: vaishAkh : 2497 Atmadharma : 19 :
mATe mIThAI mokalI chhe.
mAtAe te mIThAI laIne banne bALakonA moDhAmAn khavaDAvI. ane pUchhayun–beTA
lakhu! tArA pitAjIe Aje tane shun bheT ApI?
lakShmInandane kahyuran– mA, pitAe mane ek sundar vInTI ApI hatI, ane temAn
kimmatI hIro jaDelo chhe. jinu! tane tArI bAe shun bheT ApI?
jinanandane kahyun– bhAI, amAre tyAn evA hIrA–jhaverAt to nathI, paN mArI
mAtAe to mane Aje mAro chaitanya hIro batAvyo; kharekhar chaitanyahIro ApIne
mAtAe mahAn upakAr karyo. ahA, chaitanyahIrAnI shI vAt!
ame AnandathI vAtachIt karatA karatA banne mitro ramavA gayA; gAmanA khullA
medAnamAn khUb ramyA. khUb vAto karI, ne antre rAtre banne potapotAnA ghare gayA.
jinanandanane tyAn to rAtre koI khAtA na hatA, te to gher jaIne mAtAjI pAse
AnandathI dharmakathA sAmbhaLavA beTho hato.
lakShmInandanane tyAn jamavAnI taiyArI chAlatI hatI; ghaNA mahemAn hatA.
lakShmInandan jamatAn pahelAnn hAth dhoto hato tyAn tenA pitAnI najar tenA par paDI. A
hAthanI vInTImAn hIro na dekhyo. tethI tarat pUchhayun–beTA, tArI vInTImAnthI hIro kyAn
gayo?
lakhunun dhyAn potAnI AngaLI par gayun....hIro na jotAn te bhayabhIt thaI gayo–
hen! vInTImAn hIro to nathI bApu! hIro kayAn gayo–tenI mane khabar nathI.
enI vAt sAmbhaLatAn tenA pitA khUb gusse thayA. are, hajI to savAramAn
ApelI AvI kimmatI hIrAvALI vInTI, teno hIro sAnje khovAI jAy–e tenAthI
sahan na thayun. joke teo bIjo hIro lAvI shake tem hatA, –paN eTalun samAdhAn kyAthi
lAve? dharmanA sanskAr to hatA nahIn; eTale je putranA janmano Anand manAvatA hatA te
putra upar krodh karIne tene dhamakAvavA lAgyA; putra raDavA lAgyo. re sansAr! harSha–shokanA
taDakA–chhAyA badalAyA ja kare chhe. hIrAnI shodhAshodh chAlI; pUchhaparachh chAlI; lakhu to
Aje tenA mitra jinunA ghar sivAy bIje kyAy gayo ja nathI; teo bahu garIb chhe,
–tethI jarUr enI mAe lakhunI vInTImAnthI hIro kADhIne