hIrabaa[- kao faribasagaMja phÐucanao kI jaldI nahIM. ihramana pr ]sakao [tnaa Baraosaa hao gayaa ik Dr–Baya kI kao[- baat nahIM ]ztI hO mana maoM. ihramana nao phlao jaI–Bar mauskra ilayaa. kaOna gaIt gaae vahÑ hIrabaa[- kao gaIt AaOr kqaa daonaaoM ka SaaOk hO , , , , [ssaÑ mahuAa GaTvaairnaÆ vah baaolaa¸ "AcCa¸ jaba Aapkao [tnaa saaOk hO tao sauinae mahuAa GaTvaairna ka ka gaIt. [samaoM gaIt BaI hO¸ kqyaa BaI hO."

iktnao idnaaoM ko baad BagavatI nao yah haOsalaa BaI pUra kr idyaa. jaO BagavatIÑ Aaja ihramana Apnao mana kao Klaasa kr laogaa. vah hIrabaa[- kI qamaI hu[- mauskurahT kao doKta rha.

"sauinaeÑ Aaja BaI prmaar nadI maoM mahuAa GaTvaairna ko k[- puranao GaaT hOM. [saI maulauk kI qaI mahuAaÑ qaI tao GaTvaairna¸ laoikna saaO satvaMtI maoM ek qaI. ]saka baap da$–taD,I pIkr idna–rat baohaoSa pD,a rhta. ]sakI saaOtolaI maaÐ saacCat raksanaIÑ bahut baD,I najar–caalak. rat maoM gaaÐjaa–da$–AfIma caurakr baocanaovaalao sao laokr trh–trh ko laaogaaoM sao ]sakI jaana–phcaana qaI. sabasao Gau+a–Bar hola–maola. mahuAa kumaarI qaI. laoikna kama krato–krato ]sakI hD\DI inakala dI qaI raksanaI nao. javaana hao ga[-¸ khIM SaadI–byaah kI baat BaI nahIM calaa[-. ek rat kI baat sauinaeÑ"

ihramana nao QaIro–QaIro gaunagaunaakr galaa saaf ikyaa –
'ho A–A–A– saavanaa–Baadvaa ko – r– ]maD,la naidyaa – maoM –maOM–yaao–Aao–Aao¸ 
maOyaao gao rOina Bayaavaina–hao–e–e–eÂ
tD,ka–tD,ko QaD,ko kroja–Aa–Aa maaora
ik hmahÐU jao baar–naanhI ro–e–e , , , , ."

Aao maaÐÑ saavana–BaadaoM kI ]maD,I hu[- nadI¸ BayaavanaI rat¸ ibajalaI kD,ktI hO¸ maOM baarI–@vaarI nanhI baccaI¸ maora klaojaa QaD,kta hO. AkolaI kOsao jaa}Ð GaaT prÆ saao BaI prdoSaI rahI–baTaohI ko pOr maoM tola lagaanao ko ilaeÑ sat–maaÐ nao ApnaI bajjar–ikvaaD,I baMd kr laI. Aasamaana maoM maoGa hD,baD,a ]zo AaOr hrhrakr barsaa haonao lagaI. mahuAa raonao lagaI¸ ApnaI maaÐ kao yaad krko. Aaja ]sakI maaÐ rhtI tao eosao duridna maoM klaojao sao saTakr rKtI ApnaI mahuAa baoTI kao ' ho ma[yaa [saI idna ko ilae¸ yahI idKanao ko ilae tumanao kaoK maoM rKa qaaÆ mahuAa ApnaI maaÐ pr gaussaayaI– @yaaoM vah AkolaI mar ga[-¸ jaI–Bar kr kaosatI hu[- baaolaI.

ihramana nao laxya ikyaa¸ hIrabaa[- tikyao pr kohunaI gaD,akr¸ gaIt maoM magana ekTk ]sakI Aaor doK rhI hO. , , , , Kao[- hu[- saUrt kOsaI BaaolaI lagatI hOÑ

ihramana nao galao maoM kÐpkÐpI pOda kI –
"hÐU–}Ж}Жro Da[inayaaÐ maOyaao maaorI–[-–[-¸
naaonavaa caTa[- kaho naahI maarila saaOrI–Gar–A–A.
eih idnavaaÐ Kaitr iCnarao iQayaa
toMhu paosaila ik tonaU–dUQa ]gaTna , , , .

ihramana nao dma laoto hue pUCa¸ "BaaKa BaI samaJatI hOM kuC yaa KalaI gaIt hI saunatI hOMÆ"

hIra baaolaI¸ "samaJatI hÐU. ]gaTna maanao ]baTna – jaao doh maoM lagaato hOM."

