KoXm{]hN\w
Wv. Ahbn hÀ®n¡s¸« hyànIÄ \½psS PohnXt¯mSp
H¶mw A²ymbw
AÀÖp\ hnjmZw
{]nb ktlmZctc,
C¶p apX Rm³ {ioaZv`KhZvKoXsb¸än kwkmcn¡mw.
KoXbpw Rm\pw X½nepff _Ôw \nkvXÀ¡amWv. Fsâ
icocw amXrkvX\yw sIm­p hfÀ¶Xnepa[nIw Fsâ lrZ-
bhpw _p²nbpw KoXmkvX\yw sIm­p ]pjvSns¸«n«p­v. lmÀ-
±amb kw_ÔaptÅS¯p kwib¯n\nSanÃ. Rm³ kwib-
s¯ t`Zn¨p {i², A\pjvTm\w F¶o c­p NndIpIÄ sIm-
­p KoXmImi¯n bYmiàn ]d¡p¶p. Rm³ an¡hmdpw
KoXbpsS A´co£¯n¯s¶bmWv Ignªp IqSp¶Xv.
KoX Fsâ {]mWX¯zambncn¡p¶p. Rm³ KoXsb¸än hÃh-
tcmSpw kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ KoXmkap{Z¯n\ptase \o´pI-
bmWv, Häbv¡ncn¡pt¼mÄ B AarXkap{Z¯nsâ AKm[X-
bn ap§n¡nS¡pIbpw.Cu KoXmamXmhnsâ Ncn{Xw Rm³
RmbdmgvN tXmdpw \n§tfmSp ]dbmsa¶pd¨ncnbv¡p¶p.
KoXsb LSn¸n¨n«pffXp alm`mcX¯nemWv. KoX alm-
`mcX¯nsâ \Sphn DbÀs¶mcp hnf¡pt]mse AXnse§pw
{]Imiw ]c¯ns¡m­p \nesImffp¶p. Hcp `mK¯p Bdp
]ÀÆw, adp`mK¯v ]{´­p ]ÀÆhpw, CXpt]mse, Hcp `mK¯v
Gg£ulnWo¸S, adp`mK¯p ]Xns\m¶£ulnWnbpw, Ch-
bpsS a²y¯n sh¨mWv KoX D]tZin¡s¸«n«pffXv.
alm`mcXhpw cmambWhpw \½psS cmjv{Sob{KÙ§fm-
1 2
H¶mw A²ymbw
kmßys¸«ncnbv¡p¶p. cma³, koX, [À½]p{X³, {Zu]Zn,
`ojvaÀ, l\pam³ apXembhcpsS Ncn{X§Ä sIm­v `mcXob
PohnXamsI F{Xtbm Bbnc¯m­pIfmbn A`na{´nXam-
bncn¡p¶p. temI¯nse aäp almImhy§fnse IYm]m{X-
§Ä C§ns\ temI PohnXt¯mSv CSIeÀ¶Xmbn ImWp-
¶nÃ. C§ns\ t\m¡pt¼mÄ alm`mcXhpw cmambWhpw
AÛpX {KÙ§Ä Xs¶. cmambWw a[pcamsbmcp \oXn
ImhyamsW¦nÂ, alm`mcXw hym]Iamsbmcp kapZmb imk-
v{XamWv. `Khm³ hymk³ Hcp e£w tÇmIsagpXn, AkwJyw
Nn{X§fpw, Ncn{X§fpw, Nmcn{X§fpw Dff]Sn AXn Ipie-
ambn Nn{XoIcn¨p. Xosc \nÀt±mj\mbn Hcoizcs\mgnsI aäm-
cpanÃ; AXpt]mse tIhew tZmj]qÀ®\mbn«pw Cu tem-
I¯n BcpanÃ. C¡mcyw alm`mcX¯n Xptemw
kv]jvSambn ]dbp¶p­v. AXn HcnS¯p `ojvabp[njvTncm-
ZnIfpsS tZmj§Ä FSp¯p ImWn¨tXmsSm¸w asämcnS¯p
IÀ®Zqtcym[\mZnIfpsS KpW§fpw shfns¸Sp¯nbn«p­v.
a\pjy PohnXw shfp¯pw Idp¯papff \qepIÄ sIm­p s\-
bvX hkv{XamsW¶v alm`mcXw ]dbp¶p. hymk³ \nÀtÃ]-
\mbn\n¶p PK¯nsâ þ Cu alm kwkmc¯nsâ þ \ngepw
shfn¨hpambpff Nn{Xw ImWn¨p Xcp¶p. hymksâ \ntÈjw
\nÀtÃ]hpw DZm¯hpamb cN\mIpieXbm alm`mcXw
Hcp alm kzÀ®J\nbmbn¨aªncn¡p¶p. AXn \n¶p ]co-
£n¨p th­pthmfw kzÀ®w hmcnsbSp¡mw.
hymk³ C{X henb alm`mcXw FgpXn. F¶mÂ, At±l-
¯n\p kz´ambn hÃXpw ]dbm\pt­m? FhnsSsb¦nepw
At±lw kz´w hà ktµihpw \evInbn«pt­m? FhnsSbmWv
hymksâ kam[n IpSnsImffp¶Xv? alm`mcX¯n ]teS-
¯pw X¯zÚm\¯nsâbpw D]tZi§fpsSbpw F¶Ã H«m-
sI {KÙ¯nsâXs¶bpw kmcamb clkyw FhnsSsb¦nepw
FgpXnsh¨n«pt­m? D­v, FgpXnsh¨n«p­v. alm`mcXw apgp-
h³ ISsªSp¯ sh® hymk³ `KhZvKoXbn FSp¯p-
 KoXm{]hN\w
sh¨n«p­v. KoX hymksâ apJyin£Whpw At±l¯nsâ
a\\¯nsâ kmck©bhpamWv. Cu ASnØm\¯nemWv
"ap\o\ma]ylw hymkx' F¶ hn`qXn AÀ°h¯mIp¶Xv.
KoXbv¡p {]mNo\Imew apXevt¡ D]\nj¯nsâ ]Zhn e`n¨n-
«p­v. KoX D]\nj¯pIfpsSbpw D]\nj¯mWv; ImcWw `-
Khm³ AÀÖp\s\ \nan¯am¡n FÃm D]\nj¯pIsfbpw
Id¶n«mWv Cu KoXmZpKv²w temI¯n¶p \evInbncn¡p¶Xv.
PohnXhnImk¯n\p th­p¶ Hmtcm hnNmchpw KoXbnÂ
Gsd¡psd h¶n«p­v. AXn\met{X KoX [À½Úm\¯nsâ
Hcp \nL­phmsW¶v A\p`hapffhÀ t\cmbn ]dªn«pff-
Xv. KoX lnµp[À½¯nse sNdpsX¦nepw {][m\amb {KÙa-
t{X.
KoX {ioIrjvW³ D]tZin¨XmsW¶v FÃmhÀ¡padnbmw.
Cu al¯mb in£Ww tI«psIm­ncp¶ `à\mb AÀÖp-
\³ AXn A{Xb[nIw ebnbv¡pIbm At±l¯n¶pw
"IrjvW³' F¶ t]À In«n. `Khmsâbpw `àsâbpw Dffn-
epffXp shfns¸Sp¯p¶Xn hymktZh³ A{Xb[nIw X·-
b\mbncp¶Xn\mÂ, P\§Ä At±ls¯bpw "IrjvW's\¶
t]cn AdnªpXpS§n. ]dbp¶Xp IrjvW³, tIÄ¡p¶Xp
IrjvW³. cNn¡p¶Xp IrjvW³ þ C§s\ aqhcpw H¶m-
bn¨aªpsh¶pw, aqhcpw ka[nbnÂebn¨psh¶pw tXm¶pw-
. KoX A²yb\w sN¿p¶hÀ¡pw Cu GIm{KX thWw.
(]Ým¯ehpambn AÀÖp\sâ _Ôw)
KoXbpsS Bcw`w c­ma[ymbw apXev¡msW¶p IcpXW-
sa¶p ]eÀ¡pw tXm¶mw. t\cn«pff D]tZiw XpS§p¶Xp
c­ma[ymb¯nse ]Xns\m¶mw tÇmIw apXev¡mWv. AXp-
sIm­v AhnsS\n¶p Xs¶ Bcw`w Fs¶´psIm­p Icp-
Xn¡qSm? HcmÄ Ft¶mSp ]dªp, ""A£c§fn BImc-
¯n¶mWv sFizcy hn`qXn F¶p `Khm³ ]dªn«p­v. ChnsS
AtimNymXXz timNkvXzw' F¶Xnsâ BZyw A\mbmtk\
AImcw kv]jvSambn h¶n«pap­v. AXn\m AhnsS apXev¡m-
3 4
H¶mw A²ymbw
Wv Bcw`sa¶p IcpXWw.'' Cu hmZw hn«p Ifªmepw, Bc-
w`w ChnsS\n¶pXs¶bmsW¶p IcpXp¶Xv ]e {]Im-
c¯nepw DNnXamWv. F¶mepw, AXn¶pap¼pff {]kvXmh\m`mK-
¯n¶p XoÀ¨bmbpw alXzap­v. Cu {]kvXmh\mIYbnÃmsX,
AÀÖp\³ GXp ]Ým¯e¯nemWv \nev¡p¶sX¶pw GXp
Imcyw {]Xn]mZn¸m\mWv KoXbpsS ]pd¸msS¶pw \Ãt]mse
a\Ênem¡m\mhnÃ.
NneÀ ]dbp¶p, AÀÖp\sâ ss¢_yw (BW¯anÃmbva)-
t]m¡n At±ls¯s¡m­v bp²w sN¿n¡phm\mWv KoX
D]tZin¨sX¶v. AhcpsS A`n{]mb¯n KoX IÀ½tbmK-
s¯¸än am{XaÃ, bp²tbmKs¯¸änbpw {]Xn]mZn¡p¶p­v.
]t£, Ipdsªm¶p Nn´n¨m Cu ]dªXnsâ sXäpw
\ap¡p ImWmw. ]Xns\«£ulnWo¸S bp²¯n\p X¿mdm-
bn \n¶ncp¶p. `Khm³ KoX apgph³ tIĸn¨v AÀÖp\s\
B tk\bvs¡m¯h\m¡pIbmWp­mbXv F¶p ]dbmtam?
A¼c¶Xv AÀÖp\\mWv, B ssk\yaÃ. At¸mÄ, tk\-
bpsS tbmKyX AÀÖp\tâXns\¡mÄ anI¨Xmbncp¶pthm?
A§ns\ k¦ev]n¡mt\ h¿. AÀÖp\³ bp²¯n hnap-
J\mbXv t]SnsIm­Ã. At\Iw bp²¯n Xsâ ]cm{Iaw
ImWn¨n«pff At±lw almhoc\mWv. D¯ctKm{KlWka-
b¯v At±lw Häbv¡v `ojvat{ZmWIÀ®·msc tXmäp Xp¶w
]mSn¨n«p­v. kZmhnPbn, kÀÆ\ccn sh¨pw D¯a\c³,
C§s\bmWv At±l¯nsâ JymXn hochr¯n At±l¯n-
sâ Hmtcm tcmaIq]¯nepw \ndªncp¶p.AÀÖp¶p NpW
]nSn¸n¡phm\mbn, Dincp ]nSn¸bv¡phm\mbn, IrjvW³ B-
W¯anÃmbvabpw Btcm]n¨p t\m¡n. ]t£ B A¼p sh-
dpsX t]mbn. ]ns¶, asämcp e£ys¯ ap³\nÀ¯n Úm\-
hnÚm\§sf hyJym\n¨psImSpt¡­n h¶p. At¸mÄ sh-
dpw ss¢_y\ncmkwt]mse eLphmb Dt±iaà KoXbpsS-
sX¶p XoÀ¨ Xs¶.
thtd NneÀ ]dbp¶p. AÀÖp\sâ Alnwkm hr¯nbI-
 KoXm{]hN\w
än At±ls¯ bp²Zypà\m¡m³ th­nbmWv KoX D]tZ-
in¨sX¶v. CXpw Fsâ ZrjvSnbn icnbÃ. CXp a\Ênem-
¡m³ BZyw AÀÖp\sâ ]Ým¯ew I­dnbWw. CXn¶v,
H¶ma²ymbhpw c­ma²ymb¯nsâ BZy`mKhpw hfsc k-
lmbamWv.
AÀÖp\³ ASÀ¡f¯n h¶p \n¶Xv Dds¨mcp§ns¡m-
­p Xs¶bmWv. At±l¯nsâ kz`mh¯n £{XnbXzap­v.
bp²w IqSmsX Ign¡m³ Bhp¶Xpw {]bXv\n¨p t\m¡nsb-
¦nepw ^es¸«nÃ. Gähpw Npcp§nb Bhiyhpw {io Irjv-
Ws\t¸mepffhcpsS a²yØXbpw c­pw hyÀ°ambn. Cu
ØnXnbn ]e cmPy§fntebpw cmPm¡·msc hnfn¨pIq«n,
{io IrjvWs\s¡m­v Xsâ kmcYyw kzoIcn¸n¨v, At±lw
cWm¦W¯n sh¨v hotcmNnXamb DÕmlt¯mSp IqSn
{io IrjvWt\mSp ]dbp¶p: ""Fsâ tXÀ c­p tk\bpsSbpw
\Sp¡p \nÀ¯p. Ft¶mSp bp²w sN¿m³ X¿mdmbn h¶hcpsS
apJw Rms\m¶p t\m¡n ImWs«.'' IrjvW³ A§s\ sN-
bvXp. AÀÖp\³ Npäp]mSpw H¶p It®mSn¨t¸mÄ I­sX´m-
Wv? c­p `mK¯pw _Ôp¡fpsSbpw NmÀ¨¡mcpsSbpw hen-
sbmcp kaqlw \nev¡p¶p. ap¯Ñ³, Aѳ, aI³, aIsâ
aI³ C§s\ B]vXkzP\kw_ÔnIfpsS \mep XeapdIÄ
Nmhm\pw sImÃm\pw A´na\nÝbw sNbvXp AhnsS H¯p
tNÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. CsXm¶pw At±lw ap³Iq«n Duln¡m¯-
XÃ. ]t£ t\cn«p ImWp¶Xp IqSpX a\Ên X«pw. B
_Ôp kaqls¯sbÃmw t\cn«pI­t¸mÄ At±l¯nsâ
lrZb¯n¶v Hcp tImfnf¡ap­mbn. At±lw Jn¶\mbn.
AXphsc Xm³ At\Iw bp²§fn AkwJyw hoc·msc
kwlcn¨n«p­v. At¸msgm¶pw Xm³ Jn¶\mbn«nÃ, Xsâ
KmWvUohw I¿n \n¶p hoWpt]mbn«nÃ. icocw hndsIm-
­n«nÃ, I®p\\ªn«nÃ, ]ns¶ Ct¸mÄ F´psIm­v C§-
s\ ]än? AtimIs\¶t]mse At±l¯nsâ a\Ên A-
lnwkmhr¯n DZn¨XmtWm? AÃ, CXv shdpw kzP\mkàn-
bmWv. Ct¸mgpw, Kpc¡·mcpw _Ôp¡fpw B]vX·mcpaà ap-
5 6
H¶mw A²ymbw
¼nse¦nÂ, At±lw i{Xp¡fpsS XeIfn«v ]´p X«pambncp-
¶p. ]t£, Bkànbn \n¶p­mb Cu tamlw Xsâ IÀ-
¯hy\njvTsb hngp§n¡fªp. At¸mÄ X\nbv¡p X¯z-
Úm\w HmÀ½h¶p. IÀ¯hy\njvTbpff a\pjy¶p tamlw
]nSns¸«mepw \áamb, ]ckyamb IÀ¯hyNypXn kln¡m³
h¿. Ah³ AXns\ hà kZvhnNmc¯nsâbpw thjw sI«n-
¡p¶p. CtX ØnXnbmbncp¶p AÀÖp\tâXpw. At±lw
bp²w Xs¶ bYmÀ°¯n Hcp ]m]amsW¶ anYymhmZw
XpS§n. bp²w sIm­v Ie£bw hcpw. [À½tem]w t\cnSpw,
Xmt´m¶n¯w s]cpIpw, hy`nNmchmZw ]c¡pw, £maap­m-
hpw kapZmb¯n ]e ]e k¦S§fpw hcpw. C§s\]e
hmZ§ÄsIm­pw At±lw IrjvWs\ ]Tn¸n¡m³ XpS§n.
ChnS F\n¡v Hcp \ymbm[n]sâ IY HmÀ½ hcp¶p. Hcp
\ymbm[n]\p­mbncp¶p. At±lw A\h[n A]cm[nIÄ¡v
h[in£ hn[n¨n«p­v. Hcp Znhkw kz´w aI³ Xs¶ sIm-
e¡pä¯n\v At±l¯nsâ ap¼n lmPcm¡s¸«p. sIme-
¡päw sXfnbpIbpw Xsâ aIs\ Xq¡ns¡mÃm³ hn[nt¡­
kµÀ`w hcnIbpw sNbvXp. At¸mÄ At±lw \Sp§nt¸mbn.
At±lw _p²nhmZw ]pe¼m³ XpS§nþ""h[in£sb¶Xp
arKobamWv. B in£ \ÂIp¶Xp a\pjy¶p AgIÃ. AXp-
sIm­p Ipä¡mc³ \¶mIpsa¶min¡mt\ hgnbnÃXmhp¶p.
sIme]mXIn `mh\bpsS Bthiw sIm­mWv sIme sNbvXp
t]mIp¶Xv. Ahsâ I®nÂ\n¶p sIme]mXI¯nsâ D·mZw
\o§nbmÂ, Ahs\ Poht\msS ]nSn¨v Xq¡pacw Ibäp¶Xp
a\pjyXz¯n\p Xptemw eÖmhlamWv, henb If¦amWv''.
C§s\ ]eXpw At±lw ]dªp. kz´w aI³ ap¼n h¶n-
Ãmbncp¶psh¦nÂ, B \ymbm[n]³ \nÊt¦mNw h[in£
\ÂIÂ XpScpambncp¶p. At±lw Xsâ aI\nepff aaXsIm-
­mWv C§s\ ]eXpw ]dªXv. At±l¯nsâ B hm¡v
B´ci_vZaÃ, Bkàn P\yamWv. "CsXsâ aI\tÃ!' F¶
aaXbn \n¶p DÂ`hn¨Xt{X Cu hm¡pIÄ.
 KoXm{]hN\w
AÀÖp\sâ ØnXn Cu \ymbm[n]tâXpt]msebmbn-
cp¶p. At±lw ]dªp hmZ§Ä sXäÃ. Ignª almbp²-
¯n temIw apgph\pw icnbv¡v B ]cnWma§Ä I­XmW-
tÃm. BtemNnt¡­Xv C{Xtb Dffp. AÀÖp\sâXv X¯z-
Úm\aÃ. shdpw {]ÚmhmZamWv. IrjvW\v CXdnbmw. AXn-
\mÂ, At±lw AXnsem¶pw Xosc {i²n¡msX, t\sc tam-
l\ncmk¯n\pff D]mbw Ahew_n¨p. AÀÖp\³ hmkvX-
h¯n AlnwkmhmZnbmbn¨aªncp¶psh¦nÂ, Bsc´v
CS¯cw Úm\hnÚm\§Ä ]dªp sImSp¯mepw X¡-
Xmb D¯cw e`n¡msX At±l¯n\p kam[m\w D­mIpam-
bncp¶nÃ. F¶m KoXbnsehnsSbpw Cu {]iv\¯n¶p adp-
]Sn \ÂInbn«nÃ. AÀÖp\¶p kam[m\w e`n¨p Xm\pw. CXn-
sâsbÃmw `mhmÀ°w CXmWv. AÀÖp\tâXv Alnwkmhr-
¯nbmbncp¶nÃ. At±lw bpt²mZypà³ Xs¶bmbncp¶p.
bp²w At±l¯nsâ ZrjvSnbn X\nbv¡p kz`mhkn²hpw
Hgnbv¡cpXm¯Xpw XoÀ¨s¸«Xpamb IÀ¯hyhpambncp¶p.
Xm³ tamlhi\mbn AXp X«n\o¡m\m{Klnbv¡bmWp­m-
bXv. B taml¯nt·Â Xs¶bmWv KoXbpsS {]lcw apJy-
ambn hogp¶Xpw.
(KoXbpsS {]tbmP\w)
kz[À½ hncp²amb taml\nck\w
AÀÖp\³ AlnwkbpsS am{Xaà k\ymk¯nsâbpw `m-
j kwkmcn¡p¶p­v. At±lw ]dbp¶pþ""Cu tNmc ]pc­
£m{X[À½s¯¡mÄ k\ymkamWv\ÃXv.'' F¶m AXm-
tWm AÀÖp\sâ kz[À½w? AXmtWm At±l¯nsâ sXm-
gnÂ? AÀÖp\¶v k\ymknthjw sI«m³ AÊembn«dnbmw.
]t£, B sXmgn F§s\ t\Sm³ Ignbpw? At±lw k\ym-
k¯nsâ t]cn Im«n sN¶ncp¶m AhnsS am\pIsf
sIm¶p XpS§pw. AXn\memWv `Khm³ kv]jvSambn ]dªXv,
""AÀÖp\, \o bp²w sN¿nsöp ]dbp¶Xv \nsâ I¼amWv.
7 8
H¶mw A²ymbw
Ct¶mfapff \nsâ kz`mhw \ns¶s¡m­p bp²w sN¿n¡m-
sX hnSnÃ.''
AÀÖp\¶p kz[À½w hnKpWsa¶p tXm¶pIbmbn.
kz[À½w F{X hnKpWambmepw, AXnencp¶p sIm­pXs¶
a\pjy³ Xsâ hnImkw ssIhcp¯Ww; ImcWw AXnencp-
¶psImt­ hnImkw iIyamhq. CXn A`nam\¯nsâ {]iv\-
sam¶panÃ. CXp hnImk¯n\pff hgnbmWv. hepsX¶p IcpXn
sImtÅ­tXm, sNdpsX¶p IcpXn XtÅ­tXm Bb H¶Ã.
hmkvXh¯n AXp hepXmhp¶panÃ. sNdpXmhp¶panÃ. AXp
\ap¡p ]mIambncp¡pw. "t{ibm³ kz[Àt½ hnKpW:' F¶
KoXmhN\¯nse [À½i_vZ¯nsâ AÀ°w lnµp[À½w,
CÉmw[À½w, {InkvXp[À½w apXembht]msebÃ.Hmtcm hy-
àn¡pw kz´ambn shtÆsd [À½ap­v. ChnsS Fsâ ap¼n-
epff Ccp\qdpt]cpsS kz[À½hpw Ccp\qdmWv. ]¯phÀjw
ap¼v F\nbv¡p­mbncp¶ [À½w C¶nÃ. C¶t¯Xv ]¯p-
sImÃw Ignªmep­mhnÃ. Nn´\w sIm­pw A\p`hw sIm-
­pw at\mhr¯nIÄ amdp¶Xns¶m¸w ap¼s¯ [À½w \in¨v
]pXnb [À½w h¶p tNcp¶p. hmin]nSn¨v H¶pw sNt¿­XnÃ.
A\ysâ [À½w t{ijvTambn tXm¶nbmepw AXp kzoIcn-
bv¡bà F\n¡v ip`w. kqcy{]Imiw F\n¡njvSamWv. B
{]Imiw sIm­mWv Rm³ hfcp¶Xv. kqcy³ F\nbv¡p hµ-
\ob\pamWv. F¶p sh¨v Rm³ `qtemIhmkw shSnªv A-
t±l¯nsâ ASp¡te¡p t]mbm Icnªp sh®odmIpw.
t\tc adn¨p, `qtemIhmkw hnKpWambmepw, kqcysâ ap¼nÂ
]rYzn Xosc XpÑamsW¦nepw kzbw {]Imiansænepw kqcy-
sâ tXPÊv kln¡m³ F\n¡p IgnhnÃms¯St¯mfw Imew,
Rm³ kqcy\n \n¶p Zqsc `qanbn hkn¨psIm­pXs¶
hnImkw ssIhcpt¯­nbncnbv¡p¶p. aÕy§tfmSv, ""]mÂ
shffs¯¡mÄ hnes¸«XmWv, ]men InS¡m³ t]mIq,''
F¶p ]dªmÂAh AXp kzoIcn¡ptam? aÕy§Ä¡v shff
¯nse Pohn¡m³ Ignbq, ]menembm Ah N¯pt]mIpw.
 KoXm{]hN\w
]c[À½w Ffp¸amsW¶p tXm¶nbmepwAXp kzoIcn¡-
cpXv. ]et¸mgpw Cu Ffp¸w shdpw tXm¶embncn¡pw Xm-
\pw. IpSpw_¯nse IpªpIp«nIsf c£n¡m³ IgnbmsX
aSp¸p tXm¶n hà KrlØ\pw k\ymkw kzoIcn¨m AXp
X\n Im]Syamhpw, AbmÄ¡Xv ZpÊlhpamhpw. Xcw In«nbm-
 AbmfpsS hmk\IÄ {]_e§fmIpw. IpSpw_`mcw kln-
¡cpXmsX Im«n t]mIp¶h³ BZyw AhnsS Hcp sNdnb
IpSnep­m¡pw. ]ns¶ AXp c£n¸m³ then sI«pw. C§s\
sNbvXp sNbvXv AhnsS H¶n\p ]Icw Ht¶Im IpSpw_w
D­mt¡­ L«w hcpw. a\Ên bYmÀ°amb sshcmKyhr-
¯nbps­¦nÂ, k\ymk¯ns\´p {]bmkw? k\ymkw Ffp-
¸amsW¶p ]dbp¶ kvarXnhN\§fpw D­v. F¶m apJyw
at\mhr¯nbmWv. Hcphsâ hmkvXhamb at\mhr¯ntbtXm
AX\pkcn¨ncn¡pw Ahsâ [À½w. DbÀ¶Xv XmWXv, Ffp¸w
ISp¸w F¶ {]iv\tabnÃ. icnbmb hnImkw thWw. ]cn-
hÀ¯\w bYmÀ°ambncn¡Ww.
14. F¶n«pw Nne `mh\mioeÀ tNmZn¡p¶pþ""k\ymkw
bp²s¯¡mÄ hmkvXh¯n t{ijvTamW¦nÂ, `Khm³ AÀ-
Öp\s\ F´psIm­p icnbvs¡mcp k\ymknbm¡nbnÃ?
At±l¯n\v AXv AiIyamtWm? At±l¯n\v H¶pw Ai-
IyaÃ. F¶mÂ, AÀÖ\¶p ]ns¶ ]ucpjsa´pffp. Cuiz-
c³ kzmX{´yw \ÂInbn«p­v. AXn\mÂ, Hmtcm hyànbpw
X\nbv¡p th­n {]bXv\n¡Ww. AXnse ckapffp. sNdp-
Ip«nIÄ kzbw Nn{Xw hc¡p¶Xn B\µn¡p¶p. hÃhcpw
AhcpsS ssI]nSn¨v Nn{Xw hc¸n¡p¶Xv AhÀ¡njvSaÃ.
A²ym]I³ Xs¶ D¯cw ]dªp sImSp¯m Ip«nIfpsS
_p²n F§ns\ hnIkn¡pw? amXm]nXm¡·mcpsSbpw Kpcp¡-
·mcpsSbpw {]hr¯n kqN\IÄ \ÂIpIbmWv. Cuizc³ Dffn-
encp¶p \ap¡p kqN\ \ÂIp¶p­v. CXne[nIsam¶pw sN¿p-
¶panÃ. AhnSp¶p Ip¼mcs\t¸mse X«nbpw sIm«nbpw ap«n-
bpw Hmtcmcp¯sâbpw IpSw icns¸Sp¯pIbmsW¦n AXn-
se´p kmcw? \mw a¬IpS§fÃ, Nn·b·mcmWv.
9 10
H¶mw A²ymbw
Cu hnthN\w sIm­v Hcp Imcyw \n§Ä¡p a\Ênembn-
cnbv¡pw: KoXbpsS P·w kz[À½s¯ _m[n¡p¶ tamls¯
\nhmcWw sNbvhm\msW¶v. AÀÖp\³ [À½k½qV\m-
bncp¶p. At±l¯nsâ a\Ên kz[À½hnjbIamb tam-
lw Dfhmbncp¶p. {ioIrjvW³ BZysam¶p ]nSn¨p Ipep¡n-
btXmsS AÀÖp\³ Xs¶ C¡mcyw k½Xn¨p. B tamlw,
B aaX, B Bkàn, ZpcoIcn¡bmWv KoXbpsS apJy {]hr-
¯n. AXn\m KoX apgph³ tIĸn¨ tijw `Khm³ tNm-
Zn¨p: ""AÀÖp\, tamlw XoÀ¶ntÃ?'' AÀÖp\³ ]dªp.
""DÆv `Khmt\! tamlw XoÀ¶p. F\n¡p kz[À½w a\Ênem-
bn.'' C{]Imcw KoXbpsS D]{Iahpw D]kwlmchpw tNÀ¯p
t\m¡nbm taml\ncmkamWv ^esa¶p sXfnbp¶p. KoX-
bpsSsb¶Ã, alm`mcX¯nsâbmsIbpw Dt±iyw CXt{X.
hymk³ alm`mcX¯nsâ {]mcw`¯n¯s¶ ]dªn«p­v,
temIlrZb¯nse tamlmhcWw \o¡m³ th­nbmWv Cu
CXnlmk {]Zo]w sImfp¯p¶XmWv.
(EPp_p²nbpsS A[nImcn)
AÀÖp\s\ kw_Ôn¨ apJhpc tijapff KoX apgph³
a\Ênem¡phm³ \ap¡p Xptemw D]tbmKs¸Sp¶p. CXn\p
Xs¶ \mw IrXÚcmWv; F¶mÂ, CXpsIm­v asämcp]Im-
cw IqSnbp­v. AÀÖp\s\ kw_Ôn¨ Cu apJhpcbn At±-
l¯nsâ a\Ên\pff AXy´ambEPqX ImWmw. AÀÖp\-
i_vZ¯nsâ AÀ°w Xs¶ EPq, AYhm kcfkz`mh³
F¶mWv. Xsâ a\Ên Fs´Ãmw hnImchnNmc§fp­mtbm
AsXÃmw At±lw Dffp Xpd¶p `Khmsâ ap¼n sh¨p.
a\Ên H¶pw Hfn¨psh¡msX At±lw HSphn {ioIrjvW-
s\ icWw {]m]n¨p. hmkvXh¯n At±lw BZyta Irjv-
W\n icWmKX\mWv. AÀÖp\³ IrjvWs\ kmcYnbm-
¡n IpXncIfpsS ISnªm¬ At±l¯nsâ I¿n sImSp¯-
tXmsS Xsâ at\mhr¯nbpsS ISnªmWpw At±l¯nsâ
I¿n Gev]n¡phm³ X¿mdmbncp¶p. hcq \ap¡pw A§s\
 KoXm{]hN\w c­mw A²ymbw

sN¿mw. "AÀÖp\sâ ASp¡Â IrjvW³ D­mbncp¶p. \ap-

¡p IrjvWs\FhnsS In«pw' F¶p ]dbcpXv. IrjvW³ F¶p
t]cmb Hcp hyànbp­v F¶ CXnlmk]camb AÔmfn¯-
¯n \mw IpSp§nt¸mIcpXv. IrjvW³ A´cymanbpsS cq]-
¯n \½tfmtcmcp¯sâbpw lrZb¯n hnf§p¶p­v. A-
t±lw Xs¶bmWv \apt¡ähpw ASp¯pffXv. \½psS lrZb-
¯nse FÃm amen\y§sfbpw At±l¯nsâ ap¼n sh¨p
\ap¡p ]dbmw, ""`Khmt\, Rm³ A§sb icWw {]m]n¡p-
¶p. A§v Fsâ GI KpcphmWv. F\n¡v DNnXamb amÀ¤w c­ma[ymbw
Im«n¯¶mepw, A§v GXp amÀ¤w Im«n¯cp¶pthm AXneq-
(FÃm D]tZihpw Npcp¡¯nÂ
sS Rm³ \S¶psImffmw.'' \mw C§s\ sNbvXm B ]mÀ-
°kmcYn \½psSbpw kmcYyw hln¡pw. B XncpapJ¯p BßÚm\hpw kaXz_p²nbpw)
\n¶p At±lw \s½ KoX tIĸn¡pw. hnPbem`w ssIhcp-
¯pw. (KoXbpsS ]cn`mj)
RmbÀ 21 þ 2þ '32
ktlmZctc,
Ignª A[ymb¯n \mw AÀÖp\ hnjmZtbmK I­p.
AÀÖp\tâXp t]mepff EPpXbpw lcnicW {]m]vXnbpw
D­mhpt¼mÄhnjmZhpw tbmKambn¨abpw. CXp Xs¶bmWv
lrZbaY\sa¶p ]dbp¶Xv. KoXbpsS Cu `qanIbv¡v AXp
k¦ev]n¨ Bsf A\pkcn¨v AÀÖp\ hnjmZtbmKsa¶
kmam\y \maamWv Rm³ \ÂIp¶Xv. ImcWw, AÀÖp\³
KoXbv¡v Hcp\nan¯w am{XamWv]wVco]pc¯nse (almcm-
jv{Sw) ]mWvUpcwKsâ AhXmcw ]pWvUeoI¶p th­n am{X-
amsW¶p [cn¡cpXv; ImcWw ]pWvUeoIs\ \nan¯am¡n
At±lw PUPohnIfmb \ap¡p th­n At\Imbncw hÀj-
§fmbn \ne\n¡p¶Xv \mw C¶pw ImWn¶p. CXpt]mse
KoXbpsS Zb AÀÖp\s\ \nan¯am¡nbmbmepw \aps¡-
ÃmhÀ¡pw th­nbpffXmWv. AXpsIm­v, KoXbpsS H¶ma-
²ymb¯n¶p hnjmZtbmKw F¶ kmam\y\maamWv \¶mbn
t¯m¶p¶Xv. KoXmhr£w ChnsS \n¶p hfÀ¶v hfÀ¶v A-
hkm\s¯ A²ymb¯n {]kmZtbmKcq]¯nepff ^e
11 12
 KoXm{]hN\w
{]m]n¡p¶p. CiztcÑbps­¦n \ap¡pw Cu ImcmKrlhm-
k¯n Ccp¶p X¶ AXphsc F¯mw.
c­ma²ymbw apXÂ KotXm]tZiw Bcw`n¡p¶p; Bcw`-
¯n¯s¶ `Khm³ PohnX¯nse almkn²m´§Ä ]d-
ªpw Xcp¶p. CXn At±l¯nsâ Bibw CXmWv: GXn·m-
emtWm PohnXsku[w sI«nbpbÀ¯nbncnbv¡p¶Xv, B ap-
JyX¯z§Ä [cn¨psh¨mÂ, _m¡nbpff hgn Ffp¸amhpw.
c­ma²ymb¯n hcp¶ kwJym_p²n F¶ ]Z¯nsâ AÀ-
°w PohnX¯nsâ aqe`qXkn²m´w F¶msW¶p Rm³ Icp-
Xp¶p. Cu aqekn²m´§sf Ct¸mÄ \aps¡m¶p t\m¡nh-
bv¡mw. AXn\pw ap¼v, {]mkwKnIambn Cu kwJyi_vZw h¶-
Xp sIm­v KoXbnse kmt¦XnI i_vZ§fpsS AÀ°w Ipd-
sªm¶p kv]jvSam¡p¶Xv \ÃXmWv.
KoXbv¡v ]gb imkv{Xob i_vZ§sf ]pXnb AÀ°¯n-
 {]tbmKn¡p¶ kz`mhap­v. ]gb i_vZ§Ä¡v ]pXnb
AÀ°w IÂ]n¡p¶Xv hnNmc]cnhÀ¯\¯n\pff Alnw-
km {]{InbbmWv. Cu ]Wnbn hymktZh³ ssI sXfn-
ªh\mbncp¶p. AXn\m KoXbnse i_vZ§Ä hym]Iam-
b AÀ°w t\Sn \nXy \qX\ambn hÀ¯n¡p¶p. AhbnÂ
\n¶p At\Iw Nn´I·mÀ¡v X§fpsS Bhiy¯n¶pw A\p-
`h¯n¶pw A\pkcn¨v At\Iw AÀ°§Ä FSp¡m³ Ign-
ªn«p­v. AXmXp ]Ým¯e¯n FÃm AÀ°hpw icn-
bmhmw. Ahbvs¡m¶pw hntcm[amhmsX \ap¡p kzX{´am-
bn AÀ°w Iev]n¡msa¶p F\n¡p tXm¶p¶p.
CXns\ kw_Ôn¨v D]\nj¯n kpµcamb Hcp IYbp-
­v. Hcn¡Â tZh·mcpw Zm\h·mcpw a\pjycpwIqSn {]Pm]-
XnbpsS ASp¡Â D]tZiw In«phm³ sN¶p. {]Pm]Xn FÃm-
hÀ¡pambn "Z' F¶v HscmäB£cw ]dªp sImSp¯p. tZh-
·mÀ ]dªp: ""R§Ä tZhIÄ ImanIfmWv, hnjb t`mK
{]nbcmWv. R§sf "Z' A£cw sIm­v Za\w sN¿phm\mWv
{]Pm]Xn ]Tn¸n¨Xv.''R§Ä Zm\·mÀ t{Im[nIfmWv Zbm-
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c­mw A²ymbw
lo\cmWv. R§sf "Z' A£cw sIm­v Zb ImWn¡phm\m-
Wv {]Pm]Xn ]Tn¸n¨Xv.'' a\pjyÀ ]dªpþ""R§Ä a\pjyÀ
tem`nIfmWv, sI«nshbv¡m³ Xp\nªp IqSnbhcmWv. R-
§sf "Z' A£cw sIm­v Zm\w sN¿phm\mWv {]Pm]Xn
]Tn¸n¨Xv.'' {]Pm]Xn FÃmhcpsS AÀ°hpw icnbmsW¶p
k½Xn¨p; ImcWw, FÃmhcpsS AÀ°hpw kz`mh¯n \n-
¶p In«nbXmWv. KoXbnse kmt¦XnI ]Z§Ä¡v AÀ°w
]dbpt¼mÄ D]\nj¯nse Cu IY \mw HmÀ½n¡Ww.
(PohnX kn²m´w)
c­ma²ymb¯n PohnX¯nsâ aq¶p alm kn²m´§-
Ä AhXcn¸nbv¡p¶p. 1. Bßmhnsâ AacXzhpw AJWvU-
Xbpw. 2. tZl¯nsâ £p{ZX. 3. kz[À½¯nsâ A]cnlm-
cyX. CXn kz[À½ kn²m´w A\pjvTnt¡­Xpw atäXp
c­pw Adntb­XpamWv. Ignª A²ymb¯n kz[À½-
s¯¸än NneXp ]dªphtÃm. Cu kz[À½w \½fn ss\-
kÀKnIambn hcp¶XmWv. \mw kz[À½s¯ tXSnt¸mtI­-
XnÃ. \mw BImi¯p \n¶p hoWp `qanbn \S¶p XpS§nb-
XÃtÃm. \mw P\n¡p¶Xn\p apt¼ Cu kapZmbap­v, \½psS
amXm]nXm¡·mcp­v. AbÂhmknIfp­v. Cu {]hml¯n-
emWv \mw h¶p P\n¨Xv. F\n¡p P·w \ÂInb amXm]nXm-
¡·msc tkhn¡pI Fsâ P·kn²amb [À½amWv. CtX-
{Ia¯n Rm³ P\n¨ kapZmbs¯ tkhn¡epw Fsâ kz-
XÊn²amb [À½amWv. hmkvXhanXmWv: \t½msSm¸w \½psS
kz[À½hpw P\n¡p¶p. adn¨v C§t\bpw ]dbmw; AXp \mw
P\n¡p¶Xn\p apt¼ \ap¡pth­n X¿mdmbn \n¡p¶p;
ImcWw, AXp \½psS P·¯n\p tlXphmWv. \½psS P·w
AXnsâ ]qÀ¯n¡p th­nbmWv. NneÀ kz[À½s¯ ]Xv\n-
tbmSp]an¡p¶p, ]Xv\o_Ôw AhntÑZyamsW¶p IcpXp¶-
Xpt]mse Cu kz[À½_Ôhpw AhntÑZyamsW¶v. F¶mÂ
F\n¡v Cu D]a A{][m\ambnt«tXm¶p¶pffp. Rm³ kz[-
À½s¯ A½tbmSmWp]anbv¡pI. F\n¡v Cu P·¯n A-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
½sb XncsªSpt¡­n hcp¶nÃ. AXp apt¼ XoÀ¨s¸«ncn-
¡p¶p. Ahsc§ns\bmbmepw F\n¡n\n amäm³ XcanÃ. C-
Xp Xs¶bmWv kz[À½¯nsâbpw ØnXn. Cu temI¯nÂ
\ap¡p kz[À½samgn¨pasämcm{ibhpanÃ. kz[À½w shSnbp-
¶Xp "kz' s¯ ¯s¶ shSnbp¶Xpt]mepff BßlXybm-
Wv. kz[À½w sImt­ \ap¡p ]ptcmKan¡m\mhq. AXn\mÂ
Cu kz[À½s¯ Bcpw ssIshSnbcpXv. CXp PohnX¯nsâ
Htc aqe kn²m´ambn Dd¨p \n¡p¶p.
a\pjy¶pkzbtah ]men¡phm³ Ignbpamdv, A{Xbpw Ff-
p¸ambn e`n¨XmWv kz[À½w. F¶m ]eXcw hymtaml-
§Ä \nan¯w A§ns\bÃmXmhp¶p, hfsc Zpjv¡cambn-
¯ocp¶p. At¸mtgm, AXn hnjwþ At\Iwþ tZmj§Äþ-
Iecp¶p. kz[À½ amÀK¯n apffp ]c¯p¶ Cu hymtam-
l§fpsS _mlycq]§Ä¡v IW¡nÃ. F¶mepw A]{KYn-
¨p t\m¡nbmÂ, FÃmänsâbpw ASnbn apJyambn Ht¶
ImWqþCSp§n BganÃm¯ tZl_p²n. Rm\pw Fsâ icoc-
hpambn _Ôs¸«hcpw kz¯pwþC{Xbpambm Fsâ hym]-
vXnbpsS AXncmbn. Cu ]cn[n¡p ]pd¯pffsXÃmw A\ytcm
i{Xp¡tfm BWv. Cu tZl_p²n hyXymk¯nsâ Hcp Xn­p
sI«nt¸m¡p¶p. CXn "Rm³' Fsâ F¶p IcpXp¶Xnepw
icocs¯ am{Xsa ImWp¶pffp F¶XmWv hntijw. tZl-
_p²nbpsS Cu sIWnbn s¸«p \mw ]e PmXn Xn­pIÄ
\nÀ½n¡m³ apXncp¶p. {]mtbW temIamsI Cu ]WnbnÂ
GÀs¸«ncn¡pIbmWv. CXn NnecptSXv hepXmWv, NnecptS-
Xp sNdpXmWv, F¶m HSp¡w CsXÃmw Xn­pIÄ Xs¶.
Cu icoc¯nsâ ]pdwsXmentbmfta CXn¶mgapffp. NneÀ
IpSpw_m`nam\¯nsâ Xn­pIfp­m¡p¶p. aäp NneÀ tZim-
`nam\¯nsâ,{_mÒWÀ {_mÒWÀ F¶ t]cnÂHcp Xn­v,
lnµpapÉnw F¶ t]cn asäm¶v. C§s\ H¶pc­Ã, At\-
Iw Xn­pIÄ \nÀ½n¨ncn¡p¶p. FhnsS t\m¡nbmepw CtX
Dffp. \½psS Cu Pbnen\I¯pw cmjv{Sob XShpImÀ, AÃm-
¯hÀ, C§s\ Xn­pIfp­m¡o«p­v. CXnÃmsX \ap¡p
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c­mw A²ymbw
Pohn¡mt\ hs¿¶p tXm¶pw. F´mhpw CXnsâ ]cnWmaw?
Hä¸cnWmata Dffp. lo\hnNmc§fmIp¶ IranIfpsS hÀ²-
\bpw kz[À½amIp¶ BtcmKy¯nsâ \mihpw.
Cu ØnXnbn kz[À½\njvT am{Xw aXnbmImsX hcp-
¶p. aXnbmhm³ aäp c­p kn²m´§sfIqSn Pm{K¯m¡nh-
bv¡Ww. H¶v, Rm³ Cu Agnªp t]mIp¶ tZlaÃ; tZl-
sa¶Xv ]pdsabpff \\p¯ BhcWw am{XamWv. c­v, Rm-
³ Agnªp t]mIm¯Xpw AJWvUhpw hym]Ihpamb B-
ßmhmWv. CXp c­pw Iq«nt¨À¯m ]qÀ®amb Hcp X¯z-
Úm\ambn.
Cu X¯zÚm\w A{Xtbsd Bhiyambnt¯m¶nbXn-
\m KoX AXns\ BZyw {]kvXmhnbv¡p¶p. AXn\p tij-
ta kz[À½s¯ {]kvXmhn¡p¶pffp. NneÀ tNmZnbv¡mdp­v-
. BZyw Xs¶ X¯zÚm\s¯ ¡pdn¨pff Cu tÇmI§Ä
F´ns\¶v? F\nbv¡p tXm¶p¶Xv, KoXbn Øm\w amän-
¡qSm¯ hà tÇmI§fpaps­¦nÂAh ChbmsW¶v .
C{Xbpw X¯zÚm\w a\Ên ]Xnªm ]ns¶ kz[-
À½w H«psamcp `mcambn tXm¶nÃ. F¶Ã, kz[À½¯nÂ
Ihnªp sN¿p¶sXÃmw `mcambn t¯m¶pIbpw sN¿pw. B-
ßX¯z¯nsâ AJWvUXbpw tZml¯nsâ t\À½bpw a\-
Ênem¡phm³ H«pw {]bmkanÃ, ImcWw Chc­pw ]camÀ-
°amWv. ]t£, \mahsb¸än Nn´nt¡­nhcpw. ho­pw ho-
­pw Ahsb a\Ên sh¨p ISªpsIm­ncnbv¡Ww. Cu
]pds´menbpsS alXzw Ipd¨p Bßmhn\p alXzw hcp¯m-
³ ]Tn¡Ww.
Cu tZlw A\p£Ww amdns¡m­ncn¡p¶p. _meyw Xm-
cpWyw Pc F¶o Npän¯ncnb BÀ¡pw AdnbmatÃm. B-
[p\nI imkv{XÚ·mÀ ]dbp¶p, Cu icocw Ggp sImÃw
IqSpt¼mÄ Xosc amdnt¸mIpsa¶pw ]gbcà¯nsâ Hcp
Xpffn t]mepw _m¡nbp­mhnsöpw. \½psS ]qÀÆnI·mÀ
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 KoXm{]hN\w
]{´­p sImÃw sIm­p ]gb icocw acn¨p t]mIpsa¶mWv
IcpXnbncp¶Xv . AXpsIm­mWv {]mbÝn¯w X]Ýcy,
A²yb\w apXembhbpsS Ah[n ]´ocm­pIfmbn sh¨ncn-
¡p¶Xv. Gdnb sImÃs¯ hntbmK¯n\p tijw aS§n h¶
Hcp aIs\ A½ Xncn¨dnªnà CXymZn IYIÄ \mw tIÄ-
¡mdp­v. A§ns\ A\p£Ww amdns¡m­ncnbv¡p¶, A\p-
£Ww Agnªp sIm­ncn¡p¶ Cu tZlamtWm \nsâ cq]w?
cmhpw ]Iepw aeaq{X¨mepIÄ {]hÀ¯n¨p sIm­ncn¡p¶-
Xpw, \ns¶t¸mse Ignhpä HcSn¨pXfn¡mc\p­mbn«pw A-
kzÑXm{hXw \o§m¯Xpamb B tZlamtWm \o? AXv A-
kzÑw, \o AXp kzÑam¡p¶h³; AXp tcmKn, \o AXn\p
acp¶pw shffhpw sImSp¡p¶h³; AXp aq¶c ssI \ofapf-
fXv, \o {Xn`ph\ hnlmcn; AXv Ft¸mgpw amdns¡m­ncn¡p-
¶Xv. \o B amäsaÃmw t\m¡nbncn¡p¶h³. AXv Agnbp¶-
Xv, \o Agn¨ensâ hymhØm]I³. \n\¡pw AXn\pw X½n-
epff hyXymkw C{Xbpw kv]jvSambncnt¡, \o F´n\n{X
Nncp§nt¸mIp¶p? Cu tZlt¯mSp _Ôapff am{Xw FtâXv
F¶p F´n\p ]dbp¶p? Cu tZl¯nsâ Agn¨en F´n-
\n{X ZpxJn¡p¶p? `Khm³ tNmZn¡p¶p. ""FtSm, tZl\mi-
¯n ZpxJn¡ms\´pffp?''.
tZlw XpWnt]msebmWv. ]gbXp Iodnt¸mbmse ]pXnb-
XpSp¡m³ ]äp. Htc icocw F¶pw Bßmhnt\mSp ]än ¡qSn-
bm Bßmhnsâ KXn tamiamhpw. FÃm hnImkhpw \neb-
v¡pw. B\µw \in¡pw, Úm\{]` a§nt¸mIpw. AXn\mÂ
tZl\mis¯ s¨mÃn ZpxJnbv¡m\nÃ. Bß\miamWv kw`-
hn¡p¶sX¦nÂ, AXp hfsc timN\obamWv. F¶meXv hn-
\mianÃm¯XmWv. AXv AJWvUambn {]hln¡p¶ Acp-
hnt]msebmWv, AXnt·Â At\Iw icocw hc¶p. t]mIp¶p.
AXn\m tZl¯nsâ NmÀ¨ thgvN NpänÂs¸«v ZpxJnbv¡p-
¶Xpw CsXsâ CX\ysâ F¶p ]¦n«p sh¡p¶Xpw ]mtS
A\pNnXamWv. Cu {_ÒmWvUw N´¯n s\bvXpsh¨
Hcp ]pX¸pt]msebmWv. Hcp sNdpIp«n I¯ncnsbSp¯p ]p-
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c­mw A²ymbw
X¸p adn¨v Xp­m¡p¶Xpt]mse tZl¯ns\m¯ I¯ncnsb-
Sp¯v Cu hnizmßmhns\ apdn¨nSp¶Xv F{X _meniw! F-
s´mcp lnwk!
t\cmWv, CXp Xptemw hyk\Icw Xs¶: {_Ò hnZy h¶p
]nd¶ `mcX`qanbn sNdpXpw hepXpamb kwL§fpsSbpw
kapZmb§fpsSbpw PmXnIfpsSbpw tImemlew F¼mSpw Im-
Wp¶p. acWs¯¡pdn¨p Hcp ]t£, asämcp \m«nepanÃm¯{X
`bw \½psS a\Ên Xn§nbncnbv¡p¶p. CXp ZoÀLImes¯
]mcX{´y¯nsâ ]cnWmasW¶Xn kwibanÃ. F¶mÂ
CXv ]mcX{´y¯ns¶mcp ImcWw IqSnbmsW¶p ad¶n«pw
ImcyanÃ.
acWsa¶ hm¡pt]mepw \ap¡p kln¡h¿. acW¯n-
sâ t]À ]dbp¶Xp t]mepw \mw AawKfambn hnNmcn¡p¶p.
Úm\tZh¶p ZpxJt¯msS FgptX­n h¶p:
""acW sa¶ t]À s]mdp¡phm³ taem
acn¨psh¦ntem IcIbpw sNbvhq.''
hÃhcpw acn¡pt¼mtg¡v Fs´mcp Ic¨nepw ]ngn¨nepam-
Wv! AXp \½psS Hcp IÀ¯hyw Xs¶bmsW¶p tXm¶pw!
Icbm³ Iqens¡mSp¯v Bsf GÀs¸Sp¯p¶Xp hsc Imcy-
§sf¯nbn«p­v. acWsaSp¯mÂt¸mepw tcmKnsb hnhcw
Adnbn¡p¶nÃ. c£s¸Snsöp tUmIvSÀ ]dªp X¶mepw
tcmKnsb Ccp«n¯s¶ InS¯p¶p. tUmIvSdpw Xpd¶p ]d-
bmsX A´yizmkw hsc sXm­bnte¡v acp¶p Ip¸nIÄ
Hgn¨p sIm­ncn¡pw. CXn\p ]Icw, t\cmbXp ]dªp sIm-
Sp¯p ss[cyw \ÂIn Abmsf Cuizc kvacWbnte¡p Xncnn-
¨p hn«mÂ, AsXs´mcp ]Icamhpw! F¶mÂ, Cu X«psIm­v
IpSw ImteXIÀ¶mtem F¶mWv BfpIfpsS t]Sn. ]t£
Cu IpSw \nÝnX kab¯n\p ap¼v DSªp t]mIptam? ]ns¶
c­p aWn¡qdn\p tijw DSbm³ t]mIp¶ IpSw Ipd¨p Im-
te DSªpt]mbm F´mtNXw? \mw ItTmc lrZbtcm t{]-
alo\tcm BhWsa¶Ã. CXn¶À°w. ]t£ tZlmkàn
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 KoXm{]hN\w
t{]aaÃ. adn¨p tZlmkàn hn«ÃmsX bmYmÀ° t{]aw DZn-
bv¡pItb CÃ.
tZlmkànbnÃmXmhpt¼mÄ tZlw tkh\¯n\pff Hcp-
]IcWamsW¶p a\Ênemhpw. At¸mÄ tZl¯n\v AXns¶m-
¯Øm\w e`n¡pIbpw sN¿pw. C¶mIs«, \mw tZl]qPbm-
Wv . \½psS e£ysa¶p IcpXp¶p. kz[À½mNcWamWv
e£ysa¶ Imcyw IqSn \mw ad¶ncn¡p¶p. tZlw c£n¡pI-
bpw AXn\p Xn¶m\pw IpSn¡m\pw sImSp¡pIbpw thWsa-
¦nÂ, AXp kz[À½mNcW¯n¶mWv. \mhnsâ sImXn \nd-
thäphm³ AXp th­. N«pIw sIm­p ]mbkw hnf¼nbmepw
Ndpw Iq«m\pw hnf¼nbmepw AXn\p kpJtam ZpxJtam CÃ.
\mhnsâbpw ØnXn CXmhWw. AXn\p ckÚm\w thWw.
kpJZpxJ§Ä ]mSnÃ. icoc¯n\p sImSpt¡­Xp sImSp¯p,
A{Xam{Xw. NÀ¡ sIm­v \qep \q¡Ww. AXn\p th­n-
bmWv AXn\v F® sImSp¡p¶Xv. AXpt]mse Xs¶ icocw
sIm­p {]hr¯nsbSp¡Ww. AXn\p th­n AXn Icnbn-
SWw. \mw tZls¯ C{]Imcw D]tbmKn¨m kzXth \nÊm-
camsW¦nepw AXnsâ hne hÀ[n¡pIbpw AXn¶p {]XnjvT
e`n¡pIbpw sN¿pw.
F¶m \mw tZls¯ D]IcWsa¶ \nebn D]tbm-
Kn¡msX, AXn apgpIn Bßkt¦mNw hcp¯p¶p. X¶nan-
¯w BZyta £p{Zamb tZlw £p{ZXcambn¯ocp¶p AXp-
sIm­mWv kÖ\§Ä XoÀ¯p ]dbp¶Xv: ""tZlhpw tZl
kw_ÔnIfpw \nµy§fmWv.'' izm\ kpJcm[nIÄ hµy§-
fmWv. FtSm tZlt¯bpw AXnt\mSp _Ôs¸«htbbpw
cm¸I ]qPn¡p¶Xn apgpIcpXv. aäp Imcy§fpw a\Ênem-
¡phm³ ]Tn¡pI F¶mWv kÖ\§Ä \s½ hym]Icm¡m-
\pff in£Ww \ÂIp¶Xv. \mw \ap¡v B]vXcpw CjvScpam-
b _Ôp¡fn¡hnªp aämcpsSsb¦nepw ASp¯v \½psS
Bßmhns\ sIm­p sNÃmdpt­m? ""Pohs\ Poh\n tNÀ-
¡q, Bßmsh Bßmhn tNÀ¡q.'' \man§s\ sN¿mdpt­m?
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c­mw A²ymbw
\½psS Bßlwks¯ Iq«n\p ]pd¯pff Imäp sImffn¡m-
dpt­m? Ft¸msg¦nepw \n\¡n§ns\ tXm¶nbn«pt­m, Rm-
³ Fsâsb¶ ]cn[n t`Zn¨p F¶se 10 ]pXnb an{X§sf
D­m¡n, C¶p 15 Bbn, \msf 50 BIpw, C§s\ sNbvXv
sNbvXv Hcp Znhkw hnizw apgph³ FtâXpw Rm³ hniz¯n-
tâXpw Bbn¯ocpw F¶v. \mw sPbnen \n¶p NmÀ¨¡mÀ¡v
Is¯gpXmdp­v, AXnse´m hntijw? F¶mÂ, sPbnenÂ
\n¶p hn« GsX¦nepw ]pXnb kvt\lnX¶pþcmjv{Sob XS-
hpImc\Ã, Iff³ XShpImc¶pþ\n§Ä Is¯gpXptam?
\½psS Bßmhv hym]IamIphm³ ]nSªp sIm­ncn¡-
bmWv. PK¯ns\ apgph³ BenwK\w sNbvhm³ AXm{Kln-
¡p¶p. ]t£, \maXns\ Adbn AS¨nSpIbmWv. Bßmhn-
s\ \mw XShp]pffnbm¡nbncn¡p¶p. AXns\ \mw HmÀ¡p-
t¶ CÃ. DZbw apX AkvXabwhsc tZltkhbn¯s-
¶ Ignbp¶p. cm¸IÂ CtX hnNmcapffp. Fsâ Cu icocw
F{X XSn¨p, F{X saenªp, PohnX¯n thsd B\µta
Csöp tXm¶pw. t`mKw, cpNn ChbpsS ckw arK§fpw A\p-
`hn¡p¶p. \ap¡nt¸mÄ XymK¯nsâbpw cpNnt¡Snsâbpw
B\µw IqSn A\p`hn¨p t\m¡n¡qStbm? kzbw hni¶p he-
bpt¼mgpw hnf¼nb Ce hni¸pff Hcp a\pjy\p \o¡p h¨p
sImSp¡p¶Xn F´m\µamsW¶v H¶\p`hn¡q. CXnsâ
cpNnsbm¶p t\m¡q. kz´w Ip«n¡pth­n IjvSs¸Sp¶ A½-
bv¡v CXnsâ cpSn Ipd¨dnbmw. a\pjy³ Fsâ F¶p ]dªp-
­m¡p¶ k¦pNnX ]cn[nbnepw Xm\dnbmsXXs¶ Bß-
hnImk¯nsâ cpNnbdnhm\pff {iaap­v; ImcWw tZl_²-
amb Bßmhv Ipd¨p t\cs¯bvs¡¦nepw Aev]sam¶p ]pd-
¯phcp¶p. ]t£, Cu ]pdt¯¡pff hchv GXp Xc¯nem-
Wv? Ipähmfn XShpapdnbn \n¶p sPbn apät¯¡p hcp¶-
Xpt]mse, ]t£, CXpsIm­v Bßmhnsâ Imcyw \S¡p¶n-
Ã. Bßmhn¶p apàsâ B\µw Xs¶ thWw.
kmcmwiw (1) km[I³ A[À½¯ntâbpw ]c[À½¯n-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
tâbpw hfªhgn hn«v kz[À½¯nsâ klPhpw kcfhpamb
amÀKw ssIs¡mffWw. kz[À½amIp\n\ hgnbpsS h¡v hnS-
cpXv. (2) tZlw £W`wKpcamsW¶dnªv AXp kz[À½¯n-
¶mbn¯s¶ D]tbmKn¡Ww; th­nh¶mÂ, kz[À½¯n-
¶mbn AXp hens¨dnhm\pw aS¡cpXv. (3) Aßmhnsâ AJ-
WvUXbpw hym]IXbpw kZm HmÀ¯psIm­p Nn¯¯nÂ
\n¶p kzþ]ct`Z§Ä ZpcoIcn¡Ww. PohnX¯nse Cu apJy-
kn²m´§fmWv `Khm³ ]dbp¶Xv. AXn¶\pkcn¨v BN
cn¡p¶ a\pjy\v Hcp Znhkw a\pjytZlw sIm­pXs¶
k¨Zm\µ ]Z{]m]vXn A\p`hs¸Sp¯mw.
(c­pw Iq«nbnW¡p¶Xnse bpàn:)
`Khm³ PohnX kn²m´w ]dªp, icn. ]t£, tIhew
kn²m´w ]dªp X¶XpsIm­p Imcyw apgph\mbnÃ; KoX-
bn hÀ®n¨ Cu kn²m´§Ä ]t­ D]\nj¯Ifnepw
kvarXnIfnepw {]kvXmhn¨n«p­v. Ahsb ho­pw kaÀ¸n¨Xp-
sIm­v KoXbv¡v ]pXpasbm¶pap­mhnÃ. AXnsâ ]pXpa
Cu kn²m´§sf {]hr¯nbn sIm­phtc­sX§ns\-
sb¶p ]dªp Xcp¶XnemWv. Cu alm {]iv\¯n\v D¯cw
]dbp¶XnemWv KoXbpsS anSp¡v.
PohnX kn²m´§Ä {]hr¯nbn sIm­phcp¶ Ietb-
tbm bpàntbtbm BWv tbmKsa¶p ]dbp¶Xv. kmwJysa-
¶m kn²m´w AYhm imkv{Xw, tbmKsa¶psh¨m Ie.
"'PohnXIe hiam¡nbhcmWv tbmKnIÄ'' F¶p Úm\tZ-
h³ km£yw ]dbp¶p. kmwJyhpw tbmKhpw, imkv{Xhpw
Iebpw Cu c­psIm­pw ]cn]qÀ®amWv KoX. imkv{Xw
Ie F¶o c­pw tNÀ¶memWv PohnX kuµcy hnIkn¡pI.
shdpw imkv{Xw BImit¡m«bmWv. kwKoXimkv{Xw ]Tn¨m-
epw sXm­sIm­v AXp {]ISn¸n¡p¶ Ie hiansænÂ
AXp \mZ{_Òs¯ tim`n¸n¡p¶nÃ. AXpsIm­mWv `Khm-
³ kn²m´t¯msSm¸w Xs¶ AXnsâ hn\ntbmKadnbp¶
Iebpw ]dªpX¶Xv. icn, B Ie F§ns\bpffXmWv?
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c­mw A²ymbw
tZls¯ XpÑambn¡cpXn Bßmhnsâ AacXbnepw AJ-
WvUXbnepw ZrjvSnsh¨v kz[À½mNcWw sN¿m\pff B
Ie GXmWv?
IÀ½w sN¿p¶hÀ¡v c­p hnNmcamWpffXv. H¶nXmWv
\½psS IÀ¯mhnsâ ^ew \ap¡p In«ntb Xocq, AXp \½psS
A[nImcamWv. CXn\p hn]coXambpff c­mas¯ hnNmcw
CXmWv: ^ew \ap¡\p`hn¡m³ In«nbnsænÂ, \mw IÀ½ta
sN¿nÃ. KoX Cu c­n\pa¸pdw aq¶masXmcp hnNmcs¯,
hr¯nsb \nÀt±in¡p¶p. AXp ]dbp¶p. ""IÀ½w XoÀ¨bm-
bpw sN¿q, ]t£ ^e¯n X\n¡[nImcaps­¶p IcpXcp-
tX.'' IÀ½w sN¿p¶h¶v AXnsâ ^e¯n A[nImcw
XoÀ¨bmbpw D­v F¶m \o B A[nImcw tkzÑbm Dt]-
£n¡pI.'' ctPmKpWw ]dbp¶p,""FSp¡pIbmsW¦n ^e-
t¯mSpIqSnXs¶.'' XtamKpWw ]dbp¶p, ""hnSpIbmsW¦nÂ
IÀ½t¯mSpIqSn¯s¶.'' Ch ]ckv]cw ktlmZc§fmWv.
AXn\m \o Cu c­n \n¶pw DbÀ¶p ip²kzm¯nI-
\mhpI, F¶psh¨m IÀ½w sNbvXp ^ew Dt]£n¡pI;
^ew Dt]£n¨v IÀ½w sN¿pI. apt¼m, ]nt¼m, F§pw ^e-
¯n Bi shbv¡cpXv.
^e¯n Bishbv¡cpsX¶p ]dbp¶ KoX, IÀ½w D¯-
aambpw IpieXtbmSpIqSnbpw sN¿Wsa¶pIqSn ]dbp¶p­v.
kImaambn sN¿p¶hsâ IÀ½t¯¡mÄ \njv¡ m½mbn
sN¿p¶hsâ IÀ½w Gsd \¶mbncn¡Ww. Cu XmcXayw
DNnXamWv. ImcWw, kImaambn sN¿p¶h³ ^emkà-
\mIbm AbmfpsS Gsd¡psd apgph³ kabhpw iànbpw
^es¯¸änbpff at\mcmPy¯n Aenªp t]mIp¶p. ^-
teÑbnÃm¯hsâ Hmtcm \nanjhpw apgph³ iànbpw IÀ½-
¯n¯s¶ ebn¡pw. \Zn¡v HgnhnÃ, Imän\p hn{iaanÃ,
kqcy¶p kZm Pzen¨psIm­ncn¡mt\ Adnbq. C{]Imcw \n-
jv¡ma\mb IÀ¯mhn\p kZm tkh\w sN¿mt\ Adnbq.
C§ns\ \nc´cw IÀ½cX\mbhsâ IÀ½w D¡rjvSam-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
bnsæn¸ns¶ BcptSXmWv BhpI? F¶Ã, Nn¯kaX
hensbmcp D¯a KpWamWv; AXmWpXm\pw \njv¡ma]pcp-
jsâ aqe[\w. Xosc _mlyamb in¸thebnembmepw
ssIanSpt¡msSm¸w a\Ênsâ kaXbpw IqSnt¨À¶m B
IÀ½w A[nIw kpµcamIpsa¶p kv]jvSamWv. CXn\pw tase
kIma\pw \njv¡ma\pw IÀ½s¯ ho£n¡p¶Xnepw hyXym-
kap­v. AXp \njv¡masâ IÀa¯n\v A[nIw A\pIqeamWv.
kIma³ IÀ½s¯ ho£n¡p¶Xv kzmÀ°ZrjvSntbmSpIqSn-
bmWv. "IÀ½hpw FtâXv, ^ehpw FtâXv' F¶ hnNmcw
aqew IÀ½¯n sXsÃmc{i² h¶mepw AXp ss\XnIamb
Hcp Ipäambn AbmÄ¡p tXm¶nÃ. IhnªXv hyhlmcnIfmb
Hcp hogvNbmsWt¶ [cn¡q. \njv¡ma\mIs« kzIÀ½¯nÂ
ss\XnIamb IÀ¯hyt_m[amWpffXv. AXpsIm­bmÄ X-
sâ IÀ½¯n hà \yq\Xbpw h¶p t]mImXncn¸m³ GIm-
´{i²bpffh\mbncn¡pw. A§ns\bpw AbmfpsS IÀ½w
A[nIw \nÀtZmjambncn¡pw. F§ns\ t\m¡nbmepw, ^e-
XymKw AXy´ Ipiehpw bikv¡chpamb X¯zamsW¶p
sXfnbp¶p. AXpsIm­p ^eXymKs¯ tbmKw AYhm Po-
hnXIe F¶p hnfn¡Ww.
\njv¡ma IÀa¯nsâ Imcyw amänsh¨m IqSn, shdpw I-
Àaw sN¿p¶Xnepff B\µw AXnsâ ^e¯nenÃ. kzIÀaw
sN¿pt¼mÄ D­mIp¶ HcpXcw X·bXzantÃ, AXv B\µ-
¯nsâ DdhmIp¶p. Nn{XImct\mSp ]dªp t\m¡p. ""Nn{Xw
hcbvt¡­. AXn\p th­p¶ ]Ww ]nSnt¨mfq'' F¶v A-
bmÄ tIÄ¡nÃ. Irjn¡mct\mSp ]dbpI, ""hben t]mtI-
­, Imen tabv¡­, shffw tXh­, \n\¡p th­{X [m\yw
Xt¶bv¡m'' F¶v. Abmsfmcp bYmÀ° Irjn¡mc\msW-
¦n AbmÄ¡q I¨hSw ]nSn¡nÃ. Irjn¡mc³ ]peÀIme-
¯p hben t]mIp¶p. kqcy\mcmbmW³ Abmsf kzmKXw
sN¿p¶p. ]£nIÄ AbmÄ¡p th­n ]mSp¶p. I¶pImenIÄ
AbmÄ¡p Npäpw tabp¶p. AbmÄ kvt\lt¯msS Ahsb
XtemSp¶p, Xm³ \«phfÀ¯nb hr£§sf Däp t\m¡p¶p.
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c­mw A²ymbw
Cu IÀa§fnseÃmap­v kzmXnIamb Hcm\µw. Cu B\µw
Xs¶bmWv, B IÀa¯nsâ apJyhpw bYmÀ°hpamb ^ew.
CXnt\msSm¸w sh¨p t\m¡pt¼mÄ AXnsâ _mly^ew
Xosc A{][m\amWv.
KoX, a\pjysâ ZrjvSnsb IÀa^e¯n \n¶p hnSÀ¯p-
t¼mÄ, AtX D]mbwsIm­v IÀa¯n Ahsâ X·bXsb
\qdnc«n hÀ[n¸n¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p. ^e\nct]£\mb a\p-
jy¶p IÀa¯nep­mhp¶ X·bX kam[n¡p XpeyamWv.
AXn\m AbmfpsS B\µw aäpffhcptSXns\¡mÄ \qdnc-
«nbmIp¶p. C§s\ t\m¡nbm \njv¡ma IÀaw Xs¶ kzbw
Hcp alm^eamsW¶p s]s«¶p a\Ênemhpw. Úm\tZh³
tNmZn¨Xv icnbmWv: ""hr£¯n ^eap­mhp¶p. ^e¯nÂ
C\n F´p ^eamWp­mhpI?'' Cu tZlamIp¶ hr£¯nÂ
\njv¡maamb kz[ÀamNcWw t]mepff kpµc^ew D­m-
bm¸ns¶ asämcp^e¯nsâ Bhiysa´v? IÀjI³ hb-
en tKmX¼p hnfbn¨v AXv hnäv tNmf sdm«n hm§n¯n¶-
Wtam? \Ã kzmZpff hmg¸gap­m¡n AXp hnäp apfIpXn¶-
Wtam? ktlmZcm, hmg¸gw Xs¶ Xn¶pIqtS? ]t£,tem-
Im`n{]mbw CXp kzoIcn¡p¶nÃ. hmg¸gw Xn¶m³ `mKyap-
­mbn«pw BfpIÄ apfIn\p ]mbp¶p. KoX ]dbp¶p ""A§n-
s\ sN¿cpXv, IÀaw Xs¶ Xn¶pI, IÀaw Xs¶ IpSn¡pI.
IÀaw Xs¶ ]Nns¨Sp¡pI.'' IÀaw sN¿p¶Xn¯s¶
FÃmw h¶Wbp¶p. Ip«n Ifnbnse B\µ¯n\p th­n Ifn-
¡p¶p. CXn \n¶p Bh¶p hymbma^ew kzbtah e`n-
¡p¶p. F¶m B ^es¯¸än Ah\p Nn´bnÃ. Ahsâ
B\µw apgph³ B Ifnbn am{XamWv.
(^eXymK¯n\p c­pZmlcWw)
kÖ\§Ä kzPohnXw sIm­v CXv hyàam¡o«p­v. Xp-
¡mdmansâ `àn`mhw I­v inhmPn almcmPmhn\v At±l-
t¯mSp hfsc BZchv tXm¶n. Hcn¡Â At±lw Xp¡mdman-
sâ ho«ntebv¡v ]áv Ab¨psImSp¯v At±ls¯ k¡-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
cn¸m³ h«w Iq«n. Xp¡mdman¶mIs« Xs¶ k¡cn¸m\pff
h«§Ä I­v I\¯ ZpxJw tXm¶n. At±lw a\Ên hnNm-
cn¨p: ""CXmtWm Fsâ `ànbpsS ^ew? CXn¶mtWm Rm-
³ `ànbpÄs¡mffp¶Xv.?'' `Kh³ _lpam\ k½m\§fm-
Ip¶ ^ew I¿n sh¨p X¶v Xs¶ AIän hnSpIbmtWm
F¶v At±l¯n\p tXm¶n. At±lw ]dªp:
B´cadnªn«pw skmÃbmbv IcpXpt¶m
]´nbsÃm«pw \nsâbn½«p ]mWvUp cwK.
""`Khmt\, A§bpsS Cu kz`mhw \¶Ã. A§v Cu s]m«pw
s]mSnbpw X¶v Fs¶ h©n¡m³ t\m¡p¶p. Cu amcWw
hà hn[¯nepw Hgnbs« F¶v A§v IcpXp¶p­mhmw. ]t£,
Rm³ A{X tamis¸« Kpcphnsâ injy\Ã; Rm³ A§bpsS
ImepIÄ apdpsI ]nSn¨psIm­ncn¡pw. `àn Xs¶bmWv `-
àsâ kz[À½w. `ànbnt·Â aämtcm ^teÑIfpsS Nn\¨-
§Ä s]mSn¨p­mhm³ hnSmXncnbv¡emWv `àsâ PohnXI-
e.''
]pWvUeoIsâ Ncn{Xw ^eXymK¯n CXns\¡mÄ K-
l\amb HcmZÀiw ImWn¨pXcp¶p. ]pWvUeoI³ Xsâ am-
Xm]nXm¡·msc ip{iqjn¨p sIm­ncp¶p. AXpI­v {]k-
¶\mb ]mWvUpcwK³ At±ls¯ ImWm³ HmSnh¶p. ]-
t£, ]pWvUeoI³ ]mWvUpcwKsâ sN¸nSnbnÂs¸«v Xsâ
B tkhmIÀaw ssIshSnbm³ Iq«m¡nbnÃ. At±l¯n\p
Xsâ amXm]nXm¡·mcpsS tkh\w t\cmb Cuizc`ànbm-
bncp¶p. A\ysc sImffbSn¨p kz´w amXm]nXm¡·msc
kpJn¸n¡p¶ a¡fp­mhmw, AYhm aäp tZi§sf t{Zmln¨p
kztZi¯n\v D¡Àjw CÑn¡p¶ tZi`à·mcp­mhmw, F-
¶m CXp c­pw `ànbÃ, BkànbmWXv. ]pWvUeoI³
A¯cw Bkànbn IpSp§nbnÃ. At±lw hnNmcn¨p. ]c-
amßmhv Fsâ ap¼n \nev¡p¶ Cu cq]t¯mfta Dffp!
At±l¯nsâ Cu cq]w ImWp¶Xn\p ap¼p krjvSn N¯p-
InS¡pIbmbncp¶pthm? At±lw `Khmt\mSp ]dªp: ""`K-
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c­mw A²ymbw
hmt\ A§p kzbw F\nbv¡p ZÀi\w Xcphm³ h¶XmsW-
¶p Rm\dnªp. F¶m Rm³ "Dw' kn²m´w am\n¡p¶h-
\mWv. A§p am{Xta Cuizc\pffp F¶Ã Rm³ IcpXp¶Xv.
F\n¡v A§pw Cuizc\mWv. IqsS Cu amXm]nXm¡·mcpw
Rm³ Ahsc ip{iqjnbv¡p¶Xn GÀs¸«ncnbv¡bm A-
§sb {i²n¡m\mfÃ. F\n¡p am¸p XcWw.'' C{Xbpw ]d-
ªv AbmÄ `Khm¶v \nev¡phm³ Hcp CjvSnI C«psImSp¯-
v, AtX ip{iqjbn apgpIn. Xp¡mdmw Cu kµÀ`saSp¯p
Xptemw IuXpIt¯msS hnt\mZambn ]dbp¶p:
hnTes\ \nev¡hn«
\osbs´mcp t{]a{`m´³!
hnTe\v CjvSnI C«psImSp¯
\osbs´mcp Ipdp¼³!
]pWvUeoI³ D]tbmKn¨ "Dw' kn²m´w ]eXymKbpàn-
bpsS HcwKamWv. ^eXymKnbpsS IÀ½{i² Kw`ocambncn-
¡pwt]mse, AbmfpsS Nn¯hr¯n hym]Ihpw DZmchpw k-
ahpambncn¡pw. X¶nan¯w AbmÄ \m\m X¯zÚm\§-
fpsS \qemamebn IpSp§n kzkn²m´w ssIhn«p Ifbp-
¶nÃ. "\m\yZkvXoXn hmZn\x þ CtX Dffp. asäm¶nà F¶
hmZ¯n AbmÄ s]«p t]mhnÃ. "CXpw icn AXpw icn;
]t£ F\n¡p CXp Xs¶ icn' F¶n§s\bmWv AbmfpsS
\{ahpw \nÝnXhpamb at\mhr¯n. Hcn¡Â Hcp Krlس
Hcp k\ymknbpsS ASp¡Â sN¶p tNmZn¨p. "tam£ {]m]v-
Xn¡p hoSpw IpSpw_hpw hnSWsa¶pt­m? k\ymkn ]dªp,
tht­th­. P\Is\t¸mepffhÀ sIm«mc¯nencp¶p tam-
£w t\SnbtÃm. ]ns¶ \osb´n\p hoSp hnSp¶p? XpSÀ¶p
thsdmcmÄ h¶p k\ymkntbmSp tNmZn¨p, "kzmao, hoSpw IpSpw-
_hpw hnSmsX tam£w In«ptam? k\ymkn ]dªp, "Bcp
]dªp' ho«nencp¶v Hmimcambn tam£w In«psa¦n ipI-
s\t¸mepffhÀ hoSphnSphm³ h¦·mcmtWm? ]n¶osSmcn-
¡Â B c­pt]cpw X½n I­pap«nbt¸mÄ henb Iem-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
]ambn. HcmÄ ]dªp ""k\ymkn ]dªncn¡p¶p hoSp hnS-
Wsa¶v.'' atä BÄ ]dªp, "CÃ, At±lw ]dªXv hoSp
hntS­ F¶mWv.' F¶n«p c­p t]cpwIqSn k\ymknbpsS
ASps¯¯nt¨À¶p. k\ymkn ]dªp. "c­mÄ ]dªXpw
icnbmWv. HcmfpsS `mh\sb§ns\tbm, A§ns\ AbmÄ-
¡pff amÀKw. HcmfpsS tNmZysa§ns\tbm, A§ns\ Abm-
Ä¡pff D¯chpw. hoSp hnSWsa¶Xpw t\cmWv; hntS­
F¶Xpw t\cmWv'' CXt{X "Dw' kn²m´w.
]pWvUeoIsâ DZmlcW¯n \n¶p ^eXymK¯n\v G-
Xp \nehsc Dbcm³ Ignbpsa¶p a\Ênem¡mw. `Khm³ Xp-
¡mdman¶p sImSp¡m³ sh¨ {]tem`\s¯¡mfpw tamlI-
ambncp¶p ]pWvUeoI¶p ImWn¨ sImXn. ]t£, At±lw
AXnepw ab§nbnÃ. ab§nt¸msb¦n IpSp§ntbt\. Hcn-
¡Â km[\ \nÝbn¨p Ignªm¸ns¶ Ahkm\w hsc
AXv BNcn¨psIm­ncn¡Ww. CSbv¡v `Kh±Ài\w t]mepff
{]Xy£ hnLv\§Ä t\cn«mepw AXn\pth­n km[\ Dt]-
£nt¡­ Bhiyw hccpXv. tZlaptÅSt¯mfw Imew AXp
km[\bv¡p th­n¯s¶bmWv. `Kh±Ài\w I¿n¯s¶-
bp­v, AsXhnsSt¸mIm\mWv? "Fsâ kÀÆmßIXzw BÀ
I«psIm­p t]mIpw? Fsâ a\Êv A§tbmSpff `ànbmÂ
\ndw ]q­XmWtÃm.'
Cu `àn t\Sphm³ th­nbmWv \ap¡v Cu P·w e`n¨Xv.
"am tX kwtKm kvXzIÀaWn' F¶ KoXm hN\¯n\v C{X-
t¯mfw AÀ°ap­v: \njvIma IÀaw sNbvXpsIm­ncnt¡
AIÀa¯nÂ, A´naIÀaapànbnÂ, AXmbXp tam£¯nÂ-
t¸mepw A`nemjw shbv¡cpXv. hmk\m apànbmWtÃm tam-
£w. tam£¯n\pt­m hmk\tbmSp hà CS]mSpw? ^e-
XymKw Cu \nebv¡v F¯nbm hnNmcnt¨mfp, PohnXIebv-
¡p ]qÀWXh¶p F¶v.
(BZÀiKpcp aqÀ¯n)
imkv{Xw ]dªpX¶p, Iebpw hnhcn¨p. F¶mepw C-
27
c­mw A²ymbw
XpsIm­v apgph³ Nn{Xw I¬ap¼n hcnIbnÃ. imkv{Xw
\nÀKpWamWv, Ie kKpWhpw; kKpWhpw kmImcamhmsX
hyàamhpIbnÃ. tIhe \nÀKpWw BImi¯n \n¡pw-
t]msebmWv, A§ns\¯s¶bmhmw \ncmImckKpWhpw. C-
Xn¶p ]mbw, KpWw aqÀ¯na¯mbn `hn¨ KpWhms\ ImWp-
IbmWv. AXn\m AÀÖp\³ ]dbp¶p: ""`Kh³, A§p Pohn-
X¯nsâ apJykn²m´§Ä D]tZin¨p, B kn²m´§Ä
BNcn¡m\pff Iebpw D]tZin¨p, F¶mepw AXnsâ kv]-
jvSamb cq]w Fsâ I¬ap¶n hcp¶nÃ. AXn\m F\n-
¡n\n AXnsâ Ncn{Xw ]dªpXcq. _p²nbn kmwJy\n-
jvTbpdbv¡pIbpw ^eXymKcq]amb tbmKw Hmtcm kncbnepw
hym]nbv¡bpw sNbvXn«pffhcpsS e£Ww ]dªp Xcq. ^e-
XymK¯nsâ Bgw apgph³ Im«n¯cp¶ IÀa{i²bn aá-
\mb, \nÝb¯nsâ almtacphmb, ØnX{]Ús\¶p ]db-
s¸Sp¶h³ F§ns\ kwkmcn¡p¶p, F§ns\ Ccn¡p¶p,
F§ns\ \S¡p¶p Fs¶ms¡ F\n¡p ]dªp Xcq. B
aqÀ¯n F§ns\bncn¡pw, At±ls¯ F§ns\ Xncn¨dnbmw?
CsXÃmw ]dªpXcq, `Khm³!''.
CXn¶mbn `Khm³ c­ma²ymb¯nsâ Ahkm\s¯ ]-
Xns\«p tÇmI§fn kv{XnX{]Úsâ Kw`otcmZm¯amb
Ncn{Xw Nn{XoIcnbv¡p¶p. Cu ]Xns\«p tÇmI§fn KoX-
bnse ]Xns\«²ymb§fptSbpw kmcw DÄs¸Sp¯nbncn¡p-
¶psh¶p tXm¶pw. ØnX{]Ú³ KoXbpsS BZÀiaqÀ¯n-
bmWv, Cu i_vZhpw KoXbpsS kz´amWv. ]n¶oSv A©ma-
²ymb¯n Pohapàtâbpw, ]{´­mat¯Xn `àtâbpw,
]Xn\memat¯Xn KpWmXoXsâbpw, ]Xns\«mat¯XnÂ
Úm\\njvTbpsSbpw hÀW\ C§ns\Xs¶ hcp¶p­v. F-
¶m Ahtb¡msfÃmw A[nIw kv]jvSambpw khnkvXmc-
ambpw ØnX{]Ús\ hÀ®n¨ncn¡p¶p. AXn kn²sâ
e£W§tfmsSm¸w km[Isâ e£W§fpw ]dªn«p­v.
BbncIW¡n kXym{Kln kv{Xo]pcpj·mÀ kmbmÓ {]m-
À°\bv¡v Cu e£W§Ä sNmÃmdp­v. Hmtcm {Kma¯nepw
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 KoXm{]hN\w

Hmtcm ho«nepw Ah F¯n¡m³ Ignªm¸ns¶ Ah kz- AtXm Ipd¨p hm¡pIfn F¶m henb hymJym\§sf
btah ]pd¯p h¶psImffpw. \nXy]mcmbWw bm{´nIambn- At]£n¨v CXn¶v hne IqSpw. ImcWw `àn AXyhiyamtb-
t¸mbmÂ, a\Ên ]Xnbp¶Xn\p ]Icw amªp t]mItb S¯mWv `Khm³ AXv sImffn¨n«pffXv. ØnXn{]Ú e£-
Dffp. CXp \nXy]mcmbW¯nsâ tZmjaÃ, a\\w sN¿m¯- W§fpsS khnkvXc hnhcWw C¶p Rm³ Xcp¶nÃ. \½psS
Xnsâ tZmjamWv. \nXy]mcmbWt¯msSm¸w \nXy a\\hpw FÃm km[\Ifnepw `ànbpsS \nÝnXØm\w \mw ad¶p
\nXy Bß ]co£Whpw thWw. t]mIcpsX¶p IcpXn Rm³ AXp {i²bnÂs¸Sp¯n F¶p
ØnX {]Ú³ F¶psh¨m Ønc_p²nbpffh³: CXv am{Xw. XnI¨pw ØnX{]Ú\mbn«v Bcp­mbn«p­v F¶p
B t]cpXs¶ hyàam¡p¶p­v. F¶m kwbaanÃmsX- `Khmt\ Adnbmhq. F¶mÂ, tkhm]cmbW\mb ØnX{]-
bpt­m _p²n Øncamhp¶p? AXn\m Ønc{]Ús\ kw- Ú\pZmlcWambn kZm ]pWvUeoIsâ cq]w Fsâ ap¼nÂ
baaqÀ¯n F¶p ]dªncn¡p¶p. _p²n Bß\njvTamhW- h¶p sIm­ncnbv¡p¶p. AXp Rm³ \n§fpsS ap¼nepw
w, A´À _mtly{µnb§Ä _p²obv¡[o\hpw. CXmWv kw- sh¨p.
ba¯nsâ AÀ°w. ØnX{]Ú³ C{µnb§sfÃmw ISn- A§ns\ ØnX{]Úe£Ww Ahkm\n¨p. c­ma²ym-
ªmWn«p ]nSn¨v Ahsb IÀ½tbmK¯n ]q«p¶p. AbmÄ bhpw Ignªp.
C{µnb§fmIp¶ ImfIsfsIm­v \njvIma kz[À½mNcW- RmbdmgvN 28þ2þ'32
amIp¶ hb DgpsXmcp¡p¶p. Xsâ Hmtcm izmtkmÑzmkhpw
]camÀ°¯n¶mbn hybw sN¿p¶p.
Cu C{µnb kwbaw Ffp¸aÃ. C{µnb§sf Xosc D]tbm-
Kn¡mXncn¡p¶Xv, ]t£, Ffp¸amImw. au\w \ncmlmcw
apXembh C{X ITn\aÃ. t\sc adn¨v C{µnb§sf Agn¨p-
hnSemIs« FÃmhcpw ioen¨n«pffXmWv. F¶m Ba B]-
¯ptÅS¯v Ahbh§sf apgph\pw Dffnte¡p hen¡pIbpw
B]¯nÃmt¯S¯v D]tbmKn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xpt]mse
hnjbt`mK§fn \n¶v C{µnb§sf ]n³hen¡pIbpw ]m-
camÀ°nI IÀ½§fn Ahsb DNnXambn D]tbmKn¡bpw
sNbvI F¶ kwbaw ITn\amWv. CXn¶p henb {]bXv\w
thWw, Úm\hpw thWw. C§ns\sbms¡bmbmepw AXp
Ft¸mgpw icn¡p km[n¨psh¶pw hcnÃ, At¸mÄ \mw \ncm-
icmImtam? ]mSnÃ. km[IÀ Hcn¡epw \ncmicmhcpXv. A-
bmÄ km[\bpsS FÃm bpànIfpw D]tbmKn¨n«pw aXnbm-
Imt¯S¯v `ànsb Iq«nt¨À¡Ww. hfsc hne]nSn¨ Cu
kqN\ `Khm³ ØnXn {]Ú e£W¯n \ÂInbn«p­v.

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 KoXm{]hN\w
aq¶ma²ymbw
IÀ½tbmKw
(^eXymKn¡v A\´^ew e`n¡p¶p)
ktlmZctc, c­ma²ymb¯n \mw PohnX imkv{X¯nÂ
BsI H¶p It®mSn¨p. C\n aq¶ma²ymb¯n CtX PohnX
imkv{X¯nsâ hniZoIcWamWpffXv. BZyw \mw X¯zNn´-
\w sNbvXp. C\n AhbpsS hniZmwi§fnte¡p IS¡mw.
Ignª A²ymb¯n IÀ½tbmKs¯¸än hnthN\w sNb-
vXp. IÀ½tbmK¯n anIhpä hkvXp ^eXymKw Xs¶. IÀ½-
tbmK¯n ^eXymKap­v. F¶mepw ^ew In«p¶pt­m CÃ-
tbm F¶ tNmZyw hcp¶p. AXn\m aq¶ma²ymb¯n ]d-
bp¶p. IÀ½^ew Dt]£n¨m IÀ½tbmKn¡p F{Xtbm Cc-
«n ^ew In«psa¶v.
ChnsS Rm³ ale£vanbpsS IYtbmÀ¡p¶p. AhcpsS
kzbwhcamWv. FÃm tZhZm\h·mcpw henb BitbmsS h-
¶ncn¡p¶p. e£vaotZhn Xsâ \nÝbw t\ct¯ hyàam-
¡nbncp¶nÃ. AhÀ k`maWvU]¯n h¶v C§s\ ]dªp,
""Fs¶ sImXn¡m¯hsâ Igp¯nemWv Rm³ amebnSpI''.
]t£, AhscÃmw sImXnb·mcmbncp¶p. e£vaotZhn sIm-
Xnbä hcs\ XncbpIbmbn. At¸mÄ I­p, BZntijt·Â
im´\mbn ]ffnsImffp¶ hnjvWp`Khmsâ cq]w. tZhn Ahn-
Sps¯ Igp¯n hcWameyaÀ¸n¨v C¶pw B NcWIae§Ä
XtemSns¡m­ncn¡p¶p. "BÀ Iman¡p¶nÃtbm, Ahsâ Zm-
knbmWv ca' CXmWv hntijw.
km[mcW a\pjyÀ kz´w ^e¯n\p Npäpw apffpthen
sI«p¶p. AXpsIm­v Ah³ X\n¡p In«mhp¶ A\´^e-
s¯ AIäpIbmWv. kwkmcnbmb a\pjy³ A]mcIÀ½w
sNbvXv Aev]w ^ew t\Sp¶p. IÀ½tbmKntbm Aev]w sNbv-
Xp A\´^ehpw. shdpsamcp `mh\mhyXymkw sIm­v kw`-
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aq¶mw A²ymbw
hn¡p¶XmWnXv. tSmÄÌmbn HcnS¯p ]dªn«p­v, ""P\§Ä
tbip{InkvXphnsâ _enZm\s¯ hfsc kvXpXn¡p¶p. F¶m-
 Cu kwkmcnIÄ Znhtk\ F{X tNmc hän¡p¶p! F{X
IjvSs¸Sp¶p! XnI¨pw c­p IgpXbv¡pff `mcw ]pdt¯änbpw
sIm­mWv Cu kwkmcnIÄ \S¡p¶Xv. ChcpsS t¢iw tb-
iphntâXns\¡mÄ F{X Cc«nbmWv; F{X Cc«nbmWv Ch-
cpsS ZpÀ¤Xn! CXn ]IpXnsb¦nepw t¢iw `Khm¶p th­n
A\p`hn¨ncps¶¦n hmkvXh¯nÂ, tbiphns\¡mÄ alm-
·mcmtbt\.''
kwkmcnIfpsS X]ky hmkvXh¯n hepXmWv. F¶m-
 FÃmw XpÑ^e¯n\p th­n ! hmk\sb§ns\tbm, ^e-
hpa§ns\. \½psS kmam\§Ä¡p \manSp¶Xntesd hne
temI¯n \n¶p In«nÃ. IptNe³ Ahepw sIm­p `Khmsâ
ASp¯p t]mbn. Bcp ]nSn Ahen¶v Acss¸k t]mepw
hnebp­mhnÃ. ]t£ IptNe\v AXp Aaqeyambncp¶p; Im-
cWw AXn `àn`mhap­mbncp¶p, AXp A`na{´nXambncp-
¶p. AXnse Hmtcm Xcnbnepw `mh\bp­mbncp¶p. hkvXp
XpÑambmse´p th­q, a{´w sIm­v AXnsâ hne, AXnsâ
Ignhp hÀ²n¡p¶p. t\m«n\v F´p I\ap­v.? AXp I¯n¨n«v
Hcp Xpffn shffw t]mepw NqSm¡m³ h¿. ]t£, AXnt·-
semcp ap{Zbp­v. AXpsIm­mWnXn\p hne.
IÀ½tbmK¯nepap­v Cu hntijsaÃmw. IÀ½s¯
t\m«msW¶p IcpXpI. `mh\mcq]amb ap{Zbv¡mWv hne, IÀ-
½cq]amb ISemÊn³ IjvW¯n\Ã. Rm\n¸dbp¶Xv Hcp
{]Imc¯n hn{Klmcm[\bpsS clkyamWv. hn{Klmcm[-
\bpsS k¦Â¸¯n\p henb AgIp­v. Cu hn{Kl¯ XIÀ-
¡m³ Bcmemhpw? Cu hn{Klw BZyw shdpsamcp IÃm-
bncp¶p. Rm\Xn {]mW{]XnjvT sNbvXp. kz´w `mh\sb
Bhmln¨p. Cu `mh\sb BÀ¡m\pw X¨pS¡m³ Ignbptam?
IÃp XÃns¸m«n¡mw, `mh\sb h¿. Rm³ hn{Kl¯n \n¶p
kz´w `mh\sb h¿. Rm³ hn{Kl¯n \n¶p kz´w `mh-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
\sb ]n³hen¨m¸ns¶ IÃp tijn¡pw. At¸mtg AXp
X¨pS¡mhq.
IÀ½¯nsâ AÀ°w IÃnsâtbm ISemÊnsâtbm Ijv-
Wsa¶mWv. Fsâ A½ Hcp Xp­p ISemÊn \me©£cw
Ipdn¨b¨pX¶p, asämcmÄ 50 GSp \ndsb hfsc `wKnbmbn
FgpXnbb¨p. CXn GXn\mW[nIw Xq¡w? A½sbgpXnb
B \me©£c¯nepff `mh\bpsS hne A\ÀLamWv, ]hn-
{XamWv. AXnt\mSp InS]nSn¡m³ A³]tXSn\p IgnbnÃ. IÀ-
½¯n BÀ{ZX thWw, `mh\ thWw. \mw the¡mcsâ
]Wn¡p Iqen \nÝbn¨v AXp sImSp¡p¶p. A§s\bà Z£n-
WbpsS Imcyw. Z£nW DZI]qÀÆw sImSp¡p¶p. Z£nWsb
kw_Ôn¨v F{X sImSp¯p F¶ tNmZyanÃ. DZI]qÀÆamtWm
Ft¶ t\m«apffp. a\pkvarXnbn hfsc ckIcamb Hcp IY-
bp­v. Hcp injy³ ]{´­p sImÃw KpcpKrl¯n Xmakn¨v
arKXzw hn«p a\pjy\mbn. C\n Ah³ F´p KpcpZ£nW
sN¿pw? ]gb Ime¯v ^okv ap³Iqdmbn hm§p¶ ]Xnhp-
­mbncp¶nÃ. ]´ocm­p Imew ]Tn¨Xn\p tijw Xt¶-
s¡m­p Ignbp¶Xp KpcpZ£nW sN¿pw. a\p ]dbp¶p:
""Ht¶m ct­m Cetbm ]qthm hnidntbm saXnbSntbm Hcp
Iei¸m\ntbm Kpcphn¶p sImSp¡pI.'' CDXp t\cw t]m-
¡msW¶p IcpXcpXv; F´p sImSp¯mepw AXp `ànbpsS
NnÓambn IcpXn sImSp¡Ww. Hcp ]qhn\p hà I\hpapt­m?
F¶m B `àn`mh¯n\mIs« {_ÒmWvUt¯mfw I\-
ap­v.
""cpIvanWot\w GIym XpfkoZfmt\w
Kncn[c {]`p Xpfnem''
(cpÜnWn tZhn Hcp Xpfknbne sIm­v Kncn[c\mb {]`p-
hns\ Xq¡nt\m¡n). kXy`mabpsS Xpem¡W¡nepff B-
`cW§Ä sIm­p Imcyw \S¶nÃ. cpÜnWn tZhn `àn`mh-
]qÀ®amb Hcp Xpfknbne Xpemknsâ X«nen«t¸mÄ FÃmw
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aq¶mw A²ymbw
icnbmbn. B Xpfknbne A`na{´nXambncp¶p. At¸mÄ
AXp km[mcWaÃm¯ H¶mbn. IÀ½tbmKnbpsS IÀ½¯n-
sâ Imcyhpw C§s\bmWv.
c­p t]À KwKmkv\m\¯n\p t]mbn F¶p hnNmcn¡pI.
AXn HcmÄ ]dbp¶p, ""BfpIÄ KwK KwK F¶p ]dbp¶p-
­tÃm, AXnse´mWpffXv? c­p `mKw A_vP\Ihmbphpw,
Hcp `mKw {]mWhmbphpwþCXp c­pw Iq«nt¨À¯m KwKm-
bmbo. CXne[nIw AXnse´p­v? atä BÄ ]dbp¶p. ""CXp
hnjvWp `Khmsâ ]mZIae§fn \n¶pÛhn¨p, i¦csâ
PSmPqS¯n hkn¨p, CXnsâ Xoc¯n At\Imbncw alÀ-
jnamcpw cmPÀjnamcpw X]Êp sNbvXp.CXnsâ h¡¯psh¨v
AkwJyw ]pWyIÀ½§Ä D­mbn«p­vþA§ns\ ]hn{X-
amb KwKmamXmhmWnXv.'' AbmÄ `mh\bn apgpIn AXnÂ
Ipfn¡p¶p. A_vP\Ihmbp {]mWhmbp¡mc\pw Ipfn¡p¶p.
tZlip²nbmIp¶ ^ew c­pt]À¡pw In«pIbpw sNbvXp.
F¶m B `à\p tZlip²ntbmsSm¸w Nn¯ip²nbmIp¶
^ehpw IqSn In«n. KwKbn Ipfn¨m Imfbv¡pw tZlip²n
In«pw, icoc¯nse amen\yw t]mIpw. ]t£ a\Ênse amen\yw
Xocptam? Hcph¶p tZlip²nbmIp¶ XpÑ^ew In«n. atäh\v
AXn\p ]pdta Nn¯ip²nbmIp¶ Aaqey ^ehpw In«n.
Ipfn¨p kqcy\akv¡mcw sN¿p¶h\p hymbmaamIp¶ ^ew
In«pIXs¶ sN¿pw. ]t£, AbmÄ \akv¡cn¡p¶Xv Btcm-
Ky¯n\p th­nbÃ, D]mk\¡p th­nbmWv. AXn\m A-
bmÄ¡v BtcmKyw In«pI Xs¶ sN¿p¶p. AtXmsSm¸w _p-
²nbpsS {]`bpw hÀ²n¡p¶p. BtcmKyt¯msSm¸w Xs¶
Dt·jhpw {]Xn`bpw kqcy\mcmbW\n \n¶p e`n¡p¶p.
Htc IÀ½w; F¶m `mh\mt`Zw sIm­v AXn A´cw
h¶p tNcp¶p. ]camÀ°nbmb a\pjy¶p IÀ½w BßhnIm-
kw \ÂIp¶p; kwkmcnbv¡mIs«, Bß_Ô¯n\p ImcWam-
Ip¶p. IÀ½tbmKn IÀjI\msW¦nÂ, AbmÄ kz[À½sa¶p
IcpXn Irjn sN¿pw. CXpsIm­v AbmÄ¡p XoÀ¨bmbpw
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 KoXm{]hN\w
hbÀ \ndbpw; ]t£, AbmÄ hbÀ\ndbv¡m\à IÀ½w sN-
¿p¶Xv. Irjn sN¿m³ icocw IgnhpffXmbncnbv¡Wsa¶p
IcpXn, AXn\p th­nbmWv AbmÄ `£Ww Ignbv¡p¶Xv.
kz[À½w AbmÄ¡p km[yhpw t`mP\w km[\hpamWv. aäp
Irjn¡mÀ¡mIs« DZc]qÀ¯n km[yhpw, Irjncq]amb kz[-
À½w km[\bpamWv. C§s\ CXp ]ckv]c`n¶amb Hch-
ØbmWv.
c­ma²ymb¯nse ØnX{]Ú e£W¯n C¡mcyw
kckambn hnhcn¨n«p­v. aäpffhÀ DWÀ¶ncn¡pt¶S¯p
IÀ½tbmKn Dd§p¶p; aäpffhÀ Dd§pt¶S¯p IÀ½tbmKn
DWÀ¶ncn¡pw. \mw DZc ]qÀ¯n¡p th­nbmWv DWÀ¶ncn-
¡p¶sX¦n IÀ½tbmKn Xm³ £Wt\cw t]mepw IÀ½c-
lnXamIcpsX¶p IcpXnbmWv DWÀ¶ncn¡p¶Xv. Abmfpw
`£n¡p¶p, AXp KXy´canÃmªn«mWv, Cu hbdmIp¶
]m{X¯n hÃXpw C«psImSpt¯ Ignbq F´p sIm­mWv
Fs´¦nepw C«psImSp¡p¶Xv. kwkmcnIÄ¡v t`mP\w B\-
µap­m¡p¶p. tbmKnIÄ¡v AXp t¢iap­m¡p¶p. X¶nan-
¯w AhÀ kzmZdnªÃ `£n¡mdv. kwbat¯msS tPmen
XoÀ¡pIbmWv. HcmfpsS cm{Xn atä BÄ¡p ]Iepw HcmfpsS
]IÂ atä BÄ¡p cm{Xnbpw. AXmbXv HcmfpsS B\µw
atä BÄ¡p t¢ihpw HcmfpsS t¢iw atä BfpsS B\µ-
hpamIp¶p. kwkmcnbpsSbpw IÀ½tbmKnbpsSbpw, Ccphcp-
sSbpw IÀ½w H¶pXs¶. F¦nepw IÀ½tbmKn¡pff hnti-
jw, AbmÄ ^emkàn shSnªp IÀ½¯n¯s¶ can-
¡p¶p F¶XmWv kwkmcnsbt¸mse tbmKnbpw D®pw, IpSn-
¡pw, Dd§pw. F¦nepw AXnepff AbmfpsS `mh\ thsdbm-
Wv. AXpsIm­mWv Bcw`¯n¯s¶, KoXbpsS _m¡n
]Xn\md[ymbhpw hcm\ncns¡, ØnX{]Úsâ kwbamImcw
ap¼n {]XnjvTn¨p sh¨Xv.
kwkmcnbpsSbpw IÀ½tbmKnbpsSbpw IÀ½¯nsâ km-
aysshjay§Ä ImWpamdmbn. Ct¸mÄ IÀ½tbmKn tKmc£
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aq¶mw A²ymbw
sNbvIbmsW¶p hnNmcn¡pI, AbmÄ GXp ZrjvSnbnemWv
AXp sN¿pI? tKmtkhsIm­p kapZmb¯n\p [mcmfw ]m-
ÂIn«pw, ]iphns\ \nan¯am¡n a\pjy¶p Xmsgbpff Poh-
Pme§tfmSp t{]a_Ôw ]peÀ¯mwþCXmbncn¡pw AbmfpsS
`mh\; X\n¡p Iqen In«pw F¶mhnÃ. Iqen F§pw t]mhnÃ,
icnbmb B\µw, bYmÀ°kpJw, Cu Znhy `mh\bnemWv.
IÀ½tbmKnbpsS IÀ½w Abmsf Cu hnizt¯mSp kac-
ks¸Sp¯p¶p. Xpfkn¡v \\¨ÃmsX `£Ww Ign¡nÃþCXp-
sIm­p \mw ØmhckrjvSntbmSp t{]a_Ôw Øm]n¡p¶p.
Xpfknsb ]«nWnbn«p Rm³ F§s\ BZyw `£n¡pw.
C§s\ ]ip¡tfmSv sFIcq]yhpw h\kv]XnItfmSv sFI-
cq]yhpw {]m]n¨p {]m]n¨v \mw hnizt¯mSp apgph³ sFI-
cq]yw {]m]n¡Ww. `mcX bp²¯n sshIpt¶cambm F-
Ãmhcpw kÔymhµ\¯n\p t]mIp¶p. F¶m {ioIrjvW-
`Khm³ IpXncIsf tXcn \n¶p Agn¨v Ahbv¡p shffw
Im«p¶p, Ahsb Xncp½p¶p, AhbpsS icoc¯n¯d¨
A¼pIÄ \o¡w sN¿p¶p. B tkh\¯n `Khm¶v Fs´m-
cm\µambncp¶p! Ihnbv¡p AXv F{X hÀWn¨mepw aXnbm-
hp¶nÃ. Xsâ ]oXmw_c¯n \n¶p apXncsbSp¯p IpXnc-
IÄ¡p sImSp¡p¶ B ]mÀ°kmcYnbpsS Nn{Xw I¬ap¶-
n \nÀ¯n IÀ½tbmK¯nse B\µs¯ k¦en¸n¨\p`-
hn¡pI. Hmtcm {]hr¯nbpw A[ymßnIamWv, Gähpw ]mc-
amÀ°IamWv F¶p IcpXpI. JmZn{]hr¯n Xs¶ FSp¯p
t\m¡pI. Npaen JmZnbpsS `mWvUhpambn Aebp¶h\p
hà aSp¸pw tXm¶mdpt­m? CÃ. ImcWw Fsâ \m«n D®m-
\pw DSp¡m\panÃm¯ tImSn¡W¡nepff Fsâ ktlmZco
ktlmZc·mÀ¡v C¯ncn Iªnsb¦nepw sImSp¡Ww F¶
hnNmc¯n ebn¨psIm­mWv AbmÄ A§s\ sN¿p¶Xv.
AbmfpsS Hcp hmc JmZnhnev]\ FÃm Zcn{Z\mcmbW·mcp-
ambn _Ôs¸«XmWv.
(IÀ½tbmK¯nsâ hnhn[ {]tbmP\§Ä)
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 KoXm{]hN\w
\njvImaIÀ½tbmK¯n\v AÛpXamb Ignhp­v. C¯cw
IÀ½wsIm­p hyàn¡pw kapZmb¯n¶p, Ccp¡q«À¡pw, ]c-
aamb awKfw `hn¡p¶p. kz[À½mNcWw sN¿p¶ IÀ½tbm-
Knbv¡p Iq«¯n icoc bm{Xbpw \S¡p¶p­v; F¶m kÀÆ-
Zm IÀ½\ncX\mIbm AbmfpsS icocw AtcmKhpw kzÑ-
hpambncn¡pw. AbmfpsS Cu IÀ½s¯ B{ibn¨v AbmfpsS-
bpw AbmÄ Pohn¡p¶ kapZmb¯nsâbpw tbmKt£aw shSn-
¸mbn \S¡p¶p. IÀ½tbmKnbmb IÀjI³ ]Ww A[nIw
In«psa¶p IcpXn Ahnt\m ]pIbnetbm Irjn sN¿nÃ; Imc-
Ww AbmÄ Xsâ IÀ½t¯bpw kapZmb awKft¯bpw Iq«n-
bnW¡nbncn¡p¶p. kz[À½cq]¯nepff IÀ½w kapZmb¯n-
\p lnXIcamtb hcq. Xsâ I¨hSsXmmgn P\lnX¯n\m-
sW¶p IcpXp¶ hym]mcn Hcn¡epw hntZihkv{Xw hnev¡pI-
bnÃ. AbmfpsS hym]mcw kapZmb¯n\v D]Imc{]Zambncn-
¡pw. X¶¯m³ ad¶p Npäp]mSpapff kapZmbt¯mSp kmac-
kyw {]m]n¡p¶ IÀ½tbmKn h¶p P\n¡p¶ kapZmb¯nemWv
kphyhØbpw kar²nbpw skua\kyhpw D­mbncn¡pI.
IÀ½tbmKnbpsS IÀ½¯nsâ ^eambn, AbmfpsS icoc
bm{Xbpw \nÀÆln¡s¸Spw. tZlhpw _p²nbpw tXtPmabam-
hpw; kapZmb¯n\p t£ahpap­mIpw. Cu c­p ^e¯n\pw
]pdta, AbmÄ¡p Nn¯ip²n F¶ alm^ehpw In«p¶p,
""IÀ½Wm ip²nx'Fs¶mcp sNmÃp­v.IÀ½w Nn¯ip²n¡pff
km[\amWv, F¶m AXp FÃmhcpw sN¿p¶ km[mcW
IÀ½aÃ. IÀ½tbmKn sN¿p¶ A`na{´nXIÀ½w sImt­
Nn¯ip²nbp­mhq. alm`mcX¯n Xpem[mcs\¶ Hcp
sshiysâ IYbp­v.* PmPnen F¶ {_mÒW³ Xpem[mcsâ
ASp¯p Úm\ {]m]vXn¡mbn sNÃp¶p.Xpem[mc³ A±l-
t¯mSp ]dbp¶p:""ktlmZcm, Cu XpemÊnsâ X­v Ft¸mgpw
t\tc \nÀt¯­n hcp¶p.'' Cu _mlyIÀ½w sNbvXp sNbv-
Xp Xpem[mcsâ a\Êpw EPphpw kcfhpambn¯oÀ¶p. ]oSn-
Ibn hcp¶Xp sIm¨pIpªmbmepw apXnÀ¶h\mbmepw,
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aq¶mw A²ymbw
AbmfpsS XpemÊn³X­v FÃmhÀ¡pw Hcpt]mse \n¡pw,
s]m´pIbpanÃ, XmgpIbpanÃ. sXmgn a\Ên ]mIs¸Sp-
¶p.IÀ½tbmKnbpsS IÀ½w Hcp {]Imc¯n P]amsW¶p
IcpXmw. AXpsIm­v AbmfpsS a\Êv ip²amhpIbpw. \nÀ½-
eamb a\Ên Úm\w {]Xn_nw_n¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p. Xsâ
AXmXp IÀ½§Ä sIm­v IÀ½tbmKn¡v Ahkm\w Úm-
\w ssIhcp¶p. Xpemkn³ X­n \n¶v Xpem[mc\p kahr-
¯n e`n¨p. tk\³ F¶ Hcp £pcI\p­mbncp¶p. aäpffh-
cpsS Xebnse amen\yw Ifªp Ifªv At±l¯n\p Úm-
\ap­mbn. ""Rm³ aäpffhcpsS Xebnse amen\yw \o¡p¶p.
F¶m Ft¸msg¦nepw Fsâ Xebnse, _p²nbnse, Nfn
\o¡nbn«pt­m?'' C¯cw A[ymßnI`mj B IÀ½¯nÂ
\n¶v AbmÄ¡p tXm¶m³ XpS§n. IÀ½tbmKnbmb IÀj-
I¶p hbense If ]dn¨p ]dn¨p kz´w lrZb¯nse hmk\m
hnImccq]¯nepff IfIfpw ]dn¡m³ tXm¶p¶p. ]¨a®v
Ipg¨pcp«n Dd¸pff sh´IpSap­m¡n kapZmb¯n\p sImSp-
¯ncp¶ tKmc F¶ Ipih³ AXn \n¶p Xsâ PohnXam-
hp¶ IpShpw thhn¨v D¸pffXm¡n XoÀ¡Wsa¶mbn. CXp
t]mse ssIsIm­p sIm«nt\m¡n IpSw, sh´tXm ]¨tbm
F¶pw t\m¡pw t]mse kÖ\§fpsSbpw ]mIw h¶htcm
AÃtbm F¶p ]co£n¡phm³ AbmÄ¡v Ignhp­mbn.* CXn-
 \n¶p, IÀ½tbmKn GtXXp IÀ½hpwsXmgnepw sN¿p¶p-
thm AXp aptJ\ Xs¶ AbmÄ¡p `hyamb Úm\hpw e`n-
¡p¶p sh¶p kv]jvSat{X. B IÀ½§Ä F´mbncp¶p.
AbmfpsS B[ymßnI hnZymebw! AhcpsS B IÀ½§Ä
D]mk\mabambncp¶p. tkhmabambncp¶p. ImgvN¡v Ah-
euInI§fmhmw, F¦nepw hmkvXh¯n B[ymßnI§fm-
bncp¶p.
kapZmb¯n¶v Hcp \Ã BZÀiw e`n¡pI F¶ asämcp-
¯a ^ew IqSn IÀ½tbmKnbpsS IÀ½tbmK¯n \n¶p-
­mhp¶p­v. BZyw P\n¨Xv, ]n¶oSp P\n¨Xv F¶ t`Zw
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 KoXm{]hN\w
kapZmb¯nep­v. BZyw P\n¨hÀ ]n¶oSp¶hÀ¡v DZmlc-
Wambn¯otc­hcmWv. tPyjvT³ A\pP¶pw, amXm]nXm¡-
·mÀ k´m\§Ä¡pw, t\Xmhv A\pbmbnIÄ¡pw, Kpcpinjy-
\pw X§fpsS {]hr¯n aptJ\ DZmlcWambn¯ocm³ NpaX-
es¸«hcmWv. C¯cw DZmlcWw ImWn¨pXcm³ IÀ½tbmKn-
¡ÃmsX aämÀ¡p km[n¡pw?
IÀ½tbmKn kZm IÀ½cX\mbncn¡pw. ImcWw IÀ½¯n-
¯s¶bmWv AbmfpsS B\µw. CXpsIm­v kapZmb¯nÂ
Zw`w hÀ²n¡p¶nÃ. IÀ½tbmKn kzbw Xr]vX\mWv, F¶n«pw
AbmÄ IÀ½w sN¿mXncn¡p¶nÃ. Xp¡mdmw ]dbp¶p, ""`P\w
sIm­p `Khms\ e`n¨p. F¶p sh¨p Rm³ `P\w ths­¶p
shbv¡pItbm? `P\w Ct¸mÄ \½psS klP[À½ambncn-
¡p¶p''.
