: 20 : Atmadharma : vaishAkh : 2497
santADI dIdho hashe......ane tenA putra jinune Apyo hashe. –em vichArI tenA upar krodh
karIne nindA karavA lAgyA. ane lakhune kahyun ke jA, tArA mitra jinune bolAvI lAv!
lakhue DaratAn DaratAn kahyun–bApujI! mAro mitra to bahu sanskArI chhe; te mAro hIro
kadI lye nahIn. (tenA mitranA UnchA sanskAranI tenA par sArI chhAp paDI hatI.)
tenA pitAe dhamakAvIne kahyun; –enA sivAy hIro bIje kyAy jAy nahIn; mATe
tun jaldI jaIne ene bolAv.
lakhu to DhIlo thaIne jinunA ghare chAlyo....tene dekhatAn ja jinu to Anandit
thayo....Av mitra! atyAre ekAek kyAthi?
lakhu kahe–jinu! tane mArA pitAjI bolAve chhe! mATe mArI sAthe chAl.
banne mitro chAlyA; rastAmAn jinu kahe–mitra! tun DhIlo kem dekhAy chhe?
lakhu kahe–bhAI, shun kahun? mAro hIro khovAI gayo chhe, tethI tane bolAvel chhe.
tyAn jatAmvent dhanajI sheThe pUchhayun–jinu! bol, tane ‘hIro’ maLyo chhe?
nirdoSh jinunA manamAn to savAre tenI mAtAe batAvelA chaitanya hIrAnI vAt
ghoLAtI hatI, enI dhUnamAn ne dhUnamAn teNe kahyun– hA, pitAjI! mArI mAtAe Aje ja
mane ek adbhut hIro batAvyo.
jhaverAtano hIro to eNe kyAthi joyo hoy? enA manamAn to chaitanya hIro
ghoLAto hato. paN dhanajI sheThanA manamAn to potAno hIro ghoLAto hato, eNe
chaitanyahIrAnI to vAt paN kyAthi sAmbhaLI hoy? eTale tarat teNe kahyun– bhAI jinu!
e hIro amArA lakhuno chhe, mATe ApI de!
jinu kahe–bApujI! e to mAro hIro chhe. tamArA lakhuno hIro mArI pAse nathI.
paN mArI mAtA pAse Avo to te lakhuno hIro paN batAvashe.
jinunI vAt sAmbhaLI lakhune thayun ke mAro hIro emane jaDayo lAge chhe, ne jarUr
mAro hIro mane prApta thashe. te jinu sAthe gayo ne pUchhayun–jinu! mAro hIro kyAn chhe?
mane batAvIsh!