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laoikna kba tk calaogaa yahÆ" ]saka khnaa qaa¸ "maOM kr BaI @yaa saktI hMUÆ" mauJao ijaMda BaI tao rhnaa hO. Aba maoro pasa na kao[- kama hO na QaMQaa. saBaI mauJao
Ba`YT AaOr pitt samaJato hOM. AaOr maoro AsaamaIÆ vao saba caao+o hao gayao. Qaana ka maora ihssaa BaI nahIM doto. maorI majabaUrI ka fayada ]zato hOM. eosaI halat maoM maO
[na dao nanhIM baiccayaaoM kao laokr khaM jaa}MÆ maOMnao lagaana BaI nahIM caukayaa. ek idna maorI jamaIna kI BaI naIlaamaI hao jaaegaI. bataAao maOM @yaa k$MÆ
"KOr maoro p`stava ka @yaa huAaÆ"
"haM¸ haM¸ maOM ]saI pr Aa rha hMU. vah tumasao imalanaa caahtI hO. pUNa-maasaIvaalaI rat kao¸ Apnao izkanao pr¸ ipCvaaD,o vaalao kaozo maoM."
yah saunato hI pItaMbar gadgad hao gayaa. pujaarI nao [sa maaOko kao haqa sao na jaanao idyaa¸ ]sako kana maoM fusafusaayaa¸ "calaao¸ maoro ilae caalaIsa $pyao inakalaao. macCraoM
nao naak maoM dma kr rKa hO. maOMnao ek macCrdanaI laanaI hO."
pItaMbar Aba Apnao Gar ko BaItr gayaa. ]sanao doKa ik ]sakI p%naI pUrI trh jaagaI hu[- hO. ]sanao ]sakI icaMta ikyao ibanaa saMdUkcaI sao pOsao inakalao. vaapsa mauD,a
tao doKa ik vah TkTkI lagaayao doKo jaa rhI hO. ekaek BaD,k ]za¸ mauJao [sa trh GaUr rhI hOÆ maOM torI AaMKoM naaoMca laMUgaa."
pujaarI nao saunaa tao saba kuC samaJa gayaa AaOr pItaMbar sao pOsao laoto
hue ¸ "doKao¸ Agar yah jyaada GaUrtI hao¸ tao [sao qaaoD,I AfIma
do dao." khkr vah Apnao dao daMtaoM kao idKato hue paoplao maMuh sao
hMsa idyaa. ifr saMjaIda haokr khnaa Sau$ ikyaa¸ "laoikna ]sa
kuityaa kao pOsao kI bahut hUk hO. Aba saba tya hao gayaa hO. tuma Aba
]sao ]sako ]saI izkanao pr dbaaoca sakto hao."
pItaMbar nao ApnaI p%naI kI Aaor ek naja,r DalaI. ]tnaI dUrI sao BaI vah
doK sakta qaa ik ]sako maaqao pr psaInao kI CaoTI–CaoTI baMUdo caMU
AayaI hOM.
Agast ka mahInaa qaa. pUNa-maasaI kI rat. pItaMbar nao Apnao sabasao
baiZ,yaa kpD,o phnao. ifr Aa[naa ]za Apnaa caohra inaharnao lagaa. caohro
pr ]sao vao Jauir-yaaM idKayaI dIM¸ jaao ek–dUsaro kao kaT rhIM qaIM.
vah dmayaMtI ko Gar kI Aaor cala pD,a. rasto maoM saala ka Ganaa jaMgala
pD,ta qaa. ]saka Gar jaMgala ko par¸ gaaMva ko baahrI ihssao maoM qaa. ek
trh sao yah jagah bahut hI ]pyau> qaI¸ @yaaoMik dmayaMtI yahaM
inaiScaMt haokr jaao mana maoM Aayao¸ kr saktI qaI.
saala ko jaMgala kao par krto ]sao rasta kaTta gaIdD,aoM ka ek JauMD
idKayaI idyaa. vah dmayaMtI ko Gar ko faTk ko pasa phMucaa AaOr caupko sao
]sako BaItr hao ilayaa. ek kmaro maoM maiwma–saI ima+I ko tola kI iZbarI
jala rhI qaI. ]sanao BaItr JaaMka. dmayaMtI [Mtjaar krtI ipCvaaD,o ko
kaozo sao pItaMbar kI hr gaitivaiQa doK rhI qaI. ]sanao vahIM sao pukara¸
"Aro [Qar. yahaMÑ"
dmayaMtI kaozo kI TUTI hu[- dIvaar sao lagaI KD,I qaI. pItaMbar ]sakI
AaMKaoM maoM AaMKoM Dalakr doKnao kI ihmmat nahIM jauTa pa rha qaa. tBaI
]sanao saunaa¸ vah kh rhI qaI¸ "pOsao laayao haoÆ"
vah stbQa rh gayaa. ]sao ]mmaId nahIM qaI ik ]saka phlaa savaala pOsaa hI
haogaa.
