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________________ nandanavanakalpataruprakAzanam -2 sAgaravihaGgamaH saM. kIrtitrayI For Private & Personal use only www.jaineliborg
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________________ nandanavanakalpataruprakAzanam - 2 sAgavihaGgamaH (ricArDsabAk-likhitasya jonAthan-liviMgsTan-sIgala-ityabhidhasya AGglapustakasya mIrA bhaTTa dvArA kRtasya 'sAgarapaMkhI' tyabhidhasya gurjarAnuvAdasya saMskRtAnuvAdaH) kIrtitrayI KAmarA MP3 prakAzakaH zrIbhadraGkarodaya zikSaNa TrasTa, godharA vi.saM. 2062 i.sa. 2006
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________________ sAgaravihaGgamaH (Translation of Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull's Gujarati translation Sagarpankhi in Sanskrit) saM. kIrtitrayI prathamaM mudraNam vi.saM. 2062 i.sa. 2006 (c) sarvAdhikArAH svAyattAH prakAzakaH zrIbhadraGkarodaya zikSaNa TrasTa, godharA pratikRtayaH 500 mUlyam 60.00 prAptisthAnam zrI vijayanemisUrIzvarajI svAdhyAya mandira 12, bhagatabAga, zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajI peDhI samIpa, pAlaDI, amadAvAda - 380007 designing & printing by: AnandShah M.: 9825011414 E.: prarambhdzine@gmail.com
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________________ samarpaNam samarpyate tebhyaH ye cidAkAze uDDayanAya kRtazramAH...
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________________ AzaMsA AkAze vihagA Dayante sma, Dayante, DayiSyante c| kecit tatra lakSyaM vinAkRtyaiva bhrAmyanti / kecana uDDayanenaiva shraamynti| katicid bhakSyArthameva uDDIya, bhrAntvA ca vishraamynti| kazcid evaMvidho'pi syAd, yo nizcitalakSyArthameva Dayate, yAvallakSyaprApti ca avirAmamavizrAmaM ca uDDayanaM nirvahati / kintu, etAdRzaH kazcideva ! atha ca - tasyA''kAzamapi cidAkAzaM, na jaDAkAzam / cidAkAze utpatanaM, punaradha: patanaM, kSaNaM hatAzA, kSaNaM nirvedaH, kSaNaM virAmaH / punarapi UrdhvagAmi-sujanaiH protsAhanaM, tatazca punaruDDayanazramaH / etadeva coDDayananirvahaNaM nAma, yasya vAraMvAramAvartanena suvizadIbhUtamAnasaH Atma-vihagaH sthirIbhavati cidAkAze, nirbandhaM svairaviharaNaM kartuM kSamazca bhavati, adRSTA'zrutA'nanubhUtapUrvaM cidAnandamanubhavati ca sa svkiiycittbhuumau| tadanantaraM tasya layo bhavati UrdhvatAyAM, cidAkAzameva ca bhavati tasya zAzvataM vaasbhvnm| IdRzaM vAsabhavanamavAptukAmasya, tatsamavAptau sphoritasphArapauruSasya, prAnte tat samavAptavatazca kasyacit cidAnandAtmanaH samastIyaM kathA / vayamapIdRzyAH kathAyA nAyakatvamavAptuM samarthA bhavema ! / -bijayazIlacandrariH /
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________________ zraddhA me saphalA bhavatu pratyekamAtmano'ntastale suSuptA abhIpsA vidyante kAzcana - sva - rUpaprAkaTyasya, pUrNasvAtavyasya, niHsiimsaukhysy.......| etadrUpakamAdhyamenA'nAyAsameva ricAI bAk tAsAM jAgaraNAya prayatate iva / saMskRtavAcakAnAmapi tajjAgaraNaM bhavatviti zraddhayA'nUditamastIdaM saMskRtabhASayA / zraddhA me saphalA bhavatu..... -anuvAdakaH munikalyANakIrtivijayaH
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________________ prathamaH khaNDaH
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________________ suramyaH prAtaHsamaya AsIt / bAlasUryasya svarNavarNarazmibhiH zAntasamudrasya mRdukalloleSu sphuritatejovalayA iva utthitAH / taTAt krozamite dUra evaikA matsyagrAhiNI naukA jalamadhye snycritaa| etena 'prAtarAzavelA pratyAsannA...' iti zabdo vAtAvaraNe prasRta iva / AkAzAt sahasrazo vihaGgamA bhakSyagaveSaNAyA'dho'vatIrNAH, AhArakhaNDaprAptyarthaM ca teSAM saGgharSaH samArabdhaH / udarapUraNAya tu sarve'pi prayatante khalu ! evamekasya vyastadivasasyA''rambhaH saJjAtaH / kintu sarvebhyo'pyetebhyo dUre, naukAM svajanAn kSudhaM bhojanaM cetyAdi sarvamapi vismRtyaikAkI evaiko jonAthan-liviMgsTannAmA sAgarapakSI vyagro bhUtvA kiJcidanyadevA'bhyasyan dRzyate sma / vyomni pAdazataM prAya uDDIya sa svIyau tvaggumphitau pAdau kiJcinnAmitavAn, tatazcaJcapuTamUrvIkRtya tenaikaM vakrAvartanaM grahItuM prayatitam / tadAvartanamatIva kaThinaM kaSTadAyakaM cA''sIt / IdRzAvartanasya karaNakAle uDDayanagatiratyantaM mandayitavyA, ata eSo'pi mandamandamuDDayamAnaH zAntasAgarasyopariSTAdAgataH zItalasamIrasya ca mandaninadamanubhUtavAn / aikAgyaM prAptuM sa akSiNI ISannimIlitavAn zvAsamapi ca ruddhavAn / tato yAvat kiJcidadhikaM vakrAvartanaM grahItuM svaM prerayati tAvat sahasA tasya pakSau saGkucitau, sa ca svaniyantraNAd bhraSTaH san adhomukhaM vinipatitaH / sAmudrAH pakSiNaH kadA'pi naiva patanti nA'pi niyantraNAd bhrazyanti vaa| pavane bhraMzanaM patanaM vA nAma teSAM mahatI mAnahAnirlajjAspadaM ca / kintvayaM mahAzayo lajjAmekatastyaktvA punarapi tadevA''vartanaM kartuM prayatamAnaH punarapi prabhutvahAnyA'dhomukhaM patitaH / Am, sa sAmAnyaH sAgarapakSI nA''sIt / vastutastu adhikatamAH sAgarapakSiNaH sAmAnyoDDayanAdadhikaM zikSituM naivotsahante / samudrataTAt bhakSyAnveSaNAya gantavyaM, tatprAptau ca taTe pratinivartitavyam - ityeva teSAM dhyeyam / ito'pyadhikamuDDayanaM tu klezAya
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________________ eva teSAM, yata udarapUraNameva teSAM jIvanakRtyaM na tUDDayanam / kintu asya kRte tvetad vastu vaiparItyamabhajat / yato'sya jIvanakRtyaM tUDDayanamevA''sIt na tu bhojanamapi / anyat sarvamapi vismRtya sa uDDayanAyaiva snihyati sm| atha ca tasyedRzaM vartanaM dRSTvA'nye pakSiNastasya samparka nivArayantIti tenA'nubhUtam / kiM bahunA ? yAvat tasya pitarAvapi - svaputraH zataza uDDayanaprayogeSveva samAdinasya durvyayaM karotItyavalokya khinnau bhavataH sma / tathAhi - yadA sa jalopari svapakSA(zocchrayeNa uDDayate sma tadA so'lpAyAsenaiva dIrghakAlaM yAvat pavane'vasthAtuM zakto bhavati sma / yadA ca sa AkAzAjjale'varohaNaM karoti sma tadA sAmAnyamavarohaNamakRtvA svIyapAdau gADhaM sammelya jale dIrgharekhAM prakurvan avarohati sma / etad etAdRganyacca sahyamapyAsIt, kintu yadA sa taTasikatAyAmapi tathaivA'varohaNaM kartumArabdhastadA tatpitarau nitarAM ruSTau abhavatAm / For Private rsonal Use Only
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________________ 'are jon !' anyadA tanmAtA taM pRSTavatI - 'kimarthametat sarvaM karoSi? anyeSAM sAgarapakSiNAmiva jIvanayApane tava kiM bAdhate ? itastata uparyadhazca DayanaM pelikanpakSiNaH albATraoNs-pakSiNazca prakAmaM kurvantu nAma / tannA'smAkaM jIvanadharmo vts!| aparaM ca tvaM samyag bhojanamapi na karoSi / kimartham ? pazya tava zarIraM, kevalaM picchAni asthIni caivA'vaziSTAni !' 'mAtaH ! bhavantu nAma picchAnyasthIni caiva, nA'styatra me kAciccintA / mama tu - AkAze vAyau ca kimahaM kartuM zaktaH kiM cA'haM kartumazaktaH ? - ityatraiva jijJAsA vartate / mama samagramapi avadhAnaM jJAnArjana evA'styadhunA' - jonAthan pratyudatarat / 'kintu vatsa jonAthan !' tasya pitA mArdavenA'vadat - 'zItakAlaH sannihita eva vartate / zanaiH zanairetA dhIvaranaukA viralIbhaviSyanti mInAzcA'pi USmArthaM gabhIrajale sariSyanti / yadi tvaM zikSitumevecchasi tarhi tadeva zikSasva yenodarapUrNaM bhojanaM vinA''yAsenaiva zIghratayA ca prApyate / uDDayanaprayogAstu sutarAM zikSaNIyA ev| kintu kevalamuDDayanenaiva tavodaraM kathaM pUrayiSyate ? vastutastUDDayanamapi udarapUrtyarthameva kartavyamastIti na vismartavyaM tvayA ! / ' jonAthan savinayaM ziro vidhUya tayorvacanamaGgIkRtavAn / tataH katiciddinAni so'nyasAgarapakSiNa iva vartituM prAyatata / sAmudrasetuSu dhIvaranaukAsu ca so'nyaiH sajAtIyaiH saha krozan yudhyamAnazca bhakSyamAkrAntuM grahItuM ca bahu prayatitavAn kintu tasyotsAho cirasthAyI nA'bhavat / kadAcit kaSTena kiJcid bhakSyaM prApyA'nupadamevA''gatasya vRddhasya kasyacid bubhukSoH pakSiNaH kRte tat tyaktavyamapi bhavati sma / tadA so'cintayat - 'aho ! sarvathA vyarthametat sarvam / amUlyasamayasya kiyAn durvyayo'yam ? iyantaM kAlaM yadi uDDayanazikSaNe vyApRto'bhaviSyaM tadA...? kiyad jJAtavyaM zikSaNIyaM ca vartate jIvane !
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________________ punarapi sa kSudhaM bhakSyaM svajanAMzcetyAdi sarvamapi ekataH kRtvA taTAd dUraM samudramadhye vividhAnuDDayanaprayogAn zikSituM sollAsaM prArabdhaH / manobhilaSitaM kurvANo'nyat sarvamapi vismaratyeva nanu ! prathamaM tu zIghragatiM jJAtukAmaH so'bhyAsabalAt saptAhe eva zIghratamagAminaH sAmudrapakSiNo'pekSayA'pyadhikaM jJAnaM prAptavAn /
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________________ W Vain Education International For Private Personal Use Only www jainelibrary.org
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________________ sa pAdasahasramUrdhvamuDDIya svIyapakSau kaThinatayA''sphAlayan dhUmaketuvat samarekhAyAmavataraNaM kartuM prayatitavAn bodhitavAMzca yat kimarthaM sAgarapakSiNa IdRzamavataraNaM na kurvantIti / yataH kevalaM SaDbhiH kSaNaireva sa pratighaNTaM saptatimAila-mitAM gatiM prAptavAn / etAvatI gatireva sAmudrapakSiNAM durlabhA, tathA tAvatyAM gatau ko'pi sAgarapakSI svIyapakSau samatayA sandhArayituM na samarthaH / ayamapIdRzImavasthAM vAraM vAraM prAptavAn / atIva sAvadhAnatayA yadyapi sa prAyatata, tathApi nijasarvasAmarthyamupayuJjAno'pi tAvatyAM gatau sa niyantraNAd bhrazyati smaiv| tathA'pi punarapi sa tameva prayatnamArabhya 'kA'tra kSatiH svasye'ti avaboddhaM prayatate sma / pAdasahasramAruhya samagravegena samamuDDayanaM tatazca pakSAvAsphAlya samarekhamavarohaNam / kintu, pratiprayatnaM prathamaM tasya vAmapakSa AghAtenA'sthiro bhUtvA saMkucati sma so'pi ca pracaNDavegena tasyAmeva dizi sabhramaNamadhomukhatayA patati sma / atha kiJcit svastho bhUtvA dakSiNapakSeNa prayatamAnaH tasyAM dizyapi vartulAkAraM bhramannagnigolakavad vinipatati sma / asmizca patane sa AghAtamasahamAnaH svasthaH sAvadhAnazca bhavituM na zaknoti smaiva / tathApi sa prayatnAnAvartayatyeva sm| prAyo dazavAraM tena tadeva kartuM prayatitaM, kintu pratiprayatnaM sa pratihoraM saptatimAil-mitaM vegaM prApyA'pi niyantraNAd bhraSTaH san mathitapakSasamUhavat jale patita ev| ante galadvindvAna'zarIra: so'cintayad yad 'nUnamatra kazcidupAyo'nveSTavya eva, Am ! jJAtaM, mayA mahattamaM vegaM prApya pakSau sthirIkartavyau - pratihoraM paJcAzatmAil-mitaM vegaM yAvat pakSau cAlayitavyau tatazca sthirIkartavyau / ' asyAM velAyAM sa dvisahasrapAdonnati prApya prayatnamArabdhavAn paJcAzatmAil-vegaM prApya sa caJcupuTaM nIcaiHkRtya pakSau ca pUrNatayA prasArya For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ sthirIkRtya ca samarekhAyAmavataraNamArabdhavAn / etAvataiva tasya mahattamaM sAmarthyamupayuktamabhavat tathApi tasya parizramaH sphlo'bhuut| dazakSaNeSveva ansa navatimAilvegaM prAptavAn / sAgarapakSiSvayaM vizvavikrama evA''sIt / Jain Education Interational tvaan| sA.
