Prit Kiye Dukh Hoye

Author(s): Gopaldas Jivabhai Patel
Publisher: Parivar Prakashan Sahkari Mandir Ltd
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005924/1

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kaeNTa kaeNlinavartha ma Bu& . gopALadAsa paTela saMpAdakaH gopa, N : i / 6 . * parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maMdira li. satyAgraha chAvaNI, amadAvAda 380 054

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"prIta kiye du:kha heya" sira haTara skeTa kata navalakathA kenilavartha saMpAdaka. gepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maMdira ha. satyAgraha chAvaNI, amadAvAda-380054

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prakAzaka pura cho0 5Tela maMtrI, parivAra prakAzana sahakArI maMdira li. - amadAvAda - 380054 mudraka - jitendra ThAkarabhAI desAI navajIvana mudraNAlaya amadAvAda - 380 014 pahelI AvRtti prata 1,000 vIsa rUpiyA jAnyuArI, 1984

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prakAzakIya nivedana sva. maganabhAI desAInA jIvanakALanA chellA traNa-cAra dasakAo daramyAna gujarAtI bhASAnI navalakathAonuM pUra AvyuM hatuM. upara madhyama varga, AjhAdI bAdanI paMDita neharanI paMcavarSIya tema ja "vikAsanI bIjI janAomAM khAsa keLiye hAMsala thatAM, ekadama mAletujAra banavA lAgyo hato. te le e pitAnI narI phurasadanA manaraMjana mATe reDiye, sinemA vagere sAdhane apanAvavA mAMDayAM hatAM. temAM navalakathAnuM vAcana paNa eka hatuM. temanI DimAnDathI navalakthAone saplAya paNa jora pakaDate gaye. pachI sinemAnI philma banAvanArAenI bAbatamAM banyuM tema, pitAnA dharAnA baranI ja navalakathAo paNa banatI gaI - sAhityika kahevAtA lake, bhAratavarSanA jUnA saMnyAsIonI paDe, navalakathAonA e hIna manAtA kSetrathI dUra bhAgI potAnA vanaparvatanA ke kAvya-nibaMdhanA pALI havAnA AsamAnamAM ja viharatA rahyA. pariNAme, saMnyAsIonI bAbatamAM saMsAra-vyavahAranA kSetramAM banyuM hatuM tema, navalakathAonuM kSetra paNa dhArAdhoraNa vinAnA lokonA hAthamAM jaI paDayuM. zrI. maganabhAI desAIe sAhityionI niMdA ke saNanI paravA karyA vagara, eka bAju, pitAnA hAthamAMnA 'navajIvana' mAsika ane "satyAgraha' sAptAhikamAM sAme AvI te badhI navalakathAonAM avelekane rajU karavA mAMDyAM; tathA bIjI bAju, "parivAra" saMsthA mAraphata vizvasAhityamAM sthAna pAmelI suprasiddha lekhakenI navalakathAonA sacitra-vistRta-saMkSepe bahAra pADavA mAMDayA.

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e pramANe temanA jIvanakALa daramyAna ja vikTara hyuge, elekajhAnDara DUmA, cArlsa Dikansa, kAunTa liyo TolsToya vagere piDha lekhakonI keTalIya navalakathAonA sacitra-vistRtasaMkSepe gujarAtane maLyA che. e saMkSepa taiyAra thatA hatA tyAre ja, sara vesTara skeTanI suprasiddha navalakathAonA gujarAtI saMkSepe bahAra pADavAnI yojanA paNa vicArAI hatI. te pramANe premavijaya' (AIvano), "hiMmate maradA (kavenTina DaravADa) ane "prIta kiye duHkha heya" (kanikavartha e navalakathAo taiyAra paNa thaI gaI hatI. paraMtu, te daramyAna parivAra saMsthA AsamAnI-sulatAnInA khapparamAM aTavAI jatAM, temane prakAzita karavAnuM banI zakayuM nahIM. paraMtu have paramAtmAnI kRpAthI temAMnI keTalIka navalakathAo prakAzita karavAnuM zakya banyuM hovAthI, prathama, skeTanI nilavartha' navalakathAne A saMkSipta anuvAda gujarAtI vAcaka samakSa rajU karIe chIe. tema karatAM zrI. maganabhAI desAI pratyenuM eka kaNa adA karyAne paNa amane saMtoSa thAya che. temaNe ja gujarAtI vAcakane vizvasAhityane rasAsvAda sulabha karI ApavAnI yojanA vicArI kADhI hatI. gujarAtI bhASA paNa vizvasAhityanA A saMparkathI samRddha thAya che, ema amAruM mAnavuM che. astu. 1-1-84 putra chopaTela

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prAstAvika strI-puruSane prema e eka evuM anekhuM baLa che, je temanA bAhya skUla keTalAnI maryAdAo ane sImAone oLaMgAvI, jANe anaMtanA kinArA upara temane lAvI mUke che. sAmAnya zArIrika ke bhautika maryAdAo temanI ADe AvI zakatI nathI. are, saune DarAvI janAra mota paNa teone eka khilaunuM - ramakaDuM ja lAge che ! premanuM ghamasANuM temane pUra AvelI nadImAM kAcA ghaDAne AdhAre sAme pAra javA jhaMpalAvarAve che; sApane doraDuM mAnI tene AdhAre gharane uparane bhALa caDAve che; are, nadImAM taNAtA AvelA maDadAne heDI gaNI tene AdhAre teo nadI pAra karI jAya che ! pharahAda, majanUna, bilvamaMgaLa ane lokavArtAmAM amara thaI gayelI premakathAnAM pAtro evuM zuM zuM asAdhAraNa karavA nathI tatpara thayAM? enA dAkhalAo bhale virala haze, paraMtu teTalA paNa premavRtti nAnakaDA mAnavazarIranI maryAdAo keTalA moTA pramANamAM oLaMgAvI de che, tene sacoTa khyAla ApyA vinA rahetA nathI. mAnavasamAje premavRttinA ghamasANane karuNAMta e che karavA khAtara "lagna saMsthA UbhI karIne tathA strI-puruSa-saMbaMdhane dharmanuM eka aMga banAvIne samucita pagalAM bharelAM che; tathA e rIte premapravAhane zAMta-gaMbhIrapaNe vahI jIvananuM dhArakapoSaka baLa banAvavA koziza karelI che. tema chatAM, dezadezane ItihAsa premavRttie e badhI maryAdAo oLaMgAvIne macAvelA ghamasANane sAkSI che; ane dareka dezanuM lekasAhitya ane lekakAvya premanAM zahIdanI kathAothI UbharAtuM ja rahe che.

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A navalakathA strI-puruSa premanI ja kathA che. baMne pakSe premane badale kAmavRtti ja prAdhAnya bhegave che. tethI ja enI guNavAna Tesiliyanane cheDIne lisesTaranA vaibhava ane pratApathI aMjAI jaI tenA tarapha DhaLI jAya che. lisesTara te aneka phUle saMdhanAre bhamare. mAtra che. rANuM IlijhAbetha maLavAnI hoya, te emIne kAMTe dUra karavAnuM vAnaine kahI devAmAM tene vAra nathI lAgatI. paraMtu emInI bAbatamAM dharmavRtti tenuM rakSaNa karanAra samartha paribaLa che. tethI te dharmavidhithI lagna karyA vinA lisesTaranA hAthamAM jaI paDavA taiyAra thatI nathI. ane e vastu ja tenuM rakSaNa kare che. chevaTe tene karuNa aMta Ave che, paraMtu tyAra pahelAM tenI dharmavRttine kAraNe liesTara jevAne paNa hRdayapalaTe thAya che ane te pitAnuM emI sAthenuM lagna IlijhAbetha AgaLa kabUla karI Ave che, tathA vArnane Apela hukama pAcho kheMcI levA lembornane pAchaLa doDAve che. paraMtu AkhI navalakathAnuM tathya te eTaluM ja nIkaLe che je . pelI jANItI kaDImAM nirUpeluM che - ne meM aisA banatI prIta kiye dukha heya, nagara dvArA pITatI, prIta na kariyA kAya! che paraMtu evA aneka DhaDherA piTAya, topaNa, prIta karatAM yuvAna hadaya ochAM rokAvAnAM che? prematti jayAre virala dAkhalAomAM jora pakaDe che, tyAre bhayaMkara karuNAnta sarajAya che, tenI sAthe sAthe bhavya mahAkathAo paNa! A navalakathA strI-puruSa premanA jANItA vastu upara maMDAI che, paNa tenuM maMDANa tathA vikAsa kasabI kalamathI sarasa rIte thayAM che. judAM judAM aneka pAtro ane aneka ghaTanAo umerIne kathAnI

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mane raMjaka sajAvaTa karavAmAM AvI heI, pariNAme vArtArasanA UchaLatA pravAhamAM vAcaka taNAyA kare che. - kammaranA vIzIvALA geliganI vIzImAM tenA baTakela bhatrIjA leornanA AgamanathI vArtAne taMtu evI kuzaLatAthI upADavAmAM Avyo che ke, pachI dhaDadhaDa phesiliyana, lisesTara vagere pAtrone raMgabhUmi upara pravezavAnuM dvAra khUlI jAya che. ane vArtA eka pachI eka rasa-vaLAMka letI, manane jakaDI rAkhatI, AgaLa doDavA lAge che. sAmAnyapaNe vArtAlekhananI bAbatamAM AvI kuzaLatA ane saphaLatA dAkhavanAra navalakathAo ochI najare paDe che. A navalakathAmAM ilijhAbetha rANInA vakhatano jamAne tAdaza thAya che, e enI eka vizeSatA gaNAya. amIra-umarAva sAmenI bephAma sattA teDI, rAjAzAhI pitAnI sattA upara lAvatI jAya che. e badhI vigato paNa ochI rasika nathI. Te IlijhAbethane cItaravAmAM samucita maryAdA dAkhavI che-dAkSiNya dAkhavyuM che. bIjA koI lekhakanA hAthamAM e badhuM gaMduM - cItarI caDe tevuM - thaI rahyuM hota. - skoTa mukhyatve lekakathAo ane daMtakathAone ao citrakAra che. tethI tene hAthe premazauryanI kathAo vizeSa citraNa pAme che. tenI AIvana, kavenTina DaravA jevI navalakathAo vAMcanArane e vAtanI saheje pratIti thaze. A navalakathAmAM lekhake chevaTe be jaNane ja sukhI thatAM batAvyAM che: velenDa ane jeneTane.e be pAtre potapotAnI rIte ane khAM pAtro che. vaphAdArI e temanA jIvananuM mukhya aMga che. velenTa Tresiliyanane vaphAdArIthI vaLagI rahe che; ane jeneTa emInI vaphAdAra paricArikA 1. "premavijaya nAme tene sacitra anuvAda taiyAra thaI gayuM che. 2. hiMmate maradA' nAmanA te navalakathAno sacitra saMkSepa paNa taiyAra thaI gayA che..

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che tethI ja velenTa tenI mAraphate pitAnI janAo pAra pADI zake che. chevaTe e bene lagnabaMdhanathI joDAtAM jaNAvIne oNTe yathocita vivekabuddhi ane nyAyabuddhi darzAvI che. evAM nAnAM pAtro pitapotAnA nAnA kSetramAM je prabaLa dharmabhAvanA dAkhave che, te bhale raMgabhUminA raMganI bhabhaka na dhAraNa karatI hoya, paraMtu tene zAMta saumya prakAza cAMdanInI peThe cotarapha zItaLatA ane zAMtine vAhaka bane che. mahAna lekhakanI kalame ja AvAM asAdhAraNa pAtro UtarI zake che, ane temane paricaya - sobata ApaNane emanI navalakathAo mAraphate maLe che. gujarAtI bhASAmAM AvA mahAna lekhakane utAravAne namra prayAsa parivAra saMsthAe Adarela che; haju te sidhumAM biMdu jeTaluM ja kAma thayeluM che, paraMtu e dizA tarapha sUcaka aMgulinirdeza jeTaluM paNuM je kArya thayuM che, te gaNanApAtra to che. vAcakonI rasavRtti jema jema AvI navalakathAo vAMcIne keLavAtI jaze, tema tema teo evI surucipUrNa navalakthAo mATe Agraha rAkhatA jaze, ane aMte surucine bhaMga karanAra gaMdA sAhitya upara Ape Apa maryAdA AvI jaze. - evA evA khyAlathI upADavAmAM AvelI A pravRtti gujarAtI vAcakanI je kaMI sevA bajAvI zakI che, te ja enI kRtArthatA che. mA gurjarIne jaya! 1-1-84 gepALadAsa jIvAbhAI paTela

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22 anukramaNikA prakAzakIya nivedana prAstAvika - gopALadAsa paTela kAza-sthaLa ane vyaktinAM nAmane 1. heDa kayA! 2. senuM varasavA lAge che! che. saMtAnanA sAgarIto 4. mAchalIne tapatATa, 5. prItama padhAya! 6. putrIne pitA ' 7. bhUtanI kaDhI 8. ghoDAyelA 9. se -kArTa tarapha 10. pharI pAchuM ghoDA! 11. rANunI bakSisa 12. be harIphe 13. gurujInAM darzana! 14 navo veza-navI kAmagIrI 15 vIzImAM pharIthI bheTa 10. pheriyo 17. upakSo 18. pAI dIdhuM 19. madadagAra , 20. bhUtanuM baccuM 21. avaLacaMDAI kAnI? 22. eLe nahi jAya!. 127 134 18 17 181 189 202 209 115

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10 23, bhAre gaphalata ra4. rANIjInA praveza 5. pramANabhUta sarTiphikeTA 6. manerathanuM maneArAjya 20. gAMDI patnInA pati 28. saccAI ane vaTanA rAhu apanAvA 29, kAmAta kroSaH 30. abaghaDI mulAkAta Ape!! 31, harAmakhAra sAbadA thaI jA ! 32. chachUMdaraveDAnuM pariNAma 33, chellI majala 34. aMtaH saunA ke vAtanAM 18 274 240 246 53 167 203 90 1299 306 315

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kAzana sthaLa ane vyakitanAM nAme . "alarADe: eka kAlpanika suvarNa-nagarI. alAskaH juo DemeTrigasa DobUbI. teNe liesTara AgaLa jyotiSI tarIke dhAraNa kareluM bIjuM nAma tathA rUpa.. ilijhAbetha, rANIH iglenDanI rANI (isa. 1537-1903). rAjyakALa 155thI 1903. hevI-mAnI putrI. ene rAjyakALa ghaNe cazasvI nIvaDayo hato. zekasapiyara, spensara, bekana, vaoNlTara eNle vagere enA rAjyakALamAM kAmagIrI bajAvI gayA. eDamaDa Tresiliyana eNmI rAkhyuTanA pitAe jenI sAthe emanA vivAha nakkI karyuM hatuM te bahAdura kheladila juvAna. eNnthanI seraH juo TenI phesTara. eNmI kammara-plesamAM chupAvI rakhAyelI suMdarI. juo emI robsaTa. eNmI rAyasarTa sara zuM rAkhyuTanI bhAgeDu putrI. ala opha lisesTara sAthe gupta paNa dharmavidhithI lagna thayeluM hoya che. esapharDa, arla eka phesTaranA hastAkSara oLakhI batAve che. kamba2 oksapharDathI traNa-cAra mAIlane aMtare AveluM gAma. kanara-lesa kammara gAmanA devaLavADA najIka AveluM eka nAne mA ane jAgIra. eNnDigananA eNbaTa rogacALA vakhate tyAM AvIne rahetA. vAtA zarUAtamAM tenA mAlika badalAI gayelA hoya che. kiliya: ala oNpha liesTare re guDe. kaeNla: lisesTarane kenikavartha gaDhane nAyaba chIdAra. grInavIca: rANI ilijhAbetha jyAM rahetI hatI te mukAma. jaIlsa geliga: kammara gAmanI blekabaeNra vIzIna mAlika. jeneTa: phesTaranI putrI; je emI phebleTanI habariyaNa tarIke sevA bajAvatI hoya che. jaoNna DallI: jue Da lI jona.

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12 TAIDalIH ale oNpha lisesTaranI nekarImAM rahelo guMDe. DhanI phesTara: "Aga-bhArathI' upanAmathI prasiddha kara gAmane eka guMDe. siliyana, eDamaMDa: kanjhara gAmanI vIzIne eka musAphara. juo eDamaMDa phesiliyana. sIH arla opha sasekasane mANasa. blAunTane sAthI. halI: juo rabarTa DaDalI. DalI: juo lisesTara, ala epha. halI, jana: eDavarDa - 6ne rAjyakALa daramyAna arla ane Datha kalisesTaranA - pitA. motanI sajA pAmyA hatA. DArnaleH skeTalenDanI rANI merI TuarTane bhUkha pati. DikIH holIDe mAstarane ziSya. pheriDana gAmanI eka DesIne dIkarA velenDa mithane sAgarIta. DebIH juo DebUbI, kemeTriyAsa DebI, DemeTriyasaH dAktarIvidyA, kImiyAviyA, jhera-vidyA 40 jaNanAra gaNAte eka bhedI mANasa. phekasaH phesTarane tyAM kambara-plesamAM bemAMnI eka buTTI ne karaDI. cUka eka naoNraka skeTalenDanI rANuM merI sAthe lagna karavAnI tenI yojanA hatI. 157mAM tene pakaDI tene ziraccheda karavAmAM AvyA hatA. masa oNkilaH ala oNpha sasasa. thAmasa hAvarDaH juo DayUka oNpha norapheka. ne ka, DayUka opha H juo vyaka oNpha norapheka. libarTI gibeTaH juo DikI. "bhUtane bheru e artha thAya. DikInuM upa nAma. phesTara : juo TonI phesTara. bale : viliyama sesila, ilijhAbethane laoNDa Trejharara, rANIne pIDha ane vaphAdAra salAhakAra. bAuyara H grInavIcanA rAjamahelane vaDe dvArarakSaka. buze : sara huM rolsaTeno mAnIto kUtare. bejara vila : juo vila bejara. blAudaH arla opha sasekasane vaphAdAra maLatiyo. jarA jaDabuddhi che.

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12 bleka-era kanjhara gAmanI jANItI vIzI. malinaH DAkaNane putra ane melI vidyAnI sAdhaka gaNAtI eka vyakti. mAI kala muzlejhana, mAsTara: juo muMblejhana. mAI kela laeNbornaH vIzIvALA jAisa gesviMgane bhANeja. mArbamaH ale eka saseksane mANasa. mAsTarsaH rANI IlijhAbethanA khAsa hakIma. muMblejhanaH sara huM rebsaTanA kuLanA itihAsanI kahANuo jANanArA apariNuta sagA. temane tyAM ja rahetA hatA. glana: davAo vecanAre eka yahudI. 2TalenDa, kAunsesa opha: alAskAnA hastAkSara oLakhI Ape che. rikArDasaH juo DikI. ricAI vAneH ale philisesTarane khAMdhiya. eka ghasAI gayelA umarAva te kuTuMbane nabI. lisesTaranI aMgata masalatamAM salAhakAra. 2 kila, arla eka sasekasaH juo sasekasa. : DenazAcaranA eka khAnadAnane nabIre. ala opha saseksanI sevAmAM che. rANI IlijhAbethane kAdava upara potAne game pAtharI kerA page javAne mArga karI Ape che. barTa DaDalIH ala opha lisesTanuM nAma. rebina rAIDaraH ala opha lisesTarane eka nekara. ropsarTa, sara hyaH eka khAlI thaI gayelo umarAva. emIne bApa. sarTa, sara reMja2: sara huM rebsaTenA pitA, ilijhAbetha rANInA dAdA hetrI sAthe maLI AAkanA yuddhamAM kAmagIrI bajAvanAra. - liTa-holaH DenazAyaranI sarahada upara AveluM sara huM rAkhyuTanuM gaDha bhavana. liDakaTa gAmanI pAse. hisTaraH juo lisesTara, ala epha. liesTara, arka opha IlijhAbetha rANIne eka mAnItA umarAva. liesTara, lerDa: juo risesTara, ala epha. hI, sara (trI : rANInA saMrakSakone aphasara. leone jue mAIke lembane. oNrensa gehaloDa kanjhara gAmane eka kApaDi. lorensa sTepalasa : meravina TAvaranI jelane dAge. vAne: juo ricArDa vAne.

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vila bejaraH sara hya rAkhsane vaphAdAra habariya tathA zikAra-kArabhArI. viliyama bejaraH juo vila bejara. vUDasTokaH e gAmanI najIka Avelo zAhI pAka; jyAM IglenDanAM rAjA-rANI avAranavAra AvIne UtaratAM. velaeNnDa mithaH nALa jaDavAnuM kAma karato kahevAte eka bhedI luhAra. DebUbA dAktarano nokara. juo bebI, DemeTriyasa. dara, mAsTaraH juo raeNle. vohiMsaghAma, sara phransisa ilijhAbethane sekreTarI. rAjakAjamAM rANIne pIDha ane vaphAdAra amAtya. hAiTa-horsa khINa jUnA jamAnAmAM rAjA AkreDe jyAM Dena lokone harAvyA hatA te barkazAyaramAM AveluM saLa. jhabarI, lorDaH iglenDane arla mArzala. sasekasa, raeNkilapha ala oNpha sasekasa. ilijhAbetha rANInAM prema-kapa hAMsala karavAmAM lisesTaranA harIpha seyajha-keTe temanuM mathaka. sasalI : jailsa gArliMganI putrI. seinTa nikelasane mene eka gupta jhera, je khAnAre pachI dhIme dhIme marI na jAya. thoDA pramANamAM ApavAmAM Ave te zithilatA UbhI kare.. sejha-kerTaH artha opha sasekasanuM DepTapharDa najIka AveluM vaDuM mathaka. sTIvansa ala opha saseksane vaphAdAra mANasa. sTenalIH ala opha saseksano mANasa. hadiDana, arla opha liesTarane banevI. alAskAnA hastAkSara oLakhI na Ape che. halsaDanaH ilijhAbethanI mA ena bolInanI bahena merI belInane putra. ilijhAbetha karatAM ATha ke nava varSa mATe hevAthI rANuM tene moTAbhAI kahetI. haksaDana, lorDaH ilijhAbethanA darabArane umarAva. juo hansaDana. hinnI lI, saraH juo lI, sara hetrI. haeNra eNnDa TeMbara: kammara gAmanI bIjI eka vIzI. holIDe, mAstaraH bihAITa-horsa khINa pAsenA gAmaDAmAM leTina bhaNele eka paMDita mAratara. utsava daramyAna nATaka-maMDaLIo yojavAnuM kAma paNa karate. heDatha pheraTarane dharmaguru. eka tapasvI pathane AcArya.

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zuddhipatra [pAI vakhate UDI gayelAM kAne, mAtrA, repha, anusvAra hasva u vagere badhI nakalamAM na ja UDayAM hoya ema mAnI ahIM zuddhipatramAM sAmela karyo nathI.) pAna lITI azuddha 33 koi8 DhaMkAI mAra "mAsTara karavAmAM karavAmAM thaze thaze. gaMbhIra gaMbhIra sahu bahu phesTa phesTare va 116 135 148 187 230 234 235 vArApharatI dhamatA chAjalI pagathiyuM madhuratAthI jIvanabharanuM khelADIone bharamAra, karIne sarasAmanathI saithI vadAya kamarAma takAra paDAvI lIdho vele vArApharatI dhUmatA chAjalI pagathiyuM madhuratAnI jIvanabharanuM khelADIone bharamAra karIne sarasAmAnathI sauthI vidAya kamarAmAM 'ya 239 253 74 280 ghoDo paDAvI lIdho TalenDane leoe sasa 314 316 319 321 3ra7 raTalenDane leone basa (rada karo) savAlajavAba utsava savAla jammu utsava

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prIta kiye duHkha he ca" [sara UMTara Ta kRta navalakthA kenilavatha"]

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hoDa bakyA ! rANI ilijhAbethane gAdIe beThAM 18muM varSa (I.sa. 1575) cAlatuM hatuM, tyAre ApaNI vArtAnI zarUAta thAya che. oNkasapharDathI traNa-cAra mAIlane aMtare AvelA kammara gAmanI blekabaeNra' vIzI bahu jANItI che. okasapharDa sudhInA vidvAna bhejAM te vIzImAM gaLAtA dArUthI ja potAnA magaja pariSkata karatAM. vIzIno mAlika che jAilsa goriMga. goLamaToLa zarIra, DhamaDhola peTa, suMdara juvAna putrI - eka sArA vIzIvALAmAM hovAM joItAM badhAM lakSaNa tenAmAM che. te jamAnAmAM jyAre badhI musApharI gADI-ghoDA vaDe ja thatI, tyAre rAjamArga upara AvelI vIzIo vepArI vaTemArga-rAjadUta e badhA uparAMta gAmanA lokonuM paNa gapasapa ane manoraMjananuM milanasthAna banI rahetI. rAte gAmanA keTalAya loko tyAM khAvA, pIvA ke besavA Ave ane tyAM ja gAmanA ke bahAranA samAcAro bhegA thAya ane carcAya. temAMya vIzIvALo kuzaLa ane maLatAvaDo mANasa hoya, te tenI vIzI acUka evuM mathaka banI ja rahe. ane jAilsa golDiMga evo mANasa hato. kanjhara gAmanA loko paNa potAnA vIzIvALA jAIsa gosliga vatInuM eka prakAranuM gaurava anubhavatA. e vIzInA AMgaNAmAM eka ghoDesavAra musAphara sAMjane vakhate AvI pahoMcyo. tene ghoDo vIzInA nekare saMbhALI lIdhe; ane musApharane vIzIvALAe pote AvakArabharyA zabdothI nIcI chatavALA eka vizALa oraDAmAM lIdho. tyAM keTalAya jaNa judI judI maMDaLImAM beThelA hatA - keTalAka pItA hatA, keTalAka pattAM ramatA hatAkeTalAka vAtacIta karatA hatA, tyAre keTalAka musApharo jemane savAre

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prIta kiye duHkha haiya" vaheluM UThavAnuM hatuM, teo rAtanuM bhojana paravArI nekarane potAnuM rAte sUvAnuM sthAna pUchavA lAgyA hatA. na Avelo vaTemArgu majabUta bAMdhAne tathA kadarUpo na kahevAya tevA caherAmahorAvALo hato; chatAM tenI ceSTA, tene avAja ane tenuM kula vyaktitva evAM na hatAM jethI mANasa upara tenI sArI chApa paDe, athavA koI tenA pratye AkarSAya. eka zabdamAM kahI daIe to te eka dAMDa jevo ja dekhAte hato; tenI sAthe vAta karatAM tenI "hA" mAM "hA" bharavIya muzkela, tathA te je kahe tene virodha karavo te ethIya vadhAre muzkela. tenA kamarapaTA AgaLa eka moTI taravAra tathA be pistolo laTakatI hatI. vIzIvALAe kadaradAnanI bhASAmAM tene kahyuM, "tame maherabAna pUrepUrA hathiyArabaMdha thaIne musApharI karatA lAgo cho! "hA, hA, e hathiyAro sAthe to huM kevA kevA kaparA saMjogomAM thaIne kevAM kevAM sthaLoe pasAra thayo chuM! ane huM mArA te mitrono upayoga na rahe, eTale temane aLagA karuM evo tamArA AjakAlanA rAjezarIo jevo nathI." "tame tamArA A mitro sAthe bahu dUra dUra sudhI pharI AvyA hazo?" - "bahu ja dUra dUra sudhI vaLI! sUrya jyAM Uge che tyAM ja tene Athamate huM joI Avyo chuM, eTale ke pazcima dizA pUrva banI jAya, eTale dUra huM pahoMcyo che. AjakAla te, je bahAra phare te care, evo ghATa che. saheja pANI jenAmAM hoya te bahAra jaIne zI zI kAmagIrI bajAvI Ave, ane zuM zuM bheguM karI lAve, tenI kalpanA ja ahIM besI rahenArane na Ave. tamArA A gAmamAMthI - tamArA potAnAM sagAMvahAlAMmAMthI ke paricitomAMthI koI paradeza gayuM che kharuM, jenI khabara jANavA ke pUchavA tame utsuka ho?" "mArAM sagAMvahAlAMnI vAta pUcho, to rANI merInA chellA varSamAM eka jaNo paradeza bhAgI gayo che kharo; paNa te to pAcho Ave tenA karatAM tyAM ja khovAyelo rahe ema huM IcchuM !" tamane tamArA e bhAgeDu sagA viSe chevaTanA kaMI kharAba samAcAra na maLyA hoya, to pachI dosta, tamAre ema na bolavuM joIe. pahelAM

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5 hoDa bakyA ! jaMgalI vacherA jevA lAgatA keTalAya pachIthI umadA pANIdAra ghoDA nIvaDyA hoya che. tamArA e sagAnuM nAma zuM che, te jarA kahezo?" "mAikela laeNmbo; mArI bahenane ja dIkaro thAya. paNa enuM nAma temaja sagAI bhUlelAM ja sArAM." mAIkela haoNmbaoNrna! pelo veblonA* gherA vakhate bahAdurI batAvanAra ane jene greva maoNrie lazkarane mokhare dhanyavAda ApyA hatA te te nahi? loko kahetA te hatA ke te eka aMgreja sainika hato - joke bahu UMcA khAnadAna na hatuM." "to e mAro bhANe nahi ja hoya; mArA bhANAmAM to gadhdhAmastI karavA sivAya laDAImAM laDavA javAnI maraghaDI jeTalIya chAtI na hatI." paNa lazkaramAM joDAyA pachI ghaNA jaNa bahAdura banI jAya che." "e haze; paNa mAro bhANo jo laDAImAM Utare, to tenI te pahelAM hoya teTalIya hiMmata osarI jAya !" huM je mAIkela lembaoNrnane oLakhuM chuM, te haMmeza sArAM sArAM kapaDAM paherato, ane tenI AMkha khAsI bAjapakSI jevI hatI, je haMmezA suMdara chokarIonI pAchaLa ghUmatI rahetI." "mAro bhANe je sArAM kapaDAMmAM jovA maLyo hoya, to teNe te kapaDAM koI dukAnamAMthI upADI ANelAM hovAM joIe; ane tenI bAjapakSI jevI AMkha mArI vIzImAM Amatema vIkharAyelA camacAo upADI javA pAchaLa ja ghUmatI rahetI, e huM barAbara jANuM chuM." "paNa huM jo tamane khabara ApuM ke, mAIka lembaoNrna maeNsTrIza najIkanA killA uparanA hallA vakhate palaTanane mokhare goLIthI ghAyala thaIne mAryo gayo che, to to tamane kheda jarUra thAya, nahi vAru?" "kheda thAya? are, te chevaTe phAMsIe laTakIne na gayo e jANIne AnaMda ja thAya. paNa enI vAta paDatI mUko - enuM mRtyu paNa enAM sagAMvahAlAMne joba Ape evuM hoya, ema huM mAnato ja nathI." ja halaeNnDa- bejiyamavALA prAMto spena sAme satata baLavo karyA karatA. temanA pakSamAM laDavA ghaNuM aMgreja valaMTiyara jatA. vele mUjha nadI upara AveluM che.

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" jAo, jAo, maherabAna; huM jene oLakhuM chuM e mAIkela laeNmborna ja jo tamAro bhANo hoya, to te tamAre ene kAraNe ghaNuM ghaNuM abhimAna levA jevuM ja haze. paNa tamArA bhANAnA zarIra uparanuM koI lAkhuM ke cAThuM tame evuM batAvI zakaze, jethI huM tamane khAtarIthI kahI zakuM ke huM jenI vAta karuM chuM te tamAro bhANo ja che ke nahi?" "mane enuM bIjAM koI cAThuM te yAda nathI AvatuM; paNa ene haoNRDIcanAM umarAva bAnune tyAMthI cAMdIno pyAlo coravA badala DAbe khabhe phAMsInA mAMcaDAnI AkRtino DAma devAmAM Avyo hato kharo." jAo jAo mAmA, khAlI gappAM na mAro; juo mAro khabho, tyAM kazuMya DAmanuM ke bIjuM cAThuM che?" ema kahI teNe tarata ja DAbo khabhe, khullo karI batAvyo. vAha beTA, mAIka! kharekhara tuM ja che? A ardhA kalAkathI huM tane oLakhI gayo hato; kAraNake, tArI bAbatamAM rasa laIne AvI pUchaparacha bIjA koI kare, ema mAnI zakAya ja nahi. paNa jo tAre khabhe DAmanuM cAThuM na hoya, to ema mAnavuM joIe ke, pelA phAMsIgare tArA upara dayA lAvI te vakhate TADhuM loDhe ja tane cAMpI dIdhuM haze." ' "javA do mAmA, tamArI majAkone! paNa have aDhAra aDhAra varSa bahAra pharI AvelA tamArA bhANAno tame kevo satkAra karavA mAgo cho, e to jouM !" "vAha, ATalI musApharI karIne huM eka vastu tArI sAthe laI Avyo lAge che - paNa te vastu mATe tAre paradeza rakhaDavA javAnI jarUra na hatI, e te tane janmasiddha ja hatI - jenA upara jarAya vizvAsa na mUkI zakAya evuM ja bolyA karavAnI Teva!" mAmA, tamAre mAnavuM hoya te mAno ke na mAnavuM hoya te na mAno - paNa mArI pAse have eka vastu evI che, jene saue mAnavI ja paDe - juo senaiyA bharelI A thelI! ane have paisA laIneya khAvA-pIvAnuM ApavuM che ke nahi?" "bhANAbhAI, tamArI thelI tamArAM kapaDAMmAM pAchI khosI do! mArI bahenane dIkaro jeTalA divasa mAre tyAM khAzepIze ke raheze, teTalA divasa tene eka paiseya cUkavavo nahi paDe. paNa ahIM jyAM tamArI ATalI badhI

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hoDa bakyA! nAmanA phelAI rahelI che, tevA sthaLe tame vadhAre lAMbu zekAvAne vicAra, nahi ja karo, ema huM mAnuM chuM." e bAbatamAM to mAmA, mAre mArI AvazyakatA ane sagavaDane ja pUchavAnuM hoya - tamane nahi. daramyAna, ahIM atyAre hAjara evA jeo mAruM eLakhANa svIkAravAmAM ke kADhavAmAM kazI hINapata na mAnatA hoya, te saune zubhecchAmAM mArA taraphathI khAna-pAnanI mijabAnI ApavA mAguM chuM. jo tamane mAre paise e mijabAnI ApavAmAM vAMdho hoya, to kahI de, huM pAsenI "hera eNnDa Tebara' vIzImAM cAlyo jAuM; ahIM beThelA sau sagRhasthone paNa mArI sAthe be miniTa jeTale dUra AvelA te sthaLe AvavAmAM vAMdho nahi ja hoya." nA, nA, bhANAbhAI, aDhAra aDhAra varSa tamArA mAthA upara thaIne pasAra thayAM haze, ane tamAruM mAthuM kaMIke badalAyuM nahi hoya, ema huM kaheto nathI. eTale tamAre A samaye ahIMthI bIje kayAMya cAlyA javAnI jarUra nathI. tame kaho cho te badhuM tamane ane ahIM hAjara rahelA saune ahIM ja maLaze. paraMtu bhANAbhAI, je sonaiyAnI thelI tame ATalA abhimAnapUrvaka bahAra kADhI batAvI, tenI aMdaranuM senuM tame eTalI ja abhimAna levA jevI rIte meLavyuM haze, evI huM AzA rAkhuM chuM." - "mAmA, tamane te tamArA bhANA viSe kazIya sArI kalpanA karavAnI ja bAdhA hoya ema lAge che. kUDIbaMdha varSo pahelAMnA mArA avaguNo ja tamane te maratA sudhI dekhAyA karavAnA. A sonuM te, sagRhastho, jayAM jhADa upara ja Uge che ane pAkA phaLanI peThe cUMTI levAnI ja tasdI lIdhe maLI jAya che, evA mulakamAMthI huM laI Avyo chuM. are e navI duniyAmAM AvelI suvarNanagarI "alorADomAM chokarAMo hIrAne lakhoTe rame che, gAmaDethI gorIo cacUkAne badale mANeka parovIne gaLAmAM pahere che, jyAM chAparA upara naLiyAM sonAnAM hoya che ane rastA uparanI pharasabaMdhImAM cAMdInAM gaciyAM jaDelAM hoya che." te jamAnAmAM dakSiNa amerikAmAM oNrinauko nadI upara aDhaLaka suvarNa bharelI adabhuta nagarI AvelI che ema sau koI mAnatuM; ane enI zodhamAM saMkhyAbaMdha gerA sAhasike jatA,

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" - vIzImAM bilDanane laoNransa golDabreDa karIne kApaDiyo beTho hato. te bolI UThayA, "vAha bhAI, to te tyAM kApaDane vepAra karavAnI kharI majA Ave. tyAM ApaNe sapheda laoNna ane kALI sAIprasa laIne jaIe, to te naryA sonaiyA ja UsaraDI lAvIe, kharune?" are guNo bharIne sonuM laIne avAya, dosta! ane temAMya tArA jevo juvAna goro phaTAka mANasa tyAMnI lAla tapelA raMganI strIone kApaDa vecavA jAte jAya, to to teo tane zuM zuM khaTave te ja kahevAya nahi." "vAha, to pachI baMdA tyAM ja vepAra karavA javAnA !" "basa, te gharabAra vagere phAlatu je kaMI hoya te vecIsATIne karo UbhuM rokaDa, ane eka vahANa kharIdI temAM sAruM sAruM kApaDa bharI do. te vahANa mATe yogya vizvAsu khalAsIo lAvI ApavA ane temane AkhI musApharI daramyAna saMbhALavA e mAruM kAma! Ameya yAda hoya, te nAnapaNamAM pAdarI buvAnI vADImAM ApaNe be ja bhAgIdArImAM dhADo pADavA jatA!" | "vAha bhANAbhAI, ene bicArAne ene pAuMDa gALIne pensa banAvavAno kImiyo bahu sAro batAvyo!" jAilsa gosliga bolI UThayo; "paNa bhAI golDaDa, mArA jevA mUrakhanI salAha mAnIne, dariyo kheDavA na jata! enA peTALamAM to AkhAM nagaranuM dhana kayAM samAI jAya tenI khabara na paDe! ane A mAro bhANo je suvarNa nagarInI vAta kare che, te te teNe koI mANasanA khIsA sivAya bIje kayAMya joI hoya ema huM pote mAnato nathI. paNa javA do e badhI vAte - A khAvApIvAnuM AvyuM, ane je koI mArA A bhAgyavaMta bhANAbhAInA sudharIne pAchA AvavAnA mAnamAM e svIkAraze, tene huM kharA dilathI AbhArI thaIza." A badhA vakhata daramyAna musAphara jevo lAgato eka ajANyo sadgRhastha eka ja eka bAju besI rahyo hate. be divasathI te A vIzImAM Avyo hato, ane dareka vastunA sA agAuthI bhAvatAla pUchayA vinA cUkavI de hovAthI tathA bIjI kazI paMcAta na karatA hovAthI vIzIvALo tenA upara bahu khuza hatAeTale te have potAnA hAthanI cAMdInI zirohI laIne moTethI babaDato babaDato enI tarapha vaLyo, "vAha, AvA ratna jevA gharAkane atyAra sudhI ekalA mUkI huM mUrakha, kaI bIjI vAtoe vaLI gayo ?"

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hoDa bakyA ! vIzIvALAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa saunI najara pelA musAphara tarapha gaI. e pacIsa ane trIsa varSanI vaccenI uMmarano mANasa hato; kade madhyama karatAM thoDo UMco kahI zakAya tevo. tene pozAka sAdo paNa sughaDa hata; chatAM tenA dekhAvamAM svAbhAvika ja evuM gaurava pratIta thatuM hatuM ke, koIne paNa lAgyA vinA na rahe ke, teNe potAnA mobhA karatAM UtaratI jAtanAM kapaDAM paheryA che. tene cahero ataDo tathA gaMbhIra lAgato hato; enI kALI AMkha jayAre kaMIka tAtkAlika kAraNa hoya tyAre vIjaLInI peThe camakI UThatI; nahi to pAchI tenA bIjA dekhAva anusAra vicArazIla ane zAMta banI jatI. tenuM nAma ane hoddo jANavA mATe gAmanA lokoe bahu utsukatA dAkhavI hatI, tathA kammara AvavAnuM tenuM prayojana jANavA paNa. paraMtu e bAbatamAM koInI jijJAsA jarAya saMtoSAI na hatI. jAilse tenI pAse jaIne potAnA bhANAnA AgamananA ane tenA sudharI javAnA mAnamAM pote ApelI khAna-pAnanI mijabAnImAM tene badhAMnI sAthe bhaLI bhAga levA vinaMtI karI. pahelAM to teNe DokuM halAvI nA pADI, paNa pachI saune AnaMda bagADa e ThIka nahIM ema mAnI, te saunI sAthe AvIne besavA taiyAra thayo. to huM mArA mAnavaMta mahemAnanuM zuM nAma daIne temanI samakSa rajUAta karuM?" jAise tarata pUchayuM. "Tresiliyana." "to kahevata che te pramANe "pola," "Tre" ane "pena' e zabdo vALuM nAma kaoNrnavala taraphanuM hoya; eTale kaoNvaoNlanA mitra Tresiliyana ema kahune, mArA sAheba?" meM kahyuM eTaluM ja kahezo, to satyanI vadhu najIka rahezo." mAika lembaoNne have potAnA jUnA goThiyAonI nAma daI daI khabara pUchavA mAMDI. ane maMDaLImAMthI jene te te vyAkta viSe vizeSa mAhitI hoya, teNe ene ghaTatA javAba ApavA mAMDyAM. "eTale ke vAlimpharDane svaoNziMgavila gayo ema ne?"

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya' "hA, DonigTana kesalanA vanapAle tene haraNAnI peThe bANathI vIMdhI nAkhyo." "tene bIjAne vana-vagaDAmAM ghAlamela karavAnI bahu Teva hatI; te dosta tenI yAdamAM eka pyAlo bharo." enI yAda yathAyogya UjavAI rahI, eTale mAIke paivarganA prAnsa viSe pUchyuM. daza varSa thayAM, phAMsIne mAMcaDe laTakya!" javAba maLyo. "oho, ene cAMdanImAM vicaravAnuM bahu gamatuM, eTale chevaTe dharatIthI adhdhara laTakIne ja gayo, kema? to enI ane ene vahAlI cAMdanInI yAdamAM eka pyAlo, dosto. ane haoNla hempasIDanI zI khabara che?" ene rAjakIya dhamAlo bahu gamatI, eTale be-traNa varSa pahelAM DacUka opha naoNraphokanA kAvatarAmAM bhAga levA badala tenI pAchaLa vaoNraMTa nIkaLyuM ane tyArathI ja te lApatA che." "to A badhAnI je vale thaI te jANyA pachI TaoNnI phesTara viSe pUchavuM te nakAmuM che. kAraNake, e to vaLI saune Tape evo hato - e bhAgye sahIsalAmata rahyo hoya." ko TaoNnI phesTara?" "pelo Aga-bhArathI kahevAte hato te! pelA laeNTimara ane rIlIne jIvatA saLagAvavA jatA jallAdanI mazAla bujhAI gaI ane koI bIjAM tene tenI mazAla pharIthI saLagAvI ApavA taiyAra na thayuM, tyAre je Aga laI Avyo hate te?" hA, hA, e TaoNnI phesTara to bhalo caMgo che." jAize javAba Apyo; "paNa bhANAbhAI, tame ene jo moDhAmoDha Aga-bhArathI kahevA jaze, te taravAra ja kADhIne Ubho raheze!" kema? have tene e vAtanI zarama Ave che? te vakhate te e evI baDAza mArate ke baLadane bhUMjAto jovAnuM game teTaluM ja tene adhamane bhUMjAto jovAnuM game che!" 1. iMglenDane bizapa ane zahIda, kaeNthalika saMpradAyanI merI-1 rANI banI tyAre potAne peTesTaMTa paMtha badalavAnI nA pADatAM nikolasa rIDalI sAthe tene jIvato saLagAvI mUkavAmAM Avyo hato. (1485-1555)

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hoDa bakyA! "bhANAbhAI, e to rANI merInA vakhatanI vAta thaI; te vakhate tene bApa eNbigsananA baTanI jAgIrane kArabhArI hatA. paNa tyAra pachI to te eka zuddha proTesTaMTI bairIne paraNyo che ane pote jAteya kaTTara proTesTaMTI banI gayo che." ane have to eTalo ataDo banI gayo che, ke potAnA jUnA sAthIone oLakhavA paNa mAgatA nathI." golDagreDe umeryuM. "te te te mAladAra paNa banyo hovo joIe;" laeNmbaoNne kahyuM; "kAraNake to ja bIjAnA paisA upara dAnata rAkhanArAothI pote dUra rahevA che! " "mAladAra? are, devaLavADAnI najIka jUnuM bhavana hatuM - kamnaraplesa, yAda chene?" hA, hA, meM traNa vakhata enI vADImAM khAtara pADeluM; tenuM zuM che?-- jUnA eNbaTa jyAre eNbilDanamAM plega ke rogacALo cAlato hoya, tyAre tyAM AvIne rahetA, ema mane barAbara yAda che." basa, tyAre e badhI jAgIra koI rAjadarabArIe kharIdI lIdhI che, ane eNnthanI phosTarano e bhavanamAM e darabArI pAsethI meLavelI gaNotapaTTAnI rUe kaMIka haka che. tethI te pote moTo jAgIradAra banI gayo hoya tema gAmanA bIjA sAthe bhaLatuM paNa nathI."mAmAe kahyuM. "nA, nA," golDabreDa bolI UThayo; "mAtra paisAnA ghamaMDanuM kAraNa nathI; aMdarakhAne koI strInuM paNa kAraNa che, jene te sUryano prakAza paNa na paDe te rIte sAcavI rahyo che." tarata ja Tresiliyana utsukatAthI vacce ja pUchI beTho, "kema, kema? tame hamaNAM te kahyuM ke, te eka proTesTaMTa bAIne paraNyo che; pachI pAchI bIjI strInI vAta kyAMthI AvI?" "hA, hA, te paraNyo hato, ane te bAI tene nAke nAtha ghAlIne ja hAMkatI hatI; paNa te te have gujarI gaI che, ane pAchaLa saMbhAraNAmAM 1. maThAdhyakSa. 2. khristI dharmamAM popanI hakUmata mAnatA romana ketholika; ane teno virogha karanAra proTesTaMTa. 3. maeNzana - hAusa. 4. TenI e enthanInuM TUMkuM rUpa che.

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya eka chokarI mUkatI gaI che. eTale A navI strI bAbata gAmamAM cakacAra cAle che te mujaba te tenI sAthe te paraNavAne hoya ema lAge che." paNa vidhura banelo pharI paraNe temAM cakacAra cAlavA jevuM zuM che?" Tresiliyane ja pUchyuM. "e to huM jANato nathI," jAInse kahyuM: "paNa evuM saMbhaLAya che ke e strI to koI rAjarANI jevI ke apsarA jevI suMdara che. te kayAMthI AvI che te koI jANatuM nathI, tathA tene kema Ama saMtADI rAkhavAmAM Ave che e paNa. lokomAM tethI ja cakacAra cAlyA kare che. meM to ene joI nathI, paNa tame to golDaDa, e bAIne joI che, kharuM ne?" "hA, hA, meM joI che ja vaLI. eka vakhata huM eNbilDanathI Avata hato tyAre jANI joIne e bhavananI pUrava-bArI AgaLa thaIne ja nIkaLyo. e jAhera rasto na hate - enA pArkamAM thaIne nIkaLyo ema ja gaNAya; paNa jUnuM oLakhANa hatuM, ne baporanA taDakA vakhate dhULa ane tApathI bacavA bhAIbaMdhanAM jhADanI chAyAmAM thaIne nIkaLavAno vAMdho nahIM - uparAMta, mArAM kapaDAM paNa navAM ja hatAM, eTale e dhULathI melAM na thAya e kAraNa paNa kharuM ja -" - "bhalAdamI, e navAM kapaDAMthI koI suMdarInI AMkha AMjI nAkhavA ja tuM tyAM gayo hato ema ja sAcuM kahI de ne!" mAIkela haoNmbaoNrna bolI UThayo. golDabreDe hasIne javAba Apyo, "paNa e suMdarIne TonI phesTaranuM ja tavA jevuM moM Akhe vakhata joyA karavuM paDatuM hoya, tenA karatAM tene thoDo raMgaberaMga jovA maLe, evo dayAbhAva paNa kharo ja ne !" paNa Tresiliyane jarA akaLAIne kahyuM, "bhAI, tamArI vAta cAlavA dene! hAM, to pachI zuM thayuM?" hAM sAheba, to pachI huM jevo e raMgIna kAca-takhatIonAM citrovALI bArI nIce thaIne nIkaLyo, tevuM ja jharUkhAnuM bAraNuM UghaDayuM ane aMdarathI eka nava-juvAna suMdarI nIkaLI." ' "tenA caherAmahorAnuM varNana jarA vigate karazo, maherabAna?" Tresiliyane kahyuM. chemenazana hAusanI AsapAsanI vizALa jamIna.

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hoDa khacA ! 13 66 paheryAM "" vAha, tamA sAhebane mArI vAtamAM rasa paDe che, e jANI mane bahu AnaMda thAya che. e strIe bahu majAnAM, cheka navA kaTanAM kapaDAM hatAM; evuM kApaDa sAmAnya rIte ApaNA tarapha jovA paNa na maLe - juo, mA'LA bakAla! bhAIsAheba pUche che enA mADhAnA dekhAva, tyAre e varNave che kApaDanI jAta!" 66 66 sAheba, enA caherA ADe seAnAjaDita hAthIdAMtanA hAthAvALA paMkhA hatA, ane tenA vALa upara lIlA rezamanI jALI hatI -- jemAM bhegA jarInA tAra paNa hatA. huM enA memAM sAmuM barAbara joIne gUDa-De kahevA jAuM, eTalAmAM te TaoNnI phAsTara hAthamAM mATI DAMga laIne mArI sAme dhasI AvyA. ,, 66 66 ane tArA mAthAnuM kacuMbara karI nAkhyuM, ema ne?" jAIlse pUchyuM. nA, evI mAraphADa te| na thaI, paNa teNe mane DAMga ghumAvIne pUchyuM kharuM ke, sIdhA dhArI rastA mUkIne pArkamAM zA mATe peThA? ane pelI nAjuka suMdarI jo jotI na hAta, to meM paNa DAMganA javAba DAMgathI vALyo ja hota; paNa evI nAjuka suMdarInA dekhatAM leAhI reDAya, e sAruM nahi, eTale huM rokAI gayA. 66 "" javA de pAcakAbhAI, e vAta ! kayA zUramA vaLI eka suMdarIne rAkSasa khavvIsa ke jAdugaranA hAthamAMthI bacAvavA jatAM leAhI reDAtuM joIne e suMdarI bI jaze, evA vicAra kare, vAru? khare ja, bakAla te hAthamAM AvelI eka sArI taka gumAvI. mAikela oNmbArna bAlI UThayo. "" 66 " tA bahAdurabhAI, e bhavana, e tamArI ja hiMmata haju nAsI nathI gayAM. batAveA, tA kharA !" khalvIsa, ane e suMdarI badhAM cAlatI hoya te tame tyAM jaI " are, sAmasAmuM dArUnuM eka pavAluM pAvAnI ja zarata, bAla! paNa theAbha, thAbha, mArI pAse atyAre sAruM kApaDa nathI; eTale evI zarata mAra ke mArA pAMca e la-sAnaiyA*nI sAme tAro eka haoNlaeNnDa-tAke ! mAre kAle TaoNnI phaoNsTarane hAthe ja e suMdarInI mulAkAta levI !" 66 "kabUla, maMjUra !" gAlDathreDe kahyuM; " ane tuM meATo khavIsa pote ja kema na hAya, paNa tArA pAMca sAnaiyA mArA khIsAmAM AvI gayA ja jANa! * TaphUDara rAjyakALamAM enI kiMmata 10 ziliMga hatI.

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14 prIta kiye dukha hoya' paNa ApaNA A mijamAna vIzI-mAlika pAse ApaNA baMnenI hoDanI rakama pahelI mUkI do - alabatta, huM mArA tAkAnA badalAmAM atyAre rokaDa rakama mukIza; pachI kAle mAre e tAko lAvI Apo !" nA bhAI, ApaNe evI hoDamAM vacce UbhA rahevAnA nathI; bhANAbhAI, tame tamAre A tamArA bhAganuM ArAmathI pI lo, eTale basa. mAsTara phesTara okasapharDanA rAjagaDhamAM tamane loDhAnAM bIyAM paherAvI devarAvaze, enI mane khAtarI che." mAmAe saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM. te te to mAIkanA hAthane e balIyA sAthenI jUnI sagAI yAda devarAvavA jevuM ja thaze. paNa huM tene have heDamAMthI pAcho khasavA devAne nathI - sivAya ke, tenI teTalI rakama DUla thAya!" golDabreDa bolI UThyo. DUla zA mATe thAya? huM tyAM jaIne enI apsarAne maLI AvavA taiyAra chuM, pachI kaMI?" mAIke kahyuM. paNa jue bhAI, ApaNe vacalo raste kADhIe -" Tresiliyana bolI UThayo; "mane tame tyAM javAnA tamArA sAhasamAM joDe joDAvA do, to tamArI hoDanI rakamamAM huM ardhAaIne hissedAra banavA taiyAra chuM." tamane tenAthI zo phAyado, sAheba?" laeNmbaoNrne pUchayuM, "phAyado kazo nahi; mAtra tame kevI adAthI ane bahAdurIthI tyAM varto cho, e mane najare jovAnuM maLaze. huM musAphara chuM ane jUnA vakhatanA nAITanI peThe AvAM kAranAmAM jovAno, jANavAno ane anubhavavAne mane zokha che." are, tamAre e TaoNnI-TrAuTarane chatapatATa najare jovo hoya, te mAre kazo vAMdho nathI. to basa, have dareka jaNa mArI hoDanI jItanI zubhecchAmAM eka eka pyAlo pIvA mAMDo !" blaoNne kahyuM. nA, bhAI, huM vaLI tArI jIta thAya ane huM hAruM evI zubhecchA zAne batAvuM?" golDaDa bolI UThayo. mA"LA bakAla! tuM nA pADe che? Ubhe rahe huM tane zUramAnI kheladilI zIkhavADuM chuM!" - ema kahI laeNmbaoNrna dArUnI mastImAM taravAra kheMcavA jato hato, paNa pAIlsa tathA bIjAoe thaIne tene tenA kamarAmAM dhakelI mUkayo, ane pathArImAM suvADI dIdho. 1. jelamAM. 2. mAIkalanuM TUMkuM rUpa. 3. mIThA pANInI nAnakaDI mAchalI.

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senuM varasavA lAge che! je divase savAramAM, bhalA jAize, potAnA bhANA sAthe pelI jagAe javAmAM DahApaNa nathI, ema Tresiliyanane ADakatarI rIte samajAvavA prayatna karyo, paNa Tresiliyane pote e heDamAM ardhA bhAganI javAbadArI lIdhA pachI temAMthI khasI javuM e to hINapata kahevAya, ema jaNAvI, sAvacetI khAtara pUchato hoya tema TaoNnI phesTara ane tene tyAMnI pelI strInA rahasya bAbata vadhu mAhitI pUchI. jAinse kahyuM, "sAcuM kahuM to gaI kAle rAte je kaMI ApaNe baMnee sAMbhaLyuM, temAM huM kazo vadhu umero karI zakuM tema nathI. pahelAM rANI maeNrInA vakhatamAM phesTara pipa-paMthI hatA, ane have rANI ilijhAbethanA vakhatamAM te proTesTaMTa banI gayo che. pahelAM te bilDananA ebaTana nokara hato, have te emanA kamnara-plesa bhavanano mAlika hoya tema rahe che. vadhumAM, te pahelAM garIba hato, have tavaMgara che. loko kahe che ke, enA e maeNzana-hAusamAM keTalAka khAnagI oraDA evA sajAvelA che ke, jevA rANIjInA paNa nahIM hoya. keTalAka to ema mAne che ke tene e bhavananI vADImAMthI chUpo khajAne maLI Avyo che, te keTalAka ema mAne che ke, setAnane sAdhIne teNe aDhaLaka dhana meLavyuM che. e kharuM khoTuM game te hoya, paNa te atyAre bhAre tavaMgara che, e vAta nakkI. - zI rIte tavaMgara thayo che to tene prabhu jANe ke teno setAna jANe. alabatta, chevaTanA te bahu ataDo banI gayo che, ane gAmanA koI sAthe haLata-bhaLato nathI; - jANe tene e jagAnuM koI rahasya gupta rAkhavuM hoya, athavA to potAne sau karatAM judI mATIno banelo mAnavA lAgyo hoya. mArA bhANAne tenI sAthe pahelAM oLakhANa hatI kharI; paNa atyAre te potAnuM oLakhANa enI sAmuM dharavA jaze, to takarAra

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya' thaI besavAnI e nakkI che. mATe maherabAna, tame enI sAthe na jAo te sAruM, ema haju paNa huM mAnuM chuM." Tresiliyane khAtarI ApI ke, pote bahu sAvacetIthI vartaze, ane potAnI sahIsalAmatI bAbata bhalA jAize kazI ciMtA karavAnI jarUra nathI. Tresiliyana nAsto paravArIne taiyAra thayo, teTalAmAM ja bahAra koIne maLavA gayelo mAIkela lemborna pAcho AvI pahoMcyo. teNe navAM kapaDAM paherIne thoDI TApaTIpa karI hatI, paNa Tresiliyane evAM cAlu kapaDAM paheryA hatAM ke jethI te vIzIvALAne koI nokara ja lAge. bhalA jAise e pramANe potAne abhiprAya baMnenA sAMbhaLatAM ja kahI batAvyo. paNa laeNmbone tarata ja kahyuM, "mAmA, tame gAmaDAgAmanI bahAra nIkaLyA nathI eTale evuM bhale kaho; bAkI zaheramAM te huM game teTalo ThaThAro karuM ke game teTalA paisA vAparuM, topaNa vIzIvALAya pAmI jaIne mane Tebala AgaLa cheDe ja besADe che! sAcI khAnadAnI e mALI koI evI guDha vastu che, je hajAro prayatna karIe, topaNa zIkhI zikhAya nahi. ke oDhI oDhAya nahi. veITaro ane nokarI AgaLa huM game teTalo ruAba dAkhavuM, paNa kazI vastu maMgAvI hoya, tyAre teo ema ja kahe che ke lAvuM chuM, yAra." to tame tamArA jUnA mitrane maLavA javAnA tamArA nizcayamAM haju kAyama che, ema ne?" Tresiliyane pUchayuM. hA, maherabAna; jyAre hoDa bakyA hoIe, tyAre pocakuM nAkhIne khasI na ja javAya, e te duniyAbharano kAyado che. paNa huM bhUlato na houM - jeke kAle rAte vadhAre paDatuM pivAI gayuM hovAthI kazuM cokkasa yAda che ema na kahI zakAya - to tameya mArI hoDamAM bhAga purAvyo chene?" "hA, hA, tame jo sAthe AvavA do, te huM tamArI sAthe ja AvavA mAguM chuM. meM ApaNA bhalA vIzI-mAlikanA hAthamAM ApaNI hoDanAM nANAMnI ardhI rakama kayAranI anAmata mUkI dIdhI che." Tresiliyane javAba Apyo. hA, hA, rokaDA gaNI ApyA che, bhANAbhAI," jAIze TApazI pUrI; "paNa mArI salAha che ke, tyAM kaMI takarAra jevuM thAya te jhaTa taravAra kheMcavAne badale mane tarata bolAvavA mokalajo; TaoNnI game teTalo

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senuM varasavA lAge che! akkaDa banI gayo haze, paNa mArI be AMkhanI zarama hajuya bharaze, ema mane lAge che." kanjhara gAma pote to TekarI upara sArI jagAe AveluM che. tenI pAsenA jhADIbharyA moTA pArka vacce jemAM TaoNnI phosTara raheto hato te prAcIna maeNnzana Avela hato. pArkamAM moTAM moTAM jhADa hatAM - khAsa karIne prAcIna virATa kavRkSo. temanI lAMbI DALIo e bhavananI AsapAsanI UMcI dIvAlonI Toca sudhI laMbAtI hatI. e pArkanI AsapAsa paNa jaMgI dIvAla hatI ane temAM pesavAnA jUnA daravAjA upara jaMgI khIlAnAM mAthAM jaDelAM hatAM. oNmbaoNrne e daravAjo joIne tarata ja kahI dIdhuM ke, "pelo beTo bakAla ghUsI gayelo eTale TaoNnIe je bahArano A daravAjo aMdarathI baMdha rAkhyo haze, to mAThI vale thaze!" paNa eNe saheja dhakelyo eTale daravAjo jUnAM mijAgarAM upara saheja UghaDyo. aMdara moTAM moTAM vizALa jhADa uparAMta je kaMI jhADavAM haze, te saMbhALa na rakhAyAthI jhADI jevAM ja banI gayAM hatAM. mAtra baMne bAju vRkSonI kinAravALo je eNvanyU-rasto hato, te javAya-avAya evo rahelo hato joke, judI judI bAjue javAnA je ADarastA vacce AvatA, temanAM meM to lAkaDAMnA DhagalAthI ke jhAMkharAMthI baMdha ja thaI gayelAM ke karI dIdhelAM hatAM. sUrya mAthe Avela hato chatAM A jaMgalamAM evuM aMdhAruM hatuM ke lemborna ja bolI UThayo, "mA"LuM jANe varunA moMmAM peThA hoIe evuM lAge che. paNa e beTAe jANI jAIne, koI mulAkAtI na Ave te mATe ja, badhuM Ama ghanaghora thavA dIdhuM che. kAraNa, huM oLakhato hato te eNnthanI phesTara hoya, te kayAranuM A badhuM lAkaDuM teNe kapAvIne vecI khAdhuM hota, ane te pote e paisA laIne laMDana majA karavA UpaDI gayo hota." "to zuM, e evo uDAu hato?" "hAte, amArA badhA jevo ja! paNa mALe ekalapeTo jabaro; bIjA keInA peTamAM enA paisAnuM TIpuMya jAya to enA peTamAM gayeluM paNa baLI jAya. atyAre paNa kevI boDa banAvIne mahIM pesI gayo che, juone !" pi0- 2

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"prIta kiye dukha hoya' "to pachI mAsTara laeNmbaoNrna, tamArA ne enA svabhAvamAM pahelethI ja ATalo pharaka che, te tame ene oLakhANa pharI tAjI karavA kema mAgo cho, vAru?" paNa sAmuM huM ja pUchuM chuM ke, tame ja ahIM mArI sAthe AvavA kema taiyAra thayA cho, e kahezo?" e to kAle hoDamAM ardhA bhAganA hissedAra banavAnuM meM kahyuM tyAre ja jaNAvI dIdhuM che - mAtra kutUhalane kAraNe." vAha, tame cAlAka zaherIe amane kevA babUcaka dhArI lo cho! huM barAbara jANuM chuM to! paNa huM jo tamArA praznanA javAbamAM eTaluM ja kahyuM ke, mAtra kutUhala khAtara ja huM mArA jUnA sAthI enthanI phosTarane maLavA jAuM chuM, to tame e sAcuM mAno kharA?" paNa kevaLa kutUhalane kAraNe huM tamArI sAthe Ama pharavA Avyo houM, emAM tamane zaMkA lAvavA jevuM zuM lAge che?" "javA do e vAta, maherabAna ! huM kaMI ema bhoLavAI jAuM te nathI. meM ghaNI nadInuM pANI pIdhuM che! tamAro dekhAva ja kahI Ape che ke, tame koI UMcA khAnadAnanA sahastha cho; chatAM tame mArA jevA rakhaDela-bhaTakela mANasane, - mArA mAmAe mAruM jAhera oLakhANa ApyA bAda - koI ajANI jagAe koI ajANyAne tyAM javAmAM sAthIdAra banAvo, ane e badhuM kevaLa kutUhala khAtara, e vAtamAM zo mAla che?" paNa tamane mArA kahyA upara vizvAsa na besato hoya, to tamArA kahyA upara mAro vizvAsa bese evuM paNa tame zuM karyuM che, vAru?" paNa mAro TaoNnI phesTarane maLavA javAne hetu to ughADo che. juo, mArI A kothaLImAM sonaiyA che te cAlaze tyAM sudhI huM emane vaTAvIne moja karyA karIza. pachI te khUTI jaze, tyAre mAre pAchI tene pharIthI bharavI paNa paDaze ja. have Aga-bhArathInI A apsarA jo loko kahe che tevI kharekhara namUnedAra haze, to te mArA sonaiyAnA rUpaiyA karavAmAM mane pUrI madadagAra nIvaDaze; ane pachI enthanI jo loko kahe che tevo kharekhara mAladAra haze, to mArA rUpaiyAne pAchA sonaiyA karavAmAM huM tene pUro upayoga karIza. Ama mArI to karavatanI peThe beya rIte vaheratA javAnI ja dAnata che !"

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senuM varasavA lAge che! 19 "vAha, dAnata te pUrepUrI sApha che; paraMtu te pAra paDe evI kazI AzA jaNAtI nathI." "Aje nahi to kAle to pAra paDaze ja; ane huMya cAre taraphathI jALa cokkasa karyA pahelAM tene phAMdavA jAuM evo gamAra nathI. gaI kAla rAta karatAM Aje savAre huM ene aMge vizeSa mAhitagAra banyo chuM. ane huM mAruM e adhUruM jJAna evI rIte vAparavAno chuM ke jethI te ene pUruM ja mAnI le! ane kharI vAta to e che ke, kAminI ke kAMcana ke baMneya vAnAM maLavAnI mane saheje AzA na hota, to A jaMgalamAM meM eka DagaluM paNa na bharyuM hota; kAraNake, ApaNI A mulAkAta sadaMtara jokhama vinAnI che, ema huM jarAya mAnato nathI. paNa have ApaNe aMdara peThA ja chIe, to ApaNe hiMmatabhera AgaLa vadhavuM ja rahyuM." teo have jaMgala jevA banI gayelA bagIcAne oLaMgIne bhavananA dvArathI thoDAM DagalAM ja dUra rahyA hatA. eTale temane potAnI vAtacIta baMdha karavI paDI. Tresiliyanane tethI laoNmbaoNne kahelAnA javAbamAM tene kaMIka vizvAsa bese evo javAba goThavavo na paDyo. lemborne bhavananuM mahAdvAra hiMmatathI khaTakhaTAvyuM. eka karatAM vadhAre vakhata khaTakhaTAvyA bAda daravAjAmAMnuM lokhaMDanA saLiyA jaDeluM eka nAnuM cokhaMDuM bAkuM ughADIne eka nokare temane barAbara joI lIdhA, ane pUchyuM, "zuM kAma che?" "sarakArI kAme mAsTara phosTarane tarata maLavuM che," lembaoNrne javAba Apyo. nokara e saMdezo laIne mAlikane kahevA gayo te daramyAna Tresiliyane lembornane kahyuM, "paNa tame maLyA bAda kayuM sarakArI kAma batAvazo, vAru?" are, eka vakhata aMdara pesIe pachI e badhuM to joI levAze." thoDI vAramAM nekara pAcho Avyo ane teNe AgaLA ughADIne temane aMdara lIdhA. eka kamAnadAra rastAmAM thaIne te cokhaMDA AMgaNAmAM dAkhala thayA. tenI cAre bAju imArata goThavAyelI hatI. kamAnanI sAme bIjuM bAraNuM hatuM, te pelAe ughADayuM ane A baMnene aMdara lIdhA. paththaranI pharasabaMdhIvALA e beThakakhAnAmAM sAduM ane jUnI DhabanuM thoDuMka pharnicara hatuM. bArIo UMcI tathA kamarAnA chAparA sudhI pahoMcatI

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6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' 20 hatI. ane e badhInA kAca upara raMgIna dharmacitro hoI, bahArathI prakAza bahu che! Avato jato. thoDI vAre eNnthanI phAsTara beThakamAM dAkhala thayo. Tresiliyane tene kaMIka azubha ane kharAba dekhAvane mANasa kalpyo ja hato. paNa pratyakSa Ubhelo mANasa to tenI kalpanAne kayAMya TapI jato hato. tenA e sudRDha paNa sughaDa nahi evA kalevaramAM evuM ja vicitra kadarUpuM mana vasatuM haze, evA khyAla jatAM vAra na lAge. teNe aMdara AvI baMne mulAkAtIo upara tIvra najara karI. pachI jANe gaNatAM gaNatAM pagalAM bharatA hAya tema AgaLa AvIne teNe kahyuM, "sadgRhasthA, mane tamArI A mulAkAtanuM prayojana jaNAvaze| ?" phosTare javAba mATe Tresiliyana sAme ja joyuM. tenAM UtaratI jAtanAM kapaDAMmAM thaIne paNa tenuM khAnadAna vyaktitva barAbara pragaTa thatuM hatuM. paNa mAikele ja jUnA dostanI adAthI javAba AyeA -- - 66 "vAha, birAdara ! peAtAnA jUnA mitra ane sAthI mAikela oNmbaoNrnane cheka ja bhUlI gayA cho ke zuM?" "mAikela zaeNmbaoNrna? huM mAikela oNmbaoNrna che?" (6 hA, tame jeTalA eNnthanI phAsTara cho, eTalo ja." 66 bhale, bhale; paNa mAikela oNmbaoNrnane atyAre ahIM vaNamAgI mulAkAta bakSavAnI zI jarUra paDI vAru?" "le, kara vAta! mane to AthI vadhu sArA satkAranI apekSA hatI, meATAbhAI ! 66 "zuM, tArA jevuM jelapaMkhIDuM, tathA phAMsIgara ane jallAdanA managamatA zikAra evA tane mArA jevA pAsethI kazA AvakAra-satkAranI apekSA che, ema?" 66 bhale mArA jUnA dosta eNnthanI Aga-bhArathI koI paNa agamya rIte A kara-plesa jevA bhavananA mAlika banI beThA hoya, tepaNa temanI pAsethI A karatAM kaMIka sArA AvakAranI apekSA mane - emanA bALasAthIne tA rahe ja. "jo sAMbhaLa mAikela oNmbaoNrna, tuM teA have jugArI banyo che, eTale koI paNa zakayatAnA TakA gaNavAnI tane sArI AvaData che; te tAro satkAra ""

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senuM varasavA lAge che ! 21 karavA mATe tene abaghaDI huM ahIM bArImAMthI ja bahAranI khAImAM pheMkI dauM, e zakyatAne te keTalA TakA gaNe, vAru?" tame mane nahIM pheMko, e zakyatAnuM pramANa vIsanI sAme eka jeTaluM che." ane zAthI vAru?" enthanI phosTare dAMta kacaDatAM ane hoTha pIsatAM kahyuM. kAraNa ke, huM tamArA karatAM vadhu juvAna ane khaDatala chuM; tathA tamArAmAM chUpI rIte kAravAI karanAro khavvIsa bharAyo haze, to mArAmAM sIdhuM mAthuM bhAgavA ane lohI reDavA Atura evo khavIsa bharAyo che, e kahI dauM chuM." phesTara tenI sAmuM thoDuM joI laI, bAjue pharI gayo ane kamarAmAM beeka AMTA mArI, acAnaka tenI pAse Avyo ane hAtha laMbAvIne bolyo, "mArA upara gusse na thaIza, dasta; huM tArI parIkSA ja leto hato ke, tuM pahelAM jevo ja pANIdAra rahyo che ke, namAlo banI gayo che. paNa tArI sAthe A juvAna vaLI koNa che? tArA jevo ja koI gaLAkApu to nathIne?" nA, nA, e te koI kharA khAnadAna sagRhastha che; paNa ApaNI jAtanA lokonA kasabanA kadaradAna hoya ema lAge che. atyAre te te zikhAu che ane navA vaTalAyelA jevA che, paNa ApaNA jevAnI sobata jarA vadhu karavA mAMDaze, to thoDA vakhatamAM ja ApaNA guNonI kakSAe jarUra AvI pahoMcaze." te bhale; paNa mAre tane je kahevAnuM che te jarA khAnagI vAta hoI, tuM ahIM bAjunA kamarAmAM AvI. daramyAna, tame maherabAna, A kamarAmAM ja amArI rAha jojo. paNa rakhe oraDAnI bahAra jatA; kAraNake, A gharamAM evAM jaNa che, je koI ajANyAne joIne tarata cIsa pADavA maMDI jaze." eNnthanI phesTara potAnA mulAkAtIne je oraDAmAM laI gayo te vaLI vadhu bhaMgAra jevo hato. pahelAMnA vakhatamAM e kamaro ebiMgTananA eNbaTanA pustaka-saMgrahane hato. paNa have A oraDAmAM koI AvatuM jatuM nahi; mAtra rasoIyo Aga saLagAvavA emAMthI pustako phADavA Ave, athavA

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prIta kiye dukha hoya' bUTa sApha karavA kAgaLiyAM levA nokara Ave. papa-paMthI A badhuM dharmasAhitya A navA mAlikone mana ethI vadhu visAtanuM na hatuM. phesTare e oraDAmAM AvI laeNmbaoNrnane pahelAM pUchelo ja savAla pharI pUchayo, "tAre mAruM zuM kAma che? ane kaI AzAe tuM ahIM kheMcAI Avyo che?" "vAha, mAro uddhAra karavAnI AzAesto ! mArI pAse A thelImAM che teTalI ja rakama che. tame ahIM sArI rIte jAmyA ho ema lAgo cho, ane loko evI vAta kare che ke, tamane koI moTA rAjezarInI otha maLI che - paNa ema mArI sAme ghUrakIne joI rahevAnI jarUra nathI, - jALamAM pesI nAcanAra lokonI najare na paDe e vAta bane ja nahi! have evA rAjezarInI otha tamane ema ne ema to nahIM ja maLI hoya, - tamAre badalAmAM emanI kaMIka sevA bajAvavI ja paDatI haze. te huM e sevAmAM tamAro madadagAra banavA mAguM chuM. paNa mAre tArI madadanI jarUra na hoya to?" "eTale ke, badhuM kAma ane badhuM inAma tamAre ekalAe ja paDAvI levuM che? paNa dosta eNnthanI, ema ekalapeTA ane lobhI thavAmAM majA nahi. thelAmAM vadhAre paDatuM bharavA jatAM thelo phATI jAya ane badhuM ja verAI jAya! juo, haraNanA zikAre jaIe chIe tyAre gaMdha pArakhanAro dhImo nAka-pago kUtaro jema joIe, tema haraNa jyAre najare paDe tyAre jhaTa doDI jaI tene pakaDI le evo doDa-pago paNa joIe. tamArA mAlikane tamArA jevA gaMdhIlA nAka-pagA kUtarAnI jarUra haze, tema mArA jevA doDa-pagAnI paNa jarUra rahe ja. tamArI pAse akkala hoziyArI che, tyAre mArI pAse hiMmata-bahAdurI che. ApaNA baMnenA guNo chUTA hoya tyAM sudhI adhUrA che, paNa baMne sAthe joDAya, te ApaNe AkhI duniyAne ApaNI AgaLa hAMkavA zaktimAna thaIe." kevI mAla vagaranI vAta che? Ama koInI upara paDatA AvavuM e to tArA jevA nAlAyakane ja sUjhe paNa tuM haMmezane e jaMgalI DApho-mAra DAghiyo ja rahyo!" paNa mArI A mAgaNI nAkabUla rAkhazo, to e upamA sAcI ja paDaze ane tamAre mArAthI bacatA rahevuM paDaze. kAraNake, tame mane tamArA

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senuM varasavA lAge che! mArgamAM sAthe nahi rAkhe, to huM sAmo mATe AvIne ja Ubhe rahIza. huM A tarapha kaMI kAmadhaMdhe lAgavA ja Avyo chuM, eTale tame tamArA kAme mane nahi lo, te tamArI viruddhanA kAme ja huM lAgI jaIza, e vAtamAM zaMkA na rAkhaze." ema vAta che? Ama jo AkhI vAtane tuM mArI pasaMdagI upara ja choDavA mAgatA hoya, to huM tAro duzmana banavA karatAM tAro mitra ja banavAnuM vadhu pasaMda karIza. tuM sAcuM kahe che; huM tane mArA AzrayadAtAnI sevAmAM laI zake ema chuM; kAraNake, e mane ne tane to zuM uparAMta bIjA so jaNane paNa nirAMte poSI zake tema che. ane kharuM kahIe to huM emanI amuka sevA bajAvavAne mATe lAyaka mANasa paNa che. mArA AzrayadAtAne hiMmata tema ja hoziyArI e baMne bAbatonI sArI peThe jarUra che. ane adAlatanA kAgaLomAM tArI e lAyakAtanA DhagalAbaMdha purAvA paDelA che. koI kAma karatAM tane aMtarAtmA DaMkhe evuM kAMI che ja nahi - kAraNake tArI pAse e nAmanI cIja ja nathI. rAjadarabArInI sevAmAM joDAvA icchanAramAM e lAyakAta pahelI hovI joIe. paNa tArI eka bAbata tAre sudhArI levI paDaze." "kaI bAbata, mArA mitra eNnthanI? tame je kaMI sudhAravAnuM kahezo te huM jhaTapaTa sudhArI na lauM, to bhUtana bhAI mane bharakhe!" "basa A ja vAta sudhAravAnI che! AvA jaladI jaladI gAmaThI sogaMda khAIne bolavuM nahIM. uparAMta tAro bahArano dekhAva ane caheromahoro koI rAjadarabArI rasAlAnA mANasane chAje tevo nathI. kAraNake, e rAjadarabArIne to duniyAnI AMkhe caDavAnuM hoI, tenAM mANasoe janme eka khabhe laTakato rAkhavAne badale baMne khabhe barAbara paherele rAkhavo joIe. tArA pozAkamAM tAre ahIMtahIM thoDA pheraphAra karI levA paDaze. uparAMta, jhaTapaTa talavAranI mUTha upara hAtha nAkhavAnI Teva choDI devI paDaze, kAraNake, jyAre kharekhara tene hAtha lagADavAne haze, tyAre AkhI taravAra ja tAre kAme levAnI thaze. atyAre jUne jamAne nathI rahyo; atyAre to bhAremAM bhAre parAkrama karanArAnI nasa paNa bahArathI phUlelI dekhAvI joIe nahi ke AMkha paNa jarAya phATavI joIe nahi; - to hoTha phATavAnI to vAta ja kayAM?"

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prIta kiye dukha hoya' "eTale ke atyAre te khavIsanuM kAma karatA hoIe te paNa enuM nAma jIbhe nahi lAvavAnuM, emane? ThIka bhAI ThIka, mAre paNa A navI duniyAmAM pAchaLa rahI na javuM hoya te e badhA DhoMga-dhatUrA dhAraNa karavA ja paDaze. paNa mAre jenI tahenAta A rIte chUpA rahIne bajAvavAnI che, tenuM nAma zuM che vAru?" "vAha, beTamajI kevA pakaDAI gayA? tame mAre viSenI gupta vAto zI jANo cho, jethI mArA mArgamAM ADe AvavAnI baDAza mAratA hatA? huM mArA AzrayadAtA viSe je vAta karato hato, te tamArI parIkSA levA ja nahoto karato, ema zAthI mAnI lIdhuM?" "te ema vAta che? dosta, tame paNa joI lejo ke, thoDA ja vakhatamAM huM temane ArapAra pAmI jAuM chuM ke nahi? ane ema huM jANavA pAmIza tyAre mArI sAthe bIjA hajAra jaNa jANavA pAmyA haze, enI khAtarI rAkhajo." paNa e lokonI vAta AgaLa cAle, te pahelAM pAsenA kamarAmAMthI eka cIsa saMbhaLAI eTale tarata enthanI phosTara, "basa, mAruM AvI banyuM? ema bolato hAMphaLo hAMphaLo te oraDA tarapha doDI gayo. mAikela laeNmbaoNrna paNa pAchaLa pAchaLa doDayo. paNa e cIsa zAnI paDI hatI, e jANavA ApaNe ApaNI vArtAmAM thoDAM DagalAM pAchAM bharavAM paDaze. phosTara ane lemborna judA kamarAmAM cAlyA gayA tyAre Tresiliyana beThakakhAnAmAM ekalo ja Ubho rahyo. te pelA benI pUMTha pAchaLa tiraskArabharI najara nAkhIne gaNagaNyo, "emI, mI, A tArA sobatIo ! tuM avicArIpaNe ane mArA pratye juThThANuM AcarIne ahIM doDI AvI, tethI tArI pAchaLa pAchaLa huM paNa mArI jiMdagI barabAda karIne kayAM kayAM - AvA mANasanI sobatamAM bhaTakyA karuM chuM? paNa eka vAra mArA pavitra ane hArdika premanI pAtra tane banAvelI, eTale tane phasAvanAranA hAthamAMthI ane tArI potAnI jAta pAsethI tene choDAvavI - bacAvavI ja rahI. alabatta, kharI paDelA tArAne tenA mULa sthAne pharI pAcho prasthApita karIne camakAvI na ja zakAya, paNa - "

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senuM varasavA lAge che! paNa e kamarAmAM pAse ja thayelI kaMIka hilacAlathI te potAnI vicAranidrAmAMthI jAgI UThayo. teNe joyuM te eka suMdara ane kImatI kapaDAM paherelI yuvatI e kamarAmAM bAjunA bAraNAmAM thaIne dAkhala thaI hatI. pote jenI zodhamAM Avyo hato tene te tarata oLakhI gayo. teNe ekadama to potAnA jalpAno kaoNlara UMco karI mAM DhAMkI devAno prayatna karyo, jethI yogya kSaNe ja - jarUra lAge tyAre chatA thaI zakAya. paNa eno e prayatna pelI yuvatIe ja niSphaLa banAvyo. te sIdhI tenI pAse AnaMdabharI doDI AvI ane lADa karatI bolI, "vAha, vahAlamajI, tame mane ATalI badhI rAha jovaDAvI, ane have meDA moDA mArA kuMjamaMDapamAM AvyA bAda moDhuM chupAvIne zAnA UbhA rahyA cho? tamArA upara premanI adAlatamAM rAjadrohano mukaddamo calAvavAmAM AvanAra che, mATe moTuM khulluM karI nAkhIne kabUla karI do - nirdoSa ke gunegAra?" ema kahIne teNe TresiliyananA moM uparathI jalmo haTAvyo tenI sAthe ja tenuM moM jotAM te maDadA jevI phIkI paDI jaIne be DagalAM pAchI khasI gaI. Tresiliyana pote ja Abho banI gayo; paNa svastha thaI tarata bolyo, "eNmI, DarIza nahi; huM Tresiliyana chuM." "huM tamArAthI zA mATe Da, mi0 Tresiliyana?" eNmI have zaramathI lAlacoLa banI jaIne bolI, "paNa tame mArA gharamAM nimaMtraNa vinA, ke meM icchayA vinA zA mATe AvyA cho?" tAre ghara? eNmI, A te ghara che ke jelakhAnuM? jenuM rakSaNa khavvIsa jevo ghaNApAtra mANasa kare che; bhale, te tenA mAlika karatAM vadhu vRNApAtra nahi hoya !" "A ghara mAruM che, ane mAre Ama ekalavAsamAM rahevuM hoya, temAM koIne zo vAMdho hoI zake, vAru?" bIjA koIne nahi, kizorI, paNa tArA hadayabhaMga thayelA pitAne te levAdevA hoI zakene? temaNe ja tane zodhavA mane mokalyo che, ane te jAte tArA upara hakadAvo karavA ahIM AvI zake tema na hovAthI mane temaNe pitAnuM mukhatyAranAmuM ApyuM che. A temano putra che - ane te temaNe khAsI bImAra avasthAmAM lakhI Apyo che, joke mananA kArI ghA bhulAvanAra e zArIrika vedanA temane AzIrvAdarUpa thaI paDI che."

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prIta kiye dukha hoya' zArIrika vedanA? khAsI bImAra avasthA? to zuM te eTalA badhA bImAra che?" eTalA badhA bImAra che ke, game teTalI utAvaLe tyAM pahoMcI jAya, topaNa temane pharI pAchA beThA nahIM karI zake. chatAM tuM jo tyAM AvavA taiyAra hoya, to tane banatI utAvaLe temanI pAse laI javAnI vyavasthA huM karI daIza." Tresiliyana, huM A jagA choDI zakuM tema nathI; mAre choDavI paNa na joIe: tevI hiMmata paNa na karavI joIe. tame ja tarata mArA bApu pAse pAchA jAo ane temane kaho ke, atyArathI mAMDIne bAra kalAka bAda huM temane maLavA AvavAnI paravAnagI meLavI laIza. jAo Tresiliyana, temane kahejo ke huM sukhI chuM - AnaMdamAM chuM - ane huM temane maLavA jarUra AvIza. temanI emI have evI ucca sthitie pahoMcI che ke, te jANIne e jarUra khuzI thaze, sukhI thaze. bhalA Tresiliyana, tame paNa jAo; meM tamane jarUra ghA karyo che, paNa have meM karelA ghA rujhAvavAnI mArAmAM tAkAta paNa AvI che - meM tamAruM bAliza hadaya corI lIdhuM hatuM, paNa have huM tamane bhAre mAna-akarAma ane baDhatI bakSIne teno badalo vALI zakuM tema chuM." "tuM mane Ama kahe che, emI? hRdayanA ghA AvI baDhatI ane mAnapratiSThAnI vAtothI rujhAI zakAtA haze? - bhale, paNa huM tane Thapako ApavA nathI Avyo, paNa bacAvI levA Avyo chuM. huM chupAvavA jAya to paNa huM joI zakuM chuM ke, huM ahIM eka kedI ja che. nahi te tAruM mamatALu hRdaya abaghaDI tane tArA pitAnI bImAra-pathArIe pahoMcI javA prere ja. chetarAyelIphasAvAyelI kizorI, tuM cAla - badhuM bhUlI javAmAM Avaze - badhuM mApha karavAmAM Avaze. ApaNe baMnee karelA karAro pALavA-paLAvavAno huM Agraha karIza, evo Dara rAkhIza mA - e te svapna hatuM ane temAMthI huM kyArano jAgI gayo chuM - paNa tuM to tArA pitA je haju jIve che, temane jIvatA rAkhavA mATe ja cAlI Ava. temanA vatsala hRdayamAM te karela ghA, tAruM eka ja AMsu, tAro eka ja vahAlabharyo zabda bhulAvI deze." meM, Tresiliyana, tamane kahI te dIdhuM ke, huM jarUra mArA pitA pAse AvIza ja. paNa mAre mArI amuka pharajo vicAravAnI che eTale mane

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sonuM varasavA lAge che! 27 paravAnagI maLatAM huM tarata ja tyAM doDI AvIza, evuM jaladI jaIne mArA pitAne kahI do !" paravAnagI? tArA bImAra - kadAca maraNapathArIe paDelA - pitAne maLavA AvavA mATe paNa paravAnagI? ane e paravAnagI konI pAsethI levAnI che? - stra badamAza pAsethI, je mitratAnA aMcaLA heThaLa, paroNA tarIkenI badhI pharaja bhUlIne, tane tArA pitAnA chAparA taLethI bhagADI lAvyo, tenI?" e mANasa mATe tame apazabdo na bolazo Tresiliyana! tamArAM sArAmAM sArAM parAkramo - yuddhanA raNamedAna uparanAM ke sAmAnya sthaLa uparanAM - enAM parAkramonI sAthe mUkavA paNa anucita gaNAya; jema tamAruM sAmAnya khAnadAna ane hoddo, te je kakSAe vicare che tenI AgaLa dharatAM paNa zarama Ave. mATe tame abaghaDI ahIMthI cAlatA thA, ane bIjI vAra mArA pitA koI saMdezavAhaka mArI pAse mokale te vadhu lAyaka mANasane mokale, eTaluM temane kahI dejo." "eNmI, tuM mAro game teTalo tiraskAra karIza, tethI huM vicalita thavAno nathI. mane eka vAta sAcesAcI kahI de - jethI tArA pitAne AzvAsananuM eka kiraNa maLe - teM e mANasanA hoddA-pratiSThAnI vAta karI, te te badhI bAbatamAM tuM e mANasanI sahabhAgI che kharI?- arthAt te tAro kAyadesara pati che? jethI tArI sAmAnya hilacAla upara paNa tene ATalo badho kAbU nuM kabUla rAkhe che?" tamArA AvA aziSTa pralApo baMdha karo; tamane javAba Apavo e paNa mArAM mAna-pratiSThAne halakAM pADavA barAbara che." "teM mArA praznano javAba ApavAnI nA pADIne pUrato khAtarIdAyaka javAba ApI dIdho che. eTale have tArA pitAe mArI AjJAnuM pAlana tArI pAse karAvavAnI je sattA mane bakSI che, tenI rUe huM tane A hInatA, pApa ane zokanA gartamAMnI nIkaLI AvavA hukama karuM chuM, ane ekadama tene tAbe thA." . ane jevo ema kahIne te ene pakaDavA gayo ke, tarata pelIe pAchI khasI jaIne eka cIsa nAkhI, je sAMbhaLIne haoNmbaoNrna ane phosTara tarata tyAM doDI AvyA.

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Re 6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya? phosTare eNmI tarapha joIne tarata trADa nAkhI, "bAnu, tame ahIM kema AvyAM? jANatAM nathI ke emAM to keTalAMyanuM meAta che? tame mitra, ekadama A ghara cheADI jA - nahIM te| mAre mArI kaTAra vAparavI paDaze. mAMIka, cAla tArI taravAra kheMca ane A harAmakhArane ahIMthI bahAra kADha!" - - "nA, bhAI, nA! e mANasa mArI sAthe AvyA hatA ane gaLAMkApuonA kAyadA pramANe paNa mAre hAthe tenuM gaLuM na kApI zakAya - pharI te sAmeA Ave tyAre judI vAta che. paNa maherabAna, bhalA thaIne tame ahIMthI ekadama vidAya thaI jAo. . "AghA rahe, halakaTa kUtarA ! " Tresiliyane javAba ApyA; - " ane maeNDama, tamane paNa atyArathI AzvAsana ApI rAkhuM chuM; ke, tamArA pitAne huM ahIMnA je samAcAra ApIza, tethI temanA bujhAvA lAgelA jIvanadIpa tarata ja bujhAI javAnA che." Tresiliyana javA lAgyA tyAre eNmI utAvaLe bAlI UThI, "Tresiliyana, utAvaLA na thazeA; mAre viSe game tevuM bhUMDuM mArA pitAne na bharavazeA." "maherabAnI karIne bAnu, tame tamArA kamarAmAM cAlyAM jA; ane amAre A badhAno zA javAba ApavA, te vicArI levA do." "huM kaMI tamArA hukamathI khasavAnI nathI." "paNa tamAre khasavuM ja paDaze," phosTare javAba Apyo; " atyAre ziSTAcAra jALavavAno vakhata nathI; ane mAIka, dosta, tAre jo AgaLa AvavuM hoya, te ughADI taravAre pelA gadheDAnI pAchaLa doDa, ane tene makAnanI hadanI bahAra pahoMcADI Ava; daramyAna huM A mAthAbhAre bAInI sAna ThekANe lAvuM chuM- kheMca tArI taravAra, ane doDa tenI pAchaLa." "huM ene kahA te laeNnDarsanI paNa pAra kADhI AvuM; bAkI jenI sAthe Aje savAre ja pyAlA bharIne pIdheA hoya, tenuM leAhI reDavuM, e ApaNuM kAma nahi." eTaluM kahetA kahetA te kamarAnI bahAra doDayo. daramyAna, Tresiliyana A jaMgala jevA pArkane pasAra karI, bahAra nIkaLavA mATe je pahelA rastA najare paDayo, te raste utAvaLA cAlyA kharo; paNa utAvaLa ane mAnasika mUMjhavaNa e be kAraNeAe bhaLatA mArge caDI gayA ane gAma tarapha javAnA mukhya daravAje pahoMcavAne badale dIvAlanI

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senuM varasavA lAge che! 29 pachItane bAraNe jaI pahoMcyo - jyAMthI khullA medAnamAM ja nIkaLI zakAtuM hatuM. Trasiliyana tyAM jaIne thobhI gayo. A bAraNe te tALuM rahetuM haze, eTale tyAM thaIne bahAra nIkaLavuM zI rIte? paraMtu tene ahIMthI vahelAmAM vahelI take nIkaLIne A khovAyelI-bhaTakelI chokarInA bApane jaladI jaIne maLavuM hatuM ane A chokarI ahIM che evI khabara ApavI hatI - jethI dezanA kAyadAnuM ullaMghana karI upADI javAyelI e chokarIne e jAtanI phariyAda karIne te pAcho kabajo meLavI zake. e sivAya ene ahIMthI choDAvavAno bIjo rasto na hato. Tresiliyana e bAraNuM ughADI nAkhavAno athavA dIvAla ThekIne bahAra javAno kAMI rasto hoya to te ajamAvavA jato hato, tevAmAM bahArathI koIe bAraNAnI kaLamAM cAvI ghAlI hoya evo avAja Avyo. ane thoDI vAramAM te bAraNuM UghaDatAM ghoDesavArInA janmAthI pUrepUro DhaMkAyelo eka mANasa aMdara dAkhala thayo. teNe mAthA uparano Topo paNa ardho cahero DhaMkAI jAya te rIte nIce lAvI dIdho hato. siliyana ane te baMne ekabIjAnI najaronajara thayA ke tarata ja baMne jaNa navAI ane gussAbharyA avAje eka pachI eka bolI UThayA, "vAne?" - "Tesiliyana?" - vArne e dimUDhatAnI kSaNa patI gaI eTale tarata Tresiliyanane pUchyuM, "tuM ahIM kayAMthI, jyAM tArI hAjarInI koI apekSA paNa rAkhatuM nathI ke tene icchatuM paNa nathI?" huM paNa e ja pUchuM chuM ke, huM ahIM zA mATe Avyo che? gIdha jema gheTAnA baccAnI AMkho cUMTI kADhayA pachI tenA maDadAne cUMthavA Ave, tema je nirdoSatAne te barabAda karI che, tene mANavA ja Avyo chene? cAla, kUtarA, taiyAra thaI jA!" ema bolatAMmAM te Tresiliyane taravAra kheMcI, paNa vArnee to potAnI taravAranI mUTha upara ja hAtha mUkIne kahyuM, "pAgala thA mA, Tresiliyana; huM kabUla karuM chuM ke, bahArathI uparacoTiyA najare jotAM huM doSita lAguM, paNa mANasa laI zake evA koI paNa sogaMdathI huM ema kahevA mAguM chuM ke, zrImatI eNmI robsarTane mArA hAthe kazI hAni pahoMcI

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prIta kiye dukha hoya' nathI; ane tethI huM tane A bAbatamAM mAre hAthe ghA thAya ema iccha nathI - bAkI tuM jANe che ke, huMya laDI jANuM chuM." hA, hA, tuM ema e to kahyA kare che, paNa mAre Aje tArI e bAbatanI khAtarI karI levI che!" "to te e khAtarI tane barAbara maLaze," ema kahI vAne e pitAnI taravAra jamaNA hAthe pakaDI, potAno janme DAbA hAthe vIMTI lIdho ane Tresiliyana upara eTalA jorathI humalo karyo che, jethI ekadama to laDAIno dora tenA hAthamAM ja AvI gayo. paraMtu Tresiliyana paNa veranI vasUlAtanA jhanUnathI uzkerAyelo hovA uparAMta taravArane upayoga karI jANe tevA hAtha ane AMkhavALo hato, eTale teNe paNa tenA humalAne barAbara javAba vALyo. vArnee pachI potAnA caDhiyAtA baLano lAbha laI, TresiliyananI vadhu najIka javA prayatna karyo : teNe pelAnI taravArano ghA potAnA DAbA hAthanA jabhbhAmAM jANe vIMTI lIdho ane pele potAnI aTavAyelI taravAra temAMthI kheMcI laI zake te pahelAM te potAnI taravArane thoDI pAchI karIne jorathI ghA karyo. paraMtu Tresiliyana pUro sAvadhAna hatA eTale teNe potAnI kaTAra upara tene ghA jhIlI lIdho ane pachI mAtra kustIdAvanI kuzaLatAthI thoDI vAramAM ja pelAne jamIna upara eTalA jorathI paTakayo ke pelAnI taravAra hAthamAMthI chaTakIne dUra paDI. te UThIne pAcho Ubho thavA jAya te pahelAM to Tresiliyane tenA gaLA upara potAnI taravAranI aNI dharI dIdhI. tArI dagAbAjIno zikAra banelIne mukta karavAno mArga takSaNa mane batAvI de, nahi to sarajanahAranA pavitra sUryanA prakAza tarapha tArI chellI najara karI le!" vAne DaghAI jaI, kazo javAba ApavAne badale acAnaka UbhA thavAne prayatna karavA gayo ke tarata Tresiliyane potAnI taravAra ugAmI, ane pelAnuM gaLuM kapAIne juduM ja thaI gayuM hota, paNa eTalAmAM mAIkela laoNmbaoNrne pAchaLathI AvI tene taravAravALo hAtha pakaDI lIdho. harAmakhora ! tuM mArI ane mArA duzmananI vacce AvavAnI hiMmata kare che, ema?" Tresiliyane baLapUrvaka laoNmbaoNrnanA hAthamAM chUTA thaI jaIne kahyuM.

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sAnuM varasavA lAge che! 31 "heM? mane harAmakhAra kahA che? paNa bhAI, haju savAre ApaNe sAthe pIdhelA khAlA huM bhUlI nathI gayo. mATe abaghaDI ahIMthI vidAya thaI jA. jotA nathI ke, have ame tamArI ekanI sAme be thaI gayA chIe?" ane eNe sAcuM ja kahyuM hatuM; kAraNake, vArnee, daramyAna UbhA thaI jaI, taravAra hAthamAM laI lIdhI hatI. eTale Tresiliyane gama khAI jaI, peAtAnI thelImAMthI be senaiyA kADhI oNmbArna tarapha pheMkayA ane kahyuM, ' le letA paravAra; jethI Aje savAre tuM mArA bhAmiyA tarIke AvyA hatA, tenuM mahenatANuM meM cUkavyuM nathI, ema tAre gAvAnuM na rahe. ane vArne, atyAre to huM jAuM chuM. paNa pharI ApaNe evI jagAe bhegA thaIzuM jyAM tArI ne mArI vacce koI Ama acAnaka AvI paDe tema nahi hoya.' eTaluM kahI, te e bAraNAmAM thaIne bahAra nIkaLI gayA. vArnene pachaDAyA bAda eTaluM badhuM kaccara vAgyuM hatuM ke, tenI marajI hoya tA paNa te TresiliyananI pAchaLa jaI zake tema na hatuM; tethI tenI pAchaLa te kALuM aMdhAra meAM karIne thADI vAra joI rahyo. pachI teNe lombaoNrna sAme joIne kahyuM, "tuM phesTaranA koI sAthI che, dAsta ?" "hAjI; ekadama najIkanA - jema hAtha| charInA kahevAya tema." "te| A eka sAnaiyA le; ane pelAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa jA, tathA te kayAM jAya che te jANI lAvI mane ahIM bhavanamAM pAchA AvIne kahe. paNa sAvadhAna! bahu sAvacetIthI jaje ane jIbha bilakula cUpa rAkhaje." eTaluM kahI te taravAra myAna karIne aMdara cAlyA gayA. oNmbaoNrna paNa Tresiliyane nAkhelA be sAnaiyA ghAsamAMthI upADI laI, vArnee ApelA sAnaiyA sAthe pAtAnI thelImAM mUkatA mUkato bAlyA, "vAha bhAI, huM tA paradezanI suvarNanagarI alaDorADonI vAta karatA hatA; paNa kharI suvarNanagarI tA A purANA IMglaeNnDamAM ja che ne - jyAM naryA sAnaiyA ja varase che ane ghAsamAM jhAkaLanAM TIpAMnI peThe ja camakatA hAI mAtra vINI levAnA ja hAya che!"

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setAnanA sAgarIte enthanI phosTara haja pelI suMdarInI sAthe jIbhAjoDI karato hato, ane pelI aMdaranA kamarAmAM cAlyA javAnI tenI vinaMtI tathA AjIjIne pUNA tathA avagaNanAthI ThukarAvI rahI hatI, tevAmAM bhavananA pravezadvAra AgaLa eka sITI vAgI. are, A to tamArA svAmInI saMketa-saMjJA che! ane ahIM to tame kevuM dhAMdhaLa ne dhamAcakaDI macAvI mUkyAM che? e joI te koNa jANe zuM dhAraze ane kaheze? phAMsIne mAMcaDethI chaTakayA karatA pelA badamAza leMmbaoNrnane pagale pagale kevuMka kamanasIba cAlyuM Ave che ke, teNe AvatAM veMta mane kayAMya na rahevA dIdho!" phesTara kakaLATa karI UThayo. huM? mArA vahAlA svAmI AvyA che? mArA parama priya svAmI?" ema bolatI pelI suMdarI utsukatAthI kamarAnA bAraNA tarapha doDI gaI; paNa tyAMthI kAramI nirAzAnA sUre pAchI pharIne belI, "cha! A te ricArDa vArte che." - "hA meDama, ricArDa vArge ja cheparaMtu pUrvanI dizAmAM ujajavaLa baneluM vAdaLa paNa AvakAravA jevuM gaNAya; kAraNake, te najIka padhArelA pratApI sUryanA AgamananI ja vadhAI khAtuM hoya che." bAraNA bahAra UbhelA vArnee javAba Apyo. ema? to mArA svAmI Aje rAte ahIM padhAre che zuM?" yuvatI gelamAM AvI jaIne belI UThI; ane pachI tarata ja jeneTane pitAnA sAjagRhamAM AvI, potAne taiyAra karavA bolAvavA lAgI. daramyAna teNe vAne tarapha pharIne pUchyuM ke, mArA svAmIe mAre mATe kiMI ciThThI-patra mokalyAM che ke kema? 32

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setAnanA sAgarIte 33 AmAM, mAnavaMta bAnu, Apane mATe ciThThI paNa che, tathA potAnI premarANI mATe eka premapahAra paNa che." ema kahI vArnee rezamamAM vIMTeluM eka pekeTa tenA hAthamAM mUkI dIdhuM. enA uparanI rezamI derInI gAMTha emIthI choDI na zakAI eTale teNe pharIthI jeneTane bUma pADI ane kAtara ke charI kaMI lAvavA kahyuM, jethI pelI aLakhAmaNI gAMThane jaladI pheMsale lAvI zakAya. vArnee potAnI kaTAra ApavA mAgI, paNa eNmIe ema kahIne te levA nA pADI ke, mArI prema-gAMThane ema kaTArathI kApI nahi zakAya. paraMtu eTalAmAM tenI bUma sAMbhaLIne doDI AvelI jeneTe potAnI aNIdAra AMgaLIothI e gAMTha kApyA vinA ja kholI ApI. jeneTa eNnthanI phesTaranI dIkarI hatI, ane mInI ekamAtra tahenAtadAraNa tarIke sevA bajAvatI hatI. teNe bahu sAdAM kapaDAM paheryA hatAM, chatAM tethI tenuM phUTaDApaNuM kAIDha jatuM ke bagaDI jatuM na hatuM. paeNkeTamAMthI eka sugaMdhIdAra patra tathA pUrva taraphanAM vikhyAta pANIdAra motIno nekalesa nIkaLyAM. mIe nekalesa tarapha mAtra najara nAkhI laI, tene jeneTanA hAthamAM ja rahevA dIdho, ane pote to AturatAthI pelo patra laIne ja vAMcavA lAgI gaI. paNa jeneTa pelA nekalesa tarapha prazaMsAbharI najare joIne bolI UThI, "AnuM eka eka motI eka eka jAgIranI kiMmatanuM haze !" paNa A vahAlA patrAne eka eka akSara evA AkhA eka eka nekalesanI kiMmatano che. chokarI! tuM jaladI mArA sAja-gRhamAM cAla; Aje mArA svAmI ahIM padhAre che. temaNe, mAsTara vArne tarapha ucita kapAbhAva rAkhavAnuM mane jaNAvyuM che, ane mAre mana to temanI icchA eTale kAyado ja che; tethI huM tamane mAsTara vArne, Aje sAMjanA sAthe bhejana levA AvavAnuM kahuM chuM. ane tame paNa mAsTara phesTara Avajo. paNa have mArA svAmInA ucita satkAra mATe badhI taiyArIo karavAnI vyavasthA karavA lAgI jAo, samajyA?" ATaluM kahI jeneTa emI sAthe potAnA kamarA tarapha cAlI gaI. pi0-3

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34 66 vAha, A te| jANe rAjarANI banI ja gaI hoya ema kRpA varasAvatI cAle che ne? jANe mArA laoNrDa arla oNpha lisesTaranAM badhAM mAna-akarAmanI bhAgIdAraNa ja banI gaI hoya!" vAneM bAlI UThayo. jaNAvyuM. 46 te pazubaLa sivAya nathI. tAre teA gharane enA magajamAM tA have eTalA badhA pavana bharAI gayA che ke, mane to te kazI visAtaneA ja gaNatI nathI. " phosTare paNa e to tAro ja vAMka che, phosTara. tane A lokone kabaje rAkhavAnI bIjI rIta ja AvaDatI ja saMgIta ane bIjAM manoraMjana pUrAM pADIne evuM AnaMdadAyaka banAvI devuM joIe, tathA vahArane bhUta-pizAcanI vAtethI evuM bihAmaNuM karI mUkavuM joIe ke, jethI bArI ke bAraNA bahAra mAM kADhavAnuM ja te bhUlI jAya! tArI pAse ja kabrastAna tA che. to koI bhUtane AsapAsa pharatuM karI ApIne kauyara mANasane DarAvI detAM zI vAra ? " mAsTara vArne, Ama na bAlazeA; jIvatA koIthI huM DaratA nathI, paraMtu kabrastAnamAM sUtelA mRta paDozI sAthe ceDAM karavAnuM mane na kaheze. kabrastAnanI ATalI najIka rahevuM paDe che, tethI ja mane te pANI chUTI jAya che. amArA paramaguru holDaphortha chevaTanA mArI mulAkAte AvyA hatA, tyAre temane ja tyAM AgaLa thaIne AvatAM kevI muzkelI paDI hatI !'' 66 prIta kiye duHkha hoya ? 65 '* evA badhA bhUta-pizAcanA vahemeA rAkhavAnA tane sAMpyA. paNa mulAkAtanI vAta uparathI yAda AvyuM -- pelA Tresiliyana pachItanI bArIe kayAMthI kevI rIte AvyA hatA, vAru?" .. paNa e Tresiliyana koNa che te te mane kaho. e nAma te meM pahelAM mArA rAgA kAne kadI sAMbhaLyuM nahotuM. 99 "Tresiliyana eTale je gadheDAnI sAthe buDhDhA sara hyU rolsaTai peAtAnI A phUTaDI amIne paraNAvavA dhArI hatI te. e ghamaMDI juvAniyA pAtAnI phUTaDI bhAgeDune zeAdhatA ahIM AvI caDayo lAge che. enuM kaMIka ThekANuM karavuM paDaze; kAraNake, e ema mAne che ke amInA apaharaNanuM vera eNe levuM ja joIe. sadbhAgye mArA laoNrDa viSe te kazuM jANatA lAgatA nathI; e te ema ja jANe che ke, huM ja eNmIne bhagADI lAvyo chuM - eTale mArI pAsethI ja tene e vAtanA badalA levAnA che. paNa te ahIM AvI caDayo kayAMthI?"

