ISÂbm{X

I¿p IS-ªn«p hs¿-\ns¡,¶Ã

sa¿p- ap-gp-h\pw thhp¶p

I®oÀ¡-S-en Ncn-¡p¶ tXmWn-bnÂ

\n¶p Xpg--I-bm-Wn¶pw Rm³.

Ip¯n-bn-cp-¶p-t]m-sb-¦ntem, e£y¯nþ

se -se-¶p-Å-tX-bn-ÃtÃm.

hn{`m- n-sIm-Åpw IS-en³ \Sp-¡pÅ

hn{iaw hn{i-a-a-ÃtÃm.

adn-bpta tXmWn-bm- o-dn-h-cp¶ h³þ

Xnc-bn-se-s¶s¸mgpw tXm¶p¶p,

Acn-In-se- p-s¼m-tg-bv¡m- n-cbpw XmWp

\pc-bm-bn- o-cp-¶p-s−-¶mepw.

ImWn-IÄ X½n ]d-Ibm ""W,Êembvþ

t¯mWn Xpg-bp-¶p-−-t±lw.''

Xpg-bp-¶-sX³an-Sp-¡-Ãn-sX-t¶m-Xm-s\³

Ipg-bp¶ \mhpt− sh¼p¶p.

]qX-en- mÀ¶ ac- -Sn-sIm-−pÅ

t]mX- n-eà aÕ-©mcw;

I®p-\oÀ tXmcm¯ ]qÀhn-I-·mcpsS

]pWy- n-emW,tX bmYmÀ°yw.

]Xv\n-bnÂ\n¶p ]dn-s -Sp-¡m-sbmcp

]−- m XoÀ¸n¨ s]mt¶mSw

Zm\-\o-cnÂt¨Às¯m-gp-¡n-sb³ ]qÀÆn-I³;

Rm\-Xn³sIm-¼¯p `qPm-X³.

Dcn-bm-Sn-t¡-t«-\-¡m-c-W-hÀ¡p sshþ

XcWn IS-¡m-\m-s¸m³tXmWn;

s]mcp-f-dn-bp-¶-sX³ tXm-Wn¡p ap¶n h³þ

Xnc-IqSn h¶p \an-¡p-t¼mÄ.

I®oÀ¡-S-en Ncn-¡p-an-t¯m-Wn-bnÂ

\n¶p Xpgbpw Rms\s¶¶pw.

F¯Ww e£y- n-sem-¶p-InÂ, tXmWn-bnÂ

N¯p hogs« Rm\sÃ-¦nÂ!

_memÀ¡-c-ivan-t]m¡p-ªnss¡ \o«n-sb³

Imen-t·Âs¡-«n- n-Sn-t¨mtc,

""Rm³ XpgbmaÑm, Rm³ Xpgbm''sa¶p

]q´n-¦Ä¨mdp s]mgn-t¸mtc,

\nXy-{]-km-Z- n-¶w-im-h-Xm-c-§Ä

\n§-fn-t¯m-Wn-bn-ep-Å-t¸mÄ

iàn-£-b- m¡-c-bp-I-bnà Rm³,

e£y- n-se- m-Xn-cn-¡nÃ!

]ucsâ s\lvdp

hn\-bw-sIm-−-sÃ-¦n hn[n-sIm-−m-bvs¡m-Ås«,

hnfn- p-]-d-ªoen±nh-kw-h-scbpw Rm³:

cmP-L-«nÂs -¶´yhn{i-aw-sImÅpw kvt\lþ

cmP-lwkw \osbsâIqSn-bm-bn-cp-¶tÃm!

icn-bmsWm,¶pw kwkmcn¨oe X½n¡−p

]ncnª kpZpÀÃ`\nan-j-§-fn \½Ä;

Hcp-an-s¨m-cn-¡epw \S-¶oen,cp¶oe,

Hcp-an- p-d-§oe, Xn¶oe, IpSn- oe

A§-X³ tIm-Sn-Ñmbm]S- n-sem-¶nÂt¸mepw

X§o-se³ in-c-Ênsâ \ng-se-¦nepw {ioa³,

Hcn-¡Ât¸mepw `hZzn{K-ls¯ Rm³ Nq−pþ

hnc-en-¶-äw-sIm−pw sXm«o-se-¦nepw {ioa³,

Zqsc-bm-¡m-ivao-dnses¸mbvI-bn hnSÀ¶ sNþ

´mcp-t]mÂtÈm-Wm- amw `mh-XvI-h-Z-\s¯,

AXnÂ\n-¶-ar-Xwt]mepXncpw Imcp-Wys¯

aXn-sb-¶ntb ]m\wsNbvXp Rm³ \nt¶-\tÃm!

Iqdn-t\-\-hn-Sps¯¯hn-«p-Ip- m-b- nÂþ

¡p¯nb ]\n-\oÀ¸q I−-s¸m-sg-Ãm-tahw,

""]pWyta `h-Ö·w kq\ta, hniz-kvt\lþ

[\yao lr¯n³NqtSäncn-¡m³ km[n- tÃm!''

Cu´p-]-«-IÄ, Ipehmg-IÄ, sNs´-§nfþ

¶oÀ¡p-S-§fpw NmÀ¯n¡hp-§n-¶-e-Ip-IÄ

NqSn-sIm-s−¶pw \s½ thÀs]-Sp- m-dp-s−-¦nÂþ

IqSn\m,adn-bmsX hnScpw kvanX-§-fmÂ.

Adnªq, X½n¸pevIn¡pXncpw angn-I-fmÂ,

Adn-bm-X-h-\{aambv¯ocpw ioÀj-§-fmÂ,

apI-pfo- -hn-¡p¶ ssI -S-§-fmÂ,kzÑþ

apIp-c-§-fmbv an¶pw am\-k-§-fm \s½.

Bsc-Ãm-sa-t¶m-SenhnÃmbva ImWn- mepw

[oc-\m-bn-cp¶q Rm\hn-Sp-¶p-bnÀs¡mÄsI:

Icp- p-−-hn-tS-bvs¡³ auVy- n³Nm-]-eys¯þ

s¸mdp-¡m-\-I-f¦cÑ-\-½-amÀt]mse!

""H¶mWp \obpw Rm\psam¶mWp \obpw Rm\p''-þ

sa¶ \nÀhrXn an¶n¯nf§pw hnlm-b-ÊnÂ

Fsâ-sb-¶Ão, cmPy¯nsâ-sb-¶Ão, temIþ

¯nsâ-X-s¶bpw `oXn apgp-h³ ebn- tÃm!

hn\bw sIm−sæn hn[nsIm−mbvs¡mÅt«

hnfn¨p]dth\n Znhkw \SmsS Rm³

cmPL«nÂs¨¶´y hn{iawsImÅpw kvt\lþ

cmPlwkw \osbsâ IqSnbmbncp¶tÃm

I®p-\oÀ{]Xna Rm\n§ncn-¡p-t¼mÄ, Zqtc

Icbpw bap-\X¶qjva-f-]p-fn-\- nÂ

BÀX³I-®-S-ª-t¸mÄ s¸menªq shfn¨w ],-þ

−m alm-ßm-hn³ \nXyXÂ - n-¶p-]m- - nÂ

s]menª shfn- s¯ kz´-c-à- n³Nq-SmÂ

sImfp- o-Sn\ `mKybpK-kq-cy³X³_nw_w.

Hcp tImSn t\{X§sfm¶n¨p XqIpw _mjv]þ

Qcn-bn kv\mXw `hXv ]m©- u-Xn-I-cq]w.

LrXNµ-\-IÀ¸qc§ÄX³ kwK- mepþ

²rX-Pn-lzamw PmXthZ-Ên±-ln-¡p-t¼mÄ,

ln´p-Øm-s\-bÀ{Im- vän hncnª atl-ÑIþ

f´-co-£- n¨pän¸pjv]-§Ä hÀjn-¡p-t¼mÄ.

Btk-Xp-ln-am-New am{X-aÃn,¸mcnt·þ

emĸmÀ¸p-Ån-S-s¯§pw Idp- p-Xp-Wn-I-fmÂ

Ah-km-\-an-Ãm¯ IrjvW-]-£m-cw- s¯þ

bdn-bn¨, timIN{Im¦n-X-]XmI-IÄ

timI- m-c- m apJw Ip\n¨p \n¶n-Sp-t¼mÄ,

aqI-aq-I-ambv,¸t£, apg§pw IWvT-t¯msS,

hn\-bw-sIm-−-sÃ-¦n hn[n-sIm-−m-bvs¡m-Ås«,

hnfn- p-]-d-th³ Rm³, tIĸntXm `hm³, {ioa³?

""cmP-L-«nÂs -¶´yhn{i-aw-sImÅpw kvt\lþ

cmP-lwkw \osbsâIqSn-bm-bn-cp-¶tÃm!''

s\lvdp-h-½m-a³

]WvUn-XvP-h-mlÀem s\lvdp acn¨ \mþ

fp−nà cm{Xn-bn sIm¨p-Ir-jvW³.

A¯m-g- -«n-Wn-bm-¡-cp-Xp-®nsbþ

¶½ imkn- -t¸mÄ am{X-atÃm

A½-I³ an−nb, ""Xt½, icn-¡psaþ

¶½m-a-\n¶p acn- p-t]mbn!''

X·-I³Xmt\m samgn-ªXm hmIysaþ

¶½bv¡p kwi-b-a-¦p-cn¨p.

]n¶o-sSm-c-£cw i_vZn- n-Sm-X-hÀ

In®-§Ä tamdp-hm³ s]mbv¡-fªp.

I®o-cn ap§n-¡p-fn- n-Sp-ap-®ntbm,

I«nf Nmcn-bn-cp-¶p-d§n.

tPmen Ignªp h¶½, X¶p-®n-X³

\oe-¡¬t]mf XpS- -ti-jw

hmXneS¨n-cp-ssI-sIm−pap®nsb

hmcn-sb-Sp- p-Np-a-en-en-«p,

]mf-hn-i-dn-sb-Sp¯p hoin, ]pÃpþ

]mb hncn¨p InS¯n satÃ.

Ht«sd t\c-am-¡p-ªn³ap-J- pXmþ

\päp-t\m-¡n-s¡m-−n-cp-¶-tijw

Nmc- -h-s\- n-Sn¨p]q«n-s¡m−p

Nmªp InS¶p ab-§oX½.

uuuu

t\cw ]pe-cp-am-dm-bntXm? \nÝbw

t]mc; X³Ip-ªnsâ tX§Â tIÄt¡

A½ \Sp-§n- -Sn-sª-Woäq; aI³

N{aw ]nS-ªq-−n-cn¸q ap¶nÂ!

""F´p ]äo \n\s¡?'' ¶½ tNmZnt¡

k´p-jvS-\m-bvs¨mÃo sIm¨p-Ir-jvW³:

""I®p-sIm-−t½, Rm³ s\lvdp-h-½m-as\þ

¡−q Ipd- nS ap¼n-hnsS.

D−m-bn-cp¶q inc-Ên JZÀs¯m¸n;

I−p Rm³ amds -s -¼-\ocpw.

"I®o-cn ap§p-¶-sX- n-\mWp®n?' Fþ

s¶t¶m-Sm-cm-ªnXm kvt\l-aqÀ¯n.

a´m-c- q-t]m¨n-cn- p-sIms−,³ ]pdw

sN´-fnÀss¡-bm -gp-In-s¡m−pw.

H¨ s]m§o-se-\n-¡m-\-µ-]q-c¯mþ

sem¶pw ]d-hm³ Ipd- p-t\cw.

"A½m-a-\n-t¸mgpw Pohn- n-cn-¡p¶pþ

−Ãn?' F¶m-cmªq Rms\m-Sp-hnÂ.

s]m«n- n-cn- p-t]m-b-½m-a³; s]s«¶p

sI«n- n-Sn¨p-t]m-sbsâ tZlw.

D½-sh-t¨mXn: "Rms\¶pw acn-¡bnþ

Ãp®n, \o Pohn- n-cn- p-s−-¦nÂ!'

sR«n-bp-WÀ¶p Rm³: As¸mtgm, Npänepw

I«n-bn-cp-«-Ãm-sXm-¶p-anÃ!

hn½n-¡-c-ªp-t]m-bt½, Rm³, t]Sn¨þ

ým-a³ t]msb¶ k¦-S-¯mÂ!''

C{Xbpw tI«-t¸m-f-½bv¡pw I®p-\oÀþ

Ip¯p XSp-¡p-hm³ h¿m-Xmbn:

"B alm-ßm-hnsâ s]§Ä Rm's\t¶mÀ¯p

tcmam-©-amÀ¶nXm kv{Xolr-Zbw.

As¸mtgbv¡pw aI-\m-cmªp I®ocnþ

em−p-t]m-a-½-tbmSo hn[- nÂ:

""A½m-a³ sNm¶-Xn-¶À°-sa- m-Wt½,

A½-bv¡-dn-bm-Xn-cn-¡-bnÃ!''

"F´p adp-]Sn sNmtÃ−q Rm's\¶

Nn´-bn-e½ XfÀ¶p-t]mtI,

A½-X³s\-©n-se-Èo-Xf kvt\ltaþ

ä½-I³ ho−p-ap-d-¡-ambn.

alm-_-en-bpsS Znhkw

]−p ]−p-sXm-«pÅ ]Xn-hm-sW-¦n¡qSnþ

bp−n-Xn-sem-c-tÚb\nXy-\q-X-\-X¯zw:

hcp¶q alm-_ensb¶p tI«nXm, I®p

Xpd¶q hb-enepw tXm¸nepw ae-bnepw

Bbncw \njvI-·j kvt\l- w-Kn-IÄ, Xocmþ

dmsbmco hÀjÀ- p-hn¸nd¶ kuc- y-§Ä!

Im¡- q-¡fpw s\Ãn¸q¡fpw I®m- fnþ

¸q¡fpw angn-I-fm ¸qPn-¡-bm-Wn-s¶s¶;

Ipfn- n-¡-bm-sWs¶ ¯p¼bpw ]qhm-¦pdpþ

´ebpw ap¡p-änbpa¸bpw hnizm-k- nÂ.

I−n«n-Ãn-h-scs¶ ap¼n,\n hcp-¶m-−nÂþ

¡m¬sI-bnÃn,hsc\n¡mcp-asÃ,¦n¡qSn.

ChÀX³ \n-cp-t±i kvt\l- n³ {]hm-l¯mþ

encp-f-ä-Xm-sb{X s]s«s-¶¶- ÀtÃmIw!

hr²\pw hncq-]nbpw {`jvS-\p-aÃm, kvt\lþ

_²-\o-ºen kz´w `qan-bn -hn-«p-t¼mÄ;

{Iq²\pw `ám-i\pw ZpxJnbpw i¦m-ephpþ

ap²-X-\p-a-Ãnt¸mfnºen Zcn-{Z\pw.

kuay-io-e³ Rm³, bphtIma-f³, `qao-]m-e³,

kuJy-k-¼-¶³, km£m¡rX-km-[-\m-]qÀ®³!

]−p ]−p-sXm-«pÅ ]Xn-hm-sW-¦n-¡qSnþ

bp−n-Xn-sem-c-tÚb \nXy-\q-X-\-X¯zw:

HmW-\mÄI-fn-ent¸mfp− ]qh-S-bm Rmþ

t\mcm−p ho−pw ap·«pbnÀs¡m-−nSptÃm!.

