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"rajaa raoja, savaoro Thlanao jaato qao¸"
maaM saunaayaa krtI qaIM¸ "ek idna jaOsao hI mahla ko baahr inaklakr Aae
ik saD,k pr JaaDU lagaanaovaalaI maohtranaI ]nhoM doKto hI Apnaa JaaDUpMjaa
pTkkr maaqaa pITnao lagaI AaOr khnao lagaI¸ "haya ramaÑ Aaja rajaa
inarbaMisayaa ka maMuh doKa hO¸ na jaanao raoTI BaI nasaIba haogaI ik nahIM , ,
,na jaanao kaOna–saI ivapt TUT pD,oÑ" rajaa kao [tnaa du:K huAa ik ]lTo
pOraoM mahla kao laaOT gae. man~I kao hu@ma idyaa ik ]sa maohtranaI ka Gar naaja
sao Bar doM. AaOr saba rajasaI vas~ ]tar¸ rajaa ]saI xaNa jaMgala kI Aaor calao
gae. ]saI rat ranaI kao sapnaa huAa ik kla kI rat torI manaaokamanaa pUrI
krnaovaalaI hO. ranaI bahut pCta rhI qaI. pr faOrna hI ranaI rajaa kao
KaojatI–KaojatI ]sa saraya maoM phMuca ga[-¸ jahaM vah iTko hue qao. ranaI
Baosa badlakr saovaa krnao vaalaI BaiTyaairna banakr rajaa ko pasa rat maoM
phMucaI. ratBar ]nako saaqa rhI AaOr saubah rajaa ko jaganao sao phlao saraya
CaoD, mahla maoM laaOT ga[-. rajaa saubah ]zkr dUsaro doSa kI Aaor calao gae.
dao hI idnaaoM maoM rajaa ko inakla jaanao kI Kbar raja–Bar maoM fOla ga[-¸
rajaa inakla gae¸ caaraoM trf yahI Kbar qaI , , ,"
AaOr ]sa idna Taolao–mauhllao ko hr AaMgana
maoM barsaat ko maoh kI trh yah Kbar barsakr fOla ga[- ik canda ko
baala–baccaa haonao vaalaa hO.
nau@kD, pr jamaunaa saunaar kI kaozrI maoM
ifMktI saurhI $k ga[-. maMuSaIjaI nao Apnaa maIjaana lagaanaa CaoD, ivasfairt
nao~aoM sao takkr Kbar saunaI. baMsaI ikranaovaalao nao kueM maoM sao AaQaI
ga[-M rssaIM KIMca¸ Daola mana pr pTkkr saunaa. saudSa-na djaI- nao maSaIna ko
pihe kao hqaolaI sao rgaD,kr raokkr saunaa. hMsaraja pMjaabaI nao ApnaI
naIla–lagaI malagaujaI kmaIja kI AastInaoM caZ,ato hue saunaa. AaOr jagaptI kI
baovaa caacaI nao AaOrtaoM ko jamaGaT maoM baD,o ivaSvaasa¸ pr Baod–Baro svar
maoM saunaayaa – "Aaja C: saala hao gae SaadI kao , , ,na baala¸ na
baccaa , , ,na jaanao iksaka pap hO ]sako poT maoM. , , ,AaOr iksaka haogaa
isavaa ]sa mausaTNDo kmpaoTr koÑ na jaanao khaM sao kulacCnaI [sa mauhllao maoM
Aa ga[-Ñ , , ,[sa galaI kI tao puStaoM sao eosaI marjaad rhI hO ik gaOr–mad-
AaOrt kI prCa[- tba nahIM doK pae. yahaM ko mad- tao basa Apnao Gar kI AaOrtaoM
kao jaanato hOM¸ ]nhoM tao pD,aosaI ko Gar kI janaainayaaoM kI iganatI tk nahIM
maalaUma." yah khto–khto ]naka caohra tmatmaa Aayaa AaOr saba AaOrtoM
dovalaaok kI doivayaaM kI trh gamBaIr banaIM¸ ApnaI piva~ta kI mahanata ko
baaoJa sao dbaI QaIro–QaIro iKsak ga[-.
