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Compiled by: V. Balakrishnan and Dr. R. Leeladevi

108 UPANISHATHUKAL(Malayalam)

108 UPANISHATHUKAL by V Balakrishnan and R Leeladevi is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ thZ-§-fpsS Ah-km-\-amWv AXp-sImv thZm-´-kwÚ \ÂIn-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ AkvXn-hm-c-am-Wv. `mc-X-̄ n ]n¶o-Sp-mb XXz-im-kv{X-§fpw aX-§fpw AXns\ B{i-bn¨p \n¡p-¶p.D]-\n-j-̄ p-I-fnse Imhy-{]-Xn-̀ bv¡pw DbÀ¶ BZÀi-§Ä¡pw thZ-kq-à-§-fnepw IÀ½-kw-ln-X-I-fnepw XXz-hn-Nm-c-t¯-¡mÄ A[n-I-ambn aX-s¯-¸-änbpw IÀ½m-\p-jvTm-\-§-sf-¸-än-bp-amWv {]Xn-]m-Zn-¨n«p-Å-Xv. D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fn-em-Is« kwln-X-I-fnse ]pcm-W-I-Y-I-sf-¡m-fpw,{_mÒ-W-§-fnse AXn-kq-£va-§-fmb XÀ¡-hn-XÀ¡-§-sf-¡m-fpw, Bc-Wy-I-§-fn {]Xn-]m-Zn̈ tZhXm imkv{X-t¯-¡mfpw DbÀ¶ hnNm-c-§Ä ImWmw. D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fpsS e£yw {][m-\-ambn PnÚm-kp-¡-fmb a\p-jym-ßm-¡Ä¡v im´nbpw kzX{´yhpw \ÂIp-I-bm-Wv. B[ym-ßnI {]iv\-§Ä¡pÅ ]co-£-Wm-ß-I-amb ]cn-lmcwtNmtZym-̄ -c-cq-]-̄ nepw hmZ-{]-Xn-]m-Z-ambpw \ÂIn-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. Ah ]c-a-k-Xy-¯nsâ icn-bmb kz`mhw {Kln-bv¡m³ thn am\h a\-Ên-\p-m-Ip¶ hy{K-X-tb-bpw-AXp t\Sm³thn sN¿p¶ ITn\ ]cn-{i-a-t¯bpw {]I-S-am-¡p-¶p. D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ {Ia-_-²-amb Hcp XXz-im-kv{X-¯nsâ cq]-¯n-ep-Å-h-bÃ; Ah-sbÃmw Hscmä {KÙ-Im-csâ IrXn-I-f-Ã. Ah-bpsS \nÀ½m-W-Im-ehpw H¶-Ã.

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D]-\n-j-̄ p-I-fn s]mXp-hn 108 BsW¶p IW-¡m-¡n-h-cp-¶p. Ah-bn im¦-c-`m-jy-apÅ ]s¯-®-amWvapJyw. Ch Gähpw {]mam-Wn-I-§fpw ]pcm-X-\-§-fp-am-Wv. Ah-bpsS \nÀ½m-W-Im-e-an-¶-sX¶p IrXy-ambn ]d-bm³ \ap¡p Ign-bn-Ã. Ah-bn Gähpw ]g-¡-ap-ÅXp_u²-Im-e-¯n\pw ap¼p-m-b-XmWv; NneXv _p²-\p-ti-jhpw Ah cNn-¨Xv thZ-kq-à-§-fpsS \nÀ½mWw kam-]n-̈ -Xn-\p-ti-jhpw _p²-aX-¯nsâ BhnÀ`m-h-¯n\pap¼pÅ CS-¡m-e¯v AXm-bXv {In. ap. Bdmw \qämamn-ep-am-sW¶p hcmw. BZn-tam-]-\n-j-̄ p-I-fpsS \nÀ½m-W-Imew {In. ap. 1000-þ-amp apX _n. kn. 300-þ-am-p-h-sc-bm-sW¶v IW-¡m-¡-s¸-«n-cn¡p-¶p. im¦-c-`mjyapÅ]pXnb D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ _p²\p tijw cNn-̈ -h-bm-Wv.Ah-bpsS Imew {In. ap. kpamÀ \m\qtdm a¶qtdm BWv.{]mNo-\-§-fmb D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ KZy-¯n-em-Wv. Chbv¡v{]tXyI amÀ¤-§tfm k{¼-Zm-b-§tfm CÃ. sFX-tc-bw,Iujo-X-In, ssX¯ncobw, Omtµm-Kyw, _rl-Zm-c-WyIwChbv¡p ]pdta "tI\' D]-\n-j-¯nse Ip-d¨p ̀ mK-§fpw

{]mNo-\-§-fm-Wv. AtX kabw tIt\m-]-\n-j-¯nse 1þ13a{´-§fpw _rl-Zm-c-WyI-¯nse 8 apX 21 hsc a{´-§fpw D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ Otµm-_-²-ambn amdp¶ kw{I-a-W-Im-e-¯p-m-b-h-bm-Wv. Ah ]n¶oSp tNÀ¯-Xm-sW¶ptXm¶pw. ItTm-]-\n-j¯v ]n¶o-Sp-m-b-XmWv. AXnÂkmwJy-X-Xz-§fpw tbmKkn²m-´-§fpw \ap¡p ImWm³Ign-bpw. AXn aäp-]-\n-j-¯p-I-fnÂ\n¶pw `K-h-ZvKo-X-bnÂ\n¶pw [mcmfw D²c-W-§-fp-v. {]tXyI amÀ¤-§-fnÂs]« D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ¡v ap¼pÅ D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fnÂamÞqIyw Gähpw \ho-\-am-Wv. AYÀÆ-th-Zo-b-§-fmbD]-\n-j-¯p-Ifpw ]n¶o-Sp-m-b-h-bm-Wv. ssa{Xm-bWn D]-\n-j-¯n kmwJy-ZÀi-\-¯n-tebpw tbmK-ZÀi-\-¯n-tebpw XXz-§Ä ImWmw. hnhn-[-§-fmb ZmÀi-\n-I-kn-²m-́ -§Ä Xg¨p hfÀ¶p-h-cp¶ Ime-̄ mWv tiXm-iz-tcm-]\n-j¯nsâ cN-\. k\m-X\ ZmÀi-\n-I-{K-Ù-§-fpsS]mcn-̀ m-jn-I -i-_vZ-§Ä Adn-bm-am-bn-cp-¶p. F¶-Xn\pkm£yw hln-¡p¶ [mcmfw kµÀ -̀§Ä CXn ImWmw.Ah-bnse {]m[m-\-kn-²m-´-§tfbpw CXn hni-Zo-I-cn-¨n-«p-v. BkvXn-Iy-ho-£-W-̄ n-eqsS thZm-´w, kmwJyw,tbmKw Cu aq¶p ZÀi-\-§-fp-tSbpw ka-\zbw km[n¡-emWv Cu D]-\n-j-̄ n-sâ Bi-b-sa¶p tXm¶pw. BZy-Im-es¯ KZym-ß-I-amb D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fn IqSp-X hnip-²-IÂ]-\-I-fm-Wp-Å-Xv. ]n¡m-es¯ D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fn-em-Is« aX-]-c-amb ]qPm-\p-jvTm-\-§fpw `àn-`m-h-\bpwDÄs¡m-Ån-¨n-cn¡p-¶p. D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fnse ZmÀi-\n-I-X-Xz-§sf {]Xn-]m-Zn¡m³ _u²-Im-e-¯n\p tij-apÅ D]-\n-j-¯p-I-tfbpw kzoI-cn-¡mw. \½psS Dt±iyw km[n-¡m-s\-Sp-¡p¶ D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ OmtµmKyw, _rl-Zm-c-WyIw, ssX¯-ncobw, sFX-tcbw, Iujo-X-In, tI\wF¶n-h-bm-Wv. Cutim-]-\n-j¯pw amÞq-Iyhpw AXn\ptijta hcp-¶pÅp.

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FÃm-hn[w k¯-I-fnepw kzbw {]I-S-hp-ambncp¶p. Cu\njv¡Àj-¯n\v D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ _ew \ÂIn. Ah-bnÂNnte-S¯v AhÀ Bßm-sh¶p hnfn¡p¶ "Alw'XXzs¯ ZmÀi-\n-I-ho-£-W-t¯msS hntÇjWw sNbvXp-sIm-mWv Cu {]iv\s¯ kao-]n-¨n-«p-Å-Xv. Omtµm-tKym-]-\n-j-¯n Kpcp-in-jy-·m-cmb {]Pm-]-Xnbpw C{µ\pwX½n \S-¡p¶ Hcp kw`m-j-W-¯n Bßm-hns\kw_-Ôn-¨pÅ hymJym-\-̄ n Bßm-hns\ (1) imco-cn-Im-ßm-hv, (2) C{µn-b-K-ay-\mb Bßm-hv, (3) A\p-`-hm-Xo-X-\mb Bßm-hv (Kp-]vXm-ßm-) , (4) ]c-am-ßm F¶n-§s\\membn hn -̀Pn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. AhnsS hnaÀi\ hnj-b-amb{]iv\w a\x-im-kvX-]-c-am-sW¶p ]d-ªp-Iq-Sm. AXv IqSp-X B[ym-ßn-I-am-Wv. a\p-jy-\nse Bßm-hnsâ AYhma\p-jy-\nse apJy-k-¯-bpsS kzcq-]-sa-´mWv? NÀ¨-bm-cw-`n-¨p- -sImv {]Pm-]Xn Nne kmam\y e£-W-§sf hnh-cn-¡p-¶p. ""Bßmhv ]m]-ap-à-\mWv; hr²mhØ-bn-Ãm-¯-h-\mWv; ac-Whpw ZpxJ-hp-an-Ãm-¯-h-\mWv; hni¸pwZml-hp-an-Ãm-¯-h-\m-Wv. CÑn-t¡--sX-s´-s¶m-gn¨v aäpk¦-Â]-§fn-Ãm-¯-h-\m-Wv. At±-l-s¯bmWv \mwkÀÆYm a\-Ên-em-¡m³ {ian-t¡--Xv.'' AXv FÃm-]-cn-hÀ¯-\-§-fnepw amdmsX XpSÀ¶p \n¡p¶ IÀ¯m-hmWv; AXv Pm{K¯v, kz]v\w, kpjp-]vXn, ac-Ww,]p\ÀÖ-·w, BXy-´n-I-apàn Cu Zi-I-fn-seÃmw kmam-\y-L-S-I-ambn \ne-sIm-Åp¶ At`-Zy-amb Hcw-K-am-Wv.Hcn¡epw \in-¸n-¡m³ Ign-bm¯ Hcp kc-f-k-Xy-am-W-Xv. acWw AXns\ kv]Àin-¡p-¶n-Ã. Hcp ZpÀhn-Im-c-¯n\pwAXns\ hne-bn-¸n-¡m³ Ign-bn-Ã. Ønc-X, XpSÀ¨, GI-X, \nXy-{In-bm-io-eX F¶nh AXnsâ hntij e£-W-§-fm-Wv. kzbw-]qÀ®-amb Hcp temI-am-W-Xv. AXn\p]pd-s¯mcp hkvXphpw AXn-s¶-Xnsc \n¡m-\n-Ã. Cu{]{In-b¡msI N{I-I-tZmjw _m[n-¨n-«p-s¶p ]dªv\ho-\-hn-aÀi-I-·mÀ FXnÀ¡pw. F¶m kzbw-]-cym-]vX-Xbpw kzbw-]qÀ®-Xbpw {]tXyI e£-W-ambn kzoI-cn-¨p-I-gn-ªm AXn\p kam-[m-\-hp-am-bn. C§n-s\-sbmcp{]{Inb kzoI-cn¡p-¶-Xn {]tXy-Iw- D-t±-iy-ap-s¶p\ap¡p apt¼m«p t]mIp-t¼m-Ä ImWmw. a\p-jysâBßmhv kzbw IÀ¯m-hm-sW-¶pw, AXn-\v Hcn¡epwkm²y-hn-j-b-am-Im³ Ign-bn-söpw {]Pm-]Xn hyà-am-¡p-¶p. AXv {ZjvSm-hmb ]pcp-j-\mWv Zriy hnj-b-a-Ã.AXv "Fs¶' F¶p ]d-bm-hp¶ hnj-b-amb KpW-kw-Lm-X-aÃ; Cu KpW-§-sf-sbÃmw ]cn-tim-[n-¨p-sImv FÃm-än\pw ]n¶n AI¶v km£n-bmbn \n¡p¶ "kzbwhnjbamb "Rm³' BWv. icn-bmb AÀ°-¯n AXvhnjbnbmb ÚmXm-hmWv; Hcn-¡-ep-aXv hnj-b-am-Im³h¿. Bßm-hnsâ LS-I-§Ä an¡-hmdpw km[m-cW \ne-bn hnj-b-§-fpsS Iq«-¯n s]t«-¡mw. \ymb-hmZwAwKo-I-cn¡p¶ [mc-W, hnj-b-am-Ip-¶-sXÃmw Xs¶A\m-ß-tIm-Sn-bn s]Sp-sa-¶m-Wv. \½psS bYmÀ°mßmhn-t\mSv sshPm-Xy-apÅXpw AXnÂ\n¶v `n¶-hp-ambFÃm-än-t\bpw \mw thÀs]-Sp¯n AI-ä-Ww. BZyw\ÂInb D¯cw P\n-¡p-¶Xpw hf-cp-¶Xpw PoÀ®n-¡p-¶Xpw acn-¡p-¶-Xp-amb ico-c-amWv bYmÀ°-amb BßmhvF¶m-bn-cp-¶p. {]Pm-]-Xn-bpsS A`n-{]m-b-¯n \mw asäm-

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Bßmhv kz]v\m-h-Ø-I-fn IpSp-§msX Xb-Ê-sam-¶p-an-ÃmsX k©-cn-¨p-sIm-n-cn¡pw F¶m-W-\p-am-\n¡-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv. a\Êpw kz]v\m-h-Ø-I-fn ico-c-¯n\v t\cn-Sp¶kw -̀h-§-tfmSp _Ô-an-ÃmsX kzX-{́ -ambn A§n§v Ae-bp-¶p. Cu A`n-{]mbw XpSÀ¨-bmbn hfÀ¶p-h-cp-¶, A\p-£Ww amdn amdn hcp-¶, am\-kn-Im-\p-`-h-§-tfbpw Bßm-hn-t\bpw Xpey-hn-Xm-\-̄ n sImp \nÀ¯p-¶p. CXvC{µn-bm-\p- -̀h-§Ä Gev¡p¶ Bßm-hm-Wv. Cu C{µnbKay-\mb Pohm-ßmhv Pohn-Xm-\p-`-h-§-fpsS Zpc-´-kw-`-h-§Ä¡v hnt[-b-\m-sW¶pw C{µ³ icn¡v a\-Ên-em-¡n.{]Xn-£Ww amäw hcp¶XpsImv CXv "hnjbn'bmI-bn-Ã. CXv ico-c-¯nÂ\n¶v ̀ n¶hpw kzX-{´-hp-am-sW-¦nepwkz]v\m-h-Ø-IÄ¡v kzX-{´-amb \ne-\n-ev]n-Ã-tÃm.bYmÀ°-amb Alw AYhm Bßm-hm-Is« kÀÆYm

