nArade sAmbhaLyun hatun ke janake rAmane jAnakI devAno vichAr karyo chhe. jAnakIno mahimA
AkhI pRithvI par prasiddha hato. nArade vichAr karyo ke ek vAr sItAne joun ke te kevI chhe?
kevAn lakShaNothI shobhe chhe ke jethI janake tene rAmane devAnun nakkI karyun chhe. jenun hRuday
shIlasanyukta chhe evA nArad sItAne jovA mATe sItAne gher AvyA. te vakhate sItA
darpaNamAn potAnun mukh joI rahI hatI, tene nAradanI jaTA darpaNamAn dekhAI eTale te bhayathI
vyAkuL banIne manamAn chintavavA lAgI ke hAy mAtA! A koN chhe? Am bhayathI dhrUjatI
te mahelanI andar gaI. nArad paN sAthe ja mahelamAn javA lAgyA tyAre dvArapAlIe temane
rokayA eTale nArad ane dvArapAlI vachche kajiyo thayo. kajiyAnA shabdo sAmbhaLIne khaDga
ane dhanuShyanA dhArak sAmanto doDI AvyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke pakaDI lyo, pakaDI lyo,
A koN chhe? AvA shastradhArIono avAj sAmbhaLIne nArad DarI gayA ane AkAshamArge
gaman karIne kailAs parvat par AvyA. tyAn besIne vichAravA lAgyA ke khUb kaShTa pAmyo
ane mushkelIthI bachyo, navo janma ja maLyo, jem pakShI dAvAnaLamAnthI bahAr nIkaLe tem hun
tyAnthI nIkaLyo. pachhI dhIre dhIre nAradanI dhrrUjArI maTI ane kapALethI parasevo lUchhIne vAL
vikharAI gayA hatA te samArIne bAndhyA. temanA hAth dhUrajatA hatA, jem jem te vAt yAd
AvatI tem tem te nishvAs nAkhatA. pachhI te khUb krodhe bharAIne, mastak halAvIne
vichAravA lAgyA ke kanyAnI duShTatA to juo! hun nirdoShapaNe saraL svabhAvathI, rAm
pratyenA anurAgathI tene jovA gayo hato te mRutyu samAn avasthA pAmyo, yam jevA duShTa
mANaso mane pakaDavA AvyA, sArun thayun ke hun bachI gayo, pakaDAyo nahi. have te pApaNI
mArI pAsethI kevI rIte bachashe? te jyAn jyAn jashe tyAn hun tene dukhamAn dhakelIsh. hun vAjintra
vagADayA vinA paN nAchun chhun to pachhI jyAre vAjintro vAge tyAre to TaLun ja sheno? Am
vichArIne te shIghra vaitADayanI dakShiN shreNImAn rathanUpur nagaramAn gayA ane sItAnA
mahAsundar rUpanun chitrapaT banAvIne laI gayA. chitra evun ankit karyun hatun ke jANe pratyakSha
na hoy! chandragatino putra bhAmanDaL upavanamAn anek kumAro sahit kriDA karavA Avyo hato
tenI samIpamAn A chitrapaT phenkIne pote chhupAI rahyA. bhAmanDaLane evI khabar na paDI ke
A mArI bahenanun chitrapaT chhe. te chitrapaT joIne chittamAn moh pAmyo, lajjA, shAstragnAn,
vichAr e badhun bhUlI gayo. lAmbA lAmbA nisAsA nAkhavA lAgyo, tenA hoTh sukAI gayA,
gAtra shithil thaI gayA, rAtadivas Ungh AvatI nahi, anek upachAro karavAmAn AvyA to
paN tene shAnti maLI nahi, sugandhI puShpa ane sundar AhAr ene viSh samAn lAgyA. tene
shItaL jaL chhAnTavA chhatAn paN teno santAp