kpµc³,
kpapJ³, Icnhpt]mse Idp¯ tIiw, XqshÅ hkv{Xw, At±lw B kZÊnte¡v IS¶phcnIbmWv.
kZÊnepÅ BÀ¡pw At±ls¯ AdnªpIqSm. hntZinbpsS bm{Xme£WhpanÃ. \_n(kz)bpw
kJm¡fpw Ccn¡p¶ B kZÊn \_n(kz)¡`napJambn AbmÄ Ccp¶p. Hcp Kpcphnsâ ap¶nÂ
Ccn¡p¶ hn\bmZc§tfmsS. B AÛpX a\pjy\n FÃmhcpsSbpw I®pIÄ DS¡n \n¶p. At±lw
\_n(kz)tbmSv tNmZn¨p.
""\_ntb, F\n¡v Cuam³ F´msW¶v
]dªpXcnI.''
\_n(kz) Cuam³ Imcy§Ä Bsd®w
hniZambn¸dªp. DSs\ AXv icnsh¨psImv BKX³ ]dªp: "Xm¦Ä ]dªXv icnbmWv'
CXptI«t¸mÄ kZkycpsS AÛpXw
hÀ[n¨p. tNmZn¨p ]Tn¡m³ h¶bmÄ Kpcphns\ icnsh¡pItbm? AÛpXw sImv AhcpsS
\ba§Ä hnIkn¨p. AbmÄ ]n¶oSv tNmZn¨Xv Ckvemw Imcy§sf Ipdn¨mWv. \_n(kz)
Ah hnhcn¨p sImSp¯p. tNmZyIÀ¯mhv AXpw icnsh¨p. ]n¶oSv "Clvkm³' F´msW¶mbn
tNmZyw.
""\o AÃmlphns\ ImWp¶Xpt]mse
C_mZ¯v sN¿emWv. \o Cu AhØbnse¯nbnsæn AÃmlp \ns¶ ImWp¶Xpt]mse
Bcm[n¡emWv.'' \_n(kz) Clvkm³ F´msW¶v hyàam¡n. XpSÀ¶v A´yZn\s¯ kw_Ôn¨pw
AXnsâ e£Ws¯¡pdn¨pw tNmZyw D¶bn¨p. \_n(kz) AsXÃmw hniZoIcn¨p. BKX³
kwXr]vX\mbn Øewhn«p. A¸kabw Ignªv DaÀ(d)t\mSv \_n(kz) tNmZn¨p. Cu h¶bmÄ
BcmsW¶v \n\¡dnbmtam?'
DaÀ(d) ]dªp: "AÃmlphn\pw
dkqenepw Adnbmw. F\n¡dnbnÃ.' At¸mÄ \_n(kz) hnhcn¨p. "AÂ Pn_vcoÂ(A) F¶
ae¡mWv. \n§Ä¡v Zo³ ]Tn¸n¡m³ thn h¶Xmbncp¶p.'
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{]kn²amb Cu lZokn Zo³ apgph³
DÄs¡mÅp¶p. CkvemanI icoA¯nsâ aq¶v Ahn`mPyLSI§fmWv {][m\ambpw Cu
tNmtZym¯c¯nse {]Xn]mZyw. IqSmsX temI]cnhÀ¯\s¯ kw_Ôn¨ kqN\bpw At¸mÄ
Ckvemansâ aqeXXz§Ä Cuam³, Ckvemw, Clvkm³ F¶nhbmsW\v hyàw.
Cuam\mWv hnizmkn¡mZyambn
thXv. Bdv LSI§fpw AXnt\mS\p_Ô Imcy§fpamWXv. hnizmkanÃm¯ {]hÀ¯\¯n\v {]Xn^eanÃ.
cmaXmbn _mlyIÀ½§fmWv \nkvImcw, Zm\w, lÖv XpS§nbhbmWXv. hnhmlw, I¨hSw,
kmaqly_豈 F¶nhbpw aäpw ChtbmSv A\p_Ôamb LSI§fmWv. F¶m Cu IÀa§fpsS
BßmhmWv Clvkm³. Cu lZokn AXn\p hyàamb \nÀhN\apv. AÃmlphns\ ImWp¶Xpt]mse
Bcm[n¡pI CXmWv Bcm[\bpsS k¯. F¶m Cu AhØ HcmÄ¡v A{]m]yambm AÃmlp Xs¶
ImWp¶ps¶ t_m[sa¦nepw A\nhmcyamWv. CXnÃm¯ Bcm[\ shdpw _mly{]IS\w
am{XamWv. AXn\v Poh\pmbncn¡nÃ.
icochpw Bßmhpw X½nepÅ _ÔamWv
Bcm[\bpw Clvkm\pw X½nepÅXv. icocw \ne\n¡Wsa¦n AXn Bßmhv thWw. Bßmhv
\jvSs¸«m PVw \in¡pw. Noªfnªp ZpÀKÔw han¡pw.