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________________ kintveSA sthiti va cirAyitA / yasmin kSaNe sa pakSau parAvRtya vakrAvartanaM grahItuM prayatitavAn tasminneva kSaNe svaniyantraNAt skhalitaH san bhayAnakavegenA'dhomukhaM tadeva patanaM prAptavAn / idaM patanaM tu tAvati vege jvalanazIlapadArthasya visphoTavat atidAruNamAsIt / jonAthan vAyAveva mahAghAtenotpatya pracaNDavegena sAmudre jale vinipatitaH / tAvati vege ca tajjalamapi pASANAyitam / etAvatA sarvatra tamaH prasRtamAsIt / candrajyotsnAyAM sa samudratale'vazatayA tarati sma / tasya pakSau lohamayAviva bhArayutau saJjAtau kintu naiSphalyasya bhArastu tanmAnase tato'pyadhikatara AsIt / 'yadIdaM gurutvaM mAM gabhIre jale majjayitvA jIvanAntaM prApayet tadA varam' - sa nirAzatayA cintitavAn / yAvatA sa jale manAk nimagnastAvat akasmAdevaiko vilakSaNo dhvanistadantaH zUnyatayeva prAdurbhUtaH, yathA - 'nUnamatra nAstyeva ko'pyupAyaH / sAgarapakSI ahamasmi khalu ! / mamA'pi prakRtyaiva kAzcinmaryAdA vidyante / yadyahametat sarvaM zikSitumarho'bhaviSyam tadA mama mastiSkamapi vikasitataramabhaviSyat, yadi mayA mahAvegenoDDayitavyamabhaviSyata tadA mama pakSAvapi garuDavat zyenavad vA husvAvabhaviSyatAm, tathA mamA''hAro'pyanya evA'bhaviSyat / nUnaM piturvacAMsi satyAnyeva / mayA sarvamapyetanmauyaM vismRtya gRhaM samAjaM ca pratinivartitavyam / mama sImitakSamatayaiva mayA santoSo dhAraNIyo yato'hamasmi eko'lpazaktikaH saagrpkssii......|' zanaiH zanaiH sa dhvanivilIno'bhavat, jonAthan api tena saha sammato bhUtvA tamaGgIkRtavAn / 'sAgarapakSibhI rAtristaTe eva yApanIyA' sa smRtavAn, tatazca 'ataH kSaNAdeva mayA sAmAnyasAgarapakSivadeva vartitavyaM jIvitavyaM ca' iti saGkalpamapi kRtavAn cintitavAMzca yad - 'mamA'yaM nirNayaH sarvAnapi toSayitumalaM syAt / ' sa zrAntatayaiva nIlajalA bahirAgatya bhUmiM pratyuDDInaH / etAvatA kAlena tena yadalpocchrayamuDDayanaM zikSitamAsIt tadarthaM sa kArtajhyamanubhavannAsIt / For Private &17ersonal Use Only
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________________ 'kintu', sa cintitavAn - mama sarvamapi gatameva nanu ! / yanmayA zikSitaM jJAtaM ca tatsarvamapi viphalameva khalu ! mama sAmarthya vicArA utsAhazca niSphalA eva kila ! ahamapi sAmudrapakSiNAmanyatamo'smi ato mayA'pi tairivaivoDDayitavyaM nanu ! ... / ' evaMvidhairvicArairvyAkulo duHkhitazca sa prAyaH pAdazatamuDDIya taTaM prati prasthAtuM pakSau kaThoratayA''sphAlitavAn / pakSisamAjasyA'nyatamIbhUya jIvituM tena yannirNItamAsIt tat tasya suyogyatayA pratibhAti sma / ataH paraM nUtanA kA'pi jijJAsA taM balAt kiJcit zikSituM na prerayiSyati / adyaprabhRti jIvane kiJcidAhvAnamiva na bhaviSyati tatazca kadAcinnaiSphalyamapi naiva prApsyate / nUnaM tat kiyad rucikaraM cAru ca yad vicArAdvArANyeva pihitAni syuH ! niSphalatAyA andhakArAttaTasyaujjavalyaM prati visarpaNaM tasmai bahurucitam / 'andhakAraH !' sa eva zUnyo dhvanistadantarvijRmbhitaH punarapi - 'sAgarapakSiNastvandhakAre naiva Dayante kadAcit / !' jonAthan tu tat zrotumavadhArayituM vA'vahito nA''sIt / 'sundarametad vAtAvaraNamasti' so'cintayat / 'zazinastArakANAM ca razmayaH sAmudre jale praposphuryante, te ca punA rAtrerandhakAre laghudaNDadIpAyante, tathA sarvamapi kiyat zAntaM sthiraM zAntikaraM ca...' 'bhoH ! pratinivartasva...' punarapi sa eva dhvaniH samutthitaH / 'sAgarapakSiNastamasi naivoDDayante ! yadi tvamapyandhakAre uDDayanAyA'rho'bhaviSyat tadA tavA'pyulUkasyeva sakSame akSiNI abhaviSyatAm / tava mastiSkaM vikasitataramabhaviSyat, tava pakSAvapi zyenavad hasvAvabhaviSyatAm / eteSAmanyatamamapi tvatpArve nAsti, tatkathaM..!!' antaHstho dhvanistaM preritavAn / rAtrene'ndhakAre mandamande zItalasamIre ca prasarati, pAdazatocchye uDDayamAno jonAthan dhvanimimamavadhArya sahasA citte camatkRti prApya santoSeNA'kSiNI 12
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________________ nimIlitavAn / tasya sarvA api vyathAH, sarvA'pi parizrAntiH sarvamapi ca nairAzyaM vyalIyanta iva ! 'husvau pakSau !! zyenavad hrasvau ! ! aho ! ayameva tvatra prakaTa upAyaH / kIdRza: kiyAMzca mUrkho'hamAsam ! mamA'pekSitau hrasvau pakSAveva kevalaM, nA'nyat kiJcit ! tadarthaM ca mayA me dIrghau pakSau bahusaGkacitau kRtvA kevalaM pakSAgrasAhAyyenaiva DayanIyaM kila ! aho ! hrasvau pakSau .... !' tasyotsAha dviguNitatayA jAgRtaH / punarapi prayatnakaraNAya sa kaTibaddho jAtaH / zIghrameva sa sahasradvayaM pAdAnAmAkAze ArUDhaH / tataH kSaNamAtramapi parAjayasya mRtyobhraMzasya vA vicAramapyakRtvA svIyapakSau dRDhatayA'ntaH saGkocitavAn, saMkIrNau sUkSmau ca tIkSNapakSAgrAveva vAyo prasAryA'dhomukhaM samarekhamavapatanamArabdhavAn / tanmastakAgre tu pracaNDaH pavano garjati sma / tasya vego'pi kramazo' vardhatatarAm / pratihoraM saptatirmAil ... navatiH... zataM... vizaM zataM tato'pyadhikaH ! ! kintu purA saptatervege'pi yad vikarSaNaM zramazca tenA'nubhUtAvAstAM tAvIdRze iyatyapi ca mahAvege naivA'nubhUtau / tataH pakSayorISadAvartanenaiva saralatayA jale'vamajjanaM kRtvopariSTAdagataH sa cAndrajyotsnAyAM taraGgeSu tarad agnyastragolamiva pratibhAti sma / pavanAghAtAn sammukhIkurvan ISadakSinimIlanaM kRtavAn sa svIyaparAkramasya sAphalyenA'tyantaM santuSTa AsIt / catvAriMzaM zataM mama vegaH ! so'pi sarvathA niyantrita: ? aho aho ! yadyahaM paJcasahasrapAdocchrayAdavapateyaM tadA mama vegaH kiyAn bhaviSyati ! !....' kSaNArdhapUrvameva kRtA tasya sarve'pi saGkalpAH pracaNDaprabhaJjanena dUrApanItA iva vismRtigartAyAM vilInA: / 'svayaM gRhItAyA: pratijJAyAH svayameva bhaGgaH kRtaH' ityaparAdhabhAvena sa nairAzyaM na prApat yata: 'IdRzya: pratijJAstu teSAmevA''dhArabhUtAH syurye sAmAnyameva svIkurvanti, ye tu jJAnotkarSaM jijJAsante prApnuvanti ca teSAM kRte tvetA akiJcitkarA evASnAvazyakAzcA'pi' iti sa cintitavAn /
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________________ saJjAte prabhAte sa punarapyabhyAsarato'bhavat / paJcasahasrapAdocchrayAt, naukAstu nIlajaladhau sUkSmakaNikA iva pakSisamUhazca vartulAkAraM paribhrAmyan rajomegha iva pratibhAsante sma / etat sarvaM vilokayan jonAthan pratyagracaitanyenollasan AnandotsAhAbhyAM spandamAno bhayajayena ca gauravamanubhavannavapatanAya siddho'bhavat / sahajatayaiva sa svIyapakSau zarIrAntaH saGkocitavAn tIkSNAsrayutau pakSAgrau ca bahirvistArya nirvilambameva sa jaladhi prati avaplutaH / catuHsahasrapAdAnatikrAmatA tu tena vegasya caramasImA prAptA / yato ghanaprAkArIbhUtasya mahAdhvanimayasya pavanasyA''ghAtAnAM prabhAvAt sa ito'pyadhikaM vegaM prAptuM nA'zakat / samarekhAyAmevA'dho'vataratastasya vegastadAnIM caturdazAdhikaM dvizataM pratihoramAsIt / atIva ruciram !! kintu tadA'pyAnandagaNDUSAn nigiran sa sAvadhAna AsIt yad 'yadi svalpamapi tasya pakSau vikasitau bhavetAM tadA tasya zarIraM lakSazaH kaNeSu parAvartiSyate' / evaM satyapi drutatamagaterAnandaM sAmarthya zuddhasaundaryaM cA'pi samanubhavan so'vatarati sm|| atha pAdasahasrocchraye tAvati ca vege pracaNDaprabhaJjanena tasya pakSAgrau thaDathaDAyete sma / pakSisamAjo naukA ca zanaiH zanaistatsamIpamAgacchanti sma / tadAtve svaM niyantritumasamarthaH sa tAvati vege pratyAvartanaM kathaM grahItavyamityapi nirNetuM nA'zakat / lezamapi saMghaTTanaM mRtyorAmantraNamAsIt !! ataH ... sa dRDhataMyA nayane nimIlitavAn ! tasmin prabhAte ghaTitametat ! kSaNArdhenaiva bhakSyAnveSaNaratAnAM sAmudrapakSiNAM madhyataH prakSepAstramiva nisRtya mahAvAyoH picchAnAM ca garjadutkrozamanubhavan sa dvAdazAdhikazatadvayavegena nimIlitanetra eva nirgataH / bhAgyadevatAyA anugraheNeva sa na kenA'pi saMghaTTito na vA kAcid hAnirapi saJjAtA / 14
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________________ akSiNI unmIlya yAvatA tena svIyacaJcurgagane UrdhvakRtA tadA'pi sa SaSTyadhikazatavegena DayamAna AsIt / tata UrdhvamuDDayamAnena tena zanai: zanaiH svavego viMzatirmAila pratighaNTaM yAvad mandIkRtya svIyapakSau vistAritau tAvatA sa catuHsahasrapAdocchraye uDDayamAna AsIt / tAvaducchrayAcca jalasthA naukA'pUpakhaNDamivA'bhAsata / 15
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________________ tasya caitanyaM sAphalyonmAdenollasitamAsIt / 'vegasya paryantAvadhiH ! sAmudro vihagaH kazcit zatadvayAdhikamAil-vegenoDDInaH? sAgarapakSiNAM gatisImna ullaGghanamidam ! !' svajAteritihAse aidamprAthamyenotkarSasya mahAnavasaro'nenopakalpita AsIt, svakRte caiko nUtano yugaH prArabdhaH / sa punarapi svAbhyAsakSetre samutpatya aSTasahasrapAdocchyAt avapatanAya sannaddho bhUtvA svIyapakSau saGkocitavAn / avapatanaM kurvatA vakraH parAvartaH kathaM grahItavya iti jJAtumutsuka AsIt saH, ata evemaM prayogaM samArabdhavAn / pakSAgrasthitamekamapi picchaM yadyagulAMzAmAtramapi visaryeta tadA mahAvegenA'vapatatA'pi sarasaH saralazca vakraparAvarto grahItuM suzaka iti bodhAt pUrvameva sa etadapi jJAtavAn yad yadi tAvati vege ekAdhikAni picchAni saJcAryeran tarhi tad rAiphalnisRtagulikAvaccharIraM bhraamyti| vividhAn vAyavIyavyAyAmaprayogAn kRtvA evaMvidhAn tathyAn svAnubhavena jAnan jonAthan sAmudravihageSu sarvaprathama AsIt / tasmin dine so'nyaiH khagairvArtAlApena samayavyayamakRtvA''sAyamuDDayanaprayogAnevA'cekrIyata / tatra ca mukhyatayA pAzAkAreNa adhomukhaM patanaM, mandavegena saJcaratA cakrAkAreNa patanaM, mahatA vegena vartulAkAraM patanaM, viparyastacakrAkAreNa patanamityAdaya Asan /