Xpf-kn-ame

\maw P]n-¡p-hm³ \s¶¶p sNmÃnbm

t{]a-kz-cq-]\mw Imc-W-]q-cp-j³

X¶ Xpf-kn-am-ey- n³ Ipcp-¡fmþ

sWm¶n-s\m-¶-ääp hogpao \mfp-IÄ!

DuW-cn-t\Spw Xnc-¡n-se³ I-¿nÂ\nþ

¶qÀ¶p hotWbv¡mw apgp-h³ Ipcp-¡fpw!

tijn¨ X´phpw Xq¡n- n-Sn¨p Rm³

t`mj-\mbv \msf- n-cn¨p sN¶o-Sth

F´-cp-fn-s -¿p-a-t±-l-sa-¶pÅ

Nn´-X³ ap-¶n acw-t]mse \n¸p Rm³.

aµ-kvan-X-t¯m-Sp-IqSnbm \nÀ½-a³

asämcp amey-sa-Sp¯p X¶o-Sptam?

X¶Xp an−msX hm§p-hm-\m-hptam?

\n¶p ]cp-§n-bm \nµ-bm-bvt¯m-¶ptam?

AÃ,Xpw hm§n Rms\-¦ntem, Imcysaþ

´pÅq, hni-s -\n-¡-t¸m-gp-an-Ãtbm?

H¶n-¶p-ap- -c-an-sÃ-\n-s¡-¦nepw

I®o-cp-sIm−p Igp-Ip-¶-Xp−p Rm³,

DuW-cn-t\Spw Xnc-¡n-se³I-¿nÂ\nþ

¶qÀ¶p hoWoSpw Xpf-kn-¡p-cp-¡sf!

s]mXp¼v

Rms\mcp s]mXps¼,sâ apXp-I- n-cn-¡p¶

am\-hÀ ZpxJ- nsâ Xoc-a-t\z-jn-¡p¶p.

Ahn-sS- -fnÀ¡papt·-j- n³]- - pI,þ-

fXn sam«n-Sp-amthi¯nsâ XpSp- p-IÄ

AhÀX³ {]Xo-£-bn _nw_n¸q, \bv¼nÂs¸s«þ

¶l-¦m-c- n³ ssIIÄ apdp-In- n-Sn-¡p¶p.

AhÀX-¶n-Ñm-iàn \£-{X-N-{µmÀ¡cmþ

bI-e- p-Zn-¡bpakvX-an-¡bpw sNbvhq.

Adn-bp¶p Rm³am{Xw (\mhp-−m-bn-cp-s¶-¦nÂ

]d-ªpw-sIm-Sp-t¯t\) ""Iq«tc, I−n-«nÃ

]c-h-bv¡´yw, ]mcwKX-t\bpw Rm³: PUþ

`c-X-{]mbw Rm\o¯nc-am-e-X³aotX

hÀ¯n¸q hc-s−mcmÚm\- mÂ; F\n-¡nXp

h¿m-bn-cp¶q ]¨ac-am-bn-cp-¶-t¸mÄ.''

Fsâbpw \nsâbpw

""Fsâ aI-\p-®n-¡r-jvW³

IrjvWm-«- n-\p-t]m-tIWw;

IrjvWm-«- n\p t]mbmÂt¸mcm

IrjvW³X-s¶- sI-t«Ww.......''

Bcn-Xp-]mSo? Rm\-dn-hoemþ

t¸sc-¶m-In-epa-dnhq Rm³:

ZpxJ- n ap§n-tbm-c-½-X³ s\-©nseþ

¤ZvK-Z-amWm am[pcyw!

ZpxJ- m-se³ Np−n\p hmgvshmcp

Xnà-I-jm-b-am-bv- o-cp-t¼mÄ

ap¡n-bnSpw Rms\-s¶- m\m

apàn-hn-f-ªo-Sp-aw- -ÊnÂ!

uuuu F¶pw häm-¡-®o-cmte

an¶p¶q \n³ an-gn-bt½,

Ipt¶mfw _eam-bm-¡®oþ

sc¶m-ßm-hn -S-cp¶q.

\nsâ aI-\p-®n-¡r-jvW³

IrjvWm-«- n\p t]mIp-t¼mÄ

Fsâ aI³ sIm¨p-tKm-]m-e\pw

IrjvWm-«- n-\p-t]m-Ip¶p.

\nsâ aI\p®n-¡r-jvW³

IrjvW-sâ- th-jw -sI-«p-t¼mÄ

Fsâ aI³ sIm¨p-tKm-]m-e\pw

IrjvWsâ thjw sI«p¶q.

\nsâ aI-\p-®n-¡r-jvW\pw

Fsâ aI³ sIm¨p-tKm-]m-e\pw

c−m-sf-¦n-ep-am-\-µm-{ip-hnÂ

c−Ãm-Xm-bv¯o-cp¶q.

Ah-t\ -Po-hnX, ah-t\ -tam£w,

Aht\ km£mÂtKm-]m-e-Ir-jvW\pw,

Aht\ \½Ä¡n-cp-hÀs¡¶þ

ÃJn-e-P-K- n-\p-am-[mcw!

kXytam k¦Â¸tam?

Rm\p-WÀ¶n-cn-¡p-t¼msfms¡bpw tZho, \nsâ þ

bm\-µ-{]-Zm-bIamb Ime-Sn- q-hnÂ

Ip\n-t -\pÄ¡m-¼nsâ incsÊ,¶n«pw In«oþ

se\n-s¡- p-sIm-−mßim´n-X³ NnZm-\µw?

F¶p tNmZn- m³ \nsâ amWn-Iy-{]` Nn´pw

kzÀ®-]o-T- n³Nmtc h¶p Rm³ \ne-s¡mÄtI

\nsâ ]oT- n¡m×nsXs¶- Rm³: Ct¸m-sf\nþ

s¡sâ ZpxJhpw \nsâ kuJyhpw c−-ÃtÃm!

"shdptX h¶q I−p hµn- p-t]mIm's\¶p

Xncn-sI-t¸m-t¶³ sI« ssI¯n-cn- sIm-fp¯n Rm³

]pXnb IÃpw apÅpw Nfn-bp-an-cpÄs¡«pw

]pX-ªp-In-S-¡p¶ \nXy-c-Yy-bn-eqsS.

]n¶nÂ\n-s¶mcp aWn¨ncn tI«pthm s]s«þ

s¶s¶-\n-s¡m-cm-i¦, kXytam k¦-ev]tam?

Hc-t]-£-am{Xw

Fs¶-¸n-Sn- p-h-en-¡p¶q Xmgv¯p¶q

I®o-cnÂÖo-hn¡pw \ocmfn,

Gsd-Ö-\s¯ hngp-§n-bn«pw hniþ

¸mdm¯ Imeamw \ocmfn.

H¶pw adp¯p ]d-bp-hm³ iànbnþ

sömepw sNmÂhq Rm\p- - nÂ:

F¶-Øn-Iq-Sn-bn-¶n- ncn t\c- mÂþ

¯n¶p XoÀ¡pw `hm³ \nkvXÀ¡w!

Bhs«, ]t£ Rm³ sI©p¶p Imeta,

BtcmSpw \msf \otbm-sXmÃ:

""]mh-am- q-cp-j-\m-\µ-sa-s´¶p

Pohn- - \m-fn-e-dn-ªnÃ!''

ImWp¶p Rms\sâ I®p-sIm-−n-t¸mgpw

{]mW-\n kpµ-c-ssN-X\yw;

tIÄ¡p¶p Rms\sâ ImXnem {]mWsâ

tIh-e-kv]-µamw kwKoXw.

GXp hnZq-camw N{I-hm-f-s¯bpw

t`Zn-s¨m-en-¡p-sa³ hmÕeyw

B\-µ-a-sÃ-¶n-cn-¡p-In¸n-s¶sbþ

´mWm {]i-kvX-am-am-\µw?

hchpw t]m¡pw

Ds−-\n-s¡m-cp- hbsd¶ hkvXp-X-sIm−pw

c−p Is¿-\n-¡paps−s¶m-cm-izmkw ]q−pw

h¶p Rm³ Ip{Km-a- nÂ\ns¶mcp bphmhm,imþ

[\yamw \K-c- n³ kuhÀ®-I-hm-S- nÂ.

""F´p tPmenbpw sN¿mw, hÃXpw Xcq Xn¶m,''-

s\¶p Rm\À°n- -t¸mÄ \Kcw Nncn-¡p¶p:

""tPmen \obmZyw sN¿q, Iqen Rm³ Xcpw,'' F¶p

tPmdn-e-t±lw Iev]n¡p¶p; Rm³ ]cp-§p¶p!

HSp-hn-seÃpw tXmepw am{X-ambv Rms\-¶q¶pþ

hSn-X³ klm-b- m {Kma- n¯n-cn-s¨¯o,

]−-s - -®oÀ¸´en¶p-Å-nen-t¸mĨmb

]¯n-cn-Ifpw hnäp ]pecpw _mey-¡m-c³

kvX_v[-\o-¡n-gh-\n s¨mcnhq ]cn-lmkþ

£p_v[amw PnÚmk, ""GXh\o hntZ-io-b³?''

th\-ev¡p-fncv

Ben³Np-h-«n IpfnÀ¯ Imäpw

AÔ-Iq-]- n sXfnª \ocpw

kw`-cn-¡p¶ kam-izm-k-a-ÃÃo

kÀÆm- n-i-]vXamw th\te, \o?

amcn-¡mÀ Nn¶n- -c-¡-enÃm,

aªnsâ aqSn- n-Sn-¡-enÃ;

ap−-I- m-S¯p sImbv¯p Ign-ªt]mþ

ept− hnim-e-ao-b- -co£w.

A´n Icp¸n-Sn- -s¸msgbv¡pw

Nn´n-¡-gn-ªtÃm hn®n \osf

C¶-se-s¡mbvX ]ps¶-Ãn-¶p-XnÀaWnþ

sb¶-t]m-em-bncw Xmc-I-§Ä.

HmSn- p-f¨p Ifn- n-cp¶

tXmSnsâ Imcyw ]cp-§-embn:

]mtS saen-ªp-t]mbv; F¶mepw XÖo-h³

]mSp-¶p-−ns¸mgpw tX§Ât]mse.

At§-Xn ss]¡Ä kam-iz-kn¸q:

""R§Ä¡-Jnew Id-hp-häo,''

Ct§-Xn¡-¶p-IÄ: ""Xs−-sÃm-Sn-ª-hÀ

R§-fev]w apXp Nmbv¨n-Ss«.''

Imhn-se-¡-Ãp-hn-f-¡p-tXmdpw

Pohsâ \mfw InfÀ¶p-h¶q;

I¬Tw Xpd¶q ]d-b-¡p-Sn-enseþ

s¨−I, foä-¡p-g-ep-Ifpw.

]mb I£- n Npcp-«n-sh¨p

]m\okp I¯n- n-d-§n-bmepw!-

BSn-¡-gnªq IY-I-fn-s¡m-«n-enÂþ

t¯mSbw; Ct¸mÄ IptN-e-hr¯w.

shbvepw hnbÀ¸p-am-sW-¦n¡qSn

th\te, \o h¶ tij-atÃm

\otf hnSÀ¶-Xp-d-§m¯ cmhnsâ

\oem-c-hn-µ-]-cn-a-f-§Ä!

]pI

""BcmWo hcp-¶Xp?'' ""Rm³Xs¶,'' ""I−n«p ]þ

´ocm-−mbv,'' ""icn'' ""_ÊpIm¯p \n¡-bm-WtÃ?''

""icn-bmWv,'' ""Hcp _oUnsbSp-¡m-\pt−m?'' ....£WmÂ

Xncªq _Êpw Im¯p\n -h³; In«o I¿nÂ

Hcp hmc-en¯s¶ aqs¶®w; aq¶pw-IqSn

Nnc-]qÀÆo-I-kvt\lnXsâ ssII-fn-en«q.

At±-l-an-t±-l¯n¶pS-s\-Êemw sNbvXp;

Ct±-l-a-t±-ls¯ss¡Iq¸n \ne-s¡m−p.

\S-sIm-Åp-I-btÃm kvt\ln-X³ ]n¶o-Sp cþ

−Sn; \nev¡p-I-btÃm ]ns¶bpw; Ioi-¡p-ÅnÂ

I¿n«p ]pd-s¯Sp¡pI-bmbv Xos¸«n; Xo

I¯p-I-bmbo; hewssIsIm−p sNhn-¡pän

X¸p-I-bmbo; I¿n¡n«nb _oUn-¡pän

X«p-I-bmbo Np−nÂ; Ipän-bn Xo\m-fhpw.

sImSp-§-ÃqÀ \S-bv¡Â

tImSn-enw-K-]p-c- t½,

Xr¡-®p-IÄ Xpd-¡tW;

tkm]m-\- n-enXm, h¶p

\n¡p¶q ae-bm-fn-IÄ!

uuuu

hnizm-k- n³ e-l-cn-bm bpàn-Nn´ ab-§th AIr-{Xn-a-a-\p-jyXzþ

a\m-Ñm-Zn-X-am-Ith

tImgn-sb- -a-en¯q¡nþ

s¯dn- m-«p-IÄ ]mSnbpw Xmfw-]n-Sn¨pw Xe-bnÂþ s¡«p h«- n-em-«nbpw

]Iepw cm{Xnbpw \áþ ]mZ-cmbv \S-sIm-Åth hnbÀ¸nÂ, A½-sb- än kvacn- -{ip-hnÂ, ap§th

sIm¨p-Ip-ªp-§-sf-t¸mse \nkv{X-]m-\-µ-a-á-cmbv

`c-Wn¡p hcm-dpÅ a¡-f-Ãn-h-sc-¦nepw

tImSn-enw-K-]pc- ½

Xr¡-®p-IÄ Xpd-¡tW;

tkm]m-\- n-enXm, Im¯p

\nev¡p¶p ae-bm-fn-IÄ!

uuuu

NXª bpàn-t_m-[¯mþ

el-¦m-cn-I-sf-¦nepw

sSd-eo-\n« Imtä¡mþ

¸cn-jvIm-cn-I-sf-¦nepw

Uok-se-©n³k-lm-bn¨nþ

s«¯n-s -«-h-sc-¦nepw

hnkva-b-kvX-_v[-cÀln¸q

R§Ä \n³ Ir-]-bw-_ntI!

\qdp-hÀj-§Ä¡p ap¼p

`h-Zn-Ñm-{]-Xo-I-ambv

Ipªn- n-Å- -¼p-cm«nþ

¡pf-hmb atlm-Zbw:*

R§Ä¡o- b-{´-kw-kvImcþ

¸pI-bn¨p-än-Sp-s¼mgpw

AkvX-an-¡msX \n¡ps¶mþ

cmIÀjW, samc-ÛpXw!

Imfn, \n³ ]p{X\mw hymk³

aq¶m-−m XoÀ¯ `mcXw

shdpw c−-c-hÀj- mÂ

ae-bm-f- n-em-¡p-hm³

Fh-¶p-−mbn N¦qäþ

sah-¶p-−mbn ZÀi-\w

Fh-¶p-−m-bv -]-Èànþ

bm \n¶n-f-b -]p-{Xs\,

Ah³ P\n¨p Pohn¨p

acn-t -Ss¯ a®ns\,

ImWp-hm³, sXmSp-hm³, A\yþ

cmcpw ImWm¯ am{X-bnÂ

Hcp \psÅ-¦nepw \pÅn

aqÀ²m-hn¨q-Sp-hm-\pambv

h¶p-htÃm R§-fn¶p

Xr¸m-Z-§fn-ew-_ntI!