saubah yah Kbar fOlanao sao phlao jagaptI Tala
pr calaa gayaa qaa. pr saunaI ]sanao BaI Aaja hI qaI. idna–Bar vah t#t pr
kaonao kI Aaor maMuh ike pD,a rha. na zoko kI lakiD,yaaM icara[-¸ na ibaËI kI
Aaor Qyaana idyaa¸ na daophr ka Kanaa Kanao hI Gar gayaa. jaba rat AcCI trh
fOla ga[-¸ vah ihMsak pSau kI BaaMit ]za. ]sanao ApnaI AMgauilayaaM caTka[-¸
mau{I baaMQakr baaMh ka ja,aor doKa¸ tao nasaoM tnaIM AaOr baah maoM kzaor
kmpna–saa huAa. ]sanao tIna–caar pUrI saaMsaoM KIMcaIM AaOr maja,baUt
kdmaaoM sao Gar kI Aaor cala pD,a. maOdana K%ma huAa , , ,kMkD, kI saD,k Aa[- ,
, ,saD,k K%ma hu[-¸ galaI Aa[-. pr galaI ko AnQaoro maoM Gausato vah sahma
gayaa¸ jaOsao iksaI nao AdRSya haqaaoM sao ]sao pkD,kr saara r> inacaaoD,
ilayaa¸ ]sakI fTI hu[- Sai> kI nasa pr ihma–SaItla haoMz rKkr saara rsa
caUsa ilayaa. AaOr galaI ko AMQaoro kI ihkart–BarI kailaK AaOr BaI BaarI hao
ga[-¸ ijasamaoM Gausanao sao ]sakI saaMsa $k jaaegaI , , ,GauT jaaegaI.
vah pICo mauD,a¸ pr $k gayaa. ifr kuC saMyat
haokr vah caaoraoM kI trh ina:Sabd kdmaaoM sao iksaI trh Gar kI BaItrI dohrI tk
phMuca gayaa.
da[-M Aaor kI rsaao[-vaalaI dhlaIja maoM kuPpI
iTmaiTmaa rhI qaIM AaOr canda Ast–vyast–saI dIvaar sao isar Toko Saayad
Aasamaana inaharto–inaharto saao ga[- qaI. kuPpI ka p`kaSa ]sako AaQao caohro
kao ]jaagar ike qaa AaOr AaQaa caohra gahna kailamaa maoM DUbaa AdRSya qaa.
vah KamaaoSaI sao KD,a takta rha. canda ko
caohro pr naarI%va kI p`aOZ,ta Aaja ]sao idKa[- dI. caohro kI saarI kmanaIyata
na jaanao khaM Kao ga[- qaI¸ ]saka ACUtapna na jaanao khaM lauPt hao gayaa qaa.
fUlaa–fUlaa mauK. jaOsao ThnaI sao taoD,o fUla kao panaI maoM Dalakr taja,a
ikyaa gayaa hao¸ ijasakI pMKuiryaaoM maoM TUTna kI saurma[- roKaeM pD, ga[-
haoM¸ pr BaIganao sao BaarIpna Aa gayaa hao.
]sako Kulao pOr pr ]sakI inagaah pD,I¸ tao
saUjaa–saa lagaa. eiD,yaaM BarI¸ saUjaI–saI AaOr naaKUnaaoM ko pasa
Ajaba–saa saUKapna. jagaptI ka idla ek baar masaaosa ]za. ]sanao caaha ik
baZ,kr ]sao ]za lao. Apnao haqaaoM sao ]saka pUra SarIr CU–CUkr saara klauYa
paoMC do¸ ]sao ApnaI saaMsaaoM kI Aigna maoM tpakr ek baar ifr piva~ kr lao¸
AaOr ]sakI AaMKaoM kI gahra[- maoM JaaMkkr kho– dovalaaok sao iksa SaapvaSa
inavaa-isat hao tuma [Qar Aa ga[-¸ candaÆ yah Saap tao AimaT qaa.
tBaI canda nao hD,baD,akr AaMKoM KaolaIM.
jagaptI kao saamanao doK ]sao lagaa ik vah ekdma naMgaI hao ga[- hao. AitSaya
laijjat hao ]sanao Apnao pOr samaoT ilae. GauTnaaoM sao QaaotI naIcao sarka[-
AaOr bahut saMyat–saI ]zkr rsaao[- ko AMQaoro maoM Kao ga[-.
jagaptI ekdma htaSa hao¸ vahIM kmaro kI dohrI
pr caaOKT sao isar iTka baOz gayaa. naja,r kmaro maoM ga[-¸ tao lagaa ik prae
svar yahaM gaMUja rho hOM¸ ijanamaoM canda ka BaI ek hO. ek trf Gar ko hr
kaonao sao¸ AnQaora saOlaaba kI trh baZ,ta Aa rha qaa , , ,ek AjaIba inastbQata
, , ,AsamaMjasa. gait¸ pr pqaBa`YTÑ Sa@laoM¸ pr AakarhIna.
