વિપિન પરીખ ~ આખરે * અનુ. પ્રદીપ ખાંડવાળા * Vipin Parikh * Pradip Khandawalla
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Virgin When I entered your bridal chamberI was not one but two persons.One’s marriage had consummated and completethe other had remained a chaste virgin.To fulfill our unionI had to kill the virgin.And kill her, I did.Such murders are sanctioned by the lawOnly the humiliation accompanying them is illegal.So I drank the poison of humiliation.Came the
I have got my leave.Bid me farewell, my brothers!I bow to you all and take my departure.Here I give back the keys of my door –and I give up all claims to my dwelling.I only ask for last kind words from you.We were neighbours for long,But I received more than I could give.Now the day