“hn®n\v Xmsgbpw a®n\v
apIfnepambn A_qZÀdnt\¡mÄ kXyhm\mbn Hcp a\pjy\panÃ…”dkqepÃmlv(kz).
a¡mcmPyw ]pdw temIhpambn _Ôs¸Sp¶
amÀ¤amWv "h±m³" {]tZiw. AhnsSbmWv Kn^mÀ tKm{X¡mÀ hkn¡p¶Xv.
JpssdinIfpsS I¨hS¨c¡pIfpambn imante¡v t]mbnhcp¶ bm{XmkwL§Ä \ÂIp¶ \mWb¯p«pIÄ
sImv B tKm{Xw Pohn¨p t]m¶p. Xr]vXnbmIpw hn[w AXv In«nbnsæn H¶v _e{]tbmKw
\S¯m\pw AhÀ aSn¨ncp¶nÃ.
A_qZÀdv F¶ t]cnednb¸Sp¶
Pp³Zp_v\pPp\mZx Cu tKm{X¯nemWv. ss[cyw, IqÀ½_p²n, ZoÀLZrjvSn F¶nh
Abmsf CXccn \n¶v hyXncnà\m¡n. Xsâ P\X hn{Kl§fpsS ap¼n A\phÀ¯n¡p¶
A[tam]mk\ F t¸mgpw At±ls¯ hÃmsX Atemkcs¸Sp¯ns¡mncp¶p. Ad_nIfpsS
aqVhnizmk§sf X\n¡v Hcn¡epw DÄs¡mÅm³ IgnªnÃ. sI«kwkvImc§fn \n¶v P\§sf
IcIbän, hnthIhpw _p²nbpw ]p\xØm]n¨v, temIw Xa Êv amän {]Imi]qcnXam¡p¶
Hcp {]hmNIsâ DZbw At±lw {]Xo£tbmsS Im¯ncp¶p.
ImeN{Iw A\pkyqXw Id§ns¡mncp¶p.
BbnsS a¡bn {]Xy£s¸« ]pXnb {]hmNIsâ hnhc§Ä Xsâ Ip{Kma¯nepsa¯n. At±lw
A\pP³ A\oknt\mSv ]dªp: "A\okv…!
thKw a¡bnte¡p ]pds¸SpI! AhnsSbpÅ B a\pjys\¸än At\zjn¡pI! BImi¯v \n¶v
X\n¡v Znhyktµiw hcp¶p F¶mWbmfpsS hmZw. AbmÄ ]dbp¶ hm¡pItfsX¦nepw a\x]mTam¡n
Fs¶ tIĸn¡pIbpw thWw !’
A\okv bm{Xbmbn…\_n(kz)bpambn
kÔn¡pIbpw kwkmcn¡pIbpw sNbv Xp.hm¡pIÄ {i²n¨p a\Ênem¡n Xncns¨¯n…
Bthit¯msS A_qZÀdv A bmsf kao]n¨ ]pXnb {]hmNIs\ Ipdn¨v XmÂ]cy]qÀÆw
Bcmªp. A\okv ]dªp: "am\yamb kz`mh§Ä ssIsImÅm³ P\§sf D]tZin¡p¶bmfmWt±lw,
At±l¯nsâ hm¡pIÄ ]ZyaÃ, F¶m KZyhpaÃ.’
A_qZÀdv hopw tNmZn¨p:
"Abmsf Ipdn¨v P\§fpsS
A`n{]mbsa´mWv?’
A\okv ]dªp:
"am{´nI³, tPmÕy³, Ihn, Fs¶ÃmamWhÀ
]dbp¶Xv…!’
A_qZÀdv ]dªp:
"Fsâ kwibw XoÀ¡m\pw Zmlw
ian¸n¡m\pw CsXm¶pw t]mc. \o IpSpw_¯nsâ Imcyw {i²n¡Ww. Rm³ Xs¶ t\cn«v
t]mbn Adnªp hcmw..!’
