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ഞാന് എന്റെ അന്വേഷണം തുടങ്ങിയിട്ട് ദശകങ്ങള് അധികമായി. Ignª \qäm-n HcmÄ kXys¯ At\z-jn¨v ]co-£-W-§Ä \S-¯n-bn-«p-s¶v Ah-Im-i-s¸«v
]pkvX-I-sa-gp-Xn-bn-«p-v. ]co-£-W-^-e-ambn Is-¯nb kXy-§Ä A\n-tj-[y-§-fm-sW¶v
At±lhpw \ntj-[y-§-fm-Wm¶v Rm\pw Ah-Im-i-s¸-Sp-¶p. Fsâ At\z-j-W-§Ä At±-l-s¯-t¸se
kXys¯ tXSn-b-sÃ-¦nepw Fsâ At\z-j-W-¯nsâ
al-Xz-s¯-¸än t_m[y-s¸-Sp-¯m³ A¡mcyw HmÀ½n-¸n-¨p-sh-t¶-bp-Åq.
Rm³ Hcp alm-\m-sW¶v Ct¸mÄ t_m[y-am-bn-tÃ? aämcpw
]d-ªn-sÃ-¦nepw Fsâ al-Xz-s¯-¸än Rm³ Xs¶ ]d-b-W-a-tÃm! adn-¨mWv Xm¦Ä
hnNm-cn-¡p-¶-sX-¦nepw Fs¶ Hcp al-m-\mbn ImW-W-sa¶v Rm³ \nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p.
F\n-bv¡p-thn Rm³ Xs¶ \nÀ_-Ôn-¡-W-a-tÃm. al-Xz-¯nsâ \nÀÆ-N\w tNmZn-¡-cp-Xv.
F\n-¡-d-nbn-Ã. Adn-b-W-sa¶v F\nbv¡v Dt±-Èhpan-Ã. al-Xz-s¯-¡p-dn-s¨-¶Ã H¶n-s\-¡p-dn¨pw
Ad-nb-W-sa¶v F\n¡v Dt±-È-an-Ã. ]s£ FÃmw Andbmw F¶v Rm³ `mhn-¡p-Ibpw \Sn-¡p-Ibpw
sN¿pw. Fsâ ]c-a-Úm-\s¯ s]cp-¸n¨pw h{Io-I-cn¨pw {]I-Sn-¸n-¡p-t¼m-gpÅ
`mh-\-S-\-§Ä Iv A´whnSp¶ ]mh-§-fm-WtÃm D]-Po-h-\-¯n-\pÅ Fsâ Cc-IÄ.
Rms\mcp _p²n-Po-hn-bm-sW¶v Xm¦Ä Hcn-bv¡epw
]d-bn-söv F\n-¡-dn-bmw. F¶m Rm³ ]d-bpw. ]d-bp-sa¶v am{X-aà Fs¶
_p²n-Po-hn-bmbn AwKo-I-cn-¡-W-sa¶v Rm³ \nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿pw. Xm¦Ä Hcp kmZm
Pohn-bm-sW¶v thn h¶m k½-Xn-¨p-X-cp-sa-¦nepw Hcp _p²n-Po-hn-bm-sW¶v Rm³
Hcn-bv¡epw k½-Xn-¡p-I-bn-Ã. P·-\m Hcp alm\pw _p²n-Po-hn-bp-amb Rm³ F§s\ Xm¦sf
AwKo-I-cn-bv¡pw? AÃ! F´n\v AwKo-I-cn-bv¡-Ww?
Hcp-]s£ Xm¦Ä Hcp ]WvUn-X-\m-bn-cn-¡mw. Xm¦fpsS Adnhv
FtâXn-t\-¡mÄ Bbn-c-an-c-«n-tbm-f-sa-¦n-ep-ap-m-bn-cn-bv¡mw. Xm¦-fpsS
hnZym-`ym-k-tbm-Ky-X-IÄ Ftâ-Xn-t\-¡mÄ ]Xn-·-S§v D¶-X-§-fm-bn-cn-¡mw. F¶p IcpXn
Ah-sbms¡ Rm³ AwKo-I-cn-bv¡-W-sa-¶p-tm? (A-§-s\-sbms¡ Xs¶-bm-sW¶v F\nbv¡v
Adnbmsa-¦nepw aämcpw AdnbmXncn-¡m\pw Xm¦sf AwKoI-cn¡mXncn-¡m\pw th-sXms¡ Rm³
sNbvXn-«p-v. Ct¸m-gpw sN¿p-¶p-ap-v.) Xm¦-fpsS Poh-Im-cp-Wy-{]-hÀ¯-\-§fpw
Zo\-Z-bm-ep-Xbpw ]e-h«w t\cn Iv t_m[y-s¸-«n-«p-Å-Xm-sW-¦nepw Xm¦Ä Hcp {Iqc\pw
lo\\pw BsWt¶ Rm³ ]d-bq. (Fsâ {Iqc-Xbpw lo\-Xbpw ad¨p hbv¡m³ Gähpw \Ã hgn Xm¦sf
A§s\ Nn{Xo-I-cn-¡p-I-bm-W-tÃm!). AXn-\m Xm¦Ä Hcp almt\m _p²n-Po-hntbm Asöpw
Rm³ alm-\mb _p²n-Po-hn-bm-sW¶pw Ct¸mÄ Xm¦Ä¡p t_m[y-am-bn-¡m-Wp-a-tÃm!
