! isakA rahasya jAnanA caahie| zAntalA kI aisI hI sthiti haiN| callAla se ha~sate-ha~sate bAtacIta karane kI rIti ko dekhane para aisA lagatA hai ki abhI hAla meM jo belagola ho Aye taba kucha khAsa bAteM huI hoN| isalie vaha pAlA kI paravAha utanI nahIM kara rahA hai| bhagavAna bhI kaisA mUrkha hai ki usane use padmalA se bhI adhika sundara banAyA hai| isa prakAra daNDanAcikA kA kaluSita mana kucha aNTa-saNTa vicAra kara rahA thaa| usakA patA lagAne kA sane nizcaya kiyaa| padmalA ko bhI zAntalA ke sAtha karane kA vicAra kiyaa| aura isa dizA meM kArya-pravRtta huii| ____mA~ ne jo kucha kahA payalA vaha saba dhyAna se sunatI gyii| use bhI lagA ki yadi usa taraha huA to usameM Azcarya hI kyA hai| mahArAnI banane kI kise cAha nahIM hogI? zAntalA kI bhI icchA ho gayI ho| isameM g2alatI hI kyA hai? aba bhI merA mana kaha rahA hai ki rAjakumAra kI icchA nahIM hogii| phira bhI idhara kucha samaya se rAjakumAra ko mere bAre meM kutUhala na raha jAne ke kAraNa moM ke kathanAnusAra ho bhI sakatA hai| kauna jAne? isa taraha padmalA kA mana DA~bADola ho rahA thaa| satya kyA haiM ise jAnane meM koI galatI nhiiN| jaise-jaise mujhe isake satyAsatya ko jAnane ke lie upAya sUjhegA, usake anusAra jAnane kI koziza karU~gI-yaha bAta usane apanI mA~ se kaha bhI dii| eka dina samaya dekhakara rAjamahala ke osAre meM zAntalA ko akelI pAkara padmalA ne kahA, "Apase tanhAI meM milane kA irAdA hai| Apa mAna leM to hamAre yahA~ cleNgii|" "Aja nhiiN| ho sakatA hai ki kala aauuN|' zAntalA bolii| "Aja koI anya kArya hai?" "haaN|" 142 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"kyA hai, maiM jAna sakeMgI?" "rAjagharAne ke bAre meM jo kucha jAnate haiM unheM apane hI mana meM rakhanA cAhie, dUsaroM se nahIM kahanA caahie|" "to vaha koI rahasya hogaa|" "Apa bhI jAnatI hoNgii| maiM kyA jAnUM? Apako jo yAta mAlUma hai usake bAre meM maiM kabhI nahIM puuluuNgii|' __"acchA, jAne dIjie, rAjagharAne kI bAtoM se hameM kyA matalaba?" padmalA ne eka apsahaja rIti se khaa| "posA kaheMgI to kaise calegA? Apa kala kI honevAlI mahArAnI haiN|" padmalA ne eka nirAzApUrNa ha~sI ha~sa dii| kahA, ''Apase yaha kisane kahA?" "choTe rAjakumAra ne bahuta samaya pUrva kahA thaa|" "samaya vadalane ke sAtha mana bhI badala sakatA hai na?" "na, n| maiM vizvAsa nahIM krtii| poysala vaMzI vacana bhaMga nahIM kreNge|" "mahArAnI banane kI AzA kA zikAra banakara, jAdU calAkara apane vaza meM kara lene kI cAha karanevAlI lar3akiyoM kI kamI to nahIM hai|" __ "to ApakA anumAna hai ki aisI bhI koI lar3akI hai| kisI para zaMkA hai?" "hA~ hai, isalie tanhAI meM bAtacIta karanI cAhI thii|" "vaha lar3akI kauna hai, btaaie| usako maiM samajhA duuNgii| strI yadi eka bAra kisI ko apanA hadaya detI hai to sadA ke lie hii| usakA vaha hRdaya anyatra vicalita nahIM hotaa| agara vaha lar3akI vicalita hotI hai to usameM kucha aura taraha kI icchA rahatI hai| aisI lar3akI samAja ke lie hAnikAraka banatI hai| hama saba milakara usakA nivAraNa kreNge|" zAmtalA ne khaa| ___ "itanA AzvAsana Apase prApta ho to maiM nizcinta huuN| Apako jaba phurasata hoM taba yaha saba vistAra se btaauuNgii|" padmalA bolii| itane meM biTTideva vahA~ aayaa| "oha! choTI daNDanAyikA aura choTI heggar3atI meM mantrAlocanA cala rahI hai kyA?" usane puuchaa| ___ "yaha jAnate hue bhI ki abhI nikaTa bhaviSya meM mahArAnI bananevAlI haiM, to yaha choTI daNDanAyikA sambodhana kyoM?" zAntalA ne puuchaa| bhaiyA mahArAja bneNge| phira bhI paTTAbhiSeka ke hone taka to ve bhaiyA hI haiM n|" biTTideva ne khaa| bAta to vicAraNAtmaka rhii| phira bhI usake kahane ke DhaMga meM zAntalA ko kucha asahajatA lakSita ho rahI thii| kyA padmalA kI zaMkA aura isa asahaja rIti-ina donoM meM kucha sambandha ho sakatA hai? ho to bhI isa samaya usakI khoja karanA yA cher3anA ThIka nahIM yaha mAnakara, "itanA hI kAraNa ho to par3apahAdeyo zAntalA : bhAga do :: 143

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vaha ThIka hI hai" kahakara zAntalA ne padmalA kI ora dekhaa| padmalA ke cehare para . kucha AzA kI jhalaka ubhara AyI dhii| "acchA, Apa logoM kI mantrAlocanA cAlU rahe'' kahakara biTTideva calA gyaa| dAda meM zAntalA ne kahA, "dekhA, ApakA bhaya nirAdhAra hai| Aie, mahArAja ke paTTAbhiSeka ke samaya hAtha meM jo phala diyA jAegA use paNiyoM se sajAnA hai|" kahakara bAta na bar3hAkara padmalA ko le gyii| padmalA ne jAkara apanI mA~ ko sava btaayaa| paTTAbhiSeka samArambha sannihita hone se sabakA dhyAna usa ora rahane ke kAraNa anya kisI bAta ke lie maukA hI nahIM rhaa| rAjakumAra ballAla kA paTTAbhiSeka samArambha zaka saMvat 1022 ke vikrama maMvatsara mAgha badI saptamI ke dina zAstrokta vidhi ke anusAra bar3I dhUmadhAma ke sAtha sampanna huaa| eravaMga prabhu ke siMhAsanArohaNa samArambha kI velA meM prajA ko duHkha sAgara meM DUbanA par3A thaa| Aja yaha AnandotsAha ke carama taka pahuMca gayI thii| yadi koI du:kha thA to vaha yaha ki mahArAja vinayAditya zaiyAzAyI the| isake sivAya anya koI duHkha na dhaa| ecaladevI kI A~khoM meM Ananda aura duHkha ke saMgama ke azru bhara Aye ghe| Ananda aura duHkha ina donoM ke bIca kA bA~dha zAyada TUTa gayA thaa| patideva kI AjJApAlana karane kI tRpti se unakA antaHkaraNa bhara AyA thaa| ___ paTTAbhiSeka mahotsava ke hI sAtha pahArAja ke julUsa kA bhI prabandha kiyA gayA thaa| jisase sArI prajA ko apane naye mahArAja ke darzana karane kA suavasara mila ske| rAjadhAnI ke ghara kI chatoM aura mahaloM ke kagUroM para posala jhaNDe phahara rahe the| ___ "posala santAnazrI kI jaya ho, cirAyu ho, mahArAja vallAla prabhu cirajIvI ho|' dhvani se dasoM dizAe~ gUMja utthiiN| "abhI mahArAja kA pANigrahaNa merI lar3akI se ho gayA hotA to kitanA acchA thA! khaira vaha samaya bhI dUra nahIM" -yahI samajhakara eka taraha se daNDanAyikA santuSTa ho rahI thii| usa dina rAta ko rAjamahala meM praveza karane ke bAda yuvarAja ballAla ne mahArAja vinayAditya se AzIrvAda prApta kiyaa| isa avasara para biTTideva, udayAditva aura pradhAna Adi sabane svAminiSTA kI zapatha lii| dhImI AvAja meM mahArAja vinayAditya ne kahA, "mahArAja abhI choTI Ayu ke 144 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : 'mAga do

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haiN| Apa logoM kI niSThA para unakA aura rAjya kA bhaviSya nihita hai| Apa logoM kI niSThA sadA eka-sI banI rhe|" itanA kahakara sabhA kA visarjana kiyaa| saba logoM ke cale jAne ke bAda mahArAja vinayAditya ne yuvarAnI ko bulavAyA aura viThalAkara unase kahA, "beTI, Aja se tuma mahAmAtRzrI rAjamAtA ho| isa samArambha ke sapharana rIti se sampanna hone taka jIvita rakhane kI prArthanA arhana se kI thii| vaha karuNAmaya hai| aba nizcinta hue| aba hamArA jIvana thor3e dinoM kA hai| nimitta mAtra ke lie bar3e bane rahatA prabhupAta kA hai ki hama vyatIta kiye| aba Age se rAjamahala kA sArA bar3appana mahAsAdhvI, sahanazIlA, karuNAmayI tumhAre jimme hai|" ecaladevI ne mauna bhAva se unakI vandanA kI, caraNa chue| mahArAja binayAditya ne hRdaya se AzIrvAda diyaa| isake pazcAt mahArAja vinayAditya bahuta dina zaiyAzAyI na rhe| usa saMvatsara ke samApta hone se pahale hI ve suraloka sidhAra gye| mahArAja vinayAditya kI mRtyu ho jAne se mahAmAtazrI ecaladevI para bahuta bar3I z2immedArI A par3I, yaha koI kahane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| siMhAsanArUr3ha mahArAja ballAla yauvanocita ullAha se niSThA ke sAtha apane uttaradAyitra ko nibhAte rhe| mahAmAlanI ecaladevI ke atyanta vizvAsapAtra vyakti ciNNama daNDanAtha aura heggar3e mArasiMgayyA the| pradhAna gaMgarAja ke prati gaurava kI bhAvanA rhii| phira bhI daNDanAcikA cAmaJce pradhAna kI bahina hone se, pradhAnanI para AtmabhAva rakhane kI unakI icchA nahIM ho rahI thii| paranta kisI ko dUra nahIM rakha sakatI thii| unhoMne socA ki sampUrNa rAjyAdhikAra sUtra apane baccoM ke hastagata hone se pUrva sabake sAtha vicAra-vimarza karate rahanA hI yogya hai| binA kisI asamAdhAna yA asantuSTi ke rAjya paripAlana vyavasthita rUpa se calane lagA thaa| vAstava meM isa mauke para pradhAna gaMgarAja ne apanI sampUrNa niSThA dikhAyI thii| mahAdaNDanAyaka mariyAne ne bhI usI taraha niSThA se kAma liyA thA; phira bhI unake prati mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI yA mahArAja ballAladeva AtmIyatA darzAne kA mana nahIM banA sake the| to bhI unase vyavahAra isa taraha karate rahe ki mAno ve unake atyanta nikaTa ke haiN| rAjamahala ke mAMgalika kAryakramoM meM daNDanAvikA cAmadhye aura usakI bacciyoM rahA karatI thii| phira bhI viziSTa kAryakalApoM meM una logoM kA koI vizeSa sambandha nahIM hotA thaa| pradhAnajI kI patnI lakkaladevI ko agrasthAna sahaja hI prApta huA thA, ve svabhAva se hI aisI mahAsAdhvI maNi thiiN| daNDanAyikA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do : 145

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candaladevI aura ggar3atI mAtrikabbe hI vizeSa uttaradAyitva se mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI ke AdezAnusAra kAryanirvahaNa karatI rahIM / mahAdaNDanAyikA cAmabbe ke mana meM ina logoM ke prati itanA adhika gussA AtA thA ki ina sabhI ko ekadama pIsakara rakha de| parantu kisI taraha kI pratikriyA kara sakane kA use sAhasa nahIM hotA thA / vaha samajhatI thI ki ballAla apanA hai, usase saba ThIka karA luuNgii| magara vaha bala bhI nahIM rahA / vaha socatI, "itane acche ballAla ko kyA se kyA banA diyA ina svArthiyoM ne? bhagavAna andhA nhiiN| vaha saba dekha rahA hai| kabhI-na-kabhI vaha ina logoM ko acchA pATha pddh'aaegaa| taba una logoM kI jo hAlata banegI use meM dekhuuNgii| mere prati jo lAparavAhI kI hai, taba isake kAraNa una logoM ko pachatAte hue hAya-taubA karanA haiM pdd'egaa| isa sabakA kAraNa usa manahUsa vAmazakti paNDita ke sarvatobhadra yantra una yantroM ne ulTA hamako hI DA~vADola banA diyA hai| unheM kUr3e meM pheMka diyA, phira bhI unakA prabhAva hama hI ko satA rahA hai| usa hegar3e ke ghara ke ahAte meM eka sundara bagIcA banAnA cAhate haiN| usake lie khAda kI khIja kara rahe the| hamAre yahAM ke kUr3e kA sArA gobara vahA~ bhijavAkara usake sAtha ina manahUsa yantroM ko jahA~ pahu~cAnA thA, vahA~ pahu~cA dene kI miTTI ke lagate hI ve yantra apanA prabhAva dikhAe~ge hii| taba maiM apanA hathakaNDA dikhaauuNgii| Aja khuzI se gar3atI jo phUla kara kuppA bana rahI haiM use taba miTTI cATanI pdd'egii| isa prakAra mahAdaNDanAyikA taraha-taraha kI aNTa-saNTa bAteM socatI rahatI thI / 1 isI samaya eka vicitra bAta huii| mahAdaNDanAyaka ke ghara meM par3hAnevAlI adhyApikA kA kavi vokimayyA aura nAgacandra ke sAtha paricaya ho jAne evaM isa adhyApaka vRnda ke bIca mAtsarya rahita eka parizuddha maitrIbhAva paidA ho jAne se jaba kabhI ina sabakI Apasa meM bheMTa ho jAtI thii| donoM vidvAna kavi aura mahAsAdhvI, mitabhASiNI, mahAjJAnI kavayitrI, sarasvatI ke ye tInoM niSThAvAna ArAdhaka jaba eka bAra mile to unhoMne Apasa meM vicAra-vimarza karake prastAva rakhA ki rAjakumAra, daNDanAyaka kI beTiyoM aura zAntalA - ina sabakA paThana-pAThana rAjamahala hI meM kyoM na ho / mahAmAtRzrI aura anya sabhI ne yaha svIkAra kara liyA para mahArAja ballAladeva ne anumati nahIM dii| mahArAja kI anumati na ho to koI kyA kara sakatA hai? vaha salAha jaise utpanna huI vaise hI raha gayI / ecaladevI ko isake lie duHkha nahIM huA, kisI ko duHkhI hone kI AvazyakatA bhI nahIM thii| parantu mahArAja ballAladeva kI isa pratikriyA ke pariNAmasvarUpa kumAra biTTideva avazya cintita hue| unhoMne zAntalA se isa sambandha meM vicAra-vimarza kiyaa| zAntalA se Agraha kiyA ki vaha padyalA ke mana 146 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga To

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ko samajhAne kI koziza kre| ballAla ko ThIka na U~cane ke kAraNa vaha abhI kucha dinoM se cApalA se bhI sImita vyavahAra rakhatA thaa| parantu aisA nahIM huA thA ki unameM Apasa meM jo vandhutva rahA vaha kama huA ho| usakA lakSya eka thA, vaha yaha ki padyalA aura balalAla ke bIca jo anavana ho gayI hai vaha phira se jur3a sakatI ho to acchA hai| isameM AnevAlI kaThinAiyoM ko dUra kareM tAki donoM meM pahale kA-sA sarasa bhAva utpanna hone kA rAstA khula jaae| kisI bhI mArga ko banda nahIM rakhanA caahie| hamArA vyavahAra ballAla ko parezAnI paidA karane ke lie nahIM hai, yaha socakara vaha bahuta satarkatA se hara bAta para vicAra kiyA karatA thaa| baraM ke siMhAsanArohaNa ke pAta ecadevI uttaka vivAha kI bAta uThAne kI soca rahI dhii| pakSAghAta pIr3ita mahArAja vinayAditya ne bhI ecaladevI se bAtacIta kara bAlAla kA vivAha jaldI karA dene ke lie hI kahA thaa| ye isake bAre meM soca rahI thI ki usake sAmane isa viSaya ko kisa DhaMga se chedd'eN| unake mana meM padmalA ke viSaya meM koI virodhI bhAva na the| kyoMki vaha jAnatI thIM ki beTA hRdaya se use prema karatA rahA...lekina padmalA kA vyavahAra bhI usakI mA~ jaisA ho jAe to usase aneka samasyAe~ utpanna ho sakatI haiN| isalie vaha khuda usa para jora nahIM DAla sakatI thii| unakI yaha bhAvanA thI ki padi bhagavAna kI preraNA se yaha chUTa jAya to acchA hI hai| vaha apane mana meM vicAratI thIM ki ballAla khuda hI usake viSaya meM jaba anAdara kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai taba isase isa viSaya kI carcA karate samaya bar3I satarkatA baratanI hogii| ecaladevI yaha jAnatI thIM ki biTTideva aura zAntalA meM paraspara bahuta gaharA prema hai| isa taraha kA prema agara na huA hotA to vaha kyA socatI, vaha kahanA AsAna hI thaa| yaha to vaha acchI taraha samajha gayI thI rAnI bananevAlI ke lie jina guNoM kA honA Avazyaka hai ne saba guNa zAntalA meM haiN| parantu aba ye vicAra kArya rUpa meM pariNata honevAle nahIM haiN| aisI hAlata meM vivAha ke viSaya meM bAta karanI ho to mA~ ko kama-se-kama isa bAta kA nizcita jJAna honA atyanta Avazyaka hai ki kanyA kauna ho| kahA~-kahA~ aisI lar3akiyA~ hoMgI isake bAre meM jAnakArI saMgraha karanA cAhatI thiiN| padyalA kI bahina cAmalA ke bAre meM eka taraha se acchI bhAvanA ecaladevI kI thii| bhalA kyoM na honI cAhie?-socate hue yaha vicAra AyA ki yaha ho sakatA hai| phira bhI vaha daNDanAyikA cAmabbe kI beTI hone ke kAraNa ballAla ke manogata ko jAne binA isa sambandha meM bAtta uThAnA anucita hI lgaa| vaha isa viSaya meM kisI nirNaya para pahu~ca na pAyI thIM ki itane meM vRddha mahArAja vinayAditya kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| vivAha kA prazna bhI sthagita ho gyaa| - paTTAbhiSeka mahotsava ke bAda svayaM vRddha mahArAja vinayAditya ne hI eka bAra paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 147

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bAla se vivAha kA prazna uThAyA thA / ballAla ne "mahAsannidhAna pahale nIroga ho jAeM, phira isa bAre meM soceMge" kahakara prazna ko TAla diyA thA / yadyapi vaha samajhatA thA ki yaha savAla aba uThatA hI rhegaa| grAma meM rahate samaya ballAla se biTTideva ne isa sambandha meM prazna uThAyA bhI thaa| aba mA~ bhI sujhAye binA na rhegii| isa samasyA kA hala AsAnI se nikala AtA, yadi mahAdaNDanAyaka ne padmalA kA vivAha kara diyA hotaa| unhoMne usakA vivAha nahIM kiyA / mahAdaNDanAyaka pariyAne ne yA daNDanAyikA cAmabbe ne kahIM kisI se isa sambandha meM bAta taka nahIM utthaayii| padmalA ne kyA galatI kI hai - isa sambandha meM eka nizcita aura sakAraNa pata nahIM hone ke kAraNa, bhAI briTTideva ke kahe anusAra usa lar3akI se sIdhe bAtacIta kara lenI caahie| asamaMjasa meM par3e rahakara aba andara-hI-andara ghulate rahane kA samaya nahIM rahA, isase chuTakArA pAne ke upAya meM baltAla socatA hI rahA ki itane meM mahArAja vinayAditya kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| isase yaha samasyA tAtkAlika rUpa se Tala gayI, sAla bhara ke lie| kAza! padyalA kA ho jAnA svA-yaha saba ballAla socatA rahatA / phira bhI roja subaha-zAma kisI-na-kisI kAraNa se daNDanAyaka mariyAne se milanA hotA hI rahatA thA / kabhI-kabhI padmalA, usakI bahinoM aura usakI mA~ ke Amane-sAmane hone ke mauke bhI A jAte the| agara dorasamudra ko chor3a deM to isase bhI baca leMge-yoM bhI vaha socatA thaa| ye saba vicAra mana meM rakhakara vaha apanI mA~ ke pAsa gayA aura bolA, "mA~, hamane prabhu ke sabhI audhvadaihika saMskAra yagacI nadI ke taTa para kiye| mahAsannidhAna ke bhI saMskAra karma vahIM karane kI icchA hai| sAla bhara ke lie belApurI kyoM na jAyA jAe ?" "vicAra acche haiN| pradhAnajI se vicAra-vimarza kreNge|" ecaladevI ne kahA / vicAra-vimarza ke bAda nirNayAnusAra mahAmAtRzrI, mahArAja ballAla, biTTideva, udayAditya ciSNama daNDanAtha aura DAkarasa daNDanAtha- ye sAtha milakara belApurI cale gye| heggar3e bhArasiMgayyA dorasamudra hI meM rhe| I yaha kahane kI jarUrata nahIM ki kavi nAmacandra bhI velApurI gaye ballAla ke hita kI dRSTi se yaha vyavasthA Avazyaka hone para bhI, hegar3e parivAra ke dorasamudra hI meM Thahara jAne ke kAraNa biTTideva aura ecaladevI ko apane cAhanevAloM kA sAtha na raha sakanA kucha khaTakatA jarUra thaa| parantu ballAla kA hita - cintana sabase pradhAna thA, yaha bAta saba loga jAnate the| isalie sabhI ko apanA mana paristhiti ke anusAra banA lenA par3A / 148 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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yAnAla kA manaHsthiti se pradhAna gaMgarAja acchI taraha paricita the| unheM apanI hina kI galatI kA pUrA naha ahamAya dhaa| kabhI-kabhI pannI kI bAtoM meM A jAne para bhI magciAne daNDanAyaka ke mana meM bare vicAra nahIM cha; yaha bhI pradhAna jI jAnana the| unakI mAnajiyAM niropa thIM aura bar3I 'bhAnajI kA unhoMne kabhI eka vacana bhI diyA thaa| vaha saba acchI taraha samadAna ke bAvajUda yaha jAnata dha ki ima viSaya kA mvayaM uMTeMga nA yaha g2annatafahamI kA kAraNa bana jaaegaa| isI bajaTa meM daNDanAyaka ko zAnta eva sahanazIla hokara rahane kI santAna unhoMne TI thii| "dUmare bara kI khoja kyoM na kreN| kabhI bacapana meM vacana diyA hA mA yadi sI bAta para ar3e rahe to usa lar3akI kA kA kyA hAla hogA: makA jIvana hI naSTa ho jAegA" --yoM unhoMna |k-do bAra kahA bhii| nara gAmyAna daNDanAyaka ne kahA thA, 'padyalA se isa bAre meM pUre binA Aga kaise va ha biTa gAr3a ke baiTo hai| kahatI haiM ki agara vivAha karUMgI tAI ke sAtha maMgo jima maiMna pahala ga apanA dila diyA hai| dUsare se vivAha karane para jora ga nA meM kisI kaga yA nAnAca meM kUdakara mara jaauuNgii|" go bhAvI niryAta naTina thaa| panA nahIM. usake bhAgya meM kyA likhA hai| dekhanA hai| aba eka hI pAgaM baca rahA hai| jisana ganatI kI vaha bale dila se apanI g2alatI svIkAra kara mahAmAlazrI evaM mahAgaja kaM pA~va par3e aura kSamA-yAcanA kreN| yadi be kSamA kara deM to pacanA ke lie bhAgya kI bAta ho mkegii| pradhAna gaMgagaja ne apanI gaya batA dii| ___dagadanAnikA kI bhAvanA thI ki yoM apamAnita hokara jIne se manA bastara hai / usake sAmane yaha mabAla ghA ki lar3akI ke hita se bhI mAna pratiSThA kA prazna bar3A hai| aba usa isa samasyA kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| philahAga kra. sAla taka nA isa bAta para vicAra karane ke lie samaya mina gayA na? yaha no jAnI-mAnI bAta hai ki haggar3a kI pannI aura usakI lar3akI para vidveSa aura asUyA ke bhAva to the hii| isake mAdha yaha bhI dRr3ha vizvAsa thA ki hegar3e ke ahAte ke bagIce ke niA! jA khAda bhijavAyI thI usake sAtha jina yantrI ko bhI bhijavA diyA unakA +---machadA asara ho hI jaaegaa| itanA bhara hote hA mo isanaM socA ki heggainI ke sAtha maitrI vaTAnA cAhie / yahI maba use ucita laga rahA thaa| ina donoM meM maMtrI agara vizeSa rUpa se na bhI bar3ha sakI lo kama-se-kama lar3akiyoM ko hAgane kI vaTI ke sAtha adhikAdhika AtmIyatA bar3hAne ke vicAra usake mana meM dRr3ha hota gye| apane vicAroM ko kArya rUpa meM pariNata karane ke lie use maukA bhI mina gayA thaa| hegar3e parivAra ke doramamudra hI meM rahane ke kAraNa apane aura janakaM ghagane kaM adhyApakavarga kabhI-kabhI minnataM aura kabhI-kabhI donoM ke baccoM kA eka jagaha paThana-pAThana aura vicAra-vimarza Adi karAte rahane se baccoM kI bhalAI TramahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 14! /

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ho sakegI-isI bahAne apane ina vicAroM ko kAryagata karane kA usane apanA pracAsa Arambha diyaa| phalasvarupa hAnnasaH kA nAyikA ke ghara, aur| daNDanAyikA kI beTiyoM kA hegar3e ke ghara AnA-jAnA zurU ho gayA aura vaha eka | Adata-sI ho gyii| bAmalA aura zAntalA meM pahale se jo sneha thA vaha aba bar3hane lgaa| prakArAntara se padmalA ke mAnasika dvandva meM paricita ho jAne ke kAraNa usake viSaya meM adhika anukampA zAntalA kI rhii| isa vajaha se vaha usakI aura adhika dhyAna detI thii| dhIre-dhIre paraspara AtmIyatA ke bhAva bar3hate gye| isake / phalasvarUpa heggar3e ke ghara ke ahAte ke bagIce ke kAma meM daNDanAdhikA kI bacciyoM bhI zAntalA ke sAtha sahaja bhAva se milakara kAma karane lgiiN| usa bagIce meM eka phulavAr3I bhI banI thii| isake lie eka bAMsa se bana. chappara bhI banAyA gayA thaa| puSya-latAoM ko sahArA dekara phailAne ke lie eka latAoM kA gaMpane ke vAste kyAriyAM banAyI jA rahI thiiN| jamIna khAMdakara vAca / miTTI aura khAda una kyAriyoM meM bharakA taiyAra karane kA kAma cala rahA thaa| naukara butugA ne TokarI meM khAda parakara lA rkhaa| kalachA lekara khAda uThAkara zAntalA jyAhI kyArI meM DAlane lagI ki khAda ke sAtha kucha camakatI cIja dikhAI pdd'ii| zAntalA naM kutUhala se use hAtha meM uThAkara dekhaa| sone ke tAvIz2a the| usa TokarI ke pUre khAda ko unhoMne phailAkara khoja kI to sone ke cAra tAvIz2a nikle| usane unheM sApha dhulavAkara apanI mAtA ko btaae| taba dAinAyikA kI beTiyAM bhI sAya thiiN| heggar3atI ne unheM dekhA aura kahA, "ammAjI, vaha khAda TaNDanAdhikA ke ghara se AyI hai| isalie ye tAcIja unhIM ke ghara ke hone caahie| ina beTiyoM ke hAtha unakaM ghara bhijavA deNge| mAlika ke Ane para unheM bhI batA denaa|" "appAjI ke dvArA mahAdaNDanAyaka jI ke pAsa sIdhe pahu~cA denA acchA hogA | na?" zAntalA ne khaa| "yaha bhI ThIka hai| yahI kreNge|' mAcikabbe ne khaa| "ThIka hai, inheM Apa apane hI pAsa rakhe rhie|" kahakara zAntalA apanaH | saheliyoM ke sAtha paudhoM ko ropane ke lie calI gyii| camelI kI bela ko padmalA ne aura mallikA kI bela ko cAmalA ne ropA aura zAntAnA ne nitya mallikA kI | bela ko ropaa| ye tIna hI krismoM kI bela unake pAsa thiiN| bopI mI sAtha rhii| usane koI bela nahIM ropii| zAntalA ne butugA se pUchA, "harasiMgAra ko kahA~ ropA | gayA hai|" __naukara butugA jagaha batAte hue bolA, ''yahA~ usake lie kyArI banAyI hai| 150 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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yahAM se havA haMgI to usa phulabAr3I ko nAfa bheNgii| isalie ise isa jagaha sapanA ThIka gNgaa|" zAntannA ne usa sthAna ko dekhaa| vaha bAr3I ke sattara-pUrva ke kone meM thii| unhoMne usa sthAna ko harasiMgAra ke lie TAka maanaa| kyoMki vana-yA ko paudhA bhA thaa| hamiMgAra ke sAtha usakI jor3I baiTa 'naaegii| nugnna coppI kA hAtha sa harasiMgAra ke paudhe ko vahA~ ropavA diyaa| jisa dina yayana vanda rahatA zAntalA phalavAr3I kA kAma dekhatI thii| Ajakala daNDanAyaka kI bacciyoM ke sAtha eka taraha se paitrI bar3ha jAne ke kAraNa ve bhI kabhI-kabhI ghara AtI rahatI thiiN| saM hI pAka dina ye sAna ke tAvIjJa mile the| gahanAyaka kI lar3akiyoM ko isalie katUhala ho rahA thA ki ve tAbIja unhIM ke para kI gocara-khAda ke andara se nikanna ghe| unheM sAtha le jAne ko utsaka thiiN| bar3oM ke hI cIna meM yaha bAta taya TA, TarA kAraNa ye capa raha ganIM / / ima RtAla ke sAtha ghara phuNcii| mAM kA rakhate hI padmalA ne mone ke ina tAbIjoM kI bAta kaha dii| bAta sunate hI dAnAyikA cAmadhye kA~pa uThI / eka to usane isa bAta kI apanI bayiyoM se gupta rakhA thA. dRsara yaha ki rahasya khula gayA thA / tAvIjoM ke ghara vApasa bheje jAne kI bAta se bhI usameM bhaya vyApta ho gayA thaa| magara usane beTiyoM ke sAmane sapanA bhava pradarzita nahIM hone diyaa| ___ hamAre ghara ke khAda meM ina tAvIjoM kA milanA sambhava hI nhiiN| vaha kisI dusare ke ghara kI vATa hoNgii| unheM zAyada Ama ho gayA hogaa| yaha dagaDanAyaka ke ghara kI khAda hai- mA pahacAnane ke lie usakA kAI alaga raMga hai?'' dAdanAyikA naM kmaa| nahIM, mAM! yahIM to kaha rahe the ki vaha khAda hamAre hI ghara se gayI / " vAmanA caalaa| "kisane kahA yaha?" "unake yahA~ sabhI yahI kaha rahe haiN|'' ''tava no unakA koI dUsarA hI lakSya hai| tuma loga isa bAta ko lekara dimAga khagana bhana kro| maiM aura tumhAre pitA isa Tegya jNg| canA, ava lA~dherA hone ko hai / 'mojana karanA / daNDanAyaka jo banApurI gacaM hA haiM, unake lauTane meM derI ho jaaegii|'' vaha kahatI I kisI dusagai bAta ko karane ke lie koI maukA na dekara yaha andara calI gyii| ___ batiyAM ne gussana yAna meM jAkara hAtha-para dhAya, bhagavAna ko praNAma kiyA aura bhojana karane ke bAda apana adhyayana meM da gyiiN| pAmahAdevo zAnsassA : bhAga To :: 151

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daNDanAyikA apane kamare meM AyI; pAna cabAtI huI palaMga para baiTha gyii| acAnaka vaha kAMpa uTI, pasInA chUTa gyaa| "he bhagavAna! maiM kucha karane gayI to huA kucha aura hii| ve tAvIja phira mere ghara pahuMceMge to jo bhI yurA hogA saba hamArA hI hogA na? hamArI bacciyoM kA hI hogA na? nahIM, maiM aisA hone nahIM duuNgii| malika se pAne hI kaH +ii svIkAra kreN| maiM to kaha dU~gI, magara ye mAna jAe~ taba na? aba pahale jaisI sthiti nhiiN| agara maiM eka bAra khA~sa bhI dUM to jAkara ve bhaiyA se kaha deNge| yaha bAta bhaiyA ko mAlUma ho jAe to Age kyA hogA, kauna jaane| he bhagavan! mAlika kI aisI buddhi do ki ve merI bAta ko mAna leN| khAda ko heggar3e ke ghara jo bheja diyA, vaha galatI ho gyii| zaitAna phATaka se nikala gayA samajhA to vaha jharokhe se phira andara A gyaa| mAlika ko unheM chUnA taka nahIM caahie| isake lie koI-na-koI upAya DhU~DhanA hI hogaa|" ce hI bAteM socatI huI daNDanAyikA palaMga para paira pasArakara takiye se pITha lagA baiTa gayI / "patA nahIM iNDanAyaka jI kisa vakta taka lautteNge| Ate hI unake mana ko apanI tarafa banA lenA caahie|" yahI socatI vaha baiTI rhii| ghara ke andara se baratana-bAsana kI aura calane-phirane kI jo AvAja A rahI thI so banda ho gayI aura qhAmozI chA gyii| daNDanAyikA uTa khar3I huI aura kamare se bAhara Akara idhara-udhara dekhane lgii| saba jagaha aMdherA phailA thA / pUjAghara meM dIyA TimaTimA rahA thaa| usakI dhuMdhalI rozanI chApI thii| dekabbA gaharI nIMda meM khaTi le rahI thii| daNDanAyikA phATaka taka gayI, dekhA ki andara se kuNDI lagI hai yA nhiiN| phira apanI bacciyoM ke kamare kI ora clii| jhA~kakara dekhA, bacciyA~ soyI huI thIM aura eka DhibarI TimaTimA rahI thii| use dekhakara dhIre-se kivAr3a laTakAkara apane kamare kI ora cala dii| dekabbe ke kharrATe aura teja hote jA rahe the| daNDanAyikA kA dila dhar3aka utthaa| chAtI dabAye vahIM khar3I rhii| use Dara kA anubhava hone lgaa| kahane lagI- he bhagavana! kRpA karo, daNDanAyaka jI kazalapUrvaka lauTa aaeN| mujhe kabhI Dara nahIM lagA thA, patA nahIM Aja kyoM laga rahA hai! daNDanAyaka jI ne kahA thA ki A hI jaauuNgr|" daNDanAyaka bahuta rAta bItane para bhI nahIM Aye, isa kAraNa bhaya kA honA sahaja hI thaa| a~dherI rAta Tekha rAta ko vahIM Thaharakara unake tar3ake hI cale Ane kI bAta use yadi sUjha jAtI to zAyada Dara dUra ho jaataa| isake alAvA una sone ke tAbIjoM ko daNDanAyaka ke hAtha sIdhe pahuMcA diye jAne kI yAda ne usake Dara ko dugunA kara diyA thaa| dUsaroM ko ina tAbIjoM kI bAta hI mAlUma nahIM huI thii| isalie unako unakI cintA hI nahIM rhii| ce nizcinta hokara so rahe the| dekabbe vaha na samajhakara ki usake kharrAToM se mAlakina Dara jAeMgI, jora-zora se kharadi 152 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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letI bekhabara so rahI thii| daNDanAyikA ko lagane lagA ki vaha apane ghara meM na rahakara kisI aparicita sthAna meM raha rahI hai aura isa taraha kA bhaya aisI bhrAnti ke kAraNa use hone lagA thaa| yaha na Age bar3ha sakI, na pIche; nissahAya hokara vahIM khar3I rhii| aise vaqta gussA bar3hanA sahaja hI haiN| apanI isa hAlata kA kAraNa soye par3e becAra dAMDegA ko smjhaa| daNDanAyikA kA khayAla thA ki dahigA ko jAgate rahanA cAhie thaa| apanA gussA vaha dahigA para utAra denA cAhatI thii| becArA kara hI kyA sakatA thA? roja kI taraha apanA sArA kAmakAja samApta kara ikabbe ke bhI so jAne ke bAda, sabhI daravAjoM ko acchI taraha banda karake so gayA thA / mahala ke paharedAra khulI talavAra hAtha meM lie pahare para ahAte ke sadara daravAje para tainAta the| ina bAtoM kI ora daNDanAyikA kA dhyAna hI nahIM gyaa| daDigA para gusse ke kAraNa daNDanAyikA kA burA hAla thaa| usI vakta gaztI sipAhiyoM ne sITI bajAyI, dUsarI ora se dUsare sipAhI ne sITI ke uttara meM sITI bjaayii| ina gaztI sITiyoM kI AvAja se daNDanAyikA kA Dara RNa kama haa| aba vaha samajha sakI ki vaha dorasamudra meM apane hI mahala meM hai| dhIre-se mukhya daravAje taka gayI aura khir3akI se bAhara jhA~kA / dUra ghor3e kI TApoM kI AbAta AtI huI sunAI pdd'ii| aisA lagA ki khura ke TApoM kI AvAjJa pAsa AtI jA rahI haiN| zAyaTa pAlika hI A rahe haiN| sadara phATaka ke pAsa kisI ke Ane-jAne kI dhuMdhalI-sI chAyA dikhii| pahare ke sipAhI bhI TApoM kI AvAz2a sunakara Tahalate hue idhara-uE. ra cahalakadamI kara rahe the, yaha bhI usane dekhaa| vahA~ TApoM kI AvAja sunatI huI pratIkSA meM khar3I rhii| AvAja pAsa AtI huI hokara, phira kucha dUra para gayI huI-mI lagane lagI aura phira banda ho gyii| ghor3e ke jAne ke mArga aura usakI TApoM kI AvAja-inase daNDanAyikA cAmabbe ne andAja lagAyA ki vaha usake bhAI ke mahala kI ora gayA hogaa| to isake mAne yaha ki mAlika bhaiyA ke sAtha hI gaye the, magara bhaiyA akele lauTe! to kyA mAlika nahIM lauTe? kyoM? mAlika nahIM lauTe aura bhaiyA akele Aye tI bhaiyA ko usakA kAraNa to batAnA cAhie na? zAyada jAkara jaldI so jAnA cAhate hoNge| pratIkSA meM rahanevAloM kI hAlata kaisI rahegI isakI cintA unheM bhalA kyoM hogI? becArI bahina pratIkSA meM baiThI hogI yaha yadi svapna meM bhI dekha lete to zAyada kahalA bhejte|...phir bhI vahI lauTe isa bAta kA pramANa kyA hai? khAlI TApoM kI AvAja sunakara duniyA bhara kI bAteM socanA manamAne andAz2a lagAnA kyA ThIka hai| usa samaya kI hAlata meM daNDanAyikA yaha soca na sakI ki sahI kyA hai aura g2alata kyA haiN| isIlie vaha isa DhaMga se socatI rhii| usane samajhA ki pradhAnajI ko ghara pahuMcAkara mAlika zAyada ghara aaeNge| vAstava meM aisA honA bhI caahie| paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 15:

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usane pratIkSA kii| kAna lagAye baiThI rhii| yahI soca rahI thI ki kahIM kisI aura se TApoM kI AvAja sunAI degii| ahAte kI ora najara daur3AyI bhii| pahare ke sipAhI phira baiThe hue-se dikhAI pdd'e| becArI daNDanAyikA A~kheM kholakara kAna lagAye kAfI dera taka pratIkSA karatI baiThI rhii| eka-do bAra ullU ke bolane kI AvAja suna- pdd'ii| camagAdar3oM ne paMkha phar3aphar3Aye / aba baiThe rahane kA koI prayojana na samajhakara vaha apane kamare kI ora mulii| darakhAnA banna kA nitA pavAra: niTa leTa gyii| usake dimAga meM kaI taraha ke vicAra cakkara kATa rahe the| ira aura AzA-pratIkSA ke hote hue bhI thakAvaTa ke kAraNa saba-kucha thor3I dera ke lie bhulAkara zarIra ArAma cAhatA hai| daNDanAyikA ko bhI aise hI nIMda laga gyii| kara lagI, kaise lagI-yaha kucha nahIM mAlUma huaa| bhAgya kI bAta hai ki koI burA svapna nahIM dikhAI diyaa| prAtaH amAvasyA ke dina sUyodaya ke bahuta samaya bAda usakI A~kheM khulii| cAroM ora phailI rozanI usakI A~khoM ko caudhiyoM rahI thii| vaha ghabarAkara uThI aura snAnAghara maiM jAkara hAtha-mu~ha dhoyA, bhagavAna ko praNAma kara mAthe para rorI lagAyI aura phira dekabve ko pukArane lgii| AvAja sunakara "AyI" kahatI hue dekacaM rasoI se bAhara niklii| "mAlika?" ''A gye|" "jaga rahe haiM? kaba Aye?'' ''pahale murge kI bA~ga para velApurI se nikalakara sUryodaya ke kucha pahale hI A gaye the| Ate hI snAna Adi karake nAztA samApta kara rAjamahala kI ora cale gye|" __ "ThIka hai, tuma jaao|" daNDanAyikA ne kaha to diyA para apane-Apa para kAfI du:khI huii| vaha apane mana meM hI ganane lagI, ''hA~, usa kaMgAla se manahasa tAbIjoM ko lekara hI ve ghara aaeNge| jise na hone denA cAhatI thI, vahIM hokara rahA, bahI lagatA hai| ye hamAre nahIM' kahakara TAla dene kI buddhimattA dikhAe~ to bhAgya kI bAta hogii|'' isa taraha soca-socakara becaina hone lgii| vaha cupa to baiThI nahIM raha sakatI thii| dainika kArya to hone hI caahie| kAma aura cintA, donoM sAtha-sAtha calate rhe| baccoM se to kaha diyA hai ki tAvIja hamAre nahIM, magara jaba baccoM ke sAmane hI 'hamAre haiM' kahakara mujhe sauMpa deMge to bar3I bhada hogii| kyA karanA cAhie? yaha saba usI vAmAcArI se madada lene ke kAraNa huA hai| duSTa cokI kI bAta nahIM sunatI to usa vAmAcArI ke pAsa kabhI phaTakatI bhI nhiiN| usa cokI ne usa vAmAcArI ko isa vazIkaraNa ke bAre meM managaDhanta kisse sunAkara 154:: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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mujhameM usa para vizvAsa paidA kiyaa| ina naukara-cAkaroM ko z2yAdA mu~ha nahIM lagAnA caahie| use dUra rakhatI to vaha saya na huA hotaa| aba khuda lApatA ho gayA hai| zAyada vaha usa vAmAcArI ke sAtha hI gayA hogaa| patA nahIM usase kisa-kisa kI kyA burAI hogii| aba jo bhI ho, aba maiM isa paristhiti se pAra ho jAU~ to kAfI haiN| he bhagavAna, kRpA karI! mAlika ko itanI buddhi do ki ve kaha sakeM ki ye tAvIz2a hamAre nahIM haiN|" ghumA-phirAkara bAta vahIM Akara aTaka jaatii| sAtha hI kucha aura vicAra dimAg2a para hAvI ho gye| jaba taka mAlika ghara na lauTeM taba taka cupa rahane kI bAta dimAg2a meM AyI magara apane mana para usakA kAbU hI nahIM thA- eka vicAra dUsare meM phaMsatA gyaa| ___ bhojana ke vakta daNDanAyaka : ne| vaha rela grInahI siDAI diye koI parivartana nhiiN| sabane sAtha milakara bhojana kiyaa| bAda meM daNDanAyaka apane kamare meM cale gye| thor3I hI dera meM daNDanAyikA bhI panabaTTA lekara vahA~ pahuMca gyii| donoM ne pAna khaaye| bAta daNDanAyikA ne hI chir3I, "velApurI kI kyA khabara haiM?" "kyA saba kahIM se lauTane ke bAda tumheM samAcAra denA jarUrI haiM?" "ThIka hai| maiM isalie pUcha rahI thI kyoMki Apake sAtha bhAI bhI gaye the| isake alAvA Apako kala hI lauTa AnA cAhie thA magara Aye nhiiN| isalie pUchA ki koI khAsa kAma para zAyada vahAM ThaharanA par3A ho|' ___"hA~, kucha qhAsa rAjanItika kArya thaa| donoM ko jAnA par3A thaa| ThaharanA par3A. tthhre|" ___ "eka sAla bItane ko AyA na mahArAja ke dorasamudra lauTane ke bAre meM koI bAtacIta calI?" "usa sabase tumhArA kyA matalaba:" "agara ne yahA~ A jAe~ to Apako bAra-bAra AnA-jAnA na pdd'egaa| isalie puuchaa|" __"tumako to AnA-jAnA nahIM na? binA kisI takalIfa ke ArAma se yahA~ rar3ane kI suvidhA jaba hai, taba tumheM isakI cintA kyoM?'' ____ "hA~, Apa isa DhalatI umra meM dina-rAta kI paravAha na karake ghUmata-phirate raheM aura maiM ArAma se yahA~ par3I rhN| Ajakala Apa mere prati udasIna haiN| mahezA ApakI hI sevA-zuzrUSA meM lagI rahatI hU~, phira bhI Apa mere prati udAsIna kyoM? "nahIM, tumheM sira para baiMTAkara DhiMDhorA pITakara julUsa meM kahatA calU~gA ki dekho yaha vahI daNDanAyikA hai jisane dasoM bAra coTa para coTa khAne para bhI ThIka taraha se batAMba karanA na sIkhA aura yoM kaha khuza houuNgaa|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 155

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"mujha para gussA kyoM hote haiM? maiMne kyA kiyA?" 'mukhoM jaisI bAta na kro| ava bhI kyoM jhUTha kA Azraya letI rahatI ho?" "jhUTha! maiMne Apase jhUTa kaba kahA?" "mujhase nhiiN| apanI mAmA yacciyoM se|'' "unase kyA jhUTha kahA?" ''heggar3e ke ghara meM mile tAvIja 'hamAre nahIM' aisA kyoM kahA?" "unheM inake bAre meM kucha bhI mAlUma nhiiN| isalie unheM mAlUma kaise hogA ki maiMne jhUTha kahA?" "mujhe kyA mAlUma ki jo tumhAre mana meM AtA hai, vaha kaha DAlatI ho| subaha uThate hI unhoMne mujhase khaa| khAda jaba hamAre ghara kI hai to heggar3e kA kahanA ThIka hai, maiMne khaa| taba unhoMne vahI kahA jo tumane unase kahA thaa| 'hamAre nahIM' kahakara kyoM tumane jimmedArI apane Upara lI? cupa rahanA to tuma jAnatI hI nhiiN|' "Apako itanI samajha to honI cAhie na? agara hama yaha mAna leM ki vaha hamAre ghara ke haiM to heggar3e cAhe jaise usakA upayoga apane svArtha kI siddhi ke lie kara sakegA-yaha Apane socA bhI nahIM na" "svIkAra kara leM to usase unakI svArthasiddhi meM upayoga bhI kyA hogA?" "jAkara vaha samAcAra sunAegA yA heggar3atI ke jariye mahAmAtRzrI ke pAsa samAcAra pahu~cavA degaa| kahegA-hamArI burAI karAne ke lie ina tAkIjoM ko khATa ke sAtha milAkara daNDanAyaka ne hamAre ghara bhijavA diyA hai| hama unake hAtha se baca nahIM skte| unakI sArI carcAe~ isa taraha burAI hI kI hotI haiN| yoM namaka-mirca lagAkara kucha kahakara hama para krodha kraaegaa|' ___ "agara hama asvIkAra kara dete to jaisA tuma kahatI ho vaisA hotaa| unheM sIdhA mahArAja ko sauMpakara, sArA vRttAnta batA denA kAfI thaa| hameM vizrAnti kI prArthanA karake sindagere ko jAnA pdd'taa| tumhAre bhAI ko yaha saya mAlUma hI thA na? unhIM ke sAmane heggar3ejI ne tAvIz2oM ko mere hAtha meM diyaa| maiMne svIkAra kiyA ki hamAre haiM aura unheM le aayaa| aba tuma apanI bacciyoM se saccI bAta kaha do| mere aura tumhAre kahane meM pharka hogA to hama donoM para bacce vizvAsa kho baittheNge|" ___ "Apa hI baccoM ko batA dIjie ki merA kahanA hI sahI hai| bAta qhatma ho jaaegii|" ___ 'bAta qhatma nahIM hogI, Age bddh'egii| jaba yaha bAta uThegI, bacciyA~ heggar3e kI beTI se kaheMgI ki ye hamAre nahIM 1 yA phira heggar3e kI beTI hI vaha kahegI ki 156 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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ApakA hai, kahakara unheM TaNTanAyaka jI ko sauMpA hai| taba kyA hogA, jAnatI ho? jaba baccoM meM sandeha paidA ho jAegA aura isa bAta kI tahakIkAta calegI ki inakI jar3a kahA~ hai to vaha bahuta bar3I burAI kI jar3a bnegaa| Ajakala tumhArI akla mArI gayI hai| koI bAta mata kro| bacciyoM agara pUSThaM to kahanA ki maiM aisA samajhatI dhI, agara tumhAre pitA aisA kahate haiM to vahI ThIka hai| samajhI? tuma khuda bAta mata utthaanaa|" aisA hI karUMgI, para tAvIz2oM kA kyA kareMge?" ''eka kaNThAhAra banavAkara tumhAre gale meM phnaauuNgaa|" "TIka, Apako kyA? bacapanA karate haiN|" "kAla bhI karU~gA ! isa bAre meM do bAra nahIM bolanA hogaa|" "hAya, jaba se ve hamAre pAsa Aye haiM, hamase rAjamahala kA sambandha dUra hI hotA gayA hai| agara ye manahUsa tAvIz2a gale meM ba~dha gaye to hamAre prANa hI jokhima meM par3a jaaeNge|' ___"hamane jo kiyA, usa hameM bhugatanA hI hogaa| use niraparAdhiyoM para mar3ha deM to vaha hameM hI niglegaa|" "to jo g2alatI hamane kI usake lie hameM kabhI kSamA hI nahIM milegI ? usakA koI parihAra ho nahIM ?" __ haiN| khule mana se sAhasa karake sambandhita logoM ke sAmane sAfa-sAfa apanI g2alatI ko svIkAra kara lenaa| isase bar3hakara uttama mArga dUsarA nahIM hai|" "pAna-pratiSThA ko kho dene ke bAda bacaMgA hI kyA?" "nirmala mana baca rhegaa| isa nirarthaka mAna-pratiSThA se vaha acchA hai|" "nayA vedAnta zurU kara diyA hai aapne|" "aba Age koI dUsarA rAstA hI nahIM hai| mahArAja aba dorasamudra lauTane kI bAta hI nahIM kara rahe haiN| abhI jaisA cala rahA hai vaisA hI ThIka se calatA rahe rAjya kA saba kaarovaar| pradhAnajI rAjya ke pradhAna sUtradhAra haiN| Apa logoM kI nigarAnI meM saba surakSita hai| hama yahA~ raheM cAhe vahA~, donoM barAbara haiN| hameM dorasamudra se cenApurI acchI lagatI hai| yahA~ ke loga aura yahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa saba hameM acchA lagatA hai| jaba mahArAja svayaM yaha bAta tumhAre bhAI se aura mujhase kaha rahe haiM to mAne yahI hA 'Apa logoM ke sAtha rahe aba taka, so kAfI hai: Apa loga vahIM rahe aura hama yahIM rheNge|' yahI na unake kahane kA tAtparya huA! aisI sthiti meM rahane se behatara haiM bAnaprastha hokara kahIM cale jaanaa| yaha saba tumhArI hI kRpA hai|'' ___"ThIka hai| sArI khurAI kI jar3a meM hI huuN| maiM hI apane prANa tyAga duuNgii| bAda meM Apa saba sukhI hokara rheNge| maiMne kauna-sA aisA anyAya kiyA hai jo Apa saba paTTamahAdaMcI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 157

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mujha para thopa rahe haiM?" ___maiM javAba nahIM de sktaa| hamAre ghara meM jo aMjana lagavAyA thA, usa bAta ko lekara tumhAre bhAI ne jaba prabhu ke sAtha bAtacIta kI thI taba mahArAja ke sAmane hI bAteM huI thiiN| usa dina se ve dUra-dUra rahane lage haiN| isake bAda kI ghaTanAoM ne unheM aura dUra kara diyA hai| eka bevakufI ne hamAre sAre parivAra ko, ina bacciyoM ko kitanA nukasAna pahu~cAyA hai-tuma hI soco, smjho| itanA paryApta na samajhakara, usa heggar3e parivAra ko hAni pahu~cAne kA irAdA tumane kiyA aura vacciyoM se yaha kahakara khuza huI ki ye hamAre nhiiN| jaba khAda unake ghara pahu~ca gavI tara tuma itanA khuza kyoM huI? itanA utsAha kyoM dikhAyA? taba yaha saba tujhe nahIM suujhaa| meM vizvAsa karatA thA ki tuma badala gayI aura heggar3atI ke sAtha maiMtrI bar3hAkara TIpA rhogii| prere eka se ina zAdI kI nAna hI lupta ho gayI thii| jaba tupane yaha kahA ki ve hamAre haiM hI nahIM, to yahI siddha huA ki tumhArA mana kitanA nIca hai| jaba taka tuma apane antaraMga kA zodha karake use parizuddha na banA logI taba taka tumhArA bacAva nahIM hogaa| tumane kyA kiyA hai, jAnatI ho? A~cala meM Aga rakha lI haiN| tumane samajhA use kisI para pheMkakara jalAkara bhasma kara logii| Aja vaha Aga tumhIM ko jalAkara rAkha kiye de rahI hai| bahuta dinoM se maiM yaha saba kaha denA cAhatA thA para kahane se pIche haTatA rahA / Aja saba spaSTa rUpa se kaha diyA hai| apane ko sudhAra lo to tumheM bhI zAnti milegii| bacce sukhI hoNge| merA bhI apanA gaurava banA rhegaa| nahIM to maiMne pahale hI kaha diyA hai ki hameM rAjadhAnI chor3a denI pdd'egii| aba cAhe tuma prANa tyAgo yA kucha bhI kro| tumhAre isa bartAva ke kAraNa maiM apane ko daNDa de luuNgaa| tumhArI tarafa se kisI se kucha nahIM khuuNgaa| samajhI?" daNDanAyikA kucha nahIM bolii| usakA pauna sammati kA hI sUcaka mAnanA caahie| parantu usakA antaraMga khUba vilo diyA gayA thaa| usane pana-hI-mana kahA, "aba maiM isa duniyA meM akelI raha gayI huuN| saba mere virodhI haiN| jo bhI ho pratikriyA kiye binA cupacApa mu~ha banda kara mujhe par3I rahanA hogA-Age se| maiM mira uThAkara sabake sAmane itarAtI huI garva ke sAtha calatI rhiiN| aba sira jhukAkara sabake Age rahanA hogA; isase bar3hakara daNDa aura kyA ho sakatA hai? he bhagavAna, kaisI dazA kara dI merI / baccoM kI bhalAI cAhate-cAhate eka mA~ kI yaha dazA! ThIka hai, dUsarA koI cArA nhiiN| filahAla mauna rahakara samaya bitAnA hogaa| ho sakatA haiM Age calakara koI rAstA dikha jaae|'' yoM socakara apane ko sAnvanA detI cAmaJce panabaTTA kA thAla uThAkara vAhoM se cupacApa bAhara nikala aadhii| 156 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : 'pAga do

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sarvatobhadra yantra ke una tAvIjoM kI vAla vahIM qhatma ho gayI thii| inake bAre meM phira kisI ne Apasa meM koI bAta nahIM uThAyI thii| sirpha padyalA ke mana meM inake prati kutUhala avazya thaa| magara isa kutUhala kA koI kAraNa usakI samajha meM nahIM A rahA thaa| usane bahina cAmalA se isa bAre meM vicAra-vimarza karane kI bhI bAta socii| jaba pitAjI ne yaha kahA ki ye tAvIz2a hamAre hI ghara ke haiM to mA~ ne kyoM kahA ki ye hamAre ghara ke nhiiN| binA kAraNa to mA~ aisA kahegI nhiiN| usake mana meM AyA ki isake bAre meM mA~ se hI pUcha le magara isa Dara se nahIM pUchA ki patA nahIM kyA ulTA sIdhA bola jaae| bahuta soca-vicAra ke bAda usa viSaya meM padmalA ne Akara cAmalA se bAtacIta kii| cAmalA ko isa sambandha meM koI ruci nahIM thii| apanI AzA ke saphala na hone ke kAraNa vaha mana-hI-mana bahuta duHkha kA anubhava kara hI rahI hai| usake sAtha yaha dhuna bhI lagI hai| isa anAvazyaka sanaka ko usake mana se haTAnA bahuta jarUrI hai isalie isake bhUla ko khojane ke badale usa viSaya ko vahIM khatma kara denA acchA hai- yaha socakara cAmalA ne apanI dIdI ko salAha dI, "dIdI, tumheM mA~ ke saba DhaMga mAlUma haiN| vaha sadA hara bAta meM sandeha karatI rahatI haiM, kaha baiThatI hai| usakI khoja karane kI koziza karane lageMge to kucha bhI hAtha nahIM lgegaa| havA meM talavAra ghumAne se vaha kaTatI nahIM, ghumAne kA bhrama hI hAtha raha jAtA hai| merA kahanA mAno to vartamAna sthiti meM cupa rahanA hI acchA hai|" padmalA ko cAmalA kI yaha salAha ThIka lagI / isalie yaha bAta yahIM qhatma ho gyii| dIrasamudra meM isa sambandha meM kisI ne koI bAta nahIM utthaayii| dorasamudra meM isakI carcA nahIM huI, yaha saca hai / magara yaha to nahIM kaha sakate ki belApurI meM isa sambandha meM bAta na uThI ho| kyoMki mahAdaNDanAyaka ke ghara kI khAda ke sAtha ina tAvIz2oM kA heggar3e ke ghara ke ahAte meM pahu~cAyA jAnA, phira unheM pradhAnajI ke samakSa hegar3e dvArA daNDanAyaka ko diyA jAnA Adi sArI bAtoM kA vRttAnta mahArAja ballAla ko mAlUma ho gayA thaa| apane pitA prabhu ke jIvita rahate hue daNDanAyaka ke ghara meM ghaTI aMjana-kriyA evaM isa kriyA meM daNDanAyikA kI bhUmikA Adi bAtoM ke bAre meM pradhAnajI ke sAtha prabhu ne jaba vicAra-vimarza kiyA to usa samaya vaha svayaM upasthita the| isakI yAda bhI mahArAja ke mana meM harI thI | apanA prema andhA hai aura isase bhalA nahIM hogA, kala mahArAja bananevAle kI g2alatI ke kAraNa rASTra kA ahita honA ThIka nahIM isI ke khyAla se khuda isa viSaya ko na batAkara, vicAra-vimarza karate samaya samakSa biThAkara sArI bAta karake jo dUradarzitA prabhu ne dikhAyI thI, usase ballAla kI A~kheM khula gayI thIM / phalasvarUpa isa andha-prema kA bahiSkAra karane kA nizcaya usane kara liyA thA / sIdhe pradhAnajI ko yA mahAdaNDanAyaka ko apanA nirNaya sunAkara unheM duHkha nahIM paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 159

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pahu~cAnA cAhatA thaa| kucha-na-kucha bahAnA banAkara bAta TAlatA rhaa| mahArAja vinayAditya kI mRtyu se bhI Avazyaka samaya mila gyaa| agara isa aseM meM padyalA kA vivAha ho jAe to acchA hai, yaha mAmalA khuda hI nipaTa jAegA - yahI vaha socA karatA / vivAha ke bAre meM bhAI bihideva ne sAMketika rUpa se jina bAtoM kI ora izArA kiyA thA aura kahA bhI thA ki una para amala kara apanI pratiSThA ko bacAye rakhane meM gaurava bhI haiN| aba usI se pUchanA cAhie ki isase kauna-sA gaurava mila sakegA? prabhu ke viruddha cintana karanevAlI aura vAmAcArI se gaNDA- tAbIja banavAnevAlI daNDanAyikA aura usakI beTiyoM ke bAre meM usI se pUcha lenA cAhie ki aba kyA karanA hai-ballAla ne socaa| mahArAja ko yoM lagane para vilamba kaise ho sakatA haiM? biTTideva aura ballAla donoM rAjabhavana ke prakoSTha meM mile| kisI dUsare vicAra ko na cher3akara mahArAja ballAla ne sIdhA vahI, daNDanAyaka ke ghara kI khAda meM tAbIjoM ke nikalane aura hegar3e ke ghara daNDanAvikA ke dvArA khAda ke sAtha inake bhijavAne Adi ke sAtha, tAbIjoM kA sArA itihAsa batAyA aura pUchA, "aba kaho appAjI! itanA hone para bhI mujhe apane vacana ko rakhanA hogA? prabhu kI burAI karane kI icchA se vAmAcArI maNDananepAlI upanAyikA kI kokha se utpanna lar3akI poTasala vaMza kI mahArAnI ke pada para pratiSThita hone yogya hai?" "vacana dete vakta jaldabAjI nahIM karanI cAhie thI / tava sannidhAna kI bhAvanAoM kI zAMte hI kucha aura thii| sannidhAna agara mujhe kSamA kareM to maiM nivedana karUMgA ki isa viSaya meM khule mana se bAtacIta kara lenA hI acchA hai, vicAra-vimarza kI dRSTi se nirNaya karane ke lie pahale kI una aneka bAtoM aura taba ke sannivezoM aura ghaTanAoM ke bAre meM punarvicAra karanA hogA aura samajhanA hogA ki taba jo kucha huA vaha sahI hai yA glt| sahI hai to kyoM aura g2alata hai to kyoM? usa galatI ke lie jimmevAra kauna hai? zAnta bhAva se ina saba bAtoM para vicAra karanA hogaa| aba rAjya ke pratiSThita sabhI vyaktiyoM ke manobhAvoM se sannidhAna paricita ho cuke haiN| isalie kisI taraha kI kar3avAhaTa ke binA bAta kI jA sakatI hai|" bir3ideva ne khaa| "dila hI dila meM vAtoM ko sar3Ate rahane se tumhArI salAha ke anusAra calanA acchA hogaa|" I "yaha bAta sannighAna ke hI mana meM nahIM, kaI dUsare logoM ke mana meM bhI haiM isalie sambandhita sabhI vyaktiyoM ko ekatrita kara khule mana se ina viSayoM para vicAra-vimarza karanA hI ucita hogaa|" "sabako ikaTThA kara vicAra-vimarza karanA kaise sAdhya ho sakatA hai, choTe 160 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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appAjI jo drohI haiM kyA ve bhI isameM bhAga leMge?" 'vaha hamArI dhAraNA hai| baha ThIka hai yA nahIM-kase kahA jA sakatA? unameM jo zaMkA utpanna ho gayI hai, usakA nivAraNa tabhI ho sakatA hai jaba ve apanI garanatI svIkAra kara leNge| nahIM to isa dhAraNA ko g2alata sAbita kara dikhAnA hogaa| unheM zAmila na kareMge to vaha kaise ho sakegA? sannidhAna hI soca-vicAra kreN|" __ "agara koI aisA paukA mile tabhI to sabako ikaTThA karake isa para carcA kara sakeMge?" __ "aba to sAla bItane ko AyA hai| hama sabako to dorasamudra jAnA hI hai na? taba koI-na-koI prasaMga AegA hii|" "dogasamudra jAne kI bAta hamane socI nhiiN| hAla meM pradhAnajI aura mahAdaNDanAyaka java Aye the taba yaha bAta uThI thii| usa dina tuma, udaya aura mAtAjI sosaUsa gaye the vAsantikA devI kI pUjA ke lie| taba pradhAnajI ne hI sthAnAntara sambandhI prastAva peza kiyA thaa| hamane kahA ki vartamAna vyavasthA hI ThIka hai, isI taraha rAjyakArya Age bddh'e|" "pradhAnajI ne kyA kahA?" "unhoMne aisI mukha-mudrA banAyI mAno hamase unheM isa uttara kI apekSA nahIM rahI ho| kSaNa-bhara ke lie usI bhAva meM rahe 1 phira, "jaisI AjJA' kahakara isa prastAva ko vahIM khatma kara diyaa|" "to kyA sannidhAna ke vicAra aparivartanIya hai?" "parivartana karane ke lie koI kAraNa sUjhatA nhiiN|" "abhI mUla siMhAsana dorasamudra meM haiN| sAla-bhara yahA~ rahane ke lie kAraNa bhI thaa| Age bhI yahIM rahane kA nirNaya karanA ho to siMhAsana, pradhAnajI, mahAdaNTanAyaka sabako yahIM AnA hogaa| una sabake binA samnidhAna mAtra vahA~ raheM to duniyA isake kaI taraha ke mAne lgaaegii| kahegI rAjya-sUtra meM tAla-mela nahIM, mana sabake eka-se nahIM, kahIM kucha cheda yA darAra hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki posaloM meM bhedabhAva paidA ho gayA hai| yahI vaha samaya hai jaba hama U~ce uTha sakate haiN| yaha samajhakara hama para dvaSa racanevAle ceMgAcca AnandanI, sAntaroM kA jaggadeva Adi hama para hamalA kara sakate haiN| isalie dorasamudra jAne meM hI kuzala hai| yahI merI 'bhAvanA hai| mA~ se cAhe vicAra-vimarza kara sakate haiN| sannidhAna ucita samajhe to ciNNama daNDanAtha aura DAkarasa daNDanAtha se bhI vicAra-vimarza kara sakate haiN|" "choTe. appAjI, hamane sthAnAntaraNa kI isa bAta para isa dRSTi se vicAra nahIM kiyA thaa| vartamAna vyavasthA meM koI pecIdagI nahIM, kAma ThIka taraha se cala rahA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: til

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hai - isI se hamane vaha bAta kahI thii|" "ThIka haiN| parantu dUsaroM ke mana meM yaha vicAra uThegA ki sannidhAna ko dorasamudra kA vAsa ThIka nahIM ja~ca rahA hai| yadi yaha dhAraNA bana jAe to isake anapekSita pariNAma bhI ho sakate haiN| pradhAnajI ko aura daNDanAyaka ko yadi aisA lage ki hamArI upasthiti sannidhAna nahIM cAhate to isakA pariNAma acchA nahIM hogaa| aisA maiM socatA hU~ / " "to matalaba yahIM na ki hamArA dorasamudra jAnA hI ucita hai| yahI tumhArA nizcita hai| hainaH "isa nizcaya para pahu~cane ke lie, mujhe apanI alpamati ko jo kAraNa sUjha par3e, unakI hI nivedana kiyA hai| isake bAda samvidhAna kI icchA 1" "hama bhAtAjI se bAtacIta kareMge, bAda meM nirNaya leNge| magara eka bAta nizcita hai ki hama apane adhikAriyoM se DaranevAle nahIM, jise hama nahIM cAheMge use Darakara svIkAra bhI nahIM kreNge|" "rASTrahita, rAjanItika sthiti ko zuddha banAye rakhanA prabhu kA kartavya hai| aise maukoM para khuda kI icchAe~ aura anicchAe~ gauNa haiN| vaha rAjanItika prajJA kA eka lakSaNa haiN| gurujI ne the spaSTa samajhAyA thA, zAyada sannidhAna ko smaraNa hogA / " "yadi kabhI smaraNa na ho to yAda dilAne ke lie jaba hamAre choTe appAjI sAtha haiM taba hameM bhUla jAne kA Dara hI nahIM hai| uTho, mA~ se abhI vicAra-vimarza kara leN|" kahakara ballAla ne ghaNTI bajAyI / revimavyA ne prakoSTha kA kivAr3a khola diyA aura paradA haTAkara upasthita ho gayA / ballAla ne kahA, "revimayyA, mAtAjI ArAma kara rahI haiM yA baiThI haiM-jAkara dekha aao| hameM unase milanA hai|" vaha jAne ko hI thA ki itane meM goMkA vahAM AyA, aura jhukakara praNAma kiyA / biTTideva ne pUchA, "kyA hai?" revimayyA vahIM khar3A rahA / gIMkA ne kahA, "jarUrI kAma para sannivAna ke darzana karane ke lie DAkarasa daNDanAtha jI Aye haiM: barAmade meM baiThe haiM " unheM yahIM bulA laao|" ballAla ne gaukA se kahA, aura revimayyA se bole, "tuma yahIM bAhara raho, daNDanAtha jI ke cale jAne ke bAda mAtAjI ko dekha AnA / " revimayyA bAhara calA gyaa| kucha hI kSaNoM meM DAkarasa daNDanAtha ne jAkara praNAma kiyA aura mahArAja ke saMketa se Asana para baiTha gye| DAkarasa ke sAtha paradA haTAkara revimayyA andara 162 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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AyA thaa| vaha AjJA kI pratIkSA meM khar3A rhaa| ballAla ne kahA, "revimayyA, kivAr3a banda karake tuma bAhara raho, kisI ko andara na Ane do|" reghimaNyA kivAr3a banda karake bAhara khar3A rhaa| "kahie daNDanAtha jI, sunA ki kisI jarUrI kAma para Aye haiN| kyA haiM, btaaie|" "mahAdaNDanAyaka jI se gupta khabara AyI hai| mAlava jaggadeva ke nAma se apane ko prakaTa karanevAlA paTTiyoMbaccupura ke jaggadeva bhArI senA ke sAtha dorasamadra para hamalA karane ke lie calA A rahA hai| isalie sannidhAna bhI nahIM raheMge to sannidhAna kI rakSA aura sannidhAna ke sAtha vicAra-vimarza karane meM bhI suvidhA hogii| isalie sannidhAna se rAjaparivAra ke sAtha dorasamudra ke lie turanta ravAnA hone kI prArthanA karate hue nivedana karane kA Adeza milA haiN| batAyA hai ki pradhAnajI kI salAha ke anusAra yaha sandeza bhejA gayA hai| AjJA caahie|" 'isa hamale kA kAraNa?' ballAla naM puuchaa| 'isa sambandha meM koI vivaraNa mAlUma nhiiN| rAjadhAnI se jo khabara milI haiM, usase z2yAdA kucha bhI mujhe mAlUma nhiiN|" ___"vartamAna rAjanItika pRSThabhUmi ke AdhAra para Apako kucha to sUjhanA cAhie na?' DAkarasa ne kahA, "zAyada ve socate hoM ki poysala rAjya aba aprabuddha yuvakoM ke hAtha meM hai, aura unakI zakti ko kuNThita kara tor3a DAlane ke lie vahI acchA paukA hai|" 'to ApakI bhI yahI dhAraNA hai?" "bAhara kI janatA kI dhAraNA vastusthiti ke jJAna se aparicita dhAraNA hai| rAjya ke andara kI rAjya-niSThA rakhanevAlI, kisI prajA kI yaha bhAvanA nahIM ho sktii| gupta sandeza jisa DhaMga se bhejA gayA hai, yahI lagatA hai ki dera ucita nhiiN| isalie yAtrA kI taiyArI kruuN"| "to kyA yaha nirNaya ho cUkA hai?" "sannidhAna ko paristhiti kA bodha hai aura rAjadhAnI se Agraha bhI jaba huA hai, tabhI isa vizvAsa se pUchA ki sannidhAna kI svIkRti hogI hii|" 'Aphko mAlUma haiM ki daurasamudra meM jAkara rahane kI hamArI icchA nahIM hai, taba bhI yaha bAta kaha rahe haiM?" "hA~, sannidhAna kI icchA mujhe mAlUma hai| sannidhAna kI vyaktigata dRSTi se yaha jarUrI hai-yaha bhI maiM jAnatA huuN| parantu vartamAna paristhiti meM rASTrahita kI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 163

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dRSTi se rAjadhAnI se prApta salAha mAnane yogya hai|" "kyA choTe appAjI, tuma bhI daNDanAtha kI rAya se sahamata ho?" ___ "prajA kA hita gajA kA prathama kartavya hai| dUsare jaba hamalA kareM taba mahArAja vahA~ upasthita raheMge to prajAha auM bAisa konA prAdhAnika hai| anupasthiti kA pariNAma aneka prasaMgoM meM rAjanItika dRSTi se ghAtaka bhI ho sakatA hai| isalie rAjadhAnI se jo salAha ava peza hai vaha mujhe bhI TIka a~catI haiN|" biTTideva ne khaa| ___ "jaise daNDanAtha ko kAraNa sUjhA se tumako bhI isa hamale kA kAraNa kucha sUjhA hogA na" "jaba prabhu ke siMhAsanArohaNa ke lie muhUtaM nizcita huA thA taba cAlukya cakravartI vikrapAditya ne yaha kahakara ki unheM yaha bAta pahale kyoM nahIM sUcita kI gayI, prabhujI ke adhikAra-sImA meM zAmila balipura pradeza vApasa le liyA thA, vaha ghaTanA sannidhAna kI samRti meM hogI-aisA merA vizvAsa hai|" 'hA~, smaraNa haiN| parantu usa ghaTanA kA prastuta jaggadeva ke isa hamale se kyA sambandha haiM?" "prabhujI cAlukyoM ke dAyeM hAtha bane rhe| apane prANoM kI paravAha na karake aneka prasaMgoM meM unakA sAtha diyA, prabhu ne| khAsakara dhArAnagara ke hamale ke sandarbha meM cakravartI aura samrAjJI kI rakSA karane meM aura unake lie vijaya prApta karAne meM prama meM jo buddhimattA evaM sAmarthya dikhAyA thA, vaha prasiddha hI hai| posaloM kI maMsI cAlukyoM kI zakti kA dUsarA mukha hai| ise duniyA jAnatI hai| balipura ke irA adhikAra-parivartana se logoM ko kucha UhApoha karane ke lie eka maukA mila gyaa| ve andAja lagAne lage ki poysala aura vAlukyoM meM kucha anabana hai, isa kAraNa cAlukyoM kA bala kaNThita ho gayA hai| aba cAlukyoM kI pakar3a se chUTane kI icchA sAmantoM meM honA to sahaja hI hai| zAyada jaggadeva kA bhI yahI uddezya rahA ho| jaggadeva kI isa abhilASA ko jAnakara cAlukyoM ne use preraNA dekara isa tarafa hamalA karane ke lie bheja diyA hogaa| jaggadeva ko rAjya-vistAra aura svAtantrya, yahI cAhie na?" "vaha svatantra baneM aura rAjya kA vistAra kareM to isase cAlukyoM kA kyA fAyadA hogA kala vahI cAlukyoM para bhI hamalA kara sakatA hai?" ballAla ne savAla kiyaa| "tAtkAlika rUpa se balA to Tala jAegI n| isase sAmayika zAnti to hogii| bAda kI bAta ke bAre meM abhI cintA kyoM? vikramAditya zakrapuruSa banane kI cAha karanevAle the parantu unakI kabhI dUradRSTi nahIM rhii| samaya-samaya para apane thi:: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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fAyade ke lie gati badalakara calate rahanevAle haiN| pahale bhAiyoM ke sAtha mile-jule rhe| phira bhAI-bhAI meM ragar3a paidA ho gyii| prabhujI ko santuSTa karake siMhAsana paayaa| prabhujI jaba taka zaktizAlI rahe aura svastha rahe taba taka unase isa cAlukya cakravartI ne dostI banAye rkhii| maleSoM ke sAtha yuddha meM jakhmI hokara jaba prabhu durbala hue taba posaloM kI zakti kuNThita huI samajhakara unhoMne apanA bala pradarzita karanA zurU kara diyaa| aba zAyada isa jaggadeva ko nacA rahe haiN| unakI yaha nIti cAlukyoM kI avanati kI buniyAda hogii| aba hama poysaloM ko sampUrNa svatantra banane ke lie apanA saMgaThita bala aura apanI ekatA ko dikhAne ke lie kamara kasakara taiyAra honA pdd'egaa| jaba isa jaggadeva ko nirmUla kareMge tabhI cAlukya cakravartI kI A~kheM khuleNgii| prabhujI apane se bhI dasagunA adhika bala apane baccoM ko de gaye haiM aura inakI ekatA abhedya hai - isa bAta kI jAnakArI ina cAlukyoM ko milegI / isalie daNDanAtha ke kahe anusAra zIghra hI yAtrA kI taiyArI karanA ucita hai|" biTTideva kI bAteM Ayeza se bharI thiiN| "mA~ ko yaha saba batAkara nirNaya leNge|" ballAla ne kahA aura ghaNTI bajAyI / revimasyA ne kivAr3a kholakara paradA httaayaa| DAkarasa cale gaye / mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI ke sAtha ballAla aura biTTideva ne vicAra-vimarza kiyA isa nayI paristhiti ke bAre meN| pradhAnajI kI salAha se mahAdaNDanAyaka dvArA preSita sandeza ke anusAra salAha ko mAnakara mahArAja ke sAtha sAre rAjaparivAra ko velApurI se dorasamudra jAne kA vicAra huaa| yAtrA kI taiyArI karane ke lie DAkarasa ko sUcita kiyA gyaa| sImita rakSAdala ke sAtha mahArAja, mahAmAtRzrI aura bhAiyoM ke sAtha pahale soseUru pahu~cakara apanI iSTadevI vAsantikA devI kI pUjA Adi samApta karake dorasamudra kI yAtrA karane kA nirNaya huaa| velApurI ke rakSaNa kArya ke lie tAtkAlika rUpa se ciNNama daNDanAtha raheM aura dorasamudra pahu~cane ke kucha samaya bAda vicAra-vimarza karake siMgimayyA ko velApurI meM niyukta kara ciNNama daNDanAtha ko dorasamudra bulA lene kA bhI nirNaya liyA gyaa| isI taraha sArI vyavasthA huI aura DAkarasa kI nigarAnI meM mahArAja, mahAmAtRzrI Adi saba soseUru ho aaye| bAda meM dorasamudra phuNce| yuddha sannihita thA, isase kisI taraha kI dhUmadhAma ke binA rAjamahala kI paramparAoM ke anusAra svAgata ke sAre kAryakramoM ko rAjamahala ke ahAte meM hI Ayojita kara rAjaparivAra kI Avabhagata kI gayI / dorasamudra pahu~cane ke eka saptAha ke andara sigimayyA ne velApurI jAkara ciNNama daNDanAtha se adhikAra apane hAtha meM le liyA aura ciNNama daNDanAtha ko vidA kiyaa| ciSNama daNDanAtha apanI garbhavatI patnI candralAdevI ke sAtha vahA~ se paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 165

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ravAnA hokara dorasamudra pahu~ca gaye / cAroM ora se rAjadhAnI meM samAcAra pahu~cane lge| joroM se yuddha kI taiyAriyA~ hone lgii| jagadeva kI senA kitanI haiM, vaha kisa rAste se A rahI hai, usakI zakti kitanI hai Adi-Adi bAtoM kA patA lagAne ke lie bahuta sUkSma buddhivAle guptacaroM ko niyojita kiyA gyaa| yuddha ke bAre meM kevala uccastarIya adhikAriyoM taka hI jAnakArI rahI, dorasamudra kI prajA ko isakI jAnakArI nahIM rahI aura para jIvana yathAvidhi suvyavasthita rUpa se calatA rhaa| ceMgAlvoM kI tarafa se yuddha kI koI cahala-pahala hotI nahIM dikhatI thii| isa bAta kA tarI selane ke bAda eka sImita rakSA dala ko vahA~ rakhakara zeSa senA ke sAtha mAcaNa daNDanAtha ko dorasamudra meM bulavA liyA gayA aura vahA~ kI nigarAnI ke lie siMgimayyA ko yAdavapurI bheja diyA gyaa| hiri calikenAyaka ke svargavAsa ho jAne ke kAraNa unake beTe choTe calike nAyaka ko usa samaya vasudhArA ke sAtha sakharAyapaTTaNa kI dekharekha ke lie tainAta kiyA gayA thaa| jaggadeva kI senA yadi sakharAyapaTTaNa se hokara Aye to vahIM usakA mukAbalA kiyA jA sake, isalie Avazyaka saMkhyA meM senA ko taiyAra rakhe rahane kA Adeza choTe calike nAyaka ko diyA gyaa| vAstava meM usa mArga se AnA jaggadena ke lie utanA AsAna na thaa| kyoMki unheM pahAr3a, jaMgala, nadI-nAle pAra kara AnA par3atA / parantu usa mArga se Ane meM eka suvidhA bhI thiiN| usa mArga meM vastiyA~ kama thiiN| vahA~ kisI se sAmanA karane kI unheM AvazyakatA nahIM par3atI aura unake Age ke mArga kA patA laganA bhI kaThina thaa| sakharAyapaTTaNa kA dhvaMsa kara devanUra para hamalA karake kalasApura yA yAbagala pahu~ca jAe to use dorasamudra para hamalA karanA AsAna hai ataH vahA~ bhI zatru kA sAmanA karane ke lie taiyAra rahanA jarUrI thA / isa bAta kA nirNaya dorasamudra meM Ayojita yuddha-mantraNA sabhA meM kiyA gayA thaa| isa sabhA meM pradhAna gaMgarAja, mAnaveggar3e amAnya, kunTamarAya amAnya, pItimavyA, sandhivigrahI nAgadeva, mahAdaNDanAyaka bharivAne, ciNNama daNDanAtha, mArcaNa daNDanAtha aura hegar3e mArasiMgavyA the / mantraNA sabhA meM zatruoM ke hamale kA sAmanA karanA, unheM jar3a-sameta nAza karanA Adi ke lie kyA-kyA kArya karane hoMge aura kina-kina ko kauna-kauna-sI jimmedArI sauMpanI hogI Adi viSayoM para vicAra-vimarza huaa| mahArAja ballAla aura bihideva donoM carcA ke samaya mAna baiThe sabako rAya sunate rhe| kisa-kisakI kauna-kauna-sI jimmedArI hogI isakA nirNaya kiyA gyaa| yuddha sambandhI sabhI taiyAriyoM aura unake amala 166 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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kA uttaradAyitva daNDanAyaka mariyAne ko sauMpa dene kA bhI nirNaya huA! choTe calika nAyaka kI senA meM ciNNama daNDanAtha kI senA ko zAmila karane kA nirNaya liyA gayA thaa| ina donoM sammilita senAoM kI vyUha-racanA aura unakA netRtva ciNNama daNDanAtha ko sauMpA gayA dhaa| yaha bhI nirNaya huA ki mAcaNa daNDanAtha ko apane netRtva kI senA ke sAtha kalasApura meM mukkAma karanA hogA aura DAkarasa daNDanAtha ko yAvagala aura vANakarU ke bIca muqAma karanA caahie| umra ke lihAja se atyanta vRddha pocimayyA aura nAgadeva ko rAjadhAnI meM hI rahakara samaya-samaya para sUcanA ke anusAra janabala aura rasada sainya-zivira meM bhejate rahane kI vyavasthA karane kI sammilita jimmedArI sauMpI gyii| pradhAna gaMgarAja ko khuda rAjadhAnI meM rahakara mahArAja aura rAjaparivAra kI rakSA aura rAjadhAnI kI surakSA-vyavasthA ke kArya meM rahane tadhA haMgAI pArasiMgayyA ko unake sahAyaka banakara kArya karane kA bhI nirNaya liyA gyaa| rAjadhAnI kI surakSA kA kArya bahuta hI mukhya kArya hone ke kAraNa rASTra kI AdhI senA rAjadhAnI meM hI rakhI gyii| zeSa senA ko tIna Tur3iyoM meM vibhakta kara sakharAyapaTTaNa, kalasApura aura yAvagala-ina tInoM sthAnoM meM bheja diyA gyaa| yallAla mahArAja kA paTTAbhiSeka hue eka sAla bIta cukA thA, isalie vArSikotsava ke samArambha kA Ayojana kiyA gayA thaa| isI bahAne zastra-sajjita senA ke julUsa kI bhI vyavasthA kI gyii| isa vyavasthA kA uddezya yaha thA ki rAjadhAnI ke sAdhAraNa meM sAdhAraNa paura bhI bhAvI yuddha ke kAraNa bhayabhIta na hone paaeN| isa vizAla senA ko dekhakara dorasamudra kI prajA kalpanAtIta Azcarya meM dUdha gyii| vaha socane lagI ki itanI bar3I senA kahA~ se A gayI? aura vaha aba taka kahA~ rahI? itanI bar3I senA kyoM? unake rakha-rakhAva ke lie kitanA dhana cAhie:-Adi-Adi bAleM paurajana karane lge| jo bhI kucha bole vaha samAcAra rAjamahala meM phaurana pahu~ca jAtA thaa| aise catura guptacaroM kI TolI prabhu ereyaMga ke samaya meM hI taiyAra kara lI gayI thii| vArSikotsava samArambha ke dina zAma ko rAjamahala ke ahAte meM eka bar3I sArvajanika sabhA kA Ayojana kiyA gayA thaa| isa sabhA meM svayaM poymatta mahArAja ne sArvajanikoM ko eka sandeza diyA 'poyasala rAjadhAnI ke pauro, mahAyazasviyo, hamArI rAjadhAnI meM jaba taka isa taraha kA aura isa saMkhyA meM sazastra sainya kA julUma kisI ne nahIM dekhA hogA 1 Apa logoM ko cakita karanevAle yaha sazastra azva dala, padAti sainya samUha, ye sAre poysala rASTra kI sukha-zAnti ko cAhanevAle paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 167

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sAdhAraNa parijana hI haiN| mahAmuni ke AzIrvAda aura vAntikA daMvI ke anugraha se pallavita isa kannar3a sAmrAjya ne pichale eka sAla ke daurAna kAfI pragati kI hai| rASTra dhIre-dhIre vistRta hotA, unnati kara rahA hai| poysala vaMzI sahaja hI udAra pravRtti ke haiN| unameM asUyA nahIM, ve satyavAdI haiM-ye saba bAteM rAjaparivAra ke hI lie nahIM kahI gayI haiM, balki yaha pratyeka nAgarika, jo bhI isa rASTra meM hai, ke lie lAgU haiN| hama isa bAta ko garva ke sAtha kaha rahe haiN| hama abhI choTI Ayu ke haiM, hamameM zraddhA, dhairya aura utsAha bharane ke lie aura rASTra para saMkaTa Ane para rASTra-rakSA ke lie Apa saba taiyAra haiM-isa bAta kI ghoSaNA karane hetu isa vArSikotsava samArambha ke sandarbha meM Apa ekatrita hokara rAjadhAnI meM padhAre haiN| Apa sabane jisa prakAra hamameM dhairya-sthairya bharakara utsAhita kriyA vaisA hI Apa logoM meM utsAha hai, aisA hamArA vizvAsa hai| janatA kI sAmUhika zakti hI rASTra kI zakti hai| kala ApameM bahuta-se apane-apane sthAna para lautteNge| kucha loga yahA~ rAjadhAnI meM tthhreNge| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki rASTra ke aneka yuvakoM ne sainika zikSaNa pAne kI icchA prakaTa kI hai| aise logoM ko protsAhita karane ke lie yahA~ ThaharAkara unheM zikSita karane kI vyavasthA kI gayI hai| rAjadhAnI meM aise bhI aneka loga hoMge jinheM isa bAta kI jAnakArI na ho isalie khuda hama isa bAre meM batA rahe haiN| rAjya ke adhikAriyoM ko isa bAta kA nirdeza hai ki pratyeka nAgarika ko zikSita hone kA maukA diyA jaae| aba bhI jo zikSaNa pAnA cAheMge, ve heggar3e mArasiMgayyA jI ko batA deM, ve isakI vyavasthA kara deNge| hama kevala rASTra aura prajA ke hitoM kI rakSA karane ke lie hI pratinidhitva karate haiN| janatA hI rASTra kA bala hai| poysala siMhAsana ke prati niSThAvAna hone kI pratijJA hama saba Aja kreN| poysala rAjya kisI ke lie kA~TA banakara na rahe aura kisI ke sAmane jhukaM bhI nhiiN| isIlie hamArA zArdUla-dhvaja sira uThAkara AsamAna meM phaharA rahA hai| usa dhvaja ko sadA rASTra para virAjamAna rakhane ke lie niSThA ke sAtha saba eka hokara raheMge, jieNge| yaha hameM tRpti, zAnti, samAdhAna aura santoSa detA rahegA, isI kA AzvAsana detA huA phaharA rahA hai yaha hamArA zArdUla lAMchanayukta dhvaja / ' kahakara ballAla mahArAja ne apane dAyeM hAtha kA aMgUThA Upara utthaayaa| usa hAtha kA kaMkaNa, rAjamudrA, aMgUThiyA~ saba camaka utthiiN| sampUrNa jana-samUha eka kaNTa se bola uThA, dhvaja kI jaya ho! poyasala rAjya cirAyu ho!" dasoM dizAe~ gUMja utthiiN| bhIr3a meM se kisI ne U~cI AvAz2a meM ghoSita kiyA, "mahArAja ballAladeva...'' janatA ne udghoSa kiyA, "cirAya hoN|" phira nArA lagA, 'poyasala sAmrAjya kI" aura janatA ne 'jaya ho'' kA ghoSa kiyaa| "poysala sAmrAjya vijayI ho, 1GB :: paTTapahATecI zAntalA : bhAga do

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cirAyu ho'' kI ghoSaNA se AsamAna gUMja utthaa| pahArAja ballAla ne hAtha jor3akara vandana kiyaa| janatA ne Anandita hokara tAliyAM bjaayiiN| phira mahArAja bedikA para sthApita ucca Asana para virAjamAna hue| pradhAna gaMgarAja ne samArambha ko sucArU rUpa se sampanna karane meM sahayoga denevAlI janatA kA abhinandana kiyA aura sabhA visarjita huii| loga utthe| sabhA bikhara mcii| mahArAja aura unake bhAI vaidikA se utare aura rAjamahala meM praviSTa hue| adhikArI varga ke paribAriyoM ke lie baiThane kA sthAna alaga thaa| vahA~ pradhAnajI aura amAtyoM kA parivAra-daNdanAyikA, heggar3atI mAcikacce, zAntalA aura daNDanAyaka kI putriyA~, sabhI baiMTI thIM / vaha sthAna itanA dUra na thA ki mahArAja kI dRSTi vahA~ taka na par3a ske| eka bAra usa tarafa mahArAja ballAla ne dekhaa| zAntalA kA khayAla thA ki mahArAja dubArA idhara dRSTi DAleMge, magara nirAza huii| bacArI pAlA! zAntalA padmalA ke sAtha hI baiThI thii| mahArAja ke dAyeM viTTideva aura udayAditya baiMThe the| unhoMne kitanI hI bAra inakI ora dekhA, muskraaye| mahArAja ne jaba eka bAra udhara dekha padmalA ko baiThA jAnakara phira nahIM dekhA to zAntalA ke hRdaya meM padmalA ke prati karuNA bhara aayii| usane mana-hI-mana kahA, ''isa taraha se isa pravRtti ko bar3hane nahIM denA caahie| balnAla aura padmalA kI prema kI kumhalAcI bela meM tAjagI lAnI ho ye punaH sA bar3e kar3e dila ke hote haiN| inakAra bhI strI saha legii| parantu lAparavAhI aura udAsInatA sA nahIM hogii| isa sambandha meM kucha spaSTatA ke sAtha biTTideva se vicAra-vimarza kara lenA hogaa| samaya pAkara yaha kahane kA nirNaya kara liyA zAntalA ne| magara padyalA ke prati zAntalA ke mana meM jo bhAvanAeM utpanna huI thIM, unheM usane jAhira nahIM hone diyaa| padmalA kI mAnasika vedanA kI gaharAI se baha paricita ho gayI thii| aisI hAlata meM usake mana ko aura adhika dukhAnA vaha nahIM cAhatI thii| isalie padmalA ke mana ko aba ekAnta cintana karane denA ucita nahIM samajhakara usakI pITha para hAtha rakhakara use dekhate hue pUchA, "Aja ke sainya julUsa ko jaba dekhA taba mujhe kaisA lagA, jAnatI ho?" ___ vaha kisI dhuna meM apane ko bhUlI baiThI thii| zAntalA ke savAla ko usane samajhA nhiiN| isalie pUchA, "kyA kahA?" "mahArAja bar3I sphUrti aura utsAha se bolate haiN| maiMne nahIM samajhA thA ki ye itanI acchI taraha bola sakate haiN|" zAntalA colii| "kyA bole " padmalA ne dhImI AvAz2a meM puuchaa| "to Apa svapnaloka meM rahIM aba taka? rhie| Aja svapna, kala satya / '' paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do ': !69

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kahakara apanI tarjano se padmalA kA gAla davAyA / padmalA ne zAntalA ke hAtha ko apane hAthoM meM lekara dAyA mAno kaha rahI ho, "tumhArI bAta saca ho aura ise saphala banAne ke lie tuma madada do|" idhara unameM AtmIyatA bar3hatI jA rahI thii| padyalA meM vaha bhAvanA dRr3ha bana gayI thI ki haMgar3atI meM koI aisA avaguNa laza-mAtra bho nahIM jinakA Aropa usakI mAtA ne una para lagAyA thaa| usake dila meM yaha bhAvanA ghara kara gayI ki ve bahuta acchI haiN| apanI isa bhAvanA ko padmalA ne kisI ke sAmane vyakta nahIM kiyA thA, to bhI usakA antaraMga kaha rahA thA ki zAntalA kI sahAyatA saM vaha apanA khoyA prema dubArA avazya pA legii| usane zAntalA kI aura aisI dIna-dRSTi se dekhA mAno kaha rahI ho- "zAntalA, tuma hI mere lie eka sahArA ho|" zAntalA pacalA kI pIra para hAtha pherane lagI mAno vaha use AzvAsana aura sAntvanA de rahI hI 1 phira zAntalA ne padmalA ke pAsa sarakakara usake kAna meM kahA, "kala Apa hamAre yahA~ A sakeMgI" pAlA ne mauna sammati dii| vArSikotsava kI samArita rAjamahala meM zAma ko bhojanopaganta huii| pramukha-pramukha vyakti isa bhojana ke lie Amantrita the| _ vimacyA ke dvArA akele biTTideva se tanhAI meM milane kI vyavasthA zAntalA ne kara lI thii| isa eka sAla kI avadhi meM isa taraha kI tanhAI meM mulAkAta pahalI bAra thii| sabakA dhyAna bhojana kI ora rahA, isalie isa ora kisI kI dRSTi nahIM gyii| mulAkAta alpa samaya ke lie hI sambhava thI imalie saMkSepa meM vicAra-vimarza kara lenA thaa| binA kisI bhUmikA ke zAntalA ne bAta zurU kI, "yaha mulAqAta maiMne apane lie nahIM kI hai|" phira aura kisake lie? kyA bAta hai?" "mahArAja ne sainika zikSaNa ke lie yuvakoM kA hI AhvAna kiyA hai, yuvatiyoM kA kyoM nahIM?" __ "strI-rakSA jaba gajA kA kartavya haiM taba kauna sA rAjA hogA jo yuddha kSetra meM jAkara svagArohaNa ke lie striyoM ko AhvAna degaa|" "to kyA aba yuddha kA samaya A gayA hai?'' turanta zAntalA ne pUchA / viTTideva ko kheda huA ki yuddha kI bAta anajAne hI unake muMha se nikala gyii| "to choTI heggar3atI ko heggar3ajI ne isa viSaya kI jAnakArI nahIM dI?" mahArAja ne jaba yaha Adeza jArI kiyA hai ki vAta gupta rakhI jAe to batAe~ge bhI kaise" "tumako batAte to kyA g2alatI ho jaatii|" 'agara rAjakamAra jI kI yaha bhAvanA ho to svayaM batA sakate haiM na" 170 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"maiM prakaTa na kruuNgii| vacana detI hai, yadi cAheMge to...'' "jarUrI nahIM, tumhAre gharAne kI rIti saM mahArAja acchI taraha paricita haiN|' kahakara biTTideva ne jaggadeva ke hamale kI yAta saMkSepa meM batA dii| aisI hAlata meM rASTra-rakSA ke lie hameM bhI maukA kyoM nahIM denA caahie|" ''isa kArya ke lie aba taka striyoM kI sevAeM nahIM lI gayI haiN|" "aba svIkAra kreN|'' "maiM mahArAja nahIM haiM, aura phira isake bAre meM socane-vicArane ko bujurga loga bhI to haiM: "Apa unheM sUcita kreN|" biTTideva ha~sa pdd'aa| "yaha bhI kahIM ho sakatA hai? mere sujhAne para ve kaheMge 'abhI bacce ho, tumheM kyA mAlUma?' striyoM kI rakSA na kara sakanevAle irapIka puruSa haiM poysala rAjya ke-isa taraha apamAnita hone ke lie ve taiyAra hoMge kyA?" 'hU~... aisI bAta hai|" zAntalA ne kucha vyaMgya bharI dhvani meM khaa|| "vyaMgya kyoM? 'yatra nAryastu pUjyante ramante tatra devattAH' -yaha Aryokti isa lie hI to haiN|" ___Aryokti kI bAta! striyoM kI antaraMga vedanA kI na pahacAna sakanevAle kaTora hadaya puruSa isI Aryokti kI Ar3a meM striyoM ko kitanA duHkha de rahe haiM-isa bAta ko nahIM smjhte|" "to kyA choTI hegar3atI ko isa taraha kA koI kleza huA hai?" "maiMne pahale hI nivedana kiyA hai ki yaha mulAkAta apane lie nhiiN|" "kyA sAfa-sAfa nahIM batAe~gI?' "rASTra meM aneka striyA~ purUSoM kI kaToratA kI zikAra haiN| daHkha bhoga rahI haiN| ghuTa-ghuTakara jINaM hotI jA rahI haiN| una yo mArane se isa yuddha ke bahAne sainika zikSA dekara unheM pahalI katAra meM khar3I karake vIragati pAne kA maukA deN| ghuTakara marane se isa taraha kI mRtyu kahIM adhika svAgata yogya hai|" ___ 'isa taraha kI sthiti kisakI aura kisake kAraNa huI hai|" ___ isake lie pAgalA se bhI z2yAdA kyA pramANa cAhie : sI aura bhI aneka ho sakatI haiN| una sabako ekatrita kara unheM sainika zikSaNa deN| aura rASTra kI livedI para car3hA deN| vaha mahArAja se Apako kahanA caahie|' 'zAntalA, tuma bahuta uttejita ho gayI ho| yaha nahIM ki maiM isa bAta ko nahIM jaantaa| mahArAja ko daNDanAyikA aura unakI beTiyoM ke bAre meM patA nahIM. aisI bAta nhiiN| aisA mata samajho ki maiMne yaha bAta unase cher3I na ho| yaha paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 171

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viSaya pratyakSa vicAra-vimarza karake hI nirNaya karane kA hai| vyartha kI khojabIna karate rahane se yaha nipaTegA nhiiN| isa pratyakSa vicAra-vimarza ke lie vyavasthA karane kA nirNaya kiyA thA ki itane meM buddha kI bAta uTha khar3I huii|" / ___ "unakI ulajhana kA kyA kAraNa hai?" __ "maiM mI pUrNatayA nahIM jaantaa| zAyada TaNDanAyikA ke vAmAcArI ke sAtha salAha kara mantra-tantra, jAdU-TonA karAne ke kAraNa hI aisA huA hai| parantu maiM adhika byaurA nahIM jaantaa| mahArAja isa bAre meM kucha kahate nhiiN| lagatA hai ki mA~ ko bhI yaha bAta mAlUma nahIM / " itanA kahakara thor3e meM bAta TarakA dI biTTideva ne| ____ ''iso pRSThabhUmi meM udhara se adhAMta padmalA se kucha jAnakArI lU~? usakA duHkha dekhA nahIM jaataa| vAstava meM prathalA acchI hai|" "eka samaya usI ne kahA thA ki tuma bahuta ghamaNDI ho|" "vaha usakI bAta nahIM thI, kisI ne yaha bAta usake mu~ha meM DUMsakara kahalakA dI thii| usakI guru devI haiM, bahuta vicArazIla haiM aura jJAnI bhii| unake zikSaNa meM ziSya kharA sonA bneNge| ve apane khuda kA, kisI taraha kA paricaya nahIM detii| svayaM ko eka anAtha kahakara usa dAta ko TAla jAtI haiN| vaha mahA-sAdhvI aura pavitra haiN| kabhI kisI ne unheM vicalita hote nahIM dekhA, na hamane hI dekhA hai| unakI ziSyA padmalA aba purAnI padmalA nhiiN| kucha karanA hI caahie|" "ThIka hai, parantu abhI nahIM, yuddha ke bAda hI sambhava ho skegaa|" "mujhe to sainika-zikSaNa milA hai| kama-se-kama mujhe yuddha meM le clie|" "vaha saba mahAdaNdanAyaka ke nirNaya kA viSaya haiN| agara ve mAne to ho sakatA hai|" "rAjakumAra agara aisA prastAva rakheM..." "abhI isa yuddha meM mahArAja kI kyA bhUmikA hogI-kucha mAlUma nahIM huA hai? aisA lagatA hai ki mahAdaNDanAyaka hameM bhI tumhIM logoM ke sAtha milA deM, yahI dikhatA haiN| itane meM revimavyA aayaa| donoM alaga-alaga daravAjJoM se hokara bhojana karane baitthe| zAnta rIti se bhojana huaa| bAda meM saba apane-apane nivAsa kI tarapha cale gye| mahArAja ballAla ke AhvAna kI pratikriyA bahuta hI prabhAvotpAdaka DhaMga se huii| dorasamudra ke hajAroM taruNa sainika zikSaNa ke lie A-Akara bharatI hone lge| idhara 172 :: padamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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eka ora zikSaNa cala rahA thA aura dUsarI aura vyavasthita sainya kI tIna Tukar3iyAM sakharAyapaTTaNa, kalasApura aura yAvagala jA pahu~cI thiiN| qhuda mahArAja ballAla ne viTTideva se vicAra-vimarza kara yuddha ke netRtva ko apane hI Upara lene kA nirNaya kiyA thaa| parantu bujurgoM kI ora se ekamata sammati isake lie prApta nahIM ho sakI thii| vIra pati kI vIra patnI mahAmAtRzrI ne bhI yuddha meM apane baccoM ko aguvA banane ke bAre meM protsAhana nahIM diyA / maiM "yaha kyA mA~, usa dina jaba yuddha ke viSaya meM kucha bhI nahIM jAnatA thA taba yuddha meM jAne ko taiyAra huA to santoSa se AzIrvAda dekara bhejA: jaba ApakI isa sammati kA artha merI samajha meM hI nahIM AtA?" ballAla ne pUchA / "posala rAjya meM aba jabaki striyA~ yuddhakSetra meM Ane ko taiyAra ho rahI haiM taba kSatriya rakta se ina dhamaniyoM meM bahate hue, samasta sainika zikSaNa pAye hue evaM prajA saMrakSaNa kI jimmedArI ko apane Upara lenevAlA rAjagharAnA hI pIche raha jAe to prajA kyA kaheMgI, mA~?" bihideva ne bhI savAla kiyaa| "kyA kahA- striyA~ yuddha meM Ae~gI?" "hA~, daNDanAyaka aura Apa loga svIkAra kareM to hegar3ejI kI putrI sainika zikSaNa pAne ke lie yuvatiyoM ke jatthe ko taiyAra kreNgii| daNDanAyaka kI putriyoM bhI isa jatthe meM rheNgii|" mA~ ko batAne ke bahAne vaha apane bhAI kI pratikriyA bhI dekhanA cAhatA thaa| isI matalaba se usane bhAI kI ora dekhA / ballAla ko isakI jAnakArI nahIM thI, isalie usane Azcarya se vihideva kI ora dekhA / "poTasala vaMzI puruSa jaba cUr3iyA~ pahana leMge taba striyA~ yaha kAma kreNgii|" ecaladevI ne kahA / "to kyA vaha g2alata hai mA~?" "maiM yaha nahIM kahatI ki yaha galata hai| striyoM kI rakSA karanA puruSoM kA kartavya hai / jaba puruSa apane kartavya kA pAlana na kara sakeM to strI isa kArya ko kara sakatI haiN| mahiSAsura ko mAra sakanevAle puruSoM ke na raha jAne hI ke kAraNa devI caNDI ne cAmuNDI banakara usakA saMhAra kiyA thaa| povsala puruSa aise bane raheM jisase striyAM krodhita na hone pAe~ / balipura meM tumhAre janmadina ke avasara para jo vacana liyA thA so yAda hai?" "vaha to pAysala strI-puruSoM ke Apasa meM lar3ane ke viruddha thaa| aba to bAta popsala ke virodhiyoM kA sAmanA karane kI hai na?" "taba dekheMge jaba yaha sAbita ho jAe ki Apa loga asamartha haiN|" "to ApakA yahI matalaba hai na ki mahArAja ko jo asammati jatalAyI vaha paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 175

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aba nahIM rhii| yuddha meM apanI zakti dikhAkara jaba taka hama jIvita haiM taba taka kisI povsala nArI ko caNDI cAmuNDI banane kI jarUrata nahIM isa bAta ko duniyA ke sAmane sAbita karane ke lie ApakI sampati hai: hai na?" - "tumhArI bAta meM samajha gayI, choTe appaajii| isa bAta para tuma loga vicAra karo ki aba maiM eka nissahAva mA~ hU~ / " "sirfa hama tIna hI tumhAre bacce nahIM haiM, mA~ rAjamAtA aura mahAmAtRzrI haiM Apa sAre popsala sAmrAjya kI prajA ApakI santAna hai| hara eka kA prANa Apake lie utanA hI mUlyavAna hai| isalie svIkAra kara AzIrvAda dIjie, maaN| hama saba sAbita kara dikhAe~ge ki prabhu kI santAna unakI sAdhanA se bhI z2yAdA sAdhya karane meM samartha hai|" "isa bAre meM maiM aba aura kucha nahIM khuuNgii| pradhAnajI, mahAdaNDanAyaka jI jaisA nirNaya kareMge vaisA kro|" ecaladevI ne kahA / isa viSaya para carcA huI aura yoM nirNaya huA "mahArAja pIche rahakara AjJA dete rheN| unakI upasthiti hI yoddhAoM ke lie utsAhavardhaka hai| hamArI senA kAfI prabala aura zaktizAlI hai| isalie zatruoM ke pIche haTane kI bhI sambhAvanA hai I yadi unake rAjadhAnI taka Age bar3hakara Ane kA prasaMga ho taba mahArAja khuda netRtva ko apane hAtha meM le sakate haiN| taba taka mahAdaNDanAyaka hI netRtva karate rheN| " isa nirNaya se na mahArAja hI santuSTa hue, na biTTideva hI utsAha ke mAre unakA khUna khaula rahA thaa| aba unake utsAha para pAnI phira gayA / ballAla ko to eka taraha se gussA bhI A gyaa| isa krodha ke pariNAmasvarUpa donoM bhAI jaba tanhAI meM rahe taba ballAla ne biTTiTeya se kahA, "choTe appAjI, daNDanAyaka kI beTI se maiMne vivAha nahIM kiyA isase krodhita hokara unhoMne hamAre utsAha ko bhaMga kiyA haiM / " "yadi unheM sacamuca krodha hotA to turanta mAna jAte aura kaha dete mahArAja kI hI senA ke Age pahalI katAra meM virAjamAna honA caahie| mahArAja raheM yA na raheM isase unakA kyA matalaba hotA / parantu unakI dRSTi meM mahArAja kI rakSA rASTra kI rakSA haiM- aisA merA vicAra hai / " "mahAdaNDanAyaka ne sirfa choTe appAjI se mana kholakara kahA hai| tumheM mAlUma nahIM appAjI, pahale eka bAra mahAsannidhAna jaba jIvita the taba prabhu kA paTTAbhiSeka karanA cAhate the, usa samaya unhoMne ar3aMgA lagAyA thaa| isake vyavahAra se ve Uba uThe the aura dorasamudra se dUra hI rhe|" "oha, usI samaya na jaba hama velApurI gaye aura sannidhAna yahIM rahe mahAdaNDanAyaka kI lar3akI aura sannidhAna meM prema kA aMkurArpaNa bhI tabhI huA 174 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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na?' "appAjI, jo bAta mujhe pasanda nahIM use mata chedd'o|" "jaba taka nizcita rUpa se yaha nApasandagI sAbita na ho taba taka nirNaya nahIM karanA caahie| aba isa taraha yuTa-ghuTakara marane se rASTra ke lie lar3akara mare to jIvana sArthaka hogA -yaha samajhakara mahavinAyaka kI beTI ne nirNaya kiyA hai aisA..." "heggar3e kI beTI ne kahA hogA zAyada / vahI hamAre choTe appAjI ke lie veda vAkya hai na?" ballAla ne vyaMgya kiyaa| "saca hai| mujhe heggar3e kI beTI kI bAta para vizvAsa hai| parantu Aja sannidhAna se bAtacIta karane ke lie bar3I eka kAraNa nahIM hai| sannidhAna mahArAja haiM, vaha daNDanAyaka kI beTI haiN| isa bAta ko bhUla jaaie| eka puruSa aura eka nArI paraspara prema karake eka hokara jIne kA nirNaya kareM aura usake saphala hone se pahale, kisI ajJAta aura kAlpanika kAraNoM se prabhAvita hokara yadi dUra ho jAe~ to kitanI duHkhadAyaka sthiti ho jAegI-yaha vicAraNIya haiN|" ''kAraNa ajJAta aura kAlpanika haiM-aisA kahane ke lie kyA AdhAra hai?" "maiM nahIM jaantaa|" "sakAraNa nirNaya ho cukA hai| kahane para choTe appAjI ko vizvAsa karanA vAhie na ''sannidhAna yaha na samajheM ki mujha unakI bAta para vizvAsa nhiiN| isa sandarbha se kisI dUsare ko duHkha kA anubhava karanA par3e to vaha duHkha sakAraNa hai yA nahIM, isa bAta kA nizcaya honA Avazyaka hai na?" / ___ "kise nizcaya honA cAhie: choTe appAjI ko" "isa nirNaya se jisako duHkha huA hai usa duHkhI hadaya ko 'yaha nirNaya sahI hai| isa bAta kA nizcaya honA caahie|" "jinhoMne g2alatI kI hai unheM isa bAta kA jJAna rahatA hai|" "kisI ne g2alatI kI hai to mAna bhI leM, para jisane g2alatI na kI ho to bhI yaha mAna leM?" 'isa vartamAna sandarbha meM aisI sambhAvanA hI nahIM, appaajii| yaha mahAbhayaMkara aparAdha hai|" 'vaha kyA hai, so sannidhAna batA deM to acchA / mA~ ko bhI isa viSaya meM kucha bhI jAnakArI nahIM hai|" "prabhu kI AjJA rahI haiN| isalie isa viSaya ko kisI se nahIM kheNge|" ''isake mAne" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dI :: 176

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"isa prazna ke lie koI guMjAiza hI nahIM hai| usakA jo bhI natIjA hogA, kevala hama akele bhugteNge|" "to kyA isameM mahAdaNDanAya kI baMTI kA t| " "ghara meM jo calatA hai, vaha baccoM ko mAlUma nahIM hotA?" "to matalaba yaha huA ki yaha UhA mAtra hai| prabhu ko aura sannidhAna ko jo bAta mAlUma huI, vaha usI rAjamahala meM rahanevAle mujhe yA mA~ ko mAlUma kyoM nahIM huI?" ___ "rAjamahala kA sArA vyavahAra sadA sabako mAnUpa nahIM huA karatA hai| pahale se hoziyAra rahate haiM na?" "usI taraha mahAdaNDanAyaka kI putrI ko unake ghara meM jo huA so agara mAlUma nahIM par3A ho to..." "mahAdaNDanAyaka kA ghara rAjamahala nhiiN|" "phira bhI mAlUma huA yA nahIM, isa bAta kI tahakIkAta karake hI nirNaya karanA ucita hogA na?' "choTe appAjI, santAna mA~-bApa ke hI khUna ko bA~Takara janma letI hai: "haaN|' "to unake guNa-svabhAva baccoM meM Ate hI haiM na?' "A bhI sakate haiN|" "to tumhArA matalaba huA ki nahIM bhI A sakate haiM, yahI na choTe appAjI" "janma se kucha guNa A sakate haiN| sabhI nhiiN| vAstava meM mAnava bar3hate-bar3hate apane-apane guNa aura vyavahAra ko pitta kara letA hai|" "vahI, jisa taraha varadAna pAnevAle bhasmAsura ne vara denevAle ziva ke hI sira para hAtha rakhanA cAhA thaa|" "sannidhAna hI batAeM ki hiraNyakazipu kA ceTA prahAda kaise banatA?'' "usakI mA~ kayAda mahAsAdhyI dhiiN|" "parantu duSTa rAkSasa kI patnI hone para bhI usakI sAttvikatA naSTa nahIM huI na? guNa, vyavahAra, svabhAva hamezA mauM-bApa ke hI jaise hote haiM yA jisa vAtAvaraNa meM pAle-pose gaye, usI vAtAvaraNa ke anusAra prabhAvita hote haiM-aisA mAnA nahIM jA sktaa| pratyeka mAnava ko usake svabhAva aura vyavahAra ko dekhakara usI ke anusAra usakA mUlyAMkana honA cAhie / gakSasa rAvaNa kI patnI mandodarI pativratA ziromaNiyoM kI paMkti meM virAjamAna haiN| vaha bhI to rAkSasa-kumArI hai|" 'vaha paurANika samaya kI bAta hai|" "samaya kyA karegA: mAnava svabhAva vahI hai| sanniveza, parisara, paristhiti, 17 :: paTTamahAdaMbI zAntalA : bhAga do

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vAtAvaraNa Adi kAraNoM se vaha rUpita hotA hai| usI purANa kAla kA anuzIlana kareMge to hama dekheMga rAkSasa-kumArI hokara mandodarI ne mahApativratA ke rUpa meM khyAtti pAyI hai to gautama-muni ke vaMza meM janma lekara jaTilA ne sAta-sAta zAdiyA~ kiiN| yoM aneka udAharaNa mileNge| isalie sannidhAna vacana-bhaMga ke doSI na baneM, eka vAra sannidhAna khale dila se mahAdaNinAyaka kI putrI se mileM aura bAtacIta kareM to donoM ke lie baha hitakara hogaa| yaha merI alpamati kI sUjha hai| AjJA ho to aisI vyavasthA meM kara duuNgaa|" "usakA natIjA kyA hogA so hamArA antaraMga jAnatA hai| tumhAre pana meM yaha bhAva honA ki hamane galatI kI haiM-hama donoM ke hita kI dRSTi se acchA nahIM hai| isalie aba jo buddha kA prasaMga A gayA hai, isake samApta hone ke bAda jaisA sUjhe, kge| parantu isa sambandha meM mA~ se vicAra-vimarza kara unakI rAya tumheM hI jAnanI pdd'egii|" ___ "mA~ kI icchA ke viruddha bhalA hama koI kAma kareMge? kucha bhI nahIM kareMge aura kabhI nahIM kreNge| sannidhAna kI icchA ke anusAra mAtAjI kI rAya maiM svayaM jAna luuNgaa|" "yuddha ke prasaMga ke samApta hone taka isa bAta ko lekara hamAre mana ko biloDanA nahIM / aba kevala jaggadeva ko khatma karanA ekamAtra hamAga prathama kartavya ___"usameM posala striyoM ko bhAga lene kI AzA hai na?'' biTTideva ne phira chdd'aa| "moM kI rAya to tuma jAna hI cuke ho?" 'ThIka haiN|" bAta bahIM qhatma ho gyii| donoM mauna baiThe rhe| thor3I dera bAda mahArAja ballAla . ne kahA, "choTe apyAjI! guptacaranAyaka mAdeva ne patA lagAkara batAyA hai ki jaggadeva kI senA kI agrima paMkti galasenA hai| hamArI senA meM gajabala nahIM hai isalie mahAdaNDanAyaka aura pradhAna kucha AtaMkita haiN|" "to matalaba huara ki isa bAta kA bhI phlA laga gayA hai ki usakI senA kahA~ taka A pahu~cI hai|" "sunate haiM ki vaha bANaUsa ke mArga meM vedAvatI nadI ke usa pAra par3Ava DAle "yAnI sakharAyapaTTaNa kI ora nahIM aae|" "haaN|' "to vahA~ kI senA ko devanUra bulA leM to TIka hogA?" paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 127

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"mahAdaNDanAyaka soca rahe haiM ki senA ko bAbagala bulAyA jAe / " "atyadhika varSA ke kAraNa vedAvatI bharapUra baha rahI hai| isa vajaha se pAra karane kI jagadeva ne nahIM kI aura vahIM par3Ava DAla liyaa| pravAha ke kama hone taka pratIkSA karane ke badale ke kinAre-kinAre pazcima kI ora senA ko ravAnA kareM aura jahA~ dhAra patalI ho vahA~ se isa tarafa Ane kI soceM to hameM usa paristhiti meM taiyAra rahanA hogA naH hamane pahale socA thA ki sakharAbapaNa pahu~ceM to devanUra kA rAstA najadIka par3egA - yaha andAja g2alata hogA ora isase devanUra ke loga zatrusenA kI Ahuti bana jAe~ to vaha acchI bAta nahIM hogii| isalie ciNNama daNDanAtha ko Adeza deM ki vahA~ kI senA ko turanta devanUra bheja deN| isa kAma ko abhI kara denA acchA hai| mAna leM, guptacaroM dvArA yaha bAta jaggadeva ko mAlUma ho jAe aura phira vaha sakharAyapaTTaNa kI tarafa mur3a gayA to vahA~ ke logoM para musIbata TUTa pdd'egii| isalie una saba logoM ko taba taka surakSita sthAna meM rakhane, unake sAja-sAmAna Adi ko sAtha hI le jAne kA Adeza denA ucita hogA / " biTTideva ne batAyA / turanta ballAta uTha khar3e hue, briTTideva bhI uTha khar3A huA / "choTe appAjI, yaha sambhava hai ki vaisA ho jaisA tumane batAyA / parantu kisI ko yaha sUjhA nahIM hogA- aisA hI lagatA hai| isalie Ao, abhI mantraNA kara Age ke kArya kA nirNaya kara leN|" kahakara ghaNTI bajAyI / daravAjA khulA / mantrAlaya kI ora mahArAja cala diye| biTTideva ne unakA anusaraNa kiyaa| briTTideva kI salAha ko mantraNA sabhA meM abhUtapUrva samarthana milaa| isa Azaya kA Adeza patra azvArohI patravAhaka ke jariye turanta sakharAyapaTTaNa bheja diyA gayA / jagadeva kI senA ke Ane ke mArga para par3anevAle choTe-choTe gA~voM ke logoM ko biTTideva kI salAha ke anusAra surakSita sthAnoM meM rakhane kI vyavasthA bhI kI gayI / paTTiyAM baccupura ke jagadeva ke sAtha honevAle yuddha ke bAre meM mAlUma hone para bhI zAntalA ne isa sambandha meM apane pitA se anajAne meM bhI kucha nahIM khaa| yoM bhI hegar3e mArasiMgayyA Ajakala ghara para bahuta kama milate the| eka dina heggar3atI mAcikacce ne bhojana ke samaya pUcha hI liyA, "mAlika ko zAyada Ajakala itanA adhika kAma ho gayA hai ki kucha ArAma karane ke lie bhI samaya nahIM mila rahA hai / athavA parizrama karAne meM hamAre daNDanAyaka bahuta Age haiM, yahI lagatA hai / " - isa taraha pitA mA~ aura beTI bahuta dinoM ke bAda eka sAtha bhojana karane baiThe the| 17 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntanA bhAga do 1

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hAtha ke kaura ko Adhe hI meM rokakara mArasiMgacyA ne heggahanI kI ora eka taraha se dekhA; usa dRSTi meM eka tAkSNatA dikhI jise usane kabhI anubhava nahIM kiyA thaa| "mA~, bahuta dina ke bAda Aja hama yoM eka sAtha bhojana karane baiThe haiN| isa vakta bAharI kAmoM ke bAre meM bAteM kyoM chedd'eN| aba samaya badala gayA hai| vaha ereyaMga prabhu kA samaya nahIM / yaha ballAla mahArAja kA samaya haiN| ve tunakamijAja haiN| jaldI gusse meM A jAte haiN| rAjamahala ke kAryakartA ko kauna bAta kahanI cAhie, kauna-sI bAta nahIM kahanI cAhie isa para, sunate haiM kar3I AjJA aura Adeza haiN| rASTra ko bahuta jaldI pragati karanI haiM, isalie sabhI se caugunA kAma karavA rahe haiN| hai na pitAjI?" zAntalA ne ayAcita vyAkhyA kii| "kisane aisA kahA?" "Apake mauna ne| pahale to Apa rAjamahala ke viSayoM ko kaha diyA karate the| parantu Ajakala, khAsakara mahArAja ke velApurI se dorasamudra meM padhArane ke bAda, rAjamahala kI koI bAta Apa nahIM kaha rahe haiN| isIlie hameM lagatA hai ki mahArAja ne Apake mu~ha para tAlA lagA diyA hai| hai na mA~?" mA~ kI pratikriyA ko bhA~pane kI dRSTi se zAntalA ne unakI ora dekhaa| "ye zIghra-kopI, tunakamijAja haiM-yaha samase kisane kahA? choTe appAjI....'' "aba to yaha bahuta acchA huA, Apake kAryAdhikya ke kAraNa yadi phurasata na mille to mA~ mahAdaNDanAyaka ko usake lie jimmedAra ThaharAe~, aise hI Apa unheM jimmedAra banAne cale to kyA vaha ThIka hogA, pitAjI" "to tumhArI yahI rAya hai ki tumhArI mA~ kI bAta asaMgata hai|" mArasiMgacyA bole| __ "aba isa vakta yaha saba kyoM appAjI: aba pahale sArI duniyA ko bhUla jAeM, sirfa bhojana para dhyAna deN| khuzI se bhojana ho jaae| bAda meM vaha bAtacIta kreNge|' zAntalA ne khaa| "hA~, vahI kreN| parantu yaha kahanA hogA ki mahAdaNDanAyaka kI rAja-niSThA adbhuta hai|" kahate hue mArasiMgayyA ne kaura utthaayaa| __ "jaba Apa aisA kaha rahe haiM to unhoMne z2arUra hI koI mahAna kArya kiyA hogA" ''vaha saba samaya Ane para apane-Apa hI mAlUma ho jaaegaa| aba isa bAre meM bAta karanA ThIka nahIM hai|" "maiMne kahA na, mauN| rAjamahala kA-nahIM, nahIM-mahArAja kA kar3A Adeza hai|" ''dUsarI bAta na karane ko kahakara phira tuma hI ne use cher3anA zurU kara diyA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dA :: 179

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haiM, abhmAjI ?" "yoM hI kucha kahA to Apako aisA lagA ki maiMne mahArAja kI TIkA kI hai; hai na pitAjI ?" "mujhe kyA lagatA hai, so saca kaha dU~, beTI ?" "hA~, kahie, pitAjI " "tumase kucha maiMne chipA rakhA hai, yaha tumheM laga rahA hai| yaha bAta sIdhI na batAkara rAjamahala, AjJA, mahArAja kA Adeza vagairaha-vagairaha kara rahI ho| tumane kahA ki mahArAja zIghrakopI haiN| batAo to aisA kahane kA kyA kAraNa hai?" "utanA prema karane ke bAda udAsIna honA yahI siddha karatA hU~ ki vaha asaMyamI haiN| aise asaMbhava hI zIghra krodhita ho sakate haiN| " "yaha bAta itanI AsAna nahIM ki carcA kI jA ske| yaha tumhArI samajha se kahIM adhika gaharI bAta hai / " "kitanI gaharI hai, jAna sakatI hU~?" "mujhe bhI jyAdA byaurA mAlUma nahIM / usa dina hamAre ghara meM khAda kI DherI meM seja tAbIz2a nikale, zAyada isameM unakI bhI koI bhUmikA rahI ho| pradhAnajI bhI mahAdaNDanAyaka jI kI lar3akI ke sambandha meM bahuta cintita ho gaye haiN| " "khAlI cintita hone se kyA hotA hai, pilAjI? eka pavitra nirdoSa lar3akI kA jovana jalakara khAka bana jAnA cAhie kyA?" "koI yaha nahIM cAhatA ki aisA ho / parantu vartamAna sthiti hI kucha aisI bana gayI hai ki isa samasyA kA koI hala hI nahIM mila rahA hai| use hala karanA asAdhya kArya hai| aba samaya bhI aisA AyA hai ki isa sambandha meM socane ke lie furasata bhI nahIM hai| sunA ki isa bAta kA tumane choTe appAjI se patA bhI lagA liyA hai| isalie aba isa bAta para carcA ko jarUrata hI kyA hai|" pitA-putrI kI bAtacIta sunatI mAcikabbe khAnA bhUla baiThI aura thAlI meM hI usakA hAtha jyoM-kA-tyoM raha gyaa| usane ekadama kahA, "to aba pitA aura putrI guptacarI ke kAma meM lage haiN| Apa rAjanIti-nipuNa haiM, vaha buddhimatI lar3akI hai| Apa donoM ke bIca meM mujha jaisI bevakUfa ke lie jagaha kahA~? kaise-kaise maukoM para kitane hI rahasyapUrNa viSayoM ko maiMne gupta rakhA hai| usa samaya mujha para vizvAsa thA to jaba maiMne aisA kyA kiyA jo mujha para avizvAsa ho gayA?" isa bAta se unake dila ko kucha coTa bhI lagI thii| I "tuma apanI tulanA kisI se na karo abhI jo krodha tumheM AyA haiM vaha akAraNa hI pratIta hotA hai| aba tumhArI samajha se aisA kyA huA hai ki tumane vizvAsa kho diyA 180 :: -33 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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"mujhe kyA mAlUma? Apa aura ApakI beTI jo kucha jAnate haiM, so mujhe mAlUma . nhiiN| itanA to Apa pAneMge na?" "hA~, tumheM mAlUma nhiiN| magara isase tumheM asantoSa kyoM mahasUsa huA?" "isakA matalaba yahI na ki maiMne ApakA vizvAsa khoyA hai|' "vaha ulTA hI artha huaa| ammAjI, maiMne kabhI tumheM kucha batAkara kahA ki apanI ammA se mata kahanA?" "na, na, aisA kahanevAle..." "bAta ko itanI dUra taka le jAne kI jarUrata nhiiN| tumane choTe appAjI se jAna liyA aura unhoMne jaisA kahA vaisA hI vyavahAra kiyaa| maiMne bhI prabhu kI AjJA ke anusAra kAma kiyaa| isameM tumhArI mAtA ko ulajhana paidA karanevAlI yA unake prati mere vizvAsa ko bhAvanA kaMsa dikhAI do? yaha merI samajha meM nahIM A rahA haiN| tumane apanI ammA para vizvAsa nahIM kara, biTTideva ne tumheM jo batAyA, use apanI ammA se nahIM kahA kyA?" "ammA para avizvAsa kA mAne huA mujhe apane para hI vizvAsa nhiiN| isa vAta ko aba rahane deM mA~, maiM tumase eka prazna kruuNgii| tumheM khule mana se uttara denA hogaa|" "puucho|" 'cAlukya piriyarasI jI jaba hamAre yahA~ AyIM taba ve kauna thIM, isakA patA Apako aura pitAjI ko mAlUma nahIM thA?" "mAlUma thaa|" "mujhase kahA?" ''nhiiN|" "taba maiM yaha kaha dU~ lo kaisA hogA ki Apako apanI beTI para vizvAsa nahIM ghA?" usa samaya kA prasaMga hI aisA thA, ammaajii| vAstava meM piribarasI jI ko bhI isa bAta kA patA nahIM lagane diyA ki hama jAnate haiM ki ve kauna hai|" "aba bhI vaisA hI samajhie, maaN| rAjanIti hI eMsI hotI haiN| appAjI kA, gajAjJA kA ullaMghana karanA Apake lie kyA svIkArya hogA, pA~?" ''rAjasattA ne mujhase kisI se na kahane kI AjJA dI hai|" "kisI se na kahane kA jaba Adeza diyA to usa 'kisI' peM Apa bhI zAmila haiN| Apa na bhI cAheM to vaha abhI thor3e hI samaya meM Apako mAlUma ho hI jaaegaa| mAlUma hone para Apa svayaM hI hamAre baratAva ko svIkAra kara leNgii|" itane meM bAhara se butugA bhAgA-bhAgA AcA aura eka patra usane diyaa| use paTTamahAdevo zAntalA : bhAga do :: / /

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dekhakara mAcikabbe ke hAtha de, mArasiMgavyA uThakara cale gye| bhojana bhI samApta nahIM kiyaa| mAcikabve ne par3hakara beTI ko thamA diyaa| aura khuda bhI patideva ke poche-pIche calI gyiiN| mArasiMgayyA yaha kahakara "zAma ko merI pratIkSA na kareM, aura jo bAta tumase chipA rakhI thI vaha usa ciTThI meM hai" rAjamahala kI tarapha cale gaye / yuddha sannihita hai - yaha khabara kevala kucha hI loga jAnate the / parantu vaha aba rAjadhAnI ke ghara-ghara kI bAta bana gayI thii| rAjadhAnI meM eka nAgarika saMrakSaka dala kA saMgaThana kiyA gyaa| isa dala kA kArya thA ki ApatkAlIna paristhiti ke utpanna hone para rAjadhAnI ke uttara-pUrva meM eka kosa dUravAle jaMgala meM vizeSa rUpa se taiyAra surakSA-sthaloM para striyoM aura baccoM ko tathA unakI mUlyavAna vastuoM ko surakSita phuNcaanaa| mariyAne daNDanAyaka ke ghara kI adhyApikA ne isa sandarbha meM eka salAha dI thI, usa salAha ke anusAra isa nAgarika saMrakSaka dala meM dorasamudra kI mahilAoM ko kucha yogya dAyitva denA thaa| isake lie mahArAja se svIkRti bhI mila gayI thii| itanA hI nahIM, usa strI dala ke netRtva kA uttaradAyitva bhI unhIM ko sauMpa diyA gayA thaa| evaM amahiyAe~ gaNI vijoM, Adi usa dala meM nahIM thiiN| sirpha sainikoM kI javAna va svastha paliyoM va isI taraha kI anya mahilAoM ko hI dala meM zAmila kiyA gayA thaa| hA~, kucha striyA~ jo saMkoca aura lajjAvaza zAmila nahIM huIM, unheM chor3a diyA gyaa| ina striyoM kI sahAyatA ke lie sipAhiyoM kA eka dala bhI tainAta thA aura tIvragativAle vAhanoM kI bhI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| yaha kahane kI jarUrata nahIM ki isa vyavasthA meM zAntalA bhI thI / vAstava meM vaha usa adhyApikA kA dAyA~ hAtha vana gayI thii| hAlA~ki daNDanAyikA cAma ne samajhAyA ki hama jaise stara ke logoM ko gambhIra bhAva se apane ghara meM rahanA hI zobhA detA hai, phira bhI padmalA haTa karake zAntalA se jA milii| isase usakA ekAntika cintAjanya duHkha kucha kama huA / cAmalA ne bhI padmalA kA anukaraNa kiyaa| caoNppidevI utsAha na hone ke kAraNa pIche raha gayI, aura phira vaha choTI bhI tAM dhI / padmalA rAjadhAnI ke saMrakSaka dala kI sadasyA bnii| usa dala kI sadasyAoM ko unakA kartavya vistArapUrvaka samajhA diyA gayA ki saMkaTa ke samaya logoM ko zatruoM se bacAkara surakSita sthAna para turanta bheja denA hI unakA mukhya kArya hai padmalA samajha nahIM pA rahI thI ki yaha zaraNasthAna hote kyA haiN| sabake sAmane kisI se pUchanA bhI use acchA nahIM laga rahA thaa| isalie maukA pAkara jaba I 12 : paTTamahAdevAM zAntalA bhAga do

