Book Title: Sagai Karta Pahela
Author(s): Priyam
Publisher: Ashapuran Parshwanath Jain Gyanbhandar
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034137/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "sAI pahelAM karo te Before You Get Engaged Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ >> anukramaNikA ja SUBJECT PAGE tamAruM jIvana Aga nahIM, paNa bAga bane, e mATe hArdika zubhecchAo sAthe saprema... (1) zuM jozo ? byuTI ? veltha ? ke ejyukezana ? .......... 3 (2) prasannatAnI paraba.. Positive energy. ........ (3) sukha ke duHkha ?... Your choice................ 10 (4) Heaven or Hell ? pasaMda tamArI. ................. (5) moDarna ke orthoDoksa... tamArI IcchA............ Fron .******** ................. (6) Stop, Watch & go. ......... ............. (7) Relation with fair-skin. ......................... (8) City or village ? ................................. 29 zAMtithI vAMcajo... vicArajo.... ane pachI AgaLa.... Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pustaka nathI, paNa tamArA eka snehI mitrano premapUrNa upahAra che. je nathI Icchato ke tamArI eka bhUla jIvanabharanI sajA banI jAya. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zuM jozo ? byuTI ?.... veltha ?... ke ejyukezana ?..... DonTa varI, e samajAvuM paNa zakya che. nAu lIva dhIsa meTara. merejamAM khAsa AvI jaje. phemilI sAthe." syora, A paNa koI kahevAnI vAta che ?" "zuM vAta kare che ? mane lAge che ke tuM pAgala thaI gayo che. yunAITeDa sTeTsanI chokarI sAthe tArA engajamenTa thayA ane te tyAre ja kahI dIdhuM, ke ene pratikramaNa, smaraNa... haM.. zuM bolyo' to tuM ?" "yasa, jyAre ene paMcapratikramaNa, navasmaraNa, cAra prakaraNa, traNa bhASya ane cha karmagraMtha AvaDI jaze, pachI amArA mereja thaze." - "hoTa a nonasensa. tAre e amerikana chokarIne kuMvArI ja rAkhavI lAge che. ne tuM ya kuMvAro ja rahIza, barAbara ne ? bAya dha ve, atyAre eno keTalo sTaDI thayelo che ?" navakAra, onlI navakAra." patI gayuM, tuM paraNI rahyo." hallo jImita, mane hamaNAM ja tAruM veDiMga kArDa maLyuM che. konsepyulezansa, tane eka kvezcana karI zakuM ?... zuM A e ja chokarI che, jenI sAthe te gayA varSe..." "yasa" "to zuM te tArI kanDIzanamAM kompromAIjha karI lIdhuM." "no, noTa eTa ala." "to zuM bAra mahinAmAM e chokarIno ATalo sTaDI thaI gayo ?" aphakorsa yasa, e zakya hatuM ane mane enI khabara hatI. tuM TrAya kare, to tAro paNa eTalo sTaDI thaI jAya, e paNa eTalA ja TAImamAM." oke yAra, tuM jItyo, paNa te jItIne zuM meLavyuM, e mane samajAtuM nathI ?" jImita, jenI sAthe huM dila kholIne vAta karI zakuM, evo tuM eka ja che. Aje tane ghare bolAvyo che, tenuM A ja kAraNa che. mammI-pappA upadhAna karavA gayA che. ane e rAkhaDI bAMdhavA enA piyare gaI che. jImita, huM eTalo duHkhI thaI gayo chuM, ke marI javAnA vicAra Ave che. eno svabhAva Daccara che. sAva Daccara. Akho divasa mammI sAthe jhaghaDe che. najIvI vAtamAM raDavA lAge che ne jora jorathI bolIne AkhA epArTamenTane gajavI de che. rAte huM thAkyo pAkyo ghare Avyo houM, thAka, dhaMdhAnA Tenzano, ArAmanI sakhata jarUra... A kazuM ene dekhAya nahIM, ane mAre eka ne doDha vAgyA sudhI enI phariyAdo sAMbhaLyA karavI paDe. basa, mazInagananI jema e bolatI ja jAya. mane kAMI bolavAnI taka ja na Ape. ghaNI vAra ema thAya ke ghare pAcho jAuM ja nahIM, paNa ghare na jAuM to kyAM... ATalI hAI-lI ejyukeTeDa che, paNa koI menara ke komanasensa ke viveka jevuM kAMI... paDozaNa pAse e kAMI joI Ave ke TI.vI. ke chApAmAM kAMI joI le, eTale huM marI gayo. ene e vastu lAvI Ape ja chUTako. nahIM moMghavArI jovAnI, nahIM maMdI jovAnI, nahIM mArI kepesiTIno vicAra karavAno. gharanA kAmo rajhaLatA hoya ne e enA meka-apa ne TApaTIpamAMthI UMcI ja na AvatI hoya. ene kAMI kahevAnuM jokhama paNa koNa le ? jImita, tuM prAIvasI rAkhazI, enI mane khabara che. mATe ja kahuM chuM. e "neTa' para kalAko gALe che. ne e zuM kare che, e gupta rAkhavA mATe e khUba elarTa hoya che. Ama paNa enI rUmanA baMdha bAraNAne khaTakhaTAvavAnI koInI hiMmata hotI nathI. e zopiMganA nAme bahAra jAya, to kyAre pAchI Ave eno koI bharoso nahIM. zuM kahuM tane ? huM enA mATe eka sAdhana chuM. phakta eka sAdhana. je enI zarIranI, mananI ne paisAnI bhUkha saMtoSI zake...* Before You Get Engaged tame sagAI karo te pahelAM Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jImita, AvI rUpALI ne ejyukeTeDa vAIpha maLavA badala huM mArI jAtane lakI samajato hato. paNa have sAcuM kahuM, to enI sAme jovuM paNa nathI gamatuM, ene jotAM ja mane dhRNA thaI Ave che. kadAca e mArA mATe duniyAnI sauthI kadarUpI vyakti che ane ejyukezana ? mAya phUTa, enA karatA to koI abhaNa sArI... jaDatAnI paNa koI hada hoya che.... kaMTALI gayo chuM huM enAthI.. ne mArA jIvanathI. jImita varSo pachI enA klojha phrenDane raDatAM joI rahyo hato. jImitane lAgyuM ke jo badhAnI pAse koI 'jImita' hoya, to badhA Ama raDI paDe. lagabhaga badhA. mecyorDa parsansa paNa. jImita paNa gaLagaLo thaI gayo. e hajI cUpa hato, paNa enA AMsu enA phrenDane khUba sahAnubhUti ApI rahyA hatA.... thoDI kSaNo ema ja vItI gaI, ne have jImitanA hoTha pharakyA... "nIzu, pAMca varSa pahelA tane mArI vAta na'tI samajAtI, e have samajAI jaze. mArI lAIpha khUba khUba sukhI che. enuM meIna rijhana e che ke mArI vAIpha ekadama pojhiTIva che. mammI-pappAne e kahevA pUratA nahIM paNa hRdayathI mammI-pappA mAne che. mammImAM thoDA mAInasa hatAM, paNa enuM valaNa ne enI sevA joIne mammI enA para ovArI gaI. ophisathI ghare AvuM ne mane evI phariyAdo sAMbhaLavA maLe, ke mAro AkhA divasano thAka utarI jAya, mammI kahe ke "e ArAma nathI karatI' ne e kahe che ke "mammIne kahI do kicanamAM na Ave. AkhI jiMdagI emaNe ghaNuM kAma karyuM che, have emanI ArAma karavAnI uMmara che.' nIzu, tuM sAcuM mAnIza ? Aja sudhImAM eNe potAnI jAta mATe kAMI paracesa nathI karyuM. je lIdhuM che, e mArA AgrahathI lIdhuM che. pAlItANAmAM huM ene phorsa karIne mArkeTamAM laI gayo hato, tyAM eka sADI levA mATe ene keTaluM kahyuM, eno eka ja javAba hato, ke jarUra nathI. che eTalI ya ghaNI che. meM ene bhArapUrvaka kahyuM, ke 'bhale tuM kadI paheratI nahIM, paNa laI le.' ne e sADI levA taiyAra thaI. phakta mAruM mana rAkhavA mATe. nIzu, enI najara TI.vI. ke "neTa' para nahIM paNa gharanA kAryo para hoya che. gharamAM eNe badhAMnA dila jItI lIdhA che. navarAzanA samaye e chApA nahIM, paNa dhArmika pustako vAMce che, mane satata evo anubhava thAya che ke AvuM Adarza vartana ane svAdhyAya - A baMnethI enA guNomAM bharatI AvI rahI che. prasaMge prasaMge enI udAratA, sahanazIlatA, niHspRhatA, saMtoSa... vagere guNo AMkhe uDIne vaLage che. nIza, biliva ora noTa, enA bahAranI duniyAnA koI vyavahAra ja nathI. e AtmasaMtuSTa che. ToTalI selpha-seTIsaphAIDa, ene khuza thavA mATe koI vastunI jarUra nathI. e olareDI khuza ja che. ne enA kAraNe mAruM ghara svarga banI gayuM che. nIzu, mereja pachI amuka bejhika dhArmika ekTIviTIsa mATe meM ene sagAI pahelA kanvinsa karI hatI. ane tenA mATe paNa dhArmika sTaDI jarUrI hato. eNe paMca pratikramaNa vagereno artha sAthe abhyAsa karyo che, eTale eno sTaDI riyala ane DIpa thayo che. moDarna sAyansa paNa maMtrAkSaronI IphekTIvanesane svIkAre che. paMcapratikramaNa ane navasmaraNanI pavitratAe amArA gharane ane amArA manane pavitra karI dIdhuM che. 