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Avwevi Ki m Lye Lykx| hb m wdvi Kj^vm| AvgwiKv Avwevi Ki djQ|
Ai ejj, KB Avwg Zv Qov `LwQ bv|
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cv - 4

dv Ki GK Qj Nyi Nyi Pv wew KiQ| Ai ZvK WK ejj, Zzwg GB


wiKkvIqvjvK GK Kvc Pv `vI| wiKkvIqvjv LvwbKUv nKPwKq Mj| GB RvZxq
cwiwwZi gyLvgywL m Gi AvM nq wb|
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KvUvq KvUvq PviUvi mgq Zvi Avmvi K_v, m ZvB GmQ| gywnei LuvR bB| m
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Kzwo GKzk eQii GKwU gqi Rb GKv GKv Acv Kiv h wK hbv Zv KRb
Rvb ? mRR GKv `vwoq _vKv gqi w`K mevB LvwbKUv KZznj, LvwbKUv KiYv
Ges LvwbKUv ZvwQj wbq ZvKvq| eyoviv Ggb fw Ki hb `k imvZj hvQ|
msm` febi GB ivvUv GLb ejZ Mj eyov`i `Lj| mKvj weKvj G`i `Lv hvq
nuvUvnuvwU KiQ| ^v iv| h KiB nvK Aviv wKQyw`b euvPZ ne| mgvRi AbvPvi
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wiKkvIqvjv Pv LZ LZ Zx `wZ AiK `LQ| GI GK hbv| GKRb
KD ZvwKq _vKj wKQyZB ^vfvweK nIqv hvq bv| Ai Avevi Nwo `Lj - gv cuvP
wgwbU cvi nqQ| mgq wK cyivcywi _g AvQ ? bv Nwo e ?
gywneK GZY `Lv Mj| j^v j^v cv dj QyUZ QyUZ AvmQ| Kvb w`K
ZvKvQ bv| Ai WvKj, GvB| gywne _gK `uvovj| hw`K _K k GmQ mw`K
bv ZvwKq Ab w`K ZvKvQ| wK h AZ KvKviLvbv ! ivM Aii Mv Rj hvQ|
AvRKi w`b m Ggb wekx cvkvK ci Gj wK Ki ? K ejQ ZvK cvvex ciZ ?
KUKU njy` iOi wmi cvvexZ ZvK h wK wekx `LvQ Zv evanq m wbRI
Rvb bv| Avqbv w`q wbqB wbRK `Lwb| Ai Mjv DwPq WvKj, GvB GvB|
gywne ZvKvj| Ges nm djj| mB nvwm GZ my`i h Ai Zvi `wi Ki Avmvi
Aciva AaK gv Ki w`j| KUKU njy` cvvex civi Aciva Aewk GLbv gv Kiv
hvQ bv|
ZvovZvwo AvmZ wMq `wi nq Mj| fe iLwQjvg AvR AZ GK Nv
AvM DcwZ ne| Mvwo hvMvo KiZ wMq ...
cv - 5

K ZvgvK Mvwo hvMvo KiZ ejQ ?


KD ejwb| fvejvg ...
Kv_vq Zvgvi Mvwo ?
Zj bevi Rb cUj cv _gwQj - Zvici Avi vU wbQ bv|
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AvU UvKv wiKkv fvov| `yUvKv IqwUs PvR|
Zvi BQv wQj wKQy KwVb K_v wiKkvIqvjvK ej| ejv nj bv| AvR GKUv f
w`b| AvR Zv`i weq| GB w`b KwVb K_v ejv me bv| Zvi GKzk eQi Rxebi
AbK K_vB m cieZx mgq gb KiZ cvie bv| wK AvRKi w`bi me K_v gb
_vKe| wK `iKvi AvR SMov Kivi ? eis wiKkvIqvjvi bvg wRm Kiv hvK| GB
wiKkvq KiB bv nq KvwR Awdm hvIqv hve| h wiKkvq Ki Zviv weq KiZ Mj
mB wiKkvqvjvi bvg Rvbv iBj| GUv g` wK ?
Zvgvi bvg wK ?
Avgvi wRMvb ?
nuv|
Avgvi bvg myiR wgqv|
myiR wgqv, Avgiv wLjMuvI KvwR Awdm hve| AvR Avgv`i weq| Zzwg wK wbq
hve Avgv`i ?
wiKkvIqvjv nuv bv wKQyB ejQ bv| gb nQ m Mfxi mgmvq co MQ|
GZY hvK Zzwg Zzwg Ki ejwQj GLb Ai ZvK wK gb Ki hb Avcwb ejj,
cv - 6

Avcwb wPv Ki GKUv wWwmkvb Avmyb| ewk mgq beb bv| Avgiv `wi KiZ cvie
bv|
Ai gywnei w`K GwMq Mj| gywne wmMviUi `vKvb _K wmMviU wKbQ| m
KLbv GKUvi ewk wKb bv| AvR GK cvKU wKb djj| wmMviU aivZ aivZ
ejj, Ai, Zzwg wK Zvgv`i evwoi KvDK weqi evci wKQy ejQ ?
Ai ejj, bv| Ze ivZ `kUv bvMv` mevB Rb hve| GKUv wPwV wjL Lvgi gyL
e Ki eo Avcvi Uwej iL GmwQ| Avcv weqevwoZ MQ| `kUv bvMv` wdie|
Zvici n P ea hve| evevi vK bv njB nq|
wK wjLQ wPwVZ ?
wZb jvBbi wPwV - AvR weq KiwQ ZvB jLv -
wKfve jLv - jvsqRUv wK ?
wZm jvBb Zv Lye KvweK jvsqR nq bv| Zey h_vmva Pv KiwQ|
KvK weq KiQ GBme wKQy jLwb Zv ?
bv| ay wjLjvg - GKwU eKvi Ges AvcvZ`wZ Ac`v_ hyeKK weq KiwQ|
Avgvi gb nQ bv Avwg Kvb Aciva KiwQ| Zvi ciI gv cv_bv KiwQ - Avcv, Zzwg
evev-gvK kv Kie Ges eywSq eje|
gywne Kbv Mjvq ejj, Zvgvi evev-gvi wiGKkvb wK ne ?
wK Ki eje wK ne ! Zv`i Kvb gqZv Gi AvM KvDK wKQy bv Rvwbq weq
Ki wb| GB c_g Ges GB kl| Pj iIbv nIqv hvK|
Zviv wiKkvq DVj| gywne ejj, W Zzj `e ?
bv|
Lvivc jvMQ Ai ?
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Ri Ri jvMQ| `L Zv Ri wK-bv ?
bv Ri bB|
Ai nvmZ nvmZ ejj, Ri bB ej nvZ mwiq wbj Kb ? jv jvMQ ?
cv - 7

, AvR Kb Rvwb Abw`bi Pq AbK ewk jv jvMQ| AvR gb nQ


cw_exi mevB ZvwKq AvQ Avgv`i w`K|
ZvwKq AvQ Zv eUB| ZvwKq AvQ Zvgvi njy` cvvexi Rb| Zzwg `qv Ki
AvR ivZB GB cvvex cywoq dje|
AvQv|
Ai nvjKv Mjvq ejj, weqi ci Avgiv hve Kv_vq ?
evmi Kv_vq ne GB K_v wRm KiQ ?
Ai A ^i ejj, u|
eRjyi evmvq|
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Avgvi zj Rxebi ez, AwZ fvj Qj| MZ ermi weq KiQ| Zvi eUv Zvi
PqI fvj| Iiv GKUv Ni Avgv`i Rb Qo w`qQ| dzjUzj w`q mvwRq jzj
KiQ|
AcwiwPZ Kviv evmvq DVZ Avgvi BQ KiQ bv|
I`i m wKQyY K_v ejjB Zvgvi gb ne Giv AcwiwPZ bv| LyeB cwiwPZ|
Zv Qvov Avgvi Avi Kvb RvqMvI bB hLvb ZvgvK wbq hZ cvwi|
Zzwg Zvgvi AvcvK me Lyj eje ejwQj - ejQ ?
bv|
ejwb Kb ?
Kvj eje| AvcvK GKUv mvicvBR `e|
Dwb ivM Kieb bv ?
cvMj, Avcvi ivM Kivi gZvB bB|
Avevi GKUv wmMviU awiqQ, GKUz AvMB bv GKUv Lj|
Ubkb eva KiwQ|
Ai Qv wbtkvm dj ejj, GB h Zvgvi cvk emwQ - klevii gZ ezi
cvk emwQ| Gici eme - ^vgxi cvk|
cv - 8

^vgx wK ez bv ?
M Dcbvm ez| eve bv| evei ^vgxiv hZUv bv ez Zvi PqI ekx
AwffveK|
gywne Mxi Mjvq ejj, Zzwg fzj KiQ Ai| Avwg Zvgvi ezB _vKe|
Ai Qv wbtkvm dj ejj, _vKj Zv fvjB|
Zvgvi gb Kvb m`n AvQ ?
AvQ| WUv Zzj `vI| AvmjB mevB Avgv`i w`K ZvKvQ| mePq ewk
ZvKvQ Avgv`i wiKkvIqvjv| hfve m cQb wdi wdi wiKkv PvjvQ gb nq
GvKwmWU Kie|
gywne W Zzj w`j| Ai ejj, AvR KZ ZvwiL ej Zv ?
GMvivB wWm^i|
evsjv KZ ?
Rvwb bv evsjv KZ|
Ai Qv wbtkvm dj ejj, AvR Avgv`i weq Avi AvRKi evsjv ZvwiLUv
Zvgvi Rvbvi BQv nj bv ? AvR 26k AMvqY|
I AvQv 26k AMvqY|
Avi Avgv`i wiKkvIqvjvi bvg nQ myiR wgqv| Zvi bvgUvI gb ivLv `iKvi|
Zvi wiKkvq Ki weq KiZ hvwQ|
gywne wKQy ejj bv| Ai ejj, fvj Ki `L Zv Ri wK-bv| GZ Lvivc jvMQ
Kb ? gv_v NyiQ| fzj Ri`v w`q cvb Lj hgb jvM Zgb jvMQ|
wKQyYi gaB me wVK nq hve| ai Avi Ava Nv|

Ai NwoZ `Lj Zv`i weqi cyiv Abyvb kl nZ gv 16 wgwbU jvMj| KvRx


mvnei KvQ AbyvbUv nqZ Lye evwis jvMQ| wZwb KqKevi nvB Zzjjb Ges
hi gZ ejjb, GBLvb mB Kib| ZvwiL `b| Ai MvUv MvUv Ki wjLj, AiYv
cv - 9

Payix| weqi Abyvb kl| wK Avh ! KUKU njy` cvvex Mvq cvk `uvwoq _vKv
gvbylUv GLb Zvi ^vgx| GB Rxebi meP KvQ gvbyl| Kvb fzj nqwb Zv ? cP eo
Kvb fzj ! h fzj GB Rxeb Avi kvaivbv hve bv| Aii cvwbi wccvmv cq Mj|
KvRx mvneK m wK eje cvwbi K_v ? bv-wK gywneK eje ? gywnei m K_v ejZ
jv jvMQ| gywnei w`K ZvKvZI jv jvMQ|
eRjy GwMq Gm ejj, fvex, Pjyb hvIqv hvK|
fvex WvKUv wK AZ kvbvQ ! Mv wki wki Ki| Ai wbtk Ni _K eij|
gywnei Ab eziv GLbv KD ZvK wKQy ejwb| GKRb ay ZvK ejQ KbMvPzjkbm fvex, ej nvZ GKUv Mvjvc dzj w`qQ| dzjUvi w`K ZvKvZI Kb
Rvwb jv jvMQ| gywneKI Ab iKg jvMQ| I AvQv GLb evSv Mj - evey Pzj
KUQb| bZzb nqvi vBj|
Mvjvc dzj `qv gvbylUv ejj, Kv_vI em GK Kvc Pv wKsev Kv wWsm LvIqv
hvK| KvQB GKUv fvjv KbdKkbvix `vKvb AvQ| hve ?
eRjy ejj, bv bv - BU Avgvi evmvq Pj| KK Kbv AvQ| KK KvUv ne|
ibyK Pv iwW ivLZ ejwQ| MvwoZ DV mevB| MvwoZ DV| gywne ZzB fvexK wbq
WvBfvii cvk em| Avgiv mevB cQb AvwQ|
Aii cP cvwbi wccvmv cvQ| gb nQ GK Mvm cvwb LZ bv cvij m gi
hve| eRjy bvgi gvbylUvi evmvq Zvi hZ GKeviB BQv KiQ bv| Ggb Kv_vI
hZ BQv KiQ hLvb GKUv gvbylI bB| Lye wbRb Kvb RvqMv, hLvb ay m Ges
gywne _vKe| Avi KD _vKe bv| KD bv|

eRjyi x iIkb AvivKI Aii cQ` nj bv| gqUv GK mKi Rb bv _g


K_v ej hvQ| gvMZ K_v| QvUvQywUI KiQ AKviY| GB mvgvb mgq GKUv
Mvm fOQ, Uwej K_i Dci cvqm dj w`qQ| mvgvb Pv `qv wbq m h
K_vwj ejj Zv nQ cv - 10

I gv| GLbv Pv w`jvg bv| Vvv nq MQ evanq| Vvv nj Vvv Pv LZ ne|


Avwg Avevi Mig KiZ cvie bv| mvivY Pzjvi cvk em _vKj M Kie KLb ? Pvq
wK wPwb `B bvB| hvi hvi `iKvi wbq beb| mwi mwi, wPwb eva nq `qv nqQ|
AvM PL `Leb| GLvb WvqvewUmIqvjv KD AvQ ? _vKj AvIqvR w`b| Avi
byb, Pvqi Kvc wmMviU djj H Pv Rvi Ki LvBq `e| gvB MW, PvgyP `qv
nqwb|
gywne AiK ejj, GKUz eviv`vq Gmv Zv|
Ai eviv`vq Gm Kv Mjvq ejj, mevB GZ K_v ejQ - Avgvi GKevi gv_v
ai MQ|
Giv ewkY _vKe bv, Pj hve| Zzwg wK wKQyY i be ? i wbZ PvBj
cvki Ni Pj hvI - ZvgvK `L gb nQ kixi Lvivc KiQ|
cP gv_v aiQ| Avi cvwbi wccvmv nQ| wZb Mvm cvwb LqwQ Zey wccvmv
wgUQ bv|
gv_v aiv wK Lye ewk ?
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`uvovI, cvivwmUvgj Gb w`wQ| kvb Ai, AvgvK Nv LvwbKi Rb GKUz
evBi hZ ne|
Ai nKPwKq Mj| Mxi Mjvq ejj, Kb ?
Avgvi `yjvfvB ej iLQb hb wVK mvo mvZUvq Awdm Zuvi m `Lv Kwi|
Zuvi K_v Zv ZvgvK ejwQ - `Lv bv Kij - BU eje, ei nq hvI|
Ai `ytwLZ Mjvq ejj, AvRKi w`bUv Zzwg Avjv`v ivLZ cvij bv ? ejZ cvij
bv h Zvgvi KvR AvQ ?
gywne A ^i ejj, bv Ai ejZ cvwi wb| `yjvfvBK GUv ejv me bv|
ZvQvov Avgvi xY m`n wK Rvb ? PvKwii Kvb evcvi| Dwb nqZ wKQy eev
KiQb| BQv Kij Zv wZwb cvib| Zzwg Nv LvwbK _vK, Avwg Pj Avme|
cv - 11

GB evwoZ Avgvi GK mKI _vKZ BQv KiQ bv| Zvgvi ez cZxK Avgvi
Amn eva nQ|
I wK Lye fvj gq Ai| K_v ewk ej| wK gq PgrKvi| Avgvi GKUv
Rbvij AeRvifkb wK Rvb ? hviv K_v ewk ej Zviv gvbyl fvj nq| hvI, Zzwg
fZi wMq em| GK Nvi ewk Avwg GK mKI `wi Kie bv| Ab|
GK Nvi ewk AvgvK hw` GB evwoZ _vKZ nq - Avwg `g e nq gviv hve H gwnjvwUK Avgvi Amn eva nQ|
K_v kl nevi AvMB eviv`vq iIkb AvivK `Lv Mj| m PuwPq ejj, KvRKvievi Gi gaB i nq Mj ? mviv ivZ Zv fvB coB AvQ| eviv`vq `uvwoq fvj
evmvevwm bv Kij nq bv ?
Aii Amn eva njI m nvmvi fw Kij| GB gwnjv wKQyY AvM ZvK
fqi Mv-Rvjv aivbvi gZ wKQy K_v ejQb| Aii BQv KiwQj Mjv Pc aiZ|
iIkb Aviv fvj gvbyli gZ ZvK WK cvki Ni wbq MQ| Mvq nvZ iL K_v
ejv i KiQ GB `L fvB Zvgv`i evmi Ni| cQ` nq wK bv `L|
Aii cQ` nj| NiUv AvmjB my`i Ki mvRvbv| evwjki Iqvi Ges weQvbvi
Pv`i nvjKv Mvjvcx| Mvjvcx Pv`i ejx dzj Ges Mvjvc w`q bvbv iKgi bKkv
Kiv| LvUi cvk mvBW Uwej dzj`vwb fiwZ Mvjvc| Nii Ab cv GKUv Uwej
cvwbi RM Ges Mvk| GKUv dv Ges Pvqi KvcI `Lv hvQ| Nii Pvi KvYvq PviUv
wNqi c`xc RjQ|
Ai fvB kvb, c`xc Rvwjq w`qwQ| evmiivZ Ni KLbv AKvi KiZ bB|
GB RbB c`xc| c`xc bfve bv| fqi wKQy bB, Zvgiv wK KiQ ev KiQ bv
Avgiv `LZ Avme bv| wZxq K_v nQ - dv Pv AvQ, wUwdb e KK wemwKU
Ges jvz AvQ| M KiZ KiZ ivZ wZbUv mvo wZbUvi w`K wa cq hve|
ewMZ AwfZv _K ejwQ| Avgv`i wK nqQ kvb - Ggb wa cq Mj| wnwn- wn| cUi wa wK Avi Pzgy Lj wgU ? wK fvB wVK bv ? Zvgv`i Rb GB
cv - 12

KviYB me Lvevi-`vevi w`q w`qwQ| meP BUU wRwbm iLwQ ZvlKi wbP|
BUU wRwbmUv wK ej Zv ?
Rvwb bv|
weqi ivZB Zzwg wbqB cMbU nZ PvI bv ? hvZ bv nZ nq mB eev|
GUvI fvB Avgv`i ewMZ AwfZvi dmj| GLb Zzwg AvgvK Amf fveQ| ci
AvgvK _vsm `e| eySj ?
Ai Kvb K_v ejwb| K_v ejZ BQ Kiwb| gywne h GK Nv _vKe bv mB
GK Nv Zvi wK Ki KvUe feB Awi jvMQ| ZvQvov gv_v aivUv evoQ| wbNvr Ri
Gm MQ| ewg ewg fveI nQ|

gywne Zvi `yjvfvB B GwkqvwUK wjwgUW-Gi Rbvij gvbRvi kwdKzi ingvb


mvnei Nii `iRv duvK Ki gv_v XzKvj|
kwdKzi ingvb ejjb, Acv Ki| Avwg ZvgvK WvKe| ejB wZwb nvZ Nwoi
w`K ZvKvjb| mvZUv cuvP evR| gywneK mvZUvq AvmZ ejwQjb| m cuvP wgwbU
`wi Ki GmQ|
kwdKzi ingvb mvnei GB Awdm NiwU ek RgKvjv| Iqvj Uz Iqvj KvcU|
wekvj AvKwZi mUwiqU Uwej wZbUv Uwjdvb| GKUv Uwjdvbi iO jvj| gb
nq Kvb wgwbvii Ni| Gqvi Kzjvi AvQ| GB kxZI Gqvi Kzjvi Pvjy Kiv| weR
weR k nQ| gv_vi Dci Lye Av dvb NyiQ| kwdKzi ingvb gvS gvSB ivZ
bUv-`kUv ch Awdm Ni _vKb|
wZwb gvbylUv QvULvU Ze ZuvK `LjB gb nq Cki G-RvZxq gvbyl`i
GKwRwKDwUf em evbvbvi Rb wekl Ki Zwi KiQb| Zuv`i Mjvi ^i Gqvi
Kzjvii nvIqvi gZB kxZj| gRvRI kxZj, Ze mB kxZj gRvRi mvgb Gm
`uvovj eyKi iI kxZj nq hvq|
cv - 13

wVK mvZUv Kzwo wgwbUi mgq kwdKzi ingvb ej wUcjb| gywne `iRv Lyj XzKj|
wZwb wei Mjvq ejjb, ZvgvK WvwKwb, Zzwg em| h_vmgq WvKe| eqvivK
WKwQ Pv `evi Rb|
GKUv KvR wQj `yjvfvB|
AvwgI ZvgvK KvRB WKwQ| AKvR WvwKwb| Acv Ki|
gywne Ni _K ewiq IqwUs ig emj|
kwdKzi ingvb ZuvK Kwd `qvi wb`k w`q Uwjdvb wbq emjb| we`ki m
Uwjdvb hvMvhvMi Rb GB mgqUvB Dg| wKQy Riix UvbRKkb Uwjdvbi
gvagB ne| Gj wm msv wKQy RwUjZv `Lv w`qQ|
ivZ AvUUvq gywne Avevi DuwK w`j| xY Mjvq WvKj, `yjvfvB|
kwdKzi ingvb dvBj `LwQjb| dvBj _K PvL Zzjjb bv| gywne ejj, Avgvi
Lye Riix GKUv KvR wQj|
kwdKzi ingvb kxZj Mjvq ejjb, Zvgvi m Riix K_v AvQ ejB ZvgvK
AvmZ ejwQ| Mwmc Kivi Rb WvwK wb| ZviciI Zzwg hw` gb Ki Zvgvi KvR
Ame Riix Zvnj Pj hZ cvi| ZvgvK eua ivLv nqwb|
wZwb Uwjdvb Zzj Wvqvj Kiv i Kijb| gywne wdi Mj AvMi RvqMvq| Zvi
gyL _y_y RgZ i KiQ, Ame ivM jvMQ| BQ KiQ cyiv AwdmUv cUj w`q
cywoq w`Z| Zvi mvgbB GmU Zey m BQ Ki KvcU wmMviUi QvB djQ|
Awdm GvUU iwdK wgqvi AevI Zvi gZ| mvne Awdm AvQb ej mI
hZ cviQ bv| Kbv gyL nuvUvnuvwU KiQ| wKQy Kivi bB ejB evanq gywneK Gm
wRm Kij, GB ermi kxZ Kgb eySZQb mvi ? gywne Kvb K_v ejj bv hw`I
Zvi ejZ BQ KiQ - KvQ Avm iwdK wgqv, Zvgvi Mvj GKUv Po `B| Po Lj
eySe kxZ KZ cKvi I wK wK ?
gywnei WvK coj ivZ `kUvq| kwdKzi ingvb nvB ZzjZ ZzjZ ejjb, mwi,
AbKY ewmq ivLjvg| ZvgvK wK Kwd `qv nqQ ?
wR|
cv - 14