""tZim- -c-§tf, Im¬an-

\nXm, `mjm- -c-§tf,

am\-§-fn¡p-Sp-§m¯

kmc-kz-X-a-tlm-Zbw,''

F¶ i_vZw apg-§p¶

lrZ-b-§Ä ]dn- nXm,

`h- r-¡m¡-eÀ¨n¸n-

Xi¦w R§-fw-_ntI!

R§ÄX³ _men-i-Xz§þ-

f¸Xz-§f-i-àn-IÄ

AIta ]p©n-cn-s¡m−p

s]mdp- -cp-fp-Iw-_ntI!

"`hm\n, \o Zmk-s\s¶-

¡Sm£ns¡'¶pWÀ¯p-hm³

"`hm\n, \o'sb¶p-am{X-

ap -cn-¡p-s¼m-tgbv¡p \o

AXp- -cn¡pw Pohsâ

inc-Ên-en-f-sh-¶ntb

ka-kvX-]p-cp-jmÀ°-§Ä

hÀjn-¡m-dp-Å-X-Ãtbm?

Xpd-¶mepw I¬I-ft½,

hmÕ-eyw-sIm-−p -R-§sf

A\p-{K-ln- b¨mepw;

ad-dm-cp-−-Xn-\w-_ntI?

a®nÂt¨À¶p ab-§p¶

`h-Zn-Ñm-{]-Im-in-X³

Bcm-[-I-]Zm-LmX-

taäp t\mhp-¶p-sh-¦nepw

Bcm-[-\-bn-ep-Åmßm-þ

À¸Ww I−mÀ{Z-\m-Ith

aW -cn-I-fm kzÑ-þ

aµ-lmkw s]mgn-¡th

hnfn¨p sNmÂhq-þ (tIÄ¡p¶q

R§fm kzcw; A½tbm?)

""F¶m-cm-[-I-cn-¡q-«À

\n¶m-cm-[-I-cw-_ntI!''

\K-c-¯nse {Kmao-W³

]¦newXm\n-KvtLmc\Kcw; ]t£ Rm\pw

]¦new; AsÃ-¶m-In {Kma- n³ X-fn-scs¶,

Xpcp¼p Ib-dnb I®m-Sn-IW,s¡´nþ

s¶dn-ªm-\n-Xn-tebvs¡¶pÅn-se-ÊÀÆ-hym]n?

""Nfn-bn¨fn ImehÀj-ta-ä-en-bn¨p

sXfnbq \o''sb¶mhmw aqIw XZm-ioÀÆmZw.

GXp-am-ht«, iq\ysa¶pÄ¡¬hn-lm-bÊnþ

ses¶¶pw ekn- mhq \oe-\o-e-am- n-¦Ä!

uuuu

GXn-s\- -I¨p Rm³ t\m¡n \n¶p-t]m-bmZyw,

GXns\ {Iam I−p I−p Rm³ sR«n-t¸mbn,

GXn-s\-s¨m-Ãn-t¡-tW³ \\ª Icn-¼Swþ

amXncn \nio-Y-§Ä I®n-eq-Sn-g-bth,

GXns\ shdp¯p Rm³, GXn-s\-È-]n¨p Rm³,

GXns\ \nKqVw Rm³ Nhp-«n-b-c-t¨t\m,

AXnXm ]ns¶- ns¶ asämcp apJw-sIm-s−³

aXn-_nw-_- n³ t\sc t\m¡p-hm³ `mhn-¡p¶p!

""Imcn-cn-s¼m¡pw ssIsIm−mInepw kl-P¶p

tNmdp Rm³ Xcp-¶ps−,''-¶XnXm KÀÖn-¡p¶p,

""X¶-cp-fp-I-bà kXy- nÂ, {]b-Xv\- mÂ

hs¶Sp-¡p-I-btÃm \nsâ kwhn- mKw****\o.

Zb-bnà ta, [À½`b-anà ta, ]t£

hyb-am-ekyw auVysa³ I-®n-e-]-cm[w!

Fs¶ am\n¡q; aXn: IpXn¡pw I¦m-cp-t]mÂ

\ns¶ Rm³ hb-änsâ Ioi-bnÂÊw-c-£n¡pw!''

uuuu

]qX-\-bpsS amds¯¶-t]m-en-Xnsâ ssIþ

¸q«n \ª-½n-ªbp−pd-§n-¡n-S-¡p-t¼mÄ

F·-\-Ênse \oe\oeamw \nd-Xn-¦Ä

I×n-gn-s - n-t¶m-a ¨{µnI s]mgn-¡p¶p?

B at\m-l-c-tim`h¶p Npw_n- n-«`nþ

cma-bm-bv¯o-cp-¶pap−n,Ãtbm \à-©cn?

F¶n-se- -cn-ip²n sI«p-t]m-Itbm, Fsâ

ap¶nse sshcq-]y- n³ kuµcyw sXfn-Itbm?

Adn-bnà ta, iq\ysa¶pÄ¡¬hn-lm-b-ÊnÂ

\ndt¶ ek-n¨m-hq \oe-\o-eamw Xn¦Ä!

Iq\nsb kv]Àiw-sIm−p apKv²-bm-¡nb Zo\þ

{]mW-Im-cp-Wn-s¡´pw \njv{]-bm-k-am-WtÃm!

GImIn

tlm«-ep-Sa IrjvW-¿³ Icp-W-bmÀþ

¶q«p¶ ssI¸p-Wy-a-Ê-em-sW-¦nepw

\m«n-en-cn¡pw InSm-§fo; hmSIþ

ho«nsâ hnZy-p -a-Ên {Xnbm-a-bnÂ

an¶nan-¶n-s¡m-−n-cn-¡th s]s«¶p

I®oÀ s]mgn- m³ sImXn- p-t]m-Ip¶p Rm³.

Aѳ InS¡pw InS¸p Rm³ ImWp¶nþ

X,½ X\n-¡mbv acp¶p X¸p-¶Xpw

hn{i-a-an-Ãm-X-h-sc-¡n-Sm-§sfþ

Èp{iq-j-sNbvX thÀ¸m-dmsX asäm-cmÄ

AÔ-Im-c- n-em-ßm-hn³sh-fp- psImþ

s−´n-s\-¶n-ÃmsX a±n-\-N-cysb

Bte-J-\w-sN-bvXn-cn-¡th X³ \oeþ

teme-R-c-s¼gpw sh¬Ip-fnÀ¸m-Wn-IÄ

]qsam-«p-t]m Iq¼n-\n-ev]Xpw hn®nseþ

¸q\n-em-hqÀ¶qÀ¶-Xn-t·Â -Xn- Xpw.

Bbp-ÊnÂ\n¶p ]dn-s -Sp-¡p-¶hþ

bmb Zn\-§-sf- n-s¶bpw ]ns¶bpw

\nÀ½-a-b-{´-h-{à- n¯n-cp-Ip¶

[À½w hf-sc-¡-Tn-\-am-sW-¦nepw

kzob-am-sW-¶p-d- p-Å-Xp-Im-cWw

`obn-sÃ-\n-¡Xp k½-Xn-¡p¶p Rm³.

`mhn¡p bmsXm-¶p-ta-In-bn-sÃ-¦nepw

Pohn¨p Rms\-s¶-\n-¡p-d- -Ãtbm?

t\cmWp, t\cm-WsX,¦nepw cm{Xnbo

{Iqcm-Ô-Im-c- n-sem-ä-bv¡n-cn-¡th

I«n-enÂt¡-dn-¡n-S-¶m InS-¶Xp

]«-S-bn-¦-em-sW-t¶mÀ¯p-t]m-Ith

s]m«n- n-cn-¡p-hm-s\-¶-Ãp-d-¡s\þ

s¸m«n-¡-c-bm-\p-an-s¸m-gm-fà Rm³.

Imhyw cNn-¡p-hm-s\-¶Ã \n§Ä¡p

Is -gp-Xm³Iq-Sn-bn-t¸m-gm-fà Rm³.

amX-f-¸q-¡Ä

I\-I-Ipw- -§-fn Xpfp¼pw arX-kRvPoþ

h\n-tb- nb Ic]Ã-h-§fpw \o«n

apKv²-lm-k- m-epZbZypXn hÀjn-¡p¶

apdp-¡n- p-h- n¨ amX-f-s -Sn-Itf,

\n§ÄX³ timtWm-ZmcarZp-e-kvan-X-Im´n

hn§th XpSn-¡th \osf aÕn-c-I-fnÂ

F§s\ i]n-t¡−q {]]©w \nÀ±m-£nWyþ

sa¶n-em-[m-\w-sN¿pw {]f-bm-Ô-Im-cs¯?

F´n-\m-W-ar-XIpw`§Ä?- Cu aµ-kvanXþ

¨´-§Ä \nco-£n¨p\n¶p Rm³ can-¡p-t¼mÄ

IÀ½-i-ànI,sfsâ [\y-hm-k-\m-Zo{]þ

[À½-k-àn-I-fpt− \ofp¶q hnS-cp¶q:

Ah-bm I®pw-]q«n¸pWÀs¶³ s\-©m kv]Àinþ

¨dn-th-\-\- XbpsS s\©n-Sn- msI.

cmP-t`mKw

Fsâ alm-cm-Pmhnþ****

s¶gp-]- ©mw hbÊp XnI-bp¶q,

Imew \qdq Ic¯m

emZy-s - -hW hb-d-bp-gn-bp¶q.

"cmPm-hn-\n-bnsÃ'¶mþ

s¯cp-hn -s−m- -bn« t`mjXzw

Im×q: Ipa-c-]p-cs¯þ

¡p©p `cn-¡m³ XpS§n ae-\m-«nÂ.

s]mSn-bp¶q sNt¦mseþ

¶nSÀtX-Snb tIme-Is¯ auVy- nÂ

ssIbn-se-gp- m-Wn-bpamþ

btÃm `qPm-X-\m-b-Xo-_v`q-]³.

]in-sIm−m \nÀ½-e-inipþ

lrZ-b- n³ I®p aª-fn- -t¸mÄ

ss]XrI]pWy- n-¶p-XnÀþ

aWn-I-fp-S³ Im¡ h¶p hoW-t¸mÄ

lrZbw lÀjm-\-X-ambv,

\b-\- n _mjv]-_nµp Xncn-sh¨q,

ARvP-en-bmbv ssIsh-Å-IÄ

s]m´n-t¸mbv ap«n ssZh-]m-Z- nÂ.

B \nan-j- n³ ]pfIþ

¸mem-gn-bn-em−p ap§n \nh-cp-t¼mÄ

inip-hm-a-t±-l- n\p

inip-hmbo Poh-Pm-e-kÀÆkzw.

A¶p apX¡m kvarXnamþ

[pcy- n³ el-cn-sIm−p ]mSp¶q,

klr-ZblrZ-b- n-segpþ

¯mWn- p-¼m Ipdn¨pshbv¡p¶q,

apàm-h-en-t]m {]IrXoþ

izcn-bn¸p-ecpw \nKq-V-cm-Ks¯,

]pcp-tjm-·p-J--samgp-IoSpw

]c-am-\-ssµI-_o-P-a-{´s¯.

Fgp-Xn-t¸m-Ip-t¼mfmþ

ss¡bn-segpw Imcn-cn-s¼-gp- mWn

s]mÂs -t¦m-em-bn«pw

I®p angn- nà Ime-Kmw- ocyw

]{´−p cmin-I-fnepw

\n¶m-Ýcyw angn¨p ho£n¨q

As¸mÂs -t¦m-en³ s]mcpþ

sfs´¶p \h-{K-l-§Ä ]e-h«w:

"apSn NqSo-«n-ÃtÃm,

knwlm-k-\-ta-dn-bn-«p-an-ÃtÃm,

Xpf-ko-Zm-a-\n-_-²³

XoÀ°m-S-I\o h\m- -k-©mcn.'

Adn-bp-I-bp-−m-bnÃoþ

¡Y-sbm¶pw Km\-eo-\-\-ºm-e³,

inJ ]e KK-\-§-fn-semfn

sNmcn-bp-¶p-−n-s¸m-sg¶ IY-t]mepw!

HSp-hn¡mew aµþ

kvanX-]qÀÆw I¬Xp-d¶p ]d-bp-I-bmbv:

"kXyw ]d-bt«, Rm³

tXmä-¼n-s¯m- n-bn«p, cmPmth!

Xz±n-hy-kz-c-[mcmþ

`cn-X³ Rm³ Xma-kn- p-t]m-btÃm

A`n-\-µ\hm¡p-I-fmÂ

\ndp-I-bn-e-cn-bn«p \ns¶ hmgn- m³!

{]P-bn t{]aw ]Icpþ

¶ht\ cmPn¨p ]−p cmPm-hmbv;

Ahn-Sp-¶mt«, t{]aw

]I-cp¶q ]n©p-]p -e- ¯pw.'

Fsâ almcm-Pm-hpSþ

\p¨w s]m«n- n-cn¨p t]mIp¶q.

Fgp-t\-ä-RvPen _Ônþ

t¨mXp¶q Iq¶p-\n¶p kmIqXw:

"Bcn- m-cn ¸qPI,þ-

\mcn-hnsS ¸qP-\ob, \Úm-Xw:

\µn, `h-Xv]q-Pbv¡mþ

bÃm Rm³ ]mSn-h-¶-sX-¶mepw!

CXp-kXyw: {]mW³ s]mcnþ

bpt¶-S-s¯sâ I®p \nd-bp¶q:

Ah-c-dn-bm-X-h-sc-¶nÂþ

¡pSn]mÀ¯o-Sp¶p ]ns¶-sb-s¶¶pw.

{]mW³ s]mcn-bp-¶-hscþ

¶pÅnÂIp-Sn-]mÀ¯n-Sps¼msgmt¡bpw

AJn-te-iz-cn-X³ tImhn-enÂ

\S-X-Åo-Sp-¶n-sXs¶ Rm³X-s¶.

Ac-Wn-bn-e-án-I-W¡m

sRmSn-bn ¡¯n-Öz-en- nSpw ss[cyw

Ihn-X-I-fm-bv¯o-cq¶q,

Rm\m-\-µ- n apàn-b-Sbp¶q!'

]pÂs¡mSn

^pÃ-]p-jv]-§Ä Xn§nb `qhnÂ

]pÃmbv ]−p ]nd-¶-h\o Rm³;

]pÃm-bn«p ]nd-¡nepw \nsâ

]pev¡p-gÂhnfn tI«-h\o Rm³.

B a[p-cn¨ tcma-lÀj¯mþ

emßm-sh-¶p-Ån I®p Xpd¶p;

Bßm-hnsâ angn hnSÀ¶t¸mþ

fmÝ-cy- m ¯fÀ¶p-t]mbv Rm\pw.

tcma-lÀj-e-l-cn-sIm−o Rm³

thyma-t¯mfw hfÀ¶p-t]m-btÃm:

XpwK-sa³apJw hn®n-se-¤wKmþ

`wK-am-e-bn-em-−p-t]m-btÃm!

B aplqÀ - n-se-·pJw shÅþ

¯ma-c-a-e-cm-bn-sX-¶mepw

ImÂa-S-¼n-ep-−n-s¸m-gp-amÀ{Zw

`qan ]−p ]pc-«nb ]¦w.