""B[ow tlmXm kwXkwK, XpImQmem
]mWvUpcwK,
Xymt]w `P\ cmlo\m aqfkz`mh PmCu\m''*
IÀ½¯nsâ tImWnbneqsS Ibdn Aäs¯¯n. F¶mepw
IÀ½tbmKn tImWn ssIhnSp¶nÃ. AbmÄ¡v AXpt]£n-
¡m³ h¿. AbmfpsS C{µnb§Ä¡v B IÀ½m\pjvTm\w
kzm`mhnIambn¯ocp¶p. C§s\ kz[À½m\pjvTm\cq]¯n-
epff tkh\¯nsâ tImWnbpsS al¯zw AbmÄ kapZmb-
¯n\p Im«ns¡mSp¡p¶p.
kapZmb¯n \n¶p Im]Sysamgn¡pI hensbmcp Imcy-
amWv. Im]Syw sIm­p kapZmbw A[x]Xn¡p¶p, PvRm\nIÄ
an­mXncp¶m AXp I­v aäpffhcpw I¿pw sI«n Ccp¶p
XpS§pw. Úm\n \nXy Xr]vX\mIbmemWv B´cnI kpJ-
¯n eo\\mbn an­mXncn¡p¶Xv; aäpffhtcm Dffn Ic-
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\memw A²ymbw
ªpw sIm­mWv Icv½iq\y\mbncn¡pI, HcmÄ k´r]vXn-
bm kzØ\mbncn¡p¶p. aäh³ at\mxZpJ¯m kzØam-
bncn¡p¶p. C{Xbpw `bm\IamWv ØnXn. CXn \n¶p Zw`hpw
Im]Syhpw hfcpw. AXpsIm­mWv FÃm kÖ\§fpw Aä-
s¯¯nbn«pw km[\bpsS sIm¼v apdpsI ]nSn¡p¶Xpw kz-
[À½mNcWw acWw hsc sN¿p¶Xpw. Ip«nIÄ]mhbp­m-
¡n¡fn¡p¶Xn A½ ckn¡p¶p. ]mhIÄ sI«nbp­m¡n-
bXmsW¶dnªn«pw A½ AXn CW§nt¨À¶v AhÀ¡p
IuXpIap­m¡p¶p. A½ IqSn tNÀ¶nsæn Ip«nIÄ¡v
Ifnbn ckap­mIbnÃ. IÀ½tbmKn Xr]vX\mbn IÀ½w
Dt]£n¨m aäpffhÀ Xr]vXn hcmsXXs¶IÀ½w Dt]£n-
¡pw. F¶n«pw a\Ên hni¸pw AkpJhpambn Ignbpw.
AXn\m IÀ½tbmKn km[mcW a\pjysct¸mse Xs¶
IÀ½w sNbvXpsImt­ Ccn¡p¶p. Xm³ Hcp Akmam\y a\p-
jy\msW¶v AbmÄ IcpXnÃ. AbmÄ A\ysc¡mÄ hfsc-
bnc«n ]cn{ian¡pw. C¶ IÀ½amWv ]mcamÀ°nIsa¶p ap{Z-
bSnt¡­; IÀ½¯nsâ hnÚm]\hpw BhiyanÃ. \n§Ä
D¡rjvS {_ÒNmcnbmsW¦n Xsâ IÀ½¯n A\ycptS-
Xns\¡mÄ \qdnc«n DÕmlw ImWn¨psImSp¡Ww, `£Ww
Ipdt¨ In«nbpffpsh¦nepw aq¶nc«n ]Wn sN¿pI. kapZmb
tkh\w \n§Ä aptJ\ A[nIamhs«. \n§fpsS {_lmaN-
cys¯ BNmcacymZIfn ImWn¨psImSp¡pI. Nµ\¯nsâ
kpKÔw ]pd¯p ]c¡s«.
kmcw CXmWv: IÀ½tbmKn ^teÑ shSnªm AXncä
^eap­mhm\p­v. AbmfpsS icocbm{X \nÀÆln¡s¸Spw.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
AbmfpsS icochpw _p²nbpw tXPkzamhpw. AbmÄ GXp
kapZmb¯n k©cn¡p¶pthm B kapZmbw kpJnbmhpw.
AbmÄ¡p Nn¯ ip²n h¶p Úm\w ssIhcpw. kapZmb-
¯n \n¶p Zw`pw Im]Syhpw \in¨v PohnX¯nsâ ]hn{X-
amb BZÀiw ssIhcpw. CXv IÀ½tbmK¯nsâ A\p`hkn-
²amb alnabt{X.
(IÀ½tbmK{hX§fnse hnLv\§Ä)
IÀ½tbmKn Xsâ IÀ½w A\ysc¡mÄ anI¨ \nebnÂ
\ncthäpw. ImcWw, AbmÄ¡p IÀ½w Xs¶bmWtÃm D]m-
k\bpw, ]qPm\pjvTm\hpw. Rm³ `Khms\ ]qPn¨p. ]qPbpsS
ss\thZyw {]kmZcq]¯n In«pIbpw sNbvXp. F¶m Cu
ss\thZyw ]qPbpsS ^eamtWm? ss\thZy¯n\mbn ]qP-
sN¿p¶hÀ¡v {]kmZ¯nsâ Awiw DSs\ In«pw. ]t£ IÀ-
½tbmKn Xsâ ]qPmIÀ½w aptJ\ CuizcZÀi\ cq]amb
^eamWv B{Kln¡p¶Xv. AbmÄ Xsâ IÀ½¯nsâ hne
Ipd¨p {]kmZw am{Xw In«¯¡hn[w A{X XpÑambn IcpXp-
¶nÃ. Xsâ IÀ½¯n\p hne Ipd¡phm³ AbmÄ X¿mdnÃ.
Øpeamb Xm¸psIm­Ã AbmÄ Xsâ IÀ½§Ä Af¡p-
¶Xv. ØpeZrjvSnbpffh¶p In«p¶ ^ehpw Øpew Xs¶.
Irjnsb¸än Hcp sNmÃp­v,
""tJmeowt]c, ]W Hmfow t]c.''*
Bg¯n DgpXm am{Xw t]mc, ASnbn \\hpw thWw.
Bghpw \\hpw c­pw Ds­¦nte ]WnsbSp¯Xns\m¯
\à hnfhp­mhq. AXn\m IÀ½w BgapffXmhWw, DÂ-
¡rjvSamhWw. ]ns¶ AXn Cuizc`àn, CuizcmÀ¸W-
cq]¯nepff \\hp thWw. IÀ½tbmKn Kl\amb IÀ½w
sNbvXp AXv Cuizc¶À¸n¡p¶p.
X¯zÚm\s¯Êw_Ôn¨ Nne A_²[mcWIÄ \½p-
sS CSbn ]c¶n«p­v. X¯zÚm\w t\Snbh³ ssIImÂ
Cft¡­XnÃ. ]Wnsbm¶pw sNt¿­XnÃ. F¶p temIw
IcpXp¶p. hbepgp¶h\pw JZÀ s\¿p¶h\pw F´p X¯z-
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\memw A²ymbw
Úm\nbmWv F¶p tNmZn¡p¶p. ]t£, `£n¡p¶h³ F´p
X¯zÚm\nbmWv F¶mcpw tNmZn¡p¶nÃ! IÀ½tbmKnbp-
sS ]ctaizc\mIs« IpXncIsf XpSbv¡p¶p, cmPkqbbÚ-
¯n F¨nseSp¡p¶p. Im«n ]ip¡sf tabv¡phm³ t]m-
Ip¶p. B ZzmcIm\mY³ hÃt¸mgpw tKmIpe¯nte¡p sN¶m-
 HmS¡pgepaqXn ]ip¡sf tabv¡pw. kÖ\§Ä C§s\
IpXncIsf XShp¶h\pw, ]ip¡sf tabv¡p¶h\pw, tXÀ
sXfnbv¡p¶h\pw, F¨nseSp¡p¶h\pw sagpIp¶h\pamb
IÀ½tbmKnbmb ]ctaizcs\ \ap¡p Im«n¯¶p. kz´w \ne-
bv¡v AhÀ Xp¶¸Wn, Ipih¸Wn, s\bv¯v tXm«¸Wn, s\Ãp-
Ip¯v, I¨hSw, s£ucw, N¯ P´p¡sf hen¨psIm­p t]m-
IÂ apXemb tPmenIÄ sNbvXp apà]Zhn {]m]nbv¡pI-
bpw sNbvXp.
C§s\bpff Znhyamb Cu IÀ½tbmK {hX¯n \n¶p
a\pjyÀ c­p ImcW¯m hyXnNen¡p¶p.Cu Ahkc¯n-
 C{µnb§fpsS kz`mhhntijw \mw HmÀ¡Ww. ""CXp th-
Ww, AXp th­'' F¶ Zzµz§fm C{µnb§Ä AhrXamWv.
thWsa¶pffXn cmKhpw AYhm {]oXnbpw, th­m¯XnÂ
tZzjhpw DfhmIp¶p. C§s\ Cu cmKtZzj§Ä, Imat{Im-
[§Ä, a\pjysc \pffn \pffn¯n¶p¶p. IÀ½tbmKamhs«
F{X kpµcw, F{X caWobw, F{X B\µ{]Zw! ]t£, Cu
Imat{Im[§Ä, "CsXSp¡q, AXp Ifbq' F¶ sIWn \½psS
Igp¯n IpSp¡nbn«v, Atlmcm{Xw \s½ hnSmsX IqSp¶p.
AXn\m Cu A²ymb¯nsâ HSphn `Khm³ Chbpambpff
_Ôw hnSpI, Chbn \n¶p c£s¸SpI F¶ B] kqN-
\bpsS aWnapg¡p¶p. ØnX{]Ú³ GXp{]Imcw kwbaaqÀ-
¯nbmtWm IÀ½tbmKnbpw AXpt]msebmbn¯ocWw.
RmbdmgvN , 6þ3þ'23
\mema[ymbw
IÀ½tbmK klImcnbmb km[\
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 KoXm{]hN\w
hnIÀ½w
(IÀ½¯n\p hnIÀ½hpw thWw)
ktlmZctc, Ignª A[ymb¯n \mw \njvIma IÀ½-
tbmKs¯¸än hnthN\w sNbvXp. kz[À½w shSnªv Ahm-
´c [À½w kzoIcn¨m \njvImaXm cq]amb ^ew e`nbv¡-
bnsödnbWw. kztZi hkvXp¡Ä hn¡p¶Xp hym]mcn-
bpsS kz[À½amWv. ]t£, Cu kz[À½w Dt]£n¨v AbmÄ
Ggmbncw \mgnI AIse \n¶p hntZi¨c¡p sIm­p h¶p
\n¡pt¼mÄ AbmÄ¡pffXp hfsc em`w In«Wsa¶ tam-
lamWv. ]ns¶ B IÀ½¯n \njvImaX F§s\bp­m-
hpw? AXn\m IÀ½s¯ \njvImaam¡phm³ kz[À½ ]me-
\w AXymhiyamWv. F¶m Cu kz[À½mNcWhpw "kIm-
a amhmw AlnwkbpsS Imcyw Xs¶ FSp¡mw. Alnwtkm-
]mkI¶p lnwk hÀPyamWtÃm. ]t£, ]pdta AlnwkI-
\mbn«pw AbmÄ hmkvXh¯n lnwkab\msW¶p hcmw.
ImcWw, lnw Hcp am\ÊnI [À½amWv. ]pdsa Xosc lnwk
sN¿p¶nsöp sh¨p a\Êpw AlnwkmabamIWsa¶nÃ.
hmÄ I¿nseSp¡pt¼mÄ lnwkm{]hr¯n XnI¨pw sXfnªp
ImWmw. F¶m hmÄ Dt]£n¡p¶tXmSpIqSn a\pjy³
Alnwkmab\mIpsa¶nÃ, C§ns\bmWv kz[À½mNcW¯n-
sâ Imcyhpw. \njvImaXbv¡pth­n ]c[À½¯n \n¶p
]n³amdWw; F¶m AXp \njvImaXbpsS Bcw`ta Bbp-
ffp. AXpsIm­p \mw e£yt¯mfsa¯p¶nÃ.
\njvImaX a\Ênsâ [À½at{X. CXp­mIphm³ kz[À½m-
NcWsa¶ Htc km[\w t]mcm, thtd Nne km[\§Ä
IqSn thWw. F®bpw Xncnbpw D­mbXpsIm­pam{Xw hnf-
¡p I¯nÃ. AXn\p tPymXnÊpIqSn thWw. tPymXnÊp­mbm-
 AÔImcw \o§pw. Cu Xo F§ns\ ]nSn¸nbv¡mw? AXn-
\p am\knIamb kwtim[\w thWw. Bß ]co£W¯mÂ
a\Ênse IdIÄ IgpIn¡fbWw. aq¶ma[ymb¯nsâ HSphn-
43
\memw A²ymbw
 Cu {][m\ImcyamWv `Khm³ ]dªXv. AXn \n¶mWv
\mema[ymbw DfhmbXv.
KoXbn IÀ½i_vZw "kz[À½' sa¶ AÀ°¯nemWv
D]tbmKn¨n«pffXv. \½psS Xo\pw IpSnbpw Dd¡hpw FÃmw
IÀ½§ÄXs¶. F¶m KoXbnse "IÀ½' i_vZw sIm­v
Cu {InbIsfm¶paà Ipdnbv¡p¶Xv. AhnsS IÀ½¯n\p kz[-
À½mNcWw F¶mWÀ°w. F¶m Cu kz[À½mNcW cq]-
amb IÀ½w sNbvX \njvImaX {]m]n¡phm³ asämcp hkv-
Xphnsâ kmlmbrw IqSn BhiyamWv. AXp Imat{Im[§sf
Pbn¡emWv. Nn¯wKwKmPewt]mse \nÀ½ehpw, {]im´-
hpamIp¶Xphsc \njvImaXh¶p tNcnÃ. C§s\ Nn¯ kw-
tim[\¯n\mbn sN¿p¶ IÀ½§sfsbÃmw KoX "hnIÀ½w'
F¶p ]dbp¶p. "IÀ½w' "hnIÀ½w' "AIÀ½w' F¶o aq¶p
hm¡pw Cu \mema[ymb¯n hfsc ta·bpähbmWv. IÀ½-
sa¶m _mlyamb, Øpeamb kz[À½mNcW{Inb. Cu _m-
ly{Inbbn a\Êp ebn¸n¡p¶Xt{X "hnIÀ½w'. \mw ]pdta
Hcmsf \akv¡cn¡pt¼mÄ, ]pdta incÊp Ip\nbv¡p¶tXm-
sSm¸w AIta a\Êpw Ip\nbp¶nsæn B Im«n Iq«Â
hyÀ°amWv. AIhpw ]pdhpw H¶mhWw. ]pdta Rm³ inh-
enwK¯nt·Â [ocapdnbmsX A`ntjIw \S¯p¶p. Cu Pe-
[mctbmsSm¸w Xs¶ am\knI Nn´\¯nsâ [mcbpw CS-
apdnbmsX \S¡p¶nsæn B A`ntjJ¯ns\´phne? B
ØnXnbn inhenwKhpw IÃv, Rm\pw IÃp Xs¶! IÃn\p
ap¼n IÃncn¡p¶p! CXmhpw AXnsâ AÀYw. \ap¡p _mly-
IÀ½t¯msSm¸w Dffn Nn¯ip²n cq]amb IÀ½hpw tNcp-
t¼mtg \njvIma IÀ½tbmKw kn²amhq.
"\njvImaIÀ½w' F¶ ]Z{]tbmK¯n "IÀ½' ]Zt¯-
¡mÄ "\njvIma' ]Z¯n\mWv IqSpXÂ al¯zw. "Alnwkm-
ßI \nÊlcW' sa¶ ]Z{]tbmK¯n "\nÊlIcW'-
t¯¡mÄ "AlnwkmßI' sa¶ hntijW¯n¶mWv IqSpX-
 al¯zw F¶t]mseXs¶. Alnwksb AIän \nÊ-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
lcWs¯ am{Xw Ahew_n¨mÂ, AXv Hcp `b¦c km[-
\ambn¯ocpw. AXpt]mse Xs¶, kz[À½mNcW cq]amb
IÀ½w sN¿pt¼mÄ, AXn a\Ênsâ hnIÀ½w IqSn tNÀ-
¶nsæn AXp h©\bmsW¶p IcpXWw.
C¶p s]mXpP\tkh\w sN¿p¶hÀ kz[À½w Xs¶-
bmWNcn¡p¶Xv. P\§Ä Ahicpw Zcn{Zcpw ZpxJnXcpw B-
]¶cpambncn¡pt¼mÄ, Ahsc ]cntkhn¨p kpJnIfm¡p¶Xv
{]hml{]m]vXamb (ss\an¯nI) [À½w Xs¶. F¶mÂ
s]mXpP\tkh sN¿p¶hscms¡bpw IÀ½tbmKnIfmsW¶v
A\pam\n¨p t]mIcpXv. temItkh\w sN¿pt¼mÄ a\ÊnÂ
ip²amb `mh\bnsænÂ, B temItkh\w `bm\Iamtb-
¡mw. kz´w IpSpw_s¯ tkhnbv¡pt¼mÄ F{X Al¦mc-
hpw F{X tZzjaÕc§fpw F{X kzmÀYmZnhnImc§fpw \mw
D­m¡p¶pt­m A{Xbpw s]mXpP\ tkh\¯nepw \mw
D­m¡p¶p­v. CXv C¶p temItkh\w sN¿p¶ kwL§-
fpsS CSbn¯s¶ th­pthmfw {]Xy£amWv.
(c­pw tNÀ¶m AIÀ½w s]m«nbp­mhp¶p)
IÀ½t¯mSp a\Êpw IqSnt¨cWw. Cu a\Êp IqSnt¨c-
ens\bmWv KoX"hnIÀ½'sa¶p ]dbp¶Xv. ]pdt¯Xp kz[À-
½cq]amb kmam\y IÀ½w, AIt¯Xp hntijIÀ½w. Cu
hntij IÀ½w Ah\hsâ am\knImhiya\pkcn¨p ]eX-
c¯nembncn¡pw. hnIÀ½¯nsâ Cu At\I coXnIÄ DZm-
lcWcoXym \mema[ymb¯n ImWn¨n«p­v. ho­pw Bdm-
a[ymb¯n CXp hnkvXcn¨n«pap­v. Cu hntij IÀ½s¯,
am\knIm\pkÔm\tbmKs¯ A\pjvTn¡t¼mtg AXnÂ
\njvImaXbpsS tPymXnÊpZn¡p. IÀ½t¯mSp hnIÀ½w tNcpI-
tb th­q, \½psS Dffn sasÃsasà \njvImaX D­mhpI-
bmbn. icochpw a\Êpw shtÆsd hkvXp¡fmsW¦nÂ, c­n-
sâbpw km[\§fpw shtÆsdbmbncn¡Ww. Ch c­pw H¯p
tNcpt¼mÄ e£yhpw \ap¡p ssIhcp¶p. a\Êv Hcphit¯¡
v, icocw asämcphit¯¡pw. C§s\bmhcpsX¶p IcpXnbmWv
45
\memw A²ymbw
imkv{XImc·mÀ Cc«hgn \nÀt±in¨ncn¡p¶Xv. `àntbm-
K¯n ]pdtabv¡p X]hpw AItabv¡p P]hpw \nÀt±in-
¨ncn¡p¶p. D]hmkw apXemb _mlyX]ÝcyIÄ \S¡p-
t¼mÄ, B´cambn am\knIP]ansænÂ, B X]Êp apgph-
\pw hyÀYambnt¸mIpw. X]Êw_Ôamb Fsâ `mh\ kZm
I¯n\n¡Ww. D]hmk i_vZ¯nsâ AÀYw Xs¶ `Kh-
msâ kao]¯ncn¡pI F¶mWv. \½psS Nn¯w ]camßmhn-
sâ ASp¯ncnbv¡phm³ _mlyt`mK§fpsS hmXneS¨nSpI
BhiyamWv. F¶mÂ, _mlyamb hnjb t`mK§Ä Dt]-
£n¨mepw a\Ên `Kh¨n´\ansæn Cu _mlyamb D]-
hmk¯n\v F´p hne? Cuizc Nn´\w sN¿msX B ka-
b¯pw Xn¶m\pw IpSn¡m\papff ]­§sf¸än Nn´n¡pI-
bmsW¦nÂ, AXp Xptemw `b¦camb Hcp t`mP\ambn¯ocpw.
Cu am\knI t`mP\ap­tÃm, a\Ên hnjb§sf [ym\n¨p-
sIm­ncnbv¡pI, AXnt\¡mÄ `b¦cambn asäm¶nÃ. X{´-
t¯msSm¸w a{´hpw thWw. shdpw _mlyX{´¯n\v Hcp
al¯zhpanÃ. tIhew IÀ½lo\amb a{´¯n\pw hnebnÃ.
ssIsIm­pw tkh\w thWw. lrZbw sIm­pw tkh\w
thWw. At¸mtg \½psS I¿n\p icnbmb tkh\w sN¿m³
Ignbq.
_mlyIÀ½¯n lrZbw Aenªp tNcp¶nsænÂ, B
kz[À½mNcWw DW§nt¸mIpw. AXn \njvImaXmcq]am-
b ]qhpw Imbpap­mhnÃ. \mw Hcp tcmKnsb ip{iqjn¡pIb-
msW¶p IcpXpI. B tkhmIÀ½t¯msSm¸w a\Ên tIm-
afamb Zbm`mhw IqSnbnsænÂ, B BXpctkh \ockam-
bnt¯m¶pw. a\Êp aSp¯pt]mIpw. AsXmcp `mcambn¯ocpw.
tcmKn¡pw B ip{iqj Hcp `mcambnt¯m¶pw. B ip{iqjbn-
 a\Ênsâ klIcWansæn AXn \n¶v Al¦mcw
P\n¡pw. "Rm³ C¶v AbmÄ¡p]Imcw sNbvXp, AbmÄ
Fs¶ {]iwkn¡Ww, temIw Fs¶ _lpam\n¡Ww' F¶o
hI Nn´IÄ a\Ên DfhmIpw. AYhm \mw \ncmitbmsS
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 KoXm{]hN\w \memw A²ymbw

]dbpwþ"\mw C{XsbÃmw ip{iqjn¨n«pw CubmÄ ]ndp]ndp- B B\µap­mhpsa¶v Bsc¦nepw IW¡nSm³ {ian¨mÂ

¡p¶phtÃm' F¶v. tcmKnIÄ A§ns\ ]ndp]ndp¯psIm­n- AXp \Ã t\cwt]m¡mhpw. ssI \nc¡p¶ Cu {]hr¯n
cn¡pw. a\Ên bYmÀ°amb tkhm`mhanÃm¯ tkhI¶p, Xptemw \nÊmcamWv. ]t£, AXn A½bpsS lrZbw Aen-
tcmKnbpsS Cu kz`mh¯n aSp¸p tXm¶pw. ªp tNÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. hnIÀ½w IqSn t¨À¶n«p­v. AXpsIm­-
IÀ½t¯mSp B´c`mh\bpw IqSnt¨À¶mtem, B IÀ½- t{X B ]qÀÆm\µw e`n¡p¶Xv. XpfkocmambW¯n Hcp
¯nsâ at« amdpw. F®tbmSpw XncntbmSpw tPymXnÊp IqSn- cwKap­v. hm\c·mÀ cm£ktcmSp bp²w sNbvXp Xncn¨p-
t¨À¶mÂ, {]Imiambn. IÀ½t¯msSm¸w hnIÀ½w tNÀ¶m- hcp¶p. AhÀs¡ms¡ apdnhv ]änbn«p­v. icoc¯n \n¶p
 \njvImaX hcp¶p. shSnacp¶n\p Xncnsh¨m AXp s]m«n- tNmcsbmen¡p¶p. ]t£, {iocmaN{µsâ t{]aabamb Hä-
s¯dn¡p¶p. B shSnacp¶n Hcp iànbpfhmIp¶p. IÀ½w t\m«w sIm­v B h\c·mcpsS thZ\ Xosc amdn. * cmasâ
tXm¡n\pffnse shSnacp¶msW¶p IcpXpI. AXn hnIÀ- B kabs¯ t\m«¯nsâ t^mt«m FSp¯p AtX]Sn asämc-
½¯nsâ Xo sh¨m ]Wn Ignªp. hnIÀ½w h¶p tNcp¶- mÄ BcpsSsb¦nepw t\sc t\m¡nbm AXn¶v B {]`mha-
Xphsc B IÀ½w PUamWv. AXn ssNX\yanÃ. AXn p­mhptam? A§ns\ sNbv hm³ t\m¡p¶Xv lmkymkv]Z-
hnIÀ½¯nsâ Hcp Xos¸mcn hoWm¸ns¶ B IÀ- amWv.
½¯n\p­mhp¶ ssh`hw AhÀ®\obamWv! Hcp ]nSn shSn-
acp¶v Ioibn InS¶psImffpw. I¿n InS¶p Ifn¨psImf-
fpw. AXn Xo X«nbmtem icocw s]mffnt¸mIp¶p. kz[À-
½¯nsâ A\´ ssh`hw CXn³h®w Hfnªp InS¡pIbm-
Wv. AXn hnIÀ½w tNÀ¯pt\m¡nbm ImWmw. Fs´-
´gIpIfmWp­mhp¶sX¶v. AXnsâ s]m«ns¯dnsIm­v
Al¦mcw, Imaw, t{Im[w ChbpsS {]mW³ t]mIpw, AXnÂ
\n¶v B ]caÚm\w D­mhpIbpw sN¿pw.
IÀ½w Úm\¯nsâ ]´amWv. Hcp henb acap«n HcnS-
¯p InS¡p¶p. AXn\p Xo sImSp¡pI. AXp I¯n I\em-
bn¯ocp¶p. B acap«n¡pw Cu I\en\pw X½n Fs´mc-
´cw! F¶mepw B acap«nbptSXp Xs¶bmWv Cu I\Â.
IÀ½¯n hnIÀ½w ]IÀ¶m IÀ½w Znhyambn ImWs¸Spw.
A½ Ip«nbpsS apXpI¯p XtemSp¶p. Hcp apXpIv, AXnt·Â
HcpssI At§m«pant§m«pw \o§p¶p. F¶m Cu km[m-
cW IÀ½¯n B A½bptSbpw Ip«nbptSbpw a\Ênepfhm-
Ip¶ `mh\Ifp­tÃm, Ahsb BÀ¡p hÀ®n¡mw? C{X
\ofapff apXpI¯v C{X I\apff amÀ±hamb ssI \o§nbmÂ

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 KoXm{]hN\w
IÀ½t¯mSp hnIÀ½w IqSnt¨cpt¼mÄ Hcp iIXn s]m-
«p¶p. AXn \n¶p AIÀ½ap­mIp¶p. hndIp I¯n¨mÂ
sh®odmhpw. BZyw A{X hensbmcp acap«n; Ahkm\w shdpw
Hcp ]nSn sh®odv! AXp btYjvSw I¿nseSp¡mw, taemkIew
]qimw, C§ns\ IÀ½¯n hnIÀ½¯nsâ tPmXnÊp sImfp-
¯nbm HSphneXv AIÀ½ambn¨abpw. hndsIhnsS, sh®o-
sdhnsS? ""IxtI\ kw_Ôx!'' AhbpsS KpW[À½§Ä¡v
Ct¸mÄ bmsXmcp kmayhpanÃ. F¶mepw B sh®oÀ, B
acap«nbptSXmsW¶Xn Hcp kwibhpanÃ.
IÀ½¯n hnIÀ½w tNÀ¶m AIÀ½amIp¶p. F¶-
Xn¶À°sa´v? CXnsâ AÀ°w, hà IÀ½hpw sNbvXp
sh¶p Xs¶ tXm¶mXncn¡pIbmWv. B IÀ½¯nsâ `mcw
tXm¶p¶nÃ. sNbvXn«pw sN¿m¯h³ (AIÀ¯mhv) BIp¶p.
KoX ]dbp¶p, sIm¶mepw \n§Ä sImÃp¶nÃ. A½ Ip«nsb
ASn¡p¶p. F¶p sh¨p \n§fpw ASn¨p t\m¡q. \n§fpsS
ASn Ip«n s]mdp¡nÃ. A½ ASn¨mepw Ah³ A½bpsS
DSpXpWn sIm­p apJw s]m¯p¶p; ImcWw A½bpsS _m-
lyIÀ½¯n Nn¯ip²n tNÀ¶n«p­v. AhcpsS Cu ASn-
bpw ]nSnbpsaÃmw \njvIma `mht¯mSp IqSnbmWv. B IÀ½-
¯n AhÀ¡v kzmÀ°anÃ. hnIÀ½w \nan¯w, a\xip²n
\nan¯w, IÀ½¯nsâ IÀ½¯zw s]mbvt]mIp¶p. cmasâ
B t\m«w, B´camb hnIÀ½w \nan¯w, tIhew t{]akp-
[kmKcambn¯oÀ¶ncp¶p. F¶m cma¶v B IÀ½¯n¶v
Hcp {iahpw th­n h¶nÃ. Nn¯ip²ntbmsS sNbvX IÀ½w
\nÀtÃ]ambncn¡pw. AXnsâ ]m]tam ]pWytam _m¡n InS-
¡p¶nÃ.
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A©mw A²ymbw
C§ns\bsæn IÀ½¯nsâ F´p `mcw, Fs´mcaÀ¨,
_p²nbnepw lrZb¯nepw ]Xnbpw! \msf¯s¶ FÃm cmj-
v{Snb XShpImtcbpw hn«bbv¡psas¶mcp hÀ¯am\w C¶p
c­p aWn¡p {]kn²ambmÂ, Npäp]mSpw Fs´mcp Xnc¡m-
bn¯ocpsa¶v BtemNn¨p t\m¡pI. Npäp]mSpw elfbpw Xn-
¡pw Xnc¡pw Xs¶. \mw IÀ½§fpsS \· Xn· ImcWam-
Wv hy{Kcmbn¯ocp¶Xv. IÀ½w \s½ \mep ]pd¯p \n¶pw
hfbp¶p, AXp \½psS Igp¯p ]nSn¨p sR¡pw t]mse tXm-
¶p¶p. kap{Z¯nsâ ASn¨pIbäw \nan¯w IcbnSnªv DÄ¡-
Sep­mhpw t]mse, IÀ½¯nsâ Cu Npgn a\ÊnÂt¡dnt£m-
`apfhm¡p¶p, kpJZpxJ Zzµz§Ä D­mhp¶p. im´nbmsI
\inbv¡p¶p. IÀ½w \S¶p \S¶p XocpIbpw sNbvXp F¶n«pw
AXnsâ Bthiw _m¡nbmhp¶p. IÀ½w Nn¯s¯ IogS-
¡p¶p. ]ns¶ AXn¶v Dd¡w \njn²amhp¶p.
F¶mÂ, taÂ{]Imcw IÀ½¯n hnIÀ½w tNÀ¯m¸ns-
¶, F{X IÀ½w sNbvXmepw, AXn £oWw tXm¶nÃ.
a\Êv {[phs¯t¸mse im´ambn, Øncambn, tXtPmabambn
\n¡pw. IÀ½¯n hnIÀ½w tNÀ¯m AXv AIÀ½am-
hpw, IÀ½w sNbvXp ]ns¶ XpS¨pIfªXpt]mse.
(AIÀ½¯nsâ Ie kÖ\§tfmSp tNmZn¡q)
Cu IÀ½¯nsâ AIÀ½ap­mIp¶sX§ns\? Cu Ie
Bcn \n¶p In«pw? kÖ\§fn \n¶v. Cu A[ymb¯ns-
â HSphn `Khm³ ]dbp¶p,""Úm\nIsf sN¶p {]Wn]m-
Xw sNbvXp tkhn¨p tNmZnbv¡p.'' IÀ½¯nsâ AIÀ½ap-
­mIp¶sX§ns\sb¶p hÀ®n¡phm³ `mj t]mcm. AXp
icn¡p k¦ev]n¡phm³ kÖ\§fpsS Im¡ sN¶ncn-
¡Ww. Cuizcs\ C§s\ hÀ®n¨ncn¡p¶p:þ ""im´mImcw
`pPKib\w'' `Khm³ Bbncw ^Wapff BZntijsâ taÂ
ibn¡pt¼mgpw im´\mWv. AXpt]mse, kÖ\§Ä At\-
Imbncw IÀ½w sN¿pt¼mgpw X§fpsS am\kktcmhc¯nÂ
Hscmä t£m`XcwK¯nsâ tcJt]mepw DfhmIm³ hnSp¶nÃ.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
C¡me¯p ]pkvXI§Ä¡p hne hfsc Ipdªn«p­v.
H¶pw c­pw AWbv¡p KoX, "a\mtNtÇmI' apXembh In«pw.
Kpcp¡·mÀ¡pw IpdhnÃ. hnZym`ymkw DZmchpw BZmbhpamWv.
kÀÆIemimeIÄ Úm\Zm\w ]¦n«nsIm­ncn¡pIbmsW-
¶p tXm¶pw. F¶m Úm\marXt`mP\¯nsâ XnI«Â BÀ-
¡pap­mhp¶nÃ. ]pkvXI§fpsS Cu Ip¶p ImWpt¼mÄ
kÖ\ kwÊÀ¤w BhiyamsW¶p Zn\w{]Xn A[nIa[nIw
tXm¶p¶p. ]pkvXI§fnse Úm\w AhbpsS I\¯ N«-
bpsS ]pdt¯¡p hcp¶nÃ. C¯cw Ahkc§fn F\n¡v
Hcp "A`wKw' (]Zyw) HmÀ½ hcp¶p.
""Imat{Im[ BU ]Unte ]ÀÆX
cmlnem A\´ ss]eoItU''
Imat{Im[cq]¯nepff ]ÀÆX¯n\¸pd¯mWv \mcmb-
W³ hkn¡p¶Xv. AXpt]mse Cu ]pkvXI ¡q¼mc¯nsâ
]ndIn Úm\cmPmhp adªncn¡p¶p. \mep]mSpw ]pkv-
XImeb§fpw {KÙmeb§fpw, ]c¶n«pw C¶pw FÃm-
bnS¯pw a\pjy³ kwkvImclo\cpw Úm\lo\cpamb Ipc-
§·mcmbn ImWs¸Sp¶p. _tdmUbn hensbmcp sse{-
_dnbp­v. Hcn¡Â Hcp am\y³ Hcp henb ]pkvXIw FSp¯-
psIm­v t]mIbmbncp¶p. AXn Nn{X§Ä D­v. AsXmcp
Cw¥ojp]pkvXIamsW¶p IcpXnbmWv At±lw sIm­pt]m-
bncp¶Xv. Rm³ tNmZn¨p ""CsX´p ]pkvXIamWv?'' At±l-
w ]pkvXIw \o«n¡mWn¨p. Rm³ ]dªp, ""CXp {^©mWt-
Ãm.'' At±lw ]dªp ""{^©mtWm?'' hfsc shSn¸pff tdm-
a³ en]n, H¶mwXcw Nn{X§Ä, AgIff ss_­n§v, ]ns¶
Úm\¯ns\´m Ipdhv !
Cw¥ojn Hmtcm sImÃhpw ]Xn\mbnc¯n¸cw ]pXnb
]pkvXI§Ä ]pd¯phcp¶p­v. aäp `mjIfpsS ØnXnbpw
CXpXs¶sb¶p IcpXmw. Úm\w C{Xta {]kcn¨n«pw
a\pjysâ akvXnjvIw C¶pw s]mffbmbncnbv¡p¶sX´mWv?
NneÀ ]dbp¶p HmÀ½iàn Ipdªpt]msb¶v. NneÀ ]d-
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A©mw A²ymbw
bp¶p, GIm{KXbp­mhp¶nsöv NneÀ ]dbp¶p. F´p
hmbn¨mepw AsXÃmw Xs¶ hmkvXhambn tXm¶p¶psh¶v.
NneÀ ]dbp¶p, sF, Nn´nbv¡phm³ kabw In«pt¶ Csöv.
{ioIrjvW³ ]dbp¶p: AÀÖp\, hfscsbÃmw tI«p tI«p
\nsâ _p²n \«w Xncnªp t]mbn. AXp ØncX {]m]nbv¡m-
sX \n\¡p tbmK {]m]vXn km²yaÃ. C\n tIÄ¡epw hmbn-
¡epw \nÀ¯nsh¨v kÖ\§sf icWw {]m]n¡q! AhnsS
\n¶p PohnX {KÙw hmbn¡m³ In«pw. AhnSps¯ "sau\
hyJym\w' tI«p \o "On¶ kwib' \mIpw. AhnsSs¨¶mÂ
\n\¡p a\Ênemhpw. XpSÀ¨bmbn tkhmIÀ½a\pjvTn¨mÂ-
¯s¶ a\Êv F§ns\ AXy´w im´amIpsa¶pw, _mly-
IÀ½§Ä apdpInbncn¡pt¼mgpw lrZb¯n AJWvU
kwKoX¯nsâ hoW tI«psIm­ncnbv¡m³ F§ns\ Ignbp-
sa¶pw.
RmbÀ 13þ3þ'32
A©ma²ymbw
tbmKhpw k¶ymkhpw
(_mlyIÀ½w a\Ênsâ I®mSn)
kwkmcw hfsc `bm\Iamb hkvXphmWv. ]et¸mgpw
AXns\ kap{Zt¯mSp ]anbv¡p¶p. kap{Z¯n FhnsS t\m-
¡nbmepw shffta ImWq. CXp Xs¶ kwkmc¯nsâbpw
ØnXn. t\m¡pt¶Ss¯Ãmw kwkmcw \ndªncnbv¡p¶p.
hÃhcpw hoSpw IpSpw_hpw shSnªp s]mXpP\ tkh\¯nÂ
GÀs¸«m AhnsSbpw ImWmw. AbmfpsS, a\Ên kwkmcw
Xmhfapd¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. hÃhcpw Kplbn sN¶ncp¶mÂ
AhcpsS B sNdnbet¦m«nbn kwkmcw s\bvXnW¡nbncn-
bv¡pw. B et¦m«n AbmfpsS aaXbpsS kmckÀÆkzambn-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
¨aªncnbv¡pw. Hcp sNdnb t\m«n Bbncw cq] AS§n-
bncn¡p¶Xpt]mse B sNdnb et¦m«nbn AXncä Bk-
àn \ndªncnbv¡pw. hoSpw NpaXeIfpw shSnªv "{]mcm_v['
§Ä Npcp¡nbmepw kwkmcw Ipdbp¶nÃ. 10/25 F¶p ]d-
ªmepw 2/5 F¶p ]dªmepw kmcw H¶pXs¶. ho«nembm-
epw Im«nembmepw Bkàn AcnI¯p Xs¶bp­v. kwkmcw
teihpw Ipdbp¶nÃ. c­p tbmKnIÄ t\sc lnameb¯nsâ
KplIfn sN¶ncnbv¡s«. AhnsSbpw HcmfpsS IoÀ¯n tIÄ-
¡m\nSh¶m aäh³ Bfn¡¯pw. s]mXpP\tkhm-
cwK¯nepw CtX ImgvNbm{X ImWp¶Xv.
C§ns\ Cu kwkmc{]]©w I¿pw sI«n \½psS ]pdtI
IqSnbncnbv¡sIm­p, kz[À½mNcW¯nsâ ]cn[nbnencp¶m-
epw kwkmc_m[ Hgnbp¶nÃ. ]eXpw Dt]£n¨p. _p²nap«p-
IÄ Ipd¨p. kwkmc{]]©w t]cn\p am{Xam¡n. F¶n«pw
AhnsS aaXzw \ndªncnbv¡p¶p. cm£k·mÀ Nnet¸mÄ
sNdpXmIpIbpw sN¿p¶ amXncnbmWv Cu kwkmc¯nsâbpw
\ne sNdpXmbmepw hepXmbmepw, Ahkm\w AhÀ cm£-
kÀ Xs¶. Cu Hgn¨msemgnbmbvI sIm«mc¯nembmepw, IpSn-
enembmepw Hcp t]mseXs¶. kz[À½¯nsâ sI«nencp¶p
kwkmcs¯ kaXpenXam¡nbm¯s¶ AhnsSbpw ]e
Iel§Ä h¶p tNÀ¶v \n§Ä¡p shdp¸p tXm¶pw. Ahn-
sSbpw, ]e Øm]\§tfmSpw, hyànItfmSpw _Ôs¸«v \n-
§Ä sR«nt¸mhpw. "Cu B]¯n h¶p IpSp§nt¸mbtÃm'
F¶p \n§Ä \nehnfn¡pw. ]t£ AXmWv \n§fpsS a\-
Ên\pff ]co£. kz[À½mNcWw sIm­p am{Xw \nÀtÃ]Xzw
ssIhcp¶nÃ. IÀ½¯nsâ hym]vXn Ipd¨XpsIm­p \nÀtÃ]-
\mIp¶nÃ.
]ns¶ F§ns\ In«pw \nÀtÃ]Xzw? AXn\v am\knI {]b-
Xv\w thWw. a\Ênsâ kltbmKanÃmsX Hcp Imcyhpw kn²-
amIp¶nÃ. AÑ\½amÀ Ip«nsb GsX¦nepw Øm]\¯nte¡-
b¡p¶p. Ah³ AhnsS ]peÀs¨ Fgpt¶ev¡p¶p, kqcy-
53
A©mw A²ymbw
\akv¡mcw sN¿p¶p, Nmb IpSn¡p¶nÃ. F¶m ho«nÂ
Xncn¨p h¶p c­p \mep Znhk¯n\Iw Ah³ AsXÃmw
Dt]£n¡p¶p. C¯cw A\p`h§Ä D­mImdp­v. a\pjy³
a®pcfbÃ. \mw Ahsâ a\Ên\p sImSp¡m\m{Kln¡p¶
cq]w Ahsâ a\Ên ]Xnbt­? a\Êv B cq]¯n Dd¨p
\nev¡p¶nsæn _mlyamb ]Tns¸Ãmw hyÀYamsb¶pX-
s¶ ]dbWw. AXn\m km[\bn a\Ênsâ kltbmKw
AXymhiyamWv.
km[\bpsS cq]¯n ]pdta kz[À½mNcWhpw AIta
hnIÀ½hpw, c­p thWw. _mlyIÀ½tam Bhiyw Xs¶,
IÀ½w sN¿msX a\Ênt\ ]co£nbv¡pItb h¿. {]mXx-
Imes¯ {]im´Xbn \½psS a\Êv AXy´w im´ambn-
cn¡p¶Xmbn \ap¡p tXm¶p¶p. hà Ip«nbpw IcªnsænÂ
\ap¡v B a\Èm´nbpsS icnbmb hne a\ÊnemIpw. AXp
sIm­p _mlyIÀ½w Dt]£n¡p¶XpsIm­p ImcyamhnÃ.
_mlyIÀ½w sIm­mWv \½psS a\Ênsâ kzcq]w shfn-
s¸Sp¶Xv. shffw apIfn \nÀ½eambnt¯m¶mw. AXnÂ
IÃn«p t\m¡q. DSs\ ASnbn \n¶p Nfn s]m´nhcp¶Xp
ImWmw. CXpXs¶bmWv \½psS a\Ênsâ ØnXnbpw. a\Ên-
\pffnse kcÊnsâ ASnbn ap«phsc Nfnbp­v. _mly hkv-
Xphnsâ kv]Àiw Gev¡pt¼mtg¡pw AXp ImgvNbnÂs¸Sp-
¶p. "AbmÄ¡p tZzjyw h¶p' F¶p \mw ]dbmdp­v. B
tZjyw ]pdsa htÃS¯pw \n¶p h¶XmtWm? AXp DffnÂ-
¯s¶ D­mbncp¶p. a\Ênep­mbncp¶nsæn AXp ]pd-
¯p ImWpambncp¶nÃ.
P\§Ä ]dbp¶p: ""shfp¯ JmZn th­ AXp apjnbpw.
\ndapffXmbm apjnbnÃ.'' AXpw apjnbpw. ]t£ ImWnÃ.
shfp¯JmZn apjnªm ImWmw. AXp ]dbp¶p, ""Rm³
apjnªncn¡p¶p. Fs¶ Ae¡q.'' C§ns\ Xpd¶p ]dbp¶
JmZnsb P\§Ä¡njvSaÃ. CXpt]mse \½psS IÀ½hpw
kwkmcnbv¡p¶p. IÀ½w ]dbp¶XnXmWv: "\n§Ä {Ip²\m-
54
 KoXm{]hN\w
Wv kzmÀ°nbmWv, Asæn asäs´¦nepamWv.' \½psS
kzcq]w \ap¡p ImWn¨p Xcp¶ I®mSnbmWv IÀ½w. AXn-
\m \mw IÀ½t¯mSp IrXÚcmbncn¡Ww. I®mSnbnÂ
\½psS apJw apjnªp hr¯nsI«p I­m \mw I®mSn
DSbv¡pIbmtWm sN¿pI? AÃ, adn¨v AXnt\mSp IrXÚcm-
hpIbmWv. apJw IgpIn ho­pw AXn t\m¡p¶p. CXpt]m-
se, IÀ½w hgnbmbn a\Ênse ]m]tZmj§Ä ]pd¯phcp-
sa¶p IcpXn \mw IÀ½¯n \n¶v Hgnªp amdWtam? IÀ½-
¯n \n¶v Hgnªp amdnbm a\Êp \nÀ½eamIptam? AXn-
\m IÀ½w sNbvXp sImt­ Ccn¡pI, a\Êv \nÀ½eam¡m³
taev¡pta {]bXv\n¡pI.
HcmÄ Kplbn sN¶pIqSp¶p. AhnsS AbmÄ¡v Btcm-
Spw k¼À¡anÃ. Xm³ Ct¸mÄ XnI¨pw im´aXnbmsb¶p
AbmÄ IcpXp¶p. F¶m AbmÄ Kplhn«v Ft§ms«¦nepw
`n£ tNmZnbv¡m\nd§s«. AhnsS Hcp hnIrXn¡p«n hmXn-
¨§e Inep¡pIbmWv. B _me³ B \mZ{_Ò¯nÂ-
ebn¨ncn¡pIbmWv. ]t£, ip²mßmhmb B Ip«nbpsS N§-
eInep¡w B tbmKnbv¡p kln¡m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. AbmÄ
]dbp¶p, ""Ip«n F´p Ii]ni Iq«p¶p!'' AbmÄ KplbnÂ
Ccp¶v Xsâ a\Êns\ sNdnsbmc\¡w IqSn kln¡m\mhm-
¯{X Aiàam¡nbncn¡p¶p. sNdnsbmcp Ii]nibp­m-
bm XoÀ¶p, AbmfpsS im´n AZriyambn. a\Êv C{X
ZpÀºeamIp¶Xp \¶Ã.
kmcw CXmWv, kz´w a\Ênsâ kzcq]w a\Ênem¡phm³
IÀ½w Xptemw {]tbmP\IcamWv. tZmjw I­m AXIäm-
atÃm. tZmjw Adnbp¶ Csæn ]ptcmKXn XSªp. hnIm-
kw \ne¨p. IÀ½w sNbvXm tZmj§Ä ImgvNbn hcpw.
Ahsb ZpcoIcn¡m³ hnIÀ½w tNÀ¡Ww. Dffnen§s\
hnIÀ½ {]bXv\w Atlmcm{Xw \S¶psIm­ncp¶m aXn,
]ns¶ kz[À½mNcWw sNbvXpsIm­pw F§ns\ Aen]vX-
\mbncn¡mw, F§ns\ Imat{Im[mXoX\mbncn¡mw, F§ns\
55
A©mw A²ymbw
tem`tamlmXoX\mbncn¡mw Fs¶Ãmw bYmkabw a\Ên-
emhpw. IÀ½w \nÀ½eam¡m³ kZm {]bXv\n¨m¸ns¶
\nÀ½e IÀ½w X\ntb h¶ptNcpw. \nÀÆnImcIÀ½§Ä
Hs¶m¶mbn kz`mhnIambn¡gnªmÂ, Ft¸mgmWv IÀ½-
ap­mbsXt¶ XncnbmXmhpw. IÀ½w kz`mhnIambmÂ, AXv
AIÀ½amIp¶p. klPIÀ½amWv AIÀ½sa¶p ]dbp¶-
sX¶p \mw \mema²ymb¯n I­p. IÀ½¯nsâ AIÀ½-
ap­mIp¶sX§s\sb¶p kÖ\§fpsS Im¡encn¡p-
t¼mÄ Adnbmsa¶pw `Khm³ \mema²ymb¯nsâ Ahkm\-
¯n ]dªn«p­v. Cu AIÀ½ØnXn hÀ®n¡m³ hm¡v
A]cym]vXamWv.
(AIÀ½mhØbpsS kzcq]w)
7. IÀ½¯nsâ klPXzw a\Ênem¡phm³ \½psS
]cnNb¯n \n¶v HcpZmlcWsaSp¡mw. sNdnb Ip«n BZyw
\S¡m³ ]Tn¡p¶p. At¸mÄ Ah¶v F{X _p²nap«p­mhp¶p!
F¶mepw \ap¡v Ahsâ B eoe I­p sIuXpIw tXm¶p¶p.
\mw ]dbp¶p, "Hma\ \S¡m³ XpS§n.' ]n¶oSv B \S¯w
klPambn¯ocp¶p. Ah³ \S¡pt¼mÄ Xs¶ hÀ¯am\hpw
]dbp¶p. \S¯s¯¸än Ah³ {i²n¡pt¶ CÃ. CXpt]m-
se Xs¶ `£W¯nsâ Imcyhpw. \mw sIm¨p Ipªn\v "tNm-
dq¬' \S¯p¶pþDuWv h¼ns¨mcp ImcyamsW¶ `mh¯nÂ.
F¦nepw, ]n¶oSv DuWv Hcp klPIÀ½ambn¯ocp¶p. a\p-
jy³ \o´Â ]Tn¡m³ F{X IjvSs¸Sp¶p. BZyw izmkw
ap«pw. ]n¶oSmIs«. aäp tPmenIÄ sIm­v £oWn¨ncn¡p-
t¼mÄ, "\S¡q, H¶p \o´n £oWw amän hcq' F¶p ]dbmdp-
­v. At¸mÄ B \o´Â IjvS¸mSmbn tXm¶p¶nÃ. icocw
X\ntb shff¯n\p aosX s]m´nInS¡pIbmsW¶p tXm-
¶pw. £oWn¡Â a\Ênsâ [À½amWv. a\Êv IÀ½¯nÂ
hym]cn¡pt¼mgmWv £oWw tXm¶p¶Xv; IÀ½w klPambn-
¯oÀ¶mtem AXnsâ `mcw ]ns¶ AdnIbnÃ; IÀ½w AI-
À½amsb¶p tXm¶pw. IÀ½w B\µabambn¯ocpw.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
IÀ½s¯ AIÀ½am¡pIbmWv \½psS e£yw, AXn\p
kz[À½mNcWcq]amb IÀ½w sN¿Ww. Ah sN¿pt¼mÄ
ImWmhp¶ tZmj§Ä ZpcqIcn¡m³ hnIÀ½¯nsâ kmlm-
bw tXSWw. C§ns\ A`ykn¨psIm­ncp¶m a\Ên¶p
IÀ½¯n t¢ihpw `bhpw tXm¶m¯ Hcp ØnXnbpfhmIpw.
ssIsIm­v Bbncw IÀ½§Ä \S¡pt¼mgpw a\Êv \nÀ½-
ehpw im´hpambncn¡pw. \n§Ä BImit¯mSp tNmZn¨p
t\m¡pI, ""tl ktlmZc, BImita, shbnÂsIm­p \n\¡p
\odp¶pt­m? agsIm­p \\bp¶pt­m? Ipfncp sIm­p hnd-
bv¡p¶pt­m?'' At¸mÄ AsX´p adp]Sn ]dbpw? AXp ]d-
bpw, F\n¡v Fs´ÃmamWp­mIp¶sX¶p \n§Ä Xocpam-
\n¨p sImÄI. F\ns¡m¶pw AdnIbnÃ.
""]ntkw t\ktew Iow \mKthw
tem Iow tb Du\ PmWmthw''
"{`m´³ \át\m DSp¯ht\m F¶p t\m¡p¶Xv P\§fm-
Wv. {`m´¶v AXns\¸än Hcp hnhchpanÃ.'
CXnsâ `mhmÀ°w CXmWv; kz[À½mNcWw kw_Ôn¨
IÀ½s¯ hnIÀ½¯nsâ kmlmbw sIm­p \nÀÆoImcam-
¡p¶Xp ]XnhmIpt¼mÄ, AXp kzm`mhnIambn¨abp¶p. hen-
b henb ZpÀLSmhkc§Ä t]mepw ]ns¶ {]bmkambn
tXm¶nÃ. CXmWv IÀ½tbmK¯nsâ Xmt¡mÂ. Xmt¡men-
sæn ]q«n\p ap«n ap«n I¿p hoÀ¡pw. Xmt¡m I¿nÂ
In«nbmtem Hcp \nanjw sIm­v FÃmw Xpd¡mw. IÀ½tbmK-
¯nsâ Cu Xmt¡m ImcWambn FÃm IÀ½hpw \ncp]-
{Zhamb\p`hs¸Spw. Cu Xmt¡m at\mPb¯n \n¶p
In«pw. AXn\m at\mP¯n¶mbn \nÀ¯msX {]bXv\w sN¿-
Ww, IÀ½w sN¿pt¼mÄ It­¡mhp¶ at\mamen\y§sf
IgpIn¡fbphm³ {]bXv\n¡Ww. At¸mĸns¶ _mlyI-
À½§Ä¡p _p²nap«p tXm¶nÃ. IÀ½¯nsâ Al¦mchpw
amªpt]mIpw. Imat{Im[§fpsS thKw \nebv¡pw. t¢i§Ä
A\p`hs¸SpIbnÃ. IÀ½¯nsâ {]XoXn t]mepw _m¡n \nÂ-
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A©mw A²ymbw
¡nÃ.
Hcnbv¡Â Hcp am\y³ F\nbvs¡mcp Is¯gpXn. ""C{X
Dcp cma\maw P]nbvt¡­nbncnbv¡p¶p. \n§fpw CXn tNÀ-
¶mÂs¡mffmw. \nXyhpw F{X P]nbv¡msa¶dnbn¡pI.'' B
a\pjy³ Xsâ _p²nbv¡\pkcn¨v DZyanbv¡bmbncp¶p. Abm-
sf iImcn¡m\pt±in¨Ã Rm\nXp ]dbp¶Xv. cma\maw F®n-
¡W¡m¡m\pffXÃ. A½ Ipªns\ ip{iqjnbv¡p¶Xnsâ
dnt¸mÀ«v {]kn²oIcnbv¡mdpt­m? AhÀ dnt¸mÀ«v {]kn²-
s¸Sp¯psa¦nÂ, "Xm¦v bq' (\µn) ]dªv B ISw ho«mambn-
cp¶p. F¶m A½ dnt¸mÀs«gpXp¶nÃ. AhÀ ]dbp¶p,
""Rms\´p sNbvXp? Rms\m¶pw sNbvXnÃtÃm. F\nbv¡n-
sXmcp `mcamtWm? a\pjy³ hnIÀ½¯nsâ klmbt¯msS
a\Êncp¯n,lrZb]qÀÆw IÀ½w sN¿pt¼mÄ AXp IÀ½ta
BIp¶nÃ, AIÀ½amIp¶p. AhnsS t¢iw, he¨nÂ, {Iat¡Sv,
A§ns\sbm¶panÃ.
Cu ØnXn hÀ®n¡pI km²yaÃ. Hcp a§nb Nn{Xap­m-
¡phmt\ Ignbq. kqcy³ DZnbv¡p¶p. ]t£, At±lw hÃ-
t¸mgpw hnNmcnbv¡mdpt­m, Rm³ Ccp«Iäpw, ]£nIsf ]d-
¡phm³ hoSpw, BfpIsf thesN¿m\nd¡pw Fs¶ms¡? At-
±lw DZnt¨S¯p Xs¶ \nev¡p¶p. At±l¯nsâ AkvXn-
Xzw sIm­p Xs¶ hniz¯n\p Ne\ap­mhp¶p. F¶mÂ
kqcy¶v B tXm¶sem¶panÃ. ""tl kqcytZh, A§v Afhä
D]Imcw sNbvXp. A§v F{X AÔImcw \in¸n¨p!'' F¶p
\n§Ä kqcyt\mSp ]dªm At±lw A¼c¶p t]mIpw.
At±lw ]dbpw, ""Ipd¨ncp«v F\n¡p ImWn¨p Xcq. AsX-
\nbv¡p \o¡phm³ Ignªm , Rm³ hÃXpw sNbvXpsh¶p
]dbmw.'' kqcysâ ASp¡tebv¡v Ccp«p sIm­p sNÃm³ Ign-
bptam? kqcysâ AkvXnXz¯n \n¶v Ccp«v AI¶p t]m-
Ip¶p. B {]Imi¯n NneÀ \à {KÙ§Ä hmbn¡p¶p,
NneÀ No¯ {KÙ§fpw hmbn¡p¶p. NneÀ Xo sImfp¯p¶p.
NneÀ ]tcm]Imcw sN¿p¶p. F¶m Cu ]m]]pWy§Ä¡p-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
¯chmZn kqcy\Ã. kqcy³ ]dbp¶p, ""{]Imiw Fsâ kl-
P[À½amWv. Fsâ ASp¯p {]Imiansæn¸ns¶ F´m-
Wp­mhpI? Rm³ {]Imiw \ÂIp¶ps­¶p Rm³ Adnbp-
t¶bnÃ. Rm\p­mbncn¡p¶Xp Xs¶bmWv {]Imiw. {]Im-
iw \ÂIpI F¶ ]WnbpsS t¢iw Rm\dnbp¶nÃ. Rm³
hÃXpw sN¿p¶ps­¶ tXm¶te F\n¡nÃ.''
kqcysâ Cu {]ImiZm\w F{Xbv¡p kz`mhnItam AXp
Xs¶bmWv kÖ\§fpsS ØnXnbpw. AhÀ Pohn¨ncn¡p-
¶Xp Xs¶ {]Imiw \ÂIp¶Xp t]msebmWv. \n§Ä Hcp
Úm\ntbmSp sN¶v, ""A§v almßmhmWv, kXyhmZnbmWv''
F¶p ]dªm At±lw ]dbpw, ""Rm³ kXy¯n k©-
cn¡pIbÃmsX asä´p sN¿m\mWv? Rm³ hntijambn F´p
sN¿p¶p?'' Úm\nIfn AkXyap­mhpIsb¶tX km²y-
aÃtÃm.
CXt{X IÀ½¯nsâ ASnØm\w. km[\bpsS t]m¡p-
hchpIÄ AdnItb sN¿m¯hn[w AXv ss\kÀ¤nIhpw kzm-
`mhnIhpamIp¶p. C{µnb§Ä¡v AXv klPamb ]Tn¸mbn-
¨abp¶p.
""klP t_metWw lnX D]tZi''
klPambXv "lntXm]tZiw' F¶ ØnXnbn F¯nt¨cp-
¶p. Cu ØnXnbnse¯nbm IÀ½w AIÀ½amIp¶p. Úm-
\n¡v k¡À½w klPambn¨abp¶p. IfIfw apXnÀ¯psIm-
­ncn¡p¶Xp ]£nIfpsS klP[À½amWv. A½sb HmÀ½
hcnI Ip«nIfpsS klP[À½amWv. CXn³hn[w Cuizckva-
cWbp­mhpI kÖ\§fpsSbpw klP[À½amWv. ]pecp-
t¼mtg¡v "sImþs¡m s¡mþtIm' F¶p Iqhp¶Xv tImgnbpsS
klP[À½amWv. `Khm³ ]mWn\nkzc§Ä ]Tn¸n¡pt¼mÄ,
tImgnbpsS Cu "_mwKp' hnfnsb DZmldWam¡nbn«p­v.
]mWn\nbpsS Imew apXÂ C¶phsc Ime¯v tImgn _mwKp
hnfn¨p t]mcp¶p. F¶m AXpsNmÃn hÃhcpw tImgnbv¡p
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A©mw A²ymbw
_lpaXn]{Xw sImSp¯n«pt­m? AXp tImgnbpsS klP
[À½amWv. AXn³ hn[w kXyw ]dbpI, {]mWn temIt¯m-
SmsI Zb, BcpsSbpw tZmjw ImWmXncn¡pI, FÃmhÀ¡pw
tkh\ ip{iqjIÄ sN¿pI apXemb kÂ]pcpj·mcpsS IÀ-
½§Ä klPambn D­mbnsIm­ncn¡pw. Ch sN¿mtX Ah-
À¡p Pohn¨ncn¡m³ km[n¡nà . HcmÄ DuWp Ign¨p F¶p
sh¨p \mabmsf _lpam\n¡mdpt­m? D®pI, IpSn¡pI,
Dd§pI F¶nh kwkmcnIÄ¡v klP IÀ½ambncn¡pw t]m-
se tkh\w Úm\nIÄ¡pw klP IÀ½amWv. D]Imcw
sN¿Â AhcpsS kz`mhambn¯ocp¶p, "Rm³ D]Imcw sN¿n-
Ã' F¶p ]dªmepw AXv AbmÄ¡p hcnÃ. C¯cw Úm-
\nbpsS IÀ½w AIÀ½mhØbnse¯nbncn¡p¶psh¶p a\-
Ênem¡Ww. Cu AhØbv¡p "kw\ymkw' F¶ AXn]hn-
{Xamb ]Zhn \evInbncn¡p¶p. k\ymkamWv ]ca[\yamb
AIÀ½Zi. CubhØsb IÀ½tbmKsa¶pw ]dbmw. IÀ-
½w sNbvXp sImt­bncn¡p¶XpsIm­v AXp "tbmK'am-
Wv.F¶mÂ, sNbvXn«pw sNbvXp F¶p tXm¶m¯XpsIm­v
AXp "k\ymk'amWv. IÀ½¯nsâ te]w X¶n DfhmIm-
¯hn[w bpàntbmsS IÀ½w sN¿p¶Xp sIm­v AXp tbm-
KamWv. sNbvXn«pw H¶pwsN¿m¯XpsIm­v AXp k\ymk-
amWv.
(AIÀ½¯nsâ Hcp hiw: tbmKw)
k\ymksa¶psh¨m F´mWpt±iw? NnesXms¡
sN¿mXncnbv¡pI, NnesXms¡ sN¿pI CXmtWm Dt±iw?
AÃ. AsXm¶paà Imcyw. k\ymk¯nsâ hymJym\w Xs¶
"kÀÆIÀ½]cnXymK' sa¶mWv. FÃm IÀ½§fn \n¶pw
hn«p \nev¡pIbmWv., Xosc IÀ½w sN¿mXncn¡pIbmWv
kw\ymkw. ]t£, IÀ½w sN¿mXncn¡pI F¶Xnsâ AÀ-
°sa´v? IÀ½sa¶Xp Xptemw hnNn{Xamb hkvXphmWv. "k-
ÀÆIÀ½ kw\ymkw' F§ns\bp­mhpw? IÀ½w ap¶nepw
]n¶nepw CS¯pw he¯pw FÃmbnS¯pw hym]n¨ncn¡p¶p.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
shdpw Ccn¡epw Hcp {InbXs¶btÃ? Ccn¡pI' Hcp {Inbm-
]ZamWv. hymIcW ZrjvSnbn am{XaÃ, krjvSnimkv{X¯n-
epw "Ccn¡pI' {Inb Xs¶bmWv. Gsd t\cw Ccn¡pIbmsW-
¦n Imep ISªp XpS§pw. Ccn¡p¶Xnepw {iaap­v. H¶pw
sN¿mXncn¡epw IÀ½amsW¶p hcpt¼mÄ F§ns\ IÀ½-
kw\ymkap­mIpw? `Khm³ AÀÖp\\v hnizcq]w Im«nsIm-
Sp¯p. kÀh{X hym]n¨ B hnizcq]w I­v t]Sn¨ AÀÖp\³
I®S¨p. I®S¨p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AXv Dffnepw I­p XpS§n.
C§ns\ I®S¨mepw ImWp¶Xn \n¶v F§ns\ c£s¸-
Smw? sN¿mªmepw D­mhp¶Xns\ F§s\ ssIshSnbmw?
Hcp a\pjysâ IYbp­v. AbmfpsS ]¡Â hne]nSn¨ Iptd
s]m³]­§fp­mbncp¶p. AbmÄ¡v AsXÃmw Hcp henb
s]«nbn ]q«n shbv¡Ww. `rXy³ hensbmcncp¼ps]«n D­m-
¡n¨p sIm­ph¶p. AXpI­v AbmÄ ]dªp. ""\osb´p
hnUvVnbmsWtSm! \n\¡p skuµcysa¶m F´msW¶p
Xncnbptam? C{Xbpw hne]nSn¨ B`cW§Ä s]cpw t]m¯-
³ Ccp¼ps]«nbn shbv¡pItbm? t]mbn, \sÃmcp s]m³-
s]«n D­m¡n¨p sIm­p hm''. `rXy³ s]m³s]«n D­m¡n¨p
sIm­ph¶p. ""C\n ]q«pw s]m¶m¡n sIm­phm. s]m³ s]«n-
¡v s]m³ ]q«mWv ]äpI''. AbmÄ ]pds¸«Xv B`cW§Ä
kq£n¨p shbv¡m\mWv, ad¨p shbv¡m\mWv., F¶m B
s]m¶v Hfn¨p sh¨pthm, Xpd¶p sh¨pthm? Iff·mÀ¡v B`-
cWw At\zjnt¡­ ]Wntb D­mbnÃ. s]«nsbSp¯psIm-
­pt]mbn, Imcyw XoÀ¶p. kmcanXmWv. IÀ½w sN¿mXncn-
¡p¶Xpw IÀ½w sN¿p¶Xnsâ {]Imct`Zambn¯ocp¶p. C{X-
bpw hym]Iamb Cu IÀ½w kw\ykn¡p¶sX§ns\?.
C§ns\bpff IÀ½§sf kw\ykn¡phm\pff hgn CX-
{X, temI¯nse apgph³ IÀ½w sNbvXmepw AsXÃmw Aen-
sªmen¨p t]mIp¶ Hcp]mbw I­p]nSn¡pI. AXp km[n-
¨m kw\ymk{]m]vXnbp­mbn F¶p ]dbmw. IÀ½w sNb-
vXn«pw AsXÃmw "Aenªp t]mhpI' F¶p sh¨mse´mWv?
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A©mw A²ymbw
kqcys\t¸mse. kqcy³ cmhpw ]Iepw IÀ½w sN¿p¶p, cm{Xn-
bpw kqcy³ IÀ½w sN¿p¶p­v. kqcy{]Imiw atä tKmfmÀ-
²¯n {]hÀ¯n¨p sIm­ncn¡p¶p. C{XsbÃmw IÀ½w
sNbvXn«pw kqcy³ H¶pw sN¿p¶nsömWtÃm ]dbp¶Xv.
AXpsIm­t{X \mema[ymb¯n `Khm³ ]dbp¶Xvþ""Rm³
Cu tbmKw BZyw kqcys\ ]Tn¸n¨p; ]n¶oSp Nn´n¡p¶-
h\mb, a\\wsN¿p¶h\mb, a\p kqcy\n \n¶p CXp ]Tn-
¨p''. Ccp]¯n\mep aWn¡qÀ IÀ½w sNbvXn«pw kqcy³ Xcn-
¼pw IÀ½w sN¿p¶nÃ! Cu ØnXn hmkvXh¯n AÛpX-
amsW¶Xn Hcp kwibhpanÃ.
(AIÀ½¯nsâ atä hiw: kw\ymkw)
]t£, CXp kw\ymk¯nsâ Hcp {]Imcta Bhp¶pffp.
IÀ½w sNbvXn«pw sN¿p¶nà F¶Xv B ØnXnbpsS Hcp
hiw. Hcp IÀ½hpw sN¿mXncp¶n«pw temIs¯bmsI IÀ½-
{]hr¯am¡p¶p F¶Xv AXnsâ atä hiamWv. CXn AXn-
cä t{]cI iànbp­v. AIÀ½¯nsâ hntijw Xs¶ CXm-
Wv. AIÀ½¯n A\´amb Imcy§Ä¡p th­p¶ iàn
\ndªncn¸p­v. Bhnbv¡pw A§ns\Xs¶ AtÃ? Bhn XS-
ªp \nÀ¯nbm AXv F{X h¼n¨ Imcy§Ä \S¯p¶p!
XSªp \nÀ¯nb Bhnbn A]mcamb iàn h¶p tNcp¶p.
AXp henb henb I¸epItfbpw Xoh­nItfbpw hen¨p-
sIm­p t]mIp¶p. kqcysâ Imcyhpw CXpXs¶. At±lw
Xcn¼pw IÀ½w sN¿p¶nÃ. ]tj, Ccp]¯n\mep aWn¡pdpw
CShnSmsX IÀ½w sN¿p¶p. tNmZn¨m At±lw ]dbpw,
""Rm³ H¶pw sN¿p¶nÃ,'' cm¸I IÀ½w sNbvXn«pw sN¿m-
Xncn¡p¶Xp kqcysâ Hcp hiambncn¡pw t]mse H¶pw
sN¿msX cm¸I A\´ IÀ½§Ä sN¿p¶Xp asämcp hi-
ambncn¡p¶p, kw\ymkw Cu c­p {]mImc¯nepw hn`qjnX-
amWv.
c­pw Akm[mcWamWv. Hcp {]Imc¯n IÀ½w {]I-
Shpw AIÀ½mhØ Kp]vXhpambncn¡p¶p. asämcp {]Imc-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
¯n AIÀ½mhØbmWv{]ISw, ]tj AXpsIm­v A\´
IÀ½§Ä D­mbnsIm­ncn¡p¶p. Cu AhØbn , AIÀ-
½¯n IÀ½w Xn§n \ndªncn¡p¶p. AXpsIm­p h¼n¨
Imcy§Ä D­mhp¶p.C¯cw hyànbv¡pw Aek¶pw X½nÂ
henb A´cap­v. Aek¶p £oWwhcpw, aSp¸ptXm¶pw.
F¶m Cu AIÀ½nbmb kw\ymkn IÀ½iànsb sI«n-
\nÀ¯p¶p. Xcn¼pw IÀ½w sN¿p¶nÃ. ssI ImepIÄsIm-
t­m aän{µnb§ÄsImt­m Hcp IÀ½hpw sN¿p¶nÃ. F¶mÂ
H¶pw tNm¿msX Xs¶ BbmÄ A\´ IÀ½§Â sN¿p¶p.
HcmÄ¡v tZjywh¶p. \½psS hà sXäsIm­pamWv tZjyw
h¶sX¦nÂ, \mw AbmfpsS ASp¯psNÃp¶p. AbmÄ A\-
§mXncn¡p¶p, an­p¶nÃ. At¸mÄ AbmfpsS B au\¯n-
sâ B IÀ½XymK¯nsâ, ]cnWmaw F{X h¼n¨Xmbncn-
¡pw? asämdmÄ ]ndp]ndp¯p sIm­ncn¡p¶p. c­pt]À¡pw
tZjyamWv. F¶m HcmÄ an­mXncn¡p¶p. atä BÄ ]ndp-
]ndp¡p¶p: c­pw tZjy¯nsâ NnÓamWv, an­mXncn¡epw
t{Im[¯nsâ Hcp cq]amWv.AXpsIm­pw Imcyw \S¡pw.
A½tbm AÑt\m Ip«ntbmSp an­mXncp¶m , AXnsâ
]cnWmaw F{Xh¼n¨Xmbncn¡pw! an­pI F¶ IÀ½w Dt]-
£n¨XpsIm­p. B IÀ½w sN¿m¯IpsIm­v Xs¶, {]Xy-
£IÀ½w sIm­p­mhm³ Ignbm¯{X h¼n¨ ^ew D­mbn.
B an­mXncn¡Â sIm­pff {]`mhw an­p¶XpsIm­p­m-
hp¶nÃ. Úm\nbpsS ØnXnbpw CXpXs¶. AhcpsS AI-
À½w, AhcpsS an­mXncn¡Â Xs¶, h¼n¨ Ignhp­m¡p¶p.
AbmÄ AIÀ½nbmbncp¶p. FÃm {InbsIm­pw shfns¸Sp-
¯m³ Ignbm¯{X IÀ½w sN¿p¶p. CXp k\ymk¯nsâ
asämcp {]ImcamWv.
C§ns\ k\ymknbpsS FÃm {]bXv\hpw AbmfpsS FÃm
DZyahpw, Htc Øm\¯p sN¶ncn¡p¶p.
""{]hr¯nbpsS thKsaÃmw \ne¨p. \mcmbW\mWv Cu
`mWvUw sI«ntbev]n¨Xv. Fsâ Nn´sbÃmw XoÀ¶p, C\n
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A©mw A²ymbw
Fsâ KÀ`hmkw Ahkm\n¨p F¶p hnizmkambn. Rm³
Fsâ A[nImc¯neà Pohn¡p¶Xv. Fsâ Cu A`nam\w
`Khm³ X«nsbSp¯p. Rm³ Imenbmbncn¡p¶p. FÃmw Htc
k¯sIm­mWv Pohn¡p¶sX'' ¶p Xp¡mdmw ]dbp¶p.*
Xp¡mdmw ]dbp¶p: "Rm\nt¸mÄ Imenbmbncn¡p¶p.
Nm¡pt]mse InS¡pIbmWv. FÃmw DZyahpw XoÀ¶p.' Xp¡m-
dmw Imenbmbn. F¶m B Imen¨m¡n h¼n¨ t{]cI-
iànbp­v. kqcy³ kzbw i_vZap­m¡p¶nÃ. F¶m At±-
ls¯ ImWpt¼mtg¡v ]£nIÄ ]d¡p¶p. B«n³Ip«nIÄ
Xpffn¨mSp¶p, ]ip¡Ä Im«nte¡v tabm³ t]mIp¶p, hym]m-
cnIÄ ]oSnI Xpd¡p¶p, IÀjIÀ hben t]mIp¶p, temI-
¯nte \m\mhyhlmc§fpw Bcw`n¡p¶p. kqcy\p­mbmÂ
aXn, FÃmw icnbmbn. A{Xam{Xw sIm­pXs¶ A\´IÀ½-
§Ä Bcw`n¡p¶p. Cu AIÀ½mhØbn At\Iw IÀ½-
§Ä¡pff t{]cW \ndªncn¡p¶p. Ignhp Ip¯n\nd¨ncn-
¡p¶p. CXv k\ymk¯nsâ asämcp AÛpX{]ImcamWv.
(c­nsâbpw Xpe\w i_vZmXoXw)
A©ma[ymb¯n k\ymk¯nsâ c­p {]Imc§sfbpw
Xpe\w sNbvXn«p­v. H¶v Ccp]¯n\mep aWn¡qÀ IÀ½w
sNbvXn«pw H¶pw sN¿p¶nÃ; atäXv £Wt\cw t]mepw H¶v
sN¿msX FÃmw sN¿p¶p. H¶p ]dªn«p ]dbmXncn¡pIbm-
Wv; atäXp ]dbmsX ]dbpIbmWv. Cu c­p {]Imc§sfbpw
ChnsS Xpe\w sNbvXncn¡p¶p, Cu Znhy{]Imc§fp­tÃm,
Ahsb \ap¡v AhtemI\w sN¿mw, ]cymtemNn¡mw, a\\w
sN¿mw. CXn A]qÀÆamb B\µap­v.
Cu hnjbw Xs¶ A]qÀÆhpw DZm¯hpamWv. hmkvXh-
¯n Cu k\ymkk¦ev]w hfsc ]hn{Xhpw `hyhpamWv.
Cu hnNmcs¯, Cu k¦ev]s¯, BZyambmhnjvIcn¨ Btfm-
Sv F{X [\yhmZw sNbvXmepw Ipdt¨ Bhq. A{X hfsc
DÖzeamb k¦ev]amWnXv. a\pjy_p²n, a\pjyhnNmcw
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Ct¶mfw ]ds¶¯nbXn sh¨v Gähpw D¶Xamb Øm\w
k\ymkamWv. AXne¸pdw ]d¡m³ C¶phsc BÀ¡pw km[n-
¨n«nÃ. ]d¡epIÄ XpSÀ¶psIm­ncn¡p¶p; F¦nepw hnNmcw
sIm­pw A\p`hw sIm­pw C{X Dbc¯n Bsc¦nepw
F¯nbn«pt­mF¶v F\n¡p ]dbm³ h¿. Cu c­p Xchpw
tNÀ¶ k\ymk¯nsâ shdpw k¦ev]w I¬ap¶n hcpt¼m-
įs¶ A]qÀÆamb B\µapfhmIp¶p. F¶m `mjmkw-
hyhlmc§fptSXmb Cu temI¯ntebv¡nd§pt¼mÄ B
B\µw Ipdªpt]mIp¶p; Xmsg hogpIbmsW¶p tXm¶n-
t¸mIp¶p. Rms\sâ kplr¯p¡tfmSv Cu hnjbs¯¡pdn¨v
Ft¸mgpw ]dbmdp­v. Cs¶bv¡v F{X hÀj§fmbn Rm³
Cu ZnhyhnNmcs¯¸än a\\w sN¿m³ XpS§nbn«v! ChnsS
`mj A]qÀ®amWv. CXp hm¡pIfpsS ]cn[nbntebv¡nd§n
hcp¶nÃ.
H¶pw sN¿msX FÃmw sNbvXp; FÃmw sNbvXn«pw H¶pw
sNbvXnÃþF{X DZm¯hpw ckabhpw IhnXmabhpamb k¦-
ev]w! C\nsb´v IhnXbmWv _m¡nbpffXv? IhnX F¶
t]cn {]kn²ambsXÃmw Cu IhnXbpsS ap¼n \ockam-
bnt¸mIp¶p. Cu IhnXbnepff{X B\µtam, DÕmltam,-
DÖzeXtbm, ZnhyXztam asämcp IhnXbnepanÃ. Cu \nebv¡v
Cu A©ma[ymbw DbÀ¶, Gähpw DbÀ¶ Øm\¯mWv
{]XnjvTn¨n«pffXv. \mema[ymbw hsc IÀ½hpw hnIÀ½hpw
hnhcn¨v ChnsS XnI¨pw Dbc¯nte¡v ]d¶ncn¡p¶p. ChnsS
AIÀ½mhØsb c­pXc¯n {]Xy£ambn Xpe\w sNbv-
Xncn¡p¶p. ChnsS `mj Iogvta adnbp¶p. IÀ½tbmKntbm
t{ijvT³, IÀ½ k\ymkntbm t{ijvT³? BcmWv A[nIw
IÀ½w sN¿p¶Xv F¶p ]dhmt\ h¿. FÃmw sNbvXn«pw
H¶pw sN¿p¶nÃ. H¶pw sN¿msXbpw FÃmw sN¿p¶p. CXp
c­pw tbmKamWv. F¶m Xpe\w sNbvhm\mbn H¶ns\
"tbmK'sa¶pw atäXns\ "k\ymk'sa¶pw ]dbp¶p.
(t£{XKWnX¯nsebpw aoamwkI
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A©mw A²ymbw
·mcpsSbpw DZmlcWw)
Ct¸mÄ Chsb F§ns\ XmcXays¸Sp¯mw? AXn¶p-
hà DZmlcW§fpw th­nhcpw. DZmlcWsaSp¡m³ XpS§p-
t¼mgmIs« Xmtgm«p hogpwt]msebpw tXm¶p¶p. ]s£
Xmtgm«p hogpItb \nhr¯nbpffp. bYmÀ°¯nÂ, ]qÀ®
IÀ½k\ymkw AYhm ]qÀ®IÀ½tbmKw F¶ k¦ev§Ä
Cu icoc¯n HXp¡m³ Ignbm¯hbmWv. Ah Cu icoc-
s¯ ]nfÀ¶p Ifbpw. F¶m Cu k¦Â]§fpsS ASps-
¯¯nb alm]pcpj·msc DZmlcn¨p Imcyw \S¯mw. DZm-
lcWw Ft¸mgpw A]qÀ®ambncn¡pw. ]t£, Ipd¨p t\c-
t¯¡v AXp ]qÀ®amsW¶p IcpXpI.
t£{X KWnX¯n ]dbp¶p: k, cn, K Fs¶mcp
{XntImWamsW¶p k¦Â]n¡pI F¶v. F§ns\ "k¦ev]n-
¡mw?' ImcWw, Cu {XntImWtcJIÄ bYmÀ°¯n tcJ-
IfÃ. tcJ F¶psh¨m AXn \ofap­v, hoXnbnà F¶m-
WÀ°w. ]eIta hoXnbnÃm¯ Cu \ofw ImWn¡p¶Xn-
s\? \ofw hcpt¼mÄ hoXnbpw hcp¶p. \mw GXp hc hc¨m-
epw AXn Ipds¨¦nepw hoXnbp­mIpw. AXn\m t£{X-
KWnX¯n tcJsb k¦Â¸n¡pIbÃmsX t]mwhgnbnÃ.
`àn imkv{X¯nepantà C§n\s¯ Imcy§Ä? AhnsS
`à³ ]dbp¶p, Cu sNdnb kmf{Kma¯n AJne{_Ò-
mWvUaps­¶p ""IcpXpI''F¶v. CsX´p {`m´msW¶v hÃ-
hcpw tNmZn¨m At§m«p tNmZnt¨mfp: ""\n§fpsS Cu
t£{XKWnXw F´p {`m´mWv! XnI¨pw kv]jvSambn XSn¨
tcJ I­n«pw AXp hoXnbnÃm¯XmsW¶v k¦Â¸n¡m³
]dbp¶p. CsX´p {`m´mWv? `qX¡®mSn sIm­p t\m¡n-
bm AXn\v Ac C©p hoXnbpffXmbn ImWmw''.
\n§Ä \n§fpsS t£{XKWnX¯n k¦Â¸n¡p¶Xp
t]mse `ànimkv{Xw Cu kmf{Kma¯nÂ]ctaizc\ps­-
¶p k¦ev]n¡phm³ ]dbp¶p. At¸mÄ hÃhcpw "]ctaiz-
c³ DSbp¶nÃ, s]m«p¶nÃ; \n§fpsS kmf{Kmaw s]m«ntÃ?
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 KoXm{]hN\w
H¶p X«nt\m¡t«?' F¶p tNmZn¨m CXp _p²n]qÀÆam-
sW¶p hcnÃ. ImcWw, t£{XKWnX¯n "k¦Â¸w' \S¡p-
sa¦nÂ, `ànimkv{X¯n F´psIm­p \S¡nÃ? _nµphn-
s\ k¦Â¸n¡m³ ]dbp¶p, ]eIta _nµp {]Xy£ambn
Ipdn¡p¶p. _nµp F´mWv? _nµp icnbmb hÀ¯pfw Xs¶.
_nµphns\ hymJym\n¡pI F¶p sh¨m {_Òs¯
hymJym\nbv¡pIbmWv. _nµphn¶p \ofanÃ, hoXnbnÃ, h®anÃ,
H¶panÃ. C§ns\ hymJym\n¡pIbpw ]ns¶ AXp ]eItaÂ
Ipdn¨v ImWn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p. F¶m _nµp hmkvXh¯nÂ
AkvXnXzw am{XamWv, aq¶fhpw CÃm¯XmWv. kmcanXmWv:
bYmÀ° {XntImWw, bYmÀ° _nµp C hymJym\¯nte
Dffq. \ap¡v Ahsb k¦Â¸n¨v apt¶m«p t]mtI­nbncn-
¡p¶p. `ànimkv{X¯nepw kmf{Kma¯n DSbm¯ kÀÆ-
hym]nbmb ]ctaizc\ps­¶p k¦Â¸nt¡­n hcp¶p. \ap-
¡pw CXpt]mse km¦Â¸nI§fmb DZmlcW§sfSp¯v
Chsb Xpe\w sN¿mw
aoamwkI·mcmIs«, hensbmcp cknI¯w ImWn¨n«p­v.
Cuizc³ FhnsSbmsW¶p aoamwk sN¿pt¼mÄ AhÀ
Xptemw kpµcamb Hcp hnhcWw \evInbn«p­v. thZ¯nÂ
C{µ³, Aán, hcpW³ apXemb tZhXIfp­v. Cu tZhXIsf-
¸än BtemNn¡pt¼mÄ aoamwkbn C§ns\ Hcp tNmZyw
h¶p: ""Cu C{µ³ F§ns\bmbncn¡pw? At±l¯nsâ
cq]sa´v? At±lw FhnsS hkn¡p¶p?'' aoamwkI³ D¯cw
]dbp¶p: "C{µ' i_vZw Xs¶bmWv C{µsâ cq]w. "C{µ' i_vZ-
¯n¯s¶ At±lw hkn¡p¶p. "C', AXns\¯pSÀ¶pff
"A\pkzmcw' ]ns¶ "{Z' CXmWv At±l¯nsâ kzcq]w. AXp-
Xs¶ BIrXnbpw. Afhpw. hcpWtZhX F§ns\? A§n-
s\Xs¶. BZyw "h' ]ns¶ "cp' ]ns¶ "W'. hcpWþCXmWv
hcpWsâ cq]w, CXpt]mse Aán apXemb tZhXIsf¸änbpw
IcpXpI. Cu tZhXIsfÃmw A£ccq][mcnIfmWv. tZhXI-
sfÃmw A£caqÀ¯nIfmIp¶p F¶p k¦ev]¯nÂ, hnNmc-
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A©mw A²ymbw
¯nÂ, henb am[pcyap­v. tZhs\¶ k¦ev]w, B hkvXp,
HcmImc¯nepw HXp§m¯XmWv. B k¦ev]w {]ZÀin¸n-
¡m³ A£cNnÓw am{Xta ]äq. Cuizc³ F§ns\bmWv?
BZyw "Cu' ]ns¶ "iz' ]ns¶ "c':  Hmw Imcw HSphnÂ
CXn\p ]qÀ®X hcp¯n.. "Hmw' Imcw Xs¶ Cuizc\mbn.
Cuizc¶v AXv GI kwÚbmbn¨aªp. C¯cw kwÚ-
IÄ D­mt¡­nhcpw. ImcWw, aqÀ¯nbnÂ, BImc¯nÂ,
Cu hnimek¦Â]§sf HXp¡m³ h¿. ]t£, a\pjysâ
CÑ Xptemw {]_eamWv. Ah³ Cu k¦Â¸§sf aqÀ¯n-
bn IS¯nhnSphm³ {]bXv\n¡pIXs¶ sN¿p¶p.
(k\ymknbpw tbmKnbpw H¶pXs¶
ipIP\I·msct¸mse)
k\ymkhpw tbmKhpw hfsc DbÀ¶p ]d¡emWv. ]qÀ®
k\ymk¯nsâbpw ]qÀ®tbmK¯nsâbpw k¦Â]w Cu
tZl¯n HXp§p¶nÃ. Cu k¦Â]§Ä tZl¯n HXp-
§pIbnsænepw hnNmc¯n XoÀ¨bmbpw HXp§pw. ]qÀ®
k\ymknbpw ]qÀ®tbmKnbpw hymJym\¯nencn¡p¶hcmWv.
AhÀ [ym\nbv¡s¸tS­hcpw. {]m]n¡cpXm¯hcpamIbmÂ
AhtcmSv Gähpw ASps¯¯nb hyànIsf DZmlcWamsb-
Sp¯n«v t£{XKWnX¯nse¶t]mse, "Ct±lw ]qÀ®tbmKn,
Ct±lw ]qÀ® k\ymkn' F¶p IcpXphm³ ]dtb­nhcpw.
k\ymk¯n¶pZmlcWsaSp¡pt¼mÄ, ipIbmÚ hevIy·m-
cpsS t]cpIÄ ]dbmdp­v. ChnsS IÀ½tbmKnbpsS cq]¯nÂ
P\Isâbpw {ioIrjvWsâbpw t]cpIÄ `KhZvKoXbn¯-
s¶ h¶n«p­v. temIam\y³ KoXmclky¯n Hcp \mam-
henXs¶ tNÀ¯n«p­v. ""P\I³ {ioIrjvW³, ipI³ bmÚ-
hevIy³ apXembhÀ B hgn¡pt]mbn''. ]t£ Ipdsªm¶v
Nn´n¨m Cu \mamhen \\ª ssIsIm­p hc¨Xp am-
bpw t]mse, ambv¡mhp¶XmWv. bmÚhevIy³ k\ymkn-
bmbncp¶p. P\I³ IÀ½tbmKnbpw. AXmbXv, k\ymknbmb
bmÚhevIysâ injy\mbncp¶pIÀ½tbmKnbmb P\I³.
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 KoXm{]hN\w A©mw A²ymbw

AtX P\Isâ injy\mb ipItZh³ k\ymknbpambn. ¡qÀ N{aw ]nSnªncp¶p `mKhXw tIĸn¨p. At±lw Ccp¶
bmÚhevIysâ injy³ P\I³, P\Isâ injy³ ipI\pw; Ccp¸n \n¶\§nbnÃ. XpSÀ¨bmbn IY tIĸn¨p sIm-
k\ymkn, ]ns¶ IÀ½tbmKn, ]ns¶ k\ymkn C§ns\bmWv t­bncp¶p. "CXnse´m hntijw?' Ft¶m? hntijanXmWv.
Cu ame tImÀ¯ncnbv¡p¶Xv. C§ns\ tbmKhpw k\ymkhpw CShnSmsX Ggp Znhkw At±l¯n¶p alm{]bXv\w sNt¿-
Htc ]c¼cbn h¶p tNcp¶p. ­nh¶p. F¶n«pw At±l¯n\v AXp tXm¶nbnÃ. kXXw
ipItZht\mSp hymk³ ]dªp. ""hÕ, ipI, \o Úm\n- IÀ½w sNbvXncp¶n«pw At±l¯n\p sNbvXnÃt¶ tXm¶n-
bmWv. ]s£ Kpcphnsâ ap{Z \nsâ ta ]Xnªn«nÃ. \o bpffp. {ia¯nsâ Nn´tb At±l¯n\p­mbnÃ. kmcw CXm-
P\Isâ ASp¯pt]m.'' ipItZh³ t]mbn. P\I³ aq¶mw Wv, k\ymkhpw IÀ½tbmKhpw `n¶aà Xs¶.
\nebn hnimeamb aWvU]¯n Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. ipI- AXpsIm­p.................`Khm³ ]dbp¶p.
³ h\hmknbmWtÃm! At±lw \Kcw t\m¡nt\m¡nbmWv
sN¶Xv. P\I³ ipItZht\mSp tNmZn¨p, ""F´n\p h¶p?''
ipI³ ]dªp, ""Úm\{]m]vXn¡v.'' ""BÀ Ab¨p?'' ""hymk-
tZh³.'' ""FhnsS \n¶p h¶p?'' ""B{ia¯n \n¶v.'' ""hcp-
t¼mÄ ChnSps¯ A§mSnbn Fs´Ãmw I­p?'' ""\mep-
]mSpw ]©kmc sIm­pff ]elmc§Ä \nc¯nsh¨ncn¡p-
¶XpI­p.'' ""]ns¶sb´pI­p?'' ]©kmc¸mhIÄ \S¡p-
¶Xpw kwkmcn¡p¶Xpw I­p.'' ""]ns¶sb´p I­p?''
""Ct§m«phcpt¼mÄ ]©kmcsIm­pff ISp¯ ]ShpIÄ
I­p.'' ""]ns¶sb´p I­p?'' ""]©kmc sIm­pff Nn{X§Ä
ChnsS kÀÆ{X I­p.'' ""Ct¸mÄ F´p ImWp¶p?'' ""Hcp
]©kmc¸mh asämcp ]©kmc¸mhtbmSp kwkmcn¡p¶p.''
P\I³ ]dªp, ""t]mImw Xm¦Ä¡p kÀÆÚm\hpw ssI-
h¶ncnbv¡p¶p.'' ipItZh¶p P\I\n \n¶p At±l¯nsâ
I¿£c¯nepff {]amW]{Xw Int«­nbncp¶Xp In«n. Imcyw
CXmWv: IÀ½tbmKnbmb P\I³ k\ymknbmb ipItZhs\
injy\msbSp¯p ]mÊm¡n. ipI³ k\ymkn Xs¶. ]t£,
IY F{X ckIcamWv!
]co£n¯n¶p "\o Ggp Znhk¯n\pffn acn¡pw' F¶
im]w In«n. ]co£n¯p acn¡m³ Hcp¡w Iq«pIbmbn. F§n-
s\ acn¡Ww F¶p ]Tn¸n¡p¶ Kpcp th­nbncp¶p. At±lw
ipImNmcys\ £Wn¨p. ipImNmcy³ h¶p. 24X7=168 aWn-

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 KoXm{]hN\w
""GIw kmwJyw N tbmKw N
b x ]iyXn k ]iyXn''
k\ymk¯nepw tbmK¯nepw sFIcq]yw ImWp¶h\mWv
hmkvXh clkyw Adnbp¶sX¶p ]dtb­nbncn¡p¶p. Hcm-
Ä sN¿msX sN¿p¶p. atä BÄ sNbvXn«pw sN¿p¶nÃ. hmkv-
Xh¯n t{ijvT\msbmcp k\ymkn, kZm kam[n \njvT\pw,
XnI¨pw \nÀÆoImc\pamb Hcp k\ymkn, ]¯v Znhkw \½psS
CSbn h¶p Xmakn¡s«. F{X {]Imiw, F{X hnImkw
At±l¯n \n¶p e`n¡pw! At\I hÀj§fmbn InWªp
{]bXv\n¨n«pw km[n¡m¯Xv At±l¯nsâ tIhe ZÀi\w
sIm­pþAkvXnXzam{Xw sIm­pþD­mIp¶p. t^mt«m I­p
a\Ên kwip²nbp­mIpsa¦nÂ, acn¨hcpsS Nn{Xw I­p
lrZb¯n `ànbpw t{]ahpw kwip²nbpap­mIpsa¦nÂ,
Poht\mSp IqSnbncn¡p¶ k\ymknsb¡mWpt¼mÄ F{X
t{]cW e`n¡Ww?
k\ymknbpw tbmKnbpw c­pt]cpw temI kw{Klw sN¿p-
¶p. Hcp hi¯p ]pdta¡p IÀ½XymKw ImWp¶psh¦nepw
B IÀ½XymK¯n IÀ½w Xn§n \ndªncn¡p¶p. Úm-
\nbmb k\ymknbpw Úm\nbmb IÀ½tbmKnbpw c­pt]cpw
Htc knwlmk\¯n Ccn¡p¶hcmWv. t]cp amdnbmepw AÀ-
°w H¶p Xs¶. Htc X¯z¯nsâ c­p hiw. AYhm {]Im-
camWnh. b{´w hfsc thK¯n Xncnbpt¼mÄ AX\§m-
sX \nev¡pIbmWv. Xncnbp¶nà F¶p tXm¶p¶p. k\ymkn-
bpsS ØnXnbpw CXpXs¶bmWv. At±l¯nsâ im´nbnÂ
\n¶v, ØncXbn \n¶v, AXncä iànbpfhmIp¶p. almho-
71
Bdmw A²ymbw
c³, _p²³, \nhr¯n\mY³ ChÀ C¯cw hn`qXnIfmbncp-
¶p. k\ymknbpsS FÃm IÀ½§fpsSbpw Hm«w Htc Ccp-
¸nÂs¨¶hkm\n¨mepw, At±lw h¼n¨ IÀ½w sN¿p¶p­v.
kmcmwiw CXmWv; tbmKnXs¶ k\ymkn, k\ymkn Xs¶
tbmKn. c­p t]À¡pw X½n hyXymkanÃ. i_vZw shtÆsd,
]s£, AÀ°w H¶p Xs¶. IÃv F¶m ]md, ]md F¶mÂ
IÃv. AXpt]mse IÀ½tbmKn F¶p sh¨m k\ymkn; k\ym-
kn F¶v sh¨m IÀ½tbmKn.
(F¦nepw k\ymkt¯¡mÄ
IÀ½tbmKw t{ijvTsa¶p IcpXWw)
Imcyw C§ns\bmsW¦nepw, `Khm³ Hcp s]mSn¸v sh¨n-
«p­v . `Khm³ ]dbp¶p, k\ymkt¯¡mÄ IÀ½tbmKw
t{ijvTamWv. c­pw Htc t]msebmsW¦nÂ, `Khm³ F´n\m-
Wn§s\ ]dbp¶Xv? CsXmcp XamibmtWm? `Khm³ IÀ½-
tbmKw t{ijvTamsW¶p ]dbp¶Xp, km[Isâ ZrjvSntbmSp
IqSnbmWv. Hcp IÀ½hpw sN¿msX FÃm IÀ½hpw sN¿m\pff
hn[n Hcp kn²t¶ Ignbq, km[I¶p IgnbnÃ. adn¨v FÃm
IÀ½hpw sNbvXn«pw H¶pw sN¿mXncn¡pI F¶ coXn Gsd-
¡psd A\pIcn¡mhp¶XmWv. Hcp hn[n C§ns\bmWv. km[-
I¶p iIyaÃ, kn²¶v am{Xw iIyamWv. atäXn§ns\bpw:
km[I¶p Gsd¡psd iIyamWv. Xosc IÀ½w sN¿msX
IÀ½w sN¿p¶sX§ns\sb¶Xp km[I¶v Hcp {]tlfnIbm-
bncn¡pw. CXp AbmÄ¡p a\Ênem¡m³ h¿. IÀ½tbmKw
km[I¶v Hcp amÀ¤hpw Hcp XmhfhpamWv; k\ymkamIs«
Ahkm\t¯ \nebnepffXmWv, hgnbnepffXÃ. CXp Imc-
Ww, km[Isâ ZrjvSnbn k\ymkt¯¡mÄ IÀ½tbmKw
t{ijvTamWv.
CtX \ymb{]Imcw `Khm³ ta ]{´­ma[ymb¯nÂ
\nÀKpWs¯ At]£n¨v kKpWw hntijamsW¶p Iev]n-
¨n«p­v. kKpW¯n FÃm C{µnb§Ä¡pw {]hr¯nbp­v,
\nÀKpW¯n A§ns\bnÃ. \nÀKpW¯n ssIshdpsX,
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 KoXm{]hN\w
ImepshdpsX,I®pshdpsX þFÃm C{µnb§fpw IÀ½ iq\y-
§Ä BIp¶p. km[I¶v CsXÃmw Akm[yamWv. F¶mÂ
kKpW¯n Cu _n²nap«nÃ. I®psIm­p cp]w ImWmw.
ImXpsIm­v IoÀ¯\w tIÄ¡mw, ssIsIm­p]qPsN¿mw,-
temItkh\w sN¿mw, ImepsIm­v XoÀ°bm{XsN¿mwþ
C§n\ FÃm C{µnb§Ä¡pw {]hÀ¯nsImSp¯v, AhsIm­v
AXmXv {]hÀ¯nIÄsN¿n¨v, sasà sasà Ahsb lcnab-
§fm¡nXoÀ¡m³ kKpW¯n\p Ignbpw. ]s£ \nÀKpW-
¯n CsXÃmw XSªncn¡bmWvþ \mhpXSªp,ImXpXS-
ªp, ssIImevXSªp. ChsbÃmw XShnembn¡­pkm[p
km[I³ ]cn{`an¡p¶p. AbmfpsS a\Ênept­m \nÀKpWw
]Xnbp¶p? AbmÄ shdpsX bncp¶mÂ, a\Ên ]eXcw
hnNmc§fpw h¶ptIdpw. C{µnb§fpsS kz`mhanXmWv. Ah-
tbmSv sN¿cpsX¶p ]dªm AXp sNbvtX\n¡p.CXtÃ
]cky§fnep­mhp¶Xv? aosX FgpXp¶p,"hmbn¡cpXv '
At¸mÄ hmb\¡mÀ a\Ên ]dbpw, hmbn¡m³ ]mSnsÃ-
s¶gpXnbn«pffXv BZyw hmbnt¨¡mw,"hmbn{IpXv' F¶p
]dbp¶Xnse Dt±iw hmb\¡mÀ XoÀ¨bmbpw hmbn¡s«
F¶mWv. P\§Ä XoÀ¨bmbpw AXv{i²n¨p hmbn¡p¶p.
\nÀKpW¯n a\Êv AeªpsIm­ncn¡pw, kKpW`àn-
bpsS Imcyw C§ns\bÃ. AhnsS Zo]mcm[\bp­v, ]qPbp­-
v,tkh\ap­v, `qXZbbp­v. C{µnb§Ä¡v AhnsStPmenbp­v.
Cu C{µnb§sf icn¡v ]Wnt¡Às¸Sp¯nb tijw a\Ãn-
t\mSp ]dbpI, "" C\n CjvSaptÅS¯p t]mbvs¡mÄI.'' ]s£,
At¸mÄ a\Êpt]mhnÃ. AhnsS¯s¶ can¨ncn¡pw. Adnbm-
sX Xs¶ GIm{KamIpw . adn¨p \nÀºÔn¨v HcnS¯ncp¯m³
t\m¡nbmtem, AXv HmSnt¸mIbpw sN¿pw. AXmXn{µnb§sf
D¯ahpw kpµ chpamb IÀ½§fn ebn¸n¨p a\Ênt\mSv
btYjvSw AeªpsImÄhm³ ]dªpt\m¡pI. AsX§pw
AebnÃ, AXn¶p t]mIphm³ XnI¨pw A\phmZw \ÂInbmÂ
AXp]dbpw, ""CÃm Rm³ ChnsS¯s¶ Ccnbv¡pw.'' AXnt-
\mSp""shdpsXbncn'' F¶p IÂ]n¨mtem, AXp]dbpw, ""Rm-
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Bdmw A²ymbw
\nXm t]mWp.''
tZlnIfmb a\pjyÀ¡v Ffp¸t¯Êw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw
anÀKpWt¯¡mÄ kKpWamWv t{ijvSw. IÀ½wsNbvXn«pw
Ahsb AIäp¶ bpàn, IÀ½w sN¿msX IÀ½w sN¿p¶Xn-
s\¡mÄ t{ijvSamWv. ImcWw, AXn Ffp¸ap­v. IÀ½-
tbmK¯nÂ{]bXv\¯n¶v, ]cnioe\¯n¶v CSap­v, FÃm
C{µnb§tfbpw kzm[o\am¡n sasà sasà FÃm {]hr¯nI-
fn an¶pw a\Êp ]n³hen¡m\pff ]cnioe\w IÀ½tbmK-
¯n sN¿mw. Cu bpànC¶p km[n¨nsænepw km[n¡¯-
XmWv. IÀ½tbmKw A\pIcn¡ms\fp¸amsW¶pffXmWv.
AXn\pkw\ymkt¯¡mfpff hntijw; F¶m ]qÀ®m-
hØbn IÀ½tbmKhpw kw\ymkhpw c­p H¶pw Xs¶
]qÀ® k\ymkhpw ]qÀ®IÀ½tbmKhpw c­pw H¶p Xs¶.
t]cp c­mWv,ImgvNbnepw `n¶amWv, F¶mepw ]camÀ°-
¯n c­pw H¶pXs¶. H¶mw {]mIc¯n IÀ½¯nsâ
`qXw ]pd¯p Xpffn¨mSp¶Xp ImWmw, F¦nepw AI¯p im-
´nbp­v. c­mw {]Imc¯n H¶pw N¿msX {Xn`qh\s¯
Cf¡n adn¡m\pff iànbp­v. I­XÃ Imcywþ CXmWv
c­nsâbpw kzcp]w. ]qÀ® IÀ½tbmKw k\ymkamsW¦nÂ,
]qÀ® kw\ymkw IÀ½tbmKamWv. t`Zta CÃ. F¶mepw
km[I¶p IÀ½tbmKamsWfp¸w. ]qÀ®mhØbn c­pw
H¶p Xs¶.
NmwKvtZh³ Úm\tZh\v Hcp I¯b¨p. AXpshdpw IS-
emÊmbncp¶p. Úm\tZh³ NmwKvtZht\¡mÄ Cfbh\m-
bncp¶p. "NncRvPohn' Fs¶gpXphm³ Úm\tZh³ Úm\
t{ijvT\mWv; "]qPy³' Fs¶gpXphm³ Cfbh\pamWv, At¸m-
Ä kwt_m[\bmbn Fs´gpXpw? AXnsemcp Xocpam\w
h¶nÃ. AXn\mÂ, NmwKvtZh³ shdpw ISemÊpXs¶ Ab-
¨psImSp¯p. AXv BZyw \nhr¯n\mYsâ I¿nemWv In«nbXv.
At±lw AXp hmbn¨p Úm\tZh¶p sImSp¯p. Úm\-
tZh³ AXv hmbn¨p apàm_mbn¡p sImSp¯p. apàm_mbn
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 KoXm{]hN\w
hmbn¨p ]dªp:-þ "" NmwKvtZh³ C{X hepXmbn«pw Ct¸mgpw
iq\y³ Xs¶!''\nhr¯n\mY³ hmbn¨ AÀ°w thsdbmWv.
At±lw ]dªp:""NmwKvtZh³iq\y\mWv, iq²\mWv, \nÀ½-
e\mWv D]tZin¡m³ AÀl\mWv.'' F¶p«p Úm\tZht\mSp
I¯n\p adp]Sn Ab¡m³ ]dªp. Úm\tZh³ 65* Hmhn-
Ifpff Hcp I¯b¨p. AXns\ ""Úm\tZh]mkjvSn'' F¶p-
]dbp¶p CXmWv CuI¯nsâ lrZyamb IY. FgpXnbXv
hmbn¡p F¸fpw, F¶m FgpXm¯Xp hmbn¡pI {]bmkw.
AXnsâ hmb\ Hcn¡epw Ahkm\n¡nÃ. AXpt]mse k\ym-
kn iq²niq\y\mbnImWs¸«mepw, At±l¯n AXncä IÀ-
½w \ndªncn¡p¶p­v.
k\ymkhpw IÀ½tbmKhpw þ ]qÀ®cq]¯n c­nsâ-
bpw hne H¶mWv. ]t£, IÀ½tbmK¯n¶p hymhlmcnI-
amb hne Gsdbp­v. Hcpt\m«nsâ hne A©pdp¸nIbmWv.
A©pdp¸nIbv¡pff kzÀ®\mWyhpw D­mhpw. kÀ¡mcp-
tÅSt¯mfw Imew c­n¶pw hne XpeyamWv. F¶m kÀ-
¡mÀ amdnt¸mbm B t\m«n¶p ssIamä¯n Hcp ss]k-
t]mepw hnebnÃ. F¶m kzÀ®\mWy¯n¶p XoÀ¨bmbpw
Fs´¦nepw Ipd¨p hne In«pw. ImcWw F´mbmepw AXp-
kzÀ®amWv. ]qÀ®mhØbn IÀ½XymK¯n¶pw IÀ½-
tbmK¯n¶pw hne H¶mWv. ImcWw Úm\w c­nepw Xpey-
amWv. Úm\¯nsâ hne A\´amWv. A\´¯n Ipd¨p
IqSntNÀ¯mepw hne A\´wXs¶bmsW¶Xp KWnXim-
kv{X kn²m´amWv. IÀ½XymKhpw IÀ½tbmKhpw ]qÀ®-
Úm\t¯mSp IqSnt¨cpt¼mÄ c­nsâbpw hne H¸amWv.
c­n \n¶pw Úm\s¯ AIänbmtem, At¸mÄIÀ½XymK-
t¯¡mÄ IÀ½tbmKamWv km[I¶p t{ijvTambncn¡pI.
ZrVhpw iq²hpamb Úm\w tNÀ¶m c­nsâbpw hne
XpeyamWv. ]camhØbn Úm\w + IÀ½w =Úm\w +
IÀ½`mhw. F¶m Úm\s¯ c­p `mK¯p \n¶pw \o¡n-
bmtem, At¸mÄ IÀ½ `mht¯¡mÄ IÀ½w Xs¶bmWv
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Bdmw A²ymbw
km[I¶p t{ijvTambn \nev¡pI. sN¿msX sN¿pI F¶Xp
km[I¶p a\ÊnemhpItb CÃ. sNbvXn«p sN¿mXncn¡pI
F¶Xv AbmÄ¡p a\Ênem¡mw. IÀ½tbmKw amÀK¯nep-
ap­v, Xmhf¯nepap­v.F¶m k\ymkw Xmhf¯nte Dffq.
amÀK¯nenÃ. CXp Xs¶ imkv{X`mjbn ]dªm IÀ½-
tbmKw km[\hpamWv, \njvTbpamWv. ]t£,k\ymkw \njvT
am{Xw. \njvT F¶p sh¨m A´namhØ.
RmbdmgvN, 20þ3þ'32
Bdma[ymbw
Nn¯hr¯n \ntcm[w
(Btßm²cW¯n BImwj)
A©ma[ymb¯n k¦Â]¯nsâbpw hnNmc¯nsâbpw
hgnbv¡p a\pjy¶v F{Xt¯mfw Dbc¯n ]d¡msa¶p
\mw I­p. IÀ½hpw hnIÀ½hpw AIÀ½hpw tNÀ¶m km[-
\ ]qÀ®ambn. IÀ½w Øqe hkvXphmWv. \mw sN¿p¶
Hmtcm kz[À½IÀ½¯nepw a\Ênsâ kltbmKw thWw.
am\knI in£W¯n\pth­n sN¿p¶ IÀ½§sfÃmw hnIÀ-
½§Ä, hntijIÀ½§Ä, AYhm kq£va IÀ½§Ä. IÀ½-
hpw hnIÀ½hpw c­pw Bhiyat{X. CXv c­pw sNbvXv sNbvXv
AIÀ½¯nsâ ASnØm\w X¿dmIp¶p. Cu ASnkvYm\¯n-
 IÀ½hpw k\ymkhpw c­pw GIcq]ambn¨abp¶psh¶p
Ignª A[ymb¯n \mw I­p. Ct¸mÄ Bdma[ymb¯nsâ
Bcw`¯n ]dbp¶p, IÀ½tbmK¯nsâ ASnØm\w k\ym-
k¯nsâ ASnØm\¯n \n¶p `n¶ambn tXm¶psa¦nepw
A£cw{]Xn GIcq]amsW¶v. ImgvNbnte hyXymkapffp.
A©ma[ymb¯n GsXmchØsb hÀWn¨pthm AXn¶p-
ff km[\ tXSpIbmWv C\nbpff A[ymb§fnse hnjbw.
]eÀ¡pw HcmÔmfn¯ap­v: X¯zÚm\w, KoXmZn{KÙ-
§Ä apXembh km[p (k\ymkn)¡Ä¡p th­nbpffXm-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
sW¶v. Hcp Krl\mY³ ]dªp, "Rm³ km[pshm¶paÃ.'
CXnsâ AÀ°anXmWv, km[p Fs¶mcp Xcw Pohnbp­v,
AbmÄ AXnÂs¸«XÃ. IpXnc, knwlw, IcSn, ]ip apXemb
PohnIsft¸mse km[p Fs¶mcp Pohnbpap­v, X¯zÚm\w
AbmÄ¡p am{XapffXmWv. hymhlmcnI temI¯n Pohn-
¡p¶ _m¡nbpffhÀ asämcp PmXnbnÂs¸«hcmWv. AhcpsS
hnNmcw thsd, BNmcw thsd! Cu k¦ev]amWv, km[pk\ym-
knIfpw hymhlmcnI·mcpw shtÆsd PmXn¡mcmsW¶m¡n-
¯oÀ¯Xv. "KoXmclky'¯n XneI almcmP³ Hcp Imcy-
¯nte¡p \½psS {i² BIÀjn¨n«p­v. KoXm{KÙw kÀh
km[mcWcmb hymhlmcnI·mÀ¡pffXmWv, F¶t±lw ]d-
ªXp A£cw {]Xn icnbmsW¶p Rm³ IcpXp¶p, `KhZv-
KoX temI¯ns¶m«msIbpffXmWv. X¯zÚm\hnjbI-
amb FÃm km[\Ifpw Hmtcm kwkmcn¡pw th­nbpffXm-
Wv. \½psS hyhlmc§sf ip²hpw \nÀ½ehpam¡n, a\Ên\p
kam[m\hpw im´nbpw F§ns\ t\Smsa¶t{X X¯zÚm-
\w ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv.hyhlmcs¯ F§ns\ ip²am¡mw F¶p
]dbm\pffXmWv KoX. FhnsSsbÃmw \n§Ä hyhlcnbv¡p-
¶pthm, AhnsSsbÃmw KoX F¯p¶p. F¶m AXp \n§-
sf AhnsS¯s¶ Ccp¯m\Ã IcpXp¶Xv. AXp \n§sf
ssI ]nSn¨v Ahkm\s¯ \nebnte¡p sIm­pt]mIpw.
{]kn²amb Hcp ]gs©mÃntÃ, "]ÀÆXw apl½Znsâ ASp¡Â
h¶nsæn apl½Zv ]ÀÆX¯nsâ ASp¡Â sNÃpw' F¶v.
apl½Zn\p Xsâ ktµiw PUamb ]ÀÆX¯n\pw In«Wsa¶
hnNmcap­mbncp¶p. ]ÀÆXw PUamWv. AXpsIm­v apl½Zv
AXnt§m«p hcp¶Xpw Im¯ncn¡nÃ. CXpXs¶bmWv KoX-
bpsS Imcyhpw. F{Xbv ¡p Zo\ ZpÀ_e\mbmepw, aqÀJ-
\mbmepw KoX AbmfpsS ASs¯¯pw. F¶m AbmÄ
FhnsSbmtWm AhnsS¯s¶ Ccp¯m\Ã, adn¨v, ssI ]nSn¨v
apt¶m«p sIm­pt]mIm³, apIfnte¡p Ibäm³. a\pjy³
Xsâ hyhlmc§sf ip²am¡n ]ctam¨ ØnXn {]m]n¡s«
F¶p KoX CÑnbv¡p¶p. CXn¶p th­nbmWv KoXbpsS P·w.
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Bdmw A²ymbw
AXn\m Rm³ PU\mWv, hymhlmcnI\Wv, kwkmcnbm-
Wv, Fs¶Ãmw ]dªv Ah\h\v Npäpw then sI«cpXv; "Fs¶-
s¡m­v F´p Ignbpw, aq¶c ssI \ofapff Cu icocatÃ
Fsâ BsI apXÂ F¶p ]dbcpXv. C¯cw XShpaXnepIÄ
Npäpw sI«n arK§sft¸mse s]cpamdcpXv. apt¶m«p t]mIp-
hm³, apIfnte¡p Ibdphm³ hosdSp¡pI.
