ihramana calato–calato $k gayaa– "@yaa kroM laalamaaohr Baa[-¸ jara khao taoÑ baD,I ija_ krtI hO¸ khtI hO¸ naaOTMkI doKnaa hI haogaa."
"faokT maoM hIÆ"
"AaOr gaaÐva nahIM phÐucaogaI yah baatÆ"

ihramana baaolaa¸ "nahIM jaIÑ ek rat naaOTMkI doKkr ijaMdgaI–Bar baaolaI–zaolaI kaOna saunaoÆ , , , , dosaI maugaI- ivalaayatI caalaÑ"

QaunnaIrama nao pUCa¸ "faokT maoM doKnao pr BaI tumharI BaaOjaa[- baat saunaaegaIÆ"

laalamaaohr ko baasaa ko bagala maoM¸ ek lakD,I kI dukana laadkr Aae hue gaaD,IvaanaaoM ka baasaa hO. baasaa ko maIr–gaaD,Ivaana imayaaÐjaana baUZ,o nao safrI gauD,gauD,I pIto hue pUCa¸ "@yaaoM Baa[-¸ maInaabaajaar kI ladnaI laadkr kaOna Aayaa hOÆ"

maInaabaajaarÑ maInaabaajaar tao ptuiryaa–p+I kao khto hOM. , , , @yaa baaolata hO yah baUZ,a imayaaÐÆ laalamaaohr nao ihramana ko kana maoM fusafusaakr kha¸ "tumharI doh mah–mah–mahktI hO. sacaÑ"

lahsanavaaÐ laalamaaohr ka naaOkr–gaaD,Ivaana hO. ]ma` maoM sabasao CaoTa hO. phlaI baar Aayaa hO tao @yaaÆ baabaU–babauAa[naaoM ko yahaÐ bacapna sao naaOkrI kr cauka hO. vah
rh–rhkr vaatavarNa maoM kuC saÐUGata hO¸ naak isakaoD,kr. ihramana nao doKa¸ lahsanavaaÐ ka caohra tmatma gayaa hO. kaOna Aa rha hO QaD,QaD,ata huAaÆ – "kaOna¸ plaTdasaÆ @yaa hOÆ"

plaTdasa Aakr KD,a hao gayaa caupcaap. ]saka maÐuh BaI tmatmaayaa huAa qaa. ihramana nao pUCa¸ "@yaa huAaÆ baaolato @yaaoM nahIMÆ"

@yaa javaaba do plaTdasaÑ ihramana nao ]sakao caotavanaI do dI qaI¸ gapSap haoiSayaarI sao krnaa. vah caupcaap gaaD,I kI AasanaI pr jaakr baOz gayaa¸ ihramana kI jagah pr. hIrabaa[- nao pUCa¸ "tuma BaI ihramana ko saaqa haoÆ" plaTdasa nao gardna ihlaakr hamaI BarI. hIrabaa[- ifr laoT ga[-. , , , , caohra–maaohra AaOr baaolaI–baanaI doK–saunakr¸ plaTdasa ka klaojaa kaÐpnao lagaa na jaanao @yaaoM. haÐÑ ramalaIlaa maoM isayaa saukumaarI [saI trh qakI laoTI hu[- qaI. jaOÑ isayaavar ramacaMd` kI jaOÑ , , , , plaTdasa ko mana maoM jaO–jaOkar haonao lagaa. vah dasa–vaOsnava hO¸ kIt-inayaa hO. qakI hu[- saIta maharanaI ko carNa TIpnao kI [cCa p`kT kI ]sanao¸ haqa kI ]ÐgailayaaoM ko
[Saaro sao maanaao harmaaoinayama kI pTiryaaoM pr nacaa rha hao. hIrabaa[- tmakkr baOz ga[- – "Aro¸ pagala hO @yaaÆ jaaAao¸ BaagaaoÑ , , , , "

plaTdasa kao lagaa¸ gaussaa[- hu[- kMpnaI kI AaOrt kI AaÐKaoM sao icanagaarI inakla rhI hO–CTk\ – CTk\Ñ vah Baagaa.

plaTdasa @yaa javaaba doÑ vah maolaa sao BaI Baaganao ka ]paya saaoca rha hO. baaolaa¸ "kuC nahIM. hmakao vyaaparI imala gayaa. ABaI hI TIsana jaakr maala laadnaa hO. Baat maoM tao ABaI dor hOM. maOM laaOT Aata hÐU tba tk."