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________________ samudrataTe rAtri yApayituM yadA sa samAjena sammIlitastadA tanmastakaM ghUrNamAnamAsIt zarIraM ca parizrAntyA'tyantaM klAntamAsIt, tathA'pyAnandAtirekeNa sa cakrAkAraM paribhrAmyannevA'vatIrNaH / 'yadA madIyAH svajanA jJAtijanAzca me parAkramAn sAhasAni ca jJAsyanti', sa cintitavAn, 'tadA te'pyAnandollasitA natiSyanti / kevalamudarapUraNAya naukAsu sAmudrasetuSu cA'rthahInaM bhramaNaM parasparaM ca kalahakaraNamatiricyA'pIdAnIM jIvane kiJcit prayojanamasti / kiyat subhagam ! adyaprabhRti vayaM svamajJAnAndhatamasa utthApya zreSThatAyA prajJAyA naipuNyasya ca nirmale prakAze saJcArayituM samarthAH smaH, svAtantryaM prAptumarhAH smaH, mahAkAze coDayituM zaktAH smaH / itaH paraM sarvasyA'pi pakSijagato bhAvi ujjavalamunnataM ca ! !' yadA sa bhUmiM spRSTavAn tadA sarvo'pi sAgarapakSisamAjaH sammIlya vRddhAnAmagraNInAM ca netRtve parSadi upaviSTa AsIt / nUnaM sarve'pi te pratIkSAratA abhAsanta / 'jonAthan liviMgsTan pakSin ! sabhAmadhye Agatya uttiSTha !' jyeSThastaM gabhIrasvareNoccairAdizat / 'sabhAmadhye uttiSTha' iti vAkyaM prayojanadvayamevA'bhivyakti, atilajjAspadaM vA kRtyamadhikRtyA'tigauravAspadaM kAryamadhikRtya vA' so'cintayat / 'yadA'gragaNyAnAM pakSiNAM sammAnaM kartavyaM tadA te gauraveNa sabhAmadhye AkAryante / yadyapyadya prAtarAzavelAyAM tairmama parAkramA dRSTA eva, parantu nA'haM sammAnanakAmyo'smi nA'pi mama netRtvAbhilASo'sti / navaraM, yatsarvamahaM mahatA parizrameNopalabdhavAn tatra sarvAnapi sahabhAginaH kartumicchAmi, asmAkaM kSitijAni kiyad vistarItumarhanti tadevA'haM sarvebhyo jnyaapyitumicchaami...'| . 'jonAthan liviMgsTan ! sabhAmadhye Agatya tava bandhUnAM samakSaM lajjayA uttiSTha !' jyeSTho'garjat /
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________________ etasya zravaNamAtreNa sa mastakopari vajrAghAtamivA'nvabhavat, tatpAdau vepete sma, pakSau lohena marditAviva zithilIbhUtau, karNau ca pakSiNAmAkrozazataiH puuritau| 'lajjAspadatayA parSanmadhye upasthApito'ham !, azakyamidam !!, mama parAkrAmAnavaboddhumakSamA ete nUnaM bhrAntAH ... bhrAntAH ... ! !' stabdhatayA sa cintayannAsIt, tatparitazca samagramapi vAtAvaraNaM pakSiNAmAkrozairupAlambhaizca vyAptamabhavat '... tavA'vicAritatayottaradAyitvabhaGgAya... sAgarapakSiNAM kulazobhAyAH paramparAyAzcollaGghanAya...!' sabhAmadhye lajjAsametamutthApya kasyacidIdRzaM bhartsanaM nAma sAgarapakSiNAM samAjAt tasyA''jIvanaM bahiSkaraNaM taTAcca dUravartiSu bhRguSu ekAkitayA nirvAsanam !! '... ekadA tavA'pi bhAnaM bhaviSyati jonAthan ! yad - uttaradAyitvAd bhraMzanaM na kadA'pi lAbhapradaM bhavati / jIvanaM tvasmAkaM sarvathA'jJAtamajJeyameva ca, navaraM vayaM tvatra jagati kevalamudarapUraNAya, yAvajjIvyate tAvacca jIvanAyA'vatIrNAH smaH', - jyeSThastamupAlabhat / yadyapi samAjasya parSadi jyeSThasya ca samakSaM na ko'pi sAgarapakSI pratyuttaraM dadAti kadAcidapi, kintvadya jonAthan nirbhIkatayottejito bhUtvA'garjat - 'uttaradAyitvabhraMzaH? kasya ? bandhavaH ! yo jIvane ekaM sArthakamuccaM ca prayojanamAviSkaroti tadarthaM ca prayatate tAdRzAt sAgarapakSiNo'pi ko'dhika uttaradAyI ? ... yugasahasrebhyo vayaM matsyakhaNDaluNTanArthaM yudhyamAnA mriyAmahe / parantu adyA'smAbhirjIvanaM jIvitumuttamaM dhyeyaM prayojanaM ca prAptamasti - jJAnaM, prayogAH, svAtantryaJca / mayA yat kiJcidapi upalabdhaM tadahaM bhavadbhyo saMdarzayitumicchAmi, kRpayA madarthamavasaraM vA'pyekaM kalpayantu ...! !' kintu samAjaH pASANamaya iva saJjAtaH AsIt / '... asmAkaM sambandhaH pUrNo bhavati...' pakSiNo'vadan / tataH samakAlameva sarve'pi karNau pidhAya pRSThaM parAvartitavantaH / For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ zeSaM jIvanaM tenaikAkitayaiva yaapyitvymaasiit| paraM sa dUravartibhRgubhyo'pi sudUrapradezeSu uDDayanAbhyAsamanuvartitavAn / ekAntavAsastaM sarvathA nAkhedayat, kintu uDDayanasya bhavyatAmojasvitAM ca svIkartuM vizvasitumupalakSituM vA'pi samAjena yanniSiddhaM, netre unmIlya nirIkSitumapi yattairnotsahitaM tat taM bhRzamudvejayati sma / evaM satyapi pratidinaM so'dhikAdhikaM jJAtuM zikSituM ca prayatate sma / svIyaprayogaiH so'vagatavAn yad vegayutena pravAhasama zreNikenA'vamajjanena sAmudrapravAhAd dazapAdamadhaHsthamapi svAdu bhakSyamanveSTuM grahItuM ca sarvathA sukaramiti / ita: paramudarapUraNArthaM tasya dhIvaranaukAnAM paryuSitAnnakhaNDAnAM vA'pekSA sarvathA nA''sIt / tathA sUryAstamanasamayAdArabhya sUryodayaparyantaM sAmudramArutena sahaiva mAilzatAdhikaM viharan sa uDDayamAna eva nidrAM grahItuM zikSitavAn / evameva yadA'nye sAmudrapakSiNo varSA-zaityAdikaM sahamAnA niHsahAyatayA sAgarataTe'vasthitA bhaveyustAdRzImapi sAmudrIM gADhamihikAmatikramya sa tadupariSTAt sphuratprabhaM nirabhraM svacchaM cA''kAzatalamArohati sma / mahAvAteSu jhaJjhAvAteSu ca sa sarvathA nirbhIkatayA sudUravartiSu parvatIyAntarapradezeSu gacchati sma yatra tasya svAdu bhojanaM saukaryeNopalabhyate sma / etat sarvamapi sa svIyAntarapreraNayA''tmasaMyamena caiva jJAtavAn zikSitavAMzca / evaM ca yat sarvaM sa svIyabandhubhyo'pi prApayitumaicchat kadAcit tat tenaikenaiva kevalamidAnIM prAptam / adya sa uDDayanasya svAmI AsIt, etadarthaM ca tena yanmUlyaM dAtavyamabhavat tasya khedalezo'pi tanmanasi nA''sIt / jonAthan - pakSI anubhavena jJAtavAn yad- nIrasatA, bhayaM krodhazca sAmudrapakSiNAmalpAyuSaH mukhyanimittAnyAsan- ataH sa svIyAnta:karaNAMd doSAnetAn nirmUlya dIrghakAlaM yAvat uttarottaramUrdhvabhavan sundaraM nirAmayaM ca jIvanaM yApitavAn / For Private &22ersonal Use Only
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________________ tau sAyaMkAle samAgatau, svasya cA'tIva priye AkAze prazAntatayA visarpana jonAthan ekAkyeva tAbhyAmupalabdhaH / tasya pakSAntikameva prakaTitayostayoH pakSiNoH pakSau tArakaprakAzavadujjvalau AstAM, tatazca nirgacchat tejo'pi rAtrermadule samIre saumyaM maitrIpUrNaM cA'bhAsata / kintu sarvebhyo'pi ruciraMtu tayoruDDayanakauzalamAsIt / tau nirantaraM naiyatyena ca jonAthan-pakSAgrAdagulamAtrAntareNaivoDDayete sm| niHzabdameva jonAthan tau parIkSitumArabhata / tasya parIkSAmadyaparyantamapi ko'pi sAgarapakSI uttarItuM samartho naivA''sIt / sa sahasaiva svapakSau AvA'tyantaM mandagatiko'bhavat / tau dvAvapi jAjvalyamAnau pakSiNau tena sahaiva gati mandIkRtya mRdulatayA visarpitavantau / yatastAvapi mandaM mRdu coDDayanaM jJAtavantau nanu ! . tadanantarameva sa svapakSau saGkocya zarIraM ca loThayitvA navatyadhikazatamAil-vegenA'vapatanamArabhata / atau dvAvapi tena samameva vinA skhalanamavapatitau / jonAthan tu tasminneva vege dIrghAyAM samarekhAyAM vartulAkArAM bhrami kurvan uDDInaH, tadaitau dvAvapi smitasmerAnanau vinA''yAsaM tamanukRtavantau / tataH sa samatale uDDayane pratinivRttya kaJcit kAlaM tUSNIM sthitvA kathitavAn - 'bhavyam ! atha kau bhavantau ?' 'bhavataH sajAtIyAvevA''vAm / bhavato bandhU AvAm / ' tau dRDhenA'pi saumyasvareNoktavantau / 'AvAM bhavantamuccastaraM netuM, bhavato gRhaM prati netumAgatau svH...'| 'gRhaM mama kimapi nAsti bhoH !, jAtirapi nAsti kAcit / bahiSkRto'haM samAjAdasmi / kiJca, idAnImeva vayaM mahAparvatIyapavanasya zikharopari uDDayamAnAH smaH / katicitpAdazatebhyo'pyUrvaM mama jarAjarjaritaM dehamunnetuM nA'haM zakto'smi / ' 25
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________________ 'bhavAn avazyaM zakta eva jonAthan !, yato bhavAn suzikSito'sti / api ca, bhavata ihatyikamadhyayanaM samAptam, itaH paraM tvanyasyAM zAlAyAM bhavato'dhyayanavelA sannihitA'sti / sannaddho bhavatu zIghram ' / yena bodhena tasya samastamapi jIvanaM prakAzitamabhavat, sa eva bodho tasyainaM kSaNamapi ujjvalaprakAzamayamakarot / tau yuktameva vadataH sma yadito'pyUrdhvataraM sa uDDayituM kSama eva / tathA veleyamapi svgRhgmnaayocitaiv| sa tadAkAzaM tAM ca bhavyAM rajatavarNAM pRthvIM, yatra sa bhUrijJAnaM prAptavAn AsIt, antimavAraM nirIkSitavAn / 'ahaM siddho'smi' prAnte so'vadat / atha ca sAgarapakSI jonAthan liviMgsTan tAbhyAM tArakojjvalAbhyAM pakSibhyAM sahoDDIya gADhatamomaye AkAze'dRzyaH saJjAtaH / 26
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________________ 'aho ! idameva svargaM nanu !' jonAthan cintitavAn, anukSaNameva ca svaM hAsyAspadamanubhUtavAn / divyabhUmau prathamapadanyAsasya samakAlameva yadi kazcit tAM vivecayitumArabhate tadA tat kathaM zobhAspadaM bhavet ? pRthivyA nirgataH sa yAvat zubhravarNAnAM meghAnAmupariSTAd visarpan tAbhyAM tejasvibhyAM pakSibhyAM sArdhamatra prAptastAvadeva so'nvabhavad yat tasya zarIramapi tAviva tejasvi prakAzamayaM ca bhavitumArabdhamasti / yadyapi tayoH svarNamayanayanayoH pRSThatastu sa eva cirayuvA jonAthan - pakSI spandate sma tathApi tasya bAhyasvarUpaM tu parAvartitameva / 'etat zarIraM sAgarapakSizarIravadeva yadyapi pratibhAti sma tathA'pi pUrvatanazarIrAdidamatIva samIcInatayoDDayate sma / ' 'atha cA'rdhenaiva parizrameNA'haM pUrvatanAd vegAd dviguNitaM vegaM prApsye' so'cintayat, 'pRthivyAM prAptenottamavegenA'pi dviguNitaM vegam...' / zanaiH zanaistasya picchAni zubhrANyaujjvalyena ca bhrAjamAnAni saJjAtAni, pakSAvapi cA'tIva snigdhau rUpyamayAviva ca sundarau saJjAtau / sa svIyanUnapakSaviSayakamadhikaM jJAnaM prAptuM tau cA'dhikazaktisampannau kartuM sollAsaM prArabhata / pratighaNTaM sArdhazatadvaya-mAil-vege so'nubhUtavAn yadiyaM tasya samataloDDayanasyA'dhikatamA gatirasti / tathA'pi vegaM vardhayan sa pAdonatrizatavege jJAtavAn yadito'pi adhikavegasya sambhAvanaiva nAsti / etena sa nitarAM hatAzo'bhavat / yadyapyanena zarIreNa sa purAtanAduttamavegAdapyatyadhikaM vegaM prAptavAnAsIt, tathA'pi asya nUtanazarIrasyA'pi zaktermaryAdA''sIdeva / anayA ca maryAdayA baddhena tenottamAM koTi prAptuM mahatA''yAsenA'pi duHzakamAsIt / 'nanu svarge tu kAcinmaryAdA naiva syAt khalu !' so'cintayat / etAvatA meghA vikIrNAH, 'zubhAvataraNaM jonAthan !' iti zubhecchAM dattvA ca tasya saMrakSakau sUkSme pavane'ntahitau / For Privateg2Personal Use Only
