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MARAKATHA MANJUSHA - 1
(Serialised in ‘Nadi’ Monthly)
By
MADHUBAABU
Published by:
MADHU PRIYA PUBLICATIONS
Machavaram, Vijayawada - 520 004
Phone : 94411 94605
E-mail : madhupriyapublications@gmail.com
First Edition :
2017
Price :
. 95-00
Cover Design :
DURGA RAO
Printers :
SRI CHAITANYA OFFSET PRINTERS
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=$+¨ÉÏè xfl Z=~°∞ Ѩ_Q» ˘\Ïì~#° flk HÍ^Œ∞ ã¨=∞㨺... Ѩ_áç È~Ú# =$+¨ÉÏè xfl
QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞ Kè«∞iHõ`À QÍÜ«∞Ѩ~°z# "≥O@<Õ "≥Å∞ѨeH˜ =zÛ# ~°HõÎOÖ’
#∞Oz ÃÑH· ˜ ÖËzOk á⁄QÆ... ^•xfl QÆ∞iOz K«iÛOK«∞HÀ"åe... =∞øxHõ
K≥ÑÊ≤ # ^•xfl |\ì̃ P á⁄ˆQ ^ŒQ~æÆ À¡ =Ù#fl áœ~°∞Å „áê}Ïefl ǨÏiOKÕãO≤ k.
P q+¨Ü∂« xfl QÆ∞iOz PÖ’zOKåe JO^Œ~∂° ....
''=∂`«Oyx J_çy `≥Å∞ã¨∞HÀO_ç. =∂`«Oy ‰õÄ_® JHõ¯_Õ =Ù#flk——
Jx aQÆ~æ Q° Í J~°"åÅx JxÑ≤OzOk J`«xH˜.
P =∂@Å∞ J`«x ÃÑ^Œ=Ùefl ^•\˜ |Ü«∞@‰õΩ ~åHõ=ÚO^Õ, `«Å
uÑ≤Ê J`«xfl K«∂âß_»∞ â◊~É° OËè „^Œ∞_»∞.
''J_»∞QÀ... ~å<Õ =KåÛ_»∞ =∂ =∞Ǩg~°∞_»∞... <å ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_»∞
Kè « ∞ iHõ ` À =$+¨ É è Ï xfl QÍÜ« ∞ Ѩ ~ ° K « Q Í<Õ "≥ Å ∞=_ç # ~° H ÍÎ x fl K« ∂ ã≤
q~°∞K«∞‰õΩѨ_çáÈ~Ú# ^è≥·~°º=O`«∞_»∞....—— "≥H˜¯iOѨÙQÍ JO@∂ KÕ~Ú
Táê_»∞.
`«#x ֒ѨeH˜ ~°=∞‡#=∞x P^Õtã¨∞#Î fl@∞ì J~°"ú ∞≥ ,ÿ <≥=∞‡kQÍ P
=∞Ok~°OÖ’H˜ J_»∞QÆ∞ÃÑ\Ïì_∞» P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''#QÆ~O° U^À JÅ¡HÖõ ’¡Å"≥∞áÿ È`«∞#fl^Œ#fl ÉèÏ=#`À ÉèÜ í ∞« Ѩ_ç #∞=Ùfi
WO\’¡<Õ =ÙO_çáÈ"åeû# J=ã¨~O° ÖË^∞Œ ... h `«Å‰õΩ `«ye# ^≥|ƒ U=∞O`«
ÃÑ^ŒkÌ HÍ^Œ∞. "≥O@<Õ Ñ¨â√◊ =Ùefl "Õ∞`«‰Ωõ `ÀÅ∞‰õΩ "≥à√◊ §. q∞ye# ã¨OQÆ`∞« Å∞
h‰õΩ J#=ã¨~O° —— J<åfl_»∞ â◊~É° OËè „^Œ∞_»∞.
''â◊~°ÉèËO„^Œ∞Å"å~°∞ J#º^è• ÉèÏqOK«‰õΩO_® =ÙO\Ï#O>Ë XHõ
q+¨Ü«∞O J_»∞QÆ|∞kú J=Ù`ÀOk. J_»QÆ=∞O\Ï~å?—— L#fl@∞¡O_ç
=∂\Ï¡_®_»∞ #QÆ~° áêʼnõΩ_»∞.
''JÜ«∞ºÜ≥∂º... J^ÕO =∂@! #QÆ~á° êʼnõΩÅ∞ U"≥∞<ÿ å J_»Q=Æ K«∞Û.
`«=∞~°∞ =∂ áêʼnõΩÅ∞. =∂ QÆ∞iOz# q+¨Ü∂« Å∞ "≥Ú`«OÎ `«=∞‰õΩ Z~°∞HõÖ’
=ÙO_çf~åe Hõ^•....—— QÆ|QÆÉÏ J<åfl_»∞ â◊~É° OËè „^Œ∞_»∞.
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''D ~ÀA# g∞~°∞ J#∞Éèqí ã¨∞#Î fl D "≥É· ’è QÆO JO`å g∞ ™È^Œ~∞° _»∞
g∞‰õΩ `«# ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_çx ÃÑOz ÃÑ^ŒÌ K≥Ü∞« º@O HÀã¨O WzÛ#@∞=O\˜k.
ÃÑ^ŒÃÌ Ñ^ŒÌ QÆ∞~°∞‰õΩÖÏÖ’¡ J"≥∂Ѷ∞¨ "≥∞#ÿ q^Œºefl JÉèºí ã≤OK«=Åã≤# P a_»_¤ ∞»
WÖÏ Ñ¨â√◊ =Ùefl HÍK«@O Uq∞\˜?—— ã¨∂\˜QÍ J_ç̂Q™ê_»∞ #QÆ~° áêʼnõΩ_»∞.
''#QÆ~° áêʼnõΩÅ"åiH˜ ã¨~Ô #· J#∞=∂#"Õ∞ =zÛOk. =¸_Õà√◊ §
‰õÄ_® ѨÓiÎQÍ xO_»x `«# a_»_¤ xç <å‰õΩ JѨÊyã¨∂Î <å ™È^Œ~∞° _»∞ <å‰õΩ
K≥ÑÊ≤ # =∂@Å∞ Uq∞@O>Ë....—— JO@∂ PQÍ_»∞ â◊~É° OËè „^Œ∞_»∞.
TÑ≤i aQÆÑ\¨ ì˜ K≥=ÙÅ∞ iH˜¯OKå_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞... `«##∞ `«#
`«O„_ç fã¨∞‰õΩ=zÛ â◊~É° OËè „^Œ∞Å "åiH˜ ZѨC_»∞ JѨÊyOKå_À ã¨iQÍæ
QÆ∞~°∞ÖÎ xË =Ü«∞ã¨∞û Jk.
✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻
HõO_»Å∞ uiy# â◊s~°O`À, #_»∞=Ú‰õΩ „"ÕÖÏ_»∞`«∞#fl á⁄_»"å\˜
Y_®æxfl `«_∞» =Ú‰õΩO@∂, =∞^躌 =∞^躌 Ö’ QÆ∞|∞~°∞ g∞™êefl "≥∞eÃÑ@∞ì‰Ωõ O@∂
PHÍâ◊=∞O`« Z`«∞#Î sîqQÍ xÅ|_ç =ÙO_Õ XHõ ã¨∞O^Œ~=° ¸iÎ ~°∂Ѩ"∞Õ
bÅQÍ "≥∞^Œ∞Å∞`ÀOk J`«x Hõ#∞Å =ÚO^Œ∞ ZѨC_»∞ `«# `«O„_çx QÆ∞iOz
`«Å∞K«∞‰õΩ<åfl.
''ÉèÜ
í ∞« O J<Õ =∂@ =∞# ~°HOÎõ Ö’ ÖË^∞Œ HÍx, #∞=Ùfi =∂„`«O
JÖÏ ZѨÊ\˜H© „Ѩ=iÎOK«‰Äõ _»^∞Œ . =∂\Ï¡_Õ „Ѩu=∂@ ZO`À PÖ’zOz
=∂\Ï¡_®e. "տ㠄Ѩu J_»∞QÆ∞ "≥#∞HÍ =ÚO^Œ∂ K«∂ã¨∞‰õΩO@∂ "ÕÜ∂« e.
W~°∞=k ã¨O=`«û~åÅáê@∞ #∞=Ùfi Jq∞`«"∞≥ #ÿ *ÏQÆ~∂° Hõ``« À rqOKåe.
J~°=ú ∞~ÚO^• a_®¤?—— pHõ\ ˜ ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’ qz„`«"∞≥ #ÿ K«ÑC¨ à◊§x qx
`«#∞ ÖËz ‰õÄ~°∞Û #flѨC_»ÖÏ¡ ^ŒQÆæiH˜ fã¨∞‰õΩx ÖÏÅ#QÍ K≥ѨÙ`«∞O_Õ
"å_®Ü«∞#.
''P K«ÑC¨ àı§q∞\’ K«∂ã≤=™êÎ#∞....—— J<Õ"å_»∞ `«#∞.
ZO^Œ∞Hõ<À `≥eÜ«∞^Œ∞ QÍx, f„=OQÍ K«eOz áÈÜÕ∞"å_®Ü«∞#.
=∞iO`« QÆ\ Qì̃ Í QÆ∞O_≥ʼnõΩ J^Œ∞=Ú‰õΩO@∂ `«Å J_»O¤ QÍ u¿ÑÊ"å_»∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
Éè=í #O "≥Ñ· Ù¨ ‰õΩ K«∂ã≤ áê=Ú |∞㨠ÃÑ\ì̃#@∞ì qHõ$`« â◊|OÌ XHõ\ ˜
KÕãO≤ k P =Úã¨e P=Ù. Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ J@∞ K«∂âß_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞. JO`«‰Ωõ
=ÚO^Œ∞ Z#fl_»∂ J`«#∞ K«∂ã≤ =ÙO_»#O`« ÃÑ^ŒÌQÍ =Ù#fl QÆ∞_»¡QÆ∂|
XHõ\ ˜ Ju xâ◊≈|ÌOQÍ K«H¯õ ~°∞¡ H˘_»∞`ÀOk "åi Éè=í #O ÃÑÉ· Ïè QÆO g∞^Œ.
''pHõ\ ˜ r=ÙÅ∞ Hõ^• `«b¡... ѨQÆ\ ˜ ѨÓ@ |Ü«∞@‰õΩ =¿ãÎ
W`«~Ñ° ‰¨ ΩΔõ Å∞ "≥O@|_ç Ñ‘‰Ωõ ¯ uO\Ï~Ú. Jq u~°QÍeûOk W@∞=O\˜
ã¨=∞Ü«∂Ö’¡<,Õ —— QÆ∞_»Q¡ ∂Æ |#∞ K«∂ã≤ P =$^Œú QÀ=Ù U^À HõÅ=~åxH˜ QÆ∞i
J=Ù`«∞#fl^Œx J#∞ ‰õΩO@∂ qâ◊^ÑŒ i¨ Kå_»∞ J`«#∞.
`«$Ñ≤Î K≥O^ŒÖË^Œ∞ QÀ=∂`«. =∞~À™êi â◊|ÌO KÕã≤ =∞O^ŒÖ’H˜
"≥o§áÈ~ÚOk "ÕQOÆ QÍ, ѨÓiÎQÍ =KÕÛã≤Ok P#O^Œ∞_çH˜ "≥∞ʼnõΩ=. K≥H¯õ |Å¡
g∞k#∞Oz ky, Ѩâ√◊ =ÙÅ H˘@ìO =ÚO^Œ∞ ÉèÏQÆOÖ’H˜ =KåÛ_»∞. |^ŒHÌ Oõ QÍ
=à◊√§ q~°∞K«∞‰õΩO@∂ `«#∞ ‰õÄ_® =∞m§ Éè=í #O ÃÑ· ÉèÏQÆOÖ’H˜ yiH©Å∞
H˘_»∞`«∞#fl QÆ∞_»¡QÆ∂| =OHõ K«∂âß_»∞. J`«#∞ K«∂ã¨∂Î =ÙO_»QÍ<Õ
U@"åÅ∞QÍ „H˜OkH˜ ky Éè=í #O „ѨH¯õ <Õ <ÕÅg∞^Œ "åeOk Jk. "åÅ∞`«∂
=ÙO_»QÍ<Õ =∂Ü«∞"≥∞áÿ È~ÚOk QÆ∞_»Q¡ ∂Æ | PHÍ~°O. #Å¡\ ˜ =¢™êÎxfl =Úã¨∞QÆ∞
=∂ki HõÑC¨ ‰õΩ#fl =∂#"åHÍ~°O „Ѩ`º« HõOΔ J~ÚOk ^•x ™ê÷#OÖ’.
~°≠Å∞¡=∞<åfl~Ú P#O^Œ∞_ç QÆ∞O_≥Å∞. `«#‰õΩ `≥eÜ«∞‰õΩO_®<Õ "≥#H˜¯
=zÛ, K≥H¯õ |Å¡ ^ŒQ~æÆ ° <ÕÅg∞^Œ ÃÑ\ì̃=Ù#fl `«# KÕuHõ„~°#∞ fã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞.
Éèí=#O „ѨHõ¯ÉèÏQÆOÖ’ xÅ|_ç Ѩk HõΔ}˜HÍÅáê@∞ K«∞@∂ì K«∂ã≤Ok
QÆ∞_»Q¡ ∂Æ | ™ê÷#OÖ’ „Ѩ`º« Hõ"Δ ∞≥ #ÿ =∂#"åHÍ~°O. L#fl@∞¡O_ç Hõke Éè=í #ѨÙ
QÀ_» ^ŒQ~æÆ H° ˜ áÈ~ÚOk. `«Å∞ѨÙÅ∞ Ug∞ÖË=Ù P ÉèÏQÆOÖ’. H˜\H˜ Å© ∞ =Ù<åfl~Ú
QÍx, K«eQÍe ֒ѨeH˜ „Ѩ"ÕtOK«‰õΩO_® "å\˜ `«Å∞ѨÙÅ∞ ^Œ$_è»OQÍ
=¸ã≤"ÕÜ«∞|_®¤~Ú.
K≥H¯õ |Å¡ ^ŒQ~æÆ ° #∞O_ç qáêÊi# <Õ„`åÅ`À K«∂ã¨∂<Î Õ =Ù<åfl_»∞
P#O^Œ∞_»∞. J`«#∞ K«∂ã¨∂Î =ÙO_»QÍ<Õ J~°K`Õ ∞« Å`À QÀ_»#∞ Jkq∞O^•
PHÍ~°O. `«# Z^Œ∞@ U^À ^•fi~°O „Ѩ`º« Hõ"Δ ∞≥ #ÿ @∞¡ `«_∞» =ÚHÀ#∞ ‰õÄ_®
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
`«_∞» =ÚHÀ‰õΩO_® ֒ѨeH˜ "≥o§áÈ~ÚOk. QÆ∞|QÆ∞|ÖÏ_»∞`«∞#fl QÆ∞O_≥Å#∞
zHõ¯|@∞ìHÀ=\ÏxH˜ „ѨÜ∞« `«flO KÕã∂¨ Î „H˜Ok #∞Oz fã≤# `«# KÕuHõ„~°#∞
ayOz Ѩ@∞ì‰Ωõ O@∂, Éè=í # ^•fi~°O ^ŒQiæÆ H˜ ѨiQÔ `åÎ_∞» P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻
ÉÏ|Ü«∞º â◊~É° OËè „^Œ∞Å"åˆ~. J_»∞H¤ ÀÉ’~Ú# ##∞fl KåÖÏ f„=OQÍ ^≥|ƒH˘\˜ì
`≥eq`«ÑÊ≤ OKå_»∞....—— J<åfl_»∞.
Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ K«∂ã¨∞#Î fl =∂`«Oy =ÚYOÖ’ PO^Àà◊# „Ѩ`º« HõOΔ
J~ÚOk.
''PÅÜ«∞O Z^Œ∞@ #QÆ~á° êʼnõΩ_»∞ qKå~°} „áê~°OaèOz#ѨC_»∞
D =∂@#∞ |Ü«∞@ÃÑ_»^•=∞x J#∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞. ^è~·≥ º° OKåÅHõ =∞ø#OQÍ
LO_ç áÈÜ«∂#∞....—— K≥áêÊ_»∞ J~°ÛHõ™êfiq∞.
''JѨÙÊ_»∞ ÖËx ^è~·≥ º° O WѨC_»∞ ZHõ¯_ç#∞Oz =zÛOk?—— ã¨∂\˜QÍ
J_çyOk =∂`«Oy.
''^è~·≥ º° O ~åÖË^∞Œ =∂`«Ow... `«ÑC¨ KÕâß<Õ"∂≥ ##fl ÉÏ^èŒ ##∞fl
xÅ∞= hÜ«∞@OÖË^∞Œ . J<≥flO ѨÙ<≥flO `≥eÜ«∞x XHõ J=∂Ü«∞‰õΩ_çx J`«#∞
KÕÜ∞« x <Õ~åxH˜ JO^Œ~∂° f„=OQÍ Ç≤ÏOã≤ã∞¨ OÎ >Ë K«∂ã¨∂Î xÅ|_®¤##fl
ÉÏ^èŒ ##∞fl „‰õΩOQÆn™ÈÎOk.—— K≥áêÊ_»`#« ∞.
''J~Ú`Õ WѨC_»∞ UO KÕ^•Ì=∞x J#∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl~°∞?—— J_çyOk
=∂`«Oy.
''PÅÜ« ∞ OÖ’H˜ =ÚO^Œ ∞ QÍ =zÛOk â◊ ~ ° É è Ë O „^Œ ∞ Å"åˆ ~ #x
#QÆ ~ ° á êʼnõ Ω xH˜ x[O K≥ ¿ ÑÊÜ« ∂ Åx L#flk. #QÆ ~ ° O Ö’ #∞Oz
|Ç≤Ï+¨¯iOK«|_ç# P#O^Œ∞_çx uiy "≥#H˜¯ ~°Ñ≤ÊOK«=Åã≤OkQÍ
JiúOKåÅx JxÑ≤™ÈÎOk.—— h~°∞ xO_ç# Hõ#∞Å`À K≥áêÊ_»∞ J~°ÛHõ™êfiq∞.
''J<≥flO ѨÙ<≥flO Z~°∞QÆx J=∂Ü«∞‰õΩ_≥#· P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∞ Hˆ =Δ ∞OQÍ
=ÙO_®Å<Õk g∞ "åOzè`O« J~Ú`Õ J@∞=O\˜ Ѩx Un KÕÜ∞« HõO_ç.——
L#fl@∞ìO_ç QÆOcè~O° QÍ K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok =∂`«Oy.
qã¨∞ÉÎ ’Ü«∂_»∞ J~°ÛHõ™êfiq∞. Ug∞ J~°Oú HÍ#@∞¡ qáêÊi# <Õ„`åÅ`À
P"≥∞ =OHõ K«∂âß_»∞.
''g∞‰õΩ QÍh, D #QÆ~O° Ö’ x=tOKÕ "åiH˜QÍh Z=iH© `≥eÜ«∞x
XHõ ÃÑ#∞„Ѩ=∂^ŒO D „ѨÑO¨ KåxH˜ Z^Œ∞~°∞HÍÉ’`«∞#flk. P „Ѩ=∂^•xfl
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
ZkiOK«QeÆ y# Ju H˘kÌ=∞OkÖ’ =∞# P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∞ XHõ_∞» ....——
J~° =¸ã≤# Hõ#∞Å`À K≥Ñʨ @O "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\˜Oì k =∂`«Oy.
`«# K≥=Ùefl `«<Õ #=∞‡ÖËHáõ ÈÜ«∂_»∞ J~°ÛHõ™êfiq∞. ÃÑ^ŒÃÌ Ñ^ŒÌ Hõ#∞Å`À
J=∂Ü«∞HõOQÍ K«∂ã¨∂Î J_çyO^Õ `«_=» ÙQÍ U@∞=O\˜ "åiÔH<· å ã¨Ç¨ Ü«∞O
KÕÜ∞« \ÏxH˜ ã≤^ÑúŒ _¨ Õ P#O^Œ∞_»∞ – JO^Œi ^Œ$+≤Öì ’#∞ |∞kú=∂O^ŒºO
Hõey# "å_çÖÏ J==∂<åefl =¸@QÆ@∞ì‰Ωõ <Õ P ‰õΩ„~°"å_»∞ – „ѨÑO¨ KåxH˜
ã¨OÉèqí OK« É’`«∞#fl ÃÑ#∞ „Ѩ=∂^•xfl x"åiOK«QÅÆ â◊HΘ Hõey =Ù<åfl_®??