'jIvavicAra' bhaNavAthI enAmAM dayA ane karuNA dekhAI rahyA che. e kIDIne paNa 'samaje che, ne mammIne paNa. 'navatattva' bhaNavAthI e yunivarsala TUthane samajI che. enAthI enI menarsa ane nobaliTI kaMIka alaga ja che. bIjA prakaraNonA jJAnathI enI zraddhA sTroMga banI che. bhASyonA abhyAsathI enI dhArmika ekTiviTIsa emyuala banI che. enAthI enI pUjA vagere ene to prasanna kare ja che. e badhuM joIne amane paNa rispekTa thAya che. karmagraMthonA sTaDIthI ene karmasiddhAntanuM mAIkro-noleja maLyuM che. enAthI sIdhuM rijhalTa e maLyuM che, ke "kapleina' zabda enI DikzanerImAM ja nathI ne sahanazIlatA e eno necara banI gayo che. koIne paNa duHkha thAya evuM e karatI to nathI ja, bolatI paNa nathI. mereja pachI paNa phrI-TAImamAM eno sTaDI cAlu che. sTATiMgamAM eNe 'zrAddhavidhi' graMthano abhyAsa karyo. enAthI enI lAIpha-sTAIla riyala arthamAM rica banI che. plasa enI vyavahArakuzaLatA vadhI gaI che. hamaNA chelle chelle tame sagAI karo te pahelAM - Before You Get Engaged Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasannatAnI paraba Positive Energy eNe "jJAnasAra'no sTaDI karyo che. mAro potAno anubhava kahuM to enAthI enI parsanAliTI hAI-lI kvoliphAIDa thaI gaI che. e jyAM hAjara hoya, enI Aju-bAjunA vAtAvaraNamAM koI alaga ja prasannatA ane tAjagI anubhavAya che. mane lAge che ke vaijJAniko jene pojhiTIva enarjI kahe che, te A ja che. nIzu, mAre tane mAtra vana sAIDanI vAta nathI karavI. sTaDIthI AvuM rijhalTa maLe ja evuM jarUrI nathI. TuDanTamAM amuka yogyatA paNa joIe. enuM orijIna paNa kaMIka pojhiTIva joIe. je mArI vAIphamAM hatuM. mArI agharI lAge evI kanDizana paNa eNe potAnA ane amArI merIDa-lAIphanA hitamAM che ema samajIne svIkArI, e ja enI yogyatAnuM prupha hatuM. hA, A badhA sTaDIthI evI kaMIka yogyatA Ave, evA cAnsisa paNa kharA. paNa tuM jene hAI-ejyukezana kahe che, emAM Avo koI skopa ja nathI. ne emAM koI pojhiTIva rijhalTanuM espekTazana rAkhI zakAya tema nathI. eno anubhave tane thaI ja gayo che. - nIzu, lagna jIvana nathI 'rUpa' thI cAlatuM, nathI "paisA'thI cAlatuM ke nathI 'skula-koleja'nA "ejyukezanathI cAlatuM. paNa sadguNothI cAle che. kharI byuTI paNa A ja che, kharI veltha paNa ane kharuM ejyukezana paNa. tArA mATe have kadAca samaya jato rahyo che. chatAM paNa AzA amara hoya che. tuM prayAsa karI zake, to sukhano mArga A ja che, tArA mATe paNa ane enA mATe paNa. sAhebajI, Apane eka parsanala vAta karavI che. kyAre AvuM ?' muMbaI-bhAyakhalAmAM eka covIza varSanA yuvAne mane prazna karyo. meM ApelA samaye e Avyo ane eNe potAnI vAta karI. mahArAja sAheba ! cAra mahinA pahelA meM mereja karyA che. lava mereja. mArA ane enA baMnenA gharano virodha hato. enA gharathI saMbaMdha sAva tUTI gayo ne pachI mereja thayA. dhArmika huM paNa nathI ne e paNa nathI. e pahelA derAsara jatI hatI, paNa pachI eNe derAsara javAnuM choDI dIdhuM. e kahe che, bhagavAna kaMI detA nathI. A to phakta bhUmikAnI vAta che, amArI takalIpha e che ke amArI vacce roja bhayaMkara jhaghaDA thAya che. amuka enI paNa bhUla hoya che ane amuka mArI paNa bhUla hoya che. jhaghaDAmAM ame baMne khUba gussAmAM hoIe chIe. na bolavAnuM bolI daIe chIe. AkhuM vAtAvaraNa taMga thaI jAya che. e haMmezA jhaghaDAmAM chUTAcheDAnI dhamakI Ape che. sAhebajI, thoDo cenja maLe ane thoDuM manoraMjana thAya, e mATe ame thiyeTaramAM jaIe chIe. paNa enAthI amArA jhaghaDA vadhI jAya che. ene hIro game che, mane hiroIna game che. pachI amane eka-bIjA gamatA nathI. A Inara rijhana che. enAthI bahAranI vAtamAM vajUda hoya ke na hoya, ame jhaghaDI paDIe chIe. mahArAja sAheba ! huM kharekhara trAsI gayo chuM. hajI to cAra ja mahinA thayA che ne ... AkhI jiMdagI... huM nathI ene DAyavorsa ApI zakuM ema, ne nathI enI sAthe jIvI zakuM ema. DAyavorsa laIne e jaze kyAM e ya prazna che. DAyavorsa pachI ame sekanDa mereja karIe, tyAre amAre kompromAIjha zAka bagaDe to divasa bagaDe ane athANe bagaDe varSa / bairI bagaDI eno bhava bagaDyo adharme bagaDe sarva | 0 - Before You Get Engaged tame sagAI karI te pahelAM Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja sukha ke duHkha ? Your choice e. ja karavuM paDaze, ghaNuM moTuM kompromAIjha. atyAre A problemamAM nathI huM gharamAM zAMtithI rahI zakato ke nathI dukAnamAM dhyAna ApI zakato. mAre zuM karavuM ?" eka navayuvAna enA lava-merejanI TrejeDI mArI pAse laIne Avyo hato. enI lAcArI ne enuM duHkha joIne huM halabalI gayo. pojhiTIva enarjI na enI pAse hatI na enI navavadhU pAse. ne paisA ApIne negeTIva enarjI laI AvavAnI bhUla teo niyamita karI rahyA hatA. TI.vI., viDiyo, neTa, chApAM, megejhinsa, kharAba sobata, sinemA A badhAM negeTiva enarjInA strota che. jenAthI zarIra ane manamAM jAta-jAtanA vikAro jAge che. krodha para kanTrola nathI raheto. kAma-vAsanA khUba bhaDakI uThe che. jenTalanesa ochI thatI jAya che. apekSAo ane AkAMkSAo mAjhA mUke che, ne A badhA paribaLo jIvanamAM eka pachI eka honAratone lAvatA rahe che. pojhiTiva enarjI e sukhI jIvanano eka mAtra sorsa che. sAmAyika, pUjA, svAdhyAya, pravacanazravaNa A badhA paribaLo pojhiTIva enarjI Ape che. enAthI mana praphullita rahe che. zarIra svastha rahe che. svastha zarIra ane svastha manathI vyavasAyika ane vyavahArika javAbadArIo paNa sArI rIte nibhAvI zakAya che. jo e yuvAne AvI pojhiTIva enarjI dharAvatI kanyAno Agraha rAkhyo hota. to enI AvI dazA na thAta. "halo, huM harSada boluM chuM. be divasa