धन की भेंट -रविन्द्र नाथ टैगोर

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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vrindavan kundoo krodhavesh mean apane pita ke pas akar kahane laga- maian isi samay apase vida hona chahata hooan. usake pita jagannath kundoo ne ghrina prakat karate hue kaha- abhage! kritaghn! maianne jo rupaya tere palan-poshan par kharch kiya hai, use chuka kar hi aisi dhamaki dena.' jis prakar ka khan-pan jagannath ke ghar chala karata tha us par kuchh adhik vyay n hota tha. bharat ke prachin rrishi mitavyayata ke lie aisi hi vastuoan ka prabandh kar liya karate the. jagannath ke vyavahar se jnat hota tha vah is vishay mean un rrishiyoan hi ke nirmit adarshoan par chalana pasand karata tha. yadyapi vah poornaroop se is adarsh ko nibahane mean asamarth tha. isaka karan kuchh yah samajha ja sakata hai ki jis samaj mean usaka rahan-sahan tha vah apane prachin adarshoan se bahut patit ho chuka tha aur kuchh yah ki usaki atma ko sharir ke sath milaye rakhane ke vishay mean prakriti ki uttejana tivr aur yuktiyukt-sangat thi. jab tak vrindavan avivahit tha, usaka nirvah jaise-taise chalata raha, kintu vivah ke pashchath usane sima se bahar is uttam aur sundar adarsh ko, jo usake mahamana pita ne nirmit kar rakha tha, tyagana shuroo kar diya. aisa jnat hota tha ki saansarik sukh-aishvary ke sambandh mean usake vichar adhyatmikata se sharirikata ki or parivartit ho rahe haian aur khane-pine ki nyoonata se use bhookh, pyas, sardi, garmi aur jo kasht bhi samane ate haian, usane unhean sahana pasand n karake sansar ke sadharan vyaktiyoan ke acharan ka anukaran karana arambh kar diya. jab se vrindavan ne apane pita ke nirmit uchch adarsh ko tyaga, tabhi se pita aur putr mean kalah arambh ho gee. is kalah ne charam-sima ka roop us samay dharan kiya, jab vrindavan ki patni adhik rugn huee aur usaki chikitsa ke lie ek vaidyaraj bulaya gaya. yahaan tak ka vyavahar bhi kshama karane ke yogy tha; kintu jab vaidyaraj ne rogi ke lie ek adhik mooly ki aushadhi ka nirnay kiya, to jagannath ne samajh liya ki vaidyaraj ayogy hai aur vaidyak ke niyamoan se bilkul aparichit. bas usane usi samay unako makan se bahar nikalava diya. vrindavan ne pahale to pita se kafi anunay-vinay ki ki aushadhi jari rahe-phir jhag da bhi kiya, parantu pita ke kan par jooan tak n reangi. ant mean jab patni svarg sidhar gee to vrindavan ka krodh adhik badh gaya aur usane apane pita ko usaka pran-ghatak thaharaya. jagannath ne svabhavanusar usako samajhane ka bahut prayatn kiya aur kaha- tum kaisi namasajhi ki batean karate ho? kya log vibhinn prakar ki aushadhi khakar nahian marate; yadi moolyavan aushadhiyaan hi manushy ko jivit rakh sakati to b de-b de raja-maharaja kyoan marate? isase pahale tumhari maan aur dadi mar chuki haian, bahoo bhi mar gee to kya hua? samay ane par pratyek vyakti ko yahaan se kooch karana hai. vrindavan yadi is prakar du:khi aur sachet hokar vastavik parinam par pahuanchane mean yogy n hota, to sambhav tha ki vah in batoan se kuchh santvana prapt kar leta. isase pahale marane ke samay usaki maan aur dadi ne aushadhi n pi thi aur aushadhi sevan n karane ki yah riti bahut pahale se is khanadan mean chali aee hai. nee paudh ka charitr itana big d chuka hai ki vah purane dhang par marana bhi pasand nahian karati. jis yug ki charcha ham kar rahe haian, un dinoan aangrez bharat mean