[sako baad p`itidna daonaaoM Aaor sao gaIt ]zto AaOr vaayau–maNDla maoM ibaKr jaato.  dao duKI Aa%maaeM saMgaIt Wara ek–dUsao sao sahanauBaUit p`kT krtIM¸ idla ko dd- gaItaoM kI jabaana sao ek–dUsaro kao saunaayao jaato.

ek mahInaa AaOr baIt gayaa.  kmpnaI ek nayaI iflma tOyaar kr rhI qaI AaOr [na idnaaoM ramadyaala kao rat maoM BaI vahIM kama krnaa pD,ta qaa.  k[- ratoM vah kmpnaI ko sTUiDyaao maoM hI ibata dota.  [tnao idnaaoM maoM vah kovala ek baar Gar Aayaa qaa.  ]ima-laa ka idla QaD,k ]za qaa.  phlaI QaD,kna AaOr [sa QaD,kna maoM iktnaa AMtr qaa.  phlao vah [sa Dr sao kaMp ]ztI qaI ik ramadyaala khIM ]sasao $YT na hao jaayao¸ Aba vah [sa Baya sao marI jaatI qaI ik khIM ]sa ko idla kI baat na jaana lao¸ khIM vah rat Bar rh kr ]nako p`oma–saMgaIt maoM baaQaa na Dala do.

A@tUbar ka Aintma saPtah qaa.  ramadyaala Gar Aayaa.  ]ima-laa ]sako mauK kI Aaor doK BaI na sakI¸ ]sako saamanao BaI na hao sakI.  ramadyaala nao ]sao baulaayaa BaI nahIM.  vah dasaI sao kovala [tnaa kh kr calaa gayaa¸"maOM ABaI AaOr ek mahInao tk Gar na Aa sakMUgaa.  ica~pT ko kuC dRSya Kraba hao gayao hOM¸ ]nhoM ifr dubaara ilayaa jaayaogaa.'  jaba vah calaa gayaa tao ]ima-laa nao sauK kI ek saaMsa laI¸ ]sao ko )dya sao ek baaoJa–saa ]tr gayaa.  vah kao[- eosaa hmadd- caahtI qaI¸ ijasa ko saamanao vah Apnaa p`omaBara idla Kaola kr rK do.  ramadyaala vah nahIM qaa¸ ]sa tk ]sakI phMuca na qaI.  panaI }Mcaa[- kI Aaor nahIM jaata¸ inacaa[- kI Aaor hI bahta hO.  ramadyaala }McaI jagah KD,a qaa AaOr gaanao vaalaa naIcaI jagah.  ]ima-laa ka )dya Anaayaasa ]sakI Aaor bah calaa.

]sa idna ]ima-laa nao ek maIza gaIt gaayaa¸ ijasamaoM ]dasaInata ko sqaana pr ]llaasa ihlaaoroM lao rha qaa.  Aba vah kmaro maoM baOz kr gaanao ko badlao baahr baramadoM maoM baOz kr gaayaa krtI qaI.  daonaaoM kI tanaoM ek–dUsao kI tanaaoM maoM imala kr rh jaatI.  ]nako )dya kba ko imala cauko qao.

sanQyaa ka samaya qaa.  ]ima-laa vaaiTka maoM GaUma rhI qaI.  ]sakI AaMKoM rh–rh kr saamanao vaalao Bavana kI Aaor ]z jaatI qaIM.  ]sa samaya vah caahtI qaI¸ khIM vah yauvak ]sakI vaaiTka maoM Aa jaaya AaOr vah ]sa ko saamanao idla ko samast ]d\gaar Kaola kr rK do.

vah Akolaa hI qaa¸ yah ]sao &at hao cauka qaa¸ ikntu kBaI ]sanao idna ko samaya ]sao vahaM nahIM doKa qaa.  AMQaora baZ, calaa qaa AaOr DUbato hue saUrja kI laalaI QaIro–QaIro ]samaoM ivalaIna hao rhI qaI zNDI bayaar cala rhI qaI  p```kRit JaUma rhI qaI AaOr ]ima-laa ko idla kao kuC huAa jaata qaa¸ kuC gaudgaudI–saI ]z rhI qaI.  vah ek baoMca pr baOz gayaI AaOr gaunagaunaanao lagaI  ––

