NyS>fpsuAp¡_p R>¡ëgp„ v$p¡Y$kp¡ hj®_p Brslpkdp„ NfbpA¡ OZp Apfp¡lAhfp¡l gu^p R>¡. OfAp„NZ, Qp¡L$ A_¡ i¡fu R>p¡X$u_¡ A¡ rirns dÝedhN} bl¡_p¡_p„ d„X$mp¡dp„ õV¡$S> `f QX¡$gp¡, Ðep„\u Esfu_¡ A¡ lh¡ huk-`ÃQuk hj®\u AphfZ\u Y$p„L$u v¡$hpe¡gp„ Myëgp„ d¡v$p_p¡dp„ h¡`pfu ^p¡fZ¡ Esfu Apìep¡ R>¡.

A¡L$hukdu kv$udp„ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ h^y _¡ h^y `pòpÐe b_¡gp D`gp hN®dp„ s¡ ApDV$ Ap¡a a¡i_ \C S>i¡. bpL$u_p hN® A¡_y„ A_yL$fZ L$fi¡? L$v$pQ. Nfbp¡ kÆh_ flu Ah_hp ê$`¡ Aphsp¡ fl¡i¡? L$v$pQ. kpQp¡ S>hpb sp¡ dpspÆ Myv$ Ap`¡ sp¡ Mbf `X¡$!

Nfbp `yfyj A_¡ ÷u bÞ_¡ L$fsp„ Apìep„ R>¡, `Z s¡ kp\¡ kp\¡ _l]. L©$óZ A_¡ Np¡`uAp¡_p fpk_u L$ë`_p ipmp_p L$pe®¾$dp¡dp„ kd|s® \C lsu s¡hu kdpS>dp„ _lp¡su \C. gpS>O|dV$pdp„ fl¡su NyS>fpsZp¡ `yfyjp¡ Å¡X¡$ Ål¡fdp„ _pQhp ¼ep„\u _uL$m¡? `yfyjp¡_p âcphipmu W¡$L$p Å¡X¡_p Å¡fv$pf Nfbp_¡ Nfbu ip dpV¡$ L$l¡sp li¡? Nfbu rkhpe_p NfbpAp¡ `Z OZu L$p¡d_p `yfyjp¡ `f„`fpNs fus¡ ApS>¡ `Z L$f¡ R>¡.

÷uAp¡_p Nfbp A¡ s¡d_u `p¡sp_u space R>¡, `p¡sp_p¡ AhL$pi R>¡. Al] L$p¡C `yfyjp¡_u lpS>fu _ lp¡e. lp¡e sp¡ s¡ dpÓ A¡L$ Y$p¡guX$p¡. Y$p¡g-ifZpCdp„ dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ Y$p¡gu lqfS>_ fl¡sp¡ A_¡ ifZpChpmp¡ dykgdp_, S>¡ Ap`Z_¡ S|>_p kdpS>dp„ furs A_¡ ^d®_p c¡v$ R>sp„ `fõ`f hÃQ¡ A¡L$ âL$pf_u _ÆL$sp lsu s¡ v$ip®h¡ R>¡. Al] Ap AhL$pidp„, `p¡sp_u dp¡L$mpidp„ ÷uAp¡A¡ `p¡sp_u kS>®_iugsp Mugsu Å¡C. Al] A¡dZ¡ `p¡sp_u dpspdluAp¡A¡ fQ¡gp„ Nusp¡ Npep„, Npsp„ Npsp„ _hu fQ_pAp¡ L$fu.

MpeZp„ Nusp¡ A_¡ v$mZp„ Nusp¡dp„ ÷uAp¡A¡ `p¡sp_u Ap`husu NpC R>¡. Nfbpdp„ A¡dZ¡ kyMvy$:M b„_¡ Npep„ R>¡, Ap_„v$ dpÎep¡ R>¡, dÅL$ L$fu R>¡ A_¡ fp¡dpÞk hZ®ìep¡ R>¡, ¼epf¡L$ ku^p¡ A_¡ dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ îuL©$óZ_¡ _pd¡. dpspÆ `pk¡ A¡dZ¡ aqfepv$p¡ L$fu R>¡, Mp¡mp `p\ep® R>¡ A_¡ õsyrsAp¡ L$fu R>¡. Nfbp ÷uA¡ v¡$hu, kMu, bl¡_u L¡$ dp_¡ Dv¹¡$iu_¡ Npe¡gp R>¡. ¼epf¡L$ A¡ `p¡sp_u a¡ÞV$ku `Z hZ®h¡ R>¡ :