pahelA tamArA ghare mAMgu laIne Avyo hato te, tamAro dikaro coviyAra kare che... eTale.... mArI dIkarIne nahIM phAve... sorI..." harSadabhAInA thoDA mahinA ciMtAmAM pasAra thayA. vacce traNa-cAra chokarA joI lIdhA. paNa meLa na paDyo. Akhare eka chokaro saMbaMdha karavA taiyAra thayo. dIkarIne paNa e barAbara pasaMda paDI gayo. e zokhIna hato. rAte hoTala-lArIe jamavAno zokhIna. navI navI philmo jovAno zokhIna.. vagere vagere. dIkarIne lAgyuM ke A chokaro mArA mATe ekadama barAbara che. mAruM jIvana enI sAthe sukhI thaze. lagna thaI gayA. daza divasa pachI dIkarIno phona Avyo, "pappA, huM sukhI chuM, khUba ja sukhI. basa, mane joItuM'tuM, evuM ja maLyuM. mArI koI ciMtA karatAM nahIM. e mane khUba sArI rIte rAkhe che. ne eTalA jalasA che ke..." hA....... karIne harSadabhAIe sophAmAM laMbAvyuM. cAlo, dIkarI sAsare sukhI eTale jaMga jItyA ne gaMgA nAhyA. dIkarInA bALapaNathI laIne lagna sudhInI smRtiomAM harSadabhAI khovAI gayA. halo, beTA ! kema che majAmAM ?" be mahinAthI koI samAcAra na hatA. mATe harSadabhAIe sAmethI phona karyo hato. lagnanA cha mahinA vItI gayA hatA. ne chelle chelle je kola thayA hatAM, temAM dIkarIe khAsa umaLako na to dAkhavyo. "beTA, tAro avAja kema Avo dhImo ne aspaSTa che ? sAcuM bola, kema cAle che ?... are, tuM raDe che ?.. kema ? tane mArA sogaMda che. bola." dIkarI javAba ApI zake, enI pahelA dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. harSadabhAInI ya AMkho chalakAI gaI. thoDA DusakA ne thoDuM mauna... harSadabhAI sukhano eka mAtra strota che dharma Before You Get Engaged tame sagAI karo te pahelAM - 10 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMsu nItaratI AMkhe javAbanI rAha joI rahyA. ne sAmethI e ja javAba Avyo. jenI zaMkA hatI... "pappA, pahelA be mahinA badhuM svarga jevuM lAgatuM hatuM, ne have badhuM naraka jevuM lAge che. emanI ne AkhA gharanI asaliyata sAme AvI gaI che. emano svabhAva bahu kharAba che. jarAka emanA anukULatA na sacavAya, eTale mane evuM evuM saMbhaLAve che... pappA ! AvI nIca bhASA.. AvuM apamAna... chellA be mahinAthI eka divasa evo nathI gayo, je divase huM raDI na houM, ne pappA, plIjha koIne kahetA nahIM. traNa mahinAthI ame sAthe kyAMya sinemA jovA ke hoTalamAM nathI gayA. paNa e roja rAte bahAra jAya che. pahelA kahetA'tA 'dhaMdhAnA kAme jAuM chuM." pachI kahevA lAgyA, "tane zuM che ? huM game tyAM jAuM, tuM pUchanArI koNa ?" pappA, mane khyAla AvI gayo hato. ke e koI bIjAnI sAthe... eka vAra e bAtharUmamAM hatAM. tyAre meM emano phona risiva karyo hato, pappA... e divase emano kharo cahero... gharanA badhAM emanA pakSamAM che. mAruM ahIM koI nathI. sAsue to jANe mane ribAvavAnA sogaMda lIdhA che. pappA, ApaNA ghare eka sTIkara hatuM ne ? badhAM vinA cAlaze, paNa dharma vinA nahIM cAle, ane dharma e ja jIvanano AdhAra che.' mane have ghaDI ghaDI e sTIkara yAda Ave che. paNa ene samajavAmAM huM moDI paDI gaI chuM.. kA....... pappA, mane khabara che, huM pAchI AvIza, to tame badhAM duHkhI thaI jazo, eTale ja huM A narakamAM divaso kADhI rahI chuM. huM to tamane A vAta paNa na'tI karavAnI, paNa tame tamArA sogaMda... plIjha, mArI ciMtA nahIM karatAM, meM to pote ja potAnA paga para kuhADo mAryo che, sahana thaze, tyAM sudhI karIza. pachI... khabara nahIM, ne pappA... mArI tamane khAsa khAsa rikavesTa che, kAjalanA engejamenTa dhArmika chokarA sAthe ja karajo. plIjha, nahIM to mArI bahenanuM jIvana paNa mArI jema..'' sophA para Dhagalo thaIne DhaLI paDelA harSadabhAIne eka bIjuM sTIkara yAda AvavA lAgyuM. 'rAtribhojana e narakanuM dvAra che.' Before You Get Engaged 11 (ApaghAtanA ghaNA prakAra hoya che, jemAMthI eka prakAra A che. dharmathI puNya maLe ne puNyathI sukha maLe. A prosesa para kadAca joIe eTalo vizvAsa na hoya, to ya ATaluM to najara sAme dekhAya che. ke sukha sadguNomAM che. ane sadguNo dharmamAM che. sukha mATe dharmane 'nA' kahevI, e jamavA mATe bhojanane 'nA' kahevA barAbara che. sukhI thavuM hoya to dharmI bano ane sAme dharmano Agraha rAkho. nahIM to du:khI thavA mATe...) badhA vinA cAlaze, paNa dharma vinA nahIM cAle tame sagAI karo te pahelAM ane dharma e ja jIvanano AdhAra che. 12 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ & Heaven or Hell ? pasaMda tamArI che riyA ! meM sAMbhaLyuM ke te Arya mATe nA pADI dIdhI. Ijha ITa zru ?" "hA." "paNa, zA mATe ? e to keTalo sAro chokaro che. tane enAmAM zuM khAmI lAgI ?" "kaMI nahIM." "to pachI... vahAya ?" "jo mAnasI, e roja sAmAyika kare che, caudaze pratikramaNa kare che ane A uMmare paNa dharamanuM bhaNe che. bhale e henDasama che, paNa enA kapALamAM haMmezA tilaka hoya che. eTale..." "eTale zuM ? A badhI to sArI vAta che. AmAM mAInasa poIMTa to che ja nahIM." "jo mAnasI, mAre dharama karavA mATe mereja nathI karavAnA. ane jo Avo dhArmika chokaro dIkSA laI le, to pachI mAruM zuM thAya ?" riyA, enA DeIlI ziDyualamAM amuka dhArmika ekTIviTIsa hoya, eno minIMga e nathI ke tArI merIDa-lAIphamAM dharma sivAya kAMI nahIM hoya, tuM ATaluM supiDa-thinkIMga karI zake. evuM hajI mArA mAnavAmAM AvatuM nathI. ApaNane to ApaNA dharmanuM gaurava hovuM joIe, ane enI bejhika ekTIviTIsa ApaNe karavI ja joIe. je potAnA dharmane vaphAdAra hoya, e ja potAnI lAIpha-pArTanarane paNa vaphAdAra rahI zake. ne rahI vAta dIkSAnI, to tArI A vAta para mane hasavuM Ave che. jo ene dIkSA ja levI hoya, to e mereja zA mATe kare ? te koI dIkSArthIne mereja karatA joyo che ? mane lAge che ke je ekTIviTIsa ekadama bejhika ane jarUrI che. ane te vadhu paDatI mAnI lIdhI che. ane enA lIdhe te A bahu moTI bhUla karI dIdhI che. have enA jevo chokaro tane..." mAnasI...plIjha... lIva dhIsa Toka. mane nathI lAgatuM ke meM koI bhUla karI che." gaI che ! cAla, mAruM ghara ahIMyA ja che." "Ava... besa... pahelA nAsto ane pachI bIjI vAta." bola, kema che tuM ? majAmAM ?" riyA 'hA' kahetAM nIcuM joI gaI. enA caherAnI rekhAo kahetI hatI ke e khoTuM bolI rahI che, sAva khoTuM. mAnasIe e paNa joyuM ke e eno cahero chupAvavAno prayAsa karatI hatI ne parasevo lUchavAnA bahAne enI AMkha lUchI rahI hatI. mAnasI na kahI zakAya, evI pojhizanamAMthI pAsa thaI rahI hatI. na e dilAso ApavA dvArA riyAne ughADI pADI zake tema hatI, ne na to enI upekSA karI zake tema hatI. thoDI kSaNo ema ja vItI gaI. riyAe jarAka AMkha uThAvIne mAnasI tarapha joyuM. mAnasInI AMkhomAM ene AtmIyatA ane