ne-ne aye the; kintu us samay bhi is desh ke b de-boodhe apani-apani aulad ke svabhav-virudhd dhang par ashchary aur vikalata prakat kiya karate aur ant mean jab unaki ek n chalati to apane muanh se lage hue hukkoan se santvana prapt karane ka prayatn karate. vastavikata yah hai ki jis samay mamala charam-sima ko pahuanch gaya to vrindavan se n raha gaya aur usane avesh tatha vikalata ke sath apane pita se kaha-maian jata hooan. pita ne use dridh dekhakar usi samay ajna de di. aur ghoshana karate hue kah diya- chahe devata mere dhang ko gauhatya ke saman kyoan n samajhean, maian shapath khakar kahata hooan ki tumhean apani dhan-sanpatti se ek kau di bhi nahian dooanga. yadi maian tumhari ek paee tak ko bhi hath lagaooan to us vyakti se bhi nich hoooanga jo apani maan ko bure bhav se dekhata hai. vrindavan ke mukh se avesh mean nikal gaya. gaanv ke nivasiyoan ne apane-jaise vicharoan ke, lambe-chau de vad-vivad ke pashchath us chhote-se parivartan-bhare jhag de ko santoshapoorvak dekha. jagannath ne chooanki apane bete ko apani sanpatti se vanchit kar diya tha, at: pratyek vyakti use santvana dene ka prayatn kar raha tha. ve sab is vishay mean sahamat the ki keval patni ki khatir pita ke sath jhag da karane ka drishy is ne yug mean hi dekha ja sakata hai. isake sambandh mean ve svayan jo karan batate the ve bhi bahut asangat the. ve kahate the yadi kisi ki patni mar jaye to b di saralata se doosari prapt kar sakata hai, pita mar jaye to sansar-bhar ke dhan-aishvary ke badale mean bhi use prapt nahian kar sakata. is bat mean sandeh nahian ki unaka upadesh har prakar se thik tha; kintu hamean sandeh hai ki doosara pita prapt karane ki pi da us path-bhrasht bete ko kahaan tak prabhavit kar sakati thi. isake virudhd hamara vichar yah hai ki aisa avasar ata to vah use eeshvariy anukampa mean sammilit samajhata. vrindavan ke alag hone ka du:kh usake pita jagannath ko tanik bhi anubhav n hua. isake kuchh vishesh karan the. ek to yah ki usake chale jane se ghar ka kharch kam ho gaya, doosare hriday se ek bhari chinta door ho gee, har samay use is bat ka bhay rahata tha ki mera beta mujhe vish dekar n mar de. jab kabhi vah apana tho da-sa bhojan karane baithata to yahi vichar use vikal kar deta ki isamean vish n mila hua ho. yahi chinta kisi sima tak vrindavan ki patni ka svargavas ho jane par door ho gee thi, kintu ab vah bilkul hi n rahi. jis prakar ghane aandhiyare badaloan mean chamakili bijali aur bhayankar toofani samudr mean bahumooly ratn vidyaman rahate haian, usi prakar boodhe jagannath ke kathor hriday mean bhi ek nirbalata shesh thi. vrindavan jate samay apane sath apane char-varshiy putr gokulachandr ko bhi le gaya tha. chooanki usaki khurak aur vastroan ka kharch bahut nyoon tha isalie jagannath ko usase bahut prem tha. jate samay jab vrindavan use apane sath le gaya to sabase pahale du:kh aur pachhatave ki apeksha usane apane man mean hisab karana shuroo kiya ki in donoan ke chale jane se kharch mean kitani kami ho jaegi. is bachat ki varshik rakam kahaan tak pahuanchegi aur is bachat ko yadi kisi rakam ka sood samajha jae to usaka mooladhan kitana ho sakega? jab tak gokulachand ghar mean tha vah apani chanchalata se jagannath ka dhyan apani or akarshit rakhata tha; parantu usake chale jane par kuchh dinoan mean hi boodhe ko aisa anubhav hone laga ki ghar katane ko dau data hai. isase pahale