lz„ _¡ bpCÆ gX$u `X$ép„ f¡ k„Ngpg ,
Apìep„ Y$]L$p¡Y$]L$ dp¡fu k„Ngpg.
bpCÆA¡ gu^p¡ ^p¡L$p¡ dp¡fu k„Ngpg,
d¢ gu^u'su Ck dp¡fu k„Ngpg.
bpCÆ_p¡ ^p¡L$p¡ s|V$u Nep¡ f¡ k„Ngpg,
Ck `X$ph¡ Quk dp¡fu k„Ngpg.

MpV$gp_u Ck Å¡X¡$ Quk_p¡ âpk b¡kpX$u Ap ÷u `p¡sp_p l¥ep_¡ lmhy„ L$f¡ R>¡. Ap_p\u h^y gp¡L$râe Nfbp¡, AgbÑ, "d¢v$u g¡iy„' hpmp¡ R>¡ S>¡_u `„[¼sAp¡ sp¡ L$l¡hs_u S>¡d h`fpe R>¡ :

dpfu kpkyA¡ A¡d L$üy„ L¡$ ¼lp¡X$dp„ v$uhp¡ d¡g,
d¢ cp¡muA¡ A¡d ÅÎey„ L¡$ kp¡X$dp„ v$uhp¡ d¡g,
kpky_u kp¡X$dp„ v$uhp¡ d¡g,
krlef d¢v$u g¡iy„ f¡.

Ap S>¡ S>dp_p_p¡ Nfbp¡ R>¡ s¡ kde¡ kpky Óuk-Qpguk_u he¡ kp¡m¡ L$mpA¡ Mug¡gu lp¡e A_¡ hlz lÆ kp¡m_u `Z _ \C lp¡e A¡ kpdpÞe lsy„. Aphp„ Nusp¡ ÷uAp¡_p„ ey\ kp¢N S>¡hp„ li¡ L$pfZ L¡$ V$u_A¡S> hlzAp¡ Npsu li¡ A¡hu L$ë`_p L$fu iL$pe.

Myëg¡Myëgp„ lp„ku _ DX$phhu lp¡e sp¡ `p¡sp_u hps R>p_uR>`_u L$lu v¡$hpdp„ kÑplu_ hN® kS>®_iug lp¡e R>¡. hjp£ ky^u `pW$é`yõsL$p¡dp„ dyL$pe¡gp¡ k„ey¼s Ly$Vy„$b_u kamsp_p¡ ÷u_u _S>f¡ fQpe¡gp¡ Nfbp¡ Å¡CA¡ :

ApS> f¡ k`_pdp„ d¢ sp¡ X$p¡gsp¡ Xy„$Nf v$uW$p¡ Å¡,
MmMmsu _v$uAp¡ f¡ kpl¡gu dpfp k`_pdp„.

X$p¡gsp¡ Xy„$Nf A¡ sp¡ Adpfp kkfp Å¡,
MmMmsu _v$uey„dp„ kpkyÆ dpfp„ _plsp„'sp„.

ApNm Nfbpdp„ awg_u hpX$u hN¡f¡ Aph¡ R>¡. kyN„^u hpX$u A¡ _Zv$g _p_u _¡ hpX$u_p¡ hp„v$fp¡ s¡ _Zv$p¡C L$l¡hpep¡ R>¡. qv$ef, _Zv$p¡C hN¡f¡ `yfyjp¡ Å¡X¡$ `qfhpfdp„ lkudÅL$ \C iL$su. `f„sy d|m `„[¼sAp¡ S> buÆ hpf Å¡CA¡ sp¡ d¡k¡S> R>sp¡ \C Åe R>¡. fQ_pf ÷u_y„ Ap sp¡ k`_y„ R>¡, hpõsrhL$sp _\u. Mf¡Mf sp¡ r`s©kÑp_p L$pmd]Y$ MX$L$ S>¡hp¡ kkfp¡ R>¡ A_¡ Mpbp¡rQep S>¡hu b„r^epf dp_rkL$sp S>¡hu kpky R>¡. A¡\u S> sp¡ L$ë`_psf„Ndp„ fpls d¡mhu k`_p_¡ _pd¡ krlef_¡ hps L$l¡hpe R>¡. k`_y„ R>¡ L¡$ Xy„$Nf `Z X$p¡g¡ A_¡ cfpC fl¡gp„ `pZu MmMm \C_¡ hl¡.

