: 14 : Atmadharma : mAh : ra499 :
karo... atyAre ja mane nirgranth munidIkShA Apo... ne mArun kalyAN karo.”
munirAje kahyun: bandhu, tArA bhAv uttam chhe... parantu pahelAnn A padmamaNi laIne
rAjAne pAchho sompI Av...
prabho! e padmamaNino sparsha karatAn paN have mArA hAth dhrUje chhe.
‘vatsa! em samaj ke e maNinA nimitte ja Aje tArAmAn mahAn parivartan
thaI rahyun chhe... ’
angArake dhrUjate hAthe maNi upADyo... ne munirAjanA charaNe namaskAr karIne
rAjadarabAr taraph chAlyo.
“lIjiye, mahArAj! Apano A padmarAg maNi” angArake kampatA hAthe maNi
mahArAjA taraph dharyo.
maNi emane em pAchho Avelo joIne rAjAe vismayathI pUchhayun–kem kalAkAr,
maNi shA mATe pAchho ApI rahyA chho?
rAjan! A maNine AbhuShaNomAn jaDavAnun kAm have mArAthI thaI shake tem nathI.
are! shun kaho chho, angArak? tamArA jevo kushaL kalAkAr jo A kAm nahi karI
shake to bIjun koN karI shakashe? –rAjAe pUchhyun.
angArake kahyun: rAjan! AvA maNi–ratno jaDI–jaDIne anek AbhUShaNone men
shobhAvyA... ne emAn ja jIndagI vItI gaI... parantu samyagdarshan–samyaggnAn ne
samyakchAritrarUp ratnothI men mArA AtmAne hajI sudhI AbhuShit na karyo... mahArAj!
have to jIvanamAn e ratnone jaDIne tenAthI AtmAne shobhAvavo chhe.
kalAkArane ekAek A shun thaI gayun tenI rAjAne kaI samaj na paDI... eTale
teNe pUchhyun: paN kalAkAr, chhe shun te to kaho?
angArake kahyun: rAjan! ApanA A maNinA nimitte ja Aje ek evI ghaTanA banI
gaI ke je mArAthI kahI shakAy tevI nathI. paN A maNine AbhUShaNamAn jaDavAthI mane je
puraskAr malat tenA karatAn vishiShTa koI ananto puraskAr Aje mane malI rahyo chhe.
rAjan! have hun ratnatray–maNithI mArA AtmAne shaNagAravA jAun chhun...