Fsâ At\z-j-W-§Ä kXys¯ Is-¯m³ thn-bà F¶p Rm³ t\ct¯
]d-ªp-h-tÃm. {]tXy-In¨v H¶n-t\bpw Is-¯p-hm-\-Ã. shdptX Hc-t\z-j-Ww.
At{X-bp-Åq. Fs´-¦nepw Hcp Is-¯-en-\pÅ {ia-¯n-em-sW¶v hcp-¯-W-a-tÃm.
C§-s\-bm-Ip-t¼mÄ F´n-s\-¡p-dn-¨-t\z-jn-¡p¶p F¶v Bsc-¦nepw tNmZn-¨m Xcm-Xcw
t]mse F´n-s\-¡p-dn¨pw ]d-bmw. Xcm-Xcw t]mse F¶p Rm\p-t±-Èn-¨Xv,
tNmZn-¡p-¶-bm-fn\v GXp hnj-b-¯n-emWv Aev]hpw AdnhnÃm-¯Xv F¶v X{´-]qÀÆw
a\-Ên-em¡n B hnj-sb-s¯-¸än kwkm-cn-¡pw. aäp-Å-h-cpsS Adn-hn-Ãmbva a\-Ên-em-¡m³
Rm³ anSp-¡-\m-W-tÃm. Fsâ DÅn Ds¶v Rm³ hniz-kn-¡p¶ A\-´-hn-im-e-amb
Úm\-km-K-c-¯nsâ AeÀ¨ Rm³ Ahsc tIĸn-¡pw. AXp-tI«v H¶pw a\-Ên-em-Im¯ ]mh-§Ä Rm³
Hcp alm\pw _p²n-Po-hn-bp-am-sW¶v hnNm-cn-¨p-sIm-Åpw. (A-hÀ¡p am{X-aÃ, BÀ¡pw
a\-Ên-em-¡m³ am{Xw Rm³ Dm-¡p¶ tImem-l-e-¯n H¶pw ImWn-söv F\n¡p am{Xta
And-bmhq F¶mWv Fsâ hnizm-kw. B hnizm-ks¯ Bcpw adnIS-¡-cp-sX¶v Rm³
\nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p.) Fsâ Úm\-km-K-c-¯nsâ AeÀ¨-bpsS {]Xn-[z\n Ah-cnÂ
Ah-km-\n-¡p-¶-Xn\p apt¼ Ahsc Rm³ D]-Po-h-\-¯n-\pÅ Fsâ Cc-I-fm¡n amäp-Ibpw
sN¿pw.
F´mWv Xm¦Ä Btem-Nn-¡p-¶-sX¶v F\nbv¡p a\-Ên-em-bn.
Xm¦-fpsS ho«n Ib-dn-h¶v CsXm-s¡-¸-d-bm³ Rm³ Bsc¶pw F´mWv Imcy-sa-¶p-atÃ
Nn´n-¨Xv? Xm¦Ä Hcp Imcyw HmÀ¡-Ww. Xm¦Ä Hcp CcbmWv. Fsâ D]-Po-h-\-¯n-\pÅ Hcp
Øncw Cc am{Xw! hÀj-§-fmbn Fsâ Hcp Cc-am-{Xw. th..-th-.. Ct¸mÄ t]gvkv Xpd-¡-.
[rXn-bn-Ã. X¡mew Rm³ ]d-bp-¶Xp tI«ncp¶m am{Xw aXn.
Rm³, Fsâ BZys¯ At\z-jWw \S-¯n-bXv Iptd Zi-I-§Ä¡p
ap¼m-Wv. A¶v F\n¡v Ipªn-ss¡-Ifpw Ipªn-¡m-ep-I-fp-amWv Dm-bn-cp-¶-Xv. Ah-sImv
Rm³ At\z-jWw \S-¯n-bXv A¶s¯ sIm¨p hoSnsâ ]n¶m-¼p-ds¯ a¬Np-acnsâ tImtWm-Sp-tNÀ¶
sIm¨p Ipgn-I-fn-em-bncp-¶p. B At\z-j-W-^-e-ambn Rm³ Is-¯n-bXv ]pd-tIm«p \S-¡p¶
sNdnb Pohn-I-sf-bm-Wv. B Ipgn-bm-\-IÄ Ft¶mSp ]d-ªp:
""R§-sf-t¸mse ]pd-tIm«p \S-¡p-I. ]pd-tIm«p \S-¶mÂ
Ncn-{X-¯n-eqsS k©-cn-¡mw. Ncn-{X-¯n-eqsS \S-¶m A\m-Zn-bmb Ime-¯n-eqsS
]n¶n-tebv¡v bm{X sN¿mw. \nsâ bm{Xbpw A\m-Zn-bm-bn-cn-¡pw. A\m-Zn-bm-b-Xn-\mÂ
\nsâ bm{X A\-´-hp-am-bn-cn-¡pw.''