QaIro–QaIro yah gaunagaunaahT gaIt bana gayaI AaOr vah pUrI Aavaaja sao gaanao lagaI.  Apnao gaIt kI QaUna maoM mast vah gaatI gayaI.  vaaiTka kI fsaIla ko dUsarI Aaor sao iksaI nao QaIro sao knQao kao CuAa.  ]sako svar maoM kmpna pOda hao gayaa AaOr vah isahr ]zI.
"Aap tao KUba gaatI hOÑ"

baOzo–baOzo ]ima-laa nao doKa vah ek saundr bailaYz yauvak qaa.  CaoTI–CaoTI maMUCoM }pr kao ]zI hu[- qaIM.  baala lambao qao AaOr baMgaalaI fOSana sao kTo hue qao.  galao maoM isalk ka ek kuta- qaa AaOr kmar maoM QaaotI.
]ima-laa nao knaiKyaaoM sao yauvak kao doKa.  idla nao kha¸ Baaga cala¸ pr paMva vahIM jama gayao.  pMCI jaala ko pasa qaa¸ danaa saamanao qaa¸ Aba fMsaa ik Aba fMsaa.
"Aap ko galao maoM jaadU hOMÑ"
]ima-laa nao yauvak kI Aaor doKa AaOr mauskurayaI.  vah BaI mauskra idyaa.  baaolaI¸ "yah tao AapkI kRpa hO¸ nahIM maOM tao Aapko carNaaoM maoM baOz kr mau_t tk saIK saktI hMUÑ"
vah hMsaa.
"Aap Akolao rhto hOMÆ"
"haM"
"AaOr AapkI p%naIÆ"
vah ek fIkI hMsaI hMsaa  , , ,"maorI p%naI¸ maorI p%naI khaM hOMÆ  [sa saMsaar maoM maOM sava-qaa ekakI hMU¸ mauhbbat sao zukrayaa huAa¸ yahaM Aa gayaa hMU¸ kao[- mauJao pUCnao vaalaa nahIM¸ kao[- mauJasao baat krnao vaalaa nahIM."

yauvak ko svar maoM kmpna qaa.  ]ima-laa nao doKa¸ ]saka mauK pIlaa pD, gayaa hO AaOr Avasaad tqaa inaraSaa kI ek hlkI–saI roKa vahaM saaf idKayaI dotI hO.  ]sako )dya maoM sahanauBaUit ka samaud` ]maD, pD,a AaOr ]sakI AaMKoM DbaDbaa AayaIM.

vah dIvaar faMd kr baoMca pr Aa baOza.  ]ima-laa ABaI tk baOzI hI qaI¸ ]zI na qaI.  vah tinak iKsak gayaI¸ ikntu ]znao ka saahsa Aba ]samaoM nahIM qaa.

yauvak nao ]saka haqa Apnao haqa maoM lao ilayaa.  ]ima-laa ko SarIr maoM sanasanaI daOD, gayaI.  ]sanao haqa CuD,anaa caaha.  yauvak kI AaMKoM sajala hao gayaIM.  ]saka haqa vahIM–ka–vahIM rh gayaa.  vah ifr baaolaa ––
"maora ivacaar qaa¸ maOM yahaM Aa kr¸ ekant maoM gaa kr Apnaa idla bahlaa ilayaa k$Mgaa.  maoro pasa Qana AaOr vaOBava ka ABaava nahIM¸ prntu ]sasao mauJao caOna nahIM imalata¸ )dya kao Saaint p`aPt nahIM haotI.  [saIilae maOM isatar bajaata qaaÑ  ]sakI manamaaohk JaMkar maoro caMcala mana kao ekaga`` kr dotI qaI¸ ]samaoM mauJao Apar Saaint imalatI qaI¸ prntu Aba tao isatar BaI baobasa hao gayaa hO¸ vah BaI mauJao Saant nahIM kr sakta¸ maorI Saaint ka AaQaar Aba maoro isatar bajaanao pr nahIM rha."

]ima-laa saba kuC samaJa rhI qaI.  ]sanao ifr haqa CuD,anao ka p`yaasa ikyaa.  yauvak nao ]sao nahIM CaoD,a AaOr ivaVut vaoga sao ]sao Apnao Pyaasao haozaoM sao lagaa ilayaa.  ]ima-laa ko samast SarIr maoM Aaga–saI daOD, gayaI.  ]sanao haqa CuD,a ilayaa AaOr Baaga gayaI.

"ifr kba dSa-na haoMgaoÆ"
]ima-laa nao kuC ]%tr nahIM idyaa.  vah Apnao kmaro maoM Aa gayaI AaOr plaMga pr laoT kr raonao lagaI.  pxaI jaala maoM fMsa cauka qaa AaOr Aba mau> haonao ko ilae CTpTa rha qaa.