''=∞„i =$HΔÍxH˜ =¸ÖÏ^è•~°"∞≥ #ÿ q`«#Î O "≥Ú^Œ@ P=yO[ HõO>Ë
z#flkQÍ<Õ =ÙO@∞Ok. Éè∂í q∞ g∞^Œ Ѩ_#ç `«~∞° "å`«QÍx ^•xÖ’x x["≥∞#ÿ
â◊H˜Î Uq∞\’ Z=iH© `≥eÜ«∞^Œ∞. P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∞ ‰õÄ_® J@∞=O\˜
"å_Õ. ѨÓiÎQÍ Ñ¨i}˜u á⁄Ok# `«~åfi`«QÍx "åi â◊HÎ̃ Z=iH© `≥eÜ«∞^Œ∞.
Ѩi}˜u á⁄O^ŒH=õ ÚO^Õ D q+¨Ü∞« O |Ü«∞\˜H˜ á⁄H˜¯`Õ „áê}ÏʼnõΩ =ÚѨC
"å\˜Å∞¡`∞« Ok. JO^Œ∞Hˆ x*Ïxfl ^•z "åix #QÆ~O° Ö’#∞Oz J=`«eH˜
™êQÆ#Oáê#∞... g∞~°∞ ‰õÄ_® g∞ <À\˜x J^Œ∞ѨÙÖ’ ÃÑ@∞ìHÀ"åe. g∞‰õΩ
`≥eã≤Ok Uq∞\’ g∞Ö’<Õ ^•z =ÙOK«∞HÀ"åe....—— =∂@efl ѨÓiÎ KÕãO≤ k
=∂`«Oy.
Z<≥fl<Àfl J#∞=∂<åÅ∞ XHõ^•x "≥#∞Hõ XHõ\ ˜QÍ J~°ÛHõ™êfiq∞
ǨÏ$^ŒÜ∞« OÖ’H˜ J_»∞QÆ∞ ÃÑ\Ïì~Ú. J~Ú`Õ "å\˜x |Ü«∞ÅÊiKÕ J=HÍâ◊O
=∂„`«O J`«xH˜ ÅaèOK«Ö^Ë ∞Œ .
''ã¨=∞Ü«∞O =zÛ#ѨC_»∞ Jxfl q+¨Ü ¨ ∂« Å∞ "å@O`«@ J"Õ JO^ŒiH©
`≥Å∞™êÎ~Ú.... JѨÊ\˜ =~°‰Äõ g∞~°∞ g∞ Ѩ#∞Å g∞^Õ ^Œ$+≤xì Hˆ O„nHõiOK«∞
HÀO_ç... g∞‰õΩ ã¨O|OkèOK«x Ѩ#∞Å QÆ∞iOz PÖ’zOK«HOõ _ç. "≥à§◊ O_ç....——
H˘OK≥O f„=ã¨fi~°O`À ÃÇÏK«ÛiOzOk =∂`«Oy.
`«Å =OK«∞‰õΩx J=`«eH˜ #_çKå_»∞ J~°ÛHõ™êfiq∞. `«# Ѩ#∞Å∞
`å#∞ KÕã∞¨ HÀ=@OÖ’ x=∞QÆfl"≥∞ÿ áÈÜ«∂_»∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
JO`å ãÔ̈~#· x„^ŒÖHË áõ È=@O =Å¡ WѨC_»∞ QÍ_èx» „^ŒÖ’ =Ù<åfl~°∞. "åiH˜
x„^•ÉèOí QÆO HÍqOK«‰Äõ _»^∞Œ . g∞~°∞ "≥#∞uiy =∞~À =∂~°Oæ "≥`∞« HÀ¯O_ç.
W@∞QÍ ~å‰õÄ_»^∞Œ —— ™œ=∞ºOQÍ, âßO`«OQÍ Ñ¨ÓiÎ q=~°O K≥áêÊ_»∞ "åiÖ’
XHõ`«#∞.
''<Õ#∞ =∞Ǩg~°∞_≥·# ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "åi ™È^Œ~°∞_ç ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_çx.
##∞fl x~ÀkèOK«QÆÅ g~°∞Å∞ D K«∞@∞ìѨ@¡ Z=~°∂ ÖË~°∞. =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ
áÈ=@"Õ∞ =∂‰õΩ `≥Å∞ã¨∞. "≥#∞HõO[ "ÕÜ∞« @O, "≥#∞ u~°Q@ Æ O =∂‰õΩ
JÅ"å@∞ ÖË^∞Œ .—— #_»∞=Ú g∞^Œ KÕ`∞« Å∞ "Õã∞¨ ‰õΩO@∂ ^Œ~Ê° OQÍ K≥áêÊ_»∞
QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞.
~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "åi <å=∞O K≥=ÙŠѨ_ç# "≥O@<Õ ^Œ$_è»HÍÜ«ÚÅ
"≥Y· iÖ’ H˘kÌáê\˜ =∂~°∞Ê HõxÑ≤OzOk J`«x [`«QÍà◊§H˜.
''JÜ«∂º HõqΔ ∞OKåe. `«=∞~°∞ ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "åi ‰õΩ=∂~°∞ÖÏ ÖËHõ
"åi ™È^Œ~°∞Å ã¨O`å#=∂?—— |Ǩï q#Ü«∞OQÍ J_çQÍ_»∞ =∞~À
^Œ$_è»HÍÜ«Ú_»∞.
''g∞‰õΩ q=~°OQÍ K≥Ñʨ =Åã≤# J=ã¨~O° =∂‰õΩ ÖË^∞Œ . =∞~åº^ŒQÍ
"≥o§ g∞ ¿ã<åѨ`∞« Å "åiH˜ =∂ ~åHõ#∞ QÆ∞iOz `≥eÜ«∞KÕÜ∞« O_ç. Z^Œ∞~°∞
=zÛ =∞=∞‡efl Q“~°qOK«∞HÀ=∞x K≥Ñʨ O_ç!—— ǨïO^•QÍ J<åfl_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "åi <å=∂xfl q#fl `«~åfi`« ^Œ$_èH» ÍÜ«ÚÅ =^Œ<åÖ’¡
„Ѩ`«ºHõΔO J~Ú# q#Ü«∞ÉèÏ=O "≥O@<Õ =∞@∞=∂Ü«∞O J~ÚáÈ=@O
‰õÄ_® QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _ç [`«QÍà◊§‰õΩ HõxÑ≤OzOk.
''q∞„`«=∂ JkèHOõ QÍ =∂\Ï¡_ç Ѩ~∞° =Ù áÈQ˘@∞ìHÀ‰õΩ. ã¨∞[# #QÆ~°
¿ã<åѨu JO>Ë HÍHõÅ∞fi# Ü≥∂^è∞Œ _»∞. =∞#O PÜ«∞# ^ŒQiæÆ H˜ áÈ=@"Õ∞
ã¨=Úz`«OQÍ =ÙO@∞Ok. J`«xfl =∞# ^ŒQiæÆ H˜ ~°=∞‡x P*Ï˝ÑO≤ K«@O
J<åQÆiHõO JxÑ≤OK«∞‰õΩO@∞Ok.—— z#fl HõO~î°O`À QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_ç K≥qÖ’
T^•_»∞ XHõ [`«QÍ_»∞.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
HõO\˜H˜ HõxÑ≤OK«#O`« "ÕQÆO`À HõkeOk QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_ç KÕ~Ú. P
[`«QÍ_ç K≥OѨ Kè} « ÅË ‡x â◊|OÌ KÕãO≤ k... ÉÏ^è#Œ ∞ Éèií OK«ÖHË õ z#flQÍ
Jiz ѨH¯õ ‰õΩ Ñ¨_áç ÈÜ«∂_»∞ J`«#∞.
''#∞=Ùfi Z=i`À =∂\Ï¡_»∞`«∞<åfl"À QÆ∞~°∞ÎÃÑ@∞ì‰õΩ#fl `«~åfi`«
ÃÑ^Œ=ÙÅ∞ qѨC. =Ú‰õΩ¯ "≥ÚYO `≥eÜ«∞x =ºHÎ̃ ^ŒQiæÆ H˜ <Õ#∞ "≥à§◊ @=∂?
[~°Q#Æ ∞ QÍHõ [~°∞QÆ^∞Œ —— Ѩà√◊ § ayã¨∂Î K≥áêÊ_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
XHõ i H˘Hõ ~ ° ∞ Ãã· Q Æ Å ∞ KÕ ã ¨ ∞ ‰õ Ω <åfl~° ∞ J`« x fl xÅ∞=iOz#
^Œ$_èH» ÍÜ«ÚÅ∞. =ÚQÆ∞~æ ∞° JHõ¯_Õ xÅ∞K«∞O_çáÈÜ«∂~°∞. XHõ`#« ∞ "ÕQOÆ QÍ
J_»∞QÆ∞Å∞ "Õã∂¨ Î á⁄^ŒÅ Kå@∞‰õΩ "≥o§áÈÜ«∂_»∞.
áê=٠Ѷ∞¨ _çÜ∞« `«~åfi`« x„^Œ Hõ#∞efl #∞Å∞=Ú‰õΩO@∂ JHõ¯_çH˜
=KåÛ_»∞ XHõ =∞ǨHÍÜ«Ú_»∞.
''~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "åi ™È^Œ~∞° Å ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_çH˜ ™êfiQÆ`O« ... `«=∞i ~åHõ`À
=∂ ™ê÷=~°O Ѩq„`«"∞≥ áÿ È~ÚOk. ~°O_ç... ~°O_ç...—— JO@∂ P#O^ŒOQÍ
PǨfixOKå_»∞.
Kèà≥ √◊ §=∞#fl K≥OѨ#∞ ã¨=iOK«∞‰õΩO@∂ xÅ|_ç# `«# [`«QÍ_ç
=OHõ HÀ~°QÍ K«∂ã≤ sîqQÍ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ #_çKå_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
''#~°=∂O™êxfl P~°yOK«\ÏxH˜ JÅ"å@∞Ѩ_#ç ÃÑ^ŒÌ ѨÙe XHõ\ ˜
D „áêO`«OÖ’ ã¨OK«i™ÈÎO^Œx D H˘O_»efl P„â◊~ÚOK«∞‰õΩx „|uˆH
P@q‰õΩÅ∞ =∂‰õΩ K≥áêÊ~°∞. <åÅ∞QÆ∞ ~ÀAÅ #∞Oz Zxfl „ѨÜ∞« `åflÅ∞
KÕã<≤ å Jk =∂‰õΩ HõxÑ≤OK«@O ÖË^∞Œ . ãÔ̈~#· ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’ g∞~°∞ ~å=@O
x[OQÍ =∂‰õΩ ZO`À ã¨O`Àëêxfl Hõey™ÈÎOk. g∞ ã¨Ç¨Ü«∞O`À P
Éè∂í `«Hx˜ =∞@∞ìÉ@ˇ Qì ÅÆ =∞<Õ #=∞‡HõO HõÅ∞QÆ∞`ÀOk—— J_»q QÆ_`¤ç À U~åÊ@∞
KÕÜ∞« |_ç# ÃÑ^ŒÌ áêHõ =O\˜ Hõ@_ì O» Ö’H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩáÈ`«∂ J`«xH˜ K≥áêÊ_»∞
ã¨~°ÊˆH`«∞_»∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
''ÃÑ^ŒÌ ÃÑ^ŒÌ ‰õΔΩ„^Œâ◊‰õΩÎÅ Ñ‘Kå<Õfl J}˜z"Õã≤# ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "åi
‰õΩ@∞O|O =∂k D =Ú=fi<≥flÅ "≥∞HõO =∂‰õΩ XHõ ÖˇH¯õ Ö’xk HÍ^Œ∞.
`«Ñʨ ‰õΩO_® =∞@∞ìÉ>ˇ ^ìË •ÌO—— J<åfl_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
''q∞„`«=∂... h K«^∞Œ =Ù JO`å QÆ∞~°∞‰õΩÅOÖ’ #_çzOk. â◊„ãÎ̈
q^ŒºÅ∞ ‰õÄ_® JHõ¯_Õ <Õ~°∞Û‰õΩ<åfl=Ù. Z#fl_»~Ú<å J_»qÖ’ "Õ@‰õΩ
"≥àϧ"å? J_»=ÙʼnõΩ J_»=Ùefl JÅ¡HÖõ ’¡ÅO KÕ¿ã ÃÑ^ŒÌ ѨÙÅ∞efl "Õ\Ï_»@O
=∂@ J@∞Oz, Jã¨Å∞ "å\˜x ã¨r=OQÍ K«∂™ê"å?—— ^è~·≥ º° O KÕã≤ J`«xfl
J_çQÍ_»∞ ~Ô O_À [`«QÍ_»∞.
㨠~ ° Ê ˆ H `« ∞ _» ∞ Z^Œ ∞ ~° ∞ QÍ =ÙO_» Q Í P [`« Q Í_ç K≥ O Ѩ # ∞
Kè≥à◊√§=∞xÑ≤OK«@O =∞~åº^ŒQÍ =ÙO_»^Œx JxÑ≤OzOk HÍÉ’Å∞
PyáÈÜ«∂_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
''P ѨÙeˆH HÍ^Œ∞. <å Ѩ~å„Hõ=∞O Z@∞=O\˜^À g∞‰õΩ ‰õÄ_®
K«∂Ñ≤™êÎ#∞. H˘O_» QÆ∞ǨÏÖ’ H˘Å∞=Ù fi# ‰õΩΔ „^ŒâH◊ Î̃ Ñ‘KO« JxzOk
<Õ<#Õ x g∞~°∞ =∞iÛáÈ~Ú #@∞¡<åfl~°∞—— ã¨Q~Æ fi° OQÍ K≥áêÊ_»∞.
<ÕÅ g∞^Œ Ѩiz# "≥∞`«\Î ˜ HõO|mÅ g∞^Œ "åix ‰õÄ~ÀÛɡ\ ì˜ K«Å∞=
áêhÜ«∂Å∞, "Õ_ç "Õ_ç PǨ~° Ѩ^•~åúÅ∞ `≥ÑÊ≤ OKå_»∞ ã¨~Ê° Hˆ `«∞_»∞.
''g∞~°∞ P~°yã¨∂Î =ÙO_»O_ç... <Õ#∞ P "庄Ѷ∂¨ xH˜ ã¨O|OkèOz#
"å~°eÎ fl ¿ãHõiOK«∞‰õΩ =™êÎ#∞.—— JO@∂ P Hõ@_ì O» Ö’ #∞Oz |Ü«∞@H˜
|Ü«∞Å∞ ^Õ~å_»∞.
ã¨iQÍæ JѨC_Õ Ö’xH˜ =KåÛ_»∞ XHõ Ããx· ‰õΩ_»∞. ''¿ã<åѨf "庄Ѷ∞¨ O
HõxÑ≤OzOk. WHõ¯_çH˜ áê=Ù Ü≥∂[# ^Œ∂~°OÖ’ =Ù#fl XHõ h\˜ =∞_»∞QÆ∞
^ŒQ~ˆæÆ =∂@∞ "Õã≤ ‰õÄ~°∞ÛOk. P =∞_»∞QÆ∞Ö’x h\˜ HÀã¨O =KÕÛ P@q‰õΩefl
#q∞e q∞OˆQÜ«∞@O ^•x ÅHõΔ ºOQÍ HõxÑ≤™ÈÎOk—— JO@∂ `«#∞
¿ãHõiOK«∞‰õΩ =zÛ# q=~åÅ#∞ qxÑ≤OKå_»∞.
ã≤OǨÏ<å^ŒO KÕã#≤ @∞¡ aQÆiæ QÍ XHõ Hˆ Hõ ÃÑ\ì̃ `˘_»#∞ |ÅOQÍ
K«iKå_»∞ ã¨~Ê° Hˆ `«∞_»∞.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
''ã≤^OúŒ HõO_ç JO^Œ~∂° ... D ~ÀA`À P ^Œ∞+ì̈ =∞$QÆO ǨÏ`«=∂i
áÈ"åeûO^Õ—— JO@∂ P[˝ WKåÛ_»∞.
Hõ}
Δ ÏÅ g∞^Œ ã≤^ÑúŒ _¨ ®¤~∞° J`«x Ããx· ‰õΩÅ∞ JO^Œ~∂° . =~°∞ã¨Ö’¡
xÅ|_ç áêHõÖ’ =Ù#fl Ju^èŒ∞Å∞ "≥Å∞ѨeH˜ ~å=@O HÀã¨O Z^Œ∞~°∞
K«∂_»™êQÍ~°∞.
✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻
XHõ Hõ#∞fl "Õã≤ =ÙOKåe—— JO@∂ Ѩ~fi° `åÅ "≥Ñ· Ù¨ #_»Hõ "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\Ïì_∞»
QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞.
''`≥eq `«‰õΩ¯= J#∞HÀ"åÖ’, `≥eÜ«∞x `«#O J#∞HÀ"åÖ’,
=¸~°`ö fi« O J#∞HÀ"åÖ’ Ug∞ `≥eÜ«∞@O ÖË^∞Œ ... Z^Œ∞\˜ =∞x+≤ ZO`«
J==∂#Hõ~O° QÍ =∂\Ï¡_<ç å J^Õ^À á⁄QÆ_λ J#∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl_»∞.—— ~Ô O_»=
¿ãflÇ≤Ï`«∞_ç`À "≥Ú~°ÃÑ@∞ì‰Ωõ <åfl_»∞ "≥Ú^Œ\ ˜ [`«QÍ_»∞.
''ã¨O^Œ∞ K«∂ã¨∞‰õΩx =∞#q∞^Œ~Ì O° "≥#H˜¯ áêiáÈ~Ú ã¨~Ê° Hˆ `«∞_çH˜
Jã¨Å∞ q+¨Ü∞« O K≥¿ÑÊ¿ãÎ ZÖÏ =ÙO@∞Ok?—— J_çQÍ_»∞ ~Ô O_»= [`«QÍ_»∞.
''JO^Œ∞=Å¡ =∞iO`«QÍ J==∂#Ѩ_»_»O `«Ñ¨Ê =∞Ô~@∞=O\˜
LѨÜ≥∂QÆO =ÙO_»^Œ∞... P#O^Œ∞_ç `«O„_ç ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "å~°O>Ë
^Õâ^◊ âÕ ßÅxfl\˜Ö’#∂ qѨs`«"∞≥ #ÿ Q“~°=O =ÙO_»|\˜ì D QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _ç P@Å∞
™êQÆ∞`«∞<åfl~Ú. ÖËHáõ È`Õ WѨC_»∞ [iy# ã¨OѶ∞¨ @##∞ K«∂ã≤ ã¨~Ê° Hˆ `«∞_»∞
QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _ç `«Å#∞ xÅ∞=ÙQÍ #iH˜Oz LO_Õ"å_»∞. J`«x`À áê@∞ =∞#
Ѩx‰õÄ_® J~ÚáÈ~Ú =ÙO_Õk—— JO@∂ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _ç "≥#∞HõQÍ J_»∞QÆ∞Å∞
"ÕÜ∞« @O "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\Ïì_∞» P [`«QÍ_»∞.
✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻
"≥∂HÍe Z`«∞#Î Zky=Ù#fl ѨzÛQÆ_Ö¤ç ’ Pz`«∂z J_»∞QÆ∞Å∞ "Õã∂¨ Î
XHõ ѨH¯õ ‰õΩ |Ü«∞Å∞^Õ~å_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''=^Œ∞.Ì .. J@∞ˆHã≤ áÈ=^Œ∞.Ì .. =^Œ∞.Ì ..!—— aQÆiæ QÍ JizOk K≥@∞ì
H˘=∞‡g∞k L_»∞`«. J^˘Hõ¯>Ë HÍ^Œ∞... L#fl@∞¡O_ç WOHÍ J<ÕHOõ „Ѩ`º« HõOΔ
JÜ«∂º~Ú ^•x „ѨH¯õ <Õ.