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zAntalA aketI milI to usase pUchA / zAntalA ne samajhAte hue kahA ki Amataura para hara gA~va kI AbAdI ko dRSTi meM rakhakara gA~va se bAhara kucha dUra para ye sthAna dhanAye jAte haiN| ve pattharoM ke bane golAkAra nivAsa sthAna hote haiM aura unake cAroM jora jhAr3a-jhaMkhAI aura jagalI bala bAraha paidA kara una para phailA diyA jAtA hai tAki kisI ko isa bAta kA zavahA na ho ki yahA~ nivAsa sthAna bhI hai| usane samajhAyA aura batAyA ki dorasamudra kI rakSA ke lie maz2abUta qilA-ravandaka ke hote hue bhI yahA~ kI asaMkhya janatA kI rakSA ke lie aise sthAna banavAye jA rahe haiN| mahArAja ke paTTAbhiSeka mahotsava ke vArSikotsava ke bAda sainika zikSaNa ke sAtha ina zaraNasthAnoM ke nirmANa kArya ko bhI tejI se zurU kiyA gyaa| yuddha meM hAra-jIta to bhagavAna kI icchA para nirbhara hai| isalie Ama janatA kI rakSA bahuta hI mukhya kAma hai| isI bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara posala rAjca ke gA~va-gA~va meM aise sthAna nirmANa karane kI vyavasthA kI gayI hai| aise pratyeka sthAna meM kitane soga surakSita raha sakate haiM, isakA bhI nizcaya rahatA hai| ina sthAnoM meM nivAsa karane ke lie jAnevAloM ko sAla-bhara ke lie jarUrata para gmada bhI jamA karake rakhanA par3atA haiN| AsapAsa kue~ khudavAye rahate haiM jisase rAta ke samaya meM pAnI kA saMgraha hotA hai| a~dhere ke vakta jaMgala meM jA-A sakate haiN| isa taraha zAntalA ne padmalA ko vistRta jAnakArI dii| ___ "sAla-bhara ke lie rasada jamAkara rakhane kA yaha mAne huA ki yuddha sAla-bhara cAlA rhegaa| yahI na?" padmalA ne puuchaa| __ "itanI tambI avadhi taka calane kI sambhAvanA kama hai, phira bhI agara yuddha ghisaTatA jAe to logoM ko khAne-pIne ke abhAva ke kAraNa maranA na pdd'e|" "to matalaba yaha ki rAjya-saMcAlana bahuta pecIdA hai| mujhe to yuddha kI nAma mAtra jAnakArI hai, isakA pariNAma Ama logoM para hogA-yaha maiM nahIM jAnatI thii| aba to vaha ghara ke daravAje taka bhI pahuMca gayA hai|" "to Dara kisakA?" "zAyada pahale DaratI thii| aba mujhe kisakA ira." "isa 'a' kA kyA mAne?" "spaSTa haiM nirAza jIvana bitAta hAe jAne se maranA behatara hai 1 isalie maraNya se hara nhiiN|' "ThiH, khi, bAta ko kahA~ pahu~cA diyaa| maiM Apase eka bAta khuuN|" "kho|" "merI bAta para Apa vizvAsa kareMgI to khuuNgii|" "avizvAsa karane kA eka samaya thaa| aba pUrNa vizvAsa karatI huuN|" pamahAdevI zAnnalA : bhAga do :: I8

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"so kyoM?" "taba maiM andhI thii| aba A~kheM khula gayI haiN|" "A~kheM khola rahI haiM aisA to maiM vinAsa hai / " 'kyoM :" "kyoMki Apa mahArAja ko A~kheM kholakara nahIM dekha rahI haiN|" "maiM dekha rahI hai| vahIM nahIM dekhte|" 'eka hI bAta huii| apane unheM kholakara dekheM, aisA nahIM banAyA / " "maiM kyA karU~:" "unase milie aura jAnane kI koziza kIjie ki unake isa parivartana kA kyA kAraNa hai?'' 'ye na kaheM to" ''aisI zaMkA se ApakI samasyA kabhI sulajha nahIM paaegii| ApakA mana to aTala hai na?" ''hA~, aTala hai|" 'Apase vyakta rUpa meM to koI aisI bAta nahIM huI ki jisase pratyakSataH mahArAja ke mana para burA asara par3A ho? aisA nahIM huA hai na" 'nhiiN|" "isa bAta ko jaba cAheM, jahA~ cAheM, dhIraja ke sAtha kaha sakatI haiM na?" ''jhUTha bolanevAle ko DaranA caahie| maiM adhIra kyoM hoUM, kyoM DarU~?" "to phira mujhe kucha bAteM btaaie| kyA Apa saca-saca batAe~gI?" apane donoM hAdhoM se zAntalA ke hAtha pakar3akara vaha "zAntalA, mA~ kI . saugandha...' kahane hI vAlI thI ki zAntalA ne usake mu~ha para apanA hAtha rakha diyA aura kahA, "yoM mA~ kI saugandha nahIM khAnI caahie| yaha acchI bAta nhiiN| mujhe koI saugandha yA pramANa kI jarUrata nhiiN| eka bAta sAfa-sAfa samakSa liijie| kitI bhI bAta meM maiM ApakI pratispardhinI nhiiN| ApakI bhalAI meM mujhe antaraMga se ruci hai| isake lie maiM jo koziza kara rahI hU~ use batAnA nahIM caahtii| vaha kisI dina mAlUma ho hI jaaegii| usa bAta ko rahane deN| maiM vAstava meM eka bahuta pecIdA savAla karatI huuN| mA~ para saugandha khAne se rokanevAlI meM hI isa taraha kA savAla kara rahI hU~, voM Apa usakA koI anyathA artha nahIM nikaaleNgii| atADA, Apake ghara kyA koI vAmAcArI AyA karate the dhIra-se pUchA zAntalA ne| 'ghAmAcArI ko hamAre vara kyoM AnA cAhie, zAntalA?" "kyoM AnA cAhie, kyoM bulavAnA cAhie. yaha savAla mukhya nhiiN| Ane the [H+ :: paTTamahAraMbI zAntullA : bhAga do

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kyA ? so btaaie|" "nhiiN|" "satya kaha rahI haiM?" "kyoM merI bAta vizvasanIya nahIM cAho to merI bahina se pUcha lo / " * "maiM kuredakara pUcha rahI hU~, isase Apako UbanA nahIM hai| Apake lie, ApakI tarapha se mujhe bAta karanI ho to kucha bAloM ke bAre meM nizcita jJAna mujhe honA caahie| isalie savAla asambaddha lageM, taba bhI uttara deN|" "TIka hai|" "Apane kahA vAmAcArI nahIM Ate the, ThIka hai? vAmAcArI Apake ghara nahIM Ate hoNge| para Apake yahA~ se koI usake yahA~ gaye the?" "zAntalA, mere pitAjI mahAdaNDanAyaka haiN| jise cAheM apane ghara bulA le sakate haiN| isalie hamAre yahA~ se usake yahA~ kisI ke jAne kA savAla hI nahIM utthtaa|" "Apa ThIka kahatI haiM magara eka bAta kI ora ApakA dhyAna AkarSita karanA caahuuNgii| Apako yAda hai ki usa dina hamAre ghara meM khAda kI Dhero meM se cAra sone ke tAvIz2a nikale the|" "oha, vaha... vaha to yAda hai / " " Apako mAlUma hai ki ve kyA haiM?" "nhiiN|" "Apane ghara para kisI se pUchA ki ve kyA haiM ? " "nahIM" "isa sambandha meM Apako jAnakara kutUhala paidA nahIM huA, yaha Azcarya kI bAta hai / ve usa vAmAcArI dvArA nirmita yantra haiN| ve Apake ghara ke gobara meM kaiMse Aye, kisake jariye Aye, yaha rAjamahala ke vAtAvaraNa ke parivartana kA kAraNa banA huA haiN| Apase pUchane para lagatA hai ki Apa yaha saba kucha nahIM jaantiiN| isakI jar3a kahA~ haiM isakA patA lagAyA jAe, taba yaha socA jA sakatA hai ki Age kyA karanA caahie|" padmalA mauna ho gyii| zAntalA ne bhI Age kucha kahA nhiiN| use paristhiti kI sandigdhatA mAlUma ho gayI thI / padmalA kucha nahIM jAnatI, phira bhI vaha isake mUla kA patA lagAne kI koziza kregii| jAnakara batAe yahI socakara vaha cupa rahI 1 hamAre ghara ke govara kI derI meM vAmAcArI ke yantroM ke milane para rAjamahala ke vAtAvaraNa ko kyoM badalanA cAhie? ina yantroM kA mUla kahA~ hai? hamase unakA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do: 185

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kyA sambandha hai? yaha bumA-phirAkara nAka pakar3ane kA cakkara kyoM? mahArAja khuTa ho mujhase pUcha sakate the| yaha to aisA huA ki gAya bImAra ho aura bachar3e ko cikitsA kreN| aisA kyoM?-yoM padmalA kA pana kaI savAloM meM ulajhatA hI calA gyaa| tabhI use yAda AyA ki usa dina hegar3e ke ghara mile tAbIjoM ke bAre meM mAtA se kahane para unakA yaha kahakara sAfa inakAra karanA ki ye hamAre nahIM, aura pitA kA yaha kahanA ki ye hamAre hI haiM, ina sabake bAda ina tAvIjJoM ke bAre meM sabakA mauna ho jAnA-ye saba ghaTanAe~ eka-eka karake mAnasa-paTala para aMkita hotI gayauM / vaha phira socane lagI-kyA inameM merI mAM kA hAtha hai| vahI mere bhaviSya ke lie ror3A bana gayIM kyA. vaisA huA ho to Age merA kyA hogA zAntalA ne socA, isako yo cintA karate baiThe rahane denA ThIka nhiiN| isalie usane kahA, "rAjamahala kA vAtAvaraNa kevala UhApoha ke kAraNa badala gayA ho, to use ThIka kiyA jA sakatA hai| lakSya sAdhana karanevAloM ko samasyA kA sAhasa ke sAtha sAmanA karanA cAhie, urakara pIche nahIM haTanA caahie| isa viSaya meM ApakI bahina bhI madada de sakeMgI. merI yaha dhAraNA hai|" ___ "ho sakatA hai|" padmalA ke mu~ha se itanA hI niklaa| usane zAntalA kI ora dekhA taka nhiiN| itane meM inheM hU~DhatI cAmalA bhI A gyii| colI, "oha, Apa donoM ko kitanI dera meM deha rahI hai| Apa loga yahA~ baiThI haiM!" ''kyoM, koI kAma thA?" zAntalA ne puuttaa|| "hamArI gurujI bulA rahI haiN|...yh kyA dIdI mu~ha phulAkara gumasuma baiThI haiM?" kahatI haI cAmalA ne padAlA kI ora dekhaa| __ "isake bAre meM ghara pahu~cakara tumheM btaaeNgii| Apa donoM ko usake hala ke g2aste DhU~Dhane hoNge| aba cle| gurujI ke pAsa caleMgI?" kahatI huI zAntalA pAlA ke kandhe para hAtha rakhakara jcha khar3I huii| tInoM gurUjI ke pAsa calI gyiiN| soca-vicArakara biTTideva ne jaisI salAha dI, vaisA hI kiyA gyaa| ghaTanAe~ bhI usI taraha huiiN| jaggadeva ne apanI bar3I senA ke sAtha vedAvatI nadI ke uttara meM kinAre-kinAre calakara Der3ha-do kosa Age nadI pAra karake devanUra para hamalA kara diyA thaa| zatru-senA kA sAmanA karane ke lie ciNNama daNDanAtha ke netRtva meM vahA~ senA taiyAra thii| unakI madada ke lie choTe calikenAyaka aura rAvata mAvaNa naiyAra the| ciNNama daNDanAdha kI senA itanI bar3I nahIM thI ki vaha zatru kA sIdhA sAmanA kara ske| isalie usane padya yuddha zurU kara diyA jisase zatru senA Age bhI na bar3he. aura AtaMka bhI phailA rhe| isa bIca usane jaggadeva kI senA kI gatividhi 186 :: paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : bhAga do

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kA patA bhI guptacaroM dvArA lagA liyaa| itanA saba karane ke bAda usane kalasApura ke mukAma para apanI senA ke sAtha taiyAra baiMTe mAtraNa daNDanAtha ko sthiti kI jAnakArI dekara usase madada mAMgI thii| mAcaNa daNDanAtha kI senA ke pahu~cane taka pratIkSA bhI karanI thii| isa daurAna devanUra kI prajA ko vahA~ kI pahAr3I upatyakA meM nirmita zaraNa-sthaloM meM bhI surakSita pahu~cA diyA gayA thaa| zatru-saMnA ko grAma kI aura na Ane dene kI pUrva yojanA ke anusAra devanara ke pUrva kI ora eka kosa kI dUrI para pAyasala senA kI katAreM taiyAra rakhI gayI thiiN| mAcaNa daNDanAtha Age kI yuddha-yojanA kI gatividhiyoM ke sambandha meM vicAra-vimarza karane aura maujUdA paristhiti ko samajhAkara Age ke kAryakrama kA nizcaya karane ke uddezya se rAtoMrAta dorasamudra cala pdd'e| taba taka guptacaroM dvArA zatru-senA kA parimANa aura usakI zakti-sAmarthya kA andAja rAjadhAnI ko laga gayA thaa| rAjadhAnI ke adhikArI varga va yuddha-vizeSajJa isa ulajhana meM par3e the ki jaggadeva itanI bar3I senA jamA kaise kara skaa| ve isa samasyA ko hala na kara sake the| senA ke vivaraNa ke sAtha, rasada, bhojana Adi kI vyavasthA, sainikoM meM utsAha bharane ke lie Avazyaka manoraMjana ke kAryakrama aura anya dila-vahalAya kI vyavasthAe~ Adi sabhI bAtoM kI jAnakArI dorasamudra meM pahu~ca gayI thii| pramukha dala nAyakoM ke manoraMjanArtha bhArI strI-samUha bhI taiyAra thaa| cAlukya vikramAditya kI preraNA se kAkatIya prIla ko harAkara isa jaggadeva ne gaurava prApta kara liyA, yaha khabara bhI guptacaroM se mAlUma ho gayI thii| sainya ke dala-nAyakoM ke manoraMjana ke lie niyojita strI-samUha meM adhikatara kAkatoya rAjya se apahRta striyA~ haiM, vaha ina guptacaroM kI rAya dhii| sAntaroM kI senA kI sahAyaka banakara cAlukya senA kI Tukar3iyA~ bhI AyI haiM yA nahIM, isa sambandha meM nizcita khabara abhI nahIM mila sakI thii| phira bhI isa bar3I senA ko nestanAbUda karane ke lie kyA-kyA karanA hogA, isa viSaya ko lekara turanta amAtyoM kI baiThaka bulAyI gyii| cU~ki biTTideva ke pUrva anumAna ke anusAra hI zatru-senA agrasara huI thii| isa mantripariSad meM usakI rAya jAnane ke aneka prasaMga aaye| mantraNA ke bAda yoM nirNaya huA : "abhI jisa taraha senA cAra hissoM meM vibhAjita hai usase hamAre lie zatru-senA ko jItanA sambhava nahIM hogaa| hameM sampUrNa posala-senA ko milAkara jaggadeva kI senA para hamalA karanA hogaa| isa para viSTideva ne eka sujhAva diyA, ''yaha to ThIka hai ki hamArI senA eka sAtha hokara zatruoM kA sAmanA kregii| DAkarasa daNDanAtha apanI senA ke sAtha rAjadhAnI A jaaeN| yahA~ jo senA hai vaha aura unake sAtha AnevAlI senA donoM sammilita hoN| yaha sammilita senA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 187

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mukhya senA hogI aura yaha rAjadhAnI ko rakSaka-senA banakara rhe| ciNNama daNDanAdha kI senA acAnaka zatru-senA para dhAvA bola de aura use pIche haTane kA maukA diye binA devanUra kI ora se haTAkara dArasamudra kI ora Ane de| pIchA kiye jAne se bacane kI jaldI meM zatru-senA isa ora jyAdA dhyAna nahIM de pAegI ki pIche kyA ho rahA hai| bacI huI zatru-senA rasada, maNTAra Adi ke sAtha dhIre-dhIre pIche pIche Ane lgegii| pAcaNa daNTanAtha apanI senA ko do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kreN| eka Tukar3I ko zatru-senA ke bIca hamalA karane bhejeM aura yuddha karanevAlI zatra-senA ko rasada kI ApUrti na ho sake, aisA intajJAma kreN| dUsarI Tukar3I zatru-sanA para pIche saM Akara dhAvA bole aura usakI rasada para kabjA kara le| apane kSetra kA paricaya hameM jitanA haiM, utanA zatruoM ko nahIM, isalie unakI vaha rasada, bhaNDAra aura una striyoM kA jatthA-yaha saba rAjadhAnI ke uttara-pUrva ke zaraNa-sthAnoM meM isa taraha bheja diyA jAya ki zatruoM ko isakA patA bhI na cle| bAda meM rAjadhAnI kI senA ke sAtha Akara mila jaaeN|" jaba rasada, bhaNDAra una zatruoM ko nahIM milegA to samajha lIjie ki unakI AdhI zakti to yoM hI samApta ho jaaegii| lekina dhyAna rahe ki isase ve krodhita hoMge aura aneka niraparAdhiyoM ko unakA zikAra bananA pdd'egaa|'' nAgideva ne khaa| "ye niraparAdhI kauna?" biTTideva ne puuchaa| "mAcaNa daNDanAtha kI senA ko do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kara eka bhAga ko zatru-senA ke bIca meM bheja deM to vaha zatru-senA ke bIca aTaka jAegA yA nahIM? AhAra sAmagrI ke na milane para to zatru-senA kI dRSTi pIche kI ora pdd'egii| rasada kI rakSaka-senA aura usake lie pI lauTa AnevAlI zatru-senA, ina donoM ke bIca peM hamArI senA kI Tukar3I aTaka jaaegii| usa samaya hamArI usa senA kA vaha bhAga yadi naSTa ho gayA to dUsarA bhAga yuddha meM qhatma ho jAegA yA nahIM? isake bAda baha zatru-senA rAste meM par3anevAle choTe-choTe gAMvoM ko berahamI se miTA degii| aisI sambhAvanA haiM na:' nAgideva ne apanI sUjha ke anusAra rAya dii| ___yoM Darane se yuddha jItanA sambhava hogA kyA? yuddha kA matalaba hai ki usameM cha yoddhAoM ko aura kala niraparAdhiyoM ko maranA hI par3atA hai| zatruoM kI zakti ko khatma karane ke lie rAjakumAra kI salAha bahuta hI ucita aura ThIka lagatI hai| cipaNama daNDanAtha jI se vicAra-vimarza kara hama unakI senA ko apanI senA meM sammilita kara leMge aura isa sammilita senA ko rAjakumAra ke Adeza aura AvazyakatA anusAra tIna-cAra bhAgoM meM vibhakta kreNge| maiM, ciNNama daNDanAtha, choTe calikanAyaka aura rAvata pAyaNa, saba milakara vijaba paaeNge| unakI gaja-senA ko 188 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA ; bhAga dI

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aisI jagaha lAe~ge jahA~ se vaha Age bar3hane na paae| use yoM lAdhAra kara rAjadhAnI ke pAsa le Ae~ge aura taba hamArI senA usakA sAmanA kregii|" mAcaNa daNDanAtha ne khaa| isa taraha kI vyavasthA karane ke bAda mAcaNa daNDanAtha jaise AyA thA vaise hI lauTa pdd'aa| apanI patnI aura baccoM taka ko dekhane nahIM gA ! lasare gaDa-zivira meM pahu~cate hI ciNNama daNDanAtha, choTe calikenAyaka aura rAkta mAyaNa, ina tInoM ko bulavA bhejA aura vicAra-vimarza kiyA / yo vyavasthA kI gacI-khuda pahale hamalA zurU kareMge aura zatra-senA ko rAjadhAnI kI ora le calane kI kArravAI kreNge| idhara cipAma daNDanAtha apanI senA ke sAtha rasada-rakSaka senA aura zatru-senA ke bIca dhAvA bola deMge, zeSa donoM pIche se zatru-senA ziviroM para AkramaNa kreNge| mAyaNa kI senA adhikAMzataH ghur3asavAroM kI hI dhii| ciNNama kI senA meM ghur3asavAra bhI dhe aura paiTala sipAhI bhii| dorasamudra meM jaise biTTideva ne salAha dI thI, vaisI hI sArI vyavasthA huii| eka parivartana huA yA yaha ki ciNNama ke badale mAcaNa pahale hamalA kreN| poyasaloM ko eka bAta kI jAnakArI nahIM rhii| jaggaTeya sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM dhA! kAkatIya prola ko harAte samaya usane jisa yuddha-tantra kA upayoga kiyA thA, usI tanna se kAma lene kI yojanA usane banA rakhI thii| jiraha-bakhAra se laisa hone para bhI sipAhI sAdhAraNa nAgarika jaise raheM, khAsakara vyApAriyoM kI taraha anaMka daloM meM gA~va-gA~va ke bAjAroM meM dukAneM phailAkara vyApAriyoM kA-sA svA~ga racakara sabakI A~khoM meM dhUla jhoMkate hue ye dala bar3hate jAe~ aura dorasamudra aura kalasApura ke bIca ke jaMgala meM pahu~cakara apane sAtha lAye hue zastrAstroM ko taiyAra rakhakara nAyaka ko AjJA kI pratIkSA kareM, aisA nirdeza unheM diyA gayA thaa| ve usI taraha pratIkSA meM rhe| ___ mAcaNa ke hamalA karate hI zatru-senA ne bhArI pramANa meM una para dhAvA bola diyaa| mAcaNa bhayaMkara yuddha kA pradarzana karate hue acAnaka pIche haTane lgaa| ise dekhakara jaggadeva apanI senA ke gaja vibhAga ko kucha pIche haTAne kI AjJA daM, apanI azva-senA ko poyasala senA kA pIchA karane kA Adeza dekara zeSa senA ke sAtha azva-senA ke sAtha ho liyaa| jaggadeva ko isa bAta kA ahasAsa bhI nahIM huA thA ki povsala-senA acAnaka usakI senA ke bIca A sakatI hai| apane guptacaroM se use mAlUma ho gayA thA ki kalasApura, sakharAyapaTTaNa aura cAvagaja meM posala senA yuddha ke lie taiyAra khar3I hai| usakA uddezya thA ki rAste meM jitanA * sambhava ho sake, kama-se-kama hAni lete hue bar3hate jAe~ aura dorasamudra para hI hamalA kreN| isalie usane sakharAyapaTTaNa kA rAstA hI chor3a diyA aura dUsare hI mArga se paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: [89

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claa| yadi vedAvatI meM pravAI na hotA to pUrva-niyojita rIti se AgaM bar3ha jAtA / aura aba taka dorasamudra hI pahuMca gayA hotaa| vahA~ vilamba ho gyaa| udhara se prApta samAcAra aura rAstA badala jAne ke kAraNa use apanI yojanA bhI badala denI pdd'ii| usane vedAvatI ke uttarI kinAre-kinAre Der3ha kosa pazcima kI tarafa senA bheja dii| isa kAraNa veSAntara meM maujUda negaH isa hena' se aga malA ho gyii| mAcaNa kI senA pIche haTa gayI thii| usane samaya fijUla ga~vAnA ucita samajhA aura maukA bhI aisA dhaa| isalie pIchA karanevAlI zatru-senA para sIdhA hamalA na karake chipakara tIra barasAnA zurU kara diyaa| isa samaya zatru-senA ke nAyaka ne socA ki usake sAtha jo senA maujUda hai, vaha zatru para dhAvA bolane ke lie aparyApta hai| ataH vaha thor3e samaya ke bAda Akara milanevAlI paidala-senA aura hasti-senA kI pratIkSA karate hue taTastha rhaa| vaha senA bhI A gayI, parantu rasada nahIM aayii| rasada ke na Ane kA kAraNa jAnane ke lie jo do sabAra gaye the, ve bhI bhAge-bhAge loTa aaye| unhoMne ghabarAte hue jaggadeva ko khabara dI, "hamArI rasada ko zatruoM ne roka rakhA hai aura bhArI yuddha ho rahA hai|" jaggadeva aba isa duvidhA meM par3a gayA ki rasada pAne ke lie senA ko pIche canAe~ cA zatru-senA kA pIchA karane ke tie Age bddh'aaeN| lekina usake lie socane baiMTane kA samaya nahIM thA isalie usane yahI ThIka samajhA ki zatru-senA kA pIchA kiyA jAe tAki agnima rakSaka senA bhI rAste meM sAtha ho le aura apanI rasada hameM mila jaae| idhara daNDanAtha mAcaNa kI senA jaggadeva kI senA ke bIca aTaka gyii| isa sthiti kI jAnakArI milate hI turanta dorasamudra ko unhoMne khabara bheja dii| ve loga taba dorasamudra se bahuta dUra para nahIM the| rAjadhAnI kI rakSA ke lie kile ke andara paryApta mAtrA meM senA ko rakhakara svayaM mahAdaNDanAyaka mariyAne yuddha meM jAne ke lie taiyAra hue| gaMgarAja ne unheM rAjadhAnI hI meM rokakara khuda senA kA netRtva karane kI sUcanA dii| mahArAja ne gaMgarAja ke netRtva kA virodha nahIM kiyA aura khuda ve aura choTe appAjI biTTideva senA ke sAtha jAe~ge-isa bAta kI yoSaNA kara dii| vaha jijJAsA karate baiThane kA samaya na thaa| tatkAla nirNaya ho jAnA z2arUrI thaa| mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI se nivedana kara unakA AzIvAda pAkara ve donoM jaggadeya kA sAmanA karane ke lie nikala pdd'e| mahATaNDanAyaka ko dorasamudra meM hI rahanA pdd'aa| pakatI una ke kAraNa unheM rAjadhAnI meM hI rahane ko kahA gayA aura isa viSaya para carcA karane ke lie maukA hI nahIM diyaa| jaba mahArAja ne yaha spaSTa kara diyA to mariyAne ne kahA, "mere rahate mahArAja khuda Age bar3he to badanAmI merI hogii|" 190 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : 'bhAga do

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'prabhujI malepoM ke sAtha yuddha ke samaya ApakI Ayu kA khyAla karake Apako rAjadhAnI meM hI rahane dekara khuda gaye the yA nahIM: aba hama Apako yuddhakSetra meM jAne deMge to badanAmI hamArI hogii| isalie ApakA jAnA sambhava nhiiN|" ballAla ne sthiti aura bhI spaSTa kara dii| "parantu jaba isa yuddha kI sUcanA milI thI taba mantraNA-sabhA meM yahI nizcaya huA thA ki netRtva ke lie mujhe hI niyojita kreNge| roka deM to, isakA yahI mAne haiM ki sannidhAna mujha para vizvAsa nahIM rkhte| possala ke rAjagharAne ne mujhe nicale stara se Upara utthaayaa| ohadA dekara gauravAnvita kiyaa| isalie rAjaparivAra kA vizvAsa prApta kara, yuddha meM mere prANoM kA calA jAnA maiM apanA saubhAgya hI mAnatA huuN| merI niSThA meM zaMkA ho taba jIte rahane se maranA hI behatara hai|" kahate-kahate mariyAne kA galA bhara aayaa| gaMgarAja ne hI unheM sAntvanA dI, "ApakI niSThA para zaMkita hokara yaha nirNaya nahIM kiyA gayA hai| vAstava meM Apake sthAna para maiM svayaM yuddha kA saMcAlana kruuNgaa| Apa nizcinta hokara rAjadhAnI kI nigarAnI karate yahA~ rheN| sannidhAna kI AjJA ke pAlana karane meM hamArA aura rASTra kA hita hai|" itanA samajhAkara isa carcA ko samApta kiyaa| aura phira mahArAja Adi yuddhakSetra kI ora cala pdd'e| cAhe koI kucha kahe, jitanI bhI sAntvanA de, mariyAne kA dila nahIM mAna rahA thaa| unheM apane hI Upara ghRNA hone lgii| rAjadhAnI ke logoM ko abhI zaraNasthalI meM bhejane kA nirNaya nahIM liyA gayA thaa| yuddhakSetra se sUcanA kI pratIkSA thI aura usa kArya kI jimmedArI saMrakSaka dala kI thii| use bhI mariyAne kI hI dekharekha meM kAryarata honA thaa| pratidina padmalA isa bAta kI khabara bar3e utsAha ke sAtha detI thI ki kyA kAma huA aura kyA nayA kAma usane siikhaa| vAstava meM padmalA ko zAntalA kI zakti, usakA sAmarthya, aucityajJAna Adi kA pUrNa paricaya mila gayA thaa| khule dila se padmalA apane mA~-bApa ke sAmane zAntalA kI prazaMsA kiyA krtii| mahAdaNDanAyaka ke parivAra ko yahI mAlUma thA ki unakA yuddhakSetra meM jAne kA samaya sannihita hai, parantu svayaM mahArAja aura unake bhAI hI gaye, mariyAne ko pIche chor3a gaye-yaha khavara sunakara pacalA kA utsAha bhaMga ho gyaa| bhAvI jIvana ke bAre meM padmatA aura zAntalA ke bIca jo bAsacIta huI thI, usakI pRSThabhUmi meM padmalA vyAkula ho utthii| mariyAne to ekadama nirAza ho gaye the aura vaha use chipA bhI na sake the| pitA kA ceharA dekhate hI padmalA unakI nirAzA jAna gyii| daNDanAyikA ko isase bahuta kSobha huA, use gussA aayaa| usane Akara apanI beTI se kahA, "dekho beTI, tuma jisakI prazaMsA kara rahI thI usI heggar3e parivAra kA vaha prasAda hai|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 5!

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"mu~ha banda kara!" mariyAne ne garajakara chA~Ta diyaa| yaha garjana suna padmalA kI chAtI dhar3akane lgo| apane pitA ko isa taraha krodha meM joradAra jhir3akI dete usane kabhI nahIM dekhA thaa| "mujha para kyoM gussA karate haiM? saccI bAta kahI to itanA zora kyoM?" "agara saccI bAta kahanA-samajhanA isa jindagI meM tuma sIkha letI to merI aura merI beTiyoM kI jindagI yoM barabAda na huI hotI, isa bur3hApe meM mere jIvana para kalaMka nahIM lgtaa|" ___ "unhoMne aisA bhI kiyaa| "unhoMne nahIM; isa sabakA kAraNa to tuma ho| ammAjI, mujhe kSamA karanA beNttii| tumhArA bhaviSya sandigdha sthiti meM par3A hai, isakA kAraNa kyA hai yaha tuma nahIM jAnatI / isakA kAraNa tumhArI mAM ke kArya haiN| usane jo kiyA, usake sAtha maiMne jI sahAnubhUti dikhAyI. usI kA yaha pariNAma hai| vAstava meM mahArAja, mahAmAtRzrI hamAre pUre parivAra ko hI zaMkA kI dRSTi se dekhane lage haiN| ye udAra haiM, isalie hameM daNda na dekara cupacApa baiThe haiN| unakI udAratA aura bar3appana kI hama barAbarI nahIM kara skte| tumhArI mA~ ke svArtha ne usase aisA karAyA jise karanA nahIM caahie| usake isa nIca kArya ke kAraNa aba hameM muMha chipAkara kahIM bhAga jAnA hogaa| isa AkhirI vakta para yadi yaha kahA jAe ki mere senA nAyakatva kI unheM z2arUrata nahIM to yahI samajhanA cAhie ki unakA hama para vizvAsa nahIM raha gayA hai| mahArAnI keleyabbarasI jI ke prema, Adara tathA audArya meM palakara yaha zarIra bar3hA hai, aura yaha Aja rASTra-rakSA ke kArya ke lie anupayukta mAnA gayA hai| aba jindA rahane kA kyA prayojana?" phira daNDanAyikA kI ora mur3akara bole, "tuma alI pradhAna ko bahina aura daNDanAyikA banakara akar3atI rho| maiM aura merI beTiyoM kahIM dUra cale jaaeNge| vo apamAnita hokara jIvana bitAte yahA~ rahanA mujhase sambhava nhiiN| isa sabakA kAraNa ho tum| tumhArA usa vAmAcArI kA Azraya lenA, tumhArA usakaM yahA~ jAnA, use rahasyamaya DhaMga se apane yahA~ bulavAnA-usI sabakA yaha natIjA hai| pAgala banakara vaha aMjana lagavAne kA kAma kyoM karAyA? merI aura merI bacciyoM kI isa durdazA kA mukhya kAraNa yahI hai| beTI calo, kyA saba gujarA hai| use batA dene se mere dila kA bojha kama ho jAegA, calo saba-kucha batA duuNgaa|'' yaha kaha daNDanAyaka baccoM ko lekara calane lge| ___ aba itanI lambI avadhi taka jisa bAta ko beTiyoM se gupta rakhA thA, usI ko kSaNa-bhara meM isa DhalatI umra meM khola diyA jAe isase cAmadhye jhuMjhalA uThI, "pUrI ghaTanA batAne para kucha anahonI ho jAe to kyA hogA ApakI sammati se hI 192 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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to gujarI hoNgii| unake kucha pariNAmoM ko hameM hI bhugatanA hogaa| baccoM ko yaha saba bAteM nahIM batAnI caahie| aba bhI maiM bhagavAna kI saugandha khAkara kahU~gI ki maiMne jo bhI kiyA, apanI bacciyoM ke hita kI dRSTi se hii|" / "nahIM, tumane jo kucha kiyA vaha heggar3e parivAra ke prati IrSyA ke kAraNa / isIlie tumane hamAre ghara ke gobara ke sAtha una manahUsa tAbIjoM ko heggar3e parivAra kI burAI cAhakara unake ghara bheja diyA aura khuzI manAcI nirdoSa kI burAI cAhane para to usakA ulTA asara burAI karanevAle para hI par3atA hai-isa bAta ko acchI taraha yAda rkho|" mariyAne ne khaa| "isalie tumane yaha jhUTha kahA ki ve hamAre nhiiN| hai na?" padyalA ne mA~ se kucha garama hokara puuchaa| zAntalA ne jo savAla usase kiye the, ve mUrtimAna hokara usake dila meM uTha khar3e hue| isIlie zAyada padmalA kI bAtoM meM itanI kaThoratA thii| "usakA rahasya na khule, isalie aisA kahA thaa|" cAmabye bolii| "tuma samajhatI ho ki baha rahasya hai! usake bAre meM sArA rAjamahala jAnatA hai| hegar3e ke ghara meM saba jAnate haiN| agara koI nahI jAnatI to maiM aura merI vhineN| aba merI samajha meM AyA hai| tumane padakavAlA hAra inhIM manahUsa yantroM ke lie banavAyA hai| pitAjI ko zAyada pahale se hI zaMkA rahI hogI isalie jaba yoppi ne dikhAyA to unheM pasanda nahIM AyA thaa| tumane isalie kahA thA ki use hamezA pahane rahanA caahie|" yaha kahate hue padmalA ne apane gale ke usa hAra ko nikAlakara pheMka diyaa| z2ora se pheMkane ke kAraNa usa padaka kA Dhakkana khula gyaa| ___"aba usameM vaha yantra nahIM hai, ammaajii| hAra para gussA kyoM karatI ho?" mariyAne ne khaa| "vahI mere gale ke maMgalasUtra ke lie bAdhaka bana rahA hai, pitaajii| isalie nikAla pheMka diyaa| badi isase ApakA mana duHkhI huA ho..." "mujhe tanika bhI duHkha nhiiN| merI kevala eka hI icchA hai ki tumhArI AzAAkAMkSA saphala ho| lekina Aja ke vAtAvaraNa ko dekhane se lagatA hai, yaha AzA kevala AkAza-kusuma hai|" ____ 'appAjI, mujhe apanA bhaviSya khUTa banAnA hai| isalie kyA saba gujarA hai, use kRpA karake mujhe batA diijie| bAda meM..." cAmace bIca meM bola uTI, "Apa kucha na kheN| maiM hI saba batA dU~gI, kyoMki Apako bhI saba mAlUma nahIM hai|" ___"tumhAre kahane meM koI bAdhA nhiiN| parantu mujhe hI pahale batAne do, kyoMki tumhArA namaka-mirca lagA kissA ammAjI ke bhaviSya ko kabhI acchA nahIM banA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To :: 192

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sakatA " "to kyA Apa bhI mujha para vizvAsa nahIM rakhate? jo kucha maiM kahU~gI vaha saba namaka-mirca lagAkara hI kahU~gI, yahI Apa socate haiM? mujhe satAnA hI Apako pasanda hai na?" "bako mata, jarA jabAna para kAbU rkho| jo cAhe kahane ke lie AjAda ho gayI na? maiM bhI kahU~gA, tuma bhI ho| sacciyA~ aba savAnI ho gayI haiN| ye hI nirNaya kara leNgii|" "to kyA sabhI bacciyoM se kaheMge?" "hA~, mere ghara meM kyA saba gujarA hai, vaha sabhI bacciyoM ko mAlUma honA caahie| mAlUma hone para hI bhAvI paristhitiyoM kA sAmanA karane ke lie unheM sAhasa hogaa| daDigA, dar3iyA...!" mAlika kI isa U~cI AvAja ko sunakara naukara daDigA bhAgA bhAgA AyA / "bacciyA~ kahA~ haiM" mariyAne ne puuchaa| "heragar3atIjI kI beTI ke sAtha kamare meM haiM / " "zAntalA AyI hai? kaba AyI" padmalA ne pUchA / " Apako khojatI huI Arya, kucha dera pahale hI / maiMne jaba kahA ki Apa mAlika se bAtacIta kara rahI haiM to vahIM kamare meM baiTha gayIM / " padmalA ne pitA kI ora isa taraha dekhA mAno pUcha rahI ho ki aba kyA kareM? "daDigA, jAo, sabako mere kamare meM le Ao / " mariyAne ne kahA / ""maiM khuda jAkara bulA laauuNgii|" kahakara padmalA calI gyii| daDigA lauTakara apane kAma para laga gyaa| " usase saba kaha deMge?" cAmabbe kA phira vahI savAla thA / "maiM kucha bhI kruuNgaa| tumheM matalaba?" daNDanAyaka garaja pdd'e| "ApakI vicArazakti lupta hotI jA rahI hai, isIlie zAyada mahArAja ne Apako yuddha kSetra meM jAne nahIM diyaa|" mariyAne ne gusse meM lAla hokara daNDanAyikA kI ora dekhaa| unake hoTha kA~pa rahe the| eka-do minaTa taka isI taraha dekhate rahane ke bAda kucha bole binA jhaTake se apane kamare meM cale gye| asala duHkha se bojhila ho daNDanAyikA ghuTanoM ke bIca sira rakhakara sisaka-sisakakara rone lgii| zAntalA ko dekhate hI padmalA samajha gayI ki vaha zaraNasthalI le jAne ke lie AyI hai| usane apane pitA kI icchA ke bAre meM batAyA to saba eka sAtha daNDanAyaka ke kamare kI ora cala pdd'iiN| 194 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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mariyAne cintAmagna ho palaMga para baiThe the| baccoM ke Ane kA bhAna hote hI kivAr3a kI ora dekhA aura bole, "Ao!" saba andara A gyiiN| mariyAne ne zAntalA kI ora dekhakara pAchA, 'kyoM zAntalA, kisI kAma se AyI ho beTI" "hA~, eka jarUrI kAma thaa| hameM zaraNasthalI jAnA thaa| vahA~ padmalA kI gurujI hamArI pratIkSA kara rahI haiN|" ___ "ThIka hai| mujhe bhI vahA~ kAma hai| aba hama saba hI cleNge| vahA~ pAdatrANa aura DhAla-talavAra, khukhar3I-khaDga, aMkuza-bhAle Adi ke nirmANa kA kAma ho rahA hai| mujhe usakI dekhabhAla karane jAnA hai| zatruoM kI agrima senA meM hastibala hone ke kAraNa hamAre mAmUlI tIra utane upayukta nahIM hoMge, isalie ina tIroM ko tejJa banAkara taiyAra karAne kA kAma ho rahA haiN| naye qisma ke tIra taiyAra karAye jA rahe haiN| isake lie upayukta lauha mizrA bhI kAma cala rhaa| ko bhI aise lauha se taiyAra karAne kA vicAra hai| kala kI AvazyakatA ko pUrA karane ke lie paryApta sAmagrI taiyAra huI hai yA nahIM ise bhI dekhanA hai| yuddha ava rAjadhAnI ke pAsa taka pahu~ca rahA hai, isalie hathiyAra taiyAra karane kA kArakhAnA aba pazcima-dakSiNa ke kone ke eka gupta sthAna para sthAnAntarita kara rakhA hai| heggar3e mArasiMgayyA jI usakI dekhabhAla ke kAma meM lage haiN| unheM to vahIM se hilanA-DulanA taka bhI nhiiN| unheM ghara se gaye eka saptAha se bhI adhika samaya ho gayA hogA; hai na" mahAdaNDanAyAka mariyAne ne khaa| ___"appAjI ghara Aye nahIM, saca hai, parantu ve isa kArakhAne kI nigarAnI kara rahe haiM, yaha bAta hameM mAlUma nahIM thii|" zAntalA ne khaa| "unhoMne ghara para nahIM batAyA?" "rAjAjJA ke anusAra yaha to bahuta hI gupta viSaya haiM na? isalie nahIM kahA hogaa|" zAntalA ne sahaja DhaMga se hI khaa| mahAdaNDanAyaka kI bacciyoM ne zAntalA aura kucha cakita hue apane pitA kI ora dekhaa| mahAdaNDanAbaka uThakara calane lage to saba unake sAtha ho lii| sabake savAra hote hI ghor3oM kA ratha cala pdd'aa| unhoMne rAste meM bacciyoM ko utArakara kArakhAnA dekhane ke lie bheja diyA aura khuda heggar3e se milane cale gye| yahA~ yuddhakSetra se sandezavAhaka Aye hue the| heggar3e mArasiMgayyA patra par3ha rahe the| sandezavAhaka dUtoM ne vaha patra unheM diyA thaa| heggar3e patra par3ha hI rahe the ki daNDanAyaka vahA~ pahu~ca gye| unheM dekhate hI heggar3e uTha khar3e hue, praNAma kiyA, patra ko pUrA par3he binA hI tahakara daNDanAyaka ke hAtha meM dene ko Age bddh'e| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 145

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"Apa par3ha cuke?" pariyAne ne pUlA / "abhI nhiiN|" "Apa par3ha lIjie, maiM bAda meM par3ha luuNgaa| koI khAsa bAta hai?" "lagatA hai ki kucha khAsa bAta hai|" kahakara khar3e-khar3e hI mArasiMgayyA par3hane lge| mariyAne eka Asana para baiTha gye| heggar3e se bhI kahA, "baiThie!" mArasiMgapyA kI zAyada bAta sunAI nahIM par3I, ve patra par3hane meM magna the| par3ha cukane ke bAda taha kara mariyAne ke hAtha meM de diyaa| use lekara mariyAne bole, 'baiMThie!'' . mArasiMgayyA baiTha gye| mariyAne patra par3ha cukane ke bAda bole, "aisA nahIM honA cAhie thA, heggdd'ejii| mahAmAtRtrI ko bar3A sadamA phuNcegaa| pramu jaba taka jIvita rahe taba taka ciNNama daNDanAtha unake prANa samAna the| prabhu kA una para sabase adhika vizvAsa thaa| mahAmAtRthI ciNNama daNTanAtha ke viSaya meM bahuta Adara bhAva rakhatI haiN| yaha bAta dUsarI hai ki loga ise pradarzita na kiyA thaa| va kabhI apane bhA ko prakaTa rUpa se pradarzita nahIM kiyA karatI haiN| sage bhAI se bhI jyAdA una para apanApana rakhatI rhiiN| aba unake na hone se bahuta bar3A hadayAghAta mahAmAtRzrI ko hogaa| na, na, aisA nahIM honA cAhie thaa| unake badale meM maiM mara jAtA to merA jIvana sArthaka ho jaataa|" "kisa prasaMga meM kauna-sI bAta Apa kaha rahe haiM? porasala rAjya ke mahAdaNDanAyaka jI ke prANa rASTra ke lie rakSA-kavaca kI taraha haiM, amulya haiN|" __ "maiM apanI kImata jAnatA huuN| vizvAsa khoye hue padAdhikArI kA pada varadAna nahIM heggar3ejI, vaha eka zApa hai| patA nahIM, kisI prasaMga meM eka g2alatI huI, usa g2alatI me mere samUce jIvana ko ghRNita jaisA banA diyA hai|" yoM hI bAteM adhIratAvaza daNDanAyaka ke mu~ha se nikala gyiiN| ___ aisA kucha bhI nahIM huA hai| Apa akAraNa galata-salata bhAvanAoM ke vazIbhUta hokara aisI bAteM kara rahe haiN| Ayu, anubhava aura jAnakArI-sabhI dRSTiyoM se Apa isa rASTra meM bahuta bar3e haiN| svargavAsI mahArAja vinayAditya aura prabhu ereyaMga ko jina bAtoM kA jJAna thA, una sabhI kI Apako bhI bhalIbhA~ti jAnakArI hai| Apako yuddhakSetra kI viparIta ghaTanAoM ke bIca phaMsA dene se rASTra ke khajAne ko lUTane ke lie mauqA dene jaisI sthiti ho jaaegii| isIlie Apako yuddha meM na le jAne kA nirNaya kiyA gyaa| jahA~ taka maiM jAnatA hU~ merI ye bAteM akSarazaH satya haiN| Apa vyartha hI cintita na hoN| Apase rASTra ko bar3I-bar3I apekSAe~ haiN| 196 :: paTTamahAdeyI zAntalA : bhAga do

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Apase rASTra kA hita jur3A huna hai| arasa miza: deza, eka logoM ko Age bar3hAte rahanA hogaa| ApakI manaHsthiti kA patA hameM ammAjI dvArA cala gayA hai| yuddha samApta hone taka ima saMyama se kAma leM, bAda meM eka-eka kara saba ThIka ho jaaegaa| mahArAja abhI choTI Ayu ke haiN| kabhI unhoMne javAnI ke joza meM kucha kahA ho yA kaha deM to usakA g2alata artha nahIM nikAlanA caahie| filahAla apanI vaiyaktika bAteM hama na kreN| aba yaha jo khabara milI hai, ise mahAmAtRzrI aura daNTanAyikA candalA ke pAsa kaise pahu~cAyI jAya? khAsakara aise samaya meM jaba daNDanAyikA garbhavatI haiN| prasava kA samaya nikaTa hai| unheM yaha samAcAra sunAe~ bhI to kaise?" mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| "hA~, merA dhyAna usa tarafa gayA hI nhiiN| bhagavAna dayAlu haiM-aisA kisa muMha se kaheM heggar3ejI? dekho na, bhagavAna ne aisA kyoM kiyA? isa bAta ko hegar3atI jI ke dvArA mahAmAtRzrI ke pAsa pahu~cAne kI vyavasthA Apa hI kreN| ve daNDanAyikA candalA jI ko kaise batAeMgI-khuda mahAmAtRzrI hI socakara taya kreN| hama isa khabara ko chupAkara bhI nahIM rakha skte| daNDanAtha jI kA pArthiva zarIra rAjaparyAdA ke sAtha rAjadhAnI meM AnevAlA haiN|' mariyAne ne btaayaa| "rASTra-gaurava ke sAtha rAjadhAnI meM Ane ke mAne hai ki jIta hamArI huI hai na?" kahatI huI zAntalA vahA~ aayii| daNDanAyaka kI beTiyoM bhI sAtha thiiN| ve kAryAgAra ko dekhakara AyIM thiiN| "hA~ zAntalA, jIta hamArI huI hai yaha to nizcita hai parantu isake lie bhI yuddha karanA hai| heggar3ejI, Apa isa viSaya ko ghara para soceM aura usa para vicAra-vimarza kara leM, aura taba ucita rIti se sannidhAna ko ytaaeN| ApakI beTI sAdha rahegI to acchA hogaa| usakI sUkSma buddhi ko bhI kucha suujhegaa| Apane isa kAAgAra kI khabara ghara para nahIM dI, mAlUma par3atA hai|" mahAdaNDanAyaka ne khaa| ___ "prabhu kI AjJA kA pAlana karanA mukhya hai| jinheM jAnanA hai ve jAnate hI haiN| AjJA ho to calU~: calo ammAjI?" mArasiMgacyA ne Adeza prApta kiyaa| "tumhArA ghor3A hai, ammAjI?" mahAdaNDanAyaka ne puuchaa| "vaha bhI isI ghor3e para clegii|" mArasiMgayyA bole| donoM cale gye| "zAntalA ko bhI heggarejI ke sAtha jAnA cAhie thA, appAjI? abhI to hama sayako gurujI ke pAsa jAnA thA!" padmalA ne puuchaa| "gurujI ko maiM khabara de duuNgaa| tuma loga cintA mata kro| yadi beTI kI zarUrata nahIM hotI to heggar3ejI akele hI cale jaate| thaiTho, jo bAteM tuma logoM ko aba taka nahIM batAyIM, unheM aba batA detA huuN| maiM jo batAU~ use apanI ammA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : pAga do :: 197

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se nahIM kahogI aura vaha kyA kahatI hai, saba suna liyA karo, bAda meM Age kI . soceNge|" pariyAne bole| "hA~, vaisA hI kreNgii| abhI yuddha kA samAcAra..." padmalA ne bAta zurU kii| "Apa logoM taka pahu~cAne lAyaka koI samAcAra nahIM hai| maiM jo kahatA hU~ dhyAna se suno|" kahakara usa vApAcArI kI samasta bAteM hU-ba-hU batA dii| pitA se mArI bAteM suna deTiyA~ bhaucakkI raha gyiiN| ISyA manuSya ko kitanA nIce girA sakatI hai-isake lie isase bar3hakara dusarA pramANa nahIM milegA, pitaajii|" pAna ne kahA ! "tupako to IrSyA nahIM hai na?" "thI, eka smy| aba nahIM hai|'' hegar3ajI tI qharA sInA haiN| ise samajhane ke lie mujhako hI. kAfI samaya lgaa| manuSyoM kI kasauTI para kasakara dekhane meM prabhUjI nipUNa the| ve vyakti ke sthAna-mAna para nahIM, usake sA~ce vyaktitva kA mUlya samajhate the| yaha kitanA mahAna guNa hai! yaha hamane samajhA nhiiN| isalie hama ThokareM khAkara girate gye| phira bhI unhoMne kSamA dI thii| samajho ki ve kitane udAra the! aise prabhu kA burA socA gayA! aba isakA kauna-sA prAyazcitta hogA?" mariyAne bole|| "jo kSamAzIla hote haiM, ve sadA kSamAzIla hI rheNge| aba hameM rAjaparivAra ke antas meM yaha bhAva lAne hoMge ki vAstava meM hama kSamA yogya haiN|" padmalA ne khaa| "tumhArI mA~ ko vaha kAma karanA caahie| beTI, tuma logoM kA to koI aparAdha nhiiN| aparAdha kiyA usne| usa aparAdha se tuma logoM ko bekhabara rakhanevAlI to vaha hai| use hI yaha kAma karanA hogaa| parantu usa para vizvAsa nahIM kiyA jA sktaa|" beTiyoM ko mA~ ke vyavahAra se usake prati nafarata kI bhAvanA paidA hone lgii| unakI dRSTi meM vaha mA~ nahIM, koI aura hI laga rahI thii| sabhI beTiyoM mauna ho baiThI rhiiN| aise ba~Te rahanA kaba taka sambhava dhA? mahAdaNDanAyaka bhI apanA kAma samApta kara lauTa aaye| taba taka bacciyoM kI adhyApikA bhI vahA~ A gayI thI? saba uTakara mahAdaNDanAyaka ke mahala kI ora cala pdd'e| ___idhara ghor3e ko sarapaTa daur3Ale mArasiMgayyA aura zAntalA ghara pahu~ce aura hegar3atI mAcikalane kI khabara sunaayii| sunate hI usakI A~khoM se A~suoM kI dhArA bahine lgii| kucha dera bAda A~sU poMchatI huI avaruddha gale se bolI, "bhagavAna ke ghara nyAya nahIM rhaa| acchoM ko jIvita nahIM rahane detaa| daNDanAyikA candalAdevI kA kyA hAla hogA? unheM yaha samAcAra sunAeM to kaise?" 148 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"cAhe jo bhI ho, samAcAra to pahu~cAnA hI hogaa| pahale mahAmAtRzrI ko samAcAra se avagata karA dete haiN| phira jaisA kaheMgI vaisA hI kreNge| Apa donoM bhI gAr3I se vahA~ A jaaeN|" mArasiMgayyA ne khii| aura turanta unakI gAr3I rAjamahala kI ora cala pdd'ii| zAntalA jaaura mAcikabbe ke yahA~ pahuMcane se pahale hI apane ghor3e para savAra hokara mArasiMgayyA rAjamahala meM pahuMca gaye the| vaha antaHpura meM khabara pahu~cAkara sannidhAna ke darzana kI anumati pA cuke the| gAr3I se utarate hI mAcikacce aura zAntalA heggar3e ke sAtha antaHpura kI tarafa calI gyiiN| revimayyA vahIM khar3A thaa| usakI ora dekhe binA hI zAntalA jaba tejI se calI gayI to vaha ekadama cakita ho gyaa| zAyada koI pahattvapUrNa samAcAra hogA dila ko jhkjhornevaalaa| mana-hI-mana esA socatA vaha bhI dhIre-dhIre unake pIche cala pdd'aa| ___ AdezAnusAra heggar3e, hegar3atI aura zAntalA, tInoM antaHpura ke barAmade meM jA baitthe| baiThane ke eka-do kSaNa ke andara hI mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI vahIM A gyiiN| tInoM ne uThakara praNAma kiyaa| "hegar3atI jI, bahuta samaya ke bAda candaladevI daNDanAyikA ke garbha huaa| Aja bahuta kaSTa jhelane ke bAda putraratna ko janma diyA hai| turanta mujhase milane ke irAde se bulavA bhejA hai| maiM ho AtI huuN| taba taka Apa logoM ko yahA~ merI pratIkSA karanI hogii|" ecaladevI ne khaa| "yadi ThIka samajheM to hama bhI sannidhAna ke sAtha caleM / " mAcikabbe ne khaa| "calie, jacce-bacce ko Apa bhI dekha leNgii| Apa logoM ke Ane kA samAcAra milane se pahale yaha khabara hamAre pAsa AyI thii| yaha samAcAra bhI milA ki bahuta raktasrAva ke kAraNa daNDanAyikA atyanta durbala ho gayI haiN|' 'he paramezvara !'' mAcikacce ke mu~ha se niklaa| ''kyoM? kyA huA?" ecaladevI ne puuchaa| zAntalA aura mArasiMgayyA donoM ne heggar3atI kI ora praznArthaka dRSTi se dekhaa| mAcikaLye ne apanI g2alatI ko turanta samajha liyA aura kahA, "bahuta raktasrAva kI bAta sunakara kucha ghabarA gyii|'' bAta yahIM saka gyii| saba daNDanAyikA candaladevI ko dekhane ke lie Atara ho uTe the| so unake ghara jA phuNce| taba taka patA nahIM kitanI hI bAra candaladevI ne atyanta kSINa svara meM pUchA thA ki abhI mahAmAtRzzI AyIM nahIM: jaba ye saba prasUtigRha meM pahu~ce usa samaya bhI yahI pUcha rahI thiiN| jaba candaladevI kI dRSTi una para par3I to unake mukha para paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 199

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eka tRpti kI chAyA jhalaka aayii| usane bar3I kaThinAI se dhIre-dhIre apane donoM hAtha chAtI para lAkara jor3a liye, unheM uThA na skii| phira dhIre se eka hAtha thor3A uThAkara baiThane kA anurodha kiyaa| mArcikabbe aura ecaladevI donoM unake donoM tarafa baiTha gyiiN| zAntalA dUra khar3I rhii| candaladevI ne bahuta parizrama se apanA dAyA~ hAtha dhIre se ecaladevI kI goda meM sarakAkara, prayAsa se sA~sa lekara dhImI AvAz2a meM kahA, "bhagavAna ne kama-se-kama mujha para itanI kRpA to kI / " "bhagavAna meM Apako saba kucha diyA hai| Apa bar3I bhAgyavatI haiN|" sneha va sahAnubhUti se ecaladevI bolIM / " "vahI, kucha sAntvanA hai ! parantu... "parantu kyA?" "parantu..." kahate-kahate usakA galA bhara jAyA / udhara mAcikabbe mana meM umar3atI pIr3A ko rokane kI athaka koziza kara rahI thii| usase jaba nahIM rahA gayA to vaha phaphaka pdd'ii| ecaladevI ne mAcikabbe aura candaladevI, donoM ko DhADhasa bNdhaayaa| thor3I dera vahIM mauna chAyA rahA / kucha dera bAda apane raste hoToM ko jIbha se tara karate hue candaladevI ne kahA, "baccA... kahA~ ?" "bagala ke kamare meM soyA hai " dhAya ne kahA / "uThAkara le aao|" " so rahA hai| hama khuda jAkara dekha aaeNge| Apa cintA na kreN|" ecaladevI ne samajhAyI / "isa samaya ve bhI to sAmane nahIM haiN| aba isa vaqta jaba AkhirI sA~sa le rahI hU~ bacce ko dekhe binA kaise rahU~? hAya, bacce ko laaie| usako dekhate hue antima sA~sa nikala jAe / " eka sA~sa meM bola na pAne ke kAraNa candaladevI ruka-rukakara bolIM / dhAya ne mahAmAtRzrI kI ora dekhaa| unhoMne kahA, "mA~ kI sahaja icchA hotI hai ki baccA pAsa rhe| bacce ko jagAye binA dhIre se uThA laao| yahIM lAkara sulA do / " dhAya gayI aura bacce ko le AyI / zAntalA dhAya ke pIche yantra cAlita-sI gayI aura lauTakara mahAmAtRzrI ke nikaTa khar3I ho gyii| bacce ko bag2ala meM liTAte dekha candaladevI ne kahA, "bacce ko sannidhAna ke hAthoM meM do " 200 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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dhAva ne phira mahAmAtRzrI kI ora dekhA / mahAmAtRzrI ne donoM hAtha Age car3hAkara bacce ko le liyA / bacce ko dekhakara mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI ne kahA, "ApakA beTA bar3A sundara hai| dAvikA jI merI hai ki ApakA beTA AyudhA aura kIrtizAlI ho|" baccA itane meM jAga gayA, A~kheM khola diiN| hAtha uThAkara hilAne lagA / zAntalA ne thor3A-sA jhukakara usakA hAtha pakar3A, baccA ha~sane lagA / " sannidhAna kA AzIrvAda pUrNa ho| merI do vinatI haiN| maiM apane patideva se kahakara unakI sammati le ApakI sevA meM nivedana karanA cAhatI thii| lekina aba vaha nahIM ho sktaa| ve yuddhakSetra meM zatruoM ke khUna bahAne meM masta haiN| yuddha samApta hokara unake lauTa Ane taka maiM jIvita nahIM rhuuNgii|" "aisA mata kahie, daNDanAyikA jI kucha kamajora hone mAtra se Apako yaha saba nahIM socanA caahie| saba ThIka ho jaaegaa|" ecaladevI ne kahA / "maiM apanI hAlata acchI taraha samajhatI hU~, raajmaataa| isalie maiM ApakI sevA meM apanI vinatI prastuta karanA cAhatI huuN| vaha merI antima AkAMkSAe~ haiM, Apa inheM pUrA kareMgI, aisA mujhe bharosA hai|" candaladevI ne dhIme se kahA / "rAjagharAne ne kaba kisakI sAttvika AkAMkSAoM ko pUrA nahIM kiyA hai, daNDanAyikA jI ! rAjagharAnA ApakI AzA-AkAMkSAoM kI pUrNa karegA / " "agara merI haisiyata se bhI adhika kI AkAMkSA ho to?" "aisI koI AkAMkSA Apake mu~ha para AegI hI nhiiN| Apa adhika bAtacIta karane se thaka jaaeNgii|" "yaha dhakkAbaTa jaldI hI sadA ke lie miTa jAegI, merA antaraMga yahI kaha rahA hai| isalie jo kahanA cAhatI hU~ use kaha DAlane kI AjJA diijie|" "khie|" bacce ko isa taraha liye rahane se mahAmAtRzrI ke hAtha na thaka jAe~ yaha socakara zAntalA ne dhIre se kahA, "maiM bacce ko apane hAthoM meM le lU~?" candaladevI kI dRSTi zAntalA kI ora gyii| "le lo ammaajii| acche puNyavAnI ke hAthoM meM palakara baccA bar3A ho aura apane vaMza kI kIrti bar3hAe, meM yahI cAhatI hU~ / daNDanAtha ko choTe appAjI para bahuta garva hai| apanA baccA bhI unake jaisA bane, yahI unakI AkAMkSA hai| yuddhakSetra se lauTane para meM svayaM yaha prArthanA kreNge| unhoMne kuladevatA kI manautI kI thI ki yadi isa bAra putra santAna ho to usakA nAma 'biTTi' hI rkheNge| yaha zAyada anucita AzA ho, phira bhI nivedana kara rahI hU~ ddrte-ddrte| use isa nAma se abhihita karane kA anugraha rAjagharAnA kare - yahI nivedana hai| mere na hone athavA daNDanAtha ke yuddhabhUmi se na paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 201

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lauTane kI sthiti meM merI prArthanA haiM ki bacce kA yahI nAma rakhA jaae| yaha to . huI merI pahalI praarthnaa| merI dUsarI prArthanA yaha hai ki baccA acchA yoddhA aura rASTrabhakta bane, isake lie rAjagharAnA ucita zikSA kI vyavasthA kre| merI do bacciyA~ haiM unheM...na, na, mere mu~ha se aisI vAta; daNDanAtha jI yogya vara DhUMDhakara unakA vivAha kara deNge| merI ye do AzAeM saphala karane kA AzvAsana mujhe mile to mere prANa nizcinta hokara nikleNge|" kahatI huI candaladevI ne apanA hAtha ecaladevI kI goda meM rakha diyaa| unakI A~kheM ecaladevI ko hI dekhatI rhiiN| taba taka zAntalA ne bacce ko apane hAthoM meM le liyA thaa| ecaraladaMvI ne candaladevI kA hAtha apane hAthoM meM lekara kahA, "Apake kahe anasAra hI kreNge| Apa ArAma kiijie| aba hama cleNge| aura candaladevI kA hAtha dhIre-se eka ora kara ecaladevI uTha khar3I huiiN| ___ mAcikabbe bhI A~sU poMchatI uThI aura ecaladevI se pahale hI kamare se bAhara A gyiiN| bacce ko dhAya ke hAthoM meM dekara zAntalA bhI ecaladevI ke pIche-pIche calI aayii| mAcikabdhaM jo pahale hI bAhara A gayA thA, vahIM beThI sisaka-sisakakara rotI rahIM / zAntalA mA~ ke pAsa jAkara bolI, "uTho mAM, sannidhAna calane ko taiyAra khar3I haiN|" hegar3e mArasiMgayyA vahA~ aaye| bole, "ammAjI, tuma sannidhAna ke sAtha Age clo| maiM tumhArI mAtAjI ko le aauuNgaa|' unheM pahale hI saba samAcAra mAlUma ho gayA thaa| vAstava meM ciNNama daNDanAtha ke vIragati pAne kA samAcAra abhI taka sannidhAna ko mAlUma nahIM karAyA gayA thaa| abhI mAlUma karAe~ yA nahIM isake bAre meM vaha soca rahe the| patnI ke kandhe para hAtha rakhakara kahA- "uTho, sannidhAna ke samakSa hameM saMcama se rahanA caahie|" ___"kyA kareM, merA hRdaya phaTa rahA hai| hRdayAntarAla ko isa bAta kA jJAna nahIM ki sannidhAna pAsa meM haiN| maiM kyA karUM?" sisakatI huI mAcika ne kahA / icchA ke viruddha unakI AvAz2a UMcI ho gayI thii| AvAja ecaladevI ko bhI suna par3I hogI, isalie ve lauTa pdd'ii| "dekho, sannidhAna ko bhI lauTanA pdd'aa|" mArasiMgayyA ne phusphusaayaa| "heggar3atI jI, yahA~ kI sArI hAlata hama sabane eka sAtha dekhI hai| paristhiti jaisA Apane kahA, dila dahalAnevAlI hai| hama hI agara adhIra ho baiThe to usa bacce kI mA~ kI kyA dazA hogI: acchA kiyA ki Apa bAhara A gyiiN| unake sAmane aisA karatI to zAyada use dekhakara hI unake prANa-pakherU ur3a jaate| maiM dekha rahI hU~ ki Apa kucha asahanIya duHkha kA anubhava kara rahI haiN| isa duHkha bhAra ko halkA karanA ho to use dUsaroM ke sAtha bA~Ta lenA caahie|" ecaladevI bolii| 202 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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vahA~ ke naukara-cAkaroM ko bAhara bhejakara kivAr3a banda karake mArasiMgavyA ne dhIre-se ecaladevI ko samAcAra sunaayaa| sunate hI ecaladevI ekadama stambhita ho gyiiN| mAciko kucha DhADhasa ke sAtha uTha khar3I huiiN| ecaladevI phira prasUtigRha kI ora cala dii| mArasiMgayyA ne jaldI-TaldI Age bar3hakara kivAr3a dhIre-se srkaayaa| candaladevI mauna leTI thiiN| usake sirahAne para kone meM dhAya bacce ko goda meM liTAye baiThI thii| kivAr3a ke khulate hI ghabarAkara dhAya ne pUTA, "kauna?" "sannidhAna phira A rahI haiN|" mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| vaha ghabarAkara khar3I ho gyii| ecaladevI andara gyiiN| mArasiMgayyA ne apanI patnI ko bAhara hI roka rkhaa| pitA ke uddezya ko samajhakara zAntalA mA~ ke sAtha bAhara hI khar3I rhiiN| yahA~ eka taraha kA gambhIra mauna chAyA rhaa| ___caladevI candaladevI kI bag2ala meM baiThakara soca meM DUba gyiiN| isa burI khabara ko kaise sunAe~: isI cintA meM ve anyatra dekhane lgiiN| phira candaladevI kA hAtha apane hAtha meM liyaa| phira hAtha ko turanta chor3akara or3hanI nikAlakara unakA paira chUkara dekhA, gAla para hAtha rakhA, TuiDI pakar3akara hilaayaa| pukArA, "daNDanAyakA jii|" aura unakI A~khoM kI ora ekaTaka dekhane lgiiN| usa samaya candaladaMvI kI dRSTi hI aisI lagatI thii| "daNDanAyikA jI, aisA kyoM dekha rahI haiN| bolie|" kahatI huI candaladevI ke zarIra ko ecaladevI ne hilaayaa| candaladevI kA sira nirAdhAra-sA eka tarafa lur3haka gayA / ecaladevI ne unakI nAka ke pAsa u~galI rakhakara dekhA / bolIM, ''jaldI jAkara vaidyajI ko calA laaeN|" mArasiMgayyA bhAge aura turanta vaiTa ko bulA laaye| itane meM zAntalA aura mAcikabbe andara jAkara hAtha cA~dhe khar3I ho gyiiN| vaidya ne nabja dekhI, A~khoM ke palaka uThAkara dekhane kI koziza kii| kaI taraha se jA~ca karane ke bAda yaha uTha khar3e hue, aura sira jhukA liyaa| saba samajha gaye, candaladevI aba nahIM rhiiN| putrotsava kI khuziyA~ manAtA ghara duHkha meM DUba gyaa| itane meM candaladevI kI donoM beTiyoM bhI vahIM A gayIM aura mA~ ke zarIra para loTa-loTakara jora-jora se rone lgiiN| maraNa se kabhI bhI vicalita na honevAle heggar3e bhI dIvAra kI ora muMha kara ro pdd'e| dhAya kI chAtI se cipakA zizu nizcinta so rahA thaa| janma denevAlI mA~ ke prema kA uSNa sparza use anyatra prApta ho rahA thaa| eka bAra phira saba sajaga ho utthe| ecaladevI ne kahA, "heggar3ejI, mahArAja ke lauTane taka baccA Apake yahA~ paTTamahAdevI zAnnalA : bhAga do :: 203

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. rh| ye donoM bacciyA~ mere sAtha rAjamahala cleNgii| mRta deha ko daNDanAtha jI ke zava ke Ane taka surakSita rakhavAne kI vyavasthA kiijie| usake Ane ke bAda ina donoM, nahIM-nahIM, eka jIva ke do kalevaroM kA rASTra-maryAdA ke sAtha saMskAra ho| yaha eka apUrva dAmpatya hai| hama kitanA bhI soceM yA roe~, ve to lauTeMge nhiiN| parantu bhagavAna aisA kyoM karatA hai? kyoM satpuruSoM ko asamaya hI isa dharatI se usA letA hai? para ho, kama-se-kama itanI kRpA to usane kI ki eka kI mRtyu kI jAnakArI dUsare ko na ho pAyIM aura isa taraha donoM ko eka sAtha apane pAsa bulA liyaa| itane se hameM apane ko dilAsA de lenA hogaa| uph'| aba samaya naSTa na kreN| daNDanAyikA jI ko acchI taraha haldI rorI tathA phUloM se sajAkara sumAMgalyapUrvaka antima yAtrA ke lie naigAra rkheN| itane meM TaNdanAtha jI kA bhI zava A jaaegaa| unakI antima yAtrA kI samApti taka hama yahIM rheNge| jina-jina pramukha vyaktiyoM ke pAsa khabara bhejanI ho, bheja diijie| daNDanAyikA kI mRtyu kA samAcAra yuddhabhUmi taka pahu~cAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| yaha khabara mahAdaNDanAyaka jI ko bhI de denI caahie|' heggar3e pArasiMgayyA "jo AjJA" kaha vahA~ se cale gye| heggar3atI aura zAntalA vahIM rahI aayiiN| mahAdaNDanAyikA cAmabbe, lasakI beTiyoM aura bAkI loga bhI zIghra vahA~ A phuNce| daNDanAtha ke zava ko jisa ratha para le AyA gayA thA, usI meM candaladevI ke bhI zava ko rakhA gayA aura antima saMskAra ke lie le jAyA gyaa| mariyAnaM aura mArasiMgacyA kI dekharekha meM donoM bhautika dehoM kA yathAvidhi antima saMskAra sampanna huaa| yuddha dina-ba-dina 'bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa karatA gyaa| pratidina donoM tarafa agaNita sainika ekatrita hote ; pAyasanoM ne zatruoM ko rasada pahu~cAne se roka diyaa| phira bhI unake gajadala ko pIche haTA nahIM ske| gaMgarAja, DAkarasa, mahArAja ballAla aura unake bhAI zAoM kA sAmanA karane meM DaTe rhe| udhara zatruoM ko pIche se nAza karate hue unakI AhAra sAmagnI ko rokakara mAcaNa, choTe calikanAyaka aura rAvata mAyaNa Age bar3ha rahe the| jaggadeva ke do sainya daloM ke bIca par3akara cipaNapa daNDanAtha ke mRta kalevara ko, usI ke sAtha ghAyala hokara girA dalanAyaka jannigA hile-Dule binA par3A rahakara, rAta ko yuddha virAma ke vakta kisI taraha apane munApa para pahu~cakara, isa mRtyu-samAcAra ko batAkara mara gayA thaa| rAtoM-rAta ciNNapa daNDanAtha ke mRta zarIra ko yuddhabhUmi se rAjadhAnI pahu~cA dene kA kArya ho cukA thaa| kArakhAne meM vizeSa lauha se tIroM ke noka taiyAra kara unakA hasti-dala para 204 :: paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : bhAna do

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prayoga bhI kiyA gayA, phira bhI ve tIra una hAthiyoM kI camar3I ko na cheTa saMke the| mahArAja ballAla kI sahanazakti aba javAba de cukI thii| unhoMne aba pIche rahanA ucita nahIM samajhakara Age bar3hane meM biTTideva se vicAra-vimarza kiyaa| Age bar3hane ke lie biTTideva bhI sahamata ho gye| parantu gaMgarAja aura DAkarasa donoM ne isa taraha Age bar3hane nahIM diyaa| una logoM ne spaSTa anurodha kiyA, "mahArAja, jaba taka hama jIte haiM taba taka Apako Age Ane kI jarUrata nahIM hogii|" donoM ora se maranevAloM kI saMkhyA bahuta bar3ha gyii| posaloM ke lie eka sahUliyata yaha rahI ki unheM samaya para rasada mila jAtI aura nayI yuddha sAmagrI bhI prApta ho jaatii| inake atirikta, naye sainika bhI thor3I-bahuta saMkhyA meM Akara senA ke sAtha ho liyA karate the| ina saba kAraNoM se zatru ko agrasara hone se rokane meM madada mitii| parantu yaha nahIM ho sakA ki itane se zatru-senA ko pIche haTA deM yA kaida kara skeN| apanI rasada ko roka rakhanevAtI botala-senA ko nija ne ke bAda Age hamalA karane kI bAta socakara jaggadeva ne eka dina apanI AdhI se z2yAdA senA ko pIche kI tarafa hamalA karane bheja diyaa| parantu usa senA ke kucha bhI hAtha na __mAcaNa daNDanAyaka aura usakI pArzvasenA mahArAja ke Adeza se mUla senA ke sAtha A milii| tara eka rAta posala yuddhazivira meM pantripariSad kI baiThaka huii| ballAla naM salAha dI, "mRtyu kI paravAha na kara hameM apanI sampUrNa azvasenA ko zava senA para dhAvA bolane ke lie bheja denA hogaa| vaha sIdhe zatru-sainikoM kI katAroM ko kArate hue ghusakara dhAvA kara de| khAsakara sAmane ke hasti-bala kI katAra ko tor3anA hogaa|" gaMgarAja ne kahA, 'sannidhAna kI salAha to acchI hai| isa taraha hI acAnaka joradAra hamalA karane para zatru-senA titara-bitara ho sakatI hai| magara yaha bhI sambhava hai ki unakI stisenA majabUta rahakara sAmanA kare aura hamArI azvasenA hatAhata ho, kamajora hokara pIche haTa jaay| isalie isa viSaya para kucha gambhIra hokara soca-vicAra karanA hogaa|' ___ 'jaggadeva kI kahIM eka bAta hamAre sunane meM AyI hai| use sunakara bhI hama cupa baiTe raheM, yaha nahIM ho sktaa|' ballAla ne khaa| 'hama jAna sakate hoM to..." 'hA-hAM kyoM nahIM? yaha kahatA phiratA hai ki vaha mahAboddhA hai| vyUha-racanA meM usakA koI mukAbalA nahIM kara sktaa| khuTa ko abhedya hasti-bala kA nAyaka paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : 'pAga do :: 205

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batAtA hai aura hameM chUTa-paTa nor3oM para phudakate phiranevAle irapoka kaha rahA hai| agara hama apanI zakti aura apane yuddha-kauzala ko na dikhAe~ to kyA phAyadA?" _ 'phira bhI akAraNa jAnathUjhakara musIbata mola le lene se kyA lAbha?" gaMgarAja ne nivedana kiyaa| "ye saba bAteM mRtya se DaranevAloM ke lie haiM, hamAre lie nhiiN| rASTra kA gaurava hamAre jIvana se bar3A hai| kala ke yuddha ke mahAdaNDanAyaka hama hoNge| samajha gaye? rAtArAtaM sArI taiyArI ho jAe; sUryodaya hote hI zArdUla patAkA lekara hamArI azvasenA ekadama -senA para dhAvA bola degI ! aura use pinna-chinna kara degii| sabhI dala-nAyakoM aura senA-nAyakoM ko abhI turanta bulavA leN|" ballAla ne khaa| ''sannidhAna aura kucha soceM to behatara hogA" dhIre-se gaMgarAja ne khaa| ''sannidhAna kA kahanA mujhe TIka laga rahA hai| mujhe anubhava se yaha spaSTa ho gayA hai ki ina sAntaseM kI senA meM kucha AtaMka phailA deM to baha jaldI yaza meM A jaaegii|'' mAcaNa daNDanAtha ne khaa| "sannidhAna kI salAha mujhe bhI mAnya hai| prabhu kabhI kabhI kahA karate the ki gosI paristhiti meM jaba kucha samajha meM na Ae to aisI kAryayojanA acchA phala detI hai| parantu sannidhAna kA agrasara hokara jAnA mere lie svIkArya nhiiN|" DAkarasa ne khaa| "kyoM: isalie ki mujhe prANoM kA Dara haiN|" balnAla ne puuchaa| "sannidhAna ke prANa rASTra ke lie anamola haiN| rASTra kA astitva jitanA mahattva rakhatA hai, sannidhAna kI surakSA bhI utanI hI mUlyavAna hai|' DAkarasa ne javAba diyaa| ___ "mahAdaNDanAyaka kI bhI rAya vahI hogI?" "hamako isa lAyaka taiyAra karanevAle to ve hI haiN| unhoMne apane sampUrNa jIvana meM jo AcaraNa kiyA, usI ko sikhAyA hama saba logoM ko| prabhujI ina malepoM ke sAtha hue yuddha meM hamArI yAta mAna jAte to kitanA acchA hotA! sannidhAna bhI taba pratyakSadarzI rhe|" __daNDanAtha jI, ApameM mahAdaNDanAyaka kA khUna baha rahA hai, unhIM kI taraha Apa bAta karate haiN| hamameM prabhujI kA khUna baha rahA haiM, hama unakI taraha brteNge| merI samajha meM carcA aba bahuta ho gyii| nAyakoM ko bulvaaie|" ballAla ne AjJA dii| una logoM ko bulAne ke lie kucha sainikoM ko bhejA gyaa| jaldI hI saba ikaTThe ho gye| khuda ballAla ne dUsare dina ke hamale ke bAre meM vistAra se smjhaayaa| saba logoM ko apane sAtha naye kuTAra, nayI dhAradAra talavAra aura 206 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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mugadara lene ke lie kahA gyaa| hAla meM taiyAra hue jigaha-bakhtara pahanane kA Adeza diyA gyaa| "syodaya hote hI dasoM dizAoM meM yuddha ke bAje baja uttheNge| turanta saba yoddhAoM ko pravAha kI taraha Age bar3hakara zatru-senA para ekadama dhAvA bola denA hogaa| hamArI zArdUla patAkA lekara AnevAlI senA jayaghoSa karate hue pIche-pIche cle| sabhI tIrandAja senA Ar3a ke TAvoM meM chipakara cAroM ora se tIroM kI varSA kre| kala kA dina poysaloM ke lie vijaya kA dina hogA aura jaggadeva ke parAjaya kaa| aba cala diijie| bahuta vakrata ho gyaa| isa sImita samaya ke andara jitanA ho sake ArAma kara liijie| prAtaH ke bhurabhure meM hI sabako taiyAra ho jAnA hogaa|" allAla ke ye bola AvezapUrNa the| unhoMne phira kahA, "hama bhI Apa logoM ke sAdha Age cleNge| samajha gaye na? jIvita rahe to kala kA dina garva karane kA hogA, nahIM to vIragati prApta hogii| saba Apa hI logoM ke hAtha hai| hama kevala nimitta mAtra haiN|" kahakara uTha khar3e hue| dala-nAyaka aura senA-nAcaka saba uTha khar3e hue aura praNAma kara cale gye| gaMgarAja mauna prekSaka banakara saba dekha rahe the| vaha uThakara vahIM khar3e rahe, gaye nhiiN| "hamAre vyavahAra se Apako parezAnI huI, pradhAnajI:" pAsa jAkara ballAla ne pRlaa| "nahIM snnidhaan| mujhe, mAcaNa aura DAkarasa-hama tInoM ko kanna Apake aMgarakSaka banakara Apake sAtha rahane ke lie anumati milanI caahie|'' gaMgarAja ne khaa| Apa loga nAyaka haiM, aMgarakSaka nhiiN| isalie Apa loga nAyaka hI kA kAma kiijie| aMgarakSaka to sAtha raheMge hii|" ___ "aisA nahIM ho sktaa| sannidhAna ko hamArI paristhiti bhI samajhanI caahie| hamane svargavAsI prabhu ko aura mahAmAtRzrI ko vacana diyA hai; usa vacana kA pAlana karane ke lie hameM maukA diyA jAnA caahie|" 'sI kyA hai?" "jaba taka hama jIvita haiM taba taka sannidhAna kI rakSA kreNge|" "hama Apake vacana pAlana meM bAdhaka nahIM hoNge| parantu yuddhabhUmi kI gatividhiyoM para hamArA kAbU nahIM rahatA, yaha lo Apa jAnate haiN|" "Apa sAtha rahane kI AjJA deM, bAqI bAteM hama khuda dekha leNge|" "yahI kiijie| aba samaya ho gyaa| Apa saba aba ArAma kiijie|" ballAla ne khaa| gaMgarAja dhIre-dhIre cale gye| vahIM aba kevala tIna loga baca rahe-ballAla, paTnamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 207

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vihnideva aura udayAditya / "choTe appAjI, udaya, aba caleM, soeN|" ballAla ne khaa| tInoM ArAma karane cale gye| saverA hone se pahale hI, poysala senA-zivira phurtI se taiyArI meM laga gyaa| pichalI rAta ko ballAla mahArAja kI jaisI AjJA huI thI, usI prakAra sArI senA kA niyojana huaa| vizeSa DhaMga se bane aMgarI (bastara) mahArAja aura unake bhAiyoM ne dhAraNa kiye| ava - senA kI agalI katAra meM mahArAja aura viTTideva rhe| udayAditya paidala senA kI pRSThavatI ghur3asavAra senA kI qatAra meM choTe calikaMnAyaka ke sAtha surakSita hue| sUryodaya ke sAtha-sAtha cAroM ora se raNabheriyA~ baja utthiiN| unheM sunate hI vRddha sannaddha azvadala eka bAra hinahinAkara Age bar3hane ko taiyAra ho gayA / patAkAdhAriyoM ne jaya-jayakAra kiyaa| sainikoM kA vizAla pravAha mahArAja ke netRtva meM Age claa| udhara zatru senA abhI taiyArI meM lagI thiiN| jaggadeva taba taka apane hAthI para haude meM dhanuSa-bANa liye baiThA thaa| usakI senA Age bar3hane ke lie pharamAna kI pratIkSA meM thii| jaggadeva ke faramAna dene ke pahale hI poTasala senA ne dhAvA bola diyaa| naye tez2a hathiyAra hone ke kAraNa zatru senA ke hAthI ghAyala ho gaye aura vivAr3ane lge| kucha hAthI povsala ke naye hathiyAroM ke AghAta se jAsta bhokara patharA gye| poysala vIroM ne bastara pahana rakhA thA, isalie zatruoM ke tIra unakA kucha na bigAr3a ske| kula milAkara jaggadeva kI senA meM AtaMka mA phaila gyaa| jaggadeva ke sainikoM meM yaha bhAvanA ho gayI ki ve zatru senA ke azvArohiyAM - varSA kedhA kA sAmanA kara nahIM skte| isI bIca povsala dhanurdhArI senA ne bANa va zurU kara dI jisase azvasenA ko madada milii| 1 jaggadeva sthiti kI gambhIratA ko samajhate hue pIche khisakakara apanI senA ke bIca meM A gayA thA / ballAla ne ise dekhA, viTTideva ko izAre se batAkara Age bddh'aa| unake sAtha hI kAfI saMkhyA meM azvasenA bhI ghusa pdd'iiN| kahIM se eka tIra AyA aura jagadeva ke hAthI kI A~kha meM ghusa gyaa| vaha hAthI burI taraha se ciMghAr3ane lagA / itane meM ballAla kA tomara usa hAthI ke peTa meM ghusa gyaa| unake pakSa kI talavAroM ne usa hAthI ke paira para bhI prahAra kiye| jaggadeva ne ballAla kI chAtI para lakSya kara tIra chodd'aa| vaha unheM lagakara khanakhanAkara nIce jA giraa| ise dekha jaggadeva hakkA-bakkA raha gyaa| khAlI sipAhI mAtra nahIM huuN| maiM vIra ballAla huuN|" poyasala mahArAja ne garjanA kii| jaggadeva bhaucakkA hokara dekhane lgaa| phira dhanuSa para tIra car3hAyA hI thA ki 203 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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hAthI lur3haka gyaa| haudA jhuka gyaa| hAthI ke pairoM ke nIce girane ke Dara se vaha hauTe se kUda par3A aura talavAra le use camakAne lgaa| ballAla bhI apane ghor3e se kUTakara apanI talavAra le lar3ane ko A itte| mahArAja ko ghor3e se utarate dekha maMgarAja ne apane ghor3e ko usI tarapha ghumA diyaa| gaMgarAja ke ghor3e ko dUsarI ora ghUmate dekha DAkarasa ne bhI apane ghor3e ko usI tarafa mor3a diyaa| unake Ate-Ate ballAla ne jaggadeva kI talavAra ko ur3Akara usakI chAtI para laTake padaka ko khIMca liyA thaa| padaka ke jora se khIMce jAne ke kAraNa jaggadeva nIce lur3haka gyaa| rAjA ko nIce girate dekha sAntaroM kI senA pIche haTane lgii| sAntaroM ke cAracha: sainika usa tarapha bhAge-bhAge aaye| unameM se eka kUdakara jagmadeva ke sAmane Akara khar3A ho gyaa| yaha saba kSaNa-bhara meM ho gayA thaa| ''dekho, jaggadeva udhara bhAgA jA rahA hai|" kahatA huA ciTTideva udhara A hI rahe the ki itane meM vahA~ eka loTA yuddha hI zurU ho gyaa| jaggadeva apanI senA kI Ar3a meM jAna bacAkara lApatA ho gyaa| use bhAgane kA samaya mila jAe isI khayAla se ina sAnnaroM ke sainikoM ne yuddha kA khA~ga racA dhaa| bAda meM ye bhI campata ho gye| pArasaloM kI senA ne zatra-senA ke jitane loga hAtha lage. utanoM ko giraphtAra kara liyA, jo bhI zastrAstra hAtha lage saba baTora liye gye| zatraoM ke hAthI, ghor3e, bhaNDAra saba baTorakara jaya-jayakAra karate hue gAje-bAje ke sAtha rAjadhAnI meM pAMsala senA ne praveza kiyaa| rAjadhAnI kI prajA ko zaraNasthalI meM jAne kI jarUrata hI nahIM pdd'ii| bar3I dhUmadhAma ke sAtha vijayotsava manAyA gyaa| isa avasara para gaMgarAja ne mahArAja ballAla ke buddhicAturya aura dhairya kI hRdaya se bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA kii| biTTideva kI sphUrti aura yuddha-kauzala kI bhI bar3AI kii| isa sandarbha meM, vijaya pAne ke lie mahArAja ne jisa sphUrti aura zIghratA kI rIti se sainya kA saMcAlana kiyA, usake upalakSya meM 'bagi-baludeva' kI upAdhi se mahArAja ballAla ko vibhUSita kiyA gayA aura choTe appAjI biTTideva ko 'jaggadeva-sainya-nirmUlana-bhairava' ke pada se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| isI sandarbha meM eka bAta gaMgarAja ne kahanA Avazyaka samajhakara nivedana kiyA, "maiM yaha nivedana karanA cAhatA hU~ ki hameM Age rakhakara sannidhAna ko pIche hI rahanA caahie| hamane prabhu ko jo vacana diyA hai, use rASTrahita kaM vicAra se diyA hai, apane svArtha se nhiiN| isIlie bhagavAna kI kRpA se hameM sannidhAna surakSita mile| sannidhAna aura jaggadeva ke usa dvanhayuddha ko jaba dekhA taba dila dahala gyaa| jisa kisI ko vaha dRzya dekhane ko milatA, usakI vahI dazA hotii| isa vijayotsava ke Ananda 4 bhAgI hone ke lie ciNNama daNDanAtha jIvita hote aura dekhate to apAra Ananda kA anubhava krte|'' yaha kahakara unhoMna pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 2011

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hAtha jor3akara praNAma kiyaa| mahArAja baltAla ne kahA, ''pradhAnajI, ApakI niSThA se hama paricita haiN| yaha hama sabakI vijaya hai| kriso eka kI vijaya nahIM, jaisA ki Apane khaa| ciNNama daNDanAtha ne apane prANoM kI Ahuti dekara hameM isa vijayotsava kA santoSa diyA hai to dRsarI ora apane abhAva kA duHkha bhI diyA hai| apane pati kA anugamana karanevAlI candaladevI aura ciNNama daNDanAtha ke, donoM pati-patnI ke smAraka ke rUpa meM usa sthAna para, jahA~ jaggadeva se sA~kala kA padaka chIna kara use girAyA, hama eka vijaya-stambha kA nirmANa kreNge| unake tathA rASTra ke lie prANArpaNa karanevAle vIroM kI AtmazAnti ke lie sampUrNa rAjadhAnI meM annadAna kI vyavasthA kI jaae| posala sAmrAjya kI samRddhi ho aura janatA sadA isI niSTA ke sAtha rhe| isI AkAMkSA ke sAtha aba maiM sabhA-visarjana karatA huuN|" / mahArAja kI AjJAnusAra usI sthAna para do hI dinoM meM vijaya-stambha kI sthApanA bhI ho gyii| annadAna kA kArya bhI sampanna huaa| itanA hI nahIM, kucha dinoM bAda zIghra hI ciNNama daNdanAtha kI donoM putriyoM kA suyogya varoM ke sAtha vivAha mA sampanna kara diyA gyaa| isa saba para vIragati prApta yoddhA parivAroM meM zatruoM se prApta bhaNDAra, dhana aura AbhUSaNa Adi bA~Ta diye gye| sAtha hI, una parivAroM ko yaha AzvAsana diyA gayA ki yadi ve cAheMge to una saba ke parivAroM se eka-eka yuvaka ko senA meM bhI le liyA jaaegaa| vijayotsava tathA ciNNama TaNDanAtha kI beTiyoM ke vivAha ke avasara para mahAdaNDanAyaka kI putriyoM ne jisa utsAha se kAma kiyA thA, use dekhakara ballAla cakita thaa| zAntalA jitane utsAha aura zraddhA se hI unhoMne kAma kiyA thaa| hA~, cAmabbe z2arUra donoM hI avasara para anupasthita rhiiN| taba eka bAra ballAla ne mahAdaNinAyaka mariyAne se khuda pUcha liyaa| "daNDanAyikA jI bilkula dikhAI nahIM dIM?" "unakA svAsthya acchA nhiiN|' parivAne ne saMkSepa meM javAba diyaa| "kyA huA?" ''kAmalA hai|" "cikitsA?' "cala rahI hai| davA lagatI nhiiN|" "rAjamahala ke vaidya ko le jaaie|" "jo aajnyaa|" 210 :: pahamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"mahAmAtRzrI ko mAlUma hai?" "nhiiN|" "kyoM nahIM batAyA?" "aisI mAmUlI-sI bAtoM ko mahAmAtRzrI taka batAte phiranA ucita nhiiN| cAmadhe kI bhI yahI rAya thii|" "mahAmAtRzrI ko batAnA cAhie thaa|" "jaisI AjJA / " "hameM khabara milI hai ki hamane Apako yuddhakSetra meM Ane se manA kara diyA, Apa asantuSTa haiN|" "asantoSa nahIM, parezAnI huii|" / "mattalaba?'' "isa rAjamahala kA anna khAkara palA yaha zarIra vakta para kAma nahIM AyA to isakA kyA lAbha ? isalie parezAnI hai| mujhe apane hI Upara ghRNA ho gayI hai|" "yahA~ Apane jo kAma kiyA vaha kisI dUsare ko to karanA hI par3atA na" ''maiM thor3A huuN| merA kAma yuddhabhUmi kA hai jabaki isake lie maiM ayogya mAnA gyaa|" "aisI bhAvanA Apake mana meM kyoM AyI?" "use samajhAkara batA sakane kI zakti mujhameM nahIM hai|" / "apa akAraNa parezAna ho rahe haiN| ApakI hI taraha aura bhI aneka loga rAjadhAnI meM rahakara kAma karate rhe| nAgadeva, padmanAbhayyA, mArasiMgayyA Adi to yahIM rhe| "unameM se koI poysala rAjya kA mahAdaNDanAyaka nhiiN| yuddha ke Arambha ke samaya jo vizvAsa sannidhAna kA mujha para rahA, use vaisA hI rakhane kA bhAgya merA na rhaa|" ___ 'kyA kahakara samajhAne se Apa santuSTa hoMge? rAjakula ne kabhI Apa para avizvAsa nahIM kiyaa| prabhu ke jIvita rahate samaya kisI prasaMga meM sandeha huA jarUra parantu saca bolakara Apa unake gaurava kA pAtra bane rhe| aisI dazA meM avizvAsa kA prazna hI kahA~ uThatA hai? jo bAta hai nahIM usakI kalpanA kyoM kara lete haiM? Apa loga to rASTra ke rakSA kavaca haiN|...aap rAjapahala ke vaidya ko bulA le jaaie|" "jo aajnyaa|" "vahA~ se Akara vaidyajI mujhe bhI batA deM unheM kaha diijie|" "jo aajnyaa|" praNAma karake mariyAne cale gye| paTTamachAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 21]

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ballAla ne samajha liyA ki mariyAna ke dila meM kucha darda hai avazya / isa . sambandha meM unhoMne viTTideva se vAta char3I 1 taba taka viTTideva ko yaha saba mAlUma ho cukA thaa| apane pitA se sArA ghaTanAcakra jAnane ke bAda beTiyoM apanI mA~ se bhI sArA byaurA jAna cukI thiiN| una saba bAtoM ko sahajabhAva se ina logoM ne zAntAlA se bhI kaha diyaa| aura, zAntalA ne vaha viSTideva ko sunA diyaa| sArI bAteM kara cukane ke bAda zAntalA ne biTTideva se kahA, "aba yaha bAta samajha meM a nahIM hai ki galatI kisakI hai| aparAdha kisI ne kiyA aura daNDa kisI aura ko diyA jA rahA hai; yaha kaisA nyAya hai? Apa kisI taraha se isa sthiti ko TIka kara deN| "maiM avasara milate hI sannidhAna ko jitanA ucita hogA, btaauuNgaa| sabase pahale maiM unake pUrvAgraha dUra karanA cAhatA hU~ ! usase pahale mAtAjI ko bhI isa bAre meM pUrI jAnakArI denI hogii| jisase mAtAjI unako kSamA kara skeN| isake bAda hI kucha kiyA jA sakatA hai| yaha saba kaise ho pAegA yaha mujhe sUjha nahIM rahA hai, kyoMki sunane meM AyA hai ki daNDanAyikA kA svAsthya ThIka nhiiN| yaha. prakArAntara se mAtAjI ko mAnnuma ho gayA hai, phira bhI isa bAre meM koI vizeSa utsukatA nahIM dikhAkara unhoMne itanA bhara kahA, 'yecArI, jaldI acchI ho jaaeN| " zAntalA kI tyoriyAM car3ha AyI thiiN| biTTideva Age kahate jA rahe the, candaladevI ne jaba dekhanA cAhA taba mAtAjo kA jaisA vyavahAra thA usase to tupa paricita ho| tava kI aura aba kI rIti meM bahuta farka hai na? tuma hI kaho! kyoMki tumane pratyakSa rahakara dekhA haiM aura jo dekhA use batAyA bhI hai tumne|" "cAmacce kI bAta hI alaga hai| dekhane kI icchA rahane para pI prArthanA karane ke lie mana meM saMkoca hai| ina donoM meM tulanA nahIM ho sktii| jaldI hI isa bAre meM kucha karanA caahie|" "merI icchA ko tuma jAnatI hI ho| maiM suavasara kI pratIkSA kara rahA huuN|" biTTideva ne khaa| zAntalA se huI bAtacIta ko kAryarUpa meM pariNata karane ke lie ucita avasara samajhakara ciTTideva ne sambhidhAna se pUchA, "sannidhAna kA vicAra hai ki pahAdaNDanAyaka ke mana meM zAyada aisI kucha vedanA hai, hai na?" ___ "hameM mAlUma kaise hogA? rASTra ke prati unakI niSTA meM lezamAtra bhI sandeha nahIM, lekina jaggadeva ke sAtha ke yuddha ke samaya unheM rAjadhAnI meM hI rahane diyA, isase unheM zaMkA ho gayI hai ki unakI niSThA meM hameM vizvAsa nahIM aura isI vajaha se ne duHkhI hoM to hama kyA kareM?" ballAla ne khaa| "agara vahIM akelA kAraNa hotA to ve apane duHkha yA parezAnI ko vyakta 12 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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nahIM krte| ve vyavahArakuzala haiN| bAla usase adhika mArmika rahI hogii|" "hara kisI kI koI-na-koI AzA-AkAMkSAe~ rahatI hI haiN| una sabhI ko hama kaise pUrA kara sakeMge? isake kAraNa agara duHkhI ho to hama kaise usake jimmedAra hoMge?" "yAnI sa unake duHkhI hone kA yahI sannidhAna kA mantavya hai?" " zAyada yahI / " kelI koI kAraNa ho sakatA hai| "kyA merA yaha socanA ThIka hogA ki sannidhAna kA unakI beTI se vivAha bhI eka kAraNa ho sakatA hai ?" "zAyada ho!" " pahale ekabAra maiMne isa viSaya para bAtacIta kI thI / " "yAda hai / koI nayI bAta mAlUma huI?" "bahuta-sI / mere vicAra se hameM Apasa meM milakara vicAra-vimarza karanA caahie| vastusthiti ko samajha lenA cAhie tAki g2alatafahamiyA~ dUra ho skeN|" "manuSya kA svabhAva hI hai apanI nAka kI sIdha meM kucha kahanA, hai na?" I "sannidhAna bhI mAnava hai, maiM bhI mAnava hU~, mAtAjI bhI mAnava haiM, aise hI pradhAnajI, mahAdaNDanAyaka jI, daNDanAyikA jI, unakI putriyA~ - sabhI mAnava hI haiN| saba apanI-apanI nAka kI sIdha meM bolate jAe~ to satya kaise prakaTa ho sakatA hai? isalie khule dila se vicAra-vimarza karane kI bAta maiMne kahI " "chor3o yaha saba ! yaha batAo ki tumheM kyA bAta mAlUma huI?" "mere batAne kA koI lAbha nahIM hogaa| mujhe jo mAlUma huA hai, usase yahI nivedana karanA cAhU~gA ki sannidhAna jaldabAjI meM koI nirNaya na leN| pahale jinakI bAta haiM unhIM se pUrI taraha jAna lenA caahie|" "aise tumhArA kahanA ThIka lagatA hai, phira bhI vAmAcArI se madada pAnevAle se sambandha rakhanA ThIka hai yA nahIM yaha to socanA hI hogA na? hamArI dRSTi meM aisA sambandha ThIka nahIM hai / " " vAmAcArI kA sambandha kisase thA? kaisA thA? kyA sannidhAna ko pUrI jAnakArI hai?" "hameM kevala itanI hI jAnakArI hai ki sambandha thaa| aMjana kI bhI bAta mAlUma hai| adhika byaurA abhI jJAta nahIM kiyaa| jAnane kI icchA bhI nahIM huI / vAstava meM prabhu ko bhI yaha AcaraNa pasanda nahIM AyA thaa| unakA yaha uddezya rahA hogA ki hama unase helapela na rakheM isIlie zAyada unhoMne mujhe bulAkara vAmAcArI se sambandhita sthiti ko batAyA thaa|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 213

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"vaha sannidhAna kA anumAna hogaa| kyA prabhu ne spaSTa kahA thA ki yaha sambandha nahIM honA cAhie?" "nahIM!" "to hama kyoM soceM ki unakA yahI uddezya thaa|" ballAla kucha na bole|| "aura phira daNDanAyaka kI beTI ko sannidhAna ne svIkAra karane kA nirNaya kara jaba vacana diyA thA taba pahale prabhu kI sahamati lene kI bAta socI thI?" isa bAra bhI vAlAla cupa raha aaye| puruSa nAriyoM ko cAhakara, apane sAtha kaiyoM ko rakha le, parantu nArI...koI cAhe zrIka lage yA na lge| eka bAra jisase pANigrahaNa ho jAe usI ko devatA mAnakara usI ke sAtha jIvanayApana karane kI udAratA dikhAtI hai| sAre jIvana meM usI eka ke sAtha rahatI aura apanA sarvasva use samarpita karatI haiN| aisI samapitA nArI ko chor3ane kA bhI koI kAraNa honA cAhie na?" isa bAra bhI ballAla ne kucha nahIM khaa| zAyada vaha apane antaraMga ko TaTola rahe the| "sannidhAna jAnate haiM ki hamArI saMskRti meM nArI ko atyanta mahattvapUrNa sthAna diyA gayA hai| yaha sthAna use usakI niSThA ke kAraNa, usake tyAga ke kAraNa, usakI udAratA ke kAraNa, usakI karuNA ke kAraNa, usakI kSamAzIlatA ke kAraNa, mAnava-jIvana meM par3a sakanevAlI darAroM ko pATakara samatala kara sakane kI zakti rakhane ke kAraNa, use sahaja hI prApta hai| aisI nArI ko duHkha denA kyA ucita hai?" "nArI hone ke nAte vaha kucha bhI kare, use kSamA kara denA cAhie choTe appAjI?" maiMne yaha nahIM khaa| kyA galatI hai ise jAne binA aura sAbita hue binA koI nirNaya lenA ThIka hogA? sannidhAna ko socanA caahie|" "aba tumhArI kyA salAha hai? isa viSaya meM hameM svatantratA nahIM hogI?" "sannidhAna kI svatantratA chInanA merA uddezya nahIM haiN| maiM cAhatA hU~ ki loga yaha na kaheM ki sannidhAna kI g2alatafahamI ke kAraNa eka nArI ke sAtha anyAya huaa| pratyakSa ko bhI pramANita honA caahie| vizeSakara hama jaise z2immedAra logoM ko itanI svatantratA nahIM hotI hai|" "hamArI vizeSatA kyA hai?" "rAjapada / rAjapada ke pAne yaha nahIM ki hama pUrNataH svatantra haiM, jo jI meM Ae, kreN| hamArA aisA bartAva honA cAhie jo logoM ko aNce| isalie hameM bar3I 214 :: pahamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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satarkatA se vyavahAra karanA hotA hai|" "yAnI janatA kI icchA-anicchA ko samajhakara hameM apanI adhAMginI ko cunanA hogaa|" ___"janatA kabhI yaha nahIM caahtii| hameM hI yaha dekhanA hogA ki eka nArI yaha na kahe ki rAjA ne usake prati anyAya kiyaa| rAjAoM ke pratyeka kAma ko janatA dhyAna se dekhatI hai| janatA kI hArdika pasandagI rASTra-niSTA ke lie preraka zakti hai| janatA apanI nApasandagI vyakta na bhI kare to bhI vaha acchA nahIM hai|" "nApasandagI ko avyakta hI kyoM rakhate haiM." "adhikAra ke Dara se, zakti se ddrkr| isalie rASTra kI janatA meM kisI ke bhI mana meM kisI bhI taraha kI nApasandagI kA kAraNa hameM nahIM bananA caahie| agara nApasandagI kahIM dikhe to hameM usakA nivAraNa karanA hogaa|" ''to hameM daNDanAyaka ke mana meM utpanna hue asantoSa se Darakara sira jhukAnA hogaa|" ___isa prasaMga meM sabake dipAyoM meM kevaH dApoha yA kAlpanika vicAroM ne ghara kara liyA hai aura patA nahIM kyA-kyA parivartana ina vicAroM ne lA rakhA hai! maiM sirpha itanA cAhatA hU~ ki sannidhAna jo bhI nirNaya leM, vAstavika sthiti ko jAnakara leN|" "kyA hama vAstavika sthiti ko jAna sakate haiM? koI saca na bole lo?" "hameM aisI zaMkA ho nahIM karanI hai| bAta kahane ke DhaMga se jhUTha-saca kA patA laga jaaegaa| hameM bhI khule dila se viSaya kA parizIlana karanA hogaa| sannidhAna agara g2alata na mAneM to eka bAta pUchanA cAhatA huuN|" "pUcho, choTe appaajii|" "kyA mA~ ne kahA hai ki yaha vivAha nahIM honA cAhie?'' "mA~ ne aisA kucha nahIM kahA ! kabhI bAta uThI tI itanA hI kahA thA ki 'tumhArA nirNaya hI merA nirNaya hai|' so bhI bahuta dina pahale, taba jaba prabhu jIvita the| idhara mA~ se isa sambandha meM koI bAta nahIM huI hai| ___ "sannidhAna jisa kanyA kA pANigrahaNa kareM use mAtAjI bhI svIkAra kareM-yahI sannidhAna kA vicAra hai na?" "mA~ ke nirNaya para hameM vizvApta hai| pahale se hama isI abhiprAya para dRr3ha rahate to yaha pecIdagI hI nahIM hotii| hameM aba lagatA hai ki hamArI caMcalatA aura jaldabAjI ke kAraNa hI aisI sandigdha sthiti AcI hai| vAstava meM kavi nAgacandra ke ziSya banane aura prabhu ke sAtha yuddhabhUmi meM jAkara lauTane ke bAda, hama aura hI vyakti bana gaye haiN| usa purAne vicAra para aTake rahanA mAno avivekapUrNa paTTapahAdezarI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 215

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jaldabAjI ke nirNaya se baMdhe rahanA hI hogaa| ThIka hai na?" "jaba vicAra galata majUma ho taba use ho jAtA hai| ise badalane ke lie bhI spaSTa aura nizcita kAraNa honA caahie| eka bAra Posts ke ghara para inake yahA~ kI zikSikA ne jo bAta kahI thI, vaha yAda A rahI haiN| eka dina 'zAkuntalam par3hA rahI thIM, prasaMga duSyanta kI vismRti kA thA / gautamI kI saMrakSakatA meM zakuntalA jAyI to duSyanta ne unheM nahIM pahacAnA thA / ise par3hAte samaya zikSikA ne batAyA thA ki pUrNa garbhiNI ke sAtha aisA anyAya nahIM honA cAhie thA / taba daNDanAyaka jI kI beTI ne kahA ki zAyada sabhI puruSa aise hI hote haiN| taba zikSikA ne samajhAyA thA ki kisI puruSa dvArA paristhiti vizeSa meM kiyA gayA AcaraNa sabhI puruSoM kA AcaraNa mAna lenA ucita nahIM / yahA~ prArambha meM jaldabAjI kara prema karanA aura bAda meM aisA vyavahAra karanA ki paricaya ho nahIM, donoM bAteM strI-puruSa ke sambandha ke hI bAre meM haiN| donoM eka-dUsare ke pUraka haiN| jaldabAjI ke prema meM aisI sandigdhatA utpanna ho sakatI haiN| isalie prema ke viSaya meM jaldabAjI nahIM karanI cAhie- yaha isa pahalU kI mukhya bAta haiN| sandigdhatA utpanna hone para bhI adhIra na hokara dRDhavizvAsa rakheM ki anta meM prema sArthaka ho, yaha isa pahalU kI dUsarI mukhya bAta hai| prema kA zIghra utpanna ho jAnA jitanA satya hai, use utanA hI sudRr3ha banAnA bhI bhAratIya rIti hai| zikSikA ne aisA hI samajhAyA thA / " "choTe appAjI, tuma dUsaroM kI dRSTi se vicAra kara rahe ho| merI jagaha yadi tuma hote to kyA kahate ? " ' "aba maiM jo kucha kaha rahA hU~, vaha saba sannidhAna ke hita kI dRSTi se isakI sacAI kA patA lagAne ke lie maiM jI prayatna karatA hU~ usameM madada dene kI kRpA kareM aura anumati dene kA anugraha kreN| saccI bAta sAmane A jAe to isase sambandhita sAta-ATha logoM ke alAvA popsala rAjya kI bhI bhalAI hogii|" "choTe appAjI, hameM mAlUma hai ki tumhAre prayAsa se kauna-sA satya sAmane aaegaa| phira bhI tumako nirAzA na ho, isalie anumati dete haiN|" mahArAja ballAla ne kahA / "sannidhAna ne usa vAmAcArI ko dekhA thA, jise deza nikAle kA daNDa diyA gayA?" "hA~ / " "jagadeva ke sAtha yuddha meM jina logoM kI giraftAra kiyA gayA thA, unheM sannidhAna ne dekhA hai ?" "eka bAra tumhAre hI sAtha gayA thaa|" 23 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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'pracaka ko Apane nikaTa se to nahIM dekhA na.'' "maiMna sabako dekhA hai| maiM tIna logoM ko una kaidiyoM meM se cunakara dikhaauuNgaa| ina lInoM ko alaga-alaga rkhie| mahAdaNinAyaka kI putriyoM ko balavAkara phira eka eka karake ina logoM ko bhI bulavAkara unase sannidhAna pUche ki ve unheM jAnatI haiM yA nhiiN|" 'hama yaha kAma nahIM kara skte|" "to mere prayatna ke lie ApakA sahayoga nahIM rahA, hai na?" "hama hI kyoM pUche, tupa hI unase pUcha lo|" "parantu isa kAma ko sannidhAna ke samakSa hI karanA hogaa|" "yaha kAma tuma khuda kage aura apanA niNaMba batA do; hama svIkAra kreNge|" "esI jimmedArI ko maiM uThA nahIM sktaa| saba sannidhAna kI upasthiti meM hI honA caahie|" "TIka hai. aisA hI ho| dUsare hI dina biTTideva ke vicAra kriyAnvita hue| mahArAja ballAla ke jhAlAvA. galA, palA . aura jena vahA~ upasthita thiiN| biTTideva ke Adeza se eka kaidI hAz2ira huaa| vihideva ne usase pUchA, "yahA~ baiThI ina lar3akiyoM se tuma paricita ho: vatAo, ye kauna haiM?" usane kahA, "nahIM jAnatA, mAlika / " phira cAroM lar3akiyoM se alaga-alaga biTTideva ne pUchA, "ise jAnatI ho?" "maiM nahIM jAnatI," alaga-alaga sabhI ne khaa| phira biTTideva ne pUchA, ''sannidhAna isa vyakti ko pahacAnate haiM?" ''hA~, hama jAnate haiN|' mahArAja ballAla ne khaa| "ThIka, ise alaga le aao|' briTTideva bole / phira viTTideva ke Adeza se dUsare kaidI ko lAyA gyaa| viTTideva ne usase bhI nahIM prazna kriyA, "tuma ina lar3akiyoM ko jAnate ho?" usane kahA, "hA~, jAnatA haiN|" phira unhoMne pahale kI taraha pratyeka lar3akI se pUchA, "kyA ise jAnatI haiM?'' daNDanAyaka kI beTiyoM ne kahA, "hA~, hama jAnatI haiN|" para zAntalA ne kahA, "maiM nahIM jaantii|" use bhI dUsarI jagaha le jAkara rakhA gyaa| bAda meM eka strI ka~dI ko lAyA gyaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga ho :: 217

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usane batAyA ki ina lar3akiyoM ko yaha jAnatI hai, parantu una lar3akiyoM ko isa strI kA paricaya nahIM thaa| taba usa strI ko eka alaga jagaha baiThAne ko kahA gyaa| viTTideva ne padyalA se pUchA, "Apane kahA ki usa dUsare AdamI ko Apa jAnatI haiN| kahA~ dekhA thA?" "aura kahauM, apane hI mahala meM; yaha hamAre yahA~ pAnako honevAlA naukara thaa| usakA nAma cokI hai|" ___"ise jAnatI ho to usa pahale AdamI kA bhI paricaya honA caahie|" biTTideva ne chedd'aa| "na maiM use jAnatI hU~, na vaha mujhe jAnatA hai| phira bhI koI kahe ki hameM paricita honA - maiM dama kA mAlI haiM.. nAlAgA / "mahAdaNDanAyaka kI beTI ko jhUTha nahIM bolanA cAhie / vaha batAtA hai ki kaI vAra Apake ghara AyA hai|" "ho sakatA hai| hamane dekhA nhiiN| usane bhI hameM nahIM dekhaa| tabhI to vaha pahacAnatA nhiiN|" padmalA ne khaa| __"dekhie, eka bAta hama sabako mAlUma hai| agara koI puruSa ghara Ae to vaha sambhava hai ki ghara kI striyA~ use na dikheN| parantu Agata puruSoM ko ghara kI striyA~ kisI taraha se, kama-se-kama parade kI Ar3a se hI sahI dekha z2arUra letI haiN|'' "ThIka hai| lekina yaha saca hai ki hamane use nahIM dekhaa|" ''Apa loga kitanA hI kaheM mujhe ApakI bAtoM para bharosA nahIM ho rahA hai| ho sakatA hai ki dekhA hone para bhI kisI kAraNa se nahIM dekhA kaha rahI ho|" biTTideva ne khaa| "agara hamane jhUTha kahA ho to yahIM sannidhAna ke sAmane apanI jIbha hama kATakara rakhane ko taiyAra haiN| hameM jhUTha bolanA nahIM aataa| cAmalA ne kucha khinna hokara khaa| "abhI jo loga Aye the, zatra-senA se kaida kiye hue haiN| ve Apake ghara ke yAre meM bahuta kucha kahate haiN| unakI bAtoM kI satyatA ko jAnane ke lie Apa logoM ko bhI isa taraha kar3I parIkSA se gujaranA pdd'egaa| dUsarA mArga nhiiN| Apa logoM ko asantuSTa na hokara dhairyapUrvaka uttara denA hogaa|" ___"hama sannidhAna ke sAmane haiN| satya hI kahanA cAhie-isa bAta ko hama jAnatI haiN| hamane vahI sIkhA hai| satya kahane para bhI agara yaha kaheM ki vizvAsa nahIM hotA to yaha satya kA apamAna hI huA na?" cAmalA ne kucha DhITha hokara khaa| At :: paTTamahAdevI zAntasA : bhAga do

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I "rAjasattA yadi satya ko jAnanA cAhe, to isa taraha se vyavahAra karanA hI par3atA hai| yoM vyaMgya karane se chipI bAta bAhara nikalane kI sambhAvanA rahatI hai isase khinna nahIM honA caahie|" zAntalA ne bIca meM khaa| isa para bAta vahIM ruka gyii| tabhI rAvata mAyaNa AyA. jhukakara praNAma kiyA aura bolA, "Apane Ane kA Adeza bhejA thaa| kyA AjJA he?" "hA~, baiThie / " bihideva ne khaa| phira cokI aura usa aurata ko bulvaayaa| "ina donoM ko Apa jAnate haiM rAvatajI ?" biTTideva ne pUchA / "ina cANDAloM ko kyoM dikhA rahe haiM yahI haiM jinhoMne mere pArivArika jIvana ko Aga lgaayii| merI isa aurata ko ur3A le gye| ise maiMne suddhabhUmi meM auratoM ke zivira meM Amane-sAmane dekhA aura jaise hI isakA sira ur3A dene ke lie talavAra uThAyI ki itane meM yaha raphUcakkara ho gyaa| hAtha nahIM laga paayaa| sannidhAna mujhe usakI gardana utArane kI anumati deN|" mAyaNa uttejita ho uThA thA / zAntalA ko sArI purAnI bAteM yAda A gryo| biTTideva pahale ho saba samAcAra jAna cukA thaa| isI vajaha se pAyaNa ko bulavAyA thA / "mAyaNa ! tumhAre sAtha anyAya huA hogA, parantu utanebhara se mRtyudaNDa nahIM diyA jA sktaa| lekina isake rAjadrohI hone kA aparAdha pramANita ho jAe to ise mRtyudaNDa jarUra diyA jAnA caahie| agara tuma cAho to tuma hI yaha kAma kara sakate ho / " biGgideva ne kahA / taba vaha aurata Age aayii| bolI, "agara aisI AjJA ho to sannidhAna mujhe maukA deN| mujhe dhokhA dekara mere jIvana ko barabAda karanevAlA hai yaha / mere patideva mujhase bahuta prema karate haiN| ve mere prANa haiN| parantu patA nahIM kyoM mujha para bhagavAna ne kRpA nahIM kii| mujhe santAna nahIM dii| kisI dharmAtmA ne kahA ki eka bhaNData ( ar3atAlIsa dina ) taka pIpala kI parikramA kro| isake bAda nAgadeva kI pratiSThA kro| taba santAna hogii| maiMne bar3I bhakti aura niSThA ke sAtha vaha saba bhI kiyaa| yaha saba maiMne apane patideva kI anumati lekara hI kiyaa| yaha mere patideva bhI jAnate haiN| nAgadeva kI pratimA banAne ke lie zilpI ko bhI kaha diyA thaa| tabhI eka dina yaha AdamI aayaa| isane kahA, 'santAna cAhie to itanA kaSTa karane kI kyA jarUrata? eka mahAtmA haiN| unase abhimantrita bhasma lekara tuma aura tumhAre pati donoM pAnI meM gholakara pI lo| eka kyA jur3aveM bacce paidA ho jaaeNge|" mahAdaNDanAyaka ke ghara kA naukara hone ke kAraNa maiMne usakI bAtoM para vizvAsa kara liyaa| phira bhI maiMne turanta sammati nahIM dii| maiMne kahA, mere patideva se kaho / ' isa para vaha bolA, 'yaha saba tumhAre pati se kaheM aura ve svIkAra na kareM to hamArI paTTamahAdevI zAntinA bhAga do: 219

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daNdanAyikA cAmabbe khuda apane pati se na kahakara usa mahAtmA ke pAsa jAtI-AtI rahatI haiN| phira tuma kyoM DalI ho?' yaha marA dubhAgya hI thA ki maiMne isakI bAta para vizvAsa kara liyA aura isake sAtha calI gyii| patA nahIM yaha kisake pAsa le gyaa| usane cikanI-cupar3I bAteM karake jaisA isane kahA thA, abhimantrita bhasma diyaa| donoM ne AdhA bhasma vahIM khA lene ke lie mujhase khaa| use khAne ke bAda kyA huA mujhe kucha bhI patA nhiiN| mujhe jaba hoza AyA to maiM samajha nahIM pA rahI thI ki maiM kahA~ huuN| maiM kaida kara lI gayI thii| nissahAya hokara mujhe apane zola kI bali denI pdd'ii| hara kSaNa zApa detI maiM bandhana meM dina kATA karatI thii| bAda meM patA calA ki yaha zatruoM kA guptacara hai| bhasma denevAle bhI guptacara haiM, yaha bhI patA cala gyaa| donoM, rAta ke bakta, jahA~ mujhe kaida karake rakhA thA, vahA~ milate the| donoM ne merA zIla bigaadd'aa| yaha saba maiM asahAya hI sahatI rhii| dUsarA koI cArA nahIM thaa| maranA bhI cAhA magara ina logoM kI mujha para kar3I naz2ara hone ke kAraNa vaha bhI nahIM ho skaa| zIla bhaMga hone ke kAraNa pujhameM tIvra pratikAra kI jvAlA bhabhaka utthii| ina logoM kA SaDyantra hamAre poysala sAnAJca kaM sarvanAza karane ke lie cala rahA hai-jaba yaha mujhe spaSTa ho gayA to maiMne nizcaya kiyA ki merA zIla bhaMga to ho hI gayA, kama-se-kama rAjya kI rakSA ke lie to kucha kara skeN| isI irAde se maiMne inase aisA vyavahAra rakhA ki una logoM ko mujha para pUrA vizvAsa ho gayA / poyasala rAjya ke hita kI rakSA ke uddezya se maiM svayaM guptacara bana gyii| jaggadeva ke sainya zivira meM unakA bhaNDAra kahA~ hai aura rasada kisa jagaha hai, senA kI gatividhi kaisI hai Adi, sabhI bAtoM kA patA lagAkara posala guptacara cAvipacyA ke jariye khabara bhejatI rhii| cAheM to cAvimayyA ko bulavAkara dayAphta kara sakate haiN| eka bAra lambI sA~sa lekara anta meM vaha bolI, "maiM zIla bhrapTa aura patitA hU~, lekina vizvAsa kIjie maiMne rAjadroha nahIM kiyaa| biTTideva ne ballAla se ekAnta meM kucha bAtacIta kii| bAda meM Adeza diyA, "aba ina sabako jahA~ kaMda meM rakhA gayA hai, vahIM le jaao|" kaidiyoM ko yathAsthAna le jAyA gyaa| "aba Apa loga bhI vidA le sakatI haiN| kisI vaiyaktika vicAra-vimarza karane ke irAda se Aja yahA~ ma ekatrita hue the| parantu isameM kahIM koI UMcA rAjanItika SaDyantra dikhAI de rahA hai| isalie vistAra ke sAtha ina bAtoM kI tahakIkAta karanI hogii| aura isa kArya ke lie UMce pada ke rAjyAdhikAriyoM kI upasthiti kI AvazyakatA sannidhAna mahasUsa karate haiM ataeva baiThaka kAla taka ke lie sthagita kara rahe haiN| Apa logoM kI AvazyakatA hogI to bulavA bhjeNge|" 220 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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padmalA kI tarafa mur3akara biTTideva ne khaa| cAroM uThI aura mahArAja ko jhukakara praNAma kiyaa| mahArAja kucha soca rahe the. isalie usa tarafa unhoMne dhyAna nahIM diyaa| zAntalA ne vihideva kI ora dekhaa| unhoMne jAne kI anumati izAre se hI de ttii| cAroM calane lgiiN| A~cala sa~bhAlakara calate vakta hAtha ke kaMgana aura pairoM ke nUpura mahArAja kI upasthiti kI paravAha na karake bajane lge| AvAja suna vAllAla ne jAnevAloM kI tarafa sira ThAkara dekhA ! sabase pIche pannaNa shii| hagoTI, pAra karate vakta eka bAra sukhAsanAsIna mahArAja kI ora usane dRSTi DAnI / pattaka jhapakate padmalA sapana gayI ki mahArAja dekha rahe haiN| A~khoM se ojhala hote hI daravAje para paradA laga gyaa| vanlAla ekadama uThakara kucha socate hA cahalakadamI karane lge| viTTideva yaha cupacApa dekhate rhe| thor3I dera bAda mahArAja ne prazna kiyA, "choTe apAjI, isakI jar3a kahA~ aura anta kahA~, kucha samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai|'' __"sannidhAna abhI dimAg2a na khapAe~ / mauna prekSaka bane rahie, kAfI hai| hama saba milakara isake mUla kA bhI patA lagA leMge aura binA kisI ulajhana ke sulajhA bhI deNge| abhI Apa kAfI thake haiN| ArAma kiijie|" "nhiiN| aba viSayAntara kI jarUrata hai| kavijI ko vulavAkara unase kisI viSaya para kucha dera carcA kreNge| calo, pAThazAlA meM cleN|" donoM pAThazAlA meM pce| goMkA kavi ko bulAne calA gayA ! udhara zAntalA padmalA aura unakI bahinoM ko unake mahala meM chor3akara, revimayyA ke sAtha apane ghara pahu~ca gyii| usa dina jo kucha huA, usase zAntalA ko kucha sAncanA milii| sabhI bAtoM ko svayaM jAnate hue bhI apane mu~ha se na batAkara, anyatra kahIM se kisI dUsare ke mu~ha se kahalAne kI biTTideva kI buddhimattA zAntalA ko bahuta pasanda aayii| padmalA kA bhaviSya aba ThIka mArga para Age bar3hatA huA lagane lagA thaa| phira bhI use isa bAta kI cintA huI ki yA sArA prasaMga rAjanItika mAmalA bana gyaa| eka kulIna strI ko dhokhA dekara use 'praSTa karanevAle aise dhUrta logoM se samparka mahAdaNDanAyaka mariyAne ke gharavAloM kA hai, yaha bAta pahale se hI unake bAre meM asantuSTa mahArAja aura mahAmAtRzrI caladevI jAna jAe~, to bhagavAna jAne kyA hogA? yaha caTTalA-isakI kyA dazA hogI? isI prasaMga ke kAraNa rAvata mAyaNa strI jAti se hI dveSa karane lagA hai| parantu aba isakI patnI kisI dUsare ke sAtha bhAgI nahIM, vaha dhokhe meM A gayI-yaha bAta mAlUma hone se zAyada yaha apanA mana badala le| magara yaha itanI udAratA dikhA sakegA ki use apanAkara pahale jaisA parivAra vasA le? zAntalA isI taraha socatI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 22

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rhii| apane sAre vicAra tathA rAjamahala meM jo kucha ghaTA, vaha saba usane apanI mAtA ko bhI btaayaa| heggar3atI mAcikacce ne beTI kI sArI bAteM sunakara kahA, "ammAjI, tyAga ke aneka rUpa haiN| caTTalA kA tyAga bar3A mahAna tyAga hai| use rAja sammAna milanA cAhie " "mA~, use aba rAja-sammAna nahIM cAhie, use cAhie kauTumbika sukha / yadi use prApta karA deM to vahI usake tyAga kA ucita mUlya hogaa|' "zIlabhraSTa strI ke sAtha parivAra basAnA kaise ho sakatA hai, ammAjI?" "baha to icchApUrvaka usane nahIM kiyA na?" ___"saca hai, usake prati sahAnubhUti ho sakatI haiN| parantu jaisA tuma kahatI ho vaisA honA sambhava nahIM lgtaa|" ___taba to vahI kahanA hogA ki samAja andhA hai| mA~, thokhA khAkara ahalyA kA bhI to zIla bhaMga huA thaa| vaha stutipATa kI paMca-kanyAoM meM eka banI yA nahIM? prAcIna kAla kA vaha odArya Aja hameM anukaraNIya nahIM?" zAntalA ne tarka diyaa| "tuma bahuta par3hI-likhI ho, ammaajii| tumase vAda-vivAda karane kI yogyatA mujhameM nahIM hai| vaha saba devatAoM aura RSiyoM kA jamAnA thaa| yaha hama mAnavoM kA kalikAla hai| donoM meM bahuta pharka hai| anajAne kucha kara jAne para bhI usane zApa bhogakara hI usase mukti pAyI thI na? caTTalA zApa-grasta hai| usake zApa ke vimocana ke lie rAma jaise kA avatAra to sambhava nhiiN| mAnoM kA lAlaca bar3hatA jA rahA hai| daNDanAyikA jI ko bhalA kisa bAta kI kamI thI ki unhoMne usa vAmAcArI kI madada lI? eka bAra yaha bhI mAna liyA jAya ki vaha ina sAMsArika prapaMcoM se aparicita thI, parantu daNDanAyaka jI to use samajhA sakate the| ina vAmAcAriyoM kA astitva hI anyAya ko Azraya dene ke lie hai|" zAyada usakI bAta aura Age calatI, itane meM pAlane meM se bacce ke rone kI AvAz2a sunAI pdd'ii| "bacce ko dUdha pilAne kA samaya ho gayA hai,' kahatI huI mAcikacce calI gyiiN| zAntalA usa rote bacce ko uThA laayii| use khilAne lgii| ronA kucha kama huaa| mAcikabbe taba taka dUdha aura pilAne kA pAtra le aayiiN| aura eka khambhe se pITa saTAkara baiTha gayIM aura yolI, "lA, bacce ko idhara lA / ' zAntalA 'maiM hI dUdha pilAU~gI," kahakara bacce ko apanI goda meM liTAkara pAna se dUdha pilAne lgii| baccA dhIre-dhIre dUdha pIne lagA aura pIte-pIte hAtha-paira hilA-DulAkara khelane lgaa| ''are, eka dUsare bhI tumhAre hI nAmavAle haiN| bahuta buddhimAna he ve| tumheM unase bhI bar3hakara buddhimAna bananA hai| lo piyo!" aise hI kucha bolatI zAntalA dUdha pilAtI rhii| itane meM hegar3e mArasiMgavyA aaye| apane 222 :: paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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kapar3e utAra hAtha-mu~ha dho aaye| taba taka dUdha pilAnA ho cukA thaa| "choTA daNDanAtha kyA kahatA haiM?" mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| "abhI to choTA hai| bAda meM yaha sera kA savAsera ho jaaegaa| yaha koI sAdhAraNa nhiiN| isakI janmapatrI likhanevAle jyotiSI ne kahA hai ki yaha bahuta pratibhAvAna, zUra-bIra bneNgaa|" ''tumhAre hAtha se dUdha pIne ke bAda use aisA hI bananA hogaa|" mArasiMgacyA ne cuTakI lii| phira rAjamahala meM jo saba gujarA vaha vistAra se zAntalA ne pitAjI ko kaha sunaayaa| udhara mahAdaNDanAyaka ke ghara meM eka dUsarA hI adhyAya zurU ho gayA thaa| kAmalA se pIr3ita daNDanAvikA cAmabve ne pUrI taraha se bistara pakar3a liyA thaa| pradhAnajI ke vaidya gaNarAzi paNDita ne cikitsA kI, parantu koI phAyadA nahIM huaa| rAjamahala ke paNDita cArukIrti jI kI cikitsA huI, magara usase bhI kucha lAbha nahIM huaa| usakA sArA zarIra pIlA par3a gayA thaa| A~kheM ekadama patajhar3a ke patte kI taraha bana gayI thiiN| hoTha sUkhakara sUkhe chilake kI taraha ho gaye the| pahale hamezA camakatI rahanevAlI usakI A~kheM gaDDhe meM ghusakara tejahIna ho gayI thiiN| idhara kucha samaya se yaha kama hI bolA karatI thii| jisa bAta ko vaha baccoM meM chipA rakhanA cAhatI thI, vaha saba-kucha baccoM ko mAlUma ho jAne ke kAraNa apane pati aura bacciyoM ke sAmane bhI use zarama se sira jhukAnA par3A thaa| vaha apanI durdazA ke kAraNa bahuta duHkhI thii| apane adhikAra ke bala para jo bar3e garva se dUsaroM ke sAmanaM itarAtI huI, aiMThakara calatI thI, Aja bhagavAna ne usakI aisI dazA kara rakhI thI ki jo kucha nahIM honA cAhie thA, vahI ho rahA thaa| prema meM page patideva aura apanI kokha kI bacciyA~ bhI agara kabhI-kabhI pUchatAcha karatI to usameM aupacArikatA mAtra dikhatI thI, pahale jaisI AtmIyatA nhiiN| use apane-Apa se ghRNA hone lagI thii| use bhI rAjamahala kI ghaTanA kA patA cala gayA thaa| usake mana meM yahI duHkha thA ki bacciyoM ko mahArAja ke sAmane khar3I hokara gavAhI denI pdd'ii| usane apane patideva ke sAmane isakA jikra bhI kiyA, "bacciyoM se aisI gavAhI ke bAda unase unake pANigrahaNa kI prArthanA kaise ho sakegI? kyA isa sthiti se bacane ke lie kucha nahIM kiyA jA sakatA?" "tumase kitanI bAra kahA hai ki rAjamahala kI bAta mata pUcho, phira bhI tuma nahIM mAnatI ho; isa bImArI kI hAlata meM bhI tumhArA yaha jhagar3AlU svabhAva nahIM chUTegA?" daNDanAyaka jhir3akI dekara vahA~ se uThakara cale gye| bacciyoM se bhI pUchA, "jAnA hI hogA kyA?' "jAnA to hogA hI, jo karanA cAhA so saba kiyA aura aba pUchatI pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 229

