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pItaMbar
ABaI ]%tr donao hI vaalaa qaa ik vahaM sao gaujartI dmayaMtI pr ]sakI
inagaahoM jaa iTkIM. vah maz ko ek pujaarI kI yauvaa ivaQavaa qaI. vaYaa-
ko karNa BaIgao kpD,o ]sako SarIr sao icapk gayao qao. ]sakI javaana doh
ka rMga vaOsaa hI qaa¸ jaOsaa ik KaOlato hue gannao ko rsa ko Ganao Jaaga
ka haota hO. kd–kaz tao ]saka AiQak nahIM qaa¸ pr qaI vah baohd
AakYa-k. laaoga ]sako baaro maoM trh–trh kI baatoM krto qao. kuC laaoga
tao ]sao vaoSyaa khto qao¸ ba`a*maNa vaoSyaa.
"ArI dmayaMtI¸ khaM sao Aa rhI hOÆ" pujaarI nao Aavaaja
lagaato hue pUCa.
"doK nahIM rho hao tuma yao roSama ko kaOvaoÆ"
"tao tumanao Aba ]na maarvaaD,I vyaapairyaaoM sao BaI maolajaaola
baZ,anaa Sau$ kr idyaaÆ"
dmayaMtI caup rhI. ]sanao ApnaI saaD,I kI thaoM kao inacaaoD,kr panaI
inakalaa. vao daonaaoM ]sao lalacaayaI naja,raoM sao doKto rho. jaba yah
calaI gayaI¸ tao pItaMbar nao kha¸ "saunaa hO ik vah gaaoSt¸ macCI¸
saba kuC KatI hOÆ"
"haM¸ ]sanao tao ba`a*maNaaoM kI naak kTvaa dI hO. ivaQavaaAaoM ko
ilae jaao ivaQaana banaa hO¸ ]sakI [sanao roD, maarkr rK dI hO. CI: CI:Ñ
kilayaugaÑ Gaaor kilayauga."
"KOr CaoD,ao [sao¸ yao bataAao Aapko yajamaanaaoM ka @yaa hala hOÆ" pItaMbar nao pUCa.
"saba kuC tao tuma jaanato hao¸ AaOr ifr BaI pUC rho haoÆ maoro baD,o Baa[- ka mauJasao JagaD,a hao gayaa. jyaada kama tao ]saI nao hiqayaa ilayaa. maOM tao barbaad hao
gayaa."
"pujaarIjaI¸ Aapkao maM~ pZ,naa tao zIk sao Aato nahIM¸ saMskRt Aap jaanato nahIM¸ [sailae tumharo yajamaana tuma sao ibadk gayao."
"yao baat nahIM hOM. Aaja jamaanaa hI badla gayaa hO. phlao tao hr yajamaana ko Gar sao hr mahInao ek janao}¸ dao QaaoityaaM AaOr paMca $pyao imala jaato qao¸ pr Aba tao
kao[- [na baataoM kao maanata hI nahIM. Apnaa Kcaa- bacaanao ko ilae maora puranaa yajamaana maiNakaMt Apnao daonaaoM baoTaoM kao kamaa#yaa lao gayaa AaOr vahIM ]naka ya&aopvaIt
krvaa Aayaa. maa[tanapur ko yajamaanaaoM nao Aba Apnao maata–ipta ka Eaaw ek saaqa hI krnaa Sau$ kr idyaa hO."
pujaarI Apnaa raonaa raoyao jaa rha qaa AaOr pItaMbar qaa ik dmayaMtI ko #yaala maoM Kaoyaa huAa qaa. ]sako idmaaga maoM tao¸ basa dmayaMtI ka AakYa-k $p ca@kr kaT
rha qaa. eosaa nahIM qaa ik ]sanao naarI doh kI camacamaahT phlao kBaI na doKI hao. ]sanao dao–dao SaaidyaaM kI qaIM. jaba phlaI sao baccaa nahIM huAa¸ tao ]sanao dUsarI
KrId laI¸ jaao Aba vah gaizyaa raoga sao ga`st hao ibastr sao lagaI pD,I hO. ]saka samaUcaa SarIr saUKkr zzrI hao gayaa hO.
pItaMbar kao hr samaya yahI Dr Kayao jaata qaa ik vah inassaMtana hI mar jaaegaa. ]sakI
vaMSabaola K%ma hao jaaegaI. ]saka yah Dr tba AaOr baZ, jaata¸ jaba pujaarI yaa dUsaro laaoga ]sako saamanao yahI baat CoD, doto. [sa baat sao ]sakI idmaagaI halat BaI kuC gaD,baD,a gayaI qaI.