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setAnA sAgarIte "mAIka laeNmbaoNrna sAthe Avyo hate." "ane e mAIka lemborna koNa che? je vAta sUrya ane pavanathI paNa chUpI rAkhavAnI che, te tAre bAraNe pIThuM mAMDIne badhA tArA goThiyAone pIvA nimaMtraNa ApIne Ama jAhera karavAnI che, ema?" vAha, mAsTara ricArDa vArne! tame mArI sevAonI ThIka rAjadarabArI kadara karI, kahevuM paDe! tame te mane kahyuM hatuM ke, tamAre sArAsAranI paMcAta vinAno evo eka sAro taravAriyo joIe chIe. mAre evA koI badamAza dosta che nahi, - eTale huM kyAM zodhavA javAne hato? paNa bhagavAne ja tamAre joIe evA eka mANasa mane ghera beThAM ja mokalI Apyo. e bhAIsAheba potAnuM jUnuM oLakhANa mAre mAthe thopavA ahIM AvI caDyA, ane meM tamAre joIte mANasa meLavI ApavAnA lobhamAM tene rAkhI lIdhe; tyAre juo tame mane kevo sarapAva Ape che!" paNa tArA junA dostanI sAthe A navo Tresiliyana kayAMthI AvI caDyo, e vAta karane !" te baMne sAthe AvyA hatA, ane huM eka bAju lemborna sAthe vAta karavA rahyo, tevAmAM tamArI A lADakI DhIMgalI ene bheTI gaI, emAM huM zuM karuM?" "huM? Tresiliyanane te maLI hatI? mUrakha mANasa, ApaNA beyanuM have AvI banyuM. enA umarAva premI tene ekalI choDIne cAlyA jAya che, tethI chellA keTalAka divasa thayAM e enA bApanA gharane yAda karavA lAgI che. evAmAM A dutto jo ene samajAvIne enA bApane ghera pAchI laI gayo, te ApaNe baMne khalAsa!" nA, nA, evo Dara rAkhavAnI jarUra nathI; e tenI vAtamAM Ave tevI nathI. kAraNake, e to pelAne najare joIne ja jANe sApa karaDI gayo hoya evI cIsAcIsa karavA lAgI hatI." te to sArI vAta che; paNa tArI dIkarI mAraphate eTaluM to jANI le ke, e be vacce zI vAtacIta thaI hatI?" juo, huM tamane cokhkhI vAta kahI dauM chuM, mAsTara vAneM mArI dIkarIne ApaNA kazA kAmamAM nAkhavAnI nathI. huM to mArAM karmono pastAvo barAbara karI jANuM, tathA mArganA badhA phAMdA ane khADAo oLaMgI jANuM;

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6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' 36 paNa nirdoSa gheTI jevI mArI dIkarIne tamArA ke tamArA laoNrDanA kAmamAM laIne enA AtmAnI adhAgita mAre sAdhavI nathI." "tuM vahemI gaMdhIlA evA che ke na pUcho vAta. huM tArI lADakI dIkarIne mArI kazI yAjanAomAM bheLavavA mAgatA nathI ke tAre pagale tArI pAchaLa pAchaLa te narakamAM jAya ema paNa icchatA nathI. paraMtu ADakatarI rIte huM enI mAraphate kaMIka mAhitI tA meLavI zakene ?" "hA; ane eTalI mAhitI me meLavI che ke Ane enA bApanI bImArInA samAcAra maLavAthI ghaNuM lAgI AvyuM che." "ThIka; e sUcanA sArI maLI gaI; have eno vaLatA javAba huM gAThavI laIza. paNa A Tresiliyanane to ahAthI vidAya karavA ja joIe. meM e kAma bIjA koI mATe bAkI rAkhyuM ja na hota - mane petAne ja e mANasa upara eTalI dAjha che - paNa mAro paga khasI gayA, ane tAro dAsta jo mArI madade na AvI pUgyA hota, tA huM ane tuM svargano rastA pakaDI rahyA chIe ke narakano, tenI khabara mane to maLI ja gaI hota." << paNa mAsTara vArne, tame te juvAna che ane makkama hradayanA che, eTale A badhA jokhamanI evI ThekaDI urADI zako che. paNa mane haju ghaNAM varasa jIvavAnI khAtarI na hoya, tathA mArAM karelAM karmo - kukarmonuM prAyazcitta karavA mATe pUratA vakhata maLavAno na hoya, te have tamArI sAthe AgaLa AvavAnuM mane mana nathI. " 66 "are tuM to mithyusalA` jeTaluM hajAra varSa jIvavAno che; saoNleAmanara jeTaluM aDhaLaka dhana bheguM karavAno che; ane tArAM pApAnuM te evuM bhAre prAyazcitta karavAno che ke, loko tArAM pApakarma karatAM tArAM prAyazcittA mATe tane vadhu yAda karaze! paNa e badhI vAta javA de; A TraeNsiliyananI bhALa rAkhavI paDaze; meM tArA guMDAne eNnI pAchaLa meAkalyA tA che. oNnthanI, 1. khAIkhalamAM AvatuM lAMbu jIvanAranuM nAma. te 969 varSI jgyA hatA ema hevAya che. - spA 2. cahUdIone rAjA (i. sa. pU. 972-932). enA rAjyakALa daramyAna vepAra-udyoga bahu khIlyA hatA, ane bhAre karaverA nAkhI teNe khUba meTA khajAne bhegA karyA hatA. daMtakathAmAM khaDu DAhyo tathA ghaNI rANIvALe rAjA gaNAvAya che. - sapA. -

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37 setAnanA sAgarIto eTaluM samajI rAkha ke, e vAta upara ApaNA baMnenuM bhaviSya avalAMbI rahyuM che." "vAha, bhaviSya ApaNA baMnenuM; ane jokhama tathA mahenata mArAM ekalAnAM!" "jokhama? emAM vaLI jokhama keTaluMka uThAvavAnuM che, heM? e mANasa pharI tArA ghara pAse lapAto chupAto Ave ke tarata tene cAra-DAku gaNI tenA upara ThaMDI taravAra ke garama sIsuM vAparI deje. kUtaro paNa tenI boDa pAse koI ajANyuM Ave te DADuM bharI le che." hA, hA, mAre to kUtarAnuM ja kAma karavAnuM che ane kUtarAnuM ja mahenatANuM meLavavAnuM che! A AkhI jUnI milakatanA kabajA-bhegavaTAno haka tamane maLI gayo ane huM to tamAro sAMthIDo mAtra chuM, jene tamArI marajI thAya tyAre tame tageDI mUkI zako !" "paNa tuM sArI sevA bajAvIne e sAMtha-hakane bhogavaTAnA kAyamI hakamAM badalAvI zake che. paNa e mATe mAtra mArA laoNrDa arla oNpha lisesTaranI menAne pUrI rAkhavA makAnamAM eka-be oraDA kADhI ApavA ke e UDI na jAya te mATe enAM bArIbAraNAM baMdha rAkhavAM, eTaluM ja karavAnuM na hoya - A jAgIranI vArSika gaNota keTalI gaNAya enuM tane bhAna che? chatAM e jAgIra ane ethI paNa vadhu ghaNuM moTA mANastranI gupta sevA bajAvyAnA badalAmAM maLI zake, e yAda rAkhaje. paNa have huM kapaDAM badaluM ane kaMIka paravAruM." baporanA jamatI veLA pAchA vAne ane phosTara bhegA thayA. bhojana pUruM thayuM tyAra bAda teo pAchA jarA chUTathI vAtae caDayA. phosTare pUchayuM, "ApaNA bhalA laoNrDa ane svAmInA kAma mATe IzvarathI DaratA ane tenI marajI temaja potAno lAbha cUpakIdIthI saMbhALatA mANasa hoya e sAruM nahi? TAiDrastI, kilivU, ane A laeNmborna jevA laphaMgA badamAzo, 1. mULa "kaupI-holDa." e vakhate moTA bhAganI jamIna AvA paTTe ja bhogavAtI. jyAM sudhI paraMparAgata vere bhare, tyAM sudhI e pATIdArane ke enA vaMzajone kaI e jamIna khAlI na karAvI zake. tyAre sAMtha-haka (lIjha)thI to amuka samaya mATe ja e jamIna vAparavAno haka prApta thAya. - sapATa

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\ "prIta kiye duHkha hoya' jemanA moM upara phAMsInA mAMcaDo kAyamano aMkita thayeluM hoya che, tevAonI mAraphata kAma levAthI nAhaka ApaNA bhalA laoNrDanI badanAmI na thAya?" bhalA ethanI phesTara, jene badhI jAtanA zikAra joItA hoya, teNe badhI jAtanAM bAja pALavAM paDe- TUMkI pAMkhanAM tema ja lAMbI pAMkhanAM! mArA laoNrDa je paMthe paLyA che, te sahelo nathI, ane tyAM temane dareka AMTIghUMTI vakhate upayogI thAya tevA vizvAsu mANaso joIe. jemake mArA jevA raMgIlA darabArIo, jeo dIvAnakhAnAmAM tahenAta bharatA hoya tyAre raMgatamAM vadhAro kare paNa kaI mArA laoNrDanI Ijajata bAbata ADuM avaLuM bolavA jAya, to tarata taravAranI mUTha upara hAtha nAkhe..." "ane te pote jenI pAse na jaI zakatA hoya tevI strInA kAnamAM temanI bhalAmaNanA be zabda paNa nAkhI Ape." phosTare vacce umeryuM. paNa vArnee te enuM kaheluM lakSamAM lIdhA vinA pitAnuM vAkaya ja AgaLa calAvyuM, "mArA laoNrDane pitAnA vakIlo paNa joIe, je karAranAmAM ghaDI Ape, tathA karelA karAramAM vAMdhAvacakA nAkhI kema phAyado karI Apavo te barAbara jANe; mArA loDane vaidyo paNa joIe jeo bImArI vakhate ke joma mATe pravAhI kADhA taiyAra karI Ape; mArA laoNrDane jozIo ane jAdugaro paNa joIe, je joItAM judAM judAM bhUta khaDAM karI Ape, ane pachI badamAza taravAriyAe paNa joIe, jeo e bhUta vIphare tyAre temane ThekANe pADI Ape; uparAMta, mArA laoNrDane tArA jevA dharmAtmA, pramANika, tapasvI AtmAo paNa joIe, jeo setAnano sAmano kare ane tenI sevA paNa bajAve." huM ema nathI mAnato ke, ApaNA bhalA laoNrDa ane svAmI, arla oNpha lisesTara jemane huM pUrepUrA khAnadAnIthI bharelA mAnuM chuM, te tame kaho cho tevAM pApI sAdhano potAnI baDhatI mATe vApare." "ApaNA laoNrDa tuM kahe che tema narI khAnadAnIthI bharelA hoya - ane ema che ja - te paNa temaneya A khadabadatA samayamAM AgaLa AvavuM ne vadhavuM hoya, te potAnI AsapAsa evA sevako UlaTA vadhu joIe, jeo temanI sevA bajAvavAmAM sAruM khoTuM kazuM jovA na rahe, paNa eTaluM ja

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setAnanA sAgarItA samajI rAkhe ke, te laoNrDa jo gabaDayA, te sAthe temane paNa chUMdAI javApaNuM che; ane tethI je peAtAnAM leAhI ane magaja, AtmA ane zarIra, e laoNrDane TekavI rAkhavA mATe ja hADamAM mUkavA haraghaDI taiyAra rahetA hoya. 99 39 "tame kharuM kaho che, mAsTara vArne; je mANasa rAjadarabAramAM potAnA pakSanI AgevAnI dharAvatA hoya, te teA UMce UchaLatA meAjA uparanI hoDI jevA ja gaNAya -- je potAnA jore nahIM, paNa potAnI nIcenA meAjAnA jore ja UMce rahetI hAya che." - 66 vAha paDhe eNnthanI, tane te oNkasapharDa laI jaIne sAhityanI upAdhi apAvI devI paDe evI upamAo nuM te vAparavA lAgyo! paNa e badhI bAbata pachI; te pelA pazcima taraphanA kamarA mArA laoNrDanI marajI mujaba sajAvIne barAbara taiyAra karAvI dIdhA che ne?" 56 are rAjAneya lagnane divase cAle tevA te susajjita thaI gayA che; ane eNmI e kamarAomAM atyAre zebAnI* rANInI jema birAjatI haze, enI khAtarI rAkhajo." "sArI vAta che, bhalA eNnthanI; enI rAjIkhuzI upara ja ApaNe ApaNuM bhaviSya khaDuM karavAnuM che." "tA te retI upara ja ApaNA mahela ApaNe khaDo karIe chIe, ema mAnajo. kAraNake, eka vAra te tenA laoNrDanAM mAna-akarAma sAthe rAjadarabAramAM pahoMcI jaze, pachI atyAre tenI marajI viruddha tene A khaMDeramAM pUrI rAkhanAra tenA jelara tarIke kAma karatA mArA pratye te kevI kRpAdRSTi dAkhavaze, e kalpI zakAya tema che." "paNa huM chuM ne? huM tene te vakhate barAbara samajAvI daIza ke, atyAre Ama kaDakapaNuM dAkhavIne tuM mArA laoNrDanI ane tenI sAcI sevA ja bajAvI rahyo hatA. eTale te jyAre IMDAnA kATalAnI bahAra Daga bharatI thaze, tyAre te barAbara jANatI ane samajatI haze ke ApaNe e IMDuM sevyuM tathA saMbhALyuM hatuM, tethI ja te e meATAI mANI zake che." * dakSiNa arabastAnanA 'sAbA' pradeza. tyAMnA laikA bahu jUnI sauMskRtivALA gaNAya che. e pradeza khUba samRddha te ane tenI rANI salAmananI mulAkAte gaI hatI evI daMtakathA che. - sapA.

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prIta kiye duHkha heca" paNa mAsTara vArne, tame A bAbatamAM bhAre bhUlamAM paDyA ho ema mane lAge che. tamArA upara paNa tenI pUrI khaphAmarajI ja hoya ema lAge che. Aje savAre tamane kevo ThaMDo AvakAra maLyo hato, te bhUlI gayA?" "tuM bhUle che, phesTara; mArI sAthe to te upakAranAM ghaNAM sakhata baMdhanothI baMdhAyelI che. ajANI eNmI robsarTa, eka kaMgALa banI gayelA mUrakha umarAvanI dIkarI, jeno vivAha eDamanDa Tresiliyana jevA pAgala ane gamAra sAthe thayelo, tene e khADAmAMthI kADhI, iMglenDamAM ane kadAca yuropamAM paNa AgaLa paDatA kahevAya tevA umarAva, arla opha lisesTaranA najaramAM koNe vasAvI ApI hatI? koNe te be vacce gupta mulAkAta goThavI hatI? emInAM kuTuMbIo to haju mane ja tene bhagADI javA mATe doSita gaNe che - ane huM e tarapha thaIne nIkaLuM, to mAre bahu sAvaceta rahIne ja nIkaLavuM paDe. e be jaNanA patro paNa koNa lAvatuM-laI jatuM hatuM? tene bhagADavAnI yojanA paNa koNe karI hatI? ane ema chevaTe, nAnakaDA vaheLAnA ajANyA kinArA upara UgelA e jaMgalI phUlane briTananI sarvazreSTha baoNneTamAM koNe khasI ApyuM che? meM ja!" paNa mAsTara vAne, tame kema bhUlI jAo che ke, tamAruM cAlyuM hota to tame e phUla pelI TopImAM evuM adhakacaruM khasI ApyuM hota, jethI kAmanAnA sadA badalAtA pavananI saheja phaMkathI te kayAMya dUra UDI gayuM hota?" mArA laoNrDanuM hita ane te pratyenI sAcI ciMtAne kAraNe meM temane prathama to lagna na karavAnI salAha ApI hatI, paNa jyAre meM joyuM ke eNmI lagnanI vidhi thayA vinA rAjI nahi ja thAya, tyAre pachI meM ja temane e vidhi patAvavAnI salAha ApI hatI, - eTalo vicAra to teya karaze ja ne?" paNa e uparAMta tamArI sAme tene bIjI eka phariyAda che. - ane te aMge tamAre saveLA sAvaceta thaI javuM joIe evI mArI tamane bhalAmaNa che : tene A maTha jevA jUnA makAnamAM goMdhAI rahevAne badale kAunI vacce kAunTasa thaIne pitAno pUra-damAma dAkhavavo che." * strIne bahAra paheravAnI kAra vinAnI TepI. - saMpA.

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setAnanA sAgarIte paNa te te tenA svAmInI marajInI vAta che ne? temAM mAre zuM kahevA-mUkavAnuM hoya?" paNa eNmI ema mAne che ke, tame ja tenA svAmIne bahAra na laI javAnI - bahAra na kADhavAnI salAha ApI rahyA cho. je gupta ekAMtavAsamAM tene rahevuM paDe che, tenA kAraNarUpa te tamane ane mane mAne che; eTale mArA ane tamArA pratye teno bhAva koI sajA pAmelA mANasane tenA nyAyAdhIza ane jelara pratye hoya tevo ane teTaluM che, eTaluM jANI rAkhajo !" paNa ahIMthI ene nIkaLavuM haze, te ApaNA pratyeya teNe vadhu sAro bhAva rAkhatA thavuM paDaze. meM keTalAMka vajanadAra kAraNone laIne amuka samaya sudhI tene ahIM rAkhavAnI salAha mArA laoNrDane ApI che; ane tene pUrA ThAThamAThamAM bahAra kADhavAnI salAha paNa huM ja ApI zakuM tema chuM. paraMtu te mArI sAthe duramanAvaTa ja rAkhyA kare, to huM kaMI gAMDo nathI ke evI salAha mArA laoNrDane ApuM. mATe enthanI, tAre prasaMge prasaMge e vAta tene kAne nAkhyA karavI; to huM paNa badalAmAM tAre mATe be sArA zabdo tene saMbhaLAvato rahIza. e bAIe tenA mitrone pichAnavA joIe ane tenA duzamana thavAnI kevI tAkata teo dharAve che tenuM bhAna tene karAvavuM joie. daramyAna, tenA upara pUratI dekharekha rAkhyA karaje. tAro cahero ane tAro svabhAva DAghiyA kUtarA jevo che e sAruM che, jethI eNmI upara kaMI kaThoratA dAkhavavI paDe che, to te tArA svabhAvane kAraNe che ema gaNAI jAya che, ane mArA laoNrDa alipta rahI zake che. paNa sAMbhaLa, koI daravAjo Theke che - pahelAM bArImAMthI joI le, koNa che - AjanI rAte bIjuM koI bahAranuM game te na AvavuM joIe." pelAe bahAra najara karIne kahyuM, "e te mAIkela lembaoNrna che." "te ene te AvavA de; kadAca te eDamanDa TresiliyananI kaMI khabara lAvyo haze. paNa tene ahIM na lAvato - pelA baTanI lAyabrerIvALA kamarAmAM tene besADa, huM tyAM AvuM chuM." phosTara e pramANe bAra gayo eTale vAne vicAramAM paDI jaI, Amatema AMTA mAravA lAgyo, ane pachI manomana gaNagaNavA lAgyo -

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prIta kiye dukha hoya' "phosTara kahe che te kharI vAta che - eNmI mane cAhatI nathI. paNa huMya tene na cAhato hota to kevuM sAruM thAta? mAtra mArA laoNrDane mATe ja dalAluM karIne mAre thobhavuM joItuM hatuM. paNa huM mUrakha tene mArA tarapha vALavA gayo. ane e gaMbhIra bhUla thaI javAne kAraNe huM enA dabANa heThaLa AvI gayo chuM. koI DAhyo mANasa koI strInA dabANamAM e rIte na Ave! e jokhamakAraka bhUla thaI gaI tyArathI mAMDIne huM tenA tarapha bhaya ane dhikkArabharI najara sivAya bIjI najare joI zakato nathI. chatAM tenA pratyeno mAro moha to haju jevo ne tevo ja che. eTale huM tene prApta karavA prayatna karuM ke tene barabAda karavA prayatna karuM, e ja haju nakkI karI zakatA nathI. paNa mArI ane tenI vacceno saMbaMdha kyA pAyA upara khaDo thavAno che e nakkI thayA vinA tene ahIMthI khaseDavI - bahAra kADhavI, e to bane ja nahi. mArA laoNrDanuM hita paNa A lagna gupta rahe, emAM ja che; ane emanuM ne mAruM hita evAM saMkaLAyelAM che ke, te paDe te huM paNa DUbuM ja. uparAMta A emIne huM tenA mobhAne sthAne caDavAmAM atyAre madada karuM, e to, hAthe karIne, mArA gaLA upara teno paga mUkI zake te mATe tene sattArUDha karavA jevuM thAya. eTale mAre tenA upara mAruM koI dabANa UbhuM thAya evo prayatna karavo joIe - bhale e dabANa premanuM hoya ke pachI bhayanuM hoya. ane evuM na ja thaI zake ema kema mAnI levuM? ema thAya te ja teNe mArI karelI avajJAno mITho badalo tenA upara laI zakAya. eka vAra huM tenI sAthe saMtalasano saMbaMdha Ubho karyuM, ane tenI koI khAnagI vAta gupta rAkhavAnI mArA hAthamAM Ave- bhale pachI te najIvI ja hoya - eTale e suMdara kAunTasa mArI ja banI jANo !" - ATaluM gaNagaNI pAcho te cUpa rahI AMTA mAravA lAgyo. tyAra bAda tenA manano kSobha zAMta pADavA teNe dArUno eka pyAlo bharIne gaTagaTAvyo. tyAra bAda, kaMIka makkama vicAra sAthe te kamarAnI bahAra nIkaLe.

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mAchalIne chatapatA, nA cakhUNiyA kanjhara-plesa bhavananA pazcima bAjunA cAra kamarA asAdhAraNa vaibhavathI sajAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. ApaNI A vArtA zarU thaI tenAthI thoDAka divasa agAu ja e kAma pUruM thaI gayuM hatuM. laMDanamAMthI mokalavAmAM AvelA khAsa kArIgaroe AvIne khaMDera banelA maThanI imAratanA e bhAgane aMdarathI rAjamahela banAvI dIdho hato. e kArIgaro e kAma pUruM karI rahyA tyAM sudhI temane e makAnanI bahAra nIkaLavA devAmAM AvyA na hatA. emane lAvyA hatA paNa rAte ane vidAya paNa rAte ja karyA hatA; - jethI gAmanA koIne kazI khabara na paDe. e makAna enthanI phosTaranuM gaNAtuM, ane e AkarA tapasvI-paMthamAM bhaLelo hoI, tenA makAnamAM rAjamahelanI AvI samRddhi ThAMsIne bharavAmAM AvI che enI vAta bahAra jAya, to loko tarehavAra kalpanA karavA lAgI jAya, ane pachI temanI iMtejArIthI e makAna ane temAM cAlatuM badhuM gupta rahe ja nahi. Aje sAMje pahelI ja vAra A kamarAovALA bhAgamAM rozanI karavAmAM AvI hatI. bArIbAraNAM khullAM hota to jeno ujAsa pAMca-cha mAIla dUrathI najare paData, te bArIo uparanAM okanAM badhAM zaTaro barAbara bolTa ane tALAMthI kALajIpUrvaka vAsI dIdhelAM hoI, tathA uparAMtamAM DhAMkI dIdhelAM hoI, bahArathI prakAzanuM eka kiraNa paNa najare paDI zake tema na hatuM. e kamarAmAM eka moTI sIdhI nisaraNI uparathI javAya tema hatuM. AgaLanA beThakakhAnA jevA eka kamarAnA bAraNA AgaLa e nisaraNIno pagathAra Avate ane tyAM eka gaeNlarI jevuM karI devAmAM AvyuM hatuM. e kamarAne bIjA anekavidha sAjasaraMjAma uparAMta cha moTAM ane suMdara phremavALAM 43

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prIta kiye duHkha heya' citrothI suzobhita karavAmAM Avyo hato. tenI eka bAju eka jaMgI ekaTebala te vakhate phezanebala banelI zaoNvela-borDanI ramata mATe mUkeluM hatuM, ane bIjI bAju eka UMcI gaeNlarI hatI, jemAM sAjiMdA-vAjiMdA-gAyakonI TukaDI besI zake ane nIce cAlatI mijabAnInA AnaMdamAM vRddhi karI zake. prakAza mATe emAM cAMdInI cha moTI dIpadAnIo hatI. A beThakakhAnAnA oraDAmAMthI bhajana-kakSamAM javAnuM. e oraDAne zaNagAra paNa AMjI nAkhe tevo hato. bhIMta upara makhamala ane rUperI jarI chAI dIdhelI hatI. A kamarAmAM prakAza mATe dIpadAnIone badale cAMdInuM moTuM jhummara hatuM. Tebala upara suMdara kApaDa pAthareluM hatuM, ane vacamAM masAlA mATe grIka purANakathAnA zatabAhunI iTAliyana kArIgarInI mUrti hatI. tenA hAthamAM judA judA masAlA, caTaNIo ane athANAM goThavelAM hatAM. Avazyaka suMdara pAtro mATenuM eka khasI zake tevuM kabATa paNa pUrI kaLA-kArIgarIthI ghaDeluM hatuM. trIjo kamare ArAma-kakSa hato. temAM eka moTuM siMhAsana be pagathiyAM caDIne javAya tevA UMcANa upara goThaveluM hatuM. temAM be jaNa besI zake tevI sagavaDa hatI. tenA uparano suMdara caMdaravo, pITha pAchaLanI pichavAI, tathA bagalagAdIo vagere kImatI vastuo suMdara kaLA-kArIgarInA namUnArUpa hatI. nAnI dIpadAnIo uparAMta A kamarAmAM cAra mUra-yoddhAonI mUrtionA hAthamAM cAra UMcI mazAlo pakaDAvavAmAM AvI hatI. e yoddhAonA bIjA hAthamAM chAtI ane mazAla vacce cAMdInI cakacakita DhAla pakaDAvavAmAM AvI hatI, jethI e prakAza anekagaNo ujajavaLa banI pAcho pratibiMbita thAya. - zayanakakSa bIjA eraDAo karatAM ocho bhapakAbaMdha hatA, paNa tethI ochI kaLA-kArIgarIvALo na hato. temAM prakAza be cAMdInI dIpadAnIthI tha - jemAM sugaMdhI tela baLatuM. eno gAlIco paNa eTalo jADo hato ke game tevuM bhAre pagaluM paDe topaNa jarAya avAja na thAya. je devI mATe A maMdira Ama bhAre kharco ane jahemate sajAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, te pote paNa e badhA mATe pUrepUrI lAyaka hatI. atyAre te ArAma-kakSamAM jaI badhuM Azcaryamugdha thaIne jotI hatI. teno A makAnamAM vasavATa gupta rAkhavAno hoI, tene potAne paNa makAnamAM A badhuM sajAvaTanuM

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45 mAchalIne chatapataTa je kaMI kAmakAja cAlatuM hatuM te jANavA devAmAM AvyuM na hatuM. jethI te ajANamAM paNa bahAra nIkaLIne kArIgaronI najare paDI na jAya. kAuTesa eNmI - kAraNake iMglaeNnDanA garviSTha ala oNpha lisesTara sAthe tenA gupta paNa dharmavidhithI thayelA lagnane kAraNe te e hodde pahoMcI ja kahevAya - thoDI vAra to eka oraDAmAMthI bIjA oraDAmAM gelamAM AvI gayelI haraNInI jema ThekaDA mAratI, badhuM jotI ane badhuM vakhANatI pharatI rahI. ene e badhI vastuo AMjI nAkhatI hatI, paNa teno unmAda e badhI moMghI vastuo tene mATe sajAvanAra svAmInA tenA pratye pragaTa thatA premane kAraNe hato. jeneTe chevaTe tene TokI ane kahyuM, "tame jo Ama eka oraDAmAMthI bIjA oraDAmAM doDyA karaze, to meM mahAmahenate tamane potAne sajAvyAM che, te badhuM nakAme jaze !" emIe tarata pAsenA moTA arIsAmAM joyuM - evA meTA arIsA rANInA mahelamAM paNa bahu ochA hoya - to tene tarata potAnuM adabhuta sauMdarya jema najare paDayuM, tema potAnI doDAdoDathI potAnA vALa tathA kapaDAMnI je vale teNe besADI hatI, te paNa tenI najare paDI. tarata ja te bolI UThI, "cAla jeneTa, cAla, pAchAM ArAma-kakSamAM jaIne badhuM barAbara ThIkaThAka karI laIe. mAre have Ama ThekaDA mAravAnuM choDI, mobhe dhAraNa karavAnuM zIkhavuM paDaze, - kiMI nahi to mArA umarAva svAmIne khAtara paNa !" ArAma-kakSamAM jaI jeneTe emInA zarIra upara badhuM mahenatapUrvaka pAchuM samuMnamuM karavA mAMDayuM. lAMbo vakhata tenI kAmagarI AMgaLIonI kArIgarIthI kaMTALIne eNmIe tene kahyuM, "basa kara, mAre mArA svAmI Ave tyAra pahelAM tArA bApane maLI levAnuM che ane mAsTara ricArDa vAnene paNa. mArA svAmI te temane bahu mAne che, paNa emaNe karelI avaLacaMDAInI vAta huM mArA svAmIne kahI dauM te temane nAsatAM bhaya bhAre paDI jAya." nA, nA, mArAM bhalAM leDI! e badhuM bhagavAnane soMpI do. te ucita samaye duSTone acUka sajA karaze. tamAre to koI kAraNe vAnane chaMcheDavA jevo nathI; kAraNake, ApaNA laoNrDanA kAna eTalA badhA tenA hAthamAM che ke jeo tenA mArgamAM ADe AvyA che, temanI bUrI vale thaI che."

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prIta kiye duHkha heya' "paNa huM mArA svAmI ane mAlikanI patnI houM, te pachI mAre temanA e halakaTa hajUriyAthI DaravAnuM zAne hoya?" "meDama, mArA bApa jevA bApe paNa kahyuM che ke, te kaI bhUkhyA varuno sAmano karavA taiyAra thAya, paNa ricArDa vArnenA rastAmAM ADe UbhavA kadI na icche. ane tethI temaNe mane eno saheja paNa saMparka na rAkhavA cetavaNI ApI che." bhale bhale, mAre tArA bApu sAme ke vAne sAme kazo gusso rAkhavAnuM zuM kAraNa? te baMnee mane aNagamo thAya tevuM ghaNuM karyuM che, paNa have pachI mAre moMe temanA viruddha phariyAdano eka zabda paNa mArA svAmIne kadI pahoMcaze, te teno doSa temano potAno ja haze, paNa temane have ahIM bolAvI lAva, jeneTa." pelA baMne AvyA ane tene salAma bharIne UbhA rahyA, eTale eNmIe pitAnA Asana uparathI UbhI thaI, be DagalAM sAme jaI, potAno hAtha lAMbe karIne vAne kahyuM, "mAsTara ricArDa vArne, tame Aje savAre evA sArA samAcAra laIne AvyA che, enA AnaMdamAM ne acaMbAmAM huM mArA laoNrDa ane patie tamAro samucita Adara karavAnuM sUcavyuM hatuM te bhUlI gaI. eTale ame amAro suleha-samAdhAnIno hAtha tamArA tarapha laMbAvIe chIe." vAne tarata eka ghUMTaNe paDIne bolyo, "huM koI rAjavIne tene prajAjana sparze e sivAya bIjI koI rIte tene sparzavAne lAyaka nathI." teNe emInI vIMTIthI ane ratnothI ladAyelI nAjuka suMdara AMgaLIenAM TeravAMne hoTha lagADyo ane pachI tene AdarapUrvaka pelA siMhAsana tarapha dorI javA e tatpara thayo. paNa e tarata bolI UThI, "nA, bhalA mAsTara ricArDa vAne, huM mArA lorDa pote mane tyAM dorI jAya te pahelAM tyAM besavAnI nathI. haju sudhI huM chupAvI rAkhelI kAunTasa chuM eTale jyAM sudhI e mobhe jenI dvArA mane prApta thAya che te pote mane vidhisara te pade prasthApita na kare, tyAM sudhI huM akhatyAra karavA mAgatI nathI." have phesTara bolI UThyo, "huM AzA rAkhuM chuM ke mArA laoNrDa - tamArA pati - nI AjJAnuM pAlana karavA jatAM tamArA upara je kaMI niyaMtraNo mAre mUkavAM paDyAM haze, te badala tamArI nAkhuzI mane hAMsala nahi ja thaI hoya. paraMtu, mArA laoNrDa TUMka samayamAM ja padhAravAnA hoI, mAsTara ricArDa

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mAchalIne chatAtAra vAne ne temanA taraphathI je kaMI tamane kahevAnuM hoya te e kahI zake te mATe huM ahIMthI khasI jAuM chuM. cAla, jeneTa huM paNa mArI sAthe cAla, jethI badhI taiyArIo pUrI thaI gaI che ke nahi te joI laIe " nahi, mAsTara phesTara, tamArI putrI ahIM A kamarAmAM ja rahe evuM ame icchIe chIe. te bhale thoDe dUra bese, jethI vAne mArA laoNrDano kaMI saMdeza kahevAno hoya to kahI zake." phosTara aNaghaDapaNe namana jevuM karIne tyAMthI cAlato thayo. jeneTa paNa potAnI bharatakAmanI phrema laIne oraDAne cheDe jaIne beThI. eTale ricArDa vAne nIcAmAM nIcuM skUla kheMcI lAvI AdarapUrvaka emInI sAme beTho. chevaTe, vAnene kaMI bolato na joI, kAunTase ja kahyuM, " tamAre mArA laoNrDa ane pati taraphane kaMI saMdezo kahevAno hato ema mAsTara phesTaranA kahyA uparathI mAnIne meM jeneTane dUra besADI che. paNa mArI samajavAmAM bhUla thaI hoya to, huM have tene pAse bolAvuM; kAraNa ke, te je bharatakAma kare che, temAM mArI dekharekhanI jarUra che." leDI, phosTara mAro hetu kaMI judo samaya lAge che. huM tamArA umarAva pati taraphathI nahi paNa temane viSe kaMI kahevA mAguM chuM." temane viSe je kaMI kahezo te sAMbhaLavAmAM mane AnaMda ja Avaze. paraMtu temane AvavAno vakhata thayo che, eTale tame je kahevAnuM hoya te TUMkamAM kahI dezo." "bhale, bAnu; mAre je kahevAnuM che te kahevAmAM Ameya mAre TUMkANa tema ja hiMmata baMne dAkhavavAM paDe tema che. - to Aje tame Tresiliyanane maLyAM hatAM, kharuM?" "hA, paNa tenuM tamAre zuM che?" bAnue kaMIka tIkhAzathI kahyuM. "mane to kaMI nathI, leDI, paNa e samAcAra tamArA laoNrDa svarathatAthI sAMbhaLI zakaze, ema tame mAno cho?" te zA mATe nahi sAMbhaLI zake vAru? TresiliyananI mulAkAtathI mane na mUMjhavaNa tathA ciMtA thAya; kAraNa ke te mArA bhalA pitAnI bImArInA samAcAra lAvyA hatA." "tamArA pitAnI bImArInA samAcAra, maeNDama? to te e bImArI khUba ja ociMtI AvI paDI hovI joIe, kAraNa ke mArA laoNrDanA kahevAthI.

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48 "prIta kiye duHkha haiya" meM je dUta mokalyo hato, te to temane zikAra khelatA joIne Avyo che. mane to lAge che ke, Tresiliyane e samAcAra upajAvI kADhayA che - temane tamArA vartamAna sukhane vizudhdha karavAnAM kAraNa che, e tame maeNDama barAbara jANo ja cho." mAsTara vA, tame Tresiliyanane anyAya karo cho; te koI paNa kAraNe jUThuM bolI zake ke sAmAne ghekhe devA Icche evA mANasa nathI. mArA pitA temane e kAraNe ja cAhatA hatA. chatAM, te mArA lagna bAbata kazuM jANatA na hovAthI tathA konI sAthe meM lagna karyuM che enI paNa temane jANa na hovAthI, te mane ahIMthI khaseDavA icchatA hoya, ane mArA pitAnI bImArInA samAcAranI temaNe thoDI ghaNI atizayokti paNa karI hoya, ema banavAno saMbhava che. eTale tame mArA pitA aMge je samAcAra lAvyA cho, te vadhu sAcA hoya ema bane kharuM." mArA samAcAra sAcA ja che, maeNDama, ane mArA mAnavaMta laoNrDa mane mitra gaNIne mAruM je bahumAna kare che te jANato hoI, tamArA upara khoTuM binajarUrI juThThANuM ThokI besADuM ke je jaladI pakaDAI gayA vinA rahe nahi, ane jene tamArAM sukha-svAthya sAthe levAdevA hoya, evuM kazuM mAre hAthe bane ja nahi." mAsTara vAne, huM barAbara jANuM chuM ke, mArA laoNDe je tephAnI mahAsAgaromAM potAnAM UMcA ane sAhasI saDha khullA mUkyA che, tyAM tame temanA vaphAdAra ane kuzaLa sukAnI tarIke kAma daI rahyA cho. eTale TresilinanA samarthanamAM je kaMI meM kahyuM, temAM tamArA pratye kazI kaThoratA dAkhavavAno mAro IrAdo hato ema na mAnI letA. tame jANo cho tema huM gAmaDAmAM UcharelI chuM, eTale mane mArI vAta sIdhI gAmaThI rIte ja bolavAnI Teva che; paraMtu mAre have mArA navA badalAyelA kSetranI rAjadarabArI rIta apanAvavI joIe, e kharune?" "sAcI vAta che, maeNDama, joke tame A badhuM majAkamAM ja kaho cho; chatAM tame sAcesAca ja e rIta apanAvo e salAhabharyuM che ja; kAraNake, ApaNAM rANIjInA siMhAsananI pAse UbhanArI sauthI vadhu khAnadAna ane ane sauthI vadhu zIlavaMtI rAjadarabArI bAnu kadI potAnA umarAva patinA

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mAchalInA chatapatATa 4 vizvAsu sevaka AgaLa pote taraNeADelA premInI tarapheNamAM sAcI vAta paNa kahevAnuM salAhabharyuM na mAne. " " paNa TresiliyananI sAcI lAyakAtane nyAya karavA khAtara tenI bAbatamAM mArA patinA mitra samakSa ke mArA patinI OU are AkhI duniyAnI samakSa - huM boluM temAM zuM khATuM, e kahezo samakSa ~ akaLAIne lAla lAla thaI jatAM bolI. tr "to zuM mArA umarAva laoNrDa, tamArA pati samakSa tame e vAta khullAMkhullA kahI dezo ke, tamAruM je raheThANa AkhI duniyAthI ATalI badhI kALajI vaDe gupta rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, te Trosaliyane zodhI kADhayuM che, tema ja teNe tamArI mulAkAta paNa lIdhI che?" ,, vAru ? " kAunTesa 46 'jarUra; mArA patine huM pahelI ja vAta e karIza; uparAMta siliyane je kaMI kahyuM, ane tenA meM je javAba ApyA, te ekeeka zabda paNa Tresiliyane je kaMI kaDavA zabdo kahyA hatA, te bhale ucita nahi hoya, chatAM meM ene ema kahevAne kazuM kAraNa nathI ApyuM, ema te na kahevAya. "" 9 66 tameA nAmadAra je ThIka mAneA te karI zako cheA; paraMtu jo e badhuM kahI devAnI kazI AvazyakatA na hoya, te e badhuM kahevAthI tamArA patine je kaMI phikara-ciMtA thaze temAMthI temane ugArI levA e vadhu sAruM nahi? ane uparAMtamAM mAsTara Tresiliyana upara je jokhama AvI paDaze, temAMthI temane bacAvI levA e paNa ? ' "" mArA pita eTalA badhA khAnadAna umarAva dilanA che ke, temane evA halakaTa huM dhArI lauM ja nahi,' .. "to tamane ceAgaradamathI ahIM chupAvIne gherI rAkhavAmAM AvyAM che, tenuM zuM kAraNa tame kalpo cheA, vAru?" 66 mArA patinI marajI; ane e sivAya bIjo koI hetu kalpavAnI mAre zI jarUra ? ' " paNa temanI marajIya temane je amUluM ratna sAMpaDayuM che, tenI pratyenA temanA prema ane ciMtAmAMthI UbhI thaI chene? te potAnA khajAnAnI khri0- 4

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prIta kiye duHkha heya' je moTI kiMmata AMke che, tenA pramANamAM tene bIjAothI surakSita rAkhavAnI temane ciMtA paNa hoya ja ne?" to zuM, mArA pati TUMkA dilanA IrSyAkhora che, ema mAre mAnavuM? tame te kevIka vAta karo cho, mAsTara vAne? ane te evA hoya, to paNa emanI e IrSyA ane ciMtA dUra karavAno ekamAtra sIdho rasto temanAthI kazuM na chUpAvavAno ja hoI zake. te mArA nirmaLa aMtaramAM ArapAra joI zake, to pachI temane kazI ciMtA na rahe." te pachI mAre to cUpa ja thaI javuM rahyuM. mane potAne Tresiliyana pratye kazo premabhAva to che ja nahi; kAraNake tenuM cAle to te mAruM lehI ja pIvA icche - eTale have teNe ahIM vaNanimaMyA ghUsI AvIne mArA laoNrDanI je avajJA karI che, tenuM je pariNAma Ave enI phikarathI huM mArA hAtha dhoI nAkhuM chuM. mArA laoNrDa e apamAnano badalo lIdhA vinA raheze, ema huM to nathI mAnate." te, mArA cUpa rahevAthI TresiliyananI barabAdI aTakI zakaze ema tame mAnatA ho, te mAre cUpa ja rahevuM joIe. kAraNake, meM e bhalA mANasane atyAra Agamaca ghaNo du:khI karyo che. tema chatAM huM cUpa rahIza ethI zuM vaLavAnuM che? kAraNake, phesTara tema ja bIjA eka jaNe paNa Treniliyanane ahIM AvelA joyA ja che? nA, nA, vA, mane e badhuM chupAvavAnuM na kahezo, huM e badhuM mArA patine kahI ja daIza; ane TresiliyananI avicArI mUrkhatAne mApha karavA evI vakIlAta karIza ke jethI mArA umarAvadila pati tene sajA karavAne badale tenI kadara karavA icchaze." jevI tamArI marajI, maeNDama; paNa barapha upara cAlavA janAre prathama eka pagaluM bharIne tenuM paDa keTaluM kaThaNa che tenI khAtarI karI levI joIe. tema tame paNa badhuM kahetA pahelAM mAtra TresiliyananuM nAma ja uccArI jojo, ane tamArA pati, mArA lorDa te nAma kevI lAgaNIthI sAMbhaLe che, te joI lejo. bAkI phesTara ane teno hajUriyo Tresiliyanane oLakhatA na hovAthI temane to e ajANyo mANasa ahIM kema AvI caDyo, tene game te kAraNa upajAvIne huM samajAvI devA taiyAra chuM." leDI eka kSaNabhara vicAramAM paDI gaI. chevaTe teNe kahyuM, "vAne, phesTara jo jANatA na hoya ke e Tresiliyana hatA, te pachI te mArI aMgata

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prItama padhAryA! gaNAya evI bAbate thI aNajANa rahe, e ja vadhu sAruM. Ameya temane vartAva bahu mamatALu te nathI ja." are e to AMgaNAmAM bAMdhelo kUtaro che; ene te bhasavAnuM ja AvaDe. chatAM te je tamo nAmadArane aNagamato thayo hoya, to huM ene badale bIjo koI anukULa mANasa lAvI zakuM tema chuM." "mAsTara vArne, have ApaNe A vAta baMdha karo. mArA svAmIe mArI AsapAsa mUkelA sevako aMge mAre kaMI phariyAda karavAnI haze, te huM mArA svAmIne ja sIdhI karIza. paNa, sAMbhaLo, sAMbhaLo, mArA svAmI AvyA! AvyA! temanA ghoDAnI kharIo saMbhaLAya che!" ema kahetIkane te to bAraNA tarapha sIdhI doDI. paNa vAne vacce AvIne ekadama bolI UThyo, "meM mArI namrasevA ane kartavya bajAvavAnA khyAlathI je kaMI kahyuM karyuM hoya, tene upayoga mane barabAda karavAmAM tame nahi ja karone !" are mAro cheDo choDo - mane roko nahi; mArA manamAM tamArA viSe kazo vicAra ja nathI, bhalAdamI !" prItama padhAryA. vAne je jakkIpaNuM dAkhavI rahyo hato, tethI kAunTesanA mAM upara akaLAmaNanI chAyA chavAI rahI; paNa je AgaMtuka te kamarAmAM dAkhala thayA, temane jotAM veta te nirbheLa AnaMda ane premathI prabhAvita thaI, temanA hAthamAM ja jaIne paDI ane temane potAnA hRdaya sAthe cAMpatI bolI, chevaTe - chevaTe tame AvyA kharA!" vAne tarata ja kamarAmAMthI vidAya thaI gayo ane jeneTa paNa jatI ja hatI, paNa kAunTase tene nizAnI karIne thobhAvI, eTale te kamarAne dUrane cheDe jaIne UbhI rahI.

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para prIta kiye duHkha heya" kAunTase have lADathI arla opha lisesTarano jabbo utAravA mAMDyo, ane arthe jANe te jabbo pakaDI rAkhavAno dekhAva karyo, paNa kAunTasa bolI, "nA, nA, Aje to huM tamane ughADA pADavAnI chuM!- mAre jovuM che ke, tamane loko jevA moTA arla kahe che te pramANenAM tamArAM pUrAM vezabhUSA sAthe tame Aje AvyA che ke, atyAra sudhI khAnagI sahastha tarIkenAM kapaDAMmAM chupAIne AvatA hatA te rIte AvyA cho? mAre jANavuM che ke, tame mAro bola rAkhe che ke nahi?" - "tuM paNa mI, bAkInI duniyAnI peThe, mANasa karatAM tenAM kapaDAM ane ghareNAMne ja vadhu mAnatI hoya ema lAge che! paNa makhamala maDhayA mAnamAM cheka pANI vagaranI taravAranuM kAtuM khoseluM hoya ema na bane?" "paNa tame to nIvaDelA pANIdAra pilAda cho, svAmI! eNmI tamane tamArA ThaThArAne kAraNe vadhu cAhaze, ema haragija na mAnatA. teNe to tenuM hRdaya DevaoNnanAM jaMgalomAM hAthavaNATano bhUkharo gAmaThI jabhbho paherIne chUpI rIte AvelA jaNane samapyuM hatuM." te paNa mArI peThe Aje tArA hoddAne chAje teve samucita pozAka dhAraNa karyo che;- joke tethI tArA sauMdaryamAM kazo vadhAro thAya che, ema huM nathI kahete." kAunTesa have potAnA patine AnaMdathI te kamarAmAMnA siMhAsana upara besADavA laI cAlI. aneM tene potAnI sAthe ja besavA Agraha karyo, paNa te to sAmenA pAdapITha upara ja besI paDI ane bolI, "nA, nA, mAre te Aje tamane jarA sAmethI barAbara nihALavA che. rAjadarabArIo zAM zAM padaka-caMdraka-phita-kaoNlara dhAraNa kare che te mAre barAbara jovuM che, khAsa karIne to mArA priyatama kayAM kayAM padako zA mATe dhAraNa kare che, te samajavuM che." pachI AnaMda ane gauravathI UbharAtA hRdaye kAunTasa lADathI eka eka gArTara-padaka-caMdraka-phita-kaoNlara vagere pakaDI pakaDIne teno artha ane hetu pUchavA lAgI; ane arla oNpha lisesTara paNa potAnI priyatamAnA AnaMdamAM ane utsAhamAM sahabhAgI banI, eka pachI eka padaka-caMdraka mAhAsya varNavavA lAgyo.

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prItama padhAryA! pa3 ema IMgliza-gArTara ane teno jyoja DAyamaMDa, golDana-phalIsa, oNrDara oNpha seInTa eDya, vagere je kAMI hodA-pratiSThAnAM cihana alle dhAraNa kyAM hatAM, te badhAMno hetu ane artha teNe kAunTasanA pUchayA pramANe varNavI batAvyo; ane chevaTe kahyuM ke, e badhAM kharI rIte darabArahaoNlamAM hAjarI vakhate dhAraNa karavAnAM hoya che. eTale kAunTasa tarata bolI UThI, "to mane have tamArA rAjagaDhamAM - tamArA darabAra-haoNlamAM kayAre laI jAo cho? mAre tamane tamArA darabArIo vacce pUrA ThAThamAM jovA che!- jethI tame e badhA vacce kevI rIte zobho cho ke AgaLa tarI Ave che, tenI tulanA karuM!" to zuM, eNmI, ahIMnA kamarA pUratA vaibhavathI sajAvelA tane lAgatA nathI? meM to kazI maryAdA mUkyA vinA game teTaluM kharca karavAno hukama Apyo hato. paNa tane kaMI maNA rahI gayelI lAge, to tarata kahI de, jethI huM tarata ja te pUrI karavAnI sUcanA ApI do." nA, mArA svAmI, have to tame majAka ja karavA lAgyA cho ! A kamarAo te mArI kalpanAthIya bahAranA vaibhavathI sajAvelA che. paraMtu tethI zuM tamArI patnI, mAtra tenA kamarA sajAvanAra kArIgaranI mahenatathI ke tamArI udAratAthI je rezama tathA jarajavAhara sAMpaDayuM che tenAthI maLatA dabadabAthI ja saMtoSa mAnI rahe? IMglenDanA sarvottama javAharanI ardhAganA tarIkenA sthAnathI prApta thatA pratApathI huM dedIpyamAna thaI rahyuM, ema tame piote nathI icchatA zuM?" "hA, emI, eka divasa jarUra ema banaze; ane mArA jeTalo e divasa mATe bIjo koI vadhu utsuka nahi hoya. huM mArA rAjakAjamAMthI ane mahattvAkAMkSAnI ciMtAo ane baLatarAmAMthI nivRtta thaI, tArI sAthe mArI vizALa jAgIro upara dabadabAthI ane pratiSThAthI jIvana gujAravA keTalo badho utsuka chuM, e bIjuM koNa jANI zake? paraMtu emI, hAla turata ema banI zake tema nathI. hamaNAM to AvI corIchUpIthI meLavelI mulAkAtothI ja tAre ane mAre saMtoSa mAnavo paDe tema che." . "paraMtu ema zA mATe? hAla turata ja huM tamArA rAjadarabAranI ciMtAomAM tema ja dabadabAmAM zA mATe bhAgIdAraNa na thaI zakuM? Izvara ane mANasanA kAyadAthI ane vidhithI ApaNe be sahajIvananAM bhAgIdAra

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54 prIta kiye duHkha heya" banyAM nathI zuM? ane tamArA dhamAliyA jIvananI sahacarI banavAne badale huM mAtra tamArA nivRtta jIvanamAM ja bhAgIdAra thavAnI AzA rAkhIne zA mATe saMtoSa mAnuM?" arlanAM bhavAM e sAMbhaLI caDI gayAM. eNmI, tuM zuM bole che te tuM samajatI nathI. rAjadarabAramAM jahemata uThAvI rahelA ame loko retInA TIlA upara caDatA hoIe evI sthiti bhogavatA hoIe chIe : amAre jora karIne paga mukAya evI kaThaNa kinArI na Ave tyAM sudhI upara javA paga uThAvatA rahevuM ja joie - nahi to amArA ja vajanathI ame nIce sarakI paDIe. huM rAjadarabAramAM UMce pade jarUra chuM, paraMtu mArI potAnI marajI mujaba vartI zakuM e sahIsalAmata haju banyo nathI. eTale atyAre mAruM lagna huM jAhera karuM, to mAre hAthe karIne mArI pAyamAlI netaruM, ema ja banI rahe. paNa vizvAsa rAkhaje ke, bahu jaladI huM evI kakSAe pahoMcI jaIza ke jyAre huM tane tema ja mArI jAtane yathocita nyAya karI zakIza. daramyAna, AjanA - atyAranA AnaMdane atyAre je banI zake tema nathI tenI AkAMkSAothI vaNasADIza nahi. cAla, to mane kahI de ke, ahIM badhuM tArI marajI mujaba cAle che ke nahi? A phesTara tArA pratye pUrato Adara dAkhave che ne? - ke pachI tene kazo pATha zIkhavavAnI jarUra che?" "mane ahIM guptavAsamAM rahevAnI AvazyakatA te vAraMvAra yAda devarAve che; paraMtu te te tamArI icchAnI ja teNe mane yAda ApI kahevAya; eTale tene kazo vAMka kADhavAnuM mAre na hoya. paNa tenI dIkarI jeneTa te mane ahIM evI mAyALu sobata Ape che ke na pUcho vAta." ema? te tane je AvuM sukha ApatuM hoya, tenI kadara thayA vinA na rahevI joIe. - te ahIM pAse Ava jouM, phUTaDI !" "jeneTa," kAunTase kahyuM, "mArA laoNrDa tane bolAve che." jeneTa pAse AvatAM aleM kahyuM, "tArI sevAoe mArAM leDIne je saMtoSa Apyo che, te badala mArI A vIMTI le; temane ane mAre khAtara e tuM paheraje." jeneTe namratApUrvaka javAba Apyo, "mArI namra sevAo mAAM leDIne saMtoSa ApI zakI che, te jANI huM kharekhara rAjI thaI, mArA laoNrDa. joke,

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prItama padhAryA! temanI najIka janAra koI paNa mANasa temane khuza karavAnuM icchayA vinA rahI zake ja nahi, paraMtu ame loko mAsTara holDaphorthanA paMthanAM hoI, amArI AMgaLIo upara sonuM vIMTatAM nathI ke gaLAmAM laTakAvatAM nathI." vAha, tame loko e paMthanAM cho? e paMthavALA te maMDaLIomAM mAre mATe sArI prArthanAo kare che. ane jeneTa, tArI AMgaLIe evI nAjuka che, ane tAruM gaLuM eTaluM goruM che ke, temane kazA bIjA zaNagAranI jarUra paNa nathI. paraMtu te pachI A sikkA le; temane te koI papa-paMthI ke sudhArapaMthI nakAratuM nathI. temano tane ThIka lAge te upayoga karaje." ema kahI arle tene pAMca moTA sonIyA kADhIne ApyA. huM A senuM paNa na leta, mArA laoN; paraMtu eno huM evo upayoga karIza jethI ApaNa sau upara AzIrvAda varase." jeneTe kahyuM. pachI alle bhojana mATe taiyArI karavA jeneTane jaNAvyuM. jeneTe gaI eTale kAunTase kahyuM, "mArA svAmI, Aje meM mAsTara vAnuM ane mAsTara phosTarane ApaNI sAthe rAtrI-bhojana mATe nimaMtraNa ApyuM che." emanA upara e rItanI kRpAdRSTi dAkhavI tethI huM khUba rAjI thayo, vahAlI. kAraNake ricArDa vAne mAro vaphAdAra sevaka che, ane mArI khAnagI masalatomAM aMgata salAhakAra paNa che; ane A eNnthanI upara paNa mAre hamaNAM ghaNo ghaNo vizvAsa rAkhavo paDe tema che." paNa vahAlA svAmI, mAre tamArI pAse eka varadAna mAgavAnuM che, ane tamane eka gupta vAta kahevAnI che." kAunTase khacakAtAM khacakAtAM kahyuM. te baMne vAnAM AvatI kAla mATe rahevA de, priya; teo bhojanakakSanAM bAraNAM ughADatA lAge che, ane ATalI musApharI karIne AvyA pachI mane tarata kaMI pINuM maLaze to AvakArya thaze." ema kahetAM kahetAM arla tarata priyatamAne bAjunA oraDAmAM dorI gayo, jyAM UbhelA vAne ane phosTare temane laLI laLIne namana karyA. bIje divase savAre vArnee a opha lisesTaranA hajUriyA tarIke temaja azvapAla tarIke ema baMne prakAranI sevAo bajAvavA mAMDI. te

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" jamAnAmAM moTA moTA khAnadAna umarAva jema rAjAnI evI tuccha sevAo bajAvavAmAM moTapa mAnatA, tema sArAM khAnadAnanA bIjA sAmAnya umarAvajAdA arla vagere bIjA umarAvone tyAM evI sevAo bajAvatA. vAne paNa eka khAnadAna paraMtu ghasAI gayelA kuTuMbano juvAniyo hato. te zarUAtamAM arlanI sAmAnya sthiti veLA sAmAnya sevaka tarIke temanI sevAmAM dAkhala thayo hato, ane pachI temanA muzkelInA samayamAM emane vaphAdAra niSThAvAna sAthI banyo hato. pachIthI jyAre arla phUdake ne bhUsake rAjadarabAramAM AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA, tyAre to te emane khAsa upayogI nIvaDayo hate. Ama bhUtakALanI ane vartamAnakALanI sevAone jore, te atyAre emano anivArya vizvAsu mANasa banI gayo hato. savAramAM potAnuM gAuna utAratAM utAratAM aneM kahyuM, "vAne, mane sAdo ghoDesavArIne janmo paherAva; ane Tebala upara paDelAM pelAM kaoNlaro, sAMkaLo vagere badhI beDIo te kyAMka ThekANe mUkI de. kAle rAte emanA bhArathI te mAruM gaLuM maraDAI javA beThaM hatuM. mane to have e badhAM jatAM karavAnuM ja mana thaI gayuM che. harAmakhoroe mUrkha lokone jakaDamAM levA zodhelI e badhI heDabeDIo ja che." paNa mArA laoNrDa, sonAnI sAMkaLa bIjI sAMkaLo jevI na gaNAya; ane te jema vajanadAra hoya tema vadhu AvakArya thaI paDe!" "e badhuM haze, paNa have e badhI zRMkhalAo mane rAjadarabAra sAthe vadhu vakhata jakaDI nahi rAkhe, ema meM vicArI lIdhuM che. meM je moTI jAgIra ane hodo-pratiSThA atyAra sudhImAM meLavyAM che, ethI vizeSa have vadhu vakhata rAjadarabAramAM paDI rahevAthI mane zuM maLavAnuM che - tyAM ne tyAM vaLagI rahevAmAM te chevaTe pitAnI samucita maryAdAmAM na rahevAthI mArA pitAnI peThe kuhADAthI gaLuM ja kapAvavuM paDe.* huM paNa atyAra AgamacI keTalI badhI ghAMTImAMthI bacI nIkaLyo chuM? eTale have sAhasano dariyo vadhu na kheDavAnuM meM lagabhaga nakkI karI dIdhuM che." - ka lisesTaranA pitA jaina DaDalI eDavarDa-6nA rAjyakALa daramyAna vau ravikanA ala ane nordhambalenDanA Dathaka hatA. rAjasihAsane eDavarDa-6 pachI leDI jena grene besADavAno prayatna karavA jatAM temane motanI sajA karavAmAM AvI hatI. - saMpA.

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prItama padhAryA ! "ane dariyAne kinAre besI rahI, kAmadevanI seAbatamAM zaMkhalAM-chIpalAM bhegAM karyA karajo ! '' 57 "eTale tuM zuM kahevA mAge che?" "mArA laoNrDa, gusse thaI javAnI jarUra nathI. AvI sauMdaryarAzInA sahavAsane ja vadhu pramANIne, atyAra sudhI Apa je mATe jIvatA AvyA che tene jatuM karazeA, to ApanA keTalAka kaMgALa nAkarone jarUra sesanuM paDaze. bAkI mane peAtAne te, ApanI udAra bakSisAe evI sthitie lAvI mUkayo che ke, huM te| Apa nAmadAranA kuTuMbamAM je pade pahoMcyA chuM, tene chAje tevA eka garIba rAjadarabArIno mAbho pachI paNa jALavI rAkhA zakIza. ' "" "teA pachI jemAM aMte tane ne mane beune jAnanuM jokhama raheluM ja che, evI A jokhamakAraka ramata huM cheDavAnA vicAra jAhera karuM chuM, tyAre tuM asaMtASa kema batAve che?" 66 "huM asaMtASa batAvuM chuM, laoNrDa? nA re, nA; Apa nAmadAra rAjadarabAramAMthI pIchehaTha karo, tethI mAre du:khI thavApaNuM zA mATe hoya? paraMtu mArA laoNrDa, Ape peAte ja e pagaluM letA pahelAM vicArI levAnuM raheze kharuM ke, e pagaluM ApanAM sukha-pratiSThAne mATe hAnikAra haze ke lAbhadAyaka?" "paNa haju meM nakkI kazuM karI dIdhuM nathI; tuM sAcAM kAraNo jaNAva, pachI huM baMne bAjune! vicAra karI joIza." "to ThIka, mArA laoNrDa, ApaNe dhArI laIe ke, rAjadarabAramAM chellA gussA karIne ke chelluM hAsya hasIne Apa rAjadarabArathI khUba dUra AvelA ApanA koI gaDhamAM nivRtta thaIne rahevA lAgyA. eTale dUra ApanA mitro ane pakSakAronA nisAsA paNa Apane sAMbhaLavA nahi maLe, ke ApanA duzmanono malakATa paNa Apane jovA nahi maLe. ane ApaNe ema paNa mAnI laIe ke, Apane vijetA banelA harIpha, je mahAvRkSa tenI ane sUryanI ADe AvI rahyuM hatuM, tenAM DALAM-pAMkhaDAM kApI nAkhIne ja saMtoSa mAnaze; ane te vRkSane pAtAne jaDamULamAMthI nAbUda karavA nahi icche - ane Ape AraMbhelI kAmadevanI upAsanAthI saMtoSa mAnI, Apa ApanI meLe ja nirmAlya banI raheze| ema mAnI leze. tApaNa chevaTe Apane tyAM dUra rahyA

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"prIta kiye duHkha heya" rahyAya rANIjInI nahi te tyAMnA zerIphanI tahenAta bharavI paDaze ane te batAve te kAme mANaso bhegA karI doDAdoDa karavI paDaze " vArne, baccA, sAvadhAna! huM sthAnika zerIphanI tahenAta bajAvIza ema?" arla trADI UThyo. nahi, nahi, mArA laoNrDa, mane e AkhuM citra pUruM AMkI levA de. alabatta, Apa zikAre jatA hazo, bAja vaDe cakalAM pakaDavAne adbhuta rasa mANatA hazo, gAmaThI skavAyaro sAthe besI dArUnI mahephila mANatA hazo -" "cUpa, akkaramI ! cUpa!-" "nahi, nahi, nAmadAra, haju bIjI bAju bAkI rahe che; daramyAna Apane kALamukho harIpha sasekasa iMglenDa upara temaja rANIjInA hRdaya upara sarvatomukhI sattA calAvato banI raheze - ane have kalpanA karo ke, rANIjInI tabiyata ekadama bagaDI - ane mahattvAkAMkSA kadI svapna paNa sevI na zake evuM svapna siddha thavAnI zakyatA UbhI thai - te vakhate Apane ApanA gAmaThI gharanI aMgIThInA dhumADiyA heThaLa besIne vicAra nahi Ave ke, Ape kaI AzAonA minArA uparathI nAhaka dhULamAM paDatuM nAnuM che? ane te badhuM ApanI suMdara patnIne pakhavADiye eka vAra karatAM vadhu vakhata nihALI zako te mATe ja? -" basa kara, vArne, basa kara, ! mAre have vadhu nathI sAMbhaLavuM. huM rAjadarabAramAMthI nivRtta thavAnI badhI vAsanA atyArathI haMmezane mATe tajI dauM chuM - mArI koI mahattvAkAMkSAne kAraNe nahi ja, paraMtu kaTokaTInI paLe mArA dezanI vadhu sArI sevA bajAvI zakuM te kAraNe. dezabhaktie patnInA premane pAchaLa mUkavo ja rahyo. basa, huM UpaDuM chuM; loko jAgIne rastAo upara pharatA thaI jAya, te pahelAM ApaNe A pradezamAMthI vidAya thaI javuM joIe. huM mArI leDInI rajA laIne jaladI AvI pahoMcuM chuM." ema kahI arla tarata aMdaranA oraDAmAM cAlyo gayo. vAne tenI pAchaLa jete jota gaNagaNyo, "tamArI A rUpALe cAmaDe maDhelI pUtaLIthI * zAyara athavA paragaNAmAM rAjAnA vAisaroya tarIke kAma karato adhikArI. te taraphanI nyAyane lagatI, lazkarane lagatI ane mahesUla vagere Arthika bAbatone lagatI sarva sattA tenA hAthamAM rahetI. - sapa0

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prItama padhAryA! tamArI navarAze kaMTALavuM hoya tyAre kaMTALo; paNa tamArI mahattvAkAMkSAnI vAtathI hamaNAM kaMTALo e hariMgaja nahi cAle. kAraNake, laoNrDa, tamAre te tamArI sAthe ricArDa vArnene paNa UMce kheMcatA javAnA che. - ane mArAM suMdara leDI, tamAre paNa mArI e mahattvAkAMkSAnI ADe AvavAnuM nathI, samajyAM? no~ha te| mAre tamArI sAme prema-paMthanI eka duzmanAvaTa teA che, ane rAja-paMthanI bIjI UbhI thaze. rAjanIti, raNamedAna ema badhI bAbatAmAM sasekasa vagere karatAM medAna mArI janAra A artha, eka ramaNInI meAhaka AMkhanA palakArA AgaLa parAsta na ja thavA joIe. teA ja mAre mATe paNa baDhatInA ane sukhanA rastA khullA rahe. A bAI jo TresiliyananI mulAkAtanI vAta mArA laoNrDathI chupAve, to basa pachI eneya mArA aMgUThA taLe jhaTa lAvI daIza; pachI te tene ghaNI ghaNI bAbato tenA patithI chupAvavAmAM mane sAgarIta banAvavo ja paDaze! ThIka, mArA laoNrDa, atyAre te huM tamArA ghoDA taiyAra karavA jAuM chuM, paNa evA divaso AvavAnA ja che, jyAre mArA ghoDA bIjo koI taiyAra karatA haze !" pa daramyAna arla potAnA zayana-kakSamAM potAnI priyatamAnI vidAya levA jaladI jaladI doDI gayA hatA. kAunTesanuM mAM priyatamanA viyoganA najIka AvelA du:khathI ekadama paDI gayuM. " vahAlI, sUrya UgavAnA thayA che, ane atyAra Agamaca tA mAre daza mAIla AgaLa nIkaLI javuM joItuM hatuM. ' "" "tA pachI me... AjIjI karIne mAgelA varadAnanuM zuM? koi bahAdura nAiTe potAnI premarAjJIe slIpara paherelA khullA paga sAthe mAgeluM varadAna pAchuM ThelyuM che, vAru?" 66 bIjuM game te mAga, emI, paNa e nahi; kAraNa enAthI te huM ne tuM baMne barabAda thaI jaIe. " " tA bhale; mane bahAra duniyAmAM IMglaeNnDanA sauthI moTA umarAvanI priya patnI tarIke atyAre jAhera na karatA; paraMtu mArA vahAlA pitAne te e vAta jaNAvavAnI paravAnagI Apo. mAruM zuM thayuM haze, e ciMtAmAM te keTaluM badhuM rahe...sAya che? tene badale mArA lagnanI vAta jANI te UlaTA

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" rAjI thaze. temanI dIkarInuM ATaluM moTuM saubhAgya temanAthI gupta rAkhavuM, e te temanI ribAmaNa nAhaka laMbAvyA karavA jevuM nathI? emeya sAMbhaLyuM che ke te bahu ja bImAra paDI gayA che." "teM kayAMthI vaLI evI vAta sAMbhaLI? vArnee sara TU robsarTane kahI zakAya te maryAdAmAM tArA khuzI-samAcAra pahoMcADayA ja che. ane teNe tane nathI kahyuM ke, tArA pitA to emanA priya khela zikAre ja nIkaLyA hatA ane bhalAcaMgA hatA? tArA magajamAM emanI bImArIno khoTo khyAla ghusADavAnI hiMmata koNe karI che, vAra? "koIe nahi, mArA svAmI, koIe nahi. paNa mane mArI najare mArA pitA bhalA-gaMgA che e joI AvavA de." "jo eNmI, atyAre tuM tArA pitA ke temanA kuTuMbIo sAthe kazo saMbaMdha rAkhI zakaze nahi. koI paNa gupta vAta jarUra karatAM vadhu mANasone kAne na javI joIe, e to rAjanItinuM paheluM sUtra kahevAya; paNa tArA pitAnI bAbatamAM te bIjuM khAsa kAraNa e che ke, pelo badamAza Treveniyana ke Tresiliyana, je nAma hoya te, e buDhDhA nAITanA makAnamAM Ava-jA kare che, eTale tArA pitA pAse je vAta pahoMce, te enA jANavAmAM AvI ja jAya." "huM ema nathI mAnatI, mArA svAmI; mArA bApu te IjajatadAra lAyaka mANasa che, ane Tresiliyana paNa. ApaNe tene je khoTuM lAgavAnuM kAraNa ApyuM che te chatAM, mane nukasAnanA badalAmAM nukasAna karavA tatpara thAya tevo nIca e haragija nathI." paNa mane enA upara bilakula vizvAsa nathI, emI; huM te enA upara vizvAsa mUkavAne badale bhUMDA khavIsa upara pahelo mUkuM." "ema kema, mArA svAmI? Tresiliyana bAbata tamArI Avo kharAba abhiprAya zAthI che?" "maeNDama, mArI marajI e ja pUratuM kAraNa che; ane chatAM tamAre vadhu kAraNa jANavuM hoya, te e Tresiliyana kone pakSakAra che, e jarA vicArI juo. e reTalipha - ala oNpha sasekasane mAnIto che, ane zaMkAzIla rANIjInI kRpAdRSTimAM TakI rahevAmAM sasekasa sAme mAre niraMtara jhUjhavuM paDe che. eTale rANI elijhAbethane huM yogya rIte taiyAra kare te pahelAM ApaNA

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prItama padhAryA! lagnanI vAta temane kAne pahoMcI jAya, te basa, kAyamane mATe huM barabAda thaI gayo, ema jANI rAkhajo! kAraNake rANImAM paNa enA bApa henrIne pUro aMza Ave che, ane eka vakhata tene khoTuM lAgyuM ane tene IrSyA thaI AvI ke pachI mAla-milakata, hoddo-pratiSThA, are mArA jAnathI paNa huM paravArI gayo ema ja mAnI levuM!" "paNa Tresiliyanane tame pote oLakhatA nathI; jeTaluM kaMI ene viSe jANo cho, te mArA thakI ja jANe che, ane huM ja tamane khAtarI ApuM chuM ke te ApaNA gupta lagnanI vAta bahAra nahi pADI de. tamAre kAraNe meM ene khoTuM lagADyuM che, te have tamAre hAthe e ucita nyAya pAme, evI mane icchA rahe ja. paraMtu tame to huM enuM nAma lauM chuM ne ATalA AkaLA thaI jAo cho, to huM kharekhara tene bhegI thaI houM ema tame jANo, te te zuMnuM zuM karI nAkho!" "jo tuM ene bhegI thaI hoya, te e vastu mArAthI tadRna gupta rAkhe emAM ja enI sahIsalAmatI che. huM koIne khAmukhA pAyamAla karavA mAgatuM nathI; paNa je mArI gupta aMgatatAmAM ghUsavA prayatna kare, teNe bIje divase jIvatA rahevuM che ke nahi, e vicArI levuM tenA hitamAM che. rIMcha* kadI pitAnA mArgamAM ADe UtaranArane sAMkhI letuM nathI." kevuM bhayaMkara !" kAunTesa ekadama phIkI paDI jaIne bolI UThI. tuM vahAlI ekadama bImAra paDI gaI ke zuM?" arla tene potAnA bAhumAM TekavI laIne citA karato bolI UThyo. "tuM have pharIthI pathArImAM sUI jA; tAre ATaluM vaheluM UThavAnI jarUra nathI. tAre have mArI ijajata, mAro vaibhava ane mArA jAnane AMca na pamADe evuM bIjuM kaMI mAgavAnuM che?" kaMI nathI mAgavuM, mArA svAmI. mAre bIjI eka vAta tamane kahevAnI hatI kharI; paNa tamAro gusso joIne huM to e bhUlI gaI chuM." te ApaNe pharIthI maLIe te vakhatane mATe tene anAmata rAkhaje; huM Aje tArI eka-be vinaMtI kabUla rAkhavA hiMmata nathI karI zakate, te lisesTaranI A mudrA enA pitA ala opha ravike apanAvI hatI? khADA-khAMcAvALA staMbhane Teke UbheluM rIMcha. -saMpa0

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" sivAyanI bIjI koI paNa tArI icchA AgaLa badhAM saMsthAne sAthe Akho iMglenDa deza paNa mAre mana DUla che, ema jANaje." ATaluM kahIne arla tarata dAdara UtarI gaye. ala cAlyA jatAM vAne e phesTarane kahyuM, "arla tAre mATe mane A thelI bharelA sonaiyA ApatA gayA che, te gaNI le; ane temAM tArI dIkarIne gaI rAte temaNe ApelI rakama paNa umeraje." "eTale zuM? eTale zuM? temaNe jeneTane senuM ApyuM che?" hA. hA, temanAM suMdara leDInI sArI tahenAta bajAve che, tethI khuza thaIne InAma ApyuM che, vaLI." "enI pAse e badhuM huM pAchuM apAvI daIza; ane eka caherA upara je moha che, te kevo UMDo temaja kevo kSaNika che, e huM barAbara jANuM chuM." "are bAghAbhAI, tArI dIkarI jeneTa upara temanI mIThI najara paDe eTalA moTA sadbhAgyanI tuM AzA rAkhe che zuM? jenA hAthamAM AkAza-cakalI che, te vADa-cakalInI icchA kadI kare kharo?" are vADa-cakalI ke AkAza-cakalI, pAradhIne mana to beu sarakhAM. paNa te bhAI bIjI game teTalI kuMvArikAone phasAvI ApI haze, paNa mArI dIkarI tArA laoNrDanI pasaMdagI pAme ema huM icchato nathI. ane tuM hase che zAno? huM mArA kuTuMbanA eka aMgane to setAnanA paMjAmAMthI baceluM rAkhIza ja - eTaluM tuM samajI rAkhaje. jeneTe e sonuM pAchuM ApavuM ja paDaze." * "e te tAre pAchuM apAvI devuM hoya to pAchuM apAvI deje, ke tAre paDAvI levuM hoya to tuM paDAvI leje, paNa ApaNe have jarA vadhu gaMbhIra muddA upara AvI jaIe - ApaNA laoNrDa rAjadarabAra tarapha ApaNe mATe bahu phAyadAkAraka nahi evo mijAja laIne pAchA pharyA che, e khabara che?" "zuM kahe che? A ramakaDAthI te eTalAmAM kaMTALI gayA, zuM? e ramakaDuM temaNe AkhA rAjayanI kiMmate kharIdyuM che, ene emane kheda thavA lAgyo che ?"

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prItama padhAryA: nA, nA, enA upara to emane haju pUro aMdhApe che. ane e aMdhApAne kAraNe ja me rAjadarabAranI AkhI jiMdagI nochAvara karavA taiyAra thayA che - ane ema thayuM, te ApaNe A devaLanI milakata paDAvI lIdhI che te badhI oDI kADhavI paDaze." e te bhAre bhUMDI vAta thaI kahevAya, ane te badhuM A strIne mATe karavA taiyAra thayA che? emanA AtmAnA kalyANa mATe e badhuM choDavA taiyAra thayA hota, to judI vAta hatI. mane ja ghaNI vAra amArA paMthanA tapasvIonI peThe A badhI sAMsArika mAyA choDI devAnuM mana thaI Ave che. " "paNa ema parANe svIkArelI garIbAIthI setAna tArA khAtAmAM kazuM jamA nahi kare ane UlaTo bAvAnAM beu bagADyA jevo tAro ghATa thaze. paNa mArI salAha mAne, te haju A kammara-lesano mAlakI-bhagavaTAne haka tane maLI raheze, - zarata eTalI ke, A Tresiliyana ahIM Avyo hato tene viSe huM tane na jaNAvuM tyAM sudhI eka zabda paNa moMe na lAvo." "eTale? zuM kAraNa? jarA samajAya tevuM to bolo." akkalanA bela! atyAranI mArA laoNrDanI madazAmAM jo temane khabara paDe ke, temanI gerahAjarImAM e bhUta ahIM avarajavara kare che, to te tarata rAjadarabAra choDIne AnI cokImAM ja besI jAya! ane eka vAra e rAjadarabAramAMthI khasyA eTale mAro ane tAro dhaMdho pUro thayo, ema jANavuM. sAnamAM samajI jA! samajadArane to eka bola ghaNo. ThIka, te have have huM mArA laoNrDanI pAchaLa pahoMcI jAuM." vArnee ghoDAne eDI lagAvI ane te pArkanI pachItane bAraNe pahoMcyo, te tyAM ja arla oNpha lisesTara tenI rAha joIne UbhelA. keTalo badho vakhata teM bagADyo, vA? mAre vUDasTaoNka jaladI jaI pahoMcavuM joIe. tyAre ja huM mAro A veza utArI zakIza; ane tyAM sudhInI mArI musApharI jokhamakAraka ja gaNAya." ahIMthI te be kalAkanuM ja aMtara che, mArA laoNrDa ! huM to pelA phosTarane sAvaceta rahevA ane guptatA jALavavAnI kALajI rAkhavAnuM kahevA

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34 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' tathA je mANasane huM ApanA rasAlAmAM rAkhavA mAguM chuM tenuM ThekANuM pUchavA rokAyA hatA. " 66 e mANasa ApaNA kAmane lAyaka che, evI tane khAtarI che?" bharoMsA te sAro paDe che, mArA laoNrDa; paNa Apa jo AgaLa jAo, to huM kammara tarapha pAchA pharuM ane gUDasTaoNkamAM Apa sUtA ho ne tene laIne tyAM hAjara thaI jAuM ' 66 "paNa mArI levI'* pahelAM tuM tyAM barAbara AvI raheje. eTaluM kahI ale ghe!DAne eThI lagAvI. "" vAne pArkane bAjue rAkhI, dhArI raste kammara tarapha pAchA pharyA. blaoNka-baeNra vIzI AgaLa UtarI teNe mAsTara mAikela leMmbaoNrna bAbata paDapUcha karI, eTale tarata te potAnA peTrana samakSa AvIne hAjara thayA; paNa tenuM mAM paDI gayeluM hatuM. 66 tArA mitra TrasiliyananA sagaDa te khAyAne ? tArA UtarI gayelA mAM uparathI ja dekhAI Ave che. A tArI capaLatA ane hoziyArInI tuM baDAza mArato hato, kharuMne ?" 66 - are me te enA pIche barAbara pakaDo hatA - ane ahIM mArA mAmAne tyAM te rahyo tyAM sudhI tene mINanI peThe evA cATI rahyo hatA ke na pUcheA vAta. te vALu karIne kamarAmAM sUvA gayA tyAM sudhI huM tenI pAchaLa ja lAgu hatA; paNa savAra thaI ane joIe tA bhAIsAheba alApa ! tabelAvALAne paNa khabara nathI ke te kayAre kayAM gayA!" 66 A badhI narI banAvaTa ja lAge che; ane jo te puravAra thaI, te tArI khera nathI!" 66 paNa A mArA mAmA jAilsa gAsTiMgane ja pUchI juo. are, tabelAvALAne pUchI juo, ane vIzInA nokarone pUchI juo ke, huM kevA enI upara cAMpatI najara rAkhato rahyo hatA. tene pathArImAM sUtelA sagI AMkhe joyA bAda tenI narsanI peThe tenI pathArI pAse huM besI rahuM, ema te bane ja nahIM ne?" * mulAkAtIo sAthe savAranI beThaka: rAjA athavA mATA mANase ApelI mulAkAta. - sA

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prItama padhAryA! 65 vArnee vIzImAM badhe pUchaparacha karI joI, to teMmbone kahelI vAta sAcI nIkaLI : Tresiliyana ociMte ane aNadhAryo ja rAta daramyAna cAlyo gayo hato. vIzIvALAe uparAMtamAM umeryuM ke, "mAre mArA mahemAnane anyAya na thAya te khAtara kahevuM joIe ke, temanA kamarAmAM Tebala upara te potAno badho hisAba gaNIne mUkatA gayA che; gharanA nokarone mATe paNa bakSisanI rakama mUkI che; joke temaNe jAte ja ghoDo taiyAra karI lIdhelo, eTale e bakSisa jarUrI na kahevAya." laeNmbaoNrna viSe saMteSa thAya eTalI paDapUcha karI lIdhA bAda vArnee tenI sAthe vAta upADI. "phosTara pAsethI meM ema sAMbhaLyuM ke, koI amIra-umarAvanA rasAlAmAM joDAvAnuM tane game; to te koI vakhata rAjadarabAramAM nokarI karelI che?" "nA, nA, paNa huM daza varSano hato tyArathI aThavADiye eka vakhata mane evuM svapna AvyA kare che ke jANe huM rAjadarabAramAM pahoMcyo chuM ane khAso mAladAra banyo chuM." paNa rAjadarabAramAM pahoMcavA icchanAramAM zI zI lAyakAta hovI joIe tenI tane khabara che?" "meM mArI jAte kalpI lIdhI che, sAheba, jemake, capaLa AMkha - baMdha mAM - taiyAra ane baLavAna hAtha - tINI buddhi ane buThTho aMtarAtmA." "tArA aMtarAtmAnI. dhAra te kyAranIya buThThI thaI gaI haze, ema huM mAnuM chuM." "joke, kyAre enI dhAra tIkSNa hatI e huM yAda karI nathI zakato; paraMtu javAnI daramyAna mane thoDIka dhUna hatI kharI, je meM laDAIonI kakarI sarANa upara ghasI kADhI che; ane je bAkI rahI haze, te ATalAMTikanAM mojAMmAM dhoI kADhI che." to tuM iMDijha tarapha paNa kAmagIrI bajAvI Avyo che, kharuM?" "pUrva temaja pazcima taraphanAM ema baMne IMDijhamAM. dariyA upara temaja jamIna upara - porTugala vatI temaja spena vatI - Daca loko mATe temaja . pri0- 5

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" phreMca loko mATe - temaja lAIna bahAra* kAmagIrI bajAvanArAo sAthe paNa!" "te to tuM mArI, mArA laoNrDanI ane tArI potAnI bahu sArI sevA bajAvI zakaze. paNa sAMbhaLa, huM duniyAne barAbara jANuM chuM - mane sAcesAcuM kahI de, tuM vaphAdAra nIvaDI zakIza?" jo tame duniyAne barAbara na jANatA hota, to to huM tarata ja kaparAmAM kaparA sogaMda khAIne kahI deta ke, "hA." paNa tamAre moM uparanA jUThANAne badale sIdhuM sAduM pramANika satya ja joItuM hoI, huM kahI dauM chuM ke, jo mArI sAthe sAro vartAva rAkhavAmAM Avaze ane mane pUratuM vaLatara ApavAmAM Avaze, to huM phAMsIne gALiye pahoMcatA sudhI vaphAdAra rahIza." "basa, tArA e javAbathI mane pUrato saMtoSa che. te ThIka, tArI sAthe TaTavuM-baTavuM che ke nahi?" "chene, sAheba! evuM sarasa raTavuM che ke, zUTarsa-hIla upara eka bharavADanI thelIne sArI bharelI jotAM huM eka bhUla karI beTho, te vakhate e TaTavAne jore ja huM cAre bAju bUmAbUma thaI rahevA chatAM vADo ane khAIe ThekIne sahIsalAmata bhAgI zakayo. "te pachI tene tuM jhaTa taiyAra karI de, ane tArAM kapaDAM ane bAkIne sAmAna tArA mAmAne soMpI de. huM tane evI nokarIe laI javA mAguM chuM ke, jemAM maLatI tArI baDhatInI mabalaka tako teM na sAdhI lIdhI, to te tAro ja vAMka haze." | mAmAe vidAya thatA bhANAnuM bhaviSya bhAkhatAM tene jaNAvyuM, "A nAmadAranI nokarImAM jatAM nuM phAMsInA doraDAnI najIka ja jaI rahyo che, enI mane khAtarI che. paNa tane e gALiyo game teTalo gamato hoya, to paNa maherabAnI karIne kamnara gAmathI jarA dUranI jagAe jaIne ja e paheraje." * pi5 alekajhAnDara-6 e amuka akSAMza-rekhAnI pAra je kaMI deze zedhAya ke zodhAyA hoya te badhA penane bakSI dIdhA hatA. e rekhAnI pUrvanI bAjunA badhA mulake porTugalane bakSyA hatA. piopanA virodhI paMthamAM bhaLelAM rAjya e rekhAne kabUla rAkhatAM nahi ane tethI e loko e rekhAnI pAra jaI penanAM jahAjo upara humalA karatA. iMglenDanA cAMciyA e bAbatamAM mazahura hatA. - sapa0

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prItama padhAryA! raste jhaDapathI ghoDA doDAvatA jatAM jatAM vArnee laeNmbaoNrnane pUchayuM, te tArI zarate have jaNAva." "huM jo mArA mAlikanAM hita tarapha ughADI najara rAkhuM, te temaNe mArA doSo pratye AMkha mIMcI rAkhavI paDaze." "paNa e deze evA khullAmAM ravaDatA rahevA na joIe, jemanI sAthe Thokara khAtAM mAlikanA ja ghUMTaNa bhAge." kabUla," laoNne kahyuM, "pachI, huM je zikAra pakaDI ApuM, tenAM pAchaLanAM hADakAM mAre bhAga AvavAM joIe." e to vAjabI mAgaNI che- kAraNake, tArA mAlikane pahelo koLiyo maLe che." "ThIka; te have eTaluM umeravAnuM bAkI rahe che ke, jo kAyado ane huM ApasamAM AthaDI paDIe, to mArA mAlike mArI madadamAM rahevuM joIe, ane e muddo agatyane che." "e paNa vAjabI mAgaNI che; mArA e jhaghaDo mAlikanI sevA bajAvatAM Ubho thayo hovo joIe." e to che ja! ane pagAra vagerenI bAbatamAM huM kazuM kahete nathI; kAraNake, huM to khAnagI rIte meLavelA maLatara upara ja jIvavAno." phikara na karIza; tane kapaDAM ane khacIM to tArI kakSAnA sauthI nasIbadArane IrSyA thAya tevAM ja maLaze. kAraNake, tuM ene ThekANe jAya che, jyAM najara karatAM ja sonuM hAtha AvatuM hoya che." "e badhuM to mane pUrepUruM anukULa AvatuM lAge che; te have mArA mAlikanuM nAma kahI do." "mAruM nAma ricArDa vAne che." paNa huM te je moTA umarAvanI nokarImAM mane laI jAo cho temanuM nAma pUchuM chuM." to barakhuradAra, mane mAlika mAnavAmAM tane hINapata lAge che, ema? tane huM eka evA moTA umarAvane tyAM laI jAuM chuM, jenA nAmanI dhAkathI AkhI kAuMsila dhrUjatI rahe che, ane AkhuM rAjya ekacakre gabaDe che; paNa

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68 "prIta kiye duHkha hoya' tAre mArI tahenAtamAM ja mukhyatve rahevAnuM che, ane mArA kahyA mujaba ja vartavAnuM che. huM emane khAsadAra chuM." "te emanA nAmanA jAduI maMtra vaDe te chUpA khajAnA ja meLavI zakAze!" lembaoNrna rAjI thate bolI UThyo. hA, paNa e maMtra yathAyogya vAparatAM AvaDe te ja. aNaghaDa rIte ApameLe tuM vAparavA jaze, to khajAnAne badale evuM bhUta khaDuM thaze, je tArA dhAgadhAgA uDAvI deze." "basa, basa, vadhu kahevAnI jarUra nathI; huM mArI maryAdAmAM rahIne ja haMmezAM vartIza." baMne masAkaro thoDI ja vakhatamAM vUDasTaoNkanA zAhI pArkamAM AvI pahoMcyA. rANI ilijhAbethanA vakhatamAM sAcavaNI vinA e imArata gojI banI gaI hatI. keTalAya vakhatathI tyAM zAhI utAro thayo na hato. ene kAraNe pAsenA gAmanA lokone paNa AvakanuM sAruM sAdhana baMdha thaI gayuM hatuM. gAmalokoe rANIjIne arajI karI hatI ke, te avAranavAra A sthAne padhAratAM rahe, to e sthAna temaja e gAma pAchuM pharIthI ronaka prApta kare. a lisesTara e tapAsa karavAne nimitte ja A tarapha AvyA hatA; ane daramyAna AgaLanA prakaraNamAM jaNAvelI kannara-plesanI gupta mulAkAta laI AvyA hatA. putrIno pitA ala opha lisesTare savAranA mulAkAte AvelA gAmanA AgevAnane jaNAvyuM ke, rANIjI avAranavAra vUDasTaoNka jarUra padhAraze, jethI pahelAMnI jema badhuM pharI gAjatuM thaI jaze. uparAMta, vUDasTaoNka gAmane UnanA vepAra mATe bajAramathaka tarIke jAhera karavAnI paNa rANInI marajI che, jethI gAmane dhaMdhA-rojagAra vadhe.

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putrInA pitA Fe gAmaleAkAe rAjI thaI harSanA pAkAro vacce arjune peAtAnA gAmanuM svataMtra nAgarikatva * ApyuM ane sAnaiyAnI eka thelI paNa. ale thelI vAnene ApI dIdhI ane vAne e temAMthIoNmbaoNrnane navI neAkarI cAlu thayAnA purAvA tarIke hissA kADhI ApyA. pachI arla oNpha lisesTara potAnA rasAlA sAthe gAmalAkanA jyanAda sAthe rAjadhAnI tarapha javA UpaDI gayA. ApaNe have kammaragAma tarapha pAchA pharIe ane TresiliyananuM zuM thayuM hatuM te blaoNka-baeNra' vIzImAM jaIne jANI AvIe. kamnara-plesanA pachItanA bAraNA AgaLa vAne sAthe thayelI athaDAmaNa bAda Dresiliyana blaoNka-baeNra vIzImAM AvI potAnA kamarAmAM bharAI gayA hatA. tyAMthI ja teNe kalama, kAgaLa ane zAhI maMgAvyAM, tathA Akho divasa peAtAne koI na bAlAve ema tAkIda ApI dIdhI. 66 sAMjanA te vIzInA jAhera eraDAmAM AvyA, tyAre vArnee mAlelA mAikela oNmbaoNrna tenI rAha joIne beThelA hatA. teNe tarata pAse AvI peAtAnuM oLakhANa tAjuM karavAnA prayatna AraMbhI dIdhA. paNa Tresiliyane tene makkamatAthI jaNAvI dIdhuM, 'mAsTaraoNmbaoNrna, tame mArI pAchaLa je samaya bagADayo hatA tenuM vaLatara meM tamane saMtoSa thAya teTaluM cUkavI dIdhuM che. ane e tAtkAlika saMbaMdhano hetu pUro thaI gayA hoI, havethI ApaNe ekadama ajANyA banI javAnuM che, e yAda rAkhajo. " ATaluM kahI Tresiliyana avaLo pharI vIzIvALA jAilsa geAsTiMga sAthe vAta karavA lAgyo. mAikele TresiliyananI tochaDAIthI khoTuM lAgyuM hAvAnA, ane taravArathI tenA javAba mAgavAnA DhoMga karavA mAMDayo, paNa Tresiliyane pachI tenA sAmuM ja joyuM nahi ane vALuno vakhata thatAM vALu karI, te sUvA mATe peAtAnA kamarAmAM cAlyA gayA. moDI rAta sudhI pathArImAM paDayA chatAM Tresiliyanane mananA vikSeAbhane kAraNe UMgha na AvI. eTalAmAM enA kamarAnuM bAraNuM mijAgarA upara khasyuM * pahelAMnA jamAnAmAM pArlAmenTamAM sabhya meAkalavA hakadAra ekama tarIke gaNAtA baMne vahIvaTa tyAMnA svataMtra nAgarikA peAte jAte athavA peAte nImela krama cArIo mAraphata calAvatA. peAtAnA gAmanuM svataMtra nAgarikatva apI ne viziSTa puruSAnuM bahumAna paNa karAtuM. - sA.

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prIta kiye dukha hoya' hoya evo avAja Avyo ane cora-phAnasamAMthI nIkaLatuM hoya evo prakAane lisoTo kamarAmAM paDyo. Tresiliyane tarata hAthamAM taravAra pakaDI; paraMtu AvanAre utAvaLe bahu dhImA avAje jaNAvI dIdhuM, " taravAra na kheMcazo mAsTara Tresiliyana, e te huM chuM - tamAro vIzIvALo jAilsa gosliga." vAha, potAnA gharAkonA kamarAmAM Ama rAte ghUsI AvavAno che artha, vAru?" mane mArI pharajanuM pUratuM bhAna che, sAheba, paNa mAro bhANo Akho divasa bilADI udara upara TAMpI rahe ema tamArI upara TAMpI rahelo meM joyo che, ane tamAre kAMto enI sAthe ke bIjA koI sAthe DhakarAra thaI gayelI che, ema tame AvyA tyAre tamArA zarIra uparanA ane kapaDAM uparanA ujharaDAothI dekhAI AvatuM hatuM." paNa mAre divasa daramyAna kayAMka taravAra vAparavAnI jarUra paDI hoya te tethI tamAre hUMphALI pathArI choDIne moDI rAte Ama ahIM AvavAnI zI jarUra, vAru?" "eNnthanI phesTara bahu jokhamakAraka mANasa che. rAjadarabAranI tene kaMIka bhAre ethi che. have mAro bhANo ane e be bhegA maLe ane jUnuM oLakhANa tAjuM kare, eno to koIne kazo vAMdho na hoya; paNa mAro bhANo tyAMthI Avyo tyArathI tamArI upara ja je rItanI najara rAkhI rahyo che, tathA mArA tabelAvALAne tame kayAre kayAM javAnA cho vagerenI jhINavaTabharI pUchaparacha karato hato, te uparathI mane lAge che ke, teone vicAra tamane rastAmAM AMtarIne nukasAna karavAno che." "tamArA sadbhAva badala huM tamAro AbhArI chuM. ane huMya tamArI sAthe khullA dilathI ja vAta karIza. phosTarane ane tamArA bhANAne te mArA pratye kaze aMgata hovAnuM khAsa kAraNa nathI, paNa mane lAge che ke, te baMne temanA karatAM bIjA keI moTA guMDAnA ejaMTo che." tame mAsTara ricArDa vAne manamAM rAkhIne kaho chone? te gaI kAle te kamnara-plesa Avyo che, ane te game teTalo corI-chUpIthI Avyo haze, paNa tene jonAra koIe mane barAbara vAta karI che." "hA, huM tenI ja vAta karuM chuM."

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putrIne pitA "te te maherabAna tame sAvadhAna thaI jAo. e vAne ja enthanI phesTarano peTrana ane saMrakSaka che. enI pAsethI ja phese e bhavana ane pArka koIka prakAranI sAthe rAkhelAM che. vAnene bilDananA maThanI badhI jamIna-jAgIra tathA kamnara-lesanI imArata tenA mAlika a oNpha lisesTara pAsethI maLelI che. loko kahe che ke vAne arla oNpha lisesTara pAse game te kAma karAvI zake tema che. ane arla ApaNAM rANI pAse game te vastu karAvI zake tema che. gaI kAle sAMje ja tame joyuM hatuM ne ke, loko TaoNnI phesTara bAbata manamAM Ave tema bolatA hatA, paNa ricArDa vArnonuM nAma paNa detA na hatA. jo ke, badhA ja jANe che ke kanjhara-lesanI suMdarInA rahasya pAchaLa kharI rIte ricArDa vAnuM ja che. ane kadAca tame mArA karatAM e bAbatamAM vadhu jANatA haze; kAraNake strIo pote taravAra dhAraNa karatI nathI, paNa te ja ghaNI taravArone jIvatA lohI-mAMsanuM myAna prApta karAvatI hoya che." "kharI vAta che; e kamanasIba leDI bAbata tamArA karatAM huM ghaNuM ghaNuM vadhAre jANuM chuM, mitra; ane atyAre mitro ane salAhasUcananI bAbatamAM mane eTalI bhAre taMgI che ke, huM tamArAM salAhasUcana meLavavA ja tamane AkhI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvavA taiyAra chuM, jethI mArI vAta pUrI thaye, tamArI pAsethI kaMIka madada huM mAgI zakuM." bhalA mAsTara Tresiliyana, huM to eka garIba vIzIvALo chuM. tamArA jevA rAjadarabArI mANasone huM te zA salAhasUcana ApI zakavAne hato? chatAM huM pramANika mANasa chuM ane huM tamane tamAre joItI madada kadAca na paNa karI zakuM, chatAM tame mArAmAM mUkelA vizvAsane huM kadI dhakho nahi dauM, eTaluM nakkI jANajo. alabatta, vIzIvALAmAM hoya tevI bIjAnI vAta jANavAnI IMtejArI mArAmAM haze kharI; paNa mArA hAthamAM te pUrepUrI sahIsalAmata raheze, eTalI khAtarI huM ApI zakuM chuM." mane e vAtanI khAtarI che, eTale ja huM tamane e badhuM kahevA prerAyo chuM. vAta ema che ke, tame kadAca jANatA hazo ke sara rojara robsarDe ApaNI rANInA dAdA hainI 7 sAthe maLI sTokanA yuddhamAM kevI kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI. paNa mArA dAdA temanI sAmenA pakSamAM hatA, te sara roMjaranA hAthamAM keda pakaDAyA, tyAre temaNe bhalamanasAI dAkhavI temane kazI

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7ra prIta kiye dukha hoya' rakama lIdhA vinA choDI dIdhA, paNa tenI rAjAnI potAnA duzmanane nabaLA pADI devAnI rIta mujaba temanI pAsethI bhAre daMDa vasUla karAyAthI te taddana garIba banI gayA. bhalA sara seMjara rolsaTe te vakhate mArA dAdAnuM du:kha haLavuM karavA banatI koziza karI, ane mArA bApu te, temanA putra, eTaleke, atyAranA sara hya robsarTanA bhAI tarIke temane tyAM ja UcharyA. sara hya robsarTa kevA udAra ane mahemAnagatI karanArA mANasa che te te temanI raNabhUmi uparanI vIratAnI jema ja jANItI bAbata che." "hA, hA, meM ghaNI vAra temane viSe vAta sAMbhaLI che. temano zikArakArabhArI vila bejara temane vaphAdAra ane niSThAvAna karmacArI che. te ahIM mArI vIzImAM seMkaDo vakhata AvI gayo che, ane jayAre Avyo che tyAre potAnA mAlikanI mahemAnagatI ane udAratAnuM peTa bharI bharIne varNana saune saMbhaLAvI gayo che." vila bejara jo tamane bhogo thayo haze, to to mAre tamane sara hyu ronsarTa vize vadhu kaMI kahevAnI jarUra nahIM rahe. sara zU robsarTanA AvA udAra svabhAvane kAraNe temanI kauTuMbika milakatamAM sAro sarakho ghaTADo thayo che; paNa sara hyune saMtAnamAM mAtra eka dIkarI ja hovAthI te bAbatanI kazI khAsa ciMtA na kahevAya. A kahANImAM mAro hisso have ahIMthI zarU thAya che. mArA pitAnA mRtyu bAda keTalAMya varSothI sara TUe mane ja temano kAyamI sobatI banAvyo hato. alabatta, sara hyune zikAra vagere medAnI ramatone ja bahu rasa hovAthI mArA abhyAsamAM tethI sArA jevI UNapa AvI; paraMtu sara dhra pratyenI kRtajJatA ane peDhIgata cAlatI AvelI mitratAnI lAgaNIothI prerAIne mane hitakAraka thaI paDe evA abhyAsanI paravA meM choDI dIdhI. dhIme dhIme omI robsarTa bAlyAvasthAmAMthI yuvAvasthAmAM AvatI gaI, tema tema tenI sobatamAM saMjogavazAta hameza rahenAra mArA manamAM tenA mATe madhura bhAva utpanna thato gayo, ane tenA pitAnAthI e ajJAta na rahyo." ane te AvA premaprasaMgomAM bane che tema ADe AvyA, ema ne?" - A yuddhamAM pote keda pakaDelA sArI sthitinA mANasanI pAse keda pakaDanAra umarAva ke senApati laDAI pUrI thaye chuTakArA badala morI rakama mAgI zakato. - sapa0

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73 putrIne pitA nA, nA, mArI bAbatamAM ethI UlaTuM ja banyuM: sara rebsarTI to temanI putrI pratyenA mArA premane aMtarathI AvakAryo; temanI putrI paNa mArA pratye lagna-premamAM pariName evo nikaTane ja bhAva dAkhavatI hovAthI sara zU robsarDe bhaviSyamAM amArAM lagna karAvI ApavAno niradhAra jAhera paNa karyo. paraMtu emI robsarTanA kahyAthI lagna bAra mahinA AgaLa ThelavAmAM AvyuM. A samaya daramyAna ricArDa vArnee e tarapha dekhA dIdhI ane sara phyU robsarTa sAthenA kaMIka dUranA sagAI-saMbaMdhane nAte teNe emanI sobatamAM ghaNo samaya gALavA mAMDyo ane pachI te te e gharamAM ja rahevA lAgyo." ane huM khAtarIthI kahuM chuM ke, e mANasa je gharamAM rahe, te gharamAM kaMIka aniSTa sarajAya ja!" goksiMge umeryuM. "thoDo vakhata to eNmI robsarTa enA pratye sAmAnya ziSTatAne vyavahAra ja dAkhavatI rahI; paNa pachI emanI vacce koI asAmAnya saMbaMdha Ubho thato gayo. teo ghaNI vAra ekalAM besI kaIka saMtalaso calAvyA karatAM - je mane jarAya gamatuM nahi, ane thoDA vakhatamAM to te enA pitAnA gharamAMthI alopa thaI gaI - alabatta, e ja vakhate vAne paNa alopa thaI gayo. tyAra pachI Aje ja meM mIne vArnenA Azrita phosTaranA gharamAM rakhAta tarIke rahetI mArI najare joI : vAnene paNa pachItanA gupta dvAramAM thaIne moM-mAthe DhaMkAI tenI gupta mulAkAte Avelo joyo." te tamAre jhaghaDo e kAraNe thayo che, kharuM? paNa e suMdara bAnu tame enA jIvanamAM Ama vacce Dakhala karavA Avo e icche che ? - athavA tamArI e jAtanI kozizane te pAtra paNa che?" bhalA mijamAna, mArA pitA - arthAt sara zU robsarTane huM mArA pitA ja gaNuM chuM - atyAre emanA gherA du:khazokamAM taraphaDatA paDyA che. e ema sijhAyA kare ane eNmI AvuM pApanuM jIvana gALe, e vicAra ja mArAthI sahana thaI zakato na hato. eTale huM tene zodhI kADhI tene ghera pAchI pharavA samajAvavAnA irAdAthI koziza karyA karato hato. Aje have mane te jaDI che, eTale huM mArA prayatnamAM saphaLa thaIza, athavA niSphaLa jaIza to paNa, tyAra bAda mAro irAde A deza choDI varjiniyA tarapha cAlyo javAno che."

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74 prIta kiye dukha hoya' - "mArA maherabAna, eka strIne kAraNe tamAruM kImatI jIvana Ama veDaphI nAkhavAnI jarUra nathI. strI to potAnA premIone potAnAM phita - chogAnI jema manasvIpaNe badalatI rahe, paNa huM A bAbatamAM AgaLa kaMI kahuM, te pahelAM mane kahI do ke, tame e leDInA raheThANe ke gupta nivAse kaI rIte pahoMcI zakayA vAru?" "vAne e jUnI biMDana maThanI moTI jAgIro paTTe rAkhI che evuM jANamAM AvyAthI huM te A tarapha tapAsa karavAne IrAde ja Avyo hato. paNa tamAro bhANo tenA jUnA dosta phosTarane maLavA gayo tyAre tenI sAthe javAthI mane emI tyAM rahe che e bAbatano purAvo acAnaka maLI gayo." "have tame zuM karavA mAgo cho, maherabAna? - huM Avo savAla pUchuM che te dhRSTatA badala kSamA karazo." mArA bhalA mijamAna, huM AvatI kAle tenA raheThANe pharIthI jaI, enI sAthe vadhu vigate carcA karI levA mAguM chuM. mArA kahevAnI kaMI paNa asara tenA upara na thAya, to to te pahelAM karatAM sadaMtara badalAI ja gaI che, ema ja mAre mAnavuM rahyuM." mApha karajo, mAsTara Tresiliyana; paNa tame koI paNa kAraNe e pagaluM na bharatA. mane samajAya che te pramANe e suMdarIe tame e bAbatamAM kaMI mAthuM mAravA prayatna karo te aMge pUrepUrI nApasaMdagI jaNAvI dIdhI che." kharI vAta che; enI huM nA pADI zakato nathI." te pachI tamane enI marajInI khilApha vartavAno zo haka hoI zake vAru? bhale tenuM kRtya tene potAne ke tenA kuTuMbane mATe zaramajanaka hoya. eTale mane to ema lAge che ke, te jAte pote thaIne je lokonA rakSaNamAM AvIne bharAI che, te loko, tene bApa ke tene bhAI hoya te tenI paNa kazI Dakhala sAMkhI na le, to pachI tame to jAyelA - avagaNAyelA premI ja cho. eTale tamArI sAthe te teo sakhata hAthe ja kAma laI zake ane le. tame koI mejisTreTanI madada paNa mAgI na zake. eTale tame to pANImAMnA paDachAyAne pakaDavA prayatna karo cho, ane temAMthI DUbI maravA sivAya bIjuM kAMI pariNAma huM to joI zakato nathI." "nahIM, paNa huM a oNpha lisesTaranI ja madada mAgIza. temanA sevake je apakRtya karyuM che te temane jaNAvIza. ane te te kaDaka AcAra

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putrInA pitA 5 vicAravALA pyUriTana-paMthanA mANasa che, eTale temanAthI temanI peAtAnI AbarU ane ijjata khAtara paNa mArI phariyAda avagaNI zakAze nahi. "" 66 ThekANe AvI jaze. kahevAya che ke, temanA kSamA karaze, paNa bIjI paNa vAne artha oNpha lisesTarano bahu mAnItA ane vizvAsu khavAsa che; eTale arla te peAtAnA mANasane bacAvI levA icche; paraMtu tame sIdhI rANIjIne apIla karazeA, te baMnenI sAna rANIjI AvI badhI bAbateAmAM bahu kaDaka che. ema potAnI upara premamAM paDelA phUDIbaMdha darabArIone te koI strI upara pasaMdagI DhaLanAra koIne jarA paNa mApha nahi kare. eTale tame to maherabAna, sara hyU taraphathI arajI laIne, tamane devAyelA dhAkhAnI vAta paNa sAthe laIne rANIjI samakSa paheAMcI jA; pachI arthanI paNa vAnene bacAvI levAnI hiMmata nahi cAle. tamAre rANIjInA mAnItA salAhakAranA khavAsane ahIM chaMcheDIne tenI ane tenA guMDAonI taravArane zikAra banavuM e salAhabharyuM nathI. " 66 mArA mijamAna, tamArI salAha mane ThIka ja karavA mATe kAle vahelI savAre ahIMthI UpaDI lAge che; ane huM ema "" jaIza. ' HH nA maherabAna, kAle savAre nahi; abaghaDI ja ahIMthI nIkaLI jAo. divase gaLAMkApuothI pIchA karAtA hoya tevI rIte javuM, tenA karatAM rAte zAMtithI ane sahIsalAmatIthI cAlyA javuM emAM ja DahApaNa che. ju maherabAna, mArA bhANAnI ceSTA uparathI huM samajI gayo chuM ke, te vAne nA kahyAthI ahIM tamArA upara najara rAkhavA ja DAghiyAnI jema TAMpIne paDelA che. meM tamAro dhoDo ne badhuM mAre hAthe taiyAra karI dIdhuM che; badhA nirAMte UMghe che; eTale tame mAruM mAnIne abaghaDI ahIMthI vidAya thaI jAo. tamAruM bila A rahyuM. "> "eka nAbala karatAM e ochuM jaNAya che; je vadhe te tamArI dIkarI sIsalIne tayA gharanA nokarone ApI dejo. paNa jatA pahelAM tamArA sadbhAva upara mATe thADo vadhu bAja nAkhIne huM vinaMtI karuM chuM ke, tame kambaraplesavALAM upara najara rAkhatA rahejo - tamArA A sthAnakethI tamane badhA samAcAra sahelAIthI maLatA raheze - te| A vIMTI tene tame tyAMnA jaNAvavA jevA badhA samAcAra laIne je mANasa Ave jaNAvajo - bIjA koIne

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prIta kiye duHkha haiya" nahi- e vIMTI laIne Avaze te e vIMTI tamane ja ApI daIne cAlate thaze." nA, maherabAna, nA! mAre evo kazo badalo paNa joIto nathI; ane mAre evuM kAma paNa karavuM nathI. huM te sAmAnya vIzIvALo kahevAuM, mAre e badhI rAjadarabArI mANasonI paMcAtamAM paDavAnuM na hova; mane mApha karo." paNa tamane tathA A dezanA dareka bApane potAnI putrIne kalaMka, pApa ane du:khamAMthI mukta thayelI jovAnI paMcAta to hoya ja. tame paNa eka suMdara putrInA bApa cho, ane e jAtanA kAmamAM madada karavI e tamArI pharaja che. mane potAne to have e strI pratye kazo abhaLakha rahyo nathI; huM to enA du:khI bApane enI bhaTakI gayelI putrI pAchI maLaze, eTale yuropamAM - kadAca AkhI duniyAmAM - mAruM kAma pUruM thayuM ema mAnIne cAlata thaIza. eTale tamAre to eka putrInA pitAnI ja madada karavAnI che, koI premInI nahi, ema jANI rAkhajo." "bhale, maherabAna, bhale! tame putrInA pitAne nAme karelA A AvAnane huM nakArI nathI zakatA. tamane tyAMnA samAcAra meLavavA ane pahoMcADavA pUratI tamArI sevA huM bajAvIza. khAtarI rAkhajo ke huM tamane sAco nIvaDIza, ane tame paNa mArA jAhera dhaMdhAne lakSamAM rAkhI, mArA vizvAsu nIvaDajo, ane huM tamArI saMtalasamAM chuM e vAta koIne kadI na karaze. kAraNake, vAnene hAtha A tarapha khAso lAMbo pahoMce che, ane e mane ghaDInA chaThThA bhAgamAM pAyamAla karI nAkhe." "e bAbatanI tame paNa khAtarI rAkhajo - paNa mArI A vIMTI lAvanArane ja tame mAro mANasa gaNajo. basa, tyAre, salAma. tame mane sAcI salAha ApIne je AbhAra taLe ANyo che, e huM kadI nahi bhUluM." "tame mArI pAchaLa pAchaLa Avo; ane paga nIce IMDAM pAtharelAM hoya, ema haLavA paga mAMDajo. tame kayAre kevI rIte cAlyA gayA e vAta koIe na jANavI joIe. kAraNake, kAle ahIM zuM thavAnuM che, e huM barAbara lpI zakuM chuM."

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bhUtanI kaDha jaIlsa goslige, savAranA vahelA UThanArA koI sAthe bheTo na thaI jAya te mATe, Tresiliyanane evA ADAavaLA rastA batAvyA hatA, jethI te koInI najare paDyA vinA, sahIsalAmata mAbaronA rAjamArga upara pahoMcI jAya. paNa rastA batAvavA e saheluM che, paNa temane aMdhArAmAM ane AkhA pradezanA eka aNajANa mANase anusaravA e agharuM che. uparAMta TresiliyananA mananI sthiti paNa bahAranA aMdhArA jevI ja AMdhaLI hoI, te vicitra rastAmAM aTavAte cheka savAre jUnA jamAnAmAM Dena lokonA parAjaya mATe mazahUra evI "vhAITa-haoNrsa* khINa sudhI ja mAMDa AvI pahoMcyo. tevAmAM tenA ghoDAnA AgalA paganI nALa UkhaDI gaI. have te ghoDAne vadhu AgaLa calAvavA jAya, te ghaDo laMgaDo banI jAya. Tresiliyane, sAmA maLatA kheDUtone, AsapAsa kayAMya nALa jaDanAra luhAra che ke nahi e pUchayuM. paNa teoe jANe tenA prazna upara lakSa paNa ApyuM nahi athavA evo vicitra javAba Apyo, jeno artha tene samajAya nahi. eTale ghoDAne vadhu IjA na thAya te mATe Tresiliyana ghoDA uparathI nIce UtarI paDyo ane pagapALA ja pAse dekhAtA jhuMpaDAMnA eka jhuMDa tarapha tene dorI cAlyo. eka UMDI ane kAdavabharI nALamAM thaIne te pAMca ke cha kaMgALa jhUMpaDAMnA jUthe pahoMcyo. eka jhUMpaDAne dekhAva kaMIka sAro lAgavAthI, tyAM kaMIka ziSTa javAba maLaze ema mAnI, te tyAM gayo. eka DosI AMgaNuM * barkazAyaramAM AveluM, I.sa. 871 mAM rAjA AphreDa jyAM Dena lokone harAvyA hatA te sthaLa, tyAM cAkanA DhaLAva upara ghoDAnI eka meTI AkRti ghAsa sApha karIne kotarI kADhavAmAM AvI hatI. - saMpA.