A\okv ap¶dnbn¸v sImSp¯p:
"icn, bm{Xbn a¡m\nhmknIsf
IcpXnbncn¡pI…!’
A_qZÀdv bm{X¡mhiyamb `£Whpw
Hcp sNdnb ]m\]m{Xhpw Xbmdm¡n. ASp¯ Znhkw At±lw \_n(kz)sb ImWm³ ]pds¸«p.
`bt¯msSbmWv t]m¡v, ImcWw, apl½Zpambn _Ôs¸Sm³ hcp¶hcmsW¶dnªmÂ
AXn{Iqcambn Ahsc th«bmSns¡mncn¡pIbmWv JpssdinIsf¶v At±lw Adnªncp¶p.
AXvsImv Xs¶ apl½Zv \_n(kz)sb¡pdn¨t\zjn¡m³ Xs¶ At±lw _p²nap«n.
A`napJoIcn¡p¶Xv i{Xpthm an{Xtam F¶dnbnÃtÃm…!
kÔy…,A_qZÀdv
akvPnZpÂldman hn{ian¡m\mbn InS¶p. At¸mÄ Aen¿p_v\pA_oXzmen_v(d) At±l¯n\cnsI
h¶p. BKX³ hntZinbmsW¶v Aen (d)¡v t_m[s¸«p. Aen(d) AbtfmSv ]dªp:
"AÃtbm a\pjym! Ft¶msSm¸w hcq.!’
At±lw AentbmsSm¸w Xsâ
ho«nte¡v t]mbn A¶v cm{Xn Aen(d)hnsâ ho «n Xmakw. {]`mXambt¸mÄ A_qZÀdv
Xsâ `mWvUhpsaSp¯v hopw ]Ånbnte¡v….
AhÀ ]ckv]cw H¶pw DcnbmSnbnÃ.
cmw Znhkhpw A_qZÀdn\v \_n(kz)sb¡pdn¨v
Hcp hnhchpw e`n¨nÃ. cm{Xnbmbt¸mÄ At±lw ]Ånbn Dd§m³ InS¶p. At¸mgpw
Aen(d)AXnse h¶p. At±lw tNmZn¨p;
"C\nbpw Ft¯nSw ]nSnIn«nbntÃ….?’
At±lw AXnYnsbbpw Iq«n
ho«nte¡v t]mbn. A¶pw Ahscm¶pw ]ckv]cw kwkmcn¨nÃ. aq¶mw Znhkw cm{Xn…
Aen(d) au\w `Ún¨p:
"\n§sf´n\mWv a¡xbn h¶Xv?’
A_qZÀdv ]dªp:
"Rm³ tXSn h¶ Imcy¯n\v \n§sfs¶
klmbn¡psa¶v Dd¸v \ÂInbm am{Xw Rm³ ]dbmw!’
Aen(d) A§s\ hm¡v sImSp¯p.
A_qZÀdv ]dªp:
"Rm³ hfsc Zqsc \n¶mWv hcp¶Xv.
]pXnb {]hmNIs\ ImWepw At±l¯n sâ hm¡pIÄ tIÄ¡epamWv Fsâ e£yw!’
Aen(d)hnsâ apJw {]k¶ambn. At±lw
]dªp:
"AÃmlphmWv kXyw, At±lw
kXy{]hmNI\mWv, AhÀ C¶men¶ cq]¯nsems¡bmWv…!’
\_n(kz)bpsS KpWKW§Ä
hnhcn¡pIbmWv Aen(d). AhÀ A_qZÀdnt\mSv ]dªp:
"t\cw ]peÀ¶m Xm¦Ä Fs¶ A\pKan¡pI,
A]IS km[yX tXm¶nbm Rm³ aq{Xsamgn¡pw t]mse Hmcw Nmcn \n¡pw. Rm³ AhnsS\n¶v
\S¶p XpS§nbm hopw \n§sfs¶ ]n´pScpI, C§s\ \ap¡v e£y¯nse¯mw.’
\_n(kz)sb ImWm\pÅ AXnbmb
B{Klw sImv A_qZÀdn\v A¶v Dd¡w h¶tXbnÃ.