`uvwoq AvQ Kb, evm|


gywne emj| gb gb ejj, AvcbvK Avwg Kvb KvjB cQ` Kwi wb| fwelZ
KLbv Kie, mB mvebvI AZ xY| Avcwb AwZ KzrwmZ GKwU cvYx| gvKokv
`Lj gvbyli hgb Mv wNb wNb Ki - AvcbvK `LjI Avgvi AweKj mB iKg Mv
wNb wNb Ki| GLb AvcbvK `LvQ GKUv gvKokvi gZ| gq gvKokv| h cU
wWg wbq Nyi eovq|
gywne|
wR|
ZvgvK wPUvMvr hZ ne|
gywnei Mv w`q kxZj mvZ eq Mj| eyK aK aK KiZ jvMj| gb nQ
gvKokvUv GLb eje - AvR ivZB hZ ne| ZzYv wbkx_vq|
gywne Pvcv Mjvq ejj, KLb hZ ne ?
w` Avwjqvi, w` eUvi| fvoi Ub hZ cvi| wKsev `ycyii w`K hZ cvi|
`ycyi Awdmi GKUv Mvwo wPUvMvs hve| hUv Zzwg cdvi Ki| Zvgvi Rb PvKwii
evev Kiv nqQ| wK PvKwi eZb KZ me wPUvMvs MjB Rvbe| Uwjdvb K_v ej
iLwQ| AvR `ycyiB Kbdvg Kiv nqQ| Qq mvZ nvRvi UvKv eZb nevi K_v|
ZviP ewkI nZ cvi| meP hUv fvj mUv nQ - KvqvUvi AvQ| hZ`~i bwQ
fvjv KvqvUvi| we`k Uwbs-Gi myhvM cve| me myhvM KvR jvMvZ cvij A
mgq fvjv DbwZ Kie|
gywnei rwc Ggb jvdvQ h gb nQ Mjv w`q i ei nq Avme| Mjvi
dzUv QvU ej eiZ cviQ bv| GUv ^c `k bqZv ? Pqvi em m nqZv Nywgq
coQ| gvS gvS ^c `k Lye eve nq| `yjvfvB Zvi w`K ZvwKq AvQb| ^c `k
njI GB gvbylUvK abev` m~PK wKQy ejv DwPZ| gywne dvm dvm Mjvq ejj,
_vsKm `yjvfvB|

cv - 15

AvgvK _vsKm `evi `iKvi bB| Zzwg AvgvK cQ` Ki bv Zv Avwg Rvwb|
AvwgI h ZvgvK cQ` Kwi ZvI bv| hvB nvK, KvRKg wVKgZ Kie|
imcbwmwewjwU bvgK evcviwU Av Kivi Pv Kie| wVK AvQ GLb Zvnj hvI|
gvbylUvK GLb Avi gvKokvi gZ jvMQ bv - eis my`i jvMQ| my`i|
Ni _K eibvi mgq `iRvq avv Lq Kcvji GKUv Ask dzj Mj| e_v
jvMQ| GUv Zvnj ^c bq| ^c kvwiixK e_v eva _vK bv|

gywne Avkv KiwQj ivZ GMviUvq m hLb DcwZ ne Ai Ame ivM Kie|
Ku`-KuU GKvKvi Kie| m-iKg wKQy nj bv| Ai nvwmgyL ejj, Avwg fvejvg
Zzwg cvwjq MQ, cP wa jMQ| Gmv LZ ewm| Av`k evOvjx x`i gZ bv
Lq em AvwQ|
gywne ejj, Iiv Kv_vq ?
Ai nvmZ nvmZ ejj, Zzwg Pj hvevi wKQyY ciB Zvgvi Ab eziv Pj Mj|
Zvici gRvi GKUv evcvi nj - Zvgvi wcq ez eRjy Ges iIkb Aviv fvix AKviY
Zzgyj SMov i Kijb| m GK `Lvi gZ `k| Avwg nZf^| GZ A mgq SMov
KvBg Pj hZ cvi Zv Avgvi Rvbv wQj bv| iIkb Aviv fvex Kuv`Z Kuv`Z
ejjb, Avwg wK bvBjbi `uwo w`q ZvgvK eua iLwQ ? Mv GIq| Zzwg Pj Mj
Avwg cvY euP hvB| Zzwg Avgvi jvBd nj Ki w`qQ| ZviciB fvex Dvi eM Ni
_K ei nq Mjb| Avwg Zvgvi ezK ejjvg, Avcwb `LQb wK DbvK AvUKvb|
eRjy mvne Mxi Mjvq ejjb, Avwg AvUKve Kb ? Avgvi wKmi `vq ? Avc`
we`q nqQ fvj nqQ| Zvi Ava Nv ciB eRjy mvnei gv_v Vvv nj| Dwb big
Mjvq ejjb, Avgvi wgmUK nqQ| LyeB Lvivc jvMQ| wK Kiv hvq ejyb Zv ? I
MQ Zvi fvBqi evwo, wbq Avwm wK ejb ? Avwg wKQy ejvi AvMB DwbI Dvj gZ
ewiq Mjb| mB _K Avwg GKv em AvwQ|
m wK ! Avi KD bB ?
cv - 16

GKUv KvRi gq AvQ| m ejj, mvn GB NUbv `y _K wZbevi nq|


mvaviYZ nq mvi w`K| eMg-mvne Zvi fvBqi evmvq Pj hvb| mvne hvb Zuvi
wcQy wcQy| ivZ evivUv-GKUvi w`K fvB Mvwo Ki `yRbK cuQ w`q hvb|
Zvi gvb wK GB h G-evwoZ Avgiv GLb gv `yRb ?
KvRi gqwU AvQ|
m Nywgq coQ wbqB| Kvb KvRKg bv _vKj Giv AwZ `Z Nywgq coZ
cvi|
Ai nvmZ nvmZ ejj, I NygyQ| `uvovI IK WK w`wQ, Lvevi Mig KiK|
WvKZ ne bv| Lvevi hv Mig Kivi Zzwg Ki| Avwg cvk `uvwoq wWiKkb `e|
Zvgvi gv_v aiv miQ ?
| Ni duvKv nIqv gv gv_v aiv Pj Mj|
Ai ivbvNi XzKj| Aii cQb cQb Mj gywne| Ai _vjv-evmb, nvwo-Kzwo
Ggbfve bvoQ hb GB ivbvNi Zvi `xNw`bi Pbv| Zvi wbRiB hb evwoNi| gywne
ejj, GKUv _vjvq Lvevi Mig Ki `vI - ivbvNi `uvwoqB Lq dwj|
Ai ejj - GKmjU AvBwWqv|
gby wK ?
cvjvI UvjvI Ki jzj KiQb|
gywne ejj - wbRiv eva nq bv Lq AvQ|
Ai cU Lvevi evoZ evoZ ejj, weqi ivZ Avwg Zvgvi m SMov Kie bv|
ay RvbZ PvwQ wK gb Ki Zzwg GZ `wi Kij ?
BQ Ki Kwiwb|
BQ Ki h Kiwb Zv Abygvb KiZ cviwQ| Zvgvi `yjvfvB ZvgvK AvUK
djwQjb, GB Zv evcvi ? Zzwg Zvi nvZ _K ei nq AvmZ cvij bv| GKwU
ivZi Rb wK GB mvnm `Lvbv hZ bv ?
gywne ejj, Zzwg wK SMovi myi K_v ejv i KiQ| AvR SMov Kij mviv
Rxeb SMov ne| Gmv AvR ivZUv nm nm cvi Ki w`| Avwg GMviUv nvwmi M
cv - 17

iwW Ki iLwQ| be Avi nvmZ nvmZ f coe| GMviUv Mi ga cuvPUv f`


Avi `yUv nQ wgW bvB kvj| ivZ evivUvi ci ejv hvq|
Ai ejj, Lei`vi Kvb Akxj M Pje bv| Akxj M ejj Avwg wK Lye ivM
Kie|
cw_exi meP gRvi Mwj nQ Akxj M|
Avwg cw_exi meP gRvi Mwj bZ PvwQ bv| Zzwg eis Kg gRvi Mwj
ej| GLywb i Ki| Zvi AvM RvbZ PvwQ Kcvj dvUvj wK Ki ?
gywne ejj, `ytL gvbyli Kcvj dvU AvgviUv dUQ Avb`| ci ZvgvK wQq
eje GLb kvb vwi bv^vi Iqvb| mvi Kvm covQb| kikvn c_g Nvovi WvKi
cPjb Kib| GK Qv ZvB b AevK nq ejj, m wK mvi ! kikvni AvM wK
Nvov WvKZ cviZ bv ?
Ai nvmZ nvmZ welg Lj| nvwmi k Nyg f KvRi gqwU DV GmQ|
m `yRbK ivbvNi `L ek AevK nj| Ai ejj, GvB kvb, Zvgvi Zv LvIqv nq
MQ| Zvgvi Nyg cj Nywgq co| _vjv-evmb wKQy ayZ ne bv| Avwg `iRv-UiRv Lye
fvj gZ e Ki NygyZ hve|
gywne ejj, mgq b Kivi Kvb gvb nq bv - wZxq MwU kvb| ivMkhvq
kvwqZv x Kuv`v Kuv`v Mjvq ^vgxK ejQ, Avwg Rvwb Avwg gviv MjB Zzwg euvP, ZvB
bv ?
^vgx xi gv_vq nvZ eyjvZ eyjvZ ejj, Ggb wbgg mZ K_v Gfve ejZ bB
jx mvbv| GKUz Nygvbvi Pv Ki|
Ai GB M nvmj bv| wei ^i ejj, gq`i QvU Kiv nq hme M mme
bZ Avgvi fvj jvM bv|
GB M Kv_vq gq`i QvU Kiv nj ?
QvU Kiv nqQ, Zzwg eySe bv|
Kv_vq QvU Kiv nqQ eywSq ej| Avwg GKUv mnR iwmKZv Kijvg| GLvb
gq`i Kv_vq QvU Kiv nj - ?
cv - 18

Ai ejj, Avjvc AvjvPbv Avevi wK SMovi w`K Uvb wbQ|


Avwg gRvi wKQy M ejvi Pv KiwQ| Zzwg hw` mwj SMovq wbq hvI Avwg wK
Kie ?
M ejv e Ki Pj NygyZ hvB| Ame Nyg cvQ|
gywne ejj, AvR Zv Nygybvi K_v bv| cw_exZ Ggb Kvb ^vgx-x cve bv hviv
evmi ivZ Nywgq KvwUqQ|
Ai ejj, Avgiv Zvnj ne evwZg| Avgiv weQvbvq hvIqv gv Nywgq coe| GK
Nyg ivZ Kvevi Ki `e|
Avwg ZvgvK GK mKi RbI NygyZ `e bv| `iKvi nj Mvq wmMviUi
QuvKv `e|
`vU wigvBm wg| kvevi Ni Zzwg wK wmMviU aivZ cvie bv| dzji M Ni
g g KiQ| Zzwg wmMviUi auvqvq Ni `yM Ki dje Zv nZ `e bv| `qv Ki
wmMviU hv LvIqvi GB ivbvNi Lq hvI| Avi Mv _K cvvexUv Lyj `vI| Avwg
GLb GUv cyove|
mwZ cyove ?
nuv mwZ| Lvj| GzwY Lvj|
wK cvMjvgx KiQ|
Kvb cvMjvgx KiwQ bv| hv ejwQ my gv_vq ejwQ| Avwg Zvgvi cvvex cyoveB|
GUv ne Avgv`i Rxebi GKUv BUviws NUbv| KD hw` AvgvK wRm Ki evmi ivZ wK KiQ ? Avwg eje, ^vgxi cvvex cywoq QvB evwbqwQ|
h cvvex ci weq KiwQ mB cvvex Avwg cyovZ `e bv| hZ Ki Zzj ivLe|
Avgvi Qj GB cvvex ci weq KiZ hve|
cvvex cyovbv nj bv| Zviv GK m kvevi Ni XzKj| Ai ejj, Zzwg q co,
Avwg kvwo cv AvmwQ| wmi kvwo co Avwg NygyZ cvie bv| iIkb Aviv fvexi
KvQ _K Avwg GKUv mywZ kvwo iL w`qwQ|
cv - 19

gywne ejj, kvwo cv AvmZ PvQ Avm, wK Le`vi Nygi bvg gyL Avbe bv|
mviv ivZ RM _vKZ ne|
AvQv hvI mviv ivZ RM _vKe|
nvB ZzjZ cvie bv, Ges ejZ cvie bv h Nyg cvQ|
AvQv evev hvI eje bv|
kvwo cv Gm Ai `L gywne NygyQ| Mvp Nyg| Ai ZvK RvMvj bv| gv_vi
KvQ em gv_vq nvZ eyjvZ eyjvZ AmsLevi ejj, Avwg ZvgvK KZUzKz fvjevwm Zv
Zzwg Kvb w`bI Rvbe bv| Zvgvi c Rvbv me bq| cw_exZ AvR GB gyn~Z Avgvi
Pq mywL gq KD bB| Zvi PvL cvwb Gm Mj|
Nii Pvi KvYvq wNqi c`xc RjQ| dzji M evZvm myiwfZ| kl ivZ
AvKvk Puv`I DVj| c`xci Avjvi m Puv`i Avjv gvLvgvwL nq bZzb GK aibi
Avjv Zwi nj| Aii Lye BQv KiQ Nyg fvwq gywneK GB AZ Avjv `Lvq| wK
ePviv Kv nq NygyQ| Avnv ! ePviv NygvK| Aii RM _vKvi K_v, m RM
_vKe|

cv - 20

\2\
kwdKzi ingvb evwo wdijb ivZ mvo `kUvq|
mvo `kUv nQ Zuvi evwo divi kl wjwgU| GcvUgU nvDm| GMvivUvi mgq
Kjvcmej MU e nq hvq| hviv Mfxi ivZ evwo di Zv`i x`i Pvwe nvZ em
_vKZ nq| kwdKzi ingvb Zuvi x RevK GB Svgjv cvnvZ `b bv| wZwb Aviv
wKQy KvR Kib hv xiv cQ` Kib, hgb DuPz Mjvq Revi m KLbv K_v ejb bv|
LvIqv `vIqv wbq Zuvi Kvb LuyZLyZvwb bB| ivbv Kgb nj, fvj bv g` Zv wbq K_v
ejv AcqvRbxq gb Kib| ivZ kvevi AvM GKUv wmMviU Lvb, ZvI eviv`vq| Ni
wmMviUi auvqvq AKvi Kib bv|
kwdKzi ingvb Ni XvKv gv Rev ejj, gywne mB h mKvj evmv _K ei
nqQ GLbv wdi wb| Lye wPv jvMQ|
wZwb Kvco QvoZ QvoZ ejjb, wPv jvMvi wK AvQ| IZv KwP LvKv bq|
Kvb LuvR bv w`q mvivw`b evBi| Avgvi Lye Awi jvMQ|
kwdKzi ingvb ev_ig XzK cojb| wZwb xi AwiZv KgvZ cviZb, ejZ
cviZb - gywne fvjB AvQ| `Lv nqQ wKQyY AvM| Zv ejjb bv| AKviY
AwiZv Zuvi fvj jvM bv| Revi AbK wKQyB Zuvi fvj jvM bv| Zv wZwb cKvk
Kib bv| wZwb Svgjv wenxb msmvi cQ` Kib| Awdm AbK Svgjv mn KiZ
nq| msmvi Svgjv k~b nIqv mB RbB GZ `iKvi| wbRi weivU evwo Qo wZwb
GcvUg nvDm DV GmQb Svgjv Kgvbvi Rb| Qv msmvi, Qwei gZ MvQvbv
GcvUgU _vKe| KvRi jvK ev evowZ jvKi hbv _vKe bv| evowZ gvbyli hbv
ZuvK ejZ Mj cvq mviv Rxeb mn KiZ nqQ| gywne AvQ Zuvi weqi ci _KB|
wbRi evwoZ hLb wQjb gywnei DcwwZ Zgb PvL co wb| GLvb PvL coQ|
Zuvi gq mviv K wbq m hme Avnjv`x Ki ZvI Zuvi cQ` bq| ci ivZ Awdm
_K wdi `Lb eviv`vq gywne j^v nq q AvQ| Zvi mg kixi mv`v Pv`i
cuPvbv| mviv eviv`vq Uwej `uvwoq AvQ| fq KuvcQ|
cv - 21

wZwb ejjb, wK evcvi mviv ?


mviv ejj, gvgv Kzgxi mRQ| wK fqsKi ZvB bv evev ?
GKRb eq gvbyl eviv`vq MovMwo LvQ - GB aviYvUvB Zvi KvQ iwPKi gb
nq wb| Zvi Dci `k eQii GKUv evPvK fq `LvbviI Kvb gvb nq bv|
kwdKzi ingvb ev_ig _K ei nq mivmwi Lvevi Uwej Pj Mjb| Pqvi
emZ emZ ejjb. mviv LqQ ?
nuv|
wZwb j Kijb ay ZuvKB cU `Iqv nqQ| Rev LZ emwb| fvBqi Rb
Acv| `ycyi wZwb evmvq Lvb bv| ivZ GKejv Lvb| mZ KviYB Avkv Kib ivZ
Rev Zuvi m LZ eme|
Rev ejj, wK h `ywv jvMQ| mKvj nVvr AvgvK ejj, Avcv AvgvK wK
Zzwg...
Rev K_v kl Kij bv KviY Zvi gb nj gvbylUv wKQy bQ bv| Rev ejj, Avi
GK PvgP fvZ `B ?
kwdKzi ingvb ejjb, AviK PvgP fvZ jvMj Avwg wbq be| ZvgvK w`Z
ne bv|
LvIqv kl Ki wZwb gqK `LZ Mjb| gqUvi m LvwbY K_v ejZ
cvij fvj jvMZv| K_v ejv hve bv| mviv wbqB Nywgq coQ| `kUvi ci m GK
mKI RM _vKZ cvi bv|
kwdKzi ingvb Ni em evwZ RvjvZB mviv DV emj| Kvgj Mjvq ejj, Kgb
AvQ evev ?
fvj AvwQ gv| Zzwg NygvI wb ?
Du| Nyg AvmQ bv|
`ycyi NywgqwQj ?
bv|
cv - 22

gkvwi Zzj kwdKzi ingvb weQvbvq emjb| mviv Kgb Mxi fwZ em AvQ|
gqUv `LZ Zvi gvi gZ my`i nq wb| Zuvi gZ nqQ| wPeyK PvL meB Zuvi gZ|
Mvqi iOI kvgjv| wK wZ wQj gqUv hw` Zvi gvi Mvqi iOi LvwbKUv cZ|
evev !
wK gv ?
Zzwg GZ Mxi Kb ?
AvwgZv me mgqB Mxi| Zzwg Mxi Kb ?
gvgvi Rb Avgvi gb Lvivc| gvgv AvmQ bv Kb ?
Zvgvi gvgv GKRb eq gvbyl| m hw` mvivw`b bvI Avm Zv wbq GZ wPvi
wKQy bB| Avme| ZvQvov AvR ivZ Zvi m Avgvi `Lv nqQ|
I|
NygyZ hvI gv|
kwdKzi ingvb wbRi Ni Pj Mjb| LvwbKY KvMR cojb| ivZ evivUvi
w`K NygyZ hvevi AvM kl wmMviU Lvevi Rb eviv`vq Gm `Lb Rev em AvQ|
nvZ Kjvcmej MUi Pvwe| fvBqi Rb cZxv| GLbv m bv Lq Acv KiQ|
kwdKzi ingvb xK wKQyB ejjb bv|
Rev GKv GKv em AvQ| eviv`vq Avjv wbwfq `qv nqQ| Avav Avjv,
Avav Auvavi GKv GKv em _vKZ AzZ jvM| gywne AvR mKvj Zvi KvQ Pvik
UvKv PqwQj| m w`Z cviwb| msmvii UvKv Zvi KvQ _vK bv| ePviv Kvbw`b
Zvi KvQ UvKv-cqmv wKQy Pvq wb| AvRB PqwQj - m w`Z cvi wb| Revi PvL
wfR DVQ| GB fvBwU Zvi eoB Av`ii|

cv - 23

\3\
ivM nvZ KvgovZ BQv KiQ| GB evMaviv Kvi mw K Rvb| gywnei GB
gyn~Z gb nQ GiP mwVK evMaviv evsjv mvwnZ Avi bB| mwZ mwZ Zvi nvZ
KvgovZ BQv KiQ| wPUvMvs hvevi Rb Zwi nq m fvi AvUUvq Pj GmQ|
KviY Zvi `yjvfvB gvbylwU Awdm Avmb KuvUvq KuvUvq AvUUvq| Awdm Gm wZwb hb
`Lb gywne DcwZ AvQ| GB KviYB gywne QyU GmQ Aii KvQ _K| wVKgZ
we`vqI bqv nq wb| Kb m wPUvMvs hvQ, Ke wdie wKQyB ejv nqwb| Zvi PqI
eo K_v m AiK evmvq GKv dj GmQ| eRjy Ges Zvi x di wb| I`i
evcviUv wK mB LuvRI bqv nqwb| Pj Avmevi mgq Mig Pvqi Kvc dz w`Z w`Z
ay ejQ, Zvgvi m `Lv ne `yw`b ci| GB `yw`b Avwg Kv_vq hvwQ wK KiwQ
wKQy wRm Kie bv|
Ai ejQ, wRm Kie bv| di MWm mK GBfve Pv LI bv| gyL cyoe|
gyL AjiwW cyo MQ| Dcvq bB| mKvj AvUUvi AvM Awdm DcwZ _vKZ
ne| kvb Ai, Avwg hw` wcwiP Xj Pv-Uv LvB Zvnj wK Zvgvi my iwPeva Lye
AvnZ ne ?
ne| Ze AvRKi Rb AbygwZ `qv Mj| wcwiP XjB LvI|
gywne wcwiP Pv XvjZ XvjZ ejj, Kvj ivZi evcviUvi Rb Avwg `ytwLZ|
Kvb evcvi ?
GZ cvb cvMvg KiI klUvq q j^v Nyg| eySj Ai GZ Avivgi Nyg Avwg
Kvbw`b NygvBwb| mwi, fzj ejjvg| AviKevi NywgqwQjvg| Gm. Gm. wm. cixvi
iRvi ci| AsK Lye Lvivc nqwQj| aiB wbqwQjvg cvk Kie bv| iRv nevi
ci `wL mK wWwfkb| Ggb Nyg w`jvg| Nyg fQ ciw`b mKvj `kUvq| Avb`
Ges `ytL gvbyli bv-wK Nyg nq bv| Avgvi gKvwbRg m~Y Dv| Avb` Ges `ytL
GB `yB evcviB Avgvi Nyg eo hvq| evevi gZzi K_v wK ZvgvK ejwQ ? evevi kvm
K i nevi ci evevK nvmcvZvj bqv nj| fqven Aev| mevB QvUvQywU KiQ|
cv - 24

gZzi AvM AvM evev wK gb Ki Rvwb AvgvK `LZ PvBjb| KvbvKvwU ... jzj|
AvgvK LuyR cvIqv hvQ bv| nVvr Avwevi Kiv nj - Avwg nvmcvZvji eviv`vi
ewZ q givi gZ NygywQ|
Ai ejj, Nygi ga Zvgvi wK K_v ejvi Afvm AvQ ?
AvQ| K_v ejvi Afvm AvQ, bvK WvKvi Afvm AvQ, weQvbv _K Mwoq
co hvevi Afvm AvQ| AviKUv Afvm Lye QvUejvq wQj - Zvgvi my iwPi
KviY ejZ cviwQ bv| Afq w`j ewj ...
ejvi `iKvi bB|
eySZ cviQ eva nq Rj NwUZ evcvi|
Avn& Pzc Ki Zv| mvZUv GKzk evR|
wK mebvk !
GiKg QUdU Kie bv Zv| Pzc Ki em| Rj fm hvK Zvgvi GcqUgU|
AvB Wv Kqvi|
AvQv hvI emjvg|
GLb ej AvgvK weq Ki Zzwg wK myLx nqQ ?
gywne nvmZ nvmZ ejj, weq h KiwQ ZvB eySZ cviwQ bv| GLbv ZvgvK
cwgKvi gZ jvMQ| xi gZ jvMQ bv|
wK Kij xi gZ jvMe ?
GKUz SMov KiZv|
gywne nvmQ| k Ki nvmQ| Aii gb nj - GK my`i Ki GKUv gvbyl wK
fve nvm ?
Lye hw`b Zvov _vK mw`b eweUw cvIqv hvq bv| hw`I cvIqv hvq mB
eweUwi vU wKQyY ci ci e nq hvq Ges mw`b ivvq meP ewk Rvg _vK|
gywnei ejvq KvbUvB NUj bv| m KuvUvq KuvUvq AvUUvi mgq Awdm DcwZ
nj| m eweUw _K bvgvi wKQyY ci Gjb kwdKzi ingvb| gywneK h_v mgq
cv - 25