kzX-{´-\m-bn-cn¡p-Ibpw thWw. Ime-̄ n-tâbpw P\-\-¯n-tâbpw ]cn-[n-Isf B{i-bn¨p \n¡p¶ "Alw' Hcn-¡epw \nXy-am-sW¶p ]d-bm-\m-hn-Ã. {]mtZ-in-Ihpw ̀ uXn-I-hp-amb ]cn-Øn-Xn-I-fn _Ôn-̈ p-\n¡p¶ "Alw'Hcp Ime-kr-jvSn-bm-Wv. AXv kwkm-c-tem-I-¯nse Hcp-Dg¨-¡m-c-\m-Wv. AXv X\n-¡mbn A]qÀ®-km-a-{K-ln-IÄsImv A]qÀ®-amb Hcp temIs¯ \nÀ½n-¡p-¶p.AXv A\-iz-c-aÃ; AXn\v AXn-cn-Ãm¯ kzmX-{´-hp-an-Ã. \ap¡v FÃm-hn[w A\p-`-h-§Ä¡pw B[m-chpw hml-\-hp-amb Hcp hnjbn AYhm Hc-Xn-hym-]-I-amb k¯Bh-iy-ap- -v. kz]v\m-h-Ø-bn-tebpw PmK-cn-Xm-h-Ø-bn-tebpw A\p-̀ -h-§Ä. tIhew AXnsâ A]qÀ®-ambA`n-hyàn am{X-am-bn-cn¡-Ww. hnhn[ Zi-I-fpsS {]hm-l-̄ n\v kzbw \ne-\n-¡m³ Ign-bp-I-bn-Ã. sF{µn-bm-\p-`-h-§-tf-ev¡p¶ Bßmhv kzm[n-Im-c-̄ n \nXy-\-Ã. C{µ³ {]Pm-]-Xnsb kao-]n¨v Xsâ a\x-ØnXn hnh-cn-bv¡p-¶p. Ipsd-¡mew Ign-ªXn-\p-tijw {]Pm-]XnC{µ-\p-]-tZiw \ÂIp-¶p. ""a\p-jy³ Dd§n ]qÀ®-hn-{iawsImÅp-Ibpw kz]v\-sam¶pw ImWm-Xn-cn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p¶Ah-Ø-bmWv Bßm-hv.'' {]Pm-]-Xnbv¡v C{µsâ _p²n-ap«p a\-Ên-em-bn. Bßm-hns\ hn`n-¶m-h-Ø-I-fpsS AWn-I-fn-te-bv¡n-d¡n Npcp-¡n-¡qSm; A§n-s\-bm-bm \nXy-\mb Hc-lw-X-¯z-¯nsâ Bh-iyta CÃm-Xm-Ipw. Bßm-hns\ X§-fpsS BI-kvan-I-amb A\p-̀ -h-a-Þ-e-̄ n\vA[o-\-am-t¡nbpw hcpw. A\p-`-h-tKm-N-c-§-fmb _mly-hn-j-b-§Ä¡v A\p-`-h-hn-j-b-§-fm-bn-¯o-cm³ \nXy-\mbHcp hnjbn (B-ßm) thW-sa¶v C{µs\ ]Tn-̧ n-bvt¡--Xp-v. Ben-Ênsâ AÛp-X-{]-]-©-s¯- -̧än-bpÅ IY-I-sfm-gn¨v asä-Ãm-bn-S¯pw Cfn-¨p-Im«n ipWvTn-sb-Sp-¸n-bv¡m³ Hcp ]q¨-th-Ww. F¶m Hcp ]q¨-sb-t¸mgpwCfn-¨p-Im-«n-s¡m-tÅ-Wsa¶pan-Ã. AXp-t]mse hnj-b-¯n-s¶-t¸mgpw hnj-bnsb B{i-bn-t¨-\n-ev¡m³ Ign-bq.F¶m hnj-bn-bv¡m-Is« AtX hn[-¯n hnj-b-¯nsâB{ibw Bh-iy-an-Ã. {]Pm-]Xn C¡mcyw C{µs\ [cn-¸n-bv¡m-\p-t±-in-¨p. Bßm-hn-s\-¡q-SmsX Úm\-an-Ã. Ie-bn-Ã, [À½m-N-c-W-hp-an-Ã. Bßm-hn-t\mSp _Ô-s¸-Sm¯hnj-b-§Ä AkXv BIp-¶p. hnj-bn-bpsS k¯ FÃmhnj-b-§-fp-tSbpw k¯bv¡v B[m-c-am-Ip-¶p. F¶mÂkzbw hnj-bn-bm-Is« B tÚb-hn-j-b-§-fpsS Iq«-¯nÂs¸«p \nevIp-¶-Xp-an-Ã. {]Pm-]Xn FÃm A\p-̀ -h-§-fp-tSbpw ÚmXmhv Bßm-hp-X-s¶-bm-sW¶v C{µs\a\-Ên-em-¡m³ {ian-bv¡p-¶p. AXn\v C{µs\ AÀl-\m-¡m³ thn AaqÀ¯-]-²Xn AXn\v AXnsâ kz´-amb Nne tZmj-§-fp-s-¦nepw {]tbm-Kn-bv¡p-¶p. \½psSPohnXw kÀÆZm ]ZmÀ°-§-fp-ambn CS-s]«v XnSp-§n-¡-gn-bp-I-bm-Wv. \mw IqSp-X kwkm-cn-I-fm-bn-t¸m-bn. \½psSBßmhp hnIm-c§fnepw B{K-l-§-fnepw k¦Â]-§-fnepw Xs¶-¯m-\-dn-bm³ ]mSn-Ãm-¯-hn[w apgp-In-bn-cn-bv¡p-¶p. tIhew hkvXp-\n-jvT-amb Pohn-Xw-\-bn¨pw{]mIr-X-h-kvXp-¡-fn AXy´w apgp-Inbpw temI-hy-h-lm-c-§-fnepw euInI-{]-hr-¯n-I-fnepw \nc-´cw CS-s]«pwCcn-bv¡pI Imc-W-ambn FÃm-än-epw-sh v̈ apJy-X-Xz-ambBßm-hn-s\-¡p-dn¨v hnNm-cn-¡pI Hcp \nanjw t]mepwhn\n-tbm-Kn-¡m-s\m-cp-§p-¶n-Ã. Úm\w kzbw kn²-am-

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b-Xmbn \mw Icp-Xp-¶p. AXn-s\-¡p-dn¨v IqSp-X hnNmcwsN¿p-¶Xpw AXnsâ KpVmÀ°w a\-Ên-em-¡m³ {ian-¡p-¶Xpw a\-Ên\v A[zm-\-apÅ Imcy-am-Wv. {]Pm-]XnBßmhnsâ Bh-iy-I-Xsb IqSp-X kv]jvS-am-¡m³thn, Bßm-hv, \nc-́ cw \ne-\n-¡p-¶p-sh¶p Pm{K-Z-h-Ø-bnepw kz]v\m-h-Ø-bn-epw, A\p-`hw Ipd¨p t\c-t¯s¡Ãmw XSªv \njv{In-b-ambn \n¶m t]mepw,Bßmhv hnSmsX \ne\n¡p¶psh¶p \njvIÀjn¨p{]kvXm-hn-bv¡p-¶p. kz]v\w ImWm¯ KmV-\n-{Z-bnÂA\p-`q-Xn-hn-j-b-§-sfm¶pw \½psS ap¼n-en-sÃ-¦nepwAXp sImp Bßm-hp-an-söp ]d-bm³ Ign-bn-Ã. \n{Zn-Xm-h-Ø-bn Bßm-hnsâ k¯sb C{µ³ kzmI-cn-¨p-sIm-Åp-sa¶v {]Pm-]Xn [cn-¨n-cn¡p-I-bm-Wv. ImcWw \n{Zm-h-Ø-bn ]pdw-tem-I-hp-ambn _Ô-hn-tÑ-Z-ap-s-¦nepwtNX\ \nc-´cw XpSÀ¶p-\n-¡p¶p F¶ hkvXp-Xsbaäp hn[-¯n hymJym\n¡m³ Ign-bp-I-bn-Ã. tZh-Z-¯³\sÃm-cp-d¡w Ignªv DWÀs¶-gp-t¶-ämepw tZh-Z-¯-\m-bn-¯s¶ XpS-cp-¶p. Fs´-¶m AbmÄ Dd-§m³ XpS-§p-t¼m-gp-m-bn-cp¶ C{µn-bm-\p-`-h-§-fpsS {Iaw Dd§nFgp-t¶-ä-Xn\p tij-apÅ A\p-̀ -h-{I-a-t¯mSv tbmPn¨p\nev¡p-¶p-v. Abm-fpsS ]qÀÆm-\p-`-h-§Ä hÀ¯-am\hnNm-c-§-fp-ambn Htc N§-e-¡-®n-bn IrXy-ambntNcp¶p; aäm-cp-tS-sb-¦nepw hnNm-c-§tfmSp tNcp-¶n-Ã.A\p-`-h-§-fpsS Cu ss\c´cyw t_m[m-h-Ø-bpsS ka-kvX-L-S-I-§-fp-tSbpw ]Ým-¯-e-¯n \nXy-Øn-c-\mbHcm-ßm-hp-s¶p AwKo-I-cn¡m³ \s½ \nÀº-Ôn-¡p-¶p. hnNmcw sN¿m³ asämcp hnj-b-hp-an-Ãm-Xn-cn-s¡bpw\n{Zm-h-Ø-bn \ne-\n-¡p-¶-tXtXm AXm-Wm-ßm-hv.I®m-Sn-bn H¶pw ImWp-¶n-sÃ-¶p-sh¨v I®mSn \in-¨p-sh¶p hcp-¶n-Ã. {]Pm-]Xn ChnsS hnj-b-¯nsâ t]cnÂhnj-bn-¡pÅ ]c-am-[n-]-Xys¯ sXfn-bn-bv¡m³ {ian-bv¡p-¶p. FÃm hnj-b-§fpw hnep-]vX-ambnt¸mIp¶ Ah-Ø-bnepw hnj-bn-bmb Bßmhv AYhm {]am-Xm-hmb BßmkzXx-{]-Im-i-\mbn hÀ¯n-bv¡p¶p F¶ bmÚ-h-evIysâ A`n-{]m-b-¯nse bmYmÀ°yam-WnXv. ""kqcy-\-kvX-an-¡p-t¼mÄ Aán AW-ªp-t]m-Ip-t¼mÄ, Bßmhpam{Xw Xtâ-Xmb {]Im-i-̄ n {]Im-in-¡p-¶p.'' imco-cn-Im-\p-`-h-§-sfm-¶p-an-Ãm¯, AaqÀ¯-amb kz]v\mZn A\p-`-h-§fpw IqSn-bn-Ãm-̄ , hnj-b-iq-\yhpw IqSn-bmb CuBßmhv tIh-e-samcp \njv^-e-amb anYym-k-¦-ev]-am-sW¶v C{µ³ Icp-Xp-¶p. Xm³ GXns\ Adn-bp¶p;GXns\ A\p-̀ -hn¡p¶p; GXns\ B[m-c-am¡n {InbsN¿p¶p; AsXm-¶p-aà Bßm-sh-¦n Ah-bnÂ\n-s¶Ãmw _Ôw hn«-Xm-sW-¦nÂ, DÅ-S-¡-sam-¶p-an-ÃmsXip²-iq-\y-am-sW-¦n ]ns¶ tijn-s¸-´pv? ""H¶p-anÃ''C{µ³ ]dªp: ""FÃm-än \n¶pw apà-am-IpI F¶m-eÀ°w H¶p-an-Ãm-¯-Xm-hpI F¶p Xs¶'' KuX-a-_p-²³Hcp hr£s¯ DZm-l-c-W-am-sb-Sp¯v tNmZn-bv¡p-I-bmWv:""AXnsâ Ce-I-sfÃmw ]dn̈ p If-bp¶p; sIm¼p-I-sfÃmwapdn-¡p¶p; tXmep apgp-h³ Dcn¡p¶p; A§ns\ FÃmw\in-¸n¡p-¶p. F¶m ]ns¶ hr£-ambn tijn-bv¡p-¶-sX-´m-Ip-sa-¶m-Wq-lnt¡Xv? _mly-Po-hn-Xs¯ \ntj-[n-bv¡p-¶-Xnsâ AÀ°w DÅn-epÅ Cuiz-csâ \mi-am-Wv. hnip-²-amb Bß-\n-jvT-X-bnÂ, F¯m-\p-tÅ-S-t¯mfw

DbÀ¶ \ne-bnÂ, ]c-a-e-£y-¯n \mw F¯p-¶p-s¶p[mc-W-bp-Å-hÀ C{µ-tâbpw {]Pm-]-Xn-bp-tSbpw kwhm-Z-¯n {i²nt¡--Xm-Wv. C{µsâ A`n-{]m-b-¯n ico-c-L-S-\-bpsS acym-Z-I-fnÂ\n-¶pw, Ime-tZ-i-]-cn-[n-bn \n¶pw,hnj-b-§-fpsS k¯-bnÂ\n¶pw kzX-{´-amb Hc-hØtIhew kÀÆ-\m-i-amWv. ZmÀi-\n-I-amb hnNm-chpw a\x-im-kv{X-]-c-amb hntÇ-j-Whpw Cu ]cn-Wm-a-¯n-te-bv¡mWv \s½ \bn-¡p-I. F¶m {]Pm-]Xn C{µn-bm-\p-`-h-§-fpsS amä-§ÄsImp _m[-tb-ev¡m¯ Bßm-hnsâ AkvXn-Xzs¯ Du¶n-bp-d-¸n¡m³ {ian-¡p-¶p.Bßmhv tNX-\m-h-Ø-I-fn \n¶p XnI¨pw ]pd-¯m-bn-cp-¶nà F¶n-cp-¶mepw tNX-\m-kz-cq-]-\p-aà F¶p \nÀt±-in-bv¡m³ {]Pm-]Xn sh¼p-¼p-v. C{µ³ {]Pm-]-Xn-bpsSap¼n Xsâ _p²n-ap« v C§s\ hnh-cn-bv¡p¶p:""kz]v\w ImWm¯ KmV-\n-{Z-bn hnj-bnbv¡v hmkvX-h-̄ n Xsâ k¯sb¸änbpw Adn-hnÃ; aäv Ahn-sS-bpÅ hnj-b-§-sf- -̧änbpw Úm\-an-Ã. AXp Hcp Xc-¯n kÀ-ÆYm iq\y-cq-]-am-bn-t¸m-sb¶p ]d-bmw. AXp-sImv CXnepw KpW-sam¶pw ImWp-¶n-Ã.'' Cu A`nÚ\nc-´cw XpSÀ¶p \nev¡p-¶-Xmbpw FÃm ]cn-hÀ¯-\-Z-i-I-fnepw amä-an-ÃmsX \nev¡p-¶-Xmbpw {]Pm-]Xn Nqn-¡m-«p-¶p. Cu AJn-e-hn-izhpw ]c-amÀ°-hn-Nm-cs¯ km-£m¡-cn-bv¡m-\pÅ Hcp {]{In-b-bm-Wv. ""AÃtbm aL-h³ Cu icocw ac-W-[À½n-bm-Wv. FÃmw \iz-c-am-Wv.CXv ico-c-`n-¶-amb Aa-c-\mb Bßm-hnsâ \nhm-k-Øm\w am{X-am-Wv. I®nsâ IrjvW-a-Wn-I-fn ImWp¶]pcp-j-\m-WXv; F¶m I®p-I-fm-Is« ImWm-\pÅ D]-I-cWw am{X-am-Wv. Rm³ CXns\ aW-¡s« F¶p hnNm-cn-bv¡p-¶-h-\mWv Bßm-hv. aq¡v KÔw apX-em-bh A\p-`-hn-bv¡m-\pÅ D]-I-cWw am{X-am-Wv.'' Bßm-hns\AaqÀ¯-amb Hc-\u-]-Nm-cn-I-X-Xz-am-bn-«Ã A\-h-cXw{Inbm-io-e-amb Hcp hym]I ssNX\y-am-bn-«mWv {]ZÀin-¸n-̈ n-«p-Å-Xv. ""izkn-bv¡p¶ ka-b¯v CXn\v {]mW-s\-¶pw, kwkm-cn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ hmIv F¶pw, ImWp-t¼mÄIs®-¶pw, tIÄ¡p-t¼mÄ sNhn-sb-¶pw, hnNmcw sN¿p-t¼mÄ a\-sʶpw CXn\p t]À \evIp-¶p. Cu kwÚ-I-sfÃmw CXnsâ hnhn-[ -{]-hr-¯n-IÄ¡pÅ-Xm-Wv.''C§ns\ hymJym-\n-¡-s¸« Bßm-hp -X-s¶-bmWvØnc\pw \nXy-\p-amb hnj-bn. AXv PmKr-X-bnepw kz]v\-¯nepw ac-W-¯nepw \n{Zm-h-Ø-bnepw _Ô-\w, apànCu Ah-Ø-I-fnepw XpSÀ¶p-d¨p \nev¡p-¶p. AsX-Ãm-¡m-e¯pw AJn-e-hn-iz-t¯bpw t\m¡n-s¡m-n-cn-bv¡p¶p. AXvhym-]-I-amb hnj-bn-bmWv; AtX kabwhym]-I-amb hnj-b-hp-amWv. AXv ImWp-¶p-v. ImWp-¶n-Ã-Xm-\pw. D]-\n-j¯v C§s\ ]d-bp¶p: ""Ah³ ImWm-Xn-cn-bv¡p-t¼mÄ Ah³ ImWp-¶n-sÃ-¦nepw ImWp-¶p-v.{ZjvSmhv Ahn-\m-in-bm-b-Xp-sImv ZÀi-\-i-àn-bvs¡m-cn-bv¡epw tem]w hcp-¶n-Ã. F¶m {ZjvSm-hns\ Hgn¨vZÀin-bv¡m³ cm-aXmsbmcp hkvXp-hn-Ã.'' Bßm-hp-X-s¶-bmWp apgp-h³ hnizhpw; ""Rm³ Xs¶-bmWv CsX-Ãmw.''

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{io. i¦-c³ ]d-bp¶p: ""km£n-`q-X-\mb Bßmhv tNX-\sb {]Im-in-̧ n-¡p-¶p. F¶m Hcn-¡epw Xm³ kzbwtNX-\m-hn-j-b-am-Ip-¶n-Ã.'' AXv Hc-\p-̀ hkma-{Kn-b-Ã,-FÃm{]tabhnjb§fpw AXn\pthnbmsW¦nepwAXp kzbw {]ta-b-hn-j-b-a-Ã. ka-kvX-hn-Nm-c-§fpwAXn\p thn-bm-sW-¦nepw AXv Hcp hnNm-c-a-Ã. AXvFÃm ImgvN-I-fp-tSbpw ASn-Øm-\-X-Xz- -am-sW-¦nepw AXvkzbw ImgvNbv¡p hnj-b-a-Ã. D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ tZlhpwBßmhpw X½n XmZm-ßy-ap-s¶p k½-Xn-¡p-I-bn-Ã.AXp t]mse a\-Ênsâ hnhn-[m-h-Ø-IÄ, _mly-{]-Xy-£-kw-`-h-§-fpsS Ahn-Ñn-¶{I-aw, AYhm ssNX-\y-¯nsâ \nc-́ c {]hmlw CXn-t\m-sSm¶pw Bßm-hnsâXmZmßyw Øm]n-bvIp-hm³ D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ Iq«m-¡p-I-bn-Ã. _Ô-§Âs¡m-cm-[mcw Bh-iy-am-bn-«p-Å-hbv¡vBßmhv Hcp _Ô-am-bn-cn¡p-I-bn-Ã. hnhn[ LS-I-§-fpsS ]c-kv]-c-kw-_-Ô-̄ nsâ cq]hpw Bßm-hn-\n-Ã.Fs´-¶m AXn\p ]c-kv]c _Ôw Øm]n-bv¡m³Hcp {]Xn-\n[n Bh-iy-am-Wv. hy]-I-amb Hcp tNX-\-bpsSk¯sb AwKo-I-cn-¡m³ \mw \nÀº-Ôn-X-cm-bn-¯o-cp-¶p.AXp tNX-\-bpsS LS-I-§-fp-ambn \nc-́ -c-km-l-N-cy-ap-ÅXpw LS-I-§-fpsS A`m-h-̄ nepw apS¡w IqSmsX\n¡m³ Ign-hp-Å-Xp-am-I-Ww. Bßm-hn-s\bpw A\m-ßm-hn-s\bpw aqe-cq-]-¯n kzoI-cn-¡p¶ Cu auen-I-amb XmZmßyw Xs¶-bmWv Bßm-sh¶p ]d-b-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv. AXnsâ k¯sb kw_-Ôn¨v BÀ¡pw ktµ-l-ap-m-Im³ h¿.