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya sApha karatI hatI tathA pAsenA paDozIo karatAM kaMIka echI jaDasu tathA ochI ataDI lAgatI hatI. tene Tresiliyane ghaNAne pUchelo prazna pUchayo : ATalAmAM kyAMka nALa jaDanAra luhAra che, tathA A ghoDAne kyAMya kaMI dANo pANI maLI zakaze? ' DosI Tresiliyana tarapha kaMIka vicitra najare joI rahI; ane pachI bolI, "nALa jaDanAra lavAra to che, paNa bhalA mANasa tamAre enI pAse zA mATe javuM paDe?" nALa-sAja pAse to mArA A ghoDAnA AgalA paganI nALa paDI gaI che te jaDAvavA mATe javuM che, bhalAM DosI." ' DosIe tarata "mAstara haoNliDe', "mAstara haoNliDe' kahIne bUma pADavA mAMDI. aMdarathI laeNTina bhASAnAM pado sahita javAba Avyo, "huM mArA prAtaHkAlIna abhyAsamAM mazagUla hoI, bahAra AvI zakuM tema nathI." "paNa mAstara haoNliDe, A koI mANasa Avyo che, jenA ghoDAnI nALa paDI gaI che, ane tene velaeNnDa smitha pAse javuM che; paNa huM ene bhUtanA gharano rasto batAvavAnI nathI." azva nAmanA prANI sAthe mAre zI levAdevA hoI zake vAru? A tarapha so so mANasanI vacce eka jaNa paMDita che; paNa loko tene upayoga ghoDAnI nALa jaDAvavA vize pUchaparacha karavA mATe kare che, juo to kharA !" paNa ema bolatA bolatoya te bahAra to Avyo ja. te sUkalakaDI tathA tenA jJAnabhArathI ja kadAca khabhA AgaLathI namI gayelo hato. Tresiliyanane jotAM ja te catura mANasa samajI gayo ke, A koI gAmaThI gAmaDiyo nathI. eTale teNe mAthethI boneTa utArIne abhivAdana karyuM ane laeNTinamAM ja pUchayuM : "tame saMskArI mANasonI bhASA laeNTina samajI zakatA hazo, kharuMne?" Tresiliyane potAnuM badhuM bhASAjJAna yAda karI, laeNTinamAM ja javAba Apyo, "e bhASA samajI zakuM chuM kharo, paNa mane gAmaThI bhASAmAM ja bolavAnuM vadhu phAvaze." paNa laeNTina bhASAmAM javAba maLavAthI skUlamAstara upara sArI chApa paDI, ane teNe bIjA aneka bhaNelA pralApo sAthe TresiliyananA praznanA javAbamAM jaNAvyuM ke, "eka mAIla jeTale dUra eka sArAmAM sAro nALa

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bhUtanI kADha 79 sAja rahe che, je tenA gheADAne sArAmAM sArI nALa, sArAmAM sArI rIte jaDI Apaze, ema kahevuM to bahu saheluM che paNa - EX DosIe tarata ja umeryuM ke, " paNa - e to koI bhalA jIvane setAnanA hAthamAM sAMpavA jevuM ja thAya. ,, mAstare DosIne cUpa rahevAnuM ane bhaNelA lokonI vArtAnI vacce bAlavAnI aziSTatA na dAkhavavAnuM jaNAvI, AgaLa calAvyuM, "paNa huM e nALasAjanI koDha tamane batAvuM, to tame tamArI jAtane kRtArtha thayelA mAnA kharA ?" "hA, hA, mane enI koDha batAvI de, te pachI huM tamArI A pApaTapaMcImAMthI chUTIne mArI jAtane bhAre kRtArtha thayelA mAnuM." 66 'are vAha ! mANasajAtanI A kevI pAmaratA che? juniyasa juvenalise ThIka kahyuM che kaM--" (6 ju paMDitajI, mane tamArAM zAstravAkayo ane subhASitA sAMbhaLavAnI navarAza nathI; tamAre jo mane sIdhA javAba na ApavA hoya, teA pachI mAre bIje kayAMka jaIne e nALasAjanuM sthaLa pUchavuM paDaze. koNa jANe A kevA vicitra mulaka che ke jyAM eka sIdhA savAlane koI sIdhA javAba ja nathI ApavuM? ' chatAMya pelA paMDite enI lAMbI lAMbI DAcAkUTa cAlu rAkhI, ane Tresiliyanane tyAMthI khasavAya dIdhA nahi. jANe enI paMDitAI ThAlavI zakAya evA eka mANasa keTale vakhate tenA hAthamAM AvyA hatA! paraMtu teNe tarata TresiliyananA gheADAne ghAsacArAnI tathA tenA peAtAne mATe nAstAnI sagavaDa e DosI pAse karAvI lIdhI. kAraNake, teNe jaNAvyuM tema, e DosInA chokarAne pAte bhaNAvyo hAvAthI tathA haju bhaNAvatA hovAthI enuM tenA upara RNa che. Tresiliyanane badhI paristhiti vicAratAM e mAstara ane tene Azaro ApanAra DosInI paroNAgata svIkAravAmAM kazA vAMdhA na lAgyA. nAstA karatI vakhateya mAstaranuM mADhuM vAtA upara ja vizeSa cAlyuM. e uparathI Trosiliyanane eTaluM jANavA maLyuM ke, te haoNnaoNrTana gAmamAM janmyA hatA, jyAM lokokti pramANe bhUMDa ('haoNgjha') paNa vAjiMtra vagADI zake che. tenA bApa okasapharDanI dhobaNane putra hatA. tenI mAe peAtAnA

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prIta kiye duHkha heya' putranAM lakSaNa pAraNAmAMthI pArakhI laI, tenuM nAma okasapharDamAM AvIne rahelA raoNTaraDAmanA vidvAna IrejhamasanA nAma uparathI pADayuM hatuM. prakhyAta vidvAnanAM kapaDAM potAnI dAdI dhotI hatI, ane bila na cUkavAyAthI e kapaDAM teNe potAne kabaje rAkhI lIdhelAM te haju paNa potAnI pAse che, ema e bhalA skUlamAstare abhimAnapUrvaka umeryuM. mAstaranuM upanAma haoNliDe paDavAnuM kAraNa loko e kahetA ke, te nizALamAM rajAo (haoNliDe') bahu ochI ApatA. paraMtu mAstare pote to Trosiliyanane potAnA haoNliDe upanAmanuM rahasya e batAvyuM ke, pote A bAju judA judA utasava vakhate pejaMTo, nRtyamaMDaLIo vagere yojavAmAM bahu kuzaLa hoI, dezanA ghaNA amIra-umarAvo paNa utsavo ("haoNliDe') vakhate tenI sevAono lAbha letA. khAsa karIne arla oNpha lisesTara tenA kAryakramo upara bahu khuza hatA, ema kahI skUlamAstare umeryuM, "mAnavaMta umarAva arla oNpha lisesTara hamaNAM rAjakAjamAM mane bhUlI gayA hoya ema uparacoTiyA najare jotAM lAge; paNa hamaNAM jo emane rANIjInA satkArasamAraMbha mATe kAMI kAryakrama yojavAnuM hoya, te mane ane mArI maMDaLIne tarata yAda kare, enI khAtarI ApuM chuM." Trosiliyana e paDhata-murkhanA cAlu lavArAthI trAsyo; ane chevaTe teNe jarA moM bagADIne kahyuM, "paNa mahAzayajI, A badhI vAtone mArA garIba TaTavAnA pagane nALa naMkhAvavA sAthe zo saMbaMdha che, e kahezo? tame atyAra sudhI e bAbata to mane kAMI ja kahyuM nahi!" "ApaNe e muddA upara ja AvI rahyA chIe -- taddana samIpa ja AvI gayA chIe. e muddAnI cheka sAnidhyamAM ja AvI gayA chIe ema kaho to paNa khoTuM nathI. vAta ema che ke, be ke traNa varSa agAu A tarapha DemaeNTriyasa DobUbI karIne eka mANasa Avyo hato, te pitAne DaoNkTara DobUbI kahevarAvo. teNe dAktarI vidyA konI pAsethI meLavI hatI e koI nathI jANatuM; 1. reMTaraDAmano e vidvAna 1498-1500 daramyAna mukhya okasapharDamAM AvIne rahyo hato. lyuthare popa sAme baLave uThAve tenI agAu ane pachInAM vIsa varSa daramyAna yuropamAM te bahu jANItA banyo hato. - sapAi 2. jaMgama sTeja ke vAhana - jenA upara abhinaya karI zakAya. khAsa karIne saraghasa AkAre pheravIne pradarzana karAtI raMgabhUmi. - saMpA

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bhUtanI kedra kadAca teNe setAna pAsethI ja meLavI haze; kAraNake e mANasa A tarapha melI vidyAnA sAdhaka tarIke ja jANIto thayo hato. te ghA upara lagAvavAne badale hathiyAra upara davA lagAvIne ghA rujhavate; hAtha joIne bhaviSya bhAkhI Apato, corelo mAla cALaNI-vidyArthI zodhI Apato; adRzya thavAnI guTikA zodhI kADhavAno dAvo karate; sarva rogo maTADanAra saMjIvanI potAne hAthaveMtamAM che ema jaNAvata, tathA sIsAnuM rUpuM banAvI ApavAno DhoMga karato." "TUMkamAM te UMTavaidya tathA pAko Thaga hato; paNa e vAtaneya mArA ghoDAnI nALa sAthe zo saMbaMdha che, vAru?" Trosiliyana akaLAIne bolI UThyo. tame maherabAna AkaLA thaI gayA cho; paNa mANasane tenI rIte vAta kahevA devI joIe! tamArI rIte te vAta karI zake ema tame zI rIte icchI zake, vAru? hAM, to e DabbIe gAmaDA-gAmamAM khyAti meLavyA pachI, dhIme dhIme dezanA ucca kakSAnA amIra-umarAva vargamAM paNa nAmanA meLavavA mAMDI; ane pachI to te unnati ane khyAtinA kayA zikharane hastagata karI zakyo hota, enI ja kalapanA karI zakAya tevuM na rahyuM. paraMtu acAnaka eka aMdhArI rAte teNe sAdheluM bhUta AvIne tene upADI gayuM ane tyAra pachI tenI kazI bhALa koIne maLI nathI. e DaoNkaTara DebUbIne velenDa nAmano eka kaMgALa nokara hato; te temanI bhaThThI cetAvI Apate, tathA yogya garamI maLe ema saMkaryA karato, davAo khAMDI Apato, jaMtara-maMtara cItarI Apato, ane enA daradIone bharamAvI Apate. have DaoNkaTara DobUbIne bhUta upADI gayuM, tyAre bAkI rahelA e nokare enI khAlI paDelI jagA saMbhALavAnuM nakkI karyuM. paraMtu ene ustAda bhUtano sAgarIta manAto hoI, tathA tenI je acAnaka mAThI vale thaI e jANatA hovAthI loko tenI pAsethI kazI sevAo levA mATe jatAM AnAkAnI karavA 1. cALaNI jevA vAsaNamAM kAtaranAM pAMkhiyAM mUke ane pachI be kumArikAo pAse e cALaNI pakaDAve. pachI e pAMkhiyAM jenA tarapha name te mANasa cAra ema nakkI thAya. - saMpA 2. mULaH pharna vRkSamAM eka bIja evuM hoya che je adRzya rahe che; tene meLavanAra jAte adRzya thaI zake. - sapa0 pi0-

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6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya" vara lAgyA. eTale e mANase be-pagAMnI sevA karavAnuM cheADI, cA-pagAMnI sevA karavAnuM zarU karyuM. TUMkamAM enA jevA gheADAne nALa lagAvanAro kuzaLa mANasa bIjo koI A tarapha na hoI, dUra dUra sudhI te velaeNnDa-smitha, nAme ja mazahUra che. " " "tA maherabAnI karIne enuM sthaLa mane batAvI do ! "Tresiliyane jarA adhIrA thaIne kahyuM. 66 paNa tame e mANasanI kAma karI ApavA mATenI zarato te pahelAM pUche! DAhyA mANase jokhamamAM avicArIpaNe dhasI javuM na joIe." "e mANasa peAtAnI kAmagIrI mATe mahenatANuM letA ja nathI, ' pelI DAsI bAlI UThI. "" "zAMti, zAMti ! DAhyA mANasAnA saMbhASaNamAM anna vyaktie vacce bAlI paDavuM na joIe," mAstare DosIne trADIne kahyuM; " mahAzaya, A buDhDhI kharuM kahe che; e mANasa peAtAnI kAmagIrI badala kazA puraskAra letA nathI." " ane sAcA khristI potAnI mahenatanuM vaLatara levAnI nA pADe ja nahi; eTale e velaeNnDa smitha bhUtanA sAgarIta che, e ughADuM che." DosIthI vacce bAlyA vinA na rahevAyuM. " A DosIthI vacce TapakI paDayA vinA rahevAtuM ja nathI kaMI! kharI vAta che, maherabAna; velaeNnDa smitha koI pAsethI mahenatANuM mAgatA nathI, temaja koIne te velA vaLa detA nathI." tr peAtAnuM kAma to barAbara ka2e chene ?" 66 paNa e pAgala mANasa Trosiliyane UbhA thatAM thatAM pUchyuM; mArA gheADo have ghAsa-cAro paravArI rahyo haze; teA mane e mANasanuM sthAna batAvA, jethI huM pharI pAchA mArI musApharI cAlu rAkhI zakuM. "" 66 hA, hA, mAsTara herejhamasa, tame jaIne emane enuM ThekANuM batAvI AveA. bhUta ja emane potAnI pAse bolAvI rahyuM che, pachI zuM thAya ? " DosIe have A lapamAMthI chUTavA kahyuM. "C A saMmAnanIya sadguhasthane bhUtanA sAgarIta pAse javuM hoya te bhale jAya; huM pAte temane te sthaLe laI javAnA nathI. huM to mArA ziSya - 1. aMgrejImAM 'smitha' eTale luhAra atha thAya che. -sA.

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bhUtanI keTa tamArA ciraMjIvI DikIne ja te sthaLa batAvavA mokalIza. eya durdamana, ahIM Ava jouM!" "nA, nA, mAsTarajI, tamAre mArA DikIne mokalavAnuM nathI; tamAre tamArA AtmAne jokhamamAM nAkhavo hoya to bhale nAkho. mArA DikI pAse evuM kAma karAvavAnuM nathI." DosI bolI UThI. juo vRddhA jaratI ! tamAro vikAsa te TekarInA mathALA sudhI ja jaze ane tyAMthI velaeNnDa smithanuM sthaLa batAvIne pAcho pharaze. Aje savAre teNe grIka dharmapathIne pATha karyo che, eTale bhUta enI TUkaDuM paNa nahi AvI zake, enI huM tamane khAtarI ApuM chuM." ane e jAdugare be-pagAM ane co-paga upara potAnI cAlAkI amAvavA mAMDI che, tyArathI ja meM mArA dIkarAnA bhalAmAM vica-elmanI kUMpaLa paNa sIvI rAkhI che to." DesIe umeryuM. "te pachI tamAro dIkaro krIDAthe ja e jAdugara pAse ghaNI vAra jAya che Ave che, te AvA ajANyA mahemAnanI sevArthe eka vakhata vadhu tyAM jaze, to zuM bagaDI javAnuM che, mAtAjI?" mAstare e vRddhAnA putrane - potAnA lADakA ziSyane bUma pADatAM ja te AvIne hAjara thayo. ThIMgarAI gayeluM, aSTAvakra jevuM e bALaka Ama te bAra-tera varSanuM lAgatuM hatuM, paNa kharekhara te e tethI be-traNa varSa moTuM haze ja. tenuM gAjaranA raMganA vALavALuM mAthuM cheka ja tenI garadana upara besADeluM hatuM, ane tenuM cIbu nAka, lAMbI haDapacI ane bahAra dhasI AvatI be AMkho enA vicitra dekhAvanI UNapa pUrI karI ApatAM hatAM. Tresiliyane tene jaNAvI dIdhuM ke, te jo ene pelA nALasAjanI koDha pAse laI jaze, to eka rUpA-sikko Apaze. paNa pelI DosI tene bhUtane ghera javA devA mATe haju AnAkAnI karatI hatI, eTale pelA DikIe potAnI mAne kahyuM, "pelI samaDI tamAruM maraghaDInuM baccuM upADIne cAlI jAya, mA !" DosI maraghaDInA baccA mATe hAya-baLApo karatI te tarapha doDI, tevAmAM DikI Tresiliyanane potAnI pAchaLa AvavAnI nizAnI karatakane tyAMthI nATho.

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94 TresiAlayana, nA - nA karatA mAstarajInA hAthamAM potAnA tathA gheADAnA khAnapAna badala yogya puraskAra AgrahapUrvaka pakaDAvI tarata gheADA sAthe DikInI pAchaLa pAchaLa nIkaLI paDayo. phUTaDA ? " zuM? ' 6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' ra raste cAlatAM Tresiliyane pelAne pUchyuM, "haju koDha ghaNI dUra che, 99 "heM? tame zuM mane phUTaDo' kahyo?" pelA chachUMdare pUchyuM. 66 'kema bhAI, meM tane phUTaDo kahyo emAM kaMI gunA thaI gayA ke 66 nA paNa, tame mArAM DosI ane mAsTara haoNliDe sAthe UbhA hatA te vakhate e zabda bolyA hota, te kavitAmAM Ave che ema traNa mUrakhanuM trekhaDuM bheguM thAta !" 66 'kema vaLI ? " "" kAraNake, tame traNa jaNa ja mane phUTaDo kaho che: DosImA to kahe che kAraNake te te uMmarane kAraNe thoDAM ghaNAM AMdhaLAM thayAM che ane thoDAM ghaNAM mArA pratyenI mamatAne kAraNe dekhavA chatAM AMdhaLAM rahe che; ane bicArA mAstara mane phUTaDo kahe che, te te mArAM DosIne sAruM lagADavA ane temanI pAsethI sAruM sAruM khAvAnuM meLavavA; paNa tame mane phUTaDo zA mATe kaho che, te tA tame jANo!" " vAha bhAI, tuM phUTaDo nahi hoya teya catura to jarUra che. paNa tArA dostA tane zuM kahIne bolAve che?" 66 teo tA mane bhUta ja kahe che; paNa mane mArA kadarUpA caherAthI saMtASa che; kAraNake, bIjA badhAnAM phUTaDAM dekhAtAM mAthAMmAM roDA jeTaluMya magaja hotuM nathI !" "" 66 'to tane A nALasAjanI bIka nathI lAgatI, kharuM?' 66 'huM tenAthI bIuM? are loko mAne che tema hoya, te paNa huM tenAthI na bI. e mANasa jarA tame jeTalA bhUta nathI, eTalo ja e mANasa paNa vAta huM bIjA koI AgaLa na karuM.' "" 66 to pachI mane zA mATe kare che, bhAI? " te sAkSAt khavvIsa vicitra haze, paraMtu bhUta nathI. joke, e

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bhUtanI ke "kAraNake, tame ahIM roja maLatA loka karatAM judA - sadagRhastha cho. ane huM pApa jeTalo kadarUpo hoIza, chatAM tame mane akkala vagarane gamAra gaNo e na pAlave; kAraNake, koIka divasa mAre tamArI pAsethI kaMIka varadAna paNa mAgavuM paDe." zuM varadAna mAgavAno che, bhAI?" "huM hamaNAM ja tamane te kahI dauM, to tame mane nA pADI do! eTale huM to tamane rAjadarabAramAM bhego thaIza, tyAre ja e varadAna mAgIza." "rAjadarabAramAM? te zuM che rAjadarabAre pahoMcavA dhAre che?" "vAha, tame to bIjAMo jevI ja vAta karavA maMDyAne? bIjAo te ema ja mAne che ke, mArA jevo aSTAvakra rAjadarabAre zI rIte pahoMcavAno che? paNa ahIM huM nakAmo nathI paDayo rahyo - huM mArA kadarUpA zarIranA badalAmAM mArI buddhino ghATa kADhI rahyo chuM. mAstarajIe mane vacana ApyuM che ke, te je navuM pejaMTa goThavavAnA che temAM mane agatyano bhAga bhajavavAno ApavAnA che. ane loko kahe che ke, thoDA vakhatamAM bhAre utsavamijabAnIo zarU thavAnAM che." kyAM thavAnAM che, mArA nAnA dosta?" "uttara taraphanA koIka rAjagaDhamAMte. mAstarajI kahe che ke, te utsavomAM amane bolAvyA vinA nahi cAle. ane emanI vAta kharI paNa lAge che; kAraNake, mAstarajIe atyAra Agamaca ghaNA pejaMTa goThavelA che. mAstarajI dekhAya che tevA cheka babUcaka nathI; te jyAre kAme lAge che, tyAre badhuM barAbara samajatA hoya che. kaho to te nATakanA ekaTaranI jema taDaphaDa kavitAo bolI batAve, alabatta, koI maraghaDInuM IMDuM coravAnuM kaho, to maraghaDI ja temane cAMcATI nAkhe. paNa A veleMDa smithanI koDhanuM bAraNuM AvyuM." alyA majAka kare che ke zuM? ahIM to copAsa khAlI verAna ja verAna paDyuM che; mAtra vacce UbhI zilAonA kuMDALA jevuM che." hA, hA, kuMDALAnI vaccenI UbhI zilAo upara je ADI chATa che, e velaeNnDa smithane galo che. tenA upara tamAre paisA mUkI devAnA." "eTale?" . "eTale ema ke, tamAre pelA UbhA paththaranI vacce karyuM che tene tamAro ghoDo bAMdhI devAno, pachI meMthI traNa vakhata sITI vagADavAnI ane

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" tamAro cAMdIno sikko e paththara upara mUkI devAne. tyAra bAda tarata ja tamAre kaMDALAnI bahAra nIkaLI jaI, pelI jhAMkharAnI vADa che tenI pAchaLa jaIne besI javAnuM. tyAM beThA bAda tamAre daza miniTa sudhI ke hathoDo cAlavAne avAja Ave tyAM sudhI DAbI tarapha ke jamaNI tarapha nahi jovAnuM. hathoDAno avAja baMdha thAya eTale tamAre so gaNatA sudhI ke mALAnA so maNakA pheravatAM jeTalo vakhata thAya eTalo vakhata thobhavAnuM ane pachI e kuMDALAmAM pesavAnuM. to tamArA paisA cAlyA gayA haze, ane tamArA ghaDAne nALa jaDAI gaI haze." "mArA paisA jaze enI te mane khAtarI che; paNa pachI mArA ghoDAnI nALanI bAbatamAM kazuM na thayuM to sAMbhaLa, huM tAro babUcaka skUlamAsTara nathI;- huM to tArI evI vale besADIza ke tuM kho bhUlI jaIza." paNa huM tamArA hAthamAM AvIza te ne?" ema kahetakane te te verAna medAna vaccethI evA jorathI nATho ke, Trosiliyane game teTaluM jora karyuM paNa te ene pakaDI na zakyo. pelo chokaro jANe jIva upara AvIne doDatuM hoya ema paNa nahote doDato,- Tresiliyanane cIDavavA vacce vacce thobhIne pAcho hAthatALI ApIne nAsI jato. chevaTe jyAre TresiliyanathI vadhu doDAya ema na rahyuM tyAre te sthira Ubho rahyo. e joI pele eka TekarI upara Ubho rahI, tALIo pADI nAcavA lAgyo. Tresiliyane have potAnA ghoDA pAse pAchA pharI tenI upara besI pelAne pIcho pakaDavAnuM nakkI karyuM. paNa tarata ja pelo bolI UThyo, "tamArA ghoDAne paga nAhaka kharAba na karazo; tame jo tamAro hAtha mArA baraDA upara na vAparavAnuM vacana Apo, to tamArI pAse pAcho AvuM." - "paNa huM evI zarata kare zA mATe, badamAza chachuMdara? hamaNAM huM tane AMbI jAuM chuMne!" "are maherabAna, sAme peluM kaLaNa ja che, jenA upara thaIne huM te cAlyA jaIza, paNa tame mArI pAchaLa AvavA jazo to ghoDA sAthe AkhA ja aMdara UtarI jazo !" Tresiliyane najara karI joI, te TekarI pAchaLa evI kaLaNabhUmi hovAno saMbhava tene lAgyo, eTale teNe samAdhAnanI zarata kabUla rAkhI ane tene

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bhUtanI kedra khAtarI ApI ke, te enA baraDA upara ke bIje kyAMya hAtha nahi upADe. pelo pUrA vizvAsathI pAse Avyo. Tresiliyane kahyuM, "tAre mane Ama herAna karavAnI zI jarUra hatI, bhalA? tuM AvAM gappAM hAMkavAne badale mane sIdho nALasAjanI koDha batAvI de, eTale tane Akho ziyALo sapharajana khAvA maLe eTalA paisA huM ApIza." paNa tame mane sapharajananI AkhI vADI ApI do, to paNa meM tamane je koDha batAvI, tethI bIjI huM batAvI zakuM tema nathI. paNa tamane vizvAsa na paDato hoya, to huM vADanI pAchaLa tamArI sAthe ja besIza; ane tamane luhArano hathoDo cAlate na saMbhaLAya to tamArI taravAra vaDe mAruM DokuM uDAvI dejo, basa ?" Tresiliyanane A chokarAnA kahyA pramANe mUrkhAI karavAnuM mana na hatuM, paNa potAnI lAcArI joIne, tathA e chokare potAnI sAthe ja besavAnuM kaheto hoI, teNe e chokarAnA kahyA pramANe ghoDo bAMdhIne rUpAnANuM pelI ADI chATa upara mUkahyuM ane bhUtane bolAvavAnI murkhAI karatAM zaramAto hoya tema teNe eka jhINI sITI mArI." are vAha. AvI sITI te koNa sAMbhaLe? e nALasAja kadAca phrAMsanA rAjAnA tabelAmAM paNa nALo jaDavA jaI pahoMcyo hoya." ema kahI e chachuMdare traNa evI joradAra sITIo vagADI ke AkhuM verAna gAjI UThayuM. tyAra pachI baMne jaNa vADanI pAchaLa cAlyA AvyA. Tresiliyanane lAgyuM ke A to tenA paisA ane teno ghoDo paDAvI javAnI tarakIba ja lAge che. eTale te to chokarAnA gaLA AgaLane kaoNlara pakaDIne ja beTho. paNa thoDI vAramAM hathoDo dhaDAdhaDa paDato hoya evo avAja Avyo. AvA verAna sthAnamAM acAnaka hathoDo cAlu thayelo sAMbhaLI, Tresiliyana ekadama to dhUjI UThyo. pelo chokaro-DikI, e pUjArI jANI jaI, moM upara jarA majAkanA bhAvathI bolyo, "sAMbhaLo, e hathoDAne avAja! e hathoDo camatkArI che; dharatImAMnA lekhaMDano banAvelA nathI, paNa caMdra uparathI paDelA paththarano banAvelo che!"

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prIta kiye dukha hoya' Tresiliyana e chokarAnI badamAzI pAmI jaI, hathoDo cAlate rahyo tyAM sudhI cupa rahyo. paNa hathoDo baMdha thaye, zarata pramANe so gaNatA sudhI tyAM ja besI rahevAne badale, te tarata ja taravAra hAthamAM laI vADa oLaMgI te tarapha doDI gayo. te aMdara eka mANasa zarIre rUMchAMvALA rIMchanuM cAmaDuM oDhelo, tathA evI ja rUMchAMvALI zaMka TopI paherelo Ubho hato. pelA chokarAe, "pAchA Avo! pAchA Avo !" evI ghaNIya bUma pADI tathA umeryuM, "enA upara najara nAkhanAro koI mANasa jIvate rahI na zake," chatAM Tresiliyana to AgaLa vadhato ja gayo. pelA adRzya gaNAtA (paNa atyAre pratyakSa dekhAtA) nALasAje tarata potAno hathoDo Tresiliyana sAme ugAmyo. pelA chokarAe jyAre joyuM ke Tresiliyana te ughADI taravAre dhasya ja jAya che, tyAre teNe tarata pelA nALasAjane AjIjI karavA mAMDI, "velenDa, emanI sAme na thazo, nahi to tamAro hathoDo hAthamAM raheze ane tamAruM DokuM temanI lAMbI taravArathI kapAI jaze, e jevA kevA kaMgALa mANasa nathI, pUrA rAjavaMzI che - huM jANI gayo chuM." to alyA philabarTIgibeTa, te ja mane dago dIdho? paNa tArIya have zI vale thaze, te joje!" pelo nALasAja ghUrakyo. Tresiliyane tarata ja luhArane AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM, "jo bhAI, tuM game te ho, mArAthI gabharAvAnI jarUra nathI. mAtra mane eTaluM kahI de ke, tAre tAro dhaMdho AvI bIka UbhI karIne kema calAvavo paDe che?" "are tuM mane pUchanAra koNa? huM hamaNAM javALAmaya bhAlA sAthe tAlapAkane bolAvuM chuM, je tane tarata bALIne bhasma karI nAkhaze!" pelAe Trasiliyana tarapha ghUrakIne ane hAthamAMne hathoDe ghumAvatAM ghumAvatAM kahyuM. "harAmakhora, cUpa thaI jA; ane mArI pAchaLa pAchaLa najIkanA mejisTreTane tyAM cAlyo Ava, nahi to tAruM mAthuM hamaNAM ja phADI nAkhIza." Trasiliyane bhUta-pizAcanA sAgarItane jIvatA bALI mUkavAne je kAyado haste tenI asara daIne kahyuM. pelo have tarata ja namI paDyo ane bolyo, "maherabAna, tamArA ghoDAne nALa jaDAI gaI che, ane tenuM mahenatANuM paNa cUkate thaI gayuM

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bhUtanI keda che; huM mAro dhaMdho game te nAme calAvuM chuM, temAM tamAre zuM vAMdho kADhavApANuM che, vAru?" "paNa mitro, koI ThagavidyA ke jAdugarI calAvatA hoya, to tene ughADo pADavo e to darekanI pharaja che. dhaMdho calAvavAnI tArI AvI rIta uparathI ema zaMkA jAya che ke, tuM Thaga paNa che ane jAdugara paNa che." jo tame e ja nakkI karyuM hoya, to pachI mAre paNa sAmuM baLa vAparavuM paDaze. bAkI mAsTara Trosiliyana, mAro vicAra tamArI pratye baLa vAparavAno na hato;- tamArA hathiyArathI DarI jaIne nahi, paNa tamane huM pahelethI udAra, lAyaka ane mAyALu sahastha tarIke oLakhuM chuM, eTale." paNa pelo chokaro utAvaLe bolI UThayo, "alyA velaeNnDa, tuM Ama khullI havAmAM vadhu Ubho rahIza, te mAMdo paDI jaIza. mATe tuM tArI boDamAM cAlyo jA; amAre paNa aMdara AvavuM haze to aMdara ja AvIzuM." tAruM kahevuM kharuM che, philabarTIgibeTa", ema kahI luhAra jhAMkharAMmAM chupAyelI eka jhAMpalI ughADI, nIce kyAMka UtarI gayo; ane aMdara UtarI teNe bUma pADI, "philabaTagibeTa, tuM chello aMdara Avaje ane jhAMpe barAbara baMdha karaje." Trasiliyanane aMdara javAne vicAra nahoto; kAraNake aMdara DAkuono ja aDo hoya to? paNa pelA chachUMdare maraDa sAthe tene pUchayuM, "kema maherabAna, have te velaeNnDa smithane joIne dharAyAne?" nA, haju bAkI che," ema kahI, Trosiliyana potAne kSaNabhara thaI Avelo anizcaya khaMkherI nAkhI sIdho aMdaranAM sAMkaDAM pagathiyAM UtarI gayo. DikI paNa jhAMpe barAbara baMdha karI, aMdara UtarI Avyo. aMdara UtaravAnAM pagathiyAM bahu thoDAM hatAM; ane te pUrAM thaye traNacAra DagalAM AgaLa cAlatAM sAme rAto prakAza dekhAyo. DAbI bAjue thoDAka vaLatAM ja eka nAno cokhaMDa khaMDa mAlUma paDyo; temAM bhaThThI saLagatI hatI ane kolasAnI dhUNI AkhA bhaMyarAmAM bharAI rahI hatI. joke havAnI avarajavara mATe uparanI bAju kaMIka adRzya goThavaNa jevuM haze ja, nahIM to aMdara rUMdhAI ja marAya. eka dIvo sAMkaLe TiMgAvelo hato enA jhAMkhA prakAzathI ane bhaThThInA rAtA prakAzathI AjubAju paDelA sAMDasA-cIpiyA, hathoDA tathA ghoDAnI tayAra nALonA jatho vagere luhArI sAmAna najare paDato

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90 hatA temaja davA-kADhA ke arka kADhavA mATeno tathA kImiyA-vidyA mATeno sAmAna paNa paDelA dekhAtA hatA. bhUgarbhamAM - AvI ajANI paristhitimAM - pelA nALasAja tathA pelA chachUMdara jevA sAbatI sAthe UbhA rahetAM bIjo koI to jarUra gabharAI jAya; paNa Tra siliyana prakRtithI tathA saMskArathI nIDara ane bahAdura mANasa hatA. teNe gabharAyA vinA pelA luhArane pUchyuM, "tuM mAruM nAma zI rIte jANe, bhAI? " 6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya 66 Apa nAmadArane kadAca yAda haze ke, traNeka varSa pahelAM seTa lyUsInI ivane divase* DevAnazAyaramAM eka dIvAnakhAnAmAM eka jAdugara AvyA hatA ane teNe nAmadAra nAITa tathA temanAM suMdara putrI samakSa jAdunA khela batAvyA hatA. Apa paNa te vakhate hAjara hatA, ema huM A aMdhArAmAM ApanuM mukha joIne paNa kahI ApuM chuM." "" "basa, basa, mane badhuM yAda AvI gayuM. have tAre vadhu AgaLa bAlavAnI jarUra nathI. Tra siliyane e jUno prasaMga ane tenI sAthenAM du:khada saMsmaraNo yAda AvatAM kahI dIdhuM. - nAmadAra, Ape kaMI khoTuM lagADavAnI jarUra nathI; huM te e prasaMga mane keTalA badhA yAda che e batAvavA ja Apane enI vigatA kahI batAvuM chuM ke, mAro khela joI pelAM phUTaDAM kumArI - jemanI uMmara paMdareka varSanI haze - eTalA badhAM gabharAI gayAM ke Apa nAmadAre te vakhate A badhAmAM bhUtapreta kazuM nathI, mAtra hAthacAlAkI ja che, e batAvavA AvaDe teTalA keTalAka khela karI batAvyA hatA. khare ja te bahu phUTaDAM kumArI hatAM ane emanuM eka hAsya meLavavA mATe--" 66 66 basa kara, basa kara, mAre have AgaLa sAMbhaLavuM nathI; e prasaMga mane barAbara yAda Ave che; ane e sAMja mArA jIvananI eka sukhadamAM sukhada sAMja hatI. "" "te| zuM te kumArI have nathI? jo mane e vAtanI khabara hota, te ATalA rasapUrvaka e prasaMga Apane yAda na devarAvata. ' "" nALasAje e zabdo eTalA badhA samabhAvapUrvaka uccAryA hatA ke, TrosiliyananA hRdayamAM eno paDaghA paDayA vinA rahyo nahi. teNe eka miniTa kuMvArikA zahIdanA divasa - Dise'baranI 13mI tArIkha. - sa'pA

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91 bhUtanI kADha cUpa rahIne kahyuM, "bhAI, tuM paNa te divaseAmAM evA ramUjI tathA AnaMdI mANasa hatA ke, bhalabhalI maMDaLIone rasAnaMdamAM kalAko sudhI garakAva karI rAkhe. te atyAre AvA ekAMtavAsamAM, AvI kaparI majUrI karIne tathA AvA asAdhAraNa saMjogAmAM jIvananirvAha calAvavAnI tAre zAthI jarUra paDe che, bhAI?" "" "nAmadAra, mArI kahANI lAMbI nathI, ane Apa nAmadAra je samabhAvathI mane saMbAdhyA, te uparathI e kahANI Apane kahI saMbhaLAvavAthI mane lAbha ja thaze ema lAge che. A DikI paNa bhale mArI e kahANI sAMbhaLe; kAraNake, te atyAra sudhI mane bahu madadagAra nIvaDayo che; ane te enI meLe badhuM zodhI kADhe, tenA karatAM huM jAte ja tene kahI dauM e vadhu sAruM. kAraNake, kudarate enA kadarUpA kAThAmAM bahu tejasvI buddhi bharelI che. "tA bhale, tane ThIka lAgatuM hoya te mane saMbhaLAva; paNa jarA utAvaLa karaje, kAraNake, mAre bahu moDuM thaI gayuM che." Trosiliyane jaNAvyuM. "to Apa nAmadAra jarA besA; ahIM Apa thoDA samaya vadhu gALazeA tethI Apane kazI khATa nahi jAya; kAraNake, daramyAna huM Apa nAmadAranA ghoDAne evA sAro dANApANI karIza, jethI AgaLanI musApharI mATe te vadhu lAyaka banaze." eTaluM kahI, te thoDI vAra bahAra jaI Avyo; ane pachI pAchA AvI teNe nIce pramANe peAtAnI kahANI saMbhaLAvI - 66 'huM nALasAja luhAra tarIke ja UcharyA hatA; paNa thoDA vakhata bAda mane hatheADAnI TIpATIpanA ane dhamaNanI kAphkanA kaMTALA AvyA eTale gherathI bhAgI gayA. rakhaDatAM rakhaDatAM mane eka vikhyAta jAdugaranA bheTA thayA, jenI AMgaLI uMmarane kAraNe ke rogane kAraNe akaDAI javA lAgI hatI, eTale tene capaLa AMgaLIovALe eka sAgIrda joItA hatA. tenI pAse cha varSa rahyo, ane tenI badhI hAthacAlAkInI vidyAmAM huM pAvaradho thaI gayA. kevA pAvaradho banyA hatA te te Ape najare ja joyuM che. Apa nAmadAranI hAjarImAM meM sara hyU rolsarTane tyAM khela karI batAvyA, tyAra bAda thADA ja vakhata pachI huM bhAgIdArImAM eka nATyamaMDaLImAM joDAyA. tyAra bAda vaLI huM eka jANItA vaidanI bhAgIdArImAM ke nekarImAM kaheA te tema - joDAyA. "

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prIta kiye duHkha haiya" "eTale ke koI UMTavaidyane dalAla banyo, emane?" Trasiliyane vacce ja pUchayuM. "nA, cheka evuM to nahi, mAsTara Tresiliyana; kAraNake roga to badhAM prANIomAM sarakhA ja hoya che, ane khIlo vAgyo hoya tyAre je davA ghoDAne kAma Ave, te taravAra vAgI hoya tyAre mANasane kAma na Ave, evuM na kahI zakAya. eTale huM ghoDAnI nALa jaDavAno dhaMdho karatA hatA te vakhatanuM je ghoDAvaiduM jANato hato, te vaiduM mANasanuM vaiduM karavAmAM paNa barAbara kAma AvatuM. paNa mArA mAlikanI AvaData ane dhaMdho vadhu UMDAM hatAM. te graha uparathI bhaviSya bhAkhI ApavAno dhaMdho paNa karatA, tathA kImiyAvidyAmAM paNa AgaLa vadhelA hatA. te badhA rogo upara kAma Ave evI amRta-saMjIvanI jevI davA gALavAnI mAthAkUTa paNa karatA hatA tathA senuM gALavAnI paNa. lokone chetarIne je paisA temaNe bhegA karyA hatA hatA, te badhA paisA pachI pitAne chetaravA mATe A gupta prayogazALA UbhI karavA pAchaLa temaNe kharcavA mAMDayA. emanA magajamAM evI dhUna ja bharAI gaI hatI ke, e baMne siddhio have temane prApta thavI hAthaveMtamAM che. thoDI vadhu mahenata ane thoDA vadhu kharcane ja savAla che. phariMgDana zaheramAMnA temanA cAlu raheThANamAMthI te avAranavAra A prayogazALAmAM cAlyA AvatA. temanA daradIo ane ziSyo ema ja mAnatA ke te bhUta sAdhavA athavA sAdhelA bhUtane prasanna rAkhavA koI ajJAta sthaLe cAlyA jAya che. mane paNa te chetaravAno prayatna karatA; paNa chevaTe te jANI gayA ke huM temanI A gupta prayogazALAnI vAta jANI gayo chuM, eTale mane have te jokhamakAraka mANasa mAnavA lAgyA. daramyAna temanI nAmanA eTalI badhI vadhatI cAlI, ane khAsa karIne bhUtavidyAnA jANakAra tarIke ke, bhalabhalA moTA loko ene lAbha laI bhalabhalAM apakRtya karavA-karAvavAmAM temanI madada levA AvavA lAgyA. te te e rIte moTAonI eAtha pAmI surakSita banI gayA, paNa mArI bAbatamAM pariNAma UlaTuM AvyuM : loko mane bhUtanI pAvaDI ja gaNavA lAgyA. mArA ustAdathI te loko DaratA eTale temane kazuM na kare, paNa huM to gAmamAM thaIne divase nIkaLuM eTale mArA upara rathara ja varasa lAge. eTale sAruM te gAmamAM jAhera rastA upara nIkaLavAnuM ja baMdha thaI gayuM.

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bhUtanI keTa "eka vakhata mArA gurujI, be divasa sudhI temane bolAvavA na AvavuM, ema mane kahI temanI A gupta prayogazALAmAM cAlyA AvyA. be divasa thayA chatAM te pAchA na AvyA eTale huM temanI tapAsa karavA ahIM Avyo, - te bhaThThI TADhI pADI dIdhelI ane vAsaNo badhAM UlaTapAlaTa karI dIdhelAM. ahIM mAtra DaoNkaTara DobUbI - mArA gurunI eka ciThThI paDelI. temAM lakhyuM hatuM ke, have te ane huM pharI kadI bhegA thavAnA nathI; ane te A AkhI prayogazALA mane bakSisa ApatA jAya che. temaNe uparAMtamAM A kAgaLamAM kazuMka laeNTinamAM lakhyuM che ane nIce jaNAvyuM che ke e nusakhA pramANe huM zodhakhoLa cAlu rAkhIza, to mane kImiyAvidyAnI siddhi - sa gALavAnI rIta - thoDI mahenate hAMsala thaze." ane te e pramANe ahIM kImiyAvidyAnI sAdhanA AgaLa calAvI che kema?" nA jI; huM svabhAve bahu phUMkI phUMkIne pInAro mANasa chuM. mArA gurue, temane jANabhedu banelA mane A prayogazALAnI bakSisa kazA badaIrAdAthI ja karI hovI joIe, ema mAnI meM cAre tarapha jhINI tapAsa karyA vagara aMdara Aga ja na saLagAvI. ane emanI ThArI nAkhelI bhaThThI nIce tapAsa karatAM AkhI suraMga ThAMsIne dATelI nIkaLI! meM e bhaThThImAM Aga saLagAvI hota, to tenI sAthe ja huM ane AkhuM A bhoMyaruM bhaDako thaIne UDI ja gayAM hota. eTale kImiyAvidyAnI to huM kha ja bhUlI gayo; ane meM mAro jUne nALasAjano dhaMdho ja cAlu karavA vicAryuM. paNa bhUtanI pAvaDI tarIke nAmIcA thayelA mArI pAse, nALa jaDAvavA ghoDo koNa lAve? daramyAna pheriMgTanamAM mane mArA A pramANika dosta philabaTIgibeTane paricaya thayo hato; ane enI juvAna uMmare tene AkarSe evA hAthacAlAkInA eka-be prayogo meM tene zIkhavelA, eTale te mArA upara bhAva rAkhato hato. ame bee ghaNI ghaNI vicAraNA karyA bAda A taraphanA vahemI gamAro pAsethI nALa jaDavAnI gharAkI meLavavA A yukti vicArI kADhI. philabarTIDibeTa mArI adbhuta siddhinI vAta karI, cAre taraphathI mane puSkaLa gharAkI lAvI Ape che. alabatta, bhUtane nAme Ama dhaMdho calAvavo khUba jokhamabharela che; kAraNake koIka divasa bhUta-DAkaNane jIvato saLagAvI mUkavAnA sarakArI kAyadAnA mAre bhoga banavuM paDaze. eTale koI vagavasIlAdAra amIra-umarAvanuM

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94 - "prIta kiye dukha heya" mane saMrakSaNa maLe, te temanI ethamAM mAre ahIMthI nIkaLI javuM che. A bAju cAre taraphanA loko mane oLakhe che ane mane dekhIne tarata patharA mArIne ja mArI nAkhe." tane A taraphanA rastAonI barAbara jANakArI che kharI?" "are nAmadAra, aMdhArI rAte paNa ekeeka rasto huM barAbara pakaDI "paNa tArI pAse savArInuM kAMI sAdhana nahIM hoyane?" mApha karajo; paNa huM kahevAnuM bhUlI gayo : mArA guru pAsethI mane je vAraso maLyo che, temAM temanuM e ghoDuM ja kaMIke kImatI vastu che. alabatta, beeka rogo maTADavAnA adbhuta nusakhA paNa mane maLyA che; paNa temanI kiMmata to e aMgeno upacAra karatI vakhate ja gaNAya. temanuM e ghoDuM ahIM AsapAsamAM caranuM ja haze. huM sITI mArIza eTale tarata te hAjara thaI jaze - ene e rIte pahelethI zIkhaveluM che." te tuM barAbara hAtha-moM dhoIne sApha thaI jA ane hajAmata-bajAmata paNa karI le. A rIMchanAM cAmaDAM paNa phekI de, ane bIjo koI paheraveza tArI pAse hoya to paherI le. huM tane mArI sAthe ahIMthI sahIsalAmata dUra kADhI jaIza. tArAmAM cAlAkI ane hiMmata baMne vAnAM che; ane e be vAnAMnI jarUra paDe evuM kAma hamaNAM mArA hAtha upara che. eTale tuM jo guptatA jALavI zakIza ane vaphAdAra nIvaDIza, to mArI sAthe ja thoDo vakhata rahI zakIza." velaeNnDa smithe tarata e prastAva svIkArI lIdho; ane potAnA navA mAlika pratye vaphAdArI ane niSThA dAkhavavAnI khAtarI ApI. thoDI ja miniTamAM teNe dADhInA ane mAthAnA vALamAM kApakUpa karIne tathA kapaDAM badalIne tenA bAhya dekhAvamAM evo pheraphAra karI lIdho, ke Tresiliyane ja tene kahI dIdhuM ke, tArA A navA vezamAM pahelAMnuM paricita koI tane oLakhI kADhI zake tema nathI, eTale kharI rIte tAre keInA saMrakSaNanI jarUra na kahevAya. paNa veleMnDe javAba Apyo, "A navA vezamAM mArA devAdAra loko mane paisA na ApavA paDe te mATe bhale na oLakhe; paNa mArA koNadAro mane na oLakhI kADhe evA AMdhaLA banI jAya, ema huM mAnato nathI.

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bhUtanI keda eTale mAre Apa nAmadAra jevA khAnadAna ane mobhAvALA sagRhasthanI othanI jarUra che ja." pachI velenTe Tresiliyanane bhayarAnI bahAra doryo. ane pelA chachuMdarane bahAra AvavA bUma pADI. pelo chachUMdara aMdara thoDo vakhata rokAI, ghoDAne sAja laIne bahAra Avyo. velaeNnDe pachI bhoMyarAne jhAMpo barAbara kALajIthI DhAMkI dIdho, jethI tyAM thaIne aMdara UtaravAno rasto che, tevI koIne khabara na paDe. teNe jaNAvyuM, kadAca jarUra paDe te pharIthI A guphAnuM zaraNa levuM paDe, tema ja aMdara je ojAro che, te paNa kaMIka kiMmatanAM che ja. pachI teNe sITI mArI eTale tenuM ghoDuM dUra caratuM hatuM te AvIne hAjara thayuM. Tresiliyane ane teNe potapotAnA ghoDAno sAja kasI lIdho. te vakhate pelo chachUMdara emanI vidAya levA najIka Avyo. teNe velaeNnDane saMbodhIne kahyuM, "basa, to tArA dostane choDIne tuM cAlyo jAya che, ema?" "sArAmAM sArA mitrone paNa chUTA pADavAnuM te Ave jabhalA philabarTIgibeTa; paNa huM sAcuM kahuM che ke, A AkhI vahAiTa-haoNrsa khINamAMthI je koIne pAchaLa mUkIne jatAM mane du:kha thatuM hoya to te tuM ja che." "paNa huM tane vidAya nathI Apato; kAraNake tuM paNa pelA utsavasamAraMbhamAM Avaze ja, ane huM to tyAM javAnuM ja chuM; haoNliDe mAstara mane tyAM laI AvavAnA ja che." paNa jALavIne sArA saMgAthamAM ja ahIMthI nIkaLaje, ekale nIkaLI na paDato. evA prasaMgoe bahu bhIDa jAmatI hoya che." te zuM tuM mane dhAvaNo ke sAmAnya chokaro mAnI le che? are ahIMthI eka mAIla paNa dUra nahi jAya, ane tane mAro paraco jANavA maLaze. joke, e vastu tArA phAyadAmAM ja haze." "tuM zuM kahevA mAge che, alyA chokarA? " Tesiliyane pUchyuM. paNa philabarTIDibeTa te lokone jaladI raste paDavAnI salAha ApI tyAMthI ThekaDA bharata vidAya thaI gayo. siliyane potAne kayA sthaLa tarapha javuM che e velaeNnDane kahyuM, eTale teNe e aphATa verAnamAM AMkI rAkhyo hoya tevA eka raste tene lIdhe.

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6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' eka mAileka e loko AgaLa vadhyA haze, tyAre Trosiliyane peAtAnA gheADAnI gati joIne kahyuM, Aja savAra karatAM mAro gheADo kaMI vadhu josamAM AvI gayA hoya ema lAge che, tenuM zuM kAraNa, vAru ?" velaeNnDe hasIne jaNAvyuM, "to Apa nAmadAranA lakSamAM e vAta AvI gaI kema ? e mAruM gupta rahasya che: meM mUThI Ta-dhAna sAthe e vastu bheLavIne tamArA gheADAne khavarAvI dIdhI che, eTale cha kalAka sudhI te tamAre ghoDAne eDI ja nahi mAravI paDe. vaiduM kaMI huM amastA zIkhyo nathI ! " " paNa gheADAne kazuM nukasAna to nahi thAyane ? " 66 66 "" nA, nA, enI mAnuM dhAvaNa dhAvavAthI thAya tethI vadhu kazuM tene tahi thAya. ema kahI te e nusakhAnA guNa viSe vadhu vigate vAta mAMDavA jatA hatA, tevAmAM pAchaLa eka jabaradasta dhaDAko thayo - jANe koI jabarA killAnI teAtiMga dIvAla toDavA meTI suraMga phoDI hoya. baMne jaNAe e dizAmAM najara karI, te te jagAethI AvyA hatA te jagAe dhumADAnA eka staMbha svaccha AkAzamAM UThatA jaNAyo. << mAruM bhoMyaruM UDI gayuM ! " velaeNnDa bolyA; tathA e dhaDAko thavAnuM kAraNa kalpI laIne teNe umeryuM, "meM pelA chachUMdaranA sAMbhaLatAM mArA gurue mane urADI mUkavA dATI rAkhelI suraMganI vAta karI, e bhAre bhUla thaI gaI. e chachUMdarane e sAMbhaLyA bAda evA dhaDAko karavAnuM mana thayA vinA rahe ja nahi. paNa have ApaNe ahIMthI jaladI AgaLa bhAgavuM joIe - kAraNa ke AkhA pradezanA loko hamaNAM te tarapha javA nIkaLaze. '' " tA e chachUMdare A paracA ApaNane batAvavA dhAryo hato kema ? jo ApaNe tyAM thoDA vadhu rokAyA hota, to ApaNane e paracA vaLI vizeSa tIvratAthI anubhavavA maLata!" "nA, nA; te ApaNane cetavyA vinA raheta ja nahi. ApaNe kharekhara AgaLa cAlavA mAMDayA chIe ke nahi, enI khAtarI karavA teNe bhAgatAM bhAgatAM be traNa vakhata ApaNA tarapha pAchA vaLIne joyuM hatuM, e have mane yAda Ave che. tophAna karavAnI bAbatamAM to te bhUtano bhAI ja che; alabatta, mane potAne ja teNe keTakeTalI evI pajavaNI karelI che. paNa saravALe te mane lAbha ja karI ApatA - khAsa karIne nALa jaDAvanAra ke gheADAnA paidA mATenA gharAko lAvI ApIne mArA hatheADAno avAja zarU thatAM pelA

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bhUtanI kedra gamAro bIkathI pUjavA mAMDatA te joI tene bahu AnaMda thato ane te temane evA to bivarAvyA karata! kudarata-DesIe tene kadarUpuM khemuM ApyuM tenA badalAmAM tenA magajanA mATalAmAM bamaNI akkala bharI ApI che, tathA sAthe sAthe bIjAonAM du:kha joIne hasavAnI vRtti paNa." hA; je loko kadarUpApaNAne lIdhe AkhI duniyAthI avagaNAya che, teomAM duniyAnAM mANasonAM saMkTo ane muzkelIo joIne AnaMda mANavAnI vRtti pramANamAM vadhI jAya che." Trasiliyana ane velaeNnDa DevonazAyara taraphanI potAnI musApharI AgaLa dhapAvya rAkhI. te mArkabara zaheramAM eka vIzIe thobhyA hatA, tyAM temane kharAba samAcAra ghaNA jaladI phelAya che' e kahevatane paraco paNa jANavA maLyo. eka ghoDesavAra tyAM thaIne hamaNAM ja pasAra thayo hato, jeNe samAcAra ApyA hatA ke barkazAyaranI vahAiTa-haoNrsa khINamAM je velenTa smitha rahe hatuM, tene savAranA pahoramAM bhUta AvIne tenA AkhA mathaka sAthe Aga ane dhumADAnA goTAmAM vIMTIne upADI gayuM che! e sAMbhaLI vIzImAM beThelA eka kheDUte kahyuM, "e venDa smitha setAnane sAgarIta hato ke nahi e to koNa jANe paNa A bhAgamAM enA jevo ghoDAono vaida bIjo koI na hato. have jojo, thoDA vakhatamAM ghoDAone kevA kevA rogo thAya che te!" vIzInA ghoDAvALAe javAba Apyo, "are enA jevo nALa jaDanAro bIjo koI kasabI paNa maLavo muzkela che. huM pote amArA eka ghoDAne tenI pAse davA karAvavA laI gayo hato." vIzIvALAnI dhaNiyANIe pUchayuM, "teM ene najare joyo hato kharo?" nA re nA, koI mANase ene najare joyo hoya ema huM mAnato nathI. mane to pheriMgTananA mAstare ciThThI upara ghoDAno roga lakhI Apyo hato. pachI gAmamAM rahetA eka chachuMdara jevo eka chokaro mane tyAM laI gayo hato. tyAMthI pri0- 7

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prIta kiye dukha heya" kazI gaMdhAtI davA huM laI Avyo hato, te khavarAvatAM ja ghoDo sAjo thaI gayo hato." - vIzIvALAe tarata umeryuM, "paNa e bhalA mANasane enuM bhUta vakhatasara ja upADI gayuM e ThIka thayuM; kAraNake thANedAra Aje savAre ja AvyA hatA ane teo bhUta-DAkaNane sajA karanAra jallAdane laIne hAiTa-hoMrsa khINa tarapha velaeNnDa smithane pakaDavA nyAyAdhIzanA vaoNraMTa sAthe javA nIkaLyA hatA. are pelA jallAdanAM DAma devAnAM ojAro ane cipiyA sApha karavAmAM meM ja madada karI hatI ne! paNa have to bhUta e lokone joIne AkAzamAM rahyuM rahyuM hasatuM haze!" - siliyana ane veleMnDa smitha e vIzImAM rAta gALI, bIje divase vahelI savAre tyAMthI UpaDI gayA. kazI muzkelI vinA musApharI karatA karatA kammara gAma choDIne Tresiliyanane nIkaLe trIjo divasa thayo tyAre teo DevonazAyaranI sarahada upara AvelA sara hyA robsarTanA liDakeTa-haoNla mathake AvI pahoMcyA. ghoDAda ! kaDakeTa-haoNlanuM prAcIna gaDha-bhavana liDakoTa gAmanI najIka ja AveluM hatuM. tenI najIkanuM gADhuM vizALa jaMgala zikAranI khUba sAmagrAthI bharapUra hatuM ane emAM robsarTa khAnadAnane kaMIka prAcIna haka cAlate Avela hoI, sara zU robsarTane zikAranuM temanuM priya manoraMjana pUruM pADavAnI bharacaka sagavaDa hatI. sara TyUnA gaDha-bhavananI AsapAsa khAI hatI ane jaMgama-pula 1 upara thaIne aMdara dAkhala thavAtuM. eka cokhaMDA buraja upara ghaMTA-ghara hatuM; 1. DraoN-brija, khAI uparathI khaseDI ke UMcA karI levAya tevo pula - jethI rAte sahIsalAmatI mATe te kheMcI levAya.- sapa0

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ghoDAda! paNa emAMnuM ghaDiyALa Aje baMdha paDeluM joI, TrosiliyananI citAne pAra na rahyo. kAraNake, e vRddha umarAvanI nirdoSa dhUnemAMnI eka cokkasa samaya avAranavAra jANatA-jotA rahevAnI hatI. jeone khAlI samaya bharapaTTe maLelo hoya che, teone e cIvaTa vadhAre hoya che! Trosiliyana velaeNnDa smitha sAthe jaMgama-pula upara thaIne AMgaNAmAM dAkhala thayo, ane jANItA nokara-cAkarane nAma daIne pokAravA lAgyo, paNa kaI ja hAjara na hatuM. mAtra tenI bUmonA paDaghA ja vadhu gherA thaI pAchA AvavA lAgyA. chevaTe sara TyUno mAnIte vaphAdAra hajUriyo vila bejara tyAM Avyo. te emanA kavAyara tarIke kAma karato, temaja zikAra-kArabhArI tarIke kAma Apata. Tresiliyanane oLakhI, tenA kharabacaDA caherA upara AnaMdanI AbhA chavAI gaI. "bhagavAna tamAruM bhaluM kare, mAsTara eDamaMDa, tame pote ja chone? khare vakhate AvI pahoMcyA - huM, pAdarIbuvA ane mAsTara blejhana - saunI akkala ja kahyuM nathI karatI. sara ghU vicitra bImArImAM sapaDAI gayA che. khAya che - pIe che to kharA; paNa cittabhrama jevA thaI gayA che ane rAte ke divase bilakula UMghatA ja nathI. temanI mAnItI ramatagamata, mAsTara muMblejhananI rAja-kahANIo kazAmAM temanuM mana rahyuM nathI. meM emanuM vahAluM ghaDiyALa paNa baMdha karI dIdhuM - e jovAke, enA TakorA baMdha paDayA eTaluMya temanA lakSamAM Ave che ke nahi. paNa temane kazAno khyAla rahyo hoya to ne? meM emanA mAnItA kUtarA buMgenI pUMchaDI upara jANI joIne paga paNa mUkyo - ane tame jANo cho ke, pahelAM to evuM mArAthI thaI jatuM tyAre te kevA mArA upara taDUkatA - paNa enuMya kazuM nahi! mane to kazI samaja paDatI nathI." cAla, cAla, badhuM mane aMdara jaIne kaheje - daramyAna A bhAIne raseDA-ghara tarapha laI jA ane barAbara khAvAnuM pIvAnuM ApavAnI vyavasthA karI de. e bahu kasabI mANasa che." bIjo game te kasaba jANe tenuM zuM? atyAre ApaNane upayogI thaI zake tevo kasaba jANatA hoya to te kharuM; bAkI, rasoDAmAMthI camacA upADI levAno kasaba jANanArA ghaNAya maLe che." ema gaNagaNato vila bejara, velaeNnDane baTalaranI bhALavaNImAM mUkI, tarata Trosiliyanane aMdaranA kama

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100 prIta kiye duHkha heya" rAmAM laI gayo. pachI siliyanane hamaNAM ja sara cU pAse laI javAya ema che ke nahi, e joI AvavA pahelo te ekalo aMdara jaI Avyo. to sara TU jhoke caDayA hatA eTale mAsTara muMblejhanane Tre siliyana AvI pahoMcyAnI khabara sara TUne yogya vakhate kahevAnuM jaNAvI te Tre siliyana pAse Avyo ane pUchavA lAgyo, "zrImatI eNmInI zI khabara lAvyA cho? tamArI bhammaro jotAM tame kaMI sArA samAcAra lAvyA ho ema lAgatuM nathI. mane tamArI upara ja AzA hatI ke, koI paNa mANasa jo zrImatI eNmIne zodhI lAvI zake te tame ja. eTale have kazI AzA rahetI nathI. kadIka beTa vAne jo mArA hAthamAM Ave, to tenA mAthAnAM be phADiyAM karyA vinA nahIM choDuM -" paNa eTalAmAM mAsTara muMblejhana tyAM AvyA ane Tresiliyanane sara dhUnA moTA cembaramAM bolAvI gayA. vila bejara paNa vagara bolAvyo sAthe gayo, jethI TU siliyanane dekhIne sara hya kaMIka mAnasika rIte jAgrata thAya che ke nahi te joI zakAya. kadAvara zarIravALA ane medAnI ramatanA zokhIna sara zUnI je karuNa paristhiti Tresiliyane joI, tethI tenI AMkhamAM pANI AvI gayAM. sara @e tene najIka AvatA joyo eTale jANe UMghamAMthI jAgrata thayA hoya tema vagara bole mAtra hAtha pahoLA karyA. Tresiliyane tarata temAM paDatuM nAkhyuM. sara sUe tene chAtI sarasa cAMpI dIdho. haju jIvavA mATe kaMI bAkI rahyuM che kharuM," ema kahetAM kahetAMmAM to sara TU hRdayaphATa raDI paDyA. atyAra sudhI dabAI rahelo ane dabAvI rAkhelo temane mUMjhAro ekadama chUTo thaI gayo, ane temanI AMkhamAMthI AMsunA relA temanA gAla upara thaIne UtaravA lAgyA. mArA mAlikane raDatA jovA badala huM kadI paramAtmAne AbhAra na mAnata; paNa Aje huM mAnuM chuM; kAraNa ke raDavuM eTale lAgaNI thavI; ane lAgaNI thavI eTale jAgrata thavuM!" vila bejara bolI UThyo. "tane kazA savAla pUchavAno nathI, eDamaMDa, tuM ene zodhI zakyo nathI, athavA evI sthitimAM tane e jaDI che ke jethI te khevAyelI rahe ema ja ApaNe sau IcchIe, kharane?"

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gheADAvaida! 101 Trosiliyane kaze| javAba ApavAne badale pAtAne paMjo pAtAnA caherA ADe dabAvI dIdhA. 66 'basa, basa, huM samajI gayA . paraMtu eDamaMDa, tAre ene kAraNe AMsu sAravAnI jarUra nathI. raDavAnuM to mAre hoya, kAraNake, te mArI putrI hatI. tAre te UlaTuM rAjI thavuM joIe ke, evI harAmakhAra chokarI tArI patnI na banI. bhalA bhagavAna ! tuM je dhAre te kharuM. bAkI, huM roja rAte amI ane eDamaMDa baMnene lagna-saMbaMdhathI joDAyelAM jovA kevI prArthanA karyA karatA hato? ane jo te prArthanA saphaLa thAta ? " thaI hota, te Aje zI vale pAdarIbuvAe sara jUne zAMta pADatAM kahyuM, ApaNI badhI AzAo ane vAtsalyanI suputrIne eTalI badhI badamAza hoya, mitra. mAnI levAnI jarUra na "" "" " kharI vAta, e je halakaTatAnuM pAtra banI che, tene sAmAnya gALa geALa zabdomAM varNavavI e ja ene anyAya karyo kahevAya. DevAnazAyaranA mArA jevA gAmaThI gamAranI cheAkarI meAjIlA darabArInI priyatamA bane, e to ene te saune mATe baDabhAgIpaNuM ja gaNAyane? ane e darabArI paNa vAne hAya - jenA dAdAne mArA bApe kaI laDAImAM - mane kema kazuM yAda AvatuM nathI ? ,, 66 bhalA pAdarIbusAe kahyuM, nAmadAra, tame tamArA kamarAmAM jaI jarA UMghavA mATe prayatna karo to kevuM? vaidya tamane jarA zAMti thAya te mATenI davA mUkatA gayA che. "" "" ' kharI vAta, kharI vAta, jUnA mitra! ApaNe ApaNI kasoTIonA bahAdurIthI sAmanA karavA joIe - ApaNe to eka strI ja gumAvI che ne ? - jo Trosiliyana, " - ema kahI temaNe chAtI uparathI caLakatA vALanI eka laTa kADhIne batAvI, --" jo A laTa jo! je rAte te nAsI gaI e rAte rojanA niyama mujaba sUtA pahelAM te mAre gaLe vaLagI hatI ane haMmeza karatAM vadhu vahAla mane karavA lAgI hatI. huM buDhDho khUsaTa kazuM samajyo nahi ane tenI A laTa mArI AMgaLImAM vIMTatA rahyo. teNe tarata kAtara kADhIne e laTa kApIne mArA hAthamAM ja rahevA dIdhI - jANe eTaluM ja saMbhAraNuM huM have jovA pAmavAnA houM ! '' enuM

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102 prIta kiye duHkha heya' bhalA pAdarIbuvA kaMIka belavA jatA hatA, paNa sara sUe temane rekIne kahyuM, "hA, hA, tame zuM kahevA mAge che te huM jANuM chuM - e mAtra strInA vALanI ja laTa che - ane strIe ja A nirdoSa duniyAmAM zarama, pApa ane mRtyu ApyAM che - ane mAsTara muMblejhana, tame paNa tamArAM aneka itihAsa-satyo e aMge mane saMbhaLAvaze - eTale cAle ame paNa hiMmata ane dhIraja dAkhavIne amArI kasoTImAM bhAgI paDavAnI pAmaratA nahIM dAkhavIe! paNa huM bahu bolyo eTale mAruM gaLuM sukAI gayuM che - to mI beTA, eka pyAlo eDamaMDane Apa ane bIjo mane." paNa pachI tarata temane yAda AvyuM ke, emIne kaheluM te kayAM sAMbhaLavAnI che? eTale te tarata mAthuM dhuNAvIne bolI UThyA, "amArA pArkamAM jhADI-jhAMkharAMmAM aTavAI jaIe, te paNa dareka eNvanyUne cheDethI liDakoTa devaLanuM UMcuM zikhara tathA amArA pUrvajonI kabara najare paDe. huM paNa mArA zokamAM aTavAIne jaladI e pUva-sthAne pahoMcI jAuM to kevuM?" Tresiliyana ane pAdarIbavAe chevaTe ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvIne temane pathArImAM ADA pADayA. Tresiliyana tyAM besI rahyo, ane temanI AMkho mIMcAtI lAgI, tyAra pachI ja jALavIne UThayo ane bahAra AvI pAdarIbuvA tathA mAsTara mAikela muMblejhana sAthe vicAravA lAgyo ke, A paristhitimAM AgaLa have zAM pagalAM levAM ghaTe? mAsTara muMblejhana robsarTa kuTuMbanA dUranA sagA thatA hatA, apariNIta hatA, vaMzAvaLIo ane temane lagatA itihAsano temane khUba zokha hato, eTale sara hya robsarTane temanI sobata gamatI hoI, vIsa varSathI te ahIM ja rahetA AvyA hatA. paNa muMblejhana bole te pahelAM pAdarIbavAe Tresiliyanane pUchyuM, "eNmInI kaMI bhALa maLI che kharI, bhAI?" hA, maLI che. e duHkhI chokarI badamAza vArne sAthe oNkasapharDa najIkanA kamnara-plesa bhavanamAM rahe che. e bhavana pahelAM eNbilDananA sAdhuono bIjo maTha hate. meM badamAza vAnene khatama ja karI nAkhyo hota, ane e rIte ApaNA pratye teNe AcarelI badhI badamAzIno badalo laI lIdho hota, paNa eka aNadhAryA kAraNe ja e rahI gayuM." "bhagavAnanI kRpA thaI ! - jethI tArA hAtha upara bIjAnuM lohI caDatuM aTakyuM. bhagavAne kahyuM che ke badalo levAnuM mAre mATe ja rahevA do!'

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103 ghaDavaida! ApaNe to eNmIne e badamAzanI jALamAMthI choDAvI lAvavAno ja prayatna karavo joIe." "mAre e bAbatamAM ja tame mitronI madada joIe che. vArnenA peTrana arla oNpha lisesTara rANIjInA bahu mAnItA che ane te rANIjInA jamaNA hAtha tarapha UbhA haze, topaNa, huM te rANIjI AgaLa A badamAze mahemAnagatanA kAyadAno bhaMga karIne kuMvArikAne phasAvI-bharamAvIne tenA pitAne tyAMthI kADhI javAnA karelA aparAdha badala phariyAda peza karavAno irAdo rAkhuM chuM." "kharI vAta che," pAdarIbuvA bolyA, "rANIjIe potAnI prajA samakSa jIvanamAM saMyama ane iMdriyanigrahano sAro namUno pUro pADyo che; eTale te to A aparAdhane khUba ja gaMbhIra gaNaze ane A phariyAda pratye pUratuM lakSa Apaze. paraMtu vAne jo arka oNpha lisesTarano ja nokara hoya, to rANIjI sudhI pahoMcatA pahelAM tAre arla pAse ja phariyAda nivedita na karavI joIe? jo te ja A kissAmAM nyAya cUkavI de, to pachI sIdhA rANIjI pAse emanA nokaranI phariyAda laI jaIne, emanA jevA sabaLAne nAhaka zA mATe duzmana banAvavA?" tamArI salAha mane gaLe UtaratI nathI; mArA umarAva-dila peTrana sara ghu robsarTa ane du:khI eNmI aMgenI phariyAda dezanAM rANIjI pAse ja sIdhI laI javI joIe. lisesTara game tevo moTo mANasa hoya, paNa teya ApaNA jevo prajAjana ja che; eTale huM mArI phariyAda tenI AgaLa zA mATe laI jAuM? chatAM tame kahyuM che, te aMge huM vicAra jarUra karIza. paraMtu sara hR. robsarTa mane emanI phariyAda rajU karavA mATe mukhatyAranAmuM lakhI Ape to ja mArAthI AgaLa vadhI zakAya. mArA nAme e phariyAda huM raju karuM e ThIka nahIM. kAraNake, emIne e badamAza hajUriyA upara eTalo badho prema hoya ema lAge che ke, tarachoDAyelA premI tarIke te e bAbatamAM mArAthI kazI phariyAda karI zakAya ja nahi. paNa sara hya robsarTa, eka pitA tarIke, pitAne ghekhAmAM rAkhI, potAnI putrIne bharamAvIne kADhI javAmAM AvI che, evI phariyAda karI zake." khAnadAnonI vaMzAvaLInA niSNAta mAsTara muMblejhana taraMta AkaLI thaIne bolI UThayA, "arere, te kuMvArI ane vaMdhyA marI jAya te sAruM,

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104 prIta kiye duHkha heya" paNa robsarTa khAnadAnanuM lehI e khALakUvA sAthe bheLave, e te sahana na thaI zake tevI vAta che." paNa e du:khI yuvatInI AbarUne bacAvI levAya teTalI bacAvI levI hoya, to te pahelAM arla oNpha lisesTarane ja ApaNe phariyAda karavI joIe. rANIjI jema AkhA rAjyamAM sarvasattAdhIza che, tema arla pitAnA gharamAM sarvasattAdhIza che. eTale jo te ja vAnene kahI de, to eNmInI AbarU rAjadarabAra sudhI jAheramAM roLAtI karavAnI jarUra nahi." pAdarIbuvA bolyA. "tamArI vAta sAcI che," 'Trosiliyane utsukatAthI kahyuM; "ane utAvaLamAM e bAbata mArA khyAlamAM rahI na hatI. eTale mane na gamatuM hovA chatAM huM ghamaMDI DaDalI samakSa ghUMTaNiye paDIza ane e rIte A kamabhAgI chokarI uparathI lAMchananI eka rekhAya ochI karAtI haze, te karavA prayatna karIza. te tame mane sara TU robsarTa pAsethI Avazyaka lakhANa meLavavAmAM madada karo." pAdarIbuvA ane muMblejhana baMnee tene e bAbatamAM madada karavAnuM vacana ApyuM. "ane tamAre jarUra paDaze sAkSI pUravAya taiyAra rahevuM ke, e badamAze sara zU rebsarTanI khullA dilanI mahemAnagatano kevo geralAbha uThAvyo hato, tathA kevI rIte e yuvatIne phosalAvIne gupacupa uThAvI gayo che." hA, hA, zarUAtamAM to emane vArnanI sobata bahu gamatI hoya ema lAgatuM na hatuM; paNa pachI te temane meM vAraMvAra sAthe ekalAM joyAM che." pAdarIbuvA bolyA. "hA, hA, jharUkhAmAM beThelAM ane bagIcAmAM TahelatAM," muMblejhane cAraNI zabdo vAparI batAvyA. eka vakhata dakSiNa taraphanA jaMgala-pradezamAM eka vasaMtanI sAMje huM acAnaka te baMne bhegAM beThAM hatAM tyAM jaI caDyo hato." pAdarIbuvA bolyA. "ane je divase te bhAgI gaI, te divase meM vArnenA ghaDAvALAne tenA mAlikano ghoDo temaja eNmInA TaTavAne pakaDIne kabrastAnanI bhIMta AgaLa Ubhelo joyo hato." muMblejhane kahyuM. 1. ala opha lisesTaranuM nAma-oNbarTa DaDalI. -saMpa0

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joDAda! 105 "ane have to huM eNmIne e badamAze jyAM chupAvI rAkhI che, tyAM sAthe rahetI ja joI Avyo chuM," Trasiliyane jaNAvyuM; "paNa mAre have jaladI ahIMthI UpaDI javuM joIe, mATe tame baMne mArA peTrana mane mukhatyAranAmuM lakhI Ape tevI koziza karo." Trosiliyana kamarAmAMthI bahAra jatAM bolyo. pAdarIbuvA ane muMblojhana have vicAra karavA lAgyA ke, sara cUM. robsarTanI atyAranI cittabhrama jevI sthitimAM temanI pAsethI joItuM mukhatyAranAmuM lakhAvavuM zI rIte? paNa vila bejara A tarapha Avato hato te emanI e chellI vAta sAMbhaLIne bolI UThyo, "are, mane khAtarI che ke, mArA mAlika A UMghamAMthI UThaze, tyAre taddana sAjA thaI gayA haze." to zuM vaide ApelI davA upara tane eTalo badho bharose che?" pAdarIbuvAe pUchayuM. "nA re nA, temanI davA upara mane zAno bharoso hoya? kAraNake, mArA mAlike tenuM eka TIpuMya cAkhyuM hoya tone! paNa A te mAsTara Tresiliyana sAthe AvelA mANase sara hyune evI davA pAI dIdhI che, ke mArA mAlikano badho roga gayo jANo! meM yuktithI e mANasane pUchIne jANI lIdhuM ke, tenA jevo kuzaLa nALasAja ane ghoDAvaida, tathA kUtarAvaida bIjo koI nahi hoya." paNa mUrakha mANasa, ghoDAvaidanI davA mANasane pAI devAnI bevakUphI te karI? konI sattAthI teM ema karyuM, kahe jouM? ane sara tUne kazuM nukasAna thaze tenuM jAmIna koNa?" pAdarIbuvA navAI temaja gussAthI bolI UThyA. jAmIna to buvAjI huM pote ja chuM; meM A gharamAM pacIsa-pacIsa varSo sudhI nokarI bajAvI che, ane mane A gharanA koI prANIne ke mANasane tene sAruM thAya te mATe davAno eka ghUMTaDo pAvAnI sattA nathI zuM?" pelA baMne jaNA tarata Tresiliyanane A samAcAra ApI sAvadhAna karavA doDI gayA. Tresiliyane tarata velaeNnDa smithane bolAvyo ane tene bAjue laI jaI pUchyuM, "sara zU robsarTane davA ApavAnI te hiMmata zA mATe karI, vAru?"

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106 | "prIta kiye duHkha heya" gIta . "vAha, meM Apa nAmadArane jaNAvyuM ja hatuM ke, meM mArA mAlika DaoNkaTara DobUbInA kasabamAM sArI sarakhI jANakArI temanAthI gupta rIte prApta karI hatI. ane chevaTanA te mArA upara ginnAyA hatA tenuM eka kAraNa to e hatuM ke, temanI gupta vAtamAM huM jarA vadhu UMDe Utarato jato hato, paNa mukhya kAraNa bIjuM ja hatuM ke, temanA keTalAka jANItA ane mAnavaMta gharAko temanA karatAM mArI davAmAM vadhu vizvAsa rAkhatA banI gayA hatA." paNa sara hU robsarTane jo kaMIka nukasAna thayuM, to tuM jIvatA rahevA nahIM pAme, e yAda rAkhaje." nAmadAra, nakAmo Dara rAkhazo nahi. huM kImiyAvidyAno jANakAra hovAne jarAya dAvo nathI karato; paNa vaidAnI bAbatamAM thoDo ghaNo anubhava ane kasaba te meM meLavyAM ja che- mAsTara viliyama bejara pAsethI bhalA umarAvajInI bImArInA badhA hAla jANI laI, meM temane UMghavAnI ja davA ApI che; kAraNake, emanA cittanI asvasthatAne atyAre lAMbI UMghanI ja jarUra che." velaeNnDa, tuM mArI sAthe dago to nahi khele ne?" "nAmadAra, pariNAma zuM Ave che, te jovA jeTalI dhIraja rAkho. e bhalA vRddha sajajana, ke jemane Apa ATalA badhA cAho cho, temane nukasAna pahoMcADavAmAM mane zo lAbha vAru? ane Ape te mArI jiMdagI pelA jallAdanA cIpiyA-cImaTAmAMthI Aje bacAvI che, e vAta pelI mArkAbaronI vIzImAM huM mAre sage kAne sAMbhaLIne Avyo chuM. mAre Apa nAmadAranI nokarImAM ja have joDAyelA rahevuM che, eTale bhalA umarAvajInI UMghanuM zuM hitakara pariNAma Ave che te uparathI mArI vaphAdArIne tAga kADho." ane pariNAma sAruM ja AvyuM! velaeNnDa smithane kasaba ane vila berane tenA upara bharoso - e baMne barAbara kAragata nIvaDayAM. sara hyu robsarTa lAMbI gADha nidrA pachI jAgyA tyAre zarIre bhale nabaLA rahyA hatA, paNa temanuM citta have svastha tathA kaDIbaMdha vicAra karI zake tevuM thaI gayuM hatuM. jyAre pAdarIbuvAe ane muMblejhane emIne pAchI meLavavA arajI karavA tathA potA pratye AcaravAmAM AvelI dhokhAbAjIno nyAya meLavavA Tra siliyanane temanA taraphathI sattA ApatuM lakhANa karI ApavA jyAre emane

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ghoDAda! 107 samajAvyA, tyAre temaNe evo javAba Apyo ke, "emI to AvatA pavananI dizAmAM tenI sAthe UDI janArI nAlAyaka paMkhiNI che; tene pAchI meLavavA huM jarAya khaTapaTa karavA mAgato nathI." paNa pachI emI pratyenI temanI mamatA vijayI nIvaDI ane tene badamAzonA hAthamAMthI pAchI meLavavA koziza karavAnI vAta : sAthe te saMmata thayA, ane pAdarIbavAe lakhI ApelA musaddA upara temaNe sahI karI ApI. pariNAme, liDakoTa-haoNlamAM AvyuM covIsa kalAka paNa na thayA, ne Tresiliyanane bIjI musApharIe UpaDavAnI taiyArI karavAnI thaI. mAsTara muMblejhane te vakhate AvIne Trasiliyanane pUchayuM, "bhalA bhAI, tuM rAjadarabAramAM javA mAge che, paNa tArI pAse paisA che? enA vinA to rAjadarabAramAM eka DagaluM paNa AgaLa nahi bharAya. vAta sAcI hatI, ane Tresiliyana vicAramAM paDI gayo. rANI elijhAbethanA e suvarNakALamAM paNa rAjadarabAramAM paisA veryA vagara temanI pAse pahoMcAya tema na hatuM, paNa liDakoTa-haoNlamAM je kazAnI taMgI hoya, te e vastunI ja hatI! Trosiliyana pote to garIba hato ja; paNa bhalA sara zU robsarTanI badhI AmadanI mahemAnagatabharyA temanA svabhAvane kAraNe khuTayA ja karatI. chevaTe muMblejhane ja e koyaDAno ukela paNa lAvI Apyo - teNe vIsa vIsa varSanI potAnI bacata je sonA-rUpAnA kuTakaLa sikkA gaNatAM traNasoeka pAuMDa jeTalI thatI hatI, te eka thelImAM lAvIne tenA hAthamAM mUkI dIdhI. Tresiliyane AnAkAnIno eka zabda paNa bolyA vinA te svIkArI lIdhI ane mUMgA mUMgA ja bhalA mAsTara muMblejhanano hAtha bhAvapUrvaka dabAvyo. pachIne divase vahelI savAre nIkaLavAnI taiyArImAM Trosiliyana paDyo hato, tevAmAM veleMnDa smithe tenI mulAkAta mATe vinaMti peza karI, ane jaNAvyuM, 'huM ApanI sAthe AvavA mAguM chuM.' Tresiliyanane paNa e vicAra Avyo hate; kAraNa ke e mANasanI jhINI najara, samajadArI ane akkalahoziyArIne jeTalo paricaya tene atyAra sudhImAM maLyo hato, te uparathI e mANasa tene pitAnI musApharImAM upayogI thaI paDaze ema lAgatuM ja hatuM. paNa velaeNnDa smitha upara DAkaNa-pizAcanA sAgarIta hovAnuM vaoNraMTa hatuM ane

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108 prIta kiye duHkha heya" te jokhama mAthA upara hoya ane tene sIdho rAjadarabAra tarapha kheMcI javo e salAhabharyuM kahevAya ke kema, e vAtano tene Dara hato. paNa velaeNnDa smithe jaNAvyuM, "meM mAro veza pUrato badalI lIdho heI, have koI mane oLakhI zake tema rahyuM nathI, chatAM haju huM mArI mUchone raMga caDAvI tenA AMkaDA evA caDAvI laIza ke pachI mane koI oLakhI kADhe to kharo kahuM! Apa nAmadAra bhUlI gayA lAgo che ke, meM nATyamaMDaLImAM paNa kAma kareluM che! alabatta, huM sainika nathI, eTale e bAbatamAM Apane mArI madada bahu ochI maLe, paraMtu mAtra taravAriyAo karatAM huM Apane bIjI badhI rIte bahu upayogI thaI paDIza, e nakkI che." paNa TresiliyananuM mana haju mAnatuM na hatuM. atyAranI A agatyanI kAmagIrImAM A mANasa keTalo upayogI nIvaDe ke tenA upara keTalo bharoso mUkI zakAya, eno nizcaya te karI zakato na hato; paNa evAmAM AMgaNAmAM eka ghoDesavAra dAkhala thayo hoya evo dAbaDAno avAja saMbhaLAyo ane thoDI vAramAM mAsTara muMblejhana ane vila bejara baMne ekIsAthe TasiliyananA kamarAmAM dAkhala thayA ane ekIsAthe bolI UThayA - "A kaI alano hoya evI varadIvALo mANasa tamAro kAgaLa laIne mArate ghoDe Avyo che.' Tresiliyane potAnA saranAmAvALo tathA upara "tAkIdane" evI noMdha karelo kAgaLa tarata hAthamAM lIdho ane pheDIne vAMcyo - mAsTara Tresiliyana, amArA bhalA mitra ane pitrAI, amArI tabiyata bahu bagaDI gaI che, ane atyAre amAre amArI AsapAsa amArA vizvAsu mitronI bahu jarUra che. tamane ame amArA mitromAM amArA pratye sadabhAvanI bAbatamAM ane zaktinI bAbatamAM sauthI AgaLa paDatA ane sauthI vadhu najIkanA gaNatA hoI, tamane tAkIde DepTapharDa najIkanA amArA sejha-korTa mathake AvI pahoMcavA Agraha karIe chIe. ethI vadhu amArAthI kAgaLamAM kazuM lakhI zakAya tema nathI." "reTalipha, arla oNpha sasekasa." vila bejara, e dUtane ahIM jaladI belAva jouM," Tresiliyane kahyuM. ane e mANasa kamarAmAM dAkhala thayo eTale tarata ja te bolI UThyo, "oha, sTIvansa, tuM che ke? mArA bhalA laoNrDanI zI hAlata che?"

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gheADAveda! 109 "bahu ja kharAba hAlata che, mAsTara Trosiliyana; ane tethI ja atyAre temanI AsapAsa vizvAsu mitronI bahu jarUra che." 66 * paNa temane zuM thayuM che? mane to te bImAra hovAnI kaMI ja khabara nathI." Tresiliyane ciMtAtura thaIne pUchayuM. "zuM thayuM che te te huM paNa kahI zakuM tema nathI; svastha banI gayA che; ane temane mUTha mAravAmAM sau mAnIe chIe. AvI ' "emanI bImArInAM lakSaNa zAM che, e jarA varNavI batAvA jouM." velaeNnDa smitha Ta AgaLa AvIne bAlI UThayo. paNa te bahu ahoya, ema ame pelA dUte A mANasanA praznanA javAba ApavA ke nahi, e mATe Tresiliyana sAme joyuM. ane TraeNsiliyane hakAramAM nizAnI karI eTale teNe utAvaLe javAba ApyA ke, dhIme dhIme zakti ghaTatI jAya che, rAte parasevA vaLe che, bhUkha cAlI gaI che ane vAraMvAra mUrchA AvI jAya che. pUchyuM. (6 'sAthe peTamAM zULa jevuM ane jhINA tAva paNa che ke nahi?" velaeNnDe 66 'barAbara, ema ja che!" dUte kaMIka navAI pAmIne kahyuM. "e roga zAthI thayA che, e huM jANI gayo chuM. tamArA mAlikane seInTa nikolasanA maeNnaeN' nAmathI oLakhAtuM svAda ane jhera ApavAmAM AvyuM che. ane ene gurunI prayogazALAnI rAkha meM nakAmI prathama koTInA ilAja huM barAbara nathI chANI." "alyA, tuM zI vAta kare che! A to IMglaeNnDanA umarAvanI vAta che. A kaMI tArA UMTa-dhADAnA vaidAnA savAla nathI. ' "paNa huM UMTa-gheADAnA vaidAnI vAta kayAM karuM chuM? huM te eka cekisa roganI vAta karuM chuM ane tenA cAkasa upacAra huM jANuM chuM, eTaluM ja kahuM chuM. meM sara hyU ronsarTane mATe je karyuM te tame najare joyuM che. "" "teA cAla, ApaNe tatkSaNa UpaDIe chIe; A to jANe IzvaranI ja geAThavaNa hAya evI vAta che. " gaMdha vinAnuM kAramuM jANuM chuM - mArA sara hyUne sTIvansanA vahemanI ke velaeNnDa smithe khAtarIpUrvaka kahI batAvelA roganI vAta karyA vinA, mAtra arla oNpha sasekasanI bImArInI

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110 prIta kiye duHkha heya hakIkata kahIne Trasiliyana, velaeNnDa smitha ane sTIvansa e traNe mArate ghoDe tyAMthI laMDana tarapha javA UpaDI gayA. sejha-korTa tarapha siliyana ane tenA sAthIdAro jhaDapathI AgaLa vadhye jatA hatA. velaoNnDe potAno dekhAva adabhuta rIte badalI nAkhyo hato. tethI barkazAyaramAM thaIne pasAra thavAnuM hatuM tyAre paNa te jarAya gabharAyo nahi. jyAre arla oNpha lisesTaranA maLatiyAonA pradezamAM thaIne teo pasAra thatA hatA, tyAre tenI hAjarajavAbIe Trosiliyanane ja ghaNI sagavaDa karI ApI. koIka jagAe te kaheto ke, Tresiliyana te AyarlenDanA laoNrDa DepyuTI che ane baLavAkhora mekakArthonuM zuM karavuM te bAbata rANIjIne hukama pUchavA chUpA veze AvyA che; bIjI jagAe te kaheto ke, te te phrAMsanA "mA~ zyoranA kArabhArI che, rANI ilijhAbethanA hAthanI mAgaNI karavA AvyA che, ane trIjI jagAe vaLI te kahe ke, e to spenanA DayUka oNpha meDinA che, ane rANIjI ane spenanA rAjA philipa vaccenI takarArono nikAla lAvavA gupta veze AvyA che. Tresiliyana venDanAM AvAM gappAMthI bahu ciDAte, paNa velaeNnDa kaheto ke, tamAro khAnadAna rUAba evo AgaLa paDate che ke, lokonI iMtejArIne AvI rIte ja saMtoSavI paDe tema che. 1. AyarlenDamAM iMglenDano kAryakArI pratinidhi. je baLavAranuM nAma ApavAmAM AvyuM che, tevuM koI aitihAsika pAtra te vakhate na hatuM. - sapATa 2. rAjasiMhAsana mATe rAjA pachI bIjA naMbarane vArasadAra krAMsamAM mAM " kahevAya che. te vakhate Dacaka opha Aju "mora' hato ane hetrI-3 krAMsano rAjA hato. 3. te vakhate IMglenDanA cAMciyAe spenanAM saMsthAno ane vahANavaTA upara bahu DAkA pADatA. - sapATa

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seyajha-kerTa tarapha 111 chevaTe teo laMDana AvI pahoMcyA. Tresiliyanane irAdo DepTapharDa sIdhA javAno hato. laoNrDa sasekasa grInavIca mukAme rahetAM rANI ilijhAbethanA rAjadarabAranI najIka rahevA khAtara tyAM ja rahetA hatA. chatAM velenDa smithanA A grahathI Tresiliyanane lAMDanamAM thoDuM rokAvuM paDayuM. velenTe zaheramAM jarA AMTo mArI AvavA paravAnagI mAgI, eTale Tresiliyana paNa tenI sAthe ja nIkaLyo. kAraNake, ilijhAbetha rANInA darabAramAM AgaLa AvavA mATe pratispardhI jUtho vacce bahu tIvra harIphAI cAlatI hatI, teve vakhate sAvaceta rahevuM sAruM. velaeNnDe tene kahyuM ke, pha lITa-sTrITamAM jaDIbuTTIovALA ke davAvALAonI dukAne pote thoDI auSadhio kharIdavA javA mAge che. te pramANe cAra ke pAMca dukAnomAMthI velaeNnDe judI judI eka eka cIja ja judA judA pramANamAM kharIdI. zarUAtamAM to je vastu te mAgate te tarata maLI jatI. paNa pachI Trosiliyane joyuM ke, velenDa je vastu mAgato tenuM nAma sAMbhaLI dukAnadAro kAM to Azcarya pAmatA athavA je vastu teo ApatA, te banAvaTI che ke khoTI che, ema kahI velaeNnDa sAcI vastu kaDhAvato athavA bIje zodhavA jato. paNa eka cIja te keTaluMya rakhaDavA chatAM kyAMya maLI nahi. keTalAka davAvALAoe to evo ja javAba Apyo ke, temaNe e vastunuM nAma ja pahelI vAra sAMbhaLyuM to koIke ema paNa kahyuM ke, e nAmanI koI vastu che ja nahi; mAtra keTalAka dhUnI kImiyAgaronA magajamAM ja e vastu astitva dharAve che! keTalAka dukAnadAro veoNnDane e ja vastunA guNavALI bIjI pratinidhirUpa vadhu sArI auSadhi dharatA ane te kharIdavA mATe tene khUba Agraha karatA. badhA ja e vastu tene zA mATe joIe che, e jANavA iMtejArI dharAvatA, chevaTe eka sAmAnya lAgatA dukAnadAre velaeNnDane evo javAba Apyo ke, laMDanamAM to e vastu koInI pAse maLavI muzkela che, sivAya ke yahUdI yogsana pAse bacIkUcI hoya to hoya. "huM ema ja dhArato hato," ema kahI velaeNnDa bahAra nIkaLyo ane siliyanane kahevA lAgyo ke, "mApha karajo, nAmadAra, paNa dareka kasabIne potAnAM ojAra to joIe ja. ApaNe A yoglana pAse javuM ja paDaze. Apane rakhaDAmaNa thAya che, paNa e virala auSadhane huM je upayoga karIza, tethI Apane e badhI rakhaDAmaNano badalo vaLI gayelo lAgaze."

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112 112 prIta kiye duHkha heya" pachI venDa ja UMDI galI kUMcIone mAhitagAra hoya tema Trasiliyanane have dorI javA lAgyo. chevaTe themsa nadI AgaLa ja pUrI thatI eka sAMkaDI galInI adhavaca jaI pahoMcatAM, mocIne mAMDavo hoya tema kenavAsathI DhAMkelI eka sAmAnya dukAna AgaLa teo jaIne UbhA rahyA. pelA yahUdIe velaeNnDane laLI laLIne pUchayuM ke, zI vastu joIe che. veleMnDe pelI auSadhinuM nAma dIdhuM ke tarata pelo yahUdI cakyo. ane e auSadhanuM Apa zuM karazo, bhalA? cAlIsa varSathI huM A dukAna calAvuM chuM paNa pahelI vAra e vastu mAganAra koI AvyuM !" yahUdIe javAba Apyo. e savAlane javAba ApavAnI mAre jarUra nathI. mAre to eTaluM ja jANavuM che ke, e vastu tamArI pAse che ke nahi, ane hoya to tamAre vecavI che ke nahi?" "bhalA bhagavAna, e vastu hovA bAbata to mAro javAba che ke, e vastu mArI pAse che; ane vecavAnI bAbatamAM te davA vecavAne ja mAro dhaMdho hoI, huM vecIza ja." paNa teNe umeryuM ke, "tenI kiMmata ghaNI besaze - sonAnI bhArobhAra kiMmata ApIne te meM ja te kharIdI che- sinAI parvata upara ja e choDa Uge che ane se varSe eka vakhata ja e phUle che." ema kahI yahUdIe eka bhUkI kADhI batAvI. velenDe tarata ja kahI dIdhuM, "A je kacaro te Apyo che, te auSadhi te aleppo gaDhanI khAImAM koI paNa divase cUMTI zakAya che." tame maherabAna, bahu bhakhAbolA mANasa lAgo cho; mArI pAse AthI bIjI koI vastu nathI - ane hoya to paNa koI sArA vaidanA hukama vinA ke pachI tame enuM zuM karavA mAgo cho e jANyA vinA huM tamane te na ja ApuM." - veleMDe evI bhASAmAM TUMko javAba Apyo, jeno eka zabda paNa Tresiliyanane na samajAyo, paNa pelA yahUdI upara tenI camatkArI asara thaI; ane teNe tarata nIcA vaLI paDIne velaeNnDane potAnI dukAnamAM aMdara padhAravA vinaMtI karI. tyAra bAda teNe cAvIonuM jhUmakhuM laI, eka gupta khAnuM ughADyuM, ane temAMthI kALI bhUkI jevuM kazuMka kADhIne velaeNnDane batAvyuM.

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sejharTa tarapha 113 velenTe trAjavAM maMgAvyAM. pelo yahUdI je cAlu trAjavAM lAvyo te velenTe ema kahIne nakAryuM ke, "pavitra vastuo khoTAM trAjavAMthI teLIe to temano guNa cAlyo jAya che, e to tuM barAbara jANe che. mATe je khAsa sAcAM trAjavAM che, te kADha!" yahUdIe potAnuM mAthuM eka bAju DhALI dIdhuM ane nachUTake kADhate hoya ema eka polAdI peTImAMthI eka khAsa trAjavAM kADhyAM. velaeNnDe be DrAma vajananI bhUkI taLAvI ane pachI tenuM paDIkuM vALIne khIsAmAM mUkatAM mUkatAM tenI kiMmata pUchI. "ApanI pAsethI kazI kiMmata levAnI nathI; mAtra pharI eka vAra mAre tyAM padhArI mane mArA prayogamAM kaMIka mArgadarzana Apajo. meM mArAM hADamAMsa e prayoga pAchaLa sUkavI nAkhyAM che." - velenDe DokuM halAvI enI vAta kabUla rAkhI, ane pachI siliyana sAthe te pAcho pharyo. Tresiliyane tene kahyuM, "teM bhAI, e yahUdIne kaMIke kiMmata kema na ApI?" "huM ene kiMmata ApuM? nAmadAra, enI pAse AkhI zerIne sene maDhI zake ane chatAM tenI tijorImAMthI te jarAya ochuM thayeluM na lAge, eTaluM badhuM senuM che. ne haju pArasamaNi zodhavAnA phAMphAM mAryA kare che! paNa have A davA ApaNA hAthamAM AvI che, eTale ApaNe game tevA jheranI mAraNa davA taiyAra karI zakIzuM. yoglana pAsethI maLelI bhUkIne abhAve ja, evI asarakAraka davA koIthI banAvI zakAtI nathI." paNa te badhI davAo eka ja jagAethI kema na kharIdI? badhe rakhaDavAmAM nakAmo keTalo badho vakhata bagADyo?" nAmadAra, mAro nusakho koIe jANavo na joIe. ane eka jagAethI badhuM kharIduM, te A nusakho khullo thaI jAyane?" utAre jaI, vIzIvALAnA rasoIyA pAsethI khAMDaNI-parAI laI velenDa badhAM auSadho yogya pramANamAM bheLavIne khAMDI lIdhAM. pri0-8

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya' daramyAna sTIvanse traNenA gheADA taiyAra karAvI dIdhA hatA. ane teo gheADI ja musApharI bAda DepTarDa najIka laoNrDa sasesanA gaDha-bhavana sevjha-korTa pahoMcI gayA. 114 IlijhAbetha tenI srIsulabha prakRti mujaba, bhAgalA pADIne rAjya karavAnI nIti anusaratI hatI. rAjyanA hitanI dRSTie athavA peAtAnI dhUna mujaba te be harIpha mAnItAo vacce samatulA jALavI rAkhIne peAtAnA hAtha UMcA rAkhatI. eka harIphane bIjAnI sAme bhiDAvavo, ane te pAcha peAtAne tenI maherabAnImAM AvI gayelA mAnI vadhu pAvaradho banatA jAya, tyAre sAmA pakSane thoDA UMcA AvavA daI pelAnI lagAma kheMcI pakaDavI, e kaLA tene barAbara AvaDatI hatI. AjakAla arla oNpha sasekasa ane arla oNpha lisesTara rANInI maherabAnInA be prabaLa harIpho hatA. sasekasa raNamedAnamAM zUro hatA, ane AyarlaeNnDa tathA skaoNTalaeNnDamAM teNe bahu sArI kAmagIrI bajAvI hatI; - khAsa karIne 1569nA uttara pradezano moTo baLavo te tenI yuddhakuzaLatAthI ja dabAvI zakAyo hatA. eTale svAbhAvika rIte lazkarI kAmagIrI bajAvIne AgaLa AvavA IcchatA sau darabArIe tenI AsapAsa ja bhegA thatA. uparAMta artha oNphasasekasa lisesTara karatAM vadhu jUnA tathA pratiSThita khAnadAnamAMthI UtarI AvelA hatA. tyAre lisesTaranA dAdA to henrI-7 nA atyAcA2I kArabhArI tarIke badanAma thayA hatA ane tenA pitA jaoNna DaDalI (DayUka oNpha naoNrdhambaoNnDa)-ne to TAvara-hIla upara 22-8-1553nA roja ziraccheda thayA hatA. paraMtu lisesTaramAM strIjAtine pasaMda AvI jAya tevAM vyaktitva, suMdara caherA-mahArA, ane vAkcAturya vizeSa hatAM; ane tethI yuddhakuzaLatA, UMcuM khAnadAna vagere bAbatAmAM te arla oNpha sasekasathI UtaratA hAvA chatAM rANI AgaLa vadhu phAvI gayA hatA. joke ilijhAbetha baMnemAMthI koI peAtAnuM vizeSa kRpApAtra manAI mAthAbhAre na thaI jAya tenI kALajI rAkhatI. paraMtu sasekasanI bImArIne kAraNe lisesTaranA sitAro rAjadarabAramAM bulaMda thatA javA saMbhava, eTale baMnenA anuyAyIomAM eka pakSe nirAzA, * tAnA putra loDa gilDaphaDadeg DaDalI sAthe paraNAvelI keDI jena grene teNe eDavarDa-6 pachI rAjagAdIe besADavA prayatna karyA hatA. sapA *

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115 sejha-keTa tarapha ane bIje pakSe AnaMda-AnaMda vyApI gayAM hatAM. joke, te jamAnAmAM AkharI pheMsalo talavAranA jore ja AvI zake tema manAtuM hovAthI, baMne pakSanA anuyAyIo potapotAnA netAnI AsapAsa zastrasajaja thaIne bhegA thavA lAgyA hatA. rANI ilijhAbetha e paristhiti joI coMkI UThI hatI; kAraNake A bakheDAnA avAjo ane zastrono khaNakhaNATa tenA mahela sudhI pahoMcyA vinA rahetA nahIM. eTale Tresiliyana sejha-korTa mathake AvI lAgyo, tyAre tyAM AMgaNAmAM paDAva nAkhIne paDelA lazkara jevI paristhiti hatI. darekanA hAthamAM hathiyAra hatAM ane darekanA caherA upara kaDavAza hatI - jANe ke sAmA pakSa taraphathI thanArA humalAnI koI paNa paLe AzA rakhAtI hoya. aMdara pesavAmAM Dagale ne pagale oLakhANa mAgavAmAM AvatuM hatuM ane khUba cakAsaNI thatI hatI. chevaTe eka jaNa Tresiliyanane dIvAnakhAnAmAM laI Avyo, tyAre bIjo sasekasane te AvyAnI khabara ApavA gayo. dIvAnakhAnAmAM be ja jaNa beThelA hatA. temanA paheraveza, dekhAva ane rItabhAtamAM khAso virodhI gaNAya tevo taphAvata hate. jarA moTo hato teno bAMdho lazkarI hatI, paNa pozAka temaja rItabhAta aNaghaDa jevAM hatAM. tenA caherA upara UMDI samajadArI bhale dekhAtI haze, paNa jIvarApaNuM ke kalpanAzaktinuM nAmanizAneya na hatAM. tyAre je vadhu juvAna hato, te lagabhaga vIseka varSa ke tethI uparano haze, paNa teno pozAka te jamAnAnI TApaTIpavALa hato. badAmI raMgano tene makhamalI jalmo phita ane jarIkAmathI suzobhita hato ane tenA upara sonAnI sAMkaLI traNa AMTA detI eka caMdrakamAM pUrI thatI hatI. tenA vALa paNa UbhA suMdara oLelA hatA. tenA kAnamAM cAMdInAM eriMgonI joDa hatI ane darekamAM moTuM motI hatuM. tene cahero sughaDa bAMdhAne anurUpa hato tathA tenA upara nizcayI buddhinI tathA sAhasikatAnA taravarATanI chAyA hatI. Tresiliyana AvatAM ja baMne potapotAnI ciMtA ke vicAramAMthI jAgrata thayA ane tene AvakAra ApavA lAgyA. pelA juvAniyAe kahyuM, "Tresiliyana, tArI philasUphI vicitra che - jyAre A gharamAM kaMIka mahattvAkAMkSA siddha thAya tema hatuM, tyAre tuM tyAMthI cAlyo gayo; ane have jyAre mAtra jokhamo ja vaheMcI khAvAnAM che, tyAre tuM pAcho Avyo !"

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prIta kiye duHkha haiya" "te laoNrDanI sthiti zuM eTalI badhI gaMbhIra che?" kharAbamAM kharAba pariNAmanI AzA rAkhavAnI che, ane teya kharAbamAM kharAba sAdhana dvArA nipajAvavAmAM AvelA pariNAmanI." pelA moTAe javAba Apyo. "jAo, jAo, laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara evI kharAba rIte ajamAve tevA durjana nathI." Tresiliyane kahyuM. to pachI potAnA maLatiyAo tarIke durjanane rAkhe che zA mATe? bhUtane bolAvanAra bhale pramANika hoya, paNa tethI je bavaMDara sarajAya, tenuM nimitta e mANasa ja gaNAyane?" juvAniye javAba Apyo. "te laoNDanI A kaphoDI sthitimAM tame be ja mArA sAthIo cho?" Tresiliyane pUchyuM. nA, nA, TresI che, mArbama che, ane bIjA paNa che. paNa ame ahIM cokIpahero vAzapharatI be-be jaNanI joDImAM rAkhIe chIe. jemano vAro pUre thayo haze te thAkIne ADA paDyA haze ke UMghatA haze." moTAe javAba Apyo. ane keTalAka DeTapharDanA dhakkAe gayA che; ame saue amArI kaMgALiyatamAMthI bhegAM karI zakAya teTalAM nANAM bhegAM karI eka jahAja kharIdavAnuM nakkI karyuM che. teo e jahAja taiyAra rAkhaze, ane pachI ahIM badho khela khatama thatAM ame ApaNA laoNrDanI e dazA karanArAo sAthe hisAba patAvI laI, e jahAjamAM besI iMDijha tarapha UpaDI jaIzuM - bhAre haiye ane halakAM khissAMe." juvAniyo belyo. to to rAjadarabAranuM mAruM eka kAma patAvI, huM paNa e ja vicAra karIza." Tresiliyane kahyuM. "tAre vaLI rAjadarabAramAM kAma che? ane pachI tuM IMDijha tarapha AvavA icchIza?" baMnee navAI pAmI pUchayuM. "bhAI, tAre tArI adarAyelI apsarA chADIne e mulako tarapha rakhaDatA zA mATe AvavuM paDe?" juvAne umeryuM. enuM nAma na deze." Tresiliyane moM pheravIne javAba Apyo. ema vAta che?" pele juvAniya sahAnubhUtithI teno hAtha pakaDIne bolyo; "have huM tAro ghA tAjo nahi karI ApuM. paNa e bahu vicitra

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pharI pAchuM ghaDAvaiduM! 117, ane zekapUrNa samAcAra che. durbhAgyanA acAnaka AvelA A tophAnamAMthI ApaNAmAM koI paNa bacI nIkaLavAno nathI zuM? huM to evI AzA rAkhato hato, dosta eDamaMDa, ke tuM to kinAre lAMgarI gayo che, paraMtu kavie sAcuM kahyuM che ke, strInA capaLa hRdaya upara potAnuM jIvana-nAva lAMgaranAro kadI nizcita na rahI zake." paNa eTalAmAM pelo moTo akaLAIne bolI UThyo, "laoNrDa sasekasanA ziSTa darabAramAM A badhAM joDakaNAM gAtA ane bhagavAne ApelI pramANika sIdhIsAdI bhASAne AmathI tema AmaLatA ane vALatA loko jANe kayAMthI AvI caDyA che? A mAsTara vaoNlTara akla-mathAe ja e badhAnI zarUAta karI che." vaoNlTare hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM, "A mArA mitra blAunTa to ema mAne che ke, setAne eDananA bagIcAmAM ivane kavitA bolIne phasAvI hatI, ane jJAnavRkSanI gUDhatA A Ida-prAsamAM AmaLI nAkhelI bhASAne ja AbhArI che!" paNa eTalAmAM alane caeNmbaralina Avyo ane Tresiliyanane kahevA lAgyo ke, tenI sAthe vAta karavA mAge che. 10. pharI pAchuM ghaDAvaiduM! kaDa sasekasanA dekhAvamAM A bImArIne kAraNe je pheraphAra thaI gayo hato e joI Tresiliyana coMkI UThyo. arthe tene hArdika AvakAra Apyo ane tenA prema-prakaraNa aMge pUchaparacha karI. Tresiliyane e vAta TALIne arlanI tabiyata aMge pUchayuM, to bImArInAM badhAM lakSaNo velenTe bhAkhyA mujabanAM ja nIkaLyAM. eTale teNe tarata ja ane velaeNnDa vize vAta 1. rAjA ke umarAvanA khAnagI kamarAmAM hAjara rahenAra hajUriyo. - sapA.

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118 prIta kiye duHkha heya" karI. te koNa che ane potAne kevI rIte maLyA e badhuM varNana teNe vigate kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. velaeNnDa DemeTriyasa DebUbI nAmanA eka suprasiddha vaida tathA kImiyAgarano sAgarIta rahelo che, ema jaNAvI, teNe ane amuka jhera ApavAmAM AvyuM che tenuM nidAna karI, tenuM auSadha kevI rIte rakhaDIne meLavyuM che, tenI vAta paNa karI. arle tarata potAnA badamAza rasoIyAe lakhAveluM sTeTamenTa maMgAvyuM, ane temAM DemeTriyasanuM nAma Ave che ke nahi te jovA potAnA sekreTarIne pharamAvyuM. te kharekhara, e rasoIyAe saMbhArano masAlo DemeTriyasa nAmanA chAlopAlo - marImasAlo vecanArA pAsethI kharIdyo hato, evuM bayAna nIkaLyuM ja! tathA tyAra bAda te mANasano patto nathI, ema paNa rasoIyAe lakhAvyuM hatuM. aneM tarata ja jaNAvyuM ke, "tArA velaeNnDanA kahyA mujabanuM ja A bayAna che; tene ahIM jaladI bolAva." anI samakSa raja thaIne paNa velaeNnDe potAnA ustAda DemeTriyasa DabUbI aMgenI badhI hakIkata vigate kahI saMbhaLAvI, tathA kahyuM ke, chevaTanA UMcA UMcA khAnadAnanA mANaso sAthe teno paricaya vadhate cAlyo hato, ane tyAra bAda te acAnaka alopa thaI gayo che. arle thoDo vicAra karI laIne jaNAvyuM ke, "tane paNa pelA lokoe ja pote AraMbheluM kAma pUruM karavA mokalyo hoya evo saMbhava che. chatAM tArI davA huM levA mAguM chuM, paNa tenAthI mane nukasAna thayuM, to tArI mAThI vale thaze, e jANI rAkhaje." "jIvanano aMta ane davAnuM pariNAma baMne vastuo IzvaranA hAthamAM che, nAmadAra; paNa huM e jokhama kheDavA taiyAra chuM. huM jamIna taLe eTalo badho vakhata rahyo chuM ke, kabaramAM sUvAnI vAtathI jarAya gabharAtA nathI." paNa tuM jo eTalA badhA AtmavizvAsathI vAta karato hoya, te huM paNa tArA hAthe e jokhama uThAvavA taiyAra chuM. kAraNake, ahIMnA vizvAsu jANakAra vaidone hAthe paNa mane kazo phAyado thato nathI. te bela, davA zI rIte levAnI che?"