B a®o Rm³ XpS-bv¡p-In-e-s¶³þ

Xma-c¸q s]mgnªpt]matÃm:

Fsâ a®nÂs¸m-Sn- -XÃÃn

\nsâ Np−-s - p-¡p-g t]mepw ?

Hcp dn£m-¡m-csâ IY

{Kma- n³ lrZ-b- n t{]a- n³ kZ-\- nÂ

Hma-\-kz-]v\w-t]mse hnS˦-htf,

I−-Xm-tbmÀ½-bpt−m \obn-cn-¡pao dn£mþ

h−n hen¨p ]mbp¶hs\ ap¶w?

""Nme- p-d-t -bvs¡´m Iqen?'' Fs¶mcp Km\þ

temeamw kzcw Nmc¯pbÀ¶p-tIÄs¡

\obm-hp-a-sX-t¶Xpw kwi-bn- o-se-¶mepw

\ymb-am-bp-ÅtX Rm³ sNmÃn-bpÅq.

"In«Ww ]{ -−W'sb¶p Rm³ apgphn¨oþ

"se,«W Xcm'sa¶p \o ]dªp.

Bb-Xm-sb-¶-a-«n Rm\p-S-s\-gp-t¶äp;

\obp-S³ h−n-¡pÅnencn- p-ambn.

At¸m-gm-Wm-Zy-ambn¡−-X-`n-apJw \mw;

AÛpXw! Rm\p-Ss\ apJw Xncn¨p.

h−nss¡ ssIbn-te´nsºÃ-Sn- p-S³Xs¶

a−n- p-S-§p-Ibpw sNbvXp ]ns¶.

uuuu

{Kma- n³ lr-Z-b- n t{]a- n³ k-Z-\- nÂ

Hma-\-kz-]v\w-t]mse hnS˦-htf,

\o Xncn- -dn-ªpthm \n·p-¶n¨m-Sn- mSnþ

\o§p-an-s¯m- n-sh¨ ]qcp-js\?

Iodn apjnª jÀ«pw Imep-d-Ifpw thÀ¸mþ

eod-\mbv ]mªp-t]mIpw ]c-h-is\?

Xma-c¸q ]dn-¡m³ tXmtfmSp tXmfp-cp½n

\msam¸w t]mb-sXÃmw ad-¶p-t]mtbm?

A¶-s -¡p¶pw sN´mÀs¸mbvIbpw s]mbvI-bn¦þ

et\ym-\y-ap-cp½pw sN´mcp-Ifpw

]¨n-e-¡mSpw ImSn¶pÅnse lcn-\oeþ

kzÑamw Ipfn-cpan¶hn-sS-bpt−m?

tcmaw shdp-§-en¡pw cmhn \mw X½n -½nÂ

Xm-ac-¡p-f-¡sc¡−-\m-fnÂ

hn{I-am-Zn-Xy³IY sNmÃn-bn-cp-¶n-cp¶p

ip{I-\p-Zn- Xpw \o ad-¶p-t]mtbm?

Xma-c-bÃn ]dn¨t\ym\yw Xoän- oänþ

¯ma-c- q-¡-sfm«ps¡mSp-§n-b-t¸mÄ

h«n-bn-sem-¶p-anÃmXp¨bv¡p hoSp ]qIm³

s]« ]mSm-sc-½-«n ad-¶p-t]m-Im³!

uuuu {Kma- n³ lr-Z-b- n t{]a- n³ k-Z-\- nÂ

Hma-\-kz-]v\w-t]mse hnS˦-htf,

tNmZn- m-s\m-cp-]Sn¡mcy-ap-s−-¦nepw Rm³

hm Xpd-s¶mcp hm¡pw samgn-I-bnÃ.

Fs¶- n-cn- -dnªoen{Xbpw t\c-sa¦nþ

se¶pw Xncn- -dnbmXncn-¡ -\Ãq.

A¶s¯ \osb-hnsS, C¶s¯ \osb-hnsS,

F¶ntem, amäw-h¶XnsXm-¶p-am{Xw:

IÃm-bn-se³ IpSn-en tIĸq Rm³: "AÑ-\p¨þ

¡ªn¡p hcm- sX´n\n-bp-at½?'

uuuu

Nme- p-d¯p sN¶p hÅn-s -cn¸p an¶pw

Ime-Sn- q-¡Ä Nn´n¸pd- n-d§n

shÅn-bp-dp- n-Isbm¶¸Sn \o«n- nSnþ

¨pÅ-enªp \o aµkvanXw s]mgns¡,

sR«n Rm\nSnan¶Â X«nb IW¡p,ÅnÂ

s]m«n-¡-c-ªp-t]mbv Rms\mcp \nanjw:

Ime-Sn-¡o-gn `qan c−m-bn- n-fÀ¶Ôþ

Imc- n¯m-Wp-t]m-hm³ sImXn- p-t]mbn.

Cà Rm³ hm§n-bnà \mWbw tXmgo, \n¶þ

Xnà Rm³ ]ns¶-sbm«pw \nsâ ap¼nÂ.

I−p-]n-Sn- pthm \osbs¶-bn-¶t¿m, I®nÂ

c−nepw aª-fn¸p ]SÀ¶o-Sp¶p.

h−n-sbm- -e-£y³ Rm³ ]mbp¶p, Xfn-bnseþ

¡−-¦p-fs¯ tdmUpw ]n¶n-Sp¶p.

Cs¸mgpw \ne- n«nÃpÅn-se-¡n-Xs¸,sâ

sXm¸n-X³ Iogn sN´osbcn-ªn-Sp¶p.

ImeSn ]nWªp Rm³ hogvItbm, Iangv¶p Rm³

Ioen« tdmUn Xobn InS-¡p-Itbm?

"aZy-]n- n-cn-¡Ww', "AsÃ-¦n-e-]-kvamcw,'

"N¯pthm?' "izkn-¡p¶ps−¶p tXm¶pw.'

Bbncw tbmP-\-IÄ¡¸pdw \na-{´n¸nþ

Xmfp-IÄ: ASp- p\n¶s¸m-tgbv¡pw

IÃm-bn-se³ IpSn-en tIĸq Rm³, "AÑ-\p¨

¡ªn¡p hcm- sX´n\n-bp-at½?'

hmKo-iz-c-hm-cn-bÀ

sh¼-\m-S³Im-b-ense¸mXn-cm-hn Np−³hÅþ

s¡m¼-t -h-\p-Zn- n¨p Znhy-ssh-IpWvTw,

t]c-dn-bnÃ, Rm³ hoWp\an-t¸\m hmKo-izcþ

hmcn-bÀX³ kvar-Xn-bpsS ssIhn-cn-¡-ÃnÂ:

B hnip-²-{]-Xn- -X³ amds¯ hnbÀ¸p-shÅþ

ambncw Xe-ap-d-IÄ¡m\-µ-XoÀ°w!

Nµ-\-Xp-f-ko-KÔ[\y-am-a- p-Wym-l¯mþ

e´-cwKw ip²n-sN-¿m³ Ign-ª-hsc

AÔ-Im-c-K-lz-c- n Xe-Npän hogpw apt¼

sN´m-a-c-¡-®³ h¶p ]pW-cp-atÃm:

B angn-I-fp-S³ \s½b{ip-_n-µp-Zyp-Xn-Ifnþ

em]ym-b-\w-sN-¿p-atÃm, samgn-bp-atÃm:

""\nsâ \nXy-_-Ôp-htÃm Rm³ InSmth, t\m¡q s]s«þ

s¶sâ I®p \ndªp \n³ bmX\ Im¬sI.''

uuuu sh¼-\m-S³Im-b-ense h¼³Xn-c-am-e-I-fnÂ

sIm¼p-Ip- n-¡-fn-¡p¶ Np−³h-Åta,

Iph-e-bm-]o-U- nsâ sIm¼p-cn-sª-Sp- -hs\þ

¡pSn-sh¨p \nsâ sIm¼t¯sXmcp ià³,

At±-l- n³kva-c-Wbv¡p Ip¼n-Sp-t¼mÄ, kXy-ambpw,

I¯p-¶p-s−-¶mÀ¯n-bnsemcmizm-k-\mfw.

Nmb-t¡m- -bn-se- sIm-Sp-¦mäv

""tIm -bn-se- p-Sp-Nmb tam´n-tS-W-sa-¦nÂ

tIm -bn-se-s¡m-Sp-¦mäpw tam´n-tSWw \n§Ä!''

Hma-em-sf³ ta-i-bn-t·Â sIm−p-h¶p sht¨mþ

cm a[p-c- m-b-bnÂ\n¶pZvK-an¡pw [qaw

Fs¶mSp samgnªq: ""im´n{]mÀ°nbmw ]qamt\, Jn¶X ssIsh-Sn-ªp-S³ NmSn-sb-gp-t¶Â¡q!

D¶-X-§-fn-te-bv¡pÅ amÀ¤-taäw h{Iw, F¶p-sh¨p Jn¶-\m-bm Jn¶t\ \osb¶pw.

AÑ-\-½-amsc Èp{iqjn¨p-sIm−o {Kmaþ kzÑ-X-bn¸m-Xn-sa¿n¶nÑ-bn-sem-Xp§n

a¡-sf- p-d- n-cp¯n \mep Imepw Ip¯n \n¡p-hm\pw Ipf- nÂt¸mbv c−p-t\cw ap§n

Cuiz-c-]m-Zm-\p-[ym\aqI-X-bnÂÖ·w imiz-X-{]-Im-i-t£{Xam¡n amäp-hm\pw

hn{i-a- n³ thÀ¸n¡mbv¨ Ibv]-bnÂ\n¶qdpw hnkva-b- n³ a[p-c-§Ä s\m«n-\p-W-bv¡m\pw

\à hnNm-c- m hm¡m sNbvXn-bmepw Npäpw \m«p-ImÀX³ ]p©n-cn¯ncn sImfp- p-hm\pw

A¶-t]b-Xmw-_q-e-§ÄsIm−p, ]qap-Js¯ [\y-am-¡p-a-Xn-Yn-IÄ¡À -\-sN-¿m\pw

Bi th−m: ]«-W¯n¶mc-h- n-se¯nþ boi-\m \nbpàw bpK[À½-am-N-cn¡q!

¢njvS-amhmw, ]t£ kz´w [À½amN-cn- m In«n-Sp¶ Nmcn-XmÀ°yw In«-enà thsd.

C¶-XtÃm ]pWy-XoÀ°w, C¶-XtÃm bÚw, C¶-sXm¶p am{X-atÃm `qan-bse kzÀ¤w.

[qk-cao bpK- nsâ `mj-btÃm hn{]þ hmk-_mjv]w; AXn¯s¶ amäp-cbv¡q kvt\lw.''

uuuu tIm¸ Rm³ IpSn¨p XoÀs¯Wo¡p-I-bmbv;- t£ tIm -bn-se-s¡m-Sp-¦mäS§p-I-bn-söpw.

IÃp-t]m -Sn-bn-d§nt¸m¶n-Sp-sa³ ]n-¶nÂþ

¡®p-\o-c-Wnª Ipªn¡¬I-fnse ss±\yw

Fsâ ]t©-{µn-b-§-fn¸mIn-Sp¶q £oWw Fsâ lr¯nº-e- nsâ imiz-X-{]-amWw.

am\-k-]p-{Xn-bpsS IY

shÅn- m-e-ta´n h¶ns«s¶- −p sXm«p-WÀ¯o

sh®n-¡p-f- nsâ apKv²am\-k-]p{Xn.

]nS-sª-Wo-äp-gn-ªnXm¸pe-scm-fn-¡-Xn-cns\þ

¨Sp-eamw angn-I-fm¡pam-c-I³ Rm³:

a[p-cn¡pw ]Xn-t\-gn³ aZw XpÅn- p-fp-¼p¶

ae-scmfn Xnc-fpao at\m-Ú-cq]w

Fgp-]- n-sbm-¶n³ Zo{]kp{]-im- -ip-²n-btÃm

s]mgn-¡p-¶X;- `uaao \hm-\p- qXn!

Ipfn-tcmepw IS-¡-®n Nncn-bp-am-b-h-sfs¶þ

¡pfn- n- m-fp-S³ t{]aktcm-h-c- nÂ.

XpSp¯ X³I-cw-sIm-s−³Icw {Kln- -Xn-thKw

\S-sIm-−m-f-Xn¸ns¶ Êpc- n-emwKn.

At¶ hk-t´m-Õ-h¯nemZy-ambv Rm³ ]¦p-sImt−þ-

\t¶ \rXy-a-Þ-]- n¨ph-Sp-sh-t¨³.

Xmew-sIm-s−³ \n-dp-I-bn ]pjv]-hr-jvSn-sNbvXp \n¶mþ

fm emh-Wy-a-h-km\w PK-Xvk-a£w.

A\p-{K-ln-¡bpw sNbvXp ""\n\¡p X¶-cp-fpt¶þ

\\ÀL-sa³ a-\-Ênse¯nf-¡-ap®o!''

\µn-bpsS _nµp an¶psa³ an-gn-bn £-Wm ]mcnþ

¶Ô-Imcw apgp-h\paen-ªp-t]mbn!

CXp ]g-¦Y; ]t£ IeÀ¯p-¶p-−n-Xp-IqSnþ

¸Yn-I-s\³s]m-Xn-t¨m-dn±[na[pcw

£W-`w-Kpcw

D−mbo _mey- n-se³Imen-t·Â¨n-c§,¶p

I−p Rm³ IpSp-¡bnem¡nb \qe-«sb.

B hgp-h-gp- pIsf³ Im-en -d-bv¡p¶

Pohn-Xm-i-X³ aqÀ¨tbmÀ¯p Rm³ `b-t¯msS

I®p-IÄ Nn½o; Xpd¶t¸mtgm, s]cp-hn-cÂþ

h®- n-ep-g-bv¡pIbmWh \ne- qsS.

Ah-X³ hm-bn¡qSn Xpdn¸q càw, sshZyþ

\h-X³ ap-Xp-I¯p ImÂa-S-¼-aÀ¯p-t¼mÄ!

tNmc OÀ±n-s¡-¡cn¼S-\q-ep-t]m-embnþ

¯ocp¶p ho−pw ]mhs¸s«m-cm-Öo-hm-ßm-¡Ä.

F¶n«pw a\-ÊnembnÃ,Xp ImWm-bvh¶þ

sX´n-s\¶p; Rm³ Xm−o ImÂ\q-äm-−-Xn¸ns¶.

C¶-dn-th³: B sshZy\oiz-c³, \qe« Rm³,

F¶-lw- mhw càw; £W`w-Kpcw P·w!

a\p-jy-k-¶n-[n-bnÂ

]e ]pcp-jm- -c-aq-«nb

Xocm- -I-X³ sIme- -Xn-¡qÀ¸mÂ

s]m«n- n-fcpw kvarXnXþ

¶án{Zh-W-{k-h´n Rm³ sNmÂth³

]e ]pcp-jm- -c-a-cp-fnb

Imcp-Wy-Úm-\-Zn-hy-KÀ`- nÂ

A\-h-cXw hnI-knt¸mþ

cm\-µ- nsâ _nµp Rm³ sNmÂth³.

aX-sa- m-In-ep-amt«,

a\p-Pm-ßmth, Ic-ªn-c-¡p-t¶³:

\ncp-]m-[n-Iamw kvt\lw

\n¶nÂs¸m-«n-¡n-fÀ¶p s]m´s«!