{]`mXw s]m«n hnSÀ¶p.
Aen(d)Xsâ AXnYnsbbpw Iq«n Xncp\_n(kz)bpsS lfvd¯nte¡v \S¶p. A_qZÀdv
CSXpw heXpw t\m¡msX Aen(d)s\ A\pKan¨p. AhÀ Xncpk¶n[nbnse¯n. A_qZÀdv
kemw ]dªp:
"AÊemap Asse¡ bm dkqeÃmlv’
\_n(kz) adp]Sn ]dªp.
Xm¦Ä¡pw AÃmlphnsâ c£bpw
ImcpWyhpapmbncn¡s«.
Ckvemansâ A`nhmZyamb kemw
sImv BZyw \_n(kz)sb A`nkwt_m[\ sNbvXXv A_pZÀdv Bbncp¶p. tijw B hm¡mWv
A`nhmZy¯n\mbn {]NmcW¯n h¶Xv.
\_n(kz) A_pZÀdns\ Ckvemante¡v
£Wn¡pIbpw JpÀBsâ Nne `mK§Ä HmXns¡mSp¡pIbpw sNbvXp. H«pw sshImsX At±lw
apkvenambn. apkvenamb BZy_m¨nse \memas¯tbm A©mas¯tbm Bfmbncp¶p At±lw.
kw`h§fpsS _m¡n `mKw A_pZÀdv(d)
Xs¶ hniZoIcn¡p¶p: AXn\v tijw Rm³ \_n(kz)bpsS IqsS Xs¶ a¡bn Xmakn¨p.
Ahsc\n¡v Ckvemans\Ipdn¨v ]Tn¸n¨pX¶p. JpÀBsâ Ipd¨p`mKhpw….
]n¶oSv \_n(kz)Ft¶mSv ]dªp.\o apkvenamb hnhcw a¡bn Bcpw Adnªpt]mIcpXv.
AhÀ \ns¶ h[n¨pIftª¡pw’!
Rm³ ]dªp: "AÃmlphmWv kXyw! ]ÅnbnÂ
sN¶v JpssdinIfpsS ap¼n sh¨v kXyktµis¯ Dss¨kvXcw {]Jym]n¨ÃmsX Rm³ a¡m
cmPyw hnSp¶ {]iv\tabnÃ…!!’
\_n(kz) au\w ]men¨tXbpÅq.
Rm³ ]Ånb sN¶p. Jpssdio {]amWnamscÃmw
IqSnbncp¶v skmd ]dbpIbmWv. Rm³ AhcpsS a[y¯n sN¶v AXyp¨¯n hnfn¨v ]dªp:
"JpssdIsf! AÃmlp AÃmsX Bcm[y\nsöpw
apl½Zv \_n(kz) AÃmlphnsâ ZqX\msW¶pw Rm\nXm km£yw hln¡p¶p.
Fsâ hm¡pIÄ AhcpsS IÀ®]pS§fnÂ
X«nbXpw AhÀ NmSnsbWoäp Ignªp. AhÀ ]ckv]cw Bt{Imin¨p:
"CXm Cu aX]cnXymKnsb
icns¸Sp¯n¡fbq.’
sImÃms\¶\ne¡v Xs¶ Ahscs¶ aÀ±n¨p.
XÕabw \_n(kz)bpsS ]nXrktlmZc³ Aºmkv(d) AhnsS NmSnhoWp. AhcnÂ\n¶v Fs¶
kwc£n¡m\mbn At±lw Fs¶ tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨v JpssdinItfmSv ]dªp:
"tl! \n§sf´mWo sN¿p¶Xv. \n§fpsS
hym]mc amÀ¤¯nepÅ Kn^mÀ tKm{X¡mc\mb Hcmsf \n§Ä h[n¨m ]n¶oSpÅ
ØnXnsb´mIpw.’