ihramana nao ivaismat haokr kha¸ "[ssaÑ" , , , saao raonao–Qaaonao sao @yaa haoeÑ saaOdagar nao pUra dama cauka idyaa qaa mahuAa ka. baala pkD,kr GasaITta huAa naava pr caZ,a AaOr maaÐJaI kao hukuma idyaa¸ naava Kaolaao¸ pala baaÐQaIÑ palavaalaI naava prvaalaI icaiD,yaa kI trh ]D, calaI . rat–Bar mahuAa raotI–CTpTatI rhI. saaOdagar ko naaOkraoM nao bahut Drayaa–Qamakayaa – 'caup rhao¸ nahIM to ]zakr panaI maoM foMk doMgao.' basa¸ mahuAa kao baat saUJa ga[-. maaor ka tara maoGa kI AaD, sao jara baahr Aayaa¸ ifr iCp gayaa. [Qar mahuAa BaI Cpak sao kUd pD,I panaI maoM. , , , , saaOdagar ka ek naaOkr mahuAa kao doKto hI maaoiht hao gayaa qaa. mahuAa kI pIz pr vah BaI
kUda. ]laTI Qaara maoM tOrnaa Kola nahIM¸ saao BaI BarI BaadaoM kI nadI maoM. mahuAa Asala GaTvaairna kI baoTI qaI. maClaI BaI Balaa qaktI hO panaI maoMÑ safrI maClaI–jaOsaI frfratI¸ panaI caIrtI BaagaI calaI jaa rhI hO. AaOr ]sako pICo saaOdagar ka naaOkr pukar–pukarkr khta hO – "mahuAa jara qamaao¸ tumakao pkD,nao nahIM Aa rha¸ tumhara saaqaI hÐU. ijaMdgaI–Bar saaqa rhoMgao hma laaoga." laoikna , , , , .

ihramana ka bahut ip`ya gaIt hO yah. mahuAa GaTvaairna gaato samaya ]sako saamanao saavana–BaadaoM kI nadI ]maD,nao lagatI hOÂ Amaavasyaa kI rat AaOr Ganao baadlaaoM maoM rh–rhkr ibajalaI camak ]ztI hO. ]saI camak maoM lahraoM sao laD,tI hu[- baarI–kumaarI mahuAa kI Jalak ]sao imala jaatI hO. safrI maClaI kI caala AaOr toja hao jaatI hO. ]sakao lagata hO¸ vah Kud saaOdagar ka naaOkr hO. mahuAa kao[- baat nahIM saunatI. prtIt krtI nahIM. ]laTKr doKtI BaI nahIM. AaOr vah qak gayaa hO¸ tOrto–tOrto. , , 

[sa baar lagata hO mahuAa nao Apnao kao pkD, idyaa. Kud hI pkD, maoM Aa ga[- hO. ]sanao mahuAa kao CU ilayaa hO¸ pa ilayaa hO¸ ]sakI qakna dUr hao ga[- hO. pMd`h–baIsa saala tk ]maD,I hu[- nadI kI ]laTI Qaara maoM tOrto hue ]sako mana kao iknaara imala gayaa hO. AanaMd ko AaÐsaU kao[- BaI raok nahIM maanato.

]sanao hIrabaa[- sao ApnaI gaIlaI AaÐKoM cauranao kI kaoiSaSa kI. ikMtu hIra tao ]sako mana maoM baOzI na jaanao kba sao sabakuC doK rhI qaI. ihramana nao ApnaI kaÐptI hu[- baaolaI kao kabaU maoM laakr baOlaaoM kao iJaD,kI dI – "[sa gaIt maoM na jaanao @yaa hO ik saunato hI daonaaoM qasaqasaa jaato hOM. lagata hO¸ saaO mana baaoJa laad idyaa iksaI nao." 
hIrabaa[- laMbaI saaÐsa laotI hO. ihramana ko AMga–AMga maoM ]maMga samaa jaatI hO.
"tuma tao ]stad hao maItaÑ"
"[ssaÑ"

Aaisana–kaitk ka saUrja dao baaÐsa idna rhto hI kumhlaa jaata hO. saUrja DUbanao sao phlao hI nananapur phÐucanaa hO¸ ihramana Apnao baOlaaoM kao samaJaa rha hO – "kdma Kaolakr AaOr klaojaa baaÐQakr calaao , , , e , , , , iC , , , iC , ,Ñ baZ,ko BaOyanaÑ lao–lao–lao–e ho –yaÑ"

nananapur tk vah Apnao baOlaaoM kao lalakarta rha. hr lalakar ko phlao vah Apnao baOlaaoM kao baItI hu[- baataoM kI yaad idlaata – yaad nahIM¸ caaOQarI kI baoTI kI barat maoM iktnaI gaaiD,yaaÐ qaIM sabakao kOsao maat ikyaa qaaÑ haи vah kdma inakalaao. lao–lao–laoÑ nananapur sao faribasagaMja tIna kaosaÑ dao GaMTo AaOrÑ

