Tarangvati

Author(s): Pritam Singhvi
Publisher: Parshwa International Shaikshanik aur Shodhnishth Pratishthan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002293/1

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taraMgavatI lupta huI pAdaliptAcAryakRta prAkRta taraMgavatIkathA kA eka prAcIna saMkSepa taraMgalolA kA anuvAda / anuvAdakartA : prItama siMghavI prakAzaka (3) pArzva inTaranezanala zaikSaNika aura zodhaniSTha pratiSThAna ahamadAbAda

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taraMgavatI lupta huI pAdaliptAcAryakRta prAkRta taraMgavatIkathA kA eka prAcIna saMkSepa taraMgalolA kA anuvAda harivallabha bhAyANI ke gujarAtI anuvAda se hiMdI anuvAda anuvAdakartA prItama siMghavI prakAzaka pArzva inTaranezanala zaikSaNika aura zodhaniSTha pratiSThAna ahamadAbAda 1999

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Taramgavati of Padaliptacarya Hindi Translation by Pritam Singhvi based on the Gujarati translation of H. C. Bhayani Price : 85-00 Publisher :: Dr. S. S. Singhvi Managing Trustee Parsva International Educational and Research Foundation, 4-A, Ramya Apartment, opp. Ketav Petrol Pump, Polytechnic, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad-380015 Phone : 6302998, 6749220 pratisthAna : sarasvatI pustaka bhaMDAra 112, hAthIkhAnA, ratanapola, ahamadAbAda-380001 phona : 5356692 Printed by : Krishna Graphics Kirit Harjibhai Patel 966, Naranpura old Village, Amhedabad-380013 Phone : 7494393

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samarpaNa parama pUjya mahArAjazrI vijayapradhumnasUrijI ko, vijayazIlacandrasUrijI ko savaMdana samarpita

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sIsaM kahavi na phuTTa jamassa pAlittaM haraMtassa / jassa muha-nijjhakarAo taraMgalolA naI bUDhA // cakkAya-juthala-suhAyA, rammattaNa-rAya-haMsa-kaya-harisA / jassa kula pavvayassa va, viyarai gaMgA taraMgavaI // uddyotanasUri . "jisake mukhanirjhara se 'taraMgalolA' nadI bahI, una pAdalipta ko uThA jAnevAle yamarAja kA mastiSka phaTa kyoM na gayA ?' 'cakravAka-yugala se zobhatI, "rAjahaMso"ko pramudita karatI "taraMgavatI", himAlaya se pravahamAna gaMgA samAna pAdalipta ke mukha se bahI / '

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General Editor's Foreword We are thankful to Dr. (Mrs.) Pritam Singhvi for giving the Hindi translation of the Taramgavatikatha for our Series. Padaliptacarya's great romance preserves unusually high literary merits even in its abridgement. I personally thank and Congratulate Dr. Mrs. Singhvi for preparing the Hindi translation. H. C. Bhayani

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AbhAra una sabhI gurujanoM ke prati jinake protsAhana evaM mArgadarzana / se mujhe ukta pustaka kA anuvAda karane kI preraNA prApta huI, AbhAra vyakta karanA bhI merA anivArya karttavya hai| AdaraNIya zraddheya DaoN. bhAyANI sA. hamezA se merI preraNA ke srota rahe haiM / Aja maiM jo kucha bhI sevA mAtA sarasvatI kI kara pA rahI hU~ usake pIche sadA bhAyANI sA. kA mArgadarzana rahA hai| bhAyANI sAhaba ne unakI pustaka 'taraMgavatI' kA gujarAtI se hindI anuvAda karane ke liye svIkRti pradAna kI usake liye maiM unakI AbhArI ___ mere parivAra ke sadasya, jo samaya-samaya para merA utsAha bar3hAte rahate haiM usake liye bhI hArdika AbhAra prakaTa karatI huuN| isa pustaka ko prakAzita karane ke liye pArzva zaikSaNika aura zodhaniSTha pratiSThAna (ahamadAbAda) prati maiM hArdika AbhAra prakaTa karatI kriznA grAphiksa, ahamadAbAda ko sundara chapAI ke liye dhanyavAda detI haiN| prItama siMghavI

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(anukrama kathAkA viSayavibhAga maMgala saMkSepakAra kA purovacana prastAvanA kathApITha kathAmukha taraMgavatI kA janma, bacapana, tAruNya vanabhojana samAraMbha cakravAka-mithuna priyamilana premiyoM kA palayana corapallI 15-22 23-32 32-65 65-72 72-86 pratyAgamana 86-105 105-116 vyAdhakathA 116-125 vairAgya vRttAMta-samApana-upasaMhAra graMthakAra kA upasaMhAra 125-126 126-126

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savistara viSayanirdeza maMgala saMkSepakAra kA purovacana graMthakAra kI prastAvanA kathApITha magadhadeza, rAjagRhanagara, kuNika rAjA, nagaraseTha, suvratA gaNinI, gocarI ke lie prastuta ziSyA, rUpavarNana, gRhasvAminI kA vismayabhAva, dharmakathA kI mahimA, AtmakathA kahane kI AryA se vinaMtI aura usakA svIkAra kathAmukha vatsadeza, kauzAmbInagarI, udayana rAjA, nagaraseTha taraMgavatI kA janma, bacapana aura tAruNya taraMgavatI kA janma, bacapana, vidyAbhyAsa, yauvana, mAlina kA Agamana, zarada varNana, saptaparNa ke puSpoM kA upahAra, taraMgavatI kI kasauTI vanabhojana ke lie jAne kA prastAva vanabhojana samAraMbha prabaMdha, prayANa, udyAnadarzana, saptaparNa, bhramarabAdhA, kamala sarovara, mUrchA, ceTI dvArA pUchatAcha, taraMgavatI kA khulAsA cakravAka-mithuna (pUrvabhava kA vRttAMta) gaMgAnadI, cakravAkI, cakravAka, vanahastI, vyAdha viddha cakravAka, cakravAkIvilApa, dahana, dahana ke samaya cakravAkI kA vilApa, sahagamana, vRttAMta kI samApti, bhAvi jIvana ke saMbaMdha meM nizcaya, ceTI kI ora se AzvAsana priyamilana vanabhojana se vApasI, vaidyarAja kA Agamana, jvara ke prakAra, virahAvasthA kI vyathA, citrapaTa kA aMkana, kaumudImahotsava, dAnapravRtti, sUryAsta, sArasikA ko nigarAnI kA havAlA, priyatama ko pahacAna lene kA prastAva, svapnadarzana, svapnaphala, taraMgavatI ko ciMtA, sArasikA kA pratyAgamana sArasikA ne batAyA vRttAMta (citradarzana, eka ananya taruNa prekSaka, taruNa mUcchita : pUrvabhava smaraNa, citrakAra kI pahicAna, vRttAMta kI samApti,) taraMgavatI kI ma~ganI : asvIkAra, ceTI kA padmadeva ke AvAsa jAnA, padmadeva ke darzana, saMdezasamarpaNa, padmadeva kA virahavRttAMta, ceTI kA pratyAgamana, padmadeva kA prema patra, taraMgavatI kA

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viSAda, ceTI kA AzvAsana, taraMgavatI kI kAmArtatA, padmadeva se milane ko jAne kA nizcaya, priyamilana ke lie prayANa, priyatama ke darzana, premiyoM kA milana, taraMgavatI ke sAhasa ke kAraNa padmadeva ciMtita, bhAga jAne kA nirNaya. premiyoM kA palAyana dUtI ko sAtha meM liye binA prayANa, apazukana, naukApravAsa, taraMgavatI kI AzaMkA, AzaMkA kA nivAraNa, gAMdharvavivAha, prAtaHkAla, utarANa : luTeroM kI TolI kI pakar3a meM, sAmanA na karane ko taraMgavatI kI prArthanA, luTeroM ke baMdI bane. corapAlI pallIvAsiyoM ke vividha pratibhAva, corasenApati, padmadeva baMdhana meM, taraMgavatI kA vilApa, protsAhaka gItazravaNa, amiTa karmavipAka, sahRdaya baMdiniyoM ko saMkaTakathA sUnAnA. anukaMpA se prerita cora kA chuDAne kA vacana, nizA kA * prAraMbha, baMdhanamukti evaM corapallI meM se palAyana, saMkaTapUrNa vanya mArga kA pravAsa, - cora kA alvidA : AbhAra darzana, vastI kI ora prasthAna, kSAyaka gA~va pahu~canA, gA~va kA tAlAba, utsuka grAmINa taruNiyoM, AhAra kI talAza, sItAdevI ke maMdira meM Azraya. pratyAgamana khoja meM nikale svajana se milana, gurujanoM kA saMdeza : bhojanavyavasthA, praNAzakanagara meM vizrAMti, praNAzakanagara se vidA, vAsAliya gA~va meM Agamana, kauzAmbI kI sImA meM praveza, nagarapraveza, agavAnI, svAgata aura punarmilana, vivAhotsava, sArasikA se prApta vRttAMta (zreSThI kA duHkha evaM roSa, seThAnI kA vilApa, taraMgavatI kI talAza aura usakA pratyAnayana), daMpatI kA AnaMda vinoda, Rtucakra, upavanavihAra vyAdhakathA zramaNa ke darzana, vaMdanA, dharmapucchA, dharmopadeza, (jIvatattva, karma, saMsAra, mokSa,) zramaNa kA pUrvavRttAMta, (vyAdha kA pUrvabhava, vyAdha kA kuladharma, vyAdha kA jIvana, hAthI ke zikAra para, akasmAt cakavAka vadha, cakravAkI aura vyAdha kI anumRtyu, zrImaMta kula meM vyAdha kA punarjanma, dyUta kI lata, nagarI kA tyAga aura corapallI meM Azraya, corasenApati, vyAdha kI krUratA, coroM kA taruNa daMpatI ko baMdI banAnA, taruNI kA AtmavRttAMta, vyAdha ko pUrvabhava kA smaraNa,

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taruNa daMpatI ko jIvanadAna aura chuTakArA, purimatAla udyAna, pavitra vaTavRkSa, RSabhadeva kA caitya, zramaNadarzana : pravrajyAgrahaNa kI icchA, sAdhanA. vairAgya taraMgavatI aura usake pati meM vairAgyavRtti kA udaya, zramaNadatta hitazikSA, pravrajyAgrahaNa ke liye tatpara, vratagrahaNa, svajanoM kA Agamana, zreSThI dvArA rokathAma aura anumati, sArthavAha kA anunaya, sArthaputra kA pratyuttara, sArthavAha kI anumati, saba svajana kI bidA, gaNinI kA Agamana : taraMgavatI ko sauMpanA, zAstrAdhyayana aura tapazcaryA. vRttAMta-samApana upasaMhAra graMthakAra kA upasaMhAra prastAvanA anuvAda : . .

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maMgala saMkSipta taraMgavatI kathA (taraMgalolA ) maiM sarvaprathama una saba siddhoM kI vaMdanA karatA hU~, jo jarA aura maraNa ke magaroM se bharapUra isa duHkhasamudra ko pAra kara gae haiM, jinhoMne dhruva, acala, anupama sukha pAyA haiM maiM vinayapUrvaka aMjuripuTa racakara, mastaka navAkara saMghasamudra ko vaMdana karatA hU~ - aise saMghasamudra ko jo guNa, vinaya, vijJAna evaM jJAnajala se paripUrNa hai / kalyANa ho sarasvatI kA jo sarasvatI sAta svara aura kAvyavacanoM kA AvAsa hai, jisake guNaprabhAva se sadgata kavivara bhI apane nAma se jIvita rahate haiM / - kalyANa ho vidvatpariSada kA jo pariSada kAvyasuvarNa kI nikaSazilA hai, nipuNa kaviyoM kI siddhibhUmi hai, guNadoSa-parakhaiyA hai / - saMkSepakAra kA purovacana pAdalipta ne jo taraMgavatI nAma kI kathA kI racanA kI hai, vaha vaicitryapUrNa, baDe vistAraprastAra aura dezya zabdoM se sajI huI hai| usameM kucha sthala para manorama kulakoM, anyatra yugaloM evaM kAlApakoM, to kabhI-kabhI ghaTakoM kA prayoga hai, jo Ama pAThakoM ke lie durbodha hai| ataH yaha kathA aba koI na sunatA hai, na kahatA hai, na usake viSaya meM pUchatA hai : kevala vidvaddhogya hone ke kAraNa mAmUlI AdamI usako lekara kyA kare ? isalie pAdaliptasUri kI kSamA mA~gatA huuN| maiM ciMtita huA ki 'yaha kathA zAyada nAmazeSa ho jAegI ataH sUrijI racita gAthAoMmeM se cayana kiyA aura dezya zabda chAna-choDa yathocita saMkSipta kiyA, jo yahA~ prastuta karatA hU~, isalie pAdaliptasUri mujhe kSamA kreN| graMthakAra kI prastAvanA vizAla janasamUhoM ke nivAsayukta evaM kalAkuzala logoM se bharI-pUrI

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taraMgavatI kosalA nAma kI eka lokavikhyAta nagarI thI - mAno dharatI para utara AyA koI devaloka ! kyoki brAhmaNa, zramaNa, atithi evaM deva yahA~ pUje jAte the, ataH deva prasanna hokara yahA~ ke kuTuMboM meM amApa dhanavarSA krte.the| usa nagarI ke nivAsI, guNoM se parimadita zramaNa pAdalipta kI buddhi kA yaha sAhasa Apa, ekAgra evaM ananya citta ho, mana se sAvadhAna ho kara sunie / buddhi dUSita jaba na ho taba yaha prAkRta kAvyarUpa meM racI gaI dharmakathA sunie / kalyANakArI dharmakathA kA zravaNa jo koI bhI karatA hai vaha yamaloka ke darzana se baca jAtA hai| kathApITha magadhadeza ... magadha nAma kA deza / vahA~ ke loga samRddha / kaI sAre gA~va aura hajAroM goSThoM se bharapUra / aneka kathAvArtAoM meM usa deza kI bhArI nAmavarI thii| vaha utsavoM ke AvAsa samAna thA / anya cakravartiyoM ke AkramaNa se, cora aura akAloM se mukta thaa| sabavidhi sukhasaMpatti se bharapUra vaha deza jagaprasiddha thaa| rAjagRhanagara rAjagRha nAma kA usakA pATanagara pratyakSa amarAvatI samAna thA / dharatI para ke nagaroM meM rAjagRha siramaura thaa| usameM aneka ramaNIya udyAna, vana aura upavana the| kuNika rAjA - vahA~ ke rAjA kA nAma kuNika thaa| usakI senA vipula aura koza sampanna the| vaha zatruoM ke jIvitakAla aura mitroM ke lie sukAla thA / usane apane parAkrama se sabhI duzmana sAmaMtoM ko parAjita kiyA aura vazameM kiyaa| usane sabhI prakAra ke aparAdhoM ko phailate roka liyaa| vaha apane kula aura vaMza kA AbhUSaNa aura zUravIra thaa| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra jinake rAga-dveSa lapta ho gaye haiM, unake anuzAsana se use anurAga thA; jo zAsana jarA aura mRtyu se mukti dilAnevAlA thaa| nagaraseTha una dinoM dhanapAla nAma kA vahA~ kA nagaraseTha thA, jo sAkSAt dhana-pAla

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taraMgavatI thA / vaha sUkSma jIvoM kA bhI rakhavAlA thA; sabhI prajAjanoM kA prItibhAjana thA; kulIna, svamAnI, suzIla, kalAkuzala aura jJAnI thaa| usakI patnI thI priyadarzanA, caMdra jaisI saumya, saubhAgyazAlI aura jisake darzana priya the| suvratA gaNinI vahA~ ke upAzraya meM suvratA nAma kI gaNinI thii| vaha siddhimArga kA marma jAnane ko udyata thI, jinavacanoM meM vizArada, bAlabrahmacAriNI thii| anekavidha vrataniyama evaM upavAsoM ke kAraNa usakA zarIra kSINa ho gayA thA / samUce gyAraha aMgagrathoM kA use jJAna thA / usakA ziSyAparivAra vizAla thA / . gocarI ke lie prastuta ziSyA eka bAra usakI kisI eka ziSyA ko pArAMcika tapa ke aMta meM, chaTha kA pAraNA karanA thaa| ataH usane Avazyaka evaM niyama kiyaa| vaha yathAsamaya jinavacana meM nipuNa aura zravaNamanana meM nirata aisI samavayaska ziSyAoM ke sAthasaMgAtha meM daHkha kA kSaya karanevAle nIrasa padArthoM kI bhikSAcaryA ke lie niklii| jina sthAnoM meM trasa jIva, bIja evaM hariyAlI ho aise gIlI miTTI se bharapUra sthAnoM ko vaha TalatI calatI thI / jIvadayA ke pAlana ke lie Age kI cAra hAtha bhUmi kA vaha nirIkSaNa karatI huI Age bar3ha rahI thii| use bhikSA cAhe Adara se mile, cAhe anAdara se athavA bhikSAdAtrI cAhe niMdA, roSa yA prasannatA jatAye - vaha usako samadRSTi se dekhatI thI / zAstroM meM jo gRha bhikSA ke lie varNya, lokaviruddha kahe hoM unako vaha TAlatI thI - vaha AryA isa rIti se jA rahI thii| usane gocarI ke daurAna krama se prApta hue kisI zrImaMta ke ghara meM aise praveza kiyA jaise nabhatala meM sthita caMdralekhA kA zveta abhrapuMja meM praveza hotA hai / usa gRhA~gana meM, trasa jIva, bIja evaM hariyAlI se mukta doSarahita evaM zuddha eka sthAna meM sahaja hI vaha khaDI rahI / rUpavarNana usa mahAlaya kI yuvAna dAsiyA~, usa AryA ke rUpa se Azcaryacakita hokara visphArita netroM se use dekhane lagI aura bola uThI, 'ali ! o' daur3o! dauDo ! tumheM lakSmIsama anavadya AryA ko dekhanA ho to ! bAraMbAra luMcana karane papaNana

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taraMgavatI ke kAraNa chitare, astavyasta, suMdara choravAle evaM prakRtisahaja mulAyama aura dhuMgharAle bAloM se usakA mastiSka surobhita ho rahA thA / usakA tapa se kRza aura pAMDura zarIra lAvaNya se bharapUra hone ke kAraNa abhrasaMpuTa bAhara se nikala Aye pUrNimA ke caMdra kA upahAsa karatA thaa| patale, golAI lie hue, juDe aura moDadAra, suMdara lau aura saMpUrNa acche lakSaNavAle usake kAna binA AbhUSaNa ke hone para bhI suMdara lagate the| uttarIya se bAhara nikAlA huA nirAbharaNa usakA hAtha mAno phena se bAhara nikala Aye sanAla jhuke hue kamala ko zaramiMdA kara rahA hai| gRhasvAminI kA vismayabhAva vismita dAsiyoM ne zramaNI ke rUpakI prasaMzA meM aise udgAra guMjA diyA ki sunakara usa gRha kI maryAdAvela lAjavaMtI jaisI gRhiNI bAhara A gaI / usakA svara gaMbhIra evaM madhura thA / saba aMga prazasta the aura kama kintu mUlyavAna gahane pahane the / zveta dukUla kA uttarAsaMga usane kiyA thA / . abhijAta suMdara usa AryA ko celiyoM ke sAtha apane A~gana ko suhAvanA karatI dekhakara vaha prasanna huI / nirmala cIvara pahane usa AryA ko mAno mathita siMdhu se bAhara AI phenAvRtta lakSmI-sI dekha vismita citta se use vandanA kii| celiyoM ko vinayapUrvaka praNAma kara kSaNabhara gRhiNI usa AryA kA caMdraloka jaisA dedIpyamAna mukha ko Azcaryacakita nayanoM se dekhatI rahI / zyAma putaliyoMvAlI A~khoM ke kAraNa vaha mukha aisI zobhA de rahA thA / madhya meM jaise bhramarayugalavAle pUrNa vikasita kamala / komala hAtha pairavAlI lakSmI jaisI usa AryA ko dekha ekAeka vaha gRhiNI isa prakAra socane lagI : - 'maiMne isake samAna suMdarI - svapna, zilpa, citra yA kathAoM meM na kabhI dekhI, na sunI / lAvaNya se gaDhI yaha kauna saubhAgyamaMjarI hogI ? athavA kyA rUpaguNayukta caMdra kI jyotsnA svayaM yahA~ padhArI hai ? prajApati ne sabhI uttama taruNiyoM ke rUpaguNa kA navanIta lekara apanI saMpUrNa kalA se kyA isa suMdarI kA nirmANa kiyA hogA? muMDita avasthA meM bhI jaba usakA lAvaNya aisA hai to - gArhasthyabhAva meM to usakI rUpazrI aho ! kyA hogI ! usake AbhUSaNazUnya aura maile aMgoM para jahA~ merI dRSTi sthira ho jAtI hai vahIM se haTa hI nahIM sakatI ! maiM pratyeka aMga dekha 'yaha atizaya suMdara hai' aise bhAva se ciTaka jAtI hU~ dekhane

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taraMgavatI meM lubdha maiM apanI animiSa dRSTi kahIM para sthira nahIM kara pAtI / AryA ke asAmAnya kAMti se dIpta aura mana ko prasannatA se bharadete rUpa kA to apsarAoM ko bhI manoratha hone lagA ! mujhe lagatA hai ki hamArI dAnavRtti se AkRSTa ho sAkSAt bhagavatI lakSmI hI kamalavana kA tyAga kara, sAdhvI ke veza meM hamAre ghara padhArI haiM / paraMtu logoM meM pravartamAna kiMvadantI hai ki sabhI devatA animiSa hote haiM, unakI phUlamAlA kabhI kumhalAtI nahIM; unake vastroM ko dhUla nahIM lagatI / kahA jAtA hai ki vikurvaNAzakti se deva nAnAvidha rUpa jaba dhAraNa karate haiM taba bhI unake netra unmeSa - nimeSazUnya hote haiM / paraMtu isa AryA ke caraNa dhUlabhare haiM aura locana bhI bandonmIlita hote haiM / ataH yaha devI nahIM balki mAnavI hai / athavA mujhe aisI zaMkAe~ karanA Avazyaka kahA~ ? use hI maiM kisI nimitta se kyoM na pUchakara dekhU~ ? yadi hAthI hI A~khoM ke sAmane ho to phira usake caraNacihna DhUMDhane kyoM jAe~ ? isa prakAra manameM taya karake AryA ke rUpaguNa ke kautUhala aura vismaya se pulakita aMgoMvAlI gRhiNIne use kahA, 'Ao AryA, tuma kRpA karo : yadi tumheM dharma kA koI baMdhana ADe na AtA ho aura zubha pravRtti ho sakatI ho to mujhe dharmakathA ho / dharmakathA kI mahimA isa taraha seThAnI ne jaba kahA, taba AryA bolI : 'jagat ke saba jIvoM ke lie hitakara aisA dharma kahane meM koI bAdhA nahIM hotI / ahiMsA ke lakSaNavAlA dharma jo sunatA hai aura jo kahatA hai, una donoM ke pApa dhula jAte haiM aura donoM puNyabhAk banate haiM / yadi zrotA alpa samaya ke lie bhI saba bairabhAva choDa de aura dharmakathA sunakara niyama grahaNa kare to usakA zreya kathA kahanevAle ko bhI milatA hai | ahiMsA ke lakSaNavAlA dharma kahanevAlA apane Apa ko evaM sunanevAle ko bhavasAgara ke pravAha se tAratA hai / isalie dharmakathA kahanA prasaMzanIya hai / ataH jo kucha maiM jAnatI hU~ vaha kahU~gI / Apa ekAgra citta ho sunie / ' AryA ko TakaTakI lagAe dekha rahI ve saba striyA~ taba ekadUsare ko tAlI de-dekara kahane lagIM, 'hamArI manokAmanA phalI: isa rUpasI AryA ko hama animiSa

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taraMgavatI dRSTi se dekhA kreNgii|' gRhiNIne abhivAdana kara celiyoM sahita AryA ko Asana diyaa| ve striyA~ bhI mana se prasanna hokara aura AryA ko vinayasaha vandana karake gRhiNI ke nikaTa jamIna para baiTha gyiiN| ataH sphuTa zabda evaM arthavAlI, sajjhAya ke yogya lAghavavAlI, subhASitoM ke kAraNa kAna evaM mana ko rasAyana jaisI uktiyA~ prayoga meM lAtI AryA jinamAnya dharma kahane lgii| vaha dharma jarA-vyAdhi, janma-maraNa aura. saMsAra ko samApta karanevAlA, sAre jagata ke lie sukhAvaha, jJAna, darzana, vinaya, tapa, saMyama aura pA~ca mahAvratoM se yukta, apAra sukha kA phala denavAlA thA / AtmakathA kahane kI AryA se vinaMtI aura usakA svIkAra isake pazcAt usake rUpa se vismita gRhiNI dharmakathA meM bIca Aye tanika vizrAma kA lAbha uThAkara, saMyama evaM niyama meM tatpara aisI AryA se hAtha joDa kahane lagI, 'zubhamastu' dharmakathA to hamane sunI, aba kRpA karake eka anya bAta bhI hameM tuma sunaao| he bhagavatI, mujha para kRpA karake maiM jo kahatI hU~ vaha tuma dhyAna se suno| . Aja tumhArA rUpa dekhakara mere nayana dhanya ho gae, apitu mere kAna tumhArI janmakathA sunane ke lie adhIra ho gaye haiN| kisa nAmadhArI pitA ke lie tuma amIvRSTi samAna thI aura jaise kaustubhamaNi hari kA vaise tuma unakA hRdaya AnaMdita karatI thI ? nirmala jyotsnA kI jananI samAna jagadavaMdyA tumhArI jananI ke nAmAkSara kyA the ? AryA tumane apane ghara aura pati ke ghara kaisA sukha pAyA ? athavA kisa duHkha ke kAraNa yaha ati duSkara pravajyA apanAI ? - yaha saba maiM kramazaH jAnanA cAhatI huuN| parantu isa meM tumheM agamya kSetra meM gamana karane kA doSa zAyada na lage isake lie tuma sAvadhAna rahanA / logoM meM kahAvata hai ki nArIratna, nadI aura sAdhu kA mUla khojanA nahIM cAhie aura dhArmikajana kA tiraskAra karanA ucita nahIM, yaha maiM jAnatI hU~ / tathApi tumhAre rUpa se cakita ho kutUhala vaza maiM tumheM yaha pUchatI huuN|' - seThAnI ke itanA kaha lene para vaha AryA bolI, 'gRhiNI, yaha saba kahanA duSkara hotA hai : usa anarthadaMDa kA sevana karanA hamAre jaiso ke lie ucita nhiiN|

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taraMgavatI gRha-taMtu meM bhoge sukha, pUrva ke kRtya evaM krIr3Ae~ pApa sane hote haiM / ataH ve mana meM lAne yogya bhI nahIM, phira to vANI dvArA kahane kI bAta hI kahA~ ? tathApi aise vRttAMta kA kathana saMsAra ke prati jugupsA utpanna kara sakatI hai / to isa kAraNa se, maiM rAgadveSa se mukta rahakara taTasthabhAva se AtmavRttAMta kahU~gI / to sunie Apa mere karmavipAka kA phala / ' isa prakAra jaba usane kahA taba vaha gRhiNI aura ramaNiyA~ ullasita ho gaI aura zravaNAtura hokara AryA ko sabane vaMdana kiyaa| zramaNI una saba striyoM ko apane pUrvabhava ke karmoM ke vipAkarUpa samagra kathA kahane lgii| Riddhi evaM gauravazUnya hokara, mAtra dharma ke prati dRSTi rakhakara madhyasthabhAva se sAkSAt sarasvatI jaisI AryA bolI : he gRhiNI, jo kucha maiMne anubhava kiyA, sunA aura mujhe yAda hai usameM se thoDAsA chA~Takara maiM saMkSepa meM vaha kaha batAtI hU~, to tuma suno / jahA~ taka acche ko acchA aura bure ko burA kahA jAtA hai - arthAt yathAtatha bAta kahI jAtI hai usameM vahA~taka niMdA yA prazaMsA kA doSa nahIM AtA / kathAmukha vatsadeza bhAratavarSa ke madhya khaMDa meM vatsa nAma kA ramya aura sarvaguNasaMpanna janapada hai : jo ratnoM kA udbhavasthAna, bar3e bar3e vijJoM kA samAgamasthAna, maryAdAoM kA AdisthAna, dharma, artha evaM kAma kA utpattikSetra hai| sukha-sA prArthanIya, vibudhoM ke nirNaya-sA ramaNIya, nirvANa-sA basane yogya aura dharmapAlana-sA phalaprada / kauzAmbInagarI usameM -eka kauzAmbI nAmaka nagarI, jo uttama nagarajanoM se nivasita, devaloka kI upahAsikA aura janagaNamana kI nirvAhikA / magadhadeza kI lakSmI-sI, anya pATanagariyoM kI AdarzarUpA, lalitA evaM samRddha janasamUhavAlI vaha yamunAnadI ke taTa para phailI huI thii| udayana rAjA vahA~ udayana nAma kA sajjanavatsala rAjA thaa| usameM aparimita bala thaa|

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taraMgavatI yuddha samaya ke usake parAkrama aura pratApa kI prasiddhi thii| vaha mitroM kA kalpavRkSa, zatruvana kA dAvAnala, kIti kA AvAsa thA / vaha parirAjita se susaMkulita aura zlAghya thA / kAMti meM vaha mAno pUnama kA cA~da, svara meM haMsa, gati meM narasiMha thA / azva, gaja, ratha aura subhaTa arthAt caturaMginI senA ke bAhulyavAle haihayakula meM usakA janma huA thaa| _uttama kula, zIla aura rUpasaMpadAyukta vAsavadattA usakI patnI thI : mAno mahilA ke saba guNoM kI saMpatti, aura ratisukha kI saMprApti / nagaraseTha zreSThiyoM kI paMkti meM jisakA Asana sarvaprathama lagatA aise nagarazreSThI RSabhasena usa rAjA kA mitra aura saba kAryoM meM sAkSI thA / vaha arthazAstra meM nipuNa aura usake tattvArtha kA jAnakAra thaa| anya saba zAstroM meM bhI vaha niSNAta thA / puruSocita saba guNoM aura vyavahAroM ke vaha nikaSa samAna thA / vaha saumya guNoM kA baserA, mita madhura, prazasta aura samayocita bAta karanevAlA, maryAdApUrNa caritravAlA aura vistIrNa vyApAra jAnane vAlA thaa| ____ samyagdarzana ke kAraNa usakI buddhi vizuddha ho cukI thii| pravacana meM vaha ni:saMzaya zraddhAnvita thA / z2inavacana kA zrAvaka aura zuci mokSamArga kA anuyAyI thaa| vaha mokSa ke vidhAna kA jJAtA thA; jIva aura ajIva kA use jJAna thaa| vinaya meM vaha dattacitta, nirjara saMvara aura viveka kA bhArI prazaMsaka, puNya evaM pApa kI vidhi se paricita aura zIlavrata kA uttuMga prAkAra-sA thA / ... vaha apane kula aura vaMza kA dIpaka aura dInadukhiyoM kA zAMtigRha, gRhalakSmI kA madhyAvAsa, guNaratnoM kA bhaMDAra aura vIra thA / taraMgavatI kA janma, bacapana, tAruNya taraMgavatI kA janma he gRhasvAminI, maiM usakI lADalI putrI ke rUpa meM paidA huI thI; ATha

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taraMgavatI putroM ke bAda manautI mAnane se prApta maiM sabase choTI thI / kahA jAtA hai merI mAtA kI sagarbhAvasthA sukhapUrvaka aura usakI dohada kI pUrti ke sAtha bItane para siMha ke svapnadarzana ke sAtha merA janma huA aura dAiyoM ne merI yathocita dekhabhAla kii| kahA jAtA hai ki mitroM evaM bA~dhavoM ko atyaMta AnaMda huA aura mAtApitAne badhAI kA utsava mnaayaa| kahate haiM ki yathAkrama se merA saMpUrNa jAtakarma bhI saMpanna kiyA gayA aura pitAjI ke sAtha parAmarza kara mere bhAioM ne merA nAmakaraNa karate hue kahA - 'jalasamUha se bharapUra aura TeDhI-tirachI taraMgoM se vyApta aisI yamunA ne manautI mAnane para prasanna hokara ise dI hai isalie isakA nAma "taraMgavatI" taya ho / ' bacapana kahate haiM ki maiM muTThI banda rakhatI, avakAza meM paira uchAlatI bichaune meM yadi cita sulAI jAtI to apane Apa ulaTakara auMdhI ho jAtI thii| isake bAda aMkadhAtrI aura kSIradhAtrI ne eka bAra khelAte-khelAte mujhe vividha maNijaDita pharzabanda bhUmi para peTa ke bala sarakate sikhaayaa| ___he gRhiNI, kahA jAtA hai ki mere lie khilaunoM meM sone kI khaMjaDI, bajAne ke ghUghare aura sone ke bahuta se gole the / sadA prasanna aura ha~samukha maiM, 'yahA~ A, yahA~ A' bolate bhAioM kI goda meM khelatI aura bArabAra khilakhilAkara ha~sa uThatI / kahate haiM ki logoM kA anukaraNa karane ke lie maiM A~kha aura hAtha se ceSTAe~ karatI aura jaba mujhe bulAte taba maiM aspaSTa, madhura udgAra tutalAtI / mAtApitA, bhAioM aura svajanoM dvArA eka kI goda se dUsare kI goda uThA lI jAtI maiM / kucha samaya bItane para maiM Thumaka Thumaka kadama bharane lgii| . binA samajhe aura madhura 'tAtA' bolatI rahatI maiM kahA jAtA hai bA~dhavoM kI prIti ghanIbhUta kara letI thii| logoM se mujhe vidita huA ki cUDAkarma kA saMskAra sampanna ho jAne para maiM dAsiyoM ke jhuMDa se parirakSita yatheccha ghUmatI-phiratI thii| sone kI guDiyoM se evaM reta ke gharauMde banAkara maiM khelatI aura isa taraha saheliyoM ke saMga maiMne bAlakrIDA kA majA uThAyA / PosA

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taraMgavatI vidyAbhyAsa garbhAvasthA se AThaveM varSa mere lie cAra prakAra kI buddhivAle, kalAvizArada aura dhIra prakRti ke eka AcArya bulAye gye| unase maiMne lekhana, gaNita, rUpakarma, Alekhya, gIta, vAdya, nATya, patrachedya, puSkaragata - kramazaH ye kalAe~ grahaNa kii| maiMne puSpaparIkSA meM tathA gaMdhayukti meM nipuNatA prApta kii| isa prakAra kAlakrama se maiMne vividha lalitakalAe~ grahaNa kii| mere pitAjI hamArA kuladharma zrAvakadharma pAlate the| unhoMne amRtatulya jinamata meM mujhe nipuNa kiyaa| nagarI meM jo zreSTha pravacanavid aura pravacanavAcaka the unheM pitAjI ne mere lie Amantrita kiye aura maiMne nigraMtha siddhAnta kA sAratattva grahaNa kiyaa| unhoMne mujhe pA~ca aNuvrata, tIna guNavrata aura cAra zikSAvratoM kA bodha kramAnusAra karAyA / yauvana he gRhiNI, isake bAda bAlyAvasthA bitAkara maiMne kAmavRtti ke prabhAva se AnaMdadAyaka aura zarIra kA svAbhAvika AbharaNa samAna yauvana prApta kiyA / kahA jAtA hai ki una dinoM zrImaMta, pUjanIya aura deza ke AbhUSaNatulya bahuta se vRddha gRhastha apanI putravadhU ke rUpa meM merI mA~ga karate the| paraMtu kahA jAtA hai ki pitAjI merI icchA ko sanmAnita karate the| koI vara samAna daraje ke kula, zIla aura rUpavAlA dikhAI na dene ke kAraNa una mAMganiyoM kA yuktipUrvaka asvIkAra karate / vinayaviveka meM kuzala sArasikA nAmakI eka dAsI mere prati sneha ke kAraNa vaha sArI bAtacIta sunakara mujhe khtii| * meM bhI 'jI, jI' kahatI sakhiyoM ke bIca satamaMjilI havelI kI Upara kI chata meM khelatI / puSpa, vastrAbhUSaNa jo jo suMdara khelane ke sAdhana aura khAdya padArtha hote ve saba mere mAtApitA aura bhAI mujhe dete / mere vinaya se gurujana, dAna se bhikSukajana, suzIlatA se baMdhujana aura madhuratA se anya saba saMtuSTha the / kabhIkabhI bhAvajoM to kabhI-kabhI saheliyoM se ghirI huI maiM apane gRhamaMdira meM maMdaraparvata para kI lakSmI kI taraha rahatI thii| maiM pauSadhazAlA meM bArabAra sAmAyika karatI aura jinavacanoM kI sevAzuzrUSA karatI / mAtApitA, baMdhu-bAMdhavoM ko hRdaya se adhika se adhika priya banatI maiM

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taraMgavatI isa prakAra sukhasAgara meM nimagna banakara samaya bitA rahI thI / mAlina kA Agamana | una dinoM koI eka bAra pitAjI snAna kara, vastrAbhUSaNa meM sajja ho, bhojana lene ke bAda baiThaka ke kamare meM ArAma se baiThe the / vahA~ kRSNAgaru ke dhUpa kI geMDaliyA~ phaila gaI thIM aura raMgabiraMge kusumamaMDita zayyA bichI huI thii| lakSmI ke sAtha viSNu bAteM kara rahe hoM isa prakAra ve pAsa baiThI merI mAtA se bAteM kara rahe the / maiM bhI snAna kara, arihaMtoM ko vaMdana evaM pUjyoM kI pUjA karake mAtA-pitA ko vaMdana karane gaI / maiMne pitAjI aura mAtA ko caraNasparza kara pAlAgana kiyA, to unhoMne 'ciraMjIva bhava' AzIrvacana kaha mujhe unake pAsa biThAI / 1 11 usI kSaNa vahA~ zyAma varNa paraMtu zveta vastra meM sajja aura isa prakAra caMdrakiraNoM se vibhUSita zarada-rajanI samAna lagatI pratidina phUlapallava lAnevAlI mAlina ne Rtu ke tAje phUloM se bhare parNasaMpuTa ke sAtha baiThakakhaMDa meM praveza kiyaa| zarada- varNana vaha hAtha joDa, dehayaSTi ko lAlityapUrvaka jhukAkara, bhramara-se madhura svara meM pitAjI se savinaya kahane lagI : 'mAna sarovara se Agata aura aba yahA~ basakara. paritRpta hue ye haMsa zarada ke Agamana kI saharSa ghoSaNA kara rahe haiM / Azraya liye hue haMsa, zveta padma aura yamunAtaTa ke aTTahAsa jaise kAzaphUla dvArA zaradaRtu kA ekAeka prAkaTya hone lagA hai / nIlavana ko nIle, asanavana ko pIle, to kAza evaM saptaparNa ko zveta raMga se raMga detA zarada A pahu~cA hai / he gRhasvAmI, zarada pravartamAna hai| jaise Apake zatru vaise aba megha bhI palAyana kara gae haiM / jisa prakAra abhI zrI padmasara kA sevana kara rahI hai, vaise ApakA usase cirakAla sevana ho / ' saptaparNa ke puSpoM kA upahAra vaha isa prakAra bolatI huI seTha ke samIpa gaI aura pattoM meM AvRtta saptaparNa ke phUloM kI TokarI umaMga se pitAjI ke sAmane rakha dI / use kholate hI madagala

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taraMgavatI mAtaMga ke mada kI gaMdha jaisI saptaparNa ke phUloM kI mahaka dasoM dizAoM ko bharatI zIghra hI phailane lgii| saptaparNa ke phUloM se bharI vaha TokarI apane mastaka para dharakara pitAjIne una phUloM se arihaMto kI pUjA kI / unhoMne mujhe aura merI ammAM ko ve phUla diye, svayaMne usakI mAlA pahanI aura putroM evaM putravadhuoM ko bhI bhijvaae| . zarada ke caMdra jaise saptaparNa ke zveta phUloM ko uchAlane para unameM hAthIdA~ta jaise zveta guccha dekhe aura sAtha hI unameM taruNI ke avikasita stana ke kada kA parAgarajavAlA svarNa kI guTI jaisA eka laghu guccha bhI unakI dRSTi meM aayaa| ataH usa kanakavarNa kA guccha hAtha meM pakar3e hue pitAjI vismayavisphArita netroM se dera taka tAkate rahe / use pakar3A aura, mana meM koI vizeSa nirNaya para pahu~cane ke lie pitAjI sarvAMga nizcala ho kucha kSaNa socate rahe / taraMgavatI kI kasauTI - isake bAda, muskurAte hue unhoMne vaha kusumaguccha mujhe diyA aura bole : 'beTI, isa guccha ke raMga ke rahasya para tuma mastiSka lddaao| tumane puSpayonizAstra aura gaMdhayuktizAstra sIkhA hai / vaha tumhArA viSaya hai / ataH beTI, meM tumase yaha pUchatA hU~ ki saptaparNa ke puSpa prakRtitaH zveta hI hote haiM / to phira yaha eka guccha pIlA hai isake kyA kAraNa tumhArI samajha meM Ate haiM ? kyA kisI kalAvida ne hameM Azcarya meM DAlane ke lie vaha banAyA hogA yA puSpayonizAstra sikhAne kA prayoga kara dikhAne ke lie ? kSAra aura auSadhiyoM ke saMprayoga se phalaphUla evaM parAga ko tejI se kaise utpanna kiyA jA sakatA hai, isake prayoga bhI batAye gaye haiN| jaisA hama indrajAla meM dekhate haiM usI prakAra auSadhi ke guNaprabhAva se vRkSa turaMta ugAne athavA to phalaphUloM ke vividha raMgoM kA nirmANa karane kI aneka yuktiyA~ haiN|' jaba pitAjIne isa prakAra kahA taba usa puSpaguccha ko maiMne dIrgha kAla taka sUMghA aura acchI taraha jA~cA-parakhA / carcA evaM vicAraprakiyAkI zakti meM balavatI aisI merI buddhi usake raMga, rUpa aura gaMdha ke guNoM kI mAtrA kA maiMne