jis samay jagannath pooja-path mean tallin hota to gokulachand use chhe da karata. bhojan karate samay usake age se roti ya chaval u dakar bhag jata aur svayan kha leta aur jab vah ay-vyay likhane baithata to usaki davat lekar dau d jata, kintu ab usake chale jane par ye sab batean bhi door ho geean. jivan mean pratidin ka kriya-karm use bhar anubhav hone laga. use aisa maloom hota tha ki is prakar ka vishram bhavishy ke sansar mean hi sahan kiya ja sakata hai. jab kabhi vah gokul ki chanchalata ko smaran karata to rajaiyoan mean usake hathoan ke chhedoan ya dari par kalam-davat se usake banae hue bhadde chitroan ko dekhata to usaka hriday kasht ke mare baith jata. jagannath ko apane sone ke kamare mean ek kone ke andar p di huee purani dhoti ke tuk de dikhaee p de to sahasa usake netroan se ashru bah nikale. vah dhoti thi jise gokul ne do varsh ke alp samay mean pha d diya tha to jagannath ne use jhi daka aur bura-bhala kaha tha. kintu ab usane in tuk doan ko uthakar b di savadhani se apane sandook mean rakh liya aur isaki shapath kha li ki yadi gokul usake jite-ji phir kabhi vapas a gaya to chahe vah har varsh ek dhoti pha de, vah usase kabhi rusht n hoga. parantu gokul ko n vapas ana tha, n aya. garib jagannath din-pratidin vridhd hota ja raha tha aur usako khali ghar adhik-se-adhik bhayavana dikhaee p data tha. ant mean dasha yahaan tak pahuanchi ki vah santosh se ghar mean baith bhi n pata. madhyanh samay jab gaanv ke sab log apane-apane gharoan mean soe hote to jagannath nariyal hath mean liye galiyoan mean ghoomata dikhaee deta. gaanv ke l dake jab kabhi use apani or ata dekhate to khel chho dakar door ja kh de hote aur is prakar ki pady-pankti gane lagate jisamean ek sthaniy kavi ne vridhd jagannath ke mitavyayi svabhav ki prashansa ki thi. koee vyakti bhay ke mare usaka vastavik nam is dar se jaban par n lata ki kahian use us roj ann-jal prapt n ho. at: logoan ne usake anek prakar ke nam rakh chho de the. vridhd use jagannath kaha karate the, parantu maloom nahian chhote l dake use chi diyal kyoan kahate the. sambhav hai isaka karan yah ho ki usaka charm shushk aur sharir raktahin dikhaee deta tha. inhian karanoan se vah pret-atmaoan ke saman samajha jata tha.

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ek din madhyanh-samay jab jagannath svabhavanusar gaanv ki galiyoan mean am ke chhatanare vrikshoan ke niche apana nariyal hath mean liye phir raha tha. usane dekha ki ek l daka jo dekhane mean aparichit maloom hota tha, gaanv ke l dakoan ka mukhiya bana hua hai aur unhean koee nee shararat samajha raha hai. usake mahanh charitr aur usaki kushagr budhdi se prabhavit hokar sab l dakoan ne is bat ka niyam kar liya tha ki har kam mean usaki ajnanusar acharan kareange. doosare l dakoan ki bhaanti vah vridhd jagannath ko apani or ata dekhakar bhay se bhaga nahian, balki usake samip jakar chadar jha dane laga. usi samay usamean se ek jivit chhipakali nikalakar vridhd ke sharir par giri aur usaki pith ki or se niche utarakar van ki or bhag gee. bhay se vridhd ke hath-paanv kaanpane lage. yah dekhakar sab l dake bahut prasann hue aur prasannata se uchch-svar mean ghosh karane lage. vridhd jagannath b dab data aur galiyaan deta hua bahut door nikal gaya, kintu vah aangochha jo pray: usake kandhoan par p da raha karata tha, sahasa gayab ho gaya aur doosare hi kshan us aparichit l dake ke sir