sahAnubhUtino dariyo uchaLato lAgyo. e potAne rokI na zakI... e mAnasIne vaLagI paDI, ne dhrusake dhrusake raDavA lAgI. enA varSonA duHkhane Aje e koI pAse abhivyakta karI rahI hatI. mAnasIno hUMphALo hAtha enI pITha para pharI rahyo... dhIme dhIme e zAMta thaI gaI. ne pharI enI AMkho DhaLI paDI. mAnasI ene aMgata prazna pUchavA na'tI mAMgatI, paNa riyA pote enuM haiyuM ThAlavyA vinA rahI zake tema na hatI. enA hoTha pharakyA ne enA eka eka AMsu jANe bolavA lAgyA... "mAnasI, yu vera rAITa.. meM je bhUla karI, enI sajA huM bhogavI rahI chuM, ne bahu kharAba rIte bhogavI rahI chuM. te mane sAcI salAha ApI, paNa e meM na mAnI. meM mArI pasaMdanA chokarA sAthe mereja karyA. e pUjA karavA nahIM, paNa hukkAgharamAM niyamita jato hato. e caudazanuM pratikramaNa to na'to karato, ene codaza sAthe paNa levA devA na'tI. yA to eNe jiMdagImAM sAmAyika karI ja na'tI, ne bALapaNamAM kyAreka karI hoya, to e ene yAda na hatuM. dhArmika jJAnanI bAbatamAM e jhIro hato. mAnasI, meM ghaNI DiTeIlsa meLavelI. e rAte bAra-eka vAgyA sudhI bAIka para pharato raheto, e sAyabara kephemAM paNa jato, thiyeTarsamAM paNa ane klabamAM paNa. samaya maLe tyAre e popa myujhika sAMbhaLe ne jAta-jAtanI tame sagAI karo te pahelAM "riyA.. tuM ? keTalA varSo pachI maLI !!! oha... tuM keTalI badalAI - 13 zaease you get agaged _ 14 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cenalsa joyA kare. basa, mAre evo ja pati joIto hato. raMgIna ane rasika. bhale dharama ene pApI kahe. mAre to jalasA ja karavA hatA, ne e AvA patithI ja zakya bane evuM huM mAnatI hatI. mAnasI... amArA merejanA paMdara-vIza divasa pachInI vAta che, e rAte bAra vAge ghare Avyo. tyAM sudhI to huM enI rAha joI joIne thAkI gaI hatI. meM joyuM ke enI AMkho lAlaghuma hatI. ne enA paga lathaDiyA khAtA hatAM. huM ene hAthano Teko ApIne beDarUma sudhI laI gaI. tyAM to enuM moDhuM khulyuM ne khUba gaMdI vAsa AvI. mArAthI bolAI gayuM, "risI, te dAru pIdho che ?" eNe mane jorathI lApho mArI dIdho. huM ekadama hebatAI gaI. huM to tyAM ja besI paDI ane raDavA lAgI. eNe mArA vALa pakaDyA ane mane pagathI lAta mAratA mAratA mane gaMdI gALo saMbhaLAvavA mAMDI. e to thoDI vAra pachI thAkIne sUI gayo, paNa huM AkhI rAta raDatI rahI. mAnasI, jema jema samaya jato gayo, tema tema tenA vyasano, teno svabhAva, tenI niSThuratA ane tenI kuTevonI mane jANa thatI gaI. mAnasI, dara be-traNa divase e mane khUba mAre che... eno gusso to kharAba che ja. eno prema paNa bhayAnaka che... sigareTa ane kaTara vinA e mane yujha karato nathI. huM vedanAthI cIsa pADI uThuM, eTale e eksAITeDa thaI jAya che, mAruM mota... enI majA... mAnasI... mArI sthiti evI thaI gaI che, ke koI leDI DokTara pAse jatAM paNa mane zarama Ave che. mAnasI, merejanA sekanDa Iyare amAre eka hoTalamAM pArTImAM javAnuM hatuM. e pArTImAM lagabhaga 15 kapala AvavAnA hatAM, ne emAM zuM thavAnuM hatuM, eno aMdAja mane AvI gayo hato. huM enA page paDI. me khUba khUba rikvesTa karI, badalAmAM mane maLI gALo ane Dhora mAra. mAre javuM paDyuM. enI tagatagatI AMkhoe mane DrIMka levA to majabUra karI ja... paNa... riyA pharIthI dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDI. mAnasIne bAkInI vAtano aMdAja AvI gayo. kayAM zabdomAM ene AzvAsana ApavuM, e ene samajAtuM na'tuM. riyA thoDI zAMta thaI ne eNe pharI bolavAnuM cAluM karyuM. Aje kadAca ene kazuM bAkI na'tuM rAkhavuM. 2 15 Before You Get Engaged "mAnasI, huM lUMTAI gaI. eka bhavamAM keTalA bhava ! kevuM DarTI ! keTaluM vikRta ! kevA rAkSasa jevA loko ! ne kevI naraka jevI pIDA ! mAnasI, eka vAra rAte huM jAgI gaI, tyAre e lepa-Topa para na jovAnuM joI rahyo hato. potAno hasabanDa koIne evI sthitimAM jove, e kaI strI bera karI zake ? meM ene lAgaNIbharyA avAje rikvesTa karI, plIjha, AvuM nahIM jo.' to e mArA para ekadama gusse thaI gayo. mane gALa ApI ane gussAmAM ane nazAmAM ema bolI gayo ke 'tane ATalAmAM takalIpha thAya che ? meM to Aja sudhImAM...' mane khyAla AvI gayo, agninI sAkSIe eNe lIdhelA sogaMda mAtra eka mazkarI hatI. mAnasI, mane koI khoLAno khuMdanAra joIto hato, jene lADa laDAvatA huM mArA badhA duHkhone bhUlI jAuM, eka divasa mane khyAla Avyo ke huM pregnenTa thaI chuM. mArI khuzIno koI pAra na rahyo. enA ghare AvatAnI sAthe meM ene nyujha ApyA. mane thayuM ke ene AnaMda thaze. paNa eno phesa to gaMbhIra thaI gayo. bIjA divase eNe mane kahyuM ke mAre mA banavAnuM nathI. mArA mAthe AkAza tUTI paDyuM ne paga taLethI dharatI sarakavA lAgI. huM cAra divasa sudhI ene karagaratI rahI. paNa e ekano be na thayo. A vakhate huM ya namatuM jokhavA na'tI mAMgatI. huM mArA saMtAnane zI rIte ...? eNe mArA para bhayaMkara julama karavAnuM zarU karI dIdhuM. paNa huM aDaga rahI. daza divasa pachI e mane meDikala ceka-apa mATe kyAMka laI gayo. tyAM mane bebhAna karavAmAM AvI ne jyAre huM bhAnamAM AvI, tyAre... mAnasI, be vAra eborzana thaI gayuM che, ne enA je komplIkezansa thayA che, e mane jiMdagI sudhI peIna ApatA raheze. have e vAte vAte DAyavorsanI dhamakI Ape che. enA vyasanone kAraNe bijhanesa paNa tUTyo che. mArA eka pachI eka ghareNAM eNe veMcI dIdhA che. ne have mArA piyarathI paisA maMgAvavA mATe mArA para TorcariMga kare che. koI divasa evo nathI gayo, ke je divase huM raDI na houM, ne je divase meM susAIDanA vicAro na karyA hoya. tame sagAI karo te pahelAM Rong 16 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ # moDarna ke orthoDoksa ? tamArI IcchA # mAnasI, dhULa paDI A moDarna kalcaramAM, A sinemA, TI.vI., viDiyo ne InTaraneTa... badhuM baLIne khAkha thaI javuM joIe. mArA jevI keTakeTalI abhAgaNIonI jiMdagI eNe barabAda karI che. huM jene phezana ke nyu-janarezana samajatI hatI, e badhuM keTaluM badhuM hosibala che ! keTaluM DarTI... keTaluM dhRNAjanaka che ! huM barabAda thaI gaI... mArI AkhI jiMdagI barabAda thaI gaI. mAnasI, tuM bhale Aje varSo pachI maLI, paNa tArA zabdo mane hajAro vAra yAda AvI gayA che, je potAnA dharmane vaphAdAra hoya,.... mAnasI, Aje mane sAmAyikanI velyu samajAya che. Aje mane pUjA, pratikramaNa ane tilakanuM ImporTansa samajAya che. Aje mane samajAya che, ke saMskAro ane tattvajJAnanI jIvanamAM keTalI jarUra che ! kA..... meM tyAre tAruM.. - thoDI kSaNo mATe mauna chavAI gayuM. riyA have vAta badalavA mAMgatI hatI. eNe dhImA avAje pUchyuM, "tuM kema che ?" ne mAnasInA caherA para prasannatAnuM