laaoga marto hOM tao khIM jaato hOM – ifr laaOTkr @yaaoM nahIM Aato – @yaa kao[- ]nhoM pkD,kr khIM baMd kr dota hO – vagaOrh vagaOrhÆ

dadI sao pUCao tao basa ek hI javaaba – saba ]sa naIlaI CtrI vaalao saaMvalao salaaOnao kI majaI- hO.

knau ka baD,a mana krta ]sa manamaaOjaI Bagavaana sao imalanao kao. kOsao vah [tnaI Apnao mana kI krta hOÆ kao[- ]sao raokta–Taokta nahIM¸ knau kao tao hr samaya Taoka jaata hO – knau yah mat krao¸ yahaM mat jaaAao¸ vahaM mat baOzao. AcCo baccaaoM kao yah nahIM krnaa caaihe¸ vah nahIM. proSaana kr idyaa qaa knau kao AcCo baccaaoM ko [sa Kola nao – AaiKr @yaaoM – kba tk laaoga ]sao baccaa samaJato rhoMgaoÆ baD,aoM sao tao kao[- nahIM khta ik AcCo baD,aoM kao BaI [tnaa DaMTto nahIM rhnaa caaihe.

knau kI [sa hrdma saaocanao AaOr samaJanao kI Aadt nao dadI kao¸ papa kao¸ sabakao bahut proSaana kr rKa qaa. jaba dadI bahut proSaana hao jaatIM tao knau kao papa ko pasa Baoja dotIM. Aba dadI kao[- [nsaa[@laaopIiDyaa tao qaIM nahIM. vaOsao BaI vah paMca saala kI knau ko Aagao kba kI har maana caukI qaI.

"dadI¸ dadI tuma iktnaI baD,I haoÆ"
"pcapna kI" dadI nao hMsakr batayaa qaa.
"pcapna @yaa haota hOÆ"
"paMca AaOr paMca"
"AcCaÑ tba tao tuma krIba–krIba maorI ijatnaI hI baD,I hao – tBaI tao maorI tumharI [tnaI daostI hO."
knau kao baat kuC–kuC samaJa maoM Aa rhI qaI.
"maaM tao hma laaogaaoM sao bahut baD,I hO¸ pUrI pccaIsa kI. hr samaya QaUp maoM mat baOzI rha krao" dadI ko saUKtI AimayaaoM jaOsao Jauir-yaaoM vaalao haqaaoM kao sahlaato hue knau nao icaMta vya> kI. Aba vah AaSvast qaI ik Agalao paMca saala maoM vah BaI dadI ijatnaI baD,I hao jaaegaI AaOr ifr mammaI–papa¸ saBaI ]sakI baat saunaa kroMgao. saubah hI tao tIsa tk kI iganatI ]sanao maasTrjaI kao saunaa[- qaI AaOr ]sanao KUba AcCI trh sao ]MgailayaaoM pr¸ kMcaaoM ko saMga iganakr doK ilayaa hO ik pccaIsa sao tIsa basa paMca hI baD,a haota hO.

Acaar ko ilae sauKa[- AimayaaoM kao laonao Aa[- maaM nao BaI yah saba saunaa AaOr rat kao KUba hMsa–hMsakr papa kao BaI batayaa. saunakr papa BaI hMsao ibanaa nahIM rh sako qaoÑ jaaoD, GaTanao maoM ibalkula tuma pr ga[- hO tumharI laaDlaI¸ maaM kao CoD,to hue papa nao kha qaa. Agalao idna knau nao maaM kao pkD, ilayaa –
"maaM¸ maaM pUra Aasamaana basa naIlaa @yaaoM hOMÆ"

maaM nao jaana CuD,anao ko ilae kh idyaa @yaaoMik Bagavaana jaba Aasamaana banaa rho qao ]nako pasa basa ek naIlaa hI rMga qaa. Acaanak knau kI bahut saarI samasyaaAaoM ka samaaQaana hao gayaa. panaI¸ Aasamaana @yaaoM saba idna maoM hlka naIlaa¸ rat maoM gahra naIlaa hO – @yaaoM saba kuC¸ caaraoM trf¸ hrdma basa vahI naIlaa ka naIlaa. Bagavaana nao tao ja$r naIlaa rMga hI K%ma kr idyaa haogaa¸ tBaI tao Gaasa hrI banaanaI pD,I.