Npcp¡¯n ta¸dª aq¶p ASnØm\LSI§Ä
tNÀ¶XmWv Ckvemw. Ckvemansâ {]mcw`Ime§fn Ch shtÆsd hnÚm\imJIfmbncp¶nÃ.
]n ¡me¯v hnhn[hnÚm\ imJIÄ DSseSp¯t¸mÄ hnizmk Imcy§Ä hnhcn¡p¶ CÂapÂ
Iemapw IÀaimkv{Xw hniZoIcn¡p¶ CÂapÂ^nJvlpw Clv km³ NÀ¨ sN¿p¶ CÂap¯kzÆp^pw
P·w sImp.
Ch aq¶pw ]ckv]cw ]qcI§fmWv.
H¶nÃmsX aäpÅh¡v \ne\n¸nÃ. \nkvIcn¡p¶Xnsâ H¶mas¯ \n_Ô\ hnizmkamWv. ""Aapkvenansâ
\nkvImcw km[phsöp ]dbm³ ImcWw CXmWtÃm. hnizmkImcy§Ä AX\nhmcyam¡p¶p.
\nkvIcn¡pt¼mÄ AhnsS aäp Zpcpt±iy§Ä DmIm³ ]mSnÃ. XnIª a\xkm¶n[yw A\nhmcyLSIamWv.
temIam\y¯n\v \nkvIcn¡p¶Xv Ipähpw in£mÀlhpamWv. CXmWv \nkvImc¯nse
Clvkm³. At¸mÄ \nkvImcw F¶ Bcm[\bn hnizmkw, IÀaw, BßkwkvIcWw Ch aq¶pw
kt½fnt¡Xv A\nhmcyamWv. Camw amenIn(d)sâ hm¡pIÄ ImWpI. ""IÀaimkv{XanÃmsX
kzq^nbmbm Ah³ \mkvXnI\mtb¡pw. XkzÆp^v CÃmsX IÀa imkv{XÚ\mbmÂ
sX½mSnbmtb¡pw. CXpcpw kt½fn¸n¨h\mWv _mlymÀYw DÄs¡mh³'' (CuJmfv, t]Pv
6).
^nJvlpw XkzÆp^pw BZyIme ]WvVnX·mÀ
ssIImcyw sNbvXncp¶Xv Hcpan¨p Xs¶bmbncp¶p. F¶m CkvemanI `cWhpw
CkvemanI tImSXnIfpw \ne\n¶t¸mÄ apkvenw `cWm[nImcnIÄ¡pw \nbaÚÀ¡pw
hn[nXoÀ¸pIÄ¡mbn Gsd Bhiyw IÀaimkv{Xambncp¶p. AXpsImv Hcphn`mKw ]WvVnXÀ
^nJvlnte¡v am{Xw {i² sNep¯n B hnÚm\ imJbn Bgnbnte¡v Cd§ns¨Ãm\pw N{µs\t¸mse
{]tim`nXam¡m\pw AhÀ {ian¨p. `cW]camb Imcy§fn XmXv]cyanÃm¯hÀ Bß ZÀi\imkv{Xamb
XkzÆp^nte¡v Xncnªp. `àn]camb A[zm\§sf¡pdn¨pw lrZbip²nsb¡pdn¨pw AhÀ {]Xn]mZn¨p.
BZy\ncq]Ws¯ kw_Ôn¨pw N«§fpw \S]Sn{Ia§fpw FgpXn. C§s\bmWv ^nJvlpw XkzÆp^pw
cv hnÚm\ imJIfmbn Adnbs¸«p XpS§nbXv.
