BÞV$f_¡V$ `f sp¡ sd¡ R>p¡ S>. lh¡ "L©$óZc[¼s/L$rhAp¡' V$pB` L$fu_¡ S>fp kQ® L$fp¡. ^X$ ^X$ ^X$ _pdp¡ _uL$msp„ Aphi¡ - _ftkl dl¡sp, dp„X$Z, cpgZ, îu^f, dufp„bpC, _pL$f, v¡$lg, AMp¡, rhð_p\ Å_u, â¡dp_„v$, ipdm, fÐ_p¡, lqfv$pk, sygÅfpd, N¡dg, âusd, ^ufp¡, b°ûp_„v$, v$epfpd, ky„v$fd¹, fpS>¡ÞÖ ipl, râeL$p„s drZepf, lfuÞÖ v$h¡, âÛyç_ sÞ_p... cpe, cpe! Qpfkp¡ hfk \ep„. L©$óZ_¡ lh¡ sp¡ f¡Y$p¡ d¡gp¡!' sd_¡ â¡d E`X¡$ Ðepf¡ Qy„b_ Qp¡X$hp A¡L$ fp^p_p¡ S> Npg dm¡ R>¡?

`Z "L$p_Æ X$p¡V$ L$p¡d'_p L$rh_¡ dpa L$fhp `X$i¡. s¡Ap¡ _pd\u dS>b|f R>¡.

L©$óZ _ bv$gpe `Z L$rhAp¡ sp¡ bv$gpe_¡? v$epfpd L$v„$b_u T|L¡$gu X$pm¡ L©$óZ_¡ Å¡sp lp¡e, Äepf¡ kyf¡i v$gpg?

íepd! sd_¡ qX$õL$p¡dp„ Å¡ep_y„ epv$ R>¡!
kukuApB, Ap¡b¡fp¡e - A¡dp„ S>¡ Å¡e dm¡
edy_p_p¡ OpV$ iu rhkps R>¡?

NC L$pg_u Np¡`u "L$p¡C dp^h ëep¡' L$lu_¡ dluX$p„ h¡Qhp _ukfsu. ApS>¡?

Np¡Ly$mdp„ lp¡C iL¡$ v$l]_u vy$L$p_, A_¡ fp^p_¡ lp¡C iL¡$ Qídp„
... ÆhZp, sy„ rM¿MuMu rM¿MuMu lk dp

(fd¡i `pf¡M)

L$p_Æ_u h¡bkpBV$ cpf¡ rhipm. kb c|rd Np¡`pg L$u. Ap¡ip¡ fS>_ui¡ L©$óZ_y„ _pd `pX$éy„ - The Dancing God. _©Ðe, k„Nus A_¡ DÐkh A¡V$g¡ L©$óZ.

"hp„kmu' L$l¡hp\u hp„k, "h©„v$ph_' L$l¡hp\u sygkuv$g A_¡ "dp¡f`]R>' L$l¡hp\u dp¡f epv$ _\u Aphsp„ `Z epv$ Aph¡ R>¡. (Mpgu S>Áep `|fp¡)

L$p¡C_p `Z _pd hX¡$ L$p_Æ_¡ sp¡ "kQ®' L$fu iL$pe - "^¡_y', "dufp„', "fp^p', "hp„kmu'... L$pfZ L¡$ `©Õhu_p `v$p\®dpÓ_¡ `p¡s`p¡sp_p¡ L$p_Æ lp¡e.

rhflu Np¡`u_p„ Ap„ky\u Å¡ nufkpNf `Z Mpfp¡ \pe, sp¡ rbQpfu "ãgp¡`u'_y„ iy„ NSy>„ L¡$ c]Åhp\u bQ¡?

â¡d_u "lpX®$-qX$õL$'dp„ sp¡ d_cph_ hp_NuAp¡_p¡ dp¡l_-\pm. (L$p¡C `|R¹>sy„ lsy„ L¡$ W$pL$p¡fÆ_¡ Äepf¡ R>à`_cp¡N_p¡ \pm gpN¡, Ðepf¡ v$i®_ L$fu_¡ apev$p¡ ip¡? Ap`Z_¡ sp¡ L$iy„ QpMhp _ dm¡... hps sp¡ kpQu. A¡V$g¡ S>, ê$`pmu eyhsuAp¡ Qp¡L$dp„ Nfbp g¡su lp¡e, s¡ Å¡hp lz„ S>sp¡ _\u.)