"yah rho. pkD,ao. maora jaao kuC hO¸ saba tumhara hO."
pOsao rKto hue
]sanao ApnaI kmar maoM KaoMsaa huAa baTuAa Apnao blaa]ja maoM rK ilayaa.
Aba ]sanao dIyaa ]zayaa AaOr ]sao ek kmaro maoM lao gayaI. vahaM ek KiTyaa
pD,I qaI. yah KiTyaa ]sako pit kao gaaosaa[- kI AM%yaoiYT ko samaya imalaI
qaI. fUMk maarkr ]sanao
dIyaa bauJaa idyaa.
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dao maah baIt cauko qao [saI trh pItaMbar kao dmayaMtI ko pasa
Aato–jaato. pItaMbar ]sako Gar sao inaklaa hI qaa ik dmayaMtI
AlasaatI–saI kueM kI Aaor baZ,I AaOr vahaM nahanao lagaI. zIk ]saI
samaya pujaarI Aa phMucaa AaOr baD,o vyaMgya sao baaolaa¸ "]sa
ba`a*maNa laD,ko ka saMga panao ko baad tao tuma nahatI nahIM qaIMÆ Aba
@yaa hao gayaa hOÆ"
dmayaMtI nao kao[- ]%tr nahIM idyaa. "jaanata hMU pItaMbar inacalaI
jaait ka hO. yahI baat hO naÆ"
ekaek dmayaMtI ]z daOD,I. vah sahna ko dUsaro kaonao maoM phMucaI AaOr
vahaM duhrI haokr ]lTI krnao lagaI.
pujaarI lapkkr ]sako pasa phMucaa AaOr QaIro–sao pUCa¸ "yah
pItaMbar ka hI haogaa."
]sanao ifr BaI kao[- ]%tr nahIM idyaa.
vaahÑ iktnaI baiZ,yaa Kbar hO. pItaMbar tao baccao ko ilae trsa rha hO.
dmayaMtI nao [sa pr BaI kao[- p`itiËyaa vya> nahIM kI.
Aba maOM calata hMU AaOr AaOr ]sao yah Kbar dota hMU. Aba vah tumasao
KullamaKullaa SaadI kr sakta hO."
ifr dmayaMtI ko inakT Aayaa AaOr fusafusaata huAa baaolaa¸ "tumharo
yahaM jaao kuC calata rhta hO¸ laaoga ]sasao proSaana hOM. baIca–baIca
maoM baat BaI haotI rhtI hO¸ ik pMcaayat baulaayaI jaaeM. AaOr saunaao ,
, , ,Ñ"
dmayaMtI nao kuC nahIM saunaa¸ vah ]ilTyaaM krtI rhI.
pujaarI khta gayaa¸ "[sa sabako baavajaUd pItaMbar tumasao SaadI
krnao kao tOyaar hO. doKao¸ maO [sa janao} pr haqa rKkr ksama Kata hMU ik
Agar [sa baar BaI tumanao [sa baccao kao igarayaa. tao tuma nark kI Aaga
maoM jalaaogaI."
pItaMbar kao saarI Kbar saunaakr pujaarI baaolaa¸ "Aba lagata hO
tumhara svaPna pUra haonao kao hO. Agar ]sanao [sa baccao kao na igarayaa
tao ivaSvaasa rKao¸ vah tumasao SaadI kr laogaI."
pItaMbar ka samaUcaa SarIr KuSaI sao qarqaranao lagaa¸ @yaa yah vaak[-
saca hOÆ dmayaMtI ko poT maoM baccaa maora hI hOÆ haogaa. pujaarI JaUz
@yaaoM baaolaogaaÆ maora hI baccaa haogaa. "doKnaa khIM maorI ]mmaId
pr panaI na ifr jaae. tuma jaanato hI hao¸ yaid yah baccaa igar gayaa¸
tao maorI vaMSabaola kao Aagao baZ,anao vaalaa kao[- nahIM rhogaa.
Aba tao dmayaMtI kI mau{I maoM hI maorI jaana hO."
"tuma icanta mat krao. jaOsao ek igaw laaSa kI caaOksaI krta hO¸
maOM BaI ]saI trh dmayaMtI kI caaOksaI k$Mgaa. saaqa hI ]sa bauiZ,yaa da[-
kao BaI caotavanaI do dMUgaa ik baccaa igaranao ko ilae vah [sao kao[-
]lTI–saIQaI jaD,I–baUTI na do. laoikna Kola saara pOsao ka hO. [sako
ilae mauJao Zor saarI rkma caaihe."