Rm³ P·\m _p²n-Po-hn-bpw alm-\p-am-sW-¦nepw AhÀ ]d-ª-Xnsâ s]mcpÄ
F\n-¡n¶pw a\-Ên-em-bn-«n-Ã. s]mcp-f-dn-ªn-sÃ-¦nepw ]nt¶m«p \S-¡p¶
Ipgn-bm-\-Kp-cp-¡-·m-cpsS D]-tZiw Rm³ DÄs¡m-p. A¶p apXÂ Rm³ ]pd-tIm«p \S-¡m³
XpS-§n. Ncn-{X-t¯bpw Ime-t¯bpw ]än Ipgn-bm-\-Kp-cp-¡-·mÀ ]d-ªXv AtÈjw
a\-Ên-em-bn-sÃ-¦nepw ]pd-tIm-«p-am{Xw k©-cn¨p ioen¨ F\n¡p apt¼m«p
k©-cn-¡p-¶-hsc shdp-¸m-Wv. apt¼m«p Nn´n-¡p-¶-h-tcbpw shdp-¸m-Wv. ]pd-tIm«p
t\m¡m³ am{Xw Ign-bp¶ _p²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-amb F\n-¡p-ap-¶n AhÀ shdpw a-·mcpw
lo\-·m-cp-am-Wv. apt¶m«p \S-¡m\pw Nn´n-bv¡m\pw Ign-bp¶ Xm¦-tfbpw Rm³ A§s\
Xs¶-bmWv ImWp-¶-Xv.
]n¶o-SpÅ Fsâ ]co-£-W-§Ä \S-¶Xv bp.-]n.-Fkv kvIqfnsâ
NmWIw sagp-Inb \ne¯pw ]qgn \ndª ssaXm-\-¯p-am-bn-cp-¶p. A{im´]cn-{ianbmb-Xn-\mÂ
]co-£-W-§Ä hÀj-§-tfmfw \op. F¶m {][m\ ]co-£Ww \S-¶Xv Fsâ ico-c¯nse t]inIÄ
Dd-bv¡p-Ibpw tcma-cm-Pn-IÄ hf-cp-Ibpw sNbvX Ime-L-«-¯n-em-Wv. B A\z-jWw Fsâ
icoc-¯n Xs¶ Bbn-cp-¶p. AXnsâ ^e-ambn Is-¯nb kXy-§Ä F\nbv¡v kt´m-jhpw
kwXr-]vXnbpw \ÂIn-sb-¦nepw Fsâ At\z-j-W-§Ä asämcp Xe-¯ntebv¡v Xncn-¨p-hn-Sm³
Rm³ Xocp-am-\n-¨p. AXn-te-bv¡mbn s]¬Ip-«n-I-fpsS aq{X-¸p-c-bpsS hmXn-en sNdnb
Zzmc-§Ä krjvSn-¡p-Ibpw kuIcyw In«n-b-t¸m-sgms¡ DÅn Ibdn Hfn-¨n-cp¶v A\z-jWw
\S-¯p-Ibpw sNbvsX¦nepw At\z-j-W-Iu-XpIw Xosc-bn-Ãm¯ B s]¬Ip-«n-IÄ
slUvam-Ì-tdmSv ]cmXn ]dªv Fsâ At\z-j-W-Iu-Xp-Is¯ \in¸n¡m³ {ian¨p. At\z-j-W-hm©
Xosc-bn-Ãm¯ slUvam-ÌÀ NqcÂ{]-tbm-K-¯n-eqsS Fsâ B A\z-j-W-Iu-Xp-Is¯ \in¸n¨p-.