Kato samaya QaunnaIrama AaOr lahsanavaaÐ nao plaTdasa kI TaokrI–Bar inanda kI. CaoTa AadmaI hO. kmaInaa hO. pOsao–pOsao ka ihsaaba jaaoD,ta hO. Kanao–pInao ko baad laalamaaohr ko dla nao Apnaa baasaa taoD, idyaa. QaunnaI AaOr lahsanavaaÐ gaaD,I jaaotkr ihramana ko baasaa pr calao¸ gaaD,I kI laIk Qarkr. ihramana nao calato–calato $kkr¸ laalamaaohr sao kha¸ "jara maoro [sa kMQao kI saÐUGaao tao. saÐUGakr doKao naÆ"

laalamaaohr nao kMQaa saÐUGakr AaÐKo maÐUd laIM. maÐuh sao AsfuT Sabd inaklaa – "e – hÑ"
ihramana nao kha¸ "jara–saa haqa rKnao pr [tnaI KuSabaUÑ , , , samaJaoÑ" laalamaaohr nao ihramana ka haqa pkD, ilayaa – " kMQao pr haqa rKa qaa¸ sacaÆ , , , saunaao ihramana¸ naaOTMkI doKnao ka eosaa maaOka ifr kBaI haqa nahIM lagaogaa. haÐÑ"
"tuma BaI doKaogaoÆ" laalamaaohr kI ba%tIsaI caaOraho kI raoSanaI maoM iJalaimalaa ]zI. 
baasaa pr phÐucakr ihramana nao doKa¸ TPpr ko pasa KD,a baityaa rha hO kao[-¸ hIrabaa[- sao. QaunnaI AaOr lahsanavaaÐ nao ek hI saaqa kha¸ " khaÐ rh gae pICoÆ bahut dor sao Kaoja rhI hO kMpnaI , , , , Ñ"

ihramana nao TPpr ko pasa jaakr doKa– Aro¸ yah tao vahI ba@saa Zaonaovaalaa naaOkr¸ jaao caMpanagar maolao maoM hIrabaa[- kao gaaD,I pr ibazakr AÐQaooro maoM gaayaba hao gayaa qaa.

"Aa gae ihramanaÑ AcCI baat¸ [Qar AaAao. , , , yah laao Apnaa BaaD,a AaOr yah laao ApnaI dicCnaaÑ pccaIsa–pccaIsa¸ pcaasa."

ihramana kao lagaa¸ iksaI nao Aasamaana sao Qakolakr QartI pr igara idyaa. iksaI nao @yaaoM¸ [sa ba@saa Zaonaovaalaa AadmaI nao. khaÐ sao Aa gayaaÆ ]sakI jaIBa pr Aa[- hu[- baat jaIBa pr hI rh ga[- , , , [ssaÑ dicCnaaÑ vah caupcaap KD,a rha.

hIrabaa[- baaolaI¸ "laao pkD,aoÑ AaOr saunaao¸ kla saubah raOta kMpnaI maoM Aakr mauJasao BaoMT krnaa. pasa banavaa dÐUgaI. , , , ,baaolato @yaaoM nahIMÆ"

laalamaaohr nao kha¸ "[laama–baksaIsa do rhI hO maalaikna¸ lao laao ihramanaÑ ihramana nao kTkr laalamaaohr kI Aaor doKa. , , , ,baaolanao ka jara BaI ZMga nahIM [sa laalamaaohra kao.

QaunnaIrama kI svagataoi@t saBaI nao saunaI¸ hIrabaa[- nao BaI – gaaD,I–baOla CaoD,kr naaOTMkI kOsao doK sakta hO kao[- gaaD,Ivaana¸ maolao maoMÆ

ihramana nao $pyaa laoto hue kha¸ "@yaa baaolaoMgaoÑ" ]sanao hÐsanao kI caoYTa kI. kMpnaI kI AaOrt kMpnaI maoM jaa rhI hO. ihramana ka @yaaÑ ba@saa Zaonaovaalaa rasta idKata huAa Aagao baZ,a – "[Qar sao." hIrabaa[- jaato–jaato $k ga[-. ihramana ko baOlaaoM kao saMbaaoiQat krko baaolaI¸ "AcCa¸ maOM calaI BaOyana."