DcwZ `L wZwb Avbwb`Z njb wK-bv evSv Mj bv| Kbv gyL ejjb, Avgvi
wc.G-K wPwV UvBc KiZ w`qwQ| Ii KvQ _K wPwV wbq hvI|
wR AvQv|
GKUv wcK-Avc hve wPUvMvs| WvBfvi GjB iIbv nq hve|
wR AvQv|
Kvj ivZ Kv_vq wQj ? evmvq diwb Kb ? Zvgvi Avcv `ywv KiwQj| hw`b
evmvq wdie bv ej Avme|
gywne ZZxqevii gZ ejj, wR AvQv|
ZvK GKUv Uwjdvb Ki RvbvI h Zzwg fvj AvQ Ges wPUvMvs hvQ| wK KviY
hvQ ZvI RvbvZ cvi| m Lykx ne|
gywne evmvq Uwjdvb Kij bv| mevB LvwbKUv `ywv fvM KiK| PvKwi nevi ci
m `Lv Kie| AvcvK mvjvg Ki eje - Avcv Zzwg nQ GB cw_exi mek gwnjv|
Zvgvi gZ fvj gq GB cw_exZ AvM Rbvqwb, fwelZI Rbve bv|
GB K_vwj AvcvK AbKevi ejZ BQv nqQ - KLbv ejv nqwb| GB aiYi
bvUzK K_v ejv gykwKj| ZvQvov bvUzK K_v b Avcv nm dj ejZ cvi - GK
Po Lvwe|
wcK-Avci WvBfvi mKvj `kUvq Gm DcwZ nj| weim gyL ejj, Mvwoi eK
MMvj AvQ| eK wVK bv Ki Mvwo ei Kiv hve bv|
gywne ejj, eK mvivZ KZY jvMe ?
GB aib GK Nv| IqvKkc bv wbj eySe bv|
m hw` ejZ Nv `yB jvMe Zvnj eRjyi evmv _K Nyi Avmv hZ| Ai wbqB
GLbv hvq wb| gywne ejj, Avgiv Zvnj GMvivUvi w`K iIbv nwQ ?
wR|
GK Nv mgq KvUvbvB mgmv| AvcvK GKUv Uwjdvb Kij Aewk AbKUv
mgq KvUe| Avcv Avav Nvi AvM Uwjdvb Qvoe bv| gywne aygv mgq KvUvbvi
RbB Uwjdvb Kij|
cv - 26

Avcv ?
Rev UwjdvbB cP agK w`j - Kvj ivZ ZzB Kv_vq wQwj ? wbP Kjvcwmej
MU AvUK `q, Avwg ivZ mvo evivUv ch Pvwe nvZ emv...
GKUv KvR AvUKv co wMqwQjvg|
wKmi Zvi GZ ivRKvh ? Zvi KvRZv GKUvB - Uv Uv Ki kni Nviv| Kvj
ivZ bv Gm fvjv KiwQm| Gj k Ki Mvj Po ewmq w`Zvg| Kv_vq ivZ
KvwUqwQm ?
Avgvi GK di evmvq|
GKUv Uwjdvb wK mLvb _K Kiv hZv bv ?
Mixe d Avcv, Ii Uwjdvb bB|
Ii bB, Ab`i Zv AvQ| h Kvb `vKvb wMq `yUv UvKv w`j Uwjdvb
KiZ `q|
GKUv dvgmx _K Uwjdvb KiwQjvg Avcv| jvBb wQj GbMRW|
Le`vi wg_v ejwe bv| ZzB wg_v K_v ejj Avwg Ui cvB|
AvQv Avcv hvI Avi wg_v eje bv| mwZ K_vB ejwQ - Kvj weq KiwQ Avcv|
gqi bvg Ai| nvjv Avcv, bZ cvQ ? nvjv ?
AbKY ci Rev ejj, Zvi K_vi aiY gb nQ mwZ weq KiwQm| AvmjB
KiwQm ?
u|
Avgvi Mvq nvZ w`q ej|
Zvgvi Mvq nvZ `e wK Ki ? Zzwg cuvP gvBj `~i em AvQ|
weq Zvnj mwZ KiwQm ?
u|
KvU ?
KvU bv - KvRxi Awdm|
AvgvK ejj wK Avwg evev Ki w`Zvg bv ?
cv - 27

AekB w`Z, Ze `yjvfvB ZvZ ivM KiZb| Avwg ZuvK ivMvZ PvBwb|
Avi Avwg h ivM Kijvg mUv wKQy bv ?
Avgvi Dci Zzwg ivM KiZ cvie bv| Zvgvi c Zv me bv|
me bv Kb ?
KviY GB cw_exZ hZ gq RbMnY KiQ Ges fwelZ hZ gq RbMnY
Kie Zzwg Zv`i mevi Dci|
AvgvK Lywk Kivi Pv KiwQm ?
Zv KiwQ Ze mB m mwZ K_v ejwQ|
Avgvi GLbv wekvm nQ bv ZzB weq KiwQm|
Avgvi wbRiv wekvm nQ bv|
gqUv `LZ Kgb ?
gvUvgywU|
gvUvgywU gvb ?
gvUvgywU gvb Ame my`i|
Kvjv bv dmv ?
gyLUv Lye dmv wK nvZ `ywU mB Zzjbvq Kvj| nvZ gb nq wg wUg Nm bv|
nvBU KZ ?
K Rvb KZ !
cvkvcvwk hLb `uvovm ZLb m-wK Zvi Kvb ch Avm ?
Avm evanq|
Zvnj cuvP dzU wZb| IRb KZ ?
Avi wK gykwKj| Avwg wK ZvK `vwocvjv w`q gcwQ ?
gqUv AvQ Kv_vq GLb ?
Kb ?
Avwg `Lv Kie| evmvq wbq Avme|
cv - 28

Ame Avcv| gq Mvcb AvgvK weq KiQ| GUv GZY wbqB evwoZ
RvbvRvwb nqQ| I`i evwoZ GLb KqvgZ nQ|
nvK KqvgZ| ZzB wVKvbv ej|
wVKvbv ejZ cvie bv Avcv| Uwjdvb bv^vi w`Z cvwi| wK Zvgvi cvq cowQ,
IK mvgj wbZ myhvM `vI| AvR Uwjdvb Kie bv|
ek Kie bv| ZzB evmvq Pj Avq|
bv Avwg GLb we`q nwQ| Zvgvi m `Lv ne ci| ivwL Avcv|
ivwL gvb ? Uwjdvb bv^vi `|
gywne Uwjdvb bv^vi w`j| Rev ejj, gqUvi gyL j^v bv Mvj ?
gywne wei nq ejj, gyL j^v bv Mvj Zv w`q wK ne ?
`iKvi AvQ| Mvj gyLi gqiv fvMeZx nq|
Zvgvi gyL Zv Mvj| Zzwg wK fvMeZx ?
Rev LvwbY Pzc _K ejj, ewki fvM Mvj gyLi gqiv fvMeZx nq|
gvS gvS GKmckb nq| hLb GKmckb nq ZLbKvi Aev fqven ...
Avcv, Avwg Avi K_v ejZ cvie bv| WvBfvi Gm MQ| Avgiv GzwY iIbv
ne|
gqUvi Mvj wK wZj AvQ ? Wvb Mvj ?
eo hbv KiQ Zzwg Avcv|
hbv KiwQ Kb Rvwbm ? Avwg GKevi ^c `LwQjvg Zvi weq nqQ Mvj
gyLi GKUv gqi m| mB gqUvi Wvbw`Ki Mvj wZj|
Aii Wvbw`Ki Mvj wZj AvQ|
mwZ ejwQm ?
nuv mwZ| Avcv Avwg GLb hvB| WvBfvi evUv `yjvfvBqi gZ KwVb `wZ Avgvi
w`K ZvKvQ|
Rev wLjwLj Ki nm djj|
gywne WvBfvii w`K ZvwKq ejj, Avgiv GLb iIbv ne bv-wK fvB ?
cv - 29

WvBfvi ejj, bv|


bv Kb ?
LvIqv-`vIqv Ki vU Kie| wPvi wKQy bvB| DovBqv wbqv hve|
fvB Avcbvi bvg wK ?
gnwmb|
gnwmb mvne, Dovq bqvi `iKvi bB| axi my hveb|
h-iKg ejeb m-iKg hve| Avcbvi GKUv K_v ewj fvB mvne, hw` wKQy gb
bv Kib|
bv wKQy gb Kie bv, ej djyb|
Avgvi KqKRb Avxq hve wPUvMvs| hw` AbygwZ `b Givi Mvwoi wcQbi wmU
emvq wbq hvB|
Avgvi w`K _K Kvb Amyweav bB| ay mwZ K_vUv ejyb Giv Avcbvi Avxq
bv-wK fvovi wewbgq wKQy cvmvi wbq hvQb ?
gnwmb Di w`j bv| nvB Zzjj| gywne ejj, cvmvi Kv_v _K Zzjeb ?
mvq`vev`| evm kbi KvQ|
Mvwo fwZ Ki cvmvi wbq wbb, ay j ivLeb Avgvi emvi Rb hb RvqMv
_vK| MvwoZ DVB Nyg `e| mvivivZ NygvBwb| NygvZ NygvZ Ges ^c `LZ `LZ
hve|
WvBfvi nm djj|
Mvwo iIbv nj `ycyi GKUvq| gywne emQ WvBfvii cvki mxU| mxUUv Xvjy, em
Avivg cvIqv hvQ bv| Mvwo fwZ gvbyl| `ywU cwievi gvjvgvj wbq DVQ| n P,
PPvgwP nQ| mevi RvqMvI nQ bv| QmvZ eQii GKUv evwjKv gvMZ ejQ,
mvgb eme, mvgb eme| eva nq gywneK ejZ nj, Avm mvgb Avm| gqwUK
Kvj wbq gywneK emZ nqQ| gqwU Zvi Mjv Rwoq emQ| K_vevZv Ggbfve
ejQ hb gywne `xNw`bi cwiwPZ|
wK bvg Zvgvi LyKx ?
cv - 30

Avgvi bvg jxbv| Avwg Kvk UzZ cwo|


evn&|
Avgiv GB iKg GKUv Mvwo wKbe|
GZ eo Mvwo wKbe ?
GiPqI eo wKbe| jvj iO-Gi|
Lye fvj|
Avey wKb w`e| Aveyi AbK UvKv AvQ|
cQbi wmU emv jxbvi Avey wei nq agK w`j, Pzc Ki jxbv| ewk K_v ej|
Avey UvKvi MvQ cyZQ|
jxbv mvgwqKfve Pzc Kij| jxbvi evev gywnei w`K ZvwKq ejjb, mvi GKUv
wmMviU Lveb ? ebmb AvQ|
gywne ejj, GLb BQv KiQ bv|
hLb BQv Ki AvgvK ejeb| j^v Rvwb, wmMviU Qvov nq bv| Avwg `kUv
ebmb wKbwQ nv-nv-nv| Avi mvi gq hw` ewk wei Ki Po w`eb Vvv nq hve|
weQy gq| mv_ wbq ei nB bv| eva nq XvKvq wMqwQjvg| Avgvi QvU kvjKi
weevn wQj| cwievi wbq hZ nj| wZb nvRvi UvKv MPv| nvZ GKevi Lvwj| mvii
Mvwo cvIqvq iv nqQ|
gywne j Kij jxbvi eveviI K_v ejvi ivM AvQ| gq meZ evevi KvQ
_KB K_v ejvi we`v AvqZ KiQ|
Avgvi kvjK evsK KvR Ki| Avie evsjv`k evsK|
ZvB bv-wK ?
wR mvi| Avi gqi evwo gnicyi| Aewk GLb Zviv XvKvq mUjW&| gq
Avcbvi Gg.G. cvk|
LyeB fvj|
jxbv Nywgq coQ bv-wK GKUz `Lb Zv mvi| Nywgq coj gyLi jvjvq mvU
wfwRq `e| GKUz Kqvidzj _vKeb mvi|
cv - 31

Mvwo cvq Do PjQ| gnwmb GKi ci GK Mvwo IfviUK KiQ| GLb


cvjvcvwj PjQ GKUv UvKi m| UvK wKQyZB mvBW w`Q bv| UvKi cQb jLv
gvqi `vqv|

cv - 32

\4\
Ai`i evwoi bvg ic wbjq|
`k KvVv RvqMv wbq ek eo evwo| mvgb evMvb AvQ| DjvwmZ nevi gZ evMvb
bv eis wei nevi gZ evMvb| h-KD GB evMvb `L fzi KuyPK eje GZ my`i
RvqMvUvK MZ-UZ Luyo Gme wK KiQ ? AvcvZ`wZ hwjK MZ ej gb nQ
Zvi KvbUvB MZ bq - Rjvavi| Aii evev Rvwgj mvne GBme Rjvavii cwiKbv
KiQb, hLvb dzU _vKe Rjc| GKKUv Rjvavi wNi _vKe wgwb dzj evMvb|
evwo XK ivLe bxj cvZvi evMvb wejvm| wekl aibi AvKvkx bxj iOi evMvb
wejvmi Pviv Avbvbv nj kxjsKv _K| Pvi eQii gv_vq cvZv eij `Lv Mj
cvZvi iO bxj bq Mvjvcx| Rvwgj mvne gvjxK WK ejjb, MvQ wZbUv KU dj|
Ai ejj, m wK evev ! GZ eo MvQ KU dje ?
Rvwgj mvne fvix Mjvq ejjb, AekB KvUe| G-RvZxq MvQ evsjv`k fwZ|
bxj cvZv PqwQjvg - Gwj wK bxj ?
GLb bxj bv, ci nqZ bxj ne|
Rvwgj mvne AvMi PqI fvix Mjvq ejjb, nqZ kUv Avwg AcQ` Kwi|
nqZ ej cw_exZ wKQy bB| Bqm A_ev bv| Zzwg hw` ej GB MvQi cvZv AekB
bxj ne, Avwg gvjxK KvUZ wbla Kie|
Ai Pzc Ki Mj| wZbUv MvQB KU djv nj|
Rjci ejvZI GB evcvi| Rjvavi Rjc dzUj bv| well nvwUKvjPvwi
ejjb, cvwbi MfxiZv Kg ejB c dzUQ bv| Aviv `ydzU Mfxi Ki w`b| ZvnjB
ne|
Rvwgj mvne Rjvavi Aviv `ydzU Mfxi Kijb| c dzUj bv| nvwUKvjPvivwiK
Avevi WK Avbv nj| wZwb ejjb, ewk Mfxi nq MQ|
ekx Mfxi nqQ ?
wR, AekB ewk nqQ|
cv - 33

Rjci welq Avcwb Rvbb Zv ?


Rvbe bv gvb ? wK ejQb Avcwb !
Avgvi aviYv Avcwb GKRb gnvg~L| Rjc Kb Kvb c mKB Avcwb wKQy
Rvbb bv| hnZz GUv g~Li `k mnZz Ki LvQb| Avcwb `qv Ki we`q nvb|
Rjc cvR evwZj nq Mj| Rjvavii Pvicvk wgwb evMvbi cvRI
evwZj| Rvwgj mvne GLb cyiv evMvb wbq bZzb Ki wPv-fvebv KiQb| wPv-fvebv
kl nqwb ej evMvb i nqwb| hnZz gvjx GKRb AvQ - wbqwgZ eZb wbQ,
mnZz m Gjvgjvfve wKQy MvQ jvwMqQ| ewki fvMB Mvjvc| Mvjvc Rvwgj
mvnei AcQ`i dzj| wK Zuvi QvU gq Mvjvc-cvMj ej wZwb MvQwj GLb
ch mn Ki hvQb|
Rvwgj mvnei eqm cuqlw| ^v ay h fvj Zv bv AwZwi iKgi fvj|
`vivMv nq PvKwiZ XzKwQjb, wWAvBwR nq wiUvqvi KiQb| mvi`v cywjk
GKvWgxZ Uwbs wbZ hvevi AvMi w`b Zuvi evev bexM nvB zji GvwmmUU nW
gvvi gyvje mvne ZuvK wbq evwoi cQb Pj Mjb| mLvb Rvwgj mvnei
gvqi Kei|
gyvje mvne ejjb, Zzwg Zvgvi gvqi Kei Quyq cZxv Ki h PvKwi Rxeb
mrc_ KvUve| Ggb PvKwiZ XzKQ hLvb mr _vKv LyeB KwVb| cZxv Ki|
Rvwgj mvne ejjb, cZxv Kivi cqvRb bB|
Rvwb cqvRb bB| Zey Ki|
wZwb cZxv Kijb| GB cZxv wiUvqvi Kivi w`b ch envj iLQb| eZbi
cwZwU cqmv wnme Ki LiP KiQb| wiUvqvi Kivi ci Rxebi mg mq w`q evwo
Kijb| `vZvjv Kivi BQv wQj| GKZjv KiZB me kl nq Mj| fvwMm mvi
mgq `k KvVv RvqMv Kbv wQj|
Rvwgj mvnei Avw_K Aev GLb gvUB myweavi bv| mq wKQy bB| cbkbi
AaK wew Ki w`qQb ej cwZgvm hv cvb Zvi cwigvb bMY| Rvwgj mvnei x
ivnjv GKwU KjR Aavcbv Kib| GB UvKvUv msmvi jvM|
cv - 34

gvUvgywU AwfRvZ GjvKvq GKwU PgrKvi evwo| evwoi mvgbi evMvb Ges Pwek
Nvi GKRb gvjx `L GB cwievii Avw_K Aev mK h KD wev nZ cvi|
wev nevi wKQy bB| cwieviwUi Avw_K Aev kvPbxq| Rvwgj mvnei QvU gq
Aii weq wVK nq AvQ| mB weq wKfe `qv hve Zv Rvwgj mvne fe cvQb
bv| Zuvi gRvR Lye Lvivc hvQ| Zuvi fqsKi gRvR evwoi mevB AvZsKM| KviY
gvbylwUi Gi AvM `yevi vK nqQ| ZZxqevii avv mBZ bv cviviB K_v|
Ai wiKkv _K Lye fq fq bvgj|
evmvq wK nQ K Rvb| fqsKi wKQy wbqB nQ, wKsev nq MQ| evev Lye
me nvmcvZvj| gxi Zvi QvU evbi Mvcb weq Kivi Lei evevK `e Avi wZwb
^vfvweK _vKeb GB Avkv `yivkv gv|
evwoZ Kvj ivZ wK NUQ Zv Ai Lye fvj Kbv KiZ cviQ| Avcv weqevwo
_K wdij ivZ bUvq| gvi m M-U Ki ivZ `kUvq NygyZ Mj| ZLb Zvi nvZ
wPwV coj| wPwV covi ci LvwbKY gv_vq nvZ w`q em _vKvi ci m GKUv weKU
wPrKvi w`j| gv QyU Gm ejjb, wK nqQ ? m wbRK mvgj wbq ejj, wKQy bv gv
- NygvI| gv ejjb, nvZ Kvi wPwV ?
gv wPwV cojb| evev cojb| evevi vK nj| ZuvK wbq `ycyi ivZ mevB Mj
nvmcvZvj| GLbv mevB nvmcvZvj, KD wdiwb| GB KviYB evwo Lvwj| gvjx gwZ
fvBKI `Lv hvQ bv| mKvjejv Lyowc nvZ gwZ fvB me mgqB evMvb _vK| AvR
Kb _vKe bv ?
Ai MU Lyj evMvb XzKj| gwZ fvBK `Lv hvQ| SvSwo Ki cvwb wbq
AvmQ| Ai fq fq ejj, gwZ fvB evmvi Lei me fvj ?
gwZ ejj, n|
Zvi gvb m wKQyB Rvb bv| gwZK wKQy wRm KivB fzj nqQ| evMvb Qvov
m Ab wKQy Rvb bv| Rvbvi AvMnI bB| G-evwoi GKUv gvbyl gi Mj m hZUv
K cve ZviP AbK ewk K cve GKUv Mvjvc MvQ giv Mj|
gwZ fvB evmvq wK KD bB ?
cv - 35