Xe-apSn,bnjvSw-t]mseþ

s¡«n¨mbv¨pw Ncn- p-an-t«mfq;

AYhm, sh«n-sbm-Xp¡nþ

¸cn-a-f-ssXew ]pc-«n-sh-t¨mfq;

A§-s\-sbm¶pw sN¿mþ

\Ãm Xm¦Ä¡p taml-sa-¶m-InÂ,

tamlw-t]mte Xe-apSn

ap¨q-Sm-bn- n-c- p-hn-t«mfq.

Xe-bnÂs¡«pw sImÅmw Xe-bnÂs¡-«n¶p hmRvO-bp-s−-¦n sXm¸n [cn-¡-W-sa-¦n sXm¸n [cn- m-ep-an-jvS-hÀ®- nÂ.

Ct«mfq `kva-¡pdn, sXmt«mfq tKm]n, Nµ-\-¡p-dnbpw; AWnªpsImÅq amdn ]qWqtem sIm´tbm lnXw-t]mse.

Ip¯n-s¡mÅq X«þ ¡mXp-IÄ \o, thW-sa-¦n ta¡mXpw; Ip -W-sa-¶n-sÃ-¦n Ip¯p-Itb th− c−p-ama-cWw.

X«w Xe-bn-en-Sm\pw ae-a¯pWn hni-dn-sh- p-Sp-¡m\pw D−tÃm kzmX{´yw Xmen Igp- n²-cn¨psImÄhm\pw.

Ip¸m-b- n ]e sImSn Ip¯m\pw Ip¯n-SmsX \n¡m\pw

D−p \n\-¡-[n-Imcw s]mcn-sh-bn-en sImSn-]n-Sn¨p em¯m\pw.

aX-sa- m-In-ep-amt«, a\p-Pm-ßmth, Ic-ªn-c-¡p-t¶³: \ncp-]m-[n-Iamw kvt\lw \n¶nÂs¸m-«n-¡n-fÀ¶p-s]m- s«!

uuuu

]d-bm-sa-¶-ÃmsX, ]c-\m-se- pÅp iIy-an- m-cnÂ? sN¯n-t¡m-c-W-atÃm P´p X\n-¡pÅ cYy X³ I¿mÂ!

kvt\l-ap-d-t¶-Ss¯

tZzj¯o sI« ImgvN Rm³ I−q;

Ahn-sS- q¯q s]s«þ

¶mbn-c-an-X-fpÅ tIh-em-\µw.

GXn-\p-th−nÖoh³

Zmln- o-Sp¶p \n{Z-bn¡qSn

GXn-¶m-cm-[-\-bmbvþ

¯ocp¶q X³ NXp-jvSbw-IqSn,

GsXm-¶n\pXpeyw ]cnþ

]mh-\am, b{ipkqcy-\-ÃmsX

CsÃm¶pw {_ÒmÞþ

s¸mSn-X³ {]Úm{]]-©-Ip-l-c- nÂ,

AXns\¸c-am-\µþ

¯ns\bm\mkw \pIÀ¶p \osb-¦nÂ

ImW-s -s«mcp ssZhXþ

ambo \ob-¶p-sXm«p kÀÆÀ¡pw.

A{X-bvs¡m¶pw hfcmþ

\mbn-sÃ-¶m-ep-anà ZpxJn-¡m³,

kvt\l- n¶p hc-¼nÂþ

¯s¶ e`n-¡p¶p \n{Z \nÀ_m[w.

aX-sa- m-In-epamt«,

a\p-Pm-ßmth, Ic-ªn-c-¡p-t¶³:

\ncp-]m-[n-Iamw kvt\lw

\n¶nÂs¸m-«n-¡n-fÀ¶p s]m´s«!

AÑsâ auVyw

hnf-dn- p-dn- n- nÄt]mepÅ angn-Ifpw

hndbv¡pw shÅn-¡¼n¯mSn-aoi-X³ sI«pw

Iodnb hkv{X-§fpamsbmcp hnZzm³ h¶pþ

tIdn-sb³ ho-«nÂ, {]mXÊqcy-c-ivan-X³]nt¼.

A¸i-¦amw aµlmk-hp-a-h-t¶Io

A£cw ]ncn-bm¯ sIm©epw aa ]p{X³.

D®n-ss¡- -e- nset¯m - n Xpf-hoWoþ

«pÅXp Is−- nt¸mbmK-X-\-t¸m-tgbv¡pw.

Xsâ Ioi-bn-emsIbpsÅmcp shÅn- p«mþ

¯¦-hÀ®amw Ipªnss¡bn sh -h³ sNmÃn,

""In«p-t¼mÄ ]pXn-sbmcp ]´p taSn-¡m-\mbnþ

s¸«n-bnÂÊq-£n¡ \o''; Cd§o apä- -h³.

""XncntI sImSps¡''¶p I¸n- m-en-cp-hcpw

Icbpw: Ipªn³ ]n-¶n \n¸p Rm³ auVy-t¯msS.

Kmb-I\pw Kmb-I\pw

Zqc-s¯mcp \ng Im¬I-bm \n³ I-hnÄ

tNmc-bv¡m-s\- n{X thKw;

hnÃp-IÄt]m-se-¡p-e-ªp-htÃm sRmSnþ

¡pÅn ]pcn-I-§Ä c−pw?

A¶tam t]btam bmNn-¡m³ h¶hþ

\Ã Rm³ Znhy-Km-Xmth,

]mXbn-eq-sS-¡-S-¶p-t]m-sI-_v`-hZvþ

KoXw {ihn¨p Rm³ h¶p!

]t−-ap-XÂs¡mcp IuXp-ap−p ta

]mSp-¶-h-cpsS t]cnÂ;

]mSp¶ ioehp-ap−m,kzZn-¡p-hm³

ImXp-Å-h-cpsS ap¼nÂ.

kvt\l-§Ä X½n -IÀ¶p c−m-ßobþ

Zml-hp-a-¸-sam-¶m-äm³,

{]oXnbpw \oXnbpw \o«n-hn-SÀ¯nb

tNmZ-\-bmbn Rm³ h¶p

uuuu

F¶nse,ÊXyw samgnªp Rm³, F¶n«pþ

sa´n-\n-Êw-i-bZrjvSn?

sh«n- n-Sn-t -bv¡p-ao-bm-sf³ km-{amPyþ

]«-sat¶m `h-Zv`oXn?

asäm-cm-sf-¡-sÃ-dn-bp-I-bnà Rm³,

asäm-cm-sf-s¶-bp-anÃ.

A -Ú-X-sIm-s−-dn-ª-sX³ -aqÀ²m-hnÂ

]pjv]-§-fmbv h¶p hogpw.

C¶s¯ KÔÀÆ-Km-b-I-\m-Wp \o

F¶-Xn kwi-b-anÃ!

`mh-\-bp-Å-h-\q-ln- -dn-bp¶p

`mhn-sb-¶m-sWsâ hmZw.

uuuu

ama-Im-ßm-hn-se-¡-®oÀ¡-W-s¯ \o

am\n- o-en-t¸m-gp-sat¶m?

F¶m Xncn¨p Rm³ t]mI-bm-Wn-t§m«p

hs¶mcm Zzmc- n-eqsS.

F¶n-se-Êu- m-Ky-_n-µp-sh- q-Pn-¡Â

\n¶m-e-km-[y-am-sW-¦nÂ

]qPn- n-Sp¶p \o \n¶n-se-Êu- mKyþ

]qc-s -bÃm kqlrt¯!

hniz-kn-¡p¶p Rm\n-s¸mgpw: XzZvKoXn

hnssiz-I-tam-l-\w-Xs¶.

Im¬aoe X¶n-en-cn¡pw ]pgp-hns\

Ievlm-c-sa-¶tX IjvSw!

""]mX-bn-te-¡pÅ hmXn-e-S-¡msX

]mSn-b-Xm-sW-¶-_²w,''

F¶-h-km\w Nncn-¡-bm-WÃn \o?

\¶mbn, Rm³ Ncn-XmÀ°³!

]nW¡w

c−p-t]À, Fbpw _obpw, AsÃ-¦n-seIvkpw sshbpw

]s−mtc KÀ - nÂ\n¶pf-hmbv {]]-©- nÂ.

Ime- n-eqsS \ofw sh¨p-sh- n-cp-hcpw

Imsi-®n-sb-Sp-¡p-hm³ t]m¶-h-cm-bn- oÀ¶p.

Hcp am{X-bn s]cphnc-en³Xp¼pw ]m¼pþ

hnc-en³Xp¼pw tNÀ¶p\mW-b-s¨¯w t\m¡pw;

hmb-bn-ep-an-\ocps−¦n c−mÄ¡pw ]Xnþ

\mbncw t\ms«-®p-hm³ ]¯p-sk-¡³tU th−q.

A\p-P³ ]nSn- nÃm¯h-\m-sW-¶p-t−«þ

¶,\pP-¶mt«, ]nSnt¸dp¶p tPyjvT-s¶¶pw.

A\p-P³h-cpw-apt¼ tPyjvT-\q¬ Ign-¡p¶qþ

−,\pP³ tPyjvT³t]m-bm h¶n-«q¬ I-gn-¡p¶p.

I−p-ap-«n-t¸m-bmtem, hÃXpw an−n-t¸mbo,

I®ocp s]m«n-s¡«n¸pÂIn-t¸mbv, tX§n-t¸mbo.

B samgn \nsâtbm?

]s−mcp sshim-Jamk- p-e-cn-bnÂ

I−p Rm³ \ns¶- p-g-¡-c-bnÂ:

Hmf- n Nm©mSpw tXmWn- -e- s¯mþ

tcma-\-kz]v\w hnS˦-t]mse.

""F§p t]mbmthm IS- p-Im-c³ hr²,-þ'

s\¶p tI«p-Ån Nncn-bp-ambn

\mWn¨p Iotgm«p t\m¡n- -dªp \o:

""tXmWn-bnÂt¡dobncp-¶p-sImÅq.''

F´p ssIthKw! adp-I-c-s¡s¶ \oþ

sb¯n¨p, aqfp¶ Imäp-t]mse;

Iqen Rm³ \o«n- n-Sn¨ t\cw \nsâ

\oe-\oÄ¡®p \nd-ªp-t]mbn.

sNt¿-−-sX-s´¶dn-ªp-Iq-Smªq Rm³

X¿te, \ns¶- n-cn-ªp-t]m¶p:

It−-\-Xn¸ns¶ h¶-t¸m-sfm-s¡bmþ

¸−s¯ hr²-s\- m³ IS-hnÂ.

"Ip«n-I-sf-{X-bmsW'¶p tI«-t±lw

s]m«n- n-cn¨p, "Rm³ {_Ò-Nmcn.'

s]m«n-¡-c-ªp-t]m-bp-Ån Rm³ s]¬sImSo,

hn«p-t]mbv tNmZn-¡m³ t]cp-t]mepw!

Hmtcm hn`m-X- n³ ho«nepw tIdn Rmþ

t\mat\ \ns¶- n-c-ªn-Sp¶p;

Ioi-bn-en-¶p-ap-−-¶s¯ bms¨¼pþ

Imsimcp s]m³]-W-sa-¶-t]mse.

hymg-h-«-§-sf- m-−n-¡nX- psImþ

−qgn Npäp¶ Rm³ tIĸq Zqtc:

"am-\-hm-ßm-hn-se-t¡-h-e-am-[pcyþ

amWp Rm³': B samgn \nsâ-Xmt\m?

Ba

I«n-tb-dnb eÖm`mc- n³ Iogn IjvSþ

s¸«p Rm³ kz[À½¯nenghq {]m©n {]m©n.

Bfp-IÄ tNmZn-¡p¶p,"Imcmta, IpX-dm\pþ

amh-Xn-ÃÃn? A\pI¼mÀlta \n³ P·w!'

]ng-hn-Ã-XnÂ; ]t£ XpÑ-sa-¶-kvXn-Xzs¯

ag-sIm-ÅmsX, sImSp¦mäp-IÄ IS-¡msX,

Xosh-bn-te-¡msXbpw kwc-£n- -Xn-¡«nþ

tbdnb P·m- ckpIr-X-t¯m-S-ÃÃn?

NmSm\pw XnaÀ¡m\pw hs¿-\n-¡-Xn-thKþ

tamSm\pw Xe-Ip¯n \nev¡m\pw adn-bm\pw.

F¯p¶p kt¦-X¯nse¶pw Rm³ sshIn- s¶;

F¶n«pw Ih-N- n Iqdp Rm³ ]peÀ¯p¶p.

CXn-\p-Ån Rm³ Nqfn¸nSn- m Npfp-§p¶pþ

−nSn-hm-fp-IÄt]mepw, hoip-¶-Xm-cm-bmepw!

Ic-X-em-a-eIw

Cu bpK- nsâ s]m«n-¡-c- n-se³þ

hmbnÂ\n¶p \o tI«p-sht¶m, kJn?

Cu bpK- nsâ sshcq-]y-Zm-cpWþ

Ñmb-sb³ I®n I−p-sht¶m, kJn?

Cu bpK- nsâ ZpÀK-Ô-sa³ izmkþ

hmbp-hn-¦Â\n-¶pÄs¡m−p \osbt¶m?

Cu bpK- nsâ sR«n-s -dn-¡-se³þ

kv\mbp-hnÂ\n¶p -\n³ s\-©-dn-sªt¶m?

\obtlm cpNn- m-sfsâ Np−nÂ\nþ

¶o bpK- nsâ ssI¸p-sat¶m, kJo?

uuuu

F¦n Rm\m-_v`-b-¦-c-bm-YmÀ°yþ

sa´n-\n-¶nbpw an−m-Xn-cn-¡p¶p?

l´, ""Kr`vWm-antX ku`-K-Xzmb

lkvX''sa¶p Rm³ ]−p P]n- -t¸mÄ

\nsâ Is¿sâ I¿m {Kln- t¸mþ

sfsâ tZlw hnbÀ¯p-t]m-tbm-at\!

]qhp-t]m-se- -cn-ip-²-amb \n³þ

Pohn-X- n³ar-Zp-e-Z-e-§-fnÂ

Rm\-dn-bm-sX-sb³ N-fn-ss¡-\Jþ

{]oW-\w-sIm−p hmdn-¡-f-ªmtem!

uuuu

B hnbÀ¸nsâ XpÅn-bp-−n-¶psaþ

¶mß-i-àn-X³ ap- p-¡n-co-S-ambv

DÖz-e-{]` XqIn- n-f-§p¶nþ

Xp{K-am-sa-¶-t_m-[m-Ô-Im-c-¯nÂ.

Cub-\p-{K-lan-Ãm-bn-cp-s¶¦nþ

eoj-se-¶ntb sNmtÃ-−n-h-t¶t\:

]−p "Kr`vWman' sNmÃn \n³ ssI-a-eÀþ

s¨−p I¿n-ep-S-¡nb ]qcp-j³,

GX-aq-ey-ky-a- -I-c-Xv\hpþ

taX-]qÀÆ-ku-K-Ôn-I-]p-jv]hpw

t\Sp-sa¶p s]cp-¼-d-Xm-¡p¶

apV-X-bm Ih-Nn-X-{]-Xy-b³,

\qdp-h«w Zln- p-I-gn-ª-Xn³þ

Nmc-am-Wn¶p \n³ ap-¶n \n -h³.

uuuu

A¶p ]mSnb ]m«p-IÄ ]mSphmþ

\¶p sNmÃnb \À½-§Ä sNmÃp-hm³

A¶p XqInb ]p©n-cn-Xq-Im\pþ

ans¶-\n¡p ]Sp-Xz-an-tÃm-at\!