baOlaaoM nao¸ BaOyaa Sabd pr kana ihlaae.
"Æ Æ , , , Ñ"

"Baa–[–yaao¸ Aaja ratÑ id raOta saMgaIt kMpnaI ko sToja prÑ gaulabadna doiKe¸ gaulabadnaÑ Aapkao yah jaanakr KuSaI haogaI ik maqauramaaohna kMpnaI kI maSahUr e@T/osa imasa hIradovaI¸ ijasakI ek–ek Ada pr hjaar jaana ifda hOM¸ [sa baar hmaarI kMpnaI maoM Aa ga[- hOM. yaad riKe. Aaja kI rat. imasa hIradovaI gaulabadna , , , Ñ"

naaOTMkIvaalaaoM ko [sa elaana sao maolao kI hr p+I maoM sargamaI- fOla rhI hO. , , , hIrabaa[-Æ imasa hIradovaIÆ laOlaa¸ gaulabadna , , , Æ ifilama e@T/osa kao maat krtI hO.

torI baaÐkI Ada pr maOM Kud hÐU ifda¸
torI caaht kao idlabar bayaaÐ @yaa k$ÐÑ
yahI #vaaihSa hO ik [–[–[ tU mauJakao doKa kro
AaOr idlaaojaana maOM tumakao doKa k$Ð.

ikr-–r-–r-–r- , , , , ,kD,D,D,DD,D,D,r-–Gana–Gana–QaD,ama.
hr AadmaI ka idla nagaaD,a hao gayaa hO. 
laalamaaohr daOD,ta–haÐfta baasaa pr Aayaa– "eo¸ eo ihramana¸ yahaÐ @yaa baOzo hao¸ calakr doKao jaO–jaOkar hao rha hOÑ maya baajaa–gaajaa¸ CapI–fahrma ko saaqa hIrabaa[- kI jaO–jaOkar kr rha hÐU."
ihramana hD,baD,akr ]za. lahsanavaaÐ nao kha¸ "QaunnaI kaka¸ tuma baasaa pr rhao¸ maOM BaI doK Aa}Ð."

QaunnaI kI baat kaOna saunata hO. tInaaoM jana naaOTMkI kMpnaI kI elaainayaa paTI- ko pICo–pICo calanao lagao. hr nau@kD, pr $kkr¸ baajaa baMd krko elaana ikyaa jaanaa hO. elaana ko hr Sabd pr ihramana pulak ]zta hO. hIrabaa[- ka naama¸ naama ko saaqa Ada–ifda vagaOrh saunakr ]sanao laalamaoahr kI pIz qapqapa dI – "Qanna hO¸ Qanna hOÑ hO yaa nahIMÆ"

laalamaaohr nao kha¸ "Aba baaolaaoÑ Aba BaI naaOTMkI nahIM doKaogaoÆ" saubah sao hI QaunnaIrama AaOr laalamaaohr samaJaa rho qao¸ samaJaakr har cauko qao – "kMpnaI maoM jaa kr BaoMT kr AaAao. jaato–jaato purisasa kr ga[- hO." laoikna ihramana kI basa ek baat – "Qa%t¸ kaOna BaoMT krnao jaaeÑ kMpnaI kI AaOrt¸ kMpnaI maoM ga[-. Aba ]sasao @yaa laonaa–donaaÑ caInhogaI BaI nahIMÑ"

vah mana–hI–mana $za huAa qaa. elaana saunanao ko baad ]sanao laalamaaohr sao kha¸ "ja$r doKnaa caaihe¸ @yaaoM laalamaaohrÆ"

daonaaoM Aapsa maoM salaah krko raOta kMpnaI kI Aaor calao. Komao ko pasa phÐucakr ihramana nao laalamaaohr kao [Saara ikyaa¸ pUCtaC krnao ka Baar laalamaaohr ko isar. laalamaaohr kcarahI baaolanaa jaanata hO. laalamaaohr nao ek kalao kaoTvaalao sao kha¸ "baabaU saahoba¸ jara sauinae taoÑ"

kalao kaoTvaalao nao naak–BaaOM caZ,akr kha– "@yaa hOÆ [Qar @yaaoMÆ"
laalamaaohr kI kcarahI baaolaI gaD,baD,a ga[- – tovar doKkr baaolaa¸ "gaulagaula , , , nahIM–nahIM , , , baula–baula , , , , nahIM , , , , ."