IÀa imkv{XÚcpw Bßob
imkv{XÚcpw AhchcpsS taJeIfn hym]cn¨p. X§fpsS ]¡epÅ Úm\w k¼pjvSam¡m\pw
{]Ncn¸n¡m\pw AhÀ amÀK§Ä Ip]nSn¨p. ^nJvlv XkzÆp^n \n¶pw Nnet¸mÄ Gsd
AIse k©cn¨p. XkzÆp^v ^nJvln \n¶pw Ht«sd ImXw AIsebmbn. CkvemanI
icoA¯n\v CXp t]mdte¸n ¡mXncp¶nÃ. lrZb ip²nbnÃm¯hÀ ^nJvlv ssI Imcyw
sNbvXt¸mÄ NneÀ Ckvemansâ N«¡qSn \n¶pw ]pd¯pt]mIm³ ImcWambn. apAÃmbpsS
IÀ¯mhv C_v\plkvav CXn\v DZmlcWamWv. Xsâ Úm\¯nsâ alXzw {]ISn¸n¡m³ At±lw
XnSp¡w ImWn¨p. Ahkm\w Bßobt_m[w \jvSs¸« At±lw apJw Ip¯n hogpIbmWpmbXv.
^nJvlv ssIshSnªv BßobX {]m]n¨ Nne XzcoJ¯pImÀ¡v amÀK{`wiw kw`hn¨Xn\pw
\½psS ap¶n Pohn¡p¶ sXfnhpIfpv.
Cu A]Y k©mc¯n\v ISnªmWn«Xv
{]kn² XXzNn´I\mb CamwKÊmen(d) BWv. ^nJvlpw XkzÆp^pw Gähpw kaÀYambn
CW¡nt¨À¯psImmWv At±lw Clvbm Depan±o³ F¶ _rlZv{KÙw cNn¨Xv. Cuam\pw
Ckvemapw Clvkm\pw ka\zbn¸n¨psImpÅ B {KÙw temI{]ikvXambXpw CXpsImmWv.
tIcf¡mc\mb Camw ssk\p±o³ aJvZqw(d) XpS§nbhcpsS apÀinZnepw aäpw Cu
amÀKw Xs¶bmWv Ahew_n¨n«pÅXv. imlv hen¿pÃmln±lvehn(d)bpsS lpÖ¯pÃmln _menK
CXnt\ähpw DÖze DZmlcWamWv.
kzq^oA\p`qXn hm¡psImv
{]ISn¸n¡m³ km[yaÃ. ta {]kvXmhn¨ \_nhN\w Xs¶ AXmWv sXfnbn¡p¶Xv.
AÃmlphns\ ImWp¶Xpt]mse Bcm[n¡pI F¶mWv \_n(kz) Clvkm³ F¶Xn\p \ÂInb
hniZoIcWw. AÃmlphns\ ImWm\pÅ I®v \ap¡nÃ. ]ns¶ F§s\bmWv AÃmlphns\ ImWpI.
ChnsS Bßob ZÀi\§fmWv Dt±iysa¶p hyàw. HcpXcw lÀtjm·mZmhØbmWnXv. {]`m]qÀWhpw
kap¶Xhpamb B AhØ hnhcn¡m³ hm¡pIÄ ¡mhnÃ. AXv A\p`qXnbmWv.
cXnaqÀÑbnÃm¯h\v AX\p`hn¡m¯h\v
AsX§s\ ]dªpsImSp¡m\mIpw. AX\p`hn¨bmÄ¡v am{Xta cXnaqÀÑ F´msW¶dnbq. AYhm
]Z§Ä sImv AXns\ BJym\w sNbvXv AhXcn¸n¡m³ \ap¡mÀ¡pw IgnbnÃ. ]t£,
AXpsImpam{Xw Ah \ntj[n¡m³ \ap¡v Ignbptam? ImcWw cXn Hcp bmYmÀYyamsW¶v
A\p`hanÃm¯h\pt]mepw AdnhpÅXmWtÃm.
icnbmb AÀY¯nepÅ Bcm[\ hgn
e`n¡p¶XmWv icnbmb Bßobm\p`qXn. CXmÀ¡pw A\p`hn¡pIbpw sN¿mw. CXmWv Hcp
bYmÀY apAvan\nsâ Bcm[\bpsS e£yhpw km^eyhpw. CXv hne¡s¸« I\nbÃ. GsXmcp
km[mcW¡mc\pw Cu Bßobm\p`qXn e`n¡pw. AXv e`n¡mXncn¡p¶Xv Ahsâ Bcm[\bnse
t]mcmbvaIÄ sImmWv. B A]mIX Ip]nSn¨p e£yw km£mXvIcn¡pIbmWv kzq^nk¯nsâ
amÀKw.