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}Mcao phaD,¸ samaMudr¸ baadlaaoM pr ClaaMga maarta¸ daOD,ta¸ kUdta¸ jahaja baD,I knau kao ]sako baD,o–baD,o p`SnaaoM ko saaqa laokr¸ AaiKr [MglaOMD phMuca hI gayaa. saVsnaata kI trh nahayaa Qaaoyaa doSa baD,a hI manamaaohk laga rha qaa. [sako maahaOla maoM BaI ek zMDI saI dUrI¸ ek tajagaI qaI ibalkula knau ko Apnao svaBaava kI trh. ]sako mana kI gamaI- BaI Kud–baKud yaMU hI baahr nahIM Aa BaBaktI qaI pr Agar ]z Aae tao diryaa bana Aasapasa kI hr caIja kao nama krnao kI saamaqya- rKtI qaI.

knau kI ]%sauk AaMKoM pUra maahaOla pI ga[-M – saba kuC iktnaa nayaa AaOr AjanabaI qaa – pOraoM kI baOsaaKI pr calatI vao A@sar baocaOna haokr daOD, jaatIM laMbao kaOirDaor ko [sa par sao ]sa par tk¸ Apnao saubaaoQa kao ZMUZ,nao ko ilae. Acaanak dao fOlao haqaaoM nao ]sao raok idyaa –
"@yaa maOM Aapka saamaana doK sakta hMUÆ"
"@yaaoM nahIM"

knau nao Kud kao [sa Ap`%yaaiSat hmalao sao bacaato hue kha AaOr Kud hI yaM~vat\ vah BaarI saUTkosa Aa^ifsar ko Aagao rK idyaa. pr ]sakI caMcala AaMKoM ]D,tI bayaar saI ifr sao Aasapasa kI hr caIja pr Daolanao lagaI.

"[sao Kaoilae"
Aavaaja jaMja,IraoM maoM jakD,I knau puna: Qaratla pr Aa igarI.
[Qar ]Qar ZMUZ,nao ko baad AaiKr psa- ko ek kaonao maoM ]sao caaBaI imala hI ga[-. knau nao caaBaI talao maoM lagaa[- AaOr Gaumaanao hI jaa rhI qaI ik ek jaanao phcaanao Baya nao ]sao Aa Gaora. basa ABaI caaObaIsa GaMTo phlao kI hI tao baat hO jaba papa nao baar–baar kpD,o inakalakr¸ baar baar th krko¸ baar–baar igana–saMBaalakr¸ ifr BaOyaa kao ]sa pr ibazakr¸ baD,I mauiSkla sao yah ATOcaI baMd kI qaI – vah BaI [sa ihdayat ko saaqa ik Aba [sao Gar jaakr hI Kaolanaa. Aa^ifsar kI AaMKaoM maoM doKnao ko ilae ApnaI laMbaI gad-na bahut laMbaI KIMcakr¸ eiD,yaaoM pr ]caktI¸ kuC SarmaarI kuC sakucaatI CaoTI saI knau nao kha–
"maOM [sao Kaola tao dMUgaI pr vaayada kIijae Aap [sao baMd kr doMgao @yaaoMik Asala maoM na tao mauJao ATOcaI lagaanaI AatI hO AaOr na hI baMd krnaI. [tnaI jyaada BarI hu[- tao ibalkula hI nahIM."
vayask kpD,aoM maoM ladI fMdI ]sa baailaka pr Aa^ifsar kao trsa Aa gayaa.
"calaao rhnao dao¸ basa [tnaa bataAao [samaoM kao[- D/ga vagaOrh yaa kao[- AvaOQa saamaana tao nahIM hOÆ"
"nahIM"
knau nao baD,I raht AaOr [i%manaana ko saaqa javaaba idyaa.
"tumhara jahaja khaM–khaM $ka qaaÆ"
"basa jaOnaovaa maoM"

baohd Anamanao mana sao vah baaolaI. ]sao baahr jaanao kI jaldI qaI. saubaaoQa pta nahIM iktnaI dor sao ]saka [Mtjaar kr rho haoMgao AaOr dor sao phMucanaa knau kI Aadt nahIM qaI. papa khto qao ik Agar tuma samaya kI kd` kraogao tao samaya tumhoM [jj,at dogaa.
"tumanao vahaM GaD,I vagaOrh nahIM KrIdIÆ"

