Be-ªm-«½

(1989)

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l AssZz-X-KoXw l Be-ªm-«½ l ]m©-P-\y-²z\n l hnjp-¡Wn l ASp- q¬ l sImbn-em-−n¡p ho−pw l \ne- -\-bpsS ]m«v l Hcnäp ajn l t{]aw l i\n-Z-i-bn l ISp-Ià l hnth-Im-\-µ³ Bcv? l bÚ- £n FhnsS? l \nXy-X-bpsS a{´w l kÀ¤ZÀi\w l Kpcp-hm-bqÀ_-Ên l HmWw Ign-ª-t¸mÄ l arK-{]-]-©- n l hnfn- pthm hnfn- ntÃ? l agbpw a\p-jy\pw

l hnjp-h¡-n\mhv l kwL-SnXw l hmÀ²-I-hy-k\w l BIm-ihpw `qanbpw l ]camÀ°\ l It -cn-¡n-S-bn l a®¸w l Ipw -a-g-¡p-kr-Xn-IÄ l ac-W- bw l _pZv_p-Z- wKn l AZr-iy-hm-l-\³ l kzm²ymbw l KwKma{´Ww l Cd- n-t¡m-gn-IÄ l kz]v\-ta-J-e-bn l t]sc´v? l hnf¡¯se¡pª³ l `K-hmsâ ZpxJw l cm¸\n

AssZz-X-KoXw

{`m´-im-e-bn ho−pw lm, thþ

Zm -kq-cy-\p-Zn- -t¸mÄ

{io\m-cm-b-W-_nw-_w-Xs¶

{ioi-¦-c-_nw_w!

Btcm I®m-Sn-Im-Wn¨p \mSnþ

¶mß-Úm\w \ÂIn

h¶p \an¸q temIw-ap-gp-h\pþ

an¶m- n-cp-N-c-W- nÂ.

Fht\m ]pXn-sbmcp tImhn-en-eo-ghþ

Ènhs\ {]Xn-jvTn¨q

Ahs\ \an-¡m-t\m-Sn-h-cp¶q

A\- -Xm-KÀÆw.

{`m -im-e-bn ho−pw lm, thþ

Zm -kq-cy-\p-Zn- -t¸mÄ

{io\m-cm-b-W-_nw-_w-Xs¶

{ioi-¦-c-_nw_w!

Be-ªm-«½

kmaq-Xn-cn-¸mSpw \mSp-\o§n, ]ns¶

tkmabm-Pn- mSpw \mSp-\o§n,

A¼-Xn-\m-bncw ]m«w-]n-cn-bp¶

\¼q-Xn-cn- mSpw \mSp-\o§n.

Ip¼-Ip-ep-¡n-¡p-Wp-§n-\-S-¡p¶

Ip«m- p-\m-bcpw \mSp-\o§n

B\- p-d¯p khm-cn-\-S- p¶

Iq\pÅ ]«cpw \mSp-\o§n.

N¡-IÄ ]s -®-sam¸w hngp-§p¶

N¡m-e-\m-bcpw \mSp-\o§o,

Ip¼-f-§m- p-dw-t]mse \c-s¨mcp

Ip¼m-c-\pw-IqSn \mSp-\o§o.

\mSp-\o-§n-t¸m-b-h-cpsS t]cp-IÄ

\mhn-t·Â Xn¡n- n-c-¡p-I-bmÂ

Be-ªm-«-½tbm \mhp-Ip-gªp ssIþ

Imepw Ipgªp InS- n-embn.

Be-ªm-«-½-sb-s¡-«n-sb-Sp-¡p-hm³

Ime-\pw-Iq-«cpw h¶p-tNÀ¶p

Imesâ ssIbnse I¼-¡-b-dpSþ

\me-ªm-«-½-sb-s¡-«n-bn«p.

""Ime³ hs¶-s¶- n-Sn- p-sIm-t−m-hp¶p

ImÀ -ho-cymÀ-Öp\m, Im¡p-sIs¶;

IÃqÀ -K-hXo, HmSnhm, HmSnhm,

Im«p-am-S- n ap¯m- n-bt½!

\mcm-bWm lcn \mcm-bWm, lcn

\mcm-bWm, lcn \mcm-bWm!''

F«p -Zn-Iv]m-e-cp-am-e-ªm-«-½-X³

s]m«n-¡-c¨n tI«-¼-c¶p,

t] ]d-ªo-Sp-I-bm-sW¶p a¡fpw

t]c-¡n-Sm-§fpw hniz-kn¨p.

Imdn-e-t¸m- n-¡cn h¶p-S-s\mcp

ssIbn-t·Â Xqin IS- n-b-t¸mÄ

atä-ss¡-h-®-bnÂ, ImÂI-g-s - nb

am{´nIt\me- -InSp sI«o.

Be-ªm-«-½-bm-sW-¦ntem ImWp¶nþ

Ãmh-I-s -bvXn-I-sfm-¶pw-Xs¶.

\mcm-b-W-\m-a-tLm-j-§Ä sshIpWvTþ

Zzmc- n ap«n- p-d¶ hmXnÂ

Nmcp-hm³IqSn ad-¶p-sIm-−-Ãtbm

\mcm-b-W-kzman ]mªp-h¶p.

\mcm-b-W-kzman ho«n ht¶-dnbþ

t\c¯p Ime\pw Iq«p-Imcpw

]´- n³ap-¼n s]cp- m-gn-t]m-eÃoþ

b´w-hn-«-§s\ \n¶p-t]mbn!

\mcm-b-W³ sNmÃn: ""Fsâ t]À `qanbnþ

emcm-s\m-cp-Ip-dn-bp- -cn- mÂ

CÃm ac-W-a-bmÄs¡¶p \nÝbþ

anÃtbm Ime¶pw Iq«p-ImÀ¡pw!''

s]s«-¶-Zr-iy-cmbv Ime\pw Iq«cpw

sh«w hcp-t¼m-fn-cp-«p-t]mse.

s]m«n- n-cn-¡p¶ sshIp-WvT-\m-Yt\m

I«n-en³]-¡- n-cn-¡-bmbo.

H¸n-sb-Sp-¡p-I-bm-bp-S³ ssIbnseþ

¸Zva-Z-f-§-fm-e-±-bmep

KwKm-b-ap-\-IÄ t]mse-bm- hr-²-X³

I¬I-fn-eqdnhcp¶ _mjv]w.

]p©n-cn -Xq-In-sb-gp-t¶-än-cn-¡p¶

]pjvI-em-\-µ-kz-cq-]n-Wnsb

hniz-kn-¡m³ Ign-bm-ªp-äp-t\m-¡p¶p

hnkva-b-kvX-_v[cmw ]n³ap-d-IÄ:

""ssIbnepw Imenepw Im×-sX- m-Wt½,

I¼-¡-b-dnsâ ]mSp-t]mse?''

]m©-P-\y-²z\n

tXdp¶q, Jc-hkvXp iq\y-X-bnepþ

ev]mZn- nSpw ap¼p Kwþ

`otcm-Zm-c-ap-Z-©n-X-{]-W-haþ

{´w tI« ImXmen-h³

amcmÀ iwJp-hn-fn- p-WÀ¯p-a-fhnþ

t¶mtcm {Xnbm-am- naþ

kv^mtcm-t·-j-\-h-{]-kq-Xn-bn-ep-aþ

Xym\-µta, \ns¶ Rm³.

At¸m-tg-bv¡-I-e- Xm, saXn-bSn

s¨ -§Ä; taim- n-X³

ssI - n-kvJ-en-X-§-fm hgn shSnþ

¸m¡p¶ Xmt¡mÂIfpw;

At¸m-tg-bv¡-cn-I¯p hmXnÂa-Wn\mþ

Z§Ä¡n-S-bv¡m-bncw

ssI¸qdpwIc-fn³kz-c-§Ä, "Kpcphmþ

bqc¸, c£n-¡tW!'

Nmte Rms\m-fn-I-®p-sIm−p XgpInþ

t¸mbÃn hmtamÀ²zlþ

kvXme-á-{]n-b-]m-©-P\yw? DSs\mþ

¶qdn- n-cn-¡p¶p Rm³:

imeo-\m-RvP-\-hn-{K-l-¦-en-h-\nÂ

t£]n¨ Rms\¶ lpþ

¦mtem X{´kap¨1bmc-N-bnXmþ

th, a·-a-tXzmÂKaw?

DuXo Rm\nXp kmevh-\n-{K-l-Wkþ

µÀ`¯n,se¶mÂÈcnþ

bv¡qXn-t¸m-bv¡-pcp-]m-Þ-h- -S-\neþ

¯mWn-½-lm-Im-lfw;

HmXo ssch-X-]ÀÆtXm2 ZyX-h\þ

tPymÂkv\m-abw ]m©Pþ

\ymX-]vX-{]-W-h-{]-hm-l-e-bsaþ

¶m_m-e-hr²w P\w.

A©m-as¯ hb-Ên lnw{k-ar-Kkþ

t¦X- n-te-Im-{K-lrÂþ

¯p©¯m {[ph-\m-dp-am-k-a-Newþ

t]mse- -]w-sN-¿th

"ap©mao'3Xn atamàn tI«p angnbpw

I¬Io-gn-se- q-¦-hnÄþ

¸©m-c- n-cn-bm -tem-Sn-b-Xpanþ

ÈwJn³an-\p- -Ãtbm?

F½«o {]W-h-{]-Xo-I-a-Jnemþ

Þm´À¤-tXmÀÖ-kzeþ

{_Òw ]m]-hn-kÀÖn-tXm-Öz-e-P-\pÀþ

temI-{]-]p-tWym-Õhw4

[Àt½m-²m-c-W-e-£y-s\sâ Icp-hmbv?

Ft¶mÀ¯n-Spw-ap¼nXm

I¬ap-¼n¤p-cp-hn-sâ-b-{ip-I-epjmþ

tkym·o-en-Xm-Zy-kvanXw!5

lm, cmta«6\p ]n¶n-epÅ \ng-embvþ

s¨t¶m-sc-\n¡pw I\nþ

ªmtcm \evIn-b-Xm-{i-a- ip Xcpw

]mepw ]cm-hn-Zybpw

cmcm-Pn- n-X-h- n-Im-{]-YnX7 amþ

Èn{]-mk-ao-tcm-·n-jÂþ

¡mcp-Wy- pg8 thZ-am-b-h-\ntaþ

en¶pw [\pÀtÆ-Z-ambv.

t{Imt[m-·m-ZnXIwk]o-UnXPKÂþ

¡WvT- nÂ\n¶m-Xpcmþ

t{Imiw-tI-«p-f-hmbn tcmlnWn9 `cnþ

¡pw cmhn-eo-b-jvS-a³10

"t{ImU11¯nÂÊp-a-t\m-Úamw adp-IXm!'

Nn´n¨p Ime-{XnIþ

t{ImU³12a¤p-cp-hm-Zy-sa-s¶-b-Iseþ

¡−-s¸m-tg-bv¡n-Ãtbm?

AsÃ-¦n¤p-cp-Z-£n-Wm-N-cWkþ

µÀ`- n-se³ buh-t\mÂþ

^ptÃm-Ãm-LX I®p-\o-scmsS \pIþ

Àt¶mXm-h-XÃm ap\n,

""aÃmtc, IS-en¡-pfn- p-h-cp-hm³

s]mbvt¸m-b-]p-{X¶p Poþ

thmÃmkw Xncn-sI-s¡m-Sp- -cp-fphmþ

\mcpÅq \osb-¶ntb?''

tXcn tPyjvT-s\m-sSm¯p ]mª-Whq Rmþ

\t¸mÄ {]`mkw;13 PKÂþ

{]mcw- -{ip-X-tkm-a-\m-Y-]pcn14bnÂ

ÈmÀMvKw15Ipe-bv¡p¶q Rm³;

Nmc-s¯¯n hW-§n-\n¸p hcp-W³;

""kzman³, kap-{Zm- cmþ

Kmtc iwJn-sem-fn¨ ]©-P-\s\þ

s¡mÃq inip-t{Zm-lnsb.''

sIm¶q ]m]s\ Rm³, Ahsâ IhNw16

ip²o-I-cn¨qXn Rmþ

\¶mZyw; {ZpX-]m-©-P-\y-kp-K`oþ

cmËm-Z-hm-bvt -¡th

I®ocn¸p-fIw hnSÀ¶p \cIþ

¯nÂt¡-gp-thmÀ¡pw; £WmÂþ

¯¶q- a¤p-cp-]p-{X-s\-ÈT-b-a³

kmIq-X-lm-k-s¯msS.

hnjp-¡Wn

Kpcp-]-h-\-]p-c-a-a-cp-sa³ ]pcmt\, `hÂþ

¯ncp-apJw ImWp-hm³th−n

I®o-cphäm¯ I®n-dp-¡n- nSnþ

¨n¶nXm, \S-bn Rm³ \n¸q

IWn-I−p Ime-Ø-e-§ÄX³ tI{µØþ

aWn-hÀ®-cp-Nn-bn-em-dm-Sm³!

A\-h-[n- P-·m- -c-§-fn-eq-dnb

hn\-IÄX³ iq\yX t]dn,

Adn-bmh,Xdn-tb-−sXm,s¡ \obm-Ip¶

ad-sb-s¶m-c-dn-h-I- qdn,

Adp-]Xp hÀj-s -¡-®oÀ¡-S-enseþ

¯nc-I-fn \o´n- Rm³ h¶p

Xncp-hm-I- mÀ¯n¶p aps¼m-cp- Ipdn \nsâ

Xncp-apJw I−p ab-§m³ þ

B ab-¡- nsâ amkva-c-X-sIm-−\þ

´m\µ\nÀhr-Xn-bn-ep-W-cm³!

Ccpfpw shfn- hpw Xpey-am-¡n-_v`hmþ

\ncp-]p-d-t¯bv¡pw hI-ªmÂ

Ah-in-jvS-_n-µphmw hnjp-hnsâ kpap-lqÀ¯þ

Ñhn-bn \n³ Icp-W-bn ap§m³!

\ob-Ãtbm Ipdq-c-½-X³ \nÀhrXn!

\obÃn aRvPq-fm-\µw?

\ob-Ãtbm hnez-aw-K-e-aw-Kfw?

\obÃn s\·n-\n-bv¡p®n?

\obÃn `«-]m-tZm- m-c-Xm-cIw?

\obÃn ]q´m-\-Úm\w?

\obÃn tNe- -d-¼n-sâ-b-hyY?

\obÃn IqS-ÃqÀ¸pWyw?

\obÃn s]mev]m-¡-c-bn ØnX-{]Ú?

\obÃn tabv¡ms« \maw?

\obÃn hmg-Ip-¶s¯ hmKvt[m-cWn,

\obÃn ssh¯n-X³ {iuXw?

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aXn-e-I- pÅ Icn-¦Â -fn-a- n am\hpw t\m¡n-¡n-Ss¡, A£-bm-Imi\oem-RvP-\-t¡m-hn-enÂ

e£-Zo-t]m-Õhw Im¬sI, AJn-e-N-cm-Ncw \osb-¶-dnªp Rmþ \Nyp-Xm-\´ tKmhnµ! tImÄa-bnÀ Nn´p¶ th\Ât -am-cnbnþ em×-bq-c-§-sf-t¸mse iwJ-\mZw tI«p-WÀs¶-gp-t\-ä-hÀ,

N¦n \n³ \maw XpSn-t¸mÀ, Bbncw `àÀ; B {]mW-{]-hm-l¯nþ em−nXm, Rm³ \nsâ ap¼nÂ, häm¯ I®p-\oÀap- p-I-f-ÃmsX aäp-Im-Wn-¡-I-sft\y. aÞ-]- n-¦Â -en- nSpw shtÅm«pþ

aWn-ap-g-¡-§-sf³ ImXn B\-µ-km-c-ap-XnÀ¡th, Nc-W§þ fmen-e-t]mse hndbvs¡, Kpcp-]-h-\-]p-c-a-a-cp-sa³]p-cmt\, `hÂþ ¯ncp-ap-J-ZÀi-\-hy-{K³, I®p Xpd-¡p-Ibmbn Rm³ ImWptam

I®m, \n³ hn{K-l-at{K? XqtWm Xpcpt¼m AX-Yy-{]-cq-]-§Ä

ImWm-\n-S-hcpw apt¼

ImWptam aq¶p- P·w hkp-tZ-h-cmÂ

]mWn-]p-jv]mˬnXw _nw_w?

]qRvPn- p-\n¸q a\-Ên-eo-b-Úm\;þ-

aRvP-\-I-c-k-l-{k- mÂ

Imcp-Wy-hm-cm-¶nt[, Xpd-¶m-ep-sa³

I®ocp häm¯ I¬IÄ

AJn-te-izc, Kpcp-]-h-t\-izc, ltc,

ANyp-Xm-\´, tKmhnµ!

ASp-¯q¬

]«-W-tam-Sn-¡nXs¨sâ hmXn-en h¶p

ap«n hmÕ-ey-t¯msS¡piew tNmZn-¡p¶p:

""ASp- q¬ ]än kz´w {Kma- n-semcp amkw aSp- ³ sshNn-{XycmlnXy- n-ep-bnÀt¯mt\,

C¨m-cp-I-tk-e-bn `qX-Im-em-Ëm-Z¯nþ ¶pÑnjvSw \pW- psIm−ncn¡pw ]mh- mt\,

aXn-bm-bntà \n\t¡Im- -\n-{Zm-WXzw?'' KXn-ap-«nb Rms\mcp¯cw Is−- p¶p:

""apä¯p hÀjw tXmdpw hnSÀ¶p hmSm-dpÅ ap¡p-än- q-hn-¶nXsf{X-sb-¶-dn-bmsX

A¼-s¯m-¼Xp hÀjw IS-¶p-t]m-sb-¶psÅmþ c¼-c- mWo aplqÀ¯¯n-se-¶- À`mhw.