smita relAI gayuM. atyAre potAnA sukhI saMsAranI vAta riyAnA duHkhane vadhArI zake che. evI mAnasIne aMdAja hato, mATe ja e cUpa rahI, paNa eno cahero badho ja riplAya ApI rahyo hato. tyAM to Dorabela vAgI. mAnasIe daravAjo kholyo, ne eka madhura smita sAthe AgaMtukanuM svAgata karyuM. riyAe AvanArane joyA ne eka bhUtakALa enA manamAM jhabUkI uThyo. enI phrenDanA zrAvakane e oLakhI gaI hatI. Aje caudaza hovAthI e vahelA AvI gayA hatA. "paNa je chokarI mane gamI che, enI sAthe mereja na karuM. to zuM je na gamatI hoya, enI sAthe mereja karuM ? tuM ya kevI vAta kare che ?" "jo vIkI, huM tane ya oLakhuM chuM, ne ene ya oLakhuM chuM. e tane kema game che, enI mane khabara che. enI lAIpha sTAIla svataMtra che. ghaNI rIte svataMtra. tuM kadAca enA mATe "bolDa' zabda vAparato hoIza. DresanI bAbatamAM bolDa. hasavA-bolavAmAM bolDa. divase ke rAte pharavAnI bAbatamAM bolDa. vagere vagere.. vIkI, mane e chokarI mATe koI durbhAva nathI. huM je kahuM chuM, e tArA bhaviSyanA hita mATe kahuM chuM. meM ghaNI vAra tArI AMkhone enI sAme ekITaze jotI joI che. tane e khUba ja eTrekTIva lAgatI haze, paNa hakIkatamAM e bIjI chokarIothI bahu caDhiyAtI che. evuM nathI. A to vesTarna peTarnanA DresanI asara che. bAkI je byuTI bIjI saMskArI chokarIomAM che, enAthI vadhu enAmAM kazuM nathI, ulTe A bahu moTo mAInasa poInTa che, ke je lAja-zaramane neve mUkIne raste cAlatA hAlI-mavAlIone paNa potAnA para burI najara karavAnuM InaDAIrekTa InvITezana Ape che. vIkI, huM tane leDIjha-varlDanuM Topa sikreTa karuM chuM. "trI'nI koI pahelI oLakha ke pahelo guNa hoya, to e lajajA che. e lajjAthI zobhe che. ne lajjAthI jIve che, kahevAtI bolDanesa e strItvanI smazAnayAtrA sivAya bIjuM kazuM ja nathI. Aje DAyavorsanA kesa vadhI rahyA che. mereja lAIpha "no lAsTiMga' thatI jAya che, enuM kAraNa A ja che. mereja puruSa ane strInA TakI zake, be puruSanA nahIM. kadAca DAyavorsa na thAya, to ya je Take che, e merIDa lAIpha nathI hotI, paNa vora-lAIpha hoya che. pachI e vora noIjhI vora hoya ke sAIlanTa vora. vIkI, jAheramAM aMgapradarzana e pahelAnA jamAnAmAM na'tuM evuM na hatuM. hajAro varSa pahelA ya e hatuM. paNa kulIna kanyAomAM nahIM. vezyAomAM. Aje khAnadAna gharanI kanyAo phezananA nAme e raste jAya to che, paNa tame sagAI karI te pahelAM enAthI Daro je bhagavAnathI Darato nathI. 13__ Before You Get Engaged Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ emane khabara nathI, ke A rasto vezyAono che. jemaNe mereja karavAnA che, jemaNe phemilI-lAIpha enjoya karavAnI che, emanA mATe A ekadama opojhiTa rasto che. vIkI, sorI Tu se, opana bolDanesa e vezyAvRttinuM ja Adhunika nAma che. gRhiNI ane vezyA A baMne evA cheDA che. ke je kyAMya maLatA ja nathI. mAruM mAne to tuM eno vicAra mukI de ane koI saMskArI kanyAne pasaMda kara." e posibala nathI. mane e game che ne meM nakkI karI lIdhuM che, ke huM enI ja sAthe mereja karIza. tArI vAtamAM kaMIka poInTa to che, paNa have A badhI vAto AuTa oNpha DeTa thaI gaI che. sanI, tuM TAIma jo. Akho meniyA jo. A to huM chuM. bIjuM koI hoya, to tArA para hase, tane gAMDo kahe." vIkI, tArI A ja vAtanA AnsaramAM tane eka bIjI ImporTanTa meTara kahI dauM. TAIma cenja thayo che. paNa puruSa cenja thayo nathI. raste cAlatA ne kolejamAM AvatAM thAujha opha puruSo e chokarIne jotA hatAM. tuM paNa emanAmAMno eka banyo. badhAM to ene jotA hatA ane joze, paNa ene te pasaMda karI che. eTale have bIjA ene jue, e tArAthI sahana nahIM thAya, tArI sagAI thaze eTale A prazna vadhu jaTila banaze. ane mereja pachI A eka barniMga problema banI jaze. ekadama asahya. ane AvuM thavuM ekadama necarala che, potAnI vAIphane koI aDe e jema anaberebala hoya che, tema ene koI kharAba najare jue, e paNa anaberebala hoya che. ekamAM spArza (By touch) vyabhicAra che, to ekamAM cAkSuSa (By eye) vyabhicAra che. che to baMne vyabhicAra ja. hajAro varSa pahelAno pati paNa bera karI zakato na hato, ne Ajano pati paNa ene bera karI zakato nathI. pachI bhale ne e game teTalo moDarna ke phoravarDa kema na kahevAto hoya ! hA, enI bolDa vAIpha para enuM keTaluM cAle, e moTo kvezcana hoya che. eTale keTalAya patio haMmeza mATe samasamI jatAM ke manamAM baLyAM karatAM hoya che, keTalAya dAMpatyajIvana Dresa poInTa para raNamedAna banI jatAM hoya che. keTalAka patio sTrapiDa paNa hoya, to nA nahIM, jeo ThaMDakathI jIvana pasAra karI de. paNa huM je vAta karuM chuM, te samajadAra puruSonI che, ane tuM paNa temanAmAMno ja eka che. vIkI, AjanA puruSanI hAlata khUba ja vicitra che, e nirmaryAda pAtrane pasaMda kare che, ne pachI enI pAse maryAdAnI pUrI apekSA rAkhe che. je jInsaTizarTa joIne e mereja kare che, e ja jInsa-TizarTa mereja pachI enI AMkhomAM kAMTAnI jema khUMce che. je hasI-majAkanI Teva ene pahelA AkarSaka lAgatI hatI. e ja Teva have ene asahya lAge che. bIjAo sAthe ochuM haLatImaLatI zaramALa saMyamI chokarI ene orthoDoksa lAgatI hatI, paNa mereja pachI > e kyAM gaI'tI ? ghare koNa AvyuM'tuM ? eNe selaphona para konI konI sAthe vAto karI ? A badhAM prazno eno pIcho choDatA nathI. vIkI, tane khabara che ? duniyAnA alhA moDarna puruSo paNa potAnI patnInI aneka rIte jAsUsI kare che ane e mATe dhaMdhAdhArI jAsUsono upayoga paNa kare che. A phona naMbara para je kolsa thayAM hoya, tenI Tepa mAre joIe che.' phona-kaMpanIo pAse AvI DimAnDa karanArA pationo toTo nathI." - "tuM to puruSonI opojhamAM bole che." "jo vIkI, A badhI vAta koInI opojhanI paNa nathI ane koInI phevaranI paNa nathI. A badhI necaranI vAta che. je sahaja che, je prakRti che. je svabhAva che, je dUra na thaI zake, tenI A vAta che. ne AmAM koI khoTuM paNa nathI. prakRti maryAdA ja mAMge che. sukhI lagnajIvana ke sukhI pArivArika jIvana maryAdAmAM ja posibala thaI zake che. ApaNA hajAro varSonA ItihAsamAM chUTAcheDA jevI bAbato jANavA maLatI nathI, tenuM kAraNa "maryAdA' che. jo jIvanabhara maryAdA ja apekSita ane Avazyaka banatI hoya, to buddhimattA emAM ja che, ke ApaNI pasaMdagI maryAdAzIla pAtra para ja utArIe." sanI, have huM tane je vAta karuM chuM. e mAro opiniyana nathI, paNa leTesTa-AlphA janarezanano opiniyana che. ne e opiniyanathI tArI badhI vAto yujhalesa banI jAya che. vAta e che ke A opiniyana lagna ane parivAramAM mAnato ja nathI." 