"NuspÆ X$p¡V$ L$p¡d' hp„Quhp„Qu_¡ cgcgp `„qX$sp¡_p„ qv$dpN "l¡ÞN' \C Nep„! A¡L$ `„qX$s¡ NuspÆ_p„ N|Y$ flõep¡ d_¡ Mp_Nudp„ kdÅhu v$u^¡gp„ - ASy>®__p¡ b\®-X¡$ L$ep¡? NuspÆdp„ Qp¡¿My„ g¿ey„ R>¡:

blwr_ d¡ ìesuspr_ S>ÞdprZ sh QpSy>®_

A¡V$g¡ L¡$, l¡ ASy>®_, dpfp sp¡ blz S>Þdp¡ \ep, `Z spfp¡ S>Þdqv$_ R>¡, Qpf S|>_.

"dpf¡ iy„ Mphy„-`uhy„' A¡hu i„L$p ASy>®_¡ ìe¼s L$fu, A¡V$g¡ `R>u îuL©$óZ bp¡ëep,

îu cNhp_ DhpQ

_pksp¡ rhÛs¡ cph:, _pcphp¡ rhÛs¡ ks:
l¡ ASy>®_ _põsp¡ sp¡ cph¡ s¡hp¡ S> L$fhp¡, _ cph¡ s¡hp¡ L$v$u _ L$fhp¡. hmu,
AL$urs® Qpr` c|spr_ L$\reóe[Þs s¡X$ìeepd¹
A¡V$g¡ L¡$, l¡ c|s S>¡hp! sy„ Qp `u, _rl sp¡ spfu AL$urs® \i¡. A¡V$gy„ S> _rl,
_ Qpcphes : ip[Þsf ipÞsõe Ly$s : kyMd¹
- S>¡_¡ Qp _ cph¡, s¡_¡ ip[Þs ¼ep„\u? A_¡ AipÞs_¡ kyM L¡$hy„?

NuspÆdp„ Aphu Aphu Av¹$cys hpsp¡ Ry>`pe¡gu R>¡.

"A¡_¡ iy„ hpefk c|„ku iL$hp_p, S>¡_p„ Quf `|fu Ap`¡ O_íepd?' Quf `|fu Ap`hp_¡ O_íepd b¡W$p S> R>¡, Ap`Z¡ ApÖ® õhf¡ `yL$pfuA¡ A¡V$gu hpf. A¡L$ qv$hk apV$L$ Ap¡m„Nsp„ Ap¡m„Nsp„ ^fdiu_y„ ^p¡rsey„ `pV$pdp„ cfpC Ney„. M¢QpM¢Q sp¡ M|b L$fu `Z L„$C hþey„ _l]. "l¡ fZR>p¡X$! l¡ v$u_p_p\! ^p¡rsey„ R>p¡X$php¡...' ^fdiu lp\ Å¡X$u_¡ bp¡ghp gpÁep. Ðep„ sp¡ ^kdk L$fsu V²¡$_ Aphu. "ìlpgp! DNpfu g¡! DNpfu g¡! dpfu Af^u k„`rÑ v$p_ L$fu v$Ci...' ^fdiu_u fpX$ apV$u NC. A¡L$pA¡L$ ^p¡rsep_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ QdÐL$pqfL$ fus¡ R|>V$ép¡! ^fdiu Mku Nep, V²¡$_ `kpf \C NC. d|R>¡ sph v¡$sp„ v¡$sp„ ^fdiu bp¡ëep, "A¡d Ðepf¡, Åsdl¡_s rT„v$pbpv$. cNhp__¡ cfp¡k¡ b¡ku fl¡, s¡ buÅ...'

vy$:ipk__¡ lÆ `lp¢Qu iL$pe, ^fdiu_¡ _rl.

íepd sp¡ \_N_sp b¡W$p S> R>¡. NfyX$ `f Aphu iL¡$ sp¡ BÞV$f_¡V$ `f L¡$d _rl? lp, sdpfu "rhÞX$p¡' DOpX$u lp¡hu Å¡CA¡.