"Kanaa Ka laoto¸" canda ka svar
kanaaoM maoM pD,a. vah Anajaanao eosao ]z baOza¸ jaOsao tOyaar baOza hao. ]sakI
baat kI Aaja tk ]sanao Ava&a na kI qaI. Kanao tao baOz gayaa¸ pr kaOr
naIcao nahIM sark rha qaa. tBaI canda nao baD,o saQao SabdaoM maoM kha¸
"kla maOM gaaMva jaanaa caahtI hMU."
jaOsao vah [sa saUcanaa sao piricat qaa¸ baaolaa¸ "AcCa."
canda ifr baaolaI¸ "maOMnao bahut phlao Gar ica{I Dala dI qaI¸ BaOyaa kla
laonao Aa rho hOM."
"tao zIk hO." jagaptI vaOsao hI DUbaa–DUbaa baaolaa.
canda ka baaMQa TUT gayaa AaOr vah vahIM
GauTnaaoM maoM maMuh dbaakr katr–saI ffk–ffkkr rao pD,I. na ]z sakI¸ na
ihla sakI.
jagaptI xaNa–Bar kao ivacailat huAa¸ pr
jaOsao jama jaanao ko ilae. ]sako Aaoz fD,ko AaOr ËaoQa ko jvaalaamauKI kao
jabarna dbaato hue BaI vah fUT pD,a¸ "yah saba mauJao @yaa idKa rhI hOÆ
baoSama-Ñ baogaOrt , , ,Ñ ]sa va> nahIM saaocaa qaa¸ jaba , , ,jaba , ,
,maorI laaSa tlao , , ,"
"tba , , ,tba , , ,kI baat JaUz hO , , ,"¸ isasaikyaaoM ko baIca
canda ka svar fUTa¸ "laoikna jaba tumanao mauJao baoca idyaa , , ,"
ek BarpUr haqa canda kI knapTI pr Aaga
saulagaata pD,a. AaOr jagaptI ApnaI hqaolaI dUsarI sao dabata¸ Kanaa CaoD,
kaozrI maoM Gausa gayaa AaOr rat–Bar kuNDI caZae ]saI kailaK maoM GauTta rha.
dUsaro idna canda Gar CaoD, Apnao gaaMva calaI
ga[-.
jagaptI pUra idna AaOr rat Tala pr hI kaT dota¸
]saI baIranao maoM¸ talaaba ko bagala¸ kba`¸ babaUla AaOr taD, ko pD,aosa
maoM. pr mana mauda- hao gayaa qaa. ja,bardstI vah Apnao kao vahIM raoko rhta. ,
, ,]saka idla haota¸ khIM inakla jaae. pr eosaI kmaja,aorI ]sako tna AaOr mana
kao KaoKlaa kr ga[- qaI ik caahnao pr BaI vah jaa na pata. ihkart–BarI
naja,roM sahta¸ pr vahIM pD,a rhta. kafI idnaaoM baad jaba nahIM rh gayaa¸ tao
ek idna jagaptI Gar pr talaa lagaa¸ najadIk ko gaaMva maoM lakD,I kTanao calaa
gayaa. ]sao laga rha qaa ik Aba vah pMgau hao gayaa hO¸ ibalakula laMgaD,a¸ ek
roMgata kID,a¸ ijasako na AaMK hO¸ na kana¸ na mana¸ na [cCa.
vah ]sa baaga maoM phMuca gayaa¸ jahaM KrIdo
poD, kTnao qao. dao AarovaalaaoM nao ptlao poD, ko tnao pr Aara rKa AaOr
kr-–kr- ka AbaaQa Saaor Sau$ hao gayaa. dUsaro poD, pr bannao AaOr SakUro kI
kulhaD,I baja ]zI. AaOr gaaMva sao dUr ]sa baaga maoM ek layapUNa- Saaor Sau$
hao gayaa. jaD, pr kulhaD,I pD,tI tao pUra poD, qara- jaata.