C¶p I®o-cn \njv]-µ-hr- nbmw

I®p-sIm-−-dn-bp¶p Rm³ kpkv]jvSw

Fsâ I¿n-en-cn-¡p¶ s\Ãn¡þ

sb¶-t]meo {]]©w apgp-h\pw.

Cs -dp- ew Ip¯n- -X-bv¡mt\m

Cs -dp- ew sh«n-s¸m-fn-¡mt\m

CsÃ-\n¡p Icp¯o ^e- n-t·Â

]Ãp-sIm-s−m¶p t]mdp-hm³t]m-epta.

uuuu

t\cpXm, s\mä-¡m-e-Sn-sh- n Rm³

]mcn-sXm-«p-¡-f-¶n-«p-ap-−mhmw,

Bgn-sbm-«p-s¡m-scm-ä-¡p-S-¶bnþ

em¡n Rm\m-N-an- n-«p-ap-−mhmw.

F¦nepw kJn, cm{Xn-I-fn-Ãm¯

sN¦-\ep sNmcnbpw anln-c-\nÂ,

cnà-hm-X-am-an-º-ln-cm-Imiþ

hn{]-hm-k-Zpx-J- nÂ, shs´³ PUw

F{X-am{Xw hne-£-W-am-bn«pþ

s−¶-dn-bp¶q Rm³ am{X-tam-at\!

uuuu Nmc-am-sas¶ IÀ½-Im-WvU-§-fnÂ

[oc-\m-¡p-¶-sX-s´m-s¡-bm-sWt¶m?

\nsâ cq]hpw hÀ®hpw \mZhpw

\nsâ ]q©m-b XqIpw kpK-Ôhpw

\n¶n-se¶pw hnS-cp-a-\m-Zy´þ

[\y-ssN-X-\y-\-hy-{]- m-Xhpw

\n³ X-fÀ¨bpw \n¶{ip-_n-µphpw

\nsâ \nÀ½-e-{]mÀ°-\m- m-hhpw!

Item-]m-k-I³

""Imdp hm§-W-a-ѳ'' Ft¶mXpw InSm-hnsâ

amdn-se- q-Sm ioXw t]m¡n Rm\n-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ

DuWcn t\Sm³ sh¼n¡gbv¡pw ]mZ-t¯m-sS³

{]mW\p-−p-XvI-WvT-X³ apÄ¡n-co-S- n³ Io-gnÂ

Iq¶n-g-bp¶q \o− \c-I-s -cp-hnseþ

¡qcn-cp«n,em kvt\lhnZyp- n³ shfn- - nÂ

H¶p \n¡p-hm-s\mcp ]p©n-cn- Xq-Im³ kz´w

I®ocp XpS-bv-¡m\pw kabw e`n-¡msX.

As¸mgpw Ipdn- pt]msesâ XqenI \qdp

\nÀ`-cm-Ëm-Z- nsâ `mjbpw Nn{X-§fpw;

DÛ-hn- p-t]m-sesâ IWvT- n am[p-cy§þ

fs¸m-gp-sa³ ImeSnae-cn³ kv]µ- nepw.

F¶n-se-Êp[ ]m\w sNbvXp-sN-bvX-Úm-X-sc³þ

Jn¶-tkm-Z-cÀ NncRvPohn-I-fm-bo-t]mepw!

uuuu tIĸp Rms\t´m i_vZw; I×n-gn-¡p-t¼mÄ¡m×q,

Iq¸p-ssI-s - mÀapIpf§-fp-−n-s¶³ Npäpw.

X§ÄX³ an-gn-\ocpw hnbÀ¸pw sNt©m-cbpw

Xn§nb thj-t¯msS h¶p tNmZn¸q temIÀ:

""F§s\ shfp- pt]mb¼t¼m almßmth,

A§-X³ in-J-Ifn¯mSn-tcm-a-hpw-IqSn?

tXSn-bnà \o hn¯w, _ncpZ,a[n-Imcw;

t\Sn-bnà \o tamSnbpsÅmcp hkv{Xw t]mepw.

a -\m-bv¯oÀ¶oe \o ]c-kv{Xo-h-N-Ênsâ

lrZyamw ]X-bmtem aZy- n³ Nncn-bmtem.

cpP-X-¶-h-Xmccq]ta, Hcn-¡epw

cpNn-tbm-Sn-cp-¶¶w Ign- o-en-Ö-·w \o.

Dd-§m-\-¶- q-hÂsa¯bpw k¼m-Zn¨oþ

ep,d§oe \o, kz]v\w I−p \o Znhm-\niw

Znhy-tam-l-\-kvt\l[À½-tem-I- n³ im´nþ

`hyamw IXnÀ¡pe¨mÀ¯nse kzÀ®-§sf!

Fs´mcp \nc- c{`m´n! F¶mepw \nsâ

sN´-fnÀhn-c sXm«sXms¡bpw s]m¶m-btÃm!

\mhn-\m a\-Êmepw R§fo \njvIn-RvN-\À

Xmh-tIm-x-{Km-ßobIm´nsb {]IoÀ¯ns¡

^pÃ-am-hp¶q \o−p ]Scpw \n¶m-bp-Ên³

hÃn-ta k´p-jvSntbm tIm]tam atä-Xmt−m?

Ac- m¬h-b-dn-¶mbv IÀ½-§f-\p-jvTn¨p

acn-¡p-¶-hÀ R§Ä¡dn-ªmÂsImÅmw {ioa³,

PohnXkm -ey- n³ s]mcp-sf-§p-e-I- nÂ

tIh-e-ar-Xv]n-Þ¯n¶pÅntem ]pd-satbm?

\nan-j-§tfm aosX \nXy-X-Xmt\m? Ipªn³

Nncntbm ]mcn³ IrXÚXtbm ]cw tam£w?

uuuu Rm\n-cn-¡p¶q ¾m\³ XmSn¡p I¿pw Ip¯n:

{]mW\o {]]-©s¯¸pÂIp¶p, Npw_n-¡p¶p.

\ndbpw angn-I-fm ]ns¶ Rm\m-Im-i¯pw

Nncn¡pw InSm-hnsâ I®nepw ]d-¡p¶p.

Fcnbpw hb-ä¯p ssI sh¨p tX§n-t¯§nþ

¡c-bm³ tamln- n«pw Dudn Rm³ Nncn-¡p¶p;

C§s\ tNmZn-¡bpw sNbvhp:""tl {`mXm-¡tf,

\n§sf´dns-ªs¶ ss¡Iq¸n \n¸q, IjvSw.!''

hÅ-t¯mÄ acn-¨-t¸mÄ

tNmcpw thÀ -IÄsIm−p tIc-f-Iemþ

e£van¡p Xqap- p]qþ

Wmcw XoÀ¯ alm-I-hn- -e-h\mw

"irwKm-c-\m-cm-b-W³'

{]mc_v[w Xnc-X-ÃnSpw \nP-bixþ

£ocm-_v[n-bn¡m-eamw

tLmcm-ln-¡p-fnÀsa¯ ]qIn-sbm-Sp-hnÂþ

¸Ån-¡p-dp- m-bntXm?

t\ctÃm ka-cm-án-tbäp ]nSbpw

temI-§ÄX³ ]p-®n-epÂþ

kvtacw X³ \dp-tX-s\m-sSm¯ IhnXmþ

kmcw ]pc-«p-¶-h³,

[ocm-ssZzX at\m-Ú-th-Wp-\n-\Zw

hÀjn- p-t]m-cp¶ Kwþ

`oc³ t]mbn; hcn-Ãn-\n- n-cn-sIbm

a\z- -tcm-ZvLm-S-I³.

t{]aw ]qs−-gp-]- n-sbm-¼Xp hkþ

´À¯p-¡fm cmPkþ

{ioa-·qÀ¯n-sbm-sSm¯p cmk-h-Sn-hnÂ

{IoUn- p-Xo-cpw-hsc

Cu a¶msI btim-Z-sb-¶-]-Snbpþ

t{Zmam-©-hr-µm-h\þ

¸qam-e- p-SÀ]q−p\n¶Xp hnNmþ

cn¨m¯p-fp¼pw angn

I−oem ae-bm-fn-bn-¶p-h-scbpw

amwkm-Øn-a-Öm-{kamÀþ

¶p−m-tbmcp hncm-Sv]p-ams\ hn[nt]mþ

set¶m-Xp-hm³ h¿n\n;

I−q, I−p-c-kn¨p, sXm«p-X-Sho,

sI«n- p-WÀ¶q, IcÄþ

s¡m−q, \nÀhr-Xn-]q−pþ ]ns¶-b-h\þ

{]Xy-£-\m-sb-¦nepw.

Rm\m-cm-W-h-s\-¡p-dn¨p ]d-bm³,

]mSm³, {]kw-Kn-¡p-hm³?

B\-bv¡p-Å- _ew aXn¨p ]d-bm³

]q\bv¡p km[n-¡ptam?

""tl \osb- -dnhq?'' atlm-Zy-a-\p-S³

sNmÃp-¶pthm Zqsc \n;þ-

""¶o \mevs¡m-s¼-gp-am\ ]s−mcp shdpw

t]\m-bn-cp¶q, intim!''

kXyw \n³samgn; F¦nepw Ipe-Kptcm,

aäm-cn-epÅq `hÂþ

kvXpXym-\-µ-X-]ky, B -cn-WXþ

kz{]-Xy-b-ssØ-cyhpw,

\nXy-t{]m-Öz-eamw kya- -I-almþ

cXv\w-I-W-s¡-_v`hmþ

\Xy- -{]n-b-amÀ-¶p-]-«-S-hscþ

¡mt¯m-c-lw- mhhpw?

Hcp clkyw

""\mSp ssItamiw h¶ \m«p-cm-Pmth,'' Ihnþ

tbmSp sN¶p-WÀ¯n¨q kmln-Xy-hn-aÀi-I³,

""ImYn-I-ctÃm taen _v`c-Wm-[n-Im-cn-IÄ;

KmYn-IÀ \n§Ät¡mtcm thm«-[n-Im-cw-am{Xw.

C¶-se-s -t¦m-epsIm−\ysc {]l-cnt¨mþ

\n¶p hr¯m-e-¦mc¨pa-«p-Im-c³am{Xw.

]d-bm³ tXm¶p-¶Xp KZy- n t\sc sNmtÆ

]dbq, \ne-\n¡m\m{K-ln-¡p-¶p-s−-¦nÂ!''

uuuu c−p ssIIfpw Iq«ns¯mgp-ao-¡hn shdpw

a−t\m? aµ-kvanXw s]mgn- m-\-h³ ]ns¶,

""C¶-se-_v -cn- pthm \mSp Rm³? BÝ-cyamþ

Wn¶Xp tIÄs¡;¡mXn ¸dbmw ]c-amÀ°w:

]mSp-hm³ XpS-§pt¼msfs¶ Rm³ ad-¡p¶p,

]mhw Rm³ `cn-¡p-hm³ ià-\-sÃ-s¶-t¸mepw!''

A´n-¯ncn

A´n-I-dp- n-Ã-t¸m-tgbv¡pþ

−½q½ \maw P]n-¡p¶p,

""X¦t½, \osb-hn-sS-t¸m-sbSn

X¦t½, FSn X¦t½?''

F§pw t]mbn-«nà Rm³ apäs¯

a§q-g- n-en-cn-¡p¶p,

apÃ- q-¡-f-dp-¡p¶p, AXp

hÃ- n-¦Â \nd-bv¡p¶p.

apÃ- -d-bn Xncn-sh-bv¡mªnþ

«tà sh{]m-f-a-½qt½?

sht¨bv¡mw Rm³, BZyw ]t£bo

sh×-eÀame sImcp-t¯ms«.

apÃ-bv¡Â Xncn-sh- m sXÃnSþ

apäw ]p©ncn ]qt−bv¡mw:

Rm\o ame [cn- m-e- n-s¡³þ

\mY\pw ]p©ncn ]qt−bv¡mw

apä- n³Nncn \nanjw: ]t£

atä-sX-¶n-en-cp-t¶bv¡mw,

\nan-jw-tXmdpw hnI-kn-¡p-s¶mcp

\nXym-\-µ- ncn-t]mse.

At¸m-tfbv¡pw ]qap-J-hm-XnÂþ

¨oÀ¸n-s¶´o t{I¦mcw?

hc-hmbo hSn Ip¯o«,´nþ

¯ncn-sh-bv¡m-ªpÅkzmØyw.

B angn-ap-\-bn I¯pw hnizmþ

km[n-Iy- n³ NqSmte

Rm\-]-cm-[n\n Nqfp¶q, aÂþ

{]mW-sR-c¼p hnbÀ¡p¶q.

F{X iImcw tIÄ¡-W-an\n Rmþ

s\{X aWn-¡q-dp-]-tZiw!

I−p-]n-Sn¡pw sRmSn-sIm-s−³ssIþ

¯−-bn-emSpw ]qame!

a®n-se-dn-ªm-se- nXp? s]s«þ

s¶¶nÂs -dn-sbmcp ktµlw:

Fdn-bm-s\-§s\ IqSpw ssI? Xeþ

Xncnhq ]cn-a-f-ta-f- nÂ!

apgp-h³ IWvIÄ angn¡pw ap¼o

hgnbpw hiy-X-bp-s−-¦nÂ

hgntb apÃ- q- p-Stc, \o

apgp-h³ IWvIÄ angn- mtem?

At¸m-tgbv¡p InX- p-In-Xs¨þ

¶cn-I-s - nb hmÀ²Iyw

I¿nse hSn-X³ aIp-Sw-h-scbpw

sa¿p Ip\n¨p Ipc-bv¡p-t¼mÄ

\nÈ-_vZ-X-bn I¯pw ]cn-afþ

\nÀ`-c-Zn-hy-ap-lqÀ¯s¯

\mk hnSÀ¯n- m-\w-sNbvXm

`mkp-c-lr-Zbw hnS-cp-t¼mÄ

s]s«-s¶s¶-Èo-X-famw cþ

−Øn-IÄX³ hnd ]pÂIp¶p;

\ndp-I-bn-tetXm Xm]-IWw hoþ

sWcnhq! ImXp IpfnÀ¡p¶q:

""Pohm-ßm-hn³ X-c-fX \o¡pw

]mh-\-am-an-Êu-c`yw

BI¸w \ne-\n-¡m-\tÃm

A´n- ncn \mw shbv¡p¶p!''

icn-bm-hm-aXp sXäpw; Rms\³

Ic-fnse an¶Â¸n-WÀ sh¸q,

A{ip-hn-se-cnbpw Xncn-t]mÂs¸s«þ

¶½q-½bv¡pw apÃbv¡pw.

adp-\m-S³ ae-bm-fn-bpsS ]m«v

]¨n-e-¡p- m-b-an« \mtS, Pb,

]«p-]q-ame [cn¨ \mtS,

\oe-¡-S-e-e- m-hm-Sbpw klyþ

ssie- -e- mhpw ]q− \mtS, apeþ

¸men-e-ssZzXw IeÀ¶ \mtS!

\n¶n¶n-s¶-{Xtbm Zqsc Zqsc

h¶-h-cm-Wp-]-Po-h-\mÀ°w;

F¶mepw s]ä-½bmw ae-bm-fta,

\n¶mse Pohn- n-cn¸q R§Ä, C¶pw

\n¶mse Pohn- n-cn¸q R§Ä.