AvQ| Lvwj Avv MQ KjR|


evev AvQb ?
n|
Zvi gvb wK ? wPwV coI evev wbRK mvgj wbqQb ? Acv KiQb Zvi
Rb ? wekx AevUv Govevi Rb gv Pj MQb evBi ?
Ai Kwjs ej wUcj| AvR Kwjs ejUvI hb Ab iKg Ki evRQ| Kvbvi gZ
k nQ|
`iRv Lyjjb Rvwgj mvne| Zuvi nvZ Leii KvMR| wZwb gqK wKQy bv ej
AvMi RvqMvq wdi Mjb| Ai fq fq ejj, Kgb AvQ evev ?
wZwb wei Mjvq ejjb, hgb me mgq _vwK Zgb AvwQ| fvj _vKvi gZ wKQy
NUwb, Avevi Lvivc _vKvi gZ wKQy NU wb| AvRKi KvMR cowQm ?
bv evev|
gb w`q co|
wK AvQ KvMR ?
wK AvQ mUv Rvbvi RbB Zv coZ ejwQ| b KvMRUv nvZ Ki wbq hv|
KvMR nvZ Ai evwoi fZi XzKj| evSvB hvQ evev GLbv wKQyB Rvbb bv|
Avcv ZvK ejwb| eywgZxi gZ Pc MQ| gxi eviv`vq gvovq em QjK
wWgcvP LvIqvevi Pv KiQ| Pvi dj nqQ fqven| mviv gyL, Mvq, gSZ
wWgi QovQwo| gxi ejj, ZzB bv ejwj `ycyii w`K Avmwe, GLb Pj Gwj h ?
fvj jvMwQj bv| Avcv Zzwg wK wPwVUv coQ ?
Kvb wPwV ?
Zvgvi Uweji Dci GKUv wPwV wQj bv ?
wQj bv-wK ? KB `wLwb Zv| Kvi wPwV ?
Reve bv w`q Ai gxii Ni XzK Mj| wPwV mwiq djZ ne| `yGK w`b ci
RvbvjI Kvb wZ bB| Nyg Zvi kixi f AvmQ| Ai wVK Kij Mig cvwb w`q
cv - 36

m `xN GKUv kvIqvi be| Zvici ci ci `yKvc Pv Lq Uvbv Nyg `e| Zvi AvM
Aewk Leii KvMRUv co djv `iKvi| evev Riv Kieb|
Kj^vq GKw`bi mvK kxl eVK|
evKiM 5 Avmb AvR fvU| wgyLx jovB|
mvwfqZ gZvK`wj Bqjrwmbi `Lj|
48 Nvi agNU cvjb Kib t c bZe`|
ewM jvBbPzZ| mvZRb hvx AvnZ|
nwWs covi ci Avi wKQy coZ BQv Ki bv| nwWs coZ MjB nvB IV, Lei
coe wK|
Ai gqbvi gvK Mig cvwb KiZ ej Avevi eviv`vq Gj| Avcv wWg LvIqvbvi
Pv Pvwjq hvQ| bZzb AviKUv wWg cvP `Lv hvQ| Avexii gyLi mvgb PvgP
ai gxi ejQ - GKUz nv Ki evey| GKUz nv Ki| Avy Zvgvi jvj UzK UzK Qv wRfUv
`LZ Pvq| Avgvi eveyi gZ my`i wRf GB cw_exZ Avi KviviB bB|
Ai ejj, Kb hbv KiQ Avcv ? Qo `vI bv|
wbRi PvL `LwQm bv ^vi nvj, ZviciI ejwQm Qo w`Z ?
Rvi Ki LvIqve, Zvici ewg Ki meUv dj w`e|
djyK| Zvi evPvK ZzB Zvi w_Iix gZ gvbyl Kwim|
LZ PvQ bv Zey Zzwg Rvi Ki LvIqve| ZvgvK KD Rvi Ki LvIqvj
fvj jvMZ ?
ZzB Avgvi mvgb _K hv Zv|
wPwVi evcviUv gxi DjL Kij bv| wKQy wRm Kij evwbq evwbq GK Mv`v
K_v ejZ nZ| A K_vq wg_v ejv hvq bv| mvgvb wg_vI AbK dwbq dvwbq
ejZ nq|
gxi ejj - Kvj weq evwoZ `vib gRvi GKUv evcvi nqQ - Avwg nvmZ
nvmZ ...
wK nqQ ?
cv - 37

gxi wK nqQ Zv ejv e iL eveyK wWg LvIqvbvq e nq Mj| LvI


jxmvbv, LvI| nv Ki| `wL Avgvi eveyi jvj UzKUzK wRfUv ?
Ai ejj, Kvj weq evwoZ wK nqwQj ? IgvMv wK my`i Avgvi eveyi|
`LwQm bv eveyK LvIqvwQ, Kb wei KiwQm ?
AvQv AvQv Avi wei Kie bv|
ZzB evevK GK Kvc Pv w`q Avq Zv Avgvi KvQ Pv PqwQjb, Avwg eveyi
LvIqv wbq AvUKv co Mjvg|
Qvov cve KLb ?
wK Rvwb KLb| GZv nv KiQ bv|
Vvk Ki GKUv Po `vI| Po Lj nv Kie| ZLb gyL wWg XzwKq AviKUv Po
`vI| fq cq wWg wMj dje|
gxi KwVb PvL ZvKvj| Ai Pj Mj ivbvNi evevi Rb Pv evbvZ| gqbvi gv
Pv evbvbvi KvRUv fvjB cvi wK Zvi Pv evev gyL `eb bv| Zvi ivbvKiv Lvevi LZ
Kvb Amyweav bB, ay Pv LvIqv hve bv|
Ai evevi mvgb Pvqi Kvc bvwgq iL ejj, evev Pv| Rvwgj mvne PvL e Ki
Avakvqv nq AvQb| wZwb PvL Lyjjb bv| PvL e iLB ejjb - evm gxi|
gxi bv evev, Avwg Ai|
ZvK Zv Pv evbvZ ewjwb| gxiK ejwQjvg| `vwqZ Uvdvi Ki `evi h
e`Afvm gxii nqQ Zvi djvdj my`~icmvix| ZvK hLb hv KiZ ewj ZLwb m Zv
Abi Nvo Pvwcq `q| GK mK `wi Ki bv| Kvj ZvK ejjvg mvU Bw Ki
w`Z| m m m PuwPq ejj, gv evevi mvU Bw Ki `vI|
eveyK wbq e _vK|
ZvB `LwQ| ZzB evm|
Avwg GLb Mvmj Kie evev| cvwb Mig Kiv nqQ, `wi Kij Vvv nq hve|
Mvmj Vvv cvwb w`qB KiZ nq| kxZKvj Mvmj KiZ nq eid kxZj cvwb
w`q|
cv - 38

Mig Kvj dzU cvwb w`q ?


Mig Kvj wjDKIqvg cvwb w`q| Leii KvMR coZ ejwQjvg, cowQm ?
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PvL covi gZ wK cqwQm ?
Zgb wKQy cvBwb|
Zv`i mgmv wK Rvwbm ? Zv`i mgmv nQ Zviv wbR`i wbq e| Avk
cvk wK nQ bv nQ mw`K Kvb j bB| DrmvnI bB| AvRKi Leii
KvMRi d cR GKRb KzivMxi K_v Qvcv nqQ| m Avmj KzivMx bq|
gKvc wbq ivMx mvRZ| dvgMUi IfviexR q wfv KiZ| m aiv coQ| mg
KvMRi d cR Zvi Qwe, wekvj wbDR|
Ai xY ^i ejj, fix BUviws|
Rvwgj mvne Kov Mjvq ejjb, gvUB BUviws bq| GKRb Amnvq gvbyl
ivMx mR gvbylK avKv w`Q mB Lei `ki msev`ci c_g cvi msev` nZ
cvi bv|
Zv Zv eUB|
ZzB Kvb wKQy bv eySB ejwj, Zv Zv eUB|
Mvmj KiZ hvB evev| cvwb Vvv nq hvQ|
Rvwgj mvne Reve w`jb bv| wei gyL Pvqi Kvc PzgyK w`Z jvMjb|
Ai Mvmj kl Ki Gm `Lj, eveyi wWg fY ce kl nqQ| GLb PjQ
`yacvb ce| `yaI wWgi gZ PvgyP Ki LvIqvbv nQ| Pzj AuvPovZ AuvPovZ Ai
ejj, Avcv GKUv KvR Ki, dzUeji cvvi wKb Avb| Zvici mB dzUej cvvi `ya
fi eveyi gyL cv Ki `vI|
gxi ejj, GBme iwmKZv Avgvi fvj jvM bv|
Zvgvi Zv GLb cw_exi Kvb wKQyB fvj jvM bv|

cv - 39

gxi ejj, ZzB me mgq Avgvi cQb jvwMm bv Zv Ai, Avgvi Amn jvM| Avi
kvb AvR weKj evmvq _vKwe - Aveivi mvne Uwjdvb KiwQjb| K_vi fw `L
gb nj weKj Avmeb|
Avmeb ejQb ?
mivmwi ejb wb| wRm KiwQjb Zvi K_v| Avwg ejjvg, ezi evwoZ MQ|
ivZ _vKe| mB ezi Uwjdvb AvQ wK-bv wRm KiwQjb|
I|
ZzB AvR weKj evmvq _vKwe wK-bv RvbZ PvwQjb| Avwg ejwQ _vKe|
Avcwb AvmZ PvBj Avmyb|
wK ejjb, Avmeb ?
wKQy ejb wb| Avmeb Zv eUB| ZzB weKj evmvq _vwKm|
Avwg evmvqB _vKe| hve Avi Kv_vq ?
Mvmj Ki GK Kvc Mig Pv Lvevi ci ci Aii Nyg KU Mj| GKUz AvM Nyg
PvL Rwoq AvmwQj - GLb Nyg bB| kixi Kvb KvwevaI bB| m wVK Kij,
AveiviK jLv wPwVUv kl Ki dje| AvR hw` Avmb ZuvK nvZ nvZ `e| bv
Gj evmvq wMq w`q Avme| m weqi RbB Acv KiwQj| weq nq MQ Avi
Acv Kivi wKQy bB|
Ai `xN wPwV wjLZ cvi bv| AbK wKQy jLvi Rb m KvMR Kjg wbq em,
LvwbKUv jLvi ci gb nq me jLv nq Mj| mB A_ AveiviK jLv Zvi wPwVUv
ek `xN ejv hZ cvi| wPwVZ m^vab bB| wK m^vab `qv hvq AbK feI m
ei KiZ cviwb - myRbly, wcqRbly, kv`ly ... KvbUvB gvbvq bv| ZvQvov wPwV
hZUzKz wjL iLQ Zvi KvQ fvj jvMwb| gb nq cyiv evcviUv Aviv my`i Ki
Aviv wQq jLv hZ|
Avcwb wbqB Avgvi GB `xN wPwV `L AuvrK DV fveQb, evcviUv wK ?
nvZi jLv `LI wbqB wei nQb| fveQb GB gqUvi nvZi jLv GZ evR
Kb| G Rxeb Avwg hZ eKv LqwQ Zvi kZKiv 60 fvM nQ Lvivc nvZi jLvi
cv - 40

Rb| Gm.Gm.wm. Ges GBP.Gm.wm.-Z Avwg KvbgZ Ub Uzb dv wWwfkb


cqwQ| Avgvi aviYv, Avwg Aviv fvj KiZvg| GKRvwgbviiv nqZ Avgvi nvZi jLv
coZB cvib wb| AvcwbI coZ cviQb wK-bv Rvwb bv| cyiv wPwV hw` bv cob
Zvnj GKRvwgbvi`i gZ AvcwbI AvgvK AbK Kg b^i `eb| `qv Ki cob|
eyaevi Avgvi weq nevi K_v, AvR mvgevi| weqi GLbv `yw`b `wi| Avwg wVK
Ki iLwQ wPwV kl Ki ivLe, AvcbvK `e bv| AvcbvK `qv ne weqi GK w`b
ci| hnZz Avcwb GLb wPwV coQb Avcwb ai wbZ cvib hw`b weq nevi K_v
wQj mw`bB nqQ| hvi m weq nqQ Avcbvi Zzjbvq m AwZ bMb gvbyl, Kgbvi|
Gg.G. cvk KiQ - KvbgZ GKUv mK Kvm RvMvo KiQ| PvKwii mvb
NyiQ wkKvix KzKzii gZ| hLvbB Zvi gb nqQ PvKwii mvebv AvQ mLvbB m
DcwZ nqQ| Avcwb bj wbqB nvmeb PvKwii Rb m gqgbwmsni g`bi GK
cxo mvnei gvRvi wRqviZ Ki GmQ| GLbv wKQy nqwb| PU Ki h ne m
mvebvI xY| `ki PvKwi-evKwi GLb cxi-dwKi`i nvZ bv| hv`i nvZ Zviv
gywneK PvKwi `e bv|
eySZB cviQb Ii bvg gywne| hme wRwbm gqiv cQ` Ki bv Zvi meB gywnei
ga AvQ| iwP GK e Zvi bB| Ggb me Kzrwmr iOi kvU ci m Avm hv my
gv_vq Kvb gvbyl wKbZ cvi bv| GKevi m Mvjvcx iOi GK nvIqvB kvU ci
DcwZ nqwQj| wmi kvU| mK n gvKU _K Zwk UvKvq wKbQ Ges Zvi
aviYv nqQ GZ my`i kvU m Zvi Rxeb AvM KLbv ci wb| m Ame fxi|
GKw`b ZvK wbq Avwg cvewjK jvBeixi mvgb ivv w`q nuvUwQ nVvr e` UvBci GK
Avaeyov jvK BQ Ki AvgvK avv w`q GwMq Mj| Avwg _gK `uvwoq ejjvg, H
eyovUvK WK wRm Ki Zv GUv Kb Kij| gywne ejj, Avnv ev` `vI bv| c_
PjZ avv jvM bv ?
Avwg KwVb Mjvq ejjvg, c_ PjZ avv GUv bq| Zzwg GzwY wMq eyovK ai
Avb|
cv - 41

gywne wmMviU aivZ aivZ ejj, Avwg bvUK KiZ cvie bv| eyov hw` BQ Ki
avv w`qB _vK Zvnj Avwg GLb ejj Zv avv diZ Pj hve bv|
Zv hve bv - Ze m mveavb ne|
ZvK mveavb Kivi `vwqZ wbZ BQv KiQ bv| Zzwg cyiv evcviUv fzj hvI Zv|
ZzQ wRwbm gb ai ivLj Pj bv|
ivM Avgvi Mv Rj Mj| Zvi KvQ meB ZzQ wRwbm| m _vK Zvi evbi m|
Zvi `yjvfvB ZvK w`bivZ Acgvb Ki| Acgvbi `yGKUv bgybv b Avgvi gv_vq
Avb ai MQ| m wbweKvi - Zvi KvQ Gme nQ ZzQ wRwbm|
Zvi UvBc mK eySevi Rb GKUv NUbvi ay DjL Kwi| Avcwb Ame
eywgvb| GKwU NUbv _K Zvi Pwi ai djZ cvieb| ewkw`b AvMi K_v bv, gvm
wZbK ne| Zvi m M KiZ KiZ AvmwQ| m nVvr ejj, GK mK `uvovI
ev_ig mi Avwm|
Avwg nZf^ nq ejjvg, Kv_vq ev_ig mvie ?
m wbweKvi fwZ ejj, ivvi cvk| Wb AvQ Zv| `uvwoq `uvwoq Svgjv
PzwKq dje| bv cejg|
Avwg ejjvg, ivvq kZ kZ jvK hvQ Gi ga Zzwg ev_ig mvie ?
nuv|
Zzwg wK cvqB GiKg Ki ?
Avgvi gZ hyeK, hv`i KvRB nQ mvivw`b kni Nyi eovbv - ev_ig mvivi
KvR Zv`i GfveB KiZ nq| GUvZv mvbdvbwmmKv kni bq h ivvi gvo gvo
cvewjK UqjU _vKe|
Zzwg hw` mwZ GiKg Ki Zvnj Avwg wK Pj hve| Avi KLbv Avgvi `Lv cve
bv|
Zzwg PvI Avwg evWvi dU gviv hvB ?

cv - 42

GB ej m AvgvK m~Y Dcv Ki ivvi cvki GKwU Avg MvQi w`K GwMq
Mj| G _K Avcwb wbqB Ii gvbwmK MVb eySZ cviQb ... Avcbvi m Ii
KvbB wgj bB ...
wPwV GB ch coB Aii Nyg cq Mj| gqbvi gv Ni XzK ejj, Avdv Avcbi
eo Avdv WvK| Ai wei gyL ejj, Kb ?
evey ewg KiZQ|
ewg Kie Zv Zv Rvbv K_vB - GZY h Ki wb ZvB fe Avh nwQ|
AvcvK wMq ej Avwg hZ cvie bv| Avwg GLb Nygye| Le`vi `ycyi AvgvK WvKZ
cvie bv| fvZ LvIqvi RbI WvKe bv| hw` Uwjdvb Avm eje Avwg evmvq bB|
gqbvi gv Pj hvevi ci gxi `iRv ai `uvovj| ivMx Mjvq ejj, evey ewg KiQ
Avi ZzB AvmwQm bv| ZzB Zv w`b w`b Agvbyl nq hvwQm Ai|
Ai ejj, Avwg NygywQ Avcv| AvgvK wWmUve Kiv bv| ewg Ki eveyi cU Lvwj
nq MQ| IK Avevi wWg `ya LvIqvI|
ZzB Ggb nq hvwQm Kb ?
Kgb nq hvwQ ?
GKRb BbmbmwUf gvbyl| `qvgvqv bB ...|
Avgvi `qvgvqv `Lvbv wVK ne bv Avcv| Avwg `qvgvqv `LvZ MjB mevB eje
gvqi Pq gvwmi `i` ewk| GUv wVK ne bv|
Zvi `yjvfvB ZvK MZ gvm wPwV wjLQ| ZzB Reve w`qwQm ?
bv|
bv Kb ?
mevBK wK wPwV wjLZ BQ Ki ? wPwV jLv hvq Lye wmjKUW KRbK|
`yjvfvB Zvi ga cob bv|
gxi ivM Ki Pj Mj| Ai AveiviK jLv wPwVUv Avevi coj| cQ` nj bv|
Aviv wQq wjLZ ne| nvZi jLvI fvj nq wb| jvBb Uvbv KvMR wjLZ ne|
cv - 43

Nyg PvL Rwoq AvmQ| Nyg Nyg Aevq jLv wPwVjv my`i nq| Kgb Ki hb
wPwVZ wKQy ^c fve Pj Avm|
Ai LvZv wbq Dcyo nj| cvqi Dci Pv`i Qwoq w`j| Rvbvjv w`q iv` Gm
Mvq coQ| Lye Avivg jvMQ| Ai wjLZ i Kij| c_gB m^vab| m^vabUvB
KwVb| m^vab AbKLvwb ejv nq hvq| Ai wjLj wcqZgly| GB m^vabi wPwV
Aveivi mvneK cvVvbv hvq bv| GB wPwV gywnei Rb| GUv g` bv| gywne wdi Gj
m AbKw`b `Lv Kie bv| cvwjq cvwjq eove, wKsev Pj hve gvgvievwo K`yqvq| gywne hLb wPvq wPvq Awi ZLb nVvr wPwV cve|
wcqZgly,
Zzwg fviejv U Ki Pj Mj| GUv GKw`K fvjB nqQ| Avwg wbRK
wQq bevi mgq cqwQ| wein KvZi nBwb| M Dcbvmi bvwqKviv meZ wein
KvZi nq Kuv`Z emZ| Avwg wK KiwQ Rvb ? Avwg Lye mnR ^vfvweK fwZ wbR
wbRB AviK Kvc Pv evwbq Ljvg| Pv kl Kivi AvMB Zvgvi ez Ges ezcZx Gm
DcwZ| ivZ Avgv`i dj iL `yRbB Pj wMqwQj GB `ytL Zviv KvZi| Zvgvi
ez eRjy mvne GKUz ci ci ejQb - fvex, Avwg GKUv QvMj| ay QvMj bv,
ivgQvMj| AvgvK `qv Ki gv Ki w`b| ePvivi gv cv_bvi fw `L gvqv
jvMwQj| wZwb Aewk ZvgvKI GKUz ci ci ivgQvMj ejQb KviY Zzwg AvgvK
dj Pj MQ| eRjy mvnei x AvgvK Avivj wbq GKMv`v ck Kijb| mB me
cki mzi fvM Pzov iKgi Akxj| GB gwnjvi Akxj K_vevZvi w`K gb nq Lye
SuvK AvQ| iZ Zuvi K_vevZv b ivM jvMwQj| Zvici Aewk ivM `~i Ki nm
nm AvwgI evwbq evwbq AbK K_v ejwQ|
evmvq divi mgq Lye Ubkvb nwQj| fewQjvg evmvq fqven wKQy nq MQ|
evevi nvUi AmyL| Zuvi gvB vK RvZxq wKQy nIqv wewP bv| nevi mvebvI
AbKLvwb| KviY nQ evev Zuvi cQ`i GKwU Qji m Avgvi weq wVK VvK Ki
iLQb| evev nQb mB RvZi gvbyl huviv gb Kib GB cw_exZ Zuv`i gZvgZUvB
cavb| Ab Kvivi Kvb gZvgZ _vKZ cvi bv| _vKv DwPZ bv| H Qji m evevi
cv - 44

cwiPq wK Ki nj kvb| GKw`b evevi Lye gv_vev_v| wZwb cvivwmUvgj Kbvi Rb


GKUv dvgmxZ Mjb| `kUvKvi cvivwmUvgj wKb gvwbevMi Rb cKU nvZ w`q
`Ljb gvwbevM Avbb wb| evev ejjb, UvKv AvbZ fzj MwQ| ci Gm UvKv w`q
wbq hve| `vKvb`vi ejj, AvQv| m Ilya Zzj ivLj| `vKvb emv A eq GKUv
Qj ejj, iwgR wgqv Ilya w`q w`b| QjUv evevi w`K ZvwKq ejj, Avcwb Avevi
hLb Gw`K Avmeb ZLb UvKv w`q w`eb|
evev ejjb, Zvi cqvRb bB| Avwg UvKv w`qB Ilya be| Avcbvi f`Zvi Rb
abev`| GB f`Zv wK Avcwb mevi m Kib ?
wR bv| Avcwb `k UvKvi Ilya wKbQb ej f`ZvUzKz KiZ cviwQ| GK nvRvi
UvKvi Ilya wKbj KiZ cviZvg bv| Zvi KviYI AvQ, GKevi GKUv jvK `yk UvKvi
Ilya wKb ejj, UvKv AvbZ fzj MwQ| GzwY UvKv Gb w`wQ| mB GzwY GLbv
kl nq wb| wZb gvm nq Mj|
evev evwo _K UvKv wbq Mjb| Ilya wKbjb| QjwUi m Aviv LvwbKY
K_vevZv nj, Rvbv Mj m Wvvi| MZ eQi gv cvk KiQ| K_v ej evev gy|
evev mnR gy nb bv| wZwb mnR hv nb Zv nj wei| wZwb hLb gy ZLb ai
wbZ ne gvbylUvi ga gy nevi gZ wKQy AvQ|
f`jvK KqKevi Gjb Avgv`i evmvq| Avwg Lye AvMn wbq Zuvi m K_v
ejjvg| evev Kb gy njb Zv RvbvB wQj Avgvi AvMni c_g KviY| wZxq KviY
nQ evevi wcq gvbylwUi m ZvgvK wgwjq `LZ PvwQjvg| wgwjq gb LvivcB
nj| Aveivi mvneK GKkZ beyB w`j Zzwg cvI Pwjk| gvbylUv Ame f`| gwK
f`Zv bv - Avmj wRwbm| evev GKw`b wRm Kijb, wK i, QjUv Kgb ?
Avwg ejjvg, fvj|
evev agK w`q ejjb, we wmwdK| Kb fvj ?
Zvi m K_v ej Avivg cvIqv hvq| eywgvb gvbyl|
Avi wKQy ?
Dwb Lye f`|
cv - 45

Avi wKQy AvQ ?