]dhq \nÊ-tµlan¶p Rm³ ap¡q-än¸q Ic-fn¯p-Sp-t¸mepa©n-X-fp-I-ft{X.''

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]ns¶bpw amkw c−p \o§th, kphn-\oXþ sa¶m-ß-k-Z-\- n kp{]- m-X-t¯m-sSm¸w

Po¸n h¶n-d-§p¶q \Kcw ho−pw; ImXnÂþ tIĸq Rm³: ""Ct¸m-sf´p sNbvhp \o Pohm-ßmth?

aq¶p amk-am-btÃm {Kma-Po-hn-X- nsâ aqI-th-Z-\-bn-¦Â \o ap§n-¡n-S-¡p¶p!

aSp- n-Ãtbm \n\t¡I-Xm-\X?'' Rmt\m, a\-Ên -c¡w]msªmSp-hn -d-bp¶p,

""apà-IWvTw Rm\n¶p tLmjn¸q \nÊ-tµlw apäs¯ \ne- \¸qhn-\m-dn-X-ft{X!'

sImbn-em-−n¡p ho−pw

sIm¨n-bnÂ\n-s¶mcp Im¡ ]−p

sImbn-em-−n-bn sN¶p IqSp-Iq«n

A¡Y tI«nt«m ]n¡m-eo-\³

C¡m-I-¶n-t¸mÄ Nnd-I-\¡w?

NqÀ®n-¡p-aotX \nfbv¡p aotX

Nmen-bmÀ tImc- p-g-IÄ¡p aotX

sIm¨n-bnÂ\n-¶m -bp-hm-Þ-P¯nþ

¶nÑ \oe¨ \ng hncn¨p.

sImbn-em-−n-¡m-¡-I-f-h-s\-¡m¬sI

abn-em-«-sa-s´-¶\p- -hn¨p

temI-\mÀIm-hn-se- qcw ImWm³

t]mIpw a\p-jy-a-\-Êp-t]mse.

sImbn-em-−n-t¡m-S-Xn- -cn-k-c- nÂ

sIm¶¸qkzÀ®w ]SÀ¶ ImänÂ

Ip¯n-bn-cn-¡p-a-Xn-Yn-¡mbnþ

s«¯p¶p Imcbv¡, ] -a¯n.

thsdbpw thsdbpw cpNn-c-t`mPyw

tXdp¶p Im¡- n-d-I-\¡w.

Nmb-¡-S-IÄX-¶- -co£þ

hmbp-am-en-\y- n-eqsS \o´n,

F¨n¡p-gn-I-fn-sems¡ \mdpþ

apÑnjvSw am{X-sa-¶pÅq \odn,

]d-]-d-s¶- p¶p Zqsc Zqsc

Icbpw Idp- n-se-¡À½-hocyw,

amhpw ]nemhpw ]d-¦n-amhpw

Xqhpw aW-apÅ Imhp tXmdpw.

sIm¶- -WÂs¡m-¼n-tedn aªþ

kzÀ®- n-se-È-a-am-kz-Znt¡,

BK-X-s\m¶p ab§n, "shÅþ

¡mIt\m Rm's\¶p-WÀs¶-Woäq.

As¸m-tg-bvs¡- p-I-bmbn ho−pþ

amXn-tY-b-·mÀX³ \m«p-Iq«w:

""aÀ¯y-sc-®- n s]cp-Ip-I-bmÂ

hr¯n shSp- p-IÄ t]mbva-dªq.''

""DÕ-h-]qÀÆw ipNo-I-cWþ

aÕcw \msf \S- Ww \mw.''

""sN¿p-¶-sXm-s¡bpw kmh-[m\w

sNt¿-−-Xm-sW-¶p-tamÀ½-thWw.''

""\½-sf¶pw \ne-\nÀ¯n-tSWw

\½p-tSXmw Ipe-[À½-t_m[w.''

""KqV-X-bn-Ãm- n-S- p-sh¨p

aqV-cm-bvs -s¿mà ssaYp\w \mw.''

""sI«n-S- n- n-bn-emsI aÀ¯yþ

scm«n- p-sh¨ ]S-§Ä t\m¡q!''

""sI«n- n-Sn-¡-bm-WmWpw s]®pw

IjvS-an-hÀ¡p-Sp-s - n-\mthm!''

""\nÀÃ-Ö-amb arK-Xzta, \nþ

s¶Ãp-d- n-sÃmcp ss]¦n-fn¡pw!''

""Ime-ta-XmtW,XIme,saÃmþ

amtem-Nn-bm-sXm¶pw sNbvXp-IqSm.''

""hÀj- n Pohn-¡m³ th−-sXms¡

th\-en kw{K-ln- o-SWw \mw.''

sIm¯nb ]Iz- -e-§-fpamþ

sb¯nb sImbn-em-−n-¡m-I-kwLw

sIm¡n Xncp-In-s¡m-Sp- -XmsI

sIm¨o¶p h¶-h³ Xn¶p-XoÀ¯p.

C¯n-c-nt\cw XWÂ -Wp- nÂ

s]m¯n-se-Ãmcpw InS-¶p-d§n.

tImS-Xn-¡p-Ånse hmKv -S-·mÀ

hoSp-IÄtX-Sn- n-cn-ªp-t]mbn.

At¸mÄs¡m-bn-em-−n-¡m-I-kwLw

AXn-Yn-tbm-Sm-cmªp h¶ Imcyw,

""sIm¨n-bnÂ\n-¶n-{X-Zq-sc-bpÅ

sImbn-em−n ]qIp-hm-s\´p _Ôw?''

s]s«¶p I¬I-fn-temSwt]mse

ZrjvSn Nen- n- -Xn-¶p-tijw

Gsd- -Xn-sªmcp LÀL-c-¯nÂ

Bcm-ªn-Sp¶p hncp-¶p-Im-c³:

""Baot\m PUvPntbm tImS-Xnbnþ

team-·m-cm-cm\pw _m¡n-bpt−m?''

""Bcp-an-Ãm-cp-an-Ãm-cp-ansÃþ''

¶mXn-tY-b-·m-c-\p-k-cnt¡

kz´w Nnd-In s]cnb sIm¶þ

¨´-s - pän ]d-¶-tijw

sIm¼n Nnd-In-se-Êw-i-b§þ

ft¼ IpS-ªn-«-h³ ]dªq,

""tIf- -\n-hn-sS-Ö-\n- p-sh¶

tIh-e-kXyw bZr-Ñ-bÃ!

Ggp-]-t¯mfw a\p-jy-cq]þ

sa³ ]nd-\m-Smb ssh¸n³ Zzo]nÂ

aÀ¯yÀXm³ \ªn« IÅn ap§nþ

¨¯p-a-e -X-dn-ªp-IqtS?

s]s«-s¶-hn-Spt¶m ]mªp-h¶p

sR«n¨ ]oc-¦n-sb-¶-t]mse

hmbn¸q-h-¼pÅ a·-Y\m

hmbp-hn s]m«n-s -dn-¡-aqew

Nmd-bn tijn¨ \ªp-shÅw

Smdn« tdmUn ]c-s¶m-gpIn.

\me-©p-\mÄsIm−m Zzo]n-epÅ

Xmfpw XI-c-bp-sa-¶p-th−m,

kky-§-sfÃmw hnj-a-b-ambv:

\kyw ]d-bp-I-bà tIt«m!

aÀ¯y-·mÀ Iq«-s¡m-e-bnÂ\n¶p

apà-cm-sb-¶Xp t\cp-Xs¶;

N¯p-t]m-bv¸t£, XfnÀ¯ kkyw

sIm¯n-tbm-sc-¶Xpw t\cp-Xs¶.

F{X ImIsâ IY-I-gnªp?

{i²n-¡m³ \n¶m hni¶p Nmhpw!

]{Xw hnSÀ¯n- -d-¶p-bÀ¶o

]«-W-sa-s§¶p Rm³ Xncªq.

CÃ-Ñ-\-½am,cnà a¡Ä,

Cà kl-[À½-Nm-cn-Wnbpw,

CsÃ-\n-¡m-cp-ap-S- n-dt¶m,- þ

cpÅ-Xo-bm-g-¡n-d- n-am{Xw!

AÃ, ]d-ª-X-_-²amsW,- þ

¶½ Pohn¸q a\-Ên-en¶pw;

A´n¡p sX¨n- -g-§Ä Xoäpþ

a½ IY-]-d-bp-s¼m-gtÃm

sImbn-em-−n-sb¶ kpc-£n-XXzw

sImbn-\m-hp-t]mse lrZn-Ø-ambn!

sImbn-em−n arXyp- -b-a-Iäo,

sImbn-\m-h-Iäo ae-¼-\nbpw.''

C{X-bp-a-t±lw hnkvX-cn¸þ

sXms¯m-cp-an- pÅ ImI-hÀ¤w

\nÈ-_vZ-X-bn-e-en-ªp-tIÄt¡

Zriy-ambv Zqc-s¯m-cm-f-\¡w

c−p-Im-en XpWn-Np-än-tbmÀX³

IWvT- n-se-_v`-b-ap- -cn¸q.

""F´m-WsX''s¶mcp¡WvT timWþ

kÔy-bv¡p-t]mepw apJ- p-Zn¸q.

sIm¶-a-c- nÂ\n-¶qÀ¶n-d§n

a®n-en-cp-¶p-S³ NmSn- mSn

F¯p¶p ImIm-Xn-tY-b-ap-Jy³

aÀ¯y-cq-]-§ÄX³ k¶n-[n-bnÂ.

""D−m-b-sXs´''s¶mcp- ³; At¸mÄ

I−-h³ ]Ãp ]pd- p-Im«n,

""IÅp-I-S-bo-¶n-d-§n-ht¶þ

bpÅq htbm-[n-I³: As¸m-tg¡pw

H¶p OÀ±n¨q; adn-ªp-hoWq;

I®p-a-Sªp; IY-I-gnªq.''

""Bfm-sc-¶mÀ¡p-a-dn-ªp-IqtS?''

""tIf- -in-jy³: {]kn-²-\tÃm!''

\ne- -\-bpsS ]m«v

Rms\mcp shdpw \ne¸\, tl, Icn-¼t\,

am\n-b-ÃtÃm "IpS¸\'sbt¸m-se-t¸mepw!

`qhnÂ\n-¶p-bÀ¶mImi¯nsâ I®nÂs¸Smþ

\mhn-Ãn-Ö-·-s¯\ns¡¶p Rm\-dn-bp¶p.

]peÀIm-e-s¯³ Np−nen¯ncn aª- ncn

Infcpw \nÀtÆ-Z-ambv; am\-hm-ßm-hm-ssÈXyw

NqSn-bm-embo Zi]pjv]-am-e-bnÂt¨À¯p

Nmb-enÂ! \n¸q hc¼s¯sâ hn\o-tXÑ.

Rm\p-bnÀs¡m−q ]pXpag-bv¡n-¶se;bn\n

th\-en¡-cnªp a®Sn-bm³ `mhn-¡p¶p.

Im«p]-¶n-I-f-Xn³aps¼¯n-t -ä-¡qÀ¸mÂþ

¡m¡o-gn³ \n[n-bmsI¯pc¶p hogp-§ptam?

Xme-hÀt¤m- w-kta, Rms\mcp shdpw Xmeþ

aqenbmw, "apken'sb¶ps−mcp ]cn-lmkw;

apk-e- n-se-ºesas§,sâ Xfn-tcmeþ

ap\-X³ hnd- \nsbs§,Ãma-dnhq Rm³!

Rms\m-cn-¡-ep-amfç-sb-t¸mem \oeþ

hm\- p-apÄ -«-IÄhnSÀ¯n- ØnXnsNbvhm³!

\o lcw-]n-Sn- n¸q ]«-bnÂt -t¡-dp¶

\nlv\p-ssX-iz-cy- nsâ apJ-c-{]-km-Z- mÂ.

Xmsg, \n³ Xucy-{XnItcmam-©- m-h- nsâ

\mgn-I-bn Rm³ \akvIcn¸q \n³ ]mZ- nÂ,

hgnt]mw sNcn- n«ImÂIÄX³ \ncp-t±iþ

s¯mgn-bm -cn-arZpapXp-sI-sÃm-Sn-bth.

sNcn- n-¶p-S-aIfÃtbm aecpw I¬

sNcn¨p \n³ tXmfs¯ s\m¦ns\ {i²n-¡p¶p?

GWn-sh-t -dn-s¨¶n«Xp-S³ ]dn-¡p¶p?

ImWn-sIm-−-Xn-se¯qsh®-IÄ \pW-bv¡p¶p?

tizX-io-X-f-Zm\hocy- n³ {]`m-h- mÂ

]qX,\mP-·-iymaXmtem- w-kta, Xm¦Ä!

]pdta ]cp-j\ma§-X³ Zbm-Iµw

]pcp-jm- -c-{KojvaÀ¯p¡-sf-¡p-fnÀ¸nt¡

\oÀa-cp-Xmbo Imehmln-\oIq-e- n¶p

\o ]c-È-X-hÀjØmh-c-Po-hm-ßmth!

Akn-X-{]-Xm-]s\¶mfp-IÄ \ns¶- änþ

b`n-\-µ-\-Km\w Xqhn-s¡m-−ncn-¡p-t¼mÄ

acn-t¨¡mw \osb-¦n¡qSnbpw a\p-jyÀ¡p

]pcbv¡p Igp-t¡m No\m©n-bp- -c-ambn

`hn- o-Smhq `uXnImh-in-jvS-sa-¶tÃm

`hÂ{]mÀ°\, ImenÂt¡mSmen hogp-t¼mgpw!

\nsâ \s«-Ãn³ _eamc-dnhq! \n³ XymKþ

¯nsâ ap¼n Rms\{Xbip-sh-¶-dnhq Rm³!

Hcnäp ajn

tai-taÂs¸m-Sn-bn¤mVw \n{Z-sIm-Åp¶ XqenI

Fgp-t¶-¡p-Itbm ho−pw kzÀ®- -Ãn-ep-j-Êp-ambv

{]_p-²-lr-Z-b- nsâ inh-Xm-Þ-h-am-Sp-hm³

I®p-\o-cn Pzen-¡p¶ _U-hmán sISp- p-hm³?

IS-em-Ênsâ \c-bn \r -am-Sp¶ XqentI,

Ipdn-¡tbm \thm-°m\kwKo-X-a-[p-cm-£cw?

ImXn-\p-Ån¡-c-Isc

\c¨ IS-em-kn-t·Â X¸n- - n-\-S-¡th

GtXm hnZq-c-X-bnÂ\n¶nSn-hm-sfm¶p an¶ntbm?

hnc¸q-«n-e-\-§msX \n¡pw t]\ IYn-¡-bmbv

{]_p-²-X-bn-em-fp¶ _p`p-£-bpsS k¦Sw:

""tXmSp-s]m-«n- p-e-scmfn¡pfnÀtIm-cnb am{X-bnÂ

tImgn-¡pªp hnSÀ¯p¶ I¬I-fnÂIqSn t\m¡n Rm³.

NhÀ* hogpw aps¼-Woä XÅ-X³ sIm¼nse Xzc

Fgp-t¶Â¸n- nSpw Imf¡nSm-hn³ ssIIÄ Iq¸n Rm³.

Ca-Iq-¼nb Ipªnsâ ]\n-\oÀt -e-hm-[cw

kv]Àin-¡p-t¼mĨp-c-¡p¶ Imcp-Wys¯ hnfn- p-Rm³:

""Fhn-sS-t¸m-sb³ knc-bn¸−p aqfnb hoW-IÄ?

]©- q-X-§sf,¸©X·m-{X-I-sf-sb-¶-t]mÂ

]©-]-©-Úm-\-IÀt½{µnb-§-sf-bp-sa-¶-t]mÂ

Ccp-]s¯m¶m**asXsâ a\Êpw ]n¶n-em¡n Rm³

\nsâ \nXy-{Xn-a-[pcm\µ-k- n-ep-d-§th

DWÀ¯n-sb- n-\n-Êwkmc¯n-te-bvs¡-s¶-bw-_ntI,

Hcn-äp-ajn tXSp¶ hni-{]m- m-bvPz-en-¡p-hm³?''

IS-em-Êp-cbpw XqhÂap\-bnÂt¡Ä¸n-Xn-s¸mgpw,

""Hcnäp ajn X¶mepsamcnäp ajn-bw-_ntI!''

t{]aw

"F\n¡p `b-¦c t{]a-ao-¡n-g-hntbmþ

sS,´psIm-s−t¶m? c−p-ap-gp-h³ sImÃw R§Ä

]Tn¨m,scm¶mw-¢m-Ên-semcp _©n-t·Â¯s¶

iTn¨p \mcm-b-thÀ ]mbn¨p hmWmÀ R§Ä.

