CbaIladasa nao Ta[- galao sao ]tarkr vamaa- kao do dI AaOr imasTr vamaa- saja–Qajakr tOyaar hao gae.  Apnao T/Mk sao ]nhaoMnao sToT e@sap`osa ka ek iTna inakalaa AaOr dsa isagaroToM jaao vaastva maoM sToT e@sap`osa kI qaIM¸ ]nhaoMnao ek Aaor hTakr baakI naMbar Tona isagaroTaoM maoM sao ek–ek ]nhaoMnao kmaro maoM saba laaogaaoM kao dIM. [sako baad vao Apnao karaobaar ko ilae rvaanaa hao gae.

CbaIladasa Ta[- ko haqa sao inakla jaanao pr ]dasa hao gae qao.  ]sa idna ]naka Baagya Kulanaovaalaa qaa.  baat yah qaI ik ipClao idna ]nhoM sauSaIlaa ka p~ imalaa qaa AaOr sauSaIlaa nao ]nhoM dUsaro idna saubah ko samaya Apnao yahaÐ imalanao ko ilae baulaayaa qaa.  sauSaIlaa CbaIladasa ko nagar banaarsa kI vaoSyaa kI pu~I qaI.  CbaIladasa Acaanak ek idna ]sako p`oma maoM pD, gae.  ]na idnaaoM CbaIladasa ihMdU ivaSvaivaValaya maoM ema•e• maoM pZ,to qao.  ]%saahI navayauvak qao¸ rajanaIitk AiBa$ica ko qao.  kaÐga`osa ko p@ko kaya-kta- qao.  ivaSvaivaValaya maoM ]nako vyaa#yaanaaoM kI¸ ]nako cair~–bala kI¸ ]nako vyai@t%va kI Qaak qaI.

sauSaIlaa kI maata nao sauSaIlaa kao ]cca iSaxaa idlaa[-.  maOiT/kulaoSana pasa krko vah BaI ivaSvaivaValaya maoM BartI hu[- qaI.  laoikna sauSaIlaa kI maaÐ kI saMigana–saaiqayaaoM nao¸ ]nako maolaI–maulaakaityaaoM nao ]sao samaJaanaa Sau$ ikyaa ik vaoSyaa kI laD,kI kao samaaja maoM kao[- sqaana nahIM imalaogaa.  eosaI halat maoM ]sao ]cca iSaxaa donaa ]sakI ijaMdgaI barbaad kr donaa qaa¸ AaOr QaIro–QaIro sauSaIlaa kI maata kao yah ivaSvaasa haonao lagaa qaa ik sauSaIlaa kao kalaoja sao hTakr ]sao poSao maoM lagaa donao maoM hI sauSaIlaa ka klyaaNa hO.  sauSaIlaa kao [na baataoM kI Banak pD, ga[- qaI¸ AaOr lagaatar k[- idnaaoM tk [sa na[- samasyaa pr saaoca–ivacaar ko baad sauSaIlaa [sa inaNa-ya pr phÐucaI ik ]saI idna Saama kao ]sao iksaI yaaogya¸ samaJadar AaOr naok AadmaI kI salaah laonaI caaihe.  ]sa idna CbaIladasa ka ek mah%vapUNa- vyaa#yaana rajanaIit AaOr samaaja pr huAa qaa AaOr ]sa vyaa#yaana sao sauSaIlaa p`Baaivat hu[- qaI.

ihmmat krko sauSaIlaa nao CbaIladasa kao ApnaI dastana saunaa[- AaOr ]sakI salaah maaÐgaI.  sa%yaaga``hI  iksma ko yauvak CbaIladasa nao sauSaIlaa kao dRZ,ta¸ cair~ AaOr sa%ya pr kubaa-na hao jaanao ka sMadoSa idyaa sauSaIlaa kao eosaa lagaa maanaao ]sao ek pqa–p`dSa-k¸ ek dovata¸ ek AaraQya imala gayaa.