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taraMgavatI yathocita parIkSaNa kiyA aura kAraNa merI samajhameM A gyaa| ataH savinaya mastaka para aMjali rakhakara maiMne pitAjI se merA nikaTa kA paricaya hone ke kAraNa mana meM vizvAsa dhAraNa kara kahA : 'vRkSoM kI jamIna, kAla, utpatti, poSaNa, poSaNa kA abhAva tathA vRddhiityAdi samajha jAne ke bAda hI unakI mUla prakRti aura unameM pariNamita vikAra avagata kiye jA sakate haiN| aura aise vikAra kisI kalAvida kI prayogavidhi ke kAraNa bhI utpanna hote haiM / parantu isa puSpaguccha kA viziSTa raMga Apane jo pA~ca kAraNoM kA ullekha kiyA hai unameM se kisI kA pariNAma nahIM / pitAjI, isa guccha kA jo raMga hai vaha sugaMdha aura lalAI liye huI pIle parAgaraja ke stara ke kAraNa hai, aura usakI viziSTa gaMdha yaha sUcita karatI hai ki vaha uttama padma kA parAga hai|' . pitAjI bole, 'beTI, vana ke bIca sthita saptaparNa ke puSpa meM kamalaraja hone kI bAta kaise ThIka baiTha sakatI hai ?' maiMne kahA, 'pitAjI, saptaparNa kA yaha puSpaguccha kamalaraja kI lalAI lie pIlA kisa prakAra huA hogA isake kAraNa kA jo anumAna maiMne kiyA hai vaha sunie / jisa saptaparNa ke vRkSa ke ye phUla haiM usa vRkSa ke samIpa meM zaradaRtu meM zobhA se nikhara uThA koI kamalasara hogA hii| vahA~ sUryakiraNoM se vikasita , aura apane parAgaraja se raktim pIta varNa baneM kamaloM ke parAga se lubdha ho bhramarabaMda umar3ate hoNge| ghane puSparaja kI lalAI liye pIle varNa kI AbhAvAle ye bhramara vahA~ se uDa kara pAsa ke saptaparNa kI puSpapeziyoM meM Azraya lete hoMge / bhramaravRMdoM ke pairoM meM lage kamalaraja ke saMkramaNa se ve saptaparNa ke puSpa kamalaraja kI jhAI pA gaye hoMge / yaha vastusthiti isI prakAra hone meM mujhe kucha bhI saMdeha nahIM / ' mere yaha kahane para vaha mAlina bolI, 'tuma sacamuca tAr3a gaI / ' ataH pitAjIne mujhe gale lagAyA, merA mastiSka sUMghA aura harSapUrNa hRdaya aura zarIra se pulakita ho mujhase kahA : beTI, tumane rahasya yathAtatha jAnA / mere mana meM bhI yahI sulajhAva thA, parantu tumane jo kalA sIkhI hai usakI parIkSA karane ke hetu maiMne tumheM pUcha thaa| kRzodarI, tuma vinaya, rUpa, lAvaNya, zIla evaM dharmavinaya-ityAdi guNoM se nihAla uttama vara yathAzIghra paao|'

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14 taraMgavatI vanabhojana ke lie jAne kA prastAva , usI kSaNa ammAMne pitAjI se isa prakAra vinatI kI, 'beTI se varNita vaha saptaparNa kA vRkSa dekhane kA mujhe adamya kutUhala hai|' pitAjIne kahA, 'bahuta acchA ! tuma saba svajana sameta use dekhane kalajAnA aura vahA~ ke sarovara meM tumhArI putravadhuoM ke sAtha snAna krnaa|' pitAjIne turanta ghara ke vaDIloM aura kArabAriyoM ko AjJA kI, 'kala udyAna meM snAnabhojana hogA / usake lie Ayojana kA Avazyaka prabaMdha kara lenA / suzobhita vastrAdi evaM gaMdhamAlya bhI taiyAra rakhanA - mahilAe~ vahA~ ke sarovara meM snAna ke lie jaaeNgii|' - he gRhasvAminI, dhAvoM, sakhiyoM aura merI saba bhAvajoM ne mujhe turaMta abhinaMdita karate hue ghera lii| tatpazcAt dhAva ne mujhase kahA, 'beTI, tumhArA bhojana isa vakta taiyAra hai| to bhojana karane baiTha jaao| varan bhojanasamaya bIta jaaegaa| beTI, jo samaya hone para bhI bhojana nahIM karatA usakI jaTharAgni binA Idhana kI Aga kI taraha bujha jAtI hai| kahA jAtA hai ki yadi jaTharAgni bujha jAtI hai to varNa, rUpa, sukumAratA, kAnti evaM bala kA nAza hotA hai| to beTI, calo bhojana / kara lo, jisase samaya bIta jAne para hotA doSa koI tumheM na lge|' ' isa prakAra usane mujhe atyaMta bhAvanA se kahA / ataH uparokta ucita samaya kA dhyAna rakhakara maiMne varNa, gaMdha, rasa ityAdi sarvaguNasampanna bhAta kA bhojana kiyaa| usakA zAli kaisA thA ? / yathocita jotI huI evaM dUdhasiMcita kyAriyoM meM boyA gayA, tIna bAra ukhADakara dAba-dUba kara ropita, ucita rUpa se bar3hakara puSTa hone para kATA, masalA-kUTa gayA thA / caMdra aura dUdha jaisA umadA zveta varNavAlA usakA bhAta narama, gAr3hI snigdhatAyukta, guNa naSTa na ho isa taraha pakAyA huA, bhApa sahita garamAgarama, sugaMdhita ghI se yathocita tarpita aura caTanI, pAnaka ityAdi se yukta thaa| he gRhasvAminI, isake bAda dUsare pAtra meM mere hAtha dhulavAye aura sugaMdhita rezamI vastra se mere hAtha poMcha taba maiMne hAthapaira ke zRMgAra hetu alpa ghI evaM tela kA mardana kiyA / kala vanabhojana ke samAraMbha meM jAnA hai yaha sunakara ghara kI yuvatiyoM ke mukha para hArdika umaMga ghoSita karanevAlA hAsya chA gayA thA / zIghra hI jisase

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taraMgavatI samApta huI hai dinabhara kI pravRtti, prApta huI hai cakSuoM ko viSaya-nivRtti, jisake kAraNa ho jAtI hai karma se nivRtti aura nidrA kI utpatti aisI A pahu~cI raatrii| 'aMdhiyAre ko miTAtA dIpaka nikaTa meM rakha maiM zayyA meM so gaI aura vaha cA~danI chiTakI merI rAta sukha se bItI / vanabhojana samAraMbha maiMne hAtha-paira aura muMha dhoye, arahaMtoM aura sAdhuoM ko vaMdana kiyA, laghu pratikramaNa kiyA aura maiM vanabhojana samAraMbha meM jAne ko utsuka ho gaI / vanabhojanautsava meM jAne ko adhIra yuvatiyoM evaM putravadhuoMne bhI 'kisI prakAra na kaTatI. thI' aisA kahakara bItI rAta ko bahuta bhalAburA kahA thaa| kitanI kala vanabhojana utsava meM jAeMgI, to vahA~ kyA-kyA dekheMgI, nahAne kA AnaMda kaise lUTeMgI' ityAdi manorathoM kI Apasa meM bAteM karane meM sArI rAta jAgaraNa meM bitAI thii| . prabaMdha rasoiye, rakSaka, kAriMde, kArabhArI evaM paricAraka bhojana ke prabaMdha ke lie sabase pahale udyAna pahu~ca gaye / taba ekAeka gaganamArga kA pathika, pUrvadizA kA vadanakamala vikasita karanevAlA, japAkusuma-sA raktim dinakara nikalA / mahilAoM ne sAtha meM raMgabiraMgI, vibhinna, bahumUlya paTTa, kSauma, kauzika evaM cInAMzuka vastra liye, kasabiyoMne kalAkauzalya se banAye hue sonA, motI aura ratnoM ke AbhUSaNa liye aura saundaryavardhaka, saubhAgyasamarpaka yauvanauddIpaka prasAdhana liye tatpazcAt riztedAroM kI saba timaMtrita mahilAe~ A jAne para ammAMne vanabhojana utsava ke lie nikalane kI taiyAriyA~ AraMbha kI aura zubha muhUrta meM sArI sAmagrI sameta unhoMne unake sAtha prayANa kiyA / turaMta hI ammAM ke pIche pIche vAsabhavana kA mArga AbhUSaNoM kI jhanakAra se bhara detA yuvatIsamudAya calane . lagA / taruNiyoM ke nUpura kI runakajhanaka, ratnajaTita svarNamekhalA kI khanakhanAhaTa aura sikar3iyoM kI kikiNiyoM kI jhaMkAra - ina sabakA ramya guMja uThA / manmatha ke utsava kI zahanAI-sI unake AbhUSaNoM kI naphIrI mAno logoM ko mArga meM :

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taraMgavatI se dUra haTane ke lie kaha raha thii| ammAM ke Adeza se mujhe bulAne AI dAsiyoMne unake prasthAna ke samAcAra mujhe diye / ataH he gRhasvAminI, zarIra para saba alaMkAra aura manohara, mUlyavAna vastroM meM susajja merI sakhiyoMne mujhe snAna karA ke alaMkAro se vibhUSita kI / maiMne salamA sitAroM se bane belabUTedAra, mUlyavAna, sukomala, suMdara,zveta, dhyAnAkarSaka dhvajapaTa samAna paTTAMzuka pahanA / vastrAbhUSaNa ke AbadAra ratnoM kI jhilamilAtI jyoti se merA lAvaNya, RtukAla meM nikhara uThI camelI-sA dviguNita ho uThA / turaMta hI dAsImaMDala se AvRtta maiM bAhara ke parakoTe se saTe catuHzAla ke vizAla A~gana meM nikala AI / vahA~ maiMne vastrAbhUSaNa se sudIpta usa yuvatI-samudAya ko indrabhavana meM ikaTThe hue apsarAvRMda samAna dekhA / vahA~ bailagADI para baiThA aura jo bailo ko hA~kane meM aura kAbU meM rakhane meM anubhavI thA vaha gADIvAna mujhe pukArane lagA, 'tuma calo calo kumArI ! vanabhojana-utsava meM jAne ke lie yaha vimAnasI sabase suMdara bailagADI seTha ne Aja tumhAre lie nizcita kI hai|' yaha kahakara usa sevakane mujhe tvarita kiyA / isalie maiM kaMbala bichI usa bailagADI meM sukhapUrvaka savAra ho gii| mere pIche-pIche merI dhAva aura dAsI sArasikA bhI usameM savAra huiiN| vaha gADI ghaTikAe~ runakAtI cala pddii| striyoM kI dekhabhAla rakhanevAle kaMcukI, ghara ke kArabhArI aura paricAraka mere pIche-pIche cale A rahe the| / prayANa isa prakAra suyojita suMdara prayANa kara nagarajanoM ko vismita karate hama sarala gati se rAjamArga para Age baDhane lge| maiM bhA~ti bhA~ti ke hATavAlA, vizAla, aneka zAkhA-prazAkhAoM meM vibhakta, lakSmI ke mahAmUlyavAna tattva samAna, nagara kA rAjapatha dekhane lgii| he gRhasvAminI, jAlI se bhiDe kivADavAle ghara mAno dekhane meM rasamagna yuvatiyoM ke kAraNa visphArita nayanoM se mujhe TakaTakI lagAe dekha rahe the / dekhane ke utsuka loga yAnarUpa vimAna meM baiThI lakSmI-sI mujhe rAste para gujaratI huI animeSa netroM se dekha rahe the / - atirikta isake usa samaya rAjamArga para calate taruNoM ke hRdaya mujhe dekhakara manmatha ke zarajAla se mAno jala rahe the / ramaNa karane kA suyoga kaise prApta karanA aise manoratha kara rahe unameM eka pala meM to prANa nikala kA saMzaya

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17 taraMgavatI mana ho aisI tIvra chaTapaTAhaTa paidA hone lagI / apsarA - sI saundaryavatI yuvatiyoM ke meM bhI merA saundarya dekha aisA rUpa prApta karane ke manoratha jAge / merA rUpalAvaNya, saukAmArya aura ceSTAoM meM ramaNIya zIla ke darzana karake rAjapatha para cala rahe saba loga mAno anyamanaska ho gae / vizAla rAjapatha para se jaba hama gujara rahe the usa samaya vahA~ phaila gaI sugaMdha se loga Azcaryacakita ho gae / jaba hama nagara se bAhara nikala gaIM taba logoM meM ho rahI isa prakAra kI bAteM sunakara merI dAsiyA~ hamAre pIche dauDatI huI Akara mujhe kaha gaI / isa prakAra udyAna meM pahu~cakara mahilAe~ vAhanoM se utarI / rakSakagaNa ko udyAna ke samIpa ke sthAna meM ThaharAyA / udyAnadarzana do sakhiyoM ke sAtha maiM bhI gADI se utarI aura anya mahilAoM ke sAtha maiMne bhI usa suMdara udyAna meM praveza kiyA / udyAna kA parakoTA aura dvAra uttuMga evaM zveta the / vaha puSpita taruvaroM se bharapUra thA / naMdanavana meM jisa prakAra apsarAe~ viharatI haiM usI prakAra usa udyAna meM mahilAe~ viharane lagIM / 1 usa upavana ko nihAratI huI ve parNagucchoM se sabhara saundaryaMdhAma samAna vRkSoM se puSpaguccha cunacunakara lene lgiiN| usI samaya ammAne kahA, "calo, calo, hama saptaparNa ko dekheM; ku~arI ne usake phUla para se sUcita kiyA thA na, ki vaha sarovara ke kinAre honA caahie|" ataH vaha yuvatIsamUha ammA ke pIche dhImI gati se Age baDhA aura usa saptaparNa vRkSa ko dekhA / maiM bhI apanI dhAva aura sArasikA ceTI ke sAtha - saMgAtha meM saikaDoM darzanIya, manamohaka vastuoM se AkRSTa hokara, vaha suhAvanA udyAna nihArane lagIzaradaRtu ne apane guNasarvasva ke sAtha vahA~ avataraNa kiyA hone ke kAraNa aura anekavidha uttama puSpoM se saundaryasamRddha banA huA vaha udyAna saba prekSakoM ko nayanaramya laga rahA thA / hajAroM pakSiyoM kA zravaNamadhura kalarava sunatI huI maiM puSpaparAga maiM raMjita madhukarI-sI bhramaNa karane lagI / vahA~ varSARtu bItane para zarada ke Agamana ke kAraNa jisakA picchakalAMpa -

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taraMgavatI jhaDa gayA thA madazUnya banA huA eka mayUra hAre juArI ke samAna mujhe dikhAI par3A / vahA~ ke kadalIgRha, tADagRha, citragRha, lAvaNyagRha, dhArAgRha aura keligRha maiMne dekhe / vaha udyAna saptaparNoM ke kAraNa mAno dhUmila laga rahA thA, azokavRkSoM ke kAraNa mAno jala rahA thA, puSpita bANavRkSoM se mAno AgaMtukoM ko nihAra rahA saptaparNa ___tadanantara maiMne vaha sarvAMgasundara saptaparNa dekhA jisake adhikAMza patte jhar3a gaye the, sarvAMga lade hue puSpoM ke bojha se lacaka gayA thA, puSpagucchoM se jo vaha zveta hI zveta ho cukA thA aura guMjatI madhukaramAlA se laisa thA - mAno nIlotpala kI mAlA dhAraNa kiye hue baladeva / vaha kamalasarovara se uDakara Ate bhramarasamUhoM kA AzrayasthAna thaa| zaradaRtu ke prAraMbha meM lage puSpoM se chA gayA thA / sarovarataTa kA mukuTa samAna thA / bhramariyoM kA pIhara thA / dharatI para utara Aye bhramararUpI lAMchanavAle pUrNacaMdra jaisA thaa| havA ke kAraNa jhaDakara nIce ke bhUbhAga ko maMDita karatI usakI peziyoM ko dahIbhAta samajhakara kaue cAroM tarapha se coMca se kuredate the| maiMne patrapuTa meM lipaya mere puSTa stana ke kada kA rUpahale khule koza-sA usakA eka puSpaguccha toDA / . sabhI mahilAe~ phUla cunane meM lagI huI thI isalie kabhI ve ekasAtha mila jAtI to kabhI ve bilaga ho jAtI thIM / usa vRkSa ko bahuta dera taka nihAra lene para merI dRSTi kamalasarovara kI ora gaI / bhramarabAdhA itane meM madhumatta bhramara, kamala ke lAlaca meM, kamala-sampana sugaMdhita mere mukhakamala ke AsapAsa jhapaTa pdd'e| manohara jhanajhanAhaTa kI madhura, sukhada AvAja ke kAraNa anaMgazara-jaise bhramara guMjana karate hue mere vadana para kamala kI bhrAMti se utara Aye / bhramariyoM ke jhuMDa pAsa Akara mere mukha para Azraya lene ko tatpara

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taraMgavatI 19 una bhramaroM ko maiM apane komala karoM se haTAne lagI / isa taraha hAtha se rokane se to ulaTe ve adhika se adhika nikaTa A hI gaye - mAnatI hU~ ki, zAyada pavana se hilate pallavoM se paricita hone ke kAraNa ve Darate na the| bhramarabhramariyoM ke jhuMDoM ke kAraNa maiM praphulla camelI-sI dikhAI par3atI thii| Dara ke kAraNa mujhe pasInA A gayA, meM tharathara kA~pane lagI aura maiM jora se cIkha utthii| paraMtu matta bhramarabhramariyoM ke jhuMDoM kI jhanakAra meM aura bhinna bhinna pakSiyoM ke baDe zora-zarAbe meM merI cIkha kI AvAja DUba gaI / ghoDe kI lAra se bhI adhika mahIna utarIya se maiM bhramaroM ko rokatI apanA mukha DhA~pa kara unake Dara se bhaagii| daur3ate-daur3ate, kAmazaroM ke nivAsa-samAna, citravicitra ratnamayI merI mekhalA madhura jhaMkAra ke sAtha TUTa gaI / atizaya bhayabhIta ho jAne ke kAraNa, he gRhasvAminI, maiM mekhalA kA TUTa jAne kI ora dhyAna diye binA bahuta muzkila se aise kadalImaMDapa meM pahu~ca gaI jo bhramaroM se mukta thA / * ataH ekAeka gRhadAsI vahA~ dauDakara AI aura AzvAsana dete hue usane mujhase kahA, 'he bhIra, bhramaroM ne tumheM duHkhI to nahIM kI na ?' kamalasarovara ___suvarNavalaya se jhalakate bA~ye hAtha se dAsI kA AdhAra lekara maiM usa kamalasara ko dekhane lagI : usameM nirbhaya hokara kalarava karate aura jor3I meM ghUmate taraha taraha ke pakSIyugaloM kA ninAda uTha rahA thA / usameM vikasita kamaloM ke jhuMDa ke jhuDa the jinameM bhramara nimagna hue the| praphulla kokanada, kumuda, kuvalaya evaM tAmarasa ke samUha se vaha sarvatra Dhaka gayA thA / maiM udyAna kI patAkA-sA kamalasarovara dekhane meM magna huii| he gRhasvAminI, vaha raktakamaloM se saMdhyA kA, kumudoM ke kAraNa jyotsnA kA to nIlakamaloM dvArA grahoM kA bhAva dhAraNa karatA thA / bhramariyoM ke guMjAra se vaha mAno U~cI AvAja meM gIta gA rahA thaa|

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20 . taraMgavatI haMsoM ke vilApa se vaha mAno ro rahA thaa| pavana se DolAyamAna kamaloM se vaha jaise savilAsa agrahasta ke abhinayasaha nRtya karatA thA / . - darpamukhara TiTahare, krIDArata batakha aura harSabhare dhRtarASTroM ke kAraNa usake donoM taTone zveta varNa dhAraNa kara liyA thA / bhramaroM se kSubdha madhya bhAgavAle kamala, bIca meM indranIla jaDe hue suvarNapAtra samAna suzobhita the| una para AsIna piMDe kI taraha lapeTe kSauma vastra jaise dhavala aura zaradaRtu se pAye guNasamUhavAle haMsa sarovara ke aTTahAsa-se jAna par3ate the| kesaralipta mere payodhara jaisI zobhAvAle, prakRti se hI raktima, priyA ke sAtha jinakA viprayoga ThanA huA hai aise cakravAka maiMne dekhe / padminI ke. pattoM para baiThe hue kucha cakravAka harita maNijaTita pharza para par3e kanerapuSpa ke puMja-jaisI zobhA de rahe the| IrSyA evaM aroSa sahacarI ke saMga meM anurakta, manazila-samAna ratanAre cakravAka maiMne vahA~ dekhe / svasahacarI ke saMga padminIpatroM ke madhya krIDArata cakravAka, marakatamaNi ke pharza para lur3hakate ratnakalaza-sI zobhA dhAraNa kara rahe the| mUrcha sarovara ke alaMkAra samAna, gorocanA jaisI surzIvAle una cakravAkoM meM merI dRSTi kucha adhika rama gaI / he gRhasvAminI, bAMdhavajana jaise una cakravAkoM ko vahA~ dekha mere pUrvajoM kA mujhe smaraNa ho AyA aura zoka se mUcchita hokara maiM luDhaka gii| hoza Ane para merA hRdaya atizaya zoka se bhara gayA aura maiM bahuta A~sU bahAtI huI manovedanA pragaTa karane lgii| maiM rotI-rotI apanI dAsI ko kamalapatra meM pAnI lAkara mere hRdayapradeza tathA A~sU poMchatI dekhatI rahI / tatpazcAt he gRhasvAminI, maiM vahA~ se uThakara, hare pattevAle padminIke jhuMDa samAna, sarovarataTa para sthitatAjA kadalImaMDapa meM gii| vahAM gaganatala samAna atyaMta

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taraMgavatI zyAma patthara kI pATa para zokavivaza ho A~sU bahAtI baiTha gii| ceTI dvArA pUchatAcha - ataH dAsIne mujhase pUchA, 'he svAminI, bhojana yathocita nahIM pacA kyA? athavA atizaya thaka gaI hai kyA ? yA phira kucha tumheM kATa gayA ?' mere A~sU poMchatI vaha svayaM bhI mere lie sneha ke kAraNa A~sU bahAne lagI; usane Age pUchA, 'tumheM kisa kAraNa se mUrchA AI ? mujhe sacasaca bAta kaha, jisase zIghra upAya kiyA jAya / vilaMba hone para tumhAre zarIra ko kadAcita koI hAni na ho jAe ! kahA jAtA hai ki vyAdhi kI, durjana kI maitrI kI aura duHzIla strI kI upekSA karanevAlA bAda meM bhArI dukhI hotA hai| pramAda sevana se anartha upasthita ho sakatA hai aura vinAza bhii| ataH he suMdarI, sabhI viSaya meM samaya para upAya karanA yahI acchA hai| isalie upasthita hue choTe-se doSa kI ora bhI pramAda nahIM karanA cAhie / anyathA ucita samaya para jo nAkhuna se chida sakatA hai use samaya bIta jAne para kulhADe se kATanA par3e aisA ho jAye / ' . 'sahelI ke lie isa prakAra ke anya bhI sAhajika pathya vacana dAsI ne anunaya vinaya karate hue mujhako kahA / ataH uTha khaDI hokara maine usase kahA, 'tuma Daro mata, mujhe ajIrNa nahIM huA hai, na maiM ati zramita ho gaI hU~ yA na to mujhe kucha kAya hai|' vaha bolI, to phira aisA kyoM huA ki utsava samApta hone para jisa taraha indradhvaja kI yaSTi jorase jamIna para giratI hai usI prakAra tuma mUrchavikala aMgoM sahita dharatI para luDhaka par3I? he suMdarI, merI samajha meM nahIM AtA isalie maiM tumheM pUcha rahI hU~, ataH tuma apanI isa dAsI ko yathAtatha pUrI kI pUrI bAta btaao| taraMgavatI kA khulAsA taba he gRhasvAminI, usa marakatamaNi ke gRha samAna kadalIgRha meM zAnti se baiThakara maiMne sArasikA ko madhura vacanoM meM yaha bAta batAI / 'he sakhI, mUcchita ho maiM kisa kAraNa luDhaka par3I, isakI kathA bahuta lambI hai / maiM tumheM thoDe meM kahakara sunAtI huuN| suno, tuma aura maiM ekasAtha janmI, eka sAtha dhUla meM khelIM aura sAtha-saMgAtha meM hI hamane sukha-duHkha bhugate haiN| aura tuma to merA sArA bheda

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taraMgavatI jAnatI ho| isalie hI maiM tumheM yaha bAta kahatI hU~ / he priya sakhI, tuma to isakA khUba dhyAna rakhatI ho ki jo tumhAre karNadvAra meM praviSTa hotA hai, vaha mukha se bAhara na nikala pAye / isIlie to maiM tumheM yaha bAta batAtI huuN| maiM tumheM mere prANoM kI saugaMdha detI hUM ki tuma merA yaha rahasya kisI se na khnaa|' isa prakAra sArasikA ko jaba maiMne zapatha se bA~dha lI taba vaha mere pA~voM meM girakara kahane lagI, 'tuma kahatI ho vaisA hI karU~gI / maiM cAhatI hU~ ki tuma apanI yaha bAta mujhe kaho / he vizAlAkSi, maiM tumhAre caraNoM aura mere prANoM ke zapatha khAtI hU~ ki tuma jo kahogI vaha maiM pragaTa karU~gI hI nhiiN| - maiMne kahA, 'he sArasikA, tuma mere prati anurAgavAlI ho isalie tumheM bAta kahatI huuN| merA koI bhI aisA rahasya nahIM jo maiMne tumako na kahA ho / pUrvabhava meM maiMne jo duHkha sahA hai isake kAraNa merI A~khoM se A~sU barasa rahe haiM / tIvra vedanA phira se sahane kI sthiti paidA hone ke bhaya se maiM yaha kahate hicakicAtI huuN| parantu tuma suno, sunate samaya khinna yA vihvala mata honA - priyaviraha ke kAruNyasabhara sAre sukhaduHkha kA silasilA maiM bayAna karatI huuN| tumheM sunane kA bhI kautUhala hai, to maiM yahA~ zAnti se baiThakara zoka se khinna aura azrupurita netroM se apanI vyathA-kathA kahatI huuN|

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pUrvabhava kA vRttAMta . cakravAka-mithuna gaMgAnadI madhyadeza ke mitra-sA aMga nAmaka deza thA : dhAnya se bharApUrA aura zatruAkramaNa, cora evaM akAla se mukta / / usakI rAjadhAnI thI caMpA - ramaNIya vanarAji aura udyAnoM se sajI huI, sabhI uttama puriyoM ke guNoM se samRddha vaha isa prakAra sacamuca hI advitIya purI thii| jisake donoM taTa snigdha evaM anaginata gA~va, nagara aura janapadoM se khacAkhaca the aisI pakSiyoM ke jhuMDoM se DhakI, aMgadeza kI ramaNIya nadI gaMgA vahA~ se hokara bahatI thii| kAdaMba pakSIrUpa kuMDala evaM haMsarUpa mekhalAdhRta, cakravAkarUpa stanayugala se zobhita, sAgarapriyA gaMgA phena kA vastraparidhAna kara gamana kara rahI thii| . usake taTa ke vRkSa vanagajoM kI daMtazala ke prahAroM se aMkita the usake taTapradeza meM jaMgalI bhaiMsoM, bAghoM, teMduoM aura lakaDabaghyoM kA baDI tAdAda meM mukAma thA ___usa nadI ke taTa para paripakva kalamI cAvala kI phasala jaisI lalAI liye hue cakravAkayugaloM ke yUtha suMdara lagate the / ve apanI-apanI joDI ke sAthI para sadA paraspara anurakta rahate ? vahA~ dhRtarASTra, sArasa, jalakUkaDI, kAdaMba, haMsa, TiTahare aura aise anya pakSIyUtha nirbhaya hokara svacchaMda krIDA karate the| cakravAkI he sakhI, vahA~ maiM pUrvabhava meM eka cakravAkI thii| karpUracUrNa milAe kapile jaisA halakA ratanArA mere zarIra kA varNa thA / usa pakSIbhava meM usa avasthA ke anurUpa maiM pracura sukhasammAna meM Asakta hone ke kAraNa usase uttara ke manuSyabhava kA mujhe smaraNa hotA thaa| saMsAra meM saba yoniyoM ke jIvoM ko, yadi ve sukhasaMpatti se mohita hoM to unheM pUrvajanma kI smRti AyA karatI hai| . jisameM sukha-caina se ghUmanA-phiranA thA, vAMchita vastu prApta karane meM

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24 taraMgavatI niraMkuzatA thI aisI cakravAka yoni meM ghaniSTatA se Asakta thii| jaisA pUrNa doSamukta anurAga cakravAkoM meM hotA hai, vaisA jIvaloka ke anya prANiyoM meM Apasa meM nahIM hotA / cakravAka vahA~ eka cakravAka thA / thoDA-sA golAi lie, suMdara, sazakta usakA zarIra thA / agaru jaisA mastiSka kA varNa thaa| gaMgA meM ghUmane-ghAmane meM vaha kuzala thaa| zyAma caraNa aura coMcavAlA vaha cakravAka lAvaNya meM aisA thA jaise nIlakamala kI paMkhuDiyA~ mizrita tAjA koraMTa puSpoM kI rAzi kA AbhAsa utpanna karatA thA / aMtima sA~sa taka niraMtara ekasamAna premavRttivAlA vaha svabhAva se bhadra evaM guNavAna thA, aura tapasvI kI taraha roSavRtti se bilakula mukta thA / nIrabhare megha samAna jalapravAha meM vidyuta-sI tvarita gativAlI maiM usake . saMga saMga saritA ke taToM ke kaMThAbharaNa-sI viharatI thI __kamalinI kI kuMkuma arcA-sI, girinadI kI ratnadAminI-sI, taTapradeza meM prasannatA se jhUmatI, priya meM anurakta hokara maiM ghUmatI-vicaratI thii| paraspara ke zrotroM ko zAntidAyaka karNarasAyaNa-samAna manohara kalarava karate hama khelate-kUdate the| hama eka-dUsare kA pIchA karate, paraspara svara kA anukaraNa karate, Apasa meM anurakta, eka-dUsare se palabhara bichoha nahIM cAhate the| isa prakAra eka-dUsare kA anusaraNa karate hue hama donoM kA jIvanakrama bAdhArahita aura saMtoSasabhara vyatIta ho rahA thaa| isa DhaMga se hama bhinna-bhinna nadiyoM meM, aneka ramaNIya padmasarovaroM meM, retIle yA TIlevAle manohara tIrapradeza meM AnaMdakrIDA karate the| vanahastI taba eka bAra anekavidha pakSiyoM ke samUhoM aura yugaloM ke bIca hama,

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taraMgavatI ratna kI gacakArI-sI bhAgIrathI kI jalasataha para khelate the / usa samaya vahA~ sUrya ke tApa se tapta eka madamasta hAthI nahAne aayaa| rAjalakSmI-jaise caMcala evaM duMdubhi jaisA madhuragabhIra zabda kara rahe usake kAna usake skaMdha para par3ate the| vaha megha kI taraha garjanA karatA thA, girizikhara-sA sthUla usakA zarIra thA, gaMDasthala mada se lipta thA aura zarIra dhUlisnAta thA / usake madapravAha kI manahara mahamahatI sugadha vanavRkSoM kI puSpasugaMdha se bhI baDhakara thI / usake zarIra para se bahatA madajala tAjA saptaparNa ke phUlaM kI sugaMdha jaisA sugaMdhita thA / usake vAyu ke samAna vega se vaha mada AsapAsa kI dhUli para chiDakatA A rahA thA / sAgara kI mahiSI gaMgA ke vizAla taTarUpa jaghana jaise taTa para mAno mekhalA kI racanA karatA vaha gajarAja jahA~ hama the usa ora lalita gati se Ane lagA / gaMgA usake Agamana se jaise DaratI ho isa taraha utpanna jabaradasta kalloloM ke bahAne mAno vaha dUra khisakane lgii| barAbara pAnI pIne ke bAda vaha jaba dharA meM utarA aura usameM nimagna huA taba vaha sundara lagatA thA / . sUMDa se cAroM ora evaM apanI pITha para jala isa prakAra uchAlatA, mAno vaha malina jala svaccha karane kI AturatA se dharA ko ulIca DAlanA cAhatA ho aisA lagatA thA / he sakhI ! suMTha ko jala se bharakara jaba vaha jaladhArA choDatA thA taba vaha agra bhAga se sravate nirjharavAle girizikhara-sA sundara lagatA thA / vaha sUMTha jaba U~cI karatA taba usakA lAla tAlu, jIbha aura hoMThavAlA mukha, zuddha aMjana ke giri meM iMgura kI khAna kI gartA jaisA sundara lagatA thA / jala meM DubakiyA~ lagAkara, jalapravAha ko aneka prakAra se ghaMgholakara jala pIte pIte usane hama saba pakSiyoM ko ur3A diye / dUra uDa jAne para bhI hamArA bhaya miTatA na thA / nahAkara zAnti kA anubhava karatA hAthI apanI icchAnusAra pAnI se bAhara nikalA /

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taraMgavatI vyAdha usa samaya prANiyoM ko mArakara apanA jIvananirvAha calAne vAlA eka yuvAna, balavAna vyAdha vahA~ A dhamakA / jaMgalI phUloM kI mAlA usane sira para lapeTI thii| hAtha meM dhanuSyabANa liye vaha kAladaMDadhRta yamarAja-sA lagatA thA / usake naMge paira khambhoM jaise the| pairoM ke nAkhUna bhagna evaM beDhaMge the / pairoM kI u~galiyA~ ubharI haDDiyoMvAlI evaM bemela thIM / jAdhe ubharI thiiN| . sInA bahuta cauDA thaa| . hAtha bArabAra dhanuSya khIMcane ke abhyAsa ke kAraNa kaThora ho gaye the| dADhImUcha jarA lAla-sI aura baDhI huI thii| ceharA ugra thaa| A~kheM piMga varNa kI evaM maTamailI thiiN| dADhe lambI, mUDI huI, phaTI huI evaM pIlApana liye maTamailI thiiN| kandhe pracaMDa the camaDI havA ke thapeDe evaM dhUpa kI garamI se kAlI evaM karkaza ho gaI thii| vANI kaThora thii| pakSiyoM kI mauta-sA vaha yamarAja vahA~ A pahu~cA / usane kaMdhe para tuMbA laTakAyA thaa| usane DarAvanA vyAghracarma pahanA thA, jo kAle kAjala se citakabarA kiyA huA pItavastra-sA lagatA thA / usa hAthI ko dekha vaha vyAdha, jahA~ hAthI pahu~ca na pAye aise sthAna meM nadI ke kinAre utpanna eka pracaMDa tanevAle vizAla vRkSa ke pAsa pahu~ca gayA / kaMdhe ke pAsa nizAne ke lie dhanuSya TikAyA, dRSTi tirachI kara ke usa duSTa ne

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27 taraMgavatI usa jaMgalI hAthI ko mAra girAne ke lie dhanuSya kI pratyaMcA para bANa cddhaayaa| nizAnA pakkA sAdhA aura usane dhanuSya kI pratyaMcA para caDhAyA huA vaha prANaghAtaka bANa hAthI kI ora choddaa| usa kAlamuhUrta meM udhara se gujara rahe mere sAthI ko kAlayoga se usa bANa ne kaTipradeza meM bIMdha DAlA / tIkhI coTa kI pIDA se vaha mUcchita, gati evaM ceSTAzUnya hokara khule paMkhoM kI sthiti meM pAnI meM dhabAke kI AvAja ke sAtha girA aura sAtha hI merA hRdaya bhI bhagna ho gyaa| viddha cakravAka use zaraviddha dekha pahalepahala mAnasika duHkha kA dabAva jhelane ke lie azakta hokara maiM bhI mUcchita huI aura nIce gira pdd'ii| thoDI dera bAda kisI taraha hoza saMbhalA taba zokAkula ho bilakhatI maiM azrubADha se chalakate netroM se mere piu ko dekhatI rhii| . usake kaTipradeza meM tIra cubhA thA; donoM paMkhoM kA saMpuTa bikharakara, cauDA hokara Dhala cukA thA; havA ke thapeDoMne jhukAkara toDa dI gaI, beloM meM ulajhA padmasA vaha par3A thaa| girane ke AghAta ke kAraNa bAhara baha nikale lahU se vaha lathapatha thA aura lAkha se lipta jala se bhIge svarNakalaza-sA dikhAI detA thA / - lahuluhAna zarIravAlA vaha merA sAthI caMdana ke ghola se siMcita pUjanasAmagrI ke azokapuSpoM ke Dhera jaisA lagatA thA / jalapravAha ke taTa para paDe palAza-jaisA sundara varNavAlA vaha kSitija meM DUbate sUrya-sA dikhatA thA / mere priyatama ko lagA huA bANa coMca se khIMca nikAlane meM mujhe yaha bhaya laga rahA thA ki bANa kheMcane se honevAlI vedanA ke, phalasvarUpa zAyada vaha mara jaae| paMkha phailAkara maiMne use AliMgana diyA aura, 'hA ! hA ! kaMtha' bolatI A~khoM meM A~sU bharakara maiM usake sAmane jAkara usakA mukha dekhane lgii| bANa prahAra se niSprANa bane mere priyatama kI coMca vedanA se khula gaI thiiN| A~khoM ke Dele Upara caDha gaye the aura sabhI aMga bilakula zithila ho gaye the|

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28 . taraMgavatI kiMkartavyavimUDha banI huI maiM, svAbhAvika premavaza lagAtAra A rahI taraMgoM se ghire usako, vaha mRta thA phira bhI jIvita mAnatI rahI thii| paraMtu jaba use bilakula nisteja huA dekhA taba ekAeka A par3e duHsaha zokAvega se mUcchita hokara hoza kho baitthii| - isake bAda kisI prakAra hoza meM Ane para maiM apane Age ke paMkha coMca se tor3ane lagI. usake paMkha sahalAne lagI aura paMkha se maiM use bheMTane pddii| he sakhI ! maiM usake AsapAsa uDatI, pAnI chiDakatI, mRta priyatama ke cAroM ora cakkara kATatI isa prakAra mere hRdaya ke karuNa vilApavacana bolane lgii| cakravAkI-vilApa arere ! dUsaroM ke sukha ko tahasa-nahasa karanevAle kisa bedarda ne ise bIMdha DAlA? . kisane sarasIrUpa suMdarI ke isa cakravAkarUpa saubhAgyatilaka ko poMcha DAlA? kisane mujhe acAnaka yaha striyoM ke sukha kA vinAzaka, zokavardhaka sImAhIna vaidhavya diyA ? . he nAtha ! tumhAre viraha se udbhUta anutApa ke dhue~ evaM ciMtA kI jvAlAmaya zokAgni se dahaka rahI hU~ kamalapatra kI ADa meM jaba tuma ho jAte aura tumhArA rUpa na dikhane para maiM tamhAre darzanavaMcita ho jAtI taba kamalasarovara meM merA mana na lagatA thaa| merI dRSTi anya kisI bAta para lubhAtI hI na thI - kamalapatra kI dUrI para tumhAre hone para bhI mujhe tuma dUra ke anya deza gaye ho aisA lagatA thA / tuma mere lie adRzya jaba bane ho taba merA yaha zarIra kisa lie TikA hai ? priya ke viyoga kA duHkha satata hotA hai / . dahana . jaba vanagaja vApasa calA gayA taba vaha vanacara mere sahacara ko viddha dekha Aha bharatA vahA~ A pahu~cA / hAtha se kA~patA, baDe zokapravAha-jaisA vaha vyAdha,

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29 taraMgavatI jahA~ merA priyatama mRta ho par3A thA usa jagaha aayaa| priyatama ke prANaghAtaka yama samAna bhISaNa aise use dekhate hI bhaya se tilamilAtI maiM tvarA se AkAza meM uDa isake bAda usane cakravAka ko pakar3A aura apanA bANa usameM se kheMca liyA aura marA jAnakara use retIle taTa para karuNApUrvaka rakhA / mere priyatama ko caMdrakiraNa-samAna zveta taTa para DAlakara vaha nadI ke AsapAsa lakaDiyA~ DhU~Dhane lgaa| __ vaha vanacara lakar3iyA~ lekara lauTa isase pahale maiM priyatama ke pArzva meM dubaka baiThI / 'hAya nAtha ! maiM tumako yaha aMtima bAra hI dekha paauuNgii| eka kSaNa meM to tuma sadA ke lie durlabha ho jaaoge|' isa prakAra maiM vilApa karane lgii| itane meM vaha vanacara zIghra hI lakar3iyA~ lekara mere priyatama ke pAsa A pahu~cA / ataH maiM bhI tejI se uDa gaI / . hAtha meM lakar3iyoM ke sAtha usa bhayAvane ko dekha maiM socane lagI ki yaha duSTa mere priyatama ko inase Dhakakara jalA degA / mana meM isa prakAra bArabAra socatI duHkha se saMtapta maiM paMkha phaDaphaDAtI apane priyatama ke Upara cAroM ora maMDarAne lgii| tadanantara usane dhanuSyabANa evaM camaDe kI kuppI alaga rakha mere priyatama ko lakar3iyoM se Dhaka diyaa| isake bAda vyAdhane bANa dvArA aranI meM Aga utpanna kI aura 'tujhe svarga milo' aisI ghoSaNA ucca svara se kI / dhUmila evaM lapaTa se prakAzita vaha Aga mere priyatama para chA gaI dekhakara jaise dAvAnala se vana bhabhaka uThatA hai isa taraha maiM ekAeka zoka se jhulasane lgii| yama ne DAlI Aphata se saMtapta maiM apanI nirAdhAra sthiti para rone lagI aura vilapatI huI, hRdaya se priyatama ko pukAratI isa prakAra kahane lagI : dahana ke samaya cakravAkI kA vilApa sarovara, saritA, bAvalI, jalataTa, tAlAba, samudra evaM ghAToM meM ullAsapUrvaka jisane AnaMdavihAra kiyA aise tuma isa dahanapUrNa Aga kaise saha sakoge? isa havA ke jhakoroM se isa ora se usa ora lapakatI jvAlAlapaTeM se dahakatI agni tumako jalA rahI hai| ataH he kAnta ! mere aMga bhI jalane-dahakane