\ne- o-en-t¸m-gp-sa-¶n-S-t -ss¡-ImÂh®þ

hne¡w, C -Å-X³ he-t -ss¡-ImÂIÄX³þ

sXmgnbpw Ip¯pw h¶n-«p-e-¡- p-sä¶ t]mÂþ

s¸mgn-ªn«,XmtcmSpw ]d-bm-Xn-cp-¶n«pw.

]mh-am-bn-cp¶q s]®p,d¡w Xq¡pw ]t£,

]mT-§Ä XpS-§n-bm¸ns¶ _Ã-Sn-t¸mfw

F\n-¡m-±-Èo-e-an-sÃ-¦nepw, Kpcp tNmZyþ

sadn-ªmÂ, ¨p½m Nncn- -§-s\-bn-cn¡pw Rm³,

tNmZn- -sX-t¶m-Sm-sW-¶-dn-bm-ªmhmw, Nqcþ

temSnb ]pd-sa-tâ-X-sö `mh-t¯msS

cmc- ³ Nncp-I-−-t\m-SXp ]d-bp-t¼mÄ

tIdp¶q aS-bn-se- m-d-¡-sÃm-Xp-¡p-IÄ

apSn-bn¡À¨o- o«p sXcn-I- p-d-s¯«pw

]Xn-\mdpw t]mcp¶ sh«p-I-Ãp-I-tfän

hebpw Nncp-X½ ep¦n-X³ Iªn- iþ

bpeªpw hÅn-s -cn- n-S-dm-sXbpw sasÃ!

apI-fnÂs -¶n-«-hÄ \nanjw \nÂ]q, I®n³

ap\-sb-I-h-W-¡-sÃ-¶-t]mÂs -s«-¶hþ

sfdnhq, Xmsg- n-¡m-tk- nb ssIIÄs¡m¸w

hncnbpw cmc- sâ I®nÂs -¶Xp sImÄhq.

Nncp-I-−-¶m-¡mgvN I−-t¸mĨp-−-s¯m-cpÄþ

¨ncn ]mªpthm? \Ã \nÝ-b-an-sÃ-¦nepw,

ep¦n Npä-nb s]®mÄ XncntI hs¶- p-t¼mÄ

X¦p¶q ]pI-bp¶ knK-d-äm-Wm- p-−nÂ!

ssII-fnÂs¡-Sp-¡m¯ sseädpw! ]n¡m-tk´pw

ssII-fn -cn-t¸msS cmc- ³ \ne-s¡mÄhq:

Fhn-Sp-¶n-t¸mÄs -®m-Êm-[\w c−p X¸nþ

sbSp¯q cmc- -¶-X-dn-bm-bvI-bnsÃ,¶mÂ

Gdp¶q [n¡m-c-sa-¶p-cn-bm-Sp-hm³ \mhpþ

t]cp-¶nÃ, h³ \nÂ]p kvIqÄ¡p-«n- n-cn-tbmsS,

Nncp-I-−t\m, Np−n kpkv]jvSw hncnª ]pþ

©ncn aämcpw I−n-söp \niz-kn-¡p¶p!

i\n-Z-i-bnÂ

Bap-J-ao-ap-J-ta-sXmcp apJhpw

]pcn-I- p-fn-hmseþ

´mt£-]-icw hÀjn- n-Sp-hm³?

i\n-Zi tIgp¶p.

GXp hnI-kz-c- mew ZpxJþ

¨pfn-h-Wn-bp-t¼mgpw

kv^oX-hn-jmZw tam´nb lrZbw

\Sp§n \n¡p¶p.

"am kwKw Zriym-Zr-iy-§fn'þ-

se¶p \ntZ-in¡pw

alÀjn-lr-Z-b-§-fn-te-t¡mSnþ

¡nX¨p sNÃp-t¼mÄ

Bbn-c-an-X-fmbv hnScpw kpc- neþ

iq\yX sNmcnbpw Znþ

hym\-µ- n acn¸q, ]ns¶þ

¸p\ÀÖ-\n-¡p¶p.

Bap-J-ao-ap-J-ta-sXmcp apJ-hpaþ

\iz-c-k-Xy- n³

A\- -ku- Kw: Adnhq \izcþ

\{am-l-¦mcw.

ISp-IÃ

]¯p-hÀj- n³ ap¼p s]mJ-dm-\nse Jneþ

]r°zn-KÀ`- n ]camWp hnÑn-{Zn- -t¸mÄ

Ic-fn I®p-Å-hÀ I−p-t]mÂ, BIm-i¯p

\ndbpw ]oXmw-_ctim -bn kv pcn-¡p¶q

ImtXmfw \oe-s¨´mac-IÄ hnS-cp¶

Im©-\-kz-cq]w, B awK-f-h-Z-\- nÂ

hmSnb ]\oÀ¸qhnencp-«n³ ag- m-dÂ

hm§n-\n-¡th hoW ]n³\nem-h-e-t]mse

ap\nhq aµ-kvtacaplqÀ¯w arZp-em{ipþ

IW-Im- n-]q-RvP- nÂ; Bc-t¸m-tfm-Sn-s¨¶p

apIn-en-s¶m-Xp-¡p-IÄ Nhn-«n-¡-b-dp-¶q,

ap«p Ip¯p-¶q, ]mZ]mwkp-hn kv\m\w-sNbvhq?

AS-¡n-t¨À¯n-«p−m ag-hn-sÃmfn, X³ amÀþ

¯S- n-semcp achn¨ Ip¦p-a-s¨t−m?

HgpIpw I®oÀ häm¡¬I-fm-W-hÄs¡,¶mþ

semcn-fw-Nn-cn-bm Zo]n¡bpw sNbvhq h{àw.

""F{Xtbm kl-{km_vZa£m-wi-{[p-hmw-i§þ

f{Xbpw saXn¨p Im Ig¨ alm- mtK,

In«ntbm ISpsI'' ¶p ban tNmZn¸q; ""kzmao,

In«n''sb¶-hÄ hewssIa-eÀ aeÀ¯p-t¼mÄ

""t\m¡s«'' sb¶-t±lw ISp-In It®m-Sns¡

tIÄ¡p-¶-sX- m-W½?""CX-Wp-kvt^mSw am{Xw!''

hnth-Im-\-µ³ Bcv?

""Bcm-WÑm, hnth-Im\µ''s\t¶m \nsâ kwibw?

\nXym-\n-Xy-hn-th-Im\µmw`-Ên hne-bn- -h³!

ebn- mepw inem-XpeykXy-ambv \ne-\n -h³;

Ak-Xy-ap-Å-{X-Imew \ne-\n¡m-\p-d- -h³!

apgp-Xn-¦Ä \nem-hm-bn_v`mhn-tem-Im- -c-§-fnÂ

apg§pw iwJ-\m-Z- n³ apJ-c-{ip-Xn-bm-b-h³!

uuuu \nXy-sa- msW,´\nXysa¶tà i¦ ]ns¶bpw?

\mi-ap-Å-X-\nXyw, \nXytam \mi-s -Sm- Xpw.

\in-¡p¶q acw P´pa\p-jy³, ine, temlhpw

N{µmÀ¡-Xm-cm-Zn-JctJNcm-h-en-Iq-Snbpw.

Akw-tJy-b-§-fo- cq]§fn-te-I-\n-bm-aIw

anSn-¡p¶q Npa-cnse t¢m¡n³ \nan-j-kq-Nn-t]mÂ.

uuuu B \mZ-_n-µp-¡-fnept−m¦mc-²z\n; tIÄ¡p-hm³

IqÀ¸n- p-sIm-−n-cp-¶mepam´-c-{i-h-W-§sf.

Ae-¦-cn- m-ep-tamtcm \nan-j-s -bp-tam-at\,

B \nXy-h-kvXp-hn³ \maap -cn-¡p¶ Pnlz-bmÂ.

AXmXp \nan-j- nsâ IÀ½-tNm-Z\-IÄ¡p \o

Acpfpw kzmKXw tkmÕmlam- m-h-\-N-cy-bmÂ.

uuuu "Akm²y'sa¶ hm¡-t¸mÄ ambp¶q \n³ \nL-−p-hnÂ;

"F\n¡p hs¿'¶ samgn ad-¡p¶q at\m-_ew.

Is−- p-a¶p \o temIamXr-hm-Õ-ey-hm-ln\n

ImWp¶ hkvXp-¡-fnsem«p¡p-ap-t·-j-[-\y-ambv.

B hnth-Im-\-µ-hm-bv]-m ae Iodn-¡-S¡th

ISÂ NmSn-¡-S-¡p-t¼mÄ ImWp¶q \nsâ iàn \o.

uuuu

B hnth-Im-\µhmbv]n hcpw Xe-ap-dbv¡p \o

_ew \ÂIo-Sth tIÄ¡mw: ""hnth-Im-\µ-\mWp \o.''

bÚ- £n FhnsS?

\m«n-sem-s¡bpw sIm¶ ]q -t¸mÄ

Im«p-]-£n-X³ KÀÖ\w:

""sh«n-\o¡o a\p-jy,\oizc³

\« hr£-§-f-{Xbpw!

A£-bm-\-µ-hmln, hmk´þ

bÚ-Im-e-{]-hm-N-I³

C£Ww hcpw, \nÝbw hnjpþ

¸£n-sb¶p t]cp-Å-h³!

B \hm-_vZ-k-tµ-i-Im-cs\

Rms\-hn-sS-bn-cp- Ww?

GXp sIm¼- n-cp- n-bq-«Wþ

taXp ] - -fnÀ¸p Rm³?

GXp ]Izw sImSp- -h¶p Rmþ

t\mXpao \m«n³ kzmKXw?''

uuuu Kpcp-hm-bq-c- ³ X³ sImSn-a-c- p-¼s¯þ

¤cp-U-t\m-S-t¸mÄ -dªp aµw:

""]d-I-\o-bm-¡m-«p-]-£n-tbm-Sn-t§m«p

hcphm-\n-hn-sS-_v`-Pn- p-Iq-Sm³!

Idn-th- p- h-f-sc-bn-Ãn-hnsS,sb¶m-epanþ

¡S-tem-c- p-−tÃm Iev]-hr£w.

]−p s\¸m-S-§-fm-bn-cp-t¶-S¯pw

I−ntà sX§n-¶p-bÀ¶p\n¸q!

\nXy-an-t¡m-hn-enÂ\n-s¶m-gn-hm-¡p¶

\nÀ½m-eyhpw \s¶ tami-aÃ.

]d-I-\o-bm-¡m-«p-]-d-h-Itfm-Sn§p

hcphm,\nhn-sS-_v`-Pn- p-Iq-Sm³!

bÚ- -d-h-sb-kvt\-ln- o-Sp-¶hþ

cÚm-\-Ip-£n-I-fm-I-h¿!

F´n-\-sÃ-¦neo hnkvXcw? ]£nIþ

sfsâ ]mZm-{in-X-cmbv hcs«.

Xp©sâ X¯ ]s−-s¶-_v`-Pn- Ão

]©-hÀ®-¡n-fn-bmbn amdn?''

uuuu sImSn-a-cap-I-fn¤-cp-U³ kzÀ®þ

s¡m¡m sRmSn-bn hnSÀ¯p¶p:

""Im«p-]-£n-I-sfÃmw hcp-hn³

]m«p-]m-Sn-_v`-P-\-an-cn-¸n³!

Icp-Wm-hm-cn[n I®³ Xncp-hSn

Kpcp-hm-bqÀ¡p hnfn-¡p¶p!

I¸I-hr-£-¡m-«n-en-cn¡pw

I®³ amSn-hn-fn-¡p¶p!

Zzmkp-]À®m-a{´w aqfpw

Zzm]-cm-ß-I-Zw-_- nÂ

A¼m-Sn-bn-se-ss -¡Ä Npc- nb

ss]¼m-ep-−p-h-fÀ¶ntÃ

]s−mcp Imbm-¼q-shmfn? B¡Âþ

¡−-¡-c-fn-¶p-S-a-س

C¶-a-cp¶q Kpcp-hm-bqsc

kzÀ®-{io-tIm-hn-en-etÃm!

]p¶- q-sc-t¡m-«-bn-ep−oþ

¡®³ t]män-h-fÀ¯p¶q

\m -Xn-e-[nIw sIm¼-·msc,-

¸m¸m-·m-sc-bp-a-en-thmsS

Imc-W-sa´m? ]s−mcp sIm¼³

Im«nÂs¸m-bvI-bn hnl-cns¡

apXe ISn¨q Imen-t·emþ

¡Y-b-dn-bntà \n§Ä¡pw?

CXn-IÀ -hy-X-sb- m-sW-s¶mcp

KXn-tI-sS-¶m¯o-−oem

A¡-cn-h-cs\,Êw -h-sas´þ

¶dn-bm-atÃm \n§Ä¡pw.

Xp¼n-ss¡-sIm-−p-St\Xm\mþ

s¡m¼³Xm-ac s]m«n¨p,

I®oÀsIm-−Xp IgpIo, ]ns¶þ

¡®-¶m- a-e-cÀ¸n¨p.

N{Im-bp-[-\m-¤-P-ho-c¶pw

\{I- n¶pw \ÂIp¶q

im]-tam£w \nan-jmÀ²- mÂ

im´n-bh-sc- pÂIp¶q.

bÚ- -£nsb am\n- htc,

btÚ-iz-c-\m-Wn-t±lw;

Ct±-l- n³ tNh-Sn-a-eÀIfnþ

eÀ¸n- n-Sp-hn³ kmtamZw

\n§sS Pohn-X- mcw; ]ns¶

ʦ-S-sa-s´-¶-dn-tb−m!''

uuuu hr£-e-Xm-iq-\y-amb kly-]ÀÆ-X- nÂ

]£n-Ifo t{]a-a{´w tI«p-sIm-−n-cns¡

`àn-sIm-−-Êp-hn-\o-X-lr-¯p-IÄ Xpfp¼o

bpàn-sIm-−ºp-²n-I-fn ip²n-I-fp-WÀ¶p.

]pecn tNm¡pw ap¼p ae-¼p-gbn-em−p ap§n

]pf-I-Zamw IoÀ -\- n Nnd-I-Sn- p-s]m§n

\nc-\n-c-bmbv \ncr-Xn-tIm-Wn-te¡p \o§n-s¨¶p

Kpcp-]-h-\-]- -\- n sImSn-a-c- nÂt¨À¶p,

""Kpcp-]-h-\-]pcw hmgp-ap-S-b-X-¼p-cmt\,

Nc-W-Zmkyw ssIh-cn¨ Im«p-]-£n-IÄ R§Ä!

sImSn-a-c- n tahpw kzÀ®-K-cp-U-km-¶n-²y¯nÂ

]nXr-Kr-l- nÂt]mse \nXy-kp-Jn-I-ftÃm R§Ä.

R§Ä hew-sh- n-Sp¶p Ipe-]-Xn-X³ kzÀ®þ

awK-e-kz-cq-]ao hnjp- p-e-cn-bn-¦Â.

A§-bpsS hml-\-an-¤-cp-U-`-K-hms\

R§-fn-\n- p-e-cn-tXmdpw Xpbn-ep-WÀ¯ns¡mÅmw.

R§-fpsS hwi-atÃm Kcp-U-s\-¶n-cns¡

R§fpw `hm-sâ-bn-jvS-hm-l-\-§ftÃm

B\-Isf Im -cp-fp-a-§-X³ \oÄ¡-®nÂ

AÞ-Phpw s]«-X-kvaÂ]qÀÆ-P-·-]pWyw.

C§p s\¸m-S-§Ä tXmdpw sX§p-\« aÀ¯yÀþ

¡§-bpsS th−p-I-bm \·- hn-f-bs«!

ImSp-sh«n \in- n¡pw ITn-\-Xsb R§Ä

]msS ad-t¶¡mw; ]t£, ambp-InÃo ZpxJw:

F§p, "bÚw ]pd-s¸«p' sh¶p, hÀjm-cw`þ

¯n§-fn-en-hn-sS-sb¯pw Ipcp-hn-I-fo-bm-−nÂ?''

\nXy-X-bpsS a{´w

]pÃn \o Is−- p¶p ]pfIw, ]pf-I¯nþ

eÃn-IÄ hnSÀ¯p¶ Imcp-Wy-ap-àm-_nµp.

apÅn \o \pW-bv¡p¶p Kcfw, Kc-f¯nþ

¶Ãntem, apKv²-kvtacapZn-bv¡p-ap-j-Èm´n.

Adn-sh- m-sW-¶-t\zjn¨p \o I®o-cnsâ

bpd-hn Is−- p¶p apKv²-Xm-c-I-a{´w.

Xndta tXSn-s¨¶p Xos¸m-Å-te¡pw Úm\þ

XneIw Xnf-bv¡p¶ Ime-am-sbm-gp-Ip¶p.

thcn-bn thtcm-Sp¶q sh®n-em-shm-fn-s]¿pw

thZ\; At¸mÄ kvt\lhmcn-[n-am{Xw hnizw.

kÀ¤ZÀi\w

thWw Imhy-{]- -h-ap-Wcpþ

t¼mgp-a-§m-Sn-bnÂt¸mbv

XqWpw Nmco- -cn-InS; AbÂþ

¸mep1tXSpw Ig¸pw

BWm-sa³ Ime-Sn-bnÂ; Afamþ

d -ip- m-ense2ss¡þ

¸mW,sæn¡p-S-eph-scbpw

Nmb tam´p-s¼m-tg¡pw.