Ct¸mÄ Xm¦Ä Btem-Nn-¨-sX-´m-sW¶v F\n¡p a\-Ên-em-bn. AXp icnbmsW¶v XXv¡mew Rm³
k½-Xn-¡p-¶p. Xm¦Ä Hcp a\pw lo\-\p-am-sW-¦nepw hÃ-t¸m-gp-sa-¦nepw Xm¦-sf
AwKo-I-cn-bv¡m-\pÅ HuZmcyw Rm³ ImWn-¡-W-atÃm! A¶v Rm³ \memw ¢mÊn \n¶v A©mw
¢mÊn-tebv¡v Ib-dn-bn-cp-¶p. P·-\m _p²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-amb aIs\ a\-Ên-em-¡m³
Ign-bm¯ Fsâ krjvSn-IÀ¯m-¡Ä kvIqfnse Fsâ A\z-j-W-]-c-¼-c-IÄ Ah-km-\n-¸n-¡p-hm³
Xocp-am-\n-¨p. AXn\v AhÀ Is-¯n¸dª ImcWw Ah-cpsS {Iqc-X-tbbpw lo\-X-tbbpw
[z\n-¸n-¡p-¶-Xm-Wv. ]Xn-\mdmw hb-Ên A©mw-¢m-Ên-se-¯n-bXv ]T-\-¯n F\nbv¡p
Ign-hn-Ãm-¯-Xp-sIm-m-sW¶v B lo\À ]dªv {]N-cn-¸n-¨p. sXmgn ka-c-§Ä sNbvXv
KpcpXzw \jvS-s¸« Kpcp-¡-·mÀ A²ym-]-I-s¯m-gn-I-fmbn A[x-]-Xn-¨-Xp-sImv
_²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-amb Fsâ Úm\s¯ ]co-£m-t]-¸-dn Is-¯m³
A²ym-]-I-s¯m-gn-em-fn-IÄ¡v Ign-bm-¯-Xp-sIm-m-sW¶p ]dbm³ Fsâ krjvSn-IÀ¯m-¡Ä¡p
Ign-ªn-Ã. At¸mgpw Rm³ Ipgn-bm-\-Kp-cp-¡-·m-cpsS D]-tZiw HmÀ¯p-sh-¦nepw AhÀ
]d-ª-Xnsâ s]mcpÄ am{Xw a\-Ên-em-bn-Ã.
A§s\ Fsâ ASp¯ At\z-j-W-amb "B{inXXzw' F¶
]pcp-jmÀ°w Rm³ XpS-§n. henb ]WvUn-X\pw Fgp-¯p-Im-c\pw alm-\p-am-sW¶p aäp-Å-hÀ
hniz-kn-¡p-Ibpw ]d-bp-Ibpw F¶m A§-s\-b-söv Rm³ hniz-kn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p¶ Hcm-fnsâ
ho«n-emWv Rm³ Fsâ B{inXPohnXw XpS-§n-b-Xv. AbmÄ F\n¡p D]-Po-h\w X¶p. H¶pw
shdpsX kzoI-cn-¡p¶ Iq«-¯n-eà Rms\¶v Xm¦Ä¡-dn-bm-a-tÃm. (F´pw shdptX
kzoI-cn-¡p-Itbm Cc-¶p-hm-§p-Itbm ]nSn-¨p-]-dnt¨m CsÃ-¦n Is«-Spt¯m am{Xta
ioeap-Åq-sh¶v F\n¡p am{Xta And-bmhq F¶mWv Fsâ hnizm-kw. B hnizm-ks¯ adn
IS-¡-dp-sX¶v Rm³ \nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p.) AXn\p asäm-cp-]-Im-c-ambn Rm³ AbmÄ¡v kmln-Xy-¯nepw
hnÚm-\-¯nepw ]pkvX-I-§Ä cNn¨psImSp-¯p. Ah {]kn-²o-I-cn¨v AbmÄ Iq-Sp-XÂ
{]kn-²-\m-bn. Iptd hÀj-§Ä AhnsS Ignªp t]mbn. Ct¸mÄ ]d-ªXv Xm¦Ä
hniz-kn-¨n-«n-söv F\nbv¡p a\-Ên-em-bn. ]s£, Xm¦Ä hniz-kn-¡-W-sa¶v Rm³
\nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p. AbmÄ¡p aZyw hm§epw hnSp-]-Wn-bp-am-bn-cp¶p Fsâ Ahn-Ss¯
tPmen-I-sf¶v Nne Akq-b-¡mÀ ]d-ªp ]c-¯n-bXv Xm¦Ä HmÀ¡p-I-t]mepw sN¿-cp-Xv. Fsâ
]mWvUn-Xy-¯nepw al-Xz-¯nepw Akq-b-]q AbmÄ Fs¶ \µn-bn-ÃmsX ]pd-¯m-¡nsbt¶ Xm¦Ä
Icp-Xmhq. At¸mÄ Rm³ ]gb Ipgn-bm-\-Kp-cp-¡-·msc HmÀ¯p. Imcy-ap-m-bn-«-Ã. shdpsX
HmÀ¯p-sh¶v am{Xw. Ah-cm-WtÃm ]pd-tIm«p am{Xw \S-¡m\pw Nn´n¡m\pw ]Tn-¸n-¨-Xv.
Xm¦Ä Ct¸mÄ Ft´m ]d-bm³ {ian¨p-h-tÃm. th. Ct¸mÄ H¶pw
]d-b-. shdpsX tI«n-cp-¶m am{Xw aXn. Hmtcm-cp-¯À¡pw Hmtcm ka-b¯v Hmtcm
IÀ½-ap-m-Ip-a-tÃm. Ct¸mÄ Rm³ ]d-bp-¶Xv tI«n-cn-¡pI F¶-XmWv Xm¦-fpsS IÀ½w AYhm
hn[n. Xm¦Ä Fsâ Hcp Cc-bm-sW¶ Imcyw ad-¡-.