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taraMgavatI 30 lage haiM / mujhe priyatama ke saMyoga se viyoga meM dhakelakara he deva ! tuma parAI viDaMbanA dekhane ke rasiyA bhale, tuma nirdaya hokara dekhate raho / lohe ke bane yaha hRdaya ! tuma para A paDI yaha vipatti dekhakara bhI phaTa nahIM gayA to niHzaMka hI tuma duHkha bhugatane ke lAyaka ho / priyatama ke saMga meM rahakara aisI Aga maiM sau bAra saha sakatI hU~, lekina yaha priyaviyoga kA duHkha mujhase nahIM sahA jAtA / sahagamana maiM isa prakAra vilApa karatI atizaya zoka se udvigna ho gaI aura strIsaha sAhasavRtti se mere mana meM marane kA vicAra kauMdhA / turanta hI maiM nIce utarI aura priya ke aMga ke saMsparza se zItala laga rahI Aga meM pahale hRdaya jhoMkA, aba maiM apanI kAyA jhoMkane ko girI / isa prakAra jise priyatama ke zarIra kA sparza huA thA usa zarIra ko maiMne merI grIvA jaisI kuMkumavarNI Aga meM DAla diyA / jaise madhukarI azokapuSpa ke guccha para jhapaTatI hai vaise maiM Aga meM kUda par3I / dhA~ya-dhA~ya jalatI svarNa-sI piMgavarNI zikhAoM ke rUpa meM nAcatI Aga mere zarIra ko jalAne lagI phira bhI priyatama ke bichuDane ke duHkha- pIDita mujhe Aga pIDAkAraka na jAna par3I / isa prakAra he sArasike, mujhase pahale cala base mere priyatama ke zokAgni kI jvAlA se bhabhaka uThI maiM usa Aga meM jala marI / vRttAMta kI samApti he gRhasvAminI, priyatama evaM merI mRtyu kA vRttAMta-kathana ke daramyAna utpanna duHkha ke kAraNa maiM mUcchita hokara luDhaka par3I / hoza Ane para mana evaM hRdaya se vyathita maiMne dhIre-dhIre sArasikA se kahA : 'jala marane ke bAda maiMne isa kauzAmbI nagarI ke sarvaguNasampanna zreSThI ke ghara janma liyA / zarada ke aMga jaise cakravAkoM ko ina jalataraMgoM para viharate dekhakara he sakhI! mujhameM tIvra utkaMpa

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taraMgavatI 31 huA / cakravAkoM ke yugala dekhane meM jaba tallIna thI taba turanta mere hRdayasarovara meM merA vaha cakravAka uttara AyA aura he sakhI ! aneka guNoM ke kAraNa rucikara aise mere cakravAkI ke bhava meM jo kucha maiMne bhugatA thA aura vaha saba jo abhI kaha sunAyA mujhe yAda AyA hai / merI isa smRti ke phalasvarUpa priyatama ke usa viyoga kI karuNa kahAnI maiMne tumheM saMkSepa meM kaha sunAI / ' bhAvi jIvana ke saMbaMdha meM nizcaya 'tumheM mere prANoM kI zapatha jaba taka mere usa priyatama kA mujhase punarmilana ho na jAe taba taka yaha bAta tuma anya kisI ko mata batAnA / isa loka meM kisI bhI prakAra usase merA samAgama yadi ho sakegA to hI he sakhI, maiM mAnavIya sukhabhogoM kI abhilASA rakhU~gI / suratasukha kI spRhA karatI maiM AzApizAcI para vizvAsa kara use milane ke lAlaca meM sAta varSa pratIkSA karU~gI / parantu he sakhI ! usa avadhi meM yadi mere hRdayamaMdira ke vAsI ko na dekha pAU~gI to jina - sArthavAha ne calakara batAye mokSamArga meM pravrajyA apanAU~gI / phira to maiM aisA tapAcaraNa karU~gI jisake phalasvarUpa sAMsArika baMdhana meM sthita logoM para priyajanaviraha kA duHkha jo sahaja hI A par3atA hai vaha maiM punaH kadApi na pAU~ / maiM zramaNatvarUpa pahADa para nirvighna car3ha jAU~gI jisase janma-mRtyu ityAdi saba duHkhoM kA nivAraNa ho jAegA / ' - he gRhasvAminI ! isa prakAra mujhameM dAsI para atyaMta anurAga evaM sneha hone ke kAraNa dAsI ko maiMne apanI kathanI kahakara apanA zoka kama kiyaa| ceTI kI ora se AzvAsana merA yaha vRttAMta sunakara mujha para vAtsalyavatI, komala hRdayA sArasikA mere duHkha evaM zoka se duHkhita hokara lambe samaya taka rotI rhii| tatpazcAt vaha rotI-sisakatI mujhase kahane lagI : "hAya re ! o svAminI ! maine aba jAnA ki priyaviraha kA tumhArA duHkha kitanA hRdayadAhaka hai / pUrvabhava meM kiye apane karmoM ke pApavRkSoM ke kaTu phala kAlanirgamana ke bAda pakate haiM / he svAminI ! tuma apanA viSAda isa samaya bhUla jAo / he bhIrU ! daivakRpA se tumhAre usa ciraparicita priyatama se tumhArA samAgama ho hI jAegA / "

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taraMgavatI - isa prakAra aneka madhura vacanoM se mujhe Azvasta kiyaa| samajhA-bujhAkara usane mujhe svastha kiyA aura jala lAkara mere A~sU dho DAle / isake bAda he gRhasvAminI ! dAsI ke sAtha usa kadalImaMDapa se maiM bAhara nikalI aura usa sthAna para pahu~ca gaI jahA~ merI ammA ke samIpa hamArA paricAraka varga Tahala rahA thA / priyamilana vanabhojana se vApasI vahA~ bAvaDI ke taTa para baiThakara snAna-siMgAra karane meM vyasta ammA ko dekhakara maiM unake pAsa gii| taba merI biMdiyA kucha bigaDI huI thI, A~kheM lAla ho gaI thIM, unameM aMjana nAmamAtra raha gayA thaa| merA mukha prAtaHkAla ke mlAna caMdrasA phIkA-nisteja dekhakara ammA duHkhI huI aura kahane lagI, "biTiyA, kyA udyAna meM ghUmane-ghAmane kI thakAna ke kAraNa tuma isa vakta murajhAI utpalamAlAsI zobhA-suSamAvihIna laga rahI ho?' usa samaya priyatama ke viyoga se jisakA sarvasva chIna gayA ho aisI dukhiyA maiM A~sU se DabaDabAI A~kho ke sAtha bolI, 'mere sira meM darda ho rahA hai|' 'to beTI tuma nagara meM vApasa lauTa jaao|' 'mujhase eka Daga bhI calA nahIM jAegA / mujhe jvara caDha AyA hai|' yaha vacana sunakara atyaMta khinna hokara merI vatsala mAtAne kahA, 'jisase tuma svastha ho jAo hama aisA hI kreNge| maiM bhI yadi nagarI meM na AU~ to aisI nAdurasta tumheM akelI kaise bheja dUM? merI biTiyA, tuma sAre kula kI sarvasva ho|' yaha kahakara atizaya snehavAlI merI ammAne zayanAnukUla eka uttama vAhana mere lie jotvaayaa| isake bAda una mahilAoM se usane kahA, "tuma saba snAnasiMgAra kara lene ke bAda, bhojana se nibaTa kara samaya para lauTa AnA / hA~, mujhe jarA nagara jAnA hai, kucha tvarA kA anivArya kAma hai, parantu tuma saba kisI prakAra vyagra mata honaa|" isa prakAra una sabako bhalA lage aise lahaje meM khaa| una striyoM ko vanabhojana ke AnaMdotsava meM kucha bhI rukAvaTa Ae isa dRSTi se ammAne apane nagara meM lauTane kA sahI kAraNa batAyA nahIM / sAtha meM Aye hue saba rakSakoM, dekhabhAla rakhanevAle bujurgoM evaM aMtaHpura-rakSakoM ko apane-apane

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taraMgavatI 33 kartavya meM saMpUrNa sAvadhAna rahane kI sUcanA dekara vaha nikalI / parivAra ke kucha logoM evaM anubhavI paricArakoM ko sAtha lekara vAhana meM baiThakara ammA mere sAtha nagara meM lauttiiN| maiM vAsabhavana meM gadde-takiyA se sajja zayyA meM baiTha gaI / gale kA motiyoM kA hAra, mAlA,kAna kA kuMDalayugala, kaTimekhalA ye saba utArakara maiMne dAsI ko sauMpa diyaa| taba ammAne mere pitAjI se kahA, 'taraMgavatI ke zarIra meM TUTana ho rahI hai, sira meM darda ho rahA hai| isalie udyAna meM adhika samaya ThaharanA use rAsa na AyA / jisake vAste meM udyAna gaI, vaha saptaparNa vRkSa sarovara ke samIpa meM hI khaDA evaM puSpAcchadita maiMne dekhA / saba striyoM ko udyAna meM ramaNa evaM bhramaNa karane meM koI bAdhA na pahu~ce isa hetu maiMne apane lauTa Ane kA saccA kAraNa unako nahIM btaayaa|' yaha bAta sunakara mujhase putroM se bhI adhika snehagA~Tha meM baMdhe pitAjI bahuta vyAkula evaM duHkhI hue| vaidyarAja kA Agamana ammA kI rAya se vaidya bulAyA gayA / vaha vivekabuddhisaMpanna evaM apanI vidyApravINatA ke lie nagara meM mazahUra thA, uttama kulajAta, svabhAva se gaMbhIra evaM cAritrya kA dhanI thA, zAstrajJa thA aura usakA hAtha, zubha, kalyANaprada evaM mRdu thaa| ___ saba prakAra kI vyAdhiyoM ke lakSaNa, nidAna, upacAra evaM tatsaMbaMdhita auSadhI kI prayogavidhiyoM meM kuzala vaha vaidya aayaa| Asana para ArAma se baiThane ke bAda vaha mujhase pUchatAcha karane lagA, 'mujhe yaha kaho ki adhika kaSTa tumako kisa bAta kA hai - jvara kA yA siradarda kA ? tuma vizvAsa karanA, isI pala tumhArA darda maiM dUra kara detA huuN| tumane gata dina bhojana meM kyA-kyA khAyA thA? tumane jo khAyA vaha acchI taraha hajama huA thA ? tumhArI rAta kaisI gujarI ? A~kheM daboca de aisI nIMda bhalI-bhA~ti AI thI? taba sArasikAne zAma ko jina jina cIjoM kA maine AhAra kiyA thA aura pUrvajanmasmaraNa ko choDa vanabhojana ke lie hama gaye the yaha bAta btaaii| isa pUchatAcha evaM mujhe dekhane-parasane ke bAda vastusthiti kA marma pAkara vaidya kahane lagA, "isa

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34 taraMgavatI kanyA ko koI vyAdhi nahIM hai / " jvara ke prakAra . logoM ko bhojana karane ke bAda AnevAlA jvara kaphajvara hotA hai / pAcanakriyA ke daramyAna jo jvara Aye vaha pittajvara aura pAcana ke bAda AnevAlA jvara vAtajvara hotA hai / ina tInoM samaya jo jvara Aye vaha sannipAta jvara hotA hai, jisameM bahuta-se prabala doSa maujUda samajhanA / athavA to jisameM uparokta tInoM prakAra ke jvaroM ke lakSaNa evaM doSa dikhAI deM use sannipAta jvara samajhanA / inake atirikta daMDa, cAbuka, zastra, patthara vagairaha ke prahAra ke kAraNa, vRkSa se gira jAne yA dhakkA lagane se : aise kisI viziSTa kAraNa se utpanna jvara ko AgaMtuka jvara smjho| ina jvaroM meM se kisI eka kA bhI lakSaNa mujhe yahA~ nahIM dikhAI pdd'taa| ataH tuma nizcita ho jAo, isa kanyA kA zarIra pUrNa svastha hai / lagatA hai ki tumhArI putrI udyAnabhramaNa evaM vAhana meM Thela-pela lagane se thaka gaI hai / zArIrika parizrama kA hI jvara kanyA ke ho aisA lagatA hai| zAyada phira bhArI zoka va Dara ke kAraNa kucha cittavikAra huA ho jisase yaha bAlA khinna ho gaI hai| isameM anya koI kAraNa nahIM hai|' ammA aura pitAjI ko kAraNa evaM dalIloM se samajhAkara sasammAna saha bidAI pAkara vaidya hamAre ghara se calA gayA / virahAvasthA kI vyathA tatpazcAt bhArI zoka se saMtapta hRdayA evaM duHkhAta huI ammA ne sogaMdha dekara mujhe dopahara kA bhojana kraayaa| vanamahotsava se lauTa AI mahilAeM bhI snAna, bhojana evaM AnaMdapramoda ke aneka prasaMgoM kA varNana karane lagIM / maiM nIlaraMgI zayyA meM azaraNa ho soI kintu nidrAvihIna A~khoM meM vaha rAta kaThinAI se bItI / loga kahate the ki agale dina mujhe dekha jo madana ke bANa se bIMdha gaye the unake saikaDoM bujurga pitAjI ke pAsa merI ma~ganI ke lie Aye the / parantu ummIdavAra rUpavAna the phira bhI zIla, vrata, niyama evaM upavAsa ke guNoM meM ve

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taraMgavatI saba merI barAbarI ke nahIM hone se, he seThAnI ! una sabakA pitAjI ne asvIkAra kiyaa| isa viSaya kI bAtoM evaM guNakIrtana ke prasaMgoM meM bArabAra usake ullekha ke kAraNa merA priyatama hI merI A~khoM meM A~sU ke rUpa meM umaDa AtA thA / maiM pUrva bhava ke mere usa dehasaMbaMdha kA bArabAra smaraNa karatI thI isase mAno mujha se merI bhojanaruci kopAyamAna ho rUThakara calI gaI / - he gRhasvAminI ! maiM atyaMta dukhita ho gaI thI isalie snAna evaM siMgAra mujhe jahara-se lagate the| vaDIloM evaM kuTuMbIjanoM se merA hRdayabhAva chipAne ke lie maiM nirasatApUrvaka ye kriyAeM karatI rahatI thii| yadi mere jIvana meM manoratha kI lahareM umaDatI na hotI to maiM priyatama ke saMga se bichuDI eka kSaNa bhI jIvita na raha sakatI / ___Rtu ke kAraNa pracaMDa pavana svaira-vihArI hokara bhramaNa-cakkara lagAtA, kAmadeva ke bANa jaisA, saptachada-saurabhita, sukhIjanoM ko zAtA de rahA thA, kintu mujhe to pIDA pahu~cA rahA thA / madana ke zaprahAra jaise laga rahe timiranAzaka caMdrakiraNoM kA sparza eka kSaNa bhI saha nahIM sakatI thii| kumudavana meM amRtavarSA jaisI, atyaMta paritoSa denevAlI zItala jyotsanA bhI mAno uSNa ho mere aMgoM ko dAha pahu~cA rahI thii| he gRhasvAminI, viSayasukha kI tRpti karAnevAle pA~ca prakAra ke iSTa indriyArtha bhI mujhe priyatama ke binA zoka meM DAla dete the / taba priyatama ko pAne ke lie, saba manoratha pUre karAnevAle eka so ATha AyaMbila karane kA maiMne saMkalpa kiyaa| sabhI duHkhoM kA nAzaka aura sAre sukhoM kA utpAdaka aise usa vrata ko karane kI mujhe prasanna karane ke lie vaDIloM ne saMmati pradAna kii| maiM AyaMbila vrata karane se dUbalI-patalI ho gaI hU~ aisA mere svajanoM evaM parijanoM ne mAnA / kAmadeva ke bANoM se sUkhakara maiM kAMTA bana gaI hU~ yaha ve tADa na sake /

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taraMgavatI citrapaTa kA aMkana isake bAda he gRhasvAminI ! viraha duHkha se saMtapta maiMne hRdaya ke zoka se vizrAma pAne ke hetu citrakarma ke yogya eka paTTa taiyAra karavAyA / majabUta baMdhana se baMdhI, anukUla nApa kI bArIka bAloM kI masRNa sundara tUlikAe~ bnvaaii| ve donoM siroM para tIkSNa nokavAlI, upaskRta, sapramANa, mahIna, snigdha rekhAMkana karanevAlI aura hAtha meM utsAha-preraka thiiN| inake upayoga se usa citrapaTTa para maiMne cakravAkI ke bhava meM mere priyatama ke sAtha jo kucha anubhava kiyA thA vaha saba aMkita kiyA jisa prakAra hama khelate evaM viharate; jisa sthiti meM merA sahacara bIMdha gayA evaM marA; vyAdha ne use agnidAha diyA; aura usake pIche jisa rIti se maiMne anumaraNa kiyA / bhAgIrathI kA pravAha, samudra-sI laharoMvAlI gaMgA aura usake taTa para rathAMga nAma ke vihaga-arthAt - cakravAka, hAthI, majabUta evaM dhanuSyadhArI yuvA vyAdha - vaha saba krama pUrvaka citrapaTa meM tUlikA se aMkita kiyA / isake alAvA padmasarovAra, aneka prakAra ke vRkSoM se banI ghanI evaM dAruNa aTavI aura hajAroM kamaloMvAlA RtukAla Adi saba citrita kiyA / maiM citragata kuMkamavarNa ke mere usa manorama cakravAka ko ananya citta se dekhane meM tallIna ho gii| kaumudImahotsava una dinoM vividha guNa-niyamoMvAlI, pavitra zaradapUrNimA nikaTa hI thii| dharma jaisI kalyANamayI aura adharma kI pratibaMdhaka usa samaya ghoSaNA kI gii| logoM ne isa vratAcaraNa ke nimitta upavAsa evaM dAna kA AraMbha kiyA / itane meM he gRhasvAminI ! dvijoM kI durdazA nivAraka evaM dharmapravRtti kI kAraka zaradapUnama kA dina kramazaH A gayA / ammA aura pitAjIne varSAkAla ke aticAra kA zodhana kiyaa| maiMne bhI pitAjI kI icchAnusAra upavAsa, pratikramaNa evaM pArane kiye / parva ke dina dopahara maiM chata para gaI aura svarga ke vimAnoM-sI zobhA dhAraNa kI huI nagarI ko dekhane lagI / kalAkAroM ne kauzala se citrita dUdha jaise dhavala,

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37 taraMgavatI staMbhoMvAle, gaganasparzI evaM vimAna jaise bhavana mujhe dikhAI pdd'e| dAnapravRtti sundara bhavanoM ke dvAroM para sajAye hue svarNakalaza aise lagate the mAno ve dAnezvariyoM kI muMhamAgA dAna dene kI ghoSaNA kara rahe hoM / loga yatheccha svarNa, kanyA, gAya, bhakSya, vastra, bhUmi, zayyA, Asana evaM bhojana kA dAna dete the| pitAjI aura ammAne caityavaMdana kiyA aura vibhinna sadguNavAle evaM satpravRtti meM lage sAdhuoM ko dAna diyA, nau prakAroM se zuddha, dasa prakAroM ke udgamadoSoM se mukta, solaha prakAroM ke utpAdanadoSoM se rahita aisA vastra, pAna, bhojana, zayyA, Asana, AvAsa, pAtra Adi kA puNyakAraka bahuta dAna sucaritoM ko hamane diyA / he gRhasvAminI ! hamane jinamaMdiroM meM bhI aneka prakAra ke maNi, ratna, svarNa evaM cA~dI kA dAna kiyA jisake phalasvarUpa paraloka meM usakA bar3hiyA phala prApta ho / .. jo kucha dAna diyA jAtA hai - cAhe zubha ho yA azubha - usakA kabhI nAza nahIM ho sakatA : zubha dAna se puNya hotA hai, to azubha dAna se pApa / bahuvidha guNoM evaM yoga ke dhanI vipula tapa evaM saMyamadhArI supAtroM ko zraddhA, satkAra evaM vinayapUrvaka diyA gayA ahiMsaka dAna aneka phaladAyI zreya utpanna karatA hai| isakA pariNAma uttama manuSya-bhava kI zobhArUpa UMce kula meM janma evaM Arogya kI prApti hotA hai| ataH hamane tapasvI, niyamazIla, darzananipuNoM ko dAna diyA / supAtra ko diyA dAna saMsAra se mukti dilAtA hai| parantu hiMsAcArI, cora, asatyavaktA evaM vyabhicArI ko jo bhI ahiMsaka dAna diyA jAya usakA to aniSTa phala hI prApta hotA hai| hamane anukaMpA se prerita ho upasthita saikaDoM brAhmaNoM, dIna-dukhiyoM evaM bhikSukoM ko dAna diyA / logoMne zaradapUnama ke dina aneka duSkara niyamoM kA pAlana kiyA, cAra dina ke upavAsa kiye, dAna kI vRttivAle hue, atyaMta dharmapravaNa bane / sUryAsta isa prakAra nagarI meM ho rahI vividha ceSTAe~ jaba maiM dekha rahI thI taba apane

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taraMgavatI razmijAla ko sameTakara sUrya astAcala para utarane lgaa| - pUrvadizArUpa preyasI ke paripUrNa upabhoga se thakA-harA evaM apanI nisteja kAntivAlA sUraja pazcimadizArUpa sundarI ke urojoM para lur3haka par3A / gaganatala meM bhramaNa ke kAraNa thakA-mA~dA sUraja mAno suvarNakI Dora samAna apane razmi ke sahAre bhUmitala para utarA / sUrya ke asta hote hI timira kaMlakita zyAmA(rAtrI) kI ora se sAre jIvaloka ko zyAmalatA pradAna kii| . hamane bhI mukhyadvAra ke pAsa eka anupama raMgamaMDapa taiyAra kiyaa| vaha hamAre nivAsasthAna ke karNaphUla evaM rAjamArga ke bAjUbaMda samAna suzobhita ho utthaa| usakI eka ora he gRhasvAminI ! vizAla vedikA banAI / usake Upara ratnakaMbala kA caMdoA tAnA / vahA~ merA vaha citrapaTTa khaDA kara diyA sArasikA ko nigarAnI kA havAlA citra ke sthAna meM apane priyatama kI khoja ke lie maiMne apanI vizvasanIya snehapAtra, aura upakAraka sArasikA ko niyukta kiyaa| madhura, paripUrNa, prastuta, prabhAvaka aura rasika vacana evaM bhAvoM kI sujJA sArasikA se he gRhasvAminI ! maiMne isa prakAra kahA : "tuma AkRti, iMgita evaM bhAva dekhakara anya kA hRdayagata artha samajha sakatI ho / to phira mere prANoM kI rakSA kI khAtira tuma apane hRdaya meM itanA dhAraNa karanA : yadi merA vaha priyatama isa nagarI meM avatarita huA hogA to isa citrapaTTa ko dekhakara use apanA pUrvabhava yAda aaegaa| jisane apanI priyA ke saMga meM jina-jina sukha-duHkhoM kA pahale anubhava kiyA hotA hai, ve bAda meM usake viyoga meM dikhAI par3ane para vaha utkaMThita ho uThatA hai / jagata meM isake alAvA manuSya ke hRdaya meM jo gahana se gahanatama priya va apriya gUDhArya hotA hai vaha prakaTa rUpa se na kahA jAya to bhI usakI A~khoM ke bhAvoM se sUcita ho jAtA hai| citta meM ugra bhAva umar3A hotA hai taba dRSTi bhI tIkSNa bana jAtI hai| citta jaba prasanna hotA hai taba dRSTi nirmala, zveta banI rahatI hai / lajjita vyakti kI dRSTi lauTa par3I hotI hai, to virakta vyakti kI dRSTi

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taraMgavatI madhyasthabhAvamaya hotI hai| jisane bhoga meM vikSepa ke duHkha kA svayaM anubhava kiyA hotA hai vaha manuSya parAyA duHkha dekha dayA evaM dIna banatA hai| balki logoM meM bhI yaha bAta kahI jAtI hai ki pUrvabhava kA smaraNa ho Ane para, jo atyaMta dAruNa svabhAva kA hotA hai use bhI mUrchA A jAtI hai / priyatama ko pahacAna lene kA prastAva . parantu mere priyatama kA hRdaya to svabhAvataH vatsala evaM mRdu hI hai| ataH vaha isa citrapaTTa ko dekhate hI, yaha duHkha to svayaM jaisA anubhava kiyA thA vaisA hI hai itanA jAnakara avazya mUrchita ho jaaegaa| turaMta usakA hRdaya zokAkula aura A~kheM bhIgI ho jAyagI / vaha satya vRttAMta jAnane ke lie Atura ho uThegA aura yaha citrapaTTa aMkita karanevAle ke viSaya meM pUchatAcha karegA / . use dekhakara, paraloka se bhraSTa ho manuSyayoni meM avatarita mere prANanAtha cakravAka ko tuma pahicAna lenA / usake nAma, guNa, raMga, rUpa evaM vezabhUSA se yatheccha paricita hokara yadi tuma kala taka mujhe kahogI taba hI maiM jI skuNgii| to, he sakhI ! taba merA hRdayazoka naSTa hogA aura maiM kAmabhoga usake sAtha karake suratasukha kA AnaMda luttuuNgii| parantu yadi mere alpa puNya ke kAraNa vaha merA nAtha tumheM hAtha nahIM lagA to maiM jinasArthavAha ke cinhita mokSamArga kI zaraNa lU~gI / jisakA jIvana priya se virahita aura dharmAcaraNa se rahita ho, usakA adhika jInA nirarthaka hai|" he gRhasvAminI ! priyatama ke samAgama kI utsuka maiMne citrapaTTa lekara jAne ko udyata sArasikA ko aisA mArgadarzana diyA / svapnadarzana sUryAsta huA aura rAta aMdhakAra se ghirane lagI / taMba he gRhasvAminI ! maiM pauSadhazAlA meM gaI / ammA aura pitAjI ke sAtha dainika evaM cAturmAsika pratikramaNa kara ke pavitra arihaMtoM ko maiMne vaMdana kiyaa| maiM bhUmi para soI thii| merI zayyA ke nikaTa mAtAjI baiThI thiiN| nidrA meM mujhe eka svapna dikhAI par3A usake aMta meM jAga gaI / bApujI se maiMne usa svapna kI vAta kahI :

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40 taraMgavatI "sapane meM maiMne eka vividha dhAtuoM se citravicitra, divya oSadhiyoM evaM devaloka ke vRkSoM se suzobhita, gaganasparzI U~ce eka ramya parvata ko dekhA / maiM usake pAsa gaI aura usake gaganacuMbI zikhara para car3hI / parantu itane meM to maiM jAga par3I : to vaha svapna mujhe phalaprada kaisA hogA ?" svapnaphala ataH pitAjI svapnazAstra ke apane jJAna ko AdhAra lekara kahane lage, "beTI tumhArA vaha svapna mAMgalika evaM dhanya hai / svapna meM strI-puruSoM kI aMtarAtmA unake bhAvi lAbhAlAbha, sukha-duHkha aura jIvana-mRtyu ko chUtI hai| . mAMsa, matsya, rakta Tapakate ghAva, dAruNa vilApa, Aga meM prajvalita honA, ghAyala honA, hAthI, baila, bhavana, parvata athavA dravate vRkSa para caDhanA, samudra yA nadI tairakara pAra karanA, Adi ke svapna duHkha se mukti ke sUcaka tuma smjho| puMliMga nAmavAlI vastu kI prApti se puMlliMga nAmavAle dravya kA lAbha hotA hai / aise nAmavAlI cIja naSTa ho jAtI dikhAI par3e to aise hI nAmavAlI vastu kA nAza hotA hai| strIliMga nAmavAlI vastu kI prApti se aise hI nAmavAlA dravya milatA hai| aise nAmavAlI vastu adRzya ho jAtI dekhI jAya to aise hI nAmavAlI vastu lupta ho jAtI hai| pUrvakRta zubhakarma yA pApakarma kA jo phala jinheM milanevAlA hotA hai usa phalako unakI aMtarAtmA svapnadarzana dvArA sUcita karatI hai| rAtrI ke prAraMbha meM AnevAlA svapna chaH mahInoM ke bAda, madhyarAtrI ko AnevAlA tIna mAsa ke bAda, bhora ko AnevAlA DeDha mAsa ke bAda aura savere AnevAlA svapna turaMta hI phala detA hai| nizciMta evaM ghor3e becakara sonevAloM ke svapna phalaprada hote haiN| ina svapnoM ke sivA ke svapna phala deM yA na bhI deN| ___ parvatazikhara ke ArohaNa kA sapanA jo kanyA dekhegI vaha uttama rUpaguNavAlA pati prApta karatI hai jabaki dUsaroM ko aise sapane se dhanalAbha hotA hai / ataH he putrI ! eka saptAha meM tuma usa atizaya AnaMda kA prasaMga prApta krogii| sAtha

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41 taraMgavatI sAtha tumhArA svapna yaha bhI sUcita karatA hai ki pativiyoga se tumheM ATha-ATha A~sU ronA bhI pdd'egaa|" taraMgavatI ko ciMtA yaha sunakara mere mana meM AyA : "yadi koI dUsarA puruSa patirUpa meM mujhe milegA to jIne kI merI icchA nahIM hai| jisakI smRti se merA citta sarAbora hai usake binA mujhe isa saMsAra ke bhoga bhogane meM kyA AnaMda ?" isa prakAra kI mujhe ciMtA hone lgii| parantu gurujanoM ke sAmane mere mana kI uthala-puthala chipA rakhI - kadAcit merA aMtargata yaha rAja khula jAye to..... maiMne yoM socA : 'jaba taka sArasikA vApasa na A jAe taba taka maiM prANoM ko dhAraNa karU~gI / usase sArA vRttAMta suna lene ke bAda mujhase yathAzakya hogA vaha maiM kruuNgii|' * mAtA-pitAne merA abhinaMdanapUrvaka satkAra kiyA / bhUmi-zayyA meM se uThakara maiMne siddhoM kI vaMdanA kI / Alocana evaM rAtrI-aticAra kI gardA karane ke pazcAta hAthamu~ha Adi dhoye aura guruvaMdanA kii| isake bAda he gRhasvAminI, maiM binA paricArikA ke akelI hI sAgara jaise 'sacitta' (1. jalacaramaya 2. citrAMkita) maNikAMcana evaM ratnoM se suzobhita vizAla hayaMtala (chata) para cddh'ii| he gRhasvAminI, saMkalpa-vikalpa karatI huI aura hRdaya meM usa cakravAka ko ekAgracitta se dhAraNa karake maiM vahA~ ThaharI / - itane meM pUrva kA udbhAvaka, lalAI ke sAtha snigdha kirajAvali phailAtA, kiMzukavarNa, jaga kA sahasrarazmidIpa sUrya udita huaa| usane jIvaloka ko masRNa kukuma-drava se lIpa diyA aura kamalasamUha ko vikasita kiyA / sArasikA kA pratyAgamana usI kSaNa ujjvala bhaviSya ke lAkSaNika snehabhAvapUrNa dRSTi se merI ora dekhatI aura prayAsa kI saphalatA se saMtuSTa mukhakamala se ha~satI sArasikA A gaI / sundara vinaya evaM madhura vacanoM kI khAna samAna vaha apane sira para aMjali raca mere pAsa A kara isa prakAra kahane lagI : "nirabhra AkAza meM camakate aMdhakAra-vinAzaka zarada ke pUre candra jaisI

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42 taraMgavatI jisakI mukhazobhA hai, jo lambI avadhi se khoyA thA aura hara pala jo tumhAre mana meM rama rahA hai aise tumhAre priyatama ko maiMne dekhA / siMhagarjanA se bhayatrasta banI huI hariNI jaise netroMvAlI he sakhI, aba tuma Azvasta ho jAo aura usake saMga meM AnaMdapUrvaka rahakara kAmabhogecchA pUrNa karo / " isa prakAra bolatI use maiMne saMtoSa se A~kheM mU~da, romAMcita ho, turaMta hRdayollAsa se gADha AliMgana diyA / maiMne kahA, "priya sakhI, palaTa gaI dehAkRtivAle mere usa pUrvajanma ke cakravAka pati ko tumane kaise pahicAna liyA ?" vaha bolI, 'praphulla kamala ke snigdha garbha samAna tvacAvAlI he sakhI, mujhe usakA darzana kaise huA yaha vRttAMta maiM yathAkrama kahatI hU~, tuma vaha suno : sArasikA ne batAyA vRttAMta citradarzana he svAminI ! gata dina dopahara ke samaya jaba maiM citrapaTTa lekara jA rahI thI taba tumane zapatha dekara mujhe saMdeza diyA thA / maiMne vaha citrapaTTa tumhAre ghara ke vizAla A~gana ke nikaTa ke bhramaramaMDita kamaloM se suzobhita maMDapa meM rkhaa| usa samaya he svAminI kamaloM ko AnaMda pradAna karanevAlA sUrya jIvaloka se Aloka sameTakara gagana meM se adRzya huA / isake bAda he svAminI ! dahI ke nisyaMda (makkhana) jaisA, manmatha ke kaMda samAna, jyotsnA kI varSA karatA, rAtri ke mukhacaMdra jaisA, pUrA cA~da nikalA / nirmala gagana - sarovara meM praphullita mRgabhramara ke caraNa se kSubdha aise caMdra kamalase jyotsnA - parAga jharane lagA / tumhAre citra ke prekSakoM meM garbhazrImaMta bhI the / zAnadAra bahumUlya vAhanoM meM savAra hokara parijana-parivAra ke baDe samUhoM ke sAtha Ate the / taba ve rAjAmahArAjA ke samAna dIkhate the / parapuruSa kI dRSTi se aspRzya rahanevAlI IrSyAlu mahilAe~ bhI ratha meM baiThakara rAtrivihAra karane nikala par3I thI / kucha teja-tarrAra yuvaka apanI manabhAvana taruNiyoM ke sAtha hAtha meM hAtha pirokara paidala ghUma rahe the /

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taraMgavatI aura kucha to apane manonIta mitroM se milane kI utkaMThA se adhIra, avinaya ke (piMDa) putale jaise chaile yuvaka Tahala rahe the| nagarI se A pahu~ce janasamUha kA rAjamArga para pravAha, varSARtu meM samudra se milane ke lie umar3I mahAnadiyoM ke jalapravAha-sA dikhAI detA thA / lambadehI loga sukha se dekha rahe the, Thigane tale-Upara nIce karate the| moTe vyakti janasamUha kI bhIDa meM DhakelAte-Thele khAte cIkha-pukAra macA rahe the| bIcoMbIca kucha kAlimAvAlI choTI lauvAle aura tailazUnya battiyoMvAle dIpaka-sira para choTI cuTiyA rakhanevAle naSTa se snehavRtti adhyApakoM jaise lagate the / ve mAno yaha sUcita kara rahe the ki rAta aba pUrI hone AI hai| jaise jaise rAta aMtima sA~seM lene lagI, vaise vaise citrapaTTa ko dekhane AnevAle loga nIMda se palakeM bhArI ho jAne ke kAraNa kama se kamatara hote jAte the| . maiM bhI tumhArI atyaMta mAnane yogya AjJA ke anusAra vahA~ upasthita rahakara dIpaka jalatA rakhane ke bahAne logoM kA nirIkSaNa kara rahI thii| eka ananya taruNa prekSaka ___ jaba aisA dezakAla thA taba manacAhe mitravRMda ke ghere meM cala rahA koI svarUpavAna taruNa citrapaTTa dekhane AyA / aMgoM ke jor3a usake dRDha, susthita evaM prazasta the / caraNa usake kacchapa jaise mRdu the| piMDaliyA~ usakI mANikya jaisI prazaMsanIya thIM / . jaMghAe~ supramANa thIM / vakSaHsthala aisA thA mAno suvarNa kI sila jaise AyatAkAra vizAla, mAMsala aura coDA thA / bAhu donoM sarparAja ke phana jaise dIrgha, puSTa evaM dRDha the| aisA laga rahA thA mAno dUsarA himAMzu, pUrNimA ke sudhAMzu samAna apane mukha se, candra se bhI adhika priyadarzana hone ke kAraNa svaireNiyoM ke vadanakumudoM ko vikasita kara rahA ho / rUpa, yauvana evaM lAvaNya se samRddha zrI ke kAraNa vahA~ upasthita taruNiyA~

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44 taraMgavatI usase suratakrIDA kA prastAva rakhane lagI / vahA~ eka bhI yuvatI aisI na thI jisake citta meM zaradarajanI ke aMdhakAravinAzaka pUrNa caMdra-sA vaha taruNa praveza pA gayA na ho / 'devoM meM aisA tejasvI koI nahIM hotA, isalie yaha koI deva to nahIM jAna par3atA / ' isa prakAra aneka loga usakI prazaMsA karate the / jisakA samasta zarIra kramazaH darzanIya hai aisA vaha taruNa usa citrapaTTa ke nikaTa Akara dekhane lagA aura citrakalA ko sarAhatA huA vaha bolA : "cahu~diza uThate bha~varoM se kSubdha jalapUrNa, svaccha zveta taTapradezavAlI, yaha sAgarapriyA saritA kitanI suMdara aMkita kI hai ! bharapUra makaraMdavAle kamala vanoMse vyApta aneka kamalasarovara evaM pracaMDa vRkSoM se ghanI, vividha avasthAe~ vyakta kara rahI yaha aTavI bhI kyA hI suMdara citrita kiye haiM ! aura vana meM zarada se lekara hemaMta, vasaMta, grISma taka kI RtuoM kA unake phUlaphala ke sAtha kitanA cAra Alekhana kiyA hai / yaha cakravAkayugala bhI paraspara snehabaddha evaM vividha sthitiyoM meM pradarzita kitanA ramaNIya lagatA hai ! - jala meM, taTa para, aMtarikSa meM aura padminIke nikaTastha vaha niraMtara eka samAna anurAga se khelatA- ghUmatA AnaMda se krIDA karatA darzAyA hai! gaThIlI suMdara garadanavAlA, snigdha mastakavAlA, dRDha evaM palAzapuSpa ke Dhera-sI dehavAlA cakravAka kitanA uttama dIkha rahA hai / vaise cakravAkI bhI patalI sukumAra grIvAvAlI, tarotAjA koraMTapuSpoM ke Dhera jaisI zArIrika gaThanavAlI apane priyatama kA anusaraNa karatI rasIlI aMkita kI hai| yaha hAthI bhI jo bhagna' vRkSoM ko rauMdatA jA rahA hai AkRti dvArA usake guNa prakaTa ho isa prakAra pramANa kI vizAlatA surakSita rakhakara bar3hiyA citrita kiyA hai| use nadI meM praveza karatA, yatheccha nahAtA madamasta hokara tarabatara zarIra ke sAtha bAhara nikalatA suMdara aMkita kiyA hai /

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taraMgavatI 45 yaha yuvAna vyAdha bhI vaizAkhasthAna meM sthita evaM hAthI ko pAne ke lie kAna taka khIMce dhanuSyadhArI bANa barAbara rekhAMkita kiyA hai / yahA~ to dekho dhAna kI bAlI ke suMdara camakIle taMtu jaisA kesarI zarIravAlA vaha bholA paMchI zikArI ke tIra se kamara meM bIMdha gayA dikhAyA hai / ____ aura yahA~ patismaraNa se vyAkula evaM karuNa sthiti meM ghira gaI zAli kI bAlI jaisI dehadIpti se AkarSaka cakravAkI hai| use ulkA kI bhA~ti deha dharatI para girAtI Alekhita kI hai| zikArIne mara cuke isa cakravAka ko nadItaTa para agnisaMskAra se dekho nAmazeSa kara diyA / - aura idhara zokAgni se jala rahI, karuNa dazAM meM DUbI cakravAkI pati ke mArga kA anusaraNa kara Aga meM praveza karatI aMkita hai| kitanA mana lubhAvanA citra hai ! zaradapUrNimA kI sabhI darzanIya bAtoM kA yaha sarvasva hai| parantu isa citra kA udbhava kaise huA hogA yaha jAnanA kaThina taruNa mUcchita : pUrvabhava smaraNa kutUhalavaza mitroM ko dikhAte dikhAte yahA~ taka ke citra meM aMkita caritra ko dekha vaha taruNa ekAeka mUrchita ho gyaa| ati dRDha baMdhana se chUTakara nIce girate indradhvaja kI bhA~ti vaha alpa prekSakoM ke kAraNa kiMcit sUne bane dharatItala para dhamAke ke sAtha gira pdd'aa| usake mitraloga najadIka hI the phira bhI sabakA dhyAna citrakauzala dekhane meM lagA hone ke kAraNa unheM usake girane kA patA turaMta nahIM claa| nizceSTa dazA meM use gAre-miTTI kI yakSamUrti kI bhA~ti unhoMne uThAyA aura havAdAra sthAna meM eka ora rakhA / citrapaTTa ko dekhane ke kAraNa vaha gira par3A aisA ve samajha gaye / maiM bhI usake girajAne kA kAraNa kyA hai yaha jAnane ke lie vahA~ upasthita ho gii| merA hRdaya bhI ekAeka saMtoSabhAva kA anubhava karake prasanna huA / lAbhAlAbha evaM zubhAzubha kI prApti isakA nimitta hotA hai| maiM socane lagI, "yadi