""D²tcZmß\mßm\w \mßm\ahkmZtbÂ''.
Rm³ Fs¶ XoÀ¨bmbpw taevt]m«p sIm­pt]mIpw F¶
ss[cyap­mhWw. Rm³ £p{Zamb kmwkmcnI PohnbmsW-
¶p sh¨v a\xiàn sImSp¡cpXv. k¦ev]¯nsâ NndIp apdn¡-
cpXv. kz´w k¦ev]s¯ hnimeam¡pI. hm\¼mSn¸£nsb
DZmlcWambn ap¶n \nÀ¯pI. ]peÀImes¯ kqcys\
I­p hm\¼mSn ]dbp¶p. Rm³ ]d¶p kqcy\nse¯pw F¶v.
\ap¡pw AXpt]msebmhWw. Xsâ Icp¯pä NndIpIÄ sIm-
­v F{X ]d¶mepw B km[p hm\¼mSnbv¡p kqcy\nse¯m-
³ Ignbptam? ]t£, Xsâ k¦ev] iànsIms­¦nepw AXp
XoÀ¨bmbpw kqcy\nse¯p¶p­v. \½psS BNcWw CXn¶p
t\schn]coXamWv. \mw \ap¡v ]d¡mhpt¶St¯mfhpw ]d-
¡msX, \½psS k¦ev]§tfbpw `mh\Itfbpw XSªn«v
\s½¯s¶ Ax]Xn¸n¡pIbmWv; In«nb iàn t]mepw \½p-
sS lo\ `mh\IÄ sIm­p \in¸n¡pIbmWv. k¦ev]¯n-
sâ Xs¶ ImsemSnªm Xmsg hogpIbnÃmsX asä´p KXn?
AXn\m k¦ev] tNjvS Ft¸mgpw D·pJambncn¡Ww. k¦-
ev]¯nsâ klmbm¯memWv a\pjy³ apt¶m«p t]mIp¶Xv.
AXn\m k¦ev]s¯ k¦pNnXam¡cpXv.
* ""Øqe amÀ¤w XyPnt¡­. kwkmc¯n hoWp InS-
t¶mfq. ktlmZc, shdpsX InS¶p ]nSªn«p ImcyanÃ.'' F¶
Ic¨n IcbcpXv. Bßmhns\ A]am\n¡cpXv. km[I¶p
hnimeamb k¦ev]aps­¦nÂ, Bßhnizmkaps­¦nÂ,
am{Xta \ne \nev¡m³ Ignbq. CXp sImt­ D¶Xnbpffp.
AÃmsX [À½w km[pk\ymknamÀ¡pffXmWv. AhcpsS ASp-
78
 KoXm{]hN\w
¯p t]mIp¶Xv, "\n§Ä GXp ØnXnbnemtWm B ØnXn-
bn hyhlcn¨p sImffp¶XmWp NnX'sa¶ {]amW]{Xw
hm§m³ th­nbmsW¶ hnNmcw hnSWw. C¯cw t`Zmß-
Ik¦ev]§Ä sIm­v Xs¶¯m³ IpSp¡nem¡cpXv, \n§-
Ä¡v DbÀ¶ BImwjbnsæn HcSnt]mepw apt¶m«psh-
¡m³ IgnbnÃ.
Cu ZrjvSn, Cu BImwj, Cu al¯mb `mh\ D­mbmÂ
km[\§fpsS sh«pwXncp¯pwBhiyamWv ; Cu sh«pw
Xncp¯pansæn ]ns¶ IY Ignªp. _mly IÀ½s¯
klmbn¸m³ am\knI km[\bmIp¶ hnIÀ½w \nÀt±in¨n«p-
­v. IÀ½s¯ klmbn¸m³ hnIÀ½w \nc´cw BhiyamWv.
Cu c­nsâbpw klmb¯m ssIhcp¶ AIÀ½sa¶p
t]cmb B ZnhyØnXnbpw AXnsâ {]Imc§fpw A©ma²ym-
b¯n I­p. Cu Bdma²ymbw apX hnIÀ½¯nsâ k{¼-
Zmb§Ä ]dbpIbmWv. am\knI km[\ ]dªp Ignªph-
tÃm. Cu am\knI km[\ ]dªp Xcpw ap¼v KoX ]dbp¶p,
""tl ktlmZcoPohn, \n\¡v ZnhymImwjbp­mbncn¡s«, a\-
Êns\ hnSphn¨v AXnsâ NndIpIsf kpZrV§fm¡pI.'' km[-
\bv¡p, hnIÀ½¯n¶p, ]e {]Imc t`Z§fp­v. `àntbmKw,
[ym\w, Úm\hnÚm\w, KpWhnImkw, Aßm\mß hnth-
Iw apXemb \m\m{]Imc§Ä.
Cu Bdma²ymb¯n [ym\tbmKsa¶ km[\m k{¼Zm-
bamWv hnhcn¨ncn¡p¶Xv.
26. Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KX
[ym\tbmK¯nsâ aq¶p Imcyw {][m\amWv. (1) Nn¯-
¯nsâ GIm{KX, (2) Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KX¡pXI adpPohn-
X¯n ]cnanXn, (3) kmayZi AYhm kaZrjvSn. Cu aq¶pw
IqSmsX icnbmb km[\ km²yaÃ. Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KX
F¶Xn\À°w No¯ Nm©ey¯nt·epff \nb{´Wsa¶m-
Wv. PohnX¯n ]cnanXn F¶Xn\À°w FÃm {InbItfbpw
Af¶p IW¡m¡pI. kaZrjvSn F¶Xn\À°w temI¯nsâ
79
Bdmw A²ymbw
t\À¡p t\m¡pt¼mÄ DZmcZrjvSn F¶mWv. Cu aqs¶®hpw
tNÀ¶m [ym\tbmKambn. Cu aq¶p km[\bv¡pap­v km[-
\§Ä. Ah A`ymkhpw sshcmKyhpamWv. Cu A©p Imcy-
s¯bpw ]än ChnsS Ipdsªm¶p NÀ¨ sN¿mw.
BZyw Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXsbSp¡mw. Hmtcm {]hr¯n-
¡pw thWw Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KX. hymhlmcnI Imcy§fn-
epw Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KX thWw. hyhlmc¯n th­
KpWw thsd F¶nÃ. hyhlmcw ip²oIcn¡pI F¶Xn\À-
°w Xs¶ X¯zÚm\sa¶mWv. hyhlmcw F§ns\bmbm-
epw AXnsâ biÊpw A]biÊpw \n§fpsS GI{KXsb
B{ibn¨ncn¡p¶p.hym]mcw, hyhlmcw, imkv{X ]co£Ww,
cmP\oXn, IpS\oXn CXn GsXSp¯mepw AXn D­mIp¶
biÊv AXnteÀs¸«hcpsS Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXb\pkcn-
¨ncnbv¡pw. s\t¸mfnbs\¸än ]dbmdp­v, At±lw bp²-
¯n\pff GÀ¸msSÃmw sNbvXp ASÀ¡f¯nse¯nbmÂ
]ns¶ KWnXkn²m´§Ä icns¸Sp¯p¶Xn _² {i²\m-
bncn¡psa¶v. in_nc¯nepw X¼pIfnepw D­IÄ hÀjn¨m-
epw, `S·mÀ acn¨mepw, s\t¸mfnbsâ GIm{KX hfsc tIa-
ambncp¶p sh¶Ã Rm³ ]dbp¶Xv. AXnt\¡mÄ DbÀ¶
GIm{KXbpsS DZmlcW§Ä\evIm³ Ignbpw. F¶mepw t\m-
¡q, At±l¯n¶v Fs´mtcIm{KXbmbncp¶p! Jeo^m Dadn-
s\¸änbpw C§ns\ ]dªp tI«n«p­v. bp²a²y¯n \nk-
v¡mc¯n\pff kabambmÂ, At±lw B ]S¡f¯nepw Nn¯-
s¯ GIm{Kam¡n ap«pIp¯n \nkv¡mcw sNmÃn¯pS§pw.
BcpsS `S·mcmWv N¯pt]mIp¶sX¶p t]mepw AdnbmXncn-
¡pamdp Nn¯w GIm{Kambn¨abpw. BZyImes¯ apkÂam-
·mcpsS Cu Cuizc\njvT, Cu GIm{KX, \nan¯amWv CÉmw-
aXw C{Xbpw {]Ncn¨Xv.
Hcnbv¡Â Rms\mcp IY tI«p. Hcp ^¡odp­mbncp¶p.
At±l¯nsâ icoc¯n Hckv{Xw Xd¨p. hÃm¯ thZ\
tXm¶nbncp¶p. A¼p hens¨Sp¡m³ t\m¡nbm sXmSp-
80
 KoXm{]hN\w
t¼mtgbv¡p thZ\ hÀ²nbv¡pw. AXn\m A¼p hens¨-
Sp¡m³ t\m¡nbm sXmSpt¼mtgbv¡p thZ\ hÀ²n¡pw.
AXn\mÂA¼phens¨Sp¡m³ IgnªnÃ. t¢mtdm^mdw
t]mepff t_m[w sISp¯p¶ acp¶pIÄ A¶p­mbncp¶nÃ.
henb Ipg¸¯nembn. B ^¡odns\ Adnbmhp¶ NneÀ h¶p
]dªp, "" A¼v Ct¸mÄ hens¨Spt¡­, At±lw \nkv¡mcw
sNmÃpt¼mÄ FSp¡mw,'' sshIpt¶cs¯ \kv¡mc¯n\pff
kabambn. ^¡oÀ \nkv¡mcwP]nbv¡m\ncp¶p. Hcp \nanb-
j¯n\pffn icoc¯n \n¶v A¼p hens¨S¯Xp t]mepw
Adnbm¯h®w At±l¯nsâ a\Êv A{X GIm{Kambn.
F{X iànbpffXmWv Cu GIm{KX!
kmcmwiw CXmWv: hyh{l¯nembmepw X¯zÚm\¯n-
embmepw Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXbnÃmsX km^eyap­mIpI
{]bmkamWv. Nn¯w GIm{Kambm¸ns¶ Ignhn¶v Hcnb-
v¡epw Ipdhp­mhnÃ. Adp]XphbÊmb Ingh\nepw \n§-
Ä¡p Hcp \hbphmhnt\mfw Xs¶ DÕmlhpw {XmWnbpw
ImWmw. a\pjy³ F{Xt¯mfw hbÊ\mIp¶pthm A{Xt¯m-
fa[nIw a\Êv {]_eamIWw. ImbvIfpsS Imcyw t\m¡p.
BZyw AXp ]¨bmbncnbv¡pw, ]ns¶ ]gp¡pw, ]ns¶ Nobpw,
]ns¶ Afnbpw , ]ns¶ \inbv¡pw: F¶m AsXmsSm¸w
Dffnse hn¯p tab¡ptate ISp¸apffXmhp¶p. Cu ]pdw
sXmen PoÀ®nbv¡pw, hoWpt]mIpw, F¶m B ]pdw sXmen-
bà ^e¯nsâ kmckÀÆkzw. AXnsâ kmckÀÆkzw Bßm-
hmWv, hn¯mWv,icoc¯nsâ Imcyhpw CXpXs¶. icocs¯
Pcm\cIÄ _m[n¨mepw kvacWiàn hÀ²n¨psImt­ Ccn-
¡Ww: _p²ntXtPmabamIWw, ]t£, \S¸v C§s\bÃ.
a\pjy³ ]dbp¶p, "" CubnsSbmbn Fsâ HmÀ½iànIpdªn-
cn¡p¶p.'' ""F´psIm­v?'' Ct¸mÄ hbÊmbnsÃ. \n§fpsS
hn¯v. hbÊmIpt¼mÄ icoc¯nsâ sI«pd¸p IpdbpwtXmdpw
A{Xt¯mfw Bßmhnsâ _ew hÀ²n¡Ww. CXp GIm-
{KX, IqSmsX km²yaÃ.
81
Bdmw A²ymbw
(GIm{KX F§ns\ km[n¡pw?)
At¸mÄ GIm{KX thWw, F¶m AXv F§ns\bp­m-
hpw? AXns\´psN¿Ww? `Khm³ ]dbp¶p, Bßmhn a\-
Êns\ Dd¸n¨p \nÀ¯n, ""\ In©nZ]n Nn´tbÂ'' þ asäm¶pw
Nn´n¡cpXv.
F¶mÂ, CsX§ns\ km[n¡pw? a\Êns\ ]mtS im´-
am¡pI hfsc alXzapff ImcyamWv.hnNmc§fpsS N{Is¯
Du¡n ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯nbeÃmsX F§ns\ GIm{KXbp­m-
hpw? ]pdsabpff N{Is¯ hà ]mSpw ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯mw. F¶m-
epw Dffnse N{Iw XncnªpsImt­ Ccn¡pw . Nn¯¯nsâ
GIm{KXbv¡mbn _mlykm[\§sf \S¸m¡pw tXmdpw
AIs¯ N{Iw IqSpX thK¯n XncnªpXpS§pw . \n§-
Ä "Bk\w' _Ôn¨v \nhÀ¶ncp¶mepw ZrjvSn CfImsX
\nÀ¯nbmepw, AXpsIms­m¶pw a\Êv GIm{KamIbnÃ. a\-
Ênsâ N{Is¯¯s¶ ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯m³ km[n¡Ww. CXm-
Wv apJyImcyw.
]pds¯ Cu AXncä kwkmcw \½psS a\Ênepw \nd-
ªncn¡p¶p­v. AXns\ XSbmsX GIm{KX Akm²yamWv.
\½psS Bßmhnsâ A]mcamb Úm\iànsb \mw _mly-
amb £p{ZhkvXp¡fn sNehm¡n¡fbp¶p. AXp ]mSnÃ.
A\ycptSX]lcn¡msX kz´w {]bXv\wsIm­p [\hm\m-
Ip¶ BÄ A\mhiyambn H¶pw sNehm¡pIbnÃ; AXp-
t]mse \mapw \½psS Úm\iànsb £p{ZImcy§Ä Nn´n-
¡m\mbn sNehm¡cpXv. Cu Úm\iàn \½psS Aaqey-
\nt£]amWv. F¶meXns\ \mw Øqehnjb§fn sNe-
hgn¡p¶p. Cu Idn \¶mbn«nÃ, CXn D¸p t]mcmw. FtSm
N§mXn, F{X teiamWv D¸p Ipdªncn¡p¶Xv D¸p teiw
Ipdªpsh¶ Cu I\¯ hnNmc¯n¯s¶ \½psS Úm-
\w sNehmbnt¸mIp¶p! Ip«nIsf hnZymeb¯nsâ \mep Npa-
cpIÄ¡pffn¯s¶ Ccp¯n¸Tn¸n¡p¶p. ImcWw, ac¨ph«n-
encp¯n¸Tn¸n¨mÂ, Im¡Ipbn apXemb ]£nIsfs¡m­v
AhcpsS a\Êv GIm{KaÃmXmhpat{X! AhÀ Ip«nIftÃ,
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Im¡ apXemb ]£nIsf ImWmXncp¶m a\Êv GIm{Kam-
hmw. F¶m \mant¸mÄ IpXncIsft¸msebncnbv¡p¶p. \ap-
¡p sIm¼pw apf¨ncn¡p¶p. \½sf a\Êv GIm{KambnÃ. Imc-
Ww, temI¯nse NnÃd¨ned Imcy§sf¸än NÀ¨sN¿pI
\½psS kz`mhambncn¡p¶p. ]ctaizc{]m]vXn \evIphm\pX-
Ip¶ Úm\s¯, \mw IdnIfpsS cpNnsb¸än NÀ¨ sN¿p¶-
Xn sNehgn¡p¶p,AXn IrXmÀ°XbSbpIbpw sN¿p¶p.
C{Xbpw `bm\Iamb kwkmcw cmhpw ]Iepw \½psS Npäp-
]mSpw AI¯pw ]pd¯pw InS¶nc¼p¶p. {]mÀ°\tbm `P\-
tbm \S¯pIbmsW¦nÂ, AXnsâ tlXphpw _mlyamWv.
Cuizc\n ebn¨v Hcp£W t\csa¦nepw kwkmcw ad¡m-
\pff hnNmcw t]mepanÃ. {]mÀ°\bpw shdpw Im«n¡q«emWv.
a\Ênsâ ØnXn CXmbncns¡, "Bk\'¯nencn¡pI,
I®Sbv¡pI apXembhsbÃmw hyÀ°amWv. a\Êv IpXdn
]pdt¯bv¡p t]mbncn¡pt¼mÄ a\pjysâ IgnhpIsfÃmw
\jvSambnt¸mIp¶p. HcpXc¯nepff hyhØbpw \nb{´W-
iànbpw a\pjy\nÃmXmhp¶p. C¶p \½psS cmPy¯v ASn-
¡Sn CX\p`hs¸«p hcp¶p­v. hmkvXh¯nÂ`mcXhÀjw
apànt£{XamWv. ChnSp¯pImÀ ]t­ Dbsc¸d¡p¶hcm-
sW¶dnbs¸Sp¶p. A§ns\bmbncp¶ Cu cmPy¯v \½fnÂ-
¨necpsS ØnXnsb´v? sNdnb sNdnb Imcy§sf¸än Ihnª
Xmev]cyt¯msS NÀ¨sN¿p¶Xpw ]njvSt]jWw sN¿p¶-
Xpw ImWpt¼mÄ ZpxJw tXm¶p¶p. \½psS Nn¯w £p{Z-
hnjb§fn¯s¶ apgpInbncn¡p¶p.
""IYm ]pcmW sF IXmw
tÕmt]w \mUntew X¯zXmw
JmtShco Nn´m Xf af
sFko Kl\ IÀ½ KXn
Imb Xbmko cpUXo''.
""]pcmWIY tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ Dd¡w hcp¶p. sa¯bnÂ
83
Bdmw A²ymbw
hoWmtem Nn´ InS¶pgbv¡p¶p. C{X Kl\amWv IÀ½KXn.
AXp sNmÃn Icªns«´p Imcyw.''
IYm]pcmW§Ä tIÄ¡m³ t]mbm Dd¡w hcp¶p.
Dd§m³ InS¶mtem, Nn´bpw hnNmc N{Ihpw Npän¯pS§pw.
Hcp hi¯p iq\ym{KXbmsW¦n adphi¯v At\Im{KX-
bmWv. GIm{KX F§panÃ. C{Xbv¡pw Cu a\pjy³ C{µn-
b§Ä¡SnabmWv. Hcn¡Â HcmÄ tNmZn¨p, ""I®p ]IpXn
AS¨ncn¡Wsa¶p ]dbm³ ImcWsa´mWv?'' Rm³ ]dªp,
"Ffp¸¯n D¯cw Xcmw. I®p Xosc AS¨m Dd¡w hcpw.
Xpd¶psh¨mtem, ZrjvSn Npäp]mSpw ]mªv GI{KXbnÃmXm-
hpw. I®p Nn½nbm Dd¡w hcp¶Xp XtamKpWamWv. Xpd¶p-
sh¨m ZrjvSn FÃmbnS¯pw ]mbp¶Xv ctPmKpWamWv. CXp-
sIm­mWv a²yØnXn hn[n¨n«pffXv.'
AXmbXv, am\knImhØ amäsX GI{KXbp­mhnÃ. am\-
knImhØ iq²ambncn¡Ww. tIhew Bk\¯nencp¶Xp
sIm­v AXpssIhcnÃ. AXn¶p \½psS kÀÆhyhlmc§fpw
iq²am¡Ww. hyhlmcw iq²am¡phm³, AXnsâ Dt±iw
amäWw. \mw hyhlcn¡p¶Xv hyàn{]amb em`¯nt\m,
hnImcXr]vXnt¡m, _mlyImcy§Ät¡m th­nbmIcpXv.
\mw ZnhkamsI hyhlcn¨psIm­ncn¡p¶p. ZnhkamsI-
bpff Cu _²nap«ns\bpw ImcWsa´mWv?.
*"" bmP kmTow tIem tlmX A«lmk
tiwhSv Nm `ok tKmU hvlmhm''
FÃm _²nap«pIfpw , FÃm ]cn{ia§fpw , \½psS A´y-
Znhkw a[pcamhm³ th­nbmWv.
PohnXw apgph³ ISp¯ hnjw Ign¨sX´n¶v? B Ahkm-
\\nanjw, acWw, ]hn{Xamhm³ th­n¯s¶. Znhk¯nsâ
A´y\nanjw sshIpt¶camWv. C¶p ]Ies¯ IÀ½saÃmw
]hp{X`mh\tbmSpIqSymWv sN¿sX¦n cm{Xnbn {]mÀ°\
a[pcamhpw. ]Iensâ A´y£Ww a[pcambmÂ, A¶s¯
84
 KoXm{]hN\w
IÀ½saÃmw k^eambn. At¸mÄ Fsâ a\Êv GIm{KamIpw.
GIm{KXbv¡v C¯cw PohnXiq²n BhiyamWv. _mly-
hkvXp¡fpsS Nn´ hnSWw. a\pjymbpÊv A[nIsam¶panÃv,
F¦nepw Cu Npcp§nb BbpÊn CuizckpJw BkzZn¡m-
³ Ignhp­v. ImgvN¡v Htc A¨nen«p hmÀ¯ c­mfpIÄþ
c­p I®v, Ahbv¡nSbn Hcp aq¡v, B aq¡n¶p c­pXpf.
C§ns\ XnI¨pw Hcpt]msebmbn«pw HcmÄ tZhXpey\pw
atä BÄarKXpey\pw. C§ns\ hcp¶Xn¶v ImcWsa´v?Htc-
Cuizcsâ k´m\§Ä." AhLo GImNo NhoW'. " Htc
J\nbn hnfªhÀ' AtX, ]ns¶ CuhyXymkw F´psIm-
­p­mbn? Chcncphcpw Htc PmXnbn s]«hcmsW¶pt]m-
epw hnizmkw hcp¶nÃ. H¶v \c\mcmbW³, atäXp \chm-
\c³!
a\pjy¶p F{Xt¯mfw Dbcphm³ Ignbsa¶Xnsâ amXr-
I ImWn¨pXcp¶hÀ ]­pw D­mbncp¶p,C¶pw \½psS-
bnSbnep­v. CXp A\p`hs¸« ImcyamWv. Cu a\pjytZl-
¯n F{Xt¯mfw iànbps­¶p ImWn¨p Xcp¶ kÖ-
\§Ä ]­pw D­mbncp¶p. C¶pap­v. CutZl¯nencp¶p-
sIm­pXs¶ a\pjy\v C¯cw AÛpX§Ä sN¿m³ Ignbp-
sa¦nÂ, F\nt¡m´psIm­v IgnbpIbnÃ? Rm³ Fsâ k¦-
¸§sf AXncn«v XSbp¶sX´n\v? GXp a\pjyicoc¯n-
encp¶p aäpffhÀ a\pjyhoc·mcmtbm, B a\pjyicocw
F\n¡p In«nbn«p­v, F¶n«pw Fsâ ØnXnC§s\bmhm³
ImcWsa´v? F¶n FhntStbm Hcp sXäp­v. Fsâ Cu
Nn¯w kZm ]pdtabv¡p s]mbvs¡m­ncn¡p¶p. A\ycpsS
KpWtZmj§Ät\m¡p¶Xn AXp ]mgmbnt¸mhpIbmWv.
F\n¡p aäpffhcpsS KpWtZmj§Ä t\mt¡­ Bh-
iysa´p­v?
*""Imkbm KpWtZmj ]mlpw BWnImw tN
aP Imb Xymw tNw DtWw Atk''
85
Bdmw A²ymbw
F¶n¯s¶ tZmjw IpdhmtWm?Rm³ kZmA\ycpsS
sNdnb sNdnb Imcy§Ä t\m¡p¶Xn ebn¨ncp¶m ]n-
s¶ Fsâ Nn¯¯n\v GIm{KXbp­mhp¶sX§ns\? A¡-
W¡n Fsâ ØnXn c­pXc¯nemhmt\ Ignbp: H¶p
iq\ymhØ AXmbXv Dd¡w atäXv At\Im{KX Rm³ Xtam-
KpW¯nepw, ctPmKpW¯nepambn IpSp§n¡nS¡pw.
Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXbv¡p C¶hn[w Ccn¡Ww, C¶-
hn[w I®p\nÀ¯Ww, C¶Xcw Bk\¯nencn¡Ww Fs¶-
Ãmw `Khm³ ]dbmbvIbnÃ. ]s£ Nn¯¯n\v GIm{KX
thWsa¶v BZyta {Kln¨mte CsXÃmw {]tbmP\s¸Sq. Nn-
¯¯nsâ GIm{KX BhiyamsW¶p BZyw a\Ênepd¸n-
¨m¸ns¶ AXnsâ km[\Ifpw amÀ¤§fpw a\pjy³ X\n-
tb Is­¯ns¡mffpw.
(PohnX¯nsâ ]cnanXn)
Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXbv¡p klmbIambn asäm¶pffXp
PohnX¯nsâ ]cnanXnbt{X. \½psS FÃm {]hr¯nIÄ¡pw
Afhpw Xq¡hpw thWw. Cu KWnXimkv{Xclkyw FÃm
{InbIfnepap­mhWw. Huj[w Af¶p Xq¡nsbSp¡pw t]m-
se Blc \n{ZIfpw Af¶p Xq¡nbncn¡Ww. FÃmänepw
thWw Afhpw Xq¡hpw. Hmtcm C{µnb¯n\pw Imh \nÀ-
¯Ww. Rm³ A[nIw D®p¶nÃtÃm. A[nIw Dd§p¶nÃ-
tÃm, F¶n§s\ \nc´cw kq£vaambn Nn´n¨psIm­ncn¡-
Ww.
Hcp am\y³ Hcp hyànsb]än ]dbpIbp­mbn. AbmÄ
hÃhcpsSbpw apdnbnÂs¨¶m B apdnbn FhnsS F´p
sh¨ncn¡p¶psh¶p Hcpan\n«n\pffn AbmfpsS I®nÂ-
s¸Spat{X. Rm³ Nn´¨p: ""`Khmt\, Cu alna F\n¡p­m-
hcptX!'' Rm³ AbmfpsS a{´nbmtWm ]¯¼Xp hkvXp-
¡fpsS ]«nI a\Ên Ipdn¨psh¡m³! AtXm F\n¡v tamj-
Ww \S¯m\pt­m? tkm¸v ChnsS, hm¨v AhnsS F¶psh¨n«v
86
 KoXm{]hN\w
F\ns¡´pthWw? Cu Úm\w sIm­v F\ns¡´mhiyw?
I®nsâ Cu ]mgv the Rm\pt]£n¡Ww. CXpXs¶ ImXn-
sâ IYbpw. ImXn¶pw Imh \nÀ¯Ww. NneÀ¡p tXm¶p¶p,
\½psS sNhnbpw \mbptSXpt]msebmbm F{X \¶v !
£Ww sIm­v FhntS¡p thWtam AhntS¡p sNhnbm«mw.
]camßmhp a\pjysâ sNhn¡v Cu Ipdhp hcp¯nsh¨phtÃm!
F¶m sNhnbpsS Cu ]mgvthe \ap¡p th­. AXpt]mse,
Cu a\Êpw hfsc iànbpffXmWv. FhnsSsb¦nepw sNdn-
sbmc\¡tam H¨tbm D­mbmÂ, t]mbn AhntSbv¡v {i².
AXn\m PohnX¯n \nb{´Whpw ]cnanXnbpw hcp-
¯Ww. No¯ hkvXp ImWcpXv, No¯ ]pkvXIw hmbn¡cp-
Xv. \nµm kvXpXn tIÄ¡cpXv. ktZmj hkvXp¡Ä AIäWw,
\nÀt±mj hkvXp¡fpw th­Xne[nIw tkhn¡cpXv. Hcp
{]Imc¯nepff temep]Xbpw D­mIcpXv. aZyw, s]m¡hS,
a[pc ]elmc§Ä Chsbm¶pw BhiytabnÃ. a[pc\mc-
§,hmg¸gw, amXf¸gw F¶nhbpw A[nIamhcpXv. ^emlmcw
ip²mlmcamsW¦nepw AXp ]nSn¸XmhcpXv. \mhnsâ Xt´m-
¶n¯w Dffnse bPams\¶p klnt¡­n hccpXv. X§Ä
Xmt´m¶n¯w ImWn¨m AIs¯ bPam\³ X§sf in£n-
¡pw F¶ HmÀ½ C{µnb§Ä¡v Ft¸mgpw D­mbncn¡Ww.
\nbanXamb BNcWs¯bmWv PohnX¯nsâ ]cnanXnsb¶p
]dbp¶Xv.
(awfZrjvSn)
aq¶mas¯ Imcyw kaZrjvSn thWsa¶mWv. kaZrjvSn
F¶p sh¨m ip`ZrjvSn. ip`ZrjvSn e`n¡msX Nn¯w GIm-
{KamIbnÃ. knwlw C{X henb h\cmP\mWv. F¦nepw \meSn
\S¶m ]nt¶m«p t\m¡pw. lnwkI\mb knwl¯n\pt­m
GIm{KX In«p¶p? knwlw, Im¡,]q¨, ChbpsS I®p kZm
CfInsIm­ncn¡pw . AhbpsS ZrjvSn A¼c¶p IcpXepff-
Xmbncn¡pw. lnw{k{]mWnIfpsS ØnXn A§ns\ tbhcp.
kmayZrjvSn hcWw, Cu krjvSnbmsI awKfabamsW¶p a\-
87
Bdmw A²ymbw
Ênem¡Ww. F\n¡v F¶n F{X hnizmkapt­m, A{Xbpw
hnizmkw FÃmkrjvSnbnepw hcWw.
ChnsS t]Sn¡ms\´pffp? FÃmw iq²hpw ]hn{XhpamWv.
""hnizw XZv `{Zw bZh´n tZhm-x''
Cu hnizw awKfabamWv, ImcWw `Khm\mWv AXp àv-
Xpc£n¡p¶Xv. Cw¥njpIhn {_uWn§pw A§ns\ ]dªn-
«p­v:
""Cuizc³ BImi¯n Ccp¶cpfp¶p. kwkmcsaÃmw
icnbmbn \S¡p¶p.''
kakmc¯n Hcp Xn·bpanÃ. hà Xn·bpaps­¦n Fsâ
t\m«¯nemWv. Fsâ t\m«w F§ns\tbm A§ns\bmWv.Cu
krjvSn. Rm³ Nph¶ I®S sh¨p t\m¡nbm krjvSnapgp-
h\pw Nph¶p ImWpw, Pzen¡p¶Xmbnt¯m¶pw.
cmaZmk³ cmambWw FgpXnhcpt¼mÄ injys\ hmbn¨p-
tIĸn¨ncp¶p. l\pam\pw KqVcp]¯n AXptIÄ¡m³
h¶ncp¶p. kaÀ°amb cmaZmk³ FgpXnbncp¶p,""l\pam³
AtimIh\¯n sN¶p. AhnsS At±lw shfp¯ ]q¡Ä
I­p.'' CXptI«ps]s«¶p l\pam³ {]Xy£\mbn ]dªp,
""Rm³ shfp¯]q¡Ä AÃI­Xv, Nph¶XmWv. Xm¦ÄsX-
änsbgpXn, AXp icnbm¡q.'' kaÀ°³ ]dªp:þ ""Rm³ Fgp-
XnbXv icnbmWv. Xm¦Ä I­Xv shfp¯ ]q¡Ä Xs¶bmWv.
'' l\pam³ ]dªp, Rm³ AhnsS t]mbXv. F¶n«p Rm³
88
 KoXm{]hN\w
]dbp¶tXm AkXyw?'' Ahkm\w XÀ¡w {iocmasâ ASp-
s¯¯n. At±lw ]dªp: ""]q¡Ä shfp¯h Xs¶bmbncp-
¶p. ]s£, l\pamsâ I®v t{ImX¯m Nph¶ncp¶p. AXn-
\m B shfp¯ ]q¡Ä AbmÄ¡v Nph¶XmbntXm¶n,''
Cu a[pc¡Ybnse Bibw CXs{X; kwkmcs¯ t\m¡p¶
\½psS ZrjvSn F§nt\tbm, A§ns\ Xs¶bmWv kwkmcw
\ap¡pImWs¸SpI.
Cu krjvSn ip`amsW¶ Imcyw \½psS a\Ên¶p XoÀ¨-
bbnsænÂ, Nn¯¯n\v GIm{KXbp­mhnÃ. Cu krjvSn
No¯bmbncnbv¡p¶p F¶p IcpXpt¶St¯mfw Imew Rm³
kwibZrjvSntbmsSbmWv Npäp]mSpw t\m¡ns¡m­ncn¡pI.
IhnIÄ ]£nIfpsS kzmX{´ys¯ ]mSn]pIgv¯p¶p. Hcn¡-
 ]£nbmbn t\m¡m³ AhtcmSp ]dbWw. At¸mÄ Ah-
bpsS kzmX{´y¯nsâ X\n hne Adnbmdmhpw. ]£nIfpsS
Igp¯papt¶m«pw Hcpt]mse XncnªpsIm­ncn¡pw. Ah
Ft¸mfpw aäpffhsb `bs¸«p sIm­ncn¡p¶Xv. Hcp ]£nsb
HcnS¯psIm­ph¶ncp¯n t\m¡p. AXv GIm{KamIptam? Rm-
³ Ipd¨Sp¯p sN¶m AXp ^qÀÀ F¶p ]d¶pt]mIpw.
Xs¶ tImÃm\tà CubmÄ hcp¶sX¶v AXp`bs¸Sp¶p.
Cu kwkmcamsI sIm¶pXn¶p¶XmsW¶ `bm\Iamb
k¦ev]w BcpsS Xet¨mdnencn¡p¶pthm AhÀ¡v im´n-
sbhnsS? Fs¶ c£n¡m³ Rm³ am{Xta Dffq, _m¡nsbÃm-
hcpw Fs¶ Xn¶m\pffhcmWv F¶ hnNmcw Xet¨mdnÂ
\n¶p t]mImt¯St¯mfw Imew GIm{KX km[yaà AXn-
¶pff D¯aamÀ¤w kaZrjvSn`mh\ D­m¡pIbmWv. \n§Ä
89
Ggmw A²ymbw
FÃmbnS¯pw awKfw am{Xw ImWm³ XpS§nbm Nn¯w
X\ntb im´amIpw.
Zp-xJnX\mb Hcmsf IeIemcht¯msS HgpIp¶ Hccphn-
bpsS Xoct¯bv¡p sIm­psNÃpI; AXnsâ kzÑim´amb
{]hmlw I­v AbmfpsS AkzkYXIpdbpw. AbmÄ Xsâ
ZpxJw ad¶pt]mIpw. B Acphnbv¡v, B Hgp¡n\v, C{X iàn
FhnsS \n¶p h¶p? Cuizcsâ ip`iàn AXn {]ISambn-
cn¡p¶p. thZ§fn AcphnIsf hfsc¨´¯n hÀ®n¨n-
«p­vþ
""AXnjvT´o\mw A\n thi\m\mw.''
C§ns\bmWv Cu AcphnIÄ. Acphn apdnbmsX HgpIp¶p:
AXn\p kz´ambn hoSpw IpSpw_hpanÃ, AXp k\ymknbmWv.
A{Xbpw ]hn{Xamb Acphn£Wt\cwsIm­p Fsâ a\Ên-
s\ GIm{Kam¡p¶p. A§ns\ kpµcamb Acphn I­n«p
Fsâ a\Ên t{]a¯nsâ, Úm\¯nsâ, Ddhp F§ns\
DÛhn¡mXncnbv¡ pw?
Cu PUamb _mlyPe¯n\p t]mepw Fsâ a\Ên C-
{X im´n Dfhm¡m³ Ignbpsa¦nÂ, Fsâ at\mKplbnÂ
`ànbptSbpw, Úm\¯nsâbpw Nn·bamb Acphn HgpIn-
XpS§nbmÂ, Fsâ a\Ên\v F{X im´n e`n¡pw!
Fsâ Hcp kvt\lnX³ lnameb¯nÂ, ImivaocnÂ, k©-
Xn¡bmbncp¶p. AhnSs¯ ]hn{X§fmb ]ÀÆX§fpsSbpw
kpµc§fmb Pe{]hml§fpsSbpw hÀ®\IÄ At±lw
F\n¡v FgpXn Ab¨ncp¶p. Rm³ Abm¡v adp]SnAb¨p:
\n§Ä¡v A\p]am\µw \ÂIp¶Pet{kmXÊpw ]ÀÆXam-
ebpw iq` kaocW\psaÃmw F\ns¡sâ lrZb¯n A\p`-
hn¡mw. Fsâ A´xZrjvSnbn Rm³ \nXyhpw B FÃm
caWobZriy§fpw ImWp¶p: AXn\m \n§Ä £Wn¨m-
epw Rm³ Fsâ lrZb¯nse Cu `hyhpw Znhyhpamb
lnamebw hn«p hcnÃ.
90
 KoXm{]hN\w
"ØmhcmWmw lnamebx'
ØncX ssIhcp¯m\mbn kvXncXmaqÀ¯n cp]¯n G-
tXmcp lnambs¯ D]mk\ sN¿Wtam, AXnsâ hÀ®\
tI«v Rms\sâ IÀv¯hyw shSnªm AXnÂ\n¶p ]ns¶
F´pIn«pw?
kmcmwiw. Nn¯s¯ Ipd¨p im´am¡pI. krjvSosb aw-
KfZrjvSntbmtS ho£n¡pI, At¸mÄ \n§fpsS lrZb¯n-
 F®aä AcphnIÄ HgpIn¯pS§pw.k¦Â¸§fpsS Znhy-
XmcI§ÄlrZbmImi¯n Xnf§phm³ XpS§pw. IÃpsIm-
­pw a®psIm­papff ip`hkvXp¡Ä I­vNn¯w im´amI-
psa¦n , A´ZrjvSnbnse ImgvNIÄ I­n«pw A§ns\bm-
ImXncn¡ptam? Hcn¡Â Rm³ XncphnXmwIqdn t]mbncp-
¶p. Hcp Znhkw kap{ZXoc¯psN¶ncp¶p. A]mcamb B
kap{Zw, AXnsâ [qw [qw KÀÖ\w, ,kmbmÓkabw, Rm³
kvX_\mbn, \ntÝjvS\mbn. Fsâ kvt\lnX³ F\n¡v
AhnsS, kap{Z Xoc¯v,Ipsd ]g§fpw aäpw Xn¶m³ sIm­p-
h¶p X¶p. B kab¯v B kzm¯nImlmcw t]mepw
F\n¡p hnjw t]mse tXm¶nþ kap{Z¯nsâ B Hmw Hmw
F¶ KÀÖv\w Fs¶""ama\pkvacbp²y N ''F¶ KoXmhN\w
HmÀ½t¸mSp¯nbncp¶p. kap{Zw kZm kvacn¨psIm­ncn¡p¶p,
IÀ½hpw sNbvXpsIm­ncn¡p¶p. Hcp Xnc h¶p AXpt]m-
bn, asä¶p h¶p. AXn\v £Wt\chpw hn{iaanÃ. Cu ImgvN-
I­v Fsâ hni¸pw Zmlhpw ]d]d¶p. F¶m B kap-
{Z¯n A{Xs¡´p­v? B D¸pshff¯nsâ XncbSn I­v
Fsâ lrZbw BËmZ¯m XncbSn¨p sh¦nÂ, Úm\-
¯nsâbpw t{]a¯nsâbpw AKm[kmKcamIp¶ lrZb¯nÂ
AebSn¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ F{XXs¶ \r¯amSpIbnÃ! sshZo-
I EjnbpsS lrZb¯n C¯cw kap{Zw Xs¶bmWv Ae
XÃnbncp¶Xv.
""A´xkapt{Z lrZn A´cmbpjn
LrXky [mcm A`nNmcIioan
91
Ggmw A²ymbw
kap{ZmZqÀ½nÀ½[pam\pZmcÂ''
Cu Znhy`mjbv¡v `mjysagpXn ]mhs¸« `mjyImc·mÀ
t]mepw ZpcyiÊn¶p hIbp­m¡n. F§n\¯XmWv B LrX-
[mc ? F§n\¯XmWv B a[p[mc? Fsâ A´xkap{Z¯nÂ
D¸pshff¯ncIfpbcptam? CÃ, CÃ. Fsâ lrZb¯n ]mÂ,
tX³, s\¿v ChbpsS AeIfmWSn¡p¶Xn.
(ss]X§Ä Kpcp¡Ä)
lrZamIp¶ Cu kap{Zw AhtemI\w sNbvhm³ ]Tn¡p.
ImdI¶p \oeamb ]pds¯ BImiw I­pNn¯s¯ \nÀ½-
ehpw \nÀtÃ]hpam¡pI. hkvXh¯n Nn¯¯nsâ GIm-
{KX Hcp IfnbmWv. km[mcW ImcyamWv. Nn¯¯nsâ hy{K-
XbmWvAkzm`mhnIhpw Ass\kÀ¤nIhpw. sNdpss]X§-
fpsS I®nte¡v Däpt\m¡pI. sNdpss]XÂ Cash«msX
t\m¡nsIm­ncp¡p¶Xn\nSbn \n§Ä]¯p {]mhiyw Ca-
sh«nbncn¡pw. Ip«nIfpsS a\Év s]«¶v GIm{KamIpw, \me-
©pamkamb ss]Xen¶p ]pds¯ ]¨]nSn¨ krjvvSnsb Im-
Wn¨psImSp¡pI.Ah³ Hcpt]mse t\m¡n¡mWp¶p. ]pds¯
]¨I­n«mWv Ip«nIfpsS aew ]¨\ndamIp¶sX¶v kv{Xo-
IÄ¡p Hcp [mcWbp­v. Ah³ FÃm C{µnb§sfbpw I-
®m¡n t\m¡n¡mWpIbmsW¶p tXm¶pw . sNdnb Ip«nbpsS
a\Ên GsXmcp kw`h¯n\pw henb ]nSnbp­p. in£W-
imkv{XÚÀ ]dbp¶p, BZys¯ c­p \mep sImÃw Ip«n-
IÄ¡v e`n¡p¶ in£WamWv bYmÀ°amb in£Wsa¶v.
\n§Ä F{Xsb¦nepw hnZym]oT§fpw ]mTimeIfpw kwL-
§fpw Øm]n¨p sImffpI: BZyIme¯pIn«p¶ in£W-
t¯mfw ]n¶osSmcn¡epw In«pI km[yaÃ. F\n¡p in£-
Whnj¯n ]cnNbap­v. Cu _mlyin£W¯nsâ ]cn-
Wmaw iq\y{]mbamsW¶v \mÄ sNÃpt´mdpw F\n¡p t_m-
[s¸«phcnIbmWv. BZyImes¯ kwkv¡mcw hkv{Xte]-
ambn¨abp¶p. ]n¶nSpff in£Ww ]pdw]q¨v, ]pds´menbm-
sW¶p IcpXpI. tkm¸p tX¨m ]pds¯ Id, Agp¡pt]m-
92
 KoXm{]hN\w
Ipw. ]s£, tXmensâ Idp¸p\ndw F§ns\ t]mIpw? AXp-
t]mse BZyIme¯p h¶ptNcp¶ kwkv¡mcw amªpt]m-
hpI {]mbmkamWv.
At¸mÄ Cu BZys¯ kwkv¡mcw {]_eamIp¶sX´p-
sIm­v? ]n¶nSpff kwkv¡mcw ZpÀºe§fm¡p¶Xpw F´p-
sIm­v? _mey¯n Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KX ss\kÀ¤nIam-
bncn¡p¶Xp sIm­pXs¶. GIm{KX hgn¡p­mIp¶ kwkv-
¡mc§Ä ]ns¶ ambnÃ. Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXbv¡v C{X
alnabp­v. Cu GIm{KX ssIh¶h\v F´mWv AiIyw?
\½psS PohnXamsI C¶v Ir{Xnaambncn¡¶p. \aapsS _m-
ehr¯n arXnbSªncn¡p¶p, \jvSambncn¡p¶p. PohX¯n-
 bYmÀ°amb, kmckyanÃ. AXpW§nt¸mbncn¡p¶p.
\mw hyhØbnÃmsX, tXm¶nbt]mse \S¡p¶p. UmÀhn³
kmbn¸Ã, \mw Xs¶bmWv \½psS {]hr¯nsIm­v a\pjy-
cpsS ]qÀÆPÀ hm\ccmbncp¶psh¶p sXfnbn¡p¶Xv.
sNdnb Ip«n hnizmkioe\mWv. A½ ]dªsXt´m AXm-
Wh¶p {]amWw. Ah¶p ]dªpsImSp¡p¶ IYIsfm¶pw
Ah³ \pWbmsW¶p IcpXp¶nÃ. Im¡ ]dªp, Infn ]d-
ªp F¶nsXÃmw Ah¶p kXyambn tXm¶p¶p. Ip«nIfpsS
Cu awKfhr¯nImcWw AhÀ¡v GIm{KX thK¯n D­m-
bn¯ncp¶p.
(A`ymkw, sshcmKyw, {i²)
Xmev]cyanÃmXmWv: [ym\tbmK¯n\p Nn¯¯nsâ GIm-
{KXbpw PohnX ]cnanXnbpw ip²amb kmarZrjvSnbpw th-
Ww. CXn\p ]pdta thsd c­p km[\IqSn ]dbp¶p­vþ ssh-
cmKyhpw A`ymkhpw. H¶p hn[zwkIamWv, atäXp hn[mbI-
hpw, hben If ]dn¨p Ifbp¶Xv hn[zwkIIÀ½amWv. C-
Xt{X sshcmKysa¶p ]dbp¶Xv. AXn hn¯p hnXbv¡Â
hn[mbIIÀ½amWv. a\Ên kZznNmc§Ä ho­pwho­pw
Nn´n¡pI F¶Xv A`ymkamWv. sshcmKyw hn[zwkI{Inb-
bmWv, A`ymkw hn[mbIhpw.
93
Ggmw A²ymbw
C\n sshcmKyw hcp¶sX§ns\ ? am§a[pcapffXmsW-
¶v \mw ]dbp¶p. F¶m Cu am[qcyw am§bn am{Xamcn-
¡p¶XmtWm? AÃ, shdpw am§bn Ccnbv¡p¶XÃ.\mw
\½psS Bßmhnsâ am[pcyw Hcp hkvXphn IeÀ¯pt¼mÄ
B hkvXp a[pcambntXm¶p¶p. AXn\m AIs¯ am[pcyw
BkzZnbv¡m³ ]Tn¡p. tIhew _mlyhkvXp¡fn am[pcy-
anÃ,t\scadn¨v "ckm\mw ckXa'amb a[pcKm\w þ Bßmhvþ
Fsâ ]¡ep­v, AXns\ At]£n¨mWv a[phkvXp¡Ä¡v
am[pcyw e`n¨Xv. C¯cw `mh\IÄ ]peÀ¯nbm a\ÊnÂ
sshcmKy¯n¶v {]thiw In«pw. koXmamXmhv l\pam\v ap¯p-
ame k½m\n¨p. l\pam³ ap¯pIÄ Nh¨p t\m¡n hens¨dn-
ªp. Ahbnse§pw At±lw cmas\ I­nÃ,cma³ At±l-
¯nsâ lrZb¯n Abncp¶p. B ap¯pIÄ¡v temIw e-
£w Ddp¸nIt]mepw sImSp¡pw!
[ym\tbmKw hÀ®n¡pt¼mÄ `Khm³ Bcw`¯n¯s¶
hfsc al¯zapff Hcp Imcyw ]dªn«p­v. AXnXmWv: ""
Fsâ D²mcW¯n\p Rm³ Xs¶ thWw.Rm³ apt¶m«p
t]mIpw. Rm³ Dbc¯n ]d¡pw. Cu a\pjytZl¯nÂ
Rm³ AtX ]Sn InS¡nÃ. Cuizcsâ ASp¯pt]mIm³ k-
lmbw sNbvXp {]bXv\n¡pw'' F¶ZrVk¦ev]w thWw.
CsXÃmw tI«v AÀÖp\sâ a\Ên i¦ tXm¶n, "" `K-
hmt\, Ct¸mÄR§Ä¡p {]bambn. Ipd¨p Znhk¯n\Iw
R§Ä acn¡pw. At¸mÄ Cu km[\sIm­v F´p {]tbmP-
\w?'' `Khm³ ]dªp, ""arXyp F¶p sh¨m \o­ Dd¡am-
Wv.'' \nXyhpwIÀ½wsNbvXv \mw Gsg«p aWn¡pÀ Dd§p¶p-
­v. Cu Dd¡s¯ hÃhcpw `bs¸Sp¶pt­m? adn¨v, Dd¡w
h¶nsæntem, Nn´bmbn. F{]Imcw Dd¡w BhiyamtWm
,A{]Imcw acWhpw BhiyamWv. Dd¡¯n an¶pW¶v \mw
F{]Imcw kz´w {]hr¯nbmcw`n¡p¶pthm, A{]Imcw
acWm\´chpw BZys¯ Cukm[\sbÃmw \ap¡p]tbmKamIpw.
Úm\tZ³ 'Úmt\izcn' bn Cu kµÀ`s¯¸än Fgp-
94
 KoXm{]hN\w
Xnb HmhnIfn Xsâ BßNcnXw Xs¶bmWv FgpXnbn«p-
ffsX¶p tXm¶p¶p.
*""_me]Wow N kÀÆÚXm ]cq XbmtX,''
"" kIe imt{kw kzbwt`w \nLXo aptJw''
XpS§nb NcW§fn CXt{X ImWp¶Xv. ]qÀÆP·m`ym-
kw \n§sf hfn¨psIm­p t]mIp¶p. NnecpsS Nn¯w hnj-
b§fpsS t\À¡v t]mIpt¶ CÃ. tamlw F§ns\bp­mhp-
¶p F¶v AhÀ¡v AdnItb CÃ. ImcWw ]qÀÆP·¯nÂ
AhcpsS B km[\ ]qÀ¯nbmbncn¡pw.
"" \ln IeymWIrÂIÝn±pÀ¤Xnw XmX KÑXn''
iq`amÀ¤¯n Ncn¡p¶ a\pjysâ {iaw sXÃpw hyÀ-
°amIp¶nÃ. C¯cw {i²bmWv Ahkm\w hn[n¨n«pffXv.
A]qÀ®ambsX´pw Ahkm\w ]qÀ®amhpIXs¶ sN¿pw
. `Khmsâ Cu D]t±i¯nsâ kmcw {Kln¨p kzPohnXs¯
kmÀ°Iam¡I.
RmbdmgvN, 27þ3þ'32
Ggma[ymbw
{]]¯n AYhm Cuizc\nÂ
icW{]m]vXn
(`ànbpsS iq`ZÀi\w)
ktlmZctc, AÀÖp\sâ an¼n kz[À½]me\{]iv\w
h¶ps]«t¸mÄ At±l¯nsâ a\Ên XtâXv A\ytâXv
F¶ hymtamlw Dfhmbn: At±lw kz[Àaa{NW¯n \n¶v
Hgnbphm³ {ian¡pIbpw sNbvXp. At±l¯nsâ Cu hrY-
tamlw H¶ma[ymb¯n ImWn¨p. B tamlw\nckn¨p-
sIm­mWv. c­ma[ymb¯nsâ Bcw`w . AhnsS aq¶p
kn²m´w ]dªp: (1) Bßmhv acWaäXpw kÀÆ{X hym-
]vXhpamWv, (2) tZlamWv \izcw, (3) kz[À½XymKw Hcn¡epw
95
Ggmw A²ymbw
sN¿cpXv. IqS¯s¶ Cu kn²m´§sf {]mtbmKnIam¡m-
\pXIp¶ IÀ½^eXymK¯nsâ B bpànbpw ]dªpX-
¶p. Cu IÀ½tbmKs¯ hnhcn¡pt¼mÄ AXn \n¶pw
IÀ½w, hnIÀ½w, AIÀ½w F¶ hkvXp¡Ä D­mbn. IÀ-
½þhnIÀ½§fpsS kwKa¯m DfhmIp¶ c­pXcw AIÀ-
½w A©ma[ymb¯n \mw I­p. Bdma[ymb¯n ]eX-
ca hnIÀ½§Ä hnhcn¡m³ XpS§nbncn¡bmWv. Bdma[ym-
b¯n km[\¡mhiyamb GIm{KXbpsS alXzw ]d-
ªp.C¶v Ggma[ymbamWv. Cu A[ymb¯n hnIÀ½¯nsâ
]pXnsbmcp `hy`h\w Xpd¶n«ncn¡p¶p.krjvSntZhnbpsS aµn-
c¯nÂ, Hcp hnimeh\¯nÂ, \m\mXcw at\mlcImgvNIÄ
ImWpwt]msebpff A\p`hamWv KoXm{KÙ¯nepffXv.
Bdma[ymb¯n GIm{KXbpsS `h\w I­p. A\p thsdmcp
`h\¯n {]thin¡mw.
B `h\w Xpd¡¶Xn\papt¼ `Khm³ Cu tamlImcW-
amb PK{ZN\bpsS clkyw a\Ênem¡n Xcp¶p. Nn{XImc-
³ HtcXcw ISemÊn Htc XqenIsIm­v \m\mXcw Nn{X-
§Ä hcbv¡p¶p. hoWhmbn¡p¶h³ GtgGgpkzcw sIm-
­v At\IcmK§Ä Be]n¡p¶p. `mjbnse A³]¯nc­-
£c¯nsâ klmb¯m \mw ]ehn[hnNmc§fpw `mh\-
Ifpw{]ISn¸n¡p¶p. krjvSnbn A\´hkvXp¡fpw A\-
´hr¯nIfpw ImWp¶p­v. F¶m AI¯pw ]pd¯papff
Cu krjvSnbmsI Hscmä AJWvUmßmhpw Hscmä Aj-
vS[m {]IrXnbpw F¶ c­p hkvXn¡fnÂ\n¶p­mbXmWv.
t{Im[nbpsS t{Im[w t{]anbpsS t{]aw ZpxJnsâ {Iµ\w,
B\µnXsâ B\µw , Aeksâ \n{Zm`nemjw, DZyaioesâ
IÀ½kv^pcWw, Ch sbÃmw Htc HcpssNX\yiànbpsS
IfnbmWv. ]ckv]c hncp²§fmb Cu `mh\IfpsS DffnÂ
C§p\n¶t§mfw Htc ssNX\yamWv \ndªncn¡p¶Xv.
Cffnse ssNX\yw H¶pXs¶. AXpt]mse _mlymhcW-
¯nsâ kzcp]hpw GXms­m¶p Xs¶. ssNX\yabamb
96
 KoXm{]hN\w
Bßmhv, PU{]IrXnF¶oc­p hkvXp¡fn \n¶mWv FÃm
krjvSnbpw D­mbsX¶v Bcw`¯nte `Khm³ ]dbp¶p.
Bßmhpw tZlhpw, ]cm{]IrXnbpw A]cm{]IrXnbpw, k-
ÀÆ{X H¶pXs¶, F¶n«pw a\pjy³ taml¯nÂhogp¶sX-
´psIm­v? t`Zw ImWp¶sX´psIm­v? t{]aapff a\pjy-
sâ apJw a[pcambntXm¶p¶p. asämcphsâ apJw I­mÂ
a\Êp aSp¡p¶p. Hcmsf ImWm\pw aähs\ ImWmsX Ign-
¡m\pw tXm¶m³ ImcWsa´v? Htc s]³kn Htc ISemÊv,
Htc Nn{XImc³ þ F¶m \m\mNn{X§fn \n¶pw \m\m-
`mh§fmWv{]ISamIp¶Xv. CXp Nn{XImcsâ IpieXbt{X.
Nn{XImcsâbpw hoW¡mcsâbpw , hncepIfnÂ, \n§sf Ic-
bn¡m\pw Nncn¸n¡m\pw t]m¶ Hcp IpieXbp­v. Cu anSp-
s¡Ãmw AbmfpsS hncepIfnemWv.
CubmÄ ASp¯ncn¡s«. AbmÄ AI¶ncn¡s«: CsXsâ
, AXp ]csâ C§s\ a\ÊnepZn¡p¶ hnNmc§Ä¡pw,
X·qew a\pjy³ kµÀ`himÂIÀ¯hy¯n \n¶v Hgnªp
amdm³ t\m¡p¶Xn¶pw ImcWw tamlamWv. Cu taml¯nÂ
\n¶v c£s¸SWsa¦nÂ, krjvSnIÀ¯mhnsâ ssIhncpXnse
clkyw a\Ênem¡Ww. _rlZmcWytIm]\nj¯n t]mcp-
¼dsb DZmlcn¨ncn¡p¶p. Htcs]cp¼dbn \n¶p \m\m
\mZ§Ä ]pds¸Sp¶p. Nne\mZ§Ä sIm­v Rm³ `oX\mIp-
¶p, NneXp tI«p Rm³ \r¯amSp¶p. Cu `mh§sfsbÃmw
Pbn¡Wsa¦nÂ, s]cp¼dbSn¡p¶hs\ ]nSnIqSWw.Abm-
sf ]nSnIn«nbm kÀÆ\mZhpw ]nSnbneIs¸Spw. `Khm³
HtchmIy¯n ]dbp¶p."" ambsb XcWw sN¿Wsa¶p-
ffhÀ Fs¶ icWw {]m]n¡Ww.''
*""Fs¶ kÀÆ`mth\ `Pn¡p¶hÀ am{Xta ambmeoe Xc-
Ww sN¿p¶pffp. AhÀ¡v C¡scbpff ambmPmew hän¡gn-
ªp.''
At¸mÄ Cu amb GXmWv? ambsb¶m ]ctaizcsâ
iàn, At±l¯nsâ Ie, At±l¯nsâ IpieX. Bßmhpw
97
Ggmw A²ymbw
{]IrXnbpw, AYhm ssP\cpsS `mjbn Poh\pw APoh\pw
BIp¶ hkvXp¡fn \n¶p hnhn[ hÀ®¯nepff Cu kr-
jvSn cNn¨hsâ B iàn, B IeXs¶bmWv amb. PbnenÂ
Htc [m\yw sIm­pff B sdm«nbpw kÀÆckamb B ]cn-
¸pw DffXpt]mse¯s¶bmWv Htc Hcp AJWvUmßmhpw
Htc AjvT[m icochpw F¶p a\Ênem¡pI. AhsIm­p
]ctaizc³ \m\mXcw hkvXp¡Ä Nabv¡p¶p. \mw Cu hkv-
Xp¡Ä I­p ]ckv]chncp²§fpw KpW tZmjmßI§fpam-
b ]te`mh§fpw A\p`hn¡p¶p.CXn\¸pdw IS¶p t\cmb
im´n A\p`hn¡Wsa¦n Cu hkvXp¡fpsS \nÀ½mXmhn-
s\ sN¶p ]nSn¡Ww, Abmfpambn ]cnNbs¸SWw. Abmfp-
ambn ]cnNbs¸«m am{Xta t`ZP\Iamhpw. BkànP\I-
hpamb Cu tamls¯ AIäphm³ Ignbq.
B Cuizcs\ a\Ênem¡phm\pff al¯msbmcp km[-
\w, t{ijvTamsbmcp hnIÀ½w, ]dbm\mbn Ggma²ymb¯n-
 `ànbpsS `hy`h\w Xpd¶n«ncn¡p¶p. Nn¯ip²nbv¡p
bÚmZ\§Ä, P]X]ÊpIÄ, [ym\[mcWIÄ apXemb
At\Iw hnIÀ½§Ä ]dªn«p­v; F¶m Rm³ Cu km[\-
Isf tkmU, tkm¸v, Ddn©n¡mb ChtbmSp]an¡p¶p. `àn-
sb shffsa¶pw ]dbp¶p. tkmUbpw, tkm¸pw Ddn©n¡m-
bpw kzÑX hcp¯p¶hXs¶; ]s£ shffanÃmsX AhbpsS
]Wn \S¡nÃ. shffansæn AhsIms­´psa¨w? tkm-
Ubpw , tkm¸pw Ddn©n¡mbpanÃ, shffw am{Xta Dffp F¶n-
cnbv¡s«, F¶mepw Agp¡pIfbmw. B shfft¯msSm¸w
Cu ]ZmÀ°§fpap­mbm "A[nIky A[nIw ^eamIpw;
At¸mÄ ]men ]©kmcbpw IeÀ¶psh¶p ]dbmw. b-
Úw, bmKw, [ym\w, X]w ChbnseÃmw lrZb_ÔansÃ-
¦n Nn¯ip²nbp­mhp¶sX§ns\? lrZb_Ôap­mhpI
F¶psh¨m `àn.
FÃmXcw km[\IÄ¡pw `àn IqSntb Xocp `àn Hcp
kmÀÆs`utam]mbamWv. ip{iqjm imkv{Xw ]Tn¨v D]Nmc-
98
 KoXm{]hN\w
Úm\w t\Snb HcmÄ BXpc ip{iqjbnteÀs¸Sp¶p. F¶m-
 AbmfpsS a\Ên tkh\ `mhansænÂ, ]dbq, bYmÀ°
tkh\w \S¡p¶sX§s\? Imf \Ãt]mse XSn¨p sImgp-
¯ncnbv¡p¶p; ]s£, AXp h­nhenbv¡m³ CÑnbv¡pt¶
CsænÂ, h­n¡p ]q«nbm InS¶pIfbpw, h­n hà Ip­n-
epw sIm­pt]mbn adn¨p F¶phcmw. lrZb_ÔanÃmsX
sNbvX IÀ½w sIm­p XpjvSnbpap­mhnÃ, ]pjvSnbpap­m-
IbnÃ.
(`ànsIm­v hnip²am bB\µap­mhpw)
Cu `ànbp­mbmÂ, B alm\mb Nn{XImcsâ Ie \ap¡p
ImWmdmhpw. AbmfpsS I¿nse B XqenI ImWmdmhpw. B
AcphnbpsS Ddhpw AhnSps¯ A]qÀÆ am[pcyhpw Hcn¡Â
BkzZn¨m¸ns¶ _m¡n cksaÃmw XpÑhpw \ockhpambn
tXm¶pw. icnbv¡pff hmg¸gw Xn¶h³ acwsIm­p­m¡nb
Nmbw tX¨ hmg¸gw In«nbm AXp I¿nseSp¯p. "F´p
N´w!' F¶p ]dªv HcnS¯p shbv¡pItb Dffp icnbv¡pff
]g¯nsâ kzmZdnªn«pffXpsIm­v AbmÄ¡v B Ir{Xna¸g-
¯n HcpÕmlhpw tXm¶nÃ. AXpt]mse icnbv¡pff Dd-
hnsâ ckadnªh³ ]pds¯ ]\n\oÀ kÀ_¯n sImXn-
shbv¡pIbnÃ.
Hcp X¯zÚm\ntbmSp P\§Ä ]dªp, "" kzmao, t]m-
hmw, C¶p \Kc¯n henb Zo]me¦mcap­v.'' X¯zÚm-
\n ]dªp, ""F´mWo Zo]me¦mcw? Hcp hnf¡v, ]ns¶ c­-
masXm¶v, ]ns¶ aq¶masXm¶v. C{]Imcw e£w, ]¯pe-
£w, tImSn A§ns\ th­{X Iq«mw. a\Ênembn. \n§fpsS
Zo]me¦mcw.'' KWnI¸«nIbn 1+ 2+ 3 F¶n§s\ Ahkm-
\nbv¡msX t]mhpw. kwJyIÄ X½nepff A´cw a\Ênem-
bm¸ns¶ FÃm kwJyIfpw FgptX­ BhiyanÃ. AXp-
t]mse B hnf¡pIÄ H¶n\ptijw H¶mbn sh¨ncnbv¡p¶p.
CXne{X {`anbv¡ms\´pffp? ]t£ a\pjy¶v A¯cw B\-
µw {]nbamWv. AbmÄ \mc§ sIm­phcpw. ]©kmc sIm­p-
99
Ggmw A²ymbw
hcpw, Ah shff¯n Ie¡pw. F¶n«p _lpcpNn tXm¶n-
bn«p ]dbpw, ""Bl! F{X \Ã \mc§ shffw!'' \mhn\p
cpNnt\m¡pIbÃmsX asä´p]Wn? CXv CXn tNÀ¡pI,
AXv AXn tNÀ¡pI, C§ns\ cpNn t\m¡p¶XnemWv \mhn-
sâ B\µsaÃmw. Ip«n¡mes¯mcn¡Â Rm³ kn\na Im-
Wm³ t]mbn. IqsS Hcp hncn¸pw sIm­pt]mbncp¶p. Dd¡w
h¶m InS¶pd§matÃm. Xncioebnt·Â I®©n¡p¶
AánNn{X§Ä I­p XpS§n. c­p \mep an\n«v AXp I­-
t¸mtgbv¡pw Fsâ I®pISªp. Ifn Ignªm hnfn¡W-
sat¶ev]n¨v Rms\sâ hncn¸n InS¶pd§n. cm{Xn ]pd¯p
Xpd¶ Øe¯ncp¶v BImis¯ N{µXmcI§sf t\m¡p-
¶Xp hn«v, {]im´amb krjvSnbnse B ]hn{Xamb B\µw
hn«v, B CSp§nb Xnbädnse Xo¸mhIfpsS \r¯w I­v
BfpIÄ ssIsIm«p¶p! F\n¡nsXm¶pw a\Ênemhpt¶ CÃ.
a\pjy³ C{X \ncm\µ\mbsX§ns\? ]mhw B \nÀÖo-
hnIfmb ]mhIsf t\m¡n hÃ]mSpw Ipd¨v B\µapÄs¡m-
ffp¶p. PohnX¯n B\µanÃmXmbn«p Ir{Xnaamb B\µw
tXSp¶p. Hcn¡Â R§fpsS AbÂ]¡¯v \n¶v Hcp sIm«p-
tI«p. Rm³ tNmZn¨p, ""CsX´p sIm«mWv?'' Btcm ]dªp, ""A-
hnsS Ip«nbp­mbncn¡p¶p.'' temI¯n \n§sfmcmÄ¡p
am{XamtWm Ip«nbp­mbXv, F\n¡p Ip«nbp­mbn F¶p sIm-
«nbdnbn¡m³? Ip«nbp­msb¶pw ]dªp B«hpw Nm«hpw
]m«pw! CsXÃmw _meniaÃmsX asä´mWv? B\µ¯n\p
£maw _m[n¨Xp t]mse tXm¶p¶p. £maIme¯v FhnsS-
sb¦nepw Ipd¨v AcnaWn ImWpt¼mtg¡v BfpIÄ Xn§n-
IqSpwt]mse, Ip«nbp­mbmepw kÀ¡Êp h¶mepw B\µ-
¯n\p hni¶p hebp¶ BfpIÄ Xpffn¨mSp¶p.
CXmtWm hmkvXhamb B\µw? kwKoX¯nsâ AeIÄ
ImXn IS¶p Xet¨mdns\ aÀ±n¡p¶p. cq]w I®neqsS IS-
¶p Xet¨mdns\ aÀ±n¡p¶p. Cu aÀ±\§Ä sIm­mWv ]mh-
§Ä B\µw t\Sp¶Xv. NneÀ ]pIbne s]mSn¨p aq¡nÂ-
100
 KoXm{]hN\w
¡bäp¶p. NneÀ AXp _oUnbm¡n hmbn XncpIp¶p. B
s]mSnbpsSbpw B ]pIbpsSbpw aÀ±\taäm AhÀ¡v B\-
µ¯nsâ `mWvUw In«nb t]membn ! Hcp _oUn¡pän In«n-
bm AhcpsS B\µ¯n¶XncnÃmXmhp¶p. tSmÄtÌmbn
FgpXp¶p, ""B knKdänsâ elcnbn HcmÄ asämcmsf sIm-
Ãm\pw aSnbv¡nÃ.'' HcpXcw aZw Xs¶bmWXv.
a\pjy³ C¯cw B\µ¯n apgpIp¶sX´psIm­v?
ImcWw, Ah¶p icnbmb B\µ¯nsâ hnhcanÃ. a\pjy³
\ngen {`an¡p¶p. Ah\n¶v A©p Úmt\{µnb§fpsS
B\µta A\p`hn¡p¶pffp. \bt\{µnbansöncn¡s«, tem-
I¯n C{µnb§Ä¡v \mev B\µta Dffpsh¶p IcpXpw.
\msf sNmÆm{Kl¯n \n¶v Bdn{µnbapff Bsc¦nepw
Cd§nh¶mÂ, A©n{µnb§Ä am{Xapff Cu ]mh§Ä tJZn-
¨p Icªp hne]nbv¡pw, ""Cubmfpambn sh¨p t\m¡pt¼mÄ
R§Ä F{X tami¡mcmWv!''
Cu A©n{µnb§Ä¡pt­m krjvSnbpsS apgph³ AÀ°-
hpw a\Ênemhp¶p? Cu A©p hnjb§fn \n¶p Xs¶
Hcp XncsªSp¸p \S¯n Ahbn am{Xta a\pjy³ can¡p-
¶pffp. IgpXbpsS Ic¨n sNhns¡m­m Ah³ tNmZn-
¡p¶p, Fs´mcp sI« H¨bmWohcp¶Xv. AXpt]mse \n§-
sf ImWp¶Xv B IgpXbv¡pw sI«Xmbn tXm¶n¡qtS? B
H¨sIm­v \n§Ä¡v AkpJap­mhmw. \n§sfs¡m­v aäp-
ffhÀ¡v D]{Zhsam¶pap­mhp¶ntÃ? ]t£, IgpXbpsS Ic-
¨n sImffcpXm¯XmsW¶p \nÝbn¨ncn¡p¶p. Rm³ _-
tdmUm ImtfPnembncp¶ Ime¯v Hcnbv¡Â Nne bqtdm]y³
KmbI·mÀ AhnsS h¶p. AhÀ D¯aKmbI·mÀ Xs¶. kz-
´w \ne¡v sshZKv[yw Im«pIbpw sNbvXp. ]t£, AhnsS
\n¶v HmSnt¸mIms\´phgn F¶mWv Rm³ t\m¡nbncp¶Xv.
ImcWw, F\n¡v A¯cw ]m«ptI«p ioeanÃ. Rm³ Ahsc
tXmev]n¨p. \½psS \m«nse ]m«pImÀ AhnsSs¨¶m Hcp
]t£, AhnsS Ahcpw tXmäpt]mtbbv¡mw. kwKoXw sIm­v
101
Ggmw A²ymbw
HcmÄ¡v B\µap­mhpt¼mÄ thsdmcmÄ¡p­mhp¶nà CXn-
sâ kmcw: CXp t\cmb B\µa\p`hn¡p¶Xphsc \mw Cu
hymPamb B\µ¯n Nm©mSns¡m­ncn¡pw. icnbmb
]m In«mXncpt¶St¯mfw Imew Aiz°mamhv Acn amhp
Ie¡nbXmWt{X ]mse¶psh¨p IpSn¨ncp¶Xv. CXn³h®w
t\cmb kzcq]w Adnbpt¼mÄ AXnsâ B\µw A\p`hn¡p-
t¼mÄ, asäÃmw \ockambn¯ocpw.
Cu B\µw Adnhm\pff DÂIrjvSamb amÀ¤at{X `àn.
Cu hgn¡p k©cn¨m {ItaW Cuizcsâ IpieX a\Ên-
emhpw. Cu Znhyk¦ev]w hcpt¼mįs¶ asäÃm k¦ev]-
§fpw X\ntb Aenªpt]mIpw. ]ns¶ £p{ZmIÀjW§Ä
\ne\nev¡nÃ. ]ns¶ temI¯n Htc B\µw \ndªncn-
¡p¶Xp ImWmw. anTmbn¡SIÄ ]eXpap­mhpw. F¶mÂ
anTmbnIsfÃmw Htc Xcw Xs¶. bYmÀ°hkvXp I¿n In«m-
Xncn¡pt¶St¯mfw Imew \mw X¯n \S¡p¶ InfnIsf-
t¸mse AhnSp¶pw ChnSp¶pambn Hmtcm¶p sIm¯ns¡mdn¨p
sIm­ncn¡pw. cmhnse Rm³ XpfkocmambWw hmbn¡pIbm-
bncp¶p. hnf¡n¶Sp¯p ]mäIÄ h¶pIqSn. At¸mtgbv¡v
AhnsS Hcp sKufnbpw. AXn\v Fsâ cmambWhpambn F´nS-
]mSmWpffXv? AXn\p ]mäIsf I­t¸mÄ _lp Bµambn.
AXp ]mäIsf ]nSn¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ Rm³ Is¿m¶\¡n,
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 KoXm{]hN\w
AXp ]mªp t]mbn. ]nt¶bpw AXnsâ t\m«w ]mäIfpsS
t\À¡mbncp¶p. Rm³ a\Ên hnNmcn¨pþ""\n\¡v Cu ]mä-
Isf Xn¶tWm?'' \nsâ hmbn shffw hcp¶pt­m? Fsâ
hmbn shffw hcp¶nÃ. Rm³ A\p`hn¡p¶ B\µs¯¸än
B Kufns¡´dnbmw? AXn\p cmambW¯nse ckw Bkz-
Zn¡m³ IgnhnÃ. Cu KufnbptSXp t]msebmWv \½psS Øn-
Xn. \mw \m\mck§fn B­ncn¡p¶p. F¶m icnbmb
ckw e`n¨m Fs´mcm\µambncnbv¡pw! B icnbmb ckw
A\p`hn¨dnhm³ th­nbmWv `Khm³ `àncq]amb Hcp
km[\w ImWn¨p X¶ncn¡p¶Xv.
(kIma `àn¡pw hnebp­v.)
`Khm³ aq¶pXcw `à·msc¸än ]dbp¶p. (1) kIma`àn-
bpffh³ (2) \njvImasa¦nepw GImwKamb `ànbpffh³
(3) Úm\n AYhm k¼qÀ® `ànbpffh³. \njv I ma-
sa¦nepw GImwKamb `ànbpffh\pw aq¶p Xc¯nep­v. (1)
BÀ¯³, (2) PnÚmkp, (3) AÀ°mÀ°n. `ànhr£¯n-
sâ imtJm]imJIfmWnh.
kIma`ànbpsS AÀ°sa´v? hÃXpsam¶nÑn¨psIm­p
`Khmsâ ASp¯p sNÃp¶h³. Cu `àn XmWXcamsW¶p
]dªp Rm\hs\ \nµn¡nÃ. NneÀ s]mXptkhmcwK¯nÂ
NmSn hogp¶Xv t]cn\pw s]cpabv¡pw th­nbmWv. AXp-
sIms­´p tZmjw? \n§Ä Ahsc \Ãh®w _lpam\nt¨-
bv¡p. _lpam\n¨Xp sIms­mcp tZmjhpw hcm\nÃ. C§ns\
_lpaXn In«p¶XpsIm­p AhÀ s]mXpP\ tkh\¯nÂ
Dd¨p \nev¡pw. ]Xps¡ B {]hr¯nbn AhÀ¡p B\µw
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F«mw A²ymbw
tXm¶n¯pS§pw. ]ns¶, _lpaXn In«Wsa¶ B{Kl¯nsâ
AÀ°w Xs¶ F´mWv? C{X am{Xw: B _lpaXnsIm­p
\mw sN¿p¶ {]hr¯n D¯aamsW¶ hnizmkw \ap¡p­m-
hp¶p. Xm³ sN¿p¶ tkh\w \ÃtXm No¯tbm F¶dnbm³
Xsâ ]¡Â B´camb D]mbsam¶panÃm¯h³ Cu _mly-
amb D]mbs¯ Ahew_n¡p¶p.A½ aIsâ ]pd¯p X«n,
"t`jv' F¶p ]dªm A½bv¡pth­n ho­pw {]bXv\n-
¡m³ Ah¶pÕmlw tXm¶pw. CXp Xs¶ kIma`ànbpsS-
bpw ØnXn. kIma`à³ t\sc ]ctaizcsâ ASp¯psN¶p
]dbp¶p, "Xcq', F´pw ]ctaizct\mSmhiys¸Sp¶ ]Wn
km[mcWaÃ, Akm[mcWamWv.
Úm\tZh³ \matZht\mSp tNmZn¨p, ""XoÀ°bm{X¡v hcp-
¶ntÃ?'' \matZh³ ]dªp, "'F´n\v?'' Úm\tZh³ adp]Sn
]dªp, ""kÖ\kwkÀ¤¯n\v . '' \matZh³ ]dªp,
""F¶m `Khmt\mSp tNmZn¨n«p hcmw.'' \matZh³ t£{X-
¯n sN¶p `Khmsâ ap¼n \n¶p. At±l¯nsâ I®nÂ
\n¶v I®oscmgpIn¯pS§n. At±lw `Khmsâ kaNcW-
§sf¯s¶ t\m¡n\nev]mbn. HSp¡w At±lw IcªpwsIm-
­p tNmZn¨p, ""{]t`m, Rm³ t]mIs«?'' Úm\tZh³ ASp-
¯pXs¶ D­mbncp¶p. Cu \matZhs\ \n§Ä {`m´s\¶p
]dbptam? ho«n `mcybnÃmXmbm Icbp¶hÀ [mcmfap­v.
]s£, Cuizcsâ ASp¯p sN¶p Icbp¶ `à³, kIma\m-
bmepw icn, Akm[mcW\mWv. hmkvXh¯n bmNn¡¯-
¡XÃ Ah³ bmNn¡p¶Xv F¶Xv Ahsâ AÚm\amsW-
¶p IcpXmw. ]s£, C{Xam{Xw sIm­v Ahsâ kIma`àn
XymPyamsW¶p IcpXn¡qSm.
kv{XoIÄ cmhnse Fgpt¶äp ]eXcw {hX§f\pjvTn¡p-
¶p. hnf¡p I¯n¨p ImWn¡p¶p. Xpfkn¡p {]Z£nWw
sh¡p¶p. F´n\v? acWm\´cw Cuizcsâ A\p{Klw ssI-
hcm³. CXv AhcpsS a\Ênse shdpw hnNmcw am{Xamhmw.
]s£, AXn\pth­n AhÀ {hXw, P]w, D]hmkw apXembh
104
 KoXm{]hN\w
A\pjvTn¡p¶p. C¯cw {hXioeapff IpSpw_¯n alm]-
pcpj·mÀ P\n¡p¶p. XpfkoZmksâ Ipe¯n cmaXoÀ°³
P\n¨p. cmaXoÀ°³ ]mÀkn`mjm]WvUnX\mbncp¶p. Btcm
tNmZn¨p, ""XpfkoZmksâ Ipe¯n P\n¨n«p \n§Ä¡p
kwkvIrXw AdnªpIqsS?'' CXp cmaXoÀ°sâ ta Xd¨p.
IekvarXn F{X Icp¯päXmWv! CXpsIm­p t{]cnX\mbn
At±lw kwkv IrX ]S\¯nteÀs¸«p. kv {XoIÄ sh¨p
sIm­ncnbv¡p¶ `àn`mhw I­p ]cnlkn¡cpXv. `ànbpsS
C¯cw \pdp§pIÄ Hs¶m¶mbn kw`cn¨p shbv¡p¶nS¯p
tXPkznbmb k´Xn P\nbv¡p¶p. AXpsIm­t{X `Khm³
]dbp¶Xv, ""Fsâ `à³ kIma\mbmepw, Ahsâ `ànsb
Rm³ ZrVam¡pw. Ahsâ a\Ên Ipg¸ap­mhm\nSbm¡nÃ.
Xsâ tcmKw amän¯ctW F¶v Dffn X«n Ft¶mSp {]m-
À°n¨mÂ, Rm³ Ahsâ BtcmKy `mh\sb ]pjvSns¸Sp-
¯n Ahsâ tcmKw amäpw. F´mhiy¯n\mbmepw Ah³
Fsâ ASp¯p h¶m Rm\hsâ ]pd¯p X«n Ahs\ DÕm-
ln¸n¡pw.'' {[phs\¯s¶ t\m¡q. AÑsâ aSnbnencn¡m³
XcamImªt¸mÄ A½ Aht\mSp ]dªp; "Cuizct\mSv
Øm\w tNmZn¡q' F¶v. {[ph³ D]mk\bnteÀs¸«p. `Khm³
At±l¯n\p ANe Øm\w \ÂIn. a\Êp \njvImaasæn-
se´p th­q? a\pjy³ BcpsS ASp¯p sNÃp¶psh¶pw
BtcmSmhiys¸Sp¶psh¶papffXmWv apJyw. temI¯n\p
ap¼n ssI aeÀ¯msX Cuizct\mSp {]mÀ°n¨m AXn¶p
Xptemw al¯zap­v.
\nan¯w Ft´m Bhs«, \n§Ä `àn t£{X¯n sNÃp-
I. BZyw CÑtbmSp IqSnbmWv sNÃp¶sX¦nepw hgntb \njv-
¡ma\mbns¡mffpw. {]ZÀi\§Ä \S¯mdp­tÃm. AXnsâ
\S¯n¸pImÀ ]dbpw, ""CXm, \n§sfm¶p h¶p t\m¡n³
F{X \Ã, \nd¸In«pff t\cnb JmZnbmWv \nÀ½n¡m³ XpS§n-
bncn¡p¶Xv! ]pXnb ]pXnb Pn\pkpIÄ h¶p t\m¡n³!''
BfpIÄ hcnIbpw hioIrXcmhpIbpw sN¿p¶p. CXp Xs¶
105
F«mw A²ymbw
`ànbpsS Imcyhpw. Hcn¡Â `ànt£{X¯n {]thin¨mÂ,
AhnSps¯ kuµcyhpw {]`mhhpw X\nsb Adnbmdmhpw.
kzÀ¤¯nte¡p sNÃp¶ [À½]p{XcpsS IqsS HSp¡w Hcp
\mb am{Xta D­mbncp¶pffp. `oa\pw AÀÖp\\psaÃmw hgn-
¡p hoWp t]mbn. kzÀ¤hmXnev¡Â sh¨v [À½]p{XÀ¡p
hnhcw In«n. ""\n§Ä¡p IS¡mw ]t£, Cu \mbbv¡p ]mSnÃ-
.'' [À½]p{XÀ ]dªp, ""Fsâ \mbbv¡p IS¡m³ ]mSnsÃ-
¦n Rm\pw hcp¶nÃ.'' A\\y tkh\w sN¿p¶Xp \mb-
bmbmepw icn, Rm³, Rm³ F¶p ]dbp¶ aäpffhtc¡mÄ
AXp t{ijvTw Xs¶bmWv. B \mb `oamÀÖp\·mtc¡mÄ
t{ijvT\msW¶p sXfnªp. Cuizck¶n[nbnte¡v t]mIp-
¶Xv Hcp £p{ZIoSambmepw Cuizc k¶n[nbnte¡p t]mIm-
¯ henb henb BfpItf¡mÄ t{ijvTamWv. t£{X§fnÂ
Ba, Imf apXembhbpsS hn{Kl§fp­v. B \µnsb FÃmh-
cpw sXmgp¶p. ImcWw AXv km[mcW ImfbÃ. AXp `Khm-
sâ ap¼nepffXv. ImfbmsW¦nepw AXv ]ctaizctâXmsW-
¶p ad¡m³ h¿. henb henb _p²nam·mtc¡mÄ t{ijvT-
amWXv. Hcp \nÊmc Pohnbmbmepw `KhÂkvacW sNbvXmÂ
hnizhµyambn¯ocp¶p.
Hcn¡Â Rm³ Xoh­nbn t]mIpIbmbncp¶p. h­n bap-
\bpsS ]me¯nt·se¯n. ASp¯p­mbncp¶ HcmÄ ]pfIn-
X lrZb\mbn \Znbntes¡mcp \mWyan«p. ASp¯ncp¶ hnaÀ-
i ioe\mb HcmÄ ]dªp, ""cmPyw Asæn¯s¶ £maw
]nSn¨XmWv, ChcmIs« C§ns\ shdpsX Imip Ifbp¶p.''
Rm³ ]dªp, ""\n§Ä¡Xnsâ ImcWadnªp IqSm, Imip
hens¨dnbphm³ t{]cn¸n¨ `mh\bv¡v c­p \mep ss]k-
sb¦nepw hnebp­mhntÃ? aäp k¡mc§Ä¡mWv ]Ww
sImSp¯sX¦n At¸mgo Zm\w Ipsd ¡qSn \¶mIpambn-
cp¶p. ]s£, AXns\¸än ]ns¶ Nn´n¡mw. F¶m B
`mh\mioe\mb a\pjy³, Cu \Zn Cuizc ImcpWyw Hgp-
¡pI Xs¶bmsW¶ `mh\bm t{]cnX\mbn«mWv Cu Xym-
106
 KoXm{]hN\w
Kw sNbvXXv. Cu `mh\bv¡p \n§fpsS AÀ°imkv{X¯nÂ
hà Øm\hpapt­m? \m«nse Hcp \Zn ImWpt¼mtg¡v Abm-
fpsS lrZbw Aenªp t]mbn. \n§Ä¡v Cu `mh\ a\Ên-
emIpsa¦nÂ, Rm³ \n§fpsS tZi`ànsb¸än Btem-
Nn¡mw.'' tZi`àn¡À°w sdm«nsb¶mtWm? cmPy¯nse
Hcp alm\Zn ImWpt¼mÄ Xsâ k¼s¯Ãmw AXnemgv¯mw.
AXnsâ NcW§fneÀ¸n¡mw F¶ `mh\ a\ÊnepZn¡psa¦n-
 AsX{X henb tZi`ànbmWv? C{X henb k¼¯ns\-
Ãmw þ ]¨bpw aªbpamb IÃpIÄ, IoS§fpsS aeamb ap¯v,
Icn¡«sIm­p­m¡p¶ sshc¡Ãv F¶nhbvs¡Ãmw þshff-
¯nemgv¯n¡fbm\pff hnetb Dffq. Cuizcsâ NcW§fn-
 Cu s]mSnsbÃmw XpÑamWv. \n§Ä tNmZn¡pw, \Zn¡pw
NcW§Ä¡pw X½nse´mWv kw_Ôsa¶v. \n§fpsS kr-
jvSnbn ]camßmhn¶v hà _Ôhpapt­m? {]mWhmbphpw
A_vP\I hmbphpamWv \Zn. Kymkv sseänsâ hensbmcp
amXrIbmWv kqcy³. AXns\ F´n\p \akv¡cn¡p¶p?
\akv¡cnbv¡pI, \n§fpsS sdm«nsb am{Xw aXn. F¶mÂ
B sdm«nbnepw F´mWpffXv? AXpw hmkvXh¯n shfp-
¯ `®pXs¶btÃ? AXv ImWpt¼mtgbvs¡´mWv hmbnÂ
shffaqdp¶Xv? C{X henbkqcy\pZn¡p¶p. C{Xbpw kpµ-
camb \Zn HgpIp¶p, CXnsem¶pw Cuizcsâ A\p`qXn-
bp­mIp¶nsæn ]ns¶, FhnsSbmWp­mhpI? Cw¥ojp-
Ihn thÀUvkvhÀ¯v hfsc ZpxJt¯msS ]dbp¶p, ""Rm³
BZyw aghnÃp I­t¸mÄ Xpffn¨mSn. Fsâ lrZb¯nÂ
kt´mj¯nsâ thentbäap­mbn. F¶m C¶p Rms\´p-
sIm­v \r¯wshbv¡p¶nÃ? BZys¯ PohnXam[pcyw \in¨p
Rm³ IÃmbnt¸mtbm?''
kmcmwianXmWv: kIma`àn¡p AYhm ]mac`ànbv¡v
henb al¯zap­v. Ahkm\w AXn \n¶p al¯mb
kmaÀ°yapfhmIp¶p. Poh\pffsX´pw Hcn¡Â Cuizcsâ
ap¼nse¯nbm ]ns¶ am\yambn¯ocp¶p. Xobn GXp
107
F«mw A²ymbw
hndIn«mepw I¯pw. Cuizc`àn A]qÀÆ km[\bmWv. ]n¶o-
Sp B `àn \njv¡maambn ]qÀ®Xbnse¯pw.
\njvIma `àn
kIma `às\ \mw I­p. C\n \njvIma `às\ t\m-
¡mw. AXnepap­v c­p Xcw. GImwK\pw ]qÀ®\pw. GImwK-
\pw aq¶p Xcap­v. AXn BZys¯ Xcw BÀ¯`à·m-
cmWv. BÀ¯³ Zbm{]mÀ°nbmWv, `Khm¶p th­n Icbp-
¶h\mWv, InS¶p ]nSbp¶h\mWv, \matZhes\t¸mse. `K-
hmsâ t{]ackw Ft¸mÄ \pIcmw, At±l¯nsâ Igp¯nÂ
]nSn¨p Xq§n PohnXw Ft¸mÄ IrXmÀ°am¡mw, At±l-
¯nsâ NcW§fn X¶¯m\À¸n¨v Ft¸mÄ [\y\mImw,
Ft¶mÀ¯v AbmÄ DÕpI\pw hymIpe\pw A[oc\pw BXpc-
\pambncn¡pw. Hmtcm Imcy¯nepw kXyw, lrZb_Ôw, hym-
IpeX, t{]aw F¶nh Dt­m CÃtbm F¶v AbmÄ ho£n-
¡pw.
c­mas¯ Xcw PnÚmkp D­v. CubnsSbmbn \½psS
cmPy¯v C¯c¯nepff `à·mÀ B[nIanÃ. C¯c¯nÂ-
s¸« `à·mcn NneÀ Kucoi¦c¯n ho­pw ho­pw Ibdp-
Ibpw arXnbSbpIbpw sN¿pw. NneÀ D¯c{[phw At\zjn-
¡m³ ]pds¸SpIbpw X§fpsS At\zjW ^ew ISemÊnse-
gpXn Ip¸nbnem¡n shff¯nen«p acn¡pIbpw sN¿pw. NneÀ
Aán]ÀÆX¯nsâ DZc¯nte¡nd§pw. Ct¸mÄ C´ym¡m-
À¡p acWw Hcp C¼m¨n t]msebmWv. AhÀ¡p IpSpw_-
s¯ t]män¸peÀ¯p¶Xn Ihnªp ]pcpjmÀ°sam¶panÃ.
PnÚmkp`à¶v ASp¡cpXm¯ PnÚmkbp­mbncn-
bv¡pw. AbmÄ Hmtcm hkvXphnsâbpw KpW[À½§ft\zjn-
¡p¶p. a\pjy³ \ZnapJw hgnbmbn Ahkm\w kap{Z¯nse-
¯nt¨cp¶Xpt]mse Cu PnÚmkp Ahkm\w Cuizc-
\nse¯nt¨cpw.
aq¶mas¯ XcamWv AÀ°mÀ°nIÄ. AÀ°mÀ°n F-
¶m Hmtcm Imcy¯nepw {]tbmP\w ImWp¶h³. "AÀ°'-
108
 KoXm{]hN\w
¯n¶p ChnsS Imiv F¶À°anà adn¨v, lnXIeymWsa¶m-
Wv. GXp Imcyw ]co£n¡pt¼mgpw CXp sIm­p kapZmb-
¯n\p F´p \·bmWp­mhpI F¶p AbmÄ Dc¡Ãnep-
c¨p t\m¡pw. Xm³ ]dbpIbpw FgpXpIbpw {]hÀ¯n¡pIbpw
sN¿pt¼msgÃmw AXp sIm­p temI¯n¶p awKfw `hn¡p-
tam CÃtbm F¶p AbmÄ t\m¡pw. \ncp]tbmKhpw AlnXI-
chpamb {Inb AbmÄ¡p kzoImcyamhnÃ. kwkmc¯nsâ
lnXw Nn´n¡p¶h³ F{X henb almßmhmWv! temI¯n-
sâ awKfw Xs¶bmWv AbmÄ¡p B\µw. kÀÆ {InbItf-
bpw, t{]a ZrjvSntbmsS ho£n¡p¶h³ BÀ¯\pw Úm\
ZrjvSntbmsS ho£n¡p¶h³ PnÚmkphpw, awKf ZrjvSn-
tbmsS ho£n¡p¶h³ AÀ°mÀ°nbpat{X.
Cu aq¶p Xcw `à·mcpw \njv¡masc¦nepw GImwK·mcm-
Wv. Hcph³ IÀ½w sIm­pw, c­mas¯h³ lrZbw sIm­pw,
aq¶ma¯h³ _p²nsIm­pw Cuizcsâ ASps¯¯p¶p.C\n
_m¡nbpffXp ]qÀ®`à\mWv. Ahs\ Úm\n `às\¶pw
]dbmw. Cu `à¶p ImWp¶sXÃmw Cuizccq]w Xs¶bmWv.
Ipcq]hpw kpcq]hpw, cmPmhpw `n£phpw, kv{Xobpw ]pcpj\pw.
] £nar K§fp sa Ãmw Ab mÄ ¡p ] ca mß mh ns â
]mh\ZÀi\w Xs¶bmWv.
""\c \mco _mtfw AhLm \mcmbW
sFtkw amtÔw a\ Icow tZhm''
""BWv , s]®v, Ip«nIÄ þFÃmw \mcmbW³ Xs¶. Fsâ
a\Êns\ Cu hn[w tXm¶pamdmt¡Wta {]t`m!''
C§ns\bmWv , Xp¡mdmansâ {]mÀ°\. lnµp aX¯nse
\mK]qP, Xp¼nI¿pff tZhsâ ]qP, hr£]qP apXembh
{`m´nsâ amXrIImsf¶p IcpXmdp­v. F¶m CXns\¡mÄ
henb {`m´v Úm\n `à·mcpsS ]¡Â ImWmw. Ddp¼p
apXÂ N{µkqcy·mÀ hsc, ImWp¶sX´ns\bpw AhÀ ]cam-
ßmhmbn IcpXp¶p, AhcpsS lrZb¯n B\µ¯nsâ
109
F«mw A²ymbw
thentbäap­mhp¶p.
""aK Xbm kpJm A´ \mlow ]mc
B\tµw kmKc tlemhXo''
""]ns¶ AXnÂ\n¶v A\´amb kpJw e`n¡p¶p, Abm-
fpsS lrZb kmKcw B\µw sIm­p AeXÃp¶p.''
A§ns\ Znhyhpw `hyhpamb B ZÀi\s¯ \n§Ä {`a-
sa¶p ]dªmepw B {`aw kuJycminbmWv, B\µ\n[n-
bmWv. AbmÄ Kw`ocamb kmKc¯n Cuizcsâ hnemkw
ImWp¶p, tKmamXmhn Cuizcsâ hmÕeyw ImWp¶p, ]rYn-
bn AhnSps¯ £a ImWp¶p, hrYnbn AhnSps¯ £a
ImWp¶p. \oc{Ôamb BImi¯n AhnSps¯ \nÀ½e-
Xbpw chnN{µXmc§fn AhnSps¯ tXPÊpw `hyXbpw
ImWp¶p. ]qhn AhnSpt¯ tImafXbpw, ZpÀÖ\§fnÂ
Xs¶ ]co£Ww sN¿p¶ Cuizct\bpw ImWp¶p. C§ns\,
"Htc ]camßmhp kÀÆ{X can¨p sIm­cpfp¶p' F¶p ImWp-
hm³ Úm\n `à³ ]cnioen¡p¶p, C§ns\ sNbvXv sNbvXv
sIm­v AbmÄþÚm\n`à³ Hcp Znhkw Cuizc\n¯s¶
tNcpw.
RmbÀ, 3þ4þ'32
F«ma[ymbw
{]bmWkm[\: kmXXytbmKw
(ip`kwkvI mck©bw)
a\pjyPohnXw At\Iw kwkv¡mc§fpsS IqSmWv. \½-
fn \n¶v AkwJyw {InbIÄ D­mbns¡m­ncnbv¡p¶p.
AXnsâ Hcp IW¡v FSp¡m³, ]pds¸«m Ahkm\nbv¡nÃ.
sam¯¯n Hcp Ccp]¯n\mep aWn¡qdnse {InbIÄ t\m-
¡nbm¯s¶ AhbpsS F®w F{X hepXmbncnbv¡pw!
D®pI, IpSnbv¡pI, Ccnbv¡pI, Dd§pI, CfIpI, k©cnbv-
110
 KoXm{]hN\w
¡pI, ]WnsbSp¡pI, FgpXpI, kwkmcn¡pI, hmbn¡pI,
Chbv¡p ]pdta ]eXcw kz]v\§Ä, cmKtZzj§Ä, am\m-
]am\§Ä, kpJZpxJ§Ä apXembn«pw At\I {]Imc§-
fp­v. ChbpsSsbÃmw kwkv¡mcw \½psS a\Ênepw D­m-
Ip¶p­v. AXpsIm­p hÃhcpw Ft¶mSp PohnXsa¶psh¨m-
se´mWv F¶p tNmZn¨m AXp kwkv¡mck©bamsW-
¶p Rm³ hymJym\n¡p¶p.
kwkv¡mcw \ÃXpap­v, No¯bpap­v. c­pw a\pjyPohn-
X¯n {]`mhhpw sNep¯p¶p. Ip«n¡mes¯ {InbItf¸-
än \ap¡v HmÀ½tb CÃ. Ip«n¡meamsI tÉbnänsegpXn XpS-
¨Xpt]mse amªp t]mbncn¡p¶p. ]qÀÆ P·kwkv¡mcamI-
s«, \ntÈjw tX¨p shSn¸m¡nbXpt]msebncn¡p¶p. F¶Ã
]qÀÆP·w D­mbncp¶pthm F¶p Xs¶ kwibn¡¯¡
\nebnembncn¡p¶p. Cu P·¯nse _meyImew t]mepw
HmÀ½bnsæn¸ns¶ ]qÀÆP·¯nsâ Imcyw ]dtbWtam?
]qÀÆP·w t]mIs«; \ap¡v Cu P·s¯¸än Nn´n¡mw. \ap¡v
GsXÃmw {InbIÄ HmÀ½\nev¡p¶pt­m, AsXm¡tb \S-
¶n«pffp F¶nÃ. {InbIÄ At\Iap­v, Úm\hpw At\-
Iap­v, F¶m Cu {InbIfpw Úm\hpw amªpt]mbn Ah-
km\w Nne kwkv¡mc§Ä am{Xw tijn¡p¶p, cm{Xn InS-
¡pt¼mÄ \mw A¶s¯ {InbIsfÃmw HmÀ¯pt\m¡nbmÂ-
t¸mepw apgph³ HmÀ½ hcp¶nÃ. GsXÃmw {InbIfmWv HmÀ-
½hcnI? hfsc kv]jvShpw {]`mhtaev]n¡p¶hbpamb {Inb-
Itf \½psS I¬ap¶n hcp¶pffp. \mw hÃhtcmSpw hg-
¡Sn¨n«ps­¦nÂ, AXp HmÀ½hcp¶p; ImcWw, A¶t¯
ap´nb k¼mZyw AXmWtÃm. apJyhpw kv]jvShpamb {Inb-
IfpsS kwkv¡mcw a\Ên Bg¯n ]Xnbp¶p. apJy{Inb-
Isf HmÀ½n¡p¶pffp. aäpffhsbÃmw a§nt¸mIp¶p. \mw
UbdnsbgpXm\ncp¶m ct­m \mtem henb Imcy§Ä
am{Xw Ipdn¡p¶p. C¯cw{]XnZn\ kwkv¡mc§sfsbÃmw
Iq«n HcmgvNs¯ IWs¡Sp¯m AXn \n¶v thsdbpw
111
F«mw A²ymbw
]e Imcy§fpw tNmÀ¶pt]mbn. BgvNbnse apJy kw`h§Ä
am{Xw _m¡nbmIpw. ]ns¶ amkmhkm\s¯ IW¡p t\m¡m-
\ncp¶m B amks¯ apJy Imcy§Ä am{Xta \½psS ap¼n-
 hcq. CXn h®w XpSÀ¶v Bdpamkt¯tbm, Hcm­n-
tetbm, A¿m­ntetbm IW¡p t\m¡nbmÂ, hfsc Ipd¨p
h¼n¨ Imcy§tf HmÀ½hcq. AhbpsS kwkv¡mcta \ne-
\nev¡q. F®aä {InbIfpw Aäaä Úm\§fpw D­mbn«pw
Ahkm\w a\Ênsâ ]¡Â hfsc¡pdt¨ Ahtijn¡p¶p-
ffp. B ]eXcw IÀ½§fpw Úm\§fpw h¶v AhbpsS
]WnIgnªp kam]n¨p. B IÀ½§fpsSsbÃmw A©p]¯p
ZrVk¦ev]§Ä am{Xw tijn¡p¶p. Cu kwkv¡mc§fmWv
\½psS aqe[\w. \mw PohnXamIp¶ hym]mcw sNbvXp tIhew
kwkv¡mcamIp¶ k¼¯p tiJcn¡p¶p. hym]mcn Znhk-
t¯bpw amkt¯bpw sImÃt¯bpw hchp NneshgpXn Ah-
km\w em`¯nsâtbm tNX¯nsâtbm HscmäXpI FSp¡p-
¶Xpt]mse Xs¶bmWv PohnX¯ntâbpw ØnXn. At\I
kwkv¡mc§Ä h¶pw sN¶p ancp¶Xn\p tijw HSphnÂ
AXy´w ZrVamb, kmc`qXamb, Hcp hkvXp Ahtijn¡p-
¶p. PohnX¯nsâ Ahkm\ \nanjsa¯pt¼mÄ PohnX-
¯nse Ahkm\¡¿ncn¸ns\¸än Bßmhv HmÀ¯p XpS§p-
¶p. PohnXw apgph³ F´p sN¿psht¶mÀ¡pt¼mÄ, apgph³
k¼mZysa¶ \nebn c­p \mep Imcy§Ä am{Xta I®nÂ
s]Sq. CXn\À°w, B IÀ½hpw Úm\hpsaÃmw hyÀ°amb-
vt¸msb¶Ã, AhbpsS {]hÀ¯nXoÀ¶p. At\Imbncw CS-
]mSpIÄ¡ptijw Ahkm\w BsI A¿mbncw \jvSw AY-
hm ]Xn\mbncw em`w F¶ kwKXn am{Xta hym]mcnbpsS
I¿n tijn¡p¶pffq. tNXam­mbsX¦n lrZbw anSn-
¡p¶p. em`amWp­mbsX¦n B\µn¡p¶p.
\½psS ØnXnbpw A§s\ Xs¶. acWkab¯ Xn¶p-
hm\mWv hmk\sb¦nÂ, PohnXw apgph³ t`mP\¯nsâ cpNn
BkzZn¡phm³ Xs¶ B`ykn¨p F¶p kn²amIpw. t`mP\w
AXmbXp kzmZdnhm\pff hmk\ Xs¶bmWvPohnXamsI-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
bpff k¼ymZyw. acn¡pt¼mÄ, Hc½bv¡p a¡sf¸änbmWv
HmÀ½sb¦nÂ, AhÀ¡p ]p{Xkwkm¡mcamWv {]_esa¶p
IcpXWw. _m¡n sNbvX AkwJyw IÀ½§Ä A{][m\-
§fmbnt¸mbncn¡p¶p. A¦KWnX¯n `n¶nX§fpsS
tNmZy§Ä D­v. F{Xtbm henb henb kwJyIfmhs«, Ah-
sb sh«n¨pcp¡n Ahkm\w H¶v Ft¶m ]qPyw Ft¶m D¯-
cw In«p¶p. CXpt]mse Pohn¯n kwkv¡mc§fpsS Hcp
{]_eambkwkv¡mcw am{Xw kmcambhtijn¡p¶p. AXp
PnhnXamIp¶ {]iv\¯nsâ D¯camWv. A´yIme kvac-
am{XamWv apgph³ PohnX¯nsâbpw ]ca^ew.
PohnX¯nsâ Cu A´na kmcw a[pcamIWw, Cu A´y-
\nanjw a[pcamIWw F¶ ZrjvSntbmSp IqSnbmbncn¡Ww
\½psS PohntXmZya§sfÃmw. GXnsâ A´yw a[pcamtWm,
AXmIbpw a[pcamWv. B HSp¡s¯ D¯c¯n {i²sh¨p-
sIm­p thWw FÃm PohnX {]iv\§Ä¡pw D¯cw ImWm-
³. Cu e£ys¯ ap³\nÀ¯nsIm­v PohnXamsI hyhØ-
s¸¯pI. KWnX¯n FSp¯ptNmZn¨ {]i\s¯ ap³-
\nÀ¯nsIm­mWtÃm D¯cw I­p ]nSn¡mdv. B coXnbnÂ-
¯s¶ Imcyw \S¯Ww. AXn\m acWkab¯p kpZrV-
am¡nsh¡m\min¡p¶ kwkv ¡ mc¯n\\pkcn¨p Xs¶
PnhnX¯nsâ kIe {]hml§tfbpw Xncn¡Ww. cm¸IÂ
B hit¯bv¡mhWw {]hWX.
(acWkvacW thWw)
Cu F«ma²mb¯n ]dªn«pff kn²m´w CXt{X: acW-
kab¯p {]_eambncn¡p¶ hnNmctatXm, AXmWv ASp-
¯ P·¯n _eh¯cam¡p¶Xv. Cu ]mtYbhpsaSp¯m-
Wv Poh³ apt¶m«p bm{X XpScp¶Xv. C¶p ]Ies¯
k¼mZyhpsaSp¯p Dd¡¯n\ptijw \mw \mfs¯ Znhkw
XpS§p¶p. AXpt]mse, Cu P·¯n kw`cn¨p sh¨sX-
Sp¯p acWamIp¶ s]cnb Dd¡¯n\p tijw ho­pw \½p-
sS bm{XBcw`n¡p¶p. Cu P·¯nsâ A´yw Xs¶bmWv
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F«mw A²ymbw
ASp¯ P·¯nsâ Bcw`w . AXn\m kZmacWs¯ HmÀ-
¯pw sIm­p \S¡pI.
asämcp Imcy¯n\pw acWkvacW BhiyamWvþ acW¯n-
sâ `bm\IXtbmsSXnÀ¯p \nev¡m\pw, AXn\pff hgnt\-
Sphm\pw. almßmhmb GI\mYs\¸än Hcp IYbp­v. Hcp
am\y³ At±lt¯mSp tNmZn¨p, ""kzmao, A§bpsS PohnXw
F{X ]cnip²amWv! F{X \njv]m]amWv! R§fpsS Pohn-
Xw A§ns\bmIm¯sX´v? A§v Hcn¡epw BtcmSpw tIm]n-
¡p¶nÃ; BtcmSpw Ieln¡p¶nÃ; aÕcn¡p¶nÃ. A§v F{X
im´³, F{X t{]aab³. F{X ]hn{X³!"" GI\mY³ ]dªp,
"" Xev¡mew Fsâ Imcyw hnSq. \n§sf ¸än F\ns¡mcp
Imcyw a\Ênembncp¡p¶p, C¶papXÂ Ggp \mfp¡Ä¡pffn-
 \n§fpsS acWambv.'' GI\mY³ H¶p ]dªm AXp
IfhmIpsa¶v BÀ¡cpXpw? Ggp\mfp¡Ä¡pffn acWw!
shdpw 168 aWn¡qtd _m¡nbpffp. Cuizcm, CsX´\À°w:
B a\pjy³ ho«nte¡p IpXnIpXn¨p. H¶pw I®n s]Sm-
Xmbn. Ahkm\t¯Xmbn CS]msSÃmw XoÀ¡m³ GÀ¸mSp
sNbvXp XpS§n. kzmØyanÃmXmbn, InS¸nembn. Bdp Znhkw
Ignªp. Ggmw Znhkw GI\mY³ Abmsf ImWm³ sN¶p.
AbmÄ hµn¨p. GI\mY³ tNmZn¨p: "" F§ns\bncp¡p¶p?''
AbmÄ ]dªp,""FÃmw Ignªp.'' GI\mY³ tNmZn¨p;'' Cu
Bdp\mÄ¡pffn Fs´Ãmw sXäp sNbvXp? Fs´Ãmw No¯-
hnNmc§fmWv a\Ênep­mbXv? Bk¶acW\mb AbmÄ
]dªp, ""kzmao, ]m]s¯¸än Nn´n¡mt\ CSIn«nbnÃ.
Ft¸mgpw acWw I¬ap¼n \n¶ncp¶p.'' GI\mY³ ]dªp.
"" Fsâ PohnXw F§ns\bmWv C{X \njv]m]ambXv F¶-
Xnsâ D¯cw Ct¸mÄ In«nbntÃ?'' acWamIp¶ knwlw kZm
ap¼n \n¶m ]ns¶ BÀ¡mWv ]m]w sN¿m³ tXm¶pI?
]m]w sN¿m\pw thWw a\kzmØyw. kZm acs¯ kvacn-
¡p¶Xp ]m]¯n \n¶p hn«p \nev¡m³ ]änb D]mbamWv.
acWs¯ ap¼n I­m¸ns¶ F´p ss[cy¯nt·emWv
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 KoXm{]hN\w
]m]w sN¿pI?
]t£, a\pjy³ acWkvacW Hgn¨p shbv¡m³ {ian-
¡p¶p. "]mkv¡Â' F¶ Hcp {^©pZmÀi\nI\p­mbncp¶p.
At±lw "t]msk' Fs¶mcp ]pkvXIsagpXnbn«p­v. t]msk
F¶psh¨m "hnNmcw' (BtemN\). At±lw Cu ]pkvX-
I¯n ]e ]e hnNmc§sf shfns¸Sp¯nbn«p­v. AXn-
semcnS¯v At±lw FgpXp¶p. ""acWw kZm ]n¶n \nev-
¡p¶p. F¶m AsX§ns\ adt¡­q F¶Xn\mWv a\p-
jy³ kZm {]bXv\n¡p¶Xv. acWs¯ HmÀ¯psIm­p F§n-
s\ Pohn¡msa¶ {]iv\w Ah³ Xsâ ap¼n sh¡pt¶
CÃ.'' a\pjy¶p acWsa¶ hm¡p t]mepw s]mdp¡m³ h¿.
D®pt¼mÄ hÃhcpw acWsa¶ hm¡p ]dªpt]mbm tIÄ-
¡mw, ""F´p No¯ hm¡mWv hmbn \n¶p hogp¶Xv?'' C§n-
s\sbÃmamsW¦nepw \½psS Hmtcm ImÂsh¸pw acW¯nsâ
t\À¡mWp Xm\pw. t_mwt_¡p Sn¡äp hm§n \n§Ä Xoh-
­nbn IbdnbmÂ, \n§Ä shdpsXbncp¶mepw icn, h­n
\n§sf t_mwt_bn sIm­p t]mbn hnSpI Xs¶ sN¿pw.
P\n¡pt¼mįs¶ \mw acn¡m\pff Sn¡äp hm§nbncn-
¡p¶p. C\n \n§Ä Ccp¶mepw sImffmw, HmSnbmepw sIm-
ffmw. Ccp¶mepw acWw hcpw. HmSnbmepw hcpw. \n§Ä acW-
s¯¸än Nn´n¨mepw Csænepw AXp hcmXncn¡nÃ. acWw
\nÝnXamWv. aäpImcy§Ä A\nÝnXambncp¶mepw. kqcy³
AkvXan¡p¶tXmSp IqSn \½psS BbpÊnsâ Hcwiw {Kkn-
¡p¶p. PohnX`mK§Ä C§ns\ apdnªp apdnªp t]mIp¶p,
PohnXw DSªp t]mIp¶p, Xpffn Xpffnbmbn hänt¸mIp¶p.
F¶mepw, a\pjy¶v AXns\¸än Hcp Nn´bpanÃ. PvRmt\iz-
c³ ]dbpIbmWv, ""BÝcyw tXm¶p¶p''. At±l¯nsâ BÝ-
cyw, a\pjyÀ F´psIm­mWn{X \nÝn´X A\p`hn¡p-
¶sX¶mWv. a\pjy¶p acWs¯¸änb hnNmcw Xs¶. kln-
¡m³ h¿m¯{X `bamWv acWs¯¸än. Ah³ kZm B
hnNmcs¯ amänsh¨p sIm­ncn¡p¶p. I®nt·Â aqSp]San«p-
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F«mw A²ymbw
sIm­ncn¡p¶p. bp²¯n\p t]mIp¶ `S·mÀ acWNn´ hcm-
Xncn¸m\mbn Ifn¡p¶p, BSp¶p, ]mSp¶p, knKdäp hen¡p-
¶p. ]mkv¡Â FgpXp¶p, ""acWs¯ kÀÆ{X {]Xy£ambn-
¡­n«p IqSn Cu ]«mf¡mc³ AXp ad¡phm³ th­n Xo\n-
epw IpSnbnepw ]m«nepw B«¯nepw apgpInbncn¡p¶p..''
\msaÃmw Cu ]«mf¡msct¸msebmWv. apJ¯v aµkvanXw
\ne\nÀ¯m³ {]bXv\n¡pI, apJw hmSnbm F®bpw ]uUdpw
CSpI, apSn \c¨m AXp Idp¸n¡phm\pff ssXew tX¡pI
C¯cw {]bXv\§fmWv a\pjy³ sN¿p¶Xv. amd¯p acWw
\r¯w sh¡p¶p, F¶n«pw \mw ]«mf¡mcs\t¸mse AXp
ad¡m³ HSp§m¯ {]bXv\w sNbvXpsIm­ncn¡p¶p. thsd
F´p thWsa¦nepw ]dbmw, ]s£, acW¯nsâ Imcyw an­-
cpXv F¶p ]dbpw, sa{Sn¡v ]mÊmb Ip«ntbmSp tNmZn¡q,
""C\n F´m hnNmcn¡p¶Xv?'' AbmÄ ]dbp¶p, ""Ct¸mÄ
tNmZnbvt¡­, Ct¸mÄ Rm³ ^Ìv CbdnemWv.'' ASp¯
sImÃw ]ns¶bpw tNmZn¨m ]dbpw, '' BZyw Câ vd§p Ign-
bs«, F¶n«p t\m¡mw.'' CtX {Iaw XpScp¶p. hcm³ t]mIp-
¶Xns\¸än Imte¡q«nNn´nt¡­XntÃ? ASp¯ ImÂsh-
¸ns\¸än Nn´n¡Ww, Csæn AXp sN¶p Ip­n NmSn-
tb¡mhp¶XmWv. ]t£, hnZymÀ°n CXns\ amän shbv¡p¶p.
