pmmaI ka saMskarI mana bauJa gayaa. vah baagaI nahIM qaI¸ basa ek Anajaana ko saMga¸ jaldI maoM jauTa[-¸ [sa baomaola AaOr baomatlaba kI SaadI ko ilae Kudkao tOyaar nahIM kr pa rhI qaI. vah yah BaI jaanatI qaI ik Dala sao TUTkr fUla vaapsa nahIM jauD, pato , , , ]maD, Aae AaÐsauAaoM kao raoknao ko ilae ]sanao AaÐKoM band kr laIM AaOr bacapna sao hI saIKI–samaJaI p`aqa-naa mana–hI–mana daohranao lagaI¸" dohu iSavaa yah Sai> mauJao sat\ kr mana sao kbahÐu naaT$Ð" maasaUma hrdma mauskuratI gauiD,yaa saI bahna AaOr maaÐ kao yaad krko vah AaOr BaI ]dasa hao calaI qaI. papa tao Apnaa sar tk na ]za paeÐgao. baagaI hI nahIM Kudkao svaaqaI- AaOr pirvaar ko p`it dgaabaaja BaI mahsaUsa kr rhI qaI vah. pr AaOr @yaa kr saktI qaI , , , samaJaaOta ]sakI Aadt maoM nahIM qaa AaOr homaMt ]sao yaÐU caupcaap pirvaar ko ilae TUTnao AaOr imaTnao nahIM do rha qaa.

hr saIQaI saD,k ko daonaaoM hI iknaaro AaiKr basa gaZ\Zo AaOr naailayaaÐ hI @yaaoM haotI hOÆ yao jaIvana kI saD,koM kuC AaOr caaOD,I @yaaoM nahIM haotIÆ bahut hI laacaar AaOr Anaaqa mahsaUsa kr rhI qaI vah. 
"haOsalaa r@Kao , , , Apnaa GaaoMsalaa caunanao AaOr banaanao ka AiQakar tao pixayaaoM tk kao haota hO. tuma papa ko nahIM¸ Apnao Gar jaaAaogaI pmmaI. AaOr vahaÐ tumhoM kuC BaI ifkr krnao kI ja$rt nahIM¸ @yaaoMik Aaja sao tumharI saarI ifkroM¸ maOM k$Ðgaa."

Ba> kao Acaanak hI jaOsao Bagavaana imala jaaeÐ yaa manacaaha vardana imala jaae , , , kuC eosaI hI Baavaaitrok maoM Aad` mana:isqait hao calaI qaI ]sakI. baf-saa jamaa mana trla hao¸ AaÐKaoM sao bah inaklaa AaOr kaÐpto pOraoM nao SarIr ka ihssaa haonao sao [nkar kr idyaa. mahInaaoM kI qakI–harI pmmaInao Kud sao laD,naa CaoD, idyaa. laaja–Sarma BaUlakr¸ ibaKrnao ko Dr sao vah Aagao baZ,I AaOr homaMt kI fOlaI baahaoM maoM isamaT ga[-. saSa> baajauAaoM maoM isasaktI pmmaI baarbaar basa vahI ek savaala pUCo jaa rhI qaI¸ "pr¸ tumhoM pta kOsao calaa¸ ik maOM khaÐ hÐUÆ ZÐUZ,nao sao tao Bagavaana BaI imala jaato hOM ifr [tnaI dor @yaaoM kr dI tumanao Aanao maoMÆ mauJao [sa dladla sao inakalaao homaMt. jaanato hao¸ Kud maorI maaÐ nao hI mauJao QaaoKa idyaa. saBaI Saaimala qao [sa YaDyaM~ maoM. mauJasao kha gayaa ik maOM dadI sao imalanao jaa rhI hÐU. bahut baImaar hO vah AaOr ivada ko jaaoD,o–kpD,o¸ saba maoro saaqa hI rK ide , , , gahnao–$pe¸ saBaI kuC , , , yah khkr ik Saayad caacaa kI baoTI kI SaadI maoM jaanaa pD,oÆ  maOM baovakUf¸ Apnao kfna ka saamaana Kud Apnao saaqa laokr Aa[-. doKao homaMt¸ @yaa maOM Aba saca maoM hI ek maurdo jaOsaI nahIM lagatI tumhoMÆ maOMnao tao ipClao pccaIsa tIsa idnaaoM sao SaISaa tk nahIM doKa hO @yaaoMik maOM Kudsao hI Drnaa nahIM caahtI. ifr yah tao bataAao¸ tumanao kOsao phcaanaa mauJaoÆ"