par bandhi huee pag di ke roop mean dikhaee dene laga. l dake ki or se is prakar ki cheshta dekhakar jagannath pahale to kuchh chintit hua, phir vah gaanv ki pratidin ki kathorata ko is prakar parajit hote dekhakar prasann bhi hua. kafi dinoan se l dake usaki chhaya hi dekhakar door bhag jaya karate the aur use unase bolane tatha batachit karane ka avasar hi n milata tha. aparichit l daka is shararat ke pashchath door bhag gaya tha, kintu bahut se vachan aur saantvana dene ke pashchath vah us vridhd ke samip aya. phir donoan mean nimn batean hone lagian. beta, tumhara nam kya hai? niteepal. 'ghar kahaan hai? maian nahian bataooanga. kyoan nahian batalaoge? maian ghar se bhagakar aya hooan. bhage kyoan the? mera pita mujhe skool jane ko kahata tha. jagannath ke hriday mean vichar aya, aise honahar l dake ko skool bhejana kaisi vyarth ki bat hai? vah kaisa l dake ke bhavishy ke parinam ki or se aankhean miche rahane vala pita hoga, jo ise skool bhejana chahata hai. tho di der pashchath vah kahane laga- achchha, tum mere ghar rahana pasand karoge! l dake ne uttar diya- kyoan nahian. usi din se vah l daka usake ghar rahane laga. use ghar mean pravesh karate hue itana bhi bhay n hua, jitana aandhere mean kisi vriksh ke niche jane se ho sakata hai. itana hi nahian, balki usane apane vastr aur bhojan ke vishay mean aise nirbhayatapoorn dhang par prashn karane arambh kiye jaise vah us ghar mean varshoan se parivar ka aang raha hai. yadi koee vastu usaki ichchhanusar n hoti to vah jagannath se jhag da arambh kar deta. jagannath apane bete ko to dara-dhamaka bhi leta, parantu use bas mean lana saral n tha. use usaki har bat manani p dati. gaanv ke log ashchary mean the ki jagannath ne niteepal ko kyoan is prakar sir par chadha rakha hai. yah sarvavidit tha ki vridhd ab kuchh din nahian to kuchh saptah ka atithi hai aur ve is bat ko sochakar bahut dukhit hote the ki usake svarg sidharane par usaki sanpatti ka adhikari yahi l daka hoga. ve sab is bat par l dake se eershya karane lage the. unhoanne yah bhi nishchay kar liya ki use avashy hani pahuanchane ka prayatn kareange; parantu jagannath usaki aisi nigarani rakhata jaise vah usaki pasali ki haddi ho. kabhi-kabhi l daka dhamaki dekar kahata- 'maian ghar chala jaooanga' aise avasar par vridhd lobh-lalach ka jal bichhakar kahata- 'maian apani sari sanpatti tumako hi de dooanga.' l daka har prakar se kam ayu ka tha, tab bhi is vachan ke mahatv ko khoob samajhata tha. gaanv valoan se aur kuchh n ho sakata tha unhoanne us l dake ke bap ke sambandh mean jaanch arambh ki. unako yah sochakar bahut du:kh hota tha ki usake mata-pita usaki yad mean dukhi hoange. l daka b da chanchal hai, jo unhean is prakar chho dakar bhag aya. ve ise hajar-hazar galiyaan dete hoange. kintu ye sab batean ve jis avesh mean karate the isase spasht pratit hota tha ki ve nyay nahian eershya se kam le rahe haian. ek din vridhd ko kisi batohi ki jabani jnat hua ki damodarapal apane bete ki khoj mean samip ke gaanvoan aur kasboan mean phir raha hai, aur kuchh hi samay mean vah is gaanv mean ana chahata hai. nitee ne jab yah bat suni to sahaj bhav se usake hriday ke prem mean avesh aya. vah udvignata ki dasha mean dhan-sanpatti chho dakar apane pita ke pas jane ko taiyar ho gaya. jagannath use rokane ke lie pratyek sambhav riti se prayatn karata tha. at: usane kaha- tum apane pita ke pas jaoge