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pharI pAchu" gheADAvaiduM ! 119 66 paNa nAmadAra, huM jo ATaluM moTuM jokhama uThAvuM chuM, tA mane eTalI khAtarI maLavI joIe ke, A prayoga cAle te daramyAna bIjA koI vaidane dakhala karavA devAmAM na Ave. "" 66 "" "e te vAjabI vAta che; cAla tyAre, tAruM auSadha taiyAra kara. velaeNnDa davA taiyAra karavA lAgyo, tyAM sudhImAM arlanA hajUriyAoe temano pAzAka utArI temane pathArI upara lIdhA. velaeNnDe kahyu, "A davAnI zarUAtanI asara evI thaze ke, gADha nidrA AvI jaze. e nidrA cAle te daramyAna A kamarAmAM kazI avara-javara ke bAla-cAla na thavI joIe; nahi te pariNAma khataranAka Avaze. eTale huM pote ja Akho vakhata Apa nAmadAranI pAse A kamarAmAM hAjara rahIza; Apa nAmadAra ApanA bIjA koI vizvAsu tahenAtadArane sAthe hAjara rAkhI zako che. " "tA sTenalI ane A bhalo mANasa e sivAyanA bIjA badhA bahAra cAlyA jAo." ale pharamAvyuM. "huM paNa nAmadAra, ahIM hAjara rahIza," Tresiliyane utAvaLe kahI dIdhuM; "kAraNake, A davA mATe badhI rIte huM ja javAbadAra gaNAuM. ' "6 "bhale, bhale, bhalA mitra," ale kahyuM; "to pachI prathama mArA sekreTarIne ane caeNmbaralinane ahIM bAlAvo. "2 te baMne AvyA eTale aTle temane kahyuM, "tame sadgRhasthA, sAkSI rahejo ke, ApaNA mAnavaMta mitra Trosiliyana A prayoganuM je kaMI pariNAma Ave tene mATe saheje javAbadAra nathI; A auSadha izvare ja aNakA hAthA dvArA mane mArA A rogamAMthI mukta karavA meAkalyuM che, ane te huM mArI svataMtra marajIthI ane akkalahoziyArIthI lauM chuM. rANIjIne mArAM abhinaMdana nivedita karajo, ane jaNAvo ke huM temanA sAcA sevaka tarIke jIvyo chuM ane marIza. tathA mArI chellI icchA e haze ke, temanuM rAjasiMhAsana garIba thaoNmasa raeNTakilapha karatAMya vadhu zaktivALA ane niSThAvALA sevakothI kadI sUnuM na raheA." pachI ale hAtha joDIne eka ke be sekaMDa bhagavAnane yAda karI lIdhA, ane pachI davA potAnA hAthamAM laI, velaeNnDa upara eka tIkSNa dRSTi nAkhI.

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120 prIta kiye duHkha heya" paNa AkhA aMtaramAM UMDI UtarI janAra e vedhaka dRSTi heThaLa paNa bhalA velaeNnDanA caherA upara ke ceSTAmAM saheje pharaka paDayo nahi. basa, A mANasa taraphathI kaMI ja bIvApaNuM nathI," sasekase Traseliyanane kahyuM, ane pachI e davAno ghUMTaDo temaNe gaLAmAM utArI dIdho. velaoNnDe tarata ja AsapAsanA saune tAkIda ApI dIdhI ke, bahAra badhAe potapotAnI mAtAnI maraNapathArIe UbhA hoya evI cupakIdI jALavavAnI che, ane A oraDAmAM to koI paNa kAraNe koIe AvavAnuM nathI. caeNmbaralina ane sekreTarI have bahAra nIkaLI gayA ane bahAra jaI temaNe AkhA makAnamAM saune kaDaka cupakIdI jALavavA tAkIda ApI. velaeNnDa mithe jaNAvyuM hatuM tema, arlane gADhI UMgha tarata gherI vaLI. paNa e UMgha evI UMDI hatI ke, temanI nabaLI paDI gayelI sthitimAM te pharIthI e UMghamAMthI UThI zakaze ke kema, evI zaMkA hAjara rahelA traNene thavA lAgI. venDa smitha paNa ciMtAtura thaI avAranavAza arlanA lamaNA upara hAtha mUkIne tapAsa karavA lAgyo; khAsa karIne temanI zvAsocchavAsanI kriyA nihALavA lAgyo : zvAsa bahu UMDA cAlatA hatA, paNa bahu saraLatAthI temaja kazA khacakA vagara cAlatA hatA. AkhI rAta jAganArA lokonI AMkho ane caherA pachInI savAre kevA vicitra thaI jAya che! sejha-korTanA badhA nivAsIonI evI vale ja thaI hatI. bahAranA daravAjA upara acAnaka thavA lAgelI ThokAThoka sAMbhaLI vaoNlTara jaladI UThIne bahAra gayo. te thoDI vAramAM pAcho Avyo eTale blAuMTe tene pUchayuM, "kema akkala-mathAbhAI, koNa bahAra daravAjo khaTakhaTAvatuM hatuM?" rANIjIe potAnA khAsa vaida DaoNkaTara mAsTarsane arlanI tabiyata vize pUchaparacha karavA mokalyA hatA." huM? zuM rANIjIe mAsTarsane mokalyA hatA? te te arla upara haju rANIjInI kRpAdRSTi cAlu ja che ema kahevAya; ane te jo A

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pharI pAchuM vaiduM! 121 bImArImAMthI hemakhema bahAra nIkaLI Ave, to lisesTarane mukAbalo haju paNa karI zake kharA. atyAre mAsTarsa laoNrDa pAse che?" nA, temaNe to grInavIca mukAma tarapha artho rasto kayArano mApI lIdho haze. khAsA dhUMvAdhUMvA thatA thatA gayA che!" vaoNlTare javAba Apyo. "te zuM teM emane aMdara dAkhala na thavA dIdhA?" TresIe pUchyuM. eTaluM badhuM gAMDapaNa to te nahi ja dAkhavyuM hoya, vAru?" blAuTa paNa bolI UThayo. "vAha, blAuMTa, tame jema koI AMdhaLA bhikhArIne eka phUTayo penI ApavAnI nA pADe, temaja meM tene aMdara pesavA devAnI nA pADI dIdhI che!" vaoNlTare zAMtithI javAba Apyo. alyA TrasI, te A mUrakhane daravAjA tarapha javA zA mATe dIdho, vAru? tAre ja javuM joItuM hatuM." tenI uMmara nAnI, eTale te ja utAvaLe pagale doDI gayo, paNa eNe to ApaNA saunI barabAdI karI mUkI; have te laoNrDa jIve ke mare, paNa rANIjInI kRpAdRSTi temanA upara kadI nahi thavAnI." TrasIe javAba Apyo. tema ja pitAnA anuyAyIonI baDhatI paNa nahi sAdhI zakavAnA !" pelA juvAne tucchakArathI kahyuM, "mArA maherabAne, tame arlanI mAMdagI vakhate jeTalA vilApa karatA hatA teTalA bhale meM nahi karyA hoya, paNa temanI sevA bajAvavAnI vAta Ave, tyAre to koI karatAM huM jarAya UtaruM evo nathI. jo e rAjavaidane ke rANI-vaidane ahIM dAkhala thavA dIdho hota, te TresiliyananA ghaDAvaida vacce ane tenI vacce evI TapATapI jAmI hota, ke arla to zuM paNa kabaramAM sUtelAo paNa jAgI UDyA hota. vaido arasaparasa kevA ghUrake che, te huM jANuM chuM !" paNa rANIjIe DaoNkaTara mAsTarsane arlanA upacAra arthe ja mokalyA haze, te rANIjInI AjJAnI avajJA karavA badala Thapako koNa veThaze, vAru?" TrosIe pUchayuM. meM avajJA karI che, to huM ja veThIza ne?" vaoNlTare javAba Apyo. "te basa, rAjadarabAramAM pahoMcavAnI tamArI mahattvAkAMkSA ane te atha tame kapaDAMne je jarI maDhAvI che, akkalane dhAra kADhayA karI che, tatha.

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122 prIta kiye duHkha heya" moDhAne mAMjyA karyuM che, te badhAne nAme mIMDuM mUke, moTAbhAI!" blAuMTe Takora karI. - "nA re nA, jyAM sudhI AyarlenDamAM ane nedharalaeNnDajhamAM laDAIo cAlyA kare che, tathA dariyAmAM rastA vinAnAM mojAM UchaLyA kare che, tathA sAme pAra aphATa mulako vasAvavAnA paDayA che. ane briTanamAM e khoLavA javA jevI chAtIvALAM bahAdura mANaso vase che, tyAM sudhI kazAne mATe huM mIMDuM zA mATe vALuM, maherabAna? ThIka paNa huM AMgaNAmAM jaI paheregIrone joI AvuM." ema kahI te cAlyo jatAM blAuMTe mArNama tarapha pharIne kahyuM, "enI nasomAM naryo pAro ja vahyA kare che." tenA lohInI jema tenA magajamAM paNa pAro ja caDelo che, je kAM te tene UMce caDAvaze ke nIce pachADaze. joke, mAsTarsane aMdara na AvavA devAmAM te teNe avicArIpaNuM dAkhavyuM haze, paNa enI to teNe sAcI sevA ja bajAvI che; kAraNake TrasiliyanavALA vaide tAkIda ApI hatI ke, alane A UMghamAMthI jagADavA eTale temanuM mota ja lAvavuM, evo artha thaze. paNa mAsTarsa jo aMdara Avyo hota, to teNe game tema karIne arlane jagADavAno ja prayatna karyo hota." divasa barAbara caDyo, tyAre ujAgarAthI ane thAkathI naMkhAI gayelo Trasiliyana kamarAnI bahAra Avyo ane dIvAnakhAnAmAM AvI teNe saune zubha samAcAra saMbhaLAvyA ke, arla potAnI meLe ja jAgyA che ane temanA zarIranI aMdaranI takalIpho ghaNI ochI thaI gaI che tathA te AnaMdathI ane ArAmathI vAta kare che. Tresiliyane have dIvAnakhAnAmAM beThelAmAMthI be jaNane arla pAse jaI kaMI samAcAra ApavAnA hoya to te kahevA tathA temanA kamarAmAM rAtabhara jAgatA rahelAone chUTA karavA jaNAvyuM. aneM jyAre rANIjInA saMdezAnI vAta jANI, tyAre rAjavaidane potAnA juvAna anuyAyIe jAkAro Apyo hato te hakIkatathI temane ekadama to hasavuM AvI gayuM, paNa pachI tarata sAbadA thaI jaI temaNe blAuTane kahyuM, "tuM ekadama hoDImAM besI grInavIcanA rAjamahele pahoMcI jA sAthe vaoNlTara ane TresIne paNa laI jaje, ane rANIjIne ucita zabdomAM mArI bAbatamAM

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pharI pAchuM ghaDAvaiduM ? - 123 ATalI kALajI dAkhavyA badala mArA taraphathI dhanyavAda nivedita karI, rAjavaidajInI sevAono zA kAraNe huM lAbha uThAvI na zakyo, te vAta barAbara jaNAvaje." - "jahAnamamAM jAya, " blAuTa dAdaro UtaratAM gaNagaNyo; "AnA karatAM to lisesTarane paDakAra saMbhaLAvavA javAnuM hota to te baMdAne phAvata; paNa rANIjI samakSa jaI, madha ane mAkhaNa copaDelA mIThA zabdomAM bolavAnuM ApaNane na phAve! to cAlo bhAI TresI, ane huM paNa akkala-mathA vaoNlTara mArI sAthe cAla; kAraNake, tAre kAraNe A badhI mAthAkUTa UbhI thaI che, eTale tuM ja tArI cabarAka jIbhathI A saMdezo rANIjIne saMbhaLAvavAnuM mAruM kAma karI Apaje." jarAya gabharAzo nahiM; huM badhuM barAbara pAra pADI ApIza; paNa jarA mAro janme jaIne laI AvuM." vaoNlTare kahyuM. paNa tArA khabhA upara te janme che!" blAuMTe kahyuM, "tuM gAMDobAMDo thaI gayo che ke zuM?" are e to TresIne jUna janme che. koI darabArI mANasa jAya ema na javAnuM hoya, te huM tArI sAthe AvavAne nathI." paNa tArI e badhI TApaTIpathI tyAM koI khavAsa ke paheregIra ja aMjAze; bIjuM koNa jAvAnuM che?" blAuMTa ghUrakyo. "mane e khabara che; paNa mAro potAno janme lIdhA vinA tathA pagathI mAthA sudhI braza pheravI lIdhA vinA huM tArI sAthe AvavAnuM nathI, e nakkI." "ThIka, paNa bhagavAnane khAtara utAvaLa kara, eTale basa!" ane thoDI ja vAramAM teo hoDImAM besI themsa nadI upara thaIne grInavIca tarapha javA lAgyA. sUrya pUra tejamAM jaLahaLI rahyo hato. ' paNa pAse jatAM ja mAlUma paDayuM che. rANIjInuM krIDAnA dhakkA AgaLa taiyAra UbhuM hatuM, ane rANIjI mahelamAMthI padhAre tenI rAha joI rasAlAnAM mANaso susajaja goThavAIne UbhAM hatAM. cAlo bhAI, pAchA pharIe! ane alane khabara ApI daIe ! ATalI vahelI savAre rANIjI bahAra nIkaLe e kaMI sArAnI nizAnI nathI." blAunTa bolI UThyo.

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124 prIta kiye duHkha heya" "bhalA mANasa, ApaNe zAnA samAcAra arlane ApavA pAchA doDI javuM che? ApaNe to haju mAtra eka nAvaDI dekhI che ane mANasonI rUDIrUpALI vardI ane hathiyAro joyAM che! ApaNe te ApaNo saMdezo kahIne rANIjI javAbamAM zuM kahe che, te sAMbhaLIne pAchA pharIzuM." vaoNlTara bolI UDyo. teNe potAnI hoDI mukhya dhakkAthI jarA dUra lAMgarAvI, ane pachI te tarata kinArA upara kUdI paDayo. blAunTa ane TresI paNa nA-manathI tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA. teo mahelanA daravAjA pAse pahoMcyA tyAre temane sArajaMTa paheregIroe ema kahIne rokyA ke, rANIjI bahAra nIkaLavAnI taiyArImAM che, eTale koIthI have aMdara jaI zakAze nahi. A lokoe arla oNpha sasekasanuM nAma dIdhuM, chatAM sArajaMTe temane javAba saMbhaLAvI dIdho ke, mane ahIMthI koIne paNa aMdara na dAkhala thavA devAno hukama maLI gayo che, eTale have huM zrophane aMdara javA devAno nathI. blAunTa tarata bolI UThayo, bhAI, vaoNlTara, meM tane pahelethI ja kahyuM hatuM; have ahIM thobhavAnI zI jarUra che? ApaNe jaladI ApaNI hoDImAM besIne nIkaLI jaIe, nahIM to nAhaka rokAI rahevuM paDaze." "rANIjIne bahAra nIkaLatAM joyA vinA huM ahIMthI khasavAne nathI." pelA juvAniyAe zAMtithI javAba Apyo. "tuM pAgala thaI gayo che ke zuM?" blAunTe kahyuM. ane tuM acAnaka kAyara thaI gayo che ke zuM? tane meM vIsa vIsa AIrIza zaramAone ekale hAthe sAmano karato joyo che, ane atyAre have tane eka suMdarInI UMcI caDelI bhamaranI bIka lAge che?" paNa e ja vakhate daravAje UghaDayo ane paMktibaMdha chaDIdAro bahAra nIkaLyuM. temanI AgaLa ane jue saMrakSakanI TukI hatI tyAra thI laoN ane leDIothI gherAyelI rANI ilijhAbetha pote nIkaLI - joke badhI bAjathI badhAM tene joI zake ema ja teo tenI AsapAsa goThavAyelAM hatAM.

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pharI pAchuM ghaDavaiduM! 125 ilijhAbetha strItvanI parAkASThAe hatI, ane sAmAnya strImAM paNa je bAMdho sughaDa gaNAya, paNa rAjabhavanA rUAba sAthe bhaLavAthI rANImAM te je suMdaratA ja gaNAya, evA bAMdhAvALI tathA dekhAvavALI hatI. teNe eka hAthe laoNrDa hasjanano Teko lIdho hato. rANIno mAnA pakSe te sago thata heI, tenI sAthe A jAtanI nikaTatA dAkhavavAnuM gaurava tene maLatuM. vaoNlTara kadI rANInI ATalI nikaTa pahoMcyo na hato; eTale te AgaLa vadhatI vadhato vaoNrDanI paMkti sudhI pahoMcI gayo. blAunTa tenI pRSTatAne zApa detA deto tene pAcho kheMcavA lAgyo, tyAre chevaTe akaLAIne vaoNlTara jhaTako mArI tenA hAthamAMthI sadaMtara chUTo thaI gayo. mAthethI baoNneTa utArIne hAthamAM laI, te sAme AvatI rANInI sAme ekITase joI rahyo. tene janme eka khabhethI sarakI gayo hato tenuM tene bhAna rahyuM na hatuM, alabatta, ethI enA sughaDa avayavo ane suMdara bAMdho vadhAre pragaTapaNe dekhAI AvatA hatA. vaoNrDaro paNa teno kImatI pozAka tathA tene khAnadAna cahero joI jarA DaghAyA, ane bIjA prekSakone AvavA de, tenA karatAM temaNe tene rANI jyAM thaIne pasAra thavAnI hatI, te jagAnI vadhu najIka AvavA dIdho. pariNAme, vaoNTara rANInI najara barAbara paDe te pramANe ja AgaLa AvI Ubho rahyo. tenA moM upara utsukatA, prazaMsA ane saMmAnanI je AbhA chavAI rahI hatI, tethI tenuM moM vaLI vizeSa AkarSaka banI rahyuM. ane rANI ilijhAbetha pote potAnA prajAjanomAM prazaMsAno bhAva pragaTa thAya te jovA haMmeza utsuka rahetI hovAthI tathA potAnA darabArIonA sughaDa bAMdhAnI tathA suMdara dekhAvanI kadaradAna hovAthI, hiMmatapUrvaka vadhu AgaLa AvIne UbhelA tenI tarapha jarAya krodhamizrita nahi evI AzcaryanI najare joI rahI. paNa evAmAM eka evo vicitra banAva banyo, jethI tenI najara tenA tarapha vizeSa kheMcAI. AgalI rAte varasAda paDayo hato; ane vaoNlTara Ubho hato tyAM AgaLa jarA kAdava jevuM thayeluM hovAthI rANI cAlatAM cAlatAM jarA khacakAI. 1. 41 varSanI uMmaranI hatI. - saMpA 2. ilijhAbethanI mA ena bolIna; tenI moTI bahena maeNrI bolInane te putra thAya. - saMpA

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126 prIta kiye duHkha heya' vaoNlTare tarata ja potAne jarbhe khabhA uparathI utArI te jagA upara pAtharI dIdho, jethI rANI sUkAM pagarakhAMe tyAM thaIne AgaLa vadhI zake. vaoNlTaranI AMkhamAM UMDA AdarathI mizrita evo bhaktibhAva UbharAI rahyo hato ke rANI tenA tarapha joI rahI. vaoNlTaranA caherA upara tarata zaramanI AbhA patharAI rahI. rANI paNa jarA mUMjhavaNamAM paDI gaI ane tenA moM upara paNa lajAnI surakhI chavAI rahI. paNa tarata te mAthuM jarA halAvI, jalpA upara thaIne AgaLa cAlI gaI ane eka zabda paNa bolyA vinA pitAnA kIDA-nAvamAM jaIne beThI. cAlo mUrakharAja! tamAro suMdara jarbho Aje sArI peThe dhovokhaMkheravo paDaze,blAunTa bolI UThyo; "paNa beTamajI, tamAre jabhAne pagalUchaNiyA tarIke ja vAparavo hato, te TresIne jUno DUco zo khoTo hato? tenA upara eke raMga rahyo na hoI, te nA-raMgI ja banI gayo hato." "A janme mArI pAse raheze tyAM sudhI tene huM kadI dhovAne ke khaMkheravAno nathI," vaoNTare tenI gaDI vALatAM vALatAM kahyuM. "hA, ane jarA vadhu karakasara nahIM zIkhe, to thoDA ja vakhatamAM tuM jabbo te zuM, paNa kapaDAM vinAne ja thaI rahIza." paNa eTalAmAM saMrakSakonI TukaDImAMno eka jaNa tyAM Avyo ane vaoNlTara sAmuM joI kahevA lAgyo, "mane jalpA vinAnA athavA kAdavathI kharaDAyelA jalmAvALA jenTalamena pAse mokalavAmAM Avyo che - tame ja, sAheba, e he ema lAge che; to maherabAnI karIne mArI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA Avo." paNa e to mArI sAthe Avelo che; huM arla oNpha saseksana khAsadAra chuM." blAunTa bolI UThyo. mAre e bAbatamAM kazuM kahevAnuM nathI; mane to rANIjIe pote pharamAvyuM che ane te A jenTalamena aMge ja che." pelAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa jatA vaoNlTarane joIne blAuMTanI to AMkho ja temanAM khAmaNAMmAMthI jANe bahAra nIkaLI paDavA lAgI. "AvuM te koNe dhAryuM hoya" ema bolato bolato te potAnI heDI tarapha cAlyo ane temAM besI DepTapharDa tarapha pAcho pharyo.

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11 rANInI bakSisa raNIjInuM krIDAnAva bharatIno lAbha laI, kathAranuM uparavAsa sarakavA lAgyuM hatuM. eTale pelA penzanara vaoNlTarane dhakkA AgaLa taiyAra UbhelI hoDImAM besADI rANIjInA nAva tarapha laI cAlyA. hADInA be khalAsI jorathI halesAM mAratA thoDI vAramAM rANIjInA nAvanI lagAlaga pahoMcI gayA. rANI peAtAnA nAvamAM beThI beThI hoDImAM AvatA A juvAna tarapha avAranavAra joyA karatI hatI ane peAtAnI bAnuo sAthe kaMI vAta karI hasatI hatI. chevaTe hADI najIka AvatAM nAvanA hajUriyAe rANIjInA hukamathI hADIne nAvanI bAjue lagAlaga lAvavA nizAnI karI, ane vaoNlTarane hADImAMthI nAvamAM AvI javA jaNAvyuM. vaoNlTara capaLatAthI ane adAthI nAvamAM phUdI AvyA. tene tarata rANIjInI rUbarU laI javAmAM Avyo. tenA hAtha upara haju pelo kAdava-kharaDayo jabhbhA laTakatA hatA. rANIjIe tarata tene dekhIne kahyuM, " Aje tame amAre mATe tamAro suMdara jamAo bagADayo che, te tamArI sevAnI ame kadara karIe chIe; joke e sevA arpavAnI rIta asAdhAraNa tathA kaMIka dhRSTa kahevAya tevI hatI kharI. " (6 joIe. peAtAnA mAlikanI AvazyakatA vakhate dareka sevake dhRSTa ja thavuM "" 66 'vAha, A to ThIka javAba ApyA kahevAya, laoNrDa, " rANIe peAtAnI najIka beThelI eka gaMbhIra vyakti tarapha pharIne kahyuM. teNe teTalI ja gaMbhIratAthI DAkuM namAvI, rANIe kahelI vAtamAM hAjiyA pUryA. rANIe juvAna sAmuM joIne AgaLa calAvyuM, "te juvAna, tamAruM dAkSiNya kadara thayA vinAnuM na rahevuM joIe; to tame amArA peAzAka-navIsa pAse pahoMcI jajo ane tene 127

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128 prIta kiye duHkha heya" ame hukama ApIzuM jethI te tamane amArI sevAmAM nAkhI dIdhelA jabhAnA badalAmAM navI kaTane jalmo Apaze." nAmadAra, kSamA karo," vaoNlTara khacakAto khacakAto bolyo; "ApanA nAcIjha sevakathI ApanI bakSisono pherabadalo vAcI zakAya nahi; paNa jo mane pasaMda karavAnI paravAnagI hoya to " te tAre jalpAne badale sonuM joIe che, kharuMne? dha juvAna! mane kahetAM zarama Ave che ke, amArI rAjadhAnImAM mUrkhatAmAM paisA uDAvI devAnAM evAM sthaLo che, ke tArA jevA nAdAna juvAnane rokaDa ApavuM e te agnimAM iMdhaNa pUravA jevuM athavA jAtanI barabAdI karavAnAM sAdhana pUrAM pADyA jevuM thAya. paNa huM jo jIvatI rahIza ane rAjya karatI rahIza, te e badhAM adharmI vilAsasthAno ochAM karI nAkhIne ja jaMpIza. paNa kadAca huM bahu garIba haze, athavA tArAM mAtApitA garIba haze - to ThIka tane tArI marajI haze to sonaiyA ApavAmAM Avaze, paNa pachI te te zI rIte kharyA ene javAba Apavo paDaze." rANIe potAnuM kaMIka lAMbuM vaktavya pUruM karyuM, tyAM sudhI vaoNlTara dhIrajapUrvaka rAha joIne Ubho rahyA, ane pachI bolyo ke, ene sonuM paNa joItuM nathI. te pachI tAre zuM joIe che, chokarA?" "nAmadAra, ApanI yatkiMcit sevA bajAvanAra janmo ja have pachI oDhayA karavAnI paravAnagI - mane e bahumAna bakSI zakAtuM hoya te, mAre joIe che." "mUrakha chokarA! tAro ja jabbo oDhavAnI paravAnagI tuM mArI pAse mAge che?" e jabbo have mAro rahyo nathI; Apa nAmadArane paga tene aDakyo, eTale e to moTA rAjavInA barane jalmo banI gayo; enA jUnA mAlikano mobho have tene dhAraNa karavAno rahyo na kahevAya." rANInA moM upara pharIthI lajajAnI surakhI pharI vaLI; ane potAnI navAI ane mUMjhavaNa DhAMkavA te khaDakhaDATa hasI paDI. AvuM te kadI kAMI sAMbhaLyuM che, umarAvo? A juvAnanuM mAthuM romAMca-kathAo vAMcIne bhamI gayuM lAge che. eTale mAre tene viSe vadhu vigato

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rANunI bakSisa 129 jANavI paDaze, jethI tene sahIsalAmata tenA mitra-saMbaMdhInA hAthamAM pahoMcADI zakAya. - to tuM koNa che, ane zuM kare che, juvAna?" "huM arla oNpha sasekasanA gharano mANasa chuM, nAmadAra; ane temaNe Apa nAmadArane eka saMdeza nivedana karavA potAnA khAsadAra sAthe mane mokalyo hato." tarata ja rANInuM moM tumAkhIbharyuM ane kaDaka thaI gayuM. laoNrDa sasekase amArA saMdezanuM je mUlya AMkaDyuM che, te uparathI temanA saMdezanuM mUlya kevI rIte AMkavuM, e amane zIkhavI dIdhuM che. ame amAro khAsa vaida, temanA rogane dhAryA karatAM vadhu gaMbhIra jANIne mokalI Apyo hato. AkhA yuropanA koI rAjadarabAramAM DaoNkTara mAsTarsa jevo niSNAta mANasa e bAbatamAM haze nahi. chatAM sejha-korTa AgaLa te lazkarI chAvaNI hoya evo dekhAva hato - jANe te mathaka skaoNTalaeNnDanI sarahade AveluM hoya ane amArA darabAranI najIka nahi! jyAre teNe amAre nAme aMdara pesavA devAnuM jaNAvyuM, tyAre paNa tene jakkIpaNe bahAra ja rAkhavAmAM Avyo. Ama ame maherabAnI dAkhala batAvelI A kRpAnI je avagaNanA karavAmAM AvI che, tenuM kazuM bahAnuM amAre sAMbhaLavuM nathI. laoNrDa sasekasano saMdezo e aMge ja haze, e ame jANIe chIe." rANI evA jussAmAM ane gussAmAM AvI jaIne A vAta bolI hatI ke, laoNrDa sasekasanA je mitro A sAMbhaLatA hatA, teo dhrUjI UThayA. paNa jene A saMbhaLAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM te jarAya dhUjyo nahi. paNa rANIjI pitAne gusso ThAlavI rahyAM, eTale teNe bahu ja namratAthI tathA AdarapUrvaka kahyuM, "nAmadAra, arla oNpha sasekase kazo mAphI mAga saMdezo mArI mAraphata mokalAvyo nathI." "to pachI tArI mAraphate zAna saMdezo mokalAvyo che? pote kyanuM kaMI samarthana mokalAvyuM che ke pachI, amane kazo paDakAra ja pAThavyo che?" maeNDama, mArA laoNrDa oNpha sasekasa barAbara jANe che ke, ApanA mokalelA vaidane pAcho kADhayo e guno te rAjadroha karyA barAbara ja che; eTale temaNe aparAdhIne pakaDI, Apa nAmadAranA hAthamAM mokalI Apyo - mAnavaMta arla to Apano kRpA saMdeza maLyo tyAre ghasaghasATa UMghatA hatA; pri0-9

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" temane temanA vaide gADha nidrAmAM nAkhavAnI davA ja pAI hatI. eTale laoNrDa pote to Apa nAmadAranA zAhI ane kRpAbharyA saMdezanI je avagaNanA karAI hatI, te viSe kazuM ja jANatA na hatA. te Aje savAre jyAre jAgyA, tyAre ja temane te vAtanI khabara paDI." te pachI emanA kayA sevake meM temanI pAse mokalelA mArA vaidane aMdara pesavA paNa na devAnI beadabI dAkhavI che?" "e gunegAra, maeNDama, ApanI samakSa ja hAjara thayo che," vaoNlTare khUba nIcA namIne kahyuM, "e bAbatano badho ja doSa mArA pitAne ja che. eTale mArA loMDe nyAyocita rIte mane mArA aparAdha badala je sajA thavI joIe te svIkAravA ApanI samakSa rajU karI dIyo che. bAkI, mArA laoNrDa te, UMghatA mANasanAM svapna, jAgatA mANasanAM karma mATe jeTalAM doSita gaNAya, teTalA ja doSita che." te zuM, meM mArA vaidane sejha-korTamAM pesavA na dIdho? potAnA samrATa pratye Avo bAhya bhaktibhAva dharAvanAra te evI hiMmata zA kAraNe karI vAru?" meDama, veda upacAra karato hoya teTalo vakhata potAnA daradIno bhAgyavidhAtA - kula mAlika gaNAya che. mArA laoNrDa te vakhate eka gAmaThI vaidanI sAravAramAM hatA, jeNe AjJA ApI hatI ke, daradIne e UMghamAMthI e rAte jagADazo to tenA jAnanuM jokhama che." eTale ke tArA mAlike potAnI jAtane eka jUThA UMTavaidanA hAthamAM ja soMpI dIdhI hatI, kema?" jUTho ke sAco e te huM kahI na zake, nAmadAra; paNa Aje savAre ja keTalAya divasanI gaMbhIra bImArI bAda, te prathama vAra sAjA-tAjA jevA thaIne UDyA che. keTalIya rAto bAda te A pahelI vAra ja UMdhyA hatA." hAza, te sAjA thayA e jANI amane kharekhara AnaMda thAya che. paNa te DaoNkTara mAsTarsane na pesavA devAmAM jaDasupANuM ja dAkhavyuM che. dharmazAstramAM* lakhyuM che te tane khabara nathI ke, ghaNA mANasonI salAha levAmAM sahIsalAmatI che?" * eNvarbajha 11-14.

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rANInI bakSisa 131 paNa maeNDama, huM te e vAkyano artha evo samajyo hato ke, emAM jaNAvelI sahIsalAmatI vaidone pakSe che, daradIne pakSe nahi." - "vAha, chokarA, te to mArA zabda mArA moMmAM ja pAchA ghAlyA kaMI !" rANI hasatAM hasatAM bolI UThayAM; "paNa mane hIjU bhASA barAbara AvaDatI nathI, chatAM tAro artha paNa baMdhabesate na ja thAya ema nathI kahI zakatI. to tAruM nAma zuM che juvAna, ane khAnadAna paNa?" "mAruM nAma rele che, nAmadAra; DevonazAyaranA e moTA paNa saMbhAvita khAnadAnano nAnAmAM nAno putra chuM." "raeNle? jeNe AyarlenDamAM kaMIka sevAo bajAvI hatI, evuM ame sAMbhaLyuM hatuM, te ja tuM?" "meM thoDIghaNI sevAo tyAM bajAvI hatI, nAmadAra; paNa te evI na hatI ke je Apa nAmadAranA kAna sudhI pahoMce." paNa mArA kAna tuM dhAre te karatAM ghaNuM dUranuM sAMbhaLI zake che, eTale naoNnamAM AIrIza baMDakhoronA AkhA dhADiyA sAme eka utarANanuM rakSaNa teM karyuM hatuM e vAta mArA kAne sAMbhaLI ja che, ane baMDakhoronA tathA tArA lohIthI Akhe vaheLo lAla lAla thaI gayo hato te vAta paNa." meM tyAM thoDuM lohI gumAvyuM hatuM, e vAta kharI che, paNa te te jyAM raDAvuM joIe tyAM ja rahyuM hatuM - arthAt Apa nAmadAranI sevAmAM." rANI thoDI vAra thobhIne bolI UThI, "duzmanone evI bhAre laData ApavA mATe, tathA AvuM sAruM bolavA mATe, tArI uMmara bahu nAnI kahevAya. paNa te mAsTarsane pAchA kADhayA enI sajAmAMthI tuM chaTakI nahi zake - te bicArAne nadImAM AvatAM jatAM zaradI lAgI gaI che. kAraNake, te laMDanamAM eka vijhiTa uparathI taratanA ja pAchA pharyA hatA, paNa amAro hukama maLatAM te takSaNa tyAM cAlyA AvyA hatA. to sAMbhaLa, mAsTara rele, tAre tAro A kAdava-kharaDo janmo ja prAyazcitta tarIke huM bIjo hukama na karuM tyAM sudhI paheryA karavAno che. ane A tArA kaoNlare paheravA mATe huM vadhArAnuM ApuM chuM," ema kahI rANIe mahorAnI AkRtinuM suvarNajaDita ratna tene ApyuM. rele pahelethI ja rAjadarabArI rIta zIkhIne jamyo hoya ema, bhalabhalA darabArIe ghaNA anubhave na zIkhI zake evuM dAkSiNya dAkhavIne, teNe te

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132 "prIta kiye duHkha heya" ratna rANInA hAthamAMthI lIdhuM ane te ApanAra AMgaLIone bhAvapUrvaka cuMbana karyuM. rANInI AsapAsanA darabArIo karatAM te kadAca vadhu samajato hatuM ke, rANI pratyenI bhakti batAvavAnI sAthe tenA vaiyaktika sauMdaryane paNa puruSa tarIke teNe aMjali arpavI joIe. ane A bAbatamAM te pahelA ja prasaMge eTalo badho saphaLa nIvaDayo ke, rANInI sattAdhIzatAne tema ja rANInA vaiyaktika sauMdaryAbhimAnane baMnene saMtoSa thayo. ane relethI rANI ilijhAbethane je saMtoSa thayo, teno pUro lAbha tenA mAlika arla oNpha sasekasane paNa maLyo. kAraNake rANIe tarata a opha sasekasane temanI ruNazayyA upara jAte jovA javA mATe potAnI nAva DepTapharDa tarapha levarAvI. rele samajI gayo ke rANInA bharamAyelA kAnanI sthitimAM nAnI nAnI bAbatamAMthI bahu agatyanA pariNAmo AvavAno saMbhava che; eTale teNe bIjI hoDImAM agAu jaIne potAnA mAlikane rANIjInA padhAravAnI khabara ApavAnI paravAnagI mAgI. ema javAnuM teNe evuM kAraNa goThavyuM ke, arlanI nabaLI sthitimAM rANIjI acAnaka jaIne UbhAM raheze, te AnaMda ane AzcaryanA mAryA temane AghAta pahoMcaze. paNa rANIne kAMte Avo juvAna darabArI vaNamAgyo potAnI salAha AgaLa kare, e ajugatuM lAgyuM, ke pachI tenA kAnamAM bharavAmAM AvelA samAcAro ke, e potAnA makAnane sazastra mANasothI gherAyeluM rAkhe che, ene kAraNe acAnaka jaIne e vAtanI khAtarI karI levA teNe icchayuM hoya, - game tema, paNa teNe lene eTalo ja javAba Apyo, "tamAre tamArI salAha jyAre pUchavAmAM Ave tyAre ja AgaLa dharavI joIe; amAre amArI AMkhoe jovuM che ke, laoNrDa oNpha sasekasa pitAnI AsapAsa kevI taiyArIo rAkhe che." rele samajI gayo ke, arla pote to kayAMya kazI najara rAkhI zakatA nathI; ane temanI AsapAsa bhegA thayelA blAuMTa jevA budhdhao kAMte te vakhate kaMI dhULadhamA khAtA haze ke pItA haze; ane rANIne halakI vastuenA khAnapAnanI gaMdhanI bahu sUga che. laoNrDa sasekasa haju rANInA vaidane pAchA kADhavAthI thayelI beadabI kevI rIte dhoI kADhavI enI carcA ja Tresiliyana sAthe calAvI rahyA hatA, tevAmAM

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rANInI bakSisa 133 rANIjI tyAM padhAratAM lokonI medanIe karelA jayanAda temanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA. te tarata gabharAI UDyA; kAraNake, rANIne ThAThamAThathI potAnuM vidhisara abhivAdana karavAmAM Ave e bahu ja gamatuM. paNa temanA makAnamAM te atyAre cAre tarapha avyavasthitatA ja hatI. eTale akaLAtA ane mUMjhAtA te Tresiliyanane kahevA lAgyA, "bhAI, vArne sAmenI tArI phariyAdamAM mArAthI bane teTalI madada tane mAre karavI joIe - evI madadanI apekSA rAkhavAne tane nyAya temaja kRtajJatAnA kAraNe haka paNa che. paraMtu hamaNAM ja khabara paDI jaze ke, huM tArI vAtamAM bhaLIza tethI tane phAyado thaze ke nukasAna. kAraNake, rANI ahIM acAnaka padhAyAM che, tene pariNAme te mArA upara khuza thavAno saMbhava ochAmAM ocho che." eTaluM kahetAkane jema tema janme vIMTI laI, te Tresiliyanane Teke rANIne AvakAravA sAmAM gayA. temano bAMdho sudRDha kahevAya tevo bhale haze, paNa AkarSaka to nahoto ja; ane temAMya lAMbI gaMbhIra bImArIne kAraNe temanA caherA-mahArAnI avasthA vizeSa UtarI gayelI hatI. te gaTTA kadanA hatA, ane temanA khabhA vizALa ane pahelavAna jevA hatA, chatAM raNamedAna upara upayogI thaI paDe tevo temano dekhAva, dIvAnakhAnAmAM strIone jovo game te to nahoto ja.. arla game teTalI utAvaLa karI sAmA AvyA, paNa rANIe tyAra pahelAM dIvAnakhAnAmAM praveza karyo hato. paNa tenI IrSALu AMkhee AsapAsanI lazkarI paDAva jevI sthitinI noMdha kayAranI laI lIdhI hatI ane tenI bhamaro caDI gaI hatI. teNe pahelA ja zabdo e uccAryA, "A te ghara che ke lazkarane paDAva che, laoNrDa opha sasekasa ? - ke pachI ame bhUlathI seyajha-korTathI AgaLa TAvara-opha-laMDana*mAM AvI gayAM chIe?" laoNrDa sasekasa kaMIka khulAso karavA gayA, paNa rANIe temane dabAvI daIne kahyuM, "ame tamArI ane amArA darabAranA bIjA laoNrDa vaccenI takarArano muddo hAtha dharavAnAM chIe, te vakhate tame loko AvA sazastra ane * themsa nadIne uttara kinAre Avele zAhI gaDha. saikAo sudhI te rAjavaMzI kedIone pUravA mATenA jelakhAnA tarIke vaparAyo hato, ane ghaNAMnA jAna tyAM levAmAM AvyA hatA. eka bhAgamAM zAhI javAhara paNa rAkhavAmAM AvatuM. - sapATa

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134 prIta kiye duHkha heya" jaMgalI anuyAyIothI gherAyelA raho cho te vAtane paNa nikAla lAvI daIzuM. amArA rAjamahelanI paDozamAM ja tame loko lazkara bheguM karI jANe AMtaravigraha calAvavA mAgatA ho evo dekhAva karo, e jarA paNa icchanIya nathI. tamArI tabiyata ThIka thaI che e jANI tathA joIne amane AnaMda thayo che - alabatta, ame te arthe mokalelA rAjavaidyanI madada lIdhA vinA ja, - kaMI khulAse karavAnI jarUra nathI; e kema karIne banyuM enI amane khabara maLI gaI che, ane e gaphalata karanAra A juvAna raeNlene ame Thapako ApI lIdho che. - paraMtu laoNrDa, sAthe sAthe tamane kahetAM jaIe chIe ke, A juvAniyAne ame tamArA gharamAMthI kADhI laI, amAre tyAM ja laI javA mAgIe chIe. enAmAM evA aMzo che, jemane ucheravA-paSavAnI jarUra che, paNa te tamArA lazkarI anuyAyIo vacce tene nAkhI rAkhavAthI nahi banI zake." sasekasane A prastAva zAthI rANI taraphathI Avyo che, e kaMI samajAyuM nahi; eTale temaNe mAtra laLIne tene svIkAra karyo. pachI temaNe rANIjIne thoDo ghaNo upahAra letA sudhI rokAvA ghaNo Agraha karyo, paNa rANIe ghasIne nA pADI dIdhI. Ama jAte mulAkAta ApavA jevI eka bAjuthI kRpA darzAvIne, ane bIjI bAjuthI taddana ThaMDe ane kaDaka vartAva dAkhavIne, rANI sejha-korTamAM potAnI pAchaLa mUMjhavaNa ane ciMtA mUkIne ja vidAya thaI. 12 be harIphe lasesTara vAne dhamakAvato hato - "tuM sejha-korTanI rANIjInI mulAkAtanI ThekaDI uDAve che, paNa tyAM jaI AvyA bAda rANIjIe kAle mane darabAramAM hAjara rahevA pharamAvyuM che. kalpanA evI karavAmAM Ave che ke, mArI ane laoNrDa sasekasa vaccenI takarAra te hAtha upara levAnAM che."

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be harIphe 135 "are, huM haju kahuM chuM ke, e mulAkAtathI sasekasane kazo lAbha thayo nathI. tyAM pAse UbhelA ApaNA bAtamIdAra taraphathI mane khabara maLI che ke, sasekasa upara te UlaTAM rANIjI ciDAyAM che. nAvamAM besatAM besatAM te evuM bolyAM hatAM ke, sejha-korTa paheregIronA paDAva jevuM lAgatuM hatuM ane vIzI jevuM gaMdhAtuM hatuM. Apa nAmadAranAM haMmezanAM pakSakAra kAunTasa oNpha raTalaeNnDe te umerI ApyuM ke, "2ma-galInA bhaThiyArakhAnA jevuM ja gaMdhAtuM hatuM, vaLI.' ane dharmAcArya laoNrDa oNpha liMkanane te DahApaNa DahoLyA vinA cAle nahi, eTale te ema manAvavA gayA ke, "laoNrDa sasekasa paraNyA nathI, eTale emanuM ghara evuM avyavasthita hoya to daragujara karavuM joIe." "ane rANIjIe zuM kahyuM?" lisesTare utAvaLe pUchayuM. te to takI ja UThayAM ane belyAM, lagna karavAnI zAstra bhale paravAnagI ApI che, paNa tenI pharaja kyAM pADI che? eTale laoNrDa sasekasane patnI zuM karavI che ke tamArA jevA dharmAcAryo evI vAta karavAnI zI jarUra che?" rANIne lagna gamatAM nathI, eTale dharmAcArya lagna viSe vAta kADhe te zAnI game?" "darabArIo paNa lagna viSe vAta kADhe che to te temane kayAM game che?" vArnee TApazI pUrI. paNa e sAMbhaLI lisesTaranA moDhAno raMga UDI gayelo joI, teNe jhaTa jhaTa umeryuM, "je je bAnu rANIjI pAse hAjara hatI, te badhIe laoNrDa sasekasanA rasAlAnI khUba ThekaDI uDAvI, ane sAthe sAthe umeryuM ke rANIjI jo laoNrDa oNpha lisesTarane tyAM padhAryA hota, to temane judo ja anubhava thAta." teM ghaNA ghaNA samAcAro bhegA karyA lAge che, paNa sauthI agatyanA samAcAra te tuM cUkI ja gayo lAge che - rANIe potAnI AsapAsa bhamatAghamatA nakSatra-maMDaLamAM eka navA umero karyo che." "Apa DenazAyaravALA juvAniyA raeNlenI, eTale ke darabAramAM jene jabhAno nAITa' kahe che, tenI vAta karo cho?" 1. phalITa-prIjhanane phalITasTrITa sAthe joDatI galI. - saMpA.

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136 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' huM mAnuM chuM te mujaba te te "gArTarano* nAITa' ja eka divasa thaI rahevAno che. kAraNake, te bahu AgaLa Avato jAya che; rANI tenI sAthe padapUrtinI ramata khele che, ane evAM evAM bIjAM ghaNAMya ceTaka temaNe mAMDayAM che. rANInI caMcaLa kRpAdRSTimAM mAruM je sthAna che, te huM mArI potAnI marajIthI te abaghaDI choDI dauM, paNa pelo baDapho sasekasa ke teno A navo khAMTa mane koNiyATIne dhakelI mUke, e to huM haragija sahana na karI zakuM. meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke, Tresiliyana paNa have sasekasa pAse AvI lAgyo che, ane tene mAnIta banI gayo che. huM tene jAte karavA taiyAra chuM; paNa te to jANIbUjIne maravA sAmo ja Ave che. to pachI jevuM tenuM nasIba - paNa sAMbhaLyuM che ke, sasekasa paNa pAcho sAjo thaI gayo che?" mArA laoNrDa, sapATa rastA upara paNa muzkelI paDe ja - khAsa karIne te UMcI TekarI upara jato hoya tyAre. sasekasanI bImArI bhAgyajoge AvI maLI hatI, ane mane paNa e bImArImAMthI ghaNAM sArAM pariNAmonI AzA hatI; paNa te pAchA sAjA thaI gayA che. joke, bImAra paDatA pahelAM temanI sthiti jevI hatI tethI vadhu majabUta kaMI banI nathI. ane te vakhate temaNe ApanI sAthenI kustImAM ghaNI pachADe khAdhI che. eTale Apa nAmadAre ciMtA karavAnI jarUra nathI; badhuM samuMsUtaruM pAra Utaraze. paNa jhADa upara caDavA icchanAre nAmadAra, DALIo pakaDavI joIe, phUla-maMjarIne nahi!" "ThIka, ThIka, tuM zuM kahevA mAge che, te huM samajuM chuM. paNa kAlane mATe ApaNA rasAlAne barAbara taiyAra karI deje. tene bhapako saunA karatAM caDiyAta hovo joIe. teoe aMdarakhAnethI pUrA zastrasajaja rahevuM, paNa bahArathI te jANe te zastro zobhAnAM ja che ema dekhAvA devuM. ane tAre mArI najIka ja rahevuM - mane tAro acAnaka khapa paNa paDe - " ane sasekasa tathA tenI maMDaLInI taiyArIo paNa ochI citA- ane cIvaTa- bharI cAlatI na hatI. * "gArTara" eTale paganuM mojuM UtarI na paDe te mATe tenA upara bAMdhavAmAM Avato baMdha. paraMtu IMglenDane jUnAmAM jUnA ane sauthI agatyano gaNAta e khitAba che. enuM aMgrejI akSaranuM TUMkuM rU5 ke.jI. che. eDavarDa trIjAe 1346 mAM te orDara sthApyo hato. ahIM janme ane gArTara e be vastuonA bheda uparathI hoddAne meTo bheda upalakSita che. - sapa0

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137 be harIpha arla oNpha sasekase Tresiliyanane kahyuM, "vArne robsarTanI putrIne phesalAvIne kADhI gayo che, e bAbatanI phariyAdanI arajI rANIjInA hAthamAM atyAra sudhImAM pahoMcI gaI haze. meM khAtarIbaMdha hAtha mAraphata e pahoMcADI che. tArI phariyAda nyAya ane IjajatanA muddA uparanI hovAthI te saphaLa te nIvaDavI joIe, ema huM mAnuM chuM. kAraNake ilijhAbethane e baMne bAbatanI bahu cIvaTa che. paNa atyAre zAMtine gALo cAle che, eTale lisesTara rANInI pAse vadhu hoya che. laDAIne samaya heta to to mAruM calaNa rANI pAse raheta : sainiko ane zastro zAMtinA samayamAM phezana bahAranAM thaI jAya che. zAMtinA gALAmAM to raMgaberaMgI kapaDAM ane suMdara hAtha-lAkaDIonI bolabAlA thAya che. ApaNe paNa atyAranI phezanane pramANavI ja rahI. to blAuTa, ApaNAM mANasaneya navAM phita-chogAM ApI dIdhAM chene? - paNa tane e ramakaDAM viSe mArA jeTaluM ja bhAna heyane? - tane te taravAra ane bhAlAnI vADa karavAnI kahI hoya to vadhAre phAve !" - "mArA bhalA laoNrDa, rele ahIM AvI gayo che ane teNe e badhuM saMbhALI lIdhuM che - Apa nAmadArane rasAla darabAramAM me mahinAnA ujajavaLa paroDha jevo camakaze. alabatta, kharcane savAla judo che. atyAranA navI phezananA daza hajUriyAnA kharcamAMthI jUnA sainiko mATe eka Akhe utAro nabhI zake." bhale, bhale; paNa badhAne tAkIda ApI che ne ke, sIdho humalo na karavAmAM Ave tyAM sudhI temaNe lisesTaranAM mANaso sAthe koI kAraNe takarAra mAMDavAnI nathI? emanI uddhatAIne kAraNe liesTara phAvI jAya evuM haragija na banavuM joIe." vacce e vAta patI gaI eTale Tresiliyane potAnI vAtano tAMtaNe sAMdhIne arlane kahyuM, "sara hya robsarTanI arajI sIdhI rANIjI sudhI pahoMcI gaI e bhAre thaI. bAkI, emanAM juvAna putrInAM saMbaMdhIone abhiprAya evo hato ke, aparAdha lisesTaranA aphasare karelo che, eTale pahelAM lisesTaranI pAse ja nyAya mAgavo joIe; ane meM ema Apane jaNAvyuM paNa hatuM." paNa e vAta te mane vacce lAvyA vinA paNa thaI zakI hota," sasekasa jarA tumAkhIthI bolI UThyA; "lisesTarane ema hINapatabharI rIte

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138 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' yAcanA karavAmAM mane teA vakIla na banAvavA joIene? ane Tresiliyana, tArA jevo vaTadAra mANasa, tathA mAro mitra, yAcanAnA AvA dIna mArga apanAvavA icche, e jANI mane acaMbA ja thAya che. ane teM mane e vAta karI haze tApaNa te tArA mAMne chAje tevI na hAI, huM samajyA ja na hatA. 39 .. (6 "mArA laoNrDa, mArA potAne mATe hAta, to te Ape lIdhelo rastA ja meM paNa apanAvyo hota; paraMtu A kamanasIba bAnunAM saMbaMdhIo * are saMbaMdhIonI vAta javA de; temaNe paNa ApaNane ApaNI rIte A bAbatamAM AgaLa vadhavA devA joIe. atyAre tA lisesTara ane tenA anuyAyIo sAme jeTalI phariyAdo bhegI karI zakAya teTalI bhegI karavAno samaya che; ane A phariyAda jarUra rANIjI bahu ja mana upara leze. paNa have teA e phariyAda rANIjInA hAthamAM jaI ja paDI che, pachI enI carcA zA khapanI?" Tresiliyanane zaMkA gayA vinA na rahI ke, lisesTara sAme potAnI jAtane vadhu sabaLa banAvavAnI iMtejArImAM, lisesTarane baTTo lAge e mATenI A rIta sasersa jANIbUjIne ajamAvI che; paraMtu e rIta saphaLa nIvaDaze ke kema enA vicAra karyA nathI. eTale teNe e carcA AgaLa na calAvI. soko paNa e carcA na lAMbAya te mATe saune agiyAra vAgye taiyAra thaI vAnA Adeza ApI, vidAya karI dIdhA. ra Ama baMne harIpha rANIjInI mulAkAta mATe kaMIka ciMtAtura thaI taiyArI karI rahyA hatA, tyAre rANI ilijhAbetha pote paNa A be bhabhUkatA harIphone bhegA karavAmAMthI zA zA taNakhA jharaze e bAbata ciMtAmAM ja paDI hatI. baMne jaNanA saMkhyAbaMdha anuyAyIo hatA ja; uparAMta tenA darabAranA moTA bhAganA darabArIonI paNa AzA-AkAMkSAe bemAMnA ekanI sAthe guptapaNe ke khullI rIte saMkaLAyelI hatI. eTale rANIe pAtAnA saMrakSakone pUrA zastrasajja thavAno hukama ApI dIdho ane laMDanathI themsa nadIne raste khAsa daLanA sainikone bAlAvI lIdhA. uparAMta jAhera DhaMDhero paNa piTAvavAmAM Avyo ke, koI umarAve rAjamahelanI najIka zastradhArI ke lAMbAM zastrothI sajja eva rasAlA sAthe AvavAnuM nathI. gusapusa tA evI paNa cAlatI hatI ke,

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be harIpha 139 kenTanA vaDA zerIkane hakama maLatAM kaTInA sainiko sAthe jhaTa AvI pahoMcAya ema taiyAra rahevAnI khAnagI sUcanA mokalavAmAM AvI che. je nirNAyaka ghaDInI rAha badhA pakSe jovAtI hatI, te chevaTe AvI; ane bane harIpha arko potAnA mitro ane anuyAyIonA dabadabAbharyA rasAlA sAthe grInavIcanA rAjamahelanA paTAMgaNamAM madhyAhana thaye dAkhala thayA. pahelAMnI goThavaNa mujaba ke rANIjInI evI marajI che evI sUcanA ja maLI hovAthI sasekasa ane temanA rasAlo DeTapharDamAMthI jaLamArge Avyo, tyAre lisesTara jamInamArge Avyo. Ama teo paTAMgaNamAM be sAmasAmI bAjuethI dAkhala thayA. alabatta, eTalA mAtra paNa uparacoTiyA najare lisesTaranI ghoDesavAra anuyAyIonI savArI sasekasanA pagapALA ToLA karatAM vadhu bhavya tathA saMkhyAmAM paNa moTI lAgatI hatI. baMne arlo vacce paraspara abhivAdanano kaMI karo dekhAva paNa thayo nahi -- baMnee ekabIjA sAme mAtra ghUrakIne joI lIdhuM. baMnenA anuyAyIemAM paNa sAmasAmI ghUrakA-ghUrakI thaI, ane saheja kAraNa maLe ke tarata teo ekabIjA upara tUTI paDavA taiyAra ja hatA. paraMtu temanA netAoe temane sakhata tAkIda ApelI hatI, tathA paTAMgaNamAM taiyAra rakhAyela sazastra TukaDIonI paNa bAdhaka asara paDe ja. alabatta, mahelamAM te darekanI pAchaLa khAsa mukhya anuyAyIo ja dAkhala thayA. chevaTanA rANIjI mulAkAta mATenA je kamarAmAM hAjara hatAM tyAM AvyA tyAre to sasekasanI pAchaLa Tresiliyana, blAuMTa ane rele hatA, ane lisesTaranI pAchaLa vArno hato. e kamarAmAM dAkhala thatI vakhate darabArI rasama pramANe liesTare potAnA karatAM jUnA khAnadAnavALA sasekasane prathama dAkhala thavA devA paDayA. vaDA dvArarakSake sasekasanI pAchaLa "bIjA koIne AvavA devAno hukama nathI', ema kahI blAuTa vagerene rokayA; paNa pachI pAchaLa rahelA relane teNe jaNAvyuM, "tame maherabAna, aMdara jaI zako cho." - tyAra bAda ala oNpha lisesTara ema bolatA bolate aMdara peTho, vAne, tuM mArI najIka ja raheje." paNa lisesTaranI pAchaLa jatA vAnene vaDA dvArarakSake rokayo.

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140 prIta kiye duHkha heya" "Ama kema karo cho, mAsTara bAuyara, tame mane oLakhe che ke nahi? A mAro mitra-anuyAyI che." lisesTare kahyuM. "Apa nAmadAra mane kSamA karazo; paNa mane cokkasa hukama maLelA che, te pramANe ja mAre karavAnuM che." "mUrakha mANasa, te laoNrDa sasekasanA mANasane to aMdara pesavA dIdho, ane mAruM khAmukhA apamAna kare che?" lisesTara gussAthI tapI jaIne bolyo. mArA laoNrDa, mAsTara rele to have rANIjInI nokarImAM AvI gayA che, eTale temane e hukamo lAgu paDatA nathI." bAuyare namratAthI javAba Apyo. harAmakhora, katadana mANasa !" liesTara trADI UThyo; "paNa yAda rAkhaje ke, jeNe tane A pade caDAvyo che, te tane tyAMthI utArI paNa zake che - tuM A pada upara vAMdaraveDA karavA have vadhu rahevAno nathI, e jANI rAkha. " sAmAnya rIte liesTara jevo nItikazaLa ane vicArIne vartanAro mANasa Ama magaja na gumAve. te ekalo have aMdara peTho ane Aje khAsa vadhu ThaThAro karIne tathA potAnA rAjyanA bahAdura tathA samajadAra umarAvo ane rAjapuruSothI gherAIne taiyAra rahelI rANIne vaMdana karI eka bAju Ubho rahyo. rANIe adAthI tenA vaMdanane javAba vALyo ane pachI vArApharatI sasekasanA meM sAme tathA lisesTaranA moM sAme jovA mAMDyuM. paNa eTalAmAM bAuyara tyAM dhasI Avyo ane rANIjInI sAme ghUMTaNiye paDyo rANIe tarata pUchyuM, "A zuM? tAre atyAre vaMdana karavA AvavAne vakhata che, bAuyara?" mArAM mAlika tathA samrAjJI, huM eTale pUchavA Avyo chuM ke, mArI pharajo bajAvatI veLA mAre Apa nAmadAranA hukamo mAnavAnA che ke arla oNpha lisesTaranA? kAraNake, hamaNAM ja, ApanA hukama mujaba temanA eka anuyAyIne meM aMdara dAkhala na thavA dIdhuM eTale temaNe nAkhuza thaI, jAheramAM ja mane pAyamAla karI nAkhavAnI dhamakI ApI che."

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141 be harIphe rANImAM tarata ja tenA pitA henrI-8ne jusso ane gusso UbharAI Avyo. badhA darabArIo ane khAsa karIne lisesTaranA anuyAyIo kaMpI UThayA. rANIe trADa nAkhIne kahyuM, "laoNrDa, Ane zo artha? ame sa - bhAvathI tamane amArI vadhu najIka ANyA che, te zuM sUryane amArAM bIjAM prajAjanothI chupAvo te mATe? amArA hukamonI avajJA karavAnI athavA amArA aphasarone niyaMtrita karavAnI sattA tamane koNe ApI che, vAru? A darabAramAM ane A rAjyamAM eka ja mAlikaNa raheze, ane koI bIje mAlika nahi hoya. eTale mAsTara bAuyarane tenI pharaja bajAvavAne kAraNe jo kiMI nukasAna thayuM, to khabaradAra, huM tamane e mATe kaDakapaNe javAbadAra gaNIza. jA, bAuyara, te pramANika mANasa tarIkenuM ane sAcA prajAjana tarIkenuM kartavya banAvyuM che. ame amArA mahelamAM amArA sivAya bIjA koIne maeNjisTreTanI sattA akhatyAra karavA devAnAM nathI." bAuyara rANIe laMbAvelA hAthane cuMbana karI, potAne sthAne jaIne Ubho rahyo. sasekasanA pakSakAronA meM upara vijayanI AbhA chavAI rahI, ane pramANamAM lisesTaranA pakSakAronAM meM upara nirAzA. paraMtu lisesTara pote to atyaMta dInatAno bhAva dhAraNa karI cU5 ja rahyo - khulAsA mATe ke bacAva mATe eka zabda paNa na belyo. ane teNe tema karavAmAM DahApaNa ja vAparyuM. kAraNake, ilijhAbethano vicAra tene namAvavAno ja hato, tene lAMchita karavAno nahi. ane eka vAra rANIne pote sarvasattAdhIza hovAno saMtoSa thaI gayo, eTale enuM strI-hRdaya tarata potAnA mAnItA darabArI upara batAvelI vadhAre paDanI kaDakAI badala pastAvA lAgyuM. ane tevAmAM sasekasanA pakSanAM mANasonAM moM upara chavAI rahelo AnaMdano bhAva joIne teNe tarata te lokone dabAvavA mATeno prayatna AraMbhI dIdho! teNe sasekasa sAmuM joIne kahyuM, "meM laoNrDa oNpha lisesTarane je kahyuM te ja huM tamane paNa kahuM chuM. tame paNa tamArA potAnA pakSanA AgevAna thaI, IMglenDanA rAjadarabAramAM zAnA dhAMdhaLa macAvatA pharo cho, vAru?" "nAmadAra, mArA anuyAyIoe Apa nAmadAranI sevAmAM AyarlenDa, skaoNTalaeNnDa ane uttara pradezanA baMDakhoro sAme bhale dhAMdhaLa macAvyuM haze. paNa bIjA kazA dhAMdhaLa bAbata huM aNajANa chuM -"

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142 6 prIta kiye duHkha hAya' "eTale zuM tame tamArI ane tamArA anuyAyIonI kAmagIrInI vAtA Ama mArA mAM upara mAraze, ema ? ame tamane kaMIka Thapako ApIe tyAre tamAre laoNrDa oNpha lisesTaranI mAphaka cUpa rahevAnI namratA zIkhavI joIze. mArA pitAjIe ane dAdAjIe DahApaNa vAparIne A sudharelA dezamAM umarAvAne temanA dhAMdhaLa karatA rasAlA sAthe vicaravAnI manA karI hatI; te zuM huM srI hAvAthI temane rAjadaMDa mArA hAthamAM soTI banI gayA che, ema tame mAne che? huM mArA rAjyamAM mAthAbhAre banI gayelA umarAvAne phAve tema mAtelA sAMDhanI jema arasaparasa ke AjubAju gAtAM mAravA devAnI nathI. mATe cAlA, laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara, ane tame laoNrDa oNpha sasekasa, huM tamane baMnene mitro banI ekabIjAnA hAtha pakaDavA hukama karuM chuM; ane jo tame tema nahi karo, te huM mArA rAjamugaTanA sogaMda khAIne kahuM chuM ke, tamAro baMnenA AjathI tamArA dhAryA karatAM vadhu prabaLa duzmana Ubho thayo haze. "" arla oNpha lisesTara tarata ja bolI UThayo, vaTa-AbarUnA mULa jharaNarUpa Apa ja mArI vaTa-AbarUnuM yathAcita mUlya AMkI zake tema che. eTale huM mAruM je kaMI che tenuM je kaMI karavuM hoya te karavA mATe ApanI samakSa rajU karI dauM chuM. ane laoNrDa oNpha sasekasa sAthe je kaMI banAva ke aNabanAva mAruM cAle che, te badhuM meM UbhuM kareluM nathI; ane jyAM sudhI temaNe pote mane apamAnita nahi karyo hAya tyAM sudhI mane temanA duzmana mAnavAnuM kAMI kAraNa meM pote thaIne temane nathI ApyuM enI khAtarI rAkhazeA. ' "9 66 "tA meM laoNrDa oNpha lisesTarane kaI bAbatamAM apamAnita karyA che, te e kahI batAve; mArI vAtanI saccAI puravAra karavA mATe huM pagapALA ke gheADA upara besIne temanI sAthe dvaMdvayuddha laDavA taiyAra chuM. ' "huM paNa mArA zabdonA TekAmAM koI paNa vakhate dvayuddha laDI levA taiyAra chuM. "" 66 laoNrDa loko, A zabdo rAjasiMhAsananI rUbarUmAM uccAravA lAyaka nathI. ane jo tame tamAro mijAja kAbUmAM nahi rAkhA, to tamane ane tamArA mijAjane niyaMtraNamAM rAkhavAnA upAya mAre levA paDaze. cAlA, tame tamArA hAtha milAvo ane tamArI nAdAna duzmanAvaTa bhUlI jAo."

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143 be harIpha baMne harIphe koNa pahela kare e bAbata AnAkAnI karatA ekabIjAnI sAmuM joI rahyA. sasekasa, huM tamane vinaMtI karuM chuM; lisesTara huM tamane AjJA karu che." ilijhAbetha trADI UThI. chatAM tenA zabdo evI rIte uccArAyA hatA ke, vinaMtI hukama jevI lAge ane hukama vinaMtI jevo ja lAge. chatAM pelA baMne jakkIpaNe pitapotAnI jagAethI jarAya casyA nahi. eTale ilijhAbethe UMce avAje potAnI tahenAtamAM UbhelA eka aphasarane bUma pADIne kahyuM - sara henI lI, saMrakSakone sAbadA karI do ane eka nAva abaghaDI taiyAra karAvo. - laoNrDa oNpha sasekasa, ane laoNrDa oNpha liesTara, huM pharI eka vAra tamane pharamAvuM ke, tame baMne hAtha milAvo, nahIM to je nA pADaze, tene tarata huM TAvara oNpha laMDana bhego karI daIza. rANInA zabdanA sogaMda khAIne kahuM chuM ke, A kamarAmAMthI huM tamArA baMnenuM ghamaMDa teDI pADIne ja khasIza." "kedakhAnuM to sahana karI zakAya, paNa Apa nAmadAranI hAjarI gumAvavI e to jIvana ane prakAza baMne gumAvavA barAbara thAya. sasekasa, A mAro hAtha rahyo." lisesTara bolI UThayo. ane mAro hAtha paNa A rahyo - saccAIthI tathA pramANikapaNe; paraMtu - nA, tamAre eka zabda paNa AgaLa umeravAne nathI," rANI bolI UThI; "tame baMne prajAjanonA netAo kahevAo. ane tame temanuM saMrakSaNa karavAmAM bhegA maLe, to amAruM rAjya calAvavAnuM kAma keTaluM badhuM saheluM thAya? paNa tame Ama laDatA raho cho, tethI tamArA sevakomAM paNa kevaLa tuMDamijAjI ane badaphelI vadhatI jAya che. - laoNrDa oNpha liesTara, tamArA rasAlAmAM vAne nAmane mANasa che ke?" "hA, nAmadAra; meM naoNnsImAM Apa chevaTanA padhAryA hatAM tyAre ApanA zAhI hAthane cUmavA meM tene rajU karyo hato." teno bAhya dekhAva te sAra hato; paNa teNe potAnA e dekhAvano geraupayoga eka khAnadAna kuTuMbanI kuMvArikAnI Ijajatano sodo karavAmAM karyo che, ane tene bharamAvIne te tenA pitA liDakoTa-haoNlavALA sara hya

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144 "prIta kiye duHkha heya' robsarTanA gharamAMthI kADhI gayo che. laoNrDa oNpha liesTara, A zuM? - tame bImAra paDI gayA ke zuM? - tame ATalA badhA phIkA kema paDI gayA vAru? are mAsTarsane bolAvo ! e badhA kyAM bhaTakyA kare che, vAru? - huM tamArA upara tamArA nokaranI badaphelIne kAraNe nAkhuza thaIza evo bhaya te tamane gabharAvI nathI rahyone? - paNa DaDalI, tArA sevakanI mUrkhAmIne kAraNe huM tane Thapako ApuM ema bane ja kema? kAraNake, tArA potAnA vicAro te amArI sevAmAM ja kevA rokAyelA rahe che, e ame barAbara jANIe chIe." rANInA zabdomAM UbharAtAM mamatA ane prema tyAM UbhelA koIthI chAnAM na rahyAM sasekase tarata relenA kAnamAM kahyuM, "joyuM? setAna ja A lisesTarane keTalo badho madadamAM che? bIjo koI je paristhitimAM sATha phUTa UMDo DUbI gayo hota, temAM lisesTara beTo te UlaTo vadhu upara tarato thaI gayo mArA koI sevake ema karyuM hota -" "khAza, khAmoza, laoNrDa, bhagavAnane khAtara cUpa raho. pANI thoDA vakhatamAM ja pAchAM vaLatAM thavAnAM che; juone, hamaNAM ja vaLavA mAMDyAM che." ane relenuM nirIkSaNa sAcuM hatuM, kAraNake lisesTara eTalo badho gAbharo thaI gayo hato ke, te kazo ja javAba na ApI zakyo. eTale rANI tarata zaMkAzIla banIne potAnA darabArIonAM moM sAmuM joIne tathA temanAM mAM upara paNa potAnA manamAM UbhI thayelI zaMkA jevI ja lAgaNI aMkita thayelI joIne bolI UThI, "ke pachI A kissAmAM upara uparathI dekhAya che te karatAM ke ame joI zakIe evuM tame iccho te karatAM vizeSa kaMI UMDuM che, laoNrDa lisesTara? bolAvo vAnene, te kayAM che?" bAuyara tarata ja bolI UThayo, "nAmadAra, hamaNAM tene meM aMdara Avato rokyo hato." "te zA mATe rokyo hato? te bhalo mANasa kadAca potAnI uparanA AkSepono khulAso karavA ja AvavA mAgato haze." "evuM jANatA hota to nAmadAra, huM evI bhUla na ja karata-" bicAro bAuyara rANInA palaTAtA mijAjathI gAbharo thaIne bolI UThyo.

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be harIphA 145 "paNa tAre enI icchA mane pahelethI jaNAvIne pachI mane pUchavuM joItuM hatuM ke, ene aMdara AvavA devA ke nahi. tAre kAraNe ame amArA eka umarAvane kaMI Thapako Apyo, tethI tuM tArI jAtane bahu moTI banI gayelI mAnatA haze; paNa tuM te amArAM dvAra baMdha rAkhavA mATe loDhAnA eka vajaniyAthI vizeSa kaMI nathI, samajyo? te jhaTa vArnene bAlAva ane A arajImAM jaNAvela bIjA TraeNsiliyanane paNa. 99 vA ane Tresiliyana aMdara AvyA. vAnee potAnA mAlikanI sAme najara nAkhI; paNa tenA paDI gayelA mAM taraphathI tene kazI vizeSa sUcanA na maLI. paNa pAtAnI sAthe Tresiliyanane paNa aMdara dAkhala karAyelo joI te samajI gayo ke taphAna zAne lagatuM che. rANIe tarata vAne ne pUchayuM, "e vAta sAcI che ke, liDakoTa-haoNlavALA sara hyU robsarTanI khAnadAna ane saMskArI juvAna putrIne phasAvIne tuM geraraste dorI gayo che?" vAne tarata ghUMTaNiye paDIne memAM upara dInatAnA bhAva lAvIne bAlyo, "sAcI vAta che, nAmadAra; mArI ane zrImatI eNmI ronsarTa vacce premanI Apa-le thaI che." lisesTaranuM AkhuM zarIra vanenA A zabdo sAMbhaLI kaMpI UThayuM. kSaNabhara tA te hiMmatapUrvaka AgaLa AvI peAtAnuM gupta lagna kabUla karIne rAjadarabAramAMthI chevaTanI vidAya levA taiyAra thaI gayo. paNa acAnaka tenI najara sasekasa upara paDI, ane tenA mAM upara vijayanuM pharakatuM hAsya joI, te peAtAne heThe AvelA zabdo gaLI gayo. ane mana sAthe gaNagaNyo, "nahi, nahi, atyAre mAre tane ATale moTo vijaya meLavyAno AnaMda levA devA nathI. mAre je karavuM haze te pachIthI ja karIza." 66 "premanI Apa-le eTale zuM, harAmakhAra ? jo tArA ane saccAI hatI te te teno hAtha enA pitA pAsethI mAgyo ? " premamAM pramANikatA vidhisara kema na "huM ema na karI zakayo hajUra; kAraNake tenA bApe UMcA khAnadAnanA eka nabIrAne tenuM vAgyAna karI dIdhuM hatuM. mArA upara e nabIrAne game pri0 - 10

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146 prIta kiye duHkha hAya' teTalA gussA ane napharata che, chatAM huM e vAta teA kabUla karIza ja. e mAsTara eDamanDa Tresiliyana ahIM ApanI samakSa ja hAjara che. " ' " paNa tenA bApe karelA karAra avagaNIne tArA premanI Apa-lethI pelI mUrakhIne tArA tarapha kheMcavAne tane zeA haka hatA, vAru?" 'nAmadAra, e mAnava nirbaLatAnA Apa nAmadAra samakSa kazA bacAva karave| nirarthaka che; kAraNake Apa nAmadAra nirbaLatA ke prema nAmanI e lAgaNIthI sarvathA ajJAta - ajeya rahelAM che. " - eTaluM kahI teNe kSaNabhara thAbhIne dhImA ane DaratA avAje umeryuM, "je lAgaNI te pote bIjAomAM ATalA meATA pramANamAM saLagAve che." 66 66 ilijhAbetha e sAMbhaLI gussA karavA gaI, paNa hasI paDI; ane teNe tene pUchyuM, "tuM bahu bAlako harAmakhAra lAge che - paNa tuM e chekarI sAthe paraNI cUkayo che?" lisesTara evA coMkI UThayo, jANe ke, e praznanA javAba vAne ze Ape che, te upara tenA jIvana-maraNano AdhAra che. vArne e paraMtu eka kSaNanI AnAkAnI pachI javAba ApyA, hA, nAmadAra. (6 "" " juThThA, harAmakhora !" lisesTara trADI UThayo. "nahIM, nahIM, laoNrDa," rANI tarata vacce bAlI UThI; "ame tamane enA pratye eka zabda paNa bolavA nahIM daIe; have e mAmale amArI samakSa rajU thayo che, ane ame ja e bAbatamAM je ThIka lAgaze te karIzuM," pachI teNe tarata vAne sAme joIne pUchyuM, tArA mAlika - laoNrDa oNpha hatA kharA ? sAcuM taraphathI kazA Dara rAkhavAnI "6 - lisesTara - tArI A madhura kAmagIrI bAbata kaMI jANatA bAlaje; huM tane hukama karuM chuM; tAre koInA jarUra nathI. ' "" nAmadAra, kRpAvaMta, mArA laoNrDa ja A AkhI ghaTanAnuM mULa kAraNa hatA. vAne e bhagavAnanA sAgana khAIne kahyuM. dr (c 'harAmajAdA, tuM mane dagA deze, kema ?" lisesTara trADI UThayo. "cAla, AgaLa bAlI nAkha," rANI gussAthI lAlacALa thaI jaIne bAlI UThI; "ahIM mAro ja hukama cAle che, bIjA koInA nahi. "

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e harIphA 147 ApanI AjJA / sarvavyApI ane sarvazaktimAna che, kRpAvaMta; paraMtu ahIM UbhelAM bIjAM badhAM samakSa huM mArA laoNrDa aMgenI vAta bAlI 99 zakuM nahi. (6 ' laoNrDo, tame badhA thADA bAjue haTI jAo, rANIe peAtAnI AsapAsa UbhelA darabArIone saMbodhIne kahyuM; ane pachI vAnene jaNAvyuM, "bAla, tArA mAlika arthane tArI A gunAhita kAvatarAkhorI sAthe ze saMbaMdha che?" "" nAmadAra, kRpAvaMta, mArA laoNrDane hamaNAM koIka prabaLa chatAM gupta lAgaNI evI satAvI rahI che ke, have te potAnA rasAlA tarapha pahelAM jeTaluM kaDaka dhyAna ApI zakatA nathI. tethI karIne ja mane mArI mUrkhAmI karavAnI taka temaja phurasada maLI hatI." "te| e rIte ja te tArA doSa sAthe saMkaLAyelA che, bIjI koI rIte nahi, kharuM?" rANIe pUchyuM. "nA jI, bIjI koI rIte nahi, kRpAvaMta. paNa hamaNAMnuM kaMIka evuM banI gayuM che, jethI mArA laoNrDa have pahelAMnA mANasa nathI rahyA. nahi to, juone kRpAvaMta, atyAre ja kevA phIkA paDI jaIne tathA dhrUjatA-kaMpatA te UbhA che? temane vaLI huM Apane kaMI nivedana karuM tethI gabharAvAnI zI jarUra hoya ? paNa jyArathI nAmadAra, temane peluM kAraNuM paeNkeTa maLyuM che, tyArathI --!" " kayuM paeNkeTa ? ane kayAMthI maLyuM che?" rANIe AturatAthI pUchyuM. ** "kayAMthI maLyuM che, te te huM kalpI zakatA nathI; paNa huM temanI tahenAtamAM ja rAtadivasa rahetA hovAthI, mane khabara che ke tyArathI mAMDIne temaNe peAtAnA hRdayasthAna upara ja rahe tevI rIte vALanI eka laTa, jemAM nAnA hRdayAkAra suvarNa-maNi vIMTelA che, te gaLAmAM laTakAvI rAkhI che. te ekalA hoya tyAre tenI sAthe vAtA kare che - te UMghamAM paNa tene chAtIethI aLagI karatA nathI - koI kAphara peAtAnI mUrtine eTalI bhaktithI pUjatA nahIM hoya." 46 rANI ilijhAbethanA mAM upara lajjAnA zeraDA paDI gayA; paNa te meM bhAre rAkhavA jarA kaDakAithI bolI, "tane te tArA mAlika upara gupta jAsUsI karanAro kharo badamAza kahevA joIe! tuM je vALanI laTa kahe che, tenA raMga kevoka che vAru?"

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148 prIta kiye duHkha heya" vAne e javAba Apyo, "koI kavi to te laTane minaravA* devIe kAMtelA sonAnA tAra kahIne varNave; paNa mAre mate te te zuddha sonA karatAM paNa vadhu pILA che - vasaMta RtunA khuzanumA divasanA sUryAsta vakhatanAM kiraNa jevA raMganA." "vAha, tuM te pote ja kavi hoya ema lAge che," rANI hasatAM hasatAM bolI; "paNa tuM rUpakanI je bhASA vApare che, te pakaDI zake tevI mArI buddhizakti jhaDapI nathI - to ahIM AsapAsa UbhelI bAnuo sAme jo - ahIM ATalAmAM koI strInA vALa e laTanA vALanI tole Ave evA tane lAge che? jethI huM paNa jANI zakuM ke minaravAe kAMtelA senAnA tAra jevA, ke vasaMtanA sUryAsta samayanAM kiraNa jevA vALa kone kahevAya?" vAne eka pachI eka badhI bAnuo tarapha najara karI laIne chevaTe rANIjI upara ja najara karIne bolyo, "ahIM to koI bAnunA vALa evA dekhAtA nathI, sivAya ke jyAM najara karavAnI mArAthI hiMmata na thaI zake." zuM mUrakharAja, tuM ema kahevAnI hiMmata kare che - " "nA, nA, kSamA karo kRpAvaMta," vAne AMkha upara hAthanI cha jalI karatAM bolyo; "vasaMta-sUryanA pratApathI mArI AMkho aMjAI gaI che." "jA, jA, tuM to khAsa mUrakha che, vaLI," eTaluM kahI rANI utAvaLe lisesTara tarapha pahoMcI gaI. paNa A daramyAna judA judA darabArIo upara bhayanuM ane AzA ema bevaDuM vAtAvaraNa gherAI rahyuM hatuM. vAne ane rANInI vAtacIta daramyAna temanI ceSTAo ane mAM uparanA pheraphAro uparathI judA judA mANaso judI judI kalpanA karavA lAgyA hatA. lisesTara pote paNa, cAre bAju darabArIone tenI unnati ke paDatInI saMbhAvanA ke bIka rAkhatA joIne, temano cepa lAgatAM, potAnA premane vaphAdAra rahevAnI vAta bhUlI, vArnenI vaphAdArI ane rANInI manasvitA potAnA bhAgyano zo pheMsalo lAve che te jANavA utsuka thaI gayo. dhIme dhIme rANInI ceSTA uparathI tene lAgavA mAMDyuM ke, vAne je kaMI kahe che tethI bAjI tenI tarapheNamAM vaLatI jAya che. ane thoDI vAramAM rANIe pote tenI najIka AvI tenI e bAbatanI zaMkA TALI dIdhI. teNe badhAMnA sAMbhaLatAM kahyuM, "laoNrDa, A tamAro nokara bahu bolako che; eTaluM sAruM che ke, tame tene evI khAnagI A DahApaNa ane kaLAkArIgarInI devI. - sapATa

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e harIphA 149 vAtA nathI karatA, jethI tamAre viSene amAro AbhaprAya kharAba thaI jAya. kAraNake, khAtarI rAkhajo ke, tenA peTamAM jarAya vAta nahIM rahe." 66 "Apa nAmadArathI kazI vAta te chupAve, to te rAjadroha ja gaNAya," lisesTara chaTApUrvaka eka ghUMTaNiye paDIne bAlyo; 'joke, huM tA mAruM hRdaya ApanI samakSa eTaluM khulluM thAya ema icchuM, jethI koI nekara tene vadhu ughADuM na pADI zake. ' 39 66 vAha, laoNrDa, tamArA hRdayanA ekAda nAnA khUNe paNa evA nathI, jenA upara tame paDadA DhAMkI rAkhavA iccho? AhA, huM jouM chuM ke tame mArA e savAlathI gUMcavAyA che; paNa tamArI rANIe peAtAnA sevako vAdArIthI tenI sevA zA mATe bajAve che tenAM kAraNomAM vadhu UMDA UtaravuM na joIe, nahi te tene nAkhuza thavA jevuM kAraNa maLe. " 46 lasesTaranA moMmAMthI have aMtaranI sAcI lAgaNIne vyakta karatI vAgdhArA phUTI paDI. te bAhyo, A garIba DaDDIne ApanI udAratAe je kaMI bahyuM che te badhuM pAchuM laI lejo, ane Apane pratApI sUrya tena! upara prakAzyo te pahelAM te jevA garIba mANasa hato tevA tene banI rahevA dejo - tenI pAse tene jamAo ane taracAra sivAya bIjuM kAMI bhale na rahe - paNa tenI pAse gaurava mANavA jevI eka vastu che- pAtAnI rANI ane mAlikaNa mATenA AdarabhAva - te te| akSuNNa rahevA dejo - je vastu teNe vANIthI ke kAryathI kadI gumAvI nathI. - "" "nahIM DaDDI, ilijhAbetha kadI bhUlo nAha ke, tame jyAre atyAcArothI pIDita-dalita yelA eka garIba darakhArI hatA, te vakhate huM paNa eka kaMgALa rAjakuMvarI ja hatI - ane te vakhate tamArI pAse bAkI rahelI tamAma vastuo - jIvana ane ijjata badhuM - tame ene kAraNe hADamAM mUkI dIdhAM hatAM."* rANIe eka hAthe lisesTarane UbhA karatAM ane bIjo hAtha tene ja rAnta henrI-8 ghaNI patnIe paraNyA hatA - alabatta, lagnakha dhanamAMthI chUTo thaI thaine. teno eka patnI kaeNtherarTana pha aregonanI putrI maeNrI tenA bhAi eDavarDa-6nA mRtyu bAda 1557-58 daramyAna rANI thaI hatI. tenA pitAne bIjI rANI eNna melAnathI yelI putrI ilijhAbethane proTesTaTAnA kAvatarAmAM sAmela gaNIne TAvara oNpha laMDanamAM ke pUravAmAM AvI hatI. te vakhate lisesTara paNa tyAM jelamAM hatA. tenA bApane leDI jena cete rANI maeNrIne khale rAjagAdIe besADavAnA kAvatarA badala katala karavAmAM AvyA hatA. - spA

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150 "prIta kiye duHkha heya" cuMbana karavA ApatAM kahyuM; "UbhA thAo laoNrDa, ane mAro hAtha choDI do! ane haMmeza mujaba mArA darabAranI zobhA ane mArA siMhAsanane Teko banI raho. tamArI rANI tamArI geravartaNuka badala tamane Thapako bhale Ape, paNa te tamArA guNo bhUlIne nahi ja Ape." tyAra pachI badhA darabArIo tarapha pharIne jarA gaLagaLA avAje rANIe kahyuM, "sagRhastho, bhagavAna kRpA rAkhe, paNa mane lAge che ke, koI rAjavIne A udAtta arla jevA sAcA sevaka nahi maLyA hoya." lisesTaranA pakSanA lokomAM hakAra saMmatisUcaka gaNagaNATa UThayo ane sasekasanA mitro tene virodha karI zakyA nahi. teo AMkho nIcI karIne duzamanonA jAhera ane nirbheLa vijayathI zaramiMdA banI jamIna tarapha joI rahyA. lisesTare have potAnA vijayathI jarA svastha thaI vAnA gunA badala tene zuM karavAnuM che, e bAbata pUchayuM. teNe umeryuM, "mAre enA tarapha nAkhuzI sivAya bIjuM kAMI darzAvavuM na joIe, chatAM huM tene mATe -" khare ja, ame te e bAbata bhUlI ja gayAM hatAM; amAre te amArA sarvottama prajAjananI jema ja hInatama prajAjana tarapha paNa nyAyanI dRSTie ja jovuM joIe. eTale tame amane e vastunI yAda devarAvI tethI ame khuza thayAM chIe. to bolA phariyAdI Tresiliyanane; te amArI samakSa hAjara thAya." Tesiliyana nIce namI yathocita AdarabhAva dAkhavato. rANInI rUbarU hAjara thayo. tenA dekhAvamAM eka prakAranI khAnadAnI hatI, temaja halanacalanamAM ziSTatA paNa hatI. rANInI najarathI e aNachatI na rahI. te gabharAyA vinA paNa jarA khinnatAnA bhAva sAthe rANI sAme Ubho rahyo. "mane A sadagRhastha mATe kheda thayA vinA raheto nathI. meM ene viSe tapAsa karI hatI, ane je jANavA maLyuM che, ane tenA bAhya dekhAvathI barAbara samarthana maLe che ke, te vidvAna che tathA bahAdura che - abhyAsamAM tathA zastronA upayoganI bAbatamAM te pUro kuzaLa haze. vAne ane A be vacce to tulanA ja na thaI zake tema chatAM ame strIone - nabaLI jAtane - jIbhanI kuzaLatAvALo mANasa vadhu pasaMda Ave, e svAbhAvika che; mATe mAsTara Tresiliyana, tamArA sAcA premane te sAco javAba nathI maLyo tethI

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e harIphA 151 khinna thaI javAnI jarUra nathI. Trojana yuddhanA samayathI strIo sAcA premane bevaphA nIvaDatI AvI che. ame to itihAsa vagere lakhANeA uparathI A badhuM kalpIe chIe - kAraNake amane peAtAne AvI haLavI lAgaNIonA anubhava nathI - eTale tame tamArA jJAnAbhyAsane jore tamArI e khinnatA dhoI kADho e ja salAhabharyuM che. ane pelI juvAnaDInA bApunuM du:kha haLavuM karavA te ame emanA jamAIne evI baDhatI ApI daIzuM jethI te peAtAnI amIra gharanI patnIne yayAyogya kharcathI nibhAvI zake. ane tane paNa juvAna, ame nahIM bhUlIe - niSphaLa gayelA premIne paNa amArI pAsethI kaMIka Teko mAgavAnA haka che - eTale tuM paNa amArA darabAramAM dAkhala thaI jaje, eTale ame paNa tAre mATe kaMIka karIzuM." paNa Tresiliyana Ika vadhu kahevuM hoya tema haju ghUMTaNiye paDI ja rahyo. eTale rANI jarA adhIrAIthI bolI UThI, "kema, bhalAdamI, haju tAre zuM joIe che? e juvAnaDI tamane baMnene te ekI sAthe nahi ja paraNI zake! teNe peAtAnI pasaMdagI karI lIdhI che- alabattA, nathI karI, ema kahI zakAya - paNa have zuM, te tA vAnenI cUkI che?" bahu DAhI pasaMdagI paraNetara banI "phUpAvaMta nAmadAra, mArI phariyAda to pUrI thAya che, ane sAthe mArI adAvata paNa. paraMtu A vArnanA zabdane ja sAcA mAnI levA na joIe." tarata ja vAne bAlI UThayo, bahAra kayAMka jo mArA zabdane avizvAsapAtra kahevAmAM Avyo hota, te "9 'tArI taravAra ? kRpAvaMta nAmadAranI mArI taravAra paravAnagI hoya te hamaNAM mArI 55 taravAra 66 66 66 "cUpa, cUpa, baMne mUrkhAo che! tame kayAM konI rUbarU A badhuM bolI rahyA che, khabara che?" pachI lisesTara tathA sasekasa tarapha vaLIne te bAlI, 'tameA baMne jaNA ApasamAM jevA jhaghaDo rAkhA che, teve ja tamArA anuyAyIo paNa rAkhe che - paNa mArI rUbarUmAM taravAro kheMcavAnI bajAru vAta karavAnI temanI hiMmata? jue sAhebA, mAre mATe ke iMglaeNnDa mATe taravAra kheMcavA sivAya bIjA koI jhaghaDAmAM taravAra kheMcavAnI vAta je karaze, tene, mArI ijjatanA sANaMda, huM tarata tena! hAthamAM ballauyAM paherAvI devarAvI tene jelabhegA karI daIza. chatAM A baMne takarAriyA ane dhAMdhaLiyA

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15ra prIta kiye duHkha heya" one mAre nyAya te karavo ja joIe - te laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara, tamAro A sevaka eNmI robsarTane paraNyo che, e bAbatanI saccAI vize tame khAtarI Apo cho? - alabatta, tamArA jANavA ane mAnavA mujaba ja =" lisesTarane A ghA kAraNe thaI paDayo. paNa have tenAthI pAchA pharAya tema na hatuM - te bahu AgaLa vadhI gayo hato. eTale teNe eka kSaNa khacakAIne pachI tarata javAba ApI dIdho, "mArA mAnavA mujaba - are mane khAtarI che te mujaba eNmI robsarTa paraNI cUkI che." "chatAM nAmadAra, huM e jANavA vinaMtI karI zakuM ke kayAre ane kayA saMjogomAM A kahevAtuM lagna -" - "cAla, cAla, juvAna ! - "kahevAnuM lagna vaLI zAna kahe che? A mAnavaMta a pote potAnA sevaka bAbata khAtarI ApatA nathI? paNa tuM premanI bAjI hArI gayelo mANasa che - eTale ame tArA upara kRpAbhAva dAkhavI, e bAbatamAM phurasade vadhu tapAsa karIzuM. laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara, tamane yAda che ne ke ame AvatA aThavADiye tamArA kenilava-gaDhanI mahemAnagata cAkhavAnAM chIe ? - to tame amArA mAMghA mitra arka oNpha sasekasa tyAM amane sobata Ape te mATe temane jarUra nimaMtro." "jo a oNpha sasekasa mArA garIbakhAnAmAM padhAravA kRpA karaze, to huM ame be vacce je meLa hovo joIe ema a5 nAmadAra iccho cho, tenA eka vadhu purAvArUpa gaNIza." liTare chaTAthI namIne kahyuM. sasekasa vadhu gUMcavAyA. temaNe kahyuM, "maeNDama, huM mArI bImArImAMthI hamaNAM ja UThelo chuM eTale tyAMnA utrAva-samAraMbhanA samayamAM nAhaka ADakhIlIrUpa nIvaDIza." "vAha, ame pote tamArI tabiyatanI saMbhALa rAkhIzuM. tame amArA bahu moMghA sevaka che, ane amAruM ghaNuM ghaNuM tamane AbhArI che. amAro rAjavaida mAsTarsa ja tamArA pathyApathyanI saMbhALa rAkhaze, eTale tamAre kenilavartha AvavuM ja paDaze. uparAMta A Tresiliyana ane vAne bane to be arlonA sevako che, eTale teo paNa kenilavartha mukAme hAjara rahe. tyAM ja pelI helana suMdarIne paNa hAjara rAkhajo, jene kAraNe A be jaNarmA & grIka daMtakathAnI suMdarI, jeNe ghaNuM umedavAromAMthI menelasane pasaMda karyo, tyAre paeNrIsa tenuM haraNa karI gaye, jethI Trojana-yuddha thayuM hatuM. - saMpa0

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gurujInAM darzana! 153 vikhavAda Ubho thayo che. vArne, tArI patnIne kenilavartha hAjara rAkhaje, jethI huM bolAvuM ke tarata te mArI samakSa rajU thAya. laoNrDa lisesTara tame e juvAnaDI hAjara rahe ema jarUra jojo." 13 gurujInAM darzana! kalAkAta pUrI thaI, tyAra pachI thoDA vakhatamAM ja privI-kAuMsilanI beThaka maLavAnI hatI. temAM paNa lisesTarane hAjara thavAnuM hatuM. daramyAna je thoDo khAlI vakhata maLyo te daramyAna lisesTara savAramAM je kiMI banyuM te aMge vicAra karavA lAgyo. tene samajAI gayuM ke, vArnenA eNmI sAthenA lagnanI saccAI bAbata pote sogaMdapUrvaka jAhera khAtarI ApyA bAda (alabatta, aspaSTa zabdomAM - kAraNake teNe emInuM lagna jonI sAthe thayuM hatuM te kahyuM na hatuM,) have temAMthI pAchA khasI javuM e to rANInI nAkhuzI vahoravA jevuM ja nahi, paNa tenA harIpha sasekasa ane sI saha darabArI-baMdhuono tiraskAra vahoravA jevuM ja thAya. have to bIjo vicAra karyA vinA, rANIjInI je kathA saMpAdana karavA teNe ATaATalA bhoga ApyA che, te koI paNa bhoge jALavI rAkhavI ja rahI. kAraNake, e gumAvavI eTale to badhuM ja gumAvavuM, e nakkI hatuM. e divasanI kAuMsilanI beThakamAM skaoNTalaeNnDanI rANI merInI vAta carcAI. tene jelamAM nAkhe sAta sAta varSa thayAM hatAM. sasekase mahemAnagatanA 1. rAjavahIvaTa mATenuM khAnagI salAhakAra maMDa. - saMpa0 2. skeTalaeNnDanI rANuM (1561) thayA bAda, ilijhAbetha pachI iMglenDanI vArasadAra banavA mATe maeNrIno prayatna hato. te kaeNthalika hatI. tenA peTesTaMTa virodhIoe tenI sAme baLavo karyo. te nAsIne iMgleMnDamAM ilijhAbethane zaraNe AvI. paNa tene keda pUravAmAM AvI. daramyAna tene nAme iMglenDanA kaeNthalikAe proTesTaMTa ilijhAbetha sAme karelAM kAvatarAMmAM te sAgarIta gaNAI, ane 1587mAM tenI katala karavAmAM AvI. te kharekhara gunegAra hatI ke nahi, te viSe kazuM nizcita kahevAtuM nathI. - saMpa0

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154 prIta kiye duHkha hoya" niyamo tathA ziSTa rAjavyavahAranI ANa daI, tene mukta karavAnI joradAra dalIlo karI. rANIne e abhiprAya gamyo nahi. lisesTare bhAre jussAthI ane vakatRtva-chaTAthI ethI UlaTo mata pratipAdita karyo ke, rAjyanI sahIsalAmatIne khAtara kaoNTalaeNnDanI rANIne haju niyaMtraNamAM rAkhavI joIe. kAraNake, rANIjInA aMganI sahIsalAmatI to ApaNane mATe saune bhAremAM bhAre agatyanI vastu gaNAya. e skaoNTalaeNnDanI rANIe eka vakhata iMglenDanA siMhAsana mATe ja jUTho dAvo karyo hato, eTaluM ja nahi paNa, atyAre te ApaNA dezanI vaccovaca rahIne paNa deza-paradezanA rANIjInA badhA duzmanonI AzA ane preraNA banI rahI che. chevaTe teNa badhA umarAvonI samakSa kaMI vadhAre paDatuM kaDaka bolAI gayuM hoya to te bAbata kSamA mAgI; kAraNake, teNe umeryuM tema, rANIjInI sahIsalAmatInI vAta Ave che tyAre te viSe bolatAM tenAthI sAmAnya carcAnI maryAdA oLaMgI javAya che. ilijhAbethe tene potAnI aMgata sahIsalAmatI bAbata vadhAre paDatuM mahattva ApavA aMge mITho Thapako Apyo; chatAM sAthe sAthe umeryuM ke, bhagavAnanI marajIthI tenuM (rANInuM) aMgata hita, tenA prajAjanenA hita sAthe eTaluM badhuM gADhapaNe saMkaLAI gayeluM che ke, AtmarakSaNa mATe jyAre te kaMI paNa pagalAM bhare che, tyAre te potAnuM rAjya pratyenuM kartavya ja adA kare che, ema te mAne che. ane A kAuMsila jo DahApaNapUrvaka evA matanI hoya ke, skaoNTalaeNnDanI tenI kamanasIba bahena upara kaMIka niyaMtraNa cAlu rAkhavuM Avazyaka ja che, te e pote tenA baMdIvAsane enI surakSitatA mATe jarUrI hoya te maryAdAmAM haLavo banAvavA avazya sUcanAo Apaze. A kAuMsilane aMte arla oNpha lisesTarane vijaya saMpUrNa thaI gayo. ane sau darabArIo have tenI kRpAnA abhivAMchu banI rahyA. bIjI bAju sasekasa divasane aMte sejha-korTa pAchA pharyA, tyAre eTalA badhA thAkI gayA hatA ke, temaNe tarata velaeNnDa smithane potAnI sAravAra mATe tAkIde bolAvyo. paNa te kayAMya jaDyo nahi. Tresiliyanane e vAta karavAmAM AvI. thoDI vAre velaeNnDa kayAMka bahArathI Avyo, paNa te evo gAbharo thaI gayo hato ke, Tresiliyana tene ekalAne ekAMtamAM maLyo ane pUchavA lAgyo ke, "tane zuM thayuM che, smitha? te kaMI bhUtabUta te joyuM nathIne?"

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gurujInAM darzana ! 155 sAheba, bhUta karatAMya vadhu kharAba vastu me... joI che. mAtra bhagavAnanI kRpA ke, e mane jue te pahelAM meM tene joI lIdhI, eTale huM bacI gayo. " (6 "tuM zuM kahevA mAge che, te samajAya te rIte te bAla, bhalAdamI !" "mane mArA guru-ustAda DaoNkaTara DobUbIne bheTo thaI gayo, mAlika. gaI kAle rAte mAro eka mitra, je hamaNAM navo ja Ubho thayA che, te mane rAjamahelanuM ghaDiyALa jovA laI gayA. - mane evI kaLAkArIgarInI vastu jovAnA zokha che, ema mAnIne. e vakhate ghaDiyALa-TAvaranI bAjumAM AvelA eka burajanI bArImAM meM mArA jUnA mAlikane UbhelA joyA. "" "tane kaMI bhrama thaI AvyA haze!" Tresiliyane kahyuM. "nA, nA, mArI kaMI bhUla thaI nathI. temaNe bhavaiyA jevo pozAka paheryo hato kharo, paNa huM temane oLakhI kADhayA vinA rahuM ja nahi. eTale have temanI bADanI ATalI najIka rahIne mAre mArA kama-bhAgyane lalacAvavuM nathI. huM game tevo vezapalaTo karuM paNa DobUbI mane chevaTe oLakhI kADhayA vinA rahe ja nahi. eTale huM te| AvatI kAle ja ahIMthI vidAya thaI javAnA. atyAre to emanI ATalI najIkamAM huM chuM, e meAtanA paMjAmAM ja chuM, ema mAre mAnavuM joIe. ,, tr paNa arla oNpha sasekasanuM pachI zuM?" "temane pahelAM je jhera ApavAmAM AvyuM che, temAMthI te te bacI gayA che. have pharIthI te ja jhera bIjA kazAmAM te na le, eTale basa. daramyAna meM ApelI davA vaTANA jeTalI roja savAre bhUkhyA peTe leze te pUratuM che." " paNa pharIthI e jhera temanA khAvAmAM na jAya te mATe zI sAvacetI rAkhavI, e tuM kahI zakaze, bhalA ?" 66 "emane mATenuM mAMsa bajAramAMthI na kharIdavuM, temanA masAlA bahu khAtarInAM dUranAM sthaLAethI kharIdavA, temane mATe rAMdheluM pahelAM rasoI karanArane ane pIrasanArane khavarAvavuM; bahArathI AvelAM attaro,paoNmeDo, ane lepA na vAparavAM, ane vAparavAM te dUranA khAtarInA sthaLethI lAvelAM ja vAparavAM. ajANyA sAthe pINuM na pIvuM ke phaLa na khAvuM. khAsa karIne te kenilavarlDa jAya, tyAre temaNe khAnapAnanI cIjo bAbata A badhI kALajI

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156 prIta kiye duHkha heya" vizeSa rAkhavI. temanI bImArInuM kAraNa hovAthI A badhe paraheja te tyAM paNa pALI zakaze." ane tuM have kayAM javA mAge che?" "phrAnsa, spena, vesTa ke isTa iMDiyA vageremAMthI game tyAM huM cAlyo jaIza; paNa DobubI urphe DemeTriyasanI najIkamAM to nahi ja rahuM." tuM ahIMthI khasavA mAge te pahelAM ja meM barkazAyara tarapha mAro eka gupta saMdezo laIne tane mokalavA vicAra karyo hato." te ahIMthI dUra khasI zakAya evA koI kAme to mane tame jarUra laI zako cho, temaja mArI vaphAdArI upara pUro bharoso rAkhI zake che." Tresiliyana pite rAjadarabAramAM zA kAme Avyo hato, tenI thoDIghaNI khabara to velaeNnDane paDI ja gayelI hatI, eTale Tresiliyane tene badhI ja vAta vigate kahI saMbhaLAvI; ane kammara gAme vIzIvALA jAIsa gosliga sAthe mAhitI ane saMdezAnI Apa-lenI je goThavaNa pote karelI hatI te kahIne, Aje rAjadarabAramAM vArnee emI sAthenA potAnA lagnanI je vAta rajU karI hatI te, tathA lisesTare te vAtane Teko Apyo hato e vAta paNa karI. tathA pachI jaNAvyuM - " tuM have samajI zakaze ke, huM je saMjogomAM mukAyo che temAM mAre vAne tathA enA maLatiyA phesTara ane lembaoNrna jevA siddhAMta vagaranA mANasonI hilacAla upara kaDaka najara rAkhavI joIe. lisesTarane paNa huM e bAbatamAM izka nirdoSa nathI mAnato - te paNa pelAo vaDe mAtra chetarAtA ja hoya ema mane nathI lAgatuM. eTale tuM A mArI saMketa tarIkenI vIMTI laIne jAIlsa garlIga pAse jA. uparAMta A sonaiyA che - jo tuM mArI vaphAdArIpUrvaka sevA bajAvIza, to huM ethI bIjA traNagaNA vadhu ApIza. mATe tuM kamnara jaIne, A loko have AgaLa zAM pagalAM bhare che, tenI bArIka tapAsa rAkhato rahe." - veleMnDe pachI arla oNpha sasekasa pAse jaI, temane roja levAnI davAnuM yogya pramANa batAvyuM, tathA khAna-pAnamAM kevI sAvacetI rAkhavAnI che, te temanA vaphAdAra mitro ane sevakone samajAvI dIdhuM. tyAra pachI paroDha thavAnI rAha paNa joyA vinA, potAno ghoDo taiyAra karAvI, te seyajha-korTa choDI, kanjhara tarapha UpaDI gayo.

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14 navA veza - navI kAmagIrI 1 lisTara sesTara jyAre AkhA divasanI tana-manane vizudhdha karI nAkhe tevI dhamAla pachI rAte pAtAne mukAme pAchA pharyA, tyAre te, bhayaMkara tAphAnA vacce jhUjhIne tathA keTalIya vAra khaDakALa kinAre athaDAIne cUrecUrA thaI javA AvelI kiztIne chevaTe pharakate vAvaTe da2e laIne AvI pahoMcelA nAvika jevo thaI gayA hatA. thoDI vAramAM vArthe paravAnagI laI aMdara AvI pahoMcyA. paraMtu lisesTara meja upara koNI TekavI lamaNe hAtha daI cUpa beThelA ja rahyo. chevaTe vArnee ja bAlavAnuM zarU karyuM -- 'Aje ApanA sabaLA harIpha upara Ape meLavelA apratima vijaya mATe Apane abhinaMdana ApavAnI rajA lauM, nAmadAra ?" lisesTare gusse thayA vinA paNa khannatAthI javAba Apyo, " tArI hAjarajvAbIthI, huM je halakaTa tathA jokhamabharyA juThThANAmAM aTavAyo chuM, te jANatA hAIne, mane abhinaMdana ApavA jevuM kAMI rahe che ke kema e te tuM ja nakkI karI zake." "" nAmadAra, Ape je gupta rahasya mane kALajIpUrvaka sAcavI rAkhavA vAraMvAra AgrahapUrvaka pharamAveluM, te pahele ja dhakke mAMe bAlI na nAkhavA badala Apa nAmadAra mane Thapako Ape che, zuM? Apa nAmadAra tyAM jAte hAjara hatA; eTale Apane jarUrI lAgyuM hAta te! meM kahelI vAtanA inakAra karI, sAcI vAta jAhera karI daI ApanI pAyamAlI sAdhI zakatA hatA; paNa ApanA vaphAdAra nAkarathI to ApanA hukama vinA ema zI rIte karI zakAya ?" 157

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158 66 vAta kharI che, vArne! mArI mahattvAkAMkSAe mArA premane dagA devarAvyA che. ' 6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' "UlaTuM ema kaheA, nAmadAra ke, ApanA preme ApanI unnatine dagA dIdhA che, ane jagatamAM bIjA koIne prApta na thAya evA sattA ane pratiSThAnA pade pahoMcatAM Apane rokI rAkhyA che. nAmadAra leDIne kAunTesa banAvavA jatAM Ape Ate -- banavAnI taka gumAvI che." "zuM banavAnI taka gumAvI che? tAre je kahevuM che te bAlI nAkha jouM !" lisesTara taDUkayo. 66 rajJA banavAnI taka nAmadAra; AkhA IMglaeNnDanA rAjA ! - ane ema kahevAmAM rANIjI pratye kazA rAjadroha thatA nathI. kAraNake, IMglaeNnDa dezanI AkhI prajA potAnAM mAnItAM rANIne eka svarUpavAna, khAnadAna ane premazauryanI bhAvanAvALA ti maLe, ema icche che." 66 gAMDA-bAMDA thayo che ke zuM, vArne? patnInA khALAmAMthI maLelA tAja paheravA jatAM skaoNTalaeNnDanA DArnalenI zI vale thaI, te tuM bhUlI gayA, zuM?" 66 "parNa DArnale to gadheDo hatA, nAmadAra. jo maeNrI Apa nAmadArane paraNI he!ta, te tene judI jAtanA pati maLyo hAta ane Apa nAmadArane judI jAtanI namra ane kahyAgarI patnI maLI hota." e vAta kharI che, vArto! maeNrIne nAthI zake tevo puruSa' DArnale na hatA e vAta sAcI. paraMtu maeNrIne nAthI zake tevo mANasa ilijhAbethane paNa nAthI zake, e vAtamAM ze| mAla che ? ilijhAbethane hradaya skrInuM maLyuM che, paNa mAthuM 1. skaoNTalaeNnDanI rANI mairI henrI sTuarTa, loDA lene paraNI hatI. te durAcArI bhUkha hatA, ane rANI tenAthI gheADA vakhatamAM ja vimukha thaI gaI. maeNrInA mAnItA sekreTarI rijhiyAnuM teNe khUna karAvyuM, ethI maeNrInI tenA pratyenI nakta khAsa vadhI gaI. gheADA vakhata bAda DA`lenuM khUna thayuM, paNa temAM maeNrIne keTaleA hissA hatA athavA te kAvatarAnI mairIne keTalI ANu hatI, te haju nizcita thaI zakacu' nathI. - sa`pA 2. maeNrI ilijhAbethanA hAthamAM kedI tarIke hatI, tyAre tene ala Apha lisesTara sAthe paraNavAnI vAta khAmukhA apamAnita karavA khAtara dharavAmAM AvI hatI, e aitihAsika hakIkata che. -sapA

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navA veza - navI kAmagIrI 159 puruSanuM maLyuM che; eTale te peAtAnI jAta upara kAbU rAkhI game tevI mUrkhAI karI besatI nathI. te prema-patro, are prema-kAvyonI levaDadevaDa karaze; are premanI AkharI kakSA sudhI vAta vadhavA deze, paNa pachI ekadama tALuM ! " 66 paNa te jo patnI banavA taiyAra na thAya, ane mAtra premikA ja banI rahe, tA e vastu to Apa nAmadAranA vizeSa lAbhanI vAta na thaI? kAraNake, Apane patnI to che ja-mAtra te patnIe kamnara-plesa jevI jagAe guptavAsamAM rahyA karavuM joIe. " " bicArI eNmI! ene kAyadesaranI patnI tarIke bahAra AvavAnI keTalI badhI utkaMThA che? ' " paNa nAmadAra, emanI e icchA buddhiyukta kahI zakAya ? temane dharma-vidhipUrvaka ApanAM patnI thavuM hatuM, te vastu Ape kabUla rAkhI; eTale te have ApanAM mAnavaMta ane priya patnI banyAM ja che. Apa nAmadArane jyA2e agatyanAM kAmeAmAMthI phurasada maLe, tyAre Apa temane maLatA paNa raho che. te emanA jevAM vahAlasoyAM ane kahyAgarAM patnIe ApanuM hita vicArI amuka chAyAmAM rahevA kabUla thavuM ja joIe. ane liDakoTa-haoNlamAM temanA bApane tyAM te je ochAyAmAM hatAM, tethI vadhu chAyA A nathI " 4. 66 tArI vAtamAM kaMIka vajUda tA che ja; paraMtu rANIe tene kenilavarlDamAM rajU karavAnuM pharamAvyuM che tenuM zuM thaze, vAru?" "e muddA bAbata mane jarA zAMtithI vicAra karavA dejo, nAmadAra. rANIjI tathA nAmadAra kAunTasa baMnene saMtASa thAya, ane chatAM badhI vAta gupta rahe, evI eka yAjanA huM taiyAra karI rahyo chuM. - paNa hAla turatane mATe have Apa nAmadAranA kAMI vizeSa hukama che?" - "kaMI nathI; paNa jatA pahelAM tuM mArI pelI leAkhaMDI kAskeTa1 Tebala upara mUkatA jA; tathA huM bolAvuM ke tarata hAjara thaI zake, eTaleA najIkamAM ja raheje." 1. jara jhaverAta rAkhavAnI nAnI majabUta peTI. = sapA

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160 6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya ' ra vAne bahAra cAlyA jatAM lisesTare e kAskeTa bIjA koIe khAlavAnA prayatna te nathI karyo, e barAbara joI laIne ughADI. temAMthI theADA seAnaiyA kADhI eka rezamI parsamAM bharI lIdhA; tathA aMdarathI janmAkSara dorelA eka kAgaLa kADhayo. tyAra bAda eka kUMcI laI, paDado khaseDI, khUNAmAMnuM gupta dvAra ughADI, bhIMtanI jADAImAM caNelA eka dAdara pAse jaI, UMcuM joI, dAdara uparanA burajamAM pahoMce teTalA moTo avAja karI bUma pADI, " alAskA ! nIce Avo. 66 " Avyo nAmadAra ! " ema kahetA uparathI eka gaTTo buDhDhA jevo mANasa UtarI Avyo. "pitA, tamArI bhaviSyavANI khoTI paDI ! pelA te sAthe thavA lAgyA che." "beTA, meM enuM mAta nahotuM bhAkhyuM -- uparAMta, meM AkAzanA grahanakSatranI gati ane sthAna uparathI bhAkhelI vAta, chevaTe saunA niyaMtAnI marajInI bahAra che, ema paNa na mAnI levuM joIe. graha| bhale mANasanA bhAgya upara hakUmata calAvatA haze, paraMtu graheA upara paNa IzvaranI hakUmata cAle che. " "to pachI tamArI vidyA zA khapanI?" 66 "kema beTA, IzvaranI marajI heThaLa cAlate! ghaTanAkrama paNa kaI dizA pakaDaze, e ApaNe agAuthI jANI zakIe, e ochuM che? tame je janmAkSara eTale tene lAMbI batAvyA hatA, temAM zina maMgaLanI sAme chaThThA sthAne che; ane kAramI bImArI bhAgavavI paDe ja. ane te uparathI tenuM mRtyu jarUra anumAnI zakAya - chatAM Apa nAmadAra te janmAkSaravALAnuM nAma mane kaheA, to huM bIjI kuMDaLI mAMDI jouM. " "enuM nAma gupta che, pitA; chatAM huM eTaluM teA kabUla karIza ja ke tamAruM bhAkheluM khATuM paDayuM che ema na kahevAya. te khUba ja bImAra paDI gayA hatA - joke marI na gayA, paNa tenI AkharI ghaDI to gaNAvA lAgI ja hatI. paNa pitAjI, tame vArnee kahyA mujaba mArI che ke nahi? to te uparathI atyAre mAruM bhAgya kevuM che te kahI kuMDaLI dorI zakaze ? "

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na veza-navI kAmagIrI 161 hA beTA, mArI tamAma vidyA, tamArI sevAmAM hAjara che. A kuMDaLI juo, keTaluM badhuM ujajavaLa bhAvI batAve che? - alabatta, bhayo, muzkelIo ane jokhama vinAnI nahi. eTale tamAre haju tamArI kArya karavAnI ane sahana karavAnI hiMmatane jarA vadhu UMcI kakSAe laI javAnI jarUra che. graho te haju moTo hoddo, haju meTuM pada tamane prApta thAya e cokhkhuM jaNAve che. e zuM hoI zake e tamAre kalpI levuM joIe, mArAthI enuM nAma na pADI zakAya. mANasanuM garviSTha mana icchI zake tevuM pada, sattA, ane vaibhava A kuMDaLI to batAve che." vAha, A to mAruM mAthuM bhamAvavA mArA duzmanoe ja tamane mokalI ApyA lAge che! bolo, tamArI Apa-saccAI puravAra karI Ape tevuM kaMI pramANa rajU kare; nahi te, hamaNAM ja huM tamArI cAmaDI jIvatAjIvata utarAvI dauM chuM." juo nAmadAra, Ama gusso karavAnI ke zaMkAzIla banavAnI jarUra nathI. chellA covIsa kalAkathI huM A burajamAM purAI rahyo chuM. bahAranA koIne maLyo nathI. tame ja cAvI pheravIne bAraNuM bahArathI baMdha kareluM che. meM kazuM khAdhuM paNa nathI. te pachI huM tamane ema pUchuM chuM ke, AkAzamAM tamAro sitAro chellA 24 kalAkathI bulaMda thayo che, te pramANamAM tamArA pRthvI uparanA bhAgyamAM paNa kAMI ja sAro ke zubha kahevAya e pheraphAra thayo che ke nahi? mArI saccAI bAbata tamAro javAba ja pramANa haze. jo tevuM kazuM na banyuM hoya, to tame mane bhale eka harAmakhora Thaga gaNI kADhajo ane cAnDiyA-baeNbilonamAM zodhAyelI mArI vidyA paNa ThagavidyA che ema mAnI lejo." lisesTara thoDo vicAramAM paDI gayo. pachI teNe kahyuM, "vAta sAcI che - tamane barAbara alaga pADIne pUrI rAkhavAmAM AvyA hatA - koI tamane maLI zake ke kazuM kahI zake tema na hatuM - chatAM mArA graho uparathI tame jema bhAkhyuM che, tema chellA covIsa kalAkamAM mArI paristhitimAM kaMIka sAro kahI zakAya tevo pheraphAra jarUra thayo che. eTale meM tamAre mATe zaMkA karavA je karyuM, te badala huM dilagIra chuM. paNa tame je kahyuM ke, mArA bhAgyamAM pri0- 11

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16ra prIta kiye dukha hoya' vacce bhayo-muzkelIo ane jokhame che, te tame kahI zakazo kharA ke, e jokhama kevA prakAranuM che ane kaI dizAmAMthI AvavAnuM che?" "mArI vidyA eTaluM ja kahI zake tema che, beTA, ke e jokhama eka yuvAna taraphathI AvavAnuM che - je tamAre harIpha hoI zake, ema mane lAge che. paNa e prema-kAraNamAM ke rAjakAraNamAM harIpha che e huM na kahI zakuM. uparAMta e jokhama pazcima dizAmAMthI AvavAnuM che, eTaluM huM kahI zakuM "pazcima dizAmAMthI? barAbara, Tresiliyana kaoNvelano ane rele Devonane - e bemAMthI eka hoI zake - paNa huM baMnethI sAvadha rahIza. pitAjI, meM tamane ane tamArI vidyAne je anyAya karyo, te badala A thelI lo." ema kahI lisesTare kAskeTamAMthI kADhIne sonaiyA bharelI rezamI thelI tene ApI dIdhI, ane umeryuM, "vArnee kahyAthI bamaNuM A che. paNa tame vaphAdAra rahejo - badhuM gupta rAkhajo - vAne ja salAhasUcana Ape tene anusaro tathA mAre kAraNe thoDo ekalavAsa veThavo paDe to veThI lejo. ene tamane pUrato badalo maLI raheze, enI khAtarI rAkhajo. vArne, ahIM Ava, ane A saMmAnanIya sajajanane tArA kamarAmAM laI jaI khavarAva-pivarAva; paNa khabaradAra, te phorphanI sAthe kazA saMparkamAM na Ave." vArbenA kamarAmAM jaIne alAsko bhojana karavA beTho, tyAre vArnee AsapAsa koI sAMbhaLatuM nathI ke sAMbhaLI zake tema nathI eTalI khAtarI karI laI, bAraNuM barAbara aMdarathI baMdha karyuM ane pachI alAskonI sAme besI pUchavA mAMDayuM - "AMgaNAmAMthI meM nizAnI karI hatI te barAbara joI hatIne?" "hA, hA; ane kuMDaLI te pramANe ja goThavI lIdhI hatI." "ane mArA peTrane e badhuM bhaviSya paDakAryA vinA jemanuM tema svIkArI lIdhuM ne?" paDakAryA vinA te na kahevAya; paNa chevaTe svIkArI lIdhuM kharuM. meM pahelethI ApaNe nakkI karyA mujaba jokhama koI gupta rahasya pragaTa thaI jaDa mAMthI tathA pazcima dizAmAMthI AvavAnuM che ema umeryuM hatuM."