BßZÀi\w (apImi^) e`n¡m\pÅ Nne
tÌPpIÄ BßÚm\nIÄ hc¨pImWn¡p¶p. Cu ØnXnIÄ HcmtcmlW{Ia¯n \n¡p¶p. HcmÄ
Hcp ØnXnbn \n¶vþ Hcp aJman \n¶v þ asämcp ØnXnbnte¡v ]Sn]Snbmbn
Ibdnt¸mIWw. A§s\ ssZhnIÚm\w A\p`hamb (aAvcn^Xv) AhØbn F¯nt¨cWw. CXmWv
“Ahsâ tZtlÑ Rm³ sImph¶XmIm¯
Imet¯mfw Hcmfpw apAvan\Ã.”
F¶v \_n(kz) ]dªXv. Cu AhØbn F¯nb HcmÄ ¡v am{Xta tZtlÑ ssZthÑbmbn ]cnhÀ¯\s¸Sp¯m³
Ignbq. C§s\ ]Sn]Snbmbn apt¶dp¶hÀ¡v ssZhZÀi\w km[yamIp¶p.
Úm\nIÄ Cu ‘AhØIÄ’
hniZambn AhcpsS {KÙ§fn hnhcn¨Xv JpÀBsâbpw kp¶¯nsâbpw ASnØm\¯nemWv.
Hcp DZmlcWw ]dbmw. Cu tÌPpIfn H¶mat¯Xv kplvZv (hncmKw) BWv. AYhm
IpSpw_w, kvt\lnXÀ, tKm{Xw, [\w F¶nhbn \n¶v a\Êns\ thÀs¸Sp¯n GIm´hmka\pjvTn¡pI.
apl½Zv \_n(kz)bn CXn\v amXrIbpv. {]hmNIXz¯n\v ap¼v Bdpamkw \_n
Xncpta\n(kz) lndmKplbn GIm´hmka\pjvTn¨p. CXn\ptijamWv AhÀ¡v hlvbv
e`n¡p¶Xv. AXpsImpXs¶ ssZhZÀi\w Imw£n¡p¶hÀ Cu amXrI ]n´pStcXmsW¶v
BßÚm\nIÄ {]kvXmhn¡p¶p. aäp tÌPpIÄ \nPs¸Sp¯s¸«Xpw CXpt]mse JpÀBsâbpw kp¶¯nsâbpw
ASnØm\¯n Xs¶bmsW¶v ImWmhp¶XmWv.
Cu tÌPpIÄ Hmtcm¶pw ]n¶n«h\v
ad \o§Â F¶ Iiv^v kw`hn¡p¶p. Hcp km[mcW a\pjy\v ]t©{µnb§Ä hgn ImWm³
Ignbm¯ ZnhytemI§Ä Ah\v ZÀin¡m³ Ignbp¶p. ]cnioe\w kn²n¡p¶ BÀ¡pw CXv t\Smhp¶XpamWv.
CXn\v hnemb¯v F¶ ]«w e`n¨psImÅWsa¶nÃ. km[mcW apAvan\n\v e`n¡p¶ kz]v\s¯
kw_Ôn¨p \_n(kz) ]dªXv, AXv hlvbn \n¶pÅ \m¸¯nbmdn HcwiamWv F¶mWv.
At¸mÄ Hcp ]qÀW hnizmknbpsS km [mcW kz]v\ ZÀi\hpw Iiv^nsâ C\§fnsem¶mImw.
BßobXbpsS hnhn[ ]ShpIÄ Ibdnt¸mIpt¼mÄ AhsbÃmw bYmÀY¯n Xs¶ ZÀin¡m³
Ignbp¶p. CXmWv a\pjymhØbpsS Bßmhnsâ ]qÀWamb {]IS\ cwKw.
Iiv^v(ad\o¡Â) e`n¨h\v kÀh
B²ymßnI kXy§fpw hyàambn Adnbm³ Ignbp¶p. CXphsc Ah\pmbncp¶Xv hnizmkw
am{Xambncp¶p. F¶m ad\o§nbt¸mÄ FÃmw Ahsâ I¬ap¶n ImWmw. hkvXp¡sf
am{Xaà hkvXpXIsfbpw ZÀin¡m³ Ignbpw. ]t£, AXn\p tbmPyamb Nne cq]§Ä AXn\pmIp¶p
F¶pam{Xw. Hcn¡Â \_n(kz) \nkvIcn¡pt¼mÄ Ft´m ss¡ sImv FSp¡m³ {ian¡p¶Xmbn
kzlm_m¡Ä Ip. CsX´mbncp¶p F¶v kzlm_nIÄ tNmZn¨t¸mÄ \_n(kz) ]dªp. "Cu \nkvImc¯nÂ
Fsâbpw Jn_ve¡pw ap¼n kzÀKhpw \cIhpw ImWn¡s¸«p. At¸mÄ AXn \n¶p Hcp
ap´ncn¡pe Rm³ FSp¡m³ {ian¨p. ]t£, ]n¶oSXv ths¶p IcpXn. AXmWv \n§Ä
IXv.