Apd sp¡ dp¡V$p cpN_p Nfbp L¡$ buÅ„ gp¡L$Nusp¡dp„ ÓZ âL$pf_u epv$uAp¡ Aphsu lp¡e R>¡. A¡L$ epv$u lp¡e R>¡ Of¡Zp„_u. "L$p_¡ s¡ Ly„$X$m ip¡csp„...' hN¡f¡. buÅdp„ R>¡ kNp„-hlpgp„_y„ rgõV$. "kpebp dpf¡ kkfp Mfp `Z h¡Nmp, S>¡W Mfp `Z...' ÓuÆ epv$u lp¡e gp¡rS>„N-bp¡qX¯$N_u ep_¡ L$¡ "v$psZ v¡$iy„ v$pX$du... cp¡S>_ v¡$iy„ gp`iu...' hN¡f¡ hN¡f¡. Apdp„\u R>V$L$u_¡ L$p¡CL$ Nfbp L$p¡C ÷u_u fpdL$lpZu L$lu Åe R>¡, Å¡L¡$ A¡_¡ L$l¡hu S> lp¡e sp¡ kuspL$lpZu L$l¡hu h^y ep¡Áe NZpe.

"hlzA¡ hNp¡ìep„ dp¡V$p„ Mp¡fX$p„ f¡ gp¡g' Aphu L$\p R>¡. Ap Nfbp¡ ANpD Of_p„ dp¡V¡$fp„ Nphp_u _p `pX$sp„ A_¡ ÷uAp¡A¡ NZNZu_¡ L¡$ Ål¡fdp„ NpC_¡ Åmhu fpM¡gp¡. "Npddp„ kpkfy„ _¡ Npddp„ r`eqfey„ gp¡g'\u iê$ \sp Ap Nfbpdp„ Mp¡V$u dp¡V$pC, `qfhpfdp„ k„b„^p¡_u `Nr\ep„hpfu A_¡ ÷ulÐep_u hps N|„\pC_¡ kQhpC R>¡. ApMu _¡ ApMu L$\p dpÓ ÷uAp¡_u Æc¡ A_¡ l¥epdp„ S>mhpC R>¡.

÷u krls_u Nfub A_¡ r_fnf `°Å_u L©$rsAp¡ A_pdu fl¡ R>¡. Ap A_pdu`Ï„ ¼epf¡L$ A¡d_u Y$pg `Z b_u Åe R>¡. L$C `„[¼s ¼epf¡ L$p¡Z¡ NpC, L$p¡Z¡ Tugu A_¡ L$p¡Z¡ A¡dp„ L¡$hu fus¡ Dd¡fp¡ L$ep£ s¡ Mbf _ `X¡$ sp¡ S> ÷uAp¡_u hpQp kyfrns fl¡. kpd|rlL$ NfbpAp¡A¡ A¡d_¡ hpQp âNV$ L$fhp_p¡ Aphp¡ dp¡L$p¡ Apàep¡.

÷uîd_u hpsp¡ OZp Nfbpdp„ N|„\pe¡gu R>¡. "KQ¡ s¡ V$]b¡ b¡_u dpfp„ Mp¡fX$p„' S>¡hp Nfbpdp„ `pZu cfhp_u S>l¡ds_p¡ ¿epg Aph¡ R>¡. ApS>¡ `Z NyS>fpsdp„ Sy>Ap¡ L¡$ ApqäL$pdp„, `pZu g¡hp cfvy$L$pmdp„ ÷uAp¡A¡ S>hy„ `X¡$ R>¡, ÅZ¡ L¡$ dpÓ ÷uAp¡ S> `pZu `usu lp¡e.