JpssdinIÄ ]ncnªpt]mbn. AÂ]w
Hcmizmkw ssIh¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Xncp\_n(kz)bpsS ASps¯¯n. Fsâ icoc¯nse ]cn¡pIÄ
I am{Xbn AhÀ tNmZn¨p:
"apkvenamb Imcyw ]ckys¸Sp¯cpsX¶v
Rm³ ]dªncp¶ntÃ?’
Rm³ ]dªp: "AsXsâ Hcm{Klambncp¶p.
Rm³ AXv \ndthän¡gnªp!’
\_n(kz) ]n¶osSt¶mSv ]dªp:
"C\n \n§Ä \m«nte¡v t]mhpI! ChnsS \n¶v ]Tn¨Xpw a\Ênem¡nbXpw AhtcmSv ]dbpIbpw
Ahsc Ckvemante¡v £Wn¡pIbpw sN¿pI. \n§Ä¡v AÃmlp k³amÀ¤hpw AhÀhgn \à {]Xn^ehpw
Xt¶¡pw. ChnsS Ckvemw ]ckyamhpIbpw hnPbn¡pIbpw sNbvXp F¶dnbpt¼mÄ Ct§m«v
Xs¶ Xncn¨v h¶psImÅpI!’
A_qZÀdv(d)XpSÀ¶p ]dbp¶p: "Rm³
Fsâ \m«nte¡v Xncn¨p. BZyambn F s¶ A`napJoIcn¨Xv Fsâ A\pP³ A\okbncp¶p.
Ah³ tNmZn¨p:
"Fs´ÃmamWv hntij§Ä?’
Rm³ ]dªp: "Rm³ kXyaXw hnizkn¨v apkvenambncn¡p¶p.’
AÃmlphnsâ A\p{Klw! H«pw
sshImsX Ah\pw ]dªp: "\nsâ aXw Xs¶bmWv FtâXpw. Rm\pw CXm
kXyhnizmknbmbncn¡p¶p!’.
R§Ä cvt]cpw IqSn R§fpsS
amXmhns\ kao]n¨p. Ahsc Ckvemante¡v £Wn¨p. DSs\bhÀ ]dªp: "a¡tf \n§fpsS
Zo³ Xs¶bmWv FtâXpw!’
A§s\ Ahcpw kXyktµihmlIbmbn¯oÀ¶p.
A¶papXÂ Kn^mÀ tKm{X¡msc
Ckvemansâ A\pbmbnIfm¡m³ Fsâ Ip Spw_w A£oW ]cn{iaw \S¯ns¡mncp¶p. A[nIw
XmaknbmsX Hcp henb P\kaqlw Xs¶ apkvenwIfmbn¯oÀ¶p. kwLSnXambn \nkv¡mcw
\nÀÆln¡s¸«p. Iq«¯nÂs]« asämcp hn`mKw ]dªp:
"R§Ä Ct¸mÄ ]qÀÆoIaXw Xs¶
ssIsImÅp¶p. \_n(kz)aZo\xbn hcpt¼mÄ R§fpw apkvenwIfmIpw.’
]n¶oSv \_n(kz)aZo\xbnte¡v h¶t¸mÄ
AhscÃmw apkvenwIfmbn¯oÀ¶p. AhnsSsh¨v \_n(kz) ]dªp: "Kn^mÀ! AÃmlp AhÀ¡v
aKvv^nd¯v \ÂInbncn¡p¶p. AkvewtKm{Xw! AhÀ¡v AÃmlp kema¯pw \ÂIn.’
A_qZÀdv(d)Xsâ {Kma¯n Xs¶
CkvemanI {]hÀ¯\§fpambn Ignªp IqSpIbmWv. DlvZpw J³ZJpw Ignªp. At±lw \_n(kz)bpsS
Xncpk¶n[nbnse¯n At±lw At]£n¨p: "XncpZqXsc! Fs¶ AhnSps¯ tkhI\mbn
kzoIcn¨mepw!’