homaMt caupcaap sabakuC saunata rha , , , hr Sabd ko dd- sao kTta AaOr irsata huAa. pmmaI ApnaI hI raO maoM baaolao jaa rhI qaI¸ "maOMnao tao Kud kao hr baila ko ilae tOyaar kr ilayaa qaa¸ pr [sao tuma samaJaaOta mat samaJanaa. hmaaro Saas~ khto hOM ik saamaUihk iht ko ilae ikyaa gayaa inaNa-ya¸ saaOda nahIM %yaaga haota hO AaOr maOM hI @yaa hmaaro yahaÐ tao hjaaraoM pimmayaaÐ saidyaaoM sao yahI krtI Aa rhI hOM. svayaMvar AaOr naarIiht kI baatoM krnao vaalao [sa doSa maoM basa yahI haota Aayaa hO. phlao
raQaa–kRYNa Alaga ike jaato hOM ifr ]nako maMidr banaa ide jaato hOM. pUjaa kI jaatI hO. iktnao saMyaaoigata AaOr pRqvaIraja hao pato hOM yahaÐÆ hmaaro yahaÐ tao basa kubaa-na Zaolaa–maa$ AaOr SaIrIM–frhad ko dd- Baro gaIt hI gaanao ka irvaaja hO. sauK ko ilae maIra hao yaa raQaa , , , jaMgala maoM hao yaa rajamahla maoM , , , basa labaalaba duK hI pItI hO. AaOr ifr [saI–sabakI Aadt pD, jaatI hO. eosao hI jaInaa Aa jaata hO. hmaarI maa–dadI vagaOrh saBaI [saI EaRMKlaa kI kD,I hOM. Aadt Dala laao tao samaundr maoM tOrtI maClaI BaI KuSaI–KuSaI kaÐca ko baa^la maoM tOrnao laga jaatI hO. basa Aadt Dalanao kI baat hO. prsaaoM maorI SaadI BaI haonaovaalaI qaI¸ vah BaI ek eosao AadmaI ko saaqa ijasao maOMnao kBaI doKa tk nahIM qaa."

homaMt pmmaI ko ilae baocaOna hao ]za , , , kaOna KD,I hO yah ]sako saamanaoÆ ]sakI pmmaI tao kBaI har nahIM maanatI qaI. laD,naa hI nahIM¸ jaItnaa jaanatI qaIM. hr ]gato saUrja ko saMga¸ nayao idna kI ]maMga laokr jagatI qaIM AaOr AMQaorI sao AMQaorI rat maoM BaI basa saubah ko hI sapnao doKtI qaIM. ifr yah kaOna [na gatao-M maoM KD,a hOÆ yah tao pUra jaIvana jaI caukI hO. sabakuC har caukI hO. nahIM¸ vah pmmaI kao yaÐU AMQaorI Ka[yaaoM maoM ifsalanao nahIM dogaa.

jamaIna pr AaÐK gaD,ae pmmaI¸ pOr ko AMgaUzo sao QaUla kurodtI ga[- , , , maanaao pUra Kaoyaa saca Aaja hI ZÐUZ, laogaI , , , hr irsato Gaava kao kurod–kurod kr¸ "tumhoM maOM kOsao batatI¸ jaba mauJao KudhI kuC pta nahIM qaa. maOMnao tao tumhoM raoja hI Aavaaja dI qaI. pr kccao–kaÐca–saa kÐuvaara tna laokr¸ [sa pqarIlao maaOsama maoM tuma tk kOsao phÐuca patI homaMtÆ mauJao [sa Bayaavah maaOsama kI prvaah nahIM qaI¸ Kudko TUTnao–fUTnao kI ifkr BaI nahIM qaIM¸ pr ]sa Aasapasa ibaKrto khr kao kOsao raoktI maOMÆ 
caaraoM trf jaao ibaKr jaato¸ ]na naukIlaoM kaÐcaaoM kao kOsao samaoTtIÆ vah saarI cauBana maOM tao sah laotI¸ pr Gar vaalaaoM ko lahulauhana mana kOsao saÐBaalatIÆ jaao maoro saaqa dma taoD, dotI¸ ]sa Gar kI [jjat kao khaÐ dfnaatIÆ saunaa hO ]saI rat maorI DaolaI BaI ]z jaatI , , , DaolaI nahIM Saayad AqaI- hI khao¸ tao jyaada zIk hO. saaqa calanaa tao dUr¸ tuma tao maorI AqaI- kao kMQaa tk nahIM do pato. vaOsao tao saba zIk hI qaa , , , maaoxa kba AaOr iksao jaItojaI imala payaa hO.

