menA, popaT bhaNI rahyAn hatAn, temanA maTh pAse anek phUlonA kyArA banAvelA hatA,
tApasonI kanyA miShTa jaLathI bharelA kaLash te kyArAmA
vaDe khUb AdarathI temanun Atithya karavA lAgyA. tApaso sahajapaNe sauno Adar kare chhe.
te miShTa vachanathI sambhAShaN karI rahevA mATe jhUmpaDI, komaL pallavonI shayyA ityAdi
upachAr karavA lAgyA. rAmane bahu ja rUpALA adbhut puruSh jANIne khUb Adar karyo.
rAtre tyAn rahIne savAramAn UThIne e chAlI nIkaLyA. tApaso temanI sAthe chAlavA lAgyA,
emanun rUp joIne anurAgI thayA. pAShAN paN pIgaLI jAy to manuShyonI to shI vAt
karavI? sUkAn pAndaDAnnun bhakShaN karanAr tApaso emanun rUp joIne anurAgI thaI gayA. vRuddha
tApaso temane kahevA lAgyA tame ahIn ja raho A sukhanun sthAn chhe ane kadAch na rahevun
hoy to A aTavImAn sAvadhAn rahejo. joke A van jaL, phaL, puShpAdithI bharelun chhe to
paN vishvAs karasho nahi. nadI, van ane nArI e vishvAsayogya nathI ane tame to sarva
bAbatomAn sAvadhAn ja chho. pachhI rAm, lakShmaN, sItA ahInthI AgaL chAlyAn. anek
tApasI emane jovAnI abhilAShAthI atyant vihvaL thaIne dUr sudhI patra, puShpa, phaL,
indhanAdinA bahAne temanI sAthe chAlatI rahI. keTalIk tApasIo temane madhur vachanothI
kahevA lAgI ke tame amArA AshramamAn kem na raho, ame tamArI sevA karIshun. ahInthI
traN kosh par evun van chhe ke jyAn mahAsaghan vRukSho chhe, manuShyonun nAm nathI; anek sinh,
vAgh, duShTa jIvothI bharelun chhe; tyAn Indhan ane phaL, phUl mATe tApaso paN jatA nathI,
DAbhanI tIkShNa aNIothI jyAn avarajavar thatI nathI, van mahAbhayAnak chhe ane chitrakUT
parvat atyant Uncho, durlandhya, phelAIne paDayo chhe. tame shun sAmbhaLyun nathI ke nishank thaIne
chAlyA jAv chho? rAme javAb Apyo, he tApasIo! ame avashya AgaL jaIshun. tame
tamArA sthAnake jAv. mushkelIthI temane pAchhI vALI. te paraspar emanAn rUp-guNanun varNan
karatI potAnA sthAnake AvI. teo mahAgahan vanamAn pravesh karavA lAgyAn. van parvatanA
pAShANonA samUhathI atyant karkash chhe, temAn moTAn moTAn vRukSho velothI vInTaLAyelAn chhe.
bhUkhathI krodhe bharAIne shArdUloe nakh vaDe vRukShone vidArI nAkhyAn chhe, sinhothI haNAyelA
gajarAjanA raktathI lAl banelAn motI TheraTher vikharAIne paDayAn chhe, matta gajarAjoe
taruvarone bhAngI nAkhyAn chhe, sinhaNanI garjanA sAmbhaLIne haraNo bhAgI rahyA chhe, sUtelA
ajagaronA shvAsanA pavanathI guphAo gunjI rahI chhe, suvvaronA samUhothI nAnAn sarovaro
kAdavamay banI gayA chhe, jangalI pADAnAn shingaDAnthI rAphaDA bhAngI gayA chhe, bhayAnak sarpo
pheN UnchI karIne pharI rahyA chhe, kAnTAthI je pUnchhaDIno agrabhAg vIndhAI gayo chhe evI
nIl gAy khedakhinna thaI chhe, anek prakAranA kAnTA tyAn patharAI rahyA chhe, viShapuShponI
rajanI vAsanAthI anek prANI tyAn pharI rahyAn chhe, genDAnA nakhathI vRukShanAn thaD vidarAi gayA