B ]mh¯nsâ ]T\coXn ]Tn¸n\ptijapff `mhn ImWm³
t]mepw Ignbm¯{X AÔImcabamWv. CXn\ptijw ]ns¶
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 KoXm{]hN\w
F´psN¿Ww F¶ {]iv\s¯¯s¶ Ah³ apt¶m«phcm³
A\phZn¡p¶nÃ. ImcWw X\nbv¡p Npäp]mSpw AÔImcamWv
ImWs¸Sp¶Xv. ]t£ `mhnsb XSbm³ IgnbnÃ. AXp Xe-
bn h¶p IbdpI Xs¶ sN¿pw.
tImtfPn s{]m^kÀ XÀ¡imkv{Xw ]Tn¸n¡p¶p: ""a\p-
jy³ acWapffh\mWv. tkm{I«okv a\pjy\mWv, AXn\mÂ
tkm{I«okv acn¡pw''. C§ns\bmWv At±lw A\pam\w ]Tn¸n-
bv¡p¶Xv. At±lw tkm{I«okns\ DZmlcnbv¡p¶p. F´p-
sIm­v Xs¶¯s¶ DZmlcn¡p¶nÃ? s{]m^kdpw acW-
apffh\mWv. ""FÃm a\pjycpw acWapffhcmWv. AXn\mÂ
s{]m^kdmb Rm\pw acWapffh\mWv, injycmb \n§fpw
acWapffhcmWv'' F¶v At±lw ]Tn¸n¡p¶nÃ. At±lw
B acWs¯ tkm{I«oknsâ taev¡p XffnhnSp¶p. ImcWw,
tkm{I«okv acn¨p t]mbtÃm. At±lw BhemXns¸Sm³ lmP-
cnÃ. injy\pw Kpcphpw acWw tkm{I«okns\ Gev]n¨v, ""\n§-
sf¸än an­­, Fs¶¸änbpw an­­'' F¶ coXn ssIs¡m-
ffp¶p. AhÀ a\Ênem¡nbncn¡p¶Xp X§Ä hfsc kpc-
£nXcmsW¶mbncn¡ptam?
C§ns\ acWs¯ ad¡m\pff {]bXv\w kÀÆ{X a\x-
]qÀÆw \S¶p hcp¶p. F¶mÂ, CXpsIm­p acWs¯ AI-
äm\mIptam? C¶se A½ acn¨p. F¶psh¨m acWw ap¼nÂ
h¶p. a\pjy³ \nÀ`b\mbn acWs¯¸än Nn´n¨v, AXns\
t\cnSm³ Xosc ss[cys¸Sp¶nÃ. Hcp knwlw am\ns\ ]n³-
XpScp¶p. am³ IpXn¨p ]mbp¶p, AXnsâ iàn £bn¡p¶p,
Ahkm\w AXp £oWn¨p t]mIp¶p ]n¶mse B knwlw,
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
acWw, HmSnsb¯p¶p. B kab¯v B am\nsâ ØnXnsb´v?
AXn¶v knwl¯nsâ t\sc t\m¡mt\ h¿. AXp a®nÂ
sIm¼pw apJhpw Bgv¯n \n¡bmbn. AXp \ncm[mcambn
C§ns\ ]dbpIbmsW¶p tXm¶pw, ""CXm, C\n h¶v Fs¶
]nSnt¨mfq.'' \ap¡v acWs¯ t\m¡m³ h¿. AXn \n¶p
c£s¸Sphm³ Bbncw bpànIsfSp¯mepw Ahkm\w \½p-
sS ]ncSn ]nSn¨p sRcn¡m³ th­ iàn arXyphn\p­v.
]ns¶, acWw hcpt¼mÄ a\pjy³ Xsâ PohnX¯n _m-
¡nbmb I¿ncn¸p t\m¡mdp­v. Aek\pw, a­\pw, aSnb\p-
amb hnZymÀ°n ]co£¡ncn¡pt¼mÄ Xqh ajnbn ap-
¡n FSp¯p ]nSn¡pIbÃmsX, shfp¯ ISemÊn Idp¸p
tX¡m³ ss[cys¸Sp¶nÃ. FtSm N§mXn hÃXpw Ipds¨gp-
Xn¡qsS? kckzXn h¶p hÃXpw FgpXn¯cptam? aq¶p aWn-
¡qÀ Ignbpt¼mÄ, Ah³ shdpw ISemÊv Xncn¨p sImSp¡p-
¶p, AYhm Ahkm\w Fs´¦nepw Ip¯n¡pdn¨p sImSp¡p-
¶p. tNmZyw a\Ênem¡Wsat¶m, D¯ctamgpXWsat¶m
tXm¶pt¶bnÃ! At§m«pant§m«pw t\m¡nbncn¡p¶p. \½p-
sS ØnXnbpw CXpXs¶. AXn\m PohnX¯nsâ Aäw acW-
¯nse¯p¶p Ft¶mÀ½n¨p sIm­p, A´na \nanjw ]pWy-
abhpw AXy´w ]mh\hpw a[pchpam¡¯¡ ]cnioe\w
PohnXw apgph³ \mw XpScWw. a\Ên AXyp¯aamb kwkv-
¡mcw F§ns\bpfhmIpsa¶p C¶p apXÂt¡ Nn´n¨p sIm-
­ncn¡Ww. ]t£. \à kwkv¡mc§Ä Bc`ykn¡p¶p?
adn¨v No¯¡mcy§Ä ASn¡Sn A`ykn¨p t]mcp¶pap­v.
\mhv, I®v, sNhn F¶nhsb \mw sImXnb·mcm¡pIbmWv.
Nn¯s¯ CXn\p hn]coXambmWv A`ykn¸nt¡­Xv. \Ã
Imcy§fn a\Êv ]Xnbv¡Ww. AXv Ahbn X·bo`hn-
¡Ww. \mw \½ps¡mcp sXäp I­mepS³ AXp Xncp¯nsh-
¡m³ AXypÕpIcmIWw. sXäp a\Ênembmepw AXp ]ns¶-
bpw BhÀ¯n¡pItbm? Ft¸mÄ \ap¡p \½psS sXäp a\Ên-
emIp¶pthm, At¸mÄ \½psS ]p\ÀÖ·ambn. AXp \½psS
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 KoXm{]hN\w
]pXnb _meyw. PohnX¯nsâ \h{]`mXw BsW¶p IcpXpI.
At¸mgmWv \n§Ä hmkvXh¯n DWcp¶Xv. C\n cmhpw
]Iepw PohnXs¯ ]cntim[n¨p sIm­ncn¡pI, Pm{KXtbmSp
IqSnbncn¡pI. A§ns\ sNbvXnsæntem, ho­pw Imep sX-
äpw. ho­pw No¯¡mcy§Ä A`ykn¨p XpS§pw.
Ipsd sImÃw ap¼p Rm³ Fsâ ap¯Ènsb¡mWm³ sN¶p.
AhÀ¡p hfsc {]mbambncnbv¡p¶p. AhÀ Ft¶mSp ]d-
ªp, ""hn\ym, * CubnsSbmbn F\nbv¡v H«pw HmÀ½ \nev¡p-
¶nÃ. s\¿nsâ ]m{XsaSp¡m³ t]mIpw, F¶n«v, AsXSp¡m-
sX aS§pIbpw sN¿pw.'' F¶m A¼Xp sImÃw ap¼s¯
B`cW§fpsS IY Ahsct¶mSp ]dªp. A©p an\n«p
ap¼s¯ Imcyw HmÀ½bnÃ. F¶m A¼Xp sImÃw ap¼s¯
{]_eamb kwkv¡mcw Ahkm\w hsc tim`nbv¡p¶p. CXn-
\p ImcWsa´v? B B`cW§fpsS IY AhÀ Hmtcmcp¯-
tcmSpw ]dªncn¡p¶p. ]ehpcp ]dªp Ignªncn¡p¶p.
AXn\m AXp PohnX¯n H«nt¨À¶ncn¡p¶p, PohnX-
t¯mSv sFIcq]yw {]m]n¨ncn¡p¶p. Rm³ a\Ên hnNm-
cn¨p:""`Khm³ {]kmZn¨v ap¯Èn¡p acW kab¯v B ]­-
¯nsâ HmÀ½ hccptX!''
\mw cmhpw ]Iepw A`ykn¨p t]mcp¶Xv \t½mSv H«nt¨cm-
Xncn¡ptam? APmanfsâ IY hmbn¨p sXän²cn¨p t]mIcpXv.
At±lw ]pdta ]m]nbmbncp¶p. ]t£ At±l¯nsâ Pohn-
X¯n AIta ]pWy[mc {]hln¨ncp¶p. B ]pWyw A´n-
a£W¯n Pm{K¯mbn. kÀÆZm ]m]w sNbvXp sIm­n-
cp¶mepw Ahkm\w cma\maw XoÀ¨bmbpw HmÀ½hcpw F¶-
Ômfn¡cpXv. ssiih¯n¯s¶ a\Êpsh¨`ykn¡pI. \Ã
kwkv¡mc§Ä Xs¶ D­mIphm³ Ft¸mgpw {i² shb-
v¡pI. CXpsIms­´pffp, AXpsIms­´pffp F¶p hnNm-
cn¨p t]mIcpXv. \mep aWn¡p Xs¶ F´ns¶gpt¶ev¡Ww?
GgpaWns¡gpt¶äm F´m tZmjw? C§ns\ hnNmcn¨mÂ
Imcyw \S¡nÃ. a\Êns\ C§ns\ Agn¨p hn«m Ahkm\w
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
IpSp§pw. ]ns¶ \à kwkv¡mcw ASbmfs¸«p In«nÃ. Hmtcm-
tcm IWambn k¼mZn¨n«p thWw hnZymÀÖ\¯nteÀs¸SpI.
{]Xn£Ww \à kwkv¡mcatà DfhmIp¶sX¶p {i²bnen-
cnbv¡s«. No¯hm¡p¨cn¨pthm, No¯ kwkv¡mcapfhmbn.
\½psS Hmtcm IÀ½hpw IÃpfnbmbn¯oÀ¶v \½psS
PohnXamIp¶ IÃn\v BIrXn hcp¯p¶p. ]IÂ\ÃcoXnbnÂ
Ahkm\n¨mepw, kz]v\¯n ZpÀÆnNmc§Ä hcmw. A©p
]¯p Znhks¯ hnNmcta kz]v\¯n hcq F¶nÃ. F-
{Xtbm No¯ kwkv¡mc§Ä A{i² sIm­p h¶ps]Sp¶p.
Ah Ft¸mgmWv DWÀ¶p hcnI F¶p ]dhm³ h¿. AXn\mÂ
NnÃd¨nÃdImcy§fnÂt¸mepw Pm{KX ]q­ncn¡Ww. ap§n-
t¸mIp¶hs\ ]pÂs¡mSnbpw XpWt¨¡mw. \mw kwkmc
kmKc¯n B­m­p t]mIbmWv. \mw Ipds¨¦nepw \¶m-
bn kwkmcn¨m AXpt]mepw \ap¡p Xm§mbn¨abpw. \·
sNbvXXp ]mgmIbnà AXp \n§sf IctIäpw. H«pw Xs¶
No¯ kwkv¡mcw D­mhcpXv. I®p ]hn{Xambncn¡m\pw
ImXp iImcw tIÄ¡mXncn¡m\pw \ÃXp ]dbphm\pw Ft¸m-
gpw DZyan¡pI. C§ns\ {i²n¨p t]m¶m Ahkm\ \nanj-
¯n Hgnbm¯ `mKyambncn¡pw. \mw \½psS PohnX acW-
§Ä¡p {]`phmbn hcpw.
]hn{Xkwkv¡mcapfhm¡ph³ a\Ên DZmcamb hnNm-
cw hfÀ¯Ww. ssIIÄ ]hn{X IÀ½§Ä sN¿s«. DffnÂ
]pdta kz[À½mNcWhpw \S¡s«. ssIIÄ sIm­p tkh\
IÀ½hpw, a\Ên hnIÀ½hpwþC§ns\ \nXyhpw sNbvXp-
sIm­ncnbv¡Ww. KmÔnPnsb t\m¡q, At±lw \nXyhpw
NÀ¡ Xncnbv¡p¶p. Znhtk\ \qev¡m³ Du¶n¸dbp¶p F´n-
\p \nXyhpw \qev¡Ww? hkv{X¯n\p hÃt¸mgpsams¡ \qämÂ-
t¸msc? F¶meXp hyhlmcta Bbpffp. Znhtk\ \qev¡p-
¶Xn B²ymßnIXbp­v. cmPy¯n¶mbn Rm³ hÃXpsam-
¶p sN¿Wsa¶Xnsâ A\pkvacWamWXv. B \q \s½
\nXyhpw Zcn{Z \mcmbWt\mSSp¸n¡p¶p. B kwkv¡mcw
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 KoXm{]hN\w
ZrVamIp¶p.
tUmIvSÀ Znhtk\ acp¶p IpSn¡m³ ]dªp. \mw acps¶-
Ãmw H¶n¨p IpSn¨p XoÀ¯mtem? AXp \njv^eamWv, acp¶n-
sâ Dt±iyw AXpsIm­p k^eamhnÃ. acp¶nsâ kwkv¡mcw
]Xnhmbn sN¶p {]IrXnbpsS hnIrXnbIäWw. A§ns\X-
s¶bmWv PohnX¯nsâbpw ØnXn. cp{Zm`ntjIw IptdtÈ¡p-
tdÈbmbn¯s¶ thWw. CsX\nbv¡p Xptemw {]nbs¸« Zrjv-
Sm´amWv. _meyIme¯p Rm³ \nXyhpw Cu [mc t\m¡n
\nev¡mdp­v. Ccp]¯n\mep aWn¡qÀ \osf [mcsN¿pI-
bmsW¦n¯s¶ AXn\p c­p _¡äp shffta th­q.
Cu c­p _¡äp shffhpw Hcpan¨p cp{Zsâ ta F´psIm­v
Hgn¡p¶nÃ? CXn¶pff D¯cw F\n¡p sNdp¸¯nse In«n.
shffw H¶ns¨mgn¨m B IÀ½w k^eamhpIbnÃ. Xpffn-
Xpffnbmbn hogv¯p¶XmWv D]mk\. kam\ kwkv¡mc§-
fpsS [mc kZm {]hln¨p sImt­ Ccnbv¡Ww. cmhnes¯
kwkv¡mcw Xs¶ D¨¡v, AXpXs¶ sshIpt¶cw, AXp
Xs¶ ]IÂ, AXpXs¶ cm{Xn, AXp Xs¶ C¶se, AXp
Xs¶ C¶v, C¶t¯Xp Xs¶ \msfbpw. Cs¡mÃt¯Xp
Xs¶ ASp¯ sImÃhpw. Cu P·¯nteXp Xs¶ ASp¯
P·hpw. PohnX¯nteXp Xs¶ acW¯nepwþC§ns\ Hmtcm-
tcm kÂkwkv¡mc¯nsâbpw Znhy [mc PohnX¯nemsI
kZm {]hln¨p sIm­ncn¡Ww. C§ns\ AJWvUambn {]h-
ln¨mte \ap¡v Ahkm\w Pbn¡m³ Ignbq. At¸mtg \ap¡p
Xmhf¯nse¯n sImSn \m«m³ Ignbq. kwkv¡mc§fpsS
\otcm«w Htc Zn¡ntes¡mgpIWw. CsænÂ, aebnÂs¸-
bvXshffw ]e `mKt¯¡pw HgpInt¸mbm¸ns¶ AXp
\Znbmbn¨abpIbnÃ. adn¨p, shffsaÃmwHtc Zn¡ntes¡mgp-
InbmÂ, B Ddhp \oÀ¨memhpw, \oÀ¨m Hgp¡mIpw, Hgp¡p
]pgbmIpw, ]pg KwKbmbn¨aªp t\sc kap{Z¯nse¯pw. Htc
Zn¡nsemgpIp¶shffw kap{Z¯n sNs¶¯pw. \mep `mK-
t¯¡pw HgpIp¶Xv Ft§m t]mbn häpw. CXpXs¶bmWv
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
kwkv¡mc§fpSbpw Imcyw. kwkv¡mc§Ä h¶pw t]mbp-
ancp¶n«p em`sa´v? PohnX¯n kwkv¡mc§fpsS ]hn{X-
{]hmlw kZm XpSÀ¶psIm­ncp¶mse Ahkm\w acWw
al¯mb B\µ \n[m\amsW¶p tXm¶q. GXp bm{X¡mc³
hgnbnse§pw Gsd X§msX, hgnbnse taml {]tem`\-
§fn IpSp§msX, sImSpw Ibä§fn ASnbpd¸n¨pd¸n¨p
Ibdn. sImSpapSntase¯n, AhnsSsh¨p lrZb¯nse kÀÆ
`mc§fpw _Ô§fpw \o¡n, AhnSs¯ \nÀºm[amb Imäp
sImffp¶pthm, AbmfpsS B\µw aäpffhÀ¡v Duln¡m³
Ignbptam? hgnbn X§nb bm{X¡mc¶p th­n kqcy³
Im¯p \nÂIptam?
(cm{Xnbpw ]Iepw bp²mhkcw)
kmcw CXmWv. ]pdta Ft¸mgpw kz[À½mNcWhpw AI-
ta lcnkvacW cq]amb Nn¯ip²n {]{InbbpwþC§ns\ AI-
¯pw ]pd¯pw IÀ½ hnIÀ½§fpsS {]hmlw XpSÀ¶p t]m-
¶m acWw B\µ{]Zambnt¯m¶pw. AXn\met{X `Kh-
m³ ]dbp¶Xv.
""Xkvam kÀtÆjp Imtejp
ama\pkvac, bp²yN.''
Fs¶ CShnSmsX kvacn¡pI,bp²hpw sN¿pI. ""kZm Xymw-
X Nn cwKem'' (AXnemgpI kÀÆZm). Ft¸mgpw Cuizc\nÂ
eo\\mIpI. Cuizct{]aw sIm­v AIhpw ]pdhpw \ndw ]nSn-
¨mÂ, B \ndw PohnX¯nemsI hym]vXambm am{Xta ]hn{X
Imcy§fn Ft¸mgpw B\µw A\p`hs¸Sp. At¸mÄ No¯
hr¯nIÄ ap¼n h¶p \nev ¡pItb CÃ. kpµc§fpw
hninjvS§fpamb at\mcY§Ä a\Ên A¦pcn¡pw. \à IÀ-
½§Ä X\ntb sNbvXp XpS§pw.
Cuizc kvacWbm k¡À½§Ä X\ntb sNbvXp XpS-
§psa¶Xp icnXs¶; F¶n«pw `Khm³ BÚm]nbv¡p¶p.
""kZm bp²w sNbvXp sIm­ncnbv¡pI''. Xp¡mdmw ]dbp¶pþ
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 KoXm{]hN\w
""cm{Xo Znhk Bavlmw bp²mNm {]kwK
AwXÀ _mly PK BWo a\.''*
AI¯pw ]pd¯pw A\´amb krjvSn hym]n¨ncnbv¡p¶p.
Cu krjvSntbmSp a\Êv Ft¸mgpw bp²w sN¿p¶p. B bp²-
¯n Ft¸mgpw Pbta hcq F¶nÃ. HSpthmfsa¯p¶XmWv
bYmÀ° hnPbn. Ahkm\s¯ Xocpam\amWv icn. Nnet¸mÄ
IoÀ¯n e`n¨m Nnet¸mÄ A]IoÀ¯nbpw e`nbv¡pw. A]-
IoÀ¯n ]änbm \ncmis¸tS­ ImcWanÃ. IÃnt·Â
]s¯m¼Xp {]mhiyw CSn¨n«pw AXp s]m«nbnsöpw Ccp]-
Xmas¯ CSbnemWv s]m«nbsX¶pw IcpXpI. At¸mÄ B
]s¯m¼XSnbpw shdpsXbmtbm? B Ccp]Xmas¯ CSn-
bpsS km^ey¯n\pff Hcp¡amWv ap³ ]s¯m¼XSnbpw
sNbvXp t]m¶Xv.
\ncmis¸SpI F¶Xnsâ AÀ°w \mkvXnI\mhpI F¶m-
Wv. Cuizc³ \s½ c£n¡m\ps­¶p hnizkn¡pI. Ip«n-
¡p ss[cyw hfÀ¯m³ A½ Ahs\ A§pw an§pw t]mIm-
³ hnSp¶p. ]s£ Ahs\ hogm\\phZn¡p¶nÃ, Ah³ hogm³
t]mIpt¼mÄ DSs\ sN¶p ]Xps¡ Xm§p¶p. Cuizc\pw
\n§fn I®psh¨p sIm­ncnbv¡p¶p­v. \n§fpsS PohnX-
amIp¶ ]«¯nsâ NcSv AhnSps¯ I¿nemWv. Nnet¸mÄ
At±lw NcSp hen¡p¶p, Nnet¸mÄ Ab¨phnSp¶p, ]t£,
NcSv AhnSps¯ I¿nemWv. Nnet¸mÄ At±lw NcSp hen-
¡p¶p, Nnet¸mÄ Ab¨p hnSp¶p, ]t£ NcSv AhnSps¯
I¿nemWv. Nnet¸mÄ At±lw NcSp hen¡p¶p, Nnet¸mÄ
Ab¨p hnSp¶p, ]t£ NcSv AhnSps¯ I¿nemsW¶v hniz-
kn¡pI. KwKbnse Hcp IShn \o´Â ]Tn¸n¡pIbmWv.
IShn¶Sp¯pff Hcp ac¯nt·Â Hcp N§etbm Ibtdm sI«n-
bn«p­v. AXv Acbn ]nSn¸n¨v Bsf shff¯n hnSp¶p.
]Tn¸n¡p¶ Bfpw shff¯n¯s¶ D­mbncn¡pw. \o´Â
]Tn¡p¶ BÄ BZyw c­p\mep {]mhiyw ap§nt¸mhpw.
]s£ Ahkm\w AbmÄ \o´Â ]Tn¡pw. CXpt]msebmWv
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
Cuizc³ \s½ PohnXIe ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv.
(ip¢ IrjvWKXnIÄ)
AXn\m Cuizc\n hnizmkaÀ¸n¨v "a\km hmNm IÀ½-
Wm' cmhpw ]Iepw bp²w sNbvXm Ahkm\ \nanjw AXyp-
¯aamIpw. B kab¯v FÃm tZhXIfpw A\pIqecmIpw.
Cu hkvXpsXbmWv Cu A²ymb¯nsâ HSphn Hcp cq]-
Iw sIm­p ]dªn«pffXv. B cq]Iw \n§Ä a\Ênem¡n
hbv¡Ww. Hcphsâ acWkab¯v Aán Pzenbv¡pIbpw kqcy³
{]Iminbv¡pIbpw, shfp¯ ]£¯nse N{µ³ hfÀ¶p
hcnIbpw D¯cmbW¯nse BImiw ImdI¶p kpµcam-
bnInS¡pIbpamsW¦n AbmÄ {_Ò¯n hneo\\mIp-
¶p; asämcphsâ acWkab¯p ]pI]c¡pIbpw AI¯pw
]pd¯pw Ccp«p \ndbpIbpw Idp¯ ]£¯nse N{µ³ £bn-
¨p hcnIbpw Z£nWmb\¯nse BImiw ImÀ Xn§n Id
]nSn¨p InS¡pIbpw sN¿pIbmsW¦nÂ, AbmÄ ho­pw P\\
acW¨päen s]«pt]mIpw.
]ecpw Cu cq]Iw hmbn¨v A¼c¶p t]mIp¶p. ]pWy-
amb acWw B{Kln¡p¶ps­¦nÂ, Aán, kqcy³, N{µ³,
BImiw F¶o tZhXIfpsS Ir]bp­mbncn¡Ww. Aán
IÀ½¯nsâ NnÓamWv, bÚ¯nsâ NnÓamWv A´y\nan-
j¯nepw bÚPzme Pzen¨p sIm­ncn¡Ww. \ymbaqÀ¯n-
cm\tU ]dªn«p­v, ""kZm IÀ¯hyw \S¯ns¡m­p acn¨m-
 Ah³ [\y\mWv. hÃXpw hmbn¡pItbm FgpXpItbm
tPmensbSp¡pItbm sN¿pt¼mgmWv acn¡pIsb¦nÂ, Rm³
]qÀ®\mbn.'' CXmWv "XoI¯pI' F¶Xn\À°w. acWk-
ab¯p IqSn IÀ½w sN¿pI F¶Xv AánbpsS Ir]bmWv.
kqcysâ Ir] F¶Xn\À°w _p²nbpsS {]` HSphn hsc
Xnf§ns¡m­ncn¡pIsb¶XmWv . N{µsâ Ir]sb¶mÂ
acWkab¯p ]hn{X `mh\ hfÀ¶pw sIm­ncn¡pIsb-
¶mWv. N{µ³ a\Ênsâ, `mh\bpsS, tZhXbmWv. ip¢]£-
¯nse N{µs\¶t]mse, a\Ênse t{]a`àn , DÕmlw,
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 KoXm{]hN\w
]tcm]Imcw, Zb apXemb ip² `mh\IÄ¡p ]qÀ®hnImkap­m-
hWw. BImi¯nsâ Ir] F¶Xn\À°w lrZbmImi¯nÂ
BkànbmIp¶taLw Xosc D­mhcpsX¶mWv. Hcn¡Â
KmÔnPn ]dbpIbp­mbn, ""Rm³ cm¸IÂ NÀ¡, NÀ¡ F¶p
\nehnfn¨psIm­ncn¡p¶p. NÀ¡ hfsc ]hn{X hkvXphmsW-
¶p Rm³ IcpXp¶p. ]t£ A´yIme¯p B hmk\bpw
D­mhm³ ]mSnÃ. Fs¶ NÀ¡bv¡p t{]cn¸n¨ AhnSp¶p
Xs¶ NÀ¡sb¸än Nn´n¡phm³ XnI¨pw kaÀ°\mWv. C¶p
NÀ¡ aäp ]e am\y·mcptSbpw I¿nse¯nbn«p­v. F\n¡p
NÀ¡bpsS Nn´ hn«v ]camßmhnt\mSp tNcphm³ Hcp¡w
Iq«Ww''. kmcmwianXt{X: D¯cmbW¯nsâ AÀ°w lrZ-
bmImi¯n BkànbmIp¶ taLw D­mImXncn¡ F¶m-
Wv.
Ahkm\ izmkw hsc ssIsIm­p Fs´¦nepw tkh\-
IÀ½w sNbvXpsIm­pw `mh\bmIp¶ ]qÀ®N{µ³ Xnf§n-
s¡m­pw lrZbmImi¯n sXÃpw BkànbnÃmsXbpw
_p²n I¯n Özen¨psIm­pw acn¡p¶h³ ]camßmhnÂ
t]mbnt¨cpsa¶v a\Ênem¡pI. Cu hn[w ]caawKfamb
acWaSbphm³ cm¸IÂ {i²tbmSpw Zn£tbmSpwIqSn bp²w
sN¿Ww. £Wt\csa¦nepw a\Ên Aip` kwkv¡mc§Ä
DfhmIm³ A\phZn¡cpXv. Cu hn[w iàn In«nsIm­ncn¡m-
³ ]camßmhns\ Ft¸mgpw {]mÀ°n¡Ww. \makvacWw,
X¯zkvacWw ho­pw ho­pw sN¿Ww.
RmbÀ, 10þ4þ'32
H¼Xma[ymbw
kaÀ¸WtbmKw
({]Xy£m\p`hhnZy)
Cs¶\nbv¡p sXm­ thZ\n¡p¶p. Fsâ i_vZw \n§Ä-
¡p tIÄ¡m³ In«ptam F¶p Rm³ kwibn¡p¶p. Cu Ah-
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
kc¯n k¨cnX\mb am[hdmhv t]izbpsS A´yImes¯
Hcp kw`hw HmÀ½hcp¶p. B alm]pcpj³ acWi¿bnÂ
InS¸mbn; I^w hÃmsX hÀ²n¨ncp¶p. I^s¯ AXn-
kmcam¡n amäm³ Ignbpw. AXn\m am[hdmhv sshZytcmSp
]dªp, ""Fsâ I^w amdn AXnkmcamIphm³ hÃXpw sN¿p.
F¶m hmb Xpd¶v F\n¡p cma\maw DcphnSmatÃm.'' Rm-
\pw C¶v Cuizct\mSp {]mÀ°n¨p sIm­ncp¶p. `Khm³
]dªp ""sXm­ sIm­p Ignbpwt]mse kwkmcnt¨mfp.''
Rm³ ChnsS KoX tIĸn¡p¶Xv BÀ¡pw D]tZiw \ÂIm³
th­nbÃ. CXn \n¶p t\«ap­m¡m\min¡p¶hÀ¡v Xo-
À¨bmbpw AXp In«pw. ]t£, Rm³ KoX cma\maamsW¶p
IcpXnbmWv tIĸn¡p¶Xv. KoXsb¸än {]hNnbv¡pt¼mÄ
Fsâ `mh\ lcn\ma¯nemWncnbn¡p¶Xv.
Rm\o¸dbp¶Xn\p C¶s¯ A[ymbt¯mSp kw_Ôap-
­v. Cu A[ymb¯n lcn\ma¯nsâ A]qÀÆalnabmWv
hÀ®n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. Cu A[ymbw KoXbpsS \Sp`mKamWv.
apgph³ alm`mcX¯nsâ \Sp¡p KoXbpw, KoXbpsS \SphnÂ
Cu H¼mXma[ymbhpw! ]eImc§fmepw Cu A[ymb¯n\v
]cn]mh\X ssIh¶n«p­v . Úm\tZh³ Ahkm\s¯
kam[nbnembt¸mÄ, At±lw Cu A[ymbw P]n¨psIm­-
t{X {]mWXymKw sNbvXXv. CuA[ymbs¯¸än HmÀ¡pt¼m-
sgbv¡pw Fsâ I®v, \\bp¶p, lrZbw \ndbp¶p! `mcXhÀj-
¯n\p am{XaÃ.a\pjyPmXn¡msIbpff Hcp]ImcamWnXv. `K-
hm³ AÀÖp\¶p]dªp sImSp¯ A]qÀh kwKXn ]Z§-
fm {]ISn¸n¡mhps¶m¶Ã. ]t£,hymk³ Zbm`mh¯mÂ
t{]cnX\mbn CXp kwkvIrX `mjbn {]ISn¸n¨p. Kp]vX-
hkvXphn¶p hm¡nsâ cq]w \evIn.
Cu A[ymb¯nsâ XpS¡¯n `Khm³ ]dbp¶px
cmP hnZymalmKplyw
]hn{X anZ ap¯aw
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Cu cmP hnZy Cu A]qÀh hkvXp, {]Xy£ambn A\p-
`hnt¡­XmWv. `Khm³ AXns\ "{]Xy£mhKaw' F¶p ]d-
bp¶p. ]Z§fn HXp§m¯Xpw,]t£ {]Xy£m\p`h¯n-
sâ Dc¡Ãn Dc¨pt\m¡nbXpamb Cu ImcyamWv Cu A[ym-
b¯n ]dªn«pffXv. X¶nan¯w CXq Xptemw a[pca\mbn-
¨aªncn¡p¶p. XpfkoZmkv ]dªn«p­v:þ
*""tIm Pmt\ tImssP ssl Pa]pc,
tIm kpc ]pc ]c[ma tIm
Xpfkn ln _lpX `tem emKX
PK Poh\ cmaKpematIm.''
acWm\´cw In«p¶ kzÀ¤w sIm­pw AXnsâ IYIÄ
sIm­pw ChnsS Imcyw \S¡ptam? BcmWv kzÀ¤¯n t]m-
IpI, BcmWv ba]pc¯n t]mIpI F¶p BÀ¡p ]dhm³
Ignbpw? temI¯n \mep ZnhkamWncnt¡­sX¦n cma-
sâ ASnabmbncn¡p¶XnemWv F\n¡m\µw F¶t{X Xpf-
koZmkv ]dbp¶Xv. cmasâ ASnabmbncn¡p¶Xnse am[pcy-
amWv Cu A[ymbv¯n DffXv. {]Xy£¯n CtX tZl-
¯nÂ, CtX I®pIÄ sIm­v A\p`s¸Sp¶ ^ew, Pohn¨ncn-
¡pt¼mtg A\p`hs¸Sp¶ Imcyw, Cu A[ymb¯n ]d-
ªncp¡p¶p. shÃw Xn¶pt¼mÄ AXnsâ am[pcyw {]Xy£-
ambdnbmw. AXpt]mse cmasâ ASnabmbncpbv¡p¶Xnse
am[pcyw ChnsSbp­v. CuarXp temI¯nse PohnX¯nsâ
ckw {]Xy£ambn Im«p¶ Cu cmPhnZybmWv Cu A[ymb-
¯n ]dªncn¡p¶Xv. Cu cmPhnZy A{Xbpw KqVamWv,
]t£, `Khm³ AsXÃmhÀ¡pw kpe`amwh®w Xpd¶p sh-
¨ncn¡p¶p.
(Ffp¸amÀ¤w)
KoXm[À½¯nsâ kmcat{X. sshZnI [À½sa¶p sh¨mÂ
thZ§fnÂ\n¶p­mb [À½w. Cu `qaWvU e¯nse A-
Xn{]mNo\ {KÙ§fn thZw Gähpw BZys¯ {KÙamsW-
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
¶p IcpXs¸Sp¶p. C¡mcW¯m AXns\ A\mZnbmsW-
¶p IcpXp¶p. X¶nan¯w thZ¯n\p ]qPyX e`n¨p. Ncn{X-
]cambn t\m¡nbmepw AXp \½psS kapZmb¯nsâ {]mNo-
\amb `mh\IfpsS {]mNo\Xamb NnÓat{X. sNt¸SpIÄ,
IsÃgp¯pIÄ, \mWb§Â, ]m{X§Ä, {]mWnIfpsS Ah-
tij§Ä apXembhsb¡mfpw Cu Fgp¯m[mc§Ä hfsc
hne]nSn¨hbs{X. temI¯n BZys¯ Ncn{X{]amWw hÃ-
Xpap­¦n AXpthZamWv. Cu thZ§fn _oPcq]¯n-
ep­mbncp¶ [À½w hr£ambn hfÀ¶v HSp¡w AXnt·Â
KoXmcp]amb Znhya[pc^eapfhmbn. ac¯nsâ ^eaÃmsX
asä´mWv \mw Xn¶pI? acw Imbv¡pt¼mtg \ap¡p AXnÂ
\n¶v Xn¶phm\pffXv e`n¡p¶pffp. thZ[À½ kmc¯nsâ
kmcw Cu KoXbt{X.
{]mNn\ Imew apXÂt¡ cqVamb Cu thZ[À½¯nÂ
\m\m bÚbmK§Ä, {InbmIem]§Ä hnhn[ X]Ýcy-
IÄ F¶n§s\ At\I km[\IÄ hn[n¨n«p­v. Cu IÀ½-
ImWvUamsI \ncp]tbmK§fsænepw Ahbv¡v A[nImcw
thWw:. B IÀ½ImWvUw FÃmhÀ¡pw kpe`aÃ.. Dbcapff
sX§nt·Â Ibdn BÀ tX§ ]dn¡pw, BÀs]mfn¡pw,B-
cpSbv¡pw? F\nbv¡v F{XXs¶ hni¸ps­¦nepw, sX§n-
t·epff B \mfntIcw F\nbv s¡§ns\ In«pw? Rm³
Xmg¯p \n¶v AXns\ Däpt\m¡p¶p: tX§apIfnÂ
\n¶vFt¶bpw Däp t\m¡p¶p. ]t£, CXpsIm­pPmcmán
ianbv¡ptam? B tX§ Fsâ I¿n In«p¶Xp hsc FÃmw
hyÀ°amWv.thZ§fnse Cu \m\m IÀ½§sf¸än AXy´-
kqjvaamb ]te NÀ¨Ifpap­v.km[mc¡mÀ¡v AsX§ns\
a\Ênemhpw? thZamÀ¤samgnsI tam£anÃ, F¶m km[m-
cW¡mÀ¡v thZ¯n¶[nImchpanÃ. At¸mÄ km[mcW¡m-
cpsS Imcyw F§ns\ \S¡pw?
AXn\m Ir]mep¡fmb kÖ\§Ä apt¶m«p h¶p ]d-
ªp, ""hcq, \ap¡v Cu thZ§fpsS ks¯Sp¡mw. thZ§fpsS
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 KoXm{]hN\w
k¯v Aev]saSp¯v temI¯n¶p sImSp¡mw.''AXn\met{X
Xp¡mdmw ]dbp¶Xvþ
* "" thZ A\´ t_menem
AÀ° CXpIm Nn km[em''
B AÀ°w F´mWv? lcn\maw Xs¶. lcn\maamWv thZ-
§fpsS kmcw. cma\maw sIm­p tam£w XoÀ¨bmWv. kv{Xo-
IÄ, Ip«nIÄ {i{Z·mÀ, sshiy·mÀ, ]mac·mÀ, Zo\·mÀ, ZpÀ-
ºe·mÀ, tcmKnIÄ. apS´·mÀþFÃmhÀ¡pw tam£w kpe`-
ambn. thZ§fpsS AeamcnIfn ]q«nh¨tam£s¯ `Khm³
\evIp«s¸cphgnbn sIm­p h¶p sh¨p tam£¯n¶p CsX-
{X EPqhpw kcfhpamb D]mbamWv! EPqhmb PohnXcoXn,-
kz[À½IÀ½w, tkhmIÀ½w ChsbXs¶ F´psIm­v
bÚcp]am¡n¡pSm? ]ns¶, aäp bÚbmK§fpsS Bhiyw
Xs¶ F´mWv? \n§fpsS EPqhmb\nXytkh\§Ä Xs¶
bÚamsW¶p IcpXn sN¿pI.
CXt{X cmPamÀ¤w.
"" bm\mØmb \tcm cmP³
\ {]amtXyX IÀlnNnÂ
[m h ¶naoey hm t\t{X
\ kvJte¶ ]tXZnl''
Cu amÀ¤¯neqsS I®S¨p ]mªp \S¶mepw. hogpsat¶m
ImenSdpsat¶m t]Snbvt¡­. atä amÀ¤tam""£pcky[mcm
\ninXm ZpcXybm.'' hmfnsâ hmbv¯et]mepw ]t£ Ipd¨p
apÀ¨ IpdªXmhmw. Cu sshZnI aÀ¤w AXnepw A]ISw
]nSn¨XmWv. AXns\ At]£n¨p, cmasâ ASnabmbn Pohn-
bv¡p¶XmWv Xptemw Ffp¸w. F©o\nbÀ \nc¯nsâ Dbcw
Aev]mev]ambn Ip«nsIm­pt]mbn apIfnse¯n¡pIbpw \-
s½ inJc¯nteäpIbpw sN¿p¶p, C{X Dbcw Ibdn F¶p
\mw s]s«¶dnbpt¶bnÃ. F©n\obcpsS Cu hnZyt]mse-
129
H¼Xmw A²ymbw
bmWv Cu cmPamÀ¤¯nsâ hnZybpw. a\pjy³ FhnsS IÀ½w
sNbvXpsIm­nc¡p¶pthm AhnsS h¨pXs¶ B EPqhmb
IÀ½w hgn AbmÄ¡p]camßmhns\ {]m]n¡m³ Ignbpw
A¯csam¶mWv Cu amÀ¤w.
Cuizc³ htÃS¯pw Hfn¨ncnb¡pbmtWm? hà Kplbn-
tem: hà CShgnbntem, hà \Znbntem, hà kzÀ¤¯ntem
adªncnbv¡bmtWm? ]ßcmKw C{µ\oew shffn, kzÀ®w
apXembh `qan¡pffn HfnªpInS¡pIbmWv. ap¯pw ]hn-
ghpw kap{Z¯n\I¯v adªp InS¡pIbmWv. AXpt]mse
B Cuizc\mIp¶ "amWnIy¡Ãv' htÃS¯pw Hfnªncn¡p-
IbmtWm? htÃS¯pw \n¶v `Khms\ Infs¨Spt¡Wtam?
th­, AhnSp¶p Ft¸mgpw, \msaÃmhcpsSbpw ap¼nÂ, kÀh-
{X, \n¡p¶p­v. C¡­ BfpIsfÃmw ]camßmhnsâ aqÀ-
¯nIÄ Xs¶. `Khm³ ]dbp¶p,""Cu a\pjycp]¯n {]Xy-
£amb lcnaqÀ¯nsb Aham\n¡cptX,'' Cuizc³ Xs¶-
bmWv GXp NcmNccq]¯nepw {]ISamIp¶Xv. AhnSs¯
Xncbphm³ Ir{Xntam]mb§sf´n\v? EPqhpw kcfhpamb
D]mbap­v. \n§Ä sN¿p¶ FÃm tkhmImcy§sfbpw `K-
hmt\mSW¨m aXn, tPmen XoÀ¶p. \n§Ä cmasâ ASna-
bmIpI, B hnjaamb thZamÀ¤w B bPRw, B kzml,B
kz[, B {im²w, B XÀ¸Wwþ FÃmw \s½ tam£¯nte¡p
\bn¡pw. ]t£,CXn A[nImcm\[nImc§fpsS Ipg¸ap­v.
\ap¡Xnsâ BhiyanÃ. C{Xtb sNt¿­Xpffpþ sN¿p-
¶sXÃmw Cuizc\n AÀ¸n¡pI Xm³ sN¿p¶ Hmtcm IÀ½-
s¯bpw Cuizct\mSW¡pI. CXmWv Cu H¼Xma[ymbw
]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv .AXn\m AXp `à·mÀ¡v hfsc {]nbamWv.
(A[nImct`Z§fpsS Ipg¸anÃ.)
{io IrjvWsâ PohX¯nemsI Gähpw a[pcambXv Ip«n-
¡meamWv. _meIrjvWs\bmWv apJyambn D]mkn¡mdpff-
Xv. At±lw CSb¸nffcpsS IqsS ss]¡sf tabv¡m³ t]m-
Ipw, A]scm¶n¨v `£n¡pw,Ifn¡pw, Nncn¡pw, CSb¸nffÀ
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 KoXm{]hN\w
C{µs\ ]qPn¡phm³ ]pds¸«t¸mÄ, At±lw AhtcmSp ]d-
ªp,""C{µs\ Bcp I­n«p­v? At±ls¯s¡m­v D]Imc-
sa´v? F¶m Cu tKmhÀ²\ ]ÀÆXs¯ \mw {]Xy£am-
bnImWp¶p, ChnsS ss]¡Ä tabp¶p. CXn \n¶v Acphn-
IÄ HgpIp¶p. AXn\m \n§Ä CXns\ ]qPn¡phn³'' F¶o-
hI Imcy§Ä At±lw AhÀ¡p ]Tn¸n¨psImSp¯p. Xsâ
H¸w Ifn¨ CSb·mÀ, Ifn¨p Nncn¨ tKm]kv{XoIÄ, Xm³
t\m¡nc£n¨ I¶p ImenIÄ AhÀs¡Ãmw At±lwtam-
£Zzmcw Xpd¶p sImSp¯p. {joIrjvW³ kzm\p`hwsIm-
­mWv Cu kcfamÀ¤w D]tZin¨Xv. _meyIme¯vv At±l-
¯nsâ _Ôw ss]¡tfmSpw ss]¡nSm§tfmSpambncp¶p.
hepXmbt¸mÄ IpXncItfmSmbn apcfo\mZw tI«mepSs\ B
ss]¡Ä¡p sXm­bnSdpw, {ioIjvWsâ ssIsIm­p XShn-
bm IpXncIÄ "^qÀ ^pÀ' F¶p i_vZn¨p XpS§pw. B
ss]¡fpw B tXmÀ¡pXncIfpw IrjvWab§fmbn¯nÀ¶p.
]m]tbm\nIsf¶p IcpXs¸Sp¶ B arK§Ä¡pw tam£w
e`n¨ncn¡Ww. tam£¯n a\pjyÀ¡pam{Xaà A[nImc-
apffXv, ]ip]£nIÄ¡pap­v F¶p {ioIrjvW³ kv]jvSam-
¡nbncn¡p¶p. kzPohnX¯n At±lw CX\p`s¸Sp¯n.
`Khm\p­mb A\p`hw Xs¶bmWv hymk¶pap­mbXv.
{ioIrjvW\pw hymk\pw H¶pXs¶bmWv. c­pt]cpsSbpw
PohnXkmchpw H¶pXs¶. tam£w ]mWvUnXys¯ B{i-
bn¨Ã Ccn¡p¶Xv, IÀ½Iem]s¯bpaÃ.AXn¶p kcfamb
`ànXs¶ aXn. "Rm³þRm³'F¶p ]dbp¶ Úm\nIÄ
]n¶nembn: \njvI]Scpw kcflrZbcpamb {koIÄ ap¼n-
se¯n. a\Êp ]hn{XamIbpw, EPqhpw ]cniq²hpamb hnNmc-
apfhmIbpw, sNbvXm¸ns¶ tam£w{]bmkapffXÃ. alm-
`mcX¯n "P\I kpe`mkwhmZw' Fs¶mcp {]IcWap­v.
AXn P\IcmPmhv Úm\{]m]vXn¡mbn Hcp kv{XobpsS
ASp¡Â sN¶Xmb kµÀ`w hymk³ \nÀ_Ôn¨ncp¡p¶p.
kv{XoIÄ¡p thZm[nImcapt­m AÃtbm F¶v \n§Ä thW-
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
sa¦n NÀ¨sNbvXv sImÄhn³: ]t£, ChnsS kpe`{]Xy£-
ambn P\IcmPmhn¶p {_ÒhnZy ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡p¶p. AhÄ
Hcpkm[mcW kv{XobmWv, P\It\m F{X henb cmPmhv!
F{Xta hnZymk¼¶³! F¶m B almÚm\nbmb
P\Isâ I¿n tam£sa¯nbncp¶nÃ. AXn\m hymk³
At±ls¯ kpe`bpsS Im¡ Ip¼nSphm\b¨p. CXp-
t]mepff IYXs¶bmWv Xpem[c³ F¶ sshiytâXpw.
BbmfpsS ASp¡Â PmPen F¶ {_mÒW³ Úm\¯n-
\mbnsNÃp¶p. Xpem[c³ ]dbp¶p, ""Xpemknsâ X­pt\sc
\nÀ¯p¶XnemWv Fsâ FÃm Úm\hpw AS§nbn«pffXv''
AXpt]mse Xs¶ hym[sâ IYbpw. hym[³ Iim¸pImc-
\mbncp¶p. BbmÄ Adhp\S¯n kapZmbtkh\w sNbvXp-
t]m¶p. Al¦mcnbmb Hcp {_mÒWX]kzntbmSp At±l-
¯nsâ Kpcp B hym[sâ ASp¯p sNÃm³ ]dªp. Xs¶
F´mWv Cu Iim¸pImc³ ]Tn¸n¡pI Ft¶mÀ¯v B {_m-
ÒW³ BÝcys¸«p. {_mÒW³ hym[sâ ASp¯p sN¶p.
hym[³ F´mWv sNbvXncp¶Xv.? amwkw apdn¡p¶p, IgpIp¶p.
shSn¸m¡n hnev¡m³ sh¡p¶p. At±lw {_mlvWt\mSp ]d-
ªp, ""t\m¡q, Rm³ Fsâ Cu IÀ½w Bhpw hn[w [À½a-
bambn sN¿p¶p­v. Fsâ Bßmhns\ Cu IÀ½¯n F{X-
t¯mfw ebn¸n¡mtam, A{Xbpw ebn¸n¨psIm­mWv Rm³
CXp sN¿p¶Xpw, Fsâ amXm]nXm¡·msc tkhn¡p¶Xpw.''
C§ns\ hymk³ Cu hym[sâ cq]¯n HcmZÀi aqÀ¯nsb
\ap¡p ImWn¨p X¶ncn¡p¶p.
alm`mcX¯nepff Cu kv{Xo, sshiy³, ip{Z³, apXemb-
hcpsS IYIfpsS Dt±iyw CXmWv, tam£Zzmcw FÃmhÀ¡p-
ambn Xpd¶pInS¡pIbmsW¶v FÃmhcpw hyIvXambn ImW-
Ww. Cu IYIfnse X¯zamWv Cu H¼mXma[ymb¯nÂ
shfnt¸mSp¯nbn«pffXv. Cu A[ymbw Cu IYIfnt·Â ap{Z-
Ip¯nbncn¡p¶p.cmasâ ASnabmbncn¡p¶Xnepff am[pcyw
Xs¶bmWv hym[sâ Pnhn¯n DffXv. Xp¡mdmw Alnwk-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
I\mbncp¶p: F¶m At¤lw, kP\³ F¶ Iim¸pImc³
Iim¸pthe sNbvXp tam£w {]m]n¨ IY kIuXpIw hÀ-
®n¨ncn¡p¶p. Xp¡mdmw HcnS¯p tNmZn¨p, ""`Khmt\, arK-
§sf sImÃp¶hcpsS KXn F´mbncnbv¡pw?'' F¶mÂþ
*"" kP\ I kmbm hnIpw emtK amwk''
Fs¶mcp NcWsagpXn At±lw ]dbp¶p, `Khm³ kP\-
s\ klmbn¡p¶p. \ckotalXbpsS lp­nI kzoIcnbv-
¡p¶h\pw, GI\mYsâ ho«n Imhp \nd¨p sIm­psNÃp-
¶ph\pw, `mamPnbv¡pth­n "almdm'bh\pw,almcmjv{S¯n-
se {]nbbmb Pm\m_mbn¡v s\ÃpIp¯phm\pw,amhps]mSn-
¡phm\pw klmbn¡p¶h\pamb `Khm³, Iim¸pImc³ km-
P\s\bpw AtX t{]at¯mSpIpSn klmbn¡p¶p F¶v. km-
cmwianXmWv. FÃm Imcy§sfbpw Cuizct\mSWbv¡I. I-
À½w iq² `mh\bm ]qÀ®hpw tkhmabhpambm AXp
bPvRambn¨abpw.
(IÀ½^ew CuizcmÀ¸Ww)
H¼Xma[ymb¯n Cu khptijkwKXnbmWv ]dªn-
«pffXv.ChnsS IÀ½tbmKhpw `IXntbmKhpw a[pcambn tafn-
¡p¶p. IÀ½tbmKsa¶Xn\À°w IÀ½w sN¿pIbpw ^ew
XyPn¡pIbpsa¶mWv. ^ehmk\ Nn¯s¯ kv]Àin¡m-
¯{X hninjvSambnIÀ½w sN¿pI. CXv Im«pIm¸n \Sp¶Xp-
t]msebmWv. Im«pIm¸n 25 hÀjw sImt­ Imbv¡p. AXp-
\Sp¶h\v Xsâ PohnXIme¯v AXnsâ ^eamkzZn¡m³
Xcs¸«nsöp hcmw. F¶mepw hr£w \SWw, t{]at¯msS
AXn¶p \\¡Ww. IÀ½tbmKsa¶Xn\À°w hr£w \SpI-
bpw ^teÑ shbv¡mXncnbv¡bpsa¶mWv. XpSÀ¶p `àntbm-
Ksa´mWv? t{]a]qÀÆw Cuizct\mSpIqSnt¨cpI F¶Xt{X
`àntbmKw. cmPtbmK¯n IÀ½tbmK `àntbmK§Ä
c­pw IqSnt¨cp¶p. cmPtbmKs¯ ]ecpw ]eXc¯nÂ
hymJym\n¨n«p­v. Rm\mIs«, Npcp¡¯n IÀ½tbmK¯n-
sâbpw `àntbmK¯nsâbpw a[pctaf\amWv AsX¶p hym-
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
Jym\n¡p¶p.
IÀ½w sN¿pI, F¶m ^ew ssIshSnbWsa¶nÃ. AXv
Cuizc¶À¸n¡pI. ^ew ssIshSnbpI F¶Xn\À°w ^ew
\ntj[n¡pI F¶mhpw. AÀ¸W¯n AXp hcnÃ, F{X
\à hyhØbmWnXv! CXn Xptemw am[pcyap­v. ^ew shSn-
bpI F¶Xn¶À°w, ^ew Bcpw FSp¡pItbm CsöÃ.
hÃhcpw ^ew XoÀ¨bmbpw FSp¡pw. CuÀs¡¦nepw ^ew
XoÀ¨bmbpw In«pw. ]ns¶ tijn¡p¶ kwibw Cu ^ew
In«p¶h³ AXn¶[nImcnbmtWm AÃtbm F¶mWv. hÃ
]n¨¡mc\pw ho«n h¶m \mw DSs\ ]dbp¶p,""Xm³ XSn¨p
sImgp¯ncn¡p¶p­tÃm. Xm³ ]n¨sXt­­h\Ã, s]mbv-
vt¡mfq.'' BbmÄ ]n¨sX­p¶Xv DNnXamtWm Ateym F¶m-
Wv \mw Nn´n¡p¶Xv. ]mhs¸« ]n¨¡mc³ eÖn¨v aS§n-
t¸mIp¶p. \½psS a\Ên klm\p`qXn F¶Xv Ctà CÃ.
F¶n«mtWm \mw ]n¨sX­ph\pff tbmKyX \nÀ®bn¡p-
¶Xv ?
Rm³ sNdp¸¯nsemcn¡Â A½tbmSv ]n¨¡msc¸än
AtX kwibw tNmZn¨p. A¶v A½ X¶ adp]Sn C¶pw Fsâ
ImXn apg§p¶p­v.Rm³ A½tbmSp tNmZn¨p."" Cu ]n¨-
¡mc³ ]SpIqä\mWtÃm. CubmÄ¡p ]n¨sImSp¯m ZpÈn-
ehpw Bekyhpw hÀ²n¡pIbtà Dffp?'' KoXbnse¨¡sc-
Ãmw""tZtiImte N ]mt{X N''F¶ tÇmIhpw Rm³ A½sb
tIĸn¨p. A½ ]dªp ""hcp¶ ]n¨¡mscÃmw Cuizc³
Xs¶bmWv. F¶n«p \o ]m{Xm]m{X§sf¸än Nn´n¡pI. `K-
hms\ A]m{Xsa¶p ]dbptam? ]m{Xm]m{X§sf¸än Nn´n-
¡m³ \n\t¡ F\nt¡ F´[nImcw? A[nIw Nn´nt¡­
Bhiyt\ CsömWv Fsâ ]£w. F\n¡v BbmÄ `Khm³
Xs¶bmWv.'' A½bpsS Cu D¯c¯n\p X¡ Hcp {]Xyp-
¯cw F\n¡v CXphscbpw tXm¶nbn«nÃ.
aäpffhÀ¡p `£Ww sImSp¡p¶Xn Rm³ ]m{Xm]m{X-
§sf¸än BtemNn¡p¶p. F¶m kz´w hbdnte¡p `£-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Ww IS¯nhnSpt¼mÄ F\n¡v AXn\p hà A[nImchpapt­m
F¶p Rm³ BtemNn¡pt¶m CÃ. \½psS hmXnbv¡Â hcp¶
BÄ KXnsI« ]n¨¡mc³ Xs¶bmsW¶v F´n\p IcpXWw?
\mw BÀ¡psImSp¡p¶pthm AbmÄ `Khm³ Xs¶bmsW¶v
F´psIm­p IcpXn¡qSm?
cmPtbmKw ]dbp¶p, ""\n§fpsS IÀ½¯nsâ ^ew hÃ-
hÀ¡pw In«mXncn¡nÃtÃm, F¶m AXp `Khm\p Xs¶
sImSp¡pI, AhntS¡À¸n¡pI.'' cmPtbmKw DNnXamb Øm-
\amWv \n§Ä¡p ]dªp Xcp¶Xv. ChnsS ^eXymKamIp¶
\ntj[mßIamb IÀ½anÃ. ImcWw, FÃmw `Khm\pXs¶
AÀ¸n¡pIbmWtÃm. AXn\m ]m{Xm]m{X§fpsS {]iv-
\hpw XoÀ¶pt]mIp¶p. `Khm\p \ÂIs¸« Zm\taXpw Ft¸m-
gpw ip²amWv. \n§fpsS IÀ½¯n tZmjaps­¦n IqSn,
AXv AhnSps¯ ssIIfn ]Xnbv¡p¶tXmsS ]hn{XamIpw.
tZmjw \o¡phm³ \mw F{X ]cn{ian¨mepw tZmjw _m¡n
InS¡pw. F¶mepw B IÀ½w Bhp¶{X ]cnip²am¡Ww.
_p²n CuizcZ¯amWv. AXns\ Bhp¶{X ]cnip²ambn
D]tbmKn¡pI \½psS IÀ¯hyamWv. A§ns\ sN¿mXncn-
¡p¶Xv A]cm[amIpw. AXn\mÂ, ]m{Xm]m{XmhnthN\hpw
th­Xp Xs¶, ]t£ `Kh `mh\s¡m­v AXp Ffp¸ambn
hcpw.
^ew D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv Nn¯ip²n¡p th­nbmbncn¡-
Ww. GXp {]hr¯nbpw AtX \nebn `Khm¦Â AÀ¸n¡p-
I. {]Xy£¯n IÀ½§Ä F§ns\tbm A§ns\ Xs¶
`Khm¦eÀ¸n¨p a\Ên XpjvSntbmSp IqSnbncnbv¡Ww. ^-
ew Dt]£nt¡­, AXp `Khm¶À¸n¨m aXn. F¶p shbv-
t¡­, a\ÊnepfhmIp¶ hmk\Ifpw Imat{Im[mZn hnImc-
§fpw FÃmw Cuizc¶À¸n¨p hnapà\mIWw.
""Ima t{Im[ Bavlnw hmlnte hSvweow''
Xco \nw_ Imw ]nbmhm''
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
""shÃw sImt­ amdpsa¦nÂ
th¸n³ tXmse´nt\IWw''
C{µob§fpw km[\§fmWv Ahsc CuizmcÀ¸Ww sN-
¿pI. {ihWiàn IpdhmsW¶p NneÀ ]dbp¶p. F¶psh-
¨p tIÄ¡pIsb ths­¶p shbv¡tWm? th­, tIt«mfq.
]t£, tIÄ¡p¶Xv lcnIYbmhs«. tIÄ¡mXncn¡pI Zp-
jv¡camWv. lcnIYsb {ihW hnjbam¡n sNhnsb D]-
tbmKn¡p¶XmIt«. Ffp¸hpw cpNnIchpw lnXIchpamWv.
\n§Ä sNhn cma¶p \ÂIpI. \mhpsIm­p cma\maw P]nbv-
¡pI. C{µnb§Ä i{Xp¡fÃ. Ah \Ãh Xs¶bmWv. Ah-
bpsS Ignhn¶XncnÃ. AXn\m Hmtcm C{µnbt¯bpw Cu-
izmcmÀ¸W _p²ntbmsS D]tbmKn¡pIþCXt{X cmPamÀ¤w.
CXpXs¶ cmPtbmKsa¶p ]dbs¸bp¶Xpw.
(hninjvS IÀ½¯ nsâ \nÀºÔanÃ)
hninjvSIÀ½§sf `Khm¶À¸n¡mhq F¶nÃ. IÀ½amb
IÀ½sams¡ AhntSbv¡À¸n¡pI. i_cnbpsS B Ce´-
¸g§Ä! {iocma³ Ahsb F{X t{]at¯msSbmWv kzoIcn-
¨Xv! Cuizcs\ ]qPn¡m³ KplbnÂs¨¶ncnt¡­ Bhiy-
anÃ. \n§Ä FhnsSsh¨v F´pIÀ½w sNbvXmepw, AsX-
Ãmw Cuizc¶À¸n¡pI. A½ Ip«nsb t]mäp¶Xp I­mÂ
`Khms\¯s¶ t]mäpIbmsW¶p tXm¶pw. AhÀ Ip«nsb
Ipfn¸n¡p¶p­tÃm, AXp ]ctaizcsâ incÊn cp{Zm`ntj-
Iw \S¯pIbmWv. Ip«n `KhÂIr]bpsS Zm\amsW¶p IcpXn
A½ Ip«nsb Cuizc`mh\tbmsS emfn¨p hfÀ¯Ww. Iu-
key cmat\bpw, btimZ IrjvWt\bpw F{X ipjvIm´n-
tbmsSbmWv emfn¨Xv? AXp hÀ®n¡pt¼mÄ ipI\pw, hmX-
vaoInbpw, XpfkoZmk\pw kzbw [\ycmsW¶p IcpXn. AXp
sN¿p¶Xn AhÀ¡p A]mcamb IuXpIw tXm¶p¶p. A½-
amcpsS B t]män¸peÀ¯Â Xptemw t{ijvTamWv. B Ip«n,
B Cuizchn{Klw, B hn{Kls¯ tkhn¡p¶Xn Ihn-
ªp thsd´p `mKyapffp? \½nsemcmÄ asämcmsf ip{iq-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
jn¡p¶Xn C¯cw `mh\bv¡p Øm\w \ÂInbmÂ, \½psS
IÀ½§fn F{Xam{Xw ]cnhÀ¯\ap­mhpw! tkh\¯n-
\pff Ahkcw In«p¶tXXpw Cuizctkh\amsW¶ `mh\
]peÀ¯nt¸mcWw.
Irjn¡mc³ ImfIsf ip{iqjn¡p¶p. Cu Imf XpÑam-
sW¶p hnNmcnbv¡mtam? ]mSnÃ. thZ§fn hmatZh³ iàn-
cq]¯n hnizamsI hym]n¨ncn¡p¶Xmbn hÀ®n¨ B Im-
fXs¶bmWv Irjn¡mcsâ Imfbnepw \nesImffp¶Xv.
""NXzmcn irwKm {Xtbm Aky ]mZm
tZz ioÀtj k]vX lkvXmtkm Aky
{Xn[m _t²m hrjt`m tcmchoXn
atlm tZthm aÀXymw B hnthi.''
\mep sIm¼v, aq¶p Imev, c­p Xe, Ggp I¿v ChtbmSpIqSn
aq¶p Øe¯v _Ônbv¡s¸«p alm tXPkznbmbn FÃm
aÀ¯y hkvXp¡fnepw hym]n¨p ap¡pdbn«psIm­ncnbv¡p¶
hnizhym]nbmb Imfsb¯s¶bmWv Irjn¡mc³ ]qPn-
¡p¶Xv. Cu Hcp E¡n\p hymJymX¡Ä Btdgv AÀ°w \Â-
Inbn«p­v. Cu Imf F{X hnNn{Xw! BImi¯n ap¡pdbn«p
ag sNmcnbp¶ ImfXs¶bmWv, aeaq{X§Ä hÀjn¨p hnfhp
hÀ²n¸n¡p¶ B Irjn¡mcsâ Imfbnepw IpSnsImffp¶Xv.
Irjn¡mc³ Cu DbÀ¶ `mh\tbmsS Xsâ ImfIsf ip{iq-
jn¨m AbmfpsS B km[mcW IÀ½hpw CuizmcÀ¸W-
ambn¨abpw.
CXpt]mse, ho«nse Krle£van ASp¡fsagpIn hr¯n-
bm¡n, ASp¸n Xo¸q«n kzÑhpw kzmXnIhpamb t`mP\w X¿m-
dm¡pIbpw B t`mP\w Xsâ ho«nse FÃmhÀ¡pw XpjvSnbpw
]pjvSnbpw \ÂIpamdmIs« F¶m{Kln¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p. B
\nebv¡v AhcpsS Cu IÀ½saÃmw bÚw Xs¶bmWv. ASp-
s¸´mWv? B amXmhv Pzen¸n¨ncnbv¡p¶ Hcp sNdnb bÚ-
IpWvUw Xs¶. Cuizcs\ Xr]vXns¸Sp¯Ww F¶ `mh\
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H¼Xmw A²ymbw
a\Ên sh¿psIm­mWv t`mP\w ]mIw sN¿p¶sX¦nÂ
AXv F{X kzÑhpw ]hn{XhpamIp¶Xn\w¸än kzev]w Nn-
´n¨p t\m¡p. B Krle£vanbpsS a\Ên A{Xbpw DbÀ-
¶ `mh\bp­mbm AhÀ `mKhX¯nse Ejn]Xv\nIÄ-
¡p Xpeyambncn¡pw. C§ns\ F{X amXm¡Ä tkh\w sNbv-
Xp IctIdnbncn¡pw!'Rm³ Rm³' F¶p ]dbp¶ Úm\nIfpw
]WvUnX·mcpw ap¡n¯s¶ InS¶ncn¡pw!
(PohnXamsI lcnabamImw)
\½psS \nXyPohnXw, Hmtcm \nanj¯nsebpw PohnXw,
km[mcWamsW¶p tXm¶mw. bYmÀ°¯ne§ns\bÃ. A-
Xn hensbmcÀ°ap­v. PohnXamsI al¯mb Hcp bÚ-
IÀ½mWv. AXnÂhntbmÀ°ap­v. \n§fpsS \n{Z F´mWv?
Hcp kam[n . FÃm¯cw t`mK§tfbpw Cuizc¶À¸n¨n«mWv
\mw Dd§p¶sX¦n AXv kam[nbÃmsX asä´mWv? \½psS
CSbn kv\m\wsN¿pt¼mÄ ]pcpjkqà¯n\v F´p _Ô-
amWpffsX¶v BtemNn¨p t\m¡p. _ÔwImWWsa¶p­-
¦n XoÀ¨bmbpw ImWmw. Bbncw I¿pw Bbncw I®papff
B hncmSv ]pcpj¶v Fsâ Cu kv\m\hpambn F´mWv kw-
_Ôw? kw_ÔanXmWv: \n§Ä Xebnsemgp¡p¶ Hcp ap-
cpS shff¯n Bbncw XpffnIfp­v: B XpffnIÄ \n§-
fpsS akvXIw IgpIp¶p,\n§sf \njv]m]\m¡p¶p. At¸mÄ
\n§fpsS incÊn Cuizcsâ BioÀhmZw s]mgnbpIbm-
sW¶p tXm¶pw. Cuizcsâ kl{kwssIsIm­p kl{k[m-
cXs¶ \n§fpsS incÊn hÀjn¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶pw.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Cu XpffnIfpsS hSnhn Cuizc³ Xs¶ \n§fpsS incÊn-
\pffnse Agp¡pIgpIpImsW¶p tXm¶pw. Znhyamb Cu `mh-
\sb B km\m\¯n s]mgn¡pI: At¸mÄ B kv\m\-
sam¶v thsdbmIpw. B kv\\¯n A\´ iàn h¶Wbpw.
GXp IÀ½hpw CuizctâXmsW¶ `mh\tbmsS sNbv-
Xm AsX{X km[mcWambmepw ]hn{Xambn¨abpsa¶Xv
A\p`hkn²amWv. \½psS ho«n h¶ BÄ Cuizc³ Xs¶-
bmsW¶v H¶p k¦ev]n¨p t\m¡p. kam\ycoXym hensbm-
cmÄ \½psS ho«nte¡p hcpt¼mÄ \mw F{Xam{Xw hr¯n-
bm¡p¶p, F{X anI¨ t`mP\ap­m¡p¶p! AXp ]ns¶ `Khm-
\msW¶p k¦ev]n¨mÂ, \½psS B `mh\bn A{X henb
A´cap­mhpw. I_oÀ XpWn s\bvXncp¶p. At±lw AXn-
¯s¶ \naá\mbn ]mSnbncp¶p:
""Qo\o Po\o _n\o NZcnbm''
C§ns\ ]mSns¡m­v At±lw Nm©mSnbncp¶Xp I­mÂ,
Cuizcs\ ]pX¸n¡m\pff ]pX¸v s\¿pIbmsW¶p tXm¶pw.
EtKzZ¯nse Ejn ]dbp¶p:
""hkvt{Xh `{Zm kpIrXm''
Rm\o kvtXm{Xw ssIsIm­p \¶mbn s\bvX hkv{Xsa-
¶t]mse Cuizc\n NmÀ¯p¶p. Ihn kvtXm{Xw cNn¡p-
¶Xv Cuizc\pth­nbmWv. s\bv¯pImc³ hkv{Xw s\¿p-
¶Xpw Cuizc¶pth­n Xs¶. F{X lrZbwKamb k¦ev]w!
Nn¯s¯ shSn¸m¡p¶Xpw lrZbs¯ AeXÃn¡p¶Xpam-
b Fs´mcp hnNmcw! Cu `mh\ PohnX¯n Hcnbv¡Â
h¶m¸ns¶ PohnXw F{X \nÀ½eamIpw! Ccp«n an¶Â
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]¯mw A²ymbw
an¶nbm B Ccp«v Hä £W¯n\p {]Imiambn amdp¶p.
Cu AÔImcw sasÃsasÃbmtWm {]Imiamhp¶Xv? AÃ,
Hscmä £W¯n AI¯pw ]pd¯pw ]cnhÀ¯\w kw`hn-
¡p¶p. AXpt]mse Hmtcm {Inbtbbpw Cuizct\mSWbv-
¡p¶tXmsS PohnX¯n s]s«¶v AÛpXiàn DfhmIp¶p.
Hmtcm IÀ½hpw hnip²ambn¯pS§pw. PohnX¯n DÕm-
lsahnsS? \mw Pohnbv¡p¶p, ImcWw, acnbv¡p¶nÃ. DÕm-
l¯n\p ]ªw Xs¶ \mep]mSpw. Iemlo\ambn Icbp¶
PohnXw! F¶m \½psS FÃm IÀ½§tfbpw Cuizct\mS-
Wbv¡Wsa¶ Cu `mh\ sXÃp a\ÊnepZn¡s«, At¸mÄ-
¡mWmw, \n§fpsS PohnXw F{X caWobhpw al\obhp-
ambn¨abpsa¶v.
Cuizcsâ Hscmä \mawsIm­p s]s«¶p ]cnhÀ¯\ap­m-
Ipsa¶Xn kwibanÃ. cma F¶p¨cn¨XpsIm­v F´p­m-
hpsa¶p tNmZn¡cpXv. H¶p¨cn¨p s\m¡p. sshIpt¶cw Irjn-
¡mc³ theXoÀ¯v ho«ntebv¡p aS§pIbmsW¶pw AbmÄ
hgnbn hà hgnt]m¡t\bpw Is­¯p¶p F¶pw k¦ev-
]nbv¡pI. AbmÄ hgnt]m¡t\mSpw ]dbp¶p.
""Nme Lcm D`m cmtlw \mcmbWm''
""tl, bm{X¡mcm, Hm \mcmbW, H¶p \nev¡p, CXm cm{Xn-
bmbn. kzmao, Fsâ ho«ntebv¡p hcp.'' B Irjn¡mcsâ
hmbn \n¶v Cu hm¡pIÄ ]pds¸«mepS³ B hgnt]m¡sâ
`mhw amdptam CÃtbm F¶p t\m¡pI. B hgnt]m¡³ Iff-
t\m sImff¡mct\m Bbncp¶m ]cnip²\mIpw. Cu amäw
`mh\ sIm­p­mIp¶Xt{X. `mh\bnemWv FÃmw AS§nbn-
cn¡p¶Xv. PohnXw `mh\mabamWv. Ccp]Xp hbÊmb Hcp\y-
bphmhp ho«n hcp¶p. Aѳ AbmÄ¡p Xsâ aIsf sImSp-
¡p¶p. AbmÄ Ccp]Xp hbÊmb shdpwIp«nbmWv, F¶n«pw
A¼Xp hbÊmb izipc³ AbmfpsS Im ]nSn¡p¶p. CsX-
´p IY? I\yImZm\w sNbvI F¶ IÀ½w Xs¶ F{X ]hn-
{Xw! AXmÀ¡p sImSp¡p¶pthm AbmÄ ]ctaizc³ Xs¶-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
bmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p. PmamXmhnt\mSpff hct\mSpff Cu
`mh\bp­tÃm, AXns\ Ipsd¡qSn DbÀ¯n shbv¡pI,
hfÀ¯nsIm­pt]mhpI.
C§ns\ Ifhmbn Hcp k¦ev]w shbv¡p¶Xp sIm­p
F´p em`w F¶p hÃhcpw tNmZnbv¡ptam? Rm³ ]dbp¶p,
BZyw Xs¶ t\cv Ifhv F¶p thÀXncnbv¡cpXv. BZyw A`y-
knbv¡pI, A\p`hn¡pI At¸mÄ \n§Ä¡p t\cpw Ifhpw
a\Ênemhpw. B I\ymZm\¯n shdpw hm¡psIm­Ã B
PmamXmhv t\cmb ]camßmhmsW¶p hmkvXhambn k¦e-
v]n¨mÂ, F´p hyXymkw hcpsa¶p ImWmw. Cu ]hn{X `mh\-
bpsS {]`mh¯m hkvXphnsâ ]qÀÆcq]¯n¶pw D¯c cq]-
¯n¶pw X½n `qan¡pw BImi¯n\pw X½nepff A´cw
hcpw. Ip]m{Xw kp]m{Xambn amdpw. ZpjvS³ injvS\mbn am-
dpw.hym[\mb hmevaoIn¡v C§s\btà alm]cnhÀ¯\ap-
­mbXv? hncepIÄ hoWbnt·Â \r¯w shbv¡p¶p, hmbnÂ
\n¶p \mcmbW\maP]w DXncp¶p, hÃhcpw sImÃm³ ]dªp
h¶mepw im´nbv¡p hnLv\anÃ, adn¨v Ahsâ t\À¡pw t{]a-
abamb ZrjvSntbmsS t\m¡p¶pþC¯csamcp ImgvN hmevaoIn
AXn\pap¼v Hcn¡epw I­n«nÃ. AbmÄ A¶phsc c­pXcw
PohnIfmtb I­n«pffp þA¼pw hnÃpw I­p t]Snt¨mSp¶h-
tcbpw, Xncnªp \n¶p Xt¶msSXncnSp¶htcbpw. \mcZ\m-
Is« Xs¶ I­v HmSpIbp­mbn, FXncnSpIbpap­mbnÃ. adn-
¨p im´\mbn \n¶tX Dffp. hmevaoInbpsS A¼pw hnÃpw
XSbs¸«p. \mcZsâ ]pcnIw NpfnbpItbm I®v CdpIpItbm
sNbvXnÃþa[pc IoÀ¯\w AtX \nebn XpSÀ¶pt]m¶p.
\mcZ³ hmevaoIntbmSp tNmZn¨pþ""\nsâ A¼p \n¶sXt´?''
hmevaoIn ]dªp, ""AhnSps¯ im´X I­n«v.'' \mcZ³ hmev-
aoInsb cq]m´cs¸Sp¯n, B cq]m´cw t\tcm \pWtbm?
temI¯n hmkvXhambn ZpjvS·mcpt­m CÃtbm F¶p
\nÝbn¡m\mcp­v? icnbmb hà ZpjvS\pw ap¼n h¶m¡qSn
CXp ]camßmhmsW¶p k¦ev]n¡pI. Ah³ ZpjvS³ Xs¶-
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]¯mw A²ymbw
sb¶v BÀ¡dnbmsa¶mWv Rm³ tNmZn¡p¶Xv. NneÀ ]d-
bmdp­v, kÖ\§Ä kzbw \ÃhcmIbm AhÀ¡v FÃmw
\ÃXmbn tXm¶p¶p. ]t£, bYmÀ°w A§ns\bà F¶v.
At¸mÄ \n§Ä ImWp¶Xpw hmkvXhamsW¶v F§ns\
IcpXmw? krjvSnsb t\cmbn Adnhm³ th­ km[\§Ä
ZpjvS·mcpsS ]¡te Dffp F¶pt­m? F´p sIm­n§s\
]dªpIqSmþkrjvSn \ÃXmWv, ]t£ \n§Ä ZpjvS\mbXp-
sIm­v \n§Ä¡v AXv ZpjvSambn tXm¶p¶p. t\m¡q, krjvSn
Hcp I®mSnbmWv. \n§sf§ns\tbm, A§ns\Xs¶ ap¼n-
epff krjvSnbn \n§fpsS {]Xn_nw_w ImWpw. \½psS
ZrjvSnsb§ns\tbm A§ns\bmWv krjvSnbpsS cq]w! A-
Xn\mÂ, Cu krjvS n \ÃXmWv , ]hn{XamWv F¶p k¦-
ev]n¡pI. Xsâ km[mcW IÀ½§fn¡qSn C¯cw `mh\
{]kcnbv¡s«. At¸mÄ¡mWmw, F´p Na¡mcamsW¶v.
Cu Imcyat{X `Khm³ {Kln¸n¡m³ {ianbv¡p¶Xv.
""b Itcmjn bZiv\mkn
bÖptlmjn ZZmknbÂ
b¯]kykn Iut´b,
X Icpjzm a ZÀ¸Ww.''
"\o sN¿p¶tXXpw AtX]Sn `Khm¦eÀ¸n¡pI.'
Fsâ A½ Ip«n¡me¯p, Hcp IY ]dªp Xcmdp­v. Xam-
i¡YbmsW¦nepw AXnse X¯zw hnetbdnbXmWv. Hcp
kv{Xobp­mbncp¶p. sN¿p¶sX´pw IrjvWmÀ¸Wambn sN-
¿pI F¶mbncp¶p AhfpsS \nÝbw. AhÄ ASp¡fsagp-
In tijn¡p¶ NmWI¸n­n Dcp«nsbSp¯p "IrjvWmÀ¸W-
akvXp' F¶p ]dªp hens¨dnbpw. F´n«p­mbsX´mt¶m;
B NmWIw Dcpf AhnsS \n¶p s]m´n t£{X¯nse `Kh-
Zzn{Kl¯nsâ apJ¯p sN¶p ]äpw. km[p im´n¡mc³ hn{K-
lw tX¨p IgpIn tXmäp. ]t£, \nhr¯nsbm¶panÃmXmbn
Ahkm\w, AXp B kv{XobpsS ]WnbmsW¶p a\Ênembn.
B kv{Xo Pohn¨ncn¡p¶ Imet¯mfw hn{Klw shSn¸m¡n
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 KoXm{]hN\w
shbv¡pI km²yaÃ. Hcp \mÄ B kv{Xobv¡p tcmKw ]nSn-
s]«p. acW¯nsâ A´y\nanjw ASp¯p. AhÄ acWt¯-
bpw IrjvW mÀ¸Wam¡n. At¸mÄ t£{X¯nse hn{Klw
s]m«n¸nfÀ¶p, hn{Klw XhnSps]mSnbmbn. B kv{Xosb sIm-
­pt]mIm³ apIfn \n¶p hnam\sa¯n. AhÄ hnam\s¯-
bpw IrjvWmÀ¸Wam¡n. hnam\w sN¶v t£{X¯nenSn¨v A-
Xpw s]m«n¸nfÀ¶p. {ioIrjvW[ym\¯n\p ap¼n kzÀ¤w
\nÊmcat{X.
kmcmwianXmWv. \ÃtXm No¯tbm Bbn \mw sN¿p¶
GXp IÀ½hpw CuizcmÀ¸Wam¡nbm Ahbn hntijm-
semcp kmaÀ°yapfhmIpw. tNmfaWn Aev]w aªn¨p Nph¶
H¶mWv. AXp s]mcn¨m F{X \à aecmbn hcpw. \à Xqsh-
¬abpw F«nXfpambn A´Ên hnSÀ¶ B aecns\ B
tNmfaWn¡Sp¯psh¨p t\m¡q, F´p hyXymkw! F¦nepw
B aeÀ B tNmfaWnbptSXpXs¶ F¶Xn kwibanÃ.
Cu hyXymkw h¶Xp shdpw Hcp Xo sIm­mWv. AXpt]mse,
B I«nbmb tNmfaWnsb Xncn¡Ãn«ps]mSn¨m an\p¯
amhmbn¨abpw. Xobnsâ k¼À¡¯m aecmbn, Xncn¡Ãn-
en«Xn\m an\p¯ amhpambn. CXpt]mse \½psS GXp XpÑ-
amb IÀ½¯nepw lcnkvacWbmIp¶ kwkv¡mcanS tNÀ-
¯m AXp ]p¯s\m¶mbn¨abpw. `mh\sIm­p hne IqSp-
¶p. shdpw sN¼c¯n¸qhv, Iqhf¯ne, Xpfkns¯m¯v, IdpI-
¸pÃv Ch XpÑamsW¶p IcpX­.
""XpIm avltW Nho Btew,
tPwIm an{inX hnSvwtew.''
""cma³ CSIeÀ¶sXÃmw kzmZpffXmhpsa¶p Xp¡mdmw
]dbp¶p.''
Hmtcm Imcy¯nepw `Khms\ CSIeÀ¯n BkzZn¨p t\m-
¡pI. Cu cma\mIp¶ akmebv¡p Xpeyambn aäphà akme-
bpapt­m? Cu Znhy akmesb¡mÄ ap´nbXmbn thsd´p
akmebmWv Iq«m\pffXv? Cuizc\mIp¶ Cu akmesb
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]¯mw A²ymbw
kz´w Hmtcm IÀ½¯nepw CSIeÀ¯pI, At¸mÄ FÃm
kpµchpw cpNnIcamhpw.
cm{Xn F«paWn. A¼e¯n Zo]mcm[\ \S¡p¶p, [q]-
¯nsâ kpKÔw ]c¡p¶p, Zo]§Ä sImfp¯p¶p, \ocmP\w
Dgnbp¶p. B kab¯p hmkvXh¯n \mw ]camßmhns\
ImWp¶Xmbn Hcp `mh\bpfhmIp¶p. `Khm³ ]IÂ apgp-
h³ DWÀ¶ncp¶p, Ct¸mÄ AhnsSbv¡v Dd§m\pff ka-
bambn. `à·mÀ ]mSp¶p.
*""BXmw kzmao kptJw \n{Zm Icm tKm ]mfm''
F¶Â kwibmep¡Ä tNmZnbv¡p¶p, ""`Khm\pt­m hÃ-
t¸mgpw Dd§p¶p?''
FtSm `Khm³ F´m sN¿m¯Xv? \Ã a\pjm, `Khm³
Dd§pIbpw DWcpIbpw sN¿p¶nsæn IÃmtWm Dd§p-
¶Xpw DWcp¶Xpw? ktlmZc, `Khm³ Xs¶bmWv Dd§p-
¶Xv , `Khm³Xs¶bmWv DWcp¶Xv, `Khm³Xs¶bmWv
Xn¶p¶Xpw IpSn¡p¶Xpw. XpfkoZmk³ ]peÀIme¯p `K-
hms\ DWÀ¯n hµnbv¡p¶p.
""PmKntb cLp\mY Ipwhc
]wOn_\ t_mte.''
\½psS ktlmZco ktlmZc·mÀ, kv{Xo]pcpj·mÀ cma-
N{µsâ cq]§fmsW¶p IcpXn At±lw ]dbp¶p, ""Fsâ
cmaN{µ·mtc, C\n Fgpt¶ev¡q.'' F{X kpµcamb hnNmcw!
AsænÂ, hà t_mÀUn§nepw sN¶p t\m¡pI, AhnsS
Ip«nIsf DWÀ¯pt¼mÄ imkn¨p ]dbpw, "FtSm Fgpt¶Â-
¡pt¶m, CÃtbm?' ]peÀImes¯ awKfthf, B kab¯p
ISp¯ hm¡pIÄ \t¶m? hnizman{Xsâ B{ia¯n cma-
N{µ³ Dd§pIbmWv. hnizman{X³ A±ls¯ DWÀ¯pI-
bmWv. AXp hmevaoIn cmambW¯n C§ns\ hÀ®n¨ncn-
¡p¶pþ
""cmtaXn a[pcmw hmWow hnizmant{Xm `y`mjX
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 KoXm{]hN\w
D¯njvT \c imÀZqe ]qÀÆm kÔym{]hÀ¯tX.''
""D®o cma Fgpt¶ev¡q'' F¶o a[pc hm¡pIÄ sIm­p
hnizman{X³ At±ls¯ Fgpt¶Â¸n¡p¶p. F{X a[pcamWv
B IÀ½w! t_mÀUn§nse B DWÀ¯Â F{X IÀ¡ihp-
amWv.! B Dd§p¶ Ip«nbv¡p tXm¶p¶p. Ggp P·ambpff
Hcp sshcnbmWv DWÀ¯m³ h¶ncnbv¡p¶sX¶v, BZyw sa-
sÃsasà hnfnbv¡pI ]ns¶ Ipd¨p¨¯n hnfnbv¡pI.
F¶m hnfnbn IÀ¡iXbpw ItTmcXbpw Xosc ]mSnÃ.
DWÀ¶nsæn ]¯p an\n«p Ignªp sNÃpI. C¶sænÂ
\msf DWcpsa¶min¡pI. Ahs\ DWÀ¯phm³ a[pcKm\-
§fpw {]`mX IoÀ¯\§fpw aäpw tIĸn¡pI. DWÀ¯pI-
sb¶Xv km[mcW ImcyamWv. ]t£ \ap¡Xns\ F{X Ihn-
Xmabhpw klrZbhpw kpµchpam¡mw! `Khms\ Fgpt¶Â-
¸n¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶Ww. Cuizcsâ aqÀ¯nsbbmWv
]Xps¡ DWÀ¯p¶Xv. Dd¡¯n \n¶pWÀt¯­sX§n-
s\ F¶Xpw Hcp imkv{XamWv.
\½psS FÃm hyhlmc§fnepw Cu k¦ev]s¯ tNÀ-
¯nW¡pI. in£Wimkv{X¯nemIs« Cu k¦ev]w hfsc
BhiyamWv. Ip«nIfmcmWv, tZhXmcq]§Ä Xs¶. Rm³
Cu tZhXIsf tkhn¡pIbmsW¶ `mh\ Kpcphn¶p­m-
IWw. At¸mÄ Kpcp\mY³ Ip«nItfmSv C§s\ IbÀ¡nÃ""
IS¶pt]m\nsâ ho«nte¡v!\nev¡v Hcp aWv¡pÀt\cw. ssI-
\o«v. F{X hr¯nsI« Ip¸mbw. aq¡nÂ\n¶n§s\ Henbv¡p-
¶p!'' ]Icw, kz´w ssIsIm­v sasà aq¡p hr¯nbm¡n-
s¡mSp¡pw, apjnª DSp¸pIÄ Ae¡nsImSp¡pw, IodnbXv-
Xp¶nsImSp¡pw. A²ym]I³ C§ns\ sNbvXm AXn¶v
F{X \Ã]cnWmaamWp­mhpI! ASn¨p NX¨n«p hà \Ã
^ehpw ]pds¸Sphn¡m³ Ignbptam? Ip«n Ifpw Kpcp\mYs\
Cu Znhy `mh\tbmtS ho£n¡Ww. iojy³·mÀ lcnaqÀ¯n-
IfmsW¶p Kpcphpw Kpcp lcnapÀ¯nbmsW¶p injy³·mcpw
IcpXWw. c­pIq«cpw ]ckv]cw Cu `mh\tbmtS s]cp-
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]¯mw A²ymbw
amdnbmÂ, Znhy tXPkznbmbn¨abpw. Ip«nIfpw `Khm³,Kpcp-
hpw `Khm³! CXp KpcphÃ. `Khm³ i¦csâ cp]amWv; X§Ä
At±l¯n \n¶p t_m[marXw \pIcpIbmWv; At±ls¯
ip{iqjn¨pÚm\w t\SpIbmWv F¶n§s\ Ip«nIÄ hnNm-
cn¡ps¶¦nÂ, AhÀ At±lhpambn GXp \ne¡mbncnbv¡pw
CSs]SpI F¶mtemNn¨p t\m¡pI.
(]m]`banÃ)
kÀÆ{X Cuizc³ hncmPn¡p¶p F¶ `mh\ Nn¯¯nep-
d¨m¸ns¶ HcmÄ asämcmtfmSp s]cpamtd­sX§ns\ F-
¶pff \oXnimkv{Xw \½psS A´xIcW¯n kzbtah k-
v^pcn¨p XpS§pw. imkv{Xw ]Tnt¡­ Bhiyta hcnÃ. A-
t¸mÄ tZmj§sfÃmw AI¶p t]mhpw, ]m]§Ä ]d]d¡pw,
ZpcnX§fpsS Xnancw apSnªp t]mIpw. Xp¡mdmw ]dbp¶pþ
""Nme tIemko tam Ifm
t_me hnTe thtfm thtfm.
XpP ]m] Nn \mlnw sF tkw
\ma tLXmw Phfow htk''*
sNÃq, t]mbn kzѵw ]m]w sNbvtXmfq. \o ]m]wsNbvXp
Xfcp¶pthm, ]m]w Zln¸n¨p lcn\maw Xfcp¶pthm F¶p
Rms\m¶p t\m¡s«. lcn\mat¯mSp InS]nSn¡m³ X¡
Icp¯pw Ipdp¼papff hà ]m]apt­m?
""Icow XpPkn Ic hXo''(\nsâ {]`mhsaÃmw Im«v) \n-
s¶s¡m­mhp¶{X ]m]w sN¿v, ]qÀ® k½Xw. lcn\ma-
hpw \nsâ ]m]hpw X½n KpkvXn\S¡s«. FtSm, Cu lcn-
\ma¯n Cu P·¯nse am{XaÃ, A\´P·§fnse ]m]-
s¯ £Ww sIm­p `kvaam¡phm³ th­ Ignhp­v. Kpl-
bn A\´bpK§fnse AÔImcw \ndªncp¶mepw Hcp
Xot¸m«ns¡mffn I¯n¨ am{Xbn AXv HmSnsbmfn¡p¶p.
Cu AÔImcw {]mImiambn adp¶p. ]m]§Ä¡v F{X ]g¡-
apt­m A{Xbpw thK¯n Ah\in¡p¶p; ImcWw Ah
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 KoXm{]hN\w
\in¡m³ \nev¡p¶hbmWtÃm. ]gb hndIp NmcamIphm³
XmakanÃ.
cma\ma¯nsâ ASp¯p ]m]w \nev¡pItb CÃ. Ip«nIÄ
]dbmdntÃ, "cma' F¶p P]n¨m `qXw ]mbpsa¶v. R§Ä
Ip«n¡me¯p cm{Xn ivaim\¯n t]mbnh¶ncp¶p. ivaim\-
¯n sN¶p IpänbSn¨p hcm³ hmXp shbv¡mdp­v. cm{Xn
]m¼pIfp­v, apffpIfp­v, Npäp]mSpw Ccp«p­v. F¶mepw
H¶pw AdnbmdnÃ. `qXs¯ Hcn¡epw I­nt« CÃ. `qX§sf
k¦ev] n¨p­m¡pIbmWtÃm, ]ns¶¡mWp¶sX§ns\?
]¯phbÊmb Hcp Ip«n¡p cm{Xn ivaim\¯n t]mbn hcm-
\pff {XmWn FhnsS \n¶p In«n? cma\ma¯n \n¶v. B
{XmWn kXykzcq]\mb ]camßmhntâXmbncp¶p. ]camßm-
hv Fsâ ASp¯ps­¶ `mh\bps­¦n , temIsaÃmw Iogv-
ta adnªmepw lcnbpsS Zmk³ `bs¸«pt]mhnÃ. Abmsf
GXp cm£k³ ]nSn¨p Xn¶pw? cm£k³ AbmfpsS icocw
Xn¶p Zln¸n¨mepw Ah¶p kXys¯ Zln¸n¡m\mhnÃ. k-
Xys¯ Zln¸n¡m\pff iàn kwkmc¯nse§panÃ. Cuiz-
c\ma¯n\p ap¼n ]m]¯n\p \n¡m³ IgnbnÃ. AXn\m-
 Cuizc\n PohmÀ¸Ww sN¿pI. AhnSps¯ Ir] k¼m-
Znbv¡p. FÃm IÀ½§fDw AhntSbv¡À¸n¡p. At±l¯n-
sâXmbncn¡p. Xsâ kIe IÀ½§fpamIp¶ ss\thZyw {]`p-
hn¶À¸nbv¡pI F¶ `mh\sb D¯tcm¯cw Xo{ham¡n-
s¡m­ncp¶m £p{Z PohnXw Znhyambn¨abpw. aen\ PohnXw
kpµcambn¨abpw.
(Aev] sa¦nepw a[pcw)
""]{Xw ]pjv]w ^ew tXmbw'' F´pamhs«, AtXmsSm¸w
`ànbp­mbm aXn. F{X sImSp¯p, F{X AÀ¨n¨p F¶XÃ
Imcyw, GXp `mh\tbmsS sImSp¯p F¶XmWv Imcyw. Hcn-
¡Â Rm³ Hcp s{]m^ktdmSp kwkmcnbv¡pIbmbncp¶p
hnZym`ymk imkv{Xambncp¶p hnjbw. R§Ä c­pt]cpsS-
bpw hnNmc§Ä tbmPn¨nÃ. Ahkm\w s{]m^kÀ ]dªp,
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]¯mw A²ymbw
""ktlmZcm Rm³ ]Xns\«p sImÃambn ]WnsbSp¡p¶p''
s{]m^kÀ Fs¶ t_m[ys¸Sp¯pIbmWv th­nbncp¶Xv.
A§ns\ sN¿msX Xm³ C{XsImÃambn A²ym]\tPmen
sN¿p¶psh¶v ]dªt¸mÄ Rm³ Xamibmbn ]dªp, ]Xn-
s\«p hÀjw Imf b{´¯nsâ IqsS XncnªXp sIm­v AXp
b{´ imkv{XÚ\mIptam?'' b{´imkv{XÚ³ thtd, I®p-
sI«n¨päp¶ Imf thtd. hnZym`ymk imkv{XÚ³ H¶v, hnZym-
`ymk`mcw Npa¡p¶ h³ asäm¶v. ]Xns\«psImÃw `mcw Npa-
¶pt]m¶ Iqen¡mcsâ _p²nbn IS¶n«nÃm¯ Imcyw im-
kv{XÚ\p Bdpamkw sIm­v A\p`hs¸Spw. kmcanXmWv.
B s{]m^kÀ Xm\n{XsImÃw {]hr¯nsbSp¯psh¶p ta\n
]dIbmWp sNbvXXv. ta\n ]dªXpsIm­p kXyw shfn-
hmhnÃ. CXpt]mse Cuizcsâ ap¼n F{X Iq¼mcw Iq«n
F¶Xn al¯zanÃ. Afthm, BIrXntbm, hnetbm AÃ
Imcyw, `mh\bmWv Imcyw. F´mWv F{XbmWv AÀ¸n¨Xv
F¶Ã {][m\w; F§ns\ sNbvXpsh¶XmWv. KoXbn Fgp-
\qdv tÇmIta Dffp. ]Xn\mbnc¡W¡n tÇmI§fpff {KÙ-
§fpap­v, ]t£,hkvXp¡fpsS BIrXn hepXmbXpsIm­p
AXnsâ D]tbmKhpw IpSpXemIpsa¶v ]dhm³ h¿. hk-
vXphn tXPsÊ{Xt¯mfap­v, Ignsh{Xt¯mfap­v F¶mWv
t\mt¡­vXv. PohnX¯n IÀ½w F{Xbp­mbncp¶p F¶-
Xn alXzanÃ. CuizcmÀ¸W_n²ntbmtS Hcp IÀ½sa¦nepw
sNbvXn«ps­¦n AXp\ap¡p XnIª A\p`qXn \ÂIpw.
Nnet¸mÄ ]cniq²amb Hscmä \nanj¯nÂ. ]´ocm­p sIm-
çfn t]mepw D­mhm¯{X B\p`hw \ap¡p D­mhpw.
Bibw CXmWv: Pohn¯nse FÃm IÀ½§tfbpw, FÃm
{InbItfbpw Cuizc¦Â AÀ¸n¨m AXpsIm­v PohnX-
¯n {XmWnbp­hpw. tam£w ssIhcpw. IÀ½w sNbvXn«pw
AXnsâ ^ew XyPn¡msX AXv Cuizc\À¸n¨m AXp
cmPtbmKambn, CXp IÀ½tbmKt¯¡mfpw HcSn apt¶m«p-
shbv¡p¶p. IÀ½tbmKw ]dbp¶p,""IÀ½w sN¿pI, ^ew Xy-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Pn¡pI. ^e¯n Bi shbv¡cpXv.''ChnsS IÀ½tbmKw
Ahkm\n¨p. cmtPmbKw ]dbp¶p,""IÀ½^e§sf XyPn¡-
cpXv. FÃmIÀ½§fpw Cuizc\À¸n¡pI. Ah ]q¡mfmWv,
\ns¶ apt¶m«p \bn¡p¶ km[\IfmWv. Ahsb B aqÀ-
¯ntaeÀ¸n¡pI.'' Hcp hi¯p \n¶p IÀ½hpw adphi¯p
\n¶p `ànbpw Iq«nt¨À¯p PohnXw kpµcam¡n \S¡pI.
^e§Ä XyPn¡cpXv, ^e§Ä hens¨dnbcpXv, adn¨v `Khm-
\n AWbv¡pI. IÀ½tbmK¯n XyPn¡p¶ ^ew cmP-
tbmK¯n kaÀ¸n¡pIbmWv. hnXbv¡p¶Xnepw hens¨dn-
bp¶Xnepw hyXymkap­v. hnX¨Xp Ipd¨mbmÂt¸mepw At\-
Iw Cc«nbmbn In«p¶p. hens¨dnªXv A§ns\Xs¶ \jvS-
ambnt¸mIp¶p, Cuizc¶À¸n¨ IÀ½w hnX¨XmsW¶dnbpI.
AXp sIm­p PohnX¯n A\´amb B\µw h¶p\ndbp-
¶p, A]mcamb ]cnip²X hym]n¡p¶p.
RmbdmgvN, 17þ4þ'32
]¯ma[ymbw
hn`qXn Nn´\w
(KoXbnse ]qÀÆmÀ²¯ntebv¡v Hcp t\m«w)
kplr¯p¡tf, KoXbpsS ]qÀÆmÀ²w Ahkm\n¨p. D¯-
cmÀ²¯nte¡p {]thin¡pw ap¼p Ignª `mK¯nsâ kmcw
H¶p t\m¡p¶Xp \¶mbncn¡pw. H¶ma[ymb¯nÂ, KoX
taml\mi¯n\pw, kz[À½{]hr¯\m¡p¶Xn\pw th­nbpf-
fXmsW¶p ]dªp. c­ma[ymb¯n PohnXkn²m´w, IÀ-
½tbmKhpw ØnX{]ÚXbpw \mw I­p. aq¶v \mev A©v
A[ymb§fnÂ, IÀ½w hnIÀ½w AIÀ½w F¶nhsb kv]jv-
Sam¡n.IÀ½¯nsâ AÀ°w, kz[À½amNcn¡pIsb¶mWv.
hnIÀ½¯nsâ AÀ°w, _mlyambn BNcn¡p¶ kz[À½-
s¯ klmbn¸m\mbn sN¿p¶ am\knI IÀ½sa¶mWv. IÀ-
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]¯mw A²ymbw
½hpw hnIÀ½hpw c­pw H¶mbnt¨À¶p Nn¯w ip²amIbpw
FÃm amen\y§fpw IgpInt¸mIbpw, hmk\ XfcpIbpw, hnIm-
c§Ä im´amIbpw t`Z`mh§Ä amªp t]mIbpw sN¿p-
t¼mÄ AIÀ½mhØ {]m]vXamIp¶p. ]ns¶ Cu AIÀ½m-
hØ c­p {]Imc¯n hÀ®n¡s¸Sp¶p. H¶nXmWv. cm-
hpw ]Iepw IÀ½w sNbvXn«pw Xcn¼pw IÀ½w sN¿p¶nsÃ-
¶\p`hs¸SpI; CXn\p hn]coXambn atä coXn, H¶pw sN¿m-
sX Ft¸mgpw IÀ½w sNbvXp sIm­ncn¡pI F¶XmWv. C§n-
s\ AIÀ½mhØ c­pXcambn hcp¶p. Cu c­p coXnbpw
ImgvNbv¡p hyXymkvX§fmsW¦nepw, ]qÀ®mhØbn H¶p-
Xs¶bmWv. Chbv¡v IÀ½tbmKw k\ymkw F¶p c­pt]cm-
WpffsX¦nepw, c­nsebpw B´camb kmcw H¶p Xs¶.
AIÀ½mhØ Ahkm\t¯ \nebmWv. Cu AhØbv¡t{X
"tam£w' F¶ kwÚ \ÂInbncn¡p¶Xv. AXn\m KoX-
bnse BZys¯ A©[ymb¯n PohnX¯nsâ apgph³ im-
kv{XmÀ°hpw kam]vXambncnbv¡p¶p.
AXn\ptijw, Bdma[ymbw apXÂ, AIÀ½ cq]amb e-
£yw {]m]n¡phm³ hnIÀ½¯nsâ \m\mamÀ¤§fpffXn ,
a\Êns\ Dffn \n¶p ip²am¡phm\pff At\I km[\-
IfpffXn , apJyamb NneXp ]dhm\mcw`n¨p. Bdma[ymb-
¯nÂ, Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXbv¡mbn [ym\tbmKw \nÀt±in¨v
AXn\v A`ymk¯nsâbpw sshcmKy¯nsâbpw klmbw \Â-
In. Ggma[ymb¯nÂ, hnimehpw D¶Xhpamb `àn km[\
]dªp. Cuizcsâ ASpt¯bv¡p t{]a`mht¯msS sN¶m-
epw, PnÚmkm _p²ntbmsS sN¶mepw, hnizawKf¯nepff
HuÕpIyt¯msS sN¶mepw, hyàn]camb Ima\tbmsS sN-
¶mepw, F§ns\bmbmepw icn, Hcn¡Â At±l¯nsâ ZÀ-
_mdn XoÀ¨bmbpw {]thinbv¡pI. Cu A[ymb¯n\p Rm-
³ {]hr¯ntbmKw, AXmbXv Cuizcs\ icWw {]m]nbv¡p-
hm³ t{]cn¸n¡p¶ tbmKw F¶ t]cmWv sImSp¯Xv. Ggm-
a¯Xn {]hr¯ntbmKw hnhcn¨p; F«mat¯Xn kmXXy
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 KoXm{]hN\w
tbmKw ]dªp, Rm³ ]dbp¶ Cu t]cpIÄ \n§Ä ]pkv-
XI¯n ImWnÃ. F\nbv¡v D]tbmK{]Zambnt¯m¶nb t]-
cnSpIbmWv Rm³ sNbvXXv. kmXXytbmKw F¶Xnsâ AÀ-
°w, \½psS "km[\' A´yImew hsc kZm A\pjvTn¡pI-
sb¶mIp¶p. Hcn¡Â Im sh¨ hgnbneqsS kZm apt¶m«p
\o§ns¡m­ncnbv ¡Ww. Nnet¸mÄ \S¶p, Nnet¸mfnÃ.
C§ns\ sNbvXm Xmhf¯nse¯psa¶min¨p IqSm. F{X
ImeamWv km[\IÄ A\pjvTn¨psIm­ncn¡pI F¶p aSp-
¯p \ncmi]q­p ]dbcpXv. ^ew In«p¶Xphsc km[\If-
\pjvTn¨p sImt­ Ccnbv¡Ww.
H¼Xma[ymb¯n Cu kmXXytbmKs¯ ]cnNbs¸-
Sp¯pt¼mÄ km[mcWsa¦nepw PohnX¯nsâ \ndamsI am-
äp¶ Hcp Imcyw `Khm³ ]dªn«p­v. AXt{X cmPtbmKw.
H¼Xma²ymbw ]dbp¶p, A\p\nanjw A\pjvTn¡p¶ GXp
IÀ½t¯bpw IrjvWmÀ¸Ww sN¿pI. CXp HscmäImcy¯nÂ
FÃm imkv{X km[\Ifpw FÃm IÀ½hnIÀ½§fpw B­p
InS¡p¶p. FÃm IÀ½km[\Ifpw Cu kaÀ¸WtbmK¯nÂ
hneo\ambn. kaÀ¸WtbmKw Xs¶bmWv cmPtbmKw. ChnsS
FÃm km[\Ifpw Iemin¡p¶p. hym]Ihpw kaÀ°hamb
CuizcmÀ¸W cp]amb Cu km[\ Xptemw EPphpw km[m-
cWhpambn tXm¶psa¦nepw AZv[zm\apffXpamIp¶p. ]mac³
apXÂ hnZzm³ hsc BÀ¡pw kz´w ho«nencp¶p Xs¶, hnti-
j{iaw IqSmsX CXp km[n¡mhp¶Xp sIm­v CXp kcfam-
Wv. F¶mepw CXp km[n¡phm³ I\¯ ]pWyw Bhiyam-
Wv.
""_lpXm kpIrXmw No tPmUo
avlWp\o hnSvTeow BhUo.''
"At\Iw kpIrX§Ä H¯p tNÀ¶mte hnjvWphn `àn
Dev]¶amIq.'
A\´P·§fnse ]pWyw k©nXamIpt¼mgmWv Cuizc-
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]¯mw A²ymbw
\n A`ncpNnbp­mhp¶Xv. sNdpXmbn hÃXpsam¶p­mbm-
 aXn, I®oscmgpIpIbmbn. ]t£, `Kh¶maapt¨cn¡pt¼m-
Ä c­pXpffn I®oÀ t]mepw s]mSnbp¶nÃ. CXn¶p]mb-
sa´v? kÖ\§Ä ]dbpw t]mse Hcp Xc¯n Cu km[\
hfsc kcfw Xs¶. F¶m asämcp Xc¯n AXp ITn\-
hpamWv, C¶mIt«: IptdIqSn ITn\ambn«p­v.
C¶p \½psS I®pIfn PUhmZ¯nsâ ]Sew h¶p hoWn-
cn¡p¶p.Cuizc³ htÃS¯papt­m F¶Xn \n¶mWv C¶p
XpS¡wXs¶. Cuizcs\ FhntSbpw Bcpw ImWp¶nÃ.Pnhn-
XamsI hnImcabhpw hpjbtemep]hpw hnjaXm]q˨hp-
ambn«p­v. C¡mes¯ AXyp¶Xcmb X¯zÚm\nIfpsS
Nn´IÄ¡pt]mepw, FÃmhÀ¡pw hbdp \ndsb im¸mSpIn«p-
¶sX§ns\ F¶Xne¸pdw IS¡m³ Ignbp¶oÃ. CXhcp-
sS IpäaÃ: ImcWw,C¶p ]eÀ¡pw `£Wta In«p¶nà F¶
ØnbmWv. C¶s¯ henb hnjaw `£W¯ntâXmWv. B
hnjaw XoÀ¡p¶XnemWv C¶p \½psS _p²nsbÃmw InS¶p
Ipg§p¶Xv. kmbWmNmcy³ cp{Zs\ hymJym\nbv¡pIbmWv:
""_p`q£amWx cp{Zcqt]W AhXnjvTtX.''
hni¸pffhÀ cp{Zsâ AhXmcamWv. AhcpsS hni¸pamäp-
hm³ ]e X¯hÚm\§fpw ]e "Ck' §fpw ]e cmjv{Sn-
bkn²m´§fpw ]e cmPimk\§fpw D­mbnhcp¶p. Cu
hnja¯nÂ\n¶p Xes]m´n¡phm³ Ahkcta C¶nÃ.
C¶p \½psS `KocY {]bXv\saÃmw Cu Hcp Zn¡n \nev¡p-
¶p: At\ym\yw Ieln¡msX, kpJim´ntbmtS, a\x{]bm-
kt¯mtS F§ns\ c­pcpf Du¬ Ignbv¡mw? kapZmb L-
S\ C{Xbpw hnISambncn¡p¶ Hcp ImeL«¯n Cuizm-
cmÀ¸WamIp¶ EPphpw kcfhpamb Imcyw IqSn hfsc ITn\am
Ip¶Xn BÝcysa´pffp? F¶m CXn\p]mbsa´v? Cuiz-
cmÀ¸W tbmKw F§ns\ km[nbv¡pw, F§ns\ kcfam-
¡mw F¶ Imcy¯n F¶p ]¯ma[ymb¯n \ap¡p Im-
Wm\pffXv.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
(]ctaizcZÀi\¯n\pff _me]mTw)
sNdnb Ip«nIsf ]Tn¸n¡m³ \msaSp¡p¶ D]mbwXs¶-
bmWv kÀÆ{X ]camß ZÀi\¯n\mbn ]¯ma[ymb¯nÂ
]dªncn¡p¶Xv. Ip«nIsf c­pcoXnbnemWv A£came
]Tn¸n¡mdv, BZyw A£c§Ä hepXm¡n FgpXn]Tn¸n¡pI-
bmWv Hcp coXn. ]ns¶ CtX A£c§Ä sNdpXm¡n FgpXn-
¸Tn¸n¡pIbmWv. "I' AXp Xs¶."K' bpw AXpX¶. F¶mÂ
BZyw hepXmbncp¶h Ct¸mÄ sNdpXmbn. CXmW vHcp
coXn. c­mas¯ coXn, BZyw EPphpw kcfhpamb A£c§Ä
]Sn¸n¨p, ]n¶nSv sI«nadnª Ip«£c§Ä ]Tn¸n¡pIbmWv.
icn¡v CXpt]mse Cuizc³ ImWm³]Sn¡Ww. BZyw
Øpe\mb, kv]jvS\mb Cuizcs\ ImWpI. kap{Zw, ]ÀÆXw
XpS§nb almhn`qXnIfn {]ISamhp¶ Cuizc³ s]s«¶p
I®n s]Spw, Cu Øqe\mb ]camßmhp a\ÊnembmÂ
Hcp \oÀ¯pffnbnÂ, Hcp aW¯cnbn AtX ]camßm-
hmWpffsX¶pw ]n¶oSp a\ÊnemIpw. henb"I'bv¡pw sNdnb
"I' bv¡pw X½n hyXymkanÃ. Øpe¯nepff Xs¶ kqj-
va¯nÂ. CXmWv Hcp ]²Xn. c­mas¯ ]²Xn, eLphpw
kcfhpamb ]camßmhns\BZyw ImWpI. ]ns¶ AXnsâ
sI«p]nWª cp]hpw. GsXmcmfn Cuizcsâ iq²amb
BhnÀ`mhw kzXsh {]ISnXambncn¡p¶pthm, Abmsf AXn-
thKw {Kln¡mw. DZmlcWwþcma\nÂ{]ISnbamb ]ctaizc-
sâ BhnÀ`mhw thK¯n a\Ên ]Xnbp¶p. cma³ kc-
famb A£camWv. CXp sI«p]nW¨nenÃm¯ Cuizc\mWv,
F¶m cmhWt\m? AXv Ip«£camWv. AXn Ft´m Nne
an{iWap­v. ]s£ AXn {IpcX Ip«nt¨À¶ncn¡p¶p. BZyw
cma\mIp¶ kcfm£cw ]Tn¡pI. Zb,hmÕeyw, t{]a`mhw,
F¶nhsbÃmapff cma³ kcf\mb Cuizc\mWv. AXv Ffp-
¸¯n ]nSnIn«pw. cmhW\nepff Cuizcs\ {Kln¡phm³
Ipd¨p kabw ]nSn¡pw. BZyw kcfm£cw, ]ns¶ Iq«£cw.
BZyw kÖ\§fn ]camßmhns\ I­v Ahkm\w ZpÀ-
153
]¯mw A²ymbw
Ö\§fn¡qSn AhnSps¯ ImWphm³ A`ykn¡Ww. kap-
{Z¯nepff hnime\mb ]ctaizc³ Xs¶bmWv B \oÀ¯p-
ffnbnepapffXv. cmaN{µsâ Dffnepff Cuizc³ Xs¶bmWv
cmhW\nepffXv. Øqe¯nset´m, AXpXs¶ kq£va¯n-
epw. kcf¯nepffXp Xs¶ ITn\¯nepw. Cu c­p {Ia¯n-
epw \mw kwkmc cq]amb Cu {KÙw hmbn¡m³ ]Tn¡Ww.
Cu A]mcamb krjvSn Cuizcsâ ]pkvXIw t]msebm-
Wv. I®n\p ta I«nbmb aqSp]SapffXn\m Cu ]pkvXIw
AS¨ncnbv¡pw t]mse \ap¡v tXm¶p¶p. Cu krjvSnbmIp¶
]pkvXI¯n AgIpff A£c§fn kÀÆ{X Cuizc³
FgpXs¸«ncnbv¡p¶p. F¶m \maXp ImWp¶nÃ. Cuizc-
ZÀi\¯n hensbmcp hnLv\ap­v. AXnXmWv: km[mcW-
hpw kcfhpw kao]Øhpamb Cuizckzcq]w a\pjy\v a\-
Ênemhp¶nÃ. ITn\amb cq]w Zln¡p¶panÃ. kz´w A½-
bn Cuizcs\ ImWp. F¶p ]dªm AbmÄ tNmZn¡pw,
"Cuizc³ C{X EPphpw kcf\pamtWm?' adn¨p ITn\amb
]camßmhv {]ISo`hn¨mtem B tXPÊv \n§Ä¡p kln-
¡m\mhptam? Ip´n¡p tXm¶n, ZqcØ\mb B kqcy³ {]-
Xy£ambn ssIbv¡Â hcs« F¶v. At±lw ASps¯¯nb-
tXmsS AhÄ¡p s]mffm³ XpS§n. At±l¯nsâ tXPÊv
AhÄ¡p klnbv¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Cuizc³ Xsâ FÃm
IgnthmSpw IqSn ap¼n h¶p \n¶mÂ, AXp \ap¡v Zln¡nÃ.
A½bpsS kuaycq]¯n h¶p \n¶m t_m[n¡bpanÃ.
t]Ubpw, _À^nbpw * Zln¡nÃ; shdpw ]m ]nSn¡bpanÃ,
Cu e£Ww `mKyt¡SntâXmWv, acW¯ntâXmWv. C¯cw
cpKvWa\xØnXnbmWv CuizcZÀi\¯n\pff I\¯ hnLv-
\w. Cu a\xØnXn ssIshSnbWw. BZyw \mw \½psS ssI-
bv¡epff Øqehpw, kcfhpambpff ]camßmhns\bpw,
]ns¶ kq£vahpw, PSnehpambpff, ]camßmhns\bpw ]Tn-
¡pI.
(a\pjycnepff ]ctaizc³)
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 KoXm{]hN\w
H¶maXmbn \½psS ssIbv¡epff CuizcaqÀ¯n \½psS
A½Xs¶. {iqXn ]dbp¶p: "amXrtZthm `h'. P\n¨]mtSm
Ip«n A½tbbÃmsX aämscbmWv ImWp¶Xv? hmÕey¯n-
sâ cp]¯n B CuizcaqÀ¯nsbbmWv AhnsS {]Xy£-
s¸«p h¶ncn¡p¶Xv. B amXmhns\¯s¶ \mw hym]vXnIp«n
hepXm¡pI: "htµamXcw' F¶p ]dªp cmjv{ S amXm-
hns\bpw, ]n¶oSv AJne `qamXmhmb ]rYzntbbpw ]qPn¡pI.