ihramana nao JaT–sao samhala idyaa – "hIradovaI ikQar rhtI hO¸ bata sakto hOMÆ" ]sa AadmaI kI AaÐKoM hzat\ laala hao ga[-. saamanao KD,o naopalaI isapahI kao pukarkr kha¸ "[na laaogaaoM kao @yaaoM Aanao idyaa [QarÆ"

"ihramanaÑ" , , , vahI fonaUigalaasaI Aavaaja ikQar sao Aa[-Æ Komao ko prdo kao hTakr hIrabaa[- nao baulaayaa – yahaÐ Aa jaaAao¸ AMdrÑ , , , doKao¸ bahadurÑ [sakao phcaana laao. yah maora ihramana hO. samaJaoÆ"

naopalaI drbaana ihramana kI Aaor doKkr jara mauskrayaa AaOr calaa gayaa. kalao kaoTvaalao sao jaakr kha¸ "hIrabaa[- ka AadmaI hO. nahIM raoknao baaolaaÑ" 

laalamaaohr pana lao Aayaa naopalaI drbaana ko ilae – "Kayaa jaaeÑ" 

"[ssaÑ ek nahIM¸ paÐca pasa. caaraoM AzinayaaÑ baaolaI ik jaba tk maolao maoM hao¸ raoja rat maoM Aakr doKnaa. sabaka Kyaala rKtI hO. baaolaI ik tumharo AaOr saaqaI hO¸ saBaI ko ilae pasa lao jaaAao. kMpnaI kI AaOrtaoM kI baat inaralaI haotI hOÑ hO yaa nahIMÆ"

laalamaaohr nao laala kagaja ko TukD,aoM kao CUkr doKa – "pa–saÑ vaah ro ihramana Baa[-Ñ , , , , laoikna paÐca pasa laokr @yaa haogaaÆ plaTdasa tao ifr plaTkr Aayaa hI nahIM hO ABaI tk."

ihramana na kha¸ "jaanao dao ABaagao kao. tkdIr maoM ilaKa nahIM. , , , haи phlao gau$ksama KanaI haogaI saBaI kao¸ ik gaaÐva–Gar maoM yah baat ek pMCI BaI na jaana pae."

laalamaaohr nao ]%toijat haokr kha¸ "kaOna saalaa baaolaogaa¸ gaaÐva maoM jaakrÆ plaTa nao Agar badnaamaI kI tao dUsarI baar sao ifr saaqa nahIM laa}Ðgaa."

ihramana nao ApnaI qaOlaI Aaja hIrabaa[- ko ijammao rK dI hO. maolao ka @yaa izkanaaÑ iksma–iksma ko paikTkaT laaoga hr saala Aato hOM. Apnao saaqaI–saMigayaaoM ka BaI @yaa BaraosaaÑ hIrabaa[- maana ga[-. ihramana ko kpD,o kI kalaI qaOlaI kao ]sanao Apnao camaD,o ko ba@sa maoM baMd kr idyaa. ba@sao ko }pr BaI kpD,o ka Kaola AaOr AMdr BaI Jalamala roSamaI AstrÑ mana ka maana–AiBamaana dUr hao gayaa.

laalamaaohr AaOr QaunnaIrama nao imalakr ihramana kI bauiw kI tarIf kIÂ ]sako Baagya kao saraha baar–baar. ]sako Baa[- AaOr BaaBaI kI inaMda kI¸ dbaI jabaana sao.

ihramana ko jaOsaa hIra Baa[- imalaa hO¸ [saIilaeÑ kao[- dUsara Baa[- haota tao , , , ."

lahsanavaaÐ ka maÐuh laTka huAa hO. elaana saunato–saunato na jaanao khaÐ calaa gayaa ik GaD,I–Bar saaÐJa haonao ko baad laaOTa hO. laalamaaohr nao ek maailakanaa iJaD,kI dI hO¸ gaalaI ko saaqa– "saaohda khIM kaÑ"

