thaI niShThur vachanothI tene pIDA upajAvatI kahevA lAgI he pApiNI! mAro putra tArAthI
atyant virakta chhe, tAro paDachhAyo jovA paN ichchhato nathI, tArAn vachan kAn par leto nathI,
te to mAtApitAnI vidAy laIne raNasangrAm mATe bahAr gayo chhe, te dhIr tArA mahelamAn kevI
rIte Ave? he nirlajja! tAr pApane dhikkAr! chandramAnA kiraN samAn ujjavaL vanshane doSh
lagADanArI, banne lokomAn nindya ashubh kriyA ten AcharI chhe; ane A tArI sakhI
vasantamAlAe tane AvI buddhi ApI chhe, kulaTAnI pAse veshyA rahe pachhI kayun bhalun thAy?
anjanAe mudrikA ane kaDAn dekhADayAn to paN teNe na mAnyun. gusse thaIne ek krUr nAmanA
nokarane bolAvyo te AvIne namaskAr karIne Ubho rahyo. pachhI krodh karIne ketumatIe lAl
AnkhothI kahyun, he krUr! Ane sakhI sahit gADImAn besADI mahendranagaranI pAse chhoDI Av.
ketumatInI AgnAthI krUr sakhIsahit anjanAne gADImAn besADI mahendranagar taraph chAlyo.
anjanAsundarInun sharIr khUb kampe chhe, pavanathI UkhaDI gayel velI samAn te nirAshray chhe,
dukharUp agnithI tenun sharIr baLI rahyun chhe, sAsune teNe kAI uttar na Apyo, tenI Ankho
sakhI taraph lambAyelI chhe, manamAn potAnA ashubh karmane te vAramvAr nindI rahI chhe, AnkhamAnthI
AnsunI dhArA chAlI jAy chhe, tenun chitta asthir chhe. divasanA ante mahendranagar samIp
pahonchADIne krUr madhur vachan kahevA lAgyo. ke devI! men mArI svAminInI AgnAthI Apane
mATe dukharUp kArya karyun chhe, to kShamA karasho, Am kahI sakhI sahit sundarIne gADImAnthI utArI,
gADI laIne potAnI svAminI pAse chAlyo. tyAn pahonchIne vinantI karI ke ApanI AgnA
pramANe temane tyAn pahonchADI Avyo chhun.
Ankho lAl thaI gaI chhe evI anjanAnAn netronI lAlAshathI pashchim dishA lAl thaI gaI,
andhakAr phelAI gayo, rAtri thaI. anjanAnA dukhathI nIkaLelAn AnsunI dhArArUp meghathI dashe
dishA shyAm thaI gaI, pakShIo kolAhal karavA lAgyA, jANe ke anjanAnA dukhathI dukhI
thaIne kakaLAT karatA hoy. anjanA apavAdarUp dukhanA sAgaramAn DUbelI kShudhAdik dukh bhUlI
gaI. te Ansu sAratI ane rUdan karatI. vasantamAlA tene dhairya rAkhavAnun samajAvatI. rAtre
pAndaDAnI pathArI pAtharI dIdhI, paN ene jarAy Ungh AvI nahi. nirantar ashrupAt karatI,
jANe ke dAhanA bhayathI nidrA paN bhAgI gaI. vasantamAlA pag dAbatI, khed dUr karatI,
dilAso ApatI. Am dukhanA kAraNe ek rAtri ek varSha barAbar lAgI. savAramAn pathArI
chhoDIne jAtajAtanA sankalpa-vikalpa karatI, shankA sahit vihvaL thaIne pitAnA ghar taraph
chAlI. sakhI chhAyAnI jem sAthe ja chAlI. pitAnA mahelanA dvAre pahonchI. tene andar dAkhal
thatAn dvArapALe rokI, kAraN ke dukhanA yogathI tenun rUp badalAI gayun hatun tethI oLakhAN na
paDI. tyo sakhIe badhI hakIkat kahI te jANIne