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ho.-'jAnA hI hogA?' na jAeMge to hathakar3I pahanA le jaaeNge| aba tumhArI bAta mAna lU~ to vaha bhI ho jaaegaa|" padmalA tunaka pdd'ii| "ofa'' eka lambI sA~sa lekara usane karavaTa le lii| beTiyoM kA sAmanA karane kI usakI himmata nahIM huii| mAjamahala jAne se pahale ke mAtIkA cAmabbe ke mana para bahuta prabhAva pdd'aa| aba to vaha eka taraha se santAna ke prema se vaMcita mAM ho gayI thii| par3e-par3e vaha bhagavAna se prArthanA karane lagI, ''he bhagavAna! santAna bhI aba mujhase prema nahIM krtii| aisI mA~ hokara jIvita rahane kA bhI kyA prayojana? zAyada perA jIvita rahanA hI merI beTiyoM kI bhalAI ke lie bhArI ar3acana kA kAraNa ho| bhagavan! mujhe aba isa dharatI se uThA lo| ve sukhI rheN| itanA kAfI haiN| yaha saba hai ki eka samaya thA jabaki maiM mahattvAkAMkSA rakhatI thii| maiM cAhatI thI ki posala mahArAja kI sAsa banakara itarAtI-iThalAtI phileN| zAyada bhagavAna kI vaha icchA nahIM rhii| mujhe isalie bImAra banA diyaa| jaldI bulA lo bhagavan ! itanI kRpA karo bhagavana!" rAjamahala se beTiyoM lauTa aayiiN| marane kI cAha rakhanevAlI cApabbe ko yaha jAnane kI icchA huI ki rAjamahala meM kyA-kyA bAteM huii| use lagA ki isI bahAne mahArAja se beTI kI kucha bAtacIta to huI hogii| usane pUchA, ''beTI, mahArAja ne tumase bAta ko?" "hA~, itanI dera taka hama donoM kA hI ekAnta cnaa| tumane to isake lie bahuta hI acchI bhUmikA banA rakhI hai na?" padmalA ne bahuta kar3ave DhaMga se khaa| 'jAne do| maiM kucha bolatI hU~ to saba para gusmA savAra ho jAtA hai| eka lambI sA~sa lI cAmabbe ne| ___ "mA~, hama vizvAsapAtra nhiiN| kahate haiM ki hama jhUTha bolanevAlI haiN|" cAmalA bolii| "hA~, kyoM na kheNge| bar3oM kA pApa ghara-bhara kA shaap|" vyaMgya karatI padyalA ne khaa| cAmathyA gusse se lAla hokara uTha baittii| usI Aveza meM usane pUchanA cAhA, "kyA kahA " parantu dama ghuTane ke kAraNa AvAz2a nahIM niklii| "kucha nhiiN| tuma cupacApa ArAma se par3I rhii|'' kahatI huI padmalA vahA~ se nikala gyii| donoM bahinoM ne bhI usI kA anukaraNa kiyaa| cAmadhye vimUr3ha-sI usa tarafa dekhatI baiTI rahI jidhara beTiyA~ gayI thiiN| beTiyA~ apane pitA ke kakSa meM pahu~cI aura rAjapAla meM jo tahakIkAta huI vaha saba vistAra se kaha sunaayii| saba sunakara vaha bhaucakkA ho gye| vaha vAmAcArI 224 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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aura daNDanAyaka ke ghara kA pAlakI vAhaka cokI donoM duzmanoM ke guptacara haiM- yaha jAnakara Azcarya to honA hI thaa| eka rAjya ke mahAdaNDanAyaka ne apane ghara meM zatruoM ke guptacaroM ko Azraya diyA ho to aise vyakti ke bAre meM kyA rAya ho sakatI hai? pahale apanI hI patnI para guptacara rakhe jAne kI bAta thI, jisa para qhuda vahIM cakita ho gayI thii| jo nigarAnI usa para rakhI gayI thI vahIM isa vAmAcArI para kyoM nahIM rakhI gayI? usa naukara cokI ke bAre meM pahale se vicAra kiye binA kAma para kyoM lagAyA gayA thA? agara kala kI mahAsabhA meM yaha saba savAla pUcha liye gaye to maiM kyA uttara de skuuNgaa| isa manahUsa aurata ke kAraNa merI yaha hAlata ho gayI hai| usI ne to kahA thA ki cokI ko kAma para lagA leN| saca hai, use AdamiyoM ke svabhAva, guNa Adi kA patA laga bhI kaise sakatA haiM, vaha itanI samajhadAra kahA~ hai? usakI gatividhi aura cAla-calana para nigarAnI rakhanI cAhie thii| navAgantuka hone ke kAraNa usa para dhyAna rakhanA jarUrI thaa| maiMne bahuta bhArI galatI kii| isa g2alatI ke lie kSamA mila sakanA sambhava nahIM / paidA hote hI mara jAtA to acchA hotaa| buddha meM aguA banakara maiM ciNama daNDanAtha kI taraha lar3akara prANa de detA to perI kIrti sthAyI ho bAjI rAva kI kI bAta jAne do, itane dazakoM kA jIvana bhI vyartha ho gyaa| apamAnita hokara mRtyu kI pratIkSA karate jIne se bar3hakara daNDa eka yoddhA ke lie kyA ho sakatA hai ? yaha saba isa aurata ke kAraNa huaa| upanayana ke nimantraNa patra ko chipA rakhA aura qadama qadama para apamAna se sira jhukAte rahane kI hAlata paidA kara dI yaha saba socate - vicArate mariyAne kA krodha bar3ha aayaa| isI krodha meM ve apanI patnI ke kamare meM jA pahu~ce / nAyikA cAmabe ko usI hAlata meM baiThe paayaa| usake mana meM kyA saba bicAra cala rahA thA isakI ora unakA dhyAna nahIM gyaa| gusse se vaha Aga-babUlA to ho hI rahe the, so garajakara bole, "aba tumako santoSa huA? hameM tumane aisI hAlata meM Dhakela ddaalaa| itanA apayaza jinakA namaka khAyA, unhIM se namaka harAmI kI isa mariyAne ke vaMzajoM ne ! aba to tuma Ananda se raha sakatI ho!" pati kI ina roSa bharI bAtoM ko sunakara daNDanAyikA kI sArI deha thara-thara kA~pane lgii| dhIre se pati kI ora mur3akara dekhA / kucha kahanA cAhatI thI magara bAta nahIM niklii| "kyoM, aise ullU kI taraha dekha rahI ho? tumhArA vaha cokI aura vAmAcArI poysala rAjya ke zatruoM ke guptacara banakara Aye the isa rAjya kI zatruoM ke havAle karane ke lie| uTho, bistarA vakucA bA~dha ba~dhakara taiyAra ho jaao| kala mahAsabhA meM apamAnita hone se pahale yahA~ se hama donoM kisI nirjana pradeza meM paSTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do: 225

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jAkara phA~sI se laTakakara mara jAe~ yA phira jahara khAkara prANa tyAga kara deN|" mariyAna ne kahA / daNDanAyaka kI bAta pUrNatayA use sunAI dI yA nahIM, para usake bAda hI vaha vistara para luka gyii| usakA hAtha apane gale para thaa| jIbha nikala AyI thI / "jitanA bigAr3a karanA thA vaha saba kara lene ke bAda aba yoM DhoMga karo to usase kyA lAbha? aba bhugatI / " kahakara daNDanAyaka vahA~ se cale gye| unakI bAtoM para patnI kI kyA pratikriyA huI hai, ise dekheM samajhe binA vahA~ se nikala gaye the| davA dene kA samaya ho gayA thA, isalie thor3I hI dara meM devabbe vahA~ davA lekara aayii| mAlakina ko isa hAlata meM nahIM yaha navarA gaja "mAlika, mAlika" cillAtI huI vaha bhAgI bhAgI AyI, mariyAne ke kamare kI Dyor3hI se TakarAnevAlI hI thI ki itane meM mariyAne daravAje taka pahu~ce aura use girane se bacA liyaa| "mAlika, mAlakina ke mu~ha se phena nikala rahA haiM, aura vaha behoza par3I haiN|" barAhaTa se naukarAnI kalAtI huI bolI / "daGigA ko jaldI vaidya ko bulA lAne ke lie bheja" kahakara mariyAne apanI patnI ke kamare kI ora gaye aura vicitra dazA meM par3I apanI patnI ko dekhaa| naukarAnI kabbe kI ghabarAyI huI AvAja sunakara beTiyA~ bhI ghabarAkara har3abar3AtI huI Ayo / pitA ko dekhate hI, "pitAjI mA~..." padmalA kA galA ru~dha gayA / ghabarAvI bayoM ko dekhakara khuda bhI ghabarA jAU~ to inheM dilAsA kauna degA? yaha soca mariyAne ne kahA, "ghabarAne kI jarUrata nhiiN| yaha vicitra bImArI hai abhI vaidyajI Ae~ge, saba ThIka ho jaaegaa...|" L saba vahIM rahe / vaidya cArukIrti ke Ane taka koI kucha na bolaa| eka gambhIra mauna chAyA rahA ki tabhI daDigA vaidyajI ko lekara A gyaa| yadi vaidyajI ghara para hI hote to zAyada aura jaldI A jaate| ve rAjamahala gaye the| naukara daDigA ne bImAra kI hAlata kA jo paricaya diyA thA usase vaidyajI ko mAlUma ho gayA thA ki bImArI kyA hai| isalie ghara se nikalate samaya usake lie Avazyaka bukanI kI pur3iyA sAtha le gaye the| jAte hI unhoMne nabja dekhii| nAr3I kI gati kA krama ThIka nahIM thaa| kucha na kahakara, jo pur3iyA sAtha lAye the, use kholakara bukanI su~dhAyI aura nAka ke andara phuuNkaa| bukanI ke andara jAte hI cAmadhye ne sira idhara-udhara hilAyA / "koI vabarAne kI bAta nhiiN| daNDanAyikA jI jaldI saceta ho jaaeNgii| hama aba taka kevala kAmilA kI davA kara rahe the| hameM yaha mAlUma 226 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do L

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nahIM thA ki inheM apasmAra kI bImArI hai| aisA kitane dinoM ke bAda hotA hai?" paNDitajI ne pUchA / "jahA~ taka merI jAnakArI hai, pahale kabhI aisA nahIM huaa|" mariyAna kI AvAz2a meM kucha ghabarAhaTa thI / "to kyA yaha pahalI bAra hai" paNDitajI ne phira pUchA / "hA~, chuTapana meM zAyada aisA rahA ho, na bhI rahA ho, maiM nahIM jAnatA / pradhAnajI se pUchane para mAlUma par3a sakatA hai|" mariyAne ne kahA / "kucha jarUrata nhiiN| agara chuTapana meM hotA to kabhI-kabhI asara dikhAI detA / ApakA vivAha hue kama-se-kama do dazaka to bIta gaye hoMge?" " karIba-karIba tIna dazaka kahie / " "to matalava huA ki inheM apasmAra bImArI nahIM thii| kAmalA bhI manuSya ko kamajora banA detA hai| daNDanAyikA jI kI yaha bImArI kaI taraha kI davAiyA~ karane para bhI kama nahIM huI / kAr3hA kaSAya kaI qisma ke pilAye taba bhI kama nahIM huii| kAmilA spaSTa dikhatA haiN| merI samajha meM jitanI davAiyA~ inake lie yogya mAlUma huI saba kucha kiyaa| koI fAyadA nahIM huaa| niSkarSa yaha huA ki inheM aura bhI koI aisI bImArI hai jo hamArI samajha ke bAhara hai| inakI isa bImArI ko samajhane kI bahuterI koziza kI phira bhI saphalatA nahIM milii| para aisA mAlUma par3atA hai ki inheM kucha mAnasika AghAta huA hai| aura mastiSka para usakA asara huA hai| maiMne jisa cUrNa kA prayoga kiyA vaha SANmAsa kalpa hai jo nIma aura kAlI mirca ke bIja se nirmita rasAyana hai| yaha bahuta jaldI dimAg2a ko saceta kregaa| yadi dimAg2a ke andara koI kIr3e paidA hue hoMge to unakA nAza kara degaa| Apako ghabarAne kI koI jarUrata nahIM hogii| unheM pUrA ArAma caahie| unake dimAga para asara ho aisI koI bAta unake kAnoM meM na pdd'e| yadi ve svayaM kucha cAheMgI to use unheM upalabdha kraaeN| usa sambandha meM koI savAla unase na kreN| unake mana ko aura AghAta na lage aisA vAtAvaraNa banAe rkheN| taba unheM dhIraja bNdhegaa| mana meM yadi adhairya hogA to unheM lagegA ki sArI duniyA virodha kara rahI hai| aise vicAra Ate hI unakI punaH aisI sthiti ho sakatI hai| maiM yaha kaha nahIM sakatA ki yaha hAlata isalie huii| Age aisA na ho, isakA khayAla rakhakara vyavahAra karanA hogaa| yaha jAvazyaka hai| maiM kala subaha snAna-pUjA-pATha ke bAda jaldI AU~gA / inheM ThaNDA pAnI inake jAgane ke bAda diijie| chAcha, DAbha Adi diijie| bIca meM koI takalIfa nahIM hogI, aisI merI AzA hai| agara merI jarUrata mahasUsa huI to kahalA bhejeM, maiM A jAU~gA" - yaha kahakara paNDitajI uTha khar3e hue| "acchaa|" mariyAne bole / paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga To 227

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cArukIrti paNDitajI cale gaye 1 "ammAjI, tuma loga jaao| maiM yahIM rahU~gA / daDiMgA aura dekabne yahIM bAhara rheN|" yaha Adeza dekara mariyAne patnI ke pAsa baiTha gye| beTiyA~ calI gayIM / paNDita cArukIrti ne jo balAyA use suna mariyAne cintAgrasta ho gaye / beTiyoM ke kahane se unheM mAlUma ho cukA thaa| unhoMne bhI mA~ ko apanI bAtoM se dukhAyA hogaa| isake alAvA merI bhI jhir3akiyoM ne usake dimAga para AghAta kiyA hogaa| yahI socakara vaha vyathita hue| ve narama-dila the, aura patnI tathA beTiyoM para vizeSa sneha rakhate the| ve sadA ina logoM se aisA vyavahAra karate jisase kisI kA dila na dukhe / isakA yaha matalaba nahIM ki kabhI-kabhI gusse meM Akara kucha kahA na ho| kahA jarUra hai| phira unheM bhulA bhI diyA hai| parantu eka bAta meM ve sadA satarka aura kaThora rahA krte| kahIM kabhI rAjya niSThA ke viSaya meM koI zaMkA kI bAta suna par3atI to vaha unheM sahana nahIM hotI thI / aisI rAjadroha kI bAta sunate to sunAnevAle para pila pdd'te| Aja bhI unakI bAteM unake svabhAva ke anurUpa hI thiiN| parantu yaha unakI kalpanA meM bhI nahIM AyA thA ki unakI patnI kA svAsthya isa hada taka bigar3a jaaegaa| ve apanI karanI para pachatAne lge| daNDanAyikA ne dhIre se kraahaa| hAtha kucha hilane-Dulane bhI lge| 'hAya mA~' karatI huI usane karavaTa lii| dhIre se A~kheM kholiiN| a~gulI se saMketa kara pUchA, "vahA~ kauna khar3e haiM?" "maiM... kabbA... pIne ke lie kucha..." "sira phaTA jA rahA hai... ThaNDA... pAnI... sira... para DAlo..." cAmabbe kA dama ghuTa rahA thA / mariyAne ne aura najadIka sarakakara usake mAthe para hAtha rkhaa| kahA, vaidya jI ne davA dI haiN| ghabarAne kI bAta nhiiN| jaldI acchI ho jAogI - kaha gaye haiM / tumhAre jagane ke bAda kucha ThaNDA peya dene ko bhI kaha gaye haiN| dekacye ko batAne para lA degI / " mariyAne ke sparza ne zAyada daNDanAyikA ke zarIra meM kucha garamI paidA kI ho, use vaha hitakArI bhI lagA ho, usane apane pati kI ora dekhaa| usakI A~kheM DabaDabA aayiiN| vaha sisaka-sisakakara rone lgii| mariyAnaM ne aura pAsa sarakakara kahA, "dekho, isa taraha agara tuma karogI to thaka jAogI aura usase hAlata aura z2yAdA bigar3a jaaegii| isalie apane ko sa~bhAlo / aba kyA huA hai jo tuma roo| 'dekacyA jAo, chAcha lA do / ' suna dekabbe jaldI jaldI calI gyii| #: yaha "daDiMgA, jAo, bacciyoM ko bulA laao| kaho ki tumhArI mA~ jaga gayI 228 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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hai"-kahakara mariyAne apane aMgarakhe ke chora se usake A~sU poMchane lge| cAmabbe ne aba patideva ko dUsare hI rUpa meM pAyA / dekabbe chAcha lekara bhAgI-mAgI aayii| "thor3A-thor3A kara pilaao|" kahakara daNDanAyaka kucha pIche haTa gye| cAmadhye ne muMha kholA; dekabbe thor3A-thor3A karake chAcha pilAne lgii| pahale pahala to nigalanA muzkila ho rahA thaa| nigalane meM kucha takalIfa ho rahI thii| tIna-cAra bAra gale se chAla utarane ke bAda kucha AsAnI ho gayI / vAmadhye ne bIca meM dekabbe ke hAtha ko rokakara sUcanA dI ki aba aura nhiiN| "Aja dina-bhara peTa meM kucha bhI to nahIM gayA hai| thor3A-sA bacA hai| ise pI leN| paTa DA rhegaa| kahakara sAraH chAcha, jo lAyA thA, pilA diyaa| itane meM beTiyA~ bhI yahA~ A gyiiN| dekace pAtra khAlI lekara khar3I huI hI thI ki tabhI "Tekacce, tuma aura daDigA apanA-apanA dUsarA kAma dekho|" mariyAne ne khaa| vaha bAhara jAkara daDigA ko mAlika kI AjJA sunAkara apane kAma para calI gyii| cAmabbe ne bacciyoM kI ora dekhaa| bolI, "aao|' hoTha mAtra hile / AvAja nahIM niklii| beTiyoM ne dekhA ki mA~ kA sira vicitra DhaMga se lur3hakA par3A hai| beTiyA~ pAsa AvIM to cAmabve ne kucha sarakakara hAtha se izArA kara baiThane ko khaa| mA~ kI icchA ke anusAra ve baiTha gyiiN| mariyAne, jo usakI bagala meM baiThe the, uThakara sirahAne A baiThe to una tInoM ko baiThane ke lie jagaha ho gyii| ghoppidevI usake pAsa baiThI thii| usakI jA~gha para cAmabbe ne hAtha rakha apane pati aura bacciyoM ko bArI-bArI se dekhaa| usake nirjIva cehare para eka taraha ke samAdhAna kI bhAvanA jhlkii| apane pati kI ora dekhakara yaha bar3I muzkila se dhIre-dhIre bolane kA upakrama karane lagI, "merI eka AzA..." muMha se zabda pUre nikala nahIM rahe the, eka-eka akSara bolakara itanA kaha paayii|| ''eka kyoM? tumhArI sArI AzAoM ko pUrI kruuNgaa| aba kucha mata bolA, ArAma kro| kala subaha vaidyajI aaeNge| tumhAre gale kI nasoM kI aiMThana ThIka karane kI davA deNge| nasoM ke DhIlA ho jAne para kala jo kahanA ho so khnaa|'' mariyAne ne khaa| "ka...la...rAja...mahala..." "ina sabake bAre meM kyoM socatI ho? aba ina vicAroM ko chor3akara apane mastiSka ko vizrAma do| tuma aba A~kha mUMdakara ArAma se leTa jaao| nIMda A jaaegii| ammAjI, usa beMca para qhasa kA paMkhA hai| use lekara jhlaao|' mariyAne ne khaa| pahamAhAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 229

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pachalA paMkhA jhalane lgii| cAmabbe ne boppidevI kI jA~gha para se apanA hAtha uThAkara patideva kI jA~gha para rakhA aura unakI dRSTi ko apanI ora AkarSita kiyaa| apanI tarjanI dikhA saMketa kiyA "eka abhilASA!..." "aba kucha nahIM kaho, ArAma se so jaao|" mariyAne ne phira khaa| vaha A~kha mUMdakara par3I rhii| usake zvAsocchvAsa kI gati kabhI teja kabhI dhImI hotI rhii| phira eka sAdhAraNa gate para A gyii| dhIre-dhIre A~kha laga gyii| mA~ ko soyA pAkara padmalA ne paMkhA jhalanA banda kara diyaa| sabhI veTiyA~ uTha khar3I huiiN| cAmalA ne mA~ ke pairoM ke pAsa par3I or3hanI ko uThAkara dhIre-se mA~ ke zarIra ko gale taka DeMka diyaa| marigobhI uTha khaDe hA aura bole "TigA ko yahIM rahane ke lie Adeza duuNgaa| tuma logoM meM se koI eka dekabbe ko yahA~ bhejo, aura jAkara so jaao|" padmalA ne kahanA zurU hI kiyA ki bhojana...ki turanta pariyAne bole, "ammAjI, Aja kucha nahIM caahie| mujhe nIMda A jAe to acchA / tuma logoM kI bhI yahI hAlata ho rahI hogii| jAkara sone kA yatna kro| kala kI mahAsabhA meM jAnA ho to hameM Aja rAta ArAma karanA cAhie hii| aba jaao|" kahakara mariyAne ne patnI kI ora eka bAra dekhA aura cale gye| daDigA aura dekayye ke Ane para ve bhI sone calI gyiiN| pitA-putriyoM ko bahuta dera taka nIMda na A pAyI hogI, unake uThane ke pahale hI vaidyajI A gye| parivAne vaidyajI ke Ane kI bAta jAmakara prAtaHkAlIna sabhI kRtyoM se nipaTakara hAtha-mu~ha dho yahA~ jaldI hI A gye| unake Ane se pahale vaidyajI dekabbe se pUchatAcha kara jAna cuke the ki cUrNa sUMghane ke bAda daNDanAyikA kI kaisI hAlata rhii| taba daNDanAyikA jAgI na thii| daNDanAyaka ko Ate dekhakara paNDitajI uThane kI koziza meM lage to mariyAne "vaiThie, baiThie, maiM bhI baiTraeNgA," kahate hue galIce para paNDitajI ke pAsa hI baiTha gye| 'cUrNa kA prayoga karane ke bAda kyA saba huA yaha dekabbe ke dvArA mAlUma pdd'aa| sunA ki rAta ko eka bAra jagI thiiN| jAgate hue bhI eka taraha kI behozI chAyI rahI / sunA ki phira jaldI sI gyiiN| isalie yaha mAlUma hotA hai ki cUrNa ne acchA asara kiyA haiN| pahale kI bImArI kAmilA jo sthAyI rUpa se ghara kara cukI thI, zAyada dUra ho jaay| aisI sambhAvanA to hai phira ApakA aura ina bacciyoM kA bhAgya hai|" paNDita ne khaa| "yaha saba Apake hAtha kA prabhAva hai, vaidyjii|" mariyAne ne hArdika bhAva se khaa| "agara ise mere hAtha kA prabhAva mAneM to vaha kevala ahaMkAra kI bAta hogii| 290 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To

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isI hAtha se ereyaMga prabhu ko bhI davA khilAyI thI na? taba vaha hAtha kA guNa kahA~ gayA thA? yaha saba unake bhAgya kI bAta hai, saba pUrva-niyojita hai| prabhujI kI koI dalatI umra to nahIM thI vaha aura kucha dazAbdiyoM taka jIvita raha sakate the| yaha poysala rAjya kA durbhAgya thA ki hamane unheM kho diyaa| yaha kitanA bar3A nukasAna hai, isa bAta ko Apa mujhase adhika samajhate haiM / " paNDitajI ne kahA / "saca hai" mariyAne ne khaa| use lagA ki isa vakta paNDita ke mu~ha se yaha bAta kyoM nikalanI cAhie thii| jaba hamArA mana kahIM anyatra kisI dUsarI bAla kI cintA meM lagA rahatA hai taba kisI kI kar3I prAsaMgika bAta kA viparIta artha nikAlanA manuSya kA svabhAva hotA hai| isa paNDita ko zAyada sabhI bAtoM kI jAnakArI ho gayI hogii| mere sAmane, isa vakta yaha bAta kyoM kahanI thI ? vyaMgyokti kyoM kahanI thI? isa bAta kA Aja honevAlI mahAsabhA ke sAtha kucha-na-kucha sambandha honA caahie| rAjamaha ko kirAne ke lie kahanevAle mahArAja ne isa pati ko zAyada mere ghara meM guptacarI kA kAma karane ke lie bhejA hogA kyA? - yoM mariyAne kI vicAradhArA kahA~ se kahA~ bahane lagI / vaha kucha kahanA cAhate the ki itane meM padmalA ne Akara kahA, "mA~ jAga gyii|" "unake hAtha-mu~ha dhulavA diijie|" paNDitajI ne kahA / "saba ho cukA hai Apa pdhaarie|" padyalA bolI / usake sAtha paNDitajI aura mariyAne donoM andara gye| paNDita ne nabz2a, jIbha, A~kha kA muAyanA kiyA aura "hA~ acchA" kahakara apanI davA-dArU kI peTI kholii| cUrNa kI do pur3iyA~ aura davA kI cAra goliyA~ dIM aura kahA, "kucha laghu AhAra de deN| usake bAda cUrNa kI eka pur3iyA zahada meM milA caTavA deM aura usake do ghar3I bAda ina goliyoM meM se do kA cUrNa banAkara zahada meM milAkara caTavA deN| isI taraha madhyAhna ke bAda bhI kreN|... abhI mujhe rAjamahala jAnA haiM, AjJA deN|" kahakara paNDitajI uTha khar3e hue| "mA~ bAta karane meM bahuta kaSTa kA anubhava kara rahI haiN| gale kI ina noM kI aiMThana DhIlI ho sake aisI koI davA dI jA sakegI?" padmalA ne pUchA / "vaha cUrNa isI ke lie diyA hai, ammaajii| ise khAne ke kucha samaya ke bAda dhvanitantu ThIka hote jaaeNge| kucha pyAsa jyAdA lgegii| DAbha pilaaie| aba maiM calU~?" mariyAne kI ora mur3akara puuchaa| "acchA paNDitajI," kahate hue mariyAne vaidya ke sAtha Age bddh'e| daravAje taka pahu~cane para paNDitajI khar3e ho gye| kucha idhara-udhara dekhA / kisI ko na dekha mariyAne ke pAsa Aye aura dhIre se sira jhukA liyA / mariyAne ne paNDita kI ora dekhakara pUchA, "kucha cAhie thA kyA?" phira paTTamahAdevIM zAntalA : bhAga do : 231

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idhara-udhara dekhakara chole, "kucha saMkoca karane kI jarUrata nahIM, khie|' "Aja Apa daNDanAyikA jI ke pAsa hI raheM,' paNDitajI ne khaa| "to..." ghabarAkara mariyAne na pANData kI ora dekhaa| ''TaNDanAyikA jI kI nAI kI gati santoSajanaka nhiiN| pitta kA prakopa bahuta adhika ho gayA haiN| Aja kA dina agara bIta jAya to phira hRdaya kI gati ke ThIka ho jAne kI sambhAvanA hai| isa pitta ke prakopa ko zamana karane ke lie acchI aura prabhAvazAlI davA dI hai| agara vaha davA daNDanAyikA jI ko laga jAtI hai, to ve bImArI se jaldI hI mukta ho jaaeNgii| isalie Apako Aja unhIM ke pAsa rahanA caahie|' paNDitajI ne khaa| "aisA hI hogA paNDitajI" mariyAne ne khaa| unakaM kahane ke DhaMga ko dekha paNDitajI ne dhIraja dhAraNa karane ko kahA, "daNDanAyaka jI ghabarAe~ nhiiN| sthiti kA dhairya ke sAtha sAmanA karanA hogaa| bacciyA~ ghabarA jAe~ aisI koI bAta na kheN| ApakA dhairya daNDanAyikA jI ko nayA jIvana bhI lA sakatA hai| maiM rAjamahala se lauTate hue phira yahA~ aauuNgaa| ThIka hai nA mariyAne ne sira hilAkara sammati kI sUcanA dii| paNDitajI cale gye| mariyAne phira apanI patnI ke kamare meM A gye| bacciyoM bhI mA~ ke pAsa hI baiMThI rhiiN| "ammAjI, nAztA taiyAra ho gayA hogA, tuma saba jAkara nAztA kara lo| dekavve se kahIM ki vaha tumhArI mA~ ke lie AhAra lA de| AhAra aura cUrNa khillAne ke bAda maiM bhI nAztA kara lUMgA, phira tuma loga yahA~ raha sakatI ho|" mariyAne ne smjhaayaa| "vaidyajI ne vahAM koI vizeSa bAta nahIM kI, bAhara Apako kucha batAyA appAjI?' padmalA ne puuchaa| ___"beTI, kahA ki kucha ghabarAne kI jarUrata nhiiN| Aja kucha prabhAvazAlI davA dI hai| goliyA~ bhI dI haiN| ina davAoM ke lene se hRdaya aura pittakoza ke kriyAzIla hone meM madada mila jaaegii| unake pAsa hamezA kisI-na-kisI ko rahanA caahie| jaba pyAsa lage taba koI ThaNDA peya dete rahanA caahie| isalie maiM vahA~ rhuuNgaa| tuma loga ho aao|" daNDanAyaka ne khaa| bacciyA~ calI gyiiN| cAmabbe ne karAhate hue dhIre-se kahA, "aura bhI pAsa A jaaie|' mariyAne aura naz2adIka Akara baiTha gye| cAmabbe ne aspaSTa svara meM kahA, "mujhe rAjamahala...jAnA... haiN|" 292 :: paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"acchA, kala sudhara jAne ke bAda cleNge|" "na, na, Aja hii...jaanaa...vaahie|" ''hA~, vahI ho| abhI vaidhajI aaeNge| taba unase pUchakara le cluuNgaa| ThIka hai "itanA...kareM...ba...ha...ta up...kaar...ho...gaa|" "vaidyajI ne kahA hai ki adhika bAta nahIM karanI caahie| bAta kiye binA ArAma se leTI rhie|" sira hilAkara daNDanAyikA ne sAta jtaayii| dakavve kaoNjI le aayii| pitta ko zAnta karane meM yaha sahAyaka hai aura jaldI haz2ama bhI hotI hai, isa bAta ko vaidyajI pahale hI batA gaye the| dekabbe ne choTe bartana meM thor3A-thor3A karake pilaayaa| patalI hone ke kAraNa daNDanAyikA ko nigalane meM vizeSa takalIfa nahIM huii| daMkavye jitanI kAMjI lAyI thI. usameM se AdhI ke karIba pI jA cukI thI, taba daNDanAyikA ke mAthe para, nAka para aura hoThoM para pasInA nikalane lgaa| dUsarI ora baiThe daNDanAyaka ne pAsa par3e tauliye se pasInA poMcha diyaa| ___ "dekavye, aba Adha yar3I bAda cUrNa khilA denaa|" daNDanAyaka ne khaa| dekacce vahA~ ke bartana-bAsana uThA le gayI aura thor3I dera bAda cUrNa ko zahada meM milAkara le aacii| use mariyAne ne apane hAtha meM liyA aura bole, ''maiM khuda khilaauuNgaa| bA~ccayoM kA nAztA ho cukA ho to ve yahA~ A jaaeN|" baha calI gyii| daNDanAyaka ne gajakaNaM palAza ke pattaM para zahada meM milAye cUrNa ko apanI a~gulI se lekara daNDanAyikA ko cttaayaa| unhoMne use nigala liyaa| thor3I dara meM beTiyoM bhI vahA~ A gayIM aura pitAjI ko jAne ke lie chuTTI dii| vaha cane gaye phira snAna Adi se nibaTakara, nAztA karake vahIM lauTa aaye| bacciyoM se bole, "hA~, maiM A gayA, aba tuma loga jAo aura nahA-dhokara kapar3e badalakara kaMghI-aMdhI kara aao|" beTiyA~ calI gyiiN| dhor3I dera bAda dekabje zahada meM golI milAkara le AyI ! use apane hAtha meM lekara mariyAne na dekaJce ko bheja diyA aura khuda patnI ko vaha davA cttaacii| patnI ne davA cATane ke bAda do bAra z2ora se khaaNsaa| ___dekhie, Apane kahA ki baidyajI Ae~ge, Akara davA de jaaeNge| Apako yahA~ kyoM baiTe rahanA cAhie bekaar| dar3igA se kahie. vaha yahA~ rhegaa| Apa jAkara apanA kAma dekha liijie|" cAmabbe ne apane pati kI ora najara ddaalii| vAstava meM usakA galA aura nitantu kucha khula gaye the| bAta bolane para pahale kI apekSA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 299

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adhika spaSTa rUpa se suna par3ha sakabhI "pArI zyArA kalamAsAnI ne kaMna kI sthiti ho gayI thii| AsAnI se bAta kara sakane kI hAlata na hone para bhI pahale kI apekSA z2yAdA sugama-sA mahasUsa ho rahA thaa| ___ "mujhe koI z2arUrI kAma nahIM hai| vaidya ne kahA hai ki unake Ane taka maiM tumhAre hI pAsa baiThA rhuuN| naukara jA saMvA karaMgA yaha pratiphalAkAMkSI hokara kI jAnevAlI sevA hai| hama jo karate haiM vaha prema aura Adara kI sevA hai| aba tumheM aise hI prema aura Adara se kI jAnevAlI sevA kI zarata hai| vaidya ne vahIM kahA ''mere lie isa sabase bar3hakara sevA mujhaM rAjamahala le jAnA hai|" 'maiMne pahale hI kahA na ki le jaaeNge|" ''caidyajI se anumati lekara hI jAnA hogA?'' "tumako ArAma se rakhane ke lie kahA hai| isa jagaha se abhI hilanA-ilanA nahIM caahie| aba tuma kAcha acchI hotI jA rahI ho, tumako yaha mahasUsa ho rahA hogaa| unake Ane taka aura acchI ho jaaogii| ve dekha leM aura kaheM to hameM hAdasa bNdhegaa|'' mariyAne bole| unheM lagA ki pU:-rAjamahala kyoM jAnA hai| lekina yoM puGakara use bAtoM meM ghasITanA isa sthiti meM amucita samajhakara cupa rhe| parantu unake mana meM taraha-taraha ke savAla uThane lage, "rAjamahala ise kyA kAma hai? vahA~ isakA AdarapUrvaka kauna svAgata karegA? aba yaha kucha bAta ko aura usakI pratikriyA kucha aura ho jAya to usakA kyA payavasAna hogA? vaidya ne AsAnI se kaha diyA ki usako icchA pUrI kro| usakI isa icchA ko pUrI kareM kaise? icchA pUrI kareM bhI lekina yadi hita ke badale ahita hI ho to aisI icchA ko pUrI karanA ucita hogA?" itane meM dAMDegA daur3A-daur3A AyA aura bolA, 'mAlika, rAjamahala kI pAlakI AyI hai|" ___ "tuma yahIM raho," kahakara mariyAne bAhara daravAje ke pAsa jaldI-jaldI gye| unake mana meM kaI savAla uThe, "mere ghara para rAjamahala kI pAlakI? kauna Aye hoMge? kyoM Aye hoMge?" yoM sabAloM meM ulajhe hue hI daravAje para pahuMca gye| daDigA ne dekavya ko sUcanA de dI thii| daNDanAyaka kI beTiyAM bhI phATaka taka jA phuNcauN| mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI aura vihideva donoM pAlakI se utarakara phATaka kI ora A rahe the| parivAne ne jhukakara unheM praNAma kiyaa| sannidhAna ke Ane kI sUcanA pahale mAlUma nahIM huii|'' saMkoca ke sAtha mariyAne bole| ___ "daNDanAyikA jI kI tabIyata kaisI hai? unakA svAsthya itanA bigar3a gayA 234 :: paTTamahAdayI zAntalA : bhAga do

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= magara hamako qhabara nahIM so bhI vaidyajI se mAlUma karanA thA?" ecaladevI ne kahA / kala zAma ke bAda acAnaka hI svAsthya bigar3a gyaa| vaidyajI ne kahA ki mujhe yahA~ se hilanA nahIM haiM, unhoMne bhI bharosA diyA hai| kala rAta se ava bahuta acchI hai / subaha se eka hI bAta kaha rahI hai, "rAjamahala le clie|" dopahara kI rAjamahala jAne se pahale vaidyajI yahA~ Ane kI bAta kaha gaye haiN| aba unake Ane ke bAda, unase pUchakara agara le jAne ko kahate to le AnA cAhatA thA / itane meM sannidhAna hI yahA~ devI preraNA se padhAra gayI haiM / hama bar3e bhAgyavAna haiN| ki sannidhAna kI kRpA ke pAtra bne|" yoM kahate gaye daNDanAyaka aba taka ve daNDanAyikA ke kamare taka pahuMca cuke the| una donoM kA ciTTideva, padmalA, cAmalA aura bopadevI ne anusaraNa kiyaa| kivAr3a ko sarakAkara mariyAne andara gaye aura apanI patnI se kahA, "mahAmAtuzrI mannidhAna yahIM padhAre haiN| tuma cAhatI thIM ki rAjamahala jAe~ / rAjamahala hI yahA~ AyA hai|" itane meM ecaladevI andara A cukI thIM / pAyAne unake baiThane ke lie Asana ThIka kara hI rahe the ki itane meM ecaladevI ne kahA, "rahane diijie| abhI isa upacAra kI jarUrata nahIM / " vaha pAsa kI eka Asana para baiTha ga 7 GR1 ARM at 1 bihideva usa Asana para baiTha gaye / / cAma apanI hI A~khoM para vizvAsa na kara skii| ekaTaka mahAmAtRzrI ko dekhatI raha gayI / candaladevI ke yahA~ jA sakanevAlI bAtsalyamayI mAtA kA yahA~ Ane meM Azcarya hI kyA haiM? parantu sadyaH isa paristhiti meM khuda bhI jAte to bhI mahAmAtRzrI kA darzana pAnA jahA~ sambhava nahIM laga rahA thA vahA~ ve svayaM Akara darzana deM - isa bAta ne use eka bar3e bhrama meM DAla diyA thaa| ve aprArthita hokara jAya to isa para vizvAsa hI kaise kara sakate haiM? aisI sthiti meM bhI usameM harSa kA saMcAra huaa| vaha palaMga para uThakara baiTha gayI aura utarane kA prayatna karane lagI / daNDanAyekA jI, Apa cupacApa leTI raheMgI to hama yahAM rheNgii| aise thaka jAe~gI to hama cale jaaeNge|" "vaidyajI ne bhI yahI kahA hai| yaha mAnatI nhiiN|" mariyAne ne bIca hI meM kahA : "leTI hI rhii| uTha kahA~ sakatI thI? sannidhAna ke darzana ne mujhe itanI zakti dI ki uThakara baiTha gyii| mujhe baiThI rahane kI anumati deN|" yoM ruka-rukakara bolI / phira kamare meM ke pratyeka vyakti ko eka bAra dekhA aura phira ecaladevI kI ora mur3akara kahA, "mujhe sannidhAna se kucha bAta karanI haiM, dUsare loga na raheM to acchA ?" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do: 235

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upasthita logoM ne eka-dUsare ko dekhaa| "choTe appAjI!'' ebaladevI ne khaa| "acchA mA~, kahakara bidrideva uThakara bAhara cala aaye| mariyAne bhI unake sAtha cale aaye| bacciyA~ bhI bAhara Akara apane-apane kamare kI ora calI gayauM / mA~ ke kahe anusAra padmalA ne bAhara se kivAr3a banda kara diyA thaa| andara kevala do hI rahIM-cAmabbe aura ecldevii| cAmavye dhIre-se palaMga para hI usa chora kI tarapha saraka AyI jidhara ecaladevI baiThI thii| usane ecaladevI kI gAMda para hAtha rakhA, sAtha hI apanA sira bhii| aura kahane lagI, "sannidhAna, apanI zaraNa meM rahane vAle hameM kSamA kreN| paNDita jI ko mere jIvita rahane meM zaMkA utpanna ho gayI hai| ina saba logoM ne jo kucha bhI kahA vaha mujhe dhokhe meM rakhane ke lie kahA hai| marane se maiM iratI nhiiN| mujha para paka bhArI bojha par3A haA hai| isa bojha ko Thokara maiM maranA nahIM caahtii| isa bojha kI utAra dene meM hI irAde se Ana maiM rAjamahala le jAne ke lie kaha rahI thii| khada bhagavAna hI sannidhAna ko yahA~ bulA laace| sannidhAna ke samakSa apanI galatI pAna leM to merA bojhA utara sakatA hai| kSamA karanA yA na karanA sannidhAna kI icchA ke adhIna haiN|'' kahatI huI cAmalne kucha dera taka ruka gyii| usakI sA~sa bhArI ho gayI thii| zurU-zurU meM bAteM AsAnI se nahIM nikala rahI thiiN| parantu dhIre-dhIre sudhara rahI dhii| usakI kA~se kI-sI AvAz2a aba na rahane para bhI usakI bAteM dhImI aura ruka-rukakara kahIM jAne para bhI ecaladevI ko spaSTa sunAI par3a rahI thiiN| pracala karane para bhI usakI AvAja U~cI na ho skii| daNDanAyikA hai sakate hI caladevI ne kahA, "kyoM daNDanAyikA jI: kyoM aisI atambaddha bAteM kara rahI haiM: kisane kahA ki Apane g2alatI kI? bekAra hI jhUTha-mUTha apane Upara or3ha le rahIM haiN| kala zAma ko jaba paNDitajI ko Apake yahA~ ghabarAkara jaldI bulavAyA gayA tabhI se hama Apake svAsthya ke bAre meM bahuta cintita rahe aura barAbara samAcAra prApta karate rhe| paNDitajI ne batAyA ki Apake hadaya kI gA~ta kucha vicitra-sI ho rahI hai| apanI A~khoM se khuda dekha kucha dilAsA dekara dhIraja baMdhAne ke lie hama yahAM Aye haiN| Apa isa taraha ghabarA jAe~gI to ina beTiyoM kI kyA hAlata hogI: Apake svastha hone kI jimmedArI aba davA para nahIM, Apa hI para adhika nirbhara karatI hai| paNDitajI ne bhI yaha kahA hai| anna Apa nizcinta hokara ArApa kreN| samajhI." "tannidhAna mujhe kSamA kareM ! maiM choTI baccI nahIM huuN| pujhe saba yAda hai| maiMne anchA-busa jo bhI kiyA, mujhe mAlUma hai| abhI sannidhAna se jaisA nivedana kiyA majhe jIne kI AzA nhiiN| parane se pUrva mujhe apanI galatI ke lie kSamA mile, 23 :: paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : bhAga do

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yahI mere lie bhAgya kI bAta hogii| sannidhAna yahA~ taka padhArI isa udAratA ke lie maiM sarvathA yogya nahIM hU~-yaha mujhe mAlUma hai| jo maiM kahU~gI usa sabako Apa suna leM tabhI mere lie santoSa hogaa| maiMne g2alata kAma karane kI bAta kabhI socI hI nhiiN| mere svArtha ne mujhase kucha g2alata kAma karAyA hai| usa samaya yaha mAlUma hotA ki yaha g2alata hai to zAyada karatI bhI nhiiN| aba yaha sAbita ho gayA hai ki yaha saba merI g2alatI se huA, anyathA mere patideva aura merI hI beTiyA~ munne doSI kaha dUSita na krte|''-itnaa kahakara usane dama liyA aura phira pichale dina pati-putriyoM se jo bAtacIta huI thI usakA sArA kissA sunA DAlA thaa| phira kahane lagI, ''maiMne jisa pattala meM khAyA usI meM cheTa kiyaa| rAjadrohiyoM ke sAtha milakara rAjadroha kA kAma maiMne kiyA-yaha doSa mujha para lagAyA gayA hai| maiM apanI beTiyoM kI saugandha khAkara kahatI haiM ki maiMne rAjadroha kA koI kAma nahIM kiyaa| maiMne jo bhI kiyA usakA eka hI lakSya thaa| yaha yaha ki maiM apanI beTiyoM ko sannidhAna kI bahueM banAnA cAha rahI thii| ve jIvana-para sakhI raheM, eka yahI maMga svArtha thaa| strI kA sukha byAhe ghara meM hI nihita hai| so mero eka bahI AkAMkSA thI aura use hI saphala banAne kI maiM koziza karatI rhii|" eka kSaNa rukakara cAmabbe ne Age kahA, 'mujhe eka bAra aisA lagA ki heggar3atI kI beTI merI icchA ke pUrNa hone meM kA~TA banI huI hai| isa kAraNa se asUyA utpanna ho gyii| yaha g2alatafahamI hai isakA jJAna pujhe bahuta dera bAda huaa| jaba maiM usa vAmAcArI ke pAsa gayI taba bhI maiMne kisI ke bAre meM koI bAta nahIM khii| usane apanI sArI buddhimAnI se mere virodhiyoM ke bAre meM puuchaa| koI bhI ho tumheM usase kyA matalaba? hameM rakSA caahie| maiM aura merA parivAra sukhI ho, merI beTiyoM sukha se jIe~-itanA hI khaa| usane hamArI rakSA ke lie sarvatobhadra yantra banAkara diyaa| maiMne aura merI beTiyoM ne use dhAraNa kiyaa| lekina yaha sArI bAta apanI beTiyoM se gupta rkhii| unheM mAlUma na ho aisA hI intajAma kiyA thaa| mere ghara kA naukara aura yaha vAmAcArI donoM zatruoM ke guptacara the, yaha bAta kala hI mujhe mAlUma pdd'ii|" thor3A rukakara cAmabbe ne kahanA jArI rakhA, "tabhI se mujhameM dhIraja nahIM rhaa| mere dimAga meM bhArI halacala zurU ho gayI thii| jo samasyA mujhe kaSTa de rahI thI usakA mujhe jaise hala mila gayA thaa| usa rAta hamAre yahA~ usa vAmAcArI ne jo aMjana-kriyA kI usameM apane virodhiyoM ko dekhane kI majhe lAlasA utthii| parantu yahA~ dekhA kisI aura ko| maiMne usameM apane pyAre annadAtA prabhu ko dekhaa| mujhe kyA patA thA ki usa vAmAcArI ne apanI zatrutA ke kAraNa hI hamAre annadAtA ko dikhAyA thaa| taba usa kalpanA ne hI mere dila-dimAga ko dahalA diyA thaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntala! : bhAga do :: 297

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mere mana meM ka la tumuH sAmane : i ...! vi kitI ne mujhe uThAkara eka bar3e gahare khaDDa meM paTarA diyA hai| lagA ki merI sArI rAmakahAnI qhatma ho gyii| kAza! aisA ho gayA hotA to maiM isa bhArI bojha ko lekara bhUta banakara raha rahI hotii| jAne meM yA anajAne meM Aga meM hAtha DAlane para jalegA hii| svArtha aura ajJAnatA ke kAraNa usa vAmAcArI kI salAha lene gayI...bahuta bar3A aparAdha kiyA maiNn| mujhe jo bhI daNDa deM use nissaMkoca svIkAra kruuNgii| merI g2alatiyoM kA daNDa merI beTiyoM ko na bhugatanA par3a, unakA bhaviSya andhakAramaya na ho-yaha merI vinatI hai| lekina usake bAre meM anurodha karane kI sthiti meM maiM nahIM huuN| beTiyoM ke bhaviSya kI cintA se maiMne jo kAma kiyA, vahIM unake bhaviSya ke lie kA~TA bana gyaa| aba use ThIka karane ke lie mujhameM sAhasa nahIM raha gayA hai| aba to tInoM bacciyoM ko ApakI goda meM DAla rahI huuN| unakA uddhAra karanA sannidhAna kI icchA para nirbhara haiN| "merI icchA thI ki unheM sannidhAna kI bahue~ banA ttreN| unakI bhI yahI AkAMkSA hai| unheM pANigrahaNa karanevAlA kI AkAMkSA bhI eka mukhya bAta hai| phira mannidhAna bhI mA~ haiM-so mA~ ke duHkha-darda se aparicita nahIM hai| adhikAra-darpa se itarAnA galata hai yaha bAta maiM asUyA se pare, acchI mAnavatA ke Adarza para calanevAle Apa logoM ke vyavahAra tathA Apa aura heggar3atI jI ke isa paraspara AtmIyatA ke sambandha ko dekhakara samajha skii| lekina aba kAfI dera ho cukii| eka samaya thA, jaba maiM samajhatI thI ki merI beTI paTarAnI banegI to maiM darpa ke sAtha itarAtI phiruuNgii| jinase prema huA unase pANigrahaNa kara sahaja evaM sukhada jIvanayApana karane kA apanA eka mahattva hotA hai-yaha maiM bahuta dera bAta samajha skii| patA nahIM ki isa bAta itanA bola sakane kI tAkata mujhameM kahA~ se A gayI : jaise bujhate samaya dIpaka adhika prakAza detA hai zAyada vaise hI vaha bhI hai| apanI g2alatiyoM ke prAyazcitta ke rUpa meM apanI beTiyoM ko sannidhAna kI goda meM samarpita kara rahI huuN| sannidhAna jaisA kucha bhI kareM, mujhe svIkAra hai| yadi merI AzA-AkAMkSA saphala na ho to anya kisI ke hAtha sauMpane ke badale inheM merI tarafa se bhagavAna kI sevA ke lie dharohara rakheM / maiMne khule dila se jo kahanA thA, kaha diyaa| sannidhAna agara kaha deM ki kSamA kara diyA hai to maiM zAnti se antima sA~sa le skeNgii|" cAmabne dhIre-dhIre dhImI AvAz2a meM hI bola rahI thI, kabhI-kabhI usakI AvAja kucha teja bhI ho jAtI thiiN| bAta kara cukane ke bAda use thakAvaTa mAlUma huii| khATa para hI hAthoM ke sahAre baiThI rahane kI koziza kI, parantu kamajorI ke kAraNa aisA na ho skaa| Y.3 :: paTTamahAdevo zAntalA : bhAga do

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cAmabve kI yaha dazA dekha ecaladevI ne svayaM uThakara usakI bhujAoM para hAtha rakhakara dhIre-se liTAte hue kahA, "leTa jAie, Apa bahuta thaka gayI haiN| yaha acchA huA ki Apane khule dila se saba-kucha kaha diyaa| rAjagharAne kI nIti-rIti rahI hai-rASTrahita ko dhyAna meM rakhakara, U~ca-nIca ke bhedabhAva ke binA, asUyArahita hokara eka parivAra kI taraha rhnaa| isa Adarza ke lie sahayoga karanevAloM kI AzA-AkAMkSA kI pUrti meM nyUnatA na hogii| aba daNDanAtha jI kI patnI candraladevI kA baccA heggar3atI jI ke ghara meM unakI premapUrNa dekharekha meM pala rahA haiM na? apanI beTiyoM kI dekharekha karane ke lie Apa svayaM jaldI hI acchI ho jAe~gI-aisA bharosA hai| Apa duniyA bhara kI cintA na kreN|" "mujhe to bacane kI AzA nhiiN|" cAmabbe ne apanI sUkhI A~khoM se apanI mAlakina kI ora nihaaraa| phira vahI bAta! aisA na kaheM / ' kahakara khuda zcaladevI ne uThakara kivAr3a kholA / khulane se kucha AvAz2a huii| bhItarI prakoSTha se uThakara saba andara A gye| taba taka paNDitajI bhI A cuke the| unheM dekhakara khuda bAhara A ecaladevI ne kahA, "daNTanAvikA jI ne jI bharakara bAtacIta kii| unheM bAta karane se roka nahIM skii| zAnti se baiMThakara sunane ke sivA koI cArA na thaa| Apa jaga unakI hAlata dekha niijie| paNDitajI aura mariyAne donoM andara cale gye| mahAmAtRzrI ko akaMlI chor3akara jAnA ucita na samajhakara padmalA ne eka Asana dikhAkara usa para baiThane ke lie nivedana kiyaa| ecaladevI ne daNDanAyaka jI kI tInoM beTiyoM ko dekhaa| dhIre-se Asana kI ora jAkara baiTa gayIM aura cAlI, "choTe appAjI, baittho| paNDitajI ke Ane ke bAda hama cleNge|" daNDanAyikA kI beTiyoM khar3I hI rhiiN| "tuma loga bhI baiTho, khar3I kyoM ho|' ecaladevI ne khaa| ve bhI vahA~ ciThI darI para kucha dUra para saMkoca se baiTha gyiiN| ___mA~ ko mauna dekha biTTideva ne samajhA ki mA~ kisI gambhIra bAta para vicAra kara rahI haiN| andara donoM meM kyA bAtacIta huI-jAnane kA unake mana meM kutUhala jgaa| phira bhI yaha ucita sthAna na samajhakara cupa rhe| dekabbe do bAra snAnagRha meM gayI aura donoM bAra thAlI-loTA lAyI thI jaldI meN| sabakA dhyAna usI kamare kI ora lagA thaa| andara se ke karane kI AvAja suna pdd'ii| bAda meM dekacce hoziyArI se thAlI lekara pichavAr3e kI ora calI gyii| tabhI mariyAne kamare se bAhara Aye aura beTiyoM se bole, ''beTI, tuma loga andara jAo, tumhArI mauM bulA rahI hai|" ve uThI aura andara calI gyiiN| mariyAne bAhara ke prakoSTha ke eka khambe se saTakara khar3e ho gye| biTTideva paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: :!3!!

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ne unheM dekhaa| lagA ki unake antaraMga meM kucha tumula cala rahA hai| vaha pAsa gye| unakA dhyAna AkarSita karane ke irAde se kahA, "khar3e kyoM haiM? Aie daNDanAyaka jI, baiNtthie|" ___ "hA~, hu~..." kahate hue daNDanAyaka galIce para vahIM baiTa gye| biTTideva bhI unhIM kI bagala meM jA baitthe| biTTideva ne pUchA, ''daNDanAyikA jI bahuta thaka gayI haiM?" "hA~, ulTiyAM karane se thakAvaTa A gayI hai| usakI takalIfa dekhI nahIM jaatii| bhagavAna use pAra lagA de, kAfI hai| lagatA hai, maiM hI usakI mRtyu kA kAraNa bana rahA huuN|" unakA ganA U~dha gayA / usa puSTa balavAna vyakti kA yoM vihala honA dekha biTTideva kA antaraMga mAno ghulakara dravita hone lgaa| vaha kucha kaha na ske| taba ecaladevI ne sAntvanA dete hue kahA, ''daNDanAyaka jI, daNDanAyikA jI ne mujhe vaha sArA vRttAnta kaha sunAyA hai| Apa donoM ke bIca aura usake pahale beTiyoM aura unake bIca jo kucha bhI bAtacIta huI thI vaha saba bhI batA dI hai| mA bhagAna kI itA hai| usakA dUsarA koI vyakti kAraNa nahIM bana sktaa| prabhu ko mRtyu ke lie daNDanAyikA jI ko kAraNa TaharAnA jitanA nirAdhAra hai, yaha bhI utanA hI arthahIna hai| daNDanAyikA jI mana-hI-mana jina bAtoM ke kAraNa ghula rahI thIM, unheM khulakara vyavatta karane ke lie Apa svayaM preraka raha haiN| usI kA phala haiM ki Aja unakI AtmA ko zAnti prApta huI haiN| ve dIghAMya hoNgii| lekina yadi mRtyu ho bhI gayIM to hama yahI kaheMge ki ve zAnti aura santoSa ke sAtha cala dii| isalie Apane unakA upakAra hI kiyA hai| Apa dukhI na hoN| jaldI hote samaya takalIfa to hotI haiM lekina bAda meM ArAma ho jAtA hai| bhagavAna kI icchA hogI to vaha jaldI hI acchI ho jaaeNgii|" "bAta kahanevAlA maiM thaa| maiM jAnatA hU~ ki vaha kaisI cubhatI-sI bAta thii|" "to maiM bhI kaha sakatI hU~ binA bulAye A gayI aura unake thakane taka unase bAteM karavAkara aura pakAne kA kAraNa banI yA ki unakI mRtya kA kAraNa bnii| aisA nahIM hai| hameM buddhi se kAma lenA hai| hameM aisA nahIM vicAranA caahie| hara kAma ke pIche koI adRzya hAtha kriyAzIla hai, hama isa bAta ko mAnate haiN| hama to kevala karaNamAtra haiM, kAraNa nahIM / karaNa ko kRti-doSa nahIM lgtaa| kATanevAle hAtha ko jo dopa hai vaha talavAra ko nahIM lgtaa| aba Apako vo ghabarAnA nahIM caahie| agara Apa hI saMyama kho baiTheMge to ina vecArI abodha bacciyoM kA kyA hogA? ApakA saMyama bacciyoM ko DADhasa baMdhAne ke lie bahuta Avazyaka hai-hama bar3e logoM ko yaha bAta nahIM bhUlanA caahie|" ecaladevI ne phira se smjhaayaa| 241 :: paTTamahAdayo zAntalA : 'mAga do

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bAta samApta ho gyii| daNDanAyaka mauna hI baiThe rhe| zAyaTa mahAmAtRzrI kI sAntvanA bharI bAtoM se unheM kAfI bala mila gayA thaa| paNDitajI apanI davAoM kI peTI ko lekara bAhara aaye| ecaladevI, mariyAne aura viTTideva uTha khar3e hue| ecaladevI ne pUchA, "paNDitajI, kyA hAla hai?" "sannidhAna ko pahale jo batAyA hai usase bhinna koI vizeSa bAta nahIM kaha pA rahA huuN| bhagavadivA ko na jAtA hai." pasinaH katA: "abhI kaisI hai?" "zAnti se leTI haiN| ulTI hone se galA kamajora ho gayA hai| bolane para bhI AvAja sAfa suna nahIM par3atI, phusaphusAtI-sI suna par3atI hai| pUcha rahI thIM ki kyA sannidhAna rAjamahala calI gyiiN| maiMne kahA ki yahI haiM, milanA hai? isa para vaha bolIM- "dikha nahIM rahIM so yoM pUcha hI liyaa|' itanA kaha paNDitajI mauna ho gye| 'calo choTe appAjI, jAne se pUrva eka bAra aura unheM dekha leN|' kAkara ecaladaMvI biTTideva ke sAtha kamare ke andara gyiiN| ___ lar3akiyA~ uTa khar3I huI / daNDanAyikA kI dRSTi pacaladeyI aura biTTideva kI ora gyii| usane donoM hAdha jodd'e| "beTiyoM ko ApakI goda...." kahanA cAhatI thii| hoTa. mAtra hile, bola na skii| ___"Apa ArAma kiijie| hama phira aaeNge|" kahakara ecaladevo vahA~ se nikala aayiiN| viTTideva bhI cale aaye| una logoM ko vidA karane ke lie sabake saba pAlakI taka aace| pAlakI car3hate vakta biTTideva ne kahA, "Aja kI sabhA sthagita kI gayI hai, daNDanAyikA jI kA svAsthya acchA hone ke bAda sabhA yulAne kA nizcaya sannidhAna ne kiyA hai|" . 'acchaa|'' mariyAne bole| ecaladevI aura bihideva rAjamahala kI tarafa aura paNDitajI apane ghara kI ora cale gaye aura daNDanAyaka aura unakI beTiyA~ apane mahala meN| dekabbe ne batAyA ki mAlakina ko nIMda laga gayI hai| 'dahigA vahIM rhe| hama jaldI bhojana kara Ate haiN| dekabbe, jitanI jaldI ho sake bhojana cAra karo aura hameM sUcita kro|' mariyAne ne kahA aura vahIM jhUle para baiTha gye| beTiyA~ apanI mA~ ko dekhakara kamare meM lauTa aayiiN| dekabbe se sUcanA milate hI saba gaye aura bhojana kara aaye| ghara kI hAlata aisI thI ki zikSikA ko bhI naukara se sUcanA dilA dI gayI ki adhyApana ke lie Aja nahIM AnA hai| aisI dazA meM bacciyoM kA mana bhalA adhyayana meM lagatA? paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 241

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isalie pitAjI ko ArAma karane ke lie kahakara ve saba mA~ ke kamare meM A garcI / dUsare dina daNDanAyikA ne apanI isa bhautika deha ko chor3a diyaa| usane mahAmAtRzrI se 'beTiyoM ko ApakI goda meM...' kahA thA so ve hI usake AkhirI zabda banakara raha gaye the| isa avasara para mahArAja ballAla sahita pUrA rAjaparivAra pArthiva deha ko dekhane AyA aura zraddhAMjali arpita kara rAjamahala vApasa calA gajA 1 daNDanAyikA ne jaba AkhirI sA~sa lI thI taba mariyAne aura unakI beTiyA~ vahIM upasthita rhe| unheM isa bAta kA samAdhAna rahA ki ve yahA~ anta taka rhe| parivAra ke sadasya tathA anya sabhI jana vahA~ the, isa bAta kA jJAna daNDanAyikA ko apane AkhirI kSaNoM meM rahA yA nahIM mAlUma nhiiN| mRtyu ke bAda jo-jo saMskAra Adi hone cAhie the, to saba vidhivat hue| isa mRtyu ke kAraNa mahAsabhA pandraha dina ke lie sthagita kara dI gyii| daNDanAyikA kI mRtyu ke samaya heggar3atI aura zAntalA bir3iyA ke sAtha vahA~ upasthita rhe| pradhAnajI aura unakI patnI lakkaladevI bhI vahA~ thiiN| mariyAne kI pahalI patnI kA putra mAcaNa aura DAkarasa tathA unakI patniyAM bhI upasthita rahIM / ina sabake hone se daNDanAyaka kI beTiyoM ko DhADhasa ba~dhA rhaa| khAsakara AtmIyA mAcikabbe aura zAntalA kI upasthiti unake lie bahuta hI sahAyaka siddha huI / padmatA aura cAmalA ko, mAcikabbe se paricaya hone ke kAraNa unake prati aura adhika Adara aura gaurava-bhAva utpanna ho gyaa| aisI karuNAmayI ke bAre meM hamArI mA~ ne kyoM aise bure vicAra hamameM utpanna kiye the? saba bAtoM ko jAnatI huI bhI, kSamAzIlatA kA pratIka bana yahA~ Akara hama sabako apanA hI mAnakara hama sabakI kuzala kAmanA karatI huI, hamArI dekhabhAla karanevAlI hai yaha karuNAmayI Adarza mA~ / isI vajaha se unakI beTI itanI guNavatI hai| aise logoM kA prema, Adara prApta karanA. bhI eka bhAgya kI bAta hai- daNDanAyaka kI beTiyoM ke diloM meM aisI bhAvanA dhara kara gayI thii| isa bhAvanA ne unheM aura bhI nikaTa lA diyA thaa| mA~ ko khone ke duHkha ko bhulAkara mA~ kA prema dekara mAcikabbe ne daNDanAyikA kI beTiyoM ke hRdayoM meM U~cA sthAna pA liyA thA / mariyAne kA mana duHkha se bhara gayA thaa| mArasiMgayyA ne unake prati apanI pUrI sahAnubhUti prakaTa kI aura unake isa duHkha ko halkA karane kA prayAsa kiyA / ecaladevI ne sabhI bAteM biTTideva ko nahIM batAyI thiiN| aba Age kA kAryakrama kyA 242 par3amahAdevI zAntalA bhAga dAM

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ho, biTTideva yaha soca hI rahe the ki daNDanAyikA cala bsiiN| isI vajaha se mahAsabhA ke kAryakrama sthagita kara diye gaye the| vaha sthagita sabhA Aja bulAyI yI thI ra ira: sA yogA, parI aura caTTalA kI sunavAI honI thii| sabhA meM pradhAna gaMgarAja, mahAdaNDanAyaka, mantrigaNa, dapainAgha, heggar3e mArasiMgayyA, zAntalA, mariyAne kI beTiyA~, rAvata mAyaNa tathA anyAnya adhikArI maujUda the| mahArAja ballAla aura unake bhAI bhI the| pichalI bAra kI taraha isa bAra bhI sabhA ke sAre kArya kA nirvahaNa biTTideva ko hI karanA pdd'aa| abakI bAra mahAsabhA ke samakSa cokI aura vAmAcArI ko eka sAtha upasthita kiyA gayA thaa| ve kevala eka-dUsare ko dekha sakate the, Apasa meM bAtacIta nahIM kara sakale the| donoM dUra-dUra para khar3e kiye gaye the| cokI aura bAmAcArI donoM ko hathakar3I par3I huI thii| biTTideva ne cokI se kahA, ''isa mahAsabhA ke sAmane jhUTha kahakara pAra nahIM ho sakoge isalie satya bolanA hogaa| usa dina jisa strI ko tumane dekhA thA, vaha kauna hai-jAnate ho?" "jAnatA huuN|'' "usa dina usame jo kucha kahA, vaha satya hai?" / "pati ke sAmane koI vivAhitA apanI karanI svIkAra karane ko taiyAra hogI?'' cokI ne bhI savinamra prazna kiyaa| "to tumhArA kahanA hai ki usakA kathana sarAsara jhUTha hai|" "saca aura jhUTa ko milAkara kahA hai|" "kyA jhUTa aura kyA saca hai" / 'pIpala kI parikramA karanA saca haiN| maiM roja dekha-dekhakara tarasa khAtA rhaa| eka bAra usa becArI para dayA A gayI to maiMne usase puuchaa| usane santAna prApta karane kA apanA uddezya prakaTa kiyaa| maiMne pUchA, 'agara tumhArA pati hijar3A ho to santAna kaise hogI? tumheM pati cAhie yA santAna?' vaha bolI, 'jo pati santAna nahIM de sakatA usase kyA prayojana?' maiMne apanI sahAnubhUti jatAyI / vaha sundara thI, mujhe acchI bhI lgii| usake pAsa vazIkaraNa ke lie bhasma lekara mcaa| maiMne usase yaha nahIM kahA ki maiM kauna hU~, basa usa para bhasma kA prayoga kara diyaa| vaha nakela lagI gAya kI taraha jidhara ghasITA udhara calane lgii| bAda meM usase usake pati kI bAta cher3atA to vaha zAyada cir3ha jaatii| maiMne use chor3a dene kI bAta kahI taba bhI vaha mujhase cipakI rhii| yaha badacalana aurata hI to haiN| yuddhazivira meM kisI aura ke sAtha prema ho liyA, usake sAtha raMgareliyA~ manAtI rhii| isane ApakI tarafa ke eka guptacara ko apane jAla meM phaMsA liyA aura senA kI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 2-13

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gatividhiyoM kA patA lagAkara batA dene kA kAma svIkAra kara liyaa| aura anna taka vahIM kAma kiyaa| isa vajaha se vaha jI rahI haiN| vaha eka badajJAta aurata hai. vaha vizvAsapAtra nahIM haiN|" cokI ne btaayaa| "to tumane usa para balAtkAra nahIM kiyA?" "khuda-ba-khuda Akara pairoM par3anevAlI aurata para balAtkAra hI kyoM kareM" "jo tuma kaha rahe ho use satya kaise mAne? satya sAbita karane ke lie koI gavAha hai?" "dUsare gavAha kI kyA jarUrata? cAbuka lekara do-cAra lagA diye jAe~ to khuda hI eka degii|" "to isa cAbuka kA prayoga pahale tuma para hI kyoM na ho?" "mane jhUTha to nahIM kahA!" "ha mAlUma to par3anA cAhie ki tumane jhUTa nahIM khaa| acchA, yaha bAta abhI rahane do, pahale yaha batAo ki tuma hamArI isa rAjadhAnI meM kaba aura kisa kI AjJA se Aye: akele Aye yA aura bhI?" maiM aura vAmazakti donoM sAtha aaye| hama unake kAma para Aye jinakA hama namaka khA rahe haiN| unakA kArya hamane pUrI taraha samarpita hokara kiyA haiM isalie hameM koI duHkha nhiiN|" "tuma loga muptacara banakara hI Aye the?" "hama kisI se sarokAra nahIM rakhanA cAha rahe the| hama para tumhAre mAlika kI yaha kArravAI kyoM?" "mAlika ke Adeza kA pAlana mAtra hamArA kAma hai| unase savAla karanevAle hama kauna hote haiM?" "tumhArA mAlika vaha jaggadeva hI hai na?" "hameM Apa zUlI para hI kyoM na car3hA deM, lekina hamase yaha bAta Apa jAna nahIM skeNge|" "jaggadeva ho yA koI dUsarA, jisa kisI ne bhI use yuddha ke lie prerita kiyA hai vaha khuda-ba-khuda prakaTa ho jAegA / tumane daNDanAyaka ke ghara meM kAma pAyA kaise? unhIM ke ghara ko kyoM cunA?" ""rAjamahala ke viSayoM kI jAnakArI yadi mAlUma karanA par3e to bahuta U~ce adhikAriyoM ke gharoM se hI sambhava hai| pradhAnajI kA ghara, mantriyoM ke ghara, daNDanAyaka kA ghara-ye hI samAcAra saMgraha karane ke yogya ThikAne haiN| Apake mahAdaNDanAyaka ke ghara ko cunane kA kAraNa unakI choTI patnI hai| aura phira vaha pradhAnajI kI 244 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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bahina bhI hai|" "basa, itanA hI kAraNa rahA?" ''itanA hii|" "to kyA hamAre yahA~ ke adhikAriyoM ke gharavAloM para koI niyantraNa nahIM, ve jo cAhe kaha sakate haiM tumhArA yahI khayAla hai?" "aise loga poyasala rAjya meM kama haiN| ereyaMga prabhu ke paTTAbhiSeka ke viSaya meM matabheda rahA, yaha bAta sArI duniyA taka pahu~ca cukI thii| yaha matabheda kyoM aura kahoM se hai, isakA patA laga gayA thaa| usa bheda ko aura adhika bar3hAne ke lie hamane jisa sthAna ko cunA vaha bahuta hI upayakta thA / daNDanAyikA jI kisI bAta para bahuta jaldI vizvAsa kara letI thiiN| isalie mujhe AsAnI se jagaha pila gyii| isake alAvA, choTe naukaroM para kisI kA vizeSa dhyAna nahIM rhtaa| yaha bhI mere lie anukUla sthiti rhii|" ___ revaMga prabhu aura siMhAsanAsIna hone ke viruddha vicAra rakhanevAloM meM vairabhAva haiN| tupane vahI socA hogA" hoM, lekina yaha bAta galata niklii| hamAre kArya ke nirvAha meM isIlie vilamba huaa| kisI-kisI viSaya meM abhiprAya bhinnatA ke hone para bhI rAjyaniSThA ke viSaya meM kisI para koI zaMkA nahIM kI jA sakatI thii| jisa prayojana se hama yahA~ Aye usameM yadi saphalatA nahIM mila sakI to jInA hI vyartha hai, isalie apane kArya kI siddhi ke lie eka nayI yojanA para vicAra kara hI rahe the ki itane meM hameM mAlUma par3A ki daNDanAyikA kA kahIM kisI se virodha cala rahA hai| isI sUtra ko hamane pakar3A aura patA lagAne kI koziza kI ki kahIM rAjadroha hai yA nhiiN| agara ho to isI bhAvanA ko aura adhika vistAra denA upayukta hogaa| hamane aisA hI kiyaa| hamAsa pahalA kadama yaha thA ki daNDanAyikA kA mana vApAcArI kI salAha lene ke lie taiyAra kiyA jaae| isameM saphalatA prApta karane para hamane bar3I mukti se unase una burAI karanevAloM kA patA-ThikAnA lagAne kI koziza kii| magara kucha bhI patA nahIM lgaa| hamAre paNDita ne apane tarakasa ke sAre tIra chor3a ddaale| 'hameM bAdhA na ho aise yantra do' yahI unhoMne khaa| unakA sandeha kisa para rahA, yaha nahIM btaayaa| aMjana lagAne kA nATaka racA gayA, usase bhI kucha patA nahIM lgaa| daNDanAyikA ne kyA dekhA so unhoMne nahIM btaayaa| itanA hI kahA ki hamane apane vairI ko nahIM dekhaa| apanI sArI yuktiyoM evaM kozizoM ke bAda hama isa nirNaya para pahu~ce ki hameM nirAza hone ke sivAya kucha aura nahIM milegaa| anta meM paNDita ko deza-nikAle kA daNDa milaa| unake binA maiM akelA kucha nahIM kara sakatA thA, isalie maiM bhI calA gyaa| parantu ereyaMga prabhu aura paTTamahAdeyI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 245

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mahArAja vinayAditya donoM ke nidhana ke bAda, hameM lagA ki rAjya choTe bAlakoM ke hAtha meM par3akara kamajora ho jaaegaa| aisI dazA meM hamalA kareM to acchA hogaa| yahI socakara hamalA karane kA nirNaya liyA gyaa| parantu isa bAra bhI lAre vicAra galata sAvita hue| rASTraniSThA meM posala rAjya kI janatA kI koI barAbarI nahIM kara sakatA-yaha pramANita ho gyaa|" "tuma logoM ne guptacara banakara kyA kAma kiyA?" "adhikArI varga meM mela-milApa hai yA vaimanasya -yaha jAnakara qhabara bhejate rahanA; senA kI gatividhiyoM kI samaya-samaya para jAnakArI dete rahanA, rasada kA saMgraha kitanA huA hai, rASTra meM varSA aura paidAvAra evaM usakI surakSA Adi bAtoM kA patA lagAkara samAcAra pahu~cAnA, hamaloM kI sambhAvanA ho to patA lagAkara apane mAlika ko AgAha kara denA, jahA~ sambhava ho vahA~ dveSa paidA karanA, deSa ko bar3hAne kI koziza krnaa-aadi-aadi|" ___ "dorasamudra para sIdhA hamalA karane kyoM Aye?" / __"mahArAja belApurI meM haiN| dakSiNa-pazcima kI ora se gAlvoM ke hamale ke Dara se senA ke eka hisse ko yAdavapurI meM rakhA gyaa| rAjya kA bhaNDAra rAjadhAnI meM hai use apane vaza meM karane para cala ghaTa jaaegaa| udhara ceMgAlvoM ko ukasAkara bheja diyA jAya aura jo senA hai use do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kara deM to ApakI parAjaya nizcita hai, yahI samajhakara yaha nirNaya kiyA gyaa| idhara ceMgAlva pIche haTe, udhara hamane senA saMcAlana meM bhI kucha g2alatiyA~ kiiN| sabase adhika ApakI ekatA prazaMsanIya hai jisake kAraNa ApakI jIta huii| rAjya kA bhaviSya bhI acchA hai|" "hamane jaggadeva ke prati kyA anyAya kiyA thA?" "unheM apane rAjya ko vistRta banAne kI AkAMkSA hai|" "rAjya vistAra ke lie jisa kisI para hamalA, hatyA-ye hI sAdhana haiM?" "uttara dene ke lie ye prazna merI zakti ke bAhara haiN| poysala cAlukya cakravartI ke sAmanta hI to haiN| phira bhI siMhAsanArohaNa ke samaya unakI sammati ke vinA paTTAbhiSikta honA cakravartI ke lie yAnahAni kI bAta hogI na? isa mAnahAni ko ve bhalA kaise saha sakate the? jaggadeva kI usa mahattvAkAMkSA ko unhoMne isIlie protsAhita kiyA aura isI kAraNa se unhoMne hamalA kiyaa|" "cAlukyoM ke lie apane prANa-arpaNa karane ko posala taiyAra rahe haiN| dhArAnagarI ke yuddha meM cAlukyoM kI vijaya ke lie ereyaMga prabhu hI kAraNa nahIM the|" "AvazyakatA par3ane para cakravartI kI sahAyatA karanA sAmanta kA dharma hai| sahAyatA denemAtra se vaha sarvAdhikArI nahIM bana jaate| jo gaurava milanA cAhie vaha agara na mile to kSubdha honA sahaja hI hai| aura, zaMkA bhI utpanna ho sakatI haiN| 24 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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cakravartI kI yahI AkAMkSA hai ki cAlukya sAmrAjya yathAvat banA rahe ! jahA~-tahA~. rahanevAle sAmanta apane Apa svatantra vyavahAra karane laga jAe~, yaha eka samrAT ko kaise sahya ho sakatA haiM? apane bala, adhikAra aura sArvabhauma prabhutva kI rakSA ke lie vaha kucha bhI kara sakate haiN|' "to kyA tuma loga kalyANa ke guptacara ho?" "maiMne aisA to nahIM khaa| mAtra vastusthiti ko btaayaa| maiM kisakA guptacara hU~ use Apa nahIM jAna skeNge|" "so aisA tuma socate ho, chor3a do usa bAta ko!'' kahate hue biTTideya vAmAcArI ke pAsa Aye aura bole, isa cokI ne jo kucha kahA so saba tumane sunA? vaha saba saca hai?" "jise maiM nahIM jAnatA usake satyAsatya kA nirNaya kaise kara sakatA hU~?" "matalaba" "matalaba baha ki usane jo kahA usake lie vahI jimmedAra hai|" "tuma bhI isase sambandhita ho, aisA batAyA na" "batAyA, usane btaayaa| maiM sambandhita hU~ yaha kahA~ siddha hotA hai?" "zatru-senA meM tuma mile rahe, yaha jhUTha hai?" "jhUTha kahakara maiM apanI jIbha ko kyoM kharAba karU~? saca hai|" "to yaha pramANita huA na ki tuma hamAre zatruoM ke guptacara ho?" "maiM guptacara bhI nahIM, kucha bhI nahIM, maiM zuddha vAmAcArI huuN|" "vAmAcAra hI azuddha hai|" "zuddha-azuddha yaha saba vyakti vizeSa ke vizvAsa para avalambita haiN| maiM yuddha zivira meM jaggadeva prabhu kI rakSA mAtra ke lie thaa|" "to aba tumhArI rakSA kauna karegA?" "maiM jisa zakti para vizvAsa rakhatA hU~ vahIM mujhe bcaaegii|" "to kyA usa zakti se dUsaroM ko tuma mAra sakate ho?" "beshk|" "mujhe vizvAsa nhiiN|" 'anubhava hone para bhI vizvAsa na ho to kyA kahU~?'' 'matalaba?" "matalaba yaha ki ereyaMga prabhu kI mRtyu ke lie merI zakti hI kAraNa hai|" ''unhoMne tumhArA kyA bigAr3A thA?" "unhoMne kucha nahIM kiyaa| dUsaroM ke hita ke lie maiMne kiyaa| 'kisake hita ke lie?" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : mAga do :: 247

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"dhArAnagarI ke rAjA bhoja ke hita ke lie| erevaMga prabhu ke rahate vikramAditya kI hAra nahIM ho sakegI-yaha jAnakara unhoMne isa kAma ke lie mujhe niyojita kiyaa| maiM yahA~ A bsaa| rAjamahala meM daNinAyikA kI AvAjAhI ke lie kahIM koI ar3acana nahIM, isa bAta kA patA lgaayaa| caukI se maitrI vddh'aayii| vazIkaraNa meM use madada dekara usI ke dvArA daNDanAyikA ke mana meM vizvAsa jgaayaa| cokI se maiMne jhUTha kahA ki maiM zatruoM kA guptacara huuN| yA isalie ki maiM usakA vizvAsabhAjana bana jaauuN| donoM eka hI vyakti dvArA niyojita mAna use mujha para vizvApta ho gayA ! yogI kI bAtoM se patA lagA ki sacivaH ko cintAe~ hai, unake svabhAva meM kaSTa durbalatAe~ haiN| yaha saba mere kArya ke lie anukUla pdd'aa| eka dina khuda deNinAyikA mere ghara aayiiN| unhoMne batAyA ki koI unheM burA banAne ke lie unake prayatnoM ko viphala karane meM lage haiN| una viphala karanevAloM ko samajhane kI bahuta koziza kI parantu saphalatA nahIM milii| unhoMne kucha kahA nahIM / basa, vApAcAra ke prayoga se unhoMne apanI bAdhAoM ko dUra karane kI icchA prakaTa kii| maiMne sarvatobhadra bantra taiyAra kara dene kI bAta khii| unhoMne batAyA ki yaha mantra unakI beTiyoM ke lie bhI caahie| maiMne kula cAra yantra banAkara diye| pere kArya ko usase caugunA bala milaa| maiMne jAnabUjhakara ina cAroM yantroM meM ereyaMga prabhu ke viruddha mantra kA prayoga kiyA thA, kyoMki maiMne socA ki ye loga kisI bAdhA yA roka-Toka ke binA gajamahala meM cala-phira sakatI haiM aura usase ereyaMga prabhu ke viruddha grahazaktiyoM ko prabala banane meM sahAyatA milegii| yahI huaa| grahapIr3A adhika kriyAzIla bnii| ve svayaM yaha nahIM jAnatI thIM ki ve kyA kara rahI haiM; anajAne hI ye cAroM merI madada ke lie bar3I AsAnI se hAtha A gyiiN| aMjana-kriyA clii| usa dina daNDanAyikA ne jise dekhA vaha ereyaMga prabhu hI the-yaha maiM jAnatA thaa| maiM cAhatA bhI yahI thaa| unhoMne batAyA nahIM, phira bhI mere lie samAdhAna kI bAta thI, kyoMki maiM jo cAhatA thA use dekhakara mujhe tRpti milI thii|" bIca meM mahArAja ballAla cola uThe, "usa dina to gaMgarAja pradhAnajI ke sAmane kucha aura hI baka rahe dhe!" 'ho, apanI jAna bacAnI thI, isalie jhuTa bolanA hI par3A thaa| mere isa jhUTa bolane ke lie daNDanAyikA eka astra kI taraha mere hAtha lagI thii| mere lie dUsarA cArA nahIM thaa| apanI zakti kA sIdhA prayoga karane meM mujhe sahAyatA milI sAM maiMne usakA sIdhA prayoga kiyaa| isake bAda deza-nikAle kA daNDa mujhe varadAna ke rUpa meM milaa| usa mahAtmA ne, jise mAra DAlane ke lie, maiM AyA thA, mujhe amRta hI pilaayaa|" 24 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"tumhArA kAma to bana gayA na: aba yaha saba kyoM?" "binA kiye raha nahIM sktaa| jo zakti merI vazartinI hai, use anyatra kAma karane nahIM lagAU~ to vaha mujhe hI khA jaaegii| use kAma denA hI thaa| poysala rAjya meM mere lie jagaha nahIM rhii| yahA~ kI gatividhiyoM kA thor3A-bahuta paricaya to ho ho gayA thaa| isa caukI se madada mila sakane kI sambhAvanA bhI thii| isalie maiM ise bhI sAtha lekara paTTigoMbuccapura gyaa| vahA~ mujhe AsAnI se rAjAzraya bhI prApta ho gyaa| "ava utanI hI AsAnI se rAjakopa bhI tumako milegaa|" ballAla ne khaa| ___ "usase merA kucha nahIM bigdd'egaa| maiMne jo kiyA hai vahI merI zakti kI gavAhI de rahA hai| merA virodha karake Apa loga takalIfa meM phaMsane ko taiyAra nahIM ho sakataM-yaha maiM jAnatA huuN|" ___"apanI zakti kI DIMga mata maaro| DIMga mAranA kevala ToMga hai-yaha hameM mAlUma hai| tuma jo bhI kaho, hama isa bAta para vizvAsa nahIM rakhate ki tumameM mArane yA marane se bacAne kI zakti hai| kamajora manavAloM ko jAla meM phaMsAkara, unheM vaza meM karake, yukti se guptacarI kA kAma karanA mAtra tumhArA kAma hai, yaha hama acchI taraha samajha gaye haiN|' ballAla ne khaa| __vAmAcArI kahakahA lagAkara haMsa diyaa| bolA, "ApakI sUjha kA koI javAba nhiiN|" viTTideva ne Adeza diyA, "usa aurata ko bulA laao|' do sipAhI caTTalA ko le aaye| ''tuma isa aurata ko jAnate ho?" ''haaN|" "kahA~, kaise?" "isa cokI ke dvArA / usane ise eka ghara meM rakhA thaa| merI icchAnusAra isane kaI rAteM mere sAtha bitAyI haiN|" "isa para bhI tumane apane vazIkaraNa kA prayoga kiyA?" "apanI zakti kA upayoga apane lie karane para vaha nAza ho jAtI hai, isalie svArtha ke lie hama kisI strI para vazIkaraNa mantra nahIM claate|" "to phira yaha tumhAre vaza meM kaise AyI?" ''vaha saba pUrva-niyojita hai| vaha cokI kI vyavasthA hai| usake hAtha meM yaha akelI hI nahIM, aura bhI kaI striyA~ thiiN|" "tuma jaisA ki lie tumase hI bhasma pAkara yaha vaza meM kara letA thA?" "vazIkaraNa se jo vaza meM AtI haiM vaha strI usa akele kI vazavartinI banatI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 24:

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hai| vaha dUsaroM ke vaza meM nahIM hotii|' "to yaha tumhAre bhasma se vazIkRta nahIM:" "bilakula nhiiN|" cokI ne taradhara vAmAcArI kI ora dekhaa| lekina vAmAcArI ne cAkI kI ora nihAga taka nhiiN| cokI cillA haTA, ''yaha jo Rcha kahatA hai saba jhUTha hai|" "khAmoza! yaha rAjasamA hai|' kahakara biTTideva cokI ke pAsa Aye aura bole, ''kyA satya aura kyA jhUTha-ise kaise prakaTa karAnA hotA hai. isa sabhA ko mAlUma haiN| jaba pUchA jAya taba jaghAba dog| bIca meM bone to jIbha kATa lI jaaegii| aura yaha bhI samajha lo ki agara jhuTha bole to kaSTa meM par3oge aura anta meM satya bolane ke lie vivaza ho jAogeM / isalie isase to acchA yahI hai ki pahale ho saba saca-saca kaha do| tuma dAnoM ko abhI avasara hai ki jo kucha ghaTita huA hai| se khulakara banA tto|" to kyA isa strI ne o kahA gaM manya mAnakara nirNaya liyA jA cakA hai|" cokI ne puuchaa| ''hamArI rIti para prazna karane kI dhRSTatA bhI tujhameM hai : revimamyA jAkara zastradhArI tAr3akoM ko bulA lAo! isake nAka kAna davAye jAe~ to satya / apane-Apa bAhara A jaaegaa| pITa para cAbuka mAgna se yaha z2yAdA AsAna hai| dekhanevAloM ko bhI acchA lgegaa|" bihideva ne khaa| Adeza milate hI zastradhArI A gye| 'hA~, aba bAlA, saca dholAMge yA saca kahalavA?" "pIr3A diijie| use sahana na kara yadi jo cAheM, jaisA cAheM, jhUTa hI boleM, usI ko satya mAnakara vizvAsa kara leMge?" "pIr3A se bacane ke lie jhUTa bole to vaha satya kaise ho jAegA? pratyeka pahalU se hara eka ke muMha se eka jaisA jJAta par3ane para hI satya kA svarUpa dikhegaa| usase tumheM kyA matalaba : svayaM prerita hokara satya ko chipAya vinA kaha denA yA na kahanA tumhArI icchA para hai| isake lie tumheM ghor3A-sA samaya aura diyA jAtA hai| itane meM aura logoM kI bhI tahakIkAta karanA hai|' biTTideva ne kahA / phira caTTalA kI ora dekhakara bole, ''isa sabhA ke sAmane aura bhI kahane lAyaka bAta ho to use batAne ke lie abhI maukA hai| jo kahanA bAkI hai so saya batA do|" usane punaH apanA bayAna diyA : "merA zIla bhraSTa huA haiM yaha pahale hI batA yukI huuN| rASTrabhakti kA kAma maiMne jisa taraha nivAhA hai, so saba guptacara cAvimayyA ko mAlUma haiN| behatara yahI hogA ki vahI yahA~ Akara khe| mere zIla 250 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : 'pAga do

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bhraSTa hone ke viSaya meM ina donoM ne sampati dI hai| isa cokI ne mujha para jabaradastI kI aura zIlabhraSTa kiyA, bhraSTa huii| aba raha hI kyA gayA thA isalie rASTrahita ko dhyAna meM rakhakara kucha kara gujarane ke lie mane, isa cokI ne jaisA kahA, baisA kiyA, kisI taraha kA virodha kiye binaa| saMkhyA pradhAna nhiiN| jisa sthiti meM vaisA kiyA vaha mukhya hai-yahI maiM mAnatI huuN| parade ke pIche rahakara maiMne isa caukI kI sArI bAteM sunI haiN| sannidhAna cAheM to pITa para cAbuka lagavA sakate haiN| usa samaya bhI mere mu~ha se vahI satya niklegaa| mujhe isa jindagI meM aba koI AzA nahIM hai| strI hokara janmI, bharapUra prema karanevAle pati ko pAyA thaa| mA~ banakara ghara ko maeNjAne kI abhinAzA rakhanevAlI mujhako bhagavAna ne aisA daNDa kyoM diyA so mAlUma nhiiN| vaha zAyada kisI pUrvajanmakRta pApa kA phala ho sakatA hai| maiM patitA bnii| phira bhI rASTraprema kA pavitra kArya kiyA-isa bAta kI tRpti mujhe milI hai| yaha mahAsabhA mujhe cAhe jo daNDa de, maiM bhugatane ke lie taiyAra huuN| mujhe bhayaMkara manovedanA dekara mere zarIra kA upayoga apana sukha ke lie karanavAle ina logoM se badalA lene kI merI icchA hai| merI isa ekamAtra abhilASA ko saphala banAe~-yahI merI prArthanA hai|" cAvimayyA taba taka vahA~ pahu~ca cukA thaa| usane batAyA "cokI aura vAmAcArI donoM guptacara kA hI kAma karanevAle haiN| yaha vAmAcAra AmAcAra saba-kucha kevala DhoMga aura nATaka hai| durbala mana kaM logoM ko nacAne kI yukti hai| yaha sava nATaka raca rakhA hai| isako yaha mAlUma nahIM par3A ki maiM pIyasala rAjya kA guptacara hai| isa caTTaladevI ke mahAna tyAga se zatruoM ke aneka rahasya jAnane meM sahAyatA milI. aura zatruoM kI sanA ko Ar3e-tirache mAgoM meM calane-calAne ke lie ukasAne meM madada milii| vAstava meM pahale isa cahaladevI para maiMne vizvApta hI nahIM kiyaa| isa bhraSTa strI ke kAraNa mere lie aniSTa kI sambhAvanA ho sakatI hai-yaha soca paine bahuta sAvadhAna rahakara isakA hara taraha se, hara pahalU se nirIkSaNa kiyaa| usake badalA lene kI prabala icchA se spaSTa ho gayA ki vaha rASTra-niSThA sahaja svabhAva-matta hai aura subhadra hai| rASTra-niSThA ke dhyeya ko sAdhane meM apanI deha ko bhI dA~va para lagAkara isane zunddha aura svastha mana se zatruoM kI aneka gupta gatividhiyoM kA patA lgaayaa| isa jaggadeva ko dabAne aura pakar3a lene meM caTTanadevI kI rAjyaniSThA hI sabase adhika sahAyaka rahI hai|" ___ cAvimayyA ne Age kahA, "isa vAmAcArI kA dhArAnagarI ke bhoja se koI sambandha nhiiN| usane jo krimsA sunAyA vaha saba sarAsara jhUTha hai| parade ke pIche rahakara maiMne, isane jo kucha bhI kahA, saba sunaa| ye donoM eka hI zatru ke guptacara haiN| ye cola pratinidhi Adiyama ke guptacara haiN| rAjanItika gatividhiyoM ko dhyAna paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 251

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meM rakhate hue samayAnukUla sAta se bAta karane meM ye bar3e catura haiN| jaggadeva ke hamane kI vAta jAnakara, ho sakA to unhIM se hamArI zakti ko kaNThita karane ke irAde se, unake pAsa jAkara apanI vAmAcAra zaktiyoM kI DIMga bhArakara, gareyaMga prabhu ke mArane ko apanI zakti kA pratApa batAkara, use apane vaza meM karake tAtkAlika rUpa se usakI senA meM inhoMne praveza pAyA aura usake guptacara banakara kAma kiyaa| inakA sArA kissA hameM mAlUma hai| ye donoM hamAre bandI ho gaye. isa bAta kA patA usa ATiyama kA kaise lagA, patA nhiiN| abhI parasoM yAtrA ke bheSa meM eka vyakti AyA thaa| kahatA thA ki usakI patnI ko koI bhUta-pizAca kI bAdhA hai| isa bahAne yaha vAmAcArga paNDita kA patA lagAne ke lie idhara-udhara pUchatAcha karatA rhaa| isa para zaMkA huI to use pakar3a liyA, jyoM-tyoM karake usase sacco bAta niklvaayii| usakA nAma isakayA hai| vaha jaggadeva ke yuddha-zivira meM, jaba ye loga the, inase milane AyA thaa| yahA~ se Adiyama ke pAsa qhabara bhejane kI bAta caladevI jAnatI haiN| hama isakanyA ke cAla-catana kI gatividhi para zaMkA utpanna hone ke kAraNa jaba maiMne isa pakaDakara yAMfta kiyA to isana apanA nAma prabhuvayyA batAyA aura kA ki talA saMkramaNa ke avasara para snAna karane talakAverI kI yAtrA kara, vahA~ se udabhava hAnavAta pavitra gaMgAjala ko lAkara use apanI pAnI para chir3akegA to usakI bhUtapIr3A kA parisAra ho jAegA-yoM use usake guru ne batAyA hai| aura yaha bhI usane batAyA ki dorasamudra rAste meM par3atA hai| mahAvaibhavazAlI nagara haiM yaha bhI suna rakhA thaa| daurasamudra AyA to yahA~ kisI ne bAgazakti pati ke bAre meM batAyA isase use dekhane kA kanahala huA-yoM usane manamAne kula kimse gddh'e| usane yaha bhI kahA ki mAnyakher3a kA haiN| rAjanIti se usakA koI sambandha nahIM, kevala yAtrArthI hai| phira bhI mujhe vizvAsa nahIM huaa| maiMne apane sAthI guptacaroM ko dikhAkara, caladevI ko bhI saMketa kara diyaa| caddaladevI ko dekhata hI usakI chAtI phaTa garyA / usake sAmane lAne saca bAta kaha dii| Adeza ho to use abhI bulavAyA jA sakatA hai|''-caadhimyyaa ne vistAra ke sAtha sArA kissA. kisI taraha kI zaMkA ke lie maukA hI na ho, isa taraha spaSTa rUpa se sunA diyaa| ___ isakayA kA nAma sunate ho coMkI aura vAmAcArI ekadama phaka par3a gye| anya bAtoM ko ujAgara karane ke lie sAkSI banakara khar3I caTTalA kI maujUdagI meM jhUra kahakara baca nikAlanA sambhava nahIM thaa| ___"hA~, to aba sArI saccAI ko sIdhe-sIdhe sAmane rakha dii| anyathA pratAr3anA dene para sava-chi ugalavA liyA jaaegaa|'' vidideva ne khaa| ''hameM sUlI para car3hA dIjie, hama taiyAra haiN| guptacara cAmiyA ne jaisA batAyA, hama donoM Aiyama kaMI guptacara haiN| hama vAmAcAra nahIM jaante| vaha saba 232 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntAlA : bhAga do

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eka DhAMga thA, eka nATaka thaa|'' ___ tumane kahA, aMjana ke prayoga meM ereyaMga prabhu ko dekhaa|" ''usa nAma ko batAne para vizvAsa karane kI sthiti thii| ereyaMga prabhu ko kisI bAta para maricAne daNDanAyaka para sandeha hai, yaha hameM mAlUma thaa|" "daNTanAvikA jI ne jise dekhA, batAyA, vaha jhUTha thA?" "una-unakI kalpanA ke anusAra kucha dekhane kA sA AbhAsa hotA hai| jinakA mana durbala hotA hai| unheM jaisA kahoge vahI AbhAsa hone lagatA hai|" ___ "to yaha aMjana-kriyA saba jhUTha hai?" "maiM ise nahIM jaantaa| jo isa vRtti ko jAnate haiM unase hI daryAta karanA hogaa| unameM prasiddha aMjana-kriyA karanevAloM ko maiMne dekhA haiN| unake savAla ke DhaMga ko gaura se dekhA hai| jIvana meM pahalI bAra maiMne mahAdaNDanAyaka ke hI ghara meM isakA prayoga kiyaa|" "to phira bazIkaraNa" 'baha saba-kula maiM nahIM jaantaa| mujhe itanA bhara patA thA ki isa vazIkaraNa ke lie bhasma diyA karate haiM, so maiMne bhI de diyaa| mujhe koI bhI mantra-siddhi nhiiN| maiM tantra mAtra jAnatA huuN|" "ThIka hai| phira eka bAra pUchatA hU~, ye cAra lar3akiyA~ kauna haiM, jAnate ho?" "nahIM, ina koI mere sa nara, a.yo. maga inheM kahIM nahIM dekhA hai|" "to ve jo kahatI haiM ki tumako dekhA nahIM...yaha saca hai?" ''maiMne nahIM dekhA-yaha saca hai| unhoMne mujhe merI naz2ara bacAkara agara dekhA ho to maiM kaise kahU~ ki nahIM dekhaa| unakI bAtoM para vizvAsa karanA na karanA Apa kI icchA aura sandarbha para nirbhara haiN|' phira bihideva mahArAja ke pAsa gye| donoM ne Apasa meM bAtacIta kii| "kisI ko yaha nahIM samajhanA cAhie ki hamAre pITha pIche kucha huA, isI lie yaha mahAsabhA bulAyI gyii| isa viSaya meM jaldabAjI se koI nirNaya denA sannidhAna kI icchA nahIM haiN| sabase eka sAtha yA pratyeka se alaga-alaga carcA * karane ke bAda hI koI nirNaya liyA jA skegaa| taba taka ye tInoM aura isakayyA bandhana meM hI rheNge| Aja kI yaha mahAsabhA visarjita kI jAtI hai|" biTTideva ne khaa| ghaNTI bajI / sainika bandiyoM ko le gye| sabhAsadoM ne jhukakara praNAma kiyA aura pIche kI ora sarakate hue vidA hue| mahArAja ballAla aura biTTideva antaHpura kI ora cale gye| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 259

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kisI vaiyaktika viSaya ko lekara vicAra karane ke lie mahAsabhA kA Ayojana kiyA gayA thA, parantu sunavAI ke hote-hote bahuta dUra-dUra ke rAjanItika savAla uTha khar3e hue| mantrimaNDala kI salAha ke anusAra, cokI aura vAmAcArI ko sUlI para car3hAne kA nirNaya huaa| isakayyA ko deza-nakAle kA daNDa diyA gayA aura phira vaha Aye to pahacAnane ke lie usake dAyeM hAtha para lohe kI garma zalAkA se do bAra dAga bhI diyA gyaa| caTTalA kI sabane prazaMsA kI aura sabane usake prati sahAnubhUti dikhaayii| use svIkAra karake phira se parivAra basAne kI salAha rAvata mAyaNa ko dene kA nirNaya karane kA kisI ko sAhasa nahIM huA, kyoMki yaha sIdhe usake vaiyaktika jIvana se sambaddha viSaya thaa| kisI kI jabaradastI yA anivArca paristhiti ke vazIbhUta hokara Aja Tura vaha svIkAra kara le Ara kala usakaM pArivArika jIvana meM sAmaMjasya na ho pAe to kyA hogA? yaha zaMkA utpanna hone ke kAraNa caTTalA ke bhaviSya ke bAre meM nirNaya karane kA uttaradAyitva unhIM donoM para chor3a diyA gyaa| idhara mAvaNa socane tagA : 'yadi maiM strI hotA aura kSamA yAcanA karane kI hAlata utpanna huI hotI to kyA hotA? kyA sahAnubhUti evaM udAratApUrNa vyavahAra kI AkAMkSA na karatA?' svabhAva se vaha acchA AdamI thaa| usakA mana sAfa thA / bahuta soca-vicAra karane ke bAda usane caTTalA se kahA, ''hama pahale kI hI taraha pArivArika jIvana bitaaege|'' ____ caTTalA ne kahA, 'Apa meM pahalA kA-sA hI prepa mujha para hai, vaha kabhI pAlana nahIM huaa| parantu merA yaha zarIra kalaMkita ho cukA hai| bar3e prema se pANigrahaNa karanevAle ke sAtha maiMne dhokhA kiyA aura bhAga khar3I huI-Apane aba taka yahI socA hogaa| aisA socanA galata bhI nhiiN| parantu maiM dhokhebAjJa nahIM, icchApUrvaka nahIM bhaagii| Apake usa pavitra prema ko kalaMkita karanevAlI nhiiN| aisA mAnakara Apa mujhe kSamAdAna dekara anugraha kareM, yahI mere lie paryApta hai| koI pUrva janma kA puNya thaa| so merA Apase vivAha huA, maiM AjIvana ApakI sevA karatI rahU~gI 1 Apake sAtha pArivArika jIvana meM yogadAna de sakane kI yogyatA maiM kho baiMThI huuN| Apa dUsarA vivAha kara leN| mujhe Apa donoM kI sevA karate rahane kI svIkRti dekara mujha para anugraha kreN|" "dUsarA vivAha karake tumheM dAsI banAkara rakhanA mujhase sambhava nhiiN|'' "ApakA jIvana nirarthaka na jaay| Apa dUsarA vivAha karake sukhI jIvana bitaaeN| maiM apane jIvana ko, sannidhAna kI AjJA ke anusAra, rASTra-sevA ke lie dharohara ke rUpa meM samarpita kara duuNgii| pAsa rahakara, purAnI bAtoM ko yAda kara, 254 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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badahaz2amI ke ikAra lekara svAdiSTa bhojana ke svAda ko bigAr3ane kI bhA~ti, Apa apane jIvana ko kyoM thigaadd'eN| dUra-dUra rahakara hI usa prema ke svarUpa ke jyA-kA-tyoM bacAe rkheNge|" caTTalA ne anurodha kiyaa| cAvimacyA dvArA yaha sArA samAcAra sannidhAna ko vidita ho gyaa| cAvimavyA ne nivedana kiyA, "usa pahilA ko hamAre guptacaroM ke dala meM sammilita kara leN| to bar3A upakAra ho sakatA hai| vaha bahuta sUkSma-mati hai|" phira bhI mahAmAtRzrI kI icchA ke kAraNa cAvimayyA kI salAha kAragara nahIM ho skii| mahAmAtRzzrI (ecaladevI ne spaSTa kaha diyA, "poyasala rAjya kI nAriyoM ko apanA zIla bhaMga karane kI jarUrata nhiiN|" isalie vicAra-vimarza ke bAda anta meM unake jIvanayApana ke lie Avazyaka thor3I-sI khetI aura kucha mAsika vetana dene kA nizcaya kiyaa| aba eka taraha se rAjadhAnI aura rAjamahala kA vAtAvaraNa zuddha aura pariSkRta banakara sahana ho rahA thaa| aise hI eka dina biTTideva ne apane bar3e bhaiyA se khuda ke bAre meM bAta chedd'ii| daNDanAyikA cAmabbe ne mahApAtRzrI se kyA kahA thA, yaha mAlUma nahIM thaa| ise chor3akara taba taka aura jo bhI bAteM huI thI unase to saba paricita hI the| sunavAI ke bAda dUsare dina mariyAne daNDanAyaka ne mahArAja ballAla ke darzana kara nivedana kiyA, "bhagavAna ne hamAre rAjya para kRpA barasAyI, saba-kucha ThIka cala rahA haiN| rAjya kA mahAdaNDanAyaka hokara bhI usa vAmAcArI ke bAre meM, vaha nayA vyakti hone ke kAraNa, vizeSa jAnakArI prApta na karane kI bhArI g2alatI kii| aisA aparAdha karane para bhI isa mahAdaNinAyaka ke pada para mere bane raha jAne kA aucitya nahIM raha jaataa| isa bAta ko maiMne pradhAnajI se bhI nivedana kiyA hai| sannidhAna aura ye-donoM hI mujhase choTe haiN| umra adhika hone para bhI choToM ke sAmane g2alatI ko svIkAra karane meM koI saMkoca nhiiN| mujhe isa pada se mukta kara deM to maiM kRtajJa houuNgaa| isa bhArI g2alatI kA bojha Dhokara isa jimmedArI kA nirvahaNa nahIM ho sktaa|" anajAna meM galatiyA~ ho jAe~ to koI kyA kara sakatA hai? Apane mana-vacana-tana se kabhI bhI rASTrahita kI upekSA nahIM kii| ApakA jIvana rASTra ke lie hI samarpita rahA hai| isalie pichalI saba bAtoM ko bhUlakara jaisA aba taka calA hai vaise hI calanA caahie| kisI parivartana kI AvazyakatA nahIM-yaha hamArI rAya hai| pradhAnajI ne kyA kahA?" ___"isa viSaya meM to sannidhAna hI nirNaya le sakate haiM-kahakara vaha khisaka gye|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 255

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"unheM Apako salAha jeMcI nhiiN| sannidhAna kI ora izArA kara diyaa|". "rizte-nAte meM, nirNaya karane meM saMkoca hotA hai, isalie ve khisaka gye| isa pada ke tyAga karane meM mujhe koI parezAnI nahIM / khuzI se maiM khuda apanI icchA se tyAga kara rahA hUM, yaha nyAyasaMgata bhI hai|" Apane kahA aura hamane svIkAra kara liyA-isakA to yahI artha hogA ki hamane Apako aparAdhI mAna liyaa| jaba taka hameM aisA nahIM lagegA ki Apa aparAdhI haiM taba taka ApakI isa mAMga ko surakSita rakhe rahanA hogaa| Apa aba vidA le sakate haiN|'' ballAla ne khaa| yaha vArtAlApa bhI biTTideva ke samakSa hI huA thaa| isa sambhASaNa ne biTTideva ko kucha viziSTa bAtoM para bAtacIta karane ke lie sahUliyata paiMTA kara dI, kahA jA sakatA hai| kyoMki mariyAne ke viSaya meM ballAla kI rAma bhI mAlUma ho gayI thii| __"kyA aba aisA mAna sakatA hU~ ki sannidhAna ke mana meM sArI bAta spaSTa ho gayI hai?'' viTTideva ne prazna kiyaa| "kauna-sI sArI bAta?" "vahI, usa vAmAcArI kI. mahAdaNDanAyaka jI kI, u nAyikA jI kI evaM unakI beTiyoM kii|" "ho. maiM nahIM tola rahA hai| nAma : nAgA sUkSA : kabhI-kabhI pUrvApara vicAra kiye binA kaisI-kaisI g2alatiyoM kara baiThatA hai : kaisI-kaisI bAtoM meM pha~sa jAtA hai ! isake kaiMse-kaise pariNAma hote haiM! kyA-kyA khatare utpanna ho jAte haiM! g2alatI kisI aura kI aura daNDa kisI aura ko-aisI bhI sthiti ho jAtI haiN| niraparAdha bhI daNDita ho jAte haiM-yaha saba acchI taraha spaSTa ho gyaa|" "to pahale diye hue vacana kA pAlana kara sannidhAna posaloM ke satyavacana paripAlana kI kIti ko cirasthAyI kara sakeMge na" "merA mana pUrvAgraha se mukta hai| phira bhI mahAmAtRzrI kI icchA ke viruddha kacha nahIM kara skuuNgaa|" "Apake ye vicAra ThIka haiN| mAtAjI se khuda sannidhAna bAta kareMge yA maiM hI bAta karUM?" "tama hI bAta kara lo| mA~ ke mana kI rIti se tuma mujhase adhika paricita ho| parantu jisane vacana liyA ve yadi na cAheM tb|" / ___ "sannidhAna mujhe kSamA kreN| hama puruSa isa viSaya meM utane niSThAvAna nahIM hote| ve aisI nahIM, eka bAra kisI ko dila de diyA to badaleMgI nhiiN|" "paruSa hokara tumako yaha saba kaise mAlUma?" 256 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"nizcita rUpa se jAnane meM hai. davA rahA hai|" "taba to ApakA bhI abhI...?" "pahale jo Aye unakA pahale, bAda kI bAta bAda meN|" "jaisA ThIka lage karo, choTe appaajii| merA mana duvidhA meM par3akara bhayaMkara pIr3A kA anubhava kara rahA thaa| kaI bAra yaha anubhava huA ki maiM bhI sabakI taraha sAmAnya manuSya hI banakara rahA hotA to kitanA acchA hotA! jo mana meM nahIM haiM, use muMha se kahakara sandigdhAvasthA se pAra hone kI bhI sthiti AyI thii| asalI rUpa ko chipAkara kucha bAharI AvaraNa Dhaka lenA par3atA thaa| hama jaise haiM vaise yadi nahIM dikhe to dUsaroM ko duHkha hogA, unheM acchA nahIM lagegA-isa vajaha se jo hama cAhate haiM use chor3a denA par3e to vaha kitanA kaSTadAyaka daNDa hogA-jAnate ho appAjI: parantu aisI sabhI paristhitiyoM meM tumane sahArA diyA hai| choTe hone para bhI dUra taka ko socana meM tuma mujhase zreSTha ho| tumhAre sahAre calane para sadA hI aneka prasaMgoM meM hamArA hita huA hai| isakA pramANa mila cukA hai| hamAre hita ke lie, hamAre sukha ke lie tumane jo saba kiyA usase hama paricita haiM, isalie jo tuma kahoge hamAre rAjya meM vahI zAsana kI rIti hogii|' "sannidhAna kI prazaMsA mere lie AzIrvAda hai| maiMne mAtAjI ko bacana diyA hai ki merA jIvana sannidhAna kI aura rASTra kI sevA ke lie samarpita hai| isa vacana ke pAlana karane ke lie sannidhAna mujhe AjJA aura avasara deN| maiM eka niSThAvAna prabhu-kiMkara banakara rahanA cAhatA huuN|" "prabhu-kiMkara ye saba bAta kaviyoM ke lie surakSita rkho| aba Age kyA karanA hai, so dekhaa| "jaldI kareMge to kaise hogA?" "aba Age kA kadama kyA ho isake lie salAha-mazavirA karanA hogA shaayd| kaba heggar3ejI ke ghara kI ora yAtrA hogI?'' __ "vahA~ kyoM jAnA hogA? mujhe sabhI adhikAra jaba prApta haiM to yahIM baiThe-baiThe bulavA sakatA huuN| parantu filahAla usakI AvazyakatA nahIM, kyoMki mahAmAtazrI naM heggar3atI jI ko balavA bhejA haiN|" "to tumhArA kahanA hai ki choTI heggar3atI bhI AeMgI-yAhI na?" itane meM kizar3a sarakAkara revimavyA ne andara kI ora jhA~kA / "baha dekho, tumhArA priya ziSya jhA~ka rahA hai| choTI heggar3atI jarUra AyI hoMgI, jaao|' kahakara ballAla ne jora se ghaNTI bjaayii| revimavyA ne kivAr3a kholakara paradA httaayaa| bihideva bAhara nikala aaye| paradA sarakAkara kivAr3a banda kara rebimayyA bhI unake pIche calA gyaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 257

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zAntalA ke sAtha vAlaka viTTigA thaa| revimathyA ko dekhate hI biDigA uThakara rebimavyA ke pAsa calA gyaa| udhara andara ecaladevI aura pAcika bAtacIta kara rahI thiiN| idhara zAntataH ki bAdacI kAme tara 2 DhaMgalA hone para bhI donoM tarafa se viSaya eka hI ghaa| kuzala prazna ke bAda udhara ecaladevI ne kahanA zurU kiyA, "heggar3atI jI, sahaja AtmIyatA se bAtacIta karake yuga-yuga bIta gayA-sA lagatA hai| bhagavAna hI jAnatA hai ki prabhu jaba se yuddhakSetra se lauTe taba se aba taka maiMne samaya kaise gujArA hai| usake pUrva jo prazAnta vAtAvaraNa rahA vaha ekadama kaluSita ho gayA thaa| kisI eka ke kAraNa aisA huA. vaha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| pratyeka use zaktyanusAra bigAr3ane kA kAma vyakta yA avyakta kara se karane ke kAraNa bane haiN| bahuta dinoM ke bAda aba yaha vAtAvaraNa chanakara sAfa huA hai| aba lagane lagA hai ki dhIre-dhIre prazAnta bnegaa| vAstava meM merA mana bahuta kuNThita ho gayA thaa| daNDanAyikA cAmabbe ko unakI mRtyu se pahale jo dekha Ae, usake bAda mana kucha halakA huA hai| choTe appAjI aura ApakI ammAjI ke prayatnoM ke phalasvarUpa satyAMza prakaTa ho skaa| una donoM ne vAtAvaraNa ko zuddha banAne ke lie kyA-kyA kiyA so saba samaya-samaya para revimayyA ne batAyA hai| choTe appAjI kI buddhimattA aura caturAI ke kAraNa sabhI ke mana pUrvAgraha se mukta ho gaye haiN| aba kevala eka bAta raha gayo hai, jise maiM akelI jAnatI hU~, aura koI nahIM jaantaa| vaha hai mere aura daNDanAyikA ke bIca huI bAtacIta / vahA~ se lauTate hI loTe appAjI ne mujhase pUchA bhI, lekina maiMne usase bhI nahIM khaa| kaha diyA ki striyoM kI bAteM haiM, tuma logoM se kahane kI nahIM / vAstava meM cArurkIrti paNDitajI ne kahA thA ki daNDanAyikA jI kA jInA kaThina hai, isalie maiM khuda dekha Ane ke irAde se gdhii| pAlUma huA ki daNDanAyikA jI ne daNDanAyaka jI se rAjamahala meM Ane kI icchA prakaTa kI thii| unakI sthiti aisI nahIM thI ki unheM vahA~ se hilane bhI diyA jAe / merA jAnA hI acchA huaa|' kahakara ecaladevI ne ghaNTI bjaayii| sevikA upasthita huii| "daravAjA banda karake bAhara hI rahI, kisI ko andara na Ane do|" sevikA ko Adeza diyaa| sevikA 'jo AjA' kA bAhara calI gyii| ecaladevI se jo bAteM huI thIM, sabakI-saba vistAra ke sAtha heggar3atI ko batA dauN| unhoMne bhI bar3e kutUhala se sunaa| bAda meM ecaladevI ne kahA, "heggar3atI jI Apako sArI hAlata mAlUma hai| abhI hAla jo mahAsabhA huI, usameM sArI bAteM prakaTa ho gayI haiM-yaha bhI Apa jAnatI haiN| cAmabbe jI kA yaha kathana thA ki 'bacciyoM ko maiMne ApakI goda meM DAla diyaa| zAyada yahI unake AkhirI zabda the| bAda ko do dina sA~sa letI rahIM, magara bolI nhiiN| unhoMne to beTiyoM ko mujhe sIpakara 25% :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga ko

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chuTTI pA lii| aba mujhe nahIM sUjha rahA hai ki kyA karU~? unheM apanI bahue~ banAnI hoMgI, nahIM to unheM mandira kI sevA meM samarpita karanA hogaa| yaha kaisI sandigdha sthiti hai!" kahakara vaha mauna ho gyiiN| "mahArAja kI rAya jAnanA acchA hogA na?" "ho sakatA hai ki aba mana badala gayA ho| yaha saca hai ki pahale vaha padmalA ko cAhatA thaa| agara vaha aba bhI cAhatA ho to mujhe santoSa haiN| magara bAkI donoM ko kyA karU~?" "mAtRzrI ke tIna suputra haiM, isalie daNDanAyikA jI ne socA hogA ki apanI tInoM beTiyoM ko tInoM ko de deM to ThIka ho jaaegaa|" ___ "cAmabbe kI bahuterI AkAMkSAe~ ho sakatI haiN| mere apane beToM kI AzAe~ kyA haiM, so maiM samajhatI huuN| cAhe jo bhI ho jAya choTe appAjI ke viSaya meM koI hastakSepa nahIM kara sakate, vaha bhagavAna kI icchA hai| eka bAra nahIM, dasa-dasa bAra isa sambandha meM mana-hI-mana nizcaya ho cukA hai| ho sakatA ka kisI ne vyaktarUpa se batAyA na ho| ava rahA udy| ve saba lar3akiyA~ umra meM usase bar3I lagatI haiN|" "nahIM, AkhirI lar3akI eka-do mahIne choTI hI hogii|" "phira bhI yaha kaise ho sakatA haiM kama-se-kama cAra sAla kA antara to honA hI cAhie na" "hA~, so to ThIka hai, kucha sUjhatA nahIM ki kyA karanA caahie| muzkila hai|" "heggar3ejI se bAtacIta kreN| unheM ho sakatA hai ki kucha suujhe| hamArA urA taraha svIkAra kara lenA mRtyuzaiyA para par3I daNDanAyikA jI ko vacana diyA-sA ho gyaa| isa bAre meM marivAne daNDanAyaka jI kI kyA rAya haiM, yaha mAlUma nahIM ho pA rahA hai|" ___ "unhoMne phira isa viSaya ko cher3A nahIM?" "ve ina sabhI bAtoM se kAphI parezAna hI nahIM, balki bahuta bar3I mAnasika pIr3A kA anubhava kara rahe haiN| isa bhArI g2alatI ke kAraNa, apanI vartamAna jimmedArI se mukta honA cAhate haiN| isalie khuda mahArAja ke pAsa jAkara unhoMne janase nivedana kiyA ki bhArI galatI ho jAne se aba aisI z2immedArI ke nirvahaNa kI yogyatA ko kho baiThane ke kAraNa usase unheM mukta kara deN| isa manaHsthiti meM vivAha ke sambandha meM bAta karane kA sAhasa ve kaise kara sakate the? unake mana meM kyA hai, isa bAta ko heggar3ejI samajhane kI koziza kareM to acchA hogaa|" .. "daNDanAyikA jI ne kyA kahA thA-isa viSaya kI jAnakArI daNDanAyaka aura unakI beTiyoM ko hai?" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 2599

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"nahIM, isa bAta ko jAnanevAlI aba Apa dUsarI haiN| kisI aura ko kucha bhI mAlUma nahIM / " "maiM apane mAlika ko yaha bAta batA sakatI hU~?" " batAie / maiM bhI Aja choTe appAjI ko btaauuNgii| yaha samasyA hala ho jAya to maiM tIrthayAtrA para jAne kA vicAra kara rahI huuN|" " candaladevI ke bacce kI jimmedArI na hotI to maiM bhI tIrthayAtrA para cala sakatI thI / " "usake lie dUsarI vyavasthA kara lI jA sakatI haiN| yoM to zAmtalA yahIM rAjamahala meM hI to rahegI" kahakara ecaladevI ne ghaNTI bajAyI / naukarAnI upasthita huii| "dekho, rAjamahala meM bAlaka AyA hai| use dUdha pilAyA yA nahIM, mAlUma nahIM huaa| choTe appAjI kahA~ haiM ? heggar3atI jI kI beTI kahA~ haiM? vaha recimayyA kahA~ haiM?" eka sAtha ecaladevI ne kaI prazna kara ddaale| "reviyA bAhara ke bar3e prakoSTha meM bAlaka ko khilA rahe haiN| unhoMne bAlaka ko dUdha bhI pilA diyA hai| choTe mAlika aura choTI ammAjI pAThazAlA ke kakSa meM haiM, aisA revimavyA ne batAyA hai|" "TIka, unheM yahA~ bulA laao| derI ho gayI, heggar3atI jI ko jAnA hai / " naukarAnI jaldI jAkara unheM bulA laayii| zAntalA aura biTTideva A gye| ecaladevI naukarAnI se haldI- kuMkuma, pAna, supArI ma~gavAkara heggar3atI ko bulavAtI huI bolIM, "dekhie heggar3atI jI, bahuoM ke Ane taka ina logoM se maMgala dravya dilavAnA par3atA hai / " "hara bAta ke lie samaya kI pratIkSA karanI hI hotI hai| hama saba usa vidhi ke hAtha kI kaThaputalI haiN| acchA, AjJA ho to cluuN|" mAcikabbe ne kahA / zAntalA ne ecaladevI ke paira chUkara praNAma kiyA aura kahA, "AjJA deM, ho AU~ / " "bAMchita pati kA pANigrahaNa kara sukhI raho beTI!" ecaladevI ne AzIrvAda diyaa| use mAlUma thA ki bildeva vahIM hai / zAntalA ko santoSa huA / parantu use prakaTa na karake sira jhukAkara bar3e saMkoca se usane biTTideva kI ora dekhA aura mA~ ke sAtha cala dii| pAlakI taka revimayyA biliMga ko uThA lAyA aura zAntalA ke hAthoM meM de diyaa| pAlakI cala dI / pAlakI ke ojhala hone taka biTTideva daravAje para khar3e rhe| vivAha kI bAta eka sAtha kaI kAraNoM se sthagita ho gayI thI, lagatA thA isase 260 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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sambandhita sabhI vyakti yahI soca rahe the ki bAta phira uThegI ki nhiiN| kintu isa vAmAcArI ke viSaya meM lar3akiyA~ kucha jAnatI hI nahIM yaha spaSTa mAlUma ho jAne para, tathA zAntalA aura biTTideva ke prayatnoM ke kAraNa, so bhI kaI vicitra saMyogoM ke jariye, yaha bAta phira se cetanA pA gayI thiiN| jina paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa bAta ko sthagita honA par3A thA ve saba bAteM aba chaMTatI huI naz2ara A rahI thiiN| isase carcA ke phira se chir3ane meM sahUliyata ho gayI thii| mArasiMgayyA ne daNDanAyaka se bAtacIta karane ke bAda phira pradhAna gaMgarAja se bhI vicAra-vimarza kiyA thaa| isake bAda heggar3atI mAcikabbe dvArA ecaladevI ko ThIka-ThIka salAha dI gyii| daNDanAyikA ne AhirI sA~sa lete hue icchA prakaTa kI thI, use pUrA karane ke lie eka hI mArga thaa| vaha yaha ki ballAla eka sAtha tInoM lar3akiyoM se vivAha kara leN| tInoM ko mahArAja ke hAtha sauMpane ke virodhI nahIM the daNDanAyaka mariyAne / gaMgarAja ne bhI kahA, "aisA hone meM koI doSa nahIM, icchA hone para mahArAja parAnI ke sAtha aura rAniyoM ko bhI rakha sakate haiN| yaha dharma viruddha bhI nhiiN| aura kisI se vivAha kara sautiyA DAha ke lie maukA dene se behatara yaha hogA ki una bahinoM se hI vivAha kara leM lekina yaha tabhI sambhava hai jaba mahArAja, mahApAtRzrI tathA vivAha karanevAlI lar3akiyoM svIkAra kara leN|" ecaladevI ne sArI jimmedArI ballAla para chor3a dii| ballAla kA prema padmalA para thaa| dUsaroM para apanI preyasI kI bahineM hone ke nAte eka sahaja vAtsalya mAtra thaa| aisI sthiti paidA ho jAne kI ise kalpanA taka nahIM thii| use mAlUpa thA ki mahArAja kI kaI rAniyoM ho sakatI haiM parantu bahinoM se vivAha karake adhika samaya padmalA ke sAtha vyatIta karane para dUsarI parezAna hoM to bahinoM meM Apasa meM ipyA ke utpanna hone kA vaha kAraNa bana sakatI hai| isalie isa bAta ke nirNaya kA dAyitva unhIM para chor3a dene kI sUcanA ballAla ne dii| isakA tAtparya yaha huA ki tInoM ke sAtha vivAha karane ke viSaya meM utsAha na hone para bhI, honA par3e to haja nahIM-isa vicAra kA ballAla ne saMketa kiyaa| Age kI jimmedArI padmalA para A pdd'ii| vaha socane lagI : ''maiM paTTarAnI baneM aura bahineM rAniyA~ baneM aura sauta baneM-ise kaise svIkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai? svIkAra karane ke lie kaheM bhI to kaise : unakI bhI apanI-apanI AzAe~-AkAMkSAe~ hoMgI hI, aisI hAlata meM una para jora DAleM bhI to kaise?" bar3I duvidhA meM par3akara vaha zAntalA ke pAsa gyo| isa samasyA aura usake samAdhAna se cAmalA yA boppi donoM bekhabara thiiN| isalie unheM samajhA-bujhAkara unakI rAya jAnane kA jimmA usane zAntalA para DAla diyaa| parantu una logoM kI svIkRti mila jAne para svayaM padmalA ko koI etarAja nahIM hogA-isa bAta kI jAnakArI zAntalA ko jaba taka paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 261

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na ho taba taka vaha isa kAma meM Age bar3he bhI to kaise? zAntalA ne padyalA se . sIdhA savAla kiyA, "ApakI AzA ko saphala banAne ke lie hamane prayatna kiyA vaha to sArthaka huaa| Apako bhI posala mahArAnI banAne kI AzA thii| ApakI mA~ bhI cAhatI thiiN| yaha sakatI haiN| mahArAja nA sahana hI pa padA hai, use saphala banane kA rAstA mila gyaa| agara Apa yaha cAheMgI ki mahArAja kA prema Apa taka hI sImita rahe to ApakI bahinoM kI kala kyA dazA hogI? agara unhIM se unako vivAha karanA par3e taba apane pati ke prepa ko apanI bahinoM ke sAtha bA~Takara santoSa se rahane ke lie Apako mvIkRti denI hogii| una donoM kI svIkRti Apake sukha-santoSa meM bAdhaka nahIM hogI-isa bAta para bhI Apako sahamata honA hogaa| isa bAre meM ApakI rAya bilakula spATa honI caahie| yaha vizvAsa ho jAya to maiM phira isa sambandha meM unase bAtacIta kara lU~gI..." zAntalA ne khaa| "hamArI mA~ hotI to kyA hotA, kauna jAne ? mahAmAtathI mAtA se bhI zreSThamAtA bana skeNgii| isalie merI mAtA ne AkhirI vakta kahA thA ki 'yeTiyoM ko ApakI goda meM DAla diyA hai| maiM apanI bahinoM ke sukha ke rAste meM kA~TA nahIM bnuuNgo| pANigrahaNa karanevAle kA prema pAnA unakA kAma haiN| mahAgaja ke vyavahAra para hama sabakA jIvana avalambita hai| maiM bar3I hone ke kAraNa mAtRhInA apanI bahinoM kI mA~ banakara raha sakatI hU~, sauta banakara nahIM-itanA AzvAsana de sakatI huuN|" padmalA ne khaa| padmalA ke sAtha hI donoM bahinoM ko biThAkara zAntalA ne prastuta prasaMga kI pRSThabhUmi meM yukti-yukta bAteM samajhAkara batAyA, "ApakI mAtA kI antima AzA ko caritArtha karane ke lie mahAmAtRzrI aura Apa sabake lie eka hI mArga raha jAtA hai| apanI dIdI sahita donoM ko mahArAja se vivAha karanA hogaa| socakara dekho| daNDanAyaka jI bRddha ho gaye haiN| daNDanAyikA jI kI mRtyu ke bAda bahuta kamaz2ora bhI ho gaye haiN| Apa sabake bivAha jana taka nahIM ho jAte, ce apane dAyitva se mukta nahIM ho skeNge| vivAha pratyeka ke jIvana meM bhAgya kI bAta hai| bhAgya acchA rahA to vivAha sukhakara hogaa| nahIM to vaha duHkha kA eka pulindA hai| karuNAmayI kSamAzIlA mahAmAtRzrI kI bahU bananA bhI bar3e bhAgya kI bAta hai| . Apa sabhI bahineM mahArAja se vivAha kreNgii| aura sauta na banakara bahinoM kI hI taraha mahArAja ke jIvana ko sukhamaya aura santoSaprada banA sakatI haiN| mahArAja dUsaroM se vivAhita hoMge to una rAniyoM se ApakI dIdI ko vaha prema aura Adara zAyada nahIM milegA jo Apa logoM se mila sakatA hai| Apa loga socakara nirNaya kara leN|" zAntalA ne khaa| 262 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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una donoM ke lie yaha anirIkSita viSaya thaa| una logoM ke mana meM kabhI yaha vicAra uThA hI nahIM thaa| dhe socane lagIM : rAnI hone kI AzA kA honA to sahaja hI hai, parantu apanI dIdI jisase vivAha kare unhIM se vivAhita honA ThIka hai? cAmalA ko kAfI dina pahale ghaTI eka ghaTanA kI yAda A gyii| usa dina usake vahA~, banlAla atithi banakara gaye the| ballAla jaba akele rahe taba usane paJcalA ko bulAne ke lie ghaNTI bajAyI lekina cAmalA andara A gayI: usI ko anajAne meM padmalA samajhakara, "maiM tumheM cAhatA huuN|" kaha diyA thaa| jaba dekhA vaha padmalA nahIM, to vaha kucha akacakAkara pUchane lagA, "tumhArI dIdI kahA~ hai?" taba usane pUchA thA ki "use hI cAhie? maiM hI AU~ to kyA...?" yahI vaha ghaTanA thiiN| yaha saba purAnI aura bacapana kI bAteM thiiN| aba use laga rahA thA ki ye bAteM : hI apU mAnalA takita mI huii| sAtha hI usI samaya kI aura eka ghaTanA yAda A gyii| taba usane kahA thA - "laba ApakA hissA merA canA, vahA~ dIdI ke sAtha merA hissA ApakA..."-isI dhuna meM vaha socane lagI thii| merI dIdI ko koI etarAja nahIM ho to maiM vivAha ke lie taiyAra haiN|" cApalA ne khaa| ''ava merA kyA: mujhe bhI apane sAtha kara lo|' khoppi ne bhI khaa| aba vahI nizcaya huA ki eka hI vivAha vedI para mahAdaNDanAyaka mariyAne kI tInoM beTiyoM kA vivAha mahArAja ke sAtha ho| lar3akiyoM ke mAmA pradhAna gaMgarAja ne hI tInoM beTiyoM kA kanyAdAna kiyaa| hAla ke yuddha ke kAraNa rAjya kA khajAnA khAlI ho gayA thaa| isase vizeSa dhUma-dhAma ke binA, vizeSa AhvAnoM ke binA, kevala dorasamudra aura usake irdagirTa hI AmantraNa patra bheja dene kA nirNaya mahArAja ballAla ne sunaayaa| usI taraha vyavasthA kI gyii| zaka saMvat 1025 ke zrImat svabhAnu saMvatsara, kArtika sudI dazamI ke dina, zubha muhUrta meM gaMgarAja kI bahina cAmanye daNDanAyikA aura mariyAne daNDanAyaka kI putriyoM padmaladevI, cAmaladevI aura boppadevI-tInoM ke sAtha poysala mahArAja ballAladeva kA zubha vivAha sampanna huaa| isake pazcAt rAjamahala meM mahAmAtadhI ecaladevI ko naukarAniyoM se maMgaladravya dilAne kI jarUrata nahIM pdd'ii| rAjamahala meM aba tIna-tIna sumaMgaliyA~ raha rahI thiiN| ___ isa vivAha ke bAda mahArAja ne sasura ko bulavAkara kahA, "usa dina Apane vidhAnti pAne kI icchA prakaTa kI thii| Apako vizrAma kI AvazyakatA thI isa bAta ko jAnate hue bhI taba ApakI icchA pUrI na kara skaa| taba ApakI AzA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 269