QaunnaIrama nao caulho pr iKcaD,I caZ,ato hue kha¸ "phlao yah fOsalaa kr laao ik gaaD,I ko pasa kaOna rhogaaÑ"
"rhogaa kaOna¸ yah lahsanavaaÐ khaÐ jaaegaaÆ"
lahsanavaaÐ rao pD,a – "eo–e–e maailak¸ haqa jaaoD,to hOM. e@kao JalakÑ basa¸ ek JalakÑ
ihramana na ]dartapUva-k kha¸ "AcCa–AcCa¸ ek Jalak @yaaoM¸ ek GaMTa doKnaa. maOM Aa jaa}Ðgaa."

naaOTMkI Sau$ haonao ko dao GaMTo phlao hI nagaaD,a bajanaa Sau$ hao jaata hO. AaOr nagaaD,a Sau$ haoto hI laaoga pitMgaaoM kI trh TUTnao lagato hOM. iTkTGar ko pasa BaID, doKkr ihramana kao baD,I hÐsaI Aa[- – "laalamaaohr¸ ]Qar doK¸ kOsaI Qa@kmaQau@kI kr rho hOM laaogaÑ"
"ihramana BaayaÑ"
"kaOna¸ plaTdasaÑ khaÐ kI ladnaI AaeÆ" laalamaaohr nao prae gaaÐva ko AadmaI kI trh pUCa.
plaTdasa nao haqa malato hue maafI maaÐgaI – "ksaUrbaar hOMÂ jaao sajaa dao tuma laaoga¸ saba maMjaUr hO. laoikna saccaI baat khoM ik isayaa saukumaarI , , , ,."
ihramana ko mana ka pur[na nagaaD,o ko tala pr ivakisat hao cauka hO. baaolaa¸ "doKao plaTa¸ yah mat samaJanaa ik gaaÐva–Gar kI janaanaa hO. doKao¸ tumharo ilae BaI pasa idyaa hOÂ pasa lao laao Apnaa¸ tmaasaa doKao."
laalamaaohr nao kha¸ "laoikna ek sat- pr pasa imalaogaa. baIca–baIca maoM lahsanavaaÐ kao BaI , , , , ."
plaTdasa kao kuC batanao kI ja$rt nahIM. vah lahsanavaaÐ sao baatcaIt kr Aayaa hO ABaI.
laalamaaohr nao dUsarI Sat- saamanao rKI – "gaaÐva maoM Agar yah baat maalaUma hu[- iksaI trh , , , Ñ"
"rama–ramaÑ" daÐt sao jaIBa kao kaTto hue kha plaTdasa nao.
plaTdasa nao batayaa– "Azinayaa faTk [Qar hOÑ" faTk pr KD,o drbaana nao haqa sao pasa laokr ]nako caohro kao baarI–baarI sao doKa¸ baaolaa¸ "yah tao pasa hO. khaÐ sao imalaaÆ"

Aba laalamaaohr kI kcarahI baaolaI saunao kao[-Ñ ]sako tovar doKkr drbaana Gabara gayaa– "imalaogaa khaÐ saoÆ ApnaI kMpnaI sao pUC laIijae jaakr. caar hI nahIM¸ doiKe ek AaOr hO." jaoba sao paÐcavaa pasa inakalakr idKayaa laalamaaohr nao.

ek $pyaavaalao faTk pr naopalaI drbaana KD,a qaa. ihramana nao pukarkr kha¸ "e isapahI dajaU¸ saubah kao hI phcanavaa idyaa AaOr ABaI BaUla gaeÆ"

naopalaI drbaana baaolaa¸ "hIrabaa[- ka AadmaI hO saba. jaanao dao. pasa hOM tao ifr kaho kao raokta hOÆ"

Azinayaa djaa-Ñ

tInaaoM nao 'kpD,Gar' kao AMdr sao phlaI baar doKa. saamanao kursaI–baoMcavaalao djao- hOM. prdo pr rama–bana–gamana kI tsavaIr hO. plaTdasa phcaana gayaa. ]sanao haqa jaaoD,kr namaskar ikyaa¸ prdo pr AMikt ramaisayaa saukumaarI AaOr laKnalalaa kao. "jaO hao¸ jaO haoÑ" plaTdasa kI AaÐKoM Bar Aa[-.

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