F¶pw ]peÀ -bv¡p-W-Às¶Wo-ämÂ

\ns¶ kvacn-¡p¶p R§-fmZyw.

£oWn¨p ]mÀ¸n-S- n-¦Â h¶- n¡p

hoWp-d-§p-s¼mgp-a-{]-Imcw, R§Ä

hoWp-d-§p-s¼m-gp-a-{]-Imcw.

C§pÅ tNmf-h-b-en-eqsS

R§Ä hÃ-t¸mgpw bm{X-sN-bvXmÂ

\m«n-se-s¡m-bv¯p-]m-S-§ÄX-t¶mÀ½-bmÂ

\mkn-Im-Zzmcw hnSÀ¶n-Sp¶p, £WmÂ

\mkn-Im-Zzmcw hnSÀ¶n-Sp¶p.

]mXn-cm-bvs¡-§m-\p-WÀ¶p-t]m-bmÂ

]mX-bn I¬\«p \n¶p-t]mIpw;

ImX-§Ä \o´n-¡-Y-I-fn-t -§ew

ImXn-e-e-bv¡p-I-bm-bn-cn¡pw, At¸mÄþ

¡mXn-e-e-bv¡-pI-bm-bn-cn¡pw.

A¼-e-{]m-hn³Ip-dp-I-emt«,

Xp¼-¡p-S- n³ Xn-f-§-emt«,

hnkva-cn-¡m³ h¿ tImhn-en³ ap-äs¯þ

¡rjvW- p-f-kn-X³ K-Ôw-t]mepw Hcp

IrjvW- p-f-kn-X³ K-Ôw-t]mepw!

Bcy³

apdp-¡m³I-S-bpsS ap¶n-se- th s]mXpþ

\nc- n ssIIm-«n-t]m \n¶p-t]m-b-sX- m-cy³?

Ioi-bn-enÃm aq¶pss]k-sb-¶-dnª `þ

ámitbm \odp¶q \n¶nS-ss¦-hn-cÂI-fnÂ?

a−-bn hc¨ Xr¡¿nsâ Xr¸m-Z- nÂ

sIm−pthm a\sÊ,t´ s]s«¶p Iq¼o t\{Xw?

hmS-I-ho-«n ]\n ]nSn¨ Ipªn¶p \o

taSn- p-sIm-Sn- nà acp-s¶-¶Ão tJZw?

In«p¶p amkm-amkw i¼fw; ]t£ -Iq«nþ

ap«p¶n-Ãn-cp-Xe: Kk-än t]cn-ÃtÃm!

Acnt¡m em`w Icn© -bn-en-t¸mÄ ]¨þ

¡dnt¡m as®-®bvt¡m XpWnbvt¡m IÃp- nt\m!

sNm«p-hn-Zy-bn Pe\nc¸p XmWq; I¯nþ

s¡«p-sIm-−n-cn-¡p¶q \Kcw Iq«-t¯msS.

I®n-en-än-¡m³ X¶ncp¶Xpw häo ss]¸nÂ;

hn®n-e-t¸mgpw Zb s]mSn-ªo-sem-ä- pÅn.

FShw ]s¯m-¼-Xmbv, s]«n-bn Imin-sÃ-¦nÂ

IpSn-bv¡n-Ãn\n; ]ns¶¡pfn-¡m-\m-cp-−mhpw?

Imdp-I-f-e-£y-ambv am\¯p sX−o-Sp¶q;

ImsSÃmw ]W-s¡mXn hoSm-¡n-¡-f-ªntÃ?

\n¶n-en-s¸mgpw [À½m\pjvTm-\-Xzc ]t£

\nÀÆn-i-¦-amW,Xp `mKytam `mKy-t¡tSm?

uuuu C¶se sXmgn-emfnkÀÆm-[n-]-Xy- nsâ

sh¶n-s -s¦mSn \nsâ \s«-Ãn ]d- ns¡

]«p-t]m-segpw ^yqUÂkv\mbp-¡Ä ]ncn- tÃm

sI«n-bXm t\mhdnªnà \obm-th-i- mÂ

\n¦Â \o ImWmsX PoaqX-hm-l-\- _p²þ

i¦cm-Zn-IÄ ]mÀ¡pw anln-c-Zzo-]n³ ssØcyw.

\n³ ]n-Xr-]n-Xm-al{]]n-Xm-a-l-·mÀXþ

¶³]pä at\m-hm¡À½§ÄX³ ]m-c-¼cyw,

*DÀÆ-cm- -c-]cn{kpX-Io-em-ew-t]m \nþ

¶pÅn hÀ¯n¡pw P·m´c-hm-k-\m-hocyw

\ne-\nÂt¸mfw, lm, k´ymK-kw-K-Xn-I-fnÂ

hne-bw-sIm-Åm-bvhsX½«n \n¶-lw-_p²n?

tIWp-t]m-a-]-kzcw tIÄ¡p-InÂ, hog-£cw

ImWp-InÂ: A½-«pÅXÃn \n³ ]-cn-ip²n?

HSp-hn-eo-"sb-s½Êpw' ZnÃn-bn kÀ¡m-tctdmþ

s¹bn-\n-en-d-§th s]m§n \n³ [-t\ym-Ñzmkw.

Icn-bp- nb Xg¼¶tÃm \h-bpKþ

¡Xn-cn³a-Wn-¡\adnªq ae-\m-«nÂ!

uuuu F¶m-ep-am-cy³ \osb´mbv oÀ¶p? ""\mtem-W¯nþ

s\¦nepw ]gw-\pdp¡p−m-hm-Xn-cn-¡nÃ,''

Ip«n-IÄ sImXn-¡th ]Sn-hm-Xn-enºen

ap«n-\m³; tI«o-emcpw: At±lw aS-§n-t¸mbv.

]«-b- n-ep-−n¶pambncw ]d ]m«w;

Ip«n-IÄ Iªn-¡cn ImWmªp hnf-dth

IpSn¸q I«³Im¸n; hnimJw Xncp-\m-fn³þ

Ir]bmw I -¡¼mepZcw `cn-bp¶q.

]Sp-Iq-ä-\m-WnÃw, CSn-bm-dmbo, s]mfnþ

s¨Sp¡mw, sXmSm³ ]t£ aSn-bn¡\w thWw.

]c-tZ-h-X-bpt− {ioe-Is¯,¶m a¨nþ

¶ncp-«n s]cp- mgn ]¯mbw hngp-§p¶p.

im´n-ap-«nb hnjvWpt£{X- n-en-t¸mÄ IrjvW

{Im´ntbm ]S-cp¶q IÅntbm Im«p-Åntbm?

\ma-am-{Xam henb¼-e- nÂsh- tÃm

\me-©p-h-b-Ên¦emcy³ \o sNhn-s¡m−q

cY, s\UvVhpw Idpt¯S-hp-atÃm sNmÃn;

{]Y-a³ IpSn-¡m\pw ad-t¶-t]m-b-¶p®n.

A¶p \o a\p-jyIWvT¯n-se -kzÀ¤w I−m³;

A¨p-X³s\UvVw shdpw aÀXyt\m KÔÀht\m?

t£{X-]m-e³-t]m \n¡paÑ-\-t¶mXn, ""F´p

am{X?'' C¶-[ym-ßhnZyme-bw-Xm\m t£{Xw:

hmbp-hn -e-Ip¯n \n¶p-sIm-−m-en³sIm¼þ

¯mbncw hÆm-ep-IÄ Ie¼pw kmbm-Ó- nÂ

Hscm-ä- -Ãn-Ãm¯ ap -Èn- n-d-bpsS

aSn-bn {_Òw I−p InS¡pw _nw_w t\m¡q!

B\-ho-WoSpw ImSpw dº-sd-tÌäpw Imdpw

^m\p-an-sÃ-bÀ¡−oj\dpw {^nPn-tUdpw

t^mansâ s_Ípw {Sm³knÌdp-anÃ;þ-- -dI-fnÂ

Xqa-bn kv Sn-I- n kphÀ®-a-Õy-§fpw

N«n-bn hfÀ¶ ]qhÃnbpw sN¼³]«nþ

¡p«n-bp-antÃm,þ h«n¶nà -Kvfq-t¡mkpw ]t£,

\n\¡pw Xd-hm-Sn³ X«-I- pt− t\À¯

\n\-hn I¯pw `{ZZo]- n³ sh-fn- -§Ä;

Bßm-hn³ \-Sp-ap临-en -SÀ¶,taþ

bmËm-Z-¡p-fnÀ XqIpw kpK-Ô- q-sh-Å-IÄ;

Xpf-ko-]nRvOw; hnez{XntW{Xw; _mey-kzÀ®þ

¡nfn IqP\w sN¿pw iÀ¡-c-s¡m-tSm-·mhpw.

Hs¡bpw ssIhn«p \o, "]ip'hn³X-e-ssIImþ

eán-bn ]ip-Xs¶ tlman-¡p-¶Xp t]mse;

kz´-§-sfm-s¡ss¡hnt«mSn \o, sXt¡-aTwþ

kzman-bm-cm-bn- s−mc]v^³ t]mb-Xp-t]mse

Akz-X-{´m-[zm-\- n ]«-W-hn-bÀ¸n sNþ

¶mgp-hm³, XoÀ°-kv\m\]pWyamw tKmX-¼¸w

{]mW¶p-a-]m-\¶pw hym\-¶p-ap-Zm\¶pw

{]mi\ sImSp- mizkn¡p-hm³ kam-\¶pw!

In«p¶p amkm-amkw i¼fw; ]t£, thÀ¸p

häptam? Kk-än \n³t]À ]Xn-bn-Ãn-Ö·w!

AÃn,sX´m-Ëm-Ztam XpSn-¡p¶p \n³ I-®nÂ?

AÑsâ Imev¡Â ]−p kwkvIrXw ]Tn- -t¸mÄ

Imfn-Zm-k³X³ hmKoizc-Xzw-aqew \n¶nÂ

aqfnb IpXq-lew hnfn-¡p-¶pthm ho−pw?

apKv²-cm-K- n³ Xt]m_e- m kzbw Kucn

apjvI-c-s\mcp Imf¡p«-s\-s¡«pw t]mse

{Xn]q-cm- -I-{Xnbw_I-s\-º-Ôn¨ `qþ

h]-cm-Pn-X-an¶pw im´n-X³ cXv\m-Icw

[\y-apÂ^pÃw Ønc[mc-ap-Özew kq£vaw

]pWy-apºWw \nXyw \nÀ_m[w ØnX-{]Úw.

hnfn-¡p-¶pthm ho−pw \ns¶ \n¶m-ßm-hnseþ

¯nfbv¡pw apap-£-X³ Zml-§Ä _p`p-£-IÄ,

Zm\-\nÀhr-X-]qÀ®{_Ò-k-tXym-ZvKm-c-§Ä,

\mZ-ku-c- -hÀ®am[p-cy-kw-kv]Ài§Ä?

CÃ, \n³hn-I-kzc aµ-lm-k- n ImWpþ

¶nsÃmcp \ng¯e\mcp, ansX- m-Ýcyw!

\n¶n-se-s - m-achn¯d Xpds¶,sâ

I®neo hncn-bp¶XmZn-tam-j-Ê-ÃÃo?-

""A¯n-X³ a-[p-c- n \n³ ssI-ImÂNn-d-sIm«nþ

¨¯p-t]m-h-XnetÃm a£ntI, \n³km- eyw!''

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A£aw ]msª- p¶p tamt«mÀssk-¡n-fp,-tamt«mþ dn£bpw Imdpw _Êpw: Bcy, \o {i²n- mepw!

`wKp-c-£-W-§ÄX¶nS-bn k\m-X\þ awK-f-ap-lqÀ¯¯nÂshs¨mcp hm¡pw-IqSn:

sNmdn-bm³ hfÀXmS Im«n \n³ Nm-c- bþ hnd-¡n-s¡m-−n-Ãs¯s¨¼n- -¿n-s\-t¸mse,

\n¶nÂ\ns¶mcp Kmb{Xokz\w tIÄ¡m³th−n h¶p-\n-¡pao {XnkÔysb \o I−n-Ãtbm?

Ch-f-Ãtbm Imat[\p? \o XÀ¸n- mepþ anhÄ¡m-bm-ßm-hnsâ ] - p-¡p-S-¶-IÄ!

tIhobw

tIhobw, tIc-fhnþ

Úm\o-b- nsâ Im -amw-lr-Zbw,

t]msbt¶m? _lp-hm-¡Xp

s]mfn-sb-¶m-sWsâ ]£-an-t¸mgpw.

{]Xy-£-{]-Ir-Xn-bnseþ

ÊXy-§sf \nXy-bu-h-\-t¯msS

tXSnt¯Sn-sb-Sp¯mþ

\nÑm-_en kc-f-a-[p-c-KoÀÆm-W³.

B \ndhm angnhm anIþ

hm \nJn-em-ßm-\p-cm-K-am-\{aw

]Yy-sa-\n-¡o-Öo-hnXþ

cYy-bn-en-cp-fn Pzen- nSpw ]´w.

tIh-e-samcp Nm¯p-hns\þ

¸än- -ip-]m-e--_m-e-s\- än

]s−mcp ]Sp-]m«o Rm³

]mSn-t¸mbm {]Im-i-k-¶n-[n-bnÂ.

In©\ angn-IÄ \ndªpw

]p©n-cn-sIm-s−-s¶-bm-iz-kn- n¨pw

A¶-t±lw sNmÃnbþ

Xn¶pw tcmam-©-amÀ¶p tIĸq Rm³.

""I−q Rm\n- m- phnþ

e¼m-Sn-ss -X-ensâ apJatÃm;

AXp-sIm-−mhmw s]s«þ

¶m\-µ- m¯p-fp-¼n-sb³ t\{Xw.''

A{X-bvs¡m¶pw [z\n Rmþ

\pt±-in- nà ]m«p sI«p-t¼mÄ:

\n[n In«nb \njvIn-©\þ

\mbv Rm³ ssIIq- n-\n¶p I¬]q«n.

At±-l- n³ {]Úbnþ

et¸m-g-h-XoÀ®-amb ssNX\yw

AssZz-Xm-ar-X-knàw

lrtZym-Zmcw \nXm- -\nÀapàw

]qÀ®-X-X³ \n-tXym-Özeþ

]qjm-hn³ ]pWy-amb I\n-htÃm;

AXn ap§n- p-f-In-X\mþ

btÃm Rm\-Sn-bpd- p-\n-¡p¶p.

F§-s\-sb-hn-sS-t¸mImþ

s\¶nÂÖo-hn- n-cn-¡p-amÊXyw?

tIhobw t]msb-¶Xp

s]mfn-sb-¶m-sWsâ ]£-an-t¸mgpw.