Avi gb coQ bv evev|
Zvi Lvivc Kvb w`K PvL coQ ?
Dwb LvwbKUv dgvj|
Bbdgvj nevi gZ cwiPq Zv nq wb h Bmdgvj ne| G Qvov Avi Kvb cqU
AvQ ?
Dbvi ga GK aibi KvwVb AvQ|
KvwVb gvb ?
Dbvi m hLb K_v ewj ZLb DbvK Avgvi Kb Rvwb gvvi gvvi gb nq|
G Qvov Avi wKQy gb coQ bv ?
wR-bv|
fvj K_v| Avwg GB Qji m Zvi weq `evi K_v wPv KiwQ| cv_wgK
AvjvPbv Qji evevi m KiwQ| Zuviv h_ AvMnx| Avwg Qji evKMvD mK
Aviv wKQy LuvR be| Zvici dvBbvj K_v eje| ZvK LeiUv `qv `iKvi ejB
w`wQ| Zvi gZvgZ PvwQ bv| eySZ cviwQm ?
cviwQ|
GKUv K_v ZvK ejv `iKvi - GB Qj Gg we we Gm dvBbvj cixvq MZ
cbi eQii iKW fQ| Rb ncwK wekwe`vjq ZvK jvikxc w`q wbq hvQ|
GKUv Mvav UvBc Qji m gnv myL RxePb hveb Kivi Pq, evBU Qji m
gvUvgywU myL Rxeb hvcbI Avb`i - GB K_vUv gb ivLwe| AvQv GLb hv|
Zzwg Zv evevK Pb bv| KvRB eySZ cviQ bv h evevi gyLi Dci K_v ejv me
bv| Avwg wKQyB ejjvg bv| Zvi Pviw`b ci Qji gv AvgvK `LZ Gjb| gwnjvi
gbUv gvqvq fwZ| wZwb Gm wK Kijb Rvb ? AvgvK Rwoq ai LvwbKY Lye
Kuv`jb| Zvici GKUv gyv emvbv AvOwU Avgvi nvZ cwoq w`jb| mB AvOwU Avwg
mvivY nvZ ci _vwK| GLbv Avgvi nvZ AvQ| ay weqi w`b Lyj fvwbwU evM
iLwQjvg| AvOwU ci _vKZ nq evevi fq| eySjb mvne ? Avcwb wK eySZ
cv - 46

cviQb Avwg wK mgmvq AvwQ ? bv cviQb bv| ay ivM KiQb GZ NUv Ki H Qji
K_v wjLjvg ej| GLb h K_vwU wjLe Zv coj Zvgvi me ivM Pj hve| K_vUv
nQ - Avwg Avgvi mgM Rxebi wewbgq ZvgvK PqwQjvg| ZvgvK cqwQ|
cw_exi KvQ Avgvi Avi wKQyB PvBevi bvB|
Aii PvL Nyg Rwoq AvmQ| m LvZv e Ki evwjki bxP iL Nywgq coj|
Mvp Nyg| Nygi ga wewP GKUv ^c `Lj - gywne eovZ GmQ Zv`i evmvq| Lvwj
Mvq GmQ| gywne Mxi gyL ejj, Ai Zzwg Zvgvi evev gvK WK Avb| Avwg
Dbv`i m `Lv KiZ GmwQ| Lvwj nvZ Avwmwb| wgw wbq GmwQ| `yKwR
imMvjv|
Ai ejj, Zzwg Lvwj Mvq Gj ?
Lvwj Mvq bv Gm wK Kie ? Zzwg Avgvi cvvexUv cywoq djj bv ? cvvexUv
ci Avme ej fewQjvg|
GBfve Zv Zzwg evev-gvi m `Lv KiZ cvie bv|
Zvnj wK Kie, Pj hve ?
bv, Pj hve Kb ? Avgvi Ni PzcPvc em _vK| Avwg Zvgvi Rb PU Ki
GKUv cvvex evwbq w`|
cvie ?
AekB cvie| Kvco Kbv AvQ|
mgq jvMe bv Zv ?
bv, mgq jvMe bv| wmj cvvex evbvev| Mjvq GKUz nvjKv myZvi KvR Ki
`e|
`ix ne bv Zv ?
bv, `ix ne bv|
^ci cieZx Ask `Lv Mj Aii weQvbvq q gywne NygyQ| Zvi Mvq mv`v
Pv`i| Ai gSZ em cvvexi Mjvq myZvi KvR KiQ| KvRUv Lye `Z KiZ nQ
cv - 47

ej myP evi evi Avyj dzU hvQ| i eiQ| mB i jM hvQ cvvexZ| Ai


hZB Zvovov KiQ ZZB cvvexi Mvq i gL hvQ|

cv - 48

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gnwmb ejj, kvjv nvivgx|
GB-RvZxq Mvwj m wKQyY ci ci w`Q| hvK `qv nQ m Aewk bQ bv|
m `kUwb UvK wbq QyU hvQ| hvi cQb evvi jLv - gvqi `vqv|
GB UvK WvBfvi gnwmbK mvBW w`Q bv| Ab`i w`Q wK gnwmbi wcKAvcK w`Q bv|
UvK fwZ KivMUW wUbi kxU| wUbi kxUi Dci `yRb Kzjx gv_vq MvgQv eua
em AvQ| `yRbi nvZB wewo| Zviv Lye gRv cvQ| mvBW Pq h Kvb Mvwo nY
`qv gv UvK ZvK mvBW w`q w`Q| ay hLb gnwmb nY w`Q ZLb UvK Pj hvQ
gvS ivvq| UvK em _vKv Kzjx `yRb `uvZ ei Ki nvmQ| Zviv Lye gRv cvQ|
gywne ejj, cvjv w`q jvf bB WvBfvi mvne| I mvBW w`e bv|
gnwmb z Mjvq ejj, mei w`ZQ, Avgvi w`e bv Kb ?
K Rvb Kb ? Kvb GKUv Zvgvkv KiQ| Avgv`i AvM hvevi `iKvi bB,
Avgiv cQb cQbB hvB|
UvKi cQb _vKj ivv `Lv hvq bv| PvjvZ Amyweav|
Zvnj Avmyb GK KvR Kwi| Pvqi `vKvb `L Mvwo _vgvb| Avgiv Pv LvB| UvK
Gi ga Pj hvK|
GB nvivgRv`vK IfviUK bv KiZ cvij Avwg evci Nii bv|
KvbB `iKvi bB fvB| Avcwb MvwoUv _vgvb, Avgiv Pv LvB| Pvqi Zv nQ|
gnwmb wbZv AwbQvq Mvwo _vgvj| gywne cqvRbi Pq AbK ewk mgq wbq
Pv Lj| jxbvI gywnei m bgQ| mI Pv Lve| ZvK wcwiP Ki Pv `qv nqQ|
m Pv LvQ| j^v Nyg `Iqvq Zvi wbR^ evUvix PvR nq MQ| m Kvm Uzi evsjv
eBqi me Qov GKi ci GK wbq hvQ| Qov ejQ nvZ cv bo| Qov ejvi duvK
duvK wcwiP Pv Xj Zvi gyL ai LvBq w`Z nQ| gywneK jxbv GLb WvKQ - QvU
gvgv| QvU gvgv Kb WvKQ mB Rvb|
cv - 49

QvU gvgv ?
wK ?
is Zzwj KweZv be ?
ej|
is ZzwjZ Qvc Qvc
gvVi cvk Svc Svc|
Svci cvk mvbvi MuvI
GKUzLvwb em hvI|
gnwmb Mxi gyL GKUz `~i `uvwoq AvQ| Zvi gRvR fqsKi Lvivc| Kb Rvwb
Zvi aviYv nqQ h Zv`i cQb bv `L UvKUvI _gQ| Acv KiQ KLb Avevi
Avm| hB m wcK-Avc wbq `Lv `e Igwb UvK WvBfvi AvMi dvRjvgx i
Kie| nvivgRv`v|
jxbv Pv kl Ki ejj, bvP `Le QvU gvgv ?
GLvb bvPe ?
u| Avwg me RvqMvq bvPZ cvwi|
GLb Zv Avgiv iIbv ne| Avgiv eis wPUvMvs cuQ bvP `Le|
Zvnj KweZv ewj ?
ej|
LvKb LvKb gqbv
cwiq `e Mqbv
LvKb hve gvgvi evwo
Avi h `wi mq bv ...

gnwmb hv fewQj ZvB|


cv - 50

Zviv iIbv nqQ cbiv wgwbU ci| GB cbiv wgwbU UvKi AbK `~i Pj
hvIqvi K_v| Zv hvqwb| gnwmb wcK-Avc wbq wKQy`~i GMvZB `Lj UvK| Kzjx
`yRb wcK-Avci `Lv cvIqv gv Avb` nm djj| gnwmb ejj, nvivgRv`v,
Kzv|
gywne ejj, WvBfvi mvne Avcwb I`i j Kieb bv, wbRi gZ Pvjvb|
gnwmbi Pvqvj k nq MQ| PvL jvjP| m weo weo Ki wK hb ejj|
UvK em _vKv Kzjx `yRb `uvZ ei Ki nvmQ| GKRb Avyj w`q `LvQ| gnwmb
`uvZ `uvZ Pc ejj, qvii evPv| Avi wVK ZLwb UvK mvBW w`j| UvK WvBfvi
Rvbvjv w`q nvZ evwoq Bkviv Kij Pj hZ| gnwmb ZvB Kij| wbwgl UvKi
cvkvcvwk Pj Gj| fzj hv Kivi Zv Gi gaB nq MQ| gnwmbi mvgb KvKvKvjv
Kvvbxi gvBvevm| cQb hvevi Dcvq bB| cQb XvKv-wPUvMvs jvBbi weivU
GKUv wnbv evm| evm WvBfvi gvMZ nY w`Q| Kvb SvSv KiQ| UvK WvBfvi wK
BQ Ki ZvK GB wec` djQ ? bv iwmKZv ? gnwmbi wk eQii Mvwo Pvjvbvi
AwfZv Kvb KvR jvMQ bv| gv_v KvR KiQ bv| PvLi `wI auvqvU nq MQ|
gb nQ nVvr Nb nq Kzqvkv coQ, wqvwis Bj nq MQ cv_ii gZ k|
gnwmb PvL e Ki djj|
jxbv k Ki gywnei Mjv Rwoq ai AvQ| wK ZvwKq AvQ PvL eo eo
Ki|
gvBvevm gyLvgywL avv w`q gywne`i wcK-AvcK ivvq Quy o djj|

cv - 51

\6\
gxii gyL wKq GZUzKz nq MQ| Avexi `ycyi _K wKQy gyL w`Q bv| VuvU
k Ki e Ki AvQ| Mv GKUz Mig| mB Dvc Aewk _vgvwgUvi aiv coQ bv|
gxii aviYv Ri AvQ| m LvwbKY ci ci Qji Kcvj Ges eyK nvZ ivLQ|
gxii gv ek wei nQb| mB weiw cKvk KiQb bv| gqi Avnvw` ckq
w`Qb bv| mn Kivi Pv KiQb| gxi gvi Ni XzK Kuv`v Kuv`v Mjvq ejj, wK Kwi
gv ejZv ?
ivnjv AveMk~b Mjvq ejjb, Avevi wK nqQ ?
eveyi Mv Mig|
Ri-Rvwi nqQ evanq| evPv`i Zv Ri-Ui neB|
kvm bevi mgq Kgb hb kuv kuv k nq| eyK eva nq Vvv em MQ|
Aveivi Avme ejQ| I Gj IK `Lv -
m Zv Avi PvB kvwj bv|
PvB kvwj LuvRvi gZ wKQy nq wb gxi|
`ycyi _K wKQy gyL w`Q bv|
wa nQ bv ZvB gyL w`Q bv| ZzB ay ay e nwQm|
Avexii evevK GKUv UvsK Kj Kie gv ?
KiZ PvBj Ki| Ze Qji AmyLi K_v bv ejvB fvj| wPv Kie|
gxii PvL-gyL gyn~ZB Dj nq DVj| m nvwmgyL ejj, UwjdvbUv Zvgvi Ni
wbq Avwm gv|
ivnjv ejjb, wbq Avq|
evevi Ni _K Uwjdvb Kiv weivU hbv| wZb wgwbUi ewk K_v ejjB wZwb
iM hvb| cw_exi Kvb ^vgx-x wK cvi wZb wgwbU Zv`i K_v kl KiZ ?
ivnjvi `uvZ ev_v KiQ| wZwb Pv`i gywo w`q weQvbvq em AvQb| gxi AvexiK
Zuvi cvk ewmq Uwjdvb AvbZ MQ| ivnjv nvZ evwoq AvexiK Kvj wbZ wbZ
cv - 52

`xNkvm djjb| GB gvm gxii GUv wZxq `dvq js wWmU Kj| GK GKUv Kj
nvRvi evi k Ki wej nq| AvR GB gq KZY K_v eje K Rvb| MZ gvm
Uwjdvb wej GmQ Qq nvRvi UvKv| Q nvRvi UvKv Uwjdvb wej `qvi gZ Aev
msmvii bvB| Zv GB gq eySe bv| Zuvi gq GZ evKv KLbv wQj bv| weqi ci
evKv nq MQ| gb nq Aviv ne| gvbyl b nq m `vl| gxii ^vgx gyLjmyi
ingvbB gqUvi eywmyw wjq w`Q|
gyLjmyi ingvb ^fve-KcY| PvwjqvZ aibi Qj| GK eQii gZ evBi AvQ,
GKeviI Uwjdvb Kiwb| Wjvi b ne| xi nvZLiPi UvKvI AvmQ bv| wPwV
wjLQ - K-U Ki Pvwjq bvI| Wjvi RgvwQ| ci KvR jvMe| Zvgvi evevi
KvQ _K wKQy avi bvI| Avwg `k Gm kva Kie|
Avexii Rbi mgqI GB evcvi| wKwbK evPv nj| bigvj Wwjfvix bq,
wmRvwiqvb| mZiv nvRvi UvKv wej| mB UvKv Zuv`iK w`Z nqQ| KviY RvgvB
nvwmgyL ejQ - UvKvUv wK Avcbviv `eb bv Avwg `e ? Avcbvi gq ejwQj, Avwg
w`j Avcbviv gvB Kieb| GB Rb wRm KiwQ|
ivnjv ejjb, AvwgB `e| ZvgvK fveZ ne bv|
fvewQ bv Zv gv| gvUI fvewQ bv| Ze GB me cyibv wbqg-Kvbyb e`jvbv
DwPZ| weqi ci gqi hveZxq `vq-`vwqZ ^vgxi| evev-gvi GB me wbq fvev DwPZ
bv|
GK ermi ai x, cy dj m wbD RvwmZ AvQ| BQv KijB `yRbK wbq
hZ cvi| Zv be bv| ZvZ Wjvi mf ne bv|
gxi evevi Ni XzKj| evev PvL e Ki BwR Pqvi q AvQb| Nywgq coQb
ejB gb nQ| gxi fq fq Uwjdvbi cvM Lyjj| Rvwgj mvne Kov Mjvq
ejjb, Uwjdvb wbwQm Kv_vq ?
gxi xY^i ejj, gv Rvwb Kv_vq Uwjdvb Kie|
mUv Avgvi Ni _K KiZ cvi bv ? Mvcb KiZ ne ? me wRwbmi GKUv
wbw` RvqMv AvQ| Avjbv _vKe Avjbvi RvqMvq| Uwjdvb _vKe Uwjdvbi
cv - 53

RvqMvq| Uwjdvb Zv gvbyl bv h GKK mgq GKK RvqMvq Nyi eove| hv Zvi
gvK AvmZ ej|
AvQv|
gxi Gm Kuv`v Kuv`v Mjvq ejj, Zzwg UwjdvbUv G Ni Gb `vI gv| evev
AvbZ w`Q bv|
ivnjv Uwjdvb Gb w`jb| gxi ZrYvr wbD RvwmZ Kj eyK Kij|
ivnjv j Kijb, gxi Uwjdvb mUi cvk g~wZi gZ em AvQ| AvMn Ges
Avb` Zvi PnvivUvB Ab iKg nq MQ| ivnjvi Lye gvqv jvMQ| Zuvi KvQ UvKv
_vKj wZwb wUwKU KU gqK ^vgxi KvQ cvwVq w`Zb|
gxi ejj, gv AvR wK GKUz ewkY K_v eje|
AvQv|
Zzwg AvexiK wbq GKUz Ab Ni hvI Zv gv|
ivnjv AvexiK wbq DV Mjb Avi Zvi m mB Uwjdvb evRj| bv wbD
Rvwm _K Kvb Kj bv| gMevRvi _K eRjy bvgi GKUv jvK Uwjdvb KiQ|
AiK PvQ|
gxi ejj, IK Zv GLb `qv hve bv| Avcbvi hv ejvi AvgvK ejyb|
ZvKB `iKvi| Riix GKUv Lei `e|
ejjvg Zv ZvK `qv hve bv| m NygyQ| kixi fvj bv| Avcwb ci Uwjdvb
Kib| Avwg GLb AvgwiKv _K GKUv Kj Gc KiwQ|
Avcwb wK `qv Ki DbvK ejeb h gywne GwWU KiQ| Aev Lye Lvivc|
XvKv gwWKvj BbUbwmf Kqvi AvQ|
gywneUv K ?
DbvK ejjB wPbeb|
AvQv eje| Avcwb jvBbUv Qvob| AvwgI Lye Riix GKUv Kj Gc KiwQ|
Avcwb `qv Ki LeiUv `eb| ejeb eRjy Uwjdvb KiwQj|
eje|
cv - 54

eRjy bvgi AcwiwPZ GB gvbylUv Uwjdvb ivLvi cvq m mB wbD Rvwmi Kj


cvIqv Mj| gxi `k wgwbU K_v ejj| GB `k wgwbU wZbevi Kuv`j| `yevi duvcvZ
duvcvZ ejj, eySZ cviwQ Zzwg AvgvK fvjevm bv|
AiK h LeiUv `qvi K_v gxi mB Lei w`j bv| KviY Zvi wKQyB gb bB|
cevmx ^vgxi m K_v ejj Zvi GiKg nq - mewKQy Gjvgjv nq hvq| kixi Sb
Sb KiZ _vK| mB ivZ GK duvUv Nyg Avm bv| Mjvi KvQ wK hb GKUv `jv
cvwKq _vK|
Aii Nyg fvOj mvejv| Ni AKvi| Rvbvjv w`q kxZi nvIqv AvmQ| AvKvk
gN gN Kvj| kxZi mgq AvKvk gN Kij Kb Rvwb Lye welb jvM| Ai weQvbv
_K bvgj| eviv`vq Gm `uvovj| eviv`vq Lye nvIqv| Mvq Kuvcb jvMQ|
gxi evwU fwZ `ya wbq ivbvNi _K AvmQ| AiK `L wKkvixi gZ cwivi
Mjvq ejj, Zvi `yjvfvBqi m Uwjdvb K_v nj| `k wgwbU K_v ejjvg|
Ai nvB ZzjZ ZzjZ ejj, `yjvfvB Uwjdvb Kijb, bv Zzwg Kij ?
Avwg Kijvg| AvgwiKv _K Kj Kiv Lye LiPv evcvi| ZvQvov jvBbI mnR
cvIqv hvq bv|
`yjvfvB ay jvBb cvb bv, Avi mevB cvq|
GB me wK aibi K_v Ai ?
Vvvi K_v Avcv| `yjvfvBqi m Vvv Kie bv ?
Zvi K_v Uwjdvb wRm KiwQj|
ej wK ? wK mfvM !
Zvi weqi ZvwiL nqQ wK-bv RvbZ PvBj| Avwg ejjvg cl gvmi gvSvgvwS
ne|
Ai nvmZ nvmZ ejj, `yjvfvB eo euvPv euP Mjb| hnZz evBi AvQb
wMdU-wUdU wKQy w`Z ne bv| my`i GKUv KvW cvVvjB ne|
gxi KwVb PvL ZvwKq AvQ| Ai ejj, Zzwg ivM KiQ bv-wK ? `yjvfvBqi m
Vvv Kie bv ?
cv - 55

GB RvZxq Vvv Avgvi fvj jvM bv| Zv`i Rb `yjvfvBqi h `i` Zvi
kZvski GK Ask `i`I Zv`i bB|
ZvB bv-wK ?
GK eQi ai ePviv evBi co AvQ| Avwg Qvov GKevi KD wK Zvi m K_v
ejQ ? evevi Rbw`b m KvW cvwVqQ| ePvivi Rbw`b Mj| evev wK ZvK GKUv
KvW cvwVqQb, bv GK jvBbi GKUv wUwV wjLQb ?
evev RvbZb bv Ke Rbw`b|
Kb Rvbe bv ? Avg evevK wMq ejjvg, evev cuwPk Avei Avexii evevi
Rbw`b| evev ejjb, eyov avwoi Avevi Rbw`b wK ?
GBfve KD K_v ej ? ejv DwPZ ?
gvUB ejv DwPZ bv|
gxii PvL cvwb Gm Mj| Ai ejj, GBme K_v ev` `vI Avcv| `yjvfvB Kgb
AvQ ej|
fvj AvQ| GKUz Vvv jMwQj, GLb fvj|
Avcv kvb| Lye wmbwmqviwj GKUv cki Reve `vI Zv| Lye wmbwmqviwj - Zvgvi
meP wcq gvbylwU K ?
Zvi `yjvfvB, Avevi K ?
AvQv Avcv, cw_exi me gqivB wK Zv`i ^vgxK Zvgvi gZ fvjevm ?
gxi wei nq ejj, ^vgxK fvjvevme bv Zv wK ivvi gvbylK fvjevme ?
gvS gvS ZzB Ggb cvMji gZ K_v ewjm !
Ai A ^i ejj, cw_exZ cwZwU gvbyl hgb Avjv`v Zv`i fvjevmvI wK
Avjv`v ? GKRbi fvjevmv wbqB Ab GKRbi fvjevmvi gZ bq|
gxi ejj, weo weo Ki wK ejwQm ?
Ai ejj, wKQy ejwQ bv|
ejZ ejZB m j Kij Zvi Kgb hb jvMQ| gywnei cvk _vKvi Rb GK
aibi Zxe evKzjZvq m AvQb nq hvQ| wPUvMvs gywne Kv_vq DVQ GUv wK LuvR
cv - 56

wbq Rvbv hvq bv ? m hw` ivZi Ub wPUvMvs Pj hvq, fviejv gywneK Nyg _K
WK Zzj ej - Zzwg Kgb AvQ ? ...
gywne wK Kie ? LvwbKY ZvZjve| ewk iKg PgKvj m ZvZjvZ i Ki|
Kzrwmr jvM| eq GKRb gvbyl Zv Zv Zv KiQ ... RNb|
Kgb nq wPUvMvs Pj Mj ? Ub Ki GKv GKv Pj hvIqv Lye wK mvnmi
KvR? Mvcb weq Ki GiP AbK ewk mvnm wK m `Lvqwb ? AvQv aiv hvK, GKv
hvIqv me bv| m Zv Abvqvm eRjyK ejZ cvi - fvB, Avcwb AvgvK wPUvMvs
wbq Pjyb| Avgvi Lye hZ BQv KiQ| Dwb wbqB ivRx neb|
gqbvi gv Gm ejj, Avdv, Avv Avcbvi WvK| Ai gvi Nii w`K iIbv nj|
ivnjvi `uvZev_v Zxe nqQ| Ilyac GLbv wKQy LvQb bv| Aveivi Avme|
ZvK wRm Ki Lveb| Ai Ni XzK ejj, gv WKQ ?
u|
`uvZev_v wK Lye ewk ?
u|
wK Rb WKQv gv ?
evwZ wbwfq Avgvi cvk evm|
Ai ZvB Kij| ivnjv gqi wcV nvZ iL ejjb, Zvi wK Kvb mgmv AvQ
gv ?
Ai wewZ nq ejj, GB K_v Kb ejQ ?
Kvb KviY bvB| nVvr gb nj| AvQ Kvb mgmv ?
bv|
AvR KjR _K wdi wb ZzB NygvwQm| ej w`qwQm Zvi Nyg hb fvvbv bv
nq| Avwg fvejvg, AmyL-wemyL nqQ| Zvi KvQ LvwbKY emjvg| `wL, Nygi ga
ZzB Lye Kuv`wQm|
`yt^c `LwQjvg gv|
wK `yt^c ?
cv - 57

