AÌ-co-¢-Ãnã Ae-b-Sn-|pÐ CuáÔw ag-bmbn CÔw s]àp-saÐv tXmÐn-b-tX-bp-èq, Zm, Xpèn-s|mcp IpS-ambn s]bvX-Xp-S-ªn-bn-cn-|p-Ðp. \m\m-tZ-i-ª-fn-te-|mbn h¾n ImÃp-\nÐ P\-ªçs]-sºÐv s]bvX ag-bpsS Ie-Ú-enã kÛn-{i-amb hnIm-c-{]-I-S-\-ª-fp-¾m-|n. bm{X-|p-cp-|p-Iç \nd¹ PMvj-\m-Wv. th\-e-dp-Xn-bnse BZy-a-g. ]pXp-a-g-bnse sFkv IW-ªç apÃp-a-Wn-Içt]mse Npâp-]mSpw NnX-dn-sÃ-dn-Ôn-®v, HSp-hnã ]mf-ªfnã, ag, -X-e-X-æn-®-Ãp.

*bm{X GXm-bmepw kpJm-bn... D®-bv|pè DjvWw I¾-sÔmtg RmË Icp-Xn-b-Xm...*, AP-bË jáºnsÒ sImfp-|q-cn, DjvWw hnfbpÐ \c® s\³n-te|v B¹q-Xn. i~-amb Hcn-Sn-an-Ðã tkvâj-\nsessh-Zyp-Xn-{]-hmlw sISp-Ãn. ]cn-k-c-t_m[w adÐv kuan\n Ae-dn-hn-fn-®p. CSn-sbm® Ahsf ac-Ww-t]mse `b-sÔ-Sp-Ãp-Ðp. Õmâvt^m-anã Aªn-ªmbn Id-ªn-s|m-¾n-cpÐ ^m\pw sSen-hn-jË kwt{]-j-Whpw \ne-®p. hæmà Hcp imÌX AÌ-co-¢-Ãnã \S-am-Sn. ag AtÔmgpw Icn-h-¾n-s\-tÔmse apc-¾p. t\m|n-bn-cns| ]mf-ªç|n-S-bn-eqsS Nmb-bpsS \nd-apè Ie-|p-shèw Iqew IpÃmË XpS-ªn.

Xªç|v t]mhm-\pè Xoh¾n GXm\pw hsÐ-Ãp-saÐv Adn-bn-Ôp-¾m-bn.\mev]-óv \nanjw teâmWv CtÔmç XsÐ. sFkv{Iow \pW¹p sIm¾v Aev]w amdn-\nÐ aIç Hgn¹ IÔv ag-bn-te|v hen-s®-dn-bp-ÐXpw AXv Hcp IpsÃm-gp-|nã Ftªmtºm Hgp-In-am-dp-ÐXpw IÁnã ]nS-¹p.
“AÔá_áÃv F\vtd-Xm, ....t{]mankv ]Ôm..... ”
t]mWnsSbnã slbásskvâã Cf|n aIç sIm³n. hb-eâv \nd-Ãn-epè PoËknepw tSmÔnepw Ah-fpsS Dbcw Aev]w IqSn-bn-ºp-s¾Ðv tXmÐn-®p.
“Hm sI ssa Unbá, .... ”
GtXm ]{X-am-kn-I-a-dn-®p-sIm-¾n-cpÐ aIË , aIç ]d-¹Xv tIç|m-¹Xv `mKyw. tNº\pw A\n-b-Ãn|pw XÛnã Hcp s]mcn¹ Xá|-Ãn-\n-{Xbpw aXn. AhsÒ tNmbvkpw AÔá_áÃm-sWÐv F\n-|-dn-bmw.
“FËsXmcp ag! FÌm-bmepw ]pd-sÔ-SmË t\cw s]àm-ÃXv \Ðm-bn. .... ”
kuan\n aSp-tÔmsS ZpÔº hmcn-Ôp-X-®p.
kotbm^v sNàmË hÐ-h-cmWv tkvâj-\n-e-[n-I-hpw. hæm-sÃm-cmáÃn-tbmsS Ahá agsb tImcn-|p-Sn-®p. hc-¾p-W-ªnb aÁnsÒ DÑmZw hmbp-hnã ta¹p \S-Ðp.
AP-bË hoSn-s\-|p-dn-t®máÃp. Nmâãa-g-bnãt]mepw hgp-|pÐ hbã hc-Úp-Iç. hnim-e-amb ]mSw IS-Ðp-thWw Xd-hmºv apâ-sÃ-ÃmË.

hoºnen-tÔmç AÛbpw A°\pw X\n-®v. bm{X-b-b-|mË hÐ A\n-b\pw `mcybpw Xncn-s®-Ãp-Ð-Xp-h-tc|pw Ahás|mºpw kam-[m\w ImWn-æ. SuWnã \nÐv \mºn-te|v ]pd-sÔ-SpÐ Ah-km-\-_üv A\n-b\v anüm-hptam? h¾n teâm-hp-sa-\-Ð-dn-¹-tÔmç ]e-hpcp \náØ-Ïn-®-Xm-Wv. t\cn-ºpè _üv sXân-bmã aqsÐÁw amdn-|-b-d-Ww.