to vah tumhean pitega, maian tumhean ek aise sthan par chhipa dooanga ki kisi ko bhi tumhara pata n mil sake; yahaan tak ki gaanv vale bhi maloom n kar sakeange. is bat se l dake ke hriday mean ashchary utpann hua aur vah kahane laga- baba! mujhe kahaan chhipaoge? aisa bhala sthan to mujhe bhi dikha do. jagannath ne uttar diya- yadi vah sthan maian is samay dikha dooan to logoan ko khabar ho jaegi, rat ho jane do. bachchoan mean ashchary-janak sthan dekhane ki utkat lalasa hoti hai, nitee bhi usi tarah yah bat sunakar prasann hua. usane apane hriday mean vichara ki jab mere pita meri khoj karane ke pashchath vapas chale jaeange to maian dau d lagakar l dakoan ke sath us sthan par aankh-michauni khela karooanga aur koee maloom n kar sakega ki maian kahaan chhipa hooan- vastav mean us samay b da anand ayega. pitaji sampoorn gaanv chhan mareange aur mujhe kahian n pa sakeange, b di dillagi hogi. madhyanh ke samay jagannath l dake ko kuchh samay ke lie makan mean band karake kahian chala gaya. usake vapas ane par nitee ne usase itane prashn kie ki vah pareshan ho gaya. ant mean jab rat huee to nitee kahane laga- baba, ab to vah sthan mujhako dikha do. jagannath ne uttar diya- abhi rat nahian huee. isake kuchh samay pashchath l dake ne phir kaha- baba, ab rat bahut ho gee hai, ab to chalo. jagannath ne dhire se kaha- abhi gaanv ke log soe nahian haian. nitee phir ek kshan ke lie ruka aur bola- baba! is samay to sab log so gaye haian, ao ab chalean. rat bahut ja chuki thi. garib l daka itani der tak kabhi n jaga tha, isalie usako jage rahane mean b di kathinaee p d rahi thi. ant mean adhi rat ke samay jagannath l dake ki baanh pak dakar svapnil gaanv ki aandheri galiyoan se rasta tatolata bahar nikala. sab dishaean sooni thian, charoan or soonapan tha, kabhi-kabhi koee kutta bhoankane lagata to aur kutte bhi usake sath milakar bhoankana arambh kar dete. isake atirikt kahian-kahian usake pairoan ki ahat se koee pakshi vriksh ki tahani se pankh ph daph data hua u d jata. nitee bhay se kaanp raha tha kintu jagannath ne usaka hath dridhata se pak da hua tha. kee khetoan mean se hokar ant mean ye log jangal mean pravisht hue. yahaan ek jirn mandir kh da hua tha, jisamean kisi bhi devata ki moorti dikhaee n p dati thi. nitee ne use dekhakar nirasha- bhare svar mean kaha-bas, yahi sthan tha? yah sthan usaki kalpana se sarvatha bhinn tha; kyoanki usamean koee ashchary ki bat n thi. jab se vah ghar se bhaga tha anek bar aise khandahar mandiroan mean ratean vyatit kar chuka tha. itana hone par bhi aankh-michauni khelane ke lie yah sthan sundar tha arthath aisa ki usake sath khelane vale l dake yahaan usaki khoj n kar sakate the. jagannath ne pharsh ke bich se ek patthar ki sil uthaee. usake niche ashchary- chakit l dake ko ek tahakhana dikhaee diya, jisamean ek dhima-sa dip jal raha tha. bhay aur ashchary donoan batean usake hriday par jami huee thian. andar ek baans ki sidhi kh di thi. jagannath niche utara aur nitee bhi usake pichhe ho liya. niche utarakar l dake ne idhar-udhar dekha to use charoan or pital ke tokane p de hue dikhaee die. usake madhy mean ek asan bichha hua tha aur samane tho da sindoor, ghisa hua chandan, kuchh jangali phool aur pooja ki shesh samagri rakhi huee thi. l dake ne apani jijnasa-poorti ke lie un tokanoan mean se kuchh ke andar hath dala aur jab bahar hath nikalakar dekha to maloom