19 ease you get engaged tame sagAI karI te pahelAM _ _ 20 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "e emanuM Ignoransa che. DArka Ignoransa. teo jevI jIvanazailInI kalpanA kare che. temAM sosAyaTI, heltha, pIsa opha mAInDa, plejhara, sephTI, sTebiliTI... kazuM ja posibala nathI. videzamAM AnA lakhalUTa udAharaNo maLI raheze. lagna ane parivAra vinA be ja vyakti sukhethI jIvI zake. eka to yogI ane bIjo pAgala. AI mIna, jo gRhasthajIvanane sukhI banAvavuM hoya, to enA mATe maryAdAsabhara jIvanano ja eka mAtra vikalpa rahe che." vela sanI, Ama to tArI vAtono mArI pAse koI javAba nathI... paNa... huM vicArIza." "halo sanI, Aje sAMje tuM phrI hoIza ?... he, to sAMje maLIe... nA ghare nahIM. cha vAge TAunahola pAse Avaje ne, tyAM kyAMka..." .... sanI, te mane pharI kadI e vAta yAda karAvI nathI. mArI kaMkotrI maLI tyAre paNa nahIM, ne Aja sudhI paNa nahIM. mereja vakhate paNa te to premathI zubhecchA ja ApI hatI... paNa... meM pote ja "A bela mujhe mAra" jevI sTrapiDiTI karI hoya, emAM tArI zubhecchA paNa zuM karI zake ? sanI, huM bahu moTA problemamAM AvI gayo chuM. Aje tArI pAse mAre dila kholIne badhI vAta paNa karavI che, ne ... mAre tArI eDavAIsa paNa joIe che. - tArI vAta 100 TakA sAcI hatI. chatAM meM mArI jIda pakaDI rAkhI ane viSA sAthe ja mereja karyA. huM evuM vicArato hato ke huM tArI vAta khoTI pADIne batAvIza, huM pUrI mahenata karIne evo dekhAva karavA lAgyo. paNa dekhAva e dekhAva ja hoya che. ane riyAliTI e riyAliTI hoya che. eka ja mahinAmAM riyAliTI bahAra AvI gaI. ne amArA jhaghaDA cAlu thaI gayA. huM ene eka saMskArI saMyamita jIvana jIvanArI hAusavAIpha rUpe jovA mAMgato hato ane ene hajI paNa koleja garla ke AlphA-vumana tarIke ja jIvavuM hatuM. enA custa vastro ke ochA vastro mArA mATe haiDeka banI gayA. eka vAra e mArkeTa javA mATe nIce utarI, meM vinDomAMthI vijyulAIjha karyuM, sosAyaTInA yaMgasTarsa ene tAkI tAkIne jotA hatA. meM Before You Get Engaged sagI AMkhe emanI AMkhomAM vAsanA joI, huM jANe jIvato saLagI gayo. meM beDarUmamAM jaIne ene kola karyo, 'tuM hamaNAM ja pAchI AvI jA. je joIe e huM laI AvIza." eNe nA pADI dIdhI ne kahyuM ke mAre "voka' karavAnI che." meM kahyuM ke, "tAre javuM ja hoya, to tuM Dresa badalIne jA. e DresanI badale bIjo sAro Dresa paherI le.' sanI, tuM mAnIza nahIM. je eno magaja phATyo che... "tuM zuM kahevA mAMge che ? zuM mAro A Dresa kharAba che ? ane mAre zuM paheravuM enuM Disijhana huM laIza. emAM tAre InTaraphiyara karavAnI koI jarUra nathI.' - sanI, huM jIvate jIva jANe narakamAM AvI gayo. mArkeTamAM seMkaDohajAro loko mArI vAIphane kharAba najarathI jotA haze. e kalpanA jANe paLe paLe mArI katala karatI hatI. gussAmAM ne gussAmAM meM kabATa para lAgelA arIsAne toDI nAkhyo ne zokesano kAca phoDI nAkhyo. mAruM mAthuM mArA kanTrolamAM na hatuM. mane thayuM ke huM ghare hoIza, to kadAca e Avaze tyAre huM enuM khUna karI besIza. eTale huM pArkamAM jato rahyo. huM tyAMnA bAkaDA para beTho hato, paNa mAruM mana... ghaNI vAra huM gama khAI jato, ghaNI vAra huM mAruM mana bIjA viSayamAM laI javA prayatna karato, ne ghaNI vAra amAro jhaghaDo thaI jato. bhayaMkara jhaghaDo. e je pAvarathI mArI vAtane toDI pADatI ne mAruM InsalTa karI nAkhatI, enAthI mane evuM peIna thatuM, ke jANe mArI chAtImAM khaMjara bhoMkAtuM hoya. - sanI, mane ghaNI vAra vicAra Avato, ke je samajaNI thayelI chokarIo ke ratrIo AvA zema-lesa Dresa paherIne gharanI bahAra nIkaLe che, teo zuM kadI arIsAmAM potAno phranTa ane beka jotI nahIM hoya ? zuM emane ATaluM ya komana sensa nahIM thatuM hoya, ke temano Avo vyu temanA hasabanDa sivAya bIjA koIne ya batAvavA jevo nathI ? zuM emane eTalo khyAla nahIM Avato hoya, ke pablikamAM temano Avo dedAra eka bIbhatsa pradarzana banI rahyuM che ? ke pachI UMDe UMDe paNa temane badhAne Igresa karavAnI DijhAyara haze ? sanI, jANe-ajANe paNa Ane "sarca oNpha anadhara hasabanDa' na kahevAya ? sauthI moTo prazna to e che, ke zuM temanA ghare koI pitA, bhAI, putra ke diyara vagere nahIM hoya ? tame sagAI karo te pahelAM a _ 22 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSAnI eka eka hebITa mArA mATe mota banatI gaI. e game tenI sAthe hasI hasIne vAta karatI. sAma sAme komenTsa karatI, bezarama thaIne zeka-henDa paNa karatI. e ghaNI vAra bacAva karatI, ke "emAM zuM thaI gayuM." huM phakta tane ja cAhuM chuM. onlI yu." paNa aMte te ja thayuM. jeno mane Dara hato. viSAnuM vartana khUba jhaDapathI badalAtuM jatuM hatuM. huM ghaNI vAra ene koI alaga ja vicAromAM khovAyelI joto. ene khyAla Ave ke huM ene joI rahyo chuM, to jANe enI koI corI pakaDAI gaI hoya, ema te jete kAmamAM parovAI javAno zo karatI. pahelA huM ophisathI AvuM, to e mArI koI kera na karatI. paNa pachI to khUba umaLako batAvIne mArI sUTakesa laI le, mArA zujha, zoksa kADhe, mane pANI Ape... huM buddha na hato. huM samajI rahyo hato ke enuM A vartana riyala nathI. paNa koI moTA pholTane DhAMkavA mATeno ephorTa che. mAre roja ophisathI AvatA leTa paNa thatuM hatuM. ne avAra-navAra bijhanesa TrIpa mATe AuTa opha sTeTa paNa javuM paDatuM hatuM. bIjI bAju jAta jAtanA kAraNa batAvIne viSA homa-eksapensa mATe vadhAre ne vadhAre paisA mAMgatI hatI. cha mahinAmAM traNa vAra enA alaga alaga dAgInAonI corI thaI gaI. kyAM-kevI rIte e corIo thaI, e aMge eNe je kahyuM, e barAbara gaLe utare tema na hatuM. enI heltha sArI lAgatI hatI, chatAM eNe phijhiziyananA kansalTIMga mATe ane amuka riporTa kaDhAvavA mATe moTI rakamanI mAMgaNI karI. meM mArA seviMgsamAMthI vyavasthA karI ane kahyuM ke, huM tArI sAthe AvuM , to mane ghasIne nA pADI dIdhI. pachI to gharamAMthI be-traNa kiMmatI cIjo paNa guma thaI gaI. badhuM ja vicitra banI rahyuM hatuM ane huM khUba jhaDapathI emphI thaI rahyo hato. eNe pharIthI moTI rakamanI mAMgaNI karI, ane kahyuM ke eNe AkhA varSanA ghauM ane cokhA bharavAnA che. mane zaMkA to hatI ja. meM tapAsa karI to gharamAM hajI koThIo bharI hatI ane enI sijhanane pUrA cha mahinAnI vAra hatI. meM bahAnuM kADhIne nA pADI dIdhI. meM tyAre mArka karyuM ke e khUba gabharAI gaI hatI. be divasa pachI eNe bIjA rijhansa - 23 zaease you get agaged ApIne paisAnI mAMgaNI karI. meM sApha nA pADI, ane kahyuM ke "be mahinA sudhI koI vyavasthA thavI posibala nathI." e gabharAI gaI ane kicanamAM jatI rahI. kicanano Dora paNa baMdha thaI gayo. - sanI, A vAtanA barAbara aThavADiyA pachI mArA para eka evo ema.ema.esa. Avyo, jenAthI mArA mAthe AkAza tUTI paDyuM... viSA