amÞq-tIym-]-\n-j-¯n tNX-\-bpsS Hcp hntÇ-j-W-ap-v. Bßm-hn\p aq¶h-Ø-I-fpv; Cu aq¶pw \mem-a-sXm-c-h-Ø-bn tN-cp¶p. Ah PmKrXn kz]v\wkpjp]vXn Ch-bm-Wv. \mem-a-t¯-Xmbn Xpco-bm-h-Ø-bpw.BZys¯ AhØ DWÀ¶n-cn-bv¡p¶ ka-b-¯p-Å-Xm-Wv. At¸mÄ Bßm-hn\v _mly-hn-j-b-§Ä \ndªkmam-\y-{]-]-©-s¯-¸än Úm-\-apmbncn-bv¡pw.At¸mÄ Bßmhv Øqe-]ZmÀ°-§sf A\p-`-hn-¨m-kz-Zn-bv¡p-¶p. Cu ka-b¯p apJy-ambpw ico-cs¯ B{i-bn-¨m-Wv Ign-bp-¶-Xv. cm-a-t¯Xv kz]v\-mh-Ø-bmWv.AhnsS Bßmhv kq£va hkvXp-¡-fpsS B\µw A\p-`-hn-bv¡p-¶p. AhnsS Pm{K-Z-h-Ø-bnse kma-{K-ln-IÄsImv ]pXnb BIr-Xn-IÄ cq]-s¸-Sp¯n Hcp ]pXnbtemIw Xs¶ Bhn-jvI-cn-¡p-¶p. Bßmhv ico-c-_-Ôs¯ hI-sh-bv¡msX kzX-{´-ambn Ae-ªp-\-S-¡p-sa¶p ]d-b-s¸-Sp-¶p. aq¶m-as¯ AhØ KmV-\n-{Z-bp-tS-Xm-Wv. AhnsS \ap¡v kz]-\v§-fp-anÃ; bmsXm-cn-Ñ-bp-ap-m-Ip-¶n-Ã. kpjp-]vXn-sb-¶m-Wn-Xnsâ t]À. B Ah-Ø-bn Bßmhv Ipd-¨p-t\-c-t¯bv¡p {_Ò-hp-ambnXmZmßyw {]m]n¨v B\-µ-a-\p-̀ -hn-bv¡p-sa¶p ]d-bp-¶p.KmV-\n-{Z-bn \mw FÃm CÑ-I-fnÂ\n¶pw apà-cm-Ip¶p;A\p-`-hn-¨p-h-cp¶ IjvS-¸m-Sp-I-fnÂ\n-¶p-IqSn apàn In«p-¶p. hntcm-[-§-sfÃmw Xs¶ \nÀÆn-j-b-Úm-\-cq-]-ambBßm-hnsâ Cu Ah-Ø-bn hnebw {]m]n-bv¡p-¶p.i¦-c³ ]d-bp-¶Xv am\-k-hr-¯n-IÄ hgn Dm-Ip¶ ssZzX-`mhw BZys¯ c-h-Ø-I-fnepw \ne-\nev¡pw; F¶mÂCu XrXo-bm-h-Ø-bn AXp-m-hnà F¶m-Wv. kz]v\-c-ln-X-amb KmV-\n-{Z-bn \ap¡v ]c-am-\-µ-ckw A\p-`-hn-

¡m³ Ign-bp-sa¶p ]e-]e kqà-§-fnepw \nÀt±-in¡p-¶p. ImcWw B Ah-Ø-bn {i²sb hn`-Pn-̈ m-IÀjn-bv¡p¶ _mly-P-K-¯p-ambn Bßm-hn-\pÅ _ÔwthÀs]-«n-cn-¡pw. amwk-i-co-c-¯nsâ D]-tcm-[-ap-s-¦nepwssZhn-I-amWv a\p-jym-ßm-hnsâ auen-I-kz-cq-]w. ""Cu\mem-as¯ AhØ hnj-bn-bpsS Úm\-ap-Å-XÃ; hnj-b-Úm-\-ap-Å-X-Ã. cn-tâbpw Úm\-ap-ÅXp(D-`-b-{]-Úw- a-Ã. hnip-²-{]-Úm-kz-cq-]tam AJn-e-Úm-\-i-àn-bpsS ]pRvPtam AÃ. \n_n-Um-Ô-Im-c-sa¶p ]d-bm-hp-¶-Xp-a-Ã. CXv AZr-jvShpw kÀÆm-Xn-im-bnbpw A{Km-lyhpw A\p-am-\m-Xo-Xhpw ANn-´yhpw Ahy-tJy-bhpwBß-{]-Xy-b-¯nsâ kmc-X-Xzhpw kwkm-c-¯nsâ ]qÀ®-X-bp-am-Wv. \nXy-im-́ hpw kÀÆZm B\-µ-a-bhpw AssZz-X-hp-amb CXp-X-s¶-bmWv Bßmhv'' Hm¦mcw CXnsâ {]Xo-I-am-Wv. Hm¦m-c-¯nsâ ̀ mK-§-fmb A.-D.-a. Pm{K kz]v\wkpjp]vXn F¶o aq¶-h-Ø-IÄ¡v D]-e-£-W-am-bn-cn-bv¡p-¶p. Cu Bßmhv sFIm-´n-I-\Ã; FÃm-än\pws]mXp-hn B[m-c-amWv; FÃm-än-tâbpw k¯ CXns\B{i-bn-¨n-cn-bv¡p-¶p. KmV-\n-{Z-bn \mw FÃm ̀ mh-§fpw\in- v̈, AJn-e-{]-]-©hpw hnep-]vX-amb Ønc-amb Htc-I-Xz-¯n F¯p-¶-Xmbn ]d-bm-hp-¶-Xm-Wv. Bßm-hm-Is« Cu hniz-¯nse kIe ]ZmÀ°-§-fp-tSbpw Úm\wk¼m-Zn̈ v Xsâ DÅn kpc-£n-X-am-¡n-sh-¡p-¶p. Bßm-hn\p ]pdsa bmsXm¶pw CÃ-Xm\pw. AXv Hcn-bv¡epw]cn-hÀ¯-\-an-Ãm¯ FÃm ]cn-hÀ¯-\-§-fn-eq-tSbpw \nc-´cw Htc a«n XpSÀ¶p-sIm-n-cn-bv¡p¶ \nXy-k-¯-bm-Wv. Nn¯-hr-¯n-IÄ hcp-¶p, t]mIp¶p, amdn-a-d-bp-¶p.F¶m Bßmhv amä-an-ÃmsX G-I-c-k-ambn \ne-sIm-Åp-¶p. Bßmhv Adn-bp¶ hnjb§Ä¡v BZnbpw A´-hp-apv; F¶m Bßmhv A\m-Znbpw A\-´-hp-am-Wv.""tNX-\bv¡v hncmaw A\p -` -h-s¸ -«n -« nÃ; t\cn« vkm£m¡m-c-hp-ap-m-bn-«n-Ã. C\n Ft¸m-sg-¦n-ep-ap-m-bn-«p-s-¦n-eXp AtX tNX-\-bpsS A\-h-cXw XpSÀ¶p-\n-ev¡p-¶- aqÀ¯o-I-c-W-sa-¶-t]mse FÃm-än\pw km-£n-bmbn FÃmw A-\p-`-hn-¡p-¶-Xmbn FÃmäntâbpw ]n¶nÂ\nev¡p-¶-Xm-bn-«m-Wv.'' AXv apgp-h³k-¯-bp-tSbpw AkvXn-hm-c-amWv. tÚb-§-fmb hnj-b-§Ä¡v ÚmXm-hmbhnj-bn-tbm-SpÅ B{in-X-Xz-¯nsâ kz`mhw F{X-Xs¶BhÀ¯n¨p ]d-ªn«pw XnI¨pw kv]jvS-am-bn-«n-sÃ-¦nepw\ap-¡-dn-hm-Ip¶ s#Ãm-än\pw GI-km£nbpw klm-bn-bm-Im³ km[y-X-bpÅ GI-h-kvXp-hp-amWv AXv. Bßm-hnsâaq¶-h-Ø-I-fm-b -Pm-Kr kz]v\w kjp]vXn Chbpw CXn-sâ-sbÃmw Úm\w t\Sp¶ \mem-as¯ Ah-ØbpwtNÀ¶m Bßm-hnsâ Ah-Ø-IÄ {Ia-¯n hniz³,ssXP-k³, {]mÚ³, Xpco-b³ F¶n-h-bm-Wv.

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Bßm-hn-s\-¸-än-bp-ff {]iv\w D]-\n-j-¯n-I-fn NÀ¨sN¿-s¸« hnj-b-§-fn apJy-am-Wv. AXp A[ym-ß-hnZyF¶ t]cn `K-hÂKo-X-bnepw thZm-́ -kq-{X-§-fnepwhopw hcp-¶p. Bß-kz-cq]-¯nsâ hntÇ-jWw D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fpsS kz¯m-Wv. AXv ]mc-¼-cym-hImi-ambnXpSÀ¶p-h¶ hnNm-c-im-kv{X-§Ä¡v In«n. CXp-aqew ]eanYym-k-¦-ev]-§-fp-ap -m-bn. Bß-kz-cq -]-s¯-¸än_p²\pw i¦-c\pw I]n-e\pw ]X-RvPenbpw hncp-²-kn-²m-´-§Ä D¶-bn-¨n-«p-v.

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AssZz-X-]-c-amb Bibw EtKz-Z-Im-e¯v Dm-bn. kZm-{In-bm-io-ehpw F¶m imiz-X-hn-{iaw sImÅp-¶-Xp-amb\nXym-ßm-hns\ XÀ¡-kw-K-X-ambn hymJym-\n¡m-\pÅD¯-c-hm-ZnXzw D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ Gsä-Sp-¯p. asäm-cn-S¯vXmgv¶-X-e-¯n InS-¶n-cp¶ A]qÀ®m-i-b-§Ä DbÀ¶\ne-bn-se¯n IqSp -X kaÀ°-§-fm-bn. ssX¯n-cotbm]\n-j-¯n DÅ-t]m-se, ]tcm-KXn {]m]n-¨Xpw\mw Ip. aq¶mw hÃn-bn ]p{X³ ]nXm-hns\ kao-]n¨v FÃm hkvXp-¡fpw P\n¨v hnI-kn-¡p¶sXhnsS\nt¶m, Ah-km\saÃmw aS-§p-¶-sX-hn-tSbvt¡m B ]c-amÀ°-k-¯-bpsS kz`mhw D]-tZ-in-¨p -X-c-W-sa¶p{]mÀ°n-bv¡p-¶p. Aѳ aI\v {_Ò-̄ nsâ kmam-\y-e-£-W-§Ä ]d-ªp-sIm-Sp-̄ p. {]kvXpX e£-W-§ÄXr]vXn-I-c-ambn H¯ hkvXpsh Xncªp ]nSn-bv¡m\pw]d-ªp. ""GsXm-¶n \n¶v Cu hkvXp-¡Ä P\n-bv¡p-¶p-thm, P\n¨v GsXm-¶p- sImp Pohn-¡p-¶p-thm, arXyp-Z-i-bn GsXm-¶n-tebv¡p {]th-in¡p-¶pthm AXmWv{_Òw.'' {]]-©-¯nse ]ZÀ°-§-sfÃmw F¶pw BIrXnamdns¡mn-cn¡p-¶p. AXp-sImp ]c-amÀ°-cq-]-¯nÂAh kXy-am-sW¶p KWn-bv¡m³ h¿. Ft¸mgpw amdn-s¡m-n-cn-bv¡p¶ \ma-cq-]m-ß-I-amb Cu hniz-¯nsâ]Ým-¯-e-¯n Hcn-¡epw amdmsX Ønc-am-bn-cn-bv¡p¶Hcp k¯-bptm? D]-\n-j-¯nsâ ]cn-`m-j-bn PK¯v\ma-cq-]m-ß-I-am-sW¶p ]d-ªn-cn-bv¡p-¶p. ]p{X³ {]Ir-Xn-sb-¯s¶ ]c-a-k-¯bmbn KWn-bv¡p¶p; _mly-{]-]-©-¯nsâ Gähpw {][m-\-h-i-am-WtÃm {]Ir-Xn. temIm-

b-Xn-I-·m-cpsS ̀ uXn-I-hm-Zn-I-fpsS A`n-{]m-b-an-Xm-Wv. {]Ir-Xnsb ]c-a-k-¯-bmbn AwKo-I-cn-̈ m Pohn-X-kw-`-h-§-fpsS apgp-h\pw hni-Zo-I-c-W-am-I-bnà F¶p ]p{X³ Ffp-¸-̄ n a\-Ên-em-¡n. h\-kv]-Xn-hÀ¤-¯nsâ hnIm-k-¯n\v thsdmcp hymJym\w Bh-iy-am-Ipw. aI³ {]mWs\AYhm Pohs\ ]c-amÀ°-k-¯-bmbn FSp-¯p-Im-«p-¶p.{]Ir-Xn-sb-¡q-SmsX Poh\v (Po-h-i-àn-bv¡v) \ne-\n¡m-\-hn-sÃ-¦nepw {]Ir-Xn-bn Poh-c-l-ky-̄ nsâ km¶n-²y-an-Ã. PU-]-ZmÀ°-§sf DÄs¡m-Åm\pw Ahsb cq]-am-ä-¯n\p AÀl-am-¡m-\papÅ hntj-i-{]-̀ mhw Poh-i-àn-b v¡p -v. CtX iàn-bmWv a\p-jy -i-co -c -¯nÂktkymÂ]-¶-§sf càhpw AØnbpw t]in-I-fp-ambnamäm³ klm-bn-bv¡p¶ auen-I-X-Xzw. AJne hniz-¯nepw hym]n-̈ Xpw a\p-jys\ CX-c-kr-jvSn-I-fp-ambn_Ôn-¸n-¡p-¶Xpw Cu XXzwXs¶-bm-Wv. {]mW³ ico-c-km-c-am-sW-¦nepw {]Ir-Xn-bnÂ\n¶pw hyXy-kvX-co-Xn-bn-emWv Pohn-X-¯nsâ hyh-Ø-sb¶v ]p{X-\p-d-¸p-v.F¶m {]iv\-]-cn-lm-c-ambn {]mWs\ ]c-a-k-bmbnAwKo-I-cn-¨mepw AbmÄ¡p Xr]vXn-bm-Ip-¶n-Ã. Fs´-¶m {]mWn-tem-I-¯n \ap¡\p-`-h-am-Ip¶ tNX-\m-{]-Xn-̀ m-k-§sf Poh-\-XXzw sImv hymJym-\n¡m³km[y-a-Ã. a\Êv AYhm {]Xy-£-amb Úm\m-ß-I-tN-X\ Poh-i-àn-bn \n¶pw {]Ir-Xn-bn \n¶pw XnI¨pwhne£W-amb Hcp hkvXp-hm-Wv. AXv {]mW-{]-{In-b-bpsSintcm-a-Ip-S-am-sW¶p tXm¶p-¶p. AXp-sImp ]p{X³a\-ÊmWv {_Ò-sa¶p hniz-kn-bv¡p-¶p. F¶-meXpw ]cym-]vX-am-Ip-¶n-Ã-tÃm. tIhew {]Xy£ Úm\w- sImvhymJym-\n-bv¡m³ Ign-bm¯ _u²n-I-kw- -̀h-§sf{XtbmImWmw. hnÚm-\-amWv {_Òw. _u²n-I-X-e-¯nÂssZzX`mh-¯ntâbpw _mly-X-bp-tSbpw XXz-§-fp-s¶hkvXpX {]ZÀin-¸n-¡p-I-bmWv D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fpsS e£yw.Úm\-¯nepw [mÀ½n-I-Po-hn-X-¯nepw hnj-b-hn-j-bn-_-Ô-ap-v. k¯sb Úm\-̄ nsâ ]cn-̀ m-j-bn \nb-{´n¨p \nÀ¯m-̄ n-S¯v tIhe _p²n-bnÂ\n-¶p-bÀ¶DÂIr-jvS-amb Ft´m H¶p-m-bn-cn-bn-¡-Ww. k¯-bn-epÅ sFIy-¯nsâ Bhiyw \mw _u²n-I-X-e-¯nÂ\n¶p-b-c-W-sa-¶m-Wv. hnNmcw \mw a\-Ên-em-¡m-dp-Å-t]mse Zqsc \nev¡p-¶Xpw hnNm-c-{]-{In-b-bn \n¶p ̀ n¶-hp-amb hnj-b-§-tfm-SmWv _Ô-s¸«p {]hÀ¯nv¡p-¶-Xv.AXv X¶nÂ\n¶p ]pd-̄ v, X¶nÂ\n¶p `n¶hpw hncp-²-kz-`m-h-ap-Å-Xp-amb GtXm H¶n-tebv¡v tXSn-sb-¯p¶p.bYmÀ°-k¯ hnNm-c-¯nÂ\n¶p `n¶-amWv; Adn-bp-¶-h\pw Adn-bp¶ hnj-bhpw Adnhpw (Úm-XmhpwÚm\hpw tÚ-b-hpw) H¶m-bn-¯o-cp-¶p. ZmÀi-\n-I-hn-Nm-c-¯nsâ At\z-jWw Chn-sS-sb¯n Ah-km-\n-bv¡p-¶-p. CXp-sImp B\-µ-¯n-\p-ao-sX-bmbn H¶p-anÃF¶mWv \nÀ±n-jvS-am-Ip-¶-Xv. AXp-X-s¶-bmWv ]c-a-k-¯.Cu B\µw \nc-´cw {Inbm-io-ehpw kpJm-ß-I-hp-ambHc-\p-̀ -h-amWv; AYhm Ign-hnsâ \nÀºm-[-amb {]tbm-K-am-Wv. iq\y-̄ n hnfbn-¡-e-Ã, {]mWn ]qÀ®X {]m]n-¡-em-Wn-Xv. ""hnth-I-Zr-jvSn-tbmsS t\m¡p¶ Úm\n-IÄAh-cpsS AXypÂIr-jvS-amb Úm\w-sImv B\-µ-cq-]-\mbpw \nXy-kz-cq-]-\mbpw {]Im-in-bv¡p¶ Bßm-hns\km£m¡-cn¡p-¶p. kXyw ]dªm AXypÂIr-jvS-

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amb bYmÀ°-k-¯sb hni-Zo-I-cn¡m³ \mw Ak-aÀ°-cm-Wv, AXv AaqÀ¯tam aqÀ¯tam F¶ tNmZyw t]mepwbpàn-k-l-a-Ã. \mw GsX-¦nepw hn[-¯n-e-Xns\ hnh-cn-bv¡-W-sa¶v _u²n-I-amb Bhiy§Ä t{]cn-¸n¡p-¶p. AXns\ tIhew AaqÀ¯-ambn KWn-bv¡p-¶-Xn-t\-¡mÄ aqÀ¯-ambn KWn¡p-¶-XmWv IqSp-X bYmÀ°-am-hp-I. DbÀ¶ XXz-§-sfÃmw AXm-Xn \n¶p Xmgv¶ XXz-§-sf-¡mÄ aqÀ¯hpw ka-th-X-hp-am-Wv. AXp-sImp{_Òw-X-s¶-bmb B\µw asä-Ãm-än-t\-¡mfpw kÀÆ-{Km-ln-bm-Wv. FÃm hkvXp¡fpw AXnÂ\n¶pd¶p hcp¶p.AXn\m¯s¶ FÃm hkvXp-¡fpw ØnXnsN¿p¶p.HSp-hn FÃmw AXn-te-¡p-Xs¶ hnebw {]m]n-bv¡p-¶p. J\n-P-§Ä, h\-kv]-Xn-P-K-̄ v, {]mWn-Pm-ew, a\p-jy-k-aqlw C§-s\-bpÅ hnhn-[-`m-K-§Ä¡v B ]c-tam-¶-X-k- -̄bp-am-bpÅ _Ôw tIhew AaqÀ¯tam bm{́ n-Itam AÃ. Ah-sbÃmw Ah-bv¡m-[m-c-`q-X-amcn¡p¶hym]-I-amb H¶n-\p-Ån GIo-`q-X-ambn \n¡p-¶p. Cu{_ÒmÞ¯nepff FÃm `mK§fpw kÀÆ hym]IambCu BXvamhnsâ Awi§fmWv. Ah AXmXnsâhcpXn¡pff Imcy§Ä \nÀÆln¡m\mbn khntijcq]w ssIs¡mp \ne\n¡p¶p. Cu hǹ m-K-§Äs¡m-¶n\pw kzX-{´-amb AkvXn-Xz-an-Ã. B H¶nsâ B{in-X-`m-K-§-fm-sW-Ãmw. thcp-IÄ tatem«pw imJ-IÄIogvt]m«pw ]SÀ¶p-]n-Sn¨ k\m-X-\-amb Biz-°-hr-£-ap-v. AXp Xs¶-bmWv DÖz-e-amb {_Òw. AXp Xs¶Aar-Xw. AJn-e-hn-izhpw AXn HXp-§p-¶p. HcphkvXphpw AXnsâ ]pd¯p t]mIp-¶n-Ã.''