hua ki unamean rupaye aur sone ki moharean bhari huee haian. itane mean vridhd jagannath ne nitee se kaha-nitee, maianne tumase kaha tha n ki apani sari sanpatti tumhean de dooanga, mere pas koee adhik sanpatti nahian hai, kintu jo kuchh bhi hai vah in pital ke tokanoan mean bhari hai aur yah sab maian aj tumhare havale karana chahata hooan. nitee prasannata ke mare uchhal p da aur bola- sach! kya tum inamean se ek rupaya bhi apane pas n rakhoge? vridhd ne uttar diya- yadi maian isamean se kuchh looan to bhagavan kare mera vah hath kodhi ho jae-kintu yah sanpatti maian tumhean ek shart par deta hooan. yadi kabhi mera pota gokulachand ya usaka bhi pota ya parapota ya usaki aulad mean se koee vyakti bhi is raste se hokar jaye to tumhare lie anivary hoga ki yah sari sanpatti usako sauanp do. l dake ne dhyan se socha aur nishchay ke sath vichara ki vridhd pagal ho gaya hai. phir kahane laga- bahut achchha, aisa hi karooanga. jagannath ne kaha-bas to is sthan par baith jao- kyoan? tumhari pooja ki jaegi. l dake ne chakit hokar poochha- yahi riti hai! vridhd ne uttar diya- yahi riti hai. l daka uchhalakar turant asan par baith gaya. vridhd jagannath ne usake mathe par chandan lagaya, bhrikutiyoan ke madhy siandur ki bindi laga di, jangali pushpoan ka har unake gale mean dala aur kuchh mantr uchcharan karane laga. bechara nitee devata ki bhaanti asan par baitha-baitha ukata gaya, kyoanki usaki palakean niand se bhari ho rahi thian. ant mean usane ghabarakar kaha-baba! parantu jagannath uttar die bina hi mantr padhata raha. ant mean mantroan ka silasila samapt hua aur jagannath ne b di kathinaee se ek tokane ko khianchakar l dake ke sammukh rakha aur ye shabd vivashata se usake mukh se kahalavaye- maian sachche hriday se pratijna karata hooan ki is sari dhan-sanpatti ko gokulachand kundoo ya vrindavan kundoo vald jagannath kundoo ya gokulachand kundoo ke bete, pote, parapote; ya usaki aulad ke kisi vyakti ko jo isaka vastavik aur yogy uttaradhikari hoga de dooanga. anek bar shabdoan ke kahane mean bhole l dake ki chetana jati rahi aur kanth sookhane laga. jaise-taise yah rasm samapt huee, gupha ki vayu, dipak ke dhuean aur donoan ke saans ke karan buri maloom hone lagi. nitee ko apana kanth mitti ki bhaanti sookha aur hath-paanv jalate hue anubhav ho rahe the. bechare ka dam ghuta ja raha tha. dipak dhire-dhire madhdim hota gaya, yahaan tak ki antim jhoanka khakar bujh gaya. isake pashchath aandhera. nitee ko aisa laga ki vridhd jaldi-jaldi sidhi se oopar chadh raha hai. usane ghabarakar poochha- baba tum kahaan ja rahe ho? jagannath ne nirantar oopar ki or chadhate hue uttar diya- maian ab jata hooan, tum yahaan raho, yahaan tumhean koee dhooandh n sakega. vrindavan ke bete aur jagannath ke pote gokulachand ka nam yad rakhana. isake pashchath usane oopar jakar sidhi khianch li. l dake ne avarudhd aur dayaniy svar mean kaha- maian ab apane pita ke pas jana chahata hooan, yahaan mujhe bhay lagata hai. jagannath ne usaki paravah n karate hue gupha ke muanh par patthar ki shila rakh di. isake pashchath donoan janghaoan ko mo dakar jhuka aur apane kan patthar ke samip lagakar sunane laga. andar se avaz aee, babaji! babaji! phir kisi bhari vastu ke pharsh par girane ki avaz sunaee di aur isake bad nistabdhata chha gee. is prakar apani sanpatti usako sauanpakar vridhd jagannath ne jaldi-jaldi patthar ke oopar mitti