koInI sAthe.. mane evo DAuTa hato ja, paNa to ya huM ene eksepTa karavA taiyAra na hato. e komyuTara proDakTa hoya evI saMbhAvanAo karavA mATe huM maraNiyo banyo, paNa mane khyAla AvI gayo, ke huM mArI jAtane chetarI rahyo chuM. nesTa cAra divasamAM mane bIjA traNa judA judA ema.ema.esa. maLyA. emAM sAthenA TesTa mesejamAM viSAnA boDI spoTsa lakhyA hatA, je sAcA hatAM. mAruM mAthuM bhamavA lAgyuM. viSA AuTalAIna para gaI hatI, ane enA yAre ene blekameIla karI karIne mAruM ghara khAlI karI nAkhyuM hatuM. eno khyAla mane AvI gayo. mAro gusso badhI bAunDrI krosa karI gayo. huM raDato hato. huM jIvato saLagato hato. huM gALo bolavA lAgyo ne je hAthamAM Ave te pachADavA ne pheMkavA lAgyo. mAruM magaja bahera mArI gayuM. mane jhaDapathI ekathI eka bhayAnaka vicAro AvavA lAgyA.... viSAno Avo eka ja vAra haze, ke pachI bIjA paNa ?... e keTalA jaNanI ATM (Any time money) haze ? ... lohI-pANI eka karIne huM kamAuM chuM, e AnA mATe ?... huM ene ATalo cAhuM chuM, ne eNe mArI sAthe... eno yAra have zuM karavA mAMge che ?... - sanI, meM je vicAro karyA e badhAM tane kahI zakuM tema paNa nathI. chelle huM eka Disijhana para Avyo, ke viSAne khatama karI dauM ane pachI huM pote paNa susAIDa karI lauM. chatAM pachI eka bIjo vicAra Avyo, ke tane vAta karuM, ane tArI eDavAIsa lauM. tuM mane kahIza ? ke AmAM have zuM thaI zake ?" TAunaholanI pAchaLanA bhAgamAM aMdhAruM vadhI rahyuM che. ne sanI e ja vicArI rahyo che, ke have zuM thaI zake ??? tame sagAI karo te pahelAM _ 24 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * Stop, Watch & Go "abhi, jenI sAthe tArI vAta AgaLa cAlavAnI che e chokarIvALAe koI oLakhANathI tArA pappAno konTekTa karyo hato ? ke pachI chApAnI eDa joIne ?'' "eDa joIne.'' "to mAruM mAne to enI vAtane tyAM ja sTopa karI de. meM tArI eDa vAMcI hatI. e eDathI eTalo ja artha sarato hato ke je ene vAMcIne tArAmAM rasa le, e chokarI tArA mATe sArI nathI.'' "yaza, tuM zuM bole che enI tane khabara che ne ?'' "hA, bahu sArI rIte khabara che. je chokarI malTInezanala kaMpanInuM cha lAkhanuM pekeja, Dilaksa phleTa ane senTro kAranI veltha joIne paraNaze, e tane nahIM, paNa tArI velthane ja paraNaze. enI sAthe mereja karIne tuM sukhI thAya e vAtamAM koI mAla nathI. hakIkatamAM tame AvI eDa ApIne bahu moTI bhUla karI che. hakIkatamAM emAM tArI guNAtmaka yogyatA jaNAvavI joItI hatI ane sAme pakSe guNAtmaka yogyatAno Agraha rAkhavo joIto hato. e eDathI je tArAmAM rasa le ane enI tevI yogyatA dekhAya, enI sAthe saMbaMdha karavAmAM tAruM lAIpha-TAImanuM hita hatuM. "jo yaza, loko A eka ja yogyatAne samaje che, ane emanI sAthe bIjI bhASAmAM vAta karavAno artha nathI.' * "abhi, tuM ? Ava Ava, keTalA divase Avyo ! huM... tAre to AkhA varlDamAM uDA-uDa karavAnI hoya ne ? pachI tuM kyAMthI Ave ? Ava besa... jo to koNa AvyuM che... ApaNA moMgherA mahemAna che haM... mAro besTa phrenDa... AkhA varasanI sarabharA karI devAnI che.... pachI kyAre Ave, eno bharoso nahIM.'' Le 25 Before You Get Engaged "yaza, huM khAsa kAmathI Avyo chuM, ApaNe jarA aMdara besIe ?' "oha sTora, vhAya noTa, Ava... besa.. tuM TenzanamAM hoya evuM lAge che, bola, zuM vAta che ?'' "....huM je kaMpanImAM hato e kaMpanI maMdInI jhapaTamAM AvI gaI che. A varSe bonasa kensala thayA, pagAra paNa ghaTADyo ane lAsTa vIkamAM pAMcaso mANasane chuTTA karyA, emAM mAro paNa naMbara che. kAranuM pajhezana to tarata laI lIdhuM. phleTa khAlI karavAnI noTisa AvI gaI che. lagabhaga badalApuramAM bhADethI jagyA maLI jaze.'' "jo abhi, AvuM nahIM bola, A ghara tAruM ja che. tuM Aje ja ahIM AvI jA, ne rahI vAta arniMganI to...'' "yaza, eka miniTa, tuM misa-anDarasTDa nahIM thato. mAre koInI helpa levI nathI, huM mArI rIte ja ri-seTa thavA mAMguM chuM. huM tane je vAta kahevA Avyo chuM, te have cAlu thAya che. lAsTa vIkathI ja mane chuTTo karavAmAM Avyo tyArathI ArasInuM biheviyara ekadama DiphranTa lAgatuM hatuM. mArI pAse thoDI mUDI hatI, paNa navo bijhaneza cAlu karavA mATe e mUDI ochI paDatI hatI. cAra divasa pahelA meM ene kahyuM ke jo enI amuka jvelarI kADhI nAkhIe ke gIrave mukIe, to kAma thaI jAya. e kAMI bolI nahIM, paNa enA caherA para spaSTa aNagamo dekhAto hato... yaza, mane khUba AghAta lAgyo. enI keTalIka jvelarI to meM ja giphTamAM ApI hatI. bIjA divase e mane kAMI kahyA vagara enA kapaDAM-ghareNAM, bIjI vastuo ne amuka rokaDa rakama laIne enA piyara jatI rahI, ane yasTara De enA taraphathI mane eka kavara maLyuM. emAMthI DAyavorsanA peparsa nIkaLyA che, sAIna karI ApavA mATe, bola, zuM karuM ?'' AghAta vaheMcAI gayo, naravasa thaI gayelA yaze enA be hAtha Deska para TekavyA ane mAthuM DhALI dIdhuM. beDa para paDelA chApAnA eka bhAge tenI najara sthira thaI gaI. tyAM lagnaviSayaka eka AkarSaka eDa hatI. tame sagAI karo te pahelAM 26 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Relation With Fair Skin - lagnaviSayaka jANItA udyogapati.......nA ciraMjIvI jaimina mATe gorI-phera skrInavALI, eTrekTIva kanyAnA vAlIo saMparka kare. jaimine covIza rUpasuMdarIo joI, paNa enuM mana na mAnyuM, badhAmAM ene kaMI ne kaMI kamI lAgI. doDha varasa ema ne ema nIkaLI gayuM. paccIzamI kanyA sAthe enI miTIMga thaI. pahelI ja najare e enA manamAM vasI gaI ane e sahaja paNa hatuM. e kharekhara bhalabhalI rUpALI kanyAone zaramAve tevI hatI. lagna thaI gayAM. jaiminane jANe AkhI duniyAnuM rAja maLI gayuM. rAta ne divasa e enI vAIphanA vicAromAM Dubelo raheto. ophisathI ghare pAcho na Ave tyAM sudhI ya enuM mana to enI vAIphamAM ja rahetuM. ghaDI ghaDI parsamAMthI eno phoTo kADhIne joyA kare, ophisathI ghare ATha-daza kolsa na kare, to ene cena na paDe. eka sAMje enI ophise eka kola Avyo... "tamArI vAIphano kAra eksIDenTa thayo che... hospiTalamAM...'' addhara zvAse ne paraseve rebajheba zarIre jaimina hospiTalamAM doDI Avyo. oparezananuM beka-grAunDa taiyAra thaI gayuM hatuM. DokTara oparezana thiyeTara pAse pahocyAM, tyAM to jaimina emanA pagamAM paDI gayo, DokTara, plIjha, plIjha seva mAya vAIpha, plIjha, enA vinA huM jIvI nahIM zakuM, plIjha je levuM hoya e laI lejo... paNa..." "vI vIla TrAya avara besTa'' DokTara aMdara gayA. daravAjo baMdha thaI gayo. sophA para jaimina bevaDa vaLI gayo hato. enA hAtha joDAyelA hatAM. ane raDI raDIne enI AMkho sUjhI gaI hatI. traNa kalAke oparezana pUruM thayuM. DokTara bahAra AvyA. jaimina Ubho