sauSaIlaa AaOr CbaIladasa kI daostI baZ,I¸ AaOr yah daostI laaogaaoM kI najar maoM KTkI.  [sa daostI kI cacaa- CbaIladasa ko cacaa laalaa malakUdasa ko kanaaoM tk phÐucaI.  laalaa malakUdasa kI caaoOk maoM prcaUna kI ek bahut baD,I dukana qaI AaOr ]nakI gaNanaa naakvaalaaoM maoM haotI qaI.  ]nhaoMnao [sa ivaYaya pr CbaIladasa sao ijarh–bahsa kI AaOr ijarh–bahsa ko baad [sa natIjao pr phÐucao ik Agar jaldI hI raok–qaama nahIM kI jaatI tao laD,ka vaoSyaa kI laD,kI sao SaadI krko saaro Gar kI naak kTvaa dogaa.  ]nhaoMnao bailayaa jaakr jahaÐ ]nako baD,o Baa[-¸ CbaIladasa ko ipta saah baulaakIdasa rhto qao¸ ]sa maamalao maooM baatcaIt kI.  saah baulaakIdasa bailayaa ijalao ko mahajana¸ jamaIMdar AaOr na jaanao @yaa–@yaa qao.  ]nhaoMnao baImaarI ka tar dokr CbaIladasa kao Gar baulaayaa AaOr ]nako haqa–pOr baaÐQakr jabad-stI CbaIladasa kI SaadI pasa ko ek jamaIMdar kI laD,kI sao kra dI.  dhoja maoM $pe–pOsao¸ caIja vastu ko saaqa CbaIladasa ko sasaUr nao¸ ijanako DakU haonao ka laaogaaoM kao Sak qaa¸ CbaIladasa kao ek QamakI BaI dI ik Agar BaivaYya maoM CbaIladasa AaOr sauSaIlaa ko saMbaMQa maoM kao[- iSakayat saunaI ga[- tao banaarsa ko baIca caaOk maoM CbaIladasa kI jaUtaoM sao marmmat kI jaaegaI.  

CbaIladasa ko cacaa kao Saayad [sa baat ka pta nahIM qaa ik kaÐga`osa ka sa%yaaga`hI kaya-kta- balaa ka ija_I haota hO.  ek tao CbaIladasa [sa jabad-stIvaalaI SaadI sao hI naaraja qaa¸ ]sa pr Svasaur ko [sa nae iksma ko dhoja nao Aaga maoM GaI ka kama ikyaa.

banaarsa laaOTkr CbaIladasa kao sauSaIlaa nao batlaayaa ik Aba ]sakI maaÐ ibanaa ]sasao poSaa krae na maanaogaI.  CbaIladasa nao sauSaIlaa kao ApnaI khanaI saunaa[-.  daonaaoM maoM tya huAa ik baMba[- calaa jaae.  maaorarjaI dosaa[-¸ knhOyaalaala mauMSaI Aaid baD,o baD,o naota vahaÐ pr hOM hI¸ ]na naotaAaoM ko AaEaya maoM rhkr daonaaoM doSa ka kama kroMgao.  ]saI rat daonaaoM baMba[- ko ilae rvaanaa hao gae.

baMba[- jaanao pr sauSaIlaa AaOr CbaIladasa daonaaoM kao yah pta calaa ik vaastivakta klpnaa sao khIM AiQak ku$p haotI hO.  baD,o–baD,o naotaAaoM ko pasa [tnaa samaya nahIM qaa ik [na laaogaaoM sao imalaoM¸ CaoTo naotaAaoM nao drprda CbaIladasa kao zukrakr sauSaIlaa kao hiqayaanao kI kaoiSaSa kI.  AaOr ek idna CbaIladasa kao pta calaa ik sauSaIlaa ek kraoD,pit saoz ko yahaи jaao kaÐga`osa ka ek CaoTa – maaoTa kaya-kta- qaa¸ baOz ga[-.

AaOr ijasa idna sauSaIlaa ]sako yahaÐ calaI ga[- ]sa idna CbaIladasa kao pta calaa ik vah sauSaIlaa sao bahut AiQak p`oma krnao lagaa qaa.  sauSaIlaa kao [sa p`kar kraoD,pit ko $pyaaoM ko laaoBa maoM pD,kr ]sako p`oma kao zukra donao sao CbaIladasa ko )dya kao ek gahrI zosa lagaI.  ]sanao caar–Ch baar sauSaIlaa sao imalanao kI kaooiSaSa kI¸ laoikna sauSaIlaa nao kao[-–na–kao[- bahanaa banaakr imalanao sao [nakar kr idyaa.  ]sanao sauSaIlaa kao k[- p~ ilaKo laoikna ]sao iksaI BaI p~ ka ]%tr na imalaa.  ]sao kaÐga`osa sao AaOr  kaÐga`osaI naotaAaoM sao GaRNaa hao ga[-.  ek baar sauSaIlaa sao imalakr vah batlaa donaa caahta qaa ik iksa p`kar ]sanao ]sakI ijaMdgaI kao barbaad kr idyaa.  Gar jaanao kI ihmmat na haotI qaI @yaaoMik DakU sasaur kI KaOfnaak maUit- ]sakI AaÐKaoM ko Aagao naaca ]ztI qaI.  pagala–saa vah baMba[- kI saD,kaoM kI QaUla Canata ifrta qaa.