]t£, Bcw`¯n Ip«nbpsS ap¼n FÃmänepw DbÀ¶p
\n¡p¶ Cuizcsâ {]Ya {]Xna A½bpsS cq]w Xs¶.
amXr ]qP sIm­p Xs¶ tam£{]m]vXn D­mbn¡qSmbvIbn-
Ã. amXr]qP, hmÕeycq]ambn \n¡p¶ Cuizcs\ ]qPnbv-
¡emsW¶p ]dbmw. A½ Hcp \nan¯w am{XamWv. Cuizc³
A½bn Xsâ hmÕeyw \nd¨v Ahscs¡m­v \r¯w sh¸n-
¡p¶p. X\n¡v C{XambmaaX Dffn tXm¶m³ ImcWsa-
s´¶v B ]mh¯n¶dnªpIqSm. hbÊpIme¯v D]tbmKs¸-
Spsa¶p IW¡m¡nbmtWm A½ Ip«nsb t]män hfÀ¯p¶-
Xp? AÃ, AÃ, Xm\mWv B Ip«nsb {]khn¨Xv, X\nbv¡m-
Wv {]kh thZ\bp­mbXv. B thZ\IfmWv Xs¶ B Ip«n-
sbs¨mÃn {`m´bm¡p¶Xv. B thZ\IfmWv Xs¶ hÕe-
bm¡p¶Xv. X\n¡n\n kvt\ln¡mXncnbv¡ms\ h¿, AX-
ÃmsX \nhr¯nbnÃ. B A½ AXncä tkh\¯nsâ aqÀ¯n-
bmsW¶p ]dbmw. FÃmänepw DÂIrjvSamb Hcoizc]qPbp-
s­¦n AXp amXr]qPbmWv. Cuizcs\ "At½' F¶pXs¶
hnfn¡pI. A½sb¶Xns\¡mÄ D¯aamb i_vZsahnsS?
A½sb¶Xv BZys¯ Øpem£camWv AXn Cuizcs\
ImWm³ ]Tn¡pI. ]ns¶ Aѳ, Kpcp F¶nhcnepw ImWpI.
Kpcp\mY³ hnZy \ÂIp¶p. At±lw \s½ arK¯n \n¶p
a\pjy\m¡p¶p. Fs´mcp]ImcamWXv. BZyw A½, ]ns¶
Aѳ, ]ns¶ Kpcp¡Ä, ]ns¶ Ir]mep¡fmb k\ymknamÀ.
AXy´w Øqecq]¯n \n¡p¶ Cu Cuizccq]w BZyw
ImWpI. ChnsS Cuizcs\ ImWp¶nsænÂ, ]ns¶ FhnsS-
bmWv ImWpI?
155
]¯mw A²ymbw
A½, Aѳ, Kpcp\mY³, k\ymknamÀþChcn ]camßm-
hns\ ImWpI. CXpt]mseXs¶ sNdpIp«nIfnepw ]camßm-
hns\ ImWm³ IgnªmÂ, F´m\µambncn¡pw? {[ph³, {]-
lvf mZ³, k\I³, k\µ\³, k\ÂIpamc·mÀþChscÃmw
sNdnb sNdnb Ip«nIfmbncp¶p. F¶m ]pcmWImc·mÀ¡v,
hymkmZnIÄ¡v, Ct¸mÄ Ahsc FhnsS shbv¡Ww, FhnsS
shbv¡cpXv F¶dnbmXmbncn¡p¶p. ipItZh\pw i¦cmNm-
cy\pw sNdp¸¯nse hncàcmbn. Úm\tZhsâ ØnXnbpw
AXp Xs¶. FÃmhcpw Ip«nIÄ ! ]t£, Cuizc³ AhcnÂ
{]ISo`hn¨{X ip²cq]¯n asä§panÃ. tbip {InkvXp Ip«n-
Isf hfsc kvt\ln¨ncp¶p. Hcn¡Â Xsâ injy·mÀ At±-
lt¯mSp tNmZn¨p, "A§v kZm CuizccmPys¯¸än ]dbp¶p;
ASp¯p Xs¶ Hcp Ip«n \n¶ncp¶p. tbip B Ip«nsb tai-
¸pd¯p \nÀ¯n ]dªp, "Cu Ip«nsbt¸membhÀ¡v AhnsS
sNÃmw.' tbip ]dªXp XnI¨pw hmkvXhamWv. cmaZmk-
kzman Hcnbv¡Â Ip«nItfmsSm¸w Ifn¡pIbmbncp¶p. kzman
Ip«nItfmSpIqSn Ifn¡p¶p F¶p I­p Nne ]gb ImcWh-
·mÀ BÝcys¸«p. HcmÄ At±lt¯mSp tNmZn¨p, ""C¶p A-
§v F´mWos¨¿p¶Xv?'' kzman ]dªp:
*"htbw t]mc tX tYmc tlm Du\ tKte
htbw tYmc tX tNmc tlmDu\ tTte'
hbÊp IqSpwtXmdpw sIm¼p apfbv¡p¶p. ]ns¶bpt­m
CuizckvacW? sNdnb Ip«nIfpsS a\Ên If¦anÃ. Ah-
cpsS _p²n \nÀ½eamWv. "Ifhp ]dbcpXv' F¶p \mw Ip«nsb
]Tn¸n¡p¶p. Ah³ tNmZnbv¡p¶p, "Ifhv F¶p sh¨mse-
´mWv?' ]ns¶ Ahs\ kn²m´w ]Tn¸n¡p¶p. "Imcyw Dff-
Xpt]mse ]dbWw.' Ip«n hnjan¡p¶p. DffXpt]mse ]dbp-
IbÃmsX thtd hà coXnbpapt­m? CÃm¯Xp ]dbp¶sX-
§s\? NXpc¯nepffXns\ NXpcsa¶p ]dbpI, hr¯sa-
¶p ]dbcpXvþCXmWv DffXpt]mse ]dbÂ. Ip«nbv¡v BÝ-
cyw tXm¶p¶p. Ip«nIsf¶psh¨m Cuizcsâ hnip²aqÀ-
156
 KoXm{]hN\w
¯nIfmWv. apXnÀ¶hÀ AhÀ¡v sXämb ]Tn¸p \ÂIp¶p.
kmcmwiw A½, Aѳ, Kpcp¡Ä k\ymknamÀ, Ip«nIÄþCh-
cn \ap¡p ]camßmhns\ ImWm³ Ignbmªm¸ns¶ G-
Xp cq]¯nemWv ImWpI? Cuizc¶v CXnepw DÂIrjvSamb
cq]w thsdbnÃ. Cuizcsâ Cu EPphpw kuayhpamb cq]§-
Ä BZyw {Klnbv¡pI. Chcn Cuizc³ kv]jvShpw ]rYpe-
hpamb A£c§fn FgpXs¸«ncnbv¡p¶p.
(krjvSnbnse ]ctaizc³)
BZyw \mw a\pjysâ kuayXahpw ]mh\hpamb aqÀ¯n-
Ifn ]camßmhns\ ZÀinbv¡m³ ]Tnbv¡Ww. AtX{]Imcw
Cu krjvSnbn hnimehpw at\mlchpamb cq]§fptÅS-
s¯Ãmw At±ls¯ ZÀin¡m³ BZyw ]Tn¡Ww.
DjÊns\ FSp¡pI. Cu DjÊv kqtcymZb¯n¶p ap¼p-
ff B Znhy{]` B DjmtZhnbv¡v IoÀ¯\w ]mSn¸mSn elcn-
]nSn¨ EjnamÀ \r¯wsh¨p XpS§p¶p. "tl DjtÊ, \o
Cuizcsâ ktµihpta´n hcp¶p. ZnhyZqXnbmWv \o. lna-
IW§fn Ipfn¨phcp¶p. \o AarXXz¯nsâ ]XmIbmWv.'
F¶n§s\ DjÊns\¸än EjnamÀ `hyhpw lrZbmwKhpambn
hÀ®n¨n«p­v. sshZnI Ejn ]dbp¶p, "\o Cuizcsâ ktµi-
hmln\nbmWv. \ns¶ ImWpt¼mÄ Cuizcsâ cq]w ImWm³
Ignªnsæn a\Ênembnsæn ]ns¶ BcmWv F\n¡v
Cuizcs\ a\Ênem¡n¯cnI?' C{Xbpw AgIpä BUw_cw-
]q­v Cu DjÊv ap¼n \n¡p¶p. F¶m \½psS ZrjvSn
At§m«v sNÃp¶pt­m?
AtXhn[w kqcys\ t\m¡pI. At±l¯nsâ ZÀi\w ]-
camßmhnsâ ZÀi\w Xs¶bmsW¶p ]dbmw. At±lw BIm-
i¯p \m\mhn[w hÀ®Nn{X§Ä cNn¡p¶p. Nn{XImc·mÀ amk-
¡W¡n XqenI A§pan§pw \S¯n an\s¡«n«mWv
\nd¸In«pff kqtcymZb Nn{Xap­m¡p¶Xv. ]t£, \n§Ä
cmhnse Fgpt¶äv Cuizcsâ Iesbm¶p t\m¡p! B Znhyamb
Iebv¡v, B A´kuµcy¯n\v Hcp]a \ÂIm³ Ignbptam?
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]¯mw A²ymbw
F¶m BcXp t\m¡p¶p? AhnsS kpµc\mb `Khm³
\nev¡p¶p, ChnsS ]pX¸psIm­p, ho­pw apJhpw IqSn IqÀ-
¡w hen¡p¶p. kqcy³ ]dbp¶p, "FtSm aSnbm, \o Dd§m³
t\m¡nbmepw Rm³ \ns¶ XoÀ¨bmbpw Fgpt¶ev]n¡pw.'
CXpw ]dªv At±lw XsâPoh{]Z§fmb IncW§sf
P\Âhgnbv¡b¨v B aSnbs\ Fgpt¶Â]n¡p¶p.
""kqcy Bßm PKXkvXØp jÝ''
kqcy³ ØmhcPwKa§fpsS BßmhmWv, NcmNc§fpsS
B[mcamWv. EjnamÀ At±l¯n\p "an{X³' F¶ t]À \evIn-
bncn¡p¶p.
""ant{XmP\m³ bmXbXn {_phmtWm
ant{Xm Zm[mc ]rYnho apXZymw.''
"Cu an{X³ P\§sf hnfn¨pWÀ¯p¶p. Ahsc tPmen-
bnteÀs¸Sp¯p¶p. At±lamWv kzÀ¤hpw `qanbpw [cnbv¡p-
¶Xv.' bYmÀ°¯n kqcy\mWv PohnX¯nsâ Bew_w.
At±l¯n ]camßmhns\ ZÀinbv¡pI.
C\n B ]mh\bmb KwK! Rm³ Iminbnembncp¶t¸mÄ
KwKmXoc¯p sN¶ncn¡mdp­v. cm{XnbpsS GIm´XbnemWv
t]mbncp¶Xv. F{X kpµchpw {]k¶hpamWv B {]hmlw!
AXnse B `hyKw`ocamb {]hmlhpw, AXn¶Ita kw`cn¨
BImi¯nse B A\´Xmcmhenbpw! Rm³ aqI\mbnt¸m-
Ipw. i¦csâ PSmPqS¯n \n¶v, F¶psh¨m B lname-
b¯n \n¶v HgpInhcp¶ B KwK! AXnsâ Xoc¯n X]Êp
sN¿phm³ th­n cmPm¡·mÀ knwlmk\s¯ ]pÃpt]mse
hens¨dnªpt]m¶p. B KwKsb t\m¡nbncn¡pt¼mÄ F\n-
bv¡v Afhä im´n A\p`hs¸«ncp¶p. B im´nsb Rms\-
§ns\ hÀ®n¡s«! hm¡pIÄ¡v AhnsS AdpXn hcp¶p.
lnµp¡Ä Xm³acn¨m AØnIÄ KwKbnenSWsa¶v F´p-
sIm­mWm{Kln¡p¶sX¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn; Nncn¨p
sImÄhn³, \n§Ä Nncn¨XpsIm­p Xct¡sSm¶panÃ. F-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
¶m F\n¡v Cu `mh\IÄ hfsc ]hn{Xhpw IcpXnsht¡-
­Xpambn tXm¶p¶p. acWkab¯v c­näp KwKmPew hm-
bnsemgn¡p¶p.B c­pXpffn F´mWv? Cuizc³ Xs¶ hm-
bntebv¡p Cd§nhcnIbmWv. B KwKsb ]camßmsh¶dn-
bpI Cuizcsâ ImcpWyamWv B HgpIp¶Xv. \n§fpsS AI-
¯pw ]pd¯papff FÃmN¸p NhdpItfbpw B amXmhv IgpIn-
bIäns¡m­ncn¡p¶p. KwKmamXmhn Cuizcs\ {]ISo`-
hn¨p ImWp¶nsæn ]ns¶ FhnsSbmWv ImWpI? kqcy³,
\ZnIÄ, [q [q F¶nc¼n AebSn¡p¶ hnimeamb kmKcw
ChsbÃmw Cuizcsâ aqÀ¯nIÄ Xs¶bmWv.
C\n B Imäv ! F§p \n¶p hcp¶p, Ft§m«p t]mIp¶p,
H¶pw Adnªp IqS. CXp `Khmsâ ZqX³ Xs¶. C´ybnse
Imäp Ipsd Øncamb lnameb¯n \n¶pw, Iptd Kw`oc
kmKc¯n \n¶pamWv. Cu ]hn{Xamb Imäv \½psS lrZb-
s¯ kv]Àin¡p¶p, \s½ DWÀ¯p¶p, \½psS ImXn h¶p
apg§p¶p. F¶m Bcp­v Cu Imänsâ ktµiw tIÄ¡p-
¶hÀ? \ap¡p h¶ \men hcnbpff I¯p PbneÀ X¶nsÃ-
¦nÂ, \½psS lrZbw t\mhp¶p. FtSm `mKyw sI«ht\, B
I¯nse´ncn¡p¶p? Cuizcsâ Cu t{]aktµiw ImäneqsS
A\p\nanjw h¶p sIm­ncn¡p¶Xp tIÄ¡m³ t\m¡q.
thZ§fn Aánsb D]mkn¸m³ D]tZin¨n«p­v. Aán
\mcmbW\mWv. F{X tZZo]y am\amb aqÀ¯n! c­p sImffn
X½n Dcknbm aXn, AXp {]ISambn. AXn\p ap¼v AsX-
hnsS Hfnªncp¶psh¶v BÀ¡dnbmw? F´p NqSv, F´p tX-
PÊv! thZ§fpsS BZys¯ [z\n ]pds¸«Xv Aánsb D]m-
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]Xns\m¶mw A²ymbw
kn¨p sIm­mWvþ
""Aán aotf ]ptcmlnXw bÚky tZharXznPw
tlmXmcmw cXv\[mXam.''
GsXm¶nsâ D]mk\tbmSp IqSnbmtWm thZ§fmcw`n¨-
Xv, B AánbpsS t\À¡p t\m¡p. AXnsâ PzmeIÄ ImWp-
t¼mÄ F\nbv¡v Pohmßmhnsâ ]nS¨n HmÀ½ hcp¶p. B
PzmeIÄ, Ah hos«Sp¸nse \mfamhmw, Im«p Xobnsâ ]mf-
emhmw. sshcmKnIÄ¡p hoSpw IpSpw_hpamsbm¶panÃ. B
PzmeIÄ FhnsS s¨Ãp¶pthm, AhnsS Ah ]Wn XpS§p¶p.
Ah XpSsc¯pSsc ]mfn¡¯p¶p. B PzmeIÄ¡p apIfn-
te¡mfphm\mWv XnSp¡w. imkv{XÚ·mÀ ]dbpw, "CuXÀ'
sIm­mWv Cu PzmeIÄ CfIp¶Xv F¶v Imänsâ k½À±w
sIm­mWv CfIp¶Xv F¶v . F§ns\bmbmepw Rm³
\ÂIp¶ AÀ°w CXmWv. apIfn Hcp ]camßmhp­tÃm.
B tXPÊap{Zamb kqcy \mcmbW³, AhnSpt¯mSWbphm-
\mWv Ah XpSÀ¨bmbn IpXn¨p s]m§p¶Xv. ]ndhn apXÂ
AWbpw hsc Ah A[zm\n¨psIm­ncn¡p¶p. kqcy³ Awin-
bpw Cu PzmeIÄ Awi§fpat{X. Awiw AwinbpsS ASp¯p
t]mIm³ sh¼p¶p. PzmeIÄ sI«pt]mIpt¼mtg B sh¼-
ÂþXpffn¨m«wþ\nebv¡pffp, AÃmXnÃ. X§Ä kqcy\n \n-
¶p hfsc ZqscbmsW¶ hnNmcta Ahbv¡nÃ. `qanbnÂ
\n¶v Bthmfw IpXn¨pbcWsat¶ Ahbv¡dnbq. C§ns\bp-
ff Cu Aánsb¶m PmPzeyam\amb sshcmKyw {]ISo-
`hnbv¡bmsW¶v ]dbmw. AXn\memWv thZ¯nse BZys¯
[z\n ""Aánaotf'' F¶mbXv.
(PohnIfnse ]ctaizc³)
C\n \½psS ho«nse I¶pImenIÄ! B tKmamXmhv F{X
hmÕeyhpw aaXbpw t{]ahpapffXmWv. AXp kz´w InSm-
§sfs¨mÃn c­pw aq¶pw \mgnI Zqscbpff h\m´c§fnÂ
\n¶v HmSnsb¯p¶p. sshZnI EjnIÄ¡p, aeIfn \n¶v
]ÀÆX§fn \n¶pw kzÑPehpambn IfImecht¯msS
160
 KoXm{]hN\w
HgpIn hcp¶ \ZnIÄ I­n«v, kz´w InSm§sfs¨mÃn ]mÂ
\ndª AInSpambn "At¼' hnfn¨pw sIm­p ]mªp hcp¶
hÕeIfmb ss]¡sf HmÀ½ hcp¶p. Ejn \ZntbmSv ]dp-
¶p ""tl tZhn, ]mept]mse ]hn{Xhpw ]mh\hpw a[pchp-
amb Pew sIm­p hcp¶ \o t[\phns\t¸msebmWv. ss]-
¡Ä¡v Im«n¯s¶ IqSphm³ Ignbm¯Xpt]mse \n§Ä-
¡pw ]ÀÆX§fn AS§nbncn¡m³ IgnbnÃ. \n§Ä IpXn-
¨p NmSn Zmln¨p hebp¶ Ip«nItfmSWbphm³ HmSnsb¯p-
¶p.
""hm{im Ch t[\hx kyµam\mx''
hmÕeyapff ]¿nsâ hSnhn `Khm³ hmXnev¡Â¯s¶
\nev¡p¶p.
C\n B IpXnc! F{X hnizkvX³, F{X A`nPmX³, F{X
IrXy\njvT³; Ad_nIÄ¡v kz´w IpXncItfmSv Fs´mcp
kvt\lamWv. B Ad_nbpsS IY \n§Ä¡dnªpIqtS? hn-
]¯nÂs¸«p Hcd_n Xsâ IpXncsb Hcp I¨hS¡mc¶p hne-
v¡m³ X¿mdmbn. I¿n kzÀ® \mWy§fS§nb k©nbpta-
´n AbmÄ IpXnc¸´nbn sN¶p. F¶m IpXncbpsS B
Kw`ochpw t{]a]qÀ®hpamb I®pIÄ ImgvNbnÂs]«t¸mÄ,
Ah³ k©n hens¨dnªp ]dªp, ""Fsâ {]mW³
t]mbmepw Rm³ IpXncsb hnev¡nÃ, F\n¡p hcp¶Xp hcs«.
`£Ww In«nbnsænepw th­nÃ. Cuizc³ Fs¶ Im¯p-
sImffpw.'' ]pd¯p X«pt¼mtgbv¡pw AXp F{X t{]at¯m-
sS Nn\bv¡p¶p. F{X AgtIdnbXmWv. AXnsâ Ip©ntcmaw!
hmkvXh¯n IpXncbv¡v Aaqey KpW§fp­v. Cu ssk¡n-
fn F´ncn¡p¶p? IpXncsb XpS¨p Xncp½pI, AXp \n§-
Ä¡p th­n Nmhpw, AXp \n§fpsS an{Xamhpw. Fsâ Hcp
kvt\lnX³ IpXnc¸pd¯p tIdphm³ ]Tnbv¡pIbmbncp¶p.
IpXnc Abmsf X«nbnSpw. AbmÄ Ft¶mSp ]dªp, ""IpXn-
c ]pd¯ncn¡mt\ k½Xn¡p¶nÃ.'' Rm³ AbmtfmSv ]dªp,
""\n§Ä IpXnc¸pd¯ncn¡mt\ t\m¡p¶pffp, AtXm AXn-
161
]Xns\m¶mw A²ymbw
s\ hà hn[hpw ip{iqjn¡mdpt­m? ip{iqjn¡p¶Xp thsdm-
cmÄ ]pd¯p Ibdphm³ \n§Ä. CXp ]äptam? \n§Ä kzbw
AXn\p Xoäbpw shffhpw sImSp¡p, AXns\ XpS¨p Xncp-
½p, F¶n«p khmcnbv¡p ]pds¸Sq.'' B kvt\lnX³ A§n-
s\ sNbvXp XpS§n. Ipd¨p \mÄ Ignªv AbmÄ h¶p ]d-
ªp. ""Ct¸mÄ IpXnc X«nbnSmdnÃ.'' IpXncbpw Cuizc³
Xs¶! AXp `às\ hogv¯ptam? AbmfpsS `àn I­ IpXnc
hg§ns¡mSp¯p. CubmÄ `àt\m AÃtbm F¶p IpXn-
cbv¡pw AdnbWw. `Khm³ {ioIrjvW³ kzbw IpXncIsf
XpS¨p Xncp½pIbpw Xsâ ]oXmw_c¯n apXnc sIm­ph-
¶p XoäpIbpw sNbvXncp¶p. Ip¶p I­p, Acphn I­p, sNfn
I­p, ssk¡nÄ \n¶p. F¶m IpXnc Ah NmSn¡St¶mSpw,
kpµchpw t{]aabhpamb Cu IpXnc Cuizcsâ aqÀ¯nXs¶-
bmWv.
C\n B knwlw! Rm³ _tdmUmbnembncp¶p. ]pecm³
Ime¯v AXp KÀÖn¡p¶Xnsâ Kw`oc [z\n ImXneebv¡pw.
lrZbanf¡¯¡ hn[w Kw`ochpw A´ÊpäXpamWv. AXnsâ
i_vZw. A¼e¯nse {iotIhnen apg§p¶ i_vZw t]mse
Kw`ocat{X AXnsâ lrZb¯n \n¶p hcp¶ B i_vZhpw.
knwl¯nsâ [otcmZm¯hpw `hyhpw \nÀ`bhpamb \ne, N{I-
hÀ¯nbvs¡m¯ AXnsâ `mhw, N{IhÀ¯nbvs¡m¯ ssh-
`hw! `hykpµcamb B tIkcw! B h\cmPsâ ta sh¬-
Nmacw hoipIbmsW¶p tXm¶pw. _tdmUmbnse Hcp tXm-
«¯nembncp¶p Cu knwlw. AhnsS AXp kzX{ambncp¶nÃ.
Iq«n¡nS¶p \«w XncnbpIbmbncp¶p. AXnsâ I®pIfnÂ
{IqcXbpsS IWnItb D­mbncp¶nÃ. AXnsâ \nebnepw
t\m«¯nepw IcpW \ndªncp¶p. temIs¯¸än AXn\v Hcp
IqkepapffXmbn tXm¶nÃ. AXp kzbw [ym\aá\mbn
ImWs¸«p. hmkvXh¯n knwlw F¶ IY hmbn¨n«p­v.
F{X anI¨ IYbmWXv! Zmln¨p hni¶ B knwlw, F³-
t{Um¢nkv ]­p sNbvX D]ImctamÀ¯p AbmfpsS N§m-
162
 KoXm{]hN\w
Xnbmbn, AbmfpsS ImeSn\¡n. CsX§ns\? F³t{Um¢okv
knwl¯n IpSnsImffp¶ Cuizcs\ I­ncnbv¡p¶p. `K-
hm³ i¦csâ ASp¯p kZm knwlap­v. knwlw `Khmsâ
Znhyhn`qXnbt{X.
C\n hym{L¯nsâ ssh`h¯n\pt­m hà Ipdhpw? AXn-
epw shfns¸Sp¶p­v ssZhnIamb [mcmfw tXPÊv. AXpambn
N§m¯w]peÀ¯pI Akw`mhyaÃ. `Khm³ ]mWn\n Im«n-
encp¶p injysc ]mTw ]Tn¸n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AXn\nSbnÂ
Hcp hym{Lw h¶p. Ip«nIÄ t]Sn¨p "hym{Lx hym{Lx F¶p
\nehnfn¨p. ]mWn\n ]dªp, "icn, hym{Lx F¶p sh¨mse-
´mWv? "hymPn{LXoXnhym{Lx' {LtW{µnbw Xo{hambtX-
tXm AXp hym{Lw.' Ip«nIÄ¡p AXnt\mSv Ipd¨p `bw tXm-
¶ntb¡mw.; F¶m `Khm³ ]mWn\nbv¡v B hym{Lw \ncp-
]{Zhhpw B\\Zabhpamb Hcp ]Zw am{Xambncp¶p. hym{L-
s¯¡­n«v At±lw B i_vZ¯nsâ hypÂ]¯n ]dªp.
hym{Lw ]mWn\nsb Xn¶pIfªp. hym{Lw Xn¶Xp-
sIms­´m? ]mWn\nbpsS icoc¯nse kpKÔw Adnªp
AXp cpNn t\m¡n. F¶m ]mWn\n AhnsS \n¶v HmSn-
t¸mbnÃ.ImcWwAt±lwi_v Z {_tÒm]mkI\mbncp¶p.
At±l¯n\v FÃmw AssZzXabambncp¶p. hym{L¯nepw
At±lw i_vZ{_Òs¯ A\p`hn¨psIm­ncp¶p. ]mWn\nbp-
sS Cu al\obXsIm­t{X `mjy§fn At±l¯nsâ t]À
hcpt¶Ss¯Ãmw "`Khm³ ]mWn\n' F¶p ]qPy`mht¯msS
At±ls¯ \nÀt±in¨n«pffXv. AhÀ ]mWn\n sNbvX A-
Xyt´m]Imcs¯ C§ns\ hmgv¯p¶pþ
AÚm\mÔÔy temIky Úm\mRvPp\iemIbm
N£pcp·oenXw tb\ Xsskva ]mWn\tb\ax
C§ns\bmWv `Khm³ ]mWn\n hym{L¯n ]camßm-
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Ibdnbmepw sImffmw. Bß_p²nbn Hcn¡ep `wKw hccp-
tX!' CXmbncp¶p alÀjn ]mWn\nbpsS ØnXn. hym{Lhpw
ssZhnbmb hn`qXnbmsW¶v At±lw a\Ênem¡nbncp¶p.
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¶p. ]t£ ]m¼v ISp¯ ip²¡mc\mb {_mÒWs\t¸m-
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ImWmw. F¶m hr¯nsI« ]m¼ns\ hÃhcpw hÃt¸mgpw
I­n«pt­m? kÀ¸w GIm´hmknbmb EjnXs¶bmW¶p
]dbmw. sXfnªp an¶p¶ at\mlcamb lmcw t]mseb-
mWv B ]m¼v, AXns\ `bs¸Sp¶sX´n\v? \½psS ]qÀÆn-
I·mÀ AXns\ ]qPn¡Wsa¶p ]dªn«p­v. lnµpaX¯nÂ
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]dªmepw, \mK]qPmhn[n AXneps­´p XoÀ¨. Ip«n¡m-
e¯p Rm³ Fsâ A½bv¡pw If`w sIm­v ]m¼ns\ D­m-
¡nsImSp¡mdp­v. Rm³ A½tbmSp ]dbpw, "At½ A§m-
Snbn \à Nn{Xw In«patÃm!' AhÀ ]dbpw "AXp sImffnÃ.
AsX\nbv¡p th­. kz´w Ip«n D­m¡nbXmWv \ÃXv.'
F¶n«v B \mKs¯ ]qPnbv¡pw. CXp {`m´mtWm? F¶mÂ
H¶mtemNn¨p t\m¡p. B kÀ¸w {imhWamk¯nemWv
\½psS hoSpIfn AXnYnbmbn hcp¶Xv. ag s]¿pt¼mÄ
B ]mh¯nsâ amf¯nseÃmw shffw \ndbpw. At¸mÄ
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\n§Ä¡p shdptX _p²nap«mth­ F¶psh¨ hà ta¸p-
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\ne¯p ImepIp¯msX Hcp ac¯n \n¶v asäm¶nte¡p
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izcsâ tPmen \S¡nÃ. \aps¡ms¡ [ym\Øcmbncn¡mw.
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\ÂIns¡m­cpfp¶p. F¶m AXp ImWm¯ \mw `mKy-
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¡mIs«, kÀÆ{X ZpÀ`n£amWv.
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hnfn¡p¶Xv? th\¡me¯p ]pgIfpw AcphnIfpw hcfp-
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kzcw No¯bmtWm? AÃ, AXpw a[pcamWv. AXp NndISn¨p
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hcpw. C§ns\ CXp hÀ®n¡m³ XpfknZm³ Ipsd hcnIÄ
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ckabhpw tXtPmabhpw Pzen¡p¶hbpamb [mXp tKmf ]nWv-
U§fmWv. C¯cw A\´ ]nWvU§sf BÀ¡p BÀ¡p
IW¡m¡mw? Ahbv¡v AähpanÃ, AXncpanÃ. shdpw I®p-
sIm­p Xs¶ Bbncambncsa®w ImWp¶p. ZqcZÀin\nbn-
eqsS t\m¡nbm tImSn tImSnsb®w ImWmw. AXnepw hen-
b ZqcZÀin\nbps­¦n ]cmÀZ[§fpw ImWmw. HSp¡w Ch-
bpsS AäsahnsSbmWv, F§ns\bmWv F¶p a\Ênem¡pI
hnjaamhpw. apIfnepw Nph«nepw kÀÆ{X hym]vXamb Cu
A\´ krjvSnbpsS sNdnsbmcp Xp­amWv Cu PKs¯¶p
]dbp¶Xv. F¶m Cu PK¯p Xs¶ F{X hnimeambn
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 KoXm{]hN\w
ImWp¶p?
Cu hnimeamb krjvSn ]ctaizccq]¯nsâ Hcp hiamWv.
C\n AXnsâ atä hisaSp¡pI. AXp ImeamWv. \mw Ignª
Ime¯nte¡p It®mSn¨m Ncn{X ]cn[nbn GdnbXv ]Xn-
\mbncw hÀjw hsc ]nt¶m«p t]mImw. hcm³ t]mIp\v Ime-
s¯¸än hnNmcnbv¡mt\ h¿. Ncn{X Imew ]Xn\mbncw hÀ-
jamWv. \½psS kz´w Bbpjv¡metam, IjvSn¨p \qdp sIm-
Ãhpw! hmkvXh¯n Ime¯nsâ hnkvXmcw A\mZnbpw A\-
´hpamWv. F{X Imew Ignªpt]mbn F¶Xn\v Hcp IW-
¡panÃ. C\n F{XImew hcm\ps­¶v Duln¸m\pw h¿.
\½psS 'PK¯v' hnizs¯ At]£n¨v F{]Imcw AXnXpÑ-
amtWm, A{]Imcw Ncn{X¯nsâ ]Xn\mbncw hÀjw A\-
´amb Imes¯ At]£n¨v H¶paÃ. `qXImew A\mZnbpw
`mhnImew A\´hpamWv. Cu sIm¨p hÀ¯am\Imew ]d-
ªp sIm­ncnbvs¡ `qXIme¯ntebv¡p tNcp¶p. hÀ¯am-
\Imew hmkvXh¯n FhnsSbmsW¶p hnhcnbv¡pt¼m-
sgbv¡v AXv `qXIme¯n ebn¡p¶p. C§ns\ AXy´w
N]eamb hÀ¯am\Imew am{XamWv \ap¡pffXv. Rm³ C-
t¸mÄ kwkmcn¡p¶p; F¶m hmbn \n¶pw H¨]pds¸Sp-
¶tXmsS AXp `qXIme¯n ebn¡p¶p. A§s\bpff Cu
al¯mb Ime \Zn H¶mbn HgpIns¡m­ncn¡p¶p. AXnsâ
DdhnSw AdnIbnÃ, HSp§t¶Shpw. CSbv¡pff sNdnsbmcp
{]hmlw am{XamWv \ap¡p ImWmIp¶Xv.
C§ns\ Hcp hi¯p Øe¯nsâ {]NWvUw hnkvXmc-
hpw adphi¯p Ime¯nsâ {]WvUw {]hmlhpwþCu c­p
ZrjvSntbmsS krjvSnbpsS t\À¡p t\m¡nbm a\Ênemhpw,
k¦ev] iànsb F{X hen¨p \o«nbmepw AXnsâ Aäs¯-
¯m³ Ignbnsöv. aq¶p Ime¯pw aq¶p Øe¯pw þ `qX-
`hnjy hÀ¯am\§fnepw AXpt]mse apIfnepw Nph«nepw
\nev¡pt¶S¯pwþkÀÆ{X \ndªncnbv¡p¶ hncmSv ]pcpj-
s\ Hcpan¨v Hä t\m¡p ImWWw, Cuizcs\ B cq]¯nÂ
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]{´­mw A²ymbw
ImWWw, Fs¶mcm{Klw AÀÖp\sâ a\Ênep­mbn. Cu
B{Kl¯n \n¶mWv ]Xns\m¶ma²ymbw XpS§p¶Xv.
AÀÖp\³ `Khm¶v Gähpw {]nb\mWv. F{X {]nb³?
]¯ma²ymb¯n GtXXp cq]¯nemWv Xs¶ Nn´nt¡-
­sX¶p ]dbp¶ Iq«¯n `Khm³ ]dªn«p­v, ]mWvU-
h·mcn sh¨v AÀÖp\sâ cq]¯nemWv Xs¶ Nn´nt¡-
­sX¶v. "]mWvUhm\mw [\Úbx' F¶p {ioIrjvW³ ]d-
bp¶p. CXne[nIw t{]a{`m´v, t{]tam·¯X, FhnsSbp­m-
hpw? t{]a¯n\v F{Xt¯mfw {`m´mhm³ Ignbpsa¶Xnsâ
DZmlcWamWnXv. AÀÖp\sâ t]cn `Khm¶v A]mcamb
{]oXnbp­v. Cu ]Xns\m¶ma[ymbw B {]oXnbpsS {]kmZ-
amWv. Znhycq]w ImWphm\pff AÀÖp\sâ B{Kls¯ `K-
hm³ At±l¯n\v ZnhyZrjvSn \ÂIn ]qÀ¯nbm¡n. AÀÖp-
\¶v At±lw t{]aamIp¶ {]kmZw \ÂIn.
(sNdnb aqÀ¯nbnepw ]qÀ® ZÀi\amhmw)
B Znhycq]¯nsâ kpµcamb hÀ®\amWv, `hyamb hÀ-
®\amWv, Cu A[ymb¯nÂ. C¡mcyw icnbmsW¦nepw B
hnizcq]s¯s¨mÃn F\n¡p henb sImXnsbm¶panÃ. Rm³
sNdnb cq]¯nte k´pjvS\mWv. F\n¡p ImWm³ Ignbp¶
kcfhpw kpµchpamb sNdnb cq]¯nsâ am[pcyw A\p`hn-
¡m\mWv Rm³ ]Tn¨n«pffXv . Cuizcs\ Xp­pIfnÂ
]Ip¯n«nÃ. \mw Cuizcsâ GXpcq]w ImWp¶pthm, AXp
AhnSps¯ Hcp IjWw am{XamsW¶pw _m¡n Cuizc³
]pd¯p InS¡p¶psh¶paà F\n¡p tXm¶p¶Xv; adn¨v Cu
hncmUzniz¯n hym]vX\mbn«pff Cuizc³ F{Xt¯mfw
k¼qÀ®\mtWm, A{XXs¶ k¼qÀ®\mWv Hcp sNdnb aqÀ-
¯nbnÂ, aW¯cnbnÂt]mepw hym]vX\mb Cuizc\pw,
Hcp Ipdhpanà F¶p Rm³ ImWp¶p. AarX¡Senepff am[p-
cyw Xs¶ Hcp Xpffnbnepap­v. F\n¡p ssIh¶ Hscmä
sNdnb AarXn Xpffnbnepff am[pcyw BkzZn¡phm\mWv
F\n¡njvSw. AarXns\ DZmlcn¨Xp IcpXtemSpIqSnbmWv.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
]mtem shfftam AÃ ZrjvSm´am¡nbXv. Hcp tIm¸ ]men-
epff am[pcyta Hcp IpSw ]menepffp; am[pcy¯nsâ IY A§n-
s\bmbmepw ]pjvSn A{Xam{XamhnÃ. ]pjvSn HcpXpffn ]men-
te¡mtfsdbp­v Hcp tIm¸ ]menÂ. ]s£, AarXnsâ Zrjv-
Sm´¯n Imcyw A§ns\bÃ. AarX¡Sense am[pcyw Hm-
tcm AarX_nµphnepapffXn\p ]pdsa, ]pjvSnbpw A{XXs¶-
bp­v. Hscmä¯pffn AarXv sXm­bneqsS Iogvt]m«nd§n-
bm aXn, Ah¶v AarXXzw e`n¡pw.
AXpt]mse Cuizcsâ hncm{Uq]¯n F{X ZnhyXbpw
]hn{XXbpapt­m, A{XXs¶ sNdnsbmcp aqÀ¯nbnepap­v.
Hcp ]nSn tKmX¼v t\m«w t\m¡m³ F\n¡p Xs¶¶p hnNm-
cn¡pI. AXpsIm­v F\n¡v tKmX¼nsâ Xcw a\Ênem¡m³
Ignªnsæn tKmX¼p Nm¡pXs¶ ap¼n sIm­ph¶p-
sh¨mepw F\nbv¡Xp km[n¡ptam? Fsâ I®n³ ap¼nÂ
\n¡p¶ Cuizcsâ sNdpamXrIsIm­v Cuizcs\ Xncn-
¨dnbm³ Ignªmept­m ]ns¶ hncmSv ]pcpjs\ I­mepw
Xncn¨dnbp¶p? sNdp¸ hen¸§fn F´pffp? sNdpcq]w
a\Ênembm hepXpw a\Ênemhpw. AXn\m F\nbv¡p
`Khm³ Xsâ henb cq]w ImWn¨p XcWsa¶p BImw£-
bnÃ. AÀÖp\s\t¸mse hnizcq]ZÀi\¯n\v At]£n¡m-
³ th­ tbmKyXbpw F\nbv¡nÃ. am{XaÃ, F\nbv¡p Im-
WmIp¶Xv hnizcq]¯nsâ Hcp IjWamsW¶panÃ. Hcp Ncn-
{X¯nsâ Iodnb HcpXp­p In«nbnÂ, AXn \n¶p Nn{X-
¯nsâ apgp cq]w \ap¡p a\ÊnemhnÃ. F¶m ]camßmhv
C§ns\ Xp­pIfmbn«Ã. ]camßmhv apdnªXÃ, Xp­p
Xp­m¡nbXÃ. sNdnsbmcp cq]¯nepw A\´\mb Cuiz-
c³ apgpcq]¯n AS§nbn«p­v. sNdnb t^mt«mhn\pw hen-
b t^mt«mhn\pw X½n hyXymksa´v? henb t^mt«mhnep-
ffsXÃmw, AtX]Sn sNdnb t^mt«mhnepap­v. sNdnb t^m-
t«m henb t^mt«mhnsâ IjWaÃ. A£cw sNdnb ssS¸n-
embmepw henb ssS¸nembmepw AÀ°w H¶p Xs¶. hen-
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]{´­mw A²ymbw
b ssS¸n henb AÀ°w, sNdnb ssS¸n sNdnb AÀ°w
F¶nÃtÃm. CtX hnNmc ]²XnbmWv hn{Klmcm[\bpsS
B[mcw.
hn{Klmcm[\sb C¶phsc ]ecpw B{Ian¨p t]mcp¶p­v,
]pdtabpffhcpw ChnsSbpffhcpamb Nne Nn´I·mÀ hn{K-
lmcm[\sb Ipäs¸Sp¯nbn«p­v. ]t£, F\nbv¡p Btem-
Nn¡pwtXmdpw hn{Klmcm[\bpsS ZnhyX I¬ap¼n sXfn-
ªp hcnIbmWv. hn{Klmcm[\ F¶psh¨mse´mWv? Hcp
sNdnb hkvXphn hnizs¯bmsI A\p`hnbv¡m\pff hnZy-
bmWv hn{Klmcm[\. sNdnsbmcp {Kma¯n {_ÒmWvUs¯
apgph³ ImWp¶ hnZy ]Tn¡p¶Xv sXämtWm? CsXmcp k¦-
ev]aÃ, {]Xy£m\p`h¯nsâ ImcyamWv. hncmSv kzcq]¯n-
ses´Ãmapt­m AsXms¡¯s¶bmWv sNdnsbmcp cq]¯n-
epw, Hcp aWÂ XcnbnÂt¸mepapffXv. B Hcp a¬I«bnep-
­v amhpw hmgbpw tKmX¼pw kzÀ®hpw shffnbpw FÃmw.
apgph³ krjvSnbpw B Hcp \mSI¡mc³ kzbw \mSIsagpXn
kzbw \mSI¯n A`n\bn¡p¶Xp t]mse, ]camßmhpw
F®aä ]m{X§fpsS thjw sI«nh¶p Ac§¯v A`n\bn-
¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p. Cu F®aä \mSI§fnse Hscmä¸m{X-
s¯ a\Ênembm aXn FÃm]m{X§fpw a\Ênem¡ns¡m-
ffpw.
Imhy¯n D]a, ZrjvSm´w apXembhbv¡pff ASnØm-
\w Xs¶bmWv hn{Klmcm[\bpsSbpw ASnØm\w. Hcpcp-
­ km[\w I­m \ap¡p B\µw tXm¶p¶p, ImcWw
AXnsemcp Nn«bp­v. Nn« Cuizcsâ kzcq]amWv. Cuizc
krjvSn kÀÆmwK kpµcamWv. AXn Nn«bp­v. B Dcp­-
km[\w Nn«bpä Cuizchn{KlamWv. F¶m h\¯n hfcp-
¶ hfªp ]ncnª hr£§fpw Cuizchn{Klw Xs¶. Ahn-
sS Cuizcsâ kzѵXbmWpffXv. B hr£¯n\v Hcp XShpanÃ.
Cuizcs\ BÀ¡pw _Ô\¯nem¡mw? B _Ô\m-
XoX\mb Cuizc\mWv B hfªp ]ncnª hr£¯nepffXv.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
kcfamb Hcp XqWp t\m¡pt¼mÄ AXn Cuizcsâ kaX
ImWmIp¶p. sIm¯p]Wnbpff XqWmWv ImWp¶sX¦nÂ
AXnÂ, BImis¯ \£{XameNmÀ¯nbe¦cn¡p¶ Cuizc-
\mWv ImWmIp¶Xv. sN¯napdn¨p Nn«s¸Sp¯nb Hcp tXm«-
¯n Cuizcsâ kzbXcq]amWv ImWmIp¶sX¦n Hcp
s]cpwIm«n Cuizcsâ `hyXbpsSbpw kzX{´XbpsSbpw
ZÀi\amWp­mIp¶Xv. Im«nepw B\µap­mhp¶p. Nn«s¸Sp-
¯nb tXm«¯nepw. At¸mÄ \mw {`m´cmtWm? Aà c­nepw
B\µap­v; ImcWw Hmtcm¶nepw CuizcKpWw {]ISo`hn-
¡p¶p. an\p¯ kmf{Kma¯nepff tXPÊp Xs¶bmWv ]cp-
]cp¯ "\À½Zmi¦c' \nepapffXv. AXpsIm­v B hncmSv
kzcq]w thdn«v I­nÃtÃm F¶ BhemXnbnÃ.
Cuizc³ kÀÆ{X AXmXp hkvXp¡fn AXmXp KpW-
§Ä hgn {]ISo`hn¡p¶Xn\memWv \ap¡p B\µap­mhp-
¶Xpw, B hkv Xphnsâ ta BßobX tXm¶p¶Xpw;
B\µap­mhp¶Xv AImcWambÃ. B\µap­mhp¶sX´p
sIm­v? AXpambn hà Xc¯nepw Hcp kw_Ôap­mhp¶-
Xn\memWv B\µap­mhp¶Xv. Ip«nsb ImWpt¼msg¡p A½-
bpsS lrZbw XpSn¡p¶p. ImcWw A½¡v B _Ôadnbmw.
CXpt]mse Hmtcm hkvXphnt\mSpw ]camßmhns\ _Ô-
s¸Sp¯pI. F¶nepff Cuizc³ Xs¶bmWv B hkvXphnep-
apffXv. C§ns\ kw_Ôw hÀ²n¸n¡pI Xs¶bmWv B\-
µw hÀ²n¸n¡pIsb¶p sh¨mÂ. B\µ¯n\p thsdmcp]]-
¯nbpanÃ. \n§Ä kÀÆ{X t{]a_Ôw ]peÀ¯ns¡m­p
t\m¡pI, Fs´mcp Na¡mcamsW¶v. At¸mÄ A\´kr-
jvSnbn hym]vX\mb ]camßmhv Hmtcm ]camWphnepw Im-
WpamdmIpw. Hcn¡Â B ZrjvSn ssIh¶m¸ns¶ F´pth-
Ww? ]t£, CXn¶p C{µnb§Ä¡p kwkv¡mcap­mhpI,
A`ymkw \evIpI, BhiyamWv. \mw \½psS t`mKhmk\
ssIhn«v t{]a¯nsâ ]hn{X ZrjvSn t\Spt¼mÄ Hmtcm hkvXp-
hnepw Cuizc³ ImWpamdmIpw. D]\nj¯pIfnÂ, Bßmhnsâ
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]{´­mw A²ymbw
\ndsa´msW¶Xns\¸än Xptemw kpµcamb Hcp hÀ®\-
bp­v. Bßmhnsâ \ndsa´msW¶v ]dbWw? Ejn t{]a]qÀ-
Æw ]dbp¶pþ
""bYm Abw C{µtKm]x''
\Ãt]mse Nph¶, ]«pt]mse an\p¯ Cu C{µ tKm]ap-
­tÃm, AXpt]msebmWv Bßmhnsâ cq]w. B C{µtKm]-
¸pgphns\ I­m Fs´mcm\µap­mIp¶p! Cu B\µap­m-
hp¶sX´p sIm­v? F¶nepff `mhw Xs¶bmWv B C{µ-
tKm]¯nepapffXv. F\n¡pw AXn\pw X½n Hcp _Ô-
hpaÃmbncps¶¦nÂ, B\µap­mIptam? Fsâ Dffnepff
kpµcamb Bßmhp Xs¶bmWv C{µtKm]¯nepapffXv,
AXn\memWv AXns\ D]an¨Xv. F´n\mWv D]a {]tbm-
Kn¡p¶Xv? AXpsIm­v B\µap­mIp¶sX§ns\? c­p
hkvXp¡Ä¡p X½n kmayapffXn \n¶v Na¡mcap­m-
Ipsa¶p sh¨mWv D]a {]tbmKn¡p¶Xv. D]tabhpw D]am-
\hpw Xosc hyXykvXamsW¦n AXn \n¶v Na¡mc-
ap­mhnÃ. "D¸v apfIpt]msebmWv' F¶p hÃhcpw ]dªmÂ
\mabsf {`m´s\¶p ]dbpw. F¶m "\£{X§Ä ]q¡Ä
t]msebmWv' F¶mWv hÃhcpw ]dªsX¦n AXnÂ
kmayw I­p Na¡mcap­mhp¶p. D¸p apfIpt]msebmWv
F¶p ]dbp¶Xn kmZriyw A\p`hs¸Sp¶nÃ. F¶mÂ
HcmfpsS ZrjvSn D¸nepff ]camßmhv Xs¶ apfInepapff-
sX¶p ImW¯¡h®w hnimeambmtem, ""D¸v F§ns\?
apfIp t]mse'' F¶p ]dbp¶XmWv: Cuizccq]w Hmtcm hkv-
Xphnepw s\bvXnW§nbXmWv . HmXv t{]mXamWv, AXn\p
th­n hncmUv ZÀi\w BhiyanÃ.
(hncmUv hnizcq]w Zln¡pItb CÃ)
am{Xaà B hncmUv ZÀi\w F\nbv¡p s]mdp¡m³ Ign-
bptam? kKpWhpw kpµchpamb sNdnbcq]¯n F\n¡p
tXm¶p¶ t{]aw, FtâXs¶ tXm¶Â, am[pcym\p`qXnþC-
sXm¶pw hnizcq] ZÀi\¯n Hcn¡epw D­mhnÃ. AÀÖp-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
\sâ ØnXnbpwAXp Xs¶bmbn. At±lw InSpInsS hnd¨p
sIm­v HSp¡w ]dbp¶p, ""`Khmt\, A§bpsS at\mlcam-
b B ]qÀÆcq]w Xs¶ Im«n¯cnI.'' hncmSv kzcq]w Im-
Wphm³ CÑn¡cpsX¶v AÀÖp\³ kzm\p`hw sIm­p ]d-
bp¶p. Cuizc³ aq¶p Ime¯nepw aq¶p Øe¯pw hym]n-
¨ncn¡p¶Xp \ÃXp Xs¶, B \£{X§Ä H¶mbnt¨À¶p
BfnI¯p¶ tKmfambn¨aªv Fsâ ap¼n h¶p \n¶mÂ,
Fsâ ØnXnsb´mIpw? Cu \£{X§Ä F{X im´ambn
ImWs¸Sp¶p! Ah AX{bpw Zqc¯p \n¶v Ft¶mSp kw-
kmcn¡p¶Xpt]mse tXm¶p¶p. F¶m I®pIÄ¡p im´n
\ÂIp¶ B \£{Xw ASp¯p h¶mtem? AXv BfnI¯p¶
XobmWv. Rm\Xn Nm¼embn t¸mIpw. Cuizcsâ Cu A\-
´amb {_ÒmWvUw AXnsâ ]m«n InSt¶ms«, AsXÃmw
IqSn Hcp apdnbn Dcp¡q«nbm hà Na¡mchpapt­m?
t_mws_bnse B {]m¡q«n Bbncambncw {]mhpIfp­v.
AhnsS Ahbv¡p kzmX{´yapt­m? B ImgvN ZpÊlambn
tXm¶p¶p. Cu krjvSn apIfnepw Xmsgbpw ChnsSbpambn
aq¶nS¯p hn`Pn¨ncn¡¶XnemWv B\µw.
ØekrjvSnsb¸än¸dbm\pffXp Xs¶bmWv Iemkrjv-
Snsb¸ddnbpw. \ap¡p `qXImew HmÀ½bnÃ, `mhn AdnIbnÃ.
CXn \·tb Dffp. Ipdm³ ico^nÂ, Cu Cuizc¶p am{X-
aÃmsX a\pjyPohnIÄ¡p Xosc A[nImcanÃm¯ As©-
®w ]dªn«p­v; Ahbnsem¶mWv `mhnImeÚm\w. XoÀ¨-
bmbpw \mw A\pam\n¡p¶p­v. F¶m A\pam\sa¶psh-
¨m Úm\sa¶Ã. `hn£yÚm\anÃm¯Xvv\ap¡p \ÃXm-
Wv. A{]Imcw Xs¶ `qXIme kvarXn \ne\nev¡m¯Xpw
hmkvXh¯n Xptemw \ÃXp Xs¶. hà ZpÀÖ\hpw kÖ\-
ambXn\ptijw ap¼n hcpt¼mÄ, Rm³ AbmfpsS `qXIme-
s¯¸än HmÀ¯pt]msb¦n Fsâ a\Ên AbmfpsS t\sc
BZchp­mhnÃ. Abmsf´p ]dªmepw, AbmfpsS Ignª
]m]§sf s]s«¶v F\nbv¡p ad¡m³ IgnbnÃ. AbmÄacn¨p
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]{´­mw A²ymbw
thsdmcp cq]¯n ap¼n h¶mte temIw AbmfpsS ]m]-
§Ä ad¡q.
]qÀÆkvacWsIm­p hnImcw s]cpIp¶p. BZys¯ Cu
Úm\saÃmw \jvSambm ]ns¶ FÃmw XoÀ¶p. ]m]]pWy-
§sf ad¡m³ hà bpànbpw thWw. B bpànbmWv acWw.
\ap¡p Cu P·¯nse thZ\IÄ Xs¶ Aklyambncnbvs¡,-
apÖ·§fnse N¸pNhdpIÄ F´n\v tXm­ns¸m¡Ww?
\½psS Cu P·amIp¶ Adbn¯s¶ N¸pwNhdpIÄ Ipd-
hmtWm? \½psS _meyw Xs¶ \mw Gsd¡psd ad¶p Ifbp¶p.
Cu adhn \ÃXmWv. lnµp apÉnw sFIy¯n\pff Htc Hcp]m-
bw `qXIme hnkvacWamW. HudwKko_v A{Iaw sNbvXp-
sh¶v F{X ZnhkamWv DcphnSpI? KpPdm¯nbn cX³_m-
bnbpsS Hcp ssIs¡m«n¡fn¸m«p­v. AXp \mw ChnsS ]e-
t¸mgpw tIÄ¡mdp­v. AXnsâ Ahkm\w ]dbp¶p, ""temI-
¯n FÃmhcpsSbpw IoÀ¯ntb _m¡n \nev¡mhq; ]m]-
s¯ P\§Ä ad¡Ww.'' CXpImew Acns¨Sp¡p¶p­v. Ncn{X-
¯n \ÃsX´pt­m AtX FSp¡mhq. ]m]§sf hen-
s¨dnbWw; a\pjy³ Xn·sb shSnªp \· am{Xw HmÀ½n-
s¨¦n F{X \¶v! F¶m A§ns\ sN¿p¶nÃ. AXn\mÂ
hnkvarXn AXymhiyamWv. AXn\p th­nbmWv `Khm³ acW-
ap­m¡nbn«pffXv.
kmcmwianXmWv; Cu PK¯v Dff ]m«n ¯s¶bncn¡p-
¶XmWv \ÃXv. ImeØemßIamb Cu PK¯ns\ HcnS¯v
Dcp¡qt«­ BhiyanÃ. AXn]cnNb¯n kpJanÃ. Nne
hkvXp¡tfmSv ASp¸w A[nIamhp¶p. NneXn \n¶v AI-
¶ncnbvt¡­n hcp¶p. Kpcp Ds­¦n hn\{a\mbn Zqc¯ncn-
¡Ww. F¶m A½bpsS aSnbn sN¶ncn¡mw. GXp aqÀ-
¯ntbmSv F§ns\ s]cpamtdWtam, A§s\ Xs¶ sN¿Ww.
]qhv \ap¡v ASp¯p shbv¡mw. F¶m Xobn \n¶v Hgnªp
\nev¡Ww. \£{X§Ä Zqc¯p \nt¶ kpµc§fmbn tXm¶p.
CXmWv krjvSnbpsS ØnXn. AXn ZqcØamb B krjvSn
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AXn\nISØambmÂ, \ap¡p A[nIw B\\Zap­mhpsa¶n-
Ã. GXp km[\w FhnsS \nev¡p¶pthm AhnsS¯s¶ shbv-
¡p¶XnemWv kpJw. Zqc¯p \n¶p cayambn tXm¶p¶ hkvXp
ASp¯p sIm­ph¶m AXp kpJ{]Zw Xs¶bmIpsa¶v
]dbm³ h¿. AXns\ B Zqc¯pXs¶ sh¨v AXnse ckam-
kzZn¡pIbmWv th­Xv. [n¡mc]qÀÆw ASp¸n¨psh¨v AXn-
]cnNbw t\Sp¶Xn HcÀ°hpanÃ.
kmcmwianXmWv: aq¶pImehpw \½psS ap¼n h¶p
\nev¡m¯Xp \ÃXp Xs¶. {XnImeÚm\w sIm­v B\µ-
tam awKftam DfhmIpsa¶p ]dbm³ h¿. AÀÖp\³ t{]ahi-
\mbn hmin]nSn¨p. {]mÀ°n¨p. At¸mÄ `Khm\Xp k½Xn¨p.
At±lw AÀÖp\¶v B hncmSv kzcq]w Im«nsb¦nepw F\n-
bv¡v `Khmsâ B sIm¨p cq]w Xs¶ aXn. B sIm¨p cq]w
Cuizcsâ Hcp IjWaÃ. IjWamsW¦n¯s¶ A]m-
chpw hnimehpamb B aqÀ¯nbpsS Hcp Imtem, Imense
Hcp hnctem ImWm³ Ignªmepw Rm³ ]dbpw ""Fsâ `mKyw
[\yamWp'' F¶v. A\p`h¯n \n¶mWv Rm\nXp ]Tn¨Xv.
Pa\emÂPn hÀ²bn e£vao\mcmbWt£{Xw lcnP\-
§Ä¡p Xpd¶p sImSp¯ Ahkc¯n Rm³ ZÀi\¯n\p
sN¶ncp¶p. ]¯ncp]Xp an\n«p t\cw Rm³ B cq]w t\m-
¡n \n¶p. kam[nbn ebn¨Xp t]msemcp ØnXnbnembn
Rm³ `Khmsâ B apJw, B amdnSw B ssIIÄ FÃmw
t\m¡n t\m¡nImephsc F¯n. Ahkm\w ImeSnIfnÂ
sN¶p ZrjvSnbpd¨p. ""a[pcta \n³ NcWtkh' F¶ `mh-
\bmWv Ahkm\w tijn¨Xv. alm\mb B {]`p Hcp sIm¨p
cq]¯n AS§p¶nsæn ]ns¶ B alm]pcpjsâ Nc-
W§Ä Xs¶ I­m aXn. AÀÖp\³ Cuizct\mSv {]mÀ-
°n¨p. At±l¯nsâ A[nImcw hepXmbncp¶p. At±l¯n-
¶v F{X ASp¸w F{Xt{]aw Fs´mcp kJy`mhw! F\n-
bv¡m tbmKyXbpt­m? F\nbv¡m NcW§Ä Xs¶ aXn.
A{Xbvt¡ F\n¡p A[nImcapffp.
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(kÀÆmÀ°mcw)
Cuizcsâ B Znhycq]s¯¸änbpff hÀ®\bn _p²n
\S¯phm³ F\n¡nÑbnÃ. AXn _p²n \S¯p¶Xp ]m]am-
Wv. hnizcq]w sNbvXp \mw ]hn{XcmIpI _p²n \S¯n Cuizc-
sâ B cq]s¯ Xp­w Xp­am¡phm³ F\n¡p tXm¶p¶nÃ.
AXp AtLmtcm]mk\bmhpw. AtLmck{¼Zmb¡mÀ (inh-
`à·mÀ) ivaim\¯nÂs¨¶p arXicocw ]nfÀ¶v, Xt{´m-
]mk\ sN¿p¶p. A§ns\ Xs¶bmhpw B {Inbbpw. ]cta-
izcsâ B Znhycq]wþ
""hnizX ݣpcpX hniztXmaptJm
hniztXm _mlpcpX hnizXkv]mÂ''
A§ns\¯XmWv B hnimehpw A\´hpamb cq]w. B
hÀ®\mtÇmI§Ä sNmÃmw, AXp sNmÃn a\Êns\ \njv]m-
v]hpw ]hn{Xhpam¡mw.
Cuizcsâ Cu hÀ®\bnemsI HcnS¯pam{Xta _p²n
Nn´nbv¡m³ t\m¡p¶pffp. `Khm³ AÀÖp\t\mSv ]dbp¶p.
"AÀÖp\m C¡­hscÃmw acn¡p¶hÀ Xs¶. \o \nan¯w
am{Xambm aXn, FÃmw sN¿p¶h³ Rm\mWv' Cu [z\n
am{Xw a\Ên amsämensImffp¶p. \ap¡p Cuizcsâ I¿nse
Hcmbp[amIWw F¶ hnNmcw a\Ên hcpt¼mÄ, _p²n
Nn´n¡m³ XpS§p¶p. F§ns\bmWv Rm³ IrjvWsâ I¿n-
se apcfnbmhpI? At±lw Fs¶ Np­nt\mSp tNÀ¯psh¨v
F¶n \n¶p a[pc[z\n ]pds¸Sphn¡pIbpw Fsâ ta hnc-
 \S¯pIbpw sN¿p¶sX§ns\? apcfnbmhpI F¶p sh¨m-
 s]mffbmIemWv. F\\nemIs«, hnImc§fpw hmk\Ifpw
Xn§n \ndªncn¡p¶p. B ØnXnbn F¶n \n¶p a[pc-
kzcw \nÀ¤fn¡p¶sX§ns\? Fsâ kzcw t]m¯\mWv.
Rm³ I\¯ncn¡p¶p. F¶n Al¦mcw \ndªncn¡p¶p.
B ØnXnbn F¶n³\n¶p a[pckzcw \nÀ¤fn¡p¶-
sX§ns\? Fsâ kzcw t]m¯\mWv. Rm³ I\¯ncn¡p¶p.
F¶n Al¦mcw \ndªncn¡p¶p. Rm³ \ncl¦mcmhWw.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Rm³ XnI¨pw apà\mIpt¼mgmWv, s]mffbmIpt¼mgmWv,
Cuizc³ Fs¶ FSp¯pXpI. ]t£, Cuizcsâ Np­s¯
apcfnbmhp¶Xv Hcp `mcn¨ tPmenbmWv. At±l¯nsâ Imen-
se sNcn¸mIm³ B{Kln¨mepw AsXfp¸aÃ. Cuizcsâ Im-
en sXsÃmcp XWp¸p t]mepw D­mIm¯hn[w A{X arZp-
hIWw. At±l¯nsâ sNcn¸v. Cuizcsâ Imen\pw IÃpapffp-
IÄ¡nSbnepamWv Rm³ InSt¡­Xv. Rm³ CXns\ms¡-
¸änbXmIWw. Fsâ tXmepcn¨p CShnSmsX Dudbv¡n«ps¡m-
­ncnbv¡Ww. amÀ±hs¸Sp¯ns¡m­ncn¡Ww. AXn\mÂ
Cuizcsâ Imense sNcn¸mhp¶Xpw Ffp¸aÃ. Cuizcsâ
I¿nse ]Wnbmbp[amIWsa¦n Rm³ ]¯p tkÀ Xq¡-
apff Hcpcn¼n³ I«bmbmÂt¸mcm, Xs¶¯m³ X]ÝcybpsS
NmWta tX¨v hmbv¯ e¡p auÀ¨ Iq«Ww. Cuizcsâ
I¿n Fsâ PohnXamIp¶ hmÄ sh«n¯nf§Ww. Cu
A\pcPv\§fmWv Fsâ _p²nbnep­mhp¶Xv. `Khmsâ
I¿nse Hcp ]Wnbmbp[amIWsa¶ hnNmc¯n Rm³ \na-
á\mIp¶p.
CsX§s\bmhmw F¶ hn[n `Khm³Xs¶ A´natÇmI-
¯n ]dªn«p­v. {io i¦cmNmcyÀ Xsâ `mjy¯n Cu
tÇmIs¯ kÀÆmÀ°kmcw KoXbpsSbmsIkmcw, F¶p ]d-
ªn«p­v. GXmtWm tÇmIw? AXnXm:þ
"" aÂIÀ½ I·Â ]ctamZva`à:kwKhÀÖnXx
\nÀssÆcxkÀÆ `qtXjvTbx k amtaXn ]mWvUhm''
""F³ IÀ½w sNbvsX³ ]c\m
sb³ `à³ kwKaäh³
kÀÆ`qX tZzj lo\þ
s\¶n ¸mWUh! tNÀ¶oSpw.''
Ipªn¡p«³ X¼pcm³
temI¯n BtcmSpw sshcanÃmsX, \njv]£\mbn \nc-
t]£amb temItkh\w sNbvXv sN¿p¶sXÃmw F¦eÀ¸n-
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]{´­mw A²ymbw
¨psIm­v Fs¶ `Pn¡p¶Xn apgpInbncn¡p¶h\pw £am-
hm\pw \nxkwKXw hncà\pw t{]aab\pamb `à³ Cuiz-
csâ I¿nse Bbp[ambn¨abp¶p. CXmWv kmcw.
RmbdmgvN, 1þ5þ'32
]{´­ma[ymbw
kKpWþ\nÀKpW `àn
(GIm{KXbn \n¶p ka{KX)
KwKm {]hmlw kÀÆ{X ]mh\hpw ]hn{XhpamWv, F¶m-
epw lcnZzmcw, Imin, {]tbmKw XpS§nb Øm\§Ä Gsd
]hn{XamWv. Ah kwkmcamsI ]hn{Xam¡nbncn¡p¶p. CXp
Xs¶bmWv `KhXvKoXbpsS ØnXnbpw. `KhXvKoX XpS¡w
sXm«v HSp¡w hsc kÀÆ{X ]hn{XamWv. F¶m CSbv¡p
Nne A[ymb§Ä XoÀ°t£{X§fpambn«p­v. C¶p \mw
]dbm³ t]mIp¶ A[ymbw hfsc ]hn{Xamb XoÀ°am-
bncn¡p¶p. `Khm³ Xm³Xs¶ CXns\ AarX[mcsb¶p
]dbp¶pþ""tbXp [À½ymarXanZw btYmàw ]cyp]mktX.''
20 tÇIapffsNdnsbmc[ymbamWnXv. F¦nepw AarXnsâ [mc-
bmWv. AarXp t]mse a[pcamWv, kwPoh\amWv. Cu A[ym-
b¯n `Khmsâ XncpapJ¯p \n¶v `àn`mhalnabpsS X-
Xzw s]mgnbp¶p.
hmkvXh¯nÂ, Bdma[ymbw apXÂ `ànX¯zw Bcw`n-
¨ncnbv¡p¶p. A©ma[ymbw Ignbpt¼mfpw PohnXimkv{Xw
{]Xn]mZn¨p. kz[À½mNcWcp]amb IÀ½w, AXn\p klm-
bIamb am\knI km[\mcq]amb hnIÀ½w, Cu c­p km[-
\IÄsIm­v apgph³ IÀ½s¯bpw `kvaam¡p¶ AIÀ½-
sa¶ HSp¡s¯ \neþC{Xbpw Imcy§sf¸änbmWv BZys¯
A©[ymb§fn Nn´n¨Xv. C{Xbpw sIm­v PohnXimkv{Xw
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Ahkm\n¨p. ]ns¶ Bdma[ymbw apXÂ ]Xns\m¶ma[ymbw
Ignbpthmfw HcÀ°¯n `àn X¯zs¯¯s¶bmWv
hnthN\w sNbvXXv. G{I{KXbn \n¶p XpS§n. Bdma[ym-
b¯n Nn¯¯n\v GIm{KX F§ns\bp­mhpw, AXnsâ
km[\IÄ GsXÃmamWv, AXpsIm­pff Bhiysa´mWv
Fs¶Ãmw ]dªp. ]Xns\m¶ma[ymb¯n ka{KXbpw
]dªp. GIm{KX sXm«v ka{KX hsc, C{X AI¶
e£y¯n \mw F§ns\ F¯nt¨À¶psh¶v t\m¡mw.
Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXbn \n¶mWtÃm Bcw`w. GIm-
{KX kn²n¨m a\pjy\v GXp hnjbs¯¸änbpw Nn´nbv¡m-
³ Ignbpw. Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXbpsS D]tbmKwþF\nbv¡p
{] nb s¸ « hnjb sa Sp ¯m þI W¡p
]T nb v ¡ p¶ Xnep ­mhmw. A Xp sI m­v Xo À¨ bmbp w
^eap­mhpa¦nepw AXp Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KXbv ¡ p
kÀtÆm¯a km[\aÃ. IW¡p ]Tn¨XpsIm­v GIm{KX
]qÀ®ambpw ]co£n¡]s]SpIbnÃ. KWnX¯ntem
A¯csamcp Úm\cwK¯ntem, Nn¯¯nsâ GIm{KX
sIm­v ^eaps­¦nepw AXp icnbmb ]co£bÃ. AXp-
sIm­mWv Ggma[ymb¯n ZrjvSn `Kh ]mZ§fn ]Xn-
bWsa¶v ]dªXv. F«ma[ymb¯n ]dªp. `KhXv]mZ-
§fn GIm{KX XpSÀ¨bmbn D­mhWsa¶pw, \½psS
\m¡v, sNhn, I®v Ch kZm At±l¯nsâ ta ]Xnªn-
cnbv ¡ phm³ th­ acW ]cy´w {]bXv \n¡Wsa¶pw,
\½psS kÀtÆ{µnb§Ä¡pw Cu A`ymkap­mhWsa¶pw.
""]Untew hfW C{µnbmw kIfmw
`mh tXm \ncmfm \mlow ZpPm''
(FÃm C{µnb§Ä¡pw ioeambn. C\n thsd `mh\bnÃ.)
C§ns\bmhWw FÃm C{µnb§Ä¡pw `Kh¨n´ D­mbn-
cn¡Ww. \½psS ASp¯ncp¶p NneÀ hne]n¨mepw icn, IoÀ-
¯\w ]mSnbmepw icn, NneÀ hmk\IfpsS he s\bvXmepw
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]{´­mw A²ymbw
icn, hncàcmb kÖ\§fpw kn²·mcpw Fgp¶ffnbmepw
icn, kqcy\pZn¨mepw icn, AÔImcambmepw icn, acWka-
b¯p Cuizc³ Nn¯¯n\p ap¼n \nesImffWwþC¯-
csamcp ]cnioe\w P·w apgph³ kÀtÆ{µnb§Ä¡pw \ÂI-
Ww. Cu kmXXy hnZybmWv F«ma[ymb¯n \nÀt±in¨n-
«pffXv. Bdma[ymb¯n GIm{KXbpw, Ggma[ymb¯nÂ
Cuizcm`napJamb GIm{KX AXmbXp "{]]¯n'bpw. F«m-
at¯Xn kmXXytbmKhpw H¼Xmat¯Xn kaÀ¸Whp-
amWv ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv. ]¯mat¯Xn {IanIX ]dªncn¡p-
¶p. ]Sn]Snbmbn Cuizc cq]s¯ F§ns\ lrZb¯nÂ
{]thin¸nbv¡mw. Ddp¼p apXÂ {_ÒtZh³ hsc hym]n¨ncn-
bv¡p¶ ]camßmhns\ sasà sasà F§ns\ BßkmÂ-
¡cn¡mw F¶p ]dªncn¡p¶p. ]Xns\m¶ma[ymb¯nÂ
ka{KXbpw ]dªp. hnizcq] ZÀi\s¯bmWv Rm³ ka{K-
XmtbmKsa¶p ]dbp¶Xv. hnizcq]ZÀi\w F¶psh¨mÂ,
shdpsamcp ]camWphnÂt¸mepw kakvXhnizhpw HXp§nbn«p-
­v F¶v A\p`hs¸SpIbmWv. CXpXs¶bmWv hncmUv ZÀi-
\w. C§s\ Bdma[ymbw apXÂ ]Xns\m¶ma[ymbw hsc
`àn`mhw hnhn[ coXnbn Acns¨Sp¯ncn¡p¶p.
(kKptWm]mkI\pw \nÀ¤ptWm
]mkI\pw: A½bpsS c­p a¡Ä)
]ns¶ ]{´­ma[ymb¯n `ànX¯zw ]dªhkm\n-
¸n¡pIbmWv. AÀÖp\³ kam]vXnbv¡pff tNmZyw tNmZn¨p.
A©ma[ymb¯n PohnX imkv{XsaÃmw hnthN\w sNbvXp
Xocmdmbt¸mÄtNmZn¨ tNmZyw t]mepff H¶p Xs¶bmWv
ChnsSbpw AÀÖp\³ tNmZn¨Xv. AÀÖp\³ tNmZnbv¡p¶p,
""`Kh³, NneÀ kKpWs¯ `Pn¡p¶p, NneÀ \nÀKpWs¯
D]mkn¡p¶p. At¸mÄ Cu c­p Iq«cn GXp `às\bmWv
A§bv¡v IqSpXÂ CjvSw''?
`Khm³ CXns\´mWp¯cw \evIpI? Hc½tbmSv AhcpsS
c­p a¡sf¸än tNmZn¡p¶Xpt]msebmWnXv. B c­p a¡-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
fn H¶p ]n©p ss]XemWv. Ah¶v A½sb hfsc CjvS-
amWv, A½sb ImWpt¼mtgbv¡p Ah¶p B\µambn, A½-
sb Aev]t\cw ImWmXmbm Ah³ Icbpw, Ah¶v A½-
bn \n¶I¶ncn¡m³ h¿. A½bpsS hntbmKw Ah\p
kln¡m³ h¿m. A½bnsæn Ah¶v kwkmcsaÃmw
iq\yw! A§ns\bmWv B ]n©pss]XÂ. atä¡p«n Ipd¨p
apXnÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. Ah\pw t{]a`mh¯nem­h\mWv, F¶mÂ
XtâSw h¨ncn¡p¶p. A½bn \n¶v AI¶p Xmakn¡mdm-
bncn¡p¶p. A©mdpamkw A½sb I­nsænepw Ah³ Ign-
¨p Iq«pw. Ah³ A½sb klmbn¡pIbmWv. FÃm `mchpw
Xebnteän tPmen sN¿pIbmWv. tPmenIfn hym]rX\mI-
bm amXrhntbmKw Ah¶p kln¡mdmbncn¡p¶p. Bfp-
IÄ¡nSbn Ahs¶mcp \neh¶ncn¡p¶p. Ahsâ JymXn-
tI«v A½ kt´mjw sImffp¶p. C§ns\bmWv B c­m-
as¯ aI³. Cu c­p a¡sf¸än A½tbmSv tNmZn¡p, ""At½,
Cu c­p Ip«nIfn Hcmsftb \n§Ä¡p Xcm³ h¿p. Bsc
thWsa¦nepsaSp¡w.'' A½ F´p adp]Sn ]dbpw? GXp
Ip«nsb thWsa¶p ]dbpw? AhÀ B c­p Ip«nIsf Xpem-
Ênen«p Xq¡n t\m¡ptam? A½bpsS \ne]mSn \n¶p t\m-
¡p. A½ kzm`mhnIambn F´p¯cw \evIpw? AhÀ KXnsI«p
]dtª¡mw. ""]ncntª Ignbq F¦n aq¯ aIsâ thÀ]mSv
Rm³ klnt¨mfmw''. sNdnb Ipªns\ A½ amtdmSWbv¡pw.
Ahs\ AhÀ¡p Is¿mgn¡m³ IgnbnÃ. Cfb Ipªnsâ
kphntijmIÀjWw I­v, AhÀ ""aq¯h³ Zqsct¸mbmepw
th­nÃ'' Ft¶m atäm adp]Sn ]dtª¡mw. F¶m CXv
BscbmWv A½¡[nIanjvSw' F¶ tNmZy¯nsâ D¯cam-
sW¶p ]dªp IqSm. Fs´¦nepw, Hcp adp]Sn ]db­n h¶-
t¸mÄ AhÀ \mep hm¡p ]dªp F¶p am{Xw. B hm¡p-
IfpsS Dffn¡S¶p Ahbv¡À°ap­m¡m³ t\m¡p¶Xp
icnbmhnÃ.
B tNmZy¯n¶p¯cw ]dbpt¼mÄ B A½bv¡p­mIp¶
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AtX [À½k¦SamWv`Khmsâ a\ÊnepfhmbXv. AÀÖp\³
]dbpIbmWv. ""c­pXcw `à·mcmWv A§bv¡pffXv, `K-
hmt\, HcmÄ A§bpsS t\À¡v AXy´w t{]aamWv. A§-
sb kZm kvacn¡p¶p. Ahsâ I®pIÄ A§sb ImWm³
sImXn¡p¶p. sNhnIÄ A§bpsS Km\w \pIcphm³ DÕpI-
amWv, ssIImepIÄ A§sb ]qPn¸m³ XnSp¡w sImffp¶p.
c­ma¯h³ kzmhew_nbmWv. kZm C{µnb§sf Iogv\nÀ-
¯p¶h\mWv. kÀÆ`qXlnX¯n cX\mWv, X\nbv¡p Cuizc-
kvacWtb Csöv tXm¶nt¸mIpamdv cmhpw ]Iepw \njv-
Imaamb kapZmb tkh\¯n apgpInbncn¡p¶p. C§ns\-
bmWv AssZzXamb\mbn¯oÀ¶ A§bpsS c­mas¯ `à-
³. Cu Ccphcn At§bv¡v BscbmWv IqSpX CjvSsa-
¶v Ft¶mSv ]dªp Xcq.''CXmWv `Khmt\mSv AÀÖp\sâ
tNmZyw. BA½ \ÂInb D¯cwt]msebmWv `Khm\pw adp-
]Sn ]dªXv. ""B kKpW `à\mWv F\n¡p {]nb³. B
c­mas¯ `à\pwþAssZzXnbpwþFtâXpXs¶.'' C§ns\
[À½k¦S¯nÂs¸«pþFs´¦nepw Hcp¯cw ]dbWatÃm
F¶p IcpXn A§p ]dªp.
hmkvXh¯n Imcyhpw A§ns\ Xs¶. A£cix c­p
`à·mcpw Hcp t]msebmWv. CcphcpsSbpw tbmKyX Hcp-
t]mse Ahsc Xpe\w sN¿pI F¶Xv acymZtISmWv. A©m-
a[ymb¯n tNmZn¨ tNmZyw Xs¶bmWv AÀÖp\³ Chn-
sS `ànhnjb¯nepw tNmZn¨Xv. A©ma[ymb¯nÂ, IÀ½-
hnIÀ½§fpsS klmb¯m a\pjy³ AIÀ½mhØbnÂ
F¯p¶p. Cu AIÀ½mhØ c­p cq]¯n {]ISamIp¶p.
H¶v cm{Xnbpw ]Iepw IÀ½w sN¿p¶nÃ. c­v, Ccp]¯n\mep
aWn¡qdpw Hcp IÀ½hpw sN¿mXncp¶p temIamsI amänadn-
bv¡p¶p. Cu c­p {]Imc¯nepw AIÀ½Zi {]ISamWv. Ah-
sb F§s\ Xpe\w sN¿mw? Hcp hr¯¯nsâ Hcp his¯
atä hihpambn Xpe\w sN¿pI. Htc hr¯¯nsâ c­phiw-
þChsb F§ns\ Xpe\w sN¿mw? c­phi¯n\pw Xpey-
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tbmKyXbpw GIcq]hpamWpffXv. AIÀ½mhØbpsS hnth-
N\¯n `Khm³ H¶ns\ k\ymksa¶pw atäXns\ tbmK-
sa¶pw ]dªp. i_vZw c­msW¦nepw AÀ°w H¶mWv.
k\ymktbmK§sf kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw kcfX, kpKaX
t\m¡n D¯cw ]dªp.
kKpW\nÀKpW§sf Êw_Ôn¨ {]iv\hpw A§ns\
Xs¶. kKpW`à³ C{µnb§Ä aptJ\ Cuizcs\ tkhn-
bv¡p¶p. \nÀKpW`à³ a\ÊpsIm­v hnizIeymWs¯¸än
Nn´nbv¡p¶p. AZyt¯h³ _mly tkh\¯n apgpInbncn-
¡p¶Xmbn ImWp¶psh¦nepw, AbmfpsS Dffn \nc´c
Nn´\w \S¡p¶p­v. atä BÄ {]Xy£ambn Hcp tkh\hpw
sNbvXp ImWp¶nsænepw, DffpsIm­v kZm al¯mb tkh-
\w sNbvXpsIm­ncn¡p¶p. C§ns\bpff c­p `àcn t{i-
jvT\mcmWv? cm¸I IÀ½w sNbvXn«p IqSn Xcn¼pw IÀ½w
sN¿m¯h\mWv kKpW`à³, \nÀKptWm]mkI³ DffpsIm-
­v kÀÆlnXw Nn´n¨v FÃw sNbvXps¡m­ncn¡p¶p. Cu
c­p `àcpw AIta GIcq]À Xs¶. ]pdta `n¶cmbn ImWm-
sa¦nepw Ccphcpw H¶mWv, Ccphcpw `Khm¶p {]nbs¸«-
hcmWv. F¶mepw kKpW`àn A[nIw kpe`amWv. C§n-
s\ `Khm³ A©ma[ymb¯n ]dª D¯cw Xs¶ Chn-
sSbpw \ÂIn.
(kKpWw kpe`hpw kpc£nXhpamWv)
kKpW`àn tbmK¯n {]Xy£¯n C{µnb§sfs¡m-
­v ]WnsbSp¸nbv¡mw. C{µnb§Ä km[\§fmWv, AYhm
hnLv\cq]§fmWv, AYhm XmcI§fmWvþCXp t\m¡p¶h-
sâ t\m«s¯ B{ibn¨ncn¡p¶p. HcmfpsS A½ arXypi¿-
bn InS¡pIbmsW¶pw AbmÄ¡p A½bpsS ASp¡Â
t]mtI­nbncn¡p¶p F¶pw hnNmcn¡pI. 15 \mgnI Zqcap­v.
B hgnbv¡v Imdpw _Êpw t]mhnÃ. Ip¶pw Ip­papff DuSp-
hgnbmWv. Cu kab¯v B hgn km[at\m hnLv\tam? NneÀ-
]dbpw, "" Cu ZpÈIp\w ]nSn¨ hgn CSbnse´n\p h¶p?
189
]{´­mw A²ymbw
CXnÃmbncp¶psh¦n Rm³ F¸tg A½sb sN¶p It­-
t\!'' C¯c¡mc\p B hgn i{XphmWv. AhÀ hÃ]mSpw hgn
]n¶n«p t]mIp¶p, ]s£ hgnsb ]gn¡p¶p. A½sb ImWm³
sXcpsXsc \S¡Ww. hgn i{XphmsW¶p IcpXn AhnsS-
¯s¶ Ccp¶m i{Xphmbn tXm¶p¶ hgn Pbn¨p t]mIpw.
AbmÄ InWªp \S¶mte B i{Xpsh Pbn¡m³]äq.
thsdmcmÄ ]dbp¶p, ""CXv Hcp ImSmsW¦nepw \S¶p t]mIp-
hm³ C§ns\sbmcp hgnbp­tÃm. AXp `mKyw. F§ns\sb-
¦nepw A½bpsS ASps¯¯matÃm. CXnÃmXncps¶¦nÂ,
Cu ZpÀ¤aamb Ip¶p Ibdn Rm³ F§ns\ t]mIpw? C{]I-
mcw AbmÄ B DuSp hgnsb km[\ambn IcpXn IpXn¨p
\S¡p¶p. hgnbpsS ta AbmfpsS a\Ên kvt\l`mh\-
bmWv tXm¶pI. AbmÄ CXns\ an{Xambn¡cpXpw. \n§Ä
hgnsb i{Xpsht¶m an{Xsat¶m IcpXpI, AIew hcp¯p¶-
sXt¶m AIew Ipdbv¡p¶sXt¶m ]dbpI, c­mbmepw
sXcp sXsc ImseSp¯p shbv¡ pI Xs¶ thWw. hgn
hnLv\tam, km[\tam F¶Xv Nn¯¯nsâ \ne]mSns\ t\m«-
s¯ B{ibn¨ncn¡p¶p. CXp Xs¶bmWv C{µnb§fpsS
Imcyhpw. Ah hnLv\§tfm km[\§tfm F¶Xp \n§fp-
sS t\m«s¯ B{ibn¨ncn¡p¶p.
kKptWm]mkI\p C{µnb§Ä km[\amWv, C{µnb§Ä
Cuizc\À¸n¡m\pff ]q¡fmsW¶p ]dbmw. I®psIm­p
lcncq]w ImWmw, sNhns¡m­v lcnIY tIÄ¡mw, \mhp-
sIm­p lcn\maw D¨cnbv¡mw. ImepsIm­p XoÀ°bm{X
sN¿mw, I¿psIm­p tkh\w \S¯mwþC§ns\ FÃm C{µn-
b§tfbpw AbmÄ Cuiz¶À¸n¡p¶p. C{µnb§Ä t`mK-
¯n\pth­nbmIp¶nÃ. ]qame kz´w Igp¯nenSphm³ th­n-
bÃ. CXpt]mse C{µnb§fpsS D]tbmKw Cuizctkh\-
¯n\mbncn¡Ww. CXmWp kKptWm]mkIsâ Zrjv Sn ;
]t£, \nÀKtWm]mkI¶v C{µnb§Ä hnLv\§fmbn tXm-
¶p¶p. AbmÄ Ahsb kwba\w sNbvXp \nÀ¯p¶p, ]q«n-
shbv¡p¶p, Ahsb ]«nWnbv¡nSp¶p, Ahbv¡p Imhencp-
190
 KoXm{]hN\w
¯p¶p. CsXm¶pw kKptWm]mkI\p sNt¿­XnÃ. AbmÄ
C{µnb§sfÃmw lcnNcW§fneÀ¸n¡p¶p.Cu c­\pjvTm-
\hpw C{µnb \n{Kl¯nsâXp Xs¶bmWv þC{µnbZa\¯n-
sâ {]Imc§Ä Xs¶ Chc­pw. \n§Ä GX\pjvTm\saSp-
¯mepw sImffmw. ]t£, C{µnb§sf ]m«n \nÀ¯Ww.
CcphcptSbpw e£yw H¶pXs¶þAhsb hnjb§fn sX-
­phm³ hnScpXv. Hc\pjvTm\w kpKaamWv. atäXp ZpÀ¤ahpw.
\nÀKptWm]mkI³ kÀÆ`qXlnX¯n cX\mWv. CsXm-
cp km[mcW ImcyaÃ. "hniz¯ns¶Ãmw awKfw sN¿pI'-
sb¶Xp ]dbphms\fp¸w, F¶m {]hÀ¯nbv¡pI Acn¸-
hpw. hniz¯n\msI awKfamhWsa¶p Nn´bpffh\v B Nn-
´\aÃmsX asäm¶pw sNbvhm³ IgnbnÃ. AXpsIm­v \nÀ-
KptWm]mk\ ITn\at{X. \KptWm]mk\bmIs«, Ahch-
191
]Xn½q¶ma²ymbw
cpsS iànbvs¡m¯p ]e {]Imc¯nepw sN¿mw. \mw P\n¨
sNdnb {Kmas¯ tkhnbv¡pItbm, amXm]nXm¡·msc tk-
hnbv¡pItbm FÃmw kKpW ]qPbmWv. AXnsemt¶ t\m-
¡m\pffp: \½psS Cu ]qP temIlnX¯n\p hncp²amIcpXv.
\n§fpsS tkh\w BkànbpsS cq]w sImffpw. AÑ\½-
amcmhs«, an{Xamhs«, IjvSs¸Sp¶ _Ôp¡fmht«, kÖ\-
kn²·mtcm Bhs«, Ahsc Cuizcs\¶p IcpXn tkhnbv-
¡Ww. ChcnseÃmw Cuizchn{Klw k¦ev]n¨v kwXr]vXn
sImffWw. Cu kKpW]qP Ffp¸amWv. F¶m \nÀKpW]qP
Ipsd Acn¸amWv. c­nsâbpw AÀ°w H¶pXs¶. Ffp¸w
t\m¡nbm kKpWw t{ibkv¡camsW¶p am{Xw.
Ffp¸¯n\p ]pdsa asämcp Imcyw IqSnbp­v \nÀKptWm-
]mk\bn `bap­v. \nÀKpWw Úm\abamWv. kKpWw
t{]aabamWv, `mh\mabamWv. kKpW¯n BÀ{ZXbp­v.
AhnsS `à³ A[nIw kpc£nX\mWv. \nÀKpW¯n Ipd-
¨]ISap­v. Rm³ Gsdbpw PvRm\¯n Du¶n \n¶ Hcp
Imeap­mbncp¶p. F¶m tIheamb Úm\w sIm­v F-
sâ Imcyw \S¡nsöv Cs¶\n¡\p`hs¸«ncn¡p¶p. Úm-
\w sIm­v a\Ênsâ Øqeamb amen\yw I¯n `kvaamIp¶p.
F¶m kq£v a amb amen\yw IgpIn¡fhm³ AXn\p
IgnhnÃ. kzmhew_\w, hnNmcw, hnthIw, A`ymkw, sshcm-
Kyw F¶o km[\IsfÃmsaSp¯mepw, Ah sIm­p a\Ênse
kq£vaamen\yw XpS¨p Ifhm³ IgnbnÃ, `ànbmIp¶ shff-
anÃmsX Cu amen\yw IgpIn¡fbm³ h¿. `ànbmIp¶ shff-
¯nt\ Cu iIXnbpffp. CXns\ \n§Ä¡p thWsa¦nÂ
]cm{ibsa¶pw ]dbmw. F¶m "]c' i_vZ¯n\p "A\y³'
192
 KoXm{]hN\w
F¶À°saSp¡msX "B t{ijvT\mb ]camßm' sh¶pw AXn-
s\ B{ibn¡pI F¶pw AÀ°saSp¡pI. ]camßmhns\ B-
{ibn¡msX Nn¯amen\yw \inbv¡pIbnÃ.
ChnsS NneÀ ]dbpw, ""Úm\i_vZ¯nsâ AÀ°w Chn-
sS k¦pNnXam¡nbncn¡p¶p, PvRm\wsIm­p Nn¯amen\yw
IgpIm\mhnsæn B Úm\w XmWXcamWv.'' Cu Bt£-
]w Rm³ k½Xn¡p¶p. F¶m ip²amb Úm\w Cu
a¬tIme¯n D­mhpI {]bmkamsW¶p Rm³ ]dbp¶p.
Cu tZl¯nencp¶p sIm­p­mhp¶ Úm\w F{XXs¶
ip²ambmepw, AXn Ipdsªmcip²n, Hcp sshIrXw, Hc-
]qÀ®X, D­mtb Xocq. Cu tZl¯n sh¨p­mhp¶ Úm-
\¯nsâ iànbv¡v HcXncp­v. ip²Úmt\mZbap­mbmÂ
AXpsIm­v amen\ysaÃmw `kvaamIpsa¶Xn F\nbvv¡v
FtÅmfhpw ktµlanÃ. Nn¯apĸsS FÃm amen\y§tf-
bpw `kvaam¡phm\pff kmaÀ°yw Úm\¯nep­v. F¶m-
 Cu hnImcmßIamb tZl¯n Úm\¯nsâ iàn Np-
cp§nt¸mIp¶p, AXn\m AXpsIm­p kq£vaambn \n§-
Ä \in¡pI kw`mhyaÃ. X·qew `ànsb B{ibn¡msX
kq£vaambn \n§sf AIäphm\mhnÃ. AXpsImWv `ànbn-
emWv a\pjy\p IqSpXÂ c£. Cu "IqSpXÂ' F¶ i_vZw
FtâXmsW¶p IcpXnbmÂaXn. kKpW`àn Ffp¸amWv. C-
Xn ]ctaizcmhew_amWpffXv, \nÀKpW¯n kzmew_-
hpw CXn "kz' i_vZ¯n\p F´mWÀ°w? Xsâ Dffnencn-
¡p¶ ]camßmhnsâ B[mcw' F¶p Xs¶bmWv kzmhew
_\¯nsâAÀ°w. tIhew _p²nsb B{ibn¨p hniq²cmb
Bscbpw ImWpIbn¿. kzmhew_\wsIm­mWv, AXmbXp
B´cambBßÚm\w sIm­mWv, iq²Úm\w {]m]vX-
amIpI, kmcmwiw,\nÀKpW`ànbpsS kzmhew`\¯nepw B-
ßmhpXs¶bmWm[mcw
(\nÀKpWansæntem, kKpWhpw ktZmjw.)
kKptWm]mk\bpsS X«n Ffp¸w, kpc£nXXzw, F¶n
193
]Xn½q¶ma²ymbw
Xq¡¡«nIÄ C«Xpt]mse \nÀKpW¯nsâ X«nepw F\nbv-
s¡m¶nSphm\p­v. \nÀKpW¯n HcXncp­v. DZmlcW¯n-
\pth­n Øm]\§fp­m¡p¶p. Øm]\ap­mhp¶Xp BZy
hyànbnÂ\n¶mWv. B hyànbmbncn¡pw apJymamb B[m-
cw. Øm]\w BZyw hyà\njvSambncn¡pw F¶m AXp
{ItaW hnIkn¨phcpt´mdpw hyàn\njvSXhn«p X¯z\n-
jvSamIWw. A§ns\ X¯z\njvSXDfhmbnæn DZbw \Â-
Inb BÄ t]Ip¶tXmsS B Øm]\¯n Ccp«ptIdp¶p.
F\n¡njvSamb DZmlcWw ]dbs«. NÀ¡bpsS NcSp s]m-
«p¶tXmsS \qev]p \nev¡p¶p, \q¯ \q IXncn Npäphm-
\pw IgnbmXmhp¶p. CtXØnXnbmWp hyànbmIp¶ B[m-
cw t]mIp¶tXmtS Øm]\¯n\pw h¶p tNcpI. AXp ]ns¶
A\mYamIp¶p. hyàn \njvSbn \n¶pw X¯z\njvTbpf-
hmbmtem, C§ns\ hcnÃ.
kKpW¯n\p \nÀKpW¯nsâ klm¿w thWw. Nnet¸m-
Ä hyànbn \n¶pþhn{Kl¯nÂ\n¶pþhn«p ]pd¯pIS¡p-
hm³ A`ykn¡Ww. KwK lnameb¯n \n¶mWv, inhsâ
PSmPqS¯n \n¶mWv ]pds¸«sX¦nepw, AXhnsS¯s¶
X§n\n¶nÃ. PSmPqSw hn«nd§n, lnameb¯nsâ Iµc§fpw
XmgvhcIfpw h\§fpw IS¶p ka\nc¸neqsS IfIfmchw
]qs­mgpIn¯pS§nbt¸gmWv AXp temIÀ¡msI D]tbm-
K{]ZambXv. CXpt]mse, hyànbmIp¶ ASnØm\w CÃm-
XmIpt¼mgpw X¯zamIp¶ Dd¨ XpWnt·Â \n¡m³ Øm]-
\w X¿mdmIWw. Imam\w sI«pt¼mÄ BZyw AXn\v ap«p
sImSp¡p¶p: F¶m ]n¶oSv AXp FSp¯p Ifbp¶p. ap«p
\o¡nbmepw Ia\w \ve\n¶mte B ap«p sImSp¯Xp icnbm-
sb¶p hcq. BZys¯ BhnÀ`mhw kKpW¯n \n¶pXs¶:
]t£, Ahkm\w AXnsâ ]cn]qÀ®X X¯z\njvTbnÂ,
\nÀKpW¯nÂ, Bbncn¡Ww. `IvvXnbpsS DZc¯n \n¶pw
Úm\w DZnbv¡Ww, `ànbmIp¶ eXbn Úm\amIp¶
]pjv]w hnScWw.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
_p²tZh³ Cu kwKXn {i²n¨n«p­v. AXsIm­mWv A-
t±lw aq¶phn[w \njvT D]tZin¨n«pffXv. BZyw hyàn
\njvTbmht«,AXn \n¶p X¯z\njvT: s]s«¶p X¯z\njvT
D­mbnsæn Nncp§nbXp kwL\njvTsb¦nepw D­mh-
Ww. Hcp hyàntbmSp­mbncp¶ BZchv ]¯p ]Xn\©v
hyànItfmsS¦nepamIWw. kwLt¯mSv kmapZmbnI t{]a-
ap­mbnsæn At\ym\yw ]nW¡amhpw, hg¡mhpw.hyàn-
icWXhn«p kwLicWXbpfhmIWw, ]n¶oSp kn²m´ ic-
WXhcWw. AXn\m s_u² [À½¯n ap¶p hn[w
icWmKXn D]tZin¨ncn¡p¶p:
"_p²w icWw KÑman,kwLw icWw KÑman
[À½w icWw KÑman'
BZyw hyàntbmSp {]oXn ]ns¶ kwLt¯mSv; F¶mÂ
Cu c­p \njvTIfpw ZpÀºe§Ä Xs¶. Ahkm\w kn²m´
\njvTbpfhmIWw. At¸mtg Øm]\w ^e{]ZamIpIbpffp.
BhnÀ`mhw kKpW¯n \n¶mbmepw AXp \nÀKpWkm-
Kc¯nse¯nt¨cWw. \nÀKpWansæn kKpWw ktZm-
jambn¯ocpw. \nÀKpW¯nsâ AXncp klpWs¯ \nebv¡p
\nÀ¯p¶Xn\m kKpWw \nÀKpWt¯mSv ISs¸«XmWv.
lnµpaXw, {InkvXpaXw, CÉmaXw XpS§nb kÆÀaX§-
fnepw GsX¦nepw {]mIc¯n hn{Klmcm[\ \S¸p­v. hn-
{Klmcm[\ Nph«nse ]Snbmbn IcXnbmepw, AXp am\yam-
Wv, al¯zamWv. hn{Klmcm[\ \nÀKW¯nsâ AXncnÂ
\n¡pt¶St¯mfw Imew AXp\nÀtZmjambncn¡pw. B A-
Xncp t`Zn¯p¶tXmsS kKpWw ktZmjambpw Xocpw. kÀÆ-
aX¯nepw kKpWw \ÀKpW¯nsâ AXncÃmXmhpt¼mÄ
A[x]Xn¨pt]mIpw. ]­v bÚ§fn arKMvlsf _en Ign-
¨ncp¶p. C¶pw imtàb¡mÀ tZhy¡p _n sImSp¡p¶p. CXp
hn{Klmcm[\bnse AXymNmcambncn¡p¶p. hn{Klmcm[\
AXncphn«p sXämb hgn¡p Xncnªncn¡p¶p. \nÀKpW\njvS-
bpsS AXncp­mbncp¶psh¦nÂ, Cu A]ISw ]änÃmbncp¶p.
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]Xn½q¶ma²ymbw
(c­pw X½n XnIhp hcp¯p¶p:
cmaNcnX¯ne ZrjvS m´w.)
kKpWwFfp¸hpw kpc£nXhpamWv. F¶m kKpW¯n-
\pw \nÀKpW¯nsâ Bhiyap­v. kKpWw hfÀ¶p AXnÂ
\nÀKpWamIp¶ X¯z\njvTbmIp¶ ]qhp­mIWw. kKpW-
\nÀKpW§Ä ]ckv]c]qcI§fmWv, ]ckv]chncp²§fÃ.-
KpW¯n \n¶v \ÀKpWwhscbpff tImWn¸SnIÄ IbdW-
w. \nÀKpW¯n\pw thWw, Nn¯¯nse kpjvaamb amen-
\yw IgpIphm³ kKpW¯nsâ BÀ{ZX. c­pw c­n\pw Ae-
¦mcamWv.
Cu c­pXcw `ànbpw. cmambW¯n hfsc D¯aamb
coXnbn ImWn¨n«p­v. Atbm²ym ImWvU¯n c­pXcw
`ànbpw hcp¶p. Cu c­p `ànIfpw cmambW¯n hnk-
vXcn¨n«p­v. `cXsâ `àn BZys¯ Xc¯nepffXmWv. e£-
aWtâXp c­mas¯ Xc¯n s]«Xpw. ChcpsS DZmlcW-
¯n \n¶pw \nÀKpW`ànbpsSbpw kKpW`ànbpsSbpw
kzcq]w a\Ênemhpw.
cma³ h\hmk¯n\p ]pds¸«t¸mÄ, At±lw e£vaW-
s\ IqS sIm­pt]mIm³ X¿mdmbncp¶nÃ. e£aWs\ IqtS-
sIm­p t]mtI­ Hcziyhpw ca\p tXm¶nbnÃ. At±lw e£-
aWt\Sp ]dªp,"e£aWm Rm³ Im«nte¡p t]mIp¶p,
F\nbv¡p A¨sâ BÚAXmWv. \o ho«n Ccn¡p. \o
Fsâ IqsSt]m¶p ZpxJnXcmb amXm]nXm¡·msc IqSpXÂ
ZpxJn¸n¡cpXv. amXm]nXm¡·mscbpw {]PItfbpw tkhnb-
v¡pI. \o AhcpsS ASp¯ps­¦nÂ. F\nbv¡v B[nbnÃ.
Fsâ {]Xn\n[nbmbn AhnsSbncnbv¡p. Rm³ Im«ntebv¡p
t]mIp¶psh¶Xn¶p Rm³ k¦S¯nÂs¸«pt]mIp¶p
sh¶panÃ. adn¨p. EjnamcpsS B{ia§fnte¡mWv Rm³ t]m-
Ip¶Xv. C§ns\ cma³ e£aWs\ ]dªp [cn¸nbv¡bm-
bncp¶p;]t£, e£vaW³ cmasâ FÃmhv¡pIfpw s]s«¶p
Hscmähm¡psIm­p \njv^eam¡n. Häsh«n\p c­pXp­m¡n.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
CXp XpfknZmk³ hfsc kpµcambn Nn{XoIcn¨n«p­v. e£-
vaW³ ]dIbmWv. "A§p F\nbv¡v DÂIrjSamb \nKa\oXn
]dªpX¶p. hmkvXh¯n Rm\nXp ]ment¡­XpamWv.
F¶m Cu cmP\oXn`mcw F\nbv¡p Npa¡m³ h¿. A§-
bpsS {]Xn\n[nbmIm\pff iàn F\n¡nà Rms\mcp Ip«n-
bmWv.
*""Zo³ln tamln knJ \nIo tKmkmCu
emKn AKa A]\o IZcm Cu
\c hc [oc [ca [pc[mcn
\nKa \oXn tI tX A[nImco
ssaw knkp {]`p kt\l {]Xn]mem
aµcp tacp Io telow acmem''
""lwk¯n\p aµc ]ÀÆXsaSp¡m³ Ignbptam? cmaN{µm,
Rm³ Ct¶mfw A§bpsS t{]a¯nemWv hfÀ¶Xv. A§v
B cmP\oXn aäp hÃhÀ¡pw ]Tn¸n¨mepw. Rm³ Ct¸mgpw
Ip«nbmWv.'' C§ns\ ]dªp e£vaW³ FÃm Imcy§fpw
DSs\ Ahkm\n¸n¨p.
aÕy¯n\p shff¯n \n¶p thdn«p Pohn¡m³ h¿m-
¯Xpt]msebmWv e£vaWsâ ØnXn. AbmÄ¡p cma\nÂ
\n¶p AI¶ncn¡phm³ iànbnÃ. e£vaW¶p tcmatcmam´-
cw klm\p`qXnbmWv. cma³ Dd§nbmepw kzbw DWÀ¶ncp-
¶p At±ls¯ ip{iqjn¡p¶XnemWv e£vaW¶v B\µw.
\½psS I®nte¡v hÃhcpw IsÃSps¯dnªmÂ, I¿p s]s«-
¶p s]m§n, I®n\p ap¼n \n¶p Gtdev¡p¶Xp t]mse
e£vW³ cmasâ I¿mbncn¡p¶p. cma¶p t\tc Hcp {]lcw
h¶m AXmZyw e£vaW\mWv Gev¡pI. XpfkoZmk³
e£vaW¶v Hcp AgIpä ZrjvSm´w \evInbn«p­v. sImSn
Dbc¯n ]mdn¸d¸n¡p¶p. sImSnsbbmWv ]mSn hµn¡mdv.
AXnsâ \ndw, BIrXn F¶nhsb¸än KoX§Ä ]mSp¶p.
\o­p \nhÀ¶p \nev¡p¶ [zPs¯ Bct\zjn¡p¶p? cma-
197
]Xn½q¶ma²ymbw
sâ biÊmIp¶ DbÀ¶ ]XmIbv¡m[mcw [zPw t]mse
\nev¡p¶ e£vaW\mWv. AXp t\sc \nhÀ¶p \n¡p¶p. ]X-
mIm[zPw Hcnbv¡epw hfbphm³ ]mSnÃ. AXpt]mse cmasâ
biÊp ]mdn¡m\pff e£vaW[zPw Hcnbv¡epw hfªnÃ.
biÊv BcpsS? cmasâ! temIw ]XmItb ImWp¶pffp. [zP-
s¯ Bcpw HmÀ¡p¶nÃ. apIį«p t\m¡p¶p, ASn¯«p
t\m¡p¶nÃ. cmasâ biÊv temI¯n hym]nbv¡p¶p. e£-
vaWsâ Hcp hnhchpanÃ. Cu [zPw ]Xn¶mep sImÃw sXÃpw
hfbmsX \n¶p. AXp kzbw ]n¶n \n¶p cmasâ biÊv
]c¯n. cma³ I\¯ I\¯ Imcy§sfÃmw e£vaWs\-
s¡m­p sN¿n¨p. HSp¡w koXsb Im«n sIm­pt]mbn
hnSm\pw e£vaWs\¯s¶ Gev]n¨p. ]mhamb e£vaW³
koXsb Im«n hn«p h¶p. e£vaW¶p kzX{´amb Ak-
vXnXzta CÃmbncp¶p. AbmÄ cmasâ I®pw cmasâ ssI-
ImepIfpw cmasâ Icfpambn¨aªv \Zn kap{Z¯n sN¶p-
tNcp¶Xpt]mse, e£vaWsâ tkh\w cma\n sN¶p ebn-
¨p. AbmÄ cmasâ \ngembn¨aªp.e£vaWsâ Cu `àn
kKpWat{X.
`cX\mIs« \nÀKpW `à\mbncp¶p. XpfkoZmk³ Abm-
sfbpw \Ãt]mse Nn{XoIcn¨n«p­v. cma³ h\¯n t]mb-
t¸mÄ `cX³ Atbm²ybnenÃmbncp¶p. `cX³ h¶t¸mtg¡p
ZicY³ acn¨p t]mbn. Kpcphmb hknjvT³ Abmsf t_m-
[n¸n¨p, ""A§p cmPmhmIpI.''þ ]t£, `cX³ ]dªp: ""F\n-
bv¡p cmas\ ImWWw.'' `cX³ a\Ên cmas\ ImWphm³
sh¼Â sImffpIbmbn«pw H¸w Xs¶ AbmÄ cmPy`cWw
\S¯nt¸m¶p. AbmfpsS `mh\ CXmbncp¶p. cmPyw cma-
tâXmWv, AXp `cn¡pIsb¶Xp cmasâ {]hr¯n sN¿p-
IbmWv. FÃm k¼¯pw kzmanbptSXmWv, AXp Im¯pc£n-
bv¡pI am{XamWv Xsâ ISa F¶v AbmÄ hnNmcn¨p. e£v-
aWs\¶t]mse `cX¶p apà\mhm³ IgnªnÃ. CXmWv
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A\pjvTnbv¡Ww. Asæn¸ns¶ B `àn F´n\p? cmPy-
Imcy¯n th­p¶ hyhØsbÃmw sNbvXp `cX³ cmas\
kµÀin¸m³ Im«nse¯n. ""tPyjvTm, CXp A§psS cmPyamWv.
A§p...'' F¶p AbmÄ ]dbpt¼mtg¡pw cma³ tIdn ]dbp-
¶p, ""`cXm, \o Xs¶ cmPy`cWw \S¯p.'' `cX³ kt¦mNn-
¨p \n¶p. F¶n«p ]dªp, ""A§bpsS BÚ inckmhln-
¡p¶p.'' cma³ ]dbp¶sXÃmw k½Xw. AbmÄ kÀÆhpw
cma\n kaÀ¸n¨ncp¶p.
AbmÄ t]mbn cmPy Imcyw \S¯n; F¶m AXnepw
Hcp hntijw: AbmÄ Atbm²ybn \n¶p c­p \mgnI
Zqsc X]Êp sN¿pIbmbncp¶p. AbmÄ X]Êp sNbvXp
sIm­p cmPImcyw \S¯n. HSp¡w cma³ `cXsâ ASp¡se-
¯nbt¸mÄ ChcnemcmWv Im«n sN¶p X]Êp sNbvX
bYmÀ° X]kzn F¶p Xncn¨dnhm³ hs¿¶mbn. CcphcpsS-
bpw apJw Hcpt]mse, hbÊn Ipd¨p hyXymkw. apJ¯pff
Xt]map{Z Htc H¶vþc­pt]tcbpw t\m¡n GXmWv cma³
GXmWv `cX³ F¶p Xncn¨dnhmt\ h¿mXmbn. hà Nn{X-
Imc\pw C¯csamcp Nn{Xw hc¨m AsX{X ]mh\amb
Nn{Xambncn¡pw! C§ns\ `cX³ tZlw sIm­p cma\nÂ
\n¶p £Wt\cw t]mepw AI¶ncp¶nÃ. Hcp hi¯p Xm³
cmPyw `cn¡bmbncp¶n«pw a\Êp sIm­p Xm³ cmasâ ASp-
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hgnªncn¡p¶p. AXn\m AhnsS hntbmKs¯¸än an­n-
¡qSm. `cX\p cmasâ hntbmKta tXm¶nbncp¶nÃ. AbmÄ
Xsâ {]`phnsâ Imcyw \S¯pImbncp¶phtÃm.
C¶s¯ bphP\§Ä ]dbp¶p: ""cma\maw, cma`àn, cmtam-
]km\þCsXm¶pw R§Ä¡p a\Ênemhp¶nÃ. R§Ä
`Khmsâ {]hr¯n sN¿mw'' F¶v. `Khmsâ {]hr¯n F§n-
s\ sN¿Wsa¶ amXrIbmWv `cX³ ImWn¨p Xcp´v. `Khm-
sâ {]hr¯n sNbvXp, `KhZzntbmKs¯ Bßkm¡cn¨p.
`Khmsâ {]hr¯n sNbvXp sIm­p `KhZzntbmKw A\p`h-
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s¸Sphm³ t]mepw kabanÃmXncn¡p¶sXm¶v; `Khm\pambn
HcnS]mSpanÃm¯hÀ ]dbp¶Xv thsdm¶v `Khmsâ {]hr¯n
sNbvXpsIm­v kwbXamb PohnXw \bn¡pI F¶Xv Xptemw
{]bmkat{X. `cXsâ Cu {]hr¯n \nÀKpWambn {]hÀ-
¯n¡p¶Xmbncp¶n«pw AhnsS kKpW¯nsâ ASnØm\anÃ-
mbvIbnÃ. ""tPyjvTm A§bpsS BÚ Rm³ inckm hln-
bv¡p¶p. A§p ]dªm F\n¡p kwibanÃ.'' F¶p ]d-
ªp `cX³ aS§m³ XpS§n, ho­pw ]nt¶m¡w Xncnªp
cmasâ t\tc t\m¡n ]dªp, ""`Khm³ a\Ên\p kam[m\w
tXm¶p¶nÃ, Ft´m ad¶t]mse tXm¶p¶p.'' cma³ DSs\
At±l¯nsâ `mhw {Kln¨p ]dªp, ""Cu saXnbSn sIm­p
t]mImw.'' HSp¡w kKpWs¯ BZcn¨p. kKpWw \nÀKpWs¯
HSp¡w kKpWs¯ BZcn¨p. kKpWw \nÀKpWs¯ HSp¡w
BÀ{Zam¡n. e£vaW¶p saXnbSn In«nbXpsIm­p kam[m-
\ap­mhnÃ. At±l¯nsâ ZrjvSnbn CXp ]m IpSn¸m-
\pff Zmlw tamcp IpSn¨p XoÀ¡p¶Xpt]msebmWv. CXnÂ
\n¶p hyXykvXamWv `cXsâ ASnØm\w. AbmÄ ]pdta-
bv¡p Zqscbmbn {]hÀ¯n¨p t]m¶p, F¶m a\Ên cmaab\m-
bncp¶p. `cX³ Xsâ IÀ¯hy]me\w \S¯p¶Xn¯s¶bmWv
cma`ànsb¶p IcpXnsb¦nepw X\nbv ¡ p saXnbSn
BhiyamW¶\p`hs¸«p. AhbnÃmsX X\nbv¡p cmPImcyw
\S¯m³ Ignbnsömbn. B ]mZpI§fpsS BÚsb¶p
IcpXn AbmÄ Xsâ IÀ¯hyw A\pjvTn¨p t]m¶p. e£v-
aWs\t¸mse `cX\pw cmasâ `à\mWv. CcphcpsSbpw ASn-
kvXm\w ]pdtabv¡p shtÆsdbmWv. `cX³ IÀ¯hy\njvT-
\pw X¯z\njvT\pamsW¦nepw AbmfpsS X¯z\njvT¡v ]mZp-
I§fpsS BÀ{ZX BhiyamsW¶\p`hs¸«p.
(c­pw X½n XnIhp hcp¯p¶p:
IrjvW NcnX¯nse ZrjvS m´w)
lcn `ànbmIp¶ BÀ{ZX IqSntb Xocq. AXpsIm­p
`Khm³ AÀÖp\t\mSv IqsSIqsS ]dªn«p­v. a¿mkà
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a\x]mÀ°þAÀÖp\, F¶n Bkà\mhpI, F¶nepff
cks¯ klmbam¡pI, F¶n«p IÀ½w sNbvXp sIm­n-
cn¡pI' Bkànsb¶ ]Zta tXm¶m¯Xpw ]nSn¡m¯Xp-
amWv `KhXvKoX; AXp IqsS¡qsS Du¶nbq¶n ]dbp¶p,
A\mkàambn IÀ½w sN¿pI, cmKtZzmjw hn«p IÀ½w
sN¿pI, \nct]£\mbn IÀ½w sN¿pI F¶mWv. A\mkàn,
\nÊwKX, F¶nhbmWv AXnsâ ]Ãhn. A§s\bpff `KÂ
KoXbmWv ]dbp¶Xv, "AÀÖp\m F¶n Bkàn shbv-
¡pI' F¶v. F¶msemt¶mÀ¡Ww. `Khm\n Bkàn
shbv¡pIsb¶Xp AXyp¶Xamb Hcp ImcyamWv. AXphÃ
`uXnI hkvXp¡fnepw shbv¡p¶ BkànbÃ. kKpWhpw
\nÀKpWhpw At\ym\yw sI«p ]nWªncn¡p¶p. kKpW-
¯n\p \nÀKpW¯nsâ ASnØm\w \ntÈjw \o¡m³
IgnbnÃ. \nÀKpW¯n\p kKpW¯nsâ ckhpw BhiyamWv.