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________________ idAnIM sa jarjarIkataTopazobhitasya samudrasyopariSTAd uDDayamAna AsIt / bhRguSUDDayanaprayogAn kurvANA: kecana sAgarapakSiNastena nirIkSitAstathA kecanottarasyAM dizyapi kSitija evoDDayamAnA dRSTAH / nUtanAni dRzyAni... nUtanA vicArAH ... nUtanAzca praznAH ... ! 'kimarthamiyadalpA: pakSiNo'tra? svarge tu pakSiNAM sammardaH syAnnanu ! tathA, kimityahamatIva zrAntimanubhavAmi? svarge tu kadAcidapi kazcit pakSI zrAntiM nA'nubhavet nA'pi svapet khalu ! !' etat sarvaM tena kutra zrutamAsIt ? pArthivajIvanasya smRtayastanmAnasAt zanaiH zanairvilIyamAnAnyAsan ! pRthivyAmeva sa prabhUtataraM zikSitavAnAsId yadyapi, kintu idAnIM tasya vivaraNAni vismRtaprAyAni saJjAtAni ... udarapUraNAya kRtaH saGgharSaH, samAjAd bahiSkaraNam... / samudrataTe upadazAH sAgarapakSiNastaM mIlituM samAgatAH Asan, kintu niHzabdam ! tenedamevA'nubhUtaM yat tasya svAgataM kriyamANamasti tathaitadeva tasya gRhamastIti / tad dinamapi tenA'tIva dIrghamanubhUtaM, tAvaddIghu yat tasya tadIyaH sUryodayo'pi smRtipathaM nA''gacchati sma / taTe'vataraNAya sa svazarIraM kiJcidiva parAvartya aGgulamAtraM svapakSAvAsphAlitavAn, tato mRdutayA taTIyasikatAyAmavAtarat / anye'pi pakSiNastatsahitamevA'vatIrNAH, paraM naikatamo'pi teSAM manAgapi svapakSau spanditavAn / atyujjvalau svapakSau vAyAveva vikocyA''ndolanaM kRtaM taiH| tataH kathaJcidapi svapakSau parAvartya yAvat te sthirA abhavan tAvad vinA''yAsameva teSAM pAdau bhUmiM spRSTavantau / adbhutaM prabhutvamAsIt teSAm ! kintu idAnIM jonAthan atyantaM zrAnta AsIt, ato vinA vacanameva sa yatra sthita AsIt tatraiva gADhaM nidritavAn / *Jagged Shoreline 33
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________________ dineSu gacchatsu, jonAthan svanirIkSaNenA'vagatavAn yad - atIte jIvane yathoDDayanaviSaye prabhUtaM jJAtavyaM zikSitavyaM cA''sIt tathaivA'trA'pi vartate, kintvatra vaiziSTyamidamasti yadatratyAH pakSiNastasyevaiva vicArazIlA vartante / sarveSAmapi teSAmuDDayanakalaivA'tIvA'bhISTA''sIt / sA kalA vyApakatayA zikSaNIyA tatra ca paripUrNatA prAptavyetyeva teSAM jIvanasya sarvopari dhyeyaM samAsIt / sarve'pi te pakSiNo'titejasvinaH zreSThAzcA''san / tathA pratidinaM te'tyadyatanIya-vaijJAnikoDDayanapaddhatIH parIkSamANAH svIyaM sarvAdhikaM samayamuDDayanAbhyAsa eva yApayanti sma / uDDayanAnandaM prati sarvathA'kSinimIlakAnAM tathodarapUraNAya parasparaM kalahakaraNAyaiva ca svapakSAvupayuJjAnAnAM purAtanAnAM nijabandhUnAM cirakAlAya jonAthan naiva smarati smA'pi, kintu idAnIM tu yadA kadApi kSaNArdhaM vA sa tAn smarati sma / ekasmin prabhAte svIyaprazikSakeNa saha saGkocitapakSatayA tvaritagatyA vartulAkAramuDDayanaprayogAn kRtvA samudrataTe vizrAmyatastasya sarvamapi tat smRtipathamAyAtam / 'sarve'pi kutra santi salIvan ! ?' sa svaprazikSakaM maunameva pRSTavAn / atratyAH sarve pakSiNo karkazArAvAnakRtvA manasaiva parasparamAlApaM saukaryeNa kurvanti sma / jonAthan api tat zikSitavAn aasiit| 'ito'pyadhikAH pakSiNo'tra kuto na dRzyante ? yato'hamAgatastatra tu bahavaH ...' / / 'bhoH ! ... sahasrazaH sAgarapakSiNo'haM jAnAmi' sazirodhUnanaM salIvan avadat / 'paraM bhavataH praznasyaika evottaro'sti yad bhavAn lakSeSvapi advitIyo'sti / bhavAdRzaH sAhasika uttamazca pakSI lakSeSvapi sAgarapakSiSu eko vA kadAcit sambhavet / asmAkamadhikatamAH pakSiNastu cirakAlenA'tyantaM mandagatyA ceha prAptAH santi / vayamekajanmatastatsadRzamevA'nyajjanma, ekasmAllokAt tatsadRzamevA'nyaM lokaM tathA bambhramitA yathA na jJAtavanto yat kuto vayamihA''gatAH smaH, na For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ cintitatavanto yat kutra vayaM prasthitAH, kevalaM tAdAtvikasukhAbhAsaratA vayaM tattatkSaNeSveva jIvitAH / udarapUraNAt kalahAd netRtvaprApaNAdapi kiJcidadhikamapi jIvane'stIti jJAnamasmAkaM katijanmanAmanantaraM jAtaM tad bhavAn kathaM jAnIyAt khalu ? zatazo janmAni, jonAthan ?, nahi nahi, sahasrazo janmAni tajjJAtuM vyatItAni / pUrNatAbhidhAnA'pi kiJcid vastu jIvane'stIti bhAnaM tu tato'pi janmazatAnantaraM jAtam / tathA jIvanasya dhyeyaM tu paripUrNatA prAptirasti - iti jJAtumanyebhyazca bodhayitumanyAnyapi janmazatAni vyatItAni / atha cehA'pyasmadarthaM sa eva niyamo'sti yadasmin jIvane yad vayaM zikSemahi tadAzrityaivA'smAkamAgAmi jIvanaM nizcIyate / yadi kiJcidapi na zikSemahi tadA bhAvi vizvamapi etattulyameva bhaviSyati - samAnA eva maryAdAH ! samAnAni ca bandhanAni / ' 'kintu jona!' sa pakSau prasArya pavanasammukho bhUtvA coktavAn,' 'bhavAn tvekasyAmeva velAyAM tAvat zikSitavAn abhyastavAMzca yad bhavatA'tra prAptuM sahasrazo janmAni vyayitavyAni nA'bhavan / ' tataH punarapi tau vAyAvutplutyoDyanAbhyAsaratAvabhavatAm / idAnIM tenA''kAze eva vividhA dolAH kartavyA abhavan / tAzca kaThinatamA Asan yatastAsAmadhastane'(ze tena svaprazikSakeNa sahaivaikAkAratayA svapakSAvartaM viparyAsyA'dhomukhatayA cintayitavyamAsIt / 'punarapi prayatevahi' iti vadan salIvan vAraM vAraM tasyaivA'bhyAsamanuvartitavAn / prAnte 'bADham' ityuktvA'nyatra prayoge taM niyojitavAn / 36
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________________ anyadA rAtrau, nizyanuDDayamAnAH khagAH samudrataTe vicAramagnA: sthitA Asan / tAvatA jonAthan svIyaM sarvamapi dhairya saJcitya sarvebhyo vayovRddhasya jyeSThasya ca sAgarapakSiNaH pArve'gacchat / so'cirAdeva lokamimaM tyaktvA'nyasmilloke gantA iti vArtA tadviSaye pracalitA''sIt / ' cyAMg ! ...' sa kiJcid bhIta ivA'vadat / 'Am vatsa !' sthavirastaM snigdhadRSTyA'valokayan AkAritavAn / vayaHpariNAmenA'pi tasya sAmarthya vRddhimeva prAptamAsIt na tu hAsam / uDDayane UrdhvArohaNe ca sa sarvAnapi pakSiNo'tizete sma, tathA yadanyeSAM suciramabhyAsenA'pi duSprApamAsIt tatra tena sunaipuNyaM prAptamAsIt / 'cyAMg ! ado jagat svargaM tu nAsti khalu ?' jonAthan pRSTavAn / kaumudyAM madhuraM smitaM kurvan jyeSTho'vadat - 'aho ! bhavAn punarapi zikSitumArabdhaH !' 'Am satyam, kintu ito'pyagre kiM bhavati ? kutra vA gamiSyAmo vayam ? svargaM nAma kiJcit sthalaM tu nAstyeva khalu !!' / 'naiva jonAthan !, tAdRzaM kimapi sthalaM naiva vidyate / svarga sthalakAlayoH sImni nAstyeva / pUrNatvaprAptireva svargaM bhoH !' cyAMga udatarat / 'bhavAMstu mahAvegenoDDayate na vA?' kSaNaM tUSNIbhUya cyAMg apRcchat / kiJcit kSubdho'pi 'jyeSThena nidhyAta' iti gauravamanubhavan jonAthan 'ahaM ... ahaM vegaM prINAmi' ityuktavAn / 'bhoH ! yasmin kSaNe bhavAn pUrNavegaM prApsyasi tasminneva kSaNe bhavAn svarge bhaviSyasi / kintu jonAthan ! pUrNavego nAma na mAil-sahasraM mAil-lakSaM vA pratihoraM vegaH, na vA prakAzagatyA'pyuDDayanam / yataH saGkhyA nAma siimaa| pUrNatvasya tu sImaiva nAsti / pUrNavegaH - pUrNagatirnAma idAnImatra caiva bhavitavyam' cyAMg tamabodhayat /
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________________ atha ca sahasaiva cyAMg adRzyo jAtaH kSaNArdhena ca paJcAzatpAdAntare jalasamIpe'dRzyata / tatazca sahasratame kSaNAMze eva jonAthan-pArve samAgataH / 'krIDAmAtramidaM bhoH !' so'vadat / jonAthan tu vismayamUDho jAtaH / svargagocarAn svapraznAn sarvathA vismRtya 'jyeSTha ! kathamidaM kurute bhavAn ? etat kIdRganubhUyate? evaM ca kati dUraM bhavAn gantuM kSama: ?' ityAdipraznAnAmAvalimeva prastutavAn / 'jonAthan ! bhavAn yatra kutrA'pi sthale kAle vA jigamiSustatra sarvatra sarvadA ca gantuM samarthaH / ahaM tu, yadyat sthalaM yazca kAlo mayA vikalpitastatra sarvatra sarvakAlaM cA'haM gato'smi' cyAMg akathayat samudropari dRSTipAtaM kRtvA cA'nuvartitavAn - 'nanu vicitramidam / ye sAgarapakSiNaH pUrNatvamupekSya pravasantyeva kevalaM te kutrA'pi gantuM na prabhavanti / ye ca pravAsamekataH kRtvA pUrNatvameva prAptuM yatante te tu kSaNamAtreNaiva yatra tatra sarvatrA'pi gantuM samarthAH / smaratu sadaitat yat - svargaM nAma na sthalaM naiva kAlo vA'pi / yataH sthala-kAlau tu sarvathA nirarthakau / svargaM tu ...' 'kiM bhavAn mAmapIdRzamuDDayanaM zikSayed vA?' madhye eva jonAthan pakSI anyadapi ajJAtamAkrAntumuttejito'bhavat / 'sutarAM, yadi bhavAn zizikSiSet !' cyAMg avadat / 'ahaM tvicchAmyeva, kadA prArabhevahi ?' 'adhunaiva !' etacchrutvA jonAthan-pakSiNo'kSiNI vismayasmere abhavatAm / 'aho ! dhanyo'ham / kathyatAM kRpayA, kiM kartavyaM mayA ?' taruNaM jonAthan-pakSiNaM snigdhadRSTayA'valokayan cyAMg atIva mRdutayA'vadat - 'yatra kutracidapi cintanAnuguNavegenoDDayituM bhavatA "ahaM sarvathA tatra prApto'smi" iti jAnateva prArabdhavyam / atra yuktistveSA For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ yat prathamaM bhavatA - nijAstitvaM dvAcatvAriMzadaGgulamita-pakSavistArayute dehe bandi asti tathA svakSamatA kasmiMzciduDDayanAvadhau parimitA kasyAJcit saGkhyAyAM vA'GkanIyA vartate iti sarvathA vismartavyam / tata etajjJAtavyaM yat svIyamUlaprakRtistvanullikhitasaGkhyAtulyA sthalakAlayozca sImAnamullaGghya sarvatra sarvadA ca vyAptA'sti / athaitat sAdhayituM jonAthan nirantaratayA tIvraprayatnAnArabhata / pratyahaM sUryodayAdArabhya madhyarAtraM yAvat sa dRDhatayA cyAMg-kathitopAyasAdhane nimagno'bhavat / kintu prayatnazatairapi sa svasthAnAt pakSAgramAtramapi saJcarituM nA'zakat / cyAMg-pakSI taM punaH punaH prerayati smotsAhayati sma ca, 'bho jonAthan ! zraddhAM sarvathA vismaratu / nA'tra zraddhA'pi kAryasAdhikA / yathA bhavAn uDDayanArthaM zraddhAM nA'pekSitavAn kintUDDayanasya sampUrNAvabodhamevA'pekSitavAn tathaivA'trA'pi jJAnameva kAryasAdhakam / idAnIM punarapi prayatatAm...' atha caikadA samudrataTe nayane nimIlyaikAgraM saMsthito jonAthan sahasA vidyutaH prasphuraNavat samagramapi cyAMg-kathanaM samagratayA'vabuddhavAn / 'aho ! nanu satyamevaitat ! ahamasmi ekaH paripUrNaH sImAhIna: sAgarapakSI !!' sa tIvramAnandAghAtamanubhUtavAn / For Private 4 Personal Use Only