''=^Œ∞Ì... "≥à◊§^Œ∞Ì...!——
''HÀi HÀi PѨ^eŒ fl H˘x `≥K∞« ÛHÀ‰õΩ....——
''PQÆ∞ =∞x+‘... J@∞ˆHã≤ áÈ=^Œ∞.Ì ...——
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
K«@∞‰õΩ¯# Py "≥#H˜¯ K«∂âß_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞. ''<å ¿Ñ~°∞ =∞x+≤
HÍ^Œ∞... P#O^Œ∞_»∞...!—— #=Ùfi`«∂ K≥áêÊ_»∞.
''P#O^Œ∞_»∞ @...!——
''ÉÏQÆ∞Ok... ¿Ñ~°∞ KåÖÏ ÉÏQÆ∞Ok....——
''=∞x+≤ ÉèÏ+¨Ö’ P#O^Œ=∞O>Ë ã¨O`À+¨"∞Õ Hõ^∂Œ ——
''J^Õ J~Ú=ÙO@∞Ok. J`«x "≥ÚYOÖ’ P #=Ùfi K«∂_»O_ç...
ZO`« PHõ~¬° }Ü © ∞« OQÍ =Ù#fl^À... J`«xH˜ `«y# ¿Ñ~°∞ Jk.——
x~å@OHõOQÍ, x~˘‡Ç¨Ï=∂@OQÍ ™êyáÈ`«∞#fl P ã¨OÉèÏ+¨}
P#O^Œ∞_çH˜ =∞iO`« q<À^•xfl HõeyOzOk.
P zxfl „áê}ÏÅ ÃÇÏK«ÛiHõefl ÃÑ_»K≥q# ÃÑ\˜ì =¸~°öOQÍ
=ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩáÈ~Ú "å\˜ =∞<ÀÉèÏ"åÅ#∞ QÍÜ«∞Ѩ~K° åÅ#fl HÀiHõ J`«xH˜
ÖË^∞Œ . KÕuHõ„~°#∞ QÆ_Ö¤ç ’ Ѩ_ãÕ ≤ „H˜O^Œ K«uH˜ÅѨ_ç ‰õÄ~°∞Û<åfl_»∞.
''JÜ«∞ºÜ≥∂º... P#O^•... h |~°∞=Ù#∞ Éèií OK«@O <å=Å¡ HÍ^Œ∞...
K«zÛáÈ`«∞<åfl#∞—— H©K∞« QÍ q#=zÛOk XHõ z#fl HõO~îO° .
JkiѨ_ç J=`«eH˜ ^˘~å¡_∞» P#O^Œ∞_»∞. `«#∞ ZHõ¯_» ‰õÄ~°∞Û<åfl_À
P „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ =OHõ ѨsHõQΔ Í K«∂âß_»∞.
z#fl z#fl ~Ô Hõ¯Å∞ Hõey# z#fl ѨHΔ̃ HõxÑ≤OzOk J`«xH˜. QÆ_Ö¤ç ’
QÆ∂_»∞ Hõ@∞ì‰Ωõ x QÆ∞_»∞¡ ÃÑ_»∞`«∞Ok Jk. "å\˜x á⁄ky Ñ≤ÅÅ¡ ∞ |Ü«∞\˜H˜
=zÛ# `«~åfi`« "≥O@ɡ@∞ì‰Ωõ x QÍeÖ’H˜ ZyiáÈ`«∞Ok.
''<åÅ∞QÆ∞ ~ÀAÅ #∞Op ZO`À „â◊=∞Ѩ_ç <å a_»Å¤ HÀã¨O QÆ∂_»∞
`« Ü « ∂ ~° ∞ KÕ ã ¨ ∞ ‰õ Ω O@∞<åfl#∞... z\˜ Ô H Ö’ <åâ◊ # O KÕ ¿ ãâß=Ù <å
„â◊=∞#O`å....—— H˜#∞HõQÍ J#flk P ѨHΔ̃ J`«#∞ `«# "≥Ñ· Ù¨ K«∂_»QÍ<Õ.
`«#∞ K«uH˜ÅѨ_Oç k ã¨iQÍæ P ѨHΔ˜ xi‡OK«∞H˘O@∞#fl QÆ∂\˜ g∞^Œ<Õ
Jx J~°Oú JÜÕ∞ºã¨iH˜, qѨs`«"∞≥ #ÿ ã≤Q∞Æ æ P=iOK«∞‰õΩ#flk P#O^Œ∞_çx.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
''HõqΔ ∞OK«∞ ##∞fl... `≥eÜ«∞Hõ KÕã#≤ `«ÑC¨ HÍ|\ì̃ HõqΔ ∞OK«=K«∞Û.
h QÆ∂\˜x <Õ#∞ #∂`«#OQÍ xi‡Oz ÃÑ_»`å#∞—— JO@∂ K«∞@∂ì =Ù#fl
QÆ_á¤ç ÈK«efl `≥OÑ≤, QÆ∂_»∞#∞ xi‡OK«_O» "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\Ïì_∞» .
''~°O_ç... ~°O_ç... P#O^Œ∞_ç Ѩx`«#O Z@∞=O\˜^À K«∂_»O_ç....——
L#fl@∞¡O_ç J`«xH˜ qxÑ≤OKå~Ú P =∂@Å∞.
Z^Œ∞@ xÅ|_ç qO`«QÍ K«∂ã¨∞#Î fl QÆ_¤ç ѨHΔ̃ =∂@Å∞ HÍ=Ù Jq.
K≥@∞ì H˘=∞‡Å g∞k L_»∞`«Åq ‰õÄ_® HÍ^Œ∞.
ÃÑ^ŒÌ ÃÑ^ŒÌ Hõà§◊ `À "≥_Ö» ÏÊ\˜ K≥=ÙÅ`À =¸_»∞ =¸~°Å Z`«∞#Î fl
XHõ lOHõ <åÅ∞QÆ∞ J_»∞QÆ∞Å ^Œ∂~°OÖ’ xÅ|_ç J`«x =OHÍ, J`«#∞
KÕã∞¨ #Î fl Ѩx =OHÍ K«∂ã¨∂Î ÃÑ^ŒQÌ Í =∂\Ï¡_#ç =∂@Å∞.
P#O^Œ∞_ç Pâ◊Û~°ºO J}˜yáÈHõ=ÚO^Õ P lOHõ "≥#∞Hõ „Ѩ`º« HõOΔ
J~ÚOk XHõ z#fl =∞O^Œ... á⁄_»"å\˜ H˘=Ú‡Å`À H˘OK≥O cèH~õ O° QÍ
HõxÑ≤ã∞¨ #Î fl =∞QÆ lOHõÅ∞ ‰õÄ_® =KÕÛâß~Ú JHõ¯_çH.˜
''<å ¿Ñ~°∞ g∞Hõ~O° ^ŒiH© ZÖÏ `≥eã≤Ok?—— Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ<Õ J_çQÍ_»∞
J`«#∞.
''=∂ˆHq∞\˜ P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∂... g∞~°∞ L_»∞`«ÅH˜ K≥ѨÊ@O,
J_»qÖ’ =ÙO_Õ „áê}∞Åhfl q<åfl~Ú... Jxfl\˜H© g∞Ô~=~À `≥Å∞ã¨∞....——
#=Ùfi`«∂ K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok "≥Ú^Œ@QÍ =∂\Ï¡_#ç lOHõ.
K«HKõ H« Í Ñ¨x ѨÓiÎ KÕâß_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞. P#O^ŒOQÍ ~Ô O_»∞ QÆO`«∞Å∞
"Õã#≤ ѨHxΔ̃ P QÆ∂\’¡ ‰õÄ~ÀÛɡ\ ì̃ KÕ`∞« Å∞ ^Œ∞Å∞ѨىõΩ<åfl_»∞.
''P#O^Œ∞_»∞ =∞m§ hà◊§ QÆ∞O@ ^Œyiæ H˜ |Ü«∞Å∞^Õ~å_»∞—— J`«#∞
„H˜O^Œ ÃÑ\ì̃# `«# KÕuHõ„~°#∞ fã¨∞HÀ=\Ïxfl QÆ=∞xOz ÃÑ^ŒQÌ Í JizOk
K≥@∞ìH˘=∞‡Å g∞^Œ =Ù#fl L_»∞`«Ö’¡ XHõ\ .˜
''=^Œ∞.Ì .. =^Œ∞.Ì .. =^ŒxÌ K≥Ñʨ O_ç.... u#\ÏxH˜ [O`«∞=ÙÅ∞ ^˘~°H¯õ
P Éèí∂`«O PHõe`À JÖÏ¡_çáÈ`«∞#flk. P#O^Œ∞Å "åix Jã¨ûÅ∞
=keÃÑ@ì^∞Œ ...!—— P =∂@efl "≥O@<Õ |ÅѨizOk =∞~À L_»∞`«.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
''q<åfl~°∞QÍ P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∂... Ñ≤_Hç _˜ ç JO`« ‰õÄ_® ÖËx P
L_»∞`«Å∞ g∞ Hˆ =Δ ∂xfl QÆ∞iOz ZO`«QÍ `«Ñ#¨ Ѩ_∞» `«∞<åflÜ≥∂ J~°Oú
HÍ=@O ÖË^•? ZHõ¯_çH© áÈHõO_ç. WHõ¯_Õ Pyá⁄O_ç.—— XHõ J_»∞QÆ∞
=ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ "Õã∂¨ Î K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok "≥Ú^Œ@QÍ J`«x`À =∂\Ï¡_#ç lOHõ.
JO`«‰Ωõ =ÚO^Œ∞ =~°‰Äõ ZO`À FÑ≤HQõ Í P ã¨OÉèÏ+¨}Å∞ qO@∂
=zÛ# P#O^Œ∞_çH˜ XHõ¯™êiQÍ qѨs`«"∞≥ #ÿ z~å‰õΩ Hõey# =∂@ "åã¨=Î O.
''g∞‰õΩ Z=iH© =∞`«∞Å∞ ã¨iQÍæ ÖË=Ù. g∞~°O^Œ~°∂ ™ê^è•~°}
[O`«∞=ÙÅ∞ HÍ|\ì̃ J#=ã¨~O° QÍ ÉèÜ í ∞« Ѩ_∞» `«∞<åfl~°∞. <Õ#∞ =∞x+≤x <Õ#∞
`«Å∞K«∞‰õΩO>Ë U"≥∞ÿ<å KÕÜ«∞QÆÅ#∞—— KÕuHõ„~°#∞ ayOz Ѩ@∞ì‰õΩO@∂
HÀѨOQÍ J<åfl_»∞.
J`«x`À =∂\Ï¡_ç# lOHõ `«#‰õΩ ÉèíÜ«∞O Hõey#@∞¡ Ô~O_»∞
J_»∞QÆ∞Å∞ "≥#H˜¯"Õã≤Ok. J~Ú`Õ ^•x "≥#∞ˆH xÅ|_ç =Ù#fl =∞QÆ
lOHõÅxfl\˜H© <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞QÍ HõxÑ≤ã∞¨ #Î fl r=O =∂„`«O QÆ\Qì˜ Í áê=Ú=∂ki
|∞ã¨H˘\˜ì á⁄_»"å\˜ `«# H˘=Ú‡efl ÉÏ~°∞KÕãO≤ k.
''#∞=Ùfi ##∞fl |Å=O`«OQÍ PѨÙ`å"å?—— `«# HÀѨO HÍ™êÎ
Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ =∂~°∞`«∞O_»QÍ J_çQÍ_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''J=ã¨~O° J~Ú`Õ P Ѩx KÕÜ∞« Hõ`Ñ« ʨ ^Œ∞ P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∂...
HÍx P J=ã¨~O° ~å^Œ<Õ <Õ#∞ J#∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl#∞... ZO^Œ∞HõO>Ë U^≥<· å
Ѩ i ã≤ ÷ u x XHõ ¯ ™êi K« ∂ _» Q Í<Õ g∞‰õ Ω Jxfl qâı ë êÅ∞ J=QÆ ` « O
J~ÚáÈ`åÜ«∞x <Õ#∞ ÉèÏqã¨∞<Î åfl#∞.—— JO@∂ q#=KåÛ~Ú =∞iH˘xfl
=∂@Å∞.
K≥@∞ìH˘=∞‡Å g∞k L_»∞`«Å =∂@Å∞ HÍ=Ù Jq. lOHõÅ∞ ‰õÄ_®
<Àà◊√§ "≥∞^ŒÑ@ ¨ O ÖË^∞Œ . `«# áê^•Å ^Œy~æ ° =Ù#fl QÆ_¤ç ѨHΔ̃ QÆ∂\˜ =OHõ
K«∂âß_»∞ J`«#∞.
''<å "≥Ñ· Ù¨ ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ K«∂™êÎ=Ù? h ‰õΩ_ç KÕu"≥Ñ· Ù¨ ‰õΩ K«∂_»∞....——
QÆ∂\˜Ö’ #∞Oz `«Å |Ü«∞\˜H˜ ÃÑ_»∞`«∂ J`«xfl ÃÇÏK«ÛiOzOk P ѨH.Δ˜
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
Jã¨ÇϨ ºOQÍ `«Ü∂« ~°~ÚOk. ™êfl#O KÕã≤ =™êÎ#∞—— JO@∂ =∞_»∞QÆ∞ QÆ@∞ì
ky h\˜Ö’ J_»∞QÆ∞ÃÑ@ìÉ’Ü«∂_»∞.
''PQÆ∞... Wk <å =∞_»∞QÆ∞. <å J#∞=∞u ÖˉõΩO_® h\˜x
=Ú@∞ì‰Ωõ O>Ë T~°∞HÀ#∞—— YOQÆ∞=∞O@∂ q#=zÛOk XHõ HõO~îO° .
LeH˜áê@∞#∞ HõÑ≤Ê ÃÑ@∞ì‰õΩO@∂ ѨHõ¯‰õΩ K«∂ã≤# P#O^Œ∞_çH˜
JQÆ∞Ñ≤OKå_»∞ ã¨#flQÍ á⁄_»∞QÍæ Jã≤Ñ÷ O¨ [~°O =∂kiQÍ =Ù#fl XHõ =∞x+≤.
â◊O|~° =∞_»∞QÆ∞#∞ QÆ∞iOz `«#∞ [O`«∞=ÙʼnõΩ K≥ÑÊ≤ # =∂@Å∞
"≥O@<Õ P#O^Œ∞_ç <åÅ∞Hõ g∞kH˜ =KÕÛâß~Ú.
''nxfl D =∞_»∞QÆ∞#∞ `«=∞~°∞ `«qfiOKå~å? WO^Œ∞Ö’x h\˜x
`«=∞~°∞ xÅ∞= KÕâß~å?—— q#Ü«∞OQÍ J_çQÍ_»∞.
''z~°HÍÅOQÍ D „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ Ö’ x=tã¨∞<Î åfl#∞. Wk <å Éè∂í q∞. D
=∞_»∞QÆ∞ ‰õÄ_® <å‰õΩ K≥Ok#^Õ...——
''J~Ú`Õ ^ŒÜ∞« KÕã≤ D XHõ¯™êiH˜ D h\˜Ö’ ™êfl#O KÕã≤ ^•Ç¨ÏO
f~°∞Û‰õΩ<ÕO^Œ∞‰õΩ J#∞=∞ux W=fiO_ç...—— q#Ü«∞OQÍ J_çQÍ_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''gÖË^¡ ∞Œ ... <Õ#∞ `«Ñʨ "Õ~Ô =fi~°∂ D h\˜x LѨÜ∂≥ yOK«\ÏxH˜
<Õ#∞ JOwHõiOK«#∞—— "≥ÚO_çQÍ ã¨=∂^è•#O WKåÛ_»∞ P =∞x+≤.
Z„~°|_®¤~Ú P#O^Œ∞_ç Hõ#∞H˘ÅHõÅ∞. ''ÉèQí =Æ O`«∞_»∞ „Ѩ™êkOz#
=~°¬O`À xO_ç# D =∞_»∞QÆ∞ g∞^Œ P ÉèQí =Æ O`«∞_çH˜ `«Ñʨ =∞Ô~=fiiH©
JkèHÍ~°O ÖË^∞Œ ... g∞ JkèHÍ~åxfl <Õ#∞ QÆ∞iÎOK«#∞—— JO@∂ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ
J_»∞QÆ∞"Õâß_»∞.
qѨs`«"∞≥ #ÿ HÀѨO`À qHõ$`«OQÍ =∂iáÈ~ÚO^• =∞x+≤ =^Œ#O.
''=KÕÛÜ«∞O_ç P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∂... q∞=∞‡efl =ÚO^Œ∞QÍ ÃÇÏK«ÛiOK«Hõ
áÈ=_»O <å^Õ `«ÑC¨ . Z=ix HõÅ∞ã¨∞HÀ"åÅ#fl HÀiHõ`À W@∞QÍ =KåÛ"≥∂
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
P =∞ǨÏhÜ«Ú_Õ J`«#∞... J`«xH˜ HÀѨO `≥ÑÊ≤ OK«_O» KåÖÏ ÃÑ^ŒÌ `«ÑC¨ .
"≥#H˜¯ =KÕÛÜ«∞O_ç—— qѨs`«"∞≥ #ÿ ÉèÜ í ∞« O`À H©K∞« QÍ K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok J_»qÑ≤e.¡
XH˜O`« `«_É» Ï@∞‰õΩ QÆ∞~Ô · JO`«Ö’<Õ `«##∞ `«#∞ ã¨OÉÏoOK«∞
‰õΩ<åfl_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞. ''ã¨∞u =∞u ÖˉΩõ O_® =∂\Ï¡_Õ "åà◊§O>Ë <å‰õΩ
Ѩ~=° ∞ z~å‰õΩ... DÜ«∞#`À<Õ <Õ#∞ =∂\Ï¡_=» Åã≤=ÙO>Ë - P HÀiHõ#∞
=kÖËã∞¨ ‰õΩO@∞<åfl#∞. W@∞=O\˜ JǨÏOÉèÏq <å‰õΩ ã¨Ç¨ Ü«∞O KÕ™êÎ_#» fl
#=∞‡HõO <å‰õΩ ÖË^∞Œ —— JO@∂ Ñ≤eH¡ ˜ K≥ÑÊ≤ , P =∞x+≤ Hˆ ã≤ uiQÍ_»∞.
''D =∞_»∞QÆ∞Ö’ <Õ#∞ ky ™êfl#O KÕÜ«∞É’`«∞<åfl#∞. g∞‰õΩ
KÕ`<« #·≥ @∞¡ KÕã∞¨ HÀO_ç—— JO@∂ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ J_»∞QÆ∞ "Õâß_»∞.
Ѩà√◊ § Ѩ@Ѩ@=∞x H˘~°∞‰õΩ`«∂ <ÕÅ#∞ `«<åfl_»∞ P =∞x+≤.
Éèí∂HõOѨO =zÛ#@∞¡ QÆ[QÆ[ =}˜H˜Ok =∞_»∞QÆ∞... ã¨=Ú„^ŒÑ¨Ù
JÅÅ∞ =∂ki L"≥fi`«∞#Î ZQÆãÑ≤ _¨ Oç k h~°∞...
P =∞x+≤ áê^ŒO fã≤# „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ Ö’ #∞Oz Z„~°\ ˜ JyflQÀà◊O
XHõ\ ˜ i=Ùfi# ÃÑH· ˜ ÖËz P#O^Œ∞_ç g∞kH˜ ^Œ∂ã¨∞‰õΩ=zÛOk.
`«# KÕuHõ„~°#∞ y„~°∞# uÑ≤Ê ^•xfl |ÅOQÍ H˘\Ïì_∞» P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
yOy~åÅ∞ u~°∞QÆ∞`«∂ |Ou =∂ki ѨHõ¯‰õΩáÈ~Ú =∞_»∞QÆ∞Ö’ Ѩ_ç
=∂Ü«∞"≥∞áÿ È~ÚO^• JyflQÀà◊O.
''B~å... <å â◊H<Î̃ Õ ZkiOK«QeÆ y#O`« "≥Ú#QÍ_ç"å... K«∂_»∞
h‰õΩ Z@∞=O\˜ QÆu Ѩ_»∞`«∞O^À...—— JO@∂ KÕ`«∞efl =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ
*ÏK«É’Ü«∂_»∞ P =∞x+≤.
