48 πm°v

A\n-em¬ {io\n-hm-k≥

\m\n

bm{X Xosc apjn-hm-bn-cp∂p F∂v ]d-bm≥ hø. t]mIm-Xn-cp-

s∂-¶n¬ CXn-s\-°m-tfsd t_mdm-tb-s\. e®phpw lcn-bp-an-√msX
AhnsS Ign-bp-∂-Xn-se-¥¿∞w. Ah¿°p-th-≠n-bm-bn-cp-∂t√m
Ign™ \me©p h¿jsØ Pohn-Xw-X-s∂. ho´nev KÃv D≈-Xp-
Im-cWw Ahcv HcmgvN hcn-söv.
\o≠ Hcp s{Sbn≥ bm{X Ign-™v, kz¥w A∏m¿´p-sa‚n-te-
°p≈ hc-hm-bn-cp∂p AXv. tamfp Xs∂, hfsc kkvs]≥kmbn
Hcp sht°-j≥ A—-\p-a-Ω-°p-ambn πm≥ sNbvX-Xm-Wv.
“AΩm.... bp ssKkv \oUv F t{_°v tKm B‚ v lmhv kw
KpUv ssSw.”
Ahƒ ]d-™p. IqsS Hcp ]pXnb t^mWpw. F¥m-h-iy-ap-s≠-
¶nepw hnfn-®m¬ aXn-bt{X! F¥m-bmepw Ah-fpsS hm’-ey-Øn¬
A{X kpJw tXm∂n-bn-√. AsX-ßn-s\-bm.....? Rß-fpsS icn-°p≈
kt¥mjw Ah-sf-ßn-s\-bmWv Adn-bp-I. Hcp-]s£ AX-dn-™p-
XpsIm-≠m-hmw. Cubn-sS-bmbn Ah-fpsS s]cp-am-‰-Ønepw Ft¥m
Hc-I¬®, Hcp IrXr-aXzw I≠n-cp-∂p. e®phpw lcnbpw R--ßsS
Ipt´ymfv Xs∂-b-t√. s]‰p hoW sXm´v Rßfp Xs∂-bm-bn-cp-∂-
t√m Ahsc t\m°n hf¿Øn-b-Xv. Mm, AsXm-s°-sb-¥n\m
Hm¿°p-∂Xv. Ah-fpsS A—≥ ]d-bpw. F√mw \ΩpsS C„-am-bn-cp-
s∂-∂v. Ah-sfm-∂n\pw \n¿_-‘n-®n-√m-sb-∂v. Ht∂m¿Øm-eXp
icn-bm-Wv. IeymWw Ign™v ÿew amdn-t∏mb Ahsc ]n¥p-S-
¿∂Xv R߃ Xs∂-bm-Wv. D≠m-bn-cp∂ hoSpw hn‰v tamfpw acp-
a-I\pw Xma-kn-°p∂ ÿe-Øp-sN-s∂m-c-∏m¿´p-sa‚ v hmS-I-s°-Sp-
Øp. Ah- f psS IeymWw Ign- ™ pt- t ]m- b - t ∏mƒ Xs∂ Hcp
h√mØ iq\yX tXm∂n-bn-cp-∂p. Btem-Nn-®-XmWv \m´n-eßp
t]mbmtem? ]ns∂ tXm∂n. AhnsS R߃°mcm D≈- X v ?
