dRuShTAnt–ek vakhat ek kUvAmAn koI bAI paDI gaI, tyAn keTalAk jyotiShIo AvI chaDayA ane bAIne
kUvAmAnthI kADhavAno vichAr karavA lAgyA. tyAn ek jaN bolyo ke kUvAmAnthI te bAIne kADhavA mATe atyAre
mUrat sArun chhe ke nahi te joI lyo. tyAn bIjAe kahyun hA, e vAt kharI, bAInun nAm kaI rAshImAn chhe te pahelAnn
nakkI karo. tyAn vaLI ek–be jaNA to gAmamAnthI jyotiSh shAstranA pothAn levA doDayA. koI to gokhelA
shlokamAnthI kyo shlok lAgu paDe chhe te yAd karIne bolavA mAnDayA, koIe bAIne hakIkat pUchhavA mAnDI ke tamArun
nAm shun? keTalA vAge tame kUvAmAn paDyA? vagere vagere! paN bAI to kahe, are bhAI, pahelAnn mane bahAr to
kADho, hun marI jaIsh. tyAre vediyA jyotiSh panDito kahe ke paN amArA jyotiSh shAstrano niyam meLavavo
joIe, tun dhIraj rAkh, hamaNAn tArun jyotiSh joIne ane sArun choghaDiyun joIne tane kADhIe chhIe. tyAn koI
DAhyo samaju mANas AvI pahonchyo ane kahyun ke are mUrkhAo, shun A TANA jyotiSh jovAnA chhe? em kahIne
pote tarat pAghaDI ukheLIne tenAthI bAIne bahAr kADhI. tem Atma svabhAv samajavAnA avasare agnAnIo
kahe chhe ke atyAre kAL kyo chhe? A kALe mukti chhe ke nahi? karma kevAn chhe? shAstramAn shun shun kahyun chhe? em badhA
parAshrayo gote chhe. paN gnAnIo tene kahe chhe ke are bhAI, A avasar kAL gumAvavAno nathI. tAre kALanun shun
kAm chhe? tun je vakhate samaj te vakhat tAre mATe mangaLik kAL ja chhe. tArI mukti tArA AtmasvabhAvamAnthI
pragaTe chhe mATe teno nirNay kar. ane karma kevAn chhe e jovAnun tAre prayojan chhe ke tAro chaitanya svabhAv kevo chhe
te samajavAnun prayojan chhe? shAstromAn anant apekShAonAn kathan hoy temAn svachchhande tAro kAI patto nahi khAy;
paN gnAnIo kahe chhe ke hajAro ane lAkho shAstranA kathanamAn ek chaitanyasvarUp AtmAnI ja samajaNanun
prayojan chhe. shAstrarUpI samudranA manthanamAnthI ek chaitanyaratna ja meLavI levAnun chhe. mATe he bhAI! AvA avasare
tun ADAavaLA durvikalpomAn na aTakatAn satpuruShanA kahevA anusAr tAro svabhAv samaj. jo tun tArA
svabhAvane oLakh to tAro uddhAr thAy tem chhe, bIjA koI paN jANapaNAthI tArA AtmAno uddhAr nathI.
jANapaNun te jIvane mAtra mananA bhAr rUp chhe.
banAvatA AvaDe chhe? nAvike kahyun–nA. em anek prakAre pUchhayun tyAre chhevaTe nAvike kahyun–bhAI! amane evun
kAI AvaDe nahi, ame to hoDI hankArI jANIe ane pANImAn taravAnI kaLA jANIe. tyAre te mANas potAnun
DahApaN batAvIne kahevA lAgyo ke mane to badhun AvaDe chhe. tun e kAI na shIkhyo? –enA vagar tArA badhAy
varSha pANImAn gayA. e vakhate to nAvik kAI na bolyo. pachhI AgaL jatAn ekAek hoDImAn pANI bharAyun
ane hoDI DUbavA lAgI. tyAre nAvike te mANasane pUchhayun ke bhAI, juo A hoDI to thoDIk vAramAn DUbI jashe;
tamane jyotiSh vagere AvaDe chhe e to badhun jANyun parantu atyAre tamArun e kAI DahApaN kAm nahi Ave, tamane
taratAn AvaDe chhe ke nahi? te mANasane taratAn no’ tun AvaDatun tethI te hen–hen–phen–phen thaI gayo. nAvike kahyun–bolo
have konAn varas pANImAn jashe? mane to taratAn AvaDe chhe eTale hun to tarIne kAnThe pahonchI jaIsh, paN tamane
taratAn nathI AvaDatun tethI tame ane bhegI tamArI vidyA badhuy pANImAn jashe...
jIbhanA Terave rame chhe; ane vrat–tapAdi paN bahu karIe chhIe. paN gnAnI kahe chhe ke bhAI, ten e badhun bhale jANyun
parantu AtmAnubhav jANyo chhe ke nahi? –enA vagaranI tArI koI kaLAthI sansArano ant Ave tem nathI, e
koI kaLA tane AtmashAnti ApavA samartha nathI. alpakALamAn jIvan pUrun thatAn sansAr samudramAn DUbI jaIsh