nananapur ko haT pr Aajakla caaya BaI ibaknao lagaI hO. ihramana Apnao laaoTo maoM caaya Barkr lao Aayaa. , , , , kMpnaI kI AaOrt jaanata hO vah¸ saara idna¸ GaD,I GaD,I Bar maoM caaya pItI rhtI hO. caaya hO yaa jaanaÑ

hIra hÐsato–hÐsato laaoT–paoT hao rhI hO – "Aro¸ tumasao iksanao kh idyaa ik @vaaro AadmaI kao caaya nahIM pInaI caaiheÆ"

ihramana lajaa gayaa. @yaa baaolao vahÆ , , , , laaja kI baat. laoikna vah Baaoga cauka hO ek baar. sarksa kMpnaI kI maoma ko haqa kI caaya pIkr ]sanao doK ilayaa hO. baD,I gama- tasaIrÑ
"pIijae gau$ jaIÑ" hIra hÐsaIÑ
"[ssaÑ"

nananapur haT pr hI dIyaa–baatI jala caukI qaI. ihramana nao Apnaa safrI laalaTona jalaakr ipCvaa maoM laTka idyaa. Aajakla Sahr sao paÐca kaosa dUr ko gaaÐvavaalao BaI Apnao kao Sah$ samaJanao lagao hOM. ibanaa raoSanaI kI gaaD,I kao pkD,kr caalaana kr doto hOM. baarh baKoD,aÑ

"Aap mauJao gau$ jaI mat kihe."
"tuma maoro ]stad hao. hmaaro Saastr maoM ilaKa huAa hO¸ ek AcCr isaKanaovaalaa BaI gau$ AaOr ek raga isaKanaovaalaa BaI ]stadÑ"
"[ssaÑ saastr–purana BaI jaanatI hOMÑ , , , , maOMnao @yaa isaKayaaÆ maOM @yaa , , , Æ"

hIra hÐsakr gaunagaunaanao lagaI – "ho–A–A–A– saavanaa–Baadvaa ko–r , , , Ñ"

ihramana Acarja ko maaro gaÐUgaa hao gayaa. , , , , [ssaÑ [tnaa toja jaohnaÑ hU–ba–hU mahuAa GaTvaairnaÑ

gaaD,I saItaQaar kI ek saUKI Qaara kI ]tra[- pr gaD,gaD,akr naIcao kI Aaor ]trI. hIrabaa[- nao hIramana ka kMQaa Qar ilayaa ek haqa sao. bahut dor tk ihramana ko kMQao pr ]sakI ]ÐgailayaaÐ pD,I rhIM. ihramana nao najar ifrakr kMQao pr koMid`t krnao kI kaoiSaSa kI¸ k[- baar. gaaD,I caZ,a[- pr phÐucaI tao hIra kI ZIlaI ]ÐgailayaaÐ ifr tna ga[-.

saamanao faribasagaMja Sahr kI raoSanaI iJalaimalaa rhI hO. Sahr sao kuC dUr hTkr maolao kI raoSanaI , , , , TPpr maoM laTko laalaTona kI raoSanaI maoM Cayaa naacatI hO Aasapasa. DbaDbaa[- AaÐKaoM sao¸ hr raoSanaI saUrjamauKI fUla kI trh idKa[- pD,tI hO.

faribasagaMja tao ihramana ka Gar–duAar hOÑ

na jaanao iktnaI baar vah faribasagaMja Aayaa hO. maolao kI ladnaI laadI hO. iksaI AaOrt ko saaqaÆ haи ek baar. ]sakI BaaBaI ijasa saala Aa[- qaI gaaOnao maoM. [saI trh itrpala sao gaaD,I kao caaraoM Aaor sao Gaorkr baasaa banaayaa gayaa qaa.

ihramana ApnaI gaaD,I kao itrpala sao Gaor rha hO¸ gaaD,Ivaana–p+I maoM. saubah haoto hI rIta naaOTMkI kMpnaI ko maOnaojar sao baat krko BartI hao jaaegaI hIrabaa[-. prsaaoM maolaa Kula rha hO. [sa baar maolao maoM palaca+I KUba jamaI hO. , , , , basa¸ ek rat. Aaja rat–Bar ihramana kI gaaD,I maoM rhogaI vah. , , , , ihramana kI gaaD,I maoM nahIM¸ Gar maoMÑ