krIba ko Kot kI maoD, pr baOzo jagaptI ka SarIr
BaI jaOsao kaMp–kaMp ]zta. canda nao kha qaa¸ "laoikna jaba tumanao
mauJao baoca idyaa , , ," @yaa vah zIk khtI qaIÑ @yaa bacanaisaMh nao Tala
ko ilae jaao $pe ide qao¸ ]saka byaaja [Qar caukta huAaÆ @yaa isaf- vahI $pe
Aaga bana gae¸ ijasakI AaMca maoM ]sakI sahnaSaIlata¸ ivaSvaasa AaOr AadSa-
maaoma–sao ipGala gaeÆ
"Sa , , ,kUroÑ" baaga sao lagao dD,o
pr sao iksaI nao Aavaaja, lagaa[-. SakUro nao kulhaD,I raokkr vahIM sao haMk
lagaa[-¸ "kaonao ko Kot sao laIk banaI hO¸ ja,ra maoD, maarkr naMGaa laa
gaaD,I."
jagaptI ka Qyaana BaMga huAa. ]sanao mauD,kr
dD,o pr AaMKoM gaD,a[-M. dao BaOMsaa–gaaiD,yaaM lakD,I Barnao ko ilae Aa
phMucaI qaIM. SakUro nao jagaptI ko pasa Aakr kha¸ "ek gaaD,I ka Bat- tao
hao gayaa¸ bailk DoZ, ka , , ,Aba [sa ptiryaa poD, kao na CaMT doMÆ"
jagaptI nao ]sa poD, kI Aaor doKa¸ ijasao
kaTnao ko ilae SakUro nao [Saara ikyaa qaa. poD, kI SaaK hrI pi%tyaaoM sao BarI
qaI. vah baaolaa¸ "Aro¸ yah tao hra hO ABaI , , ,[sao CaoD, dao."
"hra haonao sao @yaa¸ ]KT tao gayaa hO. na fUla ka¸ na fla ka. Aba kaOna
[samaoM fla–fUla AaeMgao¸ caar idna maoM p%tI Jaura jaaeMgaI." SakUro
nao poD, kI Aaor doKto hue ]stadI Andaja, sao kha.
"jaOsaa zIk samaJaao tuma¸" jagaptI nao kha¸ AaOr ]zkr maoD,–maoD,
p@ko kueM pr panaI pInao calaa gayaa.
daophr Zlato gaaiD,yaaM Barkr tOyaar hu[-M AaOr
Sahr kI Aaor rvaanaa hao ga[-M. jagaptI kao ]nako saaqa Aanaa pD,a. gaaiD,yaaM
lakD,I sao ladIM Sahr kI Aaor calaI jaa rhI qaIM AaOr jagaptI gad-na Jaukae
kccaI saD,k kI QaUla maoM DUbaa¸ BaarI kdmaaoM sao QaIro–QaIro ]nhIM kI
bajatI GaiNTyaaoM ko saaqa inajaI-va–saa baZ,ta jaa rha qaa , , ,
"k[- barsa baad rajaa prdosa sao
bahut–saa Qana kmaakr gaaD,I maoM laadkr Apnao doSa kI Aaor laaOTo¸
"maaM saunaayaa krtI qaIM¸" rajaa kI gaaD,I ka pihyaa mahla sao kuC
dUr ptola kI JaaD,I maoM ]laJa gayaa. hr trh kaoiSaSa kI¸ pr pihyaa na inaklaa.
tba ek piNDt nao batayaa ik 'sakT' ko idna ka janmaa baalak Agar Apnao Gar kI
sauparI laakr [samaoM CuAa do¸ tao pihyaa inakla jaaegaa. vahIM dao baalak Kola
rho qao. ]nhaoMnao yah saunaa tao kUdkr phMucao AaOr khnao lagao ik hmaarI
pOda[Sa sakT kI hO¸ pr sauparI tba laaeMgao¸ jaba tuma AaQaa Qana donao ka
vaada krao. rajaa nao baat maana laI. baalak daOD,o–daOD,o Gar gae. sauparI
laakr CuAa dI¸ ifr Gar ka rasta batato Aagao–Aagao calao. AaiKr gaaD,I mahla
ko saamanao ]nhaoMnao raok laI.
rajaa kao baD,a Acarja, huAa ik hmaaro hI mahla
maoM yao dao baalak khaM sao Aa gaeÆ BaItr phMucao¸ tao ranaI KuSaI sao
baohala hao ga[-.