\mw ]c-a-k-¯sb B\-µ-am-sW¶p hymJym-\n-¨p.CXp-sImv ]c-a-k¯ Ahym-tJy-b-am-sW¶p km[m-cW]d-ªp-h-cm-dpÅ A`n-{]m-bs¯ JÞn-bv¡p-I-bm-Wp-m-b-Xv. -kÀÆmw-K-]qÀ®-amb k¯sb Adn-bm-\pÅ cN-\m-ß-I-amb FÃm {]b-Xv\hpw km[m-c-W-bmbn sNs¶-¯pIaqÀ¯-amb Hcp ]qÀ®-X-bn-em-Wv. aqÀ¯-amb B\-µ-amWv{]mamWn-I-k¯ AXhm hnNm-c-i-àn-bn A`n-hy-à-am-Ip¶ bYmÀ°yw. CXn-s\-bmWv cmam-\p-P³ kÀtÆmÂIr-jvS-amb {_Ò-ambn kzoI-cn-¨n-«p-Å-Xv. ka-kvX-Kp-W-§-fnÂ\n¶pw kzX-{´-amb hnip² {_Ò-amWv \ncp-]m-[nIk¯ AYhm i¦-c³ kzoI-cn-¨n-«pÅ \nÀ¤pW {_Òw.BZy-t¯Xv (cm-am-\p-P-tâ-Xv) kphy-h-Øn-X-amb ]qÀ®-k-¯-bmWv; cm-a-t¯Xv (i-¦-c-tâ-Xv) Ahym-tJy-b-ambbYmÀ°y-am-Wv. i¦-csâ aX-¯n-¶-\p-k-cn¨v cm-a-t¯-X-pX-s¶bpw H¶m-a-t¯-Xmbn kzbw hnf-§p-¶p. A´ÀZr-jvSn-sImv ÚmX-amb k¯-bm-Is« ]qÀ®-Úm-\-am-sW¶p tXm¶p-¶p.

XÀ¡-kn²amb AXyp-¶X k¯-sb-bmtWm AYhm]c-a-k-¯sb BtWmB\-µ-ambn KWnt¡-Xv F¶ktµ-l-̄ n \n¶mWv FÃm hmZ-{]-Xn-hm-Zhpw DÛ-hn- -̈sX¶v {]Xy-£-am-Wv. i¦-cm-Nm-cyÀ kaÀ°n-¡p¶ hn[wA´À±Ài\w sImv {]m]n-t¡--Xmb kc-f-amb \ncp-]m-[n-I-{_-Ò-t¯bpw cmam-\p-Psâ aqÀ¯-amb ]qÀ®-{_-Ò-t¯bpw kv]jvS-am¡n thÀXn-cn¨p ImWn-bv¡p¶sXfnª AXnÀ¯n-tc-J-I-sfm¶pw D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ hc¨psh¨n-«nÃ. C\n \ma-Xns\ thÀXn-cn-bv¡p-¶-]£w aqÀ¯-

ambn \ne-\n-ev¡p¶ Cu {]]-©-¯n F´n-s\-sb-¦nepwhne-bn-cp-̄ mt\m hninjvSX kzoI-cn-¡mt\m \ap¡v Ign-bmsX hcpw. Cuiz-c\pw {_Òhpw {]mtbm-Kn-I-ambn H¶p-Xs¶ F¶mWv D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ kqNn-¸n-¡p-¶-Xv. Gähpwkq£va-X-tbmsS ZmÀi-\n-I-ZrjvSym IrXy-ambn hnth-N\wsNbvXv \mw Bß-t_m-[-t¯msS ""Rm\m-Ip¶p Rm³''F¶p ]d-bp-t¼mÄ ]c-a-k-¯-bn \n¶p AXy´w Npcp-§n-b, Iev]n-bv¡m³ am{Xw Ign-bp-¶, eLp- -Xz-ap-s¶p]d-tb-n-h-cp-¶p. Cu AÀ²-iq\yw aXn-bmbn i¦-c\vFÃm-än\pw B[m-c-`q-Xhpw kXy-hp-amb hnip-²-k-¯sbtZi-Im-e-§-fmepw Imc-W-̄ mepw B_-²-amb {]]-©-¯nsâ DÂ]-¯nbv¡v Ic-W-am-¡n-¯oÀ¡m³ . hnip-²-{_-Ò-s¯-¸än hnNmcw sN¿m³ XpS-§p-¶-tXmsSiq\ys¯ t`Z-I-X-Xzhpw AXp-t]mse kÀÆm-[m-c-hp-am-¡p-¶p-s¶v D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ ]tcm-£-ambn kzoI-cn-bv¡p-¶p. kwL-Sn-X-amb ]qÀ®-k-¯-bmbn ]n¶oSp hnI-kn-bv¡p¶ Úm\-kz-cq-]-\mb Cuiz-c³ k¯nsâ A[n-Imw-ihpw Ak-¯nsâ \yq\mw-i-hp-am-Wv. _mly-X-bp-ambnAXn\p _Ôhpw Ipd-hm-Wv. ]c-amÀ°-k¯ {]]-©k-¯bpsS cq]-̄ n {]I-S-am-Ip-¶p. CXp-sIm-p-X-s¶-bmWv {]]-©¯n-epÅ hnhn-[-h-kvXp-¡fpw DÄs¡m-Åp¶ bYmÀ° k¯-bpsS tXmXp-I-sf, ]c-a-k-¯-bnÂ\n¶v Ah-bn-tebv¡pÅ hkvXp-¡-fn-seÃmw tZiwImew ImcWw F¶o kmam\y LS-I-§-sf-t¸m-se-¯s¶{_Ò-¯nsâ A`n-hy-ànbpw {]Xy-£-am-Ip-¶p-v.cmam-\p-Psâ aqÀ¯-{_-Òhpw i¦-csâ Cuiz-c\pw B hnip-²-{_-Ò-t¯mSv Gä-hp-a-Sp¯p \nev¡p-¶-h-bm-Wv. CXn-ep-a-[n-Iw -A-Sp- -̧apÅ H¶ns\ Duln-bv¡m³ IqSn km[y-a-Ã. kÀtÆmÂIr-jvS-amb {_Òtam AYhm B\-µtamhnÚm-\-¯n-tâtbm Bß-ssN-X-\y-¯n-tâtbm \ne-bnÂtkzÑbm kzoI-cn¨ ]cn-[n-I-tfm-Sp-IqSn hyàn-cq-]-\mbCuiz-c-\m-bn-¯o-cp-¶p. Cuiz-c³ AsÃ-¦n Bßmhv GI-Xz-¯nsâ AkvXn-hm-c-amWv; {]IrXn AYhm A\m-ßmhv_lp-Xz-X-Xz-am-Wv.

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hnjbw hnj-bn, _vÒw Bßm, kmÀÆ-`u-a-XXzwBß-XXzw Cu bpÜ-I-§Â kam-\-§-fmWv, A`n-¶-§-fm-Wv. {_Ò-amWv Bßmhv. ""a\p-jy-\n-epÅ Cu {_Òhpwkqcy-\n-epÅ Cu {_Òhpw cpw H¶p-X-s¶-bm-Wv. EtKz-Z-̄ n {]Xn-]m-Zn¨ Cuiz-csâ kÀÆm-Xn-im-bn-Xz-`m-h\ChnsS kÀÆm-´-cym-an-bpsS `mh-ambn ]cn-W-an-¨n-cn-bv¡p-¶p. A\´w km´-¯n\p ]pd-¯Ã; km´-¯n-¶p-Ån¯-s¶-bm-Wv. D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fpsS Úm\-]mTw hnj-bn\n-jvT-am-b-XmWv Cu amä-̄ n-\p-̄ -c-hm-Zn. {_ÒhpwBßmhpw X½n-epÅ XmZm-ßy-̄ n {i² sNep-¯pI!F¶m AXnsâ alXzw D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ¡-¸p-d¯v Ah-bp-mb Ime-¯n\pw tZi-¯n-\p-a-¸p-d-¯v. F¯n-bn-«p-Å-Xm-bn-¡mWmw. C\nbpw Fs´Ãmw ssZhn-I-Úm-\-§fpwIp-]n-Sp-¯-§-fp-amWv hn{i-a-an -ÃmsX Kth-jWwsN¿p¶ PnÚm-kp-¡-fpsS ap¼n {]Xy-£-am-Im-\ncnbv¡p¶-sX¶p ]d-bm³ Ign-bn-Ã. `mhn-bnse XXz-hn-Nmcw \ho-\hpw Akm-[m-c-W-hp-amb GsXÃmw amÀ¤-§-f-h-X-cn-¸n-¨mepw icn, Cu ZmÀi-\n-I-XXzw Ønc-ambn

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\nev¡pw. CXn \n¶v Hcp-X-c-¯n-epÅ hyXn-bm-\-§fpwDm-hpI kw`m-hy-a-Ã.'' hnjb-hn-j-bn-I-fpsS CuXmZmßyw tIhew Hc-kv]jvS-k-¦ev]w am{X-a-Ã, bpàn-bp-à-amb hnNmcw, A\p-`-hw, CÑm-iàn Ch-bpsS ̂ en-XmÀ°-am-Wn-Xv. {]IrXn hnNm-c-tbm-Kyhpw tXmen-]n-bv¡-s¸-Sm-hp-¶Xpw kvt\ln-bv¡m³ sImÅm-hp-¶-Xp-am-bn-cp-¶n-sÃ-¦n a\p-jym-ßm-hn\v AXn-s\-¡p-dn¨v hnNm-cn-¡mt\mAXns\ Iogvs]-Sp-̄ mt\m kvt\ln-bv¡mt\m Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. {]IrXn Hcp hnjbnbpsS hnj-b-am-Wv. XnI¨pw_p²n-K-ayhpw bpàn-kw-K-Xhpw hi-s¸-Sp-̄ m³ Ign-hp-ÅXpw kvt\ln-bv¡m³ AÀl-hp-am-Wv. a\p-jy-\p-th-n-bmWv CXv \ne-\n-ev¡p-¶-Xv. \£-{X-k-aqlw AXnsâI¡ sImfp-¯n-sh¨ Zo]-§-fmWv; AÔ-ImcwAXns\ Dd-¡m-\pÅ Xmcm-«p-]m-«pw. {]IrXn Pohn-X-¯nsâBßo-b-bm-YmÀ°y-¯n-tebv¡v \s½ hnfn-bv¡p¶p;Bßm-hnsâ Bh-iy-I-X-Isf \nd-th-äp-Ibpw sN¿p-¶p.{]Ir-Xnsb \nÀ½n-bv¡p-¶Xpw iàn-s¸-Sp-¯p-¶XpwsImp-\-S-¯p-¶Xpw FÃmw Bßm-hp-X-s¶-bm-Wv. a\p-jy³ hnNm-cn-¡m³ XpS§nb Imew sXm«v hnjb hnj-bn-I-fpsS Cu GI-Xzw, FÃm-änepw hym]n-̈ Xpw FÃm-än-t\bpw X ¶n DÄs¡m-Åp-¶-Xp-amb Hcp tI{µ-k-¯-bpsS AkvXnXzw; ̀ à-P-\-§-fpsS kn²m-´-ambn hÀ¯n-bv¡p-¶p. aX-]-c-amb cl-ky-hm-Zhpw AKm-[-amb [À½-\n-jvTbpw "AXp \o BIp¶p' "XXz-akn' F¶X valm-hm-Iy-¯nsâ bmYmÀ°y-¯n\p km£n-bmWv. \ap-¡Xpa\-Ên-em-bn-söp hcmw. F¶m AXn-s\-̧ -än-bpÅAÚX \ap-¡-Xns\ \ntj-[n-bv¡m³ th{X Imc-W-am-Ip-¶n-Ã.

{_Òs¯ kw_-Ôn-¨pÅ hnhn[[mc-W-IÄBßkw-_-Ôn-I-fmb hnhn-[m-i-§-tfmSpw tbmPn-bv¡p-¶p-v. adn-¨p-ap-v. PmKrXn kz]v\w kpjp]vXn Bßm-hnsâkam-[y-hØ Chsb ]n¡m-es¯ thZm-´-{K-Ù-§-fnÂthÀXn-cn¨p kv]jvS-am¡n ]d-ªn-«p-v. Ah {_Òs¯kw_-Ôn¨ hnhn-[-[m-c-W-Isf A\p-Iq-en-bv¡p-¶p-ap-v.]c-{_Òw B\µw Xs¶-bm-Wv. AXp \mem-as¯ AXm-bXv Xpco-bm-h-Ø-bn A`n-hy-à-am-Ip¶ Bß kzcq]wXs¶-bmWv. AhnsS hnj-bhpw hnj-bnbpw H¶m-Ip-¶p.{ZjvSmhpw ZrjvSn-bpw -Zr-iyhpw (Im-Wp-¶-h\pw ImWp-¶-I®pw ImW-s -̧Sp-¶-h-kvXp-hpw) Hcp k¼qÀ®-{_-Ò-¯nÂkt½-fn¨v GIm-Im-c-am-Ip-¶p. Bßmhv a\p-jysâ am\-kn-Ihpw {]mW-i-àn-`q-X-hp-amb Bß-`m-h-t¯mSv XmZmßyw Øm]n-b v¡p -t¼mÄ {_Òw Cuiz-c -tâbpwa\pjymßmhn-tâbpw CS-bv¡pÅ lnc-Wy-KÀ`³ AYhmhnizm-ßm-hmbn Iotgm«p hcp-¶p. EtKz-Z-¯nsâ kzm[o-\-iàn ImWmw. hniz-¯n\v Hcp tNX-\bpw Hcn-Ñm-i-ànbpwDs¶v Icp-X-s¸-Sp-¶p. a\Êv Ft¸mgpw ico-c-t¯m-Sp-Iq-sS-bn-cn-bv¡p-¶p. a\-Ênsâ hnkvXr-X-]-cn-]mSnIÄ ico-c-¯nsâ hnkvXr-X. hyh-Ø-I-tfm-sSm-¯p-t]m-Ipw. \mwPohn-bv¡p¶ Cu hniz-¯n\v kz´-ambn Hcp a\-Êpv;Cu a\Êv lncWyKÀ -̀\m-Wv. Cu hnizmßmhns\Êw_Ôn¨pff Bibw D]\nj¯pIfn ]e \ma§fnepwcq]§fnepw ImWmw CXns\ Imcy{_Òsa¶p ]dbp¶p.ImcW{_Òamb Cuizc\n \n¶v `n¶amWv Cu