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maiM pUrNa karatA to usakA kucha aura artha ho jAtA, g2alatafahamI ho jaatii| donoM ke mana meM kaTuvApana raha jaataa| aba jo vizrAma Aphko vAstava meM milanA cAhie use dene ko zAsana taiyAra hai, vizrAma-vetana ke rUpa meM Apako sindagere kI jAgIra dI jAtI haiN|" ballAla ne khaa| cAmabbe jIvita rahatI to kitanA khuza huI hotii| ballAla ke vivAha ke bAda rAjamahala ke vAtAvaraNa meM zAnti phaila sacI thii| jaba bar3I dIdI padyaladevI ko paTarAnI ghoSita kiyA to rAnI cAmaladevI aura rAnI boppadevI-donoM ko koI parezAnI nahIM huii| kucha dhArmika kArya ke avasara para paTarAnI ke lie agrasthAna denA ruviMgata vyavahAra thaa| sivAya isake ballAla ke una jIvana-saMgiyoM meM koI antara nahIM dikha rahA thaa| apane-apane jIvana meM samarasatA tAne ke lie sabane mahArAja ko sukhI rakhA thaa| eka taraha kA samAdhAna ecaladevI ko bhI pila gayA thaa| kisI nayI samasyA ke binA cAmabbe daNTanAyikA kI antima icchA pUrI ho gayI thii| pUsa ke samApta hone ke pahale eka dina pacaladevI ne ballAla ke pAsa apanI tIrthayAtrA kI bAta chedd'ii| ApakI chAyA meM hama sukhI haiN| Apa bujurga rahakara sadA hameM dizAnirdeza detI raheMgI to abhI jo sukha-santoSa hai vaha jyoM-kA-tyoM banA rhegaa| kisI eka kSetra kI yAtrA kara lauTane kI bAta hotI to hama mAna lete| bhAratavarSa ke sabhI tIrthoM kA sandarzana kara lauTanA ho to kaI sAla hI laga jaaeNge| isa umra meM itanA zrama-yaha hameM kucha ThIka nahIM lagatA!" ballAla ne khaa| "zAzvata kyA hai? apane jIvana meM maiMne sukha-duHkha donoM bhoge haiN| tuma sabakI dekhabhAla karate hue rASTra kI unnati ke sampUrNa mvAmya tuma logoM ko dilA dene saka kI jimmedArI prabhujI ne mujhe sauMpI thii| paTTAbhiSeka ko hue eka varSa bIta gyaa| eka mISaNa yuddha meM tumane vijaya prApta kii| tumhAre dAyeM hAtha jaise dakSa bhAI tumhAre sAtha haiN| apanI icchAnusAra vivAhita hokara tuma gRhastha bhI ho gye| mujhe aba yahA~ rahakara kucha karanA bhI nahIM hai| agara yaha tuma samajhate ho ki mujhe bhI vizrAnti kI z2arUrata hai to mujhe sammati do| saba jhaMjhaTa bhUla-bhAlakara mAnasika zAnti pAne meM merI madada kro|" "to kyA vahA~ aba taka vaha manaHzAnti nahIM rahI, mA~" "nahIM rahI, yaha to kaha nahIM sktii| phira bhI prabhu se bichur3ane ke bAda se mujhe vAstava meM zAnti nahIM ! unhoMne jo jimmedArI mujhe sauMpI thI usake nirvahaNa 264 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dA

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ke lie zAnti rahI ho, aisA saMyama se vyavahAra karatI rahI / merI mA~ sadA kahA karatI thIM ki nArI ko saMyama se baratanA cAhie, aisA baratane se koI samasyA nhiiN| utthtii| agara kabhI samasyA udI bhI to yaha samarpaka DhaMga se hala bhI ho jaaegii| prabhu ne bhI yahI saba sikhaayaa| tuma loga bhI isI taraha saMyama se rahane kA abhyAsa karo aura sukhI rho| mujhe ina sabase mukti caahie| isa rAjamahala ke jhaMjhaToM se kucha samaya taka dUra rahU~ to acchA ho| tumheM janma dekara bar3A kiyA, badale meM isase adhika maiM nahIM maaNgtii| itanI abhilASA ko pUrA kro|" "aisA hI ho mA~, ApakI icchA ko pUrA na kareM - aisA svArtha hamameM nahIM hai| jaba Apa tIrtha yAtrA para jAtI haiM to Apake lauTane taka choTe appAjI ko ku~vArA hI rahanA hogA / usakA vivAha hone meM aura adhika vilamba karanA ucita nahIM, aisA merA vicAra hai| use bhI sampanna kara detIM to acchA hotaa|" ballAla ne khaa| turanta jyotiSI ko bulAyA gayA, kuNDaliyA~ milAyI gyiiN| batAyA gayA. ''isa svabhAnu saMvatsara meM samaya anukUla nhiiN| tAraNa saMvatsara ke caitra- vaizAkha maM vyavasthA kara sakate haiN|" aba kyA kiyA jA sakatA hai? mAgha mAsa meM yAtrA Arambha karane kI ecaladevI kI icchA thI, so aba use cAra-pA~ca mahInoM taka ke lie sthagita kara denA pdd'aa| mA~ kA sAnnidhya kama-se-kama taba se ugAhI - sopA khuza hue. zAntalA aura biTTideva kA vivAha aba taka logoM ke kevala UhApoha kI hI bAta banI rahIM / parantu aba sabhI ko mAlUma ho gayA ki yaha nizcita hai / hegar3e mArasiMgayyA aura mAcikabbe tathA zAntalA ko sAmAnya janatA meM pahale meM bhI adhika gaurava kA sthAna prApta huaa| sabase adhika Ananda revimayyA ko milA tAraNa saMvatsara kA caitra vaizAkha jaldI Ae, yahI manautI bhagavAna bAhubalI serevimayyA ne kI thI / dorasamudra ke kAryakalApa santulita rIti se calane lage the| mahArAja kI tIna rAniyA~ thIM aura zIghra hI biTTideva kA vivAha bhI honevAlA thA, isIlie dorasamudra ke rAjamahala ke antaHpura ke hisse ko vistRta karanA bhI jarUrI ho gayA thaa| viTTideva ke vivAha ke pahale isa vistaraNa kArya ko pUrA karane kI vyavasthA kI gyii| navavivAhitoM ko svatantra rahane kI icchA kA honA sahaja hI haiM, isalie mahArAja ballAla apanI rAniyoM ke sAtha belApurI meM raheM aura mahAmAtRzrI, udayAditya aura bihideva dorasamudra meM hI raheM tathA sAdhAraNa rAjakAja kA nirvahaNa bihideva hI kareM yahI vyavasthA nirNIta huii| yuddha ke bAda siMgimacyA belApurI A gaye the, isalie mahArAja aura rAniyoM kI surakSA Adi ke lie anya vyavasthA karane kI jarUrata nahIM par3I / mahArAja ke parivAra ke sAtha rAniyoM ke guru aura kavi nAgacandra donoM belApurI cale gaye / paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do :: 2666

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ula nATyA sahArA lopa meM kI nA gre| unakI upasthiti kA lAbha pUrNarUpa se uThAyA zAntanA ne| usane auttareya nRtya-paddhati meM bhI dakSatA prApta kara lii| taba taka biTTigA tutalAne lagA thA aura thor3A calane bhI lagA thaa| vaha zAntalA kA anukaraNa karane lgaa| maiM bhI nAcU~gA" kahatA huA uchala-kUdakara gira pdd'taa| cIra. lagane para gane lgtaa| "beTA, tumheM apane pitA se bhI uttama daNDanAtha bananA hai| tumheM vaha nRtya kcoM" kahakara zAntalA use goda meM lekara samAdhAna krtii| isI bIca biTTideva kA janmadina aayaa| eka do dina ke lie mahArAja aura ganiyA~ vahA~ A gyiiN| isa dina zAma ko rAjamahala meM somita DhaMga se biTTideva ke santoSArtha nRtya aura saMgIta kA Ayojana huaa| zAntalA ne gIta ke sAtha donoM prakAra ke nRtya kA pradarzana kiyaa| mRdaMga aura tabalA mahApAtra ne hI bjaayaa| usakI bahuta dinoM kI icchA Aja pUrI huI thI, vaha bahuta tRpta aura santuSTa thaa| zAntalA ke jora dena para mahAmAtRzrI aura mahArAja kI anumati prApta kara mahArAniyoM ne bhI gAna aura nRtya kiyaa| una logoM ne bhI paryApta dakSatA pA lI hai-isakA sAkSya usa pradarzana se mila gyaa| mahArAja ballAla ne kahA, "zAntaladevI ne to bacapana se yaha vidyA sIkhakara usameM pANDitya pAyA hai-ThIka hai, para usa stara taka pahu~canA sAdhya na hone para bhI tuma logoM ne bhI jitanA sIkhA vaha krama prazaMsanIya nahIM hai| bahuta kucha dakSatA dikhAI de rahI hai| pahale jaba tumhArA nRtya jaisA dekhA thA usase isa aba ke nRtya kI tulanA nhiiN| yaha mere lie garva kA viSaya hai| isa sambandha meM tuma logoM ne mujhase kabhI kucha kahA nahIM?" "hamane to itanA acchA sIkhA nahIM jo kahane lAyaka rahA ho| Apane taba bhI prazaMsA kI thI aura Aja bhI kara rahe haiN| agara usa samaya kI ApakI usa prazaMsA se tRpta ho gayI hotI to Aja hama itanA bhI nahIM sIkha paatiiN| sannidhAna ke bhAIjI cAmalA dvArA g2alatI sudhArane kA saMketa karate rahe, isa kAraNa se hamane kama-se-kama itanA to sIkha hI liyaa| ima aura cAra janma le leM to bhI utanA nahIM sIkha sakeMgI jitanA zAntalA ne sIkhA-samajhA hai| eka samaya thA java hamAre ajJAna aura anya pracodanoM ke kAraNa zAntalA ke viSaya meM, usakI zakti aura sAmathya ke bAre meM kucha g2alata-salata khayAla the| kabhI-kabhI usake prati hamane anAdara kA vyavahAra bhI kiyA thaa| usake susaMskRta sUkSma aura sulajhe hue vicAra haiN| hamAre ajJAna ke kAraNa jo g2alatI huI usake lie hameM kSamA karake usane saca meM hI hamArA upakAra kiyA hai| usa upakAra ko hama kabhI nahIM bhUla sktiiN| autareya nRtya-kalA meM bhI itanI jaldI itanI acchI pravINatA pA 266 :: paTTamahAdevI zAnnalA : bhAga do

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sakeMgI-isakI kalpanA taka hamane nahIM kI thii| zAnti, saMyama, prajJA-isa triveNI kA saMgama hai zAntalA / vaha zIghra hI rAjaparivAra kI sadasyA banane jA rahI hai vaha rAjaparivAra ke bhavya bhaviSya ko zubha sUcanA hai| isa zubha avasara para zAntalA ko 'ubhaya-krama-mRtya-pariNatA' kI prazasti se sannidhAna bhUSita kareM-vaha hamArI prArthanA haiN|" paTarAnI padhalA ne nivedana kiyaa| ___'maiMne prazasti pAne ke lie vidyA nahIM sIkhI aura na usakA pradarzana hI kiyaa| mujhe kisI taraha kI prazasti kI jarUrata nhiiN| isa khuzahAlI ke avasara para vaha merI alpa sevA hai, samajhakara maiMne nRtya kiyaa| sevA kA phala AtmAnanda hai| AtmAnanda kA mUlya prazasti dene ke rUpa meM nizcita karanA ucita nahIM / sannidhAna itanI kRpA kareM ki merA AtmAnanda mere lie baca rahe / '' zAntalA ne vinIta hokara prArthanA kI, aura phira hAtha jor3akara praNAma kiyaa| ___ "kisI ke AtmAnanda ko chInane kI hamArI icchA nahIM haiN| kalA vRddhi kevala AtmAnanda taka hI sImita nhiiN| sahRdayoM kI prazaMsA kalA kI vRddhi ke lie eka taraha kA sAdhana bhI hai| isalie kalA kI pragati aura abhivRddhi ko lakSya meM rakhakara hI hama yaha prazasti de rahe haiN| isa prazasti ko svIkAra karanA kalAkAra kI abhiruci para nirbhara hai|" ballAna ne apanA nirNaya diyaa| "jo AjJA'' kahakara zAntatA mahArAja ke pAsa gyii| paira chUkara usane praNAma kiyA aura nivedana kiyA, ''isa prazasti ke phalasvarUpa mujhameM ahaMkAra kI bhAvanA utpanna na ho yahI AzIrvAda deN|" apane donoM hAtha zAntalA ke sira para rakhakara mahArAja ballAla bole, "uTho, tumhArA nAma lene mAtra se ahaMkAra irakara dUra bhAgatA hai| vaha tuma para AkramaNa kaise karegA? g2alatI svIkAra karane ke phalasvarUpa TUTe mana jur3ate haiM, eka hote haiM, isa bAta ko pramANita kara dikhAnevAlI tuma ho| eka samaya thA jabaki maiMne bhI kahA thA ki tumameM ahaMkAra hai| vaha mere ajJAna ke kAraNa kahI gayI bAta thii| merI isa g2alata dhAraNA ko jAnatI huI bhI tumane usakI paravAha nahIM kI aura prayAsa kara idhara ke sAre bikharAba ko bar3I majabUtI se jor3A, punaH eka bnaayaa| tumheM apane parivAra meM sammilita karanA isa parivAra kA mahAna bhAgya hai| paTarAnI jI kI isa bAta se maiM sampUrNa rUpa se sahamata huuN| choTe appAjI! tuma aura zAntalA DAnoM moM ke paira chUkara eka sAtha praNAma kara unase AzIrvAda prApta kro| mA~ kA AzIrvAda hI bhaviSya ke maMgala-muhUrta ke lie siddhidAyaka hogaa|" donoM ne mahArAja ko AjJA kA pAlana kiyaa| AnandAtha ke sAtha mahAmAtRzzI ecaladevI ne donoM ko AzISa diyaa| revimathyA ne vahA~ apanI upasthiti ko bhUlakara harSa vihala ho karatala dhvani kii| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 207

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bihideva kA janmotsava panAne ke bAda mahArAja ballAla phira belApurI cale gye| . patniyoM ke santoSa ke anurUpa eka niyojita DhaMga se ballAla kA jIvana sukhamaya vAtAvaraNa meM vyatIla hone lgaa| eka dina mahArAja yagacI nadI ke tIra kI amarAI para patniyoM ke sAtha gye| zAma kI ThaNDI havA, nayI-nayI nikalI koMpala, Amna maMjariyA~, gacchoM meM laTakatI AmiyoM-sabane milakara amarAI ko eka nayI zobhA se alaMkRta kiyA thaa| nadI ko sIr3hiyoM se saTakara eka sundara maNDapa banA huA yaa| isameM sukhAsIna hokara sabane upAhAra kiyaa| vasanta kA samaya thaa| varSA meM aMga bharakara bahinevAlI nadI taba mAno apane sampUrNa yauvana ko Ama maMjariyoM meM bA~Takara khuda patalI ho gayI thiiN| isa amarAI ke bhare saundarya ko dekhakara vismRta-so hokara dhIre-dhIre patalI dhAra meM Ananda se baha rahI thii| upAhAra ke zada hAtha-maha dhone ke lie rAniyA~ sIr3hiyoM se utrii| mahArAja bhI vahIM upasthita ho gye| padmanA, jo vahIM khar3I hokara cAroM ora dekha rahI thI, bolI, "udhara phala-phUloM se lade Ama aura idhara patalI hokara vahinevAlI nadI! kAza, nadI bhI bharakara bahatI to kitanA sundara hotA!" / ' "TA, bho saundayaM ko dekhane meM Ananda no AtA hI hai.'' kahate hue balalAla ne apane meM do sIr3hiyoM nIce khar3I apanI rAniyoM kI ora dekhaa| se kyoM dekha rahe haiN| bhara saundarya kA Ananda vahA~ usa amarAI meM hai| isa tarafa abhI jo kucha hai vaha kaMbala patalI banI yamacI mAtra hai" cAmaladevI ne khaa| "varSAkAla jara taka na Ae, vagacI bhare kaise?'' boppadevI ne savAla kiyA aura yahinI kI aura na dekhakara banAla kI ora dRSTi ddaalii| "udhara kyA dekhatA ho AkAza kI ora? vahA~ to barasAkara rIte hue bAdala hI haiN|' cApalA ne vyaMgya kiyaa| sahaja hI to hai, aMga bharane kI abhilASA honA strI ke lie sahaja hI to hai| prakArAntara se mana kI abhilASA dUsare hI DhaMga se prakaTa hotI hai-ballAla ko lgaa| vaha bole, "Ao, Apa logoM ko eka purAnI bAta btaauuN| ghaTanA isI sthAna para ghaTI chii| acAnaka pAda A gyii| taba aura aba meM kitanA antara hai! dRSTibheda aura bhAva bhI bhinna haiM-yahI to Azcarya hai:'' kahate hue sIr3hiyoM car3hakara maNDapa meM praveza kiyA aura aMgarakSaka se kahA, ''tuma jAkara pAlakI ke pAsa raho, jarUrata hogI to bulA leNge| yaha saba bhI uThA se jaao|" rAniyoM ke car3hakara Ate-Ate aMgarakSaka calA gayA thaa| thor3I dera saba mauna baiTe rhe| cAmaladevI ne ballAla kI ora dekhakara kahA, ''mauna kyoM? purAnI bAta kA yahI mAne hai?" ____ "kahA~ se aura kaMse zurU kareM-yahIM soca rahA thaa| hamAre choTe appAjI ke 2fiH :: pamahAdebI zAntalA : bhAga do

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upanayana kI bAta Apa sabako yAda hai na?" "hA~, hamAre pitAjI aura mAtAjI ne ho to usa samaya sAre kAryabhAra ko nibAhA thaa|" ''hA~, ho, unhoMne hI to nivahaNa kiyA thA isIlie isa jagaha ko eka aitihAsika rUpa prApta huA hai| naga upanaya se abasara para kI aura zAntalA nahIM AyI thiiN|" "use hama kabhI na bhUla skeNgii| unake na Ane kA kAraNa hamArI mA~ ne kaisI cAturI ke sAtha mahAmAtRzrI ko vistAra ke sAtha samajhAyA ghA, ise ghaNToM taka hameM sunAyA hai, taba hama kaise bhUleMgI bhalA?'' "Apa logoM ne kabhI zAntalA se pUchA bhI thA ki kyoM nahIM AyIM?' "pUche binA raheMgI kaise : pUlA hii| choTe appAjI inakaM na Ane se nirAza mana se vedI para baiThe rhe| vaha dRzya hamAre diloM para chApe kI taraha aMkita ho gayA thaa|" "tatva zAntalA ne kyA kahA thA?" "usane kahA thA ki ThIka usI vasta kisI se qhabara milI to jaldI meM usake pitAjI ko akele hI AnA pdd'aa| jisa samaya khabara milI usa vakta saparivAra nikalate to ThIka muhUrta para dorasamudra nahIM pahu~ca sakate the| mAM-baMTI ko sAtha na lA sakane ke kAraNa unheM bahuta duHkha rhaa|" / "Apa logoM ne vizvAsa kara liyA?'' "hamArI mA~ ko kahI bAteM jana mana meM rahIM taba avizvAsa karanA sambhava nahIM ghaa| yahI socakara ki isa viSaya para hameM jijJAsA hI kyoM, hama cupa raha gyiiN|" padmalA ne btaayaa| "taba heggar3ejI akele Aye the na, usa sambandha meM mere aura choTe appAjI ke bIca eka vizeSa carcA huI thii|" kahakara ballAla ne usa dina kI sArI carcA ko vistAra ke sAtha jyoM-kA-tyoM kaha sunAyA aura batAyA ki Apake aura Apake gharAne meM jo gaharA vizvAsa thA usakA nizAna haiM yaha sthAna ! baha vizvAsa bADa meM chinna-bhinna ho gyaa| Aja vaha chinna vizvAsa phira jar3A hai| vAstava meM rAjamahala ke vAtAvaraNa ke bigar3ane kA mukhya kAraNa vahIM dhA ki ye upanayana ke avasara para kyoM nahIM aayiiN| zAyada yaha bAta Apa logoM ko mAlUma nhiiN| 'nhiiN|" "heggar3e parivAra ke lie jo AmantraNa thA use bhejane se tumhArI mA~ ne roka rakhA, yaha bAta mAlUma ho gayI aura yahI vAtAvaraNa ke viSAkta hone kA kAraNa bnaa|" tInoM cakita ho utthiiN| "kyA kahA? hamArI mA~ ne roka rakhA? jhUTha hai| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 2012

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AmantritoM kI sUcI meM unakA nAma chUTa gayA thA to use, kahate haiM, merI mA~ ne . hI jor3A thaa| aisI hAlata meM kaiMse vizvAsa kareM ki unhoMne roka rakhA thA," padyalA ne khaa| "yaha viSaya mahAmAtRtrI ko mAlUma hai| tumhArI mA~ ko bhI mAlUma dhA; bAda meM mahAdaNDanAyaka jI ko bhI mAlUma ho gyaa|' "hamAre pitAjI ko mAtA kI bAta para pahale avazya adhika vizvAsa thaa| parantu idhara kucha samaya se ve mA~ kI bAta ko sunate nahIM the| yahI zAyada usakA kAraNa rahA hogaa| padyalA ne khaa| "jAnaM do, ApakI mA~ ne kyA kiyA, kyoM kiyA Adi sabhI bAtoM ko mahAmAtRzrI se spaSTa kaha diyA hai| usa para aba carcA karane kI jarUrata nhiiN| isa bAta ko maiMne imalie kahA ki itanA tIna matabheMTa hone para bhI sthAna mAhAtmya ke kAraNa hama tInoM bhAiyoM ke bIca manamuTAya nahIM ho skaa| Apa tInoM bahineM yahA~ maujUda haiN| mujha akele ko Apa tInoM ko samAna rUpa se khuza rakhanA hai| maiM bhI manuSya hI to huuN| yadi Apa logoM ko aisA lage ki maiM Apa sabake prati samAnatA kA vyavahAra nahIM kara rahA hU~, to aisI sthiti meM Apa logoM meM zaMkA utpanna nahIM honI caahie| isa taraha nahIM samajhA jAya ki 'usake kahe anusAra hI karate haiM, merI tarapha dhyAna hI nahIM dete' --Adi aadi| aimo bhAvanAe~ sahaja hI utpanna ho sakatI haiN| isalie jaba kabhI kisI ko aisA mahasUsa ho to vaha mujhe avazya btaae| mere vyavahAra ke lie kisI aura ko kAraka mAnakara apane dimAga ko kharAba nahIM kreNgii|" ____ "hama Apasa meM eka-dUsare ko acchI taraha samajhI haiM isalie aisA maukA hI nahIM aaegaa| aura phira sannidhAna bhI hama sabako samAna rUpa se dekhate raheMge--isa vAta kA hameM vizvAsa hai|" padmalA ne khaa| ThIka haiN| Apa tInoM eka mA~-bApa kI beTiyA~ ho| saMyoga se mujhase Apa tInoM kA vivAha ho gayA hai| phala bhare AmoM ko dekhakara Apa sabhI meM phala pAne kI icchA utpanna ho sakatI haiN| aisA honA sahaja bhI hai| kala Apake garbha-sambhUtoM ko siMhAsana ke lie jhagar3A karane kI sthiti utpanna na ho|" ___. "jhagar3e kI bAta kyoM jaTatI hai! paTTamahAdevI ke garbha-saMjAta hI paTTAbhiSikta hoMge na?' boppadeyI ne prazna kiyaa| "so to saca hai| bacapana meM Apa loga apanI mA~ jaisA nacAtI vaisA nAcatI rhiiN| lekina aba Apa posala vaMza ko rAniyA~ haiM ataH AnevAlI santAna ko Apa bacapana se hI aisI zikSA detI raheMgI jaisI ki hamArI mA~ ne hameM dii| kaisI bhI parIkSA kara AjamAkara dekheM, choTe appAjI mahArAja banane ke lie hamase 270 :; paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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adhika yogya haiN| yaha kahate hameM koI saMkoca nahIM, balki abhimAna hotA hai / parantu vaha hamArA anuvartI banakara rahatA hai| hama eka hI mAtA-pitA kI santAna haiN| kala ApakI santAna ke lie pitA eka hone para bhI mAtAe~ bhinna-bhinna hoNgii| aisA hone para bhI una zizuoM ko eka mA~ kI santAna kI taraha bar3hAnA hogaa| isake lie Apa tInoM ko sUtradhAra bananA hogaa|" "sannidhAna kI saugandha, hama vaise hI brteNgii|" padmalA ne kahA / "kaI bAra kahA hai ki saugandha nahIM khAnI caahie| burI Adata sIkhI haiM, jAegI bhI to kaise " ballAla ne kahA / "galatI huI, kSamA kreN| bacapana se abhyasta bAta kabhI-kabhI mu~ha se anajAne nikala AtI hai| Aga lage aisI jIbha ko / " kahatI huI padmalA ne ballAla ke paira pakar3a liye / "ThIka hai| uTho, koI naukara-cAkara dekha na le| mujhe aura kucha nahIM cAhie, basa dveSa rahita manodharma hamArI santAna meM bar3he- aisA saMkalpa Apa logoM kA ho|" "vaisA hI kreNgii|" tInoM ne kahA / "rAjya bar3e beTe ko yA paTarAnI ke beTe ko ?" bopadevI ne pUchA / ballAla ne sandigdhatA meM apanI rAnI kI ora dekhA aura kahA, "paTarAnI ke beTe ko paTTAbhiSeka karane kI rUr3hi hai| aise hI bar3e beTe ko paTTAbhiSikta karane kI bhI paripATI hai| Apa bahineM ho, svayaM Apa hI loga nirNaya kara lo| phira usI taraha vyavasthA kara taMge / " "hama nahIM kheNgii| paTarAnI to bar3I dIdI haiN| vaha jaisA kaheMgI vaisA hI hama kreNgii|" khoppadevI ne kahA / paTarAnI hI bar3e beTe ko janma de to koI samasyA hI nahIM uThegI na?" cAmaladevI ne kahA / "maiM bar3I hU~, isalie paTarAnI bnii| bahina cAmalA ne apanI sadicchA prakaTa kii| phira bhI usa bAta se yaha dhvanita hotA hai ki bar3A beTA ho / sannidhAna ke bar3e beTe ko paTTAbhiSikta karane meM koI etarAja nhiiN| apanI tarafa se spaSTa kahatI hU~ / " padmalA ne kahA / " zAntalA ke sAtha maitrI kA phala hai tumhArA yaha nirNaya, padyalA tumase prema karake maiM dhanya huA / " ballAla ne kahA / "matalaba?" cAmaladevI ne pUchA / "aisI padmalA kI bahinoM ne mujhase pANigrahaNa kiyA - yaha mahAbhAgya hai, ThIka hai na?" sabake ceharoM para mandahAsa khila utthaa| amarAI se koyala kI kUka suna pdd'ii| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 271

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eka dUsarI kokilA ne usakA javAba diyaa| sabakI A~kheM amarAI kI aura maI gyiiN| AvAja usI ora se AyI thii| phala-phUla se lade AmoM meM sabameM eka bhAvI AzA utpanna kara dii| sUryAsta kA samaya sannihita thA isalie saba rAjamahala kI tarapha ravAnA hue| idhara rAjamahala ke vistaraNa kA kArya tIvra gati se cala rahA thaa| mahArAja kA vivAha hI eka sImita paridhi meM jaba sampanna huA thA to biTTideva kA vivAha bhI isI taraha sAde DhaMga se sampanna karane kI vyavasthA kI gyii| isI avasara para udayAditya ke upanayana ko bhI sampanna karane kI salAha ecaladevI ne dI jo svIkAra kara lI gyo| grahagati acchI hone ke kAraNa vivAha se eka-do dina pUrva upanayana kA muhUrta ThaharAyA gyaa| purohitoM ne prazasta muhUtaM donoM ke lie ThaharAkara nizcita kiyA thaa| jina-jina ko AmantraNa bhejanA thA, sabako bheja diyA gyaa| idhara-udhara kI bAtoM ke silasile meM revimayyA ne ecaladevI se kahA, ''piriyarasI jI ke liA bhI AmannA bhejane to atrayA holA, yaha vivAha unake lie bahuta priya hai|" "vaha saba rAjanItika viSaya hai| AmantraNa bhejanA na bhejanA rAjamahala ke adhikAriyoM se sambandhita viSaya haiN| paristhiti ko dekhane para yahI lagatA hai ki AmantraNa bhejane kI sambhAvanA nhiiN| jaisA tumane kahA piriyarasI jI ko yaha vivAha priya hai| vivAha kI bAta unheM mAlUma par3e, aura unheM svatantratA mile to ve jarUra isa vivAha meM padhArakara AzISa deMgI hii| parantu ve parAdhIna haiN| phira bhI tumhArI yaha bAta choTe appAjo ke samakSa rmuuNgii| cAha koI Ae, tuma raho nahIM paryApta hai| pahale se yaha tumhArI bar3I AkAMkSA rhii| vaha aba saphala ho rahI hai|" ecaladevI ne khaa| vahA~ heggar3e ke ghara meM bhI butugA yahI bAta karatA rahA : "mAlika kisI taraha se isa vivAha meM piribarasI jI ko bulA lAne kA kAma kareM / ammAjI unake lie prANa samAna haiN| mAlika aura mAlakina to unake lie bahuta AdaraNIya haiN| ve aura cakravatI jI donoM AeM to isa vivAha meM cAra cA~da laga jaaeNge|" ___ 'vaha saba rAjamahala kA kAma hai| phira jAjakala cakravatI hamAre virodhI bana gaye haiM, rAjamahalavAle unheM bulAeMge kaise?" "pAlika, yahI samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai| taba unakI jAna bacAne aura yuddha meM vijaya prApta karane ke lie hamAre prabhu kI AvazyakatA thii| piriyarasI jI ke gaurava ko bacAne aura unakI rakSA ke lie Apa aura mAlakina kI AvazyakatA thiiN| aba ekadama vaha virodha kyoM? jaba z2arUrata par3I to eka taraha se, jaba jarUrata nahIM to dUsare DhaMga se vyavahAra? yahI hai cakravatI kI nIti? mujhe hI bheja dIjie, 272 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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maiM dekhUgA kaise nahIM Ae~gI? kyA piriyarasI jI ko maiM nahIM jAnatA? pUcha leMgA, yaha kaisA nyAya hai?" butugA kI A~khoM meM halkA-sA roSa bhara AyA thaa| "galamahala ne yati gaTa nirNaya liyA ki sAma bala ge to phira tumako hI bheja duuNgaa| TIka hai na?" "Apa rAjamahata meM khie| aisI saba bAteM rAjamahaloM ko sUjhatI nhiiN|'' "hA~, kheNge| aba jAkara pahale ammAjI ko bulA laao|" kucha hI dera meM butugA kaM sAdha zAntalA aayii| "ammAjI, yaha butugA kyA kahatA thA, mAlUma hai? agara hama bhejeMge to yaha butagA khuda jAkara piriyarasI jI ko tumhAre vivAha meM bulA laaegaa| ise bheja deM" mArasiMgavyA ne puuchaa| ___ yecAre butugA ko vastusthiti kyA mAlUma? yaha ThIka hai ki usane kahA, maiM bulAne jaauuNgaa| agara svatantratA hotI to zAyada piriyarasI jI A jAtI usake saath| parantu abhI AmantraNa hI nahIM gayA hai na" "kyoM, isa sambandha meM kisI ne socA nahIM?" "socA nahIM, aisA to nahIM hai| socakara nirNaya liyA gayA ki bhejanA nahIM "to kyA, tuma kahatI ho ki isa viSaya meM phira se sujhAnA nahIM cAhie?" "merI bhI yahI icchA hai ki ve aaeN| appAjI, maiMne sujhAyA bhii| kintu rAjanItika kAraNoM se AmantraNa na bhejane kA hI nirNaya huaa|" "tumhArI bAta para viTTideva bhI sahamata nahIM hue?" "unhoMne mere vicAra ko maanaa| abhI zatruoM ke guptacaroM ne dorasamudra meM jo gar3abar3I macAyI thI, usakI vajaha se eka hamalA kara aura Arthika dRSTi se kAfI hada taka kamajora hue haiN| vivAha ke AmantraNa ko svIkAra kara yahA~ Ane kA bahAnA karake guptacaroM kA eka bar3A jAla poyasala rAjya meM phaila jAya to kyA dazA hogI eka choTI-sI bAta ko lekara rASTra ke bhaviSya ko khatare meM DAlanA ucita nhiiN| unake kathana meM kAfI satyAMza bhI hai, appaajii| isalie isa viSaya para socane kI z2arUrata nhiiN| hA~, butugA kA nirAza homA sahaja hai| butugA, tuma eka kAma kara sakoge? agara vaha kAma kara doge to mujhe aura tumheM donoM ko tRpti hogii|' ___ "aisA hI ho, ammaajii|" butugA ne kahA aura yahI pratIkSA karatA rahA ki ve kyA kahatI haiN| "yutugA, tumhArA vivAha karAnevAlI piriyarasI jI hI thIM na?" "haaN|" "unhoMne tumheM aura dAsabbe ko AzIvAMTa diyA thA na" paTTamahAdeyI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 273

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"haaN|" "isalie tuma eka kAma kro| mere vivAha ke dina tuma aura dAsacce mujhe AzIrvAda do| tumhAre AzIrvAda ke dvArA piriyarasI jI kA AzIrvAda mujhe mila jaaegaa| isase mujhe bhI tRpti mila jaaegii|" "hA~, hA~, yaha saba bacapanA kyoM kara rahI haiM, yaha saba hone jAne kI bAta nhiiN|" kahakara butugA vahA~ se calA gyaa| thor3I dera bAda mArasiMgayyA bole, "to bAta yaha huI ammAjI, cAlukya cakravartI aura posala rAjAoM meM aba Age sneha-sambandha sambhava hI nahIM / ereyaMga prabhu ko bhAI samajhanevAle vikramAditya cakravartI Akhira aise kyoM hue yaha eka samasyA hai| eka bAra kisI bahAne mileM aura khule dila se vArtA kareM to phira se vahI sneha, vahI bandhubhAva A sakatA hai, aisA mujhe aba bhI lagatA hai| donoM karnATaka rAjya eka banakara rahe hote to yaha ajeya gar3ha banakara raha sakatA thaa|" " adhikAra kA durahaMkAra hI aisA hotA hai, appaajii| lar3akI ko byAha dekara samadhI bananevAle rASTrakUTa bhI to karnATakI hI the na usase dveSa karake unakA nAmonizAna miTAkara cAlukya vaibhava se pratiSThita hue| rASTrakUToM kI jaisI hAlata kara dI, vahI hAlata unakI bhI koI karegA - yaha soca vicAra na karake adhikAra jatalAnA ahaMkAra nahIM to aura kyA haiM? vikramAditya ne apanA zaka sthApita kiyA ThIka hai| use AcandrArka sthAyI bane rahanA ho to cAlukya rAjya ko banA rahanA jarUrI hai| isake lie sneha bar3hAkara logoM meM sadbhAva bar3hAnA hogaa| adhikAramada se vaha sAdhya nahIM hogaa| adhikAra-darpa ke vazIbhUta honA Adarza rAjA kA lakSaNa nahIM / rAjA kA yaha nirNaya isa dRSTi se ThIka hai; aisA maiM socatI hU~ / " zAntalA bolI / "phira bhI sneha kA hAtha bar3hAnA g2alata nahIM, ammAjI / sneha dikhAne kA artha jhukanA nahIM / dvepa bar3hAne kA artha haiM buddha ke lie bulAvA denaa| yuddha kA artha haiM niraparAdha janajIvana ko saMkaTa meM ddaalnaa| sneha bar3hAne para yuddha pIche saraka jAtA hai| vaha jitanA Tale utanA acchaa| janatA ko yaha mukhya nahIM ki kauna rAja karatA hai, kaisA rAja calAtA hai| apane sukha aura khuzahAlI ke lie yaha rAjya saMcAlana poSaka aura pUraka hai yA nahIM, isI ko prajA dekhatI hai| jaggadeva kI bar3I senA ko hamane jIta liyaa| parantu isa vijaya ke pIche hamane kitanoM ke prANa ga~vAye, kitanI sampatti khocI! phira se itanA arjana karane ke lie kitanA aura samaya cAhie! yaha saba socA hai? cAlukyoM kI nigalane ke lie cAroM ora loga sazastra ho samaya kI pratIkSA meM haiN| unakA nivAraNa karane ke lie sazakta na hone ke kAraNa, rAjanIti kI buddhimattA darzAte hue una logoM ko idhara mor3a diyA thaa| abhI hamane 274 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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hAra na mAnakara apanI zakti yI haiM ! hamArI madada cAlukyoM ke lie hara samaya rahegI aura unakI madada hamAre lie hai-yaha mAlUma hone para malepa, ceMgAlya, koMgAlva saya jahA~-ke-tahA~ cupa ho jaaeNge| aisA karanA buddhimattA hai yA nahIM, tuma soca dekho|" mArasiMgacyA ne khaa| zAntalA ne turanta koI uttara nahIM diyaa| pitA kI cintana-dhArA kitanI vyApaka hai. yaha samajhakara eka prazaMsA kI jhalaka ke sAtha pitA kI ora dekhaa| thor3I dera bAda bolI, "appAjI, isa dRSTikoNa se prabhusattA ne vicAra nahIM kiyaa| phira eka bAra isa bAre meM unase vicAra-viparza karanA anucita na hogaa|" "meM hI bAta chahU~ yA tuma cher3ogI?" "Apa dvArA bAta cher3anA hI ucita hai| bAta karane ke viSaya meM Apa yadi nirNaya karate haiM to isameM vilamba na kreN| AmantraNa unake pAsa pahuMce aura ve Ane kA pana kareM-isa sabake lie samaya bhI to rahanA caahie|" "ThIka hai, Aja hI dopahara ko vicAra prastuta kruuNgaa|" kahakara heggar3e cupa ho gye| "isI ke lie mujhe bulavAyA?" "vivAha ke avasara para apanI tarafa se dene ke lie eka aMgUThI aura eka hAra lAyA huuN| tuma agara pasanda karo to rakheMge, nahIM to dUsarA bnvaaeNge| Ao" kahate hue apane kamare kI ora cala diye| ''mA~ nahIM dekhanA cAheMgI?" zAntalA ne puuchaa| "unhoMne dekha liyA hai|" apane kakSa meM pahuMcakara heggar3e mArasiMgayyA ne una donoM cIjoM ko zAntalA ko dikhaayaa| a~gUThI meM nIla patthara jar3A thA, lAla maNiyoM se mayUrAkAra banA thaa| aura kamala ke AkAra ke maNiyoM meM jagamaga padaka hathelI ke barAbara caur3A thA hAra meN| navaratna khacita padaka meM vikasita kamala bane the| donoM cIjeM zAntalA ko pasanda A gyiiN| unheM surakSita rakhakara mArasiMgavyA rAjamahala kI ora cale gye| mahAmAtRzrI aura bihideva ke bIca AmantraNa-patra bhejane ke viSaya meM eka bAra carcA cala cukI thii| vaha nirNIta viSaya mAtRzrI dvArA phira uTha khar3A huA dekha biTTideva saMkoca meM par3a gye| ThIka isI vakta dvArapAla ne Akara nivedana kiyA ki heggar3e mArasiMgayyA jI mahAmAtRzrI ke darzana karanA cAhate haiN| turanta unheM andara bulA liyA gayA / namaskAra-pratinamaskAra ke bAda, mArasiMgacyA eka Asana para baiTha gye| unake baiThate hI biTTideva ne, "Apa ThIka samaya para Aye haiN| hamAre sAmane jo paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : bhAga TI :: 275

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samasyA uTha khar3I huI hai, usakA samAdhAna karane meM ApakI upasthiti se madada mila. jaaegii|" kahate hue samasyA unake sAmane prastuta kii| mArasiMgayyA ne batAyA, "vAstava meM maiM bhI usI viSaya para bAtacIta karane ke irAde se AyA huuN| abhI thor3I dera pahale hamAre yahA~ bhI isI bAta para carcA clii|" naukara butugA se jo sUcanA milI, tathA bAda meM bhI isa sambandha meM jo bhI bAtacIta calI thI, heggar3elI ne vaha saba kaha sunAyI aura anta meM nivedana kiyA, "yadyapi merA bhI mantavya isa carcA meM nihita hai lekina aisA hI karanA yaha merA mantavya nahIM; isa para vistAra se vicAra kiyA jAnA caahie| antima nirNaya rAjagharAnA hI kregaa| vyaktigata rUpa se mere lie donoM barAbara haiN|' itanA kahakara mArasiMgayyA cupa ho gye| biTrideva ne kahA, "soca-samajhakara hI vicAra karanA hogaa| sannidhAna ke samakSa peza kara vicAra-vimarza karane ke bAda hI nirNaya karanA ucita hai, yahI ThIka hogA na, mauM?" mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI ne kahA, "hama striyA~ haiN| aise mAMgalika avasaroM para hama mamatA, AtmIyatA dekhanA cAhatI haiN| rASTrahita sarvopari hai isase maiM sahamata hU~ parantu isa samasyA ke do pahalU haiN| aba taka tumane jo batAyA eka vaha hai aura heggar3ejI jo batA rahe haiM vaha dUsarA pahalU haiN| pradhAnajI ke sAtha tuma belApurI jAo aura vahA~ nirNaya kro| maiM jAnatI hU~ ki tumhAre prabhu sadA hI snehapUrNa vyavahAra karanevAle haiN| yaha unakA svabhAva hai| taba kI sthiti kucha aura thI aba usameM kucha parivartana AyA hogaa| maiM yaha kahane meM asamartha hU~ ki vaha ThIka hai|'' biTTideva uTha khar3A huaa| mArasiMgayyA bhI uTha khar3e hue aura vinIta hokara bole, "AjJA ho to maiM bhI sAtha ho AU~?" "na, hama hI donoM ho aaeNge|" viTTideva ne khaa| mArasiMgacyA donoM ko praNAma kara vahA~ se cale gye| yiTTideva gaMgarAja ko sAtha lekara velApurI pahu~ce aura ballAla ke sAtha vicAra-vimarza kara lauTa aaye| ballAla ko lagA ki AmantraNa bhejanA apanI dubelatA kA pratIka mAnA jAegA, isalie unhoMne apanA nirNaya sunAyA, "apane paTTAbhiSeka evaM vivAha ke avasaroM para AmantraNa nahIM bhejA gayA hai| isalie aba AmantraNa na hI bhejanA ucita hogaa|" isa nirNaya ke sAtha yaha bAta samApta ho gyii| upanayana saMskAra ke lie pahale muhUrta TaharAyA gayA thaa| eka saptAha pahale hI mahAgaja ballAla apanI rAniyoM sahita doratamudra padhAra gye| Amantrita karIba-karIba sabhI Aye the| choTe calikenAyaka aneka taraha ke 276 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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bheMTa-upahAra le Aye the, vara-vadhU ke lie vaha parivAra sahita Aye the| nAyaka ke sAtha unakI patnI aura donoM putra Aye the| usakA bar3A beTA nINaye nAyaka cha: barasa kA thaa| choTA beTA mAnenAyaka aura candaladevI kA beTA biTTigA donoM karIya samavayaska the| jaggadeva se hue yuddha ke bAda, DAkarasa daNDanAtha cAdavapurI meM hI rhe| patA nahIM, ye gAlva kaba kaise vyavahAra karane laga jAe~-isalie udhara kAfI satarka rahakara usa ora kI rakSA kA dAyitva dakSa hAthoM meM rahe, aisI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| aba isa vivAha samArambha ke lie DAkarasa daNDanAtha tathA unakI patnI eciyakkA aura unake putra mariyAne aura bharata bhI Aye the| siMgimayyA aura siriyAdevI ko to AnA hI thaa| siMgimayyA to zAntalA ke mAmA hI the aura kanyAdAna ke samaya mAmA kA upasthita rahanA Avazyaka hotA hai| eka samaya thA ki jaba padyaladevI yaha socakara ki paTarAnI pada ke lie apanI pratispardhinI ke rUpa meM zAntalA bar3ha rahI hai usake prati dveSa bhAva se andara hI andara jala rahI thI, Aja usI padmalA ko aya svayaM maMgalavedikA para baiThI zAntalA ko rAjamahala kI baha svIkAra karanA thaa| isalie Aja isa dveSa ke badale akhaNDa prema aura kRtajJatA kI bhAvanA se usakA hRdaya bhara AyA thaa| upanayana saMskAra kastU sa-- a| dNpn| sevA hI vizAlamArambha dhaa| vivAha vedikA saliMkAra se susajjita ho gayI thii| mAMgalika tUryanAda se dizAe~ gUMjane lagI thiiN| yathAvidhi bedaghoSa hone laga gyaa| puSpamAlA dhAraNa, mAMgalya dhAraNa, saptapadI Adi vaivAhika vidhiyA~ yadhAzAstra sampanna huii| vivAha badI haSollAsa se bhara utthii| aba najJarAne, bheMTa-car3hAve purohitoM ke vidhivat mantra ghoSa ke sAtha vara-vadhU ke hAtha meM denevAloM ke nAma ghoSita karate hue sauMpe jAne lge| isa silasile meM zrIdevI ke AzIrvAda ke sAtha, eka sone ke parAta meM safeda jarIdAra rezama kI sAr3I, kaMcukI, maMgaladravya, sone kA hAra, kaMgana Adi vivAha ke upalakSya meM vadhU banI zAntalA ke hAthoM meM purohitoM ne zrIdevI kA nAma ghoSita karate hue diye| cakita hokara zAntalA aura biTTideva ne isa taraha puraskRta karanevAlI mahimAmanI ko anveSaNa karatI dRSTi se cAroM ora nihArA / dUra se hI unhoMne dekhA ki revimayyA aura butugA zrIdevI ko livAkara A rahe haiN| unake sAtha eka sundara bAlaka bhI thaa| ___unheM Ate dekha ballAla aura unakI rAniyoM, ecaladevI, gaMgarAja Adi pramukha rAjapuruSa uTha khar3e hue| zrIdevI ke pAsa Ane para vara-vadhU donoM ne eka sAtha Age bar3hakara unake paira chue| zrIdevI ne jhukakara unakI pITha sahalAte hue kahA, "uTho, bhagavAna dayAmaya hai| isakA eka pramANa yahI hai ki bhagavAna ne tuma donoM ko sAtha paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 27

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kara diyA aura eka yaha ki isa mAMgalika avasara para upasthita rahakara donoM ko apanI A~khoM se dekha santuSTa hone kA avasara mujhe diyaa| maiM do dina yahIM rahU~gI / vidhivat kAryakrama sampanna hoveM acAnaka isa avasara para merA AnA Apa logoM ko Azcaryajanaka lagA hogaa| sArI bAta bAda meM batAU~gI / parantu koI isa bAta ko na bhUle ki maiM zrIdevI hU~ / " kahatI huI ye vahIM vivAha vedI ke pAsa jAkara baiTha gayIM / revamayyA aura bulugA ko lagA ki aba vivAha vedI eka nayI prabhA se jagamagA rahI hai| zrIdevI ke bAre meM kucha na jAnanevAle Apasa meM bAtacIta karane lage ki yaha kauna hai| jo jAnate the ve mauna rahe aaye| 'zrIdevI' nAma suna, kucha soca-vicArakara vivAhotsava kI usa cahala-pahala meM bhI choTe calikenAyaka unake pAsa aaye| unhoMne hAtha jor3akara savinaya apanA paricaya diyA, "maiM nAyaka kA beTA choTe calikenAyaka hU~ / " "nAyakajI Aye haiM?" zrIdevI ne puuchaa| "ve to prabhu ke sAtha hI cala base / " "kyA huA thA?" "umra bhI kAfI thii| Adarza jIvana vyatIta karate hue hameM sanmArga dikhAkara cala base isalie dukha kI bAta nahIM " "vaha jisa taraha prabhu ke vizvAsapAtra banakara raheM, tumheM bhI usI taraha isa navavivAhita dampatI ke sAtha rahanA cAhie, nAyaka / " zrIdevI ne kahA / "jaisI ApakI AjJA / " "akele hI Aye ho?" "nahIM, patnI aura bacce saba Aye haiN|" "yAda meM dekhU~gI / " nAyaka jaisA AyA thA vaisA hI lauTa gyaa| vaha becArA apane utAvalepana ko roka nahIM sakA thA / zAlivAhana zaka varSa 1027 zrItAraNa saMvatsara, uttarAyaNa vasaMta Rtu, vaizAkha zukla paMcamI, mRgazirA nakSatra yukta zubha karnATaka lagna meM, lAbha sthAna meM guru candra, bhAgyasthAna meM ucca zukra, karma sthAna meM ucca ravi ke rahate vidhivat yaha vivAha sampanna huaa| zrIdevI Ate hI rAjamahala ke bAhara ke sAdhAraNa nivAsa meM Thahara gayI thIM, aba unheM rAjamahala meM bulavA liyA gyaa| unakA sArA rakSaka dala vahIM Thahara gyaa| vivAha ke dina saba apane-apane kAryoM meM vyasta rahe, isalie zrIdevI ko vizrAma karane kA maukA mila gyaa| yaha kahane kI AvazyakatA nahIM ki unakI 278 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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dekharekha kA dAyitva bulugA aura dAsabbe para hI chor3a diyA gyaa| vivAha samAroha ke kake samApta hone ke bAda dopahara ke janta saba loga antaHpura ke mukhamaNDapa meM ekatrita hue / yahA~ sabakA artha sImita janoM se hI hai| zrIdevI, navadampatI, ecaladevI, hegar3e dampatI, sigimayyA aura unakI patnI rAniyoM sahita mahArAja ballAla, udayAditya choTe calikenAyaka aura unakA parivAra, pradhAna gaMgarAja, mariyAne daNDanAyaka - ye hI saba ekatrita hue the| bammale, revimayyA, dAsabbe bhI the| vivAha ke samaya anya choTe-moTe kAma sa~bhAlane ke lie caTTalA ko bulA lAyA gayA thaa| use biTTigA kI dekhabhAla meM lagA diyA gayA thaa| zrIdevI ke sAtha gAlabbe aura leMka to Aye hI the| zrIdevI kI eka dRSTi saba para par3a gayI thii| tabhI unheM nAyaka kI patnI aura bacce bhI dikha gaye the| vahA~ jitane jana upasthita rahe saba ke saba eka na eka taraha se zrIdevI se paricita hI the| ve jAnatI thIM, ki upasthitoM meM koI aise nahIM, jo kathita viSaya jo bhI rahe, use gupta hI rkheNge| ina saba paricitoM meM bahI eka strI, jo bacce ko liye hue thI, zrIdevI ke lie aparicita jAna pdd'ii| vaha yaha cahalA thii| usake rahane se koI harja nahIM, mAnakara hI use rahane diyA hogA - yaha nizcaya hone para bhI zrIdevI ne pUcha hI liyA ki vaha kauna hai? zAntalA ne isa caTTalA ke sAre vRttAnta ko bahuta rasIle DhaMga se btaayaa| yaha sunakara zrIdevI kahane lagI, "isakA vRttAnta to bar3A rocaka hai| yaha kitanI tyAgamayI aura sAhasika nArI hai! yahA~ ke logoM kI niSThA aura usa niSThA kA vaividhya hI merI samajha se pare hai| aisI niSThAvAle rAjya ke mitra hokara sahajIvana yApana karane kA saubhAgya mujhe prApta nahIM huaa| rAja karanevAle rAjAoM kA mana jAne kisa-kisa ke vaza meM ho jAtA hai, aura kaba kyA kara baiThate haiM, kucha patA nahIM cltaa| kinhIM vicitra paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa, cakravartI poysaloM ke virodhI bana baiThe haiN| maiM yaha nahIM kahatI ki vaha ThIka hai| aisI bhAvanA rakhanA ThIka nhiiN| niSThAvAna prajAjana ke saMbardhana meM isa rAjya ke bujurgoM kI niSThA sarvopari rahI hai| usa para sandeha karanA ucita nhiiN| unakA sneha hamAre lie rakSA kavaca hai / balipura prAnta ko pahale jaisA unhIM ke adhIna karake aura unhIM ko usakI dekhabhAla kA kArya sauMpakara maitrI ko banAye rakhane ke lie maiMne kaI bAra minnateM kii| Akhira maiM strI hI to tthhrii| merI bAtoM kA kyA mUlyA uttara meM ve bole, ' do-cAra dina acchI taraha tumhArI dekhabhAla kI isalie tuma samajha baiThIM ki ve dUdha ke dhule aura svarga se utare haiN| siyAsI hAlacAla kI ye bAteM tumhArI samajha meM nahIM aaeNgii| tumheM ina bAtoM meM dakhala nahIM denA caahie| hamArI rIti-nIti tumheM acchI nahIM lagatI ho to tuma vahIM jAkara rho|' jaba merI bAtoM kA koI mUlya paTTamahAdevI zAnsalA bhAga do 279

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nahIM rahA taba mauna rahakara dina vyatIta karate rahane ke sivAya karatI hI kyA? ho sakatA hai aneka rAniyoM ke hone para mujha akelI kA na honA unheM khaTakegA nhiiN| parantu maiM bhAratIya nArI huuN| hamArA vahI vizvAsa hai ki pati hI satI ke lie paramadeva haiN| svayaMvara ke para salA pahA mI svayaM ko samarpita kA diyaa| taba unake aisA kahane mAtra se unase dUra honA mere lie ThIka hogA? nhiiN| cAhe ThIka lage yA na lage mujhe vahIM jInA hogaa| dUsarA cArA nhiiN|" eka kSaNa rukakara zrIdevI ne Age kahanA Arambha kiyA, "yahA~ jo bhI hotA thA vaha saba guptacaroM se mAlUma ho jAtA thaa| ereyaMga prabhu ke paTTAbhiSeka samArambha ke AmantraNa ke bAda, vahA~ se koI AmantraNa hameM nahIM milA / hama usakI pratIkSA bhI nahIM kara sakate the| yahA~ jo bhI kArya sampanna hue, pratyeka kI khabara milane ke sAtha unakA krodha bar3hatA hI gayA hai| jaggadeva kI hAra para to cakravartI aura adhika bigar3e haiM-aisI hAlata meM mere yahA~ Ane aura Apa logoM se milane kI bAtoM kI maiM svapna meM bhI nahIM soca sakatI thI-yaha spaSTa mAlUma thaa| maiM kyA karU~? mujhe yahA~ maitrI, milanasArI aura vizvAsa bhI hai| lekina cakravartI ko... unako yaha saba nahIM caahie| Apake mahArAja kA jaba vivAha huA taba merA jayakarNa eka sAla kA thaa| isake bAda acAnaka hI merA mana idhara Ane ko karatA grhaa| maiM socane lagI ki dorasamudra ke rAjamahala meM biTTideva kA vivAha kaba sampanna hogA? hogA to kisake sAtha hogA? bahuta samaya se merI yahI cAha rahI ki ho to inhIM donoM kA vivAha ho| rAjanItika paristhitiyA~ kaba kauna-sA karavaTa le leM, kauna jAne! ho sakatA hai merI cAha cAha hI raha jaay| aisI paristhiti kI sambhAvanA se maiM paricita bhI thiiN| parantu mere antaH ke prema evaM vAtsalya bhAva ko kauMna roka sakatA thA? hA~, deha ko bA~dhakara rakhA jA sakatA hai| yahI dhAraNA mere mastiSka meM vyApa gayI thii| maiM kacha bhI kara nahIM sakatI thii| aisI hAlata meM mujhe eka duHkhada samAcAra milA; merA mana usa ora calA gyaa| samAcAra mere pUjya pitA mArasiMga prabhu ke bAre meM thA, ve mRtyu zaiyA para the| cakravatI kI anumati pAkara maiM pitRcaraNa ko dekhane aayii| pitRcaraNoM kA antima darzana pUrvapuNya se milaa| vahIM ApakA AmantraNa bhI milaa| AmantraNa mere lie nahIM, karahATa ke zilahAra mahArAja ke lie thaa| AmantraNa dekhakara Amantrita ke badale maiM zrIdevI calI AyI, vadhU kI phuuphii| piriyarasI to A nahIM sakatI thiiN| unheM AmantraNa bhI nhiiN| zrIdevI para roka kauna lagAe? yaha vivAha samArambha to usI ke ghara kA kArya hai, yahI samajhakara calI aayii| "Izvara ne merI abhilASA pUrI kii| mere yahA~ Ane kI bAta kalyANa taka na pahu~ce-yahI icchA hai| mujhe isa bAta kA vizvAsa thA ki bina bulAye Ane para 280 :: pahamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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bhI Apa loga anyathA na leNge| calate hue rAste meM socA bhI ki kahIM AmantraNa ke vinA jAne ke kAraNa dakSa ke yahA~ satI kI jo dazA huI vahI merI bhI na ho jaay| phira bhI mere antaraMga kA vaha prema gajhe yahA~ taka khIMca laayaa| mere usa prema ke badale meM vahI prema milaa| aba g2alatafahamI meM par3e cakrayatI bAda meM vastusthiti se paricita ho jAne para badala bhI jAe~ yaha bhI asambhava nhiiN| merI vinatI hai ki Apa logoM kA mana sadA khulA rhe| kaTakara dUra hone ko mata soceN| yahA~ na samajhA sakanevAlI maiM yahA~ Apa logoM ko samajhAne kI dhRSTatA kara rahI hU~-aisA mata smjheN| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki Apa loga anyathA nahIM smjheNge| merI paristhitiyA~ aisI haiM ki rahanA cAhU~ to bhI raha nahIM sakatI huuN| dekheM, merI icchA ke anusAra saba ThIka ho jAe to kala hI maiM yahA~ se prasthAna kara duuNgii| gAlabbe aura leMkA ne yahIM rahane kI icchA prakaTa kI hai| mujhaM bhI svIkAra hai| agara yaha caTTaladevI mere sAtha calanA svIkAra kareM to ise sAtha letI jaauuNgii|" caTTalA ko yaha bAta zirodhArya nahIM huii| yaha bolI, "pahalI sA~sa poysala rAjya meM lI thI, antima sA~sa bhI yahIM lenA caahuuNgii|" zrIdevI acAnaka AyIM, kucha logoM ko khuza karake calI gyiiN| jAne ke pahale eka bAra navavivAhitA dampatI ko unhoMne AzIvAda diyA aura choTe calikenAyaka ko bulavAkara kahA, "khI nAyaka, tumheM aura tumhAre parivAra ko ina nUtana dampatiyoM kI sevA meM apanA jIvana varohara rakhanA hogaa| tumhArA paMza sadA hI svAmIniSTha rahA hai aura svAmI drohiyoM kA nAzaka viruda dhAraNa karatA AyA hai| apane vaMza kI isa kIrti ko banAye rakhanA tumhArA kartavya hai| revimayyA, tumhArI aura merI abhilASA pUrI huii| isa dRSTi se tuma aura maiM donoM hI barAbara haiM na? eka sAdhAraNa naukara hote hue tumheM jo svAtantrya prApta hai vaha mujhe nhiiN| mere lie yahI to eka tRpti aura santoSa hai ki avasara para yahA~ A sakI, bhale hI isakI jAnakArI maiMne kisI ko nahIM dii| zrIdevI eka aura bAta se bhI tRpta thIM ki rekmiyyA aura butugA unheM smaraNa kara rahe the aura Amantrita karane kA prastAba bhI karate rhe| isa sambandha meM apane pitA ke sAtha huI sArI cacA se zAntalA ne zrIdevI ko avagata karA diyA thaa| vivAha-mahotsava samApta hote hI DAkarasa daNDanAtha saparivAra yAdavapurI ke lie ravAnA ho gye| zrIdevI ke Adeza ke anusAra choTe calikenAyaka ko rAjamahala ke rakSakadala kI dekhabhAla ke kAma ke lie vahIM roka liyA gyaa| ballAla ke lie jaise siMgimayyA Apta rakSaka thA vaise hI biTTideva ke lie choTe calikenAyaka rakSaka bana gyaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : pAga do :: 291

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DAkarasa ne cAdavaparI paha~cane ke thor3e hI dinoM bAda vahA~ se khabara bhejI ki udhara ceMgAlvoM meM yuddha kI taiyAriyA~ taMjJI se zurU hone lagI haiN| isalie isa tarafa hameM apanI zainya zakti ko bar3hAnA Avazyaka hai| khabara sunate hI bAlAla ne kahA, ''maiM svayaM vahA~ jaauuNgaa|" biTTideva ne kahA, "sannidhAna kI dorasamudra meM hI mukAma karanA caahie| yAdavapurI meM merA rahanA ThIka hogaa| Aja na sahI, kala usa jagaha ko prabala rAjadhAnI ke rUpa meM parivartita karanA hI hogaa| isake alAvA ceMgAlcoM ko idhara bar3hane se rokanA hI nahIM, unheM davAnA bhI hogaa| isake lie Avazyaka yojanA taiyAra kara lI jaaegii|" ___abhI navavivAhita ho, tumheM abhI vahA~ nahIM jAnA caahie|'' varalAla bole| ''maiM akelA nahIM lgnaa| zannatA bhI sA: degI . chor3a jAne ke lie to vivAha nahIM kiyA na!" kahate hue vihideba muskurA diye| pradhAnajI tathA anya mantriyoM ke sAtha vicAra-vimarza huA aura biTTideva kI salAha ke anusAra hI nirNaya le liyA gyaa| hegar3e dampatI dorasamudra meM hI tthhre| unakI sevA ke lie aba phira se leMkA aura gAlabbe tainAta kara diye gye| butugA aura dAsabbe yAdavapurI cale gye| revimayyA mahAmAtazrI kI sevA meM bommalA ke sAtha dorasamadra meM hI Thahara gyaa| zAntalA kI rAya caTTalA ko sAtha le jAne kI thI isalie vaha bhI yAdavapurI calI gyii| biTigA bhI zAntalA ke sAtha yAdavapurI pahu~ca gyaa| ina navavivAhitoM ke Anandamaya jIvana meM yaha bAlaka eka bAdhA bana gayA-yaha soca ecaladevI parezAna huii| parantu zAntalA ne hI samajhAyA ki jaba caTTalA aura dAsabje maujUda haiM to vAdhA kisa bAta kii| biTTideva yAdavapurI pahu~cakara vahIM suniyojita DhaMga se kAryanirata ho gye| idhara pacaladevI ne phira se tIrthayAtrA kI vAta utthaayii| ballAla ko manA liyA gyaa| do naukarAniyoM aura savAra vIrappA tathA do-cAra sipAhiyoM ko sAtha lekara ve yAtrA para calane ko taiyAra ho gyauN| mahAmAtRzrI kA sAtha dene ke irAde se hegar3atI mAcikabdha bhI calane ko taiyAra ho gayI thiiN| yaha bAtrA-saMgha bhI dorasamudra se ravAnA huaa| ___ bhaviSya ko dRSTi meM rakhakara rAjamahala kA vistAra kiyA gayA thaa| parantu aba vahA~ thor3e hI jana raha gaye the| ballAla ke janmadina samAroha para yAdavapurI se viTTideva Adi sabhI Aye the| isa samAroha kA yaha pahalA avasara thA jaba mAtRzrI kI anupasthiti khaTaka rahI thii| 282 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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ballAla ke vivAha ke bAda, utkala ke nATyAcArya kAfI bhArI mAtrA meM gusa-dakSiNA prApta kara apane deza prasthAna kara cuke the| bokimacyA hegar3ejI ke ahAte meM hI rhe| ballAla java belApurI gaye the to unake sAtha nAgacandra aura rAniyoM kI zikSikA donoM bhI vahA~ gaye the aura phira donoM hI unake sAdha yahIM A gye| jaggadeva ke sAtha hue yuddha ke samaya meM nAgacandra kAvya-racanA ke kArya meM lage hue the| virAma ke samaya daNDanAyaka ke ghara kI zikSikA ko apanA navanirmita kAnya par3ha-sunAkara unakI salAha bhI liyA karate the| unakI dRSTi meM vaha zikSikA adhika pratibhAvatI thI isalie donoM meM paraspara sadbhAvanA dRr3ha ho gayI thii| kabhI-kabhI cokimacyA bhI isa kAvyavAcana ko sunane ke lie zAmila ho jAyA krte| vivAha ke bAda zAntalA ke biTTideva ke sAtha yAdavapurI cale jAne para kavi bokimayyA aura zilpI gaMgAcArya donoM, heggar3ejI se anumati lekara belugola cale gaye the, isa irAde se ki vahIM zeSa jIvana vyatIta kreNge| ___ isa sthiti ke kAraNa abakI bAra janma-dinotsava meM kucha kamI mahasUsa ho rahI thii| nAgacandra kA kAvya samAptaprAya thA, valAla ko yaha bAta mAnUma tho! biTTideva ke Ate hI unase bole, "hama apane guruvarya ko kyoM na AsthAna kavi banA deM: __ biTTideva bole, "bahuta pahale hI yaha kAra kara lenA thaa| zubhasya zIghram / '' biTTideva ne turanta sahamati de dii| kavi nAgacandra ko sUcita kiyA gyaa| unhoMne nivedana kiyA. ''g2AniyoM kI guru aura zikSikA mujhase bhI adhika pratibhAvatI haiM, unheM bhI rAjasabhA kI AsthAna kavayitrI banAe~ to acchA hogaa|' "nApa-dhAma kucha bhI to patA nahIM, unhoMne yaha kucha nahIM btaayaa|" "pratibhA pratibhA hI hai| jIvana se anAsakta hokara sabhI vyAvahArika bAtoM se nirlipta ho jAne mAtra se kyA pratibhA kA sammAna na ho?" unheM bhI bulavAkara sUcanA dI gyii| unhoMne kahA, ''mujhe kisI bhI taraha kI abhilASA nahIM / yadi prAjJa cAhate haiM to inakAra nahIM kara sakatI; isase mere chAtroM ko santoSa milatA ho to mujhe koI Apatti nhiiN| sannidhAna kI icchA kA maiM virodha nahIM kruuNgii|" ''rAjasabhA meM isa bAta kI ghoSaNA karanI hogI to koI nAma bhI cAhie na?" "maiM eka 'krantI huuN| 'kantI' kA artha hotA hai bhktt| 'kannI' kahakara ghoSita kiijie| eka "bhaktA' kahane para loga mAneMge nhiiN|'' paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga TI :: 28s

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pahArAja ke janmadina samAroha ke avasara para kantI aura nAgacandra donoM posala rAjya ke AsthAna-kavi ghoSita hue| rAniyA~ apanI zikSikA ko AsthAna kavayitrI banAne para bahuta Anandita huiiN| zAntalA ko mAlUma huA ki usake guru belugola jA base haiN| janmadina kA utsava samApta hote hI, do hI dina ke bAda, biTTideva Adi yAdavapurI kI ora ravAnA hue| pazcimottara ke kone se dakSiNa-pazcima ke kone taka phailI parvata zreNI ke pUrva kI tarapha phailI yAdavapurI kA kA sthAna bihadeva aura zAntalA ko bahuta bhaacaa| vahA~ kA rAjamahala vistRta rUpa se banAyA gyaa| apanA bhAvI jIvana isI sthAna para vyatIta karane ke nizcaya ke anukUla rAjamahala ke andara hI zAntalA devI kI icchA ke anusAra eka nATyAgAra kA bhI nirmANa kiyA gyaa| yoM vizAla rAjamahala ke kAraNa yAdavapurI eka nayI camaka-damaka se muzobhita hone lgii| ___TaNDanAgha jhAkarasa ke lie rAjamahala ke ahAte meM hI eka vizAla sodha kA nirmANa huaa| ecaladevI aura candaladevI meM jaisI AtmIyatA banI rahI vaisI hI AtmIya bhAvanA zAntalA aura daNDanAyikA eciyakkA meM bahuta hI zIghra bana gyii| melajola bar3ha gyaa| eka dina kisI bAtacIta ke silasile meM eciyakkA ne daNDanAdhikA cAmabbe ke bAre meM kucha asantuSTi ke bhAva vyakta kiye| yaha bhI batAyA ki daNDanAyikA usa eciyakkA) ke prati upekSA bhAva rakhatI thii| parantu yaha nahIM batAyA ki eraMcaMga prabha ke paTTAbhiSeka ke samaya kalaza vAhinI pA~ca sumaMgaliyoM meM usako na milAkara mAMcakabbe ko zAmila karane se usako asantoSa huA thaa| zAntalA ne kahA, "jo hameM chor3akara calI gayIM unake bAre meM hama carcA hI kyoM kareM? daNDanAyikA cAmabbe kA mujhe kAfI paricaya hai| saMsAra meM saba loga eka hI taraha kI AzA-AkAMkSAra lekara to janmate nhiiN| janma lene ke bAda sabhI kA eka jaise bAtAvaraNa meM to pAlana-poSaNa hotA nahIM / janma ke samaya sabhI baccoM kA mana parizuddha hI rahatA hai| phira ve jisa bAtAvaraNa meM pala-pusakara bar3hate haiM usake anusAra ye vyaktitva grahaNa karate haiN| Apake bacce yadi mahAdaNDanAyaka jI ke vAtAvaraNa meM palate-bar3hate to unakA svabhAva kaisA hotA-kauna kaha sakatA hai: aba to Apa hI ke pAsa prema se pala-pusa rahe haiN| ApakI saralatA unameM bhI rUpita ho rahI hai| unake chuTapana se hI unheM aisA dizA-nirdeza milatA rahanA cAhie ki unameM kabhI bhI asUbA kI bhAvanA na aae| eka bAra asUyA yA bhedabhAva paidA ho jAya to use jar3a se ukhAr3a pheMkanA kaThina ho jAtA haiN| aba dekhie, yaha bAlaka viSTTigA janmate hI mA~-bApa ko kho baitthaa| ise merI avivAhita avasthA meM hI, merI goda meM palakara bar3A honA pdd'aa| vaha maMrA popyaputra hI to hai| kala Izvara kI kRpA 284 :: panAmahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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se hamArI bhI santAna hogI, to hama apanI santAna aura biTTigA meM bhedabhAva kareM to becAre biTTigA kI manaHsthiti kyA hogI, jarA socie|" "Apase aisA bheda ho hI nahIM sktaa| jinameM i sa holI hai gare usa durbhAva ko nikAla pheMkakara unheM eka sUtra meM jor3ane kI Apa meM kSamatA hai| Apa na hotI to perI nanadoM kA rAjarAniyA~ honA sambhava hI nahIM thaa| parantu maiM unheM tathA unake mA~-bApa ko bahuta acchI taraha jAnatI huuN| saba pitA ke svabhAva ke anurUpa hoM to bAteM sugama ho sakatI haiM lekina yadi ve mAM ke anurUpa hoM, taba nahIM, unameM yadi eka bhI mA~ ke anurUpa ho jAya to ApakA sArA kiyA-karAyA pAnI meM homa karane kA-sA hogaa|" "na, na, hameM aisA socanA taka nahIM caahie| hama jaba sabakA hita cAhate haiM to hameM kisI ke bAre meM aisA socanA taka nahIM caahie|" "unake vyavahAra para mahArAja ke jIvana kA sukha-santoSa avalambita hai isliaa| usa ora merA dhyAna gyaa| ve mere mAlika (pati) kI bahineM haiN| unakA jIvana sukhI ho-yA parI AkAMkSA hai| mAtA ke bAre meM isalie kahA ki baccoM nagI calita kI zIna' ko prayAsa se merA in trai | "mA~ ne jo g2alatiyA~ kI una sabakA unheM bodha hai, isalie aisA nahIM hogaa|" "maiM bhI yahI cAhatI huuN| pahAdaNDanAyaka jI ke vaMzIya sadA aise hI niSThAvAna banakara raheM, yahI AkAMkSA hai| mere mAlika kI bhI yahI AzA hai| mere mAlika abhI se kaha rahe haiM ki apane baccoM ko usI taraha taiyAra karanA hogA jaise usake pitA ne unheM aura unake bar3e bhAI ko rASTra ki prati niSThAvAna ke rUpa meM taiyAra kiyA "aba yaha rAjA aura rAjakarmacArI kA athavA mAlika naukara kA sambandha nahIM, daNDanAyikA jI, isa sabase bar3hakara haiM aba kA yaha rishtaa| donoM taraha kI bandhutA ke sUtra meM baMdhe haiN| isako isI taraha Age bhI banAye rakhanA hai|" "rAjaparivAra kI udAratA aisI hI banI rahe taba saba sambhava ho skegaa|" "rAjaparivAra kI udAratA jAegI kahA~? aisI hI banI rhegii| sabhI usakI usa udAratA ke pAtra hoNge| kala ApakI nanadoM meM kisI ke yadi lar3akI paidA ho to ApakI bahU banAye binA raheMgI?" ___ maiM kaise kahU~! mere lar3ake to rAjA baneMge nhiiN| ve hI yadi soceM ki unakI beTiyA~ bhI ganI hI bane to ise g2alata bhI kaise kaheM? aisI koI AkAMkSA nahIM mujhmeN|" "na ho to Apa svayaM lar3akI ko janma dekara usa rAnI banA, manA kauna kregaa|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 285

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"yaha saba bahuta dUra kI bAta hai| abhI se isakI carcA hI kyoM? mahArAja . aura mere mAlika sImAnna se abhI taka lauTe nahIM / unake bAre meM koI khabara milI ho, to jAnane ke lie maiM AyI thii| yahA~ bAteM kucha aura hI cala pdd'ii|" ecivakkA bolii| "panasoge kI tarafa gaye haiM, lauTane kI khabara nahIM milii|" "itanI dUra taka jAne kI bAta mAlika ne nahIM batAyI?" svayaM unhIM ko mAlUma nahIM thaa| hemAvatI (nadI) ke kinAre taka ho Ane kI bAta kahI thii| sunA ki panasoge kSetra ke arigauMDa vahIM unase mile aura batAyA ki svayaM aura rAjagauMDa milakara somezvara mandira kA nirmANa karavA rahe haiN| mandira nirmANa kA kArya samAptaprAya hai| isa mandira meM mUrti kI pratiSThA ke samArambha ke avasara para padhArane kI prArthanA unhoMne mahArAja se kI hai| mahArAja ko vahA~ upasthita rahanA hai to mandira ko paryApta mAtrA meM vistAravAlA va vizAla honA caahie| yahI socakara vahA~ dekha Ane gaye haiM, daNDanAtha jI bhI sAtha gaye haiN|" zAntalA ne btaayaa| "mandira dekhanA zAyada bahAnA hai| zAyada vahA~ ceMgAlvoM kA jAla phailA hogA, aura yaha bAta prakaTa bhI huI hogii| svayaM dekha-samajhane ke lie gaye haiN| kisI kone meM banaM eka mandira meM mUrti-pratiSThA ke samArambha ke lie mahArAja ko kyoM jAnA cAhie" eciyakkA bolii| "daNinAyikA jI ne bar3I sUjha kI bAta kahI hai|" "to yuddha sannihita...'' eciyakkA bola hI rahI thI ki bIca hI meM zAntalA ne mu~ha para u~galI rakha saMketa kiyaa| eciyakkA mauna ho gyii| "mA~, mAM" AvAja nikaTa hotI aayiiN| caTTalA ke sAtha biTTigA aayaa| 'TaNDanAyikA ke muMha se koI yuddha kI bAta nikalI-sI suna pdd'ii| phira koI yuddha hai? kisI taraha ke saMkoca ke binA caTTalA pUcha baitthii| ___ "oha, vahI isa choTe biTTigA kI baat| jaba isakI mA~ ne ise rAjaparivAra ko sauMpA taba unhoMne yaha icchA prakaTa kI thI ki ise acchA vIra yoddhA banAnA hai| maiM daNDanAyikA jI se kaha rahI thI ki rAjyAdhikAriyoM ke baccoM ke sAtha ise bhI DAkarasa jI dvArA hI yuddha-zikSaNa dilavAyA jaay|" "yuddha kI bAta sunate hI mere kAna khar3e ho gye| Apa mahArAja se kahie ki yadi yuddha ho to usameM merI sevAoM kA upayoga bhI kisI taraha se kreN|" caTTalA bolii| zAntalA ne kahA, "ThIka hai|" taba taka biTTigA zAntalA kI goda meM car3ha AyA thaa| use dekha caTTalA bolI, 286 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"dekhie isa munnA ko, Apako yAda AyI ki phira usakA dhyAna anyatra AkarSita karanA sambhava hI nahIM hotaa| jaba taka na dekha laigA taba taka mAM, pI' cillAtA, raTa lagAtA hI rhegaa| vAstavika mA~ na hote hue bhI Apase ise kitanA lagAva hai! Apane to pUrI mapatA ur3ela dI hai usa pr|' caTTalA bolii| "tuma bhI yaha jAne raho ki vaha jaba taka bar3A na ho jAe, samajha-bUjha na A jAe taba taka use aise hI samajhane tto| jarA jAkara dekho to, nAztA taiyAra hai yA nhiiN|" zAntalA ne Adeza diyaa| caTTalA gayI aura zIghra lauTakara batAyA, "taiyAra haiN|" zAntalA devI viTTigA ko goda meM uThAkara daNDanAyikA eciyakkA ke sAtha nAztA karane calI gyiiN| idhara dorasamudra meM kisI taraha ke utAra-car3hAva ke binA dina gujarate cale gye| eka dina acAnaka boppadeyI ne Akara vallAla ke paira chue aura hAtha jor3akara khar3I ho gyii| bAlAla ne cakita ho haiMsamukha hokara pUchA, "koI khAsa bAta hai?' boppadevI ne eka yAra A~kha bhara dekhaa| eka kadama Age rakha pallU ke chora ko hAtha meM le lajAtI huI maror3ane lgii| saMkoca ke mAre sira jhukA liyA thaa| "balAla ne apane hAtha Age bar3hAye to boppadevI ne unheM apane hAthoM meM thAma liyaa| use khIMcakara ballAla ne use apanI agala meM baiThA liyA aura pUchA, batAo kyA bAta hai: mujhase kahate saMkoca kyoM?" vaha phira nIce jhukI aura paira chUkara bolI, "posala siMhAsana kA uttarAdhikArI hI janame-aisA AzIrvAda deN|" isake sira para bAlAla kA hAgha yoM sahaja hI A gayA thA lekina jaba unhoMne yaha sunA to anapekSita hI vaha jhAdha pIche saraka gyaa| use koI utsAhapUrNa uttara nahIM milA thaa| yaha saba kucha hI kSaNoM kI pratikriyA thii| choTI rAnI ne sira uThAkara patti kI ora dekhA / pUchA, "kyoM prabhu! merI vaha abhilASA Apako rucikara nahIM lagI?' usakI A~kheM bhara AyI thiiN| ballAla ko aba apanI asAvadhAnI kA pariNAma pratyakSa dikha rahA thaa| ve bole, ''isakA mAne kyA hai, devI? merI honevAlI pahalI santAna merI uttarAdhikArI bane-yahI merI abhilASA hai| tumane jo kahA vaha zIna merI samajha meM nahIM AyA thaa| aba jAo, aura bhagavAna ke sAmane ghI ke dIye jalAkara praNAma kara Ao, apanI dIdiyoM kA bhI AzIrvAda paao|" utAvalI meM choTI rAnI ko A~sU taka poMchane kA dhyAna nahIM rhaa| vahIM se paTTamahAdeyI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 267

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sIdhe pUjAgraha meM gayI aura ghI ke dIye jalAkara namaskAra karake phira banAla ke pAsa A gyii| ballAla ne pUchA, "itanI jaldI hI saba ho gayA?'' aura muskurA din| bhagavAna ke sAmane ghI ke dIye jalA diye. praNAma kiyaa| aba to dIdiyoM ke pAsa sannidhAna ke sAtha jAne kI abhilASA hai|" copadevI bolii| tInoM rAniyoM ke Apasa meM eka samajhautA huA thA ki kramazaH eka-eka mausama (Rta) meM mahArAja ke sAtha rheNgii| isake anusAra krama se do-do mausama mahArAja ke sAtha vyatIta ho cuke the| aura aba sAla pUre hone ko thaa| apane sukhI jIvana meM koI akelI na rhii| mahArAja ke sAtha eka rAnI ko jaba rahanA hotA to bAkI donoM sAtha rahatI thiiN| matalaba yaha ki isa eka varSa kA yaha jIvana una sabane bar3e hI hapollAsa ke sAtha vyatIta kiyA thaa| sabake andara gata basanta Rtu se eka supta bhAvanA kriyAzIla thI aura vaha nirantara bar3hatI jA rahI thii| pratyeka kI yahI manovAMkA thI ki mahArAja ke uttarAdhikArI kA janma usakI apanI kokha se ho| AdhA vasanta upanayana aura vivAha ke samArambha meM hI vyatIta ho cukA thaa| ina muhUrtoM ke samaya pAlA vedI para sAtha-sAtha baiThatI to rahI, lekina sAnnidhya boppadevI kA rahA aayaa| bAda meM padmalA aura cAmalA ke sAtha mahArAja ke sAnidhya ke do Rtu grISma aura varSA bIta cuke the| sannidhAna kI zarada Rtu bopadevI ke sAtha bitAnI thii| apanI bArI para sannidhAna ke sAtha rahane ke phalambarUpa, apanI saphalatA kA santoSa sannidhAna se nivedana kara, usa apane ullAsa kI apanI dIdiyoM meM bA~Tane ke uddezya se vaha candrazAlA meM aayii| ___dampatI kA yaha Agamana anirIkSita hI thA, phira bhI bar3e utsAha se ina logoM ne unakA svAgata kiyaa| baiThane ke lie susajjita Asana diye| sabake baiTha jAne ke bAda ballAla ne kahA, "tumhArI bahina AzIvAda pAne ke lie AyI hai| akelI Ane meM saMkoca kara rahI thI isalie yaha hameM pakar3a lAthI hai|" "AzIrvAda mA~ganA kyA hai, vaha to hamezA hI rhegaa| isameM saMkoca karane kI kyA bAta thI?" padmalA ne khaa| "jaba vaha khuda AzIrvAda mAMgane AyI haiM to usI se pUcha lo / kyA use yaha mAlUma nahIM ki tuma donoM sadA hI usake maMgala kI kAmanA karatI ho|' ballAla kA uttara thaa| "to phira" cAmaladevI kA savAla thaa| "kucha uddezya hai, isalie AyI hai| hamase AzIrvAda mA~ga rahI thii| Apa usake lie bar3I haiM, isalie ApakA AzIrvAda lene ko hamane khaa| isake lie 2HR :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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yaha hameM bhI sAtha vasITa lAyI hai|" ballAla ne kahA / "aisA ho to svayaM sannidhAna hI batA sakeMge na?" "vahI kheN|" kahate hue ye boppadevI kI ora mur3akara bole, "kaho!" "merI honevAlI santAna lar3akA ho yahI AzIrvAda deN|" kahate hue usane donoM ko praNAma kiyaa| yaha bAta donoM ko ThIka nahIM jNcii| unakI isa bhAvanA kA AbhAsa unake ceharoM para spaSTa thaa| phira bolI, "uTho boppi, jisa bhagavAna ne tuma para yaha kRpA dikhAyI hai vaha isa AkAMkSA ko pUrA kregaa| hamAre AzIrvAda se na lar3akI lar3akA bana sakegI aura na hI lar3akA ldd'kii| hai na cAmU!" apanI bahina ke uttara kI pratIkSA na karake pacaladevI ne ghaNTI bajAyI / naukarAnI rudrabbe upasthita huI / "rudrabbe, kucha miThAI turanta le aao|" padmalA ne kahA / itane hI kSaNoM meM unake mana meM ISyAM kA bhAva aMkurita ho cukA thA / dAsI miThAI lAne hI vAlI thI ki itane meM dUsarI dAsI suggA ne guptacara cAvimayyA ke Ane kI khabara sunaayii| turanta ballAla uThe, "abhI Ate haiM" kaha mantraNAgAra meM cale gaye, jahA~ cAvimayyA unakI pratIkSA kara rahA thA / cAvimayyA ne dhIme svara meM nivedana kiyA, "ceMgAlvoM kA AnandinI susajjita senA ko sAtha lekara A rahA hai| senA ko eka pakhavAre meM kAverI ke usa vIra pahu~ca jAne kI sambhAvanA hai| usakI saMkhyA kA anumAna lagAne ke bAda, lagatA haiM aba yAdavapurI meM sthita hamArI senA aparyApta hai| yahA~ se senA ko zIghra hI mallipaTTaNa ke jariye ravAnA karane kI vyavasthA honI caahie| isameM aba vilamva na ho, isalie mujhe hI sIdhe sannidhAna ke pAsa bhejA gayA hai|" "tumaH" "mujhe turanta lauTanA hai| vahA~ jAne para kauna-sA hukma deMge, patA nahIM / " "acchA, tuma jA sakate ho, kaho ki vyavasthA ho jaaegii|" ballAla ne kahA / cAvipayyA calA gayA / ballAla padmaladevI ke antaHpura kI ora bddh'e| unakA mastiSka kucha aura soca rahA thaa| miThAI ko bA~Ta lene kI unakI icchA aba zAyada unake mana se khisaka gayI thii| isalie antaHpura ke daravAje para pahu~cakara eka-do kSaNa ke lie khar3e rhe| unheM padmaladevI kI bAta suna par3I vaha kaha rahI thI- "dekhA cAmU, isa boppi ko ! z2yAdA bAteM naM karake gumazuma rahakara apanA lakSya sAdha letI hai|" "mujhe bAta karanA nahIM AtA isalie maiM adhika nahIM boltii| kucha kA kucha bola gayI to kyA acchA hogA? boppadevI ne kahA ballAla ko lagA ki usakI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do :: 289

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dhvani meM kucha darda hai|" usa vArtAlApa ko vaise hI calane deM to inameM virasatA A sakatI hai-yahI socakara ballAla ne z2ora se dhakkA dekara kivAr3a khola diyaa| bole, ''karI, karo, aba nahIM cher3akhAnI karogI to kaba karogI; cir3hAo, cir3hAo apanI bahina ko / tuma striyA~ cher3akhAnI karanA kaba chor3atI ho? kahA~ hai piTAI" unhoMne eka sAtha jaise khAtoM kI bauchAra hI kara dii| vahIM pAsa meM eka caukI para laDDuoM se bharA thAla rakhA dhaa| eka bAra do-do ke hisAba se laDDU uThAkara apanI patniyoM ke mu~ha meM TUse aura svayaM ne bhI eka laDDU lekara apane mu~ha meM DAlate hue kahA, "dekho, eka dAnA bhI nIce na gire; jo aisA khAegA usake lie vizeSa puraskAra milegaa| isa puraskAra ke pAtra hama bhI hoNge|" mahArAja sAmAnya logoM kI taraha coM alhar3apana kA vyavahAra kareMge-isakI unheM kalAnA bhI nahIM ghii| kahIM naukara-nAtara dekha na leM-isalie padmaladevI jAkara kiMdhAr3a banda kara aayiiN| unheM ira ghA ki naukara yaha saba dekhakara idhara-udhara kahate phireM to loka hogA? ballAla ne eka Adamakada AInA dikhAte hue kahA, "tuma loga apane-apane makha ko isa AIne meM to dekho|" vaha khuda pAsa jAkara AIne ke sAmane khar3e ho gaye / laDDU bhare una donoM gAla phUla gaye the aura bandara se lagane lage the| unakA mukha aura usa laGka ke nigalane ke isa prayApta ko dekha saba eka sAtha ThahAkA mArakara ha~sane lgiiN| unhoMne sabako izAre se pAsa bulaayaa| unake pAsa Ane para unake gale meM bA~ha DAlakara unake sAtha ve khuda bhI haMsate hAra bole, ''hama sabako isI taraha ha~sate rahanA caahie|" kucha dera bAda unhoMne kahA, 'Aja zAma ko hama saba darzana hetu mandira jAe~ge; abhI qhabara kiye de rahe haiN| tuma saba saja-dhajakara taiyAra ho lo taba tk|' itanA kahakara ve cala pdd'e| usa samaya asUyA zAyada kAfI kuSTha bar3ha jAtI lekina isa prasaMga ke kAraNa usa dina ke lie thamI rhii| zAma ko saba milakara pandira gye| vahA~ se lauTakara sabane bhojana kiyA aura padmaladevI tathA cAmaladevI eka ora tathA boppadevI aura mahArAja eka aura cale gye| apane zayana-kakSa meM jAne ke bAda ballAla boppadevI se-''eka atyanta Avazyaka rAjakArya A par3A hai, maiM mantraNAgRha jA rahA hU~, Aja mantripariSada kI baiThaka hai| Ane meM vilamba ho jAya to parezAna na honA," kahakara mantraNA-gRha kI ora cala pdd'e| bopadevI akelI thii| akele meM usakI dIdiyoM ne jo bAta kahI thI use mana hI mana doharAne lagI : "maiM garbhiNI banI, yaha unakI iMdhyA kA kAraNa huaa| unheM 290 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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isa bAta kA Dara bhI huA hogA ki agara lar3akA huA to kyA hogaa| isalie unhoMne khule dila se AzIvAda bhI nahIM diyaa| bhagavAna ko jo maraz2I hogI vahI mujhe milegaa| unase pahale santAna pAne kI prArthanA maiMne bhagavAna se nahIM kI thii| svayaM bhagavAna ne mujha pA : yA dizArI: mAyane yA AkAMkSA kI ki honevAlI santAna lar3akA ho| isameM merI kyA g2alatI mujhase pahale agara ye hI garbhavatI ho jAtI to kyA kahatI : vaise yadi kahatIM ki lar3akA ho aura AsIsa detI to unakA kyA bigar3a jAtA? agara unake yaha kahane para bhI mujhaM lar3akI hotI to kyA maiM asantuSTa hotI? Age calakara jaba rAjagaddI para baiThane ke hakadAra kI bAta uThegI taba bar3I dIdI jo kaheMgI vahI karane kA vacana bhI maiMne diyA hI to hai| maiMne yaha bAta anamane hokara to nahIM kahI thii| apanI dIdI para majhe vizvAsa hai...isI nizcaya se maiMne hRdaya se yaha bAta kahI thii| jo sahRdayatA pane dikhAyI, bar3I hokara bhI merI dIdI ne vaha sahRdayatA nahIM dikhAyI mere prti| vaha bar3I haiM, isa nAte vaha paTarAnI bnii| mujhe isase ISyA nhiiN| saca to yaha hai ki hamArI bar3I dIdI paTarAnI banI-isakA mujhe garva hai| itanA hone para bhI usake muMha se abhI asaMgata bAta nikalI!...Age kyA hogA? isa vaqta zAntaladevI bhI vahA~ nhiiN| ve hotI to unheM samajhAkara sahI rAste para le aatiiN| unhIM ke prayatna se to dIdI paTarAnI bnii| ancathA kisI ghur3asavAra kI patnI banI hotI, usa mA~ kI karatUta ke kaarnn| mA~ ke ve hI gaNa isameM utara Aye-se lagate haiN| mA~ kI taraha calegI to isakI bhI dazA vahIM hogI jo mA~ kI huii|' yoM usake mana meM vicAra cala rahe the| isa taraha socate-socate patA nahIM kaba usakI A~kha laga gyii| naukarAnI ne . jo dUdha lA rakhA thA use pInA bhI vaha bhUla gyii| mantraNAgRha se ballAla lauTa aaye| dekhA to dUdha jyoM-kA-syoM dharA par3A haiN| unhoMne use jagAyA, "tumhArI dIdI ne ha~sI-ha~sI meM koI aisI bAta kaha dI ho to itanI-sI yAta para asantuSTa hokara dUdha piye binA hI so jAyegI kyA? aba tuma akelI nahIM, do jIva ho| uTho, pahale dUdha pio|' kahakara dUdha kA gilAsa dene ko hAtha bddh'aayaa| usane milAsa hAtha meM lekara, 'vara. prasAda banakara mile to amRta yana jAegA," kahatI huI mahArAja ke mu~ha kI ora bddh'aayaa| unake lie yaha koI nayI bAta nahIM thii| AdhA svAmI ke lie, zeSa devI ke lie-yoM dUdha kA viniyoma huaa| "isa taraha aise vakta mantraNA ke mAne viSaya kucha vizeSa gambhIra hI hogaa| agara maiM jAna sakatI hU~, to..." kahate-kahate ruka gyii| ___"aba na bhI batAU~ to kala mAlUma ho hI jaaegaa| ceMgAlboM kA AnandinI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 291

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bar3I senA lekara A rahA hai| sunate haiM ki vaha hamAre rAjya para hamalA karane ke - irAde se A rahA hai| choTe appAjI ne aura senA bhijavAne kI qhabara bhejI hai / vilamva nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| turanta vyavasthA karanI thii| aba kala maiM svayaM senA lekara unakI madada ke lie jA rahA hU~ / " "hamAre bhaiyA ko bheja deMge lo nahIM banegA " I "yuddha meM vijaya pAne kI dRSTi se to kAfI hai| parantu appAjI abhI navavivAhita haiN| unako yuddhakSetra meM bhejakara maiM yahA~ ranivAsa meM peza karatA par3A rahU~ to loga kyA kaheMge? use bhI kaisA lagegA? hama jAeMge to use kitanA Ananda hogA jAnatI ho? aise hI vakta para vAstava meM bhrAtRvAtsalya prakaTa hotA hai sukha-duHkha meM bhAgI baneM tabhI bhrAtRtva kA mUlya haiN|... maiMne jAne kA nizcaya kiyA hai " "jisa taraha Apa bhAI-bhAI vAtsalyapUrNa vyavahAra karane meM tatpara haiM vaise hI hama bahineM bhI raheM to kitanA acchA ho| ina paristhitiyoM meM zAntaladevI yAdavapurI meM akelI kyoM raheM: kyoM na unheM yahIM bulavA liyA jAya " T " devI kA socanA bhI ThIka hai| vahI kreNge| aba dera ho gayI, soe~ / " zAntaladevI ke jAne ke bharose se boppadevI kI jaldI hI nIMda laga gayI ballAla ko jaldI nIMda nahIM aayii| unake mana meM kucha zaMkA utpanna ho gayI / zAntaladevI ke bulavAne ke aucitya para unheM jaba vizvAsa kA bhAva jamA to unheM bhI nIMda A gayI / dUsare dina prAtaH uThate hI mahArAja ne biTTideva ke pAsa patra likha bhejaa| usameM likhA thA "svayaM apane netRtva meM senA ke sAtha hemAvatI ko pAra karake mallipaTTaNa pahu~cU~gA / yAdavapura se nikalakara tuma bhI sIdhe pahu~cakara milo / yuddha sambandhI Age ke kAryakrama para vahIM nirNaya kreNge| isa vakta akelI zAntaladevI kA yAdavapura meM rahanA ThIka nhiiN| unheM aura daNDanAyikA eciyakkA - donoM ko Avazyaka ArakSaNa dala ke sAtha turanta rAjadhAnI ko ravAnA kara deN|" tadanusAra zAntaladevI, ecivakkA donoM hI biTTigA aura mariyAne bharata ko sAtha lekara dorasamudra cala dene ko taiyAra ho gyiiN| rAste meM belugIla jAkara bAhubalI svAmI ke darzana kara apane gurujI kA kuzala jAnane aura vahA~ se dorasamudra pahu~cane ke apane mantavya ko batAkara zAntaladevI ne biTTideva se anumati lI / sAtha hI, apanI mAtA ke tIrthayAtrA para jAne ke kAraNa pitA ke sAtha taba taka rahane kI bhI anumati le lI jaba taka yahA~ se bulAvA na aae| 292 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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inakI caha TolI rAste meM kikkarI meM mukAma kara, pUrva nirNaya ke anusAra belagola pahuMcI aura bhagavAna bAhubalI ke darzana kara vijaya kI kAmanA karate hue unase prArthanA kI, aura jinastAtra kA sasvara pAla kiyaa| pahale jaba vaha (zAntaladevI) grahA~ do bAra AyI thIM taba-taba unake mana meM jo bhAva uTe the unheM tathA aura kisa-kisane kyA-kyA socA thA Adi sabhI bAtoM kA smaraNa kara, saba eciyakkA ko sunaayaa| unheM bAra-bAra revimayyA kI yAda AtI rhii| phira kabi vAkimayA aura zilpI nATyAcArya gaMgAcArI Adi kA darzana kara, unheM rAjamahala kI bheMTa Adi samarpita kara vahA~ se dorasamudra jA phuNcii| mariyAne daNDanAyaka siMdagaire gaye the, isa vajaha se daNDanAvikA eciyakkA ne rAjamahala meM hI mukAma kiyaa| zAntaladevI ne apane pitA ke yahA~ biDigA ke sAtha mukkAma kiyaa| udhara mahArAja ke patra ke anusAra, mallipaTTana meM donoM bhAiyoM kI bheMTa huii| vicAra-vimarza ke bAda eka nizcita kAryakrama bnaa| hamalAvara zatru ko g2alatafahamI meM DAlane ke lie u~gAlvoM ke rAjya ke sImA prAnta meM heggar3e ariMgauMDa aura rAjauDa dvArA nirmita somezvara mahAdeva kI pratiSThA ke utsava ke sandarbha meM, sAvaMjAneka jAnakArI ke lie sarvatra yaha pracAra kiyA gayA : 'mandira kI pratiSThA ke zabha avasara para poysala rAjya ke mahArAja ballAla deva evaM biTTideva donoM pdhaarNge| zraddhAlu paurajana tathA sArvajanikoM ko yaha jAnakArI dI jAtI haiM ki isa avasara para saba loga padhAreM aura apane mahArAja ke darzana kara AtmalAbha leN| hamAre mahArAja ballAladeva asaM aura viTTidaMba arsa ke vivAha-mahotsava para isa pradeza ke logoM ko sammilita hone kA maukA nahIM milA thA- yaha bAta g2ajaparivAra ko acchI taraha jJAta hai| isalie isa zubha avasara para bRhat-sabhA kA bhI Ayojana kiyA gayA hai| AnevAle sabhI janoM ke lie Taharane ke sAtha-sAdha jalapAna bhojana kI bhI vyavasthA hai| ____ghor3e, bailagAr3I Adi vAhanoM para AnevAloM kI suvidhA ke lie azvazAlAoM Adi kI vyavasthA ke sAtha unake lie dAnA-pAnI, cAga Adi kI vyavasthA bhI kI gayI hai| vaidya aura paza-cikitsakoM kI sevAe~ bhI upalabdha rheNgii|'' isa taraha kI ghoSaNA gA~va-gA~va kara dI gyii| ghoSaNyA ke anusAra, hata-sabhA ke lie mandira ke sAmane vizAla sabhAgAra taiyAra kiyA gyaa| mandira ke cAroM ora eka kosa dUra taka jagaha-jagaha tambU lagAye gye| bIca-bIca meM rasoI, pAnIyazAlAe~ bhI taiyAra kI gyiiN| jAnavaroM ke lie Avazyaka dAnA-ghAsa ke Dhera jagaha-jagaha laga gye| azyazAlAe~ sthAna-sthAna para bana gyiiN| vaidyazAlAe~ bhI khula gayIM 1 isa taraha bar3e paimAne para mele kI vyavasthA kI gyii| utsava ke lie nirdiSTa dina se do dina pUrva sabhI AvAsa sthAna logoM pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 2013

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aura unake vAhanoM se khacAkhaca bhara gye| dekhate hI dekhate, manidara ke cAroM ora eka bar3A nagara hI basa gyaa| isa sArI taiyArI kA samAcAra ceMgAlvoM ke jAnandinI ke kAnoM meM par3a cukA thaa| vaha samajha baiThA thA ki poysaloM ko isa bAta kI khvara hI nahIM ki yahA~ yuddha kI taiyArI huI hai| aisI hAlata meM isa dhArmika mele meM ekatrita jana-samudAya ghaNTI bajAtaM khA-pIkara ArAma se par3A rhegaa| aise mauke para isa jana-stoma ke bIca poysala mahArAja aura usake bhAI kI AsAnI se pakar3a liyA jA skegaa| aura taba jIta kA iMkA hamArA hI bajegA / agara mele meM sammilita jana-stoya bigar3a uThA to use harA-dhamakAkara, pIchA karate hA le jAkara kAverI nadI meM DUbo deNge| badi poyasala rAjya hamAre hAtha laga jAya to phira cAlukyoM ke lie hamase khaTakA paidA ho jaaegaa| yo mantraNA karake ceMgAlboM ke jAnandinI ne apanI senA ko gupta rIti se pahAr3I mArga se ravAnA kara diyaa| usa senA ne somezvara mahAdeva ke jatiSThA mahotsava meM to vi bhane hI korI ke uttara aura hemAvatI ke dakSiNI pahAr3I pradeza meM apanA par3Ava DAla diyaa| pahAr3I pradeza meM sainya saMcAlana AsAna na hone ke kAraNa usakI senA paidala sipAhiyoM kI hI rhii| ___ AnandinI kI gatividhiyoM kA patA popsala senA kA samaya-samaya para pina jAcA krtaa| mahArAja ballAla aura biTTideva donoM somezvara sthApanA meM sammilita hue| somezvara mahAdeva kI somabAsara kI pUjA-acAM Adi kaikarya ke lie tayA akhaNDa dIpa ke lie sindUra ko dAna ke rUpa meM de diyaa| somezvara mahAdeva kI pratiSThA ATha mahIna pUrva hI ho cukI thii| isa bAta kA patA ceMgAlcoM ko nahIM thaa| mAgha mAsa ke dina mahAdeva kI pUjA-acarcA ke lie vizeSa rUpa se zreSTha mAne jAte haiN| mAgha bahula dazamI ke dina punaH pratiSThita sopezvara mahAdeva kI vizeSa pUjA-arcA kI, mahAzivarAtri ke sAtha somavAra hone ke kAraNa vyavasthA kI gayI thii| lakSadIpotsava aura mazAloM ke sAtha somezvara mahAdeva ke jalUsa ke lie ratha ko sajA diyA gayA thaa| utsava kI ghoSaNA kara dI gyii| vahA~ Dere-Tere meM jitane loga Thahare the sabane eka-eka mazAla taiyAra kara lI thii| mandira ke sAmane kA vizAla prAMgaNa mazAloM kI tAroM se jagamagAne lgaa| mahAdeva kI utsavamUrti ko pAlakI meM virAjamAna kiyA gyaa| hajAroM mazAla eka sAtha jagamagA rahe the| kisI ko isa bAta kA bhAna taka nahIM huA ki vaha amAvasyA kI rAta hai| utsava mUrti ke agala-bag2ala mahArAja ballAla aura viTTideva donoM zubhravastra dhAraNa kiye khar3e the / eka pujArI parAta hAtha meM lekara unake pAsa AyA aura praNAma karake donoM ko DhAka ke pattoM meM prasAda diyaa| zraddhA-bhakti ke sAtha donoM ne prasAda 294 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntAlA : bhAga do

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hAtha meM liyA aura mUrti ko namana kiMvA / pujArI vahIM khar3A thaa| prasAda vAle DhAka ke patte ko yAyeM hAtha meM le dAyeM hAtha se prasAda lekara A~khoM se lagAkara, muMha meM DAlane hI vAle the ki itane meM dUra se AvAz2a sunAI par3I : "prabhu! vaha prasAda nahIM jahara hai, prANa ghAtaka jhr| jisane prasAda kahakara diyA vaha koI pujArI nahIM, vaha hatyArA hai, use pakar3a liijie| mahArAja ballAla aura viTTideva ne apane usa hAtha ko nIce kara liyaa| isa ghaTanA ke turanta bAda, 'hA hA' kA ArtanAda suna pdd'aa| kucheka ''pakar3o, pakar3o" kahate hue usa ora daur3ane lge| lekina taba taka vaha vyakti khisaka cukA thaa| isa sabake kAraNa vahA~ khalabalI maca gayI thii| "hAhAkAra karate gire hue vyakti ko uThAkara turanta cikitsAlaya pahuMcA diyA gyaa| usakI kAkha meM khukharo lagA thaa| mahArAja aura biTTideva ke hAtha ke usa prasAda ko bhI parIkSArtha cikitsAlaya meM bheja diyA gyaa| khalabalI ke zAnta hone taka vahIM rahakara, hAtha dho cukane ke bAda mahArAja ballAla biTTideva ke sAtha cikitsAlaya gye| cikitsakoM ne isa khukhar3I ko bAhara nikAlakara raktastrAva ko rokane hetu kucha jar3I-bUTiyoM ke rasa se ghAva ko lepa diyA thaa| aura aba ve raktArakta vastroM ko alaga kara marahamapaTTI kara rahe the| ghAyala ne mahArAja ko dekhA aura hAMphate hue nivedana kiyA, ''prabho! zanu hamalA karane ke lie Age bar3ha rahe haiN| una logoM ne hamAre isa zivira ke sabhI logoM ko mAra DAlane kA vicAra kiyA hai| hamAre isa zivira se Adhe kosa ko dUrI para ve dakSiNa-pazcima ke jaMgala meM chipe taiyAra baiTe haiN| unakI isa yojanA kA prayoga unhIM para kara deN| isameM kucha bhI vilamba na kreN|" sannidhAna kA yahIM rahanA acchA haiN| maiM isa hamale kA sAmanA kruuNgaa| DAkarasa kI azvasenA duzmanoM ko cAroM ora se ghera legI," kahakara Adeza kI pratIkSA na karake viTTideva cala pdd'aa| tUfAna kI taraha bhAganevAle viTTideva ko dekhakara ballAla "appAjI ! appAjI!'' pukArate hue cikitsAlaya se bAhara kI ora daudd'e| taba taka to viTTideva A~khoM se ojhala ho cuke the| mahArAja phira cikitsAlaya ke andara cale gye| khabara denevAlA vaha aparicita vyakti jIbha nikAle, gale para hAtha dhare leTA thaa| cikitsaka eka kaTore meM pAnI lAkara use pilAne kI koziza kara rahe the| pIr3A ke mAre vaha vikala ho rahA thaa| kisI taraha prayatna karake thor3A pAnI pilAyA gyaa| ballAla ne cikitsaka se kahA, "kisI taraha se ise bacAnA hogA, vaha bahuta jarUrI hai|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 295

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cikitsaka ne svIkRti ke bhAva se sira hilAkara sUcita kiyaa| "hama apane Dere meM hI rheNge| kucha acchA hote hI hameM khabara dIjie" kahakara usa a~dhere hI meM ve apane Dere kI ora cale gye| ceMgAlvoM kI senA ke, usa jaMgala se nikalakara, hamalA zurU karane se pahale hI bidideva aura DAkarasa kI senA ne unheM cAroM ora se ghera liyA, aura dhakadhaka jalate mazAla zatruoM para pheMkanA zurU kara diyaa| chipane ke qhayAla se zatruoM ne jagaha-jagaha se per3oM ke tanoM ko kATa-kATakara idhara-udhara phailA diyA thaa| isase poysala senA ko bahuta madada mila gyii| pheMke gaye mazAloM kI Aga se ve jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a jala utthe| dekhate-hI-dekhate vahA~ dAvAnala-sA phaila gyaa| zatru-senA bhaucakkA ho gayA, aura sira para pA~va rakha idhara-udhara se bhAga khar3I huii| AdhI rAta ke pahale hI zatru kA patA taka nahIM raha gayA / bace-khuce loga pakar3a liye gye| kucha hathiyAra bhI hAtha laga gye| parantu unakA nAyaka AnandinI nahIM pakar3A jA skaa| AdhI rAta ke bAda eka-Adha pahara kA samaya bIta cukA thA ki viTTideva mahArAja ke Dere para vApasa A gye| vaha bhI DasI Dere meM mahArAja ke sAtha raha rahe the| ____mahArAja ballAla abhI soye nahIM the| unheM baiThe dekha biTTideva bole, "AsAnI se hamArI jIta ho gyii| patA nahIM vaha kauna thA jisane hameM bacAyA aura hamAre lie itanI AsAnI se jIte jAne kA mArga dikhAyA? usa puNya puruSa kI hAlata aba kaisI hai? usake bAre meM koI samAcAra sannidhAna ko milA haiM ki vaha kauna hai?" biTTideva ne nivedana kiyaa| ____ 'yaha saba mAlUma nhiiN| para itanA saca hai ki yaha vyakti bar3A catura hai| ThIka vakta para hameM hoziyAra na karatA to hama donoM aba taka prabhu ke pAsa pahu~ca gaye hote| prasAda mAnakara jahara khA lete to Adha ghaNTe meM hamArI jIvana-lIlA samApta ho gayI hotii|" "usa vyakti ko yaha saba mAlUma kaise huA? isa yuddha zivira meM kaba aayaa| kaise AvA: kisake hukma se AyA?" "isa sabakA vyaurA batAne ke lie usameM zakti nahIM rhii| khukharI kA yAva bar3A gaharA hai| bahuta raktasrAva huA hai| bar3A kamajora ho gayA hai vaha / tatkAla cikitsA kI vyavasthA na huI hotI to zAyada hI usake prANa aba taka bcte|" "aba Age kA kyA kAryakrama hai? bApasa lauTanA hI na?'' "eka-do dina yahIM tthhreNge| mahAdevajI ke pratiSThA samAroha ke hI lie kucha aura loga bhI to Aye haiN| inameM pacahattara pratizata to hamAre sainika hI haiM, vaha unako mAlUma nhiiN| unheM bhI yaha khabara sunAgeM aura unase kaheM ki sImA prAntoM 296 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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meM hama satarka rheN| aura gA~va-gA~va meM surakSA daloM kA saMgaThana kreN| bAda meM unheM vApasa bheja diyA jaaegaa| phira yaha dekheMge ki zatru kahIM phira se Ane kI taiyArI to nahIM kara rahA hai? vahA~ se zatra pakSa ke samAcAra jAnakara hI soceMge ki Age kyA kAryakrama banAnA hai|" "ThIka hai, usa vyakti kI vyavasthA?" biTTideva ne puuchaa| "vyavasthA kI gayI hai| pUrI rakSA ke sAtha use rAjadhAnI le jAyA jaaegaa| rAjadhAnI meM jaba taka hama usase nahIM mileMge taba taka koI usase kisI bhI taraha kI bAta na khe| usako kahA~ liye jA rahe haiM isa bAta kI jAnakArI bhI use na ho| ina bAtoM kI kar3I AjJA de rakhI hai|" ___ "hama usase kaba mileMge?" ___rAjadhAnI hI meN| ve derI meM yahAM se ravAnA hoNge| isalie do dina Thaharakara caleM taba bhI hama unase pahale vahA~ pahu~ca jaaeNge|" "usane lo jamkAra kiyA hai usa lisa kA dAha hogA ' roga na kareM-yaha perA Agraha haiN| vaha cAhe jo bhI ho, svayaM prerita hokara AyA hai, isakA koI kAraNa honA caahie| cAhe vaha kisI bhI kAraNa se AyA ho, isase hamArA bar3A upakAra huA hai| usake isa upakAra kI hameM jAnakArI ho gayI hai| yaha bAta use mAlUma ho jAe to nizcita hI use bahuta khuzI hogii| usase rAjadhAnI hI meM milane kI bAta cita nahIM lgtii| itanI lambI avadhi taka usa vyakti ko yaha mAlUma na ho ki usane jo kiyA usase sannidhAna prasanna haiM to isase usake mana para ulTA prabhAva bhI ho sakatA hai| sannidhAna kI icchA bhI yahAM kucha dina rahane kI hai, aura usakI cikitsA bhI yahIM ho rahI hai| vaha acchA ho jAya / hama usase mileM, apanI kRtajJatA prakaTa kareM, apanI sadbhAvanA prakaTa kreN| kyoM aura kaise mileM Adi ke bAre meM kyA rAjadhAnI pahu~cane para vicAra kareMge? mujhaM to usakI isa sevA se bahuta prasannatA huI hai| hameM vijaya bhI prApta huii| kama-se-kama yahI do bAteM use batA dI jaaeN| merI rAya to yahI hai, phira prabhu kI jaisI ittaa|' biTTideva ne khaa| ___"tuma abhI lauTa Aoge, itane thor3e samaya meM hameM jaya lAbha ho jAegA yaha hama soca bhI nahIM sake the| usakI surakSA kI vyavasthA kI AvazyakatA haiM yaha jAnakara aura use kisI taraha kI mAnasika vedanA na ho isI irAde se hamane yaha sUcanA dii| lekina aba tumhAre kadhana para vicAra karanA yukti-yukta lagatA hai| kala prAtaH DAkarasa jI ko bulavAeMga aura unase parAmarza kara nirNaya kreNge| kAfI samaya ho gayA, aba vizrAma kreNge|' ballAla ne khaa| donoM apane zayana-kakSa meM cale gye| palapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 297

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daNDanAyekA eciyakkA aura zAntaladevI dorasamudra pahu~ca gyiiN| unake pahuMcane para zAntaladevI yaha bAta sunakara bahuta prasanna huI ki bompadevI mA~ bananevAlI hai| samAcAra milate hI turanta vaha rAjamahala kI ora cala pdd'iiN| rAjamahala meM pahale hI yaha sUcita kara diyA gayA thaa| paTarAnI padmaladevI zAntaladevI kI pratIkSA meM apane antaHpura meM taiyAra baiThI thii| vaha kahane kI z2arUrata nahIM ki cAmaladevI bhI vahIM sAtha rhii| zAntanadevI se ina vAhanoM meM cAmaladevI kA bahuta lagAva thaa| padmaladevI kRtajJa thii| bopadevI unake prati bahuta gaurava rakhatI dhii| zAntaladevI yahI soca rahI thIM ki tInoM se eka sAtha mila leNgii| parantu g2ajapahala ke daravAje para pahuMcate hI daNDanAyikA eciyakkA nai dhIre-se unake kAna meM kahA, "pahale boppadevI se malAkAta hogI cA paTarAnI se" ___ yaha suna zAntaladevI ko Azcarya huaa| bolI, "abhI to mahArAja yuddha meM gaye hue haiM, phira bhI inase alaga-alaga milanA hogA?" sthiti sudhArane kA kAma to ApakA haiM / vAtAvaraNa lo eka taraha se gambhIra hai|' eciyakkA ne khaa| 'ThIka hai| taba calie, pahale rAnI boppadevI se hI mila le|" zAntaladevI bAsa / zAntaladevI ke praveza karate hI boppadevI ne praNAma kiyA aura kahA, ''dIdI, mujhe AzIvAda deN| aba Apa A gayI haiM so Age saba ThIka ho hI jaaegaa|" ___ "mA~ bananevAlI kI AkAMkSA ko pUrNa karanA unake Asa-pAsa rahanevAloM kA kartavya haiN| ApakI icchA DAhavalI kI kRpA se paripUrNa hoveN| Apa so mahArAja kI pANigRhItA haiN| nAte ke hisAba se hameM Apake paira par3anA cAhie, na ki Apako hamAre / maiM Ayu meM bar3I hU~, phira bhI Apase paira chuAne jaisA sthAna merA nahIM 1 yadi maiM jAnatI ki Apa isa taraha kareMgI, to maiM isake lie maukA hI na detii| aba ise AkhirI bAra smjheN| Apako aisA nahIM karanA caahie| yaha na mere lie zreyaskara hogA, na Apake lie|" "vahIM sahI, paira na chuuuNgii| mere lie yahI prayApta hai ki Apa mujhe dIdI kahane kI anumati deN| acchA, Aie, baiThie / yAdavapurI kaisI lagI? mujhe bhI vahA~ Ane kI abhilASA hai|'' aisI koI bAta nahIM, kabhI bhI padhAra sakatI haiN| yuddhakSetra se mahArAja ke lauTane para sAtha hI cleNgii| sannidhAna kI bhI anumati mila jaaegii| aura hA~, samAcAra sunakara mujhe bahuta Ananda huaa| abhI aura pratIkSA karanI hogI yA zIghra hI putrotsava kA bhoja milegA?" zAntaladevI muskurA diiN| 298 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"abhI jo asIsa diyA, isake lie muMha mIThA kara leN| bAkI yAtoM para phira vicAra kreNge|" RhatI huI ghaNTI bajAne ko uThI hI thI ki itane meM zAntalA ne kahA, "miThAI sabhI milakara paTaganI ke sAtha hI khaaeNgii| isa khuzI kI prathapa adhikAriNI to paTarAnI jI haiN| aura phira ve ApakI baSTI dIdI jo tthhrauN|' ghopyadevI kucha nirAza-sI ho gyii| kucha kahA nhiiN| usake mukha kI vaha pugdha chabi kucha-kucha mlAna-sI dikhii| "kyoM mujhase koI galatI ho gayI?" zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| ''nahIM dIdI, ApakA kahanA ThIka hai| parantu aisA ho nahIM paaegaa|" boppaTavI ne khaa| Apako aisI bAta nahIM karanI caahie| paTarAnI jI Apako bahuta pyAra karatI haiN| khAsakara lava se jaya daNDanAyikA jI kA svargavAsa huaa| unakI yahI abhilASA rahI ki mA~ se bhI bar3hakara vAppi kI dekhabhAla honI caahie| aisI sthiti meM ApakI isa taraha hI AzaMkA merI samajha meM nahIM aatii| kyoM? koI aisI bAta calI hai kyA:" zAntaladaMbI ne puuchaa| "kaha nahIM sakatI, aisI koI bAta clii| phira bhI itanA to spaSTa hai ki unase pahale maiM mA~ bananevAlI hU~-yaha unake lie acchA nahIM lagA hai| "aisA unhoMne kahA?" ''kaheMgI: vyavahAra se patA calatA hai| agara mujhase koI galatI ho gayI ho to maiM apane ko sudhAra luuNgii| ve bar3I haiN| mujhe capata lagAkara g2alatI ko muMha para batA sakatI haiN| parantu isa taraha ke vyavahAra ko kauna saha sakatI hai|" "Apake mana meM se vicAra uThane kA kucha kAraNa bhI to hogA?" "dhAteM huI : tannidhAna ke samakSa hI bAteM huI / kyA bAteM huI unheM jyoM-kA-tyoM batA duuNgii|" kaha usa dina amarAI meM jo-jo bAteM huI thIM, boppadevI ne unase lekara garbhavatI banane taka saba-kucha vistAra se kaha sunaayaa| "aisI choTI-sI bAta ko itanA bar3A nahIM banAnA caahie|' "maiM yaha nahIM caahtii| usa dina sannidhAna ne batAyA ki yaha sava ha~sI-dillagI kI bAteM haiN| mujhako cir3hAne ke lie kahI gayI haiM. vahIM maiM samajhatI gho| sannidhAna vahIM upasthita rahate to kyA hotA, kaha nahIM sktii| caMgAlyoM ke sAtha ke yuddha kA mere garbhavatI hone se kyA sambandha hai, Apa hI kahie dIdI? kahane lago : mere peTa meM pitA ko nigalanevAlA bhUta hai, isalie yaha buddha chir3A haiN| aisI bAta ko maiM kaise saha sakU~gI" kahatI huI bopadevI ro pdd'ii| "Ae aisA kyoM socatI haiN| ronA nahIM caahie| vizeSakara ina dinoM meM Apake mana meM kisI taraha ke bure bhAva nahIM Ane caahie| ina sArI vAtoM kA paTTamahAdevI zAntatA : bhAga do :: H!

