shri shrichaitany-charitavali -prabhudatt brahmachari32. vishnupriya-parinay
lajate hue aur sharir ko kuchh tedha karate hue dhire se vishnupriya ne kaha- ‘rajapandit!’ mata ne jaldi se kaha- pan. sanatan mishr ki l daki hai too? tab batati kyoan nahian hai? rajapandit ki putri bhi rajaputri hoti hai, tabhi nahian batati thi, kyoan yahi bat hai n?’ vishnupriya lajati huee chupachap kh di rahi. mata ne usase aur bhi do-char batean poochhakar use vida kiya. vishnupriya ka shil-svabhav aur saundary shachimata ki drishti mean g d-sa gaya tha. ve bar-bar yahi sochane lagian- ‘kya hi achchha ho yadi yah l daki meri putr-vadhoo ban jay? ve roj ghat par vishnupriya ko dekhatian aur usase do-char batean jaroor karatian. vishnupriya ka adbhut roop-lavany, unaki atyant komal prakriti, prashansaniy shil-svabhav aur anupam vishnu-bhakti ki ve man-hi-man bar-bar sarahana karatian. isaliye ve unake prati adhikadhik prem pradarshit karane lagian. vishnupriya ke man mean bhi inake prati bhakti badhane lagi. shachimata bar-bar sochatian- ‘kya harj hai, ek bar sanatan mishr se puchhavaooan to sahi, bahut kareange ve asvikar hi kar deange.’ phir sochatian- ‘ve rajapandit haian, dhanadhy haian, sab jagah unaki bhari pratishtha hai, ve ek vidhava ke putr ke sath apani putri ka sambandh kyoan karane lage.’ yahi sochakar kuchh dar-si jatian aur unaka sahas nahian hota. ek din unhoanne sahas karake kashinath mishr nam ke ghatak ko bulaya aur unase bolian- ‘mishraji! tumane sanatan mishr ki l daki dekhi hai?’ ghatak ne kaha- ‘l daki maianne dekhi hai, b di hi sundar, sushil tatha gunavati hai. nimaee ke vah sarvatha yogy hai. maian samajhata hooan tum us l daki ko apani putr-vadhoo banakar jaroor prasann hogi.’ mata ne kaha- ‘yah to tum thik kahate ho, kintu ve dhanadhy haian, rajapandit haian. bahut sambhav hai ve is sambandh ko n svikar karean. hamari to tum dasha dekhate hi ho, vaise l daki ko ann-vastr ka to ghata n hoga.’ ghatak ne jor dekar kaha- ‘mata ji! tum kaise bat karati ho? bhala, nimaee-jaise yogy, pratishthit pandit ko jamaee banane mean kaun apana saubhagy n samajhega? maian samajhata hooan, ve ise saharsh svikar kar leange. maian aj hi unake yahaan jaooanga aur sham ko hi tumhean uttar de jaooanga.’ yah kahakar kashinath mishr mata ko pranam karake chale gaye. idhar pandit sanatan mishr bahut dinoan se chah rahe the ki vishnupriya ka sambandh nimaee pandit ke sath ho jata to bahut achchha hota. kintu ve bhi man mean kuchh sankoch karate the ki nimaee ajakal nami pandit samajhe jate haian. |
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