"pr rajaa nao phlao ]na baalakaoM ko baaro
maoM pUCa¸ tao ranaI nao kha ik yao daonaaoM baalak ]nhIM ko rajakumaar hOM.
rajaa kao ivaSvaasa nahIM huAa. ranaI bahut duKI hu[-."
gaaiD,yaaM jaba Tala pr Aakr lagaIM AaOr jagaptI
tKt pr haqa–pOr ZIlao krko baOz gayaa¸ tao pgaDNDI sao gaujarto mauMSaIjaI
nao ]sako pasa Aakr batayaa¸ ABaI ]sa idna vasaUlaI maoM tumharI sasaurala ko
naja,dIk ek gaaMva maoM jaanaa huAa¸ tao pta lagaa ik pnd`h–baIsa idna hue¸
canda ko laD,ka huAa hO." AaOr ifr jaOsao mauhllao maoM saunaI–saunaa[-
baataoM pr pda- Dalato hue baaolao¸ "Bagavaana ko raja maoM dor hO¸
AMQaor nahIM¸ jagaptI BaOyaaÑ"
jagaptI nao saunaa tao phlao ]sanao gahrI
naja,raoM sao maMuSaIjaI kao taka¸ pr vah ]nako tIr ka inaSaanaa zIk–zIk
nahIM Kaoja payaa. pr saba kuC sahna krto hue baaolaa¸ "dor AaOr AMQaor
daonaaoM hOMÑ"
"AMQaor tao sarasar hO , , ,itiryaa cair%tr hO sabaÑ baD,o–baD,o har gae
hOM¸" khto–khto maMuSaIjaI $k gae¸ pr kuC [sa trh¸ jaOsao kao[- baD,I
Baod–BarI baat hO¸ ijasao ]nakI gaaola haotI hu[- AaMKoM samaJaa doMgaI.
jagaptI maMuSaIjaI kI trf takta rh gayaa.
imanaT–Bar manahUsa–saa maaOna Cayaa rha¸ ]sao taoD,to hue maMuSaIjaI baD,I
dd-–BarI Aavaaja, maoM baaolao¸ "sauna tao ilayaa haogaa¸ tumanaoÆ"
"@yaaÆ" khnao kao jagaptI kh gayaa¸ pr ]sao lagaa ik ABaI maMuSaIjaI
]sa gaaMva maoM fOlaI baataoM kao hI baD,I baoddI- sao kh DalaoMgao¸ ]sanao
naahk pUCa.
tBaI maMuSaIjaI nao ]sakI naak ko pasa maMuh lao
jaato hue kha¸ "canda dUsaro ko Gar baOz rhI hO , , ,kao[- madsaUdna hO
vahIM ka. pr baccaa dIvaar bana gayaa hO. caahto tao vaao yahI hOM ik mar jaae
tao rasta Kulao¸ pr ramajaI kI maja,I-. saunaa hO¸ baccaa rhto BaI vah canda
kao baOzanao kao tOyaar hO."
jagaptI kI saaMsa galao maoM ATkkr rh ga[-. basa¸
AaMKoM maMuSaIjaI ko caohro pr pqara[-–saI jaD,I qaIM.
mauMSaIjaI baaolao¸ "Adalat sao baccaa tumhoM imala sakta hO. Aba kaho ka
Sarma–ilahajaÑ"
"Apnaa khkr iksa maMuh sao maaMgaMU¸ baabaaÆ hr trf tao kja,- sao dbaa
hMU¸ tna sao¸ mana sao¸ pOsao sao¸ [jjat sao¸ iksako bala pr duinayaa
saMjaaonao kI kaoiSaSa k$MÆ" khto–khto vah Apnao maoM Kao gayaa.
mauMSaIjaI vahIM baOz gae. jaba rat Jauk Aa[-
tao jagaptI ko saaqa hI maMuSaIjaI BaI ]zo. ]sako knQao pr haqa rKo vao ]sao
galaI tk laae. ApnaI kaozrI Aanao pr pIz sahlaakr ]nhaoMnao ]sao CaoD, idyaa.