Ft¸mgpw IÀ¯hy IÀ½w A\pjvTn¨p t]mcp¶hsâ B IÀ-
½w ]qP Xs¶bmWv. ]t£ ]qPtbmsSm¸w ckw, BÀ{ZX,
thWw "ama\pkc bp[y N'þFs¶ HmÀ½n¨psIm­p bp²w
sN¿pI. IÀ½w Hcp ]qPXs¶bmWv, ]t£, \Sp¡v Pm{K¯mb
`mh\bp­mbncn¡Ww. shdpw ]qhÀ¸n¡p¶Xpam{Xw ]qP-
bmhnÃ. AXn `mh\bpw thWw. ]qhÀ¸n¡p¶Xv HcpXcw
]qP: kÂIÀ½§Ä aptJ\ ]qPn¡p¶Xv asämcpXcw. F¶mÂ
c­nepw `mh\mcp]amb ckw BhiyamWv. ]qhÀ¸n¡pIbpw
a\Ên `mh\bnÃmXncn¡pIbpw sNbvXm B ]q IÃnt·e-
t{X hogp¶Xv. AXn\m apJyhkvXp `mh\bmWv. kKpW-
\nÀKpW§fpw IÀ½ {]oXnIfpw Úm\`ànIfpw FÃm H¶p-
Xs¶bmWv. c­phIbnepw A´nam\p`hw H¶pXs¶.
D²hcpsSbpw AÀÖq\sâbpw Imcyw FSp¡mw. cmambW-
¯nÂ\n¶p Rm³ s]s«¶p alm`mcX¯nte¡p NmSn. F\n-
¡XpsN¿mw Xm\pw: ImcWw, cma\pw IrjvW\pw Htc BfmWv.
`cXe£vaW·msct¸sebmWv D²hmÀÖq\·mcpw. IrjvW-
\ptÅSs¯ms¡ D²h\pap­v. D²h¶p IrjvW\pambn £W-
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t\cw t]mepw ]ncnªncn¡m³ h¿. AbmÄ kZmw IrjvW-
tkhbn apgpInbncn¡p¶p. IrjvW\nsæn Bbm¡p-
temIamsI \ockambntXm¶p¶p. AÀÖq\\pw IrjvWsâ
N§mXnbmbncp¶p. F¶m Bbm Zqsc UÂlnbnemWv Xma-
kw . AÀÖq\³ IrjvWsâ IÀ½w \S¯p¶h\mWv. ]s£,
IrjvW³ ZzmcIbnepw AÀÖq\³ lkvXn\]pc¯nepw! CXm-
bncp¶p Ccphcpambpff _Ôw.
IrjvW¶p tZlw shSnbWsa¶mbt¸mÄ, At±lw D²h-
t\mSp ]dªp. ""D²hm, Rm³ t]mIpIbmbn.'' D²h³ ]d-
ªp, " Fs¶ A§bpsS IqsS sIm­pt]mhntÃ? \ap¡ncph-
À¡pw Hcpan¨p t]mImw. '' F¶m IrjvW³ ]dªp, "" AsX-
\n¡njvSaÃ.kqcy³ Xsâ sXPkv Aánbn sht¨¨p t]m-
Ip¶p.'' AXpt]mse Rm³ Fsâ {]` \n¶n sht¨¨p t]m-
Ip¶p. C§s\ `Khm³ HSp¡s¯ hyhØIÄ sNbvXv D²h-
À¡p Úm\hpw \ÂIn ]dªb¨p. t]mIpw hgn¡v D²h¶p
ssat{Xb Ejnbn \n¶v Adnhmbn, `Khm³ kz[ma¯nte¡p
t]msb¶v. F¶m D²hsâ a\Ên AXp GinbsX CÃ, H¶pw
kw`hn¨n«nÃm¯ t]mse tXm¶n.*" acIm Kpcp, cUIm tNem,
t`mlow Nm t_m[ hmbmw tKem.' CXmbncp¶nÃ, D²hsâ
ØnXn. thÀ]mSp­mbXmtb BbmÄ¡p tXm¶nbnÃ. BbmÄ
PohnXw \osf kKptWm]mk\amWv tNmbvXXv. Xm³ Cuiz-
csâ ASp¯p Xs¶bmbncp¶p. F¶m Ct¸mÄ X\n¡p
\¯n¯s¶ B\µapfhmbn¯pS§n. C§nse BbmÄ¡p
\nÀKpWambmepw XpSÀ¶p \nÀKpW¯nsâ tImWn ht¶
Xncp; Csæn ]cn]qÀ®Xbp­mhnÃ.
CXn\p hn]coXamWv AÀÖqsâ ØnXn. {ioIrjvW³
F´p sN¿m\mWv ]dªXv? X\n¡p tijw kv{XoIsfbpw
c£nt¡­ `mcw AÀÖq\s\ Gev]n¨p. AÀÖq\³ UÂ-
lnbn \n¶ph¶p, ZzmcIbn \n¶p {ioIrjvWsâ Krl-
¯nse kv{XoItfbpw Iq«n ]pds¸«p. hgn¡p lnÊmdn¶Sp-
¯psh¨p ]©m_nse tNmc·mÀ ]nSn¨p]dn \S¯n. A¡m-
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es¯ Htc Hcp \c³ F¶ JymXnbpff, DÂIrjvShocs\¶p
t]À ]pIgv¶, ]cmPbsas´¶dnbm¯, X·qew "Pb³' F¶
t]À]pIgv¶ inht\mSp t\sc \ns¶ XnÀ¯v At±ls¯
ap«pIp¯n¨ B AÀÖq\³ APv tadntebv¡v HmSn c£
{]m]n¨p. IrjvW³ t]mbXv AÀÖp\sâ a\Ên \¶mtbin.
AbmfpsS {]mW³ t]mbn. \nkv{XmWhpw \njv{]mWhpamb
icocw am{Xw Ahtijn¨Xpt]membn. kmcmiw CXmWv:
kZm IÀ½w sNbvXp sIm­p IrjvW\n \n¶v AI¶ncp¶
\nÀKptWm]mkI\mb AÀÖq\¶v HSphn Cu hntbmKw
ZpÊlabn s]cp¯p. AbmfpsS \nÀKpWw HSphn hnc-
l¯m ]nfÀ¶p t]mbn. BbmfpsS kÀÆ IÀ½§fpw Ah-
km\n¨Xp t]membn. At±l¯nsâ \nÀKpW¯n\v HSp¡w
kKpW¯nsâ A\p`hamWp­mbXv. kmcmiw: kKpW¯n-
¶p \ÀKpW¯n sNÃWw. \nÀKpW¯n¶p kKpW¯nÂ
hcWw. C§ns\ c­nepw atäXp sIm­t{X ]qÀ®Xhcp¶Xv.
(kKqW \nÀKpW§fpsS sFIy¯nÂ
kzm\p`h IY\w)
AXpsIm­p kKptWm]mkI\pw \nÀKptWm]mkI\pw
Xaan F´mWv t`Zw F¶p ]dtb­ L«sa¯pt¼mÄ
hm¡n\p KXn ap«nt¸mIp¶p. kKpWhpw \nÀKpWhpw HSp¡w
H¶mbn¨abp¶p. `ànbpsS Ddhv BZyw kKpW¯n \n¶m-
Wv ]pds¸«sX¦nepw HSp¡w \nÀKpW¯nse¯t¨cp¶p. ]g-
b IYbmWv. Rm³ sshbv¡pw kXym{Klw ImWm³ t]mbn.
tIcfXoc¯mWv i¦cmNmcyÀ P\n¨ {Kmaw F¶p `qanim-
kv{X¯n ]Tn¨Xp Rmt\mÀ¯ncp¶p. Rm³ t]mIp¶ hgnb-
v¡Sps§m\pambncn¡pw `Khm³ i¦mcmNmcycpsS ImeSn
{Kmaw Fs¶an¡p tXm¶n: Rm³ IpsSbp­mbncp¶ Hcp
aebmfnam\yt\mSp tNmZn¡bpw sNbvXp. BbmÄ ]dªp,""
Rm³ Csöp ]dªp. Rm³ kXym{Klw ImWm³ ¶XmWv,
AXn\m asämcnSt¯bv¡p t]mIp¶Xp icnbsöp tXm¶n.
A§ns\, Rm\m{Kmaw ImWm³ t]mbnÃ. A¶§ns\ sNbv-
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XXp \¶msbt¶ C¶pw F\n¡p tXm¶p¶pffp. F¶mÂ
F¶p cm{Xn Rm³ Dd§m³ InS¶t¸mÄ B ImeSn {Kmaw,
i¦mcmNmcycpsS B kzcp]w, Fsâ I®n\p ap¼n IqsS
IqsS h¶psIm­ncp¶p. Fsâ Dd¡saÃmw t]mbn. B A\p-
`hw C¶pw AtX]Sn F\n¡p­mhp¶p. i¦cmNmcycpsS B
Úm\{]`mhw, At±l¯nsâ B Znhyamb AssZz\njvT,
ap¼n ]c¶p InS¡p¶ kwkmcs¯ anYybmsW¶p sXfn-
bn¡p¶ At±l¯nsâ AseuInIhpw DÖzehpamb ssh-
cmKyw , At±l¯nsâ Kw`ocamb `mj. AXv F\n¡p sN-
bvX Afhä D]Imcwþþ AhsbÃmw Fsâ a\Ên h¶p \nc-
¡pIbmbn. cm{Xn Cu FÃm `mh§fpw DWÀ¶p h¶p. As¶-
\n¡\p`hs¸«p,sh¶v. {]Xy£ambn I­mÂIqSn C{X t{]aw
D­mIpambncp¶nÃ. \nÀKpW¯nÂt¸mepw kKpW¯nsâ
]ctamÂIÀjw Xn¡n \nd¨n«p­v. F\n¡v A[nIw I¯n-
S]mSpIsfm¶panÃ. F¶m Nne kplr¯p¡Ä¡v, Is¯-
gpXmsX Xs¶ Ahsc¸än Dffn kZm kvacWbp­mhp¶p.
Is¯gpXmtXbpw a\Ên AhcpsS HmÀ½ h¶p \ndbp¶p.
C§ns\ \nÀKpW¯n kKpWw Hfnªp InS¡p¶p.
kKpWhpw \nÀKpWhpw c­pw H¶pXs¶. {]Xy` aqÀ¯n-
sb sh¿p ]qPn¡pI, {]IScp]¯n tkhn¡pI Dffn kZm
temIt£as¯¸än Nn´n¨p sIm­p ]pdtabv¡p ]qPsbm-
¶pw sNbvXp ImWmXncn¡pIþþ Ch c­n\pw hnesbm¸amWv,
al¯zhpw H¸amWv.
(kKpW \nÀKpW§Ä ZrjvS nt`Zw am{Xw,
AXn\m `àe£vaW§Ä t\SpI.)
F\n¡p Ahkm\ambn ]dmbm\pffXv kKpWtaXv \nÀKp-
WtaXv F¶p \nÀ®bn¡pIbpw Ffp¸asömWv. Hcp \nebv-
¡p kKpWambXp asämcp \nebv¡p \nÀKpWamImw. kKpW
tkh\w Hcp IsÃSp¯psh¨n«pamImw. B IÃn `Khms\
k¦Â¸n¡p¶p. \½psS A½bnepw kÖ\§fnepw {]Xy£
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bXbpw kv]jSambn sXfnbp¶p. F¶m Ahcn ]cam-
ßmhns\ k¦ev]n¨p ]qPsN¿p¶nÃ. ssNX\yabamb Cu
temIw FÃmhÀ¡pw ImWpamdmIp¶p. AXn\m AXns\
tkhnt¡­XmWv. Ahbn kKpW\mb ]camßmhns\
ImtW­XmWv. ]t£, BfpIÄ A§ns\ sN¿msX IÃn-
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s\ ImWpI F¶Xp \nÀKpW¯nsâ ]caImjvTbmWv, kn²-
·mÀ, amXm]nXm¡Ä, AbÂ]¡¡mÀ Chcn t{]ahpw Úm-
\hpw D]Imc_p²nbpw hyàamWv. Chcn Cuizc\ps­¶p
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Acn¸hpw, \À½Zbnse B IÃns\ ]ctaizc\mbn IcpXp¶p.
CXp \nÀKpW ]qPbtÃ?
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Xs¶bmWv. AXp \nÀÆnImcamWv, im´amWv. Ccp«¯pw
shfn¨¯pw, NqSnepw XWp¸nepw B IÃp Dff ]m«nencn¡p¶p.
C{Xbpw \nÀÆnImcamb IÃpXs¶bmWv Cuizcsâ {]XoX-
amIm³ ]änbXv. AÑ\½amÀ, s]mXpP\w, AbÂ]¡¡mÀ,
ChscÃmw hnImc`cnXcmWv. AXmbXv Chcn GsX¦nepw
hnImcw IeÀ¶ncn¸p­v. AXn\m IÃns\ ]qPn¡p¶Xns\-
¡mÄ Ahsc tkhn¡pI F¶Xv Hcp IW¡n hnjaw Xs¶-
bmWv.
kmcmwianXmWv: kKpW \nÀKpW§Ä X½n XnIhp
hcp¯p¶hbmWv. kKpWw Ffp¸amWv; \nÀKpWw Acn¸hpw.
F¶m asämcp hn[¯nÂ, kKpWhpw Acn¸amWv. \nÀKpWw
Ffp¸amWv. c­p sIm­pw Htc e£yamWv t\Sp¶Xv. A©m-
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aWn¡qdpw Hcp IÀ½hpw sN¿msX kÀÆ IÀ½§fpw sN¿p-
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AXpt]mse Xs¶bmWv ChntSbpw. kKpWamb IÀ½ Zi-
bpw, \nÀKpWamb k\ymktbmKhpw c­pw H¶p Xs¶bmWv.
k\ymktam t{ijvTw tbmKtam F¶Xn\p¯cw \ÂIp¶-
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Ffp¸hpw Acn¸hpw XmcXays¸Sp¯n th­n h¶p D¯cw
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§fpw H¶p Xs¶.
HSphn `Khm³ ]dbp¶p, ""AÀÖp\m, \o kKpW\mbm-
epw sImffmw, \nÀKpW\mbmepw sImffmw, XoÀ¨bmbpw
`à\mhpI, \nÀÖohamb IÃmbn¡nS¡cpXv.'' F¶p ]dªv,
`Khm³ HSphn `àsâ e£W§Ä hnhcn¨p. AarXp a[pc-
amImw, F¶m \ap¡p AXnsâ am[pcyamkzZn¡m³ Xcs¸«n-
«nÃ. ]t£. Cu e£W§Ä {]Xy£¯n a[pcamWv. Chn-
sS k¦Â¸¯nsâ BhiyanÃ. Cu e£W§Ä \ap¡\p`hn-
¡Ww. ]{´­ma[ymb¯nse Cu `àe£W§Ä ØnX{]-
Ú e£W§sft¸mse \mw \nXyhpw tkhn¡Ww, a\\w
sN¿Ww. Ahsb Aev]mev]ambn kz´w PohnX¯n sIm-
­p h¶p ]pjvSns¸SpIbpw thWw. C§ns\ \mw \½psS
PohnXs¯ sasà sasà Cuizc\ntebv¡p \bnbv¡Ww.
RmbdmgvN, 8þ5þ'32
]Xn½q¶ma[ymbw
Bßm\mß hnthIw
(IÀ½tbmK¯n\p th­p¶ tZlmß
]rY¡cWw)
hymktZh³ Xsâ PohnXkmcw `Kh KoXbnemWv ]IÀ-
¶psh¨ncn¡p¶Xv. At±lw aäp ]eXpw hnkvXcns¨gpXn-
bn«p­v . alm`mcX kwlnXbn¯s¶ Hs¶mt¶ImÂ
e£w tÇmIap­v. kwkvIrX¯n "hymk' i_vZ¯nsâ AÀ-
°w Xs¶ "hnkvXmcw' F¶mWv. F¶m `Kh KoXbnÂ
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 KoXm{]hN\w
At±l¯nsâ Nmbvhp hnkvXcn¡phm\Ã. bq¢nUv t£{X-
KWnX¯nse kn²m´w ]dªXpt]mse, X¯zw ImWn¨Xp-
t]mse PohntXm]tbmKnbmb X¯zamWv hymktZh³ KoX-
bn FgpXnsh¨Xv. `Kh KoXbn hntij NÀ¨IfnÃ.
hnhcWhpanÃ. CXn\pff apJyImcWw, KoXbn ]dª Im-
cy§sf Hmtcm a\pjy\pw kzPohnX¯nÂsh¨p ]co£nbv¡m-
hXmIWw. BfpIÄ Ah ]co£n¨p t\m¡Wsa¶p sh¨mWv
]dªncn¡p¶Xp Xm\pw. PohnX¯n\p]tbmKapÅsXs´m-
¡tbm B Imcy§Ä am{Xta KoXbn ]dªn«pffp. AXp
]dªXnsâ Dt±ihpw C{Xam{Xambncp¶p; AXn\m At±-
lw Npcp¡¯n X¯zw ]dªpw sh¨p Xr]vX\mbn. At±-
l¯n\p kXy¯nepw Bßm\p`h¯nepapff al¯mb
hnizmkw Cu kwXr]vXnbn \ap¡p ImWmw. kXyambsX-
t´m AXp kaÀ°n¡phm³ A[nIw bpàn hmcn¡qt«­-
XnÃ.
\mw KoXbntebv¡p ZrjvSntbmSn¡p¶Xv PohnX¯n Hcp
klmbw thWsa¶p hcpt¼msgÃmw apJyambn AXp KoX-
bn \n¶p In«psa¶pt±in¨mWtÃm. A¯cw klmbw \ap-
¡p kZm In«nhcp¶Xmbpw tXm¶p¶p. KoX PohntXm]tbm-
Knbmb imkv{XambXpsIm­mWv AXn kz[À½¯n\p C{X
{]m[m\yw \ÂInbncn¡p¶Xv . a\pjyPohnX¯n\p Hcp
ASn¯dbps­¦n AXp kz[À½mNcWat{X. PohnXam-
Ip¶ sI«nSamsI Cu kz[À½mNcW¯nt·emWv \nesIm-
tÅ­Xv. Cu ASn¯dbv¡v Dds¸{Xt¯mftam. A{Xt¯m-
famWv amfnIbpsS \ne\n¸v. Cu kz[À½mNcWs¯bmWv
KoX "IÀ½'sa¶p ]dbp¶Xv. Cu kz[À½mNcW cq]amb
IÀ½¯n\p Npäp]mSpw ]e hkvXp¡fpw D]ØnXam¡nbn«p-
­v. AXnsâ c£bv¡t{X At\I hnIÀ½§Ä cNn¨n«pffXv.
kz[À ½mNcW s¯ A e¦c n¡phm³, A Xns \ kp µ-
cam¡phm³ AXns\ k^eam¡phm³, GsXÃmw Xm§pIfpw
XWepIfpw thWtam, AsXÃmw AXn\p \evIntb Xocq.
AXn\pth­nbpffhbmWv \mw CXphsc I­ C{Xb[nIw
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]Xn½q¶ma²ymbw
hkvXp¡Ä. Ahbne[nIhpw `àn cq]ambncp¶p. C\n ]Xn-
aq¶ma[ymb¯n ImWm\ncn¡p¶Xpw kz[À½mNcW¯nÂ
hfsc D]tbmKapff Imcyat{X! CXn\p _Ôw hnNmc]£-
t¯mSmWv.
kz[À½amNcn¡p¶h³ ^eapt]£n¡Wsa¶p KoXbnÂ
kÀÆ{X Du¶n¸dªn«p­v. IÀ½w sN¿pI, F¶m AXn-
sâ ^eapt]£n¡pI. hr£s¯ \\bv¡pI, kwc£n¡pI
F¶m AXnsâ XWepw ]qhpw Imbpw Ah\h\pth­n-
bmsW¶p IcpXcpXv . CXmWv kz[À½mNcW cq]amb
IÀ½tbmKw. IÀ½tbmKsa¶m tIhew IÀ½w sN¿pI
F¶p am{Xaà AÀ°w. krjvSnbn kÀÆ{X IÀ½w \S¡p-
¶p­tÃm. AXp hn[nbvt¡­p¶ BhiyanÃ. F¶m kz[À-
½mNcW cq]amb IÀ½wþshdpw IÀ½aÃþicnbmw h®w sN-
bvX AXnsâ ^ew Dt]£n¡Wsa¶p ]dbpIbpw a\Ênem-
¡pIbpw Xptemw Ffp¸amWv, ]t£, BNcn¡pI Acn¸amWv.
ImcWw GXp Imcy¯nsâbpw t{]cIiàn Xs¶ ^emkàn-
bmsW¶p IcpXs¸Sp¶p. ^ehmk\ shSnªp IÀ½w
sN¿pI F¶Xp hn]coX KXnbmWv. temIhyhlmc¯n\p,
temIkz`mh¯n\p, hn]coXamWv Cu {]hr¯n. hÃhcpw
[mcmfw IÀ½w sN¿p¶ps­¦nÂ, AbmfpsS PohnX¯nÂ
KoXbnse IÀ½tbmKaps­¶p \mw ]et¸mgpw ]dbmdp­v.
[mcmfw IÀ½w sN¿p¶hsâ PohnXw IÀ½tbmKamsW¶p
\mw ]dbp¶p. F¶m Cu {]tbmK¯n `mjbv¡p ssi-
Yneyap­v. KoXbpsS hymJym\a\pkcn¨v CXp IÀ½tbmKaÃ.
e£w IÀ½w sN¿p¶hcn IÀ½w Xs¶ CÃ; F¶Ã, kz[-
À½mNcW cq]amb IÀ½w A\pjvTn¡p¶ e£w t]cnepw
KoXbpsS IÀ½tbmKamNcn¡p¶hcmbn Ipd¨p t]sc D­mhq.
IÀ½tbmK¯nsâ kq£vahpw bYmÀ°hpamb AÀ°w sh¨p
t\m¡nbmÂ, C¯cw k¼qÀ® IÀ½tbmKnIÄ ]t£ D­m-
tbbv¡msa¶p am{Xw. IÀ½w sNbvXp AXnsâ ^eapt]£n-
¡pI F¶Xp XnI¨pw Akm[mcWamWv. Cu hntÇjWam-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Wv, Cu thÀXncnbv¡emWv KoXbn CXphsc sNbvXXv.
B thÀXncn¡en\p D]bpàamb asämcp ]rY¡cWhpw
Cu ]Xnaq¶ma[ymb¯n ]dbp¶p. "IÀ½w sNbvXp ^em-
kàn shSnbpI' F¶ thÀXncnhn\pXIp¶ al¯msbmcp
thÀXncnhmWv tZls¯bpw Bßmhns\bpw kw_Ôn-
¨pffXv. AXmWv ]Xnaq¶ma[ymb¯n {]kvXmhn¨n«pffXv.
I®p sIm­p \mw ImWp¶ cq]ap­tÃm, AXns\ \mw
aqÀ¯n, BIrXn, tZlw Fs¶Ãmw ]dbp¶p, ]pds¯ BIr-
Xn I®psIm­p t_m[s¸«mepw, \mw hkvXphnsâ DffnÂ-
¡qSn IS¶p t\m¡Ww. ]g¯nsâ ]pds¯ tXmSp \o¡nbn-
«p thWw Dffnse Ims¼Sp¯p BkzZn¡pI. tX§bmbm-
epw DS¨p Dffnse´ps­¶p t\m¡Ww. N¡bv¡v ]pdta apÅm-
Wv ImWp¶sX¦nepw Dffn AgIpw kzmZpapff henb Npf-
IÄ \ndªncn¸p­v. Ah\hs\ t\m¡pIbmbmepw sImffmw,
aäpffhsc t\m¡pIbmbmepw sImffmw, aäpffhsc t\m¡pI-
bmbmepw Cu AIw ]pdw thÀXncnhp BhiyamWv. At¸mÄ
sXmen \o¡ensâ AÀ°sa´mWv? Hmtcm hkvXphnsâbpw
Dffnse Ig¼pw ]pds¯ cq]hpw thsdbm¡pIsb¶pXs¶.
]pds¯ tZlw Dffnse Bßmhv, C§ns\ Hmtcm hkvXphn-
¶pap­v Cu c­pcq]w IÀ½¯nepw AXp­v. ]pds¯ ^ew
IÀ½¯nsâ icocamWv. IÀ½w hgnbmbn D­mIp¶ Nn¯-
ip²n AXnsâ Bßmhpw. kz[À½mNcW¯nsâ ]pds¯
^eamIp¶ icocw ssIshSnªp Dffnse Nn¯ip²n cq]amb
Im¼mb Bßmhns\ kzoIcn¡Ww, DÄs¡mffWw. C§ns\
ho£n¡p¶ ioew, Hmtcm hkvXphnsâbpw tXmSIän Ims¼-
Sp¡p¶ kmc{KlW ioew. Hmtcm hkvXphnsâbpw tXmSIän
Ims¼Sp¡p¶ kmc{KlWioew. \mw ssIhcp¯Ww. I®n-
\pw a\Ên\pw hnNmc¯n\pw C¯cw ]Tn¸v, C¯cw ioew,
C¯cw A`ymkw \evIWw. Hmtcm Imcy¯nepw tZlw thsd-
bm¡n Bßmhns\ ]qPn¡Ww. Nn´\¯n\pth­n Cu thÀ-
XncnhmWv ]Xn½q¶ma[ymb¯n \evInbn«pffXv.
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]Xn½q¶ma²ymbw
(]cnjvIcW¯ nsâ ASn¯d)
ZrjvSn kmc{Kmlnbmbncn¡Wsa¶ hnNmcw Xptemw
alXzapffXmWv. sNdp¸w apXevt¡ \mw A§ns\ ioen¨mÂ
F{X \¶mbncp¶p! Cu hnjbw kp{KlamWv. Cu ZrjvSn
AwKoIcn¡¯¡XmWv. A²ymßhnZy¡p PohnXhpambn Hcp
_ÔhpansömWv ]ecpsSbpw [mcW! A§ns\ _Ô-
aps­¦n¯s¶ AXp ]mSnsöpw NneÀ hnNmcn¡p¶p.
Bßmhns\ tZl¯n \n¶pw thsdbmbn a\Ênem¡p¶
hnZy sNdp¸¯nte¡p \evIphm³ GÀ¸mSp­m¡msa¦nÂ,
AXp B\µ{]ZamIpw. CXp in£Wimkv{X¯nsâ hnjb-
amWv. CubnsSbmbn No¯ hnZym`ymk¯nsâ ^eambn Ip«n-
IfpsS a\Ên hfsc No¯ kwkv¡mcamWv DfhmIp¶Xv.
"Rm³ Cu shdpw tZlamWv'. F¶ hnNmc¯n \n¶¸pd-
t¯bv¡p Cu hnZy \s½ sIm­p t]mIpt¶bnÃ. tZl¯nsâ
hnemkhn{`a§sfÃmw \S¡p¶p, F¶ÃmsX tZl¯n\p ssI-
htc­p¶ kzcq]w, tZl¯n\p ssIhcpt¯­p¶ kzcq]w,
F§pw ImWm\nÃXm\pw. C§s\ Cu tZls¯ hrYm ]qPn-
¨p t]mcp¶p. Bßam[pcy¯nsâ t\À¡p t\m«ta CÃ. C¶-
s¯ hnZym`ymkw aqew Cu ØnXnbmWv h¶ps]«ncn¡p¶Xv.
C§s\ tZls¯ sh¨psIm­pff hn{Klmcm[\ Atlmcm-
{Xw ]cnioen¡s¸Sp¶p.
\s¶ sNdp¸w apXevt¡ tZltZhXsb Bcm[n¡phm³
]Tn¸n¨p t]mcp¶p. Imse§m\pw X¨p Ip¯nbm AhnsS
a®psh¨m Ignªp. Ip«nIÄ¡mhpt¼mÄ A{XaXn, AYhm
a®pshbv¡Wsa¶pXs¶bnÃ. NnÃd ]cps¡m¶pw Ip«nkmc-
am¡mtd CÃ, F¶m B Ip«nbpsS c£nXmhn\p AsXm-
¶pw t]mcm. AbmÄ Ip«nsb ASp¯p hnfn¨p ]dbpw, "AÊ-
embn! apdn ]än! F§ns\ ]än? FhnsSbmWv? hÃmsX apdnªp
F¶p tXm¶p¶p. At¿m! tNmcbtà Hen¡p¶Xv! C§s\
]dªp AbmÄ Icbm¯ Ip«nsb Icbn¡p¶p. Icbm¯
Ip«nsb Icbn¡p¶ Cu coXnsb¸än F´p ]dbs«? AhtcmSv,
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 KoXm{]hN\w
"NmScpXv, Ifn¡m³ t]mIcpXv, kq£nbv¡t­, hoWpt]mIpw,
apdn]äpw' Fs¶ms¡ ]dªp, tZl¯n am{Xw {i² sh¸n-
bv¡p¶ `mKnIamb in£Wta \ÂIp¶pffp.
Ip«nsb emfn¡p¶Xpw tZls¯am{Xw Bkv]Zam¡nbmWv.
\nµn¡p¶Xpw shdpw tZls¯ B[mcam¡n¯s¶. "F´p
hr¯ns¡« sN¡³' F¶p ]dbp¶p. AXpsIm­v Ip«n¡p
F{X s\m´pt]mIp¶p! Fs´mcp anYymtcm]Ww! amen\y-
aps­¶Xp icn, AXp hr¯nbm¡Wsa¶Xpw icn; F¶mÂ
AXpthKa§p sN¿msX, Ip«nsb F{X thZ\n¸nbv¡p¶p!
Ip«nbv¡p AXp kln¡m³ h¿. Ah\p Xptemw tJZamIp¶p.
Ahsâ A´xIcW¯nÂ, BßmhnÂ, kzÑX, \nÀ½eX,
\ndªncp¶n«pw, Ahsâ ta amen\yaps­¶pffXv Fs´m-
cp anYymtcm]WamWv! hmkvXh¯n B Ip«n hr¯nsI«h-
\Ã; t\sc adn¨v AXy´w kpµchpw a[pchpw ]hn{Xhpw
{]nbhpamb ]camßmhmWv Ah³. ]camßmhnsâ Awiw
Xs¶bmWv Ah\nepffXv. F¶n«pw Ahs\ "hr¯ns¡«h³'
F¶p ]dbp¶p. Ah\pt­m hr¯ntISpambn hà _Ôhpw?
B Imcyta X\n¡dnbm¯XpsIm­mWv Ah\v Cu thZ\
AklyamIp¶Xv . Ahsâ a\Ên t£m`ap­mIp¶p.
t£m`ap­mbm¸ns¶ icns¸Sphm\pw ]Wn. AXn\m Ah-
s\ hgnt]mse Imcyw {Kln¸n¨v Ahsâ icocw hr¯nbm¡n
sh¡pIbmWv th­Xv.
CXn\p hn]coXambn {]hÀ¯n¨p \mw B Ip«nbpsS a\-
Ên Xm³ tZlamsW¶ hnNmcw ]Xn¡p¶p. CXp in£W
imkv{X¯n al¯msbmcp kn²m´amsW¶p a\Ênem-
¡Ww. Rm³ ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xmsctbm, Ah³ kÀÆmwKkpµc-
\msW¶ `mh\ Kpcphn\p­mbncn¡Ww. icn¡p¯cw ]d-
bmªm ASn sImSp¡p¶p. B ASn¡pw ]ng¨ D¯c¯n\pw
X½n F´mWv _Ôw? kvIqfn hcm³ sshIn, sImSp¯p
ASn. ASnsIm­p Ahsâ apJs¯ càm`nkcWw thK-
¯nemhpw, F¶m AXpsIm­v Ah³ thKw hcptam? F{X
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]Xn½q¶ma²ymbw
aWnbmsb¶v B càm`nkcWw ]dªp sImSp¡ptam? adn-
¨p, hmkvXhw ]dªm \mw C§s\ XÃn Ip«nbnepff arKo-
bXzs¯ hÀ²n¸n¡pIbmWv. "\o Cu tZlw Xs¶bmWv'
F¶ `mh\ ZrVam¡p¶p. Ahsâ PohnXs¯ `b¯n\Ita
\ne sImffn¡p¶p. hmkvXh¯n \à \nebv¡p \nÀ¯pI-
bmWp th­sX¦n AXp C§ns\ _emev¡mcambn tZlm-
kàn hÀ²n¸n¨psIm­p Hcn¡epw km²yaÃ. Rm³ tZl-
¯n \n¶p `n¶\msW¶p F\n¡p a\ÊnemIpt¼mtg, Rm³
\¶mbn hcnIbpffp.
tZl¯ntem, a\Êntem Dffhà tZmjhpw Adnbp¶Xv
No¯bÃ; AXp hgn B tZmjaIäphm³ klmbw e`n¡p¶p
F¶m "Rm³ tZlaÃ' F¶ kwKXn \mw \¶mbn a\Ên-
em¡nshbv¡Ww. "Rm³ F¶Xv Cu tZl¯n \n¶p Xosc
`n¶\mWp, thsdbmWv, AXy´ kpµc\mWv. DÖze\mWv,
]hn{X\mWv, \miclnX\mWv. Xsâ tZmj§Ä XoÀ¡phm³
th­n Bß]co£Ww sN¿p¶h\pw Xs¶ tZl¯nÂ
\n¶p thÀXncn¨n«mWv A§ns\ sN¿p¶Xv. AXn\m hÃ-
hcpw AbmÄ¡v AbmfpsS tZmjw ImWn¨psImSp¯mÂ,
AbmÄ¡p tIm]w hcp¶nÃ. adn¨v AbmÄ Cu icoccq]amb,
Cu at\mcq]amb b{´¯n F´mWv Xct¡sS¶p t\m¡n
B tZmjw XoÀ¡pw. t\sc adn¨p tZls¯ X¶n \n¶v
`n¶ambn IcpXm¯h\v X¶¯m³ \¶m¡phmt\ IgnbpI-
bnÃ. Cu tZlw Cu a¬I«, Cu a¬ {]Xnabp­tÃm, AXp-
Xs¶bmWv Rm³ F¶p IcpXp¶hÀ¡v F§ns\ kzbw \¶m-
Imw? Cu tZlw F\n¡p In«nb Hcp]IcWamWv F¶p a\Ên-
em¡nbmte \¶mIm³ Ignbq. hÃhcpw NÀ¡bn hà Ipätam
Ipdthm ImWn¨p X¶mÂ, F\n¡p tZjyw hcptam? hà Ipd-
hpaps­¦n Rm³ AXp \nI¯p¶p. A§ns\ Xs¶bmWv
Cu tZl¯nsâbpw ØnXn. Irjnt¡m¸pt]msebmWo tZl-
hpw. tZlw Cuizcsâ ho«nse Irjn \S¯m\pff Hcp]I-
cWamWv. Cu D]IcWw tISph¶m AXp \¶m¡ntb Xocp.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
tZlw Hcp]IcWambn«t{X ssI h¶ncn¡p¶Xv. AXn\mÂ
Cu tZl¯n \n¶v Fs¶ thdn«p \nÀ¯n \mw tZmj§fnÂ
\n¶v apà\mhm³ {]bXv\n¡Ww. Rm³ Cu tZlamIp¶
D]IcW¯n \n¶p thsdbmWv. Rm³ kzmanbmWv; bP-
am\\mWv; Cu tZls¯s¡m­v ]WnsbSp¸n¡p¶h\mWv,
CXns\s¡m­v D¡rjvS tkh\w sN¿n¡p¶h\mWv. _m-
eyw apXevt¡ C§ns\ tZl¯n \n¶p thdn«p \n¡m\pff
`mh\ ]cnioen¸n¡Ww.
Ifnbn s]SmsX \nev¡p¶ ImgvN¡mÀt¡ Ifnbnse
KpWtZmj§sfÃmw \¶mbn ho£n¡phm³ Ignbq. AXpt]m-
se, X¶¯m³ tZlat\m_p²nIfn \n¶p AI¶p \n¶m-
te \ap¡p AhbpsS KpWtZmj§Ä ]co£n¨dnbmdmhp. Nne-
À ]dbmdp­v, ""CubnsS Fsâ HmÀ½iàn Ipdªncn¡p¶p,
CXn\p hà ]cnlmchpw ]dªp Xcm\pt­m?'' HcmÄ C§n-
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
s\ ]dbpt¼mÄ AbmÄ B HmÀ½iànbn \n¶v `n¶\m-
sW¶p kv]jvSamIp¶p. ""Fsâ HmÀ½iàn tamiambncn¡p-
¶p'' F¶mWbmÄ ]dbp¶Xv. F¶psh¨m AbmfpsS G-
tXm Hcp]IcWw Ft´m Hcp tIm¸p tISph¶ncn¡p¶psh-
¶mWv. HcmfpsS Ip«nsb ImWmXmhp¶p. HcmfpsS ]pkvXIw
ImWmXmhp¶p F¶m AbmÄ Xs¶ ImWmXmhpI Fs¶m-
¶nÃ. HSp¡w acn¡pt¼mÄ IqSn AbmfpsS tZlamWv kÀÆYm
\jvSamIp¶Xv, \ncp]tbmKamIp¶Xv. AbmfmIs« AIta
Dff ]m«nencn¡p¶p. AXp tZmjclnXhpw tcmKclnXhp-
amWv. Cu kwKXn a\Ênem¡pIbpw HmÀ½sh¨p sIm­ncn-
¡pIbpw sNbvXmÂ, CXn¡hnª Ipg¸§fn \n¶p hnSp-
Xn t\SpIbpw sN¿mw.
(tZlmkànsIm­p PohnXw
XSbs¸«ncn¡p¶p.)
tZlat{X "Rm³' F¶ `mh\ kÀÆ{X ]SÀ¶p ]nSn¨Xn-
sâ ^eambn a\pjy³ tZl]pjvSnbv¡mbn HcmtemN\bpanÃm-
sX \m\mXcw km[\§Ä \nÀ½n¨p sh¨n«p­v. AhsbÃmw
I­p henb `bw tXm¶p¶p. a\pjy\v Ft¸mgpw Cusbmcp
[mcWbp­v; Cu tZlw ]gIn PoÀ®n¨p t]mbmepw hà ]mSpw
AXns\ \ne\nÀ¯Ww. F¶mepw At§ Aäw Cu tZl-
s¯, Cu tXmens\, \n§Ä¡p F{X Imew \ne\nÀ¯m³
Ignbpw? acn¡p¶XphscbtÃ? acWhmds­¯nbm¸ns¶
Hcp £Wt\chpw tZls¯ \ne\nÀ¯m³ IgnbnÃ. acW-
¯nsâ ap¼n KÀsÆÃmw CSnªpt]mIp¶p. F¶n«pw Cu
XpÑtZl¯n\pth­n a\pjy³ \m\mXcw km[\§Ä tiJ-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
cn¡p¶p. cmhpw ]Iepw Cu tZls¯¸än Nn´n¡p¶p. tZl-
c£¡mbn amwkw Xn¶p¶Xn Hcp hntcm[hpansöp
Ct¸mÄ ]dbp¶p­v. amwkw Xn¶p c£n¡m³ X¡h®w
a\pjytZlw hfsc hne]nSn¨XmsW¶p tXm¶pw. arKicocw
hne IpdªXpw AsX´psIm­v? a\pjytZl¯n\v F§ns\
hneIqSn? ImcWsa´v? Hm, arK§Ä¡p F´pw Xn¶mw. Ah-
bv¡v kzmÀ°aÃmsX thsdmcp hnNmchpanÃ! a\pjy³ A§-
s\bÃ. Ah³ Xsâ Npäp]mSpapff krjvSnsb kwc£n¡p¶p.
AXn\m a\pjytZl¯n\v Hcp hnebp­v. F¶m a\pjy-
tZlw hnebpffXmsW¶p Øm]n¡m\pXInb ImcWs¯-
¯s¶ \mw amwkw Xn¶p \jvSam¡p¶p. \Ã a\pjy \n§-
fpsS ta·bncn¡p¶Xv \n§Ä kwbat¯msS Ignbp¶Xnepw
kÀÆPohnIfpsSbpw c£¡p {]bXv\n¡p¶Xnepw ]cs¡
taÂt\m«w hln¡Wsa¶ `mh\bpffXnepamWv. arK§-
tf¡mf[nIw \n§Ä¡v Cu khntijXsIm­tà a\pjy³
t{ijvTs\¶p ]dbp¶Xv? CXpsIm­p Xs¶bmWv am\h-
tZlw ZpÀÃ`sa¶p ]dªn«pffXv. F¶m GXSnØm\¯n-
 a\pjy³ t{ijvT\mtbm, AXpXs¶ Ah³ Cf¡pIbmsW-
¦n Ahsâ ta·bmIp¶ amfnI F§ns\ \ne\n¡pw?
A\y{]mWnIfpsS amwkw Xn¶p Ignbp¶ km[mcW arK§-
sft¸mse a\pjy\pw AtX {Inb \nÊt¦mNw XpScpIbm-
sW¦n¸ns¶ Ahsâ ta·bpsS ASn¯dXs¶ hens¨Sp¯-
Xp t]membn. CXp Xm\ncn¡p¶ sIm¼nsâ IS Xm³ Xs¶
apdn¡m³ {ian¡p¶Xpt]msebt{X.
sshZyimkv{Xw C¶p ]e hnZyIfpw ImWn¨phcnIbmWv.
arK¯nsâ taÂIodn AXnsâ icoc¯nÂ, Poh\pff arK¯n-
sâ icoc¯nÂ, tcmKmWp¡sf Dfhm¡n B tcmKw AXnsâ
ta Fs´´p hcp¯p¶ps­¶v t\m¡nbdnbp¶p. Poh\pff
arKs¯ B henb IjvSmhØbnem¡nbn«p In«p¶ Úm\w
sIm­pff D]tbmKtam £p{Zamb tZls¯ kwc£n¡pI-
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
bt{X. `qXZbbpsS t]cnemWv CsXÃmw \S¯p¶Xpw. arK-
¯nsâ icoc¯n tcmKmWp¡fp­mbn AXn \n¶pw c-
àmwisaSp¯v a\pjyicoc¯n Ip¯n¡bäp¶p. C§ns\
\m\mXcw `ojWIrXy§Ä \S¡p¶p. GXptZl¯n\pth-
­nbmtWm \mw CsXÃmw sN¿p¶Xv B tZlamIt« _ew
Ipdª kv^SnIw t]mse £W¯n s]m«nt¸mIp¶XmWv.
AXp Ft¸mÄ s]m«psa¶v Hcp hnhchpanÃ. a\pjytZlw \ne-
\nÀ¯m³ Cu {]bXv\saÃmw \S¡p¶ps­¦nepw HSp¡w
hcp¶ A\p`hsa´mWv? Cu ZpÀºeicocw kwc£n¡phm³
F{Xs¡{X¡p {]bXv\n¡p¶pthm A{X¡{X¡p AXp \in-
¡pIbmWv. CXp \ap¡p A\p`hambncp¶n«pw Cu tZls¯
t]mjn¸n¡phm³ CXnsâ alna hÀ²n¸n¡phm³, {]bXv\w
apdbv¡p \S¡p¶p.
GXpXcw `£Ww Ign¨memWv _p²n kmXznIamhpI F¶
Imcy¯nte¡v Hcn¡epw \½psS {i² Xncnbp¶nÃ. a\Êv
\¶m¡phm³ _p²n \nÀ½eam¡phm³, F´p sN¿Ww, F´n-
sâ klmbamWhiyw Fs¶m¶pw a\pjy³ t\m¡pt¶ CÃ.
icoc¯nsâ Xq¡w hÀ²n¡phms\´pthWw F¶ t\m«ta
Dffp. `qanbnse a®p h¶p Xsâ icoc¯n F§ns\ ]än-
¸nSnt¡­p , a®pcpfIÄ Xsâ icoc¯n F§ns\ X¨p]-
ct¯­ F¶p Nn´n¡p¶Xmtb ImWp¶pffp. F¶m XÃn-
¸c¯nb NmWIhcSn DW§nbm Xmsg hogpw t]mse
icoc¯n ]nSn¸n¨ a¬]i, Cu sImgp¸v, HSp¡w Agnªp-
t]mbn icocw ho­pw ap³ \nebnse¯pw. F¶ncnbvs¡,
]pds¯ a®p icoc¯n sh¨p ]nSn¸n¨p AXn\p Xm§m-
\mhm¯h®w I\w IqSnbn«pff {]tbmP\sa´v? icocs¯
C§ns\ Hcp s]m®¯Snbm¡nhbv¡p¶sX´n\mWv? Cu
tZlw \½psS I¿nse Hcp]IcWamWv, AXpsIm­v AXns\
shSn¸m¡nhbv¡m³ th­ Imcy§sfÃmw Rm³ sN¿Ww.
b{´wsIm­p ]WnsbSp¸n¡Ww. "b{´m`nam\' sat¶matäm
hÃXpapt­m? ]ns¶ Cu tZlamIp¶ b{´¯nsâ Imcy-
¯nepw \ap¡v F´psIm­p C§ns\ hnNmcn¨pIqSm?.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
kmcmwiw; tZlw km[yaÃ, km[\amWv. \½fn Cu `m-
hw ZrVambm¸ns¶ icoc¯n\v C{Xtbsd BUw_cw sI«n-
tb¸n¡p¶Xp ths­¶mhpw. PohnXs¯ \mw thsd hn[-
¯n I­pXpS§pw . ]ns¶ tZls¯ AWnbn¡p¶XnÂ
\ap¡v BZchv tXm¶nÃ. bYmÀ°¯n B tZl¯n\p
ip²amb HcpSpXpWntb th­p. F¶me§ns\bÃ, AXpt-
\À¯p a\p¯XmhWsa¶p \mam{Kln¡p¶p. AXn\p \Ã
\ndw thWw, AgIpff ]pffnIÄ thWw, \Ã Icbpw Ik-
hpsaÃmw thWw. AXn\pth­n \mw ]etcbpw sIm­p ]Wn-
sbSp¸n¡p¶p. CsXÃmw F´n\p? B `Khm\p _p²nbnÃm-
bncpt¶m? Cu tZl¯n\pw hcbpw Ipdnbpw Nn{X¸WnIfpw Bh-
iyambncps¶¦nÂ, hcn¸penbpsS ta hcIÄ hc¨n«Xpt]mse
AhnSp¶p \n§fpsSbpw Ftâbpw icoc¯n hc¨nSpambn-
cp¶ntÃ? AhntSbv¡v AXp ZpjvIcamtWm? AhnSp¶p Cu
abnentâXpt]mse AgIpff Hcphm \ap¡pw sh¨pXt¶t\:
F¶m Cuizc³ a\pjy¶p Hä\ndta \ÂInbpffp. AXnÂ
hsÃmcp ]pffnbpw hoWm Ahsâ skuµcyw t]mbn.
a\pjys\§ns\tbm A§ns\ Xs¶ kpµc\mWv. a\pjysâ
tZls¯ Ae¦cn¡Wsa¶ Dt±ita Cuizc\nÃ. temI¯n-
epffXp kmam\ykuµcyamtWm? a\pjy³ I®psIm­v B
kuµcyw Däpt\m¡ns¡m­ncn¡tb th­p. ]t£, Ah³
hgnad¶pt]mbn. PÀ½\n \½psS Nmbs¯\in¸n¨p F¶p
]dbp¶p. ktlmZc, \n§fpsS a\Ênse \ndw BZyta \in-
¨pt]mbn. F¶n«mWv \n§Ä¡v B Ir{Xna\nd¯n I¼w
]nSn¨Xv. AXn\pth­n \n§Ä ]cm[o\cmbn.shdptX \n§-
Ä Cu sa¿gInsâ Npgnbn s]«pt]mbn. a\Êns\ Ae¦cn-
¡pI, _p²nsb hnIkn¸n¡pI, lrZbs¯ kpµcam¡pIþþ
CsXÃmw Hcp hi¯p sI«n¡nS¡p¶p!.
(X¯zakn)
AXn\m `Khm³ ]Xnaq¶ma²yb¯n BhnjvIcn¡p¶
hnNmcKXn hfsc hne]nSn¨X{X. " \o tZlaÃ, BßmhmW-
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
v' "X¯zakn' B Bßcq]w \obt{X. CXp AXyp¶Xhpw
]hn{Xhpamb Acpf]mSmWv, ]mh\hpw DZm¯hpamb hN\-
amWv. kwkvIrXklnXy¯nemsI al¯camb Nn´ ]ym]n-
¨ncn¡p¶p. Cu ]pds¯ BhcWw, sXm­v, HmSv, \obÃ. B
bYmÀ°amb, \mianÃm¯, Im¼mWv \o.' AXmWv,\o' F¶
X¯zw a\pjysâ A´xIcW¯n kv^pcn¡p¶ am{XbnÂ
"Cu tZlaà Rm³, B ]camßmhmWv Rm³' F¶ `mhw
a\Ênepdbv¡p¶ am{XbnÂ, A\p`qXamb HcpXcw B\µw
Ahsâ a\ÊnepZn¡pw. Fsâ B cq]w \in¸n¡phm³ Cu
krjvSnbnse Hcp hkvXphn\pw Ignbnev. A{Xbv¡p iàn
H¶nepanÃ. Cu kq£vahnNmcamWv B Acpf¸mSn AS§n-
bncn¡p¶Xv.
Cu tZl¯n¶¸pds¯ A\izchpw \njvIf¦hpamb Bß-
X¯zamWv Rm³. B BßX¯z¯n\p th­nbmWv Cu
tZlw F\n¡v e`n¨n«pÅXv. Cuizc X¯zw ZqjnXamtb¡p-
sa¶p tXm¶pt¼msgÃmw AXns\ c£n¸m\mbn Rm³ Cu
icocw hens¨dnbpw. CuizcX¯zs¯ DÖzen¸n¡phm³ th-
­n tZls¯ tlman¡m³ Rm³ kZm sX¿mdmbncn¡pw. Rm-
³ tZl¯ntesd khmcn sNbvXph¶Xp F\n¡p ZpÀ¤Xn
hcp¯phm\mtWm? icoc¯nt·Â Fsâ A[nImcw \S¡Ww.
Rm³ Cu tZls¯ D]tbmKs¸Sp¯pw, lnXawKf§sf kar-
²am¡pw. ‘ap¸mcnepw Rm³ B\µw ]c¯pw’. Rm³ Cu tZl-
s¯ al¯mb X¯z¯n\pth­n hens¨dnªv Cuizc¶p
Pb Pb ]dbpw. ]WapÅhÀ Hcp hkv{Xw Agp¡mIpt¼msg-
¡pw AXp hens¨dnªp asäms¶Sp¡p¶Xpt]mse Rm\pw
sN¿pw. IÀaa¯n\pth­nbpffXmWv Cu tZlw. Cu tZlw
IÀ½¯n\p ]ämXmbn¯ocpt¼mÄ, AXp hens¨dnbp¶XnÂ
F\n¡p kt¦mNap­mIptam?
kXym{Klw hgn \ap¡v Cu in£Wat{X In«p¶Xv. tZl-
hpw Bßmhpw shtÆsd hkvXp¡fmWv. Cu X¯zw a\pjy-
sâ {i²bn ]Xnbpt¼mÄ am{Xta bYmÀ°amb hnZym`ymkw,
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 KoXm{]hN\w
bYmÀ°amb hnImkw Bcw`n¡p¶pÅp. At¸mtg \ap¡p
kXym{Klw ssIhcp¶pÅp. AXn\m Cu `mh\sb Hmtcm-
cph\pw ZrVoIcn¡Ww. tZlw \nan¯am{Xamb km[\amWv,
Cuizc³ \ÂInb Hcp]IcWamW. AXnsâ D]tbmKw XoÀ-
¶m A¶v AXp ssIshSnbWw. XWp¸pIme¯p D]tbm-
Kn¨ NqSpÅ hkv{X§Ä th\¡me¯p ssIshSnbp¶p.
cm{Xn ]pX¨ I¼nfn cmhnse Dt]£n¡p¶p, ]peÀs¨ [cn-
¨Xv D¨bv¡v amänsh¡p¶p, AXpt]mseXs¶ Cu tZls¯-
bpw IcpXpI. Cu tZlwsIm­v D]tbmKs¸Sm¯XmIp¶sX-
t¸mtgm At¸mÄ Cu tZlamIp¶ XpWnhens¨dnbmw. Bß-
hnImk¯n\pth­nbmWv `Khm³ Cu bpàn ]dªp Xcp-
¶Xv.
(A{IanIfpsS A[nImcw Ignª p)
\mw tZl¯n \n¶p thsdbmsW¶p a\ÊnemIm¯ Ime-
t¯mfw A{IanIÄ¡p \s½ B{Ian¡mw, \s½ ASnaIfm-
¡n sh¡mw, \s½ F{Xsb¦nepw t¢in¸n¡mw. `bw \nan-
¯amWv A{Iaw \S¡p¶Xv. Hcp cm£k³ Hcp a\pjys\
]nSnsh¨p. Ah³ Abmsfs¡m­v Ft¸mgpw ]WnsbSp¸n¨p
t]m¶p. AbmÄ hÃt¸mgpw ]WnsbSp¡mXncp¶m cm£-
k³ ]bpw, “Xn¶pIfbpw, ISn¨p Iodn im¸nSpw.” BZyamZyw
B a\pjy³ t]Sn¨ncp¶p, F¶m Cu `ojWn s]mdp¡m³
h¿mXmbt¸mÄ AbmÄ ]dªp: “Hm Xnt¶m. Xn¶Wsa¦nÂ
Xnt¶m”.
]t£, B cm£k\pt­m Abmsf Xn¶p¶p. Ah¶v HcSn-
a thWw. Xn¶pt]mbm¸ns¶ Bcp­v. ASna¸Wn sN¿m³?
Ah³ Abmsf Xn¶pIfbpsa\¶p `ojWns¸Sp¯pI am{X-
amWv. F¶m Xnt¶m; F¶ D¯cw h¶tXmsS A{Iaw
\ne¨p. A{IanIÄ¡dnbmw, Cu BfpIÄ tZlt¯mSv H«n¸nSn-
¨ncn¡p¶hcmsW¶v. X§fpsS tZl¯n¶p t¢itaev¡cp-
sX¶psh¨p AhÀ ASnaIfmhpw. Cu tZlmkàn ssIsh-
Snªmtem, DSs\ \n§Ä N{IhÀ¯nbmhpw, kzX{´\mhpw.
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
FÃm¡gnhpw \n§fpsS I¿n hcpw. \n§fpsS ta BcpsS
A[nImchpw \S¡nÃ. ]ns¶ AhcpsS ASnØm\w Xs¶
“tZlamWp Rm³” F¶ `mh\bnteev¡cpsX¶psh¨v ChÀ
his¸«psImÅpw F¶mWv AhcpsS [mcW: AXn\memWv
AhÀ `ojWns¸Sp¯p¶Xv.
“Rm³ tZlamWv” F¶ `mh\ \nan¯amWv A\yÀ¡v
Fs¶ B{Ian¡m\pw D]{Zhn¡m\pw tXm¶p¶Xv. F¶mÂ
Cw¥­nse lpXmßmhmb, _enhoc\mb, {Im³aÀ ]dª-
sXs´t¶m? Fs¶ NpSpIbmtWm? icn, Npt«bv¡p. CXm
BZyw Cu hew I¿p NpSp . CXpt]mse dnUvtebpw, emSnadpw
]dªn«p­v. “\n§Ä¡p NpSWsa¶pt­m? R§sf BÀ¡p
NpSm³ Ignbpw.? R§Ä [À½¯nsâ B tPymXnÊmWp Pzen-
¸nbv¡p¶Xv. AXns\ BÀ¡pw sImSp¡m³ IgnbnÃ. tZlam-
Ip¶ Cu sagpIpXncn, Cu taZÊv, I¯n¨v k¯¯z§fpsS
Aán Pzen¸n¡pIXs¶bmWv R§fpsS IÀ½w. tZlw XI-
cpw, AXp XIcm\pÅXp Xs¶bmWv. tkm{I«oÊns\ hnjw
sImSp¯psImÃWsa¶p in£ hn[n¨p. At±lw ]dªp,
“F\nbv¡nt¸mÄ hbÊmbn. \mep Znhkw Ignªm tZlw
hn«pt]mIpw. Nmhm³ t]mIp¶Xns\ sIm¶n«p \n§Ä¡p
F´p _lpaXnbmWv t\Sm³ t]mIp¶Xv? Ipdsªm¶v
BtemNn¨p t\m¡pho³, Cu icocw Hcnbv¡Â Ahiyw acn¨p-
t]mIp¶XmWv. acnbv¡p¶ hkvXphns\ sImÃp¶Xn F´p
anSp¡mWpÅXv?”
tkm{I«oÊn\p hnjw sImSp¯Xnsâ XteZnhkw cm{Xn
At±lw injy·msc Bßmhnsâ A\izcX ]Tn¸n¨p sIm-
Sp¡pIbmbncp¶p. icoc¯n hnjw {]thin¨m X\n¡p
Fs´Ãmw thZ\IfmWp­mhpIsb¶v At±lw IuXpIt¯m-
sS hÀ®n¡pIbmbncp¶p. At±l¯n\v AXns\¸än Xcn¼pw
Nn´bp­mbncp¶nÃ. Bßmhnsâ AacXsb¸änbpÅ B
NÀ¨ Ahkm\n¨t¸mÄ At±l¯nsâ Hcp injy³ tNmZn¨p,
acWtijw A§bpsS A´yIÀ½§Ä F§ns\ sN¿Ww?
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 KoXm{]hN\w
At±lw adp]Sn \evIn. \¶mbn, AhÀ sImÃphm\pw, \n§Ä
ad sN¿m\pw! At¸mÄ B sImÃp¶hÀ Fsâ i{Xp¡fpw ad
sN¿p¶ \n§Ä Fs¶ Gähpw kvt\ln¡p¶hcpamtWm?
AhÀ _p²nbpÅXpsIm­v Fs¶ sImÃpw, \n§Ä _p²n-
bpÅXpsIm­v Fs¶ ad sN¿pw! \n§fmcmWv Fs¶ ad
sN¿m³? Rm³ \n§sfsbÃmw ad sNbvXpsIm­ncn¡p¶p.
\n§Ä Fs¶ F´n ad sN¿pw? a®ntem ih¡Ãdbntem?
Fs¶ BÀ¡pw sImÃm³ IgnbnÃ, BÀ¡pw adsN¿m\pw
IgnbnÃ. CXphsc Rm³ F´mWv \n§sf ]Tn¸n¨ncp¶Xv?
Bßmhv A\izcamWv AXns\ BÀ¡p sImÃmw, BÀ¡p ad
sN¿mw? hmkvXh¯n Ct¶bv¡p c­pc­c kl{km_vZ-
§fmbn B alm\mb tkm{I«okv FÃmhtcbpw ad sNbvXp-
sIm­v Pohn¨ncnbv¡p¶p!
(]camßiànbn hnizmkw)
kmcmwiw: tZlmkànbpÅXphsc, `bapÅXphsc, bYm-
À°amb c£ In«pIbnÃ; AXphsc Ft¸mgpw `bw tXm¶n-
s¡m­ncn¡pw. H¶p I®Sbvt¡­n h¶mÂ, hà ]m¼pw
h¶p ISn¡ptam, Ių h¶p XÃptam F¶p t]Snbmbn. a\p-
jy³ Xebv¡Â Hcp hSnbpw sh¨p InS¶pd§p¶p. F´n\v?
F¶p tNmZn¨m ]dbpw, ASp¯p shbv¡p¶Xv \¶v, IÅ-
\pw h¶mtem?” \à a\pjy, Ių h¶v B hSnsbSp¯v
\n§fpsS Xebv¡Sn¨mtem? Ių hSnsIm­p hcphm³ ad-
¶pt]msb¦nÂ, \n§Ä Ah¶pth­n ap³Iq«nXs¶ GÀ¸m-
Sp sNbvXp shbv¡p¶p. \n§Ä Bsc hnizkn¨mWv Dd§p-
¶Xv? B kab¯v \n§Ä temI¯nsâ I¿nemWv InS¡p-
¶Xv. DWÀ¶ncn¡pt¼mgtà kzbw c£nbv¡pIbpÅp? Dd¡-
¯n \n§sf BcmWp c£nbv¡pI.?
Rm³ GtXm iànbn hnizkn¨mWpd§p¶Xv. ]pen ]ip
apXemb arK§Ä GsXmcp iànsb hnizkn¨pd§p¶Xv.
]penbv¡pap­v Dd¡w hcÂ. temIt¯mSmsI i{XpXbpÅ-
XpsIm­v CSbv¡nsS ]nt¶m¡w Xncnªpt\m¡p¶ knwl-
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
hpw Dd§mdp­v. B Hcp iànsb hnizkn¡p¶nsænÂ, Nne
knwl§Ä Dd§pIbpw NneXp DWÀ¶v Imh \n¡pIbpw
sNbvtXt\! A§ns\ HtcÀ¸mSv Ahbv¡v th­n ht¶t\!
sN¶mbv, ]pen, knwlw apXemb {IqcP´p¡Ä t]mepw GXp
iànbn hnizkn¨nd§p¶pthm B hnizhym]Iamb iàn-
bpsS aSnbnemWv Rm\pw Dd§p¶Xv. A½bpsS aSnbn Ip«n
\nÝnX\mbpd§p¶p. Ah\t¸mÄ temI¯nse N{IhÀ¯n-
bmsW¶p tXm¶pw. \½sfÃmhcpw B hnizw`cbmb amXm-
hnsâ aSnbn CXpt]mse t{]ahnizmk§tfmSp IqSn Dd-
§m³ ]cnioen¡Ww. Fsâ PohnXhr¯nItfXpw \S¡p¶Xn-
\SnØm\amb iànbpambn Rm³ Gsdtbsd ]cnNbs¸S-
Ww. Fsâ PohnXhr¯nItfXpw \S¡p¶Xn\SnØm\amb
iànbpambn Rm³ Gsd ]cnNbs¸SWw. B iàn F\n¡v
D¯tcm¯cw A\p`hs¸SWw. Cu iànbn F\ns¡{X-
t¯mfw hnizmkap­mIptam, A{Xt¯mfw F\n¡p c£
In«pw. Cu iàn F{Xbvs¡{Xbv¡v A\p`hs¸Sp¶pthm, A{X-
bv¡{Xbv¡v F\n¡p hnImkw e`n¡pw. ]Xnaq¶ma[ymb¯nÂ
CXnsâ Hcp {Iahpw Ipdsªm¶p Im«n¯¶n«p­v.
(]camßiànbpsS D¯tcm¯cm\p`hw)
tZl¯nse Bßmhns\¡pdn¨p hnNmcw hcmt¯St¯m-
fw a\pjy³ km[mcW {InbIfn¯s¶ apgpIn Ignbp¶p.
hni¶m Xn¶pw; Zmln¨m shÅw IpSnbv¡pw; Dd¡w
h¶m Dd§pw, CXne[nIsam¶pw Ah¶dnªpIqSm. C¡m-
cy§Ä¡mbn Ah³ aÃnSpw. Ch ssIhcphm³ sImXn¡pw.
C§ns\ Cu ssZlnI {InbIfnÂXs¶ Ah³ apgpIn¡gnbpw.
CXn¶¸pdamWv hnImk¯nsâ Bcw`ap­mIp¶Xv. CXphsc
Bßmhp t\m¡n \nev¡pt¶ DÅq. InWänsâ ASpt¯¡p
\o§nt¸mIp¶ Ip«nbpsS ]n¶mse Bßmhv \½fn ZrjvSn
]Xn¨psIm­ncn¡p¶p. At±lw im´ambn FÃm {InbItf-
bpw ho£n¡p¶p. Cu ØnXnsb D]{ZjvSmhv- km£nbmbn
FÃmw t\m¡p¶h³þ F¶p ]dbp¶p.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Cu AhØbn Bßmhv t\m¡n¡mWp¶psh¦nepw
k½Xw \ÂIp¶nÃ. F¶m Xm³ tZlcq]amsW¶p IcpXn
{]hÀ¯n¡p¶ Cu Poh\p­tÃm, AXp sR«nbpWcp¶p.
AÃm, Xm³ arKkm[mcWamb PohnXamWv \bn¡p¶sX¶p
AXn\p tXm¶p¶p.Poh¶p Cu hnNmcapfhmbm At¸mg-
Xn\p \oXnbpsS ASnØm\an«p. ]ns¶ AXv ASn¡Sn DNnXm-
\pNnXhnNmcw \S¯pIbmbn. hnthI]qÀÆw {]hÀ¯n¨p XpS-
§p¶p. AXn\p A]{KY\_p²n DWcp¶p. kzssc IÀ½§Ä
\nebv¡p¶p. kzѵXbpsS Øm\¯p kwbaw hcp¶p.
Poh³ Cu ss\XnImSnØm\¯nse¯nbm¸ns¶ Bßm-
hv shdpsXbncp¶p t\m¡pIbÃ, DÅnencp¶v A\ptamZn¨p
XpS§pw. _teicn F¶ i_vZw DÅn \n¶p hcpw. Ct¸m-
Ä Bßmhv tIhew D{]{ZjvSmhmbncn¡msX A\pa´m hmbn-
¨abpw.
hni¶ HcXnYn hmXnev¡Â hcp¶p, \n§Ä ap¼n hnf¼n-
sh¨ In®w AbmÄ¡p sImSp¡p¶p; ]ns¶ cm{Xn Xsâ Cu
kÂIÀ½s¯¸än kvacnbv¡pt¼mÄ a\Ên Fs´mcm\µap-
­mhp¶psh¶v t\m¡pI. DÅnÂ\n¶v Bßmhnsâ t\cnb
aqf sNhnbnse¯pw, \¶mbn sNbvXXv. A½ Ip«nbpsS
]pd¯p XShnsIm­p ]dbp¶p.Iptª, sNbvXXp \¶mbn.
At¸mÄ temI¯nse k½m\saÃmw ssIh¶Xpt]mse Ip«n-
¡p tXm¶p¶p. AXpt]mse lrZbØ\mb ]camßmhnsâ
Ip«n \t¶! F¶ i_vZhpw \ap¡v t{]mÕml\w \ÂIp¶p.
C¯cw Ahkc§fn Poh³ t`mKPohnXw hn«p ss\XnI
PohnX¯nsâ ASnØm\¯n tIdn\nev¡p¶p.
CXn\¸pdapÅ \nesbSp¡mw. ss\XnI PohnX¯n a\p-
jy³ IÀ¯hy§f\pjvSn¨p Xsâ a\Ênse FÃm amen\y-
§fpw IgpIn¡fhm³ {]bXv\n¡p¶p. F¶m A§ns\ sNbv-
Xp sNbvXp XfÀ¨ hcpt¼mÄ Poh³ C§ns\ {]mÀ°n¨p
XpS§pw. `Khmt\, Fsâ {]bXv\¯nsâ, Fsâ Ignhnsâ
At§ AäambtÃm, F\nbv¡v A[nIw Ignhp \ÂtIWta,
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
A[nIw _ew \evtIWta! Xsâ FÃm {]bXv\hpancp¶n«pw
AXpsIm­p am{Xw aXnbmIp¶nà F¶v A\p hs¸Sm¯
Imet¯mfw \pjy¶v {]mÀ°\bpsS aÀ½w a\Ênemhm³
h¿. Xsâ iànsbÃmw sNep¯n, AXp aXnbmhp¶nsöv
tXm¶pt¼mÄ, BÀ¯\mbn, {Zu]Xnsbt¸mse ]camßm-
hns\ hnfn¡Ww. sFizcyamb Ir]bptSbpw klmb¯n-
tâbpw t{kmXÊp kZm {]hln¨p sImt­ Ccn¡p¶p­v.
BÀ¡p Zmln¡p¶pthm AhÀ¡p A[nImct¯mtS h¶v
AXn \n¶p shÅw IpSn¡mw. IpdhpÅhÀ¡v At]£n¡mw.
C¯csamcp _ÔamWv Cu aq¶mw \nebn hcp¶Xv. ]cam-
ßmhv A[nIw ASp¯p hcp¶p. Ct¸mÄ AXp tIhew hm¡p-
sIm­\ptamZn¡pIbÃ, kmlmbyw sN¿m³ ]msª¯p¶p.
BZyw Cuizc³ ZqscbmWp \n¶ncp¶Xv. Kpcp injyt\m-
Sp IW¡p sN¿q F¶p ]dªp AI¶p \nev¡p¶Xpt]mse
Poh³ t`mKPohnX¯n ]pc­p InS¡pt¶St¯mfw Imew
]camßmhv AI¶p \n¶p ]dbp¶p. icn, Ignbpw t]mse
]WnsbSp¡pI. ]ns¶ Poh³ ss\XnIXe¯nse¯p¶p.
At¸mÄ ]camßmhv DZmko\\mbn \n¡p¶nÃ. Pohsâ ssI-
sIm­p kÂIÀ½w \S¡p¶psh¶p ImWpt¼mtg¡pw `Khm³
sasà F¯n t\m¡n, _mte F¶p ]dbp¶p. A§ns\ kÂ-
¡À½w sNbvXp sNbvXp Nn¯¯nse Øqeamen\y§Ä \o-
§n kq£vaamen\y§Ä IgpIm\pÅ Ahkcsa¯p¶p. AXn-
\p Xsâ FÃm {]bXv\hpw aXnbmImsX hcpt¼mÄ AXp
`Khms\ hnfn¡p¶p; CXm F¯n F¶p ]dªp `Khm³
HmSnhcp¶p. `àsâ DÕmlw Ipdbpt¼mtgbv¡p `Khm³
AhnsS hs¶¯p¶p. PK¯nsâ tkhI\mb kqcy\mcmb-
W³ \n§fpsS hmXnev¡Â kZm \n¡p¶p­v. kqcy³ AS¨
hmXn Xpd¶p DÅn IS¡nÃ; ImcWw At±lw tkhI-
\mWv, At±lw bPam\³ sh¨ AXnÀ¯nbn \n¡¶p.
At±lw hmXnt·Â ap«p¶nÃ. DÅn bPam\³ Dd§pIbmWv,
AXpsIm­v kqcy\mIp¶ tkhI³ hmXnen¶p ]pd¯p\nev-
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¡p¶p. hmXn Aev]w Xpd¡q, DSt\ At±lw FÃm {]Im-
ihpw sIm­v AI¯p tIdp¶p. AÔImcaIäp¶p. ]camßm-
hpw C§ns\ Xs¶bmWv. At±lt¯mSv kmlmbyw At]-
£n¨m At±lw I¿pw \o«n F¯p¶p. `oamXocXv ]WvUc-
]pc¯n Acs¡«n I¿pw Ip¯n At±lw Hcp§n \n¡p-
¶p­v.
DZmcq\o _mtl hntTm ]mehoX Btl (ssIIÄ \o«n
hnjvWp ]cn]menbv¡p¶p) F¶p Xp¡mdmw apXembhÀ hÀ-
®n¨n«p­v. aq¡v Xpd¶m Imäv AI¯p Ibdn. hmXn Xpd-
¶m {]Imiw AI¯p IS¶p. Imänt\bpw {]Imit¯bpw
ZrjvSm´am¡nbmepw aXnbmbnsöp tXm¶p¶p. Ahtb¡m-
fptasd k¶nlnX\pw, DÕpI\pamWv ]camßmhv. At±lw
D]{ZjvTmhpw A\pa´mhpamImsX `À¯mhvþ FÃmhn[¯n-
epw klmbI³ BIp¶p. at\mamen\yw IgpIn¡fbphm³
th­n \mw AicWcmbnþ amcn \mU Xamtc lmtY {]`p
kw`mftPm tc F¶p hnfn¡pIbpwþ \obmWv Fsâ GIm{i-
bw; \nsâ kmlmbyw F\n¡v thWw F¶p {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw
sNbvXmept­m B Zbm\n[n AI¶p \n¡p¶p? `às\ klm-
bn¡p¶ B ]camßmhv Ipdhp \nI¯p¶ B {]`p, HmSn-
sb¯p¶p. ]ns¶ sscZmksâ tXm IgpIpw, kP\Iim¸p-
Imcsâ amwkw hnev¡pw; I_odnsâ ]pX¸p s\¿pw; P\m-
_mbntbmSp IqsS amhp s]mSn¡pw.
CXnsâ ASp¯ ]SnbmWv Cuizcsâ Ir]m{]kmZw sIm-
­v In«p¶ IÀ½^et¯bpw Xms\ FSp¡msX `Khm¶p
Xs¶ AÀ¸n¡pI F¶Xv. CubhØbn Poh³ `Khmt\mSp
]dbp¶p, A§bpsS ^ew A§bv¡p Xs¶ `pPn¡Ww. `K-
hm³ ]m IpSnt¨ Ignbq F¶p \matZh³ hmin ]nSn¨p.
F{X a[pcamb cwKw! IÀ½^eamIp¶ Cu ]m apgph³
\matZh³ `Khm¶À¸n¨p \n¡pIbmWv. CXn³ h®w Pohn-
X¯nsâ aqe[\saÃmw, hcpam\saÃmw BcpsS Ir]sIm­p
ssIh¶pthm, B ]camßmhn\p Xs¶ AÀ¸n¡pIbmWv.
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
[À½]p{XÀ kzÀ¤¯nte¡p Imep shbv¡m³ `mhnbvs¡
At±l¯nsâ IqsSbp­mbncp¶ \mbsb apt¶m«p IS¡m-
\\phZn¨nÃ. At¸mÄ At±lw Xsâ PohnX¯nse FÃm
]pWy^ehpw, kzÀ¤w IqSn Hä £Ww sIm­p shSnªp.
AXpt]mse `à\pw e`n¨ ^esaÃmw `Khm¶À¸n¡p¶p.
D]{ZjvSmhpw A\pa´mhpw `À¯mhpambn ImWs¸« ]cam-
ßmhv Ct¸mÄ t`màmhmbncn¡p¶p. B ]camßmhpXs¶-
bmWv icoc¯nencp¶v t`mKa\p`hn¡p¶Xv F¶ \nebnte-
¡pw Dbcp¶p.
CXn\ptijw C\n k¦ev]hpw Dt]£n¡Ww. IÀ½¯nÂ
aq¶p ]ShmWpÅXv. BZyw \mw k¦ev]n¡p¶p, ]ns¶ Im-
cyw sN¿p¶p, ]n¶oSv ^eap­mhp¶p. IÀ½¯n {]`phnsâ
klmbt¯mtS ssIh¶ ^eap­tÃm, AXpw At±l¯n-
¶À¸n¨p. IÀ½w sN¿p¶h³ Cuizc³, ^eamkzZn¡p¶h\pw
Cuizc³; C\n B IÀ½s¯ k¦ev]n¡p¶h\pw Cuizc\m-
It«! C§ns\ IÀ½¯nsâ BZnbnepw \Sphnepw HSphnepw
kÀÆ{X {]`phns\ hmgn¡pI. Úm\tZh³ ]dªn«p­vþ
amfntbw tP DtXw t\tew
t\DtXw \n]mw X Nn tKtew
Xbm ]mWnbm sFtkw tItew
tlm Bthw Km.
tXm«¡mc³ sIm­p t]mIm\m{Kln¡pt¶St¯¡pXs¶
shÅw FXnÀ¸nÃmsX \S¡p¶p. tXm«¡mc³ GtXXp
]qs¨Sntbbpw Imbvs¨Sntbbpw Dt±in¡p¶pthm Ahsb \\-
¨p sIm­p shÅw apt¶ms«mgpIp¶Xp t]mse Fsâ ssI-
sIm­p­mtI­Xv At±lw Xocpam\n¡s«. Fsâ Nn¯¯n-
se k¦ev]§fpsSsbÃmw NpaXe Rm³ At±ls¯ Gev]n-
t¨bv¡mw. Rm³ Fsâ NpaSpw IpXnc¸pd¯p shbv¡pIbm-
sW¦n _m¡n Hcp `mWvUw Rm³ F´n\p Xebnteän-
bncn¡Ww? IpXnc¸pd¯p Xs¶ AXpw sh¨p IqtS? Xe-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
bn `mWvUhpambn Rm³ IpXnc¸pd¯ncp¶mepw NpaSp IpXnc-
bv¡p Xs¶; At¸mÄ NpasSÃmw AXnsâ ]pd¯psh¨p IqtS?
C§ns\ PohnX¯nse ]c¡w ]m¨nepw Hm«hpw Nm«hpw Ibä-
hpw Cd¡hpsaÃmw HSp¡w ]camßmhp Xs¶bmbn¨abp¶p.
Fsâ PohnX¯n\v At±lw atlizc\mbn¨abp¶p. C§n-
s\ hnIkn¨p hnIkn¨p PohnXamsI atlizcabamIp¶p.
tIhew tZlamIp¶ ad _m¡n \n¡p¶p. AX§p \o§n-
bm aXn Poh\pw inh\pwþ Bßmhpw ]camßmhpw H¶m-
bn¨abp¶p.
C§ns\ D]{ZjvSm\pa´m N `À¯m t`màm atlmizcx
F¶ cq]¯n \mw D¯tcm¯cw ]camßm\p`qXn A[nIam-
¡ns¡m­ncn¡Ww. {]`p BZyw DZmko\\mbn \n¶p t\m-
¡p¶p. ]ns¶ ss\XnI PohnXw Bcw`n¡pt¼mÄ, \½psS
ssIsIm­p k¡À½w \S¡p¶p, At¸mÄ At±lw \ap¡p
A`n\µ\acpfp¶p. XpSÀ¶p Nn¯¯nse kq£vaamen\yw Igp-
In¡fhm³ Xsâ {]bXv\§Ä aXnbmhp¶nsöv I­p `à-
³ hnfnIq«pt¼mÄ, B A\mYcpsS \mY³ klmbn¡m³ HmSn-
sb¯p¶p. AXn¶p tijw ^ehpw `Khm¶À¸n¨v At±l-
s¯ t`màmhm¡Ww. HSp¡w FÃm k¦ev]hpw At±l¯n-
¶À¸n¨p PohnXamsI lcnabam¡Ww. CXt{X a\pjysâ
A´na e£yw. IÀ½tbmKhpw `àntbmKhpamIp¶ c­p
NndIpsIm­v ]d¶pbcp¶ km[I³ Cu HSp¡s¯ \nehsc
sNs¶¯Ww.
(\{aX, AZw`w, apXembh bYmÀ°
Ú mt\m]mk\)
CsXÃmw sN¿phm³ ss\XntIm]mk\bpsS Dd¨ ASn¯d
thWw. kXymkXy§sf thÀXncn¨p kXys¯¯s¶ kZm-
ssIsImÅWw. kmcmkmc§sf t\m¡n kmcs¯¯s¶
FSp¡Ww, Nn¸n shSnªp aps¯Sp¡Ww. C{]Imcsamcp
PohnXw Bcw`n¡Ww. ]ns¶ kz{]bXv\¯ntâbpw Cuizc
Ir]bptSbpw _ewsIm­p tatem«p IbdWw. Cu km[\Ifn-
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
seÃmw \mw tZl¯n \n¶p Bßmhns\ thÀs]Sp¯phm³
]cnioen¨m AXp Xptemw kmlm¿ {]ZamIpw. C¯cw
kµÀ`¯n F\n¡p tbip{InkvXphnsâ Bß_en HmÀ½
hcp¶p. At±l¯nsâ ta BWn ASn¨nd¡pIbmbncp¶p.
B kab¯v At±l¯nsâ hmbn \n¶p Cu hm¡pIÄ
]pds¸«pt]mbn, `Khmt\, F´n\mWv C{X thZ\n¸n¡p¶Xv?
F¶m DSs\ tbiptZh³ Xs¶ \nb{´n¨n«v ]dªp. `K-
hmt\! AhnSps¯ CÑ \ndthds«! Cu BfpIÄ¡v am¸p
sImSp¡pI. X§Ä F´mWv sN¿p¶sX¶v ChÀ¡p Adnªp
IqSm. tbiphnsâ Cu DZmlcW¯n hfsctbsd clkyw
\ndªncn¸p­v. tZl¯n \n¶p Bßmhns\ F{Xt¯mfw
AIäWw F¶Xnsâ NnÓamWnXv. GXp \nehsc F¯Ww.
GXphsc F¯m³ Ignbpw F¶p tbip{InkvXphnsâ PohnX-
¯n \n¶p a\Ênem¡mw. tZlw Hcp IhNamWv, sXm­p
t]mse thÀs]«p t]mIp¶XmWvþ F¶ \nehcsc AsX-
¯nbn«p­v. Bßmhns\ tZl¯n \n¶p thÀs]Sp¯m\pÅ
hnNmcw Fsâ a\ÊnepZn¡pt¼msgÃmw tbip{InkvXphnsâ
Cu PohnXw Fsâ I¬ap¼n hcp¶p. tZl¯n \n¶p
XnI¨pw thÀs]Sp¶Xnsâ, AXpambpÅ _Ôw Aät]mem-
hp¶Xnsâ amXrI tbip{InkvXphnsâ PohnXamWv.
tZlmßm¡fpsS Cu ]rY¡cWw, kXymkXy hnthN\w
sN¿m¯ Imet¯mfw km²yamhnÃ. Cu hnthIw, CuÚm-
\w, \½psS Hmtcm kncbnepw hym]vXamIWw. Úm\¯nÂ-
\n¶p \mw Adnhv F¶À°am¡p¶p. F¶m _p²nsIm­p-
Å Adnhv Úm\aÃ. hmbn Dcpfp Dcp«nbnSp¶Xp `£n-
¡eÃ. hmbnen« Dcpf Nh¨p sXm­bneqsS hbäntebv¡n-
d§n AhnsS¡nS¶v Zo]\w h¶v AXnsâ ckcà§Ä tZl-
¯nse¼mSpsa¯n ]pjvSn e`n¡Ww. At¸msg AXp icnbmb
`£Wamhq. AXpt]mse tIhew _p²nKXamb Úm\w
sIm­p Imcyw \S¡nÃ. B Adnhv, B Úm\w, PohnX¯n-
emsI hym]vXamIWw, lrZb¯n ]{]kcnbv¡Ww. \½psS
I¿v, Imev, I®v XpS§nb C{µnb§fneqsS B Úm\w shfn-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
s¸SWw. Úmt\{µnb§fpw IÀt½{µnb§fpsaÃmw Btem-
Nn¨p Xs¶bmWp FÃm IÀ½hpw sN¿p¶Xv F¶ ØnXn-
bmhWw. X¶nan¯w Cu ]Xn½q¶ma²ymb¯n `Khm³
Úm\¯n\v Xptemw hnkvXcns¨mcp hymJym\w \ÂInbncn-
¡p¶p. ØnX {]Ú e£Ws¯t¸mseXs¶bmWv Úm\
e£W§fpw.
Aam\nXzaZw`nXzþ
alnwkm£m´ncmÀÖhw.
F¶n§s\ Ccp]Xp KpW§Ä `Khm³ ]dªn«p­v. Cu
KpW§fmWv Úm\amIp¶Xv F¶p ]dªp \nÀ¯msX Ch-
bv¡v hn]coXambpÅsXÃmw AÚm\amsW¶pw At±lw
kv]jvSambn ]dªncn¡p¶p. Úm\¯n\p ]dª km[-
\IÄ Xs¶bmWv Úm\w. tkm{I«okv ]dbp¶p, kZvKp-
Ws¯bmWv Rm³ Úm\ambn IcpXp¶Xv. D]mbhpw Dt]b-
hpw c­pw H¶p Xs¶.
KoXbnse Cu Ccp]Xp km[\Isf Úm\tZh³ ]Xn-
s\«m¡nbncn¡p¶p. At±lw Ahsb Xptemw DÅgnªp hÀ-
®n¨n«p­v. Cu KpW§sf kw_Ôn¨ tIhew A©p tÇmIta
`Kh KoXbnepÅq; Úm\tZh\mIs«, Xsâ Úmt\izcn-
bn Chsb¸än Fgp¶qdv HmhnIÄ (OµÊv) FgpXnbn«p­v.
kapZmb¯n kZvKpWw hnIkn¡Ww; kXykzcq]\mb
]camßmhnsâ alna hym]nbv¡Ww F¶ Imcy¯n Úm-
\tZh³ AXy´w DÕpI\mbncp¶p. Cu KpW§Ä hÀ®n-
¨p sIm­v At±lw Xsâ A\p`hsaÃmw B HmhnIfn ]IÀ-
¯nbn«p­v. admTn `mj¡mÀ¡v At±lw sNbvX Afhä D]-
ImcamWnXv. Úm\tZhsâ Hmtcm tcma¯nepw Cu KpW-
§Ä hym]n¨ncp¶p. t]m¯nsâ ]pd¯p apSnt¦m sIm­-
Sn¨Xnsâ ]mSpIÄ Úm\tZhsâ ]pd¯p s]m´nh¶p. {]m-
WntemIt¯mSv At±lw A{Xbv¡p XpeythZ\\mbncp¶p!
C{Xbpw IcpWm ]qÀ®amb Úm\tZhsâ lrZb¯nÂ
\n¶mWv Úmt\izcn BhnÀ`hn¨Xv. At±lamWv Cu KpW-
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
§sf hnthN\w sNbvXn«pÅXv. At±l¯nsâ KpWhÀ®\w
\mw hmbn¡Ww. a\\w sN¿Ww, lrZb¯n \nd¨p shbv-
¡Ww. Úm\tZhsâ Cu a[pc`mj BkzZn¡m³ Ignª-
XpsIm­v Rm³ Fs¶ [\y\msW¶p IcpXp¶p. At±l-
¯nsâ a[pc`mj Fsâ \mhn IpSnsImÅs«. AXn¶mbn
F\n¡v C\nbpw P·saSpt¡­nh¶m At¸mgpw Rm³ [\y-
X A\p`hn¡pw. AkvXp.
kmcanXmWvþ D¯tcm¯cw Ah\hs\ hnIkn¸n¨p B-
ßmhns\ tZl¯n \n¶p thÀs]Sp¯n, FÃmhcpw PohnXw
apgph³ Cuizcabam¡m³ {]bXv\n¡Ww.
RmbdmgvN, 15þ5þ'32
]Xn\mema[ymbw
KptWmÂIÀjhpw KpW\nkvXmchpw
({]IrXn hntÇjWw)
ktlmZctc, C¶s¯ ]Xn\mema[ymbw HcÀ°¯nÂ
Ignª A[ymb¯n\p XnIhphcp¯m\pÅXmWv. t\cp]d-
ªm BXvamhn¶v H¶pw sNt¿­XnÃ. AXp kzbw ]qÀ®-
amWv. \½psS Bßmhnsâ KXn kzm`mhnIambn¯s¶ DuÀ-
²zKmanbmWv, F¶m hà hkvXphnt·epw Hcp NpaSpsh¨p
sI«nbm AXp Xmtgm«p hen¡p¶p. Ignª A[ymb¯nÂ
\mw I­phtÃm, GsX¦nepw {]Imc¯n tZls¯bpw
Bßmhns\bpw thsdbm¡m³ Ignªm \ap¡v A`yp¶Xn
D­mhpsa¶v. C¡mcyw {]bmkw Xs¶, F¶m AXpsIm­p
In«p¶ ^ew hfsc al¯mWv, Bßmhnsâ Iment·epÅ
Cu tZlamIp¶ hne§p apdn¡phm³ Ignªm \ap¡p hen-
b B\µa\p`hn¡mw. ]ns¶ a\pjy³ tZl ZpxJwsIm­v
ZpxJn¡nÃ. Ah³ kzX{´\mhpw. Cu tZlcq]amb hkvXpsh
a\pjy³ Pbn¨m¸ns¶ temI¯n BcmWv AXnt·Â
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 KoXm{]hN\w
tImbva sNep¯pI? Xs¶¯m³ `cn¡p¶h³ hniz¯nsâ
km{am«mIp¶p. AXn\m Bßmhnt·epÅ tZl¯nsâ tIm-
bva \o¡nIfbpI, tZl¯nsâ Cu kpJZpxJ§fp­tÃm, Ah
hntZiobamWv, FÃmw hnPmXobamWv. Ahbv¡v Bßmhpam-
bn FtÅmfw _ÔanÃ.
Cu ZpxJ§sfÃmw tZl¯nÂ\n¶p F{Xt¯mfw thÀs]-
Sp¯msas¶mcp k¦Â]w Rm³ tbiptZhsâ DZmlcWw-
sIm­v \ÂIn. tZlw XIÀ¶phogpt¼mÄt¸mepw a\Êns\
F§ns\ im´hpw B\µabhpam¡nshbv¡msa¶v At±lw
ImWn¨pX¶p F¶m C§ns\ tZls¯ BßmhnÂ\n¶p
thÀs]Sp¯p¶Xp Hcphi¯p hnthI¯nsâ {]hr¯nbmIp-
¶tXmsSm¸w adphi¯v \n{Kl¯nsâ {]hr¯nbpamWv.
hnthImklnX sshcmKytNw _f
(hnthI¯nsâ IqsSsshcmKy¯nsâ _ew)
F¶p Xq¡mdmw ]dªn«p­v. hnthIhpw sshcmKyhpw
c­p AXymhiyat{X, sshcmKyw Xs¶bmWv Hcp Xc¯nÂ
\n{Klw, XnXn£. Cu ]Xn¶mema[ymb¯n \n{Kl¯nsâ
hgn ImWn¨ncn¡p¶p. tXmWn Cgtb­ ]Wn Cgt¡m \S-
¯p¶p. F¶m hgn Xncn¡p¶Xp Np¡m\mWv. Cgt¡mepw
Np¡m\pw c­pwthWw AXpt]mse tZl¯nsâ kpJZpxJ-
§fn \n¶v Bßmhns\ thÀs]Sp¯n \nÀ¯m³ hnthIhpw
\n{Klhpw c­pw BhiyamWv.
sshZy³ tcmKnbpsS tZl{]IrXnt\m¡n acp¶p \nÝbn-
¡pwt]mse `Khm³ ]Xn\mema[ymb¯n {]IrXnbmsI
]co£n¨v, hntÇjWw sNbvXv, Fs´´p tcmKamWv _m[n-
¨ncn¡p¶sX¶p ]dbp¶p. ChnsS AXpXs¶bmWv sNbv-
Xncn¡p¶Xv.
Fsâbpw \n§fpsSbpw kÀÆPohnIfpsSbpw kÀÆNcmN-
c§fpsSbpw {]IrXnbn aq¶pKpWamWpÅXv. BbpÀtÆZ-
¯n I^ hmX ]n¯§sf¶ t]mse ChnsS k¯zcPk-
vXaÊpIsf¶ aq¶p KpW§Ä {]IrXnbn \ndªncn¡p¶p.
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]Xn\mema²ymbw
kÀÆ{X Cu aq¶p hkvXphnsâ Iq«p]c¶ncn¡p¶p. NnteS¯v
Ipdªncn¡pw NnteS¯v Gdnbncn¡pw, C{Xtb hyXykapÅp.
Cu aq¶n \n¶pw Bßmhns\ thÀs]Sp¯pt¼mtg tZl-
¯n \n¶v Bßmhns\ thÀs]Sp¯phm³ Ignbq. tZl¯nÂ
\n¶v Bßmhns\ thÀs]Sp¯phm\pÅ hgn Cu KpW{Xb-
s¯ ]co£n¨v Ahsb Pbn¡pIbmWv. \n{KlwsIm­p Hmtcm
hkvXpshbpw Pbn¨p HSp¡w apJy hkvXphn sNs¶¯Ww.
(XtamKpWhpw AXnsâ D]mbhpw
icoc{iaw)
BZyw \ap¡p XtamKpWsaSp¡mw. C¶s¯ kapZm-
bØnXnbn XtamKpW¯n\p `bm\Iamb ]cnWmaw h¶p-
ImWp¶p. CXnsâ apJy]cnWmaw BekyamWv. AXnÂ\n¶p
]ns¶ \n{Zbpw {]amZhpapfhmIp¶p. Cu aq¶nt\bpw Pbn-
¨m XtamKpWs¯ Pbn¨p F¶p IcpXmw. Chbn Be-
kyamWv AXn`bm\Iw. D¯tam¯a·mcmb BfpIÄt]mepw
Bekyw \nan¯w A[x]Xn¨pt]mIp¶p. kapZmb¯nse kÀ-
ÆkpJim´nbpw in¸n¡p¶ i{XphmWnXv. sNdnbh³ apXÂ
henbh³ hsc FÃmhtcbpw CXv No¯bm¡p¶p. Cu i{Xp
FÃmhtcbpw hngp§n \nev¡p¶p. Cu i{Xp \½fn IS¶p
IqSphm³ X©wt\m¡nbncn¡p¶p. Aev]w ]gpXp In«nbmÂ,
AXpÅn IS¡pw. c­pcpf A[nIw Ign¨m DSs\ InS¡m-
sX hs¿¶mhpw, Ipds¨m¶p InS¶m I®n Bekyw In\n-
bpw. Cu Bekys¯ AIäp¶Xphsc FÃm {]bvX\hpw hyÀ-
°amWv. \½fmIs« Beky¯n DÕpIcmWv. InWª-
[zm\n¨v Hcn¡Â ]Ww k¼mZn¨psh¨m ]ns¶ PohnXamsI
kzØambncn¡mw F¶p \mw Bin¡p¶p. [mcmfw ]Ww t\Sn-
shbv¡pI F¶Xn¶À°w taem Beky¯n\p XbmdmIpI
F¶mWv! hbÊpIme¯v hn{iawthWsa¶p Hcp s]mXp [mc-
Wbp­v. B [mcW sXämWv. \mw icnbmwh®w Pohn¨mÂ
hbÊpIme¯pw ]WnsbSp¡pw. F¶Ã, IqSpX A\p`hapÅ-
XpsIm­v IqSpXÂ D]tbmKapÅ BfpIfmhpw. At¸mgmWp-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
t]m hn{iant¡­Xv!
Beky¯n\p sXÃpw Ahkcw In«mXncn¡¯¡h®w
{i²sh¨ncn¡Ww. \fcmPmhv F{X alm³! F¶m ImÂ
IgpIpt¼mÄ sNdnsbmcp `mKw \\bmªXpsIm­v AXneqsS
Ien DÅn IS¶p IqSnt]mÂ! \fcmPmhv AXy´ ip²\m-
bncp¶p, kÀÆXxkzÑ\mbncp¶p, ]t£, icoc¯nsemcnSw
\\bmsX InS¶p, A{Xbv¡v Bekyw ]än, DSs\ Ien DÅn-
 IS¶pIqSn. \½psS icocamIt«, apgph³ Xpd¶p InS¡p-
IbmWv. GXntebpw Beky¯n\v DÅn tIdmw. icoc¯n-
\v Bekyw tXm¶nbm at\m_p²nIfpw Bekyw sImÅp-
¶p. C¶s¯ kapZmbLS\Xs¶ Cu Beky¯nt·et{X
\nesImÅp¶Xv. AXpsIm­mWv C{Xtbsd IjvS¸mSpIÄ
D­mbnh¶ncn¡p¶Xv. Cu Bekys¯ \o¡m³ Ignªm-
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]Xn\©ma²ymbw
Â, FÃmansænepw, an¡ IjvS¸mSpItfbpw ZqcoIcn¡m³
Xoˬbmbpw Ignbpw.
CubnSbmbn \mep]mSpw kapZmb ]cnjv¡mcs¯¸än NÀ¨-
IÄ \S¡p¶p­v. kmam\y P\¯n\p Npcp§nbXv C{X kp-
Jw e`n¡Ww. AXn\v C¶ Xc¯nepÅ kapZmb LS\bm-
Wv th­Xv Fs¶Ãmw NÀ¨ sN¿p¶p. Hcp hi¯p k¼¯n-
sâ Ip¶msW¦n atähi¯p Zmcn{Zy¯nsâ s]cpwIpgn! C-
u kmapZmbnI sshjayw F§ns\ \o¡mw? Bhiyamb FÃm
kpJhpw kzm`mhnIambn ssIhcphm³ Hscmä D]mbta DÅq.
AXnXmWv. FÃmhcpw Bekyw shSnªp A²zm\n¡m³
X¿mdmhpI. apJyamb ZpxJw \½psS BekywaqeamWv. FÃm-
hcpw tZlm²zm\w sNbvhm³ \nÝbn¨m B ZpxJw Zqc-
¯mIpw.
F¶m C¶p kapZmb¯n \mw ImWp¶sX´mWv? Hcp
`mK¯v Xpcp¼p tIdnt¡dn \ncp]tbmKcmbn¯oÀ¶ P\§sf-
bmWv ImWp¶Xv. [\hm·mcpsS C{µnb§sf Xpcp¼p Xn¶p-
IbmWv, AhcpsS icocw D]tbmKs¸Spt¶ CÃ. adp`mK¯p
icocsaÃmw tXªv tXªv Aäpt]mI¯¡h®w {]hr¯n
sNt¿­nhcp¶p. kapZmb¯nemsI tZlm²zm\¯n \n¶p
Hgnªp amdm\mWv Xm¸cyw. N¯p N¯v ]WnsbSp¡p¶hÀ
kt´mjt¯mSpIqSnbà A§ns\ sN¿p¶Xv. KXy´canÃm-
sX thesN¿pIbmWv. ]Tn¨dnhpÅhÀ A²zm\samgn¡phm³
]e HgnIgnhpw I­p]nSn¡p¶p. NneÀ ]dbp¶p. shdptX
F´n\v tZlm²zm\w sNbvXp kabw IfbWw? F¶memcpw
C§ns\ ]dbp¶nÃ. shdpsX F´n\pd§Ww? F´n\p D®m-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
³ an\s¡«p kabw IfbWw. hni¶m D®p¶p. Dd¡w
h¶m Dd§p¶p. tZlm²zm\¯nsâ {]iv\w hcpt¼mgmIs«
\mw ]dbp¶p. F´n\v shdpsX CXn kabw IfbWw.F´n-
\v \½psS icocs¯ C{X IjvSs¸Sp¯Ww? R§Ä am\kn-
Im²zm\w sN¿p¶p­tÃm! \Ã a\pjyÀ am\knIm²zm\w sN-
¿p¶ps­¦n £Whpw am\knIambn Ign¡pI; Dd¡hpw
am\knIamhs«! at\mab \n{Zbv¡pw at\mabt`mP\¯n\pw
th­ GÀ¸mSp sNbvXpIqtS?
C§s\ kapZmb¯n c­pXcw BfpIfmbncn¡p¶p. Hcp
Iq«À cmhpw ]Iepw FÃpshÅam¡n acn¡p¶p. atäIq«À I¿p-
t]mepw A\¡p¶nÃ. Fsâ Hcp kvt\lnX³ Hcp Znhkw
]dªp, Iptd XSnIfpw Iptd XeIfpw. XSn HcnS¯v; Xe
thsdmcnS¯v. XSn tIhew A²zm\n¡p¶p. Xe tIhew
BtemNn¡p¶p. C§ns\ kapZmb¯n Cu cmlptIXp¡Ä,
XSnbnepw Xebpw c­p Xc¡mcmbncn¡p¶p. F¶m bYmÀ-
°¯n ChÀ XSnbpw Xebpambncps¶¦n kmcanÃmbncp-
¶p. A§ns\bmbm AÔ]wKp\ymtb\ hà GÀ¸mSpw sN-
¿mw. IpcpS\p apS´³ hgnIm«pw. apS´s\ IpcpS³ Npaense-
Sp¡pw. F¶m shdpw XSnItfm shdpw XeItfm shtÆsd
InS¡pIbÃ. Hmtcm¶nepap­v XSnbpw Xebpw. DSepw Xebpw
IqSnt¨À¶Xv FÃmbnS¯pap­v. At¸msg´p sN¿pw? AXn-
\m Hmtcmcp¯cpw Bekyw hnSWw.
Bekyw hnSphm³ tZlm²zm\w sN¿Ww. Bekys¯
Pbn¡m³ Cu Hcp]mbta DÅp. CXp {]hr¯nbn sIm­p-
h¶nsænÂ, AXn\pÅ in£ {]IrXnbn \n¶p In«mXncn-
¡bnÃ. tcmK§fmtbm atäsX¦nepw IjvS¸mSmtbm, B in£
{]IrXnbn \n¶p In«mXncn¡bnÃ. tcmK§fmtbm atä-
sX¦nepw IjvS¸mSmtbm, B in£ A\p`hnt¨ Xocp. \ap-
¡p icocw In«nb \nebv¡ v A²zm\n¡pIXs¶ thWw.
ImbnIm²zm\¯ns¶Sp¡p¶ kabw hyÀ°ambnt¸mIp¶nÃ.
AXnsâ {]Xn^ew XoÀ¨bmbpw In«pw. \à BtcmKyap­mhpw.
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]Xn\©ma²ymbw
_p²n HmPkznbpw Xo{hhpw ip²hpamIpw. ]e Nn´I·m-
cpsSbpw BtemN\Ifn AhcpsS hbän thZ\bpsSbpw
XethZ\bptSbpw \ngem«w ImWmw. Nn´I·mÀ shbne¯v,
Xpd¶ Øe¯v, \nÀºm[amb hmbphn {]IrXnbpsS aSn-
¯«n {]bXv\w sNbvXm AhcpsS hnNmchpw tXPÊpä-
Xmhpw. ImbnI tcmK¯nsâ {]`mhw a\Ênteip¶Xpt]mse
imcocnImtcmKy¯ntâXpw Gipw. CXv A\p`h kn²amWv.
£btcmKw ]nSns]«m aZ\¸Ånbntet¡m aäp hà Ip¶n³
]pdt¯t¡m Imddp sImÅphm³ t]mItbm kqcyIncWtae-
v]n¡tbm sN¿p¶Xn\p ap¼v ]pd¯p sN¶v a¬sh«nsbSp¯p
Infbv¡ pIbpw tXm«¯n hr£§Ä¡p \\bv ¡pIbpw
hndIpsh«pIbpwsNbvXp t\m¡nbm hà tZmjhpapt­m?
(XtamKpW¯n\p thsdmcp ]cnlmcw)
Bekys¯ Pbn¡pI Hcp Imcyw, thsdmcp ImcyamWv.
Dd¡s¯ Pbn¡pI. Dd¡w bYmÀ°¯n ]hn{X hkvXp-
hmWv. tkh\w sNbvXp XfÀ¶ kÖ\§Ä¡v Dd¡w Hcp
tbmKw Xs¶bmWv. C¯cw im´hpw KmVhpamb Dd¡w
alm`mKyhm·mÀt¡ e`n¡q. Dd¡w Bghpw apgn¸papÅXmI-
Ww. Dd¡¯nsâ ta· \of¯nepw hoXnbnepaÃ. hncn¸n\v
F{X \ofap­v, AXn a\pjy³ F{Xt\cw InS¶p, F¶nh-
bneeà Dd¡ancn¡p¶Xv. InWän\v Bgw IqSpwtXmdpw AXn-
se shÅw A[nIw kzÑhpw a[pchpambncn¡pw; AXpt]mse
Dd¡w sNdpXmbmepw AKm[amsW¦nÂ, AXpsIm­p henb
Imcyap­v. a\Êncp¯n AcaWn¡qÀ hmbn¨Xv, N]eambn
aq¶p aWn¡qÀ hmbn¨Xnt\¡mÄ A[nIw ^e{]ZamWv. CXp
Xs¶bmWv \n{ZbpsS Imcyhpw. \osf Dd§nbm AXp lnX-
amIpsa¶p ]dhm³ h¿. tcmKn Ccp]¯n\mep aWn¡qdpw
InS¡bn InS¡p¶p. InS¡bpw Abmfpambn \nXy k¼À-
¡ap­v. F¶m Dd¡w IWnImWm\nÃ. AKm[hpw kz]v\w
ImWm¯Xpamb Dd¡amWv t\cmb Dd¡w. acn¨m hà \cI-
bmX\Ifpap­mhps¶¦n D­mhs«, F¶m \à Dd¡w
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 KoXm{]hN\w
hcmsX Zpxkz]v\§Ä I­psIm­ncn¡p¶hsâ bmX\Isf-
¸än tNmZnt¡­, thZ¯n Ejn RSp§ns¡m­p ]dbp¶p.
""]cm Zpxkz]v\w kpJ.''
"C{X sImSnb Dd¡w F\n¡p th­ th­.'
Dd¡w hn{ia¯n\mWv. AXnepw ]e ]e kz]v\§fpw
Nn´Ifpw hns«mgnbp¶nsæn¸n¶ hn{iasahnsS?
Bghpw apgp¸papÅ Dd¡w F§ns\ In«pw? Beky¯n\p
]dª ]cnlmcw Xs¶bmWv Dd¡¯n\pw. icocw sIm­p
kZm {]hr¯nsbSp¡Ww. F¦n hncn¸n InS¡p¶tXmsS
a\pjy³ N¯t]mse Dd§pw. Dd¡w Npcp¡¯nsemcp arXyp
Xs¶bmWv. A{X kpµcamb arXyp e`nbv¡m³ ]Ies¯
aps¶mcp¡§Ä \¶mbncn¡Ww. icocw XfÀ¶p IpgbWw.
Cw¥ojp Ihn sjIvkv]obÀ ]dªn«p­v, cmPmhnsâ Xebv¡p
ta IncoSap­v. F¶m Xebv¡I¯p Nn´bmWv! cmPmhn\p
Dd¡w hcnÃ. AXns¶mcp ImcWw, At±lw ImbnIm²zm\w
sN¿m¯XmWv. Pm{KZhØbn Dd§p¶h³ Ddt§­ kab-
¯v DWÀ¶ncn¡pw. ]I _p²nbpw icochpw D]tbm-
Kn¡mXncn¡pIsb¶Xv Dd¡asæn asä´mWv? ]ns¶
Ddt§­ kab¯p _p²n Nn´sIm­p \«w Xncnbp¶p. icoc-
hpw t\cmb \n{ZmkpJw t\Sp¶nÃ. F¶n«phfsc t\cw Dd§n-
¡nS¡p¶p. ]ca ]pcpjmÀ° km[\bv¡pfÅ PohnXs¯
Dd¡w hngp§n¡fªm ]pcpjmÀ°w k¼mZn¡p¶sXt¸mÄ?
]IpXn PohnXw Dd¡¯nte Ign¨mÂ, ]ns¶ \ap¡p F´p
t\Sphm³ Ignbpw?
A[nI kabhpw Dd¡n Ign¨mÂ, XpSÀ¶p XtamKp-
W¯nsâ aq¶mas¯ tZmjamb {]amZw X\ntb hcpw. Dd¡w
Xq§nbmb a\pjysâ Nn¯w kaÀ°hpw k{i²hpamhnÃ.
AXpsIm­v A_²§Ä ]äp¶p. Dd¡tadn ho­pw Bekyw
sIm­p hnkvarXnbpw. hnkvarXn ]camÀ°¯n\p tZmjw
sN¿p¶p. euInI hyhlmc¯n¯s¶ hnkvarXnsIm­v
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]Xn\©ma²ymbw
lm\nbp­v. F¶n«pw \½psS kapZmb¯n hnkvarXn Hcp
kzm`mhnI Imcyambn¯oÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. hnkvarXn henb tZm-
jamsW¶v Bcpw IcpXp¶nÃ. hÃhtcmSpw ImWm³ sNÃm-
sa¶v ]dbp¶p, ]t£ t\c¯n\p sNÃp¶nÃ. tNmZn¨mÂ
]dbpw, Rm\Xp Xosc ad¶p. C§ns\ ]dbp¶ BÄ¡p Xm³
hensbmcp sXäv sNbvXsX¶v tXm¶p¶nÃ. tIÄ¡p¶ Bfpw
kwXr]vX\mIp¶p. adhn¡p acp¶nÃ. F¶mWv P\§Ä [cn¨n-
cn¡p¶sX¶v tXm¶p¶p. F¶m Cu A{i² ]cam-
À°¯n\pw {]]©¯n\pw lm\nIcamWv. hmkvXh¯nÂ
hnkvarXn hensbmcp tcmKamWv AXpsIm­v _p²nbn sN-
Åp ]än¡qSp¶p. PohnXw s]mÅbmhp¶p.
a\Ênsâ BekyamWv hnkvacW¯n\p ImcWw. a\Êv
Pm{K¯mbm adhn hcnÃ, XWp¸³ a«pImcpsS a\ÊnÂ
hnkvacWamIp¶ tcmKw IS¶p IqSmXncn¡nÃ. AXpsIm­m-
Wv `Khm³ _p²³ ]dbp¶Xvþ
"{]amtZm a¨pt\m ]Zw'
{]amZw, hnkvacWw, acWwXs¶bmWv. Cu {]amZs¯ Pbn-
¡phm³ Bekyt¯bpw \n{Ztbbpw Pbn¡pI, ImbnIm²zm\w
sN¿pI, kZm k{i²\mbncn¡pI. sN¿p¶ GXp IÀ½hpw
BtemN\m]qÀÆw sN¿pI. shdpsX, BtemNn¡msX H¶pw
{]hÀ¯n¡cpXv. {]hÀ¯n¡p¶Xn\p ap¼pw BtemN\, ]n¼pw
BtemN\. ap¼pw ]n¼pw kÀÆ{X hnNmccq]\mb Cuizc³
\ne sImÅWw. Cu ioew h¶m A\h[m\cq]amb tcmKw
amdnt¸mIpw. kabsaÃmw icnbmwh®w hn\ntbmKn¡pI. Hm-
tcm \nanj¯n\pw IW¡psh¨m Beky¯n\p IS¶p IqSp-
hm³ CSap­mhnÃ. C{]Imcw XtamKpWs¯ Pbn¡m³ {]-
bXv\n¡pI.
(ctPmKpWhpw AXn\p ]cnlmcw
kz[À½acymZbpw)
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 KoXm{]hN\w
AXn\ptijw ctPmKpW¯n\p t\tc ]SIq«mw. ctPmKp-
Whpw Hcp `b¦c i{XphmWv. AXp XtamKpW¯nsâ adph-
iamWv. AYhm c­pw ]cymb i_vZ§fmsW¶p ]dbWw.
icocw [mcmfw Dd§nbm¸ns¶ AXp Cf¡amcw`n¡p¶p.
icocw [mcmfw HmSn¡nX¨mÂ, InS¡m³ sImXn¡p¶p. Xtam-
KpW¯n \n¶pw ctPmKpWhpw ctPmKpW¯n \n¶pw
XtamKpWhpw h¶ptNcp¶p. Hs¶¯nbmÂ, atäXpw h¶XpX-
s¶ F¶p IcpXmw. sdm«n Xobv¡pw NpSpIÃn¶p anSbn AI-
s¸Spw t]mse, a\pjysâ ap¼nepw ]n¶nepambn Cu cPkvX-
tam KpW§Ä ]än\n¡p¶p. ctPmKpWw, ]dbp¶p ChnsS
hm \ns¶ XtamKpW¯nte¡p ]d¸n¡mw. XtamKpWw ]d-
bp¶p. Fsâ ASp¯p hm, \ns¶ ctPmKpW¯nte¡p Xffmw.
C§ns\ cPkvXtamKpW§Ä ]ckv]c kmlmbyw sNbvXp
a\pjys\ \in¸n¡p¶p. ^pSvt_mÄ D­mbXp \mep`mK¯p-
\n¶papÅ X«psImÅm\mbncn¡p¶Xpt]mse a\pjyPohnXw
cPkvXtam KpW§fpsS X«v Gäv Ignbp¶p.
ctPmKpW¯nsâ {][m\ e£Ww \m\mhn[w IÀ½§Ä
sN¿phm\pÅ B{KlamWv. Aam\pj IÀ½§Ä sNbvhm\p-
Å A]mcmkànbmWv. ctPmKpWw aqew A]mcamb IÀ½-
kwKap­mhp¶p. tem`mßIamb IÀ½mkàn DfhmIp¶p.
]ns¶ hmk\mhnImc§fpsS thKw \nb{´n¡m³ IgnbnÃ.
ChnSs¯ ae AhnsSs¡m­psN¶v AhnSs¯ I­p
Xq¡phm³ B{Kln¡p¶p. ChnsS kap{Z¯n a®n«p Xq¡p-
hm\pw, AhnsS klmdmbnse acp`qanbn shÅw \nd¨p kap{Z-
am¡m\pw t{]cWbp­mhp¶p. ChnsS kqbkv I\m sh«-
Ww, AhnsS ]\mamI\m D­m¡Ww. F¶o hI hnNm-
c§Ä XpS§p¶p. Agn¡epw Iq«epanÃmsX kpJanÃ. sNdnb
Ip«nHcp XpWnIjWsaSp¯p No´pIbpw ]ns¶ AXpsIm­p
thtd hÃXp ap­m¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xpt]mepÅ ]WnbmWn-
Xv. CXn CXp tNÀ¡pI, AXn AXp ap¡pI, AXns\
C§ns\ ]d¸nbv¡pI; CXns\ C§ns\bm¡pI Cu hn[w
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]Xn\©ma²ymbw
AdpXnbähnfbm«w ctPmKpW¯ntâXmWv. ]£n BImi-
¯n ]d¡p¶p, \ap¡pw F´psIm­v BImi¯n ]d¶p
IqSm? aÕyw shůn ]mÀ¡p¶p, F´psIm­p \ap¡pw
ap§n¡¸ep­m¡n shůn Xmakn¨p IqSm? C§ns\
a\pjytZl¯n h¶p]nd¶n«p]£n arKmZnItfmSv InS]nSn-
¡p¶Xn IrXmÀ°X sImÅp¶p]cImb {]thi\¯n\pw
A\ytZl§fnse BÝcy§f\p`hnbv¡m\papÅ A`nem£w
a\pjytZl¯nep­mhp¶p. HcmÄ ]dbp¶p, ]pds¸SpI, sNmÆ-
bn t]mbn hcmw, AhnSs¯ P\kwJy t\m¡n t]mcmw.
Nn¯w Hcpt]mse h«w NpäpIbmWv; At\It`mKhmk\I-
fpsS `qXw Xs¶ \½psS icoc¯n IpSnsImÅp¶ps­¶p
tXm¶pw. H¶pw AXmXnsâ Øm\¯p I­p IqSm; amän adn-
¨p sIm­ncn¡Ww. Xm³ C{X henb a\pjyPohnbmbncp¶n-
«p Xm³ Pohn¨ncnbvt¡ Cu krjvSn Dff]Sn Ccn¡pItbm
F¶mWv AbmfpsS tXm¶Â. hà KpkvXn¡mc\pw I¿n\p
Xcn¸p tXm¶nbm AXp ian¸n¡m³ Xpacnt·enNn¡pIbpw
acw ]nSn¨p Ipep¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xpt]mse. C§ns\sbÃm-
amWv ctPmKpW¯nsâ DÕmlw. CXnsâ {]`mhXn\Sns]«p
a\pjy³ `qanbpsS AIt¯¡p Ipgn¡p¶p; AhnsS \n¶v Nne
IÃpIsfSp¯psIm­ph¶v Ahbv¡ p amWnIyw, sshcw,
]ßcmKw Fs¶ms¡ t]cpIÄ \evIp¶p. CtX DÕml¯n\p
hiwhZ\mbn AbmÄ kap{Z¯n ap§n AXn¶Snbnse
N¸pNhdpIÄ apJfntebv¡p sIm­ph¶v AXn¶p ap¯v F¶p
t]cnSp¶p; ap¯pIÄ¡p XpfbnÃ, Ahbn XpfbD­m¡p¶p.