AhnsS sNs∂¥p sNøm≥? Ign™ Ipsd h¿j-ß-fmbn \m´n¬
sht°-j\p sN∂m¬ Xs∂ HcmgvN Ign-bpºw Rm≥ Ah-fpsS
A—-t\mSp ]d-bpw. \ap-°ßv Xncn®p t]mhm-sa-∂v. kz¥w ktlm-
 πm°v
A\n-em¬ {io\n-hm-k≥ 49
Z-c-ß-fm-bmepw icn Ah¿°v Ah-cpsS Pohn-X-ß-fn-t√...? \m´n¬
t]mbn Hc--© mdp Znhkw Ign- b p- t ºmƒ Xs∂ Hscm- ‰ - s ∏- S ¬
tXm∂pw. F√mcpw Ah-c-h-cpsS Imcy-ß-fp-ambn t]mIm≥ XpS-
ßpw. Ip‰w ]d-™n´p Imcy-an-√. \Ω-sfmcp sht°-j\p sN√p-
tºmƒ Ah¿°v \ap-°mbn am‰n-sh-°m≥ ]‰p∂ ka-b-Øn-s\mcp
]cn-[n-bp-≠v. \Ωƒ \ΩpsS kuI-cy-a-\p-k-cn®v \m´n¬ t]mIp-
∂p. Ah-cpsS kuIcyw t\m°m-dn-√-t√m. Ipd-®p-Zn-hkw Ahcv
\tΩm-sSmØv AUvPÃv sNøpw. A{X-am{Xw. tamƒsS Ieym-W-
Øn-\p-tijw \m´n¬ t]mtWm th≠tbm F∂ tNmZy-Øn\v Rm≥
Xs∂ DØcw Is≠-Øn.... th≠ t]mI≠. Rm≥ Ah-fpsS A-—-
t\mSp ]d-™p. \ap°o Pohn-X-Øn-en\n ]pXpXmbn H∂pw kw`-
hn-°m-\n-√. C\n-bp≈ kt¥mjw Ah-fpsS PohnXw ImWp-∂-Xn-
em-Wv. Ah-cpsS Db¿®, kt¥m-jw, Ip´n-Iƒ. e®q\pw lcn°pw
A∏q-∏\pw AΩq-Ωb - p-sa∂p sh®mev Poh-\m-Wv. AXp-]ns∂ Aßn-
s\-bt√ hcq. AXn-cm-hnse Ahƒ c≠p-t]-scbpw sIm≠p-hn-Spw.
sshIp-t∂cw ctajv h∂v Iq´n-s°m-≠p-t]m-hpw. AXp-hsc Ahcv
Rß-fpsS IqsS Xs∂-b-t√. D®--°p-tijw c≠pw-IqSn Dd-ßm≥
InS-∂m¬ ]ns∂ kabw t]mhn-√. Rß-tfmtcm∂v ]d-™n-cn-
°pw. Ah-km\w H∂pw c≠pw ]d™p hg-°m-hpw. ]nt≈-cp-
W¿∂m¬ ]ns∂ F√mw ad∂v Ah-cpsS ]n∂m-se. Ct∏mƒ
Btem-Nn-°pºw Nncn-h-cp-∂p.
“`mc-Xn..... \osb¥m Hmtcm-∂n-ßs\ Btem-Nn®p Iq´p-s∂....?”
Hcp sNdnb sR´-temsS tNmZyw tI´p-W-cp-tºmƒ s{Sbn≥ tZi-
ßsf ]nd-In-em°n ]mbp-I-bm-Wv. sshIp-t∂cw Hcp Bdp aWn-
tbmsS ho´n-se-Ømw. F∂mepw C∂n\n tamƒsS ASpØp t]mh-
≠, Ah-sf¥p hnNm-cn-°pw.
“Hm... H∂p-an-√. shdpsX Ipt´ymƒsS Imcy-tam¿Øn-cp-∂-Xm.....”
“AXn-s\¥m \msf cmhnse Xs∂ Ah-sc-Øp-a-t√m....?”
H∂pw an≠n-bn-√. Fs∂ H∂p kam-[m-\n-∏n-°m-\m-WnXv ]d-bp-
∂-sX-∂-dn-bmw. Ahn-sSbpw a\-€n-en-Xp-X-s∂-bm-hpw Nn¥. Dd-∏m-
Wv. bm{X ]pd-s∏´ Znhkw Xs∂ Rm≥ I≠-X-t√. Fs¥mcp
{]bm-k-am-bn-cp-∂p. cm{Xn Dd-ßn-bn-´n-√. A∂v Rm\m-bn-cp∂p
Hmtcm∂p ]d™v kam-[m-\n-∏n-®-Xv. Ah-km\w H∂p ab-ßp-∂-Xn-
\p-apºv ]d-™-tXm¿Ω-bp-≠v.