ek idna isaMh ]saI pak- maoM saaoyaa qaa ijasamaoM CbaIladasa saao rha qaa.  maalaI nao jaba rat ko samaya daonaaoM kao pak- sao inakalaa tba [na daonaaoM ka pircaya huAa.  isaMh nao pMaDo  ko yahaÐ jagah pakr CbaIladasa kao BaI Apnao saaqa baulaa ilayaa.  [sako baad CbaIladasa nao ek dFtr maoM @lakI- kr laI. 

                   °°°

"khao Baa[- maulaakat hu[-Æ"  pMaDo  nao pUCa.
"hu[- BaI AaOr nahIM BaI hu[-."  CbaIladasa nao isagaroT ka ek gahra kSa KIMcakr ]%tr idyaa.
"yah tao pholaI bauJaa rho haoo."  isaMh hÐsa pD,a.

"baat yah hO ik jaba maOMnao ]sako makana maoM GaMTI bajaa[- tao vah drvaajao pr Kud Aa[-.  mauJao doKto hI caaOMk ]zI¸ bahut QaImao svar maoM ]sanao kha¸ "ABaI jara dao–ek AadimayaaoM sao kuC ja$rI baatoM hao rhI hOM¸ Saama kao paÐca–saaZ,o paÐca bajao ko baIca maoM caca-gaoT sToSana pr imalanaa."

Saama ko samaya CbaIladasa caca-gaoT phÐucaa.  sauSaIlaa vahaÐ phlao sao hI maaOjaUd qaI.  ]sa samaya vah banaarsaI isalk kI ek saaD,I phnao qaI¸ SarIr pr gahnao lado qao¸ pr ]saka caohra ]tra huAa qaa AaOr ]sakI AaÐKoM laala qaIM– maanaao idna–Bar vah raotI rhI hao.  CbaIladasa kao doKto hI vah fUT pD,I.  ]sana kha¸ "CbaIlaÑ maOM lauT ga[-." 

sauSaIlaa ko AaÐsaU doKkr CbaIladasa ekbaargaI ipGala gayaa.  ]sa samaya vah yah BaUla gayaa ik ]sako saamanao KD,I s~I nao ]sao QaaoKa idyaa qaa.  ]sanao kha¸ "@yaa baat hO – [tnaa AQaIr haonao kI kao[- baat nahIM – maOM hÐU.  batlaaAao tao @yaa huAaÆ" 

"hIralaala nao ³]sa saoz ka naama qaa´ maoro jaalaI dstKt banaakr baOMk sao saba $pe inakala ilae – ]saka dIvaalaa inakla gayaa hO.  makana ka ikrayaa tIna mahInao sao nahIM idyaa gayaa hO¸ makanavaalao ka naaoiTsa Aayaa hO.  maorI samaJa maoM nahIM Aata ik @yaa k$Ð."
"makana ka iktnaa ikrayaa hOÆ"  CbaIladasa nao pUCa. 
"DoZ, saaO $pyaa mahInaa – saaZ,o caar saaO donao hOM.  pasa maoM ek pOsaa nahIM." 
yah khkr sauSaIlaa nao ek saaonao kI AÐgaUzI inakalakr CbaIladasa kao dI¸ "kla ko ilae Gar maoM Anaaja nahIM hO – [sao baocakr kla kuC $pyaa laa donaa." 

CbaIladasa ko nao~aoM maoM k$Naa ClaClaa pD,IÂ ]sanao kha¸ "sauSaIlaa¸ mauJao Afsaaosa hO ik maoro pasa $pe nahIM hO AaOr tumhoM yah idna doKnaa pD,a ik Apnao gahnao baocaao – Bagavaana kI jaOsaI marjaIÑ  kla saubah maOM $pyao lao Aa}Ðgaa." 