P `«~∞° "å`« UO [~°∞QÆ∞`«∞O^À Z^Œ∞~°∞K«∂_»Ö^Ë ∞Œ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
Hõ„~°#∞ =∞iO`« QÆ\ ˜ìQÍ ayOz Ѩ@∞ì‰õΩO@∂ "ÕQÆOQÍ J`«x ^ŒQÆæiH˜
ѨiÔQ`åÎ_»∞.
''PQÆ∞... PyáÈ... UO KÕ^•Ì=∞x =ã¨∞<Î åfl"£?—— Jx J_»∞QÆ∞`«∂
XHõ J_»∞QÆ∞ "≥#H˜¯ "Õâß_»∞ P =∞x+≤.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
„áê}ÏÅ∞ f¿ã „ѨÜ∞« `«flO KÕ™êÎ~ˆ "≥∂##fl J#∞=∂#O Hõey<å PQƉΩõ O_®,
Ju <≥=∞‡kQÍ `«#∞ ‰õÄ~°∞Û#fl H˘=∞‡ z@ìz=iH˜ [iQÍ_»∞. K≥@∞ì
"≥Ú^ŒÅ∞‰õΩ áêuHõ JOQÆÅ ^Œ∂~°O "≥o§# `«~åfi`« xâ◊≈|ÌOQÍ <ÕÅ g∞kH˜
^Œ∞q∞HÍ_»∞. `«# KÕu Hõ„~°#∞ Éè∞í [O g∞^Œ ÃÑ@∞ìH˘O@∂, ''^•i`«ÑÊ≤ #
ÉÏ@™êix... g∞ z`«∞‰õΩÅ =∞O@ ^ŒQiæÆ H˜ ~å=K«∞Û<å?—— Jx aQÆ~æ Q° Í
JiKå_»∞.
"Õ_ç KÕã≤# ~˘>ˇìefl P~°yOK«@OÖ’ =Úxy áÈ~Ú=Ù#fl P
^Œ$_èH» ÍÜ«ÚÖ’¡ "≥O@<Õ =zÛOk XHõ ÃÑ#∞=∂~°∞Ê. Hõ#∞fl =¸ã≤ Hõ#∞fl
`≥iKÕ@O`«Ö’ „H˜O^Œ ÃÑ\ì̃# `«=∞ PÜ«Ú^è•efl JO^Œ∞‰õΩ<åfl~°∞ "åà◊√§.
`«ÖÏ XHõ ѨH¯õ ‰õΩ QÔ Ou, z`«∞‰õΩÅ =∞O@ "≥Å∞QÆ∞ `«=∞g∞^Œ Ѩ_‰» Ωõ O_®
pHõ\Ö¡ ’ xÅ∞K«∞<åfl~°∞.
''~å=K«∞Û<å? ~å=\ÏxH˜ J#∞=∞u™êÎ~å?—— =∞~À™êi JiKå_»∞
P#O^ΰ_Ȱ.
Z=Ô~=~°∞ U Ѩ#∞Å∞ KÕÜ∂« Ö’ xˆ~tÌ Oz# =ºH˜Î "åiH˜ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞
HÍÉ’Å∞ - á⁄_»∞QÍ\˜ |iâ‹#∞ Ѩ@∞ì‰õΩx `«#∞ XHõ¯_Õ =∞O@ ^ŒQÆæ~°
xÅ∞K«∞<åfl_»∞. ''=à◊√§ ^ŒQ~æÆ ° ÃÑ@∞ì‰Ωõ x <≥=∞‡kQÍ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ ~å=K«∞Û#∞.
áêuHõ =∞Okq∞ =Ù<åfl=Ú "Õ∞=Ú... Ñ≤zÛ PÖ’K«#Å∞ KÕ¿ãÎ „áê}ÏÅ∞
fã≤ J_»q [O`«∞=ÙʼnõΩ PǨ~°OQÍ "Õ™êÎ=Ú—— L~°∞=ÚÖÏO\˜ HõO~îO° `À
ÃÇÏK«ÛiOKå_»∞.
Éè∞í [O g∞k ^ŒO_®xfl Z_»=∞ KÕuÖ’H˜ =∂~°∞Û‰õΩx, ^ŒH} Δ˜ ǨϙêÎxfl
âßOu ã¨OˆH`åxH˜ ã¨∂K«#QÍ QÍeÖ’H˜ ZuÎ <≥=∞‡kQÍ K≥@∞ì„H˜OkH˜
áÈÜ«∂_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
J`«x PHÍ~åxfl K«∂ã≤# "≥O@<Õ qHÍ~°OQÍ =ÚYO ÃÑ\Ïì_∞»
^Œ$_èH» ÍÜ«ÚÅ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞. ''Z=~°∞ #∞=Ùfi? UO KÕã∞¨ <Î åfl=Ù D J_»qÖ’?——
<˘ã¨Å∞ =Ú_ç"ãÕ ∂¨ Î Hõ~∞° ‰õΩQÍ J_çQÍ_»∞.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
Z_»=∞ KÕuÖ’x ^ŒO_®xfl <ÕÅÖ’ QÆ∞zÛ ^èfiŒ [ã¨OÎ ÉèOí ÖÏ xÅɡ\Ïì_∞»
P#O^Œ∞_»∞. ''‰õΩHΔ̃Hõ #QÆ~O° "≥àÏÌ=∞x |Ü«∞Å∞^Õi ^•i `«áêÊ#∞... PHõe
^•Ç¨ÏO`À Hõà◊√§ ɡ·~°∞¡ Hõ"Õ∞‡ã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú. g∞ z`«∞‰õΩÅ =∞O@ "≥Å∞QÆ∞
HõxÑ≤OKÕãi¨ H˜ „áê}O ÖËz =zÛOk—— `«# ~Ô O_»∞ KÕ`∞« Å∞ QÍeÖ’H˜ ZuÎ
<ÕÅÖ’ QÆ∞zÛ# KÕuHõ„~° `«Ñʨ `«# ^ŒQ~æÆ ° "Õ̂~ PÜ«Ú^è•Å∞ Ug∞ ÖË=<Õ
q+¨Ü∂« xfl "≥Å_¡ Kç ãÕ ∂¨ Î J<åfl_»∞.
''XO@iQÍ D J_»qÖ’ u~°∞QÆ∞`«∞<åfl"å? h‰õΩ =∞u ã¨iQÍæ<Õ
=Ù#fl^•?—— Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ J_çQÍ_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''^•i `«áêÊ#x K≥ÑÙ¨ `«∞<åfl#∞ Hõ^•... `«Ñʨ ‰õΩO_® =ÙO_ç =ÙO>Ë
D áê\˜H˜ U^À XHõ „QÍ=∞OÖ’ Z=i<À XHõix „|u=∂e "Õ_"ç _Õ ç
J#flOÖ’ U^À XHõ T~°QÍÜ«∞ ѨKÛ« _ç "Õ~ÚOK«∞H˘x Ǩ~ÚQÍ P~°yã¨∂Î
=ÙO_ç =ÙO_Õ "å_çx....—— QÆ\ Qì̃ Í x@∂ì~∞° ã¨∂Î K≥áêÊ_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
pHõ@Ö¡ ’H˜ [iy# ^Œ$_èH» ÍÜ«ÚÅO^Œ~∂° XHõi `«~åfi`« XHõ~∞° QÍ
uiy =∞O@ ^Œyiæ H˜ ~å=_»O "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\Ïì~∞° .
''h J=`å~°O K«∂¿ãÎ "Õ_ç "Õ_ç J#flO HÍ^Œ∞ QÆ^•... ZO_»∞ QÆ_x¤ç
‰õÄ_® Z=~°∂ ÃÑ@ì~∞° . UO KÕã∂¨ Î =ÙO\Ï=Ù? Uq∞\˜ h =$uÎ?—— J_çQÍ_»∞
<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''=$uÎ JO@∂ Ug∞ ÖË^Œ∞... Ѩâ◊√=Ùefl HÍ™êÎ#∞... Ѩháê@∞¡
KÕ™êÎ#∞... ÃÑ^ŒÌQÍ HÀiHõÅ∞ Ug∞ ÖË=Ù... =Úá⁄Ê^Œ∞ÌÖÏ uO_ç ÃÑ_ç`Õ
KåÅ∞....—— J<åfl_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
`«Å Táê_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞... "≥O@<Õ =¸@Ö’ #∞Oz =∞~À ~˘>ˇÅì
^˘O`«~#° ∞ |Ü«∞\˜H˜ fã≤ =∞O@Å ^Œy~æ ° ÃÑ\Ïì_∞» XHõ ^Œ$_èH» ÍÜ«Ú_»∞.
z`«∞‰õΩÅ =∞O@ ^Œy~ˆæ HõxÑ≤Oz# h\˜ ã¨Opx `å<Õ ã¨fi`«O„`«OQÍ
JO^Œ∞H˘x Q˘O`«∞ `«_∞» ѨىõΩ<åfl_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞. P ^Œ$_èH» ÍÜ«Ú_»∞ `«#H˜zÛ#
HÍeÛ# ~˘>ì̌efl P#O^ŒOQÍ P~°yOK«_O» "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\Ïì_∞» .
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
''`ÕÅ∞ H˘O_≥Ö’ =ÙO_Õ q+¨O HõO>Ë =O^Œ~Ô @∞¡ â◊HÎ̃ Hõey# q+¨O
D á⁄^ŒÖ’ ^•H˘¯x =ÙO_Õ =Úà◊§‰õΩ =ÙO@∞Ok P#O^Œ∞Å"å~°∂... D
ÉÏ^è#Œ ∞ Éèií OK«_O» =∞x+≤ J<Õ"å_çH˜ ™ê^躌 Ѩ_^» ∞Œ ... <å =O\˜ z#flz#fl
„áê}Ïʼnõ Ω ~° H õ Δ } Hõ e ÊOKÕ |OQÍ~° ∞ á⁄^Œ Wk....—— =∞~À™êi
‰õΩ=‰õΩ=ÖÏ_çO^• z#flѨH.Δ̃
JO`«‰Ωõ =ÚO^Œ∞ XHõ¯ Hõ} Δ H˜ Oõ =~°‰Äõ ZO`À „ѨâßO`«OQÍ =Ù#fl
P „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ XHõ¯™êiQÍ J~°∞ѨÙÅ`À#∞, P~°<Î å^•Å`À#∞ JÅ¡HÖõ ’¡Å"≥∞áÿ È`«∂
=ÙO_»\Ïxfl K«∂ã≤ KåÖÏ Pâ◊Û~°ºÑ¨_®¤_∞» P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''<Õ#∞ ‰õÄ_® D á⁄^ŒH˜ ^Œyiæ QÍ<Õ xÅ∞K«∞<åfl#∞. =∞i P =Úà◊√§
##∞fl ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ ÉÏkèOK«Ö^Ë ∞Œ ?—— Jx J_çQÍ_»∞ P Ñ≤@xì .
''g∞ *’eH˜ =KÕÛ ^è~·≥ º° O Z=iH˜ =ÙO@∞Ok P#O^Œ∞Å"å~°∂?
D =Úà◊§Ö’ =ÙO_Õ q+¨O HõO>ˇ "≥~ÚºÔ~@∞¡ JkèHõ"≥∞ÿ# â◊H˜ÎQÆÅ q+¨
áêëê}O g∞ ~°HOÎõ Ö’ „Ѩ=Ç≤Ï™ÈÎOk. g∞ â◊s~åxfl =Ú@∞ì‰Ωõ O>Ë P áêëê}O
^≥|ƒH˜ D =Úà◊√§ xѨCÖ’¡ Ѩ_#ç @∞¡ =∂_ç=∞ã≤ J~ÚáÈ`å~Ú. P ã¨OQÆu
"å\˜H˜ `≥eÜ«∞|>Ëì g∞‰õΩ Ç¨x `«ÅÃÑ@ìÖ^Ë ∞Œ —— K≥ÑÊ≤ O^• ѨH.Δ̃
''Xˆ~Üü∞... Fˆ~Üü∞ "≥Ú^Œ∞Ì "≥ÚHõO "å_®... W=`«Å "Õ∞=∞O^Œ~O°
ÉÏ^è`Œ À á⁄i¡yO`«Å∞ ÃÑ_»∞`«∞O>Ë #∞"ÕfiO\˜~å... P ѨOK«~O° QÆ∞Å Ñ≤@ì
=∂ki QÆ_a» _» KÕã∞¨ <Î åfl"£? UO\˜~å h L^ÕâÌ º◊ O?—— L#fl@∞¡O_ç <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞
HÀѨOQÍ J~°=@O`À JkiѨ_,ç J`«xHˆ ã≤ K«∂âß_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
Ñ≤@ì =∂@Å∞ J`«xH˜, q∞ye# "åiH˜ ѨHΔ̃ ‰õÄ`«Å =∂kiQÍ<Õ
qxÑ≤ã∞¨ <Î åfl~Ú. ^•x`À `«#∞ =∂\Ï¡_∞» `«∞#fl =∂@Å∞ ‰õÄ_® J^Õ =∂ki
^èfiŒ xã¨∂Î =Ù#fl@∞¡<åfl~Ú HÍÉ’Å∞... J~°Oú HÍHõ P„`«Ñ_¨ ∞» `«∞<åfl_»∞ J`«#∞.
''x["Õ∞ P#O^Œ∞Å"å~°∂... g∞~°∞ Éèíq+¨º`«∞ÎÖ’ ÉÏQÍ QÆ∞~°∞Î
ÃÑ@∞ìHÀ=Åã≤# q+¨Ü∞« O Wk. g∞‰õΩ =∂ ÉèÏ+¨ J~°Oú J=Ù`«∞O^Œx JO^ŒiH©
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
`≥eÜ«∞@O JaèÅ+¨}Ü © ∞« O HÍ^Œ∞. *Ï„QÆ`Ϋ Ѩ_O» _ç....—— JO@∂ ~Ô Hõ¯efl
`«Ñ`¨ Ñ« ¨ ÖÏ_çOz á⁄^Œ =∞^躌 Ö’#∞Oz ÃÑH· ˜ ÖËzO^• Ñ≤@.ì
''„áê}ÏʼnõΩ Ç¨x HõeyOKÕ „Ѩ=∂^ŒO ZHõ¯_» HõxÑ≤ã∞¨ OÎ ^À, P
„Ѩ=∂^ŒO #∞Oz `«Ñ≤ÊOK«∞‰õΩ<Õ =∂~°æO ‰õÄ_® JHõ¯_çH˜ ã¨g∞ѨOÖ’<Õ
HõxÑ≤ã∞¨ OÎ k—— Jx K≥ÑÊ≤ ^Œ∂~°OQÍ "≥o§áÈ~ÚOk.
''JÜ«∞ºÜ≥∂º.. áêiáÈ~ÚOk... JѨÙ~°∂Ѩ"∞≥ #ÿ P ^˘OQÆ =ÚMÏxfl
Ѩ @ ∞ì ‰ õ Ω x 㨠∞ [# #QÆ ~ ° ~å[‰õ Ω =∂iH˜ K« ∂ Ñ≤ O z =∞# Ѩ x x
™ê#∞‰õÄÅѨ~∞° K«∞ HÀ"åÅx J#∞‰õΩ<åfl#∞. JO`å =∞\˜Hì ˘@∞ì‰Ωõ áÈ~ÚOk.
„áê}ÏÅ∞ áÈÜÕ∞ ^Œ∞ã≤u÷ ^•Ñ¨ÙiOzOk—— <≥uÎ H˘@∞ìH˘O@∂ "åáÈÜ«∂_»∞
<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
JO`«‰Ωõ =ÚO^Œ∞ =~°‰Äõ qxÑ≤Oz# J~°∞ѨÙÅ∞, P~°<Î å^•Å∞ HÍ™êÎ
=¸Å∞QÆ∞Å∞QÍ =∂iáÈ`«∂ =ÙO_»\Ïxfl QÆ=∞xOKå_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
HÍ@∞Hõ ѨÙeq∞#@∞¡ Ѩ~°=∞ qHõ$`«OQÍ =∂iáÈ`«∞<åfl~Ú P
^˘OQÆÅ â◊s~åÅhfl. <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_ç ~°OQÆ∞‰õÄ_® =∂~°∞ʉõΩ QÆ∞i J=Ù`ÀOk.
U^À XHõ\ ˜ KÕã≤ "≥O@<Õ "åi ~°HOÎõ Ö’H˜ „Ѩ"tÕ Oz# qëêxfl J_»∞H¤ ÀHõáÈ`Õ
"å~°O^Œ~°∂ „áê}ÏÅ∞ áÈQ˘@∞ìHÀ=_»O `«Ñ¨Êxã¨i J=Ù`«∞O^Õ"≥∂##fl
J#∞=∂#O ‰õÄ_® HõeQˆ ã¨iH˜ P#O^Œ∞_»∞ QÆ|QÆÉÏ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_ç ^ŒQiæÆ H˜
áÈÜ«∂_»∞.
''q~°∞QÆ∞_»∞ U^≥<· å `≥e¿ãÎ "≥O@<Õ K≥Ñʨ O_ç - =¸@Ö’¡ U"≥∞<ÿ å
=Ù<åflÜ«∂?—— Jx J_çQÍ_»∞.
''=¸@Ö’¡ =ÙO_ç =ÙO>Ë #∞=Ùfi f~°∞|_çQÍ =zÛ J_çQˆ =~°‰Äõ
PˆQ"å_ç<å? #∞"Õfi U^À XHõ\ ˜ K≥Ü∞ü ... ÉÏ^èxŒ Éèií OK«@O WHõ =∂=Å¡
HÍ^Œ∞....—— JO@∂ `«#∞ ‰õÄ_® qHõ$`«OQÍ =¸eQÍ_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
Ñ≤@ì K≥Ñ≤Ê# =∂@efl QÆ∞~°∞Î KÕã¨∞‰õΩO@∂ K«∞@∂ì K«∂âß_»∞
P#O^Œ∞_»∞. "≥∂HÍe Z`«∞Î# Zky =Ù#fl ~°Hõ~°HÍÅ "≥ÚHõ¯Å∞, =Úà◊§
á⁄^ŒÅ∞ `«Ñʨ =∞ˆ~g∞ HõxÑ≤OK«@OÖË^∞Œ P „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ Ö’.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
=ÚÅ∞¡#∞ =ÚÅ∞¡`À<Õ ÃÑHõeOKåÅ<Õ =∂@ "≥O@<Õ "≥∞keOk
P#O^Œ∞_ç ǨÏ$^ŒÜ∞« OÖ’. `«_=» Ù KÕÜ∞« ‰õΩO_® =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ HõkÖÏ_»∞
J`«#∞. U =Úà◊§á⁄^Œ =¸ÅHõOQÍ ^˘OQÆÅO^Œ~°∂ ^•~°∞}OQÍ
^≥|ƒu<åfl~À, P á⁄^Œ‰Ωõ P~°_∞» QÆ∞Å ^Œ∂~°OÖ’ Zky =Ù#fl WOHÀ ~Ô O_»∞
~°HÍÅ á⁄^ŒÅ g∞k #∞Oz H˘xfl =Úà◊§x qiKå_»∞.
ǨÏ^Œ∞ÅÌ ∞ ^•\˜ áÈ~Ú#@∞¡Ok <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_ç ÉÏ^è.Œ .. „H˜O^Œ Ѩ_áç È~Ú
yeyÖÏ H˘@∞ì‰õΩO@∞<åfl_»∞ J`«#∞. q~°∞K«∞‰õΩ =zÛ# Ô~O_»∞ ~°HÍÅ
=Úà◊§`À#∞ J`«x KÕ`∞« Å g∞^Œ á⁄_çKå_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
JO`«‰õΩ=ÚO^Œ∞ HõO>ˇ qHõ$`«OQÍ JiKå_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''K«O¿Ñ™êÎ#∞ ~ÀÜü∞... <Õ<Õ h `«Å#∞ #iH˜ D á⁄^ŒÅ‰õΩ "ÕÖÏ_»n™êÎ#∞....——
Jx ‰õÄ_® ÃÇÏK«Ûiã¨∂.Î .. z„`«OQÍ P =∂@efl =∞^躌 Ö’<Õ P¿Ñâß_»∞.
''`«yOæ k~å... <å ÉÏ^èŒ `«yáæ È~ÚOk....—— JO@∂ `«#O`«@ `å<Õ
ÖËz ‰õÄ~°∞Û<åfl_»∞.