Avwg GKUv cvvexZ myZvi KvR KiwQ| mu~P evi evi Avgvi Avyj dzU hvQ|
i eiQ| mB i cvvexUv gvLvgvwL nq Mj|
cvvexUv Kvi Rb evbvwQm ?
ivnjv kv `wZ gqi w`K ZvwKq AvQb| Ai PvL wdwiq wbj| ivnjv
ejjb, wVK Ki ejZv `wL gv - Aveivi QjwUK wK Zvi cQ` bv ?
Dwb PgrKvi GKRb gvbyl|
AbK mgq PgrKvi gvbylI gb ai bv| Avwg j KiwQ weq wVK nq hvevi
ci _K Zvi ga GK aibi AwiZv| Nygi ga ZvK h AvRB Kuv`Z `Ljvg
Zv bv - AvMI `LwQ|
Ai wKQy ejZ hvwQj wVK ZLb gxi Gm ejj, Aveivi mvne GmQb| GKMv`v
Lvevi-`vevi wbq GmQb| ivnjv ejjb, IK GBLvbB wbq Avq| wZwb Aii
PvLi w`K ZvKvjb| Aii PvL Dj `LvQ| wZwb Avk njb - hv AvksKv
KiwQjb Zv bq|

cv - 58

\7\
mv`v iOi wcK-Avc avbZ co AvQ| XvKv wPUvMvs nvBIqZ Mvwoi wfo|
Giv KD _vgQ bv| eis GKwmWUi KvQvKvwQ Zv`i Mvwoi MwZ eM eo hvQ|
GLb Mvwo _vgvbvB mgmv| AvnZ gvbyl`i nvmcvZvj wbq hvIqvi `vwqZ Gm coZ
cvi| KB gviv wMq _vKj mgmv Aviv ewk| ivv eK nq hve| `yNv wZb Nvi
gZ Mvwo Pje bv| gvbylRb Rge, cywjk Avme| Mvwo fvsPziI nZ cvi| Mvwo fvsPzi
nIqv Afvm `uvwoq MQ, wKQy GKUv njB Mvwo fvv nq| KvRB GKwmWU nj
ne| eo evKvgx ne Mvwo _vwgq wK nqQ LuvR wbZ hvIqv| Mvwo PvjK ev hvx
Kviv nvZ mgq bB| dix aiZ ne| dixi j^v jvBb hb coZ bv nq|
Mvgi wKQy jvKRb wcK-Avc wNi `uvwoq AvQ| QvU evPv Ges gwnjv`i Kvbv
kvbv hvQ| D hvIqv wcK-Avc _K c_g ei nq Gj jxbv| Zvi PvL fqi
Pq weq ewk| m WvKj, Avey I Avey|
jxbvi evev ei nq Gjb| eij WvBfvi gnwmb| gnwmbi euv nvZ w`q i
coQ| i mvUi AbKLvwb wfR MQ| Ze Zvi KvQ GB AvNvZ Lye iZi ej
gb nQ bv| nZf^ nq ZvwKq _vKv gvbylwji w`K ZvwKq ejj, `uvovq Zvgvkv
`LZQb ? G`i Mvwo _K ei Kib| Avkcvk WvviLvbv Kv_vq AvQ ?
Mvgi gvbylwj Kvb Reve w`j bv| GKRb eyov ay ejj, KqRbi gZz nqQ ?
GZeo GKwmWU mB Zzjbvq wZ A - iZi AvNvZ cqQ aygv gywne|
GKgv ZviB vb bB| gv_vi cQb w`Ki LvwbKUv Ask _Zj MQ|
gnwmb ejj, Bbvi Lye ZvovZvwo Kvb eo nvmcvZvj wbZ ne| Avcbviv GKUv
evev Kib| XvKvi w`K h Mvwowj hvQ Zvi GKUvi _vgvb|
gywnei gv_v Kvj wbq GKRb gwnjv em AvQb| Bwb jxbvi gv| Zuvi AvKvkx
iOi kvwo i gvLv gvwL nq MQ| f`gwnjv GK gb `vqv BDbym cvV KiQb -|
Mvgi gvbyli GB `k `Lvi w`KB ewk AvMn| AvnZ gvbylwUK XvKvq cvVvbvi
evcvi Zv`i Zgb Drmvn `Lv hvQ bv| H eyov jvKUv jxbvi gvK ejj - gvbylUv
cv - 59

Avdbi K nq ? jxbvi gv ejjb, Avcbviv KD GKUz cvwb Avbeb ? Dbvi cvwb


LvIqve| cvwb Avbvi evcvi mevi Lye Drmvn `Lv Mj| GK m Pvi cuvP Rb QuyU
Mj|
jxbvi evev XvKvi w`K hvQ Ggb Kvb GKUv Mvwo _vgvevi Pv KiQb| nvZ
Zzj wPrKvi KiQb KD _vgQ bv| wZwb Dcvq bv `L nvZ Zzj ivvi gvSLvb
`uvovjb, Zey KD _vgQ bv| ZuvK cvk KvwUq Pj hvQ| GB mgq Qv jxbv GKUv
Amxg mvnmi KvR Kij| mI evevi gZ `ynvZ Zzj ivvi GKUv Ask Avovj Ki
`uvovj| XvKvMvgx GKUv PqviKvPK h KviY eva nq _vgZ nj|

cv - 60

\8\
Wvvi mvne ejjb, GLvb ay ay `uvwoq _K jvf bB| Avgv`i hv Kivi
Avgiv KiwQ| Avcwb evBi Acv Kib| nP, Kvbv-KvwUZ mgmv nq|
Rev kv ^i ejj, Avwg Zv KvbvKvwU KiwQ bv|
Zey evBi _vKzb| BbUbwmf Kqvi BDwbU Avgiv iMxi Avxq-^Rb ivwL bv|
AekB gvS gvS Gm `L hveb| Pwek NUv Wvvi _vKe, wPvi wKQy bB|
Rev kl evii gZ ZvKvj| gywne wPr nq q AvQ| Zvi cyiv gv_vq evR|
mB evR wfR DVQ i| PvL e, bvKi fZi bj XzK MQ| AwRb `qv
nQ| gyL LvwbKUv nv Kiv| `ywU nvZB vBc w`q weQvbvi m euvav| gywnei eyK
DVvbvgv KiQ| Rxebi wP ejZ GBUzKzB| NiUv QvU| QvU Nii AbKLvwb `Lj
Ki wbqQ hcvwZ, AwRb wmwjvi| Nigq gv_v ai hvevi gZ Kov wdbvBji
M| Nii Qv` AbK DuPzZ| Qv` _K BjKwUKi Zvi SzjQ| `LjB Kb Rvwb
gb nq duvwmi `wo| Ni AvjvI Kg| gZzi mgq GB Nii iMxiv cw_exi Amy`i
GKwU Ask `L hve|
Revi gb nj, BbUbwmf Kqvi BDwbUwj Lye my`i Ki mvwRq ivLv DwPZ|
GB NiUv _vKe Avjv evZvm ficyi| dzj`vwb fwZ _vKe Mvjvci Q| eo eo
Rvbvjv _vKe, h Rvbvjv w`q AvKvki AbKLvwb `Lv hvq|
Rev eviv`vq Pj Gjb| eviv`vq AbKB AvQ| gywnei eziv GK KvYvq
PzcPvc `uvwoq AvQ| eRjyK Qvov Rev Ab KvDK Pb bv| Giv KD ZvK mvbv
`evi Pv KiQ bv| `~i `~i AvQ| GB fvj| Revi GLb mvbvi cqvRb bB|
eRjyK `Lv hvQ evPv Qj`i gZ gvwUZ em AvQ| wKQyY cici duywcq Ku`
DVQ| Zvi x GKUv nvZ iLQ ^vgxi wcV| mI Kuv`Q|
kwdKzi ingvb mvne Zvi gqi nvZ ai gywnei ez`i KvQ _K AbK `~i
`uvwoq AvQb| AcwiwPZ GKRb Wvvi cvk w`q hvevi mgq wK gb Ki hb _gK
`uvovjb Ges ejjb, bvg wK Zvgvi LyKx| mviv ejj, Avgvi bvg wcq`wkbx| kwdKzi
cv - 61

ingvb gqi w`K ZvKvjb| Zuvi fzi KuyPK Mj| wcq`wkbx bvg gywnei `qv|
gqi Rbi ci ci gywne ejj, Avcv, Zvgvi gqUv Zvgvi gZ my`i nqwb Zey Avwg
Ii bvg w`jvg wcq`wkbx| Rev ejjb, ZzB bvg w`Z wMq Svgjv Kwim bv Zv|
Zvi `yjvfvB bvg wVKVvK Ki iLQ| ZzB bvg w`wQm bj wei ne|
gywne ejj, Zvgv`i bvg Zvgiv WvKe| Avwg WvKe wcq`wkbx| GB h GB h
wcq`wkbx, ZvKvb `wL Avgvi w`K| Avwg Avcbvi gvgv| `yevi gv WvKj gvgv nq|
KvRB gvgv Kvb njvdjv wRwbm bv| `yRb gv mgvb mgvb GKRb gvgv| GUv nQ
GjRev| eo nj wkwLq `e| GLb `qv Ki GKevi PvL wcUwcU Kib hvZ Avwg
eySZ cvwi, Avcwb Avgvi K_v bQb| wK Avh ! Avcv `L `L, PvL wcU wcU
KiQ| wcq`wkbx Avgvi K_v bQ|
kwdKzi ingvb gywnei GB bvg hZUzKz wei nIqv me ZZUzKz wei njb| Zuvi
mg KvRKg nQ AvbyvwbK| KvRB wZwb gywneK Zuvi Awdm WK cvVvjb| eidkxZj Mjvq ejjb, Avwg Avgvi gqi bvg iLwQ mviv| Zzwg GB bvgB ZvK
WvKe|
wR AvQv `yjvfvB|
w`bi ga Zzwg jevi wcq`wkbx ej WvK hv AvgvK h_ cwigvb wei Ki|
eySZ cviQ ?
cviwQ| Avcbvi mvgb Avi WvKe bv|
Avgvi AvovjI GB bvg WvKe bv|
wR AvQv|
GUv ejvi RbB Avwg ZvgvK Lei w`qwQjvg| GLb hvI| Kwd Lq hvI, Kwd
w`Z ejwQ|
kwdKeyi ingvb mvnei KwVb kvmb gywnei wKQy nj bv| Zuvi AbycwwZZ m
GK j evii RvqMvq `yj evi WvKZ jvMj - wcq`wkbx| wcq`wkbx|
RevI GB bvg gvS gvS ejZv, hgb - GB gywne, kvb&, Zvi wcq`wkbx AvR
wK KiQ, mvivivZ AvgvK NygyZ `qwb| Avgvi PvLi cvZv GK nZB Iuqv Iquv Ki
cv - 62

Kvbv| Avwg PvL gjZB Zvi Kvbv e| gyL nvwm| GBfve ivZ RvMj Zv Avwg gi
hve| Ke Zvi wcq`wkbx eo ne ?
wcq`wkbx eo nqQ| GLb Zvi eqm `k| m Mvjvcx iOi GKUv vU ci evevi
nvZ ai `uvwoq AvQ| gqUv ay h evevi gZ `LZ ZvB bv ^fveI evevi gZ| LyeB
Mxi| cvq Nv`yB-Gi gZ m `uvwoq AvQ| GB `yNvq m GKwU gv ck KiQ|
mB cki m nvmcvZvji ev eZgvb cwiwwZi Kvb mK bB| m RvbZ PqQ
- wmbw_gvg evbvb wK ?
kwdKzi ingvb wewZ nq dzji evbvb ejQb Ges RvbZ PqQb - nVvr GB
evbvbUv Kb gv ?
mviv evevi cki Di `qwb|
BbUbwmf Kqvi BDwbU _K ei nq Rev Zuvi KbvK ejjb, Avgiv GLb
evmvq Pj hve| Zzwg _vKe Zvgvi evevi m| Avwg Avevi wdi Avme| Zvgvi gvgvi
Aev fvj bv| Zzwg wK evmvq hvevi AvM Zvgvi gvgvK GKevi `LZ PvI ?
mviv ejj, bv|
Rev kv Mjvq ejj, h gvbylUv ZvgvK GZ Av`i KiZv GKevi Zzwg Zvi Mvq
nvZ eywjq `e bv ?
bv|
AvQv Pj|
gywnei eziv Revi w`K ZvwKq AvQ| I`i mvbv `evi gZ Kvb K_v Revi
bB| ZvQvov Zviv mvbv cZI PvQ bv| `ytLB cZ PvQ| Rev eRjyi KvQ wMq
ejj, GLb Zv Avgv`i Avi wKQy Kivi bB| evmvq Pj hvI, wekvg Ki|
eRjy ejj, Avwg GLvbB AvwQ| Avgiv mevB _vKe|
Rev LvwbY BZZ Ki ejj, H gqwUK wK Lei w`qQ, Ai ?
Zuvi m K_v nq wb| wK evmvq Lei w`qwQ|
I AvQv| Avwg Pj hvwQ| mvivK LvBq Avevi Gm coe|
cv - 63

Avcwb Lye Kv nq AvQb| Avgiv Zv AvwQ| GK mKi Rb GLvb _K


boe bv|
Rev GwMq hvQ| Kviv K_vB m cwivi bQ bv, eySZI cviQ bv| wPrKvi
Ki Kuv`v `iKvi| Kuv`Z cviQ bv| Kvbv AvmQ bv|
kwdKzi ingvb MvwoZ vU w`Z w`Z ejjb, Zvgvi i `iKvi| hv
BbGwfUej Zvi Rb gvbwmKfve Zwi nevi cqvRbB i `iKvi| evmvq wMq
GKUv nU kvIqvi bvI| mvgvb wKQy njI gyL `vI| Zvici `yUv wmWvKwmb Lq Nv
`yGKi Rb i bvI|
Rev wKQy ejj bv| mxU njvb w`q Kv fwZ em iBj| cUvji M Zvi
kixi jvQ| fqsKi Lvivc jvMQ|
kwdKzi ingvb ejjb, GiKg KiQ Kb ? Lvivc jvMP ?
Rev ejj, bv Lvivc jvMQ bv|
Zzwg Lye k fwZ wmPzqkb nvj KiQ| Avwg BgcmW| Avwg fewQjvg,
f coe, nP KvbvKvwU ...|
Rev ejj, nP wK KLbv KiwQ ?
kwdKzi ingvb Pzc Ki Mjb| Rev h ^i K_v ejj mB ^i Zuvi Kvb
AbiKg bvj| hb m K_v ejQ c`vi Avovj _K|
Rev evwo cuQB mvivK Mig cvwbZ Mvmj Kivj| AbKY nvmcvZvj
KvUvbv nqQ - cwivi cwiQb nIqv `iKvi| KvRi gqK Lvevi Uwej mvRvZ
ej m vwW ig XzKj| Zgb Kvb KvRKg bv _vKj kwdKzi ingvb GB ig
BwRPqvi q wekvg Kib| Rev ejj, Zvgvi Mvmj nqQ ?
kwdKzi ingvb ejjb, nuv|
gqK wbq LZ em hvI| ivZ bUvi gZ evR| mvivi wa cqQ| weKj
bvv Ki wb|
Zzwg Lve bv|
Avgvi `wi ne|
cv - 64

`wi ne Kb ? Avgv`i hgb wa cqQ ZvgviI wbqB cqQ|


Rev kwdKzi ingvbi mvgbi Pqvi emZ emZ ejj, Zvgvi hgb wa
cqQ Avgvi Zgb cvqwb| Avgvi fvB gviv hvQ| K Rvb nqZ BwZga gvivI
MQ|
kwdK mvne wbRK mvgj wbjb| GBfve wZwb wPv Kibwb| wZwb big Mjvq
ejjb, Zzwg weivU vBwmmi fZi w`q hvQ Zv Zv eUB| vBwmm dm KiZ ne|
Zvi Rb kvwiixK kw `iKvi| nvmcvZvj hve, ivZ RvMe - GB RbB ejwQjvg|
Gmv LZ Gmv|
Pj|
Rev kv fwZ LvIqv kl Kij| kwdK mvne Pvwcjv gvQi Svj ZiKvwii ek
cksmv Kijb| Lvevi kl Avi me w`bi gZ ZuvK `ya wPwb Qvov Pv `qv nj|
Pvqi Kvc wbq wZwb vwW ig Pj Mjb| bvkbvj wRIMvdxZ Zz`v Aj
eidi Ni wbq gRvi GKUv ce Qvcv nqQ| Pv Lvevi Rb Revi Zwi nZ mgq
jvMe| mvivK Nyg cvovZ ne| AvR h aKj wMqQ Rev PU Ki Nygye ejI gb
nq bv|
kwdK mvne wVK Kijb wZwb wbRB RevK nvmcvZvj cuQ `eb| LvwbKY
_vKeb LuvR-Lei beb| Wvvi`i m K_v ejeb| h `yRbi m K_v nqQ
Zuviv ivZi ga wKQy NU hve Zv fveQb bv| cwiwwZ Lvivc nj wZwb mvivivZB
_vKeb| Rev Lywk ne| m GZUv wbqB Avkv KiQ bv| `yNUbvi msev` cvIqvi ci
_K wZwb hv KiQb ZvZ Revi Lywk nIqv DwPZ| Lei cvIqv gv nvmcvZvj QyU
GmQb| Ilyac, i me evev Kiv nqQ| Zvi Qjejvi ez Wvt ingZzjvnK
wbq GmQb| Revi mvgb Wvt ingZzjvnK ejQb cqvRb wZwb gywneK evsKK
cvVvZ cZ AvQb| Zuvi w`K _K AvwiKZvi Kvb Afve wZwb wbR eva KiQb
bv| AekB Zuvi ga GK aibi dgvj fve AvQ| `ytL KvZi nIqvi fw Kiv Zuvi
c me bv| GB wRwbm Zuvi Pwi bB| Awfbq Zuvi Avm bv| AekB wZwb `ytwLZ
nqQb| ggvwK evcviZv eUB ...
cv - 65

Pv kl Ki kwdK mvne Kvco co Zwi njb| Zuvi Vvvi avZ| cPzi kxZ
coQ| gvdjvi w`q Mjv XK hvIqv DwPZ, wK GB Mvg cvkvKwU Zuvi Lye
AcQ`i| wZwb RevK ejjb gvdjvi ei Ki w`Z|
Rev gvdjvi nvZ vwW ig XzK ejj, Zzwg Kv_vq hvQ ?
Zvgvi m hvwQ| LuvR wbq Avwm|
Kb ?
kwdK mvne wewZ nq ejjb, Kb gvb ?
AcqvRb Kvb KvR Zv Ki bv| GB KvRUv Zvgvi Rb AcqvRbxq| Kb
KiZ PvQ ? AvgvK Lywk Kievi Rb ?
kwdK mvne AevK nq ejjb, gb nQ Zzwg SMovi GKUv Bmy Zwii Pv
KiQ ?
bv SMovi Kvb Bmy Avwg Zwi KiwQ bv| KLbvB Zv Zvgvi m SMov
Kwiwb|
kwdK mvne kxZj Mjvq ejjb, mg w`bi DRbvq Zvgvi wmg LvwbKUv
DjU-cvjU nqQ| bqZ GB Aevq SMovU gqi gZ K_v ejZ bv| Avgvi Dc`k
kvb, Pj hvB LuvR wbq Avwm| Zzwg hw` PvI bv nq ivZ Avwg Zvgvi m _K hve|
gywnei Rb h Ni bIqv nqQ H Ni Zv LvwjB AvQ - Avwg mLvb wekvg wbZ
cvwi| Avgvi kixi fvj bv| wekvg `iKvi|
Zzwg Zvgvi wbRi NiB wekvg bvI| AvgvK Lywk Kievi Rb ZvgvK wKQyB
KiZ ne bv|
ZvgvK Lywk Kievi Rb Avwg wKQy KiwQ bv| Avwg hv KiwQ `vwqZeva _K
KiwQ|
Rev KwVb Mjvq ejjb, `vwqZeva ? wKmi `vwqZeva ?
Zzwg `wL mwZ mwZ SMov i KiQ| c BU|
Rev ejj, PuwPI bv| Ges PvL ivwOI bv| Dwbk eQi ai Zvgvi PvL ivOvbv
`LwQ| Avi `Le bv|
cv - 66

Avi `Le bv gvb ? wK ejZ PvQ Zzwg ?


evm, Pqvi kv nq evm| Avwg wK ejZ PvwQ ZvgvK eywSq ejwQ| KviY
Avgvi aviYv Zvgvi eywew Lye DuPz chvqi bv| DuPz chvqi nj weqi c_g eQiB
eySZ cviZ gvbyl b`gvi KwgK hgb NYv Ki ZvgvKI Avwg wVK mB cwigvY NYv
Kwi|
kwdKzi ingvb nZf^ nq Mjb| Revi AvPvi-AvPiY wnwwiqvM iMxi gZ|
G hyw be bv| hyw kvbvi gZ gvbwmK Aev Zvi bB| kwdKzi ingvb wbRK
mshZ Ki ejjb, kvb Rev, Zzwg `qv Ki `k wgwjMvg wmWvKwmb Lq wbRK kv
Ki| Avwg eySZ cviwQ fqven wechqi mvgb Gm Zzwg wbRi Dci wbqY nvwiq
djQ| GUv A^vfvweK bv| ^vfvweK|
Avwg wbRi Dci Kvb wbqb nvivBwb| Ze Zzwg wbqY nvive| GLb hme K_v
Avwg ZvgvK eje Zv bB wbqY nvive| wPrKvi, PuPvgwP Zzwg wKQyB Kie bv|
KviY Zzwg wbZvB f`jvK| Ze Avgvi K_vevZv b Zvgvi QvULvU vK nq hZ
cvi| Zzwg eis wek wgwjMvg wmWvKwmb Lq Avgvi mvgb em| cmvii IlyaUvI LvI,
cmviI eo hZ cvi| Zvi PqI eo K_v, `vgx myUUv Mv _K Lvj| Avgvi
K_vevZv kl nevi ci Avwg Zvgvi Mvq _y_y dje| myU b ne|
kwdKzi ingvb wePwjZ eva Kijb| Revi PvL jvj| Pvqvj k nq AvQ|
PzjwjIwK AvR Ab iKg Ki euaQ ? GZ eQii Pbv gvbylZv G bq| G Ab
KD| Ab Kvb Rev| wZwb wmMviU LvIqv Qo w`qQb AbKw`b| AvM KLbv
wmMviUi Zv eva Kibwb| AvR KiQb|
Rev kvwoi AuvPj Mvq Zzj w`j| Pqvii nvZj _K nvZ Zzj wbq Kvji
Dci ivLj| m ZvwKq AvQ kwdKi w`K| Zvi `w Zxe, PvLi gwY QvU nq
AvQ| Dj Avjvi w`K gvbyl hgb fzi KzuPK ZvKvq Zgwb Ki m ZvwKq AvQ|
Rev ejj, Avgvi cig `yfvM h Avwg iceZx nq RbwQjvg| Ggb iceZx h zj
covi mgqB Avgvi bvgWvK Qwoq Mj| Zvgiv KZznjx nq AvgvK `LZ Gj|
AvgvK `L wavi ga co Mj| Ggb my`i GKUv gqK nvZQvov KiZ BQ
cv - 67