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46 taraMgavatI vaha cakravAka yahI ho to kitanA acchA ! taba to isa seTha kI putrI para sacamuca bar3A anugraha ho jAe / zokasamudra meM DUba rahI, gajarUMDha samAna suMdara vAlI usa bAlA ko isa guNaratna ke bhaMDAra-sA vara bhI prApta ho jaae|" maiM isa prakAra jaba vicAra karatI thI, itane meM usa yuvaka ke mitroM ne usakI sevATahala kI / gadgad kaMTha se karuNa AkraMda kara vaha isa prakAra vilApa karane lagA : - "rucira kuMkama-sA varNavAlI, snigdha zyAmanayanI, madanabANa chor3a bihvala karanevAlI, o merI suratapriya sahacarI, tuma kahA~ ho ? ___ gaMgAtaraMgoM para viharane vAlI, premamaMjUSA-sI merI cakravAkI ! tumhAre sivA udbhUta yaha utkaTa duHkhadarda maiM kaise jhela sakU~gA? prema evaM guNa kI vaijayantI-sI, mujhe anusarane ko, sadA tatpara merA sadA Adara karanevAlI, hA sutanu ! tuma mere kAraNa kyoM mRtyu se bheMTI ?" isa prakAra paritApa karatA, plAvita mukhavAlA vaha lajjA ko tyAga, duHkha se sarvAMga loTane lgaa| ___ "are ! yaha kyA ! tumhArA citta kyA bhramita ho gayA hai ?"isa prakAra mitroM ne use pUchA aura "tuma aisA beDhaMgA bolanA baMda karo" kahakara DA~Ta / usane kahA : "mitro, merA citta bhramita nahIM huA hai|" / "to phira tuma aisA pralApa kyoM karate ho ?" unhoMne pUchA taba vaha bolA, "lo suno ! parantu merI yaha gupta bAta mana meM rakhanA / isa citrapaTTa meM jo cakravAka kA premavRttAMta Alekhita hai vaha saba maiMne hI apane cakravAka ke pUrvajanma meM bhugatA hai|" ___"tumane yaha kaise bhugatA hai ?" aisA tumhAre priyatama ke mitroM ne pUcha / ataH usane kahA, "usa pUrvajanma meM yaha bhugata cukA hU~ isakA mujhe smaraNa ho AyA hai|" aura sAtha hI vismitavadana sAmane baiThe una mitroM ko, tumane mujha se jo kahA thA vahI apanA anubhavavRttAMta, usane rote-sisakate, unhIM guNoM kA varNana karate karate kahA / "vyAdha ke zara ke prahAra se usa samaya jaba maiM niSprANa ho gayA' taba

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taraMgavatI 47 premavaza mere pIche mRtyu ko gale lagAnevAlI usa cakravAkI ko citrapaTTa meM dekhakara mere hRdayarUpa vana meM dAvAnala-sA zoka ekAeka pradIpta ho uThA / tadanaMtara anurAgavana meM udbhUta priyaviraha ke karuNa duHkha se mana vyathita hone para maiM kaise luDhaka par3A yaha maiM nahIM jAnatA / citra dekhakara smaraNa ho Ane ke kAraNa jo bhArI duHkha maine anubhava kiyA vaha maiMne saMkSepa meM batA diyA / aba se maiMne pratijJA kI hai ki usake prati mere prema ke kAraNa anya kisI strI ko mana meM sthAna na dUMgA / yadi usa suMdarI se merA kisI bhI prakAra samAgama hogA kevala to hI maiM mAnavajInava ke kAmabhogoM kI abhilASa kruuNgaa| isalie tuma jAkara pUchatAcha karo ki yaha citrapaTTa kisane aMkita kiyA hai| koI to isakI nigarAnI karanevAlA yahA~ hogA hii| citrakAra ne apane hI anubhava ko Alekhana dvArA yahA~ pradarzita kiyA hai| aneka cihnoM ke AdhAra para mujhe pratIta huA hai ki yaha citra kalpita nahIM hai| maiMne pUrvabhava meM pakSI ke rUpa meM usake sAtha jo anubhava kiyA thA vaha usake sivA anya koI rekhAMkita kara hI nahIM sakatA / .. citrakAra kI pahicAna he sundarI, yaha sunakara maiM citrapaTTa ke pAsa saraka gaI, kyoMki ve loga yadi kucha pUchatAcha karane ke lie Aye, to maiM unako uttara de sakU~ / dIpaka sahejane ke kAma meM vyasta hoU~ aisI ceSTA maiM karane lagI aura pUchatAcha karane AnevAle kI pratIkSA karatI maiM vahA~ baiThI / itane meM vyAkula dRSTivAlA unameM se eka vyakti AyA aura usane mujhase pUchA, "yaha citrapaTTa aMkita karake sArI nagarI ko kisane vismita kiyA hai ?" maiMne usase kahA, 'bhadra, isakA aMkana zreSThI kI kanyA taraMgavatI ne kiyA hai| usane koI vizeSa Azaya ke anurUpa yaha citra taiyAra kiyA hai / 'yaha kalpita nahIM hai|' . isa prakAra citra ke sahI rahasya kI jAnakArI pAkara vaha jahA~ tumhArA priyatama thA vahA~ vApasa gayA / maiM bhI usake pIche-pIche gaI aura eka ora khar3I rahakara ekacitta se unakI bAteM sunane lgii|

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48 taraMgavatI vahA~ jAkara vaha taruNa ha~satA, muskAtA, upahAsa ke svara meM bolA, "baccA padmadeva ! tuma Daro mata, tuma para gorI prasanna huI hai| citrakAra hai RSabhasena zreSThI kI putrI, jisakA nAma taraMgavatI hai| kahA gayA ki usane apane citta ke abhiprAya ke anurUpa citra banAyA haiM, kucha bhI mana kI kalpanA se aMkita nahIM kiyaa| batAyA gayA ki yaha saba pahale vAstava meM ghaTita huA thaa| mere pUchane para usakI dAsI ne pratyuttara meM mujhako isa prakAra kahA / " yaha bAta sunakara tumhAre priyatama kA mukha praphulla kamala-sA AnaMda se khila uThA aura usane kahA : "aba mere jIne kI AzA baMdhI hai / taba to vaha cakravAkI punarjanma prApta kara zreSThI kI putrI hI huI hai| aba Age isa viSaya meM kyA karanA ? zreSThI dhana ke mada se chakA huA hai| ataH usakI kuMarI se zAdI ke lie jo jo vara prastAva rakhate haiM unako vaha nakAratA hai| adhika karuNa to yaha hai usa bAlA ke darzana pAnAbhI azakya hai - kisI apUrva darzanIya vastu kI taraha usake darzana pAnA durlabha haiN|" turaMta unameM se ekane kahA, 'usakI pravRtti kyA hai vaha hamane dekhaa-jaanaa| ataH jisa vastu kA astitva hai use prApta karane kA upAya bhI hotA hai / kramazaH tumhArA prayojana siddha hogA hI aura seTha ke pAsa ma~ganI ke lie jAnA koI aparAdha nahIM / aba to hama jAkara ma~ganI kA prastAva rakheMge : kahAvata hai ki 'kanyA arthAt sAre samAja kI / ' yadi zreSThI kanyA dene ko manA karegA to hama usake ghara se balapUrvaka uThA lAyeMge / tumhAre hita ke lie hama cora banakara usakA apaharaNa kara le aayeNge| ___ yaha sunakara tumhAre priyatamane kahA, 'usake kAraNa mere aneka pUrvajoM kI paraMparA se rUDha banI huI kulInatA, zIla kI surakSA Adi guNoM kA lopa tuma loga mata karanA / yadi zreSThI merI sArI saMpatti ke badale meM bhI kanyA na degA, to bhale, maiM prANatyAga pasaMda karUMgA kintu kucha bhI anucita AcaraNa to kadApi nahIM kruuNgaa| sArasikA kA vRttAMta kI samApti tatpazcAt mitragaNa use gherakara ghara jAne ke lie cala pdde| usakA kula nizcita rUpa se jAna lene ke lie maiM bhI unake pIche-pIche gii|

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taraMgavatI vaha apane mitroM ke sAtha eka U~ce, vizAla, pRthvItala ke uttama, vimAna jaise sarvottama prAsAda ke bhItara gyaa| vahA~ usake mAtA, pitA evaM jAti ke nAma kramazaH acchI taraha jAna liye aura merA kAma nibaTa jAne para maiM vahA~ se turaMta jaldI vApasa lauTa pdd'ii| __aMtarikSa ke chora ke pradeza meM se graha, sitAre evaM nakSatra adRzya ho gye| isalie vaha cuna liye kumudavAle evaM sUkhe tAlAba-sA laga rahA thA / baMdhujIvaka, jAsUda evaM TesU jaise raMga kA ravi, jIvaloka kA prANadAtA ambarAzva udita huaa| isa samaya sUrya ne cAroM dizAoM ko svarNima banA dI haiN| maiM bhI tumheM priya-samAcAra pahu~cA dene ke lie utsuka hone ke kAraNa yahA~ A pahu~cI / sundarI, jisa prakAra maiMne usakA pratyakSa darzana kiyA vaha tumheM kahA / tuma mere kathana para vizvAsa karanA, maiM tumhAre caraNoM kI kRpA kI saugaMda khAtI huuN| ceTI ne jaba bAta pUrI kI ki turaMta maiMne usase kahA ki tuma mujhe usake mAtA, pitA aura jAti ke nAma btaao| / .. sArasikA bolI, "suMdarI svAminI ! bAlacaMdra-sA priyadarzana vaha taruNa jisakA putra hai, usa unnatakulaja, zIla evaM guNavAna sArthavAha kA nAma dhanadeva hai| apanI vyApArapravRtti dvArA usane samasta sAgara ko niHsAra kara DAlA hai, pRthvI ratnazUnya kara DAlI hai, himAlaya meM kevala zilAe~ hI rakha chor3I hai| usake nirmita karavAye sabhAoM, pyAU, bAgoM, talAboM, bAvaliyoM evaM kuMoM se samasta deza evaM videza kI bhUmi evaM gA~voM kI zobhA bar3ha gaI hai| sAgaramekhalA samasta pRthvI meM vaha bhramaNa karatA hai / zatruoM ke bAdhaka-pratikAraka, apane kula ke yazavardhaka, vividha guNoM ke dhAraka aise usa sArthavAha kA vaha putra hai / sundarI, rUpa meM vaha kAmadeva-sA, AMkRti se indra-sA nitya sundara hai aura usakA nAma padmadeva hai|" __maiM ceTI ke vadanakamala kI ora animeSa dekhane lagI / premapiyAsI maiMne apane karNapuToM se usake vacanAmRta kA pAna kiyaa| maiMne sArasikA se kahA, 'tumhAre dhanyabhAga ki mere priyatama ko tumane dekhA aura usakI vANI sunI / ' yaha kahatI huI maiM doDakara usake gale laga gaI / hAsya se pulakita hokara maiMne ceTI se kahA, 'merA priyatama mere svAdhIna hai yaha jAnakara merA zokAvega naSTa huA hai|' .. isa prakAra Azvasta ho jAne se, he gRhasvAminI ! maiM harSollAsa se apane

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taraMgavatI ghara meM phUlI samAtI na thii| snAna kiyA, balikarma kiyA evaM pUjanIya arihaMtoM ko vaMdana kiyaa| isake bAda upavAsa kA maiMne pAranA sukhapUrNa citta se kiyaa| he gRhasvAminI, upavAsa pArane kA parizrama maiMne zItala caddaravAle gadde para lambI tAnakara halakA kiyA / taraMgavatI kI maiMganI : asvIkAra - maiM usase samAgama karane ke manoratha pAlatI huI, usakI hRdayastha mUrti se khelatI, hRdayastha mUrti se milakara khelane priya vidhavidha manoratha pUre karane ke lie vyAkula rahatI thii| isa bIca eka bAra sArasikA dAsI mere pAsa se kahIM calI gaI aura kucha samaya ke bAda phira mere pAsa AI / garma-garma usAseM bharatI, A~khoM meM chalachalAte azru kaSTa se rokakara, paritapta mana se vaha kahane lagI : pRthvI kA pravAsI vaha sArthavAha dhanadeva apane baMdhujanoM evaM mitroM ko sAtha lekara zreSThI ke pAsa tumhArI maiMganI ke vAste hamAre dIvAnakhAne meM AyA thaa| usane kahA, "hamAre padmadeva se ApakI kanyA taraMgavatI byAhane kA prastAva lekara hama Aye haiM / Apa jo mUlya mA~geMge vaha hama deNge|" yaha sunakara nirdaya zreSThI ne mA~ga kA asvIkAra karate hue aise vivekahIna kaTu vacana sunAye : "pravAsa jisakA mukhya karma hai, jisakA nija ke ghara meM sthira vAsa hI nahIM, jo sabhI dezoM kA atithi jaisA hai, usase maiM apanI putrI kaise byAhU~ ? sArthavAha parivAra acchA khAsA samRddha hai phira bhI usameM rahakara merI putrI ko pativiyoga meM eka gajare se coTI bAMdhakara rahanA par3egA, vedanA evaM utkaMThA meM dina gujArakara siMgAra karane se dUra rahanA par3egA, lagAtAra rudana se lAla-bhIge nayana evaM mlAna vadana hokara patra likhane meM rata, vaha sAmAnya jala se snAna karatI rahegI, utsava ke prasaMga para malina aMga samAna hokara rahanA pdd'egaa| isa prakAra jIvanabhara, yaha kaho ki vaidhavya jaisA duHsaha duHkha use bhoganA par3e, snAna-prasAdhana, sugaMdhI vilepana ityAdi se vaha adhikatara vaMcita hI rahe / isase acchA hai ki use kisI daridra ko denA maiM pasaMda kruuN|" isa prakAra ma~ganI kA asvIkAra huA taba bhale hI usakA satkAra ha~sakara

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taraMgavatI 51 kiyA gayA thA phira bhI vAstava meM spaSTa rUpa se usakI viDaMbanA kI gaI hone se vaha sArthavAha khinna citta hokara lauTa gayA / yaha saba sunakara maiM himapAta se murajhAI nalinI-jaisI ho gaI, merA suhAga naSTa huA, hRdaya zokAgni se jala uThA aura usI kSaNa merI sArI kAnti lupta ho gii| zokAvega jarA maMda hone para azru TapakatI A~khoM ke sAtha, he svAminI maiMne ceTI se rote-rote kahA : "yadi kAmadeva ke bANoM se AkrAMta vaha merA priyatama prANatyAga karegA to maiM bhI jIvita na rahU~gI, vaha jIvita rahegA to hI maiM jIvita rhuuNgii| pazuyoni meM jaba thI taba bhI maiMne usake pIche mauta ko gale lagAnA pasaMda kiyA thA to aba usa guNavAna ke binA kyoM jItI rahU~ ? to sArasikA, tuma mere usa nAtha ke pAsa patra lekara jAo aura mere uparokta vacana bhI use kahanA / " yaha kahakara maiMne prasveda se bhIgatI huI u~galiyoMvAle hAtha se prema se prerita evaM pracura cATu vacanayukta patra bhUrjapatra para likhA / snAna ke daramyAna aMgamardana karane kI miTTI se use mudrita evaM tilakalAMchita karake vaha lekha, thoDe zabda evaM atyaMta arthagarbhita maiMne dAsI ke hAtha meM diyA aura kahA : sArasikA, tuma prema ke anurodhapUrNa aura hRdaya ke AlaMbana rUpa mere ye vacana priyatama se kahanA : "gaMgA ke jala meM jo tere sAtha krIDA karatI thI, vaha tumhAre pUrvajanma kI bhAryA cakravAkI zreSThI kI putrI ke rUpa meM janmI hU~ / tumako khojane ke hetu svayaM hI vaha citrapaTTa taiyAra kara pradarzita kiyA thA / he svAmI, tumhArA patA calA isase sacamuca merI kAmanA phalI / he paraloka ke pravAsI, mere hRdayabhavana meM base yazasvI, tumhAre pIche mRtyu kA varaNa karake tumheM khojatI maiM bhI yahA~ AI / cakravAka bhava meM jaisA premasaMbaMdha thA, vaisA aba bhI yadi tuma dhare hue ho to he vIra ! mere jIvana ke khAtira mujhe tuma hastAvalaMbana do / pakSIbhava meM hama donoM meM paraspara saikaDoM sukhoM kI khAna jaisA svabhAvagata anurAga jo thA, jo ramaNakrIr3A thI vaha tuma yAda karanA / " mere sAre sukhoM ke mUla samAna priyatama ke pAsa jAne ko udyata sArasikA se maiMne vyathita hRdaya se yaha evaM isI prakAra ke anya vacana kahe / aura yaha bhI kahA :

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52 taraMgavatI "sakhI ! usake sAtha suratasukha kA udaya karanevAlA merA samAgama tuma sAma, dAma evaM bheda se bhI karAnA / mujhase abhivyakta evaM anabhivyakta, saMdezA ke rUpa meM datta evaM adatta, jo kucha mere lie hitakara ho vaha saba tuma use khnaa|" ___tatpazcAt he gRhasvAminI, vaha ceTI mere hRdaya ko lekara mere priyatama ke pAsa jAne ke lie ravAnA huii| ceTI kA padmadeva ke AvAsa jAnA usake ravAnA hone ke bAda mujhe ciMtA hone lgii| alpa samaya meM sArasikA lauTa AI / usane mujhase kahA, 'svAminI, tumane mujhe bidA karane ke bAda maiM rAjamArga para pahu~cI / vaha mArga suMdara gRhoM se suzobhita vatsadezakI isa nagarI kI mA~ga jaisA suMdara lagatA thA / aneka caurAhe, caupAla, zRMgATaka pAra karane ke bAda maiM eka vaibhavamaMDita kuberabhavana jaise AvAsa ke pAsa pahu~cI / / hRdaya meM bhaya ke sAtha maiM bAhara ke kamare ke dvAra ke pAsa jAkara baitthii| aneka dAsa-dAsiyA~ vividha pravRttiyoM meM vyasta the / ve yaha samajhe ki maiM yahA~ niyukta koI naI dAsI huuN| ataH mujhase pUchA, 'kahA~ se AI ?' satya bAta chipAne kI kalA striyA~ hamezA sahaja hI sIkha letI haiN| mujhe jo betukA bahAnA usa kSaNa mana meM AyA vaha maiMne kahA : "tuma Aryaputra se mila Ao" aisA Adeza dekara Aryaputra ke dAsa ne mujhe yahA~ bhejI hai| maiM naI hI hai yaha tuma ThIka jAna gaye / " ataH dvAra para nirgama evaM praveza kI nigarAnI rakhanevAle siddharatha dvArapAla ne kahA, saikaDoM logoM meM se koI bhI merI jAnakArI se bAhara nahIM hotaa|' usakI sarAhanA karate hue maiMne kahA, 'sArthavAha kA ghara bhAgyazAlI hai ki usakA dvAra tumhAre jaise saMbhAlate haiM / Arya, tuma mujha para itanI to kRpA karanA ki sArthavAha kA jo putra hai usa Aryaputra ke mujhe darzana ho jAya / ' taba usane kahA, 'maiM isa dvAra kI nigarAnI kA kAma jise sauMpa sakU~ aisA koI pratihAra thoDI dera ke lie yadi mujhe mila jAtA hai to maiM svayaM tumheM sArthaputra ke darzana karavA duuN|' usane eka dAsI ko apanA kAma sauMpA aura kahA, 'ise Upara kI maMjila para Aryaputra ke pAsa jaldI le jA / '

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taraMgavatI 53 vaha dAsI mujhe turaMta ratnakAMcana jaDita pharzavAlI Upara kI maMjila para le gaI / vaha rAjamArga ke locana jaisA laga rahA thaa| usake bIca ke ratnamaya gavAkSa meM sukhAsana para baiThe sArthavAhaputra ko dikhAkara vaha dAsI tatkSaNa calI gii| bhI hRdaya meM ghabarAtI tathApi usa cakravAka - prakaraNa ke sahAre vizvasta hokara usake pAsa pahu~ca gii| padmadeva ke darzana eka mUrkha brAhmaNabaTuka usake pAsa baiThA thA / sArthavAhaputra kI goda meM citraphalaka thA / vaha dhanuSyarahita kAmadeva jaisA evaM atyaMta suMdara lAvaNyayukta pratIta hotA thA / nayanoM se jharate A~sU citraphalaka kI AkRti bigADa dete the / vaha nausikhiye citrakAra kI bhA~ti bAra-bAra AkRti banAtA aura poMcha DAlatA thA / tumase samAgama prApta karane ke manorathapUrNa hRdaya lekara, hAsyavinoda se achUtA, vaha * apanI dehadazA para zoka kara rahA thA / aise samaya vinaya se gAtra navAkara, mastaka para apane hAtha joDakara usake pAsa jAkara maiMne 'Aryaputra ciraMjIva ho / ' taba arahara jaise lAla vastroM meM sajja, vakra daMDakASThadhAraka, karkazavaktA evaM tucchodara, uddhatavadana, garviSTha, atizaya mUrkha, markaTa-sA anADI, aziSTa ceSTA - cocale kara rahA / goviSThA jaisA niMdya, laukI ke bIja jaise bAhara nikale dAMtavAlA kuMDI jaise cauDe kAnavAlA thA, kevala deha se vaha brAhmaNa / aisA vaha adhamAdhama baTuka bolA, 'Apa prathama isa sundara baTuka kI vaMdanA kyoM nahIM karatIM aura isa zudra kI vaMdanA karatI haiM ?' ataH dAhinA hAtha navAkara maiMne dAkSiNya prakaTa kiyA aura usa baTuka se maiMne kahA, 'Arya, ahiyaM ahnivAe te (maiM tumheM adhika vaMdanA karatI hU~" - arthAMtara yaha ki "tumhAre pA~va ke nikaTa sA~pa haiM sA~pa ") / ' sunakara vaha ekadama meDhaka kI bhA~ti chalA~ga mArakara kUda par3A aura pUchane lagA, 'kahA~ hai sA~pa ? kahA~ hai sA~pa ? are hamako abrahmaNya ! sA~pa se ghina hone ke kAraNa maiM usa amaMlakArI ko dekhanA bhI nahIM cAhatA / kaho, kyA tuma gArUDI ho ?' 1 maiMne use javAba diyA / 'yahA~ kahIM bhI nahIM haiN| tuma nizcita ho jAo / ' taba vaha bolA, 'to tumane mujhe "ahiyaM ahivAe" kyoM kahA ? maiM uttama

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taraMgavatI brAhmaNakula kA, hArita gotra kA, kAzyapa kA putra hU~, chaMdoga brAhmaNa hU~ / guDa, dahI, bhAta kA rasiyA hU~ / kyA tumane merA nAma kabhI nahIM sunA ? isalie tumane prathama merA apamAna kiyA aura aba mujhe prasanna karane lagI ho ?' isa prakAra usa mUrkha ne mujhe lakSya banAkara kolAhala macA diyA / 54 taba sArthavAhaputra ne usa brAhmaNa se kahA, 'are o, tuma kitanI zekhI baghAra rahe ho ? yahA~ padhArI isa mahilA ko nirarthaka adhika bAdhA rUpa mata bano / ucita - anucita samaya bina soce-samajhe baka-baka karanevAle tuma nikala jAo yahA~ se, kitane tuma nirlajja ho, avinIta, asabhya brAhmaNabaMdhu / * sArthavAhaputra ne usa brAhmaNa ko jaba isa prakAra kaTu vacana kahe taba vaha markaTa kI bhA~ti mu~ha banAtA vahA~ se calA gayA / usake jAne se mujhe atyaMta saMtoSa huA : mujha para devoM ne kRpA kI / saMdezasamarpaNa tatpazcAt sArthavAhaputra ne mujhase isa prakAra kahA, 'bhadre, tuma kahA~ se AI ho ? tumhAre Ane kA prayojana kyA hai ? kaho, tumhAre lie mujhe kyA karanA hai ?' isa prakAra usane jaba kahA taba tumhArA premakArya pUrNa saphala karane ke kartavya se nibaddha maiM kahane lagI : "hama logoM kI svAminI ne tumhAre lie mere dvArA aise vacana kahalA bheje haiM : "he kulacaMdra, vinayabhUSaNa, apayaza - zUnya, guNagarvita, yazasvI, sabake cittAkarSaka merI yaha choTI-sI vinati suno : divyaloka meM basanevAlI apsarAsundariyoM jaisI zreSThI RSabhasena kI ku~arI taraMgavatI ke hRdayamanorathoM kA jisa prakAra zamana ho aura usakA manogata kAmabhAva saphala ho aisA karane kI tuma usa para kRpA karo / cakravAkabhava meM jaisA tumhArA premasaMbaMdha thA vaha aba bhI yadi vaisA hI ho to he dhIra puruSa, usake jIvana ko tumhAre hAtha kA sahArA do / " taraMgavatI ke kathanAnusAra maiMne tumako zabdazaH usakA maukhika saMdeza kaha sunAyA / usakI prArthanA kA piMDarUpa yaha patra bhI tuma svIkAra karo / padmadeva kA virahavRttAMta maiMne jaba isa prakAra nivedana kiyA to vaha rudana ke kAraNa sarvAMga tharathara

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55 taraMgavatI kA~pane lagA, mukha evaM nayana udvigna ho gaye, zokamizrita A~sU DhulakAtA karAhane lagA / isa prakAra gADha anurAga usakA pragaTa dikhAI pdd'aa| A~sU se usakI vANI avaruddha ho gaI / isalie vaha kucha pratyuttara de na skaa| duHkha meM AzvAsana pAne ke lie goda meM rakhe citrapaTTa ko usane A~suoM se dhoyaa| A~kheM rudana se raktima ho giiN| usane vaha patra liyaa| bhauheM nacAte hue usane dhIre-dhIre vaha patra paDhA / patra kA artha avagata kara lene ke bAda svastha hokara prasanna, dhIra, gaMbhIra svara meM usane madhura, spaSTArthI evaM mitAkSarI vacana mujhe isa prakAra ke kahe : "maiM adhika kyA kahU~ ? phira bhI thoDe zabdoM meM jo eka satya bAta kahatA hU~ vaha tuma suno : yadi tuma isa vakta AI na hotI to nizcaya hI kahatA hU~ ki maiM jIvita prApta na hotA / sundarI, tuma yahA~ ThIka samaya para evaM yathAsthAna A pahu~cI, isake kAraNa aba usake saMga merA jIvana jIvaloka ke saMpUrNa sAra kA anubhava kregaa| ugra zaraprahAraka kAmadeva ne jaba mujhe niDhAla banA diyA thA taba tumhAre isa Agamana rUpa staMbha kA AdhAra mujhe milA hai|' isake bAda tumhArA citrapaTTa dekhane se udbhUta pUrvabhava kA smaraNa jo tumane mujhase kahA thA, vaha saba usane mujhase kahA / maiMne bhI udyAna sthita kamalatalaiyA meM. cakravAkoM ko dekha tumheM ho Aye pUrvabhava ke smaraNa kI bAta prAraMbha se use pUrI khii| usane kahA, 'citrapaTTa dekhakara mere hRdaya meM pUrvajanma ke gahare anurAga ke kAraNa jaba zoka chA gyaa| ataH sArI rAta ke bhramaNa ke bAda ekAeka priya mitroM ke sAtha ghara lauya to utsava kI samApti hone para jisa prakAra iMdradhvaja TUTa kara gira par3atA hai vaise maiMne zayyA meM jora se zarIra ko paTaka diyA / maiM garma niHzvAsa chor3ane lagA, zUnyamanaska bana gayA, madana se mathA jA rahA thA, jala se bAhara par3I machalI kI bhA~ti maiM zayyA meM duHkha se chaTapaTAne lgaa| tirachI dRSTi se dekhatA raha jAtA, kabhI bhauMha uThAkara bakavAsa karane lagatA, ghaDI meM haMsatA to ghaDI meM gAtA to kabhI maiM punaH punaH royA karatA / mere aMga atizaya kAma se uttapta the / mujhe priya mitroMne niDhAla dekhakara

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taraMgavatI lajjA kA tyAga karake merI mAtA se yaha vinatI kI : 'yadi yenakena prakAreNa zreSThI kI putrI taraMgavatI kI ma~ganI Apa loga taya nahIM kareMge to padmadeva paraloka kA mehamAna bana jaaegaa| isake bAda mujhe patA calA ki yaha bAta ammA se jJAta hone para bApujI zreSThI ke pAsa isa kAma ke lie gaye the, parantu zreSThI ne ma~ganI kI bAta ThukarA dI / ammA evaM bApujI donoM mujhe samajhAne lage, "beTe ! yaha kanyA hameM aprApya hai| isake sivA aura koI kanyA tumheM pasaMda AI ho to usakI ma~ganI kI bAtacIta hama cAlAe~ / " praNAma kara maiMne unakA Adara kiyA, bhUmi para lalATa Teka, aMjalipuTa racakara lajjA se nIcA mu~ha karake vinaya jatAkara kahA : "ApakI jo AjJA hogI, usakA maiM pAlana karU~gA / usake binA kyA nahIM cala sakatA ?" yaha kahakara maiMne gurujanoM ko nizcita kiyA aura isase ve zokamukta hue| . unake ve vacana sunane ke bAda, he sundarI, marane kI ThAnakara maiM rAta hone kI pratIkSA karane lgaa| usake samAgama kI AzA na rahI taba maiMne socA, 'adhika logoM kI upasthiti meM dina meM mRtyu se bheMTane meM mujhe vighna Ane kA saMbhava hai isalie saba loga so jAne ke bAda maiM jo kara sakU~gA vaha kruuNgaa|' isa prakAra mana meM pakkA nizcaya karake maiM AkAra saMvaraNa kara zAnta rhaa| jIne ke viSaya meM maiM niHspRha bana cukA thA, marane ke lie saMnaddha huA thaa| pitAjI ke paribhava evaM apamAna se mere vIrocita abhimAna ko Thesa pahuMcI thI; aura bujurgo ke prati Adara evaM bhakti ke kAraNa aba merA kartavya evaM dharma kyA hai yaha maiM samajha gayA thA / itane meM tuma isa AvAsa meM priyatamA ke vacanoM kA - hRdaya ko utsava samAna aura mere jIvana ke lie mahAmUlA amRta jaise vacanoM kA - upahAra lekara A pahu~cI / taraMgavatI ke karuNa vacana sunakara merA citta zoka evaM viSAda se bhara AyA hai aura A~kheM A~suoM se chalachalA gaI haiM isalie maiM usakA patra sApha sApha par3ha bhI nahIM sktaa| parantu mere ye vacana tuma use kahanA : "mujhe tumane tumhAre anumaraNa se mola

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taraMgavatI 57 liyA hai| isalie maiM sacamuca hI tumhAre caraNoM kA dAsa banakara tumhAre saMga bsuuNgaa| tumhArA citrapaTTa dekha mujhe pUrvajanma ke vRttAMta kA smaraNa huA hai| mere puNya kama par3e, jisase mujhe tumhArI prApti nahIM huI / isase merA citta viSAdapUrNa ho gayA hai| tumhArI bAta sunate-sunate niraMtara snehavRttimaya maiM prIti ke romAMca se kadamba-puSpa kI bhA~ti kaMTakita ho uThA / " ceTI kA pratyAgamana isa prakAra tumhAre sAtha ke surata ke manoratha kI bAtoM meM mujhe lambe samaya taka roka rakhane ke bAda kAmabANa se jarjarita dehavAle padmadeva ne anicchA se mujhako bidA kiyaa| . bidA hokara maiM usa anupama prAsAda se nikalI taba mujhe lagA ki maiM svarga se Dhakela dI gaI huuN| jisa mArga se gaI thI usI mArga se maiM lauTa aaii| usake bhavana kI samRddhi, vaibhava,-vilAsa evaM vistAra-vizAlatA ke samAna eka zreSThI ke bhavana ko choDa kadAcit anya kisIke nahIM hoMge / maiM aba bhI usake bhavana kI samaddhi, vilAsa, parijanoM kI vizeSatA, evaM usakA ananya rUpa mAno pratyakSa dekha rahI huuN| aura he svAminI, usane tumhAre lie yaha pratyuttara patra diyA hai, jo samasta guNayukta evaM premaguNa kA pravartaka ha~sIkhuzI ke pAtra samAna hai| .. he gRhasvAminI, mere priyatama ke sAkSAt darzana-tulya vaha mudrAMkita patra maiMne usase liyA aura niHzvAsa ke sAtha maiM usake gale laga gaI / ceTI se sanane ko mile vacanoM se maiM utphalla caMpakalatA kI taraha hAsyapulakita huI aura patragata artha jAnane ke lie AturatA se usa patra kI mudrA toDI / tvarA se maiMne priyatama ke vacanoM kI khAna samAna usa patra ko kholA / usameM vahI kA vahI prakaraNa thA, kevala merI mRtyu kI bAta usameM nahIM thii| jo kucha maiMne anubhava kiyA thA aura usane jo kucha kiyA thA vaisA hI lekhana ke rUpa meM akSarabaddha kiyA huA thaa| usakI mRtyu prathama huI aura merA anumaraNa usane na jAnA yaha bhI ucita thA / bhUrjapatra para likhA gayA, priyatama ke pAsa se AyA haA vaha lekha apane bhagnahRdaya se, maiM paDhane lgii| jisa-jisa samaya hamArI jo jo dazA thI so pratyeka

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58 taraMgavatI jisa prakAra huI usI prakAra ThIkaThIka, nizAniyoM ke sAtha priyatama ne zabdoM meM unakA varNana kiyA thA / zabdadehadhArI manmatha evaM baMdhana meM nibaddha vacanadehadhArI kAmadeva ko artha dvArA maiM nirakhatI rhii| padmadeva kA prema patra 'yaha patra merI hRdayanivAsinI taraMgavatI nAma kI sundarI ko hI dene ke lie hai : zikArI madana ke hAtha meM par3I hiranI jaisI, anaMga ke dhanuSya-sI, zocanIya zarIrA, suvikasita sarojamukhI usa bAlA ke Arogya evaM kuzalakSema kI merI ora se zubhakAmanA / he priye kAmadeva kI kRpA se mere evaM tumhAre bIca ke prema kA ciMtana hotA rahane se yahA~ leza bhI asukha nahIM hai| phira bhI he taraMgavatI, anaMgazaprahAra se pIDita maiM tumhArI aprApti ke kAraNa mere zithila hue komala aMgoM ko kisI bhI prakAra dhAraNa nahIM kara sakatA / tuma jo jAnatI ho una saba kuzalasamAcAra ko nivedita karane ke atirikta he kamaladala samAna vizAla evaM sundara nayanavAlI tumase merI yaha vinati hai : he praphulla evaM komala kamala-sA vadanavAlI, pUrvabhava ke premaprasaMgoM meM vyakta hue tumhAre gADha praNayAnurAga se udbhUta kAmanA se maiM jala rahA huuN| ajJAna-aMdhakAra se paripUrNa evaM vividha yoniyoM se bharapUra isa sRSTi meM paraloka se nirvAsita premiyoM kA ekadUsare ke sAtha milanA durlabha hotA hai / he cittanivAsinI, maiM mitroM evaM bAMdhavoM ke balasAmarthya dvArA bharasaka prayAsa karake tumhArI prApti ke lie seTha ko jaba taka prasanna karU~ taba taka he vizAlAkSI taruNI, isa alpAvadhi meM tuma gurujanoM kI prIti kI sukhada kRpA kI AzA dhAraNa karake pratIkSA krnaa| taraMgavatI kA viSAda 'he gRhasvAminI, isa prakAra usake patra ke vistRta artha kA maiMne tAtparya grahaNa kiyaa| usakA jo madhyasthabhAva thA vaha jJAta karake maiM khinna evaM sanna ho gii| jAMgha para kohanI Teka, khulI hatheliyA~ meM maiMne mu~ha DhaMka diyA aura nizcala nayanoM se kisI bAta meM dhyAna lagAkara mAno baiThI hU~ aisI dazA maiMne dhAraNa kara lii|

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taraMgavatI 59 taba ucita vinayavivekavizArada ceTI karakamaloM se apane mastaka para aMjalipuTa racakara mujhe kahane lagI, 'suMdarI, cirakAla sevita manoratha pUrNa karanevAlA, jIvita ko avakAzadAyaka, saMtoSa kA satkAra karanevAlA, premasamAgama evaM suratapravRtti kA sArarUpa yaha patra tumheM usane hI bhejA hai, yaha bAta nizcita hai / priyavacanoM ke amRtapAtra samAna vaha patra tumhAre zoka kA vipakSI malla hai isalie tuma viSAda na dharo / he priyaMguvarNI, bhIru, surata- sukhadAtA priyajana kA samAgama tumheM alpa samaya meM hogA / ' ceTI kA AzvAsana parantu isa prakAra ceTI ne jaba kahA, taba he gRhasvAminI, maiMne kahA, 'he sakhI, suna lo kisa kAraNa se mere mana meM viSAda utpanna huA yaha / mujhe laga rahA hai ki usake citta meM mere prati snehabhAva kucha maMda par3A hai, kyoMki vaha merA samAgama karane ke viSaya meM kAlapratIkSA karane ko kahatA hai / ' yaha sunakara he gRhasvAminI, ceTI vinayapUrvaka hAtha jor3akara phira mujhase kahane lagI, 'he svAminI, tuma se merI prArthanA hai ki tuma merI bAta samajho / uttama puruSa kisa prakAra vyavahAra karate haiM yaha suno| kulIna evaM jJAnasampanna hote hue bhI anucita AcaraNa ko jo nahIM rokate unakA logoM meM upahAsa hotA hai / jisa prakAra ucita upacAra binA gAya duhanevAle ko dUdha nahIM milatA, usI prakAra saMsAra meM ucita upAya ke binA anya kucha bhI prApta nahIM hotA / jo kAma paryApta binA soca-samajhe, utAvalI meM ucita upAya kiye binA prAraMbha kiye jAte haiM ve yadi pUre ho jAye to bhI pariNAma kucha nahIM de sakate / jaba ki yogya upAya se AraMbha kiye kAma yadi pUrNa na bhI hoM to bhI loga usake karanevAle kI niMdA - AlocanA nahIM karate / tIkSNa kamabANoM ke prahAra se pIDita vaha dhIra puruSa saMkaTa meM hote hue bhI apane kula evaM vaMza kA apayaza hone ke Dara se sanmArga choDanA nahIM cAhatA / taraMgavatI kI kAmArtatA " isa prakAra ceTI ke sAtha usakI bAteM karane meM usameM rasabasa citta huI mujhako patA bhI na calA ki kamaloM ko jagAnevAle sUrya kA asta kaba huaa|

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60 taraMgavatI tatapazcAt he gRhasvAminI, maiM tvarA se nahA lene ke bAda bhojana karake ceTI, dhAtrI evaM parijanoM ke sAtha chata para caDha gaI / vahA~ uttama zayana evaM Asana para ArAma karatI huI priyatama kI bAtoM se mana ko bahalAtI maiM rAtri ke prathama prahara kI pratIkSA karane lagI / alpa samaya meM caMdrarUpI mathAnI zaradaRtu ke saundarya se maMDita garAnarUpI gAgara meM utarakara usameM rakhe jyotsnArUpI mahI kA mathana karane lagI / use dekha mere citta meM adhika ghaniSTha evaM duHsaha viSAda chA gayA aura Are kI bhA~ti tIvra kAma mujhe satAne lagA / padmadeva se milane ko jAne kA nizcaya kAmavivaza evaM duHkhArta avasthA ke kAraNa maiM atizaya vyAkula ho gaI aura apanI sakhI se kahane lagI : sakhI, isa prArthanA dvArA maiM tumhAre pAsa prANabhikSA kI yAcanA karatI huuN| maiM saca kahatI hU~ bahana, kumudabaMdhu caMdra dvArA atyaMta, prabala bairI banakara kAmadeva mujhe niSkAraNa kaSTa de rahA hai| usakI zatrutA ke kAraNa he dUtI tumhAre mIThe vacana bhI jhaMjhA ke thapeDoM se kSubdha samudrajala ke samAna mere hRdaya ko svastha nahIM kara sakate / isalie sArasikA, kAma dvArA cAritrabhagna aisI asatI ko, usake darzana kI pyAsI ko tU jaldI mujhe priyatama ke AvAsa le jAo / ataH ceTIne mujhase kahA : 'tumhArI yazasvI kulaparaMparA kA tumheM jatana karanA caahie| tuma aisA duHsAhasa mata karo aura isa prakAra upahAsapAtra mata bno| vaha tumhAre svAdhIna hai; usane tumako jIvanadAna diyA hI hai to tuma apayazabhAgI banane kI bAta choDa do / baDoM ko prasanna karake tuma use prApta kara sakogI / ' paraMtu strIsahaja avicAritA evaM aviveka ke kAraNa aura kAmavega se prerita hokara maiM phira ceTI se kahane lagI, 'saMsAra meM jo utsAhapUrvaka, dRDha saMkalpa ke sAtha niMdA evaM aparAdha hone kI upekSA karake nirbhaya bana jAtA hai vahI amApa lakSmI tatkAla prApta karatA hai / koI bhI bhagIratha kAma kaMThinatA ke kAraNa avaruddha pravRtti ho jAe vaha bhI jaba kAma kA AraMbha kara dete haiM to AsAna bana jAtA hai /