"khaÐ kI gaaD,I hOÆ , , , , kaOna¸ ihramanaÑ iksa maolao saoÆ iksa caIja kI ladnaI hOÆ"

gaaÐva–samaaja ko gaaD,Ivaana¸ ek–dUsaro kao Kaojakr¸ Aasapasa gaaD,I lagaakr baasaa D,alato hOM. Apnao gaaÐva ko laalamaaohr¸ QaunnaIrama AaOr plaTdasa vagaOrh gaaD,IvaanaaoM ko dla kao doKkr ihramana Acakcaa gayaa. ]Qar plaTdasa TPpr maoM JaaÐkkr BaD,ka. maanaao baaGa pr naja,r pD, ga[-. ihramana nao [Saaro sao saBaI kao caup ikyaa. ifr gaaD,I kI Aaor knaKI maarkr fusafusaayaa– "caupÑ kMpnaI kI AaOrt hO¸ naaOTMkI kMpnaI kI."
"kMpnaI kI –[-–[-–[-Ñ"
" Æ Æ , , , , Æ Æ , , , Ñ"

ek nahIM¸ Aba caar ihramanaÑ caaraoM nao Acarja sao ek–dUsaro kao doKa. kMpnaI naama maoM iktnaa Asar hOÑ ihramana nao laxya ikyaa¸ tInaaoM ek saaqa saTk–dma hao gae. laalamaaohr nao jara dUr hTkr baityaanao kI [cCa p`kT kI¸ [Saaro sao hI. ihramana nao TPpr kI Aaor maÐuh krko kha¸ "haoiTla tao nahIM Kulaa haogaa kao[-¸ hlavaa[- ko yahaÐ sao p@kI lao AavaoMÑ"

"ihramana¸ jara [Qar saunaao. , , , , ,maOM kuC nahIM Ka}ÐgaI ABaI. laao¸ tuma Ka AaAao."
"@yaa hO¸ pOsaaÆ [ssaÑ" , , , , , pOsaa dokr ihramana nao kBaI faribasagaMja maoM kccaI–p@kI nahIM Ka[-. ]sako gaaÐva ko [tnao gaaD,Ivaana hOM¸ iksa idna ko ilaeÆ vah CU nahIM sakta pOsaa. ]sanao hIrabaa[- sao kha¸ "baokar¸ maolaa–baajaar maoM hujjat mat kIijae. pOsaa riKe." maaOka pakr laalamaaohr BaI TPpr ko krIba Aa gayaa. ]sanao salaama krto hue kha¸ "caar AadmaI ko Baat maoM dao AadmaI KusaI sao Ka sakto hOM. baasaa pr Baat caZ,a huAa hO. hoM–hoM–hoM Ñ hma laaoga ekih gaaÐva ko hOM.  gaaÐvaao–igaraimana ko rhto haoiTla AaOr hlavaa[- ko yahaÐ Kaegaa ihramanaÆ"
ihramana nao laalamaaohr ka haqa TIp idyaa – "baosaI Bacar–Bacar mat bakao."

gaaD,I sao caar rssaI dUr jaato–jaato QaunnaIrama nao Apnao kulabaulaato hue idla kI baat Kaola dI – "[ssaÑ tuma BaI KUba hao ihramanaÑ ]sa saala kMpnaI ka baaGa¸ [sa baar kMpnaI kI janaanaIÑ"

ihramana nao dbaI Aavaaja maoM kha¸ "Baa[- ro¸ yah hma laaogaaoM ko maulauk kI janaanaa nahIM ik laTpT baaolaI saunakr BaI caup rh jaae. ek tao picCma kI AaOrt¸ itsa pr kMpnaI kIÑ"
QaunnaIrama nao ApnaI SaMka p`kT kI – "laoikna kMpnaI maoM tao saunato hOM ptuiryaa rhtI hO."
"Qat\Ñ" saBaI nao ek saaqa ]sakao durdura idyaa¸ "kOsaa AadmaI hOÑ ptuiryaa rhogaI kMpnaI maoM BalaaÑ doKao [sakI bauiw. saunaa hO¸ doKa tao nahIM hO kBaIÑ"

QaunnaIrama nao ApnaI galatI maana laI. plaTdasa kao baat saUJaI – "ihramana Baa[-¸ janaanaa jaat AkolaI rhogaI gaaD,I prÆ kuC BaI hao¸ janaanaa AaiKr janaanaa hI hO. kao[- ja$rt hI pD, jaaeÑ"

yah baat saBaI kao AcCI lagaI. ihramana nao kha¸ "baat zIk hO. plaT¸ tuma laaOT jaaAao¸ gaaD,I ko pasa hI rhnaa. AaOr doKao¸ gapSap jara haoiSayaarI sao krnaa. haÐÑ"

ihramana kI doh sao Atr–gaulaaba kI KuSabaU inaklatI hO. ihramana krmasaaOD, hO. ]sa baar mahInaaoM tk ]sakI doh sao baGaa[na gaMQa nahIM ga[-. laalamaaohr nao ihramana kI gamaCI saÐUGa laI – "e–hÑ"

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