abhilAShArUp agnimAn patangiyun banIne paDayo. ane lakShmaNe tene sangrAmamAn haNyo,
rAvaN jevo baLavAn vidyAdharono maheshvar anek adbhut kAryono karanAr AvA maraNane
kem pAmyo? tyAre kevaLIe anek janmanI kathA vibhIShaNane kahI. he lankeshvar! rAm-
lakShmaN banne anek bhavanA bhAI chhe ane rAvaNanA jIvane lakShmaNanA jIv sAthe ghaNA
bhavathI ver chhe. jambUdvIpamAn bharat kShetramAn ek nagar chhe tyAn nayadatta nAmano garIb
vaNik raheto. tenI strInun nAm sunandA. tenA putranun nAm dhanadatta je rAmano jIv hato.
bIjo putra vasudatta te lakShmaNano jIv hato. ek yagnabal nAmano vipra vasudattano mitra
hato te tAro jIv ane te ja nagaramAn bIjA ek vaNik sAgaradattanI strI ratnaprabhAnI
putrI guNavatI te sItAno jIv. guNavatIno nAno bhAI guNavAn bhAmanDaLano jIv.
guNavatI rUp, yauvan kaLA, kAnti ane lAvaNyathI manDit banelI hoI guNavAne pitAno
abhiprAy jANI dhanadatta sAthe bahenanI sagAI karI ane te ja nagaramAn ek ati
dhanavAn vaNik shrIkAnt raheto hato te rAvaNano jIv hato. te nirantar guNavatIne
paraNavAnI abhilAShA rAkhato ane guNavatInA rUpathI tenun man harAI gayun hatun.
guNavatIno lobhI bhAI dhanadattane alpadhanavALo jANI ane shrIkAntane mahAdhanavant joI
potAnI bahenane shrIkAnt sAthe paraNAvavA taiyAr thayo.
vasudatta A samAchAr sAmbhaLI shrIkAntane mAravA taiyAr thayo. teNe khaDga sajAvI andhArI
rAtre shyAm vastra paherI avAj karyA vinA dhIre pagale shrIkAntanA gharamAn jaI, te
asAvadhAn beTho hato, tene khaDgathI mAryo. paDatAn paDatAn shrIkAnte paN vasudatane khaDga
mAryun tethI bey mRutyu pAmyA ane vindhyAchaLanA vanamAn haraN thayA. nagaranA durjan loko
hatA temaNe guNavatI dhanadattane na paraNAvavA dIdhI ke enA bhAIe aparAdh karyo chhe.
durjano to vinA aparAdhey kop kare temAn A to ek bahAnun maLyun. pachhI dhanadatta
potAnA bhAInun maraN ane potAnun apamAn tathA sagAI karelI kanyAnI aprAptithI
atyant dukhI thaI gharamAnthI nIkaLI videshagaman karavA lAgyo. pelI kanyA dhanadattanI
aprAptithI dukhI thaI ane bIjA koIne na paraNI. kanyAe munionI nindA,
jinamArganI ashraddhA, mithyAtvanA anurAgathI pAp upArjyAn. kAL pAmI ArtadhyAnathI
marI ane je vanamAn banne mRug thayA hatA te vanamAn e mRugalI thaI. pUrvanA virodhathI
enA ja mATe banne mRug paraspar laDIne maryA ane jangalI suvvar thayA. pachhI hAthI,
pADA, baLad, vAnar, genDA, shiyAL, gheTAn, ItyAdi anek janma lIdhA. ane A te ja
jAtinI tiryanchaNI thatI ane tenA nimitte paraspar laDIne maratA. jaLanA jIv sthaLanA
jIv thaI thaIne prAN tajatA. dhanadatta mArganA khedathI atidukhI thaI ek divas sUryAsta
samaye munionA Ashraye gayo.