Õmâv t^mansÒ sXs| tImWnã h¾n-bpsS Rc|w tIºp. bm{X-|má s]ºnbpw km[-\-ªfpw Xq|n apËIqá Xàm-dm-bn. AÌ-co-¢-Ãnã ag-bpsS CuáÔw hnd-ª-fn®p InSÐp.
“Xpf-ko-[-tc-ºË am{Xw hÐn-æ. ... s]Ssº-Ðpè ag-bnã... ]m hw Fhn-sS-sb-©nepw IpSp-ªn-|m-Wpw....... ”
kuan\n sXt|m-tº|v CS|nsS IÁp-Iç ]mbn-®p.h¾n InX®v sIm¾v Õmâvt^m-anã hÐp-\n-Ð-tÔmç bm{X-|m-cpsS Ir{Xn-a-amb Xnc-|v. _Ïp-an-{Xm-Zn-I-fpsS \ne-bv|mà s\mÚ-c-h-N-\--ªç ]tc-Xm-Çm-|-fpsS Ai-co-cn-Iç t]m se ]cn-k-csà Xpf-®p.
“km[-\-ª-sfmÐpw ad-Ðpt]m-bn-ºn-ætæm....... ”
h¾nkn¦-em-b-tÔm-gmWv Xpf-kn-tb-º\pw eote-®nbpw HmSn-|n-X-s®-Ãn-b-Xv. kuan-\n|v izmkw t\sc hoWp. Ah-fpsS aqà Bª-fbpw Gº-Ãn-b-Û-bpw. Ahsc Hcp t\m|v ImWmË Inºptam FÐ thh-emXn AtÔmgpw Ah-cpsS CS-s]-S-ep-I-fnã hnªn.
“hæmà ag....... ”
Xpf-kn-tb-º\pw eote-®nbpw\\¹p IpXnáÐn-cp-Ðp. ag-sÔm-ºÑmá. F\n|v t\áXà Nncn hÐp.Ahá sIm¾p hÐ ]e-lm-c-sÔmXn ARvPen Gâp hmªn. Ahç|n-jvS-sÔº Blm-c-sa-sÌ-©n-ep-am-bn-cn-|pw.
“FÃn-bm-ep-Ss\ hnfn-|-Ww. AÛ-bpsS thh-emXn Adn-bm-tem... AÃpw ]pÃp-am-bn-ºp¾v CtÔmç........... ”
eote-®n HmáÛn-Ôn-®p. h¾n iq\y-X-bnã Aen-bp-Ð-Xp-hsc kmÌz-\-ÃnsÒ Ic-ªç hmbp-hnã Dcp-¾p. bm{Xm-sam-gn-Iç..... IÁoá|m-gvN-Iç.... Ign¹ apÔ-óv háj-ªç|n-S-bnã CXv F{Xm-asà BháÃ-\-amWv?
aS-|-bm-{X-bpsS aSpÔv a\-ünã ISn-®p-Xq-ªn.

\ote-iz-c-sÃ-Ãn-b-tÔm-tg|pw ag ian-®p. Imâpw tImfp-ap-¾m-bn-cp-Ð-X-æmsX ag Hºpw s]bvXn-cp-Ðn-sæÐv sXmºv apÐnse _áÃn-se kl-bm-{XnI km¢y-sÔ-Sp-Ãn. X\n-®m-W-há. `áÃmhpw IpSºn-Ifpw \mkn-|nã.
s]sºÐv Ccp-ºn\v I\w sh®p. P\ã|-Ún-bn-eqsS t\áÃp-Im-WpÐ BIm-i-Ãnã ag-`q-X-ªç ae|w adn-bp-I-bm-hpw. Ic-taLw aqSn-b-Xp-sIm-¾mtWm FÐ-dn-bn-æ, ]pdsà AÌ-co-¢-Ãn\v \æ I\w.
_áÃnã IpÃn-bn-cpÐp Ifn-®p-sIm-¾n-cpÐ AÔp-hn\pw ARvP-en|pw CtÔmç an¾m-º-an-æ.HtÐm ct¾m ]d¹v Ccp-hcpw ]nW-ªn-|m-Wpw. CW-ªm\pw A{Xtb th¾q.