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taraMgavatI 61 priyatama ke darzana karane ko Atura mujhe yadi tuma usake pAsa na le jAogI to kAmabANa se viddha maiM isI samaya tumhAre sAmane mauta ke havAle ho jAU~gI / isalie tuma bilaMba na kro| mujhe tvarA se priyatama ke pAsa le jAo / yadi tuma mujhe mRta nahIM dekhanA cAhatI ho to yaha akartavya kAma bhI karo / ' maiMne isa prakAra jaba kahA taba usa ceTIne bahuta yalamaTUla kI kintu mere prANoM kI rakSA ke uddezya se priyatama ke AvAsa jAne kA usane svIkAra kiyA / priyamilana ke lie prayANa 1 isase merA mana AnaMdita huaa| turaMta maiMne kAmadeva ke dhanuSya jaise AkarSaNa ke sAdhana, saundaryasAdhaka AbhUSaNa va siMgAra jhaTapaTa dhAraNa kiye| mere netra priyatama kI zrIzobhA ke darzana ko kaba ke tarasa rahe the / merA hRdaya atyaMta utsukatA kA anubhava kara rahA thA / yadyapi maiM dUtI ne byore ke sAtha varNita priyatama ke AvAsa para hRdaya se to pahale se tatkSaNa pahu~ca gaI kintu pA~voM se jAne ke lie bAda meM ravAnA huI / maiMne kaTitaTa para ratnamekhalA aura pairoM meM nUpura dhAraNa kara liye / caraNa mere runajhunAte the, gAtra kA~pa rahe the| hama ekadUsare kA hAtha pakaDakara donoM bagala ke dvAra se bAhara nikalIM aura vAhana evaM logoM kI bhIDa se rAjamArga ThasAThasa thA vahA~ para hama utarIM aneka hATa-bAjAra, prekSAgRha evaM nATyazAlAoM se khacAkhaca kauzAmbI kA vaha rAjamArga vaibhava meM svarga kA anukaraNa karatA laga rahA thaa| usa para hama Age baDhane lagIM / AsapAsa aneka, vastue~ sundara evaM darzanIya thIM lekina maiM priyatama ke darzana ke lie atyaMta Atura thI isalie merA citta unase AkarSita na huA | lambe samaya ke bAda Aja priyatama ke darzana hoMge isa umaMga meM he gRhasvAminI ceTI ke sAtha jAne meM maiMne thakAna kI upekSA kii| kabhI hama vega se dauDatI, sarakatIM, kabhI bhIDa ke kAraNa dhImA vega kara letiiN| isa prakAra bahuta kaThinAI jhelate hue, phUle dama priyatama ke AvAsa hama pahu~cIM /

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62 taraMgavatI priyatama ke darzana priyatama bhavana ke mukhya dvAra para AsapAsa mitroM se ghirA ArAma se baiThA thA / dAsIne mujhe ekAMta sthAna meM ThaharAkara usako batA diyA - sabake mana haranevAlA, vaha rAtri ke samaya aneka dIpamAlAoM ke bIca mAno jyotsnA pravAha bahAnevAlA udita shrccNdr| use dekhakara kajjala se zyAmavarNI merI A~kheM A~suoM se bhara gaIM / mere netroM kI tRSA use dekhate chipatI na thI / dIrgha kAla ke pazcAt dekha pAI isalie cakravAkayoni se parivartita isa rUpa ko usa pahale kI kamI ko pUrI karane ke lie ve niraMtara dekhA karanA cAhatI thIM / parantu ve A~suoM se chalachalA gaI thIM isalie dIrghakAla dekhatI rahane para bhI niraMtara dekha na skii| priyatama ko dekhA isalie AnaMda-harSa se pulakita maiM vahA~ eka ora khaDI rahI / sahamI huI evaM lajjita hama donoM aMdara praveza karane meM Dara rahI thiiN| itane meM hamAre sadbhAgya se usane apane mitroM ko 'Apa saba kaumudIvihAra dekhie, maiM to aba zayana karUMgA' yaha kahakara vidA kiyaa| unake jAne para maiMne ceTI se kahA, 'Ao aba hama usa cakravAkazreSTha se milane ke lie zreSThI ke ghara meM cleN|' . maiM jAkara bhavana ke A~gana ke eka kone meM dhaDakate hRdaya se khaDI ho gaI / dAsI jAkara usase milI / maiMne deha para vastrAbharaNa ThIka kiye aura usa dehadhArI kAmadeva se milane ke lie Atura maiM priyatama ko mana bhara ke dekhane lgii| ceTI ko vinaya se hAtha jor3akara vahA~ khaDI dekhakara atyaMta AdarabhAva se evaM haDabaDAtA huA priyatama tvarA se khaDA ho gayA / jisa jagaha maiM lajjA se sahamI huI gupta rUpa se khaDI thI usI ora usane ceTI ke sAtha kadama bddhaaye| usake netra harSAzru se sajala ho gae, dUtI kI u~galI usane pakar3a lI aura saMtoSa kI spaSTa jhalaka mukha para A gaI / vaha kahane lagA : 'merI jIvanasaritA ke bA~dha-sI, sukha kI khAna jaisI, mere hRdayagRha meM basI huI, merI vaha sahacarI tumhArI svAminI kuzala to hai na ? madanabANa ke prahAra se viddhahRdaya mujhe to usakA samAgama karane ke manorathoM ke tanAva ke kAraNa tanika bhI sukha nahIM /

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taraMgavatI 63 he dUtI, bahAnA banAkara priyamitroM ko yaha kahakara vidAya kara diyA ki tuma saba kaumudIvihAra dekhane jaao| mitroM ko choDa Ane ke bAda maiM priyAviraha kI vyathA se kucha rAhata pAne ke lie, tumhAre AvAsa ke pAsa jAkara citrapaTTa dekhane kI soca hI rahA thA ki usI kSaNa maiMne tumheM mere AvAsa meM AyI huI dekhI aura isase maiM santuSTa ho gayA aura merA hRdayazoka dUra ho gayA / kaho dUtI priyatamA ne jo tumheM kahA ho vaha maiM sunane ko Atura hU~ / taba ceTI ne usase kahA 'usane mere sAtha koI saMdeza nahIM bhejA, para vaha svayaM tumhAre pAsa AI hai, isalie vahI tumase vinati karegI / he svAmI, itane samaya taka to usane kaSTa se dhIraja rakhI, to usa kAmAtura kA tuma pANi grahaNa karanA / taraMgoM se uchalatI gaMgA jaise samudra ke pAsa jAtI hai vaise he puruSasamudra, pUrvajanma ke anurAga - nIra se bharI yaha taraMgavatI kanyAsaritA tumhAre pAsa AI hai / ' premiyoM kA milana usa samaya he gRhasvAminI, mujhe bhI atyaMta ghabarAhaTa hotI thI / parizrama ke kAraNa mere aMga pasIne se tarabatara the| ekadama AnaMdAzru umar3a aaye| maiM kA~patI huI usake caraNoM meM girane ko udyata huI, ki priyatama ne vinaya se mujhe hAthI kI suMDa jaisI usakI sukhada bhujAoM se uThA lii| gADha AliMgana dekara dera taka A~sU bahAne ke bAda vaha kahane lagA, 'he merI zokanAzinI svAminI tumhArA svAgata ho / ' vikasita kamalasarovara meM se bAhara AI huI parantu kamalazUnya karavAlI lakSmI samAna mujhe vaha hAsya se vikasita sundara mukhakamalavAlA animeSa netroM se dekhatA hI rahA / maiM bhI lajjAnata, ardhatIrache moDe hAsapulakita aMgoM se use kSobhapUrvaka tIrache netroM se kaTAkSapUrvaka dekhane lagI thI aura jaba usakI dRSTi mujha para paDatI taba maiM apanI dRSTi nIcI DhAla letI thI / priyatama kA saba avasthAMtaroM meM suMdara, evaM atizaya kAntipUrNa rUpa dekhakara merI kAmanA paripUrNa huI / usake darzana se udbhUta, prItirUpa dhAnya ko utpanna karanevAlI, paritoSarUpI vRSTi se merA hRdayakSetra sarAbora huA /

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taraMgavatI taraMgavatI ke sAhasa ke kAraNa padmadeva ciMtita tatpazcAt priyatamane mujhase pUchA, 'tuma aisA sAhasa kyoM kara baiThI ? he kRzodarI, maiMne tumase kahA to thA ki gurujanoM kI saMmati mile taba taka pratIkSA karanA / - tumhAre pitA rAjA ke snepAtra haiM, zrImaMta haiM, vyApAriyoM ke maMDala meM unake vacana kA Adara hai, mitramaMDala unakA bahuta vistRta hai aura ve nagaraseTha bhI haiN| isa avinaya kA patA lagate hI ve tumhAre guNa-vinaya meM bAdhArUpa bneNge| sAtha-sAtha mujha para rUThakara mere samUce kula kA nikaMdana kara ddaaleNge| isalie unheM tumhAre yahA~ Ane kA patA lage isase pahale tuma apane ghara lauTa jaao| maiM kisI ucita upAya se tumhArI prApti ho aisA kucha karUMgA / he sundarI, hama yadi gupacupa bhAga jAe~ to bhI tumhArA pitA kaDI nigarAnI rakhanevAle guptacaroM dvArA saba mAlUma kara leMge isameM tanika bhI saMdeha nahIM / " / bhAga jAne kA nirNaya . usI samaya koI puruSa rAjamArga para gIta gAtA huA gujarA / he gRhasvAminI usake gIta meM yaha artha samAyA huA thA : - 'sahaja sAmane se calI AI priyatamA, yauvanAvasthA, saMpatti, rAjalakSmI evaM varSARtu kI cA~danI-ina pA~ca vastuoM kA tatkAla upabhoga kara lenA caahie| svayaM jisako cAhatA ho, vaha priyatamA prApta ho jAne para jo manuSya use ThukarAtA hai vaha mAno svayaM AI lalita lakSmI ko ThukarAne ke samAna hai| ... jIvana ke sarvasva jaisI atyaMta durlabha priyatamA dIrghakAla bItane para yadi prApta karane ke bAda koI hAtha se use jAne detA hai to vaha saccA premI nahIM hai|' - yaha sunakara he gRhasvAminI, gIta ke marma se use Thesa pahuMcI isalie saMpUrNa nirmala zaraccaMdra samAna mukhavAlA vaha merA priyatama kahane lagA, "priye, dUsarA vicAra yaha bhI hai ki yadi hama isI samaya kahIM paradeza cale jAya, to vahA~ rahakara lambe samaya taka nirvighna AnaMda meM jIvana gujAra sakeM / ' _. taba rote - rote maiMne kahA, 'he nAtha, aba lauTakara vApasa jAne kI mere

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65 taraMgavatI basakI bAta nahIM / maiM to tumhArA hI anusaraNa karU~gI / tuma kaho vahA~ bhAga jaaeN|' tatpazcAt mujhe vividha anya upAyoM ko usane kahA kintu maiM kRtanizcaya hU~ aisA jAnakara usane kahA, 'to hameM jAnA hI cAhie / isalie mArga meM upayogI ho sake aisA kucha pAtheya le luuN| yaha kahakara vaha apane ghara ke bhItara ke bhAga meM gayA / isa ora maiMne bhI ceTI ko mere AbhUSaNa le Ane ke lie khAnA kiyaa| premiyoM kA palAyana dUtI ko sAtha meM liye binA prayANa dUtI hamAre AvAsa kI ora jAne ko teja raphtAra se ravAnA huI / itane meM to merA priyatama hAtha meM ranakaraMDaka lekara lauTa / / usane kahA : 'he kamalapatrAkSI ! calo, aba ruke rahane ke lie samaya nhiiN| jaba taka zreSThI ko patA cale isa bIca tuma bhAga sakatI ho / ' maiM lajjita hokara bolI, 'maiMne ceTI ko AbhUSaNa le Ane ko bhejI hai, vaha lauTa Ae tabataka thoDI dera hama rukeM / usane kahA : sundarI, zAstrakAroMne arthazAstra meM kahA hai ki dUtI sadaiva parAbhava kI dUtI hI hotI hai, vaha kArya siddha karanevAlI nahIM hotI / usa dUtI dvArA hI hamArI gupta maMtraNA khula jAegI / tumane use kyoM bhejA ? strI kA peTa chichalA hotA hai| adhika dera taka usameM rahasya Tika nahIM pAtA / kusamaya meM AbhUSaNa lekara A rahI vaha kadAcita pakaDI gaI to hamArA bheda khula jAegA aura hamArI bhAga jAne kI yojanA guDa gobara ho jAegI yaha nizcita usana isalie vaha pakaDI jAe isase pahale isI kSaNa hI bhAganA pdd'egaa| samaya naSTa kiye binA cala par3anevAle kA kAma nirvighna bana jAtA hai / aura maiMne maNi, muktA evaM ratnajaDita AbhUSaNa le liye haiM / mUlyavAna anya sAmagrI, modaka Adi bhI liye haiM / to calo hama bhAgane lgeN|' usane jaba isa prakAra kahA taba usakI icchA ke vaza hokara, he gRhasvAminI, maiM sArasikA kI pratIkSA kiye binA satvara ravAnA huI /

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taraMgavatI logoM ke Ane-jAne ke kAraNa sArI rAta nagarI ke dvAra khule dekha hama vahA~ se bAhara nikala gaye aura sIdhe hama yamunAtaTa pahu~ce / 66 vahA~ rasse se khUMTe ke sAtha baMdhI nAva hamane dekhI / vaha halakI, drutagati sakSama, cauDI, acheda talavAlI thI / use baMdhana se khola hama donoM satvara usameM caDha baitthe| mere priyatama ne usameM ratnakaraMDaka rakhA aura ballA samhAlA / nAgoM evaM yamunA nadI ko praNAma karake hama samudra kI ora bahate yamunApravAha meM Age baDhane lage / apazukana ThIka usI samaya copAyoM ke baMdIjana jaise nizAcara siyAra hamArI dAyIM dizA meM zaMkhanAda-sA udghoSa karane lage / yaha sunakara priyatama ne nAva rokI aura mujhase kahA, 'sundarI, thoDI dera . hameM isa zakuna kA Adara karanA hogA / bAyIM ora bhAgakara jAte siyAra kuzala karate haiM, dAyIM ora bhAgakara jAte ghAta karate haiM, pIche kI ora jAnevAle pravAsa roka lauTa par3ane ko vivaza karate haiM, Age calakara vadha athavA baMdhana karAte haiN| kintu isameM eka lAbha yaha hai ki merI prANahAni na hogI / isa saguNa ke kAraNa apazakuna ke doSa kI mAtrA kama ho jAtI hai|' yaha kahakara priyatama Apatti se sAzaMka bana gayA aura phira naukA ko vega se pravAha meM dauDAI / pravAsa nAcatI - kUdatI bacherI kI bhA~ti jalataraMgoM para saratI naukA meM jhaTaka se calate balloM se dUta vega se hama Age baDha rahe the / Age kI ora dekhane para kinAre ke vRkSa gola cakkara khAte dIkha par3ate the aura pIche kI ora dekhate to ve bhAga jAte hoM aisA AbhAsa hotA thA / pravAha atizaya maMda thA isalie taTa ke vRkSa vAyu ke abhAva ke kAraNa niSkaMpa the| paMchiyoM ke bola bhI nahIM sunAI dene ke kAraNa yamunAne jaise ki maunavrata liyA ho aisA laga rahA thA / usa samaya hama bhayamukta bana gaye the / isalie pUrvabhava ke paricaya se priyatama vizvasta huA aura mere sAtha hRdaya zItala kara de aisA vArtAlApa karane lgaa|

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taraMgavatI usane kahA, 'bhIru priye, cirakAla se bichuDe hue hamako iSTa sukha denevAlA samAgama kisI prakAra puNya ke prabhAva se prApta huA hai| he suMdarI, tuma samAgama hetu citrapaTTa yadi taiyAra na karatI to hama apaneparivartita rUpa ke kAraNa ekadUsare ko kabhI pahacAna na pAte / he kAntA, tumane citrapaTTa pradarzita karake mujha para jo anugraha kiyA isase yaha punarjIvana jaisA premasamAgama prApta huaa|' isa prakAra ke zravaNa evaM mana ko zAMtidAyaka aneka madhura vacana priyatama ne mujhase kahe paraMtu maiM pratyuttara meM kucha bhI na bola sakI / cirakAla ke paricita prasaMgoM ke kAraNa usako maiMne jIta liyA thA phira bhI maiM atizaya lajjAvaza apanA mukha usase pherakara nIcI dRSTi karake kaTAkSapUrvaka use dekha rahI thii| vANI mere kaMTha meM hI bhaTaka jAtI thii| ratisukha kI utsukatA ke kAraNa mere hRdaya kI dhukadhukI baDha gaI thii| mere manoratha pUrNa hone kA yaha AraMbha ho rahA thA isake kAraNa kAmadevane mujhe uttejita kara DAlI thii| taraMgavatI kI AzaMkA dehAkRti se prasanna evaM pulakita aMgoMvAlI banI huI maiM nAva kA tala pA~va se kuredane lagI aura priyatama se kahane lagI, 'he nAtha, isa samaya maiM jaise kisI devatA ko kara rahI hU~ vaise tumako nivedana kara rahI huuN| maiM aba tumhAre sukha-duHkha kI sahabhAginI bhAryA huuN| tumhAre kAraNa maiMne pIhara tyAga diyA / merA tyAga tuma to na karanA / tumhIM mere bhartAra aura bAMdhava donoM ho isalie merA tyAga na krnaa| he priya, maiM tuma para premarakta huuN| isalie mujhe kevala tumhAre vacana sunane ko mileMge to bhI nirAhAra rahakara dIrgha kAla taka maiM apanI deha TikA skuuNgii| parantu tumhAre binA hRdaya ko sukhakara aisI tumhArI vANI se vaMcita banane para eka kSaNa bhI dhairya dhAraNa nahIM kara skuuNgii|' he gRhasvAminI, isa prakAra bhAvI sukha para mana se vicAra kiyA / maiMne use isalie yaha kahA ki manuSya kA mana caMcala haiM aisI AzaMkA mere citta meM pragaTa huI thii| AzaMkA kA nivAraNa taba vaha bolA, "priye, tuma apane piyara ke lie tanika bhI ciMtA va

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68 . taraMgavatI utkaMThA aba mata karo / he vizAlanayanI, maiM tumhArA lezamAtra bhI ahita na kruuNgaa| tuma dekho, yaha zaradaRtu hai, nadIpravAha vegIlA hai, nAva capala gati se maMda hue binA saraka rahI hai, anukUla havA se dhakiyAtI tejI se Age baDha rahI isalie he nayanavizAlA suMdarI, alpa samaya meM hI hama zveta prAsAdoM se suhAvanI, samRddha evaM prazasya kAkaMdInagarI pahuMca jAyeMge / vahA~ merI phUphI rahatI hai / usake zreSTha mahAlaya meM tuma nizcita hokara svarga kI apsarA kI bhA~ti ramaNa karanA / tumhIM mere sukha kI khAna ho, duHkhanAzinI ho, mere gRhaparivAra kI gRhiNI bhI tumhI ho / ' isa prakAra priyatama ne mujhase kahA / gAMdharvavivAha taba use cakravAka bhava ke praNaya kA smaraNa ho AyA isalie kAmakSubdha hokara usane mujhako apane bhujapiMjara meM jakaDa liyA / priyatama ke sparza se jo rasapAna maiM kara sakI usase mujhe aisI zAnti huI, jaisI grISma ke Atapa se saMtapta dharatI ko varSA pAne para ThaMDaka hotI hai| usane mujhe gADha AliMgana diyA parantu mere stana puSTa hone ke kAraNa usake ura meM merA ura niraMtara evaM sapUrNa lIna ho na skaa| hamane gAMdharvavidhi se gupta vavAha kiyA, jo mAnavIya sukhoM kA sudhA pravAha samAna thA / hama donoM ne apane-apane iSTadevoM ko praNAma kiyA aura yauvanasvarga kI prApti samAna usane merA pANigrahaNa kiyaa| virahI jaise hama donoM premapyAsa se atRpta, dera taka paraspara ekadUsare ko nirakhate rhe| he gRhasvAminI isa prakAra hamane paritoSa evaM mAnavIya ratisukhoM kA zreya prApta kiyA / nAva bhAgIrathI meM kramazaH baDha rahI thii| usameM ghumate cakravAka jaise hama mAnavacakravAka AnaMda se ramaNa karate rahe / prAtaHkAla itane meM caMdrarUpa biMdiyA se zobhita, jyotsnArUpa atyaMta mahIna zveta dUkUla dhAriNI, tAroM kA hAra pahana rajanIyuvatI bidA huii| cAra prahararUpa taraMgoM se jisakA zarIra DhakelAtA thA, vaha caMdrarUpa haMsa

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taraMgavatI gaganasarovara meM tairatA pUrvataTa se pazcimataTa pahu~cA / jAgakara prAtaHkAla mukhara hue haMsa, sArasa, kAraMDava, cakravAka, TiTahare mAno maMgalapATha karane lage the| __ usa samaya aMdhakArazatru, dinacaryA kA sAkSI gaganaA~gana kI aganajyota evaM jIvaloka kA Aloka sUrya udita huA / cakravAka ke zabda se pUrNa evaM tRpta manorathavAle hama bhI bhAgIrathI ke pravAha ke sAtha bahuta dUra A gaye the| usa samaya priyatama ne mujhase kahA, 'he vizAla nitaMbinI, aba mukhaprakSAlana kA samaya ho gayA hai| sUryodaya ke bAda ratikriyA karane yogya samaya nahIM mAnA jAtA / he bAlA, dAyeM kinAre jo zaMkha ke aMza jaisA zveta retIlA pradeza hai vahA~ hama jAe~ aura suMdarI, vahA~ sukhapUrvaka hama ramaNa kareM / utarANa : luTeroM kI TolI kI pakaDa meM . tatpazcAt priyatama ne avalokanayaMtra kA upayoga karake dekhA, kuzalatA se gatiniyaMtraNa karake nAva ko usI ora moDA aura calAyA / rativyAyAma se thake hue hama nirvighna gaMgA ke zveta retIle pulina para niHzaMka hokara uttare / vahA~ ke ramaNIya evaM prazasta sthaloM kI ora aMgulyAdeza paraspara karate, bhaya se nitAMta anajAna hone se vizvasta aise hamane ekAeka coroM ko dekhA / gaMgAtaTa kI jhADI meM se ghusa Aye, sira para kaTake bA~dhe hue yamadUta jaise krodhI, kaThora evaM kAlekalUTe coroM ne hameM ghera liyaa| ___maiM priyatama ko lipaTa pdd'ii| mAre Dara, ucca evaM phaTI AvAja se rokara maiMne kahA, "priyatama, yakAyaka TUTa par3I isa Apatti meM, batAo aba kyA kareMge?' taba priyatama ne kahA, 'sundarI, Daro mata, dhairya dharo / ina dAruNa coroM para prahAra kara maiM unheM rokatA huuN| tuma mujhe prApta huI isake saMtoSa se merA mana mohita ho gayA aura hathiyAra maiMne sAtha na liye / kevala ramaNa evaM bhramaNa karanA hogA itanA hI socakara maiMne mAtra tumhAre lie maNi, ratna evaM AbhUSaNa hI sAtha liye| suMdarI, kAmabANa se saMtapta, sAhasabuddhi puruSa jaba mauta se bheMTane kA nizcaya karatA hai, taba Agata saMkaTa kI paravA nahIM karatA / bhale hI ye cora saba samartha hoM kintu yaha vizvAsa karo ki zaktizAlI puruSa ke lie bhayaMkara zatru ko bhI

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70 taraMgavatI yuddha meM parAsta karanA AsAna hai| he vilAsinI, satya paristhiti se anajAna ye cora kevala taba taka mere sAmane khaDe haiM, jaba taka unhoMne khaDaga uddhRta merI karAla bhujA ko dekhA nahIM hai| inameMse kisI eka ko mArakara usakA hathiyAra le lU~gA aura jaise pavana bAdaloM ko bikhera detA hai vaise maiM ina sabako bhagA duuNgaa| pauruSa dikhAte vakta mujha para vipatti Aye to bhale hI Aye, kintu he kRzodarI, rudana karatI tumako ve uThA le jAte maiM kadApi nahIM dekha sakatA / he sundarI, niSThura evaM balavAna coroM se luTa jAne para vastrAbhUSaNa vihIna, vipaNNa zokagrasta aura bhagnahRdayA tumako maiM kisI bhI prakAra nahIM dekha sakatA / tumane pUrvabhava meM mere lie mRtyu kA varaNa kiyA aura isa bhava meM pIhara evaM sukhasamRddhi tyAge- aisI tuma para coroM dvArA balAtkAra hotA mere jIvita hote hue rokU~ nahIM yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ? to he bAlA, maiM coroM kA sAmanA karane lagatA hU~ yaha tuma dekho / ina coroM ke sAtha laDakara yA to hamArA chuTakArA yA to maraNa hogaa| sAmanA na karane ko taraMgavatI kI prArthanA priyatama ke ye vacana sunakara maiM 'he nAtha, 'tuma mujhe anAtha na choDa jAnA' yaha kahatI usake pairoM meM girI / 'yadi yahI nizcaya tumhArA hai to maiM jabataka AtmahatyA karU~ taba taka tuma ruka jAo / coroM ke hAthoM tumhArA vadha hotA maiM kisI prakAra dekha sakU~gI nahIM / . yadi merI deha naSTa ho jAyegI to isase mujhe bahuta lAbha hogA, kintu yadi coraloga tumhArI hatyA kareMge to phira jItI rahane meM mujhe kucha bhI lAbha nahIM / Aha ke bAda mugdhapuruSa, dIrghakAla prApta, bhAgIrathI kA pathika, alpakAla ke milana ke aMta meM, he nAtha, jaise svapna meM dekhA aura adRzya huA vaise tuma aba alabhya ho jaaoge| paraloka meM hamArA phira se samAgama kadAcit ho yA na ho kintu jabataka maiM jIvita hU~ taba taka tuma merA rakSaNa avazya hI karanA / ekadUsare ko na choDane para hamArA jo honA hogA vaha bhale ho; bhAga jAnevAlA bhI karmavipAka ke prahAroM se baca nahIM paataa|

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taraMgavatI . 71 isa prakAra atyaMta vilApa karatI aura priyatama ko saMgharSa meM utarane se rokatI maiM mAthe para hAtha joDakara coroM se kahane lagI, 'tumhArI icchAnusAra mere zarIra para se sabhI mUlyavAna AbhUSaNa le lo parantu merI itanI binatI hai ki isa nirdoSa kI hatyA na kro| luTeroM ke baMdI bane .. itane meM jaise paMkha kATakara jinakA AkAzagamana kA aMta kiyA ho aise pakSiyoM ke samAna dukhiyAre evaM bhAgane meM azakta hamako coroM ne pakaDa liyA / anya kucha coroM ne prathama nAva para aura usameM rakhe AbhUSaNa ke Dibbe para kabjA kiyA aura cillA-cillAkara rotI mujhe anya kucha coroM ne dhakkA dekara paTaka diyA / merI prArthanA ke anusAra sAmanA na karate mere priyatama ko anya kucha cAroM ne aise pakaDa liyA - mAno maMtrabala kA pritakAra karane meM azakta viSailA nAga ko pkdd'aa| . isa prakAra, he gRhasvAminI, hama donoM ko bhAgIrathI ke pulina para coroM ne pakar3A aura ratnoM kA DibbA bhI le liyA / he gRhasvAminI, hAtha meM kaMkaNa ke sivA sabhI mere gahane unhoMne utAra liye / / merA priyatama mujhe, phUla cuna lI gaI latA jaisI zobhAhIna banI dekhakara, TapaTapa A~sU girAtA mUka rudana karane lgaa| luTa gaye bhaMDAra evaM kamalazUnya sarovara samAna zrIhIna mere priyatama ko dekhakara maiM bhI duHkhI hokara ro par3I / ___U~cI AvAja se cillA-cillAkara rotI mujhe dekhakara niSThura coroM ne DA~Takara kahA, 'dAsI, zora-zarAbA mata kara varan isa chokare ko mAra ddaaleNge|' yaha sunakara priyatama ke prANoM kI rakSA ke lie maiM usase lipaTa gaI aura hicakiyA~ le lekara kA~pate hRdaya mUka rudana karane lagI ! A~sU ke kAraNa mere adharoSTha cikanA ho gyaa| nayanarUpa meghoM se maiM apane payodhararUpa DuMgaroM ko nahalAtI rahI / he gRhasvAminI, coraTolI kA saradAra, usake sAmane lAkara rakhe AbharaNaDibbe, ko dekhakara khuza khuza ho gayA aura apane subhaToM se kahane lagA, 'eka pUrA mahala

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72 taraMgavatI lUTane para bhI itanA mAla na milatA / ArAma se bahutase dina juA kheleMge aura manacahetiyA~ ke cAva pUrA kreNge| isa prakAra vicAravimarza karake ve cora nadItaTa tyAgakara ema donoM para paharA dete hue, dakSiNa kI ora le cale / corapallI vikasita sUyabela se hama donoM ko bA~dha liye aura halAhala viSa se bhI adhika hataka aisI coroM ke lie sukhadAyaka pallI meM hameM le gaye / vaha pallI pahADa kI khoha meM banI huI thI, ramaNIya evaM durgama thii| usake AsapAsa kA pradeza nirjala thA kintu usameM jalabhaMDAra the aura zatrusenA ke lie vaha agamya thii| usake dvArapradeza meM se aneka logoM kA AnA-jAnA niraMtara huA karatA thA / sAtha sAtha vahA~ talavAra, zakti, DhAla, bANa, kanaka, bhAlA vagairaha vividha AyudhoM se sajja cora paharA de rahe the| vahA~ mallaghaTI, paTaha, DuDukka, makuMda, zaMkha evaM pirilI ke nAda gUMja rahe the / U~cI AvAja se ho rahe gAnatAna, ha~sImajAka, cIkha-pukAra kA cahu~ora kolAhala thaa| usameM praveza karate samaya hamane prANiyoM ke balidAna se tuSTa honevAlI devI kA sthAnaka dekhA / devasthAna taka jAne ke lie sIDhiyA~ banI huI thI aura usa para aneka dhvajApatAkAe~ phahara rahI thiiN| kAtyAyanI devI ke sthAnaka ko namaskAra kara pradakSiNA karake hamane vahA~ upasthita evaM bAhara se vApasa lauTe cAroM ko dekhaa| vahA~ niyukta coroM ne akSata zarIra evaM lAbha sahita lauTe hamAre sAtha ke coroM se pUchatAcha kI aura latAbaMdhana se baMdhe hama donoM ko pallI meM lAye gaye dekhakara ve vismita hRdaya evaM animeSa A~khoM se dekhane lge| inameM se kucha kahane lage, 'naranArI ke sArarUpa yaha yugala sundara lagatA hai / tanika bhI mAnasika thakAna, binA anubhava kiye inheM vidhAtA ne banAye hoM aisA lagatA hai| caMdra se rAta jyoM sundara lagatI hai, aura rAtri se zaraccaMdra suhAvanA

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____73 taraMgavatI lagatA hai vaise ye taruNa-taruNI ekadUsare kI zobhA bar3hA rahe haiN|' usa pallI meM eka ora loga AnaMda-pramoda kara rahe the to dUsarI ora baMdhana se bA~dhe baMdiyoM kA karuNa kraMdana sunAI par3atA thA / ataH vahA~ devaloka evaM yamaloka ubhaya ke darzana ho rahe the / pallIvAsiyoM ke vividha pratibhAva ananya rUpa, lAvaNya evaM yauvana se yukta devatAyugala jaisA taruNa-taruNI kA yugala subhaTa pakaDa lAye haiM, yaha sunakara kautuka se bAlaka, bUDhe evaM striyA~ sahita lokasamudAya pallI mArga meM umaDane lgaa| isa prakAra karuNa dazA meM hamako le jA rahe dekhakara striyA~ zokAnvita hokara evaM baMdiniyA~ apanI saMtAna jaise hameM mAnakara rudana karane lagIM / ' eka sthAna para taruNoM ke mana evaM cakSu curA lenevAlI corataruNiyA~ mere priyatama ko dekhakara hAsyapulakita ho yaha kahane lagI : 'AkAza meM se rohiNI sahita nIce utare caMdra jaise isa yuvAna baMdI ko usakI patnI ke sAtha-sAtha hI rkhnaa|' mere priyatama ke rUpa meM lubdha zvetanayanI corastriyoM ke prANa kevala unakI A~khoM meM ekatrita ho gye| taruNiyA~ vilAsapUrNa aMgavikSepa ke rUpa meM kAmavikAra pradarzita karatI huI kaTAkSa karatI huI vahA~ se gujarate hue priyatama ko pyAra se dekha rahI thii| unako kAmavikAra ke kAraNa ha~satI-muskAtI dekha usa samaya mere citta meM zoka evaM IrSyAyukta krodhAgni bhabhaka uThI / baMdI banAye gaye mere priyatama ko mere sAtha vahA~ praviSTa hotA dekhakara kucha baMdiniyA~ usako putra ke samAna mAnakara zoka karatI huI rudana karane lgiiN| 'deva samAna sundara evaM nayanAmRta samAna tuma hamAre hRdayacora ho / tumheM mukta kre|' isa prakAra mere priyatama ko saMbodhita karatI kucha baMdiniyA~ kahane lgii| aura anya kucha baMdiniyA~ rotI-cillAtI prArthanApUrvaka duA ke sAtha kahane lagI, 'he putra, tuma apanI patnI ke sAtha baMdhana mukta bano / '

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74 taraMgavatI sAtha hI mujhe dekhakara vahA~ kucha chaile yuvaka AnaMda se kilakAriyA~ bharate kahane lage, 'isa yuvatI ke kyA hI kamAla ke rUparaMga evaM rasapUrNa lAvaNya haiM !' to kucha mujhe sarAhate hue ekadUsare ko dikhAte the, 'bacce ! isa apsarA tulya gorI ko to dekho ! puSpaguccha samAna stanayugala evaM pallava samAna hAthavAlI, apane priyatamarUpa madhukara se sevita isa strI ke rUpa meM azokalatA ko dekho! stanayugalarUpa cakravAka, kaTimekhalArUpa haMsazreNI, nayanarUpa matsyayugala evaM vistIrNa kaTirUpa pulinavAlI ahA isa yuvatIrUpa nadI ko to ! dekho| atizaya rudana karane ke kAraNa lAla aMgAre-sA ho cukA usakA sahaja sundara badana, saMdhyA kI raktima AbhA se raMjita zaradapUrNimA ke caMdra jaisA kitanA suMdara laga rahA hai ! sabhI avasthAMtaroM meM sundara evaM zrIyuta usake rUpa ke kAraNa vaha kamala rahita hAthavAlI bhagavatI lakSmI samAna sundara laga rahI hai|| usake keza masRNa haiM, netra zyAmala haiM, daMtapaMkti zveta evaM nirmala hai, stana golamaTola haiM, jaghana puSTa haiM evaM caraNa sapramANa haiM / kucha cora kahane lage the, 'hama ise dekha dhanya ho gaye : kadAcit siMgAra sajane kI taiyArI ke samaya devAMganA raMbhA aisI hI lagatI hogI / yadi yaha ramaNI staMbha ko sparza kare to use bhI calita kara de, RSiyoM ko citta bhI caMcala kara de; indra bhI apanI eka hajAra A~khoM se dekhatA rahe to bhI tRpta na hogaa| to kucha cora parAyI strI ke prati A~kha uThAkara dekhane meM pApabhIrU, vinayapUrvaka zarIra sikuDakara cale jAte the| ve 'yaha becArI dIna hai, apane pati ke sAtha |'aise bhAva se mujhe dekhakara dUra saraka jAte the| 'isa taruNa kA vadha karake hamArA senApati isa asAdhAraNa rUpavatI yuvatI ko apanI gRhiNI banAegA / '- isa prakAra vahA~ pakaDa ke lAye gaye anya strIpuruSa kaha rahe the ki mere priyatama kA vadha kregaa| aise saMketa se maiM atyaMta bhayabhIta bana jAtI thii|

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taraMgavatI 75 taruNa merI prazaMsA karate the aura adhikatara yuvatiyA~ mere priyatama kI prazaMsA kara rahI thIM, jabaki bAkI loga donoM ke prati anurAgapUrNa athavA taTastha the| corasenApati isa prakAra zatru, mitra evaM taTastha pallIjanoM se nirakhAte-nirakhAte hameM U~cI kaMTakayukta bADavAle corasenApati ke ghara meM le jAyA gyaa| vahA~ hamako praveza karavA ke usa coravasAhata ke senApati ke aDDe samAna ati U~ce baiThakakhaMDa meM le jAye gaye / he gRhasvAminI, vahA~ hamane corasamUha ke netA evaM subhaTacUDAmaNi usa zUravIra ko koMpaloM ke Dhera se bane Asana para baiThA dekhaa| tapta suvarNa kI camakavAlI aura AsapAsa guMjArita bhramaroMvAlI puSpita asanavRkSa kI DAlI se use dhIre-dhIre havA jhalI jA rahI thii| - vIra sonikoM ke paricayacihna samAna aura sIne para saMgrAmoM meM prApta aMgalepa samAna jhele prazasta prahAroM se usakA pUrA zarIra cihnacitrita thA / aneka yuddha laDakara pakke bane kAlapuruSoM jaise corasubhaToM ke samUha se ghIrA huA yamarAja samAna lagatA thA / vaha ghugghU jaisI AMkhoM, paTTI se lapeTI piMDaliyoM, kaThora jA~gha evaM puSTa kamaravAlA thaa| mRtyu-bhaya se trasta evaM kA~pate hamane usa samaya use karasaMpuTa kI aMjalirUpa bheMTa pradAna karate hue usakA abhivAdana kiyA / dRSTi kendrita kara ke vaha hamameM bhaya preratA huA animeSa netroM se jisa prakAra bAgha hariNayugala ko dekhatA hai vaise hamako nirakhane lgaa| ___ vahA~. sthita corasamUha ne bhI hamAre rUpa, lAvaNya evaM yauvana ko apanI svAbhAvika raudra dRSTi se dekhA aura vismita huA / aneka gAyoM, striyoM evaM brAhmaNoM kA vadha karake pApamaya banI buddhi se jisakA hRdaya dayAhIna evaM krUra ho cukA thA aise bhISaNa senApati ne hamArA nirIkSaNa kara lene ke bAda nikaTa khaDe eka cora ke kAna meM niSkaMpa svara meM kucha saMdeza kahA : 'cAturmAsa ke aMta meM senApatiyoM dvArA strIpuruSa kI joDI kA bali caDhAkara devI kA yajJa karane kI hamArI prathA hai| hameM navamI ke dina yajJa

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76 taraMgavatI meM isa yugala kA vadha karanA hai| isalie ye palAyana na ho jAyeM isa prakAra tuma unakI sAvadhAnI se nigarAnI rakhanA / ' ____ yaha sunakara turaMta hI merA hRdaya mRtyubhaya evaM uttarottara bar3hate zoka mizriNa se bhara gyaa| padmadeva baMdhana meM tatpazcAt apane svAmI kI AjJA hAtha joDakara svIkAra karake vaha corayuvaka hamako apane nivAsasthAna para le gyaa| hama begunAha ke zatru bane usane mere priyatama ke hAtha ko jora se moDakara usake sabhI aMga bA~dha liye / priyajana kI isa Apatti ko dekha merA hRdaya bhabhaka uThA / usa duHkha se maiM isa prakAra vilApa karatI huI bhUmi para girI jaise nAgayuvAna garuDa se grasane para nAgayuvatI giratI hai| bikhare kezakalApa evaM A~sU kI bADha se avaruddha nayanoM sahita maiM usake bAMdhane meM bAdhA DAlatI huI priyatama ke sIne se lipaTa pdd'ii| 'anArya, tuma usake badale mujhe bAMdho / jaise mukhya hastinI ke kAraNa puruSahastI baMdhana meM par3atA hai vaise mere kAraNa hI baMdhana meM yaha par3A hai|' . ___AliMgana dene meM samartha, priyatama kI sundara, ghuTanoM taka laMbI bhujAe~ ekadUsarI se saTAkara usakI pITha ke pIche bA~dha dI / priyatama ke baMdhana kholane kA prayAsa karatI dekhakara usa cora ne mujhe lAta lagAI evaM dhamakAkara eka ora uThA pheNkii| baMdhana kI sthiti meM merA priyatama jo dhairya se viSAdamukta rahA thA, vaha aba mujha para prahAra evaM merA apamAna hone se atyaMta duHkhI huaa| rotA huA vaha mujhase kahane lagA, 'Aha priye ! mere kAraNa tumako pahale kabhI na sahe aise mRtyu se bhI adhika kaSTadAyaka apamAna sahanA par3A / maiMne apane mAtApitA, baMdhuvarga ke lie yA svayaM ke lie itanA zoka nahIM kiyA, jitanA navavadhU kI sthiti meM tumhArI durdazA dekha mujhe ho rahA hai| isa prakAra zoka vyakta karate priyatama ko usa corane jaise kisI gajarAja ko khUTe se bA~dha de usI prakAra pITha kI tarapha bA~dha diyaa| . isa prakAra baMdhana se use vaza karake vaha nirdaya cora barAmade meM gayA aura

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77 taraMgavatI usane bhUnA mA~sa khAyA evaM surApAna kiyaa| mRtyu ke bhaya se trasta, atyaMta bhayabhIta huI maiM priyatama se kahane lagI, 'Aha kAnta ! isa bhayaMkara pallI meM hameM maranA par3egA / ' .. dravya lekara baMdhanamukta karane kA niSphala prastAva : taraMgavatI kA vilApa maiMne usa cora se kahA, 'kauzAmbI nagarI ke sArthavAha kA yaha ikalautA putra hai aura maiM vahA~ ke zreSThI kI putrI huuN| tumako jitane maNi, muktA, svarNa yA pravAla kI icchA ho utane hama tumheM yahA~ rahe rahe dilavA deNge| tumhAre kisI AdamI ko hamArA likhA patra lekara hama donoM ke ghara bhejo aura tumheM dravya mila jAne ke bAda isake bAda hama donoM ko choDa do|' . uttara meM usa cora ne kahA, 'hamAre senApati ne tuma donoM ko kAtyAyanI ke yajJa ke lie balipazu nizcita kiye haiN| use dene ko kaha yadi hama na deM to vaha bhagavatI hama para rUThegI, usakI kRpA se to hamArI saba kAmanAeM pUrI hotI haiN| kAtyAyanI kI kRpA se hamAre kAma meM siddhi, yuddha meM vijaya aura saba prakAra se sukha-caina pAyeMge, isalie hama tumheM choDeMge nhiiN|'' yaha sunakara evaM priyatama ke garadana evaM hAtha pITha kI ora moDakara baMdhe aura zarIra ko maroDA dekha maiM adhika jora se rudana karane lgii| he gRhasvAminI, priyatama ke guNa evaM premAnurAga svarUpa beDI se baMdhI maiM vahA~ ati karuNa kraMdana se vivarNa hokara kheda se bhara gii| hameM dekhanevAloM ke citta vyathita evaM utapta kara de aisA karAhakara maiM rudana karane lgii| isase baMdiniyoM ke bhI A~sU umaDa Aye / mere kapola, adharoSTha evaM stanapRSTha bhIga gae / maiM priyatama ko choDa dene ke lie ro-rokara lagAtAra binatI karane lgii| he gRhasvAminI, maiM kUTatI-pITatI, bAla nocatI ubaDakhAbaDa jamIna para loTane lgii| 'jaise sapane meM dekha sakI ho vaise tumasA guNADhya mujhe prApta huaa| isake phalasvararUpa mujha para yaha paraMtu bhAgya meM rudana A par3A |'he gRhiNI, priyatama se honevAle bichoha ke duHsaha zoka-saMtApa ke aise karuNa vacanoM se maiM vilApa karane lgii|