P ÃÑ·# =∞~˘Hõ¯HõΔ}O ‰õÄ_® PÅ㨺O KÕÜ«∞ÖË^Œ∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
ã¨Ê $Ç¨Ï ÖË#@∞¡ Hõ#∞Å∞ `ÕÅ"Õã#≤ ^˘OQÆÅ`À "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\˜ì „H˜O^Œ Ѩ_áç È~Ú
=Ù#fl "å~°O^Œi KÕ`∞« Å g∞^• `«#∞ q~°∞K«∞‰õΩ =zÛ# =Úà◊§`À |ÅOQÍ
á⁄_çKå_»∞.
áê=ÙѶ∞¨ _çÜ∞« `«~∞° "å`« Ü«∞^蕄ѨHÍ~°O ÖËz xÅ∞K«∞<åfl~°∞ ^˘OQÆÅ∞
JO^Œ~∂° . ''<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_®... g_»∞ =∞# ^Œy~æ ° `«Ñʨ ‰õΩO_® =ÙO_»=Åã≤#"å_»∞.
D ~ÀA# g_»∞ QÆ#∞Hõ =∞#`À =ÙO_»‰Ωõ O_® =ÙO>Ë D áê\˜H˜ JO^Œ~∂°
^ŒÜ∂« ºÅ ~°∂ѨOÖ’ D á⁄^ŒÅ ^ŒQ~æÆ ° `«KÛ« \Ï¡_∞» `«∂ =ÙO_Õ"åà◊§O—— J<åfl_»∞
XHõ ^˘OQÆ.
''Jˆ~Üü∞... h‰õΩ =¸_»∞ |OQÍ~°∞ <å}ËÅ∞ HÍ^Œ∞~å... =ÚѨÊk
W™êÎ # ∞... =¸_» ∞ =O^Œ ŠѨ â ◊ √ =Ùefl <Õ < Õ ã¨ O áêkOz h‰õ Ω
|Ǩ˙Hõi™êÎ#∞... #∞=Ùfi =∂`À<Õ =ÙO_çáÈ....—— ™ê^Œ~°OQÍ J<åfl_»∞
<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
"åà◊√§ `«##∞ ѨÓiÎQÍ #q∞‡#O^Œ∞‰õΩ ã¨O`À+¨Ñ¨_ç<å, ã¨∞[#
#QÆ~O° Ö’ "åà◊√§ KÕÜ∞« ^ŒÅK«∞‰õΩ#flk Uq∞\’ J=QÆ`O« HÍHõáÈÜÕ∞ã¨iH˜
H˘OK≥O h~°ã¨ Ѩ_®¤_∞» P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''=∂`À<Õ =ÙO_ç á⁄=∞‡O@∞O>Ë.. .ã¨O`À+≤OKåeûOk áÈ~Ú
U_»∞Ѩ٠=ÚYO ÃÑ@ì_O» ^ÕxH˜~å?—— J#∞#Ü«∞OQÍ J_çQÍ_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''U_»∞Ѩ٠=ÚYO HÍ^Œ∞QÍx, WO^•Hõ HõxÑ≤Oz# Ñ≤@ì =∞#H˜ ^˘iH˜`Õ
UO KÕ^•Ì=∞x g∞ PÖ’K«#?—— J_çQÍ_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞ ^è~·≥ º° O KÕã.≤
ÃÑ^ŒQÌ Í #qfi J`«x Éè∞í [O `«\Ïì_∞» <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''WѨC_»∞ #∞=Ùfi =∂Ö’ XHõ_qç HÍ|\ì̃ =∞#O KÕ¿ã Ѩ#∞Å g∞^Œ
h‰õΩ XHõ J=QÍǨÏ# =ÙO_»_»O KåÖÏ =ÚYºO. =∞#O QÍeH˜ ѨÙ\˜ì
^è∂Œ oH˜ ÃÑ~°∞QÆ∞`«∞#fl ™ê^è•~°}"≥∞#ÿ ^˘OQÆÅO HÍ^Œ∞. =∞ǨÏOu #QÆ~°
áêʼnõΩ_ç ^ŒQ~æÆ ° ~å[QÆ∞~°∞=ÙQÍ =ÙO@∞#fl =∞Ǩ =∂O„u‰õΩ_»∞ #g∞‰õΩÅ
"åiH˜ #=∞‡Hõã¨∞ÎÅO. PÜ«∞# P[˝Å "Õ∞~°ˆH D J_»qÖ’ ã¨OK«iã¨∂Î
=ÙO\Ï=Ú....—— J<åfl_»∞.
`«#∞ J_çyOk Uq∞\’, J`«#∞ K≥ÑÙ¨ `«∞#flk Uq∞\’ J~°Oú HÍÖË^∞Œ
P#O^Œ∞_çH˜.
''pHõ\ ˜ â◊‰õΩÎefl uiy „ѨѨOK«OÖ’H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩ=zÛ ã¨~°fiO ã¨Ç¨
K«„Hõ=iÎQÍ ¿Ñ~°∞ `≥K∞« ÛHÀ"åÅx =ÚK«Û@ Ѩ_∞» `«∞<åfl_»∞ #g∞‰õΩÅ "å~°∞.
JO^Œ∞‰õΩ J_»∞`¤ y« ÖË "å~°O^Œih ^Œ∞OѨ<åâ◊#O KÕÜ∞« \ÏxH˜ =∞#=O\˜
™êǨÏã¨=O`«∞Å∞ ZO^Œi<À `«# =^ŒÌ Ѩx KÕ~ÚOK«∞‰õΩO@∞<åfl_»∞—— J`«x
ÉèÏ"åÅ#∞ QÆ=∞xOK«‰Ωõ O_® `«# =∂@efl H˘#™êyOKå_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''ã¨∞[# #QÆ~° ~å[‰õΩ=∂i ¿ãflǨÏã¨∞O^Œi g∞^Œ Ѩ_çOk
#g∞‰õΩÅ"åi Hõ#∞fl. P"≥∞#∞ JѨÇϨ iOz `«#‰õΩ JѨÊyOK«=Åã≤OkQÍ
P[˝ ѨOáê_»∞. =∞#O JHõ¯_çH˜ ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ áÈ`«∞<åfl"≥∂, WѨC_»∞
J=QÆ`"« ∞≥ Oÿ ^•?—— Jx J_çQÍ_»∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
=∂Ü«∞"≥∞áÿ È~Ú# `«# ™È^Œi Hõ#∞Å =ÚO^Œ∞ "≥∞kÖËãi¨ H˜, `«#‰õΩ
`≥eÜ«∞‰õΩO_®<Õ Ñ≤_Hç à˜ √◊ § ayOKå_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞ - Ѩà√◊ § aQÆÑ\¨ Ïì_∞» .
''Xˆ~Üü∞..."≥Ú^Œ∞Ì "≥ÚY=Ú-Uq∞\˜~å Jk? Uq∞\Ï Ñ¨à◊√§
H˘~°∞‰õΩ_»∞?—— Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞ J_ç̂Qã¨iH˜, `«#∞ `«ÑC¨ KÕã∞¨ #Î fl@∞ì
„QÆÇÏ≤ Oz, z#flQÍ #"Õfiâß_»∞.
''Ѩ~fi° `åʼnõΩ P=e ѨH¯õ # J=∞‡"åi PÅÜ«∞O =Ù#fl #QÆ~O° Ö’
#∞Oz XHõ J=∂‡~Úx Z=~À JѨÇϨ iOz#@∞¡ <å‰õΩ `≥eã≤Ok. P
a_»#¤ ∞ ‰õÄ_® g∞ˆ~ JѨÇϨ iOz, #g∞‰õΩÅ "åiH˜ JѨÊyOKå~å?—— Jx
J_çQÍ_»∞.
`«Å J_»O¤ uáêÊ_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞. ''#g∞‰õΩÅ "åi =^ŒÌ =∞#O
=∂„`«"∞Õ HÍ^Œ∞... =∞#HõO>Ë â◊H=Î̃ ∞O`«∞Å∞ WOHÍ J<ÕH=õ ∞Ok Ѩx KÕã∂¨ Î
=ÙO\Ï~°∞. "åiÖ’ Z=~À P Ѩx KÕã=≤ ÙO\Ï~°∞—— J<åfl_»∞.
''ã¨∞[# #QÆ~° ~å‰õΩ=∂ix JѨÇϨ iOz# `«~åfi`« P"≥∞#∞ #g∞‰õΩÅ
"åiH˜ JѨÊyOKåÖÏ?—— J_çQÍ_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''P ã¨OQÆu h‰õΩ J#=ã¨~O° . "Õ∞=Ú K≥ÑÊ≤ #@∞¡ KÕÜ∞« @"Õ∞ h
=O`«∞....—— JO@∂ ã¨OÉèÏ+¨}#∞ JHõ¯_ç`À P¿Ñâß_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''D~ÀA =∞#O „Ѩܫ∂}O KÕÜ«∞@O Jã¨OÉèí=O... WHõ¯_Õ
q„âßOu fã¨∞‰õΩO^•O. `≥Å"¡ å~°QÍ<Õ uiy #_»Hõ "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ ÃÑ_»^•=Ú——
Jx q∞ye# "åiH˜ K≥áêÊ_»∞.
`«=∞#∞ =∞$`«∞º=∞Ok~° ^•fi~åÅ ^•HÍ fã¨∞‰õΩáÈ~Ú# =Úà◊§á⁄^Œ‰Ωõ
^Œ∂~°OQÍ =¸@efl qÑ≤Ê, "å\˜Ö’x ~˘>ˇÅì ^˘O`«~#¡° ∞ |Ü«∞\˜H˜ fâß~°∞
J`«x J#∞K«~∞° ÅO^Œ~∂° .
''h‰õΩ HÍ"åeû#xfl ~˘>ˇìefl x~°ÉèíºO`«~°OQÍ P~°yOK«∞. =∞m§
=∂‰õΩ U^≥<· å J"åO`«~O° Z^Œ∞~Ô `· Õ HÍáê_»=Åã≤Ok #∞"Õfi... HÍ|\ì̃
h‰õΩ =∂HõO>Ë JkèHõOQÍ FÑ≤Hõ J=ã¨~°O—— ^Œyæ~° ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx ~˘>ˇìefl
P#O^Œ∞_çH˜ JOkã¨∂Î K≥áêÊ_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
''[~¸Éè=í ... q[~¸Éè=í ... #$ã≤OÇ¨Ï Éè∂í Ѩ`∞« Å "åiH˜ =∞Ǩ
q[~¸Éè=í ....—— ÃÑ^ŒÌ ÃÑ^ŒÌ HõO~îåÅ`À =Ok=∂QÆ^∞Œè Å∞ a~°∞^•=à◊√Å∞
K«^Œ∞=Ù`«∂ =ÙO_»QÍ, =∞O„u, ™ê=∞O`å^Œ∞Å∞ KÕ`«∞Å∞ QÍeÖ’H˜ ZuÎ
[Ü«∞[Ü«∞ ^è•fi<åÅ∞ KÕã∂¨ Î =ÙO_»QÍ, ã¨ÉÏè Éè=í #OÖ’H˜ =zÛ ã≤OǨã¨#O
g∞^Œ ‰õÄ~°∞Û<åfl_»∞ ã¨∞[# #QÆ~á° êʼnõΩ_»∞ #$ã≤OǨÏÉè∂í Ѩu.
"≥O@<Õ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ =zÛ PÜ«∞#‰õΩ Jaè"å^ŒO KÕâß_»∞ JO`«=~°‰Äõ
ZO`À FÑ≤HQõ Í ã¨ÉÏè =∞Ok~°OÖ’ "ÕzÜ«Ú#fl Ããx· ‰õΩ_»∞ XHõ`#« ∞.
''„ѨÉ∂íè ... W`«#∞ =∞# ¿ã<åѨu ã¨~Ê° Hˆ `«∞Å "åi JOQÆ~H° ‰Δõ Ωõ Ö’¡
XHõ`#« ∞—— JO@∂ J`«xfl „ѨÉ∞íè =ÙÅ "åiH˜ ѨiK«Ü∞« O KÕâß_»∞ =∞Ǩ=∞O„u
â◊√ÉèíOHõ~°∞_»∞.
''U=∞~ÚOk ¿ã<åѨf "≥o§# Ѩx?—— "≥O@<Õ J_çQÍ_»∞ #$ã≤OǨÏ
Éèí∂Ѩu.
Ѩ~fi° `« ѨO‰õΩÅÎ ^ŒQ~æÆ ° [iy# ã¨OѶ∞¨ @#Åxfl\˜h q=~°OQÍ K≥áêÊ_»∞
P Ããx· ‰õΩ_»∞. ''=∞Ǩ=∞O„`«"`Õ Î« ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å"åi ™È^Œ~∞° _ç ‰õΩ=∂~°∞_≥#·
QÆ"å‰õΩΔ Å "åi ã¨Ç¨ Ü«∞O`À P ^Œ∞+ì̈=∞$QÆO =kèOK«|_çOk. ¿ã<åѨ`∞« Å
"å~°∞ #QÆ~åxH˜ u~°∞QÆ∞ „ѨÜ∂« }O "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\Ïì~∞° —— J<åfl_»∞.
qѨs`«"∞≥ #ÿ ã¨O`À+¨O`À qO`«QÍ „ѨHÍtOzOk #$ã≤OǨÏÉè∂í Ѩu
=^Œ#O. ''ZѨC_À U<å_À `≥~=° ∞~°∞QÔ á· È~Ú# ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å"åi <å=∞O
uiy qxÑ≤OK«@O x[OQÍ KåÖÏ P#OkOK«^QŒ æÆ q+¨Ü∞« O. P =∞Ǩ
=∞O„`«"Õ`«Î "å~°ã¨∞_çH˜ ã¨Ô~·# PǨfi#O JOkOKåe... U~åÊ@∞¡
KÕ~ÚOK«O_ç—— JO@∂ =∞Ǩ=∞O„uH˜ K≥áêÊ_»∞.
''U~åÊ@∞¡ [iyáÈ`«∞<åfl~Ú „ѨÉ∂íè ... ѨÓ~°‰‚ Ωõ OÉèÏÅ`À „ÉÏǨχ}À
`«=Î ÚÅ∞ #QÆ~° ^•fi~åÅ ^Œy~æ ° ã¨Oã≤^∞Œ Öú ·ˇ =Ù<åfl~°∞... ѨÓÅ"å# ‰õΩiÑ≤OK«\ÏxH˜
#QÆ~O° Ö’x Hõ#ºHÍ=∞}∞Å∞ Lqfià◊¥§~°∞`«∞<åfl~°∞....—— Jx K≥áêÊ_»∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-1
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
MARAKATHA MANJUSHA - 2
(Serialised in ‘Nadi’ Monthly)
By
MADHUBAABU
Published by:
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''^ŒÜ∞« KÕã≤ <å‰õΩ ã¨Ç¨ Ü«∞O K≥Ü∞« ºO_ç. J`«xfl g∞~°∞ K«∂ã≤ =Ù<åfl~°∞
HÍ|\˜ì ZO`«=∞OkÖ’ =Ù<åfl `ÕeHõQÍ QÆ∞~°∞ΠѨ@ìQÆÅ~°∞....—— JO@∂
JÉèíºiúOKå_»∞.
`«Å TÑ≤, x~åfiǨωõΩ_»∞ 㨄`«OÖ’H˜ áÈÜÕ∞^•HÍ q"ÕHOõ QÍ xÅ|_ç,
P `«~åfi`« `«# "å~°O^Œi =OHÍ K«∂âß_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''"å_»∞ uO_ç HÀã¨O JÅ¡ÖÏ¡_∞» `«∂ =ÙO_ç =ÙO\Ï_»∞. 㨄`«OÖ’
ky# `«~åfi`« =∞#O "å_çx QÆ∞iOz =∞iÛáÈÜ«∂=Ú....—— ™êÖ’K«#QÍ
J<åfl_»∞ XHõ ^˘OQÆ.
''g∞~°∞ "≥O@<Õ "å_çx "≥uH˜ Ѩ@∞ìHÀO_ç... `«Å "åKÕ@@∞¡ z"å@∞¡
ÃÑ\˜ì #QÆ~O° Ö’ #∞Oz |Ü«∞\˜H˜ `«i"Õ∞Ü«∞O_ç. "å_çH˜ =∞#H˜ ã¨O|O^èOŒ
=Ù#fl@∞¡ `≥e¿ãÎ ÖËxáÈx `«Å<≥ÑC¨ Åhfl `«~∞° =Ú‰õΩO@∂ =KÕÛ™êÎ~Ú. "å_»∞
Ѩ@∞ì|_ç`Õ =∞# QÆ∞iOz Éèí@∞ʼnõΩ K≥¿ÑÊ J=HÍâ◊O ‰õÄ_® =Ù#flk——
Hõ#∞Å∞ z\˜ã¡ ∂¨ Î K≥áêÊ_»∞ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
㨄`«O ^Œyiæ flOz J@∂ W@∂ áÈ`«∞#fl g^è∞Œ Ö’¡H˜ XHõ~˘Hõ~∞° QÍ
|Ü«∞Å∞ ^Õ~å~°∞ ^˘OQÆÅO^Œ~∂° ...
㨄`«O =Ù#fl „Ѩ^âÕ ßxH˜ áêuHõ JOQÆÅ ^Œ∂~°OÖ’<Õ =Ù#fl XHõ
WO\˜ Kå@∞# xÅ|_ç ^˘OQÆÅ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_çx, J`«x J#∞K«~°∞Å#∞
QÆ=∞xã¨∞#Î fl P#O^Œ∞_ç =∞#ã¨∞ qHõÅO J~ÚáÈ~ÚOk.
''h Ü«∞[=∂x WO\˜x =keÃÑ\˜ì <å "≥#∞ˆH ~å=@O =∞Ozk
HÍ^Œx, ÖËxáÈx ÉÏ^èÅŒ ∞ Z^Œ∞~°=Ù`åÜ«∞x ZO`« K≥ÑÊ≤ <å qxÑ≤OK«∞HÀÖË^∞Œ .
WѨC_»∞ K«∂_»∞... JO^Œ~∂° KÕi ##∞fl ÃÑ^ŒÌ KÀ~° tMÏ=∞}˜x KÕ¿ãâß~°∞....——
`«# "≥#∞Hõ xÅ|_ç =Ù#fl QÀ=Ù`À J<åfl_»∞ J`«#∞.
`«# á⁄^Œ∞QÆ∞ ^Œy~æ ° xÅ|_ç áêÅ∞ `åQÆ∞`«∞#fl `«# a_»¤ =OHõ
PáêºÜ«∞OQÍ K«∂ã¨∞H˘x, P#O^Œ∞_çHˆ ã≤ uiyOk P QÀ=Ù.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
''<å á⁄^Œ∞QÆ∞Ö’x áêÅxfl\˜h `«<Õ Ñ≤`«∞‰õΩ¯<Õ P x~åfiǨωõΩ_ç
WO\˜Ö’ <Õ#∞ =ÙO_»ÖHË áõ ÈÜ«∂#∞. <å a_»¤ PHõe`À JÅ=∞\˜OzáÈ=@O
<Õ#∞ K«∂_»ÖHË õ áÈÜ«∂#∞. <å ÉÏ^è#Œ ∞ J~°Oú KÕã∞¨ HÀQÆeyOk g∞~°∞ XHõ¯~ˆ .
JO^Œ∞Hˆ g∞`À Hõeã≤ =KÕÛâß#∞—— z#flQÍ K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok J`«xH˜.
''h ÉÏ^èŒ hk... =∞i <å ÉÏ^èŒ ã¨OQÆ`qÕ ∞\˜? #QÆ~=° ∞O`å <Õ<^Õ À
#QÆ~° áêʼnõΩ_ç HÀâßQÍ~åxH˜ Hõ#flO "Õã≤ JHõ¯_»=Ù#fl ã¨OѨ^Œ#O`å
H˘Å¡Q˘\˜#ì O`« Q˘_»= "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ@ìÉ’`«∞<åfl~°∞. WѨC_»∞ D ^˘OQÆÅ∞
‰õÄ_® ~å[Éè@ í ∞ʼnõΩ `À_»∞ J~Ú`Õ <å Ѩx J~ÚáÈ`«∞Ok—— JO@∂
#∞^Œ∞~°∞ ~°∞^Œ∞Ì ‰õΩ<åfl_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''=∞#O #QÆ~O° Ö’ =ÙO_»@O Hˆ =Δ ∞Hõ~O° HÍ^Œ∞... U^À XHõ q^èOŒ QÍ
#QÆ~° ^•fi~åÅ#∞ ^•\˜ J=`«eH˜ áÈ=@"Õ∞ =∞Ozk....—— gkèÖ’H˜ K«∂ã¨∂Î
`«# x~°‚Ü«∂xfl P QÀ=Ù‰õΩ qxÑ≤ã¨∞ÎO_»QÍ - 㨄`«O ^ŒyæiH˜ =ã¨∞Î#fl
Ѩk=∞Ok Éè@ í ∞Å∞ HõxÑ≤OKå~°∞ J`«xH˜.