[sako ilae tao basa marnaa hI pD,ta hO , , , AaOr mara tao Akolao hI jaata hO naÆ
"naa–naa¸ eosaI baatoM nahIM krto. eosao nahIM saaocato. Aba saba zIk hao jaaegaa" jaba homaMt AaOr bada-St na kr saka tao baat baIca maoM hI kaTkr $ÐQao galao sao baaolaa AaOr Ast–vyast baalaaoM kao baocaOna ]ÐgailayaaoM sao zIk krnao lagaa. bahto AaÐsaUAaoM kao paoMCnao kI tao iksaInao BaI ja$rt nahIM samaJaIM. 
"baahr kaOna hO , , ,ikssao gallaa kr rhI hO kuiD,eÆ" maaoityaaiband sao AaQaI–AÐQaI¸ kmar JaUkI dadI BaI¸ DMDa Tokto–Tokto¸ AaOr dIvaar TTaorto–TTaorto vahaÐ tk Aa phÐucaI qaIM. 

"jaI¸ hmalaaoga iba`iTSa ha[-kmaISana sao hOM. pta calaa hO ik [naka Baart ka vaIsaa ABaI dao hFto phlao hI Ktma hao gayaa hO. Aba yah yahaÐ gaOrkanaUna\ rh rhI hOM. [nhoM hmaaro saaqa ABaI¸ [saI va> idllaI vaaipsa calanaa haogaa." $qa ivailknsa nao raObaIlao AfsarI AMdaja maoM dadI kao samaJaayaa. "pr maora putr haor [sakI maaÐ tao klahI Aa rho hOM ivalaayat saoÆ prsaaoM [saka lagana BaI hOMÆ saara [ntjaama hao cauka hO. karD tk baÐT cauko hOM. ifr yah Aapko saaqa kOsao jaa saktI hOÆ" dadI nao saMSaya BarI najaraoM sao doKto hue ApnaI dlaIla rKI¸ "maorI inagaranaI maoM CaoD,a hO [sako maaЖbaap nao. @yaa javaaba dÐUgaI ]nhoM AaOr [sakI sasaurala vaalaaoM kao , , , @yaa bata}ÐgaI¸ ik khaÐ pr hO Aba ]nakI AmaanatÆ" "Aap caahoM tao Aap BaI hmaaro saaqa Aa saktI hO¸ pr vaIsaa tao Aaja hI lagavaanaa pD,ogaa. ]sako ibanaa Aba yah yahaÐ ek pla nahIM rh saktI. yah iba`iTSa naagairk hO AaOr [nako hr Balao–bauro kI ijammaodarI hmaarI hO. Aap Apnao baoTo kao hmaara yah pta do dIijaegaa. Aba vah pmmaI sao vahIM imala sakto hOM. vaOsao BaI yao baa[sa saala kI hOM AaOr saMivaQaana ko Anausaar Apnao saba fOsalao Kud lao saktI hO."

iksa fOsalao kI baat kr rhI hO yah , , , maÐuh Kaolao KD,I dadI ka javaaba saunao bagaOr hI $qa nao iksaI kImatI¸ Kaoe Kjaanao–saI pmmaI homaMt kao saaOMp dI. homaMt nao BaI¸ ]tnaI hI lagana AaOr ihfajat sao pmmaI kao kar maoM ibazayaa AaOr Kud BaI ]sakI bagala maoM hI baOz gayaa¸ ]saka haqa ksakr pkD,o–pkD,o hI. pmmaI ko qako manakI hr ja$rt pZ,to AaOr samaJato hue , , , ibalkula samaud`I tUfana maoM ]D,to ]sa qako pxaI kI trh¸ jaao vaapsa jahaja pr tao Aa gayaa qaa¸ pr ijasako qako pMK AaOr caaOknnaI AaÐKoM kao ABaI BaI Aanaovaalao tUfana ka pUra AMdosaa qaa.  

QaUla ko ]D,to gaubaar ko pICo sao AsamaMjasa maoM KD,I dadI doK pa rhI qaI , , , pmmaI nao homaMt ko kMQao pr sar iTka rKa qaa AaOr homaMt kI saSa> baaÐhoM ]sao Pyaar sao saÐBaalao hue qaIM. dadI phcaana ga[- ik ]sa baola nao Apnaa tnaa ZÐUZ ilayaa hO. pmmaI AaOr khIM nahIM¸ Apnao Gar hI jaa rhI qaI. vao idllaI kI saD,k pr hI jaa rho qao AaOr paÐca bajao kI iba`iTSa–eyarvaoja kI laMDna vaalaI Flaa[T ABaI BaI pkD,I jaa saktI qaI. yah $qa ivailknsa kuC BaI kho¸ yah baccao prae nahIM¸ ]sako Apnao qao. saba Qama-–ga`nqaaoM ka saar jaanato qao. ]sasao jyaada samaJadar AaOr saUJa–baUJa vaalao qao. CaoTI saI ]mar maoM hI bahut kuC saIK AaOr jaana gae qao. jaana gae qao ik jaIvana¸ DUbanao ko Dr sao iknaaro pr baOznaa nahIM¸ lahraoM kI CatI pr caZ,kr tOrnaa hO. gaui%qayaaoM maoM ]laJakr dma taoD,naa nahIM¸ saulaJanaa AaOr saulaJaanaa hO. maanaa yao baccao BaartIya nahIM qao¸ pr iba`iTSa BaI nahIM qao¸ iba`iTSa–eiSayana qao.