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78 taraMgavatI acAnaka protsAhaka gIta sunAI denA . usa samaya vahA~ zarAbakhAne meM baiThe kucha subhaToM ne karNapriya sumadhura gItavAdana ke sAtha isa prakAra gAyA : Apatti A par3ane para usakI avagaNanA karake jo puruSa sAhasakarma kA AraMbha kara detA hai vaha yA to bure dina dekhatA hai athavA siddhi pAtA hai| pravRtti kA prAraMbha karanevAlA puruSa yA to lakSmI prApta karatA hai athavA to maraNa / paraMtu jo pravRtti se kinArA karatA hai usakI to mauta avazya AegI aura lakSmI ke darzana bhI durlabha hoNge| mRtyu sabakI nizcita hotI hai| isalie priya ho use karane meM dera na kro| apane manoratha pUre hone se santuSTa hue manuSya kI mauta saphala samajhI jAtI hai| bezumAra saMkaTa se grasta puruSa ko bhI raMja karanA nahIM cAhie / are ! choDakara calI gaI lakSmI bhI alpa samaya meM phira se lauTa AtI hai| . jo viSama paristhiti meM phaMsA ho aura puruSArtha asakA naSTa ho gayA ho, aise puruSa, ko jo duHkha jhelane par3ate haiM ve saba priyatamA ke saMga meM sukha rUpa ho jAte haiN| amiTa karmavipAka he gRhasvAminI, vaha gAnA sunakara merA priyatama usake bhAvArtha se prerita hokara mujhase kahane lagA, 'he varanitaMbinI priyA, tuma mere ina vacanoM para soco vicAro, he zyAma-masRNa-pralaMbakezakalApinI priyA, nigUDha rahasyamaya pUrvakRta karmoM ke phala se chuTakArA asaMbhava hai| ___koI bhAgakara kahIM bhI jAye yamarAja kI pakaDa meM A hI jAtA hai| unake prahAroM se bacane kA prayAsa karanevAlA koI bhI manuSya karmaphala arthAt prArabdha nivAra nahIM sktaa| yadi grahanakSatra ke svAmI amRtagarbha caMdra para bhI Apatti AtI hai to phira mAmUlI manuSya ke lie zoka kyoM kareM ? kSetra, dravya, guNa evaM kAla ke anusAra svakarmaphala sukhaduHkha ke rUpa

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taraMgavatI meM prApta hote hai, usameM anya koI to kevala nimitta banatA hai| isalie he sundarI, tuma viSAda na karo / isa jIvaloka meM sukha-duHkha kI prApti karAnevAle vidhi ke vidhAna kA kisI se bhI ullaMghana nahIM ho sktaa|' he gRhasvAminI, isa prakAra maiM usa burI paristhiti meM priyatama ke samajhadArI ke vacanoM kA marma grahaNa karake Azvasta huI taba merA zoka sahanIya huaa| sahRdaya baMdiniyoM ko saMkaTakathA sunAnA merA rudana sunakara ekatra huI baMdiniyA~ mujhe pati ke sAtha baMdhanagrasta evaM bholI hiranI-sI merI dazA dekhakara atyaMta udvigna huI / mere karuNa vilApa ne unakI A~khoM meM A~sU umaDA diye / unheM apaneapane svajanoM kA smaraNa ho AyA aura isalie lambe samaya taka rotI rhiiN| ' unameM jo svabhAvagata vAtsalyamaya sukumAra hRdayA thIM ve hama para TUTe saMkaTavipadA ko dekha anukaMpA se bharakara kA~patI huI hicakiyA~ le le rone lagIM / netroM meM A~sU bharakara ve pUchane lagI, 'tuma kahA~, kisa prakAra ina anarthakArI coroM ke hAtha meM par3e ? ____ he gRhasvAminI, taba maiMne hamAre cakravAka bhava ke sukhopabhoga, hAthI kA snAna, vyAdha dvArA cakravAka vadha aura vahIM mujhase anumaraNa kA svIkAra, manuSyabhava prApta kara vatsanagarI meM kahA~ merA janma huA, kaise citra dvArA hama paraspara pahecAna gaye, merI ma~ganI aura usakA inkAra kaise huA, maiMne apanI ceTI ko kaise usake ghara bhejA, naukA meM hama kaise bhAga nikale aura bhAgIrathItaTa para coroM ne hamako kaise pakaDA - yaha sArA vRttAMta rote-rote maiMne baMdiniyoM ko sunaayaa| anukaMpA se prerita cora kA chuDAne kA vacana merI yaha kahAnI sunakara vaha cora barAmade se bAhara AyA aura anukaMpA se dravita vaha merA priyatama ke baMdhana ThIka taraha sAMsa le sake utane DhIle karane lgaa| ___ isake pazcAt usane una baMdiniyoM ko dutkAskara phaTakArA / isase meghagarjanA se bhayabhIta hariNiyoM kI bhA~ti vahA~ se ve palAyana kara giiN| unake jAne ke bAda cora ne dhIme svara meM mere priyatama se kahA, 'tuma Daro

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taraMgavatI nahIM, maiM tumheM mRtyu se bcaauuNgaa| merI saMpUrNa zakti lagAkara, sabhI upAya AjamAkara * mere prANoM kI bAjI lagAkara bhI maiM tumhAre prANoM kI rakSA kruuNgaa|' usake mukha se nikale ye vacana sunakara mRtyu kA saMtrAsa hamArA dUra huU aura hameM bahuta zAMti huI / hama dono kA jIvana kSemakuzala rakhane kA bhAva dhAraNa kara hamane jinavaroM ko vaMdana kiyA, phira pratyAkhyAna kA pAranA kiyA . itane meM vaha cora pattoM kI pattala meM mAMsa le AyA / 'yaha tumhAre liA bhojana hai, ise khA lo, hameM bahuta dUra jAnA hai usa corane kahA / 'yaha hamAre kAra meM nahIM A sakatA'-yaha kahakara hamane vaha na liyA, kintu hamane UMcI aMjali kara kevala pAnI piyA / nizA kA prAraMbha una kSaNoM meM padabhraSTa rAjA jaisA pratApanaSTa sUrya gagana pAra kara gayA / dUsa dina punaH udita hone ke lie vaha asta ho gyaa| dina ke asta hote hI vRkSa ke patte murajhAye, paMchI apane ghoMsaloM meM lauTe aura kalakha karane lage / he gRhasvAminI, mauta ke bhaya se hama kAMpate the aura vaha atizaya lambA dina hamArA rone meM hI biitaa| jIvaloka ke avalaMbana jaisI taba ghugghupriya, gaganatala suhAtI ghanaghora kAlarAtri utara aaii| thoDI dera bAda vAridhikAvardhanavikAsaka, gatimAna aMbaratilaka aura kaMdakusuma jaisA zveta caMdra udita huA / baMdhanamukti evaM corapallI meM se palAyana ___corapallI meM hAsya kA zoragula, purajoza bajate Dhola kA ninAda, gIta kA zabda aura madamatta ho kara nAcate coroM kI raMgaralI chA gii| . usa samaya saba loga jaba bhojana meM vyasta the taba usa corane mere priyatama ko baMdhana se mukta kiyA aura kahA, 'tuma Daro nahIM / maiM tumako bhagAne kI aba koziza karatA huuN|' ..isake bAda kisI ko jJAta na ho isa prakAra vaha hamako pallIpati ke kA ke vijayadvAra meM se hokara le calA / vaha lambA thA isalie nikalane meM hamako / bahuta samaya lgaa|

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taraMgavatI 81 isake bAda atizaya vega se hameM calanA paDA aura darbhatRNa evaM sAMTheM kI banI jhoMpaDiyoM meM se hama bahuta muzkila se gujare / cora ne aba Ane-jAne se pUrvaparicita, jo sukhapUrvaka pAra kiyA jA sake aura jisakA aMtara use jJAta thA aisA jaMgala kI sImA taka kA mArga pakaDA / vaha Age-pIche, AsapAsa nirIkSaNa karatA, kabhI rukatA, kabhI AvAjeM sunatA Age baDhane lagA / vaha AvaraNa evaM kase hue upayukta bakhtara aura hathiyAra se sajja thaa| thoDI dera meM usane mukhya mArga choDa diyA aura hamase kahA, 'isa rAste se vahI jiMdA vyakti gujaratA haiM, jo coroM ke jAsUsoM ke hAtha maranA pasaMda karatA hai / ' usa ADe mArga para hama Darate - sahamate usa cora ke pIche-pIche bahuta dera taka calane ke bAda mukhya mArga para A gaye / " saMkaTapUrNa vanya mArga kA pravAsa hama jaba sUkhe pattoM para se gujare taba kucala jAne ke kAraNa jo AvAja huI usase peMDoM para se paMchI paMkha phaDaphaDAkara uDa gaye / vanya prANI bhaiMsA, teMduA, bAgha, lakaDabaghghA, zera Adi ke cItkAra, ciMghADa, dahADa evaM kvacit paMkSiyoM kI kaMpA denevAlI cIkha aise anekavidha zabda hameM sunAI dete the / aise bhArI khatare ke bIca the phira bhI hameM mArga meM pazupaMkSiyoM ke zubha zakuna ho rahe the / isase lagA ki bhAvi sAnukUla hai / 1 mArga meM kahIM-kahIM vanya hAthiyoM kI sU~Da ke prahAroM se TUTe-gire phala, koMpaleM evaM DAliyA~ bikhare par3e dikhAI diye / cora kA alvidA : AbhAra darzana jaba isa prakAra anekavidha paristhitiyoM se gujarate jaMgala ko dekhate dekhate hamane pAra kiyA taba vaha cora kahane lagA, 'jaMgala hamane pAra kara liyA hai| aba tanika bhI tuma na Daro / yahA~ se najadIka meM hI gA~va haiM / tuma yahAM se pazcima dizA kI ora jAo / maiM bhI lauTa jAtA hU~ / mAlika ke hukma se pallI meM maiMne 1 1

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82 taraMgavatI tumheM bA~dhA aura pITa usake lie mujhe kSamA kara denA / ' yaha sunakara mere priyatama kI dRSTi meM usa upakArI cora kI ora mitrabhAva bhara AyA jaise usake upakAra ke cUMTa pI rahA ho / vaha gadgad evaM madhura vacana se kahane lagA, 'Apa apane mAlika ke AjJAkArI ho; paraMtu he vIra, hama jo atrANa, azaraNa, jakaDe, nipaTa nirAza hokara bacane kI AzA kho cuke the unheM isa prakAra jIvanadAna dekara Apane hama para asAmAnya upakAra kiyA hai| maiM hU~ vatsapUrI ke sArthavAha dhanadeva kA putra / merA nAma padmadeva hai| Apake kahane se yadi koI vahA~ Akara mujhe milegA to maiM usake sAtha Apake lie puSkala dhana bheja dUMgA / aisA karane kA Apa mujhe vacana deM taba maiM yahA~ se haTUMgA / aura Apa zapatha lIjie kabhI kisI kAraNa yadi ApakA vahA~ AnA ho to aisA na ho ki Apake darzana binA hama raha jAyeM / jIvaloka kA ekamAtra sAra jIvanadAna denevAle kA RNa cukAnA hai, jo isa samagra jIvaloka meM zakya nahIM / dUsarA yaha ki hama logoM ke prati Apake Adara evaM prema ke kAraNa hamAre para anugraha karake Apako sthAna-parigraha kA saMyama pAlanA pddegaa| aisA jaba kahA gayA taba vaha kahane lagA, 'maiM sacamuca dhanya evaM anugRhIta huA huuN| Apa mujha para pUrNa prasanna haiM isameM hI Apane merA sArA kalyANa kara diyA hai|' itanA kahakara 'aba Apa jAo, dera na karo,' kahatA huA vaha uttara kI ora ghuma gayA, aura hama bhI pazcima kI ora cala nikale / bastI kI ora prasthAna . rAtabhara kaSTaprada-tirache mArga para cale isa kAraNa pairoM kI bivAiyA~ phaTakara vahA~ ghAva ho gae / unameM se rakta bahane lagA / bahuta kaThinAI se hama Age baDha rahe the| bahuta vega se calane ke kAraNa bhUkha-pyAsa evaM thakAna se maiM cUra ho gii| zrama evaM Dara ke mAre galA evaM hoMTha sUkha gaye aura maiM laDakhaDAne lgii| calane meM asamartha bana gaI hU~ yaha dekha mere priyatamane mujhe pITha para uThA lenA caahaa| paraMtu yaha yalane ke lie maiMne barabasa kadama bar3hAye / merI dekha-bhAla karate hue mere priyatama ne kahA, 'hama dhIme-dhIme cleN|

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taraMgavatI 83 . he mRgAkSI, tU thoDI dera kvacita yahA~ vahA~ paDe hue lakaDI vAle vanapradeza kI ora dRSTi DAla / gAyoM ke Ane-jAne se jahA~ kucale tRNa evaM gobara chitare najara Ate haiM aise isa gocara pradeza para se anumAna kara sakate haiM ki koI gA~va samIpa meM hI hai / tuma DaranA choDa do' he gRhasvAminI, usa samaya lokamAtA jaisI gAyeM maiMne vahA~ dekhIM / isase merA Dara turaMta dUra huA aura atyaMta prasannatA huI / kSAyaka gA~va pahuMcanA ___ itane meM asanapuSpa ke karanaphUla pahane, lAThI se khelate dUdha se puSTa, camakIle kapolavAle gopabAla dikhAI pdd'e| unhoMne hamase pUchA, 'tuma isa ADI rAha kahA~ se Aye ?' __Aryaputra ne taba kahA, 'mitro, hama rAstA bhUle-bhaTake haiM / isa pradeza kA kyA nAma hai ? isake nagara kA nAma kyA hai ? yahA~ se gA~va kitanA dUra hai aura usakA nAma kyA hai ? . unhoMne kahA, 'najadIka ke gA~va kA nAma kSAyaka hai| paraMtu isase adhika hama kucha nahIM jAnate, hama to yahIM jaMgala kI sImA para palakara baDe hue haiM / - isake bAda Age calane para hala se jotI bhUmi ke nikaTa dhIre-dhIre hama pahu~ce / taba priyatama ne mujhe phira se isa prakAra kahA, 'he varoru, vana se patte ikaTThe kara lA rahI ina grAmINa yuvatiyoM ko dekho / aMka meM bhare pattoM ke kAraNa unakI dRDha, ratanArI puSTa jA~ghe kaisI nirAvaraNa dIkha rahI haiM !' merA zoka evaM parizrama halakA karane ke lie merA priyatama ye evaM anya cIjeM mujhe dikhAkara priya vacana kahatA rahatA thA / gA~va kA tAlAba isake bAda thoDe Age baDhe to hama gA~va ke tAlAba ke pAsa A gaye / vaha svaccha jala se paripUrNa thA / usameM machaliyoM kI bahutAyata thii| cAroM ora / kamaloM ke samUha khile hue the| gA~va ke usa tAlAba meM se hamane svaccha, vikasita kamaloM kI sugaMdhapUrNa pAnI nirbhaya mana hokara aMjali bhara-bhara pIyA /

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84 taraMgavatI utsuka grAmINa taruNiyA~ usa samaya hamane cUDiyoM se bharA hAtha pAnI ke ghaDe ke kaMTha se saTAkara, kaTipradeza para ThaharAkara DhotI yuvatiyA~ dekhIM / mana meM AyA ki ina ghaDoM ne kyA puNya kiyA hogA ki jinheM ye yuvatiyA~ priyatama kI taraha kaTitaTa rakhakara cUDiyoM bhare hAthoM se AlaMgina detI haiM ? ve bhI vismaya se visphArita netroM se bAra-bAra evaM TakaTakI bA~dhe (avirata) bar3I dera taka hamako dekhane lgiiN| hama donoM usa gA~va meM pahu~ca jahA~ puSTa tuMboMse suMdara laga rahI sarasa prauDha bADeM aisI lagatI thIM mAno vipula stanavAlI mahilAe~ AMligana de rahI hoM / hamAre saundarya se vismita grAmataruNiyA~ hameM A~khoM se alaga na hone detI thiiN| ve utAvalI hokara joza meM ekadUsarI ko DhakelatI thIM / kucha sthAnoM para dekhane lAyaka hameM dekhane kI spardhA meM unhoneM bADoM ko kucalakara toDa DAlA / bADe toDane kI AvAja sunakara vRddha ciMtita hokara gharoM se nikala bAhara rAste para gaye / kucha sthaloM ke kutte ikaTThe ho gaye aura mu~ha uThAkara bhoMkane lge| atizaya cauDI cUDiyoM evaM phIke maile evaM dubale dehavAlI vRddhAe~ aura bImAra striyA~ bhI hameM dekhane ke lie bAhara nikala AI thIM / he gRhasvAminI, gRhastha striyA~ bhI mulAyama U~ce prakAra ke vastra kI oDhanI oDhakara, kamara para bacce uThAkara, bAhara nikala hameM dekha rahI thiiN| isa prakAra aneka prakAra kI paristhitiyA~ aTakala se samajhate, calatecalate yaha saba dekhate hue hamane vaha mArga taya kiyA / AhAra kI talAza vanya pagaDaMDI para calane ke kAraNa mere talavoM meM chAle par3a gaye the| jIvita rahane kI lAlasA meM bhUkha, pyAsa evaM thakAna kI maiM upekSA kara jaMgala pAra kara gaI thii| paraMtu aba bhayamukta huI evaM bacane kA mArga khula jAne para bhI mere paira evaM anya aMgoM meM pIDA, thakAna evaM mUkha-pyAsa ko maiM anubhava karane lgii| ___ ataH maiMne priyatama se kahA : 'hama aba bhUkha zAnta ho aise pathya evaM nirdoSa AhAra kI yahIM kahIM talAza kreN|" yaha sunakara priyatama ne mujhase kahA, coroM ne hamArA sarvasva chIna liyA

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85 taraMgavatI hai, isa sthiti meM aparicita evaM parAye ghara meM hama praveza kaise kara sakate haiM ? . kulInatA kA adhika abhimAnI saMkaTagrasta sthita meM bhI dInabhAva se 'mujhe kucha dIjie'kahakara logoM ke pAsa jAne meM atyaMta kaThinatA anubhava karatA hai| he mAninI, yaha lajjAspada, mAnakhaMDaka, apamAnajanaka, hIna banA denevAlI yAcanA maiM kaise karU~? sajjana manuSya dhana ga~vAkara asahAya, asaMga, atyaMta kaSTaprada sthiti meM grasta ho jAne para bhI yAcaka bananA nahIM cAhatA / asabhyatA kA bhaya choDa, dhRSTa hokara yAcanA ke lie 'mujhe dIjie' aisA dIna vacana kahane ke lie udyukta hokara bhI merI jIbha asamartha ho jAtI hai| eka anamola mAnabhaMga ko choDa anya kucha bhI aisA nahIM jo maiM tumhAre lie na kruuN| . isalie he vilAsinI, tuma isa muhalle ke daravAje ke pAsa sundara dIkha rahe devAlaya meM kucha samaya vizrAma karo, daramyAna maiM bhojana kA kucha prabandha kruuN| sItAdevI ke maMdira meM Azraya hama usa gA~va ke sItAdevI ke maMdira meM gaye / vaha cAra staMbha evaM cAra dvAravAlA thaa| vaha utsavadina manAne kI vidhi dekhane ko ekatrita hote kisAnayuvakoM ko bAtacIta karane kA mokA detA thA / vahA~ pravAsI Azraya pAte aura gRhastha milakara vicAravimarza karate / grAmINa yuvakoM kA vaha saMketasthAna bhI thA / lokavikhyAta, yazasvinI, sabakI AdaraNIyA, dazaratha kI putravadhU evaM rAma kI pativratA patnI sItAdevI ko hama donoM ne praNAma kiyaa| isake bAda hama donoM eka ora svaccha, zuddha hariyAlI rahita jamIna para parva kI samApti hone para bikharI par3I dhAna kI bAliyoM ke samAna baiTha gye|| hamane usa samaya sabhI aMgoM meM phurtile, vizuddha saiMdhava jAti ke uttama azva para ArUDha eka yuvaka ko hamArI ora Ate dekhA / usane atyaMta mahIna evaM zveta kSoma kA kuratA evaM kaTivastra pahanA thA / usake Age-Age druta gati se capala subhaTa-parivAra dauDa rahA thA /

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86 taraMgavatI usa nAgara taruNa ko dekha lajjAvaza maiM maMdira ke eva kone meM eka aSTakoNIya staMbha kI ADa ke sahAre sikur3akara khaDI raha gii| pratyAgamana khoja meM nikale svajana se milana : ghara para ghaTita ghaTanAe~ - isake bAda usa kulmASahastI nAmaka yuvaka ne devAlaya kI pradakSiNA karate samaya Aryaputra ko dekhA / vaha ekadama ghoDe se bhI adhika gati se dauDakara Aryaputra ke caraNoM meM girA aura UMcI AvAja se rotA huA bolA, 'aba tumhAre ghara meM cirakAla zAnti ho jaaegii| Aryaputra ne bhI use pahacAna liyA aura gADha AliMgana dekara usase pUchA, 'are! tumheM yahA~ kyoM AnA par3A? tuma zIghra btaao| sArthavAha, mAtAjI evaM sevaka saba kuzala to haiM na?' __vaha najadIka hI jamIna para baiTha gyaa| apane dAhine hAtha meM mere priyatama ke bA~ye hAtha kI u~galiyA~ pakaDakara vaha kahane lagA, 'kanyA bhAga gaI yaha jaba zreSThI ke ghara meM prabhAtakAla jJAta huA taba dAsI ne tumhAre pUrvasaMbaMdha ko prakaTa kiyaa| rAta ko luka-chipakara jisa prakAra tumane prayANa kiyA ityAdi dAsI ne vaha saba usane jaisA dekhA thA tumhAre svajanoM ko kaha sunAyA / prAtaHkAla zreSThI ne sArthavAha ke ghara jA kara kahA, 'sArthavAha, pichale dina maiMne tumhArA mana kaDuA kiyA isake lie mujhe kSamA kro| mere dAmAda kI khoja kro| cAhatA hU~ ki vaha nirbhaya ho zIghra lauTa Ae / tumhArA putra videza meM parAye ghara rahakara karegA kyA? aura zreSThI ne tumhAre pUrvajanma kA vRttAMta jisa prakAra dAsI ne batAyA thA vaha saba kramazaH sArthavAha ko kahA / tumhArI vatsala mAtA tumhAre viyoga ke zokAvega se ro-rokara AsapAsa ke sabako rulAne lgii| bAta kI bAta meM to sArthavAha ke putra evaM zreSThI kI putrI donoM ko unake pUrvajanma kA smaraNa huA hai - yaha bAta karNopakarNa phaila gaI sArI vatsanagarI meN|

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taraMgavatI 87 zreSThI evaM sArthavAha ne isake bAda tumako khojane ke lie saikaDoM deza, nagara, khadAna ityAdi sthAnoM meM cAroM ora apane AdamI bheje / mujhe bhI pichale dina tumheM khojane ke lie praNAzaka bhejA / Aja maiM vahA~ pahu~cA parantu tumhAre saMbaMdha meM kucha surAga na milaa| ____ maiMne socA ki dhanamAla se kSINa hue, atyaMta pIDita, patita, aparAdhI evaM kapaTavidyA meM kuzala loga sImAvartI gA~voM meM AzrayasthAna banAkara rahate haiM / isalie maiM vahA~ gayA aura pUchatAcha kara lene ke bAda talAzI ke lie yahA~ aayaa| mujha para devoM kI kRpA huI jisake phalasvarUpa merA zrama saphala huA / sArthavAha evaM zreSThI donoMne svayaM likhakara ye patra diye haiN|' yaha kahakara usane praNAmapUrvaka ve patra dhara diye| gurujanoM kA saMdeza : bhojanavyavasthA Aryaputrane bhI praNAma karake ve patra liye / unako kholA unameM bheje saMdeza evaM Adeza dhIre-dhIre aura koI rahasyavacana ho isa rIti se unheM gupta rakhane ke lie mana meM paDhA / unakA arthagrahaNa kara lene ke bAda Aryaputrane mujhe sunAne ke lie ve patra U~cI AvAja se paDhe / donoM patroM meM likhita roSavacana rahita, prasannatA evaM vizvAsa sUcita karanevAlA aura zapatha ke sAtha 'lauTa Ao' kA saMdeza prastuta karatA maiMne sunaa| yaha sunakara merA zoka turaMta havA ho gayA aura saMtoSa hone ke kAraNa udbhUta hAsya se hRdaya bhara gyaa| isa bIca kulmASahastI ne mere priyatama ke atizaya vedanAyukta, vikRta evaM suje bAhuoM ko dekhA jo corapallI meM kasakara bA~dhe custa ba~dhanoM ke phalasvarUpa thA vaha bolA : 'saca saca batAnA, uttama hAthI kI sUMDa samAna aura zatruoM kA nAza karane meM samartha ye tumhAre bAhu kyoMkara sUjana se vikRta aura chedayukta hue haiM ?' taba hama donoM ne jo bhArI saMkaTa jhelane par3e, mauta kI jo bhayaMkara samasyA sAmane AI thI aura jo kucha kiyA, vaha saba yathAtathya usako kahA / yaha sunalene ke bAda kulmASahastI ne usa gA~va ke AdaraNIya brAhmaNa kuTumba meM hamAre lie bhojanavyavasthA karAne kI tajavIja kI aura usake sAtha U~cI jagaha para base

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88 taraMgavatI brAhmaNavADe meM hokara hamane usa brAhmaNa ke ghara meM praveza kiyA I vahA~ chatameM laTakAye gaye kalaza ke kaMTha se jalabiMdu Tapakate the / pA~vaprakSAlana kara hama gauzAlA ke samIpa baitthe| hAtha-mu~ha dhone ke lie hamako zuddha jala diyA / khAdyAnna bana gayA thA / supakva, rasamaya, snigdha anna se hameM tRpta kiyA gayA / he gRhasvAminI, vahA~ hamane amRta - sA atyaMta rucikara AhAra prApta kiyaa| isake bAda hAtha dhoye, jUThe baratana khisakA diye aura pA~voM meM par3e kharoMca para ghI malakara snigdha kiye / aMta meM usa kunabe ke logoM ko namaskAra karake hama vahA~ se cala nikale / praNAzakanagara meM vizrAMti hama donoM atizaya zrAnta evaM thake-mA~de the isalie ghoDe para savAra hue| kulmASahastI aura usakA subhaTaparivAra hameM gherakara paidala cala rahe the / isa prakAra hama usa pradeza ke AbhUSaNa samAna, lakSmI ke nivAsarUpa, samasta guNoM se yukta zokavinAzaka praNAzaka nAmaka nagara ke pAsa pahu~ce / vahA~ gaMgA kI sahelI jaisI aura U~ce kagAroM ke kAraNa viSamataTa evaM jalabharapUra tamasA nadI ko hameM naukA meM baiThakara pAra karanA paDA taba hame prANazakanagara. meM praviSTa hue / praNAzakanagara suMdara cUDAmaNi samAna hATabAjAroM se samRddha hai gaMgA aura tamasA ke saMgama ke tilakasthAna para bhavya evaM suhAvanA lagatA hai / jaba hama vahA~ pahu~ce taba divasa eka tihAI zeSa rahA thA / 1 kalmASahastI ke bheje eka vyakti dvArA prApta vAhana meM hama baiThe aura vahA~ nagara ke sivAna para rahate eka mitra ke ghara meM sukhapUrvaka praveza kiyA / vahA~ snAna, bhojana, aMgalepana Adi acchI suzrUSA prApta huI aura zAMti se nidrA lekara sukha se rAta gujArI / subaha hAthamu~ha dhokara devatAoM ko praNAma kiyA aura zrama, bhaya aura bhUkha se mukta bane hama phira se zayyA meM ArAma karane lage / usa samaya acchA muhUrta dekhakara 'kalmASahastI ke sAtha hama A rahe haiM' isa prakAra ke saMdeza ke priyatama ne patra likhe aura kauzAmbI hamAre ghara bheje | abhyaMga, vastrAbhUSaNa evaM anya zArIrika sukhasuvidhAe~ pAIM aura khAnapAna kA AnaMda lete hue hama vahA~ Thahara gaye / he gRhasvAminI, isa prakAra kucha dina vahA~ hamane nivAsa 1

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taraMgavatI 89 kiyA aura thakAna miTAI / patra kA pratyuttaraM milane para hama prasanna hue aura kauzAmbI jAne ko utsuka ho gaye / hamAre lie pravAsakharca meM Avazyaka sonA aura pahanane ke lie vividha vastra lAye gaye / usa mitra ke ghara kI mahilAoM ke manA karane ke bAvajUda maiMne bhojanamUlya denA ucita samajhakara unake baccoM ke hAtha meM eka eka hajAra kArSApaNa diye / sneha kA yaha anucita pratyuttara hone ke bhaya se priyatama ne kahA, 'upakAra ke pratyuttara rUpa yaha hama to bahuta alpa de sake haiM' aura bhAvanApUrvaka lajjita hone lge| praNAzakanagara se vidAya sabhI striyoM ke gale lagakara maiMne unase bidA lii| mitra ke ghara ke sabhI puruSoM se bhI priyatama evaM maiMne bhAva se Ardra hokara aba prasthAna kI AjJA maaNgii| alaga hote samaya hamane mitra ke ghara ke logoM ko hamAre smaraNacihnoM ke rUpa meM vividha prakAra ke bahumUlya vastroM kA upahAra pradAna kiyA / he gRhasvAminI mArga ke saMbhAvya bhaya evaM kaSToM ko dhyAna meM lekara vahA~ se aneka auSadha evaM pAtheya ko bhI sAtha meM liyaa| merA priyatama uttama lakSaNayukta, U~cI nasla ke vegI azva para savAra hokara mere vAhana ke pIche-pIche A rahA thaa| sArthavAha evaM zreSThI ne bheje kulmASahastI sameta ke kAphile ke ghere se vaha rakSita thaa| aneka yuddhoM meM yogadAna dekara parAkrama se jinhoMne nAma kamAyA hai aura jinakA pratApa suvidita hai, aise hathiyAradhArI vIra hamAre rakSaka the| riddhi, samRddhi evaM aneka guNoM se kaI logoM kI cAhanA prApta karate aneka hATa-bAjAroM se samRddha galiyoM se suzobhita usa praNAzaka nagara se hamane prasthAna kiyaa| ArAma evaM hamArI anukUlatA anusAra rAjamArga se gujarate hamako dUra dUra taka khaDe hajAroM loga dekha rahe the / mitra ke ghara ke sadasya snehavaza hameM bidA karane Aye the| anya ke lie durlabha isa prakAra maya dabadabe ke hama gA~va se bAhara nikle| Aryaputra kI sUcanA se sArathi ne vAhana rokA / usameM priyatama bhI A baiThA phira vAhana Age baDhA / cAroM ora manohara mahakate U~ce U~ce dhAna ke kheta

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90 taraMgavatI evaM kahIM kahIM kaleudhAriNiyA~ hameM dikhAI par3ate the / bIca bIca kahIM cabUtare evaM pyAU dekhate hue hama Age baDha rahe the / vAsAliya gA~va meM Agamana bIca ke kucha gA~va yalakara hama dhIre-dhIre vAsAliya gA~va pahu~ce / vahA~ eka ramaNIya, pracaMDa vaTavRkSa dikhAI par3A : vistRta zAkhAe~ aura parNaghaTA se vaha sundara laga rahA thA mAno meruparvatazRMga / vaha pakSIsamUha kA nivAsa evaM pravAsiyoM ke lie vismayakArI thaa| usake samIpa ke rahane vAloM ne hamako yaha bAta batAI : 'kahA jAtA hai ki nirgratha dharmatIrtha ke upadeSTA, zIla evaM saMvara se sajja vardhamAnajina apanI chadmastha avasthA meM yahA~ Thahare the| varSAkAla meM mahAvIra ne yahA~ baserA kiyA thA isalie yahA~ yaha 'vAsAliya' nAmaka gA~va basA / deva, manuSya, yakSa, rAkSasa, gAMdharva evaM vidyAdharoMne jisako vaMdana kiye haiM aisA yaha vaTavRkSa bhI jinavara kI bhakti ke kAraNa pUjanIya huA hai / ' unakI yaha bAta sunakara hama donoM vAhana se utare / hamane atyaMta saharSa evaM utsuka netroM se romAMcita hokara usa vaTavRkSa ko pratyakSa jinavara mAnA aura zreSTha bhaktibhAva se mastaka navAkara usake mUla ke samIpa jAkara daMDavata praNAma kiyaa| hAtha jor3akara maiM bolI, 'he taruvara, tuma dhanya ho, kRtArtha ho ki tumhArI chAyA meM mahAvIrajina rahe the|' hamane vaTa kI pUjA kI, tIna pradakSiNAe~ kI aura puSTi evaM tuSTi dhAraNa karake hama vAhana meM baitthe| vardhamAnajina kI isa nisIhiyA (alpAvadhi vAsasthAna) ke darzana evaM vaMdana karane para mujhameM harSa evaM saMvega aise jAge ki maiM apane ko kRtArtha mAnane lagI / usa samaya mere priyatama ke saMga mAno pIhara ke sukhacaina lUTane kA mujhe anubhava huA / isa prakAra hama AnaMdita hote hue Age baDhe aura ekAkIhastigrAma. evaM kAlIgrAma se gujara kara zAkhAMjanI nagarI meM praveza kiyA / usakI AbAdI ghanI thI / bhavana bAdaloM kA mArga roke aise u~ce the / vahA~ bhI hamane sivAna meM rahate eka mitra ke ghara tthhre| vaha ghara kailAsa ke zikhara jaisA U~cA thA mAno nagarI kA mAnadaMDa ho / vahA~ snAna, bhojana, uttama zayyA Adi suvidhAoM se hamArA Adara-satkAra kiyA gayA / hamAre sAtha ke saba logoM ko

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91 taraMgavatI jimAyA aura vAhana ke bailoM kI acchI dekha-bhAla kI gaI / vahA~ sukha se rAtrinivAsa karane ke bAda agale dina sUryodaya hote hI hamane hAthapaira evaM mu~ha dho lie aura ghara ke logoM se bidA lekara hama Age baDhe / bhA~ti bhA~ti ke pakSIgaNa kA kalarava evaM bhramaravRMda kI guMjAra sunAI par3ate the| bar3oM evaM bujurgoM ke saMbaMdha meM bAteM ho rahI thIM jinameM hama utane lIna hue ki patA bhI na calA ki paMtha kaise kaTa gayA / kulmASahastI hamako gA~va, nagara, kIrtismAraka, caityavRkSa evaM mArgoM ke nAma kahatA rahatA thA aura hama saba unheM dekhate jAte the / kauzAmbI kI sImA meM praveza isa prakAra kramazaH hama kalmASavaTa ke pAsa pahu~ce / vaha pathikoM kA TikAna; rASTrIya mArga kA ketu, dharatI kA puSTa payodhara evaM kauzAmbI kI sImA ke mukuTa samAna thaa| usakI pracaMDa zAkhAe~ bahuta vistIrNa thIM evaM hare pattoM se ghanI chAI huI thiiN| usa para pakSIvRMda anaginata the| vahA~ sthita eka ghara ke AMgana meM nirmala zveta jaladhara kA upahAsa karatA caMdovA ba~dhA thaa| vahA~ tarotAjA sugaMdha se mahakate mAMgalika uttama puSpoM kI sajAvaTa kI gaI thii| vaMdanamAlAe~ dvAra para laTakAI gaI thIM aura cauka meM bar3A svastika banAkara bIca meM ye parNo se sajAkara nayA kalaza rakhA thaa| ramaNiyoM, svajanoM evaM parijanoM se vaha AMgana khacAkhaca bhara gayA thA mAno unase ubala rahA ho / hamane usameM praveza kiyA / isake bAda vahA~ ekatrita hue nikaTavartI snehI, svajana, AdaraNIya evaM mitroM ke vRMda deNkhe| isase hama vizvasta hue| unhoMne hama donoM ko saikar3oM mAMgalika vidhividhAna karavA ke kalmASavaTa ke nIce snAna krvaayaa| snAna ke bAda prasAdhana evaM ucita AbhUSaNa se hameM sajAye gaye aura hamAre prasanna svajanavRMda hama donoM ko zvasuragRha evaM pIharagRha kI ora le cale / nagarapraveza ___ mere lie uttama vAhana le Aye the| mai usameM caDhakara sabake sAtha Age baDhI / mere ghara se bAhara nikala Aye dhAtrI, sArasikA, varSadharoM, vRddhoM, vyavasthApakoM,

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92. taraMgavatI taruNoM evaM dAsIjanoM kI anugAminI hokara maiM priyatama ke Age prayANa karane lgii| svarNAbhUSaNoM se vibhUSita uttama azva para ArUDha merA priyatama apane mitroM sameta mere pIche A rahA thA / merI bhAvaneM apane-apane parivAra ke sAtha mujhe milane AyI thIM / ve bhI uttama vAhanoM para caDhakara mere sAtha nagarapraveza ke samudAya meM sammilita ho giiN| baDe logoM ke saMkaTa aura utsava, doSa evaM guNa, AnA aura jAnA, praveza aura nirgamana Adi viSaya logoM ko sarvavidita hote haiM / agavAnI mAMgalika turahI nAda, zubha dakSiNAvarta zakuna aura aneka maMgala nimittoM kI prApti ke sAtha nagarI ke unnata devadvAra (pUrva dvAra) meM hokara hamane kauzAmbImeM praveza kiyaa| hama rAjamArga para A gaye / vaha mAMgalika evaM mahakate puSpoM se sajAyA gayA thaa| usake donoM ora dekhane ke kutUhala se prerita naranArI ke jhuMDoM kI bhIDa laga gaI thI aura U~ce prAsAdoM kI paMktiyA~ evaM hATa-bAjAroM kI katAreM zobhA baDhA rahI thiiN| logoM ke mukhapadmoM kA samUha hamArI ora ghuma gayA thA jaise vikasita kamalavana havA ke jhakore se eka ora mukha moDa letA hai / utsuka janatA hAtha joDakara prema chalakatI dRSTi se mere priyatama ko mAno AliMgana de rahI thii| pravAsa se lauTa Aye priyatama ko dekhane se loga aghAte na the - jaise meghasaMsarga se mukta zarada ke caMdra kA udaya adhikAdhika dekha rahe hoM / rAjamArga para upasthita brAhmaNoM kI AziSa aura anya logoM kI ora se badhAI evaM hAtha jor3akara kiye jAte abhivAdana AdikA svIkAra karane meM vyasta merA svAmI pAra pAtA na thA / vaha brAhmaNoM, zramaNoM evaM bujurgoM ko hAtha joDakara mastiSka navAtA, mitroM ko gale lagAtA aura anya sabake sAtha saMbhASaNa karatA thaa| kucha loga kaha rahe the : 'zreSThI ke citrapaTTa meM jo cakravAka vyAdha se biddha hokara marA citrita thA vaha yaha svayaM hI hai; aura jo cakravAkI cakravAka ke pIche mauta se bheTatI aMkita kI thI vahI nagaraseTha kI putrI hokara janmI hai aura usakI

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taraMgavatI 93 patnI banI hai / citra meM jo yugala mRtyu se bheMTA use paraspara punaH joDakara daiva ne kitanA suMdara kiyA ! kucha logoM ne use zlAghya kahA, to kucha suMdara kucha use vinIta to kucha vIra, kucha abhijAta kucha use aneka vidyAoM meM pravINa, to kucha saccA vidyAoM kA jJAtA kaha rahe the use isa prakAra rAjamArga para aneka logoM kI prazaMsA prApta karatA huA merA priyatama mere sAtha apane devavimAna jaise prAsAda meM A pahu~cA / 1 pramudita parijana uThakara sAmane Aye aura vyavasthita rakhI pUjA sAmagrI se usakA pUjana kiyA / jvAra ke DaMThala vAre- phere aura AzIrvacana pradAna kiye dahI, lAjA evaM pavitra puSpoM se devatAoM kI bar3e paimAne para pUjA kI gaI / jahA~ puSpoM kI badanavAra laTakAI gaI thI aura kamaloM se jagamagAte kalazoM se maMDita the, aise caupAsa parakoTe se sundara lagate usa mahAlaya meM pUrNa manoratha pramudita manase mere priyatama ne praveza kiyA / hama donoM vahA~ Thahare / isake pazcAt maiM bhI logoM kI baDI bhIDavAle vizAla zvasuragRha ke suMdara prAMgaNa meM gaI aura maiMne kiye aparAdha ke lie lajjA pragaTa kI / svAgata aura punarmilana vahA~ zreSThI aura sArthavAha ke sAtha ghara ke saba svajana Aye the aura U~ce Asana para baiThe the / hameM nihAra rahe, sAkSAt devatulya una gurujanoM ke caraNoM meM hamane sira Teka diye / unhoMne hameM gale lagAyA, hamAre mastaka sU~ghe aura azrupUrNa netroM se bar3I dera taka ve hameM dekhate rahe / isake bAda hama merI sAsajI ke caraNoM meM jhuke / apAra A~sU bahAtI stanoM se dUdha umaDAtI ve hamase gale milI / tatpazcAt A~sU chalakA rahe mere bhAiyoM ke caraNoM meM mastaka navAkara vinayapUrvaka kramazaH unheM praNAma kiyA / hamane anya saba logoM ko bhI hAtha joDe aura unase hAla-cAla pUchA / paricAraka varga sArA hamAre pAsa AyA aura hamAre caraNa chUe / dhAtrI evaM sArasikA ne abataka thAme apane A~suoM ko nirbandha bahane diyA jaise latA para se osabindu jharane lage hoM /