vah gad-na Jaukae galaI ko AMQaoro maoM ]nhIM #yaalaaoM maoM DUbaa eosao calata
calaa Aayaa¸ jaOsao kuC huAa hI na hao. pr kuC eosaa baaoJa qaa¸ jaao na
saaocanao dota qaa AaOr na samaJanao. jaba caacaI kI baOzk ko pasa sao
gauja,rnao lagaa¸ tao sahsaa ]sako kanaaoM maoM Banak pD,I – "Aa gae
sa%yaanaasaIÑ kulabaaornaÑ"
]sanao ja,ra naja,r ]zakr doKa¸ tao galaI kI
caacaI–BaaOjaa[yaaM baOzk maoM jamaa qaIM AaOr canda kI cacaa- iCD,I qaI. pr
vah caupcaap inakla gayaa.
[tnao idnaaoM baad talaa Kaolaa AaOr baraozo ko
AMQaoro maoM kuC saUJa na pD,a¸ tao ekaek vah rat ]sakI AaMKaoM ko saamanao
GaUma ga[-¸ jaba vah Asptala sao canda ko saaqa laaOTa qaa. baovaa caacaI ka
vah ja,hr–bauJa tIr¸ "Aa gae rajaa inarbaMisayaa Asptala sao." AaOr
Aaja "sa%yaanaasaIÑ kulabaaornaÑ" AaOr svayaM ]saka vah vaa@ya¸
jaao canda kao Cod gayaa qaa¸ "tumharo kBaI kuC na haogaa , , ,."
AaOr ]sa rat kI iSaSau candaÑ
canda ka laD,ka huAa hO. vah kuC AaOr janatI¸
AadmaI ka baccaa na janatI. vah AaOr kuC BaI janatI¸ kMkD,–p%qarÑ vah naarI
na banatI¸ baccaI hI banaI rhtI¸ ]sa rat ka iSaSau canda. pr canda yah saba
@yaa krnao jaa rhI hOÆ ]sako jaIto–jaI vah dUsaro ko Gar baOznao jaa rhI hOÆ
iktnao baD,o pap maoM Qakola idyaa canda kao , , ,pr ]sao BaI tao kuC saaocanaa
caaihe. AaiKr @yaaÆ pr maoro jaIto–jaI tao yah saba AcCa nahIM. vah [tnaI
GaRNaa bada-St krko BaI jaInao kao tOyaar hO¸ yaa mauJao jalaanao kao. vah
mauJao naIca samaJatI hO¸ kayar , , ,nahIM tao ek baar Kbar tao laotI. baccaa
huAa tao pta lagata. pr nahIM¸ vah ]saka kaOna hOÆ kao[- BaI nahIM. AaOlaad hI
tao vah snaoh kI QaurI hO¸ jaao AadmaI–AaOrt ko pihyaaoM kao saaQakr tna ko
dladla sao par lao jaatI hO , , ,nahIM tao hr AaOrt vaoSyaa hO AaOr hr AadmaI
vaasanaa ka kID,a. tao @yaa canda , , ,AaOrt nahIM rhIÆ vah ja$r AaOrt qaI¸ pr
svayaM maOMnao ]sao nark maoM Dala idyaa. vah baccaa maora kao[- nahIM¸ pr
canda tao maorI hO. ek baar ]sao lao Aata¸ ifr yahaM , , ,rat ko maaohk AMQaoro
maoM ]sako fUla–sao AQaraoM kao doKta , , ,inaW-nW saaoe plakaoM kao inaharta
, , ,saasaaoM kI dUQa–saI ACUtI mahk kao samaoT laota , , ,
Aaja ka AMQaoraÑ Gar maoM tola BaI nahIM jaao
dIyaa jalaa lao. AaOr ifr iksako ilae kaOna jalaaeÆ canda ko ilae , , ,pr ]sao
tao baoca idyaa qaa. isavaa canda ko kaOna–saI sampi%t ]sako pasa qaI¸
ijasako AaQaar pr kao[- kja,- dotaÆ kja,- na imalata tao yah saba kOsao calataÆ
kama , , ,poD, khaM sao kTtoÆ AaOr tba SakUro ko vao Sabd ]sako kanaaoM maoM
gaMUja gae¸ "hra haonao sao @yaa¸ ]KT tao gayaa hO , , ," vah svayaM
BaI tao ek ]KTa huAa poD, hO¸ na fla ka¸ na fUla ka¸ saba vyaqa- hI tao hO.
