kharatAn rahyAn ane chAlatI vakhate te dvAre UbhI hatI, tenun mukhakamaL virahanA dAhathI
karamAI gayun hatun, men tene sampUrNa lAvaNyasampadA rahit joI. have tenAn nIlakamaL samAn
dIrdha netra mArA hRudayane bANanI peThe bhedI nAkhe chhe mATe evo upAy kar ke jethI mAro
tenI sAthe meLAp thAy. he sajjan! jo meLAp nahi thAy to amArA bannenun maraN
thashe. tyAre prahaste kShaNavAramAn vichAr karIne kahyun ke tame mAtApitAnI AgnA laIne
shatrune jItavA nIkaLyA chho mATe pAchhA javun yogya nathI ane atyAr sudhI tame kadI paN
anjanAsundarIne yAd karI nathI ane have ahIn bolAvIe to sharam lAge mATe chhAnAmAnA
javun ane chhAnAmAnA ja pAchhA AvatA rahevun, tyAn rahevun nahi. tene joIne, tenI sAthe
AnandanI vAto karIne, AnandapUrvak tarat ja pAchhA AvI javun. to ja tamArun chitta
nishchaL thashe. khUb utsAhathI nIkaLavun, shatrune jItavAno nishchay karyo chhe to A ja upAy
chhe. pachhI mudgar nAmanA senApatine sainyanI rakShA karavAnun sompIne merunI vandanAnA bahAne
mitra prahasta sahit sugandhAdi sAmagrI laI guptapaNe AkAshamArge chAlyA. sUryAsta paN
thaI gayo hato ane sandhyAno prakAsh paN adrashya thayo hato. rAtri pragaT thaI. te banne
anjanAsundarInA mahelamAn pahonchI gayA. pavanakumAr to bahAr UbhA rahyA ane prahasta
khabar ApavA andar gayo. dIpakano prakAsh mand hato. anjanA bolI koN chhe?
vasantamAlA pAse ja sUtI hatI tene jagADI. sarva bAbatomAn nipuN teNe UThIne
anjanAno bhay dUr karyo. prahaste namaskAr karI jyAre pavananjayanA AgamananI vAt karI
tyAre te sundarIne prANanAthano samAgam svapna samAn lAgyo. te prahastane gadagad vANIthI
kahevA lAgI he prahasta! hun puNyahIn, patinI kRupAthI vanchit chhun. mArA evA ja
pApakarmano uday Avyo chhe. tun shA mATe mArI mashkarI kare chhe? patino nirAdar pAmanAranI
koN avagnA na kare? hun abhAginI dukhI avasthA pAmI chhun, mane sukh kyAthi maLe?
tyAre prahaste hAth joDI, namaskAr karI vinantI karI he kalyANarUpiNI! he pativrate!
amAro aparAdh mAph karo. have badhAn ashubh karma TaLI gayA chhe. tamArA premarUp guNathI
prerAIne tamArA prANanAth AvyA chhe. tamArA pratye atyant prasanna thayA chhe. tenI
prasannatAthI kyo Anand nahi maLe? jem chandramAnA yogathI rAtrinI atishay shobhA vadhe
chhe tem. tyAre anjanAsundarI kShaNek nIchI najar DhALI rahI. tyAre vasantamAlAe prahastane
kahyun-he bhadra! jyAre megh varase tyAre sArun ja chhe. mATe prANanAth enA mahelamAn padhAryA te
enun mahAn bhAgya ane amArun puNyarUp vRukSha phaLyun. A vAt chAlatI hatI te ja samaye
AnandanAn AnsuothI jenAn netra bharAI gayA hatAn te kumAr padhAryA, jANe ke karuNArUp
sakhI ja prItamane priyAnI pAse laI AvI. tyAre bhayabhIt hariNInAn jevAn sundar
netravALI priyA patine joIne sanmukh jaI, hAth joDI, mastak namAvI pagamAn paDI.
prANanAthe potAnA hAthathI tenun mastak Unchun karI UbhI karI, amRut samAn vachan kahyAn ke
he devI! kaleshano badho khed chhoDo. sundarI hAth joDIne patinI pAse UbhI hatI. patie
potAnA hAthathI teno hAth