Sarathi 2008: Part X

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eq¯‹ gvby‡li Ny‡gi g‡a¨ nvwm Kvbœvi †Kv‡bv bvg †bB| †mUv †Kv‡bv mvBKjwRKvj wmgUg| Avwg AevK n‡q ïbwQjvg Ii K_v, G‡Kevi Ii †Pv‡Li w`‡K †P‡q| nVvr gbUv mwZ¨B nvjKv n‡q †M‡jv| A‡b¶‡Yi gbUv‡K wjwj©ß Kivi cª‡Póv Gevi mdj n‡jv| ev‡mi fxo, gvby‡li †Kvjvnj, †avuIqv, Pvwiw`‡Ki cvwicvwl©K wKQzB bR‡i G‡jv bv| fMevb `v‡mi wmMœv‡j MvwoUv `vuwo‡q c‡o‡Q| †g‡qwU wR‡Ám Ki‡jv, Ó†Kv_vq hv‡eb ejyb| GKUz dvuKv hvqMv n‡jB fv‡jv| Avcbvi K_v fv‡jv K‡i †kvbv hv‡eÓ| Avgvi cy‡iv AvoóZv †K‡U †M‡Q| Avwg ejjvg, Óbv, GLv‡b bv, Avcbv‡K GKUv we‡kl RvqMvq wb‡q hvB| Pjyb, hvIqv hvK Avgvi LyeB wcªq, nR-Lm wf‡j‡Ri †nv‡Uj we‡¯êv‡Z, cvuP‡kv eQ‡ii cy‡iv‡bv GKUv †Kj−vi g‡a¨ AZ¨vaywbK gvwëKzBmvBb †i‡÷v‡i›U| Z‡e †mLv‡b wM‡q Avgvi K_v bv, ïb‡ev ‡`qvjvi K_v - ......... Avcbvi K_vÓ!! µwmsG meyR Av‡jv R¦‡j D‡V‡Q| Avgvi †PvL †_‡K †PvL bv wdwi‡qB Aí GKUz †n‡m †g‡qwU ej‡jv, ÓPjyb, ZvB n‡eÓ| Bangalore, 30th April, 1998