]«Àss¡- p-Wy-cpNn3Ifnbmþ

Sm -Xm-sW-¶-Sp¸n,- þ

§p«p-®q-en- -cn-hf4Inepþ

§mdp-an-Ã-¦-W- nÂ,

H«m-sI-¡q-¼-S-bp-an\n s\Âþ

¸mShpw; tImfÀshÅþ

jvjÀ«nÂ5t¡mcn-s¨mcnNpSp-hnbþ

À¸6Ãn ]uc-Xz-an-t¸mÄ?

ImenÂssÊ-¡nÄ {`a-W-Ie7bmþ

s¸«-_meyw ]dªq,

""taenÂssÊ-¡nÄ{ -a-Ie8 \apþ

¡{X tbmPn- -XÃ,''

Imew t]mbm-W-a-fn-b-dnhq:

ssk¡ntf-dp-s¼mstgbv¡nþ

¶men³sIm-¼n³ hnd-I-fp-S-enÂ;

¡mse-en-¼m-{ibw ta!

""AÀ²m-bp-Êmw-h-sc-bp-sa-gpXnþ

s¡m−p Pohn- p-sh-¦nÂþ

Ên²w izmtkm-Ñz-k-\-k-Zriw

XmZr-i¶m {]tbmKw;

hr²-s¶´m IhnX shdptX

X¶p Imeo-\-kw-kvImþ

tcm²À¯m-hmbv sRfn-h-Xn-seXnþ

Às¸''¶p Imem-kv{X-]mXw.

hr²³ ]t£, Ip]n-X-sam-c]mþ

t\mº-W-hym-[n-sIm−pw

ZKvt²m-t·-j- n-X-bn-sem-gpIpw

I®p-\oÀ¡p- p-sIm−pw

Kr²vdw-t]m-se-Èn-ckn hfcpw

arXyp- m-cmÀ¯n-sIm−pw

apKv²-{_-Ò-{]-Ir-Xn-hn-hiw

]p©n-cn-s¡mÄI-am{Xw.

Ft´ t\So hnK-X-i-XImþ

À²¯n-e- Àhn-\oXnþ

¨n´n³ kzÀ®- n-dIp IpXnscþ

s¸bvX thÀ¸n³I-W-§Ä?

Nn´n- m-em-s¸m-Sn-I-fn-gpInþ

t¨À¶n-Sp¶q, kap{Zþ

¨´w Nodn- n-cn-\pc sNmcnþ

sªs¶ aqSm³ hcp¶q.

F´n-¶m-bn-s«-gp-Xn-hn-Spthþ

\n¨n-tfm-I-§-fnt¸mþ

sf¶m-cm-ªm-eSn-apSn hnbÀ

t¯bv¡p-sa³ {]Ú-t]mepw!

H¶m-izmkw: ]gb Ih\þ

§Äs¡gpw tlXp-sh´mþ

sW¶m-bmepw ]d-bpIhnjþ

lyw abm kÀ¤-XXzw.

BSo ]mSo Ihn-X-sb-gpXo

Nn{XWw sNbvXp ]n¶oþ

Smh-iy- n-¶-Xn-cn-ep-fnshþ

¨mc-Nn¨p {]cq]w

BIm-is¯ {Kl-\ne jUmþ

[mc-N{Iw Xncn¨nþ

«m\-µn¡pw LSn-I-bn \c³

]−p-sXm-s«- n-\mthm!

Rm\p-−m-hp-¶-Xn\p hftc

ap¼p-ap-−m-bn-cp¶q

Rm,s\³ t]cmbv \`kn ]e hmþ

¡pw hnfn-s¡m-−n-cp¶q,

Rm\n-ÃmXman\n-bp-a-hnZqþ

cØ-Im-e¯p ]t£,

Rm\p-−mhpw IhnX Ifnbmþ

Sp¶ I®o-cn-e¶pw.

Pohm-[m-c-{]-Ir-Xn-lr-Zbmþ

ËmZ-k-tµm-l-kt¯,

`mhm- m-h-{]-f-b-k-abmþ

hnÀ`-hÂ{]mW- rt¯,

tZho, kmc-kz-X-a-b-kpt[,

\nsâ ]pWy-{]-hm-tlmZvþ

`mh- n³ thÀ -nh\p ]dbmþ

\mhtXm \n³ {]amWw?

Kpcp-hm-bqÀ_-ÊnÂ

HmSn _Êp icw-t]mse, F¶n«pw

NqSp- tNm-e-bmbv jÀ«p IpXnÀ¡p¶p;

kw{I-a- n¶p aps¼-bn-½m-ks¯þ

ʦ-S-§Ä Kpcp-]-h-t\-isâ

k¶n-[n-bn kaÀ¸n-X-am-Iptam?

I®p-\o-cn¡n-f-cp¶p \ma-§Ä!

"Iqä-\msS'¶p I−-IväÀ s]s«¶p

Iq¡n-b-t¸m-fp-f-hmb sR«-enÂ

Noän-Sp-¶nXm, Im´m-c-N-{µnIþ

tbäp an¶n- n-f§pw sIme-¡¯n!

]−n-hn-sS-sh- tÃm `K-hms\þ

¡−p a§m-s«-b- -\mbv ]q´m\w!

_Êp ho−pw InX-bv¡th \ma- n³

s\mÊn-em-cm-ªp-t]m-I-bm-Wn-§s\:

Ipw -cm-in-bnÂÊq-cy³ \ne-s¡mÄsIþ

Êw`-hn-t¸m-\-]p-{X-\m-bvt¸m-sa¶pw

taS-cm-in-bn N{µ³ \ne-s¡mÄsIþ

ÖmX\mw inip-hnsâ ssIsh-Å-bnÂ

iàn-tc-J-bp-−m-sa-¶p-apÅ ]qþ

Àthmàn kXy-amW,Ãtbm ]q´m\w?

Bäp-t\m-än-s«m-cp-®n-bp-−m-bXp

tNmäp-Iq-\-bv¡-Sn-bn acn-¡th,

cnjvS-bmam hnjm-Z- nse Úm\þ

ZrjvSn ]pjvI-cw-t]mse hnSÀ¶-t¸mÄ

iàn-tc-J-bnÂ\n¶p temssI-I\nÀþ

½pàn kuc- - m\ InfÀ¶tÃm:

"IrjvW, IrjvW, apIpµ, P\mÀ±\,

IrjvW, tKmhnµ, cma, F¶n-§s\!

tI«-dn-h-Xp-−n¶pw ae-bmfþ \m«n-se- pÂs -hn-Iq-Snbm kzcw As¸m-sgÃmw \pW-bv¡bpw sN¿p¶nþ X§-X³ ]qÀÆ-P-·-I-Ym-arXw. KpÀÖ-c- n-¦Â -s−mcp Zmcn{Zyþ PÀÖckpZm-amhm-bn-cp-¶-h³, Zzmc-I-bn-se-_v`q-Xm-\p-I-¼sb amdn-se¨p-Sp-thÀ¸n¸p-WÀ¶-h³, PmX-\mbv ho−pao ae-\m-«n amþ ÔmXr- q-an-X³ ]pWy-am-b-Ãtbm? F´n-\m-W-sX-¶-§-X³ PmXIþ N{µ-kq-cy-Øn-Xn-I-fnºn-w_n¸q: N{µ-\nÂ\n¶p kqcy-t\-Im-Ziþ aµn-c- n ØnXn-sN-bvI -Im-cWw A§-sb-t¸m-se-Ê-¼-¶-\n-Ãn,¶pw Xn§n-hn-§p¶p Ime-hn-lm-b-Ên A§p- t\-Snb \nXy-b-tim-[\w, A§p-]mÀÖn¨ `àn-X³ Im©\w! A§-sb-t¸mse ]p{X-hm-\mcn,¶pw R§fmw inip-{]m-bÀX³ t{im{X- n amsäm-en-s¡mÄI-b-Ãtbm ss]XrIw hmänb Úm\-k- -X³ ]m\Iw, "C¶-se-tbm-f-sa-s´-¶-dn-ªoe, C¶n \msf-bp-sa-s´-¶-dn-ªoe!'

F¦nepw R§Ä Rm³ \ob-h-s\¶pþ sasâ \nsâ-b-h-sâ-sb¶pw hrYm H -sh-¡p¶p, sam -¡p-c-§p-t]m ]pÑ-\m-Sy- n sImª-\w-Im-«p¶p; Ip]vX-\m-bn- -e-sIm-bvsX-Sp-¡p¶p i]vX-\m-a-]c-sâbpw Xsâbpw. t]c-Xn¶p cmjvSo-b-sa-¶mbn; \mþ \qdp-sImÃw sIm−-{X-Xm-\pÂKXn! t\«-ap-s−m-¶p-IqSn: ]−-§sb Iqä-\m«p XSp- p-sh- o-Sth t\À¡p \o−Xp I¯n-bmWn,¶p ssIþ t¯m¡p-Xm³ R§Ä ssIImcyw sN¿p¶p!

F¦nepw Kptcm, ]mXn-cm- m-bnÂÊÀþ

ÆmwK-ssh-¢_yw hoWp ab-§p-t¼mÄ

A§-sb-¡p-dn-t¨mÀ¡p¶p, aqIamþ

sb¦n-ep-ap-cp-hn-«p-I-f-bp¶p:

"IrjvW, IrjvW, apIpµ, P\mÀ±\,

IrjvW, tKmhnµ, cma,' F¶n-§s\!

tIi-hmb \a-Êm {]_p-²-cmbv

am[-hmb \a-Ên-se¯pw hsc

_Ên-e-sÃ-¦n asämcp kmaqlyþ

ZpÊ-lm-hØ \mdpw NpSp-thÀ¸nÂ

]mXnbpw, ac-hn- p-t]mam-bp-Ên³

hym[ntbm, eÖ-hn«p P]n-¡p¶p.

Bc-b-\-am-¡o-Sn-\m-\m-Zn-bnÂ

\mc-am-s¸m-cp-fnsâ Xncp-\maw!

Bbn-c-¡-W-¡m-bn-«Xp P]nþ

"¨msI \jvS-a-Ãns¶'s¶mcp-hn[w

Biz-kn¡pw bpK-[À½-_-µnIþ

f§-tbm-Sn¶p \µn ]d-bs«:

tl, ae-bm-f-Im-Â -\n-I-Xz- n³

Xma-c-¡p-f-t -än-¶-Sn- -«nÂ

BZy-hn- n« hniz-a-lm-Ith,

A§-tbm-S-hÀ \µn ]d-bs«!

hn -sa¶ hn[n-bpsS N§eþ

s¡«p Imen¡p-cp-§n-¡n-S-¡-bmÂ

Cs¸mgpw R§Ä hnlz-eÀ; AÀ°saþ

´ns¸m-gp-sa¶ t]¨n-s\-¶-Ãtbm?

am\-hm-bp-cÀ²m- yw-h-sc-t¡Wpþ

tIWp k¼- p-tXSn \S-¶n«pw

hn{i-an-¡p-hm-\m-h-Xn-Ãn¶pw, kþ

{]{ibw ssZh-\maw P]n-¡m\pw!

In«nb [\w, ]mÀey-saânsâ _Uvþ

Päp ho−pw ]pd- p-Nm-So-Sth

Bhn-bm-bvt¸m-b-am-Xncn tXm¶p¶p,

Be-]n-¡p¶p "km'Xs¶ ]ns¶bpw.

D®p-hm-\p-Sp- n«p \S-¡p-hm³,

D®n-IÄ¡p lcn{io ]Tn-bp-hm³

Imip-t]mc,t\Im-bncw t\m«n-\mÂ

Ioi-hoÀ¡p¶ ]uc\pw s]ucn¡pw,

aqeytim-j-W-Zzmcm ]W-Ê©n

iq\y-KÀ -bmao bpK-k-Ôn-bnÂ

GXp `uXn-I-hm-Zn¡p km[n¡pw

`oX-\m-sbm¶p \maw P]n-¡msX!

F¯ntbm lm, Kpcp-]-h-t\-izcþ

] -\- nÂ! icn, Rm\n-d-¡s«,

kw{I-a- n-¶p-ap-s¼-bn-½m-ks¯þ

ʦ-Shpw `K-h¸Z-§-fnÂ!

HmWw Ign-ª-t¸mÄ

""HmWw Ign-ªpt]m-btÃm,''XpÅn- m-Sp¶ ssiihw

sX¡n-\n- -Sn-bn ImepwXq¡n ZpxJn- n-cn-¡tbm?

""a¨nse ØnXn I−ntÃ?'' hnSp¶q s\Sp-hoÀ -h³,

""Hä- -g-hp-an-Ãm¯ shdpw X−p-IÄ am{X-ambv!''

""NXbw NXn-b³ Xs¶,'' iTn- m-s\m-Sp-hm-Ènip,

\memw-h-b-Ênsâ \«{]m´n £oWn- n-cn- -h³.

]n -sh¨p InX- pwsIms−¯n-t¨À¶q XpSÀ¶-h³

Ipe sh«n-t¸mb Ipänhmg-t¯m- n-ep-em- p-hm³.

Dem- -en-¶n-S-bv¡p®n

hne-]n¸q Ipän-hmgItfm-S-kv]-jvS- m-j-bnÂ,

"{]nb-s -«-htc, \n§Ä ho−pw ho−pw Ipe-bv¡Ww,

]g-an-ÃmsX Rms\½«p´n-\o-t¡−p \mfp-IÄ!

NmWhpw sh®o-dp-an«p Xcmta Znh-tk\ Rm³;

Nnc-«-bn sIm-−p-hcms\\n¡pw iàn-bn-Ãtbm?

shÅhpw sIm−p ht¶¡mw th\¡m-e¯p \nXyhpw

]Ãp-tX- m-ep-Ss\ Rms\sâ ]n -f-tem-«-bnÂ.'

Ipep-§p¶q, Nncn-bv¡p¶q, Ipe-bn-Ãm¯ hmg-IÄ

Ip«n-X³ sIm©Â tI«p-Ån Ipanbpw kvt\l-hm-bvs¸mtS.

IpfnÀIm-änsâ ko¡mcsa¶p tXm¶p-¶-am-Xncn

DÅ-en-tªm-Xn-\mÀ ]n¼m¡pe-bn-Ãm¯ hmg-IÄ,

"D®o, \n\¡-dn-IbnÃÃo Cuiz-c-\n-Ýbw?

Hä- -h-Wtb hmg Ipe-bv¡m-dpÅq `qan-bnÂ.

R§-sf-¡o-dn-bm¡n«pap®n- -−p-IÄ th−p-InÂ;

R§ÄX³ Im Inf- mtem, Ing§pw In«p-tamat\!

Ah ho«n sIm−p-t]mbn¡dn-sh¨p `pPn¡ \o;

DZ-c-hym-[n-bn-Ãm-Xmbv¯ocp-sa-¶o-i-\n-Ýbw.'

kky-§ÄX³ `mj ]t£,

D®n ho−pw tIgp-IbmW\p-I-¼mÀl- m-j-bnÂ,

"{]nb-s -«-htc, \n§Ä ho−pw ho−pw Ipe-bv¡Ww;

]g-an-ÃmsX Rms\½. «p´n-\o-t¡−p \mfp-IÄ?'

arK-{]-]-©-¯nÂ

B\- p-d¯p sNehmþ

sbmcp ]´o-cm-−p-Im-e-sa-¶n«pw

IpXn-c-bn-S-ªmÂÖo\n hþ

en¨p \ne-bv¡-hs\ \nÀ¯p-hm³ h¿!

IpXn-c- p-d¯p sNehmþ

sbmcp ]´o-cm−p ]ns¶,sb¶n«pw

ho«nse hnc-fpw- t]m- n³

IWvT- n¡-b-dn-Sm-\-i-à³ Rm³.

t]m¯n³]p-d¯p sNe-hmbvþ

¸´o-cm-−Xn-\p-tij,sa¶n«pw

Imf-¡p-«nsb tabv¡m³

Ign-hn-Ãm-sX- -cp§n Rm³ \n¸q.

]ns¼mcp ]´o-cm−þ

¡mf-¡p-«sâ apXp-In-embv hmkw;

]«n Ipc- m¸t£,

]än-Ãn-¶n-h\p N§-e-bv¡n-Sp-hm³.

t]män-h-fÀ¯o ]´oþ

cms−m-Sp-hn -«nsb {]nb-t¯msS

A©p arKs¯ sacp-¡nb

]p©n-cn-b-dp-]- n-sbm-¶n hncn-thmfw.

ho−pw ho«n\p Npäpapþ

em¯p-t¼m-fÃn kXy-a-dn-bp¶p?

B\- Xp-S-§nb PohnIþ

fh-cpsS ]m«n¶p t]mbn-cn-¡p¶p!

hmem-«n-s¡m-−n¶pw

IqsS \S-¡p¶ ]«n ]d-bp¶p,

""\m -s -«m-−p-Ifpw

\jvS-s¸«q \n\¡p N§mXo!''

hnfn-¨pthm hnfn-¨ntÃ?

hnfn- n-«n-Ãn-±nhkwh-sc-¤p-cp-sh¶mþ

shfn- s¯ Rm\Ãn? icn-bm-W-t±-l- n³

]mT-im-e-bn ]Tn¨nà ZuÀ`mKyw; ]t£,

]mX-bnÂsh- m- qÀ® {]Xn- m-{]-IÀjs¯

I−-am-{X-bnÂÊl{kmc-]-ß- nÂt¨À¯pÄþ

s¨−n-se-Êp-c- nehnkvabw \nth-Zn-t¨³.