thaI gayo... "DokTara sAheba !" jaiminanI AMkhamAM je praznArtha hato, eno DokTare javAba Apyo, "be divasa sudhI kAMI kahevuM DiphikalTa che.'' be divasanI eka eka sekanDa kevI rIte pAsa thaI hatI, e jeminanuM Before You Get Engaged Rong 23 mana ja jANatuM hatuM. trIjA divase ene riporTa maLyo, nAu zI Ijha AuTa oNpha dha riska.' jaimina AnaMdathI nAcI uThyo. pAMcamA divase ene AI.sI.sI.yu. mAM javA maLyuM. Aje caherAno pATo paNa kholavAno hato. pATAnA eka pachI eka paDa khulatA gayA ane jaimina tarasI najare joI rahyo. chellu paDa khulyuM, davAo sApha karAI ne jaimina avAcaka thaI gayo. kAcanI karacoe enI vAIphanA caherAne bhayaMkara rIte kadarUpo banAvI dIdho hato. jaiminanuM magaja jhaDapathI koI vicAra karavA lAgyuM. aDadhI miniTa thaI, ne e tyAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayo. DokTarane maLIne eNe dhIme avAje kahyuM, "DokTara, je levuM hoya e laI lejo, ene poIjhananuM Injekzana ApIne patAvI do.'' vizvanuM asIma saundarya ane eka mAtra saundarya, sadguNo. je guNI kuTuMba, te sukhI kuTuMba. tame sagAI karo te pahelAM raTa Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * City or village ? * "enuM ghara ATaluM moTuM che. ATalI moTI jamIna che. dhIkato dhaMdho che. khAnadAna ghara che, to pachI te enA mATe kema nA pADI ?' "jo zreyA, e badhI vAta sAcI, paNa e gAmaDAmAM rahe che, tyAM mane nahIM phAve." "baTa vhAya ? sITImAM tuM jenI sAthe mereja karIza, teno vana rUma kicana ke Tu rUma kicanano phleTa haze. thrI rUma paNa hoI zake, paNa e badhI rUmsane bhegI karIe, eTalo to enA gharano hola che." "bhale hoya, mane nAnuM ghara cAlaze.'' "vAta phakta gharanI nathI. sITImAM tAro hasabaMDa savAre 8 ke 9 vAge kAma-dhaMdhe jato raheze ane rAte 8, 9 ke 10 vAge pAcho Avaze. eTale mora dhena hApha lAIpha to e tArI sAthe nahIM rahe, ne emAMthI sUvAnA kalAko mAInasa kara, to pachI zuM bAkI raheze ?'' "rImA, tArI vAta Ama to sAcI che, paNa to ya .....je bAkI raheze, eTalI lAIphane huM enjoya karIza.' "zreyA, jo e paNa posibala hota, to hajI sArUM hatuM. paNa sITI lAIpha eTalI sTresaphula che, ke emAM enjoyamenTa ochuM hoya che, ne je hoya che enI paNa TenzanathI majhA marI jAya che. bIjI vAta e che ke sITImAM badhuM ja moMghuM hoya che. gharathI mAMDIne zAka sudhInuM ane meDikalathI mAMDIne ejyukezana sudhInuM. A badhA kharcAo have apara miDala klAsane paNa posAtA nathI. pachI be paga bhegA karavA mATe yA to patine Dabala/tripala kheMcAvuM paDe che, ne yA to patnIne paNa joba karavI paDe che. pahelA opzanamAM pati nAnI ejamAM ja gharaDo thaI jAya che, ane jAta-jAtanA rogono zikAra bane che. bIjA opzanamAM patnI para Dabala DyuTI AvI paDe che. bALakonA saMskAro, gharanI sAra-saMbhALa, rasoI badhuM ja astavyasta thaI jAya che. Rong 29 Before You Get Engaged rImA, zaheranI giradI, TrAnsporTezananI hADamArI, samayasara pahoMcavAnuM Tenzana, dhakkAmukkI, A badhuM puruSa mATe paNa trAsajanaka banatuM hoya che. to strInI zuM vAta karavI ? enI prakRti-svabhAva-zarIrasaMracanA-cuTI.. ekeya vastu sAthe Ano meLa khAto nathI. pariNAma ? svAsthyathI hAtha dhoI nAkhavAnA, manane satata tANamAM rAkhavAnuM, kamANIne vahelA ke moDA meDikala TrITamenTamAM samarpita karI devAnI. A keTalI phulizanesa ? rImA, Aje cAre bAjuthI vAsanAne bhaDakAvatA nimitto eTeka karI rahyA che. kone kyAre kevA Avego Ave ne e konI sAthe zuM karI nAkhe eno bharoso nathI. sITI lAIphamAM puruSa ane strI baMne alaga alaga rIte asurakSita hoya che. tuM mArI vAta samajI rahI hoIza ? rImA, vIleja lAIphamAM tAre mAtra opiniyana ke coIsamAM kompromAIjha karavAnI che. sITI lAIphamAM tAre sicyuezansamAM kompromAIjha karavAnuM che. tuM klIyara phIla karIza ke tAruM bALaka reDhuM mukAI rahyuM che, giradImAM tArI sAthe aDapalAM thaI rahyA che, bosa ke ophisa sTApha tArI sAthenA biheviyaramAM bAunDrI krosa karI rahyo che, gharane tArI jarUra che ne tane gharanI jarUra che, chatAM tAre bahAra rahevuM paDe che... rImA, tane khabara che ? ke muMbaI jevA zaheromAM rojanA seMkaDo akasmAto thAya che ? tane khabara che ke tyAM savAre gayelo mANasa sAMje hemakhema pAcho Ave, e eka Azcarya che, paNa enA koI kharAba samAcAra Ave, e Azcarya nathI. rImA, tuM kalpanA karI zakIza, ke ghare roja 9 vAge AvI jato pati, 10.30 vAgyA sudhI ya na Avyo hoya, ane eno phona paNa na lAgato hoya, tyAre patnInI dazA kevI hoya ? roja AvuM na bane, e vAta sAcI, paNa AvuM kadI banI ja na zake, e vAta aMdhazraddhA nathI ? rImA, zaherI jIvana bhaya, asalAmatI, moMghavArI, hADamArI, sTresa ane TenzanothI DisTaDa thayeluM hoya che. AnI sAme grAmya jIvanamAM AkhuM gAma parivAra jevuM hoya che. nirbhayatA, salAmatI, soMghavArI, IjhInesa ane zAMti e grAmya jIvanamAM sulabha hoya che. ApaNI Arya saMskRtimAM jIvananA ghaNA sukho sahaja rIte vaNAyelA tame sagAI karo te pahelAM Bie 30 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoya che. A saMskRti zaheramAM marI rahI che, paNa grAmya jIvanamAM hajI jIvI rahI che. tane khabara che ? zahera karatAM gAmamAM rogo ochA che, zaheranI sarakhAmaNImAM gAmamAM svArthavRtti ochI che, zaheranI sarakhAmaNImAM gAmamAM DAyavorsanuM pramANa paNa ochuM che. rImA, tuM mArI sauthI klojha phrenDa che. tane khabara che, ke huM je kahuM chuM, e tArA sukha mATe kahuM chuM. hakIkatamAM tAre e ja vicAravAnuM che, ke tAre duHkhI thavuM che ? ke sukhI thavuM che ?" zreyA joI rahI che. rImA vicArI rahI che. yAda rAkhajo jyAre jIvanano kharo khela cAlu thaze, tyAre voka sTAIla ke Toka sTAIla kAmamAM nahIM Ave. phera skIna ke phera luka kAmamAM nahIM Ave veltha, DigrI ke presTIja paNa nakAmI banI jaze. e samaye myujhiyama-pIsa jevA pAtro tamane duHkhI duHkhI-mahAduHkhI karI deze. plIjha tamArI jAta para Avo julama na karo. koI pAtrane tame pasaMda karo, enI pahelA pasaMdagInA sAcA mApadaMDane pasaMda karI lejo basa, kharekhara tamAruM jIvana svarga banI jaze. paralokaviruddhANi kurvANaM duurtstyjet|| AtmAnaM yo'tisandhatte so'nyasmai syAt kathaM hitaH ? // paralokamAM duHkhI thavuM paDe tevA kAmo je kare che, ene dUrathI ja tajI deje. je potAnI jAtane ya chetare che, e bIjAnuM bhaluM kyAMthI karaze ? dharma eva hato hanti dharmo rakSati rakSitaH // je dharmane Thokara mAre che, enA jIvanamAM Thokaro ja bAkI rahe che. je dharmanI rakSA kare che, enI rakSA khuda dharma kare che. 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