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________________ 'uttamam ! !' cyAMg avadat / tasya zabde ca vijayo dhvanyate sma / jonAthan netre unmIlitavAn, tAvat svaM jyeSThena sahaikAkinameva kasmiMzcid sarvathA bhinna eva samudrataTe saMsthitaM prApa / tatra vRkSA jaladhArAM saMspRzya sthitA Asan gagane ca suvarNavarNoM dvau sUryo parikrAmataH sma / 'Ah ! ante sAdhitaM tad bhavatA / ' cyAMg uktavAn, 'paraM tasya dAyasampAdanArthamito'pyabhyAsa AvazyakaH...' 'AvA kutra svaH ?' diGmUDho jonAthan apRcchat / aparicitavAtAvaraNena sarvathA'prabhAvita: cyAMga mRdulaiH zabdairudatarat - 'AvAmanyasmin grahe svo yatra nabho haritavarNamasti raveH sthAne ca tArAdvayamasti / ' Anandito jonAthan uccairharSaghoSaM kRtavAn, pRthvyA AgamanAnantaramaidamprAthamyena sa dhvanimimaM kRtavAnAsIt 'aho siddhametat !!' 'sutarAmetat siddhaM jona !' , cyAMg avadat, 'etat sarvadA sidhyatyeva, yadA bhavAn jAnAti yat "kimahaM kurvannasmi" / idAnIM tasya dRDhIkaraNam...' yadA tau pratinivRttau tadA gADhaM tamaH prasRtamAsIt / anyaiH pakSibhistu bhayamizritAdareNa jonAthan avalokitaH, yatastaiH sarvaiH cirakAlamekatra sthito'pi sa sahasA'dRzyIbhavan dRSTa AsIt / sarvaiH sammIlyA'bhinandito'bhivAditazca sa namratayA'vadat - 'aho ! bhavantaH sarve'pi matto jJAnavRddhAH santi / ahaM tu nUtano vidyArthI prArambhakazcA'smi / mayA hi bhavadbhayaH sakAzAt prabhUtaM zikSitavyaM vrtte'dyaa'pi|' tAvatA samIpe sthitaH salIvan uktavAn - 'jona ! bhavadviSaye'haM sadA'pyAzcaryamugdho'smi / yato mayA dazasahasreSu varSeSvapi bhavAdRzaH pakSI na dRSTaH kadAcid, yasya nUtanAn ajJAtAMzca pradezAnAkrAntuM For Private 42ersonal Use Only
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________________ bhayalezamapi na vidyte|' sarve'pi pakSiNo maunena svasammati sUcitavantaH, jonAthan tu lajjayA saGkucito'bhavat / atha ca, cyAMg tamavadat, 'AvAM kAlaM jetuM prayogAn kartumArabhevahi yadi bhavAn icchati / etena bhavAn atItAnAgatau kAlAvapi vihartuM zakSyati / tatazca bhavAn sarvebhyo'pi kaThinatamaM, sarvebhyo balavattamaM, sarvatazca rucikara kArya prArabdhaM siddho bhaviSyati / tathaivordhvatamamuDyanAya, nirmalapremNo nirvyAjakaruNAyAzcA'ntastattvaM jJAtuM yogyo bhaviSyati / ' eko mAso vyatIto'thavA tAdRzaM kiJcid jAtaM yanmAsatayA'nubhUtam / jonAthan atIva vegena zikSitumArabdhaH / pUrvamapi hi sa sAmAnyairanubhavairapi prabhUtataraM zIghrataraM ca zikSituM samartha AsIt / idAnIM tu sa jyeSThasya priyaziSya AsIt, ataH sa uDDayamAnaM pakSayutaM ca saGgaNakayantramivA'vilambamaskhalitaM ca navanavAn pAThAn vicArAnupAyAMzca svasAt kRtavAn / etAvatA cyAMga-pakSiNo gamanavelA samAgatA / sarvaiH pakSibhiH saha snigdhatayA mRdutayA ca saMvadan sa sarvAnapi tAn, nirantaraM jJAnArjanArtham, abhyAsArthaM ca prayatnAn anuvartayituM preritavAn / tathA jIvanasya yo'jJAto'dRzyazcA'pi paripUrNaH siddhAnto'sti taM yathArthatayA yathAdhikaM cA'vabodhanAyodyamayitumutsAhitavAn / evaM vadatastasya pakSau nitarAM tejomayau saJjAyamAnau prAnte tathA tejasvinau jAtau yathA na ko'pi pakSI tamavalokayituM draSTuM vA'pi zakto'bhavat / tasyA'ntimAH zabdA ime Asan, 'jonAthan ! premasAdhanAyAM sarvadA pravarIvRttyatAM bhavAn !' yAvat pakSiNastaM draSTuM prAyatanta tAvat so'ntahita AsIt / For Private 24Personal Use Only
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________________ gacchatsu dineSu, yataH svayamAgata AsIt tasyAH pRthivyA viSaye jonAthan vAraM vAraM cintitavAn / yathA, 'yadatrA'dya cA'haM jAnAmi tasya dazAMzaM zatAMzaM vA'pi jJAnaM yadi mayA tatra prAptamabhaviSyat tadA mama tatratyaM jIvanaM kiyadarthapUrNamabhaviSyat ? sAmpratamapi tatra kazcit sAgarapakSI bhaviSyatyeva yaH svasya bandhanAni sImAnazcollaGghayituM saGgharSavAn syAt / yasya manasi coDDayanasya sArthakyaM kevalamudarapUraNAyaiva na bhavet / tathA kazcit tAdRzo'pi pakSI syAt yaH satyakathanAparAdhena pakSisamudAyAd bahiSkRto'pi syAt / ' yathA yathA jonAthan adhikAdhikaM karuNAviSayakAn pAThAnabhyastavAn yathA ca premNaH svarUpaM prakRti cA'dhikatayA'vaboddhaM prAyatata, tathA tathA tasya pRthivIpratinivartanAbhilASA'dhikatayotkaTA'bhavat / yadyapi svIyamatItaM tena tatraikAkitayaiva yApitamAsIt tathA'pi tasya mUlaprakRtistu prazikSakasyaivA''sIt / tathA, svayaM bhUriparizrameNa yA satyAnubhUtiH prAptA tasyAM'zamAtramapi kasmaicijjijJAsave satyaprAptezcA'vasaragaveSakAya sAgarapakSiNe dAtavyamiti tasyA'nyAn prati svIyapremNaH prakaTanasya rItirAsIt / kintu, idAnIM cintanAnuguNavegenoDDayane niSNAto'nyebhyazca tacchikSaNArthaM sAhAyyaM kurvANaH salIvan atra viSaye sAzaGka AsIt / 'jona ! yatsamAjAd bhavAn bahiSkRto'sti tasmin samAje'pi kiM tAdRzaH kazcit pakSI syAt yo bhavadvacanAnAM zravaNe AdaravAn syAt ? athavA, 'ye pakSiNa UrdhvatamamuDDayante ta eva dUratamaM pazyanti' itIdamAbhANakaM bhavatA zrutameva syAt / yato bhavAnAgatastatra tu pakSiNo bhUmAveva sthitvA karkazavirAvaiH parasparaM kalahAyamAnA avatiSThante / svargAt tu te sahasrazo yojanAni dUre vartante / jona ! ye pakSiNo nijapakSAgramapi draSTumakSamAstAn bhavAn bhUmitaH svargaM didarzayiSati ? atraiva tiSThatu bhavAn, ye cA'trA''gatA nUtanAH pakSiNo bhavato bodhaprAptimarhanti teSAM sAhAyyaM karotu / ' kSaNamekaM tUSNIbhUya punarapi
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________________ so'vadat, 'api ca, bhoH ! yadi cyAMgpakSI api svasya purAtanalokeSu nyavartiSyata tadA bhavato gatiradya kA'bhaviSyadityapi cintayatu / ' 'nanu satyamayaM vakti / yadi cyAMga nA'bhaviSyat tadA.... / tathedamapi satyameva yad ye UrdhvatamamuDDayante te dUratamaM pazyanti / ' jonAthan tatraiva sthitaH tejasvinaH zIghragrAhiNazca navAgantukAn pakSiNaH zikSayitumArabdhaH / kintu tasya cetasi saiva purAtanI bhAvanA vAraM vAramudbhavati sma / so'cintayad yad 'nanu tatra pRthvyAM dvitrAstAdRzAH pakSiNaH syureva ye uccazikSaNAya samarthA bhaveyuH / yadA'haM samAjAd bahiSkRtastadina eva yadi cyAMgpakSI mAmamiliSyat tadA'haM kiyad jJAnaM prApsya m....!!'| prAnte so'kathayat, 'salI ! mayA'vazyaM gantavyam / bhavato vidyArthinaH suSThu zikSamANAH santi / navAgantukAn zikSayituM bhavataH sAhAyyaM kartuM ca te samarthA eva / ' salIvan yadyapi prativAdaM nA'karot tathApi dIrgha niHzvasyA'vadat - 'jonAthan ! bhavato'nupasthitirmAmatitarAM vyathayiSyati / ' 'salI ! lajjAspadametat !!' jonAthan tamupAlabhata, 'mUrkhatvaM mA''cArIH !! vayaM pratyahaM kimabhyasyAmaH? yadyasmAkaM maitrI sthala-kAlayoradhInA bhavet tadA sthala-kAlau jayadbhirasmAbhirasmAkaM bandhutvameva vinAzitaM syAt / yadA vayaM sthala-kAlau jayAmastadA yadavaziSyate tadasti 'atra' 'adhunA' ca / tathA 'atra-adhunA' ityeyayormadhye tiSThanto vayamanyonyaM sakRd dvirvA drakSyAma eveti zraddhA kiM bhavato nAsti vA?' duHkhe'pi hasan salIvan avadat - 'aho taraGgikhaga ! bhUmau sthitvA yadi kazcid kasyacid yojanasahasradUraM darzayituM samarthastadA sa jonAthan liviMgsTan pakSI eva / ' tato'dhaH pazyanneva saH, 'zubhayAtrA bho jona ! mama vayasya ! ...... / For Private 46ersonal Use Only
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________________ 'dhanyavAdAH salI ! punarmiliSyAvaH ....' / tato jonAthan anyakAlIne samudrataTe sthitAnAM vizAlasAmudrapakSisArthAnAM citrakalpanaM kRtvA sucirAbhyAsitvAd vinA klezamanvabhavat yat sa svayaM kevala pakSAsthnoH samUho na bhUtvA svAtantryasyoDDayanasya ca paripUrNo niHsImazca vicAro'sti yaH kenA'pi avaroddhaM na kSamaH / For Priva478 Personal Use Only