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asara garbhastha santAna para par3atA hai| ina saba cintAoM ko chor3akara ha~sI-khuzI se rheN|" ___ "esI bAta kahanevAle bhI yahA~ nahIM rahe, diidii| dina meM hajAra cAra ApakI yAda karatI thii|" "atha to A gayI hU~ na! sannidhAna aura g2ajAsAhava ke Ane taka maiM yahIM rhegii|" "Apa rAjamahala meM hI ThaharatI to acchA hotaa|" "kahIM bhI rahU~ eka jaisA hai| yadi merI mAtAjI yA hotI to maiM yahIM tthhrtii| pitAjI akaMlaM haiN| rAjAsAhaba ne bhI vahIM rahane ke lie anumati dI hai| roz2a AtI-jAtI rhuuNgii| ApakI bhAbhI to yahIM raheMgI na? aba uThie, saba paTarAnI jI ke DaoN sa" zAkAhA! tInoM paTarAnI padyaladevI ke yahA~ calI gyiiN| choTI bahina ke yahAM zAntaladedhI ke jAne kI bAta inako mAlUma ho gayI thii| isameM unheM kucha acchA nahIM lgaa| phira bhI zAntaladevI ke prati premabhAva ke kAraNa una bahinoM ne apane usa asantoSa ko davAkara samaya gujArA / andara praveza karate hI pacaladevI dolI, "Ao, jhAnnannA / sannidhAna ne yuddha meM jAne ke pAne kI yaha batAyA thA ki tuma yahA~ aaogii| dhAgyapura kI AbohavA aSTI tagI-sI lagatI haiN| kara custa-sI laga rahI ho| cehare para bhI kucha adhika lAlapana A gayA hai|" sA kucha nahIM, jaisI dhI vaisI hI haiN|" "aisA kaise ho sakatA haiM? tuma ho, rAjA haiM, hamezA kA sAtha / taba kAhe kI cintA? hamArI vAta aisI nhiiN| dekho, tuma AcI ho-yaha isa antaHpura kA bhAgya hai| bhAvI rAjamAtA bhI padhArI haiN|' cAmaladevI ne khaa| yaha sana zAntalA kucha asamaMjasa meM par3a gyii| phira bhI usane kahA, "vaiTie daNDanAyikA jI, rAnIjI Apa bhI baiNttie|" karatI huI zAntaladevI bhI baiTa gayI / thor3I dera taka mauna chAyA rhaa| hATa meM zAntaladevI ne khuda hI ghaNTI bjaayii| dAsI suggalA upasthita huii| "paTTaganIjI kI AjJA hai ki aba nAztA yahIM ho| kitanA samaya lagegA:" zAntaladevI ne khaa| ___ saba taiyAra hai, abhI laayii|' dAsI turanta bhAgI gayI aura nAztA kI thAliyA~ aura dUdha bhare kaTore lekara A phuNcii| zAntaladevI ne kahA, "merI eka binato hai| paTarAnI jI aura rAniyA~ mujhe dhamA kreN| Ate hue g2amta meM bAibalI kA darzana kara maiMne prArthanA kI ki sannidhAna binayI hokara zIghra lauTaM aura abhayahasta vahA~ taka pasArakara yaha AsIseM ki ye 500 :: padramahArA zAntalA : bhAra do

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sahI-salAmata lauTa aaeN| bhagavAna bAhubalI phira kabhI unakA hAtha na chodd'eNge| unhoMne vaMzoddhAra ke lie eka aMkura dene kA anugraha kiyA hai, vahI hAtha ava vijaya pradAna bhI kregaa| arhanta ke AzIrvAda se prApta honevAlI posala vaMza kI santAna kI aura yuddha meM vijaya kI kAmanA karate hue yaha miTAI khaaeN|' zAntaladevI kA Agraha svIkAra karate hue sabhI prasannatApUrvaka miTAI khAne lgiiN| vAmaladevI kI vAtoM se khinna boppadevI bhI sahaja ho gyii| zurU-zurU meM jo vyaMgya-bharI bAteM hotI rahIM ve aba nahIM rhiiN| vahuta dinoM bAda sabakA yoM eka sAtha milanA huA thaa| Aja sabhI ke mana kA maila nikala gayA thaa| zAntaladevI ne pUchA, "eka khela zataraMja kA kyoM na ho jAya!" "hama pA~ca loga haiM na?" bopadevI ne khaa| __ "Aya cAra jane hI khele| maiM pakkA goTa nikAla diyA kruuNgii|" epiyakkA ne khaa| phira kyA thA, zAntaladevI ne ghaNTI bjaayii| aura dekhate-dekhate hI khela kI taiyArI ho gyii| cAroM ne goTa rkhe| pahale khele kauna yaha nizcaya honA cAhie na? eciyarakA ne kahA, "aba loga eka-eka saMkhyA btaaie| maiM pAsA ddaaluuNgii| Apa cAroM kI kahI saMkhyA meM se jisakI saMkhyA gire ve pahalaM kheleN| yadi kisI kI bhI saMkhyA nahIM AcI to bar3I rAnI hI khela zurU kreNgii|'' pratyeka ne eka-eka saMkhyA btaayii| bAda meM paciyakkA ne pAsA khelaa| padmana devI ne jo saMkhyA batAcI, vahIM AyIM thii| cauthI vAra pAsA khelane para padmaladevI ne kahA, "maiMne jo saMkhyA kahI vaha agara na bhI girI hotI to bhI mujho ko khela zurU karanA thaa|" __ "paTasanI ko pahale khelane dene ke lie hama saba taiyAra haiN| haiM na?" kahatI huI zAntaladevI ne cAmaladevI aura bopadevI kI ora dekhaa| "unheM prathama sthAna denA hamArA kartavya hai aura vahI sahI hai|" boppadevI bolI / "ThIka hai| khela zurU karane ke pahale eka-eka bAra pAsA khelakara use bhagavAna ke lie chor3a deNge| pAsA khelane ke pahale hama bhagavAna ke nAma kA smaraNa kreN| bhagavAna se yaha prArthanA kareM : poysala vaMza meM aMkurita honevAlI santAna lar3akI hogI yA lar3akA-ise yaha pAsA hI btaaegaa| agara sama saMkhyA hogI to lar3akI, aura asama hogI to ldd'kaa| jisake jaise pAse usakI vaisI icchaa| ThIka hai na paTarAnI jI!" zAntalA ne prastAva rkhaa| "aisA haMsI-majJAna merI yaha choTI bahina baradAzta nahIM kregii| agara vaha mAna le to hameM koI etarAja nhiiN|" padmaladevI ne khaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 503

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"bhagavAna kI bAta kahIM pAse se badalI jA sakatI hai?" bopadevI bolI / - pAsa DAle gye| paladevI ne asama saMkhyA giraadhii| cAmaladevI ne bhI asama saMkhyA giraayii| zAntaladevI ne bhI asama saMkhyA hI giraayii| lekina bopadevI ne sama-saMkhyA giraayii| choTI rAnI kI apanI icchA-lar3akI / hama sabakI icchaa-ldd'kaa| choTI rAnI ko chor3a hama sabakI eka hI icchA rhii|'' zAntaladevI ne kahA / to bAra yahIM huI ki bhagavAna abhI kucha batAnA nahIM caahte|" eciyakkA ne khaa| Age khela claa| manacAhI saMkhyA pAse se milane ke kAraNa sabase pahale boppadevI jIta gyii| usa dina ke khela meM agara koI hAra gayI to vaha zAntaladevI hI thii| vAstava meM zAntaladevI goTa calAne meM adhika hoziyAra nahIM thii| padmaladevI ne kamA, "cAhakara khelane baiThI becArI zAntalA / para hAra gyii|" zAntaladavo muskurA dii| bolI, "merI hAra meM Apa logoM kI jIta hai| Apa logoM kA mana se maiM apanI hI jo mAnatI hU~ isalie Apa logoM kI jIta merI hAra ke duHkha ko dUra kara degI, use bhulA degii| hameM apane jIvana meM bhI isI tatva kA anusaraNa karanA caahie| yadi hama apanI hAra para daHkhI hoM tA usaka phalasvarUpa hamameM IpyAM paidA hogii| dhIre-dhIre yahI ISyA saba duHkhoM kI jar3a bana jAtI hai| dUsaroM kI vijaya se hameM Ananda kA anubhava hone laga jAe to yahA~ IrSyA ke lie sthAna hI nahIM rhegaa| IrSyA na hogI to duHkha bhI na hogaa| merI isa hAra se majhe koI duHkha nahIM hai|' taba taka zAma ho calI thii| zAntaladevo uTha khar3I huI aura paTarAnI se bolI, "aba AjJA deM, phira darzana ke lie aauuNgii|" "vahIM Thahara jAtI to acchA hotaa|' padmaladevI ne khaa| "ghara para pitAjI akele haiM, isalie vahIM pitAjI ke sAtha rahane ke lie rAjA se anupati le AyI thii| phira bhI paTarAnI jI kA yahI Adeza ho ki maiM yahIM rahU~ to usa Adeza kA pAlana kruuNgii| pitAjI se kahakara A jaauuNgii|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| __ "hA~ to. heggar3atI jI tIrthayAtrA karane gayI haiN| heggar3ejI ke sukha-santoSa ke lie hama kyoM bAdhaka bneN| kabhI-kabhI A jAyA kro|' padmaladevI ne khaa| ___ "jaisI ApakI AjJA / '' kahakara zAntaladevI rAjamahala se cala pdd'ii| eka hI dina meM zAntaladevI ko mAlUma ho cukA thA ki rAniyoM meM Apasa meM mela-jola nahIM hai| judA-judA gharoM meM janma lekara eka hI vyakti ke sAtha vivAha kareM to sabakA eka mana honA kaThina ho sakatA hai| lekina eka hI mAtA-pitA 302 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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kI santAna hokara ina bahinoM meM Apasa meM AtmIya bhAva na ho to mahArAja kI kyA hAlata hogI adhikAra aura pada ke moha meM par3ane para hI mana kaluSita hokara virasatA paidA karatA hai| inakI mA~ ke kAraNa eka anirIkSita ghaTanA hI ghaTa gyii| jaise-taise use ThIka kiyA gyaa| aura phira, inhoMne prema vyakti se kiyA na ki usake pada yA adhikAra se / ''mujhe ve svIkAra kara leM yahIM paryApta hai| mujhe rAnI na kaheM taba bhI koI duHkha nahIM hogaa| yadi ve mujha para kRpA nahIM kareMge to maiM banUMgI nahIM"-coM gir3agir3AnevAlI vaha paTAnA aba AnI DI dahina kara rahI hai! usa bahina kI svIkRti se hI to yaha paTTamahiSI bnii| yoM ye Apasa meM IrSyA se apane mana maile kara leM to usa vyakti ko, jinhoMne inase vivAha kiyA hai, sakhI kaise banA sakatI haiM? isa sthiti ko bar3hane nahIM denA caahie| isako rokane ke lie kucha-na-kucha karanA hI hogaa| mahArAja kI mAnasika zAnti aura sukha-santoSa rASTrahita kI dRSTi se bahuta hI Avazyaka hai| mahAmAtRzrI yadi yahA~ hotI to aisI bAtoM ke lie mIkA hI nahIM miltaa| rAjaparivAra hamAre parivAra ke sAtha jo Adara-bhAva rakhatA thA use sahI rUpa meM na lekara, svArthavaza usake panamAne artha lagAkara daNDanAyikA ne kyA-kyA nahIM kiyA? pRSThabhUmi meM vicAra karane para padmaladevI ke svabhAva meM unakI mA~ ke inhIM guNoM kA prabhAva vizeSa rUpa se lakSita hotA hai| meM paTTamahiSI hU~, merI kokha se utpanna putra ko hI rAjagaddI mitnanI cAhie. boM cAha rakhanA eka svAbhAvika bAta hai| parantu use yaha kaise bharosA hai ki usakaM lar3akA hI hogaa| acchA, isa bAta ko jAne deN| aba garbhavatI coppadevI kI santAna lar3akA hI hogA-isa bAta kA bhI kyA bharosA hai? yadi kabhI mahArAja ne yoM hI yaha bAta kahI ho ki merI prathama santAna hI bhAvI mahArAja hogI to yaha samasyA bhI taba uThegI jaba aisA maukA aaegaa| rASTra kA hita cAhanevAle bujurga paramparAgata rIti kI dRSTi se jaisA nirNaya kareMge vaisA mAna liyA jAe to bAta yahIM samApta ho sakatI hai| rAjagaddI para baiThane ke lie prabhu ereyaMga ke sAtha spardhA karanevAlA koI nahIM thaa| phira bhI paTTAbhiSikta hone kA suyoga unheM prApta nahIM huaa| yaha samajhakara ki saba-kucha hamAre hI hAtha meM hai, hama kucha-kA-kucha socakara taraha-taraha hI kalpanA kara baiTheM to kyA hAlata hogI? isalie yuddhakSetra se mahArAja ke lauTane para, sabako Amane-sAmane baiThAkara usa sambandha meM khulakara vArtA ho jAnI caahie| taba taka mahAmAtRzrI bhI padhAra jAe~ to kitanA acchA rahe! he ahaMn, saba zIghra eka sAtha mileM aisA samaya jaldI aae| rAjamahala meM jo manamuTAva kA vAtAvaraNa utpanna ho gayA hai ise aba aura nahIM bar3hane denA hogaa| yadi maiM rAjamahala meM hI raha jAU~ to zAyada ise Age na bar3hane meM sahAyatA mila sakatI hai| pitAjI ko rAjamahala kI isa paristhiti kA paricaya de dU~ to ve ise anyathA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 109

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nahIM leNge| yaha saba vicAra kara apane Age ke kAryakrama kI eka sthUla rUparekhA . zAntaladevI ne bnaayii| unhoMne pitAjI se vicAra-vimarza kiyaa| ___ heggar3ejI ko lagA ki rAjamahala ke bhItara eka gambhIra aura gUDha vAtAvaraNa bana gayA hai| vaha socane lage ki nizcita hI koI apane svArtha ko sAdhane kI dRSTi se andara hI andara ukasA rahA hogA aura vaha yahIM kahIM hogaa| yaha vicAra Ate hI unhoMne nizcaya kiyA ki zAntalA rAjamahala meM hI rhe| yo dorasamudra pahu~cane ke eka pakhavAre ke andara vaha rAjamahala meM hI rahane lgaa| rAjamahala pahu~cane ke do-tIna dina bAda, eka dina daNDanAdhikA eciyakkA se rAniyoM ke bIca utpanna isa anadhana ke bAre meM zAntaladevI ne bAtacIta kii| unhoMne kahA ki zAyada koI ina rAniyoM ke kAna bharakara bhar3akA rahA ho| aise logoM kA patA lagAnA caahie| tabhI zAntaladevI kI caTTalA kI cAda A gyii| bolI, "use to aba taka yahA~ pahu~ca jAnA cAhie thaa|" "hA~ to| usane kaMvala cAra dina apanI dIdI ke yahA~ rahakara lauTane kI anumati Apase lI thI aura kikkerI meM jA rhii| baha hotI to acchA thA, aisI bAtoM meM vaha bahuta nipaNa hai| vaha isa bAta kA patA lagA letI ki rAjamahala kI kauna dIvAra kyA bola rahI hai|" eciyarakA ne khaa| "aisI hAlata meM use bulAne ke lie kAna kisako bheje? r3hiyA ne kahA hogA ki do-cAra dina aura Thaharakara jAe, isa para vaha Thahara gayo hogii| kala hI kisI ko bhejakara bulavA lenA caahie| AdamI bhejane para eka saptAha ke andara yahA~ A phuNcegii| agara acchA savAra ho, ghor3A bhI acchA ho to eka hI dina meM vahA~ pahu~cA jA sakatA hai| kikkarI yahA~ se cAra kosa kI dUrI para hI to haiM na? ghor3e ko bhI ArAma dekara do dina ke andara pahuMca sakatA hai|" pitAjI ke pAsa zAntaladevI ne yo samAcAra bheja diyaa| mArasiMgayyA ne Akara zAntalA se sArI paristhiti samajhI aura apanI sahamati vyakta karate hue kahA, "mAyaNa yahIM hai| usI ko bheja deNge|" "ThIka hai| maiM soca rahI thI ki kahIM hamAre rAyaNa, ko bhejane ko kheN|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| "so bhI ho sakatA thaa| lekina mAyaNa sArI bAteM jAnatA hai|" use kahalA bhejA gyaa| mAyaNa ke Ane para zAntaladevI ne sArI bAteM samajhA dii| sunakara mAyaNa ne kahA, "kikkerI meM usake koI riztedAra nahIM haiN| usakI koI dAdI-nAnI nahIM jo jItI-jAgatI hai| usane rAnIjI se jhUTha kahA hai| vaha to usakA janmajAta svabhAva hai| janama ke sAtha Ave guNa marane para bhI nahIM mitteNge|" 5614 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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''vaha mujhameM zUTa kyoM kahaMgI: maiMne usakI nAnI-dAdI ke bAre meM koI vyoga nahIM puuchaa| koi dUra kI dAdI-nAnI hAnna meM vahA~ raha rahI ho| eka gara vahAM hA AnA acchA hai|" zAntalAdevI ne khaa| mujhase z2yAdA, usake bAre meM rAnIjI jAnatI haiN| aura kisI se jhuTa bAnne tI eka gara kSamA bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| Apase paira kaha to mahA nahIM jAgA / kAraNa kala aura bhI hogaa| usa aurata ke jAne ke rAstaM kA patA nahIM laga skegaa| 'bhAr3a meM jAgA vaha...'' ___ gAyaga, tama aba aura bhI adhika jandabAjJa ho gaya ho| binA soca-samaze hA niNaya para pahuMca jAta ho| abhI tamheM rAjamahala kA kAma karanA hai| samAna lo ki bAta se tumhAga koI sambandha nahIM haiN| use hamAra sAghabarA sahI-salAmata A pahuMcanA cAhie thaa| vaha gajAjJA thii| rAste meM Thahara jAne kI anamAna maina da dI. yaha hamArI galatI hai| galA ke lauTane se pahale na gana lA ga., dAnA tAnta kika jAkara usa yulA laao|" zAntaladevI ne khaa|| __ "jamA ganIjI ne kahA, maiM jAndavAba haiN| maiM vahA~ jA aura vaha kisI dUsare bhAdI ke sAtha maje se haMsa-vananI dikha gayI to mujhe gussA A jAegA, taya meM kala kA kacha kara baittrgaa| isalie kisI dUsare ko yaha kAma karane ko kaheM aura mujhe varga kara deM to maiM ApakA cirakaNI rhuuNgaa| yaha caraNasevaka ganIjI se vinatI kalA hai|'' mAyaNa ne sira jhukA liyaa| ___kisI dRsaMraka mAtha use haMsI-khala karanA hogA to yaha kikkaMga meM rahagI ho kyoM ? isalie tama hA aao| yaha bAna tumhArI patnI me sambandhita hai| tuma svayaM jAo aura mara pratyakSa dekha lo nA tumhAre lie bhI yaha acchA hogaa| dUsagaM kI bAtoM para vizvAsa karane kI z2arUrata hI na hogii| tuma ho aao| phira bhI yadi namheM koI sI yAta dikhaM no gumsA mala karanA / vahA~ ke hegar3ejI ko una sabhI ke bAre meM kahakara pakar3avA denA jina-jina para tahe gassA aag| bAda meM una sabako tahakIkAta kara leNge|" zAntaladaMvoM ne khaa| mAyaNa koI uttara diye binA mauna khar3A rhaa| "jaba bhI zaMvA kara rahe ho| 'ganAjI ke liga to jo bhI mafeda hai vaha saba dRdha ho lagatA hai| safeda dikhanaM para bhI vaha 'phaTA dUdha hai| use bhAda meM jAna dIjie, gniijii|" "merI samajha meM hI nahIM AtA ki tuma kyA kA ho, mAyaNa / aba lama gAmA kaha rahe hA! pahale to jaggaTeba ke mAtha gaddha samApta hone ke bAda, numane kahA thA ki svayaM usake sAtha rahakara parivArI banakara rahAMge, usako kAI g2alatI nhiiN| becArI vaha khuda colI thI- 'tuma dUsarI zAdI kara lo, sukha se rahA meM bhrAtA hai|' paTTamahAdevI zAntAlA : bhAga do :: :

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aura aba tuma yoM kaha rahe ho? yA Toka nahIM :" "agara vaha merI icchA ke anusAra mere sAtha rahatI to acchA thaa| usake inakAra karane kA kAraNa hI kucha aura hai| patnI kahakara vaha bandhita rahegI to use abhilaSita svAda milegA bhI kaise? sannidhAna ne usake gujara-basara kI vyavasthA bhI kara dI hai| isase use svecchAcArI banakara rahane kA mArga mila gyaa| kisI ke Azraya meM rahane kI jarUrata hI nahIM raha gayIM use| isalie bujurgoM ne kahA hai-'na strI svAtantryamahaMti'-strI ko svatantratA nahIM denI caahie|" ___"kisI bAta ko lekara, kisI aura bAta ke sAtha tulanA karanA ucita nhiiN| abhI hamAre sAmane isa siddhAnta kA prazna nahIM haiN| tumase isa bAta para bahasa karane kA prayojana bhI nhiiN| sArAMza yaha nikalA ki tumheM jAne kI icchA nhiiN| ghor3e ko ghAsa jabaradastI nahIM khilAyA jA sakatA, yaha mAlUma hai| jAo, tuma apane kAma para jaao| maiM kucha dUsarI vyavasthA kruNgii| jaba tumhArA yaha siddhAnta hI hai ki striyoM ko svatantratA nahIM denI cAhie, taba tuma merI bAta hI kyoM mAnoge, maiM bhI to strI huuN|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| "na, na, maiMne rAnIjI ko dRSTi meM rakhakara yaha bAla nahIM khiiN| maiM hI jaauuNgaa|" ___ "isa taraha ghumAva-phirAva kI z2arUrata nhiiN| puruSa ke lie strI eka mogya vastu hai. use na svatantratA hai, aura na abhilASA hii| rahanA bhI nahIM caahie| vaha to puruSa ke sukha kI hI sAmagrI hai| puruSa use jaisA nacAe vaisA nAcatI rhe| puruSa lAta bhArakara use bAhara kara de taba bhI use mUka banakara rahanA caahie| usane kucha kiyA ho yA na kiyA ho. puruSa jo bhI Aropa lagAe una sabhI ko mu~ha banda karake cupacApa svIkAra kara lenA cAhie-yahI, isa taraha ke vicAra hI hamAre samAja ke lie kaNTaka se bane hue haiN| tuma jaise puruSa hI isakA kAraNa haiN| tuma jA sakate ho| poyasaloM kA rAjamahala anAtha nahIM hai| abhI dharmazraddhA rakhanevAle, rASTra ke prati niSThA rakhanevAle, dUsaroM para gaurava rakhanevAle, strI ke lie sthAna-mAna kI jarUrata samajhanevAla asaMkhya puruSa rAjamahala ke sahAyaka bane hue haiN|'' mAyaNa mUka banakara jyoM-kA-tvoM khar3A rhaa| "kyoM khar3e ho? tuma jA sakate ho| poysala rAnI ke sAtha rahanevAlI eka dAsI ke sambandha meM koI khabara nahIM milii| usakA patA laganA caahie| patA na lage to rAjaparivAra badanAma hogA, antaHpura vadanAma hogaa| aisA nahIM honA caahie| . jAne ko kahane para bhI na jAkara, apanI hI bAta ko ThIka mAnakara, usI kI sTa lagAye baiThe ho! tumameM strI kI mAna-maryAdA kI rakSA karane kI kartavya-niSTA hI nhiiN| na hI tuma puruSa kA dharma jAnate ho| appAjI, hamAre rAyaNa ko bheja diijie| 306 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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isa pAyaNa ko kisI bhI kAraNa se AindA mere pAsa Ane kI z2arUrata nhiiN| strI ke prati gaurava-buddhi na rakhanevAle isakI sevA kI mujhe AvazyakatA nhiiN| yaha idhara khar3A kyoM hai? appAjI ise kaheM ki yaha yahA~ se jaae|" zAntalA ne khaa| mArasiMgayyA ne apanI beTI ko isa taraha niSThura hokara bAta karate kabhI nahIM dekhA thaa| eka taraha se vaha hakkA-bakkA raha gye| mAyaNa vizvAsapAtra vyakti bhI hai, sAtha-sAtha use caTTalA ke prati anukampA bhI AyI thii| usake pana meM purAnI bAteM ubhara AcIM to vaha kucha joza meM A gayA-yahI mArasiMgavyA ne socaa| ve cintita hone lage ki kyA-se-kyA ho gayA! isa pravRtti ko aba aura nahIM bar3hane denA cAhie-yaha soca mArasiMgayyA ne kahA, "mAvaNa, khar3e rahane se kyA prayojanA rAnIjI ne kaha diyA to bAta khatma ho gyii| jAo, kartavyacyuta mata hoo! anAvazyaka vAda-vivAda mata kiyA krii|'' "jo AjJA / " kahakara mAvaNa cala pdd'aa| "anumati ho to maiM..." mArasiMgayyA kahane hI vAle the ki itane meM zAntaladevI ne unheM roka diyA aura kahA, "hA~, hA~, samajha gyii| kahane kI jarUrata nhiiN| appAjI, maiM jAnatI hU~ ki mAyaNa eka vicitra manovRtti kA AdamI haiN| vaha niSThAvAna hai, vizvAsapAtra hai-yaha bhI maiM jAnatI huuN| use maiMne aba jo davA dI vaha usa para acchA prabhAva ddaalegii| mujhe usa para gussA nhiiN| usakA muMha banda karane ke lie mujhe kaThora bananaH kA pahalA n| uccha sTa: / bhUTa bAlA hai| isa yAta para mujhe vizvAsa nahIM hotaa| vaha dUsare puruSa ke sAtha maujJa ujhatI hai-yaha bAta maiM mAna hI nahIM sktii| vahI usake bAre meM aisI bAteM kahatA phiratA hai to logoM kA mu~ha banda kauna kare? appAjI, Apa hI kaheM, nizcita rUpa se kisI kI zIlabhraSTatA kA pramANa na mile taba taka usa strI ko zIlabhraSTA nahIM kahanA caahie| apanI icchA se jo bhraSTazIlA hogI use koI kucha bhI kahe, usa para usakA koI asara hogA hI nhiiN| parantu jo strI zIla ko hI strItva kI nidhi mAnakara calatI hai usake bAre meM duSpracAra ho to usakA sAmanA kara sakane kI durbalatA ke kAraNa vaha andara-hI-andara yulatI rhegii| akAraNa hI puruSa ko strI ke mana ko nahIM dukhAnA caahie| hai na pitAjI ?" - "jaldabAjI meM jo vaha baka gayA, vaha dUsaroM ke kAnoM meM na par3e isakA qhayAla rakhanA hai| aba mAyaNa hI ko kikkerI bhejanA hai na' mArasiMgayyA ne puuchaa| "yaha Aja rAta ko Apake pAsa aaegaa| kahegA, 'rAnIjI se kahakara mujhe hI bhejane kI vyavasthA karAe~ / ' taba kahie, 'vaha kisI bhI hAlata meM ho, usa para gussA na karake use gaurava ke sAtha bulA lAoge to jAo, nahIM to mata jaao| kucha-kA-kucha ho jAya to kyA hogA?' yoM use smjhaaie| bAda meM jaba vaha mAna paTTamahAdeyI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 307

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jAegA to phira usI ko bheja deNge|" "agara vaha na AyA to?" "to phira rAyaNa ko bheja diijie|' "rAyaNa ko bhejanA to mere hAtha kI bAta hai| mAyaNa ko bhejanA ho to mAcaNa daNDanAtha se kahakara hI bheja sakate haiN|" mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| ___ "maiM khuda unheM qhabara kara duuNgii| mAvaNa hI jAya, nahIM rAyaNa hI shii| maiM daNDanAtha jI se kaha duuNgii|" "ThIka, taba maiM calU~?" "acchA appaajii|" mArasiMgayyA cale gye| isake bAda ethikkA ne kahA, "jaba Apa loga yAtacIta kara rahe the taba bIca meM bolanA ucita na thaa| samajha lIjie ki jaisA mAyaNa ne kahA, caTTalA ne rAnIjI se agara jhUTha hI kahA ho taba kyA kareMgI? maiM to apar3ha huuN| logoM ke sAtha samparka bhI kama hai| magara mere mAlika eka bAta kahate rahate haiM : 'duniyA meM bahuta bhale ko dekhanA ho to strI meM hI dekha skeNge| aura bar3I se bar3I burAI dekhanA ho to use bhI strI meM hI dekha skeNge| pati ko jahara pilAkara, mRtyu kI pIr3A kA anubhava karate rahanevAle pati ke sAmane hI parAye ke sAtha ha~satI strI ko unhoMne dekhA hai...isalie...' " bAta Age kahanevAlI hI thI ki bIca meM hI zAntaladevI bola uThI___ "isase yaha kahanA ThIka nahIM ki caTTalA bhI usI taraha kI hai| usakI icchA ke viruddha usakA zIla bhraSTa huA phira bhI vaha zIlabhraSTA nahIM hai| vaha aisA nindanIya vyavahAra karegI-isa nirNaya para pahu~canA ThIka nahIM hai| puruSa kI durdayanIya pravRtti ke kAraNa parezAna hokara strI apane jIvana ko bigAr3a letI hai| bigAinevAle puruSoM ke hI kAraNa strI bigar3atI hai na? doSa kisakA? abalA strI kA yA use bigAinevAle puruSa kA? Apako caTTalA kA pUrA kissA mAlUma nahIM, daNdanAyikA jii| vaha eka viziSTa vyaktitva vAlI strI hai| jIvana meM bahuta anyAya kA zikAra banI hai| usa anyAya kI smRti hI usake jIvana kI samasta pIr3A hai, jIvana meM vyApta duHkha hai| usake jIvana kI kahAnI ko jo jAnate haiM, unakA kartavya hai ki usake usa duHkha ko bhulAne kA yatna kreN| aba usake bAre meM carcA kAfI ho cukii| usake kikkerI se yahA~ pahu~cane taka rAjamahala meM utpanna isa dveSa, IrSyA se kaluSita vAtAvaraNa ke viSaya meM kucha tahakIkAta kreN| yaha jAnane kI koziza kareM ki aisA kaluSita vAtAvaraNa banAne ke pIche kisI kA hAtha hai yA nhiiN| aba calie, bhojana kA samaya ho aayaa|" zAntaladevI kahatI huI vahIM se utthiiN| rAniyoM ko bhI sAtha liyA aura bhojana- karane calI gyiiN| 308 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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zAntaladevI ke abhiprAya ke anusAra mAyaNa mArasiMgayyA ke pAsa nahIM gyaa| isalie dUsare hI dina mArasiMgayyA ne rAyaNa ko kikkerI bhejakara zAntaladevI ko sUcita kA jilA ___zAntaladevI ne itanA hI kahA, "ThIka hai|" phira yaha bAta usake dimAg2a meM AbI hI nhiiN| dina guz2arate gye| eka saptAha bAda rAyaNa lauttaa| usane apanI kikkerI yAtrA kA sArA vivaraNa yoM diyA : "sArI kikkerI ko chAna ddaalaa| vahA~ kisI ko patA taka nahIM ki caTTaladevI nAmaka koI strI bhI hai| caTTaladevI ne jisakA nAma batAyA thA usa nAmavAlI koI strI kikkerI meM hai hI nahIM! dayAphta karane para yahI mAlUma huA ki hAla meM usa gA~va meM koI nayI aurata hI nahIM aayii| vahA~ ke hegar3e ne batAyA ki mere jAne se do dina pahale koI eka vyakti usa strI ko DhU~Dhate AyA thA to sAre gA~va meM dayAphta kiyA gayA thaa| maiMne unheM apanA paricaya diyA thA, isalie pUchA ki vaha dUsarA AdamI kauna thA? unhoMne kahA, 'usane apane ko usa aurata kA koI nikaTa sambandhI batAyA thA / nAma bhI kucha yatAyA thA para aba mujhe yAda nhiiN| vaha bahuta jaldI meM thaa| bahuta umra nahIM thI usakI, yahI koI tIsa-paiMtIsa kA rahA hogaa| usake bAla kucha lAla mizrita kAle raMga ke the|' patA nahIM lagA ki vaha kauna hogA! mujhe kucha sUjhA bhI nahIM, yoM hI lauTa aayaa|" yaha sunakara zAntaladevI ne use bheja diyA aura svayaM socatI baiThI rahIM : pahale usakI khoja meM jo gayA vaha mAyaNa hI hai; appAjI (pitAjI se bhI binA kahe calA gayA hai| parantu daNDanAtha jI kI AjJA ke binA jA bhI kaise sakegA? unase daryAta karane para patA laga jaaegaa| jaba vaha vahA~ na milI to usakI khoja meM zAyada anyatra gayA ho; use usakI gatividhi kA andAja kahIM se lagA hogA isIlie zAyada abhI taka nahIM lauttaa| usake lauTane taka usakA kucha bhI patA nahIM lgegaa| jo bhI bAta ho, daNDanAtha jI se daryApta karanI hogI; yoM socakara zAntaladevI ne daNDanAtha jI ke yahA~ khabara bheja dii| mAtraNa daNDanAya ne kahalA bhejA-'usane kahA ki koI manautI haiM, velugola jAnA hai, loTane meM eka pakhavArA laga jAegA, anumati deN| isalie use anumati dI gayI thii|" zAntaladevI socane lagIM, "cAhA kucha, huA kucha aura hii| aba upAca hI kyA hai|" eka-do dina yoM hI vicAra karate nikala gye| "aba isase kyA lAbha? pahale to yaha jAnanA hai ki ina rAniyoM meM Apasa meM yaha anabana kyoM hai? isake pIche kyA protsAhita karanevAle bhI koI haiM? isa bAta kA patA lagAnA hI hogaa|" zAntaladevI mAyake se rAjamahala meM jaba AyI taba gAlabbe ko sAtha letI AyI thii| caTTalA kA patA na lagane para, patA lagAne kA yaha kApa isI ko sauMpa diyaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 509

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dorasamudra ke rAjamahala kA jaba vistAra kiyA jA rahA thA taba vahA~ kI vizAla aura manojJa phulavArI meM eka sandara keligRha kA bhI nirmANa kiyA gayA thaa| mahArAja hI yahAM jaba na rahe to isa keligRha kA upayoga bhI kauna kare? bAg2avAnI meM dilacaspI hone ke kAraNa zAntaladevI eka dina zAma ko gAlabbe aura biTTigA ko sAtha lekara usa udyAna meM gyiiN| jAne para unheM usa keligRha ke andara se kisI ke ha~sane kI AvAja sunAI pdd'ii| zAntaladevI ne kahA, "gAlabbe, biTTigA ko mere hAtha meM de do, maiM vahA~ usa camelI ke pAsa rhuuNgii| mahArAja ke usa keligRha meM kauna hai-jArA dekha ke aa|" gAlabbe dhIre se usa jagaha phuNcii| vahA~ use strI-puruSa donoM kI AvAja sunAI pdd'ii| ____keligRha meM strI kaha rahI thI : "tuma bahuta bure ho, tumane isa taraha culahabAtI kara gudagudAyA ki itanI teja ha~sI A gyii| koI suna le to? mahArAja rAjadhAnI meM nahIM haiN| hameM yaha mauke kI jagaha mila gayA hai| kisI ko patA taka na lage, isa taraha yahA~ hama Ate-jAte rahate haiN| yadi koI mahArAja ke keligRha meM hameM dekha le to hamArI itizvI ho jaaegii|' puruSa kaha rahA thA : ''yahA~ abhI koI bhUta bhI nahIM phttkegaa| aura phira, isa dhUla-bhare palaMga kA upayoga kara hama isako barabAda hone se bacA rahe haiN| isalie hama jo kara rahe haiM vaha acchA hI to kara rahe haiN| maukA milatA hai to usakA sukha bhoganA hI caahie| tumheM maiM ha~sAU~ aura tuma ha~so, tabhI saccA maz2A AtA hai|'' "so to ThIka haiN| maiM bhI yaha cAhatI hU~, parantu koI suna le aura hama pha~sa jAe~ taba kyA hAla hogA?" strI kI AvAz2a thii| ____ 'yaha to dUra eka kone meM hai| yahA~ taka kauna AtA haiM, chor3I, rahane tto|...acchaa phira Age kyA huA?" / "kyA? kauna-sI bAta?" / "vahI, usa dina kahA na, rAniyoM meM anabana hai?" ''dhat tere kI, saMga-sukha kI cAha se corI-chupe AyI to phira ye anabana kI bAta kyoM? so to bahuta hai para isa samaya mata puucho| aMdherA hone se pahale mujhe ghara pahuMcanA hai|" "tumhArA pati to hai nahIM, vaha to yuddha meM gayA hai| usake jindA lauTane taka..." ''posI burI bAta mata kho| vaha jIvita banA rahe tabhI kuzala hai|" "tuma puruSa loga kyA jAno: sukha pAnA mAtra jAnate ho|" "kyA sukha akele ko hI milatA hai|" 810 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : 'bhAga do

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''donoM ko hai, parantu strI ke lie usase Age kucha aura bhI hai| usa takalIfa ko tuma kyA jaano| abhI hamala Tikakara mere do mahIne ho gaye the| kucha davA-dArU karake hamala girAyA hai|" agara vaha hotA to ise girAne kI naubata nahIM AtI-yahI na? oha, kitanI dUra kI soca rahI ho! maiM samajha nahIM pAyA thaa| so to ThIka, yaha batAo vaha davA tuma kaise jAna gayIM" "maiM kyA jAnU~, yahA~ eka dAI hai vahI yaha saba bAta jAnatI hai|" |''to kyA tumane usase kahA?" "maiM aisI bevakUfa hU~? usase davA lI aura kahA ki kisI bar3e ghara strI ke lie cAhie, kucha anahIna ho gayI hai| e. bAkasake liyA gare denI pdd'ii|" "acchA, jAne do; meM de duuNgaa| tuma cintA mata kro| bar3oM ke ghara kA nAma batAyA na? kisakA batAyA?" "isa sabase tumheM kyA matalaba ?' "vatA dogI to kauna-sI g2alatI ho jAegI." "puruSoM kA bhatA kyA vizvAsa" ''kyA maiM aisA AdamI hU~?" "yaha savAla apanI gharavAlI se jAkara puucho| kaha diyA * nahIM kaha~gI, kh'tm|" 'acchA, mata kaho; jAne do|" 'acchA, aba fijUla kI bAteM khUba ho liiN| mujhe jaldI ghara jAnA hai| dera ho gayIM to merI sAsa khAMjatI huI rAjamahala pahuMca jaaegii|" gosA?" una logoM kI bAtacIta vanda ho gyii| gAlabbe do-cAra kSaNa vahIM khar3I rhii| vahA~ se jaldI-jaldI zAntaladevI ke pAsa AyI aura yaha sArA vRttAnta usane kaha sunaayaa| zAntaladevI bahA~ se uThakara jaldI-jandI udyAna se bAhara aayiiN| biTigA kI goda meM le gAlo unake sAtha ho gyii| biTTigA ko punaH apanI goda meM lekara rAjamahala kI ora jAte hue zAntaladevI ne gAlabbe meM kahA, ''gAla: tuma isa dvAra se dUra Ar3a meM rahakara dekho ki ve donoM kauna haiM?' aura khuda calI gyiiN| mAlabbe usa dvAra para Ar3a meM chipakara dekhatI rhii| thor3I dera bAda vaha vahA~ se lauttii| zAntaladevI ko usane batAyA, "vaha AdamI usa udyAna se bar3I satarkatA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dI :: 311

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se bAhara aacaa| phira usane khar3e hokara irdagirda dekhA, aura phira do bAra tAlI bajAkara cala pdd'aa| isake thor3I dera bAda vaha strI eka phUloM se bharI TokarI lekara sahaja DhaMga se hI bAhara AyI aura calI gyii| maiMne rAjamahala kI sabhI dAsiyoM ko dekhA nhiiN| sabhI se paricita nahIM hU~, isalie maiM usakA nAma nahIM jaantii| parantu use pahacAna sakato huuN|" "usake nAma-dhAma kA patA lgaao| nahIM, nahIM, maiM jaba rahU~ taba ve idhara calate-phirate najara A jAe~ to mujhe saMketa kara denaa|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| 'rAnIjI use kAma saM haTA sakatI haiM na?" "nahIM, use kAma se haTAne para hameM kaI bAteM mAlUma nahIM hoNgii| nItibhraSTa loga hI kaI taraha ke anyAyoM meM sahAyaka banate haiN| inake prati satarka rahanA; vaha dekhate rahanA ki ve kisa-kisase milate haiM, aura milate samaya satarka rahakara milate haiM yA sahaja rIti se-ina bAtoM para vizeSa dhyAna dekara unakI cAla-calana kA patA lagAtI rhnaa| suna sakatI ho to Apasa meM jo bAteM hotI haiM unako aisA chipakara sunanA ki jisase tuma unakI najara ke sAmane na pdd'o|'' zAntaladevI ne khaa| usa dina se gAlabce biDigA kI dekhabhAla ke kAma se chuTTI pA gyii| vaha jo bhI kAma karegI, sAhasa ke sAtha kara skegii| pahale eka bAra bAgha ke piMjar3e meM jAtA . padada laamii| yaha ge gahAmI pahimA kI lisI se DaranevAlI nahIM thii| usa dina se usa bhraSTazIlA orata aura usake rakhaila kAmuka puruSa-donoM para vaha satarka dRSTi rakhatI rhii| zAntaladevI ko bhI, dUra se unako dekhane kA mauqA mila gyaa| unheM lagA ki unake yAdavapura cale jAne ke bAda, zAyada ina donoM kI niyukti huI haiN| zAntaladevI ko acchA nahIM laga rahA thA / cahineM bhI eka sAtha milatI tI thiiN| parantu isa milana meM paraspara prema aura apanepana kA bhAva dikhatA-sA nahIM lagatA thaa| lagatA ki ve hRdaya se nahIM, usakaM dAkSiNya ke vazIbhUta hokara milane kI rasma adA kara rahI haiN| zAntaladevI ko mAyake se rAjamahala meM Aye isa taraha eka mahInA ho gayA thaa| tabhI paTTarAnI padmaladevI ke janmotsava kA dina aayaa| rAjamahala ke parohitajI ne Akara pradhAnajI kI yaha sUcanA dii| pradhAna gaMgarAja ne, daNDanAyaka bhASaNa se vicAra-vimarza karakaM, janmotsava ko manAne kI rIti aura vyavasthA ke sambandha meM paTTAnI se parAmarza karane ke lie eka vijJapti unake pAsa bhjii| - padmaladevI socane lagI- meM paTTamahAdevI hU~ isAlA! na muddA yaha gaurava prApta haM! mAmA svayaM mere pAsa vijJapti bhejate haiN| bhAI bhI vijJapti bhejate haiN| aise 812 :: paTTamahAdeyI zAntatA : bhAga dA

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gauravazAlI sthAna para maiM isa vakta raha rahI huuN| kala yadi maiM rAjamAtA nahIM bana sakatI to merA yaha sthAna hAsyAspada banegA na' mahArAja ke lauTa Ane para isa bAta kA nirNaya ho hI jAnA caahie| agara zAnnalA yahA~ rahegI to palar3A kisa tarafa bhArI hogA, kA~TA kidhara jhakegA, kaha nahIM sktii| isalie buddhakSetra se mahArAja ke lauTate hI ina donoM ko yAdavapura bheja dUM to bharA kAma zAyada AsAna ho jaaegaa| lauTane ke bAda, mahArAja ko pUrI Rtu mere hI sAtha rahanA hogA na! taba ThIka kara luuNgii| anyatra jo kArya nahIM sadhatA, ise antaHpura meM sAdhA jA sakatA hai|" yaha saba soca-vicArakara usane nirNaya kiyA, 'jaya mahArAja yuddhakSetra meM hai to vardhantI kA yaha utsava ADambarapUrNa na ho, nimittamAtra ke lie manAyA jAya, aura rAjamahala taka hI sImita ho|" apane isa nirNaya kI sUcanA pradhAnajI aura paTanAza mAttapa genoM ko de dI ! pradhAna gaMgarAja ne kahA, "ThIka hai, paTTamahAdevIM ke vicAra bahata uttama haiM, hAM bhI svIkAra hai| phira bhI yaha achA hai ki dUsarI rAniyoM se bhI pUcha leN| yaha laukika vyavahAra kI bAta hai|'' unheM mAlUma thA ki rAniyoM meM paraspara anabana hai aura ipyA bhI haiN| ____ "yaha to hamArI apanI bAta hai| dUsarI rAniyoM kI rAya kI isameM kyA jarUrata? java mahArAja yahAM nahIM haiM to kyA ve dhUmadhAma cAheMgI? isameM laukika vyavahAra kI kyA bAta hai" pAladevI ne khaa| "mahArAja vahA~ hotaM to isa sambandha meM bAta karane ke lie yahA~ taka Ane kI hameM AvazyakatA hI nahIM pdd'tii| mahArAja jaya taka baddhakSetra meM haiM taba taka rAjamahala meM koI bhI kArya karanA par3e to saba rAniyoM se pUThakara hI nirNaya karane kA Adeza hai|" "maiMne apanI rAya batA dI; phira jaisI Apa logoM kI icchA / " padAnadevI ne bAta ko vahIM samApta kara diyaa| "acchaa|' kahakara donoM bajarga yahA~ se cala diye| unake cale jAne para padmaladevI ne ghaNTI bjaayii| dAsI dAmabve ne upasthita hokara praNAma kiyaa| padmaladevI ne use Adeza diyA, ''jAo. pradhAnajI aura daNDanAyaka kisa tarafa gaye dekhakara mujhe btaa|" dAmabbe turanta cala pdd'ii| pAladevI gusse tamatamA rahI thI : to kyA mahArAja samajhata haiM ki paTTarAnI dAsImAtra haiN| gajamahala ke kAryoM ko karanA ho to una chokariyoM meM kyoM pUchanA hogA isakA kyA mAna sAfa hai-vaha boNi garbhavatI huI, vaha akaMlI vaMza paTTamahAdevI zAntanA : bhAga do : 813

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kA uddhAra karanevAlI, vahIM sabase mukhya haiM, usake kahe anusAra rAjamahala ke kArya-kalApa sampanna hoM, yahI naH durbalatA dikhAe~ to loga savAra hI ho jaaeNge| agara maiM apane sthAna aura pada ko aura majabUta na banA rakhU to hamAre dAsa-dAsiyA~ bhI hameM dhUla barAbara samajhane lgeNge| maiM aisI sthiti nahIM Ane duuNgii|" idhara dAmadhye pradhAnajI ke pIche-pIche clii| usane dekhA ki ve sIdhe apane-apane kAryAlaya meM cale gaye haiN| lauTakara usane apanI mAlakina ko yaha itA diyA ! pAlavI se gAna grAma aMka ki ve usakI bahinoM se vicAra karane gaye hoNge| ve aise mUrkha thor3e hI haiM, aisA kyoM karane lage acchA, pahale se mahArAja mujhe hI cAhate the na: ye donoM rAniyA~ banIM merI pU~cha banakara / Aja cAmalA mere sAtha hai sahI, kala agara boppi kI lar3akI ho aura mujhase pahale yaha lar3ake kI mA~ bane, taba isakA bhI raMgaDhaMga badala jaaegaa| kisI para vizvAsa nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| isalie aba mere lie yahIM eka kartavya hai ki maiM apane sthAna ko majabUta banA leN| kisI para vizvAsa nahIM karanA hogaa| yoM socatI huI vaha isa nirNaca para pahuMcI : "ye mujhase dUra hotI jAeMgI, anta meM maiM akelI hI raha jaauuNgii| sambhava hai ki ye donoM merI zatru bhI bana jaaeN|'' Adeza kI pratIkSA karatI huI dAmabbA vahIM khar3I thii| padyaladevI ne use izAre se pAsa bulAyA aura kahA, ''antaHpura kahA~ kyA hotA hai isa sabakA patA lagAkara mujhe una bAtoM kI qhabara detI rhnaa| tuma mere ranivAsa se sIdhA sambandha rakhanevAlI dAsI ho, isalie tuma vizeSa rUpa se AyA-jAyA karogI, tuma para koI zaMkA nahIM kregaa| hamAre rAjamahala ke naukaroM meM koI aisA AdamI, jise tuma acchI taraha jAnatI ho aura jisa para pUrNa vizvAsa ho to use bulA laao|" padyaladevI ne khaa| ''hai eka aadmii|" ''maiM usase kahU~gI ki kyA karanA hogaa| bAda meM tuma usase mila lenA aura sArI sthiti samajhakara phira mujhe batA denaa|" padmaladevI ne dAmabbe ke kAna meM khaa| "piricarasI jI se mujhe pahale hI kahanA cAhie thaa| mujhe yaha zaMkA rahI ki yadi muddA para avizvAsa huA to...isalie maiM cupa rahI aayii| maiMne parasoM hI kucha sunA thaa| dAmavdha ne maukA pAkara apanI nIcatA Arihara dikhA hI dii| 'kaho, kyA bAta hai" 'piriyarasI jI kI vahIM vardhantI kI bAta / choTI rAnI..." ''kauna boppiH" 'hA~, ye hI choTI rAnI se kaha rahI dhiiN|'' 914 :: paSTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"kyA ?" "yaha saba dhUmadhAma kyoM? jaba mahArAja yuddhakSetra meM haiM..." "yaha saba merI icchA haiN| pUchanevAlI yaha kauna hotI haiM?" "hama to Thahare naukara, rAniyoM se aisA hapa pUcha sakate haiM? agara batA deM to kaheMgI ki hama hI ne jhagar3e kA bIja boyaa| na kaheM lo annadAtA ke prati droha hogaa| andara hI andara ghulatI rahI ki kaheM to kyA karU~" ___ "tumhAre lie merA hita mukhya hai; bAkI se tumheM kyA matalaba?" "aisA nahIM, hama becArI dAsI tthhrii| kala Apa bar3e loga eka ho jAeM to hamArA jIvana kA~ToM meM par3a jaaegaa|" "aisA vakta nahIM aaegaa| manuSya jaba ahaMkArI banatA hai to Ter3hA rAstA ekar3atA hai| moTI rAnI kApI grahI zAna hai|" ___"ho sakatA hai, para ve to sagI choTI bahina haiM aapkii| dIdI ke sAtha kaisA baratanA cAhie, itanI samajha to honI hI caahie|" "maiM isa sabakA kAraNa samajhAtI huuN| vahI, jo garbha usake peTa meM hai vahIM merA ___garbha kyA karegA? kucha logoM ko derI se hamala TikatA hai| kyA kareM : avakI bAra bhagavAna Apa para bhI kRpA kreNge| isalie aisI cintA nahIM karanI caahie|" "agara bhagavAna ne aba diyA bhI to kisa prayojana kA? kala usakI kokha se lar3akA paidA huA to vahI sajagaddI kA adhikArI hogaa| bAda meM mere lie lar3ake 'kA honA na honA donoM barAbara hai|" "so kaise? paTTarAnI kA beTA hI to gaddI kA adhikArI hogA? aisA manamAnA kareMge to kala loga vidroha kara baittheNge| rAjaparivAra ko nyAya aura dharma ke viruddha calanA kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai? isa sabase Apako DaranA nahIM caahie|' 'yoM dilAsA de sakane vAle to aba yahA~ nahIM haiN| kama-se-kama tuma to ho| acchA, tumane kisI naukara ke bAre meM kahA na, use jitanI jaldI ho sake mere pAsa le aao|" paladevI ne khaa| samaya kI pratIkSA karatI rahI yaha dAsI dAmacA / maukA pAkara vaha bAcamA ko samajhA-yujhAkara padhaladevI ke pAsa le gyii| pAlA ne use jo kucha kahanA thA so saba batA diyaa| usane kahA, "maiM caraNa sevaka huuN| jitanA maiM jAnatA-samajhatA hU~, so kruuNgaa|" yo AzvAsana dekara vaha calA gyaa| bAcamA ke cale jAne ke bAda pAladevI ne dAmadhye ko pAsa bulAkara kahA, "patA nahIM kyoM mujhe usakI najara ThIka nahIM aNcii| use tuma acchI taraha jAnatI ho na?" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 315

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"se avizvasta vyakti ko yahA~ laka bulA lAnA sambhava ho sakegA vaha acchA AdamI hai, kAma bhI ThIka-ThIka kregaa| do hI dinoM meM jAna jAoMgI ki vaha kaisA haiN|" dAmacce ne dilAsA dii| usane kaha to diyA, magara vaha mana-hI-mana use gAlI detI aura kur3hatI rahI-"maiM usa kambakhta se kahatI rahatI hU~ ki sabhI jagaha burI dRSTi se na dekhA kara-vaha mAnatA hI nhiiN| sajaga rahanA to jAnatA hI nhiiN|" yo mana-hI-mana doharAtI dAmabyA apane kAma para calI gyii| pradhAnajI ke pIche-pIche jAnA aura bAcamA ko sAtha le jAkara paTTamahAdA se mulAkAta karAnA Adi dAmaJce ke sabhI kAryoM kI khabara pAlaJce ne zAntaladevI ko dii| zAntaladevI ne ina donoM para nigarAnI rakhe rahane ko gAlabbe se khaa| tabhI pitA ke ghara se leMkA eka ciTThI lekara AyA aura use zAntaladevI ko dii| zAntaladevI ne ciTThI pddh'ii| usameM ye hI saba bAteM thIM jo rAnI padyaladevI ne pradhAnajI aura daNDanAtha mAcaNa se kahI thiiN| par3hakara unheM bahuta duHkha huaa| bhAI aura mAmA kI bAta kA bhI koI mUlya na rahA! vyakti ko itane nimna stara taka nahIM utaranA caahie| paTarAnI ke dimAg2a meM kisane aise vicAra bhare? ina bAtoM kA patA lagAnA hI hogaa| ye bAteM rAjamahala ke logoM ke dimAgoM meM kahIM ghusa ThI to rAjaparivAra hI qhatma ho jaaegaa| bujurgoM ke prati anAdara aura Upara se unake pIche patA lagAne ke lie ki ve kahA~ Ate-jAte haiM, naukaroM ko lagA deM? yaha kaisA yavahAra? eka to karelA tisa para nIma car3hA! pradhAnajI para vizvAsa na karane ke mAne haiM apane Apa para vizvAsa na rkhnaa| isase bar3hakara mUrkhatA aura kyA ho sakatI hai| kisI bhI taraha se sahI, vahA~ viveka paidA karanA hI hogA-zAntaladevI ne nizcaya kiyaa| isake lie kyA karanA hogA-yaha socate-karate hI tIna-cAra dina bIta gye| pazcAt eka dina, bhojana ke samaya zAntaladevI ne yAta chedd'ii| unhoMne kahA, "abhI rAnI bopmadevI ke chaha mAsa lage haiM, prathapa garbha hai| ucita rIti se sImanta saMskAra ko sampanna karanA hogaa| mahAmAtRzrI hotI to ce dizAdarzana kara detI aura batArtI ki ise kaise manAnA hai| isa vakta ve yahIM nahIM haiN| ataH sArI jimmedArI paTarAnI jI para A par3I hai|" "tumhArA kahanA ThIka hai| parantu yahA~ kI hAlata aisI hai ki maiM isa kArya meM hAtha nahIM DAla sktiiN| yaha viSaya usase sambandhita hai| so jaisA cAhe dhUmadhAma se manAne kI vyavasthA karA le| maiM usakI taraha dUsaroM kI bAtoM meM hastakSepa nahIM krtii|" pAladevI ne yo nirdhAra ke sAtha kaha diyaa| "maiMne kisake viSaya meM hastakSepa kiyA hai? aisA kahanA bar3oM ko zobhA nahIM 3]6 :: padramahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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detaa|' boppadevI ne khaa| "jo kiyA, kiyA, vahI kAfI hai; saba kara cukane ke bAda aba upadeza dene calI hai|" aura bhI kar3A hokara kahA padmaladevI ne| ___maiMne kucha nahIM kiyaa| jo kiyA vaha tumane hI kiyaa| merA garbha rahA, isase tumheM ISyA ho gyii| IrSyA se jalane lgii| isalie tuma yo khela dikhA rahI ho-kyA itanA bhI nahIM samajhatI hU~ maiM? mere lie sImanta saMskAra vidhivat na ho isalie tumane apane janmadinotsava ko dhUmadhAma se na manAne kA bahAnA kara liyaa| vahI to sunatI huuN|' boppadevI ne khaa| pasala jA pAhilAta nahIM, ho 'pI yuddhakSetra meM gaye haiM taba mujha bA~jha ko janmadina kA yaha ADambara kyoM? yaha tumane jo kahA so bhI maiM samajhatI huuN| maiM bA~jha sImanta kI cintA hI kyoM karU~?" pacaladevI baukhalA utthii| "ai, boppI, tumane aisA kahA?" kahatI huI cAmaladevI ne padmalA kI tarafa mur3akara pUchA, "kisase kahA isane?" ___ "bahuta acchA! bAta sunakara pITha ThoMkanevAlI hI yoM savAla kareM to samajhanA cAhie ki pairoMtale jamIna hI khisaka gthii| yoM pITa pIche bAta karanA mujhe sahya nhiiN| sAhasa ho to sAmane kho|' padmaladevI ne khaa| __ "zAyada kisI ne yoM hI kaha diyA hogaa|" cAmaladevI bolii| "yoM hI? kAnoM sunI bAta batAyI hai| aisA kauna hai ki jo kahI bAtoM ko svIkAra kara le| maiM parezAna hU~, mahArAja A jAe~ to basa; yahA~ kI sArI rAmakahAnI sunAkara kaha denA cAhatI hU~ ki Apako kucha socanA hogaa|" padmaladevI ne khaa| ina bAtoM ko AmUlAgra jAnanevAlI zAntaladevI aba taka cupa rahI AvIM lekina aba unheM bolanA par3A, "aba paTarAnI jI se merI eka vinatI hai| ina bAtoM se spaSTa ho gayA ki abhiprAya bhinnatA aura g2alatafahamI ho gayI haiN| mere lie to bahuta-sI bAteM nayI haiN| mujhe lagatA hai ki aisI bAtoM para vizvAsa karanA hI kaThina hai| itanA saca hai ki abhI-abhI Apa logoM ne jo bAteM kahIM, inako sunane se nizcita rUpa se kahA jA sakatA hai ki ye bAteM kisI jariye kisI lakSya kI sAdhanA karane ke uddezya se uThI haiN| ye saba ghaTI haiM piitth-piiche| sambhava hai ki ina bAtoM ko sunAnevAloM ne hI g2alata sunAyI hoN| yaha sunakara yadi saMgharSa huA to yaha una sunAnevAloM kI galatI hai, Apa logoM kI nhiiN| paTarAnI jI ko eka bAta hama sabake lie mAnya honI caahie| mahArAja ke Ane taka hamArA ina bAtoM para dhyAna nahIM jAnA caahie| jaya' sArA rASTra yuddha meM lagA hai aura mahArAja svayaM yuddha meM lage haiM taba rAjamahala meM baibhava ke sAtha vardhantI ko manAnA ucita nahIM lgtaa| paTarAnI kA yaha nirNaya bahuta hI yogya hai| yaha nirNaya karake paTarAnI jI ne paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : pAga do :: 317

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AnevAlI pIr3hiyoM ko eka dizA-nirdeza diyA hai| hama sabhI ko isake lie unake prati kRtajJa honA caahie| jaisA unhoMne kahA, apane khuda ke viSaya meM, unakA nirNaya sabake lie mAnya hai| isa nirNaya ko namaka-mirca lagAkara taraha-taraha kI vyAkhyA karanA galata hogaa| unakI bAta para hameM vizvAsa karanA caahie|" zAntaladevI bolii| parantu bAta yahIM nahIM skii| kucha Age bar3ha gyii| ''mujhe bhI isameM ghasITA gayA hai; maiM na garbhavatI hU~, na paTTamahAdevI hI; merA janmadina bhI samIpa meM nahIM hai| taba phira mujhe bhI yo ghasITanA ucita hai? maiM sAmane hI savAla kara rahI huuN|'' cAmaladevI ne khaa| "acchA, aba isI bAta ko leM; Apa aura choTI rAnI ke bIca kara bAtacIta canI hogI aura yaha khabara paTarAnI jI ko bhI laga gayI hogii| isa kAraNa se yaha vivAda paidA ho gayA hogaa| kyA Apake aura choTI rAnI ke bIca kucha bAtacIta huI?" zAntaladevI ne cAmaladevI se puuchaa| "maiMne bhI pA~ca-chaha dina pahale sImanna-saMskAra ke bAre meM boppi se bAtacIta kI to usane batAyA ki java mahArAja nahIM haiM taba dhUmadhAma kyoM: nimittamAtra ke lie koI vidhi sampanna karanI hai to kara lI jaay| yaha dhUmadhAma se manAne kA samaya nahIM haiN| mujhe bhI usakA kahanA ThIka lgaa| maiMne kahA yahI ThIka hai| isake sivA aura koI bAta nahIM huii| aisI hAlata meM dUsarI bAtoM ke lie jagaha hI kahA~ hai?" cAmaladevI ne khaa| isa sabase yahI sArAMza nikalatA hai ki ApakI bAtacIta ko jisane paTarAnI jI se kahA hai usane namaka-mirca lagAkara kahA hai| aise hI paTarAnI jI ne jo bAteM nahIM kahIM unako bhI milAkara choTI rAnI ko bharA gayA hai| isa ApasI vivAda kI jar3a ye vArtAvAhaka haiN| isa viSaya ko inhIM cugalakhoroM ne yaha rUpa diyA hai| ina bAtoM para avalambita honA kahA~ taka ThIka ho sakatA hai? hameM to rAjamahala kI ekatA ko banAye rakhane ke lie jI-jAna se prayala karanA caahie| hamAre manoM ko parivartita karanevAle ina logoM kI bAtoM para calanA-baratanA ucita hogA? aisA karanA bhAvI sarvanAza ke lie nAndI nahIM hogA? aise kAma ke lie hameM sahAyaka nahIM bananA hai| isa taraha kI bhrAnti paidA karanevAloM kA nizcita hI koI uddezya hogaa| kisane aisA samAcAra phailAkara galataphahamI paidA kI hai-yaha aba taka Apako bhAna ho gayA ho, to bhI usakA lakSya kyA hai, isakA patA jaba taka na laga jAga taba taka hameM mauna rahanA cAhie, yahI acchA hai|" zAntaladevI ne smjhaayaa| vivAda se kucha virasatA utpanna ho jAne para bhI zAntaladevI kI vivekayukta, 918 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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takabaddha aura saMyama se pUrNa bAtoM ne rAniyoM para kucha anukUla hI asara kiyaa| unakI bAtoM ke viruddha kucha kahane kA kisI ne prayatna nahIM kiyaa| lekina yaha bhI nahIM kahA ki hA~ ThIka hai|' unake mauna ko sammatisUcaka mAnakara zAntaladevI phira kahane lage ___"paTarAnI jI aura Apa saba milakara hameM anumati deM to ina cugalakhoroM kA patA aura unakA lakSya-donoM ko jAnane kI koziza kruuNgii| Apa logoM ko pahale aisI bAtoM kA anubhava ho cukA hai| Apa loga jAnatI hI haiM ki usa vAmAcArI aura cokI kI karatUta kA phala kyA huaa| aisI sthiti isa rAjya meM phira na ho| filahAla rAjamahala meM rahanevAle hama hI to haiN| hama apane pITa-pIche koI kucha kahe to suneMgI hI nahIM, suneM bhI to usake AdhAra para koI nirNaya nahIM kareMgI-voM dRr3ha saMkalpa hamArA honA caahie| hamArI bhalAI hamAre hI hAtha hai, idhara-udhara kI bAtoM ko sunAkara nacAnevAloM ke hAryoM meM nhiiN| hameM aise logoM ke hAtha meM nahIM par3anA hai| jo maiM kaha rahI hU~ yaha Apa logoM ko ThIka lage to mahArAja ke Ane taka hama saba eka hokara raheM aura aba taka ke manomAlinya ko bhUla jaaeN| ina cugalakhoroM aura svArtha-sAdhakoM kA patA lgaaeN| mahArAja ke lauTane para saba milakara unako batAyeM aura phira nirNaya karane kA dAyitva bhI unhIM para chor3a deN| isa para paTarAnI jI kA kyA Adeza hai." "akelI kA hI nirNaya kyoM? saba milakara hI kucha nirNaya kara leN|" "usI nirNaya ko paTarAnI jI kaheM to hama sabake lie sammata hogaa|" "Apa jaisA kaheM vahI kreNgii| mahArAja ko sArI bAta batA dI jaaegii| phira ne hI nirNaya kreN| bAkI saba bAteM jyoM-kItyoM cleN| kahanevAle kucha bhI kahate raheM; sunakara koI nirNaca na karake cupa rheN| agara Apake kahe anusAra, ina cug2alakhoroM kA lakSya burA hai, isakA patA laga jAe to unake sAtha kyA karanA cAhie, isakA vicAra bAda meM kreNge|" paTarAnI ne khaa| "aba ThIka huaa| janmotsava aura sImanta samArambha-donoM ko kaisA manAnA hogA isakA nirNaya saba milakara kara leN| Apa donoM kI rAya hai ki dhUmadhAma na ho, mujhe bhI vahI ThIka lagatA hai| abhI daNDanAyikA eciyakkA yahIM haiN| mAcaNa daNDanAtha jI kI patnI, lakkaladevI bhI haiM inhIM sumaMgaliyoM ke samakSa isa utsava ko antaHpura kI striyoM taka sImita rakhakara manAe~, yahIM mujhe ThIka lagatA hai|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| __ "tIna kI jagaha pA~ca sumaMgaliyA~ hoM, donoM mantriyoM kI paliyoM ko bhI Amantrita kara leM to ThIka hogaa|" padhaladevI ne khaa| isa taraha kisI taraha ke vivAda ke lie maukA na dekara paTTamahAdevI padmalA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 319

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kA janmotsava aura bopyadevI kA prathama garbha sImanta samArambha- donoM zAntaladevI. ke netRtva meM binA kisI dhUmadhAma ke bAharI logoM kI jAnakArI ke binA, antaHpura taka sImita rahakara sampanna hue| samaya gujaratA gayA / zAntaladevI ke kahane para bhI ina logoM meM viveka nahIM aayaa| dAmadhbe aura bAcamA kI cAturI se ina bahinoM meM paraspara dedha kI bhAvanA andara hI andara bar3hane lgii| ye donoM rAjamahala ke logoM ke sAtha aura anya naukara-cAkaroM ke sAtha jisa milanasArI aura sarasatA se milate-julate the; ise dekhakara gAlabbe ko yaha samajhanA kucha muzkila ho gayA ki kauna kyA kara rahe haiN| eka bAta use spaSTa mAlUma ho gayI ki kisI-na-kisI bahAne boppadevI ko koI davA khilAkara, garbhastrAva karAne kA SaDyantra racA jA rahA haiN| parantu use yaha mAlUma nahIM ho pAyA ki Akhira isa SaDyantra kI preraka zakti kauna haiN| gAlabbe ko jo kucha mAlUma huA, vaha saba usane zAntaladevI ko nivedana kiyaa| sunakara zAntaladevI stabdha-sI ho gyii| kucha dera taka vaha socatI rhii| aura phira usane isa garbhapAta ke prayatna ko viphala karane kA nizcaya kara liyaa| isakA aba eka hI rAstA hai ki boppadevI ko isa dizA meM sajaga kara diyA jAe tathA usake khAnapAna para kar3I najara rakhI jAe / zAntaladevI boppadevI se miliiN| sArA vRttAnta saMkSepa meM samajhAyA aura kahA, "hameM satarka rahanA hogaa| bola bahuta sakate haiM parantu kArya karanA ho to dhIraja ke sAtha kAma meM laganA par3atA hai| aura phira isa sAre SaDyantra kA mUla kahA~ - isakA patA nahIM laga pAyA hai|" zAntaladevI Age kucha aura kaha rahI thIM ki bIca meM hI boppadevI kaha uThI, "mere garbha para usa padmI ke sivAya aura kisI kI A~kha nahIM lagI hai| vahI isa SaDyantra kI preraka zakti hai| isameM kisI aura ko ruci lene kI AvazyakatA hI kyA hai? dIdI, yaha saba dekhatI hU~ to yahI lagatA haiM ki aisI rAnI banakara ina takalIfoM meM par3ane se to yahI behatara hotA ki kisI eka ke sAtha vivAhita hokara mAtA banakara sukhI jIvana bitAtI / " "mujhe yaha acchI taraha mAlUma hai ki strI mA~ banakara jisa sukha kA anubhava karatI hai vaha sukha aura santoSa sarvazreSTha hotA hai| parantu eka bAta ! saccAI kyA hai yaha nizcita rUpa se mAlUma na hone taka paTarAnI para doSAropaNa karanA ThIka nahIM / acchA, aba eka kAma kreNge| aba yaha kahakara ki svAsthya ThIka nahIM, tumheM apane antaHpura meM hI rahanA hogaa| tumhAre khAne-pIne kI vastueM mere hAtha se yA gAla ke hAtha se milane para hI tumheM svIkAra karanI hoNgii| dUsarA koI lAe to 320 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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inakAra na karake kahanA ki abhI nahIM, thor3e samaya ke bAda lU~gI, apane pAsa rakhavA lenA / hameM isa SaDyantra kA patA laga gayA hai isa bAta kI gandha taka kisI kI na lage, aisA vyavahAra karanA hogA / " -7 "dIdI, tuma kitanA hI sikhAo yaha ThIka na hoNgii| kutte kI pU~cha kucha bhI kareM Ter3hI hI rhegii| mujhe paTarAnI banane kI cAha nhiiN| aura to aura, mahArAja kI patnI banane kI bhI icchA nahIM rhii| maiMne kabhI socA hI nahIM ki mujhe amuka vyakti se hI zAdI karanI hogii| kabhI merI mA~ kahA karatI thI maiM tumako rAjamahala kI bahU bnaauuNgii| unakI isa bAta se mujhameM koI sphUrti utpanna nahIM huI thI / maiM nahIM cAhatI ki maiM rAnI kahAU~ / mahArAja ko mere pAsa Ane kI bhI jarUrata nhiiN| merI santAna mere lie ho-yahI paryApta hai| maiMne prathama garbha ke kaI utsava-samArohoM ko ThakhA hai| parantu mere lie yaha bar3A hI duHkhadAyaka laga rahA hai| sunatI hU~ ki mere garbhadhAraNa ke kAraNa hI vartamAna yuddha chir3A hai, isake pahale koI buddha chir3A hI nahIM thaa| rAjamahala ke vAtAvaraNa ko dekhane para lagatA hai mAno merA jIvita rahanA hI anartha kA kAraNa ho| maiM apane garbhastha zizu kI mA~ banU~gI yA usake lie mRtyu hI banU~gI- - patA nhiiN| kSaNa-bhara ke lie bhI mana ko zAnti nhiiN| koI-na-koI eka na eka bAta kahate hI rahate haiN| saca kahatI hU~ dIdI, tuma yahA~ hAM, isalie sA~sa le rahI hU~, nahIM to yaha kabhI kI ruka gayI hotii|" kahatI huI usa becArI kA galA ruMdha gyaa| "tuma sAdhAraNa strI nahIM, popsala mahArAja kI pANigRhInA rAnI ho| isa taraha adhIra hoogI to kAma nahIM clegaa| dhIraja se sAmanA karanA hogaa| aise samaya jitanA aura jaisA sAhasa dikhAogI vaisA hI sAhasI aura vIra putra janyegA / " "dIdI, tumhAre kahe anusAra ho jAya, yahI kAfI hai| tumhArI AjJA kA ullaMghana nahIM kruuNgii|" "abhI to maiMne jo kahA so bAda rhe| mahArAja ke A jAne para sAre rAjamahala kA zuddhikaraNa ho jAegA / " ya dilAsA de AyI zAntaladevI / kucha hI kSaNoM meM rAjamahala meM rAnI boppadevI ke asvastha rahane kI qhabara sarvatra phaila gyii| rAjaparivAra ke vaidhajI eka dAI ke sAtha Aye aura nabja kI parIkSA kI aura bole, "ghabarAne kI koI z2arUrata nhiiN| donoM sAmAnya haiN| bahuta cintita ho to aisI durbalatA ho sakatI hai aura kamaz2orI bhI A sakatI hai| mere thaile meM abhI dene lAyaqa koI dadhA nahIM hai| use isI dAI ke hAtha bhijavA dU~gA / athavA koI dAsa yA dAsI mere sAtha Ae to pur3iyA bhijavA duuNgaa| agara AjJA ho to maiM khuda Akara dabA de aauuNgaa|" paNDitajI ne kahA / cArukIrti paNDita to mahArAja ke sAtha gaye the; unake badale aba bhAskara paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 42)

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paNDita ko bulAnA kA "dAI ke ho hAtha bhijavA dIjie" zAntaladevI ne khaa| paNDita aura dAI donoM cale gaye / paTarAnI jI aayiiN| unhoMne pUchA, "paNDitajI ne kyA kahA? koI cintA kI bAta nahIM hai naH" "kucha ghabarAne kI bAta nhiiN| paNDitajI ne nabz2a dekhakara kahA hai| pur3iyA DhAI ke hAtha se bhijavAne kI bAta kaha gaye haiM / " zAntatadevI ne kahA / "dAI ko kyoM AnA cAhie thA? hamArI koI dAsI hI gayI hotI ?" padmaladevI ne kahA / I "maiMne hI svayaM yaha bAta khii| paNDitajI ne kahA bhI ki kisI dAsI ko bheja deM aura yaha bhI kahA ki vaha khuda bhI A sakate haiN| bAta garbhavatI kI hai, isalie maiMne hI kahA- itane meM hI koI bAta huI to dAI ke hI Ane para suvidhA bhI ho jaaegii|" zAntaladevI vAlI 1 "so bhI ThIka hai, cAhe to dAI yahIM rhe| " "dekheM paristhiti aisI ho to dAI ko yahIM rakha leNge|" zAntaladevI ne kahA / paTarAnI jI calI gayIM / dAI pur3iyA le aayii| bolI, "yaha cUrana bahuta kar3avA hai isalie vaidyajI ne gur3a ke sAtha milAkara choTI-choTI goliyA~ banAkara dI haiN| eka ke bAda eka karake nigalakara thor3A-sA pAnI pInA hai| ise khAne ke Adha ghaNTe ke bhItara AhAra le lenA hogaa|" I "goliyoM ko turanta to nahIM le sakatIM, kyoMki abhI-abhI rAnIjI ne AhAra liyA hai| kama-se-kama tIna cAra ghaNTe ke bAda phira AhAra le skeNgii| isalie bAda meM yaha aupani dI jA sakatI hai na?" zAntaladevI ne pUchA / jI ne kahA hai- tuma khuda dekara aao|" dAI bolI / "kyoM goliyA~ nigalanA kauna nahIM jAnatA "nahIM, aisA nahIM, kartavya kI dRSTi se yoM kahA hai| rahane ko kaheM to maiM raha jAU~gI, nahIM to calI jaauuNgii|" dAI ne khaa| "rAnIjI se pUcha leMge, ve jaisA kaheM, kreNge|" kahakara zAntaladevI bopaDebI kI ora mudd'ii| vopadevI ne kahA, "goliyA~ mere sirahAne rakha deN| bhUkha lagate hI unheM nigalakara bAda meM kucha AhAra le luuNgii| use pratIkSA karate rahane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai itane meM hI kahIM se koI bulAvA isake lie A sakatA hai, becArI vaha yaha kyoM rahe?" : vahA~ aura bhI cAra dAiyA~ haiN|" dAI bolI / 322 :: paTTamahAdevI zAtalA bhAga do

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"ho sakatI haiN| kucha loga cAhate hoMge ki amuka dAI hI hii| tumane apane kAma meM vaiziSTya pAkara nAma pAyA hai| tuma para bharosA rakhanevAle aneka loga hoNge| bahatoM kA yaha vizvAsa bhI ho sakatA hai ki tumase kAma surakSita DhaMga se sugama ho jaaegaa| rAjamahala ke logoM ko ye bAteM mAlUma haiN| tumheM bhI mAlUma hogA naH zIghra prasava honevAlI striyoM kI sUcI tumhAre pAsa hogI hii|" "cAhe koI ho, mere vicAra meM rAjamahala kA kAma sabase prathama hai|" ___ "rAjamahala ke viSaya meM itanA khyAla rakhanA to acchA hai parantu jaba rAjamahala meM AvazyakatA nahIM hogI, taba rAjamahala kA nAma lekara dUsaroM ko jo sevA mila sakatI hai, usase unheM cita karanA buddhimattA nhiiN| hama dekha leMgI; tuma jA sakatI ho|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| dAI khar3I hI rhii| 'paNDitajI agara ApekSa kareM aura kaheM ki tumane khuda cUrana kyoM nahIM khilAbA, to hama svayaM rAjamahala se paNDitajI ke pAsa khabara bheja deNgii|" "rAjaparivAra ko kyoM kaSTa deM, maiM hI jAkara paNDitajI se kaha luuNgii|'' yaha dAI antaHpura se nikala pdd'ii| usane yaha socA hI nahIM ki koI usake calana-valana para dhyAna bhI de rahe haiN| antaHpura ke bAhara ke mukhamaNDapa ke stambha kI Ar3a meM vaha dAmabde ke sAla phara konArI, katI rahI aura pAra paNDitajI ke ghara na jAkara sIdhe apane ghara calI gabI-yaha samAcAra bhI zAntaladevI ko turanta mila gyaa| dAI ne jo goliyA~ dI thIM unheM surakSita rakhavA diyA gyaa| vAstava meM boppadavI svastha hI thii| use pur3iyA yA goliyoM kI jarUrata nahIM thii| use kevala pauSTika AhAra aura dUdha-phala vagairaha kI jarUrata thii| rAjamahala meM inakI kamI nahIM thii| rAjamahala meM bopadevI ke lie jo bhojana taiyAra hokara AtA use chUne taka na diyA jAtA thaa| gAlabbe jo unake lie khAnapAna taiyAra karatI bahIM vaha khAnA-pIyA krtii| cAmaladevI aura pAladebI kabhI-kabhI Akara dekha jAyA karatI thiiN| akelI gAlabbe se sArA kAma saMbhAlanA sambhava nahIM ho sakatA thA isalie zAntaladevI ne apane pitA ko yahA~ kI sArI bAteM samajhAyIM; yaha bhI batA diyA ki khuda ne kyA saba kiyA hai| isa sAre paDyantra kI jar3a kyA hai aura isa bAta ke pIche kauna hai. ina bAtoM kA patA lagAne ke lie kinhIM anya vyaktiyoM se sahAyatA lenA ucita hogA yA nahIM Adi bAtoM ke bAre meM apane pitAjI se vicAra-vimarza kiyA zAntaladevI ne| pitA ne ina kAryoM meM sImita rUpa se madada dene kA AzvAsana diyaa| taba zAntaladevI ne, jina-jina vyaktiyoM para zaMkA thI, paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 82%

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unako gatividhiyoM tathA unake cAla-calana para naz2ara rkhii| idhara udhAna ke kolagRha ke kAryakalApa calate hI rahe, binA kisI rokathAma ke / gAlavye vistAra ke sAtha vAha sArA samAcAra zAntaladevI ko sunA diyA karatI thii| gAlabbe ne malAha bhI dI ki isa udyAna meM praveza karanA hI manA kara deM to acchA hogaa| isakA vicAra thA ki yahA~ isa udyAna meM ye loga Apasa meM milate-julate rahate haiM aura SaDyantra racate rahate haiN| prayeza banda karane se yaha saba banda ho jaaegaa| SaDyantra racanevAle yahA~ nahIM to dUsarI jagaha khoja leNge| yahA~ inake milate-julate rahane para hameM una logoM kI gatividhiyoM kA patA lagatA rhegaa| isake atirikta agara hama kelivana meM praveza banda kara deM to ina logoM ko yaha socane kA maukA mila jAegA ki inakI sArI kAryavAhiyoM kA patA rAjaparivAra ko laga gayA hai| usa hAlata meM ye loga caukannA ho jaaeNge| phira kucha bhI mAlUma nahIM ho skegaa| isalie abhI jaisA cala rahA hai, vaisA hI calate rahane deN|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| ataH vaha saba kAryakalApa jyoM-kA-tyoM calatA rhaa| rAjamahata kA vAtAvaraNa ina bAtoM ke kAraNa taraha-taraha kI paristhitiyoM se azAnta aura kaluSita ho calA thaa| paTarAnI padyaladevI Upara se cAhe jaisA bhI vyavahAra kareM, andara-hI-anda! 5.: nirNaya 2 zi. se nahAna ghar3a apanI muTTI meM rkhegii| idhara bAppadevI ne apane mana meM yaha nizcaya kara liyA ki vijayI hokara mahArAja janna lA~TeM taba vaha unheM eka zizu de ske| itanI kRpA bhagavAna usa para kara deM, to phira dekhegI ki usakA kauna kyA kara sakatA hai| apane-apane bAre meM yahI una logoM kA nirNaya thaa| padmaladevI yaha socatI rahI : agara zAntalA dorasamudra meM rahegI to mere lie rukAvaTa hI banakara rahegI, isalie usako yahA~ nahIM rahane denA caahie| para bopadevI yaha socatI rahI / yadi zAntalA yahI raheMgI to maiM rAjamAtA bhI banU~gI, merI sampUrNa surakSA vaha kareMgI, isalie unheM yahA~ se jAne na dekara yahIM ThaharA lenA hogA, isakI vyavasthA karanI hogii| cAmaladevI eka taraha se ina saba bAtoM se anAsakta thiiN| idhara anAvazyaka hI ina bAtoM meM usakA nAma pasITakara usa para Topa lagAne kI kArravAI ho calI thI jisase parezAna hokara usane yaha nirNaya kara liyA thA ki abakI mahArAja ke Ane para unase apane pitA ke yahA~ jAne kI anumati le legii| use ina jhagar3oM ke bIca rahanA pasanda hI na thaa| ___ isa hAlata meM eka dina samAcAra milA ki mahArAja vijayI hokara lauTa rahe 324 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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haiM isalie dhUmadhAma se vijayotsava kI vyavasthA ho| vaha bhI jJAta huA ki eka saptAha ke andara hI vijayI mahArAja aura rAjA biTTideva jayamAlA pahane nagara meM praveza kreNge| dorasa jAnanda ke bhAgane lgaa| sarvatra AnandotsAha umar3a rahA thaa| "aba kyA kahatI haiM? garbhastha zizu ghurA hai yA acchA-isakA nirNaya mahArAja kI vijaya hI kregii|" boppadevI ne yaha bAta sabake sAmane nahIM, kevala zAntalA ke sAmane khii| ___ santoSa ke avasara para vyaMgya nahIM karanA caahie| aba saba logoM ko eka hokara eka mana se mahArAja kA svAgata karane ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM socanA caahie|" zAntalA ne vivekayukta bAta khiiN| sampUrNa dorasamudra poysala patAkAoM se saja gayA / sthAna-sthAna para maNDapa bana gye| gRhiNiyoM ne apane-apane gharoM ke sAmane lIpa-potakara cauka parakara sajA diye the| jahA~-tahA~ sArI rAjadhAnI bandanabAroM se alaMkRta ho uThI thii| apane mahArAja ke vijayI hokara nagara-praveza ke utsava ke sandarbha meM ghara-ghara meM tyauhAra manAyA jA rahA thaa| sabhI loga nUtana vastra dhAraNa karake isa utsava meM bhAgI hone kI taiyArI meM the| rAjamahala ke bhItara-bAhara saphAI ho rahI thii| ___mahArAja ke vijayI hokara rAjadhAnI pahu~cane ke eka dina pahale, dupahara ko rAjamahala meM eka sabhA kA Ayojana kiyA gyaa| usameM pradhAnajI, donoM mantrI, mAcaNa daNDanAtha, heggar3e mArasiMgayyA, paTTamahAdevI padyalA, rAnI cAmaladevI, zAntala devI upasthita hue| daNDanAdhikA eciyakkA aura gAlabbe rAnI bopadevI ke sAtha rhiiN| isa sabhA meM mahArAja ke Agamana ke upalakSya meM Avazyaka rUpa se kiye jAnevAle kAryakramoM kI rUparekhA yoM banI : pradhAnajI aura mAcaNa daNDanAtha donoM rAjadhAnI ke mahAdvAra se eka kosa kI dUrI para naye vastra uparanA Adi dekara mahArAja kA svAgata kreNge| vahA~ se maMgala vAdhaghoSa ke sAtha unheM livA laaeNge| mahAdvAra ke samIpa zeSa mantrigaNa, adhikArI varga, pramukha paurajana, purohita varga Adi upasthita raheMge aura pUrNakumbha ke sAtha mahArAja kA svAgata kreNge| birudAvalI ke udghoSa ke sAtha vedaghoSa aura rAjAzIvAda hogA; isake bAda haude se susajjita hAthI para mahArAja aura biTTideva virAjeMge, vahIM se yaha julUsa rAjadhAnI ke pramukha rAjamArgoM se hokara rAjamahala phuNcegaa| rAjamahala ke mahAdvAra para paTTamahAdevI pAdodaka se mahArAja ke paira dhoeMgI, aura rAnI cAmaladevI paira poMchakara zubhravastra bichAkara mahArAja ko livA lAe~gI; rAnI boppadevI sannidhAna ko tilaka kareMgI; tIna eka-eka mallikA puSpahAra sannidhAna ko phnaaeNgii| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 925

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isI taraha rAnI zAntaladevI rAjA biTTideva ke caraNa dhokara poMchane ke bAda, zubhra vastra bichAkara unakA svAgata kareMgI aura tilaka dekara mallikA hAra phnaaeNgii| tadanantara do vRddha suvAsidiyo bhAratI AdI vahA~ me kahate hue mahA rAjamahala ke andara ke mandira meM praveza kara pUjA-praNAma ke bAda vizrAma kreNge| zAma ke bAda rAjamahala ke ahAte kI sabhA meM apanI do mahAna vijayoM ke upalakSya meM nayI virudAvalI se mahArAja bhUSita hoNge| antaHpura meM dUsare dina ke kAryakrama ke lie taiyAriyA~ hone lgiiN| sabhI kA dhyAna isa taiyArI para lagA thaa| isI samaya gAlabbe zAntaladevI ke pAsa AyI aura izAre se kucha btaayaa| zAntaladevI samajha gayI aura usase bolI, "to bAta yoM hai? tuma pitAjI ke pAsa jAkara kaho ki mAcaNa daNDanAtha ko sAtha lekara aaeN| unheM batA do ki mAcaNa daNDanAtha kisa jagaha haiN| jaldI jaao| eciyakkA rAnI bopadevI ke pAsa hI rheN| maiM paTTamahAdevI aura rAnI cAmaladevI ko sAtha lekara AtI hU~ / " gAlabbe calI gyii| bAda meM zAntaladevI paTTamahAdevI padmaladevI ke pAsa gayI aura bolI, "eka jarUrI bAta batAnI thii|" paTTamahAdevI bolI, "mere vastrAbharaNoM kA prakoSTha yahIM pAsa hai, vahIM jAe~gI " donoM usa prakoSTha meM calI gayIM / "sannidhAna bahuta Anandita ho lauTe haiN| ve svayaM rAniyoM ke sAtha udyAna ke keliMgRha meM rahanA caaheNge| unakI aisI icchA honA sahaja bhI hai| eka bAra vahA~ kI sArI sthiti ko apanI A~khoM dekha AnA ucita hogaa| rAnI boppadevI to nahIM A skeNgii| dekha Ane ke lie na bulAne para rAnI cAmaladevI bhI anyathA smjheNgii| mAna jAe~gI to hama tInoM vahA~ ho aaeNgii| maiMne naukaroM ko pahale hI bheja diyA hai| " zAntaladevI ne kahA / "mujhe sUjhA hI nahIM, zAntalA / vAstava meM usa keligRha kI ora kisI kA dhyAna hI nahIM rhaa| bhagavAna jAne vaha kisa sthiti meM hai! naukara gaye haiM acchA huaa| calo cleN|" padmaladevI ne khaa| donoM ne cAmaladevI ko bhI sAtha lekara udyAna meM praveza kiyaa| zAntaladevI rukiiN| dhIme svara meM kahA, "maiM Apako eka adbhuta bAta dikhaauuNgii| Apa logoM ko cupacApa AnA hogaa| kucha bhI pratyakSa dekheM, Apako gussA nahIM karanA hogaa|" "isake mAne ?" padmaladevI ne pUchA / "kAnoM se sunakara, pratyakSa dekhakara hI samajhane kI bAta haiN| isakA nipaTArA kala sannidhAna ke A jAne para unakI sahUliyata dekhakara kareMge, aaie|" kahatI 926 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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huI sAr3I saMbhAlakara Age-Age calane lgii| ina logoM ne bhI vahI kiyaa| Age car3hakara ve usa ligRha ke bAg2a meM jA phuNciiN| andara se kisI kI bAtacIta sunAI pdd'ii| vaha yoM bAta kara rahe the "yahA~ Aye kitanI dera ho gayI! tumhArA qissA khatma hI nahIM hotaa| kala mahArAja AnevAle haiN| kitanA kAma rahatA hai| agara bulAe~ to?" "arIM bevakUfa aba kauMna bulAeMge? sabhI kA mana mahArAja kI ora hai| ThIka hai| mahInoM bIta gaye haiM, milana kI icchA kA honA sahaja hI hai| itanI jaldI kyA thI Ane ke lie, isa mahArAja ko? aba to Age se hama yahA~ nahIM mila skeNge|" "jitanA prApta ho utane se khuza honA caahie| jo karanA nahIM, vahI kara rahe haiN| vaha rAjamoga kyA zAzvata banA rahegA? itane dinoM taka jo sukha milA usase tumako tRpti hI nahIM milI ? abhI taka yaha saya gupta hI banA rahA. samajho ki isalie hama jIvita haiN|" "yaha gupta rahegA, khulegA nhiiN|" "aba isa bAta ko rahane do| pakhavArA kyoM, eka mahInA hI bIta gayA hai| hama donoM yahA~ mila hI nahIM paaye| vahI usa dina se; jaba tumane dAI ke pAsa se lAkara dayA TI thI na?" "kyA huA?" "davA lI aura garbhapAta ho gyaa|" "to maiM jIta gyaa|' "isake pAne?" 'isake mAne yaha ki paNDitajI ne rAnI ke lie jo davA dI use alaga nikAlakara rakha dI aura usa dAI ne tumako jo davA dI vahI davA rAnI ko dilvaayii|" "chi: tuma kaise dRSTa ho! merI dazA aisI thI. apanI mAna-maryAdA kI rakSA karanI thI, isalie maiMne davA le lI thii| rAnI ko bhI vaha davA dilA dI? kaise cANDAla ho tuma!" "aba kucha bhI kahI, jo gAlI denA hai de lo| davA to de hI dI aura unhoMne le bhI lii| davA apanA kAma karegI hii| Aja yA kala meM davA kA pariNAma dikha jaaegaa|" "usa kapabala dAI ne kisa sAhasa se rAnI ko vaha davA dI?" ''davA denegale to vaidya the na?" "isakA mAne huA, salatI vaidya kI hogii| kyA-kyA socA hai tumane vaha dAI kaise gayI?" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 927

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"eka to bAta yaha ki vaha to khuda pAra pA jaaegii| dUsarI yaha ki maiMne kahA thA, yaha kAma paTTamahAdevI ko pasanda haiM, bAda meM tumheM khUba inAma dilavAU~gA / " "parantu becArI paTarAnI ne yaha to kahA nahIM thA na?" "isase kyA ? mu~ha se kahA nahIM, para unake mana meM yaha bAta thii|" "mana meM kucha bhI rhe| vaha burA kAma tumane kyoM kiyA?" "yaha saba mata puucho| kisI lakSya ke binA koI bhI kisI kAma ko nahIM karatA / " "mujhe yaha saba acchA nahIM lgtaa| meM saba bAteM paTarAnI jI se kaha duuNgii|" "kaho, kauna manA karatA hai? maiM bhI khuuNgaa| tumane apanI mAna-maryAdA kI rakSA ke lie dAI se yaha kahakara ki paTTamahAdevI ke do mahIne lage haiM, mahArAja zahara meM nahIM, unake gaurava kI rakSA karanI hai, khUba inAma dilAU~gI, tuma vaha davA do / aura davA lekara tumane apanI maryAdA bacA lii| tuma bhI kaho, maiM bhI khuuNgaa|" "hAya hAya ! aisA kAma mata kro| " "tuma mu~ha banda kara cupa par3I raho, saba ThIka ho jaaegaa|" "jAya bhAr3a meM, kucha bhI kro| tuma jaise bhAlU ke sAtha jo pha~sa gayI hU~ na !" "becArA bhAlU kyA karatA hai| yaha to gudagudAkarabhara "hA~, gudagudAkara ha~sAkara mAra DAlatA hai| tuma bhI vaise hI ho, sukha dekara barabAda bhI kara dete ho, aisA hI lagatA hai|" " aba yaha bAta kyoM? tumako kucha bhI takalIfa na ho, maiM isakI dekhabhAla kara luuNgaa| huA na?" yaha sambhASaNa samApta huA / zAntaladevI ne paTarAnI aura cAmaladevI ko AnaM kA izArA kiyA aura svayaM Age calane lgii| izArA pAkara donoM ne unakA anusaraNa kiyaa| tInoM ne eka sAtha keligRha meM praveza kiyaa| vahA~ dekhate kyA haiM? nagna strii-puruss| tInoM ne eka sAtha unheM dhikkArA aura A~cala se mu~ha banda kara lauTa pdd'iiN| itane meM zAntaladevI ne tAlI bajAyI / daNDanAtha mAcaNa aura mArasiMgayyA tathA kucha sipAhI vahA~ A pahu~ce / jaba ye tInoM deviyA~ bAhara A rahI thIM, mArasiMgacyA ne kahA, "ammAjI, hamane saba kucha suna liyA hai| ina logoM kI giraftAra kara jela meM rkheNge| zeSa saba kAma sannidhAna ke lauTane para / " isa ghaTanA kA patA kisI ko nahIM lagA / zAntadevI ne paTTamahAdevI se yA cAmaladevI se koI bAtacIta nahIM kii| zAma kA bhojana aura dUsare dina ke kAryakalApa kI ora sabakA dhyAna lagA rahA / pUrva niyojita vyavasthA ke anusAra mahArAja ballAla aura rAjA biTTideva kA [38] :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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nagara-praveza aura rAjamahala meM praveza Adi yathAkrama sampanna hue| Anandita janastoma ne umaMgabhare harSollAsa ke sAtha jaya-jayakAra karate hue svAgata kiyaa| isase mahArAja aura viTTideya donoM ko santRpti milI thii| usI dina zAma ko rAjamahala ke prAMgaNa meM samAviSTa bRhat sabhA meM mahArAja 'jagadava-prabalapannaga-bainateya' aura 'ripujaladhi-bar3avAnala' kI virudAvalI se vibhUSita hue| 'mUAbhiSikta mahArAja hone ke nAte hama ina virudAvaliyoM ko pAramparika rIti se svIkAra kreNge| parantu ina donoM vijayoM kI kIrti hamAre priya bhAI aura Apa sabake prItipAtra ciTTideva ko hI milanI caahie| isa vijayotsava ke sandarbha meM 'jaggadeva-vala-vilaya-bhairava' visada se viTTideva vibhuSita hoveM-yaha hama cAhate haiN|" mahArAja ne khaa| haSodgAra ke sAtha tAlI bajAte hue usa mahAsabhA ne abhinandana kiyaa| U~cI AvAja se logoM ne nArA lagAyA, "poyasala santAnazrI:..." janastoma ne uttara meM udghoSa kiyA "cirmbhivrdhtaam|" eka bAra phira tAliyoM se prAMgaNa gUMja utthaa| usa prAMgaNa meM parakoTe ke bujoM para lage porasala lAMchana yukta zArdUla-patAkAe~ phahara-phaharakara ina tAlI bajAnevAloM kA sAtha de rahI thiiN| phira sabane eka kaNTha hA ghoSita kiyA, "rimabhivardhatA poysattasantAnanIH !'' aura maMgalavAdya-ghoSa ke sAtha yaha bhArI sabhA visarjita huii| sevA se nivRtta hone ke bAda mariyAnaM daNDanAyaka sindagere meM zeSa jIvana ArAma se vyatIta kara rahe the| yaha kahane kI jarUrata nahIM ki ye vijayotsava ke isa sandarbha meM upasthita rhe| upasthita to rahe, parannu vijayotsava Ayojana ke sandarbha meM kAryakrama rUpita karane ke lie jo sabhA huI thI, usameM unhoMne bhAga nahIM liyA thaa| to bhI sabhI pramukha kAryakramoM meM upasthita the| vAstava meM unameM pahale kA-sA utsAha nahIM dikhatA thaa| apanI ina beTiyoM ne pRthak-pRthak unase jo bAteM kahIM, unheM sunakara unakA mana zAyada AloDita huA ho / boppadavI ke garbhavatI hone ke samAcAra se unheM santoSa to thA, to bhI isa sambandha meM rAjamahala meM huI bAteM aura yaTita ghaTanAe~ sunakara unakA mana AloDita hue binA raha bhI kaise sakatA thA? rAjya ke mahAdaNDanAyaka ke pada para rahakara unhoMne bahuta anubhaba pAyA to thA hii| sIdhe na sahI, to apratyakSa rUpa se hI, prakArAntara se viSaya-saMgraha to unhoMne kiyA hI thaa| jina-jina se unakA vyaktigata paricaya thA, una sabhI se unhoMne jAnakArI prApta kI thii| saba jAnakara bhI kahIM koI pratikriyA unhoMne nahIM dikhAyI thii| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 5!!

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baccoM ko bhI gambhIratA se kevala itanA hI upadeza diyA ki paraspara minna-julakara rahanA cAhie; apanI patnI ke kArya-kalApoM ke kAraNa ina beTiyoM ke jIvana meM jo prakSubdha paristhiti utpanna ho gayI ghI use bar3I hoziyArI se nivAraNa karanevAlI zAntaladevI ke prati mariyAne ke mana meM bahuta gaurava-bhAva utpanna ho gayA thaa| unake sAtha bhI unhoMne ina sArI bAtoM para vicAra-vimarza kiyA thaa| zAntaladevI ne bhI sArA vivaraNa na dekara itanA hI kahA thA : "sannidhAna ke Ane para saba apane-Apa ThIka ho jaaegaa|" vijayotsava ke bAda cAra-pA~ca dina ArAma se gujre| isI bIca zAntaladevI ne avakAza pAkara yaha sArA mAmalA vistAra ke sAtha biTTideva ko sunA diyA thaa| sArI bAteM sunakara vaha bahuta parezAna hue| unhoMne kahA, "rAjamahala meM binA dekhe-parakhe taraha-taraha ke logoM ko naukarI para lagAne se yahI saba hotA hai| acchA, ise ThIka kreNge| vAstava meM tumane jo kAma kiyA hai vaha prazaMsanIya hai," kahakara zAntaladevI kI kArya-kuzalatA kI sarAhanA kii| isake pazcAH , e-do dina andara hI isa bAta kI carcA huI ki una dI vyabhicAriyoM kA nyAya-vicAra ho| isake lie sArvajanika maMca ucita hogA yA nahIM isa bAta ko lekara matabheda thaa| ataH isake lie eka samiti kI baiThaka huii| vicAra-vipazaM hone lgaa| isa sambandha meM sabhI ekamata nahIM ho ske| vAta rAjamahala se sambandhita jI hai| rAjapAla kI andarUnI bAtoM kI carcA bAhara sabhA meM kareM, yaha acchA na hogA / jo bAteM rAjamahala ke andara ghaTI haiM ve logoM ke sAmane Ae~ aura Ama logoM taka pahuMceM, aura phira ve vikRta rUpa dhAraNa kara leM to rAjamahala ke vyavahAroM se aparicita logoM para una bAtoM kA kyA prabhAva par3egA-graha vicAraNIya hai| ise sunakara viSTideva ne kahA, "rAjaparivAra ne koI g2alatI nahIM kI hai; bAhara ke logoM ne apane svArtha sAdhane kI dRSTi se jo kArravAI kI hai yaha bharI sabhA ke sAmane khula jAba to isase do taraha se lAbha hogaa| eka, rAjaparivAra ke bAre meM loga g2alata kalpanA nahIM kareMge, kyoMki sArI bAtoM kI cacI sArvajanikoM ke sAmane ho jaaegii| dUsarA yaha ki aise cugalakhoroM se rASTra aura samAja ke lie jo ahita ho sakatA hai use loga smjheNge| samAja aise logoM ko bahiSkRta kara degaa|" ___ mantrivarga ke eka sadasya ne kahA, "phira bhI yaha bAta rAjaparivAra se sambandhita hai|" ise sunakara viTTideva ne samajhAte hue kahA, "heggar3ejI se pUcha leN| bahuta dina pahale piriyarasI jI ko bhI mahAsabhA meM baiThAkara nyAya-vicAra kiyA thA yA nahIM! sunate haiM ki taya hamAre pUjya prabhu bhI vahA~ upasthita rahe the| usa nyAya-vicAra kA pUrA dAyitva, sunate haiM ki hegar3ejI ne apane Upara liyA thaa| 390 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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aura usa nyAya-vicAra ke bAda, sabhI logoM para bahuta acchA prabhAva par3A thaa| svayaM piriyarasI jI ne hI yaha rAya prakaTa kI thii| usa samaya kisa DhaMga se nyAya-vicAra kiyA gayA thA so unhIM se pUcha leN| isa taraha kA nyAya-nirNaya rAjya meM hamase bhI milane kA vizvAsa prajA meM nizcita utpanna hogaa| ataH sannidhAna se merI yA vinatI hai ki ina logoM kA nyAya-vicAra sArvajanikoM ke hI sAmane ho|" "usa samaya piriyarasI jI paristhitivaza ajJAtavAsa kI avasthA meM rhiiN| unakI anumati prApta karake hI khule taura para nyAya-vicAra karane kA AyojanA kiyA gayA thaa| isake alAvA, taba anya rASTra ke guptacara ke viSaya meM nyAya vicAra karanA thaa| usa samaya kA prasaMga hI alaga hai| aba kI sthiti aura viSaya bhI alaga hai| prastuta viSaya se sambaddha sabhI vyakti apanaM hI rAjya ke haiN| vahA~ ajJAtavAsa meM piriyarasI jI merI bahina banakara rahIM isalie paristhiti itanI saMgIna nahIM thii| parantu yahA~ sthiti bhinna hai| yaha bAta pAMsala rAniyoM se sIdhA sambandha rakhatI hai ataH usa vakta ke ncAya-vicAra kI ghaTanA ke sAtha isa vakta kI isa bAta kI tulanA nahIM ho sktii| phira bhI biTTideva jo kahate haiM vaha mere lie mAnya hai| paTTamahAdevI aura zeSa donoM rAniyA~ bhI isa bAta ko svIkAra kara leM to prakaTa roti se nyAra-vicAra ho sakatA hai|" yoM mArasiMgayyA ne vinamna hokara apanI rAya peza kii| pahArAja ballAla ne kahA, "heggar3e mArasiMgavyA kA kathana ThIka lagatA hai| maiM khuda rAniyoM se vicAra-vimarza karake nirNaya luuNgaa|" yaha kahakara isa mantraNA sabhA ko unhoMne visarjita kiyaa| isake bAda mahArAja ballAla ne sabhI rAniyoM ko apane sIdha meM bulAyA aura kahA, "aba nyAya vicAra AmasabhA ke samana karane kI aneka logoM kI rAya hai| eka mAtA-pitA kI santAna hokara, mahAdaNDanAyaka ke pada kI pratiSThA se anurUpa apane mAyake ke gaurava ko TukarAkara, poysala rAjaparivAra kI bahue~ banakara isa rAjavaMza kI pratiSThA kA bhI vicAra na karake tuma logoM ne anapar3ha ga~vAroM kI taraha, saMskAra-zUnya phUhar3a auratoM jaisA, apanI mUrkhatA ko thor3A-bahuta pradarzita kara hI diyaa| isI mUrkhatA ke pariNAmasvarUpa to yaha nyAya-vicAra honevAlA hai! baha nyAyavicAra AmasabhA meM hone para tuma logoM ko sadA hI lajjA se sira jhukAye rahanA hogaa| isa taraha ke Ula-jalUla kAmoM ko chor3akara, apane ApasI manamuTAva ko bhUlakara eka parivAra ke logoM jaise rahakara, pAyake tathA sasug2ala donoM gharAnoM kI kIrti bar3hAne kA AzvAsana dekara antaraMga nyAya-vicAra ke lie taiyAra hoogI to hamako batA do| tAtkAlika rUpa se eka hone kA AzvAsana dekara Age phira vahI purAnI cAla calogI to usa hAlata meM hama kyA kareMge, use abhI kaha nahIM paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 331

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skte| tuma poyasala vaMza kI rAniyAM ho, isa vajaha se tumhArI rAya lekara hameM yaha nirNaya karane kI anumati mantraNA samiti se prApta hai ki yaha nyAya - vicAra sabhA qhAsa logoM kI ho yA sArvajanikoM kii| isalie tuma logoM kI nizcita rAya kyA hai-sI batA do / " "hama bahinoM meM bhinnamata hone ke lie maukA hI nahIM AnA cAhie thA, para kisI kAraNa se matabhinnatA A gyii| isakA durupayoga pAsa ke logoM ne kara liyA hai| hama balipazu jaisI mUka ho gayI haiN| phira bhI hamane apanI isa g2alatI ko pahacAna liyA hai| bharI ApasamA ke sAmane baiThakara sAmanA karane kA sAhasa hamameM nahIM hai, isalie yaha nyAya- vicAra bahiraMga sabhA meM na ho yahI acchA hogA / " padmaladevI ne khaa| anya rAniyoM ne bhI aisI hI apanI sahamati prakaTa kI / valvAla ne vahI nirNaya kiyA ki mantraNAlaya meM sImita goSTI ke sAmane nyAya-vicAra ho aura isa kArya ke lie dUsare dina sabhA bulAne kA Adeza de diyA gyaa| mahArAja ke AdezAnusAra rAjamahala ko vistRta karate vaqta nirmita vizAla mantraNAyalaya meM nyAya-vicAra karane ke lie sabhA baiThI mahArAja ballAla, pA~coM saciva, sabhI daNDanAtha, biTTideva, udayAditva, tInoM rAniyA~, zAntaladevI, mariyAne daNDanAyaka heggaTTe bhArasiMgayyA, daNDanAyikA eciyakkA ve hI saba loga usa sabhA meM upasthita the / kAmukI dAmabve, vyabhicArI bAcama, vaidya bhAskara paNDita, dAI, dAmace kA pati bidiyama, gAlabbe aura kucha dAsa-dAsiyA~ bhI usa sabhA meM bulAye gaye the / zAntalA ne vicAraNIya viSaya ko vistAra ke sAtha sabhA ke sAmane peza kiyaa| bAcama aura dAmabbe ke bIca kA anaitika sambandha ina logoM ne mahArAja ke keligRha kA upayoga kisa taraha se kiyA, kisa-kisa DhaMga se aNTa-sapTa bAteM kahakara rAniyoM meM paraspara asUyA aura asamAdhAna paidA kiyA, kisa taraha se kina-kina ke samakSa dAmavve aura bAcama ko giraphtAra kiyA gayA, aura ina logoM ne kyA kAma kiyA Adi sabhI bAtoM ko vistAra ke sAtha upasthita sabhAsadoM ko batAyA / "aise logoM ko rAjamahala meM hI nahIM, anyatra kahIM bhI isa rASTra meM naukarI karane denA khataranAka hai| inheM kar3I se kar3I sajA dI jAnI caahie|" zAntaladevI kA yaha bhI prastAva thA / ApAdita aparAdhiyoM se savAla kiyA gyaa| una logoM ne javAba diyA, "yaha bAta saca hai ki hamane keligRha meM anaitika sambandha kiyaa| namaka mirca khAnevAlA zarIra hI isakA kAraNa hai| rAnIjI svayaM pUchata to jJAta viSaya batA dete the| naukara 382 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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hone ke kAraNa batA dene se koI g2alatI nahIM, yaha hamArI bhAvanA rhii| hama isa anaitika sambandha ke lie kSamA mA~gate haiM, cAheM to hama pati-patnI banakara rahane ke lie taiyAra bhI haiN|" yaha sunakara ballAla ne kahA, "tuma logoM kA anaitika sambandha prAsaMgika haiM, use eka bAra chor3a deM, para sabase bar3hakara doSa to yaha hai ki garbhavatI rAnI ko garbhapAta kI davA dene kA SaDyantra tuma logoM ne kiyaa| yaha kAma tuma logoM ko bhrUNahatyA aura rAjadroha ke kAraNa mahAparAdhI ThaharAtA hai| eka aparAdha kI svIkRti kI Ar3a meM dUsare mahAparAdha se chUTa nahIM sakate ho|" " vaha saba managaDhanta hai| hamAre anaitika sambandha kA kAraNa hI dUsarA haiM / kahIM kisI meM asUyA utpanna huI, usase hameM takalIfa meM DAlane ke lie yaha sava kissA gar3ha liyA gayA hai| isake sAtha hamArA koI sambandha nahIM / " isI Azaya kA pratipAdana una donoM ne kiyaa| phira baidyajI se prazna kiyA gyaa| unhoMne kahA, "rAjamahala se bulAvA AyA / garbhavatI ganIjI asvastha haiM, to akele AnA ucita na samajhakara eka nipuNa dAI ko bhI sAtha lene AyA aura parIkSaNa kA kArya kiyaa| maiMne kahA ki maiM svayaM davA taiyAra karake lAU~gA / Adeza huA ki dAI ke jariye bheja denA paryApta hai| to maiMne dAI ke hAtha cUrana kI pur3iyA bheja dii| phira mujhe bulAvA rAjamahala se nahIM milaa| samAcAra milA ki rAnIjI kuzala haiM, ataH maiM cupa raha gyaa| isase adhika maiM kucha nahIM jAnatA / " taba zAntaladevI ne pUchA, "Apa aura dAI donoM rAjamahala se eka sAtha nikle| taba dAI Apake sAtha Apake yahA~ gayI ?" vaidya ne cakita hokara zAntaladevI kI ora dekhA aura kahA, "nahIM gyii| "cUrana taiyAra kara rakhie, maiM itane meM A jaauuNgii| paTavArI candimayyA kI bahU ke prasava ke dina nikaTa haiM, eka bAra dekha AU~ kahakara vaha calI gayI aura kruddha samaya ke bAda hI hamAre yahA~ AyI / parantu yaha bAta yahA~ taka pahu~cI haiM, yaha Azcarya hai !" "yahI nahIM isase bhI adhika Azcaryajanaka bAta aura niklegii| hamAre kahalavAne se pahale satya bAta jyoM-kI-tyoM kaha deM to acchA! " zAntaladevI ne dAI se prazna kiyaa| usane kahA, "paNDitajI kA kahanA ThIka hai| maiM paTavArI ke ghara jAkara vahA~ se paNDitajI ke ghara gyii| itane meM cUrana taiyAra kara pur3iyA mere hAtha meM unhoMne dI aura davA lene kA vidhAna samajhAyA aura kahA, tuma svayaM jAkara ukta prakAra se davA khilaao| maiMne use rAjamahala meM diyaa| rAnIjI ne AhAra le liyA thA / paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 339

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isalie bAda meM dabA lene kI bAta batAyI gyii| maiM calI gyii|" "kahA~ calI gayI?" "sIdhe apane ghara / " "nhiiN| tuma isa bAcama ke sAtha keligRha meM gyii|" "keliMga dAI ne Azcarya se pUchA / "savAla mata kro| mAnAM tuma jAnatI hI nahIM! tuma usa dina jaisA paNDitajI se kahA thA, paTavArI candimayyA ke yahA~ nahIM gyiiN| tuma gayIM bAcama ke ghara / usake bAda paNDitajI ke ghara gyiiN| vahA~ se apane ghara gyiiN| anantara rAjamahala Akara paNDitajI kI dI huI batAkara tumane dayA kI pur3iyA dii|" darda kI chata para uTI "saca-saca kaho!" zAntaladevI ne kahA / "to kyA mujhe cakkara meM DAlakara mujhase yaha kahalavAnA cAhatI haiM ki maiMne jo davA pANDatajI ne dI thI, use nahIM TI aura dUsarI hI kucha dI hai?" "bhrUNahatyA, prANihatyA karanevAle kabhI cakkara meM nahIM pdd'te| chUTane ke lie cakkara meM par3e hue-se abhinaya kiyA karate haiN| jaisA tumane kahA, tuma vaha dayA jisa pAMNDatajI ne dI thI, na dekara kucha aura hI de gayI ho / " "jhUTha merA isa bAcama ke sAtha anaitika sambandha hai| usane kahA ki rAjamahala ke usa keligRha meM jo sukha milatA hai vaha svarga meM bhI nahIM miltaa| merI bhI icchA huI / rAjamahala meM Ane kA maukA bhI milA to isa mauke kA upayoga karane kI qhabara dene ke lie maiM usake ghara gayI thI / " use svIkAra kara lene para bhI paNDitajI ke ghara se phira apane ghara kyoM gayI ?" "mere ve dina garbhadhAraNa karane ke lie anukUla dina the, keligRha ke sukhAnubhava ke phalasvarUpa kahIM hamala Tikane meM sahAyaka na ho jAya, isa irAde se garbhanirodha kI vyavasthA kara lene ke irAde se ghara gayI thii|" "garbhapAta kI vyavasthA ke sAtha-sAtha usake nirodha kI bhI vyavasthA meM tuma sahAyikA bana sakatI ho "donoM hone se bahutoM kI Ana baca jAtI hai / " "ina asambaddha bAtoM ko sannidhAna ke sAmane mata bko| tumane jo kucha kahA, vaha saba jhuTa hai| tuma ghara se garbhapAta kI davA laayiiN| use rAnIjI ko khuda khilAnA bhI cAhatI thIM / " "ApakI bAta ko asatya ThaharAne ke lie yahA~ sAkSI hokara svayaM rAnIjI maujUda haiN| naitika rUpa se garbhadhAraNa karanevAloM ko hama garbhapAta kI davA kabhI nahIM 331 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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detii|" "to matalaba yaha ki tumane rAnIjI ko garbhapAta kI davA nahIM dI, vahI davA dI jo paNDitajI ne dI thI-yahI kahanA cAhatI ho?" "hA~, yaha saca haiN|'' mAra, usI ka; idhara le A ke kahane para gAlabbe jisa dhailI ko nAcI usako dikhAte hue zAntaladevI ne pUchA, "yaha thailI kisakI hai?" "yaha merI hai| yaha yahA~ kaise AyI?" "vahA~ nahIM AyI; usa keligRha meM lur3hakI par3I thii| aya bhI tumase pUchatI hU~ saca bAta kaha do|" zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| "satya hamezA satya hI rhegaa| kaha cukI huuN|" "TIka, paNDitajI Apa idhara aaie|" thailI dete hue zAntalA ne kahA, isameM eka pur3iyA haiM, dekhakara batAe~ ki vaha ApakI dI huI hai yA nhiiN|" "hoM, yaha pur3iyA maiMne hI dI thI, ise kholA taka nahIM!" cakita hokara paNDitajI ne pur3iyA hAtha meM lekara dekhate hue usa dAI kI ora dekhaa| ''gAlabbe, usa dUsarI pur3iyA ko idhara le aa|" gAlabbe ne usa dUsarI pur3iyA ko lAkara zAntaladevI ke hAtha meM diyaa| use paNDitajI ko dikhAte hue pUchA, "kyA isa pur3iyA ko bhI Apane isa dAI ke hAtha meM dekara rAnIjI ko dene ke lie kahA thaa|" ___ "nahIM n| isa taraha kI pur3iyA mere pAsa se jA hI nahIM sktii| itanI moTI goliyoM dene jaisA kucha nahIM huA thA na, rAnIjI ko| parIkSA kI thI, donoM nAr3iyoM kI gati saparpaka thii| kevala kucha kamajorI ko dUra karane ke lie cUrana diyA thA 1 yaha to maiMne nahIM diyA!" zAntaladevI ne pUchA, "batAie usameM kyA cIja hai?" paNDitajI ne pur3iyA kholii| dekhA to gur3a kI TikiyA~! unheM tor3akara dekhA, andara kAlI-sI koI cIja dikhii| sUMghakara dekhA, mu~ha se niklaa-"chi:-chiH|" mahArAja ballAla ne pUchA, "kyA hai vaha ?" "yaha mazakAri pASANa zahara hai| vaidyaka na jAnanevAlI, anaitika vyavahAra karanevAlI vyabhicAriNiyA~ anaitika gabhaM ko girAne ke lie isakA istemAla karatI haiN| zurU-zurU meM hI yaha kAragara ho sakatA hai| parantu yaha pAcanazakti para bahuta burA asara karatA hai|" bhAskara paNDita ne btaayaa| "Thoka, aba batAo, tumane kisa matalaba se ise lAkara rAnIjI ko diyA?" "yaha merA diyA huA nahIM haiN| mujha para doSa lagAne ke khyAla se kI gayI yukti hai|' kahakara dAI ne virodha kiyaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 335

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"abhI satya kahane kA tumhArA mana nahIM huaa| isa strI ke Ane ke bAda isake ghara para sipAhiyoM kA pahaga rakhA gayA hai| isake sAtha cAra sipAhI jAga aura yaha prasava karAne ke samaya apane sAtha jo peTI letI jAtI hai, usa peTI ko isI ke hAtha dulavA laaeN| usa peTI meM aisI gur3a kI TikiyoM kitanI haiM, unheM nikAlakara yaha apane hI hAtha se sannidhAna ko dikhaaeN|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| ___ aba isa dAI kA mu~ha phIkA par3a gyaa| "hyaya' maiMne kaisI bevakUphI kI una gur3a kI TikiyoM ko uThAkara! dUsarI peTI meM rakha diyA hotA to acchA hotA! aba to kisI ko dhokhA de nahIM sktii| hAya' aba to phaMsa gayI!" yoM apane Apa meM kahatI huI praznArthaka dRSTi se bAcama kI ora dekhane lgii| __"hA~, ktAo; poysala rAnI ke garbhapAta karAne meM tumheM kyoM yaha abhiruci huI ? aisA kAma karane kI preraNA tumheM kisane dI: jisane tumheM prerita kiyA use bhI kyA phAyadA milegA?" ballAla mahArAja ne puuchaa|| ''yaha satha maiM nahIM jaantii| maiM vAcama ke sAtha rahatI huuN| usase mujhe deha kA sukha minnatA rahA haiN| vaha jaisA kahe vaisA karanA mAtra merA kAma rahA haiN|'' dAI ne khaa| "usake sAtha tumhArA yaha saha-jIvana kitane samaya se hai?" "chaha-sAta sAla se|" "yaha sambandha huA kaise?'' ''merI zAdI ke bAda tIna-cAra sAla ke andara pani mara gyaa| sasugala bAloM ne kulacchanI, pati ko nigala jAne vAlI kahakara mujhe ghara se bAhara nikAla diyaa| usa hAlata meM choTe gA~va meM gujara karanA muzkila lagatA thaa| gajadhAnI meM kahIM koI kAma mila jAya to acchA hogA, bar3A zahara hai-vahI socakara yahA~ calI aayii| aba yahA~ AyI to eka dAI hAlacabbe se paricaya huaa| kAphI vRddha thI vaha / usI ke pAsa maiMne kAma siikhaa| choTI-poTI bImAriyoM ke lie davA-dArU karanA bhI usane sikhaayaa| bar3e-bar3e AdamiyoM ke yahA~ vaha jAyA krtii| usake marane ke bAda usakA kAma mujhe mila gyaa| phira bhI akelI rahakara jInA akharatA thaa| bAthama ne isa kamI ko dUra kara diyaa| usake sAtha rahane lagI to isane isa taraha ke anaitika garbhapAta karAne ko preraNA dI aura jabaradastI yaha kAma kraayaa| maiMne kahA ki aisA kAma nahIM karanA caahie| 'bar3e loga kucha asAvadhAnI se yadi aisA kAma kara baiThe taba hama choTe loga isa taraha madada kara deMge to unakA gaurava baca jAegA aura unakI haisiyata ke prabhAva se hameM phAyadA bhI milegA' usane yoM lAlaca dikhAkara mujhase yaha kraayaa| hamAre gA~va meM eka bur3hiyA thI, vaha kahA karatI thI, mazakAri pASANa ko gur3a meM milAkara khilAne se garbhapAta ho jAtA hai| maiMne jisa kisI ko 336 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga ko

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yaha davA dI una sabakA garbhapAta huA hai| kucha dinoM se vaha mujhase yaha kaha rahA thA ki rAnIjo ko yaha davA dekara garbhapAta karA denA caahie| paNDitajI ne jana mujhe bulAyA taba maiMne socA ki isake lie mujhe bahuta acchA maukA milaa| garbha ke adhika samaya bIta jAne ke kAraNa maiMne davA kI mAtrA bar3hAkara lA dI thii| usase pUchA, 'aisA anyAya kyoM karanA cAhate ho?' usane kahA, 'isa sabase tamheM kyA matalaba jo kahatA hU~ so karo; isase apanA bhalA hogaa| maiMne pUchA bhI ki agara kucha ulTA-sIdhA pariNAma ho to ? yaha bolA, 'usase tumhArA kyA bigar3atA hai| paNDitajI ne jo diyA use maiMne lA diyA, kaha denaa|' jaba yaha khabara milI ki garbha girA hI nahIM to hameM zaMkA hone lagI ki davA kI mAtrA zAyada kama raha gyii| isake lie kula aura upAya karanA cAhie-yaha bAta soca hI rahe the ki itane meM yaha sAga rahasya khala gyaa|' sArI bAteM spaSTa rUpa se eka hI dama meM kaha DAlI usa dAI ne| vAstava meM vaha vahA~ se jitanI jaldI ho sake bhAga jAnA cAhatI thii| yaha sunane ke bAda bAcama se pUchA gyaa| ''saba loga mujhe pha~sAne ke lie doSa mujha para hI lagA rahe haiN| yaha saca hai ki maiM auratoM ke sAtha milanasArI se baratatA huuN| vahI khuda mere pAsa AtI hai to maiM manA kyoMkara karU~! maiM bhI jIvana se nirAza ho gayA hU~, ghRNA ho gayI hai| jI bhI chor3A-sA sukha mila jAya utanA hI sahI-yahI samajhakara maiM isake sAtha rahane lgaa| isase z2yAdA maiM kucha nahIM jaantaa| jahara khilAkara mAra DAlanA yA garbhapAta karAnA to vaidya aura dAiyoM ke khAsa kAma haiN| dhana ke lAlaca meM par3akara unhoMne yaha saba kiyA hogaa| isakA sUtradhAra koI aura hogaa| isa sambandha meM saccI bAta vaidhI aura isa dAI ke hI muMha se niklvaaie| maiM kucha nahIM jaantaa|"-yoN bAcama ne zAnta rIti se apanI dalIla peza kii| mArasiMgayyA taba taka baiThe saba bAteM zAnta hokara sunate rhe| ve uTha khar3e hue aura bole. "maiM sannidhAna ke samakSa eka-do bAteM nivedana karanA cAhatA huuN| yaha ucita avasara bhI haiN| AjJA ho to nivedana karU~" "kyA bAta Aja ke viSaya se sambandhita hai?" ballAla ne puuchaa| ''maiM vaha to nahIM kaha sakatA ki isa viSaya se sIdhA sambandha rakhatI hai| parantu isa bAta ke patA lagAne meM kucha navI rozanI mila sakatI hai tathA yaha vyakti kauna hai aura hama isakI bAtoM para kitanA vizvAsa rakha sakate haiM ina bAtoM ko samajhane meM sahAyaka bhI ho sakatI hai| bAda meM isa samaya jo nyAya-vicAra ho rahA hai usase sambandhita bAteM bhI prakaTa ho sakatI haiN| mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| "isakI jar3a kahA~ hai- yaha samajhanA hai| isake lie sabhI bAtoM kI AvazyakatA hai| kaahie|" ballAla ne khaa| paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 337 .

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"jo aajnyaa|" kahakara mArasiMgayyA ne jhukakara praNAma kiyA aura kahane lage,. "aba taka isa vyakti ko bAdhA nAkara sA viAra ko rA] , isa.e isake bAra meM kucha adhika bAteM mAlUma nahIM ho rahI haiN| bahuta dinoM taka maiM bhI sacamuca yahI sapajha rahA ghA ki yaha belugola se kAma kI khoja meM AyA huA vAcama hai| hamArI ammAjI ne kahA ki isakA cAlacalana santoSajanaka nahIM, isalie meM kisI ko batAye dinA isa vyakti ke bAre meM adhika bAteM jAnane ke prayatna meM laga gyaa| isa sandarbha meM eka bAta prakaTa huii| yaha AdamI hamAre bar3e mahAdaNDanAyaka mariyAne ke dUra kA koI riztedAra hai| agara unakA riztedAra hai to kucha gaNyamAnya vyakti honA cAhie? phira nAma badalakara vahA~ naukarI karane bhalA kcoM calA AyA :-isa bAta kA rahasya mAlUma nahIM pdd'aa| akAraNa koI nakalI nAma rakhakara jIvana vyatIta nahIM krtaa| kucha rahasyamaya viSayoM kA mUla yahI hogA-yA socakara isake bAre meM sabhI bAtoM kI jAnakArI prApta kii| bhAgyavaza daNDanAyaka jo bhI yahA~ upasthita haiN| isase merI jAnakArI ke viSaya meM satyAsatva kI parIkSA bhI ho sakatI haiN| isakA asalI nAma AcaNa haiN|' "kyA yaha vahIM AcaNa hai?" apane Azcarya ko roka na sakane ke kAraNa mahAdapar3hanAyaka jI jahA~ baiThe the vahA~ se uThakara usakI ora Ane lge| "to malAca huA ki heggar3ejI ke kathana meM kucha khAsa bAta jarUra haiN| isa AcaNa ke viSaya meM mahAdaNDanAcaka jI ko bhI kAfI bAteM mAlUma honI caahie| batA sakate haiM ki ve bAteM kyA haiM?" ballAla ne puuchaa| __mahAdaNDanAyaka mariyAne ne dhIre-se jhukakara praNAma kiyA aura kahA, "sannidhAna kA kahanA sahI haiN| yaha agara AcaNa hI hai to ina ghaTanAoM ke hone ke lie kAraNa bhI hai| aisA mujhe laga rahA hai| pahale nizcaya kara lU~ ki yaha AcaNa hI hai yA nhiiN| bAda meM chipAva-durAva ke binA, jitanA isake bAre meM maiM jAnatA hU~, sannidhAna ke samakSa nivedana kruuNgaa|" kahate hue pariyAne daNDanAyaka usake pAsa gye| ''yaha to AdhaNa hI hai| koI turata na pahacAne isake lie ye lambI dAr3hI bar3hA lI hai| yaha yahA~ kaba kAma para lagA?" mariyAne ne puuchaa| "zAyada daNDanAyaka jI ke sindagaire jAne ke eka pakhavAre ke baad|" pradhAna gaMgarAja ne khaa| "Apa bhI ise na pahacAna sake, pradhAnajI?" mariyAne ne pUchA / ''kabhI eka bAra dekhA thA, kaise yAda raha sakegA?' pradhAna ne kahA / -'mere sindagere yAra basane ke vAda, isI bharose se vaha yahA~ Akara basa gayA haiN| parantu biTTidevarasa jI ke vivAha ke sandarbha meM dekhA-sA smaraNa nahIM n|" 336 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"ApakI dRSTi se bacakara nikalatA rahA hogaa| bhIr3a meM yaha saba sahaja hai / alAvA isake, usa samaya Apa bahuta dina yahA~ Thahare bhI nhiiN|" gaMgarAja ne kahA / "ThIka, aba sannidhAna ke samakSa nivedana kruuNgaa|" mariyAne ne AcaNa kI tarafa eka teja dRSTi DAlI aura mahArAja kI ora mur3akara bole, "yaha eka bAra yaha kahakara ki hamArA dUra kA riztedAra hai, hamAre yahA~ Akara tthhraa| yaha bahuta purAnI bAta hai| mujhe yAda par3atA hai ki zAyada sannidhAna ke upanayana ke avasara kI rahI hogI / isane kucha kAma maaNgaa| maiMne kahA, 'dekheMge, filahAla ghara para koI kAma karate raho / ' ghara para kAma karatA huA abhI thor3e dina hI bIte the taba isane hamArI bar3I lar3akI kA pIchA karanA, aura use burI najara se dekhanA zurU kiyA / eka dina lar3akI phulabArI meM thI to isane usakA A~cala pakar3akara khIMcanA bAhA / isa bAta ko lar3akI ne apanI mA~ se khaa| jaba isane A~cala khIMcA to vaha gusse meM ho AyI aura usako khUba jora kA eka cA~TA jar3a diyA / aSTakoNa AkRtivAlI aMgUThI, jo usakI u~galI meM thI, isa AdamI ke gAla para lagI to vaha chila gayA aura cAva se khUna baha gayA thaa| Aja bhI usa ghAva kA cihna isa AdamI ke gAla para haiN| zAyada itanA gussA AyA ki yaha saha na sakI, isalie aisA cA~TA merI isa bar3I lar3akI ne mArA thaa| ghAva kI cikitsA karavAkara use rAjadhAnI se nikAla diyA gayA thaa| eka-do sAla bAda vaha phira aayaa| aba hAlata anukUla hai pahale kabhI banana meM g2alatI kI use kSamA kara deM aura ApakI lar3akI se merA vivAha kara mere vaMza ko bar3hAne meM sahAyatA kreN| usane mujhase pUchA / 'aisI bAta hI mata kaho / bar3I lar3akI kA vivAha to nizcita ho hI gayA haiM / ' maiMne bhalamanasAhata se khaa| phira usane pUchA, kisake sAtha?' tI maiMne kahA, 'bhAvI poysala mahArAja ballAla rAjakumAra ke saath|' taba mujhe prakArAntara se yaha mAlUma huA thA ki sannidhAna ne merI lar3akI ko vacana diyA hai| yaha sunakara vaha cupacApa calA gyaa| yoM to vaha AyA hI thA to maiMne sahapaMkti khilA-pilAkara bheja diyA thaa| usake cale jAne ke bAda merI bar3I lar3akI ne Akara kahA, 'vaha mahAdhUrta vyakti haiM, isakI dRSTi bahuta burI hai| ise kabhI ghara para Ane na diijie| yahIM isa ghaTanA kA anta ho gayA, maiM yahI samajha rahA thaa| isa bIca merI patnI kI jaldabAjI aura bevaqUfI ke kAraNa prabhujI kI akAlamRtyu ho gayI, isase Antarika asamAdhAna kI sthitiyoM utpanna ho gayIM aura vivAha kI bAta hI sthagita ho gyii| merI beTI ne spaSTa kaha diyA thA ki yadi ballAlakumAra se usakA vivAha nahIM huA to vaha kue~-tAlAba meM girakara jAna de degii| hameM kucha kaha sakane kI sthiti nahIM rhii| usa hAlata meM yaha AdamI phira AyA aura bolA, 'huI na zAdI, jise pA nahIM sakate use pAne kI koziza kI, na pA sake; paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 339

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aba pachatAne se kyA? mujhase usakA vivAha kara deN|' maiMne kahA, 'tumase zAdI kara dUM to vaha kue~ meM kUdakara jAna de degii|' usane kahA, 'vahI ho, aisA kucha Agraha nhiiN| ApakI lar3akiyoM meM se koI bhI shii| ApakI lar3akI se vivAha hone para merI bhI kaSTa hastI-haisiyata bar3ha sakatI hai-yahI bAta hai| vAta vahA~ taka bar3ha gyii| 'merI aura tumhArI samAnatA kaise ho sakatI hai: tuma apanI haisiyata kI kisI aura se zAdI kara lo|' 'ApakI yogyatA ko sabhI jAnate haiM na? vinayAditya mahArAja ne Apako itanA Upara utthaayaa| Apa bhI bar3e AdamI bne| kyA maiM ApakI dRSTi meM choTA hai| usane mere muMha para sA ! maiM spaSTa kaha diyA, 'maiM tumhAre hAtha meM apanI lar3akI ko DAlakara tumhAre vaMza ko bar3hAne kA maukA nahIM duuNgaa| cAhe maiM apanI lar3akI ko bhagavAna ke nAma para chor3a dUM, para yaha ho nahIM skegaa| aba tuma turanta yahA~ se nikala jAo, eka kSaNa-bhara ke lie bhI yahA~ nahIM tthhrnaa| Thaharoge to tumhArI jAna nahIM bacegI', kahate hae maiMne apanI kamara meM khosI huI khukharI ko hAtha meM nikAla liyA thaa| kabhI mujhe itanA gussA nahIM AyA thaa| vaha mujhe dekhate hue ira se pIche haTane lgaa| maiMne use cetAvanI dI, phira kabhI isa mahala meM kadama rakhA to tumhArI dazA kyA hogI -kaha nahIM sktaa|' maiMne isa AdamI para naz2ara rakhane kA Adeza diyA thaa| bAda meM maiMne sunA, yaha ki 'maiM inake barAbara kaise nahIM hU~, dikhA dU~gA ki barAbara kA hU~ yA nhiiN| dekhUgA ki isa vaMza kI vRddhi kaise hotI hai:' kahatA phiratA thaa| yahI usakI varAvarI ko pradarzita karane kI rIti mAlUma par3atI hai? apanI icchA pUrNa na ho sakane ke kAraNa isa taraha vaMza ke aMkura kA nAza kara dene kA prayatna isane kiyA hogA-yaha vizvAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai| yaha mahAdhUrta hai, kucha bhI kara sakatA hai| aise hIna manuSya ko apanI barAbarI kA kaise mAna sakate haiM? yaha aparAdhI hai, isameM koI sandeha hI nhiiN|" marivAne ne spaSTa kiyaa| "Apako aura kucha kahanA hai, heggar3ejI?'' ballAla ne puuchaa| "jyAdA kucha nhiiN| aise loga maujUda haiM jinhoMne isakI yaha bAta sunI hai ki 'vaMza ko bar3hane na duuNgaa|' cAheM to unheM bulavA letA huuN|" mArasiMgacyA ne khaa| "agara vaha mahAdaNDanAyaka jI kI bAta ko asvIkAra kare to bulavAnA hI pdd'egaa| usase pUchie kyA kahatA hai|" ballAla ne Adeza diyaa| "unhoMne jo nissA sunAyA baha saca ho sakatA hai| apane gata-jIvana ko bhUlakara apane pada-gaurava kI sAkSI ke rUpa meM apanI rAmakahAnI unhoMne sAfa-sAfa batA dii| unhoMne jisa AcaNa kI bAta kahI usase ye TIka baratate to vaha aisI bAta kahatA yA nahIM, kauna batA sakatA hai? gussA AyA, sahaja hI haiM, kaha diyA aura calA gyaa| isa ghaTanA ko mere Upara kyoM thopA jA rahA hai? maiM AcaNa nahIM 340 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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huuN| daNDanAyaka jI ne jo saba batAyA usake sAtha merA koI sambandha hI nhiiN| maiM vAcama huuN| belagola kA huuN| cAheM to belagola se kisI ko bulavA liijie| hegar3e kI beTI ke guru vahA~ hai / mAja bA to unhI ko bulAkara vyApta kara ho / unhoMne poyasala rAjAoM kI udAratA Adi guNoM kI bahuta prazaMsA kI haiN| isase prabhAvita hokara maiM kAma khojatA huA idhara AyA thaa| unhoMne apane balipura ke jIvana, heggar3ejI kI beTI ko par3hAnA, cAlukya piriyarasI kA Akara vahA~ ThaharanA, dhArAnagarI ke guptacaroM kA patA lagAnA, heggar3e parivAra ke prati apanI prazaMsA Adi sabhI bAtoM kA paricaya diyA hai|" bilakula zAnta bhAva se kahA usa AdamI ne| itane meM eka naukara ne Akara jhukakara praNAma kiyaa| "kyA haiM?" biTTideva ne puuchaa| "rAvata mAyaNa kisI ko sAtha le Aye haiN| kahate haiM ki abhI-abhI Aye haiN| yaha bhI kaha rahe haiM ki Ate hI sannidhAna ke darzana karane kA Adeza thaa| naukara ne khaa| biTTideva ne mahArAja kI ora dekhaa| mahArAja ne kahA, "vulavA lo|" naukara calA gyaa| taba ballAla bole, "bar3I ajIba duniyA hai| kaise-kaise loga rahate haiN| dekhakara Azcarya hotA hai|" bAta aprAsaMgika lgii| eka biTTideva ko chor3akara bAkI sabane mahArAja kI ora. phira daravAje kI aura dekhA / zAntalA ko mAyaNa kA nAma sunate hI kucha Azcarya-sA huA thaa| vAnI rAniyoM ko bhI Azcarya hone lgaa| vaha apane khAsa kAma se gayA thA, mahInoM bAda AyA hai| zIghra hI mAyaNa eka anya ko sAtha lekara 'bhItara AyA aura jhukakara praNAma kiyaa| Asana dikhAkara unase baiTane ko kahA gyaa| donoM baiTha gye| mahArAja ne aparAdhI kI ora dekhakara kahA, "kaho, saca ke binA tumako chUTa nahIM milegii| belagola se una logoM ko bhI bulvaaeNge| ve to abhI-abhI hAla meM vahA~ gaye haiN| tumase bhI pahale vahA~ jo gaye hai, unheM bhI bulvaaeNge| vahA~ ke heggar3e ko bhI bulvaaeNge| una sabake Ane taka tuma chUTa nahIM skoge| saca-saca kaha do, to una sabako bulavAne kA zrama hameM bhI na hogA, samaya bhI bcegaa|" rAkta mAvaNa ke sAtha jo vyakti AyA thA, usane aparAdhI kI ora dekhaa| "yaha yahA~ kyoM AyA? sannidhAna ne ise kahA~ pakar3A? pakar3A acchA kiyA 1 yaha vahI hai jo isa dina lApatA ho gayA thaa|' bidiva apane Asana se turanta uTha khar3e ho gye| "na sannidhAna ko aura na hI biTTidevarasa jI ko isa bAta kA patA laga paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 341

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sakatA hai ki yaha kauna hai| use mAlUma hai ki maiM kauna huuN| dekhie, usakI mukhAkRti mujhe dekhate hI kaisI bana gayI hai| mujhe dekha use Dara laga rahA hogA, kyoMki yahA~ maiM akelA ise jAnatA huuN| vaise yaha mujhe jAnatA hai phira bhI merA pUrA nahIM hai| yaha sine zivarAtri ke dina sannidhAna aura biTTidevarasa jI ko prasAda kahakara jahara diyA thA / " mAyaNa ke sAtha Aye vyakti ne kahA / "saca ! vaha pujArI ke veza meM na thA? yaha bar3hI huI dAr3hI thI. isakI yAda nahIM / " biTTideva ne kahA / "vaha banAvaTI hai| pakar3akara khIMca leM to nikala AegI / " Agantuka ne 1 khaa| naukara se yaha kAma karAyA gyaa| pacaladevI kI capata se a~gUThI lagakara gAla para jo ghAva huA thA, usakA nizAna bhI dIkha pdd'aa| vaha nizAna chipAne kI usane bahuta koziza kii| usake keza pakar3akara, usa khule sapATa mukha ko aura gAla para ke usa nizAna ko dikhAyA gyaa| " aba to mAna loge ki tuma AcaNa hI ho?" ballAla ne pUchA / usake lie aba koI dUsarA cArA nahIM raha gayA thA / "yaha saba tumane kyoM kiyA ?" "peTa kI jalana se apamAna kA badalA lene ke lie|" "jinhoMne apamAna kiyA thA unase badalA kyoM nahIM liyA "jaba taka maiM jindA hU~ taba taka yaha mujhe jalAtA hI rhegaa| jaise merA dila jalatA hai vaise isa bar3e kA bhI dila jalatA rahe aura tar3apatA rahe yahI maiM dekhanA cAhatA thaa|" " lekina jinhoMne tumhArA kucha nahIM bigAr3A, usa para tumane yaha prayoga kyoM kiyA ? "maiM kyA karU~? unhoMne isa pratiSThita ke yahA~ janma liyaa| usa vaMza kA nAmonizAna miTAnA ho to yahIM eka AsAna mArga hai- mahArAja kA nAma hI isa duniyA se miTa jAnA / tabhI garbhastha aMkura ko davA denI cAhI thI so isI saMkalpa ke sAtha yahA~ AyA thaa| para bAda meM mahArAja ko hI qhatma kara dU~ to daNDanAyaka kI ina beTiyoM ke lie bacce hI kaise hoMge? isalie jahara dene kI bAta socI thii|" "biTTidevarasa ne tumhArA kyA bigAr3A thA ? " "kucha bhI nhiiN| isIlie maiMne unheM kevala prasAda hI diyA thaa| jahara kevala mahArAja ko ho diyA thaa| jahara khAne se mahArAja ko bacA liyA isa AdamI ne / 942 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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mujhe aba bhI mAlUma nahIM ki ise kaise mAlUma huA ki vaha jahara milA prasAda thaa| aba mAlUma to ho hI gayA thaa| kama-se-kama merA patA to na lage, isalie maiMne isa para khukharI pheMkI ki ise mAra hI ddaaluuN| maiM nizcinta ho gayA thA ki yaha mara gyaa| parantu aba saba badala gyaa| mujhe koI duHkha nhiiN| maiM samajha~gA ki ina mahodaya ne merA jo apamAna kiyA thA usakA maiMne badalA le liyaa|" usa aparAdhI ne kahA / * isake lie kyA daNDa hogA, jAnate ho? bAla ne puuchaa| -- maiM apane isa viphala jIvana ko khuda bhI nahIM cAhatA / daNDa kucha bhI ho mere lie saba barAbara haiN| sUlI para car3hA deM, parantu kevala mujhe hI mUlI para car3hAe~ / bAqI ina logoM ko isa dAI kI aura dAma ko kSamA kara deN| ve mere hAtha kI kaThaputaliyA~ banakara rhiiN| inako apane jIvana meM jo daihika sukha kabhI na milA thA, use mujhase pAyA aura jaisA maiM nacAtA rahA vaisI ye nAcatI rahIM / yaha mere isa antima samaya kI prArthanA hai / parantu eka bAta mujhe mAlUma nahIM par3I ki maiMne java isase kar3A nahIM thA ki maiM jahara milA prasAda de rahA hU~ to isane kaise jAnA? marane se pahale yaha mAlUma ho jAya to Ananda ke sAtha prANa tyAga haiN|" "tuma kevala apane bAre meM pUcha sakate ho| dUsaroM ke bAre meM jo prArthanA karate ho to hama nahIM maaneNge| jisa-jisane jaisA aparAdha kiyA hai usa aparAdha kaM anusAra use daNDa bhoganA hI pdd'egaa| pAMca saMsadIya mantrimaNDala daNDa kA nirNaya kregaa| abhI ina tInoM ko vandhana meM rakhA jaay|" ballAla ne Adeza diyA / sipAhiyoM ne una logoM ko le jAkara jela meM banda kara diyA mariyAne daNDanAyaka sira jhukAye baiThe rhe| rAniyA~ bhI vaise hI beThI rahIM / "to yaha vyakti kauna hai jisane mahArAja aura rAjA ke prANoM kI rakSA kA mahAna kArya karake poysala rAjavaMza ko jIvanadAna diyA hai ? vijayotsava ke sandarbha meM sannidhAna ke sAtha hI ye padhArate to inakA sArvajanikoM ke sAmane vIrAMcita sammAna bhI kara sakate the|" zAntaladevI ne kahA / "hamane bhI unase kucha pUchatAcha nahIM kii| hama surakSita haiN| unhIM kI sUcanA se hama vijayI hue haiM, itanA mAtra hamane unase kahA thaa| sAtha meM Ate the, magara rAste meM bhayaMkara bukhAra car3hane se inheM mAyaNa ke sAtha chor3akara hama itane loga nirdiSTa samaya para A phuNce| ye vizrAnti ke bAda bukhAra se mukta hokara aba Aye haiN| hameM bhI inake bAre meM jAnane kA kutUhala hai / Aja isa samaya yahA~ inake Ane se eka nayI vAta prakaTa huii| yahA~ rAjamahala meM bAcama ke nAma se jo kAma kara rahA thA vaha vahI AcaNa haiM jisane hamAre prANaharaNa kA prayatna kiyA thA, isakA pramANa mila gyaa| agara ye hamase bichur3a jAte to isa AcaNa ke kAryoM kA pUrA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do: 2343

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patA itanI jaldI nahIM laga pAtA / aba to Apa apanA paricaya de sakeMge na" . ballAla ne prazna kiyaa| baha kucha AgA-polA karatA huA-sA dikhaa| "saMkoca karane kI z2arUrata nhiiN| khie|" balnAla ne khaa| 'pahale sannidhAna vaidyajI ko kSamA kareM, aura gajaparivAra muddA bhI kSamA kare / yaha AzvAsana mile, tava nivedana kruNgaa|" "yadyajI lo yahIM nahIM haiM n| kSamA cAhate ho to unheM apanI g2alatI ke bAre meM svayaM kahanA hogaa| yadi kSamya hogI to kSamA avazya mita jaaegii| unheM bunavA liyA jaae|" "nahIM, jarUrata nhiiN| becAra bahuta thaka gayeM haiN| unheM takalIfa kyoM da? sabhI bAteM maiM khuda ha yatA zrRMgA. kahate apane sthAH. se baha zAntanadevI ke pAsa gayA aura unake donoM paira z2ora se pakar3akara nivedana karane lagA, "rAnIjI AzvAsana deM ki kSamA kara diyA hai| maiMne rAnIjI se jhuTa kahakara dhokhA diyA hai, isalie kSamA mAMga rahI huuN| jhUTha kahane meM mega uddezya burA nahIM thaa| yAdavapurI meM hI pujhe rAjA ke sAtha jAne kI anumati mila jAtI tA mujhe rAnIjI se jhUTha bolane kA maukA hI nahIM miltaa|" "to...matalaba... cttttldevii|" "hA~ maiM cttttlaa| "kyA caTTaladevI hai?" sabake mu~ha se eka sAtha nikala pdd'aa| "hA~, mujhe koI annAta zakti raNaraMga kI ora bulA rahI thii| maiMne prArthanA kii| striyoM ko rakSA ke lie praNabaddha pausaloM dvArA nArI jAti ko yuddhakSetra meM sAkSAta mRtyu ke sAmane khar3A karanA asambhava dhaa| rAjA kA Adeza thA-vaha nahIM ho sktaa| unakI dRSTi se yaha sahI bhI haiN| hamameM bhI kona strI hogI jo baddhakSetra meM jAne ko taiyAra hogI? lekina merI sthiti kucha vicitra hI hai| abalA kI haisiyata se apanA zIla bhraSTa kiyA, to badale meM mujhe jo anubhava prApta huA thA, usakA upayoga maiMne rAjya ke lie prANoM kI bali Tekara bhI karane kA nizcaya kiyA / vahI maiM cAhatI haiN| isa kAma meM mujhe jo mAnasika zAnti milatI hai vaha anya kisI se bhI nahIM miltii| maiM apanI zIla bhraSTa deha ko dekhatI hU~ to mujha asahya pIr3A hotI hai jina duSToM ne merA zIlabhaMga kiyA, unake kutantroM ke mAraka rUpa se apanI isa deha ko samarpita kara, una dRSTa zaktiyoM ko kATa DAlane kA prayatna mana kiyA hai| zIla bhraSTa hone ke bAda bhI pakSa patitA ko kapa-se-kama isa bAta kI tRpti hai ki maiMne rASTra kI sevA kii| isalie maiM jhUTha bonakara kiskerI se rAjaparivAra se alaga hokara zatru-zivira meM dAkhila ho gyii| vaha 311 :: paTTamahAcI zAnnalA : bhAma do

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AdamI vahA~ jaayaa| AnandanI aura isa AdamI ke bIca gAr3hI mitratA hai| yaha mere jAla meM phaMsa gyaa| aura isa taraha sArA rahasya mila gyaa| sannidhAna aura biTTidevarasa jI ke prANa baca gye| usa AdamI ne jo kahA vaha jhUTha hai| donoM DhAka ke pattoM meM pASANa thA, prasAda nhiiN| vaidyajI ne usakI parIkSA bhI kI hai| usane mujhe mAra DAlane kA bhI prayatna kiyaa| use kamara meM baiMdhI khukharI kI ora hAtha bar3hAte maiMne dekha liyA to maiM uchala pdd'ii| khukharI chAtI ke badale kokha meM lgii| maiM marI nahIM, baca gyii| jItI rahane kI merI icchA kabhI kI lupta ho gayI hai| khuda mRtyu kA bulA lene vAlI bujadita maiM nahIM huuN| jI gayI, acchA huaa| yaha kambakhta khukharI mero kokha meM na lagakara jA~gha meM laga jAtI to vaidyajI bhI nahIM samajha pAte ki maiM strI huuN| unheM sArA vRttAnta batAkara maiMne unase prArthanA kI ki yaha bAta kisI se prakaTa na kareM ki maiM strI huuN| mahArAja kI prANarakSA kI, isalie unameM mere prati eka AtmIyatA utpanna ho gayI thii|" ___"so to ThIka haiN| magara tumhArI dhvani to kucha aura kI-sI lagatI hai na?" zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| " maga bajAe~ " karatI raI sira para jora dAr3hI evaM bhauMha para cipakAce bAla saba nikAla pheNke| usakaM dhvani-vinyAsa para saba cakita the| "kyoM mAyaNa, manA karate the, lekina tuma khuda jAkara caTTalA ko pakar3a lAye ? use sajIva lAye na? kyoM, usa para tumheM gussA nahIM AyA" zAntalA ne pUchA / "hama nAlAyaka hoM to lAyaqa bAteM kaise mAlUma par3eM! g2alatI ke lie kSamA prArthI huuN|'' kahakara bhAyaNa na sira jhukAkara praNAma kiyaa| "dekho to, yaha rAvata mAyaNa jo tumhArI khoja meM gayA thA, kitanA hoziyAra hai! sAdha le AyA para patA nahIM lagA skaa| mAyaNa, yaha tumhArI g2alatI nhiiN| Age se aisI manamAnI bAteM mata kiyA kro|' zAntaladevI ne kahA / "mAyaNa kA kyA krissA hai?" biTTideva ne pchaa| "use phurasata se btaauuNgii| bahuta samaya se Apa saba beTe haiN| yaha eka qhAsa sabhA huii| sabhI bujurga hama sabakI bAteM mauna hokara sunate rhe| sannidhAna aba AjJA deM to isa sabhA ko samApta kara sakate haiN|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| ___ mantrigaNa cAheM to abhI phaisalA sunA sakate haiM, nahIM to kala hI shii|'' ballAla ne khaa| mantrigaNa kI tarafa se pradhAna gaMgarAja ne kahA, "abhI phaisalA sunA sakate haiN| AcaNa ko sUlI para car3hA diyA jaay| aura ina donoM auratoM ko chaha-chaha sAnna kI kar3I sajA dI jaay| dharma-viruddha, bhrUNahatyA karanevAloM ko AindA isase paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 345

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adhika kar3I sajA dI jAegI, isa bAta kI ghoSaNA bhI kI jaay|" "sUlI para car3hAne se pahale maiM cAhatI hU~ aura vinatI karatI hU~ ki AcaNa vAcabha bAyaka nAmaka yaha vyakti mujhe asalI rUpa meM dekhane deN| use yoM hI nahIM paranA caahie|' caTTaladevI ne khaa| mahAgaja ne bAta mAna lii| isake bAda usa dina kI sabhA visarjita huii| mariyAne daNDanAyaka ne beTiyoM ko apane pAsa baiThAkara bahuta smjhaayaa| kahA, "tuma logoM meM koI bhI sahI, 'agara choTI-sI bhI g2alatI kare, vaha tumhArI mA~ aura hamAre ghagane para dhadhyA hogaa| tuma loga jisa sthAna para ho vahA~ eka-dUsare se mila-julakara duniyA ke sAmane eka bahuta UMcA Adarza sthApita kara sakatI ho| yadi eka mA~ kI beTiyA~ hI sautoM kI taraha Apasa meM jhagar3A kareM to aura dUsare vaisA kareMge to kyA doSa hai, yoM tuma pramANa banakara kabhI mata khar3I hoo| caTTalA ke tyAga se, zAntalA ke saMyama se rAjapAna kA gaurava Aja bana gyaa| nahIM to patA nahIM kyA hotA? Age le aisA nahIM hone denA caahie| cugalakhoroM kI bAtoM meM pata aanaa| pratyakSa dekhane para bhI use parakha kara bhI dekha-samajha lenA caahie| aisI hAlata meM kahI yA sanI-sunAyI bArtA para nirNaya karatI jAogI to patA nahIM kyA-kyA anartha hogA- isa bAta ko acchI taraha samajha leN| rAjaparivAra eka hai, isa ekatA ko nor3anA nahIM haiN| tuma logoM kA vyavahAra ise banAye rakhane yogya rhe| cAlaloroM kA muMha to apane Apa vanda ho jaaegaa|" sabane pitA kI bAtoM para sahamati prakaTa kii| cAra-chaha dina rAjadhAnI meM rahakara mariyAne phira sindagere cale gye| DAkarasa yuddha kSetra meM sIdhe yAdavapurI cale gaye the, isalie rAjadhAnI meM jo ghaTanAe~ gharTI unakI koI jAnakArI unheM nahIM thii| vaha biTTideva Adi sabhI kI pratIkSA meM yAdavapurI meM hI rhe| viTTideva ne yAdavapurI jAne kI bAta mahArAja se khii| "tumheM jAnA hI cAhie kyA choTe appAjI vahA~ DAkarasa jI to haiM hii| avakI yuddha meM bhI na le jAne ke kAraNa udaya ko kucha asamAdhAna huA haiN| maiM bekAra huuN| mujhe kisI bhI kAma para niyojita nahIM krte| yahA~ rAjamahala meM itanA sara huA naH mujhe ina bAtoM kI khabara taka nahIM'-aisA kahatA thaa| usakI umna abhI DoTI hai| kucha bAtoM meM filahAla use dUra hI rakhanA ucita hogA, isa kAraNa zAntaladevo ne isase kucha kahA na hogaa| bhASaNa daNDanAtha jI ko hamAre yahA~ Ane se kaSTa hI dina pahale yaha bAta mAlUma huI hai| bahuta saMyama aura cAturya se isa 545 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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sArI ghaTanA kA nirvahaNa kiyA gayA hai| isake bAre meM aba use kucha bhI vivaraNa do usa para koI prabhAva nahIM par3a sktaa| isalie use rAjapratinidhi banAkara yAdavapurI bheja deN| abhI daNDanAvikA aura unake baccoM ko vahA~ bhejanA to hai ho|" ballAla ne khaa| "udaya ko yahA~ bhejakara usameM AtmavizvAsa paidA karane kA yaha vicAra anchA hI haiN| usake sAtha jAkara sathA DAkarasa daNDanAtha jI ko kucha bAteM batAkara, vahA~ bhI sArI sthiti udaya kI samajhAkara lauTa AU~gA 1 ThIka hogA na?" bihideva ne nivedana kiyaa| __ ''vahI karo,'' ballArata ne sahamati prakaTa kii| isa kAryakrama ke anusAra biTTideva, udayAditya aura daNDanAdhikA ciyarakA tathA unake bacce mariyAne aura bharata Adi sabho daladurI ke : viTTideva ke lauTa Ane taka pitA ke yahA~ rahana ko anumati lekara zAntaladaMvI biTTigA, gAlabbe aura caTTalA ke sAtha pitA ke ghara calI gyii| mahArAja aura rAjA biTTideva kI prANarakSA karanevAlI aura ceMgAlcoM ko parAjita karane meM caTTalA ne jo atulanIya sAhasa aura cAturya dikhAyA thA usake kAraNa usake prati vizeSa gaurava zAntaladevI meM utpanna ho gayA thaa| phira bhI yaha saba karane ke lie eka strI ko apanA zIla dauMva para rakhanA par3A. isase usake mana meM eka pIr3A rahI AyIM / eka strI kA zIla bhraSTa hone dekara kisI kI jAna bacA lene kA Akhira mUlya hI kyA hai? yo zAntaladevI ne vaha prasaMga uThAyA to caTTalA ne kahA, "rAnIjI ke vicAra bahuta acche haiN| maiM strI hU~; mujhe strI ke vina ke prati Adara haiN| zatruoM kI jAlasAz2I kA patA lagAye binA, vijaya pAnA AsAna nhiiN| yuddha meM hAra jAe~ to sekar3oM hajAroM zIlavatI nAriyoM kA zIlaharaNa zatru sainika kara ddaaleNge| aisI nissahAya hajAroM vahinoM ke gaurava kI aura zIna kI rakSA karane ke lie mujha jaisI bhraSTazIlAoM dvArA isa mAdhyama se zatraoM kI jAlasAjI kA patA laga jAe yaha eka acchA kAma hai| kA~TA kA~Te se hI nikalatA hai| isa viSaya paM deha kA koI mUlya nahIM raha jaataa| zanIjI, deha naSTa hone para bhI yaha sthAyI rASTrIpayogI kArya hai| isameM saMkoca karane kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| sira jhukAne kI bhI koI jarUrata nahIM haiN| bhagavAna kA nAma lekara devAsI pantha kA nirmANa kara ati kAmuka logoM se zIlavatiyoM ko bacAne meM sahAyaka honevAle isa sapAja ko mujha jaisI raNaraMgadAsiyoM kI eka senA ko hI rASTra ke lie taiyAra karanA ucita hai| usa AcaNa ke kArya ko kisI aura DhaMga se patA lagAnA ho hI nahIM sakatA thaa| rAnIjI! usake kAryoM para zAbAzI dekara, usake kAryoM meM sahAyatA dete hue usameM vizvAsa paidA karake, use apane jAla meM phaMsAye vinA kAma banatA hI nhiiN| padamAhAdevI zAnnalA : bhAga do :: 5.17

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isa bAta ko lekara Apako pAthApaccI nahIM karanI cAhie, raaniijii| kisI ke zIlaM ko dA~va para lagAkara rASTra kI rakSA karane kI bAta nahIM hai yaha 1 apane svArtha ke lie zIla naSTa karanevAlI dAmakhyA jaisI striyA~ bhI haiN| aise logoM se yaha kArya nahIM bntaa| aisI striyoM raNaraMgadAsiyA~ bhI baneM taba bhI unase koI rASTrahita nahIM hogaa| parantu mujha jaisI striyoM meM, apanI icchA ke viruddha zIla bhraSTa huA to hamameM jo krodha kI cinagArI utpanna hogI, usameM eka viziSTa zakti hogii| jIvana meM eka hI bAra kisI kA zIla bhraSTa hotA hai| phira jo zIla bhraSTa huA, vaha lauTegA nhiiN| isalie usa zIla ko dA~va para lagAne kI bAta hI nahIM utthtii| isa zodha kI zakti ko rASTraprema meM badalakara aise logoM ko bhI sakriya banAkara kriyAzIla banA denA rASTrahita kI dRSTi se bahuta hI acchA hai| mere apane anumava ne mujhe yahI pATha par3hAyA hai| maiM eka sAdhAraNa strI huuN| merA anubhava bhI bahuta kama hai| yadi ise mAnyatA mile to khuzI hogii| aisI raNaraMgadAsiyoM kA eka dala taiyAra karane ke lie anumati dilavA diijie| ___ "tumhArI vicAradhArA sunane para vaha saMgata hI mAlUma par3atI hai| phira bhI isa taraha ke viSaya para jaldayAjJI se nirNaca nahIM karanA caahie| soceMge' kahanA cAhU~ to bhI merA pana nahIM mAna rahA hai| tumhArI isa salAha meM inakAra bhI nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| rahanaM do| phira jaba yuddha kI bAta uThegI taba vicAra kara liyA jaaegaa| mAyaNa kyA kahatA hai ? usane tumase vAta kI?'' zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| "unakA DhaMga alaga hai| gussA bhI jaldI AtA hai, prema bhI jaldI ho jAtA hai| unakA mana acchA hai| unheM isa bAta kA duHkha hai ki koI sAmane yaha kahe ki-tumhArI strI burI hai, to ye kaise saheMge? sunA ki kisI anaitika vyavahAra karate dekha lene para to ve vahIM kAra DAlane kI bAta karate rhe| yaha bhI kahate haiM-'Ao, parivAra basAkara jindagI bitaaeNge|' aba Apa hI batalAie, aisI zuddha aAtmA ko apane isa jUTana ko kaise sauMpU~? pahale hI kahA thA ki mujhe mara gayI mAna leM aura dUsarA vivAha kara leN| isa para unhoMne pUchA, 'pati ke marane para patnI vidhavA banakara mara sakatI hai to patnI ke marane para pati vidhura hokara kyoM nahIM mara sakatA? use phira dUsarA vivAha karane kI kyA jarUrata?' mujhe kucha sUjhA nahIM ki kyA kahU~?" cahalA ne khaa| "yadi usakI saccI abhilASA ho aura parivAra basAne para use sukha milatA ho to kyoM parivAra basAkara ArAma se nahIM raha skte|" zAntanadevI ne khaa| "unako bhI icchA hai| parivAra vasAne para unheM sukha bhI milegA 1 parantu ye loga kahA~ cupa raheMge? kaheMge, 'tumako zarma nahIM, usane khuda apane ko bhraSTazIlA ghoSita bhI kiyA hai| aisI strI ke sAdha vaha parivAra basAnA kyA ucita kAma hai ' maiMne 348 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do .