]n¶oSv Rm³ At\z-jWw \S-¯n-bXv
kmln-Xy-c-N-\-bn-em-bn-cp-¶p. B At\z-j-W-¯nsâ ^e-ambn [mcmfw IY-Ifpw Ihn-X-Ifpw
teJ-\-§-fp-sa-gp-Xn. kmln-Xy-c-N-\- D¯-tcm-¯cw ]ptcm-K-an-¨psImn-cns¡ s]s«-s¶mcp
Znhkw Fgp-¯n-\n-S-bn A£-c-§Ä Xmfn \n¶v Fgp-t¶äp \n¶p. Ah Ft¶mSp ]d-ªp:
""\o R§sf sImÃp-I-bm-Wv.''
""Rmt\m?''
""AsX. R§Ä Hcp-an¨p tNÀ¶m hm¡p-Ifpw hm¡p-IÄ Hcp-an¨p
tNÀ¶m hmN-I-§-fp-ap-m-Ip-sa¶v \osbm-gnsI GXp sIm¨p
Ip«n-¡p-a-dn-bmw.""
""Rm\pw hmN-I-§Ä Xs¶-bmWv Fgp-Xp-¶-Xv.""
""sshIey-apÅ Poh-\n-Ãm¯ hmN-I-§Ä. BZyw a\-ÊnÂ
DÄs¡m-Å-Ww. KÀ`-Ø-iniphns\-t¸mse ]cn-N-cn-¡-Ww. Nm]n-Å-bm-bn-t¸m-ImsX t\m¡Ww.
Ime-sa-¯pt¼mÄ Poh-t\msS R§Ä ]pd-¯p-h-cpw. BZyw \o \nsâ a\-Ên-tebv¡p t\m¡p-I..
AhnsS Hcp KÀ`-Ø-inip Dtm-sb-¶v.''
Rm³ t\m¡n. H¶pw In-Ã. hopw t\m¡n, a\-Ên hÃ
KÀ`-hp-ap-tm-sb-¶v. H¶pw In-söp am{X-aà A£-c§Ä Fgp-t¶äp \n¶v ]d-ª-sXm¶pw
F\n¡p ]qÀ®-ambn a\-Ên-em-b-Xp-an-Ã. F¶mepw Rm³ At\z-jWw XpS-cm³ Xs¶
Xocp-am-\n-¨p. (F´n-se-¦n-ep-sams¡ At\z-jWw \S-¯p-¶p-sh¶v hcp-¯n-¯oÀ¡-W-a-tÃm.
F¶m-età Xm¦-sf-t¸m-se-bpÅ Cc-IÄ F¶pw Fsâ D]-Po-h-\-¯n-\m-bn- Im-WpIbpÅq.) A§s\
hntizm-¯cIrXn-IÄ ]nd¶p hoWp. AXnsâ KpWhpw al-Xzhpw a\-Ên-em-¡m³ Ign-bm¯
{]km-[-I-·mÀ Ahsb Xncn-ªp-t]mepw t\m¡n-bn-Ã.- Xm-¦Ä Ct¸mÄ Nn´n-¨Xv F´m-sW¶v F\nbv¡p
a\-Ên-em-bn. -A-§s\ Nn´n-¡-cp-sX¶v Rm³ \nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p. Ipgn-bm-\-Kp-cp-¡-·m-cpsS
]mX ]n´p-S-cp-¶-h-\mWv Rms\¶v Xm¦Ä HmÀ¡-Ww. Fsâ IrXn-I-fpsS al-Xz-s¯-¸än
a\-Ên-em-¡m³ Ign-bm¯ ]ma-c-·mÀ {]km-[-I-·m-bn-cp-¶m hmb-\-¡mÀ¡v F§s\
hntizm-¯-c-Ir-Xn-IÄ e`n-¡pw?
F´n-\mWv
Ct¸mÄ t]gvkv FSp-¡p-¶Xv? Fs¶ s]s«¶v Hgn-hm-¡m-\m-W-tÃ? C¶v F\nbv¡v A{X
[rXn-sbm-¶p-an-Ã. F\nbv¡p [rXn-bn-Ãm-¯-Xp-sImv Xm¦fpw [rXn ImWnbv¡m³ ]mSn-Ã.
Xm¦Ä Fsâ shdpw Hcp Cc-bm-sW-¶ Imcyw ad-¡-.