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________________ phlecar liND yadyapyekastaruNaH sAgarapakSI AsIt, kintu samAjasya naiSThuryamanyAyitAM ca sa sutarAmanubhUtavAn AsIt / 'kila kadAcidapi kenA'pi pakSiNA saha tadIyasamAjenetthaM tu naiva vyavahRtaM syAt !' sa cintitavAn / tasya citte kopavisphoTa iva saJjAtaH / 'te yatkimapi kathayantu nAma, ahaM tannaiva gaNayAmi / ' dUravartino bhRgUn prati uDDInasya tasya dRSTirbASpajalena malinitA'ntaHkaraNaM cA''krozazatairjvalitamiva / 'itastataH kUrdanAt pakSAsphAlanAccA'pyadhikaM bahvasti zikSaNIyamuDDanIyaM ca / eh... tat tu mazako'pi karoti / jyeSThasammukhaM. parihAsarUpeNaiva kevalaM vartulAkAreNoDDInaM, tAvatA'haM samAjAdeva bahiSkRtaH !! kiM te'ndhalAH santi ? kiM te draSTumapi na zaktA: ? kiM te cintayitumapi na prabhavanti yad yadA vayaM pUrNatayoMDDUyanaM zikSiSyAmahe tadA kIdRza AnandaH kIdRzI kIrtizca prApsyate ? nUnaM te jaDA eva santi / madviSaye te kiM cintayanti tadahaM naiva parilakSaye / kintu uDDayanaM nAma kim ? - ityetadahaM tebhyo'vazyaM darzayiSyAmi / tathA yadIyameva teSAmapekSA tarhyahaM sarvathA'naitiko bhaviSyAmi / yathA ca teSAM pazcAttApaH syAt tathA'haM kariSyAmi.....' 49
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________________ sa dhvanistasya mastakAntarevotthitaH / yadyapyatIva mRdulaH sa AsIt tathA'pi tenA'tyantamAzcaryacakito'sau skhalanaM prApya vAyAveva lutthitumaarbdhH| 'mA kArSIrAkrozaM teSu phlecara pakSin ! bhavato bahiSkaraNena yadi paraM teSAmeva hAniH ! ekadA ta idaM jJAsyatyeva / ekadA ca te tad drakSyantyeva yadadya bhavAn pazyati / kSAmyatu tAn, satyabodhanArthaM ca teSAM sAhAyyaM karotu / ' tasya dakSiNapakSAdaGgalamAtradUra eva jagato'pi sarvotkRSTaujjvalyayutaH kazcana sAgarapakSI vinA''yAsamevA''kAze saMsaran AsIt / ekamapi picchaM sarvathA'cAlayannapi sa phlecarpakSiNa utkRSTaM vegamatizete sma / tasya taruNapakSiNazcittaM vikalpazataiH saMkSubdhamiva / 'kimetat saJjAyamAnamasti? kimunmatto'haM jAtaH? mRto vA? kimetat sarvam ?.....' prazAnto madhurazcaiko dhvaniH pratyuttaramapekSamANa iva tasya cetanAyA antastale prAvizat- 'phlecara liND sAgarapakSin ! kiM bhavAn uDDayitumicchati ?' 'Am aham icchaami|' 'kiM bhavAn tAvaduddayitumicchati yena bhavAn svasamAjaM kSamayet, uccazikSaNaM prApnuyAt, punarapi ca teSAM madhye gatvA tAn satyamavaboddhaM sAhAyyaM kuryAt ?' yadyapi phlecara pakSI atyantaM garviSThA'ntarvyathitazcA''sIt tathApi IdRzasya bhavyasya dakSasya ca sattvasyA'gre'lIkabhASaNasyA'vakAza eva nA''sIt tasya / 'Am avazyam !!' sa mRdutayodatarat / 'tarhi phleca!', sa tejasvI pakSI snigdhasvareNa tamakathayat, 'Agacchatu, AvAM samAntaroDDayanenA''rabhevahi.....' For Private soersonal Use Only
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________________ sudUravartibhRgUNAmupariSTAt zanaiH zanaiH paribhrAmyan jonAthan phlecarpakSiNaM nirIkSamANa AsIt / taruNaH phlecar pakSI rUkSo'pyeka Adarza uDDayanavidyArthI AsIt / pavane sa balavattaro laghukaH zIghragAmI AsIt tathApi vizeSatastu tasyoDDayanazikSaNAya tIvrotkaNThA''sIt / ekasmin tIvra utplavanaprayAse sArdhazatamAila-vegaM prApya, svIyazikSakasya pArvAnnirgacchan sahasA so'nyasmin prayoge svaM viniyojitavAn / sa SoDazavartulayutaM patanamArabhya sahaivoccasvareNa gaNanAM kurvANaH prayoga-manuvartitavAn / '....aSTamaM .....navamaM ..... dazamaM .....pazyatu jonAthan ! ahaM vAyorapi zIghrataramuDDayanaM kurvannasmi..... ekAdazaM ..... kintvahaM bhavata iva samIcInAn tIkSNavirAmAnapIcchAmi..... dvAdazaM .....kintvaho ! kartuM na pArayAmi..... trayodazaM ........ kevala trINyavaziSTAni.... caturdazaM.... A'''' !! .......' atyucchye prabhutvabhraMzena sahasA'pasaraNAd gatibhraSTaH praskhalitazca sa pRSThataH patitvA'kasmAdeva viparyastAvartenA'dhomukhatayA vinipatitumArabdhaH / tato mahatA prayatnena kathamapi tasmAd vinivRtto rakSitazca sa zvAsakRcchramanubhavan svIya prazikSakAt pAdazata-madhastAduDDayamAnaH sthiro'bhvt| evaM praskhalananena svasmai evogratayA kupitaH sa khinno bhUtvA duHkhodgArAn prakaTitavAn, 'bho jonAthan ! bhavAn svasamayaM vRthaiva matkRte vyayati / kintvahamasmi sarvathA mUDho mUrkhazca / manye, prayatnazatairapi tad naiva prApnuyAm !!' jonAthan adha uDDayamAnaM taM dRSTvopAlabdhavAn sazirodhUnanaM, 'bho ! yAvad bhavAn tad mRdutayA naiva kariSyati tAvadbhavatA tatra sAphalyaM naiva prApsyate / tathA phleca ! catvAriMzanmAil-pratihoraM vegaM tu bhavAnArambha eva vigamitavAnAsIt, tat kthN....| astu, punarapi karotu / kintu bhavatA For Private 54ersonal Use Only
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________________ tad mRdutayaiva kartavyaM na karkazatayA, dRDhatA bhavatu kintu mRdutopetA, avagatam ?' tataH sa phlecarpakSiNa uDDayanastare'vatIrya taM preritavAn, 'Agacchatu bhoH ! punarapyArambhata evA''vAM sahaiva tatprayogaM sAdhayAvaH / asya pravezo'tIva mRduH saralazcA'sti / kevalamutpatane sAvadhAno bhavatu / ' 55
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________________ mAsatrayasyA'nte tvanye'pi SaT pakSiNo jonAthanpakSiNo vidyArthitAM pratipannAH / sarve'pi te samAjAd bahiSkRtA Asan, tathApi kevalamuDDayanAnandaprAptyarthamevoDDayanasya nUtano'yaM vicArasteSAM manaHsu subahu kutUhalamajanayat / yadyapyeteSAmuccataraprayogANAmabhyAsasteSAM kRte sarala AsIt, tathApi teSAM rahasyaM mUlaM prayojanaM cA'vagantuM te ito'pi samarthA nA''san / 'vastutastu pratyekaM sAgarapakSiNi mahAsAgarapakSiNa eva svarUpaM nihitamasti, svAtantryasya niHsImaM svarUpam !' jonAthan rAtriSu svavidyArthino bodhayati sma; 'yathArthaM samIcInaM coDDayanamasmAkaM satyasvarUpasya prakaTIkaraNAya sopAnamevA'sti / yat kimapi asmAn badhnIyAdavarundhyAd vA tatsarvamekataH kartavyam / tadarthameva caite zIghragatikoDayanamandagatikoDDayanavAyavIyavyAyAmAdiprayogANAmabhyAsaH ....' ......AdinamuDDayanAbhyAsaiH zrAntAstadvidyArthinastu sarvametat zRNvantaH eva nidrAdhInA bhavanti sma / tebhya ete prayogA sarvathA'rocanta yatasteSu vega AsIt, uttejanA AsIt, tathA sarve'pyete prayogAH pratyekamuDDayanena sahotpadyamAnAM vardhamAnAM ca navanavAM jijJAsAM zizikSiSAM ca santoSayanti sma / kintu vidyArthIpakSiNAmeSamekatamo'pi - yAvat phlecarliNDpakSI api, vicArA api pavanasya pakSayozcocchyamuccatvaM ca prAptuM zaktAH, ityatra zraddhAvAn nAsIt / / 'vAma-dakSiNapakSAgrayormadhye vyAptaM yad bhavatAM zarIramasti', anyadA jonAthan tAn bodhayati sma, 'tad bhavatAM vicAra eva kevalaM - mUrtasvarUpeNa dRzyatayA ca pariNato'sti / yadi bhavanto svavicArasya bandhanAni troTayanti tadA bhavatAM zarIrabandhanAnyapi svayameva truttynti.....'| yadyapi jonAthan sarvathA gabhIratayA'kathayat sarvamidaM tathA'pi vidyArthibhyastu tat kevalaM vismayakAriNI manaHkalpitA ca parIkatheva pratibhAti sma, tathaitacchvA te'dhikaM svatumicchanti sma / For Private 57Personal Use Only
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________________ ekamAsAnantaraM jonAthan uktavAn yad, 'bandhavaH ! idAnIM samAje pratinivartanasyA'vasaraH prApto'sti / ' / 'kintu vayaM na siddhAstatra gantum !' henrI kAlvin akathayat, 'tatrA'smAkaM svAgataM nAsti, pravezo'pi nAsti, yato vayaM bahiSkRtAH smH| yatrA'smAkaM sthAnaM mAnaM vA na syAt tatra kimarthaM vA'smAbhirgantavyam ?' 'vayaM yathepsituM vihartuM yathAsvaM ca bhavituM sarvathA svatantrAH smaH bhoH !' ityuktvA jonAthan samudrataTAduDDIya pUrvadizi ca parAvRtya pakSisamAjasya nivAsasthAnaM prati prasthitaH / / etena tasya vidyArthinAM manaHsu vikSobha iva saJjAtaH / yato - ya ekadA samAjAd bahiSkRtaH syAt sa kadA'pi samAje punarAgantuM naivA'rhati - iti samAjasya niyama AsIt / prAyo dazasahasravarSebhyo na kenA'pyasya niyamasya bhaGgaH kRtaH / niyamo vadati 'nA''gantavyam', kintu jonAthan vadati sma, 'Agacchantu !', etAvatA ca jonAthan samudropari mAil-dUraM gatavAnAsIt / yadyete ito'pyadhikaM kAlaM yApayeyustadA jonAthan ekAkyeva niSThuraM samAjaM prApnuyAt / 'nanu yadi vayaM samAjasya sabhyA eva na syAma tarhi kimarthamasmAbhistasya niyamAH pAlanIyAH ?', phlecara pakSI svIyabhAnenoktavAn / 'kiJca yadi yoddhavyaM bhavet tadA ito'pi vayaM tatraiva bhRzamupayogino bhvem|' atha ca, sarve'pi te'STau pakSiNastasmin prabhAte vajrAkArapaGktau parasparaM pakSAn samAcchAdayantaH pratIcIta uDDIya samAjaM prati prasthitAH, jonAthanpakSiNo netRtvamanusarantazca te 135mAil-vegena samAjo yatra nivasati sma tasmin samudrataTe samAgatAH / jonAthanpakSiNo dakSiNapArzve phlecaliNDapakSI AsIt vAmatazca tejasvI henrI kAlvin AsIt / sarve'pi te pavanAghAtAn viSahamANAH - ekaH samAntaraH, eko viparyastaH, ekaH samAntaraH - iti krameNa, dakSiNataH saMsRtAH / For Private personal Use Only
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________________ etad dRzyaM dRSTvA sarvo'pi sAmudrapakSiNAM samAjaH stabdho jAtaH / nityaM vartamAnA virAvAH karkazakUjanAni ca sthagitAni / aSTau sahasraM netrANi tad draSTumanimeSANi saJjAtAni / ita ekaikazo'STAvapi pakSiNastIkSNAvartenordhvamukhIbhUya pUrNapAzAkAreNa ca sarvata uDDIya zanaiH zanaiH samudrataTe'vatIrNAH sthitAzca / tatazca dainandinakAryakramo'yameva yathA syAt tathA sahajatayA taTasikatAyAM jonAthanpakSI svIyamuDDayanaviSayakaM samAlocanaM prArabdhavAn / 'adya uDDayanArambhe...', sa vyaGgamizritasmitaM kurvannuktavAn, 'bhavantaH sarve'pi kiJcid vilambitA jAtAH.....' 60