AÔp kztX imÌ-\m-Wv. ARvP-en-bmWv IpkrXn|pSp-|. koânã Npcp¾p IqSn-|n-SÐ kuan\n Fgp-tÐâv tImºp hmbn-ºp.
“hæXpw Ign-®mã tIdn-|n-S-|m-bn-cp-Ðp. aUvKm-shX-ÃmsX C\n-bm-sc-©nepw Cu t_mKn-bnã hcpa-a-s\Ðv tXmÐp-Ðnæ..... ”
t_mKn an|-hmdpw hnP-\w. IjvSn®v \me³v ^man-en-Iç ImWpw. ]pdÃv sshZyp-Xn-shºw \ne-®-Xp-sIm-¾m-h-Ww, AÌ-co-¢-Ãn-\n-{X -I-ºn. acN-®n-æ-I-fn-eq-dp-Ð aáÛ-csà Imâv CS-bv|nsS t_mKn-I-fn-te|v sIm¾p hÐp. ]mf-ªsf ]I-tbmsS Nhn-ºn-b-c-|p-I-bmWv h¾n-®-{I-ªç.

FXnáko-ânse bm{XnI Nmcn-bn-cpÐv hms]m-fn-®p-d-ªp-Ðp. apË hiÃv am{Xw \c® Ipdp-\n-c-Iç|v \æ NÌw. hm\nân _mKv ]q|p-¹n-s\-]v-t#mse Ah-cpsS aSn-bnã Npcp¾v IqSn-|n-S-Ðp. \mºnã AÛ hfáXÃpÐ ]q®-|p-¹p-ª-fpsS hnºp amdmà Hma-\Ãw HmáÛ hcp-Ðp.
t\c-sa-{X-bm-bnI-|mWpw?
“Blmcw sIm¾p hÐn-ºpt¾m.......Rª-f-SpÃv Hcp FIvkv{Sm s]mXnbp-¾v... ”
kuan\nbm{Xn-Isb ]Xnsb sXmºp. Ahá AtÔmç hæmà Dç|n-Sn-e-tÃmsS sRºn-Ôn-S-¹p. ]mhw, GXv In\m-hm-bn-cn|pw AtÔmç tImcn-|p-Sn-®n-ºp-¾m-hpI?

"th¾......_mKn-ep-¾v... Ign-t®m-fq, hni-Ôn-æ.................... ”
Ahá Be-ky-tÃmsS ab-|-Ãn-te|v ho¾pw Npcp-¾p. hmg-bn-e-bnã s]mXn¹ imÔm-Sn\v \æ kzmZv. hW-ASn Iqcm-|q-cn-cp-ºns\ Iodn ap-dn®v ]mbp-I-bm-Wv. Kl-bnã {]th-in-|p-tÚm-gp-¾m-hpÐ Xmf]-Ô-Xá® Dd-|-Ãns\ CS-bv|nsS Atem-k-c-sÔ-Sp-Ãn. SW-ep-Ifm kÚ-Ð-amb sIm©½ sdbnãth.
DW-cp-tÚmç hW-ASn Fhn-sStbm \náÃn-bn-cn-|p-I-bm-Wv. t_mKn-bnse Ac¾ shfn®w ]pd-tÃ|v NmSmË shÚã sIm¾p. IÁnsÒ a¹-fnÔv amdn-b-tÔmç a\-ün-em-bn, h¾n \náÃn-bn-cn-|p-ÐXv Huº-dnã GtXm Kplm-ap-J-Ãm-Wv. ]mf-Ãn-\n-cp-h-iÃpw I\-Ã-Im-Sv. {Iqc-ar-K-ªfpw ImWp-am-bn-cn-|p-a-hn-sS.
Ip¹p-ª-Lfpw kuan-\nbpw Ah-c-h-cpsS _áÃp-I-fnã Iqá|w hen-®p-d-ªp-Ðp. FXnsc temhá _áÃv Hg-C-¹p-In-S-Ðp.kl-bm-{XnI F]tÔm-gm-Wn-c-ªn-tÔm-bXv? Hcp bm{Xm-samgn sImSp-|mË Ign-bm-Ã-XnsÒ \ncm-iX a\-ünã Icn-Ìncn IÃn.
t_mKn-bn-eqsS Hcp Nmev \SÐp t\m|n. Bcp-an-æ. S.-Sn.-|pè koânã Hcp `n¢I-|m-cËk-ar-Ê-ambn IpÃn-bn-cp-Ðp-d-ªp-Ðp. {]`m-X-k-hmcn ioe-ap-è-Xn-\mã \mev aWn-|p-W-cpÐ ioew h¾n-bnepw sXânN®n-sæÐv kam-[m-\n-®p.
cmhn-esà ]{Xw hÐ-tÔm-gm-W-dn-bp-ÐXv, alm-\-K-cn-bnã I\à t]am-cn. \qdp-I-WI-|n-\m-fp-Iç ae-sh-èX-Ãnã Hen-®p-t]m-bn-cn-|p-Ðp. t]am-cn-aqew Zpcn-Xm-izm-k-{]-háÃ-\-ªç Akm-Êy-am-bn-cn-|p-Ðp. cmhnse tPmen|v t]mb-h-cnã ]ecpw hoºnã Xncn-s®-Ãn-bn-ºn-æ.
hniz-kn-|m-\m-bn-æ.
]{Xw NqSÔw t]mse \nan-j-ªç|Iw hnâ-gn-¹p.
\K-c-Ãn-te-|pè kIe h¾n-Ifpw dÉv sNbvXn-cn-|p-I-bm-Wv. Nne-]-cn-N-b|m-sc-sbms| samss_-enã _Ï-sÔSmË t\m|n. Fªpw knK-\-en-æ.
kuan-\n-sbbpw Ip¹p-ª-sfbpw hnfn-®p-WáÃn hnhcw [cn-Ôn-®mtem? th¾, Dd-ª-sº. A³m-hmË C\nbpw t\c-ap-¾v.