CbaIladasa sauSaIlaa kao ek pasa ko haoTla maoM lao gayaa.  vah iktnaa KuSa qaa – ek saala baad sauSaIlaa ]sako pasa laaOT Aa[-.  ]sa samaya sauSaIlaa ko p`it ]saka ËaoQa¸ ]sako kmaao-M ko p`it ]sakI GaRNaa – vah saba laaop hao cauko qao. 

CbaIladasa kI jaoba maoM jaao gyaarh Aanao pOsao qao ]naka [-ranaI haoTla maoM jaOsaa–tOsaa naaSta krko CbaIladasa nao sauSaIlaa kao ivada dI. vah Kud ibanaa iTkT gaaD,I pr baOzkr Gar Aayaa.

                             °°°

ijasa samaya CbaIladasa Gar laaOTa vah p`sanna BaI qaa¸ icaMitt BaI qaa.  ]sa samaya kmaro maoM imasTr vamaa- ibastr pr laoTo hue sausta rho qao AaOr ramagaaopala ek ]pnyaasa pZ,kr samaya kaTnao kI kaoiSaSa kr rha qaa.  isaMh AaOr pMaDo  Baaojana krnao ko ilae haoTla calao gae qao. 

sauSaIlaa kI AÐgaUzI ibako AaOr vah BaI CbaIladasa ko haqaaoM–CbaIladasa ka )dya rao rha qaa.  Aaja ]sao ApnaI garIbaI¸ ivavaSata – yah saba baurI trh AKr rhI qaI.  ]sanao vamaa- ko caohro kao doKa¸ SaaMt¸ gaMBaIr¸ inaiSMcat ]sakI ihmmat baZ,I¸ "vamaa- – kuC ibajanaosa baZ,aÆ"

vamaa- nao isagaroT ka QauAaÐ CaoD,to hue kha¸ "baZ,ogaa @yaaoM nahIM.  Aaja hI ek paTI- fÐsaI hO – ek saaOdo maoM krIba dao hjaar imala jaaeÐgao."

CbaIladasa ko )dya kI gait qaaoD,I–saI toja hu[-¸ "yaar – pccaIsa $pe kI sa#t ja$rt hO – Agalao hFto vaapsa kr dÐUgaa."

vamaa- nao CbaIladasa kao gaaOr sao doKa.  vao maaOna Baava sao CbaIladasa kao ]saI trh kuC dor tk doKto rho.  CbaIladasa ka )dya Aba jaaoraoM ko saaqa QaD,knao lagaa qaa.  vamaa- nao AaiKr ApnaI KamaaoSaI taoD,I¸ "pcaIsa $peÑ  eosaI @yaa ja$rt Aa pD,IÆ"

CbaIladasa kI AaSaa AaOr baZ,I.  "Baa[- jaIvana–marNa ka p`Sna hO.  kla saubah tk pcaIsa $pe mauJao iksaI trh caaihe hI."

vamaa- nao ]saI p`kar gaMBaIrta sao ]%tr idyaa¸ "jaIvana–marNa ka p`Sna hO – tba tao tumhoM iksaI – na – iksaI p`kar $pyaaoM ka [Mtjaama krnaa hI haogaa.  maoro pasa tao [sa samaya ek pOsaa nahIM hO AaOr Agar ek hFta zhr sakto tao pccaIsa–pcaasa–saaO ijatnaa maaÐgato do sakta qaa."

CbaIladasa kao eosaa lagaa maanaao ]saka )dya baOza jaa rha hOÂ vah Apnao idla kao samhalanao maoM vyast hao gayaa AaOr vamaa- kh rho qao¸ "doKao¸ mauJao kla pMd`h $pe kI sa#t ja$rt hO.  ek saoz kao maOMnao laMca ko ilae baulaayaa hO – ]sasao bahut baD,o ibajanaosa kI ]mmaId hO. pccaIsa $pe ka tumhoM [Mtjaama krnaa hI hO @yaaoMik yah tumharo jaIvana–marNa ka p`Sna hO¸ tao jaOsao pccaIsa vaOsao caalaIsa.  kla saubah tk pMd`h $pe mauJao do donaa – ek hFto maoM maOM tumhoM pMd`h kI jagah DoZ, saaO $pe vaapsa kr dÐUgaa." 
ramagaaopala¸ vamaa- kI yah baat saunakr zhaka maarkr hÐsa pD,a.