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navo veza-navI kAmagIrI 163 barAbara che, have ekane mATe mArA laoNrDane Dara geraMTI banI raheze, ane bIjA mATe temane aMtarAtmA. AvI moTI zarata ane hoDamAM Utarela mANasa AvA khaTakA manamAM rAkhyA kare che, e ja vicitra vastu che. eTale mAre temanA ja hitamAM temane Ama chetaravA paDe che. have maherabAna tiSI, tamArI potAnI bAbatamAM to huM have graho-nakSatro-kuMDaLIone pUchayA vinA ja bhAkhI zakuM chuM ke, tamAre have ahIMthI kammara gAmanI dizAmAM uThAMtarI karavAnI thaI che." bhAI, chevaTanA mane bahu doDAdoDI karAvI che, tathA burajanI nirjana koTaDIomAM mAre purAI rahevuM paDayuM che. paNa have mAre svataMtratA joIe chIe jethI huM mArAM saMzodhane AgaLa calAvI zakuM; kAraNake, mAre mana te pacAsa pacAsa rAjakAraNIo ane temanA mAnItAonA parapoTA jevI caDatI-paDatI karatAMya vadhu agatyanAM che." "hA, hA, tame have nirAMte svataMtratA bhogavI zakazo - kAraNake sasekasanA maLatiyAo DemeTriyasa nAmanA eka jhera vecanAra UMTavaidyane zodhI rahyA che, jeNe sasekasanA rasoIyAne kImatI masAlA vecyA hatA, jemAM jhera bheLaveluM hatuM. jANatA nathI ke, sasekase tamane zodhavA (kAraNake, alAsko nAmadhArI vyakti Demeriyasa DobUbI ja hato !) InAma bahAra pADayuM che, ane tenAM mANaso tamArI pAMsaLIomAM potAnI kaTAro khosI devA Atura banI gayAM che?" alAsko gussAthI ane bhayathI anukrame lAlacoLa tathA phIko banI gayo. vArnee have dhIme rahIne umeryuM, "vAha, buDhe, Ama maravA jevA phIkA paDI javAnI zI jarUra che? huM tamane grAma-pradezamAM AvelA mArA eka mathake pahoMcADI daIza, jyAM tame nirAMte rahI zakazo, ane tyAM rahelA gulAmane ThagIne navuM rUpA-nANuM UbhuM karI zakazo. kAraNake, tamArI vidyA eTaluM ja karI zake tema che!" bhUMDAmukhA, juThThA mANasa! kImiyAvighAmAM huM eTalo AgaLa vadhelo chuM ke, have pArasamaNinA guNavALuM dravya gALavAnI taiyArImAM chuM. AkhI duniyAmAM mArA jevA cha kImiyAgara paNa nathI, je tenI eTalI lagolaga pahoMcI gayA hoya -"

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya ' << 'javA de, javA de, dosta, ApaNa baMne zuM ekabIjAne oLakhatA nathI? huM jarUra tane ThagavidyAmAM pUro niSNAta mAnuM chuM; paraMtu huM e vidyAmAM eTaleA badhA AgaLa vadhI gayo che ke, have tArI jAtane ja chetarI rahyo che, e paNa tuM jANatA nathI! gusse thavAnI jarUra nathI. tArA jevo gaThiyo tArA sivAya bIjA koIthI chetarAya nahi. paraMtu sasekasane te vecelA masAlAnuM jhera jo vadhu saphaLa nIvaDayuM hAta, tA huM tArI jhera-vighAne teA barAbara pramANata. paNa tane tA e paNa nathI AvaDatI ! " "" (6 tArA jevo badamAza meM bIjo koI na joyo, je pote karelAM kukarmo jarAya zaramAyA vinA Ama hiMmatapUrvaka mAMe lAvI zake." 164 "" paNa tuM to evo badamAza che ke, je karmA tuM karI zakatA nathI te mAMe lAvavAnI hiMmata karI zake che. paNa gusse thavAnI jarUra nathI - mAre tArI sAthe takarAra mAMDavI nathI. paNa tuM ja kahe ke, tArI vidyA Ave aNIne vakhate niSphaLa kema nIvaDI ? " "mArI vastu niSphaLa nIvaDI zake ja nahi. meM ApelA jherane AkhI duniyAmAM mAtra eka ja upAya che. te arla oNpha sasekasane ApavAmAM Ave, to ja te meM ApelA jheranI asaramAMthI bacI zake. paNa e upAya mArA sivAya IMglaeNnDamAM bIjuM koI jANatuM nathI - uparAMta e banAvavA mATe joItAM auSadhA - khAsa karIne temAMnuM eka, te kayAMya maLI zake tema nathI. eTale sasekasa bacI gayA te bhAre navAInI vAta che. mATInuM baneluM koI zarIra e jherane sAmane na karI zake." - " paNa koI tArA jevo UMTavaida kayAMkathI AvI caDayo ane teNe temane bacAvI lIdhA ema sAMbhaLyuM che. te tuM kahe che te tArA jherano gupta upAya IMglaeNnDamAM bIjuM koI jANatuM hoya evo saMbhava che, kharo?" " eka mANasa evo hatA. kharo - mAro ja eka vakhatanA zAgIrda hatA. teNe kadAca chUpI rIte mArA eka-be nusakhA jANI lIdhA hoya, evo saMbhava kahevAya kharo. paNa huM ema mArI vidyAmAM koI bhAgIdAra bane e sahana karI lauM evo mANasa nathI. eTale meM to ene corI lIdhelA nusakhAo sAthe kathAranA suraMgane bhaDAke uDAvI dIdhA che- e bicArAnA AtmAne zAMti maLeA ! - paNa tame mane jyAM laI javA mAge che tyAM mane mArI prayAgazALA calAvavA devAmAM Avaze, kharI ?" -

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na veza - navI kAmagIrI are tArI prayogazALA karatAMya bIjI moTI prayogazALA tane taiyAra maLaze. kAraNake ebiMgDananA sAdhuomAMnA eke tArI peThe potAnI jAtane setAnane vecI dIdhI hatI, ane te paNa sArI peThe pArasamaNinuM dravya zodhavA mAthAkUTa karyA karato hato. te kayArane marI gayo che. ane tenI e AkhI prayogazALA e makAna sAthe mArA kabajAmAM AvI gaI che. tyAM tuM jeTalA ukALA-kADhA gALavA hoya teTalA gALyA karaje ane saMtAnanuM tarpaNa karaje." bhale, mAsTara vArne, tuM atyAre mArI ThekaDI karyA kara. paNa mAre mArI vidyAmAM eka ja pagathiyuM bAkI rahe che. ane pachI huM joI zakaze ke, navI duniyAmAMnI khANo jeTaluM sonuM ApI zake che tenA karatAM mArI pAse sonAnA akhUTa ane moTA bhaMDAra thaI gayA haze, jethI mAre pachI rAja-mAnItAnA mAnItAonI gulAmI nahi veThavI paDe!" zAbAza, zAbAza! paNa bhalAdamI, tArI e vAtonAM baNagAM mArA laoNrDa lisesTaranA khissAmAMthI ke mArA khissAmAMthI eka sonaiyo paNa nahi kaDhAvI zake. e mATe to tAre amArI nakkara - dunyavI sevAo bajAvavI paDaze. eTale tAre tyAM jaIne pahelaprathama to mane tArA seInTa nikolasanA maeNneno bIjo Dojha taiyAra karI Apavo paDaze." huM e jherane vadhu Dojha taiyAra karavAno nathI." te te je Dojha banAvyo hato te mATe tane huM phAMsIe caDAvI devarAvIza. paNa mAnavajAtane eTaluM badhuM nukasAna thAya ema huM icchata nathI - eTale tuM tArI vidyA sAthe jIvato rahe emAM ja tAruM ne duniyAnuM bhaluM che! paNa tArA A navA Dojhane upayoga mAre koIne mArI nAkhavA mATe A vakhate karavo nathI. te ja kahyuM hatuM ke, e jherane thoDI mAtrAmAM ApavAmAM Ave, to te mANasamAM mAtra gamagInI, DhIlapaNa, UbakA, mAthAne du:khAvo, ane sthaLaphera karavAnI nAmarajI - evA evA upadravo ja UbhA kare che. tuM to ema kaheto hato ke, pAMjarAmAM pUrelA paMkhIne e jhera ApyuM hoya, to tenA pAMjarAnuM bAraNuM ughADuM mUko to paNa te UDI javA mana na kare !" "kharI vAta che; paNa huM tene bAMdho joIne nakkI karI ApuM te pramANamAM e Apo to ja."

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566 prIta kiye dukha hoya' "ane te mANasanI jiMdagIne jarA paNa AMca na Ave, kharuMne?" "hA, paraMtu mAre te jheranuM mAraNa sAthe rAkhI tenI pAse ja hAjara rahevuM paDe; jethI kaMIka vadhAre pramANamAM jheranI kharAba asara jaNAya, to tarata saMbhALI laI zakuM." "paNa tuM tenI pAse ja rahI zakIza; ane tane InAma paNa evuM rAjazAhI ApavAmAM Avaze. paraMtu teNInI tabiyatane jarA paNa AMca na AvavI joIe, nahi to tAruM tyAM ne tyAM AvI banaze." "teLIne? te zuM koI strI upara mArI vidyA ajamAvavAnI che?" "mUrakha, meM to koI paMkhiNI mATe e zabda vAparyo hato. paNa tArI AMkhanA caLakATa uparathI tuM ghaNuM ghaNuM kalapI leto hoya ema lAge che. to puruM ja sAMbhaLI le - e paMkhiNI jene priya che, te enI tabiyatane jarA paNa AMca Ave to daragujara kare tevo nathI. te strIne kenilavarthamAM thanArA utsava-samAraMbhamAM hAjara rahevAne hukama thayo che. paraMtu te strI tyAM na jAya e bahu jarUrI che - Avazyaka che - agatyanuM che. e agatya ke AvazyakatA zA kAraNe che, e vAta te strIne jaNAvavAnI nathI, eTale te pite ja thaIne kenilavaI javAnuM nAmaMjUra kare, evuM ApaNe karavAnuM che. kAraNake, te strIne tyAM javAnuM ghaNuM ghaNuM mana hoya, e svAbhAvika che." paNa eno jAna levAnuM mane nahi kahevAmAM Ave, enI khAtarI Apo chone?" "UlaTuM, tene jAna gayo, te tAro jAna tarata ja jaze, e tAre yAda rAkhavAnuM che." ane badalAmAM mane mArA prayogo calAvavA mATe pUrI svataMtratA ane sagavaDa maLaze?" badhI ja, badhI ja. paNa pelI strIne davA ApavAnuM te huM tyAM jAte AvIne kahyuM tyAre ja karavAnuM che; te pahelAM nahi. mAro mANasa mAikela leMmbaoNrna tane kAle savAre AvIne laI jaze. tyAM sudhI tAre sUvA mATenA A gholakAmAM ja purAI rahevAnuM che." ema kahI, vAne e tene pitAnA kamarAnA ja khUNAmAM AvelA eka gholakAmAM pUrIne bahArathI tALuM mAryuM ane mAikela laeNmbornane potAnA kamarAmAM bolAvyo.

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no veza- navI kAmagIrI laeNbaoNrnane pIdhela hAlatamAM meM thaI gayela Avelo joIne vAne tarata takI UThayo, "badamAza pIdhela banI gayo, kharuM?" khasUsa, mArA maherabAna, Aje ApaNA laoNrDa lisesTaranA mAnamAM ame AkhI sAMja pI-pI ja karyuM che. je mANasa Aje mArA laoNrDanI thayelI baDhatInA mAnamAM Dajhaneka zubhecchA-pyAlIo pIvA kabUla na thAya, tene mArI kaTAranA cha IMca pIvA paDe, samajyA?" harAmajAdA, abaghaDI hoMsamAM AvI jA - huM hukama karuM chuM. huM jANuM chuM ke, tuM tAruM ghena marajI thAya to phagAvI daI zake che. eTale jo tuM tarata bhAnamAM na AvI gayo, to tArI khera nathI, samajyo?" leMmbaoNne tarata mAthuM DhALI dIdhuM; ane kamarA bahAra jaI, be-traNa miniTamAM mAthAnA vALa, kapaDAM vagere badhuM ThIkaThAka karI laI, pUrA hoMsamAM pAcho Avyo. jo, huM barAbara sAMbhaLI le; tAre A nAnA kamarAmAM sUtelA kasabI mANasane kammara-plasa mathake laI javAno che. A cAvI le savAre barAbara vakhatasara tene AvIne uThADaje. bIjo paNa koI vizvAsu mANasa sAthe leje. musApharI daramyAna A buDhDhA sAthe adabathI vartaje - paNa tene chaTakavA na daIza. te chaTakavA prayatna kare, te tene tarata ja ThAra karaje- mArI bAMhedharI che. kanjhara-plesamAM pUrva taraphanA bhAgamAM nIcenA kamarA tene soMpavAnA che; temAMnI prayogazALAnAM badhAM sAdhano paNa te vAparI zake. teno pelI bAnu sAthe meLApa thavA devAno nathI. pachI huM tyAM AvuM tyAM sudhI tAre tyAM ja rokAvAnuM che. paraMtu te daramyAna tAre pIThAmAM javAnuM nathI ane bhaDabhaDATa karavAnuM nathI. kamnara-plesamAM rahe teTalo vakhata eka zvAsa paNa tenAthI bahAranI havAno laIza nahi, samajyo?" basa, vadhu kahevAnI kaMI jarUra nathI, mArA laoNrDa - are mArA mAnavaMta mAlika - alabatta, tame nAITa-padadhArI jaladI banavAnA ja cho, enI mane khAtarI che. huM vahelI savAre ahIMthI Ane laIne UpaDI jaIza, khAtarI rAkho. "

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15 vIzImAM pharIthI bheTa kammara gAme Aje sAMje "bleka-baeNra' vIzImAM jAilsa gesliga vIzIvALAnA adhyakSapaNA nIce cAlu rIta pramANe goThaDI jAmI hatI. atyAranA jamAnAmAM jene "pheriyo' kahIne ApaNe avagaNIe chIe, te mANasa te jamAnAmAM cAlu phezananI avanavI kApaDa-seMTa-arAra vagere vastuo dUra aMdaranAM gAmomAM pahoMcADanAra eka viziSTa mANasa gaNAto. khAsa karIne strIo tevo mANasa Ave tyAre navI phezanane mAla jovA ane kharIdavA bahu utsuka thaI jatI. "bleka-bera" vIzImAM Aje eka pheriyo tenA mAlanAM baMDala sAthe AvIne Utaryo hato ane sAMjanA mukhya kamarAmAM gAmanA bIjA mulAkAtIo sAthe vAtoe vaLagyo hato. paNa jUno vepArI mAsTara gelDabreDa A pheriyo A tarapha AvyAthI bahu ginnAyo hato ane tenI sAthe vAtavAtamAM cheDAI paDato hato. paNa eTalAmAM vIzInI bahAra AMgaNAmAM navA mahemAno AvyAne pokAra AvatAM, vIzIvALo tathA tenA nokaro bahAra doDI gayA. thoDA vakhatamAM jAIlsa gosliga potAnI sAthe potAnA nAmacIna bhANA mAIkela laeNmbaoNrnane tathA tenI sAthe AvelA jyotiSI alAskone laIne aMdara Avyo. mAIkela lemborna ThIkaThAka pIdhela sthitimAM hatuM. alAskoe potAnI lAMbI dADhI kAtarIne tathA pozAkamAM yogya pheraphAra karIne potAnA dekhAvamAM vIseka varSane ghaTADo karI nAkhyo hato. atyAre te sATheka varSanI uMmarano capaLa mANasa dekhAte hatA - jJAnabhArathI ke umarabhArathI nIce namI gayelo nahi. alAsko lembaoNrnane vIzI jevI jAhera jagAe rajU thavAne badale sIdho kamnara-plesa mukAme ja javAno Agraha karato hato, tyAre lemborna dArUnI mastImAM gALo uccArato kahete hato, "badhA graha-nakSatronI sogaMda!

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vIzImAM pharIthI bheTo 169 mArAthI mArA mAmAne vaMdana karyA vagara ahIM thaIne pasAra thavAya ja nahi. cAle mAmA, tamAre sArAmAM sAro eka gaeNlana dArU kADhe, ane umarAvadila ala oNpha lisesTaranA mAnamAM badhAne pIvA ApI do!" paNa e badhA dArUnA paisA koNa Apaze, bhANAbhAI? tamArI pAse khIsAmAM be phadiyAMya che kharAM?" jAilsa goslige pUchayuM. "mAmA, tame hajuya mArI tAkAtamAM ane thelImAM avizvAsa rAkhatA ja rahyA," ema kahI teNe khissAmAMthI sonA-rUpA-nANuM kADhI batAvyuM ane umeryuM, "enA karatAM te mekisako ane perunI khANomAM sonuM mojuda che ke nahi e pUcho, ke rANIjInI tijorImAM sonuM vartamAna che ke nahi e pUcho ! - paNa rANIjIne jaya! mArA bhalA laoNrDa upara te phidA phidA che !" bhANAbhAI, tame AvA badhA paisA kayAMthI kamAo cho, te mane jarA batAvI do, te sArI vAta !" paisA? paisA kamAvAnI rIta jANavI che? to huM eka gupta vAta kahI dauM, mAmA, A mArI sAthe je buDhDho che ne? - tenA magajamAM narI cAMdInI ne sonAnI khANo bharelI che - huM sogaMda khAuM enA karatAM vadhu jhaDape te senaiyA ne rUpaiyA banAvI zake che!" mAre evA banAvaTI paisA mArI thelImAM bharavA nathI to! rANIjInA calaNI nANAne ThagavA jatAM zuM thAya, te huM barAbara jANuM chuM." "mAmA, tame pUrA gadheDA cho! - ane DaoNkTara tuM mAruM kapaDuM zA mATe kheMcyA kare che? - tuM paNa pUro gadheDo che. tame baMne AvA gadheDA ja cho, eTale huM kahI dauM ke, meM rUpakanI bhASA ja vAparI hatI. soyA ne rUyA eTale calaNI nANuM nahi; paNa cakhuM zuddha sonuM ane rUpuM -" pele Dose. alAsko have bolI UThyo, "tuM gAMDo thayo che? tArAmAM koI bhUta peThuM che ke zuM? ahIM Ama vIzI jevI jAhera jagAmAM badhAnI najara ApaNA upara kheMcavAnI zI jarUra che, bhalA ?" paNa huM sogaMda khAIne kahuM chuM ke, kaI tArI upara najara nahi nAkhe. juo mAsTaro, tamAre koIe A sagRhastha upara najara karavAnI nathI - je koI najara nAkhaze tenI AMkhe huM hAla ne hAla mArI A kaTArathI khAtarI kADhIza - mATe nirAMte besa, DosA ! - A te badhA mArA jUnA goThiyAo che - teo koIne ughADo pADI de tevA nathI."

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170 6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' 66 "paNa tame loko khAnagI kamarAmAM cAlone?" jAilsa gAsviMge kahyuM; tame bhANAbhAI vicitra vAtA bAlA cho, ane cAre bAju bAtamIdAro pharatA ja hoya. '' 66 'bAtamIdAro ? chaT ! - huM umarAvadila artha oNpha lisesTarano mANasa chuM. basa, A dArU AvyA; have sau koI IMglaeNnDanA tAjarUpa artha oNpha lisesTaranA mAnamAM zubhecchAmAM pyAlI gaTagaTAvavA mAMDe; ane je koI nA pADaze tene sasekasanA vADAnuM Dukkara mAnI, tenI TAMga kApI Aga upara zekIne huM khAI jaIza ! " oNmbaoNrnane Ama gAMDapaNe caDelA joI, alAsko Doso tenAthI dUra eka khUNA tarapha cUpacApa jaIne beTho, jethI peAtAnI yAda oNmbaoNrnane AvIne pAtA viSe vadhu kaMI bAlyA na kare. have pelA kApaDiyeA bakAla gAlDathreDa mAIka pAse AvIne vAtAe vaLagyA "kema dAsta, te divase mArI sAthe zaratamAM - phosTarane ghera jaI AvavAnIstA - je tAko tuM jItyA hatA, te kapaDuM kevuM nIkaLyuM ?" " vAha, bahu sAruM nIkaLyuM hatuM vaLI; basa tenA mAnamAM tane huM eka pyAlA pAI dauM te pI jA! cAleA bhAI, A bakAlane ane mane tenA uttama tAkAnA mAnamAM eka eka pyAlI bharI ApeA." 66 * paNa dAsta mAIka, have e jAtanI hADathI tane tAkA jItavAnA nahi maLe ! kAraNa ke TaoNnI phaoNsTara kahetA hatA ke, e tane ene bAraNe pharI caDavA nahi de. tuM evI gaMdI gALA bAle che ke, koI paNa bhalA khristInuM chAparuM ja e sAMbhaLIne UDI jAya. '' 66 e harAmajAdo kaMjUsa ema kahetA hatA? to basa, huM kahuM chuM ke, atyAre mArA bAlAvyAthI tene ahIM hAjara thaIne mAro hukama jAheramAM sAMbhaLavA paDaze, basa? mAra zarata ? jo te ahIM mArA bAlAvyAthI Ave, te tArI dukAnanA gheADA uparanAM pAMca khAnAMmAM jeTaluM kApaDa che, teTaluM mane ApI daIza ? na Ave, to mArA pacAsa eMjala* DUla !" "jA, jA, bhAI, vadhAre paDatA caDI gayo che, jarA jaIne UMghI jA ! TaoNnI phaoNsTara tArA hukamathI, tuM sITI bajAve ne ahIM Ave ! - jA, jA, mAIka! UMghI jA. gAlDathreDa bAlI UThayo. = " * atyAranA pacIsa pAuMDa. - sA

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vIzImAM pharIthI bheTo 171 paNa beTamajI, hoDa bakone tyAre!" "paNa dukAnanA mAlanI evI hoDa na hoya; tArA pAMca aMjala sAme mArA pAMca eMjalanI hoDa bakavI hoya to kabUla che." "mAre paNa kabUla che; Avo mAmA, amArA baMnenI rakama tamArI pAse laI rAkhe, ane tamArA koI chokarAne A kAgaLa laIne kammara-plesa tarapha mokalo, ane phosTarane kahevarAvo ke, huM mAnavaMta mAIla lembaoNrna ahIM mArA mAmAnA gaDhamAM birAjyo chuM, ane tenI sAthe koI agatyanI maMtraNAo karavA mAguM chuM." pelo chokaro ciThThI ane saMdeza laIne cAlyo gayo, daramyAna lambone pyAlI upara pyAlI caDAvya rAkhI. thoDA vakhatamAM ja pelo chokaro pAcho Avyo ane saMdezo lAvyo ke, mAsTara phosTara hamaNAM ja ahIM Ave che." "basa, jItyo! lAva mAmA, bakAlanA pAMca eMjala paNa !" paNa golDabreDe kahyuM, "nA, nA, kosTara ahIM Ave pachI ja Apaje." mAIkela bolI UThayo, "paNa e umara sudhI te AvI pahoMcyo haze! kema chokarA, TaoNnIe mAro saMdezo sAMbhaLIne zuM kahyuM?" "pahelAM te meM ciThThI ApI te laIne ema ja bolyA ke, Apa sAheba jahannamamAM jAo!" hA, hA, e to enA paMthanA na hoya te badhAne sIdhA tyAM ja mokalI Ape che; hAM, paNa pachI teNe zuM kahyuM?" laeNmbone pUchyuM. "temaNe ciThThI vAMcI, ane pachI mane pUchayuM ke, tame pIdhela hAlatamAM cho ke nahi? - meM jyAre kahyuM ke, hA, tame jarA speniza bhASA jevuM bolo cho kharA, eTale temaNe kahyuM ke, te jo nahi Ave to tame ghaNuM badhuM chAnuM rAkhavAnuM manI marazo - sAheba e to emaNe kaheluM huM kahuM chuM - eTale temaNe Tope janmo caDAvIne mane kahyuM ke "cAla huM AvuM chuM." laeNmborna e sAMbhaLI, mana sAthe gaNagaNyo, "eNe sAcuM kahyuM, mane pAchI mArI jUnI late caDI vAgI - paNa huM kaMI pIdhelo houM ke nA pIdhelo houM, tethI pharaTariyAthI DaruM zA mATe? - cAlo bhAI, mane ThaMDA pANInuM eka pavAluM bharI Apa jouM, jethI peTamAM gayelA dArUne khristI jaLasaMskAra* karAvuM. khristIkaraNane vidhi - baeNTijhama. - saMpA

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172 "prIta kiye duHkha heya" laeNmborna ema pANI vagerethI kaMIka hozamAM AvavAnA prayatna karavA lAgyo, daramyAna jAilsa gosliga koI na jANe tema pelA pheriyAnA kamarAmAM Avyo ane pUchavA lAgyo - "kema maherabAna, tame ahIM cAlyA AvyA?" "bhUta Ave tyAre bhAgavuM ja paDene!" "mArA bhANA mATe evA zabdo mArI samakSa vAparavA tamane na chAje, maherabAna. alabatta, mAIka setAno vaMzaja che, enI nA nahi." are, e dArUDiyAnI vAta kayAM kare che? huM to pelo tenI sAthe je bIjo Avyo che, tenI vAta karuM chuM. paNa e loko kyAre javAnA che, ane ahIM zA mATe thobhyA che?" e praznono javAba te huM ApI zake tema nathI, paraMtu tame bhalA mAsTara Tresiliyana taraphathI je vIMTI lAvyA cho, e khAsI kImatI che. ane evI bakSisa ApanAra mATe mAre kaMI karI chUTavuM joIe. huM je dhaMdho calAvuM chuM, te dhaMdhAmAM rahIne mAre bIjA lokonI bAbatamAM bahu mAthuM na mAravuM ghaTe. tema chatAM mArI jANamAM che te pramANe pelAM leDI haju kambaraplesamAM ja che; temane khUba ja gupta rAkhavAmAM Ave che, ane sAMbhaLyuM che te pramANe temane A ekalavAsa bahu kaThe che. te bahu ciMtAgrasta tathA khinna paNa rahe che. paNa tame tamArA mAlikanI acchI sevA bajAvavA icchatA ho, te atyAre eka sArI taka che - TaoNnI phesTara ahIM AvavA nIkaLyo che; ane huM mArA bhANAne haju eka khAsuM pavAluM bharIne dArU ApI daIza, eTale rANIjIno hukama hoya te paNa te jhaTa ahIMthI khasaze nahi. eTale ke, e lokone ahIM ekAda kalAka nIkaLI jaze. daramyAna tame tamAro mAla laIne kanjhara-plesa cAlyA jAo, ane tyAMnI je buThThI nokarI che, tene jarA khuza karI, tamAro mAla batAvavA ane vecavA leDI pAse pahoMcI jAo. tamane khapata paNa thaze ane leDI vizenI jAta-mAhitI paNa pratyakSa mulAkAtathI mAsTara Tresiliyana mATe meLavI zakazo." kharI vAta; tamArI A sUcanA mATe tamAro AbhAra mAnuM chuM." velaeNnDe javAba Apyo (e pheriyo velaeNnDa ja hato. eTaluM ApaNe ahIM kahI daIe,); "paNa pelo Doso paNa kamnara-plesa javA mATe ja Avyo che ke zuM?"

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pheriye 173 "hA, hA, e lokono nokara kahete hato ke, baMneno sAmAna tyAM ja laI javAno che. dArU pAIne tenI pAsethI eTalI mAhitI meM kaDhAvI lIdhI che." basa tyAre, have mAre vicAra karatA besI rahevAnI jarUra nathI. e buDho setAna jarUra leDI upara kaMI kAmagIrI bajAvavA ja AvI pahoMcyo lAge che. mAre tenI kAmagIrI niSphaLa karI ApavI ja rahI. ethI e DobUbI upara vera paNa levAze, tathA mAsTara TresiliyananuM paNa kAma thaze." venDa manamAM ja gaNagaNyo. 16 pheriyA ale guptatA jALavavA vAraMvAra Agraha karyo hovAthI, tathA phesTaranI potAnI ataDA rahevAnI tathA kaMjUsapaNAnI vRttine lIdhe, teNe bahu nokara-cAkara potAne tyAM rAkhyA ja na hatA. tene tyAM eka buTTo nakara tathA be buTTI DosIo ja gharakAma mATe badhuM maLIne hatAM. velenTe jyAre bAraNuM ThokaryuM. tyAre e be DesIomAMthI eke bAraNuM khelyuM. venDe potAno sAmAna aMdaranI bAnuone batAvavA aMdara AvavA devAnI tene vinaMtI karI, tyAre pelIe sAmo na samajAya tevo lavAro AraMbhI dIdho. veleMDe tenA hAthamAM eka rUpaiyo sarakAvI dIdho tathA aMdaranAM bAnu potAnuM kApaDa kharIde te ene mAthAnA bAMdhaNa mATe sAruM kApaDa bakSisa ApavAnI lAlaca ApI; eTale pelI tarata mAnI gaI. bhagavAna tAruM bhaluM kare mAruM mAthAnuM bAMdhaNa cheka ja lIrA thaI gayuM che, jo-jA, pelAM bagIcAmAM phare." ema kahI teNe veleMDane tUTI-phUTI gayelA eka grISma-gRha tarapha javA kahyuM. veleMDe te tarapha jatAM jatAM pheriyAnAM joDakaNAMmAM potAnA mAlanI jAherAta AraMbhI dIdhI.

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya' vAha jeneTa, Aje A navuM navatara vaLI kyAMthI ApaNA makAnamAM AvyuM? cAla ene najIka belAva; ApaNe kaMIka mAla kharIdIe!" kAunTase kahyuM. nA, nA, nAmadAra bAnu; buTTI Dokase ene - evA ajANyAne aMdara zA mATe AvavA dIdho haze, vAru?" are ahIM badhuM ekalavAyuM bahu lAge che; Aje jarA kalAka anaMdamAM jaze; ene ahIM bolAva." nA, nA, bAnu; mArA bApu - " "paNa e kaMI mArA bApu nathI ke mArA mAlika nathI; huM ja ene bolAvuM chuM, mAre keTalIka vastuo kharIdavI che." paNa bAnu, tame have pachInI TapAlamAM je joIe te lakhI mokalajo, eTale iMglenDa dezamAM maLatI sArAmAM sArI vastuo AvIne hAjara thaze." "basa, mAre Ane ahIM bolAvavo ja che -" ema kahI kAunTase piote ja pheriyAne grISma-gRha tarapha bolAvyo. velaeNnDa eka vakhatane nATakI mANasa hato, eTale tene badhA dhaMdhedArIenI khAsa laDhaNa AvaDatI hatI. eTale thoDI vAramAM kAunTese rAjI thaI, potA mATe, jeneTa mATe, buThThI nokaraDIo mATe ema ghaNI ghaNI pozAkanI cIjo tenI pAsethI kharIdI lIdhI. pachI kAunTese pheriyAne pUchyuM, "tArI pAse sugaMdhI attaro vagere kiMI nathI?" vAha, bAna, mArI pAse e cIjo na hoya, to huM pheriyo thayo chuM zA mATe? A juo, kevAM sarasa sarasa attaro che! - joke, arla oNpha lisesTara rANIjInI padharAmaNI potAnA kenilava gaDhamAM karAvavAnA che, eTale A badhI cIjonI achata thaI gaI che ane temanI kiMmata bamaNI thaI gaI che." "to jeneTa, pelI aphavA te sAcI hoya ema lAge che!" kAunTase kahyuM. "aphavA nI, maeNDama?" velaeNnDa ja bolI UThayo; "ApanI pAse A samAcAra nathI AvyA, e ja navAInI vAta che. rANIjI eka aThavADiyuM kenilavaImAM ardhasAheba sAthe ujANI mANavAnAM che, ane loko te kahe che

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pheriyo 175 ke, iMglaeNnDa dezane e ujANI pUrI thatAM sudhImAM rAjA maLI jaze, ane iMglaeNnDanAM rANIne pati !" kAunTasa ekadama gussAthI dhamadhamI jaIne adhIra banI jaIne bAlI UThI, e badamAzA juThTha` bAle che, (6 juThThuM !" jaeNneTa kAunTesane AzvAsana ApatAM bAlI, "nAmadAra bAnu, sAMsatAM thAo, sAMsatAM thAo; AvA pheriyAne meAMe sAMbhaLelA samAcArane vajUda ApavAnuM hotuM haze?" ' " kharI vAta che, jaeNneTa!" kAunTasa bolI UThI; " IMglaoNDanA sarvazreSTha khAnadAna umarAva mATe AvA beijjatIbharyA ahevAleA halakaTa badamAzAmAM ja cAlyA kare. " "mAnavaMta bAnu, mane kSamA karo; Apa mAre mATe e zabdo vAparatAM ho, te leAkeAmAM cAlatI vAta ja huM kahuM chuM." 66 kAunTesa daramyAna svastha thaI gaI hatI, eTale teNe pheriyAne kaMI gerasamaja na thaI jAya te mATe khulAsA rUpe samajAvIne kahyuM, bhAI, huM te ApaNAM rANI temane priya evuM kuMvArApaNuM cheADe che, evI khoTI aphavA lokone mAMe cAlatI hovAthI ja akaLAI UThI hatI. paNa A tArI kAskeTamAM pelI rUpAnI DabbImAM saMbhALIne zuM rAkhyuM che? koI navAInI cIja che ke zuM?" "hA jI; bahu camatkArI vastu che. joke, Apa jevAM sukhiyArAMne te evI koI vastunI jarUra paDe ema huM nathI mAnatA. eka vaTANA jeTalI e davA roja aThavADiyA sudhI levAmAM Ave, te tenAthI gamagInI, hatAzA, ekalavAyApaNuM, vagere badhI kALI aMdhAra mAnasika bImArI dUra thaI jAya che "" 66 "mUrakhabhAI, meM tArI kApaDa-bAra jevI cIjo bhalamanasAIthI te mAgelI kiMmate kharIdI, eTale tuM AvI nakAmI vastu 'camatkArI' kahIne mane vaLagADavA mAge che ke zuM? zarIrane karelI davAthI vaLI mananI bImArI dUra thatI haze ?" "nAmadAra, huM pramANika mANasa chuM ane pramANika dAme mArI cI vecuM chuM. A camatkArI davA meM Apane vecavA mATe batAvI ja nathI, pachI huM tene viSe juThThI vAta Apane zA mATe kahuM? A davAthI mananI mULa

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176 prIta kiye dukha hoya' bImArIo to dUra na ja thAya; evI bImArIo to IzvarakRpAe ke vakhata jatAM ja ochI thAya; paNa manamAM ciMtA ane hatAzA gherAyelI rahevAthI je khinnatA-gamagInI vagere avasthAe UbhI thAya che, te te A davAthI dUra thAya ja che. meM keTalAya darabArI lokone e davA ApI che. are kaoNrnavAlanA mAsTara eDamaMDa Tresiliyana nAmanA eka khAnadAna sadgRhasthane tAjetaramAM ja e davA ApIne meM pharI haratApharatA karyA che. nahi to kaMIka hatAzAne kAraNe emanI evI vale thaI gaI hatI ke, temanA mitroe to temanA jIvatA rahevA bAbata ja AzA mUkI dIdhI hatI." venDe taka joIne tukko laDAvyo. kAunTasa ekadama jarA coMkI, paNa pachI moM svastha rAkhIne bolI, "te sadgRhasthane have kema che? te barAbara sAjA thaI gayA?" ThIka ThIka, mAnavaMta bAnuM; have temane zArIrika takalIpha nathI rahI." "te jeneTa, huM paNa e davA thoDIka kharIdu, mane ghaNI vAra gamagInI ane khinnatA jevuM thaI Ave che, jo." nA, nA, maeNDama, AvA mANaso sAcI vastu ke sArI vastuo vece che, ene zo bharoso?" huM pote ja e vastuno bharoMso karI ApuM," ema kahIne veoNnDe temanA dekhatAM ja e davAmAMthI vaTANA jeTalI davA khAI batAvI. kAunTase have tenI pAse vadhelI badhI davA kharIdI lIdhI. uparAMta teNe te ja vakhate vaTANA jeTalI davA khAI ja lIdhI; tathA neTane jaNAvyuM ke, "vAha, A te kharI camatkArI vastu che ne kaMI ! letAM veMta mane kevuM sAruM lAge che!" joke, emAM davAnA guNa karatAM, jeneTanA nA kahevA chatAM pote kharIdelI vastunuM vakhANa karavApaNuM keTaluM hatuM, te koNa jANI zake ? tyAra bAda kAunTase kharIdelI vastuono Dhagalo karyo, ane potAnI thelI neTane ApI. pachI paisA cUkavavAnuM tene soMpIne, pote thAkI-kaMTALI gaI hoya tema makAnamAM cAlI gaI. velenTane kAunTasa sAthe khAnagImAM vAta karavI hatI, paNa te te have banI zake tema na rahyuM, eTale teNe jeneTane sAdhavA mAMDI - "bahena, tArA caherA uparathI mane dekhAya che ke, tuM tArAM mAlikaNa pratye sAcI vaphAdArI dAkhave che. tArAM mAlikaNane tArA jevInI niSThAbharI sAravAra ane sevAnI bahu jarUra che."

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pheriyo 177 ane evI vaphAdArIbharI sevAne te pUrAM lAyaka paNa che; paraMtu tenuM zuM che?" "bahena, huM jevo bahArathI dekhAuM chuM tevo kharekhara nathI." velenTe potAne avAja dhIme karIne kahyuM. "eTale ke pramANika mANasa nathI, ema?" "pUro pramANika chuM, bahena; mAtrA pheriyo nathI, eTaluM ja." "te ahIMthI ekadama cAlyA jAo. nahIM to huM mANasone bolAvuM evI nAdAnI na karatI, bahena. ema karIza to jiMdagIbhara pastAIza. huM tArAM mAlikaNane hitecchuM chuM; temane evA vadhu hitecchu mitronI jarUra che. tevA je che temane tuM hakAlapaTTI kare, e haragija yogya na kahevAya." paNa tame hitecchu cho enI zI khAtarI?" le bahena, mArA mAM sAmuM dhArI dhArIne de; tyAM tane vaphAdArI, niSThA, pramANikatA ane bhalamanasAI sivAya bIjuM kazuM dekhAya che? tArA jevI nirdoSa bhalI bahena, tarata sAmAnA hRdayane ArapAra vAMcI zake. jo, Aje sAMje ke kAle savAre ahIM eka buDhDho mANasa tArA bApu sAthe Avaze. te pUro billIpago che, udara jevo phUMkIne karaDanAro che, ane DAghiyA kUtarA jevuM lothiyuM bharI le tevo che. te bahu jherI mANasa che - jhera-vidyAno niSNAta che. ahIM tene zA mATe - kone jhera devA mATe mokalavAmAM Avyo che, te huM nathI kahI zakata. paNa te jyAM jAya che, tyAM sAthe mota ane bImArIne leto jAya che. tArAM mAlikaNane kazuM kahevAnI jarUra nathI - temanI mAnasika sthiti evI lAge che ke, te vadhAre paDatAM gabharAI jAya - paNa meM ApelI davA te niyamita le evuM karaje- kAraNake kharI rIte te davA (dhImethI tenA kAnamAM kaheto hoya tema AgaLanuM vAkya te bolyo) jheranuM mAraNa che. - paNa sAMbhaLa, te loko bagIcAmAM AvI paNa pahoMcyA!" ema kahetAMmAM velenDa tarata ja moTAM jhAMkharAMvALI vADanI pAchaLa ThekaDe mArIne bharAI gayo; ane jeneTa paNa grISma-gRhamAMthI nIkaLI, mALI mATenI oraDI jevA eka paDatara makAnamAM bharAI gaI. kAunTase kharIdela badhe sAmAna grIba-gRhamAM ja verAyelo paDayo rahyo. | pri- 12

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178 prIta kiye duHkha heya" jeneTanA bApu, temane gharaDo nekara, laeNmbaoNrna ane buDho alAsko bagIcAmAM dAkhala thayA hatA, paNa laeNmbaoNrnane khUba caDelo hoI, te evuM dhAMdhaLa macAvato hato tathA barADA pADato hato ke, pelA lokonuM badhuM dhyAna tene saMbhALIne dhakelI lAvavA tarapha ja hatuM. laeNmborna jevA mANasane dArU game teTalo caDe, paNa teo jhaTa UMgha bhegA thaI jatA nathI; teo UlaTA vadhu tophAnI ane jAgrata banI jAya che. laeNmbaoNrnanI evI ja sthiti hatI. te barADo pADI UThyo - he? mAruM kazuM svAgata ahIM thavAnuM nathI vAru? abhinaMdana - abhivAdana, kaMI ja nahi? ane huM te A khaMDera kuttA-gharanAM badhAM nevAnA TukaDAnA speniza DaoNlara banAvI Ape evo setAnano sAgarIta laIne Avyo chuM! eya alyA Aga-bhArathI, TaoNnI, DhoMgI, daMbhI, kaMjUsa, dharma-dhuraMdhara, badhAMnAM pApa gALIne banAveluM mahApApa, setAna, cAla mane page lAga, ane mAro satkAra kara! tuM jene pUje che e dhananA devane sAkSAt huM tArI pAse laI Avyo chuM." bhagavAnane khAtara, bhalAdamI, dhImethI bola - ane gharamAM cAla; tane joIe teTalo dArU huM pAIza." phosTara AjIjI karatA bolyo. cAla, pAvAna hoya abaghaDI, ahIM ja lAvI de. nA, nA, gharamAM huM jhera devAmAM niSNAta evA badamAza sAthe besIne kazuMya pIvAno nathI. e mANasa te somala ane pArAthI rUMverUMve bharelo che - badamAza vAne pAsethI mane khabara paDI gaI che te !" alyA bhAI, ene ahIM ja dArU lAvI Apone !" pelo buTTo kImiyAgara bolyo. he? eTale pachI tuM temAM jhera bheLavI Ape, kharuM?- e pIuM eTale pachI mArA magajamAM badhI bhUtAvaLa ja nAcavA lAge ! nA, nA, mArA hAthamAM ja sIdhuM pAtra mUkI de- ane ThaMDA dArUnuM ja. paNa thobhe, thobhe, lisesTarane rAjA banavuM che, ane badamAza vAnene teno vajIra banavuM che; paNa ApaNe baMdA to bAdazAha - zahenazAha banavAnA. eTale e lokoe A makAnamAM svarganI je apsarA pUrI rAkhI che, tene mArI tahenAtamAM rajU karI do - huM e harIne hAthe ja pyAlo pIvAno. lisesTarane vaLI be be panIo zuM karavI che? bhalene te vIsa vIsa vakhata ardha kahevAto hoya !"

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pheriyo 179 phesTara gussAthI dhamadhamate bolI UThayo, "huM to mArI charI A harAmajAdAnA kalejAmAM besI dauM chuM." "nA, nA; kazI khUnAmarakI karavAnI nathI. enI to tapAsa thayA vinA na rahe." pelo kImiyAgara belI UThayo; pachI teNe laeNmbaoNrna tarapha pharIne manAvato hoya ema kahyuM, "bhalA laeNmborna, tuM ApaNA mAnavaMta alI oNpha lisesTara ane mAsTara ricArDa vArnenI zubhecchAmAM ane mAnamAM pyAlo nahi pIvA lAge, bhAI?" vAha mArA vahAlA joSI, lAva, huM pI jAuM! tane to huM cuMbana paNa karyuM ane bheTuM paNa kharo, paNa tuM evo gaMdhaka jevo gaMdhAya che - lAvo, vAne ane liesTara e be calatA pUrjA - be UMDA kAvatarAkhoro - be mahattvAkAMkSI dhUtArAo - temanA mAnamAM huM dArU pIuM chuM ane je koI pIvA nahIM lAge, tenA gaLAmAM ArapAra mArI A kaTAra khecI devAne chuM - hA !" ema bolatAM bolatAM teNe alAskoe Apelo jalada dArUno pyAlo gaTagaTAvI dIdho. tarata ja te hAthamAMthI khAlI pyAle paNa ApavA rahe te pahelAM lathaDI paDayo. pachI pelA badhA tene kamarAmAM kheMcI gayA ane tyAM tene pathArImAM suvADI dIdho. A dhamAlamAM jeneTa gupacupa kAunTesanA kamarAmAM pahoMcI gaI. te potAne sage kAne sAMbhaLelI A badhI vAtathI pAMdaDAnI peThe thara thara kaMpatI hatI. paNa teNe lambaoNrnanA lavArAomAMthI je satya hakIkata nItaratI hatI, te kAunTasathI gupta rAkhavAnuM ja nakkI karyuM, paNa veoNnDe batAvelA Dara vize tene have eTalI badhI khAtarI thaI gaI hatI ke, kAunTesa e pheriyAe ApelI jheranA mAraNanI davA le ja evo Agraha karavAno teNe nizcaya karyo. - velenDe paNa laoNmbaoNrnanA badhA lavArA sAMbhaLyA hatA, ane te e badhAne artha vadhAre sArI rIte tAravI zake tema hato. kAunTasane teNe tenA pitAne ghera jAdugaranA khela batAvatI vakhate joI hatI. tevI namaNI gabharu bALAne AvA badamAzonA hAthamAM sapaDAyelI joI, tene jusso paNa jAgrata thaI gayo, ane teNe potAnI kaLAthI, AvaDatathI, hoziyArIthI potAnA badamAza gurunI kAmagIrI viphaLa banAvavAno, tathA jarUra paDe to kaMIka jokhama kheDIne paNa

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180 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' du:khI yuvatIne nAsI chUTavAmAM madada karavAno nizcaya karyA. laeNmbone uccArelA zabdo uparathI ene eTaluM vadhu paNa samajAI gayuM hatuM ke, badamAza vArne e yuvatIne potAne mATe nahi paNa kadAca ardhane mATe ja phosalAvIne upADI lAvyo che. joke, aneM tenI sAthe lagna karyuM hoya evo vahema to ene na gayo; paraMtu lisesTara jevo rANI ilijhAbethane mAnIta umarAva eNmI ronsarTa jevI yuvatI sAthe chUpe prema-saMbaMdha rAkhe che, eTalI vAta paNa bahAra Ave, to ilijhAbethanA darabAramAMthI arla opha lisesTarano paga ja TaLe; kAraNake, rANI pitAnA kRpApAtra puruSamAM evI saMbhAvanA sahana ja karI zake tema na hatuM. eTale velaoNnDane samajAI gayuM ke, lisesTara A yuvatIne gupta vAsamAM rAkhI, tenI sAthe prema-saMbaMdha gupta rAkhavA mATe ja A badhI kAravAI karI rahyo che. ane e gupta vAta bahAra paDI javAnI thAya te A yuvatInuM nAma-nizAna nAbUda karI ApanAro mANasa have teNe ahIM mokalI Apyo che. veleMnDe tarata nizcaya karI lIdho ke, A tarapha have teNe jarA vadhu vakhata rokAI potAnA gurunI kAravAIo upara cAMpatI dekharekha rAkhavI joIe. paNa have teNe e badhuM gupta rahIne ja karavuM joIe - nahIM to tenA jAnanuM jokhama paNa pUruM ja kahevAya. eTale teNe jAilsa gosligane tyAMthI to ekadama cAlyA javAna ane eka ThekANe sthira rahyA vinA jude jude veze AsapAsamAM ghUmatA rahevAno nizcaya karyo. pelI chokarI jeneTa sAthe paNa bahAra rahIne kiMIka saMparka Ubho karavAno prayatna karavAnuM teNe nakkI karyuM, jethI makAnamAM zuM cAle che, tenI khabara paDatI rahe.

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17 UpaDyo kanilavanA AgAmI samAraMbha to AkhA IMglaeNnDanI vAtacItanA viSaya banI gayA hatA. ane rANInA maneAraMjana temaja saMmAnane mATe jyAMthI maLe tyAMthI sAmagrI tyAM ekaThI karavAmAM AvI rahI hatI. daramyAna lisesTara rojaroja rANIjInI kRpAdRSTimAM vadhu ne vadhu vasatA jatA hatA. kAunsilanI vicAraNAomAM, temaja sAmAnya manoraMjanamAM te kAyama rANIne paDakhe rahetA. deza-paradezanA jene IMglaeNnDanA rAjadarabAramAM kAMI kAma kaDhAvavAnuM hotuM, te sau have tenA tarapha jotA ja thaI gayA hatA. rANI ilijhAbetha have peAtAnA tAjane tathA jIvanayAtrAnA kAyamanA bhAgIdAra banAvavA mATe yogya muhUrtanI ja rAha joI rahI che, ema sarvatra manAtuM. paNa saune baDabhAgI dekhAtA lisesTara aMdarakhAnethI sau karatAM vadhu ciMtita hatA. taravAranI dhAra upara cAlavA jevuM ja tenuM jIvana banI gayuM hatuM. kAraNake, rANInI prakRtinA te barAbara mAhitagAra banI gayA hatA. enI prakRtinA barAbara jANakAra hovAthI ja te rANIne jema khuza karI tathA rAkhI zakayo hatA; temaja tene peAtAnA AkharI aMjAmanA paNa eTalo ja bhAre Dara hatA. rANI ardhI puruSa-prakRtinI hatI ane ardhI srI-prakRtinI. puruSa-prakRtinA je guNo hatA tene pUro lAbha tenAM prajAjanane maLatA hatA; tyAre tenA premI ke kRpApAtrane te tenI puruSa-prakRtine kAraNe pUrI jokhamakAraka banI gayelI tenI srI-prakRtinI caMcaLatA ane manasvitA ja veThavA maLatI. tenAM prajAjanAnI te mA banI rahetI, paNa tenA premInA tA us svAmI ! tene hAsya-prakAza, sau koIne DUbakuM lagAvavAnuM mana thAya tevA AkarSaka tathA madhura hatA. paNa tenI bhamaranI kamAna te tenA bApa henrI-8 jevI ekIsAthe taMga ane chaTakelI ja rahetI. 181

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prIta kiye duHkha hAya' bale ane vaoNlsiMghAma* jevA bIjA paNa tenA mAnItA darabArIo hatA; paNa temanA upara rANInI dRSTi bIjA kazA pakSapAtane kAraNe nahi, paNa temanA guNone kAraNe hatI : te baMne tenA rAjakAjanA sthaMbha hatA. eTale temanA pratye te satata ekadhArI niSThA dAkhavI rahI hatI, je rANInI samajadArI ane buddhinuM pariNAma hatI. tyAre lisesTaranuM sthAna rANInA hRdaya upara hatuM - arthAt eTaluM ja taraMgI temaja eTaluM ja AMdhaLuM. eTale te sthAna TakAvI rAkhavA mATe lisesTarane haraghaDI sAvadhAna - jAgrata rahevuM paDatuM. 193 tA paNa have tA leAka-gItAmAM ane cAraNa-gItAmAM paNa e lagnanI carcA UpaDI hatI tathA zALAo ane devaLAnAM pIThA uparathI paNa. rANI e badhA ullekhA pratye kazA aNagamA, gusso ke cIDa paNa batAvatI na hatI. tenI mIThI najara ane madhura lAgaNIo lisesTara pratye ekadhArI vahyA karatI hatI. A arasAmAM ja eNmInA AgrahabharyA patro lisesTara upara AvavA zarU thaI gayA hatA. peAtAne jAheramAM khullI rIte patnI tarIke svIkAravA te dalIlA karyA karatI; - premanuM rUsaNuM lIdhA jevuM paNa karatI. paraMtu lisesTaranA hAtha have baMdhAI gayA hatA. ilijhAbetha evA pitAnI putrI hatI, jenA gussAmAMthI koI puruSa bacI zakayo na hatA ke jenI kAmanAmAMthI koI strI bacI zakI na hatI. tevI e ilijhAbetha jo jANe ke, tene premanA madhura bhAvomAM lagnanI vAta sudhI dorI janAra puruSa te pariNIta hatA, teA tenA chaMcheDATanA - prakopanA pAra na rahe -- te vakhate zuM thaIne rahe, te ja kalpI na zakAya. ane chatAM rANI pAte ja kAMI vahema gayA hoya te kAraNe ke kevaLa strI-sulabha avaLacaMDAI ke taraMgIpaNAne lIdhe, kenilavartha mukAme amI robsarTane hAjara rAkhavAnA Agraha karavAnuM bhUlatI ja nahi. kAMtA sasekasa pAte TresiliyananI arajInI yAda rANIne devarAvyA karatA hoya, ke pachI lisesTaranA bIjo koI chUpA zatru ema karatA hoya - koNa jANe ! * lauDa ale eTale viliyama sesila laeNDa Trejharara hatA, ane sara phrAnsisa oNsidhAma sekreTarI hatA. te baMne rAjakAjamAM rANInA pIDha, anubhavI ane vaphAdAra salAhakArA - amAtyA hatA. -sapA

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UpaDo 193 cAre bAjuno vicAra karI jotAM kaze! raste na jaDayo, tyAre lisesTare vAne ne bolAvyA, ane kahyuM, " alyA bhAI, huM te kenilavarNanuM nimaMtraNa pAchuM ThelavA game teTalAM bahAnAM kADhayA karuM chuM paNa have te rANI ja jANe pAchaLa paDayAM che. gaI kAle ja temaNe mane khAsa bolAvIne kahyu, 'laoNrDa, have ame tamane kenilavarthamAM vadhu taiyArI karavAno vakhata ApI tamane kharcanA khADAmAM utArI devAnAM nathI. jeTalI taiyArIo thaI haze teTalI ghaNI. ame julAInI navamI tArIkhe zanivAre tyAM AvIne hAjara thavAnAM. ame icchelA mahemAna tathA phariyAdIe te divase tyAM hAjara rahe ema jojo - khAsa karIne pelI premapUtaLI eNmI roblarTa! mAsTara Tresiliyana jevA kAvyapuruSane cheDI tamArA ricArDa vArne jevA khAsadArane pasaMda karanArI chekarIne amAre khAsa jovI che.' tA bAla, vAneM, have zuM karavAnuM che? mArI janmakuMDaLImAM je jokhamanI kAramI ghaDI AvavAnuM bhAkheluM che, te ghaDI have AvI pUgI lAge che." kAuMTesane, gheADA vakhata mATe, saMjogAne mAthe caDAvI, eka vastu kabUla rAkhavAnuM samajAvI na zakAya?" "6 "zuM? mArI kAuMTesa thADA divasa 'tArI patnI chuM' ema kabUla rAkhe ? mArI ane tenI svamAna-bhAvanAne e vastu kadI maMjUra na thAya. "" "" " paNa nAmadAra, rANI IlijhAbetha temane e ja rIte oLakhe che, ane have e vastu nakAravI, eTale badhuM ja ughADuM paDavA devA jevuM thAya. "nA, nA, paNa kaMI bIjo rastA vicArI kADha. A rasto to huM kadAca maMjUra rAkhuM tApaNa eNmI kadI maMjUra nahi rAkhe. eNmI bIjI bAbatAmAM game tevI namra haze, paNa jyAM tenA svamAnanI vAta Ave, tyAM te bhAre kaThora thaI jAya tevI che. rANI ilijhAbethanuM abhimAna paNa te vakhate enI tole na Ave. te jagAe tene chaMcheDIe eTale te vIjaLInI peThe ja bhabhUkI UThe ane trATake paNa. "" "hA, hA, emanuM jakkIpaNuM huM barAbara evuM ja jakkIpaNuM jANuM chuM; vidhisara lagna karavAnI bAbatamAMya temaNe dAkhavyuM hatuM. te vakhate te thoDuM thobhyAM hota, to A vAro na Avata. paraMtu, temane kAunTesa banavAnA saubhAgyanI utAvaLa hatI, te have te kAraNe UbhA thayelA jokhamane temaNe . saMbhALI ApavuM joIe.

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194 " paNa e vAta karavI nakAmI che; game teTalI AjIjI karIe ke hukama karIe, paNa te eka kalAka mATe paNa tAruM nAma dhAraNa karavA kabUla "" na thAya. 6 prIta kiye duHkha hAya" " tA tA bhAre muzkela vAta che, nAmadAra. bIjuM te ema thAya ke, temanuM nAma dhAraNa karanArI bIjI koI strIne ja temane badale rajU karIe tA?" "gAMDo thayA che ke zuM? tyAM Tresiliyana hAjara rahevAnA che, te tarata oLakhI kADhe. ' 66 " paNa Tresiliyanane darabAramAMthI te vakhate gerahAjara rAkhavA e bahu muzkela vAta na kahevAya. 66 zI rIte ? " "" << ghaNIya rIte che, nAmadAra, je vaDe Apa nAmadAra jevA pade AvelA loko potAnA mArgamAM ADe AvanArAone dUra kare che." ic "nA, nA, paNa A kissAmAM e rIta paNa kAma Ave tevI nathI; kAraNake, Tresiliyana gerahAjara hoya, to te jenA nAme phariyAda karavA Avyo che te eNmInA pitA sara hya rolsarTane ke tenA bIjA sagA-vahAlAne tyAM bolAvavAmAM Ave. darabAramAM paNa eNmIne oLakhanArA ghaNA jaNa hoya. bIjo koI mArga zodhI kADha, vAne !" " laoNrDa, have to zuM kahevuM e mane paNa samajAtuM nathI. huM pote jo AvI mUMjhavaNamAM sapaDAyA hota, to kayAranA kamnara-plesa doDI gayA hota ane mArI patnIne meM tenI tathA mArI salAmatIne khAtara paNa A vastu kabUla rAkhavA pharaja pADI hota. 99 66 'nA, nA, vArne; e mArA pratye je agAdha prema dAkhave che, tene badalA evI hINapatabharI rIte vALavo mane chAje." " paNa nAmadAra, A lagnanI bAbatamAM upakAra-AbhAra kone pakSe che? mAnavaMta bAnune pakSe ke, Apa nAmadArane pakSe? enA javAba ApA, tA pachI koNe kone mATe namatuM mUkavuM yogya che, e nakkI karI zakAya " 66 'nA, nA, vAne; tene mATe meM je kaMI karyuM che, tene e badhI rIte pAtra ja hatI. me je kaMI karyuM che tene teNe hajAra gaNA badalo peAtAnA

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185 * UpaDyo zIla ane sauMdaryathI vALI Apyo che. kAraNake, kudarate ja tene evA dhanavaibhavane pAtra thavA mATe sarajI che." "te to pachI, nAmadAra, ilijhAbetha TayUDaranA premane Avo dhokhe devAnA aparAdha badala sajA tarIke TAvara oNpha laMDanamAM baMdIvAsanI je sajA thAya, te bhogavI AvyA pachI e zIlavatI-sauMdaryavatI patnIne saMga bhogavajo !" harAmajAdA, mArA kamanasIbanI ThekaDI uDAve che, ema? - te bhale, tuM kahe che te rIte badhuM goThava." "jo Apa nAmadAra kharekhara sAcA dilathI e bolyA ho, to cAlo kamnara-lesa javA abaghaDI UpaDIe." nA, tyAM to tuM ja jA; game tevI kharAba vAta bolavAnI hoya te paNa tArA guru setAne tane addabhuta vakatRtva-chaTA bakSelI che. mAre potAne moMe mArAthI tene ema karavAnuM nahi kahI zakAya. jA, tuM ja jA !" nA, nAmadAra; mAre ja javAnuM hoya, to Apa nAmadAre ApanI marajI te pramANenI che, evuM lakhANa karI ApavuM paDaze. uparAMta, Apa nAmadAre paNa ApanA thakI Agraha darzAvavo paDaze. Apa nAmadAra upara te evo aDhaLaka prema rAkhe che ke, Apa nAmadAranI sahIsalAmatI khAtara evuM kaMI karavAnuM te nA nahi ja pADe, ema mane lAge che." - lisesTare moM bagADI, emI upara kAgaLa lakhavA mAMDayo - be-traNa vakhata lakhyo ane phADI nAkhyo. chevaTe eka kAgaLa pUro karI vAnene ApI dIdhe. vAne paNa potAnA mAlikanuM mana pAchuM badalAya ane e kAgaLa paNa phADI nAkhe te pahelAM utAvaLe kamnara-plesa tarapha UpaDI gayo. raste jatAM tenA manamAM be-traNa zakyatAo galagaliyAM karavA lAgI - tene mAlika lisesTara have evI rIte A prakaraNamAM aTavAto jato hato ke, tenAthI have pAchA pharAya tema rahyuM na hatuM. rANInI rUbarU eka vAra eNmI jo vAnene pati tarIke kabUla rAkhe, te pachI lisesTara ane emI bane enA hAthamAM evAM AvI jAya che, pachI pote baMnene sAcA arthamAM mAlika ane svAmI thaI bese! emInA kahevAtA svAmImAMthI varA svAmI banavAmAM zI vAra? - e to pachI tenA potAnA hAthanI ja vAta

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186 prIta kiye duHkha heya' banI jAya! ane potAne tiraskAra karatI AvelI emIne potAne page paDatI karavAno kevo AnaMda Avaze, tenI kalpanA karatAM tene hasavuM AvI gayuM. paNa, paNa?-- pAcho tene bIjI zakyatAno vicAra Avyo - eNmI Ama kahevA kabUla na ja thAya che? kenilavarthanA takhatA upara misisa vAne tarIkeno bhAga bhajavavAnI te ghasIne nA ja pADe de te pachI zuM? - to pachI alAskoe potAno bhAga bhajavavo rahyo - eNmIe eTalA badhA bImAra paDI javuM joIe ke jethI misisa vA tarIke hAjara na rahI zakavAnuM sabaLuM kAraNa rajU karI zakAya. - ane laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara upara rANIjInI kRpAdRSTi cAlu ja rahe, to emInI bImArI paNa lAMbI ane chevaTe AkharI ja nIvaDavI joIe! "mArA laoNrDa rAjA bane, - rANIne paraNIne, to pachI mArA rAjAnA mAnItA sevaka banavAnI taka, A premI jevI mInA hAthamAM badhAnuM bhAgya soMpI daIne gumAvavI na ja pAlave. vAha, to bhAga ghoDA bhAga ! - mAro sukha, kIrti, vera, ane mahattvAkAMkSAnI siddhine mArge tuM jaladI paga upADa!" 18 pAI dIdhuM ! kAunTasa oNpha lisesTaramAM javAnI ane sauMdarya uparAMta pratiSThita ane tavaMgara kuTuMbanI strIomAM jovA maLatI be bAbato paNa hatI : nakAmI aneka vastuo kharIdyA karavAnI caLa, tathA potAnI jAtanI TApaTIpa pAchaLa samayane ghaNo bhAga bagADavAnI Teva. joke, atyAre tenI TApaTIpa jonAra sIdhIsAdI jeneTa, ke arIsAnA pratibiMbamAM te pote - ema be jaNa ja hatAM. - emIne uchera paNa vicitra rIte thayo hato. tenI mA nAnapaNamAM marI gaI hovAthI, ane tenA pitAe tene bahu lADamAM ucherI hovAthI kazI hAthakArIgarI, abhyAsa ke gharakAmamAM te palaTAI ja na hatI. Tresiliyana eka

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pAI dIdhuM ! 187 ja tenI pAse jaI zakatA, ane te enA manane saMskArI karavA mATe kaMI abhyAsanI vAta laI AvatA. paNa tethI tenA pratye eNmInA aNagame ja vadhyA hatA. amI tenA pratye kaMIka bhaya ane AdarathI jotI; paNa be juvAna haiyAM vacce madhura bhAvonI je Apa-le thavI joIe te na thaI zakI. ane tethI ja tenuM aNaghaDa mana lisesTaranA bAhya sughaDa dekhAva upara tathA tenI khuzAmatiyA vAtacItAnA meAhamAM tarata sapaDAI gayuM. alabatta, te vakhate eNmI te kevo tavaMgara ke pratiSThita che e pUruM nahotI jANatI. kannara-plesamAM rahevA AvyA pachI, zarUAtamAM to, lisesTara vAraMvAra tenI mulAkAte AvatA tethI kAunTesa tyAMnuM ekalavAyApaNuM veThI letI. paNa lisesTara ilijhAbethanA rAjadarabAramAM jema jema vadhu AgaLa AvatA gayA, tema tema tenuM ahIM AvavAnuM bahu ochuM thatuM cAlyuM ane badalAmAM mAtra bahAnAM rajU karatA lAMbA lAMbA kAgaLo ja AvavA lAgyA. paNa pachI tA e kAgaLA paNa TUMkA tathA virala banatA gayA, eTale eNmInA manamAM dhIme dhIme zaMkA-kuzaMkAe ghara karavA mAMDayuM. pariNAme, teNe vadhu ne vadhu jussApUrvaka potAne A ekAMtavAsamAMthI kADhI, temanI patnI tarIkenuM temanI sAthenuM ucita sthAna ApavA patromAM Agraha karavA mAMDayo - ane chevaTe e Agraha madhuratAthI hada vaTAvIne koI leNadAranA takAdAnuM svarUpa pakaDatA gayo. - lisesTara e kAgaLAthI have kaMTALavA lAgyA. te vAne ne kahetA "meM ene vidhisara lagna karIne kAunTasa tA banAvI ja che; have tene mugaTa paheravAnI utAvaLa te zAnI kare che? e bAbatamAM te mArI sagavaDa ke mArI marajIne ja teNe anusaravuM joIene ? " - tyAre kAunTasa eNmI ethI UlaTuM ja vicAratI. te jaeNneTane kahetI "mane mArA lagnathI mAna-maratabo maLyAM kahevAya tene ze artha, - jo mAre Ama ajANI jagAe baMdIvAsamAM gupta rahevAnuM hoya ? mAre mArA mAthAnA vALa zaNagAravA A badhAM maNi-muktA nathI joItAM; tenA karatAM te huM liTkoTa-haoNlamAM hatI tyAre navuM gulAba ja mAthe khAsatI, eTalAmAM to mArA bApu mane pAse bAlAvI hAMsabhera nIrakhyA ja karatA; pelA bhalA pAdarI mIThuM hasatA, ane mAsTara muMblejhana cAraNI gulAbI raMganAM kavita yAda karavA mAMDatA. paNa ahIM te huM sonA-maNithI maDhAyelI mUrtinI jema -

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6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' 108 zAbhItI thaIne besuM chuM, paNa tArA sivAya koNa e badhuM bicArA TraeNsiliyana paNa hatA, paNa artha nathI.' temanuM te have nAma jonAra che? tyAM levAnA ja kazeA "kharI vAta che, maeNDama; Apa emanuM nAma vAraMvAra ane koIka vakhata avicArIpaNe lIdhA karo che, te ThIka nathI. " (6 "mane cetavaNI ApavAnI kaMI jarUra nathI - huM svataMtra janmelI hatI, paNa atyAre koI aMgreja umarAvanI patnIne badale tenI paradezI gulAmaDInI jema ahIM purAI rahI chuM. jyAM sudhI 'te' mane cAhatA hatA ema mane lAgatuM hatuM, tyAM sudhI badhuM meM sahana karyuM; paNa have mAruM hRdaya ane mArI jIbha jarAya kAbUmAM rahevAnAM nathI. huM mArA patine cAhuM chuM ane, maratA lagI cAhatI rahIza - bhale te mane cAhatA baMdha paDe; - paraMtu huM eTaluM tA mATethI bUma pADIne kahyA karavAnI ke, atyAra karatAM te huM liphkoTa-haoNlamAM rahI hota to vadhu sukhI thAta; - bhale pachI mAre tyAM kaMgALa ane gamagIna mAM ane abhyAsa-bhAre mAthAvALA Tresiliyanane paraNavuM paDayuM hota. TraeNsiliyana mane vAraMvAra kahyA karatA ke, mAre amuka pustako vAMcavAM joIe - koIka vakhata evo Avaze jyAre e vAMcyAM hota te sAruM thAta, ema huM mAre moMe kabUla karIza, ema paNa te kahetA. ane mane lAge che ke, evo vakhata have AvyA ja che." "meM hamaNAM thADAM pustako kharIdyAM che, maeNDama - bajAramAM eka laMgaDA jevo mANasa vecatA hatA - joke, te mArA sAmuM naTa thaIne vicitra najare tAkI rahyo hatA. "" 66 "mane jovA de jouM, jaeNneTa; paNa e tArA dhArmika DhALanAM gamagIna pustako haze te nahIM vAMcuM. - paNa A zuM? tuM sAdhuDI thaIne AvAM ramUjanAM pustako kayAMthI kharIdI lAvI? mAre e kaMI nathI vAMcavAM, " juo, maeNDama, A bIjAM paNa che, je tamane kadAca vadhu gamaze - pAkazAsranAM, jJAna-saMgrahanAM vagere. ' "" ,, kAunTasa e bIjAM pustakonAM pAnAM paNa phAvetema UlaTAvI jotI hatI, tevAmAM AMgaNAmAM gheADAnA DAbaDA saMbhaLAyA, ane eNmI rAjI thatI thatI ane bUmA pADatI bArIe jovA nAThI - 66 mArA svAmI AvyA lAge che! vahAlA DalI !"

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pAI dIdhuM ! 189 thoDA vakhata bAda phosTare aMdara AvIne khabara ApI ke, mAsTara ricArDa vArne mArA laoNrDa pAsethI kaMIka agatyanA saMdeza laIne mArate ghoDe AvyA che, ane kAunTasa sAthe vAta karavA mAge che. vArne aMdara AvatAM kAunTase pUchyuM, che, vArne? te kaMI mAMdA-bAMdA to nathIne ?" te Apane ekalAMne mATe che. 66 66 'nA, maeNDama, paramAtmAnI kRpA che; paNa mAre je saMdeza kahevAnA che mArA laoNrDanA zA samAcAra "te jaeNneTa ane mAsTara phosTara, tame bAjunA oraDAmAM UbhAM rahe - bAlAvyuM eTale tarata AvI zako tema. "" pelAM baMne bAjunA oraDAmAM nIkaLI gayAM eTale pachI vArnee aMdarathI bAraNuM AgaLA lagAvI baMdha karyuM. aMdara zuM cAle mApha kare - paNa phosTare jaeNneTanA hAtha pakaDIne kahyuM, "beTA, ApaNe che te jovuM-sAMbhaLavuM joIze; bhagavAna ApaNA e gunA A vakhate vAneM je rIte - je utAvaLathI AvyA che, te kaMI bhalA mATe hoya ema mane nathI lAgatuM." jaeNneTane phosTara gharamAM je cAlatuM hoya te aMge kadI vAta nahotA karatA, Aje kaMIka ciMtAtura thaI, teNe jaeNneTane Ama vAta karI, tethI tene paNa kaMIka avanavuM banavAnuM che evA Dara peTho. teNe DaratAM DaratAM e bAraNA pAchaLathI ze| avAja Ave che te sAMbhaLavA prayatna karyo; paNa aMdara badhuM zAMta lAgatuM hatuM. acAnaka kAunTesane bUmeA pADatA avAja saMbhaLAyA - 'bAraNuM ughADa! harAmakhAra, bAraNuM ughADa, kahuM chuM! mAre kazuM sAMbhaLavuM nathI !" vArne kaMIka manAvavA-samajAvavA prayatna karatA hoya evo avAja 66 - vacce vacce saMbhaLAyo, paNa pachI te kAunTese trADa ja nAkhI - " jaeNneTa, AkhA gharane madade bAlAva - phosTara, bAraNuM toDI nAkhA - mane A dagAbAja AMtarI rahyo che - kuhADo calAvA - nukasAnI mATe huM javAbadAra rahIza - jaladI karo "" .66 bAraNuM teDAvavAnI kaMI jarUra nathI, maeNDama; tame jo mArA laoNrDanI agatyanI bAbatA Ama ja badhAMne saMbhaLAvavA mAgatAM ho, te huM ADe nahi AvuM."

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190 "prIta kiye duHkha heya" tarata ja aMdarathI AgaLa khaseDavAno avAja Avyo ane bAraNuM UghaDI gayuM. jeneTa ane teno pitA baMne aMdara dhasI gayAM. jeneTa kAunTesanI najIka jaIne UbhI rahI, ane phesTara vAne tarapha doDI gayo. nAmadAra bAna, zuM che? zuM thayuM?" jeneTe pUchayuM. "setAna bharakhe, tame emane zuM karyuM?" phesTare vAne pUchyuM. meM? meM kazuM nathI karyuM; mAtra temanA lorDane hukama meM temane kahI saMbhaLAvyo che. te jo te pALavA na mAgatAM hoya, to ene javAba emaNe mArA laoNrDane Apavo paDaze, mAre nahi." jeneTa, e juddo che; dagAbAja che. te jUThuM bole che. kAraNake, mArA laoNrDanI beIjajatI thAya tevuM te kahe che - uparAMta tene potAne badairAdo te sAdhavA mAgato hovAthI, bamaNuM juThuM bole che." tame mArA kahevAno artha cheTe samajyAM cho, bAna; paNa atyAre tame uzkerAI gayAM cho, eTale jarA zAMta thaze tyAra bAda huM badhuM samajAvIza." nA, nA, tane huM have kazuM mane kahevAnI taka ja ApavAnI nathI; jeneTa, jo to kharI, e badamAza mane mArA pariNIta patine nAme ema kahevA Avyo che ke, mAre kenilavartha enI sAthe javAnuM che, ane rANI tathA AkhA darabAranI samakSa ema kahevAnuM che ke, A badamAza - mArA patine be TakAno gulAma - mAro pati che! pachI pharI huM kayA moMe mArA laoNrDanI patnI tarIke jAheramAM pharI zakuM vA? pachI kAyamane mATe mAre gAnI A gulAmaDAnI rakhAta thaIne ja rahevuM paDe! badamAza, lucco, harAmakhera!" "juo phosTara, ane jo jeneTa, tame baMne sAkSI che ke, kAunTasane temanA patie amuka rAjakIya kAraNosara temanA lagnane gupta rAkhavAno je hukama mokalyo che, teno te kevo artha kare che ane amala kare che! are, emanA hAthamAM ja mArA laoNrDa jAte lakhele patra che; nahIM to te mArI kevIka phajetI kare?" phesTare have jarA sattAvAhI avAje kahyuM, "bAna, tame utAvaLAM - AkaLAM thaI gayAM lAgo cho. koI sArA hetu mATe AvuM kSaNika juThThANuM

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pAI dIdhuM ! 191 AcaravuM paDe tene vAMdhA na gaNAya. juone, vaDavA* abrAhame peAtAnI patnI sArAne Ijipta gayA bAda peAtAnI bahena tarIke oLakhAvI hatIne?" " paNa izvare te badala phrAne mAMe tene Thapako paNa apAvyo hatAne ? paNa dharmazAstranA AvA bhAgeAnI ja nakala karavAnuM kahetA tamane phiTakAra che; e bhAgeA anukaraNa karavAnAM udAharaNa tarIke niha, paNa cetavaNI tarIke rajU karavAmAM AvyA che. " / 66 paNa sArAe patinI icchAno virodha tA nahotA karyAne? teNe tA abrAhamanI AjJA mujaba peAtAne tenI bahena tarIke oLakhAvI hatI, - jethI tenA patinuM hita thAya !" " / tuMya A badamAzanA jevA ja DhoMgI ane harAmakhora che!" mArA pati DaDlI AvuM hINapatabharyuM, beijjatIbharyuM, zaramajanaka kRtya karavAnuM mane kahe ja nahi. ane temaNe kahyuM hoya to juo A temanA hukamane huM kevo paga taLe roLuM chuM - " ema kahI, kAuse lisesTaranA kAgaLanA phADIne TukaDA karyA tathA temane jamIna upara nAkhI paga vaDe ragaDayA. "" 'juo, tame lAko sAkSI che ! - mArA laoNrDe je karavAnuM lakheluM che, te phADI nAkhI, A badhuM meM mArI marajIthI UbhuM kareluM che evuM te mATe mAthe ALa mUkavA mAge che. " 66 'juThThA, harAmakhora ! A badhA pAchaLa tAro ja bada-irAdA hatA. ane huM jarA vahelI AkaLI na thaI hota, to tuM tAro e IrAdo spaSTa ja karavA jatA hatA! jaeNneTa huM zarUAtamAM cUpa rahI, eTale e badamAza potAnA mananI mULa vAta ja bAlavA lAgyo hatA - ane pUrI bAlI nAkhata paNa kharo; paNa pachI mArAthI vadhu sahana thaI na zakayuM - "" - jaeNneTa AkaLI thaI gayelI kAunTasane zAMta pADavA lAgI. vAne have bAlavA lAgyA, "maeNDama, tame khATuM mAnI leA che - tamArI bhUla thAya che, ema mane kahevA do." Co jA, jA! A pahelAM paNa te je kaMI kahyuM-karyuM hatuM, te jo meM mArA laoNrDane kahI dIdhuM hota, te tuM kayAranAya phAMsIne mAMcaDe laTakI cUkayo hota. atyAre paNa huM pAMca miniTa mATe puruSa thaI zakatI hota, teA tArA * tenA putra isAka dvArA te yahUdIene pUja thAya; ane tenA putra izamAIla mAraphte ArakhAne, "sapA -

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192 prIta kiye du:kha hoya' jevA kAgaDAne mAMe tArI badamAzI kabUla karAvata. paNu jA, tArA mAlikane kaheje ke, huM jo tArI caDhavaNI ane salAha mujaba temaNe kahelI vAta kadIka paNa karavA icchIza, to meM emane evo harIpha pUro pADayo haze, je temane bhAre paDI jaze. koI paNa kAraNe huM AvA khavAsane mArA svAmI tarIke pasaMda karuM ke svIkAruM tevI nathI - je tenA mAlikanAM UtarelAM kapaDAMnA gAbhA paherIne ane khAtAM vadhelA TukaDA khAIne jIve che. TaLa, ahIMthI harAmajAdA, tArA pratye gussA karavAmAM paNa mane hINapata lAge che." 2 vArnee bahAra nIkaLI phosTarane kahyuM, "DaoNkaTara alAskA kayAM che?" prayogazALAmAM; A samaye temane maLI zakAya tema hotuM nathI. madhyAhnanI ghaDI pasAra thaI jAya, tyAra bAda ja temane maLI zakAze.' " 66 66 mAre jyAre ene maLavuM hoya, tyAre koI paNa ghaDIe huM maLI zakuM chuM. mArI AgaLa evAM bahAnAM nahi cAle. mane tenI prayogazALAno rastA "" batAva. bahArathI bAraNuM ThokatAM alAskoe ciDAIne nA-manathI bAraNuM ughADayuM, eTale vAne phosTara sAthe aMdara peThA, ane traNa jaNA gupta maMtraNA calAvavA lAgI gayA. 66 A tarapha kAunTesane AzvAsana ApatIjaeNneTane kAunTase kahyuM, 'jaeNneTa, huM zarUAtamAM jANI joIne cUpa rahI, tathA evA dekhAva karI rahI, jethI e badamAza sApa potAnAM bardhA gUMcaLAM ukelIne mArI samakSa ughADo thAya. ane thoDA vakhatamAM ja chetarAIne te potAnA mananI vAta bAlI ja beTho. eTale mArA pitanA hukamanI vAta te taddana juThThI ja che- banAvaTI che. mAre A gharamAM eka kSaNa paNa rahevuM nathI - mane enA Dara lAge che - tArA bApano paNa Dara lAge che te baMne maLatiyA che - mAre kammaramAMthI bhAgI chUTavuM che. " .. paNa maeNDama, tamenasIne kayAM jazeA ? tathA dIvAlA kevI rIte vaTAvaze| ? " "mane khabara nathI, jaeNneTa, huM zuM karuM ane kayAM paramAtmA mane nirdoSane Ama tajI cArIonA paMjAmAM sapaDAI chuM - je jAuM? paNa mAro atyAre huM atyA nahi de - kAraNake, mAruM game te karI nAkhaze."

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pAI dIdhuM! 193 * "ema na mAnaze bAna; mArA pitA game tevA kaDaka tathA pitAnI pharaja bajAvavAmAM utsAhI haze, paNa te evuM -" paNa te ja ghaDIe enthanI phesTara eka hAthamAM eka pyAlo tathA bIjA hAthamAM pINAnuM pAtra laIne e kamarAmAM dAkhala thayo ane atyAranA uzkerATamAM jarA zAMta pADe tevuM e pINuM pI javA eNmIne jarA hasIne Agraha karavA lAgyo. jeneTa theDI vAra navAI pAmI pitAnA moM sAmuM joI rahI - e moM upara kaMIka bhaya, kaMIka aparAdhanI AbhA patharAI rahelI hatI. te tarata kUdIne vacce AvIne UbhI rahI. teNe kahyuM, "bApu, lAvo mArA hAthamAM e badhuM Apo; mArAM mAlikaNane pIvuM haze te huM ja ApIza." "nA, beTA, tAre A kAma karavAnuM nathI." "kema, kema bApu? mAnavaMta bAnune pIvuM hoya to ja ApuM emAM khoTuM zuM che?" "kAraNa, kAraNake, - paNa tuM atyAre dharma-pATha thAya che, te sAMbhaLavA cAlI jA; huM ja A pINuM temane ApIza." nA, nA, e pATha te pharIthI paNa saMbhaLAze, paNa atyAre huM mArAM mAlikaNathI aLagI thavAnI nathI. tame e pAtra mane ja ApI do --" ema kahIne teNe tenA bApanA hAthamAMthI e pAtra ane pavAluM jarA jora karIne jhUMTavI lIdhuM, ane pachI kahyuM, "mArAM bAnu mATe ja che, te huM emAMthI tamArI zubhecchAmAM eka pavAluM paheluM ja pI lauM chuM." phesTare eka zabda paNa bolyA vinA tenA hAthamAMthI te pAtra paDAvI lIdhuM ane pachI zuM karavuM teno vicAra karatA te tyAM cupa Ubho rahyo. kAunTasa bApa-dIkarI vaccenI A jhUMTAjhUMTa joI hatI. teNe have phesTarane kahyuM, "mAsTara phosTara, tamArI dIkarI e pIe ema tame na IcchatA ho, to tame te ame baMnenI zubhecchAmAM eka pyAluM pI nAkho ja." nA, huM nahi pI zake." "te pachI e mahA-amRta tame kone mATe rAkhI mUkavA mAgo cho?" "jeNe e gALyuM che, te setAna mATe." ema kahI te e kamarAmAMthI cAlyo gayo. pri0- 13

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya" jaeNneTa chobhIlI paDIne kAunTasa sAme joI rahI, ane tenI niSThA ane vaphAdArI-bharI AMkhAmAMthI Dabaka baka AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. te samajI gaI ke kAunTesanA prANa khatarAmAM che ane teno bApa paNa pelA badhA badamAzAno sAgarIta ja che. 194 "6 'jaeNneTa, mAre mATe du:khI thaIza nahi." "nA maeNDama, tamAre mATe huM raDatI nathI; je raDavAnuM zA mATe hoya? paNa jeoe potAnI jAta che, temane mATe ja mAre raDavAnuM hoya. paNa bAnu, theADI vAra thobhA - huM hamaNAM ja AvuM chuM." ema kahI te jabhbhA oDhI bahAra javA taiyAra thaI. nirdoSa che temane mATe setAnane vecI nAkhI . "tuM paNa mane AvI kAramI ghaDIe ekalI mUkIne cAlI jaze, jeneTa?" - - " tamane mUddIne kadI huM cAlI javAnI nathI, maeNDama! paNa tame hamaNAM kahyuM hatuM tema paramAtmAe tamane cheka tajI dIdhAM nathI - temaNe tamArI mukti mATeno daravAjo khullo rAkhyo che - mane have mArI pharaja samajAya che - paramAtmAe ughADA rAkhelA e dvArane mAre vadhAvI levuM sudhI huM mArA pitA taraphanI kartavyaniSThAne bahAne enA rahI hatI." eTaluM kahI te cAlI ja gaI. joIe - atyAra tarapha AMkha mIMcI bahAra jatA pahelAM teNe buDhDhI nokaraDIne kahI dIdhuM ke, pote sAyaMkALano dharma-pATha sAMbhaLavA dharma-maMDaLIne mathake jAya che. 3 daramyAna phosTara prayogazALAmAM pAchA gayA eTale vAne e maMda hAsya sAthe pUchyuM, mIThI paMkhiNI phaDaphaDATa karyA vinA pI gaIne ?" pelA kImiyAgare moMethI nahi paNa AMkhethI e ja prazna pUchayo. << "nA, nathI pIdhuM; ane mAre hAthe pIze paNa nahi; mArI dIkarInA dekhatAM huM khUna karuM?" 66 "paNa tane kahyuM hatuM te kharuM ke, A jUnA nathI; A to thoDA vakhata pUratI mAMdagI lAvavA pUratuM, ane manane DhIluM karI nAkhavA pUratuM ja che. A mahApaMDita paNa sAnaMdapUrvaka kaheze ke, e pINAmAM mANasane mArI nAkhavA ,, jevuM kaMI nathI. " vArne trADI UThayo.

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15 pAI dIdhuM! alAskoe potAnI gupta mahA-vidyAnA sogaMda khAIne kahyuM ke, emAM jIvanane hAni thAya tevuM kAMI ja nathI. paNa phesTara bolI UThyo, "tame sau chevaTe zuM karavA mAgo cho te mane samajAtuM nathI. paraMtu huM mArI putrIne kathA paNa gunAmAMthI ke pApamAMthI mukta rAkhavA mAguM chuM. meM mArI jAte game te pApa karyo haze, ane te badala huM bhAre pastAvo karuM chuM; - paraMtu mArI dIkarI janmI tyAre hatI tevI nirdoSa rahe, ane mArA AtmA mATe bhagavAnanI zuddha hRdaye prArthanA kare, ane bhagavAna te prArthanA sAMbhaLe, eTale huM avazya karavAno. mArI dIkarI mAre hAthe AvAM karma thatAM jue ane tenuM hRdaya mArA pratye dubhAya -" "basa, basa, tuM tAruM ane tArI dIkarInuM svarga saMbhALyA kara - huM hamaNAM ja AvuM chuM." ema kahI, vAne UThayo ane peluM pAtra Tebala uparathI uThAvI, kamarAnI bahAra cAlyo gayo. daramyAna alAsko vArnenI nAstikatA ane potAnI kImiyAvidyAnI pavitratA ane gUDhatA bAbata vAto karavA lAgyo. kAraNake, te vidyA chevaTe amRtasaMjIvinI ane pArasamaNi zodhavAnI vidyA hoI, jagatamAMthI roga ane kiMgAliyata dUra karavA mATenI vidyA che. te siddha thatAM jagatanI badhI sattA, mahAjJAnI puruSonA ja hAthamAM AvI jaze, - kAraNake, jagatanA dhanabhaMDAranI cAvI e lokonA hAthamAM haze. thoDI vAramAM vAne pAcho Avyo. kImiyAgare tene tarata ja pUchayuM, "ATalA jaladI pAchA pharyA?- tame kAma patavI -" meM tene pAI devAnuM to patavI dIdhuM; paNa te yogya pramANa jALavyuM che ke nahi, e tuM jANe; tathA dhAryuM pariNAma Avaze ke nahi te paNa tuM jANe. joke, tane mAtra bImArI UbhI karavAnA ja paisA ApavAmAM AvyA che, eTale teTalA ja paisAmAM tuM jAna levA jeTaluM AgaLanuM kAma karI Ape evo nathI ja." paNa tame tenI pAse zI rIte pivarAvyuM?" phesTara dhRjate pUjato bolI UThyo. bIjI kaI rIte vaLI? gAMDA mANaso, strIo ane bALakone je najarathI dAbI zakAya, te najara meM tenI sAme karI ane tene pharamAvyuM ke, pI ja', eTale te tarata pI gaI. senTa lUkanI haoNspiTalamAM hato tyAre

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196 prIta kiye dukha hoya" tyAMnA lokoe mane kahyuM hatuM ke, gAMDA mANasone dAbI de evI mArI najara thaI zake che - eTale mArI A nokarI jAya to paNa gAMDAonI ispitAlamAM mane e kAmagIrI maLe tevI che ja." paNa e davAnuM pramANa ochuMvatuM hoya eno tamane Dara nathI?" phesTare pUchyuM. jo ema haze, to te vadhu jepI jaze, eTaluM ja ne? ane e ciMtAthI mArI UMgha huM zA mATe bagADuM?" 19 madadagAra unALAnI samIsAMja pUrI thavA AvI hatI, te arasAmAM jeneTa kannara-plesa pAchI pharI. ethI vadhu moDuM thAya te A gharamAM tene mATe zodhAzodha ja thaI rahe. te tarata ja kAunTasanA kamarAmAM doDI gaI. kAunTesa eka Tebala upara koNIo tathA mAthuM DhALI daIne beThI hatI; jeneTa AvI chatAM te hAlI nAha ke bolI nahi. jeneTa vIjaLI-vege kAunTesa pAse dhasI gaI ane tene DhaMDhoLIne tathA tathA vahAlabharyA segaMda daI daIne potAnI sAmuM jovA tathA kaMIka javAba ApavA Agraha karavA lAgI. chevaTe maDadA jevI phIkI paDI gayelI kAunTase moM UMcuM karyuM ane dhImA avAje kahyuM, "neTa, mane peluM jhera pAI dIdhuM "bhagavAnanI kRpA ke ethI vizeSa kaMI nathI thayuM. e jhera Apane kazI ja asara nahi kare. mATe manamAMthI nirAzA khaMkherI nAkhIne UbhAM thaI jAo." "nA, nA, jeneTa, mane zAMtithI maravA de." "paNa mAnavaMta bAnu, Apane ethI kazuM thavAnuM nathI, kAraNake, pelA pheriyAe ApeluM e jheranuM mAraNa Ape lIdheluM che. huM to have Apane

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.. .WELMIR hAMDa eTaluM kahevA utAvaLe doDI AvI chuM ke, Apa bhAgI chUTe e mATenI badhI taiyArIo thaI gaI che." "bhAgI chUTavAthI taiyArIe?" kAunTasa ekadama khurazImAM TaTAra beTI thaI jaIne bolI, "paNa jeneTa, have ghaNuM moDuM thaI gayuM; mAruM zarIre bhAgI paDyuM che." - "nA, nA, bAnu, mArA hAthano Teke laIne A kamarAmAM thoDuM cAlI juo jouM. Apane pelA jheranI kazI ja asara nathI thavAnI; mATe mAtra kalpanA karIne adhamU na thaI jatAM. juo, atyAre Apa mArI sAthe barAbara jAgrata thaIne vAta paNa karI zako chone?" hA, kharI vAta, jeneTa," kAunTasa jeneTanA TekAthI kamarAmAM be-cAra DagalAM bharyA pachI bolI; "to mane A jheranI kazI asara nahi thAya ema? gaI pachI vAne mArA kamarAmAM Avyo hato ane evI kAramI AMkho vaDe mArA sAmuM tAkI rahyo ke jANe mRtyudevanI ja AMkho hoya. pachI teNe tenA hAthamAMno pyAlo gaTagaTAvI javA mane pharamAvyuM ke huM bolyA cAlyA vinA pI ja gaI. jarUra jeneTa, e jherathI huM marI ja jaIza; kAraNake, bIjI koI vastu evI kAramI AMkho sAthe koIne pivarAve nahi." - "paNa e jhera Apane kazuM nahi kare, bhagavAna ghaNI vAra e badamAzone evA bhulAve che, ane bacavAnA rastA ughADI Ape che ke, mANasanI kalpanAmAM paNa na Ave." "te zuM mAre mATe bacavAno raste khullo thayo che, ema?" che. - "hA, hA, bAnupaNa Apa e samAcAra sAMbhaLavA jeTalAM svastha thayAM cho kharAM?" are, ahIMthI bhAgI javAnuM maLatuM hoya, to pachI svastha thavAnI vAta zAne pUche che? kAraNake, A loko mArA prANa A vakhate nahi laI zake, to bIje vakhate vadhu zuM karaze, te kone khabara?" te TUMkamAM sAMbhaLo bAnu; Apane eka hitecchu mitra A tarapha Avyo che. te judA judA veze mane bhego thaI, mArI sAthe vAta karavA prayatna karato hato. paNa mane bharose paDatuM na hovAthI, huM tene macaka ApatI na hatI. te mANasa ja eka vakhata pheriyo thaIne ahIM AvyuM hatuM, ane pachI paNa mane cepaDIo vecI gayo hato. jyAre jyAre huM

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6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' 19 gAmamAM bahAra jatI, tyAre te judA judA veze mane acUka bhego thatA. Aje ahIM je banyuM, te uparathI meM tenI madada levAno niradhAra karyo, ane te atyAre pArkanI pachItanA dvAra AgaLa nAsI chUTavAnA sAdhana sAthe taiyAra UbhA che. paNa Apa e kAma karavA mATe atyAre tana-mananI tAkAta dAkhavI zakaze kharAM?' "mRtyu ane tethI paNa vadhu zIlanA mRtyuthI DarIne bhAgavA je icche, tene zarIranI tAkAta Ave ja." "" "tA pachI bhagavAnanuM nAma laI, mAnavaMta bAnu, taiyAra thaI jAo; huM ApanI vidAya lauM chuM ane bhagavAnanA hAthamAM Apane soMpI dauM chuM. "te| tuM mArI sAthe nahi bhAge, jaeNneTa? Ave vakhate tuM mArI sAthe nahi hoya e kevuM?" - " mAnavaMta bAnu, huM paNa ApanI sAthe jarUra bhAgata - paMkhiNI pAMjarAmAMthI bhAge ema ja, paraMtu huMya ahIM na houM, to e lokone tarata ApanI gerahAjarInI khabara paDI jAya, ane te Apano pIchA kare. mAre ahIM hAjara rahI, e lokone gaphalatamAM rAkhavA ja paDaze ke, Apa aMdara nirAMte UMghA che, mATe jagADavAnAM nathI. " 66 'paNa mAre e ajANyAnI sAthe ekalIe musApharI karavI paDaze?" kAunTasa khacakAtI khacakAtI bolI; "kadAca, A paNa e lokonI ja kazIka bhedI yojanA haze to. - mane tArI pAsethI chUTI pADI, potAnA mananuM dhAryuM karavAnI?" "nA, bAnu, nA; e juvAniyA mAsTara TresiliyananA mANasa che; ane temanA kahyAthI ja A tarapha AvelA che." 66 jo te TresiliyananA mANasa hoya, to huM bhagavAnanA devadUtanI jema tenA vizvAse cAlI jaIza. kAraNake, Tresiliyana jevA koI niHsvArtha, neka, ane udAra-dila mANasa bIjA koI hoya, ema huM mAnatI nathI. -- hAya ! paNa meM tenA premanA kevo badalA vALyA, vAru!" ekaThI karI utAvaLe teoe thADI Avazyaka vastu lIdhI. jaeNneTe te badhInuM eka nAnuM baMDala bAMdhI dIdhuM. je koI AMtarika mUlyanAM ghareNAM tene hAtha AvyAM te paNa teNe bhegAM karI lIdhAM. ane khAsa karIne ratnAnI eka kAskeTa teNe DahApaNa vAparIne lIdhI, je kadAca bhaviSyanI kaTokaTI veLA

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samAra 193 upayogI thaI paDe. kAunTase pachI jaeNneTano musApharI mATenA sAdo pezAka badalI lIdhA, jethI koI sAmAnya gharanI sAmAnya strI jevI ja te lAge, ane ekadama koInuM dhyAna tenA tarapha na kheMcAya. pArka vaTAvIne utAvaLe pAchalA dvAre pahoMcI jatAM aMdhArAmAM jhADIjhAMkharAM oLaMgavA sivAya bIjI kazI muzkelI temane na paDI. phAsTarane jaeNneTa upara eka pavitra jIvAtmA tarIkenA evA vizvAsa hatA ke, tenA upara kazuM baMdhana teNe rAkhyuM na hatuM. divasa daramyAna te game tyAM jaI zakatI, ane pachItanA dvAranI eka mAsTara-cAvI paNa tene ApI rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI, jethI te tyAM thaIne ghara-kArabhArAnI kazI kharIdI aMge ke, tenA paMthanA prArthanA-mathake javA bahAra nIkaLIne gAmamAM jaI zake. paNa e bhalI jaeNneTanI potAnA dharma-kuradhara gaNAtA pitA uparanI zraddhA DagI gaI hatI; ane tethI kAunTesane bacAvavA-bhagADavA, teNe pAtAnI badhI kuzaLatAne ane sAdhanono upayoga karavA niradhAryuM hatuM. cAlatAM cAlatAM jaeNneTe dhImethI kAunTesane pUchyuM, " Apa ahIMthI nIkaLI, ApanA pitAne tyAM ja javA icchAne ?" "nA, jaeNneTa; liDakoTa-haoNla me" choDayo tyAre mAruM hRdaya haLavuM hatuM ane mArI kazI bada-IjjatI thaI na hatI. have teA, mArA pati mAruM lagna jAhera rIte svIkAre, ane temanI paravAnagI hoya te ja mArAthI tyAM haLavA hRdaye ane ijjatabhera jaI zakAya. . "teA pachI maeNDama kAM jA?" " kenilavartha ja jaIza, vaLI ! huM tyAMnA utsava-samAraMbha joIza. IMglaoNnDanI rANI jyAre tyAM mijabAnI mANatI hoya tyAre kAunTasa oNpha lisesTara tyAM pati sAthe hAjara hoya, e koI rIte ajugatuM na ja gaNAya. "" "mAnavaMta bAnu, Apa bhUlI gayAM zuM, ke nAmadAra ale ApanA lagnane khUba ja gupta rAkhavA keTalI badhI tAkIda ApI che? temane rAjadarabAramAM kRpApAtra rahevuM hoya, te ema karavuM jarUrI che, ema Apane temaNe kahyuM hovAnuM Apa ja kahetAM hatAM. te eve vakhate Apa tyAM rajU thaze, te nAmadAra arla pasaMda karaze ? " "eTale zuM, mArA pati mArI hAjarIthI lAMchita thaze, ema tuM mAne che, chokarI? uparAMta, tArA pitAe ane vAne e mane zuM karavA dhAryuM hatuM

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prIta kiye duHkha hAya " 200 e jANyA pachI paNa te mAruM tyAM bhAgI javuM nApasaMda karaze ? emane mArA zIla-cAritryanI eTalI ja kiMmata haze ?" "mAnavaMta bAnu, Apa meM bajAvelI alpa sevAonA badalAmAM paNa mArA pitAne nAmadAra arla samakSa gunegAra tarIke rajU nahi karo, evI huM vinaMtI karuM chuM." "nA, nA jaeNneTa, tArA pitAne AMca Ave evuM kazuM huM nahi karuM. mane tuM evI naguNI na mAnI laIza. huM to mArA patinA saMrakSaNamAM pahoMcI javA ja tyAM jAuM chuM - ane ahIM mArAM jAna ane ijjata upara kevo khataro UbhA karavAmAM AvyA hatA, eTaluM temane jaNAvIza. huM temane maLIza paNa ekAMtamAM, ane te jo ema icchaze ke, mAre haju kayAMka gupta ja rahevuM joIe, te te jyAM kaheze tyAM huM ekalI bharAI rahIza. temanI marajI ane paravAnagI vinA bahAra nahi ja paDuM." jaeNneTane paNa lAgyuM ke, kAunTasanA patie temane jyAM rahevAnuM - gupta rahevAnuM - pharamAvyuM hatuM, tyAMthI AvAM agatyanAM kAraNeAe paNa temanI paravAnagI vinA khasavAne aparAdha karyA bAda, temanI pAse sIdhA pahoMcI vuM e ja ThIka kahevAya. temanA pitAne tyAM jo peAtAnA lagnanI vAta gupta rAkhIne te jAya, te tyAM bhAgela-bhaTakela tarIke temane Azaro na paNa maLe; ane tyAM jaIne jo temanA patinI marajI viruddha potAnuM lagna jAhera kare, te temanA pati temane kadAca jIvanabhara mApha na kare. "paNa jeneTa, te mAro bhAmiyA thanArane to mArA lagnanI vAta nathI karIne ?" kAunTase thoDI vAra bAda lUchayuM, "nA, nA, meM pAte kazI vAta nathI karI; bahAra jeTaluM jAhera che, eTaluM ja te jANe che." "eTale ke bahAra zuM jAhera thayeluM che?" "huM e vastu mAMe lAvuM te Apa gusse te nahi "nA, nA, bAlI nAkha. mAre paNa bahAranA lokomAM che, te sAMbhaLatAM zIkhavuM joIe. zuM, lAko mane mArA mAne che?" thAne ?" mArI zI AbarU lisesTaranI ralata "nA, nA, vArnenAM rakhAta mAne che. joke, keTalAka ema kahe che ke, enuM nAma to laoNrDa lisesTaranA DhAMkaNa tarIke ja vaparAya che. paraMtu laoNrDa

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201 madadagAra lisesTara te umarAvabahAdura hoI, temane nAme phAve tevAM gappAM calAvanArane sTAra-eNmbara*nI sajAno Dara rahe eTale temanuM nAma koI jhaTa moMe lAvatuM nathI." have teo pachItanA dvAra najIka AvI gayAM hatAM. jeneTe cAvIthI tALuM kholI nAkhyuM. bahAra velaeNnDa smitha eka vADanI ADamAM chupAIne Ubho hato te temane joI pAse Avyo. jeneTe tene pUchayuM, "badhuM barAbara che?" "bIjuM badhuM to barAbara che; paNa harAmakhera jAilsa goslige cheka chevaTanI ghaDIe tene tyAMthI ghoDe ApavAnI nA pADI. eTale bAnu mArA ghoDA upara ja besI jaze, ane huM pagapALo temane dorate cAlIza. pachI rastAmAM jyAMthI maLaze tyAMthI bIjo ghoDe meLavI laIzuM. harAmakhora vIzIvALAe pahelethI nA pADI hota, te huM game tyAMthI bIjI vyavasthA karI leta. paNa bhalAM jeneTa, tame meM bhaNAvelo pATha bhUlatA nahi - kAle Akho divasa e lokone ema ja kahyA karajo ke, bAbu ghasaghasATa UMghe che - ane temane azakti lAgatI hovAthI te bahAra AvavAnAM nathI. e loko temanA jheranI evI ja asara thavAnI che evuM jANe che, eTale teone kazo vahema nahi jAya. tyAra pahelAM te ame e lokonA paMjAmAMthI dUra nIkaLI gayAM hoIzuM." - jeneTe have velaeNnDane jaNAvyuM, "pUrA vaphAdAra ane pramANika nIvaDajo; kAunTasane huM tamAre bharose soMpuM chuM. mane pitAne tamArA upara bharose Upajyo che, ane mArA e bharosAne khoTo na pADaze." bhalI jeneTa, e bAbata bephikara rahejo; mane to uparAMtamAM eTale bharose che ke, huM mArAmAM tame mUkelA vizvAsane e sAco nIvaDIza ke tamArI saMta-jana jevI AMkhe, pharI bhegAM thaIzuM tyAre mArA pratye ochI avajJAbharI banI gaI haze." A chelluM vAkya teNe jeneTanA kAnamAM kahyuM hatuM; ane jeneTe paNa pitAnAM vahAlAM kAunTasane te vaphAdArIthI pahoMcADe te lobhe, enA e zabdomAM pragaTa thatI AzAne jarAya nakAravAno prayatna na karyo. A mULe laMDananA vesTa- misTara paeNlaeNsane maMtraNAne kamare - jenI chata upara sTAra" eTale ke tArake cItarelA hatA. pachI te gunegArane manasvI ane julamI sajAo karavAnA kamarA tarIke jANIto the. - sapa0

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20 bhUtanuM baccuM valenDa smithe game teTalI utAvaLa karI, chatAM bhaLabhAMkhaLuM thavAnuM thayuM te arasAmAM teo kammara gAmathI mAtra daza ja mAIla dUra nIkaLI zakyAM hatAM. velaeNnDano irAdo divasa thatAM AjubAjunA lokonI javaraavara zarU thAya te pahelAM ja khUba dUra nIkaLI javAno hato, jethI temanA sagaDa ja pIcho karanArAone na maLe. paNa pagapALo te game teTalI utAvaLa kare, to paNa keTaluMka aMtara kApI zake? have divasanuM ajavALuM vadhatuM cAlyuM, eTale velaeNnDa cotarapha najara karate karato sAvadhAnIthI rasto kApavA lAgyo. tevAmAM rastAnI vADa bAjuethI acAnaka eka chokaro strIne besavA mATe taiyAra kareluM eka gheDuM laIne nIkaLyA ane velaoNnDane salAma karIne bAlyo, "tame ja A TavuM bAna mATe levA AvavAnA hatA ne sAheba?" hA, hA, huM ja vaLI." velaeNnDe jarA paNa khacakAyA vinA tarata ja javAba ApI dIdhuM. ane pelAne bIjo kazo vahema na jAya te mATe teNe tarata ja kAunTasane utArI pelA TaTavA upara besADI dIdhI. ane pote kAunTasavALA - potAnA ghoDA upara besI gayo. kAunTase mAnI lIdhuM ke, velenTe ja e ghaDAnI vyavasthA karI haze, eTale gupacupa velenTe kahyA mujaba teNe ghoDAnI pherabadalI karI lIdhI. paNa pelo chokaro mAthuM khaMjavALa bolyo, "paNa sAheba, tamAre mane "bInsa"1 kahevAnuM hatuM !" "kharI vAta; ane tAre "bIkana kahevAnuM hatuM, kharuMne?" 1. vaTANuM -arthanA ja baMne bInsa, ane pIjha zabda che. - saMpA. 2, DukkaranuM mAMsa. - saMpA. 202

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bhUtanuM baccuM "nA, nA, mAre "pI" (vaTANA) kahevAnuM hatuM." "kharI vAta; "bIkana" kahevAnuM sUcavavAno ja mAro vicAra hato; paNa chevaTe "pIjha' kahevAnuM ja nakkI thayuM hatuM." veleMDe jaladI jaladI e chokarAne eka cAMdIno sikko bakSisa ApI dIdho ne pachI utAvaLe cAlatI pakaDI. teno vicAra utAvaLe koI gAmamAM pahoMcI jaI, tyAMthI koInI sAthe e TaTavuM pAchuM mokalI, tyAMthI nava ghoDe bhADe karI levAno hato, jethI pote kazA gunAmAM na Ave - ke nakAme pIcho na pakaDAya, paNa nasIba vAMkuM, te ekAda mAIla paNa te AgaLa nahi vadhyAM hoya, ane pAchaLa eka ghoDesavAra "pakaDe, pakaDo, cora, DAka, pakaDo!" evI bUmo pADato pADate Avate dekhAya. velaeNnDane have potAnA karyAno pastAvo thavA lAgyo; kAraNake, e loko jo cokI-paherAvALA haze, te pote pakaDAI javAno ane pachI kAunTasa paNa khatarAmAM AvI paDavAnI. paNa thoDI vAra bAda jayAre teNe joyuM ke, eka ja ghoDesavAra pAchaLa Ave che, ane tenI ghoDA upara besavAnI kaDhaMgI rItathI te cokIpaherAvALA jevo koI hoya ema lAgatuM nathI, tema tenAmAM hiMmata baMdhAvA lAgI. te ekalAne te jarUra paDaye jhaTa gabaDAvI pADI, tenA hAthapaga bAMdhI daI, AgaLa cAlatA thavAno vicAra paNa tene AvavA lAgyo. paNa pachI pelo vadhu najIka AvatAM te oLakhI gayo ke, e to eNbilDanavALo pelo kApaDiyo - bakAla galDaroDa ja hato! vaoNnTe kAunTesane samajAvI dIdhI ke, e mANasa to kevaLa Thaga che; ane tenAthI gabharAvAnI jarUra nathI. pelo golDabreDa najIka AvI bolavA lAgyo, "mAruM ghoDuM ekadama soMpI de." paNa velenTe tenI sAme evI najara karIne joyuM ke, AvA nirjana sthaLe A mANasane chaMcheDavAmAM sAra nathI, ema geiDa tarata samajI gayo. teNe gabharAtAM gabharAtAM bUma te pADI ke, "dhAjo, dhAjo, A mANasa mAruM ghoDuM mane pAchuM laI javA dete nathI;" paNa veleMnDe tarata ja kahyuM, "tAre mArI ane tArI vaccenA jhaghaDAne mArAmArI karIne ja nikAla lAvavo che, ema? te cAla taiyAra thaI jA! teM mane carAmAM bhego thAuM te mArI kApaDanI

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204 prIta kiye duHkha heya' gAMsaDI paDAvI levAnI dhamakI ApI hatIne? tenA sAmA paDakAra tarIke ja huM tAruM A ghoDuM laI jAuM chuM; tArI hiMmata hoya, te sAmI chAtIe mArI sAthe taravAra khelIne e pAchuM laI jA." "bhalAdamI, meM te mazkarImAM kahyuM hatuM ke, tamArI gAMsaDI paDAvI laIza; paNa tame to mAruM ghoDuM sAcesAca ja paDAvI jAo cho!" "mane evI gAmaThI mazkarIo AvaDatI nathI tema ja gamatI nathI; huM to sAcesAcI vAta ja karanAro ane bolanAro mANasa chuM. mane tArI peThe mAla vecatI vakhate paNa gharAko AgaLa sAcAM-juThAM karavAnI Teva nathI. tArI AkhI jiMdagI te karelAM sAcAM-jUThAMnI sajA Aje tane barAbara maLI jaze." "are bhalAdamI, Aje huM jena ThakhAma sAthe paraNavAne hato. te potAnA bApane gherathI kaThAro ThekIne bhAgI Ave, ane rastA upara tene mATe mAre ghaDuM taiyAra rAkhavAnuM hatuM. pachI ame baMne jaNa jaladI jaladI najIkanA devaLamAM jaI paraNI javAnAM hatAM. bhalA mANasa, vicAra to karo ke paraNavA janAra kanyA page cAlatI paraNavA jatI haze? mATe mAruM ghoDuM maherabAnI karIne ApI do." paNa meM te pratijJA lIdhI hatI ke, te mane karelA paDakAra badala mAre tAruM ghoDuM paDAvI levuM, ane pachI huM mArI sAthe mArAmArI karIne jIte tyAre ja tane pAchuM ApavuM. chatAM, tuM jo paraNavA ja javAnuM hoya, to mAre tArA maMgaLakAryamAM vaghana nAkhavuM nathI; eTale DaoNniMgTana pahoMcIne huM tAruM ghaDuM pAchuM mokalI daIza." paNa na mokalo to?" "to jAIlsa gosligane tyAM paDelo mAro badho mAla jAmIna gaNaje. emAM evuM evuM mAMthuM kApaDa che, jevuM te hAthathI kadI pakaDayuM nahi ane gajathI mAthuM nahi hoya." pelo vadhu rakajhaka karyA vinA pAcho pharI gayo. Ameya AvI nirjana jagamAM ekalA tenAthI thavAnuM paNa zuM hatuM? kAunTase DuM AgaLa nIkaLyA pachI kahyuM, "pelo mArI sAme tAkItAkIne evI rIte jote hate, jANe mane oLakhate hoya. joke, meM mAruM maphalara UMcuM caDAvI rAkhyuM hatuM."