P]-am-e-bnÂ,¸pkvXI¯nÂ, hoW-bn arXypþ

RvPbn-bmbv tahp¶ hmKvtZhn-bm kwem-fn-X³

asämcp NXpÀ½pJ*\ncn- p-s−-¶m-ßm-hn³

a¨n-se-¶-l-¦cn¡p¶ ZuÀº-ey-t¯msS

Cd-§n-s -t¶³ ImehoYn-bn apt¼ t]maþ

¤pcp-hn³ kvt\lw hncn¨n« ]pWy- n¡qsS.

sXm«-sXm-s¡bpw £n{]kzÀ®-am-hp¶q, £Ww

Ip«n ]mhw, X¶kvXnXzs¯bpw ad-¡p¶p!

Kpcp-¡-·m-sc-t¸mepw tNdn-t\m-¡n-bn-«p−m

Kpcp-Xz-¡p-d-hpÅ \nanjw ssIsh-Å-bmÂ.

tNdn-bn-Ãn-t±-l- n³ [oc-km-l-kn-Im-tßmÂþ

Kmc-]qÀ®n-a-am{Xsas¶-\n-¡n-¶m-izmkw!

taml-an-Ãm-ªÃ tNdmªp s\¡p-S-¶-IÄ

tamfn-te-bvs¡-dn-ªn«p Xmg¯p hogpw-apt¼

F{X-bp-−-Xn-se¶p samgnª P·m- cþ

kn²n-X³ apJw ho−pw I−p Rms\-t¶-bpÅq.

hnfn- n-Ãn-t¶m-fhpw Kpcp-sh¶m kvt\l- n³

shfn- s¯ Rms\¶p hniz-kn-¡-Wtam Rm³?

hnfn-¡m-bvInepw hnfn¨mep-sa- -t±-l¯nþ

¶pfnbpw apg-t¡mepap]-tbm-Kn- n-«tÃm

Rms\sâ Ifn-s¡m-«n ]Wn-Xp-−m¡o, ""tamiþ

amWnsX''s¶mSp-hXp Rm\-Sn- p-S- mepw!

tami-am-bXp ]Wnbmbp-[-¡p-d-sIm−þ

Ãmim-cn-s -¡sâ ssIhnd-Im-c-W-atÃm!

D¸nÂ\n-¶pcn t\Zyt¨mdnÂ\n¶o hmgvhnsâþ

bp -a-]p-cp-j`mh§sf \pIÀt¶mt\,

A§-X-¶-[r-jyIÀ½Wy-Im-cp-Wym- -ÊnÂ

ap§nb ]pWyw acn¡nà Rm³ acn- mepw!

agbpw a\p-jy\pw

ag Ipd-hm-Wo-bm-−nÂþ

¸änÃm hnf-bn-d-¡p-hm-s\t¶m?

s]mSn-hn-X-bp-−m-bnÃm

Xc-am-hntà Icn-s¦m-d-¡r-jnbpw?

""ssht¡m-ept−m hn¡m³?''

Btcm apä¯p h¶p bmNn¸q:

DÅXp hnäm -ip-hn\p

]«n-Wn-bm-bv¯o-cptam hcpw-sImÃw?

AXp \msf- n- n¡m,-þ

an¶s¯ {]iv\-an-¡r-jn-¡m-c³:

""ap¶q-ä-dp-]Xp Zn-h-khpþ

tamt¡ Xn¶p¶ aqcn-sb- mhpw?

]pÃm-sW-¦n-sem-scmäþ

s¡mSn-bnÃm \m«p-h-«-sam-«msI,

BsI saenªq I¶p-IÄ;

ag-s]-bvXm ]q«n-tS-−-X-h-ctÃ?''

ag-s]¿pw taemepw

]Xn-hn³]-Sn-X-s¶-sb¶ hnizmkw

DÅ-Xp-sIm-−n-t¸mgpw

`qan-bn-en-¿m-sf-Woäp \n¡p¶p!

Im«p-acw ap¡mepw

IÃm-bn- p-g-bn-se¯n,sb¶n«pw

ac-th-cn\p Xosh¸q

\nb-a-§Ä ]pg-¡n-ho-gv¯nSpw kzmÀ°w.

Adn-ho-e-¡Y \mS³þ

]cn-an-Xn-bn¨p-cp-fp-an-¡r-jn-¡m-c³;

ac-an-sÃ-¦nÂs¸¿mþ

ag-sb¶pw hnh-c-anÃ, ]d-bp¶p:

""ag-h-sc-bn-¡-¶p-Isfþ

t¸mäm-\m-Wns¸m-gpÅ sIS-imcw;

B\sb taSn-t¨mfq;

I¶ns\ taSn- pthm, Ignªp IY!''

At©m ]t¯m ssht¡mÂþ

¡¶m hr²³ hen-s -Sp-t¯ms«;

sXmSn-bn-e-eªp Ihp-§n³

]«- oÄsIm−p IbÀ ]ncn-t¨ms«.

HSp-hm-¡-¶p-IÄIq«nþ

s¡«n-bXpw t]dn shbn-ep-I-f-bmsX

thÀ¸n³ IS \o´n-b-h³

Zqsc- ³ IpSn-en-te-bv¡-cn-¡p-t¼mÄ

\nÈ-_vZ-X-bpsS ssIbnÂþ

¨fn-sI-«nb t\m«n-cp¶p hnd-sImÄhq:

C¡-S-em-kn³ Xpt−m

]ip \msf- n-¶n-tS− ]p¸¨!

ARvP-\-hÀ®-¡¬Ifnþ

e{ip-shm-sS- ip sXmgp- n-e-I-dp¶p:

sNbvXXp sXäm-bvt¸msbþ

¶mhm-a- ip hnfn¨p ]d-bp¶p!

hn[n-bpsS Icn-ap-In-ep¨þ

¸I-tem-s\-¡q-cn-cp-«n-em-gv¯p-t¼mÄ

Ic-fnse \nanjw aqfo:

`K-hmt\, \nsâ eoe, \n¶nÑ!

hnjp-h¡-n\mhv

ZnÃn-bn I¡- -bn sNss¶-bn P¡mÀ -bnÂ

s\Ãq-cn knwK- qcne_q-Zm-_n-bnÂt¸mepw

^vfmänse Npa-cn-t·Â hmc- -n¯p-Sp- Wnþ

¡mtä, \n³ arZp-Ickuc`w ]c-¡p-t¼mÄ

hoWp-t]m-Ip¶q Ie−dn-ep-Å-¡-§tfm

tIWnSpw ae-bmfa\-Ên³ kz]v\-§tfm?

ho«p-Im-cn-X³ Nmbt¡m¸bpw Xfn-Ibpw

Iq«n-ap-«th, hoWpt]mIp¶q £Wm¯msg

kq«n« `À¯m-hnsâ hncÂhn-«nw-¥ojv ]{Xw;

kq£n¨p Ip\n-ª-h³ Ie-−-sd-Sp-¡p¶p.

lrZ-b-kz]v\w hänt¸mhp-In¡mtä, arKþ

aZhpw \nÀ¤-Ôao ambn-I-{]-]-©- nÂ!

XpSp-t -dn-Spa¡§fnem angn-IÄ sNþ

¶pS-§o-Sth Np−nÂs¯fn-ª-Xp¡-WvTtbm?

""\msf-b-Ãtbm hnjp¡Wn shbvt¡−q? C¶p

\mep-sIm-¶- q-hnXsf¦nepw taSn-¡t−?''

\qdp ImX-§Ä¡¸pd¯p-d-ª-t\Iw ]þ

´ocm-−mbv KXn-In«mXpgepw t{]X- nsâ

thZ-\-t]mem hmIyaeªp InX-s¨sâ

temeamw \mUo-]Ses -bn-«p-e-bv¡p-t¼mÄ,

Fsâ Ip{Km-a- nsess¡t¯m-Sn³ hf-hn¦þ

seÃm-s¡m-Ãhpw kÀÆmwKoW-ku-hÀ®m-e¦mþ

cs¯msS {]tim- n¡pw sIm¶-X³ ]q©n-Ã-bnÂþ

¯¯p¶ Imtä, temIw Npän-¡− h³Imtä,

Dub-em-Sp-Itbm \o IÀ¯hyw ad¶v?þHmSnþ

t¸mbm-ep-tamtcm IpesIm¶- q-¡-fp-ambv \o

ZnÃn-bn Iev¡- -bn sNss¶-bn P¡mÀ -bnÂ

s\Ãq-cn knwK- qcne_q-Zm-_n-bnÂt¸mepw!

kwL-SnXw

ka- m-h-\-bn¡m×q cmjv{So-b-k-a-cs¯ Rm³;

ap{Zm-hm-Iy-an-Xm-W-kvaZv: ""R§Ä¡pw In«Ww ]Ww.''

GXp I£n-¡n¶p tLmjbm{X Rmt\Às -Sp- Ww?

]d-ªm aXn; Rmt\äq ]n¶-s -¡m-cy-sam-s¡bpw.

F{X-t]À thW,aªqtdm? Bbn-cw-t]sc thWtam?

]Xn-\m-bn-ctam th−q? e£w-t]ÀXs¶ thWtam?

Xte-¶p-]-db-msa-¦n Xcmw Rms\-{X-t]-scbpw;

A¶¶p th−-Xm-sW¦neªq-dm-fn-sem-Xp-¡Ww.

HcmÄ¡p Znh-k-¡qenb¼tX th−p-sh-¦nepw

temdn-hm-S-Ibpw aäpw \n§ÄXs¶ sImSp-¡Ww.

]Ip-Xn- -W-sa-t¸mgpw AUzm³km-bv -¶n-cn-¡Ww;

cioXn thWtam? sImÅmw; koepw Ip¯n- -tcWtam?

AXpw sN¿mw; \n§Ä R§tfmSpw \oXn-]p-eÀ¯Ww;

B hm¡n-söp tIÄ¡p¶p I£n-t¸m-cn³ \nL-−p-hnÂ.

Xte-¶p-Xs¶ Xcptam ap{Zm-hm-Iy-§-sfm-s¡bpw?

]¯p-t]Às¡m-s¶¶ tXmXn ]IÀ¸pw X¶n-cn-¡ptam?

tLmj-bm-{X-bv¡n-sS-¡p¯n¡pdn-t¨m-tcm¶p \o«n-bmÂ

hnfn¨p ]d-bm-dnà R§-sf-t¶mÀ¯p-sIm-ÅWw.

H¶p-IqSn: tLmj-bm{Xbmcw- n-¡p¶ thf-bnÂ

sImSp-¡Ww hbÀ\nsd¨mbbpw ]e-lm-chpw.

Ipep-§n-bnà \Kcw ap{Zm-hm-Iyw-hn-fn-¡-emÂ

F¶p ]ns¶- -d-bphm\nS-sh-bv¡m-Xn-cn-¡Ww.

C\n R§Ä¡pÅ \o¡pt]m¡n-Ãm¯ \n_-Ô\;

]ncn-bpw-ap-¼-Xpw-IqSnbpd- n-t¡-−Xp−p Rm³.

AsX-s´t¶m? tLmj-bm{X XoÀ¶p temdn-bn-te-dth

F¯n- o-tS-W-sa-ÃmÀ¡pw ]«- m-cm-b-sa-¦nepw!

hmÀ²-I-hy-k\w

""]mSpI ]−-s -t¸mÂ]mSpsI''¶nXm h¶pþ

IqSp¶p P\-an¶pw.

C¶nXm, ]mSm³ Ipce\-¡p-¶-Xn³ ap¼p

sXm−-bn I^w sI«o.

buh-\-Im-e- nsâ Pnlz-bn \r¯w-h¨

KÀÆ-an-s¶-hn-sS-t¸mbv?

Zriy-h-kvXp-hn-sems¡bn¶lw `h-{Zq]w

]iyman alm-amtb!

F¶n«pw hmgvhn³ sN¼psISm-c- n-en-s«s¶

hdp- o-Sp-Itbm \o?

]´o-cm-−n-se- p-eÀthf ]mc-W-bm¡o

\nsâ ]mh-\-XoÀ°w!

A¼Xp inin-c¯ne¼Xp hk- ¯nþ

e¼Xp {Kojva- nepw

A¼Xp hÀjm-ict²a- -§-fnepw Rmþ

\m{i-bn- tÃm \ns¶.

A¼Xp hÀjw aps¼bÃtbm kmln-Xy¯nþ

¶¼-e- p-a-cn-t·Â

F«m-−m¸q-Wq-ens«mcp®o \n¶-kvXn-Xzs¯þ

¡cn-¡-«-bm hmgv¯o?

]n¼-h-s\-s´m-s¡tbm]mSn-bn-cn¡mw Xm³Xmþ

s\¶ lpt¦m-sS- s¶.

Poh-s\-¡p-dn- pÅ hnkva-b-atÃm ]t£

{ipXn-ao-«n-b-sX¶pw.

Poh-cq-]n-Wn-Xs¶bÃn \o ]cm-iàn?

F¦n-se- m-sW³ Ipäw?

""X¶n-cn-¡p¶q apS§msX ap¶m-gn-t¨msd''þ-

¶Ãn \o a{´n-¡p¶p?

F¦nepw £am-]W]qÀÆ-an-s¶mcp kXyþ

apWÀ¯n¡mw Rm³ tZho!

Hcp Pohn-X-amsI \n³ ]mZ-]o-T- n³taþ

epgn-ªn-«h\o Rm³!

F´n\p \\-tªSw Ipgn¸q ]mZm-{inXþ

{]W-b-]-tbm[n \o?

\ocm-fn-t]m-se-¶kvXnXzs¯ \o hen-¡tbm

\n¶n-te-¡-\p-am{Xw?

\µn: a³am-bm-apKv²tNX\ ]t£, {IamÂ

Nncn-¡m³ t]Sn-¡p¶p!

Ic-bp-¶pthm IqsS¡qsS Rm³? F¶m-eXp

]pd¯p tIĸo-emcpw!

tcma-Iq-]- n±nhmkz]-v\-tcm-a-Ùw-am{Xþ

at¸mgpw ]nS-bp¶p!

BIm-ihpw `qanbpw

FS-h- mXn Ign-ªmepw \mw

IpS-IÄ \nhÀ¯n \S-¶mepw

s]¿ntà ag? am\-s -cnhq

Xn¿o \½psS s\ª¯pw!

sh«n-t¸mb ag-¡m-Sp-I-fpsS

thc-t\z-jn- -e-bp¶p

Hä-bv¡n¶p ag-¡m-sd,¶nþ

«nän-ä-{ip-s]m-gn-¡p¶p.

_p[\pw ip{I-\p-an-¡Y tIÄs¡þ

º[n-cX `mhn- -e-bp¶p

hn`n¶ cmin-I-fnÂ, ssItImÀ¡m³

hn[n-bn-sÃt¶m sshapJyw?

2222 ag-s]-bv¯n sImXp-am-Xn-cn-btÃm

aZy-s¸bv¯n a\p-jyÀ acn¨q

ssakqÀ kwØm-\¯nÂ, ]n³]nl

ssh¸n³Zzo]nÂt¸mepw; ]t£,

ae-bm-f- n tXc-«-I-fpsS

amZ-I-hocyw hn¡pw tjm¸nÂ

_lfw IqSp-X-embn: \an-¡pI

_lp-Ir-X-aÀ¯y-]-cn-jvIm-cs¯!

3333 s]cn-sbmcp Im -¡-Ãm-sbsâ

inc-Ên-\p-ap-I-fnse \oem-Im-ianþ

Xnchpw ]Iepw tatem-s«³ Xeþ

apSn-\m-cn-g-IÄ hen¨p]nSns¡

Bfp-I-sf³ Xe-ap-Snsb hW¡w

t]mcm- -h-sb-¶m-t£-]n-¡nepþ

amgn- n-c-am-e-I-fn¡q-Sn\nþ

hÀ¶p \S-t¸³ \nÀºm[w Rm³.

]camÀ°\

Rms\mcp XSm-Itam? Jne- q-an-X³ amdnÂ

am\hpw \nco-£n¨p aeÀ¶p InS-¡p¶p,

lcn-\o-eamw hm\apZ-bm-kvX-abkpþ

µcn-am-cpsS tXmfn ssIsh¨p a[ym-Ó- nÂ

Ip\n-ªp-Ip-\n-ªSps¯¯th, Xmsg- \nþ

aXn-t]m kz´w apJ_nw_tam apI-cp¶p?

""Npw_-\- nse tam£am[p-co-I-tÃm-e-§Ä

Npäp-]m-Sn\p hÀ¯ptfmt·jw ]IÀ¶mepw

Adn-ho-e-am-hmkn¸mXn-cm-hn-se-±pxJþ

ah-im-ßmth, \o,'' Fs¶sâ ImXp-W-cp¶p!

AXm-Zy-{]-W-ha{´¯n-se- p-Sn- Ãn,

A´n-a-h-S-]{X]pWy- n³ anSn- Ãn?

uuuu {]I-Sn- n¡q {_Ò, \n¶nse {]Im-is¯,

{]f-tbm-·pJw ]mSn¸d¡pw {]`mXs¯

t_m[-ssI-emtk lna\n{Z-I-f-en-bt«;

_m[-hn-«p-W-ct« {]W-b-{]-]-©-§Ä.

