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shri shrichaitany-charitavali -prabhudatt brahmachari
19. nimaee ka adhyayan ke liye agrah
mishr ji ne kaha- ‘ham tumhean apani shapath dilakar kahate haian, tum aj se padhana band kar do. hamari yahi ichchha hai ki tum padhane-likhane mean vishesh prayatn n karo.’ jis din se vishvaroop grih tyagakar chale gaye the, us din se nimaee mata-pita ki ajna ko kabhi nahian talate the. pita ki bat sunakar inhoanne niche sir jhukaye hue hi dhire se kaha- ‘jaisi ajna hogi maian vahi karooanga.’ itana kahakar ye bhitar mata ke pas chale gaye aur pita ki ajna mata ko suna di. doosare din se inhoanne padhana-likhana bilakul band kar diya. ab inhoanne apani vahi purani chanchalata phir arambh kar di. l dakoan ke sath ganga ji ke ghatoan par jate, ghantoan jal mean hi snan karate rahate. kabhi apane sathiyoan ko lekar logoan ke oopar pani ulichate. striyoan ke pas chale jate, chhote-chhote bachchoan ko roola dete. striyoan ke sookhe vastroan ko jal mean pheankakar bhag jate. kisi ki ghat par rakhi huee naivedy ko bina usake poochhe hi jaldi se chat kar jate. koee akar daantane lagata to b de joroan ke sath rone lagate, sabhi balak inake charoan or khade़ ho jate, as-pas se aur bhi log ikatthe ho jate. koee to us daantane vale ko bura-bhala kahata. koee inhean shant karane ki cheshta karata. bahut-se kahate- ‘aji! koee kahaan tak sahan kare, yah l daka hai bhi b da upadravi, kisi ki sunata hi nahian.’
is prakar log nity-prati ja-jakar mishr ji se shikayat karate. mishr ji inhean puchakarakar kahate- ‘beta! itana dangal nahian karana chahiye.’ ap dhire se kahate- ‘tab ham karean kya? jab padhane n jayange to balakoan ke sath khel hi kareange. hamase chupachap ghar mean to baitha nahian jata.’ pita inaka aisa uttar sunakar chup ho jate. ye bhaanti-bhaanti ke khel khelane lage. ek din apane bahut hi phate-purane kap de pahan liye, aankhoan mean patti baandh li aur ek l dake ka kandha pak dakar ghar-ghar bhikh maangane lage. bahut-se l dake inake sath tali baja-bajakar hansate jate the. ye gharoan mean jate aur striyoan se kahate- ‘maee! andhe ko bhikh dalana, bhagavan tera bhala kareange.’ striyaan inaki aisi kri da dekhakar khoob joroan se hansane lagatian aur inhean kuchh khane ki chijean de detian. ye use apane sathiyoan mean baantakar kha lete aur phir doosare ghar mean jate. is prakar ye apane ghar bhi gaye.
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