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________________ taDitpAta ivaite zabdA: samAje prasRtAH / ' ... aho ! ete tu bahiSkRtA: pakSiNaH ! pratinivRttA !! kintu... kintu kathametat sambhavet ?....' phlecarpakSiNo yuddhaviSayikI sandhAraNA samAjasyA'sAmaJjasye vilInA'bhavat / 'nanu bhavantu nAmaite bahiSkRtAH pakSiNaH, kintu pRthivyAH kasmin bhAge te IdRzamuDDayanaM zikSitavanta: ?' kecid yuvapakSiNo vismitatayA pRSTavantaH / jyeSThAdezaprasaraNe tu horAmita: kAlo vyatItaH, 'upekSadhvaM tAn, ya: kazcidapi taiH saha vArtAlApaM kariSyati sa svayameva samAjAd bahiSkRto bhaviSyati / yazca tAn dRSTipAtenA'pi sambhAvayati sa samAjasya niyamaM bhanakti / ' tatkSaNameva dhUsaravarNapakSayutAni pRSThAni jonAthapakSiNaH sammukhaM saMsthitAni / kintu jonAthan sarvethaitad alakSayanniva taTavartini saMsadbhUmAvevA'bhyAsaM prayogAMzca prAvartayat / adya aidamprAthamyena sa svaziSyAn teSAM kSamatAM pUrNatayojjAgarayituM sAgrahamanvaruNat / AkAze DayamAnaH sa udghoSaM kRtavAn, 'bho mArTinpakSin ! bhavatoktamAsId yad "ahaM mandagatikamuDDayanaM jAnAmi ", kintu yAvad bhavAn tanna nidarzayet tAvad bhavato vaco'pramANameva / uDDayatAM tAvat !! ' kaniSTho mArTinviliyam pakSI 'svaprazikSakasyA''dezArho'haM jAtaH ' ityAzcaryAghAtamanubhavannuDDayanaM prArabhata, kSaNArdhena tu sa vilambitagatikoDDayane aindrajAlikAyitaH / mandAnilalaharyAmapi pakSalezamapyanAsphAlya picchAni ca parAvartyA'tIva sAralyena sa bhUmerAkAzamAkAzAcca bhUmiM gatapratyAgataM kartuM samarthaH AsIt / evameva cArlsorlenD pakSyapi mahAparvatIyapavanadhArAyAM caturviMzatisahasrapAdordhvamuDDIya tatratyaM ca zItalaM pratanuM ca samIraNamanubhUya vegena pratinivRttaH, kintu vismayamugdha: praphullitazca / sahaiva, 'ata: paramito' pyUrdhvaM gamiSyAmIvAti saGkalpamapi kRtavAn saH / ' I 62
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________________ ananyasadRzamAkAzIyavyAyAmAn prINan phlecarapakSI SoDazavartulayutamavapatanaM sahajatayA'sAdhayadadya / dvitIyadine ca tena sahaiva cakratrayAkAramavapatanaM kRtvA zreSThatAmasAdhayat / pratihoraM jonAthan vividhaprayogAn nidarzayan, sUcanAni kurvANaH, prerakavacanAni kathayan, mArgadarzanaM ca kurvan pratyekaM svaziSyANAM pArve evA'vatiSThati sma / tathA taiH sArdhameva divA rAtrau vA varSAyAM jhaJjhAnileSu cA'pi vA''nandArthamevoDDayate sma / samAjastu tadA sarvakAlamapi kiMkartavyamUDhatayA nirupAyatayA ca sarvamapi pazyan taTe tiSThati sma / 63
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________________ rAstu tairavabAsa naiva pravina, kintu vaassm| pratyahamuDDayanAnantaraM taTe vizrAmyato vidyArthino jonAthan bodhayati sma / te'pi cA'tyantamavahitatayA taM zRNvanti sma, kintu tasya kecid vicitravicArA eteSAM mAnase naiva pravizanti sma, yadyapi, kecit sundaravicArAstu tairavabudhyante sma cA'pi / zanaiH zanaiH rAtriSu vidyArthinAM vartulAd bahiranyadapi vartulaM saJjanitumArabdham / parasparamanyeSAM dRSTapathamAgantumanicchavo bahavo jijJAsavaH sAgarapakSiNo jonAthanpakSiNo vacAMsi sUcanAni ca zrutvA tamaso'pagamAt pUrvameva nivartante sm| mAsAnantaraM tu aidamprAthamyena samAjAt kazcana pakSI sImAnamullaGghya jonAthanpArve samAgata uDDayanazikSaNArthaM ca vijJaptiM kRtavAn / etAvataiva so'parAdhI jAtaH samAjAcca bahiSkRtaH / etena jonAthanpakSiNa: Terens lovelnAmA'STamo vidyArthI prAptaH / anantaritarAtrAveva, pade pade praskhalan, akarmaNyaM ca svIyaM vAmapakSamAkRSan kark menArDsapakSI samudAyAdAgatya jonAthanpAdayoH dhasiti patitaH, 'kRpayA sahAyaM karotu....', sa dInatayA'vadat, 'ahaM mama jIvane uDDayanAd Rte nA'nyat kimapi kartumicchAmi, kRpayA....' / 'Agacchatu tarhi, mayA sahaiva bhUmerutplavanaM karotu, AvAmadhunaivoDDayanamArabhevahi !' jonAthan akathayat / 'bhavAn mama paristhitiM naivA'vabudhyate / mama pakSaM pazyatu, ahaM taM cAlayitumapyazakto'smi / ' 66
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________________ menArDsakSin ! bhavAn svIyaM svarUpaM - satyasvarUpaM prAptumatraiva - idAnImeva ca sarvathA svatantro'sti / vizvasya kAcidapi zaktistad bAdhituM na samarthA / ayaM tu mahAsAgarapakSiNo niyamo'sti.... nirapavAdo niyamaH !!' 'ahamuDDayituM samartho'smi - iti bhavAn vadati ?' 'ahaM kathayAmi yat - bhavAn mukto'sti / ' atIva sahajatayA zIghratayA ca kamenArDsakSiNA nirAyAsameva svapakSau vistAritau, atyantaM saralatayA ca tAmisra pavane utpatya sa uDDInaH / paJcazatapAdopariSTAt kRtAbhistasya harSagarjanAbhiH sarvo'pi pakSisamAjo nidrAto jAgRtaH, 'ahamuDDayituM zaknomi, are! zRNvantu sarve! ahamuDDayane sarvathA samartho'smi !!' For Private 83ersonal Use Only
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________________ jAte tu sUryodaye vidyArthivartulAd bahiH prAyaH sahasraM pakSiNaH saMsthitA Asan / te ca menArDsakSiNamutsukatayA pazyanta Asan / anye tAn drakSyanti iti cintaivedAnIM teSAM nA''sIt / te tu jonAthanvacAMsi zrutvA tAnyavaboddhaM prayatnazIlA Asan / jonAthan tu atyantaM saralatayA vadannAsIt - 'uDDayanaM nAma pakSiNAM nirbAdho'dhikAraH, svAtantryaM tu tasya sahajA prakRtirasti, yatkimapi svAtantryaM nirundhyAt tat sarvathA dUrIkartavyaM, bhavatu nAma tat karmakANDo'ndhazraddhA vA'nyad vA kimapi bandhanam !' / 'yadi tat samAjasya niyamaH syAt tadA'pi?', samUhataH kazcit pRSTavAn / 'satyo niyamastu sa eva yaH svAtantryaM prApayet', jonAthan uktavAn, 'anyastu nA'styeva / ' 'yathA bhavAn uDDayane samarthastathA vayaM kathaM samarthA bhavema?' aparo'pRcchat, 'yato bhavAMstu viziSTo bhagavatkRpAprAptaH divyazca, anyebhyazca sAgarapakSibhya uccatara asti / ' 'maivaM cintayantu, phlecarpakSiNaM pazyantu, lovela pakSiNaM, cArlsoleNDpakSiNaM !! kiM te'pi viziSTAH kRpAprAptA divyAzca ? naiva, te tu mAdRzA bhavAdRzAzcaiva santi / vizeSo yadi syAt tadA eka eva, yat-te svIyaM satyasvarUpamavabudhya tadanusAramabhyAsaM kartuM prayatnazIlAH santi / ' etannizamya phlecarpakSiNa Rte sarve'pi tacchiSyA asvasthAH sAtAH / te na jAnanti sma yat IdRzamapi kiJcit te kurvANAH santIti / ito jonAthansamIpamAgacchatAM pakSiNAM saGkhyA pratidinamavardhatatarAm / kecit svajijJAsAM santoSayitumAgacchanti sma, kecit taM devavat pUjayituM keciccaa'vmaanyitumpi| 69
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________________ athaikasmin prabhAte mahAvegayutoDyanAbhyAsAnantaraM phlecar jonAthanpakSiNamakathayat - 'te vadanti samAje yad bhavAn sAkSAt mahAsAgarapakSiNaH putro'sti, atha ca bhavAn asmatta: sarvebhyo'pi samayApekSayA varSasahasramagretanaH iti / ' jonAthan dIrgha niHzvasya cintitavAn, 'anyathA cintanasya mUlyamito'pi dAtavyaM khalu !'; 'te'smAn devavat pUjayanti vA rAkSasaM vA manyante', sa phlecarpakSiNamuktavAn, 'bhavAn kiM manyate ? kimAvAM samayApekSayA'gretanA vaa?'| dIrghamaunAnantaraM phlecar avadat, 'nanvIdRzamuDDayanaM zikSituM yaH ko'pi icchet sa sarvadA sarvathA ca samarthaH, samayApekSA tvatra nAstyeva / etat tu satyameva yadAvAM paramparAtastu nitarAmagresarA eva / gatAnugatikatayA ye uDDayante tebhyo'pi vayaM sarvathA'gretanA eva / ' 'etat tu zubhacintanaM bhoH !' viparyastoDDayanaprayogaM kurvANo jonAthan avadat, "samayato'gretanatvatastu sarvathottamam / ' For Private 9 Personal Use Only
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________________ saptAhAnantaramevaitad ghaTitam / phlecarpakSI nUtanavidyArthivarga zIghragatikoDDayanasyAM'zAn nidarzayannAsIt / sadya eva saptasahasrapAdonnateravapatanaM kRtvA taTasya kiJcidupariSTAdeva dIrghadhUsaritarekhAyAM sa uDDInaH / tAvatA ekaH pakSizAvaH svIye prathama evoDDayane mAtarmAtariti cItkurvan sAkSAt tasya mArga eva samApatat / taM rakSituM kSaNasya dazameM'ze eva phlecar sahasaiva tIvratayA ca yAvad vAmataH parAvRttastAvat samadhikadvizatamAil-vegena ekasmin ghanaprastaramaye bhRgau saMghaTTitaH / ayaM ca mahApASANastasya kRte'nyasmin vizve pravezAya kaThoraM bRhacca pravezadvAramivA'bhavat / saMghaTTanena tasya mano bhayAghAtAndhakArairAkrAntamiva / kutracidajJAte AkAze itastataH plavamAnaH, smaraNa-vismaraNataraGgeSu ca dolAyamAnaH sa bhayabhIta udvignaH khinnazca saJjAtaH, atizayaM khinnaH / tAvatA sa eva dhvanistasyA'ntarudbhUto yo jonAthanpakSiNaH prathamasamAgame tena zruta AsIt / 'phlecarpakSin ! asmAbhirasmAkaM maryAdA bandhanAni ca kramazo dhairyeNaiva ca laGghanIyAni, eSa eva mahAn upAyo'sti sarvatra / zilAvedhiuDDayanamasmAkamabhyAsakrame ito'pi kaJcit kAlamapekSate / ' 'jonAthan....!' 'mahAsAgarapakSiNaH putratayA'pyabhijJAyate'sau', sa rUkSatayA'vadat / 'bhavAn atra kiM karoti? sa bhRguH !.. parantu kimahaM ..... kimadhunA'pi .... na mRto'ham ?' 'aho phleca ! yadi bhavAnidAnI mayA saha saMlapet tarhi kathaM bhavAn mRtaH syAt ? bhavatA sAhasikatayA'vicAritatayA ca caitanyasyaikasmAt starAdanyat staraM gantuM prayatitam / ata idaM ghaTitam / samAjavRddhaistu bhavato mahatI vipattirapekSitA''sIt, kintu bhavantaM jIvitaM dRSTvA te AzcaryAghAtAbhyAM stabdhIbhUtAH santi / bhavatu tat, kintvidAnIM bhavataiva nirNetavyaM yat, bhavAnasmin stara eva - yat pUrvatanAt starAt kiJcidu