vamaa- nao ramagaaopala ko hÐsanao pr kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa.  CbaIladasa ramagaaopala kI Aaor GaUmaa¸ "Aapka pircayaÆ"  CbaIladasa nao pUCa.
CbaIladasa sao ramagaaopala ka kao[- pircaya na krayaa gayaa qaa @yaaoMik CbaIladasa ]sa idna saubah sao hI Apnao maamalaaoM maoM baurI trh ]laJaa huAa qaa.
"jaI –maOM BaI [saI kmaro maoM Aaja sao rhnao lagaa hÐU – AaOr Aapka pD,aosaI huAa.  maOMnao pMaDo  jaI sao AapkI dastana saunaI– kafI idlacasp qaI."
"AapkI balaa sao."  CbaIladasa nao $Ka[- sao ]%tr idyaa.
CbaIladasa kI $Ka[- ka ramagaaopala pr kao[- Kasa Asar nahIM pD,a.  [sa samaya vah CbaIladasa sao ima~ta baZ,anao kI kaoiSaSa kr rha qaa.

ramagaaopala saulaJao hue idmaaga ka AadmaI qaa.  ek saaQaarNa kula maoM bahut baD,I AakaMxaaeÐ laokr vah pOda huAa qaa¸ AaOr ]sako jaIvana maoM naokI¸ sa%ya¸ [-maanadarI yah saba ]sakI sauivaQaaAaoM pr AvalaMibat qao.  Saayad [tnaa AiQak mah%vaakaMxaI AaOr AvasarvaadI haonao ko karNa vah Aaja tk na Apnaa kao[- ima~ banaa saka qaa AaOr na khIM iTk saka qaa.  ]sako irStodar ]sasao Gabarato qao¸ jaao spYT va@ta qao AaOr inaBaI-k qao ]nhaoMnao saaf–saaf ]sasao ]nako Gar maoM na Aanao kao kh idyaa qaa¸ jaao SarIf AaOr mauhbbatvaalao qao vao eosaI pirisqait pOda kr doto qao ik ramagaaopala kao jabad-stI ]naka Gar CaoD,naa pD,o.

eosaa nahIM ik ramagaaopala kao Gar maoM pOsao kI kao[- tMgaI rhI hao.  ]sako ipta nao ]sao naaOkrI kr laonao kao bahut jaaor idyaa¸ maOiT/kulaoSana–pasa ramagaaopala kao saaO–savaa saaO kI naaOkrI –baD,I baat qaI   laoikna ramagaaopala kI inagaah laaKaoM pr qaI.  ]sanao sauna rKa qaa ik isanaomaa laa[na ek eosaI laa[na hOM jahaÐ AadmaI AasaanaI sao laKpit yaa kraoD,pit bana sakta hO  AaOr [sailae ipta sao Anaunaya–ivanaya krko tqaa ek laMbaI rkma laokr vah baMba[- ko ilae rvaanaa hao gayaa qaa.

baMba[- maoM kafI ca@kr kaTnao ko baad ek baat ]sakI samaJa maoM AaOr Aa[-.  Agar iksaI yauvak ko saaqa ek sauMdrI s~I hO tao ]sao AasaanaI sao saflata p`aPt hao saktI hO.  laoikna ramagaaopala kao sauMdrI s~I khaÐ sao imalatI.

AaOr Aaja CbaIladasa kI khanaI saunakr ekaek ]nako idmaaga maoM yah baat Aa[- – "@yaa Bagavaana nao mauJao Anaayaasa [sa kmaro maoM [na laaogaaoM ko saaqa maorI sahayata krnao ko ilae Baoja idyaa hOÆ"

ramagaaopala nao kha¸ "AjaIba duinayaa hOMÑ  dUsaraoM sao hmaddI- krao¸ ]nakI sahayata krnao kI saaocaao – laoikna laaoga [Msaainayat sao baat tk nahIM krto – jaanao dIijae¸ galatI hao ga[-." 

pRYz  1 . 2 . 3 . 4

Aagao —