EKy-Pq-Êm-am-YÀÆZn¤-P-kp-c-£nXþ

{]Úm-N-{I-hm-f-§Ä ]pfIw hnX-bv¡p-t¼mÄ

F¶n-,se³ tZis¯,sâ tKmf¯n,se³ {_ÒmÞþ

¯n¶-\m-l-X-N{Iw Xncn¡pw NnÂkv]-µta,

{]k-cn-¡pI thKw R§ÄX³ knc-I-fnÂ;

{]i-an-¡mhq R§Ä X½n-se-Êw-LÀj-§Ä.

Al-¦m-c- n³ imkv{Xtiapjn iq\ym-Imiþ

¯\- -hy-k-\- n³ \£-{X-bp²w sNbvsI,

]pe-tc-−-sX-½-«n tImSn-tImSn Poh·mþ

cpe-InÂ? Imcp-Wyta, s]bvXmepw \nÀ±m-£nWyw!

It¨-cn-¡n-S-bnÂ

aXn arZw-Khpw hb-en\pw Xmfþ

{ipXn-Ifpw; thÀ¯p Ipfn- -Sn-apSn

XfÀ¶p Rm³, ]mSn-¡p-g-ªp-t]mbn Rm³

hc−p hmWn hmW-cp-fp-sa³ IWvTw.

ab-§n-Ss« Rm³ Xe-Ip-ep-¡p¶

alm-P-\-§tf, `h -Z- n hoþ

sWmcm-bncw hÀjw; Aen-ª-gnªp a¬þ

Xcn-I-fmbv t_m[-{]-]-©-ap-à-\mbv!

]e NXp-cyp-K-]-em-b\tImemþ

le- n³ Iogn-em-¡-Y-b-dn-bmsX,

NypXn-c-ln-X-\m-bp-d-§p-t¼m-fnÃ

sImXn-sb-\n-¡-¶- n\pw, ]m\- n\pw.

Adn-Itb th−m, a\p-jyÀX³ tX§,-þ

edn-Itb th−m, inip-¡ÄX³ I®oÀ.

uuuu aXn arZw-Khpw hb-en\pw Xmfþ

{ipXn-Ifpw; Npän- n-cn-tªmt« am\w.

]nSn- Xm-scsâ aWn-¡−w, \mUnþ

anSn- -dn-hmt\m ]cn-{iaw? IjvSw!

NpSp-]mtem sasÃ- -IÀ¶n-Sp-¶sX³

sNmSn-I-fn h¡p an\p-s¯m-cn-t¡m¸?

Ak-lyao {Iqc-k-lm-\p- qXn; Rmþ

\Sn- p-S-bv¡pao kv Sn-I- m-P\w.

A\-§p-¶n-sÃ-¶m sNdp-hn-cÂt]mepw;

AkwJyw ImX-§Ä¡-Ite\ns¶sâ

Acp-a-ss¸-X-en³ `b-N-In-Xamw

Ic- nÂ; \ns¶ Rm³ ]cn-bp-sa-½-«nÂ?

aSp- p-t]m-sb-¶m-se-\n¡p ss]Xte,

ac- -e-I-fm ]Sp¯ am\hþ

]cn-jvIr-Xn-IÄX¶-c¡nÃw; I®nÂ

Icp- p-W-cmhq \n\-¡nXp ImWm³.

uuuu s]mSn¨p ht¶¡mw {]Im-i-c-ivan-X³

XpSp-s¸m-cn-¡eo Idp- n-cp− ]mgvþ

¸Iensâ t]m¡p-sh-bn-en-se-¦nepw

]I-bv¡-bmWp Rms\m-Sp-hn-se- p-t¼mÄ.:

Hcp ]´o-cm−p Ipgen-en-«Xp

shdp-sX-bmbv izmhn³ hf-ª-hm ]pdþ

s¯Sp- -t¸mÄ ho−pw hf-ªp-t]m-sb¶

\Sp-¡-sa³ I®n Xnf- p-s]m- p-t¼mÄ.

a®¸w

Ip¡p-S-t{ImUw IS¸pd-s - -cn-aWþ

ep¡-S-_p- p-£-bm tImcn Rm\cn-¡p-t¼mÄ

In«n-b-sXmt¶m ct−m a¬Xcn; AXp hnäpþ

In«n-b-Xmt« shdpaqWcn; F¦n¡qSn

Dudn-s¡m-−n-cp-¶n-sX³tcma-Iq-]- n [À½þ

¡qdnsâ apàm- e `wKn-IÄ kl-{k-§Ä

aW-en-¶-Sn-bn \n¶qÀ¶ s]m³X-cn-bpsS

cWnXw, a\-Ênsâ Xmf- n-tem-fw-sh«pw

[\yX, hm¡pw hm¡pat\ym-\y-ap-c-kpt¼mþ

sf¶m-ß-tIm-i- nse¸pfIw hnX-dp¶

ZnhyX, amhn³]i]qWp-hm³ sh¼n- mbpw

a¬hn-f-¡nse \nXykv]rl-Wo-bamw N´w!

F¦nepw Zim-_vZ-§Ä \nan-j-§-fm-bv¯ocpþ

a¦p-i-c-ln-Xan¡me-th-K-X-bn-¦Â

]mXn-cm- -fÀ -X¶ncp-fn¯mgpw {]Úmþ

tlXp-hn ambm-kÀ¸ioÀj-am-Wn-Iyw-t]mse

Hcp k¦Sw; t\Snbnà Rm\o-Ö-·- nÂ

]c-tem-I-t -¡pÅ ]mtY-b-am-bn-s«m¶pw!

F§s\ Is−- nbʦSw Kpcp-hm-bqÀþ

aRvPp-fm¨p-h-«n a® -ap-−m¡pw I®³?

Imcp-Wy-\n-[n-sbmä l\p-am³ IpXn-sIm−p

tImgn-t¡m-s«- n-t¨À¶o a®-cn- p-Im-csâ

Pnlz-bn \r¯w-shbvs¡,cà-\m-Un-bn-tetXm

Klz-c- n-eq-sS¶amXncn \mcm-bWþ

i_vZ-am-[pcyw ]Xsªmgp-Io-Sth It−³

_pÂ_p-Z-§-f-Ã]mcX-bn -pSn- Xp

\nXy-Xm-_n-µp-¡fmW,hbpw a{´n-¡p¶p

kXyta, \mcm-bW, \n³ Xncp-\m-aw-Xs¶!

Ipw`-a-g-¡p-kr-Xn-IÄ

1111

Ipw -ag s]bvX-sImÃ-atÃ,

Ip -bnepw s\Ãp-−mhpw.

Ipanbpw s\¡q-\-IÄ Im¯p-c-£n-¡p-hm³

Ip«-I-an-Ãm-Xm-btÃm.

IpXnÀa-®p-cp-«n-¡p-g-bv¡p-I-bmbn

Ip¼m-c-t -cn-bn-emÄ¡q«w.

Ip¼m-c- n-IÄ Nqf-bv¡p-sh-bv¡p¶p

IpShpw Iehpw Ip«-Ihpw

Ac-bn tXmÀ¯p-am-bv¨p-än-¡-d-§p¶p

BPm-\p-_m-lphmw Ip¼m-c³

N«n-IÄ ]m\n-IÄ Ip«-Ihpw apfþ

s¦m«-bn Icbpw Xe-tbmsS.

sIm«-bn N«n-I-e-§Ä Npa¡pw

Ip«n-¡p-¼m-c- n¡pw

C«n IS-¶-h-sf¯pw ho«nse

a«p- m-hn-\p-ap-Ãmkw.

2222

""Zp_mbn dnt«¬U-_vZp-Å¡m''

""k_mjv, CXm-cmWv?''

""ad-¶p-t]mtbm a½p-¡m-bpsS

aI\o sambvXos\?''

""s\¡rjn t]mbn- p¡r-jn-bmtbm

\n\¡p sambvXos\?''

""sX§p-sh-bv¡m³ t]mhp-I-bmWo

sXä--s¯Ãmw Rm³.''

""Imc-W-sa´m, \jvSw \n§sS

Ioisb _m[nt¨m?''

""IW-¡p-sh-s¸m-gn-hm-¡m-ª-Xn-\mÂ

Ic-fns\ _m[n¨p.''

""dº-dp-sht¨m ]mSs¯,¶mÂ

dºev]w I\nbpw.''

""]W-ap-Å-h-cXp ]dbpw, Rm\o

]mSw ]q«s«.''

knK-däv Ipän hc-¼- n«q

{SmIvä-dn-tedo sambvXo³;

"IpSp-IpSp IpSp-IpSp' a®pw-am´nþ

¸mbp-I-bmbo {SmIvS-äÀ.

3333

Imepd ]m¸m-kp-ambn¡me-Sn- m-X-bn-eqsS

Imen-ta¨p t]mIpw ]ntÅÀ]ndp-]n-dp¯p;

knK-d-äp-Ip-än-bn-t·Â sseäÀ ap¯pw \nan-j- nÂ

kn\n-abv¡p t]mtWmÀX-½nÂ]ndp-]n-dp¯p:

""ImSp-sh«n \in- n¨a\p-jyÀXm-\n-t¸mÄ t\m¡q,

]mS-s¯§pw sX§p \«phfÀ¯n-Sp¶p.''

""s\Ã-cn-bq¬ \ndp-t¯−nhcpw ae-bmfn \mtfþ

¡pÅ ]mSw apgp-h\pw sX§n³tXm- m-bmÂ.''

""\mfn-tI-c- n\pw hnebnSn-ªp-sh-¶-dn-bmsXþ

bmfp-I-fn-t¸mgpw hbÂ\nI- n-Sp¶p.''

""sX§p-tI-dm-\m-fp-−mhnÃn\n-ta-enÂ,'' ""hnf-hm-bmÂ

tX§ Xmsg hogp-sa¶mWhÀ¡m-izmkw.''

ac-W-`bw

]mXn-cm-{Xn-bn sR«nbpWÀ¶q tIWq \hþ

PmX-Po-hm-ßmh, Ñ\½-am-c-Ôm-fn¨q,

ho«n-ep-Å-h-scm«p¡pWÀ¶q; ]msª- nb

tUmIvS-tcm-S-h-km\w ]dªq inip kXyw:

C¶-se-tbtXm Ifnt¯mg-\m-W-h-t\mSp

sNm¶""Xn, _v`qtKm-f¯ntehcpw acn-¡p¶p!''

AÑ-\-½-am-cpS¸nd-t¶m-sc-Ãmt]cpþ

amW-bn-«-h-t\mSp]dªq ]e-h«w:

""\o acn-¡nsÃ''s¶¦nÂIqSnbpw inip-hnsâ

\oc-h-\n-an-j-§Ä I¬I-fn Xpfp-¼p¶p,

""]dbq hen-bÑm,Rm³ acn-¡ptam?'' kXyw

]d-bm³ \mt -cmsX \n¶p Rm³ ]cp-§p-t¼mÄ

]−-s -¡-]-nehkvXphnÂ,¡me-Sn-bnepþ

ap−mb ZpxJw, ZpxJapànbpw t\cn¡m¬sI,

hnizm-k-]qÀÆw t\m¡nbncn¸q inip-shsâ

\nizm-k-§sf; ¨en¡m¯ I®n-a-I-fnÂ

Pzen¡pw kXy- nsâcivan-tb-sä³ I¬Ifpw

Ien¸q: Rms\-½«nen±pxJw ian- n¡pw?

Rm\m-cm-W-dp-]Xmw hb-Ên Ncn-¡p¶

Zo\-am-\-k³; ]t£, inip-hn³ {]t_m-[- nÂ

Adn-hn³ km£m `mhw, kXy-hm-s¡-½-«n Rm³

]dbpw {]m]-©nIkXyw \ns¶mSp Iptª?

\ob-dn-ho-etÃm \n³Ime- n³ ]cn-kcþ

hmbp-hn \£-{Xbp²¯nsâ hnj-atÃm

{]k-cn-¡p-hm³ sh¼n \n¸Xm, alm-amcnþ

hyk\w _m[n-¡m¯ kuc-ssN-X-\y-t¯msS

hf-tc− \n¶´x Ic-W- n Rms\sâ

Xfcpw Úm\w Ip¯nshbv¡p-hm³ ]mSn-ÃtÃm!

""]dbq hen-bÑm, Rm³ acn-¡ntÃ?'' ho−pw

]cpjw If-samgnsb³ ImXp s]mÅn-¡p-t¼mÄ

]d-bp¶p Rm,\sÃ,-¶´-cm-ßm-hn¯nfþ

¨pcp-Ip-¶-h³: ""acn¸oe \mamcpw Iptª!

Cuiz-c-ssN-X-\y- n hne-bn-¡p¶q \½þ

foiz-c-·m-cm-bv¯s¶ amdp-¶p-sh-t¶-bpÅq.

Ip¸m-b-a-gn- psh¨me-s -ÊpJw \½Äþ

¡s¸mtg bYmÀ°- n¡n«p-I-bpÅq Iptª!''

aqI-\m-sb-s¶- s¶ t\m¡n-s¡m-−n-cn-¡pamþ

tÈmI- n³ I®oÀ¯pÅn XpS-t -s\m-Sp-hn Rm³:

""Ip¸m-b-a-gn- psh¨Zr-iy-·m-cm-bv¯oÀ¶

ap¸m-Sp-Å-hÀ¡tÃm \½-fq-«p¶q {im²w!''

icn-sb-¶-\p-kcn¡mbvIn-ep-a-Xn¸ns¶þ

¡c-ªn-«nÃm inipshs¶sâ kam-izmkw!

_pZv_p-Z-`wKn

Xs¶-¡mfpw hen-sbm-cn-cp-¼n³

IjWw t]dn- m-bp-ap-dpt¼,

\ns¶-¡-−n-s«-¶n s]cn-sbmcþ

lw`m-h- n³ Xe-Ip-\n-bp-t¼mÄ

ap -Ñsâ hep¸w hmgv¯nþ

¸pf-Iw-sImÅpw t]c-¡p-ªn\p

ap¯w \evIn,¯fnÀIm-e-Sn-I-sf-

sbm-fn-hnÂs¯ms«³ \ndp-I-bnÂsh-t¸³.

Ipªn-s\-b-dn-bn- nÃXp i-cntbm

sXtäm? Nn´n-t -\-hn-cmaw:

IpÕn-X-kw-K-c- q-an-IÄ Xm−Wþ

sa{X s]cp- m- -fnÀIm-e-Sn-IÄ?

Adn-hm- n-©p-a-\-Ên³ ]pe-cnbnþ

ef-hn-Ãm¯ Xa-Êm-bv¯oÀ¶nþ

«h-s\mcp angn-\oÀ¯pÅn s]mgn¨mþ

eXp hosW³ Ihn-sfÃp IpXnÀ¶mÂ

F§s\ Rm\Xp \nÈ-_vZ-XsImþ

s−m¸n-sb-Sp¡pw? A\- m-ßmth,

Fs¶- p-gepw hmkvX-hnI{]Xnþ

`mkm- ÀK-X-]qÀ®m-ßmth,

AÚ-X-btÃm Pohm-ßm-hn\p

\nsâ hnip-²m-\p-{Kl;sa¶mþ

e¸X PnÚm-k-I-fm¸−mþ

ºpÂ_p-Z- w-Kn-bp-S- p-I-fªp.

AZr-iy-hm-l-\³

Adn-bp-¶pthm aÀ¯y,Xm¦fpw P\n-¡p¶þþ

XZr-iy-kz-cq-]n-IÄ tZh-tbm-\n-IÄt]mse

B\-bmbv IpXn-c-bmbv knwl-ambv abn-embn

]q\-bmbv Fen-bmbn«c-b-¶-ambv t]m¯mbv

ImsWm-Ãm- n-cy-¡nsâ apXp-I- n-cp-¶psImþ

−mWp \mw ]nd-¡p¶Xo ambm-{]-]-©- nÂ.

tamln¨ e£y- nÂs¨s¶¯p-thm-scmt¶m ct−m;

hml-\-sa- p-t¶Ss¯¯p¶p asä-Ãmcpw.

uuuu ]c-amÀ°-sa- msW¶dn-bn-sÃ-¦nÂIqSn

ac-W-¡-S-h¯p hml-\-an-d-§oSpwþ

hscbpw t¢i-§sf¨m«-sIm-−Sn- -hÀ

]dhq ]t£, \½Ä hoc-ky-hn-]-Wn-bnÂ:

""tamln- -Xm-Wn- «pImen-s\-Êp-Nncw Rm³;''

""tamln¨p Rm\n-t¡m{´¼Ãn-s\-tb-sd-¡mew.''

kzm²ymbw

ag-bv¡p-tijw shbn-en¡p-fn¨

apä- -t\Iw sNdp ]ez-e-§Ä;

Hmtcm-¶nepw ]qÀ®-X-t]mse an¶pþ

amZn-Xy-tZ-h-{]-Xn-_nw-_-\-§Ä!