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bhUtanuM acchu 201 "mane jarUrI lAge to haju tenI pAchaLa jaI, tenuM mAthuM phoDI nAkhuM; nathI : DaoNniMgTana pahoMcI ApaNe enuM gheADuM ApaNA pIchA karavAnuM mana nahi rahe. evA badalo nAkhIzuM ke, ApaNe e ja paNa evuM kaMI karavAnI jarUra pAchuM mokalI daIzuM, eTale tene uparAMta ApaNe ApaNA veza paNa mANasA hatAM ema paNa koIne na lAge." ra oNrniMgTana jaIne e pramANe badhuM paravArIne, velaeNnDa, kAunTasane betraNa kalAka ArAma karavA utArI hatI te jagAe pAchA AvyA, tyAre sAthe eTalI khabara letA AvyA ke, DaoNrniMgjhanathI kenilavartha javA bhAMDa-bhavaiyA ane vezadhArIonI eka maMDaLI hamaNAM ja UpaDI che. rANIjI kenilavartha Ave tyAre temane AvI sthAnika maMDaLIonA khela manoraMjana mATe batAvavAnA hatA. velaeNnDane evo vicAra Avyo hatA ke, be jaNe ekalAM javuM tenA karatAM AvI koI maMDaLInI sAthe thaI javAmAM vadhu sahIsalAmatI gaNAya. teNe kAunTasane e pramANe vAta karI; te kAunTasane paNa e vastu barAbara lAgI. eTale te tarata ja ghoDesavAra thaIne e maMDaLIne pakaDI paDAya te mATe jarA utAvaLe UpaDayAM. gheADA vakhatamAM te e maMDaLI ardhaeka mAIla dUra AvelI eka TekarInI Toca upara thaIne pasAra thatI e lAkonI najare paDI. te maMDaLImAM gheADA gheADesavAra hatA ane gheADA pagapALA hatA. teo gheADI ja vAramAM TekarInI pelI pAra UtarI gayA. velaeNnDa cAre tarapha najara karatA jatA hatA. thoDI ja vAramAM tene mAlUma paDayuM ke, pAchaLa be gheADesavAra Ave che- jemAMno eka tenA paheraveza uparathI mAlika che, ane bIjo nokara che. paNa gheADI vAra bAda, te vadhu pAse AvatAM velaeNnDa vArnenA gheADAnI cAla tarata oLakhI gayo, ane tenuM mAM nirAzAthI DhIluM banI gayuM. 66 kAunTase tarata velaeNnDane kahyuM, bhAI tArI taravAra kADhI mArA peTamAM khAsI de; huM e badamAzanA hAthamAM jIvatI paDuM enA karatAM tAre hAthe maravAnuM vadhu pasada karuM chuM." paNa velaeNnDa bahu dhIrajavALA ane hiMmatavALA mANasa hatA. teNe kahyuM, "ema karatA pahelAM te huM mArI taravAra enA zarIramAM ke mArA potAnA zarIramAM ja khAsI devAnuM vadhu pasaMda karIza. joke, mArI taravAra tema ja tene

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206 "prIta kiye dukha hoya' vAparavAnI AvaData bahu sAmAnya kahevAya; tyAre pelA bane to AkhI jiMdagI taravAra calAvavAnuM ja kAma karatA AvelA che. paNa haju e loko ApaNe pIchA ja karatA AvatA hoya ema nathI lAgatuM. bhalI jeneTe bAM nATaka barAbara bhajavyuM ja haze, eTale A leke te tamane temanA jheranI asara heThaLa sahIsalAmata kammara -pTaplesamAM sUtelAM ja mAnatA haze, ane nirAMte kenilavanI ujANImAM bhAga levA ja UpaDyA haze. eTale tame maherabAnI karIne tamArA ghaDAne vege upADo ane jarA jALavIne ghoDA upara beso; ApaNe thoDA vakhatamAM ja pelI maMDaLI bhegAM thaI jaIzuM, eTale pachI vAne ene raste sIdhe cAlyo jaze. joke, ApaNe evo dekhAva na karavo ke, emane joIne ApaNe jaladI bhAgIe chIe." ane e pramANe eNe potAnA ghADAne amuka vega pakaDAvavA eDI lagAvI, jethI sAmAnya musApharI karanArA jeTalA vege ghoDAne svAbhAvika rIte doDAve ethI vadhu jhaDape teo bhAge che, ema pAchaLa AvanArAone vahema na jAya. thoDI vAramAM teo TekarInI Toce AvI gayAM ane pachI tenI pAchaLa UtaratI veLAe to velenTe kAunTasane kahyuM ke, "have to tamArAthI jeTalo jaladI ghoDo doDAvAya teTalA dADAvo; kAraNake, teo TekarInI Toce Ave te pahelAM ApaNane dekhI zakavAnA nathI." - sadbhAgye pelI maMDaLI eka jharaNAne kinAre AvelI ekAda-be paDIo AgaLa acAnaka bhI hatI. eTale valaoNnDa ane kAunTasa jaladI e TaLI bhegAM thaI gayAM ane jANe jharaNAne kinAre thoDo ArAma karavA ja thobhyAM hoya, ema UbhAM rahyAM. strIo jarA raghavAyA jevI ekAda jhUMpaDImAM AvajA karatI hatI, ane puruSo AsapAsa gheDA pakaDI bAvA jevA UbhA hatA. strIomAMthI koIne kaMI thayuM hoya ema dekhAtuM hatuM. A loko "zuM thayuM che" ema saheje pUchaparacha karatAM hoya ema e ToLAnI aMdara dhIme dhIme ghUsyAM. pAMceka miniTa nahi thaI hoya, evAmAM vA ane lemborna tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. vArnee maMDaLInI sIna-sInarI-paDadA mATenI nAnI DamaNIo, tathA maMDaLIvALAono bhUtono paheraveza joI tarata ja kalpanA karI lIdhI ke A loko kenilavaI jatI maMDaLInA mANaso che. eTale teNe khuzamijAjathI pUchyuM, "kema, khelADIo! kenilava cAlyA ke?"

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207 t bhUtanu baccu tarata laeNTinamAM eka jaNe javAba Apyo hA jI, maherabAna; tame DAhyA mANasanI peThe thoDI vAta u52thI vadhu vAta ThIka kalpI lIdhI. buddhipradhAna mAnavI ema ja kare. "" - 66 to pachI bhUtanA bhAI, tame ahIM zA mATe thobhyA che? tame utAvaLa karo to ja vakhatasara kenilavartha pahoMcI zakazo. rANIjI vaoNravika mukAme kAle bhojana levAnAM che? ane oNnigTana AgaLa jakha mAro cho!" jANatA nathI ke, tame to haju ahIM eTalAmAM bhUtanuM baccuM hAya tevuM mAthe zIMgaDAM pahereluM ane Akhe zarIre capasIne kALA pAzAka paherelA hoI be page UbhelA uMdara jevuM dekhAtuM eka vAmaniyuM AgaLa nIkaLI AvyuM ane bAlyuM, mArA bApa bhUtane peTe eka baccuM hamaNAM ja avataryuM che, eTale ame thobhyA chIe." "" 66 vAha tArA bApane peTe baccuM avataryuM?" vAne kaTAkSamAM hasatA hasatA bolyA. pelA laeNTina avAja pAcho pharIthI Avyo, " vAta kharI che, maherabAna; bhUtanA nAyakano veza bhajavanArI eka bAI hatI, ane tene ja kharekhara prasUti thaI gaI che. "" " paNa tamAre have e bAInI gaphalatane kAraNe eka eNkaTara khUTaze tenuM zuM karaze ? paNa hamaNAM mArI AgaLa eka puruSa ane eka strI jaladI jaladI A tarapha AvyAM e koNa hatAM ? " velaeNnDa gabharAyA; paNa te kaMIka javAba goThavIne kahe te pahelAM peluM bhUtanuM baccuM vAnenI cheka najIka jaIne bIjA na sAMbhaLe tema bolI UThayuM, "e puruSa amArI maMDaLInA mukhya mANasa che; te evAM se bhUtonA bhAga bhajavI zake tevA che; te A dAyaNanI madada lAvavA utAvaLe gayA hatA ane tene bAlAvI lAvyA che.' . " tA ThIka, A zubha prasaMge zubhecchAmAM dArU pIvA A paisA leA, ema kahI teNe gheADAne eDI lagAvI. laeNmbaoNneM peAtAnI thelImAMthI kAMIka rUpAnANuM kADhI pelA bhUtanA baccAnA hAthamAM pakaDAvI dIdhuM, ane pachI te paNa pArtAnA mAlikanI pAchaLa UpaDI gayo. peluM bhUtanuM baccuM have velaeNnDanA gheADA pAse AvIne bolyuM, " tame koNa che e meM pelAne kahI dIdhuM; have hu~ koNa chuM, te tame kahI zakazeA?"

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" vAha, tuM je philabaTIgibeTa* na hoya, te sAcesAca bhUtanuM jaNeluM bacyuM ja hovo joIe !" "oLakhI gayA!" pelo chokaro rAjI thate bolI UThayo. velaeNnDa smithano jUno sAgarIta ane laeNTina-mAstarano ziSya DikI-svaja e hato. ane mAstare goThavelA khelamAM bhUtano veza meLavI te sAce ja rAjadarabAramAM - eTale ke kenilavartha padhArelAM rANInI samakSa khela karavA ja jato hato. paNa teNe baMdhAIthI umeryuM, "tamArI sAthe A bAnu koNa che? tamArI bAbatamAM pUchelA savAlathI tamane gUMcavAyelA joI, tarata huM tamArI madada doDI Avyo; paNa A bAnu koNa che, e badhuM mane to tamAre sAcesAcuM kahI devuM paDaze." kahIza ja vaLI; paNa hamaNAM tArI e badhI pUchaparacha baMdha rAkha. huM tArI maMDaLInI sAthe ja kenilava AvavA mAguM chuM. tuM jANe che ke huM paNa jAdunA - hAthacAlAkInA sarasa khela karI jANuM chuM; eTale tamArI maMDaLImAM bhUtanI khoTa nahi paDavA dauM." paNa tamArI sAthe AvanArAM A bAnu zo khela karaze? e kharekhara koI khAnadAna bAnu ja che; ane tame beTamajI enI bAbatamAM bhAre sapaDAmaNamAM mukAyA lAgo cho." are e te mArI bApaDI bahena ja che, tene gAtAM ane vINA bajAvatAM evuM sAruM AvaDe che ke sarovaramAMthI mAchalAMne paNa bahAra kADhe !" basa to abaghaDI mane A vaheLAmAMthI gAI-bajAvIne mAchalAM kADhI batAve!" "paNa hamaNAM ja utAvaLa zI che? te A musApharIne kAraNe bahu thAkI gaI che. pachI saMbhaLAvaze ja vaLI." paNa manamAM ne manamAM teNe e chokarAne sArI peThe gALo bhAMDI lIdhI. pachI tarata ja te mAsTara holiDe pAse jaI pahoMcyo tathA potAne ane potAnI bahenane maMDaLImAM sAmela karavA vinaMtI karavA lAgyo. mAstare tene jAdunA eka-be khela karI batAvavA kahyuM, te eNe evA siphatathI karI batAvyA ke, AkhI maMDaLI khuza khuza thaI gaI. pachI tenI bahenanI AvaDatanI parIkSA levAnuM AvatAM, velenDe * chokarAnuM mULa nAma DikI-svaja che; paNa velaeNnDa smithe pahelethI tene bhUtanA bherunA pracalita nAme ja oLakhAte- saMpA..

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avaLacaMDAI keAnI? 209 tenA thAkanuM ja bahAnuM batAvyuM. paNa velenDa jevo kasabI potAnI maMDaLImAM AvavAthI badhA eTalA khuza thayA hatA ke, teoe te bAbatano Agraha rAkhyA vinA, baMnene khAvA-pIvA potAnI sAthe besI javA jaNAvyuM. avaLacaMDAI konI? pAliDe-mAstaranI maMDaLIne vicAra, te rAte vaoNravika mukAme thobhI, page cAlatAM AvatAM bAkInAM mANasanI rAha joIne pachI vahelI savAre kenilavartha tarapha UpaDavAne hate. paNa daramyAna velaeNnDa smithane pelA chachUMdara philabarTIgibeTa eTale ke mULa nAma DikI-svajanI jijJAsA ane utkaMThA bhAre paDI gayAM. raste cAlatAM te vAraMvAra kAunTesanuM mAM jovA prayatna karato ane pachI bAjae nIkaLI veoNnDane kahyA karato - "jo dosta, tuM mane chetare che - A tArI bahena haragija nathI - tenuM goruM gaLuM ane tenI aNiyALI komaLa AMgaLIo, e loDhAnI koDhamAM tArI sAthe janmelInAM lakSaNa na hoya." venDe pachI kaMTALIne eka vakhata tene dhamakAvIne kahyuM ke, "cUpa mara chachuMdara, tuM moTo badhuM jANavA-samajavAvALo kharone!" ane ema kahIne teNe hAtha ugAmyo, tenI sAthe pelo tyAMthI AMgaLI UMcI karIne dhamakI Apate dUra khasyo ane bolyo, "ema vAta che? to huM paNa yAda rAkhaje - teM mArI sAthe bhedabhAva rAkhyo che ane tArI gupta vAta mArAthI chupAvI che, paNa huM tane enuM phaLa na cakhADuM to mAruM nAma DikI-svaja nahi!" velaeNnDane potAnA sAgarItanA chachuMdaraveDAno bahu paricaya hato eTale teNe kAunTasane vAtavAtamAM sUcavI dIdhuM ke, tamAre thAkanuM bahAnuM kADhavuM, ane pri0- 14

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210 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' vaoNravikathI be-traNa mAIla dUranA gAmaDAnI vIzImAM bhavAnuM ja sUcavavuM; ane bIje divase savAranA maMDaLInI bhegAM thaI jaIzuM ema kahevuM. ane e pramANe teo vaoNravikathI thoDe dUranA gAmaDAnI eka vIzI AvI temAM thobhI gayAM. velaeNnDa to ema ja mAnato hato ke, kAusane gaDhamAM ke gaDha AgaLa potAnA oLakhItAM mANaso haze, jemane AdhAre temane aMdara pahoMcI jatAM muzkelI nahi paDe. paNa kAunTese e AkhI rAta judI ja citAmAM pathArImAM jAgatAM ja ALoTayA karyuM. nAnapaNathI bApe (mAne abhAve) lADa laDAvavAmAM kasara rAkhI ne hovAthI, tene AtmaniyaMtraNa ke AjJApAlananI Tevo ja nahotI paDI. ane tethI te mAtra potAnI icchA vyakta karIne ja aTakatI; pachI te pUrI karavAno bhAra bIjaone mAthe ja rahe. eTale jIvananI A kaTokaTIne kSaNe paNa, teNe vagara kazo vicAra karyo, mAtra potAne kenilavartha pahoMcADavAnuM ja meMe bolI nAkhyuM hatuM, jethI pote potAnA patine maLI zake. paNa have jema jema kenilava-gaDha najIka Avato gayo, tema tema hajAra hajAra ciMtAo ane zaMkAe tenA manamAM UbharAvA lAgI. ane emI jevI vyaktinA magajamAM eka vakhata zaMkA ane ciMtA ghara kare, eTale sAcuM ane kAlpanika e kazAno bheda ja na rahe. eTale vicAra ane kalpanAo karI karIne badhI muzkelIo ane badhI zaMkAone teNe atizayoktinI parAkASThAe pahoMcADI devAmAM kazI kasara rAkhI nahi. eTale AgaLa javuM ke zuM karavuM e ja tenI samajamAM AvyuM nahi. pariNAme, jyAre veoNnDa smithe tene vahelI savAre UThavA mATe bAraNA bahArathI bUma pADI, tyAre teNe kazo javAba paNa na Apyo temaja bAraNuM paNa na ughADayuM. tethI velenDa kharekhara ciMtAmAM paDI gayo. ane kalAka pachI kalAka vItatA gayA tema tema aMdara kAunTasanuM zuM thayuM haze, enI ja phikaramAM te paDayo. tatkALa te teNe keliva ekalA pahoMcI jaI Tresiliyanane bolAvI lAvavAno vicAra karyo. paNa eTalAmAM naveka vAgye kAunTase tene bolAvyo. te kapaDAM paherI taiyAra thaI gaI hatI. velenDe tene kaMIka nAsto karI levA vinaMtI karI, paNa teNe eTalo ja javAba Apyo, "meM pANInA

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avaLacaMDAI kenI? 211 pyAlo pI lIdho che, ane phAMsIne mAMcaDe caDavA janArane ethI vadhAre kazuM levAnuM na hoya." velaeNnDa A javAbathI vicAramAM paDI gayo. teNe have spaSTatA khAtara pUchayuM, "Apa have zuM karavA mAgo cho, te mane nakkI kaho. Akho deza Aje kenilavartha javA UpaDyo che. eTale ApaNI pAse aMdara pesavA pUratA paravAnA tathA sahIsalAmatInAM bIjAM kazAM sAdhana nahi hoya, to koI ApaNane aMdara pesavA nahi de, ane rastAmAM ja kAMIka muzkelImAM sapaDAI jaIzuM. huM sapaSTa vAta kahI daI to mane kSamA karazo. paNa ApaNI pAse bIjuM koI oLakhANa ke sathavAro na hoya, te pachI ApaNe pelA bhAMDa-bhavaiyAonI maMDaLIno ja Azaro levo paDaze, ane temanI sAthe ja aMdara pesI javuM paDaze." paNa kAunTese e sUcanAnA javAbamAM asvIkArasUcaka DokuM halAvyuM. eTale veleMDe jaNAvyuM, "te te pachI mane to mAtra bIjo eka ja rasto sUjhe che " hA, hA, kahI de, huM tane vaphAdAra mANasa gaNuM chuM; tArI zI salAha che?" "huM mAsTara siliyanane khabara ApuM ke, Apa ahIM cho. tarata ja te laoNrDa sasekasanA thoDA ghoDesavAro sAthe ahIM Avaze ane Apane sahIsalAmatIthI tathA be-rokaToka aMdara laI jaze." "zuM sasekasanA saMrakSaNa heThaLa javAnI che ane salAha Ape che? jANatA nathI ke rAjadarabAramAM te arla oNpha lisesTaranA te nAlAyaka pratispardhI gaNAya che?" veleMnDa e javAba sAMbhaLI kAunTasanA moM sAme navAI pAmI joI rahyo, eTale kAunTasa samajI gaI ke pote lisesTara sAthenA potAnA saMbaMdha bAbata vadhAre paDatuM kahI nAkhyuM che - je gupta rAkhavAnI ja potAnA patinI tAkIda che. eTale teNe AgaLa umeryuM, "ane Tresiliyana pAse to mAruM nAma sarakhuM rakhe lete. ethI te mArI muzkelIo bamaNI thaI jaze ane tenI uparanuM jokhama te eTaluM vadhI jaze ke, koI pachI ene bacAvI nahi zake"

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya' ciMtAthI ane zaMkAthI joI kahyuM, bhalA mANasa, huM 66 paNa velaeNnDane potAnI sAme haju evI ja rahelA jAI teNe jarA svastha dekhAva dhAraNa karI te mane kenilavartha gaDha sudhI sahIsalAmata laI jA, eTale tAruM kAma pUruM thayuM. tyAM pahoMcyA bAda AgaLa zuM karavuM, e huM ja nakkI karI laIza - e - sudhI bajAvelI kImatI hatI. teNe tarata ja pachInI kazI javAbadArI tArI nahi vaphAdArIbharI sevAonA badalAmAM le velaeNnDe joyuM ke e vIMTI bahu e vIMTI levAnI nA pADI; ane kAraNamAM eTaluM ja jaNAvyuM, gurue mane kaheluM che ke, 'daradIne maTe nahi, tA paisA na levA.' tema ApaNe haju kenilavartha pahoMcyAM nathI, tyAM sudhI mArAthI kazuM mahenatANuM ke bakSisa na levAya. jyAre tame tyAM nirAMte pahoMcI mane chUTo karo, tyAre mane sukhathI je ApaNuM hAya te Apajo. huM atyAre gheADA taiyAra karAvavA jAuM chuM, daramyAna tamArA namra vaida tarIke paNa mArI sUcanA svIkAro ane maherabAnI karIne thoDo nAstA karI le, jethI tame AgaLa musApharI karavA mATe thoDAM vadhu lAyaka thA." 212 gaNAya - te atyAra A vIMTI !" DokuM dhuNAvI 'mArA vaida kenilavarNane raste mAla-sAmAna bharelAM gADAM ane ToLAbaMdha rAhadArIonI avarajavara eTalI badhI hatI ke, velaeNnDa smitha, badhA ADarastAno paNa pUro mAhitagAra na hota, teA kAunTasa ane te jarAya AgaLa vadhI zakayAM na hota. kAraNake, ilijhAbetha kenilavarNamAM praveza kare te vakhatano satkArasamAraMbha najare nihALavAnI AzAe ToLAbaMdha lAko badhI dizAethI UmaTayAM hatAM, ane badhA mukhya rastAo bharAI-rUMdhAI gayA hatA. rANInA sIdhAM-sAmagrIvALA gAmaDe-khetare pharI vaLyA hatA, ane badhethI vALIjhUDIne khAdya-sAmagrI sameTI lAvyA hatA, jenA paisA pachI thoDAghaNA, jene cUkavavAnA hoya te cUkave. arla oNpha lisesTaranA ghara-kArabhArIo paNa e ja hetuthI cAtarapha pharI vaLyA hatA; ane ardhanA najIkanA tathA dUranA baMne prakAranA ghaNA mitroe ane maLatiyAe paNa baLado, gheTAM, vAchaDA, bhUMDa vagerenAM ToLeToLAM tathA dArUnAM, zikAranAM, mIThuM caDAvelI vastuonAM, ane leATabharelA thelAnAM gAsgADAM mAkalyAM hatAM, te badhuM rastAo upara rukAvaTa ane aTakAyata karatuM bahu dhImI gatie AgaLa vadhI rahyuM

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avaLacaDAI kenI ? 213 hatuM. e badhAMnA hAMkeDuonI AgaLa nIkaLavAnI jagA mATe takarAro thatI, ane kadIka mAraphADa paNa thaI jatI. paNa e uparAMta, nAcanArA, gAnArA, khela karanArA, jAdugaro vagerenI maMDaLIo paNa potapotAnA alaga dekhADa sAthe AgaLa vadhatI hatI. ane temAM pachI bhikhArIonAM ToLAM - potapotAnI sAcI ke jUThI apaMgatAonA dekhADa sAthe bhaLelAM hatAM. e hakaDAThaTha bhIDamAM nokara-mAlika, gAmaDiyaNanAgaraNa, garIba-tavaMgara evA kazAno bheda ja nahoto rahyo - ekabIjAne dabAvatA-dhakelatA AgaLa vadhavAnuM hatuM. joke, A ToLAmAM badhe AnaMda-hAsyakallolanuM vAtAvaraNa vyApeluM hoI, paga chUMdAya ke dhakko vAge to paNa koI kazuM manamAM lAvanuM nahi. rANI vaoNravika-gaDhamAM AvI pahoMcI hatI ane baporanuM khANuM tyAM paravArIne kenilavartha javA UpaDavAnI hatI. velaeNnDa smithe vaoNravika-gaDhane TALIne ja kenilavartha taraphano mArga lIdho hato. joke, kAunTasanI sahIsalAmatI bAbata tenI ciMtA ane mUMjhavaNa ghaNI ja vadhI gaI hatI. temane sIdhAM kenilavartha bhegAM karI devAya to bhAre upAdhimAMthI chUTayA, ema ja ene have lAgatuM jatuM hatuM. pagale pagale jakhama tathA muzkelI vadhatAM ja jatAM hatAM. ane bahAranA daravAjA pAse teo pahoMcyAM, tyAre tyAM to varadIdhArI saMrakSaka daLanA mANase cokIpahero karatA UbhA hatA. teo jeone nimaMtraNa hoya teone ja, athavA aMdara rajU karavAnA manoraMjaka kAryakramonI maMDaLInA mANasane ja dAkhala thavA detA hatA. tyAM AgaLa to khAsI bhIDa ja jAmI hatI. kAraNake, aMdara pesavA loko bhAtabhAtanAM bahAnAM athavA lAla rajU karatAM hato. paNa pelAone tAkIdanA hukamo hatA ke, rANIjIne khATI bhIDa jarAya gamatI nathI, eTale aMdara phAlatu koI mANasane dAkhala thavA devAnuM nathI. chatAM loko jyAre nahotA mAnatA tyAre teonI bhIDane pAchI dhakelavA kAMTALA sAjavALA ghoDesavAronI TukaDI dhasI jatI. pariNAme je pAcho haDasela Avato, temAM kAunTesa chUTI paDI na jAya ke chuMdAI na jAya, enI ja bhAre kALajI veoNnDane rAkhavAnI thaI. venDane te kazuM bahAnuM dharavAnuM hatuM nahi. eTale daravAjA pAse pahoMcavAno prayatna karavA chatAM te to have zuM karavuM enI ciMtA karate DAphAM

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6 prIta kiye duHkha hAya' 214 mAratA hatA. tevAmAM arlInA eka aphasare tenA tarapha joI bUma pADI, "eya bAghAbhAI, AgaLa AveA - are sainiko, pelA bhAIne aMdara AvavA mATe rastA karAvA - paNa bAghAbhAI, vicAra zAno karo che? tamArA bairAnuM peATaluM laIne aMdara cAlyA AveAne!" velaeNnDa tA A AhabharyuM - joke beadabIbharyuM - nimaMtraNa pAtAne maLe che, ema mAnI ja na zakayo. paNa sainikoe e Ubho hateA tyAM sudhInI bhIDane bAjue khaseDIne rastA karI dIdhA, eTale te kAunTesanA ghoDAne dAratA, vicAra karavA thAbhyA vinA tarata daravAjAmAM dAkhala thaI gayA. aMdara AMgaNAmAM te khullI taravAravALA sainikonI paMktio rastAnI baMne bAjue khaDI hatI. velaeNnDa haju peAtAne ane kAunTasane praveza zI rIte maLyA eno ja vicAra karatA hatA, tevAmAM eka-jhADanI DALIomAMthI bhUtanA baccAno veza pahereluM eka cheAkaruM acAnaka tenA gheADAnI pITha upara kUdI paDayuM ane teNe potAnA be hAtha pAchaLathI velaeNnDanA gaLAnI AsapAsa vIMTI dIdhA. velaeNnDa evA tA jhabakayo ke AsapAsanA paheregIro khaDakhaDATa hasI paDayA. velaeNnDa khyAla AvatAM tarata ja bolI UThayo, " AhA, philabarTIgibeTa ja! kenilavarthamAM eka-jhADane AvA TeTA bese che ke zuM?" " hA, hA, evA TeTA bese che, eTale ja mATAbhAI tame aMdara AvI zakayA. nahi tA tamane pelA aphasara daravAjAmAMthI aMdara zI rIte AvavA deta ? e to meM ene kahI rAkhyuM hatuM ke, amuka pe!zAkavALA ane sAthe bairIvALA amArI maMDaLIno mukhiyA pAchaLa ja Ave che, tene AvavA dejo, pachI huM A eka-jhADa upara caDIne tamArI rAha jotA ja beTho hato. mArI maMDaLInA mANasA te atyAre mArI rAha joIne kayAranA gAMDA thaI gayA haze. "" 66 'nahIM, nahIM, bhAI, huM tAro AbhAra mAnuM chuM; ane have tArI salAhasUcanA mujaba ja cAlIza ane vartIza. paNa tuM jevA sabaLA che, tevo dayALu paNa thaje eTale basa. kAunTasa AvA vicitra sAthamAM ane saMjogamAM potAnA patinA - eTale ke tenA peAtAnA - gaDhamAM dAkhala thaI. A te bhAvInI kevI avaLacaMDAI? ..

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22 eLe nahi jAya ! 1 velaeNnDa ane philabarTIgibeTa eka ghoDA upara tathA bIjA gheADA upara kAunTasa ema traNa jaNAM kenilavarNa-gaDhanA mukhya makAnanA AMgaNAnA daravAjA AgaLa AvI pahoMcyAM. enI uparanA TAvaranA burajo upara rAjA ArtharanA sainikonA paheravezamAM jUnA jamAnAnA rAkSasI kadanA paheregIronAM pUtaLAM temanAM jUnAM rAkSasI hathiyAro sAthe khaDAM karelAM hatAM. paNa te pUtaLAMnI vacce keTalAMka jIvatAM mANasone aMdarakhAne lAkaDAnI jaMgI ghoDI upara UbhAM karI, temane evA rAkSasI kadanA pAzAko bahArathI paherAvI devAmAM AvyA hatA, jethI badhA ja sainiko jIvatA hAya evo AbhAsa thAya ! paNa nIcenI kamAna AgaLa kharekhara ja eka jIvatA rAkSasI kadanA mANasane saukAM-jUnA evA ja jUnA sainika-peAzAkamAM, leAkhaMDanI aNiyALI gadA sAthe khaDo karavAmAM AvyA hatA. evA jaMgI kadano mANasa khAsa pasaMda karIne tene tyAM paheregIranuM kAma soMpavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, jethI te buraja upara khaDAM karelAM pUtaLAMnuM sAkSAt pratinidhitva kare. velaeNnDe tenI pAse jaI, aMdara gayelI naTa-maMDaLInA pAchaLa rahI gayelA mANasa tarIke peAtAnI oLakha ApIne, peAtAne aMdara javA devA vinaMtI karI, tyAre teNe jhaTa peAtAnI lekhaMDI jaMgI gadA ugAmIne evI jorathI paththaranI pharasa upara pachADI ke, temAMthI kharekhara AganA taNakhA jharyA. teNe kazuM beAlatAM-babaDatAM vacce vacce velaeNnDa smithane kahevA mAMDayuM ke, tArA jevA bhaTakatA bhAmaTAone aMdara dAkhala karavAnA nathI. " vaLI pAchA te Amatema AMTA mAratA peAtAnI jAte koI kavitAnI kaDI geAkhatA hAya ema enAM padA sakhavA mAMDayo, paNa yAda rahetuM na hovAthI kaMTALI pAchA velaeNnDa sAme joIne bolyo, "haju khasato nathI? maravAno thayA che?" ane pAchA peAtAnA 66 215

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" gokhaNakAme lAgIne kazuM bhUlI gayo hoI tene yAda karavA phAMphAM mAravA mAMDayo. velaeNnDanI pAchaLa beThelo cAlAka philabarTIgibeTa tarata AkhI paristhiti samajI gayo. teNe velaeNnDane kAnamAM kahyuM, "ene kayo joDo DaMkhe che, te huM samajI gayo chuM. tuM hamaNAM cUpa raheje." ema kahI te ghoDA uparathI UtarI gayo ane pelA rAkSasa pAse jaI, tenI keDe vIMTelA cAmaDAno cheDo kheMcI tene nIco namAvI tenA kAnamAM teNe kaMIka kahyuM, tenI sAthe pelAno jaMgalI cahero tarata mAyALu caherAmAM palaTAI gayo, ane teNe rAjI thaIne potAnI gadA hAthamAMthI dUra phagAvI daI, philabarTIgibeTane potAnA rAkSasI paMjAmAM pakaDIne ramADavA UMce kare tema UMce karyo. tathA pachI saheja nIce lAvI tene pUchayuM, "paNa tane kevI rIte AvaDe che, alyA ?" tenI tamAre zI paMcAta?" ema kahI philabarTIgibeTe velaeNnDa ane kAunTasa tarapha AMgaLI karI pAchuM tenA kAnamAM kaMIka kahyuM. eTale pelAe tarata philabarTIgibeTane premathI nIce mUkI, velaeNnDane dhamakAvate hoya tema kahyuM, "bhale bhale, tame baMne aMdara jAo; paNa have pachI huM ahIM paheregIra uM tyAre Ama bhaTakatAM moDAM AvyAM te tamArI vAta tame jANo!" philabarTIgibeTe have velaeNnDane kahyuM, "tame baMne aMdara cAlyAM jAo. mAre haju A mahArAkSasa pAse thoDI vAra thobhavuM paDaze. paNa huM tamane pAcho zodhI kADhavAno ja chuM ane tamArA gupta rahasyano bheda pAmavAno chuM - bhale pachI te gaDhanA bhoMyarAnA taLiyAnA jeTalo UMDe kema na hoya !" hA, hA, huM jarUra mAnuM chuM ke, tuM e gupta bheda jANI ja javAno," velenTe kahyuM; "kAraNake e bheda pachI mArA hAthamAM ja nahi rahyo hoya, eTale pachI tuM jANI le che ke nahi tenI mATe paMcAta ja nahi rahI hoya!" A pravezadvAramAM thaIne AgaLanA sarovara upara thaIne sAmA maoNrTamara TAvaramAM* ekasa-trIsa yArDa lAMbA ane daza yArDa pahoLA evA pula upara thaIne javAnuM hatuM. e pula upara khela vagere thAya evI sagavaDa hatI, * rojara maoNrTimara - arla opha mArca, teNe eDavarDa-2nI patnI isAbelA sAthe maLI jaI rAjAne gAdIethI utArI pADI tenI katala karI hatI. pachI baMne jaNe rAjagAdI pitAne hastaka rAkhI. chevaTe eDavarDa-3jAe temane harAvIne je karyA. - saMpA

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eLe nahi jAya! 217 eTale pravezadvAra uparanA buraja upara khAsa mANasone besavAnI sagavaDa hoI, ene gaeNlarI-TAvara kahetA. pula oLaMgIne sAme maoNrTimara TAvaramAM thaIne gaDhanA mukhya vizALa AMgaNamAM javAnuM hatuM. tyAM paNa suzobhita vardI-dhArI paheregIro UbhA hatA, paNa temaNe A lokone kazI rukAvaTa ke paDapUcha karI nahi. aMdara pesatAM ja mahelanI virATa imArata, tenA badhA vaibhava ane bhapakA sAthe temanI najara sAme khaDI thaI. AsapAsa moTA mahemAno ane temanA sevakonI avara-javaranI dhUma macI rahI hatI. velaeNnDe ghoDo thobhAvI kAunTasane pUchayuM, "have Apano zo hukama che, viru ? kAunTase bebAkaLAnI peThe kapALa uparathI hAtha pheravatAM kahyuM, "hukama? paNa koNa mAro hukama mAnavAnuM che, vAru?" pachI teNe pAse thaIne jatA eka suMdara vardI-dhArI sevakane Ubho rAkhIne kahyuM, "thobho jouM, maherabAna, mAre arla oNpha lisesTarane maLavuM che." - pelo navAI pAmI tarata ja bolI UThyo, "A vaLI pAgalakhAnAmAMthI koNa chaTakI AvI che? Ajane divase tAre mArA laoNrDa oNpha lisesTarane maLavuM che? khabara nathI ke, Aje temane pharasada na hoya?" "mitra, Ama tucchakAra karavAnI jarUra nathI; mAre arbanuM bahu tAkIdanuM kAma che." "tAre tAkIdanuM kAma hoya tethI huM rANIjInI tahenAtamAMthI te nAmadArane ahIM bolAvI lAvuM, ema? mane badalAmAM ghoDAno cAbakho ja maLe ! daravAjA uparanA paheregIre tArA jevIne aMdara zI rIte AvavA dIdhI, e ja mane samajAtuM nathI. paNa e babUcakane rANIjIne vadhAvavA je bhASaNa meDhe karavAnuM che, tenI paMcAtamAM ja te tAruM mAthuM potAnI lokhaMDI gadAthI phADI nAkhavAnuM bhUlI gayo haze." be-traNa nokare, A jarA dhAMdhaLa jevuM thavuM joI tyAM bhegA thaI gayA. velaeNnDa gabharAI gayo, ane teNe te sevakamAMthI jarA zAMta lAgatA eka jaNanA hAthamAM eka sikko sarakAvI daI tene bAjue laI jaIne tenA kAnamAM kaMIka kahyuM. pelo jarA UMcA hoddAvALo - nAyaba chaBdAra hoI, teNe bIjAone AvI tochaDAI vAparavA badala dhamakAvyA, ane eka jaNane A lokonA

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218 prIta kiye dukha hoya' ghoDAo saMbhALavAnA saMpI, te e be jaNane eka moTA daravAjAmAM thaI aMdaranA AMgaNAmAM laI gayo. baMne bAju bhavya imArata khaDI hatI. aMdaranA AMgaNAmAM thaIne pelo temane IzAna taraphanA khUNA upara AvelA eka majabUta TAvara tarapha laI gayo. e bAju rasoDAMnA jaMgI oraDA AvelA hatA. e TAvaranA nIcenA bhAgamAM lisesTaranA ghara-kArabhArAnA aphasaro rahetA hatA, jethI teo mukhya makAnanI eTale ke jyAM temane potAnI DayUTI bajAvavAnI hatI, tenI pAse rahI zake. eka sAMkaDA dAdarA uparathI uparanA mALe javAtuM. tyAM eka ATha-khUNiyo nAno kaparo hato. tyAM jUnA vakhatamAM koIne keda pUravAmAM AvyuM hatuM ane pachI tenuM khUna karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, tethI te bhUtiyo oraDo gaNAto. te kamaro atyAre jagAne abhAve bahAranA mahemAnonA upayoga mATe khelI nAkhavAmAM Avyo hato. daMtakathA ema cAlatI hatI ke, e katala karAyelA ane bhUta thayelA kedInuM nAma meravina hatuM, ane tethI e AkhA TAvaranuM nAma meravina TAvara paDyuM hatuM. e kamarAno upayoga jUnA jamAnAmAM kedakhAnA tarIke thato hoya emAM navAI pAmavA jevuM na hatuM. kAraNake tenI bhIti khAsI jADI hatI ane uparanI chata kamAnadAra hatI. kamarAno vyAsa paMdara phUTa jeTaluM hatuM. paNa enI UMcI sAMkaDI bArIethI bahAra khAsa manoraMjaka dekhAva najare paDate hate; kAraNa ke e tarapha kuvArA, pUtaLAM, latA-maMDapa, ane zilpa-kArIgarIvALI ArAma-gAha AvelI hatI. kamarAmAM eka pathArI jevuM hatuM ane mahemAna mATe joItI bIjI phuTakaLa cIjo hatI. eka meja upara te vakhatanA rivAja mujaba beDarUmamAM 2khAtI lekhana-sAmagrI paNa paDelI hatI. te joI tarata kAunTasane potAnA ahIM AvyAnI khabara potAnA patine mokalavAno ane temano javAba Ave tyAM sudhI ahIM ja aNachatA besI rahevAno vicAra Avyo. pelo aphasara, je ghara-AMgaNAno nAyaba-chaDIdAra jevo ja hato, teNe velaeNnDane, bIjuM kAMI joIze ke kema e pUchyuM. velenTe jaNAvyuM ke, kaMIka nAsto karavA jevI cIjo maLe to ThIka, eTale pelo khAdya-sAmagrIothI hakaDeThaTha bharelA rasoI-bhaMDAramAM tene laI gayo. tyAMthI velaeNnDa dharAIne khAI

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eLe nahi jAya! rahe teTalI vastuo maLI. pachI tyAMthI ja velaeNnDa kAunTasane anukULa Ave tevI thoDI halakI cIjo leto Avyo. kAunTase daramyAna potAno pati uparano patra lakhIne pUro karyo hato. bIDavAnuM ke rezamI doro bAMdhavAnuM kaMI ja sAdhana pAse na hovAthI teNe potAnA suMdara vALanI eka laTa vaDe tene bAMdhI dIdho hato. - veleMnDane jotAM ja kAunTase kahyuM, "bhalA mitra, paramAtmAe ja tane aNIne vakhate mAre mATe mokalI Apela che, ema huM mAnuM chuM. have kamanasIba evI mAre mATe A chellI sevA bajAvate jA - A kAgaLa nAmadAra arla oNpha lisesTarane pahoMcADa. tyAra pachI tuM mArI javAbadArImAMthI mukta thAya che. mane sAruM pariNAma ja Avaze evI AzA che, ane tema thaze to huM tane kharekhara tavaMgara banAvI daIza, enI khAtarI rAkhaje. paNa A kAgaLa laoNrDa lisesTaranA hAthamAM ja Apaje ane pachI te letAM temanA moM upara zo pheraphAra thAya che, te kALajIthI nihALaje." - velenTe rAjIkhuzIthI e patra pahoMcADavAnuM kAma svIkAryuM, paNa daramyAna e bAnune kaMIka nAsto karI levA khAsa Agraha karyo. kAunTase ene vidAya karavA khAtara ja eNe ANelI cIjomAMthI kaMIka khAvAnuM svIkAryuM. velaeNnDa kAunTasane aMdarathI bAraNAne baMdha karavAnuM tathA e nAnA kamarAmAMthI bahAra na nIkaLavAnI sAvadhAnI rAkhavAnuM kahIne cAlato thayo. tene have e kAgaLa lisesTarane kema karIne pahoMcADavo te vicAravAnuM hatuM ja; paNa vizeSamAM te, kannara-plesamAMthI nAThA bAda kAunTasanI je sthiti teNe najare joI hatI, te uparathI tene Dara lAgato hato ke, kAunTasanuM magaja kaMIka asthira thaI gayeluM che, ane e je kaMI pagalAM bhare che, e DahApaNabharelAM ke vicArapUrvaka hoya ema tene haragija lAgatuM nahotuM. vastutAe tene e vicAra Avyo hato ke, e bAI jo vAne vagere lisesTaranA mANasathI DarIne bhAgI che, te te potAnA pitAne tyAM javAne badale, A loko ja jyAM sAmA maLe, tyAM jANI joIne zA mATe AvI che? velaeNnDane atyAra sudhI ema lAgatuM hatuM kharuM ke, (e kAunTesa che ema te jANa ja na hata) kadAca Tresiliyana mAraphata apIla karI rANIjInuM saMrakSaNa cAhatI hovAthI te ahIM AvI haze. paNa ahIM AvyA bAda teNe Tresiliyanane badale lisesTarane ja pahoMcADavA mATe potAne kAgaLa Apyo e joI, te

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220 "prIta kiye sukha hoya' gaMbhIra vicAramAM paDI gayo. kAraNa ke, lisesTaranI hakUmatamAM ja - bhale tenA sIdhA hukamathI nahi hoya - e bAna upara A badhA atyAcAro thayA hatA, jemAMthI te bhAgI chUTI hatI. te pachI e lisesTarane ja pote ahIM AvyAnI ane hovAnI khabara ApavI e te bAbu mATe ja salAhabharyuM zI rIte kahevAya? have te tene potAnI ja sahIsalAmatI bAbata paNa Dara lAgavA mAMDayo. kAraNa ke, e bAnune bhAgavAmAM madada karanAra e hoI, tene bhagADI lAvanAra' TharAvI phAve tevI sajA karavAmAM Ave, to paNa ahIM koNa pUchanAra hatuM? eTale teNe mana sAthe nakkI karyuM ke, A kAgaLa lisesTarane ApatA pahelAM e bAna ahIM AvyAM che e vAta Tresiliyanane jaNAvI devI. jethI AgaLanI badhI javAbadArImAMthI pote mukta thAya; ane Tresiliyana upara ja e bAnune doravAnI ke saMrakSavAnI svAbhAvika javAbadArI AvI jAya. teNe vicAra karyo ke, "Tresiliyana ja vadhu sArI rIte nakkI karI zakaze ke, A bAnune laoNrDa oNpha lisesTarane ja sIdhI phariyAda karavAno je buTTo sUjhayo che, te DahApaNabharyo kahevAya ke nahi. eTale A kAgaLa paNa emane ja seMpI ApaNe to kenilavamAMthI pabArA gaNI javA! ApaNe ahIMnA utsava-samAraMbha nathI jovA; ApaNe to IMglenDanAM khullA medAnamAM ghaDAone nALa jaDavAnuM kAma karatA thaI jaIe, emAM ja salAmatI che." paNa A dhamAlamAM Tresiliyanane paNa kyAM zodhavo? pUchaparacha karatAM tene eTaluM mAluma paDyuM ke, Aje savAre arla opha sasekasa ahIM pitAnA rasAlA sAthe AvI gayA che. paNa tene uparAMtamAM e khabara paNa paDI ke, lisesTara ane sasekasa e bane arlI cetatAnA rasAlA sAthe ceDA kalAka agAu vaoNravika tarapha UpaDI gayA che, jenI rANIjIne tyAMthI dhAmadhUmapUrvaka kenilava laI avAya. paNa vaoNravikamAM ja judA judA ThAkora-garAsadAro maLavA AvelA temane maLavA rahevAmAM rANIjIne kenilavartha tarapha AvavA nIkaLavAmAM moDuM ja thatuM gayuM. ane have te samIsaMdhyAe ja te kenilavartha AvI pahoMcaze, evI khabara laIne mArate ghoDe eka savAra AvI pahoMcyo. eTale sau rANIjInA

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eLe nahi jAya! praveza vakhate satkAra mATe taiyAra thaIne UbhA hatA, te jarA sAMsatA thaIne ArAma karavA lAgyA. velenTe keTalAya ghoDesavArone gaDhamAM pAchA dAkhala thatA joyA, eTale te maoNrTimaranA TAvara AgaLa UbhuM rahI, temAM Tresiliyana che ke nahi te tapAsavA lAgyo. te evI jagAe goThavAyo hato ke, gaDhamAM dAkhala thanAra dareka tenI najare paDe ja. te ja vakhate tenI bAMya koI bhUta jevA AkAranA prANIe kheMcI. te DikI-sleja ja hatuM, jene velenTa bhUtanA bheru mATenA pracalita evA philabarTIgibeTa nAme saMbodhato hato. - veleMnDane AkhI duniyAmAMthI e jaNa atyAre najare paDe ene ja kaMTALo ane Dara hate. paNa moMethI te tene rAjIpo ja batAvavo paDayo. "vAha, tuM ja che ke, mAre bacukaDo - mAro nAne uMdaraDo?" "hA, hA, e uMdaraDAe ja siMha jyAre jALamAM sapaDAIne gadhdhA jevo bevakUpha banI gayo hato tyAre tene tenI jALa kAtarIne bacAvyo hato !" "kharI vAta, bhAI, te ja mane daravAjAmAMthI dAkhala karAvyo hato, paNa alyA kahe to kharo ke, tuM pelA rAkSasanA hAthamAMthI pachI zI rIte chUTayo? - mArA manamAM ke te tArAM kapaDAM chAlanI peThe utArI nAkhI, tane Akho ne Akhe zekelI cesTa-naTanI* jema khAI ja jaze." jo teNe tema karyuM hota to tenI parImAM vadhu magajano bhAga che ema kahevuM paDe. paNa e rAkSasa bahu vinayI jaNa hato ane bIjAo jemane kaMIka meM madada karI hoya tenA karatAM vadhu kRtajJa hato, mAsTara velaeNnDa smitha !" "bApare, philabarTIgibeTa, tuM te ToNA mAravAmAM zephIlDanI charI karatAMya vadhu tIkho banato jAya che ne! paNa tuM pelA buDhDhA rIMcha pAsethI chaTakyo kayA jAdu vaDe, e vAta te kahe." basa, tamAro e ja DhaMga che - mIThuM mIThuM bolIne sAmAne bhoLavavo ! ThIka paNa e pramANika paheregIranI vAta ja pahelAM sAMbhaLI le. ApaNe ja upara kAMTALA photarAvALI mIMja. tene zeke eTale garamagarama hoya tyAre tenI chAla UpaDI jAya che. - saMpA

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sara daravAjA AgaLa gayA tyAre te kazuM gokhavAnuM yAda na AvatuM hAvAthI gUMcAtA hatA. rANIjI padhAre tyAre tenA vezane anurUpa bAlavAnuM eka kavita koIe lakhI ApyuM haze, paNa tenA rAkSasI zarIramAM eTalI yAdazakti hovI joIene ! eTale te bhAre mUMjhavaNamAM paDayo hatA. have e je TukaDA yAda karatA hatA te uparathI mane khabara paDI gaI ke, tene mATenuM e kavita amArA haoNliDe mAsTare ja raceluM hatuM. ane amAre tyAM vAraMvAra gavAtuM hAvAthI mane mAMe thaI gayuM hatuM. jyAre te rAkSasa amuka jagAe khacakAIne bhUla karI beTho, tyAre meM tene kharI ane AgaLanI kaDI yAda karAvI, eTale te rAjI rAjI thaI gayA ane teNe mane hAthamAM pakaDI UMcA karyA. tane ane tArI pelI 'sagI'ne aMdara dAkhala kare, teA me tenA rIMchanA cAmaDAnA upavastra taLe chupAI rahI, rANIjI padhAre tyAre bolatI veLA tenI bhUla thAya tyAre tene saMkAravAnuM kabUla karyuM che. huM hamaNAM ja gaDhamAM jaI kaMIka khAI AvyA, ane have rANIjI Ave te pahelAM tenI madade geAThavAI javA jAuM chuM.' "" "ThIka che, barAbara che, lADakA DikI, tAre javuM ja joIe. jaladI jaladI tuM tyAM pahoMcI jA. "" kara. " prIta kriye duHkha hAya' " hA, have potAnI garaja sarI rahI che, eTale 'DikI, beTA, tuM cAlyo jA !' kharuMne? ema karIne tAre tArI pelI saunI vAta mane kahevI nathI, beTamajI; kAraNake, huM tArI bahena thatA hAuM eTalI ja e tArI bahena thAya che ! " mUrakha, tAre e vAta jANIne zuM karavI che? cAlyo jA, tAruM kAma "" 66 "ema? tA mArI sAthe e rIte tAre vartavuM che, kema ? Ama mane e vAta jANavAnI kazI paravA nathI; paNa mane eka vakhata vahema gayo ke pachI huM teno kharo ke khATo tAga pAmyA vinA rahetA nathI. mATe Avajo ! padhArajo, beTamajI !" velaeNnDa e cheAkarAno khaNakhodiyA svabhAva jANatA hatA; eTale tene chaMcheDavAmAM sAra nathI e samajatA hovAthI, teNe tarata ja kahyuM, "thAla, thAbha, beTA DikI, Ama jUnA mitro sAthe rUThIne chUTA paDAtuM haze ? - e

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eLe nahi jAya! rara3 leDI viSe huM je kaMI jANuM chuM, te eka divasa badhuM ja tane kahIza ja vaLI." - "ane e divasa bahu najIka ja AvavAno che - tuM dhAre te karatAM bahu vahelo, samajyo, veoNnDa baccA !" ema kahete te vIjaLInI jhaDape tyAMthI sarakI gayo ane tenA rAkSasa mitranI madade - paDakhe UbhavA jaI pahoMcyo. bhagavAna kare ne huM sahIsalAmata A gaDhamAMthI chUTuM te bahu sAruM. kAraNa ke, A bhUtanA bhAIe je bAbatamAM kaDacho halAvyo, te pachI bhUtane khAvAlAyaka vastu ja banI rahevAnI. mAsTara Tresiliyana jo jaladI maLI jAya, te bhagavAnanI mahera !" paraMtu Tresiliyana bIje raste kenilavartha pAcho pharyo hate. velenDe jAyuM hatuM tema te divase arlo sAthe e vaoNravika tarapha to gayo ja hato. tene paNa velaeNnDa tyAM Avyo hoya to tenI pAsethI emInA kaMIka samAcAra meLavavAnI AzA hatI. paNa emAM e nirAza thavAthI, ane UlaTo vArnene lisesTaranA rasAlAmAM hAjara joI, tathA te ene kaMIka kahevA mAgatA hoya ema lAgatuM hovAthI, te enI sAthenI mulAkAta TALavA mATe, lAga joI jarA cakarAvo laIne bIje raste kenilavartha pAcho AvI gayo, ane pazcima taraphanI dIvAlamAMthI lazkarane chApo mAravA nIkaLavA mATe rAkhelA raste thaIne aMdara dAkhala thayo. lisesTare potAnAM sau mANasane ala oNpha sasekasanAM mANase pratye khUba vinaya dAkhavavAnI tAkIda ApI hovAthI, tene te raste aMdara dAkhala thavA devAmAM Avyo. potAne ghoDe nokarane sepI, bagIcA tarapha teNe thoDo vakhata mana bahelAvavA TahelyA karyuM, paNa tenA manamAMthI eNmI viSenA vicAro keme TaLyA nahi, eTale kaMIka abhyAsamAM mana parovavA, meravina TAvaramAM dAdara caDI trIje majale potAne maLelA kamarA AgaLa te Avyo - te potAno kamaro aMdarathI baMdha ! paNa tene yAda AvyuM ke, nAyaba-chaDIdAre tene A dhamAlanA divasamAM potAno kamaro bane tyAM sudhI baMdha rAkhavA ane koIe aMdara pesI kamara ane i rAmara

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224 prIta kiye duHkha heya baMdha karyo hoya to bahArathI ughADavA mAsTara-cAvI* ApI mUkI hatI, eTale teNe e cAvI vaDe aMdaranI kaLa pheravI nAkhI ane bAraNuM ughADayuM. paNa A zuM? aMdara eNmI robsarTa kyAMthI? kAunTasane paNa Tresiliyanane tyAM joI bhAre navAI lAgI, tathA Dara paNa. kAraNake, teNe potAnA pati a oNpha lisesTarane ciThThI mokalI bolAvyo hovAthI, te ahIM AvI pahoMce ane tene Tresiliyana sAthe jue, te te badhI bAjI hAthathI ja jAya. eTale teNe tarata ja pUchayuM, Tresiliyana, tame ahIM zA mATe AvyA cho?" Tresiliyane sAmuM pUchayuM, "paNa eNmI, tuM ahIM zAthI AvI che? tuM kaMI madada meLavavAnA dAvAthI AvI haze, to eka mANasanuM hRdaya ane bAhu jeTalI madada ApI zakaze, teTalI tane avazya maLaze ja." emI jarA cUpa rahI, ane pachI gussAbharyA karatAM kaMIka dilagIrIbharyA avAje bolI, "mAre kazI madada joItI nathI, Tresiliyana; ane tame mane madada karo tenA karatAM nukasAna ja vadhu karI beso tema cho. khAtarI rAkhajo ke, huM atyAre evA mANasanI najIka AvelI chuM, je kAyadAthI temaja premathI mAruM rakSaNa karavA baMdhAyelo che." te zuM vArnee tArI sAthe lagna karI dIdhuM che, ane huM mArI sAme vArnenI kAyadesara patanIne joI rahyo chuM?" "huM ? vArnenI patnI? tame mane kayA halakA nAma sAthe joDavAnI dhRSTatA dAkhavI rahyA che, huM ke je--" "kAunTasa oNpha lisesTara chuM" ema AgaLa bolavA ja te jatI hatI, tevAmAM tene yAda AvyuM ke, tenA patie tene e lagnanI vAta chUpI rAkhavAnI tAkIda ApelI che; kAraNa ke, te vAta gupta rahe te upara tenI AkhI unnatino AdhAra hatuM. eTale te tarata sAvadhAna thaI gaI ane AgaLa bolatI aTakI gaI. teNe vicAryuM ke, meM e vAta gupta rAkhavA ApeluM vacana teDavuM na joIe, ane Tresiliyana, sasekasa ane rANIjI tathA AkhA bhegA thayelA darabAra AgaLa e vAta khullI thavA devI joIe nahi; bhale mAre vize lokomAM game tevI khoTI kalpanAo thoDo vadhu vakhata cAlatI rahe!" ghaNAM tALAM ughADI zake tevI cAvI; tathA bahAranI tathA aMdaranI kaLa pheravI zake tevI paNuM. - saMpA

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eLe nahi jAya ! 225 paNa ema e badanAmI vinAkAraNa svIkAravI paDatI hAvAnA du:khathI tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsu nIkaLI paDayAM. Trasiliyana tarata bolI UThayo, "eNmI, tArAM AMsu tArI jIbhane khoTI pADe che. tArI jIbha tA kahe che ke, tuM premabharyA ane zaktizALI patinI othamAM che; paNa tArAM AMsu ema kahe che ke, tane te badamAze tajI dIdhI che ane tethI nuM AzarA vinAnI bhaTakatI banI gaI che." kAunTasa gussAthI saLagI UThelI AMkhe bAlI UThI, "vamAro mane tajI dIdhI che, ema tame kahyuM?" "hA; badamAze ja vaLI! nahi te te tane mArA kamarAmAM ekalI ahIM na ja lAvIne mUke! ene zuM AvaDA moTA gaDhamAM tane ucita utAro ApavAno ja na maLyo?" (6 'tamAro kamaro ? A tamAro kamaro che? to te huM abaghaDI ahIMthI nIkaLI jAuM chuM." ema kahI kAunTasa temAMthI tatkSaNa bahAra nIkaLavA gaI; paNa pachI AvaDA meATA gaDhamAM ekalIaTUlI kayAM rakhaDatI pharaze, e vicAra AvatAM te bolI UThI, "huM bhUlI gaI - mAre kayAM javAnuM che te mane khabara nathI -- "" 66 "basa, basa, huM samajI gayA, eNmI, tane kazA Azaro nathI - tuM tajI devAyelI che; ane tAre AzarAnI - madadanI jarUra ja che; mATe tuM ahIM ja rahe; tArA hRdayabhaMga thayelA khAnadAna pitAnA pratinidhi tarIke mArI sAthe AvI, rANIjI A gaDhanA daravAjAmAM pese tyAre tenA umarA AgaLa ja ApaNe dhA nAkhIzuM; jethI kenilavarNamAM rANIjInuM prathama kAma potAnI abaLA jAtinI eka strIne ane prajAjanane nyAya cUkavavAnuM ja banI raheze. mane mArI sAcI phariyAdamAM ane rANIjInI nyAyavRttimAM vizvAsa che, eTale rANIjInA kRpApAtra mANasanI tAkAtathI huM jarAya DaratA nathI; huM abaghaDI laoNrDa sasekasane vAta karuM chuM." 66 nA, nA, bhagavAnane khAtara e vAta karavA na jatA!" kAunTesa chaLI marIne bolI UThI; "Tresiliyana, tame bahu udAra hRdayanA mANasa cheA; ane jo tame mane kharekhara du:khamAMthI bacAvavA IcchatA hA, te mane eka vacana Ape ! tame mAruM mAgeluM e vacana mane ApazeA, tethI ilijhAbetha pra0-15

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226 prIta kiye duHkha heya" potAnA sattAdhIzapaNAthI mAre mATe je kaMI karI zakaze, te karatAM mane vadhu lAbha thaze!" jenuM kaMI kAraNa rajU karI zake tevuM kAMI paNa vacana tuM mArI pAse mAgI zake che. paNa mArI pAsethI evuM na mAgatI ke--" "nA, nA, vahAlA eDamaMDa - huM tamane e saMbodhanathI saMbadhuM ema tame eka vakhata cAhatA hatA - tamAruM varadAna, kAraNa darzAvavA sAthe joDIne tame maryAdita na karI detA! mAro Akho kisso gAMDapaNabharyo ja che ane temAM kAraNa jevuM vizeSa kAMI batAvI zakAya tema nathI." "tuM jo Ama jhanUnathI vAta karaze, te mATe mAnI levuM ja paDaze ke, tArI atyAranI sthitimAM huM tAruM hita vicArI zake evI sthitimAM ja nathI." nA, nA!" kAuTesa tenI AgaLa eka ghUMTaNa upara besI paDIne bolI; "huM gAMDI nathI - huM mAtra moMe bolI na zakAya teTalI duHkhI che; ane asAdhAraNa saMjogone kAraNe evI karADa upara AvIne UbhI chuM, jyAre mane paDatI aTakAvavA icchato tamAro hAtha mane UlaTo e karADa uparathI nIce ja gabaDAvaze - are Tresiliyana, tame ke jemano huM haMmeza Adara karatI AvI chuM - are jemane cAhatI paNa AvI chuM - joke tame icchatA hatA te rIte nahi - tevA tame mane tamAre hAthe Avo kArI ghA na karazo!" enI AjIjImAM, enI karuNatAmAM evuM kaMIka hatuM ke, siliyanane te kabUla rAkhyA vinA cAlyuM nahi. teNe tene UbhI thavA tathA zAMta thavA kahyuM. nA, nA, Tresiliyana, jyAM sudhI tame mane meM mAgeluM vacana nahi Apo, tyAM sudhI huM UbhI thavAnI nathI ke zAMta paDavAnI nathI - huM atyAre evA mANasanA hukamanI rAha joI rahI chuM, jene tevo hukama karavAnI sattA che - atyAre koI trIjo mANasa vacce dakhala karavA jaze - khAsa karIne tame- te mArI sadaMtara barabAdI ja sarajAze. mAtra covIsa kalAka ja thobhI javAnuM mane vacana Apo; ane ema paNa bane ke te daramyAna bicArI-bApaDI manAtI emI tamArI ni:svArtha mitratAno yogya badalo vALI ApavA zaktimAna thaze - te poteya sukhI thaI haze ane tamaneya sukhI karavAnI- unata karavAnI sattA tenA hAthamAM AvI haze."

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eLe nahi jAya! ra7 Tresiliyana ciMtAmAM paDI gayo. tene evo vicAra Avyo ke, atyAre utAvaLa karIne dakhala karavA jatAM kadAca eNmInAM sukha ane Ijajatane hAni ja pahoMcaze. uparAMta atyAre emI kenikavarthamAM hoI, rANIjanA utArAnI najIka tenA upara bIjI kazI vadhu Aphata ke sItama gujaravAno saMbhava nathI. chatAM tene phasAvanAra vAne pratye Avo aMdha prema rAkhanArI emI potAnI muzkelIemAMthI nIkaLI javAnI AzA zI rIte rAkhe che, te paNa tene samajAyuM nahi. eTale Tresiliyane kaMIka khinnatApUrvaka potAnI najara mI upara sthira karIne kahyuM, "bIjA jyAre tane bAliza tathA manasvI mAnatA, tyAre paNa huM tArAmAM UMDI lAgaNI ane sAcI samajadArI rahelI mAnato Avyo chuM. huM e UMDI samajadArI upara ja vizvAsa rAkhI, tArI bAbatamAM 24 kalAka sudhI vANIthI temaja vartanathI kazI dakhala na karavAnuM vacana ApuM chuM. paNa te samaya pUro thaye--" hA, hA, te samaya pUro thayA bAda tamane ThIka lAge tema karavA tame chUTA cho." te hamaNAM tAre mATe kaMI bIja kazuM karI zake evuM kaMI che?" zaramAtA zaramAtAM eNmIe javAba Apyo - "covIsa kalAka sudhI tamArA A kamarAne mane upayoga karavA do, to tamAro AbhAra !" Trasiliyane tarata ja kahyuM, "je gaDhamAM tuM eka kamare paNa meLavI zake tema nathI, tyAM tuM bIjA zAnI AzA rAkhe che, vAru?" atyAre kazI ja dalIla karazo nahi, bhalA eDamanDa! e vakhata Avaze jyAre emI puravAra karI Apaze ke, tame tenA pratye darzAvelI bhalI lAgaNI eLe nathI gaI!"

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bhAre gaphalata siliyananA cittamAM bhAre bha macI rahyo hato. cakrAkAra sIDInAM be ke traNa pagathiyAM UtarIne te nIce Avyo, tevAmAM mAikela leMmbaoNrna bhAre oLakhANa ane saMbaMdha batAvatA caherA sAthe tene sAmo maLyo. te badamAzane pakaDIne dAdara uparathI nIce pheMkI devAnuM Tresiliyanane mana to thayuM; paNa tarata tene khyAla Avyo ke, A jagAe ane A samaye Ama mArAmArI karavAthI kadAca emIne nukasAna thaze. "oho, kema mAsTara Tresiliyana? jUnI bAbatenuM vera manamAM rAkhavAnI jarUra nahi; ane huM to sAmAe batAvelI jUnI bhalamanasAI ja yAda rAkhanAro mANasa chuM, jUnI takarAro nahi." tAre mArI sAthe kazuM oLakhANa dAkhavavAnI kAMI jarUra nathI; tuM tArA goThiyAo sAthe dostI rAkhaje, eTale basa." "vAha bhAI, A baDekhAo cInI mATInA banelA hoya ema bicArA mAikela haoNmbaoNrna tarapha kevI dhUtakAranI najare jue che? paNa mAsTara Tresiliyana, tamAre mArA pratye saMtapaNe dAkhavavAnI jarUra nathI. kAraNake, atyAre tamArI beDa-rUmamAM tame kevo mAla ghAlyo che, enI mane khabara che !" "tuM konI vAta kare che, e huM jANato nathI; paNa tuM A kamarAonI dekharekha rAkhanAro hoya, ane tArI phI bAkI rahI hoya, to le A rahI, eTale have mArA kamarA tarapha najara na karate," ema kahI Tresiliyane tene eka samaiyo ApI dIdho, - te samajI gayo ke A badamAzane mArA kamarAmAM koI strI che enI gaMdha AvI gaI hovI joIe, joke e koNa che te haju e jANatA hoya ema lAgatuM nathI. 228

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bhAre gaphalata laeNmbone Tresiliyane ApelA sonaiyA tarapha joyuM ane tene khIsAmAM mUkI dIdho, pachI te bolyA, "Avo sonaiyo ApavA karatAM mArI sAthe sarakhI rIte vAta karI hota to paNa cAlata, maherabAna. paNa sonAmAM kiMmata cUkave, teNe pUrI kiMmata cUkavI dIdhI gaNAya - ane mAIka lemborna koInI majA bagADavAmAM rAjI nathI. mAtra mArI AgaLa tora ocho karo eTale basa. te mAsTara Tresiliyana, huM tamArI gupta vAta bahAra nahIM pADI dauM, paNa have mArA pratye jarA ochI tumAkhI dAkhavajo, ane huM paNa koI vAra AvI takalIphamAM AvI jAuM, to mane Teko karavA lAgajo ! eTaluM RNa have ApaNe arasaparasa dAkhavavuM ja rahyuM, maherabAna !" "cAla, bAjue khasa, tane tArI phI maLI gaI che." Tresiliyanane phodha have mAjhA mUkato ja hato. a! "bAjue khasa - tArI phI maLI gaI che'- ema? bhale, bhale, paNa huM koInI majA khAmukhA bagADuM evo, gaMjI uparano kUtaro nathI to !" paNa Tresiliyana e zabdo sAMbhaLavA bebhyo na hato. te dAdara UtarI gayo hato. eTale pachI lemborna gaNagaNyo, "huM bhale gaMjI uparano kUtaro nahi houM, tyAre khAmukhA dhUkAra veThuM evo paNa nathI. eTale tamArA kamarAmAM tame je chokarIne ghAlI che, tene baMdA jovAnA to kharA ja - kadAca ene bApaDIne e bhUtiyA kamarAmAM ekalI sUto Dara paNa lAgato hoya ! meM jo koI ajANyA laoNrDanA killAmAM AvuM karyuM hota, te te mane pakaDIne bhoMyarAmAM purAvI phaTakA marAvyA hota. paNa tame badhA sagRhastha gaNAtA loko amArA karatAM anekhA adhikAro bhogavatA ho cho - paNa A khuzanasIba zodhathI mAsTara TresiliyananuM mAthuM have mArI bagala heThaLa kAyamanuM AvI gayuM e vAta to nakkI ja. paNa emanI premikAneya have najare nihALI levI - oLakhI levI joIe kharI." Tresiliyana have emI robsarTanI potAnI aNadhArI mulAkAta aMge vicAramAM paDI gaDhanA bahAranA AMgaNA tarapha cAlyo. ene vicAra Avyo ke, eNmInA bApe potAne enI vAta hAthamAM levAnuM mukhatyAranAmuM ApeluM hovA chatAM, meM eNmIne covIsa kalAka sudhI kaMI na karavAnI mudata ApI,

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230 prIta kiye duHkha heya" e yogya karyuM kahevAya? paNa pAcho tene vicAra Avyo ke, emI jo vArnene paraNI cUkI hoya, ane vAne tenA upara pati tarIkeno hakadAvo dAkhave e rANIjI samakSa eNmI kabUla ja rAkhe, to pachI zuM thAya? pote tene koI rIte vArnenA hAthamAMthI choDAvI to zake ja nahi; UlaTuM enA bApa vatI phariyAda karavA jatAM, e pati-patnI vacce aNabanAva Ubho karavA jevuM thAya. e benuM jIvanabaranuM sukha ema vaNasADavAno artha zo? joke, eka bAbatanI nirAMta tene lAgatI hatI - eNmI have dUranA koI ekAMta sthaLe keda purAyelA jevI hAlatamAM na hatI; atyAre te kenilavartha gaDhamAM hatI - lagabhaga rANIjInA darabAra pAse - rANIjInI hakUmatamAM ja. eTale koI tenA upara kazI baLajabarI dAkhavI zake tema na hatuM, ane rANIjI samakSa tene jyAre rajU karavI hoya tyAre thaI zake tema paNa hatuM. te Ama vicAramAM ne vicAramAM aTavAto pharato hato, tevAmAM veleMnDe tene joyo. teNe tarata Tresiliyana pAse AvIne AnaMdamAM AvI jaIne kahyuM, "bhagavAnanI kRpA thaI, je tame chevaTe maLyA! ane teNe dhIme avAje tene khabara kahI dIdhI ke, pelAM bAnu kaSnara-plesamAMthI nAsI chUTayAM che. ane atyAre A gaDhamAM ja che - e huM jANuM chuM - paNa te potAnI marajIthI mArA kamarAmAM AvIne rahI che?" nA! mAre to bIjAonI najare paDe te pahelAM temane kyAMka besADI devAM hatAM, eTale meM eka nAyaba-chaDIdArane pUchayuM -tene Apane utAro kyAM hatuM tenI khabara hatI, eTale te amane ahIM laI Avyo. paNa mAlika, A traNa divasa mArA jANe gaLe gALiyo paheryo hoya e rItanA gayA che - e bAnanuM magaja ThekANe hoya ema mane lAgatuM nathI temane tamArI kazI madada joItI nathI - tamAruM nAma paNa te potAnI samakSa levA detAM nathI - ane te to laoNrDa lisesTaranA ja zaraNamAM doDI javA taiyAra che. jo temane khabara paDI hotA ke huM temane ApanA kamarAmAM laI jAuM chuM, to te tyAM kadI na AvyAM hota." e kevuM? eNmI ema mAne che zuM ke, a potAnA badamAza nokara upara enI tarapheNamAM pitAnI vaga vAparaze?" "enI to mane khabara nathI, paNa mane ema lAge che, mAlika, ke jo te lisesTara ke vArnene ja zaraNe javA mAgatAM hoya, te ApaNe mATe kenila

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bhAre gaphalata 231 vartha gaDhanI aMdaranA bhAga karatAM bahAranA bhAga ja vadhu sahIsalAmatIbharyo kahevAya - jyAMthI ApaNe bhAgI jaI zakIe. khAsa karIne vArnenA aDAmAMthI kAunTasane chUpI rIte bhagADI lAvyA pachI, mAre mATe che, ahIM rahevuM salAmata nathI ja. eTale huM te lisesTarane ApavA e bAnue mane Apela kAgaLa lisesTarane Apavo ke nahi e bAbata ApanI salAha laIne, pachI eka ghaDI A gaDhamAM UbhA rahevA mAgato nathI. juo e kAgaLa A rahyo - paNa plega thAya ene - e kAgaLa kayAM gayo? - ghAsa bharavAnA mALiyAmAM mane maLelA utArAmAM mArA khoLAmAM ja tene huM mUkIne Avyo chuM ke zuM?" Tresiliyana ekadama gusse thaI gayo ane bolyo, "harAmajAdA, e kAgaLa jo teM khoyo haze, te tArA karatAM vadhu kImatI evI keTalIya jiMdagI e kAraNe kadAca barabAda thaze." voyo haze? nA, nA, e kAgaLa meM mArA jhoLAmAM mUkI rAkhyo che - huM abaghaDI ja laI AvuM chuM ne!" to laI Ava; ane vaphAdArI dAkhavaje; huM tArI barAbara kadara karIza. paNa jo te phUTI jaIne kaMI badamAzI karI che evo vahema mane jaze, te marelA kUtarA karatAM tArI bUrI vale karyA vinA nahi jaMpuM." - veleMnDa bicAro tyAMthI paDIne nATho. e kAgaLa teNe tenA khIsAmAM ja rAkhyo hato - teNe bIje kayAMya mUkayo na hato - to pachI e kayAM gayo? jarUra kyAMka paDI ja gayo hovo joIe! ene artha ke te atyAra Agamaca koInA ne koInA hAthamAM jarUra AvI gayo haze ane have to pote je kAvataruM karIne pelAM bAnune bhagADI lAvyo che te bahAra ja paDI gayuM haze ane tenI tapAsa thavA lAgI haze. uparAMta TresiliyananA gussAnI paNa have tene bhAre bIka lAgatI hatI. eTale e to have gaDhamAMthI ja bhAgI chUTavAnA vicArathI daravAjA bhaNI cAlyo. paNa eTalAmAM tene vicAra Avyo ke, pote e kAgaLa gumAvyo hovAthI pelAM bAnu kaMIka muzkelImAM AvI paDaze ke kema tenI khabara temane ApyA vinA potAnI jAta bacAvIne ja bhAgI chUTavuM, e te kAyaratA kahevAya. e bAnune eTalI khabara to ApI ja devI, jethI jarUra jaNAya te te lisesTarane bIjo kAgaLa to lakhI mokale - pachI lisesTaranA ATalA

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ra3ra prIta kiye duHkha heya" badhA sevakomAMthI game tenI mAraphate e temane pahoMcADAvaze - eka bAjue potAnAmAM vizvAsa mUkI soMpelA kAmane Ama vaNaseluM rAkhIne bhAgI javuM e ThIka nahi - kAMI nahi to chevaTe e bAnuneya e kAgaLa khovAvAthI kiMI nukasAna thAya tema hoya, to temane bhAgI chUTavAnI taka to maLavI ja joIe. Ama vicArI, ADakatare raste te meravina TAvara tarapha pAcho Avyo, ane upara TresiliyananA kamarAmAM utAvaLe pahoMcavA babbe pagathiyAM ThekavA jatuM hatuM, tevAmAM teNe joyuM ke ughADA bAraNAmAMthI koI mANasano paDachAyo dAdaranI sAmenI bhIte paDe che, arthAt tyAM koIka UbhuM che. eTale velaeNnDa tarata tyAMthI pAcho pharI gayo. pachI pAeka kalAka Amatema AMTA mAryA bAda te pAcho upara caDavA gayo ke tarata pelA bAraNAmAMthI eka mANasa nIkaLyo ane tenA upara tUTI paDyo ane tenI dharapakaDa karI. te mANasa mAIkala lemborna hato. ane e kamaro kedakhAnA tarIke vaparAtA e TAvaranA dAronA laoNrensa sTepalsane hate. leMmbaoNrne tarata pUchayuM, "tuM koNa che, ane ahIM zuM karavA Avyo che?" A dharapakaDanI dhamAla sAMbhaLI dArogo laoNrensa sTepalsa paNa kamarAmAMthI bahAra doDI Avyo. velaeNnDa gabharAI gayo. teNe lembornane oLakhIne javAba Apyo, "huM te nAmadAra, pelo jAdugara chuM, jene Ape rastAmAM A tarapha pelI khelADIonI maMDaLI sAthe Avate joyo hato." paNa tAre ahIM A TAvaramAM tArA kayA khela karavAnA hatA? tArI maMDaLIne utAro te kilanTansa-bilDiMga*mAM che!" "huM ahIM mArI bahenane jovA Avyo hato, nAmadAra, e upara mAsTara TresiliyananA kamarAmAM che." vAha, vAha! tyAre chevaTe sAcI vAta pakaDAI gaI kharI. mAsTara Tresiliyana paNa kharA che - kahevuM paDe! Ama bIjAnA gaDhamAM AvI, potAne maLelA utArAmAM bhAMDa-bhavaiyAonI bahena-dIkarIo ghAlavI, vAha! e vAta keTalAkanA jANavAmAM Avaze to temane sonAnI thelI jaDI hoya evI vahAlI * kenilavartha-gaDhane ja bahAra taraphane jana bhAga. - saMpA.

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bhAre gaphalata 233 lAgaze. e chokarIne mAsTara TresiliyananA kamarAmAMthI kADhI javAnI nathI, samajayo, ane tuM to ahIMthI bhAga ja, beTA " maherabAna, AvA kaThora na thazo, amo garIba lokone paNa jIvavuM hoya che; mane mArI bahena sAthe thoDI vAta to karI levA do." tArI bahena ane phahena! ene sAro upayoga te karavA mAMDayo che! tArA jevA bhaDavAne to ahIM rahevA ja na devo joIe. mATe bhAI laoNrensa, A harAmajAdAne pakaDI le- ene ApaNe cheka gaDha bahAra ja kADhI AvIe eTale paMcAta maTe." paNa maherabAna, mAre Aje sAMje rANIjI padhAre tyAre erinane pArTa bhajavavAno che." are jA jA, e pArTa to huM pote ja bhajavI laIza. paNa tuM te ahIMthI TaLa ja." bicArA velaeNnDe ghaNAM ghaNAM phAMphAM mAryo, paNa tenuM kAMI ja vaLyuM nahi. thoDI vAramAM tene pelAe killA bahAra dhakelI mUkyo. bicArA velaeNnDe AkAza tarapha hAtha UMcA karIne, pelI bAnune mATe pote je kAMI koziza karI hatI tenA sAkSI rahevA jANe bhagavAnane vinaMtI karI lIdhI, ane pachI kenikavartha tarapha haMmezane mATe pUMTha pheravI. oNmbaoNrne have aMdara AvI laoNrensane tAkIda ApI ke, TresiliyananA kamarAne muddAmAla koI paNa kAraNe tenA kamarAmAMthI chaTakI na jAya evI sAvacetI rAkhaje. ane tyAra pachI pote banAvelI A mahAna kAmagIrIne pariNAme potAne je InAma maLaze tenI UjavaNImAM teNe khUba dArU DhIMcavA mAMDayo ane laoNrensane paNa pAvA mAMDayo. * grIka cAraNa, khalAsIo tene dariyAmAM nAkhI daI, tene maLeluM InAma hAtha karavA icchatA hatA. teNe maratA pahelAM eka gIta gAvAnI paravAnagI mAgI. e gItathI khuza thayelA jaLacara devoe tene bacAvIne kinAre lAvI mUkyo. - sapATa

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24 rANIjIne praveza kAgaLa laI AvavAnuM bahAnuM kADhI cAlato thayo tyAra bAda Tresiliyana AgaLa zuM karavuM tenA vicAramAM tyAM ja sthira thaIne Ubho rahyo. tevAmAM rela ane blAuMTa tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. Tresiliyanane tenI atyAranI avasthAmAM koInI sobata game tema nahotuM ja, paNa hAla turata covIsa kalAka pote kAMI na karavAnuM vacana ApI beTho hoI, samayanuM bhAna bhUlavA mATe ja te e loko sAme jAte thaIne ja gayo, ane pUchavA lAgyo, "kyAMthI AvyA, dosto?" "vaoNravikathIsto," blAunTa javAba Apyo; "have kaMgALa khelADIone na pArTa bhajavavA no paheraveza badalavo paDe, tema ame paNa pozAka badalIne AvyA chIe; tuM paNa ema ja karI le, Tresiliyana." blAunTa kharuM kahe che," relee kahyuM; "rANIne sArA ane ucita pizAkamAM rajU thaIe te ja game che ane ema na karanAra pitAnI avajJA kare che, ema te mAne che. paNa A blAunTa tarapha te jo, Tresiliyana, enA badamAza darajAe raMga-beraMgI kevo pozAka tene tayAra karI Apyo che - bhUro, lIlo ane badAmI; uparathI phite badhI gulAbI che, ane tenA joDA upara pILAM gulAba mUkyAM che!" "vAha, ethI vadhAre have vaLI zuM bAkI rahe che? meM ene tAkIda ApI hatI ke, kharcane savAla gaNavAne nathI ane sArAmAM sAro pozAka taiyAra karavAnuM che. mane te A pozAka khAsa game che; tane zuM lAge che, Tresiliyana?" hA, hA, Tresiliyana, amArA bemAMthI kone pozAka sAro lAge che, teno nyAya kara jouM," vaoNlTara rele paNa bolI UThayo. 234

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rANIjIne praveza 235 siliyane joyuM ke bicArA blAunTanA darajAe kAbaracItarA raMgenI bharamAra, karIne tene vidUSaka jevo ja banAvI mUkayo hato, tyAre tene pozAka tenA sudhaDa bAMdhAne anurUpa tathA raMgaberaMga karatAM sArI mojaNI-kApaNIthI suMdara banyo hato. eTale Tresiliyane koIne khoTuM na lAge tevI bhASAmAM javAba Apyo, "blAunTano pozAka khUba bhapakAbaMdha che, tyAre revene khUba suMdara che." bhalA blAunTane A nirNayathI saMtoSa thayo. teNe tarata ja jaNAvyuM, meM e darajAne barAbara tAkIda ApI hatI te - ke jo rele jevo mAro pozAka sIdho-sAdo banAvyo, te tArI istrI vaDe ja tAruM mAthuM phADI nAkhIza! mAre to bhapakAbaMdha pozAka joIe!" "paNa Tresiliyana, tuM kema kapaDAM badalI leto nathI?" "are bhAI, eka bAghAIbharI gaphalatane kAraNe mArA sarasAmanathI huM chUTo paDI gayo chuM ane mAre tArA utArAmAM ja sUvA paNa AvavuM paDe tevuM thayuM che." "ghaNI khuzIthI Avaje bhAI," raeNlee javAba Ayo; "laoNrDa lisesTare amane badhAne nA-manathI paNa bahu sAre utAro kADhI Apyo che; tuM paNa arlanA kArabhArIne jaNAvIza te tene sArI jagA tarata kADhI apaze." "paNa tArA utArAmAM jagA thaI zake tema hoya, to pachI evI khaTapaTa zA mATe karuM? tame loko vaoNravikathI ekalA ja AvyA cho ke, sAthe bIjA paNa koI AvyA che?" are vAne ane liesTaranA rasAlAnAM badhAM prANIo, uparAMta ame sasekasanA kUDIbaMdha mANase. ApaNa saune gaeNlarI-TAvara AgaLa rANIjIno satakAra karavA UbhA rahevAnuM che, ane pula upara thatA khela jovAnA che. tyAra bAda rANIjInI tahenAtamAM atyAre je loko che, teo moTA dIvAnakhAnAmAM rANIjI padhAraze eTale kapaDAM badalavA jaze, tyAre ApaNe badhAe dIvAnakhAnAmAM rANIjInI tahenAtamAM UbhA rahevAnuM che. paNa tyAM ja rANIjI sAthe kaMI vAtacIta karavAnI haze, te zo javAba Apavo, e mane to AvaDaze nahi, eTale baMdAnI kharI vale besI javAnI che." blAunTe javAba Apyo.

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236 prIta kiye duHkha haiya" paNa voravikamAM ATaluM badhuM moDuM kema thayuM?" Tresiliyane vAta potAnAM kapaDAMnI vAta upara na vaLe te mATe pUchayuM. are, bhASaNo, kavitAo, khelADIo, kUtarAo ane rIMchA - e badhAnI evI bharamAra che ke, rANIjI kema karIne e badhuM sahana karI zake che, enI ja navAI lAge che. basa rANIjInA pratApI-prakAzita-cakacakita-sUrya-caMdra jevA mukhamAM eka ja jAtanAM lakhANo ane gAyano. paNa have gelarI-TAvare pahoMcI jaIe, - paNa Tresiliyana tuM to haju ghoDesavArInA ja pozAkamAM ane bUTamAM che, tuM zuM karIza?" blAunTa ja vAta calAvI. huM tArI pAchaLa ja Ubho rahIza, blAunTa, eTale tArA moTA kada ane tArA suMdara pozAka pAchaLa barAbara chapAI jaIza." "ThIka che, barAbara che," ema kaheto bhalo blAunTa potAnA pozAka tarapha ane potAnA bUTanAM pILAM gulAba tarapha joto jota kaLAyela mera cAlatuM hoya ema cAlavA lAgyo. pravezadvAra uphe gaeNlarI-TAvara AgaLa sArA khAnadAnanA pasaMda karelA cAlIseka zaramAone bhapakAbaMdha pozAka paherI be paMktiomAM UbhA rahevAnuM hatuM. te vakhate e badhAmAM pote kevo babUcaka dekhAya che, e TresiliyananA lakSamAM AvyA vinA rahyuM nahi. unALAnI (9mI julAI, 1575) samIsAMja thaI hatI ane sUryane Athame thoDo vakhata thayo heI, rANIjI taratamAM ja padhAre evo saMbhava hato. bahAra jaMgI ToLuM kalAkothI rAha jotuM UbheluM hatuM. paNa khAnapAnanI sAmagrInI evI bharamAra cAlu rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI ke, sau haLavA citta ane rANIjI tathA temanA kRpApAtra arla tarapha premabharyA dilathI rAha jotAM zAMta UbhAM hatAM. acAnaka eka saLagatuM raoNkeTa dUrathI AkAzamAM UMce caDatuM najare paDayuM ane te ja vakhate gaDhano moTo dAMTa raNakI UThyo. tarata ja cotarapha zAMti chavAI gaI. mAtra dUrathI AvatA rasAlAne ghero avAja samudranI bharatInA ghughavATa jevo saMbhaLAto hato. e ghughavATa pAse Avato Avate acAnaka baMdha paDyo. rele tenuM kAraNa jANato hato tethI teNe kahyuM, "saraghasa pArkanA daravAjA AgaLa thobhAM

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rANuone praveza 237 che; tyAM eka bhAgyadevI pragaTa thaIne kavitAmAM rANIjInuM bhaviSya bhAkhaze. meM e caraNe joyAM che. kazo camatkAra emAM nathI; mAtra vakhANo ja bharelAM che. rANIjIne e jAtanAM kavitA eTalAM badhAM Aje sAMbhaLavA maLyAM che ke, te kaMTALI jaIne mane kahetAM hatAM ke, "A baDabaDATa sAMbhaLIne to mArA kAna baherA thaI javA AvyA che.' lo rANIjIe ene kahyuM hatuM! sAMbhaLo vAta! bhagavAna, bhagavAna, duniyAnuM zuM thavA beThuM che!" blAunTa gaNagaNI UDyo. paNa eTalAmAM to ToLAe moTo jayadhvani pokAryo ane te paMktibaMdha UbhelA paheregIre, saMrakSaka vagerenI haroLo mAraphate AkhA gaDhamAM pahoMcI gayo. arthAt rANIjIe kenilavartha-gaDhanA bahAranA khullA pArkamAM praveza karyo hato. te ja vakhate AkhA gaDhamAM Thera Thera goThavI rAkhelA Dhola-raNaziMgAvALAoe tumula avAja karI mUkyo. have prakAzane eka moTo sataMbha AgaLa ne AgaLa vadhato gayo ane chevaTe gaeNlarI-TAvara tarapha AvI pahoMcyo, jyAM AgaLa arla oNpha lisesTaranA mANaso ane rela vagere UbhA hatA. hAthamAM jADI mINanI saLagatI mazAlavALA basoeka ghoDesavAro rANIjInA saraghasane prakAzita karI rahyA hatA. - rANIjI dUdha jevA zveta ghoDA upara potAnuM camakatuM jhaverAta paherI so so rAjAonI putrInI adAthI birAjyAM hatAM. temanI pAchaLanI temanA rasAlAnI bAnuo paNa khUba ja dedIpyamAna hatI; joke, rANIjI karatAM koIne bhapako ke sadarya vadhI na jAya, enI pUrI kALajI rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. alabatta, puruSa darabArIone jeTalo vadhu ThATha karavo hoya teTalo karavAnI chUTa hatI. liesTara, jarInAM vastra ane AbhUSaNathI sajaja suvarNamUrti jevo camakate, kALA ghoDA upara savAra thaI rANIjIne jamaNe hAthe hato. teNe e ghoDo A savArI mATe ja moTI kiMmata ApIne kharIdyo hato. AkhA yuropamAM prasiddha thayelA amuka gaNatarIbaMdha pANIdAra aomAMno e eka gaNAto hato. ane lisesTara pote e kuzaLa ghoDesavAra gaNAto ke, te ghoDo ane tene savAra atyAre ekabIjAne joba ApI rahyA hatA.

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prIta kiye dukha hoya' A enA jIvanano dhanya divasa hato - rANIjI khAsa kRpA darzAvIne tene tyAM padhAryA hatAM, ane comera vAtAvaraNamAM ja evI AgAhI vyApI rahI hatI ke, ahIM te pitAno hAtha liesTarane soMpavA ja AvyAM che. lisesTaranA caherA upara e AgAmI mahAbhAgyanI ghaDIno umaMga hato temaja sAthe ja eNmI robsarTanI vAta rANI kADhaze tyAre zuM thaze enI ciMtA paNa. vArne e badhuM samajatA hatA ane tethI ane durbhAgyanI jema Aje tenAthI jarAya chUTo paDyo na hato. teNe alabatta, ane kahI rAkhyuM hatuM ke, kAunTasa acAnaka khUba bImAra paDI gayAM hovAthI kenilavartha hAjara rahI zake tevI sthitimAM ja nathI; chatAM lisesTara kayAre pastAvAno mAryo zuM bolI bese ke karI bese tene ene bharosa paDato na hato. gaeNlarI-TAvara AgaLa pelA rAkSasI paheregIrane rANIjI samakSa mAsTarahaoNliDe-racita kaDIo ucita ceSTAo sAthe bolavAnI hatI. philabarTIgibeTa ucita sthaLe saMtAIne tene e kaDIo bolavA godAvavAno hato. zarUAtamAM AkhA ToLAne gadA ghumAvI te paDakAra ApavAno hato ke, A zI dhamAla ane dhAMdhaLa che? huM kaMI ghAsane banelo mANasa nathI - cUpa thaI jAo ane thobhI jAo, nahi te mArI gadA che, ane tamArA hADakAM che! paNa pachI thoDuM thobhI tene bolavAnuM hatuM - "paNa, AhA! A zuM adbhuta dRzya mArI samakSa khaDuM thayuM che? A zuM sauMdarya, A zo vaibhava, A zuM daivI teja! huM aMjAI jAuM chuM. mAro parAjaya svIkArI lauM chuM, mArI gadA nAkhI dauM chuM, ane mArI cAvIo soMpI dauM chuM. he divya pratApa, tamArI samakSa huM ghUMTaNiye paDuM chuM. tame bhale ahIMthI pasAra thAo ane mane AbhArI karo! AvA divya tejarAzi samakSa je daravAjo ApeApa UghaDI na jAya, tenA upara dhyAnata ho ! rANIjIe hasIne teno A satkAra jhIlyo. tarata ja cotarapha - UMce nIce ane AsapAsa goThavelA vAjitravALAoe raNa-saMgIta AraMbhya ane cAraNoe jayadhvani uccAryo. rANIjInuM saraghasa have pelA lAMbA pula upara AvI pahoMcyuM. tyAM AgaLa vividha jaLacaro ane jaLadevIe pANImAMthI nIkaLI nIkaLIne rANIjIne vividha rIte satkAyAM. tyAM ja lemborna velaeNnDa smithanA eNrinane

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rANIjInA praveza 239 pArTa bhajavavAnA hatA. paNa peAtAne bAlavAnA pATha te gAkhI zakayo na hatA ane tethI te te ekadama pANInI bahAra AvI, gALa daIne bAlI UThayo, "huM teA eNrina ke oNrina koI nathI - sIdhAsAdA mAika oNmbaoNrna chuM; ane rANIjIne kenilavartha gaDhamAM hArdika AvakAra ApavA mATe savArathI sAMja sudhI rANIjInI zubhecchAmAM meM dArU pI-pI karyo che." - paNa tenI A dhITatA ane mUrkhAI te vakhate eTalI badhI hAsyapreraka nIvaDI ke rANIjI khUba ja hasI paDayAM ane bAlyAM, " Aje sAMbhaLelAM sau AvakAra-vacanAmAM tAruM bAlavuM ja mane sauthI vadhu gamyuM che. " .. rANIjI gaDhamAM dAkhala thayAM te vakhate cAtarapha AkAzamAM dArUkhAnuM phUTI nIkaLyuM. prakAzanA dhodha, raMgaberaMgI dIvA, bhaDAkA-dhaDAkA e badhAthI AkAza jANe saLagI jaze yA phATI paDaze ke zuM ema ghaDIbhara to saune thaI AvyuM. e badhA vaibhava, bhapako, raMgarAga vagere varNavavAnuM atre sthAna nathI. e prasaMganAM varNanAnA ane mAlasAmAnanI yAdIonA meATA graMthA haju vidyamAna che. rANIjI mukhya dIvAnakhAnAmAM padhAryAM, tyAre siMhAsana upara temane besADayA pachI, lisesTare ghUMTaNiye paDI temane AdarapUrvaka premapUrvaka namana karyuM, tathA peAtAnA jevA eka adanA sevakane tyAM padhArI tene je bahumAna temaNe baDhyuM hatuM te badala hArdika AbhAra vyakta karyA. rANIe pAtAnA hAtha cuMbana karavA mATe AgaLa dharyo, ane te vakhate lisesTare evI adAthI e hAthane cuMbana karyuM ke, rANIe e prasaMga jarUra karatAM paNa jarA vadhAre lAMbAvA dIdhA. tyAra pachI lisesTare musApharI daramyAna peAte tathA peAtAnA je bIjA khAsa mANasA hAjara hatA, temane kapaDAM badalI AvavA javA devAnI paravAnagI mAgI, je rANIjIe ghaNI khuzIthI bakSI. daramyAna rANIjInI tahenAtamAM vArne, blAunTa,, Trelisiyana vagere bIjA darabArIo rahevAnA hatA. 1. 6'takathAnA prAcIna rAkSasI zikArI. tenA mRtyu pachI tene nyAya nakSatranuM sthAna maLelu che. -sapA 2. nikAlanuM pustaka prAgresa eNnDa pablika prAsezansa oNpha kivana ilijhAbetha' vA0 1; ane kenilavatha' ilasTreTeDa.' = sapA.

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25 pramANabhUta sarTIphikeTo lasesTara vagere darabArIo rANIjInI paravAnagI meLavI kapaDAM badalavA cAlyA gayA, temanI jagAe rANIjInI tahenAtamAM je darabArIo AvIne hAjara thayA, temAMthI rANIe tarata raeNlene tAravI kADhayo. tene nizAnI karIne temaNe potAnI pAse bolAvyo, ane hAjara rahelA darabArIonuM eka pachI eka oLakhANa pUchavA mAMDayuM. relee potAnI cabarAka zailImAM rANIjI batAvIne pUche te darekanuM oLakhANa ApavA mAMDyuM. gaMdAM kapaDAMvALA Tresiliyana tarapha joIne rANIe pUchyuM, "pelo babUcaka jevo koNa che vAru?" kavi che, nAmadAra." "enA kALajI vinAnA paheraveza uparathI ja eTaluM to kalpI zakAya tema hatuM. bhalabhalA sArA kavione potAnA janmA avicArIpaNe gaTaramAM nAkhI detA meM joyA che!" e te pratApI sUryathI temanI baMne AMkhe ane vicArazakti aMjAI gayAM haze, tyAre ja banyuM haze, hajUra." ilijhAbetha hasI paDI. teNe kahyuM, "meM e gojA mANasanuM nAma pUchyuM hatuM tyAre tame to ene dhaMdhe ja mane kahyo." "enuM nAma Tresiliyana che," pele nAchUTake bolyo. kAraNake, atyAre je rIte rANInI najare te caDayo hato, te jotAM tenuM phariyAdanuM kAma avaLe pATe caDI jAya tevo saMbhava hate. "Tresiliyana ! te te pelI praNayakathAne menalaoNsa* kema? paNa teNe # spArTIne rAjA, tenI svarUpavatI patnI helanane Trocane rAjA harI jatAM Trojana-yuddha thayeluM. grIka mahAkAvya "IliyaDa'nuM te kathAvastu banyuM che. - saMpA. 40

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pramANabhUta sarTIphikeTa 241 Avo kharAba paheraveza kema paheryo che? pachI enI helana ene tajIne jAya temAM te bApaDIne zuM vAMka? ane e helanane harI janAro - pelo laoNrDa oNpha lisesTarano mANasa - zuM tenuM nAma che, vAru?- e kyAM che?" raeNlene gamatuM nahotuM paNa tene UbhelA saumAMthI vAne tAravI batAvavo paDyo. kahevAnI jarUra nathI ke darajIe potAnA kasabathI ene banI zake teTalo TApaTIpabharyo phAMkaDo juvAna banAvyo hato ane enI kudaratI chaTAnI UNapa tenI darabArI rItabhAta ane laDhaNanI jANakArIthI pUrepUrI DhaMkAI jatI hatI. rANInI upara enI sArI ja chApa paDI ane teNe relene kahyuM paNa kharuM ke, "Tresiliyana bhaNelo-gaNelo bhale haze, paNa tenAmAM vyAvahArika sUjha-samaja ke DahApaNa hoya ema lAgatuM nathI. nahi to te AvA paheravezamAM ahIM Avyo na hota. ane A vAne jIbhane lIso paNa haze ja. eTale pelI juvAna chokarI enAthI AkarSAIne pelAne tajI gaI emAM mane navAI lAgatI nathI." rele Ano kazo javAba ApI zake tema nahotuM. eTalAmAM lisesTara sapheda pozAkamAM, sapheda jarIthI camakate tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. tene kamarapaTTo, taravAranI mUTha, ane jalpAnI eka hAtha jeTalI pahoLI kinArI alabatta sonerI hatAM. tenI sAthe AvelA sasekasa vagere bIjA umarAvo paNa kImatI pozAkamAM hatA, paNa lisesTara bhapakAmAM tathA adAmAM sauthI AgaLa tarI Avato hato. rANIe khuzI thaIne tene AvakAryo ane kahyuM, "ame atyAre nyAya cUkavavAnuM eka kAma hAthamAM lIdhuM che; - A vAne ane TresiliyananI premikA bAbatanuMsto. ane eka strI tarIke e bAbatanI takarAramAM amane rasa hoya e svAbhAvika che. uparAMta, ame amArA prajAjananAM mAtA ane saMrakSaka chIe, eTale paNa amAre e bAbata lakSa devuM ghaTe." lisesTare namana karI, e bAbatamAM rANIjInI je kAMI AjJA hoya te svIkAravA taiyArI batAvI; paNa te Akhe zarIre kaMpI UThayo. IlijhAbethe liesTarane pUchyuM, "e chokarI ahIM hAjara che ke kema?" pri- 16

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42 prIta kiye duHkha heya" lisesTare javAba Apyo, "nAmadAra, te ahIM hAjara nathI." rANInI bhamare taMga thaI gaI ane teNe potAnA hoTha dabAvyA. "laoNrDa, ame e bAbata khAsa tAkIdano hukama karyo hate." ane Apa nAmadAre sAmAnya icchA darzAvI hota to paNa tenuM yathAyogya pAlana karavAmAM ja AvyuM hota; - paNa vArne, AgaLa Avo - nAmadAra, te sadagRhastha potAne moMe ja e bAnu (lisesTara potAne mAMe enI panI' evA zabdo uccArI na zakyo) zA kAraNe hAjara thaI zakyAM nathI, enI rajUAta karaze." vArnee AgaLa AvI, eNmInI gaMbhIra bImArInI hakIkata nivedita karI tathA te aMge laoNrDa liesTarane jANItA evA be jaNa - enI davA karanAra vaidanuM tathA jenA makAnamAM te atyAre che te eNnthanI phosTara nAmanA pramANika ane dharmiSTha proTesTaMTa-paMthInuM ema baMnenAM pramANapatro paNa rajU karyo, - rANIe tarata ja te pramANapatro hAthamAM lIdho ane temanI upara najara karI laIne kahyuM, " to to vAta judI banI jAya che. mAsTara Tresiliyana, tame AgaLa Avo ane sAMbhaLo - amArA dilamAM tamAre mATe game teTalI sahAnubhUti hoya, tema chatAM ame e manasvI chokarIne vAne jevA darabArInA suMdara pozAka ane chaTA upara mohita thavAne badale tamArI vidvattA ane samajadArI upara prema karavAnI pharaja pADI zakIe nahi. temaja je bImArIne kAraNe te ahIM hAjara rahI zakI nathI, te bImArI upara paNa amAro kazo hukama cAlI zake nahi. e bAbatanAM pramANapatro paNa A rahyAM." Tresiliyana utAvaLe bolI beTho, "nAmadAra, e pramANapatro sAcA nathI." pachI teNe covIsa kalAka sudhI emI viSe cupakIdI akhatyAra karavAnuM tene ApeluM vacana yAda AvatAM, te AgaLa belate ekadama thobhI gayo. rANI tarata ja gusse thaIne bolI UThI, "te zuM amArA laoNrDa opha lisesTaranI saccAI upara paNa tamAre bharoso mUkavo nathI, ema? paNa kaMI nahi, ame tamArI badhI vAta pUrepUrI sAMbhaLIzuM ja. paNa tamAre tamArI vAta purAvAra rajU karavI paDaze. pahelAM A sarTIphikeTa lo ane vAMcI juo; pachI kaho ke, temAM jaNAvelI vigatanI saccAI bAbata zaMkA lAvavAne tamArI pAse zAM kAraNo che."

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243 pramANabhUta sarTIphikeTo Tresiliyana ema tarata ja kahI zake ema hatuM ke, e bAnu jene A pramANa patromAM mAMdI-pathArIvaza ane gharanI bahAra na nIkaLI zake tevI jaNAvI che, tene teNe sagI AMkhee ahIM kenilavamAM joI che; paNa te enA vacanathI baMdhAyela hato. eTale teNe kaMIka khacakAIne javAba Apyo, "nAmadAra, e lokoe je pramANo upara potAno bacAva rajU karyo che, te sAcAM puravAra thayA pahelAM e svIkArI levAnuM mane zI rIte pharamAvI zakAya?" alyA Tresiliyana, tuM kavi che tevo ja khaNakhodiyo paNa hoya ema lAge che,"rANIjIe bhaMmara caDAvI nApasaMdagI dekhADIne kahyuM, "A pramANa A gaDhanA mAlika arlanI rUbarUmAM temanA oLakhANanuM nAma laIne rajU karavAmAM AvyAM che, eTale temanI saccAI tAre mATe pUratI gaNAya; paraMtu tAre badhuM vidhisara ja joItuM hoya, to vAne ke laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara - kAraNake have to A mAmalo tamAro ja banI rahe che- A sarTIphikeTa sAyAM che, e bAbata tame zI khAtarI rajU karI zako tema cho?" lisesTarane bolavA detA pahelAM vArnee ja utAvaLe javAba ApI dIdho, ahIM hAjara rahelA laoNrDa oNpha oNkasapharDa pelA mAsTara enthanI phosTarane tathA temanA hastAkSarane barAbara oLakhe che." arla oNpha oNkasapharDe phosTara pAsethI bhAre vyAje ghaNI rakama UchInI lIdhA karI hovAthI temaNe tarata ja sAkSI pUrI ke, e mANasa tavaMgara ane svataMtra milakatadAra* che, e huM khAtarIpUrvaka jANuM chuM, tathA A tenA ja hastAkSara che." "ane vaidanA sarTIphikeTa bAbata koNa khAtarI Ape che? tenuM nAma alAsko che," rANIe pUchayuM. rANIjIno khAsa vaida mAsTarsa tyAM hAjara hato; sekasanA seyajhakorTamAM tene dAkhala thavA dIdho na hato tethI te saseksanA pakSavALA tarapha chaMcheDAyelo hato. eTale liesTarane khuza karavAnI A taka teNe jhaDapI lIdhI ane jaNAvyuM, "meM ghaNI vAra DaoNkaTara alAskonI salAha lIdhI che; te bahu asAdhAraNa jANakArIvALA tathA gupta siddhivALA mANasa che - joke, te dhaMdhA tarIke vaiduM karatA nathI." tyAM hAjara rahelAMmAMthI arla opha inTigTana * "kI-helDara": jUnA jamAnAmAM rAjAne bharavAnAM hoya te sivAya bIjA kazA karaverA ke sAMtha-mahesUla jene bharavAnAM na hoya te. - saMpA

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244 prIta kiye duHkha heya" je lisesTaranI bahenane paraNyo hato, tathA kAunTasa oNpha ralaeNnDa, e baMne jaNe paNa alAskonI khUba prazaMsA karI tathA tenI pAsethI temane maLelI tenI sahIvALI pahoMco uparathI tenA iTAliyana vaLAMkanA hastAkSarano paricaya hovAthI temaNe e lakhAvaTa tenI che, ema paNa jaNAvyuM. eTale rANI tarata ja bolI UThI, "mAsTara Tresiliyana, have te A mAmale patI jAya che. ane Aje sUtA pahelAM buTTA sara hyuronsarTa A lagna kabUla rAkhe evuM ame kaMIka karI ApIzuM. paNa strI tarIke ame sAcA premanA bANathI ghAyala thayelAnA daradanI dayA na khAIe ema to bane ja nahi, eTale A jhaghaDo khAmukhA uThAvavAnI tame karelI dhRSTatA tathA tamArA A gaMdhAtA bUTathI amane je takalIpha tame ApI che, te ame daragujara karIe chIe." paNa Tresiliyana rAjadarabAramAM calAvAtuM AvuM aThaMga juThThANuM sahana karI zakyo nahi, eTale te tarata AgaLa vadhIne ane rANIjIno cheDo pakaDIne bolI UThayo, "Apa jo kharAM khristI bAI ho, ane tAjapeza rANI ho, te Ape ApanAM prajAjanone samAnabhAve nyAya cUkavavo joIe - jevo nyAya chevaTe saune bhagavAna pAsethI maLe evI apekSA hoya che- mATe Apa A mAmalo patAvavAmAM utAvaLa na karazo - huM mAtra cAvIsa kalAkanI mahetala mAguM chuM; ane e mudata bAda evA nakkara purAvAthI Apa nAmadArane puravAra karI ApIza ke, A sarTIphikeTa ane pelI kamanasIba yuvatI enthanI phosTaranA ghara, kannara-plesamAM bImAra paDelI che, e badhuM haDahaDatuM juThThANuM che!" cAla, mAro cheDA choDI de -" rANI taDUkI UThI; "A mUrakha gAMDabAMDo thaI gayo che ke zuM?- paNa tArA jhanUnamAM evuM kaMI pragaTa thaI Ave che, jene nakArI zakAtuM nathI. te bola, covIsa kalAkane aMte tuM A yuvatInI bImArInI vAta jUThI che ema puravAra nahi kare, to huM zuM karaze?" "huM ziraccheda mATe mAruM mAthuM jallAdanA kuhADA nIce dharI daIza." Tresiliyane javAba Apyo. dhatuM! iMglaoNnDamAM koI ziracheda thAya to te aMgrejI kAyadAthI nyAyanI rIte thayelI sajA anusAra ja thaI zake. paNa huM kahuM chuM te samajavAnI tArAmAM tAkAta rahI hoya to sAMbhaLa - tuM jo nArI A kozizamAM niSphaLa jAya, te te zA mATe e koziza karI hatI tenuM kazuM vAjabI ane tarkasaMgata kAraNa mane darzAvI zakIza?"

