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________________ 26. prArthanA pAMca pacIsa bhAIo ane baheno ToLAmAM maLIne cAlyAM jatAM hatAM. cAlatAM cAlatAM potapotAnAM sukhadu:khanI vAto karatAM hatAM. eka bahena bolyAM : "nAnapaNathI gAmaDAmAM UcharI chuM, mAtApitA khUba mahenatu hatAM. jAtamahenate roTalo raLatAM. ame cAra jaNAM mAtApitA ane ame bhAIbahena. mArI mA ane huM sUtara kAMtatAM ane mAro bhAI tathA pitAjI kapAsa kharIdI tene taDake sUkavI pachI tene loDhatA, kapAsiyA judA paDatA ane eka tarapha rU cokhkhuM nIkaLI paDatuM. ATaluM karyA pachI mAro bhAI pUNIo banAvato ane ame mAdIkarI niraMtara kAMtyA ja karatAM. Ama amArA gAmamAM pAMca-pacIsa je khoraDAM hatAM te badhAM ja A jAtano dhaMdho karatAM ane sau sukhazAMtithI prasannatApUrvaka rahetAM. amArA keTalAka khoraDAMvALA hAthazALo rAkhI vaNavAno dhaMdho karatA. Ama kApaDeya jeTaluM taiyAra thatuM te amArA gAmamAM ja khapI jatuM. A rIte kAMtanArA, vaNanArA ane vejAnA vepArIo sau sukhazAMtithI rahetA. Ama jAtamahenata tathA majUrI vaDe amo sau bhagavAnanI kRpAthI dALa-roTalo pAmI sukhe sukhe rahetA. ame kAMtatAM te kAMI bahu jhINuM nahIM, paNa vIsa-trIsa naMbaranuM kharuM. emAMthI je kapaDuM banatuM te bahu bArIka ke ghaNA ochA vajananuM nahIM banatuM, paNa ThIka ThIka pAtaLuM eTale bahu jADuM nahIM tema bahuM jhINuM nahIM ane vajanamAM paNa vizeSa bhAre nahIM tema vizeSa halakuM nahIM paNa paheranArAne game tevuM to kharuM ja. A rIte gAma AkhAnA ekabIjAnA sAthasathavArAne lIdhe koIne bhUkhanuM duHkha to nahotuM rahyuM ane gAmaDAgAmamAM ghare ghare dujhANuM paNa kharuM. eTale sau gajA pramANe ghI-dUdha-chAzamAkhaNa vagere pAmatAM ane zarIre paNa tejavALAM ane baLukAM paNa kharAM. kheDUto baLado vaDe kheDa karatA ane gAyo bheMso tathA ghoDA paNa rAkhatA. potapotAnA dhaMdhAmAM sau kALajI rAkhatA ane jeTalI buddhi ane zakti hatI te badhI ja vAparIne potapotAno dhaMdho karatA ane temAM thoDo thoDo sudhAro paNa thayA
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________________ 214 * saMgIti karato. Ama gAma AkhuM barakatamAM hatuM, saMpa paNa ghaNo sAro ane devadarzana, pUjA, jAtrA ane atithinI sevA vagere pravRttio paNa cAlyA karatI. paNa amAre mana to amAruM poSaNa karanAra dhaMdho e mukhya vastu hatI, ane temAM saccAI ane ekabIjAnI hUMpha e ja amArA jIvanano mukhya AdhAra hato. daLaNuM daLI letAM ane dujhANuM hoya to chANavAsIduM paNa sau hAthohAtha karI letAM, gAmamAM be eka gorajI rahetA ane be eka bhAmaNanAM khoraDAM paNa kharAM. amArA chokarAone gorajI hoMze hoMze "OM namaH siddhAya" maMDAvIne bhaNatara zarU karatA ane amArA khapajoguM chokarIo bhaNatAM bhaNataranuM kharaca khAsa kAMI nahIM. gorajIno apAsaro to hato ja, temAM ame sau vArApharatI saphAInuM kAma karI AvatA ane gorajI be vAto amArA hitanI, paramezvaranA gharanI ghaDI be ghaDI kahetA te sAMbhaLatAM ane e vAta paNa amArA dhaMdhAne khUba Teko Ape evI ane amArA ekabIjAnA sAthasathavArAne poSaNa Ape evI ja rahetI. ame keTalAka hiMdu loko ane keTalAka musalamAna loko e vAto sAMbhaLavA jatA. ame e vAta to jANatA paNa nahIM ke hiMdu ke musalamAnano dharama vizeSa judo che. ame sau sarakho dhaMdho karatA ane rAmarahemAnane Azare gAma AkhuM gaharI khAtuM, bhAmaNabhAIo AvuMbhoLuM vaiduM bhaNatA. koka vAra ja amAre evA upAyanI jarUra paDatI. gAmanA paMce TharAvela