"pItaMbar¸ gaaMva vaalao tumharo baaro maoM baopr kI ]D,a rho hOM. khto hOM ik tumhara idmaaga calaa gayaa hO. tuma icaMta mat ikyaa krao¸ [sa duinayaa maoM eosao baoSaumaar laaoga hOM¸
ijanako tumharI trh baccaa nahIM hO. yao baccao–kccao¸ duinayaadarI saba maayaa hO¸ p`pMca hO. CaoD,ao [sao."
pujaarI nao doKa pItaMbar kI baImaar p%naI ibastr pr laoTI hO. ]sakI AaMKoM eosao jala rhI hOM¸ jaOsao AMiQayaaro jaMgala maoM iksaI ihMsak jaanavar kI jalatI hOM. lagata qaa
jaOsao vah yah jaananao kI kaoiSaSa kr rhI hao ik ]sako pit AaOr pujaarI maoM @yaa baatcaIt hao rhI hO. ]sakI jalatI AaMKaoM kI camak [tnaI toja qaI ik dUr sao BaI
]sakI vaodnaa ka ehsaasa do rhI qaI.
pujaarI nao [Qar–]Qar doKkr pItaMbar ko kana maoM fusafusaayaa¸ "maOM tumhoM [sa icaMta sao CuTkara idlaa sakta hMU."
"kOsaoÆ"
"[sa baar gaBa-pat ka savaala hI nahIM ]zta. vah caar baar gaBa-pat kra caukI hO AaOr hr baar Gar ko ipCvaaD,o baaMsa ko JaurmauT maoM ]sao dfnaa caukI hOM."
"tuma @yaa dmayaMtI kI baat kr rho haoÆ" pItaMbar maoM jaOsao iksaI AavaoSa kI lahr ]zI hao¸ baaolaa¸ "khnaa @yaa caahto haoÆ"
"yahI ik Agar tuma caahao tao dmayaMtI kao Apnaa banaa sakto haoÆ"
pItaMbar ]z KD,a huAa. ]sakI halat eosaI hao rhI qaI jaOsao DUbato kao itnako ka sahara imala gayaa hao.
pujaarI nao ]sakI baImaar p%naI kI Aaor ek baar ifr doKa. ]sakI AaÐKoM pUrI trh baMd qaIM. Saayad ]sao dd- ka daOra pD,ta qaa.
"mauJao dmayaMtI idlaa dIijae. maOM ]sao hr trf ka sauK dMUgaa."
pujaarI ko paoplao maMuh pr ek xaNa ko ilae ma@karIBarI mauskana tOr gayaI. "AcCa¸ zIk hO. doKMUgaa. ]sakI dao CaoTI baoiTyaaM BaI hOM. tumhoM ]nako baaro maoM BaI
saaocanaa haogaa."
pItaMbar nao AMdr jaakr $pyao inakalao AaOr pujaarI ko haqa pr rK idyao. pujaarI gaunagaunaata huAa Aagao baZ, gayaa.
[Mtjaar krto hue ek saPtah gaujar gayaa. pItaMbar ka samaUcaa Aist%va jaOsao pujaarI pr iTk gayaa qaa. [sa baIca ]sanao k[- baar dmayaMtI kao Aato–jaato doKa.
doKto hI ]sako BaItr AaOr KlabalaI maca jaatI. vah ]sako Kyaala maoM [tnaa DUba jaata qaa ik dmayaMtI ]sao trh–trh kI maud`aAaoM maoM idKayaI donao lagatI. vah
hr va> Gar ko baahr hI baOza rhta. yao idna BaI eosao qao ik dmayaMtI saD,k ko daonaaoM Aaor bahnao vaalao naalaaoM ko iknaaro ]ga AayaI klamaI AaOr dUsarI vanaspityaaoM kao
baTaornao AatI qaI. dmayaMtI ko laMbao¸ BaUro baala pItaMbar kI AaMKaoM maoM ATk jaato.
ek idna pItaMbar nao ihmmat jauTa hI laI. dmayaMtI jaba hro p%to taoD, rhI qaIM¸ tao vah ]sako inakT gayaa AaOr baaolaa¸ "Agar tuma hr raoja [saI trh kIcaBaro panaI maoM
KD,I rhaogaI¸ tao tumhoM zMD laga jaaegaI."
dmayaMtI nao kovala ek baar ]sakI Aaor doKa. ifr kama maoM laga gayaI. baaolaI kuC BaI nahIM.
