haM kBaI nahanao jaanao pr taOilayaa yaa saabauna nahIM imalata tao para AvaSya saatvaoM Aasamaana pr phuMca jaata AaOr baocaarI maalatI kBaI sabja,I kI kD,ahI gaOsa sao ]tar kr¸ kBaI AaTa sanao haqaaoM daOD,tI–haMftI AatI AaOr ]nakao kpD,o pkD,atI. ]nasao tao yah BaI nahIM haota qaa ik svayaM lao laoM. 

saca‚ Aaja vah saaocato hMO ik ]nhMaoMnao maalatI kao iktnaa satayaa qaa. tba tao ]nhMo yahI lagata qaa ik Gar maoM kama hI @yaa haota hO dao samaya Kanaa banaa dao¸ kpD,o Qaao dao AaOr caadr tana kr saao. ]nhMo basa Apnao kama hI mah%vapUNa- lagato qao‚ kBaI qaaok ka saamaana jaanaa hO tao kBaI Aayakr vaalaaoM sao inabaTnaa hO. kBaI–kBaI kao[- JagaD,alaU ga`ahk Aa jaata tao GaMTaoM isar Kpanaa pD,ta hO. Gar Aa kr BaI Épyao ka ihsaaba–iktaba hI maistYk maoM GaUmata rhta hO. Aba Aaja jaba ]nhMo Gar gaRhsqaI sao daocaar haonaa pD,a tao &at huAa ik [sao saMBaalanaa BaI kma duva-h kaya- nahIM hO. 

pr Aba tao pScaatap ka Avasar BaI mauT\zI sao rot bana kr ifsala cauka hO. maalatI nao tao saaro JaMJaTaoM sao mau@t hao kr prlaaok kI rah pkD,I. vaOsao vah BaagyaSaalaI qaI ik ]sanao vah saba nahIM doKa jaao Aaja ]nhMo doKnaa pD, rha hO. vah tao p`aya: [-Svar kao Qanyavaad dotI qaI AaOr khtI¸ 
"saca Sakuna ko papa }pr vaalao ka Qanyavaad hO ik ]sanao Balao hI hmao laD,ka nahIM idyaa pr hmaarI tInaaoM baoiTyaaM AaOr damaad [tnao Balao hOM ik hmao kao[- kmaI nahIM‚ ]sa pr Apnaa idnaoSa AaOr ]sakI bahU ijatnaa maanato hMOM vah tao Saayad poT jaayaa BaI na kro." 
[sa pr ramaoSvar cauTkI laoto AaOr khto¸ "phlao jaba maOM khta qaa ik laD,ka AaOr laD,kI barabar hOM tao tuma khaM saunatI qaIM‚ na jaanao khaM–khaM pUjaa paz AaOr mannat nahIM maanaI tumanao." 
maalatI tunak kr khtI¸ "Aro yah hmaaro pUjaa paz AaOr mannat ka p`tap hO ik Bagavaana BaI psaIja gae‚ calaao baoTa nahIM idyaa tao @yaa baoTo ka sauK tao do hI idyaa."
ramaoSvar hMsato¸ "calaao–calaao tumharo pUjaa paz sao hI sahI hmaara bauZ,apa tao caOna sao kT rha hO."

vah ga,lat BaI nahIM kh rho qao maalatI qaI tao yahI Gar iktnaa BarapUra rhta qaa. Aae idna kao[- na kao[- laD,kI damaad Aato hI rhto qao‚ saBaI damaad baoTaoM ko samaana Gar maoM Aato qao kao[- naKra nahIM qaa‚ yaid AavaSyakta hao tao sabja,I Aaid BaI laanao maoM nahIM ihcakto. jaba CaoTI baoTI p`ItI ko ivavaah kI baat ]zI qaI tao maalatI nao hz pkD, ilayaa¸ "dao baoiTyaaM tao dUr calaI ga[-M pr ]sao tao [saI Sahr maoM hI byaahoMgao samaya baosamaya ka sahara rhogaa." ]naka inaNa-ya ga,lat BaI nahIM qaa. p`ItI tao ina%ya p`it halacaala pUC hI laotI damaad rajaIva BaI iksaI BaI kaya- ko ilae ek paMva pr KD,o rhto‚ yahI nahIM CaoTo Baa[- baSaoSar jaao pasa maoM hI rhto qao‚ ]naka baoTa idnaoSa BaI dUsaro tIsaro idna ca@kr lagaa hI laota qaa.

idna caOna sao kT rho qao‚ pr Baagya ka ilaKa vyai@t doK pata tao [-Svar kao kaOna pUCtaÆ ]sa idna jaba ramaoSvar dukana sao laaOTo tao maalatI ko saInao maoM dd- hao rha qaa. CaoTI–maaoTI proSaanaI tao vah sah laotI qaI AaOr ]nhMo pta BaI nahIM calata qaa‚ pr ]sa idna AvaSya Asa*ya kYT qaa jaao vah saaMJa Zlao ibastr pr laoTI qaI. ]nhMaoMnao ]saka maaqaa CUto hue pUCa qaa¸ "@yaa huAa maalatIÆ" tao baD,o p`yaasa sao vah krah kr baaolaI¸ "ja,ra kao[- caUrna–vaUrna do dao lagata hO gaOsa caZ, ga[- hO‚ saInao maoM dd- hao rha hO." jaba tk ramaoSvar jaI ZUMZ kr caUrna AaOr panaI laae‚ maalatI ko haqa paMva zMDo haonao lagao‚ vah baosauQa saI hao ga[-. maalatI kI isqait doK kr ramaoSvar jaI ko haqa paMva yaaoM hI zMDo hao gae‚ ]nhMaoMnao idnaoSa AaOr rajaIva kao kaMpto haqaaoM sao Ôaona imalaayaa. 

