iksaI EaImaana jamaIMdar ko mahla ko pasa ek garIba Anaaqa ivaQavaa kI JaaopD,IM qaI. jamaIMdar saahba kao Apnao mahla ka hata ]sa JaaopD,I tk baZ,anao kI [cCa hu[-.  ivaQavaa sao bahutora kha ik ApnaI JaaopD,I hTa lao. pr vah tao k[- jamaanao sao vahI basaI qaI. 

]saka ip`ya pit AaOr [klaaOta pu~ BaI ]saI JaaopD,I maoM mar gayaa qaa.  ptaohU BaI ek paMca barsa kI knyaa kao CaoD,kr cala basaI qaIM. Aba yahI ]sakI paotI [sa vaRwakala maoM ekmaa~ AaQaar qaI. jaba kBaI ]sao ApnaI pUva-isqait kI yaad Aa jaatI tao maaro duK ko fUT–fUTkr raonao lagatI qaI. AaOr jabasao ]sanao Apnao EaImaana pD,aosaI kI [cCa ka hala saunaa¸ tba sao vah maRtp`aya hao gayaI qaI. 

]sa JaaopD,IM maoM ]saka mana eosaa laga gayaa qaa ik ibanaa maro vahaM sao vah inaklanaa hI nahIM caahta qaI. EaImaana ko saba p`ya%na inaYfla hue. tba vao ApnaI jamaIMdarI caala calanao lagao. baala kI Kala inakalanao vaalao vakIlaaoM kI qaOlaI garma kr ]nhaoMnao Adalat sao JaaopD,I pr Apnaa kbjaa kr ilayaa AaOr ivaQavaa kao vahaM sao inakala idyaa. ibacaarI Anaaqa tao qaI hI¸ pasa pD,aosa maoM khIM jaakr rhnao lagaI.

ek idna EaImaana ]sa JaaopD,I ko Aasapasa Thla rho qao AaOr laaogaaoM kao kama batlaa rho qao ik [tnao maoM vah ivaQavaa haqa maoM ek TaokrI laokr vahaM phMucaI. EaImaana nao ]sakao doKto hI Apnao naaOkraoM sao kha ik ]sao yahaM sao hTa dao. pr vah igaD,igaD,akr baaolaI ik "maharaja¸ Aba tao yah JaaopD,I tumharI hI hao gayaI hO. maOM ]sao laonao nahIM AayaI hMU. maharaja xamaa kroM tao ek ibanatI hO." jamaIMdar saahba ko isar ihlaanao pr ]sanao kha ik "jaba sao yah JaaopD,I CUTI hO tba sao maorI paotI nao Kanaa–pInaa CaoD, idyaa hO. maOMnao bahut kuC samaJaayaa pr vah ek nahIM maanatI. yahI kha krtI hO ik Apnao Gar cala¸ vahIM raoTI Ka}MgaI. Aba maOMnao yah saaocaa hO ik [sa JaaopD,I maoM sao ek TaokrI Bar ima+I laokr ]saI ka caUlha banaakr raoTI pka}MgaI. [sasao Baraosaa hO ik vah raoTI Kanao lagaogaI. maharaja¸ kRpa krko Aa&a dIijae tao [sa TaokrI maoM ima+I lao jaa}M." EaImaana nao Aa&a do dI.

ivaQavaa JaaopD,I ko BaItr gayaI. vahaM jaato hI ]sao puranaI baataoM ka smarNa huAa AaOr ]sakI AaMKaoM sao AaMsaU kI Qaara bahnao lagaI. Apnao Aantirk duK kao iksaI trh samhalakr ]sanao ApnaI TaokrI ima+I sao Bar laI AaOr haqa sao ]zakr baahr lao AayaI. ifr haqa jaaoD,kr EaImaana sao p`aqa-naa krnao lagaI ik "maharaja¸ kRpa krko [sa TaokrI kao jara haqa lagaa[e ijasasao ik maOM ]sao Apnao isar pr Qar laMU." 

jamaIMdar saahba phlao tao bahut naaraja hue¸ pr jaba vah baar–baar haqa jaaoD,nao lagaI AaOr pOraoM pr igarnao lagaI tao ]nako BaI mana maoM kuC dyaa Aa gayaI. iksaI naaOkr sao na khkr Aap hI svayaM TaokrI ]zanao Aagao baZ,o. jyaaoMhI TaokrI kao haqa lagaakr }pr ]zanao lagao %yaaoM hI doKa ik yah kama ]nakI Sai> ko baahr hO. ifr tao ]nhaoMnao ApnaI saba takt lagaakr TaokrI kao ]zanaa caaha¸ pr ijasa sqaana pr TaokrI rKI qaI vahaM sao vah ek haqa–Bar }McaI na hu[-. vah laijjat haokr khnao lagao ik "nahIM¸ yah TaokrI hmasao na ]zayaI jaavaogaI."

yah saunakr ivaQavaa nao kha¸ "maharaja naaraja na haoM¸ Aap sao tao ek TaokrI Bar ima+I nahIM ]zayaI jaatI AaOr [sa JaaoMpD,I maoM tao hjaaraoM TaokiryaaM ima+I pD,I hO. ]saka Baar Aap janma Bar @yaaoM kr ]za sakoMgaoÆ Aap hI [sa baat pr ivacaar kIijaeÑ"

jamaIMdar saahba Qana–mad sao gaiva-t hao Apnaa kt-vya BaUla gayao qao¸ pr ivaQavaa ko ]prao> vacana saunato hI ]nakI AaÐKoM Kula gayaIM. kRtkma- ka pScaatap kr ]nhaoMnao ivaQavaa sao xamaa maaMgaI AaOr ]sakI JaaoMpD,I vaapsa do dI.