dalani arambh kar di. us par usane tooti-phooti eeantean aur choona rakh diya aur phir mitti bichhakar usamean jangali ghas aur bootiyoan ki j dean ga d dian. rat sambhavat: samapt ho chuki thi. parantu vah us sthan se hatakar ghar n ja saka, rah-rahakar apana kan prithvi par lagata aur avaz sunane ka prayatn karata. aisa maloom hota tha ki ab bhi us gupha ke andar ya prithvi ki athah gaharaiyoan mean se ek vedanayukt krandan sunaee de raha hai. use aisa bhan hota tha ki rat mean akash par keval vahi ek avaz chhaee huee hai aur sansar ke sab vyakti us avaz se jagakar bistaroan mean baithe use sunane ka prayatn kar rahe haian.... pagal vridhd avesh mean akar aur adhik mitti dale jata tha. vah chahata tha ki us avaz ko daba de; kintu is par bhi rah-rahakar vah avaz usake kanoan mean a rahi thi- babaji! hay babaji! usane poori shakti se dharati par paanv marakar chillate hue kaha- chup raho, log tumhari avaz sun leange. phir bhi use maloom hua ki hay baba ji! hay bapoo! ki avajean rah-rahakar sunaee de rahi haian. itane mean soory uday hua aur jagannath kundoo mandir ko chho dakar khetoan ki or a gaya. vahaan bhi kisi ne usake pichhe se avaz di- bapoo! ghabarahat ki dasha mean jagannath ne pichhe phirakar dekha to usaka putr vrindavan tha. vrindavan kahane laga- mujhe pata chala hai ki mera beta apake ghar mean chhipa hua hai, use mujhe de do. yah sunakar vridhd ke netr vistrit ho gaye, muanh chau da ho gaya aur usane mu dakar poochha-kya kaha? tumhara beta? vrindavan ne kaha- haan, mera beta gokul, ab usaka nam niteepal hai aur maianne apana nam damodarapal prasidhd kar rakha hai. tumhari manahoosi aur kanjoosi ki bat charoan or itani adhik phail chuki thi ki vivash hokar mujhe apana vastavik nam badalana p da. varana sambhav tha ki log hamara nam lene se bhi sakuchate. vridhd ne dhire se donoan hath sir ke oopar uthae. usaki uangaliyaan is prakar kaanpane lagi, mano vah vayu mean kisi adrishy vastu ke pak dane ka prayatn kar rahi hoan. phir vah achet hokar prithvi par gir p da. jab use chet hua to vah apane bete ki baanh pak dakar use ghasitata hua purane mandir ke samip le gaya aur poochhane laga-tumhean isake andar se rone ki avaz sunaee deti hai? vrindavan ne uttar diya-nahian? vridhd ne kaha- dhyan se suno, koee avaz andar se 'babaji! baba ji!' kahati sunaee nahian deti? vrindavan ne phir kan lagakar uttar diya- nahian. isase vridhd jagannath ki chinta kisi sima tak door ho gee, sath hi usake mastishk ne bhi use javab de diya. us din ke pashchath usaki dasha yah thi ki gaanv mean avara phirata aur logoan se poochha karata- tumhean kisi ke rone ki avaz to nahian sunaee deti? log usake pagalapan par thahaka lagate. isake lagabhag char varsh pashchath jagannath mrityu-shaiya par p da tha. sansar ka prakash dhire-dhire usake netroan ke samane se door hota ja raha tha aur saans adhik kasht se ane lagi thi. sahasa vah vikshipt avastha mean uthakar baith gaya. usane apane donoan hath oopar ko utha liye aur vayu mean is prakar chalane laga jaise kisi vastu ko tatol raha ho aur kahane laga-meri sidhi kisane utha li? us bhayanak bandi-grih mean se, jahaan n dekhane ko prakash aur n saans lene ke lie vayu thi, bahar nikalane ke lie sidhi n pakar vah phir apani mrityu-shaiya par gir p da aur jahaan sansar ki sthayi aankh-michauni ke khel mean koee chhipane vala paya nahian gaya us shreni mean lop ho gaya.