Imcy{_Òw; krjvSnbv¡s¸Sp¶ FÃm hkvXp¡fptSbpwkap¨bamWv. AJne Imcy§fptSbpw tNX\mßIambkap¨bw {_Òw AYhm lncWy KÀ`\mWv. CXpkm£m {_Ò-̄ n \n¶v kÀÆYm `n¶-a-Ã. {_Òwhnip-²-am-Wv, hyàn-bm-Wv. AXoh kzmß-cq-]-am-Wv.GIhpw AZzn-Xo-b-hp-am-Wv. Hcp L«-¯n-eXp {kjvSm-hmbnAXmbXp Cuiz-c-\mbn ImW-s¸-Sp¶p; asäÃm ka-b¯pwAXns\ krjvSn-bmbn AXm-bXp lnc-Wy-KÀ`sâ cq]-¯n ImWp-¶p. Cu {_Òm-hp-IqSn {_Ò-̄ nÂ\n-¶m-Wp-Û-hn-bv¡p-¶-Xv. ""AXp-X-s¶-bmWv {_Òm-hnsâ DÛ-h-Øm-\w.'' ka-kvX-hn-j-b-{]-]-©-t¯bpw Xm§n \nev¡p-¶Xv hnj-bn-bm-Wv. B hnj-bn, hyàn cq]n-I-fmb hnj-bn-I-sfÃmw hnebw {]m]n¨p Ign-ªmepw {]]-©-c-N-\-bpsS k¦-ev]-t¯m-Sp-Iq-Sn-bn-cnbv¡p¶p. \mw Bßmhpw\½psS ico-chpw H¶m-sW¶p k¦-ev]n-bv¡p-t¼mÄ{_Òw hniz-cq]n AXm-bXv hncm-«m-bn-¯o-cp-¶p. hncm«vka-kvX-hp-am-Wv. k¼qÀ®-k-¦-ev]-¯nsâ kmc-`q-X-am-Wv.Aán At±-l-¯nsâ inc-ÊmWv; kqcy-N-{µ-·mÀ I®p-I-fmWv; \mep Zn¡p-Ifpw At±-l-¯nsâ sNhn-I-fm-Wv. At±-l-̄ n- -\n-¶p- Xs¶ DÂ`-hn¨ {]kn-²-§-fmb thZ-§Ä hm¡m-Wv. hmbp {]mW-\m-Wv. kakvX hnizhpwAt±-l-¯nsâ lrZ-b-am-Wv. At±-l-¯nsâ ]mZ-§fnÂ\n¶mWv `qan-bp-m-bXv. hncm-«nsâ icocw `uXn-I-]-ZmÀ°-§fpsS kwln-X-bm-Wv. hncm«v {]Xy-£-\mb Cuiz-c-\m-Wv. At±-l-¯nsâ C{µn-b-§Ä Zn¡p-I-fm-Wv. At±-l-¯nsâ icocw ]©-`q-X-§-fmWv; At±-l-¯nsâ tNX-\-bm-Is« ""Rm³ kÀÆ-hp-amWv'' F¶ `mh-\-bm {]Im-in-bv¡p-¶-Xp-am-Wv. hncm-Sv]p-cp-jsâ hnIm-k-¯n\pap¼mbn hniz-{]-Ú-sbt¶m lnc-Wy-KÀ -̀s\t¶m ]d-bp¶kq{X-ßm-hnsâ hnIm-k-ap-m-bn-¡-gn-ªn-cn-bv¡p-¶p.kq£va-i-co-c-§-fpsS kwln-X-bm-W-t±l¯nsâ hml-\w.lnc-Wy-KÀ`\p tij-amWv hnc«v {]mZpÀ`-hn-bv¡p-¶-Xv.hncm-«nsâ cq]-¯n lnc-Wy-KÀ`³ {]Xy-£-\m-Ip-¶p.]camÀ°k¯ kÂ, NnÂ, B\µw þ AXm-bXv ØnXntNX\ ]c-a-kpJw F¶n-h-bpsS cq]-¯n-emWv hÀ®n-bv¡-]-s¸«n-«p-Å-Xv. ""Úm\w, iàn, {Inb Ch-bm-W-Xnsâkzcq]w.'' AXp kzbw Imc-W-amWv. {_Òw-k¯pwNnÂkz-cq-]hpw A\-´-hp-am-Wv. ]c-amÀ°-k¯ Hcp hnNm-c-aÃ; Hcp iàn-bÃ; Xosc A\m-k-à-amb _mly-h-kvXp-hp-a-Ã. F¶m-eXv ka-kvX-km-c-̀ q-X-amb XXz-̄ n-tâbpw Pohn-X-k-¯-bp-tSbpw BZÀi-¯n-tâbpwbmYmÀ°y-¯n-tâbpw Úm\w, t{]aw, kuµcyw Ch-bp-tSbpw kPo-h-amb sFIy-amWv. AXv \ntj-[m-ß-I-ambA\n-Ýn-X-X-Xz-a-sÃ-¶n-cn-bv¡nepw ap¼p ]d-ª-t]mse"t\Xn t\Xn' F¶v \ntj-[n-¨p-sImt AXns\ hÀ®n-bv¡m-s\m-¡p-I-bp-Åp.

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{]{In-b-bmWv Cu AJn-e-hn-izw-Xs¶. Cu {]£p-_v[m-hØ Pohm-ßm-hnepw ImWp-¶p. ssX¯n-co-tbm-]-\n-j-¯n-¶-\p-k-cn¨ hniz-{_-Òm-WvU-¯nsâ ]e LS-I-§fpwPohm-ßm-hn ImWp-¶p-v. Aán-bpw Pehpw ]rYznbpwA\-´-k-¯-tbm-Sp-tNÀ¶mWv Pohm-ßm-hns\ krjvSn-¨n-«p-Å-sX¶p ]d-ªn-cn-bv¡p-¶p.

bYmÀ° k¯-bpsS hnhn-[m-h-ØIÄ H¯p-tN-cp¶kt½-f-\-Øm-\-amWv am\-h³. {]mW³ hmbp-hn\pw AXm-bXv ico-c-¯nse izmtkm-Ñzmkw PK-¯n \nc-́ cwhoip¶ Imän-\pw, a\Êv BIm-i-¯n\pw AXm-bXv am\ha\Êv hniz-¯nse A´-co£(Cu-XÀ)-¯n\w A\-cq-]-§-fm-bncn¡p-¶p. Øqe-i-co-c-am-Is« hniz-¯nsâ `uXn-I-h-kvXp-¡-tfmSpw B\p-cq]yw hln-¡p-¶p. a\p-jym-ßm-hn\v PohÂk-¯-bpsS FÃm Ah-Ø-I-tfmSpw ASn-apSn_Ô-ap-v. AXn-\p-Ån Hcp Znhy-X-Xz-ap-v. AXp-sIm-mWv \mw ]c-am-\µw \ÂIp¶ tNX\ F¶p hyh-l-cn-¡p¶ B\-µm-h-Ø-bp-m-I-¶-Xv. AXp-hgn A]qÀÆ-k-µÀ`-§-fn \ap¡v (a-\p-jym-ßm-hn-\v) {_Ò-t¯mSv Gä-hp-a-Sp¯ k¼À¡-ap-m-Ip-¶p. koan-X-amb "Alw' AsÃ-¦n ico-c-[m-cn-bmb Poh³ C{µn-b-§-tfmSpw a\-tÊmSpw_Ôn¨p \n¡p¶ Bßm-hm-Wv.

hn`n¶-X-¯z-§Ä AØn-c-amb kam-\-X-tbmsShÀ¯n-bv¡p-¶p. ""cp ]£n-I-fp-v. Htc Xe-̄ n-ep-Å-h, AXy-´-an-{X-§Ä. Htc hr£s¯ B{i-bn-¨n-cn-bv¡p-¶p. Ah-bn-sem¶v a[p-c-amb ^ew Xn¶p-sIm-n-cn-bv¡p¶p. F¶m atäXv X³ Xn¶msX AXv t\m¡n-s¡m-n-cn-¡p-¶p. AtX hr£-¯n-t·Â hniz hr£-¯n-t·Âþ a\p-jy³ Cuiz-c-t\mSp IqsS Xma-kn-¡p-¶p. Xs¶Npän ]nSn-̈ n-cn-bv¡p¶ t¢i-§fpw IjvS-§-fpw ImcW-ambn aqÀÑn-¡p¶p; Xsâ \nÊ-lm-bm-h-Ø-bn ZpxJn-¡p-¶p. F¶m AXv atä-Xns\- -¡m-Wp-t¼mÄ PKÂ{]-`p-hmbXsâ Iq«p-Im-cs\ ImWp-t¼mÄ þ B Zhy k¶n-[n-bnÂaXn-a-d-¶m-Ëm-Zn¡p-¶p. lm Fs´mcp tPymXnÊv! AtXmsSAhsâ tÇi-§Ä Zqsc-b-I-ep-¶p.'' {]mIr-X\pw Znhy\pwX½n Ønc-amb s]mcp¯w {]m]n¨p Ign-ªn-«n-Ã. Pohm-ßm-hnsâ k¯ \nc-́ cw ]cn-W-an-¨p-sIm-n-cn¡p-¶p.Xm\-Ãm¯ H¶ns\ {]m]n-¡m³ ]n³Xp-SÀ¶p {]b-Xv\n-¨p-sIm-n-cn-¡p-¶p. a\-jy-\n-epÅ Pohm-ßmhv A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-¡p-¶-{]-iv\-amWv \m\m-Xzw. AXn GIXzwØm]n-¡m³ A\-´m-ßmhv Pohm-ßm-hns\ Blzm\wsNbvXp-sIm-n-cn-¡p-¶p. km´hpw A\-´hpw X½n-epÅCu ]nSn-hen hniz-{]-{In-b-bn-ep-S-\o-f-ap-Å-Xm-Wv. AXv am\-h-tN-X-\-bn-se¯n aqÀ²\yw {]m]n¡p-¶p. Ahsâ Pohn-X-̄ nse _u²n-Ihpw sshIm-cn-Ihpw ss\Xn-I-hp-ambFÃm hi¯pw Cu kwLÀjw A\p-`-h-s¸-Sp -¶p.hyànXzw \ntÈjw hne-bn-¸n¡p-Ibpw, km´s¯ A\-´-am¡n ]cn-hÀ¯\w sN¿p-Ibpw, am\-h-Xsb Znhy-X-bn apgp-In¡bpw sNbvXm am{Xta a\p- -jy\v ]qÀ®-t{]-a-¯n-tâbpw ]qÀ®-kzm-X-{́ ¯n-tâbpw \nXy-k-Xy-§Ähnf-§p¶ Cuizckm{am-Py-¯n-tebv¡v {]thiw e`n¡p-I-bp-Åp. F¶m-eXv am\-h-cq]w [cn̈ v km´-ambn hÀ¯n-¡p-t¶-S-t¯mfw AXn\v ^e-{]m-]vXn-bp-m-hn-Ã. A´n-a-e£yw {]m]n¡m\pw Ign-bn-Ã. Cu kwLÀj-¯n-¶m-[m-

c-ambn ImW-s¸-Sp¶ k¯ X¶nÂ\n¶p Zqc-t¯bv¡vhncÂNq-p¶p; AXp-sImv am\-Po-hn-X-t¯bpw AXn-{I-an¨p apI-fn-tem«v t]mtI--Xmbn hcp-¶p. km´-ambPohm-ßmhv kzbw-]qÀ®-amb k¯-b-Ã. A§n-s\bmsW-¦n ]c-am-ßmhv Pohm-ßm-hn-\m ]cn-an-X-amb asämcpkz{´-hy-àn-bm-bnt¸m-Ipw. Bßm-hnsâ bYmÀ°XbmWvA\-´w. Hgn-hm-t¡-p¶ Ab-YmÀ°-X-b-mWv km´w.A´-cym-an-bmb Bßm-hns\ thÀs]-Sp-¯n-bm km´-\mb Pohm-ßmhv X¶p-Ån-epÅ bYmÀ°-X-tbbpw ssIhn-«p-I-f-bp-¶p. A\-´-̄ nsâ km¶n[yw DÅn-ep-m-Ip-¶-Xp-sIm-mWv a\p-jym-ßm-hn\v DbÀ¶ ]Zhn e`n-¡p-¶-Xv. Pohm-ßmhv Dm-Ip-¶Xpw \ne-\n-¡m³ Ign-bp-¶Xpwhniz Pohn-X-¯nÂ\n-¶m-Wv. Bßmhv ]qÀ®-amWv. (SubSpecie acternitztis) Bßm-¡Ä H¶p asäm-¶ns\ AIseamäp-Ibpw At\ym\yw _ln-jvI-cn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p¶pF¶ kn²m-´n¡p¶ Hcp a\x-im-kv{X-X-Xz-ap-v. Cu_ln-jvIr-Xm-h-Ø-bpsS {]Xo-Xn-sIm-p-am{Xw BßmhvkÀÆYm thdn«p \n¡p¶p F¶p A\p-am-\n-t¡--Xn-Ã. ChnsS ]rYàzw Hcp Xc-¯n t`Z-{]oXoXn am{X-am-Wv. CXns\ kmZr-iy-am-bn-«mWv Icp-tX--Xv. AÃm-¯-]£w CXv tIhew \½psS a\-Êp-I-fpsS A]-IÀj-W-ambv t]mIpw. thdn-«p-\n-¡p¶ Bßm-¡-fpsS k¦Â]wkXyw, \·, kvt\lw F¶o BZÀi-§Ä¡v Øm\w\ÂIp-I-bn-Ã. C{]-Imcw a\-jy³ C¶pÅ \ne-bnÂ]qÀ®-\-söpw C¶p bYmÀ°-¯n-epÅ Bßm-hn-t\-¡mÄ DbÀ¶ GtXm H¶p-s¶pw AXns\ {]m]n-¡p-¶Xp a\x-im-́ n¡v AXym-h-iy-am-sW¶pw Hcp ap³[m-c-W-bp-m-Ip-¶p. Pohm-ßm-hnsâ kzX-{´-k-¯sb ]cn-tim-[n-̈ m AsXmcp shdpw {`aw am{X-am-sW¶p \ap¡pa\-Ên-em-Ipw. kap-Zm-b-¯nÂ\n-¶-I-¶m a\p-jy³ ]ns¶-sb-s´m-¶mWv? a\p-jy\v X¶n Xs¶-bpÅ kmam-\y-a-\-ÊmWv bmYmÀ°yw \ÂIp-¶-Xv. kz´w \ne-bn Ah³asä-´m-bmepw am\-h-\m-Ip-¶n-Ã. hnhn-[-cq-]-§-fn-epÅkapZmbtNX-\sb kw_-Ôn-t¨-S-t¯mfw CXv kXy-am-sW-¦nÂ, H«pw Ipd-h-Ã, kmap-Zm-bn-I-X-tb-¡mÄ IqSp-XÂDÂIr-jvS-amb kmam-\y-a-\-Ên-s\-Êw-_-Ôn-¨pw! km´-§-fmb a\-Êp-IÄ aX-¯nepw aX-¯n-\p-th-nbpw B[ym-ßn-I-amb Hcp ]qÀ®-L-S-Is¯ \nÀ½n-¡p-¶p-v. F¶mÂbYmÀ°-¯n-e-hbv¡v Ah-km\w t\m¡p-t¼mÄ ImWm-hp¶ aqÀ¯-cq-]-an-Ã. Hc-Zr-iy-k-ap-Zm-b-¯nse AwK-§ÄF¶ \nebv¡ÃmsX Ahbv¡p Xnsc bmYmÀ°y-hp-an-Ã. Npcp-¡-¯n ]d-bmw, A´-cym-an-bmb Bßm-hns\Hgn-¨p-am-än-bm ]ns¶ aX-¯n\p thsd Bßm-¡Ä_m¡n-bp-m-hn-Ã.

hyàn-bmb Pohm-ßmhv Xmgv¶ Xc-¯nÂs]« PU-{]-Ir-Xn-tbmSv aÕ-cn¨p temI-¯n D¶-X-\mbn \n¡p-¶p-s-¦nepw A\p-`-h-tbm-Ky-§-fmb D¶-X-h-kvXp-¡-fnÂkap-¶-X-\-Ã. \nc-´cw {]b-Xv\n¡p-¶Xpw F¶m kzc-t¨À¨-bn-Ãm-¯p-amb a\p-jym-ßmhv Xsâ Bß-kzm-X-{´yhpw ka-c-kX km[n-̈ m-epÅ BËmZhpw B\-µ-kz-cq-]-amb {_Òm-\-µ-c-khpw BÀÖn-t¡--Xp-v. a\p-jysâ Df-fn-epÅ Cuiz-c³ Xs¶-¯m³ Xncn-¨-dn-bp-t¼mÄam{X-ta, BZÀiw AXnsâ ^e-{]m-]vXn-bn-se-¯p-t¼mtg

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a\p-jy\p Xsâ ]c-a-e-£ys¯ ]qÀ®-am-¡m³ Ign-bq.aÕ-c-§fpw At\ym-\y-hn-tcm-[§fpw Pohn-X-¯nse hntcm-[m-`m-k-§fpw A]qÀ®-amb hnImk¯nsâ e£-W-§-fm-Wv. AXn-s¶-Xn-cmbn ]c-kv]-c-s¸m-cp-̄ hpw kt´m-jhpw im´nbpw hnIm-k-{]-{Inb ]qÀ®-am-sb-¶-Xn\psXfn-hm-Ip-¶p. Pohm-ßm-hp-X-s¶-bmWv bp²-t£-{Xw. Ahn-sS-̄ -s¶-bmWv aÕcw \S-¡p-¶-Xv. BZÀiw ]qÀ®-am-Ip-hm³ bp²w Ah-km-\n-bv¡Ww; hntcm-[-§-fnÂ\n-¶p-mb thZ\ ian-¡p-Ibpw thWw. At¸mtg ]qÀ¯n-sb-¯nb a\p-jy-\n Bcw-`n-¡p¶ Cuiz-cs\ {]m]n¡m-\pÅ {]h-WXbv¡v XnI¨pw ^e-{]m-]vXn-bp-m-hq. PK-¯nse asäÃm hkvXp-¡-tf-¡mfpw DbÀ¶-h-\mWv a\p-jy³. A\-´-t¯mSp tNÀ¶ H¶m-Ip-t¼m-gmWv Ahsâ]c-a-e£yw \nd-th-dp-I. {]Ir-Xn-bn Poh-iàn Hfn-ªn-cn-¸p-v. PohnXw hnI-kn¡p-t¼mÄ {]Ir-Xn-bpsS ]c-a-e£yw \nd-th-dp-¶p. Poh-iàn X¶n tNX-\sb Hfn-¸n¨p kq£n-¡p¶p; AXp tNX-\sb XnI¨pw tamNn-¸n¨p Ign-bp-t¼mÄ Pohsâ e£yhpw ]qÀ®-am-Ip¶p.{]ÚbpWÀ¶p {]Xy£amhpt¼mgmWv tNX\bpsSe£yw ]qÀ¯oIcn¡p¶Xv. D¶Xamb A´À±Ài\¯nse¯n apgpIpt¼mÄ {]Ú-bpsS kXyw kwkn-²-am-Ip-¶p. B A´À±Ài-\-am-Is« hnNm-ctam hnIm-ctamCÑtbm AÃ; hnNmc-¯nsâ e£yhpw CÑ-bpsS {]m]y-Øm-\hpw hnIm-c-̄ nsâ ]qÀ®-X-bp-am-Wv. km´-ambPohm-ßmhv ]c-am-ßm-hns\ Xms\-§p-\n-¶n-d-§n-h-¶pthmB ]c-{_-Òs¯ {]m-]n¡p-t¼mÄ Bßo-b-Po-hn-Xhpwe£yw {]m]n-¡p-¶p. ""Úm\n-bmb Hcp a\p-jy\v Pohm-ßmhv kÀÆ-kz-hp-am-Ip-¶p. Cu sFIyw Hcn-¡Â Ip-I-gnª BÄ¡v ]n¶oSv ZpxJ-sa´v? IjvS-sa´v?''