Ki bv| Avevi evc-gv giv nvfvZ GKUv gqK MnY KiZI BQ Ki bv| gnv
mgmv| gb AvQ ?
GLb GB cjvci gvb wK ?
gvb AvQ| cjvcwj gb w`q kvb - Zvgiv my`ix gqi jvf mvgjvZ cvij
bv| AvgvK eD wnme Ni bIqv mve Kij| eo gvgvi evwoZ Avb`i ebv eq
Mj| Avgvi mvRv mij gvgvi aviYv nj - Avgvi evev-gvi cig cyY Ggb GKUv
weqi m^ nj| Avwg gywneK wbq Zvgvi cKv evwoZ Pj Gjvg| GwU Zvgvi cQ`
nj bv| gywneK gvgvi evwoZ iL Avmv Avgvi c me wQj bv| Ii eqm gv cuvP|
IK eo KiwQ Avwg| AvgvK bv `L m ewkY _vKZ cviZ bv| weKj cvovi
Qj`i m hLb LjZ hZ wKQyY ci ci m QyU Gm `L hZ Avwg evmvq
AvwQ wK-bv| GB cuvP eQi eqmi evPv Qji Dci Zzwg wK iKg gvbwmK Pvc
w`qwQj Zvgvi gb AvQ ?
kwdK KwVb Mjvq ejj, Zzwg mxgv AwZg Ki hvQ| Rev ejj, MZ Dwbk eQi
Zzwg GKv mxgv AwZg KiQ| AvR Avwg Kie| -gb AvQ wKfve Zzwg evPv GKUv
QjK kvw w`Z ? Zvgv`i weivU evwo| ZvK GKv GKUv Ni _vKZ w`j| m fq
Awi| Avwg ejjvg, KvRi GKUv gvbyl Zvi Ni q _vK| Zzwg ejj, KvRi
gvbyl`i `vZvjvq DVvi wbqg bB| c_g ivZ gywne fq cq Avgv`i kvevi Ni
`iRvi mvgb Gm duywcq Kuv`Z jvMj| Zzwg ZvK Zvi Ni wbq wMq evBi _K
Zvjv w`q w`j| gb AvQ ?
nuv gb AvQ| Avwg mUvK eo Aciva ej gb Kwiwb| Avgv`i GB evwo fzZi
evwo bq| fq KvUvbvi Rb mvgvb kvmb Abvq bv|
GUve Zzwg mvgvb kvmb ejQ ? ivZi ci ivZ ZvK Zvjve ivLv mvgvb kvmb ?
Zvgvi K_v kl nqQ bv Aviv AvQ ?
GZ PU Ki Avgvi K_v kl nevi bv| AvgvK gywnei KvQ hZ ne| KvRB
AZB kl Kie| Avgvi h `wi` eo gvgvi KvQ _K Zzwg AvgvK Zzj GbwQj
mB ePviv Kvb `vl Kiwb| wK wK Acgvb Zzwg ZvK KiQ, Zv-wK gb AvQ ?
cv - 68

bv gb bB| Avgvi wZkw Zvgvi gZ cLi bv|


Zvnj gb Kwiq `B| Qjgq`i wbq Lye AvMn Ki gvgv GKw`b AvgvK
`LZ Gjb| Zzwg Ggb fw Kij h G wK hbv ! gvgv mvRv gvbyl Zvgvi GB fw
aiZ cvijb bv| gnvb` wZwb evwoNi `LZ jvMjb| Avb` Ges weq wZwb
AwffZ| evi evi ejQb - Avgvi Rev gvi ivRKcvj| Avwg Rvwb Avgvi wK
Kcvj| Zey gvgvi Avb` `L Avgviv Avb` nj| Zuviv hLb Pj Mjb Zzwg AvgvK
Gm ejj, Avgvi ivj NwoUv cvwQ bv| Wwms Uweji Dci wQj| Zzwg bj
AvnZ nZ cvi| Zey ejwQ, Avwg wbwZ Zvgv`i evwoi KD KvUv KiQ| Avwg
LuvR bevi Rb jvK cvVvwQ|
gvbyl wnme Zvgvi cwZ Avgvi DuPz aviYv KLbvB wQj bv| ZeyI G-aibi wPv
Zzwg KiZ cvi, Zv fvwewb| Avwg cv_i nq Mjvg| GKevi fvejvg Zvgvi cv Rwoq
ai ewj - GUv Kiv bv| GB `qvUv Zzwg Avgvi cwZ Kiv| kl ch ZvI Kiv nj bv|
cv Rwoq aiZ NYv eva nj| Zzwg wPwV w`q gvgvi KvQ jvK cvVvj| gvgv QuyU
Gjb Ges evKzj nq Kuv`Z jvMjb| gb AvQ ?
Nwo welq LuvR bqv wK Lye AhwK wQj ? AjMv ivj Nwo, cvk nvRvi
UvKv `vg| Zvi Pq eo K_v GUv Avgvi `v`vi `qv wMdU&, wZwP| Avwg LuvR Kie
bv ? GZwj gvbyl Hw`b G-evwoZ GmQ| `wi` gvbyl| Afvei Zvobvq `wi` gvbyli
^fve b nq| Zv`i c Nwo wbq hvIqvUv wK Lye A^vfvweK ? Avwg Zv gb Kwi,
Avwg Hw`b hv KiwQjvg wVKB KiwQjvg| AhwK wKQy Kwiwb|
Zvgvi me KvRB hwK| PgrKvi GKRb hywev`x gvbyl Zzwg| Dwbk eQi ai
Zvgvi hyw bwQ Avi gy nwQ| Avi BQv KiQ bv| GB h Avwg nvmcvZvj hvwQ|
G-evwo _K GUvB Avgvi ei nq hvIqv| Avwg Avi wdi Avme bv|
wK ejj ?
hv ejwQ Zzwg fvjgZB bQ| ZviciI hw` bZ PvI Avevi ejZ cvwi| bZ
PvI ?
Zvgvi gq ?
cv - 69

GB gq Avwg ZvgvK w`q Mjvg| Zzwg Zvgvi gZ KiB IK gvbyl Ki| Gi


Rb Avgv`i `yRbi fvjvevmvq nqwb| Gi cwZ Avgvi Kvb AvKlY bB|
Zzwg hme K_v ejj, Zvi Rb Zvgvi AbyZvci Kvb mxgv _vKe bv|
bv _vKj wK Avi Kiv| AbyZvc Kie| Ze Zvgvi KvQ _K AbK `~i _K
Kie| Zvgvi gyL `LZ nQ bv GB Avb` AbyZvci Pq jY ewk ne| GB
K_vwU mwZ|
Rev Pqvi Qo DVZ DVZ ejj, Zzwg nqZ Rvb bv, eyaevi gywne Mvcb GKwU
gqK weq KiQ| weqUv ZvK Mvcb KiZ nqQ| AvgvKI m Rvbvqwb KviY
Zzwg| Zvi Rxebi Pig Avb`i NUbvq Avwg cvk wQjvg bv| Zvi KviYI nQ Zzwg|
ePviv fq AvgvK ch ejZ cviwb| AvgvK ejj hw` Zzwg b dj| Zvgvi KvQ
_K kl GKUv myweav bB| Zzwg wK Zvgvi WvBfviK ej `e hb AvgvK
nvmcvZvj bvwgq w`q Avm ? Avwg ejj Zv ne bv| WvBfviK Zzwg ej iLQ
Mvwo ei KiZ nj me mgq ZvgvK wRm Ki KiZ ne| wVK bv ?
kwdKzi ingvb DV `uvovjb| Rev ejj, me g` w`KiI GKUv fvj w`K _vK|
gywnei Rxeb mskq bv nj AvR hfve Ni _K ei nq hZ cviwQ Zv cviZvg bv|
mviv Rxeb _vKZ nZ Zvgvi m|
Rev _y Ki KvcU _y _y djj|
Zzwg Ame DwRZ| DwRZ Aevq Zzwg wK ejQ wbRI Rvb bv|
Avwg wK ejwQ Avwg Lye fvj Rvwb| GLb ZvgvK hv ejjvg Zvi cwZwU k Avwg
gb gb jevi Ki ejwQ|
Avgvi mK ejv hvq Ggb fvj wKQy wK bB ?
AvQ, GKUv AvQ| weqi ci Zzwg AvgvK covkvbv KwiqQ| BsiRx mvwnZ
Avwg Gg.G. cvk KiwQ, Zvgvi RbB KiwQ| msmvi Qjgq Gj covkvbvq
wZ ne, KvRB Avgv`i gq mvivi Rb nj weqi beQi ci| Lye mveavb GB me
welqI Zzwg j KiQ| Iv` iL Mvb wkwLqQ| MvwqKv wnme Avwg gvUvgywU
aibi| mB MvwqKvK AvR h jvK Pb, Drmvnx evwjKviv h AUvMvd Pvq Zvi
cv - 70

KviY Zzwg wei aivawi Ki AvgvK iwWI, wUwfZ myhvM Ki w`qQ| GUv AekB
Zvgvi fvj w`K| GB fvj w`KI wK duvwK AvQ| Zzwg hv KiQ Zv Avgvi Rb
Kiwb, Zvgvi wbRi Rb KiQ| jvK eje Zvgvi x Gg.G. cvk, jvK eje
Zvgvi x weLvZ MvwqKv ... fzj ejjvg ?
kwdKzi ingvb Reve w`jb bv| Revi VuvU nvwmi fwgvq GKUz D Mj| m
Zvi Mjvi ^i LvwbKUv bvwgq ejj, Zzwg wK Zvgvi weLvZ MvwqKv xi Mvb KLbv
bZ PqQ ? elvi ivZ KLbv wK Zvi Nyg fvwq ZvK ejQ - AvwR Si Si gyLi
ev`j w`b GB MvbUv GKUz MvI Zv wb ?
mevi me welq Drmvn _vK bv|
wVK ejQ| mevi me welq Drmvn _vK bv| Zvgvi GKwU welqB Drmvn - xK
bM Ki Zvi w`K ZvwKq _vKv|
c BU|
PuwPI bv| PuwPq wKQy ne bv|
Rev Avevi KvcU _y_y djj| cvki Ni mviv Kuv`Q| m nqZ evev-gvi wPrKvi
ev nP bQ| wKsev Kvb KviY Zvi KuvPv Nyg f MQ| `k eQi eqm njI GB
gq nVvr Nyg f Mj LvwbKY Kuv`| Ab mgq nj Rev QyU hZ| AvR Mj
bv| Kvjv nvevM nvZ wbZ wbZ ejj, gqi KvQ hvI| Avwg we`vq nwQ| Mvwo
be bv| Ggb wKQy ivZ nqwb| Avwg GKUv wiKkv wbq Pj hve|
AbKY `iRv bK Kivi ci mviv `iRv Lyjj| kwdK mvne ejjb, Kuv`Q Kb
gv ?
mviv PvL gyQZ gyQZ ejj, gvgvi Rb Lye Lvivc jvMQ|
Lvivc jvMvBZv ^vfvweK| Kuv`j wK Lvivc jvMv `~i ne ?
Kvbv Gj Avwg wK Kie ?
wbRK mvgjvZ ne| hvI, ev_ig hvI, nvZ gyL ayq Avm|
evev, Avwg gvgvi KvQ hZ PvB|
cv - 71

wK ne mLvb wMq ? Zzwg Zv Wvvi bv| Zzwg KvbfveB ZvK mvnvh KiZ
cvie bv|
mvnvh Kivi Rb Zv Avwg hZ PvwQ bv|
Zvnj wK Rb hZ PvI ?
Avwg gvgvi ez`i gZ wKwbKi eviv`vq `uvwoq _vKe| Avgvi hw` Kuv`Z BQ
Ki, Avwg Kuv`e| gvgvi h ezUv wPrKvi Ki Kuv`wQj Avwg m-iKg wPrKvi Ki
Kuv`e|
mviv, gv Zzwg evKv gqi gZ K_v ejQ|
AvgvK mviv WvKe bv evev| GB bvg Avgvi fvj jvM bv| AvgvK wcq`wkbx
WvKe|
K ZvgvK Gme ejZ wkwLqQ ? Zvgvi gv ?
hv kLvi Avwg wbR wbR wkwL| Kviv KvQ _K Avwg wKQy wkwL bv|
Kvbw`b kwdKzi ingvb hv Kib bv AvR ZvB Kijb| gqi Mvj Po ewmq
w`jb| wcq`wkbx KvcU wQUK coj Ze Ku` DVj bv| AZ fwZ ZvwKq iBj
evevi w`K|

cv - 72

\9\
gywnei me ezivB GLbv AvQ| PviRb wQj, Zvi m Aviv `yRb hy nqQ|
G`i ga GKRbi bvg Zvdvj| m nvmcvZvji Wvvi`i eo wei KiQ| `k
wgwbU ci ci nvZ KPjvZ KPjvZ wRm KiQ, mvi Aev wK iKg `LQb ?
BgcfgU evSv hvq ? evW jvMe wK-bv GKUz KvBwj ejeb ? Avgvi Avi gywnei
mg evW Mc - we cRwUf|
iZ Wvviiv Zvi cki Reve w`wQjb| GLb w`Qb bv| ZvK `Lvgv wei
nQb| Zvdvj GBme weiw Mvq gvLQ bv| m h ay Wvvi`i wei KiQ ZvB
bv, bvm`iI wei KiQ| wekl Ki BbUbwmf Kqvi BDwbUi bvm`i| `iRvq
UvKv w`q ejQ - wmvi, GKUz evBi Avmeb ? Rv di G mK| iMxi AevUv
GKUz ejeb ? Lye Ubkvb wdj KiwQ| Aev ej wK-bv ejyb| evW jvMj Rvwbq
w`jB ne| Avgviv we cRwUf| Avcv wK gb Kib, AevUv GLb fvji w`K bv ?
gywnei Aev fvji w`K bq| vb GLbv Avmwb| m AvQ Kvgvi fZi|
nvUweU bg MQ| gvS gvS `yGKUv weU wgm Kiv i KiQ| cvqi cvZv nqQ
nvjKv bxj hvi gvb dzmdzm i Zgbfve cwivi KiZ cviQ bv| i AwRb
NvUwZ `Lv hvQ| evBi _K AwRb w`qI mB NvUwZ cyiY nQ bv| wid
GvKkvb me wb chvq| PvLi gwYZ Kov Avjv djvi ciI gwY Zgbfve
msKzwPZ nQ bv|
ivZ `kUvq iwmWU wdwRwkqvb ZvdvjK Zvi Ni WK wbq Mjb| Kbv
Mjvq ejjb, iMxi Aev fvj bv|
Zvdvj xY ^i ejj, GKUz AvM GKRb wmvi ejjb Aev ej|
GLbv ej| ej gvbB fvj Zv Zv bv| Aev Lvivc nIqv i KiQ|
I|
Avgv`i Zgb wKQy KiYxq bB|
mvi, wcwRZ wK Uvdvi Kie ?
cv - 73

ZvZ Kvb Dwbk-wek ne ej gb nq bv| wcwRZ hme dwmwjwU AvQ


Avgv`iI AvQ| Avgiv Pvi wU KiwQ bv| GKgv Acv Kiv Qvov GLb Avi
wKQy Kivi bB| Acv Kib Ges cv_bv Kib|
evW wK jvMe mvi ?
GKUz ci ci evWi K_v wRm KiQb Kb ? jvMj Avcbv`i RvbvZvg| iMx
Avcbvi K nq ?
fix KvR d mvi|
ejZ ejZ Zvdvj Ku` djj| gywne Zvi weqi mgq ZvK Lei `q wb| GB
`ytLI m GKevi Ku`Q| GLb Kuv`Q m~Y wfb iKg `ytL| eQi wZbK AvM
Zvdvji Avjmvi Acvikb nj| `y evM i jMwQj| mB `y evM i gywne
w`qQ| ii FY kva nq wb|
Wvvi mvni A^vfvweK Kvgj Mjvq ejjb, fvB Kuv`eb bv| Avcwb iMxi
Avxq ^Rb mevBK Lei w`b| Lye Lvivc wKQyi Rb mevBK gvbwmKfve cZ
_vKZ ejyb| AviKUv K_v - Avcwb BbUbwmf BDwbUi bvm`i Avi wei Kieb bv|
cxR| Iiv Avcbvi wei KgcBb KiQ|
mvi, Avwg Avi wei Kie bv|
Zvdvj Wvvii Ni _K ei nq Gj PvL gyQZ gyQZ| Zvi eziv ZvK
wKQyB wRm Kij bv| mI wKQy ejj bv| ay hLb Rev Gm eviv`vq `uvovj ZLb m
ejj, Avcv, Wvvi mvne ejjb gywnei Aev fvj bv| Avxq-^Rb`i Lei w`Z
ejjb|
Rev Kv Mjvq ejj, Lei `qvi Avi KD bB| H gqUv wK GmwQj, Ai ?
wR-bv|
Ii evmvi wVKvbv wK Zvgiv KD Rvb ? Avwg gqwUK wbq Avme|

cv - 74

\ 10 \
ivnjv ejjb, ivZ Zv AbK nqQ, `kUv cvq evR Lq hvI bv| Aveivi
jwZ fwZ ejj, wR bv| GLb DVe| AbK `wi Ki djjvg|
Ai ejj, DVe ej Zv emB AvQb| DVQb Zv bv|
gxi ZvKvj kvmbi fwZ| PvLi fvlvq ejvi Pv - Gme wK nQ ?
ivnjv ejjb, evev Zzwg cv Zzj Avivg Ki em| Ni hv AvQ ZvB Lve| Avwg
Lvevi w`Z ej Avwm|
gxi ejj, Avgiv wK Lye Svj LvB| Avcwb Svj LZ cvieb Zv ?
Pv Ki `wL|
Avexii evev Avevi GK`g Svj LZ cvi bv| KuvPv gwiP wKbZ wMq
`vKvb`viK wK ej Rvbb ? ej - GB h fvB, Svj bB Ggb KuvPv gwiP AvQ ?
Dwb AvQb Kgb ?
fvj AvQ| AvRB K_v ejjvg| Aewk Lye fvj evanq bB| Avgvi KvQ Zvi
Mjvi ^i GKUz fvwi fvwi jvMj| gb nq Vvv jMQ| Vvv jvMj Mjvi ^i fvwi nq
hvq bv ?
Aveivi nvwmgyL ejj, Wvvix kv Ggb K_v cwo wb| Ze nZ cvi|
Rvbb gvS gvS Ii Mjv Avwg GK`g wPbZ cvwi bv| GKw`b wK nqQ Rvbb,
m Awdm _K Uwjdvb Ki AvgvK ejj, gxi, KD wK Avgvi LuvR KiwQj ?
Avwg GK`g Mjv wPbZ cvijvg bv| Avwg ejjvg, K ? K K_v ejQb ? BUviws
bv?
BUviws Zv eUB|
gxi AviKUv M i KiZ hvwQj| ivnjv ZvK ivbvNi WK wbq Mjb|
wei ^i ejjb, Zvi wK eyw-myw GKeviB bB ? IK Aii m M KiZ `|
I Aii m K_v ejZ GmQ| Zvi eKeKvwb kvbvi Rb Avm wb| ZLb _K
AvVvi gZ jM AvwQm|
cv - 75

gxi AvnZ Mjvq ejj, AvVvi gZ KLb jM iBjvg ? eveyi kixi Lvivc| eveyK
`LvwQjvg|
`Lvbv Zv nqQ| GLb PzcPvc Avgvi mvgb em|
gxi Mxi gyL emj| Zvi gbUv Lvivc| Avexii evev cm GKUv gRvi M gb
nqwQj| MUv ejv Mj bv| Lvevi UwejI ejv hve bv| evevI wbqB GKm LZ
emeb| GBme nvjKv aibi M evevi m Kiv hvq bv|
ivnjv PvKPvK Ki Avjy KvUQb| Ni Lvevi Zgb wKQy bB| Avjy fvwR Ki
`eb| GKUv c` evoe| `ycyii gvQ AvQ, ivZ wWgi ZiKvix Kiv nqQ| gvQ,
wWgi ZiKvix, AvjyfvRv| Wvj ivbv nqwb| AbK Avevi Wvj Qvov LZ cvi bv|
GKUz Wvj wK ewmq `eb ? Ava Nvi gZ jvMe| AvQv jvK| GK ivZ GKUz `wi
Ki Lj wKQy ne bv| gxi Kgb gyL Kvjv Ki em AvQ| ivnjvi gvqv jvMj, wZwb
Kvgj Mjvq WvKjb, gxi ?
wK ?
gyL Kvjv Ki em AvwQm Kb ? ZzB wK ivM KiwQm Avgvi K_vq ?
bv|
AvQv Zvi KvQ Aveivi QjUvK Kgb jvM ?
fvj|
wK iKg fvj ?
ek fvj| f`| PnvivI my`i| Aewk Mvqi iO kvgjv aibi| Avexii evevi
cvk `uvovj ePvivK ixwZgZ Kvjv jvMe| AvgwiKvq _K GLb wbqB Aviv dmv
nqQ|
ivnjv wei gyL ejjb, dmv neviB K_v|
Zzwg Zvgvi `yB RvgvBqi ga KvK ewk cQ` Ki gv ?
wZxq Rb RvgvB GLbv nqwb| nvK, Zvici `Lv hve|
ai nqQ| nZ evwKI ewk bB|
eo RvgvBKB ewk cQ` Kie| eoi ghv`vB Avjv`v|
cv - 76

Zvgvi eo RvgvB ZvgvK Lye cQ` Ki| cwZ wPwVZ Zvgvi K_v _vK| jv
wPwVZ wjLj - gvi kixii w`K j ivLe| evW cmvi GB eqm KUvj ivLZ
nq| Zzwg Lye Lqvj ivLe| gv eyov gvbyl - Ilya Lvevi K_v nqZ gbB _vKe bv ...
ivnjv weZ nq ejjb, ZzB wK wPwV gyL Ki djwQm bv-wK ?
gxi jvRyK Mjvq ejj, AbKevi Ki cwo Zv| gyL nq hvq| GB h Ii wPwVUv
ZvgvK co bvjvg Gi ga GKUv BUviws wRwbm j KiQ ?
bv|
BUviws nQ me RvgvBiv kvwoK Avv WvK| I wK ZvgvK gv WvK|
gv WvKUv AbK AvwiK bv ?
ivnjv KwVb wKQy ejZ wMqI ejZ cvijb bv| Zuvi `uvZe_v Zxe nQ| em
_vKZ cviQb bv|

Ai ejj, Avcwb cv Zzj Avivg Ki emQb bv Kb ? cvq Vvv jvMQ bv ?


cvqi Dci Pv`i Ub w`b|
Aveivi ejj, Zvgvi gvi weQvbvq cv Zzj emZ msKvP jvMQ|
GUv gvi weQvbv gvUB bv| GUv nQ M weQvbv| evev-gvi SMov nj gv
GLvb NygyZ Avmb|
GLb wK Dbv`i SMov PjQ ?
nuv PjQ| mvn Zuviv AvUevi SMov Kib| Ggb me ZzQ welq wbq SMov h
gvS gvS Zuv`iK Lye Qjgvbyl gb nq| AvR wK wbq Zuv`i SMov nqQ Rvbb?
wK wbq ?
`uvZe_v wbq| gvi `uvZ e_v KiwQj| evev ejjb jeY-cvwb w`q KzjKzPv KiZ|
gv ejjb, GZ wKQy nq bv| evev iM Mjb - Zzwg wK Ki `LQ h nq bv ? bv
KiB ejj, nq bv| hyw Ges KvDUvi hyw PjZ jvMj| GK chvq evev ... _vK
mUv Avi AvcbvK eje bv|
cv - 77