rkma laonao ko ilae pItaMbar Gar maoM daiKla huAa. ]sao ifr baImaarI p%naI
kI CodtI p%qar hu[- AaMKaoM ka saamanaa krnaa pD,a. ]na AaMKaoM maoM
laaMCnaa ka Baava qaa¸ caaho ]sako ilae hao yaa pujaarI ko ilae. vah
jaaor sao gaura-to hue baaolaa¸ "ArI¸ baaMJa kuityaa. [sa trh maorI
trf @yaaoM doK rhI hOÆ"
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pItaMbar Aba hr samaya Apnao Gar ko baahr baOz dmayaMtI ko poT maoM pla
rho Apnao baccao ko baaro maoM sapnao laota rhta. klpnaa krta ik Aba ]saka
baoTa ApnaI pUrI javaanaI maoM hOM¸ AaOr ]sao nadI ko iknaaro Gaumaanao
lao gayaa hO. ifr ]sao eosao lagata ik ]sakI vaMSa baola ]sao camacamaato
BaivaYya kI Aaor KIMcao lao jaa rhI hO.
paMca mahInao baIt gayao. pItaMbar nao sauna rKa qaa ik paMca mahInao ka
gaBa- naYT nahIM ikyaa jaa sakta. vah caah rha qaa ik iksaI trh idna
jaldI–jaldI baZ, jaaeM.
ek idna daophr kao toja AMQaD, Aayaa. caaraoM Aaor GauPp AMQaora Ca gayaa.
BaarI vaYaa- hu[-. baadlaaoM sao ibajalaI igarI AaOr sahna vaalao poD, kao
dao–faD, kr gayaI.
eosaI GanaGaaor barsaatI rat maoM ekaek pItaMbar ko kanaaoM maoM kao[-
svar saunaayaI pD,a. kao[- ]sao baulaa rha qaa. haqa maoM laalaTona laokr
vah baahr kI Aaor lapka. ek AakRit ]sakI AaÐKaoM ko saamanao ]BarI.
pujaarI kI qaI. ]sako maMuh sao inakla pD,a¸ "Aro¸ pujaarIjaI tumaÑ"
pujaarI Gabarayaa huAa–saa baaolaa¸ "pItaMbar¸ tumharI phlaI
p%naI ASauBa GaD,I maoM marI qaI naÑ ]saI kI vajah sao yao saba hao rha
hOÆ"
"@yaa hao rha hOÆ @yaa huAaÆ"
"Saas~aoM maoM kha gayaa hO ik jaba iksaI vyai> kI eosaI ASauBa
GaD,I maoM maR%yau haotI hO¸ jaOsaI ik tumharI p%naI kI hu[- qaI¸ tao
Gaasa ka itnaka BaI nahIM ]pjata. bailk¸ jaao haota BaI tao vah BaI
jalakr raK hao jaata hO. tumharo ilae Aba saba kuC jalakr raK hao
gayaa."
pItaMbar lagaBaga caIK pD,a¸ "huAa @yaa hOÆ [-Svar ko ilae mauJao
jaldI bataAao."
"@yaa khMU. ]sanao baccao kao naYT kr idyaa. khtI qaI ik vah iksaI
CaoTI jaait vaalao ka baIja Apnao BaItr nahIM pnapnao do saktI."
pItaMbar ko saaqa sapnao maoM nadI iknaaro Thlanao vaalao yauvak ka paMva
ekaek ifsala gayaa AaOr vah nadI maoM jaa igara , , , ,.
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ek raoja AaQaI rat kao dmayaMtI ekaek caaOMkkr ]zI. ]sako ipCvaaD,o
jamaIna Kaodnao kI Aavaaja Aa rhI qaI. jamaIna vahI qaI¸ jahaM kuC raoja
phlao dmayaMtI nao Apnao Ba`UNa kao dbaayaa qaa. dmayaMtI nao doKa¸
pItaMbar pagalaaoM kI trh jamaIna Kaodo jaa rha hO. dmayaMtI nao doKa¸
pItaMbar pagalaaoM kI trh jamaIna Kaodo jaa rha hO. dmayaMtI ka SarIr sar
sao paMva tk kaMp gayaa. ihmmat kr ]sanao Aavaaja dI¸ "e mahajanaÑ
Aro mahajanaÑ @yaaoM Kaodo jaa rho hao jamaInaÆ"
pItaMbar nao kao[- javaaba nahIM idyaa. basa Kaodta rha.
dmayaMtI pagalaaoM kI trh icallaayaI¸ "@yaa imalaogaa tuJao vahaMÆ
haM maOMnao ]sao dbaa idyaa hO. vah nar hI qaa¸ pr vah maaMsa ka ek
laaoqaD,a Bar hI qaa."
pItaMbar ka caohra tmatmaayaa huAa qaa AaOr ]sakI AaMKoM jala rhIM qaIM¸
vah caIKkr baaolaa¸ "maOM ]sa laaoqaD,o kao Apnao [na haqaaoM sao
CUnaa caahta hMU. vah maorI vaMSabaola kI kD,I qaI¸ maoro hI KUna sao
banaa qaa vah. maO ]sao ek baar ja$r CUkr doKMUgaa."
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