D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fnse [À½-imkv{Xw

PK¯v ]pd-s¸-«p-h-cp-¶Xv ]c-am-ß-m-hn \n¶m-Wv.AXp-sImp Ahn-sS-¯s¶ hn{i-aØm\w Is-¯-Ww.{]]©-{]{Inbbnem-Zy´w km´-\-§-f-\-´-am-¡m³ \S-¯p¶ ]cn-{iaw \mw ImWp-¶p. _m¡n-bpÅ CX-c-kmw-km-cnI hkvXp-¡-sf-t¸m-se-¯s¶ a\p-jy³ X¶n A\-´-¯nsâ k½À±-ap-s-¶-dnªv kÀtÆm-¶-X-\mb ]camßmhns\ {Klnbv¡m³ ssI \o«p¶p. FÃm ]£nIfpwX§fpsS Bhmkhr£¯ntebv¡v ]d¶p t]mIpwt]mse Cu PK¯msI B ]c-am-ßm-hn-tebv¡v t]mIp¶p ""Rm³ A§n-cn-bn-¡p-¶-t]m-se-¯s¶ A§-bnÂ{]th-in-bv¡s«tbm? {]t`m As§-¶n {]-th-inbv¡pRm³ ]hn-{X\pw ip²-\p-am-I-s«, {]t`m'' ""A§v Fsâhn{i-a-Øm-\-am-Wv.'' Cuiz-c-t\mSv sFIyw {]m]n¡-emWva\p-jysâ BZÀiw. {]]-©-¯nse FÃm hkvXp-¡fpwA\-´s¯ Xnc-bp-I-bmWv; F¶m a\p-jy-\p-am-{Xta ]c-a-e-£y-s¯-¡p-dn¨p [mc-W-bp-Åp CXp Xs¶-bmWv a\p-jy-tN-X-\bpw aäp {]m]-©n-I-]-ZmÀ°-§-fp-am-bn-«pÅ A-´-cw. bpK-bp-Km-́ -c-§-fmbn \S-¡p¶ hnIm-k-]-cn-Wm-a-§Ä¡p tij-amWv a\p-jy\v al-¯mb hnjz-]-²-Xn-sb-¡p-dn¨v t_m[-apmbXv. A\-´-̄ nsâ Blzm-\-§sfAdn-bm³ Aht\ Ign-bq. Ah³ Xs¶-¡m-¯n-cn-bv¡p¶kzÀ¤o-b-]-Z-hn-bn-tebv¡p t_m[-]qÀÆw k©-cn-bv¡p-IbpwsN¿p-¶p. ]c-{_Òw km´-\mb Pohm-ßm-hn\p sNs¶

¯m\pÅ \nÝnX-e-£y-am-Wv.

CXv A-Xy´w D¶-Xhpw ]qÀ®-hp-amWv Gähp-a-[nIwBimkyamb BZÀi-am-Wv. C¡mcyw ]e-h-n[-̄ nepw{]Xn-]m-Zn-¡-s¸-«n-«pv. ""AXv hni-¸nÂ\n¶pw Zml-¯nÂ\n¶pw k¦-S-¯nÂ\n¶pw ]cn-{`-a-¯n \n¶pwhmÀ²-Iy-¯nÂ\n-¶pw arXyp-hnÂ\n¶pw tatebm-Wv.''""hniz-N-£p-Êmb kqcy³ AXy´w Zqc¯p ØnXnsN¿p¶p; I®p-IÄ¡p-m-Ip¶ tcmK-§-sfm¶pw _m[n-bv¡-¶p-an-Ã. AXp t]mse-¯s¶ AJn-e-{]m-W-nI-fnepwIpSn-sIm-Åp¶ Cu GIm-ßmhv FÃm-änÂ\n¶pw AI¶pkwkm-c- Zpx-J-§-sfm¶pw hym]n-bv¡msX \nÀÃn-]vX-\mbn\ne-sIm-Åp-¶p. \m\m-Xz-{]-]-©-¯n Pohn-bv¡p¶, Hcp£p{Zm-ßm-hn\v kÀÆ-kzhpw ]W-b-s¸-Sp-̄ p-I, tcmK-§Ä¡pw IjvSm-\p-̀ -h-§Ä¡pw hnt[-b-\mbn hÀ¯n¡p-I, CsXms¡ XoÀ¨-bmbpw \nÀ`m-Ky-am-Wv. km´ k¯-bn-te¡p \bn-¡p¶ Imc-W-§sf Hgn-hm-¡pI a\p-jysâkm[m-c-W-amb Dt±-iy-am-Wv. \m\m-Xz-¯n \n¶p GI-Xz-¯n-te¡p aS-§n-h-cnI Hcm-ZÀi-e-£y-amWv; AXv ]c-a-{]-[m-\-hp-am-Wv. AXp a\p-jyÀ¡msI kwXr-]vXn-bp-f-hm-¡p-¶p. ssX¯n-co-tbm-]-\n-j-¯n-¶-\p-k-cn¨v AXvv""{]mWm-cmaw a\ B\µw im´n-k-ar²w AarX''amWv.""Poh\pw a\-Ên\w kt´m-j-hpw, im´n-bp-tS-bpw, \nXy-X-bp-tSbpw ]qÀ®-X-bp-am-Wv. \mw sImXn¨p ]n³Xp-SÀ¶p-sIm-n-cn-¡p¶ XmWXcw e£y-§Ä PohnX ico-c-t¯bpw am\-kn-I-amb B{K-l-§-sfbpw Xr]vXn-s¸-Sp-̄ n-sb¶p hcmw. F¶m AsXÃmw CXn-epÄs -̧Sp¶p; CXvAhsb AXn-i-bn¨p \n¡p-¶p. \½psS ap¼n Pohn-X-¯nse hn`n-¶-\n-e-IÄ¡-\p-tbm-Py-amb ]e-Xcw kpJ-§-fp-apv; Poh-\-iàn \ÂIp¶ kpJw, C{µn-bm-\p-̀ -h-P-\y-amb kpJw, am\-kn-I-kp-Jw, _p²n-]-c-amb kpJwA§ns\ ]e-Xpw. F¶m FÃm-änepw sh¨v D¶-XhpwDÂIr-jvS-hp-amb kpJw "B\µw' X¶-bm-Wv.''

kZm-Nm-c-Po-hn-X-s¯-¸än NÀ¨ XpS-cp-¶-Xn-\p-ap-¼mbnD]-\n- -j¯p-I-fnse ZÀi-\-]-²-Xn-bn kZm-Nm-c-\n-b-a-§ÄDm-Im-sa¶ A`n-{]m-b-¯n-s¶-Xn-cmbn D¶-bn-bv¡p¶Bt£-]-§-sf-¡p-dn¨p hnNmcw sNbvXp-t\m¡mw. FÃmwH¶m-sW-¦n kZm-Nm-c-]-c-amb _Ô-§Ä F§n-s\-bm-Wp-m-hpI Fs¶mcp tNmZyw s]m§n-h-cm-dp-v. ]c-{_Òw ]qÀ®-am-sW-¦n ]n¶oSv AXns\ {]m]n-bv¡m-\pÅ {]b-Xv\-̄ nsâ Bh-iyw-X-s¶-bptm? Hä-s¸-Sepw]c-kv]-c-t`-Zhpw a\p-jy-Po-hn-X-§-fn auen-I-am-bn-«p-s-¦n ]ns¶ \t½mSv Ab¡m-cs\ kvt\ln-bv¡m\pwkvt\l-¯m kwkm-c-¯nsâ sFIyw t\Sm\pw ]d-bp-¶-Xn-\À°anà F¶mWv D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ Nqn-¡m-«p-¶-Xv. Ab¡m-cs\ kvt\ln-¡m³ \t½mSv IÂ]n-¡- -p¶ps¦neXv FÃmw Xs¶ Hscmä bYmÀ°-k-¯-bnÂØnXn-sN-¿p-¶-Xp-sIm-m-Wv. _mlyhpw AØn-c-hp-ambhyXy-kvX-XIsf AXnhÀ¯n-¨m Rm\pw Fsâ Ab¡m-c\pw A´-cm-ßm-hn H¶p Xs¶-bm-Wv. ]qÀ®-ambp\nXy-ambpw hnip-²\pw _e-hm-\p-amb bmÀ°m-ßmhv tZi-Im-em-Sn-Øm-\-¯n \S-¡p¶ ]cn-hÀ¯-\-§-fn \n¶pwtZi-Im-e-§-fn Øm\w-]n-Sn-¨n-cn-¡p¶ asä-Ãm-än \n¶pwAXo-X-\p-am-Wv. \mw kz´w Pohn-X-̄ nepw A\ycpsS

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Pohn-X-¯nepw GI-`mhw ImWpI F¶mWv XnIª \·-tbm-Sp-IqSn Pohn-bv¡pI F¶-Xnsâ XmÂ]cyw. km´-\mbBßmhv AXnsâ k¦p-Nn-X-amb hyàn-Xzs¯ AXn-hÀ¯n¨p ]qÀ®-t¯mSp XmZmßyw {]m]n-¡p-t¼mtg a\p-jysâ [mÀ½n-I-kz-`mhw Ft¸mgpw sImXn-̈ p-sIm-n-cn-¡p¶ Cu BZÀiw \nd-th-äm³ Ign-bq. tam£-amÀ¤wBtßm-¶-Xn-bpsS amÀK-amWv; \mw kz´w hyàn-Xzs¯AXn-hÀ¯n v̈ sNs¶¯n hn{iaw sImÅp¶ bYmÀ°-k-¯-bmWv AXyp- -́k-¯. B bYmÀ° k¯-sb-bmWv D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ Du¶n-¸-d-bp-¶-Xv.

a\p-jy-\n Cuiz-c-\p-s¶p ]d-bp-¶-Xp-sImpam{Xw FÃm ]pcp-j-{]-b-Xv\-§Ä¡pw kam-]vXn-bmbnF¶À°w hcp-¶n-Ã. Cuiz-c³ a\p-jy-\n-ep-s¶p XoÀ¨-bm-Wv. ]t£, a\p-jy\v A\-h-[m-\-X-tbmSpw ]pcp-j-{]-b-Xv\hpw kwLÀjhpw IqSm-sX-bpw, ssIh-i-s¸-Sp¯n\nÀ¯m³ ]äp¶ hn[w {]Xy-£-cq-]-̄ n-eà Cuiz-c³a\p-jy-\n km¶n[yw sImÅp-¶Xv; iIy-X-bpsS AYhmkw`m-hy-X-bpsS \ne-¡m-Wv. iàn-sImpw {Inb-sImpwCuiz-cs\ ]nSn-s¨-Sp-t¡-Xv a\p-jysâ IÀ¯-hy-am-Wv.AXp sN¿m³ Ign-bn-sÃ-¦n a\p-jy-s\¶ \ne¡v IÀ¯-hy-NypXn hcp-¶p. a\p-jysâ DÅn-epÅ Cuiz-c³ HcpkXy-kw-`h-sa¶ t]mse-¯s¶ Hcp Npa-X-e-bp-am-Wv. Hcp{]iv\-hp-amWv; Hcp ssIap-X-ep-am-Wv. a\p-jy³ XsâAÚm-\-¯m `uXn-Ihpw am\-kn-I-hp-amb _mlym-h-c-W-§-tfm-Sp-IqSn þ XmZmßyw Øm]n¡p-¶p. ]qÀ®-Xsb{]m]n¡m-\pÅ CÑ Ahsâ km´-X-tbmSv AYhm ]cn-an-XntbmSv aÕ-cn¡p-¶p. ""Pohm-ßmhv Znhy kv^penw-K-§-fm {]Im-in¡p-¶p-s-¦nepw AXv ]qÀ®-ambpw Znhy-a-Ã. At±-l-¯nsâ ssZho-IX bYmÀ°-a-Ã. ]qÀ®-Xsb{]m]n-bv¡m³ D¡-tS-Ñ-bpÅ Hco-iz-cmwiw am{X-am-W-Xv.C¶pÅ \ne-bn-eXv a¬X-cnbpw tZh-X-bp-amWv; ]Xnbpw(Cu-iz-c³) ]iphpw tNÀ¶p-m-bXm-Wv. A\-oiz-c-X-Xzs¯ CÃmbva sN¿emWv [À½-im-kv{X-̄ nsâ Npa-Xe; AXns\ \in-¸n-¨p-sIm-Ã; ssZhoI iàn-sIm--Xns\ ]qcn-¸n-¨p-sImv.'' {]Ir-XnbpsS km´-ambss]Xr-I-¯n-tâbpw Bß-k-¯-bpsS A\-´-§-fmbBZÀi-§-fp-tSbpw CSbv¡v \n¡p¶ sshcp²yamWva\p-jy³. Ah\v {]Ir-Xn-bp-sS -hn-irw-J-e-X-Xz-§sf Cuiz-c-k-¯-bn-tebv¡v Xmgv¯n-s¡m-p-h¶v Xsâ Pohn-X-e£yw km[n¡m³ {]b-Xv\n-t¡--Xm-bn-«p-v. Xsâ eLpPohn-Xs¯ aqSnb HmSv s]m«n v̈ t{]a-̄ n-ep-cpIn Znhym-ßm-hn-t\mSp tNÀs¶m-¶m-bn-¯o-cp-I-bmWv a\p-jysâe£yw. km´-¯n-tâbpw A\-´-¯n-tâ-bp -an -S¡vkwLÀj-kz-cq-]-ambpw, ssZho Bkpco XXz-§Ä¡n-S-bn kw{Km-a-kz-cq-]-ambpw hÀ¯n-¡p¶ a\pjy Pohn-Xs¯ kw_-Ôn-t¨-S-t¯mfw [À½-im-kv{X-kw-_-Ô-amb{]iv\-§Ä¡v AXy´w {]m[m-\y-apv. kwLÀj-¯n\pthn P\n-¨-h-\mWv a\p-jy³. FXnÀ¸-\p- -̀h-s¸-Sp-¶-Xp-hsc Ah\v Bß-ZÀi\w e`n¡p-I-bn-Ã.

Bß-km-£m¡m-c-amWv [À½-im-kv{X-¯nsâBZÀiw. Bß-Úm-\-]qÀÆI-amb kz`m-h-amWv kZm-Nm-c-kz-`m-hw. Bßm-sh-¶-Xn\v FÃm-¯cw ZuÀº-eyhpwkwkv¡m-c-lm-\n-bp-ap-Å, kzmÀ°-io-ehpw eLp-Xz-

hpapÅ, C{µn-bm-\p-`-hw-sIm-Åp¶ "Rm³' F¶Ã XmÂ]-cy-sa-¦nÂ, hyàn-]-c-amb kzmÀ°-¯nsâ FÃm-Xcw _-Ô-\-§-fn \n¶pw apà-\mb a\p-jy-sâ AKm-[-kz-cq-]-amWv D±n-jvSmÀ°-sa-¦n ap³]-dª hymJym\w icn-bm-Wv. arKo-bm-ßm-hnsâ hmk-\-Ifpw hnIm-c-§-fpw, Al-¦m-c-¯nsâ Pohn-X-hym-]vXnsb Npcp-¡p-¶p. AXp-sIm--hsb \ntcm-[n¨p \nÀt¯--Xp-v. Bßm-hnsâ D¶-Xnbv¡pw AXyp-¶-X-k-¯-bpsS km£m¡m-c-¯n\pwthn XS-Ê-§-tfbpw FXn-cmb kzm[n-\-i-àn-I-tfbpwHXp¡n \nÀt¯-n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p. [mÀ½nI PohnXwÚm\m-ß-Ihpw XÀ¡-kw-K-X-hp-am-Wv. AXp tIhewkl-P-hm-k-\-I-fp-tSbpw C{µn-bm-\p-̀ -h-§-fp-tSbpw Pohn-X-a-Ã. ""Bßm-hns\ ico-c-am-Ip¶ cY-¯n ØnXn-sN-¿p¶ bP-am-\-\m-b-dn-bp-I, _p²nsb tXcm-fn-bmbpw a\-Êns\ ISn-ªm-Wm-bpw, C{µn-b-§sf IpXn-c-I-fm-bpw, C{µn-b-hn-j-b-§sf cY-ho-Yn-I-fmbpw Adn-ªp-sIm-Åp-I. C{µn-b-§fpw a\Êpw tNÀ¶ Pnh-ßm-hns\ hnth-I-im-en-IÄt`màm-sh¶p ]d-bp-¶p F¶m ZpÀº-e\pw hnth-I-iq-\y-\p-amb hyàn-bpsS C{µn-b-§Ä Ah-s¶m-Xp-§n-\n-ev¡p-¶n-Ã. Ahsâ C{µn-b-§Ä tXcm-fn-bpsS hnd-fn-¡p-Xn-c-I-sf-t¸mse \nb-{´Ww hnt«m-Sp-¶p. hnth-Inbpw ZrV-Nn-¯-\p-amb hyà-nbpsS C{µn-b-§Ä tXcm-fn-bpsS A\p-k-c-W-io-e-cmb IpXn-c-I-sf-t¸mse kp\n-b-{´- -fm-bn-cn-bv¡p¶p. Úm\-lo-\\pw hnNm-c-iq-\y\pw A]-hn-{X-\p-am-b-h³ Hcn-¡epw Aar-XXzw {]m]n¡p-I-bnÃ; A`u-Xn-Im-h-Ø-bnepw F¯p-I-bn-Ã. Ah³ hopw hopw P\-\-a -c-W-N -{I -§-fn IpSp -§n -¡-d -§p -¶p. F¶mÂÚm\nbpw hnth-I-im-enbpw ]cn-ip-²-\p-am-b-h³ hopwP\-\-a-c-W-N-{I-̄ n-te¡p aS-§n-h-cm¯ kpc-£n-Xm-h-Øsb {]m]n¡-p-¶p.'' B{K-l-§-fpsS ISn-ªm-Wn-Ãm¯Hm«s¯ XSp-t¡--Xp-v. Np¡m³ ]nSn¡p-¶Xv B{K-l-§-fm-sW-¦n Bßm-hnâ I¸Â s]mfn-ªXv XoÀ¨! a\p-jy-Po-hn-X-¯nsâ [À½w AX-sÃ-¶Xp Xs¶ Imc-Ww.XÀ¡-bpàn \nÀt±-in¡p¶ BZÀis¯ \mwkzo-I-cn¡p-¶n-sÃ-¦nÂ, IqSp-X DbÀ¶-X-c-¯n-epÅ Hcp [mÀ½n-I-\n-b-as¯ ssIs¡m-Åp-¶n-sÃ-¦nÂ, \½psS PohnXwe£y-ln-\hpw Dt±-iy-c-ln-X-hp-amb arK-Po-hn-X-¯n\v Xpey-am-bn-t¸m-Ipw. kvt\ln¨pw shdp-¯pw, Dt±-iyhpw Imc-Whpw IqSmsX ]c-kv]cw BtÇ-jn¨pw Ip¯n-s¡m¶pwA\n-b-X-ambn Xnc¡p ]nSn¨ PohnXw \bn-¨p-sIm-n-cn-bv¡pw. kptJm-]-t`m-K-¯n-epÅ cks¯ FÃm-än\pwe£yam-bn-¡-W-¡m-¡p-¶-]£w \½psS PohnXw a\p-tjym-Nn-X-a-Ãm¯ hn[-¯n [À½-Nyp-X-ambn Zpjn¨pt]mIp-¶p. arK-§Ä X§-fpsS kl-P-hm-k-\-Isf D]-tbm-Kn¡p¶ coXn-bn Xs¶-bmWv a\p-jy³ _p²n-bp-s¶ Imc-W-¯m am{Xw arK-kz-`m-h-¯n \n¶p H«pwDb-cp-¶nÃ. euIn-I- ]ZmÀ°-§sf tZh-X-I-fmbn KWn-¡p-¶Xpw Bcm-[n-¡p-¶Xpw Zpcm-Nm-cn-I-fm-Wv. ""Ct¸mÄhntcm-N-\³ Xsâ Nn´-bpsS ]cn-Wm-a-̄ n kwXr-]vX-\m-bn. Akp-c-·m-cpsS ASp-¯p tN¶v AhÀ¡p-]-tZiw\evIm³ XpS-§n. tIhew ico-c[mcn-bmb Bßm-hn-s\-bmWv ]qPnt¡Xv. AXn-s\-¯-s¶-bmWv tkhnt¡--Xv. ico-cs¯ ]qPn¨pw AXnsâ tkh-\-̄ n apgp-Inbpw

