bAl vibhAg
dharmapremI bAlabandhuo !
tamArA mATe ek navIn bheT laIne A bAl–vibhAg pharI sharU thAy chhe. A
sundar bhed tamane jarUr gamashe...paN te meLavavA mATe tamAre thoDIk mahenat karavI paDashe.
juo, A sAthenA kAgaLamAn ek chitra chhe, temAn nAnAnn nAnAn khAnAn chhe.
temAnthI je khAnAmAn Tapakun karyun chhe te khAnAmAn lAl rang pUro... eTale jagatanI ek
sauthI sundar vastu tamane prApta thashe. rang pUravAmAn dhyAn rAkhajo. TapakA vagaranun je
khAnun hoy temAn lAl rang purasho nahIn.
rang puravA mAnDo... ne tamArI bheT meLavo...
bheT tamane kevI gamI ? – te jaNAvashone!
– jay jinendra.
rAjesh ane bharat be mitro hatA... barAbar divALIne divase rAjesh doDandoD bharat pAse jato hato...
tenA hAthamAn dIvALInun “Atmadharma” hatun. tyAn rastAmAn ja tenetra bharat maLI gayo... ane nUtanavarShAbhinandan
karavA lAgyo. paN tenI vAt upar lakSha ApyA vagar rAjeshe utAvaLathI kahyun: are bharat, bharat! A vakhate
to ‘Atmadharma’ mAn “bAl vibhAg” Avyo chhe?
bharat : em! mane batAv to!
rAjesh : hA, jo. ane vaLI temAn k kaTapaTun chitra chhe. ane lakhe chhe ke temAn ek sundar bheT
chhUpAyelI chhe.
bharat : em! A karoLiyAnI jAL jevA chitramAn vaLI bheT?
rAjesh : hA; paN te bheT meLavavA ApaNe ApaNe emAn rang pUravAno chhe. chAl ApaNe atyAre ja
rang pUrIe
bharat : paN rAjesh! amAre to hajI Atmadharma nathI Avyun. – hun shemAn rang puru?
rAjesh : em kem? Atmadharma amAre to AvI gayun, ne tamAre hajI kem nathI Avyun?
bharav : ame hajI tenun lavAjam nathI bharyun.
rAjesh : to shun tame grAhak nathI thavAnA?
bharat : are, em te kadI bane? ame grAhak to thavAnA ja chhIe.
rAjesh : to hajI lavAjam kem nathI mokalyun?
bharat : ALas! mArA bApujI kahetA hatA ke vI. pI. Avashe eTale chAr rUpiyA ne 77 navA paisA
bharIne chhoDAvI leshu.
rAjesh : paN bharat! tunnn vichAr to kar ke vI. pI. to koN jANe kyArey Avashe? vaLI temAn 77
paisAnun kharcha paN vadhAre Avashe. ane bAl vibhAgamAn tun rang kyAre pUrIsh?
bharat : to shun karun?
rAjesh : atyAre ne atyAre tArA bApujI pAse jA, ane temanI pAsethI chAr rUA. laIne manIorDar
karI nAnkh, eTale betraN divasamAn ja ‘Atmadharma’ AvI jashe... ane vaLI 77 paisAno phAyado thashe te
naphAmAn. ApaNe bhaNelA thaIne Avo hisAb bhUlIe?
bharat : hun hamaNAn ja jaIne A kAm karun chhunn dharmanAn kAmamAn vaLI DhIl shI!
–Am kahIne bharat doDato ghar taraph gayo. pAchhaLathI rAjeshe sAd pADIne kahyun : joje ho... utAvaLamAn
ne utAvaLamAn grAhak nambar lakhavAnun bhUlI na jato; nahitar vaLI ekAd divasanun moDun thashe. bharate e
sAmbhaLyun hashe ke nahIn,–koN jANe?
bAlabandhuo! tamAre mATe “bAp tevA beTA” nAmanI ek TachukaDI vArtA chhApavA mATe mokalI hatI,
paN jagyAnA abhAve A ankamAn chhApI shakANI nathI. pAchhaLanA pAne ek kavitA ane traN prashno
ApyA chhe, te tamane jarUr gamashe.