Nmâç agsb IqkmsX bm{Xn-I-c-[n-I-hpw, CtÔmç ]mf-Ãnã Cdªn \nÐv Xeªpw hneªpw ]cnt-tim-[\ \S-Ãp-I-bm-Wv. {Sm|nã aptºmfw shèw. Sn.-Sn.sb I¾p-InS-ºn-bn-cp-sÐ-©nã hni-Z-hn-hcw Xnc-|m-am-bn-cp-Ðp. Fæm apJ-ª-fnepw Üm\X tNmásÐm-en-|p-Ðp-¾m-bn-cp-Ðp. hmXn-ev|ã\nÐv GÌn hen¹p t\m|n-bmã t\ms|-ÃmÃv Zqc-tÃmfw SW-knsÒ Ccp¾ `bm-\-IX am{Xw. GtXm Ombm-Nn{Xw t]mse tXmÐn-b-Xv. sXmºp apÐnse Npa-cnã LSn-Ôn® aªnb _ç_nsÒ a¹-fnÔv {Sm-|nã Xfw sIºnb shè-Ãnã InSÐv sIm¹\w IpÃn.
hW-A-Sn|v kn¦ã BsbÐv tXmÐp-Ðp. h¾n sasæ-sbmÐv sRc-ªn. tXc-º-I-Ws| \nan-j-ª-tfmfw Cg¹ h¾n, ho¾pw \nÐp. Rª-f-I-sÔSº t_mKn ho¾pw IjvSn®v Kplbv|v shfn-bn-em-bn-cn-|p-Ðp. `mKyw , kzO-amb hmbp izkn-s®-©ne-eepw C\n Nmhmtem! IS-Ðã|q-Sn-f-In-b-am-Xncn Icn-ta-L-ªç GXv t\cÃpw `qan-bn-e-SáÐp-ho-gmË ]mI-Ãnã s\tºm-º-tam-Sp-I-bmWv BIm-i-Ãv. aZw s]mºnb hm\w.
agsb Fæm-bvt]mgpwa\üv sIm¾v Xmtem-en® F\n|v AXn-t\mSv BZy-ambn hæm-Ã-sh-dpÔv tXmÐn. t]am-cn-bpsS cp{Z-Xm-WvUhw Zbm-c-ln-X-ambn ImXp-I-fnã apc-¾p. taã|q-cbv|v taã ]I-Xoá|p-I-bmWv ag. CXp hsc I¾n-ºn-æmà {Iqc-`m-h-ª-fpè ag.
ae-sh-èX-Ãn-e-I-sÔºv HcSn t]mepw aptÐmºv \oªmË Ign-bmà Hcp ]gp-Xm-c-bmWv h¾n-sbÐv k©-ev]n-|mË {ian-®p.
ac-W-tcm-Z\w t]mse t]amcn ac-hn® tNX-\-bnã s]bvXmáÃv Ic-I-hn-bmË XpS-ªp-tÚmç, FsÒ IÁp-Ifpw Adn-bmsX \nd¹-¹p.

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