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Ign-bp-¶-h\v Cl-tem-Ihpw ]c-tem-Ihpw cpw {]m]vX-am-Ip-¶p. AXp-sImv Zm\w sN¿m-̄ -h\pw Cuiz-c-hn-izm-k-an-Ãm-̄ -h\pw bÚw A\-jvTn-bv¡m-¯-h-\p-ambHcp a\p-jys\ AhÀ Ct¸mgpw Akp-c-s\¶p ]d-bp-¶p. ImcWw CsXÃmw Akp-c-·m-cpsS kn²m-´-am-Wv.''C§-s\-bmWv \½psS PohnXw \bn-bv¡-s¸-Sp-¶-sX-¦nÂAXv \njv^-e-§-fmb Bi-IÄ¡pw `b-§Ä¡pw hnt[-b-am-bn-cn -bv¡pw. ""hnth-I-]qÀ®-amb Pohn-X-¯nÂsFIyhpw kmwK-Xyhpw kv]jvS-ambn ImWm³ Ign-bpw.a\p-jy-Po-hn-X-¯nsâ hnhn-[-`m-K-§fpw {Ia-_-²-am-bn-cn-bv¡pw. Hcp-¶-Xm-ZÀis¯ A`n-hy-RvPn-¸n-¡p-¶-Xp-am-bn-cn-bv¡pw. XÀ¡bp-àn-bpsS kYm-\¯v C{µn-b-§-fmWv \s½\bn-¡p-I-sb-¦n hnIm-c-§fpw hmk-\-Ifpw AØn-c-a-t\m-hr-¯n-Ifpw am{Xw {]Xn-^-en-¸n-bv¡p¶ Hcp I®mSnam{X-am-bn-cnbv¡pw \½psS Pohn-Xw. ]c-kv]-c-_-Ô-an-Ãm¯ NnX-dnb kw`-h-§-fpsS Hcp N§e am{X-ambPohnXw sImv Hcp {]tbm-P-\-hp-an-Ã. AXn\v \nÀÆln-bv¡m³ Hcp Imcy-hp-an-Ã. t\Sm-s\mcp e£y-hp-an-Ã.hnthI ]qÀ®-amb Hcp Pohn-X-̄ n- Hmtcm IÀ½-]-cn-]m-Snbpw AwKo-I-cn¡-s¸-Sp-¶-Xn\p ap¼v BZy-ambnXÀ¡bpànbpsS tImSXn ap¼msI sIm-p-hcpw; D¶-X-e£yw {]m]n-bv¡m³ AXn\v Ign-hptm F¶v ]cn-tim-[n¡pw DNn-X-am-sW¶v Im Pohm-ßm-hns\ kzoI-cnbv¡pw''

temI-t¯mSp \nkzmÀ°-`-àn-bpÅ Pohn-Xw-X-s¶-bmWv hnth-I-]qÀ®-amb Pohn-Xw. Pohm-ßmhv ]c-am-ßm-hnsâ Awiw am{X-am-sW¶pw ]c-am-ßm-hnsâ Imcy-sam-gn¨v Pohm-ßm-hn\v bmsXmcp kzmÀ°-XmÂ]-cy-hp-an-söpw XÀ¡-_p²n \s½ D]-tZ-in-¡p-¶p. C{µn-bm-\p-̀ -h-t¯m-Sp-IqSnb thdn« Pohn-X-ap-s¶ hnNmcw Ah³ssIsbm-gn-¨mÂam-{Xta ̀ mKy-¯n-tâbpw Nm]-ey-¯ntâbpw_Ô-\-¯n \n¶-h³ apàn t\Sp-I-bp-Åp. Pohm-ßmhvkzmÀ°-Imcy§Ä sNbvXpsNbvXv HSp-hn Xm³ kzbwDm-¡nb IpSp-¡nÂs¸-«p-t]m-Ip-¶p. hopw hym]-I-ambhnizm-ß-Po-hn-X-¯n A[n-Imcw Ah-Im-i-s¸-Sm-dm-Ip-¶-Xp-hsc AtX-]Sn _Ô- -\¯n InS-t¡-n-h-cp-¶p.C¯cw klm-\p-`q-Xn-bpsS amÀ¤w FÃm-hÀ¡p-ambnXpd¶p sh¨n-cn-bv¡p¶p; AXv Bß-hn-kvar-Xn-bn-te¡v\bn-¡p-¶-Xp-amWv''

""A\´w B\-µ-a-b-amWv; km´-]-ZmÀ°-§-fn B\-µ-an-Ã.'' bmÚ-hÂIy³ kÀÆ-kzhp-ap-t]-£n¨p Im«n-tebv¡p ]pd-s¸-Sp¶ ka-b¯p Xsâ k¼¯p apgph³]Xv\n-am-cmb ImÀXym-b-\n¡pw ssat{X-bn¡pw ̀ mKn-¨p-sIm-Sp-¡m-s\m-cp-§n. ssat{X-bn¡v Xms\´p sN¿-W-sa¶ptXm¶n-bn-Ã. AhÀ Xsâ KmÀlØy kma-{K-ln-IÄ¡n-S-bn-en-cp¶p AXy-´-Zpx-J-t¯msS ]pdsa Im«n-tebv¡pt\m¡m³ XpS-§n. A¶-hÀ Dt±-iy-c-ln-X-ambn hn{i-a-an-ÃmsX _²-s¸«p tPmen-sN-bvXp-sIm-n-cp¶ Hcp km[p-a-\p-jys\ Ipsd KpW-tZm-jn-¨p. km´-]-ZmÀ°-§sf D]-I-c-W-am-¡n-s¡mp \msa-s´-¦n-ep-sam¶v km[n¡m³{ian-¨m AXnsâ hn]-co-X-^-e-am-Wp-m-hpI, \½psSA´-cm-ßmhv bYmÀ°-k-´r-]vXn-¡p-thn sImXn-¨p-sIm-n-cn¡p¶p; F¶m A\-´-¯nÂ\n¶p \yq\-amb H¶n-

\pw-Xs¶ AXp \ap¡p F¯n-¨p-X-cm-\m-hn-Ã. \mw km´-h-kvXp-¡sf tXSp-¶p; Ah \ap¡p e`n-¡p-¶p-ap-v.F¶m Ah-bn k´r-]vXn-bn-Ã, AJn-e-hn-iz-s¯bpw\mw B{I-an̈ p Iog-S¡nF¶p hcmw; At¸mgpw Iog-S-¡m-\mbn C\nbpw hniz-§-fp-m-bn-ÃtÃm F¶v tJZn¨v s\Sp-hoÀ¸nSpw. ""Ah³ FhnsS F¯n-t¨À¶mepw Ahn-Sp¶pA¸pdw t]mIm-\m-{K-ln-¡p-¶p. BI-i-¯p-Xs¶sNs¶¯n F¶p-sh¡pI Ahn-Sp¶pw At§-¸p-d-t¯bv¡vt]mIm³ sImXn¡pw'' \½-fn A[n-I-]£w Bfp-Ifpw""[\-k-¼-¯nsâ amÀ¤-¯n-emWv Ncn-bv¡p-¶-Xv. F¶m-em-h-gn-bnÂsh¨v ]ecpw \in-¨p-t]m-Ip-¶p.''C{µn-b-hn-j-b-§-fpsS Zmkyw hln-¨p-sImpw _mly-k-¼-¯p-I-tfmSv H«n-bn-cp¶pw \mw kXym-ßm-hns\ ImWmsX t]mIp-¶p. ""[\-¯m-sem-cp-¯\pw kpJn-X-\m-Im³ Ign-bn-Ã.'' ""[\-tam-l-¯m aqV-\mb bphm-hnsâ ZrjvSn-bn ]c-temI Nn´DZn-bv¡p-t¶-bn-Ã. "CXp-X-s¶-bmWv temIw, asämcp temI-anÃ' F¶h³ Nn´n¡p-¶p. C§-s\-b-h³ hopwhopw arXyp-hnsâ ]nSn-bn s]Sp-¶p.'' ""Aar-X-Xz-sa-s´-¶-dn-bp¶ Úm\n-IÄ Ch-nsS-bpÅ A\n-Xy-h-kvXp-¡-fn \nXy-h-kvXpsh tXSp-¶nÃ'' Cuiz-c-\nÂ\n-¶p-hn-tbmKw {]m]n¨ a\p-jy³ ITn-\-Zpx-J-a-\p- -̀hn-¡p-¶p, Cuiz-c-t\m-SpÅ tNÀ -̈sIm--ÃmsX asäm¶p sImpw AhsâlrZ-b-¯nsâ hni¸p ian¡p-I-bn-Ã. BZÀi-kp-µ-chpwIf-¦-ta-im-̄ hn[w ]hn-{Xhpamb Hcp k¯sb {]m]n-¡m³ thn-bpÅ Bßm-hnsâ AXn-cä B{K-l-§sftZi-Im-em-h-[n-bp-ÅXpw C{µn-b-_-²-§-fp-amb ]ZmÀ°-§-sf-s¡mp \nd-th-äm-\m-hn-Ã, A\y-k-¯tbmSpÅ t{]a-¯n-eqsS Hcp ]c-a-tbm-Ky-k-¯sb {]m]n-bv¡m-\pÅBZÀiw Is-¯m³ B{K-ln¡p-¶-hÀ ]e-cp-ap-v.F¶m B A\-\y-k¯ tZi-Im-em-h-[n-I-fpÅ a\p-jym-ßm-hm-Ip-t¶-S-t¯mfw Ah-cpsS BZÀiw Hcn-¡epw {]m]n-¡m³ Ign-bn-Ã, asämcp am\-h-k-¯¡p-Ån kv{Xobm-Inepw ]pcp-j-\m-Inepw kuµ-cy-¯n-tâbpw t{]a-̄ n-tâbpw ]qÀ®-cq]w Xnc-bp-¶Xv Xs¶-¯m³ h©n-¡-em-Ipw. ]qÀ®-X-bpsS km£m¡mcw \nXy-¯nte km[y-am-Iq. CXn-¶m-It« kwkm-c-¯n \n¶pw kmwkm-cn-I-[-\-k-¼-¯p-I-fnÂ\n¶pw _Ô-apàn Bh-iy-am-Wv. {]]-©-ssh-cm-Ky-̄ n -Zpx-J-tam-N\w t\Sn-bn-cp-¶-hÀ BZy-Imew apXÂt¡-bp-v. ]p{X-I-f-{Xm-Zn-I-tfbpw Ømh-c-Pw-K-a-h-kvXp-¡-tf-bp-ap-t]-£n¨v `n£mw-tZ-ln-I-fmbn \nkz-X-bnepw Pohn-Xip-²n-bnepw tam£w t\Sm-sa¶ B{K-l-t¯msS Krl-§-fn \n¶n-d-§n-¯n-cn- -̈hÀ [mcm-fap-m-bn-cp-¶p. Krl-Ø-Po-hn-X-t¯m-SpÅ _Ô-§-f-dp-¯n-d-§nbCu X]-kzn-k-ap-Zm-b-amWv _u²-cpsS {ia-W-{]-Øm-\-¯n\v hgn sXfn-bn-¨-Xv. XymK-]qÀ®-amb PohnXw tam£-¯n-\pÅ apJy-amÀ¤-ambn AwKo-Icnbv¡s -̧«p.

D]-\n-j-̄ p-¡Ä kZm-Nm-c-Po-hn-X-¯nsâ B`y-´ckz`m-h-§-fn \njv¡Àj sNep-¯m\pw BNm-c-¯n-sât{]cI kz`m-h-¯n\v AXy´w {]m[m\yw Iev]n¡m-\p-an-S-bm-bn. ]pdsa ImWp¶ B\p-cq-]y-s¯-¡mfpw B´-c-amb ]cn-ip-²n-bmWv {][m-\w. D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ "tamãn-¡-cpXv' "sImÃ-cpXv' F¶p am{X-aà ]d-bp-¶-Xv. ""Zqsc ]nSn-bv¡-cpXv'' ""Bscbpw shdp-¡-cpXv t{Im[-̄ n\pw ZpÀhn-

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Im-c-§Ä¡pw Zpcm-{K-l-§Ä¡pw hio- q̀-X-\m-I-cpXv'' F¶pw{]Jym-]n-bv¡p-¶p-v. a\-ÊmZyw ]cn-ip-²-am-¡Ww; thÀA§n-s\-¯s¶\nÀ¯n hr£-¯nsâ Ce-IÄ am{Xw apdn-¨p-I-f-bp-¶-Xp-sImp t{]mP-\-sam-¶p-an-Ã. BN-c-W-¯nsâ ta· \nÀ®-bn¡p-¶Xv hnj-bnsb kw_-Ôn¨(A[n-Im-cn-I-X) tbmKy-Xbpw XymK-¯nsâ am{Xbpw ]cn-K-Wn-¨m-Wv.

ka-kvX-hn-izhpw a\p-jym-ßm-hn-s\-t¸m-se-¯s¶ ]c-am-ßm-hn \n¶v DÛ-hn-¨-Xmbn \mw a\-Ên-em-¡-W-sa¶mWv D]-\n-j-̄ p-¡Ä A\p-im-kn-¡p-¶-Xv. t{]a-kz-cq-]-\m-Wo-iz-c³. Cuiz-cs\ kvt\ln-¡pI B\-µ-am-Wv,Cuiz-c-t\mSp t{]a-an-Ãm-Xn-cn-¡pI ZpxJ-ImcW-am-Wv. ]c-am-ßm-hn-t\m-SpÅ t{]a-¯m Úm\hpw Aa-c-Xzhpwkn²n-bv¡p-¶p. Cuiz-c-t\m-Sv t{]a-an-Ãm-Xn-cp-¶m kwi-b-{`aw ZpxJw arXyp Ch-bv¡n-c-bm-bn-¯o-cp-¶p. FÃmbYmÀ°-aX§-fnepw kÀtÆm-¶-X-amb Cu BibwImWmw. ""F\n-s¡-Xn-cmbn ]m]w sN¿p-¶-h³ kz´wBßm-hn-s¶-Xn-cmbn sXäp sN¿p-¶p. Fs¶ shdp¡p-¶-h-scÃmw arXypsh kvt\ln-¡p-¶p.'' ]m]n-bmb a\p-jy³Bß-Lm-Xn-bm-Wv. A¯-c-¡msc ""Bß-lt\m P\mx''F¶mWv D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ hnfn¡p-¶-Xv.