C\n B ap¯pIÄ FhnsS AWnbpw? AXn\p X«ms\s¡m-
­pw aq¡pw ImXpw Xpf¸n¡p\\p F´n\mWv a\pjy³ B
amän adnbv¡seÃmw sN¿p¶Xv? CsXÃmw ctPmKpW¯nsâ
{]`mhamWv.
ctPm KpW¯nsâ asämcp ]cnWmaw, a\pjy\n ØncX-
bp­mhm¯XmWv, ctPmKpW¯n\p X¡me ^eta th­p.
AXn\m Aev]w hà hnLv\hpw t\cn«m AbmÄ ]nSn¨
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 KoXm{]hN\w
hgn hnSpw. ctPmKpW¡mc³ kZm CXp ]nSn¨pw AXp hn«pw
sIm­ncn¡pw. AbmÄ \nXyhpw XncsªSp¸p amäns¡m­n-
cn¡pw. CXnsâ ]cnWmatam HSp¡w I¿nsem¶pw s]Sp¶n-
söXmWv..
"cmPkwNea{[phw'
ctPmKpW¯nsâ FÃm¸Wnbpw N]ehpw AØnchpamWv.
sNdnb Ip«nIÄ tKmX¼p \SpIbpw DSt\ ]dn¨p t\m¡pIbpw
sN¿p¶p. ctPmKpW¯nsâ ØnXnbpw AXpXs¶. AbmÄ¡p
FÃmw DS\pS³ I¿nemhWw. AbmÄ A[oc\mhp¶p. kwbaw-
t]mbvt]mIp¶p. Hcp Øe¯p Imepd¸n¨p \nev¡m³ Abm-
Ä¡dnªp IqSm. ChnsS Ipd¨p ]WnsbSp¯p, sXÃp {]kn-
²nIn«n, DSt\ \S¶p asämcnSt¯¡v. C¶p a{Zmkn awKf-
]{Xw, \msf Iev¡¯bnÂ, aä¶mÄ t_mwt_ \mKv]qcnÂ
ap\nkn¸menänIfmb ap\nkn¸menänIfn \ns¶Ãmw awKf-
]{X§Ä In«Ww F¶v AbmÄ sImXn¡p¶p. F§pw _lp-
aXnbpsS t\Àt¡ t\m«apÅp. HcnS¯p Øncambncp¶p {]hÀ-
¯n¡p¶ ioeta AbmÄ¡nÃ. AXn\m ctPmKW¡mcsâ
ØnXn Xptemw `bm\IamWv.
ctPmKpW {]`mhw aqew a\pjy³ \m\m hym]mc§fnÂ
hym]rX\mIp¶p. AbmÄ¡p kz[À½anÃ. hmkvXh¯n kz-
[À½mNcWsa¶Xnsâ AÀ°w aäp \m\mImcy§fpw Xy-
Pn¡pIsb¶mWv. KoXbnse IÀ½tbmKw ctPmKpW¯nsâ
t\À¡p sXmSp¯ cma_mWamWv. ctPmKpW¯n FÃmw
N]eamWv. ]ÀÆX inJc¯n \n¶p hcp¶ shÅw ]e
`mKt¯bv¡pambn HgpIpIbmsW¦n AXp FhnsSbpw X-
§nÃ. FÃmw Nn¶n¨nXdn shdpsX t]mIpw. AXv Htchgns¡m-
gpInbmtem, {ItaW Hcp \Znbmbn¯ocpw. AXnsemcp iàn
DfhmIpw. AXpsIm­p cmPy¯n\p t\«ap­mIpw. CXpt]mse
a\pjy³ Xsâ iànsbÃmw hnhnt[mZya§fn Nnehgn¡msX
Hcpan¨v HtcImcy¯n\p kphyhØnXambn hn\ntbmKn¨mte
AbmfpsS ssIsIm­p hà Imcyhpw \S¡q. AXn\memWv
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]Xn\©ma²ymbw
kz[À½¯n¶v C{X al¯zw.
kz[À½s¯¸än kZm Nn´\w sNbvXv AXn FÃm iàn-
bpw hn\ntbmKn¡Ww. aäp Imcy¯nte¡p {i² t]mIm³
hnScpXv. CXmWv kz[À½¯nsâ Dc IÃv. IÀ½tbmKsa¶p
sh¨m AXnIÀ½aÃ, _lpIÀ½hpaÃ. shdpw AanXIÀ½w
sN¿p¶Xn\v t]À IÀ½tbmKsa¶Ã. KoXbnse IÀ½tbm-
Kw thtd Hcp hkvXpht{X, ^e¯n I®pshbv¡msX tIh-
ew kz`mh {]m]vXhpw A]cnlmcyhpamb kz[À½w ]men-
¡pIbpw XZzmcm Nn¯ip²n hcp¯pIbpw sNbvIsb¶XmWv
IÀ½tbmK¯nâ khntijX. AÃmsX Xs¶ krjvSnbnÂ
AXpanXpambn kZmIÀ½§Ä \S¶p hcp¶p­v. IÀ½tbmK-
¯nsâ AÀ°w, hninjvSat\mhr¯ntbmsS kakvXIÀ½§-
fpw sN¿pIsb¶mWv. hben hn¯p hnXbv¡pIbpw Hcp
]nSn [m\yw hmcn htÃS¯pw FdnbpIbpw c­pw c­mWv.
c­pw X½n hfsc A´cap­v. [m\yw hnX¨m F{X hnf-
In«psa¶pw AXp hens¨dnªm F´p \jvSap­mIpsa¶pw
\ap¡dnbmw. KoX D]tZin¡p¶ IÀ½w hnX¡p¶Xpt]mse-
bmWv. A¯cw kz[À½cq]amb IÀ¯hy¯n Afhä iàn-
bp­v. AhnsS ]cn{ia§Ä sIms­m¶pw aXnbmhnÃ. AXn-
\m AXn hÃmsX InS¶p s]mcntb­ Ahkcta hcp-
¶nÃ.
(kz[À½w F§ns\ \nÀ®bn¡mw)
Cu kz[À½w F§ns\ \nÀ®bn¡msa¶msW¦n AXn-
\p Ffp¸¯nepÅ D¯cw AXp kzm`mhnIamIp¶p F¶m-
Wv. kz[À½w klPamIp¶p. AXp Xncnªp ]nSn¡pI F¶
BtemN\tb Akw_Ôw. a\pjy³ P\n¡p¶tXmSpIqSn¯-
s¶ Ahsâ kz[À½hpw P\n¡p¶p. Ip«n¡v Xsâ A½sb
tXtS­nhcp¶nÃ. AXp BZyta hs¶¯nbncn¡p¶p. \mw
P\n¡p¶Xn\p ap¼pw Cu temIap­mbncp¶p. \ap¡ptijhpw
AXp­mbncn¡pw. \ap¡p ]nt¼ Hcp alm {]hml¯nemWv
\mw h¶p ]nd¶Xv. F\n¡v ]ndhn \ÂInb amXm]nXm¡sf
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 KoXm{]hN\w
tkhn¡pI, Fsâ ASp¯pÅ AbÂhmknIsf tkhn¡pIþ
Cu IÀ½§Ä F\n¡p ss\kÀ¤nIambn¯s¶ In«n-
bncn¡p¶p. ]ns¶ Fsâ PohnX hr¯nIfpw Fsâ \nXym-
\p`h§ftÃ? F\n¡p hni¡p¶p. Zmln¡p¶p; AXn\mÂ
hni¡p¶h¶p `£Ww \ÂIpI, Zmln¡p¶h¶p shffw
sImSp¡pI F¶ [À½w F\nbv¡p X\ntb h¶ncn¡p¶p.
C{]Imcw tkhmcq]amb, `qXZbmcq]amb Cu kz[À½w \ap-
¡p tXSnsbSpt¡­XnÃ. htÃS¯pw kz[À½s¯ Xncbps¶-
¦n AhnsS Ft´m Nne ]camÀ°w AYhm A[À½w, D­m-
hp¶psh¶p XoÀ¨s¸Sp¯mw. tkhI¶p tkh\hpw Xncnªv
F§pw t]mtI­XnÃ. AXp kzbw Ahsâ ASps¯¯p¶p.
F¶m H¶p HmÀ½shbv¡Ww. hcp¶sXÃmw Ft¸mgpw [À-
½m\pkrXw Xs¶bmbns¡mÅWsa¶nÃ. Hcp Irjn¡mc³
cm{Xnh¶v Ft¶mSv ]dbp¶p. hcq, B then \me©papgw
apt¼m«p \o¡ns¡«mw. Fsâ hbensâ hen¸w IqSpw. Ct¸mÄ
BcpanÃ, elf IqSmsX Xs¶ ImcysaÃmw \S¡pw, F¶v.
Cu ]Wn AbÂhmkn Ft¶mSv ]dªm AXp X\ntb
h¶Xmbmepw AXn AkXyapÅXpsIm­v Fsâ IÀ¯-
hyamIbnÃ.
NmXpÀÆÀ® hyhØ F\n¡p a[pcambn tXm¶p¶Xn\p
ImcWw, AXn kzm`mhnIXbpw [À½hpw c­papÅXpsIm-
­mWv. Cu [À½w shSnªm Imcyw \S¡nÃ. Fsâ AÑ\-
½amcmbhÀ Xs¶tb Fsâ AÑ\½amcmhq. Ahsc F\n-
¡p ]nSn¨nsöp ]dªm ]äptam? AÑ\½amcpsS sXmgn-
 {]IrXym Ip«n¡p A\´cmhImiambn In«p¶p. Xeapd-
Ifmbn \S¶p \cp¶ sXmgn Xs¶, AXp \oXn hncp²-
asænÂ, sNbvXpsIm­ncn¡p¶XmWv, AXp apt¶m«p sIm-
­p t]mIp¶XmWv NmXpÀhÀ®y¯nse Hcp henb hntijw.
Cu hÀ® hyhØ C¶p Xmdpamdmbncn¡p¶p. C¶p AXp
\ne\nÀ¯pI hfsc hnjaambncn¡p¶p. AXp icnbmb
\nebv¡p sIm­phcm³ Ignsª¦n hfsc \¶mtbt\.
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]Xn\©ma²ymbw
AXnÃmªn«mWv C¶v BZys¯ Ccp]¯©p ap¸XpsImÃw
apgph³ ]pXnb sXmgn A`ykn¡m³ Xs¶ sNehmbn
t]mIp¶Xv . ]Wn ]Tn¨p Ignªmepw a\pjy³ Xsâ
tkh \¯ n\ pÅ k Y e w, I mc yt£{Xw , tX Sn-
¸nSnt¡­nbncn¡p\p. C§ns\ BZyw Ccp]¯t©mfw sIm-
Ãw AbmÄ ]Tn¨p sIm­p Ignbp¶p Cu ]Tn¸n\v AbmfpsS
PohnXhpambn Hcp _ÔhpanÃ. AbmÄ `mhn PohnX¯n\v
Hcp¡w Iq«pIbmsW¶mWv ]d¨nÂ. ]Tn¡p¶ Ime¯v
AbmÄ Pohn¡p¶nsöp tXm¶p, PohnXw ]n¶oSmWv. B-
Zyw FÃmw ]Tn¡pI, ]ns¶ Pohn¡pI, F¶mWv ]dbp¶Xv.
Pohn¡epw ]Tn¡epw c­pw shtÆsd ]Ip¯psh¨n«ps­¶v
tXm¶pw. FhnsS PohnX¯n\p _ÔanÃtbm, AXpacWam-
sW¶p ]dbt­? C´ybn icmicn BbpÊfhv Ccp]¯n-
aq¶v sImÃamWv, Ccp]¯©p sImÃt¯mfw AhÀ Hcp¡w
Iq«n¡gnbpIbpw sN¿p¶p. C§ns\ ]pXnb sXmgn ]Tn¡p-
¶XnÂXs¶ Znhk§Ä s]mbvt]mIp¶p. F¶Xn\ptij-
amWv sXmgn XpS§p¶Xv. CXn³h®w DÃmkhpw al¯z-
hpapÅ sImÃ§Ä ]mgmbnt¸mIp¶p. P\tkh\¯n\p hn\n-
tbmKn¨p PohnXs¯ AÀ°h¯m¡phm\pXIp¶ DÕmlhpw
DÃmkhpsaÃmw C§ns\ ]mgmbnt¸mIp¶p. PohnXsa¶mÂ
Hcp IfnbÃ. F¶n«pw, PohnX¯nse Gähpw hne ]nSn¨ BZy-
`mKw PohnXs¯mgn tXSn¸nSn¸m³ sNehmIp¶psh¶Xv
henb IjvSw Xs¶. CXpsIm­mWv lnµpaXw hÀ®[À½-
¯nsâ bpàn I­psh¨Xv.
F¶m NmXpÀÆÀ®y hyhØ AhnsS InS¡s«. FÃm
Øe¯pw, FÃm cmjv{S§fnepw, Cu hyhØbnÃm¯nS§-
fnÂIqSn FÃmhÀ¡pw kz[À½w ssIhcp¶p­v. \msaÃmw
Cu {]hml¯n Nne ]cnXØnXnbnemWv P\n¡p¶Xv.
AXn\m kz[À½mNcW cq]amb IÀ¯hyw \ap¡p kzXx-
kn²ambncn¡p¶p F¶ncns¡ Zqcاfmb IÀ¯hy§sf
Ahsb IÀ¯hysa¶p ]dbp¶tX bYmÀ°¯n icnbÃ...
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Ah F{X Xs¶ \·bpäXmbn tXm¶nbmepw, ssIsIm­p-
IqSm. ]et¸mgpw A¡cbn ]¨ImWpw. a\pjy³ hnZqc Imcy-
§Ä¡p sImXn¡p¶p. BÄ \nev¡pt¶S¯p Xs¶bp­v apgp-
¯ aqSÂaªv F¶m ASp¯pff aqS aªp Ah\p ImWm-
³ Ignbp¶nÃ. F¶n«h³ Zqtcbv¡p hnc Nq­n¸dbp¶p.
AhnsS hÃmsX aqSÂaªv ]c¶ncn¡p¶p. F¶v AhnsSbpff
BÄ Ct§m«pw Nq­n¸dbp¶p. AhnsS I\¯ aªp ]c¶n-
«ps­¶p aqSÂ aªp FÃmbnS¯pap­v. ]t£, ASp¯pÅXp
ImWm³ Ignbp¶nÃ. a\pjy¶p hnZqct¯¡mWp BIÀjWw.
ASp¯pÅh ap¡n¡nS¡p¶p. hnZqct¯XmWv kz]v\¯nÂ
ImWp¶Xv. F¶m CXv taml\amWv, CXIäntb Xocq.
ssIh¶ kz[À½w km[mcWambmepw aXnbmIm¯Xmbmepw
\ockambn tXm¶nbmepw, F\n¡p In«nbXmIbm AtX
\Ãq. AtX F\n¡gImbn hcp. kap{Z¯n B­pt]mIp¶-
h\p hfªp ]ncnªp hnIrXamb hà ac¯­pw In«nbmÂ
AXp an\p¯p t]mfojn«v AgIäXsænÂIqSn, Ic]äm\Xp-
aXn. BimcnbpsS sXmgnemebn an\p¯ sIm¯p]WnIfp-
Å H¶mw Xcw ac¡jW§Ä [mcmfap­mhpw, F¶m AsX-
Ãmw B sXmgn imebnemWv, ChnsS CubmÄ kap{Z¯nÂ
BgpIbmWv. AXpsIm­p N´anÃm¯ ac¯pt­ AbmÄ¡p
Ic]äm\pXIq. AbmÄ AXns\¯s¶ ]nSn IqSWw. AXp-
t]mse, F\n¡p In«nb tkh\w, XmWXcamsW¶p tXm¶n-
bmepw, AsX\n¡pÅXmWv. AXn apgpInbncn¡pIbmWv
F\n¡p tim`\w. AXnemWv Fsâ D¶Xn. Rm³ asämcp
tkh\w t\Sphm³ ]c¡w ]mbpIbmsW¦nÂ, BZyt¯Xpw
t]mIpw. atäXpw t]mIpw, A§ns\ a\pjy³ tkh\ hr¯nbnÂ
\n¶p Xs¶ AI¶ebpw, AXp sIm­p kz[À½ cq]amb
IÀ¯hy¯n¯s¶ thWw \mw apgpIpI.
\w kz[À½¯n apgpInbmÂ, ctPmKpWw a§nt¸mIpw.
ImcWw Nn¯w At¸mÄ GIm{Kambn¨abpw. AXp kz[À½w
hn«p asä§pw t]mIp¶nÃ. X·qew N]eamb ctPmKpW¯n-
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]Xn\©ma²ymbw
sâ iànsbÃmw Agnªp t]mIpw. \Zn im´hpw AKm[hp-
amhpt¼mÄ, F{X shÅw tIdnbmepw AXn\I¯v HXp§n-
s¡mÅpw. AXpt]mse, kz[À½amIp¶ \Zn¡p a\pjysâ
kÀÆ _et¯bpw kÀÆ thKt¯bpw kÀÆ iàntbbpw
X¶n HXp¡phm³ Ignbpw. kz[À½¯n F{X iàn sNep-
¯nbmepw Gdnt¸mhnÃ. \n§Ä kz[À½¯n kÀÆ iàn-
bpw sNep¯nbm ctPmKpW¯nsâ ]mªp\S¡p¶ kz`mhw
\nebv¡pw. kz´w Nm]ey¯nsâ Igp¯p \pÅnbt]msebm-
Ipw. CXmWv ctPmKpWs¯ Pbn¡phm\pÅ hgn.
(k¯zKpWhpw AXn\p ]cnlmchpw)
C\n k¯zKpWap­v. CXnt\mSv hfsc AS¡t¯msS s]cp-
amdWw. CXn \n¶v Bßmhns\ F§ns\ thsdbm¡mw?
kq£vambmtemNnt¡­ImcyamWnXv. k¯zKpWs¯ s]s«-
¶p \nÀ½qe\w sNt¿­XnÃ. cPkvXaÊpIsf XnI¨pw hntÑ-
Znt¨Xocp. F¶m k¯zKpW¯nsâ \ne H¶p thsdbmWv.
henb Bįnc¡p­mhpIbpw AXp ]ncn¨phntS­n hcn-
Ibpw sNbvXm t]meokpImÀ¡p Iev]\ sImSp¡p¶p. Ac-
bv¡p aosXbà Imen¶p t\sc shSnsh¡pI F¶p. AXp-
sIm­v a\pjy³ acn¡p¶nÃ. ]cnt¡ev¡pIbpw sN¿pw. AXp-
t]mse k¯zKpWs¯ ]cpt¡ev]n¨m aXn, sIm¶pIfbcp-
Xv. ctPmKpWhpw XtamKpWhpw t]mbm ip²amb k¯zKp-
Ww tijn¡pw. icocw \ne\nev¡pt¶St¯mfw Imew \ap-
¡v GsX¦nepw Hcp \nebn \nesImtÅWatÃm. At¸mÄ
cPkvXaÊpIÄ t]mbvt]mbXn\p tijapÅ k¯zKpW¯n-
 \n¶pw thdn«p \nev¡pI F¶Xnsâ AÀ°sa´mWv?
k¯zKpW¯n A`nam\w tXm¶p¶p. At¸mÄ AXp
Bßmhns\ AXnsâ hnip² cq]¯n \n¶p Xmtgm«p hen¨n-
Sp¶p. dm´ensâ shfn¨w sXfnthmsS ]pd¯p hcWsa¦nÂ
AXnsâ AIs¯ ajnsbÃmw XpS¨p \o¡Ww, F¶Ã hnf-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
¡nsâ Ip¸nbn s]mSn ]än¸nSn¨n«ps­¦nÂ, AXpw IgpIn-
IfbWw. CXpt]mse Bßmhnsâ {]`bv¡p Nqgpw XtamKpW-
amIp¶ ajn CgpIn¸nSn¨Xpw \Ãt]mse XpS¨p \o¡Ww.
XpSÀ¶p ctPmKpWamIp¶ s]mSnbpw X«n shSn¸m¡Ww.
C§ns\ XtamKpWw XpS¨p\o¡pIbpw ctPmKpWw X«nshSn-
¸m¡pIbpw sNbvXm k¯zKpWamIp¶ Ip¸ntijn¡pw.
Cu k¯zKpWs¯ ZqcoIcn¡pI F¶Xn\p Ip¸n s]m«n¨p
IfbpI F¶mtWm AÀ°w? AÃ, Ip¸n s]m«n¨m shfn¨-
¯nsâ Bhiyw \S¡nÃ. hnf¡nsâ {]Imiw ]c¯phm³
Ip¸n BhiyamWv. AXpsIm­v sXfnªp Xnf§p¶ Cu
Ip¸n s]m«n¡cpXv. F¶m sNdnsbmcp ISemÊp IjWw
AXnt·Â XoÀ¨bmbpw shbv¡pI. A§ns\ sNbvXm shfn-
¨w I®n Xdbv¡nÃ. shfn¨w X«n I®p a§mXncn¡pI
am{XamWmhiyw. k¯zKpWs¯ Pbn¡pI F¶Xn¶À°w,
AXnsâ taepÅ \½psS A`nam\w, \½psS Bkàn, CÃmXm-
hpIsb¶mWv. k¯zKpWs¯ D]tbmKs¸Sp¯Ww, F¶mÂ
{i²tbmSp IqSnbpw bpàntbmSpIqSnbp, k¯zKpWs¯ \nc-
l¦mcam¡n shbv¡Ww.
k¯zKpW¯nsâ Cu Al¦mcs¯ F§ns\ Pbn¡mw?
AXns¶mcp]mbap­v. k¯zKpWs¯ \mw \½psS DÅnÂ
Øncam¡pI. kmXXywsIm­v AXnsâ A`nam\w s]mb-
vs¡mÅpw. \mw Ft¸mgpw k¯zKpW IÀ½§Ä Xs¶ sN¿p-
I. AXv kz´w kz`mham¡n amäpI. k¯zKpWw \½psS ho«n-
 sXÃnSbv¡p h¶ AXnYn am{XamIcpXv. adn¨v AXp ho«n-
se AwKamhs«. IÀ½§Ä hÃt¸mgpsams¡ sN¿pIbmsW-
¦nÂ, Ahsb¡pdn¨v \ap¡`nam\w tXm¶pw. \mw \nXyhpw
Dd§p¶p. F¶m AXns\¸än aäpÅhtcmSp kwkmcn¡mdnÃ.
F¶m ]Xn\©p Znhkambn Dd§m¯ Hcp tcmKn HSp¡w
H¶pd§nbm AbmÄ FÃmhtcmSpw ]dbpIbmbn. C¶se
Aev]w Dd¡ap­mbn F¶v. AbmÄ¡v CXp h¼ns¨mcp
Imcyambnt¯m¶p¶p. CXnt\¡mÄ \sÃmcpZmlcWamWv
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]Xn\©ma²ymbw
\½psS izmtkmÑzmk {Inb. \mw Ccp]¯n\mep aWn¡qdpw
izkn¡p¶p. F¶m BtcmSpw AXns\¸än {]kv X m-
hn¡mdnÃ. Bcpw C§ns\ Bß{]iwk sN¿mdnÃ. Rm³
izkn¡p¶ Hcp PohnbmsW¶v lcnZzmc¯p \n¶p hens¨d-
nª HcpW¡¸pevs¡mSn KwKbneqsS HgpInsbmgpIn Bbnc-
¯ªqdp\mgnI AIsebpÅ Iev¡¯bnse¯nbm AXn-
¶Xn hà KÀÆpw tX¶ptam? AXp {]hmlt¯msSm¸w
kzm`mhnIambn HgpIn h¶p. ]t£, hÃhcpw shÅs¸m¡-
¯nsâ XÅnt¡ä¯n ]¯ncp]Xp apgw \o´ns¨¶mÂ
AbmÄ Fs´Ãmw ta\n hnf¼pw! kmcmwianXmWv: kzm`m-
hnIamb Imcy§fn \mw Al¦mcw sImÅmdnÃ.
\½psS ssIsIm­v hà k¡À½hpw sNbvXpsh¦nÂ,
\ap¡Xn A`nam\w tXm¶p¶p. F´psIm­v? ImcWw, AXp
kzm`mhnIambn kw`hn¨XÃ. Ip«nbpsS hÃ]Wnbpw \¶m-
bm A½ Ahsâ ]pd¯p XtemSp¶p. AÃm¯t¸msgms¡
A½bpsS hSnbpw Ahsâ apXpIpw X½nemWv IqSn¡mgvN!
cm{Xnbnse Iqcncp«n Ht¶m dt­m an¶man\p§ps­¦nÂ,
t\m¡Ww AXnsâ KÀÆv! AXp Xsâ shfn¨w H¶n¨p Im«nÃ.
CS¡nsS an¶n¡m«pw, ]ns¶ aqSpw, ]ns¶bpw an¶n¡m«pw,
AXp shfn¨w sIm­p I®ps]m¯n Ifn¡pIbmWv. CShnSm-
sX shfn¨w ImWn¨m AXn\p sXfnbm³ ]änÃ. kmXXyw
ImcWw hntijw tXm¶p¶nÃ. AXpt]mse k¯zKpWw \½p-
sS IÀ½§fn kZm {]ISambn¯pS§nbm¸ns¶ AXp
\½psS kz`mhambn¨abpw. knwlw Xsâ siucy¯n A`n-
am\w sImffp¶nÃ. AXn¶Xv Adnªpw IqSm.AXpt]mse
\½psS km¯znIhr¯nIÄ \ap¡Xps­¶v HmÀ½tb hcm¯
hn[w A{X klPambn NabWw. {]Imiw \ÂIpI kqcyâ
ss\kÀ¤nI IÀ½amWv. AXn kqcy¶v Hc`nam\hpanÃ. AXp
sNmÃn hÃhcpw kqcy¶v HcpawKf]{Xw \evIm³ sN¶mÂ
At±lw ]dbpw, Rm\nXn hntijns¨´p sNbvXp? Rm³
{]Imiw \ÂIp¶Xn Ihnªv F´p sN¿p¶p? {]Imiw
\ÂIpI F¶Xv Fsâ PohnXamWv. {]Imiw \ÂInbnsænÂ,
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 KoXm{]hN\w ]Xn\©ma²ymbw

Rm³ N¯p t]mIpw. F\n¡p asämcp hn[w AdnItb CÃ. Bkàn hnSp¶XpsIm­v apgph³ temI¯nsâbpw Bkàn
Cu ØnXn Xs¶bmhWw km¯znI\mb a\pjy¶pw. k¯z- AhcnepfhmIp¶p. temIamsI AhcpsS tZls¯¸än Nn´n-
KpWw AbmfpsS Hmtcm tcma¯epw hym]vXamIWw. k¯z- ¨p XpS§p¶p. F¶m kn²·mÀ Cu Bkàntbbpw shSn-
KpWw C§ns\ kz`mhw Xs¶bmbm¸ns¶ \ap¡Xn A`n- bWw. temIcpsS Cu t{]a¯n \n¶p Cu al¯mb ^e-
am\ap­mhnÃ. k¯zKpWs¯ \nkvtXPam¡m\pff, AXn- ¯n \n¶v, Bßmhns\ thÀs]Sp¯Ww. Rms\mcp hninjvS
s\ Pbn¡m\pff, Hcp bpànbmWnXv. hyànbmWv F¶v Hcn¡epw AhÀ¡p tXm¶m³ ]mSnÃ. C§n-
c­mas¯ bpàn, k¯zKpW¯nepff Bkàn Xs¶ s\ k¯zKpWs¯ icoc¯n Zln¸n¡Ww.
shSnbpbmWv. Al¦mchpw Bkànbpw c­pw shtÆsdbm-
Wv. CXp Aev]w kq£vahnNmcWamWv. DZmlcWw sIm­v
thK¯n a\ÊnemIpw. k¯zKpW¯nsâ Al¦mcw t]mbm-
epw, Bkàn \ne \nev¡pw. izmtkmÑmk¯nsâ DZmlcWw
Xs¶ FSp¡mw. izkn¡p¶Xn A`nam\ta tXm¶p¶nÃ.
F¦nepw AXn henb Bkànbp­v. A©p an\p«p izmkw
\nÀ¯m³ ]dªm AXmhp¶nÃ. aq¡n\p izmtkmÑmk¯n-
 A`nam\ansænepw AXp apdbv¡p hmbpshSp¡p¶p. tkm-
{I«okns\¸än Hcp cknI³ IYbp­v. At±l¯nsâ aq¡p
NXp¸\mbncp¶p. AXp I­p BfpIÄ Nncn¡mdp­v. F¶mÂ
Xami¡mc\mb tkm{I«okv ]dbpw, Fsâ aq¡mWv FÃmän-
epw kpµcw. aq¡n³t]mf hepXmIbm [mcmfw Imäp hen-
s¨Sp¡mw. AXpsIm­p AXp kpµchpamWv. Xmev]cyanXmWv.
aq¡n\p izmtkmÑmk¯nsâ A`nam\aÃ. F¶m Bk-
ànbp­v. k¯zKpW§fnepw C{]Imcw Bkàn tXm¶mw.
DZmlcWw {`qXZb. Cu KpWw AXy´w D]bpàamWv. F¶m-
 AXnt\bpw Bkànbn \n¶Iäm³ IgnbWw. `qXZb
th­Xp Xs¶; F¶meXn Bkàn ]mSnÃ.
kn²·mÀ k¯zKpWw \nan¯w aäpffhÀ¡p amÀ¤ ZÀinI-
fmbn¨abp¶p. AhcpsS tZlw `qX Zb aqew kmÀÆP\nIam-
bn `hn¡p¶p. Cu¨IÄ shff¯nt·Â h¶p aqSpw t]mse,
temIcmsI kn²·msct{]aw sIm­p ]pX¸n¡p¶p. kn²-
·mcpsS Dffnse t{]aw, hnizamsI Ahsc kvt\ln¡¯¡-
h®w A{X {]IrjvSamWv. kÖ\§Ä kz´w tZl¯neÂ

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 KoXm{]hN\w
BZyw Al¦mcs¯ Pbn¡pI, ]ns¶ Bkànsb kmX-
Xyw sIm­v Al¦mcs¯ Pbn¡mw, ^emkàn shSnªp
k¯zKpWw sIm­p In«p¶ ^ew Xs¶ CuizcmÀ¸Ww sNb-
vXv Bkànsbbpw Pbn¡pw. PohnX¯n k¯zKpWw Ønca-
mbmepw, Nnet¸mÄ kn²nbpsS cq]¯nepw Nnet¸mÄ IoÀ-
¯nbpsS cq]¯nepw ^ew ap¼n hcpw. F¶m B ^e-
t¯bpw XpÑambn¡cpXpI. amhv AXnsâ Hcp am§bpw Xn¶p-
¶nÃ. B am§ F{X ap´nbXpamIt«, F{X a[pchpamIt«
F{X ckabhpamIs« AXv BkzZn¡p¶Xnt\¡mÄ
BkzZo¡mXncn¡p¶XmWv amhn\njvSw. D]t`mKt¯¡mÄ
Gsd a[pcamWv XymKw.
[À½]p{XÀ PohnX¯nse kÀÆ ]pWy§fptSbpw k¯m-
b kzÀ¤ kpJamIp¶ D¯a ^ehpw HSphn Nhp«n \o¡n.
A§ns\ At±lw PohnX¯nse FÃm XymK§tfbpw
A`ntjIw sNbvXp. B a[pc^e§Ä BkzZn¡m³ At±l-
¯n\v A[nImcap­mbncp¶p; F¶m Ah At±lw BkzZn-
¨psh¦n FÃmw Ahkm\nt¨t\.
£otW ]ptWy aÀ¯ytemIw hni´n F¶ N{Iw ho­pw
At±l¯nsâ ]pdIn \nev¡pw. [À½]p{XcpsS F{X henb
XymKamWnXv! CXv Ft¸mgpw Fsâ I®n\p ap¼n \nev¡p¶p.
C§ns\ k¯zKpWw kZm BNcn¨p AXnse Al¦mcw
Pbn¡pI. DZmko\ambn \n¶p kÀÆ ^ehpw Cuizc¶À¸n¨v
AXnse Bkànsb Pbn¡pI. At¸mĸdbmw, k¯zKpW-
s¯bpw Pbn¨psh¶v.
(HSp¡s¯ Imcyw: BßÚm\s¯bpw
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]Xn\mdma²ymbw
`ànsbbpw B{ibn¡pI)
C\n HSp¡s¯ Imcyw. \n§Ä k¯zKpWapffh\mbn,
Al¦mcw Pbn¨p. ^emkànbpw Dt]£n¨p. F¶mepw Cu
tZl_ÔapÅ Imet¯mfw CSbv¡nsS cPkvXaÊpIÄ B{I-
an¨psIm­ncn¡pw. Cu KpW§sf Pbn¨p t]mb¶p sXÃnS
tXm¶msa¦nepw Ah ho­pw ho­pw iàntbmsS ht¶-
bv¡ pw. AXn\m Ft¸mgpw Pm{K¯mbncn¡Ww. kap{Z-
¯nse shÅw iànbn ASn¨p tIdn henb DÄ¡Sep­m-
hp¶Xp t]mse, cPkvXaÊpIfpsS Icp¯pä {]hmlw \½psS
at\m`qanbn IS¶pIqSn DÄ¡SepIÄ D­m¡nshbv¡pw. A-
Xn\m H«pw ]gpXp sht¨¡cpXv. XnIª Imh \nÀ¯pI.
F{X Xs¶ Z£Xbp­mbmepw, BßÚm\ap­mIp¶Xp-
hsc, BßZÀi\w e`n¡p¶Xphsc A]mbw Xs¶bmWv.
AXn\m GXp sNbvXpw BßÚm\w t\SpI Xs¶ thWw.
BßÚm\w tIhew Pm{K¯bpsS hymbmaw sIm­p
km[yaÃ. ]ns¶ F§ns\ km[yamIpw? A`ymkw sIm­p
km[n¡ptam? CÃ. Hä D]mbta DÅq. `Khms\ AXy´ hymIp-
eXtbmS, lrZbwKaambn, `Pnbv¡pI. \n§Ä cPkvXtam
KpW§sf Pbnt¨¡pw k¯zKpW Øncam¡n AXnsâ ^em-
kàntbbpw Pbnt¨¡pw; ]t£, CXpsIms­m¶pw Imcy-
ambnÃ. BßÚm\w D­mIp¶Xphsc Hcp \nhr¯nbpanÃ.
Ahkm\w ]ctaizcsâ Ir]Xs¶thWw. t\cmb `ànsIm-
­p At±l¯nsâ Ir]bv¡p ]m{Xo`hn¡Ww, CsXmgnsI
asämcp]mbhpw Rm³ ImWp¶nÃ, Cu A[ymb¯nsâ HSphnÂ
AÀÖp\³ CtX tNmZyw tNmZn¨p. `Khm³ D¯chpw \evIn,
AXy´w GIm{Ka\Êmbn, \njvIma\mbn Fs¶ `Pn¡p,
Fs¶ tkhn¡p. A§ns\ tkhn¡p¶h\v Cu ambbv¡¸pd-
¯p IS¡m³ Ignbpw. AsænÂ, Cu Kl\amb ambsb
XcWw sNbvhm³ IgnbnÃ. CXp `ànbsS kcfamb D]m-
bamWv. Cu Hscmä amÀ¤ta AXn¶pÅp.
RmbdmgvN ,22þ5þ'32
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 KoXm{]hN\w
]Xn\©ma[ymbw
]q˨tbmKw: kˮ{X
]pcptjm¯a ZÀi\w
({]bXv\amÀ¤¯n \n¶p `n¶aà `àn)
C¶v Hcp IW¡n \mw KoXbpsS Aäs¯¯nbncn¡p-
¶p. ]Xn\©mas¯ A[ymb¯n FÃm hnXmc§Ä¡pw
]cn]qÀ®X h¶ncn¡p¶p. ]Xn\mdmat¯bpw ]Xnt\gmat¯-
bpw A[ymb§Ä ]cninjvS¯nsâ \nebvt¡ DÅq. ]Xns\-
«mat¯Xv D]kwlmchpw. AXpsIm­mWv `Khm³ Cu A[ym-
b¯nsâ HSphn CXn\p imkv{Xsa¶ kwÚ \evInbXv.
CXn KplyXaw imkv{XanZapàw abm\L F¶ `Khm³
HSphn ]dªn«p­v. C§ns\ ]dªXv CXv Ahkm\s¯
A[yambn«Ã. CXphsc {]Xn]mZn¨ PohnXimkv{Xw PohnX-
kn²m´w Cu A[ymb¯n ]cn]qÀ®ambXpsIm­mWv.
Cu A²ymb¯n ]caX¯zw ]qÀ¯nbmbncn¡p¶p. thZ-
§fpsS kw]qÀ®kmcw CXn h¶ncn¡p¶p. thZ§fpsS
Imcyw ]camÀ°¯nsâ tNX\ a\pjy\n Dfhm¡pIbmWv.
AXv Cu A[ymb¯n sNbvXncn¡p¶p. AXn\m CXn\p
thZkmcw F\\ sKmch Øm\w e`n¨ncn¡p¶p.
]Xn½q¶ma[ymb¯n tZl¯nÂ\n¶p Bßmhns\ thÀ-
s]Spt¯­ Bhiyw I­p. ]Xn\memat¯Xn AXns\-
Êw_Ôn¨ {]bXv\w Iptd At\zjn¨p. cPkvXtam KpW-
§sf \n{Kln¨p XyPn¡pI, k¯zKpWs¯ hnIkn¸n¨v AXn-
se Bkànsb Pbn¡pIbpw ^ew shSnbpIbpw sN¿pIþ
C{]ImcamWv {]bXv\nt¡­Xv. HSp¡w B {]bXv\w XnI¨pw
k^eamhm³ BßÚm\w BhiyamsW¶pw BßÚm\w
`ànbnÃmsX kw`mhyasöpw ]dªp.
F¶m `ànamÀ¤w {]bXv\¯nÂ\n¶p hn`n¶aÃ. CXp
kqNn¸n¡m\mbn Cu ]Xn\©ma[ymb¯nsâ Bcw`¯nÂ
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]Xn\mdma²ymbw
kwkmcs¯ Hcp almhr£t¯mSv D]an¨ncn¡p¶p. Cu
hr£¯n\p {XnKpW§fm Xg¨ Iqä³ sIm¼pIfp­v. A\m-
kànbpw sshcmKyhpamIp¶ Bbp[§ÄsIm­v Cu hr£-
s¯ sh«napdn¡Wsa¶v BZyta ]dbp¶p. Ignª A[ymb-
¯n ]dª km[\amÀ¤w Xs¶bmWv ChnsS Bcw`¯n-
 BhÀ¯n¨sX¶p kv]jvSw. cPkvXaÊpIsf \n{Kln¡-
Ww, k¯zKpWs¯ Xg¸n¨p hnIkn¸n¡Ww. Hcp IÀ½w
hn\miIw, aäXp hn[mbIw. c­pw tNÀ¶p Htc amÀ¤amIp¶p.
If]dn¡pIbpw, hn¯phnXbv¡pIbpw c­pw Htc {]hÀ¯n-
bpsS c­p `mKamWv. CXpw A§ns\Xs¶.
cmambW¯n cmhW³, Ipw`IÀ®³, hn`ojW³ F¶o
aqhcpw ktlmZc·mcmWv. Ipw`IÀ®³ XtamKpW\mWv, cmh-
W³ ctPmKpWw, hn`ojW³ kz¯zKpWhpw. \½psS icoc-
¯n Cuaq¶pt]cpsSbpw cmambWamWv \S¡p¶Xv.Cu cmam-
bW¯n cmhW Ipw`IÀ®·msc \in¸n¡m\mWv hn[n¨n-
«pffXv. hn`ojWX¯zw am{Xw\ne\n¡s«, AXp lcnic-
WambmÂ, D¶Xn¡pkm[Ihpw t]mjIhpambn¨abpw X·q-
ew AXp kw{KmlyamWv. ]Xn¶mema[ymb¯n Cu Imcyw
\mw I­p Cu ]Xn\©ma[ymb¯nsâ Bcw`¯n ho­pw
AXpXs¶ h¶p. k¯zcPkvXaÊpIÄ \ndª kwkmcw
AwkwKikv{Xw sIm­p tOZn¡pI. cPkvXaÊpIsf \ntcm-
[n¡pI. k¯zKpWs¯ hnIkn¸n¨p ]hn{Xam¡pI, AXnse
Bkànsb Pbn¨v Aen]vX\mbncn¡pI. XmacbpsS Cu BZ-
Àiw `KhÂKoX FSp¯pImWn¡p¶p.
`mcXob kwkvIrXnbn Pohn¯nse BZÀi hkvXp-
hn¶p, D¯tam¯a hkvXphn¶p, Xmacsb D]am\am¡nbn«p-
­v. Xmac `mcXob kwkvIrXnbpsS {]XoIaWv: D¯tam¯a
hnNmc§Ä {]ISn¸n¡phm\pff NnÓw XmacbmWv. Xmac
kzÑhpw ]hp{Xhpambn«pw Aen]vXambn \nev¡p¶p. ]hn{XX,
Aen]v XX F¶ c­p iànbp­v Xmacbv ¡v.`Khmsâ AXmXhb-
h§Ä¡p Xmacsb D]am\am¡p¶p. t\{XIaew, IcIaew,
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 KoXm{]hN\w
apJIaew, \m`nIaew,lrZbIaew incxIaew, apXembh kÀÆ{X
kuµcy]hn{XXItfmsSm¸w Aen]vXXbps­¶p ImWn¨pX-
¶v, AXp \½psS lrZb¯n sIm¯nbnSp¶p.
Ignª A[ymb¯n {]Xn]mZn¨ km[\bv¡p ]qÀ®X
hcp¯m\mWv Cu A[ymbw. {]bXv\¯n `ànbpw Bß-
Úm\hpw IeÀ¯nbm Cu ]qÀ®X hcpw. `àn {]bvXv\-
amÀ¤¯nsâ Hcp hiamWv. BßÚm\hpw `ànbpw AtX
km[\bpsS AwK§Ä Xs¶. thZ¯n Ejn ]dbp¶p
tbm PmKmcXw EN:Imabt´
tbm PmKmcXa kmam\nb´n
Pm{K¯mbncn¡p¶hs\ thZw kvt\ln¡p¶p. Ahs\
kµÀin¡m³ AXp hs¶¯p¶p. AXmbXp Pm{KXbpff-
hsâ ASp¡tebv¡p thZ\mcmbW³ hcp¶p. AbmfpsS ASp-
¯p Úm\sa¯p¶p, `ànsb¯p¶p. `ànbpw Úm\hpw
{]bXv\amÀ¤¯n \n¶p `n¶aÃ. Cu c­p X¯zhpw {]b-
Xv\¯n am[pcyapfhm¡p¶hbmsW¶v Cu A[ymb¯nÂ
{]Xn]mZn¡p¶p. GIm{KNn¯t¯msS `ànÚm\§fpsS
Cu kzcq]w tIÄ¡pI.
(`ànsIm­p {]bXv\w kpIcamIp¶p)
F\n¡p PohnXs¯ IjWam¡m³ h¿. IÀ½Úm-
\`ànIsf shtÆsd ]Ip¯psh¡m³ h¿m. Ah thÀ]ncn-
ªhbpaÃ. DZmlcW¯n\v Cu Pbnense sh¸p]Wn t\m-
¡mw. Adp\qsdgp\qdv BfpIÄ¡pff sh¸p]Wn sN¿p¶Xp
\½psS Iq«¯n GXm\pw NnecmWv. Chcn hÃh¶pw
icnbmb sh¸p]Wn Adnbnsæn AbmÄ `£Ww No¯-
bm¡pw. sdm«n H¶pIn thhnÃ, Asæn Icnªpt]mIpw.
C\n sh¸p]Wn icn¡dnbmsa¶p IcpXpI, F¶mepw Abm-
fpsS lrZb¯n `àn`mhansænÂþ Cu sdm«nIÄ Fsâ
ktlmZc¶v, AXmbXv \mcmbW\pXs¶ sNÃm\pffXmWv.
AXp \¶mbn Ipg¨p ]c¯n s]mcn¡Ww AXp {]`ptkh-
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]Xn\mdma²ymbw
bmWv F¶ `mh\ AbmfpsS lrZbX¯nensænÂþap¼d-
ª Úm\ap­mbmepw, AbmÄ Cu {]hr¯n¡p sImffp-
¶h\mhnÃ. sh¸p]Wnbn Úm\ th­nSt¯mfw Xs¶
t{]ahpw thWw. `ànX¯z¯nsâ ckw lrZb¯nensænÂ
sh¸p]Wn \¶m¡m³ IgnbnÃ. AXpsIm­mWv, A½bnsÃ-
¦n sh¸p]Wn \ockamIp¶Xv. A½bÃmsX aämcmWv Cu
{]hr¯n C{X BØtbmSpw t{]at¯mSpw IqSn sN¿pI? IqSm-
sX, Cu {]hr¯n¡p X]kybpw thWw. Xm]w kln¡msX,
IjvSs¸SmsX, Cu {]hr¯n F§ns\ \S¡pw? AXpsIm­v
GXp Imcyhpw k^eamIphm³ t{]ahpw Úm\hpw IÀ½-
hpw aq¶pw AXymhiyamsW¶p hcp¶p. PohnX¯nse FÃm
IÀ½hpw Cuaq¶p KpW¯nt·emWv \nesImffp¶Xv. ap¡m-
en¸oT¯nsâ Hcp Imep s]m«nt¸mbm AXn\p \nev¡mt\
IgnbnÃ. aq¶p Imepw thWw. AXnsâ \ma¯n¯s¶ cq]-
hpw AS§nbnc¡p¶p. CXp Xs¶ PohnX¯nsâbpw ØnXn.
Úm\hpw `ànbpw AXmbXv k´X{iahpw. ChbmWv Pohn-
X¯nsâ aq¶p ImepIÄ. Cu aq¶p Iment·Â thWw Pohn-
XamIp¶ ZzmcI \nÀ½n¡pI. Cu aq¶p Imepw tNÀ¶p Hä
hkvXphmIp¶p. ChnsS ap¡menbpsS ZrjvSm´w A£cw {]Xn
icnbmWv. XÀ¡w hgnbv¡p \n§Ä `àntbbpw Úm\t¯-
bpw IÀ½t¯bpw thÀXncn¨p sImffpI, F¶m A\p`h-
¯n Chsb thÀXncn¡m³ h¿m. aq¶pw tNÀ¶p hnime-
amb HcphkvXphmbn¨abp¶p.
C§ns\bmsW¦nepw `àn¡v Hcp hntij KpWhpansÃ-
¶nÃ. GXp IÀ½¯nepw `ànX¯zw tNcpt¼mtg AXp kpe-
`ambnt¯m¶q. kpe`amhpI F¶Xn\À°w t¢iap­mhn-
söÃ, B t¢iw t¢iambnt¯m¶nsömWÀ°w. adn¨v
B t¢iw hfsc B\µcq]ambn tXm¶mw. ]pjv]w t]mse
tXm¶mw. `ànamÀ¤w Ffp¸amsW¶p ]dbp¶Xnsâ Xmev-
]cysa´v? `àn`mhwaqew IÀ½¯n\p `mcw tXm¶pIbnsöv.
IÀ½¯nsâ ImTn\yw t]mbvt]mIp¶p. F{X IÀ½w sNbvXm-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
epw sNbvXnÃt¶ tXm¶q. tbiptZh³ HcnS¯p ]dbp¶p,
\o D]hkn¨m \nsâ apJ¯v D]hkn¨Xnsâ ASbmfw Im-
WcpXv. adn¨v, Ihnf¯v ]cnafw ]pc«nbt]mse apJw {]^pÃ-
hpw km\µhpambn¡mWWw. D]hmkw sIm­p _p²nap«n
F¶p tXm¶cpXv. kmcmwianXmWv. t¢iw ad¶pt]mI¯¡-
hn[w at\mhr¯n `ànabhpw XÃo\hpamIWw. \mw ]dbm-
dntà iqc\mb tZi`à³ ]p©ncnXqInsIm­mWv Xq¡pac-
¯n IbdnbXv. kp[\zmhp Xnfbv¡p¶ F®bn¡nS¶p
Nncn¡pIbmbncp¶p, hmbn \n¶p IrjvWm, hnjvtWm, ltc,
tKmhnµ F¶ i_vZamWv ]pds¸«psIm­ncp¶Xv Fs¶ms¡,
CXn\v C{Xtb AÀ°apffp. Afhät¢iap­mbmepw `àn-
bpsS {]`mhw \nan¯w AsXm¶pw tXm¶pIbnÃ. shffnse
tXmWn Xffphm³ {]bmkanÃ. AXpXs¶ a®neqsS, ]md-
¸pd¯qtS, hen¨psIm­pt]mIWsa¦nÂ, F{X A²zm\n¡-
Ww. ! tXmWn¡Snbn shffaps­¦nÂ, \ap¡v Ffp¸¯nÂ
A¡c]ämw. CXpt]mse \½psS PohnXamIp¶ tXmWnbpsS
Iotg `ànbmIp¶ shffaps­¦n ]mdbps­¦n Ncep-
s­¦n Cu tXmWn hen¨p sIm­pt]mIm³ \t¶ hnjan-
¡pw. `ànX¯zw, \½psS PohnXamIp¶ tXmWn¡v shfft¯-
t¸mse kpKaXbp­m¡p¶p.
`ànamÀ¤w sIm­v km[\bn kpKaX kn²n¡psa¦nepw
BßÚm\anÃmsX Fs¶t¶bv¡pambn {XnKpW§Ä¡¸pd-
¯pw IS¡msa¶v Binbv¡ h¿. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ BßÚm\-
¯n\pff km[\sa´v? AXnXmWv k¯z kmXXyw sIm­p
k¯zKpWs¯ Bßkm¡cn¨v AXnse Al¦mchpw `àn-
amÀt¤W AXnse ^emkànbpw Pbn¡m\pff {]bXv\w.
Cu km[\hgn¡v CShnSmsX kXX{]bXv\w sNbvXmÂ
Hcp Znhkw BßZÀi\w e`n¡pw. AXphsc \½psS {]bXv\w
hncan¡cpXv. ]ca]pcpjmÀ°¯nsâ ImcyamWnXv. BßZÀi-
\w Hcp hnt\mZaÃ. hgn¡psh¨v bZrÑbm Bßmhns\ Is­-
¯pI F¶nÃ. AXn¶p kZm {]bXv\ [mc {]hln¨p sIm-
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]Xn\mdma²ymbw
­ncn¡Ww. ]camÀ° amÀ¤¯n\pff \n_Ô\ Xs¶ CX-
t{X. Rm³ \ncmibv¡v FtÅmfw ]gpXp sImSp¡nÃ. Rm³
£Wt\cw t]mepw \ncmi\mbncn¡nÃ. CXÃmsX ]camÀ°
t_m[¯n\v thsd km[\bnÃ. hÃt¸mgpw km[I³ £oWn-
¨p C§ns\ ]dtª¡mw.
Xpa Imc\ X] kwba Incnbm,
Itlm Ilmw seu Io tP.
`Khmt\ F{Xbmbn Rm³ A§sbs¨mÃn X]Êp sN¿p-
¶p? F¶m Cu ]dbp¶Xv \nÊmcamWv. X]kybpw kwba-
hpw, Ah \½psS kz`mhamIpthmfw ]cnioen¡Ww. F{X-
t¯mfw km[\b\pjvTn¡msa¶ `mj `àn amÀ¤¯n tim`-
\aÃ. `àn Hcn¡epw Ass[cyt¯bpw \ncmitbbpw Dfhm-
¡pIbnÃ. aSp¸ptXm¶pI Fs¶m¶v AXn ]mSnÃ. `ànbnÂ
D¯tcm¯cw DÃmkhpw DÕmlhpamWv tXm¶pI. AXn\p-
th­nbmWv hfsc kpµcambHcp hnNmcw Cu A²ymb¯nÂ
\evInbn«pffXv.
(tkh\¯nsâ {Xn]pSn:
tkhyw, tkhI³, tkhmkm[\w)
Cu temI¯n \mw ]e hkvXp¡fpw ImWp¶p. Ahsb
aq¶mbn `mKn¡mw. Hcp `à³ cmhnse Fgpt¶ev¡pt¼mÄ
aqs¶®amWv AbmfpsS ZrjvSnbn s]Sp¶Xv. BZyw Abm-
fpsS {i² Xncnbp¶Xv `Khmsâ t\À¡mWv. F¶n«bmÄ Ahn-
Sps¯ ]qPn¡m³ Hcp¡p Iq«p¶p. Rm³ tkhI\mb `à³
AhnSp¶v tkhI\mb `à³ AhnSp¶v tkhy\mb `Khm³
kzman Cu cs­®hpw AbmfpsS ]¡Â kZm Hcp§nbncn-
¡p¶p. tijn¨ krjvSnsbÃmw AbmÄ¡pff ]qPmkm[\-
§fmWv. ]pjv]w, KÔw, [q]w, Zo]w Chbv¡p th­nbmWv
Cu krjvSn apgph\pw. aqt¶ aq¶p hkvXp¡tf Dffp. tkh-
I\mb `à³, tkhy\mb ]camßmhv, tkhmkm[\amb Cu
krjvSnbpw. Cu in£WamWv Cu A[ymb¯n \ÂInbncn-
¡p¶Xv. F¶m GsX¦nepsamcp aqÀ¯nsb ]qPn¡p¶ tk-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
hI¶v krjvSnbnse FÃm hkvXp¡fpw ]qPmkm[\§fmbn
tXm¶pIbnÃ. AbmÄ Hcp sIm¨p tXm«¯n \n¶p \mep
]qhv Adp¯p sIm­p hcp¶p. kzbw hà ss\thZyhpw Hcp-
¡p¶p. AbmÄ hkvXp¡sf Xncªpw apdn¨pw FSp¡Wsa¶p
IcpXp¶p. ]Xn\©ma[ymb¯nse hnime in£W¯nemI-
t«, Cu XncsªSps¸m¶pw th­XnÃ. X]kymkm[\ambn
Fs´Ãmapt­m AsXms¡bpw Cuizc]qPm km[\hpamWv.
Ahbn NneXns\ ]pjv]§sf¶pw NneXns\ KÔ§sf-
¶pw NneXns\ ss\thZy§sf¶pw ]dbmw. C{]Imcw F{X-
am{Xw IÀ½§fpt­m A{Xbpw ]qPm{Zhy§fm¡Ww. C§n-
s\bmWv Cu ZrjvSn. At¸mÄ PK¯n Cu aq¶p hkvXp¡tf
Dffq. KoX \½psS a\Ên ]Xn¡m³ {ian¡p¶ sshcmKy
km[\m amÀ¤¯n\p `ànabambkzcq]amWv \ÂIp¶Xv.
AXn \n¶p, IÀ½sa¶ `mKaIän AXn kpKaX kaÀ¸n-
¡p¶p.
B{ia¯n hÃhÀ¡pw hfsctbsd ]WnsbSpt¡­n-
h¶mÂ, AbmfpsS a\Ên F´n\p Rm³ Xs¶ A[nIw
{]hÀ¯n¡Ww? F¶ hnNmcw hcp¶nÃ. CXp hfsc AÀ°-
h¯mWv. ]qP sNbvhm³ c­p aWn¡qdn\p ]Icw \mepaWn-
¡qÀ e`n¨m ]qPI³ `Khmt\ C¶p \mepaWn¡qÀ ]qP
sN¿WatÃm F¶v BIpes¸Sptam? adn¨v AbmÄ¡XnÂ
A[nIw B\µamWv tXm¶pI. B{ia¯n CXv A\p`hs¸-
Sp¶p­v. CtX A\p`hw \ap¡p PohnX¯nemsI D­mhWw.
PohnXw tkhm]cmbWamIWw. AhnSp¶p tkhy\mb ]pcp-
tjm¯a\pw AhnSps¯ tkh\¯n kZm Xev]c\mb Rm-
³ A£c]pcpj\pamWv. A£c]pcpjs\¶p sh¨mÂ, Hcn-
¡epw XfcmsX krjvSnbpsS Bcw`w apXÂ tkhn¨p t]m-
cp¶ k\mX\ tkhI³. l\pam³ cmasâ ap¼n kZm
ssI¡q¸nsIm­p \nev¡p¶Xpt]mse. At±ls¯ Bekyw
Xo­nbnt« CÃ. l\pams\t¸mse NncwPohnbmb Cu tk-
hI\pw Xev]c\mbn \n¡p¶p.
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]Xn\mdma²ymbw
C§ns\ B P·tkhI\mbhsâ t]cmWv A£c]pcpj³.
]camßmhv F¶ ØnXn\ne sImffp¶p, AhnSps¯ tkhI-
\mb Rm\pw kZm \nesImffp¶p. {]`pimizX\msW¦nÂ
Rm\pw imizX³ Xs¶. tkh\w kzoIcn¨p AhnSpt¶m, tk-
h\w sNbvXp Rmt\m Xfcp¶sX¶p t\m¡mw. At±lw ]¯v
AhXmcsaSps¯¦n FtâXpw ]¯vþAt±lw cma\msb-
¦n Rm³ l\pam³, IrjvW\msb¦n Rm³ D²h³. At±-
l¯n\p F{X AhXmcapt­m A{X Xs¶ F\n¡pw. Cu
ckw]nSn¨ aÕcw A§ns\ \S¡s« C§s\ Cuizcs\
bpKm\pbpKw tkhn¡p¶ Hcn¡epw \miaSbm¯ Cu Poh-
³ A£c]pcpj\t{X. AhnSp¶p ]pcptjm¯a³. kzman; Rm³
AhnSps¯ tkhI³, ASna. Cu `mh\ Ft¸mgpw lrZb-
¯n \ne\nÀ¯Ww. ]ns¶ A\p\nanjw amdp¶, A\´-
cq]§Ä AWnªphcp¶ krjvSnsb ]qPmkm[\w, tkhm-
k[\w B¡pI. Hmtcm {Inbbpw ]pcptjm¯a¶pff ]qP
Xs¶.
tkhy³ ]camßmhmb ]pcptjm¯³; tkhI³ Poh\m-
b A£c]pcpj³. km[\mcq]¯nepff Cu krjvSntbm £c-
hpw. CXp £camsW¶Xn henb AÀ°ap­v. CXp krj-
vSn¡p ZqjWaà `qjWamWv. CXpImcWw krjvSnbn \nXy-
\qX\X hcp¶p. C¶es¯ ]qh Ct¶bv¡p sImffnÃ. AXp
\nÀ½meyambn. krjvSn¡p \miap­¶Xp henb `mKyamWv.
CXp tkhbpsS ssh`hat{X. \nXyhpw ]pXp]q¡Ä ]qPbv¡p
In«nhcp¶p. AXpt]mse Cu icochpw ]pXp]pXphSnhnem¡n
Rm³ Cuizcs\ tkhnbv¡pw. Rm³ F¶pw Fsâ km[-
\§Ä¡p ]pXpcq]w \evIn, AhsIm­v AhnSps¯ ]qPn¡pw.
Cu \izcXsIm­v CXp kuµcyamWv.
N{µsâ Ie C¶t¯Xà \msf. N{µ¶v Znhtk\ emh-
Wyw `n¶amWv, hfÀ¶p hcp¶ ZznXobN{µs\ ImWpt¼mÄ
Fs´mcm\µw tXm¶p¶p! inhsâ ^meØe¯p B ZznXo-
bmN{µsâ tim` {]ISambn«p­v. AjvSaoN{µsâ kuµcyw
260
 KoXm{]hN\w
H¶p thsdXs¶bmWv. A¶v BImi¯n XncsªSp¯
ap¯pIfmWv ImWp¶Xv. shfp¯hmhn³\mÄ N{µsâ tXP-
ÊpsIm­v \£{X§sf ImWp¶nÃ. shfp¯hmhn³\mÄ
Cuizcsâ apJN{µs\bmWv ImWp¶Xv. Idp¯hmhn³ \mf-
s¯ B\µw Xptemw Kw`ocat{X. A¶p cm{Xn F´p \ni-
vX_v[amb im´nbmWv hym]n¡p¶Xv! N{µsâ B{Ian¡p¶
{]ImianÃmXmIbm sNdpXpw hepXpamb F®aä \£{X-
§Ä ]qÀ® kzmX{´yt¯msS an¶n¯nf§p¶p. Idp¯hmhn-
³\mÄ kzmX{´yw ]qÀ®ambn hnekn¡p¶p. kz´w tXP-
ÊpsIm­p sRfnbp¶N{µ³ C¶nhnsSbnÃ. C¶Xp X\n¡p
{]Imiw \ÂIp¶ kqcyt\mSv sFIyw {]m]n¨ncn¡p¶p. AXp
Cuizct\mS tNÀ¶p t]mbncn¡p¶p. Poh³ kzßmÀ¸Ww
sNbvXp Xs¶s¡m­p PK¯n\v Hcp Xc¯nepw ZpxJap­m-
¡cpsX¶v ImWn¡pIbmtWm F¶p tXm¶pw. N{µsâ kzcq-
]w £camWv, ]cnhÀ¯\ioeamWv. F¶m AXp `n¶`n¶-
cq]§fn B\µacpfp¶p.
krjvSnbpsS \izcX Xs¶bmWv AXnsâ AacXzw. kr-
jvSncq]w IfIfamsbmgpIp¶p. Cu cq]KwK HgpInbnsæn-
 AsXmcp s]m«¡famtbt\. \Znbnse shffw CShnSmsX
{]hln¡p¶p. AXp Ft¸mgpw amdns¡m­ncn¡p¶p. Hcp Xpffn-
t¸mbn asäms¶¯n, B shffw Pohn¨ncn¡p¶p. hkvXp¡fnÂ
B\µw tXm¶p¶Xp Ahbv¡p ]pXpahcp¶XpsIm­mWv.
th\¡me¯p Cuizc¶v ]eXcw ]q¡fÀ¸n¡mw. ag¡m-
e¯v ]¨\nd¯nepff IdpI¸pÃÀ¸n¡mw, ic¯n AgIpä
Xmac¸qhÀ¸n¡mw. C§ns\ AXmXp EXp¡fnep­mhp¶
^e]pjv]§sfs¡m­p `Khms\ ]qPn¡mw. AXn\m B
]qP tim`\hpw \nXy\qX\hpamIp¶p; AXn aSp¸p tXm-
¶nÃ, sNdnb Ip«n¡p FgpXns¡mSp¯p ]dbp¶p. CXneqsS
hnc \S¯n AXp hepXm¡q. F¶m B ]Wn Ip«n¡p
shdp¸pfhm¡p¶p, AsX´n\mWv hepXm¡p¶sX¶v Ah¶p
a\Ênemhp¶nÃ. Ah³ s]³kn Ncn¨p]nSn¨v A£cw thK-
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]Xn\mdma²ymbw
¯n hepXm¡p¶p. F¶m ]pXnb A£c§fpw AhbpsS
kapZmbhpw Ah³ ho£n¡p¶p. ]eXcw ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn-
¡p¶p. kmlnXy¯nse \m\mhn[ ]pjv]amey§Ä Ah³
A\p`hn¡p¶p. Ah¶v A]mcamb B\µap­mIp¶p. tkh-
\cwK¯nsebpw IY CXpXs¶. ]pXnb ]pXnb km[\IÄ
aqew tkh\¯nse DÃmkw s]cpIp¶p. tkhmhr¯n hnI-
knXamIp¶p.
krjvSnbpsS Cu \izcX \nXyhpw ]pXnb ]q¡sf hnSÀ-
¯p¶p. {Kma¯n¶Sp¯p ivaim\ap­v. AXp sIm­mWv {Kma-
¯n\p caWobX tXm¶p¶Xv. ]gb ImcWh·mÀ t]mIp¶p,
]pXnb Ip«nIÄ ]nd¡p¶p. krjvSn \nXyhpw ]pXpas¸«phcp-
¶p. ]pds¯ B ivaim\w CÃmXm¡nbm AXp ho«n\I¯p
Øew ]nSn¡pw. F¶pw Htc BfpIsf¯s¶ I­p I­p
\n§Ä¡p shdp¸p tXm¶pw. th\¡me¯p shbnep­m-
hp¶p, `qan Np«p]gp¡p¶p, F¶m AXpsIm­v t]Snt¡­.
Cu cq]w amdpw. ag¡mes¯ kpJa\p hn¡m³ Cu NqSp
\od thWw, `qan \à t]mse Nps«cnªnsæn ag s]¿p-
¶tXmsS Nfn sI«pw. At¸mÄ XrW[m\y§Ä¡p AXns\
Ae¦cn¡m³ IgnbnÃ. Rm³ Hcn¡Â th\¡me¯p
\S¡pIbmbncp¶p. incÊp Nps«cnbpIbmWv. henb B\µw
tXm¶n. Hcp kplr¯v Ft¶mSv ]dªp, Xe NqSmhpw hnja-
amhpw Rm³ ]dªp Xmgs¯ a®pw NpSp¶p­v. Cu a®pcf-
bpw H¶p Npt«ms«. Blm ChnsS Xe Nps«cnbp¶pþhnsS
t]amcn s]¿p¶pþAt¸mÄ Fs´mcm\µamhpw. F¶m shbn-
teäp s]mcnbm¯hÀ agh¶mepw kz´w ]pkvXI¯n Xe
XncnInbncn¡pw. ho«nse apdnbn ihs¸«nbn Xs¶ Ccn-
¡pw. ]pds¯ Cu hnimeamb A`ntjI ]m{X¯nsâ Nph-
«n \n¶p B\µ\r¯amSpIbnÃ. F¶m \½psS B al-
Àjn a\p hfsc cknI\pw krjvSn t{]anbpamWv. At±lw
kvarXnbn FgpXp¶p, ag s]¿m³ XpS§nbm Hgnhv \ÂI-
Ww. ag s]¿pt¼mÄ B{ia¯n ]mTw Dcphn«p sIm­ncn-
262
 KoXm{]hN\w
¡pItbm? agb¯v \r¯amSWw, ]mSWw, krjvSntbmSp sF-
Iyw {]m]n¡Ww. agb¯p `qanbpw BImihpw At\ym\yw
IqSnt¨cp¶p. B t{ijvTamb Zriyw F{X B\µZmbIw! Cu
krjvSn Xm³ Xs¶ \s½ ]Tn¸n¨psIm­ncn¡p¶p.
kmcmwiw: krjvSnbnse £cX, \izcX, F¶p sh¨mÂ
km[\§fnse \ho\X F¶mWÀ°w. C§ns\ \h\h{]k-
hbpw km[\mZm{Xnbpamb Cu krjvSn, Ac apdp¡n tkh\-
¯n\p \n¡p¶ B k\mX\ tkhI³. B tkhy\mb
]camßmhpw. C\n \S¡s« Ifn. B ]ca]pcpj\mb ]pcp-
tjm¯a³ ]e ]pXp tkhm km[\§Ä \ÂIn Fs¶s¡m-
­p t{]aaqeamb tkh sN¿n¡p¶p. AhnSp¶p ]eXcw km[-
\§Ä \ÂIn Fs¶ Ifn¸n¡p¶p. Fs¶s¡m­v shtÆsd
]co£W§Ä sN¿n¡p¶p. C{]Imcsamcp PohnX ZÀi\w
\ap¡p­mbm AsXs´mcm\µambncn¡pw!
(Alwiq\yamb tkh\sa¶p
sh¨m `àn)
KoXbpsS B{Klw \½psS Hmtcm sNbvXnbpw `ànabam-
hWsa¶mWv. Ht¶m Actbm aWn¡qÀ Cuizcs\ ]qPn-
¡p¶Xp icn Xs¶. cmhntebpw sshIpt¶chpw kpµcamb
kqcy{]` Xsâ \nd¸In«p XqIpt¼mÄ, Nn¯w Øncam¡n,
Ht¶m Actbm aWn¡qÀ kwkmcs¯ ad¶p A]mcXsb¸än
Nn´n¡pI F¶Xp DÂIrjvS hnNmcamWv. Cu kZmNmcs¯
Hcn¡epw Dt]£n¡cpXv. F¶m KoXbv¡p C{Xam{Xw sIm-
­p Xr]vXnbmhnÃ. cmhnse apXÂ sshIpt¶cw hscbpff
FÃm IÀ½§fpw `Khmsâ ]qPbv¡mbncn¡Ww. Ipfn¡pt¼m-
Ä, D®pt¼mÄ, ASn¨phmcpt¼mÄ FÃmbvt¸mgpw AhnSps¯
kvacn¡Ww. ASn¨p hmcpt¼mÄ Rm³ Fsâ {]`phnsâ Pohn-
tXizcsâ apäw shSn¸m¡pIbmWv F¶ `mh\bp­mhWw.
\½psS kakvX IÀ½hpw C{]Imcw ]qPm IÀ½amhWw. Cu
ZrjvSn Dfhmbm¸ns¶ \n§fpsS s]cpamä¯n F´p amäw
h¶p tNcpsa¶p ImWmw. \mw ]qPbv¡mbn F{X {i²tbmsS
263
]Xn\mdma²ymbw
]qhndp¡p¶p, ]qs¡m«bn ASp¡nsh¡p¶p. Ah AaÀ¶p
t]mIcpXv. Fs¶ms¡ {i²n¡p¶p. Ah aen\ambnt¸mIcpsX-
¶p sh¨p aq¡nt\mSSp¸n¡pt¶ CÃ. AtX ZrjvSn \½psS
PohnX¯nse ssZ\w Zn\ IÀ½§fnseÃmw DfhmIWw. Fsâ
Cu {Kma¯n AbÂhmknbpsS cq]¯n Fsâ \mcmbW³,
Fsâ {]`phmWv can¡p¶Xv. Cu {Kmas¯ R³ hr¯nbm¡pw,
\nÀ½eam¡pw. Cu ZrjvSnbmWv KoX \ap¡p \ÂIm\m{K-
ln¡p¶Xv. \½psS FÃm IÀ½hpw {]`p]qPbmIWsa¶XnÂ
KoXbv¡p henb A`n\nthiap­v. KoXsbt¸mepff alm{KÙ-
¯n\v Ht¶m Actbm aWn¡qÀ t\ct¯ ]qPsIm­p kam-
[m\anÃ. PohnXamsI lcnabamIWw. ]qPmcq]amIWw, CXm-
Wv KoXbpsS D¡Samb A`nemjw.
KoX ]pcptjm¯a tbmKw D]tZin¨v IÀ½abamb PohnX-
¯n\p ]qÀ®X \ÂIp¶p. AhnSp¶p tkhy\mb ]pcptjm-
¯a³, Rm³ AhnSps¯ tkhI³ tkh\¯n\p km[\-
ambn«p Cu apgph³ krjvSnbpwþC¡mcyw Hcn¡Â ZÀin¨mÂ-
¸ns¶ F´p thWw? Xp¡mdmw ]dbp¶p,
*Õmenbm ZÀi\ Ico\ ao tkhm
BWnI Imw lnw tZhm \etK ZptPw
At¸mÄ AJWvU tkh\w Xs¶ XpS§pw. Rms\s¶mcp
`mhta D­mhnÃ. Rm³þFsâ F¶ `mhw amªp t]mIpw.
FÃmw ]camXvamhn\pffXmIpw. ]clnX¯n\p th­n Pohn-
¡pI F¶ÃmsX aäp hnjbta D­mIbnÃ. KoX IqsS¡qsS
]dªpsIm­ncn¡p¶p, Rm³ F¶nse Rm\ns\ \o¡n-
¡fªp PohnXs¯ lcn]mcmbWam¡Ww. `ànabamb
PohnXw \bn¡Ww F¶v. tkhy³ ]camßmhv, Rm³ tkh-
I³, Cu krjvSn km[\hpw. ]cn{Klsa¶ t]À t]mepw Fhn-
sS? At¸mÄ PohnX¯n thsdmcp Nn´tb CÃ.
(Úm\e£Ww: Rm³ ]pcpj³,
At±lw ]pcpj³, CXpw ]pcpj³)
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 KoXm{]hN\w
C§ns\bmWv IÀ½¯n `àn IeÀt¯­sX¶p \mw
CXphsc I­p, C\n AXn Úm\hpw thWw. CsænÂ
KoXbv¡p Xr]vXnbmhnÃ. CXn¶À°w Cu aq¶p hkvXp¡fpw
`n¶§fmsW¶Ã, hnhcW¯n\pth­n \mw shtÆsd hm¡p-
]tbmKn¡p¶psh¶p am{Xw IÀ½sa¶p sh¨m `ànbmWv.
aäp htÃS¯p \n¶pw `àn sIm­p h¶v IÀ½¯n tNÀt-
¡­XnÃ. Úm\¯nsâbpw IY AXp Xs¶. Cu Úm\w
F§ns\ In«pw? KoX ]dbp¶p, kÀÆ{X ]pcpj ZÀi\w sIm-
­v Cu Úm\w In«pw. \o tkh sN¿p¶ k\mX\ tkhI-
³þ\o tkhm ]pcpj³. AhnSp¶p ]pcptjm¯a³þtkhy ]pcp-
j³ \m\m cq]w [cn¨p \m\m km[\§Ä \evIns¡m­ncn-
¡p¶ Cu {]hmlabamb krjvSnbp­tÃm, AXpw ]pcpj³
Xs¶.
C§ns\ Hcp ImgvNbp­mbncn¡p¶Xnsâ AÀ°sa´p?
F§pw hogvN ]äm¯Xpw IdbäXpamb tkh\m`mhapfhmIpI
Xs¶. \n§fpsS Imense sNcp¸v IncpIncp¡p¶p. AXn¶-
ev]w F®bnSpI. AhnsSbpap­v ]camßmhnsâ Awiw. AXp-
sIm­nXns\ icnbm¡n shbv¡pI. Cu tkhmkm[\amb
NÀ¡bp­tÃm AXn¶pw F®bnSpI. t\m¡q HXp H¨bnSp-
¶p­v. t\Xn t\Xn \qev¡pIbnÃ. þF¶mWXp ]dbp¶Xv.
B NÀ¡bpw B tkhmkm[\hpw ]pcpj³ Xs¶. AXnsâ
NcSv, AXnsâ ]qWp\qÂ, icnbm¡n shbv¡pI. krjvSnbmsI
ssNX\yabambn¡cpXpI. AXp PUamsW¶p IcpXcpXv. Hmw
Imc a{´s¯ AgIn ]mSp¶ B NÀ¡ PUamtWm? AXpw
]camßmhnsâ aqÀ¯nXs¶bmWv. {imhW amk¯nse Idp-
¯ hmhn³\mÄ \mw Al¦mcw shSnªp ImfIsf icnbmw-
h®w ]cn]men¨v Ahsb DNnXamw hn[w D]tbmKs¸Sp¯pI.
DÕhZnhks¯ `àn AtX Znhkw Xs¶ XoÀ¶p F¶mh-
cpXv. Imfbpw ]camßmhnsâ aqÀ¯n Xs¶. B Ie¸ apXemb
Irjnbmbp[§Ä \à t]mse shbv¡pI. tkh\¯n\pff
km[\§sfÃmw ]hn{X§Ä Xs¶. F{X hnimeamWv Cu
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]Xn\mdma²ymbw
ZrjvSn. ]qPn¡pI F¶p sh¨m Ip¦paw, KÔw, A£Xw,
]q¡Ä apXembh NmÀ¯pIbÃ. ]m{X§sf kv ^ SnIw
t]mse hr¯nbm¡n shbv¡pI ]m{X§Ä¡pff ]qPbmWv.
hnf¡p kzÑambn XpSbv¡pI hnf¡n\pff ]qPbmWv. Acn-
hmfn\p aqÀ¨ Iq«n ]pÃcnbm³ Hcp¡nsh¡pI AXn\pff ]qP-
bmWv. hmXensâ hnPmKncn Xpcp¼p ]nSn¨n«ps­¦n AXn-
s\®bn«p Xr]vXns¸Sp¯pI AXnsâ ]qPbmWv. PohnX¯nÂ
kÀÆ{X Cu ZrjvSntbmsS ]WnsbSp¡Ww. tkh\ {Zhys¯
DÂIrjvThpw \nÀ½ehpam¡n shbv¡Ww. kmcmwianXmWv.
Rm³ A£c ]pcpj³ AhnSp¶p ]pcptjm¯a³ km[\m
cq]amb Cu krjvS nbpw ]pcpj³ Xs¶. kÀÆ{X Htc
ssNX\yamWv hnfbmSp¶Xv. Cu ZrjvSnbpfhm¡nbm \½psS
IÀ½§Â Úm\hpw Dfhmbn F¶p a\Ênem¡pI.
BZyw IÀ½¯n `àn IeÀ¯n Ct¸mÄ Úm\hpw CS-
tNÀ¯p. C§ns\ A]qÀhhpw Znhyhpamb PohnX ckmb\w
X¿mdm¡n. Ahkm\w KoX AssZzXaXtkh\¯nsâ amÀ-
¤¯n \s½ sIm­p h¶p hn«p. krjvSnbnemsI aq¶p ]pcp-
j\mWpffXv. Htc ]pcptjm¯a\mWv Cu aq¶p cq]hpw [cn-
¨n«pffXv. aq¶pw tNÀ¶v Htc Hcp ]pcpj\mWv. tIhew AssZz-
Xw Xs¶. ChnsS KoX \s½ ]ctam¨ inJc¯n sIm­p
h¶m¡n. IÀ½hpw `ànbpw Úm\hpw H¶mbn¨aªp.
IÀ½`àn Úm\§Ä¡p X½n Hcp hntcm[hpanÃ.
Úm\tZh³ AarXm\p`h¯n almcmjv{S¯n\p {]nb-
amb ZrjvSm´w \ÂInbn«p­v.
* tZh tZ Duf ]cnhmcp
IotPw tImcq\o tUmwKcp
ssXkm `ào Nm thh lmcp
Imw\ tlm Bhm
Htc ]mdsIm¯n, AhnsS ]mdsIms­mc¼ew, B A-
¼e¯n ]mdsIms­mcp `Khm³, `Khmsâ ap¼n ]md-
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 KoXm{]hN\w ]Xnt\gma²ymbw

sIms­mcp `à³, `àsâ I¿n ]md sIms­mcp ]pjv]wþC-

sXÃmw Htc ]mdbn \n¶p­mIp¶Xpt]mse, Htc AJ-
WvUamb ]md AhnsS FÃm cq]ambpw NaªXpt]mse,
`ànbpsS hnjb¯nepw F´psIm­mbnIqSm? kzman tkh-
I_Ôap­mbn«pw F´psIm­p sFIyap­mIp¶nÃ? Cu
_mlykrjvSn, Cu ]qPm{Zhyw thdn«p \n¶mepw AXns\
F´psIm­v Bßcq]am¡nIqSm? aq¶p ]pcpj\pw H¶p
C§ns\ Cu ]pcptjm¯atbmKw lrZb¯n ]Xnª-
Xs¶. Úm\ IÀ½`ànIÄ aq¶pw tNÀ¶v hnimeamsbmcp
h¶mWv icnbmb `ànbpffXv.
PohnX {]hmlamIs«. C§ns\ CXp ]cn]qÀ®amb ]pcp-
tjm¯atbmKat{X. tkhI³, kzman, tkh\{ZhywþFÃmw *kkÀÆhnZv `PnXamw kÀÆ`mth\ `mcX
H¶p Xs¶. At¸mÄ `ànt{]a§fpsS hnfbm«w \S¡p¶p. A¯cw ]pcpj³ Úm\nbmbmepw XnIª `à\pamWv.
Úm\apffh\n t{]ahpw D­mbncn¡pw. CuizcPvRm\hpw
Cuizct{]ahpw `n¶hkvXp¡fÃ. Ibv]¡bv¡p Ibv]mWv.
F¶p tXm¶nbm¸ns¶ AXnt\mSnjvSap­mhnÃ. CXn\p
hyXnbm\§fp­mhmw. F¦nepw Ibv]ps­¶dnªm shdp-
¸mbn. F¶m I¡­s¯¸än hnNmcap­mbm hmbnÂ
shffaqdp¶p. DSs\ t{]at{kmXÊp {]hln¡p¶p. Cuizchnj-
b¯n Úm\ap­mbn. t{]aapfhmbnþc­pw H¶p Xs¶.
Cuizccq]¯nse am[pcys¯ s]m«¸©kmctbmSp]an-
¡mtam? B a[pcamb Cuizcs\¸än Úm\ap­mbm XÂ-
£Ww t{]a`mhhpw DfhmIpw. Úm\ap­mhpI, t{]aap­m-
hpIþc­pw hn`n¶{InbIfsöp Xs¶ hnNmcn¨p sImÄI.
AssZzX¯n `ànbpt­m CÃtbm F¶p hmZn¡m\nÃ.
Úm\tZh³ ]dªn«p­vþ
tlm Nn `àn tlmw Nn Úm\
GI hnSvTe Nn Úm\
`ànbpw Úm\hpw Htc hkvXphnsâ c­p t]cmWv.
PohnX¯n ]ca `ànbpfhmbm¸ns¶ \S¡p¶ IÀ½-
taXpw `ànbn \n¶pw Úm\¯n \n¶pw thsdbmhnÃ.
IÀ½`àn Úm\§Ä tNÀ¶p Htc Hcp caWob cq]ambn-
¨abp¶p. Cu caWob cq]¯n \n¶p AÛpXIchpw t{]a-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
abhpw Úm\abhpamb tkh\w X\nsb DfhmIp¶p. A½-
tbmsS\n¡v t{]aap­v. B t{]a¯n\mIs« IÀ½¯neqsS
{]ISamIWw. t{]a¯n\v Hcn¡epw Ccn¡s¸mdpXnbnÃ. AXp
tkh\ambn shfns¸«psIm­ncn¡p¶p. t{]a¯nsâ _mly-
cq]amWv tkh\w. t{]aw A\´tkhm IÀ½§fWnªp
\r¯amSp¶p. t{]aap­mbm Úm\hpw AhnsSsb¯p¶p.
tkhn¡s¸tS­ BÄ¡p GXp tkh\amWv CjvSsa¶ Úm-
\w F\n¡p­mhWatÃm. Csæn tkh\w tkh\aÃm-
Xmhpw. t{]a¯n\p ,tkhyhkvXphnsâ Úm\w BhiyamWv.
t{]a{]`mhs¯ {]hr¯nbn hcp¯m³ Úm\w thWw.
apc«n t{]ahpw thWw. AXnsæn Úm\w \ncp]tbm-
KamWv. t{]aw sIm­p­mhp¶ IÀ½w km[mcW IÀ½§fn-
 \n¶p `n¶amWv. hben \n¶p hmSn¡pgªp hcp¶ aI-
s\ hr²bmb A½ t{]at¯msS t\m¡n ]dbp¶p, aIt\
£oWn¨pthm F¶v. B \nÊmc IÀ½¯n\p Fs´mcp ssh`-
hamWv. PohnX¯nse FÃm IÀ½§fnepw Úm\hpw `àn-
bpw IeÀ¯pI. CXt{X ]pcptjm¯a tbmKsa¶p ]dbs¸Sp-
¶Xv.
(kÀÆthZkmchpw Fsâ I¿n¯s¶)
CsXms¡bmWv thZ§fpsS kmcw. thZw A\´amWv.
F¶m A\´thZ§fpsS kmckwt£]amWv Cu ]pcptjm-
¯atbmKw. Cu thZ§Ä FhnsSbmWv? thZ§fpsS IY
AÛpXamWv . thZ§fpsS kmcw FhnsSbmWv ? A[ym-
bmcw`¯n¯s¶ ]dªncn¡p¶p. Oµmwkn bky ]À®m-
\n F¶v. FtSm thZw Cu hr£¯nsâ Hmtcm Cebnepw
\ndªncn¡p¶p. thZw B kwlnXbn \n§fpsS {KÙ-
¯n GSneà AS§nbncn¡p¶Xv. AXp hniz¯n kÀÆ{X
hym]n¨ncn¡p¶p. Cw¥ojp Ihn tjIvkv]nbÀ ]dªn«p­v.
HgpIp¶ AcphnIfn kZv{KÙ§Ä ImWmw, ]mdIfn \n¶v
{]`mjW§Ä tIÄ¡mw. kmcmwianXmWv. thZ§Ä kwkv-
IrX¯neÃ, kwlnXbneà Ah krjvSnbnemWv tkh\w
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]Xnt\gma²ymbw
sNbvXm ImWmw.
{]`mXIcZÀi\w Fgpt¶ä DSs\ kz´w ssI¸Sw t\m-
¡pI. FÃmthZhpw B I¿nep­v. B thZw tkh\w sN¿pI,
F¶p ]dbp¶p. Cu I¿v C¶se {]hÀ¯n¨n«pt­m CÃtbm
C¶p {]hÀ¯n¡m³ X¿mdmtWm AÃtbm AXn Xg¼p
s]m«nbn«pt­m CÃtbm F¶p t\m¡pI. tkh\w sNbvXp
ssItXªm {_ÒenJnXw shfnhmIp¶p, hmbn¡mdm-
Ip¶p. CXmWv {]`mtX IcZÀi\w F¶Xnsâ AÀ°w.
thZsahnsS Ft¶m? FtSm, AXp \nsâ ]¡Â¯s¶bp-
­v. i¦cmNmcyÀ¡p F«mw hbÊn thZ§Ä ssIh¶p F-
¶p ]dbp¶p. ]mhw i¦cmNmcyÀ aµ_p²nbmWv. At±l-
¯n\v F«phÀjw th­nh¶ntÃ! \aps¡ms¡ thZw P·-
\m ssIh¶ncn¡p¶p. F´n\mWv F«phÀjw? Rm³ Xs¶
DbnÀs¡mffp¶ thZamWv. Ct¶hcbpff FÃm ]c¼cbpw
F¶n BßkmÛhn¨n«p­v. B ]c¼cbpsS ^eamWv Rm-
³. Rm³ B thZ_oP¯nsâ ^ew Xs¶bmWv. Rm³ Fsâ
^e¯n A\´thZ§fpsS _oPw k©bn¨n«p­v. Fsâ
AI¯psh¨p thZw ]¯¼Xp aS§v hfÀ¶n«p­v.
kmcmwiw; thZ§fpsS kmcw \½psS ssI¿nemWv. tkh-
\w, t{]aw, Úm\wþChbnt·emWv PohnXw cNnt¡­Xv.
CXn¶À°w thZw IcKXamsW¶t{X. Rm³ F´À°am-
¡p¶pthm AXmWv thZw. thZ§Ä ]pd¯Ã thZmw NmtXm
AÀ° Bav lmw ko NTmhm* F¶p tkhmaqÀ¯nIfmb
kn²·mÀ ]dbp¶p. kÀÆthZ§fpw Fs¶¯s¶bmW-
dnbp¶Xv. Rm³Xs¶ kÀÆthZ§fpsSbpw kmcw, ]pcptjm-
¯a³ F¶p `Khm³ ]dbp¶p. C§ns\ thZ§fpsS kmc-
amb Cu ]pcptjm¯atbmKs¯ \ap¡p PohnX¯n Bß-
km¡cn¡m³ Ignªm F´m\µambn! A§ns\bpff
B ]pcpj³ sN¿p¶Xn \ns¶Ãmw thZw Xs¶ {]IS-
amIp¶p F¶mWv KoX kqNn¸n¡p¶Xv. Cu A[ymb¯nÂ
KoXbnse BsI kmcamWpffXv. KoXbpsS in£Ww CXn-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
 ]qÀ®cq]¯n {]ISambn«p­v. AXp PohnX¯n ]IÀ-
¯phm\mbn \msaÃmhcpw cmhpw ]Iepw {]bXv\n¡Ww, asä-
´pthWw?
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]Xn\mdma[ymbw
]cninjvSw 1þ ssZhnbpw Bkp
cnbpamb hr¯nIfpsS Ielw
(]pcptjm¯a tbmK¯nsâ ]qÀÆ
{]`: ssZhnbmb k¼¯n)
KoXbnse BZys¯ A©ma[ymb¯n PohnX¯nsâ
BsI ]cn]mSnbmbsX´pw \ap¡p \½psS P·s¯ F§ns\
k^eam¡msa¶p \mw I­p. XpSÀ¶v Bdma[ymbw apXÂ
]Xns\m¶ma[ymbw hsc `ànbpsS \m\m {]Imc§sf¸än
Nn´n¨p. ]Xns\m¶ma²ymb¯n `àn ZÀi\ap­mbn. ]{´-
­ma[ymb¯n kKpW \nÀKpW `ànIsf Xpe\w sNbvXp
`ànbpsS t{ijvTamb e£Ww I­p. ]{´­ma[ymb¯n-
sâ HSphn hsc IÀ½w `àn F¶o c­p XYy§sf ]co-
£n¨p. aq¶masXmcp Úm\ hn`mKw Ahtijn¨ncp¶Xn-
s\ ]Xnaq¶v ]Xn\mev ]Xn\©v F¶o A[ymb§fnepw I­p.
Bßmhns\ tZl¯n \n¶p thsdbm¡pI, AXn¶pth­n
aq¶p KpW§fpw Pbn¨v Ahkm\w kÀÆ{X {]`phns\ ZÀin-
¡pI. ]Xn\©ma[ymb¯n PohnX¯nsâ kw]qÀ® imk-
v{Xhpw I­p. Bßmhns\ tZl¯n \n¶p thsdbm¡pI
AXn¶p th­n aq¶p KpW§fpw Pbn¨v Ahkm\w kÀÆ{X
{]`phns\ ZÀin¡pI. ]Xn\©ma[ymb¯n PohnX¯nsâ
kw]qÀ® imkv{Xhpw I­p. ]pcptjm¯atbmK¯n PohnX-
¯nsâ ]qÀ®Xsb¯p¶p. ]ns¶ H¶pw tijn¡p¶nÃ.
IÀ½Úm\ `ànIsf thÀ]ncn¡p¶Xv F\n¡p kln-
¡m³ h¿. Nne km[I·mcpsS \njvT, shdpw IÀ½¯nte
sNÃp¶pÅp. NneÀ `àn¡p kzX{´amb amÀ¤w Iev]n¨v AXn-
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]Xnt\gma²ymbw
t·Â kÀÆ iànbpw sNep¯p¶p, NnecpsS Nmbvhv Úm-
\¯nte¡mWv. PohnXw F¶Xp tIhe IÀ½amWv, tIhe
`ànbmWv, tIhe Úm\amWv F¶ tIhe hmZs¯ am\n-
¡m³ F\n¡njvSanÃ. t\tc adn¨v, IÀ½w `àn Úm\w,
Ch IqSnbXmWv F¶ kap¨bhmZt¯bpw Rm³ am\n¡p-
¶nÃ. Ipd¨p `àn, Ipd¨p Úm\w, Ipd¨p IÀ½wþ F¶ D]-
bpàmhmZhpw F\n¡p t_m[n¨n«nÃ. BZyw IÀ½w, ]ns¶
`àn ]ns¶ Úm\w F¶ {IahmZhpw Rm³ ssIsImÅp-
¶nÃ. a¶p hkvXp¡fpw IqSn¡eÀ¯pI F¶ kmaRvPky-
hmZhpw F\n¡p cpNn¡p¶nÃ. F\nbv¡v C§ns\ A\p`hs¸-
Sp¯Wsa¶mWm{Klw. IÀ½sat´m AXpXs¶ `àn AXp-
Xs¶Úm\w, _À^nbpsS Hcp IjWw hmbnenSp¶tXmsS
AXnsâ BImcw Aenbp¶p, Xq¡w Zlnbv¡p¶p, am[pcyw
BkzZn¡p¶p. aq¶pw H¶n¨pÅXmWv. _À^nbpsS Hmtcm
Xcnbnepap­v AXnsâ BIrXnbpw Xq¡hpw, am[pcyhpw. B
IjvW¯n shdpw BIrXn aäXn X\n am[pcyw, ap¶m-
at¯Xn tIhew Xq¡w F¶nÃ. AXpt]mse, PohnX¯nse
Hmtcm {Inbbnepw ]camÀ°w \ndªncn¡Wwþ Hmtcm {]hr-
¯nbpw tkhmabhpw t{]aabhpw Úm\abhpamIWw. Pohn-
X¯nse FÃm AwK{]XywK§fnepw IÀ½`àn Úm\§Ä
\ndªncn¡Ww, CXt{X ]pcptjm¯a tbmKsa¶p ]bs¸Sp¶-
Xv. PohnXamsI tIheamsI tIhew ]camÀ°abam¡Ww
F¶p]dbpI Ffp¸amWv; F¶m C¸dªXnsâ `mhs¯-
¸än Nn´n¨mÂ, XnI¨pw \nÀ½eamb tkh\w sN¿m³ A´x-
IcW¯n ip²amb Úm\ `ànIfpsS lmÀ±nIX Bh-
iyamsW¶p hyàamhpw. AXn\m IÀ½ `àn Úm\§Ä
A£cw {]Xn GIcq]amWv, Cu ]camhØsbbmWv ]pcp-
tjm¯atbmKsa¶p ]dbp¶Xv. ChnsS PohnX¯nsâ A´n-
akoa F¯n¡gnªp.
At¸mÄ, C¶p ]Xn\mdma[ymb¯n F´mWv]dªn«p-
ÅXv? kqtcymZbaSp¯m BZyw AXnsâ {]Imiw ]c¡p-
¶Xpt]mse, PohnX¯n IÀ½`àn Úm\§fm ]qÀ®-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
amb ]pcptjm¯atbmKw DZn¡p¶Xn\p ap¼p, kZvKpW¯n-
sâ {]` ]pdtabv¡p ]c¡p¶p. ]cn]qÀ® PohnX¯nsâ ap-
t¶mSnbmb Cu {]ImiamWv, B {]`bpsS hÀ®\amWv, Cu
]Xn\mdma[ymb¯nepÅXv. Cu {]` GXns\ t\cnSm\mtWm
hcp¶Xv. B AÔImct¯bpw CXn hÀ®n¨n«p­v. ]tcm-
£amb Hcp hkvXphn¶p sXfnhmbn«v hà {]Xy£amb Hcp
cq]w thWsa¶p \manÑn¡p¶p. tkh\hpw, `ànbpw, Úm-
\hpw \½psS PohnX¯n Dfhmbn«ps­¶v F§s\ a\Ên-
em¡mw? \mw hben A²zm\n¡p¶p, XÂ^eambn HSp¡w
[m\yw Afs¶Sp¡p¶p. AXpt]mse, \mw km[\b\pjvTn-
Xn \n¶p \½psS A\p`h¯n F´p­mbn, GsXÃmw
kZv {]hr¯nIÄ ZrVambn, F{X kZvKpW§Ä h¶p tNÀ¶p,
PohnXw hmkvXh¯n F{Xt¯mfw tkhmabambn Fs¶Ãmw
]co£n¸m\mWv Cu A[ymbw ]dbp¶Xv. PohnX Ie F{X-
t¯mfw hfÀ¶p PohnX Iebv¡p KoX ssZhnbmb k¼¯n
F¶mWv t]cn«ncnbv¡p¶Xv. CXn\p hncp²amb hr¯nIÄ¡p
Bkpcn F¶pw, ]Xn\mdma[ymb¯n ssZhnbpw Bkpcnbp-
amb k¼¯nIfpsS IelamWv hÀ®n¡p¶Xv.
(AlnwkbptSbpw lnwkbptSbpw tk\IÄ)
H¶ma[ymb¯n Hcphi¯p Iuch·mcpw FXnÀhi¯p
]mWvUh·mcpw A`napJcmbn \n¶Xpt]mse, ChnsS kZvKp-
W§fmIp¶ ssZhtk\bpw ZpÀKpW§fmIp¶ Bkpctk\-
bpw A`napJ§fmbn \nev¡p¶p. a\pjy lrZb¯n \S¡p¶
kZkZvhr¯nIfpsS Iel§sf cq]Icq]¯n hÀ®n¡pI
F¶ k{¼Zmbw hfsc {]mNo\Imew apXevt¡ D­v. thZ-
§fn C{µ]p{X·mÀ, ]pcmW§fn tZhZm\h·mÀ AXp-
t]mse cmacmhW·mÀ ]mÀknIfpsS aX{KÙ¯n AlpÀ-
aPvZpw, Alcnam\pw, {InkvXpaX¯n Cuizc\pw sNIp¯m-
\pw CÉmwaX¯n AÃmlpw C_veokpw F¶ohn[apff Ie-
l§Ä FÃmaX§fnepap­v. Imhy§fn Øqehnjb§-
sf kq£vahkvXp¡fpsS cq]Iw sIm­p hÀ®n¡p¶p. adn-
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]Xnt\gma²ymbw
¨p [À½{KÙ§fn kq£va at\m`mh§Ä¡p {]ImiapÅ
Øqe cq]w \evIn hÀ®n¡p¶p. Imhy¯n Øqes¯ kq-
£vaw sIm­pw ChnsS kq£vas¯ Øqew sIm­pw hÀ®n-
¡p¶p. F¶psh¨v KoXbpsS Bcw`¯n hÀ®n¨ bp²w
tIhew Imev]\nIamsW¶p IcpXWsa¶nÃ. AXp sFXn-
lmknIamb LS\bmImw. F¶m Ihn ChnsS AXp D]tbm-
Kn¡p¶Xp Xsâ CjvStlXp kn²am¡phm³ th­nbmWv.
IÀ¯hy hnjb¯n tamlapfhmIpt¼mÄ F§ns\ s]cp-
amdWw F¶p bp²¯nsâ cq]Iw \evIn hyàam¡nbncnbv¡-
bmWv. Cu ]Xn\mdma[ymb¯n \·bptSbpw Xn·bptSbpw
Ielw ImWn¨ncn¡p¶p. KoXbn bp²¯nsâ cq]Ihpw {]-
tbmKn¨n«p­v.
Ipcpt£{Xw ]pd¯pap­v, \½psS a\Ênepap­v. kq£va-
ambn t\m¡nbmÂ, a\ÊnepÅ IelwXs¶bmWv ]pd¯p
\mw {]Xy£ambn ImWp¶Xv. ]pdta ImWp¶ i{Xp Fsâ
a\Ênse hnImcw kmImcambn h¶XmWv. I®mSnbn Fsâ
\ÃtXm No¯tbm Bb {]Xn_nw_w ImWp¶Xpt]mse,
Fsâ a\Ênse \ÃXpw No¯bpamb hnNmc§fmWv ]pdta
i{Xpan{X cq]§fn Rm³ ImWp¶Xv. Rm³ Pm{KZhØ-
bnteXv kz]v\¯n ImWp¶Xpt]mse, a\ÊnteXp ]pd¯pw
ImWp¶p. DÅnse bp²¯n\pw ]pds¯ bp²¯n\pw X½nÂ
Hcp hyXymkhpanÃ. bYmÀ°¯nepÅ bp²w DÅnteXp Xs¶-
bmWv.
\½psS A´xIcW¯n Hcp `mK¯p kZvKpW§fpw
adp `mK¯p ZpÀKpW§fpap­v. Ah icnbmwh®w hyqlw
cNn¨p \nesImÅp¶p. ssk\y¯n\v Hcp tk\m]Xn th­p-
¶Xn³ {]Imcw ChnsS kZvKpW§Ä¡v Hcp tk\m]Xnsb
\nban¨n«p­v. AXnsâ t]cmWv A`bw. Cu A[ymb¯nÂ
A`b¯n\p {]YaØm\w \evInbncn¡p¶p. CXp F§ns\-
tbm h¶p s]«XÃ, thWsa¶p sh¨v A`b¯n\p {]YaØm-
\w \evInbXmhWw. A`bw IqSmsX Hcp KpWhpw Xgb-
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v¡pIbnÃ, kXyanÃmsX kZvKpW¯n\p hnebnÃ. kXy¯n\p
\nÀ`bX thWw. `b`oXamb A´co£¯n kÂKpW¯n-
\p ]Scm³ h¿ F¶Ãm AhnsS kÂKpWhpw ZpÀKpWamIpw,
kÂ{]hr¯nIÄ ZpÀºe§fmIpw. \nÀ`bX FÃm kÂKpW-
§fptSbpw apJyt\XmhmWv. F¶m ssk\y¯nsâ ap¼pw,
]n¼pw, Ccphihpw {i²nt¡­Xp­v. icnbmb B{IaWw
ap³hi¯qsSbmsW¦nepw ]n¶neqsS NXnbmb B{IaWhpw
\St¶¡mw. kZvKpW§fpsS ap¼n A`bw shÃphnfn¨p
\n¡pt¼mÄ ]n³his¯ Im¯p c£n¡p¶Xv. \{aXbmWv
C§ns\ AXy´ kpµcambn«mWv B hyqlw cNn¡-
s¸«ncn¡p¶Xv. ChnsS H«msI Ccp]¯mdpKpWw ]dªncn-
¡p¶p. Chbnse Ccp]¯©pKpWhpw ssIh¶p Fs¶§m\pw
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fpÅXn an¡Xpw AlnwkbpsS ]cymb§Ä Xs¶bmsW-
¶v ]dªm ]ngbv¡nÃ. `qXZb, amÀ±hw, £a, im´n, At{Im-
[w, Alnwk, At{Zmlwþ Ch tIhew AlnwkbpsS ]cym-
b§Ä Xs¶bmWv. ChsbÃmw IqSn Alnwk, kXyw F¶
c­p KpW¯n DÄs¸Sp¯mw. FÃm kZvKpW§tfbpw
kwt£]n¨m Ahkm\w Alnwk kXyw F¶ cs­®ta
tijnbv¡p. _m¡nsbÃm kZvKpW§fpw AhbneIs¸Sp¶p.
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sXänt¸mIcpXv. AXn\p \{aX Hcpan¨p­mbm aXn. A§ns\
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\S¶p hc¶p. ]ÝmXycnepw CXpXs¶ \S¸v. R§fpsS
\mUnIfn t\mÀthPnb³ càamWv HgpIp¶sX¶v AhÀ
]dbp¶p! \½psSbnSbnentà Kpcp]c¼c. aqew BZnKpcphmb
i¦c³, ]ns¶ {_Òmthm atäm, ]ns¶ \mcZ³, hymk³,
aäphà Ejnamcpw, XpSÀ¶p a²y¯n A©p]¯pt]cpIÄ,
HSp¡w kz´w Kpcphpw, ]ns¶ Rm\pwþþ C§ns\bpff ]c-
¼cbmWv ]dbp¶Xv. Cu hwimhensIm­v Øm]n¡p¶Xv
\mw henbhcmWv, \aapsS kwkv¡mcw t{ijvTamWv F¶t{X.
FtSm, Xm¦fpsS kwkv¡mw D¯aamsW¦nÂ, AXp Xm¦fp-
sS {]hÀ¯nbn ImWn¡p. AXnsâ {]` BNcWw sIm­v
]c¯p. F¶m AXnÃ. kz´w PohnX¯nenÃm¯,kz´w
ho«nenÃm¯, kwkvcs¯ temIw apgph³ ]c¯phm\pffþþ-
Cu hnNmckcWnsb Bkpcn F¶p ]dbp¶p.
Fsâ kwkv¡mcw kpµcabmcn¡pw t]mse temI¯nse
kIe k¼¯pw kzmb¯am¡m³ ]änbh\pw Rm³Xs¶.
FÃm k¼¯pw F\n¡p thWw, Rm\Xp k¼mXn¡pIbpw
sN¿pw. F´n\mWv B k¼¯p k¼mXn¡p¶Xv? icn¡pw
FÃmhÀ¡pw kaambn hoXn¡m³: AXn\mbn Xm³ kzbw
k¼¯nbn apgpIWw! AIv_À A§ns\btà ]dªXv,
""Cu cP]p{Xsc´mWv Fsâ km{amPy¯n tNcm¯Xv! Hä
km{amPyamIpw!'' im´n Øm]nXamIpw !'' AIv_À AsXmcp
{]amWambn¡cpXn. C¶s¯ Akpc·mÀ¡pw tXm¶p¶Xp
C§ns\ Xs¶: k¼s¯Ãmw HcnS¯mIWw. F´n\p? ]p\vÀ
hnXcW¯n\p Xs¶!.
AXn¶mbn F\n¡v A[nImcw thWw. FÃm A[nImc-
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hpw Htc I¿n tI{µo`hnbv¡Ww. temIasI Fsâ X{´-
¯n³ IognemhWw. kzX{´ambnþþ Fsâ X{´¯n\\pkcn¨v
\S¡Ww. F\n¡[o\abn«pffXpam{Xw Fsâ X{´a\pkcn¨p
\S¡p¶Xpam{Xw kzX{´w. C{]Imcw kwkv¡cw, A[nImcw,
k¯, k¼¯v, F¶o aq¶v apJyhkv¯Ä¡mWv Bkpcok-
¼¯n iàn \ÂInbncn¡p¶Xv.
kaqZmb¯n {_mÒWÀ¡p {]`qXzapff Hcp Imew D­m-
bncp¶p. AhÀ imkv{X§sfgpXn, \nba§fp­m¡n, cmPm-
¡·mÀ Ahsc hW§n. BbpKw amdn. £{Xnb bpKw h¶p.
IpXncsb Agn¨phn«p. ZznKznPbamcw`n¨p. £{Xnb kwkv¡-
chpw h¶p,t]mbn. {_mÒWÀ ]dbp¶p Rm³ ]Tn¸n¡p¶-
h³, aäpffhÀ ]Tn¸n¡p¶hÀ Rm\ÃmsX BcmWv Kpcp?
{_ÒWÀ¡v X§fpsS kwkv¡mc¯nembncp¶p A`nam\w.
£{XnbcpsS Du¶Â A[nImc¯nemWv. ""C¶v Chs\ sIm¶
\msf Ahs\ sImÃpw'' CXnembncp¶p AhcpsS anSps¡Ãmw.
]o¶nSv sshiybpKw h¶p."" apXpI¯Sn¨mepw hbä¯Snbv-
¡cptX'' F¶XnemWv sshiycpsS FÃm X¯zÚm\hpw.
hbdnsâ amlmßyamWv ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv. ""Cu [\w FtâXv,
AXpw FtâXmIpw.'' CtX P]w, CtX k¦Â]w. Cw¥ojpImÀ
\t½mSp ]dbp¶ntÃ,"" kzcmPyw thWsa¦n FSpt¯mfq,
R§fpsS kwkvIrX ]ZmÀ°§Ä ChnsS hn¡m³ ku-
Icyw am{Xw X¶m aXn. F¶n«p kz´w kwkv¡mchp Im¯p-
sImÄhn³'' CubnsSbp­mIp¶ bp²§sfÃmw hym]mc¯n\p-
th­n¯s¶. Cu bpKhpw t]mIpw,t]mIphm\pff Bcw`hp-
ambn. C{]Imcw CsXÃmw Bkpcnbmb k¼¯nbpsS hI-
t`Z§fmWv.
(Imat{Im[tem`apàn¡p imkv{Xnbamb
kwbaamÀ¤w.)
Bkpcnbmb k¼¯nsb ZqcnIcn¡m³ {]bXv\n¡Ww.
Bkpcnbmb k¼¯nsb¶Xp Npcp¡¯n "Imat{Im[tem-
`'§fmWv Ch ap¶pamWv kwkv¡mcs¯bmsI \r¯w sh¸n-
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¡p¶Xv. Cu \r¯w C\n aXnbm¡pI. \mw AXpt]£nt¨
Xocq. t{Im[tem`§Ä Ima¯n \n¶mWp­mIp¶Xv. Ima-
¯n\v A\pIqe]cnØnXnbp­mbm tem`ap­mIp¶p.
{]XnIqe]cnØnbmsW¦n t{Im[hpw. KoXbn ASnbv¡Sn
Cu aq¶n \n¶pw AI¶ncn¸m³ ]dbp¶p­v. ]Xn\mdma[ym-
b¯nsâ HSphnepw CXp Xs¶ ]dªncn¡p¶pþþ Imat{Im[-
tem`§Ä \cI¯nsâ aq¶p apJyZzmc§emWv. Cu hgn¡p
[mcmfw KXmKX§fp­v. At\Iw t]À hcp¶p,t]mIp¶p,
\cI¯nsâ hgn [mdmfw hobnbpffXmWv. AXneqsS tam«m-
Àhml\§Ä t]mIp¶p. hgn¡p hfsc Ip«pImscbpw In«pw.
F¶m kXyamÀ¤w CSp§nbXmWv.
Cu Imat{Im[§fn \n¶v F§ns\ c£s¸Smw? kwb-
aamÀ¤w kzoIcn¨n«v imkv{Xnb kwba¯nsâ Xp¼p]nSn¡-
Ww. k¯p¡fpsS A\p`hw Xs¶bmWv imkv{Xk¯p¡Ä
{]tbmKn¨pt\m¡n A\p`hn¨n«pffXmWv imkv{Xambncn¡p¶-
Xv. Cu kwbakn²m´¯nsâ ssI]nSn¸n¡pI. shdpsX kwi-
bn¨ncn¡cpXv. temI¯nÂ\n¶p Imat{Im[§Ä t]mbmÂ
temI¯nsâ ØnXnsb´mIpw? temIw \S¡WatÃm; AXn-
\p Ipds¨¦nepw Imat{Im[§Ä tht­? F¶pw aäpw Zb-
hnNmcn¨v BtemNn¡mXncn¡pI. Imat{Im[§Ä ]t­
th­pthmfap­v. \n§Ä¡v BhiyapffXneXnIap­v. ]ns¶-
sb´n\v shdpsX _p²nt`Zw krjvSn¡p¶p? Imat{Im[tem-
`§Ä \n§Ä¡pth­Xnt\¡mÄ Hcn©v A[nIwX¶bmWvv.
Imaw \in¨mÂk´m\§fp­mIp¶sX§ns\ F¶ Nn´-
286
 KoXm{]hN\w
th­. \n§Ä F{Xsb¦nepw k´m\§sf P\n¸n¨mepw Hcp
Znhkw hcpw, A¶v a\pjysâ t]cpt]mepw `qanbn \n¶p
XgpIn¯pS¨pt]mIpw. C¡cyw imk{XÚm·mÀ ]dbp¶p­v.
`qan ]Xps¡¸Xps¡ XWp¡pIbmWv. Hcp Ime¯p `qan A-
Xy´w Nps«cnbpIbmbncp¶p. A¶v AXn PohnIfp­mbn-
cp¶nÃ. C\n `qan AXy´w XWp¯p PohkrjvSnsbÃmw ebn-
¨pt]Ip¶ Hcp Imehpw hcpw. CXn\v At\I e£w hÀj-
§Ä th­nhcpw. \n§Ä F{X k´ma§sf hÀ²n¸n¨m-
epw HSphn Cu {]fbap­mhpsa¶Xp XoÀ¨. Cuizc³ Ah-
XmcsaSn¡p¶Xp [À½ c£WmÀ°amWv. kwJymc£WmÀ-
°aÃ, [À½]cmbW\mb Hcp a\pjys\¦nepw, Dff Ime-
t¯mfw ]m]`ocphpw kXy \njvS\pamb a\pjys\¦nepw Dff
Imet¯mfw Hcp Nn´bpw th­. Cuizcsâ ZrjvSnAbmfn-
ep­mhpw. [À½ \in¨p t]mb At\Imbncw P\§Ä Dff-
Xpw CÃm¯Xpw Hcp t]mseXs¶.
CsXÃmw {i²n¨psIm­v krjvSnbn³hgnt]mse, kwba-
t¯msS Pohn¡pI. Xmt´m¶n¯w ImWn¡cpXv. "temIkw{K-
lw' F¶Xnsâ AÀ°w P\§Ä ]dbpw t]mse sN¿pI
F¶Ã. a\pjycpsS F®w hÀ²n¸n¡pI,k¼¯p Iq¼mcw-
Iq«pIþþ Chbà A`nhr²n. hnImkw kwJysb Ahew`n¨-
Ã. kapZmbw IW¡ne[nIw s]cpInbm BfpIÄ At\ym-
\yw sImesN¿pw. BZyw ]£narKvZnIsf \n¶p a\pjy³
aZn¡pw, ]ns¶ kz´w Ip«nIpªp§sf apdn¨p Xn¶m³ XpS-
§pw. Imat{Im[§fn kmcaps­¶p ]dbp¶Xp kzoI-
cn¨mÂ, Ahkm\w a\pjy³ a\pjys\ No´n¸nfÀ¶pXn¶p-
sa¶Xn FtÅmfw kwibw th­. temIkw{Klw F¶p-
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]Xns\«ma²ymbw
sh¨m kpµchpw hniq²hpamb \oXnamÀ¤w P\§Ä¡p
Im«nsImSp¡pIbmWv. Imat{Im[§en \n¶p apà\mbmÂ
`qanbn a\pjycnÃmXmIpsa¦nÂ, AhÀ IpP\nÂs¨¶pP\n-
bv¡pw. AXpsIm­v B ]cn{`w th­. Ahyà\mb ]cam-
ßmhv kÀÆ{X hym]n¨ncn¡p¶p. A±lw \n§sf¸än Nn´n¨p-
sImffpw. BZyw \o apà\mIpI. A[nIw apt¶m«p t\mt¡­.
apgph³ krjvSntbbpw am\hPmXntbbpw ]än hnNmcs¸tS-
­.\o \nsâ ss\XnI iàn hÀ²n¸nbv¡pI. Imat{Im[§sf
hens¨dnbpI,"" B]pem XpwKfmtL Cuw DKhp \o'' \o
kz´w Igp¯v IpSp¡nÂs¸«Xv BZyw hnSp¯pI. C{Xbpw
sNbvXm¯s¶ [mcmfambn.
kwkmc kap{Z¯n \n¶ptIdn Icbn \n¶psIm­v kap-
{Z¯nse XamiIÄ ImWp¶Xn B\µap­v. kap{Z¯nÂ
ap§ns¸m§p¶h¶p, hmbnepw aq¡nepw shffw Ibdn hnjan-
¡p¶h¶p, kap{Z¯nse B\µsahnsS? k¯p¡Ä kap{Z-
Xoc¯p\n¶p sIm­p B\µamkzZn¡p¶p. kwkmc¯mÂ
Akv ]rjvS\mbn \nev¡phm\pff Cu kZvhr¯n PohnX-
¯n ]c¡msX B\µap­mhnÃ. Iae]{Xw t]mse Aen-
]vX\mbncn¡pI. _p²³ ]dªn«p­v,""k¯p¡Ä DbÀ¶
]ÀÆXinJc§fn Ibdn\n¶p Xmtgbpffkwkmc¯ntebv-
¡p t\m¡pIbmWv. At¸mÄ AhÀ¡p Cu kwkmcw £p{Z-
ambnImWp¶p.'' \n§fpw apIfn Ibdn t\m¡phn³, F¶nÂ
Cu hnemiX £p{Zambn ImWp¶p. ]ns¶ kwkmc¯nÂ
{i² ]XnbpItb CÃ.
kmcmwiw: Bkpcnbmb k¼¯n ZqcnIcn¨p ssZhnbmb
k¼¯n IcØam¡Wsa¶v `Khm³ Cu A²ymb¯n \nÀ-
ºÔambn ]dªn«p­v. A{]Imcw bXv\n¡pI.
