hovAne lIdhe puruShArthaguNane tathA Atmadravyane, gnAnAdi anyaguNane ke siddhatvAdiparyAyane atadbhAv
chhe.” be ya vachche atadbhAv chhe. AhA... hA!
chhe. I enI vartamAn paryAy samakitapaNe nathI. e samakitaparyAy te trikALIshraddhA guNapaNe nathI. ane
te dravyapaNe nathI. AhA.. hA.. hA! A to Ankhano motiyo UtAravo hoy, enI vAt chhe. AhA...
AhA! motiyo UtAravA javAnA chhe ne...? bIjI Ankhano AhA.. hA! AnkhamAn paDaL vaLI gayA chhe
kahe chhe. tArI draShTimAn-gnAnamAn paDaL vaLI gayA chhe agnAnanA (mithyatvanA.) AhA.. hA! chhatAn te
agnAnanI paryAy, mithyAtva-agnAnapaNe chhe. e guNapaNe thaI nathI. dravyapaNe chhe e guNamAn bhUl nathI.
ane e bhUl (Atma) dravyamAn nathI. AhA.. hA! Avun chhe! kaI jAtano upadesh A te!! ahInyAn
kyAn’ya AvyA chha- kAy jIvane sAmAyik karavI ne poShA karavA ne paDikkamaNA karavA chovihAr karavo
ne I to kAI Avyun nahIn AmAn!!
maryAdAmAn tun nathI. AhA... hA... hA! (shrotA) bAvo banAvI dIdho! (uttara) hen! bAvo banAvI
dIdho! ahA.. hA! AhA... hA! dukAn upar bese! have dararoj Am hajAronI pedAsh hoy, anetrap
pAnch-pAnch, dash-dash, vIs hajAr paisAnun (rUpiyAnun) rokAN thatun hoy, shun kahevAy tamAre I?
lAkaDAno I? (shrotA) gallo. (uttara) hA, I bharAy Am peT bharIne. pahelAn to A... A
nahotun ne...! noTun no’tI. rUpiyA rokaDA (chAndInA sikkA) amAre nAno haDapho rAkhatA haDapho!
samajyA? shun kIdhun I? haDapho! haDaphAnun shun kIdhun? gallo! I rAkhatA emAn koI vakhate I Akho
rUpiyAthI bharAI gayo’ to! vepAr hato. I to sIter varas pahelAnI vAt chhe. ekavAr rokaDA
rUpiyAthI I Akhun bharAI jAy, Am! dANA ne (mAlanun) venchAN thaI gayun hoy to, tyAre A
(jIv) khushI thAy ke ohohoho! A ja to traNase rUpiyAnun bharANun, traNasen rokaDA! te di’ olI-
noT kyAn hatI. A bhram chhe badho!
mUkI daIne asatne panthe chaDI jAy chhe. khabar nathI ene. AhA... hA! nagna sAdhu thAy to ya paN
‘ku-panthe’ chaDI jAy chhe. I rAganI kriyA - dayA-dAn chhe I dharam chhe, e mane dharamanun kAraN chhe. I
mithyAtvabhAvamAn