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pUchA yadi loga aisA kahane lageMge to kyA kreNge| unhoMne uttara diyA, 'kahanevAloM , ko kahane do, unako samAdhAna karane ke lie kaha dUMgA ki maiMne patnI nahIM, rakhaila banAyA haiN| yaha kahakara una logoM kA muha banda kara duuNgaa'|" "to matalaba yaha huA use tumase bahuta pyAra hai|" zAntalA ne khaa| "baha sArI bAta pravAsa karate vaqta hI spaSTa ho gyii| unheM patA nahIM lagA ki maiM kauna huuN| apanI palI kA guNagAna karate hI gye| maiM mI cir3hAtI jAtI thii| maiM kahatI thI usa bhraSTazIlA para tumheM itanA prema myoM? jaba maiM kikkerI meM nahIM dikhAI par3I to yaha samajhakara ki zAyada maiM vahA~ hU~gI, sIdhe hamArI senA meM phuNce| vahA~ bhI merA patA na lgaa| unheM cintA lagI hogI ki mujhe ho kyA gayA ? unhoMne yaha bhI andAja lagA liyA hogA ki zatrusenA meM guptacarI kA kAma karane ko. binA calI gayI hogii| yuddha samApta ho gayA, taba bhI unheM merA patA nahIM lagA to unhoMne soca liyA hogA ki zatruoM ne patA lagAkara mujhe mAra DAlA hogaa| isa taraha patA nahIM kyA-kyA bAteM socakara bhAvAveza meM merI prazaMsA hI prazaMsA karate gye| maiMne sahAnubhUti dikhAkara kahA, 'itanI hoziyAra strI kahIM phaMsa sakegI? krisI taraha chUTakara hI aaegii| kyoM soca meM par3ate ho vAstava meM usI ne mujhase isa jahara kI bAta kahI thI, isalie ki tumheM kucha tasallI mile|' unhoMne yaha saba sunakara pUchA, 'yaha kaise mAlUma huA ki tahara kI bAta batAnevAlI vahIM haiN| usake dAyeM gAla ke gaDDhe se kucha Upara eka kulthI ke dAne ke pramANa kA tila thA?' maiMne kahA, 'hA~, usake keza-guccha ke nIce gale ke pichale bhAga para cane ke barAbara ubharA huA tila bhI thaa|' taba unheM merI bAtoM para vizvAsa huaa| kucha AzA bhI bNdhii|" caTTalA ne khaa| "tuma merI bAta mAno to kucha kahU~ ?' "khie|' "usakI icchA hai to tuma parivAra basA lo|" "hoM, dekheNge| zAyada vahI ho, kauMna jAne!'' caTTaladevI bolii| bAloM-hI-bAtoM meM yuddha ke bAre meM bhI vyaurA pUcha liyA zAntaladevI ne| usane saba vyaurA sunA diyaa| jaba usane viTTideva ke cAturya kA varNana kiyA to zAntaladevI ko lagA, kAza maiM bhI isa yuddha meM rAjA ke sAtha rahatI to kitanA acchA hotA!" ___"raNabhUmi meM kAma karanevAloM ko rahanA caahie| zastrahIna vA bekAra loga raheM to bahuta-sI ar3acaneM paidA hogii| usameM bhI rAnIjI raheMgI to unakI rakSA kA kArya pramukha bana jAtA hai| aisI hAlata meM zatru ke AkraparNI kI ora dhyAna denA kaThina ho jAtA haiN| agara AkramaNa karate bhI raheM taya bhI rAnIjI kI rakSA kI tarafa hI paTTamahAdevI zAmalA : bhAga do :: 519

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dhyAna lagA rahatA hai, unhIM kI cintA banI rahatI hai| AkramaNa para ekAgna mana nahIM rhtaa| isa kAraNa ApakA na jAnA hI acchA jii| 'kyA tumane mujhe bUr3hI nAnI samajha liyA? mujhe mere pitA ne sampUrNa yoddhA vanane kI zikSA dilAyI haiN| eka bAra eka ghaTanA huI, tumheM batAtI hU~, suno| eka bAra rAjA (nideva) aura meM vIca talavAra calAne kI spardhA huii| yaha hamArI pagekSA kI bAta thii| usa samaya kI balipura meM ghaTI sabhI bAtoM kA vistAra ke sAtha vivaraNa dekara pahAmAtRzrI ne jo vAdA karA liyA thA so saba batalA diyA zAntaladevI ne| ''to taba se mahAmAtRzrI apane mana meM ApakA qhayAla rakhatI A rahI thiiN|" "una jaisI vizAla hRdaya kahA~ mileMgI caTTalA ? yahI mujhe lagatA hai ki acchA suA jo isa vakta ve yahAM nahIM rhiiN| unheM aisI Ter3hI khoTI bAteM, cugalakhoroM kI bAteM sunanA, jida karanA Adi bilakula pasanda nhiiN| maiM dhanya hU~ ki maiMne unakA leha pAyA / mere mAtA-pitA kA bhI yahI khyAla hai ki ve bhI unakI prIti kA pAtra bana skeN| maiM roja bhagavAna se yahI prArthanA kara rahI hU~ ki ve apanI tIrthayAtrA se jitanI jaldI ho sake lauTa aaeN|' ___"hegar3atI jI bhI to sAtha haiM, isaliA koI cintA kI bAta nhiiN|' caTTaladevI colii| "cAhe koI rahe vA na rahe, eka revimacyA sAtha rahe, vahIM paryApta hai|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| "kyA bAta hai ki unheM usa para itanA vizvAsa hai?" "aise vyakti kA janma viralA hI hotA hai| yaha rAjamahala kA saubhAgya hai ki aisA vyakti sevA karane ke lie prApta ho gayA hai| use yahA~ ke sabhI ke svabhAva kA paricaya hai| sabakI icchA-anicchAoM ko samajhalA hai| sabase mila-julakara rahane kI buddhimattA usameM hai| niHsvArtha sevA karane meM usakA agragaNya sthAna hai| vaha aura mAtAjI donoM mahAmAtRzrI ke sAtha rahane se unakI yAtrA sugama hogI aura ArAma se lauTa Ae~gI, yaha merA dRr3ha vizvAsa hai|' zAntaladevI ne khaa| "kyA vizvAsa, ammAjI!" pUchate hue mArasiMgayyA andara aaye| "mahAmAtRzrI..." zAntaladevI kucha kahanA hI cAhatI thIM ki itane meM mArasiMgavyA ne kahA, "ye A gyiiN|" itanA kahakara phira bole, "tumheM rAjamahala bhejane ke lie AyA hU~, tumhArI mA~ bhI vahIM haiM; vaha Aja zAma taka hI yahA~ A paaeNgii| tuma turanta biTTigA ko sAtha lekara clo| pAlakI taiyAra hai| tumhArI sArI cIjeM caTTaladevI sa~bhAlakara le aaegii|" mArasiMgayyA ne khaa| . "revimavyA..." 330 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"yaha bhI AyA hai, aAte hI usane tumhAre hI vAre meM pUchA / tumheM bulAne khuda hI AnevAlA thaa| maiMne hI ''yAtrA ke kAraNa thake hue ho, ArAma karo'' kahakara use roka diyA, aura usase yaha kaha AyA ki maiM zAntalA ko qhuda sAtha lekara aauuNgaa|" mArasiMgayyA bole| "rAjA (biTTideva) abhI lauTe nhiiN| aba taka lauTa Ate to kitanA acchA honaa|' zAntaladevI ne khaa| "unheM aura pahArAja ko sandeza dene ke lie AdamI bheja diyA gayA hai| aba jaldI calo, dera mata kro| nahIM to vaha revimacyA bhAgakara A jaaegaa|" mArgasaMgavyA ne khaa| zAntaladevI biTTigA ke sAtha pAlakI meM baiMTI aura rAjamahala cala dii| ''caTTalA, tuma ammAjI kA sArA sAmAna taiyAra kara rakhanA, maiM mAyaNa ko bheja rahA huuN| bAda meM tuma donoM vaha sAmAna lekara A jaanaa| gAlabbe! gAlacce!!'' pukAra sunakara gAlabbe aayiiN| "dekho, ammAjI rAjamahala gayI haiN| mAyaNa aaegaa| caTTalA aura mAyaNa ko khilAkara gajamahala bheja denaa| tuma aura lekA bhojana kara lenaa| maiM rAjamahala jaauuNgaa| dAsabve aura butugA sAmAna-saraMjAma le aaeNge| unake Ate hI tuma aura leMkA gajamahala pahu~ca jaaoge| mahAmAtuzrI ne dafta kiyA hai|'' itanA kahakara pArasiMgayyA rAjamahala cala pdd'e| caTTanadevI ne kahA, "gAlabce, rAnI ke muMha meM amRt| ye mahAmAtRzrI ke surakSita lauTane kI vAta kaha hI rahI thIM ki pAlika ne Akara kahA ki ve sakuzala lauTa aayiiN| vahI huA na? aisI davA ko paTTamahAdevI honA cAhie thaa| bar3e logoM kI beTiyA~ kahakara jhuNDa ke jhuNDa ko rAnI banAne se kyA fAyadA? rAjamahala kA sArA kissA tuma jAnatI hI ho na? maiM yaha pUchatI hU~ ki vaha Izvara bhI kitanA avivekI hai| buddhi, zakti, sAhasa, nipuNatA, viSayagrahaNa karane kI sUkSma mati Adi sabhI bAtoM meM biTTidevarasa jI mahArAja se bhI adhika custa haiN| hamArI rAnIjI (zAntaladevo unake lie barAbara kI haiN| kaisI sundara jor3I hai| yaha ! magara jasa Izvara ne yaha ThIka nahIM kiyA ki biTTidevarasa ko pahale janamane na diyaa| aisA kyoM kiyA?" "akalamandI se hI Izvara ne yaha kAma kiyA hai| agara unakA janma pahale huA hotA to unheM isa daNDanAyaka kI beTiyoM se zAdI karanI pdd'tii| isase unheM apane sAre jIvana meM takalIfa hI jhelataM rahanA pdd'taa| aisA na ho, isalie unheM bAda ko janamane diyA aura inase zAdI karavA dii| Izvara kI marjI kA hameM patA kaiMsa lagegA? pratyeka kI apanI apanI AzA-AkAMkSAe~ hotI haiN| aisI dazA meM Izvara hameM santuSTa karane ke lie koI kAma nahIM krtaa| use jo ThIka UMce usI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 351

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ko vaha kregaa|" gAlabbe ne khaa| "to kyA merA zIla bigAr3anA bhI usakI marjI thI?" "maiM eka sAdhAraNa isakA kyA uttara de sakatI hU~? kahane ke lie tuma zIlabhraSTA ho / dAmabbe bhI zIlabhraSTA hai| vaha cakkI calAtI jela meM par3I hai| aura tama rAjamahala meM gaurava ke sAtha kAma kara rahI ho| isa farka kI dRSTi meM rakhakara, uta iMzvara kI marjI kyA hai ise samajhanA hogaa| hA~, aba uTho, taiyAra ho jAo, aba tuma donoM mere hAtha meM pha~se ho| tuma donoM ko sAtha baiThAkara khilaauuNgii| bagIce meM jAkara do acche kele ke patte kAra laao| uttho|'' kahakara gAlace calI gyii| "hameM sAtha bailAkara bhojana! he Izvara, ga kehI suzI kI hai meM bhI jo labhya nahIM vaha mujhe mile?" kahatI huI kelaM ke patte kATa lAne ke lie caTTalA bagIce meM calI gyii| zAntalA ke sAtha Aye viSTigA ko dekhakara caladevI ne kahA, "yaha kitanA bar3A ho gayA haiM! bar3hane meM isakI tIvra gati hai usake pitA kI taraha / ..." "yaha saba to ThIka hai, parantu eka kSaNa ke lie bhI yaha cupa nahIM rhtaa| aisA koI kAma nahIM jisameM yaha hAtha nahIM DAlatA ho / koI kucha kare to khuda bhI vaha kAma karane ke lie utAvalA ho uThatA hai! usakI mA~ ne kahA thA ki use acchA daNDanAyaka vanAnA hai| yaha kahanA aba kATana ho gayA haiM ki vaha kyA bnegaa| isakI pravRttiyoM ko dekhakara mere mana meM kaI taraha kI samasyAe~ uThatI thI to eka bAra maiMne rAjaparivAra ke jyotiSI se pUchA / unhoMne kahA, 'isakI janmapatrI meM kula ucca aura lagna kendra sthAna meM hai| isalie koI vidyA aisI nahIM jisameM yaha pakkA aura niSNAta na ho| paMcamahApuruSayogoM meM eka rucakayoga ise hai| isa kAraNa isakI kaI bAtoM meM ruci hai, aura una sabhI bAtoM meM vaha niSNAta bhI hogaa| isa viSaya meM cintita hone kI z2arUrata nhiiN| kuja zaurya, niSTAta aura vAka Adi sthAnoM kA adhipatti hai, isalie yaha acchA baktA, mahAparAkramI, kAryadakSa bnegaa|' jyotiSI ke yaha batAne para mujhe kucha sAntvanA milii|'' zAntaladevI ne kahA / ___ "yadi yaha aisA banegA to isake mAM-bApa kI AzA saphala hogii| ise se guNasampanna hokara bar3hate hue dekhane kA bhAgya mujhe milegA yA nahIM, mAlUma nhiiN| ina saba bAtoM ko dhyAna meM rakhakara hI maiMne ise tumheM sauMpA hai|" ecaladevI ne khaa| "Apa bhI ise isa taraha kA banA degneM-yahI hamArI AkAMkSA hai| ApakI 352 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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tIrthayAtrA sugamarUpa se sampanna huI hogii| kahA~-kahA~ ho AyIM" zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| ecaladevI ne pUrA vivaraNa vistAra ke sAtha sunAyA aura kahA, "mere lie aura koI bAMchA nahIM rahI hai| Apa sandha lAga eka parivAra banakara jIvana nivAha kareM yahI merI AkAMkSA haiN|" "ApakI AzAe~ Apa hI ke AzIrvAda ke bala se saphala baneM-yahI cAhatI huuN| mujhase parivAra kI ekatA TUTane kA koI kArya na ghaTe yaha zakti mujhe Apake sneha se prApta ho, vahI AzISa diijie|" kahatI huI ecanadevI ke paira chUkara | zAntaladevI ne praNAma kiyaa| "isakA matalaba...." 'matalaba yaha ki Apake AzIvATa kA bala rahA to aisA maukA Ane para bhI asUvArahita saMyamayukta jIvana vyatIta kara skeNge|" 'tumheM kisI ke AzIvAda kI jarUrata hI nhiiN| andara baiThA huA darda kabhI na kabhI anajAne hI Apase Apa bAhara prakaTa ho hI jAnA hai| tumhArI bAta se lo mujhe vahI lagatA hai| tumhAre jora dekara kahane kA DhaMga dekhakara lagatA hai ki kisI aura kI tarapha se isa taraha kA kAma huA hai jisase tumhAre mana ko duHkha pahuMcA hai| aisI kyA bAta huI ?" ecaladevI ne pUchA / "aba saba ThIka ho gayA haiN| itanA hI kAphI hai|" "aisA nahIM, bAta mujhe pAlUma hI lo acchA hogA na?" "isa bAta ko mahArAja yA rAjA ke Ane para unase pUcha leM to ucita hogaa|" "ThIka hai| tuma para jora jabaradastI nhiiN| sunA ki tuma benugola ho AyI" "hA~, sannidhAna kI yuddha jAnA par3A, yuddha meM vijaya pradAna karane kI prArthanA karane gayI thii|" "eka vicitra bAta suno| bAtrA se lauTate-lauTate zivarAtri najadIka pdd'ii| choTe appAjI ne tuma logoM ke sAgha zivagaMgA meM jo samaya vyatIta kiyA thA usakA varNana karate-karate taba vaha aghAtA nahIM thaa| mujhe bhI lagA ki zivarAtri ko vahIM rahakara phira Age bddh'eN| zivagaMgA ke dhamaMdI ne hamArI kAfI Avabhagata kii| unheM vaha purAnI bAta yAda ho AyI jaba tuma loga vahA~ gayI thiiN| unhoMne kahA, 'uttama samaya para sannidhAna kA AnA huA hai| rASTra aura rAjagharAne ke zreya ke lie Aja rAta bhara cAroM yAma pUjA-arcA kI vyavasthA kI jaaegii| hamane bhI isa pUjA-arcA meM bhAga liyA aura rAtri jAgaraNa rkhaa| ve bahuta khuza hue| zivajI kI isa vaibhavapUrNa pUjA ko dekhakara. hameM bhI bahuta Ananda huaa| usa bRhadAkAra bAhubalI ke mahAmastakAbhiSeka aura isa zivajI ke abhiSeka donoM meM, sivAya usa vRhadAkAra paSTabhAdevI zAntalA bhAga do :: 59

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kaM, kisI dUsarI taraha kA antara hI nahIM rhaa| bRhadAkAra yAhuvalI aura zivagaMgA . ke zivajI ke abhiSekoM meM eka samAna AnandAnubhava huaa| usa samaya choTe appAjI ne jo dharma jijJAsA tumhAre gurujI se kI thI usa sabakA usane mujhaM paricaya diyaa| bhagavAna hamArI kalpanA ke anurUpa ho jAte haiM parantu usa kalpanA meM parizuddha bhAva honA caahie| isa bAta kA acchA anubhava hamane paayaa|" ecaladevI ne khaa| "usI dina sannidhAna aura g2ajA donoM ke prANa baca gye| itanA hI nahIM, kSaNa-ghara meM bijaya bhI prApta kara lI thii| ve bhI usI dina sAmezvara ke mandira meM zivajI kI pUjA meM bhAga lena gaye the| sunA ki eka duzmana ne prasAda meM jahara milAkara sannidhAna aura gajA ko mAra DAlanA cAhA yaa| svayaM sahara pIkara duniyA kA uddhAra karanevAgne mahAdeva haiM na zivajI! unhoMne ina donoM ko bacA liyaa| ApakI zivagaMgA kI zivapUjA ke Ananda ke anubhava kA hI phala Aja hameM prApta hA haiN|" zAntalA ne khaa| "to kyA, hamArI tIrthayAtrA ke Arambha hone ke bAda phira se yuddha huA?" palaTebI ne puuchaa| 'haaN|" 'banugola meM bhI isa sambandha meM kisI ne kucha kahA nahIM!" "jahA~ buddha huA, usa sthAna ko chor3akara anyatra kahIM usakA pracAra nahIM kiyA gayA thaa| vijayotsava ke sandarbha meM yadi koI belugona se Aye hoMge to unase mAlUma kiyA jA sakatA thaa| so bhI unakaM lauTane para na?" 'hamArI caTTaladevI ko Ane diijie| vaha vahA~ thI, isalie isa sambandha meM vaha adhika jAnatI hai| aura, vaha bahuta rocaka DhaMga se saba batAtI hai|" isake bAda udayAditya ke bAra meM bAta zurU huii| "kA bahuta kama bolatA hai usakI kaI AkAMkSAe~ haiM parantu kahate use saMkoca hotA hai| yoM vaha andara-hI-andara duHkha kA anubhava karatA rahatA hai| vaha aisA socatA hai ki use satra kamalAra mAnate haiM aura anubhavanahIna tathA bhAlA sapajhakara chor3a dete haiN| kisI taraha kA ittaradAyitva use nahIM sauMpate / tyAgI virakta ke lie to antamakhI honA ThIka hai, parantu yauvana kI deharI para khar3A vyakti apanI Antarika caMdanA ko prakaTa na karake antarmukhI pravRtti ko bar3hAtA rahe to usase hAni hI hogii| use kisI dAyitvapUrNa kAma para lagAte rahe haiM yA nahIM?" ecaladevI ne puuchaa| 'nahIM, lekina aba unakI annamukhI pravRtti dUra ho rahI haiM aura aba yaha jimmedArI apane Upara lene kI abhilASA prakaTa kara rahe haiN| unheM yAdavapurI ke 351 :: pApahAvI zAntalA : bhAga hA

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kArya kI jimmedArI sauMpakara Ane ke hI uddezya se rAjA gaye hue haiN|" "icchA prakaTa kI, kahanA to yoM hI pITha ThoMkane jaisI bAta hai| kahIM kucha usane vo gunagunAkara kaha diyA hogaa| khaira, jo bhI ho yaha acchA huaa| vaise yoM gunaguna karanA manuSya kI durbalatA kA eka lakSaNa hI hai| aise gunaguna karanevAle koI kArya nahIM sAdha skte|" "aba to rAjA ke sAtha devara bhaiyA bhI A hI rahe haiM na? taba unheM protsAhita karanA acchA hogA na?" "mujhe jo kahanA hogA so to kahU~gI hii| isameM meM kartavya se yukta nahIM hU~gI / parantu sabako batA sakane kI sAmarthya mujhameM nahIM hai| tuma umra meM choTI jarUra ho, para tuma aisA kucha kara sakatI ho yahI mere lie sAntvanA kI bAta hai | prabhu naM mujhe jo jimmedArI sauMpI hai use maiM aba tumheM sauMpa sakatI hU~, kyoMki aba tuma rAjagharAne ke saMcAlana meM aura use niyantraNa meM kara rakhane meM saba taraha se samartha ho aura isa sAmathyaM kI kendra bindu ho / " " Apake AzIrvAda kI chAyA meM Apake dazAye mArga para saMyama ke sAtha Age bddh'egii| ApakA mArgadarzana hameM dIrghakAla taka milatA rhe| bhagavAna hamArI isa AzA ko saphala banAeM, yahI hamArI prArthanA hai| mere mA~-bApa ne mujhe jaimA pAla-posakara bar3A banAyA, usake anurUpa mujhameM svAtantrya aura sAhasa vikasita huA haiN| ApakA vizAla manobhAva aura saMyamI jIvana mere lie Adarza bane haiN| ina kAraNoM se svecchA roga se maiM grasta nahIM huii| susaMskRta mAnavatA se pUrNa vyaktitva ko mujhameM rUpita karane kA lakSya mere guruvaryo ne mere sAmane upasthita kara rakhA hai| Apake mArgadarzana meM mujhe ina Adarza taka pahu~canA hai - yahI merI AkAMkSA hai| maiM AkhirI dama taka ApakI AjJA kA pAlana karatI rhuuNgii| ApakI prazaMsA kI bAteM mujhameM svapratiSThA aura ahaMkAra kI bhAvanA utpanna na kareM, Apake vizAla manodharma kI sadbhAvanAe~ mere AcaraNa meM rUpita hoM, aisA AzIrvAda diijie|" yoM bAteM ho rahI thIM ki itane meM cahalA ne Akara kahA, "sArA sAmAna lekara A gayI hU~ / Apake prakoSTha meM rakha AyI hU~ / " "vaha dekhie caTTalA A hI gayA~ caTTale ! mahAmAtRzrI kI AkAMkSA hai ki yuddha sambandhI sabhI bAtoM ko AmUla suneN| tuma to vahIM rhiiN| maiMne kahA ki tuma sabhI yAtoM ko jAnatI ho / saba-kucha sunAo aura tumane kyA-kyA kiyA, kisa taraha kiyA saba kucha btaao|" kahakara use mahAmAtRzrI ke pAsa chor3akara zAntaladevI biTTigA ko sAtha lekara apane prakoSTha kI ora calI gayIM / cahalA ne vistAra ke sAtha saba kaha sunaayaa| usane apane bAre meM itanA hI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 355

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kahA ki usane SaDyantra kA patA lgaayaa| kaise patA lagA sakI so nahIM btaayaa| . biTTidevarasa kI kuzanamA varNana bhAgne samaya mA unmATa kA koI bhIra-chora nahIM rhaa| kahane ke isa utsAha meM saba kucha batA to diyA, magara sannidhAna ke bAre meM kucha batAyA nahIM yoM samajhakara usane kahA ki ceMgAlcoM kI senA itanI bar3I to nahIM isalie DAkarasa daNDanAtha aura choTe rAjA donoM ne sannidhAna ko Age jAne nahIM diyaa| agara unheM Age jAne detaM to ye kyA koI sAdhAraNa yoddhA haiM? jaggadeva ke sAtha yuddha karate vakta maiMne dekhA haiM na isa taraha unake yuddha-kauzala kA varNana kara samAdhAnokti prastuta kii| ecaladevI ko rAjamahala ke viSaya meM jAnanA thaa| jaba caTTalA kI bAta eka sImA taka pahu~cI jo usako vahIM rokakara kahA, ''caTTalA, jAkara dekha Ao ki sannidhAna mantraNAgAra meM hI haiM yA antaHpura meM gaye haiM." "kucha kahanA thA?" caTTalA ne puuchaa| "kucha mata puucho| akele meM haiM kyA, dekhakara aa| Aya hoM to unase mujhe milanA hai|" ecaladevI bolii| caTTalA dakha aayii| bolI, "mAlUma huA ki Aye kAfI vakta ho gyaa|" "akele haiM yA..." "akele haiN|" pAcaladevI turanta mahArAja callAla se milane calI gyiiN| ballAla mAtAjI ko Ate dekhakara uTha khar3e hue| mA~ kA hAtha pakar3akara apane palaMga para baiThAte hue bole, "mA~, Apa yAtrA ke kAraNa thaka gayI hoMgI, ArAma nahIM kiyA?" / phira eka kSaNa bAda ballAla ne pUchA, "kucha vizeSa kApa thA?" 'hA~, dhaa|" daravAz2e kI ora dekhatI huI ecalAdevI bolii| ballAla ne mA~ kA iMgita samajha liyA aura ghaNTI bjaayii| naukara hAjira haa| use Adeza diyA gayA, "kivAr3a banda kara bAhara hI rho| hamAre Adeza ke binA kisI ko Ane na do|' naukara kivAr3a banda karake bAhara hI khar3A rhaa| mA~ kI ora dekhate hue ballAla ne kahA, 'aba kahie maoN!'' / 'kucha nhiiN| rAjamahala ke bAre meM maiMne zAntalA se puuchaa| usane kahA, sannidhAna se pUchakara byaurA jAneM to acchaa| usake kahane ke DhaMga se hI usake mana kI paur3A spATa hotI thii| isalie maiM jora na dekara tumase jAnane ke lie yahA~ aayiiN| mere tIrghayAtrA para jAne ke bAda yahA~ rAjamahala meM kucha asantoSakara ghaTanAe~ huI?'' ecaladevI ne puuchaa| ___ "aba to kucha nahIM, isase bItI bAta batA sakate haiN| usa avasara para 3.56 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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zAmtaladevI ne jo buddhimAnA dikhAyI aura sthiti kI saMbhAlA, isI se ApakA khuzI se svAgata kara makane kI hAlata Aja utpanna huI hai|'' yo kahakara isa dina kI amarAI meM huI bAnabIna se lekara bopadevI ke garbhavatI banane ke prasaMga taka kA sAga bivaraNa dekara batAyA ki isa garmadhAraNa ke kAraNa galata vicAra karane lagane se vAtAvaraNa kaluSita ho uThA dhA 1 usa vAtAvaraNa ko svastha banAne meM zAntaladevI kA kitanA pramukha bhAga thA, caTTAlA ke tyAga ke kAraNa kyA upakAra huA, gAlavyaM Adi kI niSThA se rahasya kaiMsa khulA, bhayaMkara Sar3ayantra ke khula jAne aura gaSTra ko vijayI banAne Adi viziSTa bAnoM kA sampUrNa vyaurA kaha sunaayaa| gajamahala meM kisa taraha se santoSa kA hara laharAne lagI vagairaha sabhI bAtA sa mahAgaja ballAla ne mahAmAtRdhI ko avagata kraayaa| aura anna meM kahA, "dekhie mAtAjI, mahAdaNDanAyaka yA daNDanAyikA ina donoM ne yA inameM meM kisI eka ne usa AcaNa ko apane barAbara kI hesiMcata kA na mAnakA kaha diyA ki 'hama aMce aura tama nicale stara ke ho|' yoM kahakara usa AtaNa ke pana kI darakhA ricaa| usakA phala, kaba kisa rUpa meM phaTa pdd'aa| aba ganiyoM ko patA cala gayA haiM ki ve svayaM kyA haiN| jo bhI huA so acchA hI huA, yahI lagatA hai|" vRkSa paM pake aura pacAla meM garmI dekara pakAya phaloM meM kyA annara hai, so aba mAnama mA gayA hogaa| isa tIrthayAtrA ne muddA mAnasika zAnti dI, isalie jaba maiM launa aayii| bhagavAna ne yaha anagraha kiyA ki maiM sabako khuza dekha skii| choTe appAjI aura udaya para lauTate vakta yahA~ hota to Ana hI sayakA ekasAtha desane kI tRpti pina jaatii| aba to unakaM Ane kI pratIkSA karanI hogii| 'vahI hotaa| uDharA kI asantuSTi ke kAraNa unakI yaha yAtrA hai| asantaSTi kA udaya ke mana meM honA ThIka nahIM lagA, isalie use yAdavapurI bhejane kA nirNaya | kiyA hai| isake atirikta yaha bhI nizcita bAta thI ki zAntaladevI ke upasthita rahane para hI rAjamahala kA vAtAvaraNa zuddha aura svastha rahatA hai, aura choTe ApAjI / para yaha dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki usake sAtha rahane se hamArI zakti kaI ganA bar3ha jAegI-ina kAraNoM meM ina donoM ko nahIM ThaharanA ucita samajhakara aisA nirNaya / / hama donoM ne kiyaa| udaya ka sAtha yAdavaparga jAkara, kasako kahA~ kI sArI bAteM samajhAkara Ana ke lie voTa appAjo sAya gaye haiN| abhI donoM kA Ana ke lie | khabara bheja dI gayI hai| aba do eka-dina meM A hI jaaeNge| unheM bhI Apake darzana kI utanI hI AtaratA haiN|" nalAla ne btaayaa| / "dA dina pratIkSA meM vyatIta karanA bhI ava kATakara mAlUma hotA haiN| lAcAra hU~, pratIkSA no karanI hI hogii| na donoM ke yahA~ rahate sabhI bujurgoM ko ikaTThA kara marAjagaddI ke bhAvI utsAdhikArI ke viSaya meM nirNaya kara lenA acchA hai| choTI g2anI padamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga DhaMya :: 357

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kI santAna bhagavAna kI icchA ke anusAra hI hogii| yadi baccI ho jAya to koI kliSTa pAresthiti nahIM utpanna hogii| yadi lar3akA janamegA to usa hAlata meM bhI samasyA uTha khar3I ho sakatI hai, isalie rAjaparivAra kI rIti kA nirNaya ho jAnA acchA hai| isa taraha nirNaya hone para sabhI kI nizcita dhAraNA bana skegii| usa hAlata meM kisI ko spardhA-pratispardhA ke lie maukA nahIM rhegaa| eka sthAna ke li aneka adhikArI janameMge tI aise mauke para IrSyA, dveSa, mAtsarya Adi bhAvanAe~ bar3hane laga jAtI haiN|" ecaladevI ne spaSTa kiyaa| "ApakI rAya kyA hai, moM?'' "merI dRSTi meM paTTapahiSI ke putra kA hI paTTAbhiSeka ho, yahI ucita lagatA hai|" ''yadi use putra santAna na ho, taba:" "usake bAda kI rAnI ke putra ko yaha adhikAra milanA caahie|' "to ApakI dRSTi meM choTI rAnI ko aba putra janame to bhI use siMhAsana para baiThane kA adhikAra nahIM rhegaa| use baha adhikAra tabhI mila sakatA hai ki java anya rAniyoM ke lar3ake na hoN| yahI na?' __''mujhe no vahI nyAyasaMgata mAlUma hotA hai| sabhI kI rAya le lo| parantu yaha nirNaya ho hI jAnA caahie| prasava hone taka pratIkSA nahIM karanI caahie|' aisA hI ho. maaN| vahI kreNge|" ballAla ke isa AzvAsana ne unheM sAdhanA dii| rAjamahala meM jo ghaTanA ghaTI thI use sunakara unake mana para paJjAghAta-sA anubhava huA thA ! bAda meM ve apanI bahuoM ke sAtha sahaja vyavahAra hI karatI rahIM mAno kucha huA hI nhiiN| ballAla ke kahe anusAra, viTTideva aura udayAditya donoM dorasamudra zIghra hI lauTa aaye| eka prazAnta vAtAvaraNa meM rAjamahala kA jIvana eka pakhavAre taka gjraa| tAraNa saMvatsara samApta huA aura pArthiva saMvatsara kA Agamana ho gyaa| ecaladevI kI icchA ke anusAra, siMhAsana ke uttarAdhikArI ko cunane ke siddhAnta para nirNaya karane ke lie sabhA bulAvI gayI aura nirNaya bhI kiyA gyaa| isake phalasvarUpa boppadeyo meM aMkurita eka dUra kI AzA vahIM murajhA gyii| isa mauke para mariyAne daNDanAyaka ko bhI bulavA liyA thaa| unhoMne bhI isa nirNaya ko yogya mAnA aura ina logoM se kabhI Apasa meM bAtoM hI bAtoM meM kahe gaye viSaya ko lekara jida karanA ucita nahIM mAnakara, apanI beTI ko bhI smjhaayaa| __ pitAjI, isa nirNaya se mere beTe kI jAna baca gayI smjho| yahI merA ahobhAgya hai|'' kahatI huI eka mA~sa meM boppadevI ne apanI pratikriyA vyakta kara 358 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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dI nirAzA, darda aura eka samAdhAna kI bhAvanA tInoM usakI bAtoM meM sammilita-sI pratIta huiiN| vaha isa bAta ko adhika bar3hAnA nahIM cAhate the isalie cupa ho gye| phira coppI ne hI pitA se bAteM zurU kIM, "pitAjI, lar3akiyA~ prathama prasava ke lie mAyake jAyA karatI haiN| mujhe kyA vaha saubhAgya bhI nahIM milegA?" "maiM sindagere meM akelA huuN| naukara-naukarAnI bagairaha to haiM parantu rAnI vanI tumako vahA~ isa vakta rakhanA ucita nahIM / yahA~ tumhAre bar3e bhAI kA bhI ghara hai| rAjadhAnI meM hI rahakara rAjamahala se isake lie anyatra rahanA yuktisaMgata nahIM / aba baccA yAdavapurI meM tumhAre dUsare bhAI kA ghr| mujhe to tumhArI isa taraha kI icchA kA honA anucita nahIM lagatA, isalie agara tuma vahAM jAne kI bAta mAna lo to maiM svayaM sannidhAna se anumati lekara sAtha cluuNgaa| vahA~ aba koI rAjA bhI nhiiN| rAjamahala ke ahAte meM hI tumhAre bhAI kA sauMdha hai isalie saba ThIka ho sakatA hai|" mariyAne ne batAyA / thor3I dera socakara bAMppadevI ne kahA, "vahI kIjie, pitAjI " parimAne ne mahArAja ke samakSa bAta char3I ballAla ne kahA, "socakara btaauuNgaa|" phira unhoMne apanI mAM se aura viTTideva evaM zAntaladevI se bhI salAha lekara apanI sahamati de dI I eka acche muhUrta ke dina narama gaddiyoM se sajI sundara gAr3I meM kusuma jaisI komala coppadevI ko yAdavapurI meM bar3I sAvadhAnI se pahu~cA diyA gyaa| bopadevI ke cale jAne ke do-tIna dina bAda eka dina ballAla madhyAhana ke bhojana ke pazcAt paTTamahAdevI padmaladevI ke sAtha unake prakoSTa meM gye| vahIM pAna khAte hue kucha idhara-udhara kI vAloM meM laga gye| isI silasile meM unhoMne pUchA, " pati ke ghara para saba taraha kI sahUliyateM rahane para bhI prathama prasava ke lie mAyake jAne kI icchA kyoM kiyA karatI haiM? zAyada striyoM kI yahIM rIti mAlUma par3atI haiM ?" oha, sannidhAna bopadevI kI hI bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara savAla kara rahe hoNge| vaha mAyake ke prati prIti kI bAta nahIM, rAjamahala ke nirNaya kA prabhAva hai|" padmaladevI ne kahA / "isake mAne?" "mAne spaSTa haiN| nirNaya ke viSaya meM asantuSTi / lar3ake kA janma huA to bhI use siMhAsana para baiThane kA adhikAra nahIM rahegA, isI ke kAraNa krIdha hai|" "na, na, jaba usane pUchA, 'sannidhAna hairAna to nahIM hoMge, parezAnI to na hogI na usa samaya usakI A~khoM meM dInatA kA bhAva jhalaka rahA thA use taba dekhanA mahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 350

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cAhie thaa| gasameM krodha raMca mAtra kA bhI nahIM dIkhA ! krodha ko yoM chipAye rakhanA sambhava nahIM hotaa|" "vaha dainya nhiiN| mana-hI-mana jo zApa de rahI thI usake lie vaha eka AvaraNa thaa| maiM apanI bahina ko sannidhAna se bhI adhika jAnatI huuN| vaha hama sabhI ko zApa dene se kabhI pIche haTanevAlI nhiiN| vaha cupacApa mauna sAdhe rahakara andara-hI-andara SaDyantra karanevAlI dhAtuka pravRtti kI hai|'' kahate-kahate dA~ta kaTakaTAne lgii| bAda meM "dainna-vainna kahA~? aisA hotA to jAte vakta mujhase AzIrvAda lene kyoM na AcI? maiM to aba choTI baccI nahIM huuN| aba maiM saba samajha gayI huuN| mujhe yaha bhI mAlUma haiM ki kise-kise pakar3a meM rakhanA caahie|' padmaladevI ne khaa| ballAla ko lagA ki sira cakkara khA rahA hai| mu~ha meM pAna kI pIka bharI thI, use nigalate bakta ghUTa gale meM aTaka gyaa| apanI chAtI para hAtha rakhakara bole, ''pAnI, pAnI..." ghabarAtI huI padyaladevI chaThI aura eka cA~dI ke ghar3e meM se kaTore meM pAnI lekara unake hAtha meM diyaa| use pIkara ballAla vahA~ se uTakara cala diye| "sannidhAna yahIM ArAma karate to acchA hotaa|" pAladevI ne unake chAtI para rakhe hAtha kI ora dekhate hue khaa| "kucha nhiiN| supArI kA ToSa hai, kucha aTakA-sA huA hai| kucha ghabarAne kI jarUrata nhiiN|'' kahakara phira bAta karane ke lie maukA na dekara apane prakoSTha kI ora cale gye| yahA~ peTa ke bala apane palaMga para leTa gye| unake dimAg2a meM patA nahIM kyA-kyA vicAra aAte rhe| saba ThIka huA mAnanA kevala marIcikA hai| thaMgalI, thegalI hI rhegii| jahA~ dhegalI lagI vahIM phira phaTatI hai| ise ThIka karanA kisI ke bhI vaza kI bAta nhiiN| yahI lagatA hai| strI ke isa mana ko aisA taiyAra karane ke lie bhagavAna kina-kina vastuoM kA upayoga karatA hogA bAta aura to pratikriyA kucha aur| choTI rAnI ko gusmA hai yA isI ko? cAhe koI gussA kare, hameM to mAnasika azAnti hI hogI? sahI kyA hai, g2alata kyA haiM, isa bAta kA vicAra na karake apane ko saba ora se dhanda rakhakara baiThanevAlI aisI auratoM ke sAtha rahanA asAdhya hai| pISTe calakara jIvana asAdhya ho uThe to koI Azcarya nhiiN| acche gusa, uttama sAdhI saMgI, prazAnta vAtAvaraNa, saba taraha kI sakha-samRddhi saba bAtoM ke hote hue bhI isa taraha kA baratAya? isa taraha ke vyavahArAM kA phala pratyakSa nahIM to parokSa hI sahI bhugatane ke bAda bhI aisA vyavahAra kare to lagatA haiM ki svabhAva meM koI parivartana nahIM huaa| patA nahIM bhagavAna kI kyA mI hai| pahale hI maiM choTe appAjI kI taraha mA~ kI bAta mAna letA to zAyada yaha hAlata 360 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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na huI hotI-yoM kaI taraha kI bAtoM ke bAre meM socate-vicArata mahArAja valavAla peTa ke bala leTakara par3e rahe, patA nahIM kaba unakI nIMda laga gyii| dina ke vakta vizrAma karate tA bhI jaldI uTha jAne kI Adata thI ballAla kii| Amataura para bhAI-bandhu dopahara ke bAda sannidhAna ke mantraNAmAra ke mukha-maNDapa meM baiTakara kAryakramoM ke bAre meM vicAra-vimarza karate; yahI unakI tati thii| isI krama meM viTTideva aura udayAditya samaya para Aye aura sannidhAna kI pratIkSA meM baiThe rhe| bahuta dera taka pratIkSA kI, phira bhI na Aye to socA ki sannidhAna ranivAsa gaye hoMge isI zaMkA se yahA~ ke naukara se puuchaa| ___ "bhojanAntara sannidhAna paTTamahAdevI ke prakoSTha meM to gaye, para vahA~ se jaldI hI lauTa pdd'e| aura apane prakoSTa meM jAte hue Adeza diyA ki jaba taka hama svayaM nahIM bulAe~ taba taka kisI kI andara na jAne deN| naukara ne sUcita kiyaa| turanta biTTeideva udAditya ke sAtha mahArAja ke prakoSTha kI ora gye| kivAr3a yoM hI sarakA diyA thaa| socA zAyada andara se vanda ho| kivAr3a ko kucha DhakelA, kivAr3a khula gyaa| andara jhoMkakara dekhaa| mahArAja peTa ke bala leTe par3e the| udayAditya ko izAre se balAyA, donoM andara gye| ballAna kA dAyoM hAtha palaMga se bAhara naraka rahA thaa| yaha socakara ki aisI gaharI nIMda zAyaTa bahuta thake hone ke kAraNa laga gayI hogI, usa laTakaM hAgha ko dhIre-se uThAne ke vicAra se use pakar3A, to dekhate kyA haiM ki hAtha Aga kI taraha jala rahA hai| unhoMne kahA, "udaya, zIdhra cArukIrti paNDitajI ko khabara kara do, jaldI blaaso| bhAtAjI ko bhI batA dii| sannidhAna kA badana Aga kI taraha tapa rahA udayAditya ne paNDita ke vahA~ naukara daudd'aayaa| vaha svayaM mA~ ke pAsa gayA aura unheM qhabara dii| meM bhI turanta isake sAtha vahA~ A gyiiN| __itane meM ballAla jaga gaye the| A~kheM lAla ho gayI thIM, ceharA cipacipA ho gayA thaa| Ate hI ecaladevI ne ballAla kA mAthA kara dekhaa| "kaba meM choTe appAjI...?'' unhoMne puuchaa| bhAjana ke vakta to svastha hI the| sunA ki thor3I dera paTarAnI jI ke yahA~ rahe. phira Akara leTa gye| hama roja kI taraha vahA~ Aye, pratIkSA kI; bahuta dera pratIkSA karane para bhI ye jaba nahIM Aye to svayaM cale aaye| dekhA, nIMda meM the| zarIra tapa rahA thaa| vaidyajI ko khabara kara dI hai|" "rAnI ko khabara nahIM dI?" caladevI ne puuchaa| "isalie nahIM kahalA bhejA ki ghabarA jaaeNgii| vaidyajI ke Ane ke bAda vaha jAnakara ki kyA kaheMge, taba kahalA 'bhejeNge|" vihideva ne khaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :- 361

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"pahale unheM rakhabara kara do|" pracalaraMbI ne khaa| "unakI vahA~ z2arUrata nhiiN| ilAna ke muMha se AvAja Ayo / saba kita hokara unakI ora dekhakara cupa raha gye| zIna hI cArUkIrti paNDita aayeN| parIkSA kI, davA nikaalii| cUrNa zahada meM gholakara caTA diyaa| kisI ko bheja deMge no eka kvAtha (AgaSTa bheja ddrgaa| use dina meM do bAra eka pakhavAre taka inA hai|" aura kahA, "Aja rAla koI AhAra na deN| sannidhAna se koI jyAdA vAtacIta na kreN| sannidhAna ko pUrNa vizrAnti kI AvazyakatA hai| kala savo taka pasInA nikalakara bukhAra uttara jAya to bAda meM koI khatarA nhiiN| subaha meM eka kAr3hA banAkara laauuNgaa| vAtAvaraNa zAnta aura mauna rheN| kisI taraha ko AvAz2a se unakA vizvAnti bhaMga ho sakatI haiN| isa bAta kA saba loga vizeSa dhyAna rkheN| sannidhAna jise nahIM cAhate usa para jora na deN|" kahakara vaidya cale gye| mahArAja asvastha ho to savAla iMTe binA rahegA kaisa: unake sAmane savAla na uThAne kI manAhI baMdya ne kii| ve apanA kAma karake cale gaye / biTTideva unake sAtha bAhara paaye| vaidya ne unase pUchA, "koI aisI bAtacIta huI jisase mahArAja ke mana kA kucha parazA hu ho|" ''mAlUma nhiiN| bhojana ke bAda pamahAdevI ke sAtha, munA ki kucha samaya ritaayaa| agara kucha aisI bAtacIta huI to vahIM huI ho| vyoga jAnanA hai| vihideva ne puuchaa| "jarUrata nahI, kaSTa lakSaNa se nagate haiM ki unheM kala bhAnasika AghAta huA hai| unake leTe rahane kI rIti, acAnaka car3hA huA bukhAra, najJa kI vicitra gati yaha saba parakhane se to mujhe aisA hI lagatA hai| sannidhAna jisa pAsa rahane kI anumati deM aura cAhe ve hI unake pAsa rheN| kisI bhI sthiti meM unake pAsa koI rahe, yaha Avazyaka hai| sannidhAna ke pAsa kyoM na koI rAnI rahI Aga?" mahAmAtRzrI ne rAnI ko bulAna kI bAta jara kahI to sannidhAna ne kahA, unheM yahAM Ane kI jarUrata nahIM " biTTideva ne khaa| posA hai to unakA sannidhAna saM dUra rahanA hI behatara hai| maiM subaha aauuNgaa|' kahakara vaidyajI vidA haa| vimayyA vaidyajI ke sAtha gayA aura vAtha ariSTa ne aayaa| baidhajI ke kahe anusAra usa dina kvAtha eka bAra pilAyA gyaa| vArI-bArI se bihiMdeva aura mahAmAtRzvI ne rAta vahIM vitaacii| pahArAja kara bar3avAte hue cupacApa sAyaM par3e the| Rcha dera nIMda-sI lagatI phira jaga jaate| donoM ganiyoM ne binA nIMda ke hI rAta bitaayiiN| unheM sannidhAna se milane 362 :: paTTamahAdazrI zAntalA : bhA do

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kA maukA hI nahIM milaa| paNDita cArukIrti ne samajhA dhA ki bImArI eka saptAha ke andara ThIka ho jAegI, magara aisA na hone ke kAraNa kucha bhIcakke-se raha gye| unhoMne davA bdlii| navI jar3I-bUTiyA~ maMgavAkara siddhakalpa vidhi se dayA taiyAra karake dii| mAnasika AvaMza ke kAraNa jo bImArI zurU huI vaha bukhAra ke utara jAne para bhI dimAg2I bImArI ke rUpa meM badala gyii| yaha ira bhI lagane lagA ki yaha kahIM unpAda kA rUpa dhAraNa na kara le| kAraNa to bahuta choTA thA! maiMne aisA kauna-sA pApa kiyA ki mujhe apana patideva kI sevA se vaMcita honA par3A: jaba mujhase koI g2alatI huI hI nahIM to yaha manAhI kyoM?-yA socakara jitanA sahana kara sakI kiyA, Akhira padmaladevI .:: na para / yaha jI: sAniyA ke pradara meM gyii| eka pakhavAre kI romArI ke kAraNa ballAla bahuta kRzakAya ho gaye the| rugNa cehare para dAr3hI-mUMcha bar3ha AyI thii| nAI kA pAsa na Ane dene aura ustare kA prayoga na karane kA Adeza diyA thaa| unakI usa hAlata ko dekhakara vaha ghabarA gyii| mahAmAtRzrI kI upasthiti kA bhI khayAla na karake vaha manamAne DhaMga se kahane lagI, 'anahAnI kucha kA jAya to bhugatanevAtI to hama hI haiN| khAlI sahAnubhUti dikhAnevAloM kA kyA haiM : pati kI sevA karane kA haka merA hai| usase mujhe bhalA bA~cata kauna kara sakegA, maiM degii| meM yahA~ se haTUMgI hI nhiiN| merI koI paravAha hI nahIM karataM, isalie aisA huaa| apane lar3ake ko gahI nahIM milagI-yaha jAnakara vAppi ne zApa diyA haiN| yaha usI ke zApa kA phala hai| ise khuda na dekha sakane kI hI vajaha se vaha bahAnA karake yAdavapura calI gayI hai| maiM dekha lU~gI vaha isa rAjamahala meM kaise phira aaegii| sannidhAna kI saralatA kA usane durupayoga kiyaa| paramadhAtu kI hai vh| usake garbha meM poyasala santAna nhiiN| sannidhAna ko lIla jAna ke lie cuDaila paidA hai| use hamala TikA, sannidhAna ko raNakSetra meM bhAganA pdd'aa| perA sAmAMgalya acchA rahA. ve khatare se pAra ho gye| aba AThavA mahInA hai, usI kA kuprabhAva hai| mujhe bhAlUma hai ki vaha sannidhAna kI burAI ke lie hai|" padmaladevI yoM bar3abar3AtI rhiiN| ecaladevI saba sunatI rahI, Age ne suna nahIM skiiN| turanna unhoMne jora se ghaNTI bajA dI; do-cAra naukara upasthita ho gaye ekdm| ghaTI kI AvAz2a ne padyalA ke mu~ha ko banda kara diyaa| ballAla ne 'hAya-hAya" khaa| apane cAroM ora kyA ho rahA hai, isakA unheM bhAna na rhaa| "kyA hai appAjI,'' kahatI huI ecaladevI ne A~sU bharI AMkhoM se beTe kI ora dekhaa| biTTideva kahIM bAhara dhaa| AvAja sunakara vaha bhI andara A gyaa| paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : zaga dA :: 363

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"mA~, mana ko AyAta laganevAlA koI zabda na kareM-baidyajI ne yahI kahA thA na? ghaNTI kisane bajAyau?" viTTideva ne pUchA / maiMne hI bajAyI, choTe ayyaajii| tumhArI isa paramahAdevo ko unake prakoSTa meM chor3a Ane kI vyavasthA kro|" ecaladevI ne khaa| "paTTamahAdevA ! kahA~ hai vaha? usakA galA ghoMTa duuNgaa|' callAla grjaa|| pAladevI tharaghara kAMpa uThI / "sAya: bhagavAna marI yaha dazA: mega jInA vyartha hai|" kahatI huI vaha bAhara calI gyii| lasakaM pIche hI biAdeva nikle| vaha apane prakoSTha meM gayI aura dhar3Ama se kivAr3a, banda kara liye| viSTideva ne naukaroM se kahA, ''sannidhAna kI amvamyatA ke kAraNa paTTamahAdevI kA mana bahuta vicalita huA haiN| yaha kucha kara na baitthe| hoziyAra rahanA, nigarAnI rakhaM rhnaa| phira vaha ballAla ke zayana-kakSa meM cale gce| "ho, ganI ko bulavAeMge appAjI, vaha mAyakre gayI haiN|'' vAcaladevI ballAla se kaha rahI thiiN| "hA~ ! na pahAvI - Ama mAvina ho cukaM haiM na : Ana deM, dhIre-sa Ae~ / ' allAta ne kahA / vaidyajI aaye| unheM bAhara le jAkara caladevI ne jo huA saba kaha sunaayaa| ''adhako yaha bImArI unmAda kI Ara na bddh'e| yadi vAta aura bar3hatI to usakA pariNAma bahuta buga hotaa| mere mana meM yaha zaMkA rahI ki yaha bImArI haiM, yA grhvaadhaa| aba yaha nizcita ho gayA / vaha bImArI hI hai| javAna bekAbU ho to aise mAMgoM kI bAtoM se zastrAvAta se bhI adhika gaharA bAna dimAga para ho jAtA hai| pahale se hI merI kucha aisI zaMkA rhii| aba nizcita ho gyaa| anna taka kI cikitsA aura parIkSA se koI abhilapita phala na milA to bhI koI cintA nhiiN| irA AgAmI jyeSTha pArNamA taka sannidhAna ko svastha banA duuNgaa| agara aisA na kara sakA to isa baMdhaka vRtti ko hI chor3a deNgaa| vaidya ko Arogya kI rakSA aura prANAM kI rakSA karanI hI hogii| yaha kabhI prANabhakSaka nahIM bana skegaa| cAhe koI bhI nAkhuza ho, kisI ko unake prakoSTa meM Ane nahIM denA caahie| naukaroM kI bhI jarUrata nhiiN| maiM yahIM raha jaauuNgaa| davA kI z2arUrata hone para khuda jAU~gA aura se jAUMgA : meM, gajA aura Apa-hama tInoM ke sivAya anca koI isa prakApTa meM na Ane paae|" paNDitajI ne spaSTa kara diyaa| baMsI hI vyavasthA ko gyii| poNDatajI na bar3I niSThA ke sAtha niyamAnusAra davA dI, cikitsA aura upacAra se sannidhAna ko svamdha banAkara, unhoMne apanI bAta rkhii| tIna pakhavAgeM saM adhika samaya lagA; phira bhI paNDitajI ne mahAgaja kA nAroga banAkara apanI pratijJA ko banAye rkhaa| mRtaprAya ballAla jI utthe| sti.l :: pahama detI zAntanA : bhAga do

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andhakArAcchanna daurasamudra kA rAjamahala phira jagamagA iThA / phalapUrNimA ke dina yAdavapurI meM ghoppadevI ne eka lar3akI ko janma diyA / mahArAja kI asvasthatA kI khabara kevala mariyAne ko hI dI gayI thii| vaha eka dhAra Aye aura mahArAja ke darzana kara padmalA ko kucha upadeza dekara yAdavapurI lauTa gye| paNDitajI ke kahane se bopyadevI ko qhabara nahIM dI gayI thii| ballAla kI vImArI, padmaladevI aura mahArAja ke ghoca kA vAtAlApa, usake bAda ghaTI ghaTanAe~ Adi kisI bhI bAta kI bAppadevI ko khabara nahIM thii| garbhiNI sukhI rahe, prasava sahI ho-3 : se hI raha jAtIzI koI khabara nahIM dI gayI thii| uddezya saphala huaa| sahI prasava bhI huaa| rAjamahala ko jaba isa bAta kI khabara milI taba mahArAja svastha ho rahe the| unheM zAyada aisA lagA ho ki rAjakumArI kA janma honA hI acchA huaa| ho sakatA hai ki padmaladevI ko bhI khuzI huI ho| pahArAja kI yaha bImArI aura usake unmAdAvasthA taka pahu~cane kA hAla Adi sabhI bAteM mAlUma hone para zAntaladevI aura cAmaladevI ko bahuta ghabarAhara huii| pahale bhI isa padmaladevI kI hI bAtoM kI vajaha se asamAdhAna huA thaa| aba bhI isa sArI ghaTanA kA bahI kAraNa bana gyii| use ThIka karanA asAdhya hai| usameM karIba-karIba mA~ ke kucha guNa Aye hai- yahI una donoM ko laga rahA thaa| una donoM ko bopyadevI para vizeSa zAtmIya bhAvanA utpanna ho gyii| isa bAta para unheM santoSa bhI huA ki boppadevo bhaviSya ko socakara yahAM se dUra rahI, isase ThIka prasava bhI huaa| vahIM rahI hotI to sambhava thA akAla prasava Adi anahonI hI ho rhtii| aisI durghaTanAe~ na ho pAyIM, yahI eka samAdhAna thaa| isa sampUrNa ghaTanA meM apanA koI hAtha nahIM yA to bhI vaidya ke kathanAnusAra kisI ke mahArAja ke pAsa na jAne ke niyama kA cAmaladevI ne niSTA aura saMyama ke sAtha pAlana kiyA thaa| mahArAja kI asvasthatA ke bAre meM parokSa rUpa se jAnakArI prApta hotI to thI, phira bhI vaha bhagavAna se yahI prArthanA karatI thI ki unheM zIghra acchA kara deN| usakI isa manaHsthiti se zAntaladevI bahata santuSTa thiiN| jaba padmasadevI kI bAppadevI kI lar3akI hone kA samAcAra milA to usane jo santoSa prakaTa kiyA vaha nimna stara kA thA, ise samajhakara donoM usake prati kucha asantuSTa hI huii| zAntaladevI ne cAmaladevI se kahA, ''prasava ke bAda dhacyA-jAyA donoM sukhI haiM na, isase bar3hakara aura kyA caahie| mAM banane kI AkAMkSA rakhanevAlI strI kI yaha icchA to sahaja hai; jaba mA~ banI to baccI yA bacce kI kalpanA kara paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 365

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I medabhAva se apanI santAna kI dekhanA mA~ kA kAma nahIM meM lar3akI hai isameM merI mAM kabhI duHkhI nahIM huii| lar3ake kA janma na hone kA unheM kabhI duHkha nahIM muaa|" "saba aisA hI bhamajhatI to duniyA kI rIta hI aura hotii| yaha saba jAnakara bhImaM khuda kahI sunI bAteM sunakara kyA se kyA bana gayI thii| philahAla bhagavAna itanI kRpA kare to kAphI hai ki usa paTTamahAdevI ko pahale eka lar3akA de de !" vAmadevo bolI | "Apako lar3akA nahIM caahie|" "kona svI aisA kahegI ki lar3akA nahIM caahie| parantu pahale usakA lar3akA ho jAe to usake jIvana kA lakSya satha jaaegaa| hama usakI IvyoM se baca jaaeNgii| zrama striyoM ko bhagavAna ne kaise bhI duHkha ko saha lene kI zakti de rakhI hai ! mahArAja to kaThina toM ko nahIM saha skeNge| usake sar3akA ho jAya to mahArAja kabhI bImAra na ho| hamArI mAM na pahale se usake dimAg2a meM aisI bAteM bhara TI hai jo kahIM sar3a rahI hai| usake mana meM kevala hI bAteM hai ki mahAdevI bane aura usakA lar3akA mahArAja bne| ina do bAloM ke alAvA usake dimAga meM aura kucha he nahIM "burAI karanevAloM ke prati bhI bhalAI kara sakanevAle kitane mileMge?" "yaha upakAra karane kI bAta nahIM meM apane ko acchI taraha samajhatI hU~ / apanI rakSA aura sukha ke lie tathA saMvidhAna kI manaHzAnti ke lie usane bar3hakara acchA koI dUsarA mArga hI nhiiN| isameM upakAra karane kI vRddhi se adhika svArtha vRddhi hai| isa vajaha se ye prazaMsA sahI nahIM hai / " upakAra ke badale ApakAra hI pAnevAle isa samAja meM apakAra ko davA upakAra ko mAnanevAloM kI prazaMsA honA sahaja hI hai| acchA, isa bAta ko rahane deM jaba rAjakumArI ke sAtha bApadevI yahA~ Ae~gI taba hameM isa bAta kA khadhAla rakhanA hogA ki mahAdevI ke muMha se koI vyaMgya kI bAta na nikale aura vahAM jo kucha huA isa bAta kI jAnakArI use na deM - yahI sUcanA mahAmAtRzrI ne dI mujhe bhI yahI ThIka lgtaa| isalie yahA~ ko saba bAtoM ko jAnanevAloM kA isa kAma meM sahayoga cAhatI hU~ / " "isameM merA pUrNa sahayoga hai| yadi vaha hI kucha cher3akara jAnanA cAhe to bhI kucha kahU~gI nhiiN|" cAbhaladevI ne kahA / maiM yahAM kI paristhiti se paricita sabhI logoM se AzvAsana pAne ke bAda zAntaladevI rAnI voppadetI aura rAjakumArI ke svAgata kI taiyArI meM laga gayIM / pariyAne daNDanAyaka ke sAtha bAppadevI aura rAjakumArI dorasamudra phuNce| vaibhava 15 paTTAdevI zAntalA bhAga do i

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ke sAtha rAnI kA svAgata kiyA gyaa| unakI anupasthiti meM yahA~ jo g2az2arI thI isase anajAna rAnI lopyadevI ko sanlopa huA hii| baccI ko dUdha pilAtI rAnI se eka bAra mariyAne ne kahA thA ki mahArAja kA svAsthya bigar3a gayA thA, para aba acche haiN| yaha dAta yAdavaparo meM hI unhoMne sunAyI thii| usa samaya boppadevI ne baccI ko lAtI se lagAkara kahA thA. ''beTI, tama para do bAra Aropa lagAyA gayA thA ki tuma pitA kA ahita karanevAlI ho; bhagavAna ne tumako isa Aropa se bacA liyA hai| vahIM perI kokha kA saubhAgya hai / " phira baccI ko cummA dekara khuza ho uTI thii| usI khuzI meM rAjamahala meM usane praveza kiyA thaa| deharI para AratI utArakara use andara bulA liyA gayA thaa| apane beTe kI hI zakla-surata liye navajAna rAjakumArI kI ecaladevI ne apanI goda meM lekara cUmA aura AzIrvAda diyaa| ''sukhI rahI yedI, ajJAtAvasthA meM rahanevAlI tumane rAjamahAla meM uthala-puthala macA rakhI thI lekina Aja khuzI ke phavvAre chUTe haiN| tumhArI upasthiti se Aja rAjamahala jagamagA uThA hai|'' striyAM kI sArI mAMgalika kriyAga samApta huI, taba rAnI boppadevI baccI ke sAtha mahArAja ke pAsa phuNcii| unhoMne ha~sate hA usakA svAgata kiyaa| vaha apanI hI A~khoM para vizvAsa na kara skii| use lagA ki itanA kamajora honA ho to yaha vImAga bhI kaisI rahI hogii| phira bhI usane jaldabAjI nahIM kii| 'yaha sannidhAna kA anugraha hai|'' kahatI huI ballAla ke hAthoM meM baccI ko de diyaa| unhoMne baccI ko lekara cupmA diyaa| phira kuzala-kSema ke bAda unhoMne kahA, 'yAtrA se yakI hogI dhAva jAkara Ag2ama kro|" bopadevI ne pUchA, "sannidhAna ko itanA kamajora banAnevAlI aisI bhayaMkara vomAge kyA thI?' 'sava ArAma se btaauuNgaa| aba to saba ThIka ho gayA hai na: ava tuma z2yAdA apane ko thakAo mata / jAo, ArAma kro|' balnAla ne khaa| baccI ko unake hAtha se lekara vaha apane prakoSTha kI ora calI gyii| rAjamahala kA jIvana eka taraha se kisI taraha ke lathala-puthala ke binA calane lagA thaa| zAyada yahI kAraNa hai ki saba kama bolate the| ballAla mahArAja ko pUrvavat zaktizAlI banane ke lie kAfI samaya laga sakatA haiM, vahI cAsakIrti paNDita ne kahA thaa| unhoMne yaha bhI kahA thA ki kama-se-kama eka sAla taka ve strI-samparka na kreN| zarIra ke durbala hone kI vajaha se mahArAja kisI bhI kAma meM vizeSa utsAha nahIM dikhAte the| isalie saba apane-apane kAmoM meM lage rahe, yo mahanA zAyada g2alata na hogaa| dina gujarate gye| mahArAja adhika samaya vizrAnti meM hI vyatIta kara rahe the, paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : pAga do :: 3417

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kisI rAjakAja yA anya taraha ke kAryoM meM samaya nahIM dete kisI viSaya ko lekara vizeSa cintA bhI nahIM krte| yo hI samaya vyatIta karane se kucha acche vicAroM kI ora mahArAja kA mana lagAne kI bAta socakara zAntaladevI ne yaha acchA samajhakara pratidina madhyAnAntara kavi nAgacandraracita rAmacandracaratapurANa kA paThana usakA artha vivecana evaM usa para vicAra carcA karane ke kAryakrama kA Ayojana kiyaa| isa goSThI meM mahArAja, rAniyA~, vihideva udayAditya ecaladevI, zAntaladevI aura kavayitrI kanti itane hI loga upasthita rahA krte| isa kAryakrama meM ballAla kucha navIna sphUrti se bhAga liyA karate, jo unake lie Avazyaka bhI thaa| phurasata ke vaqta aura kucha na sAMpakara kAvya ke hI viSaya meM sAMcA krte| isase unakA utsAha pratidina bar3hatA hI gayA / "ApakA kAvya uttama haiM preraNA kI mUla zakti haiM, yo hone itane meM ballAla kI vardhantI bhI A gyii| taba taka rAmacandracaratapurANa kA vAcana bhI samApta ho cukA thaa| vicAra-yAtAM karate vaqta kanti jo savAla uThAtI usakA uttara denA nAgacandra ke lie kucha kaoNTana hotA thaa| kaI eka bAra unakI salAha ke anusAra unhoMne kucha idhara-udhara parivartana bhI kiye| guNapatra aura vimalasUri kI kRtiyoM hI ApakI para bhI vimalasRri kRta rAmAyaNa kA prabhAva Apake hai| bahuta vistRta rAmakathA ko saMkSipta banAne meM ApakI buddhimattA vizeSa rUpa se prazaMsanIya hai| mahAkavi pampa kI taraha zreSTha kAvya ke nirmANa karane kI ApakI abhilASA saphala huI hai| hama saba Apako abhinava pampa kaha sakate haiN| parantu jaba bhI Apa eka viSaya ko svIkAra kareM to badala sakate haiN| yaha mujhe mAlUma haiM ki kavi kI svatantratA ko koI chIna nahIM sktaa| phira bhI vaha viSaya mUla se kucha nimna stara kA sA lagatA hai, mUla ke gAmbhIrya kI sImA kA ullaMghana huA-sA lagatA hai|" kanti ne kahA / meM hai vaha "kauna-sA viSaya ApakI aisA laga rahA he?" nAgacandra ne puuchaa| "sItAjI ke moha meM unmatta rAvaNa dvArA pralobhana dekara unheM pAne ke prayatna ke prasaMga meM saMvAda kI gambhIratA kucha DhIlI huI-sI pratIta hotI hai| mUla meM jo gambhIratA rahI hai use vaise hI rahane deta tI ThIka hotA!" kanti ne kahA / "maiM vimalasUri kI kRti kA atyanta RNI huuN| unake dvArA nirmita pAtroM ke svarUpa meM parivartana lAne kI merI icchA nhiiN| yaha parivartana nahIM, saMgraha hai| unake aura hamAre samaya ke vyavahAra meM bahuta antara hai| samakAlIna rIti-nItiyoM ko chor3akara kavi jI nahIM sktaa| use usI pugane DhaMga para citrita karane para to kavi kRtaka bana jAtA hai| samasAmayika rIti-nItiyAM kAvya meM samandhita ho tabhI kAvya meM navInatA A sakatI hai| tabhI lagatA hai, "hAM, yaha sahaja hai|" yahI bhAva logoM 368 :: pttttmhaadev| zAntalA bhAga

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meM utpanna hotA hai| Aja kI rIti-nItiyA~ sArvakAlika haiM, kAvya-racanA isI AvaraNa meM hotI rahegI, yA kaise kahA jA sakatA hai? bAta purAnI hone para bhI kahane kA DhaMga nayA banatA hai| isalie yaha prasaMga aisA hI rahe, merI icchA hai| isa bAta para vizvAsa karanA bhI kaThina hai ki merA yaha kAvya aparivartita hokara jaisA aba hai vaise Age bhI banA rhegaa| jaise-jaise nakala utArI jAegI, parivartana bhI hotA rhegaa| nakala utAranevAle kI truTi ke kAraNa yA usakI pratibhA ke kAraNa mUla rUpa badala bhI sakatA hai| isalie aisA hI rahe," nAgacandra ne khaa| ecaladevI ne pUchA, ''kavi niSThAvAna jaina haiN| bAlacandra munivayaM ke priya ziSya haiN| karnATaka ke jaina kaviyoM ne jaina-gurANa granthoM kI racanA karake gahula upakAra kiyA hai| hamAre chore appAjI ne Apase sIkhe AdipurANa, zAntipurANa aura ajitanAthapurANa Adi kI kathA mujhe sunAyI hai| Apa eka jaina-purANa kyoM nahIM likha sakate?" ___''bahuta samaya pahale maiMne mallinAthapurANa likha rakhA hai| parantu usameM bahuta pariSkAra kI AvazyakatA hai|'' "usa kAma ko jaldI kIjirA na!" ecaladevI ne khaa| "jo aajnyaa| mariyAne daNDanAyaka jI ne mujha para bahuta bar3A anugraha kiyaa| unhIM ke kAraNa mujhe poysala rAjAoM kA Azcaya prApta huaa| yahAM maiMne jitane dina vyatIta kiye ve sAdhaka rhe| yahA~ rahakara rAjamahala ke vyaktiyoM se lekara eka sAmAnya naukara taka sabhI logoM ke jIvana kI rIti-nItiyoM kA paricaya pAne se mujhe kAfI anubhava prApta huaa| kAya ke zarIra ko puSTa banAne meM isa anubhava se vizeSa sahAyatA prApta hogii| isase samasAmayika prajJA mujhameM jAgrata huI hai| kantidevI ne bhrAtRvAtsalya se apanA sampUrNa sahayoga dekara yaha pramANita kara diyA haiM ki bAra-zrIsampanna racanAkara mAtsaryarahita aura sahRdaya hote haiN| ve eka mahAkAvya kI racanA karake TeMgI to sArasvata loka kA bar3A upakAra hogaa| isa abhinaya bAgdevI kA nAma amara ho jaaegaa| isa prakRta sandarbha meM maiM unase prArthanA karU~gA ki ve eka mahAkAvya kI racanA kreN|" nAgacandra ne khaa| "bhagavadicchA hogI lo kAvya-racanA ho jAegI," kranti ne khaa| vardhantI ke isa avasara para cArukIrti paNDita, kavi nAgacandra aura kantidevI ko sammAnita karane kA nirNaya bhI huaa| nirNaya ke anusAra paNDita cArUkIrti ko 'ballAla jIvanarakSaka', kantidevI ko 'abhinaya vAgdevI' aura kavi nAgacandra ko 'kavitA manohara' viruda se alaMkRta kiyA gayA aura kaMkaNa cUr3I pahanAkara, duzAla or3hAkara sammAnita bhI kiyA gyaa| yoM kucha mahIne zAnti se guz2ara gye| mahArAja yallAla mAnasika-svAsthya ke paTTapahAdevI zAntAlA : bhAga do :: :6:/

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kAra dina-ba-dina svastha hokaH zaktilAbha kara rahe the| unakI mAlata dhyAna meM . rakhakara vihideva dvArasamudra meM hI raha gye| vadhatA ke samArambha ke bAda udayAditya yAdavapurI cale gye| kisI taraha kI vizeSa ghaTanA ke binA pArthiva saMvatsara samApta hokara vyaya saMvatsara ne praveza kiyaa| mahArAja vanlAsa jaba se vegAncoM ke yuddha meM gaye taba meM rAniyoM kI mAnasika zAnti bhaMga ho gayI thii| usake bAda pUrNarUpa se mAnasika zAnti rahI aisA kahA gaha jA sakatA thA ! eka Arogya jIvana rAjamahala meM gujAra rahA thA lekina bAda ma mahArAja kI asvasthatA ke kAraNa usameM hera-phera aA gayA thaa| antaraMga ke yaha vicAra dimAga meM kIr3A banakara mastiSka meM chaMda banAne jA rahe the| mahArAja kAmakto kadama: da TIvanna kAraNa dezyavaza ganiyoM se samparka nahIM lakha rahe the| kabhI prasaMgavaza milane to ganTahAsa ke prati mandrahAsa kara dete| itanA ho| isase adhika ghaTane kA maukA hI nahIM dete| vAstava meM kAnta meM ve kisI ranI sa milane Darata the, kahA jA sakatA hai| unheM isa bAta kA Dara thA ki naI mAtha kA kAnna, patA nahIM kidhara ghasITa degaa| isa taraha rahane meM inheM koI mAnAMsaka vedanA anabhUta nahIM huI thii| yA yoM kahA jA sakatA hai ki isase unheM vaha mAnabhiH zAnti milI thii| zaniyoM kI manaHsthiti gm| nahIM thii| kAkI jIvana ke kAraNa ca aura udAsa ho gayIM thiiN| bAppAdevI kA ga akaMpana ke RSTa se bacAne ke lie apanI baccI kA kA sahArA mila jaataa| zepa donoM ko aisI koI sahUliyata bhI nahIM thii| cAmAnadavI ta-sAI ke kaSTa kA anubhava karane para bhI saMyama ke sAtha balatI rhiiN| usakA yahIM abhinAya thA ki apane tAlmAlika sukha se bhI sannidhAna kA svAsthya adhika pradhAna hai| padamAdevI bhI saha sakatI thI; sannidhAna ke svAsthva saM vaha aparicata to nahIM thii| ekAnta meM unase do-cAra bAteM karane taka kA mauqA na ho, isake kyA mAne haiM: ekAnta meM thor3A samaya unake sAya ghaTgI to kyA meM unake zarIra kA khUna vRsa la~gI: kyA maiM nahIM cAhatI ki ve svastha raheM, bhI bhI apana sahAga kI cAha hai| apanA maumAMgalya baccA rakhane meM mujhe zraddhA hai| phira bhI mujho ekAnta meM una na milane Tane ke lie rAjamahala meM koI par3ayantra racA jA rahA hai| asUyA ke kAraNa hI ya kiyA jA rahA hai| nidhAna se merA samparka hai| chur3A dene para zAyada kisI kI koI AzA pUrI hogii| isIlie! yaha saba ho rahA hai| yaha sthiti yoM hI rahane dUM to ve paDyantrakArI mujhe rAjamahala se bhI bAhara kara deMge ! cAmalA jo itanI milanasAra thI vaha bhI Ajakala bahata hI sImita aura kama milatI hai| 334 :: pAmahAcI zAntata : bhAga do

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lagatA hai ki vaha bhI isa SaDyantra meM zAmila hai| patA nahIM use kauna sA lAlaca dikhAyA gayA hai| jo bhI ho, sabane merA sAtha chor3a diyA hai| pitA se bhI jhir3akiyA~ dilA sakanevAle loga kyA nahIM kara sakeMge? isakA kucha-na-kucha pratikAra karanA hI hogA -pAlA ne yaha nizcaya kiyaa| kyA karanA hogA, isa para socatI hI rhii| use kucha sUjhA hI nhiiN| usa hAlata meM vaha kisI se sannAha bhI nahIM le sakatI thI; kyoMki usake mana meM yaha bhAvanA bAI 1 cu ba ha ke hai| vaha socatI ki agara mA~ hotI to koI-na-koI rAstA nikAla sakatI thii| vaha hotI to merI yaha hAlata na huI hotii| khuda bhI umaMga se uchalatI aura mujhe bhI umaMga se bhara detii| ballAla ke sAtha vivAha hone kI bAta jaba svapna kI cIz2a banI thI taba use mA~ ke prati eka asahya kI bhAvanA AyI z2arUra thI, parantu aba ekadama usakA guNagAna karane lgii| hamArI sahaliyata ke lie bAqI saba loga haiM, yaha bhAvanA jaba bar3ha jAtI hai, taba aisA hI huA karatA hai| guNagAna karate rahane para bhI jaba vaha madada karane ke lie AegI tI nhiiN| phira bhI usakA nAma smaraNa karane se rUpAMte mila sake to acchA hI hai na? mAM kA smaraNa karatI huI sphUrti kI AzA meM padmalA baiMTI rhii| itane meM vardhamAna jayantI kA payaM A gyaa| ___isa parva meM vizeSa pUjA-arcA kI rAjamahala meM vyavasthA karanI dhii| purohita jo kucha karanA hai, usa batAne ke lie A gye| mahAmAtRzrIjI thI, isalie unhIM ko taha saba batAkara rAjamahala se jAne ke pahale paTTamahAdevI kA bhI saMdarzana karate gye| vardhamAna jayantI ke lie rAjamahala meM vizeSa arcanA kI vyavasthA huI thii| sabhI isa kArya meM zraddhA-bhakti ke sAtha juTa gye| sabakA mana harSollAsa se bhara gayA thaa| usa dina kI pUjA ke pradhAna kartA ye mahAg2aja ballAla aura pdmldevii| isalie ina donoM ko saMga baiThanA par3A thaa| bhojana ke vakta bhI vaisI vyavasthA hone ke kAraNa sAtha hI baiThe the| bhojanoparAnta ArAma karane ke lie nikalate samaya padmaladevI ne kahA, "Aja mana bahuta prazAnta haiN| purAnI kaI bAteM yAda A rahI haiN| sannidhAna se eka vinatI karane kA irAdA hai| mere prakoSTa meM padhArane kA anugraha kreN|" isakI A~khoM meM dainya dhaa| isakA ballAla ke mana para prabhAva pdd'aa| isake alAvA subaha se eka sAtha rahane se usakA bhI zAyada kucha prabhAva par3A thaa| isalie vaha usake prakoSTha meM cale gye| unheM palaMga para biThAkara pAna diyaa| aura khuda bhI pAna khAne lgii| pAna pUrA cabA lene taka koI bAtacIta nahIM huii| paira pasArakara takiye kA sahArA le ballAla leTe rhe| padmaladevI unake paira dAbane lgii| usa hAtha kI gI lagane se bahuta samaya taka vaMcita rahane ke kAraNa yaha paira dAbanA sukhakara hI lagA hogA, yaha kahane paTTamahAdayI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 971

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kI jarUrata nhiiN| paira dAna-dAvate usane kahA, 'samizana ke paira philana kRza ho gaye haiN|' ''yaha zarIra hI azAzvata hai, isakI sUcanA dene ke lie paira aise bana gaye haiN|' dalnAla ne khaa| 'sannidhAna abhI se virakta ho jAeM to hama logoM kA kyA hAla hogA?'' "hama loga, isa bahubandhana kA prayoga kyoM?'' "kavacana hogA kaise eka lakSya rakhanevAlI aura sannidhAna kI pANigRhItA hama tInoM pRthaka-pRthak tIna zarIra mAtra haiM na?" "oha, sautoM kI tarafa se bhI paTTamahAdevI vinatI kara rahI haiN| "sauta hone para bhI vahineM hI to haiN|" "bahineM hokara bhI sauta haiM, isa bhAvanA se sauteM bahineM haiM, yaha bhAvanA adhika acchI hai|" vallAla ne khaa| "derI se isakA bodha huA hai| padmaladevI vAtI! "vAta hRdaya se nikalI ho to santoSa kA viSaya hai|" "hama sayakA jIvana isa prAmbhika dazA meM jaisA thA vaisA hI honA caahie| usa amarAI meM, jana Ana-maMjariyoM se lade vRkSoM ke bIca jaisa hamAre ve dina vyatIta hue vaisA hI honA cAhie / aba saba-kama hai, phira bhI kucha nahIM aisA jIvana kisa kAma kA sannidhAna isa yAta ko jaba taka svIkAra na kareM aura mere prakoSTha meM Akara sAtha na raheM, taba taka maMge vahI dhAraNA rahegI ki mujhe mAnnadhAna se dUra rakhane kA eka SaDyantra rAjamahala meM ho rahA hai| isa SaDyantra kA kAraNa santAna pAne kI merI AkAMkSA hai, jo sahaja hai aura paTTamahATevI hone ke nAte bhI haiN| hamAre vivAha ko karIba-karIba tIna varSa ho gaye, phira bhI mA~ banane kA saubhAgya prApta nahIM huaa| isa saubhAgya kI prApti ke lie kyA karanA cAhie, isa bAta ko lekara maiMne pugehitajI se pUchA / isanniA pAchA ki boppadeyI para bhagavAna 'nA ne kRpA kI vaha mujha para kyoM nahIM kii| unhoMne kahA ki isake lie nAgadeva kI pratiSTA kreN| sannidhAna se pRSThakara isa viSaya meM purohitajI se gaya lenI cAhie thii| isa para pahale vicAra kara letI to aisA karanA sambhava ho sakatA thaa| parantu vadhamAna jayantI ke sandarbha meM purohitajI jaba rAjamahala meM Aya to unheM dekha acAnaka mere mana meM yaha bhAvanA aadii| unheM calavAkara pUcha liyaa| sannidhAna mujhapara anugraha kreN|" ballAla ne turanta ka. javAba nahIM diyaa| kisI soca meM iMva rhe| thor3I dera pratIkSA karane ke bAda pakSAladevI ne pukha, "kyA, sannidhAna kI icchA nahIM :" 172 :: paGgamAhAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dI

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"tumhArI icchA apane hI lie haiM na?" "mujha para bhagavAna : : nahIM du hai, yaha mujhe pApA ko yahI meM AyelApA "phira bhI isa viSaya para dUsaroM kA bhI abhipata jAna lenA, merI rAya meM ucita hogaa| "sannidhAna ko roka kauna sakatA hai?" "to tumhArA matalaba hai ki kisI kA abhimata jAnane kI jarUrata nhiiN|" "isakA yoM mAne na lgaaiegaa| agara kisI ne inakAra kara diyA to taba kyA hogA?" "inakAra kyoM karegA" "saba ke mana ke andara praveza kara jAnane kI koziza karanA, sambhava ho sakatA hai?" ___ "hama loga kahane para yaha jarUrI ho jAtA hai ki 'hama' meM sammilita sabhI kI bAta jAnane kI koziza honI caahie|" mere mana meM jaise vicAra haiM, ve hI merI bahinoM ke bhI hoM aura purohitajI ne jo salAha dI use bhI ve mAna leM, to maiM jAnatI hU~, saba ThIka ho jaaegaa| agara unameM ve bhAvanAe~ na hoM to mata-bhinnatA ho jAtI hai| parantu jaba maiMne 'hama' kahA taba merA itanA hI abhiprAya thA ki sannidhAna ke prema kA phala merI bahinoM ko bhI mile| isalie bahuvacana kA prayoga kiyaa|" ''yaha bAtoM kA vinyAsa hai| una sabase pUchakara dekheMge tabhI hameM samAdhAna hogaa|' yaha kahakara bAta bahIM khatma kara dI ballAla ne| "jaisI sannidhAna kI icchaa|" padmaladevI ne khaa| "hameM jo bulAyA so kAma samApta huA na?" "Aja yahIM Thahara jaaeN| ho sakegA" kahatI huI mahArAja kA hAtha apane hAtha meM lekara sahalAne lgii| unhoMne koI javAba nahIM diyaa| ''isake lie vaidyajI se anumati lenI hogI" pappaladevI pUchanA cAhatI thii| parantu patA nahIM, kyA socakara pUchA nhiiN| "tumane jaba khulakara savAla rakhA to maiM yahA~ na Thaharakara calA jAU~ to tuma isakA kucha aura hI mAne nikAla logii| isalie rhuuNgaa|" kucha dera socane ke bAda ballAla ne khaa| 'sannidhAna itane dina taka yahA~ nahIM aaye|" "isake lie tumane SaDyantra samajha liyaa| abhI taka tumhArA mana sAfa nahIM - - - - paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : ghAga do :: 379

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ho skaa| tumhAre mana meM eka sandeha kA bhUta ghara kara baiThA hai ki tumhArI abhilASAM pUrNa hone na dene ke lie kahIM koI roka-rukAvaTa DAla rahe haiN| eka bAta acchI taraha samajha lo / hamane sabako pApa-taula kara dekha liyA hai| kisI ko tumase dveSa bhAva nhiiN| agara kisI ko kucha dveSa bhAva ho bhI to prema se unheM apanAne kI zakti paTTamahAdevI meM honI caahie| yahIM merI AkAMkSA hai| parantu tuma kahIM gahare gaDDhe meM jA par3I ho| patA nahIM tuma kaba usase Upara utthogii| bhagavAna hI jAne !" "maiM kisI se dveSa nahIM krtii|" "maiMne kahA ki tumako apane mana meM nirvyAja prema basAnA caahie|" "to kyA maiM sannidhAna se prema nahIM karatI ?" "tumhArA pratyeka kArya svArtha se ghirA hai isalie eka paripUrNa vyaktitva tumameM vikasita honA muzkila hai " "to matalaba yaha ki maiM sannidhAna ke yogya nahIM yahI hai na sannidhAna kA Azaya ?" "tuma jisa pada para baiTho ho usake yogya banane kA prayatna nahIM kara rahI ho, mere kahane kA yaha Azaya hai|" "yogya kaise bananA hogA? maiM jAkara usa cAmalA ke paira pahU~? vaha Ajakala merI paravAha hI nahIM krtii| AmanA-sAmanA ho jAna to kevala ha~sa detI hai| rahI coppi, usakI bAta chor3ie, lar3akI ko janma dekara hI vaha itanI gavalI ho gayI haiN| yadi vaha lar3ake kI mA~ bana jAtI to hameM bhUnakara hI khA jAtI / sannidhAna ko striyoM kI cAla mAlUma nahIM par3atI; samajha meM nahIM aatii| sabane milakara mere viSaya meM sannidhAna kI dRSTi ko hI badala diyA hai| maiM kaMvala nAma ke vAste paTTamahAdevI huuN| para sabake pairoM kI dhUla banI huuN| aisA jIvana jIne me maranA acchaa| svArtha mujhe akelI meM hai dUsaroM meM nahIM? svArya, mujhameM isa svArtha ko jagAnevAle kauna? mujhe pITha pIche bA~jha kahakara kimane apamAnita kiyA? sannidhAna kI aise hI loga ThIka ja~cate haiN| vahI ho| maiM bA~jha rahakara hI samApta ho jaauuNgii| svayaM tRpta karane ke vyAja se sannidhAna ko yahA~ ThaharAne kI merI icchA nahIM / sannidhAna ko bhI mujha jaisI tRpti aura santoSa ho isalie maiMne nivedana kiyA thaa| maiM sannidhAna ko kisI bhI taraha se rokanevAlI nahIM huuN| jahA~ icchA ho sannidhAna vahA~ vihAra kara sakate haiN|" kahakara padmalA yahA~ se uThakara prakopTa kA daravAjA kholane ko udyata huI / usakI manovRtti ko samajhanevAle ballAla svayaM uThakara use rokakara bole, " jaldabAjI meM kucha anahonI kara baiThane meM tuma apanI mA~ ke hI barAbara ho - aisA hI lagatA hai| yoM bar3abar3Akara bAta karanA ThIka nhiiN| Ao / " kahakara use jabarana 37-1 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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palaMga para biThA liyaa| usane jhaTakA dekara nikala jAne kI koziza kI parantu vaise ho na sakA / "Apa mujhe kucha bhI kaheM, magara marakara suraloka meM rahanevAlI merI mA~ kI cAta yahA~ kyoM uThAnA cAhie thI?" padmalA ne prativAda kiyaa| "jo bAta hai so kahA to isameM asamAdhAna kI kyA bAta huI tuma hI ne to apanI mA~ ke cAre meM AkSepa kiyA ki usa taraha kA unakA vyavahAra ThIka nahIM thaa| yaha bAta tuma apane para lAgU karake apane ko ThIka banA lo, yahI mere kahane kA Azaya hai| isake kisI anya artha kI kalpanA mata kro|" "hIM, maiM to sadA apArtha kI hI kalpanA karatI rahatI huuN| isalie merA saMga sannidhAna jaise gaNya vyaktiyoM ke yogya nhiiN| isalie, Apako sahUliyata ho isI khayAla se maiM kivAr3a kholane nikalI thii|" "vaha tumhArI Ter3hI manovRtti kA pratIka hai|" "kisakI preraNA se sannidhAna mujhapara yaha Aropa lagA rahe haiM ? " "isake lie preraNA kI kyA jarUrata haiM? A~khoM dekha-sunakara eka-dUsare kA virodhI jAnane ke bAda aisA hI socA jA sakatA hai|" 1 "hA~, merA sArA kAma to dUsaroM ke viruddha hai| ha~sate-phuTakate mIThI bAteM karake apanI icchA anusAra nacAne kI hikamata kara usa vyabhicAriNI caTTalA se nATaka raMcAkara saba kAma sAdhanevAlA kauna hai, ye maiM jAnatI huuN| unakA kyA lakSya hai so bhI maiM samajhatI huuN| vaha hai vaha pothsala rAjagaddI / sannidhAna ina bAtoM kI ora se bekhabara ho sakate haiM maiM to andhI nahIM bana sakatI / SaDyantra ke khula jAne ke Dara se usa bAcama ko sUlI para car3hA diyA gayA na!" "ina asaMgata bAtoM ko banda karo I hamArI sahanazakti kI bhI koI sImA haiN|" "yaha jAnanA acchA hogA na ki auroM kI sahanazakti kI bhI koI sImA hotI hai| pIr3hA lagAkara miSTAnna sAmane rakhakara khAne se manA kareM to kitane samaya taka use baiThe dekhate raha sakate haiM? svAsthya ke bahAne vaidya se kahalAkara rAniyoM ke saMga se dUra rakhane kA uddezya aura kyA ho sakatA hai? isakA yahI to mAne huA ki pattala parosakara sAmane biThAkara khAne se manA kara denA / sannidhAna ko socanA-vicAranA caahie| rAniyoM ke puruSa santAna na ho to usase lAbha kise hogA ? yaha Apa samajheM na samajheM, yaha bAta mere lie itane mahattva kI nhiiN| abhilaSita bhojana sAmane pAkara maiM vrata nahIM rakha skuuNgii| sannidhAna aisA hI rahane kA Adeza deM to pariNAma kyA hogaa| so maiM kaha nahIM sktii| kucha bhI ho maiM aba cupa rahanevAlI nahIM, bhale hI koI honI ho jaay| aba sannidhAna svayaM nirNaya paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 375

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kara leN|" nAgacandra ballAla kI sabhI zAstra par3hA cuke the| isase unheM yaha samajhane meM sahAyatA huI ki yaha atRpta vAsanA kA rUpa haiN| usane mAnA ki isa vAsanA ko tRpta kara deM to saba ThIka ho jaaegaa| isalie paTTamahAdevI ke hI prakoSTha meM vaha rahane lge| phalasvarUpa rAjamahala kA vAtAvaraNa kucha nayA rUpa dhAraNa karane lgaa| zAntaladevI, vivi aura mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI ke prati vizeSa Adara hone ke kAraNa cAmaladevI aura boppadevI apane-apane svArtha ko mahattva dekara rAjamahala ke vAtAvaraNa ko bigAr3anA nahIM cAhatI thiiN| kyoMki hitavacana cAhe kitanA hI zreyaskara kyoM na ho, svArtha usake Age jhukegA nhiiN| vardhantI ke vaqta jaba mariyAne Aye the taba akelI rahakara isa tanahAI ke kaSTa ko bhogate rahane aura isa krodhAdvega ko panapane dene se behatara yaha hogA ki pitA ke ghara jAkara pitA ke sAtha raheM, isa vicAra se vAmaladevI aura voppadevI donoM ne vahIM jAkara rahane kA nizcaya kiyA / padmaladevI ne itanA ziSTAcAra bhI nahIM nibhAyA ki unheM jAne se rokane ko khtii| usane samajhA balA Tala gyii| apanI bar3I beTI kI yaha hAlata dekhakara mariyAne bahuta duHkhI hue| magara bole kucha nahIM / dina gujarate gye| callAla ne rAjakAja kI sabhI taraha kI jimmedAriyA~ biTTideva para chor3a rakhI thiiN| ve paTTamahAdevI ke zayana kakSa se hI santuSTa aura sImita raha gaye / isa taraha ke jIvana kA phala bhI milA / padmaladevI garbhavatI huI / vaha garva se phUla uTI / hajAra-haz2Ara panautiyA~ manAyI gayIM, beTA hI ho| usakI icchA saphala huI / "apane virodhiyoM ko rauMda sakanevAle siMha ko janma diyA hai, isalie isakA nAma narasiMha rakhA jaae|" padmaladevI ne khaa| ballAla kI icchA thI ki apane dAdA ke hI nAma para usakA abhidhAna kreN| padmaladevI kI icchA ke sAmane unheM jhukanA pdd'aa| rAjakumAra meM merA hI khUna hai lekina yadi mA~ ke guNa isameM A gaye to vinayAditya nAma usake lie anvartha na hogaa| isa taraha kA bhI vicAra unake dimAg2a meM eka bAra AyA / vaha padmaladevI ke hAtha kI kaThaputalI hI bana gaye the| biTTideva kucha samajhA-bujhAkara rAjakAja meM pravRtta hone kI preraNA dete to ve kahate, "paTTamahAdevI ko tRpta rakhanA hI ekamAtra sAdhana hai rAjamahala meM zAnti sthApanA ke lie| hama cAheM yA na cAheM, hameM aisA hI karanA hogaa| zeSa sArA kArya tumhAre jimme haiM, choTe appaajii| isa viSaya kA ullekha bhI mere sAmane na karo, mujhe soca-vicAra karane ke lie preraNA bhI mata do| tumhAre hAthoM meM rASTra surakSita hai, diyA I yahI mere lie paryApta hai|" ballAla ne apanA nirNaya sunA padmaladevI kA vyavahAra zArIrika tRpti taka sImita ho gyaa| zeSa saba bAteM use gauNa thiiN| ballAla kA jIvana yAntrika bana gayA thaa| padmaladevI ke lie yaha 3746 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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jIvana svarga-sA laga rahA thaa| parantu pAladevI ko yAda nahIM sUjhA ki ballAla ke lie yaha jIvana naraka bana gayA hai| samaya sarakatA rhaa| durbhAgyavaza bopadevI kI beTI bImAra ho gayI aura usI meM ihalIlA samApta kara cala bsii| taba bhI padmaladevI ke mana meM yaha vicAra nahIM AyA ki use rAjadhAnI meM bulAkara kucha sAntvanA deveN| mahArAja ballAla paTTamahAdevI aura rAjakumAra ke sAtha vahA~ gaye jahA~ boppadevI thI aura use dekha aaye| cAmaladevI ko apanI dIdI (padmalA) kA yaha vyavahAra bahuta burA lgaa| use laga rahA thA ki vaha duHkhI bahina ke duHkha meM sahabhAginI hone nahIM, balki apanA lar3akA dikhAkara use cir3hAne AyI hai| bAta kucha kar3avI thI para thI spaSTa / / boppadevI pratikriyAtmaka bhAvanA meM bolI, "bhagavAna andhA nhiiN| jo namaka khAte haiM unheM pAnI pInA hI pdd'egaa|" cAra-cha: sAla pura go : jApatalI aura bogaTenI donoM rAjadhAnI meM lauTa aayiiN| aisA dikhatA thA ki saba-kucha zAnti aura santoSa ke sAtha cala rahA hai| mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI bhagavAna se yahI prArthanA kara rahI thIM : "zAntimaya vAtAvaraNa ke rahate hue, he bhagavAna mujhe duniyA se uThA lo|" parantu bhagavAna ne unakI vinatI sunI hI nhiiN| bhagavAna kI rIti nirAlI hai| vaha kisI kI samajha meM nahIM aatii| apanI icchA ke anusAra kAma ho gayA to kaheMge ki Izvara kI kRpA huI / icchAnusAra kAma na huA to kaheMge ki purAkRta karma kA phala hai| gussA A gayA to kaha baiThate haiM ki bhagavAna andhA ho gayA hai| parantu bhagavAna na to Asakta hai, na anAsakta hii| saba-kucha pahale se niyojita haiM, yoM nahIM smjhte| isa dazA meM, eka dina rAjakumAra narasiMha zAma ko khela rahA thaa| acAnaka usane kahA ki gale meM darda ho rahA hai| turanta baiMthajI ko bulAyA gyaa| auSadha-upacAra zurU huaa| parantu kucha saphalatA nahIM milii| vaha gaNDamAla roga bAlaka rAjakumAra narasiMha ko duniyA se uThA le gyaa| padmaladevI idhara sihinI bana baiThI / eka taraha se azakta ballAla ko akele hI isake saba taraha ke utpAtoM ko sahanA par3atA thaa| boM to rAjakumAra kI mRtyu sahaja hI bImArI ke kAraNa huI thI, parantu pAladevI samajhatI thI ki isameM kisI kA hAtha hai| sAtha hI, isake pratikAra karane kI usameM zakti na rhii| vaha socatI ki adhikAra sUtra mere apane hI hAtha hotA to acchA thaa| usane yaha nirNaya kara * liyA ki phira eka dUsarA baccA jnme| isake lie vaha koziza karane lgii| isa prayatna kA prabhAva bhI zIghra dekhane ko milaa| vaidyajI ko phira se rAjamahala paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 977

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meM AnA pdd'aa| cArukIrti paNDita Aye, dekhA aura kahA, "pahale ke mastaka roga . ke prabhAva ke kAraNa sannidhAna kI nasoM meM durbalatA A gayI hai| inheM uttejita karane jaisI koI kriyA atyadhika ho jAe to vahI bImArI dubArA laga sakatI hai, isalie sAvadhAna rahanA aba atyanta Avazyaka hai|" "Apake isa sannidhAna kA jIvana saba taraha se vyartha hai| isase pUre rAjamahala meM halAhala viSa phailAne ke badale hama akele pI leM yahI acchA hai| hama isI nizcaya para pahu~ce haiN| isa nizcaya ke anurUpa hameM apane jIvana ko rUpita kara lenA hai| Apa apanA kAma kareM, hama apanA kAma kreNge| hameM to apane sukha se rAjamahala evaM rASTra kA hita pradhAna hai|" rASTrahita aura rAjamahala kA hita donoM ke lie sannidhAna kA hita bahuta pradhAna hai|" ___ "ApakI dRSTi meM aisA ho sakatA hai| Aja kI sthiti dekhate hue rAjamahala kA hita aura rASTra kA hita. ina donoM se hamAre hita kA koI vAstA nhiiN| rASTra hita ke lie hamArA balidAna hI acchA yahI nizcaya hamane kara liyA hai| bhagavadicchA kyA hogI so mAlUma nhiiN| Apa apanA kAma kreN| phala kI ora dekhakara nirAza na ho|" paNDita cAskIrti ne socA ki aba inase bAta karanA vyartha hai| unhoMne jo davA denI thI, de dii| vahA~ se calakara ve ekAnta meM biTTidevarasa se mile aura unheM samajhAkara kahA, "rAjAjI! sannidhAna ko samajhA-bujhAkara Apako unakI mAnasika pIr3A ke parihAra kI koI yukti nikAlanI hogii| aisA na huA to koI davA kAma na aaegii| unakI kRpA se mujhe jo virudAvalI prApta hai, yaha arthahIna ho jaaegii|" viSTideya jAnate the ki yaha kAma itanA AsAna nhiiN| pichalI vardhamAna jayantI ke samaya se ballAla paTTamahAdevI ke ranivAsa se bAhara nikale hI nahIM the| isase unakI lAcArI kA unheM patA thaa| pUrva ghaTita sArI ghaTanAvalI kI pRSThabhUmi ke vicAra se unheM yaha acchI taraha mAlUma ho gayA thA ki bAta pecIdA hai| phira bhI unhoMne socA ki mahArAja ko apane nizcaya se pasaGmukha karanA hogaa| zAntaladevI se bhI salAha-mazavirA kiyA 1 rAnI cAmaladevI para vizvAsa kara, apane aMtaraMga meM lekara unheM Age kara nivAsa ko badala denA zAyada acchA ho-yahI mAnakara donoM ne vicAra kiyaa| phira cAmaladevI aura bopadevI ina donoM kI icchA ke anusAra mariyAne daNDanAyaka jI ko bulvaayaa| zAntaladevI ne cAmaladevI se ekAnta meM bAtacIta kii| pahale se bhI cAmaladevI kI rIti eka taraha se sIdhI hI rahI kahA jA sakatA hai| usane bhI yahI vicAra kiyA ki sannidhAna ke bigar3ate hue svAsthya ko aura bigar3ane se rokanA caahie| 37 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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yahI saba soca-vicArakara vaha apanI bar3I dIdI ke pAsa yyii| usakI mukhastuti karake, bar3hA-car3hAkara usakI prazaMsA karake bolI, "yoSpadevI ke hAtha kA kaura mu~ha taka nahIM pahu~cA, phira vaha use na mile isake lie tumane sannidhAna ko apane nivAsa se nikalane hI nahIM diyA to samajhA ki bahuta jabaradasta yukti kA tumane prayoga kiyaa| tumhArI jaisI buddhimattA hamameM hogI bhI kaise: yaha saba dekhakara kaha sakatI hU~ ki aisI bAtoM meM apanI buddhi ko daur3Ane meM tuma to mA~ se adhika catura ho / mujhe zAyada kisI sAdhAraNa vyakti se pANigrahaNa karake kahIM par3e rahanA cAhie ghA: tumhArI udAratA ke kAraNa mujhe bhI sanI banane kA avasara milA thaa| tumane bar3I udAratA ke sAtha aisI vyavasthA kI ki sAla meM do RtuoM kA samaya sannidhAna ke saMga rahane kI tRpti mujhe prApta honI cAhie thii| sAla para sAla bIta gye| maiM bhI tumhArI hI taraha bhAtI hU~ parantu isa dhA no misare ke lie lyA karanA cAhie-yaha soca-socakara thaka gayI; mujhe koI rAstA hI nahIM suujhaa| tumase pUchane kA vicAra mana meM AyA, parantu filahAla tumhArA mana bhI sahavAsa na rahane ke kAraNa kucha isTe vicAroM meM DUbA thA aura duHkhI thaa| merA mana kahatA thA ki isa sambandha meM tumase bAtacIta kara tumheM parezAnI meM DAlanA ThIka nahIM ! isalie varSoM taka aisI hI tanhAI kA jIvana vyatIta karatI rhii| aba tumhAre pAsa pati-bhikSA mA~gane AyI huuN| pahale jaisI udAratA dikhAkara pI vaha bhikSA dekara merI bhI bhUkha miTAne kI kRpA kro|" "dekho cAmu, mujhe tuma para yA bAppI para koI dveSa nahIM. koI asamAdhAna nhiiN| posaloM kI rAjagaddI mere beTe ko yA tumhAre yA boppo ke beTe ko hI milanI caahie| isa samaya usa adhikAra ko hamase chInane ke lie aura khuda gaddI para baiThane ke uddezya se rAjamahala meM eka SaDyantra racA jA rahA haiN| ise jAnakara maiMne nizcaya kiyA ki isa SaDyantra ko qhatma hI kara denA caahie| isalie sannidhAna ko cir3hAkara, cetAvanI dekara unheM maiMne apanA vazavatIM banA liyA hai| parantu eka bAta mujhe khaTaka rahI hai| soca rahI thI ki isake lie kyA kruuN| vaidya kahate haiM ki sannidhAna kI naseM DhIlI ho gayI haiN| unheM uttejita nahIM karanA caahie| parantu sannidhAna isa bAta para jida pakar3e baiThe haiN| isa viSaya meM merI icchA-anicchA kI bAta sunate hI nhiiN| merI kahI bAta ko ulTA mujhapara hI prayoga karate hue kahate haiM : 'becArI ko bhUkhe rakhanA ThIka nhiiN| poyasala mahArAja isa Aropa ko na saha sakeMge ki ye poyasala rAniyoM ko tRpta nahIM kara ske| isa taraha jida para ar3e rahate haiN| zAyada mere Upara ke gusse ko isa taraha apane hI Upara prayoga karake, mvayaM ko daNDa de rahe haiM. yahI lagatA hai| ataH ve tumhAre ranivAsa meM A jAe~ge to tumhArA bhI hita hogA, unakA bhii| isalie tuma sannidhAna ke pAsa jAkara pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 379

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Amantrita kro| maiM bhI sahayoga duuNgii|"-uske mu~ha se aisI bAta kI sambhAvanA koI nahIM kara sakatA thaa| ballAla ne ekadama manA kara diyaa| lekina kisI taraha vaha cAmaladevI ke antaHpura meM cale aayeN| jisa dina ra cAmaladevI ke antaHpura meM Aye, usa rAta bekhaTake sone kA maukA milaa| pazcAt eka pakhavAre ke andara hI andara vaha usa uddhega kI bhAvanA se dhIre-dhari apanI sahaja sthiti meM A gye| zAntaladevI kI salAha ke anusAra, yAmalakSyoM ne apanA bahAra samimA rakhA aura saMyama ke sAtha patideva ke sAtha baratatI rhii| usake isa taraha ke vyavahAra ke kAraNa mahArAja kA zArIrika svAsthya ke sAtha mana bhI svastha ho calA thaa| hita aura mita vyavahAra se unakA jIvana do pakhavAre taka sukha se vyatIta huaa| pratidina parIkSA karanevAle mahArAja ke vaidya ne cUrNa aura gAliyA~ denA banda karake kevala zaktivardhaka lehya-sebana hI paryApta mAnA aura usI se upacAra kiyaa| isa hAlata meM bidiva ne mahArAja kA darzana paayaa| taba taka cAmaladevI ke dvArA zAntaladevI ko yaha samAcAra mila gayA thA ki padmaladevI ke mana meM vaha zaMkA utpanna ho gayI hai ki mahArAja ballAladeva ke hAtha se rAjagaddI ko chInane ke lie SaDyantra kiyA jA rahA hai| rAjakAja ke viSaya meM idhara-udhara kI bAtoM ke silasile meM biTTideva ne kahA, ''maiMne mA~ kI eka bacana diyA hai usakA akSara-akSara pAlana kara rahA hU~ aura Age bhI kruuNgaa| parantu merA yaha vacanapAlana kebala dikhAvara hai...aisI eka asaMgata vAta rAjamahala meM phaila rahI haiM jo mere sunane meM AyI hai| acAnaka kabhI yaha bAta sannidhAna ke kAnoM meM par3egI to sannidhAna AtoMketa na hoM, isalie maiM aura zAntaladevI eka nirNaya para pahuMce haiN| vaha niNaMba, moM ko diye gaye vacana ko papTa karatA hai| aura yaha jo asaMgata bAta phaila rahI hai use roka detA hai| ___ "choTe appAjI, yaha saba-chi hameM mAlUma haiN| avizvasanIya bAta ko hama kabhI prazraya nahIM dete| tuma aura zAntaladevI isa sambandha meM kucha mata soco| hama sabakI sukha-zAnti ke lie, usameM bhI mere jIvana ko sukha-zAntimaya banAne ke hI lakSya se, tuma donoM jo kucha karate rahe ho aura jo saba kara cuke ho-ina dAtoM se maiM anabhijJa nahIM haiN| kahanevAle kahate raheM; besurA rAga alApate rheN| vaha besurA rAga sunakara khuza honevAle loga hamAre rASTra meM bahuta nahIM / tupa donoM ke bAre meM yadi hama sandeha karane lageM to hama mAtAjI aura pUjya prabhu kI yogya santAna nahIM khlaaeNge| hamArI bhAvanAoM ke bAre meM tumheM AtaMkita hone kA koI kAraNa nhiiN|'' ballAla ne khaa| "sannidhAna ke svAsthya para ve ghaTanAe~ aura aisI bAteM bahuta pariNAmakArI : :: paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : bhAga To

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hotI haiM, isIlie isa taraha besurA rAga alApanevAloM ko alApane deM aura isa rAga ko cher3anevAle ko cher3ane deM-yoM kahakara hama cupa baiThe raheM to yaha acchA na hogaa| unakA mu~ha banda karanA hogA, tAra cher3anevAle usa hAtha ko roka rakhanA hogaa| isalie mujhe sannidhAna ke lie garur3a banakara AtmArpaNa karane kI anumati pradAna kareM; merI isa prArthanA ko mAna leN|" biTTideva ne khaa| __ballAla garaja uThe, "choTe appAjI!" unakI A~kheM lAla ho utthiiN| hoTha phar3akane lge| chAtI hA~phane lgii| kabhI itanI U~cI AvAjJa se na bolanevAle bhaiyA ke svabhAva se paricita biTTideva isa pratikriyA ko dekha akacakA gye| ekadama vaha bhI bAta ko Age na bar3hA ske| cupacApa dAlAla kI ora dekhate hue baiThe rhe| thor3I dera taka ballAla usI taraha sira jhukAkara baiThe rhe| haoNphanA kucha thapa gayA to eka dIrtha niHzvAsa ke sAtha dhIre-se sira uThAyA aura kahA, "choTe aNNAjI, pAsa Ao, yahAM bagala meM baittho|' vidrideva ne vaisA hI kiyaa| usake bAda kandhe para hAtha rakhakara ballAla bole. "choTe appAjI, tuma medhAvAna ho, merA vizvAsa thA ki sabhI hAlAta se paricita ho| parantu vaha dIka dhAraNA na lgii| isIlie udvigna ho utthaa| tumhI batAo, vyakti pradhAna hai yA rASTra batAo?'' "rASTra kA pratIka rUpa vyakti bhI utanA hI pradhAna hai jitanA raassttr|" ''rASTra zAzvata haiM yA vyakti?" "raassttr| rASTra ke jIvana meM vyakti kA jIvana eka aMza mAtra hai|" "aisI dazA meM tumheM yaha samajhanA cAhie ki rASTra hI sabase pradhAna hai| hama apane svAsthya se hama svayaM ThIka-se paricita nahIM ho pA rahe haiN| mana prAyaH azAnta hI rahatA hai| isake phalasrUpa hama jaldabAjI meM kucha kara baiThate haiN| soca-vicAra taka nahIM karate ki amaka kAma karanA cAhie yA nahIM, ThIka hai yA nhiiN| isalie antaHpura se bAhara nikalakara samparka karate rahane kA sAhasa nahIM krte| antaHpura meM jo bhI avivaka hotA hai usakA phala vyaktigata hotA hai| brahmA bhI ana usakA nivAraNa nahIM kara sktaa| hamAre bharose poyasala rASTra kI koI bhalAI nahIM ho sakatI, isa bAta ko hama acchI taraha jAna cuke haiN| nasoM kI durbalatA vyakti ko kitanA hIna banA detI haiM, yaha hamAre anubhava meM A cukA hai| hamArI rAya meM aba rASTrahita kI dRSTi se tumhAga rahanA bahuta hI Avazyaka hai| isa bAta ko tuma bhI jAnate ho| parantu kevala bhAI samajhakara bhrAtaprama ke kAraNa, tupa bhI isa taraha vivekazUnya kArya karane para utArU ho jAoge isa bAta kI maiMne kalpanA taka nahIM kI thiiN| tamane kahA ki isa para zAntalA bhI sahamata hai| mA~ aura zAntalA donoM paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: :11

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ko bulA laao| nahIM, hama khuda vahA~ caleMge, clo| unhIM ke sAmane yaha bAta manavA dUMgA ki aisI bAta phira kabhI na utthe| choTe appAjI, aba vastusthiti kA sAmanA karanA hI hogA 1 bAta chipAkara rakhane se koI lAbha nhiiN| hamArA jIvana eka asahya jIvana hai| isa jIvana meM zAnti alabhya hai| philahAla kucha sukha-zAnti kA anubhava ho sakatA hai lekina eka-na-eka dina vaha jvAlAmukhI phaTegA hI, use gale se jo lagA liyA hai| vaha jo Aga ugalegA vaha hameM bhasma karake hI rahegI yaha satya hai| aura lagatA hai, vaha dina bhI dUra nhiiN|" ballAla ne khaa| biTTideva ne turanta unake mu~ha para apanA hAtha rakha diyaa| kahA, ''sannidhAna ke muMha se aisI bAta hama sunanA nahIM cAhataM / " unake hAtha ko haTAkara ballAla ne kahA, ''na bhI kaheM taba bhI hogA vhii| isake lie duHkhI nahIM honA caahie| vyakti mukhya nahIM, rASTra hI mukhya hai; jaba hama yaha bAta kahate the tara hamArA yahI Azaya thaa| kala agara hama bichur3e gaye to usakA karaNa DhU~r3hane kI yA cintita hone kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| isake hama svayaM kAraNa haiN| rASTrahita kI dRSTi se yaha anivArya haiN| aba jAo, phira isa sambandha meM kucha bhI bAta na krnaa|" "ThIka hai|" kahakara ciTTideva cale gye| paNDitajI ko bulavAyA gyaa| nirgadeva, zAndaladevI aura padenI tInoM ne rakhale dila se unase bAtacIta kii| ballAla ke sAtha huI bAtacIta kA vivaraNa biTTideva ne pahale hI apanI mA~ aura patnI ko de diyA thaa| ___ ecaladevI ne kahA, ''paNDitajI, Apane eka bAra mere putra ko bacAyA hai| aba kI hAlata isa taraha hai| isake nivAraNa kA kyA upAya hai: mujhe aba putra-bhikSA deN| saba-kucha Apake hAtha meM hai| "ballAla jIvana rakSaka' Apa apane isa viruda ko sArthaka bnaaie|" "sabakA prANarakSaka to vaha sirajanahAra hai| hama kevala nimitta mAtra haiN| sannidhAna ne mujhe viruda dekara bhUSita kiyA vaha to unake prema kA saMketa hai, unakI udAratA kI dena hai| yaha audArya aura prema kartavya ke lie prerita karate haiM, yahI isakA mutya hai| vaha sarvajJatva kA sAkSo nhiiN| apanI buddhi-bala se bhI adhika prayatna kruuNgaa| isameM hamArI aupadhi se adhika mukhya bAta rogI kA sahayoga hai| vartamAna sthiti meM mana ke baDhega ke kAraNa yaha roga kSaNa-kSaNa para alaga-alaga rUpa dhAraNa kara rahA haiN| isalie isa mAnasika udvega vikAroM ko avakAza na hone yogya vAtAvaraNa unake cAroM ora honA Avazyaka hai| abakI bAra mujhe anubhava huA ki choTI rAnI ke antaHpura meM rahane para sannidhAna kA svAsthya adhika sudharA hai| ve vahIM raheM to uttama hogaa|' paNDitajI ne spaSTa btaayaa| 362 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntAlA . bhAga do