Ahn-{i-am-\p-jvTn-Xamw icocþ

kwtk-h-\- nsâ XfÀ¨ t]msI,

\nio-Y-\n-{Zm-WX hns«-Woä

\mhn¯p-fp-¼p-¶nXp ssZh-\maw.

aq¶qÀ¡pSw s]m«nb ]m©- uXnþ

tImZv_- n-s\- m-¦Ä aqIÀ¶t\cw

AXnÂÖ-KÂ{]mW, anSn- -XÃo

Rms\¶ Imem-{in-X-an-°y-bmbn?

t{Imtam-k-tIm-i- n-ep-WÀ¶p \n¶

apÖ-·-km-c-kz-X-ip-²n-bÃn

anSn- n-tem-tcm-¶n-ep-a-§-X³ t\Àþ

¡pZn¨ PnÚmk sXmSp- p-hn«p?

temIm-h-km\w hscbo {]]©w

]t©-{µnbw sIm−p `qPn- p-XoÀ¡m³

IpXn¨ a·n°y `hÂ{]-Imiþ

Zo]- n-et¶ Nnd-I-äp-hoWp.

kpJ-§-sf-t -Sn-b-eª hÀ¯þ

am\-mÔ-Im-c-§-fn an°y ]t£,

sN¯n-¡-fªq \J-sa-{X-h«w

sh«n-¡-fªq inJ-sb-{X-h«w?

\Jw hfÀ¶m inJ \o−p-t]m-bmÂ

hmÀ²-Iy-sa-s¶- n\p Rm³ \Sp§o?

s\m´q a\-sÊ- n-\-ti-j-tZlþ

hnkÀÖ-\- nsâ hn`m-h-\- nÂ?

A£o-W-kÀK-{h-Xnbmw `hmsâþ

bnÑm-{]-Xn-kv]-µ-\-sa-¶-t]mse

C¶pw XpSn¸p Ic-,sf¶p Xocpþ

a\n-Xyao aÂJ-c-]m-c-X{´yw?

t{Imtam-k-tIm-i- nse hmk-\s¨þ

s¸mgn-ªp-t]m-bm Ic-fn³ anSn¸pw

\ne-bv¡p-sa-¶Ãn `h-¶n-tZiþ

a\p-£Ww \mkn-I-bn kcn¸q!

AJ-ÞtX, \ns¶ hcn¨ Nn¯mþ

{K¯n kl-{km-c-kpJw Pzens¡

Nncn¸q Rm³: C¶p hngp-§nSmw Rmþ

\nc- p-]mbpw shSn-bp-−-t]mepw!

KwKma{´Ww

]s−m-cp-Imew KwK cm{Xn-X³ hmÕ-ey- nÂ

hn−-e- n-¦ÂÈm´PohnXw \bn-¡p-t¼mÄ

hncnª tXmf-s¯mcp ssIt¡m-«p-ta- n-s¨¶q

Icp- ³ `Ko-cYs\s¶mcm,fh³ sNmÃn,

""t]mc-W-am-Im-i-KwtK, I\nªp \o

t]mcWw, t]mc-W-sasâ IqsS.

Bgn¡pw Iogn-em- m-Xm-f-tZ-i¯p

tIgp¶q tIgp¶q aÂ]n-Xr-¡Ä.

]pWy-N-cn-Xbmw \n³ Ic-emf\þ

¯®o-cn ap§n-¡p-fn-cp-thmfw

aÂIp-e-]qÀÆ-c-dp-]-Xn-\m-bncw

ZpxJn-IÄ¡p-−m-I-bnà tam£w.

]−p I]n-e-ap-\n-bpsS im]¯mþ

ep−m-b-XmWn¡pg- -saÃmw.

\nt¶m-Sn-tXm-Xp-hm-s\-¶psS hwi¯nþ

ent¶m-f-ap-−m-bn-Ãm-cp-amcpw.''

Ic-Wo-b-sa-s´¶Nn´-bn-sem-¶pw-Xs¶

]d-bm-X-\-§msX \n¶p-t]mbv KwKm-tZho:

cm{Xn-sb- n-cn-ªp-bnÀs¡mÅp-hm-\mtam \nXyþ

[m{Xnsb? hmSpw t]mbmemap-J-sa-s¶-t¶bv¡pw.

hnjvWp-hn³ s]cp-hn-c¯p-¼n-se-Êw-tk-h\þ

XrjvW-bm-emhmw, ]t£, ]d-ªm-f-h-km\w:

"AwK-ku`m-Ky-an-sÃ-¦nepw \n¶mßþ

`wKn aämÀ¡pÅq cmth?

BIptam thÀs]-Sm³ \ns¶? Rm³ Xmtgm«p

t]mItWm th−tbm tZho?

\n¶p-]-tZ-ihpw \n³ ape- m-epamþ

sWs¶-¶p-sa-¶psS iàn,

GXnt\m IqSp-XÂ am[p-cy-sa-s¶\nþ

t¡mXm³ Ign-I-bn-söpw.

F¶- n-cn-ªpÅ PohnXw arXyphmþ

sb®pw \osb-¶Xp kXyw;

Xmg- -dp-]-Xn-\m-bn-c-am-ßm-¡Ä

tIgp-¶p-sh-¶Xpw kXyw.''

]I-en³ XpSp- mÀ¶ssII-fn Xe-Npänþ

¸Xn¨q \ni; KwK ]dªq \nÊ-tµlw,

""t]mI \o `Ko-cY,t]mI \o XncnsI; Rm³

t]mcnà \nt¶m-sSm¸w;A¡mcyw XoÀ -s¸«p.

Ggbn-t¸m-ä½; Rm\nhÄ¡mbv XyPn-¡p¶nþ

tXtggp temI-§fpw \ÂIn-Sp-am-ioÀÆmZw.''

{Iq²-\m-bv¯oÀ¶q s]s«¶{X-ta [À½m-[À½þ

{i²\pw Xt]m-_ekn²-\p-am-am-_v`q-]³,

Xma-k-sat\y tbmKZÞn-\m kzÀ¤w-Ksbþ

¯m\n-«-h-gn-¡-h³ \S¯o _em¯s¶:

""XSp-¡m-\m-fp-s−-¦n h¶p-sIm-Åt«, \ns¶þ

¸nSn- -]n-Sn-bmtesIm−p-t]m-Ip¶q KwtK!

`qhn-eq-sSbpw ]mXmf¯n-eq-sSbpw ]mªp

t]mhpI;'' tX§n-t¯§n¸mbp-I-bmbo KwK.

tamN\w \evIo `KocY³ X³ ]qÀÆÀs¡-¶mÂ

tamNn-X-bm-bn-Ãhft¸m-gp-a-t±-l- mÂ,

hyYn-Xm-i-b-\pcnbmSn-\m³ ho−pw `Koþ

cY-\-¶-\p-\-b-kz-cam-[p-cn-tbmsS,

""t]msImà XncnsI \o t]msImà arZp-iote,

timI- n-se-cnbpw ]mcp-Å-Imew.

tIgp¶p KXn-h-cm-t{]-X-§-fn-t¸m-gpaoþ

bqgn-ta-e-dp-]-Xn-\m-bn-c-§Ä.

tZymhn-se- n-cn-¡p¶p? tIh-e-iq-\yX! Cþ

_v`qhntem? Poh-tem-I-tcm-Z-\-§Ä!

Pohn- n-s«- p-th-W-am-e-ky-ta-J-e-bnÂ?

tkh-\-io-eÀs¡¶pw tkh\w tam£w!''

D¯cw ]d-ªnà KwK bmsXm¶pw; tkhmþ

hr¯n-X-¶m-\-µ- n hne-bn-¡tb sNbvXp.

`qanbpw ]mXm-fhpahÄX³ kwkÀ¤- mÂ

`qXn-a- m-bn- qXhr -§-fm-bn- oÀ¶p,

cmhn-Sbv¡n-sS- ³ ssI¡pªn-s\-¡m-Wm³ h¶q;

tZymhnse the-bv¡mbnt¸mIbpw sNbvXm-sf¶pw

]ncn-bpw-t\cw KwK I®p-\o-tcmtS sNmÃn,

""hcptam t]mät½, \o \msfbpw kmbm-Ó- nÂ?''

""hcpw'',Ft¶m-Xn-s¡m−p cm{Xn-t]mbv ad-bp-t¼mÄ

]dbpw KwKm-tZhn Im×-h-sc-Ãm-tcmSpw,

""th«m-fmb `Ko-c-Y-s\-t¶mSp

Im«p-¶nÃm Xm¸cyw;

`À¯r-Kr-l- n kÀÆ-cp-tSbpw

`rXy- Wn Rm³ sN¿p¶p,

H¶p-am-{X-sam-cm-izmkw ta;

h¶p-tNcpw \ni-sb¶pw.

F{X Ign-ªn-s«- m-Wn¶pw

Nn¯w ]nfcpw ]ncn-bp-t¼mÄ.

C¯n-cn-t]m-t¶m-cmi s\©nÂ

I¯n-\n¸p-−n-t¸mgpw;

Cs¶³ ape-bn¯q§pw Ip«nIþ

sfs¶-¡m- n-Sp-sam-cp-Imew!''

]mbp¶p ho−pw Imew; KwK-bm ip{iq-jnXþ

cmb am\-h-cmen_v`mcXw hnI-kn¸q.

KwK-tbm-S-hÀs¡s´mcmØ-bn¶,hÀ¡nÃ

KwK-sb-¡mfpw ]m]lc-am-sbm¶pw thsd.

KwK-X³ lrZ-b- nÂs¨¶-hÀ apgp-Ip¶q,

KwK-sb- q-Pn-¡p¶q,KwKsb kvXpXn-¡p¶q,

""KwKm-am-Xmth, Pb, Pb, KwKm-am-Xmth,

ia-b-a-Z-a- mth, Pb \o, ia-b-a-Z-a- mth!

hn®n-eq-dnb ]q¦n-\mth, a®n-sem-gp-Inb ]q\n-emth,

I®p-\o-cn³ ]pWy-amb Xma-c- q-¦mth, sh¬þ

Xma-c- q-¦mth,

\n¶nÂ\n¶p ]nd¶q R§Ä,

\ns¶-s¡m−p ]peÀ¶q R§Ä,

\n¶n-eqsS tXSn-Sp¶p arXyp-tam£w R§Ä, P\nþ

arXy-tam£w R§Ä''

XpjvS-bm-bv¯oÀ¶q KwK; X·-¡Ä¡m-bn-s«´p

IjvShpw kln-¡p¶Xm\-µ-a-b-ambo.

Ime- m `Ko-cYXpey-cm-bv¯oÀ¶q a¡Ä

Imb-i-àn-bn-se¶Ãmßo-b-_-e- nepw.

XncntI t]mIm-\pÅ sh¼Â t]mbva-d-ª-t¸mÄ

]dªq IqsS-¡qsS a¡-tfm-tShw KwK,

""Nmc¯p \n¶nSpw a¡tf, \osf

Zqsc-bv¡p-sa³ I\n-sh- Ww \msf.

AI-e¯p \n¸Xp \n§-sf-t¸mseþ

¶cp-a-¡n-Sm-§-sf-¶-dnhq Rm\n-t¸mÄ.

hgn-ap-S-¡o-Sp-hm³ \n¸nXm, t\m¡q,

h\-thWn Nn¡p¶ ae-I-sf³ Npäpw.

Ign-bptam a¡tf, \n§Ä¡n-hscþ

IgÂ]-Wn-bn- m-s\-¶mÀ{Z-Xbmte?

sNdp-sNdp ImÂh-gn- m-c-IÄ XoÀ¯pþ

Xcp-hn-\n-²-c-Wn-bn-sem-s¡bpw \n§Ä.

kl-PÀX³ ImTn-\y-a-en-bn- -XtÃm

kI-emÀ°-kn-²n-sb-¶-dn-bp-hn³ \n§Ä.''

""A§-s\- ms\''s¶gp

A½tbm I\n-hqdpw sXfn-]p-©ncn XqIo,

""hn®n-se- pÅp? £p{Z£p{Z-am-ekyw; ]t£,

a®ntem Xocm- {X \n[n-bp-−n-cn-¡p¶p,

kvt\l- mÂ,X½n¯½nendp-In- n-Sn-¡p¶

Zml- mÂÖo-hm-ßm-hn¡nfcpw kc-kzXo,

\nÀ½-a-a-[zm-\¯nepdbpw Ifn-µtP,

\½nÂ\n-¶o -\m-sS¶pw buh\w Id-¶mhq!''

Cd-¨n-t¡m-gn-IÄ

he-bnÂs -fn-I®pangn- n- u-cm-WnIþ

apeIw \nco-£n¡pw IpS-¶-{]m-W-§tf,

ImWp-hm³ am{Xw th−nt¸män-bm-se-s´-s¶sâ

\mW-am-in¡pw \mZ{]]-©-e-b-§tf,

\nÊ-lm-bX-XpÅpapZ-bm-\-µ-§tf,

\n§-sf-¡mWpw I®n³ IS-bv¡Âs -hn-s¡mÄth³,

]d-ho-sem¶pw \n§sf¦nepw, ""\mt -cp-InÂþ

¸d-tªt\ kmÀ,'' F¶ \mµn-hm-Iy- n³ ]n³t],

""Ccn-t -\n-cp-]Xp skân-ao-ä-dn¸Iþ

enc-hn-¡q-«n-¶pÅned-¡-s¸m-Sn-bn Rm³;

C¯ncn amwkw hfcp¶-Xn-em-Ëm-Zn¨p I¯p¶p Xe-bv¡p-ta arXyhn³k-Z-tbmjvWw.

\c-P-·n-IÄ \n§Ä sIm¶p Xns¶m-Sp-¡mhq acn-¡m-\p-bnÀs¡m− R§sf \nÀ±m-£nWyw.

s]mcn¨pw s]mcn-¡msX¯s¶bpw, Ipd- p¸pþ sacnhpw tNÀt¯m tNÀ¯nSmsXtbm cpNn-t]mse

]d-¡-ap-äp-wap¼p thWtam? icn; ]t£, ]d-¶mÂt¸mepw tImgnI¿m-e- p-d-t¯mfw!

A½sb, {]Ir-XnsbÖbn¨ Kw`o-c·mþ cÃtbm \obpw \nsâ Iq«cpw alm-ßmth?

hnj- m-¼n-s\-t¸mepw hngp§pw \nÀÃ-Öamw hni- -Ãtbm _p²nPohn-bm-a-§-bv¡n-t¸mÄ?

IoS-s -¡r-an-tbbpw sImdn- n-«tÃm Pohnþ ¨oSp¶p kzX-{´·msc¦n-se³ hÀ¤-¡mcpw.

Hscm-ä-±-b-am{Xw bmNn¸q: ]c-ky- nÂþ ¡pdn¨ _lp-aXn ambv¡Ww ]pWym-ßmth!

tIh-e-an-d- nt¡mgnIÄ R§-sf-¶Ão Xmh-Im-ibw ? Fgp¯dnbmw R§Äs¡-¦nÂ,

\n§-sf-¡m-fq-¡pÅ PwK-a-§-fm-bv¯o-cm³ R§-fnÂÊÀtÆ-iz-c³ I\nbpw Imew-h-¶mÂ,

CXp \nÝbw R§Ä \n§-fn hnj-amwkþ s¡mXn ]q×-h-cmbn¯oÀ¶nSmw, F¦nÂt¸mepw

\n§-sf- - bv¡p Xn¶p¶-h-cm-bmÂt¸mepw C§-s\-bp-fp- nÃm¸ckyw ]Xn-¡nÃ!

\n§-sf-ºm-[n-¡pwap¼Xn-se-s -ä- cw R§-sf-ºm-[n-¡psa¶dn-bp-¶-hÀ R§Ä!

A -hn-{Kl,c¸mbpÊp-IÄ, ]t£, kz´þ a¸Xzw ad-¡p¶nÃpd-¡- nepw tImgn.''

he-bnÂs -fn-I®p angn¨o ac-hn¡pþ apeIw \nco-£n¡pw [h-f-{]m-W-§tf,

]c-kym-£-c-§sf¯pS- p-I-f-bp-hm³ Icp- n-Ãm-sª-¶mÀ{Zt\{X-§Ä XpS-t¸³ Rm³!

kz]v\-ta-J-e-bnÂ

kmln-Xy- n¶p hm¡n¡n-\n-bp-sam-c-Wnamþ

ZyÀ°-km-c-kz-X- nÂþ

±mlw Xocp¶-\m-fn¡-hnX Ihn-Xbþ

ÃmsX-bm-sa¶ `oXn

talw-t]m-sesâ \mUo-]-S-en-bn-sem-gpIpw

am{X-bnÂ_v m-hn-ZpxJþ

kzmlm-\m-Z-{]-hm-l-{]-Np-cna ]Zhmþ

Iy{]-cq-]-§-fmtbm?

Im´m-c- n {]im- m-án-IÄ a[p-c-angmþ

shm¨ s]¿p¶p; ZnthymÂþ

{`m´m-ßmthm, Ncn¸q NSp-e-N-c-W-\mbvþ

_v`mh-\m-{K-Ùn-tXmdpw;

{im´ym ZnMv\m-K-ioÀjw hnK-X-hn-\-banþ

¡me-Im-fmw-_p-hmlþ

{Im´ym Xmgp¶ XmgvN-bv¡-Sn-bn angn-Itbm

\qdp I¸m- -kq-cy³?

sIm«p¶q ]mWn Ime-Ø-e-N-Sp-e-hncmþ

tUzZn,bkvXmÀ¡-Im´nþ

¸«m-S- mÀ¯n-g-ªn-s -cp-hn-e-Jn-ehpw

timWn-X-{`m´n tNÀs¡,

apt«mfw \o− ssIsIm-−p-]-K-X-cp-St\

tXSn hkv{Xm-©-em{Kw;

s]s«-¶qdo iim-¦-m\-\-bpsS sNmSn-bnÂþ

¡mey- q-]m-f-tam£w.

sN´mÀs¸m-bvI-bv¡p-d¡w, Ihn-X -I-fn-bcþ

§n³ ab-¡- nÂ, HmÀ½þ

¨n´nÂss¡- m-f-an«q bph-P-\-lr-Ztbmþ

Ãmkn -ku-hÀ®-cmKw;

sN´o-bmfo hnIm-c-{]-N-cn-X-bp-Kkwþ

{Ima-hr¯¯n,se¶mÂþ

¯{´o-eo-\m-i-b- n³ J\n-I-fn-en-\nbpw

tkzZ-c-Xv\mw-Kp-eobw.