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pramANabhUta sarTIphikeTa ra45 Tresiliyanane tarata ja vicAra Avyo ke, A covIsa kalAkanA gALAmAM jo mInuM enA pati vArne sAthe koI prakAranuM samAdhAna thaI jAya, to pachI e badho kisso pAcho rANI AgaLa ukheLavAthI emIne kAramuM nukasAna thAya - tenA pati sAthe tene kAyamane viccheda thaI jAya! ane eka sAcA premI tarIke pote tene evuM nukasAna karavA kadI taiyAra na thAya. rANIe tenI dvidhA ane cupakIdI joI ekadama akaLAIne potAno prazna pharIthI pUchayo ane tAkIde javAba mAgyo. Tresiliyana khacakAte khacakAte bolyo, "amuka saMjogomAM, te pote e zA mATe - zA AdhAre kahe che, tenAM kAraNo rajU karI na paNa zake." rANI ekadama rAjA henInA (tenA pitAnA) sogaMda khAIne bolI UThI, A jo sIdhI bevakUphI na hoya, to kevaLa pAgalapaNuM ja che. alyA rele, A tArA mitrane ahIMthI ekadama laI jA, nahi to tenI mAThI vale thaze. AvI vartaNuka pAgalakhAnAmAM ja chAje, rAjadarabAramAM nahi. paNa ene yogya niyaMtraNamAM mUkIne jaladI pAcho Avaje. je rUpavatIe AvA DAhyA juvAnanA magajane Ama barabAda karI mUkyuM che, te amane jovA maLI hota to kevuM sAruM thAta." siliyana vadhu kaMIka rANIjIne saMbodhavA jato hato, paNa relee paristhiti samajI jaIne tarata dhakkATIne tene blAunTanI madadathI bahAra lIdho. darabAra-haoNlanI bahAra laI gayA pachI relee tene arla oNpha sasekasanA rasAlAnAM mANasone apAvelA utArAmAM laI jaI, jarUra paDe te tenA upara cekiyATono pahero mUkI devA blAuMTane tAkIda karI. koI paNa saMjogomAM te bahAra na nIkaLe ema karavA teNe khAsa Agraha karyo; kAraNa ke, rANIjI eTalAM badhAM ciDAI gayAM che ke, je te pharI temanI najare caDaze, to tene sIdho kedakhAnA bhego ke pAgalakhAnA bhege ja karAvI deze! paNa blAunTa bhAIne te rANI upara potAnA pozAkanI kaMI asara paDI ke nahi e jANavuM hatuM eTale teNe pUchayuM, "bhAI rele, paNa rANIjIe huM koNa chuM ema pUchyuM hatuM ke nahi? temaNe mArA upara najara to nAkhI hatI." are vIsa-vIsa najara nAkhI hatI, ane meM temane jaNAvI paNa dIdhuM che ke, tuM eka bahu bahAdura puruSa che - paNa bhagavAnane khAtara Ane ahIMthI jaladI dUra laI jA."

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya' alabatta, Tresiliyana peAtAnI paristhati samajI gayo hato, eTale teNe lAunTane samajAvI dIdhA ke, mArA upara cAkiyATo mUkavAnI jarUra nathI - huM peAte utArAnI bahAra nahIM ja nIkaLuM. 243 26 manArathanuM maneArAjya 1 siliyanane bahAra laI javAmAM Avyo, tyAra pachI rANIjIe laoNrDa oNpha lisesTarane kahyuM, "AvA bhaNelA-gaNelA ane DAhyA mANasanuM magaja Ama asthira thaI gayuM e kharekhara karuNa vastu che; paraMtu teNe peAtAnI A asthiratAnA A jAhera dekhAva karyo, te to teNe karelI phariyAda ane teNe mUkelA AkSepA niSphaLa javAnA che, enI khAtarI thavAthI ja karyuM lAge che. paNa A vAne tamArA vaphAdAra sevaka che ane tamane khAse upayogI thaI paDayo che, ema tame pahelAM paNa amane jaNAvyuM hatuM; eTale atyAre jyAre tamArAM mahemAna thaI ame tamArA upara sArI peThe Aja nAkhelA che, tyAre amAre vArnenI kaMIka kadara karavI joIe; uparAMta jemanI putrI sAthe teNe lagna karyuM che te DaeNvAnanA bhalA buDhDhA nAITa sara hyUrobsane paNa saMteSa thAya ane te potAnA jamAIne saMtASathI AvakAre, te mATe paNa ame vAne ne nAITa-pada ApavA icchIe chIe. mATe laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara tamArI taravAra amane kADhI ApeA. tarata lisesTare peAtAnI taravAra potAnA kamarapaTAmAMthI cheDIne, aNI AgaLathI pakaDI, ghUMTaNiye namIne, rANIjI sAme dharI. (" rANIe tene myAnamAMthI kheMcIne vAnene pharamAvyuM, ricArDa vAne, AgaLa AvA ane ghUMTaNiye paDo. paramAtmAne nAme tathA seInTa jyaoNrjane nAme ame tamane nAITa banAvIe chIe! vaphAdAra banajo, bahAdura bano ane yazasvI banajo - UbhA thAo, sara ricArDa vAne."

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manArathanuM marAjya 247 vAne UbhA thayA ane rANIjI samakSa ghaNuM nIcuM namana karI bAjue khasI gayA. "eDInAM bakala caDAvavAno ane bAkIno badhA vidhi tA kAle devaLamAM patavIzuM. paNa amAre sara ricArDa vArnene eka sAthIdAra paNa ApavA joIe, jethI ame pakSapAtI na gaNAIe. mATe sasekasa tame tamArA anuyAyIemAMthI koInuM nAma do, jene paNa ame nAITa banAvIe. " sasekasa atyAra sudhI - A utsava-samAraMbha zarU thayA tyArathI ja - lisesTarane maLatA AvelA bahumAnathI khinna thaI gayA hatA ane bAjue UbhA hatA. te have AgaLa AvyA ane nItikuzaLatA dAkhavavAne badale sahajabhAve bAlyA, "khAnadAna, zaurya, vidrattA ane bIjI ghaNI ghaNI lAyakAtAnI dRSTie, tathA mAruM jIvana bacAvyuM hovAne kAraNe huM TresiliyananuM ja nAma nAITapada mATe dauM; paNa mane Dara che ke, atyAre je kaMI banyuM tyAra pachI !" ,, rANI vacce ja bAlI UThI, "tame eTalA vicAra karavA rahyA e bahu sArI vAta che; kAraNake atyAre je kaMI banyuM che tyAra pachI e asthira magajanA mANasane ame nAITa banAvIe te prajAjano amAre viSe paNa evuM ja kaMI dhArI le." "tA pachI, nAmadAra, huM mArA khAsadAra mAsTara nikolasa blAunTanuM nAma sAdara karuM chuM; teNe skaoNTalaeNnDa temaja AyarlaeNnDamAM Apa nAmadAranI bahu bahAdurIpUrvaka sevA bajAvI che, ane tenAM nizAna peAtAnA zarIra upara te haju paNa dharAve che. " rANIe A bIjuM nAma sAMbhaLIne paNa khabhA macakoDayA. temane evI AzA hatI ke sasekasa vaeNlenuM ja nAma sUcavaze. ane sasesanI jagAe paNa bIjo buddhizALI mANasa hota, te rANIjInI e icchA samajIne ja vartata. paNa pAse UbhelI Dacesa oNpha ralaeNnDa rANIjInA blAunTanA nAma sAmena aNagameA tarata pArakhI gaI. eTale rANIjIe nA-manathI blAunTanA nAITapada bakSavA mATe svIkAra karyA tyAra bAda te bAlI UThI, " nAmadAra, be meATA umarAvAne darekane pAtAnA anuyAyInuM nAma nAITa-pada mATe sUcavavAnuM bahumAna bakSavAmAM AvyuM che; to pachI Aje ApanI tahenAta-bAnuone paNa pAtA thakI eka nAma sUcavavAnuM bahumAna bakSavAmAM Ave. ""

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248 prIta kiye duHkha heya" "vAha, huM tame lokonI e mAgaNI nakAruM, to pachI huM strI zAnI?" rANI hasatAM hasatAM bolyAM. te, ahIM hAjara rahelI badhI namaNI bAjue vatI Apa nAmadArane vaoNlTara lene nAITa-pada bakSavA vinaMtI karuM chuM. temanuM khAnadAna, temanI zUravIratA tathA khAsa te strIo pratyenuM dAkSiNya, e joI emane e bahumAna maLe, evI vinaMtI ame eM karIe chIe." zAbAza, bAnue! tame mAgeluM varadAna bakSavAmAM Ave che, ane jabhA-vinAnA skavAyara have jalmA-vinAnA nAITa banaze. cAlo, baMne jaNa AgaLa Avo." rANIe pharamAvyuM. blAuMTa haju Tresiliyanane mUkI AvIne pAcho pharyo na hato, eTale rele ekale ja AgaLa Avyo ane rANIjI samakSa ghUMTaNiye paDI teNe temane hAthe nAITa-padano UMDA AbhArapUrvaka svIkAra karyo. thoDI vAra bAda blAuMTa pAcho Avyo eTale sasekase darabArahaoNlanA bAraNA AgaLa ja tene nAITa-pada bakSavAnA rANIjInA IrAdAnI jANa karI, tathA tene rANIjI samakSa tarata pahoMcI javA sUcavyuM. ane blAuTanuM magaja potAnA bhapakAdAra pozAka ane bUTa uparanAM pILAM gulAbathI casakI te gayeluM ja hatuM, ane temAM tene nAITa-pada maLavAnuM thayuM che evuM tenI jANamAM AvyuM eTale e to potAnA manathI kaLAyelA meranI peThe DhaLakatI cAle rANIjI pAse javA Akho darabArahaoNla pAra karavA lAgyo. tenI e cAla joI, duzmana-pakSanAM eTale ke lisesTaranAM mANaso tucchakArabharyuM hasavA lAgyAM; ane mitra-pakSanAM eTale ke sasekasanAM mANase kaDavAzathI khinna thaI gayAM. sasekasa to ciDAI jaIne pAse UbhelA mitranA kAnamAM bolI UThyA, "tAruM sattAnAza jAya tAruM, blAuTaDA; puruSanI peThe ane sainikanI peThe cAlatAM tArA bApanuM zuM jAya che?" rANIjIe kevaLa nA-manathI ane pUrepUrA aNagamAthI A mANasanA khabhA upara vidhi tarIke taravAra aDakADavAne badale lagabhaga pachADI ane blAuTa Ubho thaIne cAlyo gayo tyAre temaNe Dacesa oNpha rilaeNnDane kAnamAM kahyuM, "A badhA ghamaMDI umarAvo karatAM vahAlI ra nDa tArI pasaMdagI ja badhI rIte sarvottama che, ane tene ja nAITa-pada bakSatAM mane kharekhara AnaMda thayo. bAkI A vArnonuM ziyALa jevuM moM jotAM te bevakUpha ane badamAza ja

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maneArthanuM mane rAjya 249 puravAra thavAnA che, enI mane khAtarI che; ane laoNrDa oNpha sasekasanuM tA bhAna ja gayuM lAge che : pahelAM temaNe sUcavyA e khAse| pAgalakhAnAnA vatanI thavA lAyaka hatA ane A bIjo je sUcavyA, te cheka gamAra ane babUcaka jaNAya che. ralaeNnDa, huM kharuM kahuM chuM, te ghUMTaNiye paDayo hatA tyAre tenA khabhA upara taravAra pachADavAne badale tenA tAlakA upara ja e taravAra vAparavAnuM mane mana thaI gayuM hatuM. e mANasa darabAramAM AvI enI zAbhA bagADe, te karatAM tene skaoNTalaeNnDa ke AyarlaeNnDamAM ja vidAya karI devA paDaze ! " tyAra pachI bheAjana-kakSamAM javAnuM nimaMtraNa AvyuM. tyAMnI zeAbhA, tyAMnAM pAtro, ane tyAMnI vAnIonuM varNana karavA besavAne badale, e badhuM patyA pachI, ane rANIjIne temanA zayanakakSamAM padharAvyA bAda, lisesTara thAkayoAkaryA potAnA sUvAnA kamarAmAM AvI gayo, tyAM ja ApaNe pahoMcI jaIe. lisesTara tenA kamarAmAM AvyA, tyAre rANIe tenA pratye batAvelA bhAva-premathI khUba utsAhamAM hato. vArne paNa peAtAne darabArI pozAka badalIne sAdA pezAkamAM lisesTaranI zayana-kakSAnI sevA bajAvavA hAjara thaI gayA. "vAha! sara ricArDa, tamane je navA hoddo maLyA che, te pachI tamane AvI tahenAta bharavAnI hINapata na chAje!" "jayAre mane lAgaze ke, mArA hoddAne kAraNe mAre ApanI tahenAtamAMthI aLagA thavuM paDe che, tyAre huM mAro hoddo aLagA karIza, paNa ApanAthI aLagA nahi thAuM." "tuM to bahu kRtajJa mANasa che, paNa bIjAonI najare tuM jethI heTho paDe, evuM kAma mAre tArI pAsethI na levuM joIe." paNa vArnee temanI kapaDAM vagerenI sevA bajAvatAM bajAvatAM ja javAba ApyA - - ma "bIjA zuM dhAre che tenI mAre zI paMcAta ? kAraNake thADA ja vakhatamAM ApanI A jAtanI sevA bajAvavA mATe, ApanI kRpAthI mane prApta thayelA hAdA karatAM kayAMya vadhu ucca hAddAvALAe paDApaDI karatA haze !"

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" lisesTare e vAta cUpa rahIne sAMbhaLI lIdhI; paNa paravArIne sUvA jatA pahelAM vArnene jaNAvyuM, "Aje AkhA divasanI dhamAlathI mArI naso haju UchaLyA kare che. mATe mane UMgha Ave tyAM sudhI pAse ja besaje." lisesTare pathArImAM sUtA bAda potAnuM moM DhaMkAya te mATe ke pachI dIvAnuM ajavALuM moM upara sIdhuM na Ave te mATe paDado kheMcI lIdhe, ane dhIme avAje pUchyuM - "to loko rANIjInI mArA uparanI kRpA bAbata evuM evuM dhAre che kema?" "teo je najare jue tene zI rIte nakArI zake, mArA laoNrDa?" "eTale ke teo eTale sudhI dhAre che ke, huM dhAruM te rANI sAthe lagna karI zake ema chuM?" "mArA laoNrDa, e zabdo huM mAre moMe nathI bolyA, e yAda rAkhajo. paraMtu AkhA IMglaeNnDa dezamAM soe navvANuM mANasa e ja zabdo bole "paraMtu e navANuM pachI bAkI raheto somo mANasa nathI bolato, e ja sAco che. dAkhalA tarIke tuM ja jANe che ke, e bAbata banavA ADe kevaDuM moTuM vighna che." paNa nAmadAra, alAskoe ApanI janmakuMDaLI joIne je kahyuM che, te sAcuM che ke, Apane caDatIne graha tenI caDatI cAlu ja rAkhavAne che; ane je musIbatano graha che, te potAnI chAyA nAkhatA rahevA chatAM chevaTe baLI javAno che athavA pAcho khasI javAno che. muzkelI che kharI, paNa te ApanI unnatine rokI zake tevI nathI." "alabatta, deza-paradezamAMthI badhAnI e ja icchA che - koI tenI viruddhamAM nathI - spena ekalAne ema bane tenI bIka lAge che, paNa te ene aTakAvI zake tema nathI - skaoNTalaeNnDane sattAdhArI pakSa te pitAnI sahIsalAmatI mATeya e vastu ja icchI rahyo che - phrAMsa tenI viruddhamAM nathI - jarmanI, haoNlaeNnDa, sviTjharlaeNnDa e badhA ja deze yuropanI sahIsalAmatI mATe e bAbata Agraha ja karI rahyA che. chatAM, tuM jANe che ke, e vastu banavI azakaya che."

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manArathanuM mane rAjya 251 66 "huM ema nathI mAnatA, mArA laoNrDa; kAunTasa khUba ja bImAra che." badamAza !" lisesTara beThA thaI, Tebala pAse rahetI talavAra uThAvIne tArA vicAra e hade jAya che? - tuM enuM khUna to nahi karI 1 bAlyA, nAkhe?" meM evuM zuM kahyuM che, eTaluM ja kahyuM che ke, "mane Apa kevA ke zuM gaNe cho, nAmadAra ? ke Apa taravAra kADhavA taiyAra thayA cho? meM te kAunTasa bImAra che. ane bhale game tevAM kAunTasa hAya, - suMdara hoya ane vahAlAM hAya - chatAM te martya te che ne? te marI jaI zake ane ApanA hAtha pharIthI ApanA potAnA banI zake, evuM kahevAmAM me vadhAre paDatuM zuM kahI nAkhyuM, vAru? ane huM teA bIjI rIteya e vastu azakaya nathI mAnatA. ApanAM phUTaDAM-mIThaDAM kAunTasa bhale dIrghajIvI rahe - paNa te lAMbuM jIvIneya sukhI thAya ane Apane paNa sukhI thavA de, e be vAta virodhI nathI ja. Apa temanA jIvavA chatAM IMglaeNnDanA rAjA thaI zako." - " alyA vArne, nAITa-pada maLavAthI tAruM bhejuM casakayuM che zuM, - jethI AvI bephAma kalpanAo karyA kare che?" bIjA dezeAmAM zuM AvuM gupta lagna judA judA hAAnAM strI-puruSa vacce hovuM jANyuM nathI? - ane evuM lagna pachIthI patine vadhu lAyaka ane phAvatI patnI sAthe joDAtAM vighnarUpa kadI nIvaDatuM nathI. " "hA, jarmanImAM evA kissA banelA meM sAMbhaLyA che, kharA. "( "ane paradezanI yunivarsiTInA meATA meTA paMDitA e jAtanA rivAjane 'jUnA-karAra ' dharmagraMthane AdhAre pramANabhUta paNa TharAve che. ane chevaTe emAM khATuM zuM che? Ape sAcA premathI prerAIne je suMdara sahacI pasaMda karI che, tene tamArA ArAmanA ane vahAlanA gupta kalAko maLatA rahezeja - tenI ijjata paNa sahIsalAmata raheze - tenA aMtarAtmA paNa nirAMte UMghI zakaze - Apane paramAtmAnI kRpAthI saMtita thaze, te tene mATe zAhI jogavAI karI zakAya eTalI saMpatti ApanI pAse che. daramyAna Apa ilijhAbethane ApanA daza gaNA phurasadanA samaya ane dazahajAra gaNA prema arpI zako cho. mAtra Ape ApanuM moM baMdha rAkhavAnI ane ApanI bhamara sIdhI rAkhavAnI ja jarUra che. Apa nirAMta ApanI baMne patnIne dUra dUra alaga ja rAkhI zako cho - huM ApanI pelI phUTaDI gupta sahacarI mATe

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ra5ra prIta kiye duHkha heya" evuM gupta premasthAna UbhuM karIza, jenI gaMdha paNa game tevI IrSALu ane adekhI rANIne kadI nahi jAya." lisesTara badhuM cUpa rahIne sAMbhaLI rahyo, pachI nisAse nAkhIne belyo. "nA, nA, e badhuM azakya che. paNa, Tresiliyane Aje rANI samakSa cheka A dekhAva kema karyo haze, vAru? potAnI premabhaMga-hRdayabhaMga dazA upara rANIjInuM strI-hRdaya anukaMpA lAve, e mATe?" vAne tucchakArabharyuM hAsya dabAvI daIne bolyo, "mAsTara TresiliyananA mAthAmAM evI kazI ka95nA hoya ema huM mAnato nathI." eTale? tArA kaTAkSabharyA hAsyamAM kaMIka harAmakherI chupAI hoya ema lAge che." "mArA kahevAno artha eTalo ja hato ke, mAsTara Tresiliyane hRdaya-bhaMga na thavAya te mATe cokkasa upAya laI lIdho che. temanA kamarAmAM Aje temaNe eka sahacarI-premikA koI naTa-khelADInI patnI ke bahenane ghAlI che. meM emane mArAM keTalAMka khAsa kAraNone lIdhe meravina-TAvaranA kamarAmAM ja utAro Apyo che, eTale mane khabara paDI gaI che." "premikA! - raDI, ema nuM kahevA mAge che?" hA, nAmadAra; nahi te bIjI kaI sArI strI kalAko sudhI koI ekalA gRhasthanA kamarAmAM rahe?" vAha, A to pogya samaye ane yogya sthaLe kahI batAvavA jevI vAta hAthamAM AvI. mane e badhA copaDI-cuMbaka, DhoMgI ane cAritrayavAna kahevAtA paMDita upara pahelethI ja avizvAsa che. paNa mAsTara Tresiliyana mArA makAnamAM AvuM kare, e badhuM vadhAre paDatuM kahevAya. huM e bInA dekhIna dekhI karuM, te teNe eTalA pUratA mArA Na taLe dabAyelA rahI, keTalIka yAdadAsto bhUlavI paDaze. mAre bane tyAM sudhI ene kaMI nukasAna pahoMcADavuM nathI, paNa tenA upara barAbara najara rAkhate raheje, vArne." meM eTalA mATe ja ene meravina TAvaramAM utAro Apyo che, jyAM te mAro sAvadhAna - joke te dArUDiyo paNa na hota to kevuM sAruM- nokara mAikela lemborna tenI badhI hilacAla upara najara rAkhI rahyo che. meM e nokara bAbata Apa sarakArane pahelAM vAta karI hatI." "sarakAra! te evuM saMbodhana mane zA irAdAthI karyuM vAru?"

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gAMDI patnIne pati 253 "nAmadAra, e mAre moDhe ajANamAM ja AvI gayuM - chatAM e eTaluM badhuM svAbhAvika lAge che ke, huM te pAchuM kheMcI levAnuM nathI." "tane Aje nAITa-pada maLyuM tethI tAruM magaja pharI gayuM lAge che." lisesTara hasatA hasatA bolyo; "navAM maLelAM mAna-pratiSThA navA dArUnI peThe 'jhaTa magaje caDI jAya che." "Apa nAmadArane e vAta svAnubhavathI ja bolavAnI Ave. evI mArI zubhecchA che, nAmadAra." eTaluM kahI vAne potAnA mAlikane gUDa-nAITa vAMchI tyAMthI vidAya thayo. 27 gAMDI patnIne pati have ApaNe meravina TAvara tarapha pAchA pharIe, jyAMnA kamarAma - athavA kaho ke baMdIvAsamAM - ApaNe kamanasIba kAunTasa oNpha lisesTarane mUkI AvyA chIe. lisesTarane pahoMcADavA kAgaLa laIne teNe velaeNnDane mokalyo, tyAra pachI thoDo vakhata to teNe potAnI adhIrAI ane anizcitatAnI lAgaNIne niyaMtraNamAM rAkhI. kAraNake, te samajatI hatI ke, potAne kAgaLa maLaze te paNa rANIjInI tahenAtamAMthI jhaTa tenA patithI chUTA nahi thaI zakAya. joke te ema paNa mAnatI hatI ke, te pote AvI che evI khabara paDatAM tene priya pati game tema karIne paNa tarata doDI Avaze! chatAM teNe rAta paDatAM sudhI potAnA priya lisesTarane aparAdhI na gaNavAne udAra niradhAra karyo. paraMtu, pAse thaIne jatuM-AvatuM koInuM paNa pagaluM rAMbhaLAya ke e pagaluM utAvaLe AvatA potAnA priya patinuM ja che, ema te mAnI letI. chatAM dhIme dhIme chevaTanA tenA zarIre veThelo thAka, ane tenA mane veThelo

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ra54 prIta kiye dukha hoya' trAsa tenA jJAnataMtuo upara caDI vAgavA lAgyA, ane teNe atyAra sudhI jAta upara rAkheluM niyaMtraNa have tUTI paDavA lAgyuM. te aMdarakhAnethI samajatI hatI ke, atyAre jAta upara ghaNo ghaNo kAbU rAkhavAnI - potAnAM zarIra ane manane dRDha rAkhavAnI - ghaNI jarUra che; chatAM vakhata vItato gayo, tema tema te bhAgI paDavA lAgI. pachI to rANIjI daravAje padhAryA te vakhate thayelo zorabakora, tathA phUTeluM dArUkhAnuM e badhuM tenA sAMbhaLavA-jovAmAM AvyAM. paNa te badhuM tenA magajamAM vAgatuM hoya ema tene lAgavA mAMDayuM. kAraNake, eka ja vicAra tenA manamAM have prabaLa banI gayo ke, A badhuM tenuM che ane tenI hAjarImAM ja thavuM joItuM hatuM - rANIjIno satkAra A kenilava-gaDhanI adhyakSA tarIke tene hAthe ja thavo joIe - chatAM tene zA mATe Ama aMdhAra-koTaDImAM ekalI purAI rahevuM paDe che? pachI to rAta AgaLa vadhatI gaI, ane utsava-samAraMbhano badho zorabakora zamato gayo. lisesTara have to game te kSaNe doDato ane mAphI mAgato tathA potAnA upara aDhaLaka prema varasAvate ahIM AvI pahoMcaze, ema tene lAgavA mAMDyuM. paNa pachI jema jema moDuM thatuM gayuM, tema tema te nirAza thavA lAgI ane have to lisesTarane badale bIjo koI A kamarAmAM ghUsI Ave tene ja Dara dhIme dhIme tene satAvavA lAgyo. kAraNake, A kamarAnI kaLa teNe aMdarathI caDAvelI hovA chatAM, Tresiliyana bahArathI tene ughADI zakyo hatene ? chatAM kamarAmAM Tebala e bAraNAnI ADe mUkavA sivAya bIjuM zuM vadhu thaI zake tema hatuM? DaranA mAryA teNe eTaluM te tatkALa karI lIdhuM jethI kadAca ajANatAM UMgha AvI jAya, topaNa Tebala khasavAnA avAjathI sAbadA thaI javAya! ane kharekhara dhIme dhIme te jhokAMe caDI ja gaI. pachI tene svapna AvyuM - jANe te kamnara-plesamAM tenI jUnI jagAe che; - lisesTaranA AvavAne vakhata thayo che ane AMgaNAmAM tenI Teva mujaba tenI saMketanI jhINI sITI kayAre saMbhaLAya tenI te TAMpIne rAha joI rahI che. paNa A zuM? sITIne badale A raNaziMguM kema saMbhaLAyuM? ane te paNa tenA pitAne tyAM zikAra jyAre marIne paDe tyAre vagADAtuM evuM - maraNanaLanuM? te jANe AMgaNAmAM

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gAMDI patnIne pata khUlatI bArIe doDI gaI, te potAnA pitAnA buThThA pAdarI-mitra smazAnaprArthanA uccAratA hatA. bhalA muMblejhana jUnA vakhatanA cAraNI pozAkamAM hAthamAM mudrA-cihanovALI DhAla pakaDI rahyA hatA, joke te cihane atyAre tene khoparI ane cokaDI pADIne goThavelAM hADakAM jevAM ja dekhAyAM; paNa e badhA upara arlane mugaTa hato! - emI gabharAIne ekadama jAgI gaI. ane khare ja te vakhate prAta:kALa thayAnuM raNaziMguM bahAra pheMkAtuM hatuM! paNa te raNaziMguM maraNa-kALanA zokanA sUra nahotuM relAvatuM - te to navA divasanA AnaMda-samAraMbhanI zarUAta zikAra-pArTIthI thavAnI hatI, ene mATe saune taiyAra thavAnI jAherAta karatuM hatuM. emInuM hRdaya besI javA lAgyuM - "bIjo divasa thayo, ane have to mAro kAgaLa temane maLI gayo haze. paNa rANI emanAM mahemAna thayAM che, eTale huM ahIM AvI che e jANavA chatAM mArI khabara pUchavA AvavA jeTalIya darakAra temane che?" paNa eTalAmAM enA kamarAnuM bAraNuM bahArathI koI dhIme rahIne dhakelatuM hoya evo avAja Avyo. tarata ja te bAraNA pAse doDI ane pote tenI AgaLa goThavelI ADa teNe khaseDI nAkhI, tathA bAraNAnI kaLa ughADatAM ughADatAM teNe pUchayuM, "priya, tame ja chone?" "hA mArI kAuTesa," evo dhImethI javAba Avyo. kAuMTese tarata bAraNuM kholI nAkhyuM ane bAraNAmAM UbhelAnA gaLAmAM hAtha nAkhIne kahyuM, "lisesTara!" nA, khAsa lisesTara to nathI," mAikela laeNmbo kAunTesanA Aliganane eTalo ja jussAthI javAba ApatAM kahyuM, - "khAsa lisesTara to nahi, paNa mArI vahAlI Dacesa, eTalo ja sAro mANasa chuM." kAunTasa vAghaNanA jorathI ekadama jhaTako mArIne tenI bAthamAMthI chUTI thaI gaI ane potAnA kamarAmAM pAchI haThI gaI. paNa pelo aMdara peTho te vakhate enA jabhAno uparano gaLA-paTTo nIce sarakyo eTale kAunTasa tarata tene vArnenA laphaMgA nekara tarIke oLakhI gaI. paNa atyAre pote nAsIne ahIM AvI che, te vastu vAne ane tenA A nokarathI ja tene chupAvavAnI jarUra hatI - nahi to badamAza vAne tene pAcho kyAMya alopa :

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ra56 prIta kiye dukha hoya" karI che. joke, atyAre kAunTesa potAnA musApharInA pozAkamAM Akhe zarIre ane ardhA mAM ane ardhA kapALa sudhI barAbara DhaMkAyelI hatI, temaja haoNmbaoNrnane kadI kannara-plesamAM tenI rUbarUmAM AvavAnuM banyuM na hovAthI - ane te AMgaNAmAM thaIne ja Avato hoya tyAre jeneTe tene vArnenA badamAza navA nokara tarIke oLakhAvIne batAvyo hovAthI - te pote tene barAbara oLakhatI hovA chatAM lemborna tene oLakhato hoya evo saMbhava na hato. uparAMta laeNmbaoNrna atyAre cheka ja pIdhela hAlatamAM hato eTaleya tene koI vAra joI hoya to paNa AbhAsathIya tene oLakhI kADhe tema na hatuM. chatAM tyAre e sthitimAM pelo tene sAmAnya strI dhArIne baLAtkAra karI bese evo saMbhava paNa vizeSa hato. ane temaja thayuM. laeNmbone jhaTapaTa potAnA janma bAjue mUkI, bAraNAne dhakko mArI baMdha karI dIdhuM ane sIdhe te eNmI upara lapakaDyo. kAunTase cIsAcIsa pADavA mAMDI ane tenI bAthamAMthI chUTavAno jhanUnI prayAsa karyo. paNa kAmAvezamAM Avelo pelo dArUDiyo paNa bhAna bhUlIne tene jera karavA prayatna karavA mAMDayo. paNa e cIsAcIsa sAMbhaLIne meravina TAvarano dArago laoNrensa sTepalsa, je paNa laeNmbaoNrna sAthe dArU pIne masta hAlatamAM ja hato, te tyAM potAnI jaMgI cAvIo sAthe doDI Avyo. tene dArUnI mastImAM eTaluM ja dekhAyuM ke, strI-kedI ane puruSa-kedI eka ja koTaDImAM bhegAM thaI gayAM che. eTale te tarata vacce kUdI paDyo ane bolavA lAgyo, "A zo julama? mArA jelakhAnAmAM puruSa-kedI strI-kedInI koTaDImAM ghUsI jAya ema? kadI evuM banyuM che kharuM? mArI hakUmata heThaLa huM AvuM kadI nahi banavA dauM." laeNmbaoNrna tene oLakhI tarata bolI UThyo, "alyA eya dArUDiyA, joto nathI ke huM ane A bAnu khAnagI mulAkAtamAM chIe? jA bhAga nIce !" "o bhalA maherabAna !" kAunTesa dArogAne saMbodhIne cIsa pADavA lAgI, "mane AnA hAthamAMthI bacAvo, bhagavAnane khAtara!" e strI-kedI kharI vAta kahe che," dArogAsAheba vadyA, mAre enI vahAre dhAvAnI hAkala sAMbhaLavI ja rahI. huM mArAM kedIone mArAM bALako jevAM ja gaNate Avyo chuM. bhalabhalI moTI rAjazAhI jelonI jema ja

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gAMDI patnInA pati 257 mArI hakUmatanI jelamAM kAyado ane vyavasthA barAbara paLAvAM ja joIe. A srI-kedI mArA gheTAnuM baccuM gaNAya; mArA upara mArA vADAmAM koI hiMsa pazune huM trATakavA nahIM dauM. mATe, cAla choDI de ene, nahi to mArI A cAvIo tArA mAthAmAM pachADI tAruM TAlakuM teDI nAkhIza." ane ema kahIne teNe leMmbaoNrnanA mAthA upara kUMcIe jhApaTI ja dIdhI. caeNmbaoNrna paNa bhAnabhUlA ja banI gayA hatA; eTale teNe eka hAthe kAunTesane pakaDI rAkhIne bIjA hAthe kamarethI kaTAra kheMcI. paNa laoNrense tene e hAtha UMcA karI dIdhA. oNmbaoNrna peAtAnA hAtha tenA paMjAmAMthI choDAvavA gayA, eTalAmAM kAunTasa tenA bIjA hAthamAMthI jhaTako mArIne chUTI thaI gaI - te vakhate tenA hAthanuM meAjuM laeNmbaoNrnanA hAthamAM rahI gayuM. kAunTasa bAraNuM ughADI saDasaDATa dAdara UtarI gaI. pAse ja pelI bagIcAvALI ArAma-gAha - ane tenA zilpa-maMDapeA AvelAM hatAM; temAM kayAMka chupAI javAne IrAde te pesI gaI. daramyAna laoNrensa ane laeNmbaoNrna bAthaMbAthA AvI gayA, ane jAna upara AvIne ekabIjAne mAta karavA koziza karavA lAgyA. baMne dArU pIne bhAnabhUlA thayA hatA chatAM koIne potapotAnI kaTAra kheMcavAnI sadbhAgye taka maLI nahi. alabatta, laoNrensane peAtAnI vajanadAra kUMcI oNmbaoNrnanA memAM upara jhApaTavAnI khUba tako maLI hatI. paNa chevaTe mAikelanA hAthamAM tenuM gaLuM AvI jatAM teNe eTalA jorathI dabAvyuM ke, laoNrensanA mAM ane nAkamAMthI leAhI nIkaLavA lAgyuM. paNa eTalAmAM pAse thaIne jatA eka ghara-kArabhArI aphasaranA sAMbhaLavAmAM A dhamAla AvatAM te upara Avyo. teNe baMnene jora karIne chUTA pADayA ane rANIjI gaDhamAM hoya te vakhate AvI mArAmArI karI leAhIluhANa thavA badala khUba aDAvyA. laeNmbaoNrna bAlyuM, "ame te! eka phUTaDI mATe thoDuM jhaghaDatA hatA, eTaluM ja. ' ,, "kaI phUTaDI ? ahIM te! tame be bUDiyAo vina trIjuM kaMI ja nathI ! pelA ghara-kArabhArI aphasare kahyuM. pri0-17

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258 prIta kiye duHkha heya" "hai? nAsI gaI? A badamAza laoNrensa tene gaLI gayo lAge che! hamaNAM te ahIM mArA hAthamAM ja hatI. rAjA ArtharanA vakhatathI enA jevA rAkSaso potAnA kabajAmAM AvelAM anAtha bALako ane suMdarIone khAI jatA AvyA che." "Ubho rahe, beTA, tane huM barAbara majA cakhADuM chuM," laoNrensa jamIna uparathI UThato UThato bolyo ane sIdhA laeNmbaoNrna upara lapakaDyo. "khabaradAra !" pelA aphasare kahyuM, "mAsTara vAneM hamaNAM ja A AMgaNAmAM thaIne gayA; emane bolAvuM chuM ane tamane tophAnIone sAMkaLo naMkhAvuM chuM." "huM? vAne ahIM thaIne gayA? to te mAre sAbadA thaI javuM joIe." eTaluM bolI lemborna tarata pAse paDelo pANIno kUjo uThAvI meM upara chaMTakAravA lAgyo. "alyA, teM ene moM upara zuM karyuM che? enuM meM kevuM sUjI gayuM che, te to jo!" aphasare dArogAne pUchayuM. "mArI A cAvIothI ja tenuM mAM chuMdI nAkhyuM che, vaLI. mArA kedIo te mArAM ratna jevAM che; temane huM dAbaDAmAM barAbara surakSita rAkhuM chuM. mATe bAna, have cIsAcIsa karavAnI jarUra nathI - paNa he! te kyAM gaI? hamaNAM ahIM hatI ne?" "alyA, tame baMne rAte khUba DhIMcIne atyAre bhAnabhUlA banI gayA lAgo cho; ahIM te huM Avyo tyArathI koI hatuM ja nahi!" "te to jarUra bhAgI gaI! dhAjo, dhAjo, kenilavaI gaDhanuM jelakhAnuM tUTayuM ! - kedIo bhAgyA! laoNrensa dArogAnA hAthamAMthI kedIo nAThA, pakaDa, pakaDo !" ema bUma mArI te bahAra doDavA jato hato, tene pelA aphasare dhakkATIne nIce lAvI tenA kamarAmAM tenI pathArImAM paTakayo ane suvADI dIdho. thoDAM taraphaDiyAM mAryA pachI te cupa thaI gayo ane gheravA lAgyo. eNmI lembornanA hAthamAMthI chaTakIne sIdhI ArAmagAha tarapha ja doDI gaI hatI. temAM AgaLa vadhatI vadhatI chevaTe te cheDe AvelA kuvArA pAchaLa jaIne bharAI gaI.

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gAMDI patnIne pati 259 te divase vahelI savAre rANIjInA manoraMjana mATe zikAra-pArTI goThavavAmAM AvI hatI. rANI zikAra-pArTI mATene pozAka paherI, taiyAra thaI jevI kamarA bahAra nIkaLI ke lisesTara tahenAtamAM hAjara thaI gayo. pachI zikAra mATe nIkaLavAnI badhI taiyArI thaI jAya tyAM sudhI ArAmagAhavALA bagIcA tarapha tene pharavA mATe te laI gayo. rANIjInI tahenAtabAnu samajIne, pAchaLa thoDe dUra cAlavA lAgI. rANI ane liesTara vacce te vakhate zI vAtacIta thaI, tene kaze AMkhe dekhyo ke kAne sAMbhaLyo ahevAla to ApaNane maLyo nathI, paraMtu dUrathI paNa najara karI rahelA darabArIo ane tahenAtabAnuone lAgyA vinA na rahyuM ke, ilijhAbetha atyAre rANI tarIkenI badhI akkaDatA choDI, premikA jevI bhAva-premathI UbharAtI eka strI ja banI gaI hatI. tenI najara jamIna tarapha vadhAre DhaLI jatI, ane tenuM moM madhura lAgaNIothI vAraMvAra UbharAI jatuM dekhAtuM hatuM. vastutAe paNa baMne jaNe Ama ekAMtamAM potapotAnA mananA bhAva vyakata karI dIdhA hatA. lisesTaranI bhASA chevaTe premanI bhASA ja banI gaI; ane juvAna premIonI jema ja baMnenAM hRdaya ekadama bhAva-hiloLe caDI gayAM. paNa puruSa game teTalo utAvaLo thAya ke bhAna bhUle, paNa strI ekadama bhAna bhUlI besatI nathI. kudaratI rIte ja tene sAvadhAna rahevuM paDe che ane ghaNI bAbatono vicAra karavo paDe che. eTale chevaTe rANI ja prema-mahAsAgaramAM gotuM lagAvatA pahelAM sAbadI thaI gaI. te bolI, "nA, nA, galI, huM mArAM prajAjanonI mA chuM. bIjI halakI kakSAnI kuMvArikAne je baMdha ke saMbaMdha kRtArtha karI mUke, te eka samrAjJIne mATe khullA nathI - nA, liesTara, AgaLa na bolazo - huM bIjAonI jema mAruM pitAnuM sukha ja vicArI zakatI hatI, to to ema banata - paNa mArAthI ema na thaI zake - maherabAnI karIne zikAra thoDo vakhata mulatavI rAkho - mAtra ardho kalAka ja - ane mArI pAsethI tame aLagA thaI jAo - mane ekalIne svastha thavA do - mane AgaLa na kheMce -" "huM dUra thaI jAuM? meM gAMDapaNamAM AvI jaI, tamane khoTuM te lagADyuM nathIne ?"

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jika prIta kiye sukha hoya' " "nA, lisesTara, nA, - paNa e badhuM gAMDapaNa ja kahevAya - ane pharI e vAta moMe na lAvazo - jAo - paNa pAse ja rahejo - daramyAna koI A tarapha na Ave -" DallI tarata ja nIco namI. jarA khinna mukhe tyAMthI pAcho pharyo. rANI tene paDele moMe jato joI rahI; paNa pachI mana sAthe gaNagaNI - "e zakya hota to kevuM!- paNa nA, nA, ilijhAbetha IMglenDanI ja premikA ane mAtA banaze, bIjA koInI nahi." paNa pachI koInAM pagalAM e tarapha AvatAM sAMbhaLI, te ArAmagAhamAM aMdara UMDe cAlI gaI - jayAM lisesTara sAthenA premamAM saphaLa nIvaDelI tenI harIpha nirAdhAra avasthAmAM chupAyelI hatI. - rANInI najara enI upara paDI. paNa phuvArAnI kinAra upara te evI cUpa tathA sthira thaIne beThI hatI ke, pahelAM te rANIe tene koI iTAliyana zilpIe kotareluM pUtaLuM ja mAnI lIdhI. teNe meM hAtha vagere jovA mATe uparane janme utArI nAkhyo hato. aMdara te teNe velenTe lAvI Apele naTakhelADInI maMDaLInI strIne veza ja paherelo hato. tenI ghareNAMnI kAskeTa jene kapaDAM taLe cheka aMdara chupAvelI hatI, te teNe atyAre bahAra kADhI hatI; jethI koIne madadanA badalAmAM kazuM jhaTa ApI zakAya. pAse Avato gaNInAM pagalAM sAMbhaLI koNa Ave che ane madada mATe cIsa pADavI ke nahi tenA vicAramAM sthira thaIne te thoDI vAra besI rahI; paNa eka strIne ja AvatI joIne ane pachI to tenI rAjazAhI kRtipizAka-adA joIne tarata te samajI gaI ke, e rANI ilijhAbetha pote ja che. ilijhAbetha eNmIne kAskeTa hAthamAM laI UbhI thaI jatI joIne tarata samajI gaI ke e koI pUtaLuM nathI paNa jIvatI strI che tathA tenA paheraveza uparathI te eTaluM pAmI gaI ke, tyAM AvelI naTa-maMDaLIomAMnI koI naTI che. A gaDhamAM jude jude sthaLe rANIne AvakAra ApavA judAM judAM devadevInI yathocita goThavaNI karI rAkhelI hatI, eTale ahIM paNa A ArAmagAhane lagatA koI pAtranI goThavaNI haze, ema teNe mAnI lIdhuM. paNa potAne ekalI acAnaka ahIM AvelI joI, pelI potAne bolavAnuM bhUlI gaI che, ema mAnI, mAyALutAthI, rANIe ene saMbodhIne kahyuM, "ArAmagAhanI

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gAMDI patnIne pati vanadevatA, kema DaranI mArI AbhI thaI gaI che? ame jayAM hoIe tyAM Darane sthAna hoya nahi; mATe ame hukama karIe chIe ke, tAre je bolavAnuM che te bolI nAkha." paNa kazA pAtranuM vaktavya balavAne badale, mI te rANIjI samakSa ghUMTaNiye ja paDI gaI. potAnA hAthamAMthI teNe potAnI kAskeTa nIce paDI javA dIdhI; pachI baMne paMja joDI rANIjI sAme bhaya ane AjIjIbharI AMkhoe jotI jotI te cUpacUpa ja nIce besI paDI, rANIe tene kahyuM, "Ane zo artha che, suMdarI? UbhI thA, tAre zuM joIe che?" "Apa nAmadAranuM saMrakSaNa!" pelI abhAgaNI thothavAte avAje bolI. iMglenDa dezanI dareka putrIne, jo te lAyaka hoya to tene amArA taraphathI pUrepUruM rakSaNa maLaze ja. bola, tAre kaI jAtanuM rakSaNa joIe che?" emI bicArI zuM bolavuM te ekadama nakkI karI zakI nahi. potAnA pati lisesTaranI AjJA hatI ke, temanI paravAnagI vagara eNe potAnA enI sAthenA lagnanI vAta bahAra pADavAnI nathI; eTale temane kazuM jokhama na Ave te rIte potAnI vAta zI rIte kahevI e te nakkI karI zakI nahi, te to prathama potAnA patine ja maLavA mAgatI hatI ane tene badhI vAta karIne te kahe te pramANe vartavA mAgatI hatI. paNa ahIM to prathama rANIjI ja maLyAM eTale te gUMcavAI gaI. A zI vAta che, chokarI ? daradIe potAnuM darada vaidyane pote ja kahI batAvavuM joIe; uparAMta amane pratyuttara maLyA vinA savAlo pUchavAnI * Teva nathI." eka jaNa - vArte - pAsethI rakSaNa mAguM chuM." kayo vArne? sara ricArDa vArne? - laoNrDa lisesTarane sevaka che te? te tAro zuM thAya che ke huM tenI zuM thAya che, vAru?" huM tenI kedI hatI; ane teNe mAre jIva levA koziza karI eTale huM nAsI chUTIne " : "mAruM saMrakSaNa mAgavA AvI che, kharuMne? tane jarUra saMrakSaNa maLaze ja - alabatta, tuM tene lAyaka hoIza to. kAraNake, amArI pAse e phariyAda bIjI rIte AvI che - tuM likaoNTa-holanA sara hU robsarTanI putrI thAyane?"

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26ra prIta kiye duHkha heya' mane mApha karo - mApha karo - dayALu rANIjI!" paNa gAMDI huM zI bAbatanI tane mAphI ApuM? tArA pitAnI tuM putrI che e kaMI kazo aparAdha che? paNa tuM gAbharI thaI gaI lAge che, eTale mAre ja badhI vAta tArI pAsethI raja raja karIne kaDhAvavI paDaze. tuM tArA buDhDhA ane AdaraNIya bApane chetarIne nAsI gaI hatI, kharune - tArI AMkhe ja e kabUla karI de che - te mAsTara Tresiliyanane dago dIdho, kharuM ne?- tArA zaramanA zeraDA ja puravAra kare che - ane pachI huM A vAnene paraNI, kharuMne?" eNmI ekadama vAghaNanI peThe chalaMga mArIne UbhI thaI gaI, ane rANIjIne bolatAM bhAvIne bolI UThI, "nA, maeNDama, nA! bhagavAna upara jue che, huM Apa mane dhAro cho tevI cheka halakaTa nathI. huM e tuccha gulAmanI patnI nathI - e to duSTa badamAza mANasa che! ene paraNavA pahelAM huM mRtyu sAthe ja lagna karavA taiyAra thAuM!" "vAha, jyAre tArI marajI thAya tyAre tuM barAbara utAvaLe ane UMce sAde bolI zake che. to pachI mAre jANavuM ja paDaze ke tuM konI patnI ke konI premikA che? sAcesAcuM bolI nAkha - yAda rAkhaje ke ilijhAbetha sAthe ramata ramavA karatAM siMhaNa sAthe ramata ramavI vadhu sahelI che." rANInI tAkIda ane gusso joyA pachI bicArI emIne kaMIka javAba Apavo ja paDyo : teNe hatAzAbharyA sUre kahyuM, "ala oNpha lisesTara badhuM jANe che." a oNpha lisesTara !" rANI AbhAM thaIne bolI UThyAM; "chokarI, arka oNpha lisesTarane gaLe paDavA jAya che? e tArA jevI rakhaDatIone saMghare tevA nathI. tane emanA upara gaMdakInA chAMTA urADavA mATe koIe - temanA duzamane - taiyAra karI lAge che - IMglenDanA sauthI vadhu sAcA hRdayanA umarAvanI AvI badanAmI karavAnI tArI hiMmata? paNa te amArA jamaNA hAtha jevA vizvAsu tathA tethIya vadhu amArA priyajana haze, topaNa tArI vAta temanI samakSa ja sAMbhaLavAmAM Avaze. cAla mArI sAthe - abaghaDI mArI sAthe cAla!" emI ekadama haLIne pAchI paDI; paNa rANIe e vastune enA gunAnI sAbitIrUpa gaNI lIdhI. pachI tene hAtha vaDe pakaDI te utAvaLe cAlatAM

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gAMDI patnIne pati 263 ane gussAthI dhamadhamatAM ArAmagAhanI bahAra nIkaLyAM. liesTara, zikAre UpaDavA rANIjI Ave eTale taiyAra thayelAM umarAvo ane bAnuo vacce thoDe dUra Ubho hato, te tarapha te AvyAM. rANIjIne A rIte utAvaLe pagale ane koI strIne ghasaDatAM ane laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara kyAM che?' ema moTethI bolatAM AvatAM joI sau coMkI UThayAM ane AbhA banI gayAM. lisesTara e badhA TeLAnAM mIThAM abhinaMdana jhIlato ane te savAre rANIjIe tene ApelI khAsa mulAkAtathI have thoDA ja vakhatamAM te rAjApada pAmaze evAM gUDha sUcanone hasate mAMe "evuM kaMI nathI' ema kahIne inakAra Ubho hato, te rANIne emIne Ama kheMcI lAvatAM joI, vIjaLI paDe ema coMkI UThyo. rANIe tarata ja lisesTaranI gabharAmaNa joIne sIdhuM ja pUchayuM, "tame A strIne oLakho cho?" lisesTara zuM bolavuM e na samajAvAthI rANIjI samakSa ghUMTaNiye paDI nIcuM joI rahyo. lisesTara," rANI have gussAthI saLagI jatI hoya ema bolI; "tArA upara pakSapAta dharAvatI tArI vizvAsu samrAjJI sAthe te AvI halakaTa chetarapiMDI calAvI - calAvavA hiMmata karI, ema? - paNa badhI pavitra vastuonA sogaMda khAIne kahuM chuM ke, tAruM mAthuM Aje tArA bApanA mAthA jeTaluM ja jokhamamAM che!" lisesTaranI pAse nirdoSatAnuM - saccAInuM baLa te nahotuM, paNa tenuM svAbhimAna atyAre tenI madade AvyuM. teNe dhImethI potAnI bhaMmare UMcI karI tathA virodhI lAgaNIothI kALA paDI gayelA ane phUlI gayelA moMe javAba Apyo, "mAro ziraccheda mArA umarAva-baMdhuo mane sajA kare to ja thaI zake - mArI vaphAdArIbharI sevAono Avo badalo vALatI rANInA kahevAthI mAtra nahi!" ja lisesTarane bApa jaoNna DalI, eDavarDa-6 pachI igleMDanI rAjagAdIe rANI merIne badale leDI jena ene gAdIe besADavA javAnA prayatnamAM, matanI sajA pAmyo hato (I.sa. 1553). -- saMpA

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264 6 prIta kiye duHkha hoya? "heM? zuM, ame ja bakSelA gaDhamAM A ghamaMDI mANasa amane paDakAre che? - laoNrDa yUjhabarI tame IMglaeNnDanA mArzala cho; A mANasane rAjadrohanA kaparA aparAdha badala abaghaDI giraphatAra karo ! - meATAbhAI hansaDana,ra`tamArA mANasAne bolAvA ane Ane abaghaDI hAjatamAM leA -- kahuM chuM, utAvaLa karo !" hansaDana svabhAve jarA kaparo hovAthI tathA sagAIne nAte rANI sAthe bIjA laI zake te karatAM vadhu chUTa laI zakatA. eTale teNe tarata ja javAba ApyA, "ane Aje vadhu utAvaLa karavAnA aparAdha badala kAle mane ja laMDana-TAvaramAM purAvI de, kharuMne? jarA sAMsatAM thAo," - "mane sAMsatI thavA kahe che ? - tuM jANatA nathI, A mANase kevA bhayaMkara aparAdha karyo che!' eNmI tarata ja samajI gaI ke, peAtAnA patinA prANa te tarata ja ghUMTaNiye paDIne bAlI, 'e tA taddana nirdoSa che - e bhalA ane khAnadAna lisesTara sAme zI hAI zake ?" jokhamamAM che. niraparAdha che - tana kazI phariyAda koIne "chokarI, tuM jAte ja to bAlI hatI ke, arla oNpha lisesTara tArI badhI khAnagI vAta jANe che?" "huM evuM bAlI hatI ? jo huM evA arthanuM kaMI bolI houM to e tA hIna juThThANuM ja kahevAya. bhagavAna mane nyAya kare, temaNe mArI ijjataAbarU ke zIla-cAritryane nukasAna thAya evuM kAMI ja karyuM nathI!" "chokarI! mArA gussA joIne tuM pheravI toLavA beThI che. paNa tane huM saLagatI bhaThThImAM nAkhelI nAnI DAMkhaLInI jema sekI nAkhIza." eNmIne rANIe A dhamakI ApI tenI sAthe ja lisesTaranA aMtarAtmA potAnI patnInA bacAvamAM doDI javA ane badhuM kabUla karI levA ekadama 1. merI sTuarTa ne baMdIvAsamAM rAkhavA nimAyeleA sarakArI umarAva, alabatta, tenI patnI kAunTesa Ak yUjhakharI ja te kAma bajAvatI hatI, ane maeNrInA bahu kaDaka-karkaza jelara nIvaDI hatI. "sapA. 2. ilijhAbethanI mA aina kheAlInanI bahena maeNrI kheAlIna ane viliyama kerIno putra. ilijhAbetha karatAM ATha ke nava varSa uMmare mATeA hateA tethI rANI tene moTAbhAI kahIne saMkheAdhatI. - spA

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gAMDI patnIne pati 265 pikAra karI UThayo. ane te mAthuM UMcuM karI eNmI sAthenuM potAnuM lagna kabUla karavA jato ja hato, eTalAmAM vAne tyAM vagara paravAnagIe doDI Avyo - lisesTaranA kamanasIbanI jema - tene jANe barabAda karavA ja! rANI tarata ja trADI UDI, "A zuM? ahIM vagara belA zAne doDI Avyo che?" vAne jANe zoka ane mUMjhavaNathI bhAgI paDayo hoya evo dekhAva karI, rANIjInA pagamAM ja ALoTI gayo ane bolyo, "kSamA, kSamA, dayA, dayA, sarakAra! Apa nAmadArane nyAya mArI upara bhale taLAya, kAraNake koI gunegAra hoya te huM chuM nAmadAra; -mArA mAlika taddana nirdoSa che!" eNmI vArnene joI tarata ja chaLI marI hoya tema UbhI thaI gaI ane rakSaNa mATe lisesTara tarapha ja doDavA jatI hatI paNa enA moM upara vAnene Avelo joI, judA ja pheraphAra thavA lAgelA joI, te tarata eka cIsa pADI rANIjIne AjIjI karavA lAgI, "mane uDAmAM UMDA bhoMyarAmAM keda pUravI hoya to pUrI do, paNa A badamAza bezarama duSTa mANasane mArI AMkhe AgaLathI dUra kADho, nahi to mArAmAM je kaMI thoDIghaNI sAna-samaja rahI che, te paNa nAza pAmaze." paNa mIThaDI, eNe vaLI tane zuM karyuM che?" rANI have kaMIka judo ja vicAra spharatAM bolI UThI. du:kha karatAM paNa vizeSa, vipatti karatAM paNa vizeSa, - eNe jyAM zAMti hovI joIe tyAM vikSepa ane virodha vAvyA che -- huM tene vadhu vakhata mArI najara sAme joIza to gAMDI ja thaI jaIza." rANIjIe tarata ja lorDa hasaDanane eNmIne tyAMthI dUra laI javA ane tenI jarUra paDe tyAre te hAjara thAya evI sahIsalAmata jagAe khaseDavA kahyuM. tahenAta-bAnuomAMthI eka jaNI e suMdara yuvatI tarapha dayAnA bhAvathI prerAI ke kazI khaNakhoda karavA jevuM avanavuM jANavA maLaze ema mAnI, tenI pAchaLa javA jatI hatI, paNa rANIe tarata ja temane rokI ane sIdhuM ja saMbhaLAvyuM, "nA, nA, tamAre tasdI levAnI jarUra nathI : bhagavAnanI kRpAthI tamAre tINA kAna ane lapaTI jIbho hoya che - tyAre amArA moTA bhAI hansaDananA kAna jarA baherA che ane jIbha kakarI che

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" paNa dhImI che. hansaDana, jojo ke koI e chokarI sAthe vAta karavA na pAme." hansaDana tarata potAnI putrI hoya e rIte eNmIne saMbhALathI upADI gaye; kAraNake, te atyAre behoza banavA lAgI hatI. rANIe have vAnene potAne je kahevAnuM hoya te kahI saMbhALavavA pharamAvyuM - "sarakAra, mAre mArI priya patnIno krUra ane karuNatAbharyo gAMDapaNane roga chupAvavo hatuM, paNa te bahAra paDI gayo che. te mATe tenA vaMdanA sarTiphikeTamAM te rogano ullekha meM karavA dIdho na hato. mAsTara enthanI phesTaranA saMrakSaNamAM tene mUkIne huM ahIM Avyo hato; paNa enthanI phesTara abaghaDI mArate ghoDe ahIM AvyA che ane mane khabara Ape che ke, mArI patnI gAMDapaNanA rogIomAM paNa hatI amuka vizeSa prakAranI caturAI vAparIne kannara-plesamAMthI bhAgI chUTI che. te bahAra ja UbhA che, - pUchaparacha karavI hoya te." - "e tapAsa bIje koI samaye karIzuM; paNa sara ricArDa amane tamArI kauTuMbika avasthA upara kharekhara kheda thAya che. tamArAM patnI sAce ja magajanI bahu asthira hAlatamAM che - juone, tamane dekhIne kevAM UchaLI paDyAM!" AvA roganAM rogIomAM e sAmAnya lakSaNa jovAmAM Ave che, sarakAra; zAMta hoya tyAre jemanA upara jeTalA jhanUnathI pyAra kare, temanA upara asthira hAlatamAM eTalo ja gusso dAkhave." "hA, ame paNa evuM sAMbhaLyuM che, kharuM." to sarakAra, mArI e kamanasIba patnIne kabajo mane soMpavA hukama thAya." nA, nA, mAsTara vArne hAla turata tamArA hAthamAM soMpavAthI enI sthiti vadhu bagaDaze, ema amane lAge che. eTale thoDo vakhata te amArA vaida mAsTarsanI sAravAramAM raheze, ane te jyAre amane salAha Apaze ke, ene kabajo tamane soMpavAmAM vAMdho nathI, tyAre ame ema karIzuM. daramyAna, tamane ene maLavA javAnI chUTa raheze." rANIe have, lisesTarane pote vinAkAraNa bahu khoTuM lagADayuM che e bhAvathI, tene saMbodhIne kahyuM, "laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara, tamane e pAgala strInA

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saccAI ane vaTane rAha apanAve 267 bolavA-cAlavA uparathI ame je kaMI kahyuM, te uparathI khoTuM lAgyuM che; paNa eNe kahelI vAta sAMbhaLI amane tamArA upara khoTuM lagADavAne haka hato ja; chatAM ame e bAbatamAM mAphI mAgavAnI pahela karavA taiyAra chIe." lisesTare taMga thayelI bhamaro koziza karIne sIdhI karI ane hRdayamAM game tevuM ghamasANa maceluM hovA chatAM, bahArathI prasaMgocita bolatAM jaNAvyuM, "mAphI ApavAno AnaMda huM te laI zake tema nathI; kAraNake, mAphI ApavAne mane hukama karanAra mAro kazo aparAdha karI zake tema nathI." rANIne e javAbathI saMtoSa thayo, ane temaNe kAryakrama pramANe zikAre nIkaLavAno Adeza Apyo. 28 saccAI ane vaTane rAha apanAve - savAranI zikAra-pArTI AnaMdabhera patI gayA bAda ja lisesTarane ekAMtamAM vArnene maLavAno samaya maLyo. tyAre teNe tenI pAsethI kAunTasa kevI rIte nAsI chUTI hatI eno phosTare Apelo ahevAla sAMbhaLyo. kAunTesa potAnA kabajAmAMthI nAsI chUTavAthI potAne mAthe zuM zuM vItaze enA Darano mAryo phesTara pote e samAcAra ApavA doDI Avyo hato. alabatta, vAne e kAunTasane pote haLavuM jhera ApIne bImAra pADavA peravI karI hatI, e vAta na kahI. lisesTare ema ja mAnI lIdhuM ke, kAunTase potAnA padano vaibhava dhAraNa karIne jAheramAM dekhA devAnI adhIrAIne kAraNe ja A rIte enI kaDaka AjJAnuM ullaMghana karIne tene IlijhAbetha samakSa jokhamakAraka paristhitimAM mUkI dIdho che! teNe kahyuM, "DevonazAyaranA eka nAcIjha sadagRhasthanI putrIne meM iMglenDamAM sau karatAM vizeSa pratiSThita nAma ApyuM. tathA tene mArI zayyAnI

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prIta kiye duHkha heya" ane mArA vaibhavanI sahabhAginI banAvI. badalAmAM meM tenI pAsethI mAtra thoDA divasanI dhIraja ja mAgI hatI; tene badale e bevakUpha manasvI chokarIe enI ne mArI jIvananAva Ama saMkaTamAM ane jokhamamAM nAkhI che. e bagaDelI bAjI sudhArI levA mATe have zaramabharI keTakeTalI tarakIbo ane hINapata apanAvavI paDaze. te pote jevI ajJAta avasthAmAM janmI hatI tevI avasthAmAM thoDA vadhu divasa rahetAM tene zA jhaTakA paDI jatA hatA? AvI suMdara, AvI nAjuka, AvI vahAlasoI, AvI vaphAdAra - chatAM mUrakhamAM mUrakhanI pAsethI AzA rAkhI zakAya eTalI samajadArI paNa tenAmAM nathI - huM mArA mijAja upara have keTaloka kAbU rAkhuM?" chatAM, te bAju upara thoDe dabAva lAvIne temane paristhitivazAta je bhAga bhajavavo paDavAne che te bhajavavAnuM kabUla karAvavAmAM Ave, te haju badhI bAjI sudhArI levAya tema che ja." vArnee javAba Apyo. "kharI vAta che; have bIjo kazo upAya nathI. meM mArI rUbarU tene tArI patnI tarIke saMdhAtI sAMbhaLI che, ane te bAbata kazo virodha uThAvyo nathI. eTale kenilavarNathI dUra nIkaLI jAya tyAM sudhI teNe te nAma ja dhAraNa karI rAkhavuM joIze." "ane pachI paNa lAMbo vakhata e ja nAma temaNe dhAraNa karI rAkhavuM paDaze. ApaNAM rANIjI jIve tyAM sudhI te leDI lisesTara tarIkenuM nAma ane pada jAheramAM dhAraNa kare e bhAgye sahIsalAmata gaNAya. paNa e bAbata to Apa pote ja vadhu vicArI zako; kAraNake, rANIjI ane ApanI vacce vAta kayAM sudhI AvI che, e Apa ja jANI zako." kharI vAta che, vArne, huM Aje savAre e mUrkhAIbharI dhRSTatA karI beTho chuM eTale rANI jo mArA A kamanasIba lagnanI vAta sAMbhaLe, te potAne devAyelo A dhokhe strI tarIke te kadI mApha na kare. ane Aje ja e bAbatano thoDoghaNo paraco maLI ja gayo che. alabatta, pachIthI rANIjIne pitAne gusso akAraNa lAgatAM temaNe mane manAvI levA bharacaka prayatna karyA che." "arthAta A bAna sAthenuM lagna haju paNa chupAvI rAkhavAmAM Ave, te rANIjI sAthenI ApanI paristhiti pahelAM jevI ja rahe, e nakkI che, kharuMne?"

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saccAI ane vaTane rAha apanAve 269 lisesTara thoDo nisAso nAkhIne cUpa rahyo ane pachI bolyo, "vArne, tuM to mAro sAco - vaphAdAra mANasa che, eTale tane huM sAcI ja vAta kahIza. gAMDapaNamAM AvI jaIne huM rANIjInA aMtarane evuM cheDI beTho chuM ke, have jo huM e vAta paDatI mUke to eka strI tarIke e mane kadI mApha na kare. have mAre AgaLa vadhye ja chUTako - strInA hRdaya upara humalo karIne tene pachI pUrepUra mAta karavuM ja joIe. strIne eka vakhata cheDIne paDatI na mukAya - have to A pAra ke pele pAra karyA vinA chUTako ja nathI. ane chatAM vacce A vidana AvI paDayuM eTale have zuM thaze e ja samajAtuM nathI." nAmadAra, have ja ApaNe kaMIka karavuM joIe - ane teya utAvaLathI. rANIjI pAsethI ApanuM A lagna gupta rahevuM ja joIe. huM atyAre ja e bAna pAse jAuM chuM. mane te khUba ja dhikkAre che; kAraNake te ema mAne che ke, Apa te temane kAunTasa tarIke jAhera karavA taiyAra cho - mAtra huM ja koI kAraNe Apane samajAvIne tema karavA deto nathI. paraMtu have mAre emanA khoTA pUrvagrahonI paravA karyo nahi cAle. mArI vAta temaNe sAMbhaLavI ja paDaze. temanI AgaLa badhI paristhiti huM khullI karIza, ane pachI game tema karIne te paristhitimAM je Avazyaka hoya te karavA temane samajAvIza.' nA, nA, vAne, e aMge zuM karavuM joIe e viSe meM kaMIka nakkI karI lIdhuM che; eTale huM pote ja enI sAthe vAta karI laIza." have vArneno kaMpavAno vAro Avyo; kAraNake, pote A agAu kAunTasane potA pratye lobhAvavAnA ane potAnI premikA banAvavAnA ghaNA prayatno karyA hatA, ane eNmI te kAraNe ja tenA upara chaMcheDAyelI rahetI hatI. uparAMta, ene chevaTanA jhera ApIne mArI nAkhavAno prayatna pote karyo hato ane tethI ja te tyAMthI nAsI AvI che ema kAunTesa kahe. ane lisesTara tenA mehamAM AvI jaI e vAta mAnI le to? eTale teNe kahyuM, "paNa nAmadAra -" "mAre ghana-baNa kazuM sAMbhaLavuM nathI; tane emI pAse javAnI chUTa che; ane huM tArI sAthe tArA nokara tarIke AvIza." baMne jaNa laoNrDa hasaDanano utAro je tarapha hatuM, tyAM pahoMcI gayA. je kamarAmAM kAunTasane rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI, tenA vaoNrDare vArnene joIne kahyuM, "maherabAna, ApanAM patnIne kaMIka zAMta pADI zako to sAruM; nahi te e

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270 prIta kiye duHkha haiya' je rudana kare che ane cIsa nAkhe che, te badhAthI mAruM mAthuM te phATI javAnuM thayuM che." baMnee kamarAmAM pesI bAraNuM baMdha karyuM. vAne jotAM ja kAunTesa emI UchaLI paDIne bolI, "badamAza, pAcho kaMI navI banAvaTa karavA Avyo che, kema ?" lisesTare tarata vacce AvIne kahyuM, "maeNDama, tamAre mArI sAthe vAta karavAnI che, sara ricArDa vAne sAthe nahi." kAunTasa tene oLakhatAM ja bolI UThI, "DalI! chevaTe, vahAlA tame AvyA?" ane ema bolatI bolatI te tene gaLe ja vaLagI paDI ane vArnenI hAjarInI paravA karyA vinA AMsuo relAvatI keTakeTalAM vahAla karavA lAgI gaI. lisesTarane paNa potAnI premabharI patnIne sparza thatAM tenA aMtaranuM jUnuM vahAla UbharAI AvyuM ane teNe paNa sAmuM eTaluM ja premabharyuM AliMgana ApyuM. premane pahelo umaLako jarA zAMta thayo eTale kAunTasa lisesTaranuM meM be hAthamAM pakaDI pUchavA lAgI, "vahAlA, mAMdA thayA che ke zuM?" "nA, emI, zarIre to sAjosamo chuM." to to huM paNa have sAjIsamI thaI jaIza. paNa DallI, vahAlA! huM to khUba ja mAMdI paDI gaI hatI - jeTalI bImArI, teTalo ja zoka ane teTaluM ja jAnanuM jokhama paNa! paraMtu have tame maLyA eTale badhuM ja AnaMdamAM, ane kSemakuzaLatAmAM palaTAI gayuM!" "paNa eNmI, teM mane bIjI badhI rIte barabAda karI nAkhyo!" "he vahAlA? tamane ATalA badhA cAhanArI zuM tamane barabAda karI mUke - e zuM bolo cho?" "huM tane Thapako nathI Apato, emI, paNa tuM mArA tAkIdanA hukamanI uparavaTa ahIM AvI che, ane tArI ahIMnI hAjarI mane ane tene kevA bhayaMkara jokhamamAM mUkI rahI che, e tuM jANe to -" he? tamane jokhamamAM mUkI rahI che? to pachI huM eka kSaNa ahIM UbhI nahi rahuM. vahAlA, kammara-plesamAMthI kevAM jokhama ane bhayanI mArI

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saccAI ane vaTane rAha apanAvo 271 huM nAThI chuM, te tame jANe te - eTale huM tyAM te pAchI javAnI nathI; - chatAM tamArI sahIsalAmatI mATe Avazyaka hoya te -" to ApaNe bIjuM koI sthaLa vicArI kADhIe; uttara taraphanA mAsa bIjA gaDha che - temAMnA ekamAM tuM jaI zakaze - paNa thoDA divasa tAre vArnenI patnI tarIke jAhera thavuM paDaze, e nakkI." eTale zuM?" ema bolatIkane te lisesTaranI bAthamAMthI chUTI thaI gaI; "tame tamArI patnIne bIjAnI - ane temAMya vArnenI patnInuM nAma dhAraNa karavAnI hINapatabharI salAha Apo cho?" maeNDama, huM pUrI gaMbhIratAthI A vAta karuM chuM - vAne mAro vaphAdAra ane sAco sevaka che; vadhArAmAM te mArI ghaNI ghaNI UMDI gupta vAtone vizvAsu jANakAra che. mAre jamaNo hAtha kapAI jAya to cAle, paNa atyAranI ghaDIe tenI madada vagara mane cAle tema nathI, eNmI. tAre enA pratye Avo tucchakAra dAkhavavAnuM koI paNa kAraNa hovuM na joIe." "kAraNa to che - ane juo have te kevo kaMpavA lAgI gayo? paNa tamArI sahIsalAmatI mATe tenI tamAre jamaNA hAtha jeTalI jarUra hoya, to enI sAme huM kazI phariyAda atyAre karavA mAgatI nathI. bhale te tamane sAco ane vaphAdAra nIvaData hoya, paNa tenA upara vadhAre paDato vizvAsa na mUkatA - huM te eTaluM ja kahI dauM chuM ke, huM koTI upAye enI sAthe javAnI nathI - mArA upara jabaradastI karIne laI jAo to judI vAta; uparAMta ene huM koI kAraNe mArA pati tarIke jAhera karavAnI nathI - bhale pachI .." "eNmI, e te thoDA vakhata mATe ja akhatyAra karavAnuM juThThANuM che - ApaNA baMnenI sahIsalAmatI mATe ja ema karavAnI jarUra UbhI thaI che. tuM jo strIbuddhithI mArA hoddAno vaibhava mANavAnI utAvaLa karIne ahIM doDI na AvI hota, ane thoDo vakhata gupta rAkhavAnI zarate meM karelA lagnathI. saMtoSa mAnI rahI hota, to AvuM kazuM karavAnI jarUra na paData. have te bIjo kazo ja upAya rahyo nathI - tArI bevakUphIbharI adhIrAIthI ja e vastu tAre mAthe teM lAvI mUkI che - eTale tAre ema karavuM ja paDaze - mArI . AjJA che."

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272 prIta kiye dukha heya" tamArI AjJAne paNa huM mArI Ijajata ane aMtarAtmAnI te na mUkI zakuM. huM e bAbatanI tamArI AjJA nathI na mAnavAnI. tame bhale tamArI vakranItione kAraNe game tevI be-IjajatI svIkAravA kabUla thAo; paNa huM mArI beijajatI thAya evuM kazuM karavAnI nathI. eka vAra huM cAre tarapha tamArA laphaMgA sevaka vArnenI patnI tarIke jAhera thaI jAuM, pachI tame mane pavitra ane nirdoSa patnI tarIke pharIthI kevI rIte svIkArI zakavAnA hatA? - ane huM pachI kema karIne tamArI gRhiNI ane tamArAM saMtAnonI mAtA banI zakavAnI hatI?" vAne have vacce belI UThyo, "leDI sAhebAne mArA pratye khUba ja turachakAra che, eTale huM je kaMI sUcavIza te e sAMbhaLavA nahi ja mAge; chatAM kadAca huM sUcavuM chuM te vastu temane gaLe Utaraze. temane mAsTara Tresiliyana sAthe sArAsArI che, eTale te mAsTara Tresiliyanane likoTahaoNlamAM potAnI sAthe AvavA samajAvI zakaze. tyAM te bhale sahIsalAmatImAM rahe, pachI jyAre A bheda khullo paDAya tema thaze, tyAre joyuM jaze." kAunTesa bolI UThI, "hAya, huM mArA bApanA gharamAM ja rahI hota te kevuM sAruM thAta? meM jyAre e ghara choDayuM, tyAre huM mananI zAMti ane Ijajata-AbarU choDIne jAuM chuM evuM huM kyAM jANatI hatI?" vArnee pitAnI badamAzIbharI sUcanA AgaLa calAvI, "alabatta, ema karavA jatAM bIjA ajANyAone A bhedamAM bheLavavA paDaze; paNa kAunTasa dhAre to mAsTara Tresiliyanane ane temanA pitAnAM kuTuMbIone mATe geraMTI ApI zake " lisesTarane vArno nuM bANa barAbara dhArele sthaLe coTI gayuM, te tarata ja taDUkI UThayo, "cUpa rahe, jo te pharI e badamAza-laphaMgA Tresiliyanane mArI saMtalasamAM bheLavavAnuM nAma lIdhuM, to huM bhagavAnanA sogaMda khAIne kahuM chuM chuM ke, huM mArI A kaTAra tArA gaLAmAM parovI daIza." "paNa zA mATe nahi?" kAunTasa bolI UThI; "vAne jevA karatAM te e zuddha hRdayanA, sAcA dilanA ane vaTadAra mANasa che. laoNrDa mArA upara gussAbharI najara na karazo - huM sAcI vAta ja kahuM chuM - eka vakhata tamAre kAraNe meM e mANasane anyAya karyo che - paNa tenI ijajata-AbarU vize

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saccAI ane vaTane rAha apanAve 273 jyAre zaMkA uThAvavAmAM Ave, tyAre cUpa rahIne huM tene vadhu anyAya nahi thavA dauM. huM ghekhAbAjI uparanuM DhAMkaNa khulluM pADavAnuM jatuM karI zakuM, paNa saccAritranI mArA sAMbhaLatAM huM khoTI niMdA thavA nahIM dauM." lisesTara moTuM kALaaMdhAra karIne cUpa rahyo. have kAunTesa emInuM aMtaranuM svAbhAvika khamIra pragaTa thayuM. teNe dhIme pagale lisesTara pAse jaIne kahyuM, "tame tamArI sUcanA rajU karI; paNa huM te kabUla rAkhI zakatI nathI; A mANase bIjI yojanA rajU karI, te bAbata mane virodha nathI, paNa tamane e nApasaMda che. to have eka juvAna tathA abaLA strI paraMtu tamArI vahAlI patnI A muzkelImAMthI nIkaLavAne je upAya sUcave che te jarA sAMbhaLI lezo?" lisesTara cUpa ja rahyo; paNa teNe jarA mAthuM namAvI kAunTasane potAnI vAta bolavA paravAnagI ApI. vahAlA, A badhAM aniSTonuM eka ja mULa kAraNa che - tamArI AsapAsa je gUDhatAbharI banAvaTa tame UbhI karI rAkhI che te! eka vakhata tame hiMmata karIne e hINapatabharI jALamAMthI chUTA thaI jAo! ane sAcA aMgreja sadgRhastha - nAITa-arla banIne badhI vaTa-AbarUnA pAyA tarIke satyane ja apanAvo. tame tamArI kamanasIba patnIne hAtha pakaDI, tene ilijhAbethanA siMhAsana AgaLa laI jAo ane kabUla karI do ke - eka kamanasIba mohanA AkarSaNamAM AvI jaI - jene have aMzamAtra rahyo nathI - tame tamAro hAtha A eNmI phebsarTane ApI beThA cho.- ema karavAthI mArA laoNrDa, tame mane paNa nyAya karI zakazo ane tamArAM vaTa-gauravane paNa. pachI kAyado ke sattA tamane mArAthI chUTI pADavA taiyAra thaze, to huM kazo virodha nahIM karuM - kAraNake, tyAre paNa mArA bhAgelA hRdayane mArI Ijajata-AbarUne Teke rahyo haze. pachI tamAre thoDI ja dhIraja rAkhavAnI raheze, kAraNake tamAro prema khasI gayA pachI emI vadhAre lAMbuM nahi jIve - vadhu lAMbu jIvavA nahi iche." kAunTasanuM A vaktavya gauravabharyuM ane chaTAbharyuM hovA chatAM evuM hArdika hatuM ke tenA patinA aMtaranA badhA udAtta ane umadA tAra jhaNajhaNI UThyA. tenI AMkha uparanAM paDaLa jANe UtarI gayAM; ane atyAra sudhI pote pri0- 18

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274 prIta kiye duHkha heya" calAvelI dhakhAbAjI ane banAvaTa tene DaMkhIne zarama ane pastAvAmAM garakAva karavA lAgI. te bolyo, "huM tAre lAyaka nathI eNmI; tArA jevuM amUlya hRdaya mane maLyuM hovA chatAM, meM tenA sAmA pallAmAM mahattvAkAMkSAnI tuccha siddhio mUkI! mAre have mAro dhutakAra karatA mitro temaja diMga thayelA mitro samakSa meM UbhI karelI dhakhAbAjInI jALa mAre hAthe toDIne kaparuM prAyazcitta karavuM paDaze.- rANIjI bhale temaNe dhamakI ApI che tema mAruM mAthuM vadherI letAM." rANIjI tamAruM mAthuM vadhere, laoNrDa ! zA mATe? dareka aMgreja prajAjanane panI pasaMda karavAnI je svataMtratA che, te bhegavavA mATe? rANIjInI nyAyabuddhimAM avizvAsa ane AvAM khoTAM jokhamanA DaranA mAryA ja tame atyAra sudhI sIdho rasto apanAvatA aTakayA cho. vahAlA, je sAco rasto che te ja sauthI vadhu sahIsalAmata che!" "emI tuM jANatI nathI - A rAjadarabAramAM satyanI ke nyAyanI kazI ANa kAragata nIvaDatI nathI. paraMtu rANI manasvIpaNe pitAnA verano bhoga mane ema sahelAIthI nahi banAvI zake - mAre sattAdhArI mitro che - mane naoNraphokanI peThe DamacA upara balidAnanA pazunI jema sIdhesIdho nahi ghasaDI laI jaI zakAya. DarIza nahi, emI; tuM joze ke DalI tenA nAmane lAyaka nIvaDaze. eTale have huM ahIMthI jaIne mArA keTalAka vizvAsapAtra mitro sAthe maMtraNA zarU karI dauM chuM - kAraNake, Ama to mane mArA ja killAmAM ja kedI banAvI devAmAM Ave, evo saMbhava che." mArA laoNrDa, sukhazAMtibharyA rAjyamAM bakheDo Ubho karavAnI jarUra nathI. ApaNI saccAI ane ApaNo vaTa e ja ApaNA sAcA sahAyakamitro nIvaDaze. e benI ja madada lo, ane tame IrSALu ane DaMkhIlA duzamanA AkhA sainya sAme sahIsalAmata rahI zakazo. e bene choDIne bIjAonI madada levA jazo te te saphaLa nahi nIvaDe. saccAIne vijayI nIvaDavA zastronI jarUra paDatI nathI." * jaimasa hAvarDa - te Dacaka oNpha oN rapheka. skoTalenDanI rANuM maeNrI sAthe lagna karavAnI tenI yejanA hatI. 1571 mAM riDelphI-kAvatarA aMge tene pakaDavAmAM A hato ane tene ziraccheda karavAmAM Avyo hato. - saMpA.

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saccAI ane vaTane rAha apanAve ra75 "paNa DahApaNa haMmeza bakhtaradhArI rahe che, emI. huM mArI kabUlane sahIsalAmata banAvavA je kaMI upAyo yojuM te bAbatamAM kazI dalIla na karatI. ApaNe game teTaluM karIe ke vicArIe paNa e bAbatamAM naryuM jokhama che, e to ughADuM che. vArte, have ahIMthI cAla! emI, vidAya lauM chuM, paNa thoDA ja vakhatamAM tane mAro saMdezo maLaze. tane mArI jAhera karavA mATe je kiMmata huM cUkavI rahyo chuM ane je jokhama uThAvI rahyo chuM, tene tuM kharekhara pAtra che." lisesTara emIne khUba gADha AliMgana karIne, vAne sAthe, pAcho janmAthI DhaMkAI, bahAra nIkaLI gayo. lisesTara have thoDo AgaLa AgaLa cAlato hato. paheregIre dhamakAvI kADhele eka chokaro tenI pAse doDI Avyo ane kaMIka kahevA lAgyo. vArnee pelA paheregIra pAse jaIne pUchayuM ke, e chokaro koNa hato vAra ane zuM kahete hata? paheregIre kahyuM, e chokaro A kamarAmAM pUrelAM gAMDAM bAIne eka pArsala pahoMcADavA mane Apato hato. paNa mAruM e kAma nahi - eTale meM tene dhakkaTI kADhayo. vAne kuzaLa rAjakAraNInI jema ATalI khabara meLavI lIdhA bAda ja potAnA peTuna pAse jaI pahoMcyo. te vakhate lisesTara pelA chokarAne kahete hate - "ThIka, chokarA, e paeNkeTa pahoMcADavAmAM Avaze." AbhAra, bhalA nokara-sAheba !" ema kahete pelo chokaro tene salAma karI cAlate thayo ane eka kSaNamAM alopa thaI gayo.

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kAmAtu krodha: lasesTara ane vArte kebinamAM jaI pahoMcyA ke tarata lisesTare thoDuMka pitAnI jAtane saMbhaLAvIne kAgaLa upara lakhavA mAMDayuM - "ghaNAne mArI sAthe nikaTano saMbaMdha che, ane teone sArI jAgIro ane hoddA che. meM emanA upara bhUtakALamAM karelA upakAro sAme joIne tathA bhaviSyamAM temanA upara zAM jokhama AvI paDaze tenA DarathI teo mane TekA vagara gabaDI paDato nahi joI rahe. juo, eka te naoNlisa, tene to ApaNe nakkI ja gaNavo joIe - ane tenI mAraphate vyarnasI ane jesIne. harsInA tAbAmAM AIla oNpha vAITa che; mArA banevI hITaraDana ane brioka ene velsamAM lAgavaga ane sattA che; beDapharDa mAraphate myuriTana-paMthIone meLavI levAze, ane temanAM te keTalAM badhAM kendro che - mAro bhAI vaoNravika mAlamilakata ane anuyAyIonI bAbatamAM mArI samAna ja gaNAya; sara ovana haoNpTana mArA upara bhAva rAkhe che, tenA tAbAmAM TAvara oNpha laMDana ane tyAMne rAjakhajAno gaNAya; mArA bApu ane dAdAe jo pahelethI barAbara vicAraNA karI lIdhI hota, te temane mAthuM kapAvavuM na paDavuM hota. paNa alyA vAneM? tuM kema Ama khinna thaI gayo che? jANatA nathI ke, ATalAM UMDAM mULa nAkhanAra jhADa jhaTa vaMToLa AvatAM UkhaDI na jAya?" arere! mArA laoNrDa !" eTaluM jarA jussAthI belIne pAcho vAne khinna mukha karIne cUpa rahyo. "kema "arere" bole che? tane jo A jhaghaDAne Dara lAgato hoya, te tuM gaDha choDIne, mArA dumanamAMthI je pasaMda Ave temanI othamAM pesI jaI zake che." "nA, nA, mArA laoNrDa, e vAta nathI. nAbata evI ja Avaze, te vArte chevaTa sudhI Apane paDakhe laData laDato prANa tyAgaze. paraMtu mArI eka nathI netA ane A 276

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kAmata keAdhaka ra70 namra vinaMtI sAMbhaLo : A5 je prabhAva ane sattA dharAvo cho, te badho - bolavA badala mane mApha karajo - rANIjInI kRpAdRSTine lIdhe ja che. badhA Apane tAja vagaranA rAjA ja gaNe che - paNa eka vakhata rANIjInI kRpAdRSTi ApanA uparathI haTI jAya - UlaTAM te ApanAM duzmana banI jAya, to pachI Apa joze ke AkhA dezamAM te zuM, ApanA A prAMtamAM ja Apa ekalA paDI jaze - are A gaDhamAM ApanA badhA sagA-vahAlA, garAsadAro ane Azrito sudhdhAM ApanAthI vimukha thaIne UbhA raheze;ane rANIjI eka zabda bolaze, tenI sAthe Apane kedI banAvI levAmAM Avaze. A rAjasiMhAsana bIjAM jevuM nathI ke jene AdhAra mAtra sattAdhArI umarAva ja hoya. A rAjasiMhAsananAM mULa lAkha prajAjanonAM aMtaranAM bhAva-bhaktimAM paNa naMkhAyelAM che. Apa ilijhAbethanI sAthe rahIne emAM hisso meLavI zako; paNa ApanI ke deza-paradezanI bIjI koI sattA te siMhAsanane DagAvI nahi zake - uthalAvI nAkhavAnI vAta to kyAM rahI!" lisesTare hAthamAMne kAgaLa tucchakArathI phagAvI dIdho ane kahyuM, "bhale, nuM kahe che temaja thavAnuM hoya, te e badhA umarAvonI madada dharI rahI. paNa huM pote kazo sAmano karyA vinA nahi tAbe thAuM. basa jaIne ekadama mArA sainikone taiyAra thaI javA kahe - teo badhAe AyarlenDamAM mArA hAtha nIce vaphAdArIbharI sevA bajAvI che - jANe sasekasanAM mANaso taraphathI humale thavAno hoya ema teo zastrasajaja thaI jAya. zaheranA lokone paNa sAbadA thaI javAnuM kahe - ane hukama maLatAM teo rANInA sainiko ane saMrakSako upara tUTI paDe." "yAda rAkhajo, mArA laoNrDa, ke Ape mane rANIjInA sainikone jera karavA taiyArI karavAne hukama Apyo che. e bhayaMkara moTo rAjadroha kahevAya; paNa ApanA hukamanuM pAlana karavAmAM Avaze, enI khAtarI rAkhajo." mane kaMI paravA nathI; mArI pAchaLa zarama che ane AgaLa barabAdI che; mAre AgaLa dhakhe ja javAnuM che." vArne thoDI vAra cupa rahyo, ane pachI kazo AkharI nizcaya karI lIdho hoya evo dekhAva karIne te bolyo, "mane jeno Dara hato te muddA AgaLa ja vAta AvIne UbhI rahI che - have mAre paNa kAM to AkhA dezanA sarvottama umarAvanI barabAdI zAMta rahIne katadana jAnavaranI jema joI

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278 "prIta kiye dukha hoya' rahevI joIe, athavA te atyAra sudhI meM khUba UMDe dATI rAkhavA icchalI tathA mAre moDhe kadI na uccAravA dhArelI vAta balI ja nAkhavI paDaze." tAre zuM kahevAnuM che te bolI nAkha; have vakhata thoDo che, ane mAre taiyArI karavA lAgI javAnuM che." "mAre kahevAnuM bahu TUMkuM ja che, nAmadAra. ApanuM lagna ja ApanAM samrAjJI-rANIjI sAthe virodhanuM ekamAtra kAraNa che, kharuMne?" "tuM jANe che - Avo nakAmo prazna pUchavAnI atyAre zI jarUra bhalA?" mApha karaje, laoNrDa; paNa huM pUchuM chuM ke, kImatI hIre bacAvI levA mATe to lokone potAnA jAna-mAla nyochAvara karatA jAyA che; paNa e hIro sAco na hoya to?" eTale?" eTale zuM te mAre have bolI ja nAkhavuM che, mArA laoNrDa, bhale te mATe Apa mane ahIM ja katala karI nAkhe - mArI jiMdagInI kazI kiMmata nathI, paNa ApanI jiMdagI nAhaka barabAda thAya, e huM badhuM jANato houM chatAM thavA dauM to kRtadana ja gaNAuM." "paNa tAre zuM kahevuM che te bolI nAkhane, eTale basa." te juo sAMbhaLo nAmadAra, A bAnu eDamaMDa Tresiliyana sAthe je jAtano saMbaMdha-vyavahAra calAvI rahyAM che - rAkhI rahyAM che, te vastu mane pasaMda nathI. Apa jANo cho ke, pahelAM e Tresiliyanane e bAjumAM rasa hato, ane te dUra karavA mATe Apa nAmadArane khAsI koziza karavI paDI hatI. eNe mArI sAme e bAbatanI phariyAda kevA jussAthI ane jhanUnathI rANIjI AgaLa paNa rajU karI che, te te Apa nAmadAre najare joyuM che. enI pAchaLano tene irAdo Apa nAmadAra ApanA e bAna sAthenA kamanasIba lagnano ekarAra karIne barabAda thAo e ja che; ane leDIsAhebA paNa e jokhama Apa kheDo te mATe ja badhI peravI karI rahyAM che. pahelethI Tresiliyana leDIsAhebAnI saMtalasamAM che- e be jaNa badhuM ekamatIthI karI rahyAM che." pAgala thayo che, vArne? e be bhegAM ja kayAMthI thaI zakyAM hoya, jethI ApasamAM kaMIka saMtalasa karI zake? AvI uTapaTAMga vAte, ane te

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kAmAta krodhaH paNa kAunTasa oNpha lisesTara bAbata karIne tuM tAruM casakeluM mAthuM khAsA jokhamamAM nAkhI rahyo che" "nAmadAra, mAruM mAthuM te ApanI sevAmAM joDAyo tyArathI meM vegaLuM mUkI ja rAkhyuM che; enI kazI phikara karavAnI jarUra nathI - paNa mArI vAta pUrI sAMbhaLI lo. huM have Apa nAmadAra samakSa khulluM karavA mAguM chuM ke, A Tresiliyanane nAme rANIjI samakSa phariyAda dAkhala karavAmAM AvI te pahelAM te leDIsAhebAne maLyo hato. - acAnaka ja kamnara-plesanI pachItane bAraNe huM dAkhala thavA gayo, te vakhate te gaMdurathI nIkaLato hato." harAmakhera! tuM e badamAza Tresiliyanane bhego thayo chatAM te tene tyAM ne tyAM katala na karI nAkhyo?" "mArA laoNrDa, meM taravAra kheMcI ane tene bhiDAvyo paNa kharo, paNa kamanasIbe mAro paga lapasI gaye; nahi te e mANasa ApanA gharamAM phUTa nAkhavA pesIne jIvato rahyo na hota." lisesTara to A vAta sAMbhaLI Abho ja thaI gayo. chevaTe te bolyo, "cAla, tuM tArI A vAtano purAvo mane ApI de, vArne! kAraNake, A bAbatanI sajA je gunegAra haze temane jema huM kAramI karIza, tema temanA gunAnI tapAsa paNa huM zAMtithI tathA cokasAIthI karIza. bhalA bhagavAna !A badhuM zuM cAle che? nahIM, nahIM, paNa mane pahelAM khAtarI thavI joIe - bola tArI pAse zA purAvA che?" "ghaNA purAvA che, nAmadAra; mArI pAse ja e vAta daTAI rahI hota, te haMmeza mATe kadAca daTAyelI ja raheta. paraMtu mAro nokara, mAIkela haoNmbaoNrna, je e mulAkAtane sAkSI che, te ja Tresiliyanane kammara-plesamAM laI gayo hato. ane e kAraNe ja - enI laphaMgI jIbha cUpa rahe, te mATe ja - meM tene mArI nokarIe rAkhI lIdho hato." pachI vArnee eNnthanI phesTara paNa te mulAkAtane sAkSI che, e vAta arlane karI; uparAMta kammara gAmanI vIzImAM jyAM Tresiliyane mAikela laeNmbaoNrna sAthe kammara-plesamAM javAnI hoDa bakI hatI, tyAMnA paNa keTalAya jaNa sAkSI che, ema jaNAvyuM. e badhI bAbatamAM teNe vadhArAnuM kazuM umeryuM na hatuM, mAtra lisesTaranA manamAM teNe e khyAla Ubho thavA dIdho kharo ke,

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280 prIta kiye dukha hoya' Tresiliyana ane eNmI vaccenI e mulAkAta kharI rIte cAlI hatI te karatAM keTalIya vadhu lAMbI cAlI hatI. to pachI A vAtanI khabara mane tarata kema na karavAmAM AvI? tame badhAe - khAsa karIne teM, vArte - A agatyanI kahevAya tevI khabara mArAthI kema chupAvI rAkhI?" "kAraNake, laoNrDa, kAunTase mArA manamAM ane phesTaranA manamAM ema juThuM ThasAvyuM ke, siliyana enI meLe tyAM cAlyo Avyo hato, ane ema paNa mAnI lIdhuM ke e mulAkAta khullI ja haze to leDIsAhebA ja pote potAnI meLe e mulAkAtanI vAta Apane kAne nAkhaze. uparAMta, Apa nAmadAra samajI zakaze, ke ApaNAM priyajana viSenI kazI badagoI ApaNane saMbhaLAvavAmAM Ave to ApaNane keTaluM khoTuM lAge. uparAMta, mAre cADiyA banI Apa benI vacce nakAmuM jhera vAvavAnuM na hoya." "paNa te pachI e mulAkAta khullaMkhullA na hatI ema have tuM zA kAraNe kahevA mAge che? arla oNpha lisesTaranI patnI Tresiliyana jevA mANasa sAthe thoDo vakhata vAtacIta kare emAM mane ke mArAM patnInI Ijajatane zuM nukasAna jAya?" kharI vAta che, nAmadAra; meM ema mAnyuM hatuM tethI ja meM e vAtane kazuM mahatva ApyuM na hatuM ane tene mArA manamAM ja DhabUrI rAkhI hatI. paNa vAta ema banI che ke, Tresiliyane tyAMthI khasatA pahelAM leDIsAhebAne bahAra kADhI javAnA irAdAthI kammaranA eka kaMgALa vIzIvALA mAraphata patravyavahArane saMbaMdha sthApita karyo hato. temaNe pachI pitAne saMdeza ane yojanA laIne potAne mANasa mokalyo. (e badamAzane pakaDIne meravinaTAvaramAM pUravA meM mArA mANaso doDAvyA ja che - ane thoDA vakhatamAM ja te hAthamAM AvI jaze.) e mANase vIzIvALAne khAtarI karAvavA ane saMtalasamAM bheLavavA eka kImatI vIMTI ApI - Apa nAmadAra te e rvATIne oLakhe cho - TresiliyananA hAtha upara Ape kadAca joI paNa haze - A rahI te vIMTI. A mANasa - Tresiliyanane A ejaMTa - kannara-plesamAM pheriyAne veze dAkhala thayo ane leDI sAthe saMtalasa karI lIdhA bAda, eka rAte baMne sAthosAtha ja bhAgI chUTayAM - rastAmAM eka bicArA mANasane paDAvI lIdho - AvI rIte gunAhita utAvaLa dAkhavIne teo chevaTe

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kAmata krodha ra81 A gaDhamAM AvI pahoMrayAM. ahIM AvIne pachI kAunTasa oNpha lisesTara kyAM chupAyAM - e jagAnuM nAma devAnI mArI hiMmata cAlatI nathI." "bolI nAkha, huM hukama karuM chuM - jayAM sudhI tArI vAta sAMbhaLavAnA hesakosa mArAmAM che, tyAM sudhI je kahevAnuM che te kahI de." leDIsAhebA A gaDhamAM AvIne sIdhAM TresiliyananA kamarAmAM ja cAlyAM gayAM - jyAM te keTalAya kalAka rahyAM - thoDo vakhata enI sobatamAM ane thoDe vakhata ekalAM. meM Apane vAta paNa karI hatI ke Tresiliyane koI premikA potAnA kamarAmAM ghAlI che - mane te vakhate kalpanA paNa na hatI ke e premikA - eNmI hatI, ema tAre kahevuM che ne? paNa e vAta cheka ja jUThI che - taddana banAvaTI che. emI bhale mahattvAkAMkSI haze, caMcaLa ane adhIra, paNa haze - e to strImAtranI UNape che- paraMtu mane te Ama bevaphA nIvaDe - e kadI na bane. ekadama tArI vAtano purAvo Apa nahIM te -" nAyaba chaDIdAra kerola temanI potAnI mAgaNIthI temane gaI kAle pAchale pahore TresiliyananA kamarAmAM pahoMcADI Avyo hate. ane Aje vahelI savAre lembaoNrna ane dArogA baMnee temane e ja kamarAmAM joyAM ; hatAM." "Tresiliyana te vakhate tenI sAthe e kamarAmAM hato?" "nA jI. Apane yAda haze ke, gaIkAle rAte tene sara nikolasa blAunTanA kabajAmAM soMpI devAmAM Avyo hato." "kerela ke bIjAo e strI koNa che e jANatA hatA?" "nA jI; kerola ane dArogAe kAunTesane kadI najare joyAM nahotAM; ane lembaoNrna paNa temane temanA badalelA vezamAM eALakhI zakyo nahoto. paNa te emane nAsI jatAM rokavA gayo tyAre tenA hAthamAM temanA hAthanuM eka mojuM AvI gayuM - Apa nAmadAra ene pichAnI zakazo." vArnee ema kahIne e mojuM arlanA hAthamAM mUkayuM; tenA upara lisesTaranI rIMcha ane bUNakAnI mudrA motIthI bharelI hatI. "vAha A mojuM to meM bheTa ApelI joDamAMnuM ja che; ane te joDanuM bIjuM mojuM teNe mArA gaLe tene bevaphA pApI hAtha nAkhyo tyAre tenA upara meM joyuM hatuM - basa have mane e duSTAnI badhI kAravAI samajAI

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282 prIta kiye duHkha heya' gaI ! oho, huM hamaNAM ja e bevaphA oratane kAraNe mArA keTalAya mitro ane saMbaMdhIonA jAna khatarAmAM nAkhavA jato hato!- are kAyadesara sthapAyelA rAjasiMhAsananA pAyAmAM suraMga cAMpavA taiyAra thayo hato - A zAMtipUrNa dezanI chAtI upara taravAra ane AganuM pralaya-nRtya khelAvavA taiyAra thayo hato - ane mane A pade caDAvanAra mArAM bhalAM samrAjJIne mahA-aparAdha karavA taiyAra thayo hato - je bhalAM rANIe A kamabakhta lagna ADe na AvyuM hota to mane koI paNa puruSa pahoMcI zake ke pahoMcavA icche te pade pahoMcADyo hota - ane e badhuM mArA duzmano sAthe kAvatarAM calAvatI eka duSTAne kAraNe huM karavA jato hato paNa harAmakhera, te A badhuM mane pahelethI kema na kahyuM?" laoNrDa, e bAnunA eka AMsue ja, meM je kaMI Apane kahyuM hota te badhuM dhoI kAryuM hota. uparAMta A badhI bAbatonAM pramANa Aje savAre eNnthanI phesTara ahIM Avyo tyAre ja mArA hAthamAM AvyAM. kamnara-plesamAMthI te zI rIte nAsI chUTayAM hatAM te vize vIzIvALA gosliga ane bIjAone pUchItAchIne, tenA badhA purAvAo e leto Avyo che. ahIM AvyA pachI kAunTasa kayAM gayAM hatAM ane zuM karyuM hatuM vagere badhAM pagathiyAM meM pote tapAsa karIne zodhI kADhyAM che." "AhA, kevI duSTA - DAkaNa kahevI joIe! ane Aje ja saccAInI ANa daIne mAruM mAthuM ilijhAbethane dharI devAnI salAha ApatI hatI ! paNa mane eTaluM samajAtuM nathI ke te jo bhAgI chUTI hatI to pachI bApane ghera javAne badale ahIM jokhamamAM zA mATe doDI AvI? - paNa emAM zuM samajavAnuM bAkI rahe che? bApane ghera bhAgI jAya to pachI kAunTasa oNpha lisesTara tarIke jAhera thavAnI tenI IcchAnuM zuM thAya? ane meM mUrakhe rANIjI sAme baLavo mAMDayo hota, to gusse thayelAM rANIjI mAro ziraccheda ja karAvata - Aje savAre temaNe potAne moMe e zabda uccAryo ja hato! ane mAruM mAthuM kapAI jAya, pachI mArI paraNetara tarIke jAhera thayelI te mArI milakatanI raNIdhaNI vArasadAra banI rahe - pachI tenA kaMgALa premI Tresiliyana sAthe jIvanabhara moja mANI zake ! A badairAdAthI ja te pite rANIjI samakSa jaIne mArI jAna jokhamamAM nAkhavAnuM samajAvI rahI hatI - eka kAMkare be pakSI te AnuM nAma! pite mArI kAyadesara patnI

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abaghaDI mulAkAta Ape! 283 tarIke jAhera thAya ane tenI sAthe ja mAruM mAthuM jAya eTale mArI milakata ane tene premI baMne vAnAM tene maLe ! - basa, vArne, have eka zabda paNa na bolIza. huM tenuM lehI reDIza ja! IzvaranA ane mANasanA baMnenA kAyadAthI e dagAbAja - pharebI - bevaphA strI motane pAtra thaI che - paNa A kAskeTa pelo chokaro kAunTasane pahoMcADavA icchatA hatA ane tene na pahoMcADI zakyo eTale Tresiliyanane pahoMcADavA mane ApI gayo che, emAM zuM che? - are vAha! A to meM mana karIne ApelAM badhAM javAhira chene! ahA! DAkaNa, eTaluM paNa potAnA premI mATe letI AvI chene!- basa have tuM kSamA ApavAnuM nAma na daIza - enuM AvI ja banyuM che! e eka kSaNa paNa jIvavAne pAtra nathI!" tyAra pachI thoDI vAra to potAnA bhabhUkI UThelA gussAne tApa zamAvavA mATe ja lisesTara potAnI kebinamAM pesI gayo. daramyAna vArnee kAskeTanAM arthe phagAvI dIdhelAM badhAM kImatI ghareNAM sameTI-lIdhAM ane eka kabATanA khAnAmAM mUkI dIdhAM. thoDI vAra bAda lisesTare vArnene potAnI kebinamAM bolAvyo. aMdara teoe eka kalAka sudhI maMtraNAo calAvI. tyAra bAda lisesTara pizAka badalI rANIjI pAse javA UpaDI gayo. abaghaDI mulAkAta Apo ! A divasanA bAkInA kAryakramamAM lisesTara ane vAne je rIte varyA hatA, tethI ghaNAone Azcarya thayuM hatuM. vAne sAmAnya rIte salAhasUcana ane kAmadhaMdhAnI eTale ke lAbhanI vAtane ja vaLagI rahenAra gaMbhIra mANasa gaNAta, te e divase AnaMda-pramoda tathA majAka-mazkarImAM eTalo badho haLavA manathI bhaLavA lAgyo ke, saune e judo ja mANasa banI gayelo lAgyo. tyAre liesTara hameza AnaMda-pramoda vadhAranAra khuzanumA darabArI gaNAte, te e divase kaMIka zUnyamanaska je banI gayelo lAgato hato.

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284 prIta kiye duHkha hoya" tenI badhI ceSTAo jANe yaMtravat thatI hoya - aMdaranuM koI cakra khase tenI rAha jotI heya - evuM lAgatuM hatuM. ilijhAbetha jevI rANI potAnI hAjarImAM koI darabArI AvuM bedhyAnapaNuM dAkhave, te sahana ja na karI zake. ane teNe liesTara pratye paNa bhAre gusse ja dAkhavyo hota; paraMtu svAbhAvika rIte ja teNe ema mAnI lIdhuM ke, e badhuM thavAnuM kAraNa pote savAramAM je nAhakane gussa dAkhavyo hato te ja che. ane potAnI nAkhuzInI AvI kAramI asara potAnA kRpApAtra-premapAtra upara thaI che e jANI, enA strI-hRdayane eka prakArano madhura AnaMda ja thayo. acAnaka, lisesTarane vArnee judA oraDAmAM bolAvyo. beeka vakhata ema bolAvyAthI lisesTara rANIjInI paravAnagI laIne bahAra gayo, tyAre vArnee tene kAnamAM kahI dIdhuM, "badhuM barAbara che, nAmadAra." mAsTarse tene tapAsI?" "hA, nAmadAra, bAnue emanA eka praznano javAba na Apyo, tathA javAba zAthI nathI ApatAM tenuM kazuM vAjabI kAraNa paNa na darzAvyuM, eTale mAsTarsa rANIjIne evo ahevAla ApavAnA che ke, bAnanuM magaja asthira thaI gayuM che eTale temane temanAM sagAMvahAlAMne soMpI devAM. have ApaNe nakkI karyuM hatuM tema, temane ahIMthI khaseDI zakIzuM." paNa Tresiliyana?" tene thoDoka vakhata te khabara ja nahi paDe ke bAnane ahIMthI khaseDavAmAM AvyAM che. Aje sAMje bAnane khaseDI daIe, eTale pachI kAle eno vAro." nA, nA, tuM nahi; Tresiliyana upara te huM mAre hAthe vera laIza !" Apa nAmadAre evA tuccha mANasa upara hAtha upADavAnI jarUra nathI - uparAMta tene ghaNAya vakhatathI paradeza cAlyA javAnI marajI thaI che. eTale enI vAta mArI upara ja choDI do - te tyAMthI kazI vAta kahevA ahIM pAcho nahIM AvavA pAme."