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94 taraMgavatI sabase mila lene para zreSThI evaM sArthavAha ke lie gajamukha ke AkAra vAlI svarNa kI surAhI meM mu~ha dhone ke lie jala lAyA gyaa| he gRhasvAminI, hama svastha hokara jaba vahA~ baiThe taba hamAre saba bAMdhavoMne kautUhala se hamAre pUrvabhava ke viSaya meM jAnanA cAhA / unako mere pati ne cakravAka ke rUpa meM hamArA sundara bhava, mRtyu se huA viyoga, citrAlekhana aura samAgama, ghara se palAyana, naukA meM ravAnA, dUra anajAna pradezI meM pahu~canA, kinAre utaranA, coroM dvArA apaharaNa, corapallI meM prANa saMkaTa meM, cora dvArA baMdhanamukti evaM palAyana, jaMgala se bAhara nikalanA, kramazaH bastI meM praveza, kulmASahastI se milana - yaha sArA hamane jisa prakAra anubhava kiyA thA usa prakAra kaha sunAyA / Aryaputra ke mukha se hamArA vRttAMta sunakara hamAre donoM pakSa ke svajana zoka evaM rudana karane lge| mere pitAjI ne hama se pUchA, 'tumane mujhe yaha bAta pahale kyoM na batAI ?' batAte to aisI Apatti na AtI aura na lAMchana lagatA / . sajjana apane para upakAra alpa bhI hone para jaba taka pratyupakAra karatA nahIM taba taka RNa samajha, kRtajJabhAva se use bahuta baDA mAnatA hai / jo puruSa upakAra-bojha tale dabane para, baDhakara vRddhiMgata hote usa ko pratyupakAra dvArA lauTAe binA kaise sA~sa le sakatA hogA? vaha jabataka apane para kiye upakAra kA dUnA badalA nahIM de sakatA tabataka vaha sajjana maMdaraparvata jitanA bhArI bojha apane sira para DhotA hai / jisane tumheM jIvanadAna dekara hamako bhI jIvanadAna diyA usa manuSya ko maiM nihAla kara duuNgaa| aise aneka bhAvodgAra prakaTa karake, he gRhasvAminI, zreSThI evaM sArthavAha ne hamAre mana Azvasta kara diye / / svajana, pariMjana evaM itara janoM ko hamAre pratyAgamana se bahuta prasannatA huii| nAgarika Akara usa samaya kuzala pUchane lage / unako, maMgalavAdakoM evaM maMgala pATha karanevAloM ko svarNa aura svarNAbhUSaNa dekara yatheSTa satkAra kiyaa| kulmASahastI ko prasannatApUrvaka eka lAkha svarNamudrAe~ aura mere svajanoM kI ora se eka-eka AbhUSaNa diyA gyaa| vivAhotsava kucha dinoM ke bAda mere kulIna parivAra ke vaibhava ke anurUpa evaM nagara

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taraMgavatI 95 meM apUrva aisA hamArA sundara vivAhotsava manAyA gayA / hamArA vaha lagnotsava itanA anupama huA ki logoM ke lie vizeSa darzanIya evaM sabakA vArtAlApa - viSaya bana gayA / hamAre donoM kulIna parivAra niraMtara prIti evaM sneha se juDakara sukhaduHkha ke paraspara samabhAgI bane aura eka hI kuTuMba jaise ho gaye / mere priyatama ne pA~ca aNuvrata evaM guNavrata dhAraNa kiye aura vaha amRta samAna jinavacanoM ke agAdha jala meM magna huA / mere sAre manorathoM kI pUrti ho gaI aura unheM pUre karA denevAle pUrvakRta eka so ATha AyaMbila ke tapa kI samApti kA utsava manAyA / yaha ho jAne para maiMne dAsI se pUchA, 'maiM priyatama ke sAtha jaba calI gaI taba hamAre ghara meM aura tumhAre para kyA kyA gujarA ? sArasikA se prApta vRttAMta isake uttara meM sArasikA kahane lagI, 'tuma mere gahane le Ao' - kahakara tumane jaba mujhe ravAnA kiyA to maiM hamAre ghara gaI / ghara ke loga kAmakAja meM vyasta the / dvAra khulA aura bina- paharA thA isalie jarA sahamatI huI maiM mahAlaya ke aMdara calI gaI / vahA~ aMtaHpura ke kamare meM se saba atyaMta mUlyavAna AbhUSaNoM se bharapUra karaMDaka lekara maiM lauTa aaii| tumheM na dekhane para maiMne vahA~ saba jagaha talAza kii| aMta meM viSAdagrasta citta se hAtha meM ratnakaraMDaka lekara maiM ghara vApasa AI / "hAya merI svAminI" jaise vilApavacana baDabaDAtI, aMtapura meM cAroM ora dekhatI, chAtI pITatI maiM pharza para luDhaka pdd'ii| hoza meM Ane para akelI hI vilApa karatI maiM mana meM isa prakAra socane lagI : "yadi kanyA kI yaha atyaMta gupta bAta maiM svayaM jAkara nahIM kahU~gI to zreSThI mujhe isake kAraNa sajA kreNge| to aba mujhe vaha bAta hI batA denI cAhie / lambI rAta pUrI hone taka to vaha bhI dUra-darAja khisaka gaI hogI aura bAta kaha dene se merA aparAdha bhI kama ho jAegA / " maiMne mana meM isa prakAra socane meM zayyA meM nidrArahita rAta bitAI / prAtaHkAla zreSThI ke caraNoM meM girakara tumhAre pUrvajanma ke smaraNa kI evaM priyatama ke sAtha bhAga

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taraMgavatI nikalane kI bAta btaaii| zreSTha kA duHkha evaM roSa yaha sunakara atyaMta kulAbhimAnI zreSThIkA mukhacaMdra aisA nisteja huA jaisA rAhugrasta kalAnidhi / "dhikkAra hai ! dhikkAra hai ! tumane kitanA akaraNIya kiyA!" hAtha dhunate hue zreSThI isa prakAra kahane lage, "hAya ! hamArA kulIna gotra apayaza se ghAsa ke samAna jalakara khAka ho jaaegaa| . vaha svayaM to apane ghara gaI isalie isameM sArthavAha kA kucha aparAdha nahIM / apanA svacchaMdI hetu pAra pAne ke lie utAvalI ho jAnevAlI hamArI laDakI kA hI doSa hai| _ jisa prakAra jalapravAha ke umaDa-ghumaDane se nadiyA~ apane taTa tor3a detI haiM isa prakAra duHzIla striyA~ kula kA gaurava tahasa-nahasa kara detI haiN| saikaDoM doSa jagAnevAlI aura pada-pratiSThAyukta kunave ko malina kara denevAlI putrI isa duniyA meM jisa kula meM paidA nahIM hotI hai, vahI saccA bhAgyavAna hai, kyoMki patita-cAritravAlI putrI jIvanaparyaMta svabhAva se bhadra evaM paravaza saba bandhanoM ke hRdaya meM dAharUpa banatI hai / - kapaTapUrvaka mIThI bAteM kara ke anya meM vizvAsa jagAne vAlI strI kA svarUpa darpaNa ke pratibiMba-jaisA dugrAhya hotA hai|" ____itane vyagra evaM vyathita ho cukane ke bAda unhoMne mujhase pUchA, "tumane mujhe yaha bAta pahale kyoM nahIM batAI ? yadi batA detI to maiM use hI usakA hAtha sauMpa detA aura taba yaha kalaMka na lgtaa|" taba maiMne uttara diyA, "usane apane prANoM kI saugaMda dekara kahA thA ki jaba taka maiM jAkara use na milU~ taba taka tuma merA yaha rahasya chipAye rakhanA / use diye isa vacana ke pAlana ke hetu evaM mAre Dara ke maiM yaha kaha na sakI / Apako yaha bAta nivedita na karane ke aparAdha ke lie maiM Apake caraNoM meM girakara kRpA kI bhIkha mA~gatI huuN|" seThAnI kA vilApa - yaha bAta sunate hI seThAnI tumhAre bichoha evaM apayaza ke duHkha se mUrchita ho gii| use sahasA girakara besudha huI dekhakara parivAra ke saba loga dInabhAva se

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taraMgavatI 97 citkAra karake isa prakAra rone lage jaise garuDa ke bhaya se kA~patA nAgakula / sudha Ane para seThAnI aneka prakAra se vilApa karatI rone lgii| isase aneka parijanoM ko bhI rudana AyA / he svAminI, usa samaya tumhAre saba bhAI, bhAvajeM evaM kaI parijana bhI tumhAre viyoga ke duHkha se ati karuNa rUdana karane lage putrI sneha ke vaza karuNa kraMdana karatI komalahRdayA tumhArI ammA se seTha ne vinIta bhAva se isa prakAra abhyarthanA kI : "vizuddha zIla-kula ke yaza meM lubdha logoM ke ghara putrI utpanna hokara vaha do anarthoM kA kAraNa banatI hai : putrIviyoga aura apayaza / pUrvakRta karmoM ke phalasvarUpa jo vidhinirmita hotA hai usa prakAra zubhAzubha ghaTita hone para saba svavaza athavA avaza banate haiN| zIla evaM vinayapUrNa merI biTiyA ko doSa denA ucita nahIM / kuTila vidhAtA dvArA hI vaha isa saMsAra meM prerita huI hai| use jo apane pUrvajanma kA smaraNa huA aura apane usa janma ke pati ke sAtha calI gaI to usameM usase koI baDA aparAdha nahIM huA / " "isalie merI baccI ko tuma vApasa le Ao / vaha komala, patalI, nirmalahRdayA, anekoM kI pyArI merI biTiyA ko binA dekhe maiM eka pala bhI jIvita nahIM raha skuuNgii|" isa prakAra atyaMta karuNa vacana kahakara seTha ke caraNoM meM girakara seThAnI ne seTha kI anicchA thI phira bhI usane manuhArapUrvaka seTha se "acchA" khlaayaa| taraMgavatI kI talAza aura usakA pratyAnayana seThAnI kA atizaya anurodha baDhatA gayA / seTha ko aMta meM kahanA paDA, "tuma dhairya rakho, maiM tumhArI beTI ko lA detA huuN| sArthavAha ke ghara se yadi surAga mile to maiM prApta karatA huuN|" "tuma kyoM use bAhara le gaI ?" aise aise aneka prazno evaM vAgbANoM se ghara ke sabhI logoM ne roSapUrvaka mujhe bIdhA aura pATha paDhAyA

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98 taraMgavatI hamAre jo loga tumhArI khoja meM nikale the ve saba isa samAcAra ke sAtha lauTa Aye ki tuma lauTa rahI ho / he sundarI, isase saba AnaMdita hue / isa prakAra he gRhasvAminI, mere pUchane para sArasikA ne jisa prakAra jo jo huA vaha saba mujhe vistArapUrvaka kaha sunaayaa| maiMne bhI Aryaputra kI sUcanAnusAra guptatA akSuNNa rakhane ke hetu se kyoM usakI pratIkSA kiye binA zIghratA se bhAga nikalane kA nirNaya liyA thA isakI spaSTatA usake sAmane kii| daMpatI kA AnaMda-vinoda hamAre dAMpatya ke kucha dina bIte, taba sasurajI ne vidagdha AcAryoM kI nigarAnI meM puruSapAtra rahita eka nATaka taiyAra karavAyA aura mere priyatama ko diyaa| hama apane snehIjanoM, bandhuoM, pUjyoM evaM mitroM ke samUha ke bIca uttama mahAlaya meM rahate the aura kamalasarovara ke cakravAkoM ke samAna krIDA karate the| . premakelI ke prasaMga Ate the aura unase hamArA anurAga puSTa hotA thaa| isase hamAre hRdaya ekarUpa ho gaye / hama ekadUsare se ekAdha pala ke lie bhI alaga nahIM raha sakate the| priyatama ke saMga binA alpa samaya bhI mujhe bahuta lambA lagatA thaa| sArA samaya hama nibiDa premakrIDA meM niraMtara rata rahate the| snAna, bhojana, banAva-siMgAra, zayana, Asana ityAdi hRdayaMgama zArIrika bhogoM meM lage rahane ke bAda hama dinAnte nATaka dekhate the / mahakate aMgarAga lagAte, puSpamAlAe~ pahanate aura paraspara ekadUsare meM Asakta aise hama nipaTa nizciMta evaM sukha meM dina gujArate the| Rtucakra isa prakAra caina kI vaMzI bajAteM, yatheSTa viSayasukha ke sAgara meM gote lagAte hue hamaneM aneka guNamayI, nirmala grahanakSatroM se suhAvanI, zaradaRtue~ vyatIta kii| ___ isake bAda usakI anugAminI zizira Rtu kI zIta kA upadrava phaila gyaa| aMga ThiThura gae / rAteM adhikAdhika lambI hotI calIM / sUrya zIghra bhAga jAtA thA aura behada sanasanAtI ThaMDI havA calane lagI thii| usa samaya caMdra, caMdanalepa, maNi-motiyoM kA hAra evaM kaMkaNa, kSoma ke paTakUla evaM rezama ke vastra saba arucikara ho gye|

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. taraMgavatI - adbhuta zizira ke bItane para hemaMta Rtu kI pArI AI / vaha hima ke pratApa evaM pracaMDa bala se bhayAvanI laga rahI thii| vaha viSayasukha ke lie pratikUla hone se pati ke saMga meM rahane meM bAdhA bana gii| aba AmravRkSoM meM maMjariyA~ phUTa par3I / sikuDa denevAlI zIta kA aMta huaa| jisameM loga sukhavAsa anubhava karate haiM, kAmapravRtti kA basaMta mAsa aayaa| usa samaya he gRhasvAminI, jo yuddha meM sammilita nahIM hue the unakA (DAliyoM kA) bhI vadha kiyA gayA aura niraparAdhoM ko bhI bA~dha diyA gayA the aise rassoM ke jhUle jagaha jagaha logoM ne DAla diye / usa samaya duHkhI logoM para anugraha karane ko tatpara hote hue bhI baMdhana meM jakar3e hiMdoloM para priyajanoM ke saMga paritoSapUrvaka jhUlane ke lie dauDa paDate the / upavanavihAra adbhuta dRzyoMvAle pramadavana meM tathA madana, bANa aura kozAmravRkSoMvAle naMdanavana meM devatulya hama anupama krIDAoM meM rata rahate the / upavana meM mAno puSpasiMgAra sajI vanitAoM jaisI tarulatAe~ thiiN| unameM atimuktA kA puSpa mAno caMdrakiraNa kA parAbhava karatA dikhAI detA thaa| mere priyatama ne bhA~ti bhA~tike puSpa Adi batAye aura unakI prazaMsA ke miSTa vacana kahate hue mere kezameM gUMthe / vahA~ viharate samaya vRkSoM, puSpoM Adi ke vividha rUparaMga evaM AkAraprakAra prItisabhara evaM mudrita mana se hama nihArate the / zramaNa ke darzana vahA~ usa samaya azoka vRkSa kI chAyA meM, zuddha zilApaTTa para zokamukta evaM nirmala citta se baiThe eka pavitra zramaNa ko hamane dekhA / maiMne apane mukha para lagAyA cUrNa, tilaka, patrAMkana Adi ko turaMta poMcha DAlA, pairoM kI pAdukAe~ nikAlakara choDa dI, kezakalApa meM se sAre kusuma nikAlakara pheMka diye / ___ priyatama ne bhI usI prakAra pAdukAe~ nikAla kara rakha dI aura puSpa dUra kiye| isalie ki guru ke pAsa ThassedAra saja-dhaja ke sAtha upasthita honA ucita

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100 taraMgavatI nhiiN| isake bAda hamane vinaya se zarIra navAyA Akula hue binA tvarA se saMyamapUrvaka asaMkhya ratnoM ke nidhi samAna unake darzana karake hamane paritoSa paayaa| vaMdanA ve zramaNa mAyA, mada aura moharahita the; niHsaMga the aura dharmaguNa ke nidhi samAna the / unhone dhyAna ke upayoga se kAyA evaM vacana kI saba pravRtti baMda kI thii| hama unake nikaTa gaye aura karakamaloM kI aMjali racakara mastaka para dhrii| phira savinaya, parama bhaktibhAva se usa kSaNa saMyama kA bAMdha jaisA sAmAyika karane lge| sAtha-sAtha ugra upasarga bhI sahanIya ho aisA samagra guNanidhi, saMpUrNa kAyotsarga hamane avyagra citta se kiyaa| kAyotsarga kara cukane ke bAda vinayapUrvaka sarva Avazyaka dvArA zuddha, karmavinAzaka trividha vaMdanA paryApta jhukakara hamane kii| isa prakAra vizeSa rUpa se to hamane nIca gotra kI nivAraka vaMdanA kii| hamane unase tapasyA meM prAzuka vihAra kI prApti ke saMbaMdha meM jAnane kI pRcchA kii| taba unhoMne isa prakAra AziSa dI : 'tumako sarvaduHkhoM kA muktidAtA, sarva viSayasukha kA kSAyaka, anupama sukharUpa, akSaya evaM avyAbAdha mokSa prApta ho|' dharmapRcchA __unake AzIrvacana zirodhArya kiye aura hama bhUzuddhi karake donoM mudita mana se nIce baiTha gaye / hamane hRdaya meM saMyama dhAraNa kiyA aura vinaya pUrvaka jhukakara unase nizcita sukhakara evaM jarA-mRtyu nivAraka dharma pUchA / / taba unhoMne zAMti se AgamoM meM savistara jisakA artha pratipAdita hai vaha bandha evaM mokSa tattvakAdarzaka, karNamadhura rasAyaNa samAna dharma isa prakAra kahA : dharmopadeza 'pratyakSa, anumAna, upamAna aura jinavara upadezita AjJA : ye cAra baMdha evaM mokSa ke sAdhana haiN| ___jo dravya sAmane vidyamAna, indriya ke guNoM se yukta ho, jisake mukhya guNa

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101 taraMgavatI doSa spaSTa dikhAI dete hoM aura jo loka meM sarva siddha ho usa dravya ko pratyakSa viSaya jaano| jisa dravya ke guNa nahIM dikhAI dete, paraMtu jisake guNAMza se jo mukhyataH anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai aura isa prakAra jisake guNadoSa jJAta ho sake usa dravya ko anumAna kA viSaya maano| tInoM kAloM ke pratyakSa evaM parokSa dravyoM ke zrutajJAna dvArA jo grahaNa kara sakeM use upadeza kahA jAtA hai| jIvatattva jinavara kA darzana hai ki jIva sarvadA varNa, rasa, rUpa, gaMdha, zabda aura sparza Adi guNoM se rahita hai| use Adi-aMta bhI nhiiN| vaha zAzvata AtmA hai, ayoni hai, indriyarahita hai / vaha indriArthoM se mukta hai, anAdi evaM anaMta hai / usameM vijJAnaguNa hai| - dehastha hone ke kAraNa, jo sukhaduHkha kA anubhava karatA hai, vaha nitya hai aura viSayasukha kA jJAtA hai use AtmA jaano| AtmA indriyaguNoM se agrAhya hai; upayoga, yoga, icchA, vitarka jJAna evaM ceSTA Adi guNoM se usakA anumAna ho sakatA hai; vicAra saMvedana, saMjJA, vijJAna, dhAraNA, buddhi, IhA, mati evaM vitarka Adi jIva ke liMga haiN| ___ zarIra meM jIva vidyamAna hai yA nahIM isa para jo ciMtana-saMzaya karatA hai vahI AtmA hai, kyoMki yadi jIva hI nahIM hai to saMzaya karanevAlA hI koI nahIM hotaa| karma kI zakti se jIva rotA hai, haMsatA hai, banAva-siMgAra karatA hai, DaratA hai, socatA hai, trasta hotA hai, utkaMThita hotA hai aura krIDA bhI karatA hai| . zarIra meM vidyamAna jIva buddhi se juDI pA~ca indriyoM ke guNoM se gaMdha letA hai, sunatA hai, dekhatA hai, rasAsvAda karatA hai aura sparza anubhava karatA hai| mana, vacana evaM kAyA kI kriyA dvArA hotI trividha pravRtti se juDane para jIva zubha yA azubha karma meM pha~sa jAtA hai|

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102 taraMgavatI jIva Asakta hone para karma karane lagatA hai aura virakta hone para karma tyAga detA hai - yahI hai jinavara se diyA gayA ba~dha evaM mokSa ke upadeza kA sNkssep| karma ke kAraNa jisakA svarUpa Dhaka gayA hai aisA jIva, gAgara meM mathana kI kriyA meM raI kI bhA~ti bArabAra yahA~ baMdhatA hai to vahA~ chuTakArA pAtA hai| kvacit karmarAzi ko tyajatA hai to kvacit grahaNa karatA huA saMsArayaMtra meM sanadha jIva raha~Ta kI taraha cakkara kATatA hai| zubha karma ke suyoga se vaha devagati pAtA hai, madhyama guNa se manuSyagati, moha se tiryaMcagati aura pApakarma se narakagati pAtA hai| karma rAgadveSa ke anigraha se karma utpanna hotA hai - jinheM jinavara ne karmabaMdha ke udbhAvaka batAyA hai| prANivadha, mRSAvAda, adattAdAna, maithuna, parigraha, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, arati, jugupsA, mana-vacana-kAyA kA azubha yoga, mithyAdarzana, pramAda, pizunatA, ajJAna, indriyoM kA abhigraha - ye saba saMkalpayukta banane para ATha prakAra ke karmabaMdha ke kAraNa banate haiM aisA jinavara ne nirUpita kiyA hai| jisa prakAra tailAbhyaMga kiye hamAre aMga para garda cipakatI hai vaise rAgadveSarUpa tela mardita vyakti ko karma cipakatA hai, yaha samajha rakhanA / dArUNa dveSAgni dvArA karma ko jIva vibhinna rUpoM meM pariNita karatA hai - jisa prakAra jaTharAgni pratyakSa hokara puruSa ke audArika zarIra meM vividha pariNAma dikhAtA hai usI prakAra karmazarIra se juDe jIva ko jaano| jJAnAvaraNIya, darzanAvaraNIya, vedanIya, mohanIya, AyuSa, nAma, gotra evaM aMtarAya - aise ATha prakAra ke karmoM ke chaH parimita bheda aura grahaNa, pradeza evaM anubhAga anusAra vibhAga banate haiN| ___ jisa prakAra jamIna para chiDaka diye vividha prakAra ke bIja apane vividha guNAnusAra puSpa evaM phala ke rUpa meM anekavidhatA prApta karate haiM vaise yogAnuyoga bA~dhA gayA azAMta guNayukta eka nayA karma vividha vipAka ke rUpa meM anekatA prApta karatA hai|

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taraMgavatI 103 dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhava aura bhAva ko lakSya karake karma kA udaya pA~ca prakAra se batAyA hai| saMsAra ___ isa aparimita saMsAra meM usa karma ke phalasvarUpa jIva paribhramaNa kiyA karatA hai| saMsAra ke kAraNa se bhava kA upadrava hone para jIva janma prApta karatA hai| janma ke kAraNa zarIra, zarIra ke kAraNa indriya-vizeSa, indriya evaM, viSaya ke kAraNa mana, mana ke kAraNa vijJAna, vijJAna ke kAraNa jIva saMvedana kA anubhava karatA hai aura saMvedana ke kAraNa vaha tIvra zArIrika evaM mAnasika duHkha bhugatatA vaha yaha duHkha dUra karane ke lie aura sukha pAne ke lie pApakarma karatA hai aura usa pApa ke phalasvarUpa janma-mRtyu ke cakkara meM pha~satA hai / jIva ke karma use kramazaH naraka, tiryaMca, manuSya aura deva kI yoni meM ghumAte haiM / karmAnusAra cAMDAla, muSTika, puliMda, vyAdha, zaka, yavana, barjara Adi vividha manuSyajAtiyoM meM jIva janma prApta karatA hai| - indriyoM aura zarIra kI nirmalatA evaM pUrNatA, paravazatA evaM prabhutva, saubhAgya evaM durbhAgya, saMyoga aura viyoga, ucca athavA nIca gotra, AyuSya aura bhogoM kI vRddhi athavA kSaya, artha aura anartha - janma ke kAraNa apane karmoM meM grasta jIva isa prakAra ke tathA anya aneka sukhaduHkha anaMta bAra bhogatA hai| mokSa paratI parantu jIvoM ke manuSya-bhava kI kevala itanI vizeSatA hai ki saba duHkhoM meM se mukti dilAnevAle mokSapada meM isI bhava se ve jA sakate haiN| __ ajJAna rUpa vRkSoM ke ghane isa saMsArarUpa mahAvana meM jinavaroM ne jJAna aura AcaraNoM ko nirvANa pahu~cane kA rAjamArga samAna batAyA hai| saMyama aura yoga dvArA karmaprApti rokakara aura bace karmoM kI tapa dvArA zuddhi karake aura kramazaH sabhI karmoM kA kSaya karane ke bAda karmavizuddha huA jIva siddha banatA hai| eka samaya vaha yahA~ se nirvighna paramapada meM pahu~catA hai; saMsAra ke bhaya

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taraMgavatI 104 se mukta hokara vaha akSaya sukhadAyaka mokSa pAtA hai / aneka bhavoM ke bhramaNa daramyAna prApta hue karmoM se mukta hokara vaha ni:saMga, siddhoM kI svabhAvasiddha Urdhvagati ko prApta karatA hai / mukhya devaloka ke Upara arthAt tIna loka ke zIrSasthAna para arjuna aura zaMkha jaisI zvetavarNI, chatraratnavAlI pRthvI AI hai| usake siddhi, siddhikSetra, paramapada, anuttarapada, brahmapada, lokastUpikA aura sItA Adi nAma haiM / isa iSatprAgabhArA athavA sItA se eka yojana dUra lokAMta hai / usake Upara ke tIsare bhAga meM hI siddhoM kA avasthAna hone kI bAta kahI gaI hai| saba bhAvoM ke yathArtha rUpa ke jJAtA siddhane rAgadveSa niHzeSa kiye hote haiN| isalie vaha unase puna: lepita nahIM hotA / isa bhava ko choDane kI aMtima kSaNoM meM usakA jina pradezoM ke saMcayayukta saMsthAna hotA hai vahI saMsthAna usakI siddhAvasthA meM hotA hai / vaha AkAza meM, siddhoM se bharapUra siddhAlaya meM, anya aneka siddhoM ke sAtha aviruddha bhAva se basatA usa zramaNane isa prakAra upadeza diyA / vaha pUrA huA taba he gRhasvAminI, hama harSa se romAMcita hue aura mastaka para aMjali racakara unase kahA, 'ApakA anuzAsana hama cAhate haiM / ' Age mere priyatama ne usa sAdhu ko vinayapUrvaka vaMdana karake kahA, 'Apa bharayauvanAvasthA meM niHsaMga bane isase ApakA dIkSita honA sarAhanIya hai / kRpayA yaha batAie ki Apane yaha zrAmaNya kisa prakAra apanAyA ? he bhagavan, mujha para anukaMpA kIjie aura kahie / mujhe vaha jAnane kA atyaMta kutUhala hai / ' tisa para usa prazasyamanA aura jinavacanoM meM vizArada zramaNane madhura, saMgata aura mitavacanoM meM nirvikAra aura madhyastha bhAva bharakara isa prakAra kahA : zramaNa kA pUrvavRttAMta caMpA ke pazcima meM sthita eka janapada ke nikaTa kA aTavIpradeza aneka mRga, mahiSa, teMduoM aura vanya gajoM se sabhara thA / usa jaMgala kI gaharAI meM eka

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taraMgavatI 105 vastI thI jisameM niMdya karma karanevAle jaMgala ke pazuoM kI mauta jaise vyAdhoM kA janapada thA / unakI jhoMpar3iyoM kA A~gana pradeza, vahA~ sukhAye gaye rakta Tapakate mAMsa, camaDe aura carabI se chA jAne se saMdhyA kA dRzya dhAraNa kara rahA thaa| vyAdhapatniyA~ lAla ka~bala kI oDhaniyA~ oDha kara lahU cUtA mAMsa goda . meM bhara-bharakara AtI-jAtI dikhAI paDatI thiiN| kucha vyAdhapaliyA~ mayurapiccha se sajI-sa~vArI oDhaniyA~ oDhakara hastidaMta . ke mUsaloM se dhAna kUTane kA kAma kara rahI thiiN| vyAdha kA pUrvabhava - isase pUrvabhava meM prANiyoM kA ghAtaka, hAthI ke zikAra meM kuzala, mAMsAhArI zikArI ke rUpa meM vahAM merA janma huA thaa| maiM pratidina abhyAsa kara ke dhanuvidyA nipuNa huA aura prabala prahAra karane kI zakti maiMne prApta kii| maiM tiraMdAja ke rUpa meM prakhyAta huA aura 'amoghakAMDa nAma se sarvatravikhyAta huaa| - merA pitA siMha bhI dRDhaprahArI evaM acUka nizAnebAja thA / vaha apane kAma se vikhyAta thaa| mere pitA ko bahuta pyArI aura vanya vezadhAriNI aTavIzrI nAma kI vanyabAlA merI mAtA thI / jaba maiM vayaska huA aura eka hI bANa se hAthI ko mAragirAne lagA, taba mere pitAne mujhase kahA, 'tuma suno aura dhyAna meM rakho ki hamArA kuladharma kyA hai| vyAdha kA kuladharma vyAdhoM ke koza evaM gRha ke rakSaka aise zvAna, aura bIja DAlane meM samartha aise yUthapati hAthI ko tuma kabhI na mAranA / baccoM kI dekha-bhAla karane meM lIna, putrasneha se paMgu aura vyAdha se na DaranevAlI hathinI ko bhI tuma na mAranA / akelA chor3a diyA na ho aise choTe, bhole, dUdhamuMhe makune hAthI kA baccA ko bhI tuma mata mAranA - samaya bItane para baccA baDA hAthI hogA aisA hisAba lgaanaa|

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taraMgavatI kAmavRtti prerita, bacce kI mAtA bananevAlI hathinI jaba krIDArata ho taba use hAthI se alaga mata karanA / 106 yaha kuladharma tuma pAlanA / jo kuladharma ko naSTa karatA hai usake kula kI durgati hotI hai / beTe, bIja naSTa na karanA aura kuladharma kI bhalIbhA~ti rakSA karatA huA tuma apanA dhaMdhA karanA aura yaha bAta tuma apanI saMtAna ko bhI kahanA / ' vyAdha kA jIvana pitA ke upadezAnusAra maiM yathAyogya AcaraNa meM dRDha rahakara, vyAdha kA vyavasAya karatA thA aura vanya prANiyoM se bharapUra usa jaMgala meM zikAra karake gujArA karatA thaa| gaiMDA, vanya baila, hirana, vanya bhaiMsA, hAthI, sUara Adi ko maiM mAratA thA / samaya bItane para bujurgoM ne merI hI jAti kI manapasaMda suMdara, suratasukhadA taruNI mujhase byAhI / vaha stanayugala se sohatI, sthUla evaM puSTa nitaMbinI, mRdubhASiNI, nirmala hAsya karanevAlI, mukha se caMdra ko lajjita karatI thI / usake netra kamala samAna ratanAre the aura yauvanocita guNagrAma se maMDita aMganA vaha sUkSma evaM zyAma romarAji - rAjati thI / usa zyAmA kA nAma vanarAji thA / suMdara aura AnaMdadAyaka rUpa, bhUne mAMsa kA bhojana, madabhara rUpavatI kAminI aura komala parNazayyA - ye vyAdhajIvana ke zAzvata sukha haiN| jinako vyAdhajIvana svAdhIna hotA hai unako kauna manamAnA sukha sulabha nahIM ? hAthI ke zikAra para surApAna se tRpta hokara vyAdhasuMdarI yAne merI patnI kI bhujAoM ke AzleSa meM baddha, puSTa payodhara pIDita, suratazrama se klAnta aisA maiM eka prAtaH kAla utthaa| mayUrapiccha ke dhvajamaMDita aura tarotAje rakta chiDake hue vyAdhoM kI devI ke sthAnaka ko maiM gayA aura pramudita citta se praNAma kiyA / una dinoM grISmaRtu thii| maiMne dhanuSyabANa liyA, kaMdhe para tumbA laTakAyA aura zikAra ke lie jaMgala meM prasthAna kiyA / maiM vanya phUloM se bAla veSTita kiye, pairoM meM jUtI pahana lI aura Aga

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taraMgavatI 107 jalAne ke lie dhanuSya ke pIche ke bhAga meM aranI bA~dha lii| isake bAda maiM hastidaMta kI prApti ke lie vanya hAthI kI talAza meM cala paDA / jaMgala meM bhaTakate-bhaTakate thaka gayA aura Akhira gaMgAkinAre pahu~cA / vahA~ maiMne pahAr3I aura vanavistAra meM rahanevAlA, parvata jaisA pracaMDa eka hAthI ko nahAkara bAhara nikalate dekhA / usa apUrva hAthI ko dekhakara mujhe lagA ki yaha hAthI gaMgAtaTa ke vanameM se AyA nahIM lagatA / jo hAthI gaMgAtaTa ke vibhinna ghane vRkSoM ke vana kA rahanevAlA hotA hai usakA lakSaNa yaha hai ki usake bAla sparzakomala hote haiM / paraMtu yaha to daMtavihIna hai aura kisI anya vana se AyA lagatA hai / aura vyAdhakula ke rakSaNa ke lie usakA vadha karane meM koI bAdha nhiiN| akasmAt cakravAka vadha isa saMkalpa ke sAtha maiMne vyAdhakula kI rakSA ke lie usa hAthI para prANaghAtaka bANa chodd'aa| usI kSaNa ekAeka koI kuMkumavarNa kA cakravAka kAla ke pUrvaniyoga se AkAzamArga meM ur3A aura bANa se bIMdha gayA / . vedanA se usake paMkha nispaMda ho gaye aura vaha pazcima samudra meM kesariyA raMga kI sAMdhyabelA meM luDhakate kuMkumavarNa ke sUrya ke samAna jalasapATI para giraa| zaraprahAra se jisake prANa nikala gaye haiM usa cakravAka kI anugAminI zokArta evaM vyAkula cakravAkI gire hue cakravAka ke pAsa A pahu~cI / 'arere ! dhikkAra hai ! maiMne isa mithuna kA saMhAra kiyA ! - isa prakAra maiM vyathita ho gayA aura hAtha malatA huA vaha dRzya dekhatA rahA / vaha hAthI calA gayA aura maiMne dayA evaM anukaMpA se prerita ho turaMta usa pakSI kA vahA~ taTa para agnisaMskAra kiyA / cakravAkI aura vyAdha kI anumRtyu ___ vaha cakravAkI bhI apane sahacara ke prati anurAga se prerita hokara usa para maMDarAkara usa citA kI Aga meM kUda par3I aura kucha kSaNoM meM bhasma huii| yaha usakI pariNati dekha merA duHkha adhika ghaniSTha ho gayA : 'arere ! maiMne isa bhale

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108 taraMgavatI cakravAkamithuna kA kyoM vinAza kiyA ?' ____maiM soca meM par3A, 'arere ! aneka pUrvapuruSoM ne jisakA jatana kiyA usa hamAre kuladharma, paramparA evaM vaMza kI kIrti tathA vacana kA maiMne duSTatApUrvaka vinAza kyoM kiyA ? nirlajja banakara jisa puruSa ne apane hI hAthoM apane kuladharma ko naSTa kiyA hotA hai, usakI ora loga ghRNA karate haiM / aba maiM jIvita rahakara kyA karUMgA?' isa prakAra mAno kRtAMta hI merI buddhi ko prerita kara rahA ho aise vicAra mujhe A rahe the| phalataH cakravAka kI citA ke lie jo bahuta sAre Idhana juTA kara maiMne Aga jalAI thI usameM kUdakara maiM bhI alpa kSaNoM meM jala marA / isa prakAra kuladharma evaM vratarakSA meM sarva prakAra se saMyata evaM tatpara maiM aisA nijakI niMdA, jugupsA, garhaNA karatA huA, saMvegapUrNa citta se dharmazraddhA se vizuddha citta maine AtmahatyA kI, phira bhI narka meM na gyaa| zrImaMta kula meM vyAdha kA punarjanma isake pazcAta gaMgAnadI ke uttara taTa para rahanevAle, dhanadhAnya evaM svajanoM se samRddha eka zrImaMta vyApArI ke kula meM merA janma huaa| kisAnoM se bharepUre kAzI nAma ke ramaNIya deza meM jisa kula meM merA janma huA vahA~ sarvottama guNavikhyAta utsava manAyA gayA / usa deza ke manorama kamalasarovara, udyAna evaM devamaMdira dekhane meM lIna ho jAte pravAsiyoM kI gati dhImI par3a jAtI thii| vahA~ sAgarapatnI gaMgA dvArA jisake prAkAra kI rakSA hotI thI aisI dvArikA samAna vArANasI nAma kI kRSTa nagarI thI / vahA~ ke mAnI evaM vinayI vyApArI loga itane samartha the ki pratyeka eka karoDa ke mAla kI kharIda-bikrI kara sakatA thaa| vahA~ ke rAjamArga para sthita bhavana itane uttuMga the ki sUrya bhUmi ke darzana kevala taba kara sakatA thA jaba vaha AkAzatala meM bIca bIca raha gaI khAlI jagaha meM praveza karatA thaa| yahA~ rudrayaza merA nAma rakhA gayA aura kramazaH maiM lekhana Adi vividha kalAe~ siikhaa|

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taraMgavatI 109 dyUta kI lata apakIrti kA mUla, logoM ke vyasana kA kAraNa, sarva doSoM kA srota aise ghRta kA maiM vyasanI thA / kapaTI, ugra, asAdhu, lAbhalobhI aura saba sadguNoM se vaMcita loga hI isa vinAzakArI lata kA sevana karate haiN| mRgatRSNA samAna chUta kI lata ke caMgula meM phaMsA maiM kulaparaMparA paragirI ulkA samAna corI bhI karane lagA / seMdha lagAkara gharoM meM corI karanA, rAhagIroM kA vadha karanA unako lUTa lenA vagairaha aparAdhoM ke kAraNa svajana merA tiraskAra karane lge| dyUta ke vyasanI ho gayA thA isase parAyA dhana haDapa lene kI vRtti bhI bana gaI thii| lobha ke bhUta ke AvAsa jaisA maiM rAtabhara hAtha meM talavAra lekara cakkara lagAtA rahatA thaa| nagarI kA tyAga aura corapallI meM Azraya ' nagarI ke kone kone ke loga mere aparAdhoM ko jAna gye| isase AtmarakSA muzkila ho gii| Akhira vindhya parvata kI oTa meM sthita khArikA nAmaka aTavI meM maiMne Azraya liyaa| vaha saiMkaDoM pazu-pakSiyoM kI zaraNa evaM corasamUhoM ke mukAma jaisI aneka prakAra ke vRkSasamUhoM kI ghanI ghaTa ke kAraNa gahana aMdhakArapUrNa thii| - vahA~ se nikalakara vindhya kI girimAlA se DhakI aura jisakA ekamAtra pravezadvAra thA aisI siMhadvAra nAma kI pallI meM Akara maiM basa gayA / vaha sthAna vyApAriyoM evaM sArthavAhoM ko lUTanevAle, paradhana hara lenevAle aura aneka duSkarma karanevAle coroM kA aDDA thA / ve logoM ko Thagane, dhana chIna lene ke anekAneka upAya evaM rItoM ke jAnakAra the aura nipaTa adharmI evaM anukaMpAzUnya the| unameM kucha zUravIra aise bhI the jo brAhmaNoM, zramaNoM, striyoM, baccoM, bUDhoM evaM durbala logoM ko satAte nahIM the| ve kevala vIrapuruSoM se bhIDaMta ThAnate / saiMkar3oM laDAiyoM meM jinhoMne nAma kamAyA thA aura jo bakhtaradhArI ghoDoM para savAra hokara DAkAjanI karate evaM vijayI banate aise cora bhI vahA~ nivAsa karate the| corasenApati corasamUha jisakI zaraNa sukha se lete, yuddhoM meM jo sUrya samAna pratApI

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110 taraMgavatI thA, talavAroM ke prahAra evaM ghAvoM ke cihnoM se jisakA badana khuraduza ho gayA thA, jo pApa kA bharapUra sevana karatA thA, jo parAye dhana kA vinAzaka, sAhasika, aura coroM kA AzrayadAtA thA aura subhaTa ke rUpa meM jisakI zakti kI bahuta khyAti thI aisA zaktipriya nAma kA cora unakA nAyaka thA / apane bhujabala ke parAkrama se subhaTa kI uttamatA pragaTa karanevAlA yazasvI senApati kA pada usane prApta kiyA thA / maiMne usakA Azraya liyaa| usane mere sAtha bAtacIta kI aura mujhe svIkAra kiyaa| anya subhaToM ne bhI merA sammAna kiyA aura maiM mAna-sammAnapUrvaka vahA~ sukha se rahane lgaa| vyAdha kI krUratA vahA~ rahakara maiMne aneka yuddhoM meM parAkrama kara dikhAye jisake phalasvarUpa duSkIrti prApta yaha kI ki maiM alpa samaya meM pApabhaTa ke rUpa meM vikhyAta ho gayA thaa| dhokhA dekara talavAra se pITha para pIche se prahAra karake hatyA karane kI kSudratA ke lie maiM subhaveM meM senApati kA sabase adhika prItipAtra bana gayA thaa| ___ koI mujhase laDatA ho yA na laDatA ho, sAmanA karatA ho yA sAmanA na karatA ho, evaM yuddha se bhAgane lagA ho, maiM aisI kisI ko bhI jItA na choddtaa| isalie pallI ke logoM ne mujhe 'balI', 'nirdaya'aura 'yamadUta' jaise merI duSTatA ke sUcaka nAma pradAna kiye the| ___cUta meM jItakara prApta kiye dhana se maiMne mitroM kA apanI samRddhi se AdarasatkAra kiyA aura isa prakAra maiM saba kA mAnanIya bana gyaa| apane ghara ke prati bhAvanAzUnya hokara maiM pallI meM isa prakAra kAladaMDa evaM yamadaMDa samAna AcaraNa karatA huA dina gujArane lgaa| coroM kA taruNa daMpatI ko baMdI banAnA - kisI eka samaya dhaMdhA karane cora gaye aura ve koI taruNa daMpatI ko pakaDakara pallI meM le Aye / devI ko bali caDhAne ke lie una donoM ko ve senApati ke pAsa le Aye aura una taruNa aura taruNI ko senApati ko dikhaayaa|