]sako Apnao baIja sao ]pjaI ek nayaI fsala– jaao basa prae tTaoM pr jaa ]gaI qaIM. Anajaanao doSa AaOr pirisqaityaaoM maoM pnap rhI qaIM. pr BaUlaI nahIM qaI ik khaÐ sao Aae hOM , , , pICo @yaa CaoD, Aae hOMÆ daonaaoM kI AaÐKaoM maoM ]sao yaÐU ClapUva-k Asahaya CaoD,kr jaanao ka du:K qaa. daonaaoM nao hI jaato samaya ivada laI qaI. ]sao duSmana nahIM¸ Apnaa AaOr baD,a hI samaJaa qaa. Jaukkr pOr Cue qao. p`Naama BaI ikyaa qaa. naaraja AaOr proSaana pmmaI nao iSakayat nahIM¸ basa Pyaar hI Pyaar idyaa
qaa. ]sakI jaayaja–naajaayaja hr baat saunaI–samaJaI qaI. ek ijammaodar paotI kI trh hI rhI qaI vah.

ek dUsaro sao imalanao pr ]na AaÐKaoM maoM ivadoSaI ]nmaad nahIM¸ ek Sai> qaI– Sai> ijasako bala pr kBaI hmaaro yahaÐ raQaa–kRYNa kI jaugala–jaaoD,I banaI qaI. dubaara [sao taoD,nao ka pap na dadI krnaa caahtI qaI¸ naa hI Aba yah ]sako iht maoM qaa. jaba pirndaoM tk kao ]D,nao AaOr basanao kI AajaadI hO¸ ifr yao ]sako Apnao hI @yaaoM [na saaoca AaOr saMkaoca ko dayaraoM maoM duK paeÐÆ saaocato–saaocato dadI Gar vaapsa Aa ga[-. ]sako Apnao baIja sao ]pjaI yah Amar–baola pnapnao ko ilae¸ saaÐsa laonao
ko ilae¸ qaaoD,I saI tajaI hvaa AaOr jamaI hI tao maaÐga rhI qaIÆ baUZ,o–marto poD,aoM ko naIcao caupcaap BaUKI AaOr Asahaya. jahrIlaI–jaMgalaI haotI¸ tao kbaka Aagao baZ,–habaI hao jaatI. saba thsa–nahsa kr dotI. pr yao tao maQaubana ko fla–fUla qao , , , ek gauNaI maalaI ko haqaaoM Pyaar sao raopo–rcaae hue¸ sa%gauNaI AaOr saMskarI. Aba jaba sabakuC pa ilayaa hO , , , phcaana ilayaa hO¸ tao sahara tao donaa hI haogaa. p`saad saa maaqao sao lagaanaa AaOr saÐBaalanaa BaI haogaa. va> kI AaÐQaI maoM BaTkI yah paOQa¸ ivadoSaI tTaoM pr ja$r jaa ]gaI hO¸ pr nasala–fsala saba ApnaI hI hO. gauNa AaOr mahk daonaaoM hI jaanao–phcaanao hOM.

na[- QartI maoM pnaptI ]sakI ApnaI Amarbaola. dadI kI baUZ,I AaÐKaoM maoM kt-vya AaOr Pyaar kI camak Aa ga[- – Aro¸ [saka tao p%ta–p%ta saUKI QartI kao hiryaalaI sao Bar dogaa. ek idna fla–fUlakr jaba yah iKlaogaI¸ tao mahk doSa–ivadoSa tk jaa phÐucaogaI. jaatI bahar BaI jaba ptJaD kao QartI saaOMptI hOM tao Agalao maaOsama ko baIja bacaa laotI hO ifr vahI @yaaoM Apnao baccaaoM ka galaa GaaoMToÆ baoTo–bahU kao turMt hI faona krnaa haogaa – 'baccao vaapsa phÐuca rho hOM. Aba AanaokI¸ jyaada saaocanao kI ja$rt nahIM. SaadI kI tOyaairyaaÐ vahIM AaOr KuSaI–KuSaI kroM , , ,. ]saka AaOr vaaho gau$ ka AsaIsa baccaaoM ko saaqa hO.'

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