RmbdmgvN, 5þ6þ'32
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 KoXm{]hN\w
]cninjvSw þ 2
km[Isâ ]cn]mSn
(kp_²amb NcysIm­p hr¯n
apàamIp¶p)
{]nbs¸« ktlmZctc! \mw sasà sasà Aäs¯¯pI-
bmbn. ]Xn\©ma[ymb¯n PohnX¯nsâ k¼qÀ®im-
kv{Xw I­p. ]Xn\mdma[ymb¯n Hcp ]cninjvShpw I­p. a\p-
jysâ a\Ênepw, Ahsâ a\Ênsâ {]Xn_n_wamb kapZmb-
¯nepw c­pXcw hr¯nIÄ, c­pXcw kwkv¡mc§Ä, c­p
Xcw k¼¯nIÄ X½n Ielw \S¡p¶p­v. AXn ssZ-
hnbmb k¼¯nsb hnIkn¸n¡Wsa¶ ]mTamWv ]Xn\m-
dma[ymb¯nse ]cninjvS¯n \n¶v e`n¨Xv. C¶v ]Xnt\-
gma[ymb¯n c­masXmcp ]cninjvSw ImWmw. Cu A[ym-
b¯n Imcy{IatbmKamWv hnhcn¨n«pffsX¶v Hcp {]Im-
c¯n ]dbmw. KoX Cu A[ymb¯n Zn\Ncym{Iaw kqNn-
¸n¡p¶p. C¶s¯ A[ymb¯n \nXyIÀ½§sf¸änbmWv
BtemNn¡p¶Xv.
\½psS hr¯n {]k¶hpw apàhpamIWsa¶ps­¦nÂ
\mw \½psS NcyIsf {Ias¸Sp¯Ww. \½psS Zn\Ncym{Iaw
GsX¦nepw hyhØnXamb ASnØm\¯n thWw \S-
¡pI,. \½psSPohnXw B ]cnanXnbnÂ, B \nÝnX\nba
coXnbn \S¶mte a\Êp apàamIbpffp. \Zn kzѵw Hgp-
Ip¶p, F¶mepw B Hgp¡n\v HcXncp­v. B AXncnsænÂ
AXnsâ apàX hyÀ°ambnt¸mIpw. Úm\nIfpsS DZmlc-
Ww \mw I®n³ ap¼n shbv¡pI. kqcy³ Úm\nIfpsS
BNmcy\mWv. `Khm³ BZyambn IÀ½tbmKw ]Tn¸n¨Xp
kqcys\bmWv. kqcy\n \n¶mWv a\phn¶v, AXmbXv Nn´-
\w sN¿p¶ a\pjy\p In«nbXv. kqcy³ kzX{´\mWv, apà-
\mWv ; At±lw \nbanX\msW¶XnemWv At±l¯nsâ
kzmX{´ykmcw. H¶p \ap¡\p`hamWvþ\nÝnX hgnbneqsS
\S¡m³ t]mIp¶Xp \½psS kz`mhambmÂ, hgnsb ]än {i²n-
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]Xns\«ma²ymbw
bv¡msX, BtemN\bn apgpIn \S¡m³ Ignbpw. \nXyhpw
]pXnb ]pXnb hgn¡p \S¡m³ t]mbmtem, {i²sbÃmw B
hgnbv¡p Xncnbvt¡­n hcpw. At¸mÄ a\Ên¶p apàXbp-
­mhnÃ. kmcmwianXmWv. PohnXw `mcambn tXm¶cpXv, Pohn-
X¯n B\µw tXm¶Ww, AXn\pth­n \½psS NcyIÄ
{Ias¸Sp¯Ww.
X¶nan¯w `Khm³ Cu A[ymb¯n Ncym{Iaw hn[n¨n-
cnbv¡p¶p. \mw P\nbv¡pt¼mįs¶ aq¶p GÀ¸mSpIfpa-
mbn«mWv hcp¶Xv Cu aqt¶À¸mSnsâbpw Imcyw \à \nebnÂ
\ndthän kwkmcs¯ kpJabam¡Wsa¶psh¨mWv KoX
Cu Imcy{Iaw ]dbp¶Xv. GXmWv Cu aq¶v GÀ¸mSv? H¶m-
as¯ GÀ¸mSv \s½ sI«ns¸mXnª Cu icocamWv; c­m-
at¯Xv \ap¡p Npäp]mSpw hym]vXamb Cu hnime {_Òm
WvUw, Cu A]mckrjvSnþ\mw AXnsâ HcwiamWtÃm. aq¶m-
at¯XmIs«, \mw P\n¨ kaqZmbw, \½psS P\\w {]Xo£n-
¨ncp¶ amXm]nXm¡·mÀ, ktlmZcoktlmZc·mÀ, AbÂhm-
knIÄ FÃmamWv. Cu aq¶v GÀ¸mSpIfpw \mw Znhtk\ D]-
tbmKn¡p¶p. Ahbv¡p tXam\w hcp¯p¶p. Cu GÀ¸mSp-
IÄ¡p \mw \nan¯ap­mIp¶ tXam\w \nI¯phm³ th­n
\mw ]Xnhmbn {]bXv\n¨p PohnXw k^eam¡Wsa¶v KoX
B{Kln¡p¶p. Cu GÀ¸mSpIsf kw_Ôn¨p P·kn²amb
IÀ¯hy§sf \mw Al¦mcanÃmsX A\pjvTn¨p t]mcWw.
Cu IÀ¯hy§Ä A\pjvTn¡Ww, icn; F¶m AXn\pff
]cn]mSnsb´v? bÚw, Zm\w, X]Êv F¶o aq¶pw tNÀ¶-
XmWv Cu ]cn]mSn. Cu hm¡pIÄ \ap¡p kp]cnNnXamsW-
¦nepw, AhbpsS AÀ°w \ap¡p \¶mbdnªpIqSm. AÀ°w
a\Ênem¡n B Imcy§Ä PohnX¯n ]IÀ¯nbmÂ, aq¶p
GÀ¸mSpIfpw km^eyaSbpw. \½psS PohnXw apàhpw {]k-
¶hpamhpw.
(AXn\pth­n aq¶pXcw {InbmtbmKw)
Cu AÀ°w a\Ênem¡phm\mbn BZyw bÚsa¶mÂ
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 KoXm{]hN\w
Fs´¶p t\m¡mw. krjvSnbmIp¶ GÀ¸mSns\ \mw {]XnZn-
\w D]tbmKs¸Sp¯p¶p­v. HcnS¯p \qdpt]À Xmakn¨mÂ,
]nsäZnhkw AhnSps¯ krjvSn Zpjn¨Xmbn ImWmw. \mw
AhnSps¯ hmbp Zpjn¸nbv¡p¶p, Øew aen\am¡p¶p. A-
¶w Ign¨p krjvSnbv¡pw tXam\w hcp¯p¶p. krjvSnbnse
Cu tXam\w \nI¯Ww. AXn\mWv bÚsa¶ GÀ¸mSv
\nÀ½n¨Xv. bÚ¯nsâ Dt±isa´v? krjvSnbn h¶ Ipdhp
\nI¯phm\mWv bÚw. At\Imbncw hÀj§fmbn \mw
\new DgpXpt]mcp¶p, `qanbnse ]ina Ipdªphcp¶p. \mw
AXns\ £bn¸n¡pIbmWv. bÚw ]dbp¶p, ""`qanbpsS ]in-
a Xncn¨psImSp¡pI. \new DgpI, kqcysâ NqSp AXn {]th-
inbvIvs«. hfw tNÀ¡pI.'' \yq\X \nI¯pI F¶XmWv b-
Ú¯nsâ Hcpt±iyw. D]tbmKn¨ hkvXp¡sf ip²oIcn¡p-
IbmWv asämcpt±iyw. \mw InWdp]tbmKn¡p¶Xn\m AXn-
\p Npäp]mSpw a\neamIp¶p, shffw sI«n\n¡p¶p. InW-
ddn\Sp¯p Zpjn¨pt]mb B krjvSnsb ip²am¡pI. AhnSp-
s¯ shffw \o¡w sN¿Ww, sNfn IfbWw. tISp XoÀ¡p-
I, ip²am¡pI F¶nhtbmsSm¸w {]Xy£ambn hÃXpw \nÀ-
½n¡pIsb¶Xpw aq¶masXmcp Imcyw IqSn bÚ¯nep­v.
hkv{Xw D]tbmKn¨m Znhtk\ \qäp ho­pw Ah \nÀ½n-
¡Ww. ]cp¯n Irjn sN¿pI, [\yap­m¡pI, \qevIpI apX-
embhbpw bÚ IÀ½§Ä Xs¶. bÚambn \nÀ½nbv¡p-
¶ hkvXp¡Ä kzmÀ°¯n\p th­nbÃ, \mw hcp¯nb \yq-
\Xv \nI¯pI F¶ IÀ¯hy `mh\bmWv AXnep­mbncn-
t¡­Xv. CXp ]tcm]ImcaÃ, \mw ]t­ sN¿m³ ISs¸«-
XmWv. P\n¡pt¼mįs¶ \mw Xebn EWhpw t]dnbmWv
hcp¶Xv. Cu EWw hnSphm³ th­n \nÀ½n¡p¶Xp bÚ-
amWv, tkh\amWv, ]tcm]ImcaÃ. B tkh\wsIm­v EWw
ho«Ww. ASnbv¡Sn \mw krjvSnbmIp¶ GÀ¸mSv D]tbmKn-
¡p¶p­v. AXnsâ Ipdhv \nI¯phm\pw, AXp ip²oIcn¸m-
\pw, ]pXnbXv Dev]mZn¸n¡m\pambn \mw bÚw sN¿Ww.
c­mas¯ GÀ¸mSv a\pjykapZmbw. amXm]nXm¡·mcpw,
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]Xns\«ma²ymbw
Kpcp¡·mcpw, an{X§fpw \ap¡pth­n {]bXv\n¡p¶p. kap-
Zmbt¯mSpff Cu EWw ho«phm\mWv Zm\w GÀs¸Sp¯n-
bn«pffXv. kapZmb¯n\pff ISw ho«phm³ th­nsN¿p¶
{]hr¯nbt{X Zm\w: Zm\sa¶psh¨m ]tcm]ImcaÃ. kapZm-
b¯n \n¶pw Rm³ Afhä tkh\w kzoIcn¨n«p­v. Rm³
Cu temI¯n AklmbI\pw ZpÀºe\pambmWv h¶Xv.
Cu kapZmbamWv Fs¶ sNdp¸¯n hfÀ¯n hepXm¡nb-
Xv. X¶nan¯w Rm³ kapZmbs¯ tkhnt¡­h\mWv. C-
t§ms«m¶psaSp¡msX A\yÀ¡p sN¿p¶ tkh\amWv ]-
tcm]Imcw. ChnsSbmIs« kapZmb¯nsâ ]¡Â \n¶p B-
Zyta [mcmfw FSp¯p Ignªncn¡p¶p. kapZmbt¯mSpff
Cu ISw ho«phm³ th­n sN¿p¶ tkh\at{X Zm\w. a\p-
jykapZmbs¯ A`nhr²ns¸Sp¯phm³ klmbn¡pIbmWv
Zm\w. krjvSnbnse\yp\X \nI«phm\mbn sN¿p¶ {]bXv\w
bÚw.kapZmb¯nsâ EWw ho«phm³ th­n icocw
sIm­pw {Zhyw sIm­pw aäp km[\§Ä sIm­pw sN¿p¶
klmbw Zm\w.
CXn\p ]pdta aq¶masXmtcÀ¸mSpffXt{X icocw. icoc-
hpw \mÄ¡p\mÄ tXam\s¸Sp¶p­v.\mw a\Êv, _p²n, C{µn-
b§Ä F¶nhsIm­p hym]cn¨v Ahsb £oWn¸nbv¡¶p.
Cu icoc¯nep­mhp¶ hnImc§tfbpw tZmj§tfbpw iq-
²nIcn¸n¡m³ th­nb{X X]Êp hn[n¨ncn¡p¶Xv.
C{]Imcw krjvSn, kapZmbw, icocw F¶o aqt¶À¸mSpI-
fpsS Imcyhpw \¶mbn aS¡¯¡hn[w s]cpamdpIbmWv
\½psS IÀ¯hyw. \mwsImffp¶hbpw sImffIcXm¯h-
bpamb At\Iw GÀ¸mSpIfp­mIp¶p; F¶Â Cu aqt¶À¸m-
Spw \ap­m¡nbhbÃ.Ah ss\kÀ¤nIambn \ap¡p e`n¨-
XmWv. Ah Ir{Xna§fpaÃ. C§s\bpff Cu aqs¶®¯n-
sâbpw \yq\XIÄ bÚZm\X]ÊpIfmIp¶ km[\§sf-
s¡m­v \nc¯pIsb¶Xv F\n¡v kz`mh{]m]vXamb [À½-
amWv. \mw C{]Imcw s]cpamdn¯pS§nbm \ap¡pff i-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
àn apgph³ AXnenW§pw. aäpImcy§Ä sN¿m³ CSbvs¡m-
cp iàntijnbv¡pItb CÃ. krjvSn, kapZmbw, icocw Cu
aqt¶À¸mSpw kpµcambncn¸m³ \½psS kÀÆiànbpw sNe-
hmt¡­n hcpw. I_odns\t¸mse, "" tZh, A§v F\nbv¡X-
¶cpfnb ]pX¸v AtX]Sn Xncnt¨ev]n¨psImffp¶p. Cu ]p-
X¸n\p tIsSm¶panÃtÃm F¶p t\m¡nt¡mfq'' F¶p \ap-
¡pw ]dbm³ Ignªm AsXs´mcp km^eyamWv! Cu
k^eX {]m]vXamIWsa¦nÂ, bÚZm\X]ÊpIfmIp¶
{Xnhn[Ncym{Iaw BNcnt¨ Ignbq.
bÚZm\ X]ÊpIsf \mw shtÆsdbmWv KWn¨Xv. F¶m-
 hmkvXhw ]dªm Ah shtÆsdbÃ. ImcWw krjvSn,
kapZmbw, icocwþF¶o aq¶pw shtÆsd GÀ¸mSpIfÃ. Cu
kapZmbw krjvSnbv¡p]pdsabÃ, Cu icochpw krjvSnbv¡p
]pdsabÃ. aq¶pw tNÀ¶p `hyamb Hcp krjvSntbÀ¸mSt{X.
AXn\m DÂ]mZ\ ]cn{iaw sN¿p¶XpsaÃmw hym]Iamb
AÀ°¯n bÚamsW¶p Xs¶ ]dbmw. KoX \mema-
[yb¯n {ZhybPRw, Xt]mPvRw, apXemb bÚ§Ä
]dªn«­v. KoX bÚ¯nsâ AÀ°w hnimeambncn¡p¶p.
Cu aqs¶®¯n\pw th­n sN¿p¶tkh\taXpw bÚ-
cq]w Xs¶, B tkh\w \nct]£ ambncn¡Wsa¶pam{Xw.
B tkh\¯n ^emi shbv¡phmt\ ]mSnÃ, ImcWw,^ew
\mw BZyta A\p`hn¨pt]mbncn¡p¶p. ISw BZyta Xebn-
ep­v. FSp¯XpaS¡nsImSp¡pItb th­p. bÚwsIm­p
krjvSnbnepw Zm\w sIm­p kapZmb¯nepw X]ÊpsIm­v
icoc¯nepw kmaymØbpfhmIp¶p. C{]Imcw apt¶À¸mSn-
epw kmaymhØ Dfhm¡ph\pff ]cn]mSnbmWnXv. CXp\nan-
¯w iq²nbp­mhpw, Zpjn¸pIÄ CÃmXmhpw.
Cu tkh\w sNt¿­Xn\p Nne t`mK§fpw kzoIcn-
t¡­nhcpw. t`mKhpw bÚ¯nsâ HcmiamWv. Cu t`mK-
s¯bmWv KoX "Blmcw' F¶p ]dbp¶Xv. icocamIp¶
Cu b{´¯n\p A¶amIp¶ Icn sImSp¡Ww. Cu Blmcw
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]Xns\«ma²ymbw
kztX bÚasænepw, bÚkn²nbpff Hcwiw Xs¶-
bmWv. AXn\m "DZc`cWt\mtl PmWntP bÚw IÀ½'*
F¶p \mw ]db¶p. tXm«¯n \n¶v ]qhdp¯psIm­ph¶v
`Khmsâ incÊn NmÀ¯p¶Xp ]qPbmWv; AXpt]mse ]q¡-
Ä D­m¡phm\mbn tX«¯n {]bXv\n¡p¶Xpw ]qPXs¶.
bÚw ]qÀ¯nbm¡phm³ sN¿p¶ {InbItfXpw Hcp Xc-
¯n ]qPXs¶bmWv. icoc¯n\v Blmcw \ÂInbmte-
AXp]tbmK£aamIp. bÚw km[n¸m\pff C¯cw IÀ½-
§fpw bÚwXs¶. KoX Cu IÀ½§sf "XZÀ°obIÀ½w',
bÚmÀ°IÀ½§Ä, F¶p ]dbp¶p. Cu icocw tkh\¯n-
\mbn kZm \ne\n¡Ww, AXn\m Cu icoc¯n\p Rm³
\ÂIp¶ BlqXnbpw bÚcq]amWv. tkh\mÀ°w Ign-
¡p¶ Blmcw ]hn{Xat{X.
Cu Imcy§fpsSbpw ASnbn {i²thWwXm\pw kÀÆ-
tkh\hpw CuizcmÀ¸Ww sN¿¶p sh¶`mhw a\Ênep­mh-
Ww. CsXmcp henb IcyamWv. CuizcmÀ¸W _p²nbnÃmsX
tkhmabX D­mhpIbnÃ. CuizcmÀ¸WXbmWv apJy hkv-
Xpsh¶p ad¡m³ ]mSnÃ.
(km[\sb km¯znIam¡Â)
F¶m \½psS IÀ½§sf Ft¸mgmWv Cuizc¶À¸n¡m-
³ IgnbpI? Ah kzm¯nIamhpt¼mÄ , \½psS kÀÆ IÀ½-
§fpw kmXznIamhpt¼mtg Ahsb `Khm¶À¸n¡m³ Ignbp.
bÚZm\X]ÊpIsfÃmw km¯znIamhWw. {InbIÄ F§n-
s\bmWv km¯znI§fmhpI F¶ X¯zw\mw ]Xn¶mema[ym-
b¯n I­p. Cu A[yb¯n B XXz§fpsS hn\ntbmK-
amWv KoX ]dªp Xcp¶Xv.
km¯znIXsb C§s\ CW¡nbXn KoXXbv¡p c­pt±-
iyap­v. ]pdta bÚZm\X]ÊpIfmbn Rm³ \S¯p¶ hniz-
tkh\¯n\pXs¶ AIta B²ymßnI km[\sb¶ t]À
\ÂIm³ IgnbWw. krjvSntkh\¯n\pw kmZ\bv¡pwsh-
tÆsd ]cn]mSn D­mIcpXv. km[\bpw tkh\hpw c­pw bYm-
294
 KoXm{]hN\w
À°¯n shtÆsd hkvXp¡sf AÃ. c­n\pw Hsc {]b-
Xv\w, Htc IÀ½w. F§ns\ sN¿p¶ IÀ½s¯ HSphn Cuiz-
c¶À¸nbn¡pI. tkh\w + km[\ + CuizcmÀ¸Wwþþ Cu
tbmKw Htc {InbsIm­p km²yamIWw.
bÚw km¯znIamIphm³ c­p Imcy§fmWv Bhiyw;
\njv^eXbpsS A`mhhpw kImaXbpsS A`mhhpw, c­pw
bÚ¯n D­mbncn¡Ww. bÚ¯n kImaXbps­-
¦n AXv cmPkbÚamIpw, \ntj^eXbs­¦n Xma-
kwbÚhpw.
\qev]v Hcp bÚamWv. \q¡pt¼mÄ AXn Aßmhns\
IeÀ¯nbnsænÂ, Nn¯¯n\v GIm{KXbnsænÂ, B
kq{X bÚw PUambn¯ncpw. ]pdsa IÀ½§Ä \S¶psIm-
­ncnbvt¡ AIta a\ÊXn tNcp¶nsæn BIÀ½§sf-
Ãmw hn[nlo\amIpw. hn[nln\amb IÀ½w PUamIp¶p,hn[n-
lo\amb IÀ½¯n Xtam KpWap­mIp¶p; AXn\v DÂ-
IrjvSamsbm¶ns\ \nÀ½n¡m³ IgnbnÃ: AXn \n¶p ^e-
apfhmInÃ. bPR¯n kImaX ]mSnsænepw, AXnÂ\n¶p
DÂIrjvS^ew e`n¡Ww. IÀ½¯n a\ÊpsN¶nænÂ,
BßmhnsænÂ,AXn `mcambn¯ncpw. AXnÂ\n¶p ]ns¶
DÂIrjvS^esahnsS? ]pdsa IÀ½w Zpjn¨m Dd¸nbv¡mw.
Aßmhns\ ]IcpI, Dffn _Ôw ]peÀ¯pI. krjvSntbm-
Spff ISw hn«phm\mbn \mwDÂIrjvSamb ^ew Dev]mZn¸n¡-
Ww. IÀ½¯n ^elo\X hcmXncn¸m³ Cu A´coIam-
b _Ôw hn[nbpàambncn¡pIXs¶ thWw.
C{]Imcw \½fn \njv¡maX hfÀI¯pIbpw hn[n]qÀ-
Æw bikznbmb IÀ½w \S¯pIbpw sNbvXmte Nn¯ip²n-
bp­mhq. Nn¯ip²n¡pff Dc¡Ãv,GXmWv? ]pdtabv¡pff
IÀ½w ]cntim[o¡pI. AXp kpµchpw \nÀ½ehpasænÂ,
Nn¯w Xs¶ aen\amsW¶p IcpXp¶Xn hntcm[anÃ. IÀ-
½¯n kuµcyw hcp¶Xv Ft¸mgmWv? Nn¯iq²ntbmSpw
]cn{iat¯mSpw IqSnsNbvX IÀ½¯n³ta Cuizc³ Xsâ
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]Xns\«ma²ymbw
{]oXnbpsS, Xsâ {]k¶XbpsS ap{ZIp¯p¶p. {]k¶amb
Cuizc³ IÀ½¯nsâ ]pd¯p t{]at¯msS ssIXShpt¼m-
gmWv AXn kuµcyw DfhmIpI. kuµcysa¶m ]hn{X-
amb {]{ia¯n\p e`n¨ {]taizc {]kmZamWv. hn{Klw \nÀ-
½n¡pt¼mÄ X·b\mb inev]n¡v C§ns\ A\p`hs¸Sp¶p-
þþ Cu kpµcamb hn{Klw Fsâ ssIsIm­p \nÀ½n¨XÃ.
AXnsâ BIrXn cNn¨p hcpt¼mÄ Ahkm\ \nanj¯nÂ
FhnsS\n¶dnbmsX, kuµcyw kzbtah h¶ptNÀ¶XmWv.
Nn¯iq²nbnÃmsXbpt­m Cu CuizcIe {]ISamIp¶p!
hn{Kl¯nse kmckysaÃw CXmWvþþ\½psS A´xIcW-
¯nse kuµcyw AXn ]IÀ¯p¶p, hn{Klsa¶m \½p-
sS Nn¯¯nsâ {]XnabmWv. \½psS kÀÆIÀ½hpw \½psS
a\Ênsâ hn{KlamWv. a\Êv kpµcambmÂ, B IÀ½ab-
amb hn{Klhpw kpµcamIpw. _mlyIÀ½¯nsâ iq²n a\-
Ênse iq²nsIm­pw a\Ênse iq²n _mlyIÀ½w sIm­pw
]cntim[n¡Ww.
C\nsbmcp Imcyw IqSn ]dbm\p­v. AXnXmWv: Cu kÀÆ
IÀ½¯nepw a{´hpw thWw. a{´lo\amb IÀ½ hyÀ-
°amWv. \q¡pt¼mÄ, Cu \qepsIm­v Rm³ Zcn{Zcpambn
_Ôs¸SpIbmWv F¶a{´w Dffn D­mhWw. Cu a{´w
lrZb¯nenÃmsX F{Xt\cw ]WnsbSp¯mepw AXp hyÀ-
°amWv. B {Inb Nn¯s¯ iq²am¡]IbnÃ. ]cp¯n¯n-
cnbnse Ahyà ]camßmhp kq{X cq]¯n {]ISmamhpI-
bmWv F¶ a{´w B IÀ½¯n ]IÀ¶p ]ns¶ B IÀ½-
s¯ t\m¡pI. B IÀ½w AXnkm¯znIhpw kpµchpamIpw.
B IÀ½w ]qPbmIpw. bÚ cq]amb kh\amIpw. B Ffnb
\qepsIm­v \mw kapZmbt¯mSv, P\XtbmSv, PKZoizct\mSv
_Ôn¡s¸Spw. D®nIrjvWsâ ]n©phmbn A½bmb
btimZcbv ¡ v hnizsaÃmw ImWpamdmbn. \n§fpsS B
a{´abamb \qen \n§Ä¡pw hnimeamb hnizw ImWpa-
mdmIpw.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
(Blmciq²n.)
C§ns\bpff tkh\¯n\v Blmciq²nbpw thWw. Blmc-
sa§ns\tbm A§ns\bmWv a\Êv. Blmcw ]cnanXamIWw.
Blmcw GXmhWsa¶Xnt\¡mÄAXp F{X thWsa¶-
XmWv A[nIw {][m\amb Imcyw. Blmcw CjvSa\pkcn¨p
\nÀ®bn¡pI henb ImcyaÃ. ]t£, Blmcw Ign¡p¶Xp
X¡ AfhnemtWm AÃtbm F¶XmWv henbImcyw.
\mw Ign¡p¶sX´mbmepw AXns¶mcq ]cnamWap­v,
XoÀ¨. \mw F´n\mWv `£n¡p¶Xv? tkh\w DÂIrjvSam-
hm³ th­n, Blmcw bÚmwKamWv. tkh\cp]amb bÚw
^e{]ZamIm\mWv Blmcw. Blmc¯n Cu `mh\ Dfhm-
¡t«. AXp kzÑhpw iq²hpamIWw. hyàn¡p Xsâ PohnX-
¯n F{Xt¯mfw Blmciq²n hcp¯psa¶Xn\v Hcähp-
anÃ. \½psS kapZmbam¡s« Blmciq²n¡mbn hfsc
X]ÊpsNbvXn«p­v. Blmcip²n¡mbn C´ybn hn]peamb
{]bXv\w \S¶n«p­v. B ]co£W§fn At\Imbncw hÀ-
j§Ä sNehm¡n. B {]tbmK¯n\p F{X X]Ýcyth­n-
h¶p sh¶p ]dbm³ h¿. `qaWvUe¯n amwkw `£n¡m-
¯ kapZmb§fpw PmXn¡mÀXs¶bpapff cmPyw C´yam{X-
amWv. amwkw `£n¡p¶ PmXn¡mcpsS Blmc¯nepw amw-
kw \nXyhkvXphÃ. apJyhkvXphpaÃ. amwkw `£n¡p¶-
hÀ¡pw AXn lo\XtXm¶p¶p. AhÀ a\ÊpsIm­p amwkw
XyPn¨ncn¡p¶p. amwk`£Ww XSbphm\mWv bÚw XS-
ªXpw. {ioIrjvW`Khm³ bÚ¯nsâ hymJym\w Xs¶-
amän. IrjvW³ ]mensâ alna hÀ²n¸n¨p. IrjvW³ sNbvX
Akmam\yImcy§Ä Ipds¨m¶paÃ. F¶m lnµp¡Ä GXp-
IrjvWsâ ]ndsIbmWv {`m´]nSn¨p ]mªp sN¶Xv? `mc-
Xob P\Xbv¡v "tKm]meIrjvW³ tKm]meIrjvW³' F¶-
t]cmWv {]obw. B IrjvW³, At±l¯nsâ ASp¯p \nÂ-
¡p¶ B ]iq¡Ä, At±l¯nsâ Np­¯ptNÀ¯p ]nSn-
¨n«pff apcfnþþ A§ns\ ss]¡sf ]cnNcn¡p¶ B tKm-
297
]Xns\«ma²ymbw
]meIrjvW\t{X B_mehr²w P\§Ä¡pw kp]cnNnX³.
tKmc£Ww A[nIhpw D]tbmKs¸«Xv amwkmlmcw \nÀ-
¯phm\mWv. ]iqhn³ ]mensâ alna hÀ²n¨p, amwkmlmcw
Ipdªp.
F¶mepw Blmciq²n kw]qÀWambns«m¶panÃ. \maXn-
s\ ]ptcmKan¸n¡Ww. _wKmfnIÄ aÕyw Xn¶p¶p CXnÂ
]eÀ¡pw BÝcyw tXm¶p¶p. F¶mÂCXnehsc Ipäs¸Sp-
¯p¶Xp icnbÃ. _wKmfnÂtNmdpam{Xtabpffp. AXpsIm­p
icoc¯n\p th­p¶ FÃm t]mjWhpw In«nÃ. AXn\p ]co-
£W§Ä \St¯­nhcpw. aÕyw Xn¶msX F´ph\kv]Xn
(]¨¡dn) Xn¶memWv A{X ]pjvSnIn«pI F¶mtemNnt¡­n-
hcpw. AhÀ A¯cw ]co£W§Ä \S¯pw. A§ns\bpff
hyànIfmWv kapZmbs¯ apt¶m«p \bn¡pI. kqcy³ Pzen¨p
\n¡p¶p, At¸mgmWv Pohn¡m\mhiymamb sXm®qsä«p
Un{Kn NqSv \½psS icoc¯n \ne \n¡p¶Xv. kapZmb-
¯n sshcmKywsIm­p {]Pzen¡p¶ kqcy·mÀ DZnb¡pI-
bpw, AhÀ {i²m]qÀÆw ]cnØnXnIfpsS _Ô§fdp¯v Nnd-
InÃmsX Xs¶ t[ybamIp¶ BImi¯n ]d¶p XpS§pI-
bpw sN¿pt¼mtg euInIPohnX¯n\p ]änb Aev]kzev]w
sshcmKyw \½fn DfhmIq. amwk`£Ww \nÀ¯m³ Ejn-
IÄ¡v F{X X]Êp sNt¿­nh¶ncn¡pw, F{X {]mWmÀ¸-
Ww sNt¿­n h¶ncn¡pw! Fs¶ÃmamWv C¯cw kµÀ`¯n-
 Fsâ a\Êp Nn´n¡p¶Xv
kmcmwiw: C¶p \½psS kapZmbnIamb Blmiq²n C-
{Xt¯mfsa¯nbn«p­v. ]qÀÆnI·mÀ F®aä XymK§Ä
sNbvXp t\Snh¨ Cu k¼mZyw ]mgm¡cpXv. `mcXob kwk-
v¡mc¯nse Cu khntijX ap¡ns¡fbcpXv. \ap¡p hÃ-
]mSpw A§p Pohn¨mÂt]mcm. F§nt\sb¦nepw Pnhn¡p¶-
hcpsS {]hr¯n Xptemw Ffp¸amWv. arK§fpap­v F§ns\-
sb¦nepw Pnhn¡p¶p. arK§sft¸mseXs¶bmtWm \mw?
arK§Ä¡pw \ap¡pw X½n hyXymkap­v. B hyXymkw
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 KoXm{]hN\w
hÀ²n¸n¡p¶Xns\bmWv kwkv¡ mchÀ²\sa¶p ]dbp-
¶Xv.\½psS cmjv{Sw amwk`£W XymK¯n\pth­n hfsc
{]bXv\n¨n«p­v. AXns\ C\nbpw apt¶m«p \bn¡pI.
Cu kqN\ \ÂIp¶Xn\p ImcWanXmWv: CubnsSbmbn
NneÀs¡ms¡ amwkmlmcw CjvSamIm³ XpS§nbn«p­v. C¶p
]uckvXyhpw ]mÝmXyhpamb kwkv¡mc§Ä ]ckv]cw
{]`mhtaev]n¡p¶p­v. CXn \n¶p HSp¡w \·tb D­mhq
F¶mWv Fsâ hnizmkw. ]ÝmXy kwkv¡cw aqew \½psS
PUamb hnimhk§Ä¡v Cf¡w X«p¶p. AÔamb hnizm-
kw CfInbm Hcp \jvShpanÃ. \ÃXp \ne\n¡pw, sI«Xp
Icnªp t]mIpw. AÔamb hnizmkw t]mbn, XÂØm\¯p
AÔamb AhnizmkamWp­mbsX¶pam{Xw hcm³ ]mSnÃ.
hnizmkta AÔambn«pffp F¶nÃ. hnizmk¯n\p am{XamWv
AÔsa¶ hntijW¯nsâ Ip¯Isb¶nÃ. Ahnizmkhpw
AÔamhmw.
amkmlmcs¯¸än C¶p ho­pw BtemN\ XpS§nbn«p­v.
F´pamhs«, hà ]pXnb BtemN\bpw {]ISambm F\n¡v
B\µw tXm¶p¶p. BfpIÄ DWÀ¶p hcp¶p­v, ap«nt\m¡p-
¶p­v. F¶ptXm¶p¶p. DWÀÆnsâ e£W§Ä ImWp¶Xv
\¶mbn tXm¶p¶p. ]t£ DWÀ¶p I®p Xncp½nA¸mtS
\S¶m hogm\nSbp­v. AXn\m ab¡w Xocp¶Xphsc,
I®p\Ãt]mse sXfnbp¶Xphsc, ssIImepIsfAS¡n \nÀ-
¯p¶Xv \¶v. \ÃXpt]mse Nn´n¡pI, CShpw,hehpw,\mep-
hihpw BtemNn¨p t\m¡pI. [À½¯nt·Â BtemN\bm-
Ip¶ I¯ncn \S¯pI. Cu BtemN\bmIp¶ I¯ncnsIm-
­p apdnªpt]mIp¶sXÃmw XpÑamsW¶pIcXWw. apdnªp-
t]mIp¶sXÃmw t]mIs«. \nsâ I¯ncnsIm­papdn¡m³ Ign-
bm¯, apdn¨p \nsâ I¯ncnsb Ct§m«p apdn¨p Ifbp¶sX-
t´m, AXmWv bYmÀ° [À½w. [À½¯n\p BtemN\sb
t]SnbnÃ. BtemNnt¨mfq, F¶m s]s«¶p {]hÀ¯n¡cp-
Xv. Dd¡w sXfnbp¶Xn\pap¼p hÃXpw {]hÀ¯n¨m hoWp-
299
]Xns\«ma²ymbw
t]mIpw. BtemN\ iànbn \S¡pt¼mgpw BNcWw \nb-
{´n¡pI. {]hr¯nbn kwbaw ioen¡pI. ]qÀÆnIcpsS ]p-
Wys¯ ]mgm¡cpXv.
(Ahncp²amb PohnX¯n\p
KoXbpsS ]²Xn.)
Blmciq²nsIm­p Nn¯iq²nbp­mhpw. icoc¯n\p
_ehpw In«pw. \ÃXpt]mse kapZmbtkh\w sN¿m³ Ignbpw
Nn¯¯n\p kwXr]vXnbp­mhpw. kapZmb¯nepw kwXr]vXn
]c¡pw. bÚZm\ X]x{IobIÄ a{´t¯mSp IqSn hn[nbmw
h®w A\pjv S n¡p¶ kapZmb¯n ]nW¡ap­mhnÃ.
t\À¡pt\sc c­p I®mSnsh¨m CXnepffXv AXnepw
AXnepffXv CXnepw ImWmhp¶Xpt]mse, hyànbnepw,
kapZb¯nepw _nw_{]Xn_nw_\ymtb\ kwXr]vXn {]I-
SamIpw. Fsâ kwXr]vXnXs¶ kapZmb¯ntâXv, kapZm-
b¯ntâXpXs¶ FtâmXpw. Ccp kwXr]vXnbpw \ap¡p
]cntim[n¡mw. c­pw H¶pXs¶ F¶p ImWmw. kÀÆ{X
AssZzXhpw A\p`hs¸Spw. ssZzXhpw t{Zmlhpw AkvXan-
¡pw. A¯cw Hcp\à GÀ¸mSv kapZmb¯nepfhm¡m³ X¡
Hcp ]²nXnbmWv KoX {]Xn]mZn¡p¶Xv. \½psS Zn\Ncym-
{Iaw KoX¡\pkcn¨mbmÂ, AsX{X caWobamhpw!
C¶mIt«, hyànPohnXhpw, kapZmb PnhnXhpw X½nÂ
]nW¡amWp­mIp¶Xv. Cu ]nW¡w F§ns\ XoÀ¡msa-
¶mWv kÀÆ{X NÀ¨ sN¿p¶Xv. hyànbpsSbpw kapZmb-
¯nsâbpw AXntcXmWv? hyàntbm A{][m\w, AtXm
kapZmbtam? GXmWv apJyw? NneÀ hyànhmZs¯ ]pckv-
Icn¨p kapZmbw PUamW¶p IcXp¶p.tk\m]XnbpsS ASp-
¯p hà `S\pw sN¶p kw{kn¡pt¼mÄ tk\m]Xn B `St\m-
Sv kuay`mj D]tbmKn¡p¶p. At±lw" Xm¦Ä' F¶p Xs¶
]dbpw. F¶m ssk\yt¯mSv At±lw tXm¶nbt]mse
Iev]n¡pw. ssk\yw AtNX\amWv, acap«nbmWv F¶p tXm-
¶pw. ChnsS \n¶t§m«pw \S¯n¡pw; AhnsS \n¶nt§m-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
«pw hyànssNX\yambmWv kapZmbw PUhpw. Cu A\p`hw
CXm ChnsS¯s¶; t\m¡p, Fsâ ap¼n Ccp\qdpaq¶pdp
BfpIfncn¡p¶p. AhÀ¡p cpNn¨mepw Csænepw Rm³
kwkmcn¡p¶p. F\n¡p tXm¶p¶Xp Rm³ ]dbp¶p. \n§-
sfÃm PUamsW¶ t]mse, Fsâ ap¼n Hä hyàn h¶m-
tem, Rm³ BbmÄ ]dbp¶XptIÄt¡­nhcpw, BtemNn¨p
D¯cw \ÂtI­nhcpw. ChnsSbmIt«, Rm³ \n§sf aWn-
¡pdpIW¡n Ccp¯nbncn¡p¶p.
kapZmbw PUamWv, hyàn ssNX\yabhpw, F¶ NneÀ
hyàn ssNX\yhmZw {]Xn]mZn¡pt¼mÄ, aäp NneÀ kapZm-
b¯n¶p hep¸w \ÂIp¶p. Fsâ apSn sImgnªp, Is¿m-
Snªp, I®pt]mbn, ]ÃphoWp; F¶Ã, Hcp izmktImihpw-
t]mbn, F¶mepw Rm³ Pohn¡p¶p. Hmtcm Ahbhpw
PUamWv. hà Ahbhpw \in¨XpsIm­p kÀhhpw \in¡p-
¶nÃ: kapZmbnIamb icocw \nesImffp¶p, C§ns\ Cu
]ckv]c hncp²amb c­p hnNmckcWnbp­v. \n§Ä GXp
\nebv¡p t\m¡p¶pthm, AX\pkcn¨v A\pam\ap­mhp¶p.
I®S¨nÃnsâ \ndtatXm AtX \nd¯memWv krjvSn.
NneÀ hyàn ta· \ÂIp¶p: NneÀ kaqZmb¯n¶pw. CXn-
\p ImcWw, kapZmb¯n PohnXaÕcamWpffsX¶ k¦-
eve¸w ]c¶XmWv. F¶m PohnXw aÕc¯n\pffXmtWm?
F¦n \mw F´psIm­p \in¨pt]mIp¶nÃ? aÕcw \mi-
¯n\pffXmWtÃm. F¶n«pw kzmÀ°¯n\pw ]camÀ°¯n-
\pw X½n t`ZapsW¶p \mw Iev]n¨p.kzmÀ°¯n\pw ]c-
amÀ°¯nepw X½n t`Zaps­¶p \mw Iev]n¨p. kzmÀ°-
¯nepw ]camÀ°¯n\pw X½n t`Zaps­¶v t`Zaps­¶v
BZyw k¦ev]n¨ BÄ tIa³ Xs¶! hmkvXh¯n CÃm¯
Hcp hkvXp Ds­¶p tXm¶¡¯¡ kmaÀ°yw BcpsS
_p²nbpt­m Abmsf¸än AÛpXs¸SWw. AbmÄCÃm¯
Hcp t`Zw D­m¡n, AXp P\§sf ]Tn¸n¡bpw sNbvXp F¶Xv
HcmÝcyamWtÃm. ssN\bnse Npacpt]mepsÅm¶pXs¶.
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]Xns\«ma²ymbw
N{Ihmf¯n\pw koaIÂ]n¡pIbpw AXn\¸pdw H¶pansöp
IcpXpIbpw. AXpt]msebmWnXv. CXns¶Ãmw ImcWw C¶v
bÚabab PohnXw CÃmXncn¡p¶XmWv. X¶nan¯amWv
hyànbv¡pw kapZmb¯n\pw X½n t`Zw DfhmbXv.
hyànbv¡pw kapZmb¯n\pw X½n hmkvXh¯n t`Z-
apfhm¡phm³ IgnbnÃ. Hcp apdn c­p `mKambn Xncnbv¡m³
adXq¡nbm B ad Imä¯v apt¼m«pw ]nt¼m«pw BSn Nne-
t¸mÄ Cu `mKw hepXmsW¶pw Nnet¸mÄ B `mKamWv
hepsX¶pw tXm¶n¡p¶p. AdbpsS c­p `mKhpw Imänsâ
Aebv¡\pkcn¨ncn¡p¶p. Ah \nÝnX§fÃ.KoXbv¡v Cu
aÕcw AdnªpIqSm. Ch km¦ev]nIaÕc§fmWv. A´x-
iq²nbpsS \nbaa\pkcnbv¡mt\ KoX ]dbp¶pffp. At¸mÄ
hyànlnX¯n\pw kmapZmbnIlnX¯n\pw X½n hntcmZ-
ap­mhnÃ. Hcp lnXw atäXn\p_m[IamhnÃ. Cu _m[sb,
hntcm[s¯, ZqcnIcn¡p¶p F¶mWv KoXbpsS hntijw. KoX-
bpsS Cu \nbaw ]men¡p¶ Hcphyànbp­mbm aXn, B-
bmÄ aqew cmjvSw k¼¶mIpw. cmjvSsa¶Xv cmjv{S¯nse
hyànX¶bmWv. C¯cw Úm\k¼¶cpw BNmck¼¶cp-
amb hyànIfnÃm¯ cmjvSs¯ cmjvSsa¶v IcptX­sX-
§ns\? C´y F´mWv? C´y cho{µ\mWv, C´y KmÔnPn-
bmWv, AYhm C§ns\bpff A©p ]¯p t]cpIfmWv. _m-
lytemIw C´ysb k¦ev]nbv¡p¶Xv Cu A©p ]¯p hy-
ànIfnt·emWv, {]mNo\Imes¯ c­p \mep hyànIÄ,
a²yImes¯ \me©p hyànIÄ, C¶s¯ A©p ]¯p
hyànIÄ, AhtcmSpIqSn lnamebt¯bpw KwKtbbpw Iq«n-
t¨À¡pI F¶m C´ybmbn. CXmWv C´ybpsS hymJym\w.
_m¡nsbÃmw Cu hymJym\¯nsâ `mjy§fmWv. `mjysa-
¶m kq{X§fpsS hniZoIcWw. ]men \n¶p ssXcv ,
ssXcn \n¶p tamcpw sh®bpw. ]mev,ssXcv,tamcv, sh®
Ch X½n IelanÃ. ]mensâ KpWw a\Ênem¡m³ sh®-
sb{Xbps­¶mWv t\m¡mdv. AXpt]mse kapZmb¯nsâ
iàn hyànIsfsIm­f¡p¶p. hyànbpw kapZmbhpw X½n-
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 KoXm{]hN\w
 hntcm[anÃ. F§ns\ hntcm[ap­mhpw? hyànIÄ¡p
X½n¯s¶ hntcm[w ]mSnÃ. Hcp hyàntb¡mÄ asämcp
hyànk¼¶\mbXpsIm­v lm\nsb´v? Bcpw hn]¶m-
hØbnemhcpXv, k¼¶sâ k¼¯p kapZmb¯n\pth­n
D]tbmKn¡Ww. C{Xsb th­q. ]Ww InS¡p¶Xv Fsâ
CSp Ioibnembmse´m, heXp Ioibnembmse´m, c­]w
Ioibpw FtâXp Xs¶, hà hyànbpw k¼¶\mhp¶p, cmj-
v{Sw k¼¶amIp¶p F¶ bpàn km²yam¡mhp¶XmWv.
\½fmIt« t`Zw ImWn¡p¶p. DSepw Xebpw shtÆsd-
bmsW¦n c­pw acn¡pw. hyàn¡pw kapZmb¯n\pw X½nÂ
hyXymkw ImWn¡cpXv. Htc IÀ½w kzmÀ°p]camÀ°§sf
X½n ]nW§mXm¡p¶sX§ns\sb¶t{X KoX ]Tn¸n-
¡p¶Xv, Fsâ Adbnse Imän\pw ]pds¯ A\´amb Imän-
\pw X½n ]nW¡anÃ. AXps­¶p k¦ev]n¨p AdbS¨mÂ
Rm³ izmkw ap«n acn¨pt]mIpw. ]nW¡ansöp k¦ev]n¨p
Ad Xpd¶n«mtem A\´amb Imäp Dffn {]thin¡pw. Rm³
kz´w \new, kz´w hoSnsâ `mKw, apdn¨p thsdbm¡nbmÂ-
¡gnªp, Rm³ A\´k¼¯n \n¶p h©nX\mbn. F¶n-
«v Fsâ B sNdnb hoSv I¯nt¸mbm Rm³ kÀÆkzhpw
\in¨pt]mbtÃm F¶p \nehnfn¡p¶p. F´n\n§s\ ]db-
Ww, F´n\p IcbWw? BZyw k¦pNnXambn Iev]n¨p: ]ns¶
IcbpI. Cu Aªqdqdp¸nI FtâbmsW¶p IcpXnbm krjv-
Snbnse A]mc k¼¯n \n¶p Rm³ AI¶p: Cu c­p
ktlmZc³·mÀ Fsâ F¶p k¦ev]n¨mÂ, At\I ktlm-
Zc³·mÀ AI¶pt]mbn. CsXm¶pw \mw HmÀ¡p¶nÃ. a\p-
jy³ X¶¯m³ F{X k¦pNnX\mIp¶p! a\pjysâ kzmÀ-
°wXs¶ ]cmcv°amIWw. KoX ImWn¨p Xcp¶Xv hyàn-
¡pw kapZmb¯n\pw X½n XnIª ,klIcWapfhm¡p-
¶ kcfhpw kpµchpamb tbmKamÀ¤amWv.
\mhn\pw hbdn\pw X½n F´p hntcm[w? hbd¶p th­p-
¶ A¶ta \mhp sImSpt¡­p. hbdpaXn F¶p ]dªmÂ
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]Xns\«ma²ymbw
\mhp \nÀ¯Ww. hbdp HtcÀ¸mSv, \mhv asämtcÀ¸mSv. Cu
FÃmGÀ¸mSnsâbpw km{am«mWv Rm³. Cu GÀ¸mSpIfnse-
Ãmw AssZzXamWpffXv FhnsS \n¶psIm­p h¶p Cu
`mKyw sI« hntcm[w? Htc icoc¯nse Cu GÀ¸mSpIÄ¡p
X½n bYmÀ°hntcm[anà adn¨p klIcWap­v. AXp-
t]mse Xs¶bmWv kapZmb¯nsâbpw IY. kaqZmb¯nÂ
Cu klIcWw hÀ[n¡Ww, AXn¶mWv KoX Nn¯iq²n]q-
ÀÆw bÚZm\X]x{InbIÄ thWsa¶p ]dbp¶Xv. C¯cw
IÀ½§Ä hgn hyàn¡pw kaqZmb¯n\pw c­n\pw t{ib-
ÊpfhmIp¶p.
bÚabamb PohnXw \bv¡p¶h³ FÃmhcptSbpw Bfm-
Ip¶p. A½ Fs¶ kvt\ln¡p¶p F¶p Hmtcm aI¶pw tXm-
¶p¶Xpt]mse Cu hyàn X§fptSXmsW¶v FÃmhÀ¡pw
tXm¶p¶p. temI¯n¶msI AbmÄ {]mW{]nb\msW¶v
tXm¶p¶pþAbmÄ {]mW\mWv, an{XamWv, kJmhmWv F¶p
kÀÆÀ¡pw tXm¶p¶p.
""sFkm ]pcpj tXm ]lmhm
*P\mwk hmtS lm Akmhm''
F¶p kaÀ°cmaZmkv ]dªn«p­v. PohnXw A§ns\-
bm¡phm\pff bpànbmWv KoX \ÂIp¶Xv.
(kaÀ¸W a{´w)
PohnXw bÚabam¡nbXn\p tijw AXp]ns¶ Cuizc-
¶À¸n¡pI F¶p KoXho­pw ]dbp¶p. PohnXw tkhmab-
ambm¸ns¶ CuizmcmÀ¸Wsa´n\v? PohnXamsI tkhm-
abam¡pI F¶v Ffp¸¯n ]dªp XoÀ¡mw, F¶mÂ
A§ns\ sN¿pI hfsc hnjaamWv. At\IP·§Ä sImt­
Ipd¨p hÃXpw km[n¡q. am{XaÃ, kÀÆ IÀ½§fpw tkhma-
bambmepw, A£cw {]Xn tkhmabambmepw, AXp ]qPmab-
ambn F¶nÃ. F¶m ""Hmw X kÂ'' F¶ a{´¯mÂ
FÃm IÀ½§tfbpw Cuizc¶À¸n¡pI Xs¶ thWw.
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 KoXm{]hN\w
tkhmIÀ½§Ä XnI¨pw tkhmabam¡pI {]bmkamWv.
]camÀ°¯n kzmÀ°w h¶pIqSpw. tIhew ]cmÀ°w F¶-
Xp Akw`mhyamWv. teiw am{Xhpw Fsâ kzmÀ°anÃmsX
H¶p {]hr¯n¡pI km[yaÃ. AXn\m \mÄ¡p\mÄ IqSp-
XÂ \njv¡mahpw IqSpXÂ \nkzmÀ°hpamb tkh\w Dfhm-
It« F¶v CÑn¨p sIm­ncn¡Ww. tkh\w D¯tcm¯cw
IqSpX ip²amhWsa¶ B{Klaps­¦nÂ, IÀ½§sfÃmw
Cuizc¶À¸n¡Ww. Úm\tZh³ ]dªn«p­v.þ
*"" \mamarX tKmUo sshjvWhmw em[eo
tbmKnbmw km[eo Poh\Ifm.''
\mamarX¯nse am[pcyhpw PohnXIebpw `n¶aÃ. AIta
\ma¯nsâ tLmjhpw ]pdta PohnXIebpw c­pw X½nen-
W§p¶p. tbmKnbpw sshjvWh\pw H¶pXs¶, {InbIÄ
]ctaizc¶À¸n¨m kzmÀ°]cmÀ° ]camÀ°§Ä H¶m-
bn¨abpw. BZyw Rm\pw \n§fpw shtÆsdbmbXns\ H¶m-
¡Ww. "\n§fpw' "Rm\pw' tNÀ¶m "\½fm'bn. C\n \½-
tfbpw At±lt¯bpw H¶m¡Ww. BZyw Fs¶Cu krjvSnbn-
 IeÀ¯Ww, ]ns¶ ]camßmhnÂ; CXt{X "Hmw X k-
Â' F¶ a{´w sIm­p kqNn¸nbv¡p¶Xv.
]camßmhn¶p F®aä \ma§fp­v. B \ma§sfs¡m-
­v hymk³ "hnjvWpkl{k\maw' cNn¨p. k¦ev]n¡mhp¶
\mataXpw At±l¯nsâ Xs¶. a\Ên GXp \maw kv^pcn-
¡p¶pthm AXnsâ AÀ°¯n AXns\ Cu krjvSnbnÂ
ImWpI, AXns\m¯h®w PohnXw cNnbv¡pI. Cuizcsâ
\maw a\Ên `mh\ sN¿Ww, AXp krjvSnbn ImWWw,
AXp{]Imcw \mw s]cpamdpIbpw thWw. CXns\ Rm³ {Xn-
]Zbmb Kmb{Xn F¶p ]dbp¶p. DZmlcW¯n\v Cuizcsâ
"Zbmab³' F¶ t]À FSp¡w. AhnSp¶v clow (Zbmab³)
BsW¶p IcpXpI, B Zbmephns\ C\n Cu krjvSnbnÂ
\osf I®p Xpd¶p ImWpI. `Khm³ Hmtcm Ipªn\pw AXn-
s\ ip{iqjn¡phm\mbn A½sb \evInbncn¡p¶p. Pohn-
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¡phm\mbn hmbphpw \ÂInbncn¡p¶p. C{]Imcw B Zbma-
b³ krjvSnbnteÀs¸Sp¯nb Zbm]cn]mSn t\m¡n¡mWpI,
kz´w PohnXhpw Zbmabam¡pI. `KhXvKoXmIme¯p Cuizc-
¶p {]kn²ambncp¶ t]sct´m AXm Wv `KhZvKoX kqNn-
¸n¨n«pffXv. AXt{X "Hmw XÂ kÂ'.
"Hmw' F¶m "Hm' (DÆv), ]camßmhp­v, Cu Ccp]Xmw
\qäm­nepw Cuizc\p­v. ""k Gh BZy k D izx'' At±lw
Xs¶bmWn¶v, At±lw Xs¶bmbncp¶p C¶se; At±lw
Xs¶bmhpw \msf. At±lw ØncamWv. krjvSnbpw Ønc-
amWv. Rm\pw Acbpw apdp¡n km[\ sNbvhm³ k¶²\mWv.
Rm³ km[I³, At±lw `Khm³, Cu krjv S n ]qPm-
{Zhywþ]qPmkm[\§Ä. Cu `mh\ F¶n h¶p \ndbpt¼m-
Ä, "Hmw' F¶ A£cw IWvTØambn F¶p ]dbmw. At±l-
ap­v, Rm\pap­v, F\nbv¡p th­p¶ km[\§fpap­v. C§n-
s\bmWv Hmw Imc`mhw ØncamtI­Xpw, km[\bn {]IS-
amtI­Xpw. kqcys\ Ft¸mÄ t\m¡nbmepw IncW§tfm-
SpIqSn ImWmw. AXn\v Hcn¡epw IncW§sf AIän \nÀ-
¯m³ Ignbp¶nÃ. AXp IncW§sf adbv¡p¶nÃ. AXp-
t]mse Bsct¸mÄ t\m¡nbmepw \½psS ]¡Â km[\bpf-
fXmbn ImWWw. A§ns\bmbmte \mw "Hmw' F¶ A£cw
Bßkm¡cn¨p F¶p ]dbmhq .
]n¶oSp "kÂ' ]ctaizc³ "k¯v' BWv, F¶psh¨mÂ
ip`\mWv, awKe\mWv. Cu `mh\ a\Ênepfhm¡n At±l¯n-
sâ awKf¯zw krjvSnbn A\p`ham¡pI. shff¯n\p tate
t\m¡p! AXn \n¶v Hcp IpSw shffsaSp¡p. X¶nan¯w
sIm­p­mIp¶ Ipgn £Ww sIm­p XqÀ¶p t]mIp¶p. CsX-
{X awKfamWv! F{X {]oXnbmWv! \Zn Ipgnbp­mhp¶Xp s]mdp-
¡p¶nÃ, Ipgn \ndbv¡m³ ]msª¯p¶p. "\Zo thtK\ ip²am-
bnsIm­ncn¡p¶Xv.krjvSnbmsI ip`hpw awK ehpamWv. kz-
´w IÀ½t¯bpw A§ns\ Xs¶bm¡pI. Cuizcsâ Cu
"k¯v' F¶ \mas¯ BßkmXvIcn¸m\mbn FÃm {Inb-
 KoXm{]hN\w
Ifpw \nÀ½ehpw `ànabhpamIWw. tkmackw ZÀøpÃnÂ
Acns¨Sp¡wt]mse kÀÆIÀ½§fpw km[\Ifpw \ntXy\
]co£n¨p \nÀt±mj§fm¡Ww.
tijn¨Xp "XÂ' F¶p sh¨m "AXv ' Ipdsªm¶p thsd.
Cu krjvSnbn \n¶p hn«p\n¡p¶Xv F¶À°w, ]cam-
Xamhv Cu krjvSnbn \n¶p `n¶\mWv. AXmbXv Aen]v-
X\mWv, kqcy³ DZnbv¡pt¼mtgbv¡pw Xmac hnScpIbmbn,
]£nIÄ ]d¡pIbmbn, Ccp«nÃmXmbn. ]t£ kqcy³ Ft§m
Zqc¯mWv. Cu FÃm amä§fn \n¶pw Xosc hn«p\nev¡pI-
bmWv. \½psS IÀ½§fn A\miànbp­mhpt¼mÂ. Aen-
]vXbpfhm¡pt¼mÄ, B "XÂ'F¶ \maw PohnX¯n Iecpw.
C{]Imcw KoX""Hmw XÂ kÂ'' F¶ sshZnI\maw sNmÃn
FÃm {InbIfpw Cuizc¦Â AÀ¸n¡m³ ]Tn¡p¶p. kÀÆ-
IÀ½§fpw Cuizc¶À¸n¡Wsa¶ hnNmcw ap¼v H¼Xm-
a[ymb¯Â h¶n«p­v. bÂItcman bZi\mkn F¶ tÇm-
I¯nemWv ]dªncn¡p¶Xv. AtXImcyw Cu ]Xnt\gma[ym-
b¯nepw hnhcn¨ncn¡p¶p. CuizcmÀ¸W{Inb km¯znIam-
hWw, F¶mte AXv CuizcmÀ¸WamIp F¶XmWv ChnsS
hntijm ]dªn«pffXv.
(]m]w t]m¡p¶ lcn\maw.)
CsXms¡ icn, F¶mepw Hcp hnjaap­v."HmwXÂ kÂ'
F¶ \maw ]cniq²·mÀt¡ Zln¡p. ]m]nIÄ F´p sN¿-
Ww? ]m]nIfpsS hmbnepw tim`n¡p¶ hà \mahpas­m?
Hmw k k¯n ' BiIXnbpap­v. Cuizcsâ GXv \ma-
¯nepap­v AkXy¯n \n¶v kXy¯nte¡p \bn¡phm-
\pff iàn. AXn\p ]m]¯n \n¶p \njv]m]Xbnte¡v
\bn¡m³ Ignbpw PohnXs¯ ]Xps¡¸Xps¡ iq²nIcn-
¨m aXn. ]camßmhv XoÀ¨bmbpw klmbn¡pw. \o £oWn-
¡pt¼mÄ \nsâ ssI ]nSn¨pXpWbv¡pw.
"Hcp hi¯p ]pWyabsa¦nepw Al¦mcapff PohnXw,
adphi¯p ]m]absa¦nepw, \{aamb PohnXw; Chbn \n-
¶vCjvSapffsXms¶Spt¯mfq' Fs¶mcmÄ ]dªmÂ, F\n-
bv¡p Xpd¶p ]dhm³ hs¿¶p h¶m t]mepw,Rm³ A´x-
IcW¯n ]dbpw, "]m]wsIm­p Cuizc kvacWbp­m-
Ipsa¦n B ]m]w aXn F\n¡v'. ]pWyPohnXw aqew ]cta-
izcs\ ad¡psa¦n At±ls¯ kvacn¡m³ Ignbp¶ ]m]-
PohnXamWv Rms\Sp¡pIsb¶v Fsâ a\Êv ]dbpw.
CXn\À°w, Rm³ ]m]PohnXs¯ kaÀ°n¡p¶p. ]pWy-
¯nsâ Al¦mct¯mfw ]m]aà GXp ]m]hpw F¶mWv.
*"" _lp`ntXmw PmW]Wm
BU \tbm \mcmbWm''
F¶p Xp¡mdmw ]dªn«p­v. B s]cpa th­ AXnepw
\ÃXv ]m]nbpw ZpxJnbpamhpIbmWv.
"" PmtXtXw tew Icpw
amXm emtK Zqco [cpw.''
AÚcmb ss]X§tftbm, A½ atdmSWbv¡pw. F\n¡p
kzmhew_nbmb ]pWyhm\mIWsa¶nÃ. Cuizcmhew_o-
bmb ]m]nbmhpI X¶bmWv F\n¡njvSw. ]camßmhnsâ
]hn{XX Fsâ ]m]w apgph³ DÄs¡m­mepw tijn¡pw.
\mw ]m]w XSbphm³ bXv\n¡Ww; AXp \nebv¡p¶nsæn-
 lrZbw Icªp XpS§pw: a\Êv hymIes¸«pXpS§pw; A-
t¸mÄ Cuizcs\ HmÀ½ hcpw. At±lap­mtÃm Cu t\c-
t¼m¡v t\m¡n\p¡p¶p. At±lt¯mSp ]dbpI," Rm³
]m]nbmtW, AXpsIm­mtW AhnSps¯ ]Sn¡Âh¶Xv!'
]pWyhm³ CuizckvacWbvIv A[nImcap­v,ImcWw BbmÄ
]pWyhm\mWv. ]m]n¡v CuizckvacW¡v A[nImcap­v,
ImcWw AbmÄ ]m]nbmWv.
RmbdmgvN, 12þ6þ'32
]Xns\«ma[ymbw
 KoXm{]hN\w
D]kwlmcw ^eXymK¯nsâ
]cn]qÀ¯nþ Cuizmc{]kmZw.
(AÀÖq\sâ HSp¡s¯ tNmZyw.)
Fsâ ktlmZctc! CuizcIr]bm C¶p \mw ]Xns\«m-
a[ymb¯nse¯n. {]Xn£Ww amdnsIm­ncn¡p¶ Cu hnizm-
k¯nÂhà k¦ev]hpw \ndshdp¶Xp CuiztcÑsIm­p-
Xs¶bmWv. PbnenemIt«, Hmtcm ImÂsh¸nepw A\nÝnX-
XbmWv A\p`hs¸Sp¶Xv. ChnsS h¨p \mw hà {]hr¯n-
bpw Bcw`n¨mÂ, AXnhnsS sh¨pXs¶ Ahkm\n¡msa¶m-
inbv¡pI {]bmkamWv. \½psS KoX ]qÀ¯nbmhpsa¶ Bi
Bcw`n¡pt¼mÄ D­mbncp¶nÃ. F¶mepw CuiztcÑsIm-
­p C¶pw \mw kam]vXnbnse¯n.
]Xn¶mema[ymb¯n PohnXs¯ AYhm IÀ½s¯, km-
¯znIcmPk Xmak§sf¶p aq¶mbn Xcw Xncn¨p: AXnÂ
cmPkXmak§sf Dt]£n¨p kmXznIw kzoIcn¡Wsa¶p
\mw I­p. XZ\´cw ]Xnt\gma[ymb¯n CtX kwKXn
thmsdmcp coXnbn ]dªp. bÚZm\ X]ÊpIÄ, AYhm
Hä hm¡n ]dªm bÚw, Xs¶bmWv PnhnX¯nsâ
kmcw; btÚm]tbmKnIfmb BlmcmZnIÀ½§Ä IqSn kzm-
¯nIhpw bÚcq]hpam¡ntb kzoIcnbv¡hq, bÚcq]hpw
kzmXnIhpamb IÀ½§Ä am{Xw kzoIcn¨p _m¡nsbÃmw
XyPnt¡Wsa¶pw \mw ]Xns\gma[ymb¯n tI«p. Hmw XÂ
k F¶ a{´w F´n\v HmÀ½n¡Wsa¶p \mw I­p. Hmw
F¶m kmXXyw, X F¶m Aen]vXX, k F¶mÂ
km¯znIX. \½psS km[\bn kmXXyw, Aen]vXX, km-
¯znIXþþAh D­mhWw: F¶mte B km[\ ]ctaizc¶À-
¸n¡m³ Ignbq. Cu kwKXnIfn \ns¶Ãmw a\Ênem¡p¶Xv
CXmWv: NneIÀ½§Ä Dt]£n¡Ww, NneXp sN¿Ww.
KoXbpsS D]tZiamsI t\m¡nbm ]teS¯pw IÀ½w
XyPn¡cpsX¶ t_m[amWv In«pI. IÀ½w ^ew XyPn¡m-
\mWv KoX ]dbp¶Xv. IÀ½w kZm A\pjvSn¡pI,^ew Xy-
Pnbv¡pI F¶mWv KoXbn kÀÆ{X D]tZin¨p ImWp¶Xv.
F¶m CsXmcphita Bbpffp. Nne IÀ½§Ä AwKoIcn-
¡Ww. NneXv Dt]£n¡Ww F¶p c­masXmcp hiw IqSn-
ImWp¶p­v, X¶nan¯w HSp¡s¯ ]Xns\«ma[ymb¯nsâ
XpS¡¯n AÀÖq\³ tNmZn¨p:"GXpIÀ½hpw ^eXymK
]qÀÆw sN¿pI F¶Xp Hcp hiw; ]ns¶ Nne IÀ½w XoÀ¨-
bmbpw Dt]£n¡pI, NneXp sN¿pIF¶Xv c­mas¯hiw.
Ch X½n s]mcp¯s¸Sp¶sX§ns\? PnhnX¯nsâ hgn
kv]jvSambn Adnhm\mWv Cu tNmZyw: ^eXymK¯nsâ aÀ-
½w {Kln¡phm³ th­nbmWv CutNmZyw. imkv{Xw kw\ym-
ksa¶p hnfn¡p¶Xn IÀ½s¯ kzcqt]W XyPnbv¡Ww,
IÀ½¯nsâ kzcp]w Xs¶ XyPn¡Ww. ^eXymK¯nem-
Is«, IÀ½s¯ ^ew sIm­p XyPn¡pIsbth­p. At¸Ä
KoXbnse ^eXymK¯n¶p {]Xy£IÀ½w Xs¶ XyPnt¡-
­Xpt­m F¶mWv tNmZyw. ^eXymK¯nsâ Xmb Dc¡Ãn-
t·Â kw\ymks¯ Dc¨pt\m¡Wtam? kw\ymk¯nsâ
AXnÀ¯ntbXv? kw\ymk¯ntâbpw ^eXymK¯nsâbpw
AXnÀ¯nIÄ GXphsc, F{Xbp­p? CXmWv AÀÖp\sâ
tNmZyw.
(^eXymKw, FÃm\nebntebpw Dc¡Ãv.)
adp]Sn ]dbpt¼mÄ `Khm³ Hcp Imcyw kv]jSambn ]d-
ªp: ^eXymKsa¶Dc¡Ãv FÃm \nebnepw ]äp¶ hkvXp-
hmWv. ^eXymKX¯zw kÀÆ{X {]tbmKn¨pt\m¡mw. kÀÆ
IÀ½§fpsS ^ew XyPnbv¡p¶Xn\pw cmPk Xmak IÀ½-
§sf¯s¶ XyPnbv¡p¶Xn\pw X½n sshcp²yanÃ. Nne
IÀ½§fpsS kzcq]ta C§s\bmWv: ^eXymK¯nsâ bp-
àn {]tbmKn¡pt¼mtgbv¡p B IÀ½§Ä X\ntb sImgn-
ªpt]mIp¶p. ^eXymK]qÀÆw IÀ½wsN¿pIF¶Xnsâ AÀ-
°w Xs¶, Nne IÀ½§Ä Dt]£nt¨ Xocq F¶Wv. ^e-
XymK]qÀÆw IÀaaw sN¿p¶XnÂ, Nne IÀ½§fpsS {]Xy-
 KoXm{]hN\w
£amb XymKhpw DÄs¸Sp¶p.
CXns\¸än Aev]w KmVambn Nn´n¡mw. ImayIÀ½§Ä,
ASnbn ImaXbpff IÀ½§Ä, ^eXymK]qÀÆw sN¿pI
F¶p ]dpbp¶tXmsS AhbpsS ATn¯d s]mfnbp¶p. ^e-
XymK¯n\p ap¼n Imayhpw \njn²hpamb IÀ½§Ä¡p
\n¡phmt\h¿. ^eXymK]qÀÆw IÀ½w sN¿pI F¶Xp
tIhew Ir{Xnahpw Xm{´nIhpw bm{´nIhpamb {InbbÃ.
Cu Dc¡ÃpsIm­p GXp IÀ½wsN¿mw, GXp sN¿cpXv F-
¶v kzbtah a\ÊnemIpw. NneÀ ]dbmdp­v."" KoX ^eXym-
K]qÀÆw IÀ½w sN¿phmt\ ]dbp¶pffq. GXp IÀ½w sN¿-
Wsa¶p ]dbp¶nÃ.'' C§s\ tXm¶msa¦nepw,hmkvv Xh-
¯n AXp icnbÃ. ImcWw, ^eXymK]qÀÆw sN¿pI, F-
¶p ]dbbp¶Xn \n¶pXs¶ GXp sN¿Ww GXp sN¿cp-
Xv F¶p a\ÊnemIp¶p. lnwkmßIamb IÀ½w, AkXyab-
amb IÀ½w, tamjWIÀ½w Ch ^eXymK]qÀÆw sN¿phm-
³ h¿. ^eXymK¯nsâ Dc¡Ãnt·Â Dckp¶tXmsS Cu
IÀ½§Ä t]mgnªpt]mIp¶p. kqcysâ {]` hym]n¡p¶-
tXmsS kÀÆhkvXphpw sXfnªp ImWpamdmIp¶p. ]t£,
AÔImchpw sXfnªp ImWptam? AXp amªpt]mhpIbm-
Wv sN¿p¶Xv. CXpXs¶bmWv \njn²ImayIÀ½§fpsS Øn-
Xnbpw. IÀ½§sf ^eXymK¯nsâ Dc¡Ãnt·Â Dc¨p-
t\m¡Ww. Rm³ sNbvhm³ D±in¡p¶ IÀ½w, Bkàn-
bnÃmsX Xcn¼pw ^emt]£bnÃmsX, sN¿phm³ F\n¡p
Ignbptam F¶p BZytat\m¡Ww. ^eXymKwXs¶bmWv
IÀ½w sN¿p¶Xnsâ Dc¡Ãv. Cu Dc¡nÃns\m¯p Imay-
IÀ½§Ä X\ntb XymPy§fmsW¶p hcp¶p. Ahsb kw-
\ymkn¡p¶XmWpNnXw. C\n tijn¡p¶Xv iq²km¯znI-
IÀ½§fmWv. Ahsb BkànbnÃmsX AlwImcw hn«p
A\pjvSn¡pWw. ImayIÀ½§sf XyPnbv¡pIsb¶Xpw Hcp
IÀ½ambncn¡p¶p. AXnt·epw thWw ^eXymK¯nsâ I-
¯ncnshb¡pI. ImayIÀ½§fpsS XymKhpw kzm`hnIamh-
Ww.
C{]Imcw ap¶phØ\mw I­p. H¶mahØ, sN¿p¶ IÀ-
½saÃmw ^eXymK]qÀÆw sN¿pI. c­mahØ cmPkXma-
kIÀ½§Ä, \njn²ImayIÀ½§Ä, ^eXymK¯nsâ I¯n-
cn {]tbmK¯m X\ntb hoWpt]mIp¶Xv. aq¶mahØ B
XymK¯nt·Â IqSn ^eXymK¯nsâ I¯ncn {]tbmKn¡pI:
Rm³ C{X XymKw sNbvXp F¶ Al¦mcw D­mhm³ ]mSnÃ.
F´n\mWv cmPkXmakIÀ½§Ä XyPn¡¶Xv? ImcWw
Ah iq²§fÃ! ip²aÃm¯n\m A\pjvTmXmhnsâ Nn-
¯¯n AhbpsS kwkv¡capfhmIp¶p. NpgnªmtemNn-
¨m km¯znIIÀ½§Ä IqSnbpw ktZmj§fmsW¶v Adn-
hmIpw. IÀ½§nseÃmap­v Aev]mev]w tZmjw. Irjn F¶
kz[Às½Sp¡pI, AXp ip²amb km¯znI {InbbmWv. ]-
t£, bPRabhpw kz[À½ cp]hpamb Cu Irjnbnepw ln-
wkbp­v. Ip¶p ]q«pt¼mÄ F{Xtbm PnhP´p¡Ä N¯p-
t]mIp¶p, InWän¶cntI NfnsI«mXncn¡m³ Npäpw IÃn«pd-
¸n¡pt¼mÄ ]e P´p¡ÄNmhp¶p. cmhnse hmXn Xpd¶p
shbnÂ\mfw ho«n IS¡p¶tXmsS AkwJywAWpPo]nIÄ
Nmhp¶p. \mw iq²nIcWsa¶p ]dbp¶Xp Xs¶ Hcp Xcw
amcW{InbbmWv. kmcmwiw: kz[À½ cq]amb km¯znI IÀ½-
¯nepw tZmjaps­¦n F´psN¿pw?.
kÀÆKWhnImkw C\nbpw hcm\ncn¡pt¶ Dffp F¶p
Rm³ ap¼p ]dªp. Úm\w, `àn, tkh\w, Alnwk F¶n-
hbpsS Hcnäpam{Xta \ap¡\p`hs¸«n«pffp. ]­p FÃmw A-
\p`hs¸«ncp¶p F¶nÃ. temIw A\p`hw t\Sn t\Sn apt¶m-
«p t]mIbmWv. a²ybpK¯n Hcp k¦ev]ap­mbncp¶p.þþþ
Irjnbn lnwkbp­v, AXn\m AlnwkI·mÀ AXp
sN¿cpXv, AhÀ I¨hSw sN¿s«. [m\yw hnfbn¡p¶Xv
]m]amWv: [m\yw hn¡p¶Xp ]m]aÃ. CXn³ h®w {Inb-
bpt]£n¨Xp sIm­p lnXwkm[n¡bnÃ.a\pjy³ C§ns\
IÀ½w Npcp¡n PohnI¡pIbmsW¦n HSp¡w Bß\miw
 KoXm{]hN\w
hcpw. IÀ½¯n \n¶p apXvI\mhm³ a\pjy³ hnNmcn¡p-
tXmdpw IÀ½¯nsâ hnkvXmcw A[nIw hÀ²n¡pw. \n§Ä-
¡pw. \n§Ä¡p [m\y¡h¨hSw sNbvhm³Bsc¦nepw Irjn
sNt¿t­? At¸mÄ B Irjnbnse lnwkbn \n§fpw
]¦mcmhntÃ? ]cp¯nIrjnsN¿p¶Xp ]m]amsW¦nÂ, Irjn-
sNbvX ]cp¯n hn¡p¶Xpw ]m]amWv. ]cp¯n D¸mZn¸n-
¡p¶Xn tZmjaps­¶psh¨v B IÀ½w Dt]£n¡p¶Xp
_p²n tZmjamWv. kÀÆIÀ½§fpw _lnjvIcn¡pI, B
IÀ½hpw th­, B IÀ½hpw th­, H¶pw sN¿cpXvþþ C§n-
s\ ho£n¡p¶ ZrjvSnbn bYmÀ°Zbm`mhw H«pw Ahti-
jn¡msX \in¨psh¶p IcpXWw. Ce \pffnbXp sIm­p
acw DW§p¶nÃ: AXp ho­pw XfnÀ¡pw. {Inbmkt¦mNw
Bßkt¦mNamIp¶p.
({Inbbn \ns¶mgnbphm\pff t\cmb hgn)
At¸mÄ tNmZn¡mw, FÃm {InbIfnepw tZmjaps­¦nÂ
F´psIm­v FÃmw Dt]£n¨p IqSm? CXn\p aps¼mcn¡Â
D¯cw \ÂInbn«p­v. kÀÆIÀ½XymKsa¶ k¦Â]w Xp-
temw kpµcamWv. ]t£ Cu hnNmcw AÔmfn¯amWv. Cu
AkwJyIÀ½§Ä F§ns\ Dt]£n¡m\mWv? cmPXma-
kImÀ½§fpt]£nt¡­ coXn Xs¶ km¯znIIÀ½§fp-
t]£n¡m\pw ]äptam? ktZmjamb km¯znIIÀ½§Ä
F§ns\ ZpcoIcn¡mw? Xami CXmWv: a\pjy³ temI¯nÂ
""C{µmb X£Imb kzmlm''F¶ t]mse sN¿m³ XpS§nbm-
 Aac\mb C{µ³ acn¡nÃ. adn¨p X£I³ acn¡msX _e-
hm\mIpIbpw sN¿pw. km¯znI IÀ½§fn ]pWyap­v. AÂ-
]w tZmjhpap­v. Ipd¨p tZmjapffXnt\msSm¸w ]pWyt¯bpw
BlpXn sNbvhm³ IcpXnbm ]pWy{Inb _eh¯mIsIm-
­v \in¡p¶nÃ. tZmj{Inb XoÀ¨bmbpw hÀ²n¡pIbpw
sN¿pw. C¯cw k½n{iamb, hnthIlo\amb XymKw sIm­v
]pWycq]amb C{µ³ acn¡p¶nÃ. tZmjcq]amIbm acn¡m-
\nSbpff X£I\pw acn¡nÃ. At¸mÄ Ahsb XyPnbvt¡­
coXnsb´p? ]q¨ lnwkn¡psa¶psh¨v AXns\ XyPn¨mÂ
FenIÄ lnwkn¡pw, ]m¼v lnwk sN¿psa¶v sh¨v AXns\
AIänbmÂ, At\IiXw P´p¡Ä hnf \in¸n¡pw. hbense
hnf \in¨mÂ, At\Imbncw P\§Ä acn¡pw. AXpsIm­v
XymKw hnthIbpàamhWw.
tKmcJ \mYt\mSv aÑo{µ\mY³ ]dªp, ""Cu Ip«nsb Igp-
InsIm­p hcp'' tKmcJ\mY³ Ip«nbpsS Imep]nSn¨p IÃn-
t·enSn¨p, Hep¼n, thenta Imbm\n«p. aÑo{µ\mY³ tNm-
Zn¨p, ""Ip«nsb IgpIns¡m­ph¶pthm?'' tKmcJ\mY³ ]d-
ªp, ""Ahs\ Ae¡n Imbm\n«n«p­v.'' C§ns\bmtWm Ip«n-
sb IgptI­ hn[w? hkv{Xw IgpIm\pw a\pjys\ IgpIm-
\papff coXn H¶Ã, c­pw c­phn[amWv. AXpt]mse cmP-
kXmak IÀ½§fpsS XymK¯n\pw, km¯znI IÀ½§fpsS
XymK¯n\pw X½n hyXymkap­v. km¯znI IÀ½§Ä Dt]-
£nt¡­ hn[w thsdbmWv.
hnthIlo\ambn {]hÀ¯n¨m Nne AhyØIfp­mhpw.
Xp¡mdmw ]dªn«ntÃ,
*""XymtK t`mK amQym tbXoe A´am
aK ao ZmXmcm Imb Icqw''
sNdnb XymKw sNbvhm³t]mbm henb t`mKw tIdns\-
©¯ncn¡p¶p. AXn\m B Aev]amb XyKhpw an°ybm-
hp¶p. sNdnsbmcp XymKw \ndthäm³ henb henb C{µ`h\-
§Ä \nÀ½n¡p¶p, AXnt\¡mÄ \ÃXv B IpSnembncp¶p.
AXp aXnbmbncp¶p. et¦m«nbpSp¯p hnemk§sfms¡
tiJcn¡p¶Xns\¡mÄ t`Zw Ip¸mbhpw _\nb\pamWv. AXn-
\m `Khm³ km¯znI IÀ½§sf XyPnt¡­p¶ coXn thdn-
«p ]dªncn¡p¶p. B km¯znI IÀ½§sfÃmw A\pjvTn-
¡pI, ]t£, AhbpsS ^ew ssIshSnbpI, Nne IÀ½§Ä
kaqew shSnbWw, NneXnsâ ^ew am{Xw shSnªm aXn.
icoc¯n ]pdta \n¶p Nfn ]änbm IgpIn¡fbmw. kzXth
 KoXm{]hN\w
Xs¶ sXmenbpsS \ndw Idp¸msW¦ntem, AXn shff-
bSn¨ns«´pImcyw? B Idp¸p A§ns\ Xs¶ Ccp¶p sImff-
s«. AXn\p t\sc t\m¡pItb th­. AXp AawKfamsW¶p
]dbcpXv.
Hcmfp­mbncp¶p. AbmÄ¡v kz´w hoSv AawKfambntXm-
¶n. AXn\m AbmÄ AXphn«p Hcp {Kma¯n sN¶p. B
{Kma¯nepw amen\yw I­XpsIm­p AbmÄ Im«nte¡p
t]mbn. AhnsS Hcp amhn³ Nph«nencp¶t¸mÄ apIfn \n¶v
Hcp ]£n AbmfpsS Xebn ImjvTn¨p. Cu ImSpw AawKf-
sa¶p ]dªp AbmÄ \Znbn sN¶p\n¶p. \Znbn sNdnb
aÕy§sf henbh Xn¶ncp¶p. CXp I­n«v AbmÄ¡p BsI
shdp¯p. krjvSn \osf AawKfamWv, ChnsS \n¶p acn¨p
t]mhpIbÃmsX thsd KXnbnà F¶p a\Ên \nÝbn¨v
AbmÄ shff¯n \n¶p Ibdn NnXIq«n. AhnsS sh¨v Hcp
Krl\mY³ h¶p tNmZn¨p, ""Ft´ acn¡m\p­mbXv?'' AbmÄ
]dªp, ""Cu temIw AawKfambXpsIm­v'' F¶v. Krlس
]dªp, ""\nsâ Cu sI« icocw, Cu taZÊv, ChnsS thhm³
XpS§nbm FX ZpÀ¤Ôw ]c¡pw? R§Ä ChnsS ASp-
¯mWv Xmakn¡p¶Xv. R§fhnsS t]mIpw? Hcp tcmaw Icn-
ªm F´p ZpÀ¤ÔamWv! \nsâ taZsÊÃmw thhpt¼mtgm!
ChnsS F{X ZpÀ¤Ôw ]c¡psa¶v H¶mtemNn¨p t\m¡p.''
AbmÄ hymIpe\mbn ]dªp, ""Cu temI¯n Pohn¡m\pw
h¿, acn¡m\pw h¿ F´p sN¿mw?''.
kmcmwiw: "AawKfw, AawKf'sa¶p ]dªv FÃmw Dt]£n-
¨m Imcyw \S¡nÃ. sNdnb IÀ½§Ä Dt]£n¡m³ t\m-
¡nbm henbh Xebn h¶ptIdpw. IÀ½s¯ _mlyambn
kzcqt]W Dt]£n¨XpsIm­v Ah hn«pt]mIp¶nÃ. HcmÄ
{]hml{]m]vXamb IÀ½§Äs¡Xnsc t]mhm³ iànsNe-
hm¡nbmÂ, {]hml¯ns\Xnsc \o´m³ t\m¡nbm Abm-
Ä Ahkm\w £oWn¨p {]hml¯ns\m¸w HgpInt¸mIpw.
{]hmlm\pIqeamb {InbIÄ sNbvXpXs¶ A¡c ]äm³
{ian¡Ww. X¶nan¯w a\Ênse te]w Ipdªp Nn¯w ip²-
ambn hcpw. ]ns¶ sasà sasà {Inb kzbtah hoWpt]mIpw.
IÀ½w XymPn¡msXXs¶{InbIÄ ep]vX§fmIpw. IÀ½w
hn«p]ncnbnÃ, {Inb tem]n¡pw.
{Inb, IÀ½w F¶o c­hØbv¡pw X½n hyXymkap­v.
DZmlcWw HcnS¯p henb _lfap­v, AXp \nÀ¯Ww
F¶p IcpXpI. Hcp t]meokpImc³ h¶p "_lfw \nÀ¯pI'
F¶p AXyp¨¯n hnfn¨p ]dbp¶p. AhnSps¯ _lfw
\nÀ¯m³ AbmÄ¡v Dds¡ hnfn¨p ]dbpI F¶ Xo{hamb
IÀ½w sNt¿­n hcp¶p. asämcmÄ an­msX h¶p \n¶v Hcp
hnc s]m¡n¡mWn¡pt¼mtg¡p P\§Ä im´cmIp¶p.
aq¶masXmcmÄ AhnsS F¯nbm aXn FÃmhcpw im´-
cmbn. HcmÄ¡p Xo{h {Inb sNt¿­n h¶p. c­masâ {Inb
AÂ]w kuayambn. aq¶matâXp kq£vaambn. {Inb ]ns¶-
¸ns¶ Ipdªp h¶psh¦nepw P\§sf im´cm¡pI F¶
IÀ½w Xpeyw Xs¶. F{Xt¯mfw Nn¯ip²n D­mhp¶pthm
A{Xt¯mfw {InbbpsS Xo{hX Ipdbpw. Xo{h¯n \n¶p
kuayhpw kuay¯n \n¶p kq£vahpw, kq£va¯n \n¶p
iq\yhpambn hcpw. IÀ½w thsd, {Inb thsd. IÀ¯mhn\v
A`o]vknXambsXt´m AXp IÀ½w F¶mWv IÀ½¯nsâ
hymJym\w. IÀ½¯n\p {]Ya hn`ànbpw, ZznXob hn`ànbp-
ap­v. {Inbbv¡mIs«, kzX{´amb Hcp {Inbm]Zw Xs¶
thWw.
IÀ½w thsd, {Inb thsd F¶ hyXymkw a\Ênem¡Ww.
t{Im[w h¶mÂ, NneÀ Ie¼Â Iq«nbpw NneÀ H¶pw an­m-
sXbpamWv AXp {]ISn¸n¡pI. Úm\n Xcn¼pw {Inb sN¿p-
¶nsænepw A\´ IÀ½§Ä sN¿p¶p­v. At±l¯nsâ
tIheamb AkvXnXz¯n\p Xs¶ Afhä temIkw{Klw
sN¿m³ Ignbpw. Úm\n ASp¯p­mbm aXn. At±l¯n-
sâ ssIImepIÄ A\§nbnsænepw At±lw IÀ½w sN-
¿p¶p. {Inb kq£vaambn¨abpt¼mÄ adn¨v IÀ½w s]cpIpI-
 KoXm{]hN\w
bmWv. Cu hnNmcKXnsb C\nbpw apt¶m«p sIm­pt]mbmÂ
Nn¯w XnI¨pw ip²ambn, Ahkm\w {Inb iq\yamIpt¼m-
tgbv¡p IÀ½w A\´amIp¶p F¶p ]dbmw. BZyw Xo{hw,
]ns¶ Xo{h¯n \n¶v kuayw. kuay¯n \n¶p kq£vaw,
kq£va¯n \n¶p iq\yw C§ns\ {Inbmiq\yXzw {]m]vX-
amIpw. F¶met¸mÄ A\´amb IÀ½§fpw X\ntb Dfhmbn
hcpw.
]pdta IÀ½§fIänbXpsIm­v Ah AI¶p t]mhnÃ.
\njv¡maXtbmsS IÀ½w sNbvXp sNbvXp sasÃsaÃtb AXn-
sâ A\p`hap­mIq. {_uWn§v Ihn "h©I\mb t]m¸v'
F¶ Hcp IhnXsbgpXnbn«p­v. B t]m¸nt\mSv HcmÄ tNm-
Zn¨p, "\n§fo thjw sI«p¶sX´n\mWv? Cu \o­ Ip¸mb-
sa´n\mWv? Cu ]pdw ]Ins«´n\mWv? Cu Kw`ocap{Zsb´n\v.'
At¸mÄ At±lw ]dªp, "CsXms¡ F´n\msW¶p tIt«m-
fq. Cu thjw sI«ns¡«n Hcp Znhkw AdnbmsX F¶nÂ
`ànbpfhmtb¡mw.' AXn\m \njvIma¡À½w sNbvXp-
sImt­ Ccn¡Ww. ]Xps¡¸Xps¡ \njv{InbXzw {]m]vXamIpw.
(km[I\v kz[À½ hntÇjWw)
kmcmwiw: cmPkXmakIÀ½§Ä Xosc Dt]£n¡Ww.
km¯znIIÀ½§Ä A\pjvTn¡Ww, F¶Ãm klP{]hm-
l{]m]vX§fmb km¯znIIÀ½§Ä ktZmj§fmsW¦nepw
Dt]£n¡cpsX¶ hnthIhpw thWw. B tZmjap­mbn sIm-
Ås«. B tZmjw \in¸n¡m³ t\m¡nbmÂ, aät\Iw tZmj-
§Ä h¶ptNcpw. \n§fpsS apdnaq¡v A§s\Xs¶ \nt¶ms«.
AXp apdn¨v AgInem¡m³ {ian¨mÂ, AXp IqSpXÂ `bm\I-
hpw hncq]hpamtb¡mw. AXpff hn[¯n¯s¶bmWv \ÃXv.
km¯znI IÀ½§Ä ktZmj§fmbmepw {]hml{]m]vX§-
fmIbmÂAhsb Dt]£nt¡­XnÃ. Ahb\pjvTn¡Ww. ]-
t£, AhbpsS ^ew XyPnt¨bv¡p.
C\n asämcp Imcyw ]dbm\p­v. {]hml {]m]vXaÃm¯
Hcp IÀ½w \¶mbn sN¿msa¶p F{X Xs¶ tXm¶nbmepw,
AXp sN¿cpXv. kz`mhnIambXpam{Xw sN¿pI. ]Wns¸«p
aäp ]pXnb IÀ½sam¶pw Xebn hent¨äcpXv. IcpXn¡q«n
hntijbpàntbmsS sNt¿­ IÀ½§Ä F{X \s¶¦nepw
Ahbn \n¶v AI¶ncn¡Ww, AXn ab§nt¸mIcpXv.
kz`mh {]m]vXIÀ½§fpsS ^eta XyPn¡m³ Ignbq. a\p-
jy³ Cu IÀ½w \ÃXmWv, B IÀ½hpw \ÃXmWv F¶p
sImXn]nSn¨v \mep]mSpw HmSm³ XpS§nbm ^eXymKsa-
hnsS? PohnXamsI Hcp ZpchØbmIsb Dffq. ^emisIm-
­mWv AbmÄ Cu ]c[À½cq]amb IÀ½w sN¿m\m{Kln-
¡ps¶¦nepw ^ew I¿n In«pIbpanÃ. PohnX¯n ]Xn-
bpIbpw sN¿pw. km¯znI IÀ½¯nemWv tem`w tXm¶n-
bsX¦nepw AXpw AItä­XmWtÃm. \m\mXcw km¯zn-
IIÀ½§Ä sN¿m³ XpS§nbmepw AXn cmPkXbpw Xma-
kXbpw DfhmIpw. AXn\m \n§fpsS {]hml{]m]vXhpw
km¯znIhpamb kz[À½ta \n§Ä sNt¿­q.
kz[À½¯n kztZiob [À½hpw kzPmXob[À½hpw kz-
Imeo\ [À½hpw AS§nbn«p­v. Ch aq¶pw tNÀ¶mWv
kz[À½ap­mIp¶Xv. Fsâ hmk\bv¡p A\pIqehpw A\pcq-
]ambsX´mWv, GXp IÀ¯hyamWv F\n¡p {]m]vXambn«p-
ffXv Fs¶Ãmw kz[À½w \nÝbn¡pt¼mÄ ImWpamdmIpw.
\n§fn "\n§sfs¶' Hcp `mhapffXp sIm­mWv \n§Ä
\n§fmbXv. Hmtcmcp¯\pap­v Ah\htâXmb Nne hnti-
j§Ä. B«nsâ hfÀ¨ BSmbncn¡p¶XnemWv, BSmbn¯-
s¶thWw AXn\p hfcpI. BSp "Rm³ amSmIpw' F¶p ]d-
ªm AXp \S¡p¶ ImcyaÃ. AXn\p kzbw {]m]vXamb
"BSp' F¶ `mhw XyPn¡m³ IgnbnÃ. AXp thWsa¦nÂ
AXn\p icocw shSntb­nhcpw. ]pXnb [À½w, ]pXnb P·w
FSpt¡­n hcpw. F¶m Cu P·¯n B "BsS¶ `mhw'
Xs¶ ]hn{XamWtÃm. "Imfbpw Xhfbp'sa¶ IYbntÃ? Xh-
fbpsS hfÀ¨s¡mcXncp­v. AXp Imfsbt¸mebmIm³ {ian-
¨m N¯pt]mIpw. aäp cq]§sf A\pIcn¡p¶Xp tbmKyaÃ.
 KoXm{]hN\w
AXn\memWv ]c[À½w `bmhlsa¶p ]dªn«pffXv.
kz[À½¯nepap­v c­p `mKw. H¶p amdp¶Xpw atäXp
amdm¯Xpw. C¶pff Rm\à \msf, \msft¯Xà aä¶mÄ.
Rm³ \nc´cw amdns¡m­ncn¡p¶p. Ipªp¶mfs¯ kz-
[À½w hfÀ¨am{XamWv. XmcpWy¯n F¶n IÀ½iàn
[mcmfaps­¦nÂ, XZzmcm Rm³ kapZmbtkh\w sN¿pw.
{]uVmhØbn Fsâ PvRm\w sIm­pff t\«w aäpffhÀ-
¡p e`n¡pw. C§ns\ kz[À½§Ä amäp¶hbmsW¦nÂ, aäp
Nneh amdm¯hbpamWv. Chbv¡p ]­s¯ imkv{Xobkw-
Ú \ÂIpIbmsW¦n C§ns\ ]dbmw, ""a\pjy\v hÀ®
[À½hpap­v B{ia[À½hpap­v. hÀ®[À½w amdp¶nÃ; B{i-
a[À½w amdp¶p.''
B{ia[À½§Ä amdp¶p F¶p sh¨m Rm³ {_ÒNcy-
]Zw kmÀ°Iam¡n KrlØ\mIp¶p; KrlØ\n \n¶p
hm\{]Ø\mIp¶p. hm\{]Ø\n \n¶p k\ymknbmIp¶p.
B{ia[À½w C§s\ amdpsa¦nepw hÀ®[À½w amäm³ Ign-
bpIbnÃ. Fsâ ss\ÊÀ¤nIamb AXncp sXänbv¡m³ F\n¡p
IgnbnÃ. AXn\pff {]bXv\w anYybmWv. \n§fnse "\n§sf'-
¶ `mhw CÃmXm¡m³ \n§Ä¡p IgnbpIbnsö AÀ°-
¯nemWv hÀ®[À½w LSn¸n¨n«pffXv. hÀ®[À½sa¶ k¦-
ev]w a[pcamWv, hÀ®[À½w XnI¨pw Cf¡cpXm¯XmtWm?
BSnsâ "BSv' F¶ `mhwt]msebpw amSnsâ "amSv' F¶
`mhwt]msebpamtWm {_mÒWsâ {_mlaWXzhpw £{Xn-
bsâ £{XnbXzhpw? hÀ®[À½w A{X ZrVasö Imcyw
Rm³ hIshbv¡p¶p; F¶mepw CXnsâ kmckyw \mw a\Ên-
em¡Ww. hÀ®[À½s¯ kmapZmbnI hyhØbv¡mbpff
bpàn F¶ a«nseSp¡pt¼mÄ AXn A]hmZ§fp­mhpw.
Cu A]hmZ§sf hIshbv¡pIbpw thWw. KoXbpw Cu
A]hmZ§sf kzoIcn¨n«p­v. kmcmwiw; Cu c­pXcw [À½-
§tfbpw Xncn¨dnªp Ahm´c[À½w kpµchpw BIÀjI-
hpambn tXm¶nbmepw AXnsâ IpSp¡nÂs]«p t]mIcpXv.
(^eXyK¯n\p sam¯¯nepff ^enXmÀ°w)
\mw hnhcn¨p h¶ ^eXymK k¦ev]¯n \n¶p Xmsg
FgpXnb AÀ°amWv e`n¡p¶Xv:þ
1. cmPkXmak§fpsS k¼qÀ®XymKw
2. B XymK¯nsâ ^ehpw XyPn¡pI. AXn Al¦mc
acpXv.
3. km¯znI IÀ½§sf kzcqt]W XyPnbv¡msX tIhew
^ew am{Xw XyPn¡pI.
4. ^eXymK]qÀÆw sNt¿­p¶ km¯znIIÀ½§Ä k
tZmj§fmbmepw sN¿Ww.
5. Ft¸mgpw ^eXymK]qÀÆw B km¯znIIÀ½§Ä
sNbvXp sNbvXv Nn¯w ip²amIpw. Xo{h¯n \n¶p
kuayw, kuay¯n \n¶p kq£vaw, kq£va¯nÂ
\n¶p iq\ywþCu coXnbn FÃm {InbIfpw tem]n¡pw,
sImgnªp hogpw.
6. {Inb ep]vXambnt¸mbmepw IÀ½w, temIkw{Klcq]
¯nepff IÀ½w, D­mbncn¡pw.
7. {]hml {]m]vXamb km¯znIIÀ½ta sN¿mhq. A§n
s\bÃm¯Xv F{X anI¨Xmbnt¯m¶nbmepw Zqsc \nÀ
¯Ww. AXn ab§cpXv.
8. klPamb kz[À½hpw c­pXcap­v . amdp¶Xpw
amdm¯Xpw, hÀ®[À½w amdp¶nÃ. B{ia[À½w
amdp¶p. amdp¶ kz[À½s¯ amäns¡m­ncn¡Ww.
X·qew {]IrXn hnip²amIpw.
{]IrXn {]hln¨psIm­ncn¡Ww. Acphn HgpIp¶nsæn-
Â, AXnÂZpÀ¤Ôap­mIpw. B{ia[À½¯nsâbpw ØnXn
AXmWv. a\pjy³ BZyw IpSpw_s¯ kzoInc¡p¶p. kz´w
hnImk¯n\mbn IpSpw__Ô\¯n kzbw s]Sp¶p. AXn-
 \n¶pw ]eXcw A\p`h§fpw D­mhm\p­v. ]t£ Ip-
 KoXm{]hN\w
Spw_¯nÂs¸«v Fs¶t¶¡pw AhnsS _Ôn¡s¸«m hn-
\miw kw`hn¡pw. BZyw [À½cp]ambncp¶ IpSpw_hmkw
Xs¶ A[À½ cq]am¡pw. ImcWw, B [À½w _Ô\Icambn
amdp¶ [À½s¯ Bkàn\nan¯w Dt]£n¨nsænÂ, Øn-
Xn `bm\IamIpw. \Ã hkXp¡fnepw BkànbcpXv. Bk-
àn\nan¯w tLmcamb A\À°ap­mhp¶p. £btcmKmWp-
¡Ä izmktImi¯n AdnbmsX IS¶mepw Ah PohnX-
amsI ImÀ¶p Xn¶pIfbpw. km¯znI IÀ½¯nepw A{i²
sIm­v BkànbpsS AWp¡Ä IS¶p Ifªm kz[À½w
Nobm XpS§pw. B km¯znI [À½¯n cmPkXmak§-
fpsS ZpÀ¤ÔapfhmIpw. IpSpw_w amdp¶ kz[À½amWv. AXp-
bYmkabw Dt]£n¡Ww, A§ns\ Xs¶ cmjv{S[À½hpw.
cmjv{S[Àaa¯n BkànbnÂ, Cu \½psS cmj{Sw am{Xta
t\mt¡­Xpffp F¶p \mw \nÝbn¨mÂ, cmj{S `ànIqSn
`b¦chkvXphmbn¯ncpw. Bßmhnizmkw \n¶p t]mIpw
Nn¯¯n BkvIXn hoSpsI«pw. A[x]Xn¡pbpw sN¿pw.
(km[\bpsS ]cmImjvTbt{Xkn²n.)
kmcmiw: PohnX¯n\p km^eyw hcp¯Wsa¶ps­¦n-
Â, ^eXymKamIp¶ Nn´maWn ssIs¡mffpI. AXp \n§-
Ä¡p hgnIm«pw, ^eXymK X¯zw X¶ AXnsâ AXncpw
]dªpXcpw. Cusbmcphnf¡v ASp¯p­mbmÂ, GXp IÀ½w
sN¿Ww, GXv Dt]£n¡Ww, GXp Ft¸mÄ amäWw Fs¶-
Ãmw a\ÊnemIpw.
]t£, Ct¸mÄ asämcp hnjbw BtemN\s¡Sp¡mw.
FÃm {Inbbpw tem]n¡pI F¶ A´namhØb¡pdn¨v km-
[I³ {i²n¡Wtam? {Inb IqSmsXbpw Úm\nbn IÀ½ap-
fhmIpw F¶ Cu ØnXnbntebv¡p km[I³ ZrjvSn ]Xn¸n-
t¡Wtam?
th­, ChnsSbpw ^eXymK¯nsâ Dc¡ÃpXs¶ I¿nse-
Sp¡Ww. \ap¡p th­p¶Xp e£yw sh¡msX Xs¶ \ap-
¡p In«¯¡h®w \½psS PohnX¯nsâ kzcq]w A{X kpµ-
camWv. PohnX¯nsâ kÀÆt{ijvSamb ^ew tam£amWtÃm.
B tam£w, B AIÀ½mhØþþAXnepw tem`acpXv. B
ØnXn AdnbmsXXs¶ h¶p Ncpw. c­Sn¨p A©pan\n«m-
bm s]s«¶p hs¶¯p¶ Hcp hkvXphà kw\ymkw, AXp
bm{´nI hkvXphÃ. AXp \n§fpsS PohnX¯n F§ns\
hnIknXamhpsa¶v \n§Ä AdnbpItb CÃ. AXn\m tam-
£¯nsâ Nn´ hnt«b¡pI.
`à³ `Khmt\mSp ]Xnhmbn C§ns\ Xs¶ ]dbp¶p,
""F\n¡v Cu `àn aXn. B tam£w, B A´na^ew, F\n¡p
th­.''apàn F¶p h¨m Hcp Xc¯nepff `àn Xs¶bmWv.
tam£w t`mKw Xs¶, Hcp^ew Xs¶. Cu tam£amIp¶
^e¯nt·epw ^eXymKamIp¶ I¯ncn {]tbmKn¡pI. F¶p
sh¨p tam£a§p t]mbvt]mhnÃ. I¯ncn s]m«pw, ^ew A[n-
Iw Dd¸pffXmIpw. tam£¯nepff Bi shSnbpt¼msg, tam-
£¯ntebv¡p AdnbmsX Xs¶ sNÃq. tam£s¯ ad¶p
t]mI¯¡h®w A{X X·bXtbmsS km[\ Xs¶ A\p-
jvSn¡pI. tam£w \n§sf At\zjn¨v \n§fpsS ap¼n h¶p
\nev¡pw. km[I³ km[\bn¯s¶ apgpInbncn¡Ww. ""am
tX kwtKm kvXz IÀ½Wn'' AIÀ½mhØbnÂ, tam£¯nÂ
kàn sh¨psIm­ncn¡cpXv F¶p `Khm³ BZyta ]dªn-
«p­v. Ct¸mÄ ho­pw Ahkm\w ]dbp¶p,
""Alw Xzm kÀÆ]mt]t`ym
tam£bnjyman am ipN:''*.
tam£w \evIphm³ F\nbvt¡ Ignbq. \o tam£s¯¸än
Nn´nt¡­. \o km[\sb¸än am{Xw Nn´n¨m aXn. tam£-
s¯ ad¶m km[\ DÂIrjvSamIpw. tam£w Xs¶ tamln¨p
\nsâ ASp¡te¡p hcpw. tam£\nct]£amb Nn¯hr¯n-
Ifpambn tIhew km[\bn apgpInbncn¡p¶hsâ Igp¯nÂ
tam£e£van amebnSp¶p.
 KoXm{]hN\w
km[\bpsS ]caImjvTsb¯pt¶S¯p kn²n ssI¡q¸n
\n¡p¶p. ho«ntebv¡p t]mtI­p¶ BÄ ""hoSv, hoSv'' F¶p
P]n¨pwsIm­v ac¨ph«nencp¶m AbmÄ¡p ho«nse¯m-
sX Im«n¯s¶ Ccnt¡­nhcpw. hoSp kvacn¨p hgn¡p hn{i-
an¨mÂ, B A´yhn{iaw ssIhcnIbnÃ. Rm³ \S¡ms\m-
cp§pI Xs¶ thWw, At¸mÄ hoSv DSs\ ASp¯mIpw. tam-
£s¯¡pdn¨pff Aek kvacWsIm­p Fsâ {]bXv\-
¯nÂ, Fsâ km[\bn inYneXbpfhmbm tam£w Zqc-
¯mIpw. tam£w kao]n¡m\pff D]mbw tam£¯nÂDt]-
£ ImWn¨p kZm km[\mcX\mhpIbmWv. AIÀ½ØnXn-
bnÂ, hn{im´nbn DZmko\\mhWw. km[\bn t{]aapf-
hmbm aXn, tam£w XoÀ¨bmbpw kn²n¡pw. ""D¯cw D¯cw''
F¶p \nehnfn¨m tNmZy¯n\v D¯cw In«nÃ. F\n¡p
In«nb hgn¡p sasà sasà sN¶mte D¯c¯nse¯q. B
coXn Ahkm\n¡pt¶S¯p D¯cap­v. kam]vXn¡pap¼v kam-
]vXamIptam? coXn¡p ap¼v D¯cw In«ptam? km[ImhØbn-
ept­m kn²mhØ ssIhcp¶p? shff¯n B­pt]mIp-
t¼mÄ adpIcbnse B\µs¯¸än Nn´n¨n«p Imcysa´v? A-
t¸mÄ th­Xv, Hmtcm I¿mbn \o«n¯pgªp apt¶m«p \o§p-
hm³ {i²n¡pIbpw apgph³ iànbpw hn\ntbmKn¡pIbpam-
Wv. km[\ ]qÀ¯nbm¡pI, kap{Zw XcWw sN¿pI, tam£w
kzbtah {]m]vXamIpw.
(kn²sâ aq¶p\ne)
Úm\nbpsS A´namhØbn kÀÆ{InbIfpw sImgn-
ªpt]mIp¶p, iq\ycq]amhp¶p. F¶mepw Cu A´na Øn-
Xnbn {Inb CsönÃ. AbmÄ aptJ\ {Inbbp­msb¶pw
hcmw, D­mbnsöpw hcmw. Cu A´namhØ Xptemw caWo-
bhpw DZm¯hpamWv. B AhØbn F´p­mbmepw AXn-
s\¸än AbmÄ¡p Nn´bnÃ. D­mIp¶sXÃmw ip`hpw kpµc-
hpamhpw. km[\bpsS ]caImjvTbnemWv AbmÄ \n¡p-
¶Xv. AhnsS AbmÄ kÀÆ IÀ½§fpw sNbvXn«pw H¶pw
sN¿p¶nÃ. kwlcn¨n«pw kwlcn¡p¶nÃ. awKfw sNbvXmepw
awKfw sN¿p¶nÃ.
Cu A´naamb tam£mhØbmWv km[Isâ km[\bpsS
]caImjvT. km[\bpsS ]caImjvT F¶p sh¨m km[\-
bpsS klPmhØ. Rm³ hÃXpw sNbvIbmWv F¶ k¦e-
v]ta AhnsSbnÃ. AYhm Cu ØnXnsb km[Isâ km[\-
bpsS Ass\XnIXbmsW¶v ]dbmw. kn²mhØ ss\XnIm-
hØbÃ. sNdnb Ip«n kXyw ]dbp¶p F¦nepw AXp ss\Xn-
IaÃ; ImcWw, Ah\v AkXysa´¶dnªp IqSm. BkXy-
sa´¶dnªp sIm­p kXyw ]dbp¶XmWv ss\XnIIÀ½w.
kn²mhØbn AkXysa¶ hkvXpth CÃ. AhnsS kXyta
Dffp; AXn\m AhnsS \oXnbnÃ. \njn² hkvXphn\v Ahn-
sS \nev¡m³ h¿. tIÄ¡cpXm¯XpImXn IS¡pItb CÃ.
ImWcpXm¯Xp I®nÂs¸SpItb CÃ. th­Xp am{Xta I¿p
sN¿pIbpffp, AXns\m¶pw {]bXv\ta th­, Hgnt¡­Xp
Hgn¡msX Xs¶ Hgnbp¶pþCXmWv \oXniq\yamb AhØ.
km[\bpsS Cu ]caImjvTbmWv km[\bpsS klPmhØ,
Ass\XnIX AYhm AXnss\XnIX, Cu AXnss\XnIX-
bnemWv \oXnbpsS ]ctamÂIÀjw. "AXnss\XnIX' F¶
hm¡mWv F\n¡p \¶mbn tXm¶p¶Xv, AYhm Cu ØnXn
km¯znI km[\bpsS \nxk¯zXbmsW¶p ]dbmw.
F§ns\bmWv Cu ØnXn hÀ®n¡pI? {KlW¯n\p
apt¼ th[ap­mIp¶Xpt]mse tZlmhkm\¯n hcm\ncn-
¡p¶ tam£mhØbpsS \ngÂ, tZlw hogp¶Xn\papt¼ D­m-
bn¯pS§p¶p. tZlmhØbn¯s¶ `mhnbnse tam£¯n-
sâ ØnXn A\p`h¸«pXpS§p¶p. A¯cw ØnXnsb¸än hÀ-
®n¡pt¼mÄ hm¡v CSdnt¸mIp¶p. Cu ØnXnbnse¯nbh³
F{X lnwk sNbvXmepw H¶pw sN¿p¶nÃ. AbmfpsS IÀ½-
§sf GXp Xm¸psIm­ft¡­p? AbmÄ aptJ\ D­mhp-
¶sXÃmw km¯znIIÀ½amIpw; FÃm{InbmIem]hpw
£bn¨pt]mbmepw AbmÄ kÀÆhniz¯ntâXpamb temI-
 KoXm{]hN\w
kw{Klw \S¯pw. AXn\v GXp `mjbmWv D]tbmKnt¡­-
sX¶dnªp IqSm.
Cu A´namhØbn aq¶p `mhap­v: H¶p hmatZhsâ
ØnXn. At±l¯nsâ {]kn²amb Hccpf¸mSntÃ, "Cu hniz-
¯n DffsX´pw Rm\mWp' F¶v. Úm\n \ncl¦mc\mWv.
AbmfpsS tZlm`nam\w CÃmXmhp¶p, {InbIÄ apgph\pw
Ahkm\n¡p¶p. AtXmsSm¸w AbmÄ¡p Hcp `mhmhØ
ssIhcp¶p­v. AXv Hcp tZl¯nsemXp§m¯XmWv. `mhm-
hØsb¶Xp {InbmhØbÃ. `mhmhØsb¶m `mh\-
bpsS D¡SmhØbmWv. Cu `mhmhØ Npcp§nb tXmXnÂ
\aps¡ÃmhÀ¡pw A\p`hs¸Sp¶p. Ip«nbpsS tZmjw sIm­p
A½ tZmjhXnbmIp¶p, KpWw sIm­p KpWhXnbpamhp¶p.
Ip«nbpsS ZpxJw sIm­p ZpxJnXbpw kpJw sIm­p kpJn-
XbpamIp¶p. A½bpsS Cu `mhmhØ Ip«nbnsemXp§p¶p.
Ip«nbpsS tZmjw A½ XtâXsænepw Xmt\ev¡p¶p. Úm-
\nbpw `mh\bpsS DÂISXsIm­p apgph³ temI¯ntâbpw
tZmjs¯ Xmt\ev¡p¶p.
AbmÄ {Xn`ph\¯nsâ ]m]¯m ]m]nbpw ]pWy¯mÂ
]pWyhm\pamIp¶p. F¶n«pw AbmÄ {Xn`ph\¯nse ]m]]p-
Wy§fm sXÃpw kv]rjvS\mIp¶nÃ.
cp{Zkqà¯n Ejn ]dbp¶ntÃ, "bhmÝtaXnemÝta
tKm[qamÝta' F\nbv¡p bhw Xcq, Fffp XcqþtKmX¼p
Xcqþ C§ns\ kZm bmNnbv¡pIbmWv. B EjnbpsS hbdv
F{Xbv¡p­v? ]t£ B bmNn¡p¶ BÄ aq¶c apgw icoc-
¯nepffh\Ã. At±l¯nsâ Bßmhv hnizmImcambn ]d-
bpIbmWv. CXns\ Rm³ ""sshZnIamb hnizmß`mhw'' F¶p
]dbp¶p. thZ§fn Cu `mh\bpsS ]ctam¡Àjw
ImWmw.
KpPdm¯nse ]pWymßmhmb \ckota¯ IoÀ¯\¯n-
 ]dbp¶p:þ
""_me Po ]m]taw IhW Io[mw lti;
\ma teXmw Xmcpw \n{Zm Bth''
(`Khmt\, IoÀ¯\w ]mSpt¼mÄ IqSn F\n¡pd¡w hcm³
X¡h®w Rms\´p ]m]amWv NbvXXv?) ChnsS \cko ta¯-
bv¡mtWm Dd¡w h¶ncp¶Xv? t{imXm¡Ä¡mWv Dd¡w h¶n-
cp¶Xv. ]t£, B t{imXm¡tfmSp GJo`hn¨n«mWv \ckota-
¯ CXp tNmZn¨Xv. CXmWv \ckota¯bpsS `mhmhØ.
Cu `mhmhØbn kÀÆ ]m]]pWy§fpw AbmfnÂ
\n¶mWpfhmIp¶sX¶v \n§Ä¡p ImWpamdmIpw. AbmÄ Xm³
Xs¶ AXp ]dbpw, B Ejn ]dbp¶ntà ""sN¿cpXm¯ Imcyw
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