Aa^ifsar nao ifr sao pUCa. Aba knau kao ivaSvaasa hao calaa qaa ik vah Aa^ifsar inaScaya hI kuC iKsaka huAa hO.
"nahIM baabaa¸ isaf- tIna hI paOMD tao hOM maoro pasa. tumhI bataAao [namaoM kao[- GaD,I vagaOrh kOsao KrIdI jaa saktI hOÆ"
knau nao p`Sna pr p`Sna pUCa.
"tumharI ApnaI GaD,I khaM hO yaa GaD,I nahIM lagaatIMÆ"
knau ka Qyaana Apnao haqa pr gayaa. GaD,I vaak[- vahaM nahIM qaI. ]sanao ja$r ]tarkr jaoba maoM rK dI haogaI. jaoba maoM haqa Dalaa inaScaya hI GaD,I vahaM nahIM qaI. dUsarI jaoba maoM haqa Dalaa¸ GaD,I vahaM BaI nahIM qaI. jamaIna pr pD,o saOMDivaca baa@sa kao ]zayaa. ]samaoM AaQaI Ka[- saOMDivaca ko saaqa na[- navaolaI dulhna ko saaro gahnao tao pD,o hue qao pr GaD,I nahIM qaI.
proSaana knau Aa^ifsar sao baaolaI¸
"maorI kao[- caIja kBaI nahIM KaotI. yahIM khIM haogaI¸ Apnao Aap imala jaaegaI." Aaifsar ]sakI AbaaoQa laaprvaahI sao qaaoD,a Gabara gayaa qaa.
"@yaa yah saba AsalaI hOÆ"
"maOM naklaI gahnao nahIM phnatI. Asala maoM tao maOM kOsao BaI gahnao nahIM phnatI."
"tumanao @yaa yah saba pasapaoT- pr ilaKvaae hOMÆ"
]sanao qaaoD,a icaMitt hao kr pUCaÆ
"Aap hI ilaK dIijae¸ pr saMBaalakr. basa kuC igara[egaa nahIM. saba Aapsa maoM ]laJa gae hOM."

Kulaa huAa iDbbaa ]sakI trf baZ,atI knau baaolaI. Aba Aa^ifsar vaak[- maoM Dr gayaa qaa.
"nahIM¸ nahIM¸ rhnao dao¸ tuma jaa saktI hao."
]sanao iDbbaa baMd ikyaa¸ knauip`yaa kao idyaa AaOr ]sakI ATOcaI ]zato hue ]sako saaqa baahr Aa phMucaa.
"tuma phlaI baar AkolaI Aa[- hao naÆ"
"haMÑ"
"iksasao imalanao Aa[- haoÆ"
"Apnao pit sao. Aba hma yahIM rhoMgao¸ jaba tk vah yahaM sao kao[- AcCI saI iDga`I na lao laoM AaOr ifr ]sako baad hma pUra yauraop¸ Amaoirka vagaOrh saba GaUmanao jaaeMgao."