Fsâ At\z-jWw asämcp Xe-¯n-tebv¡v Rm³ amän. hnhm-l-¯n-eqsS
Zm¼-Xy-s¯-¡p-dn-¨pÅ At\z-j-W-am-bn-cp¶p ASp¯ hnj-bw. P·-\m _p²n-Po-hnbpw
alm\pw am{X-aÃ, Rm³ kpµ-c-\p-am-Wv. Fsâ kuµ-cy-¯n-\p-ap-¶n Xm¦fpw
kI-e-]p-cp-j-{]-P-Ifpw shdpw aÀ¡-S-§-fm-sW¶v Rm³ ]d-bpw. (Xm¦fpw A§s\ Xs¶
]d-b-W-sa¶v Rm³ \nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p.) Cu temI-¯nse kIe kv{XoIfpw shdpw
_p²n-iq-\y-Ifpw alXzw Aev]w t]mep-an-Ãm-¯ \nÀ¤p-W-I-fpam-sW¶v Rm³
a\-Ên-em-¡n-bXv Fsâ Cu At\z-j-W-¯n-eq-sS-bm-Wv. Fsâ al-Xzhpw _p²n-Po-hn-Xzhpw
kuµ-cyhpw Iv A]-IÀj-Xm-t_m[w ]q kv{XoIÄ H¶-S¦w F¶n \n¶v HmSn-sbm-fn-¡p-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv.
CSbv¡v Rm³ Hcp kXyw ]d-bmw. Fsâ D]-Po-h-\-¯n-s\mcp Cc-bm-bn-¯oÀ¶ Xm¦-tfmSv Hcp
kXy-sa-¦nepw ]d-bm-\pÅ HuZmcyw Rm³ ImWn-bv¡-W-a-tÃm! Fsâ Cu ]pXnb At\z-jWw
XpS-§p-¶-Xn\p ap¼pw ]e {]mhiyw ]e kv{XoI-tfbpw Ip {`an-¨p-h-imbn Rm\-h-cpsS
]pdtI Npän-¯n-cn-ªn-«p-v. ]s£, Bcpw Fs¶ H¶p Xncnªp t\m¡nbnsöp am{X-a-Ã, Fs¶
B«n-¸m-bn-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp. AXv F´p sImm-sW¶v As¶ms¡ F{X Btem-Nn-¨n«pw F\nbv¡p
a\-Ên-em-bn-Ã. Nne-t¸mÄ Ipgn-bm-\-Kp-cp-¡-·mÀ¡v AXnsâ
Imc-W-a-dn-bm-am-bn-cnbv¡mw. Mm.. Hcp Imcyw.. .. Rm³ Ct¸mÄ ]dª kXys¯ aäm-tcmSpw ]d-b-cp-sX¶p
am{X-a-Ã, Xm¦Ä t]mepw Ct¸mÄ apX AXv HmÀ¡cpsX¶v Rm³ \nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p. Cu \nÀ_-Ôw
Xm¦Ä ]ment¨ ]äq F¶pw Rm³ \nÀ_-\v[n-¡p-¶p. F´m-bmepw P\-\-tijw Bdp-Z-iI§Ä
]n¶n-«-t¸mgpw Rm³ alm\pw _p²n-Po-hnbpw kpµ-c\pw am{X-a-Ã \nÀ_-ÔnX{_Ò-Nm-cn-bp-ambn
XpS-cp-¶p. Xm¦Ä Ct¸mÄ a\-Ên Nncn-¨p-sh¶v F\nbv¡p a\-Ên-em-bn. AXv B
kv{XoI-fpsS \nÀ`m-Kys¯ HmÀ¯m-sW¶v Rm³ hniz-kn-¡p-¶p. A§s\ Xs¶ hniz-kn-bv¡m³ Rm³
Xm¦-tfbpw \nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p.
FÃm At\z-j-W-§-fp-tS-bpw Ah-km\w B[ym-ßn-IX-bm-sW¶v
Xm¦Ä¡-dn-bn-söv F\n-bv¡-dn-bmw. F¶m AXmWv i-cn, B[ym-ßn-I-X. cmjv{So-bw,
]{X-{]-hÀ¯-\w, tPymXnjw A§s\ Iptd Xe-§-fn- At\z-jWw \S-¯n-bn-«mWv
_p²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-amb Rm³ B[ym-ßn-I-X-bn-te-bvs¡-¯n-b-Xv F¶v Xm¦Ä HmÀ¡-Ww.