''`«# HÀã¨"Õ∞ =ã¨∞Î<åfl~å "åà◊√§?—— Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ `«#Ö’ `«#∞
J#∞H˘O@∂ K≥=ÙÅ∞ iH˜¯OKå_»∞.
''`«ÑC¨ HÀO_ç... „Ѩ[ÅO^Œ~∂° ѨH¯õ ‰õΩ `«ÑC¨ HÀO_ç. =∞Ǩ=∞O„`«"`Õ ,Ϋ
Ju~°^Œè =∞Ǩ~°^∞Œè _»∞ J~Ú#@∞=O\˜ ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "åi "å~°ã∞¨ _»∞ J~Ú#
QÆ"å‰õΩΔ Å "å~°∞ #QÆ~° ã¨OKå~åxH˜ qKÕÛã¨∞<Î åfl~°∞... #QÆ~° „Ѩ[ÅO^Œ~∂°
#=∞™ê¯~åÅ∞ KÕã≤ `«=∞ ÉèHí „Î̃ ѨÑ`¨ ∞« ÅÎ #∞ Kå@∞HÀO_ç....—— ÃÑ^ŒÌ HõO~îO° `À
JO^ŒiH© qxÑ≤OKÕ@@∞¡ JiKå_»∞ XHõ Éè@ í ∞_»∞.
''qkè q<庙êÅ∞ qz„`«OQÍ =ÙO\ÏÜ«∞x J#\ÏxH˜ W^Õ ÃÑ^ŒÌ
L^•Ç¨Ï~°}. `«=∞i HÀã¨O ÃÑ@ì=Åã≤# Hˆ HõÅ∞ Jq....—— `«Å qkeã¨∂Î
J#flk P#O^Œ∞_ç "≥#∞Hõ xÅ|_ç =Ù#fl QÀ=Ù.
''^ŒÜ∞« KÕã≤ #∞=Ùfi =∂\Ï¡_É» ’‰õΩ `«b.¡ .. h J~°∞ѨÙÅ∞ Z=i#~Ú<å
PHõi¬Oz# =∞~°∞Hõ}Δ O <å QÆ∞@∞ì ~°@∞ì J~ÚáÈ`«∞Ok... ~å[Éè=í #OÖ’<À,
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
`«# q_çkÖ’<À ‰õΩ^Œ∞~°∞QÍ ‰õÄ~ÀÛ=Åã≤# QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞ #QÆ~° ã¨OKå~åxH˜
|Ü«∞Å∞ ^Õ~°_»O Uq∞\’ z„`«OQÍ =Ù#flk....—— JO@∂ XHõ J_»∞QÆ∞
"≥#H˜¯"Õã≤, `«# PHÍ~°O gkèÖ’x "åiH˜ "≥O@<Õ HõxÑ≤OK«‰õΩO_®
*Ï„QÆ`ÑΫ _¨ ®¤_∞» P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
ZO`À¿ãѨ٠Z^Œ∞~°∞ K«∂_»=Åã≤# J=ã¨~O° ÖËHõ áÈ~ÚOk. #QÆ~°
áêʼnõΩ_»∞ ã≤^OúŒ KÕ~ÚOz# JâßfiÅ g∞^Œ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞, J`«x [`«QÍà◊√§
^è~Œ ‡° 㨄`«O Z^Œ∞\˜H˜ =KÕÛâß~°∞.
''Ñ≤Å=O_ç... 㨄`«OÖ’ =Ù#fl "å~°O^Œih |Ü«∞\˜H˜ Ñ≤Å=O_ç....——
QÆOcè~O° QÍ P[˝ WKåÛ_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
Ѩ~°∞QÆ∞ Ѩ~°∞QÆ∞# ֒ѨeH˜ áÈ~Ú q„âßOuQÍ ‰õÄ~˘Ûx =Ù#fl
Ju^ä∞Œ Å∞ XHõ Ѩk=∞Okx |Ü«∞\˜H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩ=KåÛ~°∞ ~å[Éè@ í ∞Å∞.
=~°∞ã¨Ö’ xÅ∞KÀɡ\ ,ì̃ `«# =^ŒÌ =Ù#fl |Oux "åiˆHã≤ QÆ∞iÃÑ\˜ì
Ѩ@∞ì‰Ωõ <åfl_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
Jyfl „Ѩ=∂^•xfl ã¨$+≤Oì z# =∞O„`«QÍ_»∞ HõxÑ≤Oz# =∞~°∞Hõ} Δ O
`«#O`«@ `å<Õ ^˘~°∞‰¡ Ωõ O@∂ "≥o§ J`«xfl JO^ŒiH© K«∂Ñ≤ã∞¨ OÎ ^• |Ou
Jx J`«xH˜ K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok =∂Ü«∂ã¨∞O^Œi.
^˘~°∞‰¡ Ωõ O@∂ "≥à§◊ @O HÍ^Œ∞ QÆ^•... Hõhã¨O J@∂ W@∂ ‰õÄ_®
Hõ^ÅŒ ÖË^∞Œ Jk WѨC_»∞.
''q∞„`«=∂... Uq∞@k? WѨC_»∞ Jk ^ÕxH˜?—— J^Õq∞\’ J~°Oú HÍx
J`«x [`«QÍà◊√§ Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ J_çQÍ~°∞ J`«xfl.
''W^À ^≥·=^Œ`«Î"≥∞ÿ# ѨiHõ~°O... #QÆ~°OÖ’ Jyfl „Ѩ=∂^•xH˜
HÍ~°‰Ωõ Å∞ Z=~À "åix =∞#H˜ ZuÎ K«∂Ñ≤ã∞¨ OÎ k—— ã¨Q~Æ fi° OQÍ K≥áêÊ_»∞
QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
J#∞Hõ} Δ O J`«xfl JO\˜ÃÑ@∞ì‰Ωõ x =ÙO_Õ `«=∞‰õΩ `≥eÜ«∞‰õΩO_®
J@∞=O\˜ =∞Ç≤Ï=∞ QÆÅ =ã¨∞=Î Ù J`«x ^Œyiæ H˜ ZÖÏ =zÛO^À `≥eÜ«∞ÖË^∞Œ
J`«x ¿ãflÇ≤Ï`«∞Å∞ W^ŒiÌ H©.
''Ѩ^OŒ _ç... #QÆ~O° Ö’ =Ù#fl ^è~Œ ‡° 㨄`åÅxfl\˜ ^Œyiæ H© "≥o§ ѨsHõÅΔ ∞
KÕÜ∂« e...—— JO@∂ `«# Jâßfixfl "≥#H˜¯ uѨÊÉ’Ü«∂_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
L#fl@∞¡O_ç J`«x KÕuÖ’ #∞Oz *Ïi „H˜O^Œ Ѩ_çOk |Ou.
HõO\˜H˜ HõxÑ≤OK«x K≥~Úº U^À |ÅOQÍ qã≤i#@∞¡ "ÕQÆOQÍ =zÛ
P#O^Œ∞_»∞ xÅ|_ç=Ù#fl „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ ^Œy~æ ° Ѩ_Oç k.
Q˘Å∞¡# JiKå~°∞ JO`«‰õΩ=ÚO^Œ∞ QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞ K≥Ñ≤Ê# =∂@efl
qx=Ù#fl ~å[Éèí@∞Å∞. `«=∞ |iâ‹efl ayOz Ѩ@∞ìH˘O@∂ J@∞ˆHã≤
ѨiQÔ `«∞HÎ ˘O@∂ =KåÛ~°∞.
''„Ѩ=∂^ŒO =ÚOK«∞‰õΩ =KÕÛã≤Ok... áêiá⁄O_ç P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∞...
g∞~°∞ áêiáÈ~Ú `«ÑÊ≤ OK«∞HÀO_ç...—— Jx P#O^Œ∞_çx ÃÇÏK«Ûiã¨∂Î H˘=Ú‡efl
ÉÏ~°∞ KÕã≤ P Éè@ í ∞efl J_»∞H¤ À=\ÏxH˜ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ ^Œ∂H˜Ok QÀ=Ù.
JѨC_Õ `«#∞ ‰õÄ_® J@∞ˆHã≤ K«∂âß_»∞ 㨄`«O x~åfiǨωõΩ_»∞.
''JÜ«∞ºÜ≥∂º... J^Õ... J^Õ <å QÀ=∂`«... J^Õ...—— Jx J~°∞ã¨∂Î
=ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ Ñ¨iQÔ `«∞‰Î Ωõ =KåÛ_»∞.
''áêiá⁄O_ç P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∂...—— JO@∂ =∞~À™êi P#O^Œ∞_çx
ÃÇÏK«ÛiOzOk QÀ=Ù.
áêiáÈ"åÅ<Õ J#∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞. HÍx J`«x ^•iH˜ J_»∞Q¤ Í
xÅ|_çáÈ~ÚOk P QÆ_a» _» Uq∞\’ J~°Oú HÍx P=Ù^Œ∂_».
^•xx „ѨH¯õ ‰õΩ <≥\ ì̃ =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ ^Œ∞=ÚHõÉ’`«∞#fl P#O^Œ∞_ç "≥#∞fl
g∞^Œ Z_®ÃÑ_® Ѩ_®¤~Ú <åÅ∞QÆ∞ ^≥|ƒÅ∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
=∂`«Oy WzÛ# =∞O„`åŠѨã~¨ ∞° HÍ~°}OQÍ J`«x â◊s~åxfl
`åH˜# "≥O@<Õ QÀQÆ∞ѨÙÅ¡Å =∂ki qiyáÈÜ«∂~Ú P ^≥|ƒefl
"≥Å∞=iOz# |iâ‹Å "≥Ú#Å∞.
''=∞O„`åÅ∞ <ÕiÛ#"å_Õ g_»∞... QÆ"å‰õΩΔ Å "åi =∂@Å∞ JHõ~Δ °
ã¨`åºÅ∞...—— JO@∂ QÆ∞OѨÙQÍ P#O^Œ∞_ç g∞^Œ Ѩ_ç J`«xfl <ÕÅ g∞kH˜
<≥>âìË ß~°∞ Éè@í ∞Å∞. `«=∞ `«Å áêQÍÅ#∞ qkeOz J`«x KÕ`∞« efl "≥#H˜¯
qiz Hõ>âìË ß~°∞.
QÍ~°_ô q^Œºefl „Ѩ^Œi≈OKÕ "åi K«∞@∂ì QÆ∞q∞ QÆ∂_ç#@∞¡ P
„Ѩ^âÕ O◊ Ö’ áÈQÆ∞ Ѩ_®¤~∞° #QÆ~° áœ~°∞Å∞.
''QÆ"å‰õΔΩÅ "å~°∞ =iúÖÏ¡e... Jyfl „Ѩ=∂^•xH˜ HÍ~°‰õΩ_≥·#
^Œ∞~å‡~°∞_æ xç Ѩ\ Oì̃ z# =∞Ǩg~°∞_»∞ =iúÖÏ¡e... =∞O„`«"`Õ Î« ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å
"åi "å~°ã∞¨ _»∞ =iúÖÏ¡e...—— ÃÑ^ŒÌ ÃÑ^ŒÌ HõO~îåÅ`À PHÍâ◊O „|^ŒÖÌ á·ˇ ÈÜÕ∞ÖÏ
[Ü«∞[Ü«∞^è•fi<åÅ∞ KÕÜ∞« _»O "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ ÃÑ\Ïì~∞° .
''fã¨∞‰õΩáÈ~Ú HÍ~åQÍ~°OÖ’ Ѩ_»"ÕÜ«∞O_ç... ˆ~Ѩ٠L^ŒÜ«∞O
~å[ã¨ÉèíÖ’ W`«x <Õ~åxfl qKåiOz tHõΔ qkèOѨKÕ^•ÌO—— ã¨QÆ~°fiOQÍ
Éè@
í ∞ʼnõΩ K≥áêÊ_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
KÕ`∞« Å∞ "≥#H˜¯ qiz Hõ@|ì _ç# P#O^Œ∞_çx |Å=O`«OQÍ ÃÑH· ˜
ÖËÑ≤ ^Œ∞~°∞ã¨∞QÍ <≥@∞ìH˘O@∂ #QÆ~° =∞^躌 ÉèÏQÆOÖ’ =Ù#fl K≥~™° êÅ ^Œyiæ H˜
fã¨∞‰õΩáÈÜ«∂~°∞ Éè@ í ∞Å∞.
"åi "≥#∞ˆH Ѩ~∞° QÆ∞ fÜ«∞É’~Ú# `«# QÀ=Ù#∞, ^Œ∂_»#∞ |Å"≥∞#ÿ
W#∞Ѩ Q˘Å∞ã¨∞Å`À |OkèOz, 㨄`«O "≥#∞Hõ ÉèÏQÆOÖ’x z#fl`À@Ö’
XHõ K≥@∞ì „H˜O^Œ xÅɡ\ Oì̃ Kå_»∞ 㨄`« x~åfiǨωõΩ_»∞.
''"å\˜x JѨǨÏiOz# QÆ[^˘OQÆ ^˘iHÍ_»x, QÆ"å‰õΔΩÅ "åi
ã¨∂HõΔ ‡^Œ$+≤ì J"≥∂Ѷ¨∞=∞x <Õ#∞ ~å‰õΩ=∂iH˜ `≥eÜ«∞KÕÜ«∂e. uiy
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
=KÕÛ=~°‰Äõ "å\˜x *Ï„QÆ`QΫ Í K«∂ã¨∞HÀO_ç—— Jx 㨄`«OÖ’x Ѩx"åiH˜
JѨÊK≥ÑÊ≤ `«#∞ ~å[Éè=í <åÅ ^Œyiæ H˜ `«# Jâßfixfl ѨiQÔ uÎOKå_»∞.
✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻
''„Ѩ™ê^ŒO fã¨∞‰õΩ =KåÛ#∞ =∂`«Ow... fã¨∞HÀ...—— JO@∂
J=∞‡"åi „Ѩ™ê^•xfl J~°\ ˜ P‰õΩÖ’ ÃÑ\˜ì - =∂`«Oy =ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ `Àâß_»∞
ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü«∞º.
Z„~°|_çáÈ~Ú =Ù<åfl~Ú =∂`«Oy Hõà◊√§. J^Õ Ñ¨xQÍ Hõhfl~°∞
q_çz#@∞¡ =∞e#OQÍ HõxÑ≤ã∞¨ <Î åfl~Ú |∞QÆÅæ ∞.
''L^ŒÜ«∞O #∞Op J^À =∂kiQÍ =Ù<åfl=Ù. U=∞~ÚOk
=∂`«Ow?—— Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ J_çQÍ_»∞ ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü∞« º.
''=^Œ∞Ì =^ŒxÌ ÃÇÏK«ÛiOKå#∞ qxÑ≤OK«∞HÀÖË^∞Œ ... WѨC_»∞ K«∂_»∞...
KÕ Ü « ∞ x <Õ ~ åxH˜ Hõ ~ ° _ » ∞ QÆ \ ˜ ì # <Õ ~ ° ã ¨ ∞ ÷ _ ç =∂ki HÍ~åQÍ~° O Ö’
Ѩ_áç ÈÜ«∂_»∞...—— QÆ^^æŒ Œ HõO~îO° `À K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok =∂`«Oy.
P ~ÀA L^ŒÜ∞« O `«#‰õΩ =∂`«OyH˜ [iy# ã¨OÉèÏ+¨} QÆ∞~°∞‰Î Ωõ
=zÛ <åÅ∞Hõ Hõ~∞° K«∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞ ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü∞« º.
ã¨OHõÅÊ =∞O„`«O`À<Õ Ñ¨OK«Éèí∂`åÅ#∞ âßtOK«QÆÅ ™ê÷~Úx
P#O^Œ∞Å "å~°∞ KÕ~∞° ‰õΩ<åfl~°x, P Ѩi}Ï=∞O =∞OzkHÍ^Œx "åáÈ~ÚOk
P"≥∞... P q+¨Ü«∂xfl =∞iÛáÈ~Ú J#=ã¨~°"≥∞ÿ# „Ѩâ◊flÅ∞ "ÕÜ«∞@O
Jq"ÕHõO.
''<å J*Ï˝<åxfl =∞xflOz WѨC_»∞ UO KÕÜ«∂Ö’ PÖ’zOK«∞
=∂`«Ow. [iyáÈ~Ú# ^•xfl QÆ∞iOz <≥uÎ H˘@∞ìHÀ=@O HõO>Ë,
[~°∞QÆÉ’ÜÕ∞ ^•xfl QÆ∞iOz PÖ’zOK«@O ÉÏQÆ∞O@∞O^Œx #∞"Õfi <å‰õΩ
KåÖÏ™ê~°∞¡ É’kèOKå=Ù.—— J<åfl_»∞ J`«#∞.
''x["Õ∞ ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü∂« º... P#O^Œ∞Å "åig∞^Œ <å‰õΩ#fl „Éè=í ∞`« <å
=ÚO^Œ∞ K«∂ѨÙ#∞ =∞O^ŒyOѨ KÕãO≤ k....—— JO@∂ Hõhfl\˜`À =∞e#"≥∞#ÿ
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
"≥ÚMÏxfl Ѩq∞>ˇKO≥ QÆ∞`À J^Œ∞‰Ì Ωõ x, ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü∞« º fã¨∞‰õΩ=zÛ# „Ѩ™ê^•xfl
JO^ΰ䛽#flk.
''UO KÕÜ∞« É’`«∞<åfl=Ù =∂`«Ow?—— ‰õΩ`«∂ǨÏÅO xO_ç# HõO~îO° `À
J_çQÍ_»∞ ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü∞« º.
''WѨ Ê \˜ H ˜ Ñ ¨ C _» ∞ Uq∞Ï KÕ Ü « ∞ É’=_» O ÖË ^ Œ ∞ ... <≥ = ∞‡kQÍ
PÖ’z™êÎ#∞... g∞~°∞ "≥o§~°O_ç.—— JO@∂ J`«xH˜ K≥ÑÊ≤ `«# WO\˜Ö’H˜
"≥o§áÈ~ÚOk P"≥∞.
x~åâ◊ HõeyOk ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü∞« ºH˜. L^ŒÜ∞« O "ÕàÖ◊ ’ KÕÜ∞« =Åã≤#
ѨÓ*ÏkHÍÅ∞ ѨÓiÎ J~ÚáÈÜ«∂~Ú. uiy J=∞‡"åi Z^Œ∞\˜H˜ P ~ÀA
™êÜ«∞O ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’<Õ "≥à§◊ =Åã≤ =ÙO@∞Ok. =∂`«Oy`À =∂\Ï¡_∞» `«∂,
P"≥∞ =∞O„`«^$Œ +≤`ì À K«∂Ñ≤OKÕ ^Œ$âߺÅ#∞ K«∂ã¨∂,ΠǨ~ÚQÍ ™êÜ«∞O
ã¨=∞Ü«∞O =~°‰Äõ HÍňHÑΔ O¨ KÕÜ∞« =K«Ûx ÉèÏqOKå_»∞ J`«#∞.
WѨC_»∞ P Ѩx KÕÜ∞« @O ‰õΩ^Œ~^° xŒ J~°=ú ∞ÜÕ∞ºã¨iH˜, QÆ\ Qì̃ Í
x@∂ìiÛ <≥=∞‡kQÍ PÅÜ«∞O "≥Ñ· Ù¨ #_çKå_»∞.