\_n(kz) ]dªp. _p²nsb AÃmlp
krjvSn¨p. AXnt\mSv apt¶m«phcWsa¶vv AÃmlp BÚm]n¨t¸mÄ AXv apt¶m«ph¶p.
t]mIpI F¶\pimkn¨t¸mÄ AXv t]mbn.'
acWw F¶ {]Xn`mks¯ kw_Ôn¨p \_nXncpta\n(kz)
]dªp: "HcmSnsâ cq]t¯mSv kmZriyamb coXnbn acWs¯ sImphcpw. kzÀK\cI§fpsS
CSbn sh¨v AXns\ KftOZw sN¿s¸Spw.'
C¯cw [mcmfw \_nhN\§Ä ImWmw.
At¸mÄ Cu hkvXpXIÄs¡Ãmw Hmtcm¶nt\mSpw A\ptbmPyamb cq]§Ä Dv. AXv km[mcW
ZrjvSnbn ImWpI km[yaÃ. Dd¡¯n Nne hkvXpXIsf cq]§fmbn \mw ImWp¶ {]Xn`mkhpw
CXmWv. acWkab¯pw J_dnepw DmIpsa¶v \mw hnizkn¡p¶ Zriy§fpw Cu KW¯nÂ
s]«XmWv. Ahsâ Bcm[\IÄ kpµcamb cq]w ]qv J_dnepÅh\v Bizmkw \ÂIpsa¶v \mw
hnizkn¡p¶p. CsXÃmw Cu Beap ankmensâ KW¯n s]«XmWv.
apImi^ e`n¨ HcmÄ¡v Bß\njvTm]camb
ZÀi\amWv kw`hn¡p¶Xv. Ah\Xv \ntj[n¡m³ km[yamInÃ. Beap aeIqXv Ah\pthn
Xpd¶psh¨Xmbn A\p`hs¸Spw.
Hcn¡Â sskZp_v\p km_nXnt\mSv
\_n(kz) tNmZn¨p. "FÃmän\pw Hcp bmYmÀYyapv. \nsâ Cuam\nsâ
bmYmÀYysa´mWv?' "Rm\nt¸mÄ AÃmlphnsâ AÀiv hyàambn ZÀin¡p¶Xpt]msebpv.'
F¶mWv sskZp_v\p lmcnkv(d) adp]Sn ]dªXv.
`mhnbn kw`hn¡p¶ Imcy§Ä
Imte¡q«n ChÀ¡v ZÀin¡mw. `uXnI hkvXp¡fn kPoh kzm[o\w sNep¯m\pÅ
Bßiànbpw AhÀ¡v e`nt¨¡pw. AhcpsS CÑmiàns¡m¯h®w `uXnI temIs¯ Nen¸n¡m\pw
AhÀ¡v Ignbp¶p. ]t£, C¯cw Imcy§fn CSs]Sp¶hÀ Ahcn Gsd hncfambncn¡pw.
BßZÀi\¯nsâ B\µ elcnbn AhÀ aäpÅhsbÃmw AhKWn¡p¶p. Cu Bßob elcnbn B\µw
sImÅp¶Xns\¡mÄ A`nImayambn AhÀ asäm¶ns\bpw ImWp¶nÃ.
Cu A\p`qXn kzmb¯am¡pIbmWv
Hmtcm apAvan\nsâbpw A´na e£yw. Cu e£y¯nte¡pÅ ]ShpIfmWv Bcm[\IÄ. Bcm[\
Cu e£y¯nse¯Wsa¦n lrZbw If¦ clnXamIWw. sIm«nbS¡s¸« BßZÀi\¯nte¡pÅ IhmSw
Xpd¶v Ahbn {]thin¨m am{Xta a\pjy\v im´ne`n¡pIbpÅq. AXn\v BcmWv
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