"dps©h„v$_p'dp„ Ddpi„L$f Å¡juA¡ g¿ey„ R>¡ L¡$ A¡d_u dpspA¡ M|b YkfX$p sp¡ L$fhp `X¡$ `Z KQpZ `f Aph¡gp A¡d_p DÑf NyS>fps_p Npd_p Of¡\u v|$f L|$h¡ S>C_¡ dp `pZu cfu gph¡ A_¡ kp¥ O¡fb¡W$p„ _lpe. v$mZp„ A_¡ `pZu_p„ b^p„ L$pd _p_u hlzhpfyA¡ L$fhp„ `X$sp„ lp¡e s¡_p„ vy$:M `Z Nhpep„ R>¡ `Z OfL$pd_p¡ îd A_¡ L$pdv$pf_p¡ îd Sy>v$p„ R>¡.

Åsdl¡_s¡ `¡qV$ey„ fmu g¡su A¡L$ c|rdlu_ M¡X|$s drlgp_p¡ Nfbp¡ ÅZ¡ L¡$ L$p¡C ¾$p„rsL$pfu ÷u_u `|h®S>¡ Npep¡ lp¡e s¡hp¡ gpN¡. Ap Nfbpdp„ âk„NL$\p sp¡ R>¡ S>, `Z `p¡sp_p `rs kp\¡_u kpdkpdu `Z R>¡. kpdpÞe fus¡ S|>_hpZu D`gp kdpS>_p k„ey¼s Ly$Vy„$bdp„ `rs_u [õ\rs `Z TpTu spL$pshp_ lp¡su _\u. dp¡V$p„ kpd¡ A¡_¡ d|„Np fl¡hp_y„ lp¡e. "`fÎep¡' sp¡ ÷u_p¡ â¡du R>¡. _p_L$X$u he¡ `fZ¡gp„ ÷u-`yfyj Sy>hp_udp„ Mpgu fps¡ S> A¡L$gp„ dm¡ R>¡. L$pdv$pf ÷u_y„ A¡hy„ _\u. A¡ kp\p¡kp\ L$pd¡ Åe R>¡, A_¡ ¼epf¡L$ Npe R>¡ :

lh¡ _l] ÅJ huX$u hpY$hp f¡ gp¡g,
khp bi¡f_y„ dpfy„ v$psfXy„$ gp¡g
OX$éy„ Ap¡ëep gprge¡ gylpf dy„Å ìlpgdÆ gp¡g
lh¡ _l] ÅJ huX$u hpY$hp f¡ gp¡g.

`pfL$p_p M¡sfdp„ A¡ dS|>fu L$f¡ R>¡. L$p`Zu_p kde¡ v$lpqX$ep dS|>fp¡ fp¡L$X$p `¥kp A_¡ A_pS>dp„ L$dpZu L$f¡. Al] hf Apmky, _bmp¡, sp¡R>X$p¡ A_¡ rb_S>hpbv$pf R>¡. L$pdv$pf ÷u L$l¡ R>¡ :

`fÎep¡ hpY¡$ R>¡ `p„Q `|mgp f¡ gp¡g
lz„ f¡ hpYy„$ Ry>„ v$khuk-dy„Å ìlpgdÆ gp¡g
`fÎep¡ gph¡ R>¡ fp¡S> `phgu f¡ gp¡g
lz„ f¡ gphy„ Ry>„ ê$r`ep¡ v$p¡Y$ - dy„Å...

R>¡ëg¡, dm¡gp OJ_p¡ cpfp¡ A¡ `rs_¡ dp\¡ QX$ph¡ R>¡ `Z `¡gp¡ Qpëep¡ Åe R>¡ A_¡ Ap A¡L$gu Npd_¡ kudpX¡$ hNX$p `pk¡ Ecu R>¡. A¡L$ hV$¡dpNy® A¡_p¡ cpfp¡ QX$ph¡ R>¡ S>¡_¡ `p¡sp_p¡ huf NZu A¡ Of¡ gp`iu L$fu S>dpX¡$ R>¡.

L$\p L$pë`q_L$ lp¡e sp¡ `Z sf„Nu _\u. Apr\®L$ õhs„Ósp L$ped ÷udy[¼s ApZsu _\u `Z A¡ qv$ipdp„ X$Ngy„ cfhp \p¡Xy„$L$ bm S>ê$f Ap`¡ R>¡. `p¡sp_p S> `rs rhi¡ Ål¡fdp„ Aphy„ Npe_ Np_pf cpfsue _pfuA¡ L¡$V$gu huk¡ kp¡ \C li¡ L¡$ A¡Z¡ Ap hps L$fhp S>bp_ Mp¡gu?

B-d¡Cg dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