rIte gorajIbApA amAre saune tyAMthI vArApharatI bhikSA laI jatA ane bhAmaNabhAIo kuTuMbakabIlAvALA hatA teo roja loTe AvatA, ane amArAmAMnuM dareka ghara bhAmaNabhAIone hAthe daLela cokhkho loTa ApatuM. kheDUto zAkapAMdaDuM je mosamamAM thatuM te ApatA, ane paMcanA TharAva pramANe temane lUgaDAMlattAM thAya teTaluM kapaDuM paNa pahoMcatuM karatAM. koka vAra musalamAnabhAInA sAMIbAbA AvatA to temanI pAsethI paNa khudAnA gharanA becAra zabdo sAMbhaLevA jatAM. Ama sau potapotAnI pravRttimAM ekacitta hatuM. gAmanI saphAI mATe paMce harijanone goThavelA. paNa paMce TharAveluM ke harijano ApaNA bhAIo che. koI ene TUMkAre bolAvI zake nahIM. enI rojI mATe paMca amArI pAsethI anAja, kApaDa vagere ugharAvI laIne tene barAbara pUruM pADatuM. mocI, camAra, ghAMcI, luhAra ane suthAra paNa amArAM saunAM jarUrI kAma karI ApatA; paMce temane rojI barAbara goThavI dIdhela. paMce amArI kamANI upara sau bharI zake evo vero nAkhela che, e verAmAMthI tamAma kArIgara bhAIo sukhe sukhe gadaratA, ane gAma AkhuM jANe ekajIva jevuM hoya ema thaIne rahetuM. Ama amAre to
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________________ prArthanA 0 215 satyuga jevuM hatuM, sau sukhaduHkhamAM bhAgIdAra banIne rahetA. eTale sukhano eMkAra nahIM ane duHkhanI vedanA paNa nahIM. evAmAM eka divasa koNa jANe kevuM kamUratuM haze ke gAmamAM khabara paDI ke ApaNA gAmamAM vIjaLI AvavAnI che. gAmanA DAhyA ane gAma AkhAnuM sukha vAMcatA loko bhegA thayA ane A vIjaLI zA mATe Ave che teno vicAra karavA beThA. to mAlUma paDyuM ke vIjaLI to daLavAnI ghaMTI, sinemA vagere vaDe ApaNane sukhI karavA Ave che. amArA paMce nakkI karyuM ke ApaNe vIjaLI nathI joItI. daLavAnuM to ame hAthe ja karIe chIe ane amArA bhavAnabhAIo tathA nATaka karanArA naTa loko ane bajANiyAbhAIo amane potapotAnI karAmata batAvIne khuza khuza karI nAkhe che ane badalAmAM ame emane bepAMca maNa anAja ApIe chIe. jayAM sudhI e loko corAmAM rahe tyAM sudhI vArApharatI ghare ghare temane jamADIe chIe. mATe amAre vIjaLInI jarUra ja nathI. paNa ame rahyA gAmaDiyA ane vijaLI lAvanArA zaheranA loko hatA. emaNe kahyuM ke tame Ama jaMgalI jevA raho te sAruM nahIM mATe jarA samA pramANe toramAM Avo ane jIvataranAM sukha paNa bhogavo. ame lAcAra banyA, vIjaLI AvI ane amArA dhaMdhAmAM vIjaLI paDI. daLavAnI ghaMTIo AvI, sinemA AvyAM ane kAMtavAnuM paNa tathA vaNavAjaya vIjaLIthI cAlavA mAMDyuM. are khetI paNa vIjaLIthI thavA mAMDI. gAmaDuM maDaduM thaI gayuM. ame paNa maDadAM jevAM banI gayAM ane amArAM chokarAM rakhaDuM thaI gayAM, amArA gorajIe tathA bhAmaNabhAIoe ghaNI nA pADI paNa emanuM sAMbhaLe koNa? A ame navarAdhUpa thaI gayA, vIjaLIthI AMkho paNa bagaDI, vIjaLInI ghaMTInA loTa khAIne maMdavADa Avavo zarU thayo, khAlI paDelA baLado bahAra jaI vecAvA lAgyA ane amArAM badhAM khoraDAM dhULadhANI thaI gayAM, vepArIo paNa joramAM vadhI gayA ane eo paNa herAnaherAna thaI gayA, jUTha vadhI gayuM ane chetarAmaNa karanArA sonAnAM ghareNAM paherIne amArA gAmamAM AvavA lAgyA ane gAmaDuM bagaDI gayuM. navA navA saMcA khaTapaTavA lAgyA, DaoNkaTaro paNa bharAvA lAgyA. Ama ame sau vIMkhAI gayA ane have bhagavAnane prArthanA karIe chIe ke "he bhagavAna! khudA ! amane amArA divaso pAchA ApavA maherabAnI kara. have bhagavAna amAruM sAMbhaLe tyAre kharo". - sadAcAra nirmANa, oNgasTa - 1975