knau kI Aavaaja maoM baccaaoM jaOsaa ]%saah qaa.
"AcCa¸ AcCaÑ"
]sakI svaPna–EaRMKlaa kao baIca maoM hao taoD,ta huAa Aa^ifsar baaolaa¸
"tuma Apnao pit kao phcaana tao saktI hao naÆ"

knau kI AaMKaoM maoM AaScaya-¸ AivaSvaasa AaOr ]phasa kI jvaalaa ek saaqa kaOMQaI AaOr Aa^ifsar Drkr tIna kdma pICo hT gayaa.
"@yaaoM nahIMÆ"
"tuma [sasao jyaada AaOr kuC nahIM baaolatI @yaaÆ"

daostI ka haqa baZ,ato hue ]sanao knauip`yaa kI trf doKa.
pr knau kI AaMKoM tao Aba basa saubaaoQa kao jaldI sao ZMUZ laonaa caahtI qaIM.
Aa^ifsar nao ATOcaI baahr baramado maoM rKI AaOr jaanao ko ilae mauD, gayaa. vah samaJa gayaa qaa ik yahaM duGa-Tnaa tao hao saktI qaI pr kao[- gaD,baD, GaaoTalaa nahIM. knauip`yaa kI AaMKaoM maoM ËaMitkarI saa¸ ek yaaogaI saa¸ ek AbaaoQa iSaSau saa¸ saccaa[- ka Aqaah saagar jaao lahra rha qaa. knauip`yaa kI AaMKaoM kI vah dIvaanagaI¸ vah kuC kr gaujarnao kI lalak Aa^ifsar kao AcCI lagaI.

"baosT Aaf lak." vah mauskrakr jaato–jaato¸ plaTkr baaolaa
Aba knau ko Aagao ek saImaoMT AaOr kMËIT ka Ganaa jaMgala qaa. laaoga baothaSaa [Qar sao ]Qar Baagao jaa rho qao. hjaaraoM AavaajaoM caaraoM trf pirMdaoM saI ]D, rhI qaIM. knau kao saba kuC idKa[- do rha qaa¸ saunaa[- do rha qaa¸ isavaaya saubaaoQa ko. saubaaoQa¸ ijasako ilae knau¸ ]nakI p%naI knau¸ AkolaI yahaM tk phMucaI qaI¸ ]saI saubaaoQa ka dUr–dUr tk khIM¸ kao[- pta nahIM qaa.
kOsao kro¸ @yaa kro¸ knau kI samaJa maoM kuC nahIM Aa rha qaa.
"khaM jaanaa hO bahnaÆ"

pUCto hue Acaanak iksaI nao ]sakI pIz pr haqa rK idyaa. [sa Ap`%yaaiSat sahanauBaUit sao knau tRPt BaI hu[- AaOr Gabara[- BaI. kaOna saa ehsaasa jyaada majabaUt qaa khnaa mauiSkla hO.

"maOMsafIlD."
"maoM rgbaI jaa rha hMU. calaao tumhoM maOMsafIlD CaoD, dMUgaa. jyaada dUr nahIM hO."
"nahIM¸ nahIM¸ [sakI ja$rt nahIM. yah Aa hI rho haoMgao."

knau kI Aavaaja sahja AaOr maIzI qaI. ]sa AjanabaI ko Apnaopna nao knauip`yaa ko mana kao CU ilayaa qaa –
"tuma faona @yaaoM nahIM kr laotI ik Baa[- vahaM sao calaa BaI hO yaa nahIM."
"Aap zIk khto hao."

knau nao naMbar jaoba sao inakalaa AaOr ]saI ko saaqa rKa vah tIna paOMD maoM sao ek paOMD ka isa@ka BaI.
"Aap hI [sao taoD,kr caoMja do dIijae."

sa)dya sardarjaI kao ]sa pr bahut dyaa Aa rhI qaI Saayad ]nakI ApnaI bahna [saI ]ma` kI AbaaoQa AaOr naasamaJa qaI.
"ApnaI jaoba maoM [sao saMBaalakr rK bahnaa. prae maulk maoM AkolaI KD,I hO tU."

knauip`yaa kI AaMKoM Bar Aa[-– ]sao iksaI ka Ahsaana laonaa kBaI AcCa nahIM lagaa – ivaSaoYat: snaoh AaOr sahanauBaUit ka tao hrigaja hI nahIM. @yaaoMik ek yahI eosaa kja- qaa ijasao ]tarnao maoM vah svayaM kao¸ sadOva hI¸ Asamaqa- patI qaI. pr Aaja ]sa janmaaoM ko ibaCD,o Baa[- nao ]sao ?NaI kr hI idyaa qaa.

