pRithvI par pativratA shIlavantI chhe, nij bharatAramAn anurakta chhe, te nishchayathI svargamokShanI
adhikAriNI chhe. temano mahimA ane vistArathI kaho. gaNadhare kahyun je nishchayathI sItA
samAn pativratA shIlane dhAraN kare chhe te alpa bhavamAn mokSha pAme chhe. pativratA svargamAn ja
jAy ane paramparAe mokSha pAme. he rAjan! je manavachanakAyathI shIlavantI chhe, jeNe chittanI
vRutti rokI chhe te dhanya chhe. ashvomAn, hAthIomAn lohamAn, pAShANamAn, vastromAn, jaLamAn,
vRukShomAn, velomAn, strIomAn, puruShomAn moTun antar hoy chhe. badhI strIomAn pativratA hotI
nathI ane badhA ja puruShomAn vivekI hotA nathI. te shIlarUp ankushathI manarUp matta hAthIne
vash kare te pativratA chhe. pativratA badhA ja kuLamAn hoy chhe ane vRuthA pativratAnun abhimAn
karyun to shun thayun? je jinadharmathI bahirmukh chhe te manarUp matta hAthIne vash karavA samartha
nathI. vItarAganI vANIthI jemanun chitta nirmaL thayun chhe te ja manarUp hAthIne vivekarUp
ankushathI vash karI dayA-shIlanA mArga par chalAvavAne samartha chhe. he shreNik! ek
abhimAnA nAmanI strInI kathA sankShepamAn sAmbhaL. A prAchIn kathA prasiddha chhe. ek
dhAnyagrAm nAmanun gAm hatun. tyAn nodan nAmano brAhmaN raheto. tene agni nAmanA
brAhmaNanI mAninI nAmanI strIthI janmelI abhimAnA nAmanI patnI hatI. te khUb
abhimAnI hatI. nodan kShudhAthI piDAto abhimAnAne chhoDI gayo. te abhimAnA gajavanamAn
karUruh nAmanA rAjAne maLI. te rAjA puShpaprakIrNa nagarano svAmI hato ane lampaTI hato.
brAhmaNI rUpavatI hovAthI te tene laI gayo ane snehathI gharamAn rAkhI. ek samaye
abhimAnAe ratikrIDAnA prasange rAjAnA mastak par lAt mArI. prAta samaye rAjAne
sabhAmAn panDitone pUchhayun jeNe mArA mastak par pagathI prahAr karyo hoy tene mAre shun
karavun? mUrkha panDito kahevA lAgyA ke he dev! teno pag kApI nAkhavo athavA tene mArI
nAkhavo. te vakhate rAjAno abhiprAy jANanAr ek hemAnk nAmanA brAhmaNe kahyun ke tenA
paganI AbhUShaNAdikathI pUjA karavI. rAjAe hemAnkane pUchhayun he panDit! tamane A rahasyanI
kevI rIte khabar paDI? hemAnke kahyun ke men tamArA adhar par strInA dAntanA nishAn joyA
tethI mane lAgyun ke strInA paganI lAt lAgI hovI joIe. tethI rAjAe hemAnkane
abhiprAy samajanAr jANIne potAno nikaTano kRupApAtra banAvyo. te hemAnkanA ghar pAse
ek mitrayashA nAmanI atyant dukhI vidhavA brAhmaNI rahetI. te potAnA putrane shikhAmaN
ApatI ke he putra! je bAlyAvasthAmAn vidyAbhyAs kare chhe te hemAnkanI jem mahAn vibhUti
meLave chhe. A hemAnke bALaavasthAmAn vidyAno abhyAk karyo to atyAre tenI kIrti vadhI.
tArA pitA dhanuShabANanI vidyAmAn pravIN hatA teno tun mUrkha putra thayo. Am kahIne
mAtAe Ansu sAryA. te vachan sAmbhaLI mAtAne dhairya bandhAvI atyant