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________________ ccataramasti - sthitvoccazikSaNaM gRhNIyAd vA pUrvatane vA stare gatvA samAjena saha kAryaM kuryAd vaa|' / 'nUnamahaM samAje eva pratinivartitumicchAmi yata idAnImeva mayA nUtano vidyArthivargaH zikSayitumArabdho'sti / ' 'bADhaM phlecar !, kintvetanmA vismArSIt yad vicArAnnA'styadhikamidaM zarIramiti.....' phlecara ziro vidhUya pakSau vikocitavAn... bhRgozcA'dhobhAge parita ekatritasya pakSisamAjasya madhye'kSiNI unmIlitavAn / yAvatsa ISaccalitastAvat tu samaste'pi samAje mahAn kolAhalaH saMvRttaH / 'are ! jIvatyeSaH ? yo mRta AsIt - sa jIvati ?' 'nUnaM mahAsAgarapakSiNa: putreNa pakSAgraM saMspazyaiSa ujjIvita: !!' 'naivam / sa tu niSedhatIdam / sa tu pizAco'sti - pizAcaH ! asmAkaM vibhAjanaM kartumAgato'sau !!' samudAye catuHsahasraM pakSiNa Asan / prathamata eva phlecarpakSiNo durghaTanayA te bhayabhItA Asan / tAvatA 'pizAcaH' iti zabdaH sAmudramahAvAtasya dhAreva teSAmantaH sarvatra prAsarat / ataH kopena teSAmakSiNI prajvalite, tIkSNaizcaJcubhistaiH sahasA''kramaNaM kRtam / 'yadyAvAmito'pasareva tarhi zobhanaM syAnna vA phlecara?' jonAthan pRSTavAn / 'bADhaM, mama nA'styeva virodhaH kila !' phlecara udatarat / kSaNArdhenaiva tau ardhamAil-dUraM prAptau, samudAyasya prasphurantazcaJcavastu zUnyAkAza evA''sphAlitAH / 'ekasmai pakSiNe - sa sarvathA svatantro'sti, etacca so'lpakAlAbhyAsenaiva sAdhayitumalamiti - aGgIkArayitumasmin jagati kimiti kaThinatamamasti? kimarthamiyatI jaDatA?', jonAthan khinnatayA pRSTavAn / For Private Dersonal Use Only
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________________ dRzyaparivartaneneto'pyAzcaryabhrAntatayA'kSiNI maTamaTAyan phlecar pRSTavAn'bhavatA kimetad vihitam ? AvAmatra kathaM prAptau ?' 'bhavataivoktamAsId - ahaM pakSisamUhAd dUraM gantumicchAmi - khalu ?' 'Am satyam, kintu bhavatA kiM ......' 'sarvasyA'pyeka evopAyo'sti phlecar !, abhyAsaH !' 73
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________________ anantare prAta:kAle tu sarve'pi pakSiNaH svIyAmunmattAvasthAM vismRtavanta Asan, kintu phlecar naiva vismRtavAn, 'jonAthan ! bhavatoktamAsId yat - svIye samAje tAvat snehanIyaM yathA tatra pratinivartya teSAmuccazikSaNAya sAhAyyaM kartavyaM, smaryate nanvidam ?' 'atha kim ?' 'kintu tasmin pakSisamUhe sneho vA kathaM bhaved yaH sadya eva bhavantaM hantumudyata AsIt ? nA'hametadavabudhye kathamapi !' 'aho phleca ! mA karotu tatra sneham ! sarvathA mA strihyatu vidveSe duSTatAyAM c| asmAbhistu pratyekaM teSAM satyasvarUpasya sattattvasya ca darzanAyA'bhyAsaH kartavya:, te caitad dvayamapi svayameva yathA jAnIyuH pazyeyustathA teSAM sAhAyyaM karaNIyam / etadaiva mama prematayA - satyasnehatayA'bhipretam / yadA bhavAnetatkaraNe nipuNo bhavet tadA tvatra bhUyAnAnando'nubhUyate / ' 'udAharaNArtham - ahamekamugrasvabhAvaM yuvapakSiNaM jAnAmi / tasya nAma - phlecar liND sAgarapakSI asti sadya eva samAjAda bahiSkRtaH sa AmaraNaM samAjena saha yoddhuM dUravartibhRguSu ca svayameva svIyaM rauravaM narakaM racayituM siddha AsIt / kintvadya sa eva svIyaM sundaraM svargaM viracayan samagraM samAjamapi tatraiva prApaNAya netRtvaM kurvannasti / ' phlecar jonAthanpakSiNaM prati parAvRttaH / tasya cakSuSorbhayasya rekhA''sIt 'netRtvaM ? mayi ? ko'trA''zayo bhavataH ? bhavAnevA'tra prazikSako'sti / bhavAnito gantuM naivA'rhati / ' T - 'kathaM na ? kiM bhavAn na jAnAti yadatrevA'nyatrA'pi anye'pi bahavaH pakSisamAjA bahavaH phlecarpakSiNo'pi ca syureva yeSAM prazikSakasyA''vazyakatA ito'pyadhikA syAt ? ayaM samAjastu pragatipathaM prApyA'dya prakAzaM prati prsthito'sti...|' jon ! 'kintu asmi... bhavAMstu....' ahaM tu kevalamekaH sAmAnyaH sAgarapakSI 74
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________________ ....mahAsAgarapakSiNa eka eva putro na vA ?' dIrgha niHzvasya jonAthan uktavAn / tataH samudraM vilokayan, 'ataH paraM bhavate mamA''vazyakattA nAsti / bhavatA tu svayameva svaM prAptuM, nija satyasvarUpaM yathArthatayA'vaboddhaM, niHsImaM ca phlecarpakSiNaM prakaTayituM pratyahamadhikAdhikatayA prayatanIyam / sa eva bhavato vAstaviko guruH / tasyaivA'vagamanamabhyAsazcA''vazyako'sti bhavate / ' kSaNAnantarameva jonAthanpakSiNaH zarIraM vAyau dolAyitaM sakampaM cA'dRzyaM bhavitumArabdham / 'kRpayA madviSAyikI: kSudrAH kiMvadantIH prasArayituM tebhyo'vasaraM mA dAt, mAM vA bhagavattayA mA pUjayet, avagataM phleca ! ahaM tveka: sAmAnyaH sAgarapakSI asmi / uDDayanaM me rocate, yadyapi.......' 'jonAthan !!!' 'vatsa phleca ! svanetrayorapi vizvAsaM mA kArSIt / te tu kevalaM sImAyAM baddhameva darzayituM kSame / svIyabodhenaiva draSTuM prayatatAm, yacca yAvacca bhavAn jAnAti tanmArgayatu, bhavAn uDDayanasya mArga svayameva prApsyati / ' kampanaM zamitam / jonAthan zUnyAvakAze vilIna AsIt / For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ atha kiyaccitkAlAnantaraM phlecarpakSI svamevA''kAze unnItavAn, tatra ca prathamapAThazikSaNAyotsukaM navInatamaM vidyArthIyUthaM sammukhIkRtavAn / 'prArambhe tu bhavadbhiretat sthirIkartavyaM nijacitte, sa gabhIratayA'vadat, 'yatpratyekaM sAgarapakSI svAtantryasya niHsImo vicAro'sti mahAsAgarapakSiNa eva pratikRtirasti saH, tathA vAmapakSAgrAd dakSiNapakSAgraM yAvad yad bhavatAM zarIra tattu kevalaM vicArA eva, nA'nyat kiJcit / ' taruNAH pakSiNastaM praznasUcakadRSTyA pazyanta Asan, 'aho ! ayaM tu nAsti kazciduDDayananiyamaH !' taizcintitam / dIrghaM niHzvasya phlecar agre'vadat 'ham..... bADhaM tAvat ! / ' tato vivecikayA dRSTyA tAn pazyan kathitavAn - 'calantu... prathamaM kSitijasamAntaroDDayanena praarbhaamhai|' idaM ca vadataiva sa tatkSaNameva spaSTatayA bodhitavAn yat tasya mitraM jonAthan svasmAt prAmANikatayA'dhikadivyo nA''sIt / 'sImAnaH khalu na santi, jonAthan !?' sa cintitavAn / 'astu tAvat, nAsti davIyasI sA velA yadA'haM vAyoH pratanukaM staraM bhedayitvA bhavadIye samudrataTe prAdurbhUya bhavate dvitrAn uDDayanaprayogAn darzayiSyAmi / ' atha ca yadyapi sa svIyavidyArthinAM samakSaM gabhIratayA kaThoratayA ca vartituM prAyatata, kintu sahasA sa tAn satyasvarUpeNa draSTavAn, kSaNamAtrameva / tatazca sa tAn pUrvato'pyadhikatayA gADhataraM ca prIyate sma / 'sImAno na santi khalu, jonAthan !?' iti vicintya sa mandaM hasitavAn / jJAnArjanArthaM tasya'spardhA'dya prArabdhA''sIt / 77
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________________ (asya pustakasya gUrjaragirA sArAnuvAdakA zrImatyA mIrA-bhaTTamahodayayA svAnuvAdArambhe likhitaH pravezako'pyatrA'nUdyate / ) bahUni varSANi vyatItAnyasya / kadAcidahaM relyAnadvArA bihAraasamarAjyayoH pravAsaM kurvatyAsam / kutracit sthAnake relkakSyavAtAyanAd mayA pustakavikretuH pAveM 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' pustakaM dRSTam / asya pustakasya vaizrutyaM pUrvamevA'haM zrutavatyAsamatastatkSaNameva tat krItvA vAraM vAraM paThitavatI suhRdAM ca tadAsvAdAnaM kAritavatI / etAvatA 'navanIta' sAmayikasya sampAdikayA zrImatIkundanikAmahodayayA'sya pustakasya sArasaMkSepaM kartumanuruddhA'ham / atha ca sujaiaujaraiH sAdaraM saprema ca gUrjaraparivezaprAptaM 'sAgara-paMkhI' ti pustakaM sviikRtm| jonAthan eko laghuka: sAmudrapakSI asti / kintu sAdhAraNasAgarapakSibhyaH sa kathaJcid viziSTo'sti / yadA tasya sAjAtyA bhakSyAnveSaNe niratA bhavanti tadA'yamaunnatyaM prAptuM prayatate / abhilaSatyayaM pakSI vyomnyuccatama lakSyaM sAdhayituM, pArAvAramullaGghayituM, dUrasthAn kSitijAn saMspRzyA''kAzagAmino girikandarAMzcA''roDhum !! iyaM kathA tvekaM rUpakamasti / vastutastvasmAkamAtmapakSyeva sAgarapakSI asti / asmAsu kecijjanA janmata eva tAdRgantaHsattvayutA bhavanti yeSAM pakSau vikAsArthaM satataM parispandete / jIvanasya sarvavidhamapyaunnatyaM sarvA'pi gabhIratA, ni:sImo'pi ca vistArasteSAmatyalpaH pratibhAti / ucchrayo gAmbhIryaM vyApazcetyeteSAM trayANAM parimANAnAmapyagocaraM tattvaM svasAt kartuM sarveNA'pyAtmavIryeNa mathanamityeva teSAM jIvanasya paramaprANAyate / jIvanayAtrA nAma kimapyekameva virAmasthAnamiti na / nityaM nirantaraM ca nUtanalakSyANi yadudghATayet tadeva jIvanam / ekasminnUne lakSye sAgarapakSI vayovRddhaM gurutulyaM jyeSThaM cyAMg-pakSiNaM pRcchati - 'cyAMg ! kRpayA satyaM vadatu, etat tu svargaM nAstyeva khalu !' svargaM nAmA'ntimaM lakSyam / For Private personal Use Only
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________________ tadA cyAMg vinodena vadati, 'aho ! atrA'pi tvaM zikSitumArabdha : !' / yAtrA tu yAtraiva, na lakSyaM paripUrNatA vA - itIdaM tathyaM yadA jonAthan avabudhyate tadA gururvadati, 'adhunA tvaM marmajJaH saJjAto'sti / ' anantaraM jonAthansamakSaM jIvanasya rahasyodghATanaM kurvan cyAMg vadati, 'svarga sthala-kAlayoH sImani naiva vartate / jIvane paripUrNatAyAH prAptireva svargam !! ' / etadevA'smAkamupaniSatsvapi kathitam / sthalAtIte kAlAtIte'sImAnantazAzvate ca tattve sthairyaprApaNametadeva / bahiH kutrA'pyagatvA svIye mUlasvarUpe sthirIbhavanameva tattvaM nanu ! pUrNagatirapi atizayavegena bhramaNaM kurvato bhramakasya sthirA gatiH / jonAthanpakSiNo'vatArakRtyamidamatyantaM ruciratayA kalAtmakatayA ceha prakaTitamasti / tasya vacaneSu kadAcid isukhristasya kadAcicca bhagavato buddhasya dhvnirnubhuuyte| yadA kadA'pyavatAreNA'pi svakArya samApanIyameva / jonAthan api mahAprayANAya siddho bhavati, kintu svAnvaye'nyaM 'jonAthan-pakSiNaM' sthApayitvA sa gacchati / gacchaMzca sa svottarAdhikAriNaM phlecarpakSiNaM jIvanasyA'nyadapi mahAsatyaM kathayati, 'kRpayA phlecar ! gamanAnantaraM mA mAM bhagavattayA pUjaye: / pratyekaM pakSiSu niHsIma AtmA samastyeva / tasyA'dhikAdhikatayA'vabodhanamevA''vazyakam / ' kathayitvA ca janasAmAnyeSvapi yA aprakaTitAH sambhAvanA vidyante tAH pratyaGgulinirdezaM kRtvA, phlecarpakSikRte zakyatAnAM vizAlaM jagadanAvRtya ca jonAthan antima prayANaM karoti / eSo'sti ekasyA''tmapakSiNaH pakSayoH praspandaH, aunnatyamAnantyaM collaGghanAya satataM prayatnazIlatA, svasminneva ca sthirIbhUya vizvAnubhavanasya klaa| 79
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