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taraMgavatI 111 apane anokhe rUpa se taruNI ne coroM ke hRdaya curA lie / usa apsarA samAna taruNI ko kAtyAyanI devI ke Dara ke kAraNa apanI aurata banAne kA prayatna nahIM kiyA aura devI ko pazubali caDhAne kA nizcaya kiyA / I coroM ne usa taruNa daMpatI kA ratnoM se bharA karaMDaka tathA anya bhI joM mUlyavAna vastue~ unheM prApta huI thI, senApati ko soMpa diyaa| senApati ne mujhe AjJA kI ki ina donoM kA navamI ke dina kAtyAyanI ke yajJa meM mahAyajJa pazu ke rUpa meM bali caDhAnA hai / unheM kabje meM rakhane ke lie mujhe sauMpa diyA / A~sU bahAtI A~khoMvAle aura mRtyu-bhaya se stabdha hue una donoM ko maiM apane ghara le AyA / usa taruNa ko baMdhanoM se jakaDA, dAlAna meM sahIsalAmata rakhakara paharA dene tathA surApAna karane lagA / vaha taruNI apane pati ke prati prema ke kAraNa vilApavacana cillAtI huI zoka prakaTa karane lgii| usakA rudana sunanevAloM ke citta ka~pA detA thA / aise rudana kI AvAja sunakara AsapAsa se vahA~ anya baMdiniyA~ dauDa AI / ve use dekhakara zoka karane lagIM aura kRttAMta ko zApa dene lagIM / usa samaya kutUhala- vaza una baMdiniyoMne taruNI se pUchA : 'tuma loga kahA~ ke ho aura kahA~ jA rahe the ? coroMne tumheM kyoM pakaDA ? usane sira hAtha para rakhakara kahA, "isa samaya hama jo jo duHkha yAtanA pA rahe haiM usake bIjasamAna jo ghaTanA hai vaha maiM tumheM zurU se byorevAra batAtI hU~, sunie : taruNI kA AtmavRttAMta caMpA nAma kI uttama nagarI ke pazcima meM sthita vana ke aMdarUnI bhAga meM gaMgAprarocanA nAma kI maiM cakravAkI thI / vahA~ mere surataratha kA sArathi yaha gaMgAta raMgatilaka nAmadhArI taruNa cakravAka nadI ke pulina para basatA thA / eka dina vanya hAthI ke zikAra ke nikale kisI vyAdha ne apane dhanuSya se chor3e hue bANa prahAra se vaha cakravAka bIMdhakara cala bsaa| pazcAttApa ke kAraNa vyAdha ne taTa para usake zarIra kA agnisaMskAra kiyA / patikA mArga anusaranevAlI maiM bhI usa agni meM praveza karake jala marI / isa prakAra jala marane ke bAda yamunA nadI ke taTa para sthita kauzAmbI nAma kI uttama nagarI meM zreSThIkula meM merA janma huA / yaha merA priyatama bhI usI nagarI meM mujha se pahale aise mahAna sArthavAhakula meM janmA thA jisakI khyAti tIna

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112 taraMgavatI samudra pAra phailI huI hai| citrapaTa dvArA hama punaH eka dUsare ko pahacAna gaye / usane mere pitA se merI mAMganI kI kintu pitA ne mujhe use dene se inkAra kiyaa| maiMne dUtI bhejI aura bAda meM sA~jha ke samaya pUrvajanma ke anurAga se prerita ho, maiM madanavikAra se saMtapta hokara mere priyatama ke ghara pahuMcI aura bujurgoM ke Dara ke kAraNa hama donoM naukA meM baiThakara bhAga nikle| gaMgA ke vizAla taTa para hameM coroM ne pakaDA / . vyAdha ko pUrvabhava kA smaraNa isa prakAra usa ramaNI ne rote-sisakate apane saba sukha-duHkha kA byorA yathAkrama una baMdiniyoM se kaha sunaayaa| rote-dhote isa prakAra usane jo vRttAnta baMdiniyoM ko kahA vaha sunakara mujhe apanA pUrvajanma yAda A gayA aura thoDI dera mujhe mUrcha A gii| svastha hone para mujhe pUrvajanma ke mAtApitA, patnI, kuladharma aura caritra kA smaraNa ho AyA / yAda Aye hue svapna jaisA usakA vRttAMta sunakara merA hRdaya vAtsalya aura karuNAbhAva se komala bana gayA / maiM mana meM socane lagA : ..."gaMgA nadI ke AbhUSaNa samAna yaha vahI cakravAka yugala hai aura jisake cakravAka kI maiMne anajAna meM hatyA kI thii| kAmabhoga ke rasAvega se paricita aise mujhase isa kAmatRSNAvihvala aura baDI kaThinAI se saMgama prApta isa yugala ko punaH hananA ucita nhiiN| . isa kAraNa mere jIvita ko hoDa meM rakhakara bhI mere pApa kA pratikAra bhale ho jAe, maiM unako jIvana-dAna dUMgA aura isake bAda paraloka sudhArane kI ciMtA kruuNgaa|" taruNa daMpatI ko jIvanadAna aura chuTakArA isa prakAra saMkalpa karake, unakI sahAya karane hetu maiM kuTiyA se bAhara nikalA aura usa taruNa ke baMdhana DhIle kiye / tatpazcAt bakhtara se sajja huA, veza dhAraNa kiyA aura kamara meM churA bA~dha liyA / vasunaMda aura talavAra lekara meM sata ke samaya guptatA se taruNa ko patnI ke sAtha pallI se bAhara le gayA aura atyaMta

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taraMgavatI 113 bhayaMkara aTavI ke pAra pahu~cAyA / jaMgala ke bAhara sImAnta gA~va ke nikaTa kI bhUmi taka unheM pahu~cAkara maiMne saMsAra se virakta hokara mana meM isa prakAra socA : . "yaha aparAdha karake corapallI meM lauTanA aura yamadUta jaise senApati kA mu~ha dekhanA mere lie ucita nahIM / iSTa sukha kA lobha jo mRtyu-samAna hai usameM paDakara maiMne jo puSkala pApa kiye haiM unase chuDAnevAlA mokSamArga pakaDanA hI aba mere lie zreyaskara hai| sukha pAne ke prayAsa meM jo rAgamUDha manuSya dUsaroM ko duHkha meM DAlatA hai vaha mUrkhatA se apane lie bhI atizaya duHkhoM ko sarjana karatA hai| .. patnIrUpI kArAgAra se chUTakara jo premabaMdhana mukta ho jAte haiM aura sAtha hI apane rAgadveSa kA zamana karake jo sukhaduHkha ke prati samabhAva dhAraNa kara viharate haiM, unheM dhanya hai / aisA socavicAra karake maiMne uttara dizA kI rAha lii| purimaMtAla udyAna . merA citta aba kAmavRtti se vimukha ho gayA aura tapazcaryA ke sAratattva ko samajha gayA thaa| manuSya ke rakta se raMjita talavAra aura mala se malina DhAla . kA maiMne tyAga kiyA / calatA-calatA maiM purimatAla udyAna A pahu~cA jo tADavRkSoM ke ghane jhuMDoM se sohatA thA aura devaloka ke sAra samAna alakApurI kA anukaraNa karatA thaa| usake dAhinI ora kA pradeza kamalasarovara se suMdara laga rahA thA / yaha udyAna upavanoM ke sabhI guNoM se bhI baDhacaDhakara Age nikala jAtA thaa| usakI zobhA naMdanavana jaisI thI / vahA~ chahoM RtuoM ke puSpa khile hue the| vaha phalasamRddha thA aura vahA~ citrasabhA bhI thI / kAmIjanoM ke lie vaha AnaMdadAyaka thA / vaha sajala jaladhara jaisA gabhIra thaa| vahA~ madamatta bhramara aura madhukariyoM kI guMjAra aura koyala kI madhura kUka sunAI paDatI thI / pRthvI ke sabhI udyAnoM ke guNa yahA~ ikaTThe hue jAna paDate the| usameM jo doSa thA vaha kevala eka hI thA : logoM kI kuzalavArtA ke viSaya meM vaha udyAna bhramara-bhramariyoM aura koyala ke zabda dvArA unakI ha~sI-majAka uDAyA karatA thA /

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114 taraMgavatI pavitra vaTavRkSa vahA~ maiMne eka devamaMdira dekhA / vaha cUne kI saphedI se pUtA hone se jalahIna bAdalasamUha jaisA gaura lagatA thaa| usakA AkAra-prakAra siMhabaiThaka jaisA thA aura vaha uttuMga thaa| vahA~ sau staMbhoM para sthApita suzliSTa lakaDIkAmavAlA suMdara, vizAla evaM paryApta avakAzayukta prekSAgRha thA / usake Age ke bhAga meM aneka citrabhAtoM ke suzobhanayukta, caityayukta U~cI vyAsapITha aura patAkAyukta vaTavRkSa ko maiMne dekhA / . ___ usa vRkSa ko chatra, cAmara evaM puSpamAlAe~ samarpita kiye hue the aura caMdanalepanabhI kiyA gayA thA / vaha vaTavRkSa udyAna ke anya vRkSoM kA Adhipatya karatA thA / RSabhadeva kA caitya devamaMdira kI pradakSiNA karake maine komala patrazAkhAoM aura parNaghayA kI sukhada chAyAyukta usa vaTavRkSa ko praNipAta kiyA / itanA karane ke bAda maiMne vahA~ ke logoM se pUchA, "isa udyAna kA nAma kyA hai ? kisa deva kI yahA~ sucAru rUpa se pUjA ho rahI hai ? bahuta kucha nirIkSaNa karane para bhI mujhe yahA~ bhavanasamUha kahIM AsapAsa dikhAI nahIM detaa| isake atirikta mujhe yaha udyAna isase pUrva kabhI dekhane meM nahIM AyA / - __isase unhoMne jAnA ki maiM abhyAgata hU~ taba unameM se eka vyakti ne mujhe batAyA, "isa udyAna kA nAma zakaTamukha hai| anuzruti yaha hai ki ikSvAku vaMza kA rAjavRSabha, vRSabha samAna lalita gati se calanevAlA vRSabhadeva bhAratavarSa meM pRthvIpati thA / usa himavaMta varSa ke svAmI ne maMDaloM rUpa valayayukta, guNoM se samRddha aura sAgararUpa kaTimekhalA maMDita pRthvIrUpa mahilA kA tyAga kiyA thaa| garbhavAsa aura punarjanma se bhayabhIta hokara punaH janma lene se bacane ke lie usane udyata hokara asAmAnya, pUrNa evaM anuttara pada kI prApti kI kAmanA kii| lokazruti hai ki sura-asuroM se pUjita aise unheM ve jaba isa vaTavRkSa ke

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taraMgavatI 115 tale baiThe the taba uttama evaM anaMta jJAna tathA darzana huA thaa| isalie usa lokanAtha kI Aja bhI mahimA kI jAtI hai aura bhavakSayakartA unakI isa devamaMdira meM pratimA pratiSThita kI huI hai| zramaNadarzana : pravrajyAgrahaNa kI icchA yaha saba sunakara maiMne vaTa evaM pratimA ko vaMdana kiyA / vahA~ nikaTa hI baiThe uttama guNanidhi eka zramaNa ko maiMne dekhA / ve citta meM pA~coM indriyoM ko sthApita kara ke svastha evaM zAMta bhAva se baiThe the aura unhoMne AdhyAtmika dhyAna evaM saMvara meM apanA citta joDakara ekAgratA se usakA nirodha kiyA thaa| una niSpApa hRdaya ke zramaNa ke pAsa jAkara maiMne unake caraNa pakaDa lie aura saMvega se smitapUrvaka hAtha joDakara maiM bolA : - "he mahAyazasvI, maiM mAna-krodha se mukta, hiraNya evaM svarNa se rahita, pApakarma ke AraMbha se nivRtta ho gayA huuN| maiM ApakI zuzrUSA karane ke lie tatpara hokara ApakA ziSya bananA cAhatA hU~ / maiM janma-mRtyu ke bhaMvaravAle; vadha, baMdhana aura vyAdhiyoM rUpa magaroM ke zikArakSetra jaisA saMsArarUpa mahAsAgara ApakI naukA kA AdhAra lekara tara jAnA cAhatA huuN|" yaha sunakara unhoMne karNa evaM mana ko zAMtidAyaka vacana kahe : "zramaNa ke guNadharma jIvana ke aMta taka nibhAnA duSkara hai| kandhoM para athavA mastaka para bojha DhonA AsAna hai, kintu zIla ko niraMtara pAlane kA vrata satata nibhAnA mahA kaThina hai|" ataH maiMne unheM phirase kahA, "dRDhanizcayI puruSArthI ke lie dharma ke athavA kAma ke viSaya meM koI bAta duSkara nahIM / maiM usa prakAra kA puruSArtha karane aura Aja hI saikar3oM guNamaya, sarva duHkhoM ko miTA denevAlI ugra pravrajyA lene ko tatpara huuN|" pravrajyAgrahaNa : zramaNajIvana kI sAdhanA ___ merA yaha nizcaya jAnakara unhoMne mujhe saba prANiyoM ke lie hitakArI, jarA evaM mRtyu se chuTakArA dilAnevAle pA~ca mahAvratoM ke guNoM se yukta dharma meM sthApita kiyaa|

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116 taraMgavatI pratyAkhyAna, vinaya, sthAna evaM gamana se saMbaMdhita pratikramaNa aura bhASyaabhASya Adi saba kramazaH unhoMne mujhe sikhAyA / samaya bItane para maiMne mokSamArga ke sopAna samAna aura AcAra ke staMbharUpa uttarAdhyayana ke chattIsoM adhyayanoM kA saMpUrNa jJAna AtmasAt kiyA / brahmacarya ke rakSaka samAna AcArAMga ke nau adhyayanoM kA aura bAkI ke AcArAMga zrutaskaMdha kA jJAna bhI prApta kiyA / isa prakAra nirvANa taka pahu~cane ke mArga samAna suvihita zAstra AcArAMga kA maiMne sAMgopAMga jJAna grahaNa kiyA / isa ke pazcAt maine sUtrakRtAMga, sthAnAMga aura samavAyAMga pUre sIkhe aura bAkI ke aMga-praviSTaM kAlika zruta ko bhI grahaNa kiyA / jinameM sarva nayoM kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai aise vistRta nau pUrvoM ko bhI jAnA tathA saba dravyoM ke bhAva evaM guNa viSayaka viziSTatA ko bhI samajha liyA / isa prakAra zramaNadharma ke AcaraNa meM dRDha rahakara maiM pRthvI para vihAra karane lagA aura mAna-apamAna ke prati samatA rakhakara bAraha varSa se bhI adhika samaya bitAyA / merI zraddhA niraMtara baDhatI jA rahI hai aura yathAzakti meM saMyamapAlana karatA rahatA hU~ / isa prakAra meM bhAvita citta se isa samaya uttama dharmakAmanA kara rahA hU~ / vairAgya taraMgavatI aura usake pati meM vairAgyavRtti kA udaya 1 isa prakAra zramaNa kA vRttAMta sunakara hamako apane pUrvavRttAMta kA smaraNa ho AyA / isase usa samaya hamane bhugate duHkha mujhe punaH yAda Aye / azrupUrNa dRSTi se hamane ekadUsare kI ora dekhA : 'are !yaha to vahI vyakti !' isa prakAra hama use taba pahacAna gaye - mAno viSa kA amRta ho gayA / yaha vyakti jo itanA krUrakarmI thA tathApi vaha saMyamI bana sakA, to hama bhI duHkha kA kSAyaka tapAcaraNa karane ke yogya haiM / duHkha ke smaraNa se kAmabhoga se hamArA mana ucaTa gayA aura usa zramaNa jo samAdhistha hone ke prayatna meM thA usake caraNoM meM gire / isake bAda khar3e hokara sira para aMjali racakara hamane usa samaya ke baMdhu

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taraMgavatI 117 samAna aura jIvanadAna denavAle zramaNa se kahA : "una dinoM pUrvabhava meM jo cakravAkayugala thA aura isa bhava meM jisa daMpatI ko Apane corapallI se bAhara nikAlakara jIvanadAna diyA thA, ve hama svayaM hI haiM / jisa prakAra usa samaya Apane hamAre duHkha kA aMta kiyA thA usa prakAra aba punaH bhI Apa hameM duHkhamukti pradAna kiijie| janmamRtyu ke AvAgamana meM pha~se rahane ke kAraNa aneka duHkhapUrNa aura anitya aise saMsAravAsa se hama bhayabhIta hue haiM / vividha tapa evaM niyama kA pAtheya ke sAtha jinavacanoM ke sarala mArga para calakara nirvANa ko pahu~cane ke lie hama utsuka hue haiM aura ApakA anusaraNa karanA cAhate haiN|" zramaNadatta hitazikSA . hamArI yaha binati sunakara sujJa zramaNa ne kahA : 'jo niraMtara zIla evaM saMyama kA pAlana karegA vaha saba duHkhoM se satvara mukta ho jAegA / yadi tuma bhI saikaDoM janma-paraMparA meM pha~sane kI adhogati ke anubhavoM se bacanA cAhate ho to pApakarma kA tyAga aura saMyama kA niraMtara pAlana karo / mRtyu aTala hone kI vAta se hama vidita haiM, paraMtu hama yaha nahIM jAnate ki vaha kaba AegI / isalie vaha tumhAre jIvana kA aMta kara de isase pUrva tuma dharmAcaraNa karo yahI iSTa hai| manuSya jaba kaSTa se zvAsa bhI le sakatA na ho, prANa gale meM aTake hoM, sudha-sAna kho baiThA ho taba usa maraNAsanna vyakti ke lie jaTila tapazcaryA karanA azakya hai| AyuSya nirantara kama hotA rahatA hai / pAcoM indriyoM ko saharSa phirA dene vAlA hI sugati ke patha para vicaraNa karane yogya hai / satkArya meM anekoM vighna Ate haiM aura isa jaga meM jIvita pariNAmI evaM anitya hai, isalie dharmAcaraNa ke kartavya meM zraddhA baDhAte ra nA cAhie / . jise mauta daboca nahIM sakatI, jo kadApi duHkha prApta karegA hI nahIM, vaha jIva tapa evaM saMyama bhale hI na kare /

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118 taraMgavatI paraMtu mRtyu aTala hai, kisI bhI kSaNa cala basanA ho sakatA hai, isalie loga saMyama kA prakAza prApta karake sAMsArika duHkhapUrNa gati se mukta hote haiN| isake atirikta yaha ki duHkha bhI avazyaMbhAvI haiM aura jIvana caMcala hone ke kAraNa manuSya ko sadaiva dharmAcaraNa meM buddhi rakhanI cAhie / pravrajyAgrahaNa ke liye tatpara : paricArakoM kA vilApa isa prakAra ke usa sudharmA sAdhu ke vacana sunakara, AyuSya kI caMcalatA se khinna hokara tapazcaryA kA prAraMbha karane ko utsAhI aise hama donoM mudita-mana hue| ... hamane sevakoM ke hAthoM meM saba AbhUSaNa rakha diye aura kahA : 'ye le jAo aura hama donoM ke mAtapitA se kahanA ki aneka janmoM ke paribhramaNa se udvigna aura duHkhoM se bhayabhIta bane hue hama donoM ne zramaNa-jIvana aMgIkAra kara liyA hai| aura sAtha hI yaha bhI kahanA ki unake prati vinaya baratane meM tathA anya kisI prakAra jo koI sthUla yA sUkSma doSa kiyA ho aura mada evaM pramAda meM hamase jo kucha na karane yogya kadAcit ho gayA ho, una sabako kSamA kara denA / " yaha sunakara sevaka-sevikAoMne sahasA duHkha se rodana-kraMdana macA diyaa| parijana ke sAtha nATaka khelanevAlI dauDa AIM / hama jo karane ko udyata haiM vaha bAta sunakara ve mere priyatama ke pA~va paDakara kahane lagIM, "he nAtha ! hama ko anAtha chor3akara mata jaaie|" he gRhasvAminI mere priyatama ke pairoM meM girakara use rijhAne ke lie alakAvaliyoM se gire puSpoM ke puMja se mAno balikarma kiyaa| "tumheM anAyAsa krIDAe evaM svecchAprApta manamAnA suratasukha sarvadA sulabha haiM / tumhAre AvAsa meM yadyapi hameM kadApi ratisukha kA lAbha nahIM milatA to bhI hama apane netroM se hara-hameza tumheM dekhane kI cAha karatI haiN| jo praphulla kumuda jaisA zveta aura kumuda-zobhA kA kAraNa hai, vaha pUrNa kalAmaMDala sahita nirmala caMdra yadyapi aspRzya hai tathApi kisako prItidAyaka nahIM lagatA ?" kezaluMcana : vratagahaNa aise aneka karuNa vilApavacana kahakara una striyoMne priyatama ko tapazcaryA

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119 taraMgavatI ke saMkalpa meM se DagamagAne ke lie bAdhA khaDI karane kA prAraMbha kiyA / parantu mana ko vicalita karanevAle usa karuNa vilApa ke vighna kI priyatamane upekSA kii| AyuSya satata gatimAna hone ke kAraNa jo manuSya pA~co indriyoM ko saharSa viSayoM se vimukha kara letA hai, usakI hI sugati ke patha para calane kI yogyatA hotI hai| bhoga ke prati virakta aura paralokasukha-prApti ke sAdhana aise dharma meM anurakta, vairAgyavRtti se otaprota aura pravrajyA grahaNa karane ke nizcayI usane saba vighnoM kI avagaNanA karake apane puSpamizrita keza loca DAle / maiMne bhI svayaM kezaluMcana karake mere priyatama ke sAtha una zramaNa ke caraNoM meM paDI aura bolI, "mujhe duHkhoM se mukti dilavAne kI kRpA kreN|" taba usane hamako yathAvidhi sAmAyika vratagrahaNa karavAyA, jisakA eka bAra kiyA gayA smaraNa bhI sadgati kI ora pragati karAtA hai| usane hameM prANivadha, mRSAvAda, adattAdAna, maithuna, parigraha evaM rAtribhojana se viramane kA niyama grahaNa karavAyA / janmamRtyu kA zikAra banate isa zarIra se baMdhe rahanA hama bhI nahIM cAhate the isalie tapazcaryA kI lAlasA se ATha uttaraguNa bhI grahaNa kiye / svajanoM kA Agamana parijanoM se samAcAra prApta hote hI usa samaya hamAre donoM ke mAtA-pitA apane-apane parivAra ke sAtha vahA~ A phuNce| he gRhasvAminI ! hamane pravrajyA grahaNa kara lI yaha sunakara nagarI ke puruSa evaM striyA~, bacce evaM bUDhe udvigna hokara vahA~ Ane lge| hamAre rizte-nAtevAloM se tathA hameM dekhane AnevAloM se vaha vizAla upavana bhara gayA / vahA~ jamI bhIDa meM logoM ke zarIra Dhaka gaye hone se kevala mukha-mastaka kI paMktiyA~ hI paMktiyA~ dRSTigocara hotI thiiN| pravrajyA lene kI tatparatA kI bhAvormi se zobhAyamAna lagate hamako dekhakara bAMdhava evaM mitravarga atyaMta zokAnvita bana gye| hamAre donoM ke mAtApitA rote bisUrate dauDate-girate Aye / mere sAsa-sasura hamako dekhate hI mUrchita ho gaye /

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taraMgavatI 120 zreSTha dvArA roka-thAma aura anumati jinavacanoM se prabhAvita buddhi jinakI hai, saMsAra ke svarUpa se jo vijJa haiM aise mere mAtApitA A~sUpravega thAmakara mujhase kahane lage, "beTI ! yauvana ke udayakAla meM hI aisA sAhasa kyoM kiyA ? taruNavaya meM zramaNadharma kA pAlana bahuta kaThina hai / isake kAraNa kadAcit tumase dharma kI koI virAdhanA ho jAyagI / kAmabhoga bhoga lo isake bAda bhI tapa kA prAraMbha kiyA jA sakatA hai / " unheM Azvasta karate hue maine kahA, "bhogoM kA sukha kSaNika hai aura phala usakA kaTu hotA hai| kuTuMbajIvana atizaya duHkhamaya hotA hai| muktisukha se baDhakara koI sukha nahIM / viSayoM se hama jabataka mukta na ho jAyeM, saMyamapAlana kA hamameM jabataka zarIrabala hai aura jabataka mRtyu Akara hameM uThA na le jAye tabataka hamAre lie tapAcaraNa hI iSTa hai / yaha sunakara pitAne AziSa - varSA kI / 'indriyoM rUpa DAkuoM se tAruNya ghera liyA hone ke kAraNa tuma isa saMsArasAgara ko nirvighna tara jAo / ' sArthavAha kA anunaya hamAre bA~dhavoM ne hama donoM ko AzvAsana evaM abhinaMdana diyA / itane meM mere sAsa-sasura mere priyatama se vinayapUrvaka manAne lage, 'beTe ! kisIne tumheM kucha anucita kaha diyA ? yahA~ tumheM kisI bAta kI kamI hai ? tumheM hamArA koI anyAyaaparAdha dikhAI par3A ? - jisake kAraNa mana khaTTA ho jAne se tumane pravrajyA grahaNa kI ? dharma kA phala svarga hai / svarga meM yatheSTa bhoga prApta hote haiM aura laukika zruti hai ki viSayasukha kA sAra suMdarI hai / parantu tumheM to isa dharatI para hI apsarA samAna suMdariyA~ prApta haiM / isalie prathama kAmabhoga kA AnaMda uThA lene para bAda meM tuma dharma meM pravRtta ho jAnA / beTe ! hama donoM ko, tathA rAjasulabha sukha evaM vaibhava ko, isa beTI ko evaM hamAre sAre vipula dhanabhaMDAra ko tuma kyoM tyAga rahe ho ? tuma kucha varSa kucha bhI ciMtA - vyagratA kiye binA kAmabhoga bhoganA usake bAda pAkI vaya meM ugra zramaNadharma kA AcaraNa karanA / '

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taraMgavatI 121 sArthaputra kA pratyuttara __ mAtApitA ne isa prakAra ke karuNa vacana jaba kahe / taba pravrajyA ke dRDhanizcayI sArthaputra ne eka dRSTAMta sunAyA : jaise koye ke bhItara kA ajJAnI kIDA apanA zArIrika hita cAhatA hai tathApi svayaM taMtuoM ke baMdhana meM baMdha jAtA hai vaise hI mohavaza mugdhabuddhi manuSya viSayasukha kI cAha meM strI kI khAtira saikaDoM duHkha evaM rAgadveSa se apane Apako bA~dha detA hai| isake phalasvarUpa rAgadveSa evaM duHkha se abhibhUta ho kara mithyAtva se ghirakara vaha aneka yoniyoM meM janma pAne kI gahanatAvAle saMsArarUpa vana meM ulajha jAtA hai| pyArI patnI kI prApti se utanA bahuta sukha nahIM mila jAtA, jitanA - are ! usase bhI kaI gunA adhika - duHkha usa strI ke viyoga se use hotA hai| . isI prakAra dhana pAne meM duHkha, prApta dhana kI surakSA meM duHkha aura usakA nAza hone para duHkha hotA hai-isa prakAra dhana sabhI prakAra se duHkhadAyaka hai| mA~-bApa, bhAI-bhaujAI, putra-bA~dhava evaM mitragaNa - ve saba nirvANapatha ke pathika hone se snehazRkhalAe~ hI haiN| __ jisa prakAra koI sArtha ke rUpa meM pravAsI manuSya saMkaTapUrNa mArga se gujarate samaya unase sahAyatA pAne ke lobha se sAtha ke anya logoM kI rakSA jAgakara karatA hai, paraMtu jaMgala pAra hone para sAtha chor3akara apane-apane nivAsa ke janapada meM jAne ke lie apane-apane mArga calate banate haiM, usI prakAra yaha lokayAtrArUpa jIvana bhI eka prakAra kA pravAsa hI hai ? sage-snehIjana kevala apane-apane sukha-duHkha kI dekhabhAla karane kI yukti ke rUpa meM yahA~ snehabhAva jatAte haiN| . saMyoga ke bAda viyoga prApta karake bA~dhavoM ko tyAgakara ve saba apane karmoM ke udayAnusAra aneka prakAra kI viziSTa gatiyA~ pAte haiM / nitya baMdhanakartA evaM viSalipta rAga tyAga denA aura vairAgya ko muktimArga jAnanA cAhie / isa prakAra se jaba dharmabuddhi jAgrata ho Ae taba yogya muhUrta ke lie pratIkSA kiye binA, pravrajyA le lenA cAhie, anyathA kAla sahasA AyuSya kA aMta karane meM dera nahIM krtaa|

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122 taraMgavatI isa prakAra paramArtha evaM nizcaya-naya ke jAnakAra yatnazIla aura kisI bAta meM Asakta na honevAle ke lie mokSaprApti sarala bana jAtI hai| Apaloga kucha varSa kAmabhoga kara lene kI bAta jo kahate haiM, usameM yaha Apatti hai ki sahasA A dhamakate mRtyu kA bhaya saMsAra meM hamezA jIva para maMDarA rahA hai| vizva meM aisA koI nahIM jisameM mRtyu ko rokane kA sAmarthya ho / isalie kAla ke ucita - anucita hone kA vicAra kiye binA hI zIghra pravrajyA grahaNa karanA caahie| anicchA se sArthavAha kI anumati aise aneka vacana kahakara sArthavAhaputra ne usa samaya mAtApitA evaM anya svajanoM ke virodha kA nivAraNa kiyA / bacapana meM jinake sAtha dhUla meM khelA thA una vivekI mitroM kA virodha bhI zAMta karake pravrajyA lene ko tatpara usane sabako nirAza kiyaa| he gRhasvAminI ! isa prakAra hama donoM tapacaraNa ke lie yadyapi dRDha the tathApi tIvra putrasneha ke vaza hokara sArthavAha ne hameM jAne denA na cAhA / isalie aneka logoM ne unheM samajhAyA ki - priyajanoM ke viyoga aura janma-mRtyu kI asahyatA vagairaha bhayoM se Dara khA gae ina donoM ko unakI icchAnusAra tapAcaraNa karane do / jisakA mana kAmopabhoga se vimukha huA hai aura jo tapazcaryA karane ke lie adhIra ho gayA hai usako bAdhaka bananevAlA vyakti mitra ke rUpa meM zatru kA kAma karatA hai|' isa prakAra logoM ke vacanoM kA kolAhala maca gyaa| yaha dekhakara sArthavAha ne hameM pravrajyA grahaNa karane kI anumati pradAna kii| hAtha joDakara unhoMne hamase kahA : _ vividha aneka niyama evaM upavAsa ke kAraNa kaThina aise isa zramaNadharma ko bhalIbhA~ti nibhaanaa| ___ janma-mRtyu ke taraMgavAle, aneka yoniyoM ke bhramaNarUpa bhaMvaroMvAle, ATha prakAra ke karmasamuharUpa malina jalarAzivAle, priyajanoM ke viyogavilAparUpa garjanavAle, rAgarUpa magaroM se bharapUra isa vizAla saMsArasamudra ko tuma tara jAo aisA

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taraMgavatI 123 tapAcaraNa karanA / ' isa prakAra AziSa dekara nagara meM lauTanA cAhate guNavAna sArthavAha ne hameM pA~voM paDane ko vivaza kara diyA / saba svajana kI bidA zreSThI ne bhI kahA, 'jo loga sacce dharma evaM tapa kA AcaraNa svIkAra karate haiM, aneka duHkhoM se pUrNa kuTuMba ko choDa cala paDate haiM, premazRMkhalA se mukta ho jAte haiM, rAgadveSa kA zamana kara ke, sukhaduHkha ke prati samabhAva puSTa kara ke kSamAvAna muni banate haiM, patnIrUpa kArAgAra ke baMdhanoM se chuTakArA pAte haiM, mAna evaM krodha kA tyAga karake jina-upadiSTa dharmAcaraNa karate haiM, ve dhanya haiN| ___ yatheccha viSayasukha bhogane meM hamArA citta lagA hai isalie moha kI beDiyoM meM hama jakaDe hue haiM aura saMsAratyAga karake cala nikalane ke lie azakta haiN|' dharma kA saccA svarUpa jise yathAtatha vidita huA thA aise zreSThI ne usa samaya tapa evaM niyamapAlana kI vRtti ko tIvratara karanevAlI isa prakAra kI aneka bAteM khiiN| mere sasura evaM pIhara se saMbaMdhita striyA~ isa prakAra zokagrasta hokara rudana karane lagI jaise ki hama eka deha choDakara dUsarI deha dhAraNa kara rahe hoN| duHkhI hokara atyaMta karuNa kraMdana karatI una striyoM kI azruvarSA se vaha upavana kI dharatI mAno plAvita ho gii| tatpazcAt zreSThI evaM sArthavAha rote-rote striyoM, mitroM, baMdhuoM evaM bAlabaccoM ke sAtha nagarI meM lautte| logoM ke kolAhala ke bIca, kutUhala se dekhane vAloM kI bhIDa se ghire hue usa zramaNa ke darzana, jinakI dRSTi hamAreM para kendrita thI, zreSThi ne viSAdapUrNa citta se kiye| anya saba saMbaMdhI bhI hamane kiye itanI sArI samRddhi kA tyAga ko dekhakara vismita hue / dharma ke prati anurAga meM ve bhI raMga gae aura jisa prakAra Aye the usI prakAra lauTa gye| "

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taraMgavatI 124 suvratA gaNinI kA Agamana : taraMgavatI ko sauMpanA isake bAda zramaNalakSmI se vibhUSita, mUrtimatI kSamA jaisI eka guNazIla gaNinI usa zramaNa ko vaMdana karane AI / tapa, niyama evaM jJAna se paripUrNa vaha gaNinI AryA caMdanA kI ziSyA thI / usane zAstrajJa zramaNa aura usake parivAra ko vaMdana kiyA / zAstravidhi ke jAnakAra usa zramaNa ne gaNinI se kahA, 'hai pApazamanI zramaNI ! yaha tumhArI ziSyA ho / ' 1 usane yaha sunakara mArdava guNa jatAnevAlA aura zramaNatva ke upakAra samAna vinayAcAra karake apanI saMmati pradarzita kI / isake bAda zramaNa ne mujhase kahA, 'pA~ca mahAvratadhAriNI dRDha vratinI yaha suvratA gaNinI tumhArI pravartinI AryA hai, tuma usako vaMdana kro|' isa AjJA ke pAlana ke lie maiMne mastaka para hAtha joDe, vinaya se zIza navAkara, nirvANa pahu~cane ke lie Atura aisI maiM usake pA~va paDI / mana se pratyeka viSaya ko spaSTa grahaNa kara letI usa zramaNI ne mujhe isa prakAra AziSa dI : 'isa uttama, paraMtu kaThina AcaraNavAle zramaNajIvana ko tuma saphalatA se pAra kro| hama to kevala tumhAre dharmamArga ke upadezaka haiM / tuma yadi usa prakAra AcaraNa karogI, to mokSamArga para le jAnevAlA kalyANa tuma pAogI / ' isa prakAra AziSa-pradAna ho jAne ke bAda usa prazasta zramaNI ko maiMne kahA, "janma-mRtyu ke AvAgamana kI paraMparA ke kAraNarUpa saMsAra kI rahanI se bhayabhIta maiM tumhArI AjJA avazya mAnU~gI / " gaNinI ke sAtha nagarapraveza : zAstrAdhyayana aura tapazcaryA isake bAda uttama tapa evaM saMyama ke mArgapradarzaka usa zramaNa ko maiMne vinaya se sakucAte hue vaMdana kiye / isake bAda kAmavRtti se mukta hue usa sArthavAhaputra ko vaMdana karake maiMne zramaNI ke sAtha nagarI meM praveza kiyA / vahA~ usa AryA ke sAtha vihAra ke yogya aneka acitta pradezayukta aura striyoM ke ghUmane-phirane yogya aise koSThAgAra meM anAsakta hokara maiM gaI /

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taraMgavatI 125 usa samaya svarNa ke gole jaisA gaganatilaka sUrya pazcima saMdhyA phuNcaa| usa sthAna meM gaNinI ke sAtha maiMne Alocana, pratikramaNa evaM duSkarmaniMdA Adi kiye| dharmAnurAga meM otaprota ho jAne ke kAraNa mujhe rAta kaba bIta gaI isakA patA bhI na claa| dUsare dina sArthavAhaputra una zramaNazreSTha ke sAtha dharatI para asthira nivAsa karatA huA vihAra kara gayA / he gRhasvAminI ! usa gaNinI se maiMne donoM prakAra kI zikSA prApta kii| maiM tapazcaryA evaM anuSThAna meM nirata hokara vairAgyabhAva pA liyaa| vidhipUrvaka vihAra karate hue hama yahA~ A pahuMcI aura Aja chaTha kA pAranA karane ke lie maiM bhikSArtha nikalI huuN| vRttAMta-samApana : zrotAoM meM vairAgyabhAva ... Apane mujhase pUchA isalie isa prakAra maiMne jo bhI sukhaduHkha kI paraMparA kA isaloka evaM paraloka meM anubhava kiyA, vaha sArI kaha sunAI / isa prakAra usa taraMgavatI zramaNI ne jaba apanA vRttAMta kaha diyA taba vaha gRhasvAminI yaha socane lagI, 'aho ! isane kitanA kaThina kArya kiyA ! itanI taruNa vaya meM atyadhika dehasukha evaM vaibhava hote hue bhI use chor3akara yaha aisA duSkara tapa kara rahI hai ! ___ isake bAda usa seThAnIne kahA, 'he bhagavatI ! Apane apanA AtmavRttAnta kahakara hama para baDA anugraha kiyaa| Apako kaSTa pahu~cAyA isake lie kSamAprArthI huuN|' isa prakAra kaha lene ke bAda dUstara bhavasAgara se bhayabhIta huI vaha usa zramaNI ke caraNoM meM paDakara bolI, "viSayapaMka meM grasta hama logoM kA kyA hogA? he AryA ! prathama bAta yaha ki hama mohagrasta haiM aura dUsarI ora ApakI caryA atyaMta duSkara hai| tathApi Apa hamako aisA kucha upadeza dIjie jisase hamArA saMsArabhramaNa ruka jaae|' taba taraMgavatIne kahA, 'yadi tuma saMyamapAlana na kara sakatI ho to jinavacana meM zraddhA dRDha rakhakara gRhasthadharma kA pAlana karo / ' AryA kA amRtasattva samAna vacana sunakara una striyoM ne use anugraha

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126 taraMgavatI mAnakara saharSa hRdaya meM dhAraNa kiyaa| isa prakAra dharmabuddhi pAne se saMvega meM zraddhA dRDha huI aura unhoMne zIlavrata evaM guNavrata liye| __ ve jIva, ajIva Adi jainazAstra meM varNita padArthoM kA jJAna prApta karake zubhAzayayukta huIM aura unhoMne zIlavrata evaM aNuvrata dhAraNa karake hRdayastha kiye| ___ anya saba taruNiyA~ bhI yaha sArI kathA sunakara jinavacana meM dRDha zraddhAyukta huI aura saMvega bhAva dhAraNa karane ko tatpara huiiN| saMyama, tapa evaM yoga ke guNa jisane dhAraNa kiye the vaha AryA bhI anya choTI zramaNiyoM ke sAtha vahA~ se acita bhikSA lekara, jahA~se AI thI vahA~ lauTa gii| graMthakAra kA upasaMhAra __bodha dene ke uddezya se yaha AkhyAna Apake sAmane kahA hai / ApakA samUcA dUrita dUra ho aura ApakI bhakti jinendra meM dRDha ho / saMkSepakAra kA upasaMhAra yaha kathA hAIyapurIya gaccha ke vIrabhadrasUri ke ziSya nemicaMdragaNi ke ziSya yaza ne likhI hai|

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Dr. Pritam Singhvi has been researching in Jainology. She is author of several works like 'Hindi Jain Sahitya mein Krishna Ka Svarup-vikas.' Samaktvayog : Ek Samanvay Dristi' 'Anekanta-vada as basis of Equanimity, Tranquality and Synthesis of Opposite-Viewpoints'. 'Anupeha, 'Anamda' and 'Doha Pahud.

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Parsva International Series 1. bArahakkhara-kakka of mahAcaMdra muni 1997 Ed. H. C. Bhayani, Pritam Singhvi 2. gAthAmaMjarI Ed. H. C. Bhayani 1998 3. aNupehA 1998 Pritam Singhvi 4. anekAntavAda Pritam Singhvi 1999 5. sadayavatsa-kathAnaka of Harsavardhanagani 1999 Ed. Pritam Singhvi 6. ANaMdA of AnaMdatilaka 1999 Ed. H. C. Bhayani, Pritam Singhvi 7. dohApAhuDa 1999 Ed. H. C. Bhayani, R. M. Shah, Pritam Singhvi