''J=∞‡"åi Z^Œ∞@ P~°∞ =`«∞ÅÎ `À *’ºux "≥eyOz ã≤^OúŒ QÍ
LOK«∞ ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü∂« º... H˘kÌ¿ãѨ\ ˜ `«~åfi`« <Õ#∞ =zÛ P `«e¡ =ÚO^Œ∞
XHõ Ѷ¨∞_çÜ«∞ ¿ãѨ٠‰õÄ~°∞ÛO\Ï#∞.—— WO\˜Ö’ #∞OKÕ ÃÑ^ŒÌQÍ J`«xfl
ÃÇÏK«ÛiOzOk =∂`«Oy.
K«@∞‰õΩ¯# =∂Ü«∞"≥∞ÿáÈ~ÚOk ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü«∞ºx P=iOK«∞‰õΩ#fl
xˆ~fi^ŒO. ''`«Ñʨ ‰õΩO_® "≥eyOz LOK«∞`å#∞. #∞=Ùfi ~å=@"Õ∞ PÅ㨺O.——
JO@∂ =_ç=_çQÍ "Õâß_»∞ J_»∞QÆ∞Å∞.
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''QÆ"å‰õΩΔ Å"å~°O>Ë =∞Ǩ áœ~°∞+¨ =O`«∞Åh, ^Œ∞+ì̈ ^Œ∞~å‡~°∞Åæ ∞
Z^Œ∞~°∞ Ѩ_#ç =∞~°∞Hõ}Δ O Hõ~"° åÅO`À `«Åefl `≥Q#Æ iˆH™êÎ~x° =ÓÇ≤ÏOKå#∞.
HÍx Ug∞ KÕÜ∞« ‰õΩO_® =\ì̃ KÕ`∞« Å`À "≥#H˜¯ =™êÎ~x° J#∞HÀÖË^∞Œ ....——
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞ Pã‘#∞_≥· =Ù#fl Pã¨#O Z^Œ∞@ „Ѩ`º« HõOΔ J=Ù`«∂ KåÖÏ
HÀѨOQÍ =∂\Ï¡_Oç k =∂Ü«∂ ã¨∞O^Œi.
P"≥∞ `«#‰õΩ JѨÊK≥ÑÊ≤ # Ѩxx q[Ü«∞=O`«OQÍ =ÚyOz#O^Œ∞‰õΩ
ZO`«QÍ<À ã¨O|~°Ñ_¨ áç È`«∞<åfl_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞. P"≥∞ `«# Z^Œ∞\˜H˜ =ã¨∞OÎ ^Œx
=ÚO^Œ∞QÍ<Õ =ÓÇ≤ÏOz, `«# [`«QÍà◊§#∞ Éè=í #O "≥Å∞ѨeH˜ ѨOÑ≤Oz
"Õâß_»∞. ^•fi~åefl, H˜\ H˜ Å© #∞ QÆ\ Qì˜ Í |OkèOz, =∞Ok~°OÖ’H˜ "≥Å∞QÆ∞
„Ѩãi¨ OK«‰Ωõ O_® *Ï„QÆ`ÅΫ ∞ fã¨∞‰õΩ<åfl_»∞.
"≥∞K«∞Û‰õΩO@∞O^Œx Z^Œ∞~°∞ K«∂ã¨∞Î#fl `«~°∞}OÖ’ P"≥∞ JÖÏ
HÀѨyOK«∞‰õΩ<Õãi¨ H˜ Pâ◊Û~°ºáÈÜ«∂_»∞... ''"å_»∞ =\˜ì =∞O„`«QÍ_»∞ =∂„`«"∞Õ
HÍ_»∞... Ѩq„`«"∞≥ #ÿ QÀ=∂`«x JѨÇϨ iOz# QÆ[^˘OQÆ... J@∞=O\˜
"å_çx JѨÊ\˜HÑõ C¨ _»∞ =∞~°} tHõΔ qkèOK«_O» =Å¡ Z@∞=O\˜ LѨÜ∂≥ QÆ=Ú
ÖË^∞Œ . "å_ç <Õ~O° QÆ∞iOz JO^ŒiH© `≥eÜ«∂e. JO^Œ∞‰õΩ ~å[ã¨ÉÖíè ’
qKå~°} [~°QÍe....—— `«#∞ KÕã#≤ Ѩxx ã¨=∞iúOK«∞HÀ=\ÏxH˜ KåÖÏ
QÆOcè~O° QÍ =∂\Ï¡_®_»∞.
''J`«#∞ KÕã#≤ <Õ~O° QÆ∞iOz JO^ŒiH© `≥eÜ«∂ÖÏ ÖËHõ J@∞=O\˜
"å_çx Ѩ\ ì̃ WzÛ# `«=∞i QÆ∞iOz `≥eÜ«∂ÖÏ?—— "≥H¯˜ iOѨÙQÍ J_çyOk
P"≥∞.
qѨs`«"∞≥ #ÿ ~À+¨O`À Z„~°QÍ HõOkáÈ~ÚOk QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _ç =^Œ#O.
''#∞=Ùfi Z=i`À =∂\Ï¡_»∞`«∞<åfl"À `≥Å∞™ê? <Õ#∞ ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å"åi
"å~°ã∞¨ _çx....—— Ѩà√◊ § ayã¨∂Î =∞Ǩ HÀѨOQÍ J<åfl_»∞.
=∂@‰õΩ =∂@QÍ ã¨=∂^è•#O K≥Ñ`≤ Õ J`«#∞ =∞iO`« =¸~°Oö QÍ
~Ô zÛáÈ`å_»x QÆ∞~°∞‰Î Ωõ =zÛ "≥O@<Õ KåÖÏ =∞~åº^ŒQÍ =∂\Ï¡_Oç k =∂Ü«∂
ã¨∞O^Œi.
''~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å"åi "å~°ã¨∞Å∞ HÍ|>Ëì h‰õΩ <Õ#∞ HõxÑ≤ã¨∞Î<åfl#∞.
Ѩ@∞ì|_ç#"å_»∞ =\ì̃ ^˘OQÆ =∂„`«"∞Õ HÍ^Œ∞... =∞Ǩ =∂O„u‰õΩ_»∞ -
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
PÅ㨺O [iy# H˘nÌ J`«#∞ `«ÑÊ≤ OK«∞‰õΩ áêiáÈÜÕ∞O^Œ∞‰õΩ J=HÍâßÅ∞
KåÖÏ L<åfl~Ú. "≥O@<Õ J`«xfl =∞@∞ìÉ\ˇ Ïìe....—— =∞$^Œ∞=ÙQÍ K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok.
"≥∞`«Î |_®¤_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞. ''J~Ú`Õ WѨC_»∞ ##∞fl Uq∞
K≥Ü∞« º=∞O\Ï"À K≥ÑC¨ .—— J<åfl_»∞ `«#∞‰õÄ_® =∞~åº^ŒQÍ<Õ.
K«@∞‰õΩ¯# KÕ~Ú*ÏzOk P"≥∞. q∞Åq∞Å "≥∞~°∞ã¨∂Î P KÕuÖ’
„Ѩ`º« HõOΔ J~ÚOk XHõ Ñ≤_Éç ωõΩ.
''P ^Œ∞~å‡~°∞_æ ∞» |OkèOѨ|_ç# „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ Ö’H˜ "≥à§◊ O_ç... J`«xfl
g∞‰õΩ ZuÎ K«∂Ñ≤Oz# Hõ~"° åÅO =∂kiQÍ<Õ D PÜ«Ú^èOŒ ‰õÄ_® `«#O`«@
`«<Õ Hõ^∞Œ Å∞`«∞Ok. J`«x „áê}ÏÅ∞ ǨÏiOz"Õã∞¨ OÎ k.—— P ÉωõΩ#∞ J`«xH˜
JOkã¨∂Î K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok.
''J`«xfl HÍ~åQÍ~°OÖ’ Ѩ_"» Ü Õ ∞« =∞x P[˝ <Õ<Õ WKåÛ#∞. uiy
<Õ<Õ WOHÀ™êi J`«x Z^Œ∞\˜H˜ áÈ=@O J==∂#O Hõ^•?—— #ã≤QÍ_»∞
QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞.
''g∞~°∞ XHõ¯~ˆ áÈ=^Œ∞.Ì g∞ "≥O@ ~å‰õΩ=∂ix fã¨∞‰õΩ"≥à§◊ O_ç...
g∞ˆ~ ã¨fiÜ«∞OQÍ P ^Œ∞~å‡~°∞æ_çx P"≥∞‰õΩ K«∂Ñ≤™êÎ#x =~°Î=∂#O
ѨOÑ≤OK«O_ç. ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å"åi "å~°ã∞¨ _ç Jcèëêìxfl P"≥∞ HÍ^Œx J#ÖË^∞Œ .——
K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok =∂Ü«∂ ã¨∞O^Œi.
~å‰õΩ=∂i Z^Œ∞@ `«# Q˘Ñ¨Ê ^Œ<åxfl „ѨH\õ O˜ K«∞HÀ=_»=∞<Õ =∂@
=∞Ǩ ÉÏQÍ #zÛOk QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _çH.˜
Ô~O_À PÖ’K«# ÖˉõΩO_® `«Å Táê_»∞. "≥O@<Õ =∂Ü«∞"≥∞ÿ
áÈ~ÚOk =∂Ü«∂ã¨∞O^Œi. Éè=í #O "≥Å∞ѨŠxÅ|_ç =Ù#fl `«# [`«QÍà◊§#∞
Ö’xH˜ Ñ≤eÑ≤Oz, ~å‰õΩ=∂iH˜ JO^ŒKÜ Õ ∞« =Åã≤# =~°=Î ∂<åxfl qxÑ≤OKå_»∞
QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
''=∞#O D #QÆ~O° Ö’xH˜ =zÛ# `«~åfi`« WO`« =~°‰Äõ ~å‰õΩ=∂ix
HõÅ∞ã¨∞HÀ"åÅx, P"≥∞`À ѨiK«Ü∂« xfl ÃÑOK«∞HÀ"åÅx J#∞HÀÖË^∞Œ . WѨÊ\˜
H˜ÑC¨ _»∞ P"≥∞ ^Œyiæ H˜ áÈ=@O =∞OzQÍ =ÙO@∞O^•??—— #ã≤QÍ_»∞ XHõ
[`«QÍ_»∞.
''P"≥∞`À =∂\Ï¡_»^ŒÅK«∞‰õΩ#flk <Õ#∞. g∞~°∞ HÍ^Œ∞... <Õ#∞
Z=ix?—— Hõ#∞ÉÁ=∞Å∞ =Ú_ç"ãÕ ∂¨ Î f„=OQÍ J_çQÍ_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
<Àà◊√§ `≥iz =∞~˘Hõ¯=∂@ =∂\Ï¡_`ç Õ Z=∞ø`«∞O^À `≥eã≤ LO_»@O
=Å¡, =∞ø#OQÍ `«ÅÅ∞ TÑ≤ Éè=í #O "≥Å∞ѨeH˜ "≥o§áÈÜ«∂~°∞ "åi^Œ~Ì ∂° .
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''`«b.¡ .. ^è~Œ ‡° 㨄`«ÑÙ¨ x~åfiǨωõΩ_»∞ `«=∞ ^Œ~≈° <åxH˜ =KåÛ_»∞. Ö’xH˜
ѨOÑ≤OK«=∞O\Ï~å?—— ^•fi~°O ^Œy~æ ° HÍ=e =ÙO_Õ Ñ¨iKåiHõ =zÛ K≥Ñʨ QÍ<Õ,
`«Å =ÓÑ≤ J#∞=∞uOzOk ~å‰õΩ=∂i.
Ѩ~∞° QÆ∞ÖÏO\˜ #_»H`õ À Ö’xH˜ =zÛ q#Ü«∞OQÍ #=∞™ê¯~°O KÕ™ê_»∞
㨄`«O x~åfiǨωõΩ_»∞.
''`«b¡... ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å"åi "å~°ã¨∞_ç ^ŒÜ«∞=Å¡ <å QÀ=Ù#∞
JѨÇϨ iOz# ^Œ∞~å‡~°∞_æ ∞» |OkèOѨ|_®¤_∞» . <å ™⁄`«∞Î <å‰õΩ ^ŒH¯˜ Ok....——
Hõ$`«[`˝ « xO_ç# HõO~îO° `À K≥áêÊ_»∞.
JO`«‰Ωõ =ÚO^Õ P =~°=Î ∂<åxfl `«# K≥eHõ`ÅÎ≥ <À\˜"O≥ @ qx
=ÙO_»@O=Å¡ J`«#∞ PtOz# q^èOŒ QÍ ã¨O`À+≤OK«Ö^Ë •"≥∞.
''~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å "åi "å~°ã¨∞_»∞ U^À =∞O„`«„ѨÜ≥∂QÆO KÕã≤#@∞¡
`≥eã≤Ok. Uq∞@k?—— Jx J_çyOk ã¨∂\˜QÍ.
QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞ 㨄`«O ^Œyiæ H˜ =zÛ `«# ^Œy~æ ° =Ù#fl Hõ~"° åÖÏxfl JO^Œi
"≥·Ñ¨Ù uÑ≤Ê Ñ¨ijÅ#QÍ K«∂_»@O ^Œyæ~° "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\˜ì P LѨHõ~°}O
`«#O`«@ `å#∞QÍ `«# QÀ=Ù#∞ JѨÇϨ iOz# J}ÏHÍi ^Œyiæ H˜ ^˘~°@ ¡ O
=~°‰Äõ q=~°OQÍ K≥áêÊ_»∞ 㨄`«O x~åfiǨωõΩ_»∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
''Éèmí ... Éèoí ~å Éèoí Éèmí ... =∞#O D #QÆ~O° Ö’H˜ J_»∞QÆ∞ÃÑ\ì̃#
"ÕàÏqâı+¨O KåÖÏ ÉÏQÆ∞Ok. Z=i HÀã¨O =KåÛ"≥∂ P ~å‰õΩ=∂ˆ~
ã¨fiÜ«∞OQÍ =∞# Hõà§◊ Z^Œ∞@ „Ѩ`º« HõOΔ J~ÚOk... Ѩ@∞ìHÀO_ç.—— YOQÆ∞
=∞O@∞#fl HõO~îO° `À `«# J#∞K«~∞° ʼnõΩ P[˝ WKåÛ_»∞ ^˘OQÆÅ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
Éèí=#O "≥Å∞ѨŠ=Ù#fl Éèí@∞Å#O^Œifl <ÕʼnõÄÖËÛâß~°∞ "åà◊√§.
֒ѨŠ=Ù#fl "åix ‰õÄ_® Ѩ~Ö° ’HÍxH˜ ѨOÑ≤Oz, ~å‰õΩ=∂i ^Œyiæ H˜
ѨiÔQ`åÎ~°∞...
pHõ\ Q˜ Í =Ù#fl XHõ QÆkÖ’ |OkèOѨ|_ç =Ù<åfl_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
Hõ~K° ~« }
° ÏÅ∞ Hõ^ÅŒ ‰õΩO_® W#∞Ѩ Q˘Å∞ã¨∞Å`À ayOz =Ù<åfl~Ú.
P QÆk =ÚO^Œ∞ xÅ|_ç =Ù#flk ~å‰õΩ=∂i.
''QÀ=Ù#∞ #∞=Ùfi JѨǨÏiã¨∞ÎO_»QÍ "Õ∞=Ú K«∂âß=Ú... h`À
=∂\Ï¡_\» ÏxH˜ =KåÛ=Ú....—— Jx QÆkÖ’ =Ù#fl P#O^Œ∞_çH˜ K≥ÑÙ¨ `ÀOk
K≥eHõ`≥Î.
''<å`À g∞~°∞ `«~åfi`« fiHõQÍ =∂\Ï¡_=» K«∞Û. =ÚO^Œ∞ "≥O@<Õ
"≥o§á⁄O_ç... „Ѩ=∂^ŒO =ÚOK«∞‰õΩ ~åÉ’`«∞#flk.—— Éè=í #O ֒ѨeH˜ =ã¨∞#Î fl
^˘OQÆÅ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_çx QÆ∞~°∞ÑÎ \¨ Ïì_∞» P#O^Œ∞_»∞. <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_ç HõO>ˇ =¸_»∞
J_»∞QÆ∞Å∞ =ÚO^Œ∞#fl QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _çx ‰õÄ_® K«∂âß_»∞.
J`«xH˜ `≥eÜ«∞‰õΩO_®<Õ ÃÑ^Œ=ÙÅ g∞^ŒH˜ =KÕÛã≤Ok XHõ z~°∞#=Ùfi.
''ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ #=Ùfi`«∞<åfl=Ù?—— HÀѨOQÍ J_çyOk ~å‰õΩ=∂i K≥eHõ`.Î≥
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
''g~°=ˆ~}∞º_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΔΩÅ"å~°∞ =ã¨∞Î<åfl~°∞... |Ǩïâß g∞‰õΩ
Z@∞=O\˜ „Ѩ=∂^Œ=Ú Z^Œ∞~°∞ Ѩ_H» áõ È=K«∞Û#∞.—— J<åfl_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
''HÍ~åQÍ~°OÖ’H˜ <≥@Qì Í<Õ ~Ú`«xH˜ =∞uK≥eO¡ z#@∞¡ =ÙOk. `«ÖÏ
`ÀHÍ ÖËx =∂@Å∞ =∂\Ï¡_∞» `«∞<åfl_»∞.—— ~å‰õΩ=∂iH˜ K≥Ñʨ É’`«∂ JkiѨ_ç
"≥„iQÍ JizOk K≥eHõ`.Î≥
JѨÊ\˜ˆH KåÖÏ ^ŒyæiH˜ =KÕÛâß_»∞ ^˘OQÆÅ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''Ѩ@∞ìHÀO_ç... #QÆ~=° ∞O`å JÅ¡HÖõ ’¡ÅO HÍHõ=ÚO^Õ =∞#O J=`«ÅH˜
"≥o§áÈ"åe.—— JO@∂ ~å‰õΩ=∂ix X_çã≤ Ѩ@∞ìHÀÉ’Ü«∂_»∞.
''PQÆ∞... PQÆ~å... =∞Ǩ =∞O„`«"`Õ Î« ~åˆHO„^Œ∞Å"åi "å~°ã∞¨ _»∞
WHõ¯_» LO_»QÍ h P@Å∞ ™êQÆ=Ù... x#∞fl ã¨~fi° <åâ◊#O KÕ™êÎ#∞.—— JO@∂
`«# ^Œ\ Hì© ˜ ayOz =Ù#fl Hõ~"° åÖÏxfl |Ü«∞\˜H˜ ÖÏQÍ_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
^˘OQÆÅ <åÜ«∞‰õΩ_»∞ Jã¨Å∞ J`«xfl QÆ∞iOz Ѩ\ Oì̃ K«∞HÀÖË^∞Œ ...
''D =∞Ǩ g~°∞_ç ã¨OQÆu Uq∞\’ K«∂_»O_ç... P K≥eHõ`≥Î`À áê@∞
=∞#"å_çx ‰õÄ_® ÃÑH· ˜ ѨOÑ≤OKÕÜ∞« O_ç.—— JO@∂ `«# J#∞K«~∞° ʼnõΩ
P[˝ WzÛ ~å‰õΩ=∂i`À ã¨Ç¨ Éè=í #O "≥Å∞ѨeH˜ ѨiQÔ `åÎ_∞» .
''PQÆ∞... PQÆ~å... PQÆ~å ^Œ∞~å‡~°∞_æ ®... PQÆ∞.—— Jx J~°∞ã¨∂Î
J`«xfl xÅ∞=iOK«_®xH˜ „ѨÜ∞« uflOKå_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
"≥#∞Hõ #∞Oz J`«x "≥∞_»g∞^Œ |ÅOQÍ "≥∂^•_»∞ XHõ |OkáÈ@∞.