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"isa viSaya meM hamAre nirNaya ko kauna pUlya degA? Apake kathana se isa bAta kI sUcanA milatI hai ki ye paTTamahAdevI ke nivAsa se dUra raheM to kuzala hai| phira bhI, yaha viSaya bahuta pecIdA hai|" biTTideva ne khaa| "viSaya pecIdA hai samajhakara udAsIna ho jAe~ to pariNAma bhayaMkara bhI ho sakatA hai| mujhe lagatA hai ki mahArAja ko sthAnAntarita karanA uttama hai| unake mana ko sAncanA deM aura nasoM ko uddIpta na hone deM, aisI paristhiti meM unakA rahanA tathA Avazyaka upacAra karanA, unake lie Avazyaka hai| mahAmAtRzrI kA premapUrNa pAlana hI unake lie paryApta hogaa| yaha merI rAya hai| parantu rAniyoM se dUra rahane kI bAta kahanevAlA maiM kauna hotA hU~: yadi rAniyoM yoM savAla kara baiThe lo maiM kyA uttara de sakU~gA? isake lie mere pAsa koI javAba nhiiN| itanA kaha sakatA hU~ ki isake sivAya mahArAja kI rakSA karane kA dUsarA koI upAya nahIM hai|" cArukIrti paNDita ne khaa| sabase adhika mukhya viSaya mahArAja kA svAsthya haiN| isalie yaha nirNaya kiyA gayA ki kevala mahArAja aura mahAmAtRzrI hI paNDitajI ke sAtha velApurI jAkara rheN| irAkI pUrva-taiyAriyAM hone lgaa| para nija mA kiyA gayA ki belApurI ke lie ravAnA hone taka isa bAta ko gupta hI rakhA jAe, kevala ravAnA hote samaya hI kahA jaae| isalie yaha vAta na mahArAja ko mAlUma thI, na hI rAniyAM ko| mahAmAnutrI hI una logoM se kaheM, isakA bhI nirNaya kiyA gayA thaa| isake anusAra yAtrA para nikatane ke dina dopahara ke bhojana ke pazcAta, mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI ne mahArAja ko aura rAniyoM ko apane antaHpura meM bulA liyaa| sabako baiThAkara batAyA, ''mahArAja kA svAsthya sarvopari hai| isa viSaya para paNDitajI ko bulavAkara maiMne pUchatAcha kI hai| unakI rAya meM jalavAyu badalanA mahArAja ke lie isa vakta bahuta Avazyaka hai| isalie maiM aura appAjI donoM ne velApUrI jAne kA nirNaya kiyA hai| appAjI, maiMne tumase isapara vicAra-vimarza nahIM kiyA. isase tuma hairAna na hoo, aura tuma loga bhI parezAna na hoo|' ballAla ne kucha nahIM khaa| yoppadevI bolI, "sannidhAna kI svAsthya-rakSA ke lie jo bhI karanA hogA so saba karanA hI ucita hai| hamase pUchA nahIM, isalie hama parezAna kyoM ho? janma denevAlI mA~ ko sannidhAna ke viSaya meM cintA rakhanA sahaja hI hai|" ___cAmaladevI ne kahA, "sannidhAna kA svAsthya hI hamAre jIvana ke lie prakAza denevAlA hai| unakA svAsthya jisa taraha se ho, sudharanA hI caahie| isake lie jo bhI karanA ho, karanA hI hogaa| paNDitajI ne bhI kahA hai ki vAtAvaraNa aura paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 385

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havA badalane se zIyA mAya-lAbha hogaa| isake liyA yA prayatna acchA hI hai|" - padmaladevI ne kahA, "agara paNDitajI ne yaha kahA hai to vaha karanA ThIka hai| cAhe koI sAdha jAe yA na jAe maiM to sannidhAna ke sAtha jAU~gI hii|'' ecaladevI ne prakArAntara se kahA, "koI sAtha na rhe| unheM ekAnta kI AvazyakatA hai, yahI paNDitajI kI rAya hai|'' sannidhAna kI dekharekha kauna kregaa| isa umra meM yaha sArA bhAra yadi Apa para lAda deM to duniyA kyA kahegI? kala loga hamArI nindA kreNge| yaha Aropa mujha para lagAeMge to maiM zikAra banane ke lie taiyAra nhiiN|'' padmaladevI ne khaa| vallAla abhI taka saba sunate hue cupacApa baiThe the, ekAeka bola uThe, "mA~, asAdhya ko sAmane kA prayatna kara rahI haiN| hamAre svastha hone kI use AvazyakatA nahIM / hameM nicor3a cUsakara apanA aMga bhara lenA hI usakI icchA hai| yadi vaha vahA~ bhI AtI haiM to jitane dina jIvita rahanA hai utane dina yahIM rahakara gujAra deNge| mA~, Apake do aura lar3ake haiN| maiM Aja ApakA lar3akA nahIM huuN| usakA svatva banakara raha gayA huuN| jitanI jaldI ho vaha mujhe lUTa le| aba isa telApurI kI yAtrA kI bAta hI chor3a deveN|" kahakara Age bAta karane ke lie avakAza na dekara vahA~ se cale gye| vaha cAmalA ke antaHpura meM na jAkara paTa mahAdevI ke antaHpara meM gaye aura palaMga para cita par3akara leTa gye| "honevAle acche kAma ko na hone dekara apane hI pairoM para kalhAr3I mAra lI isa haThavAditA se|' bopadevI ne khaa| "maiMne kauna-sI g2alatI kI pati ke sAtha rahane kA adhikAra patnI ko nahIM haiM kyA: lanake svAsthya ke viSaya meM mAtA ko hamase bhI adhika kyA Asakti hai: eka beTA gayA to do aura beTe haiN| para hamArI kyA gati ho? baccoM para mA~ kA prema ho sakatA hai| yaha mAnya hai| vahI prema patnI ko pati para nahIM honA caahie| kanyA kA dAna kara dene ke bAda vaha apanI nahIM, vaise hI vivAha ke bAda lar3ake para patnI kA adhikAra hotA hai| isa bAta kI bhI jAnakArI honI caahie| jaba tuma donoM ne yaha kahA ki ve kahIM bhI raheM, tabhI maiM samajha gayI ki unake prati tumhArI zraddhA kitanI hai| apane lie unheM bacA lU~gI aura usakA lAbha Apa logoM ko bhI ho to mujhe koI duHkha nhiiN| paNDitajI se bAtacIta karate vakta hameM bhI dhunA rote to kyA ho jAtA? kula milAkara yahI niSkarSa huA ki hama vizvasanIya nhiiN| jaba hama para vizvAsa nahIM to hama bhI unapara vizvAsa kyoM kareM?' kahakara padmaladevI vahA~ se sIdhI cAmalA ke antaHpura meM gyiiN| vahA~ pati ko na pAkara naukarAnI se pUchA to usane batAyA ki ve paTTamahAdevI ke antaHpura 384 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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meM hI haiN| "aisA ho to sannidhAna meM viveka jagA hai| isIlie vyaMgya karate hue apanI mA~ se kahA thA ki tumhAre do lar3akaM aura haiN| mere patideva bahuta hI acche hai, yoM kaha usane bar3I hI khuzI se apane antaHpura meM praveza kiyA aura pati ke pAsa jA baitthii| unakA sira sahalAtI huI bolI, 'sannidhAna se binA pUche sthAnAntarita karane kA nirNaya karanevAle ve kauna hote haiN| isalie sannidhAna kA yaha kahanA bahuta ThIka huA ki belApurI jAne kA kAryakrama radda kara deN|" "ho, belApurI meM jAkara marane se yahIM rahakara mareM, isalie hamane yaha bAta khii|' to belApurI le jAkara vahA~ samApta kara TAlane kA SaDyantra kiyA thA? yaha vAta sannidhAna ko mAlUma ho gayI thI?" ballAla tanakara khar3A ho gayA aura pUrI zakti lagAkara jora se usake gAla para thappar3a mArakara garaja uThA, "mu~ha banda karogI yA nahIM!" baha isa thappar3a ke AghAta ko saha na sakI, 'hAya daiyA karatI huI palaMga para se lur3hakakara nIce jA girii| girane se sira para bAdha laga gayA aura khana bahine lgaa| naukaganI bhAgI-bhAgI aayii| dUsare hI kSaNa yaha khabara samUce rAjamahala meM phaila gyii| saba udhara daur3e aaye| paNDitajI ko bulAne ke lie unake pAsa khabara bheja dI gyii| use uThA le jAkara dUsara sthAna para liTAyA gyaa| padmaladevI ke mAthe ke eka chora para ghAva lagA thA aura vahA~ se khUna nikala rahA thaa| usake kapAla para ballAla kI u~galiyA~ ubhara AyI thiiN| ballAla ke baiThe rahane kA raMga-DhaMga dekha, ira ke mAre saba mUka bane khar3e the| ecaladevI beTe ke pAsa gayIM aura kandhA sahalAtI huI bolI, "appAjI, aba so jaao|" unhoMne "A~!" kahakara cAroM ora najara pherii| mA~ bolI, "appAjI, tuma thaka gaye ho / so jAo beTe! abhI tumheM ArAma kI jarUrata hai|' kahakara jabaradastI unheM sulA diyaa| "choTe appAjI, paNDitajI ke Ane kA vakta ho gayA hai na? yahA~ kisI ko Ane na do; samajhe?' biTTideva se boliiN|| vahA~ jo loga the saba bAhara A gye| striyA~ apane-apane antaHpura meM calI gyiiN| akele ghihideva rAjamahala ke dvAra para paNDitajI ke Agamana kI pratIkSA meM khur3e the| unake Ate hI unhoMne saMkSepa meM sArI hAlata batA dii| unako 'bhI sAtha lekara jahA~ ballAla the vahA~ aaye| paNDitajI ko dekhate hI ballAla ne kahA, "paNDitajI, aba ApakI davA kA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: RS

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koI prayojana nhiiN| hamArI sArI zakti kA viniyoga aba taka ho sakA hai| hameM mRtyu se koI bhaya nhiiN| zAyada yahI hamAre lie mukti kA mArga hai|" paNDitajI ne nabja dekhate hue kahA, "bhannidhAna aisI bAta kareMge to saba para kyA bItegI?" phira palaka kholakara dekhA, talue kI kharoMcakara dekhA, u~galiyoM ke jor3a kI haDDI se ghuTane para mArakara dekhA, pairoM para kI sUjana ko dekhA / phira apanI davA kI peTI kholii| eka-do goliyAM nikAlakara khilaayiiN| eka bukanI nikAlakara use sUMghane ko kahA, sa~ghAyA / ballAla ne kisI kA virodha nahIM kiyaa| tAtkAlika cikitsA karane ke bAda eka kAr3hA taiyAra kara le Ane kI bAta kahakara paNDitajI uTha khar3e hue| _ 'paNDitajI, Apake lie vaha vRthA zrama hai| davA vyathaM hai| ApakA mana dukhe nahIM, isalie saba saha letA huuN| sabakA sevana kara letA huuN| mujhe aisA laga rahA hai ki merA paira sRjatA jA rahA hai| mujhe apane para chor3a dIjie, yahI merI prArthanA hai|' ballAla ne khaa| "sannidhAna ko anyathA nahIM socanA caahie| cAhe kisI bhI kAraNa se ho, cikitsA rokanI nahIM par3halI 1 roka deM to sIkhI vidyA ke prati droha hotA hai|" paNDitajI bole| "ApakI inchaa| lekina muddo nizcita rUpa se mAlUpa hai ki kyA hogA 1 kucha cintA kI bAta nhiiN| videiva paNDitajI ke sAtha hI bAhara Aye aura unheM padmaladevI ke vidhAmakakSa meM le gye| usake lie Avazyaka cikitsA kI gyii| aura phira paNDitajI kAr3hA taiyAra kara le Ane ke lie jaldI-jandI dhara daur3e gye| vihideva phira mA~ ke sAtha A gye| ballAla kI A~khoM se azrudhArA baha rahI thiiN| ecaladevI apane A~cala se use pochatI huI bolIM, ''beTA, tumheM A~sU nahIM bahAnA caahie| tama mUrdhAbhiSikta mahArAja ho| saba ThIka ho jaaegaa|" ___gA, mere badale choTe appAjI kA janma pahale hotA to acchA hotaa| maiMne apane samasta jIvana ko vicAra karake dekha liyA hai| merI jaldabAz2I aura aviveka--ye donoM mere jIvana ko jalAnevAlI Aga bana gaye haiN| phira bhI Apa saba logoM ne mujhe kSamA dAna dekara mujhe sukhI banAne ke lie pUrA sahayoga diyaa| mujhase isa rASTra kA koI prayojana siddha nahIM ho skaa| choTe appAjI, rASTra kI jimmedArI tuma para hai| bhagavAna tumheM cirAyu banAe~ / merI mRtyu itanI jaldI A jAgagI isakI sambhAvanA nahIM thii| maiM hI apanI Ayu kama karake, use maiM tumheM nirmala mana se dheyapUrvaka de rahA huuN| mujhe duniyA se uTA dene aura svayaM gaddI para baiTa jAne ke igaTe se SaDyantra calAne Adi nIca aura heya bAteM kahanevAlA yaha cANDAla mu~ha phira SH :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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na khule-isIlie apanI sArI zakti lagAkara usa ma~ha ke dA~ta maiMne toDa diye haiN| mere mana meM kabhI bhI tamhAre bAre meM aise vicAra taba nahIM aaye| phira bhI jisase maiMne prema kiyA usane yaha bAta kahI hai| usakI tarafa se maiM kSamA mA~gatA huuN| vaha eka duSTa strI hai| usakI bAtoM kI koI kImata nhiiN| sacamuca bahuta dina maiM jIvita nahIM rhuuNgaa| vAstava meM mujhe jIna kI abhilASA bhI nahIM hai| isalie maiM mahArAja banakara nahIM, bhAI hokara bahuvacana kA prayoga nahIM kara rahA hU~ jo rUr3higata hai| moM, tuma isa avivekI beTe ko kSamA kara denaa|'' kahate hue ballAla ne apanA sira mA~ kI goda meM rakha diyaa| unakI pITha para hAtha pheratI huI mA~ zUnya kI ora dekhatI rahI, kucha bolI nhiiN| paNDitajI aaye| kAr3hA diyA gyaa| bAda meM biTTideva bAhara cale aaye| do-tIna dina kI cikitsA ke bAda paTTapahAdevI paJcaladevI kucha sudhara gyiiN| jhar3e dA~ta to phira uga nahIM sakate the| magara mAthe para ke ghAva ko bharanA thaa| ballAla kI hAlata davA-dArU aura cikitsA-upacAra Adi se bhI sudharI nhiiN| bar3a bigar3atI hI calI gyii| sUjana bhI bar3hatI hI gyii| udayAdisya aura DAkarama ke pAsa bhI khabara bheja dI gayI thI so sabhI jana dorasamudra A gaye the| isake bAda bahuta samaya taka illAla ne paNDitajI kI davAoM kA kharca nahIM kiyaa| khara saMvatsara meM hI ballAla ne apane pArthiva zarIra ko tyAgakara jisa zAnti ko bahuta samaya se cAhA thA, use pA liyaa| rAjadhAnI zoka-sAgara meM DUba gyii| sArA rAjamahala duHkhI hokara ro uThA / mahArAja ballAla ke zava kA dAha saMskAra rAjocita DhaMga se kiyA gyaa| - pAladevI mauna ho A~sU bahAtI rhii| chAtI pITa-pITakara vaha apane durbhAgya ke kAraNa khuda ko kosatI rhii| usakA antaraMga yahI kaha rahA thA ki usake hI kAraNa yaha saba huaa| paiMtIsa sAla ke javAna ballAla kA kucha hI varSoM kA rAjya kAla isI taraha samApta ho gyaa| rAjA biTTideya paTTAbhiSikta hue| sAtha hI zAntaladevI paTTapahAdevI yanIM / aya taka paTTamahAdevI zAntaladevI ke cauthe garbha ke tIna mahIne ho cuke the| itanI alpaAyu meM hI, mahArAja ballAla kA nidhana ho jAne ke kAraNa sampUrNa popsala rAjya zoka-santapta ho gyaa| bur3hApe meM mariyAne daNDanAyaka isa AghAta ko saha nahIM ske| unakI patnI aura ve svayaM, jaba se bhAvI mahArAja ballAla rAjakumAra ke sAtha apanI putrI kA vivAha karA dene ke bAre meM vicAra karane lage paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 347

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the, taba se lekara nAlAla ke isa akAla maraNa taka kI sArI ghaTanAoM meM ve pUrNatayA paricita the| yadi va pAladevI ke pitA na hue hota tA patA nahIM kyA karataM! apanI tInoM beTiyoM meM se koI bhI apane janmamuhUta yA suhAga ke bala para apane pati ko na bacA paadhii| isake pAne vahI huA ki unhoMne tIna beTiyoM ko isIlie: janma diyA jisasa ne potsala bhahArAna kI Ahuti leM, isakA unheM gaharA da:kha huA; isI cintA meM ghulane lge| AH yaha dazA dekhane ke li!, isakA vIjAropaNa karanavAlI unakI patnI na rahI aura unheM akele hI jIdhita rahanA pdd'aa| ve bahuta zokAkula ho uThe : padamahAdevI kelagatvarasI ne kitane prema se mujhe bhAI se badakara bhAnA aura mujhe bar3A bnaayaa| unake isa upakAra ke badale maiMne unake isa rAjavaMza ko akAla mRtyu ke lie bheMTa kara diyA / maiM kisI bhI taraha kI kSamA kA pAtra nhiiN| phanI ke svabhAva se paricita hokara bhI maiMne yaha vicAra nahIM kiyA ki ina beTiyoM kA svabhAva bho mA~ ko tara ho to inase vivAha karane vAle kI dazA kyA hogii| bahuta jaldabAja aura bar3abanAne vAliyoM ke sAtha jInA bahuta kaThina hotA haiN| yaha hamArI pI, hI aba to vaha kaMvala pI hI hai| maiMne kabhI nahIM socA thA ki usakI jIbha itanI painI ho jaaegii| bIca meM do-tIna bAra maiMne use hitavacana bhI kahe. una bAtoM kA bhI mUlya na rahA! isa hAlata meM usake vyavahAra ko samajhate kucha bhI nahIM suujhaa| aba mAthA Tokane vA chAtI mArakara rone saM bhI kyA mAyadA? isane jo vAMva kiyA usakA phala ina donoM ko bhI bhoganA pdd'aa| ghA~TayoM kA yaha daHkha rakhate hue aba kyA zAnti se mara sakU~gA' pativihIna the bacciyA~ aba yahA~ gaurava ke sAtha kaise jI sakeMgI? uma gauraH ke yogya ho tabhI to gaurava milegaa| aba 'bhugateM apane bhaagy| maiM bhalA kyoM isa cintA meM paI? yoM socakara unhoMne tInoM ko vahIM chor3akara cala dene kA nirNaya kiyA 1 cApanadevI aura ghoppadenI ne sAtha le calane kA Agraha kiyA lekina vyartha rhaa| sAtha na le jAe~ge tA dAravya se ba~dhAye gaye tAlAba meM kUdakara marane kI bAta kahakara padmAladevI jida kara baitthii| usa akelI ko hI kyoM, yo sAMcakara ve tInoM ko lekara apane sindagara varale gye| zAntaladevI aura pAcaladevI donoM meM bahuta sabhagAyA aura kahA ki vahIM rahI AyeM parantu yahAM rahane para purAnI smRtiyA~ vAra-bAra AtI haiM jise sahanA bahuta kaSTadAyaka hotA hai-vahI bahAnA banAkara padmanadevI pitA ke sAtha calI gyii| parantu isameM Azcarya kI koI bAta nahIM ki vaha yaha socatI rahI ho-"paTTAnI banakara yaha iTalAtI rahe aura maiM ise dekhane ke lie yahA~ baiThI rahU~?" paNDita vArukIrti jI ne, kSaNika svArtha ke lie logoM meM jahara bA~TanevAloM ke isa samAja ko dekhakara asahya-bhAva se, udAsIna ho aise svArthiyA kI zuzrUSA 3SA :: paTTamahAdevI zAnjalA : bhAga do

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se sArthakatA nahIM samajhakara saMsAra ko tyAga dene ke vicAra se saMnyAsa grahaNa kara dorasapudra ko hI tyAga diyaa| calA to khuda marakara bhI sannidhAna ko jIvita dekhanA cAhatI thI; yo hAlata ke palaTa jAne ke kAraNa rAta-dina rotI baiThI rhii| sannidhAna kI prANarakSA ke lie apanA zIla taka luTA denevAlI ke Aja prANa nahIM nikala rahe haiN| pativratA banakara pati ke hI prANa haraNa karanevAlI ke jIvana se apane jIvana ko hI punIta kahakara vaha AgababUlA ho uThI thii| kisI taraha kI pratikriyA ke vazIbhUta na hokara, ballAla kI mRtyu ko gambhIra sAgara kI taraha sAmanA karanevAlI akelI koI thI to vaha pahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI thiiN| unake saMyama ne sabako dhIraja bNdhaayaa| biTTideva siMhAsanArUr3ha hue parantu unheM mahArAja banane kI koI khuzI nahIM huii| kabhI svapna meM bhI unhoMne nahIM hogA ki kisAna kA hotA. mI bhAbhI ne kahA thA ki unheM siMhAsana kA lAlaca hai| usa mUrkha strI kI bAta kI koI kImata na thI, isatie usa ora udAsIna hI rhe| kevala rASTrahita sAdhane ke kartavya ko apanA dAyitva mAnakara bar3e gauraba aura Adara se usa siMhAsana para ArUr3ha hue the| unhoMne eka bAra (bhAI se) vaha bhI spaSTa kaha diyA thA, ''maiM ApakA garur3a banakara AtmArpaNa karane taka ke lie taiyAra huuN|" ___ eka bAra pAladevI kA jhUThA Aropa isa taraha saca ho jAegA. isa bAta kI kisI ko kalpanA bhI na thii| revimayyA ko duHkha bhI huA santoSa bhii| mAcikabbe isa devI lIlA para cakita thii| unhoMne apane pati mArasiMgayyA se kahA, 'kucha kA zApa vara bana jAtA hai isake lie yaha nidarzana ho sakatA hai?'' 'dUsaroM kI burAI na cAhanevAloM ko Izvara kisa taraha kA varadAna detA hai, isa vaicitrca kI rIti ko samajhane ke lie yahI pramANa hai|" mArasiMgayyA ne palI kI rAya meM apanI rAya milaayii| chuTapana meM ballAla kA baratAva dekha eka bAra ecaladevI ne mana-hI-mana kahA thA ki biTTideva hI pahale janmA hotA to acchA dhaa| isI bAta ko marane se pahale ballAla ke mu~ha se kahalavAyA mAno usane mere mana kI bAta ko pahale hI suna liyA ho| usa bhagavAna kI rIti hI nirAlI hai| maiM mAtA, mere mana meM aisI bAta ko kyoM utpanna kiyA? mA~ banakara maiMne baccoM ke sAtha prema karane meM kisI taraha kA bhedabhAva nahIM rkhaa| rASTrahita cAhanevAle mana ko jo sUjhA vaha Izvara dvArA pahale se hI niyojita hai yA honA cAhie, usake nirNaya se bhinna nirNaya karanevAloM ke lie uttara vahA~ hai| usakI icchA huI to eka sAdhAraNa hegar3e kI beTI na cAhate hue bhI rAnI bana sakatI hai| dUsarI ora rAnI banane kI icchA lekara, usake lie paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 389

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SaDyantra racakara, rAnI banane para bhI usa pada kA dhor3A-sA bhI sukhAnubhava kiye binA raha sakatI hai| usa bhagavAna ne jo anugraha kiyA usI ko paramapavitra mAnakara vicalita hue binA jIvana ko bitAnA hogaa| isa tattva kI jijJAsA ecaladevI ke mana meM hone lgii| ballAla ko mRtyu para savana zoka manAyA phira dhIraja aura santoSa ke sAtha sabane viTTideva ke paTTAbhiSeka samArambha meM bhI bhAga liyaa| isI bIca mantrI pocimaNyA, sandhivigrahI nAgideva divaMgata ho gaye the| inake bAda surige nAgidevapaNA aura punIsamayyA mantrI banA diye gaye the| paTTAbhiSeka ke kucha dina bAda mantraNA karake biTTideva ne yaha nirNaya liyA ki rAjadhAnI ko dorasamudra se velApurI le jAyA jaae| unakA vicAra thA ki prabhu aura aNNAjI donoM ke lie dorasamudra zubhakara nahIM huaa| unhIM purAnI bAtoM kA smaraNa karake khinna hote rahanA acchA nhiiN| alAvA isake, mahArAja kI mRtyu kA samAcAra bAhara ke logoM ko mAlUma ho jAne para patA nahIM kauna-kauna hama para AkramaNa karane kA udyama karane lageMge! hameM aba apanI sainika-zakti ko bar3hAnA hogA, isake lie yojanA banAnI hogii| rASTra kI sImAoM kA rakSaNa hI nahIM, guNDAgirI ko dabAkara vahA~ apane zArdUla lAMchana ko phaharAnA hogaa| dorasamudra meM raheM to na jAne kyA-kyA pUrva-smRtiyoM AtI raheMgI, usa hAlata meM hamAre ina vicAroM meM sakAvaTa bhI A sakatI hai| velApurI ko rAjadhAnI banAne para naye vAtAvaraNa meM nayI dRSTi bhI prApta ho skegii| isalie rAjadhAnI ko sthAnAntarita karane kI bAta nirNIta huii| nirNaya ke turanta bAda sthAnAntarita karane kA kArya jaldI zurU ho gyaa| mAcaNa daNvanAtha dorasamudra meM hI tthhre| DAkarasa ko velApurI meM, nAgidevaNNA ko yAdavapurI meM rakhane kA bhI nirNaya liyA gyaa| zeSa saba ko velApurI calane kA nirdeza thaa| rAjadhAnI ke parivartana ke bAda Age ke kAryakramoM ke viSaya meM AmUlAgra vicAra-vimarza kiyA gyaa| apanI sainika zakti ko bar3hAnA, jidhara se zatruoM ke AkramaNa kA Dara hai udhara rakSaNa-vyavasthA ko sudRr3ha banAnA Adi sabhI bAtoM para vicAra huaa| __ mahArAja ballAla ko nigalanevAlA khara saMvatsara bIta gayA aura nandana saMvatsara kA praveza huaa| paTTamahAdevI zAntaladevI ne isI nandana saMvatsara kI vasanta Rtu meM eka putraratna ko janma diyaa| ecaladevI aura mAcikabbe donoM belApurI meM hI rahI, isalie zAntaladevI ke paTTamahAdevI banane ke bAda isa putra janma-utsava ko bar3e sambhrama ke sAtha zAstrIya vidhi-vidhAnoM ke anusAra manAyA gyaa| unakA bar3A beTA kumAra ballAla, kumArI harivaladevI, choTe biTTideya aba paTTamahAdevI ke saMjAta kahalAye, logoM kI dRSTi meM / 390 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntatA : bhAga do

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naye mahArAja ke siMhAsanArUr3ha hone ke varSa ke andara hI putrotsava hone se jyotiSiyoM ne rASTra-vistAra ke lie ise zubhasUcaka saguna aura rASTra-vistAra kI pUrva sUcanA btaayaa| nAmakaraNa saMskAra bhI bar3e dhUmadhAma se manAyA gyaa| mariyAne daNDanAyaka ke pAsa AmantraNapatra bhejA gayA thA to bhI ye nahIM aaye| padmaladevI ko isa utsava meM bhAgI hone kI icchA nahIM rahI, na hI ise IrSyA ke kAraNa saha sakI thii| cAmaladevI aura boppadavI dIdI ke kAraNa sindagaire ko na chor3a sakI thiiN| yoM unameM se koI nahIM aayaa| nAmala" mA ho ra era carcA huI : livanda kI malaya zI ki zizu kA nAma vinayAditya rakhA jaay| mArasiMgayyA aura mAcikavye kI yaha sUcanA rahI ki apane priya prabhu ke nAma se hI abhihita kiyA jAya / zAntaladevI ne kahA "sannidhAna ke agraja velApurI chor3a dorasamudra meM rahane hI icchA nahIM rakhate the| kAraNavaza vahA~ jAkara vahIM rahakara prANa dene para bhI, unakA mana velApurI se hI adhika lagAva rakha rahA thaa| akAla mRtyu ke kAraNa ye hamase bichur3a gaye to bhI unakI smRti hama sabake lie hitakara hai| vaha apane putra ko vinayAditya ke nAma se abhihita karanA cAha rahe the, parantu saphala na ho ske| vinayAditya kahakara abhidhAna karane para bujurgoM ke nAma se abhihita karane kI unakI icchA bhI pUrNa ho jaaegii| vahI kreNge|" ecaladevI ne kahA, "zAntaladevI kI icchA ucita lagatI hai|" eka zubha muhUrta meM zizu kA nAmakaraNa saMskAra sampanna huaa| zizu kA nAma vinayAditya rakhA gyaa| isa nAmakaraNa mahotsava meM upasthita sabhI logoM ne eka kaNTha ho yoSita kiyA, "ciramabhivardhatAM posalasantAnazrIH, mAtA-pitro zizozva dIrghAyurArogyaprAptirastu, aizvayaMprAptirastu, deshkoshmbhivRddhirstu|" santAna kise ho, kisa taraha kI ho, kaba ho-isa svArtha ke kAraNa eka bahuta bar3I ghaTanA hI yaTa cakI thii| aba rAjamahala meM kisI taraha ke asamAdhAna ke vinA, kisI taraha kI darda bharI ghaTanA ke binA, kisI taraha kI vyaMgyoMktiyoM ke binA, putrotsava kA yaha samArambha pragati-sUcaka rUpa meM susampanna huaa| AsthAna-Rdhi abhinava pampa nAgacandra aura AsthAna karvAyatrI kantidevI donoM hI velApurI A gaye the| vAstava meM kantidevI nivRta honA cAhatI thiiN| lekina turanta pUchane para anyathA samajhe jAne kI AzaMkA ke kAraNa vaha velApurI A gayI thiiN| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 39]

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kantideyI yahuta anamanI-sI ho gayI thiiN| svayaM ajJAta hokara rahatI thiiN| parantu mujhe bahuta viSayoM kI jAnakArI haiM vaha mAnakara daNDanAyaka mariyAne ne mujhe apanI beTiyoM kI zikSikA banAkara rkhaa| maiMne apane vAre meM kucha na kahA to bhI mujhako niyukta karate samaya unhoMne eka bAta kahI thI-"dekhie, merI icchA hai ki merI beTiyA~ guNavatI baneM / vAstava meM mujhe yaha nahIM lagatA ki lar3akiyoM ko vizeSa zikSaNa kI AvazyakatA hai, yaha merI vyaktigata rAya hai| vartamAna sAmAjika vyavasthA meM pArivArika jIvana ko chor3akara kisI taraha ke bAharI vyavahAra ke viSaya peM vicAra-vimarza strI se puruSa kareM yaha sambhava nhiiN| maharSi manu ne kabhI kahA thA ki 'kAryeSu mantrI' isase yaha anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai ki striyoM se vicAra-vimarza kiyA jAtA rahA hai| vaha hAlata kyoM badala gayI yaha to mujhe mAlUma nhiiN| jo bhI ho, isa sthiti meM bhI samAja calatA rahA hai| idhara-udhara kucha manda buddhivAlI nAriyoM Ter3hI-mer3hI rAha pakar3akara apane sukha-bhoga kI icchAoM ko pUrA karatI rahI haiM aura isa vajaha se puruSoM ke prati udAsIna rahI ArthI, yaha mujhe mAlUma hai| inameM kauna sahI, kauna galata hai-isa bAta kI vivecanA kara sakane kI sAyika prajJA mujhameM nahIM hai| hamAre rAjagharAne ke loga vidyA-premI, kalA-premI aura abhimAna ke dhanI haiN| ina dAtoM ke prati ruci utpanna honA ho to eka vizeSa prajJA kI AvazyakatA hai, yaha satya hai| ina saba bAtoM ko lakSya meM rakhakara hI g2ajakumAroM kI zikSA kI vyavasthA kI gayI hai| hamArA rAjaparivAra ke sAtha nikaTa sambandha hone kI sambhAvanA hai| hamArI cciyoM ko isa sambandha ke yogya banAnA hogaa| aisA zikSaNa unako milanA caahie|" jitanA ho sakatA hai utanA zikSaNa dene kA prayatna karanA kartavya samajhakara kantidevI ne svIkRti dI dhii| zikSikA banane ke bAda, bar3e rAjakumAra ke sAtha daNDanAyaka jI kI bar3I lar3akI ke vivAha kI bAta clii| usa hAlata meM jimmedArI kitanI bar3I haiM, yA bhI vidita ho gayA / vAstava meM padmaladevI kI mahArAnI ke pada ke yogya banane ke lie kisa taraha ke zikSaNa kI AvazyakatA hai, ise samajha-bUjhakara usake yogya zikSaNa dene kA bhI vizeSa dhyAna rakhA gyaa| saMyama, vivecanAzakti, udAratA, pUrvAgraha-doSa-mukta-manovRtti, karuNA Adi kA svarUpa-nirUpaNa karake unase prApta honevAlI phala-prApti Adi bAtoM kA bhI acchI taraha manana karavAyA thaa| zAntaladevI ke dorasamudra meM Ane ke bAda, ina zikSita manobhAvoM kA ziSyoM ke mana meM suspaSTa rUpa vyakta huA bhI dhaa| apanI jimmedArI ko bhalIbhA~ti nirvahaNa karane ke lie unake mana meM dRr3ha saMkalpa bhI jAgA thA parantu bAda meM ghaTI ghaTanAoM kI jAnakArI hone para unake mana meM eka taraha kI parezAnI utpanna ho gayI thii| unheM aisA laga rahA thA ki sArA parizrama pAnI meM homa karane kA-sA huaa| 392 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dI

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pahale kabhI eka bAra kAMdhe nAgacandra aura svayaM RntidevI meM kisI sAhityika viSaya para carcA huI hogI, usa samaya una donoM ne apane-apane ziSyoM ke viSaya meM bhI bAna kI bhii| taba kativI meM yA ki apana, zighyAoM ko kharA sonA banA deNgii| usa sapaya rAjamahala meM ghaTita ballAla ke asahanIya vyavahAra aura bAda meM hue parivartana Adi viSayoM ko batAte hue kavi nAgacandra ne kahA thA ki unakA ziSya bhI unake zikSaNa aura mArgadarzana meM mahArAja banane ke yogya vyaktitva prApta karane kI ora pragati kara rahA hai| isa carcA ke pazcAt donoM kabhI-kabhI Apasa meM vicAra-vimarza karate samaya kahA karate the ki ve eka Adarza rAja-dampatI banAne meM saphalatA paaeNge| ye saba bAteM Aja unheM apanI A~khoM ke sAmane dikha rahI thiiN| apanI asaphalatA kI yAda karake kantidevI ne nizcaya hI kara liyA ki vahA~ rahanA ucita nhiiN| ve to kabhI apane jIvana meM apane lie kisI taraha kI koI AkAMkSA hI nahIM rakha rahI thiiN| daNDanAyaka ne jo kArya sauMyA thA usakA zaktibhara nirvahaNa kiyA thaa| aba to unakI beTiyoM ko kisI taraha kI zikSA kI AvazyakatA bhI nahIM thii| AsthAna-kavayitrI banane kI bhI unheM cAha nahIM thii| IyAM rahita eka kavi bhAI ke audArya ne yaha pada aura visdAvalI Adi sammAna prApta karAyA thaa| parantu unakA bhI unheM koI mUlya nahIM dikhAI diyaa| saMnyAsa grahaNa karake bhAvI jIvana dhyAna karma meM vyatIta karane kA nizcaya kara, yahA~ se mukta hone kI anumati prApta karane ke vicAra se ve paTTamahAdevI zAntaladevI ke pAsa gyiiN| zAntaladevI ne unake isa prastAva ko ekadama svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne kahA, "jJAnadAna se mahAna koI dUsarA dAna nhiiN| vaha dhyAnastha hone se bhI bar3hakara hai| sannidhAna perI salAha ke anusAra kevala lar3akiyoM ke lie alaga zikSaNa kI vyavasthA karanA cAhate haiN| usake nirvahaNa saMcAlana Adi para ApakI hI dekharekha ho, yahI unakI abhilASA hai| isalie poyasala rAjya kA eka bahuta bar3A upakAra abhI Apase honA hai; aisI sthiti meM mukta hone ke lie anumati kaise mila sakeMgI?'' "parantu yogya zikSaNa dene meM maiM asaphala huI huuN| isalie, jisa mahAna yojanA ko sannidhAna kAryagata karanA cAhate haiM, aura jisakA karanA Avazyaka hai, usake lie merI yogyatA aparyApta hai| dorasamudra meM rAjaparivAra aura TaNDanAyaka parivAra-donoM ne bahuta prema ke sAtha mujhe Adara dekara gauravAnvita kiyA hai. merI isa alpavidyA ko mAnyatA dekara sammAnita kiyA hai| maiM isa RNa se kabhI mukta ho hI nahIM sktii| parantu, pUrvasthita mahArAja kA avasAna merI priya ziSyA ke hI baratAva ke kAraNa huA; isakA smaraNa karate hue maiM yahA~ zAntimaya jIvana vyatIta paTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do : 399

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nahIM kara sktii| jaba AyI thI to mana se svIkAra kara AyI thii| aba taka mana mAnatA rahA, yahA~ rahI aayiiN| aba Age isa taraha mana kI zAnti se rahanA sAdhya nahIM lgtaa| isalie mujhe mukta karake upakRta karane kA anugraha kreN|" vinIta bhAba se kahate hue hAtha jor3a liye kantidevI ne| jo kAma mana ko na jace use adhikAra bana se karA lene kI paripATI porasala rAjagharAne kI nahIM hai| jaba Apa kahatI haiM-mana nahIM mAnatA, to abhI aisI koI kArravAI rAjamahala kI ora se huI hogI jisase Apa parezAna haiM?" / paTTamahAdevI ko aisA socanA taka nahIM caahie| vAstava meM Apake aura sannidhAna ke rAjatva ke isa punIta avasara para rASTra kI sevA karanA eka mahAna puNya kA kArya hai, yaha mujhe mAlUma hai| rAjagharAne meM koI asaMgata yAta huI aura isase parezAna hokara jAnA cAhatI hU~-yoM kadApi Apa na soceN| yahA~ rahane ke lie manobhAva na hone kA kAraNa pUrva-ghaTita va priya ghaTanA ho misA koI g2alatI kI aura usake lie Apako duHkha kyoM ho?-yaha savAla Apa mujhase kara sakatI haiN| paTarAnI jI, isakI anubhUti usI ko ho sakatI hai jisane apane kArya vaiphalya kA anubhava kiyA hai| jaba mana meM aura kucha bhI cAha nahIM taba prema-sneha bhI asahya ho jAtA hai| aura aisA honA ThIka nhiiN| isalie kRpA karake mujhe mukta kara diijie|" kantidevI ne vinatI kii| unheM kahA~ jAnA cAhie, unake lie kyA sahaliyateM apekSita haiM; kisa taraha kI surakSA-vyavasthA ho, Adi kI vyavasthA karane kA Adeza rAjamahala kI tarafa se diyA jA sakatA thA kintu unhoMne yaha saba nahIM caahaa| "mukta hone ke lie dhyAna karane yogya sthAna kI khoja meM jAnevAlI mujhako vaha batAnA kaThina hai ki maiM kahA~ jaauuNgii| jaba svayaM maiM hI nahIM jAnatI to maiM batA kaise sakatI hU~? surakSA kI vyavasthA kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? daNDanAyaka jI ne jo sammAna ke rUpa meM dhana diyA hai aura rAjamahala kI tarafa se vidvatsammAna kA pratIka kaMkaNa cUr3A, duzAla vagairaha prApta huA hai, vaha saba strI-vidyAbhyAsa ke lie dAna ke rUpa meM yahIM chor3a jAtI huuN| yaha isalie nahIM ki posala rAjya meM dhana kA abhAva hai balki isalie chor3a jAtI hU~ ki mujhe ina sabakI AvazyakatA nhiiN| isa kArya ke lie viniyoga ho, isI lakSya se maiM yaha saba diye jA rahI hU~. ise svIkAra kareM, yaha merI binatI hai|'' kahate hue zAntaladevI ko vaha saba sauMpakara, una sabase vidA lete hue isa abhinava vAgdevI ne kisI ajJAta sthAna kI ora prasthAna kara diyaa| nivRtti cAhanevAlI kantidevI ko AsAnI se anumati nahIM milii| isa bAta ko jAnaneyAle kavi nAgacandra ko mAlUma ho gayA ki nivRtta honA AsAna bAta nhiiN| 394 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To

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vAstava meM unheM poysata rAjya ko chor3a jAne kI AvazyakatA bhI nahIM thii| mAna-sammAna jo bhI unhoMne cAhA thA vaha saba unheM prApta thaa| veroka-Toka ve sAhitya sAmrAjya ke cakravartI banakara nizcinta ho vahIM raha sakate the| patA nahIM kyoM unake mana meM bhI sthAna parivartana kI sanaka car3ha gyii| kyA karane se yaha sAdhya ho sakatA hai-isa bAre meM bahuta soca-vicArakara eka nirNaya para pahuMce, aura phira khUba sAMca-samajhakara unhoMne tadanusAra kArya-pravRtta hone kA nizcaya kara liyaa| biTTideva ke siMhAsanArohaNa ke vArSikotsava samArAmbha ke avasara para madhyAhna ke bAda ye pahArAja biTTideva aura paTTamahAdevI zAntalA se mile| unheM hArdika badhAiyAM diiN| zAntanadevI ne kahA, "Apa jaise mahAnubhAvoM ke hArdika AzIrvAda ke bala para hI yaha rAjya sukhI aura sampanna bnegaa|" "AzIrvAda mAtra se kucha nahIM bntaa| zreSTha kAvya likhane ke lie AzISa dene mAtra se kAcya nahIM raca jAtA hai| sabake lie prayatna karanA hotA hai| manItiyA~, sadAzaya, protsAhana yaha saba prayatna ko rUpa dete haiM, use saphalatA kI ora agrasara karate haiN| usI taraha poysala rAjya ko sukhI aura sampanna rASTra vanAnA ho to usake lie aura adhika prayatna honA caahie| zAyada isa taraha kA prazasta samaya pahale kabhI nahIM AyA hogaa| Age bhI aisA uttama samaya AegA yA nahIM, maiM kaha nahIM sktaa|" kavi nAgacandra ne khaa| ''isa taraha kA prazasta samaya-isake kyA mAne?" biTTideva ne puuchaa| ''eka rASTra ko pragati karanA ho to usa rASTra ke pratIka rUpa mahArAja aura mahArAnI ko usa unnata stara taka pahu~cane kI kSamatA se yukta honA caahie| maiM sannidhAna se aura paTTamahAdevI se bahuta acchI taraha paricita hU~, aisA maiM mAnatA huuN| yaha kArya Apase hI sAdhya hai| sAdhAraNa parivAroM meM isa taraha kA yogya dAmpatya dekhane ko nahIM miltaa| aisI hAlata meM rASTra ke pratIka rAjA-rAnI kA yaha Adarza dAmpatya hamAre isa rASTra ke lie siramaura hai| rASTra kI pragati ke lie isase bar3hakara prazasta samaya aura kaba milegA?" "ziSya-prIti kevala prazaMsA karane meM hI samApta nahIM ho jAnA caahie|' biTTideva ne khaa| ''sannidhAna aisA nahIM samajheM ki ye mAtra prazaMsA hai nizcita hI ise preraka mAna sakate haiN| paTTamahAdevI ke pitA zrI bhAsiMgayyA jaba balipara ke hemgar3e ke pada para rahe, taba cAlukya aura posaloM meM jaisA madhura sambandha rahA, usI taraha kA madhura bandhutva aba phira se vikasita ho| isake lie sannidhAna ko prayatna karanA hogA, merI preraNA kA uddezya yahI haiN|" nAgacandra ne khaa| "kavijI, hameM cAlukyoM se vidveSa nahIM thaa| unake prati to hameM aparimita paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 395

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gaurava thaa| aba bhI hama usI gauravabuddhi se unheM dekhate haiN| hama cAhate to isa bAta kI ghoSaNA karake ki hamArA unase koI sambandha nahIM, hama svatantratApUrvaka raha sakate the| unhoMne vinA kisI kAraNa ke prabhu kA apamAna kiyaa| hama para pa kyoM huA aura kaise huA, isakA kAraNa kyA vA so hameM kucha bhI mAlUma nahIM / ve to aba posaloM kI zakti ko tor3ane ke SaDyantra meM sahAyatA bhI kara rahe haiN| aisI hAlata meM hama kyA kareM: rAjanIti meM prema kA badalA prema hai, tyAga ke lie tyAga haiM, parantu koI talavAra tAnakara khar3A ho jAe to usake sAmane sira jhukAne ko paripATI nahIM hai| posalA ne itanA hI kiyA haiM kitanI talavAra kA talavAra tAnakara hI sAmanA kiyaa| aisI hAlata meM vaha purAnI madhura maitrI kaise ho sakatI he vihideva ne kahA / "sIdhe talavAra tAnakara to khar3e nahIM hue na? yaha bAta nizcita haiM ki donoM meM asamAdhAna hai| isa bAta kI sUcanA mahArAja ke vivAha samArambha ke sandarbha meM piriyarasI kI dI thii| kisI ke aise yA anucita kalpanA se udbhUta isa asamAdhAna kI bAtoM dvArA dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai| piriyarasI jI kI bhI yahI icchA rahI hai ki vaha purAnA madhura bAndhavya jyoM kA tyoM banA rhe| unheM tA sannidhAna se tathA paTTamahAdevI se agAdha prema hai, aTala vizvAsa bhI hai| yadi vAtAM dvArA isa madhura vAndhavdha ko banAye rakhane kA mArga sujhA sakate ho to unakA sahayoga avazya milegaa| yA ve hI sujhA sakeMgI to uttama hogaa|" kavi nAgacandra boleM / "parivarasIjI meM sadbhAvanA hai, parantu cAlukyoM ke rAjya meM vaha hI sarvesarvA to nahIM haiN| aura phira nizchala posaloM ko hI isa dizA meM rAndhAna karane kI bAta kyoM uThAnI cAhie yadi hama svayaM yaha bAta uThAe~ge tA ve yaha soceMge ki porasaloM meM hI kucha dAMdha hai| Apake kahe anusAra, eka bhASA-bhASI hone ke nAte yadi hama donoM meM usa pahale ko sI samarasatA ho sakatI hai to kannar3a sAhitya, hI uttama kannaDa bhASA ora karnATaka kI kalA - inakI dRSTi se aisA honA bahuta hogA / yadi vahA~ se koI saMketa yA prastAva milatA hai to usa para khule mana se vicAra kiyA jA sakatA hai| hama hI vaha sandhAna kArya zurU kareM yaha hameM sambhava ke nahIM, kyoMki taba vaha rASTragaurava kA prazna bana jAtA hai| vaha svargastha prabhu apamAna karane kA sA hogaa|" zAntaladevI ne kahA / kavi nAgacandra cakita !! mahArAja vihideva agara yahI bAta kahate to zAyada unheM Azcarya na huA hotaa| turanta vaha kucha na bola sake / "kyoM kavijI, merI bAta Apako ThIka nahIM lagI" zAntaladevI ne pUchA / "rASTrahita kI bAta kA vicAra karate samaya Atmagaurava jaise vaiyaktika vicAra 35 : paTTamahAdevI zAntanA bhAga do

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ko mahattva denA kyA saMgata haiM?" nAgacandra ne khaa| "Atmagaurava rahita rASTra, rASTra banakara nahIM raha sakatA, kavivarya / " "bar3e logoM se choTe loga pUcha leM to isameM koI g2alatI nahIM dikhtii|" "bar3e kauna choTe kauna? cAlukya bar3e aura poyasala choTe-yahIM ApakA vicAra hai?'' zAntaladevI ne savAla kiyaa| "rASTra ke viSaya meM maiMne nahIM khaa| jagadekamalla hamAre mahArAja se bar3e aura hamArI paTTamahAdevI se piriyarasI jI bar3I haiM-isa vaiyaktika sambandha ko lekara maiMne kahA hai|" 'vyakti banakara sAmane khar3e hoM to hama donoM unake caraNa bhI chueNge| parantu poyasala rASTra kA sira jhukane para sannidhAna rAjI nahIM hoNge|' zAntaladevI ne khaa| "to kyA maiM nahIM samajhA ki donoM rASTroM meM samarasatA nahIM ho sakegI" "hama kabhI aisA nahIM kheNge| samarasatA kA honA to bahuta acchI bAla haiN| isa dizA meM hama khule dila se brteNge|" ''hamAre aise vicAra haiM isa bAta kI jAnakArI unako honI cAhie na?" "hamAre ina vicAroM ko jAnanA unakA kAma hai|'' 'anumati deM to maiM yaha kAma kruuN|'' "posaloM ke sandhivigrAhaka banakara jAnA cAheMge?" / vaha bahuta bar3I bAta hogii| maiM kevala buddhijIvI hU~ | mahAkavi pappa yA ratna kI taraha talavAra hAtha meM lene kI sAmarthya bhI mujhameM nahIM hai| isalie maiM eka sAMskRtika niyogI mAtra banakara, sAmarasva ke lakSya ko sAdhane kI dRSTi se isa kAyaM ko sAdhyatA-asAdhyatA ko samajhane kI koziza kruuNgaa|" "to yaha sthAna chor3akara vahA~ jAne kI icchA hai?" "isake vaha mAne nahIM ki yahIM se chor3a jaauuNgaa| yahA~ rahakara kArya ko sAdhA nahIM jA sakatA isalie vahA~ jAnA hogaa|" / "piriyarasI jI ne pahale hI kahA thA na? taba Apane kahA thA merA vacana droNAcArya ke vacana ke samAna hai jise unhoMne bhISmAcArya se kahA thA 'merA kArya samApta huA, aba maiM svatantra huuN| zAyada abhI usakA smaraNa ho AyA ho aura jAne kI icchA ho gacI ho?" zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| "mujhe yaha bAta yAda hI nhiiN| paTTamahAdevIjI ko yaha abhI taka yAda rahI AyI? saca hai, taba maiMne yaha bAta kahI thii| parantu aba vahA~ jAne kI icchA ..." ''yahA~ se bhI bar3hakara sthAna pAne ke lie|' biTTideva bIca meM hI kaha utthe| "na, na, mujhe aisI koI AkAMkSA nahIM hai| mujhe apanI yogyatA se bar3hakara paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 597

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U~cA sthAna yahA~ milA hai| isase bar3hakara U~cA sthAna mujhe kahIM nahIM milegaa| maiN| sarasvatI kA ArAdhaka huuN| eka bhASA bhASI lene kAma kI mIpArekA ne alagAva kI bhAvanA utpanna karake karnATaka sarasvatI ko khaNDita kiyA hai| merI AkAMkSA aura kucha nahIM, kevala usa purAnI samarasatA ko phira se pratiSThita karane kA prayatna karanA mAtra hai| usa chora se hI prastAvita karAne kA batna karanA, aura poyasala rASTra ke Atmagaurava ko kSati na pahu~ce isakA dhyAna rakhanA-yahI merA uddezya hai| anumati dekara anugraha kreN|" / ___ "ApakI bhAvanA acahI hai lekina vaha kisa taraha puraskRta ho, kahA nahIM jA sktaa|" kahatI huI zAntaladevI ne apane svAmI kI ora dekhaa| "kantidevI kI AkAMkSAoM ko pUrA karane ke lie kavijI vahIM raheM to acchA, yaha imArI abhilASA hai|" viDideva ne khaa| "vidyAbhyAsa karAne ke lie rASTra-bhara meM aneka yogya jJAnI, vidvAna puruSa haiN| kavi yokimayA ko calugola se bulA sakate haiN| bar3e niSNAta kavi mauktika jI bhI yahIM haiN| sumanAMvANa jI bhI haiN| aura bhI aneka jana haiN| yahI kaSTa nAma jo sUjhe maiMne nivedana kiye| "to matalaba ya: ki kavijI ne pahale se nizcita karakaM vaha satAha hamAra sAmane peza kI hai?" viGgideva ne puuchaa| "sannidhAna ke sAmane kevana samaya kATane ke lie bAta karanA sambhava ho sakatA hai?" nAgacandra ne kii| ___ "poysaloM ko yadi Apake mana kI yaha samarasatA kI bhAvanA avAMchita ho to?" biTTideva ne phira prazna kiyaa| "yaha to savAla karane ke irAde se kiyA huA savAla pAtra hai; yaha antaraMga se nikalA vicAra nahIM hogaa| merI yaha nizcita dhAraNA hai ki sannidhAna aura paTTamahAdevI ke hAtha meM jaba taka rAjya-saMcAlana sUtra haiM, poyasala rAjya meM samarasatA ko na cAhane kI bAta sahI nahIM sktii|" __"rAjanIti meM dhAraNAeM kabhI nizcita rUpa nahIM le sakrI, kvijii| rASTrakUTa kauna haiM? cAlukya kauna haiM? donoM kanATaka sarasvatI kI hI santAna haiM na unheM dabAkara ve Upara nahIM uThe ? isalie posala bhI cAlukyAM ko dabAkara Upara uThanA cAhate haiM zAyada isa manobhAva se prerita hokara unhoMne apane vicAroM meM parivartana kiyA hai| hama para jaggadeva ko hamalA karane ke lie bhejakara hamArI zakti ko parIkSA bhI unhoMne le lii| isalie yaha sambhava nahIM ki ye isa taraha ke sandhAna ke lie taiyAra hoN| aisI sthiti meM donoM rASTroM meM samaramatA kaise A sakatI hai?" viTTideva ne kaa| 38J8 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To

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"karnATaka bhASA-bhASI janatA kI saMskRti itanI udAtta hai ki usane saTA hI samarasatA cAhI haiN| jaba janatA samarasatA cAhatI hai taba rAjakAja sa~bhAlanevAle rAjavarga ko vaha svIkAra karanA hogA naH sannidhAna mujhe eka maukA deN| yadi apane prayatna meM maiM asaphala bhI ho jAU~ to maiM duHkhI na houuNgaa| isa bAta kI tRpti to rahegI ki maiMne eka uttama kArya ke lie prayatna kiyaa|" "ThIka haiM, Apake nirNaya meM hama bAdhaka nahIM baneMge / Apa svatantra haiN| ApakA saMkalpa saphala hotA hai to hameM bhI santoSa hogaa| kintu Apa koI aisA vicAra na rakheM ki apanI saMkalpa-siddhi ke lie jisa kAryanIti kA Apa anusaraNa kareMge usake lie Apako poyasala rAjya kA pratinidhitva prApta hai| balki Apa aisA mAna sakate haiM ki Apa para hamArA vizvAsa hone se isa kArya ke prati hamArI sahAnubhUti haiN|'' kahakara biTTideva ne zAntaladevI kI ora dekhaa| __"kavijI kA vizvAsa hai ki kA~TA karavAna se bhI adhika balavAna hai| isalie ve jisa vicAra ko lekara prayoga karane jA rahe haiM, isake lie rAjapratinidhitva kATA hI bana sakatA hai. -sannidhAna kA socanA ThIka hai| kavijI, posala rAjya sudRr3ha nIMva para sthita hokara janatA ke hita ke lie pragati kare-isI dhyeya ko lekara Apa rAjaguru banakara aba taka dIkSAbaddha rhe| ApakI nirdiSTa nIti usa lakSya taka pahu~ce-cahI AzIrvAda deN|'' "paTTamahAdevI jI, maiM cAhe jahA~ bhI rahU~, cAhe jaisA rahU~, merI yahI kAmanA rhegii| maiM hamezA cAhatA rahU~gA ki poyasala kIrtivAna ho| maiM Aja jo kucha bhI hU~, yaha isI rASTra ke kAraNa huuN| isalie yadi maiM isa bAta ko bhUla jAU~ to nizcita hI kRtaghna khlaauuNgaa| AjJA deN|" kahakara nAgacandra ne donoM hAtha jodd'e| una donoM ne pratinamaskAra kiyA aura kahA, "acchA, kvijii|" kantidevI ko unake gantavya sthAna kI jAnakArI ke binA hI vidA karanA pdd'aa| darAra ko pATane kA dhyeya lekara kavi nAgacandra cAlukya rAjya kI ora prasthAna kara gye| kahA~ jAkara ThahareMge, isakI jAnakArI unheM bhI nahIM thii| sArasvata loka ke donoM camakate sitAre rAjadhAnI se dUra ho gye| biTTideva aura zAntaladevI donoM isa taraha se anirIkSita rUpa se prApta rAjya ko zakti-sampanna banAne kI ora vizeSa dhyAna dene lge| turanta kisI aura se yuddha chir3ane kI sambhAvanA na dikhane para bhI, Age calakara yadi saMgrAma chir3a jAya to aisI paristhiti ke lie saba taraha se sannaddha rahane ke bAre meM mantrimaNDala meM vicAra-vimarza karane ke uparAnta, sainika zakti ko bar3hAne ke lie kAryakrama paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 399

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bnaayaa| rASTrarakSA evaM use vistRta karane kI dRSTi se bhI yaha bahuta jarUrI kAma ho gyaa| mAcaraNa-daNDanAdha, DAkarasa daNDanAtha aura siMgimayyA kI pRthak-pRthak dekharekha meM sainyazikSaNa niyojita rIti se vyavasthita huaa| rASTra ke yuvakoM ke alaga-alaga jatthe banAye gaye aura kramabaddha zikSaNa diyA jAne lgaa| pratyeka daNDanAtha ke adhIna kaI gulmapati dh| cucha pradhAna mameM ke lie, una sthAnoM kI AvazyakatAoM ke anusAra kucha sainikoM ko viziSTa zikSaNa denA Avazyaka thaa| Ama taura para niSThAvAna parivAroM se cune hue yuvakoM ko hI viziSTa sthAna dene kI paripATI rahIM aayii| pradhAna gaMgag2aja ke beTe ecirAja, ghoppadeva; DAkarasa ke beTe mariyAne aura panta, ciNNama daNDanAtha kA beTA biTTigA --ina logoM ko isa viziSTa varga ke lie taiyAra karane kI vyavasthA kI gyii| sainika zikSaNa dene meM DAkarasa daNDanAtha nipAta the| isalie ina pAMcoM ko zikSita karane kA pApiya use ko sauMpA gyaa| inameM sabase bar3A ecirAja aura sabase choTA viTTigA hI rhe| umra meM antara rahane para bhI inameM kSAtrabuddhi raktagata hAkara rahI aura imakI buddhimattA tatha! dakSatA ko vikasita karane meM yaha sahAyaka rhii| kahA jA sakatA hai ki inameM biTTigA kA hastakauzala umra ke khyAla se bahuta bar3hA-car3hA thaa| kantidevI kI icchA ke anusAra, strI zikSaNa kI vyavasthA bhI choTe pramANa meM zurU kara dI gayI thii| rAjadhAnI meM gajamahala ke ahAte meM hI eka varga saMgaTita huaa| isameM rAjamahala ke nikaTavatI parivAroM kI bAlAe~ hI thiiN| rAjadhAnI ke kisI bhI parivAra kI bAlikAoM ke zikSaNa ke lie rAjadhAnI ke bIcoMbIca eka pRthaka varga saMgaThita kiyA gayA thaa| rAjamahala ke ahAle ke andara saMgaThita varga kI zikSikA svayaM paTTamahAdevI hI dhnauN| unhoMne jina alaga-alaga viSayoM meM pANDitya prApta kiyA thA, unameM kevala zastra-vidyA ko chor3akara, zaMSa sabhI yAne saMgIta, nRtya, sAhitya, itihAsa Adi ko svayaM par3hAne kA dAyitva apane Upara liyaa| ucca stara ke loga par3hAe~ to usakA vizeSa mUlya hotA hai na? svayaM kantidevI hI par3hAtI to usakA mUlya kyA hotA so kahA nahIM jA sktaa| aba jaba paTTamahAdevI hI zikSA de rahI haiM to kahanA hI kyA? isa taraha strI-vidyAbhyAsa viziSTa aura pariSkRta roti se Arambha huaa| parantu gata do yuddhoM ke kAraNa rASTra kI apAra sampatti kA adhika vyaya ho gayA thaa| jaggadeva kA khajAnA hastagata huA dhA to bhI usakA bahuta bar3A hissA yuddha meM mRta logoM ke parivAroM meM aura avismaraNIya sevA karanevAle jIvita sainikoM meM bA~Ta diyA gayA thaa| arthazakti ke binA Ayojita koI yojanA saphala nahIM ho sakegI, yaha bAta rAjakArya-nirvAhaka vibhAga ko vidita hI thii| isa viSaya meM vicAra-vimarza karane ke lie eka samA Ayojita huii| yaha to 400 :: paTTapahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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sabhI ko vidita hI thA ki paTTamahAdevI sabhI bAtoM meM niSNAta haiN| ata: 11 nayA kAryakrama zurU huA / sabhI mantrAlocanA sabhAoM meM vaha upasthita rahA karatI thiiN| upasthita rahane para bhI vArtA meM vizeSa bhAga nahIM letI thiiN| bahuta Avazyaka pratIta hone para apanI rAya batA detiiN| isa mantraNA sabhA meM bhI ve upasthita rhiiN| rAjya ke khajAne ko samRddha banAne ke viSaya meM sabhI ne apanI-apanI sUjha-cUhA ke anusAra vicAra vyakta kiye| zAntaladevI ne salAha dI, ''kara vasUla karanevAle bar3e adhikAriyoM ko cAhie ki ve kAryakrama ke anusAra ugAhI kreN| kaI eka bAra sustI ke kAraNa kara saMgraha nahIM bhI hurA karatA hai| rASTra kI sampatti kA saMgraha mUlataH do taraha se kiyA jAtA haiN| eka-dhana ke rUpa meM vasUlA jAnevAlA kara, phuTakara vasUla kiye jAnevAle choTe-moTe kara tathA anca chaTapaTa kr| dUsarA vaha jo dhAnya ke rUpa meM ugAhA jAtA hai| dhAnya ke rUpa meM ugAhA jAnevAlA kara usa pradeza yA grAma meM saMgRhIta hokara rASTra ke bhaNDAra meM rakSita rahatA hai| paTavArI aura heggar3e ko tarIke se yathAsamaya maMgraha karanA caahie| abhI jaisA hai, dhAnya jo kara ke rUpa meM saMgraha kiyA jAtA hai vaha Amataura para eka rUpa hai| siMcAI ko vyavasthA se paidA honabAlI fasala aura bAriza para nibhara hokara paidA honavAnI phasala-ina donoM meM koI faka nahIM kiyA jA rahA hai| ina donoM ko pRthak mAnanA hitakara hai| maiM cAhatI hU~ ki adhika utpAdana karanevAloM se z2yAdA vasUlA jaay| hA~, isa bAta kA khayAla avazya rakhA jAya ki unakI AvazyakatAoM meM kamI na par3e aura unake Arthika jIvana meM asta-vyastatA na Ane pAga / tarI fasala kA eka tihAI aura anya fasaloM meM pAMcavAM hissA vasUlA jA sakatA hai|" suriMge nAgidevaNNA ne kahA, "anya bar3e dhoka vyApAra para adhika kara lagAnA acchA hogA, kyoMki aba rASTra ke khajAne meM dhana saMgraha honA jarUrI hai|" isa samAlocanA sabhA meM bhAga lene ke lie hI vaha yAdavapura se Aye the| biTTideva ne sUcita kiyA, ''yaha bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| isake atirikta, kAcha udyoga aise bhI haiM jina para kara nahIM lagA hai| aise udyoga kauna-kauna haiM, unase utpanna Aya kA parimANa kitanA hai, kitanA kara lagAyA jA sakatA hai, Adi bAtoM para bhI vicAra kiyA jA sakatA hai|" zAntaladevI ne batAyA, "hamAre samAja ne bahupalI prathA ko svIkAra kiyA hai| agara mujhe svatantratA mile to maiM ise haTA denA cAhatI hU~ kyoMki yaha unnata saMskRti kA pratIka nhiiN| yaha eka sAmAjika kalaMka hai / vezyAvRtti bhI isI taraha se eka sAmAjika kalaMka hai| bahupatnItva kalaMka ke sAtha isa vezyAvRtti ke kalaMka ko bhI samAja ne AtmasAt kara liyA hai| ina donoM ko miTAne ke lie kucha karanA hogaa| isa bahupatnItva aura vezyAvRtti para adhika rakama kara ke rUpa meM lAda paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 11

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deM, to Dara ke mAre loga inako chor3a bhI skeNge|" . 'vezyAvRtti para kara lagAe~, isameM koI etasajJa nhiiN| ise agale sAla se hI kAryAnvita kara sakate haiN| yaha isa dizA meM pahalA kadama hogaa| kara lagAne para isa bAta kA patA bhI laga jAtA hai ki rASTra meM aise kitane loga haiM jinakI vRtti vezyAvRtti hai| yaha dUsarA kadama hogA aura phira isa saMkhyA ko kama karane kA prayatna tIsarA kadama hogaa|' 'biTTideva bole|| panIsamayyA ne kahA, "kara lagAnA dUsarI bAta hai| lekina kara-bhAra se vRtti ruka jAegI isameM mujha vizvAsa nhiiN| ati kAmI strI-puruSa jaba taka raheMge taba taka yaha vRtti rahegI hii| kisI na kisI rUpa meM bar3ha rhegii| vaha burI hai avazya, phira bhI eka svastha samAja ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai| pArivArika jIvana ke nIti-niyamoM kI sImAoM meM rahakara jInAmApana kara raheM so usakA sambandha nahIM hogaa| ina logoM kI santuSTi ke lie ho yaha vRtti hai| hA~, parastrI kA zIlabhaMga karanevAloM para kaTina zrama kI zikSA aura adhikAdhika arthadaNDa bhI diyA jA sakatA hai|" DAkarasa ne batAyA, "per3a-paudhe jina para kisI kA syatva nahIM, ve gaSTra kI sampatti haiN| na kATa-kUTakara IMdhana ke rUpa meM tathA anya taraha se bahuta upayoga karate hue dekhA jAtA hai| unake upayoga para AkSepa nahIM, para usa taraha ke vizeSa upayAMgoM para kara lagAnA Avazyaka lagatA hai|'' zAntaladevI ne kahA, "meMdI-zarAba pIkara samAja meM Udhama macAnevAle bhI vezyAoM kI hI taraha samAja ke lie kalaMka haiN| una para bhI kara lagAnA hogaa| ina piyakkar3oM kI bhI saMkhyA ko ghaTAnA caahie|' carcita ina sabhI karoM ke maddoM para vicAra karane ke uparAnta, isa vakta kisa para kitanA kara hai, use bar3hAnA ho to kisa pramANa meM bar3hAyA jA sakatA hai aura kauna-kauna-se naye kara lagAne ke haiM, Adi sabhI ke byaure ke sAtha eka pUrI pheharizta taiyAra karane ke lie khajAMcI dApamayyA ko Adeza diyA gyaa| gata varSoM meM kula vasUlI kitanI thI, aura ina naye karoM ke lagAne para sambhAvita adhika dhana kitanA hogA--ina sabhI kA eka anumAnita lekhA-jokhA taiyAra karane ke lie bhI unheM Adeza diyA gyaa| "abhI taka adhika mulyavAlo muharoM kA hI upayoga lenadena ke vyavahAra meM kiyA jAtA rahA hai| kama mUlya ke sikke naiyAra kareMge to choTe-choTe lenadena ke vyavahAroM meM vizeSa suvidhA rahegI, isalie sarakArI TakasAla meM ina sikkoM ko taiyAra karAnA ThIka hogaa|" pradhAna gaMgarAja ne sujhAva diyaa| ___ hauM, yaha kiyA jA sakatA hai| parantu anya logoM ko inheM taiyAra nahIM karanA 452 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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caahie| yadi koI aise sikke taiyAra karate pAye jAe~ge to unheM kaThora daNDa diyA jAegA- isa bAta kI ghoSaNA logoM kI jAnakArI ke lie kara denI hogii|" yiTTideva ne samarthana karate hue kahA / gaMgarAja ne kahA, "jo aajnyaa|' aura batAyA, "fasala kI kaTautI para, usakA eka tihAI rAjAdAya ke rUpa meM lene kI bAta ghoSita kareMge to ise prajA dvArA svIkAra kara pAnA zAyada kucha kliSTatara kAma hogaa|" "rASTrahita kI bAta samajhA-nAkara dene ke liha hogA. hA mAnenane kI sampatti ko hama chIna to nahIM rahe haiN| adhika hissA unhIM ke lie choDa dene haiN| aba hama jo dhor3A-jyAdA mA~ga rahe haiM, use vyApAra vyavahAra meM lagAne para rASTra kI hI Aya bddh'egii| isa vyApAra-vyavahAra se thoka vyApArI lAbhAnvita hoNge| aura vikrIkara Adi se adhika dhana khajAne meM jamA bhI ho skegaa| isako sar3ane ke lie hama bharakara to nahIM rakhate haiN| aura phira, hama use logoM ko hI to de dete haiN| sampatti eka jagaha jamA rahegI to vaha sar3ane lagatI hai| usakA upayoga eka hAtha se dUsare hAtha meM badalate rahane meM hI hai| aura isa taraha badalate rahane se vaha sabameM ba~Ta bhI jAtI hai| isI artha meM hama lakSmI ko caMcala kahate haiN| parantu hama isa tasva se paricita nahIM ho paaye| lakSmI kA eka hI jagaha sthAyI rahanA acchA nhiiN| baha caMcala rahe tabhI rASTra ko sampanna banane meM sahAyatA milatI haiN| hameM aba usakI vahIM caMcalatA caahie| zAntaladevI ne khaa| pheharizta taiyAra karane kA Adeza khajAMcI ko diyA gayA aura TakasAla ke adhikArI ko bulAkara bhinna-bhinna mulca ke alaga-alaga taula ke sikkaM TalavAne kA nirNaya bhI kiyA gyaa| pAcaNa daNDanAtha ne salAha dI, 'posaloM ke gaja tathA azva bala ko bar3hAnA caahie| hAthiyoM kI katAra sAmane rahatI hai to pIche rahanevAlI dhanurdhArI senA ke lie vaha eka kilA bana jAtI hai| DhAla-talavAra vAle sainikoM ke yere se yaha vyavasthA hamArI zakti ko bar3hAkara balavAna banA degii| acche ghor3oM ko araddha rASTra se maMgavA leMge to acchA hogaa| baiga aura zakti meM hamAre sthAnIya ghor3oM se ve z2yAdA acche hote haiN| unakI saMkhyA ko bar3hA dene se hamArI bhAle-barDIvAlI senA kI bhI zakti bar3ha jaaegii|" zAntaladevI ne salAha dI, "ghor3oM ko paMgavAne ke lie eka alaga vyakti ko niyukta karanA ThIka hogaa| ghor3oM kI parIkSA karake unama ghor3oM ko hI kharIdanA acchA hai| rASTra ke bAhara se kharIdanA ho to hamArI sampatti anya bAharI dezoM ko calI jaaegii| isalie hamArA dhyAna isa bAta kI ora bhI rahanA cAhie ki hamArI pratyeka kaur3I kA sahI DhaMga se vyaya ho|" padamahAdacI zAntalA ' bhAga do :: 109

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rAyaNa ko isa kArya para niyojita kiyA gayA aura use daNDanAtha ke pada para rakhakara tarakkI dI gayI / jaMgala se hAthiyoM ko pakar3ane tathA unheM pAlatU banAkara kAma meM lAne yogya taiyAra karane ke lie mahAvatoM kA eka jatthA hI niyojita huA / "gajapavAra aura rASTra-rodhaka ina donoM meM nikaTa samparka hone para milanevAle phala kA svarUpa hI kucha aura hai| aba taka hamAre rASTra ke bahuta se haggar3e aura paTavArI Adi logoM kI mahArAja kA darzana hI na huA hogaa| sambhava hai ki kaiyoM ne rAjadhAnI taka ko na dekhA ho| ina logoM ko rAjadhAnI meM Ane aura sannidhAna ko nikaTa se dekhane ke lie maukA mile to unake manoM para isakA vizeSa prabhAva pdd'egaa| ve hI to asala meM rASTra kI zakti kA mUlasrota haiN| unako niSThA hI rASTra kI pragati ke lie buniyAdI tAkata hai| isa bAta ko sannidhAna svayaM unheM samajhA to usakA dasa gunA prabhAva una para pdd'egaa| sAtha hI, gA~va-gA~va se grAmINa yuvakoM ko cunakara sainika zikSaNa ke lie bhejane kA dAyitva bhI sannidhAna svayaM unheM samajhA skeNge|" paTTamahAdevI kI isa salAha ke anusAra, rASTra ke haggar3e tathA paTavArI Adi sabhI logoM ko eka sabhA rAnI meM hI nANI gyii| isa sabhA meM sabhI viSayoM ke bAre meM svayaM sannidhAna ne vistAra ke sAtha samajhAyA bhii| dAdAya tathA anya sabhI taraha ke dhAnya kara Adi ko rAjAdAya ke rUpa meM khajAne meM jamA karane tathA usake viniyoga ke taura-tarIke Adi sabhI bAtoM ko vistAra bha batalAkara vartamAna sthiti meM rASTra kI gatividhi kA paricaya bhI karAyA gyaa| rASTra kI pragati ke lie nispRha evaM niSThAvAna rahakara rASTra kI pragati kI sAdhanA karane meM unakI kitanI bar3I bhUmikA hai yaha bhI sabako samajhAyA aura batAyA ki vahI rASTra kI rIr3ha haiN| khajAMcI, daNDanAtha, pradhAnajI, sannidhAna svayaM aura paTTamahAdevI- ina sabake bhASaNa sunakara unheM pratyakSa dekhakara hegar3e aura paTavArI Adi sabhI meM eka nayA utsAha bhara utthaa| unameM aneka logoM ne rAjadhAnI ko pahale dekhA bhI na hogaa| rAjamahala ke kucheka adhikAriyoM ne hI sambhavataH unase bheMTa aura bAtacIta kI hogii| parantu bahuta pramukha pradhAnajI, mantrigaNa, daNDanAtha jaise ucca adhikArI varga ko ina sabhI ne dekhA ho yaha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| dekhA bhI ho, lekina unake sAtha bAteM bhI kI hI yaha bhI nahIM kahA jA sktaa| kabhI kisI ne izArA karake dikhAyA ho ki ne hI pradhAna gaMgarAja haiM to dekha liyA ho| kucha loga aise bhI jinhoMne nikaTa se dekhA thA aura bAta bhI kI thii| parantu bahusaMkhyaka logoM ne rAjadhAnI ko dekhA hI nahIM thaa| to phira inase bheMTa hI kaise kI hogI? isa sabhA ke kAraNa svayaM mahArAja aura padmahAdevI tathA anya uccastarIya 404 paTTamahAde zAntalA bhAga /

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adhikArI varga ko samIpa se dekha aura unakI vANI sana pulakita ho nUtana utsAha se navajIvana pAkara saba loga apane-apane sthAnoM ko lauTa gye| usa dina unakI niSThA evaM nispRhatA ko vAstava meM eka nayI cetanA milI thii| isakA phala bhI zIghra hI dekhane ko milaa| samUcA rASTra naye kAryotsAha se spandita ho utthaa| rASTrarakSA ke lie Avazyaka sainika zakti ko bar3hAne kI taiyAriyoM ke sAtha, bhaNDAra kI sampatti bhI bar3hane lgii| rASTra kI virodhI zaktiyoM ko dabAne ke lie rASTravala ko samRddha karane kA kArya AsAna ho gyaa| yaha saba kAma nandana saMvatsara ke uttarArdha aura vijaya saMvatsara ke pUrvArdha ke bIca sampanna huaa| isa vijaya saMvatsara meM aura bhI kucha khAsa bAteM huiiN| paTTamahAdevI aura mahArAja biTTideva ne do kAryoM ko isa bIca aura sampanna kara DAlA-putra kI taraha pale yiSTigA kA spanayana aura rAjakumAra udayAditya kA vivAha / upanayana aura vivAha ina donoM ko sampanna karane ke lie muhUrta kucha dinoM ke antara para nizcita kiye jAne ke kAraNa mariyAne daNDanAyaka, rAnI padAladevI, cAmaladevI aura bopadevI ko bhI AmantraNa bhejA gayA thA, lekina ve nahIM aaye| isakA kAraNa padmaladevI kA haTha hI thaa| usane soca rakhA thA ki ina logoM ke bar3appana dikhAve ko dekhana kyoM jaaeN| unakI anupasthiti meM hI upanayana aura vivAhakArya sampanna hue| isa sandarbha meM bhojanakAla meM svayaM zAntaladevI pratyeka pattala ke pAsa jA-jAkara upacAra karatI huI, parosatI huI vyasta rhiiN| ise dekhakara upasthita sabhI jana atyanta prabhAvita hue| apanI paTTamahAdevI ke AtmIya bhAva ko apane hRdayoM meM utArakara bar3e Ananda aura utsAha se sabhI abhyAgata apane-apane sthAna ko lauTa gye| cAlukya vikramAditya kI rIti-nItiyoM ke kAraNa unake mAlikoM meM kAphI asamAdhAna phailA huA thaa| jahA~-tahA~ virodhabhAva bhI utpanna ho gayA thaa| ise unakA aviveka hI kaheM ki unhoMne posaloM ko apane se dUra hI nahIM kara liyA thA, unase dveSa bhI karane lage the| phira bhI pIpsalarAja ne apane vaMza kI udAra nIti ke anurUpa svayaM hI cAtukyoM para kisI taraha kA virodha prakaTa nahIM kiyaa| paTTipoMbuca ke jaggadeva ko ukasAkara unhoMne poysaloM para hamalA krvaayaa| poysaloM ne jaggadeva ko dabAkara bhagA diyA thaa| isa ghaTanA ke kAraNa taba cAlukyoM ko poysaloM kI zakti-sAmarthya kA acchI taraha patA laga gayA thaa| jaggadeva kI isa parAjaya ne vikramAditya ke krodha ko bar3hA diyA thaa| unakA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To :: 415

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yahI vicAra thA ki kisI taraha se bhI ho. posannA kI zakti kA bar3hane nahIM denA hai| parevaMga prabhu kI mRtyu unakA uttajita kara raho thii| isIlie jaggadeva ko ukasAkara unhoMne lar3akoM para hamalA karavAyA thaa| bAlaka hone para bhI ve apane pitA kI taraha samartha, buddhimAna, dhIra hai isa bAta kA patA unheM tabhI lagA thaa| isa cuddha kI carcA kAnoMkAna phaina gayI gho| isasa kanTa naMgoM meM IrSyA mI utpanna ho gayI thI to kucheka isase khuza bhI the| kalyANI ke cAlukyoM se zikasta khAkara apamAnita honevAle kucha logoM ko / lAcAra hokara unakaM adhIna sAmanta banakara rahanA par3a rahA thaa| aise logoM ke lie yaha samAcAra vicAra karane kI bAta bana gayI dhii| prANa hapalI para rakhakara dhArAnagarI kI pagajita kara, cAlukyoM kI vijaya ghoSaNA karanavAle posaloM kA cala bar3ha jAya aura apane sAmrAjya ke lie vaha kAMTA bana jAya * isa igada ma vikramAditya dvArA pAsalA ke prati jo vyavahAra kiyA jAtA rahA usase duniyA apargicata to nahIM dhau| khAsakara kalyANI ke cAlukyoM se hAra khAya hA nAMga kalyANI ke cAlakoM Ara posaloM kI zakti-sAmarthya ko taulakara dakha rahe dhe| vikramAditya kI eMTa ko hIlA karanA hA tI baha kaMvala pArasaloM se hI sambhava ho sakatA hai-yaha dhAraNA kaTa logoM kI bana gayA thii| ina donoM meM, cAhe koI hAra yA jIta, naya bhI apanI hAlata meM koI parivartana nahIM hogA-isa bAta se paricita hone para kucha mAnasika santoSa to hogA hii| ese bhI loga the / / jo yaha cAhate the ki jinhAna hameM parAjita kiyA hai, unako bhI vahI dezA ho| esa TIMga mAgnevAle ghamaNDiyAM ke lie yahI ucita uNTa hai| bhArata ke dakSiNI 'bhUbhAga meM aneka rAjyoM ne janma liyA, vikassti hue, phira kamhalAkara jhar3a gye| phira bhI ina rAjyoM ke vArisa kahalAnevAla parivAgaM ke loga patra-natra jIvita rhe| vaigipradeza ke pUrvI cAlukya, pAnnava aura pAnavAM ko AtmasAt karanevAle mAlamba- lAMga tathA cAla rAjAoM se hAra khAkA kancANI ko cAnakyoM ke adhIna hAM takalIfa jhanane par3e rahanevAle gaMgavaMzIya - isa taraha ina rAjavaMzoM ke uttarAdhikArI durbala hokara dakSiNa bhArata meM, khAsakara kanATaka ke mAdhya bhAga meM, jhuMjhalAte hue kisI taraha samaya kATa rahe the| kucheka pAMsaloM kI bar3hatI huI zakti kI sarAhanA kara rahe the| ye aura inase mile hue gajA, sAmantoM ne posaloM ke mAya zAmila honA ucita samajhA 1 isa sambandha meM mandhi-sandhAna karane kI bAta socanevAloM meM pUrvI cAlukya vaMzI maMcidaNDanAtha eka the| unake Azraya meM pallaya rAjavaMzI palalaya govinda aura cAmuNDabbarasI kI putrI vammaladevI jIvana-yApana kara rahI thii| mocadaNDanAtha kI bhAnajI rAjanadaMvo mAtA-pitRvihIna hone ke kAraNa, unhIM ke jAzraya meM pAlatI rhiiN| cammaladevI gajaladevI sa umra meM thor3I bar3I thii| HINE:: paTTamahAdevA zAntAnA : pAga dI

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vAstava meM maMcidaNDAdhipa ne ina donoM kA apanI beTiyoM kI taraha pAlana kiyA thaa| pomsalarAja se bAtacIta karane se pahale vaha apanI zakti ko eka bAra parakha lenA cAhate the| unhoMne yaha jAnanA cAhA ki unake adhIna rahanevAlI senA unake sAtha hai yA kalyANI ke cAlukyarAja ke sAtha / vAstava meM unake pAsa pradhAnatayA azvasenA thI / pallavarAjavaMzIyA bammaladevI azvaparIkSA meM niSNAta thii| isa vajaha se usakA sabhI ghur3asavAra senAnAyakoM se acchA paricaya thA / vaha khuda bhI acchI ghur3asavAra thii| isalie maMcidaNDa se pahale apanA yaha vicAro batAkara, usase bAtacIta karane ke bAda, bommaladevI kI madada se savAroM ke manobhAva ko jAnane ke lie prayatna karane kA nirNaya kiyaa| yaha kAma to aisA hai jise turanta mana meM Ate hI nahIM kara skte| ataH kisI se kucha kahe binA, ve sainikoM kI manovRti ko, unake jhukAva ko parakha lenA cAhate the / isa kArya meM bar3I sAvadhAnI baratanI hogI / ve ina bAtoM para vicAra kara hI rahe the ki itane meM qhabara milI ki poTasaloM ne ceMgAlvoM ko parAjita kara diyA haiN| isase macidaNDanAtha ke vicAroM ko puSTi milI | kalyANI ke cAlukyoM kI ora vizeSa jhukAva rakhanevAlI azvasainya kI Tukar3I ko alaga karake unhoMne use koklAlapura kI sImA kI ora ravAnA kara diyA / usa tarapha se cAlukyoM para dhAvA karane ke lie coloM kA AnA sambhava hai / kalyANa tathA haDagati kI ora se dUsarI senA bhI udhara A sakatI hai| dakSa aura zaktizAlI, cune hue sainya kI hI usa tarafa bhejane kA Adeza cakravartI ne diyA haiM - yoM kahakara senA kI usa Tukar3I ko ukasAkara use udhara bheja diyA thaa| isI bIca cAlukya cakravartI ko poTasalanareza kllAla ke nidhana kI khabara mila cukI thii| yaha qhabara kalyANI bhI pahu~cI thii| macidaNDanAtha ko yaha khabara dI gayI ki ve apane azvadala ko arasIkere kI ora agrasara kreN| zeSa senA balipura kI ora se Akara sammilita ho jaaegii| poysaloM ko dabAkara jhukAne ke lie yaha acchA maukA hai| cakravartI kI isa taraha kI cAla ko dekha maMcidaNDanAtha ke mana meM unake prati eka asA bhAva utpanna ho gyaa| bammaladevI aura rAjaladevI cakravartI ko zApa dene lgiiN| apane gaurava se samrAjJI kA gaurava bar3A hai aura apane prANoM se samrATa ke prANa adhika mUlyavAna haiM - yahI mAnakara apanI jAna hathelI para rakhakara unakI rakSA ke lie prANa taka homa dene ke lie jo satata taiyAra rahe, jinhoMne zatruoM se lar3akara unheM vijaya dilAyI, Aja cAlukya cakravartI unhIM poTasaloM para hamalA kareM? binA kisI kAraNa ke cakravartI ne jo yaha qadama uThAyA haiM usakA ghora virodha karanA hI hogA - apane isa nirNaya kI sUcanA ina donoM deviyoM ne maMcidaNDanAtha ko dI / paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 407

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yaha sunakara maMcieNDa / ne pUSThaH, irakA yahI 1 lA, hi sAT . kI AjJA kA pAlana nahIM kreNge| yaha sUcita karanA hogA?" "isake pahale yaha jAna lenA hogA ki isa viSaya meM poysaloM ke kyA vicAra haiN| abhI hama taTastha haiN| kahIM aisA na ho ki idhara avinIta bhAva sUcita kara, udhara se hameM svAgata na mile! taba hama na iyara ke raheMge, na udhara ke|" yammaladevI ne khaa| ''to phira?'' "aba hameM donoM taraha kI bAtoM para vicAra karanA hogaa| eka, posaloM ko samajhanA hai aura dUsarI bAta, vartamAna sthiti meM kucha kAraNa batAkara senA ko na 'meja sakane kI khabara cakravatI ko denA hai|" "sA to ThIka hai| para yaha kAma kare kauna?" 'maiM velApurI jAU~gI, savAra nAyaka sAhaNI anantapAla ke saath| Apa balipura ho aaie| nahIM hogA?" bammaladevI ne khaa| "rAjaladevI ko yahA~ akalI chor3akara cale jAe~?" "dIdI ke sAtha bahina rhegii| Apa cintA na kreN|" bampaladevI ne khaa| tadanusAra yAtrA Arambha huii| ve velApurI pahuMce hI the taba taka udayAditya apanI patnI ke sAtha yAdavapurI jAkara dakSiNa-pazcima kI ora kI gatividhiyoM kA nirIkSaNa karane laga gayA thaa| hegar3e siMgimayyA bhI usakI sahAyatA ke lie vahIM the| kisI taraha kI gar3abar3a ke binA vahIM ke kArya cala rahe the| mantraNA-sabhA ke nirNacoM ke anusAra sainika zakti ko bar3hAne ke lie yatra-tatra sainika zikSaNa kendra calane lage the aura naye kara-vidhAna ke anusAra, logoM se kara milane lagA thaa| isa nUtana kara-vidhAna se janajIvana meM kisI taraha kI asantuSTi kA vAtAvaraNa nahIM dikhAI diyA thaa| pratyeka gA~va kA paTavArI aura grAma-ghaTakoM ke hegAr3e sIdhe rAjadhAnI se sphUrti pAkara lauTe the na? poysala rAjavaMza ke prajAprema, udAratA Adi kA guNagAna karake, poyasala dveSiyoM ke bAre meM krodha ko bar3hAkara, rASTra kI rakSA karanA pratyeka kA kartavya hai aura rAjya ke lie saba taraha se tyAga karane ke lie taiyAra rahanA hai, tathA aba jo naye kara vasUla kiye jA rahe haiM unakA viniyoga rASTra kI unnati ke lie hI ho rahA hai, Adi sabhI viSayoM kI jAnakArI grAmINa paTavAriyoM taka sabhI ko acchI taraha samajhA dene ke kAraNa, prajA kI sammati pAne meM vizeSa saphalatA milii| sAtha hI, pratyeka grAma ke navayuvakoM ko sainika zikSaNa ke lie protsAhita bhI kiyA jA rahA thaa| azvabala ko bar3e paimAne para bar3hAne kI rAjamahala kI abhilASA apekSita rIti se saphala nahIM huI thii| isakA kAraNa uttama azvoM kA na pilanA thaa| isa kArya 406 :: pagahAdecI zAntalA : bhAga do

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para niyukta rAyaNa ne jitanI saphalatA kI apekSA kI thI utanI saphalatA unheM nahIM mila pAyI thii| isa para vicAra-vimarza ho hI rahA thA ki savAra nAyaka anantapAla ne Akara pradhAnajI se bheMTa kI aura apane Ane kA uddezya tathA maMcidaNDanAtha ke Azaya ko saMkSepa meM batAkara mahArAja kA bhI sandarzana kiyA / anantapAla ne khule dila se sannidhAna ke samakSa sArI bAteM rkhiiN| biTTideva ne saba-kucha bar3e dhyAna se sunA aura suna lene ke bAda bhI unhoMne 1 pratyuttara maM kucha kahA nhiiN| jo kucha sunA, usa para hI soca-vicAra karate rhe| kucha dera bAda bole, "nAyakajI, isa viSaya para sunate hI nirNaya karanA kaThina hai| Apane to khule dila se apane vicAroM ko spaSTa kiyA hai| phira bhI ina bAtoM para acchI taraha se soca-samajhane kI Avazyaka ne phukuma kA jA sakatA | vicAra karane ke lie kucha samaya caahie| Apa kahA~ Thahare haiM? yaha bAta pradhAnajI jAnate haiM naH hama bAda meM kahalA bhejeMge / " * "hamArI isa yojanA para sannidhAna kI svIkRti hama logoM ke hita kI dRSTi se anukUla hogii| maiM isI nizcaya ke sAtha yahA~ AyA hU~ ki sannidhAna kI svIkRti prApta karake hI lauhU~gA / maMcidaNDanAtha bAtacIta karane meM bhI bar3e kuzala haiN| phira bhI yadi unake vicAra rAjA yA unake pratinidhiyoM ko ThIka na ja~ceM to hamArI sthiti burI hogii| usa ora g2alatafahamI rahe aura isa ora hameM Azraya bhI na mila sake aisI hAlata na ho| isalie cAhe samaya kitanA bhI lage, meM pratIkSA karU~gA / svIkRti dene kA anugraha kreN|" "povsala rAjya meM Azraya pAne kI icchA lekara AnevAle kabhI nirAza na hoNge| parantu pahale isa bAta kA nizcaya to ho ki ve niSThAvAna haiN| hama Azvasta to hoM ki inase poysala rAjya kI koI hAni nahIM hogii|" "hama saba taraha se vacanabaddha hone ke lie prastuta haiM / " "pahale bhI jo-jo Aye una sabane yahI kahA hai| kintu unameM kucheka ThIka nahIM nikle| qhaira, abhI yaha saba chodd'ie| aba Apa vidA le sakate haiN|" kahakara biTTideva mantraNAgAra se cale gye| savAranAyaka anantapAla apane muqAma kI ora cala diye| isI bIca cammaladevI aura rAjaladevI donoM heggar3atI mAcikabbe se milane unake ghara, vahIM rAjamahala ke ahAte meM gayI thIM I gar3atI mAcikabje kevala itanA jAnatI thIM ki ye usa savAranAyaka kI tarafa kI haiM jo sannidhAna se milane Aye hue haiN| unheM kisI aura bAta kI yA milane ke uddezya Adi kI kucha bhI jAnakArI nahIM thii| heggar3e ke ghara kA daravAjA to atithiyoM ke lie sadA hI khulA rahatA hai na? Ate hI unheM santoSapUrNa svAgata paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do 409

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milaa| Atithya bhI huaa| bammaladevI ne abhI socA na thA ki bAta zurU sa. kreN| isa atithi-satkAra ne use isa vizya meM kucha socane kA samaya de diyaa| sAtha hI, mAcikaTace kI saralatA se bhI paricita karA diyaa| prakArAntara se piriyaramI candaladevI ke inhIM ke yahA~ guptaveza meM rahane kI bAta se bhI bappaladevI paricita thii| isalie pahale se inake prati jo sadbhAvanA usake mana meM rahI vaha puSTa ho gyii| bammaladevI ne vinIta hokara kahA, "hama pIsala rAjya meM Azraya pAne ke lie AyI haiN| use prApta karane meM Apako hamArI madada karanI hogii|' "yaha to rAjamahala se sambandhita viSaya...." cauca hI meM bammaladevI ne kahA, "poysala paTTamahAdevI ApakI putrI haiM, isalie yadi Apa cAheMgI to hamArA kAma bana jaaegaa|" "Apa loga anyathA na smjheN| jaisA Apane kahA paTTamahAdevI merI putrI haiM avazya, parantu iso ko lekara hama rAjakIya viSayoM meM hastakSepa nahIM karate, na aisA karanA ucita hI hai| vAstava meM sannidhAna svayaM svatantra rUpa se koI nirNaya nahIM lete| rAjamahala ke sabhI adhikAriyoM se vicAra-vimarza kara, janakI samati lekara hI ve koI nirNaya kiyA karate haiN| aisI sthiti meM bhalA meM to kyA kara sakatI "maka ni: nIma kI bhI rahe, hamArI bAta ko ucca-stara taka pahu~cAne ke lie rAjamahala ke kisI AtmIya jana kA sahayoga mila jAya to hamArA kAma AsAna ho jaae| Apa kRpA kareM to paTTamahAdevIjI ko samajhA sakatI haiN| 'Apako yahA~ kI rIti hI zAyada mAlUma nahIM / ApakA koI kArya rAjamahala se honA ho to Apa svayaM samakSa jAkara nivedana kreN| kinhIM vicauliyoM ke lie yahA~ sthAna nhiiN| isalie ApakA svayaM jAnA aura pratyakSa milanA hI ucita hai|'' "hama striyA~ sodhe sannidhAna meM jAkara mileM, hamameM itanA sAhasa kahA~ ? isIlie to hama yahA~ aayiiN|" "Apa hI batAie kyA kareM? hama rAjakIya viSayoM meM praveza nahIM krtiiN|" "acchA, jAne diijie| kama-se-kama paTTamahAdevI ke pAsa hameM le jAne kI kRpA kareM; bahuta upakAra hogaa| "isake lie bhI mujhe heggaDejI kI anumati prApta karanI hogI 1 ve aba Ate hI hoNge| taba taka Apa baiThie maiM abhI aayii|'' kahakara mAcikavye ghara ke andara calI gyiiN| bammaladevI aura rAjaladevI ne paraspara dekhaa| rAjaladevI ne bammaladevI ke kAna 410 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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meM kahA, "agara heggar3ajI bhI yaha kaheM ki vaha isa viSaya meM praveza nahIM kareMge to phira kyA karanA hogA?" "hama belApurI to A gaye haiN| udhara savAranAyaka anantapAla sannidhAna se milane gaye haiN| ve kyA kahate haiN| ise pahale jAna leM aura taba soceM ki Age kyA karanA hogA?" bammaladevI ne dhIre se kahA / tabhI bAhara se ghor3e ke hinahinAne kI AvAja suna pdd'ii| mAcikabve bAhara gayIM aura kucha hI kSaNoM meM hegar3e dampatI ne bhItara praveza kiyaa| ye donoM uThanevAlI hI thIM ki itane meM unheM baiThane ke lie kahakara hegar3ejI khuda bhI baiTha gye| andara ke daravAz2e kI yor3hI ke pAsa khar3I heggar3atI mAcikabve ne saMkSepa meM kahA, "ye donoM paTTamahAdevI se milanA cAhatI haiN| ye poysana rAjya meM Azraya pAnA cAhatI haiN| isake lie hamArI madada cAha rahI thiiN| maiMne kahA ki rAjamahala kI cAtoM meM hama praveza nahIM karatIM aura batAyA ki mAlika se pUcha luuNgii|" mArasiMgayyA ne visphArita netroM se unakI ora dekhA ke Agamana se hamArA ghara pavitra huaa| kRpayA yaha pallava vaMza kI haiM aura kauna pUrvI cAlukya vaMza kI ?" mAcika ne isa bAra cakita hokara unakI ora dekhA / brammaladevI ne batAyA, "yaha cAlukya maMcidaNDanAtha kI bhAnajI rAjaladevI aura kahA, "Apa logoM Apa donoM meM kona haiM / " "ThIka, aba mAlUma ho gyaa| Apake nAyaka anantapAla ne sannidhAna ke sAmane saba nivedana kiyA hai| ApakA kAma AsAna ho gayA hai|" mArasiMgayyA bole / "to, sannidhAna ne hamAre prati udAratA dikhAyI?" vammaladevI ne pUchA / "eka stara taka carcA huI haiM, abhI kisI nirNaya taka nahIM pahuMcA jA sakA hai / " "lo hama yaha mAneM ki haggar3ajI ne bhI usa carcA meM bhAga liyA hai?" "sannidhAna ke nirNaya ko jaba taka na jAneMge taka taka isa sambandha meM kucha bhI nahIM kahA jA sktaa|" "paTTamahAdevI ko bhI ina bAtoM kI jAnakArI huI hai?" "zAyada abhI taka nahIM / " " to unheM bhI batAyA jaaegaa| yahI na?" "sabhI qhAsa bAteM unheM mAlUma hoMgI hI / " paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 411

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"hama eka bAra unase mila sakatIM to zAyada hama adhika upakRta ho sakatI thIM / " "kyoM? Apake nAyaka anantapAla jI sArI bAteM nahIM kaha sakeMge? "puruSoM ke sAtha puruSoM ke kahane meM tathA striyoM ke striyoM se kahane meM antara ho sakatA hai| " "hama puruSa jAta isa bAta ko kaise samajheMge? abhI thor3I dera meM paTTamahAdevI vahIM padhAranevAlI haiN| paricaya karA dU~gA Apako jo kahanA ho unase ekAnta meM hI kaha sakatI haiN|" I "Aja acAnaka paTTamahAdevI kyoM A rahI haiM?" mAcikabbe ne pUchA / " Aja heggar3atI kA janmadivasa hai naH isalie mAyake hI bhojana ke lie Ae~gI yoM kahalA bhejaa| mujhe bhI yaha bAta mAlUma nahIM thI / " "bacce bhI Ae~ge?" mAcikabbe ne prazna kiyA / nahIM, par3amahAdevI akelI hI aaeNgii| sAtha meM zAyada caTTaladevI bhI aae|" mArasiMgayyA ne kahA / "khaira, acchA huaa| bacce Ate to unheM miThAI ke binA hI bhojana karAnA pdd'taa|" mAcika ne kahA / "kyoM banavAyI nahIM ?" "nahIM / " "nAtI nAte hI moThA khAe~ge, pati nahIM khAeMge yahIM heggar3atI kA matalaba hai?" "acchA, jAne dIjie, Apa aise hI tamAzA karate rahate haiN| mujhe smaraNa hI nahIM thA ki Aja merA janmadina hai|" I "ammAjI ne paTTamahAdevI hone para bhI isa bAta ko yAda rakhakara kahalA bhejA haiM dekho ! jaldI kucha miTAI nahIM bana sakatI? abhI rAjamahala se Ane meM AdhA prahara lgegaa| aura phira ye atithi bhI to haiN| Aja tumhAre dhanya bhAga haiN| tIna-tIna rAjagharAne ke atithi hoMge tumhAre janmadina ke avasara para / isIlie inakA paricaya pAte kI maiMne kahA ki hamArA ghara punIta huaa| acchA, aba calo, Apa loga mujhe kSamA kareM, isa livAsa meM bhojana rucatA nahIM / " kucha-kucha praNAma karane ke DhaMga se jhukakara mArasiMgayyA andara cale gye| mAcikacce bhI "kSamA kIjie abhI AdhI " kahakara andara calI gyiiN| ina donoM ne phira eka bAra eka-dUsare kI ora dekhA / kucha dera taka ryA hI baiThI rahIM / na heggar3e hI Aye, na heggar3atI jI hI / "lagatA hai ki nAyakajI sannidhAna taka pahu~ca gaye haiN|" dhIme svara meM 412 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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rAjaladevI ne khaa| ''koI bAta nahIM, pAsA pheMkA haiM, dekheM kyA hotA hai| parantu hamAre bAre meM kyoM kahanA cAhie thaa|" __ "zAyada kucha sandigdha paristhiti meM kahA hogA, kyoMki vaha nizcaya huA thA na ki mauqA Ane para hI kahanA hogaa|" ___ "unhIM se pUchakara jAna leNge| aba yaha saba-kucha logoM ko to mAlUma ho hI gayA haiN| hama jahA~ Thahare haiM vahA~ yadi hamArA patA laga gayA to kucha kaThinAI A sakatI hai, isalie paTTamahAdevI se vinatI kareMge ki isa bAta kA pracAra na ho|" "aba yahA~ bhojana ke lie pha~sa garthI na?" "koI galatI nahIM huii| prAjJa logoM ne kahA hai ki abhyAgata Izvara samAna hotA hai|" kahate hue mArasiMgacyA bhasma dhAraNa kiye tathA zubhra dhulo dhotI pahane uparanA or3e aaye| cakita hokara donoM ne unakI ora dekhaa| "kyA bAta hai?' mArasiMgayyA ne prazna kiyaa| sa na dhAdalayA hai. lAkara Apaka mAdha para mana aura gala meM rudrAkSa!" "isameM Azcarya hI kyA hai| maiM zivabhakta, zaiva haiN|" "to jainiyoM ke sAtha beTI kA...?" mArasiMgayyA bIca meM hI haiMsa utthe| bole, "hamArI heggar3atI bhI jaina haiN| hapa zaiva / paTTamahAdevI bhI apanI mA~ kI taraha jina-bhakta haiN|" "aisA bhI ho sakatA hai. yaha hameM patA na thA!" "mAnava, mAnaba banakara jIne kA prayatna kareM to aisA ho sakatA hai|'' "Apa zaiva haiN| hA~, sannidhAna ke jina-bhakta hone ke kAraNa paTTamahAdevI ko koI parezAnI nahIM huI hogii|" "yadi paTTamahAdevI zaiva hI hotI taba bhI ve isI taraha rhtii| agara Apake parivAra se kanyA lAne kI bAta hotI to bhI ve inakAra nahIM krte| Apa zaiva haiM. "haaN| phira bhI pati eka aura patnI dUsare deva para vizvAsa rakhakara pUjA-arcA karane lage- yaha sambhava kaise ho sakatA hai? yaha to hamArI samajha se pare kI bAta "isa viSaya para Apa paTTamahAdevI se carcA kiijiegaa| ve Apako acchI taraha samajhA sakatI haiN|" itane meM bAhara se pAlako ke utarane kI AvAz2a suna pdd'ii| ''vaha dekhie, ve paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 413

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A gyiiN|" kahate hue mArasiMgayyA dvAra kI tarapha bddh'e| donoM uTha khar3I huii| mAcikacce bhI A~cala se hAtha poMchatI huI vahIM A gyiiN| paTTamahAdevI zAntaladevI andara aayiiN| unake pIche caTTaladevI hAtha meM parAta lie vahA~ aayii| andara Ate hI mAtA-pitA ke caraNa chUkara paTTamahAdevI ne praNAma kiyA aura mA~ se kahA, ''mA~ baitthie|" unheM eka galIce para baiThAyA aura phira caTTalA se kahA, "parAta idhara laao|" caTTalA ne parAta ko vahA~ rakhakara usa para Dhaka rezama ke vastra ko uyAdA / parAta se sone kA kuMkamadAna lekara, mA~ ko sindUra aura maMgaladravya dekara, pItAmbara aura kaMcuka mA~ ke A~cala meM bharakara punaH praNAma kiyaa| kahA, "mA~, AzIrvAda deM ki ApakI yaha beTI mAyake aura sasurAla kI lAja rakha sake, donoM gharoM kI kIrti ko sa~joye rakha ske| maiM jahA~ rahU~ vahA~ zAnti virAje aisA baratatI rhuuN|" mAcikabbe ne beTI ke sira para dAyA~ hAtha rakhA aura phira pITha sahalAkara kahA, "uTho ammaajii|" zAntaladevI uTha khar3I huii| apane pitA ko dekhane ke irAde se bag2ala kI ora mudd'iiN| vahA~ do aparicita striyoM dikhAI pdd'ii| donoM ne dekhate hI hAtha jor3akara praNAma kiyaa| zAntaladevI ne bhI hAtha jor3akara pratyabhivAdana kiyA aura pUchA, "pitAjI : to ye savAranAyaka anantapAla ke sAtha jo AyI haiM ve hI...'' "hA~, pahamahAdevI se milane kI icchA se AyI haiM aura isake lie madada karane ko mA~ga lekara tumhArI mA~ ke pAsa AyI haiN|" mArasiMgayyA bolne / "maiM khuda hI A gayI, aba mA~ kA kAma AsAna ho gayA na" 'merA kAma AsAna ho gayA kho| tumhArI mA~ ne yaha kAma mujhe sauMpa diyA thaa|" ___ "chor3o, acchA huaa| sannidhAna kI AjJA ke anusAra, inheM rAjamahala meM bulavAkara bAtacIta karanI pdd'tii| anAyAsa yahIM milane se donoM kA kArya vana gyaa| acchA pA~, yaha batAyA kyoM nahIM ki Aja ApakI varSagA~Ta hai? "DhalatI umra meM yaha varSagAMTha? vAstava meM usa tarafa merA dhyAna hI nahIM gyaa|" 'koMgAlva, cara deza kI tarapha se yuddha kI sUcanA ke Ane se abhI eka pakhavAre se vahI kAma cala par3A hai| anya kisI aura dhyAna hI nahIM rhaa| vihigA kI pITa dhokara asIsane ke lie usakI bar3I dIdI zAnti AvI thii| isase 1. karnATaka meM yaha rIti paramparA se calI AyI hai ki nAgapaMcamI ke dina bahina bhAiyoM kI zubha kAmanA karatI huI dUdha se unakI pITa dhotI haiM aura choroM ko asIsatI aura bar3oM ko praNAma kara AzISa letI haiN| yaha sabako sarakha-zAnti kaM liA maMgalakAmanA kA eka saMketa haiN| 114 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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Apake janmadina kI yAda A gyii| abhI paramoM daNDanAyikA eciyarakA ke sAtha kumAra ballAla aura hariyalA dorasamudra gaye haiN| abhI lauTe nhiiN| isase Aja nAgapaMcamI hai isakA bhI dhyAna na rhaa| mujhe lo yaha mAlUma hI nahIM thaa| mAmAjI yahA~ hote, yA yahA~ piriyarasI jI hotI to nAgapaMcamI kI yAda rhtii| calo, dera se sahI, yAda to A gayI-yahI kyA kama bhAgya kI yAta hai|'' zAntaladevI ne khaa| ___"ammAjI, kumAra ballAla aura hariyalA to abhI choTe haiN| una baccoM ko hI bheja diyA aura tuma sAtha na gayIM?" mAcikabbe ne puuchaa| "jana baccoM ne jida pakar3a lI, gAr3I se utarate hI nahIM the|" "becAre! vahA~ tumhArI yAda kara haTa karane lage to eciyakkA kI kyA dazA hogI:" "kitanI dUra hai mA~? aisA ho to lAkara chor3a jaaeN| phira inake sAtha revimayyA bhI to haiN|" "taba to ThIka hai| choTe appAjI aura vinaya ko sAya nahIM lAThI" "bacce so rahe the| aura phira jaba se yaha yuddha kI bAta calI tava se baccoM ke sAtha lagAva kucha kama hI karatI AyI huuN|" "matalaba?" "yadi yuddha Drir3A to abakI bAra maiMne sannidhAna ke sAtha yuddha meM jAne kA nizcaya kiyA hai|" ''kyA kahA?" Azcarya se cakita ho mAcikado ne paachaa| 'saba bAteM bAda meM vistAra se btaaeNge| abhI pahale bhojana kA kAma kara leN| apanI bAtoM meM hama ina atithiyoM ko bhUla baiThe haiN|" kahakara mArasiMgayyA ne bAta kA rukha hI badala diyaa| itane meM dAsadhye ne Akara batAyA, "bhojana taiyAra hai!'' mAcikavye ne kahA, "dAsabbe, inheM snAnAgAra dikhaao|" donoM atithi dAsabbe ke sAtha snAnAgAra gyiiN| isakaM bAda hegar3e dabhyatI aura zAntaladevI rasoiMgRha ke sAmanevAle bhojanAlaya meM aaye| caTTaladaMvI parAta lekara andara calI gyii| calate-calate mAcikabbe ne kahA, "ammAjI, Ajakala mAlika kucha bhI nahIM batAte / mujhe to isa cuddha ke bAre meM yA baccoM ke dorasamudra jAne ke viSaya meM kucha bhI mAlUma nhiiN|" "appAjI aura haricalA ke dorasapaTTa jAne kI bAta to unako bhI mAlUma nahIM / vAstava meM pitAjI abhI eka pakhavAre se saudha yA antaHpura meM Aye hI nhiiN| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To :: 41

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merI unase bheMTa kaMvala mantraNAgAra meM, rAjanItika viSayoM ke bAre meM mantraNA karate yakta hotI hai|" "mUhoM yaha saba kyA mAlUma unakI vyastatA, animita bhojana, lArAma kama itanA bhAga mujhe mAlUma hai| pUr3ane para yahI eka choTA uttara-'bahuta kArya haiN|' __ unakI gati Apa jAnatI haiM na? jise kahanA hai use chipAeMge nhiiN| jo nahIM kahanA hai usa sambandha meM muMha kholaMge nhiiN|' 'so to ThIka hai|" bhojanAlaya meM unake pahu~cane paha~cate dAsalo bambhalanevI aura rAjaladevI ko vahA~ le aathii| 'maiM hAtha-para dhokara bhagavAna ko praNAma kara AtI huuN|" kahakara zAntaladevI vahAM se calI goN| dAsabba rasorTagRha meM calI gyii| bammaladevI aura rAjaladevI-donoM ko biThAkara mAcikavve beTI kI pratIkSA meM khar3I rhiiN| sAmane kI katAra meM eka kaMtaM kA pattA lagA thA, vahA~ heggar3I jA tt| zAntaladevI jagadI hI noTa aayiiN| ina apratyAzita jAMtadhiyoM ke Agamana se janmadina ke isa zubha avasara para sabako eka vizeSa santuSTi huii| bhojana ke bAda heggar3a ArAma karane ke bahAne apane kamare meM varga gye| bhAvikace pAna-par3I lakara calI gyiiN| bAhara ke AMgana meM viTe galIce para bhaTTamahAdevI, vrampaladevI ora gajalaTavI Akara vaiTa, gii| cahatA paan-pii| tekara AyI aura inake sAmane rakha diyaa| usameM tayAra pAna the| "liijie|'' kahakara zAntaladevI ne khuda eka pAna liyA aura muMha meM DAlate hA sAmane khar3I caTTalA se kahA, "tuma bhI pahale bhojana kara to aura pAlakIvAloM ko bhI karA do| mujhe rAjamana alTI lauTanA hai|" calA ne kahA, 'merA bhojana ho gayA, pAlakI ke RhAra le rahe haiN|" bammaladevI aura rAjaladevI ne bhI pAna-bIr3A liyaa| "Apake savAranAyaka ne jo khule dila se sArI bAteM sunAyI thIM, unheM sannidhAna ne bhajhaM batA diyA hai| do-tIna bAtoM para hameM vizeSa vicAra karanA hai| pahalI bAta yaha hai ki Apa logoM kI poyasala saSTra ke prati niSThA sthAyI rahegI yA nhiiN| dUsarI bAta yaha ki vigata meM hamAre prabhu ke siMhAsanArohaNa ke apane viSaya ko unheM na banAne kA jo nizcaya kiyA gayA thA, isI bAta se cAlukya cakravatI hama para Rddha hue| Apako Azraya dene para to patA nahIM Age calakara unake mana meM kyA-kyA vicAra pedA hoMge aura unakI cAla kaisI ho sakatI hai| Apake nAyaka ke kahe anusAra, aisA lagatA haiM ki ve abhI hama para hamalA karane 11 :: pamahAdevI zAntatA : bhAga do

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kI taiyArI meM haiN| aisI hAlata meM aba hama yaha kAma kareM to unase sadA ke lie vaira mola lenA hogaa| vartamAna sthiti meM hameM ceMgAlyoM aura ceroM kA sAmanA karanA par3a rahA hai jisake lie taiyAriyA~ jArI haiN| sabhI zaktiyoM ko kendrita kiyA jA rahA hai| isI pRSThabhUmi ko lekara hameM vicAra karanA hogaa| vAstava meM, hama abhI taka jitanI azvasenA kI AvazyakatA hai utanI juTA nahIM paaye| Apa jisa mauke para AyIM vaha utanA prazasta nhiiN| zAntipUrvaka vicAra karane ke lie bhI to avakAza nahIM hai|" zAntaladevI ne kahA / "paTTamahAdevI jI, avinaya kSamA ho; sannihita AvazyakatA kI pUrti hamAre daNDanAtha ke adhIna rahanevAlI vizvasta azvasenA se kI jA sakatI hai| hamAre vicAroM se jo sahamata nahIM, aise sainikoM ko pRthak karake anyatra bheja diyA gayA haiN| hameM Azraya deM to hamArI zakti posaloM kI hI zakti bnegii| isase kalyANI ke cAlukyoM ke tAtkAlika hamale kA vicAra bhI sthagita ho jAegA, kyoMki apanI yojanA kI saphalatA ke lie unheM hamAre daNDanAtha se hI netRtva kI apekSA hogii| jaba aisA nahIM hogA lo Apa svayaM paristhiti ko samajha sakatI haiN| aba rahI duzmanI kI bAta binA kAraNa dveSa karanevAloM ke vidveSa kA koI mUlya poysala nahIM deMge - yaha pahale se hI jAnI huI bAta haiN| Apake yahA~ Azraya pAne ke lie hama Arya isake lie anya koI kAraNa nahIM, sivAya isake ki unake anyAyoM meM hamArA sahayoga na rhe| sneha aura niSThA ko mAnyatA denevAle popsala rAjya meM hamArA jIvana sArthaka hogA - yaha hamArA vizvAsa hai / aba rahI yaha bAta ki hama apane isa vizvAsa kA pradarzana kaise kareM / sannidhAna ke caraNoM meM apanA khUna samarpita kara sakate haiM ki hamase droha - cintana na hogA / " bammaladevI ne kahA / " ApakI bAtoM meM eka hArdika Avega hai| phira bhI niSThA ke viSaya meM hamArA mana Azvasta ho yaha jarUrI hai| phira ina sabhI bAtoM para sannidhAna pradhAnajI, mantrigaNa aura daNDanAtha Adi se vicAra-vimarza kara nirNaya kreNge| bhAvodvega se AviSTa hokara koI nirNaya kara liyA jAya vaha kisI ke lie acchA nhiiN| acchA, abhI mujhe zIghra hI rAjamahala pahu~canA hai|" kahatI huI zAntaladevI uTha khar3I huI / ve donoM bhI uTha khar3I huiiN| bammaladevI ne kahA, "jaise hama abhI ajJAta haiM, yaha sthiti aisI hI rahe, yahI acchA hai|" "isa bAre meM Apako cintita hone kI jarUrata nahIM / caTTalA, pAlakI ko taiyAra rakhane ke lie kaha do, maiM abhI aayii|" zAntaladevI bolI / calA usa kArya ke lie calI gyii| "hama isa AzvAsana ke lie kRtajJa haiN| phira bhI naukara-cAkaroM kA...' "Apa logoM ko hamArI cahalA ke bAre meM kucha bhI mAlUma nhiiN| Apa cintA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do' : 437 y,

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na kreN|" kahakara, "appAjI, mA~, mujhe vidA deN|' kucha jora se zAntalA boliiN| andara se mA~-bApa A gye| maMgaladravya aura phala-pAna dekara zAntaladevI ko . vidA kiyaa| atithi bhI heggar3e dampatI se AjJA lekara phala-pAna le vidA hokara apane muqAma kI ora cala diiN| sannidhAna Adi ne sabhI bAtoM para vicAra kara yaha nirNaya liyA : "Apatti na ho to savAranAyaka anantapAla ina donoM striyoM ko rAjamahala ke hI Azraya meM chor3akara lauTa jAe~ aura phira apane daNDanAtha ke sAtha aaeN| unakI balipura kI yAtrA kA pariNAma unhIM se jAnakara, antima rUpa se nirNaya lene meM suvidhA hogii|" yaha bAta anantapAla ko batA dI gyii| anantapAla ne apane sAthiyoM se carcA kI aura phira ve apanI svIkArokti ke sAtha bamAladekhI aura rAjaladevI ko gajamahala meM chor3akara lauTa gye| ___maMciTaNDanAdha kA bhAgya acchA thaa| balipura pahu~cana-pahu~cate unheM yaha samAcAra mitA-vahAM ke yAtukya pratinidhi kadamba tailapa ko cAlukya cakravartI kI tarafa se kucha dUsare hI TaMga kA Adeza milA hai ki philahAla posalI para hamale ke vicAra ko sthagita rakhA jaay| yaha bhI jJAta huA ki mAlavoM kI tarafa se yuddha kI sambhAvanA kI sUcanA milane ke kAraNa vahAM kI saMnA kalyANI kI ora gayI hai; ataH ve abhI jaise hai vaise hI vahAM kI nigarAnI karate raheM yahI paryApta hai| isa / samAcAra ke kAraNa maMcidaNDanAtha vahIM se kucha mAnasika prasannatA ke sAtha lauTe the| kucha bahAnA karake ve unase chUTanA jo cAhate the lekina aba usakI jarUrata nahIM rahI thii| savAranAyaka anannapAla unake lauTane kI bATa joha rahA thaa| unake pahuMcate hI belApurI kI sArI bAteM batAyI gyiiN| savAranAyaka aura donoM deviyoM ne jo kAma kiyA thA usase unheM tRpti bhI milI / apanI senA kI eka choTI Tukar3I ko vahA~ chor3akara, zeSa senA ko sAtha lekara ve belApurI kI aura cala pdd'e| jAte-jAte macidaNDanAtha ne kahA, ''senA pIche-pIr3e dhIre se Ae, maiM Age jAU~gA aura posala mahArAja se milakara apanI senA posala rAja meM berokaToka Age bar3ha sake, isake lie anumati lekara sandeza bheja duuNgaa|" tadanusAra ve kahIM bIca meM Thaharakara, do dina ke bhItara belApurI pahuMca gaye aura niyojita rIti se mahArAja se mile / savAranAyaka anantapAla ko velApurI chor3e 418 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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eka pakhavAre se adhika samaya ho gayA thaa| isa arse meM bammaladevI aura zAntaladevI ke bIca yuddhakSetra ke viSaya meM kucha bauddhika carcA bhI ho cukI thii| zAntaladevI ko bammaladevI ke azvaparIkSaNa evaM azvArohaNa kA paricaya bhI mila gayA thaa| udhara cahaladevI ne bhI mahArAnI se AjJapta ho ina donoM striyoM ke bAre meM anya sArI jAnakArI juTAnA Arambha kara diyA thaa| ina sabake pariNAmasvarUpa, kahA jA sakatA hai ki maMcidaNDanAtha ke sandhAna kArya ke lie yogya vAtAvaraNa taiyAra ho gayA thA itane meM punIsamayyA ke netRtva meM kAMgAtvoM kI tarafa se sambhAvita hamale kA sAmanA karane hetu nAgidevANA kI madada ke lie paryApta pramANa meM senA bheja dI gayI thii| mahArAja ne khuda jAne ke viSaya meM abhI koI nizcaya nahIM kiyA thaa| kAraNa thA maMcidaNDanAtha ke Ane kI prtiikssaa| vahA~ udayAditya rAjapratinidhi kI haisiyata se kArya saMcAlaka to the hI / maMcidaNDanAtha ke jAte hI mahArAja viTTideva, paTTamahAdevI zAntaladevI aura bammaladevI - ina tInoM ne unase milakara vicAra-vimarza kiyaa| sabase pahale yaha savAla uTha khar3A huA ki posaloM para ke hamale ko sthagita karane kA kAraNa kyA ho sakatA hai? maMcidaNDanAtha ko isakA koI kAraNa nahIM samajha meM A rahA thA / kadamba tailapa se bhI usake bAre meM kucha vizeSa bAta mAlUma nahIM pdd'ii| isa silasile meM vicAra karate hue zAntaladevI ko eka bAta samajha meM AyI to unhoMne use mahArAja bihideva ke samakSa rkhaa| viTTideva ne unakI ora dekhaa| bole, "to mahArAnI kI yaha rAya hai ki kavi nAgacandra jI ne samarasatA lAne kA prayatna kiyA hai| " "ve to popsala rAjya se jAte vakta isI uddezya ko lekara gaye the / isalie yaha socanA galata na hogA ki ve koziza kara rahe haiN|" zAntaladevI ne kahA biTTideva ha~sa par3e | "kyoM, sannidhAna kI yaha bAta ja~cI nahIM ?" " paTTamahAdevI ke vicAra paTTamahAdevI kI mAnasika bhAvanAoM ke pratIka haiN| samarasatA lAne kI unakI utkaTa icchA hai| isa sAmarasya ke sadha jAne para cAlukya piriyarasI candaladevI ne hamAre vivAha ke samaya jisa bAta kI sUcanA dI thI vaha bhI sampanna ho gayI prema kA yaha AkarSaNa hI to haiN| isI dizA meM mana vicAra karane lagatA hai|" biTTideva boleM / biTTideva kI yaha bAta zAntaladevI ko ThIka nahIM lgii| unakA ceharA kucha surajhA sA gayA / turanta unhoMne kucha nahIM khaa| biTTideva ko bhI eka taraha se kucha ucita-sA nahIM laga rahA thaa| zAntaladevI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 11

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kaM pukha ke bhAva isa taraha kyoM hue- yaha bAta unakI samajha meM nahIM aayiiN| ve bhI kucha dera socate baiThe rhe| mauna chAyA rhaa| bahuta hI mukhya prazna para vicAra karate vakta yoM acAnaka isa mauna se maMcidaNDanAtha kucha palar3A gye| rAjanItika paristhitiyA~ kaba kisa tarafa karabara le leM kauna jAne ? isa samaya isa mauna ko tor3ane kI icchA se usane kahA, ''to kyA cakravatoM ke mana meM sannidhAna ke vivAha ke samaya pahale jaisA maitrIbhAva A gayA thA? kyA usake bAda hI kisI kAraNa se unameM asantoSa kI bhAvanA paidA huI:'' unakA prazna thaa| "nahoM, prabhu ke siMhAsanArohaNa samArambha ko sampanna karane ke lie unase anumati nahIM lI gayI...isase unako asamAdhAna ho gayA thaa| vahIM bar3hate-bar3hate isa stara taka A pahuMcA hai| jaba kabhI usa purAne sneha kI cAda ho AtI hai| kitanA sneha thaa| kala ..! vara mAhI ginaH rahA hotA! Adi Adi veicAra mana meM uTha Ane haiM-sannidhAna ke kahane kA yahI tAtparya hai| uha, ava vaha saba purAnA kismA ho gyaa| aba socane se kyA fAyadA isIlie sannidhAna merI bAta para ha~sa pdd'e|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| "hamezA acchAI hI kI icchA rakhanevAlI hamArI paTTamahAdevI jaisA vizAla manAbhAva vikramAditya cakravartI meM nahIM hai yaha spaSTa haiM; aisI hAlata meM eka kAMve kI bAta ko mAnyatA milegI aisA pAnanA vyartha hai| hameM lagA ki jo sAdhA nahIM jA sakatA usI ko paTTamahAdevI cAha rahI haiN| isa smila kahane ke badale, cAtukya cakravartI ke bAre meM eka gaMgya hI samajheM -yaha maiM svayaM kahatA huuN| vo kahate harA hameM saMkoca bhI nahIM hotaa| acchA usa bAta ko jAne diijie| usase aba hamArA koI prayojana nhiiN| aisA unhoMne kyoM kiyA hai--isakI khabara hamAre guptacaroM se mAlUma ho hI jaaegii| unase khavara pAne se bhI pahale hamameM jAnane kI icachA utpanna i huI- isa vajaha se yaha savAla utthaa| ana samajha lIjie ki Apa hamameM mila gye| kaise, kyA aura kidhara Adi bAtoM para bAda meM vicAra ho jaaegaa| vaha to rahasya banakara raha nahIM sktaa| anyathA vahI hotA ki hamane cAlukya cakravartI ke sAdha ke vidveSa ko sthAyI banA rakhA hai| hai na?" "sannidhAna hameM ukasAkara udhara se idhara le aaye| yahI na?' bammanadevI ne khaa| "devIjI ghor3oM kI parIkSA meM niSNAta ho sakatI haiM, parantu manuSyoM kI rIta zAyada utanI acchI taraha bhAlUma na par3I hogii|" viTTideva bole| "mujhase koI aisA aviveka bana par3A jisase sannidhAna kI aisI saba huI ?" kucha kutUhala se bammaladevI ne puuchaa| 420 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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"na, na, hamane eka sAmAnya bAta khii| paTabhadroM ke adhikRta hitAbhilASI janoM kI bAta samajhanA kaThina hai isI vicAra se hamane aisA khaa| paramAra bhoja naM cAlukyoM para hamalA kiyA thA. isakA kAraNa pAlama hai Apo" liTideva ne puuchaa| "vaha zatrutA lo muMja ke samaya se hI bar3hatI AyI hai|" "logoM kI A~khoM meM dhUla jhoMkane ke lie yahI kahA jAtA hai| vAstava meM usakI jar3a meM kAraNa yaha hai ki candaladevI ne vikramAditya se vivAha kiyaa|" "vahA~ asUyA ho sakatI hai| lekina yahA~ to aisA kucha nahIM haiM na? cakravartI ne jise cAhA, aisI kisI kanyA ne sannidhAna ke gale meM mAlA pahanA dI ho, aisA to hai nhiiN|" bAtacIta ke udvega se cappaladevI ne saMkoca tor3akara aisA kucha kaha diyA aura turanta hoTha kATane lgii| na cAhate hue bhI usakI dRSTi zAntaladevI kI ora calI gyii| kebala bammAladevI kI hI nahIM, macidaNDanAtha aura biTTideva kI bhI dRSTi zAntaladevI kI aura calI gayI thii| bammaladeyI ne jaba vahA~ se dhyAna haTAkara sabakI ora dekhA taba use mAlUma duA ki sabakI dRSTi usa ora lagI hai| yaha saba kSaNa bhara meM ho gyaa| macidaNDanAtha ne bAta badalane ke vicAra se kahA, 'abhI to hama buddha ke bAre meM carcA karane baiThe haiN| vivAha kA viSaya nahIM hai|" "daNDanAtha jI ko to sadA hI yuddha kI bAta phle| parantu, pallavakumArI ke hAtha mAlA liye khoja kara rahe haiM ki use kisa gale meM phnaaeN| yaha unakI Ayu kA pariNAma hai| antaraMga ke bhAva kisI samaya isa taraha nikala hI par3ate haiN| hai na bammaladevI jI :" kahate hue zAntaladevI ne usakI ora dekhaa| usane lajjA ke kAraNa A~kheM nIce jhukA liiN| mauna rahane para bhI usake mana kA bhAva cehare ne vyakta kara diyaa| biTTideva ne bhI usakI ora dekhaa| pallavakumArI kA ceharA raktimAyukta mandahAsa se virAja rahA thaa| zAntaladevI kI ora vaha dekhanA cAhatI thii| isa prayatna meM unakI dRSTi zAntalA ke badale viSTideva kI ora calI gyii| donoM kI A~kheM jA milii| "agara yaha kArya sampanna ho jAya to maiM apane ko dhanya mAnUMgA, mahArAnI jii| isameM merA apanA kucha nahIM hai| bammaladevI aura rAjaladevI merI aurasa putriyA~ nahIM, apane baccoM kI taraha maiMne unheM pAlA-posA hai| inakA vivAha ho jAya to maiM dhanya ho jaauuNgaa|" maMcidaNDanAtha ne khaa| __ "hamArI paTTamahAdevI kA Azraya liijie| ApakA kAma AsAnI se bana jaaegaa|' biTTideva bole / paTTamahAdevI zAmalA : bhAga do :: 42]

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"jaba hama sabane eka sAtha posala rAjya kI sevA meM apanI icchA se apane ko samarpita karane ke uddezya se nirNaya kiyA, tabhI se hama sannidhAna ke AjJAnuvartI ho gaye na! sannidhAna kahakara sambodhita karane meM paTTamahAdevI bhI isameM sammilita haiM-yahI hamArI bhAvanA hai| abhI isase z2yAdA pramukha hamArA jo uddiSTa viSaya hai, jisake lie hama Aye haiM, sannidhAna ke sammukha hai|'' maMcidaNDanAtha dholeN| "isa viSaya meM hama eka nirNaya para pahu~ce haiN| hamArA vizvAsa hai ki isa para hamArI paTTamahAdevI bhI sahamata haiN| isa bAta ko hama mantrimaNDala meM rakhakara, kala antima nirNaya se sUcita kreNge| yadi unameM se koI Apase vicAra-vimarza karanA cAheMge to Apako kahalA bhejeNge|" bihideva ne khaa| maMcidaNDanAtha praNAma kara cale gye| bAda meM bampaladevI bhI uTakara mahArAja aura paTTamahAdevI ko praNAma kara antaHpurastha rAjaladevI ke pAsa jAne ko udhata huii| use lagA ki dekheM mahArAja kI dRSTi kahA~ hai, parantu sAhasa nahIM huaa| para hA~, use eka taraha kA harSa huaa| vaha punakita ho uThI thii| isa harSa-pulaka ke sAtha hI vaha vahA~ se jaldI-jaldI calI gyii| raha gaye rAjadamyatI mAtra / "sannidhAna kA kyA nirNaya hai|" zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| "nirNaya ko rahane deN| abhI hamane apane vivAha ke samaya cAlukya piriyarasI jI candaladevI kI kahI gayI bAta kA smaraNa kiyA to paTTamahAdevI kI asantoSa kyoM huA?" __"rAjAoM kA eka aura zatra hotA hai unakA bhulakkar3apana / vivAhotsaba para vahA~ jo AyI thIM, vaha cAlukya piriyarasI nahIM, haggar3e mArasiMgayyA jI ke yahA~ ThaharI zrIdevI thiiN|" "are hA~, usa tarafa dhyAna hI nahIM gayA! aba yAda A rahA hai ki taba unhoMne kahA thA ki unakA AnA cakravatI ko bhI mAlUma nhiiN|" "samajha lIjie, agara hamane maMcidaNDanAtha ko Azraya nahIM diyA to, baha bAta hameM pecIdagI meM DAla sakatI hai| sannidhAna ko yaha socanA hogA na?" ''kyA hogA, ve apane deza ko lauTa jaaeNge|" "una logoM ne jo kadama uThAyA hai, vaha cAlukya cakravatI ko mAlUma nahIM abhI tk| agara hamane Anaya nahIM diyA to ve apanI pahalI jaisI sthiti meM A sakate haiN| taba kabhI prasaMgavazAt piriyarasI jI ke hamAre vivAha meM Ane kI bAta mocadaNDanAtha ke mu~ha se nikala gayI to piriyarasI jI kI kyA dazA hogI isa 122 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA . bhAga do

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para sannidhAna ne socA hai:" ''na. na, hameM yaha bAta nahIM kahanI thii| aba Age bhUlakara bhI isa bAta ko mu~ha se nahIM nikaaluuNgaa| parantu zava to yaha bAta unake kAna meM par3a hI gayI, isalie unheM Azraya denA jarUrI ho gayA hai|" "so, sannidhAna unheM Azraya denA nahIM cAhate the?" "nahIM cAhate, yaha bAta nahIM; hamane abhI nirNaya nahIM kiyA hai|" "so sannidhAna ko unase yoM kahane kI kyA vajaha?" "hamane yaha abhI to nahIM batAyA ki kyA nirNaya kiyaa| aba batAe~ ki mahAdevI kI kyA rAya hai?" "kisI taraha kI jabaradastI meM par3akara nahIM, balki mana peM isa bAta kA eka bAra nizcaya ho jAe ki isa kAma ke karane meM rASTrahita sadhegA aura aisA karane para kisI taraha kI ar3acana cA roka-rukAvaTa AegI to usakA sAmanA kareMge, unako Azraya de sakate haiN| ThIka hai na?" "unake bAre meM paTTamahAdevI kA spaSTa pata kyA hai:" "itanA to lagatA hai ki ye bAta ke pakke haiN|" "kauna?" "daNDanAtha aura bmmldevo| unake bAre meM sambhidhAna kI kyA rAya hai?" "lagA ki daNDanAtha jI khule dila ke haiN|" "bammaladevI?" "striyoM ke mana meM strI hI jA~ka sakatI hai|" "to strI ko pasanda karate vakta bhI puruSa ko strI kI madada jarUrI hai?'' "kisa prazna kA kauna-sA uttara!" "aisA prazna karane para bhI mana kI bAta khulI nhiiN| strI ko strI ke dekhane kI dRSTi alaga hotI hai| puruSa kI strI ko dekhane kI eka alaga dRSTi hotI hai| aise hI, strI kI puruSa ko dekhane kI bhI eka alaga dRSTi hotI hai|" ___ "abhI hama strI kI parakha strI ko ho sakatI hai-yahI dRSTi vyavahArya mAnate haiN| paTTamahAdevI se parAmarza ke bAda hI unake yAre meM hama apanI rAya banA sakeMge ki ye kisa taraha kI haiN|" 'bammaladaMvI vAstava meM duHkhI haiN| ve paM kisI taraha kA dhokhA nahIM denA caahtiiN| upakAra karane kI hI abhilASA rakhatI haiN| AmUlAgra bAta ko samajhe binA aura pUrNarUpa se vizvasta hue binA kisI bhI kAma meM yoM hI pravRtta ho jAnA unakA svabhAva nahIM haiN| bahuta AzAvAdI haiM / isalie ve mA~cadaNDanAtha para bharosA rakhakara unake prati pitAtulya bhakti rakhatI haiN| azvaparIkSA meM niSNAta hone ke sAtha-sAtha paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 42:

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ke sahaja AtmIyatA bar3hAnevAlA AkarSaka vyaktitva rakhatI haiN|" "patalaba yaha ki paTTamahAdevI kI AtmIyA bana gayI haiN| yahI na?" "unheM aba prathamataH posala rASTra kI AtmIyatA caahie|' "to unakI sabhI manokAmanAoM kI siddhi ke lie Azraya paTalA karA "unake poyasaloM kI udAratA ke viSaya meM spaSTa vicAra haiN| niSThA ke sAtha rahane para sabhI vAMchAra pUrI ho sakatI haiM-ve isa bAta ko samajhatI haiM, isalie unheM Azraya Avazyaka hai|" "ve Azraya kI pAtra haiM?" "yaha merI akelI kI rAya para nirbhara nahIM hai na?" "kala mantripariSad paTTamahAdevI ke vacana ko svIkRti de de to?" "Azraya dene ke vicAra se hI unheM rAjamahala meM chor3a jAne kI salAha maiMne sabAranAyaka anantapAla ko dI thii|' "TIka hai, hama bhI yahI cAhate the|" 'yahA~, isase bhI kucha adhika haiN|'' "mAlamA "isa sambandha meM abhI nahIM, jaba samaya AegA taba btaauuNgii| aba AjJA deN| viTTigA kI par3hAI samApta kara Ane kA samaya ho gayA hai| baccoM ke upAhAra kI vyavasthA karanI hai|" "kyoM? naukara nahIM haiN|" ___ "haiM kyoM nahIM? para ve mAM to nahIM bana skte|" kahakara uttara kI pratIkSA kiye vinA zAntaladevI cala pdd'iiN| biTTideva ke mana meM usa dina sambhAvita kathita-akathita sabhI vicAra uTha khar3e hue| kaI vicAra jaise mana meM uThe vaise hI vilIna ho gye| kyA paTTamahAdevI kA kathana saca hai? usa dRSTi se hama AkarSita hue? kaisI viDambanA hai! vicAra-vimarza karate samaya kabhI dRSTi udhara gayI to usakA anyathA artha lagAnA ThIka hai? patA nahIM kyoM, Aja kA yaha cintana hI kucha-kucha ThIka nahIM rhaa| eka sahajatA nahIM thI usmeN| saba-kucha asta-vyasta udd'taa-udd'taa-saa| devI ke upasthita rahate aisA kyoM huA? na, akele socate the, to dimAsa kharAba ho jaaegaa| unhoMne ghaNTI bjaayii| revimavyA pardA haTAkara andara aayaa| "revimayyA! pradhAnajI, mantrIgaNa aura daNDanAtha-inase kaho, ve mantraNAgRha meM aaeN| hama bhI baccoM ke sAtha upAhAra lekara vahIM pahuMca rahe haiN| biTTigA A gayA?" __ "haaN|" kahakara reviSayyA Adeza kA pAlana karane calA gyaa| baccoM ke sAtha 424 :: pamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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upAhAra lene mahArAja bihideva antaHpura kI ora cala diye| Azraya kI apekSA se jo Aye the ve cAlukya cakravartI ke sAmanta the, isalie mantraNA sabhA meM sabhI pahaluoM para AmUla-cUla vicAra-vimarza kiyA gyaa| paTTamahAdevI bhI isa sabhA meM upasthita rahIM / anta meM maMcidaNDanAtha, bammaladevI, rAjaladebI- ina sabako bhI bulA liyA gyaa| jina-jina ke mana meM jina-jina bAta ko lekara zaMkAe~ utpanna huI thIM una sabhI ke viSaya meM unase ucita samAdhAna prApta hone ke bAda, unheM AtmIyajana kI taraha mAnane kA nirNaya liyA gyaa| gaMgarAja ke beTA daNDanAtha boppadeva svayaM hI maMcidaNDanAtha kI azvasenA ko rAjya ke andara svAgata kara lAne gyaa| isase pahale hI savAranAyaka anantapAla se usakA paricaya ho cukA thA / zIghra hI vaha senA belApurI pahu~ca gyii| do dina vizrAma karane ke bAda, bera-sImA kI povsala senA meM isa senA ko sammilita karane kA nirNaya bhI le liyA gyaa| pUrva - nizcaya ke anusAra, mahArAja ke sAtha yuddha meM paTTamahAdevI ko bhI jAnA thaa| punIsamayyA ke sAtha yaha azvasenA aura maMcidaNDanAtha bhI sammilita ho gaye zrI isalie yaha nirNaya bhI lie gae ki meM sannidhAna kA jAnA aba Avazyaka nahIM hai / yuddha meM prathama bAra sammilita hone kA jo maukA mila rahA thA vaha chUTa gayA isase zAntaladevI kucha nirAza sI ho gayIM thIM / bammaladevI kI bhI yahIM dazA thI / vaha yuddha meM apanA kauzala evaM zakti sAmarthya dikhAkara mana meM aMkurita AzA ko udvega denA cAhatI thii| para aisA nahIM ho skaa| jaba mahArAja hI yuddha meM nahIM jAe~ge to paTTamahAdevI bhI nahIM jaaeNgii| aisI dazA meM bammaladevI ko jAne kA bhalA avasara hI kahA~ ? isa sabase z2yAdA nirAza huI thI caTTalA / usakA pati rAvata pAyaNa punIsamavyA ke sAtha pahale hI calA gayA thaa| mAyaNa kI udAratA ke kAraNa usakA bigar3A huA pArivArika jIvana suSThu aura sukhakara bana gayA thaa| parivAra ko naye sire se basAne para unake pITha pIche loga vyaMgya karate, haMsI ur3Ate aura unakI ora durbhAvanA se dekhte| parantu ve donoM mahAmAtRzrI se lekara sampUrNa rAjaparivAra ke vizvAsapAtra vana gaye the- - isa vajaha se dhIre-dhIre pITha pIche bAta karanevAloM ke mu~ha banda ho cale / caTTalA ke mana meM yaha vizvAsa ghara kara cukA thA ki yadi vaha yuddha meM sakriya rahegI to rASTra kA hita hI hogA / belApurI Ane para zurU-zurU meM vammanadevI caTTaladevI ko kevala naukarAnI hI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 425

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samajhatI thI para bAda meM vaha usake prati svayaM mahArAja aura paTTamahAdevI ke udAra vyavahAra ko dekhakara, tathA usameM sandhita anya ghaTanAoM kI jAnakArI prApta kara usake jIvana ke sabhI pahaluoM se paricita ho gayI thii| sAmAjika jIvana ke lie kucha nIti-niyama kA bandhana Avazyaka hai| sAMsArika jIvana sukhamaya banAnA ho to satya-niSThA ke sAtha unakA pAlana karanA hotA hai| jaba kabhI ina nIti-niyamoM kI sImA ke lA~ya jAne kI sthiti Ane para bhI samAja kI udAratA ke kAraNa duHkhI jIvana bhI sukhamaya bana jAtA hai| isa dizA meM popsala mahArAjA aura mahArAnI tathA anya logoM ne bhI yogya mArgadarzana kiyA hai| kahe vinA hI baratakara unhoMne Adarza prastuta kiyA hai| aisI hAlata meM merI abhilASA bhI unakI isa udAratA se saphala kyoM na ho sakegI:-yahI vaha socatI thii| jaba yaha bAta uThI thI ki "hAzya kisI ke gale meM mAlA pahanAne ke lie taiyAra haiM magara dila usa mAnA ko pahanAne ke yogya kaNTha kI khoja kara rahA hai taba usakI aura biTTideva kI dRSTi ne, jo yadyapi kSaNa-bhara kI hI rahI lekina usane hI meM usameM eka AtmIya bhAva paidA kara diyA thaa| usane kyA socA hogA? mujhameM itanI AtmIgalA paidA kara sakanevAlI vaha dRSTi merI abhilASA ke anukUla dRSTi hI hai na ? saca hI. maiM biTTideva ke zaurya, saundarya, sAmarthya, audArya, dakSatA Adi guNoM ke bAre meM sana cukI huuN| tabhI to mere mana meM eka sahaja ruci ke bhAva utpanna hue the| abhI jaisI bhAvanA utpanna huI hai vaha usa samaya to nahIM thii| unakaM usa prathama darzana ke samaya se pAlA pahanAne ke lie cogya kaNTa kI khoja karane kI bAta ke uThane taka bhI mujhameM eka tIvra gaurava kI bhAvanA mAtra thii| merA mana kRtajJatA se bhara uThA thaa| maiMbara meM phaMsanevAlA jaise koI surakSA kA sthAna pA gayA ho, aisI tRpti mujho milI thii| AzrayadAtA ke prati niSThA evaM zraddhA rakhakara apanI yogyatA kA paricaya karA dene kI prabala icachA thii| parantu aba ve bhAvanAe~ dUsarI hI pravRtti kI ora bar3ha rahI haiN| isa pravRtti kA paryavasAna kyA hogA? alabhya vastu ko pAne kI kevala icchA hI raha jAya to? so kaise hogA? isa dRSTi kA kyA artha haiM? va dekhanevAle hI batA skeNge| usase artha nikAlanA hogaa| vivaraNa dekhakara artha bhI batAyA jA skegaa| vaha mere lie anukla bhI ho sakatA hai| isa viSaya meM paTTamahAdevI ke kyA vicAra hoMge? tapa karake unhoMne unheM pAyA hai| unakA aTala vizvAsa hai ki unapara unhIM kA svAmitva haiN| unake mana meM yaha bhAganA gaharI baiTha gayI hai ki unake svAmI kI dRSTi anyatra nahIM bhttkegii| aisI sthiti meM merI AzA jaise mana meM aMkurita huI, bar3hI, vaise hI vahIM anta honA hI acchA haiM : 8vara meM phaMse hapako ubArakara, Azraya denevAloM ko hamAre kisI bhI vyavahAra se kATa nahIM honA caahie| isalie aba mujhe saMcama se rahanA hogaa|-bmmldevii ke mana meM isa taraha se na jAne kitane 426 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga

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vicAra A-jA rahe the| saMyama se rahane kA prayatna karane para bhI bihideva ke sAmane pahale kI-sI saralatA baratI nahIM jA sakatI thii| isakI jAnakArI bhI use thI / isalie use mana hI mana yaha laga rahA thA ki biTTideva ke darzana pAsa se nahIM, dUra se hI karanA uttama hai| rAjaladevI ne apane mana meM kisI AzA kI kalpanA nahIM kii| aneka varSo se paricita hone ke kAraNa bammaladevI ko yaha acchI taraha samajhatI thii| use laga rahA thA ki usake dila meM kucha halacala hai| usakA AbhAsa milate hI samaya naSTa kiye binA sIdhe bammaladevI se pUcha baitthii| usane rAjaladevI se kabhI kisI bAta ko chipAye nahIM rakhA thA, isalie usane dila kholakara kahA, "merI samajha meM nahIM AtA, bhin| mujhe laga rahA hai jaise merA mana mahArAja meM lIna hotA jA rahA hai|" * mahArAja ko pAta se jo bhI dekhatA hai use aisA hI lagatA hai / " rAjaladevI bolI / "tI kyA tumheM bhI kucha aisA hI lagA?" bammaladevI ne pUchA I "tumhArI yA merI hI taraha anekoM ko aisA hI lagatA hai, bahina / unakA rUpa hI aisA hai / " mAno usake antaraMga kI bAta hI bAhara vyakta ho gayI / "parantu aisI abhilASA to AkAza-kusuma hI hai nara mahArAja aura paTTamahAdevI kA dAmpatya eka Adarza dAmpatya hai| unake usa Adarza jIvana meM kisI kA praveza adhaka bana sakatA hai|" "ve kevala pArivArika gRhasthI calAnevAle hoM to tumhAre kahe anusAra ho sakatA hai| mantrI aura daNDanAyaka jaisoM ke bhI aneka paliyA~ jaba ho sakatI haiM tI mahArAja kI aneka pAliyA~ hoM isameM g2alatI hI kyA hai? unake usa pada ke lie to vaha pratiSThA hI kI bAta hogI ?" rAjaladevI ne prazna kiyA / "ve dUsare rAjAoM ke jaise nhiiN| unake jIvana kI rIti-nIti revimacyA se suna cukane ke bAda, aura cahaladevI se divaMgata mahArAja kI rAniyoM dvArA eka mA~ kI putriyA~ hokara bhI, rAjamahala ko bhayaMkara jhagar3oM aura vidveSa kI bhAvanAoM se naraka banA dene kI bAta tathA zAntaladevI ne kaise-kaise prayatna kiye aura samarasatA lAne ke lie kitanA zrama kiyA Adi bAtoM ko sunane ke bAda bhI - kauna hogI ki unake aise Adarza jIvana meM bAdhA DAlanA ucita samajhegI ?" "dIdI ApakI bAtoM ko sunakara mujhe aisA lagatA hai ki Apa apane mana ke viruddha bAteM kahakara svayaM ko baMcita kara rahI haiN| una donoM kA paraspara prema aisI kamajora nIMva para sthita hai? jJAnanidhi paTTamahAdevI isa bAta ko nahIM jAnatIM ki 'rAjAno bahuvallabhA :: Apa aisI nirAza hokara apane vyavahAra meM sazaMka mata ho| AzAvAdI banakara sarala sahaja rIti se vyavahAra karatI rheN| avasara milane paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 127

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para antaraMga kI AkAMkSA prakaTa karanA ThIka hogaa|' yoM kahakara rAjaladevI ne use protsAhana diyaa| saca to yaha hai ki rAjaladevI ne bhI svayaM aisA hI kucha soca rakhA dhaa| ___ bappaladevI ko aisA protsAhana Avazyaka bhI thaa| rAjaladevI kI ina bAtoM se dhIre-dhIre usake mana kI vaha AzaMkA dUra hotI gyii| aba taka ke jIvana meM use jina utAra-car3hAvoM kA anubhava huA thA, unake kAraNa vaha saba prakAra se jIvana gujArane kI AdI bana gayI thii| aba use usI sahajatA se rahanA kaThina nahIM thaa| maMcidaNDanAtha evaM anantapAla yuddha meM gaye the, isalie bammaladevI aura rAjaladevI ko rAjamahala meM hI rahanA pdd'aa| rAjamahala ke ahAte meM pRthak rahane kI prArthanA karane para tathA mahArAja kI sahamati milane para bhI khuda zAntaladevI ne unakI isa salAha ko pAnA nhiiN| mahArAja ora bammaladevI kI bheMTa bhojana ke vaqta hotI hI thii| biTTiyA, kumAra vAlAla aura harivalA sAtha rahA karate the, isalie usa samaya Amataura para vizeSa yAteM nahIM ho pAtI thiiN| kabhI-kabhI koI khabara yuddhakSetra se mila jAtI aura usake bAre meM batAnA Avazyaka pratIta hotA to mahArAja use bahuta saMkSapa / batA dete the| bammaladevI ke mana meM jina bhAvoM kA pravAha cala rahA thA vaisA hI kAla usa dina ke bAda raha-rahakara biDeya ke bhI mana meM uTha rahA thaa| yaha saba anucita samajhakara ve isase dUra hI rahane kI koziza kiyA krte| posaloM ko prargAta sabakI A~khoM kA kA~TA bana gayI thii| yaha mAlUma ho jAne se biTTideva ne velApurI aura dorasamudra ko majabUta banAne ke lie Avazyaka yojanAe~ rupita kI thI, isalie unheM bAra-bAra dorasamudra ho AnA par3atA thaa| udhara yuddha bhI cala rahA dhaa| phira bhI velAparI aura dorasamudra meM sainika zikSaNa zivira barAbara calate rhe| vidbhideva bar3e dhyAna se inakI nigarAnI kara rahe the| eka sAdhAraNa yoddhA se bhI ve sIdhe paricita hone kA kArya kara rahe the| isake lie kabhI-kabhI zAntaladevI bhI unake sAtha jAyA karatI thIM / velApurI kI strI-zikSaNazAlA kI z2immedArI to una para ho ghii| rAjadampatI ke isa vyasta jIvana ko dekhakara bammaladevI aura rAjaladevI aprabhAvita kaise raha sakatI? vAstava meM unheM kisI bAta kI kamI nahIM thii| naye-naye Ane ke samaya ke kucha dina aura dRSTi milane ke bAda ke kucha dina saMkoca bhAva meM yoM hI guz2ara jAne ke bAda, jaba sahaja bhAvanA se jIvana calane lagA to bammaladevI ko vyartha hI baiThe-baiThe samaya vitAnA acchA nahIM laga rahA thaa| aba vaha bhI rAjya ke kAryoM meM bhAga lonA cAhatI thii| parantu rAjaladevI se vicAra-vimazaM karane ke bAda hI isa dizA meM yaha Age bar3ha paatii| gajaladevI ko bhI bekAra baiTe 12 :: paTTApAstrI zAntalA : bhAga dA

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rahanA pasanda nahIM thA, isalie usane bhI bammaladevI kI isa salAha para apanI sahamati prakaTa kii| eka dina jaba zAntaladevI akelI thI, upAhAra ke samaya jaba donoM unake sAtha rahIM taba yammaladevI ne hI zata cher3I, "sannidhAna evaM paTTamahAdeva jI ke isa vyasta jIvana ko dekhakara hameM bahuta tRpti milatI hai| Azraya kI khAja meM AyIM, Azraya milA; phira bhI isa Azraya se manoratha siddha ho gayA-aisA nahIM lgtaa| Apake udAra Azraya meM hameM kisI bAta kI kamI nhiiN| lekina hama rAjya ke lie upayukta nahIM bana sakI, isa bAta kA hameM raMja hai; mana meM eka taraha kI kazamakaza cala rahI hai| "AtI pUrNa aza: nAka sAtha mAMjAya rASTra ke lie hI yuddha karane gaye haiN| isase bar3hakara kucha aura isa rAjya ne apekSA nahIM rkhii|'' zAntaladevI ne khaa| ___"vaha to unakI bAta huii| hama striyA~ yoM baiTe-baiTe khAtI huI niThallI banI rahaMgI to mastiSka kucha kAma ke binA sar3a jaaegaa| hameM bhI kucha kAma deN|" bammaladevo ne khaa| "lar3akiyoM ko par3hAe~gI?" "maiM kevala azvacAlana hI sikhA sakatI huuN| isake sivAya meM aura kucha nahIM jaantii|" bammaladevI bolii| "parantu azvacAlana sIkhanevAlI lar3akiyoM to haiM nahIM?" "to lar3akoM ko hI sikhaauuNgii|" "striyoM se sIkhane ke lie puruSa mAne taba na?" "to matalaba huA ki koI kAma nhiiN|' "yadi Apako ThIka lage to hamArI pAThazAlA meM Akara par3ha sakatI haiN|" "yoM hI baiThe-baiThe samaya ga~vAne meM yahI acchA hai|" "to Apa logoM ko sIkhane kI qhAsa icchA nahIM?" "choToM ke sAtha baiThakara sIkhane meM..." "saMkoca hotA hai, hai na? parantu vidyA sIkhanevAloM ko kisI taraha kA saMkoca nahIM honA caahie| mujhe koI Apatti nhiiN| nirNaya Apa svayaM kara leN|" "jaisI ApakI aajnyaa| parantu..." "kyA " __ "Azraya, nivAsa, khAnA-pInA sabhI pAte hI rahe haiN| aba to paTTamahAdevI se yaha bhI paaeNge| hameM bhI kucha dene kA maukA mila jAtA to acchA hotaa|" 'porasala khule dila kI dena ko kabhI asvIkAra nahIM krte| vaise hI dI jA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 4211

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sakanevAlI sahAyatA ke badale meM kucha cAheMge bhI nhiiN| yaha lena-dena kA vyApAra nhiiN| patiyoM ke anusAra ja ja karanA hogA aura ucita hogA use hI hama kreNge| ___"paTTamahAdevI jI yadi udAratA dikhAe~ to merI abhilASA ko bhI eka rAha mila jAegI-aisA mujhe lagatA hai|'' "kahie!" "paTTamahAdaMbI kI dekharekha meM palanevAlA bihigA, kumAra ballAladeva-ina donoM ko azvacAlana sikhAne kI svIkRti mila jAya to bar3A upakAra hogaa|" 'sannidhAna se pUchakara btaauuNgii|" "vahA~ taka svIkRti ke lie jAnA par3egA?'' "hAM, bidigA ko unakI mA~ mahAsAdhvI daNDanAyikA candaladevI ne hamArI goda meM DAla diyA thaa| vaha janmate hI apanI mAM aura usI vakta yuddhakSetra meM apane pitA-donoM ko eka sAtha kho baiThA thaa| usase sambandhita kisI bhI bAta ko sannidhAna kI jAnakArI ke binA sampAdita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa|" ''paTTamahAdevI kI jaisI icchA / '' phalasvarUpa bammaladevI aura rAjaladevo donoM zAntaladevI ko bAlikAoM ko pAThazAlA meM jAne lgiiN| viTTigA tathA kamAra ballAla ko azvacAlana vidyA sikhAne kI anumati bhI bammaladaMvI ko mila gyii| ___ yuddhakSetra se aba taka kucha khabareM mila jAyA karatI thiiN| yuddha toradAra na thA, kevala yuddha ke nAma se parezAna karane kI eka taraha kI yuddhanIti thii| sauMpa bhI na mare aura lAThI bhI na TUTe vAlI bAta ho rahI thii| idhara belApurI ora dorasamudra ko sundara banAne ke kArya bhI cala rahe the| viSTigA kA vidyAbhyAsa vilaya bhaTTAraka, ajitasena, maladhArI guruparamparA ke jagadguru zrIpAla vaidya dvArA calatA rhaa| unhoMne use tarkazAstra, gadya-padya Adi ke sAtha syAdvAda meM bhI zikSaNa diyA / sainika zikSaNa ke lie mAcaNa daNDanAtha to the hI, phira bhI svayaM mahArAja biTTideva hI usakI sahAyatA karata, use mArgadarzana bhI dete rhe| baiMjarasa vRddha hone para bhI zikSaNa dene meM samartha the, isalie tIrandAjI meM viDigA na bahuta jaldI nipuNatA prApta kara lii| usane apanI isa dakSatA se apane guru ko bhI cakita kara diyA thaa| aise hI avasara para azva-parIkSaNa, zAzvacAlana Adi sikhAne ke lie bammaladevI mila gayI thiiN| sampUrNa rAjaparivAra kA priya pAtra banakara rAjakumAra hI kI taraha poSita biTTigA ko zikSaNa dene kA avakAza pilane se bammaladevI ko bahuta khuzI huI thii| isa apAra kRpA ke lie vaha Izvara ko bAra-bAra dhanyavAda detI rhii| 430 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntatA : bhAga do

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idhara apanI Aya ke anurUpa kumAra ballAla bhI sAdhanA karatA rhaa| bammaladevI kA rUpa Akarpaka to thA hI, lekina bahuta duHkhI jIvana se gujarane ke kAraNa kucha-kucha murajhA-sA gayA thaa| aba poyasala rAjamahala ke anukUla Adara se usakA mana tRpta ho gayA thA, santoSa se bhara uThA thaa| murajhAyA huA mukha eka bAra phira kAnti se camakane lagA thaa| azvacAlana kI zikSikA banane se usakA zArIrika vyAyAma bhI ho jAtA thaa| rakta-zuddhi ke kAraNa usake zarIra ke aMga-pratyaMga puSTa hokara capaka uTe the| usakI sthira dRSTi sahaja gAmbhIrya se AkarSaka lagane lagI thii| dekhate-hI-dekhate yaha badalAva A gayA thaa| viTTideva ne bhI bammaladaMvI kA yaha umarA saundarya dekhA hI hogaa| azvazikSaNa ke kAla meM dina-para-dina vihideva se bammaladevI kA samparka bhI bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| isa kAraNa bammaladevI meM bhale hI kisI taraha ke manobhAva utpanna hue hoM, Amane-sAmane hone para biTTideva kA vyavahAra bilakula sahaja hI rahA aayaa| unameM kisI bhI taraha kA koI manovikAra nahIM dikha rahA thaa| bammaladevI bhI bahuta saMyama se baratatI rhii| eka sAdhAraNa prajA jisa taraha bhakti-gaurava ke sAtha apane prabhu ko dekhatI hai, usI "nila-gauraga kI bhAvanA :: to parita liyaa| paTTamahAdevI kI ziSyA banane se bammaladevI aura rAjaladevI bahuta lAbhAnvita huii| vAstava meM eka sAdhAraNa hegar3e kI putrI hokara bhI vaha rAjaparivAra ke AkarSaNa kA kendra banI haiM to usameM kucha viziSTatA to honI hI cAhie-itanA hI ve aba taka samajhatI rhiiN| zAntaladevI kI vAstavika zakti sAmathrya kA unheM taba taka paricaya nahIM thaa| unake usa unnata vyaktitva kI kalpanA bhI ve nahIM kara sakI thiiN| jaba unheM saMgIta, sAhitya, nRtya zAstra. Ayurveda, itihAsa, purANa, vyAkaraNa, ardhazAstra Adi meM unake aparimita jJAna ke sambandha meM paricaya milA to donoM bhaucakkI-sI raha gyiiN| unake sAtha apanI tulanA karake dekhatI to unheM lagatA thA : "hama kahA~ aura vaha kahA~! janmataH rAjaparivAra kI hone para bhI hamameM aisI yogyatA kahA~?" / ___ isI bIca kumAra ballAla kA janmadina A gyaa| isa avasara para mahAmAtRzrI ecaladevI ne kahA, "rAjaparivAra kI kuladevatA vAsantikA mAtA kI pUjA karane ke lie sosekara jAnA hogA / usa devI kI sannidhi meM hI maiMne pahale-pahala zAntalA ko dekhA thA, sabhI mana meM abhilASA huI thI ki ise apanI bahU banA luuN| vivAha ke bAda, cAra kuladIpaka vaMzAMkuroM ke hone para bhI, hamane usa devI ke pAsa jAkara Aja taka apanI bhakti pradarzita nahIM kara paayii| isalie vahIM usa devI kI hI sannidhi meM yaha janmadina manAyA jaae|" povsala raNadhI ko jayapAlA pahanane kI zakti devI pradAna kareM-yaha prArthanA paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 491

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zrI devI ke caraNAravindoM meM nivedana karane kA nizcaya huaa| rAjaparivAra, mAcikale, bhAsiMgayyA, bammaladevI, rAjaladevI - sabhI jana vahA~ caleMge aisA vicAra huaa| vyavasthA ke kArya para revimayyA ko niyojita kiyA gyaa| F paTTAbhiSikta hone ke bAda, mAtra eka bAra mahArAja ballAla sosekaru gaye the phira dasa-bAraha sAla taka rAjagharAne se koI bhI vahA~ nahIM gayA thaa| isalie isa avasara para vahA~ kA rAjasaudha naye sire se pariSkRta kiyA gyaa| sArI nagarI AnandotsAha se dUra rahI thii| revimayyA kI nigarAnI meM vyavasthA hone ke kAraNa, sArA kAma bahuta hI acche DhaMga se kiyA gayA thaa| purAnI aneka smRtiyA~ bhI taba tAjI ho aayiiN| eka dina mahAmAtRzrI ne apane vizrAnti kakSa meM bammaladevI aura rAjanadevI ko biThAkara una purAnI bAtoM ko vistAra se btaayaa| apanI pyArI aura vartamAna paTTamahAdevI banI bahU usa samaya adhikAra lAlasAgrasta logoM kI kisa taraha asUyA kA kAraNa banI, kaise-kaise unakI bhartsanA kA pAtra banI Adi sabhI bAteM unhoMne vistAra se btaayiiN| jaba ve ina saba purAnI bAtoM ko kaha rahI thIM usa samaya unake kathana meM kisI prakAra kI kar3avAhaTa kI gandha taka nahIM thii| apane pArivArika jIvana meM asantoSa phailAnevAlI cAmabbe ke viSaya meM bhI koI kar3avI bAta unake mu~ha se nahIM niklii| "anajAna meM kiye pApa ke lie pachatAtI huI vaha becArI daNDanAyikA kucha sAdhe binA hI suraloka sidhAra gyiiN| baccoM ke hita kI AkAMkSA se unhoMne jo kucha kiyA vaha ina baccoM ke hI jIvana ke sarvanAza kA kAraNa jA bnaa| pUrvajanma ke pApazeSa ke kAraNa hameM bhI apAra duHkha jhelanA par3A hai| pApa se zAyada puNya kA aMza adhika rahA, isalie aba arhan ne mana ko zAnti pradAna kI haiN| Aja taka hamArI paTTamahAdevI sabake lie ammAjI hI rhii| usane apane lie kabhI kucha nahIM caahaa| usake pA~-bApa ne bhI kucha nahIM caahaa| acche mAnava ke anurUpa eka Adarza jIvana kA unhoMne nirvAha kiyA hai| Aja bhI ye usI Adarza para cala rahe haiN| apanI beTI ko bhI unhoMne apane usI sAttvika mArga meM pAlA, pravRddha kiyA / ammAjI ne jisa yogyatA kA arjana kiyA usI ke anurUpa phala bhI bhagavAna kI kRpA se use milaa| usake udAra vyavahAra ke hI kAraNa mere bar3e beTe kA jIvana sArthaka bana sakA thaa| vaha hameM chor3akara jaldI hI cala basA, isa eka bAta ko chor3a anya sabhI bAtoM meM vaha mA~-bApa ke lie eka yogya aura Adarza putra banakara hI rhaa| aisI sAttvika devI kI madada ke hote hue bhI, udhara eka mA~ kI garbha-saMjAtA bahineM adhikAra ke mada meM mautoM kI taraha jhagar3atI huI apanA sampUrNa jIvana hI barabAda kara baitthiiN| niSkalmaSa udAra hRdaya aura sadaiva paropakAra kI abhilASA rakhanevAlI hamArI isa paTTamahAdevI zAntalA kA isa saMsAra meM jo bhI burA 452 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga se -------

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socegA vaha kabhI sukhI nahIM hogaa| yaha bAta maiM apane anubhava se kaha rahI hU~ / kAza! Aja hamAre prabhu aura mere sasura mahArAja vinayAditya jIvita hote to hama sabakI priyapAtra ammAjI ko dekhakara kitane prasanna hote ! yaha puNya unake bhAgya meM nahIM badA thA... para aba ina sabhI bAtoM ko vistAra ke sAtha batalAne ke lie r qhuda zIghra hI unake pAsa jAnevAlI hI hU~ naH..." kahate-kahate unhoMne hoTha dabAkara mauna dhAraNa kara liyaa| aise mauke para aisI bAta mu~ha se nikAlanA ucita nahIM yA / amaMgala ke nivAraNa ke nimitta unhoMne eka bAra apanA sira bhI hilAyA / yaha saba sunakara kisI ko kucha nahIM sUjhA ki kyA kheN| eka kSaNa bAda ecaladevI ne phira kahA, "umra ke Dhalane para mana meM jo vicAra uThate haiM, unheM kahate-kahate kucha badala bhI jAyA karate haiN| mere lie hI dekho, yoM to Ajakala na hI adhika bAteM sunatI hU~ aura na hI kahatI huuN| phira bhI Aja patA nahIM, belagAma ghor3e kI taraha yaha jIbha kyoM sarapaTa calane lagI hai| hameM jise nahIM dekhanA cAhie vaha saba dekhanA jo par3A hai| saca hI, ve bhAgyavAna haiM jo isa sabako dekhe binA hI yahA~ se kUca kara gye| mAnava janamate hI maraNa ko sAtha lekara isa loka meM praveza karatA hai| yaha dUsarI bAta haiM ki pramAdavaza hameM aisA AbhAsa nahIM ho pAtA haiN| phira yaha bhI to hai ki usa maraNa kI anivAryatA ko 'bhI, jaba usakI yAda karate haiM to hama Dara jAte haiN| usake sambandha meM bAta karanA 'bhI g2alata mAnate haiN| kabhI-kabhI usake bAre meM kahate bhI haiM to samaya-kusamaya kI kalpanA kara lete haiN| isalie jo bAta kaha baiThate haiM vaha hamArI adhikAra sImA se bAhara kI bana jAtI haiN| isI vajaha se maiMne hoTha davA liyA thaa| jaba taka jAkara maiM khuda na batAU~, taba taka usa Urdhvaloka meM ve kaise jAneMge- jaba yaha kalpanA AtI hai tabhI na isa taraha kI bAteM nikalatI haiM? Upara se hI dekhakara ve sabhI bAteM hamase bhI z2yAdA samajhate hoNge| aisI sthiti meM kahane ke lie bhalA kyA baca raha jAtA hai ? vAstava meM Upara se dekha-dekhakara unhoMne isa dampatI ko AzIrvAda diyA hogaa| isI se to yaha saba sukha-santoSapUrvaka calatA rahA hai| kuladevI vAsantikA mAtA kA to apAra anugraha isa poysala vaMza para hai| unhIM kI dena hai yaha rAjya | unhIM mAtA ke anugraha se rAja santati phala-phUla rahI hai| yaha mahA santati aise hI samRddhi kI ora bar3he aura sadA lokahita kI sAdhanA karatI rahe yahI prArthanA to hama karanA cAhate haiN| yahI hamArA Aja kA kArya hai| inakA dAmpatya eka Adarza dAmpatya hai| isake phalasvarUpa vaMzoddhAraka putraratnoM ko dekara devI ne apanI apAra dayA darzAyI hai| sAtha hI kanyAdAna kI puNya prApti ke lie eka putrIratna dene ko bhI kRpA kI hai| aura kyA cAhie? isaloka aura paraloka paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 45:3

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donoM ko tRpta karane yogya itanA varadAna jaba prApta ho gayA hai tava aura kauna-sI AkAMkSAe~ raha jAtI haiN| isa rAjaparivAra meM jo zAnti aura tRpti Aja virAjamAna hai vaha satata banI rhe| koI vighna-bAdhA utpanna na ho.-yahI devI se bArambAra prArthanA hai|" kahate hue ecaladevI ne hAtha jor3akara vandanA kii| rAjaladevI ne kahA, "jisa kisI ne samIpa se paTTamahAdevI ko aura mahAmAtRzrI ko dekhA hai-aisA koI bhI unake anahita kI bAta soca hI nahIM sktaa|" ''tumheM mAlUma nahIM beTI, yaha saMsAra bahuta burA bhI haiN| jisa hAtha ne bhojana parosA usI hAtha ko kATakara, usake kaMgana ko becakara apanA svArtha pUrA karanevAle bhI haiM isa saMsAra meN| dayAbhAva se Azraya dene para avasara pAte hI apanA adhikAra jamAnevAle bhI haiN| AzrayadAtA ko hI dUra bhAgane kI paristhitiyA~ utpanna kara do "paTTamahAdevI ne rAjya-bhara meM jo prema niriNI bahAyI, vahI unakA prathala rakSaNa haiN| yaha bilakula sambhava hI nahIM ki koI unakA ahita soca ske|" rAjaladevI ne khaa| __"aisI bAteM pastaka meM par3hate samaya acchI lagatI haiN| paTTamahAdevI prema nirjhariNI bahAnevAlI haiM-vaha saca hai| phira bhI baha aripaDvarga se AvRta mAnavoM ke hI bIca meM raha rahI hai n| eka vahI hai jo kisI bhI taraha kI sandigdhAvasthA meM, saMyama se rahakara, kar3epana se dUra apane mana ko zuddha aura zAnta rakha sakatI hai| para apane jIvana kI anubhUtiyoM ko dRSTi meM rakhakara hameM kahanA par3atA hai ki aise nirAtakita ho rahanA bhI acchA nhiiN| isalie maiMne devI se vinatI kii|" ecaladevI ne khaa| ___ 'mahAmAtRzrI ke anubhavoM ke sAmane hama to kyA cIja haiM? phira bhI sanTigdhatA kI sUcanA mile binA, Amataura para vyakti bhagavAna kI zaraNa meM nahIM jAyA krte| isalie yadi mahAmAtRzrI ke sAmane aisI koI, sandeha-bharI sthiti utpanna huI ho to use jar3a se nivAraNa karane kA prayatna karanA ucita hai na?" bappaladevI ne bAta jAnanI caahii| ____ "hameM kucha samajha meM Aye yA nahIM, sakAraNa antaHkaraNa meM kucha zaMkA ho yA na ho, usakA nivAraNa karane ke lie bhagavAna kI svIkRti aura usakA sahakAra Avazyaka hotA hai| usake binA manuSya ko apane prayatna kA koI phala nahIM miltaa| isalie saba kucha usa sarvazaktimAna paramAtmA para hI chor3a denA acchA hai| usakI preraNA ke binA koI kArya nahIM hotaa| aba Apa hI kI bAta leN| hamane to AhAna nahIM kiyA thA ki Apa loga AeM aura hamameM isa bhA~ti sammilita ho jAye, aura hama Azraya de deNge| Apako lagA, Apa aaye| usakI preraNA se hI 154 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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na! isalie saphalatA bhI milo| anyathA ApakA prayatna vyartha hotaa| lekina ApakA prayatna saphala huaa| pIsaloM kI udAratA isameM dekhI gyii| yadi asaphala hue hote to posaloM ke prati Apa logoM ke mana meM patA nahIM kauna-sI bhAvanA hotI-kaha sakatI haiM: "nhiiN|" "isalie nirNaya karanevAle sthAna para jo baiThate haiM ve cAhe kitane hI audArya se barateM yA nyAya-niSThura hokara yahA kareM, usameM kama-na-kucha AzA-nirAzA, tRpti-asamAdhAna, sneha-dveSa Adi ke lie jagaha rahatI hI hai| vyakta rUpa meM na sahI, avyakta rUpa se hI, kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM virodha rahatA hI hai| isalie bhagavAna se hamArI bahI vinatI haiM-he bhagavAna! aise virodha se hamArI rakSA kro|" ecaladevI ne khaa| ____ "hamArI rAya meM to, svaccha aura niSkapaTa hRdayavAle ina sajavaMziyoM ke viSaya meM isa taraha ke virodha ke utpanna hone kI sambhAvanA hI nhiiN| jaba kabhI aise virodha ke utpanna hone kI sambhAvanA ho to use vahIM tatkAla patA lagAkara batA sakanevAle dakSa guptacaroM kI poyasala rAjya meM kamI nhiiN| aisI dazA meM virodha kabhI kahIM sira bhI uThA sakatA hai?" bammaladevI ne sammAna bhAva pradarzita karate hue khaa| __"yoM samajhakara dhIraja ke sAtha cupa baiThe kaise raha sakeMge, beTI / mahATaNDanAyaka mariyAne ne apane kisI eka riztedAra ko apanI beTI ko vyAha dene se inakAra kara diyA thA to usane mere beTe ko hI mAra DAlane kA SaDyantra raca DAlA thaa|' ecaladevI ne khaa| ''caTTaladevI kI hoziyArI aura sajagatA se taba ve aura ye donoM mahArAjoM ke prANa baca gaye the na?' bammaladevI ne khaa| "oha, taba to ye sArI bAteM Apako bhI mAlUma hai! ThIka hai| yaha mAnaba kI sajagatA aura hoziyArI pratIta hone para bhI usake pIche bhagavAna kI icchA aura kRpA bhI rahI hai| isalie maiM prArthanA ko adhika mahattva detI huuN| sabase bar3hakara mAnasika zAnti prArthanA se hI milatI hai| bhagavAna sune na sune, taba bhI baha prArthanA hamArI mAnasika zAnti ke lie sahAyaka banatI hai|' ecaladethI bolii| ___"mahAmAtRzrI kI bAta hamArI samajha meM nahIM aatii| iSTArya-siddha na hone para nirAzA ke kAraNa krodha AegA hii| aisI sthiti meM zAnti mile to kaise?'' "jise anubhava nahIM hai use nirAzA ke kAraNa gussA AtA hai, bettii| hamArI asthiratA kA phala hI to hai yaha niraashaa| bhagavAna bhI hama manuSyoM kI taraha g2alatI karatA hai-aisI dhAraNA banane kA kAraNa hai hamAre bhItara dRr3ha vizvAsa kI kmii| paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 495

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bhagavAna kabhI koI g2alatI nahIM karatA-isa taraha kA dRr3ha vizvAsa mana meM sthira hone para, nirAzA ke lie koI kAraNa nahIM raha jaataa| icchA karanA pAnava kA svabhAva hai| una-una ke lakSyoM ke anurUpa usakI icchA jAgrata hotI hai| usakI usa icchA kI saphalatA bhagavAna kI kRpA hogI to hogI, nahIM to nhiiN| saphalatA ma mile to yahIM samajhanA cAhie ki icchA yA to asAdhu thI yA phira samayocita nahIM thii| aisA vicAra Ane para nirAzA ke lie guMjAiza hI kahA~ beTI?" caladevI ne khaa| ___"to kyA samartha Atma-vizleSaNa hI vizvAsa kA dUsarA pahalU hai " bammaladevI ne khaa| "nahIM 'beTI, vaha vizvAsa rUpI vRkSa para laganevAlA koMpala hai| vahA~ nirAzA ke lie sthAna nhiiN| vaha nUtana jIyana ke lie nAndI hai-nava-jIvana kI ora pahalA qadama / dRr3ha vizvAsa rakhanevAlA jIva usakI jar3a hai| pattoM ke jhar3a jAne para vRkSa yaha samajhakara ki vaha TUTa ho gayA-duHkhI nahIM hotaa| naye koMpaloM se apane aMga-aMga bharakara nayI zobhA se navIna rUpa dhAraNa kara harA-bharA bana jAtA hai| mAnava kA jIvaH: sA hI hotA hai, aura honA hI caahe|" "to mahAmAtRzrI kA yahI bhAva hai ki apanI santAna meM apane ko hI dekha pAnA hai, hai na? isalie unakI bhalAI ke lie vinatI kI, hai na?" 'hA~ beTI, strI prakRti kA pratIka hai| apanI santAna ke zreya se bar3hakara usake lie dUsarI koI cAha nhiiN| tumheM bhI aisI anubhUti kara sakane kA samaya zIghra Ae, rAjaladevI ko bhI aae| vAsantikAdevI ApakI abhilASAe~ pUrI kreN|" ___ "apanI abhilASAe~ prakaTa karane kI svatantratA hameM haiM hI kahA~ ?" "hA~ to, maMcidaNDanAtha yuddha meM gaye haiN| unake lauTate hI maiM unase kahU~gI ki ApakI abhilASA patA lagAkara use pUrNa kreN|" ecaladevI ne khaa| "surakSita lauTa Ae~ isake lie hamane bhagavAna se prArthanA kI hai|'' bampaladevI ne khaa| itane meM revimayyA andara aayaa| jhukakara praNAma kara bolA, "sannidhAna mahAmAtRzrI se milanA cAhate haiN|" vammaladevI aura rAjaladevI ne bhI uThakara praNAma kiyA aura pahAmAtRzrI se anumati lekara Apane-apane prakoSTha meM calI gyiiN| revimathyA bhI svIkRti pAkara calA gyaa| kucha hI kSaNoM meM mahArAja biTTideva mahAmAtazrI ke pAsa phuNce| revimayyA, jo sAtha hI AyA thA, mahArAja ke andara jAne ke bAda kivAr3a banda kara bAhara khar3A rhaa| 136 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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mahArAja ne batAyA, "raNakSetra se bahuta jarUrI qhabara AcI hai| aura hameM taranta vahA~ jAnA hai, isalie rebimayyA aura paTTamahAdevI tathA hama kucha rakSakadala ke sAtha abhI turanta belApurI ke lie ravAnA hoNge| zeSa saba loga kala belApurI lauTa jaaeNge| __"to tumane aura zAntaladevI ne vicAra kara vaha nirNaya kiyA hai-yahI samajha tetI huuN|" 'ho|" "zAntaladevI ko bhI turanta tumhAre sAtha ravAnA hone se maiM samajhatI hU~ ki vahA~ mantripariSad kI baiThaka bhI hogii|" "haaN| aba aura samaya nahIM gavAnA caahie| nahIM to Apake sAtha deyI bhI A sakatI thii|" "to vaha tumhAre sAtha yuddhakSetra to nahIM jAegI na?" ''isa bAre meM socA hI nahIM, maaN|" "mere pITa pIche tuma loga aisA koI nirNaya na kara baitthnaa|" "acchA maaN|" kaha biTTideva ne ghaNTI bjaayii| rekmiyyA ne kivAr3a khona diyaa| biTTideva paTTamahAdevA ke prakoSTha kI ora jaldI-jaldI kadama bar3hAta cala diye| rabimavyA bhI pIche-pIche calA gyaa| mahAmAtRzzrI ecaladevI, tyammaladevI, rAjaladevI, viTTigA, rAjakumArI aura kumAra ke belApurI pahuMcane taka mantripariSad vartamAna yuddha-sthiti ke bAre meM sabhI pahaluoM se vicAra-vimarza kara nirNaya le cukI thii| tadanusAra khuda mahArAja biTTideva ke yuddha meM jAne kI bAta nizcita ho gayI thii| tabhI zAntaladevI ne bhI raNakSetra meM jAne kI apanI icchA prakaTa kara sabakI svIkRti pA lI thii| belApurI pahu~cate hI ecaladevI ko yaha saba mAlUma huaa| vaha kisI aupacArika rIti-nIti kI paravAha na kara sIdhe zAntaladevI ke antaHpura meM gayIM! pUchA, "ammAjI, sunatI hU~ Apa donoM ne yuddhabhUmi meM jAne kA nizcaya kara liyA hai, yaha saba hai?" unhoMne turanta mahAbhAtRzrI ke caraNoM meM jhukakara praNAma kiyA aura kahA, "AzIrvAda do mA~, maiM apanA mAMgalya surakSita rakha sakU~ / " "to kyA choTe appAjI kI aMgarakSikA hokara jA rahI ho?" / "sahadharmiNI kI haisiyata se jA rahI huuN| mujhe unake sabhI kAryoM meM sahabhAminI bananA cAhie na?" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 437

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"puruSa jo saba karate haiM vaha strI ko bhI karanA cAhie aisA to nahIM, ammAjI / yahIM rahakara unake zreya ke lie, dIghAMyu ke lie bhagavAna se prArthanA karatI huI poysala vaMzAMkuroM ko pravRddha kara poSaNa karate rahanA sahadharmiNI kA pradhAna kArya hai, ammAjI / mAtRtva kA bhI yahI kartavya haiM na? hajAroM sainika, daNDanAyaka, savAra tathA dakSa aMgarakSaka jaba raNAMgaNa meM upasthita haiM taba vahA~ eka strI kA sthAna gauNa haiM, ammAjI / vivAha ke bAda zurU-zurU meM tumhArI hI taraha mujhe bhI lagatA thaa| maiM bhI prabhu ke sAtha raNabhUmi meM jAnA cAhatI thii| prabhu kA mujha para apAra prema thaa| unhoMne yaha nahIM kahA ki merI icchA g2alata hai; phira bhI unhoMne acchI taraha samajhAkara kahA thA ki raNakSetra meM jAne se bhI bar3A kartavya baccoM kI dekhabhAla karanA hai / isIlie maiM kabhI raNakSetra meM nahIM gyii| maiM yaha jAnatI hU~ ki hama donoM meM pharka hai| maiM talavAra pakar3anA nahIM jaantii| ghor3e para savArI karanA nahIM jAnatI / tIra-kamAna sa~bhAlanA bhI nahIM jaantii| phira bhI eka bhAvanAmAtra rahI ki maiM rahU~ tabhI apane svAmI kI rakSA sAdhya hai| yaha sahaja na hone para bhI asambhava nahIM / tuma to saba taraha se dakSa ho / phira bhI yuddhabhUmi ke khataroM meM tumhArA pha~sanA mujhe ThIka nahIM ja~catA / bar3e mahArAja ne aise hI eka mauke para mujhe apanI aisI icchA se vimukha kara diyA thA so to tuma jAnatI hI ho| tumhAre na jAne para do-tIna bAtoM meM suvidhA hI rhegii| eka choTe appAjI kA dhyAna yuddha aura vijaya para kendrita rahA AegA / santAna ko idhara tumhArA sneha-dulAra bhI to caahie| tumhArA mArgadarzana bhI jarUrI hai. yaha bhI eka bAta hai| yuddhabhUmi kI anizcita sthiti se bhI tuma baca sakatI ho| yahA~ rahakara tuma apane kartavyoM ko berokaToka nibhA bhI sakatI ho, sAtha hI rAjya ke bhItara aura bAhara ke kAryoM meM tumhAre netRtva se bala milegaa| pahale eka bAra tumane choTe appAjI ke sAtha spardhA kI thii| usa samaya maiMne tumase eka prArthanA kI thI jise tumane mAna liyA thaa| merA vizvAsa hai ki aba bhI mAna logii|" yoM bhAvukatA meM tAratamya rahita bAteM karatI rahIM mahAmAtRzrI / unheM yaha acchI taraha mAlUma thA ki tarka se zAntaladevI ko nahIM jItA jA sakatA / unakA mantavya kevala itanA hI thA ki vaha yuddha meM na jaaeN| yv zAntaladevI ne kucha nahIM khaa| mauna ho socatI rhiiN| unakI pratikriyA kI pratIkSA meM ecaladevI bhI mauna baiThI rhiiN| ghaNTI kI AvAja sunakara donoM uTha khar3I huiiN| remiyyA ne kicAi kholA aura andara Akara praNAma kara qhabara dI ki sannidhAna padhAra rahe haiN| donoM bAhara AyIM aura biTTideva ko andara le gyiiN| tInoM baiTha gaye / revimayyA jAne hI vAlA thA ki itane meM zAntalA ne kahA, "tuma yahIM rho|" "jo AjJA " kahakara bhItara se kivAr3a banda karake vaha vahIM khar3A rahA / 138 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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"matalaba yaha ki paTTamahAdaMvo ko ravibhavyA kI madada kI jarUrata hai| mA~, idhA sAsa-bahU ke bIca jo bAtacIta huI, usakA vyaurA hameM mAlUma nhiiN| phira bhI hama samajhate haiM ki hamAre sAtha raNakSetra meM mahArAnI ke jAne kI hI bAta huI hogii| pArI icchA nahIM thI ki devI ko sAtha le jaaeN| aura phira, Apake pITha pIche nirNaya na karane kA bhI vacana hamane diyA thA so hameM yAda hai| parantu hamAre vacana dene kI yaha bAta devI ko mAlUma nahIM thii| unhoMne jaba hamAre sAtha yuddhabhUmi meM jAne kA prastAva rakhA to hama asamaMjasa meM par3a gye| hamane kahA bhI ki isakI jarUrata nhiiN| hamameM kisI ko bhI apane pUrva nirNaya kI bAta yAda nahIM rhii| isa yuddha ke Arambha hone ke pUrva hamAre hI jAne kI bAta kA java nirNaca huA thA sabakI rAya thI ki paTTamahAdevI bhI sAtha jAeMgI 1 janna yaha bAta huI ki hamAre jAne kI jarUrata nahIM, tabhI yaha kAryakrama sthagita huA thaa| prakRta sandarbha meM hamAre jAne kI bAta nizcita kara dI gayI, to paTTamahAdevo ne apanI icchA prakaTa kii| bahutoM ne yaha rAya prakaTa kI ki inakA raNakSetra meM jAnA ucita nahIM hai| isa viSaya para soca-vicAra kara nirNaya karane ke khyAla se usa dina kI sabhA meM tAtkAlika rUpa se vaha bAta nahIM uThAyI gyii| usake bAda phira sabhA baiTI, usameM isa DhaMga se bAtacIta calI ki inakA jAnA sabako yuktisaMgata lgaa| paTTamahAdevI kI tarapha se revimacyA bola rahA thaa| yahIM rahane ke lie jaba usase kahA gayA to vahI samajhA jA sakatA hai ki mahAmAtRzrI ko samajhAne ke lie usakI madada lene kI sthiti paidA ho gayI haiN| isa carcA ke uTane se pahale isa sambandha meM sabhI bAtoM ko vistAra ke sAtha batAkara ApakI sahamati lene kI bAta socI thii| hamane yaha nahIM socA thA ki itanI jAndI Apa logoM meM yaha bAta chir3a sakatI haiN| yahI batAne ke khyAla se Apake prakoSTha meM jAkara hama phira idhara cale aaye| mA~, devI kI icchA kI sAdhutA ne sabako AkarSita kiyA haiN| isalie Apa saharSa svIkRti ke sAtha hameM AzIvAda dekara bhejie| isameM hama donoM kA sukha nihita haiN| deza kI bhalAI ke lie aura prajA meM sakriyatA utpanna karane ke dyotaka rUpa meM bhI yaha bahuta Avazyaka hai| sampUrNa deza kI prajA ko aba isa bAta ke prati protsAhita karanA bhI jarUrI hai ki rASTrahita ke lie liMgabheda ke binA sabako saba taraha se tyAga karanA hogaa| cAroM dizAoM meM zatru pAsaloM ko naSTa-bhraSTa karane ke lie taiyAra khar3e haiN| isalie rASTraprema kI prabhAvanA kA kAma aba bahuta jarUrI ho gayA haiN|'' yoM vihideva ne paristhiti samajhakara khaa| zAntaladevI ne uThakara donoM ke paira chUkara praNAma kiyaa| ecaladevI kA hAtha Apa-saM-Apa zAntaladevI ke mastaka para calA gyaa| eka kSaNa sava mauna rahe aaye| phira ecaladevI uTha khar3I huii| riTTideva aura paTTamahAdevI zAntalA * bhAga To :: 434

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zAntalA bhI uTha khar3e hue| "devI vAsantikA Apa logoM kI rakSA kreN| mana kI bAta mana hI meM rakhakara ghulane ke badale, kahakara mana kA bhAra utAra lenA acchA hai| isalie jo kahanA thA, kaha diyaa| aba nirNaya Apa hI logoM para chor3a detI huuN|' kaha pracaladevI apane prakoSTha kI ora kadama bar3hAne lgii| ravimayyA ne kivAr3a kholaa| iyor3hI para Thaharakara ecaladevI ne kahA, "raMbimayyA, tamheM jaba phurasata ho taba thor3I dera ke lie A jaanaa|' baha calI gyiiN| rebimayyA ne rAjadampatI kI ora dekhaa| . bhAnanadevI ne kahA, "mI mA remiyA " vaha daravAjA banda karake calA gyaa| rAjadampatI baiThe rhe| biTTideva ne pUchA, aura kyA-kyA cAteM hotI rhiiN|" zAntaladevI ne saba batA diyaa| "turanta uttara na dekara mauna kyoM rahIM?' biTTideva ne savAla kiyaa| ""mahAmAtRzrI ke lie merA sampUrNa jIvana gharohara honA caahie| unakI udAratA ke lie aura kyA bheMTa kiyA jA sakatA hai? ve vAstava meM bahuta sUkSma-mati haiN| isase bhI bar3hakara ye bar3I saMyamI haiN| ve mujhase jisa taraha ke vyavahAra kI apekSA karatI haiM turanta mujhe vaisA hI baratanA caahie| yaha merA kartavya hai| ve mujhe aisA karane kI AjJA de sakatI thii| AjJA na dekara balipura kI spardhA kI bAta ko sAmane prastuta karake mere bartAva meM audArya kI apekSA rkhiiN| abhI hama unake usa stara taka pahu~ce nhiiN| isIlie sandigdha sthiti meM tathA svArtha meM par3akara maiM kucha bolane meM asapathaM ho gyii|" zAnnaladevI bolii| "to kyA devI isa viSaya para punarvicAra karane kI soca rahI haiM." "yaha ucita mAlUma par3atA hai| revimayyA ko Ane diijie| bAda meM maiM apanI rAya btaauuNgii|" "Toka hai| taba taka bAko santra kArya, aba jaisA nirNaya huA hai, Age bar3hatA rhegaa| isa bIca maMciMdaNDanAtha ne jaisI satAha dI thI, usake anusAra, hamAre azyoM ke lie lauha-kavaca, zirastrANa Adi taiyAra karAne kA kArya huA yA nahIM! isa kArya ke nirIkSaNa evaM parIkSaNa kI sUcanA bammaladevI ko de dI gayI hai na?'' biTTideva ne puuchaa| 'hA~, ve tamI zastrAstra-nirmANa kendra kI ora calI gayI thiiN| unake lauTate hI mujhe batA dene kI sUcanA naukara ko dI jA cukI hai| maMcidaNDanAtha se eka aura sUcanA milI hai..." biTTideva ne bAta vahIM roka dii| "kyA hai vaha?" 440 :: pamahAdevI zAntatA : bhAga do

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"usake anusAra hI hameM calanA hogA-so to nahIM, nirNaya to hameM hI karanA hai / " "sannidhAna ne nirNaya le liyA hogA ?" "nirNaya le liyA hotA to usake bAre meM devI se pUchate hI kyoM ?" " bAta cala rahI haiM, magara abhI taka viSaya gupta hI haiM ! " "na, na, isameM gupta rakhane kI kyA bAta hai :-" aisA hai to sIdhA batAne meM zaMkA kisa bAta kI "zaMkA? kisa para "mujhe kyA mAlUma bAta jAnane para hI to kucha kahA jA sakatA hai|" " bAta kI jAnakArI na hone para bhI zaMkA kI bAta devI ke mu~ha se nikalane ke kAraNa pana meM kucha vicAra to utpanna hue hI hoMge na?" "hA~, aneka vicAra uTha sakate hai| mujhapara zaMkA ho sakate haiM, navadaNDanAtha para zaMkA ho sakatI hai, nahIM to sannidhAna ko apane hI Upara zaMkA ho sakatI hai| sUcanA kisa bAta se sambandhita hai; kisa vyakti se sambandhita hai yaha mAlUma hone para hI anumAna kiyA jA sakatA haiN|" "kalpanA kI vyApti bahuta adhika vistRta ho gayI!" "bAta kA jaba nizcaya nahIM hotA taba aisA hI huA karatA hai|" "to aba usI vAta kI ora cleN| azva-vidyA meM bammaladevI niSNAta haiM, isalie buddha-zivira meM unakI upasthiti lAbhadAyaka hogI - yaha sUcanA maMcidaNDanAtha kI hai|" "hAtha, isa bAta ke lie itanA ghumAnA phirAnA kyA jarUrI thA unake calane para mere lie bhI eka sAthI mila jaaegii| unheM bhI akelApana nahIM akhregaa| to ve jA sakatI haiM yahI sannidhAna kA vicAra hai na?" "koI Azcarya nahIM ki jAne ke bAre meM ve hI sUcita kreN|" "sannidhAna ke mana meM aisA vicAra uThane kA kAraNa ?" "lagatA hai, devI kI taraha unameM bhI kSAtra bhAva prabala haiN|" "to sannidhAna kA yahI Azaya hai ki ve bhI caleM? "paTTamahAdevI ko koI Apatti na ho, to hameM bhI koI Apatti nahIM / " I "aba taka sannidhAna ko lagatA rahA ki paTarAnI rukAvaTa DAla sakatI haiM hai na?" "hamane aisA to kahA nhiiN|" " phira bhI mujhe lagA ki sannidhAna kI bAta meM yaha bhAva dyotaka ho rahA hai|" turanta biTTideva ne aura koI uttara nahIM diyA / paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga To : 441

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"to matalaba yahI ki sannidhAna ke mana meM zaMkA hai| ghumA-phirAkara bAta karane kA DhaMga hI isa bAta kI gavAhI de rahA hai| paTTamahAdevI isa bAta kI svIkRti dagI yA nahIM isa taraha kI zaMkA yo zaMkA-sI nahIM lagatI, phira bhI saca to yaha hai ki paTTamahAdevI para zaMkita hone kA matalaba sannidhAna kA qhuda para hI avizvAsa karanA hogaa|' "matalaba?" ''manuSya kA svabhAva hai ki jaba vaha kisI duvidhA meM phaMsatA hai to vaha dvanda kahA~ kyA hai-yaha na dekha kisI tIsare kI sambhAvita kalpanA kara cintA meM par3a jAtA hai| "abhI dvanddha kA kAraNa hI kyA hai?" "kAraNa na hotA to mA~cadaNDanAtha kI sUcanA ko sIdhI kaha sakate the|" itane meM naukarAnI bammalA ne kivAr3a kholaa| mahArAja ko dekha kucha lAjjata-sI ho gyii| "kyA hai bammalA, bamaladevI A gayI" ''bAhara Adeza kI pratIkSA meM khar3I hai| sannidhAna kA vahA~ AnA mAlUma nahIM pdd'aa| kSamA kreN|" bammalA ne jhukakara praNAma kiyaa| "unheM bheja do|" biTTideva ne khaa| naukarAnI bammalA calI gyii| usake Ate hI bammaladevI ne praveza kiyaa| bammalA kitAr3a banda kara bAhara rhii| praNAma karane ko taiyAra bammaladdhevI biTTideva ko vahA~ dekha kucha hicakicA gyii| use yaha kalpanA nahIM thI ki ye vahA~ hoNge| vaise ve usake lie naye to nhiiN| usa kSaNika hicakicAhaTa ko dUra kara usane unheM praNAma kiyaa| zAntaladevI ne Asana dikhAte hue kahA, ''Aie baiNtthie|" bammaladevI baiTa gayI, lekina usakI dRSTi viTTideva kI aura rhii| 'dekha AyIM saba" zAntaladevI ne pUchA / "haaN|" "kAma santoSajanaka cala rahA hai: zAntaladevI ne phira prazna kiyaa| 'sannidhAna ke ghor3e ke lie jaisA lauha-kavaca aura zirastrANa banAne ke lie sUcita kiyA gayA thA vaha utanA santoSajanaka nahIM banA thA, isalie usameM Avazyaka parivartana karane kA batalA aayii|" "sabhI ghor3oM ke lie eka hI taraha ke banate, vahI kAfI thaa| unakA uddezya zastrAghAta se ghor3oM ko bacAnA hI to hai| hamArA ghor3A alaga, dUsare kA alaga / isa taraha kI vivecanA kyoM kI gayI.'' biTTideva ne puuchaa| 412 :: paTTamahAdevI zAnnalA : bhAga do

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'sannidhAna kI prANarakSA jitanI z2arUrI haiM, utanI hI jarUrI hai usa ghor3e kI. rakSA jisa para sannidhAna sabAra hote haiN| isalie Avazyaka lgaa|" utsAha se bammaladevI ne khaa| "aMgarakSaka hamezA hamArI rakSA meM sannaddha raheMge taba bhalA isa viziSTatA kI kyA AvazyakatA hai?" biTTideva ne khaa| "aMgarakSaka talavAra aura mugadaravAle sainikoM se rakSA kara sakate haiM, dUra se acAnaka ghusa AnevAle tIroM se nhiiN| isake lie usa azva kI rakSA sannidhAna ke saMrakSaNa ko dRr3hatA pradAna karatI haiN|" bammaladevI ne khaa| "vaha kala taka taiyAra ho jAeMge kyA?' biTTideva ne savAla kiyaa| .: sani nikita muha meM yAtrA kara sakate haiN| unake taiyAra hote ho maiM unheM lekara ravAnA ho jAUMgI, aura jaldI hI sAtha A miluuNgii|' bammaladevI ne khaa| ___ "yaha nahIM ho sktaa| Apako hamAre hI sAdha yAtrA karanI hogii| unheM koI aura le aaeNge|' zAntaladevI ne khaa| "taiyAra hone para eka bAra unheM parakha lenA acchA hai| isalie...'' bammaladevI kI bAta khatama hone se pahale hI zAntaladevI ne use rokakara kahA, "kAraNa kucha bhI rahe, Apa hamArI rakSA ke andara raha rahI haiM, isa vajaha se ApakA akelI yAtrA karAne ke lie sannidhAna nahIM maaneNge|" "akelI kaise? anya ghur3asavAra, sainika saba sAtha hoMga na" bammaladevI na ___ "kitane bhI puruSa sAdha raheM, sAtha meM eka strI ke hone ke barAbara nahIM hote|" zAnnaladevI ne khaa| "caTTaladevo sAtha raheMgI to na banegA?" "kala ke andara taiyAra na ho skegaa|" "vahIM kAma ho rahA hai| dAlane kA kAma hotA to bana jaataa| magara dAlana para vaha bAMjhIlA bana jAtA hai| use jitanA halkA banAe utanA acchA, isalie lohe ke patale parata se taiyAra karanA haiM aise kAma meM thor3A z2yAdA samaya laga jAtA "taba to sannidhAna nizcita muhUtaM para yAtrA kreN| hama Apake sAtha cleNgii|" "rAjadampatI kI sahayAtrA ke lie muhRtaM ThaharAyA hai, isliaa| donoM sannidhAna eka sAtha yAtrA kreN| yahI rASTra ke lie zubhakara aura zreyaskara hai| mere viSaya meM Apa AtoMkata na hoN|" pahamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga To :: 443

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aisA nahIM bampaladevI jI, ApakI bAta ApakI dRSTi meM TIka hone para bhI, . laukika gati kA ullaMghana karanA hamAre lie ucita nhiiN| agara Apa rAjaparivAra ke Azrita na hotI to Apako apanI icchA anusAra karane ke lie chor3A jA sakatA thaa| ApameM AtmavizvAsa hai| Apa akelI hI Ae~ to bhI koI bAdhA nahIM ho sktii| phira bhI Apako akelI chor3a nahIM sktiiN| caTTAladevI kA sAtha kara denA eka vikalpa haiN| lAcArI huI to vahIM karanA pdd'egaa| kisI bhI taraha se kala ravAnA hone ke samaya taka unheM taiyAra karavA dene kI hI koziza kreN|" zAntaladevI ne yaha nirNaya sunA diyaa| bammanadevI donoM ko praNAma kara vahA~ se calI gyii| usake cale jAne ke bAda biTTideva ne kahA, ''to devI ne jAne kA nirNaya leM hI liyA hai|' 'kyoM, sannidhAna ko sandeha thA ? yA socA ho ki zAntalA na jAe to ThIka rhe|" zAntaladevo ne prazna kiyA / "hameM donoM sviikaar| parantu paTTamahAdevoM ne kahA ki vimacyA mahAmAzrI se vAta kara Ae, taba antima nirNaya kreNge| isalie puuchaa|" viDideva bole / ___"mujhe rabimayyA kI rIti mAlUma hai| mahAmAtRzrI ke mana ko bhI jAnatI huuN| isalie maiM samajhatI haiM ki merI yAtrA ke viSaya meM koI rokaToka nhiiN|" zAntaladevI bolii| itane meM revimavyA A gyaa| zAntaladevI ne pRSTA, 'revimayyA, mahAmAtRzrI ne kyA kahA?" mujhase pUchA to nahIM, kevala itanA hI kahA ki sannidhAna aura ApakI donoM kI surakSA kA sadA khayAla rkhnaa|" "yaha to koI nayI bAta nhiiN|' biTTideva bole|| "to mahAmAtRzrI kA tumheM bulAne meM koI khAsa uddezya nahIM rahA?" zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| binA kimI uddezya hai ve balAnevAlI nahIM .. yaha lo sannidhAna ko vidita hI haiM na?'' revimathyA bolaa| ___ 'to surakSA ke viSaya meM caukannA rahane ke lie jo kahA vaha sAdhAraNa bAta hone para bhI aba isa vacana kI agha-vyApti kucha vistRta haiM-yahI samajhA jaay|" yoM kaha zAntaladevI ne bAta ko kucha vyApaka bnaayaa| "yoM socanA bhI galata na hogaa| kyoMki sambhAvya kI kalpanA karake pahale se saceta rahana kI pravRtti rAjamahala kI dRSTi meM bahuta hI buktisaMgata hai|" ravimacyA bolaa| -144 :: baTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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'mahAmAtRzrI ke mana kA vaha bhaya bhI kyA hai?'' "bhaya kI bAta to nahIM kaha sakate, eka sAdhAraNa zaMkA kar3a sakate haiN|" "taba to unakA Azaya hai ki asala bAta filahAla hamArI jAnakArI meM dUra hIM rahe?'' zAntaladevI ne prazna kiyaa| revipayyA pauna rhaa| "ThIka, isIlie tuma ghumA-phirAkara javAba de rahe ho|" "ucita samaya para nivedana kruuNgaa|" ranimayyA ne kahA / "ThIka hai| sannidhAna ke sAtha meM bhI cala rahI huuN| vammaladaMvI bhI jaaeNgii| isalie surakSA kA dAyitva adhika hai| yogya vyavasthA ho| tuma usa ora dhyAna yo, aba jaatii|" salaTela neza liyA . "caTTaladevI ko bhI sAtha calane kI vyavasthA karanI hogI na?' ''vaha myA?'' sannidhAna jisa yuddhabhUmi meM hoMge, vahIM rahane kI usakI prabala icchA hai| mahApAtazrI bhI usakA rahanA acchA samajhatI haiN| isa taraha kI sUcanA bhI unhoMne dI hai|" mammaladevI kala hI hamAre sAtha caleMgI to vaha bhI hamAre sAtha calI clegii| kala hI hamAre sAtha bammaladevI na cala sakeMgI to tumheM aura caTTalA donoM ko unakaM sAtha AnA pdd'egaa|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| "jo AjJA' kaha retrimayyA praNAma kara calA gyaa| biTTideva taba taka mauna baiThe rhe| aba unhoMne zAntaladevI se pUchA, 'mAM ke mana meM kauna-sI zaMkA utpanna huI hogI?" "jaba revimayyA ne ucita samaya para kahane kI sUcanA dI hai to abhI usake bAre meM dimAg2a kharAba karane kI kyA z2arUrata hai?" zAntalA ne khaa| itane meM naukarAnI suggalA ne Akara khabara dI ki upAhAra taiyAra haiM, mahAmAtRzrI Apa donoM kI pratIkSA kara rahI haiN| uThakara donoM usa ora cale gye| upAhAra mauna meM hI samApta huaa| __yuddhayAtrA ke lie rAjamahala meM jyotiSI ne jo muhUrta ThaharAyA hai, isa bAre meM mahArAja biTTideva ne mahAmAtRtrI se khaa| sAtha hI taba taka prApta yuddha-sambandhI aneka byaure bhI unhoMne btaayeN| vahA~ kaMvala tIna hI jana the| bacce upAhAra ke bAda cale gaye the| upAhAra ke anantara adhika bAteM biTTideva kI hI huii| unhoMne batAyA ki yuddha kI taiyAricA santoSajanaka DhaMga se ho rahI haiN| isa sambandha meM vivaraNa dete samaya unhoMne bammalAdevI kI kArya-dakSatA aura zraddhA, lagana Adi ke bAre meM kucha vistAra se khaa| batAte samaya unakI dhyAna meM kucha utsAha aura vizeSa paTTamahAdevo zAntalA : bhAga do :: 1-15

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dilacaspI bhI spaSTa dikha rahI thiiN| mahAmAtRzrI aura zAntaladevI unake usa utsAha ko sapajha rahI thiiN| una donoM ke mana meM akAraNa hI kaI taraha ke vicAra utpanna hone lage parantu unhoMne unheM apane taka hI sImita rkhaa| eka kSaNa bhI vyathaM na ga~vAkara lagAtAra kAma karane se mahArAja aura paTTamahAdevI ke azyoM ke aMgavANa aura zirastrANa, bammaladevI kI salAha ke anusAra nizcita muhUrta ke pUrva hI taiyAra ho gye| isase mahArAja kI yuddhayAtrA rAjamahala ke jyotiSiyoM dvArA nizcita muhUrta meM hI Arambha huii| mahArAja biTTideva paTTamahAdevI zAntalA, bammaladevI, caTTalA aura revimayyA-ina sabake sAtha azvasenA kA eka gulma dakSiNa-pazcima kone ke sainyazivira kI ora cala pdd'aa| mArga meM do dina jyAdA Taharakara yAdavapurI jAkara vizrAma kiyaa| zAntaladevI ne kahA, "isa yuddha kI samApti para sannidhAna kucha samaya bAdavapurI meM hI mukkAma kareM to acchA hai| udayAditya dvArasamudra meM hI rahe aaeNge|" kyoM, devIjI ko velApurI aura dorasamudra jaMce nahIM?" "aisA nahIM jo hAreMge va phira apanA bala bar3hAkara hamale kI taiyArI karane kI koziza kreNge| sannidhAna yahIM mukkAma kareMge to zana ke lie. Dara banA rhegaa| ''hA~, hama yahA~ raheM aura udhara cAlukya dorApudra kI ora A bar3heM, taba?" 'aba Ane para jaisA hogA, taba bhI vahI hogaa| hama usakI rakSA ke viSaya meM udAsIna to nahIM haiM na: rAjya kI rakSA ke lie, posaloM ke puNya prabhAva se dakSa TaNDanAyaka sabhI taiyAra ho rahe haiN| pradhAna gaMgarAja ke putra ecirAja ora boppadava, aba to udayAditya vahIM haiM-ye saba gaMgarAja, mAcaNa, DAkarasa, mAmA siMgimacyA, punIsamayyA ke stara ko pA gaye haiN| maMcidaNDanAtha eka nayI zakti banakara sammilita hue haiN| kumAra biTTiyaNNA, DAkarasa ke beTe mariyAne aura bharata apane- apane bujurgoM se bhI adhika zakti-sAmarthya se sampanna ho rahe haiN| kumAra ballAla bhI zIghra hI eka nipuNa yoddhA ho jaaegaa| rASTra-rakSA kA kArya cogya evaM dakSa hAthoM meM hai| isalie sannidhAna pratyeka kendra meM bhI yAda kucha samaya raheMge tA sampUrNa rAjya meM mahArAja ke sAnnidhya ke prabhAva se navIna cetanA utpanna hogii| isI dRSTi se isa yuddha kI samApti ke bAda kucha samaya taka sannidhAna nahIM muqAma kareM-merI aisI abhilASA haiN|" zAntaladevI ne khaa| vahIM ho| tumhArI salAha yogya hai| isa yuddha ke bAda saba eka bAra velApurI meM mileNge| Age surakSA-vyavasthA ke viSaya meM eka nayI yojanA bhI to banAnI 116 :: paTTamahAdecI zAntalA : bhAga do

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pdd'egii| taba kahA~ kitane dina rahanA hogA isa bAta kA bhI nirNaya kara leNge|""vh saba nirNaya jo bhI ho, sannidhAna ko pahale yahA~ muqAma karane para salAha denI hogii|" zAntaladevI ne kahA / " yAdavapurI para devI kI itanI mamatA kyoM ? " "hA~ prabhu, mAyakA chor3ane ke bAda merA jIvana isI sthAna para vikasita huA, sannidhAna ke sAnnidhya meM aura sahavAsa meM rahakara mahattvAkAMkSA AsamAna taka pahuMcI yahIM para isI yAdavapurI se lagI parvata zreNI ke zikharoM para mana meM kisI bhI taraha kA UhApoha na rakhakara, jIvana meM kisI taraha ke dAyitva ke bojha ke binA, Ar3e-tira vicAroM se dUra, sukhI jIvana vyatIta karane kA sthAna mere lie yahIM rahA hai| isalie..." 1 "kyoM ruka gayIM devI ?" "ise pUrA karanevAle to Apa hI haiM na?" "vahI ho, tumhArI icchA ke anusAra hI ho!" biTTideva ne kahA / ATha-dasa sAla pUrva ke naye jIvana kI ve smRtiyA~ sAkAra hone lagIM biTTideva ko| usa dina kI vaha sandhyA, pahAr3a ke bIca sthita narasiMha bhagavAna kA darzana, zatru ke peTa ko cIranevAlI zakti pradAna karane kI vaha prArthanA, sandhyA rAga meM pahAr3a car3hanA aura vahA~ kA vaha prazAnta vAtAvaraNa - aise prAkRtika saundarya ke madhya sthita maNDapa meM apane ko bhUlakara sukhAnubhava karane ke dina kA smaraNa kara, usa maNDapa meM baiThakara usa pahAr3a para kI purAnI ghaTanAoM kI yAda karate hue santuSTa hokara ce mukkAma para lautte| dUsare dina vahA~ se yAtrA Age bddh'ii| Age yaha TolI usa jagaha pahu~cI jahA~ sabane somezvara kA darzana kara vahA~ ghaTI usa dina kI ghaTanA kI yAda kii| vaha vahI jagaha thI jahA~ cahalA ne appAjI aura sannidhAna kI prANarakSA kI thii| usa pUrNa ghaTanA kA varNana bammaladevI ko sunAte hue ve Age bddh'e| taba utane sAhasa ke sAtha kAma karanevAlI caTTalA Aja ina saba bAtoM ko suna lajA rahI thii| phira bhI rASTra ke mahAsannidhAna ke mu~ha se ina prazaMsA bharI bAtoM ko sunakara vaha apane ko kRtArtha mAnatI rhii| rAste meM adhika samaya naSTa na karake, zIghra hI yaha TolI apanI pradhAna senA ke sAtha sammilita ho gyii| Age ke yuddhArambha ke viSaya meM sannidhAna ke zivira meM hI, usI rAta vicAra-vimarza karane ke lie sabhA baitthii| carcA ke bAda yo nirNaya huA "senA ko lIna paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 447

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Tukar3iyoM meM vibhAjita kiyA jaae| azvadala kI pradhAna Tukar3I mahArAja aura paTTamahAdevI ke netRtva meM bIca meM se Age bar3he, aura zeSa donoM, azva kI teja gati ke kAraNa, eka punIsamayyA ke netRtva meM aura dUsarI Tukar3I siMgimayyA ke netRtva meM dAyeM-bAyeM Age bar3heM; zatru-senA kI gatividhi ko samajhakara, usakA dhyAna donoM ora ba~Ta jAya-isa taraha do Tukar3iyA~ ho jAe~ tAki zatru-cala kuNThita ho / taba mahArAja ke netRtva meM jo azvadala haiM, vaha Age bar3ha jAya aura zatruoM kI vibhAjita senA para donoM ora se hamalA kara de| nAgideva aura udayAditya kendra zivira meM raheM, AvazyakatA anusAra zastrAstra Adi bhejate rahane kI vyavasthA meM lage rheN| maMcidaNDanAtha, anantapAla aura savAranAyaka mAyaNa mahArAja ke sAtha rheN|'' nirNaya ke anusAra vyUha ke dAyeM-bAyeM padAti sainika dUsare dina prAtaHkAla hI cala pdd'e| paidala senA kI saMkhyA adhika thI, usakI gati bhI dhImI hone ke kAraNa mahArAja zivira kendra meM hI apane mukAma para rhe| nadhara rAjendra prithuvI koMgAlva kI senA ko acchI taraha mAlUma thA ki posala senA bahuta bar3I hai| isalie unhoMne zIta-buddha karanA zurU kara diyA thaa| apane guptacaroM se poysaloM kI senA kI gatividhi ko jAnane ke bAda, yaha apanI senA ke do bhAga kara pUrva aura pazcima kI ora bhejakara, khuda parvatazreNI ke pradezoM meM pahAr3iyoM kI Ar3a meM rahakara zatru-senA ko jar3a se ukhAr3a pheMkane kI bAta meM rhaa| poysaloM ko usakI yaha nayI cAla mAlUma nahIM thii| isalie unakI senA kI donoM Tukar3iyoM dAyeM-bAyeM niyojita rIti se Age bar3hatI gyiiN| zatru senA na milane para ve kucha nirAza hue| bar3I satarkatA se dAyeM-bAyeM cala rahI ye donoM Tukar3iyoM Age jAkara Apasa meM TakarA gyiiN| zatru ne vahIM kAma kiyA jo ye svayaM karanA cAhate the| donoM ora se zatru-senA yada aayii| siMgimayyA aura punIsamayyA kiMkartavyavimUr3ha ho gye| phira bhI dhIraja ke sAtha yuddha kiyaa| zatra ke lie bar3I acchI jagaha mila gayI thii| isase donoM tarafa yuddha karane kI jarUrata A par3ane se poysala senA ke lie bar3I kaThina paristhiti utpanna ho gayI thii| unhoMne yaha AzA kI thI ki mahArAja kI azvasenA A jAe to kucha kara sakate magara ve nirAza ho gye| zatru Upara se tIroM kI varSA kara rahe the| aba taka kaI posala sainika ina tIroM ke zikAra ho cuke the| posala ke tIrandAz2oM ne bhI tIra calAye magara isameM unheM adhi ki saphalatA nahIM milo, kyoMki ve pahAr3iyoM para bar3e-bar3e pattharoM kI Ar3a liye hue the| panIsamayyA aura siMgimacyA donoM isa vizvAsa se utsAha ke sAtha yuddha meM utara par3e the ki jIta hamArI hogI, magara aba vijaya pAne ke bAre meM unheM zaMkA hone lgii| itane meM chalAMga bharatI huI yur3asenA kI eka choTI Tukar3I A gayI / 448 :: paGamahAdevI zAntatA : bhAga do

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usakA nAyaka thA savAranAyaka maavnn| unhoMne donoM ko mahArAja kA sandeza : phuNcaayaa| sandeza milate hI sArI senA AThoM dizAoM meM ba~Takara tejI se cala pdd'ii| ___yaha dekha koMgAlvoM ne samajhA ki posala senA titara-bitara ho gyii| isase unheM bahuta khuzI huI, parantu unakI yaha khuzI bahuta samaya taka nahIM rhii| dekhate-hI-dekhate janakI do Tukar3iyoM ke poche se poysala senA hamalA karatI huI Age jA bddh'ii| yuddha kI gati ulTI-sIdhI ho gyii| yuddha kI rIti ke badalane se koMgAlva TakkA-bakkA raha gye| hAlata aisI ho gayI ki yuddha idhara se zurU kareM yA udhara se, yahA~ kareM yA yhaaN| ve diGmUr3ha-se ho gye| isa bAra posanoM kA hausalA U~cA rahA, unameM utsAha kI lahara daur3a gyii| do hissoM meM ba~TI kauMgAlcoM kI senA pAMysaloM ke ghere meM A gyii| lauhakavaca aura zirastrANa se sajI pIsala azvasenA ko pIche haTAnA koMgAlva tIrandAz2oM meM na ho skaa| unake sAre tIra lohakavaca se lagate aura TUTakara z2amIna para jA girate / poyasala azvasenA hAvI ho gyii| koMgAlna manA diGmUr3ha ho gayI aura poyasala azvasenA ke padAghAta se rauMda dI gyii| rAjendra prithuvI ne apanI senA kI hAlata pahAr3a para se dekhii| vahIM meM usane apanI rAzaka ronA ko pIche haTane kA Adeza diyaa| apane coddhAoM ko utsAha se bharanevAle koMgAvoM ke yuddha ke nagAr3e zAnta ho gye| koMgAlva sainikoM ke dila TUTa gye| hAra ko nizcita samajhakara bhI vIragati ke icchuka koMgAlna sainika lar3ate hue zahIda ho gye| jinheM jIne kI cAha thI ye luka-chipakara bhAga gye| viTTideva vijayI hue| ghoSa ke sAtha bAje baja utthe| usase dasoM dizAe~ yApta ho gyiiN| yuddhabhUmi meM zArdUlapatAkA phaharAne lgii| posala sainika bhI vijayaghoSa karane lge| punIsamayyA, siMgimacyA, maMcidaNDanAtha-ye saba sannidhAna ke Agamana kI pratIkSA karate hue pahAr3a kI ora dekha rahe the| sannidhAna ke badale savAranAyaka mAvaNa phuNcaa| tInoM daNDanAyakoM ko kucha dUra le jAkara unase kahA, "sannidhAna kendra zivira meM haiN| sainikoM ko dhIre-dhIre lauTane kI AjJA dekara Apa loga mere sAtha zIna cleN|" usake kahane ke DhaMga se lagatA thA ki kucha ghabarAne jaisI bAta ho gayI hai| maMcidaNDanAtha ne dhIre-se pUchA, "kyA bAta hai?" mAyaNa ne kahA, "bhAgya kI bAta hai ki aisI koI anahonI bAta nahIM huii| Aja agara bammaladevI na hotI to patA nahIM kyA hotA? aba calie, dera na kreN| hamArI jIta kI khabara sunane ke lie samnidhAna aura paTTamahAdevI pratIkSA meM haiN|'' "hama saba svayaM sannidhAna ke Ane kI pratIkSA meM the|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga dA :: 449

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"aba ve Ane kI dazA meM nahIM haiN| calie / yoddhAoM ko jaldI sUcita kara diijie| maiM ApakI pratIkSA kiye binA pahale hI cala rahA huuN| sainikoM meM ghabarAhaTa na Ane paae|" uttara kI pratIkSA kiye binA mAyaNa meM apane ghor3e para savAra ho eSTra lgaayii| ghAr3A AsamAna se bAteM karane lgaa| punIsamavyA ne sainikoM se kahA, "sainiko! Apa sabane apane prANoM kI AzA chor3akara jamakara yuddha kiyA aura rASTra ko vijaya se vibhUSita kiyaa| mahAprabhu ne Apake isa sAhasapUrNa kArya kI hArdika prazaMsA karate hue yaha sandeza bhejA hai ki aba Apa loga kendra zivira kI ora lauTa pdd'eN| vahA~ ve pratyakSa Apa logoM se mileMge aura svayaM badhAiyA~ deNge| jaldI Ane ke lie unhoMne hameM Adeza bhejA hai| ataH hamAre azvadata kI pradhAna Tukar3I yahA~ rahakara satarka ho nigarAnI rkheN| yaha dakar3I paTavArI vokaNa ke adhIna rhegii|' sainikoM ko yoM Adeza dene ke bAda paTavArI bokaNa ko jo banAnA thA unheM batAkara, siMgimavyA aura maMcidaNDanAtha ke sAtha punIsamacyA kaMndra zivira kI ora cala pdd'aa| mahArAja ke hare ke bAhara ke ghara meM cAroM aura paharadAra sazastra paharA de rahe dhe / eka sipAhI ina daNDanAyakAM ke Ane kI khabara lekara andara gayA aura samAcAra sunAkara anumati pAkara lauTa aayaa| bAda meM tInoM TaNDanAtha andara gye| mahArAja bidiva palaMga para laTe the| paTarAnI zAntataMdI palaMga ke sahAra eka dUsare Asana para baiThI thiiN| vammAladevI vahA~ se kucha dUra para eka dUsara Asana para baiThI thii| caTTatA tambU ke ho andara ke daravAje para khar3I thii| cArukIrti paNDita ke vaidyavRtti chor3akara rAjya se cale jAne ke bAda, jagadala somanAtha paNDita rAjamahalA ke vaidya bana gaye the| ve buddha zivira meM hI rahe, isalie mahArAja ko ThIka vakta para Avazyaka cikitsA mila gayI thii| ve bhI vahIM eka dUsare Asana para virAja rahe the| iMre ke andara praveza karate hI tonoM ne jhukakara praNAma kiyaa| biTTideva ne prasanna mudrA lAne kA prayatna kara unheM izAre se batAyA ki baileM, aura zAntalA kI ora dekhaa| zAntalA ne kahA, "daNDanAtha punIsamayyA jI, hamArI vijaya kA samAcAra mAyaNa se mila gayA haiN| pUrva sUcanA ke anusAra, sannidhAna ko bahIM Apa logoM se milane ke lie padhAranA cAhie thA, parantu aba Apa logoM ko baha santuSTi nahIM de ske| yadi vaha pallaba rAjakumArI bammaladevI Aja na hotI to hama sannidhAna ke sandarzana bhAgya ko bhI kho baitthte| poyasala paTTamahAdevI ke suhAga sindUra ko Aja unhoMne bacA liyA / hama unako apanI kRtajJatA kina zabdoM meM 150 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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aura kaise prakaTa kareM, samajha meM nahIM aataa| Azraya kI khoja meM yahA~ AyIM, Azraya caahaa| unheM Azraya dinA - yaha ahaMkAra hamameM huA hogA, isalie yaha ghaTanA aisI huii| lagatA hai, bhagavAna ke dvArA pUrvaniyojita thA ki hamAre sImAMgalya ko bacAne kI ke lie unheM yahA~ culavA diyaa| Azraya pAne ke lie yahA~ AnA zAyada eka bar3hAnA hai| sAdhAraNataH mAnava meM upakRti kI yAda bahuta samaya taka Tikakara nahIM rahatI / kRtajJatA kI bhAvanA ko sthAyI banAye rakhane kI icchA hRdaya meM hone para use eka spaSTa rUpa denA caahie| isalie maiM sannidhAna ke sammukha apanI icchA prakaTa kiye detI huuN| bAda meM rAjadhAnI lauTane para pantraNA sabhA meM usa para vicAra kara nirNaya kara leN| sannidhAna kI rakSA hI poysala siMhAsana kI rakSA hai| isa kartavya ko apane prANoM kI paravAha na karake unhoMne nibhAyA hai| isalie AsandInADu pA~ca-sau paraganA pallava rAjakumArI vammaladevI ko dekhakara popsaloM ke Azraya meM vahA~ adhikAra nirvahaNa kareM - isake lie unheM yogya Adeza deN| unhoMne jo mahAn kArya kriyA haiM usa kArya ke anulakSya meM yaha eka alpabheMTa mAtra hai / " yaha bAta sunate hI bammaladevI ke zarIra meM bijalI- sI daur3a gyii| usakA hRdaya dhadhaka utthaa| apane antaraMga kI bAta ko khulakara kaha sakane kI hAlata meM nahIM isalie usane ikI o maMcidaNDanAtha bar3e iMgita the| rAjaladevI se bammaladevI ke antaraMga kI bAla unhoMne jAna lI thii| phira bhI isa taraha kI bAta kaha sake itanI milanasArI yA aisA vizvAsa utpanna nahIM huA thaa| cU~ki yaha bAta ko samajhate the, isalie uTa khar3e hue, jhukakara praNAma kiyA aura bole, "hama sannidhAna kI udAratA ke lie kRtajJa haiN| rAjakumArIjI ko isa taraha kI koI cAha nahIM hai / Azraya kI AzA lekara aaye| hama para vizvAsa pAkara hameM Azraya diyA gyaa| hama kRtArtha hue| hameM yaha bahuta bar3I bheMTa hai| abhI hama jaise haiM vaise hI rahane dene kA Adeza sannidhAna deN| sannidhAna aisA na samajheM ki hamane sannidhAna kI udAratA ko asvIkAra kiyA hai, dhRSTatA kI hai| ye saba aisI bAteM haiM jinakA vivecana jaldabAjI meM nahIM kara sakate / rAjakumArI bammaladevI sannidhAna kI prANarakSA meM sahAyaka bana sakIM - isa taraha kA avasara prApta hone para ve apane ko bar3I bhAgyazAlI mAnatI haiN| ve samajhatI haiM ki isase bar3hakara unakA aura kyA bhAgya ho sakatA hai| maiM unheM acchI taraha pahacAnatA huuN| sannidhAna ke samakSa apanI bhAvanAoM ko vyakta karane meM bhI isa udAratA ke sAmane saMkoca kA anubhava kara rahI haiM / kartavyapAlana kA mahattva usase pratiphala prApta karane meM nahIM hai| prApta ho sakanevAle pratiphala se dUra rahane meM haiM isalie aba yaha bAta yahIM samApta karanA acchA hai / parantu hama isa bAta ko jAnane ke lie atIva utsuka haiM ki aisI kyA bAta huii|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 451

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maMcidaNDanAtha kI bAteM sunane ke bAda zAntaladevI ne kahA, "usa sambandha meM unhIM se pUchakara jAna liijie| hamAre sAmane dila kholakara ve nahIM batA skeNgii|" phira bammaladevI kI ora mur3akara prazna kiyA, "haiM na pallavarAjakumArI jI : " sabakI dRSTi bammaladevI kI ora jA lgii| bammaladevI ne eka halkI sI muskarAhaTa ke sAtha sabakI ora dekhA / phira palaMga para leTe biTTideva kI ora dekhA / ke lie rogoM kI nahIM ho gyiiN| usane unakI A~khoM meM kRtajJatA ke sAtha, kucha aura bhAva bhI dekhe| usakA sArA zarIra spandita ho utthaa| vaha dhIre se uThI aura tambU ke dvAra kI ora bar3ha gayI / "balA, inheM jahA~ ThaharAyA hai vahA~ taka bheja aao|" paTTamahAdevI ne kahA / vammaladevI rukI aura mur3akara bolI, "caTTalA, paTTamahAdevI kI AjJA kA pAlana ho| tuma sabakI mere muqAma para bulA laao| mujhe jAkara sArI taiyArI karanI hai| unake sAtha tuma bhI to AyI hI thI, tuma saba batA do| mujhase adhika acchA jAnatI ho| tuma hI ne to paTTamahAdevI ko saba-kucha batAyA hai| thor3I dera ke pazcAtU tuma inheM le Ao" kaha bammaladevI ne kucha jhukakara praNAma kiyA aura apane mukkAma kI ora cala dii| daNDanAtha punIsamayyA ne kahA, "maMcidaNDanAtha kI azvasenA kI phuratI se hamArA nukasAna kama huaa| abakI vijaya ke lie unake yoddhAoM kI madada bahuta hada taka kAraNa hai| unhIM meM se kucha yoddhAoM ko bokaNa kI dekharekha meM vahA~ tainAta kara AyA huuN| jaba hama jahA~ ke tahA~ na Thaharakara Age bar3heM aura nIlagiri ko adhikAra meM kara leM, yaha ucita hogaa| sannidhAna yadi mAna leM to maiM svayaM isa vijaya yAtrA para jAU~gA / " "ina sabhI bAloM para yAdavapurI lauTane ke bAda vicAra kara nirNaya kreNge| sainika utsAha se bhare haiM, yaha ThIka haiN| abhI unheM eka dUsare yuddha ke lie protsAhana dekara ukasAeMge to unake mana meM kucha kar3aApana utpanna jaaegaa| vaha acchA nhiiN| abhI to una logoM ko yaha Ananda aura utsAha lekara ghara pahu~cakara pArivArika sukha anubhava karane deN| bhaviSya meM yaha Avazyaka avasaroM para protsAhita karane meM vizeSa sahAyaka hogaa| abhI phira se yuddha karane ke lie prerita karane para unakA utsAha bhaMga ho jAegA, eka kaDuApana A jaaegaa| zurU-zurU meM kaiApana na dikhane para bhI, andara hI andara baha bar3hanevAlI sautelI matsaratA jaisA rUpa dhAraNa kara legA, " zAntaladevI ne kahA / "sautelI matsaratA kI bAta aba kyoM ?" kisI dhuna meM rahanevAle biTTideva ke mu~ha se acAnaka nikalA / 152 : paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do

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"yaha kevala tulanAmAtra hai| mAtsarya ke lie sauta ko honA bhI cAhie na ? matalaba yahI huA ki panIsamayyA jI ne jo kahA vaha sannidhAna ke dhyAna meM zAyada nahIM AyA, kucha aura bAta kA sannidhAna ke dimAg2a meM manyana hotA rahA hogaa| so bhI vizrAma yA bAtacIta samApta karane kI sUcanA hai| caTTalA! Apa sabako pallava rAjakumArI ke mukAma para le jaao|" kahakara zAntaladevI ne vahIM usa bAta ko samApta kara diyaa| tInoM daNDanAtha uThakara praNAma kara vahA~ se caTTalA ke sAtha cale gye| vahIM eka saptAha taka vizrAnti meM rahane ke bAda, pahale yAdavapurI kI ora jAne kI bAta soco gyii| aura taba jagadala somanAtha paNDita kI gaya lekara turanta yAtrA karane kA nizcaya huaa| udavAditya aura siMgimayyA donoM pahale yAdavapurI jA pahu~ce aura mahArAja tathA ghaTTamahAdevI ke svAgata ke lie Avazyaka vyavasthA kii| usI dina velApurI aura dorasabhadra meM bhI vijayotsava bar3e dhUmadhAma se manAye jAne kI vyavasthA karane kA nirNaya hone ke kAraNa inhoMne vahA~ ke vyavasthApakoM ke pAsa khabara bheja dI thii| rAjya ke pradhAna nagaroM meM bhI vijayotsava samArambha kI vyavasthA kI gayI thii| yojanA ke anusAra saba kArya sampanna hue| poyasala rAjya kI prajA Anandavibhora dhii| poyasala vyAghra-patAkA nabhomaNDala kI ora ur3anavAle garAipakSI ke paMkha kI bhA~ti AsamAna ko chUtI huI phahara rahI thii| "pAMgsala santAnazrI cirAyu hoM" kI dhvani digdiganta taka vyApta hokara pratidhvanita huii| ___yAdavapurI kI janatA mahArAja aura paTTamahAdevI ko pratyakSa pAkara vizeSa rUpa se Anandita thii| vijayotsava maMca para mahArAja ghiTTideva aura paTTamahAdevI zAntaladevI U~ce saje AsanoM para virAjamAna the| bedI ke bAyeM eka Asana para akelI yammaladevI baiThI huI thii| vaTikA kI dUsarI ora udayAditya virAjamAna the| vedikA ke nicale stara ke AsanoM para donoM tarafa daNDanAtha baiThe hue the| rAjamahala ke vistRta prAMgaNa meM nirmita vizAla hare-bhare maNDapa meM kevala yAdavapurI ke ho nivAsI nahIM, irda-girda ke sabhI grAmoM ke loga adhikAdhika saMkhyA meM Aye baiThe the| unake usa utsAha kA pratiphala rAjadampatI kA sandarzana thaa| apane rAjA aura rAnI ko dekhanA saubhAgya kI yAta samajhanevAle una logoM ne eka kaNTha ho ghoSita kiyA, "mahArAja biTTideva cirAyu hoM," "paTTamahAdevI zAntuladevI paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 453

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jo cirAya hoM," poysala cyAnadhvaja AcandrArka isI taraha sadA phaharatA rahe"... vijayotsava kI vidhiyoM samApta hote hI daNDanAdha siMgimayyA apane Asana se uTa khar3e hue| siMhAsana ko praNAma kiyA, aura upasthita janastoma ko praNAma kara bole, 'poyasala rAjya ke AdaraNIya prajAjano! sannidhAna ke Adeza ke anusAra, maiM aba Apa mahAnubhAvoM ke samakSa kucha bAteM kahane ke lie khar3A huA huuN| ina bAtoM ko svayaM sannidhAna ko hI kahanA thaa| aba ke yuddha meM jIta hamArI huii| isakA mukhya kAraNa hamAre sainikoM kI niSThA aura hamArI paTTamahAdevI jI kA raNavyApAra meM cAturvayukta yogya dizAdarzana hai| unake nirdeza ke anusAra hI hamArI saMnA agara nahIM calatI nAM zatrasenA ko bheTakara Age jAnA aura vijaya pAnA asAdhya kArya hotaa| yaha bAta kahate hue merA hRdaya Ananda se phUla uThatA haiN| paTTamahAdevI mere rizte kI gkta sambandha se bhAnajI haiM, lekina isakA yaha kAraNa nhiiN| rizte kI hone para bhI, umra kI dRSTi se bahuta choTI hone para bhI, yuddha-nIti meM apane ko niSNAta mAnakara garva karanevAle hama puruSoM ko bhI unhoMne strI hokara bhI mArgadarzana dekara eka Adarza upasthita kiyA hai| isa deza kI paTTamahAdevI ke sthAna para unakA virAjanA to isa deza ke lie mahAna saubhAgya kI bAta hai aura yaha hamArA mahAbhAgya hai ki hama saba unake sAtha haiN| jaise hamAre isa vijaya ke liAA paTTamahAdevI kAraNa haiM vaise hI hamAre mahAsannidhAna ko bacAne ke mahAna bhAgya kI prApti ke lie pallaba g2ajakumArI bammaladevI jI kAraNa haiN| ve Apa logoM ke liA! aparicita haiN| phira bhI isa buddha ke vakta ke agara na hotI to kyA hAlata huI hotI, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| sannidhAna vahA~ hama sabake samakSa baiTe haiN| phira bhI yuddha ke AghAta se abhI pUrNa svastha honA haiN| apane prANoM kI AzA tyAgakara sannidhAna kA ghor3A jA~gha meM jakhmI hokara jaba girane hI vAlA thA to apane ghor3e ko sarapaTa daur3akAra ve sannidhAna ke pAsa jA pahu~cIM aura unheM apane ghor3e para surakSita sthAna para le aayiiN| yaha Azcarya kI bAta bhI hai aura prazaMsanIya viSaya bhii| do-cAra kSaNoM kI derI ho jAtI lA nIce gire sannidhAna zatruoM ke tIroM ke zikAra ho jaate| pallava rAjakumArI jI ke bAyIM bAMha para tIra lagane para bhI apane pAvoM ko DhIlA na chor3akara sannidhAna kI rakSA kA kArya nibAhA hai| vAstava meM yaha eka adbhuta kasamAta hI hai| isa taraha ina zakti-dvaya ne vijaya aura saMrakSaNa kA kArya dakSatA ke sAtha nirvahaNa karake poysaloM kI kIrti ko saMjoye rakhA hai| ye donoM mahAmAninI poysala deza ke nArI-samUha ke lie Adarza aura cetanAsvarUpa haiN| unakI hI taraha deza ke strI aura puruSa deza ke lie mara miTane ko taiyAra ho jAe~ to hamAre isa rASTra kI aura koI A~kha bhI nahIM uThA skegaa|" ___ "pallava rAjakumArIjI ke isa mahAna kArya kI sAdhanA ke upalakSya meM 451 paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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sAMketika rUpa se AsandI-pAMca sau paragane ke pradeza ko bheMTa meM dene kA nizcaya sannidhAna ne kiyA hai| sannidhAna kA yaha kArya prajA svIkAra karegI-yaha vizvAsa kiyA jAtA hai|" itanA kahakara hAtha jor3akara savako praNAma kiyA aura sAtha hI sannidhAna ko bhI praNAma kiyaa| logoM ne Anandita ho karatala dhvani kii| bammaladevI cakkara meM par3a gyii| vaha uTha khar3I huI, kahanA cAhatI thI ki use yaha saba kucha nahIM caahie| kintu mu~ha se zabda bhI nahIM niklaa| vaise hI sira jhukAkara khar3I rhii| ___ pallava rAjakumArI ko sannidhAna kA nirNaya zirodhArya hogaa| bina mAMge jI milA hai use bara mAnanA caahie|" kahatI huI zAntaladevI uTha khar3I huiiN| suriMgeya nAgidevaNNA aura anya daNDanAyaka bhI ruTa khar3e hue| sone kA parAta liye harakAre ne parAta para ha~kA rezama kA vastra httaayaa| isameM se mAlA lekara zAntaladevI ne bammanadevI ko phnaayii| logoM ne khuzI se tAliyAM bjaayauN| __bammanadevI kRtajJatA vaza pulakita ho utthii| bhAvanA ke Avega meM bolI, ''dIdI, yaha merI yogyatA aura kSamatA ke lie bahuta bar3I jimmedArI hai," kahakara usane zAntaladevI ke paira chUkara praNAma kiyaa| unheM uThAtI huI zAntaladevI ne kahA, "vahina, sannidhAna kI prANa-rakSA karanevAle tumhAre ye bAhu bana ke samAna sabala haiN| isa bAhubala ke hote hue tuma kisI bhI taraha kA dAyitva vahana kara sakatI ho, isa bAta ko tumane pramANita kara dikhAyA hai| posala siMhAsana kRtajJa hai|" zAntaladevI ne parAta meM se zAsana-patra nikAlakara bampaladevI ko diyA aura sannidhAna ke pAsa jA baitthii| harakArA pIche kI ora saraka gyaa| muriMgeya nAgidevaNNA vagairaha bhI apane-apane sthAna para jA baitthe| bampaladevI citravat zAsana-patra hAtha meM liye mAlA pahane khar3I rhii| biTTideva ne macidaNDanAtha kI ora dekhaa| daNDanAtha apane Asana se uThakara sannidhAna ke pAsa aaye| biTTideva ne kahA, "pallava rAjakumArI kucha kahanA cAhatI haiN| lekina lagatA hai, saMkoca ke kAraNa kaha nahIM pA rahI haiN| nissaMkoca hokara dila kholakara kaheM to hameM bhI santoSa hogaa| mA~ca arasajI! unase kahie ki saMkoca karane kI koI AvazyakatA nhiiN|" unhoMne kucha jhukakara praNAma kara bammaladevI ke samIpa jAkara kAna meM dhIre-se kahA, 'saMkoca kI jarUrata nhiiN| kaha diijie|" bammaladevI ne vaha zAsana-patra unake hAthoM meM pakar3Akara, rAjadampatI ko praNAma kiyA, zeSa sabhAsadoM ko bhI praNAma kara, upasthita janasamudAya ko sambodhita karatI huI bolI, "kRtajJatA se merA hRdaya bhara uThA hai| mu~ha se bAta hI nahIM nikala rahI paTTamahAdevI zAnnalA : bhAga do :: 455

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haiN| caTTalA pahale hI zatru-senA kA rahasya na batalAtI to Aja maiM isa gaurava kA / pAtra nahIM bntii| sannidhAna ko bacAne kA saubhAgya bhagavAna ne mujhe diyA, itane se maiM santuSTa huuN| zAyada yaha kisI pUrvajanma kA sambandha rahA ho| isase mujhe kRtakRtya hone kI tRpti milI haiN| isameM vaiyaktika zraddhA ne apanA kartavya nibhAyA hai| vaha prakArAntara se rASTraniSThA bhI ho sakatI hai| ise aura adhika kahanA ucita nahIM hai| hama Azraya kI mAMga lekara Aye, hameM isa rAjya ne Azraya diyaa| hameM apanA bnaayaa| merA sampUrNa jIvana sannidhAna kI sevA ke lie dharohara haiN| maiM isa dharohara ko sannidhAna kI sevA meM arpaNa kara saka~, bhagavAna mujha para itanI kRpA kreN| merI bhagavAna se yahI prArthanA hai| ina bAtoM ke sAtha sannidhAna aura paTTamahAdaMvI ko kRtajJatApUrNa praNAma samarpita karatI huuN| yaha AsandI pA~ca so paraganA jo bheMTa meM prApta haiM vaha jaisA hai vaisA hI rhegaa| niminamAtra ke lie merA nAma jur3A hogaa| maiM sannidhAna ke sAtha raha sakeM, itanI kRpA ho|" kahakara vaha baiTha gyii| itane meM eka harakAra ne Akara udayAditya se izAre se kucha kahA / udayAditya ne bhI izAra se hI kahA, "ThIka haiM, tuma jaao|" aura uTha khar3A huA, bolA, "hamana socA ki isa samAroha ke avasara para kucha manoraMjana kA bhI kAryakrama ho to acchA / isa yAdavapurI meM koI unnata zikSaNaprApta nartakI nahIM mila rahI hai| hama soca hI rahe the ki manoraMjana kA kAryakrama kaise ho ki itane meM Alupa rAjya kI tarapha se eka nartakI ke vahA~ Ane kI khabara milii| sunA ki vaha mataMkI sannidhAna ke sAmane apanI nartanakalA kA pradarzana karanA cAhatI hai| usane apanI abhilASA prakaTa karate hue isa Azaya kI prArthanA bhI kI, isalie usake nRtya-pradarzana kI vyavasthA maiMne kI hai| umra abhI choTI hai| phira bhI sunate haiM ki acchI zikSA pAyI haiN| isake lie sannidhAna kI anumati cAhatA huuN|'' anumati mila gyii| nataMkI apane vAdyavRnda ke sAtha prastuta huii| apane nATya se usane sabhAsadoM ko cakita kara diyaa| zAntaladevI bhI cakita hokara usa nATya ko dekhatI rhiiN| bIca meM eka bAra mahArAja kI tarafa jhukakara bolI, "patA nahIM, kahA~, isa nartakI ko dekhA-sA jAna par3atA hai|" majheM bhI yaha ceharA paricita-sA lagatA hai| kauna hai, kahA~ dekhA, yaha sUjha nahIM rahA hai|' biTTideva ne khaa| 'nRtya kI gati, padacApa, mudrA kI rIti, bhaMgimA-yaha saba balipura ke sampradAya kI-sI hI lagatI hai| Alupa rAjya meM yaha balipura kA sampradAya kaise pahu~cA hogA?' zAntAlA ne jijJAsA kii| "bAda meM bulavAkara dayAfta kreNge| vaha jo bhI ho, nRtya hameM bahuta acchA 45t :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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lgaa|" "nRtya acchA lagA yA nartakI acchI lagI? " paTTamahAdevI ko IrSyA kI bomArI bhI hai yaha hameM patA na thA / " "sannidhAna kI dRSTi Ajakala apanI sthiratA khotI huI mAlUma par3a rahI haiM / " "tumhArA matalaba " "calo chor3o isa bAta ko vahA~ dekhie / rukmiNI aura satyabhAmA kI khIMcAtAnI meM kRSNa kI jo hAlata banI, nartakI use dikhA rahI hai|" donoM kI dRSTi udhara gyii| kahIM se bAta uThI, kahIM calI gyii| lekina aba vahIM vaha bAta sthagita ho gayI / nATya samApta huaa| logoM ne tAlI bajAkara apanA santoSa abhivyakta kiyaa| nartakI sabhAmaMca para car3hakara sannidhAna ke nikaTa jAne lagI / zAntaladevI ne apalaka nartakI ko dekhaa| briTTideva ne kahA, "udaya ! isa nartakI ko puraskAra dekara bheja do| hamAre pAsa taka Ane kI jarUrata nhiiN| ai nartakI, vahIM rho|" unhoMne zAntalA kI ora dekhA / nartakI sira jhukAkara pallU maror3atI vahIM ruka gayI / biTTideva ne pUchA, "tumhArA nartana bahuta acchA thA, paTTamahAdevI kaha rahI haiM ki yaha balipura kA sampradAya hai| kyA yaha saca haiM?" nataMkI ne "hA~" kA saMketa sira hilAkara diyA, bolI nahIM / " to yaha balipura kA sampradAya Alupa rAjya meM kaise pahu~cA ?" biTTideva ne phira se savAla kiyaa| nartakI ne javAba nahIM diyA / "sannidhAna ke sAmane kahate hue Dara laga rahA hogaa|" udayAditya ne sUcita kiyA | "usake pAsa jAkara tuma khuda pUchakara batAo / " viTTideva ne kahA / udayAditya nartakI ke pAsa gyaa| usane kAna meM kucha kahA / "balipura ke gaMgAcArI ke ziSya se sIkhA - yahI batAtI hai / " vihideva ne zAntalA kI ora dekhaa| bole, "to matalaba yaha ki paTTamahAdevI guru ke ke ziSya isa nartakI ke guru haiM / " zAntaladevI ne pUchA, "tumhAre guru kA kyA nAma haiM:" udayAditya ne pUchakara batAyA, "kahA hai ki guru kA nAma na batAne kI AjA hai|" paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do : 457

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"ThIka / " kahakara apane gAne kI suvarNamAlA nikAlakara, poysala siMhAsana ko yaha bahuta pasanda aayaa| yA pratIka puraskAra lo|" kahakara zAntaladevI ne hAra ke sAtha hAtha Age bddh'aayaa| nartakI sara jhukAkara dhIre se paTTamahAdevI ke pAsa jAkara sAmane khar3I ho gyii| apane hAtha se paTTamahAdevI ne use hAra pahanA diyaa| nataMkI ne paira chUkara praNAma kiyaa| taba biTTideva ne pUchA, "isa nataMkI ne zAyada gurudakSiNA dI hogI na? paTTamahAdevI kI kyA rAya hai?" "oha, vaha, vaha bahuta purAno bAta! yuvaganIjI ne jo puraskAra diyA thA use maiMne svIkAra nahIM kiyA thA, usI purAnI smRti ke kAraNa yaha prazna kiyA, hai na?'' zAntaladevI ne puuchaa| itane meM nartakI uThakara dUra jAkara khar3I ho gyii| biTTideva ne udayAditya se kahA, "udaya! isa nanakI se pUchakara batAo ki usane gurudakSiNA dI hai yA nahIM" udayAditya ne nartakI ke pAsa jAkara pUchA aura lauTakara kahA, "batAtI hai ki abhI gurudakSiNA nahIM kI hai|' "tAM isa nartakI ne apane parama guru kI usa paramparA kA pAlana na karake siMhAsana ke puraskAra ko svIkAra kiyA hai| isakA matalaba huA ki paTTapAdevI kI paramparA kA hI ullaMghana kiyaa| vaha ucita nahIM hogaa|" kahakara biTTideva ne vyAghrapadaka se alaMkRta hAra ko utArakara kahA, "abhI turanta isa nartakI ke guru ko yahA~ bulavAkara isa nartakI hI ke hAtha se yaha gurudakSiNA dilavAyI jAya / aisA na hogA to paTTamahAdevI ne jo puraskAra diyA use svIkAra karanA galata hogaa|" hAra ke sAtha biTTideva ne hAtha Age bddh'aayaa| "yadi guru yahA~ upasthita na hoM to becArI kyA kare?'' zAntaladevI ne khaa| udayAditya ne nartakI kI ora sazaMka dRSTi se dekhaa| phira bhI nartakI ne ghuTane TaMkakara hAtha Age bar3hA diye / isa kriyA kA artha samajhakara, mahAgaja se usa hAra ko le Akara udayAditya ne nartakI ke hAtha meM diyaa| nartakI ne usa hAra ko vaise hI hAthoM meM lekara dhIre-se paTTamahAdevI ke samakSa jAkara hAra ko bar3hAte hue kahA, "guruvarya isa ziSya kI dI huI gurudakSiNA svIkAra kara anugraha kreN| nartakI kI bAta sunakara vedI para ke aura AsapAsa ke sabhI jana cakita jho gye| zAntaladevI ne bhI cakita hokara dekhA usa nartakI ko| Azcaryayukta Ananda 456 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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ke sAtha kahA, "oha, tuma? tuma hI; patA hI na lagA ki tuma ho / bAta jAta batA detI hai| strI hokara bhI maiM khuda samajhatI rahI ki tuma lar3akI hI ho / ' "matalaba kyA hai?" biTTideva ne Azcarya prakaTa kiyaa| "yaha vahIM, hamArA kumAra biviNNA / strI ke veza meM sundara SoDasI jaisA laga rahA hai| hai na?" zAntaladevI ne kahA / vahA~ upasthita sabhI logoM ne cakita dRSTi se nartakI ke veSadhArI kumAra kI ora piTTiyaNa nakAzana : . | usake hAtha aura vaha vyApta padakavAlA hAra-eka kSaNa jyoM-ke-tyoM rahe aaye| "vaha sAdhAraNa nahIM; bahuta bar3I sAdhanA kI upalabdhi hai|' kahatI huI zAntaladevI ne uThakara usa hAra ko apane hAtha meM lekara kahA, "kalA meM apane ziSya kI isa mahAna siddhi ko dekhakara guru yaha upahAra ziSya ko de rahI hai| lI, Age bar3hAo apanI grIvA / '' biTTiyANA ne do kadama pIche haTakara kahA, 'yaha to dattopahAra hogaa| aura phira poyasala lAMchana se vakta yaha kaNThahAra vIroM ke gale meM zobhA degaa| majha jaise ke gale meM nhiiN| aba kI vijaya, paTTamahAdevI ke yaddha-tantra kI buddhimattA se, aura pallava rAjakumArI bammaladevI ke sannidhAna kI prANarakSA ke sAhasapUrNa kArya se huI haiN| zastrAstra vidyA meM varSoM se zikSA dene para bhI hameM yuddhakSetra meM na le jAkara, kevala vijayotsava meM nRtya ke hI lie jaba surakSita rakhA hai taba merI guruvaryA zrI zrI anipAta pra . . .. la ...pA .-411 ubhayakrama nRtya-pravINa-saMgIta sarasvatI, raNakArya meM nipuNa paTTamahAdevIjI ko hI yaha gurudakSiNA svIkArya honI caahie| yahI nyAyasaMgata hai| yaha sannidhAna kI AjJA bhI hai| isa avasara para merI do prArthanA hai| unheM nivedana karane ke lie mujhe bAdava ne kahA, "pamahAdayAna kRpayA baTa jaae| Age kyA hogA isakI pratIkSA sabhAsada kutUhala se karane lge| zAntaladevI usa kaNThapAlA ko hAtha meM hI liye baiTha gyiiN| viTTideva ne biTiyaNA kI ora mur3akara kahA, ''hA~, aba kho|" ''isa taraha kevala nRtya ke lie mujhe surakSita na rakhakara mere pitA viNNama daNDanAtha kI evaM merI janmadAtrI mA~ candabbejI kI mRtyu samaya kI icchA ko pUrA karane evaM poyasala rAjya kI rakSA aura usakI pragati ke hI lie maiM apanA jIvana arpita kara sakU~-yaha anugraha kreN| svargavAsI mere mAtA-pitA, apanA yaha beTA bAha-vinyAsa kA upayoga yuddhakSetra meM na kara nATya-mudrA pradarzana meM kara rahA hai, yaha samajhakara duHkhI na hoveN| Apa hI logoM ne mere pUjya pitA kI niSThA aura parAkrama ke viSaya meM ghaNTauM varNana karake mujhe protsAhita kiyA hai| gata yuddha ke samaya hI yadramahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 459

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maiM apane kartavya ke pAlana karane kI ummIda rakhatA thaa| taba mujhe choTA samajhakara cahIM chor3akara cale gye| majhe yA tI nATyAcArya yA phira kAmakAcArya, inameM se kevala eka bananA hai| Aja isa vijayotsaba para isa yAre meM nirNaya ho jAya aisI merI apanI vizeSa icchA hai| itanA kaha jhukakara praNAma kara vaha cupa ho gyaa| bihideva ne pUchA, "yaha to tumhArI eka bAta huii| dUsarI bAta?" "isakA pahale nirNaya ho jAya, bAda meM maiM dUsare ke bAre meM nivedana kruuNgaa|" biTTiyaNNA bolaa| viTTideva ne zAntalA kI aura deDa : Dora samajha ra bhoka sannidhAna ke sAmane sira jhukAkara kahA, "kumAra biTTiyaNNA ne jina do vidyAoM ko sIkhA haiM unameM se sirpha eka kA upayoga karane ke lie AjJA cAhatA hai| usakI icchA ke anusAra nirNaya kareMge to do guruoM meM se kisI eka ke prati apacAra hogaa| yaha socakara mannivAna ne baha dAyitva mujha para chor3a rakhA hai| saca hai, maiMne ise nRtya vidyA sikhAyI isalie maiM isakI guru huuN| yaha yogya ziSya bhI siddha huaa| Apa logoM ne isakI kalA kI vividhatA ko dekhakara Ananda kA anubhava kiyA hai| aisI kAnA ko chor3a dene tathA bhaviSya meM usakA upayoga na karane kI anumati maiM kaise de sakatI hU~? mAnava ke jIvana-saMgharSa meM hAra-jIta kA jaisA artha hai vaise hI kalA dvArA sphurita pAnavIya mUlyoM kI atyanta AvazyakatA samAja ke lie hai| donoM hI tyAcca nhiiN| parantu apane jIvana meM kauna mukhya haiM aura kauna gauNa-yaha nirNaya svayaM ko hI kara lenA caahie| jo mukhya hogA aura mahattva kA hogA vaha pradhAna ho jAtA haiN| isakA yaha artha nahIM ki zeSa vidyAoM ko chor3a denA caahie| unakA bhI upayoga, gauNa hone para bhI, hotA rahanA caahie| isalie isa sambandha meM biTTiyaNNA ko hI apanI icchA kA nivedana karanA hogaa|" kahakara zAntaladevI baiTa gyiiN| viSTriyaNNA jyoM-kA-tyoM khar3A rhaa| thor3I dera pratIkSA karane ke bAda biTTidana ne pUchA, ''paTTamahAdevI ne jo kahA use samajhe?" pahale eka vAra maiMne rAjamahala ke jyotiSI se pUchA thA ki maiM Age calakara kyA houuNgaa| merI janmapatrI dekhakara btaaie| unhoMne batAyA-ucca kuja lagna ke kendra meM hone ke kAraNa paMca mahApuruSa yogoM meM se eka rucika yoga tumhAre lie hai| tuma kucha bhI kAma sIkho usameM pariNata hooge| bar3e hone para tumheM hI socakara nirNaya kara lenA hogaa| jaise unhoMne batAyA vaise hI mujhe saba viSayoM meM abhiruci hai| itanA hI nahIM, mujhe kisI vidhA ko sIkhane meM koI kAra nahIM hotaa| talavAra calAne meM, dhanurvidyA sIkhane meM, ghor3e ko sAdhane meM, citrakalA meM, nRtya meM-inameM kisI ko sIkhate samaya mujhe koI kaSTa mAlUma hI nahIM huaa| saba AsAna hI 460 :: paTTapahATecI zAntalA : bhAga do

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lge| aise hI vyAkaraNa, chandazAstra bhI mere lie kabhI saradarda nahIM bne| balki ina sabameM mujhe rAjpAhI anya unhoMne jo kahA rAya hai| para merA antaraMga mere janmadAtAoM kI hI bAta para vicAra karatA rahatA hai| isalie mujhe yuddha mukhya mAlUma par3atA hai| isI kA anugraha kreN|" ciTTiyA ne spaSTa kiyA / paTTamahAdevI jI kI bAta bhUla gaye? usI kA anugraha karane kA artha hogA nRtya ko tyAga do| kyA yahI tumhArI icchA hai?" biTTideva ne savAla kiyA / "merI kalA kI guruvaryA ne Adeza diyA hai ki usakA bhI poSaNa hote rahanA caahie| unake Adeza ko asvIkAra nahIM kara sktaa| maiM sannidhAna evaM unakI goda meM palA huuN| Apa donoM ke Adarza mujhameM samAye hue haiN| Apa hI ke dvArA citrita mere mAtA-pitA ke citra mere mana para aMkita haiN| merA lakSya hai ki maiM apane pitAjI se bar3hakara prabhu kI sevA kara apane pitA kA yogya putra khlaauuN| isake lie Avazyaka sabhI taraha kA zikSaNa dekara usakA upayoga karane ke lie mujhe maukA na dekara mujhe dUra rakhane ke kAraNa merA mana bahuta duHkhI thaa| kevala Azcarya cakita karane tathA mana bahalAne ke uddezya se maiM udayAdityarasa ke sAmane gir3agir3Akara Aja isa deza meM aayaa| aba maiM pachatA rahA hU~ ki bAda kI bAteM prakRta prasaMga ke anukUla nahIM rhiiN| sannidhAna isake lie mujhe kSamA kreN| paTTamahAdevI jI kI janmapatrI meM bhI yaha rucakayoga hai yahI sunA hai| isIlie ve isa yuddha vyApAra meM bhI pariNata haiN| yaha nRtyakalA mukhya na hone para bhI, jaise mera lie isa jJAna kA poSaNa karanA jarUrI hai, vaise hI unake lie yuddha-vyApAra apradhAna hone para bhI usakA poSaNa karanA jarUrI hai| isI ke anurUpa unhoMne apanI kArya-yojanA ko rUpita kiyA hai| maiM unakA hI ziSya huuN| yahAM pradhAna aura anya viSaya- inameM ekarUpatA hama donoM meM nahIM, itanA hI antara hai| hama sabake rahate hue unheM Age bar3hAkara hama pIche raha jAe~ to yaha hamAre puruSatva ke lie hI gauravahInatA kI bAta hogii| merI nRtyakalA mujhameM baca rahanA ho to use jisa pramANa meM mujhameM honA cAhie usI pramANa meM merI gurucaryA meM raNa-vyApAra banA rahanA caahie| yaha raNa vyApAra Aja kI taraha pradhAna na bne| yaha ho to meM apane ko kRtArtha samajha~gA / janamate hI maiM mA~ ko kho baitthaa| aise mAtRhIna mujha para mAtR- vAtsalya kI vimaladhArA hI bahA dI paTTamahAdevI ne unheM yuddhakSetra kI anizcita paristhitiyoM kA zikAra nahIM bananA cAhie, yahI merI AkAMkSA hai| RSiyoM ne bahuta pahale hI kaha diyA thA mAtRdevo bhava ! isase devatva, pUjA, sukha, santoSa sabhI bAtoM meM unhIM kA agrasthAna hai- yaha bAta siddha ho jAtI hai| aisI hAlata meM unheM duHkha-darda se dUra rakhanA hama puruSoM kA kartavya haiN| isa sampUrNa poysala rASTra kI mA~ haiM ve unakI raNabhUmi kI sphUrti aura hasta kauzala Adi se I 1. I paTTamahAdevI zAntalA bhAga do 461

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hama paricita haiN| isa suavasara para unheM 'raNa- vyApAranipuNa' kahakara ghoSita kreN| Age se apanI sArI zakti kI vaha dhArA hamameM pravAhita karane kA anugraha kareM, aura svayaM mAtRprema kI sAre saMsAra meM bahAkara jatI mAninI malA mAtra banakara rheN| mujhe yaha varadAna dene kI kRpA kreN|" yaha kahate hue biTiyA ne biTTideva - zAntaladevI ke caraNa chUkara praNAma kriyA / donoM ne jhukakara usake kandhe aura pITha para hAtha pheraa| vaha uTha khar3A huA / bolA, "nataMna ke lie jo puraskAra diyA vaha vaisA hI rhe| isI strI veSa meM, mA~! mere isa vIrocita nizcaya para zakti kA AvAhana kara eka talavAra dene kA anugraha kareM / " biTTideva ne udayAditya kI ora dekhaa| unhoMne mahArAja kA Azaya samajhakara eka parAta meM sundara talavAra mNgvaayii| abhI nartakI ke veSa meM hI biTTiyA khar3A thaa| zAntaladevI ne usakI ora mur3akara kahA, "beTA, tuma vIra bano! tumane jo nRtya sIkhA hai, usane tumhAre pairoM kI yoddhA kA bhI bala diyA hai| vaha kaisI zakti hai - ise sannidhAna bhI jAnate haiN| isalie isa nRtya kA phala bhI tumheM yuddhakSetra meM sahAyaka bnegaa| tumhArI AkAMkSAe~ bahuta hI yukta ora yogya haiN| kisI ko apanI kisI bhI zakti kA anucita upayoga nahIM karanA cAhie aura usa zakti ko jaMga lagane denA bhI nahIM caahie| aucitya ko samajhakara usake anusAra calanA hI sUkta mArga hai| yahA~ sabako svAtantrya prApta hai| isa svatantratA se kisI ko kisI taraha kA duHkha-darda nahIM ho| isakA durupayoga ho to vaha tyAjya hai / svatantratA kA pradhAna dhyeya rASTra kI unnati hai| vahIM pradhAna lakSya hai| rASTrahita kI bAta jaba kahate haiM to usameM sannidhAna, paTTamahAdevI, daNDanAyaka, senAnI, prajA-ina sabakA bheda nahIM honA caahie| usameM saba samAna rIti se bhAgIdAra hoM / tumhArA yuddhotsAha to sahaja hI hai| aisA samajhakara meM athavA sannidhAna manamAnA vyavahAra kareM, kaise yaha sAdhya hogA? saba logoM ko sabhI samayoM meM upayoga karanA sAdhya nahIM / upayoga na karane kI anyArtha kalpanA bhI ucita nahIM / tumhArI Ayu abhI choTI hai| phira bhI garama khUna se pulakita hokara jo utsAha chalaka rahA hai, usameM tumhArI vicArazakti kucha kuNThita sI huI haiN| acchA hogA yadi Age jaba tuma vicAra karo to tuma tuma na rahakara vicAra kiyA kro| tumhArI tIvra nirAzA aura atyanta utsAha ye donoM pahalU Aja yahA~ prakaTa hue| tumhAre guru ne tumheM sAhitya ko ghoMTakara pilAyA hai to usake bala para tuma mujhe virudAvalI dekara sammAnita karane cala diye ! aba usa kartavya pAlana kA bahuta prasAra ho gyaa| isa prasAra ne mujhe saMkoca meM DAla diyaa| tumhArI AkAMkSA ke anusAra yaha talavAra tumhArI vajra-muSTi kI zobhA bddh'aae| rASTra ke lie tumhArI sevA kisa prakAra kI 162 :: paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do

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ho-sannidhAna mantraNA-sabhA meM usa para vicAra kara nirNaya kreNge| ThIka hai na?" kahakara zAntaladevI ne apane hAtha se lasa talavAra ko eka bAra cmkaayaa| vidhiyaNNA ne usI strI-veza meM hI vIrocita DhaMga se ghuTana Tekakara bahuta vinIta bhAtra se donoM hAthoM kI aMrjAla Age bddh'aayii| zAntaladevI ne apane hAtha se talavAra usakI aMjali meM rakhakara usake sira para apane donoM hAthoM se AzIrvAda diyA, "vaTA: tuma taMjasvI hokara jIo; rASTra ke kArya meM tumhArA jIvana upayukta banA rhe| tumhAre mAtA-pitA tumheM rAjamahala ke barcasva meM chor3akara cala bse| unakI AkAMkSAoM ko saphala banAne ke lie hI hamane apanI zakti-bhara yogya zikSaNa diyaa| vaha zikSaNa tumameM acchI taraha pallavita hAMgA--isakA vizvAsa hameM ho gayA hai| tisa para tumameM aba Atma-stharya kA bhI vikAsa huA hai| isa vajaha se hama ava yaha samajha sakate haiM ki hamArI z2immedArI eka sImA taka bahuta kama hAM gyii| vaha prajA pAMsala rASTra kI pratIka hai| vaha tumase isa bAta kI apekSA karatI hai ki tumase gaSTa ko zApanala aura kIrika sevA mile|" itanA kaha paTTamahAdevI apane Asana para baiTha gyiiN| bioNyaNNA paTTamahAdevI dvArA dI gayI usa talavAra ko Upara uThAkara, camakAkara, bhAla se lagAkara tathA eka bAra apanA pAthA mahArAja kI aura aura phira paTTamahAdevI kI ora jhukAkara praNAma karane ke bAda uTha khar3A huA aura bolA, "Apake AzIrvAda se merA jIvana sArthaka bane, perA jIvana pAsala rAjavaMza kI sevA ke lie hI dharohara bne| mujhe apane mAtA-pitA se bhI bar3hakara prema se pAla-posakA bar3A banAnevAle apane ina rAjadappatI kI aura inakI satsantAna kI unnati ke liA! maiM AjIvana parizrama karatA rahU~gA-isa avasara para maiM yahI pratijJA karatA huuN| upasthita prajAjana isa pAtra eka bAlaka kI bAta na samajhakara, apanA AzIvAMda dete hae merI isa pratijJA ko saphala banAne kI zakti pradAna kreN|" usane sAgaropama janasamudAya ko praNAma kiyaa| janasamudAya kI tAliyoM kI gar3agar3AhaTa se sArA vAtAvaraNa jhaMkRta ho utthaa| viTTiyaNNA yaha dekha pulakita ho uThA / usane phira rAjadampatI ke paira chUkara praNAma kiyaa| sabhA samApana kI ghoSaNA ke sAtha rAjadampatI sabhAmaMca se uThe aura rAjamahala kI ora bar3ha gye| sabhA visarjita ho gyii| GED paTTamahAdevI zAntalA : bhAga do :: 468