gareebon ka pet kaatakar
ugaahe gae chaand se
khareeda gaya shaal
desh (apane) kandho par daal
aur teen ghante tak
bajaakar gaal
mantree jee ne
apanee drshtee ka sambandh
tulasee ke chitr se joda
phir raamaraaj kee jai bolate hue
(lunch nahin) manch chhoda
maarg mein sachiv bola-
“sar, aapane to kamaal kar diya
aaj tulasee jayantee hai
aur bhaashan gaandhee par diya.”
moonchho mein se honth baahar nikaalakar
sachiv kee or
aadhyaatmik drishti daalakar
mantree jee ne
divy nayan khole
aur muskuraakar bole-
“tulasee aur gandhi mein
kaise antar?
donon hee mahatma
kattar dharmatma
ve satayug ke
ye kalayug ke
tulasee ne raamaayan likhee
gandhi ne geeta
tumane tulaseekrt
valmiki ramayan padhee hai?
nahin padhee na!
mujhe bhee samay nahin milata
magar suna hai-
aazaadee ki raksha ke lie
raam aur raavan mein
jo mahabhaarat hua
usaka aankho dekha haal
ramayan mein dekar
tulasee ne kar diya kamaal
aur gandhi kee geeta mein
kya-kya jauhar dikhalae hain
aazaadee kee seeta ne
tumane padhee hai geeta?
mujhe bhee samay nahin milata
vinoba jee se sunee hai
bhaee, khoob sunaate hain
ek-ek chaupaee par
gandhi saakaar ho jaate hain.”
sachiv ne aashchary se poochha-
“geeta mein chaupaee?”
mantree jee bole-“hamaara sachiv hote hue
yah poochhate tumhen sharm nahin aaee.”