Bco kzmcm-Py-k-¼Âk-ap-Z-b-I-Zfoþ

kuc- - n³ {]tWXmþ

hm,cm aqfp¶q hrµm-h-\n-bn hnI-Naoþ

Êmbn-Ko-X-{]-kq\w,

Bco-Êu-K-Ôn-Im-{ip-{]-h-l-W-bp-KamÀ

¤§-fn -©- qXþ

{iocm-K- nsâ Xmc-kz-c-e-b-lr-Z-tbmÂþ

`n¶-k-Xy-kz-cq-]³?

t]sc´v?

""lnµn-sb-Èp-²o-I-cn¨ Xpf-knsb

hµn-¡m-Xm-cp-−n-_v`m-c-X- nÂ?

Ir¯n-hmkv, am[-h-I-µfn, cma-Zmkv

C -c-tamtcm alm-I-hn-IÄ

_w¥m-bn-em-Êm-an-bm-bn-ep-Un-bbnþ

se§psa cma-IY ]dªp.

I¼-s\-gpXn Xan-gn cmam-bWw,

]¼-s\-gpXo IÀ®m-S-I- nÂ.

cwK-\m-Y³ sXep-¦n¯oÀ¯p `mcXþ

awK-ey-kq-{X-am-¡m-hy-KwK.

Bcp \nÀ½¨q ae-bm-f- m-jbnþ

emcm-²ya-_v`m-c-Xm- n-am\w?''

D¯À{]-tZin h¶n-§s\ tNmZns¡þ

bp -cw-ap«n Rm³ \n¶p-t]mbn

]−r-jotI-i¯p e£va-W³X³* Xq¡pþ

]me- n-eqsS \S-¶p-t]mtI.

""\n¡p-¶-sX- m-W-\-¡-sat\y, Ihnþ

¡n¡mcyw t]mep-a-dn-ªp-IqtS?''

tNmZn-¡-bm-Wm-Êp-lr- nsâ, ]p©ncnþ

tNmcpw XpSp¯ IhnĨp-fn-IÄ.

cmam-b-W- n P-\n- -h-sf-¶½

cmam-b-W- n-e-S-ªp -tam£w!

cmam-b-W- nÂ\n-¶-£-c-hn-Zy-X³

tcma-Ù-sa-s´-¶-dnªp Rm\pw.

F¦nepw \nÝ-b-an-sÃ-\n-¡n-s¸mgpþ

sa´m-¡-hn-bpsS \ma-t[bw?

cma-s\-gp- -Ñ-s\-s¶mcp tPyjvT\pþ

−m alm-s¶t¶ hnh-c-apÅq.

Aán-{]-hn-jvSbmw koX-sb-¶m- cþ

\áX s]s«¶p thÀ¯p-t]mtI,

Bßm-hn³Xp-©¯p \maw P]n- psImþ

−mhnÀ -hn- n-Xm-Nmcy]mZ³;

I®n angn-bp¶ aµ-kvan-X-ZypXnþ

sbt¶mSp sNmÂhq: ""]dI Iptª,

A[ym-ß-cm-amb-W-amWp In«nbþ

XmZyw aem-b-fn-¡m-I-bmte

BNm-cy³ ]mtS ad-¶p-t]mbv Xsâ t]þ

cmte-J-\w-sN¿m,\{X-am{Xw!''

AÀ°w a\-Ên-em-bn-sÃ-¶ -`m-h¯nþ

ep¯À{]-tZ-in-bm-Wn- -hW

I®-S-bq-cn- p-S-bv¡th hm Xpdþ

s¶m,¶pw ]d-bmsX \n¶p-t]mbn.

At¸mįp-cp-Xp-sc-s¨m-Ãn-sb³ kpkvanXw,

""A²ym-ß-Úm-\- n³ hn£-W- nÂ

Hs¡- -c-am-ß-tI-fn-bmbv amdp-t¼mÄ

hyàn-\m-a- n-s\- À°-apÅq?

Rms\¶ t_m[w ad-¡p-hm-\m-sbgpþ

¯mWn-bp-tam-ebpw ssIbn-te´n

cmasâ X¯zw ]d-ª-sX-gp- -ѳ

\maw-P-]n- p-sIm-−mbn-cp¶p.''

D¯À{]-tZin ]ns¼m¶pw ]d-ªnÃ,

kXzcw ssIIq- n-¡-®-S¨p.

]p¡p-Sn-en-¦Â\n-¶-sÃ-¦n¨m-cs¯þ

¸pänÂ\n-¶-t¸m-fp-bÀ¶p-tI«p

XpwK-ln-am-N-e-{]m- - n-em-I¸þ

awKfw hÀjn¡pw cma-\maw..

hnf¡¯se¡pª³

Fs´mcp alm-ÛpXw a\p-jym-ßm-hw- -ÊnÂþ

s¸m´nb aªn³I«Xs¶,sbt¶mÀ¡pw-apt¼

F¶nse \nKq-VkXy§-sf-t -Sn-s¨s¶þ

¶´-cw-K- n³Npäpw Rm³ {]Z-£n-Ww-shbvt¡

{Kma-Po-hn-X- p-aÀ¡®mSn sNmÂhq, ""apSnþ

tcma-a- Sn shÅ]qinb Pohm-ßmth,

\ng-emWp \o;'' ]n¶n sh«nSpw ac- nsâþ

bgtem {ipXn-]pS§fn h¶-e-bv¡p¶p?

Xncn-ªp-t\m¡pw I®n aS-hmÄ tX¡n³ssIIþ

fcnhq tImcsâ ssIhoi-emÂ: hfw tht−?

Acn-bn-t¨³ Rm\dp]Xp hÕcw \ofmþ

¡c-a-Ãp-S³ \ofpw aqÀ²Pw; F¦n¡qSn

hfÀ¶n-sÃmcp s\Ãpw ]pÃpw; F³ Np−n¨ncn

hnf-bm-Sntbm? ]nSsªgp-t¶-¡p¶q ap¶nÂ

\m -Xp-sImÃw aps¼³ {Kma- n¡m-Wm-Xmb

\mSy-t -Z-\nÀ½p-à³ hnf-¡- -se-¡p-ª³.

"apSn \o−p'sht¶mÀ¯m ]Sn-hm-Xn-¡ Xmgw

apSn-s¡-«p-am-bv¡p-ª³ {]Xy-£o- -hn-¡p¶p!

I¯nbpw IÃpw tXmepw I¯n-cn-bp-apÄt¨À¶

I -Ê-©n-bp-agn¨ncn- m-bv¯m-gvhm-c- nÂ!

"C¶p sh«t− apSn' sb¶nà tNmZyw: "teiw

X®ocp thWw', I¯n IÃn-t·-ep-c-bt−?

tXmenepw kz´w IW¦menepw apXp-I¯pw

\mep-cp-hp-c- qXns¸mSnbpw If-bt−?

F³ap-Sn-Isf \JwIdp¯ hncÂIfmþ

ep·p-J-am-¡n-¡S\\¨p IpXnÀt¡t−?

IÀ½-\n-jvT-sIm-−dnhoe-t]m kz´w ho«nÂ

Iªn-sh- n-«n-sö IY-t]m-epao {ioam³!

In−n-sh-Å-hp-ambvs¨¶m hr²-km-¶n-²y- nÂ

a− Rm³ Ip\n-¡p-t¼mÄ I{XnI Nen-¡p¶p;

A±o-\-Po-hm-ßm-hn³ ImÂ\-J- -fn- pänþ

emÀ{Z-sa³ \b-\§fngªp \S-¡p¶p.

In«n-b-sX- m-sW¶p t\m¡msX aSn-bnenþ

s«m«nb hb-dp-ambv aS-§n-t¸mam cq]w

Imen-se-«-bÀs¨cn¸ncSn- -Sn-tIdnþ

bmen-\- pdw \nXy\oe-bn apgp-Ip-t¼mÄ

Xncn-sI-¡-®m-Sn-X³ ap¶n-se³ I®oÀ¸ofþ

¡d-sb³ hncÂhnd XpS- p-I-f-bp¶p.

"Akz-X-{´ao \mSn³ \nÊ-lm-bX, t\m¡q,

ZpÊ-lwXm' s\s¶sâ `ocpX a{´n-¡p¶p!

Fhn-sS-t¸mbm hn\bm\zn-X³? iX-ImÀ²þ

hyh-lm-c- n-¶¸pd¯p-\n-¶n-c-s¨¯n,

]hn-t]mÂ, ineo- qX kzmÀ°- n³ Xnan-c- nÂ

Ohn-bm-bv¡p-Xn-cpaobnfw-Nq-sS- m-Wmthm?

"AXp cmP-X-sa¶ I·Zw I®o-csÃþ

¶cpÄsN-¿p¶q ImXn³ Rc-¼nÂs -s«-¶mtcm?

As¸mgpw hnim-Jamt¯¡p-hr-£- nsâ \þ

ámØn-sb³ kzmÀ°- n-t·Â XpdpI-®p-S-¡p-t¼mÄ

Fcn-Xo-s¸m-cn-t]m-se³ Poh-hm-Õeyw sN¶p

hncn-amÀ¡p-fnÀsIm−m hr£-s - p-WÀ¶ntÃ?

\oscm-en- nSpw apdnhmbvI-fn¨pw-_n- nt�

tImc-\-ÊXyw I−nsö-Xm-tW-Im-izmkw!

`K-hmsâ ZpxJw

"\mcm-b-Wobw hnc-Nn- -tijw

\m\q-dp-sIm-Ã-§Ä Ign-ªp-sht¶m?

Ahn-iz-kn-t¸³'' Kpcp-hm-bq-tKlþ

KÀ`- n-Â\n-¶n-§s\ tIĸntXm Rm³! 1

""Ime-{]-hm-ls¯ ad-¶p-t]mbv Rm³

]t«-cn-X³ ]me- n-tj-I-taÂs¡,

]men³ {]tam-Z- n-ep-d-¶p-h¶

]nbq-j-k- n ]p-\-cp-Zv`-hns¡. 2

C¶m- -cm-\-µ-X-Sn-Õ-cn- nÂþ

¡pfn- p-h-s¶s¶ hW-§n-\n-¸q

Ipam-cn-Im-ssl-a-h-Xm- - q-hnÂþ

¨cn- nSpw `à-c-ti-j-sat¶m? 3

t\cm-WnXm, lkvXn-\-N-{I-]meþ

]mZ-§Ä tkm]m-\-X-S- n-se¯o;

Xpd-¡tWm hmbv? aYp-cm-]p-cs¯þ

t£a-§Ä tNmZn- -dn-bm³ XnSp¡w! 4

CXm-sctSm, KpÀÖ-c-hmkn? IrjvWþ

\n¶pw alm-cm-P-]-Z- n-etÃ

`hÂ{]-tZ-i- -dn-b-s -Sp¶p?1

tNmZn- n-Sm-ªn-s«m-sc-cn- -ep-ÅnÂ! 5

Cu h¶p \n¡p-¶Xp hwK-tZinþ

bmWÃn? km£m Pb-tZ-h- qth,

\obpw \an¸q \n_n-UmÀ°-\mcmþ

bWob-lÀj¯n\p ap¶n,eÃn? 6

]t«cn ]oT- n-en-cp-¶p-cp½nþ

¡m¬Io alm-Ý-cy-hn-em-k-hÀjw;

NqSn-¡p-th-\o-¡p-Sp-a-s¡m-fp- nÂþ

±nhm-I-c-kv]À²n-In-co-S-]nRvOw! 7

In«m-sX-t]m-bv -−nl hnez-awKþ

e¯n-¶p-ao-±n-hy-a-bq-c-]nRvOw:

D®n¡p \mcm-b-W-\m-a-an«p

Np½m-sX-bÃm IrXn amXr-Z- ³2 8

F´n-¶n-sXm-s¡- -dbp-s¼m-tg¡p

]t«-cn-X³ I®p- Xp-fp-¼n-Sp¶q?

\ne-¼-Xn-bvs¡mà Xhm{iq ]ßþ

Zf-§-fm-sem- n-sb-Sp- nSmw Rm³. 9

Ccn-¡-bn-só \nI-S- n-se¶

imTy- n-se-¶m¸n-f-cp¶p kmßyw;

CXÃn ZpxJw?'' Kpcp-hm-bq-tKlþ

KÀ`- nÂ\n-¶n-§s\ tIĸntXm Rm³? 10

cm¸\n

cm{Xn-X-t¶-Im- -X-Ifn \m¸Xp

thmÄ«n\p Iogn-en-cp-s¶-gpXn

F{Xtbm Imhy-§-sf-¦nepw `mhnbnþ

e -c-sam¶pw \S-¡-bnÃ.

H¶m-a-Xm-bp-Èn-Jcw IS¶p Rm³

]nt¶m-«n-d-§n- p-S-§n-btÃm.

ap - n-sb«p hb-Êp-ap-X-Âs¡sâ

aq¡- n-cn- mb I®-Sbv¡pw

ImWm³ {]bm-k-am-b-£cw; As¸mtgþ

bv¡mWp c−m-a-Xn- mÀÖpI½n!

kwK-Xn-sb-s´t¶m? ]qPm-ap-dn-¡p-ÅnÂ

kmÔy-Zo-]-§Ä sImfp- n-sh- mÂ

FÃm -ap-dn-bnepw sR«p¶p _Ä_p-IÄ

]Ãn-fn- pw-sIm−p \n¶n-Sp¶p.

km[n-¡-bn-Ãn\n cm{Xn-t\-c-§-fnÂ

kmlnXyw; F¶mepw \jvS-anÃ.

\maw-P-]n-¡m-an-cp-«- n-cp-¶psImþ

−mtam-Z-]qÀÆw ]pe-cp-thmfw.

Nn´-bm {KkvX\mw hmÀ²-I-]o-UnXþ

s\´p-s−m-cm-{ibw \ma-sat\y!

a{´n-s¡-gp-Xn-bn-s«- m-Wn-sÊm-Ã-IÄ

Nn´n-¡m-\-t§mÀ¡p t\c-apt−m?

kz´w Ikm-e-sb-s¡-«n- n-Sn- -Ãn

Ip´n- n-cn- -X-f-Ip-t]mse1

AsÃ-¦n a{´-nam-sc´p sN¿m³? Im«nþ

epÅ Pe-kw- -c-Wn-tXmdpw

tNmcp¶ shÅ- p-f-bn hnc-en«p

t\cw shfp- n-¡m³ km²y-amtWm?2

BsW-¦n -s¶bm \nÊ-lm-bm-hØ

ImWp¶ Imh¡mÀs¡- p- tXm¶pw?

hr£-§-sfms¡ \mw sh«n-¡-f-I-bmÂ

\£{Xw t\m¡m³ XS-Ê-anÃ.

B\ \cn ]pen-sXm-«-h-sc-¡pdnþ

¨mi-¦bpw th−-XnÃ, ]t£,

""tNmcp¶ shÅ- p-f-bn hnc-en«p

t\cw shfp- n¨ a{´n'' bmbmÂ

\msf-ta-em¡w P\-§Ä Nncn-¡p-t¼mÄ

NqfmsX \n¡m³ {]bm-k-antÃ?

Fs´m-s¡tbm hne-sI« hnNm-c§þ

f´-cw-K- n-ep-em-hn-Sp¶p.

ho−pw hcp¶ Xnc-sª-Sp- -Ãtbm

hoYn-bn¡p- n-sbm-en- -Xn-t¸mÄ?

A£-c-Úm-\- n³Xm-sg-bp-an-¡pdn

\n¡p-¶p-−m-fp-IÄ a{´n-bm-hm³

Bh--em-Xn-¡-s -gpXn-bm-sem-¶p-sa³

thh-em-Xn-¡n-Ã-dpXn, ]t£,

\maw P]n- n-Sm-ap- ¯n,eoizcþ

\maw ^te-Ñm-[n-Im-c-sat\y

t\cw ]pecpw htcbv¡o,bncp-«¯p

thsd´p sN¿p-hm-\mWp \mth?

t\cpw s\dn-bp-an-Ãm¯ ]cn-jvIrXnþ

{Iqc-X-b-Ån- n-Sn-¡p-I-bmÂ

hyàn,IpSpw_w, kap-Zm-b-sam-s¡bpw

apàn Zmln¨p ]nS-ªn-Sp-t¼mÄ

\£-{X-bp-²- n-\mbv _ln-cm-Imiþ

I£y-bn¸mdpw a\p-jy-auVyw

sR«n-s -dn-¡p-am-dn-KvtLmc cm{Xn-X³

s]m«n-¡-c- n t]mep- -ambn

\mth, \ndbv¡ \o \nÀ±-b-ao-izcþ

\ma- m-em-Im-i-iq-\y-Xsb!