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285 abaghaDI mulAkAta Ape! nA, nA, ema nahIM, vArne! duzmanane tuccha gaNI zakAya ja nahi. eNe mane evo kAramo ghA karyo che ke AkhI jiMdagI mAre have du:khazokamAM ja vyatIta karavAnI che." mArA laoNrDa, Apa jarA arIsAmAM ApanuM meM juo - atyAre ApanI sthiti kaze vicAra sthiratAthI karI zake evI lAge che? du:khazokanI AvI lAgaNIothI sAmAnya mANaso ja abhibhUta thaI jAya. premamAM strIthI chetarAnAra Apa ja pahelA puruSa cho kaMI? ane e kAraNe Apa Ama avicArI - pAgala jevA thaI jaze? e strI te jANe ApanA jIvanamAM AvI ja nathI ema mAnIne tene bhUlI jAo. ene ApanA magajamAM jarAya sthAna na Apo. Aje savAre Ape nakkI karyuM che tema, te strI metane pAtra che - tene maravA do!" "te e bhale mare- paNa Tresiliyanane te huM mAre hAthe ja khatama karIza." "e gAMDapaNa che, nAmadAra; paNa mArAthI Apa jevA moTAnA veranA ke premanA mArgamAM ADe avAya nahi. eTale Apano e niradhAra yogya samaya ane taka maLe tyAM sudhIne mATe sthagita rAkho - eTalI ja mArI vinaMtI che." te pachI e samaya ane taka tuM mane nakkI karI Apaje- paNa mAro e niradhAra badalavA prayatna have karIza nahi." te have mArA laoNrDa, Apa ApanI mukta rItabhAta, mukta bolacAla pharIthI AraMbhI do. rANIjI ApanI A badalAyelI sthiti dekhI ciMtAmAM paDyAM che. paNa e ciMtA thoDI vAramAM kaMTALAnuM ane pachI gussAnuM rUpa leze. atyAra sudhI te kevaLa Apa pratyenA premabhAvane kAraNe ja zAMta rahyAM che." ema? huM eTalo badho bhAnabhUlo thaI gayo chuM? ThIka, huM have svastha thaI jAuM chuM. huM mArI jAta upara kaDaka niyaMtraNa rAkhIza. have tAre bIjuM kahevAnuM che?" "mane Apa nAmadAranI mahora-mudrAvALI vIMTI Apo. kAraNake, mAre bAnune ahIMthI dUra karavAmAM keTalAMka mANasanI madada levI paDaze. Ape mane

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286 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' tema karavAnI kulamukhatyArI ApI che, evI khAtarI mAre e lokone karAvavI " paDaze. " lisesTare tarata AMgaLI uparathI vIMTI kADhI ApI, ane kaMIka vikSiptama caherA sAthe vArnenA kAnamAM dhImethI kahyuM, "tuM je kaMI kare te jhaDapathI karI nAkhaje." daramyAna, arla oNpha lisesTarane acAnaka tathA ATalA lAMbA vakhata bahAra kema javuM paDayuM, enI carcA ane ciMtA darabAra-haoNlamAM zarU thaI hatI. paraMtu lisesTara jyAre pAchA AvyA, tyAre tenA moM upara thoDA vakhatathI chavAI rahelA dekhAtA aMdhArapaDadA cheka ja haThI gayA hatA; ane te pahelAMnA khuzanumA ciMtAmukta darabArI banI gayA hatA. ane e divase teNe rANIjI sAthenI vartaNUkamAM ane vyavahAramAM evA hArdika bhAva vyakta karyo ke, rANI pharIthI tenA mAhamAM AvI gaI : potAnI sattAmAM koI bhAgIdAra bane e bAbatanI tenI adekhAI jANe nidrAvaza thaI gaI; badhAM sAmAjika ke kauTuMbika baMdhanAthI mukta rahevAnA tenA nizcaya bhulAI gayA; ane kevaLa peAtAnAM prajAjanAnI sAra-saMbhALamAM ja jIvana gujAravAnI tenI manISA DagI gaI. DaDDInA sitAro pAchA darabAra-kSitije ekadama UMcA camakavA lAgyA. te sAMje thoDI vAra bAda thanArA judA judA vezAnA kAryakramanI rAha jotAM sau have beThAM hatAM te vakhate arla oNpha lisesTare laoNrDa vilAbI, phUle vagere sAme majAkanA evA sapATA lagAvavA mAMDayA ke rANI hasatI hasatI bevaDI vaLI jaIne bAlI UThI, mArA laoNrDa, tame amane hasAvI hasAvIne mArI nAkhavA dhAryuM che ke zuM? e bhayaMkara rAjadroha badala tamArI dharapakaDa karAvI tamane sajA karAvavI joIze." 66 thoDI vAra bAda rANIjInA vaida mAsTarsa tyAM AvatAM rANIjIe tene pUchyuM, "pelI bhAgeDu navADhAnI zI sthiti che, vAru?" "leDI vAne bahu gamagIna che, nAmadAra; ane temanI tabiyata aMge mArI sAthe te kaMI ja bolavA mAgatAM nathI. ApanI samakSa ja je kaMI kahevuM haze te teo kaheze, ema kahIne bIjA koI UtaratI kakSAnA mANasa sAthe vAtacIta karavAnuM paNa temane mana nathI."

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287 abaghaDI mulAkAta Ape! "nA re nA, mAre e gAMDI strI sAthe have kazI mAthAkUTa karavI nathI; teNe atyAra Agamaca amArI AgaLa sArI peThe utpAta macAvI mUkyo che ane amane amArA mAnavaMtA umarA sAthe nAhaka aNabanAvamAM saMDovyAM che - have mAMDa bAjI sudharI che, tyAre amAre pharIthI e jokhama kheDavuM nathI!" rANIe liesTara sAme jotAM jotAM kahyuM. lisesTare kazo javAba na Apyo. rANI vadhu lADa karatI tenA sAmuM joIne bolI, "tame laoNrDa, bahu kinnAkhora lAgo cho; kazuM jhaTa bhUlatA nathI. paNa ame tamane yogya sthaLe ane yogya kALe te badala kaparI sajA karIzuM. atyAre to have A leDI vAnenuM prakaraNa patavI daIe. te mAsTarsa, e pagalInI tabiyata tame kevI gaNo cho?" te atyAre eka prakAranI magajanI asthira hAlatamAM che - eTale ahIMnA utsava-samAraMbhanI dhamAlamAMthI temane khaseDI temanA pati pitAne ghera dUra laI jAya, e salAhabharyuM che. ahIMnA avAjo ane hAlacAla temanA nirbaLa banI gayelA magaja upara kharAba asara karaze." te pachI vArnee tene ahIMthI jhaTapaTa khaseDI levI joIe nahIM te thoDA vakhatamAM te potAnI jAtane badhAnI rANI mAnavA lAgaze ane hukama pharamAvavA mAMDaze. AvI suMdara ane nAjuka strInuM magaja AvuM asthira kyAMthI? tame zuM mAno cho, mArA laoNrDa?" kharekhara, e karuNatA ja kahevAya." "paNa kadAca tamane ame tene suMdara kahI ane gaNAvI te pasaMda nahi AvyuM hoya. keTalAka puruSone AvI namI gayelI kamaLanI dAMDI jevI namrakomaLa pUtaLIo nathI gamatI, paNa vadhu sakhata laDAI Ape evI pratApI sahacArIo pasaMda hoya che - jemanA upara vijaya meLavavAmAM temane potAnuM badhuM puruSAtana dAkhavavuM paDe, kharuMne mArA laoNrDa? lisesTare dhIme avAje javAba Apyo, "Apa nAmadAra mAno cho te karatAM mAro prema bahu UtaratI kakSAne che; kAraNake te evI jagAe sthira thayo che, jyAM te kadI hukama bajAvavAnI icchA paNa karI zake tema nathI; jenI mAtra tAbedArI ja uThAvavA te rAjI che."

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288 prIta kiye duHkha heya" rANInA moM upara lajajAnI surakhI chavAI rahI. te ja vakhate vezane khela zarU karavAnuM byugala vAgyuM ane baMne premIo e madhura mUMjhavaNamAMthI UgarI gayAM. pahelo veza IMglenDanA mULa vatanI briTanano hato. darabAramAMthI paDachaMda zarIravALA kadAvara mANasone pasaMda karIne e veza ApavAmAM Avyo hate. temanI sAthenuM saMgIta paNa emanI jUnI DhabanuM ja hatuM. tyAra pachI briTanone jItanArA romanono veza Avyo. temano pozAka - zastro vagere susaMskRta hatAM. vijayI nIvaDanAra ane saMskRti phelAvanAra mANase jevI temanI adA hatI. temanI sAthene vAdya-saraMjAma paNa e yugane - e Dhabano hato. pachI sekasano AvyA - jarmana vanapradezanA vatanIo - rIMchanAM cAmaDAM paherelA, temanA yuddha-parazuo ane anurUpa vAghamaMDaLI sAthe. ane chevaTe nAITonI adAvALA naoNrmano AvyA - lokhaMDanI kaDIonAM banAvelAM bakhtara ane polAdI Topa paheranArA - temanA sAjasaMgIta sAthe. A cAre maMDaLIo A vizALa oraDAmAM eka pachI eka krame, tathA prekSakone darekano prakAra nakkI karI levAno vakhata maLe te rIte dAkhala thaI hatI. pachI AkhA darabAra-haoNlamAM potapotAnAM raNa-vAjitronA nAda sAthe kUcakadama karI batAvIne teo ekabIjAnI sAme A rIte UbhI rahI : briTana sAme romano, ane sekasane sAme naoNrmane. teo have raNavAdyone UpaDate tAle ekabIjA sAme raNanRtya karatA dhasI javA lAgyA ane maMdra thavA lAgatA tAle pAchA khasI jaI potAne mULa sthAne AvI rahetA. Ama briTanamAM AvIne saMgharSa macAvI gayelI judI judI jAtiono manoraMjaka ane preraka dekhAva saunI samakSa aMkAI rahyo. e raNanRtya lAMbo vakhata cAlyuM. te pachI acAnaka eka raNaziMguM phUMkAyuM ane DAkaNa-putra malina, melI vighAnA sAdhakanA gUDha pozAka sAthe saunI samakSa AvIne Ubho rahyo. enI AsapAsa je judAM judAM bhUta ane so teNe sAdhelAM hatAM temanI AkRtio dhAraNa karanArI maMDaLI hatI. sau nekara-cAkara paNa, rANIjInI hAjarInI AmanyA bhUlI, bAraNAMmAM ToLe vaLIne A adbhuta dRzya joI rahyA,

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abaghaDI mulAkAta Ape! 299 e lokone dUra haTAvavAmAM peAtAnA aphasarone paDatI muzkelI joI, rANIjIne Dakhala na thAya te mATe lisesTara jAte jaIne haoNlane cheDe jaIne UbhA rahyo. joke, rANIjIe saune A adbhuta khela jevA devAnI chUTa ApavA jaNAvyuM. chatAM lisesTara e badhA zAMta rahe ane cupakIdI jALave e bahAne tyAM ja UbhA rahyo. kharI rIte peAtAnA manamAM vyApI rahela verakintA-krodha-kheda-zAka vagere bhAvAne dabAvIne bahAra AmeAda-pramAdanA dekhAva rAkhavA tene mATe muzkela banI gayuM hovAthI te peAtAnA jabhbhA jarA UMcA caDAvI, mAM DhAMkI, te taraphanA ToLA vacce bhaLI jaIne cUpa UbhA rahyo. milane potAnA jAduI daMDa pheravI sau vezadhArIone potAnI jAduI zaktithI jANe acAnaka cUpa ane sthaMbhita karI dIdhA. pachI teNe kavitAnI bhASAmAM saune pharamAvyuM ke, Ama aMdara aMdara jhaghaDAne badale je zAhI samrAjJI iMgleMDanA rAjasiMhAsana upara atyAre birAje che, temanI samakSa jaI, sau potapeAtAnI vizeSatAnI ane uttamatAnI takarAra rajU karo ane phesalA mAgeA. eTale dareka maMDaLI have saMgItanA gherA sUro sAthe rANI ilijhAbethane abhivaMdana karavA ane saMbAdhavA AvatI gaI, ane potapotAnI jAtinI paraMparA ane vizeSatAonA ullekha karatI karatI, bIjI jAti karatAM peAtAnI jAtinI zreSThatAnI rajUAta karatI gaI. pachI rANIe e saunA haka-dAvAne phesalA ApatAM jaNAvyuM, " vikhyAta marline je phUTa koyaDo amArI samakSa rajU karyo che, tenA pheMsalA ApavA ame pUrAM zaktimAna nathI; paNa amane eTaluM lAge che ke, atyAranA aMgrejajana je viziSTa vyakti banyA che, tenI viziSTatA lAvavAmAM tame sau jAtionA kImatI phALA che. dAkhalA tarIke, atyAranA aMgrejamAM je bahAdurI ane aNanama rahevAnI vRtti che, te briTanA pAsethI tene maLI che; romanA pAsethI raNamedAnamAM zistabaddha dhIratA, ane zAMtinA samayamAM sAhitya ane saMskRtinI upAsanA tene maLelAM che; saeNkasanA pAsethI tene DAhyA ane nyAyI kAyadA maLelA che, ane prema-zauryadhArI naoNrmanA pAsethI peAtAnI vaTaIjjata bAbatanI cIvaTa ane Adara tathA yazasvI nIvaDavAnI bhAvanA maLelAM che." pri0 - 19 -

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prIta kiye dukha hAya" maline tarata ja javAba Apyo, "aMgreja prajAmAM AvA AvA vizeSaguNo bhegA thayA che e kharekhara sakAraNa che - kAraNake te ja iMgleMDanI rANI ilijhAbethanA zAsana heThaLa teo je anupama lAbha bhogavI rahyA che, tene mATe teo kaMIke pAtra banI zake." pachI pAchuM saMgIta zarU thayuM ane badhI maMDaLI, malina ane tenI bhUtAvaLa sAthe haoNlamAMthI eka pachI eka ravAnA thavA lAgyAM. lisesTara haju dIvAnakhAnAne cheDe sau bhego Ubhe hatuM, tene jalmo koIe acAnaka kheMcyo ane tenA kAnamAM dhIme avAje kahyuM - "mArA laoNrDa, abaghaDI huM ApanI mulAkAta mAguM chuM." 31 harAmakhora, sAbado thaI jA ! ApanI mulAkAta mAguM chuM," e zabdo pote te bahu sIdhAsAdA hatA; paNa laoNrDa lisesTaranA mananI sthiti evI gAbharI ane tAvabharI hatI, ke sAmAnya banAvo paNa tene bahu UMDA pariNAmobharyA lAgatA hatA. e zabdo kahenAro paNa koI viziSTa dekhAvavALo mANasa na hato - malinanI sAthe dAkhala thayelo ane moM upara tenA anuyAyIonuM mahoruM paherele koI naTa ja hato. "tuM koNa che, ane tAre mAruM zuM kAma che?" liesTare chaLyA jevA thaIne pUchayuM. kazo badairAdo nathI, mArA laoNrDa; mAro hetu yathAvat samajo, te zubhecchAbharyo ane ApanAM vaTa-AbarU aMge ja che." "huM koI nanAmA-ajANyA mANasa sAthe vAta karavA mAgatuM nathI; ane je mAre jANIte mANasa hoya, teNe paNa mulAkAta mATe bIjo vadhu yogya samaya zodhavo joIe."

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harAmakhAra, sAbado thaI jA ! lisesTara ATaluM kahIne cAlyA ja gayA hota, paNa pelA mahArAvALAe tene pakaDI rAkhyA. 66 " je ApanI vaTa-AbarUne lagatI bAbata viSe vAta karavA mAgatA hoya, temane ApanA samaya upara ane ApanA hAtha uparanAM kAma upara paNa prathama-haka che, mArA laoNrDa." "mArI vaTa-AbarU viSe savAla uThAvanAra tuM bahu tumAkhIbharyo mANasa lAge che; ane atyAre utsava-samAraMbha daramyAna maLatI chUTano geralAbha uThAve che. tAruM nAma bAlI de, huM hukama karuM chuM." "kaoNrnavaoNlanA eDamaMDa Tresiliyana," pelA mahArAvALAe javAba ApyA; "mArI jIbha cAvIsa kalAka mATe ApelA vacanathI baMdhAI rahI hatI - have e mudata pUrI thaI che - ane Apane ja prathama e vAta karavA icchIne Apane huM nyAya karI rahyo chuM." lisesTara jenA upara vera levA talasI rahyo hatA - saLagI rahyA hatA, tene Ama sAme AvIne UbhelA joI, tenA hRdayamAM tyAM ne tyAM peAtAnI kaTAra khAsI devA te utsuka thaI gayA; paNa vakhata ane sthaLa vicArIne ekadama zAMta thaI gayA ane bAlyA - - 291 66 'ane mAsTara eDamaMDa Tresiliyana mAre hAthe zAnI apekSA rAkhe che, vAru ?" "nyAyanI, mArA laoNrDa,' 66 nyAya meLavavAnA to dareka jaNane haka che, ane tamane mAsTara Tresiliyana, jara nyAya maLaze. "ApanI khAnadAnI pAsethI huM ethI ochA kazAnI apekSA rAkhata nathI; paNa vakhata TAMcA che, huM Apane ApanA zaeNmbaramAM maLI zakuM? mAre Aje rAte ja ApanI sAthe vAta karI levI joIe." - "nA, nA, tamane huM gharanA chAparA nIce - ane teya mArA gharanA chAparA nIce nathI maLavA mAgato; ApaNe khullA AkAza taLe ja maLIzuM." "Apa kaMI asvastha ke AkaLA thaI gayA lAgeA che, mArA laoNrDa; paNa AmAM mijAja gumAvavA jevuM kazuM nathI. chatAM Apa khullAmAM ja maLavA mAgatA ho to mane vAMdhA nathI. paNa mane ApanA ardhA kalAka vagaranA - maLavA joIe.' Dabala "" -

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292 prIta kiye duHkha heya" ardhA kalAkanI paNa jarUra nahi paDe, rANIjI temanA caeNmbaramAM cAlyAM jAya, eTale ArAma-gAhamAM mane maLajo." ThIka che," ema kahI Tresiliyana cAlato thayo. lisesTara paNa pite zodhato hato te taka sAmethI ja AvI maLI e joI rAjI thato have rANIjI tarapha cAlyo gayo. tyAM rANIe tarata ja tene saMbodhIne kahyuM, "A sara ricArDa vAne temanI pAgala patnIne laIne gaDhamAMthI cAlyA javAnI rajA mAge che. te kahe che ke, tamArI paravAnagI to temane maLI gaI che, to pachI amAre paNa amArI paravAnagI ApavI ja rahI. paraMtu Aje temaNe amArA rasAlAnI suMdara bAnuo pratye evI najaro nAkhI che ke, Dacesa oNpha raTalaeNnDane evo Dara che ke, te potAnI gADI patnIne pAsenA ja taLAvamAM pheMkI daI, ahIM chUTAdora vidhura thaIne pAchA Avaze ane potAne gayelI boTa amArA rasAlA upara tarApa mArIne bharapAI karaze. tame zuM mAne che, laoNrDa? tame emanA badhA guNa barAbara jANatA hazo. zuM te temanI patnIne Ama kare kharA?" lisesTara jarA mUMjhAyo, paNa tarata ja game te javAba ApI deve ja joIe; eTale teNe kahyuM, "bAnuo potAnI jAta viSe bahu UMco khyAla dharAve che - jANe ke, koI strI evI sajAne pAtra na ja hoya; ane amo puruSo mATe vadhAre paDato nIce khyAla rAkhe che - jANe ke, koI puruSa nirdoSa strI upara e sItama gujAravA jeTalo halakaTa banI zake !" sAMbhaLo, sAMbhaLe, bAnuo; badhA puruSonI peThe e potAnI jAtinI svabhAvagata krUratAno bacAva ApaNI jAti upara svabhAvagata caMcaLatA AropIne karavA mAge che." rANI bolI UThI. "meDama "ApaNI jAta" zabda na vAparazo; bIjI halakaTa strIo, AkAzanI nAnI jyotionI jema, ochIvattI TamakyA kare ane potAnA mArgathI calita paNa thAya; paNa sUryane ke ilijhAbethane mArgathI calita thavAno ke asthiratAne doSa koNa AropI zake??" Ama vAta bIjI haLavI bAbato upara vaLI gaI; ane lisesTare pachInI vAtacItamAM potAno bhAga e chaTApUrvaka ane vinodapUrvaka bhajavyo ke, vAtavAtamAM madharAtanA TakorA paDyA; ane rANIjI potAnA sUvAnA kamarA tarapha padhAryA.

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harAmakhera, sAba thaI ja! raha lisesTare potAnA kamarAmAM jaI, hajUriyAne tarata vAne bolAvI lAvavA mokalyo. thoDI vAre e pAcho Avyo ane samAcAra lAvyo ke, sara ricArDa vAne traNa jaNa sAthe pachItane daravAje thaIne kalAka thayAM ravAnA thaI gayA che - jemAMnuM eka jaNa ghoDA uparanI DhAMkelI DoLImAM hatuM. paNa daravAjA baMdha thaI gayA pachI koI mANasa bahAra zI rIte jaI zake? ane huM ema samajato hato ke, vAne divasa UgyA pachI ja nIkaLavAnA che?" temaNe ApanI mudrA-vIMTI batAvI eTale daravAne temane javA dIdhA hatA, ema mane jANavA maLyuM che." ThIka che; paNa temaNe nAhaka utAvaLa karI. temanA nokaramAMnuM koI haju javAnuM bAkI rahyuM che?" jyAre sara ricADa vAne vidAya thayA tyAre temaNe potAnA sevaka mAikela lembaoNrnanI bahu tapAsa karI hatI, paNa te maLyo nahi, eTale te bahu gusse thaI gayA hatA, ema jANavA maLyuM che. e mAIla lembornane have sara ricArDa vArnenI sAthe thaI javA ghoDo sajAvI jaladI UpaDavAnI taiyArImAM huM hamaNAM ja joIne Avyo che." tene abaghaDI ahIM bolAvI lAva. mAre tenA mAlikane mATe eka tAkIdano saMdezo mokalavAno che." hajUriyo leMmbaoNrnane bolAvavA doDI gayo eTale liesTara kamarAmAM Amatema AMTA mAravA lAgyo. tene vicAra Avyo, "vArne vadhAre paDatuM kaTTara che ane bahu AgrahI che. te mane cAhe che, paNa tene potAno svArtha paNa sAdhavAno hoya che - ane potAnA svArthanI bAbatamAM te jarAya pAchuM vaLIne jotA nathI. mArI baDhatImAM ja tenI baDhatI samAyelI che; eTale huM rAjA banuM enI ADe AvatuM A vidana dUra karavAnI tene bahu utAvaLa che. paNa mAre nAhaka badanAmI vahoravI nathI - emIne sajA jarUra karavI che, paNa te badhuM bahu jALavIne karIzuM. vadhAre paDatI utAvaLa karavA jatAM mArA aMtaramAM khoTI baLatarA UbhI thAya che - atyAre ja huM ene dAha veThI rahyo chuM. - nahi, ekasAthe eka ja zikAra basa che - ane e zikAra sAmethI mArI rAha joIne taiyAra Ubho che."

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"prIta kiye dukha hoya' teNe tarata lekhanasAmagrI hAthamAM lIdhI ane utAvaLe nIcenI lIMTIo ghasaDI kADhI - "sara ricArDa vAne, ame tamane soMpeluM kAma hAla turata mulatavI rAkhavAnuM nakkI karyuM che, ane tamane tAkIdano hukama karIe chIe ke tamAre amArI kAunTasanI bAbatamAM AgaLa kazuM pagaluM bharavuM nahi. tethI tame emane sahIsalAmata saMpIne tarata kenikavartha pAchA pharo. paNa tamAre e aMge thoDuM vadhu rokAvAnI jarUra paDe tevuM hoya to amArI mahora-mudrAnI vIMTI te utAvaLe koI vizvAsu mANasa sAthe pAchI mokalAvI do; kAraNake, amAre atyAre tenI jarUra che. patramAM jaNAvelI bAbatenuM tAkIde pAlana karavAnA hukama sAthe, tamAro vizvAsu mitra ane mAlika, "oN0 lisesTara. "kenilava keMsala, 10mI julAI, 1575." lisesTara kAgaLa pUro karI bIDI rahevA Avyo eTalAmAM ja laeNmbaoNrna utAvaLe pelA hajUriyA sAthe tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. tuM kayA kAma upara che?" aleM pUchyuM. "Apa nAmadAranA khAsadArane khAsadAra chuM." "tuM tArA mAlikane keTalI vAramAM pakaDI pADI zakIza?" "eka kalAkamAM, laoNrDa, jo mANasa ane ghoDo baMne barAbara kAmagIrI bajAve che." meM tAre viSe sAMbhaLyuM che ke, tuM nokarI bajAvavAnI bAbatamAM bahu pAvaradho che; paNa jarA labADa ane vadhAre paDato vyasanI che, jethI khAsa agatyanA kAma tane eNpatAM vicAra thAya." laoNrDa, huM sajara paNa banyo chuM, khalAsI paNa banyo chuM; musAphara paNa banyo chuM ane mAthuM ane kAyado vegaLAM mUkIne cAlanAro sAhasakhora paNa. A badhA dhaMdhA evA che, jemAM mANasa "Ajano lahAvo" laI le che, kAraNake "kAla koNe dIThI che?' paraMtu mAro potAno phurasadane samaya huM game tema vApare, paNa meM mArA mAlikanI nokarI bajAvavAmAM kadI bedarakArI dAkhavI nathI."

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harAmakhera, sAbade thaI jA! 295 "te atyAranI A nokarI paNa barAbara bajAvaje, ane tene phAyado ja thaze. A kAgaLa utAvaLe jaIne kALajIpUrvaka hAthohAtha sara ricArDa vArnenA hAthamAM pahoMcADI de." mAre ethI AgaLa kazuM karavAnuM nathI?" nA; paNa ATaluM kAma tuM utAvaLe ane kALajIpUrvaka pAra pADe e mAre mana bahu agatyanuM che." "huM kALajI tathA ghoDAnA paga vAparavAmAM kasara nahi rAkhuM, nAmadAra." ane ema kahI lemborna tarata UpaDI gayo. lisesTara jevA mANasane A kAgaLa "kALajIthI", "utAvaLe' ane hAthohAtha' pahoMcADavAnI zI "agatya' che, e joyA vinA laeNmbaoNrnane cAle tema nahotuM. kAgaLa barAbara biDAyo na hato eTale teNe tarata ughADIne vAMcI joyo. ane tarata hAthe tALI pADIne te bolI UThayo, - "kAuTesa! - kAusa! - vAha AvI gupta vAta hAthamAM AvI, ethI kAM te huM rAjya UbhuM karI zakuM ke barabAdI!- cAla bhAI ghoDA! have mArI eDIo ane tArAM paDakhAM!" laeNmbaoNrna ghoDA upara besatAM besatAM babaDayo. lisesTara have kapaDAM badalI, hAthamAM dIvo laI, eka khAnagI mArga dvArA pachItanA guma dvAre pahoMcyo - jyAMthI ArAmagAha bahu najIka AvelI hatI. tenA manamAM eka ja ciMtA hatI ke, e Tresiliyanane - badamAzanA baccAne - hamaNAM pote hAthamAMthI javA dIdho, eTale te pelI vyabhicAriNIne bacAvavA te nahi doDI gayo hoya? kAraNake, vAne sAthe bahumAM bahu to be ja mANase hoya ema lAge che." paNa eTalAmAM eka ALo tenI sAme Avyo ane te Tresiliyana hato. lisesTare tene joI nirAMtane dama kheMcyo ane kahyuM, "tame mArI sAthe khAnagImAM mulAkAta mAgI hatI - huM Avyo chuM, tamAre zuM kahevAnuM che?" laoNrDa, mAre je kahevAnuM che te bahu agatyanuM che, ane jarA zAMtithI ane dhIrajathI sAMbhaLavAnuM che. mane Apa duzmana to gaNatA nathIne?" ema gaNuM to te mATe tame pUratuM kAraNa nathI ApyuM?"

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293 " prIta kiye duHkha hoya' "mane Apa anyAya karo cho, nAmadAra; huM arla oNpha sasekasane pakSakAra ke anuyAyI nathI, mAtra mitra chuM. darabArIo temane ApanA harIpha kahe che; paNa huM pAte te! darabArathI ke darabAranA kAvA-dAvAthI keTalAya vakhatathI aLagA thaI gayeleA chuM; kAraNake, e badhuM mArI prakRtine mAphaka Ave tevuM nathI." "kharI vAta che; kAraNake prema-prakaraNa ane tenA kAvAdAvA tamane ghaNA mAphaka Ave che!" 66 nAmadAra, je kamanasIba vyakti viSe huM vAta karavA mAguM chuM, tenA pratye zarUAtamAM mane kaMIka Asakti hatI, te bInA upara Apa vadhAre paDatA bhAra mUkatA ho ema lAge che; ane kadAca ema paNa mAnI leze ke huM nyAyanI bhAvanAne badale harIphAInI ane adekhAInI bhAvanAthI prerAIne ja e vyaktinA pakSa laI rahyo chuM." "huM zuM mAnuM chuM ke nahi tenI paMcAta choDI, tathA tamAre lagatI lAMbI prastAvanA choDI, mAre lagatuM tamAre zuM kahevAnuM che te vAta upara AvI jA; eTale pachI mAre tamane je kahevAnuM che te huM kahI dauM." "ThIka, nAmadAra, huM Apa nAmadArane lagatI bAbata upara ja AvI jAuM chuM. mAre bicArI eNmI rolsarTa aMge Apa nAmadArane kaMIka vinaMtI karavAnI che. tenA itihAsa Apane suvidita ja che. atyAra Agamaca, e bAnune hAni pahoMcADanAra badamAza ane mArI vacce nyAya tALavA huM ApanI pAse sIdhA na AvI zakayo, e bAbata mane ghaNA kheda thAya che. nAmadAra, e bAnu peAtAnI gerakAyade ane jokhamabharelI kedamAMthI bhAgIne, pAtAnA nAlAyaka patine jAte maLI tene samajAvI jovA mATe ahIM AvI pahoMcI che - ane teNe mArI pAsethI vacana lIdhuM hatuM ke, mAre cAvIsa kalAka enI bAbatamAM mAthuM na mAravuM, ane tene peAtAne ja pAtAnA pita pAsethI potAnA haka meLavavA prayatna karavA devA." e jANe che kharo?" "heM? huM konI sAthe vAta karI rahyo che, "huM enA nAlAyaka pati viSe vAta karI rahyo chuM, ane tene mATe huM vadhu haLavI bhASA vAparI zakuM tema nathI. e dukhiyArI bAIne mArI jANa bahAra A gaDhanA koI gupta bhAgamAM khaseDavAmAM AvI che - jethI tenI upara manaphAvatI jabaradastI thaI zake. e khataro tAkIde saMbhALI levA

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harAmakhera, sAba thaI jA! joIe, mArA laoNrDa; huM tenA bApanA mukhatyAra tarIke boluM chuM. A kamanasIba lagna rANIjI samakSa jAhera thavuM joIe tathA kabUla rakhAvuM joIe tathA e bAnune niyaMtraNamAMthI choDAvavI joIe tathA potAnI marajI pramANe vartI zake ema mukta karavI joIe. mane ema kahevA do ke, mArI A nyAyI mAgaNIone svIkAra thAya e vastu Apa nAmadAranI zAnane jeTalI lAge vaLage che, teTalI bIjA kazAne lAgatI vaLagatI nathI." arla to A mANasane, ThaMDe kaleje potAnI vyabhicAriNI premikAne kesa, tenA pati AgaLa, jANe te strI nirdoSa hoya - tenA upara jabaradastI thaI rahI hoya - ane te pote jANe trAhita vakIla hoya e rIte rajU karato joI Abho ja thaI gayo. vaLI je lagnane e bAIe bevaphA nIvaDI kalaMkita karyuM hatuM, te lagnathI maLatAM pada ane pratiSThA pachI potAnA premI sAthe bheLavI zakAya evI dAnatathI prApta karavA e lagnane rANIjI AgaLa jAhera karI pramANita karAvavAnI vakIlAta e badamAza premI ja karatA Ave, - ane jene dago devAmAM Avyo che te pati AgaLa ja, e vastu ardhathI sahana ja na thaI zakI. teNe tarata trADa nAkhIne kahyuM, "badamAza, ekadama taravAra kheMca ane sAbado thaI jA!" ane eTaluM kahetAMnI sAthe teNe pitAne janme phagAvI daIne myAna sAthenI taravAra Tresiliyanane khabhe pachADIne tarata khullI karI. have Tresiliyanane cheka ja daMga thaI javAno vAro Avyo. paNa arthe taravAra kheMcI humalo karavAnI taiyArI karelI hoI, te paNa tatkSaNa taravAra kheMcI sAbado thaI gayo. lisesTara jeTalI AvaData tenI na kahevAya, chatAM te ThaMDe kaleje tathA lisesTarane kazAka AvezamAM ke kazAka bhramamAM paDelo mAnIne, mAtra svarakSaNa khAtara ja pelAnA gussAbharyA ghA khALavA lAgyo. paNa eTalAmAM pAsethI avAja Avyo, "pela babUcaka chokaro kharuM kahete hatA; e loko ahIM ja laDI rahyA che - pakaDo badamAzone !" lisesTara tarata ja Tresiliyanane ArAmagAhamAM UMDe phuvArA pAchaLa laI gayo. tarata ja rANIjInA cha saMrakSako ArAmagAhanA vacalA rastA uparathI pasAra thayA. teo bolatA hatA, "AvA aMdhArAmAM, A pUtaLAM, pAMjarAM ane bakhelo pAchaLa ApaNane e loko kadI jaDavAnA nathI. mATe ApaNe

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228 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' bahArane daravAje ja UbhA rahIe ane savAra thatA sudhI e lAkone aMdara ja pUrI rAkhIe." "kharI vAta che; rANIjInA mukAmanI ATalI najIkamAM - are emanA ja makAnamAM Ama taravAro kheMcavI - e te kaMI vAta che? ApaNe temane pakaDavA ja joIe. e gunAnI sajA ziraccheda ja che--" "hA, hA, kAyadA evA ja che; e tAre te khAsa yAda rAkhavA jevuM che tuM vAta vAtamAM taravAra kheMcavA taiyAra thaI jAya che." - "paNa tyAre A kaMI rANIjInA mahela nathI; laoNrDa lisesTaranA che, e vAta paNa kharIne !" "paNa tethI sajA kaMI ochI nahi thAya; kAraNake ApaNAM mAlikaNa jeTalAM rANIjI che, teTalA laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara rAjAjI ja che.' "cUpa, cUpa, babUcaka ! AsapAsa koI sAMbhaLatuM haze !" pelA dUra nIkaLI gayA eTale lisesTara have Tresiliyanane bIje raste thaIne merivana TAvara tarapha kADhI lAvyo. TresiliyananA utAro pAcho tyAM ja thayA hatA. lisesTare tyAM AvI Tresiliyanane kahyuM, "Aje tA A loko vacce ADA AvyA eTale tuM bacI gayA; paNa tArAmAM zarU kareluM A pUruM karavAnI hiMmata hAya, te darabAra pUro thaye kAle mane maLaje, eTale huM tane yogya samaya ane sthaLa jaNAvIza. "" tame mane je paDakAra "laoNrDa, bIje koI vakhate to tamArI A gussAbharI vicitra vartaNUkanA artha pUchavAne huM jarUra prayatna karata, paNa have te ApyA che, te leAhI vaDe ja dhAI zakAya ema che; eTale tame tamArI icchAo vaDe tamArI jAtane game tevA meATA mAnI beThA hA, paNa mArA upara tame khAmukhA karelA A humalAne javAba mAre vALavA ja paDaze. " 4 pAchA pharatAM lirosTarane peAtAnA kamarA tarapha pahoMcavA mATe hansaDananA utArA AgaLa thaIne javAnuM hatuM. laoNrDa hansaDana ardhAM kapaDAM paherelA ughADI taravAre tene sAmA ja maLyA. "laoNrDa lisesTara, tame paNa jAgI paDayA che ke zuM? tamArA killAmAM rAte paNa divasa jeTalI ja dhAMdhaLa macI rahe che, e navAInI vAta che. be

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harAmakhera, sAba thaI jA! 299 kalAka thayAM huM pelI gAMDI leDI vArnonI cIsAcIsathI jAgI UThayo chuM. ene pati tene khUba kharAba rIte kheMcI jato hato. tamArI mahera-mudrAnI vIMTI e badamAza pAse na hota, tathA rANIjInI potAnI paravAnagI na hota, to huM e badamAzanuM mAthuM mArI taravArathI tyAM ne tyAM ja phADI nAkhata. e dhAMdhaLa patyuM na patyuM eTalAmAM vaLI ArAmagAha tarapha kaMI dhamAla thaI lAge che." lisesTaranA aMtaramAM laoNrDa hansaDane pahelA kahelA samAcAra charInI peThe pesI gayA. teNe bIjA samAcAranA javAbamAM hasaDanane jaNAvyuM, "huM paNa e tarapha kaMI taravArabAjI macelI sAMbhaLI doDI gayo hato; rANIjInI hAjarImAM ja AvAM DhaMkayuddho !" 32 chachuMdaraveDAnuM pariNAma aAje divase kaoNnTrInA loko je khela mATe mazahura hatA te - eTale ke, aMgrejo ane Dena loko vaccenA saMgharSane khela paDavAno hato. Dena lokonA humalA sAme (I.sa. 1012) aMgreja strIoe khAsa bahAdurI batAvI hatI ane tethI kaoNnTrInA loko A khela dara varSe UjavatA. joke pachI keTalAka pAdarIoe vAMdhA nAkhIne A khela baMdha karAvyo hato. A vakhate kaoNnTrI ane AsapAsanA lokoe rANIjIne A khela pAcho cAlu karavA devA paravAnagI mAgI hatI, ane tene pahelo prayoga te rANIjI samakSa ja karI batAvavAnA hatA. rANIne A khela joI khUba AnaMda thayo. ane te pUro thaye ardha oNpha sasekasane ane laoNrDa hansaDanane te aMge vAtacIta karavA potAnI pAse bolAvyA. keTalAka vakhatathI rANI lisesTarane ja potAnI pAse rAkhatI AvI hovAthI, A vakhate sasekasane manAvI levA khAtara ja teNe potAnI pAse khAsa bolAvyA hatA. lisesTara samajI jaIne dUra ja rahyo.

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prIta kiye du:kha hoya' rANIne e lAko sAthe barAbara vAtoe vaLagelI joI, lisesTara Tresiliyanane nizAnI karI potAnI sAthe bahAra laI gayA. eka vADa pAchaLa arthAnA nAkara be gheADA taiyAra rAkhIne UbhA hatA. 300 baMne jaNa gheADA upara savAra thaI gayA. gaDhathI eka mAIla dUra AvelI ekanI jhADImAM lisesTare sthAna vicArI rAkhyuM hatuM. tyAM pahoMcI ghoDA uparathI UtarI ale gheADAne eka jhADa sAthe bAMdhI dIdhA, ane "ahIM have ApaNane koI Dakhala karavA AvI zake tema nathI. ema Tresiliyanane kahI, teNe taravAra khullI karI. Tresiliyane paNa tenuM ja anukaraNa karIne tarata taravAra kheMcI. paNa eTaluM kahI dIdhuM, "laoNrDa, mane meAtanA Dara nathI, e vAta ghaNAne jANItI che; paNa mAre pUchayA vinA cAlatuM nathI ke, tame mArI sAthe cheka A chellI koTInA vyavahAra kema dAkhavI rahyA che? ' " jo tAre haju ethI vadhAre kharAba vyavahAra na jovA-sAMbhaLavA hoya, te tarata taravAra vAparavA mAMDa." - "bhale laoNrDa, Izvara ApaNA nyAya tALaze! ane tamArA jAna jaze, to tenA doSa tamAre mAthe ja haze - meM tamane kazuM kAraNa ApyuM nathI." paNa te e vAkaya pUruM karI rahe te pahelAM te| lisesTara tenA upara tUTI paDayo. lisesTarane gaI rAte TresiliyananI paTAbAjInI kuzaLatAnA paricaya thaI gayA hatA, eTale te Aje jarA vadhu khyAla rAkhIne laDatA hatA. gheADI miniTo sudhI te baMne jaNa sarakhA ja nIvaDayA; paNa chevaTe eka dAvamAM lisesTare Tresiliyanane mAta karI dIdhA ane tenA hAthamAMnI taravAra uDAvI daI, tene jamIna upara gabaDAvI pADayo. pachI kUra hAsya sAthe teNe peAtAnI taravAranI aNI tenA gaLA AgaLa tAkIne tenI chAtI upara paga mUkayo, ane tene pAtAnI pratye AcarelA aparAdhA kabUla karI mRtyu mATe taiyAra thaI javA pharamAvyuM. "meM tArA pratye koI anyAya ke aparAdha Acaryo nathI jenI mAre kabUlata karavI paDe; ane tethI tArA karatAM huM mRtyu mATe vadhu taiyAra chuM. tAre jema karavuM hAya tema kara bhagavAna tane mApha kare ! meM tane kazuM kAraNa ApyuM nathI." -

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chachuMdaraveDAnuM pariNAma "kazuM kAraNa ApyuM nathI, harAmakhera? paNa tArA jevA hIna mANasa sAthe savAla-javAba vaLI zA? te jevI kharAba rIte tuM jIvyo chuM, tevI kharAba rIte mara, harAmakhora !" ema kahI teNe kAramo prahAra karavA potAnI taravAra jevI ugAmI, tevo ja tene hAtha pAchaLathI koIe pakaDI lIdho. a gusse thaI, A aNadhAryuM vidana dUra karavA pAcho vaLyo, to eka vicitra dekhAvane chokaro tenA hAthane vaLagI paDela tenI najare paDayo. tenI jakaDamAMthI te potAno hAtha baLa karavA chatAM choDAvI zakyo nahi. daramyAna Tresiliyane taka jhaDapI UbhA thaI jaI, potAnI taravAra pharI hAthamAM laI lIdhI. paNa pelA chokarAe tINe avAje bUmo pADI pADIne kahevA mAMDayuM, "maherabAnI karIne mArI vAta sAMbhaLI lIdhA pahelAM pharI laDavA na mAMDazo." "alyA mAro hAtha choDI de, nahi to tane ja pahelo khatama karI nAkhIza. mAruM vera levAmAM tuM zA mATe ADo Ave che?" ghaNuM ghaNuM kAraNa che- mArA chachuMdaraveDAne kAraNe ja tamArA be vacce AvI laDAI UbhI thaI che ane koNa jANe, uparAMtamAM bIjuM paNa ghaNuM ghaNuM bhUMDuM nIpajyuM haze. tamAre jIvanabhara khoTuM karyAne pastAvo na karavo hoya ane nirAMte haLave haiye sUvuM hoya, to pahelAM A kAgaLa vAMcI lo, ane pachI tamAre je karavuM hoya te karajo." Ama bolatAM bolatAM teNe jhaTa mAthAnA vALanI laTe bAMdhelo kAgaLano eka bIDe kADhIne UMco dharyo. lisesTare te jhaTa enA hAthamAMthI kheMcI lIdho. tenA uparanuM saranAmuM joI tenA mane raMga badalAI gayo; teNe vALanI laTanI gAMTha pUjatA hAthe kholI ane kAgaLa vAMcyo. tarata ja teNe lathaDiyuM khAdhuM. pAsenA jhADanA thaDane Teko tene na maLyo hota, to te jamIna upara ja gabaDI paDyo hota. Tresiliyane dhAryuM hota to potAnA upara vinA kAraNe Ama kAra humalo AdaranAra lisesTara upara vera vALI zakata. paNa te khullA dilano zu hato, eTale talavAra hAthamAM taiyAra rAkhI, lisesTara AgaLa zuM kare che. eTaluM ja joI rahyo. pelA nAnA chokarAne te Tresiliyana tarata ja oLakhI gayo : e DikI svaja hate - velaeNnDa smithane maLatiyo - je tenA

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302 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' ghoDAnI nALa jaDAvavA tenI pAse laI gayA hatA. paNa e ahIM zI rIte AvI paDayo, ane te zA mATe ATalA jussAthI lisesTarane laDatA rokI rahyo che tathA lisesTarane teNe ze kAgaLa ApyA. jenI tenA upa2 AvI vicitra asara thaI che, e kazuM te samajI zakayo nahi. amIe potAnA patine kenilavarNamAM AvIne lakhelA ane temane pahoMcADavA velaoNnDane soMpelA kAgaLa ja e hateA. temAM teNe kannara-plesamAMthI bhAgI AvavAnuM tathA pAte tenA Azaro zeAdhatI kenilavartha kaMma AvI che, te badhuM jaNAvyuM hatuM. peAte atyAre ajANamAM TresiliyananA kamarAmAM zI rIte AvI paDI che e paNa teNe jaNAvyuM hatuM tathA tene tarata koI anukULa AzrayasthAne khaseDavA Agraha karyo hato. kAgaLamAM aMte peAtAnA aTaLabhAva-premanI khAtarI ApI hatI tathA peAtAnA patinI AjJA bIjI badhI bAbAmAM mAnavA tatpara heAvA chatAM vArnenA saMrakSaNamAM ke kedamAM te hariMgaja nahi rahe, eTaluM nizcayapUrvaka jaNAvyuM hatuM. lisesTara kAgaLa vAMcI rahyo tyAra pachI te kAgaLa tenA hAthamAMthI sarakI paDayo hatA. teNe have Tresiliyanane kahyuM, "bhAI, A taravAra le, ane meM hamaNAM tAruM hRdaya vIMdhI nAkhyuM hAta, tema mAruM hRdaya tuM vIMdhI 99 nAkha. "mArA laoNrDa," Tresiliyana bAlI UThayo; "Ape mane bhAre anyAya karyo che; paNa mArA aMtaramAM khAtarI ja hatI ke, Apa ajANamAM koI bhrama ke bhUlamAM paDIne e badhuM karI rahyA che." " bhUla ! bhrama !" lisesTare tenA hAthamAM pelA kAgaLa "me... eka injatadAra mANasane badamAza mAnyo che, ane nirdoSamAM nirdoSa devIne vyabhicAriNI mAnI che. - harAmakhora kAgaLa mane atyAre kema maLyA, ane ene lAvanAre kema karyuM? " pelA cheAkaro bacavA mATe dUra khasato khasatA bAlyA, mArI hiMmata nathI; paNa e kAgaLa lAvanAra pAte ja A te ja ghaDIe velaeNnDa tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. lisesTare kevI rIte bhAgI chUTI hatI e badhI jhera ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM, ane tethI vAta mAMDIne kahI DarIne te kevI ApatAM kahyuM, pavitra tathA chekarA, A ATaluM moDuM 66 e kahevAnI rahyo, ene pUche." pUchatAM teNe emI batAvI - tene kevuM bhAgI hatI, - rIte

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chachUMdaraveDAnuM pariNAma tathA potAnA patinA ja saMrakSaNamAM jhaTa pahoMcI javAne tenA Agraha, kenilavartha AvatAMveMta teNe, arlanA keTalAya sevako sAkSI pUraze tema, arla oNpha lisesTarane maLavA - temane bAlAvI lAvavA keTakeTalI vinaMtI ane AjIjI karI hatI, te badhuM ja utAvaLe paNa makkamatAthI ane kramavAra kahI batAvyuM. 6. * arere! paNa e badamAza vArnenA hAthamAM ja atyAre tene pAchI me ApI che!" lisesTare AkaLA thaI khelI UThayo. 66 " paNa kaMI bIjA ghAtaka hukameA sAthe ApyA nathIne, mArA laoNrDa ? " Tresiliyane jhaTa pUchyuM. jarUra, gAMDapaNamAM meM vArnene evuM kaMIka kahI dIdhuM hatuM kharuM, paNa tarata pachI pAchaLa eka saMdezavAhaka dADAvyA che, ane atyAre te sahIsalAmata - jIvatI haze ! bhalA bhagavAna, mane vaLI chevaTanI ghaDIe eTalI sabuddhi sUjhI !" 66 303 " te jarUra sahIsalAmata haze, paNa te sahIsalAmata che tenI khAtarI thavI joIe. mArI ApanI sAthenI takarAra pUrI thAya che, mArA laoNrDa; paraMtu amIrobsarTane phasAvanAra - ane atyAra sudhI badamAza vArnenA aMcaLA heThaLa chupAI rahenAra sAthenI zarU thAya che.' "" 66 6 'eNmIne phasAvanAra' kema kahe che, bhAI?" lisesTara vIjaLInA kaMDAkAne avAje bAlI UThayo; "huM tenA bharamAvAyelA, AMdhaLA, nAlAyaka pati chuM! * te sAcesAcI kAunTasa oNpha lisesTara che, jeTalA huM pAte arla chuM." Tresiliyana have bAlI UThayo, "mArA laoNrDa, huM Apane khATuM lagADavA nathI mAgatA, ane mAre ApanI sAthe kazI takarAra nathI karavI. paNa sara hyU rolsarTa pratyenI mArI pharaja mane prere che ke, A bAbata tarata rANIjI samakSa rajU thavI joIe, jethI kAunTasanA hAddo temanI hajUramAM ja svIkArAya - atyAra sudhI temane badamAza vArnenI patnI tarIke ja rANIjI samakSa rajU karavAmAM AvyAM che; ane Ape cUpa rahIne kabUla rAkhyAM che." " tAre bhAI, vacce Dakhala karavAnI jarUra nathI," arla jarA abhimAna 66 pUrvaka bAlI UThayo; "huM ja mAre mAMe ilijhAbethane e vAta karIza, ane pachI jIvana-maraNanI paravA cheADI ekadama kamnara-plesa tarapha UpaDIza.' 25

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3 04 prIta kiye duHkha heya' eTaluM kahI teNe jhADane bAMdhelo potAno ghoDe choDavo ane chalAMga mArIne besI jaI, gaDha tarapha mArI mUkyo. Tresiliyana paNa have pitAnA ghoDA upara besavA jatA hatA tevAmAM pelo chokaro bolI UThayo, "mAsTara Tresiliyana, tame mane tamArI AgaLa besADI lo; mAre kahevAnI vAta haju pUrI thaI nathI, ane mAre tamAruM saMrakSaNa joIze." Tresiliyane tene besADI lIdho ane arlanI pAchaLa ghoDo haMkArI mUkyo. raste cAlatAM chokarAe bahu kheda karatAM jaNAvyuM ke, "velaeNnDane meM ghaNI ghaNI vAra e bAnu viSe pUchayuM, tathA meM tene ghaNI ghaNI rIte madada karI hovA chatAM, teNe mane vizvAsamAM na laI kazo sIdho javAba na Apyo; eTale meM enuM vera levA khAtara tenA khIsAmAMthI pelo kAgaLa kADhI lIdho. "mAro vicAra velaeNnDane e kAgaLa sAMje oriyanane pArTa bhajavavA te Ave tyAre tene pAcho ApI devAno hato. paraMtu pachI meM kAgaLa uparanuM ardha opha lisesTaranuM saranAmuM joyuM, tyAre e kAgaLa lIdhA badala mane pastAvo thavA lAgyo, paraMtu arla te kenilavamAM te sAMjanA rANIjI sAthe ja pAchA AvavAnA hatA, eTale atyAre kAgaLa lenDa pAse hota to paNa te sAMje ja ApI zakata, ema mAnI meM saMtoSa mAnyo. paNa velenDa sAMje khela bhajavavAnI jagAe Avyo nahi- (pachIthI mAlUma paDayuM tema haoNmbaoNne tene gaDha bahAra hAMkI kADhayo hato.) eTale huM gabharAyo. vArne ane laeNmbaoNrnane joI velaeNnDe je gabharATa dAkhavyo hato, te uparathI mane eTaluM te samajAI gayuM hatuM ke, A kAgaLa arlanA hAthamAM ja sIdho pahoMcavo joIe - meM beeka vakhata arla opha lisesTarane maLavA prayatna karyo, paNa mAro dekhAva ane AkAra joIne koIe mane ala pAse javA na dIdho. daramyAna, ArAmagAhamAM pharatI veLA eka kAskeTa tyAM paDelI mane jaDI. e kAskeTa meM rastAmAM kAunTesa pAse (te vakhate te velaeNnDe ghaNuM pUchavA chatAM mane mAtra tenI bahena tarIke ja oLakhAvI hatI) joI lIdhI hatI, eTale te kAskeTa te bAnune athavA tamane (kAraNake, temane tamArA kamarAmAM utAro maLyo hato e huM joI gayo hato) pahoMcADavA meM arlanA eka nokara

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chachuMdaraveDAnuM pariNAma 305 jevA mANasane ApI dIdhI. huM pote te A kAgaLa coryo hovAne kAraNe te bAna pAse ke velaeNnDa pAse jaI zake tema na hatuM. - "chevaTe mahorAvALAno khela thayo, tyAre arlane meM kamarAne cheDe badhA ToLAmAM UbhelA pakaDI pADayA. te vakhate huM pelo kAgaLa temane ApavA jAuM te pahelAM tame temane bolAvI gayA. paNa te vakhate ArAmagAhamAM pharIthI maLavAnI vAta to be vacce thaI, te meM sAMbhaLI lIdhI. eTale meM ArAmagAhamAM pahoMcI javAno vicAra karyo; kAraNa, daramyAnamAM e bAnu vize nokarImAM cAlatI kaMI vicitra vAto mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI hatI, eTale emanI sahIsalAmatI bAbata mane bahu ciMtA thavA lAgI hatI. paNa huM ArAmagAhamAM jarA moDo paDyo ane meM tamane bene dvayuddha laDatA joyA. tamane laDatA aTakAvavA mATe meM paheregIrone khabara ApI dIdhI - pariNAme tame be dUra khasI gayA, paNa tame baMnee goThavelI bIjI mulAkAtanI vAta meM chupAIne sAMbhaLI lIdhI hatI. pachI kaoNnTrInA mANasonA khela vakhate acAnaka velaeNnDane meM joyo. te veza badalIne Avyo hato - paNa mArI najarane te chetarI zakyo nahi. meM tene jarA dUra bolAvI kAgaLanI ane tamo be vaccenI laDAInI badhI vAta kahI dIdhI. velaeNnDe paNa mane kahyuM ke, e kamanasIba bAInI ciMtAthI ja te gaDha tarapha pAcho pharyo hato. tene vArne ane laeNmbaoNrnanI ja bIka hatI; paNa te baMne kenilavamAMthI cAlyA gayA che evI tene daza mAIla dUra AvelA eka gAmamAM khabara paDI eTale te kenilava pAcho cAlyo Avyo che. ame e badhI vAta karatA hatA, eTalAmAM meM tamane ane a oNpha lisesTarane ToLAmAMthI chUTA paDatA ane ghoDA upara besIne jatA joyA; eTale ame baMne pagapALA tamArI pAchaLa doDayA; huM jarA jaladI AgaLa AvI pahoMcyo ane velaeNnDa pachIthI Avyo." | DikI potAnI vAta pUrI karI rahyo tevAmAM teo gaeNlarI-TAvara AgaLa AvI pahoMcyA hatA. pri0- 20

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chellI majala! siliyana gaDhamAM dAkhala thayo ke tarata tene oLakhIte evo pahelo mANasa tene bhaTakAyo te navo nAITa thayelo sara nikolasa blAuTa. teNe tarata ja Tresiliyanane kahyuM, "alyA tuM te darabArI che ke gAmaDiyo gamAra! tAre rANIjInI hAjarImAM rahevAnuM hoya, ke Ama bahAra bhaTakyA karavAnuM? tArI keTakeTalI tapAsa thaI rahI che, ane rAha jovAI rahI che - tyAre tuM ghoDA upara besI, koI chachuMdarane gaLe vaLagADI dhavarAvate hoya ema bahAra kyAMkathI Tahelate Ave che!" "kema, kema, zI vAta che?" Tresiliyane DikIne nIce utArI pate ghoDA uparathI nIce UtaratAM pUchyuM. zI vAta che te te koI jANatuM nathI; tathA bIjA darabArIonI jema mane gaMdha uparathI paNa kazuM pArakhI kADhatAM AvaDatuM nathI. paNa lorDa oNpha lisesTara acAnaka bahArathI mArate ghoDe AvyA ane rANIjInI mulAkAtanI mAgaNI karatA aMdara gayA. rANIjI, bae ane vaoNllidhAma sAthe ekAMta oraDAmAM vAta calAve che, ane tene bolAvavAnuM tAkIdanuM pharamAna thayuM che." "kharI vAta che!" rele tarata ja tyAM AvIne kahevA lAgyo; "siliyana, tamAre abaghaDI rANIjInI samakSa hAjara thaI javuM joIe." blAuMTe potAnA navA joDA paherIne Tresiliyanane rANIjI samakSa hAjara thavAnI hitaciMtaka salAha ApI; paNa Tresiliyane te AbhArapUrvaka nakArI ane kahyuM, "A chokaro nAsI na jAya enI kALajI rAkhajo - alabatta enI ghaNI mAyALutAthI saMbhALa rAkhajo - tenA upara ghaNI ghaNI vAtane AdhAra che." eTaluM blAuTane bhALavI, Tresiliyana tarata ja celenI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlato thayo. 306

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chelI majala! 307 darabAra holamAM Azcaryacakita thayelA darabArIo judAM judAM TeLAM vaLIne UbhA hatA ane kaMIka ciMtAbharI gusapusa karatA hatA. te badhAnI najara rANIjI je kamarAmAM hatAM te kamarAnA bAraNA tarapha hatI. raeNlee Tresiliyanane jhaTa e bAraNAmAM thaI aMdara pahoMcI javA jaNAvyuM. Tresiliyana pote dhaDakatA hRdaye aMdara peTho, te rANI khUba gussAmAM AmathI tema AMTA mAratAM hatAM. je rAjyAsana uparathI te gussAmAM UbhAM thaI gayAM hatAM tenI sAme liesTara haju ghUMTaNiye paDIne nIce e pUtaLAnI jema besI rahyo hato. tenI pAse iMglenDane arla mArzala laoNrDa yUjhabarI potAnA daMDa sAthe Ubho hato. lisesTaranI talavAra tene kamarapaTethI chUTI karelI hatI ane tenI sAme jamIna upara paDelI hatI. rANIjInA be ke traNa aMgata salAhakAro rANIjIne gusso joi ekabIjA sAme ciMtAbharI najara nAkhatA, ane rANIjI kaMIka zAMta thAya tenI rAha jotA, kaMIka bolavA mATe cUpa UbhA hatA. Tresiliyana aMdara AvatAM ja rANI tenI najIka AvIne taDUkI UThI, "tuM A badhuM rUpALuM je cAlatuM hatuM te jANato hato - tuM amArA pratye AcaravAmAM AvelI dhokhAbAjImAM sAgarIta ja hato - tuM ja amAre hAthe anyAya thavAnuM mukhya kAraNa che!" Tresiliyana rANIjInA gussAnI kSaNe cUpa rahevAmAM DahApaNa samajI temanI samakSa mAtra ghUMTaNiye paDayo. "kema tuM mUMgabhUgo che ke zuM? tuM A badhuM jANato hato ke nahi?" "mAnavaMta nAmadAra, A bicArI bAnu kAunTasa oNpha lisesTara hatI, e huM haragija nahote jANate." "ane have koI jANaze paNa nahi - bahu to rAjadrohI raoNbarTa DalInI vidhavA eNmI DalI tarIke ja te oLakhAze." rANI bhayaMkara dhamakI uccArI beThI. "maeNDama," lisesTara have bolI UThyo; "Apane je gujAravuM hoya te mArA upara gujArajo - paNa A bahAdura juvAnane kaMI na kahetAM - tene A badhAmAM kazo vAMka nathI." "ane tuM eno bacAva karavA Ave che," ema bolatI rANI Tresiliyanane cheDI lisesTara tarapha doDI gaI; "tuM ke je bamaNo juTho - badamAza

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308 prIta kiye duHkha heya che! tArI badamAzIthI teM mane mArI AkhI raiyata samakSa kevI hAsyAspada banAvI mUkI che - mArI AMkhonA AvA aMdhApA badala mAre mArI AMkho ja kheMcI kADhavI joIe!" ba have vacce paDayo - "maeNDama, Ape yAda rAkhavuM joIe ke, Apa rANI cho - iMglenDanAM rANImAtA - AvI rIte gussAmAM bhAna bhUlAM thavuM Apane na chAje." ilijhAbetha have tenA tarapha vaLI; te vakhate tenI abhimAnabharI ane gussAbharI AMkhomAM AMsu camakavA lAgyAM hatAM. "barle," teNe kahyuM; "tuM rAjakAraNI mANasa che; A mANase mArA upara keTalo tiraskAra - keTalo haiyAbaLApo - lAvI mUkyAM che, te tuM nahi samajI zake!" barle have joItI kSaNa AvelI jANI, rANIne eka bAjue bArI AgaLa laI gayo. tyAM jaI teNe kahyuM, "maeNDama, huM rAjakAraNI chuM, paNa mANaseya chuM. huM ApanI sevAmAM ja gharaDo thayo chuM, eTale ApanI kIrti ane ApanuM sukha vadhe e ja mArI ekamAtra icchA ane abhilASA che. Apa jarA sAMsatAM thAo, evI mArI vinaMtI che." paNa barle, tuM kazuM jANato nathI - samajato nathI," ane have to rANInI AMkhamAMthI AMsue tenA gAla upara thaIne vahevA lAgyAM. huM jANuM chuM, nAmadAra; paNa haju je vastu bIjAo nathI jANatA temane kalpanA karavAnuM kAraNa kRpA karIne na Apazo!" acAnaka e navI vicArasaraNI rANInA magajamAM UMDe UtarI gaI. teNe dhImethI kahyuM, "barle, tuM sAcuM kahe che - kharI vAta che - mAre chetarAyAne, ThagAyAne, avajJA karAyAne dekhAva bahAra na thavA devo joIe." "Apa jo saheja sAMsatAM thazo. nAmadAra, te koI aMgreja bacce mAnavanI sAmAnya nabaLAIne Apa vaza thayAM hatAM evuM mAnI levAno aparAdha nahi kare, paNa Ama hatAza thayAne dekhAva dhAraNa karazo, te ene parANe paNa ema mAnI levuM paDaze." kaI nabaLAI vaLI?" rANI tumAkhIbharyA avAje bolI UThI; "tuM paNa zuM ema mAne che ke, huM A dagAbAja upara je kaMI kRpAdRSTi rAkhI rahI hatI te premanI -" paNa ATale sudhI AvyA bAda te potAnI tumAkhI kAyama rAkhI zakI nahi; te tarata DhIlI paDI gaI ane bolI,

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309 chelI majala! "paNa tArA jevA bhalA ane DAhyA sevakane huM chetaravA prayatna nahi karuM, barle !" ba tarata ja nIce name ane rANIne hAtha laI teNe tenA upara bhAvapUrvaka cuMbana karyuM; ane khare ja, te vakhate rANInI vedanA joI tenI AMkhamAMthI paNa AMsu nItarIne rANInA hAtha upara paDyuM. rANIjIne e AMsumAM potAnAM vaphAdAra ane bhAva-bhaktibharyA prajAjanono AdarabhAva mUrtimaMta thayelo lAgyo; ane tarata ja teNe potAnI svAbhAvika svasthatA prApta karI lIdhI. pachI teNe gaMbhIrabhAve kamarAmAM AMTA mAravA mAMDyA. barle e vaoNsidhAmanA kAnamAM kahI dIdhuM, "rANIjI have pAchAM svastha thaI gayAM che; have te je kaMI kare temAM ADe na Avata." - rANI thoDI vAre yujhabarI tarapha gaI ane zAMtithI bolI, "laoNrDa yUjhabarI, ame tamArA kedInA paherAmAMthI tamane mukta karIe chIe. ane laoNrDa lisesTara, tame paNa UbhA thAo ane tamArI taravAra pAchI paherI lo - amArA mArzalanA niyaMtraNamAM pAeka kalAka tame je baMdIvAsa bhogavyo, te mahinAo sudhI amArA upara AcarelA juThThANA mATe vadhAre paDatuM prAyazcitta nahi gaNAya. have ame A khaTalo AgaLa calAvIzuM." - ema kahI te potAnA rAjayAsana upara besI gayAM ane bolyAM, "Tresiliyana, have AgaLa Ava, ane tuM jANatA hoya te badhuM kahevA mAMDa." Tresiliyane badhI vAta kheladilIthI kahI saMbhaLAvI - arthAt lisesTarane nukasAna thAya tevuM je hoya tene banI zake teTaluM dabAvI rAkhyuM, ane potAne tenI sAthe be vakhata vaMdvayuddha laDavuM paDayuM hatuM te vAta karI ja nahi. ane te teNe ThIka ja karyuM; kAraNake, rANIne jo e bahAnuM maLI gayuM hota, to enA oThA nIce teNe lisesTara upara potAne badho gusso ThAlavyo hota. Tresiliyane potAnuM vaktavya pUruM karyuM eTale rANIjI bolI UThyAM, e velaeNnDane ame amArI potAnI nokarImAM laI laIzuM ane pelA chokarAne amArA saciva-kAryAlayamAM eTalA mATe laI laIzuM, jethI bhaviSyamAM te kAgaLo pratye jarA vadhu vivekabuddhi dAkhavatAM zIkhe. tArI potAnI vAta vicArIe, Tresiliyana, te te badhI sAcI hakIkata pahelethI amane na jaNAvI,

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310 prIta kiye dukha haiya" tathA amane na jaNAvavAnuM vacana ApI dIdhuM emAM te DahApaNa ke kartavyabhAvanA dAkhavyAM na kahevAya. paNa eka vAra teM e bAnane vacana ApyuM eTale pachI tene pALavuM e ja marada mANasane tathA sagRhasthane chAje. eTale saravALe jotAM ame te A bAbatamAM dAkhavelA vartAva badala tArI kadara karIe chIe. - to laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara, have tamAro vAro badhuM sAcesAca kahI devAne Ave che - joke sAcuM bolavAnuM ne sAcuM vartavAnuM chevaTanA tame bhUlI ja gayA , ema lAge che !" pachI teNe prazna upara prazna pUchIne ala pAsethI Akho itihAsa kaDhAvyo - eNmI ronsarTa sAthe pahelavahelo paricaya kevI rIte thayo - tenI sAthe lagna - tenA pratye adekhAI - tenAM zAM kAraNa hatAM, vagere badhuM. lisesTare badhuM sAcuM ja kahyuM hatuM, mAtra vArnee kAunTasane jAna levAnI karelI peravIne pite maMjUrI ApI che, e vAta na karI. kAraNake, tene khAtarI hatI ke, lembornane pAchaLa bIjo hukama ApI doDAvyA che, eTale e badhuM paDatuM mUkavAmAM ja AvyuM haze. uparAMta, atyAre rANIjI pAsethI chUTIne tarata ja kamnara-plesa tarapha jAte doDI javAno che teno vicAra hato. paNa arle e chevaTanI bAbatamAM khoTAM lekhAM mAMDayAM hatAM. rANI tene A badhuM pUchI pUchIne tene vIMdhavAne - sAryA karavAno AnaMda laIne, potAne premamAM niSphaLatA bakSavAnA aparAdha badala tenA upara vera lIdhA karavA mAMgatI hatI. chevaTe lisesTarathI vadhu sahana na thaI zakyuM; ane te chaMcheDAIne bolI UThyo - "maeNDama, mane kahevA do ke, mAro guno akSamya hoya te paNa sAmA pakSa taraphathI mane saheja paNa kAraNa ke uttejana maLyuM nahotuM, ema to nathI ja. tathA sauMdarya ane pratApa e be bhegAM thaI mAnavaprANInA nirbaLa hRdayane jo abhibhUta karI zakatAM hoya, to huM e bene ja AkhI vAta Apa nAmadArathI chupAvI rAkhavAnA kAraNa tarIke rajU karavA mAguM chuM." rANI paNa have chaMcheDAI UThI ane teNe bUma pADIne sapATo lagAvyo, "maherabAna, ahIM Avo ne A samAcAra sAMbhaLI lo - laoNrDa lisesTare chUpI rIte karelA lagna mAro pati chInavI lIdho che ane iMglaeNnDa dezane rAjA! nAmadAra laoNrDanI rasavRtti ekasAthe eka patnIthI saMtoSAya tevI nathI,

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chelI majala! 311 eTale temaNe amane temanI "upa-patnI*nuM biruda bakSavA dhAryuM hatuM. paNa meM rAjadarabAramAM temane mAnItA gaNyA, eTalA mATe mArA hAtha ane mArA tAja upara mAlakIpaNuM dAkhavavAnuM emane mana thaI jAya, e jevI tevI dhRSTatA che?- paNa tame sau te mATe vize evuM hINapatabharyuM nathI ja dhAratA, enI mane khAtarI che. paNa, cAlo ApaNe sau bahAra dIvAnakhAnAmAM jaIe - laoNrDa oNpha liesTara, tame tyAM mArI pAse ja hAjara rahejo." bahAra badhA utsuka ane adhIra thaI gayA hatA. paNa jyAre rANIe bahAra AvIne jAherAta karI ke, "kenilavargane utsava-samAraMbha haju pUro nathI thata; ApaNe saue A gaDhanA khAnadAna mAlikanuM lagna vidhipUrvaka UjavavAnuM che!" badhA e samAcAra sAMbhaLI AbhA thaI gayA. "hA, sAcI vAta che," rANIe AgaLa calAvyuM; "emaNe potAnuM lagna amArAthI gupta rAkhyuM hatuM - eTalA mATe ke, A sthaLe, A samaye e vAta jAhera karIne amane Azcaryacakita - harSaghelAM ja kahone - karI mUkavAno temano irAdo hato. tamane saune e bhAgyazALI navavadhU koNa che te jANavAnI iMtejArI thatI haze - to enuM nAma che emI ronsarTa, pelI je gaI kAlanA khelamAM emanA nokara vArnenI patnI tarIke khela bhajavI gaI hatI te!" - ala zarada thaI rANI samakSa jaIne karagarI paDyo, "bhagavAnane khAtara, meDama, Ape gussAmAM AvI jaI jema hukama Apyo hato tema mAruM mAthuM laI lo; paNa baLelAne vadhu ne bALazo; chuMdAI gayelA kIDAne vadhu na chUMdazo." haM! kIDe, chuMdAI gayelo kIDa! sApa kaho, to barAbara upamA besaze - TharI gayelo sApa, je koInI chAtInI hUMpha meLavI - " nAmadAra, Apane pitAne khAtara, - mAre khAtara, jyAM sudhI haju mArAmAM sAnabhAna rahyAM che tyAM sudhI -" "moTethI bole, laoNrDa; tame zuM mAgo cho?" ka mULa "lephaTa-phaMDa maeNreja " (DAbA hAthanuM lagna). aMgrejImAM tene evo artha thAya ke, halakI kakSAnI strI sAthe puruSe kareluM lagna. te patnIne ke tenAM bALakone patinI milakata upara kaze vArasAhaka hotuM nathI. joke e lagnanAM saMtAna kAyadesara gaNAya kharAM. - saMpA

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12 prIta kiye duHkha hoya' kannara-plesa tarapha doDI javAnI paravAnagI." navavadhUne dhAmadhUmathI laI AvavA mATe ne? - e to barAbara che - kAraNake, tyAM enI barAbara saMbhALa rakhAtI nathI evuM ame sAMbhaLyuM che. paNa laoNrDa, tamAre jAte javAnI jarUra nathI. ame kenilavaI gaDhamAM amuka divasa gALavAnuM jAhera kareluM che; eTale gaDhanA mAlika amane ekalAne ahIM mUkIne jAya e ThIka na kahevAya - amArAM prajAjanemAM ethI amArI hAMsI ja thAya. Tresiliyana tamAre badale kaSnara-lesa jaze; sAthe amArI cembaranA koI bIjo mANasa jaze, jethI tamane tamArA jUnA harIphanI pharIthI IrSA na thAya. te bola Tresiliyana, tArI sAthe kanara-plesa koNa Ave?" Tresiliyane viveka-vicAra vAparIne raeNlenuM nAma sUcavyuM. barAbara che; te sArI pasaMdagI karI; e juvAna nAITa che, ane koI leDIne kedakhAnAmAMthI choDAvI vAvavI, e tene mATe ucita prathama parAkrama kahevAya. kAraNake, sau jANI rAkho ke, kambara-plesane kedakhAnA sivAya bhAgye vizeSa sAruM nAma ApI zakAya. uparAMta, tyAM keTalAka bIjA keTalAka dhokhAbAjo paNa che, jemane amAre keda pakaDavA joIze. mATe mAsTara sekreTarI, tame ricArDa vAne ane paradezI alAskonI jIvatA ke mUelA dharapakaDa karavAnAM vaoNraMTa paNa kADhI Ape. ane Tresiliyana, tame baMne te mATe pUratAM mANaso sAthe laI jajo - e leDIne te barAbara saMmAnapUrvaka ja ahIM laI Avajo - jAo, utAvaLa karo - bhagavAna tamArI madadamAM raho !" rANI have a oNpha liesTarane vIMdhyA karavA ane chobhIlo pADavA ja kenilavarthamAM vadhu rokAI hatI. ane rAjakAjamAM jema te nipuNatA ane DahApaNa dAkhavatI, tema ja chaMcheDAyelI strInI maheNAM-ToNAMthI vIMdhIne puruSane dhULabhego karI nAkhavAnI AvaData paNa teNe sArI rIte dAkhavavA mAMDI. bIjA darabArIoe paNa e palIto pakaDI lIdho ane chevaTe liesTara pitAnA ja gaDhamAM badhAthI haDadhUta thayelA jevo, tajAyelA jevo aTUlo banI rahyo - gaI kAlanA mitro ajANyA jevA banI gayA ane gaI kAla sudhI dabAyelA rahelA duzmano vijaya meLavyAnA tora sAthe sAme moMe chAtI kADhIne pharavA lAgyA.

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chelI majala! 313 Aja sudhI rAjadarabAramAM AgaLa AvavuM e vastune ja jeNe jIvananuM lakSya banAvI rAkhI hatI, tevA lisesTarane e badhuM mota karatAM paNa vadhAre aLakhAmaNuM thaI paDyuM. eTale chevaTe rAte te potAnA kamarAmAM gayo tyAre tenAmAM jANe kazA prANa ja rahyA na hatA ke vadhu jIvavAnI icchA paNa. paraMtu e kamarAmAM AvatAM emIe kAgaLa upara bAMdhelI vALanI laTa tenI najare paDI, ane te vastue tilasmAtI tAvIja jevuM kAma karyuM-tenAmAM tarata navajIvananI AzA ane AnaMda UbharAI AvyAM; ane teNe te laTane hajAro vakhata cumyA karI. tene tarata ja thaI AvyuM ke, vahAlabharI eNmInI sAthe te bhaviSyanuM jIvana evA sukhamAM, saMtoSamAM ane gauravamAM gujArI zakaze, ke rANInAM badhAM vera-zastro heThAM paDaze, ane pote kharekhara sukhI mANasa banI zakaze. eTale bIje divase teNe evI gauravabharI svasthatA dAkhavavA mAMDI, tathA badhAM mahemAno pratye evA mukta manathI vartavA mAMDayuM ke, saune - rANIne sudhdhAM - tenA pratye cheka ja avajJAbhAva dAkhavavo azakya thaI gayo. ane rANIne te bAbatamAM potAnuM anukaraNa karanArAne kahevuM paDyuM ke, ApaNe kenikavarthamAM chIe tyAM sudhI ApaNe gaDhanA mAlika pratye yathocita vinayaviveka dAkhavavo joIe. bIjA dIrghadRSTivALA darabArIo ema paNa samajI gayA ke, bhaviSyamAM lisesTara pAcho darabAramAM potAnuM yathocita saMmAnabharyuM sthAna prApta karaze ja - eTale teoe potAnuM vartana e pramANe saMbhALI lIdhuM. paNa ApaNe have Tresiliyana ane relenI kammara-plesa taraphanI doTamAM sAmela thaI jaIe. maMDaLImAM kula cha mANasa hatAM; velaeNnDa uparAMta temaNe zAhI rasAlAne eka aksara tathA be pahelavAna jevA sevaka lIdhA hatA. badhA ja pUrepUrA zastrasajaja hatA; ane ghoDA temane laI jaI zake teTalA jhaDapabhera teo AgaLa vadhI rahyA hatA. teoe raste jatAM vAne ane enI maMDaLI vizenA samAcAro meLavavA prayatna karyo, paNa teo rAta daramyAna ja AgaLa nIkaLI gayelA hoI, temane temano kazo sagaDa na maLyo.

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314 prIta kiye duHkha haiya" kenilavarSathI bAreka mAIla dUra AvelA eka gAmaDA AgaLa teo temanA ghoDAone thAka khAvA devA thoDuM thobhyA hatA, tyAre pAsenI eka nAnI jhUMpaDImAMthI eka garIba pAdarI bahAra nIkaLI Avyo, ane ghAnI pATApiMDI karavAnuM jANanAruM koI A maMDaLImAM hoya to tene aMdara AvI ghAyala thaI maravA paDelA eka mANasane joI javA vinaMtI karI. velaeNnDa tarata ja aMdara gayo. daramyAna pAdarIe tene vizeSa mAhitI ApatAM jaNAvyuM ke, gAmanA majUro temane kAme javA savAranA paheramAM nIkaLyA hatA, tyAre A mANasa gAmathI eka mAIla dUra dhorI rastA upara paDelo temane maLyo hato. teo tene ahIM upADI lAvyA hatA ane meM dayAbhAvathI prerAI tene mArA jhUMpaDAmAM suvADI rAkhyo che. tene baMdUkanI goLIne ghA thayelo che paNa tene tAva caDyo hoI te lavarIe caDI gayo che, eTale kazuM samajAya tevuM bolI zakatA nathI. veleMDe aMdara jaIne joyuM to te mAikela laeNmbaoNrna ja ho. pATo bAMdhavA kazuMka laI AvavAne bahAne velaoNnDa tarata bahAra Avyo ane sAthIone khabara ApI gayo ke, mAikela laeNmbaoNrma goLIthI ghAyala thaIne jhUMpaDImAM paDayo che. Tresiliyana ane rele kaMIka ajugatuM banyuM hovAnI AgAhI sAthe aMdara doDI AvyA. velenDe game teTalI kuzaLatA dAkhavI, paNa te mAikelane marate bacAvI zakyo nahi. kAraNake goLI kArI ghA karIne ArapAra nIkaLI gaI hatI. joke te thoDoghaNo bhAnamAM Avyo tyAre teNe Tresiliyanane oLakhyo ane potAnI pAse bolAvyo. paNa te kazuM spaSTa bolI zake tevI sthitimAM na hato. teNe karelA gaNagaNATamAM vArne ane leDI lisesTaranAM nAma saMbhaLAyAM, ane chevaTe eTaluM vAkaya spaSTa saMbhaLAyuM ke, "utAvaLa karo, nahi te moDA paDazo.' Tresiliyane vadhu mAhitI kaDhAvavA ghaNo prayatna karyo, paNa pelo have sanepAte caDI gayo hato. teNe eka vakhata pharIthI Tresiliyanane nIce namI kiMIka kahyuM; "bleka-baeNra vIzIvALA mArA mAmA jAilsa gosligane eTaluM kahejo ke, tame mAnatA hatA tema tamAro bhANo chevaTe phAMsIne mAMcaDe maryo nathI." ane thoDI vAramAM eka AMcakA sAthe ane DacakA sAthe tenA prANa nIkaLI gayA.

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ataH sane ke vAtane 315 musApharo have kAunTasanI sahIsalAmatI bAbata bhAre ciMtAmAM paDI, vadhu utAvaLa karatA tathA thAkelA ghoDAne badale rANIjInA nAmathI navA ghoDAo badalatA kammara tarapha UpaDayA. 34 aMta : sIna ke vAtano vAta ema banI hatI ke, vArnee lisesTara pAsethI eNmIne khaseDavAnI ane khatama karavAnI sadara paravAnagI meLavI hatI; paNa te pAcho vicAra badale ane kAuMTesane pharIthI maLavA jAya, te pahelAM ja emIne gaDhamAMthI kADhI javAne teNe beta racyo. teNe tarata laeNmbaoNrnanI zodhakhoLa calAvI, paNa te harAmakhora pAsenA gAmaDAmAM kaMIka bhaTakavA gayo hato. eTale vAe hukama ApI rAkhyo ke, e Ave ke tarata potAne maLe; ane pote nIkaLI gayA pachI Ave, to tarata potAnI pAchaLa utAvaLe kammara taraphane raste doDI Ave. | daramyAna vArnee arlanA caeNbina TAIDara nAmanA eka sevakane bolAvI lIdho. enI sAthe kamphara-plesa tarapha te vAraMvAra Avyo hoI, tene tyAMnI vAtanI thoDI jANakArI hatI. te paNa laeNmbaoNrna jevo ja mANasa hata; joke lembaoNrna jeTalo cAlAka nahIM hoya, to tenA jeTalo dArUDiyo paNa nahote. vArnee tene eka gheDA-DoLI sAthe traNa ghoDA taiyAra karI gaDhane pachItane daravAje taiyAra rahevA jaNAvyuM. pachI vAneM enthanI phesTarane zodhavA cAlyo. e mANasa Ameya maLatAvaDo to nahIM paNa cheka khATA svabhAvane hoI, temaja kAunTesa nAThAnI khabara ApavA vaoNravikazAyara sudhI doDI Avyo hovAne lIdhe thAkayo hovAthI, badhAthI chUTo paDI potAnA kamarAmAM jaI UMghI gayo hato. vArne musApharI mATe taiyAra thaI tyAM jaI pahoMcyo tyAre te UMghamAM, pahelAM te pApa-paMthI hato tyAranI, prArthanA raTato hato.

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316 prIta kiye duHkha heya" "alyA eya bhagataDA! haju tAre IzvaranI prArthanA karavAnI vAra che - haju setAne tene potAnI nokarImAMthI chUTo karyo nathI - jAga, UTha, UbhA thaI jA!" vArnee kahyuM, ane tene hAtha vaDe khUba DhaMDhoLyo. pelo tarata ja "cora ! cora! dhAjo !" evI bUmo pADato saphALo beTho thayo ane pUchavA lAgyo, "jeneTa kyAM che? jeneTa sahIsalAmata chene?" "sahIsalAmata ja che, mUrakha, zAne Ama moTethI bhUke che? koNa AvyuM che, ane tuM kayAM che e te jo!" phosTara have jAgRtimAM AvI gayo ane vArnene Ama kasamaye Avelo joI bolI UThyo, "A kaMI sArA zukana nathI thatA." are tArI bhaviSyavANI khoTI paDavAnI thaI che; tane te kambaraplesano kAyamI paTo maLavAno thayo che. e vize huM zuM kahevA mAge che?" dhaLe divase je tame e vAta kahI hota, to te huM jarUra rAjI thayo hota; paNa Ama madharAte AvIne aMdhArAmAM tame kaho cho, eTale kaMI kALuM kAma karAvavA mATe ja ema kahetA hazo, ema mAnavuM paDe che." mUrakha, tArA bhAgI chUTelA muddAmAlane tAre pAcho kamnara-plesamAM laI javAno che, bIjuM kazuM nathI karavAnuM !" "basa eTaluM ja? kharekhara, bIjuM kazuM nathI karavAnuM?" "bIjuM kazuM paNa thoDuMghA karavAnuM haze kharuM; paNa tyAre AkhA kambara-lesane kAyamI paTTo tane maLaze; pachI tyAM huM dharma-vyAkhyAtA thaIza;ane tArI jeneTane te baeNrananI dIkarIne maLe eTalo vAraso tuM ApI zakIza - varSe sittereka pAuMDanI Avaka jeTalo to khare ja. "egaNyAzI pAuDa, pAMca ziliMga ane sADApAMca pensa; uparAMtamAM lAkaDAMnI je kiMmata maLe te judI. paNa mane te badhAno kAyamI paTTo maLI jaze kharo?" "hA, hA; aMdaranI khisakolIo sAthe paNa, tuM kahIza to ! paNa cAla have taiyAra thaI jA, gheDA taiyAra che - mAtra pelo badamAza lembaoNrna kyAMka bhaTakavA cAlyo gayo che."

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a'taH sonA ke vAtane 317 'juo sara ricArDa, huM tamane pahelethI kahetA AvyA che ke, e laphaMgA mANasa tamane aNIne vakhate dA deze. tene badale huM tamane eka nirvyasanI juvAna mANasa meLavI Apata. . 66 66 tAro dharma-maMDaLIno koI dhImuM bAlanAro ane lAMbA zvAsa lenAro bhagata ne ? paNa ApaNe teneya rAkhI laIzuM - ApaNane ghaNAM mANasAnI jarUra paDaze - paNa pistAla| bhUlatA nahi - cAla, have ApaNe jaladI I pahoMcavuM joIe. "kAM ?" "" - "ApaNI leDInA dIvAnakhAnAmAMste - paNa jo yAda rAkhaje - ApaNe game tema karIne tene ApaNI sAthe bahAra kADhI javAnI ja che. tenI cIsAthI gabharAI te nahi jAyane?" "nA, nA, srInI cIsAthI huM gabharAtA nathI - paraMtu temane cIsA paDAvavA jevuM karavA mATe dharmazAstra anusAranuM koI kAraNa hovuM joIe - arthAt patinA game tevI baLajabarI vAparavAnA hukama." ,, "jo, temanA patinI pAtAnI mahAra-mudrAnI vIMTI A rahI. dharmapremI phosTarane have zAstrAjJAnuM ullaMllaMghana thavAnA Dara na rahyo, eTale kamnara-plesanA kAyamI paTTo meLavavAnA lAbhamAM te vArnenI sAthe sAthe utsAhamAM cAlyA. ra eNmIne bharaUMghamAMthI UThavAnuM thayuM tethI ane vArnene peAtAnI pathArI najIka Ubhelo joI je bhaya-trAsa thaI AvyA, tenI to kalpanA ja karavAnI rahe che. paNa sAthe dharmamUrti phosTarane AvelA joI tene tAtkAlika zA atyAcAranA Dara na rahyo. 66 vArnee tarata ja kahyuM, "maeNDama, mArA laoNrDa oNpha lisesTara, saMjogAna vicAra karI, tamane amArI sAthe kamnara-plesa tAbaDatoba pAchA pharavAnA hukama Apyo che. A temanI mahAra-mudrA joI leA. "" "e teA tuM cArI lAvyA hAIza; tuM game te hINuM kAma karI zake tevA che; athavA te banAvaTI vIMTI haze. "" "nA, nA, e sAvI che; ane tame je tAbaDatAba ame kahIe chIe tema nahIM karo te amAre jabaradaranI vAparavI paDaze. "

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prIta kiye duHkha hoya' " jabaradastI ? tuM arlInA eka nAkara, #A upara jabaradastI vAparaze ? " 318 .6 jo tame mane tema karavAnI pharaja pADazo, to e bAbatamAM huM bahu kaparo hajUriyo puravAra thaIza, maeNDama.' " te sAMbhaLIne eNmIe je bhayaMkara cIsA pADI, te sAMbhaLIne laoNrDa hansaDana ane bIjAo tyAM doDI na AvyA tenuM eTaluM ja kAraNa hatuM ke te tene gAMDI thaI gayelI ja jANatA hatA. phosTarane AjIjI karavA mAMDI ane kahyuM, ane Ijjata jo vahAlAM hoya, te| mArI AvI jabaradastI thatI joI na rahIza. " potAnI cIso sAMbhaLI koIne madade AvatuM na joI, eNmIe have "tane tArI putrI jaeNneTanI AbarU Ijjata-AbarU upara atyAre 66 paNa maeNDama, patnIe peAtAnA patinI AjJAnuM pAlana karavuM joIe. jo tame kapaDAM paherI taiyAra thaI amArI sAthe zAMtithI cAlyAM AvazeA, to huM mArI A pistolanA gheADe caDAvI rAkhIne kahuM chuM ke, koI tamane AMgaLI sarakhI lagADavA jaze, te huM tenA upara tarata geALI calAvIza." phosTaranA kahyAthI eNmIne kaMIka bharoMse paDayo; ane pAte kapaDAM paherI zake te mATe pelAne jarA bahAra javA kahyuM. vArnee bahAra jatAM jatAM kahyuM, "mArI hAjarI tamane ATalI badhI trAsajanaka lAge che, te huM tamArA mananI zAMti khAtara dUra ja rahIza. tamArA pati ApaNe kamnara-plesa pahoMcIzuM tenA covIsa kalAkamAM te jAte ja tyAM AvavAnA che - atyAre rANIjI ahIM hAvAthI ja sAthe AvatA nathI, eTalI khabara tamane Apato jAuM chuM." kamanasIba eNmIne potAnA pita cAvIsa kalAkamAM ja pAchaLa pAchaLa ApavAnA che e vAtano bharAMsA maLyA, eTale pachI teNe bIjI kazI AnAkAnI na karI. 3 nokara oNmbaoNrna musApharI daramyAna vAne kAuMTesathI thoDo dUra pAchaLa ja rahyo, jethI kAuMTesane kaMIka haiyAdhAraNa rahe. uparAMta, potAnA laphaMgo AvI pahoMce eTale tene tenI sAthe ekalA vAta kAraNake, potAnI yAjanA pAra pADavAmAM tene phosTara upayogI thaI paDe ema lAgatuM hatuM. paNa daza mAIla paNa karI levI hatI. karatAM e mANasa vadhu rasto kapAI gayo

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319 aMtaH saune ke vAtane tyAM sudhI laeNmbona AvatuM hovAnAM kazAM cihna jaNAyAM nahi. paraMtu tyAra pachI acAnaka tene pAchaLathI mArate ghoDe Avate haoNmbaoNrna dekhAyo. te pAse AvI pahoMcyo eTale vArnee tene tarata dhamakAvavA mAMDyo, "harAmajAdA, badamAza, tAruM pramAdIpaNuM ane tArI laphaMgAI thoDA ja vakhatamAM tane phAMsIne gALiye pahoMcADaze; ane jeTalo jaladI pahoMcADe teTaluM vadhu sAruM." paNa lemborna have pahelAMno oNmbaoNrna nahoto rahyo : arla oNpha lisesTare tene potAnuM tAkIdanuM ane agatyanuM kAma soMpyuM hatuM, tathA te sArI rIte bajAvya InAma ApavAnI khAtarI AvI hatI. uparAMta, te arlanA mukhya bhedabharamano jANakAra banI gayo hato - eNmI arla oNpha lisesTaranI patnI - kAunTasa che, e vAta te jANI gayo hato. ane e vAtanA jANakAra tarIke potAnI jAtane te have vAneM jeTalo ja agatyano mANasa banI gayelo gaNato hato. teNe tarata ja saMbhaLAvyuM, "AvI uddhata bhASAmAM mArI sAthe vAta na karavI - bhalene tame game tevI sonerI eDI paheranArA nAITa che. laoNrDa lisesTare mane tAkIdanA kAme rokI rAkhyo hato, ane tame paNa mArA jeTalA ja alanA nokara cho." vAne lembaoNrnanI A tumAkhI joI navAI pAmyo; teNe tene dArU caDyo hovAnuM pariNAma ja mAnI laI mana upara na lIdhuM. pachI teNe lembornane palALavA mAMDyo, ane arka oNpha lisesTaranA mArgamAMthI eka vidana dUra karavAmAM madada karavAnI tathA tema karyo sArI peThe InAma ApavAnI vAta AgaLa karI. mAikela laeNmbaoNneM kahyuM "kayuM vidana' ema pUchatAM vArnee AgaLa jatI ghoDA uparanI DoLI batAvIne kahyuM, "e vighna dUra karavAnuM che - nirmaLa ja karavAnuM che." mAikela have vAta samajI gayo. te bolyo, "juo, sara ricArDa, huM laoNrDano irAdo zo che te barAbara jANuM chuM; kAraNake temaNe e bAbatamAM mane pUro vizvAsamAM lIdhA che. temane A lekhI hukama juo; uparAMta temaNe mane chevaTanA moDhAmoDha kahyuM che - ane taravAra-dhArI parAkramI sainika tarIke saMbodhIne kahyuM che - nahi ke "dArUDiyA', "laphaMgA" evA zabdo vAparIne, je zabdo keTalAka navo do pAmelAe magajamo pavana bharAI javAne kAraNe vApare che - hAM, to temaNe mane spaSTa zabdomAM jaNAvyuM che ke,

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320 prIta kiye duHkha heya "vArnee mArAM kAunTasa pratye pUrepUrI adabathI vartavAnuM che, ane te ema varte te jovAnI tane huM pUrI sattA ApuM chuM, tathA mArI mahora-mudrA vAneM pAsethI tarata pAchI laI Avaze evo tArA upara bharose rAkhuM chuM" "hai? to tuM badhuM jANI gayo che, ema?" "hA, hA, badhuM ja; eTale have taka che tyAM sudhI DahApaNabhera tame mane tamAro mitra banAvI lo to tamArA hitamAM che!" "ane A badhuM laoNrDe kahyuM tyAre bIjuM koI ja hAjara nahotuM?" "nA re nA, AvI bAbate kahe tyAre parama vizvAsu mANasa sivAya bIjA koInA sAMbhaLatAM kahe kharA?" kharI vAta che," vArnee javAba Apyo. teo atyAre AchI cAMdanImAM eka vizALa khullA bIDamAM thaIne pasAra thatA hatA. DoLI te temanAthI AgaLa ekAda mAIla dUra nIkaLI gaI haze. AsapAsa koI mANasa najare paDatuM na hatuM. vArnee tarata ja pistola kADhIne laeNmbaoNrnane cAMpI dIdhI. pelo takSaNa eka cIsa paNa pADyA vinA ghoDA uparathI tUTI paDyo. vArnee tarata gheDA uparathI nIce UtarI tenA khIsAmAMthI arlane kharIte kADhI lIdho, ane tenA paisAnI thelI paNa. pachI baMne vAnAM pAse thaIne vahetI eka nadI AgaLa jaI temAM phagAvI dIdhAM. pachI pitAnI pistola pharIthI bharIne te zAMtithI ghoDA upara besI pelI DoLI pAchaLa cAlato thayo. kenilavartha choDyAnI bIjI rAte teo kannara-plesa pAse AvI pahoMcyAM. te vakhate vArnee pAse AvI phosTarane pUchyuM, "pelI zuM kare che?" "te UMdhe che; paNa te bahu thAkI gaI lAge che. ApaNe jaladI ghera pahoMcI jaIe te sAruM." ArAma karaze eTale e te pAchI ThIka thaI jaze. thoDA vakhatamAM ja te ciranidrAmAM poDhI jaze. paNa tene sahIsalAmatIthI kyAM rAkhavI ene vicAra karI levo joIe." "tenA pitAnA ja kamarAmAM vaLI! meM mArI jeneTane te tenI mAsIne tyAM mokalI dIdhI che khUba Thapako ApIne, jethI pharI kaMI bakheDo

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3ra1 aMtaH sone ke vAtane na UbhuM kare. ane gharanI je buThThI nokaraDIo che temanA upara te satya jeTalo ja vizvAsa ApaNe rAkhI zakIe - kAraNake teo A leDIne khUba dhikkAre che." "chatAM ApaNe temano vizvAsa A vakhate karavo nathI. ApaNe te Ane tuM jyAM tAruM sonuM rAkhe che, e kamarAmAM ja rAkhavI che." "mAruM sonuM? mArI pAse vaLI sonuM kyAM che? mArI pAse sonuMbonuM kAMI nathI - bhagavAna kare ne hoya to sArI vAtaoN." tane garadana mAre, mUrakha jAnavara, tArI pAse sonuM che ke nahi enI paMcAta koNa kare che? mAre to tArA sUvAnA kamarAnI paMcAta che, jene te gaDha-killA jevo surakSita banAvI dIdho che. ane huM nIce eNmI mATe taiyAra karAvelA cAra kamarAmAM AvI jaje - arla tArI pAse e kamarAonuM kImatI pharanicara pAchuM nahi mAge, samajyo?" kImatI pharanicaravALA cAra kamarA akabaMdha potAne maLavAnA hoya te pachI potAne sUvAne kamara khAlI karI ApavAmAM zuM vAMdhe? ema vicAra karI, tarata kosTara badhuM taiyAra karavA jarA AgaLa cAlyo gayo. jyAre badhAM kannara-plesa AvI pahoMcyAM, tyAre kAunTese jeneTa mATe AturatAthI tapAsa karI; paNa phesTare javAba Apyo, "mArI dIkarI mane vahAlI che, eTale ene rAjadarabArI kAvAdAvA zIkhavA ahIM rAkhavI e mane salAhabharyuM na lAgatAM meM tene ahIMthI dUra ravAnA karI dIdhI che. jeTaluM te zIkhI gaI che, te paNa tene mATe hitakara nathI." kAunTasa eTalI thAkelI hatI ke, vadhu savAlajavamba karyA vinA potAnA sUvAnA kamarAmAM pahoMcI javA utAvaLa karavA lAgI. phesTare ja javAba Apyo, "pelI nATakazALAmAM tamAre javAnuM nathI; tamane vadhu sahIsalAmata jagAe sUvAnI goThavaNa karelI che." "mane mArI kabaramAM sUvAnuM maLe to ja vadhu sAruM." "e to kAle vaoNrDa ahIM padhAre tyAre temanI sAthe goThavI lejo; amArI sAthe evI vAta karavAnI na hoya." "paNa khare ja e kAle ahIM Avaze, bhalA phesTara?" pri - 21

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raH "prIta kiye duHkha heya" vAha, "bhalA" phesTara! paNa kAle laoNrDane jayAre mAre viSe badhI phariyAda karazo tyAre huM kevo "bhalo' banI rahyo hoIza, e koNa jANe? - joke meM je kaMI karyuM che te laoNrDanA hukamanuM pAlana karavA mATe ja karyuM che." phosTare javAba Apyo. "paNa tame ja mArA saMrakSaka banI rahejo. jeneTa ahIM hota te kevuM sAruM?" "tenuM te nAma ja bhUlI jAo; paNa tame atyAre kaMI khAzo-pILo kharAM?" "nA, nA; mAre sUI ja javuM che; mAre mATe je koI kamaro nakkI karyo hoya tyAM mane jhaTa laI jAo." phosTara hAthamAM dIvo laIne emIne makAnanA evA bhAga tarapha laI gayo jyAM emI pahelAM kadI gaI na hatI. UMco dAdara caDavAne Avyo. e dAdarane cheDe lAkaDAnI sAMkaDI gailarI jevuM hatuM. tene sAme cheDe okanuM majabUta bAraNuM hatuM. gaeNlarI upara thaIne te bAraNAmAM pesatAM ja phesTaranA kamarAmAM javAnuM hatuM. eNmIe aMdara pesI phesTaranA hAthamAMthI dIvo laI lIdho ane bAraNuM baMdha karI AgaLA caDAvI dIdhA. e bAraNAne aMdarathI baMdha karavA AgaLA-sAMkaLa vagere ghaNI sagavaDa hatI. vAne pAchaLa pAchaLa dAdara AgaLa ja saMtAIne Ubho hato. paNa bAraNuM baMdha thavAne avAja AvatAM dhImethI upara Avyo. phesTare AMkha micakArIne vArnene bhIMtamAM chupAvelI kaLa batAvI. te pheravatAM pelI gaeNlarIne amuka bhAga vaccethI jhapa daIne bhIMta taraphano mijAgarAM upara DhaLI gayo. eTale dAdara upara thaIne e kamarAmAM pesavAno rasto kapAI gayo. A kaLa je doraDA vaDe kheMcAtI hatI, te doraDuM pahelAM te phosTaranA kamarAmAM ja rahetuM, jenA vaDe phosTara rAte aMdara pesI A gelarI DhALI deto. eTale pachI bahArathI koI enA kamarAmAM pesI na zake. paNa have te kAunTasa aMdarathI bahAra nAsI na jAya tevI ja peravI karavAnI hovAthI teNe e doraDuM bahAra lAvI dAdara AgaLa ja bAMdhI rAkhyuM hatuM. vAne navAI pAmI e AkhI racanA tarapha joI rahyo. e gaeNlarI khasI jatAM nIce bhUsako mArIne paNa jIvatA nAsI chuTAya ke nahi te ja

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aMtaH saune ke vAtane 3ra3 aMdAja te lagAvavA lAgyo. joke nIce aMdhAruM hatuM eTale tenAthI kazuM barAbara dekhAyuM nahi. paNa phesTare tene kAnamAM dhImethI kahI dIdhuM, nIce te gaDhane nIcAmAM nIce pharasabaMdIvALA bhaiyarAne coka ja che - jyAM ATale UMcethI paDatAM mANasanA pheMpheMdA UDI jAya. tyAra pachI phesTara ane vAne baMne raheNAkavALA bhAga tarapha cAlyA AvyA. tyAM AvI vArnee phesTarane vALanuM tathA sArAmAM sAro dArU lAvavAnuM kahyuM, ane pote alAskone maLavA cAlyo gayo; kAraNake, have tenI yojanAmAM alAskano ja khapa paDavAne hate. paNa thoDI vAramAM te vIle moMe pAcho Avyo ane phesTarane kahevA lAgyo, "e to gayo!" huM? bhAgI gayo? mArA cAlIsa pAuDa laIne? teNe hAragaNA karI ApavA mArI pAsethI te lIdhA hatA. huM hamaNAM sarakArI thANAmAM jaIne phariyAda noMdhAvuM chuM." have te huM saMtAnanA thANAmAM jaIne tenA upara phariyAda maMDAve tyAre! kAraNake te to tyAM pahoMcI gayo che." "huM? zuM marI gayo?" "sAcesAca marI ja gayo che, vaLI. te kazAMka bhayaMkara drAvaNa ukALa haze; paNa te vakhate meM upara paheravAnuM kAcanuM mahoruM game te kAraNe nIkaLI gayuM lAge che, ane pelAM drAvaNanI jherI varALa tenA magajamAM pesI gaI che." paNa tenA manamAM sonAnAM gaciyAM banelAM tame joyAM ke nahi? A tene chello prayoga hatA, ane tene sonuM banavAnI pUrI khAtarI hatI." "huM te tenuM phUleluM maDaduM joIne ja bahArathI bhAgI Avyo; mane jaladI dArU bharI Apa; mAruM to dila besI javA lAgyuM che." "huM jAte jaIne joI AvIza; tame sAthe Avo cho ke nahi?" nA re nA; aMdaranI jherI dhUNI jeTalI mArA peTamAM gaI che teTalAthI ja huM adhamUo thaI gayo chuM; joke meM kAcanI bArI bhAgI nAkhIne havA cokhI thavAne raste karI dIdho che. paNa have alAsko gayo, eTale enuM kAma ApaNe karI levuM paDaze, jenI peravI ja pahelI vicArIe."

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324 prIta kiye dukha hAya" huM? kharuM kaho cho, sara ricArDa? e kAma karavAnuM ja che?" hA, hA; karavAnuM ja che. nahi to tane A AkhI milakatano kAyamI paTTo kema karIne maLavAnuM che?" mane pahelethI lAgatuM ja hatuM ke, chevaTe mAre e kAma karavAnuM ja AvavAnuM che. paNa AkhI duniyA mane ApI do, te paNa huM bAImANasa upara charI nahi calAvuM." "paNa bAImANasa upara te huMya charI na calAvuM - tArI vAta te pachI. alAsko ane enA jheranI khare vakhate khoTa paDI; ane pelA kUtarA lembornanI paNa." "paNa laeNmborna haju kema AvatuM nathI? kyAM rokAI rahyo che?" kayAM rokAyo che, e te eka divasa tuM najare jovA pAmaze. paNa ApaNe ApaNA mukhya muddA upara AvI jaIe - pelI tArI jhUkI paDatI gelarI che, tenI nIce TekA na hoya to paNa te thoDo vakhata sthira rahe kharI ke nahi?" "barAbara sthira rahe vaLI; mAtra upara thaIne UMdara paNa doDavA jAya te jhUkI jAya." te pachI, e bAnu nAsI chUTavAne prayatna karavA jatAM marI jAya, te tuM ke huM zuM karavAnA hatA? basa, have ApaNe bIjuM kaMI ja karavuM nahi paDe bhalA TaoNnI, have ApaNe nirAMte UMdhI jaIe; kAle savAre AgaLa vAta." bIje divase sAMja paDavA AvI tyAre vArnee phesTarane potAnI pAse bolAvyo, gharanAM nokarone koI ne koI bahAne ghara bahAra gAma tarapha mokalI dIdhAM hovAthI phesTara pote ja kAunTasanA kamarAmAM kaMI joItuM karatuM hoya e pUchavA gayo. pelI pati Ave enI rAha joI zAMta besI rahI hatI. phesTare potAnA aMtarAtmAnI zAMti khAtara - pApa na lAge te mATe - tene cetavI dIdhI ke, "tamArA pati na Ave, tyAM sudhI tamArA kamarAnI bahAra na nIkaLatAM. joke, bhagavAna karaze to have thoDA ja vakhatamAM te AvI ja pahoMcavA joIe." phosTare pAchA pharatI vakhate bahArathI bAraNAne sAMkaLa na caDAvI. pachI jarA nIce AvI vArnenA dekhatAM ja teNe gaeNlarI nIcenA TekA jALavIne

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aMtaH saunA ke vAtane 325 khaseDI lIdhA. gaeNlarI jema hatI tema baMne cheDe saheja cATI rahI. pachI te nIce UtarI gayA ane zuM thAya che tenI rAha jovA lAgyA. paNa kAunTesa bahAra nIkaLI ja nahi. vArne phosTarane pUchavA lAgyo, "teM bAraNuM bahArathI vAstuM nathI eTaluM to avAja uparathI teNe jANyuM haze; chatAM te nAsI chUTavA bahAra kema nathI nIkaLatI ?" "kadAca peAtAnA pati Ave tyAM sudhI rAha jovAnuM teNe nakkI karyuM haze. " phosTare javAba Apyo. "sAcI vAta che -- huM ja mUrakha atyAra lagI nakAmA ahIM besI rahyo." eTaluM kahI, phAsTarane tyAM ja thoDo vakhata rAha jovAnuM jaNAvI, te bahAra cAlyA gayA. gheADI ja vAramAM bahAra AMgaNAmAM gheADAnA dAbaDAnA avAja saMbhaLAyA, ane arla sAmAnya rIte AvIne vagADatA evI sITI paNa saMbhaLAI. - tarata ja kAunTesa kamarAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI ane te ja kSaNe gaeNlarI nIcI namI gaI. tarata ja uparathI kazuM paDatuM hoya evA avAja saMbhaLAyA - eka AchI cIsa - ane badhuM khatama. "" te ja kSaNe vArnee bahAranI bArIe AvIne pUchyuM, * kema, badhu patI gayuM ne? nIce bhAMyarAnI pharasa upara najara teA nAkhI jo - haju jIve che ke patI gaI?" "nIce tA dhoLAM kapaDAMnA DhagalA ja dekhAya che-- paNa are bhagavAna ! tenA hAtha hAlyA kaMI." " tA jaladI jaladI kazuM bhAre tenA upara gabaDAva - tArI tijorI ja gabaDAva; e bahu bhAre che." "nA, nA, kazAnI jarUra nathI; have jarAya hAlatI lAgatI nathI." vArne have phAsTara pAse aMdara AvyA ane bAlyA, "meM arlanI sITI kevuM AbAda anukaraNa karyuM, vAru? mane ja navAI lAgI ke AvI sarasa sITI zI rIte mArAthI vAgI !" have kAunTasa acAnaka paDIne marI gayAnA samAcAra gharamAMnA nAkarAne zI rIte jAhera karavA enA ghATa baMne ghaDavA lAgyA.

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prIta kiye dukha hayA" paNa temane bahu ghATa ghaDavA na paDayA; kAraNake te ja ghaDIe Tresiliyana ane relee temane gherI lIdhA. teoe gAmamAMthI ja phesTaranA karane pakaDayo hato, ane tenI sAthe sAthe teo kamphara-plesa AvyA hatA. phesTara ekale chaTakI gayo; ane A makAnanI badhI galI kUMcIo jANato hovAthI te pachI hAthamAM na Avyo. vAne tyAM ja pakaDAI gayo. pite jarAya dilagIrI batAvavAne badale teNe pote je kaMI karyuM hatuM tene ghamaMDapUrvaka varNavI batAvyuM ane kAunTara kayAM paDI hatI te sthaLa batAvyuM. kAunTesanuM zarIra haju garama hatuM. eka vakhatanI kevI suMdara tathA priya evI emInI AvI vale thayelI jotAM Tresiliyana hRdayAphATa kalpAMta karavA lAgyo. rele baLajabarIthI tene tyAMthI upara kheMcI lAvyo ane pachI tyAM je kaMI karavAnuM rahetuM hatuM te aMgenI sUcanAo ApavA lAgyo. have AgaLa kazuM kahevA jevuM bhAgye rahetuM hoya. chatAM kathAnAM bIjAM pAtronI vAta te sameTavI ja rahI. - vArnee alAsko pAsethI Ave kaI vakhate kAma Ave te mATe mAgI rAkheluM ane potAnI sAthe rAkheluM jhera rAta daramyAna khAIne ApaghAta karI lIdho. phesTarane keTalAya divasa sudhI - mahinAo sudhI ane varSo sudhI kazo patto na lAgyo. jeneTa tenA bApanI milakatanI kula vArasadAra banI; teNe te milakata ane potAne hAtha veoNnDane samarpI. velenDa have ilijhAbethanA ghara-kArabhAranA kAme sArI jagAe levAyo hato. te baMne gujarI gaye ghaNAMya varasa vItI gayAM ane temane moTo putra vArasadAra banyo, tyAre acAnaka leDI DalI chevaTanA je kamarAmAM sUtAM hatAM te kamarAmAM AvelI pathArI pAchaLa AveluM eka gupta dvArA tenI jANamAM AvyuM. temAM thaIne nIce UtaratAM eka sAMkaDA kamarAmAM AvelI eka tijorI upara eka hADapiMjara khavAI gayelI hAlatamAM paDeluM maLI AvyuM. ethanI phesTaranI zI vale thaI hatI tene bheda Ama ATale varase Ukalyo. te pitAnI tijorI rAkhavAnI gupta jagAe AvIne bharAI gayo hato - paNa enA spIMga-nALAnI cAvI tenI pAse na hatI. eTale bahArathI zodhanArAthI

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327, aMtaH saune ke vAtane te chaTakI zakyo, paNa aMdara AvelA motathI tenAthI chaTakI zakAya tema rahyuM na hatuM. - kAunTasanA karuNa ane bhayaMkara mRtyunA samAcAra maLatAM kenilavarNanA utsava-samAraMbha tarata ja baMdha karI devAmAM AvyA. lisesTara rAjadarabAramAMthI nivRtta thaI gayo ane kevaLa zokamAM garakAva thaI rahyo. paNa vArnee chevaTanA ApelA bayAnamAM teNe potAnA mAlikane bacAvI lIdho hato - tene kazI vAtanA chAMTA UDe evuM thavA dIdhuM na hatuM. eTale sau koI tenA upara gusse thavAne badale karuNA ja dAkhavatuM. chevaTe rANIe tene pharIthI rAjadarabAramAM bolAvyo ane te pharI tenA mAnItA rAjakAraNI tarIke AgaLa Avyo. pachInI tenI kArakirdI te itihAsane pAne noMdhAyelI vastu che. sara zU robsarTa potAnI putrInA mRtyu bAda bahu thoDA ja vakhatamAM phesiliyanane pitAne vArasadAra banAvIne gujarI gayA. paNa TresiliyananA aMtarane zoka dUra thayo ja nahi- te jayAM jato tyAM emInuM Dhagalo thaI paDeluM zaba ja tene dekhAyA karatuM. chevaTe badhI milakata sara zU robsarTanA sevako ane Azritone vaheMcI daI, te tenA mitra raeNlenI sAthe vajiniyA taraphanI musApharIe UpaDI gayA. ane tyAM paradezamAM umare juvAna paNa zoke gharaDo thaI jaIne gujarI gayo. samApta

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A ja lekhakanI bIjI be rasasabhara navalakathAo 1. premavijaya saMpA, gepALadAsa paTela 12.00 [skoTa kRta vikhyAta navalakathA "AIvana ho ne sacitra saMkSipta anuvAda] 2. hiMmate maradA saMpA, gopALadAsa paTela (presamAM) skiTa kRta vikhyAta navalakathA "kaTina DaravADa'no sacitra saMkSipta anuvAda] jJAnajayoti prakAzana maMdira kocaraba Azrama, amadAvAda phinaH 79765]

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[ prIta kiye dukha hoya saMpAdakaH gopALadAsa paTela