“H∂p t\m°pºw \Ω-sf-{Xtbm `mKy-ap-≈-h-cm-Wv. hb-kp-Im-
eØv Cßns\ a°-fp-sS-bS- pØv sIm®p-a° - s
- fbpw t\m°n Ign-bm≥
F{X-t]¿°v ]‰p∂p-≠v. CsXm-c-©mdp Znh-ksØ Imcyw am{X-a-
s√....”
s{Sbn≥ tÃj-\n-se-Øn. h∂p Iq´n-s°m≠p t]mIm-sa-∂-hfv
]d- ™ n- c p- ∂ - X m- W v . c≠p- Z n- h kw apºv hnfn- ® t∏m ]d™q
50 πm°v
A\n-em¬ {io\n-hm-k≥

Ahƒ°∂p Uyq´n-bm-Wv, Hcp \nhr-Øn-bp-an-s√-∂v. AsXms°

a\-€n-em-°m-hp-∂X - t- √-bp-≈p. Ahfv Xnc-°p≈ tUmŒ-ds - √. tÃj-
\n-d-ßn-b-ti-jw Hcp SmIvkn ]nSn®v A∏m¿´p-sa‚n-te°v Xncn-®p.
cm{Xn Dd-ßmt\ Ign-™n-√. Fßns\ t\cw shfp-∏n-s®-∂-dn-bn-
√.
cmhn-se-sb-Wo‰v Ipfn®v {]m¿∞-\° - p-tijw Hcp sNdnb t{_°v
^mÃpw Ign™v Ipt´ym-sfbpw ImØn-cn-°p-tºm-gmWv t^m¨ i–n-
®-Xv.
“`mc-Xn... H∂p t\mt°y”
C∏w a\-€n-embn e®q-s‚bpw lco-tSbpw Imcy-Øn-em¿°m-W-
[nIw D¬°-WvT-sb-∂v.
“tamfm-hpw. Ipt´ymsf t{Um∏v sNøm≥ hcp-hm-cn°pw” Rm≥
]d-™p.
ASp-°-f-bn¬ sN∂v t^msW-Sp-Øp. Ah-fp-X-s∂.
“AΩm.... lu hmkv Zn {Sn∏v. bq ssKkv F≥sPmbvUv?”
Ahfpw tNm-Zn-°-bm. RßfpsS sht°-j≥ Fßn-s\-bp-≠m-
bn-cp-s∂∂v? Rm≥ ]d-™p.
“Ipg-∏a- n-√. s‚ Ipt™. R߃°nßp hcm≥ [rXn-bm-bn. \nß-
sf-sbms° ImWm-™n-´v”
AtßØe-°ev h√mØ \niv–-X. Ah-sfm∂pw an≠p-∂n-√.
“]ns∂, F∏gm e®phpw lcnbpw FØp-I. Chn-sS-sbm-cmƒ
ImØn-cn-°p-hm....”
At∏mgpw s]s´-s∂mcp adp-]Sn tI´n-√. Aev]-k-abw Ign™v
Ahƒ ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv.
“AXp ]n-s∂.... AΩm...”
F\n-s°m∂pw a\-€n-em-bn-√. Ch-sf¥m Cßn-s\.
“F¥m.. F¥p-]-‰n... Ah¿s°-s¥-¶nepw Akp-Jw.....”
Rm≥ D¬°-WvT-tbmsS tNmZn®p
Ahƒ ]d™p
“Aßn-s\-sbm-∂p-an-√. AtX AΩm. e°ven R߃s°mcp
\m\nsb In´n. cta-jns‚ IqsS h¿°p-sN-øp∂ \gvkv, tamfn-bn-
s√, Ahcv Xc-s∏-Sp-Øn-b-Xm.”
]ns∂m∂pw tI´n-√. F\n°p as‰m∂pw tIƒ°m-\p≈ i‡n-
bp-≠m-bn-cp-∂n-√. a\-€n-tem¿Øpt]m-bn. tamtf CXn-\m-bn-cpt∂m
]pXnb t^mWpw hmßn-Ø∂v Rßsf {]Xo-£n-°m-sØmcp
sht°-j\p ]d™phn´-Xv.
Rms\m∂pw ]d-bp-∂n-√m-sb∂p I≠-t∏mƒ Ahƒ ]d-bp-I-
bm-Wv.