kzbw t\Xm-hmbn {]Jym-¨p-sImp Xs¶-bmWv Rm³ cmjv{So-b-¯nÂ
At\z-jWw Bcw-`n-¨-Xv. F¶p IcpXn kz´w ]mÀ«n-bp-m¡n Fs¶m¶pw Xm¦Ä
hnNm-cn-bv¡-cp-Xv. Rms\mcp _p²n-Po-hn-bmb alm-\m-W-tÃm! AXp-sImv Hcp henb
]mÀ«n-bn Xs¶ A§p tNt¡-dn. F¶nt«m? kzbw {]Jym-]nX t\Xm-hmb F\n-bv¡p-thn Rm³
Xs¶ ap{ZmhmIyw hnfn-¨p. Rm³ Xs¶ Npa-sc-gp-Xn. F¶n«pw ]mÀ«n-bnse henb t\Xm-¡-·mÀ
P·-\m _p²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-amb Fs¶ sk{I-t«-dn-sb-än\p ap¶nse ka-c-§Ä¡p
Ip¯n-bn-cp¶v ap{ZmhmIyw hnfn-¡m\pw em¯n-¨mÀÖn XÃp-sIm-Åm\pw, _Ên\p
IsÃ-dn-bm\pw \nÀ_-Ôn-¨p. P·-\m _p²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-amb Fs¶ shbnep sImÅm\pw
icoc-a-\§n ]Wn-sb-Sp-¡m\pw In-«n-söv Xm¦Ä¡v ]t And-bm-a-tÃm.
kz´-ambn ]{Xap-m¡n kzbw ]{Xm-[n-]-cm-bn-s¡mp
Xs¶-bmWv Rm³ ]{X-{]-hÀ¯\w Bcw-`n-¨-Xv. aäp-]-{X-§-sf-t¸mse hmÀ¯-IÄ ka-b-¯n\p
Is-¯m-\pÅ kwhn-[m-\-§n-Ãm-Xn-cp-¶-Xp-sImv Rm³ Xs¶ hmÀ¯-IÄ krjvSn-¨p.
_p²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-amb F\nbv¡v AsXmcp henb Imcy-a-söv Xm¦Ä¡-dn-bm-a-tÃm. Rm³
krjvSn¨ hmÀ¯-IÄ kaq-l-¯n henb Ne-\-§Ä krjvSn-¨p-sh-¦nepw Fsâ Ne-\-tijn
Iptd-\m-f-t¯bv¡v CÃm-Xm-bt¸mÄ ]{Xhpw \n¶p-t]m-bn. Xm¦-sf´m Nncn-¨Xv?
Nncn-bv¡-cp-Xv. Fsâ hmÀ¯-I-Ä krjvSn¨ Ne-\-§fp-sS- iàn Xm§m³ Ignbm¯ Nne
hnUvVn-IÄ Fsâ he-t¯-apf-¦m-ense Hcp AØn-bn hnÅ-ep-m¡n F¶p am{Xw Icp-Xn-bmÂ
aXn.
A§s\ ]e-Xe§-fnse At\z-j-W-§Ä¡p-tijw Xs¶-bmWv Rm³
B[ym-ßn-I-X-bn-se-¯p-¶-Xv.
]v Ipgn-bm-\-Kp-cp-¡-·mÀ ]d-ª-Xnsâ s]mcpÄ F\n-bv¡n¶pw
a\-Ên-em-«n-söv Rm³ ]d-ª-tÃm. Ah-c-ÃmsX asämcp Kpcp-hn-Ãm¯, P·-\mÂ
_p²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-amb Rm³ Fs¶ Xs¶-bmWv kzbw Kpcp-hm-bn¡-v
B[ym-ßn-I-X-bn-tebv¡pw IS-¶-Xv. apSn hfÀ¯n. XmSn hfÀ¯n. Imjmbw DSp-¯p. AÀ°w
a\-Ên-em-bn-sÃ-¦nepw Iptd kwkvIr-X-tÇm-I-§Ä ImWmsX ]Tn-¨p. kz´w
]À®imebn-Ã-¯-Xn-\m Hcp temUvPn apdn-sb-Sp¯v ]À®imebpm-¡n. s]s«-s¶mcp
B[ym-ßn-I-Kpcp Ah-X-cn-¨n«pw \m«p-\-S-¸p-t]mse `à-P-\-§Ä HmSn-¡q-Sn-bn-Ã.
AXp-sImv F\n-bv¡p-thn Rm³ Xs¶ t\m«o-k-Sn¨p hnX-cWw sNbvXp. F¶n«pw henb
^e-ap-m-bn-Ã. Nne Zcn-{Z-hmkn `à-·mÀ h¶v k¦-S-§Ä ]d-ªp. ]Icw Rm³ Iptd
kwkvIr-X-tÇ-I-§Ä sNmÃn. F\nbvt¡m AhÀt¡m AÀ°w a\-Ên-em-bn-Ã. e£-§fpw tImSn-Ifpw
Z£n-W-bmbn {]Xo-£n-¨n-cp¶ F\nbv¡p ap¶n AhÀ A©n-tâbpw ]¯n-tâbpw t\m«p-IÄ
ImWn-bv¡-bn«p Øew hn«p. F´n-\-[n-Iw? HSphn apdn-hm-SI sImSp-¡m-\n-Ãm-Xm-b-t¸mÄ
temUvPp-Sa apdn ]q«n Fs¶ ]pd-¯m-¡p-¶Xp hsc B At\z-jWw XpSÀ¶p.