rajaIva turMt phuMca gae AaOr daonaaoM imala kr maalatI kao pasa ko ramaa naisa-Mga haoma maoM lao gae. tba tk idnaoSa BaI Aa phuMcaa qaa. Asptala maoM Da^ , maohra nao inarIxaNa krko batayaa¸ "[nhoM idla ka daOra pD,a hO." 
ramaoSvar Gabara gae AaOr baaolao¸ "Da^ ,saahba Aba @yaa haogaaÆ" 
Da ,nao kha¸ "turMt AaproSana krnaa haogaa."
pr vah inaYfla rha‚ maalatI sabakao htp`Ba CaoD, kr calaI ga[-. 

[sa AaGaat sao ramaoSvar jaI tao maanaao p%qar hao gae¸ ]nhMaoMnao kBaI saaocaa BaI na qaa ik jaIvana kI rah maoM sada saaqa donao vaalaI maalatI¸ AMitma pD,ava maoM jaba vah svayaM inaba-la haonao lagao qao ]nhMo [sa p`kar QaaoKa do jaaegaI. vah tao inaYp`aNa sao vahIM baOz gae¸ ]nhMo kuC sauQa nahIM ik kba @yaa huAa. saara kaya- rajaIva AaOr idnaoSa nao hI saMBaalaa. iksanao laD,ikyaaoM kao saUcanaa dI¸ naato irStodar kba Aae AaOr kba maalatI Apnao AMitma pD,ava pr inakla ga[-¸ ]nhMo kuC BaI pta nahIM. ]nasao jaao kha jaata rha vah krto rho¸ vao caaOMko tao tba jaba ]nasao icata kao Aigna donao kao kha gayaa. ijasa AT\zarh vaYa- kI kaomalaaMganaI maalatI kao vah caalaIsa vaYa- pUva- byaah kr Gar laae qao vah SarIr pla Bar maoM Aigna maoM Jaulasa jaaegaa [sa klpnaa maa~ nao ]nako p%qar hao Aae mana ka baaMQa taoD, idyaa AaOr ]sa drar sao ]naka Saaok jaao p`vaaiht huAa tao saarI saImaaeM pICo CaoD, dIM¸ ]nako Édna nao paYaaNa dyaaoM ko nao~ BaI nama kr ide¸ pr ]nakI ek pukar pr daOD, Aanao vaalaI maalatI nao Aaja ]nakI pukar nahIM saunaI¸ vah tao lakD,I kI Sayyaa pr icar inad`a maoM saaotI hI rhI.

qako–haro jaba vah saba kuC svaaha krko laaOToo tao Gar Saaok vya@t krnao vaalaaoM kI BaID, sao Bara huAa qaa¸ pr vah [sa BaID, maoM BaI svayaM kao inataMt ekakI pa rho qao. baoiTyaaoM¸ damaadaoM AaOr Baa[- nao imala kr tIsaro idna hvana krnao ka inaScaya ikyaa¸ torh idna Éknao ka samaya tao iksaI ko pasa qaa nahIM¸ iksaI ko baccaaoM kI prIxaa qaI tao iksaI ka Gar Akolaa qaa. tIsaro idna SaaMit paz AaOr hvana ko saaqa maalatI ko Aist%va kao pUNa- $p sao ivada do dI ga[`-. SaaMitpaz vaalao idna ramaoSvar jaI inaZala sao baOzo qao ik ]nako Baa[- baSaoSar Aa kr baOz gae AaOr baaolao¸
"Ba[yaa ek baat khnaI qaI¸"
"haM haM baaolaao." 
"Ba[yaa BaaBaI tao hmaoM CaoD, kr calaI ga[-M¸ baoiTyaaM Apnao Gar kI hao ga[-M Aba hmaoM tao basa AapkI icaMta Kae jaa rhI hO."
ramaoSvar nao kha¸ "Aro‚ Aba }pr vaalao nao jaOsaa ikyaa vah tao sahnaa hI pD,ogaa¸ ifr tuma laaoga tao hao hI¸ idnaoSa AaOr ]sakI bahU tao dUsaro tIsaro idna Aato hI rhto hOM." baSaoSar nao ApnaI baat qaaoD,I AaOr spYT krto hue kha¸
"yahI tao¸ Ba[yaa Aajakla ko laD,kaoM kI tao BalaI calaa[-¸ vaao tao ApnaI mana maja,I- ko maailak hOM‚ mana Aayaa tao pUCoMgao vanaa- kao[- dbaava tao hO nahIM¸ ifr qaaoD,a Ék kr iJaJakto hue baaolao¸
"hmaara tao yah khnaa qaa ik Aap ]sao Apnaa baoTa banaa laoM." [sa pr ramaoSvar jaI nao caaOMk kr kha¸
"Aro baoTa jaOsaa tao vah hO hI¸ @yaa hmanao ]sao kBaI prayaa maanaa hOÆ" baSaoSar nao KIjato hue kha¸
"Ba[yaa baoTa AaOr baoTa jaOsaa maoM bahut AMtr hO. Aba tao ]sao dukana saaMOp kr tuma Aarama krao¸ jaba ija,mmaodarI ]sako isar AaegaI tao ]sao BaI lagaogaa ik dukana ]sakI hO AaOr vah mana lagaa kr kama krogaa AaOr bahU BaI tumharI saovaa krogaI¸ nahIM tao ]sao Apnaa QaMQaa jamaanao sao fursat hI khaM imalaogaI."

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