jaao kuC saaocaa¸ ]sa pr kBaI ivaSvaasa na kr payaa. canda kao caahta rha¸ pr
]sako idla maoM caaht na jagaa payaa. ]sao khIM sao ek pOsaa maaMganao pr DaMTta
rha¸ pr Kud laota rha AaOr Aaja , , ,vah dUsaro ko Gar baOz rhI hO , , ,]sao
CaoD,kr , , ,vah Akolaa hO¸ , , ,hr trf baaoJa hO¸ ijasamaoM ]sakI nasa–nasa
kucalaI jaa rhI hOM¸ rga–rga fT ga[- hO. AaOr vah iksaI trh TTaola–TTaolakr
BaItr Gar maoM phMucaa , , ,
"ranaI Apnao kula–dovata ko maindr maoM
phMucaIM¸" maaM saunaayaa krtI qaIM¸ "Apnao satI%va kao isaw krnao
ko ilae ]nhaoMnao Gaaor tpsyaa kI. rajaa doKto rho. kula–dovata p`sanna hue
AaOr ]nhaoMnao ApnaI dOvaI Sai> sao daonaaoM baalakaoM kao t%kala janmao
iSaSauAaoM maoM badla idyaa. ranaI kI CaityaaoM maoM dUQa Bar Aayaa AaOr ]namaoM
sao Qaar fUT pD,I¸ jaao iSaSauAaoM ko maMuh maoM igarnao lagaI. rajaa kao ranaI
ko satI%va ka sabaUt imala gayaa. ]nhaoMnao ranaI ko carNa pkD, ilae AaOr kha ik
tuma dovaI haoÑ yao maoro pu~ hOMÑ AaOr ]sa idna sao rajaa nao ifr sao
raja–kaja saMBaala ilayaa , , ,"
pr ]saI rat jagaptI Apnaa saara karaobaar %yaaga¸
AfIma AaOr tola pIkr mar gayaa @yaaoMik canda ko pasa kao[- dOvaI Sai> nahIM
qaI AaOr jagaptI rajaa nahIM¸ bacanaisaMh kmpa]NDr ka kja,-dar qaa. , , ,
"rajaa nao dao baatoM kIM¸" maaM
saunaatI qaIM¸ "ek tao ranaI ko naama sao ]nhaoMnao bahut baD,a maindr
banavaayaa AaOr dUsaro¸ raja ko nae isa@kaoM pr baD,o rajakumaar ka naama
Kudvaakr caalaU ikyaa¸ ijasasao raja–Bar maoM Apnao ]%traiQakarI kI Kbar hao
jaae , , ,"
jagaptI nao marto va> dao prcao CaoD,o¸ ek
canda ko naama¸ dUsara kanaUna ko naama.
canda kao ]sanao ilaKa qaa¸ "canda¸ maorI Aintma caah yahI hO ik tuma
baccao kao laokr calaI Aanaa , , ,ABaI ek–dao idna maorI laaSa kI duga-it
haogaI¸ tba tk tuma Aa sakaogaI. canda¸ AadmaI kao pap nahIM¸ pScaatap maarta
hO¸ maOM bahut phlao mar cauka qaa. baccao kao laokr ja,$r calaI Aanaa."
kanaUna kao ]sanao ilaKa qaa¸ "iksaI nao mauJao maara nahIM hO , , ,iksaI
AadmaI nao nahIM. maOM jaanata hMU ik maoro ja,hr kI phcaana krnao ko ilae maora
saInaa caIra jaaegaa. ]samaoM ja,hr hO. maOMnao AfIma nahIM¸ $pe Kae hOM. ]na
$pyaaoM maoM kja,- ka ja,hr qaa¸ ]saI nao mauJao maara hO. maorI laaSa tba tk
na jalaa[- jaae¸ jaba tk canda baccao kao laokr na Aa jaae. Aaga baccao sao
idlavaa[- jaae. basa."
maaM jaba khanaI samaaPt krtI qaIM¸ tao
Aasapasa baOzo baccao fUla caZ,ato qao.
maorI khanaI BaI K%ma hao ga[-¸ pr , , ,
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