A¡L$ NpX$udp„ ÓZ A¡[ÞS>r_ef S>sp lsp (A¡L$ L¡$rdL$g A¡[ÞS>r_ef, buÅ¡ rdL¡$q_L$g A¡[ÞS>r_ef, A_¡ ÓuÅ¡ dpB¾$p¡kp¡ãV$_p¡ A¡[ÞS>r_ef). NpX$u `X$u NC b„^. `l¡gpA¡ L$üy„, ãeyAg rd¼k s`pkp¡, gyrb°L$ÞV$ Dd¡fp¡. buÅ¡ bp¡ëep¡, r`õV$_ Åd li¡, a¡_b¡ëV$ g|T li¡. rbQpfp¡ dpB¾$p¡kp¡ãV$_p¡ A¡[ÞS>r_ef iy„ bp¡g¡? dp\y„ M„S>hpmsp„ M„S>hpmsp„ L$l¡hp gpÁep¡, A¡d L$fp¡ `l¡gp„ b^u rhÞX$p¡T b„^ L$fp¡. `R>u blpf _uL$mp¡. NpX$u b„^ L$fu v$p¡. `pR>u Qpgy L$fp¡. afu A¡ÞV$f \pAp¡. b^u rhÞX$p¡T `pR>u Mp¡gp¡. A_¡ Sy>Ap¡, iy„ \pe R>¡...

ApS>_p dpZk_u ×rô$A¡ îuL©$óZ_y„ kpfpdp„ kpfy„ hZ®_ Å¡ L$p¡CA¡ L$ey¯ lp¡e, sp¡ s¡ Äep¡suÞÖ v$h¡A¡. `p¡sp_p `pfku rdÓ `¡õs_Æ_¡ gC_¡ s¡Ap¡ "dlpcpfs' _pV$L$ Å¡hp Nep. îuL©$óZ_p¡ f„Nd„Q `f S>¡hp¡ âh¡i \ep¡ L¡$ `¡õs_Æ bp¡gu EW$ép, "Ap„e Apv$du_¡ T¡fb¡f QfuJQ L¡$ ky„?'

"L¡$d?' "Å¡V$p¡ _l], rbQpfp¡ c|fp¡cV$ \C NuAp¡Q V¡?'
"A¡d_p ifuf_p¡ f„N A¡hp¡ S> lsp¡' Äep¡suÞÖ¡ L$üy„.
"rbQpfp¡ sØ_ AÁgu l¡g S>¡hp¡ gpN¡Q, _l] hpfy„?'
"Af¡, A¡ sp¡ M|bk|fsu_p¡ Ahspf NZpe R>¡.'
"Ape M|bk|fVu_p¡ AhV$pf? Vy„$bu A¡ rbQpfp_¡ b_ph¡Q L$p„e? A¡_¡ Å¡C_¡ sp¡ L$g¡Sy>„ bu V$pê„$ V$` \C Åe¡Q... A¡h_ `Þ_¡gp _l] lp¡k¡. A¡h__¡ `p¡sp_u kyÞ_p S>¡hu X$uL$fu L$p¡_ Ap`¡?'

"Af¡! A¡_¡ sp¡ kp¡g lÅf ÷uAp¡ R>¡!'
"ky„ L$l¢Q? kp¡g lÅf b¥fu! sd¡ tlXy„$ gp¡L$ bu S>bfp R>¡Ap¡. `¡gp qbQpfp `p„Q S>_ (`p„X$hp¡) hÃQ¡ A¡L$ b¥fy„ _¡ Ape A¡h_ c|fuAp_¡ kp¡g lÅf b¥fp„! qvqhT_ Ap¡a g¡bf bu _l] kuM¡gp L¡$?'

bp¡gp¡ iy„ L$l¡hy„ R>¡?

Qp¡`X$u R>p¡_¡ L„$C `Z L$l¡su, kpQu hps sp¡ Apd R>¡ -
S>¡L$ A¡ÞX$ rS>g_u dVy$L$u awV$u, A¡ L$p_yX$p_y„ L$pd R>¡!

Dv$e_ W$½$frgrMs lkpefp¡ rhcpN l¡W$m_p g¡Mp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?