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iktnaI dor tk vah laoTo–laoTo raotI rhI.  ]sao rh–rhkr Apnao pit kI inaYzurta ka Qyaana Aata qaa.  Aa%maglaaina sao ]sa ka )dya jalaa jaa rha qaa.  vah [sa maaga- kao CaoD, donaa caahtI qaI.  pScaatap kao Aaga ]sao jalaayao DalatI qaI.  vah caahtI qaI¸ ]saka pit Aa jaayao¸ ]sako pasa baOzo¸ ]sasao p`oma kro AaOr vah ]sa ko carNaaoM maoM baOz kr [tnaa raoyao¸ [tnaa raoyao ik ]saka paYaaNa–)dya panaI panaI hao jaayao. 

]z kr vah ramadyaala ko pustkalaya maoM gayaI.  ek CaoTI–saI maoja, pr ek kaonao maoM ]sako pit ka ek faoTao caaOKTo maoM jaD,a rKa qaa.  ]sa nao ]sao ]zayaa¸ k[- baar caUmaa AaOr ]sakI AaMKaoM sao AaMsaU bah inaklao.

ramadyaala ko pOraoM kI caap sao ]sako ivacaaraoM ka Ëma TUT gayaa.  vah ]zI AaOr saccao )dya sao ]sa ka svaagat krnao kao tOyaar hao gayaI.  ]sa samaya ]saka mana saaf qaa.  ivaSauw–p`oma ka ek saagar vahaM ]maD,a Aa rha qaa¸ ijasako panaI kao pScaatap kI Aaga nao svacC AaOr inama-la kr idyaa qaa.

vah rsaao[-–Gar sao panaI lao AayaI AaOr ramadyaala ko saamanao jaa KD,I hu[-.  ]sakI AaMKoM sajala qaIM AaOr mana AaSaa ko tar sao baMQaa Daola rha qaa.  ]sanao doKa¸ ramadyaala nao ]sako haqa sao igalaasa lao kr maMuh Qaao ilayaa AaOr ifr ]sao kuC naaSta laanao kao kha AaOr jaba vah imaza[- lao AayaI tao ramadyaala nao tStrI laonao ko badlao ]sao ApnaI BaujaaAaoM maoM lao kr ]sako maMuh maoM imaza[- ka ek TukD,a rK idyaa.  inaimaYa Bar ko ilae ]sako mauK pr svagaI-ya–Aanand kI jyaaoit camak ]zI.  ]sanao isar ]zayaa¸ doKa –– ramadyaala ]saI trh baOza hO.  AaOr vah ]saI trh igalaasa ilayao KD,I hO.  AaSaa ka tar TUT gayaa¸ maadk klpnaa hvaa hao gayaI.  sa%ya saamanao qaa –– iktnaa kTu¸ iktnaa BayaanakÆ

ramadyaala nao [Saaro sao ]sao calao jaanao kao kha.  vah caupcaap putlaI kI BaaMit calaI AayaI maanaao vah sajaIva naarI na hao kr Apnao AaivaYkark ko saMkot pr calanao vaalaI ek inajaI-va maUit- hao.  Apnao kmaro maoM Aa kr ]sanao panaI ka igalaasa AMgaIzI pr rK idyaa AaOr QartI pr laaoT kr raonao lagaI.  QartI maoM¸ maUk AaOr zNDI QartI maoM ]sao kuC Aa%maIyata ka AaBaasa huAa¸ ek bahnaapa–saa mahsaUsa huAa AaOr vah ]sako AMk maoM ilapT kr raoyaI.  KUba raoyaI.  eosao maanaao ek duKI bahna ApnaI sauKI bahna ko galao ilapT kr AaMsaU baha rhI hao.

k[- idna tk vah Apnao kmaro ko baahr na inaklaI.  ramadyaala dasaI sao kh gayaa qaa¸ "maOM AaOr pnd`h idna Gar na Aa sakMUgaa¸ [sailae tuma saavaQaanaI sao rhnaa.'  ]ima-laa kao Apnao pit kI inad-yata pr raonaa Aata qaa.  vah pap kI nadI maoM baho jaa rhI qaI AaOr ]saka pit ]sao bacaanao kao haqa tk na ihlaata qaa.  Ba`aint kI ivakrala lahroM laplapatI hu[- ]sa kI Aaor baZ,I Aa rhI qaIM AaOr ]saka pit inaScaoYT AaOr inaiYËya ek Aaor KD,a tmaaSaa doK rha qaa.

saaqa ko Bavana sao barabar gaIt ]zto qao.  ]namaoM ]llaasa kI tanaoM na haotI qaIM¸ duK AaOr vaodnaa ka baahulya rhta qaa.  ]ima-laa kI saMgaIt–ip`ya Aa%maa tD,p ]ztI qaI¸ prntu vah Apnao kmaro ko baahr na inaklatI qaI.