Hõ#∞Å =ÚO^Œ∞ ~°OQÆ∞~°OQÆ∞Å #Hõ„Δ `åÅ∞ „Ѩ`º« HõOΔ J=Ù`«∂ =ÙO_»QÍ `«∂e
=ÚO^Œ∞‰õΩ Ñ¨_áç ÈÜ«∂_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
J`«xfl Ѩ_áç ȉõΩO_® Ѩ@∞ìHÀ=\ÏxH˜ „ѨÜ∞« `«flO KÕ™ê~°∞ J`«x
"≥#∞ˆH L#fl ¿ãflÇ≤Ï`«∞Å∞ W^Œ~Ì ∂° . "åi `«ÅÅ g∞^Œ ‰õÄ_® Ѩ_®¤~Ú ÃÑ^ŒÌ
ÃÑ^ŒÌ ^≥|ƒÅ∞ ~Ô O_»∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
''™êfiQÆ`O« ... â◊~É° OËè „^Œ∞Å "åi ‰õΩ=∂~° ~°`fl« O QÆ"å‰õΩΔ Å "åiH˜
ã¨∞™êfiQÆ`O« .—— J<åfl_»∞ #g∞‰õΩ_»∞ `«# Z^Œ∞\˜H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩ ~å|_ç# QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _çx
K«∂_»QÍ<Õ.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
''JÜ«∂º. #=∞™ê¯~°O....—— `«# rq`«OÖ’ "≥Ú@ì "≥Ú^Œ\ ˜ ™êiQÍ
`«#‰õΩ Ñ¨iK«Ü«∞O ÖËx =ºH˜ÎH˜ #=∞㨯iã¨∂Î =∞~åº^ŒQÍ =∂\Ï¡_®_»∞
QÆ"å‰õΔΩ_»∞.
#g∞‰õΩ_ç Pâ◊Û~åºxH˜ QÍx, „ѨH¯õ <Õ xÅ|_ç =Ù#fl =∂Ü«∂ã¨∞O^Œi
Pâ◊Û~åºxH˜QÍx JO`«∞ÖˉΩõ O_® áÈ~ÚOk.
JǨÏOÉèÏ"åxH˜ Jã¨Ö#·ˇ x~°fiK«#O =O\˜ P xHõ$+¨μ_ì ç <À\˜ "≥O@
=∞Oz=∂@Å∞ "≥Å∞=_»@=∂??
''#g∞‰õΩÅ "åˆ~<å `«=∞~°∞?—— =∞m§ J_çQÍ_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
`«Å Táê_»∞ #g∞‰õΩ_»∞.
''<å ™È^Œi =∞øxHõ <å=∞^èÕÜ«Ú~åÅ∞ =Ù#fl@∞¡O_ç =∂ WO\˜
#∞Oz =∞@∞=∂Ü« ∞ O J~ÚáÈ~ÚOk. ^Œ Ü « ∞ KÕ ã ≤ P"≥ ∞ *Ï_» Å ∞
`≥eÜ«∞KÕÜ∞« QÆey`Õ `«=∞‰õΩ Hõ$`«A_˝ <ç ·≥ =ÙO\Ï#∞.—— J<åfl_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
''‰õΩH˜HΔ õ #QÆ~O° Ö’x „u‰õÄ@ ã≤^•úOu h‰õΩ ã¨Ç¨ Ü«∞O KÕÜ∞« ÖË^•?——
J_çQÍ_»∞ #g∞‰õΩ_»∞-
''PÜ«∞# ѨÓ*ÏQÆ$ǨÏOÖ’x ^Œ∞+¨ìâ◊H˜Î <å „Ñ¨Ü«∞`åflʼnõΩ J_»∞¤
`«yeOk. PÜ«∞# HÀáêxH˜ QÆ∞~Ô · D #QÆ~O° Ö’H˜ =zÛѨ_®¤#∞. `«=∞i
^Œ~≈° # ÉèÏQƺO HõeyOk.—— J<åfl_»∞ QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _»∞.
Hõ#∞Å∞ z\˜ã¡ ∂¨ Î =∂Ü«∂ã¨∞O^Œi"≥Ñ· Ù¨ K«∂âß_»∞ #g∞‰õΩ_»∞. ''QÆ"å‰õΩΔ Å
"å~°∂ ##∞fl QÆ∞~°∞ÑÎ \¨ Ïì~å.—— J_çyOk P"≥∞.
=∞~°∞QÆ∞A˚ ~°∂ѨOÖ’ `«#∞ tkèÖÏÅÜ«∞OÖ’ ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx =ÙO_»QÍ
P"≥∞ =zÛ `«#‰õΩ P ~°∂ѨO #∞Oz q_»∞^ŒÅ ÅaèOKÕ =∂~åæxfl K≥Ñʨ @O
QÆ∞~°∞‰Î Ωõ =zÛOk QÆ"å‰õΩΔ _çH.˜ `«# PHõe ^ŒÑC¨ Å QÆ∞iOz Ѩ\Oì˜ K«∞HÀ‰õΩO_®
=∂Ü«∞"≥∞áÿ È=@O ‰õÄ_® ã¨∞Êù~} ° ‰õΩ =zÛOk.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
~åK«gkèÖ’H˜ H˘O^Œ~∞° - „ѨH¯õ <Õ =Ù#fl W`«~° g^è∞Œ ÅÖ’H˜ q∞ye# "å~°∞
Ѩ~∞° QÆ∞Å∞ fâß~°∞.
''K«∂_»O_ç ™êfig∞... =∞# `«e¡ ZHõ¯_» =Ù#fl^À g∞ k=º ^Œ$+≤`ì À
K«∂ã≤ K≥Ñʨ O_ç.—— "å~°∞ ‰õÄ_® J<åHÍix "≥`H« \õ ÏxH˜ |Ü«∞Å∞^Õ~É° ’`«∂
„u‰õÄ@∞_çx J_çQÍ~°∞ HÍѨÖÏ Éè@ í ∞Ö’¡ P#O^Œ∞_çx ÉÏQÍ QÆ=∞xOz#
Éè@
í ∞Å∞ W^Œ~Ì ∞° .
„H˜Ok xOz ÖËKå_»∞ „u‰õÄ@∞_»∞... ''=∂Ü«∞ʼnõΩ Jkè^=Õ `« P
`«e.¡ .. =∞# â◊‰Ωõ ÅÎ ∞ P"≥∞ =ÚO^Œ∞ kQÆ^∞Œ _»∞ѨÙ. ѨOK«Ö’Ç¨Ï ^Õg q„QÆÇϨ O.
#=~°`fl« Yz`« ã≤OǨã¨#O =O\˜ XHõ "ÕkHõ g∞^Œ ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx =ÙO@∞Ok.
=¸Ô~_»∞ á⁄_»∞QÆ∞ =∂„`«"∞Õ =ÙO@∞Ok... áÈ~Ú "≥`H« Oõ _ç.—— JO@∂
`«#∞ ‰õÄ_® ~åK«gkèÖ’ #_»Hõ "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ÃÑ\Ïì_∞» .
áê=٠Ѷ∞¨ _çÜ∞« ‰õÄ_® QÆ_=» Hõ=ÚO^Õ #QÆ~O° Ö’x „Ѩu =∞x+≤H˜
`≥eã≤áÈ~ÚOk [iy# ^•~°∞}O... g^èŒ∞ÖËflHÍ^Œ∞ - g^èŒ∞Ö’¡ =Ù#fl
Hõ@ì_®Å#∞, =¸~°∞=¸Å „Ѩ^ÕâßÅ#∞, K≥@¡#∞, á⁄^Œefl JxflO\˜h
‰õÄÅOHõ+O¨ QÍ QÍeOK«_O» "≥Ú^ŒÅ∞ ÃÑ\Ïì~∞° JO^Œ~∂° .
✻ ✻ ✻ ✻ ✻
''#∞=Ùfi K≥Ü∞« ºx Ѩxx h‰õΩ JO@QÆ\ ,ì̃ "≥∂ã¨QÍ_ç=x, ^Œ∞~å‡~°∞_æ ç
=h xOkOz, h „áê}ÏÅ∞ fÜ«∞\ÏxH˜ =¿ã,Î UO KÕ™êÎ=Ù a_®¤?—— XHõ
gkè =∞Å∞Ѩ٠uiy# "≥O@<Õ J_çyOk P#O^Œ∞_ç Éè∞í [O g∞^Œ ‰õÄ~°∞Û#fl
=$^Œ∞ú~åÅ∞.
#"Õfiâß_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞. ''=∂ ÉÏ|Ü«∞ºQÍi ^Œy~æ ‰° Ωõ áÈ~Ú# Hõ}
Δ O
#∞Op <Õ#∞ Z^Œ∞~°∞¯O@∞#flk J@∞=O\˜ J==∂<åÖË `«b.¡ .. PYiH˜
PѨ^ŒÖ’ =Ù#fl XHõ QÀ=∂`«#∞ ~°H˜ΔOK«É’~Ú, JO^Œ∞‰õΩ „ѨuѶ¨ÅOQÍ
HÍ~åQÍ~°OÖ’ |OkèOѨ |_®¤#∞.—— J<åfl_»∞.
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
''JѨC_»∞ #∞=Ùfi â◊HΘ qÇ‘Ï#∞_çq... WѨC_»∞ =∞Ǩâ◊HΘ ã¨OѨ#∞fl_çq...
h‰õΩ K≥_∞» ѨÙ`«ÅÃÑ\ì̃# "åix XˆH XHõ K«∂ѨÙ`À ã¨~fi° <åâ◊#O KÕÜ∞« QÆÅ=Ù
=∞i J==∂<åÅ#∞ ÉèíiOK«=Åã≤# J=ã¨~°O U=ÚOk?—— J_çyOk
=$^Œ∞ú~åÅ∞.
<≥ugÎ ∞^Œ Z=~À "≥Ú\˜#ì @∞ì [Å^ŒiOzOk P#O^Œ∞_ç â◊s~°O -
Z_»=∞ KÕuÖ’x Hõ„~°#∞ „H˜OkH˜ =kÖËâß_»∞. Éè∞í [Og∞k =$^Œ=ú ¸iÎx
Ju *Ï„QÆ`QΫ Í „H˜OkH˜ kOz, ''`«b.¡ .. #∞=Ùfi Z=iq?—— KÕ`∞« Å∞ Tyã¨∂Î
J_çQÍ_»∞.
#qfiOk P"≥∞... [ˆQŇ<åfl~Ú J#O^Œ∞_ç Hõ#∞Å∞... #=Ùfi`«∂<Õ
=∞@∞=∂Ü«∞O J~ÚáÈ~ÚOk... P"≥∞ xÅ|_ç# „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ Ö’ „Ѩ`º« Hõ"Δ ∞≥ Oÿ k
ѨOK«Ö’ǨÅ`À KÕÜ∞« |_ç #=~°`fl« Yz`« ã≤OǨã¨#O g∞^Œ ‰õÄ~ÀÛÃÑ@ì|_ç#
XHõ ^Õg=¸iÎ.
J~°Oú J~ÚáÈ~ÚOk P#O^Œ∞_çH.˜
''`«b¡... ^èŒ#∞º_çx... P #g∞‰õΩ_ç n~°æ ^Œ$+≤ì#∞Oz ##∞fl
HÍáê_»\ÏxH˜ =zÛ# =∞ǨÏ`«~Î =° ¸iÎq....—— "≥∂HÍà◊§ g∞^Œ ‰õÄ~°∞Ûx P
q„QÆǨ xH˜ #=∞™ê¯~°O KÕã∂¨ Î J<åfl_»∞.
J^Õ ã¨=∞Ü«∞OÖ’ P gkèÖ’H˜ J_»∞QÆ∞ÃÑ\Ïì~∞° H˘O`«=∞Ok áœ~°∞Å∞.
gkè =∞^躌 Ö’ =Ù#fl q„QÆǨ xfl, "≥∂HõiOz =Ù#fl P#O^Œ∞_çx K«∂_»QÍ<Õ
Q˘O`«∞Å∞ zxyáÈÜÕ∞@@∞ì Hˆ HõÅ∞ ÃÑ_»∞`«∂ =KÕÛâß~°∞.
''JÜ«∞ºÖÏ~å PQÆO_ç... [iyOk Uq∞\’ `≥Å∞ã¨∞HÀO_ç.—— JO@∂
"åix xÅ∞=iOK«\ÏxH˜ „ѨÜ∞« uflOKå_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
qxÑ≤OK«∞HÀÖË^Œ∞ Z=~°∂... J`«xfl K«∞@∞ì=Ú\˜ì ^•~°∞}"≥∞ÿ#
=Ú+≤Ñì ∂¨¶ `åÅ`À Ç≤ÏOã≤OKå~°∞. „H˜O^Œ Ѩ_"» ãÕ ≤ D_»∞Û‰õΩO@∂, J=`«e
gkèÖ’<Õ =Ù#fl „u‰õÄ@∞_ç Éè=í #O ^Œyiæ H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩáÈÜ«∂~°∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
~°O_ç... `«fi~°QÍ ~°O_ç... J_»q =∞^躌 Ö’<Õ =Ù#flk XHõ qz„`«O.—— JO@∂
Jiz Hˆ HõÅ∞ ÃÑ\˜Oì k.
KÕu Hõ„~°#∞ <ÕÅHˆ ã≤ Jkq∞ J~°H} Δõ H˜ Oõ Ö’ JO^Œih Jk K≥ÑÙ¨ `«∞#fl
KÀ\˜H˜ fã¨∞‰õΩáÈQÆÅ_»∞ P#O^Œ∞_»∞.
P ѨxKÕÜ∞« \ÏxH˜ [OHÍ_»∞ WѨC_»∞. #g∞‰õΩ_çH˜ "åã¨# `«ye#
=∞~°∞Hõ} Δ O â◊~"° QÕ OÆ `À =zÛ Ñ¨_`» å_»∞.
''=∞\˜ì ‰õΩO_»Ö’ "å_»∞ |OkèOz =ÙOz# =∞# `«ex¡ q_»∞^ŒÅ
KÕÜ∞« QÆey`Õ, W@∞=O\˜ ã¨O^ÕǨ Å`À ã¨`=« ∞`«O J"åfieû# J=ã¨~O°
ÖË^∞Œ .—— QÆ\ Qì̃ Í x@∂ì~∞° ã¨∂Î K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok =∂`«Oy.
QÆ∞OѨÙQÍ =Ù#fl K≥@‰¡ Ωõ ÃÑ· ÉèÏQÆOÖ’ ZQÆ∞~°∞`«∂ „QÆ^ÌŒ ^•iK«∂Ñ≤ã∂¨ Î
=ÙO_»QÍ, J~°}ºO =∞^躌 ÉèÏQÆOÖ’H˜ |Ü«∞Å∞^Õ~å~°∞ JO^Œ~∂° .
`«# `«ex¡ uiy Éè∞í *ÏʼnõΩ Z`«∞‰Î Ωõ <åfl_»∞ „u‰õÄ@∞_»∞. "≥^∞Œ ~°∞QÆ_#» ∞
`«# `«Åg∞^Œ "≥∂áê_»∞ â◊|OQÆ∞_»∞. z`«∞‰õΩÅ =∞O@#∞ `«# Ѩq∞>ˇKO≥ QÆ∞Ö’
=¸@ QÆ\ Oì˜ k =∂`«Oy.
<Õ`« p~° P"≥∞k. =∂_ç=∞ã≤ J~ÚáÈ=@"Õ∞ H͉õΩO_®, P"≥∞#∞
‰õÄ_® =∂_çÛ "Õã∞¨ OÎ ^Œx ÉèÜ í ∞« Ѩ_®¤_∞» ѨÓ*Ï~°Ü∞« º. XHõ¯ #∂Å∞áÈQÆ∞‰õÄ_®
=∞O@Å ÉÏi# Ѩ_»‰õΩO_® =ÙO_»\Ïxfl K«∂¿ãã¨iH˜ Pâ◊Û~°ºO`À
„=∂#Ê_çáÈÜ«∂_»∞.
pHõ@∞¡ K«∞@∞ì=Ú\˜#ì "≥O@<Õ JO^ŒiH© ^•i K«∂Ñ≤OzOk P"≥∞
=¸@ Hõ\ ˜ì# z`«∞‰õΩÅ =∞O@. J~°ú~å„u ã¨=∞Ü«∂xH˜ JO^ŒiH©
JQÆ∞Ñ≤OzOk XHõ =∞\˜Qì ∞Æ @ì. ^•x K«∞@∂ì ZÅ∞HõÅ∞ KÕã#≤ ÉÁiÜ«∞Å∞
HõxÑ≤OKå~Ú.
''P#O^Œ∞Å"å~°∂... H˘OK≥O K«∂ã¨∞‰õΩO@∂ =ÙO_»O_ç... ֒ѨÅ
#∞Oz ÃÑ^ŒÌQÍ J~°∞ѨÙÅ∞ q#=ã¨∞Î<åfl~Ú... Z=~À qHõ$`« HõO~î°O`À
=∞^èŒ∞ÉÏ|∞
#g∞‰õΩ_çx Ñ≤Å∞ã¨∞Î#fl@∞ì q#|_»∞`ÀOk.—— JO@∂ Z^Œ∞~°∞ =zÛOk
<åÜ«∞‰õΩ_çQÍ HõxÑ≤ã∞¨ #Î fl ZÅ∞Hõ.
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"≥ÚYO g∞^Œ Z=~À KåzÃÑ\˜ì H˘\˜#ì @∞¡ JkiѨ_∞» `«∂ Hõ#∞Å∞
`≥iKå_»∞ #g∞‰õΩ_»∞.
K«∞@∞ìÑ@ ¨ ¡ ZHõ¯_® K≥@∞ì KÕ=∞Å∞ ÖËx Z_®i =O\˜ „Ѩ^âÕ O◊ . P
J_»q =∞^躌 Ö’ U^≥<· å =Ù#fl^Õ"∂≥ K«∂_»\ÏxH˜ "≥àϧ~°∞ J`«x t+¨μºÅ∞.
''U=∞~ÚOk? ZO^Œ∞‰õΩ LeH˜áê@∞?—— Pâ◊Û~°ºOQÍ J_çyOk
J`«xfl =∂Ü«∂ã¨∞O^Œi.
''^ŒyæiQÍ =zÛ ‰õÄ_® `«#x QÆ=∞xOK«#O^Œ∞‰õΩ ^•~°∞}OQÍ
u\ì̃áÈ™ÈÎOk =∞# ^Õ=`«... Hõà√◊ § `≥iz K«∂ã¨∞HÀ=∞x ÃÇÏK«Ûi™ÈÎOk.——
#∞^Œ∞~°∞ ~°∞^Œ∞‰Ì Ωõ O@∂ J<åfl_»∞ #g∞‰õΩ_»∞.
Hõ#∞Å∞ =¸ã¨∞H˘x JO`«~ˆ fl„`åÅÖ’ K«∞@∂ì K«∂ã≤Ok =∂Ü«∂
ã¨∞O^Œi. â◊¥#ºO `«Ñʨ =∞ˆ~g∞ HõxÑ≤OK«Háõ È=@O`À `«Å qkeOzOk.
`«# KÕuH˜ JO^Õ@O`« ^Œ∂~°OÖ’ ÃÑ\ì̃ =ÙOz# =∞\ì̃ ‰õΩO_»"Ñ·≥ Ù¨
K«∂ã≤, LeH˜¯Ñ¨_Oç k P"≥∞.
qz„`«"∞≥ #ÿ HÍOu`À q∞Åq∞Å "≥∞iã≤áÈ`«∞#flk Jk. JO`«‰Ωõ
=ÚO^Œ∞ =∞O„`« „ѨÜ∂≥ QÆO KÕã#≤ ѨC_»∞ Z„~°|_çáÈ~ÚOk. WѨC_»∞ "≥<fl≥ Å
HÍO`«∞Å =∂ki "≥Å∞QÆ∞ b#∞`ÀOk.
''U^À [~° ∞ QÆ ∞ `ÀOk. =∞#‰õ Ω `≥ e Ü« ∞ x ^•~° ∞ }O U^À
[iyáÈ`ÀOk.—— `«_∞» =ÚHÀ‰õΩO_® K≥ÑÊ≤ Ok #g∞‰õΩ_çH˜ =∂Ü«∂ã¨∞O^Œi.
''=∞O„`« „ѨÜ≥∂QÍxH˜ ãÔ̈~·# KÀ@∞ HÀã¨O "≥`«Hõ\ÏxH˜ "≥o§#
"åà◊√§ WOHÍ ~åÖË^Œ∞. "åà◊√§ =KÕÛ=~°‰õÄ =∞#O KÕÜ«∞QÆeyOk
Ug∞ÖË^∞Œ ....—— JO@∂ `«Å ZuÎ ^Œ∂~°OÖ’ =Ù#fl XHõ =$HõOΔ "≥Ñ· Ù¨ K«∂âß_»∞
#g∞‰õΩ_»∞.
=∞~°H`õ « =∞OE+¨-2
-: J~ÚáÈ~ÚOk :-