]sa Apiricat kI Aavaaja maoM [tnaa Pyaar – [tnaI prvaah AaOr [tnaa Aaga`h qaa ik knau caahkr BaI manaa kr hI na sakI.

dsa pOnaI ka vah isa@ka kba ]sakI hqaolaI pr Aayaa¸ kba vah TolaIfaona baUqa kI trf GaUmaI¸ kba ]sanao naMbar Gaumaayaa¸ knau kao kuC pta nahIM calaa – dUsarI trf sao Aavaaja Aa rhI qaI ik Da^• saubaaoQa tao Aaja Cu+I pr hOM AaOr Apnao iksaI vyai>gat kama sao laMdna gae hue hOM. knau nao AaSvast haokr faona rK idyaa. dor sabaor hI sahI ]saka baMsaI vaalaa ]sao laonao Aa rha qaa –

faona rKto hI ]sakI AaMKoM Qanyavaad donao ko ilae ]sa firSto Baa[- kao ZMUZ,nao lagaIM pr firSto kba jamaIna pr jyaada dor tk iTkto hOMÆ caohraoM kI rolapola maoM vah nava piricat caohra kba ka gauma hao cauka qaa.

knau nao ek laMbao [Mtjaar ko ilae pasa pD,I baoMca pr Kud kao saOTla kr ilayaa. ABaI mauiSkla sao dao hI pla baIto haoMgao ik saamanao sao Aato hue¸ mauskrato navayauvak nao Jaukkr ]sao ivanama` namaskar ikyaa –
"Aapnao mauJao phcaanaaÆ bata[e tao Balaa maOM kaOna hMUÆ" navaaMgaut naaOjavaana baar–baar pUCo jaa rha qaa.

knau kI AaScaya-caikt AaMKoM [sa imalanasaar doSa kI ek BaI baat nahIM samaJa pa rhI qaI. phlao sa)dya sardarjaI¸ Aba phoilayaaM bauJaata yah Apiricat–Acaanak smaRit kI ibajalaI kaOMQaI¸ QaMuQa ko baadla hTo AaOr saubaaoQa ko cacaoro Baa[yaaoM ko caohro ek ko baad ek barsaatI baMUdaoM sao ]sakI AaMKaoM ko Aagao Tpknao lagao –
"Qa`uva BaOyaa" ivaSvast knau nao mauskrato hue kha.
"Aro BaaBaI¸ Aapnao tao mauJao phlao kBaI doKa hI nahIM¸ ifr kOsao phcaanaaÆ" lauka–iCpI ko [sa Kola maoM Aba knau kao BaI AanaMd Aa rha qaa.
"maoro pasa ek jaadU ka caSmaa jaao hO."
[sako phlao ik knau ka vaa@ya pUra hao daonaaoM hI Kulakr hMsa pD,o.
"AaOr¸ janaaba khaM Cupo hue hOMÆ" knau nao [Qar–[Qar saubaaoQa kao ZMUZ,to hue pUCa – Qa`uva BaOyaa ko kuC khnao ko phlao hI saamanao vaalaI dIvaar ko pICo sao saubaaoQa inakla Aae ifr tao basa ek¸ dao¸ tIna¸ caar¸ paMca @yaa pUro baIsa–pcaIsa laaogaaoM ka taMta laga gayaa –ek ko baad ek.

"svaagat BaaBaIÑ"
"vaolakma haoma knauip`yaaÑ"
knau kao samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa ]sa Pyaar AaOr svaagat ka¸ [sa Apnaopna ka kOsao javaaba do.
"QanyavaadÑ QanyavaadÑ"

maaro AaBaar ko vah duhrI hu[- jaa rhI qaI¸ Acaanak ek sa#t saa caohra Apnao laMbao–caaOD,o SarIr saiht¸ zIk ]sako Aagao Aakr KD,a hao gayaa.
"maOM tumhara jaoz hMU AaOr yah tumharI jaozanaI. hmaaro pOr CuAao."

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