A§s\ AYhm F§-s\tbm Rm³ D]-Po-h\¯n\mbn Cc-]n-Sn¯w
XpS§n kplr-t¯.. AÃm.. Rm³ Ct¸mÄ Xm¦sf kplrt¯ F¶p hnfnt¨m? A§s\ hnfn-¨-XnÂ
£an-¡-Ww. Imc-Ww, Xm¦Ä Fsâ kplr-¯-Ã. Xm¦-sf-¶Ã Hcm-fpw Fsâ kplr-¯-Ã. F\nbv¡p
kplr-¯p-¡-fn-Ã. Cc-I-tf-bp-Åq. Xm¦Ä DĸsS FÃm-hcpw Fsâ Cc-IÄ am{X-am-Wv. Fsâ
D]-Po-h-\-¯n-\pÅ shdpw CcIÄ.
Xm¦Ä Ct¸mÄ kabw t\m¡n-bXv F´n-\m-sW¶v
F\n-bv¡-dn-bmw. Iptd t\c-ambn Rm³ am{Xw kwkm-cn-¡p-¶-Xp-sIm--tÃ. Xm¦Ä Ft¶mSv
H¶pw ]d-tb--Xn-Ã. Rm³ ]d-bp-¶Xp tIÄ¡pI am{Xw sNbvXm aXn. Xm¦Ä Fsâ Cc-bm-sW¶v
ad-¡-cpXv tImt«m. _p²n-am\pw alm-\p-amb Rm³ Xm¦-tfmSp kwkm-cn-¡p-¶Xp Xs¶
Xm¦Äs¡mcp tbmKy-X-b-tÃ!
F´m-bmepw Hcp HuZmcyw IqSn Rm³ Xm¦Ä¡p Xcp-¶p. AÃm,,
Hcp Cc-bpsS am\-Ên-Im-hØ IqSn Rm³ IW-¡n-se-Sp-¡-W-a-tÃm.
Xm¦Ä¡v Ft¶m-sS-s´-¦nepw ]d-bm-\p-s-¦n Ct¸mÄ
]d-bmw. CXm.. Fsâ ssIbn-en-cn-bv¡p¶ Cu Ip¸n-bnse ]m\obw Rm³
IpSn-¡p-¶-Xn-\n-S-bnse Hcp s\mSn-bnS Xm¦Ä¡p Rm³ HuZm-cy-ambn Xcp-¶p.
Xm¦Ä H¶pw ]d-ªn-Ã-tÃm. Hm..! Ft¶mSp kwkm-cn-bv¡m-\pÅ
alXzw Xm¦Ä¡n-söv Xm¦Ä¡p Xs¶ Adnbmsa¶v Rm³ hniz-kn-bv¡p-¶p!
Rm\n-t¸mÄ IpSn-¨Xv aZy-am-sW-¶m-bn-cn¡pw Xm¦Ä
hnNm-cn-¡p-¶-Xv. F¶m A§-s\-b-Ã. AsX-´m-sW¶v Xm¦-f-dn-b-W-sa¶v F\nbv¡p
\nÀ_-Ô-an-Ãm-¯-Xn-\m ]d-bp-¶n-Ã.
Xm¦sf Rm³ C¶p apXÂ tamNn-¸n-¡p-I-bm-Wv. Fsâ Øncw
Cc-bpsS Øm\¯p \n¶v Ønc-ambn tamNn-¸n-¡p-¶p. Xm¦sf am{X-aà Fsâ FÃm Cc-I-tf-bpw.
\msf apX Rm³ Xm¦sf ImWn-Ã. Xm¦Ä Fs¶-bpw. Xm¦sf
am{X-aà aäp Cc-I-tfbpw Rm³ ImWn-Ã. AhÀ Fs¶-bpw. AXn-\m \ap¡p bm{Xm-samgn
sNmÃmw.
AXn\p ap¼v Hcp Imcyw IqSn. \msf apXÂ Fs¶
ImWm-Xm-Ip-t¼mÄ Rm³ Hcp _p²n-Po-hnbpw alm-\p-am-bn-cp-¶p-sh¶v Xm¦fpw aäp
Cc-Ifpw ]c-kv]cw ]d-bp-sa-s¶-\n-bv¡-dn-bmw. ]c-am-ßm-hn ebn-¨-h-t\mSv
kl-Xm-]-ambn Hcp `wKn-hm-¡m-bn-s«-¦nepw A§s\ ]d-bpw. ]s£, Xm¦fpw aäp Cc-Ifpw
A§s\ ]d-b-cp-sX¶v Rm³ \nÀ_-Ôn-¡p-¶p. cp Imc-W§fpv. H¶v, A§s\ ]d-ª-Xp-sImv
]tc-X-s\´p ^ew? cv, Rm³ Hcp alm\pw _p²n-Po-hn-bp-am-sW¶v Ct¸m-gpw
hniz-kn-bv¡p-¶p.
F¶m ]ncnbmw. hnS. kzkvXn.
