hAthI joyo. te varShAkALanA saghan megh samAn chhe. tene joIne sarva vidyAdharo prasanna thayA
ke jyAn A hAthI chhe tyAn pavananjay chhe. pUrve ame A hAthI anek vAr joyo chhe. A
hAthI anjanagiri jevA rangavALo, kundapuShpa samAn shvet dAntavALo, sundar sUnDhavALo chhe. paN
jyAre vidyAdharo hAthInI pAse AvyA tyAre tene nirankush joIne DarI gayA. hAthI
vidyAdharonA sainyono avAj sAmbhaLIne atyant kShobh pAmyo. hAthI mahAbhayankar, durnivAr,
shIghra vegavALo, madathI bhInjAyelA kapolavALo, kAn halAvato ane garjanA karato je dishA
taraph doDato te dishAmAnthI vidyAdharo khasI jatA. lokono samUh joIne svAmInI rakShAmAn
tatpar A hAthI sUnDhamAn talavAr rAkhIne pavananjayanI pAsethI khasato nahi ane vidyAdharo
DarathI tenI pAse AvatA nahi. pachhI vidyAdharoe hAthaNIo dvArA ene vash karyo, kem ke
vash karavAnA jeTalA upAyo chhe temAn strI samAn bIjo koI upAy nathI. pachhI e
AgaL AvIne pavanakumArane jovA lAgyA. jANe ke lAkaDAnun pUtaLun hoy, maun dhArIne
beThA chhe. teo temano yogya upachAr karavA lAgyA. paN e to chintavanamAn lIn bIjA
koI sAthe bolatA nahi, jem dhyAnarUDh muni koInI sAthe bolatA nathI tem. pachhI
pavananjayanA mAtApitA Ansu vahAvatAn, enun mastak chUmatAn, chhAtIe lagAvatAn kahevA
lAgyA ke he putra! Avo vinayavAn tun amane chhoDIne kyAn Avyo? mahAkomaL sej par
sUnArAe A bhayankar vanamAn rAtri kevI rIte vyatIt karI? Am bolAvavAn chhatAn paN
te bolyA nahi. pachhI emane maunavrat dhAraN karel ane namrIbhUt thaIne, maraNano nishchay
karIne beThelA joIne badhA vidyAdharo shok pAmyA, pitA sahit sau vilAp karavA lAgyA.
hakIkat kahun chhun te sAmbhaLo. ek mahAramaNIk sandhyAbhra nAmano parvat chhe tyAn anangavIchi
nAmanA munine kevaLagnAn utpanna thayun hatun ane indrAdik devo temanA darshan karavA AvyA
hatA ane hun paN gayo hato. tyAnthI vandanA karI pAchho pharato hato tyAn mArgamAn ek
parvatanI guphA par mArun vimAn Avyun tyAre men koI strInA rudanano avAj sAmbhaLyo,
jANe ke vINA vAgatI hoy tevo. hun tyAn gayo ane men anjanAne guphAmAn joI. men tene
vanamAn nivAs karavAnun kAraN pUchhayun tyAre vasantamAlAe badhI hakIkat kahI. anjanA
shokathI vihvaL banI rotI hatI tene men dhIraj ApI ane guphAmAn tene putrano janma
thayo te guphA putranA sharIranI kAntithI prakAsharUp thaI gaI, jANe ke te sonAnI ja na
banAvI hoy. A vAt sAmbhaLIne pavananjayane khUb harSha thayo ane pratisUryane pUchhayun “
bALak sukhamAn chhe ne?” pratisUrye kahyun ke bALakane hun vimAnamAn besADIne hanUruh dvIp
jaI rahyo hato tyAn mArgamAn bALak UchhaLIne ek parvat par paDayun. parvat par paDavAnun
nAm sAmbhaLIne pavananjayanA mukhamAnthI ararar evo shabda nIkaLI gayo. tyAre pratisUrye
kahyun ke shok