\_n(kz)k½Xn¨p. A¶papXÂ
apgpkabhpw \_n(kz)tbmSv IqsS¯s¶ DmhWsa¶ ZrV\nÝbt¯msS AhÀ Pohn¨p. alm\mb
\_n(kz)Ahsc {]tXyIw ]cnKWn¨p. Ft¸mÄ ImWpIbmsW¦nepw AhnSp¶v lkvXZm\w sN
¿pIbpw kt´mjw ]¦nSpIbpw sNbvXncp¶p.
Xncp\_n(kz) h^m¯mbn. t\Xmhpw
AhcpsS al¯mb kZÊpIfpw \jvSs¸« aZo\ bn Hcp \nanjw t]mepw \n¡m³
A_qZÀdv(d)hn\v IgnªnÃ. At±lw imanse Hcp Ip{Kma¯n t]mbn Xmakn¨p. kn±oJpÂAIv_À(d)hnsâbpw
Dadp_v\pÂJ¯zm_v(d)hnsâbpw `cWIme§fn At±lw AhnsS Xs¶bmbncp¶p. aq¶mw
Jeo^x Dkvam\p_v\pA^v^m³(d)hnsâ `cWamWnt¸mÄ.
A_qZÀdv(d)Uakv¡knte¡v
amdn¯makn¨p. apkvenwIÄ `uXnIXbnepw kpJ¯nepw ebn¡p¶Xv I At±l¯n\v
AsXmcn¡epw AwKoIcn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. AXns\Xnsc AhÀ iàambn {]XnIcn¨p. XÕabw
Jeo^x At±ls¯ aZo bnte¡v £Wn¨p. AhÀ aZo\bnse¯n.
]s£! AhnsSbpw Zp³bmhnt\mSpÅ
AanXamb A`n\nthiamWv apkvenwIfn IXv. AXvsImv At±l¯nsâ XymKnbmb a\Êpw
Xsâ \ninXamb hnaÀ i\w ImcWw aäpÅ P\§fpw hoÀ¸pap«n.
Jeo^xbpsS \nÀt±iw At¸mÄ
Bizmkambn: "Xm¦Ä X¡mew d_vZxbnte¡v amdn¯makn¡Ww.’
aZo\xbnse Hcp Ip{KmaamWv
d_vZx. At±lw P\§fn \n¶v _lpZqcw AI¶v d_vZxbn Xmakam¡n. Zp³bmshm«pw
Bin¡m¯ alm\mb \_n(kz)X§fpw Ignªpt]mb cv Jeo^xamcpw hc¨psh¨ XymK¯nsâ
amÀ¤¯nÂ!
HcpZnhkw HcmÄ A_qZÀdv(d)hnsâ
ho«n h¶p. At±lw hoSmsIsbm¶p I t®mSn¨p. Pohn¡m³ th AXymhiykm[\§sfm¶pw
AhnsS ImWm\nÃ. At±lw tNmZn¨p. "A_qZÀdv(d)! \n§fpsS kma{KnIsfÃmsahnsS?!’
A_qZÀdv(d) ]dªp: "R§Ä¡v AhnsS
(]mc{XnI tem¯v) Hcp hoSpv. \Ã km[\§sfÃmw At§m«b¡pIbmWv ]Xnhv!’
BKX\v hm¡nsâ s]mcpÄ ]nSnIn«n.
At±lw ]dªp: "]s£! \n§Ä Cu ho«n (Zp³bmhv) Xmakn¡p¶Imet¯¡v AXymhiyw
hÃXpw thWatÃm?!’
imanse AaoÀ A_qZÀdv(d)hn\v ap¶qdv
kzÀ®\mWb§Ä sImSp¯b¨ncp¶p B D]lmcw Xncn¨b¨psImv At±lw ]dªp:
AÃmlphnsâbSp¡Â Fs¶¡mÄ \nµy\mb Hcmsf imansâ A[n]\v ImWm³ IgnªntÃ?!’
lnPvdx ap¸¯ncmw hÀjw B_nZpw
kmlnZpamb alm³ h^mXmbn, AÃmlp Ahsc kt´mj¯nem¡s«. |