dha... ba karato teno deh munirAjanA charaNomAn paDyo. padmarAgamaNi gUm thavAnun rahasya
have khUlI gayun hatun, ne e kalAkAr potAnA avichArI kartavyathI pashchAttApanA sAgaramAn
bebhAn thaIne paDyo hato. dhyAnastha munirAjane to bahAramAn shun banI rahyun chhe tenI
darakAr ja kyAn hatI?
pashchAttApathI dhrUsake–dhrUsake raDI rahyo chhe... ekabAju padmamaNi dhULamAn ragadoLAto paDyo
chhe. thoDe dUr lAkaDI paDI chhe. upar beThelo mayur maNi taraph TagaTag nIhALI rahyo chhe...
shrI munirAj badhI paristhiti samajI gayA... temaNe angArakane AshvAsan ApatAn mahA
karUNAthI kahyun: vatsa angArak! dukhI na thA; kShobh chhoDI de! AbarUno ane lakShmIno
moh evo ja chhe ke jIvane avichArI banAvI de chhe. bhAI, je thaI gayun te thaI gayun...
have shok chhoDI de.. ne Atmahit sAdhavA mATe tatpar thA.
mahAanuchit kAm karyun... krodhathI hun avichArI banI gayo... prabho! mane kShamA karIne A
bhayankar pApathI mAro uddhAr karo. nAth, ApashrInA AhAradAn vakhate men A maNi peTI
upar mukelo, ne te vakhate upar beThel A mayur tene khAvAnI vastu samajIne upADI
gayo. paN te maNi tenA gaLAmAn salavAI rahyo... men vagar joye vagar vichArye ApanA
upar shankA karI.. Apane prahAr karavA lAkaDI UgAmI, paN prabho! sadbhAgye te mor
ApanI pAchhaL–pAchhaL AvIne ahIn ja jhAD upar beTho hato ne tenI Dok upar lAkaDI
lAgatAn ja DokamAnthI maNi sarI paDyo... A rIte ApanA prAN bachI gayA. mayuranA
paN prAN bachI gayAne mArA A pApI haste ek vItarAgI yogInI hinsA thatI bachI
gaI.” Am bolatAn–bolatAn pashchAttApathI angArakanA pApo pANI–pANI thaIne
AnkhamAnthI ashrudhArArUpe bahAr nIkaLI jatA hatA. thoDI vAr thAk khAIne teNe kahyun:
“prabho! ApanA vachanathI Aje hun navajIvan pAmyo chhun. nAth! A pApamay sansArathI
have mAro uddhAr