bhavanadIne oLangIne shivapurI javAne udyamI thayo chhun. mohathI prerAyelA kAI nakAmA
bolasho nahi, sansArasamudra tarIne nirvANadvIp jatAn mane antarAy na karasho. jem sUryano
uday thatAn andhakAr raheto nathI tem samyaggnAn thatAn sanshayatimir kyAn rahe? mATe mArA
putrane rAjya Apo, hamaNAn ja putrano abhiShek karAvo, hun tapovanamAn pravesh karun chhun. A
vachan sAmbhaLI mantrIo ane sAmanto rAjAno vairAgyano nishchay jANI atyant shokAtur
thayA. temanAn mastak nIche DhaLI gayA, Ankho ashrupAtathI bharAI gaI, AngaLIthI jamIn
khotaratAn kShaNamAtramAn prabhArahit thaI gayA. maunapaNe besI rahyA. Akho raNavAs
prANanAthano nirgranth vratano nishchay sAmbhaLI shok pAmyo. anek vinod karatA hatA te
chhoDIne AnsuothI Ankho bharAI gaI ane mahArudan karyun. bharat pitAnA vairAgyanI vAt
sAmbhaLI pote paN pratibodh pAmyA, manamAn chintavavA lAgyA ke aho! A snehanun bandhan
chhedavun kaThaN chhe. amArA pitAjI gnAn pAmyA, jinadIkShA levA Ichchhe chhe. have emane
rAjyanI shI chintA hoy? mAre to na koIne kAI pUchhavAnun chhe ke na kAI karavAnun chhe. hun
tapovanamAn pravesh karIsh, sanyam dhAraN karIsh. te sanyam sansAranA dukhono kShay kare chhe,
ane mAre A dehathI shI levAdevA chhe? A deh to vyAdhinun ghar chhe, vinashvar chhe, jo
dehathI mAro sambandh nathI to bAndhavo sAthe sambandh kevo? A badhA potAnA karmaphaLanA
bhoktA chhe, A prANI mohathI andh chhe, sansAravanamAn ekalo ja bhaTake chhe ke je van anek
bhavabhayarUp vRukShothI bharelun chhe.
emane rokun? AvI chintAthI jenun man vyAkuL chhe evI kaikeyIne yAd Avyun ke rAjAe
tene varadAn Apelun chhe eTale tarat ja pati pAse jaIne ardhA sinhAsan upar beThI. teNe
vinantI karI ke he nAth! badhI strIonI vachche tame mane kRupA karIne kahyun hatun ke tun je
mAgIsh te hun ApIsh to atyAre Apo. tyAre dasharathe kahyun ke he priye! je tArI IchchhA
hoy te mAgI le. rANI kaikeyI Ansu sAratAn kahevA lAgI ke he nAth! amArI evI kaI
bhUl thaI ke tame chittane kaThor karIne amane chhoDavA Ichchho chho. amAro jIv to tamAre
AdhIn chhe. vaLI, A jinadIkShA atyant durdhar chhe te levA mATe tamane kem vichAr
sUjhayo? A indra samAn bhogothI pALelun tamArun sharIr chhe, tame munipad kevI rIte
dhAraN karI shakasho? munipad atyant viSham chhe. jyAre rANI kaikeyIe A pramANe kahyun
tyAre temaNe javAb Apyo he kAnte! samarthane viSham shun? hun to nisandeh munivrat dhAraN
karIsh ja, tArI abhilAShA hoy te mAg. rANI chintAtur banI nIchun mukh karI bolI ke
he nAth! mArA putrane rAjya Apo. tyAre dasharathe kahyun ke emAn sandeh sheno?