Ai wgwUwgwU nvmZ jvMj| Aveivi gy PvL ZvwKq AvQ| GB gqi K_v ejvi
fw GZ my`i| PvL wdwiq bqv hvq bv| gqUv wK ejQ mw`K j _vK bv - wK
Ki K_v ejQ ZvB cavb nq `uvovq| Aveivi wVK Ki iLQ m weqi ci AiK
eje, Zzwg cwZ ivZ GK Nv Avgvi mvgb eme Ges bbc K_v ej hve| GK
gyn~Zi RbI _vgZ cvie bv|
Ai|
wR|
Zvgiv `yevb m~Y `yiKg| Pnvivq wgj QvovI RbwUK KviY evb evb
wKQy wgj _vK| Zvgv`i ZvI bB|
wgj AvQ| `yRbi KvDKB Zv Avcwb fvjgZ Rvbb bv, ZvB aiZ cviQb
bv|
wgjUv wK ej Zv ?
Ai kv Mjvq ejj, fvjevmvi gZv Avgv`i `yevbiB AmvaviY| Avgiv
cvMji gZ fvjevmZ cvwi| Avgvi `yjvfvB cvYx wnme LyeB wbkbxi| ZvK h wK
cwigvb fvj Avcv evm Zv Avcwb KbvI KiZ cvieb bv|
GUv wK fvj ?
Kb fvj bv ? fvjK Zv mevB fvjevm| g`K KRb fvjevmZ cvi ?
Aveivi AvMi gZ gy PvL Avevi ZvKvj| m fe cvQ bv Zvi GB gyZv
weqi ciI _vKe wK-bv| GB gqwU Lye mnR Lye ^vfvweK fwZ K_v ejQ| GwUI
GKwU A^vfvweK evcvi| hvi m A Kw`b ci weq ne Zvi m GZ ^vfvweK
fwZ wK K_v ejv hvq ? jv, wav, msKvP LvwbKUv njI Zv Avme| GB gqUvi
ga Zv AvmQ bv Kb ?
Ai ?
wR|
cvq ZvgK GKUv K_v wRm KiZ PvB, gb _vK bv|
GLb wbqB gb coQ|
cv - 78

nuv| Zzwg Lye mnRfve Avgvi m K_v ej, Avgvi fvj jvM| Avwg Avevi Kviv
m Lye mnR nZ cvwi bv| mnR nZ BQv Ki wK cvwi bv| Avwg hLb Avgvi gvi
m K_v ewj ZLbv LvwbKUv Avovj _vK|
GBZv GLb mnRfve K_v ejQb| GLb wK Kvb Avovj eva KiQb ?
bv KiwQ bv|
ZvB ejyb|
Aveivi BZZt Ki ejj, Zvgvi m wK gywne bvgi Kvb Qji cwiPq AvQ ?
Avgvi `~i mKi GK fvwM w`b `kK AvM nVvr GKMv`v K_v ejj ...
Aveivi _g Mj| Ai Pzc Ki AvQ| ZvwKq AvQ GK `wZ| Aveivi A^wi
m ejj, Avwg Aewk wKQyB gb Kwi bv| cwiPq _vKvUvB ^vfvweK| Qj-gqiv GK
m BDwbfvwmwUZ coQ| gq`i ay gq ez _vKe Qj ez _vKe bv Zv wK
nq?
Ai AveiviK _vwgq w`q ejj, Avcbvi fvwM wVKB ejQ| gywne bvgi
GKRbi m Avgvi Lye fvj cwiPq AvQ|
Aveivi Pzc Ki AvQ| cmUv Zvjvq m wbRB weeZ eva KiQ| Ze Aii
ga weeZ ev A^wevai Zgb jY `Lv hvQ bv| Ai ejj, Avi wKQy wK RvbZ
Pvb ?
Aveivi ejj, GB bv bv, wKQyB RvbZ PvB bv| h mncvwV eziv GKm Nyi
eovQ, nP KiQ - ezi gZ mK| GUv Avgvi KvQ Lye njw` ej gb nq| Ai,
Zzwg KLbv gb Kie bv h weqi ci Avwg ZvgvK mevi KvQ _K Avjv`v Ki z`
MwZ ew` Ki dje| gbi GBUzKz J`vh Avgvi AvQ|
Ai ejj, Avwg AvcbvK GKUv wPwV wjLwQ|
Aveivi wewZ nq ejj, wK wPwV ?
Avwg Avcbvi m Lye mnR fwZ K_v ejjI Avgvi Ggb wKQy K_v AvQ hv
mnRfve ejZ cviwQ bv| GB RbB wPwV wjLwQjvg|
Kv_vq mB wPwV ?
cv - 79

wPwVUv Avgvi cQ` nqwb| Avevi bZzb Ki wjLe - AvR ivZB wjLe| Kvj
AvcbvK Avwg wbRi nvZ w`q Avme|
welqe wK RvbZ cvwi ?
Kvj Rvbeb|
Ai, Kvb mgmv AvQ wK ?
Ai xY^i ejj, AvQ| mgmv AvQ| eo iKgi mgmv AvQ|
Aveivi ZvwKq AvQ| AiI ZvwKq AvQ| Ze m ZvKq AvQ Rvbvjvi w`K|
evBi ew bgQ| eviv`vq evwZ RjQ ejB ewi dvUv PvL coQ| Avjv co
ewi dvUvwj gyvi gZ wSKwgK KiQ| Aii Kvbv cvQ| Kvbv AvUK ivLZ K
nQ| gxi Gm ejj, wK evcvi, `yRb PzcPvc Kb ? Lvevi `qv nqQ|
Aveivi j Kij, Aii nvZ AvswU bB| Ggb Kvb eo evcvi bq Zey Kb
Rvwb GK aibi A^w eva nQ| nvZ AvswU bB - Ai wbRI wK G-evcviUvq
iZ w`Q ? nvZ Avovj Kivi Pv KiQ Kb ?
Ai LZ emj bv| Kbv gyL ejj, Avgvi wa bB|
ivnjv ejjb, `ycyiI Zv wKQy Lvmwb| wK evcvi, Ri bv-wK ?
bv Ri bv|
`wL, KvQ Avq| Avh ! Ri AvQ Zv ?
Ai nvmZ nvmZ ejj, GZ Avh nevi wK AvQ gv ? gvbyli Ri nq bv ?
AKviY Ri ne Kb ?
mUv AvgvK wRm KiQ Kb ? Wvvi mvne AvQb| ZuvK wRm Ki|
Aveivi wbtk LvQ| gxi Zvi cU Lvevi DwVq w`Q| Ai`i Lvevi UwejUv
ek eo| GZ eo Uweji GK KvYvq GKRb gvbyl gv LvQ| `kUv PvL covi
gZ| ivnjv ejjb, ZvgvK GKv LZ nQ| Zzwg wKQy gb Kiv bv evev| Aii evev
GLb Lveb bv| AvgvK Zuvi Rb Acv KiZ ne| Avi gxi mejv `yUv iwU
Lvq, ivZ Avi wKQy Lvq bv|
cv - 80

Aveivi ejj, Avgvi wKQy Amyweav nQ bv| GKv Lq Avgvi Afvm AvQ|
evwoZI Avwg GKv LvB|
gxi ejj, Avwg mvejv `yUv iwU LvB Kb Rvbb ? Avexii evevi Rb| m
wPwVZ wjLQ - G `ki gq`i ewki fvM cUzK| hv cvq Me Me Ki Lvq| weqi
ci GK GKRb dzj Kvjevwjk nq hvq| Zzwg Lvevi-`vevii evcvi mveavbZv
Aej^b Kie| Zvgvi gvUvi avZ|
Ai ejj, Avcv, Pzc Ki Zv| cyiv wPwV gyL ejZ ne bv| GgwbZ Avcvi
iYkw Lye Lvivc wK `yjvfvBqi cwZwU wPwV `uvwo, Kgv, KvUvKzwUmn gyL|
Aveivi nvmj| ivnjvI nm djjb| nvwm Mvcb Kivi Pv KiI nvwm Mvcb
KiZ cvijb bv| gxi KwVb Mjvq ejj, ^vgxi wPwV gyL Kiv wK Aciva ?
bv Aciva bv| Ze mB wPwV KweZvi gZ Avew Ki mevBK bvbv GKwU kvw
hvM Aciva|
gxii gyL _g_g KiQ| nqZ m Ku` dje| ivnjv cwiwwZ mvgjvbvi Rb
ejjb, gxi ZzB Aveivii Rb GK Kvc Pv evwbq Avb| ivZ fvZ Lvevi ci Zzg wK
Pv LvI evev ?
LvB bv| Ze AvR Lve| ew nIqvq Vvv Vvv jvMQ|
Ai ejj, gv, Avwg Avi em _vKZ cviwQ bv| Zzwg Zvgvi MK hZ Ki Pv
LvIqvI| Avwg Avgvi Ni hvwQ| kixi Lye Lvivc jvMQ| gb nQ Lye fvjgZ Ri
AvmQ|

gywnei Aev gb nq Lvivc| GKRb Wvvi BbUbwmf Kqvi BDwbU _K nVvr


QyU ei njb| `yRb Wvvi wbq wdijb| Rev PzcPvc `uvwoq `LQ| KvDK wKQy
wRmI KiQ bv|
eRjy Gm ejj, Avcv Ni wMq emyb| ewZ wfR hvQb|
Rev GKUz mi `uvovj| ewi QvU kvwoi AbKLvwb wfRQ, LqvjB nq wb|
cv - 81

kxZ jvMQ Avcv ?


GKUz jvMQ| Zvgvi x Kv_vq ?
IK fvBqi evmvq iL GmwQ| Lye KvbvKvwU KiwQj|
fvj KiQ| mevB wgj K Kivi Kvb A_ nq bv|
Avcv, Avcwb wK wKQy LqQb ?
bv| Zvgiv LqQ ?
wR| jqvKZ wUwdb Kwiqvi Ki evmv _K Lvevi wbq GmwQj| Ggb wa
jMwQj ...
wa jvMvB ^vfvweK| vBwmmi mgq wa cvq|
wjqvKZ Pv-I wbq GmQ| AvcbvK GKUz Pv `e Avcv ?
Rev ^vfvweK Mjvq ejj, `vI| eRjy Lye AevK nQ| wK k gq| KZ
mnRfve mgmv MnY KiQ| GLb ch GKeviI Kuv`wb|
eRjy|
wR Avcv|
gZz `L Avgvi Afvm AvQ| gv gviv Mjb, evev gviv Mjb, Avgvi QvU
GKUv evb wQj iev, mI gviv Mj| Giv wZbRbB mvivivZ gZzhYv fvM Ki
fviejv gviv Mj| mevi c_g gviv Mjb gv| gvi gZzZ Ku`wQjvg| Zvici Avi
Kuvw`wb| Kvbv Avmwb|
Rev Pvqi Kvc QvU QvU PzgyK w`Q| Zvi gyL `L gb nQ Pv-Uv fvj
jvMQ|
Avgvi wK gb nq Rvb eRjy ? Avgvi gb nq gv-evev gZzi ci ciKvj GKUv
msmvi cZQb| GK GK Ki Avgv`i me fvBevbK wbq hvQb| mevi AvM
wbjb ievK| KviY iev wQj evev-gvi Lye cQ`i gq| GLb Acv KiQb
gywnei Rb|
GBme AvjvPbv _vK Avcv|
cv - 82

Kb ? Zvgvi bZ wK Lvivc jvMQ ? Avgvi ejZ wK Lvivc jvMQ bv| ievi


gZzi mgq wK nj kvb - Lye K cvwQj| ivZ `yUvi mgq nVvr Ki hb Zvi K Kg
Mj| ^vfvweKfve ^vm wbZ jvMj| Avwg Zvi gv_vi KvQ em AvwQ| m nVvr k
Ki Avgvi `ynvZ ai DwRZ Mjvq ejj, Avcv `L `L| Avy GmQ| Avy| m
Avyj w`q `iRvi w`K `LvZ jvMj|
Rev Pvqi Kvc eRjyi w`K evwoq w`q ejj, AvgK AviKUz Pv `vI|
Avcwb UzjUvq emyb|
Rev emZ emZ ejj, Avgvi wK aviYv Rvb eRjy ? Avgvi aviYv, AvRI evev-gv,
iev GmQ| Zviv gywnei LvUi cvk em AvQ|
Gme AvjvPbv _vK Avcv|
AvQv _vK| eRjy GKUv K_v ej - gywne Zv Zvgvi AbK w`bi ez -
wR|
Avgvi mK wbqB m AbK wKQy Zvgv`i ejZv| wK ejZv ejZv ?
me mgq ejZ GB cw_exZ Avcbvi gZ fvj gq AZxZ KLbv Rbvqwb|
eZgvb bB - fwelZI Rbve bv|
Revi PvL cvwb Gm Mj| m PvL gyQZ gyQZ ejj, Avwg RvbZvg m GB
K_vB eje| Zey Zvgvi KvQ bZ PqwQ fvjB KiwQ| AbKY aiB Kuv`Z
PvwQjvg, cviwQjvg bv| GLb cviwQ| Zzwg fvM wekvm Ki eRjy ?
eRjy wKQy ejj bv|
Rev ejj, Avwg wekvm Kwi| GZ eo GKwmWU nj| GZwj gvbyl MvwoZ,
KvivB wKQy nj bv - gviv hvQ ay GKRb| mB GKRb gv GKw`b AvM Zvi weq
nqQ| gZzUv `yw`b AvM Kb nj bv ejZv ? Ii gZzi ci wK ne Rvb ? -Pviw`K
_K ay mvbvi evYx be| my`i my`i me evYx, PgrKvi me K_v| BnKvj wKQyB
bv| BnKvj nQ gvqv| Avmj nQ ciKvj| cKwZi wbqg-Kvbyb gvbyli evSvi Dcvq
bB| wK wK K_v be me Avwg ZvgvK wjL w`Z cvwi| AvMI wZbevi bwQ|
cv - 83

Rev nqZ Aviv wKQy ejZ - K_v _vwgq w`j| BbUbwmf Kqvi BDwbU _K
`yRb Wvvi eiQb| `yRbi gyLB RvwZnxb| Zuv`i gyLi w`K ZvwKq cwivi
ej `qv hvq - gZzi m hy Giv civwRZ|
Rev DV `uvovj| Kv Mjvq ejj, Avwg IK `L Avwm|
bvm QvovI GKRb Wvvi gywnei cvk AvQb| Rev cvqi KvQ `uvovj| xY
^i ejj, Ii wbtkvm G-iKg k nQ Kb ? Wvvi mvne Ii wK wbtkvm wbZ K
nQ ?
Wvvi mvne wKQy ejjb bv|
Rev ei nq Gj|
kwdKzi ingvb mvne GmQb| evevi nvZ ai wcq`wkbx `uvwoq AvQ| `yRbB
PzcPvc eviv`vq `uvwoq AvQ| Rev Zv`i `Lj, wKQy ejj bv|
kwdKzi ingvb mvne ejjb, wcq`wkbx Zvi gvgvK `Lvi Rb Lye KvbvKvwU
KiwQj| IK wbq GmwQ|
GB c_g kwdKzi ingvb Zuvi gqK wcq`wkbx bvg WvKjb| bvg DPviY Kijb
Ki, my`i Ki|
Rev ejj, Zvgvi gvgvK GLb `L Zvgvi fvj jvMe bv gv| bv `LvB fvj|
wc`wkbx KwVb ^i ejj, Avwg `Le|
Gmv Avgvi m|
Avwg GKv hve|
wcq`wkbx QvU QvU cv dj GwMq hvQ| BbUbwmf Kqvi BDwbUi `iRvq
nvZ iL wgw wiYwiY Mjvq ejj, Avwg wK `ywgwbUi Rb fZi AvmZ cvwi ?
kwdKzi ingvb mvne fqsKi A^w eva KiQb| xi w`K PvL Zzj ZvKvZI
cviQb bv| ^vfvweK _vKvi cvYcY Pv KiZ KiZ ejjb, Rev, Ii Aev Kgb ?
Rev ejj, Aev fvj bv| Wvviiv wKQy ejQb bv, wK Avwg eySZ cviwQ| Ii
Mjv w`q No No k nQ| wcq`wkbx GKv GKv wMqQ| I fq cve|
cv - 84

kwdKzi ingvb ejjb, I k gq, GZUzKzI fq cve bv| AviKUv K_v Rev,
Zzwg bvwK PvI h gqUvi m gywnei weq nqQ ZvK GLvb wbq AvmZ ?
nuv|
mUv wK wVK ne Rev ? GB fqsKi NUbvUv gqi AvovjB nIqv wK fvj bv ?
gqUvK Zv GKUv bZzb Rxeb i KiZ ne| ZvK hw` GLb GLvb wbq Avm
Zvnj bZzb Ki Rxeb i Kiv Zvi Rb Lye mnR ne bv| meP fvj nq wK Rvb ?
hw` KD Kvbw`b bv Rvb h gqUvi weq nqwQj| Avwg Lye cvKwUKvj K_v ejjvg
Rev| wjf nvi Gjvb|
Rev ejj, Zzwg gywnei w`KUv `Le bv ? Zzwg wK gb Ki bv gZzi mgq xK
cvk cvevi AwaKvi Zvi AvQ ?
kwdKzi ingvb Reve w`jb bv| Kvb Reve Zuvi gv_vq Gj bv|

Ai RMB wQj|
m RvbZ Aveivi hvevi AvM Zvi Ni GKevi DuwK `e| Ri Kgb RvbZ
PvBe| Kcvj nvZ iL Dvc `Le| mUvB Zv ^vfvweK| hv ^vfvweK Aveivi Zv
Kij bv| Ri `LZ PvBj bv| jvRyK gyL ejj, ZvgvK GKUv K_v ejZ GmwQ AvR Avgvi Rbw`b| Lye BQv wQj ZvgvK wbq eovZ hve|
Ai ejj, AvM ejjb bv Kb ? ejjB nZ| Kv_vI eovZ hZvg|
jv jvMj|
ZLb jv jvMj Zv GLb jvMQ bv Kb ?
Aveivi ejj, eySZ cviwQ bv| GKUz ewm Zvgvi Ni ?
emyb|
gxi Gm ejj, Ai Zvi Uwjdvb|
Ai ejj, K ?
cv - 85

Rvwb bv K ? GKRb gwnjv| ejjvg Zvi AmyL| q AvwQm| ZviciI PvQb|


Lye bv-wK Riwi|
Ai DV `uvovj| AveiviK ejj, Avcwb wK boeb bv| Avwg Gzwb AvmwQ|
nvjv, K ?
AvgvK Zzwg wPbe bv| Avgvi bvg Rev| Avwg gywnei eo evb ?
Ai nKPwKq wMq ejj, vgvjKzg Avcv|
Zzwg wK GzwY, GB gyn~Z AvmZ cvie ?
Kv_vq ?
XvKv gwWKj KjR nvmcvZvj|
wK evcvi Avcv ?
gywne GKwmWU KiQ|
AbKY Pzc Ki _vKvi ci Ai ejj, Ii wK vb AvQ ?
bv, vb bB|
Ai xY Mjvq cvq A fve ejj, Ii Aev Lye Lvivc, ZvB bv Avcv ?
nuv|
Avwg AvmwQ|
Avwg wK Avme ZvgvK wbZ ?
AvcbvK AvmZ ne bv|
Rvwgj mvne kvevi AvqvRb KiwQjb| Ai Gm `iRv ai `uvovj| Rvwgj
mvne ejjb, wK nqQ gv ? Ai QyU Gm evevK Rwoq ai ejj, Zzwg AvgvK wbq
Pj evev| Avwg GKv hZ cvie bv| Avwg wKQyZB GKv hZ cvie bv|

Ai nuvUz Mo gywnei cvk em AvQ| Zvi mg kixi _i _i Ki KuvcQ| m


Pvcv Mjvq ejj, Wvvi mvne, Avwg wK Ii nvZ GKUz aiZ cvwi ?
e Wvvi Kvgj Mjvq ejjb, AekB aiZ cvi gv, AekB cvi|
cv - 86

Avwg hw` IK Kvb K_v ewj Zvnj IwK Zv be ?


Rvwb bv gv| Kvgvi fZi AvQ, Ze gw mPj bZI cvi| gZz Ges Rxebi
gvSvgvwS RvqMvUv Lye inmgq| Avgiv Wvviiv GB RvqMv mK Zgb wKQy Rvwb
bv|
Wvvi mvne Avwg IK KqKUv K_v eje| Avcwb wK AvgK wKQyYi Rb Ii
cvk _vKZ `eb ?
Wvvi mvne Ni _K ewiq Mjb| Ni Ai GKv| Qv NiUvK Zvi mgy`i
gZ eo gb nQ| gywnei weQvbvq mv`v Pv`ii Rb weQvbvUvK gb nQ mgy`i
dbv| mB dbv AweKj XDqi gZ `yjQ|
Ai `ynvZ gywnei Wvb nvZ ai AvQ| m Lye Ki WvKj, GB Zzwg ZvKvI|
ZvgK ZvKvZB ne| Avwg me wKQyi wewbgq ZvgvK PqwQjvg| ZvgvK cqwQ|
Avwg ZvgvK Pj hZ `e bv|
ZvgvK ZvKvZB ne| ZvKvZB ne|

cv - 87

\ 11 \
cuwPk eQi cii K_v|
Aii eo gq iwPi AvR weq| weivU AvqvRb| Qv` cvj nqQ| cuvPki gZ
gvbyl `vIqvZ Kiv nqwQj - fvefw `L gb nQ nvRvii Ici `vIqvZx gngvb
Gm coQ| mgmv nQ AvKvki Aev fvj bv| mvivw`b SKSK iv` wMqQ|
mv _KB AvKvk gNjv| Nb Nb we`yr PgKvQ| Aii ^vgx Aveivi mvne wPvq
Awi nq coQb| LvIqv Kg co Mj mgmv ne| nvUj jvK cvwVqQb| Lei
w`q ivLv - cqvRb hvZ Lvevi Pj Avm|
wKQy gngvb LvBq w`j wfo cvZjv nZ| LvIqvbv hvQ bv| KviY ei GLbv
Avmwb| eo `wi KiQ| mv mvZUvi mgq Pj Avmvi K_v - GLb evRQ AvUUv|
AvKvki AevI Aviv Lvivc KiQ| ekvL gvm, So-ewi Kvj| wZicj `qv AvQ|
fvwi elY nj wZicj KvR ne ej gb nq bv| GB wbqI Aveivi mvne `ytwv
KiQb| Zuvi cmvii mgmv AvQ| mvgvb `ytwvZI Zuvi cmvi eo hvq| ei
AvmZ GZ `wi nevi K_v bq| GZ `wi nQ Kb ?
ei Gj ivZ mvo AvUUvq|
Aii gRv gq Kvv QyU Gm Zvi gvK ejj, ei GmQ gv| wK KzrwmZ iwP
`Lj Zzwg ewg Ki `e| KUKUi njy` iOi GKUv cvvex ci GmQ| Mig Lye,
GB Rb bv-wK m AvPKvb co wb| cvvex `L Avgvi me eziv nvmvnvwm KiQ|
Ai nvZi KvR dj ei `LZ Mjb| ei gyLi w`K wZwb ZvKvjb bv|
ZvwKq iBjb KUKU njy` iOi cvvexi w`K| Zuvi gv_v wSg wSg KiZ jvMj|
Kvv ejj, wK nqQ gv, G iKg KiQ Kb ?
wZwb A ^i ejjb, kixiUv fvjv jvMQ bv gv| AvgvK weQvbvq wbq Bq
` Zv|
weqevwoi Avb` Kvjvnj _K wZwb `~i mi Mjb| Ni AKvi Ki Bq
iBjb PzcPvc| Aveivi mvne Lei b xi cvk Gm emjb| nvZ ivLjb gv_vq|
cv - 88

Ai ejjb, nvRviv KvRi mgq Zzwg GLvb em AvQ Kb ? Avwg fvj AvwQ|
gv_vUv Kb Rvwb GKUz Nyi DVj|
Aveivi mvne ejjb, Kvb Amyweav bB| Avwg bv Mj KvR AvUK _vKe bv|
So-ew nQ| wZicj bv-wK So Do MQ| Zzwg LuvR-Lei Kie bv ?
LuvR-Lei Kivi jvK AvQ| Zzwg PzcPvc q _vKv Zv|
GZ me mgmv Avi Zzwg em AvQ Avgvi Ni| jvK nvmvnvwm Kie Zv|
KiK nvmvnvwm|

ivZ GKUvi gZ evR| weqevwo gvUvgywU kv nqQ| eihvxiv Pj MQ| ay ei


Avi Zvi wKQy ez-eve iq MQ| GB evwoZ evmi ne| Aeq gq`i Drmvni
mxgv bB| Zviv AKviY wPrKvi QvUvQywU KiQ|
Kvvi DrmvnB meP ewk| hb evmii hveZxq LywU-bvwU msev` Pviw`K Qwoq
`evi cyiv `vwqZ Zvi Dci| Zvi evi eQii Rxeb Ggb DRbvi gyn~Z Avmwb| m
QyUZ QyUZ gvi Ni Gm XzKj| nuvcvZ nuvcvZ ejj, GLb Lye gRv ne gv| Avcv
KiQ wK `yjvfvBqi cvvex Avb w`q cyovQ| eb dvqvi ne| mevi mvgb Avb
w`q cyovbv ne|
Aii PvL Rj Gm hvQ| wZwb mB Rj mvgjvevi cvYcY Pv KiQb| AvR
Zuvi gqi weq| Ggb Avb`i w`b wK Avi PvLi Rj djZ AvQ ?
\ mgv \

cv - 89

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