Saama ka va> qaa.  gaanao vaalaa p`laya ko gaIt gaa rha qaa.  ]sa ka ek–ek svar ]ima-laa ko )dya maoM cauBaa jaa rha qaa.  vah ]zI¸ D/a[Mga–$ma maoM Aa gayaI.  ]saka isatar Asahaya iBaKarI kI BaaMit ek Aaor pD,a qaa.  ]sa pr ima+I kI ek hlkI–saI th jama gayaI qaI.  ]sanao ]sao kpD,o sao saaf ikyaa AaOr AavaoSa maoM Aa kr caUma ilayaa.  ]sakI AaMKaoM sao AaMsaU Clak Aayao.  gaanao vaalaa gaa rha qaa.

@yaaoM $z gayao hmasao

]ima-laa nao ek dIGa-–ina:Svaasa CaoD,a AaOr ]sa kI kimpt ]MgailayaaM isatar ko taraoM pr iqarknao lagaIM.  baoKyaalaI maoM yahI gaIt ]sa ko isatar sao inaklanao lagaa ––
@yaaoM $z gayao hmasao

vah gaata huAa Apnao Bavana sao ]tra AaOr fsaIla kao faMd kr ]ima-laa ko pasa Aa baOza.  vah isatar bajaatI rhI AaOr vah gaata rha.

daonaaoM ApnaI klaa ko iSaKr pr jaa phMucao.  ]sanao Saayad [sasao phlao [tnaa AcCa na gaayaa hao AaOr [sanao Saayad [sasao phlao [tnaa AcCa isatar na bajaayaa hao.  gaIt kI laya AaOr isatar kI Janakar daonaaoM ek hao kr maanaaoM $zo hue idlaaoM kao p`oma ka maaga- bata rhI qaIM.

gaIt samaaPt hao gayaa.  ]ima-laa yauvak kI BaUjaaAaoM maoM qaIM.  Apnao ivaSaala vaxasqala sao BaIMcato hue yauvak nao ]sao caUma ilayaa.  ]ima-laa caaOkI¸ yauvak pICo hTa.  vah ]z kr Baaganao kao hu[-.  yauvak nao ]sao baOza ilayaa AaOr ApnaI lambaI maMUCoM ]tar dIM AaOr isar ko lambao–lambao baala dUr kr idyao.

gaaoQaUila ka samaya qaa.  sanQyaa ko xaINa p`kaSa maoM ]ima-laa nao doKa vah Apnao pit ko saamanao baOzI hO.  vah hMsa rha qaa¸ prntu ]ima-laa ko mauK pr maaOt kI naIrva syaahI put gayaI.
"doKa hmaara bahu$p ]mmaIÑ"  ramadyaala nao ivajaya kI KuSaI maoM ]sao ApnaI Aaor KIMcato hue kha.  kaOna jaanata hO ik vah 'navayauga' maoM Cpo laoK kI prIxaa na kr rha qaaÑ
"ABaI AayaIÑ"  AaOr ]ima-laa }pr Apnao kmaro maoM Baaga gayaI.

kuC samaya baIt gayaa.  ramadyaala Apnao ivacaaraoM maoM inamagna rha.
]sa ko ivacaaraoM ka Ëma ]ima-laa ko kmaro sao Aanao vaalaI ek caIK sao TUT gayaa.  Baaga kr }pr phMucaa.  doKa ]ima-laa ko kpD,aoM kao Aaga lagaI hu[- hO AaOr vah Saant Baava sao jala rhI hO.

ramadyaala kaMp ]za.  ]sanao ]sao bacaanao ka Barsak p`ya%na ikyaa¸ pr vah safla na huAa.

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SmaSaana maoM ]ima-laa ka Sava jala rha qaa.  AaOr maUit-vat baOza ramadyaala ApnaI maUK-ta AaOr naarI–)dya kI [sa pholaI kao samaJanao ka p`yaasa kr rha qaa.