Xma-c-t¯mWn

tIim-Zn-]mZw Ihn-bmbv

Imª-§m«p ]nd-¶-h³,

AÀ²m-bp-Êp-h-sc-t¸cmþ

än¦Â ap§n-¡p-fn- -h³,

Ipªn-cm-a³ \mb-sc¶

hniz-hn-kva-b-Im-c-I³,

A\-iz-c-Xz- n-eqsS-þ

±oÀL-bm{X XpS-§p-hm³

kz´w thÀ¸n³ Xpd-apJþ

s¯¯pao `mKy-]qÀ¯n-bnÂ

Cu aplqÀ - neo `uaþ

hnP-b- nsâ _nµp-hnÂ

A\- m-bp-X-\n-È_vZþ

IÀ½-sam¸w apf- Xpw

H¸w XfnÀ¯p-]q-s¯m¸w

Imbv¨p aq¯p ]gp- Xpw

I−p Rms\³ bp-K- nsâ

tImSn tImSn-ap-J-§fpw

hnkva-bns¡, ¡hn-¡pÅ

Xma-c-t¯m-Wn-sb- th,

tZl- nÂ\n¶p thÀs]«mþ

¡hn-X³ IoÀ¯n-hn-{Klw

Xma-c-t¯m-Wn- -Snta-þ

semcp Ime-Sn-bq-¶th,

Icbv¡p ]©- q-X- n³

XS-hnÂs¸«p \n -h³

I®-S- -gp-Xn¡qSn-þ

sbs¶Êq£n- p-t\m-¡th,

JZÀPpº-¡¿p \o«nþ

¸pÂIth, I®-S-bv¡th,

hnfn¨p ]d-bm³ tXm¶nþ

t¸mI-bm-WpÄ¡p-cp-¶n ta,

""hnizm-k-atÃm hnPbw,

PohnXw, kXysams¡bpw''

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hniz-kn- m-\m-hp-sa-¦nÂ

hniz-kn- n³ kJm-¡tf,

`mhn-X³ KÀ`m-i-b¯nþ

epd-§p¶ bpK-§tf,

Fsâ Ime- m-fp-Isf

Èp{iq-jn-¡p¶p \n¨epw

bpàn ]m«m-b-W-s¡-«mbv

Ir{Xn-tam-]-{K-l-§-fmbv.

sIm−m-Sn-t¸m-¶n-X-ºp²n þ

hnIm-k-§-sf-sbms¡ Rm³:

tkh-\- nsâ t]tcSnþ

ehbpw hc-h-Ãtbm?

F¦nepw bpànX³ `qXþ

¡®m-Sn-bn-e-Zr-iy-ambv

DÅ-sX´pw amb-sb¶p

hn[n- m³ iàn-bnà ta.

I®mte I−-sX-½-«nÂ

I−n-sÃ-t¶m-Xn-tS−p Rm³?

HmÀ¯p tImcn- -cn-¡p¶q

tcma-Iq-]-§-fn-s¸mgpw.

I−n-cn-¡p¶p Rm³ I®pþ

\nd¨pw ]e-h-«hpw

Icn-¦-Ât¡m-hnÂt]m-ses¶þ

¸pÂIpao t{]a-cq-]s\.

Ct±-l- nsâ NoIm¯

inc-Ên-e-hn-cm-aambv

Dd¶ KwKm-]p-Wy- nÂ

apgpIo Rm³ ]e-s¸mgpw.

h\-ZpÀ¤m-{]-km-Z- mÂ

kuc- w-]q− s\än-bnÂ

Fgp-Xn-¡m¬Ibm-Wn-t¸mÄ

a\-¡¬IÄ angn¨ Rm³,

""hnizm-k-atÃm hnPbw,

PohnXw, kXy,sams¡bpw!''

uuuu

GXp bpàn cNn-t¨bv¡pþ

an½m-Xn-cn-sbm-cp- s\

AÔ-s -¡m-f-Ô-amb

hnizm-k-Zyp-Xn-sb-¶ntb?

ac-ambv arK-ambv ]ns¶

aÀXy-\m-bn- n-d- -h³,

temI-tbm-K-t£-a-sa¶

atl-Ñsb hcn- -h³,

sasÃ-¡-Sn- p-Xn-¶Ãþ

epan-\o-cn IpXnÀ -h³,

Ahn-{i-a-{]-b-Xv\- mÂ

]c-m-\µw s]mgn- -h³,

ho−pw ho−pw P\n- p−mw

\nkÀ¤m-ßo-b-ZÀi\w

AX-Ãtbm bYmÀ°- nÂ

Imhy-k-¦-ev]-ku- Kw?

ap -Èn-bmÀIm-hnÂ\n¶p

Xncn-s - p-¶-am-Xncn

Xm³ sh¨p t\Zn¨ t\Zyw

Xe-bn¸q− Poh-\nÂ,

]nd¶ \á-\n Zriyþ

{]]-©-ap-c-ko-Sth

s]m«n-s -dn¡pw s]mcnbmw

]qÀ®-Xm-t_m-[-a-Ãtbm

`àn, hnizmkw, AXns\þ

²n¡-cn-¡p¶ bpànbpw?

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Fs´m-s¡tbm hnNm-cn-t¸³,

i_vZn- nÃ,Xp `mKy-ambv:

Xma-c-t¯m-Wn-bnÂt±hn

hnf-bm-Sp-I-b-Ãtbm?

ISª imc-Z-tPymÂkv\

t]mepÅ Xncp-ta-\nbpw

kar-²-th-Wn-bn¨{µþ

¡e-X³ ]-cn-th-jhpw

Hcp I¿nÂtÈm-W-aZyw

Xpfp¼pw ]m\-]m-{Xhpw

Hcp I¿n¸p-kvX-Ihpw

tXmWn-s¡m-¼- p-Zn-¡th,

hcm- -b-§Ä hÀjn¡pw

ssIIÄ Np¡m³ ]nSn-¡th,

Ipªn-cm-a³\m-b-cpsS

Xma-ct¯mWn \o§th,

tXmWn- -Sn-bn-se-¡oÀ¯nþ

hn{K-l- nsâ I¬I-fnÂ

{[ph-\-£-{X-§Ät]mepþ

ÅmZÀi-]p-f-I-§-fnÂ

A\-iz-c-t{]-a-L−mþ

au\w \n¶p apg-§th,

Icbv¡p ]©- q-X- n³

XS-hnÂs¸«p \n -h³

ZpxJ- mtem kpJ- mtem

XpS- o-Sp¶p I®p-IÄ?

Ioi-bn¡-¿n-s«-Sp¯

t]\-sIm-−p-S-\n-¡hn

sIm n-sh-bv¡p-¶-sX- mhmw

shÅ-tX-bv¡m mhn-bnÂ?

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AsX-s´-¦n-ep-am-hs«,

Ca-sh-«m-sX-Xs¶ Rm³

ImtW-−-Xn-t¸mÄ ImWp¶q

kl{kw \b-\-§-fmÂ:

B\-µm-{ip-{]-hm-l- nÂ

Xe-¡-\-sam-en- p-t]mbv

ip`miwk s]mgn-¡p¶q

bpK- n³ ZoÀL-Zr-jvSn-IÄ!

Bbp-[w-sh¨p ssIIq¸n

hnfn-t¨m-Xp-I-bmbn Rm³,

""Pbn-¡p-I-a-cm-ßmth!''

tI«m tI«q alm-Ihn!

{_Ò-kq{Xw

]«-W- nºÊp Im¯p

\nÂt -\m- o-Ên-se- p-hm³;

tImcn-¡p-fn-¡p-hm³t]mepw

km[n- n-Ãn¶p cmhnse.

[qa-tbm-\n-I-fm-apXvIþ

WvTI-fm-en¶p N©ew

Xosc-s -¿msX hÀ¯n¸q

a\-Ên-sâ-b-lÀ½pJw.

hän-t¸m-bv¡n-W-d- mtS,

IpSn-¡m-\pÅ shÅhpw

\mkvXn-bmao Rmäp-theþ

¨Xn \o§msX \nev¡p-InÂ.

""F´n-\o- q-Wp-\q-en¶pw

[cn- o-Sp¶p ]mgn-Â \o?

\n\¡p `mc-ao-_v`qXþ

Ime- n³ I-hNw, ktJ!''

Hcm-sf³ Im-Xn a{´n¨q

Ip¸m-b- n³Ip-Sp-¡n-Sm³

ad-t¶-\Ãn Rm\n¶p?-

XpSÀ¶q kl-bm-{Xn-I³;

""Indp-¡tà bYmÀ°- nÂþ

¨mXpÀÆÀ®y-hy-h-Ø-IÄ?

kwkvIm-cm- m-k-§-fÃo

tjmU-i-{In-b-b-{Xbpw?

FÃm-Ö- p-¡fpw ssZhþ

ZrjvSn-bn¯p-ey-c-Ãtbm?

Ducn- cq, ]qWp-\q-enÂ

a¯n tImÀ¡-s«bn¶p Rm³.''

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A]-cm[n, Pf³, bpànþ

t_m[ta, \nsâ -ap-¼n Rm³

kXy-a-ÃmsX bmsXm¶pw

]d-bm³ iàn-bnà ta:

F§p-t]mtbm Rm³ ]Tn¨

inip-]mT, aXn-¶Iw

sh¨n-cp¶ abn-¸oen?

c−p-a-tÚ-b-sa-¦nepw

a\-Ên-en-¶p-a-¶s¯

{]nb-§Ä ]cn-ip-²n-IÄ

aqV-am-Inepamizmkþ

{]Z-§-f-\p- q-Xn-IÄ

Ah-ti-jn¨p \n¡p¶q

Igp- n {_Ò-kq-{Xhpw

Xpf-kn- -fn-cn³ aqÀÑ,

]qPm-a-Wn-IÄX³ ebw,

`{Z-Zo-]- n-se-Èm´n,

amte-b-arZpssiXyhpw,

ad-t¸t\m ]©-Khyþ

a[p-cm-ß-{]-tam-Zhpw?

ad-t¸t\m Cui-s\¡

s−¯pw Znhy-ap-lqÀ¯hpw?

A¼-e- n-cp-ap-ä¯p

I−n-«p-−-s¶m-cn-¡Â Rm³,

a®p-sIm−p XSw sI«o

_en-¡-Ãn\p Npänepw;

shÅw \nd¨q XS- nÂþ

ºen-¡-Ãm−pt]mw]Sn;

ZÀ`m{Kw sIm−-XnÂs¯m«p

P]n¨p a{ -am-fp-IÄ;

sXfnª am\- p-−mbo

ag-¡m-dnsâ emRvO\w

At¸mgpw Xncp-ap-ä¯p

P]n¨q a{ -amfp-IÄ

HSphm ag-ta-L§þ

fmZn-Xys\ ad-bv¡th,

ag Xp¼n-ss¡- p-S- nÂþ

s¸bvXp temIw \nd-bv¡th,

Hcm-sfm-gn-sI-sb-Ãmcpw

\ndp¯o P]-sa-¦nepw

\ndp- oem inem-Iev]þ

s\mcmÄ aoen-X-tem-N-\³.

Ij-−n- -e-bn kmfþ

{Kmaw-t]m-epÅ XpÅn-IÄ

hoWp-S-ªn-«p-a-t±lþ

adn-ªoem ]cn-ØnXn!

C¶m-cpÅq "hcp-Ws\

aqSp-hm³' aqSn-bm-ep-S³

ag-s]-¿n-¡p-hm³? s]bvXmÂ

s]bvXp-sh-¶p-Ån \¼p-hm³?

I−p-\n-¶-¼-c¶q Rmþ

\¶m-t -am-cn-sb-¦nepw

I−m-ep-anà hnizmkþ

an¶-{Xbv¡p hfÀ¶p Rm³.

hfÀ¶p Rm³: _Êp hcmþ

\c-\m-gnI sshIn-bmÂ

XfÀ¶p Rm³, tIgp-Ibmþ

sb¶n-se-º-e-lo-\X.

Fhn-sS-t¸m-sbsâ X«n³þ

]pd-s - m-fn-tbm-e-IÄ?

ajn-bn-«mcp hmbn¡pw?

I®n¯n-an-c-a-Ãtbm?

tKmfm- -c-§sf kz]v\wþ

I− PÀ½sâ I®p-IÄ,

AWp-t`-Zn¨ ssI, km`nþ

am\w ]d-bp-ap- cw.

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h¶pthm _Êp? t\c¯nþ

s\¯p-am- o-Ên-en¶p Rm³,

I¼n-bn-t·Â¯q§n apJw

Xmgv¯n-\n-¡-W-sa-¦nepw.

A¶¶-s -²À½-a¶þ

¶mN-cn-¡p-¶-X-Ãtbm

F¶-s¯bpw `mKyw? Bßmþ

cm[\w temI-tk-h\w!

icn, Rms\- n-\n-t¸mgpw

]qWp-\q¨p-a-tS-äWw?

A\Àl-ao-b-e-¦mcw

h©-\m-ß-Ia-Ãtbm?

A]-cm[n, Pf³, bpàn

t_m[ta, \nsâ ap¶n Rm³;

ioew-sIm−o \qe-gn¨pþ

If-bm-\n-jvS-anà ta.

ap¡p-h-{_-ÒÀjn-bpsS

ho«neo \qep-sIm-s−m-cmÄ

Bsc h©n¡pw? {ihn-t¸³:

"kÀÆw {_Ò-abw PKÂ!'

Agn-¡m³ Rm\-gn- n«pþ

ap−o- q-Wq ]e-s¸mgpw;

Agn-ªn-«n-Ã-sX³ kq£vaþ

ico-c- n-¦-en-s¸mgpw;

*hocyhpw {_Ò-hÀ¨Êpw

kÀÆ-th-Zm-[n-Im-chpw

CÑn-¡m-\- y-kn- n¨

Xo aq¶n-g-I-f-Ãtbm?

hnSÀ¶ I®m-ep-XvIÀjþ

kqcy-civan ]dn¨p Rm³

aq¶n-g- q-Wp-\q-em¡nþ

²cn- -t¸m-f- w-Kpcw

EX-atÃm £Ww It−³

krjvSn-Øn-Xn-e-bm-ßIw!

Zzn]m- mcp, NXp-jv]m¯m,þ

cmcp-Xm-\n-§-Pw-Kaw?

{XntZm-j-Ir-X-]n-Þ- n³

{XnIm-e-]-cn-hr- n-bnÂ

\nev¡p-hm-\n-S-bn-Ãmªnþ

t«mSn-tbm-Sn-¡n-X- -hÀ,

Ac-t]mepw ad-bv¡m¯

\njvIn-©-\À, \ncm-{i-bÀ,

shdpw Pohm-ßm-¡Ä \½Ä;

kZm ImWp¶p Rm³ s]mcpÄ:

F¶m-ep-anà ss\cmiyþ

_nµp-sh³ \-b-\-§-fnÂ.

s\©nse {_Ò-kq{Xw Rm³,

ImWp-t¼mÄ XS-bps¼mgpw

{XnKp-Wm-ßn-I-bm-sb-¶nÂþ

s¯fnhq {]Ir-Xo-izcn.

**F\n-¡-ar-X-]m-\obþ

anZw \ÂIp¶p kkv]rlw,

""at\m-hm-¡m-b-Im-cpWyþ

bÚw sN¿pI \nÀ`bw;

XymK-t¢-i- nÂ\n-¶mÀÖnþ

¡pI \o im´n-a-Ãbw;

AXm-WtÃm `qÀ`q-h-kzÀþ

tÃmItam-£-Wamw Pbw.''

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F¦nepw _Ên-d-§n kzþ

[À½- n³t\À¡p ]mbth,

ap¡p-hsâ Icm-{K- nÂþ

¡− ao\n-s\m-tSmXn Rm³:

""thZw tamjvSn-s¨mcp lbþ

{Koh-s\-s¡m¶ hocyta,

X¶n-«pt− ]qWp-\qsemþ

s¯s¶- s¶ \n\¡p Rm³.''