“Rm≥ ]d-™-Xm. AΩ-°p-a-—-\p-sams° hnj-a-am-hp-sam-s∂m-
s°. At∏m ctajv ]d-bphm AΩ-bp--a-—\pw hb-€mbn hcnI-b-
 πm°v
A\n-em¬ {io\n-hm-k≥ 51
t√. Ah¿°pw Hcp t{_°v tht≠-sb-∂v. Ah-sc-s°m-≠-[nIw
]Wn sNøn-°p-∂-Xv icn-b-s√-s∂ms°.......”
_m°n tI´n-√.. R߃ sNbvX-sXms° tIhew ]Wn-bm-
sW∂v ssZh-ta.... RßsS Ipt´ymsf Rß-fpsS C„w-sIm≠v
t\m°p-∂-Xv ]Wn-bm-bn-´mtWm \n߃°v tXm∂n-b-Xv, I„w!
\ns‚ XpS¿®bm-bt√ \ns‚ Ipt´ymsf R-ßfv I≠-Xv? Ahsc
t\m°p-∂-Xv, Rßsf kw_-‘n-s®mcp tPmen-bm-tWm, Ips™
Ct∏m-sf√mw a\-kn-em-hp-∂p. ASpØ Znh-k-ß-fnse hg-°p-Iƒ
Ip´n-Isf sNm√n-bm-bn-cp-∂-t√m, \√ Hm¿a-bp≠v \o ]d-™n-cp-
∂Xv.
“tZ B¿ Hu¿ InÕvkv. R߃°-hsc thWw. Bcp tNmZn-
®mepw ]d-bpw. t^h-ssd‰vkv {Km‚ v]mbpw {Km‚ vambp-am-sW-∂v.
R߃ ]ns∂-bm-cm. ctajv Cukv shcn A]vsk‰v hnØn-‰v”
Ah-tfmSv H∂pw ]d-bm≥ tXm∂p-∂n-√. t^m¨ Xmsg sh®p.-
Ip-d-®p-t\cw Ahn-sS-Øs∂ \n∂p. Hmtcm-t∂m¿Øv. tamsf.
\n߃s°m´pw ka-b-an-√. Xnc-t°mSp Xnc-°v. ]ns∂-ßn-\m;
Ahsc \nß-f-dn-bp-I, kvt\ln-°p-I. \n\-°-dn-bp-tam? \obp-≠m-
b-Xn-\p-tijw \n‚-—≥ ]d-™p,
""\obn\n Xev°mew tPmen-°p-t]m-h≠m. Ahsf ]n∂mcp
t\m°pw. Ahƒ°v kvt\lhpw {i≤bpw Int´≠-Xn-t∏m-gs√.
Xev°mew Rm≥ tPmen°p t]mIp-∂p-≠-t√m.”
CsXm-s°-tbm¿°p-ºgpw F\n-°-dnbmw ]≠sØ Ime-a-√
CsX-∂v. c≠p-t]cpw tPmen-°p-t]m-tI-≠-Xmbn hcpw. F∂mepw
\obdnbWw \Ωfp hnX- ° p- ∂ tX \Ωƒ°p sImøm≥ ]‰q.
Ipt´ymƒ-°v FhnsS kvt\lhpw emf-\bpw In´ntbm Ah-cpsS
a\€v Atßm´v Nmbpw. AXv Aßns-\-bm-Wv.
Fs¥m-s°tbm Nn¥-Iƒ a\-€n¬ h∂p \nd-bp-I-bm-Wv. H∏w
k¶-S-hpw. th≠ H∂p-am-tem-Nn-t°-≠. ASp-°-f-bn¬\n-∂p-sa-Wo‰v
]pd-tØ°p \S-∂p.
“`mc-Xo.... F¥p-]-‰n. Ipt´ymƒs°-s¥-¶nepw AkpJw''
˛sas√ GtXm Dƒt{]-cW - b
- n-se-∂h
- Æw i–w tI´ `mK-tØ°v
\S- ∂ p. At±- l - Ø n- \ - S pØv tkm^m- b n¬ Ccp- ∂ p. s\‰n- b n¬
s]mSn™ hnb¿∏v kmcn-Øp-ºp-sIm≠v XpS-®p. Ipd-®p-t\cw H∂pw
an≠n-bn-√, F∂n´v sas√ ]d™p ˛
“Ipt´ymsf t\m°m≥ Ah¿s°m-cm-bsb In´n-bt{X!!”