"maOM naaokr kao Baoja dMUgaa. tuma ]sao bata donaa¸ ijatnaI vanaspit caaihe¸ vah [k{I kr dogaa. AaOr , , ,
" pItaMbar nao ikr kha.
laoikna ]saka vaa@ya AQaUra hI rha. dmayaMtI nao ihkartBarI tIKI naja,raoM sao jaOsao hI ]sakI Aaor doKa¸ vah turMt vahaM sao hT gayaa. ]sanao doKa ik ]sakI p%naI
TUTo pMKaoM vaalao pxaI kI trh ifr ibastr pr lauZ,k gayaI hO.
[Mtjaar krto–krto pItaMbar ka QaOya- javaaba do hI rha qaa ik tBaI pujaarI
Aa phMucao. ]nhoM doKkr hI vah pUCnao lagaa¸ "@yaa Kbar laayao hao maoro ilaeÆ fTafT
bataAao."
pujaarI nao caaraoM trf ApnaI naja,r GaumaayaI. ]sakI baImaar p%naI laaSa kI trh ibastr pr pD,I qaI. pujaarI nao pItaMbar ko kanaaoM maoM fusafusaayaa¸ "Qyaana sao saunaao.
mauJao ek Kbar imalaI hO. [sa samaya ]saka poT ibalakula KalaI hO. ABaI mauiSkla sao ek mahInaa huAa hO¸ jaba ]sanao ApnaI ipClaI krtUt ka fla jamaIna maoM
dbaayaa hOM. maOMnao ]sasao tumharo baaro maoM baat kI qaI. vah ekdma laala–pIlaI hao gayaI. bailk ]sanao jamaIna pr qaUk idyaa¸ khnao lagaI¸ "vah ku%taÑ kOsao ihmmat
kI ]sanao eosaI baat mauJa tk phMucaanao kIÆ vah jaanata nahIM ik maOM yajamaanaI ba`a*maNa kula sao hMU AaOr vah kID,a naIca jaait ka mahajanaÆ maOMnao ]sasao kha ik jaba tU
pap kI kIcaD, maoM laaoT lagaa hI rhI hO¸ tba }McaI jaait @yaa AaOr naIcaI jaait @yaaÆ kao[- ba`a*maNa laD,ka tao tuJasao SaadI krnao sao rha. ek tao ivaQavaa ]sa pr
sao dao–dao baoiTyaaM. kma–sao–kma vah tumasao SaadI krnao kao tOyaar tao hO. maOMnao ]sao saaf–saaf kh idyaa ik tuma pMcaayat kI rjaamaMdI lao laaogao¸ AaOr hvana krko
ivaiQavat SaadI kr laaogao. ]sanao tumharI p%naI ko baaro maoM pUCtaC kI. maOMnao ]sao batayaa ik tumharI p%naI tao ]sa itnako kI trh hO jaao hvaa ko JaaoMko sao kBaI BaI
]D, sakta hO. ekaek ]sanao raonaa Sau$ kr idyaa¸ baaolaI¸ "maorI tibayat zIk nahIM rhtI. maOM caahtI hMU ik mauJao eosaa sahara imalao¸ jaao zaosa hao AaOr banaa rhnao
vaalaa hao. maOMnao ]sasao kha¸ "tumharI tibayat zIk kOsao rh saktI hOÆ maOMnao saunaa hO ik tumanao Apnao poT sao caar baar kcara inaklavaayaa hO. Agar pMcaayat nao [sa
baat kao pkD, ilayaa¸ tao samaJa laao¸ tumhara jaInaa duSvaar hao jaaegaa. tuma Aba tk [sailae bacaI hu[- hao ik tuma ba`a*maNa hao.
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