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munirAj je vanamAn sanghasahit birAjyA chhe, hAthI paN te vanamAn rahe chhe. A
nirjan vanamAn ATalA badhA mANaso ne ATalo badho kolAhal hAthIe pahelI ja vAr
dekhyo....tene bhay lAgyo ke A badhA mane pakaDavA AvyA hashe! eTale te hAthI
gabharAyo, te ekadam khIjAyo, ne ushkerATathI chArekor doDavA lAgyo. sanghamAn ekadam
dhamAchakaDI machI gaI. badhA loko bhayabhIt thaIne Amatem bhAgavA lAgyA. hAthI to
moTImoTI garjanA karato, temanI pAchhaL doDavA lAgyo; ne je hAthamAn Avyun tene sUnDhamAn
pakaDI pakaDIne dUr phenkavA lAgyo!
arere! bhaviShyano bhagavAn atyAre gAnDo thayo chhe! atyAre tiryanchapaNe bhaTakI
rahelo jIv thoDAvakhat pachhI tIrthankar thavAno chhe! juo to kharA, jIvanA pariNAmanI
vichitratA!
gAnDA hAthIthI bhayabhIt thayelA loko muninA sharaNamAn gayA. aravindamunirAj
dhyAnamAn birAjatA hatA. hAthI kikiyArI karato–karato te munirAj taraph doDayo lokone
bIk lAgI ke, are, A hAthI munirAjane shun karI nAnkhashe?
munirAj to shAnt thaIne beThA chhe. emane jotAn ja sUnDh UnchI karIne hAthI temanA
taraph doDayo. munine bachAvavA loko doDayA...paN–
paN shun thayun? te dhIrajathI sAmbhaLo. te aravind munirAjanI chhAtImAn ek
uttamachihna hatun, te chihna jotAn ja hAthI ekadam vichAramAn paDI gayo...tene thayun ke are!
Amane to men kyAnk joyA chhe! A mArA oLakhItA ne hitasvI hoy em mane lAge
chhe. –AvA vichAramAn hAthI to ekadam shAnt thaIne Ubho rahyo; enun gAnDapaN maTI gayun
ne munirAj sAme sUnDh namAvIne besI gayo.
loko to Ashcharya pAmI gayA ke are! munirAj pAse AvatAn ja A gAnDo
hAthI ekAek shAnt kem thaI gayo! A banAv dekhIne chArekorathI mANaso tyAn
munirAj pAse doDI AvyA.
munirAje avadhignAn vaDe hAthInA pUrvabhavane jANI lIdho; ane shAnt thayelA
hAthIne sabondhIne kahyun: are buddhimAn! are marubhUti! A pAgalapaNun tane nathI
shobhatun. A pashutA, ane A hinsA tun chhoD! hun aravindarAjA chhun ne muni thayo chhun; tun
tArA pUrvabhavamAn mAro mantrI hato; ne tArA bhAIe tane mArI nAnkhyo. tun AtmAnun
bhAn bhUlIne ArtadhyAnathI A pashuparyAy pAmyo. have to tun chet...ane AtmAne