kzmÀ°-amb FÃm {]b-Xv\-§-tfbpw XyPn-¡m³ D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ \s½ t{]cn-¸n¡p-¶p. F¶m FÃm XmÂ]-cy-§fpw Dt]-£n-t¡--Xn-Ã. Alw-`m-h-¯n \n¶-I¶p\n¡m\pw Cuiz-c-t\mSp kwbp-à-cmbn \n¡m-\p-amWv D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ Bh-iy-s¸-Sp-¶Xv. Hcm-ZÀi-b-Xn¡vB{K-l-§-fp-mIpw; Ah kzmÀ°-]-c-am-hn-sÃ-t¶-bp-Åp.""CÑ-bn-Ãm-¯-h-\pw, CÑ-bn \n¶v AXo-X-\pw, CÑm-]qÀ¯n-h-¶-h-\pw, Bßm-hns\ CÑn-¡p-¶-h\pw {_Ò-am-bn-cp-¶p-sIm-p-Xs¶ {_Òs¯ {]m]n¡p-¶p.'' \t½mSvDt]-£n-bv¡m³ ]d-bp¶ Imaw bYmÀ°-¯n CÑ-b-Ã.AXv tIhew arK-k-l-P-amb B{K-l-am-Wv, Ima-hm-k-\-bmWv; arK-cq-]-\mb a\p-jysâ C{µn-bm-tem-ep-]-X-bm-Wv.Ima-¯n \n¶p kzmX{´yw t\Sm\pw imkv{X-§Ä D]-tZ-in-bv¡p-¶p. ]t£ CXp shdpw \njv{In-b-X-bm-hn-Ã.Ima-¯n-tâ-bpw- Zp-cm-{Kl¯n-tâbpw \njvTpcim-k-\-¯nÂ\n¶pw _mly-h-kvXp-¡-fpsS BIÀj-I-tim-`-I-fnÂ\n¶pw apàn t\Sm³ kl-P-hm-k-\m-P-\y-amb D¡-Sm-`n-em-£-§-fpsS k¼qÀ¯nbn \n¶pw apàn t\Sm³\t½m-S-\p-im-kn-¡p-¶p-v. bYmÀ°-amb CÑsb \ntcm-[n-¨n-«n-Ã. AsXÃmw hnj-bs¯ B{ibn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. Hcpa\p-jysâ sImXn amwk-ku-µ-cy-¯n-se-¦n Ah³ hy`n-Nm-cn-bm-bn-¯ocpw; kpµ-c-h-kvXp-¡-fn-em-Wm-{K-l-sa-¦nÂAh³ Iem-Im-c-\mbncn¡pw; Cuiz-c-\n-em-sW-¦n Ejn-bm-bn-¯o-cpw. tam£-¯nepw Úm\-¯n-ep-apÅ B{K-l-¯n\p {]map Jyw Iev]n-¨n-cn¡p-¶p. CÑ-Isf kXy-sa¶pwanYysb ¶pw cmbn Xcw-Xn-cn-¨n-cn-bv¡p-¶p. \t½mSvktXy-Ñ-I-fn ]¦p-tN-cm³ Bh-iy-s -̧Sp-¶p. Hcp \Nn-tI-X-Ênsâ ]nXr-̀ -ànbpw [À½-\n-jvTbpw Hcp kmhn-{Xn-bpsS Zr-V-t{]-ahpw ]Xn `ànbpw Zqj-W-a-Ã. krjvSn-IÀ¯m-hnsâ "Ima'¯n\p CÑ-sb-¶m-WÀ°w. ""Rm³At\-I-§-fm-bn-¯o-cs« F¶-h³ B{K-ln¨p (A-Im-a-b-X)'' ]c-ta-iz-c\pw CÑn-¡p-¶p-sh-¦n \ap-s¡-´p-sIm--

`n-am-\w, tcmjw, Ima-hm-k\ apX-emb hnIm-c-§sf Hgn-bv¡m³ \t½mSv \nÀt±-in-¨n-«p-v. F¶m t{]a-̄ nsâtIma-f-hn-Im-c-§-fmb ka-kvt\-lhpw A\p-I-¼bpw Hgn-hm-¡-W-sa¶p ]d-ªn-«n-Ã. Bß-km-£m¡m-c-¯n-\mbnX]-Êp-sN-¿-W-sa¶v D]-\n-j-¯p-¡-fn-e-§n-§mbn \nÀt±-i-§Ä ImWm-sa-¶Xv icn-bm-Wv. F¶m X]-Ên\p Bß-i-àn-bpsS hnIm-kw, ico-c-Zm-ky-¯nÂ\n¶v Bßm-hnsâtamN-\w, a\-Ênsâ Kw`o-c-Nn-́ , a\-Êns\ kzbw ià-am-¡pI Fs¶Ãm-am-WÀ°w; ""bmsXm-cm-fpsS X]ÊpÚm\-a-b-am-sW-¦nÂ'' PohnXw Hcp atlm-Õ-h-am-Wv. AXn-te¡p £bn¡-s -̧«-h-cmWv \msa-Ãmw. AhnsS \ap¡vX]tÊm Bß-Xym-Ktam Zm\tam HuZm-cytam BÀÖ-htam kXy-amb hyh-lm-ctam Alnw-ktbm aäp-Å-hscthZ-\n-¸n-¡m-Xn-cn-¡tem kXy-h-N-\tam {]ZÀin-¸n-¡mw.X]Êv AsÃ-¦n XymKw-sImv tZymXn-̧ n-¡-s¸-Sp-¶Xv\nc-t]-£-`m-h-am-Wv. ""IÀ½w sImtm k´-Xn-sImtmk¼-¯p-sImtm Aà XymKw-sIm-mWv Aa-cXzw {]m]n-¡m³ Ign-bp-¶Xv'' Omtµm-tKym-]-\n-j-¯n ""{i²m X]''{i²-Xs¶bmWv X]-sʶp ]d-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p. _mly-]-ZmÀ°-§-fpsS _Ô-tam-N-\-¯n-\mbn HcmÄ h\m-´-c-¯nse GIm-´-X-bn-te-s¡m¶pw t]mtI--Xn-Ã. kmwkm-cn-I-]-ZmÀ°-§-fp-am-bpÅ Ah-in-jvS_Ôw s]s«-¶-dp-¯p-I-f-bm³ thn GIm-´-hm-k-¯n\p iàn-Iq-«p-ItbmX]-Êp-sN-¿p-Itbm th-Xn-Ã. ""XymK-t¯m-Sp-IqSn A\p-`-hn¨psImÅpI'' (tX\ Xytà\ `pRvPo-Ymx) F¶pCutim-]-\n-j-¯n ]d-ªn-«p-v. Cu kmwkm-cn-I-amb[\-k-¼-¯p-I-fp-tSbpw kma-{K-nI-fp-tSbpw A\À°-Im-cn-bmb ̀ mcw-sImp \mw Ip\n-ª-a-cm-sX-bm-bmte \ap-¡o-P-K-¯n-se-B-\-µ-am-kz-Zn-¡m³ Ign-bq. tem`-¯n\pw Zpcm-{K-l-̄ n\pw \mw Xotc Øm\w \ÂIm-Xn-cn¡p¶ ]£w\ap¡o temI-¯n cmPm-¡-·m-sc-t¸mse hmgmw. \½p-sS- kmw-km-cn-I-amb kpJm-\p-`-h¯n\p \½psS \nÀ²-\-Xz-hp-ambn {]Xy-£-amb A\p-]m-X-ap-v. XymK-¯nsât`Z-`m-h-s¯-D-·q-e\w sN¿pI F¶ AÀ°-¯nepw \nc-t]-£-t{]-a¯ hnI-kn-¸n-¡pI F¶ AÀ°-¯nepw,FÃm kXy-a-X-§-fp-tSbpw kmc-X-Xz-am-Wv.

`mc-Xob XXz-hn-Nmc¯n sshZn-I-Im-e-¯n-\p-tijwHcp ]cn-hÀ¯-\-ap-m-bn. AYÀÆ-th-Z-̄ ne sshcm-Ky-hmZw Imc-W-ambn cl-ky-hm-Z-{]-Øm-\-¯n\p iàn IqSn.EtKz-Z-̄ nse E¡p-I-fpsS cN\ \S¶ Ime¯p kpJ-t`m-K-§-fpsS Imcy-¯n kzÑ-µ-X-bp-m-bn-cp-¶p. a\p-jym-ßm-hnsâ kl-P-amb [mÀ½n-I-̀ m-h\ iàn-s¸-«p. D]-\n-jÂIm-e-am-b-t¸mÄ C{µn-b-§-fpsS B{I-a-W-¯n-s¶-Xnsckv]jvv-S-ambn i_vZ-ap-bÀ¶p. CSbv¡nsS B{I-an v̈ D]-{Zhw sN¿p¶ hnj-b-hm-k-\¡p hg-§n-s¡mv Bßm-hn-¶n-\nbpw ZpxJn¡m³ h¿ F¶m-bn. F¶m ]n¡m-e¯v icocs¯ Zln-¸n-¡pI apX-emb AÔ-k-{¼-Zm-b-§Ä tNÀ¶ {`m´³ssh-cm-Ky-¯n\v h¶p-s]« At[m-KXn D]-\n-jÂIm-e¯v Cu kÀÆ-kw-K-]-cn-Xym-K-̄ n\pt\cn-tS-n-h-¶n-Ã. _p²-a-X-s¯-t¸m-se-¯s¶ ̀ c-Zzm-P\pwkmwkm-cn-I-Po-hn-X-t¯bpw sshcm-Ky-t¯bpw Hcp-t]mse{]Xn-tj-[n-¡p-¶p-v. AXnÀhn« lT-hm-Z-¯nsâ ]mc-ay-¯n-se-̄ nb Cu sshcm-Ky-hmZw bYmÀ°-Xym-Ks¯

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kqNn-̧ n-¡p¶ H¶Ã; AsXmcp {]Im-c-¯n kzmÀ°-]-c-Xzw-X-s¶-bm-sW¶p \w ]d-bpw. Hcm-fpsS Bßhv temI-¯nse asäÃm Bßm-¡fpw IqSn-bmepf-f-Xn-t\-¡Ät{ijvT-X-c-am-sW¶p IcpXn GI-́ -tam-£-¯n-\p-thnsN¿p¶ {ia-§Ä Hcn-¡epw Bßm-hnsâ bYmÀ°-\-{a-X-bpsS {]I-S-\-a-Ã. \mw IÀ½w sN¿Ww; F¶m A\m-k-à-ambn sN¿Ww F¶mWv D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ\njvIÀjn-¡p-¶Xvv. {]]-©-XymKw sNbvXv hn`P-\-Ø-et¯m k\ym-kn-a-T-̄ ntem hn{i-an-¡p-¶-h-\à [mÀ½n-I³ kwkm-c-¯n¯s¶ Pohn¨p kmwkm-cn-I-h-kvXp-¡sf kvt\ln-¨p-sImp X\n-bv¡p-th-n-b-Ãm-sX, Ah-bn-e-´À¶n-ln-X-amb A\-´-̄ n\p thn, Ah-bnÂKp]vX-am-bn-cn¡p¶ hn`q-hn-\p-thn kvt\ln-¨p-sImvþ Ign-bp-¶-h-\mWv [mÀ½n-I-a-\p-jy³. Abmsf kw_-Ôn-t¨-S-t¯mfw Cuiz-csâ alXzw \ncp-]m-[n-I-amWv;asäÃm ]ZmÀ°-§Ä¡pw ]qÀ®-X-bn-te-bv¡pÅ hml-\-§Ä AYhm Cuiz-c-\n-te-bv¡pÅ amÀ¤-§Ä F¶ \ne-bn kmt]-£-amb al-Xz-hp-ap-v. A\p-jvTn-¡-s -̧Sp¶FÃm IÀ¯-hy-§-fpw, hyàn-]-c-amb bÚ§fpw XymK-§fpw Bß-km-£m¡m-c-¯n\p klm-bn-¡p-¶p.\ap¡p ]nXm-¡-·m-cm-Imw. Fs´-¶m k¦p-Nn-X-ambhyàn-Xz-¯nÂ\n¶p AXo-X-ambn \n¡m\pw IqSp-XÂal-¯mb Dt±-iy-§-fp-ambn kzbw XmZmßyw {]m]n¡m-\papÅ amÀ¤-am-W-Xv. Znhy t{]a-̄ nsâ \ng-emWv am\-ht{]aw. \ap¡p kz´w ]Xv\nsb kvt\ln-bv¡mw.F´n\p thn ? FÃm hkvXp-¡-fp-tSbpw lrZ-b-¯nÂPzen-bv¡p¶ B\-µ-¯n\p thn. ""bYmÀ°-¯nÂ`À¯mhv {]nb-\m-Ip¶Xvv `À¯m-hn-\p-th-n-b-Ã. Bßm-hn-\p-thn BWv `À¯mhv {]nb-\m-Ip-¶-Xv.'' F¶p D]-\n-j¯p ]d-bp-¶p. Cu Imcyw Xs¶ CS-ap-dn-bmsX ̀ mcy,]p{X-·mÀ, cmPy-§Ä, {_mÒ-W-£-{Xn-b-Pm-Xn-IÄ, temI-hn-̀ m-K-§Ä, tZh-·mÀ, kPoh krjvSn-IÄ, hym]-I-ambhnizw F¶o hkvXp-¡sf BhÀ¯n-¨m-hÀ¯n-¨p-Zm-l-cn¨vDd-¸n-bv¡p-¶p. Ah-sbÃmw Ahbv¡p thnbà \nXy-k-¯-bv¡p-th-n-bmWv Cu kwkm-c-¯n ØnXn-sN-¿p-¶-Xv. kmwkm-cn-I-]-ZmÀ°-§sf ]m]-¯n-\pÅ Cc-bm-bn-«Ã Znhym-\-µ-{]m-]vXn-¡pÅ amÀ¤-§-fm-bn-«mWv krjvSn-¨n-«p-Å-Xv. \½psS ho£Ww bYmÀ°-am-bm \ap¡pk¼¯p apX-emb sFiz-cy-§-fp-m-hp-I-bm-bn. ""XtXmta {inb-am-hl'' (A-Xn-\p-tijw F\nbv¡v [\w sImphcp). kwkvIm-c-lo-\\v [\w Hcp Xn·-bmWv; F¶mÂhnth-In-bv¡-§n-s\-bà F¶p i¦-c³ \nÀt±-in¡p-¶p.{]Xy-£-¯n AssZ-hn-I-am-bn-t¯m-¶p¶ {]m]-©nIhkvXp-¡Ä [mÀ½n-I-\mb Bßm-hn\p \nc-´-c-apÅshÃp-hn-fn-bm-Wv. Bßmhv Ah-bpsS kzX-{´-\n-e-tbmSvGäp s]mcp-XWw; Ahsb ssZhn-I-i-àn-bpsS {]I-S-ambnamäp-Ibpw thWw. Ah³ Cu A\m-k-à-̀ m-h-¯nÂFÃm IÀ½-§fpw sN¿p-¶p. ""Ak-àt\m \nÀÃn-]vXt\mBhpI F¶-Xnsâ XmÂ]cyw Bßm-hns\ {]]-©-t¯mSp tNÀ¯p sI«nb FÃm sI«p-Ifpw Agn¨p apà-\m-hpI, `qa-WvU-e-¯nse Hcp ]ZmÀ°-t¯bpw B{i-bn-¡m-Xn-cn-¡p-I, `uXn-I-]-ZÀ°-§-fn-tebv¡p Nmbm-Xn-cn-¡pI Fs¶-Ãm-amWv. aäp-Å-hÀ \s½-¸än F´p-]-d-bp¶pF´p hnNm-cn¡p-¶p. \s½-s¡m-s´p sN¿n-¡m-\m-{K-

ln-bv¡p-¶p, CXn-sem¶pw {i²n-¡-cp-Xv. Hcp tbm²mhv]S-¡-f-¯n apt¶-dp-¶-t]mse Nn´tbm ̀ mhn-hn-Nm-ctamIqSmsX kz´w IÀ¯-hy-§Ä \nÀÆ-ln-¡p-I. Hcp [mÀ½n-I-Im-cy-¯n-\p-thn kÀÆ-kz-XymKw sNt¿-n-h-cp-t¼mÄX§-fpsS ta·, BZ-c-hv, bi-Êv, A\p-Iq-e-]cnX-Øn-Xn,kpJkuIcy-§Ä, a\p-jy-t\m-Sp-ff kvt\l-_ÔwChsb H¶pw Imcy-am-¡m-Xn-cn-¡p-I.'' Cu Bßo-b-kw-LÀj-¯n\v imco-cn-I-amb Nne Hcp-¡-§Ä sN¿m³ D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ \s½ t{]cn-¸n-¡p-¶p-v. iuNw, D]-hm-kw,C{µn-b-\n-{Klw GIm-´-hmkw apX-em-bh imco-cn-I-ip-²n¡v AXym-h-iy-ambn hn[n¡-s¸-«n-cn¡p-¶p. ""Fsâicocw kptbm-Ky-am-I-s«, Fsâ Pnlz AXy´w a[p-c-am-I-s«. sNhn-sImv Rm³ Gähpw A[nIw tIÄ¡p-am-dm-Is«'' CXnsâ XmÂ]cyw ico-cs¯ Hc-h-jvSw-`-amtbmBßm-hn\p Hcp `mc-amtbm IcpXn Xnc-kv¡-cn-t¡--Xnà F¶m-Wv. ico-c-¯nsâ ip²o-I-c-Wtam C{µn-b-§-fpsS tamN-\tam a\-Ênsâ hnIm-ktam H¶pw-Xs¶ Bß-]o-U-tbmSp _Ô-ap-Å-X-Ã. {_Ò-Ncyw ]men-¡p-¶-hÀt¡{_Ò-tem-I-{]m-]vXn-bp-mIq F¶p hopw Omtµm-tKym-]-\n-j-¯n ]d-b-s¸-«n-cn¡p-¶p. {_Ò-Ncyw HmtcmhnZymÀ°nbpw Kpcp -hnsâ ASp-¡Â hnZym-[y-b\wsN¿p¶ Ah-k-c-¯n ]men-bvt¡-p¶ kz`m-h-\n-b-{´-W-amWv. AXv kwkm-c-XymKt¯mSp-Iq-Snb X]tÊm sshcm-Kytam AÃ. Fs´-¶m AtX D]-\n-j-̄ n Viii 5þÂ{_Ò-N-cys¯ bRvPm-\p-jvTm-\-¯n\p Xpey-ambn ]d-ªn-cn-bv¡p-¶p. CXp {_Ò-N-cys¯ kwkm-c-\n-hr-¯n-sb¶psXämbn hymJym-\n-¡m-Xn-cn-¡m-\pÅ Hcp Xm¡oXp \ÂIn-bn-cn¡p-I-bm-sW¶p tXm¶pw. icocw Bßm-hnsâ tkh-I-\m-Wv. Imcm-Kr-l-a-Ã. PohnXw a\Êv tNX\ _p²napX-em-b-hsb \mw XyPn-¨p-I-f-b-W-sa¶ kqN-\-I-sfm¶pwD]-\n-j-¯p-I-fn-en-Ã. adn¨p Cuiz-c³ A´-cy-an-bm-sW¶kn²m´w CXn-s¶-Xn-cmb Hcp \nÀ®-b-¯n-te-bv¡mWv\s½ \bn-bv¡p-¶-Xv.

bYmÀ°-a-X-̄ nsâ `mhm-th-i-̄ n Du¶n- \n¡p-¶-Xp-sImp am{Xw D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄ Xr]vXn-s¸-Sp- -¶nÃ.Ah \ap¡v Hcp IÀ¯-hy-kw-lnX IqSn Hcp¡n sh¨n-cn-bv¡p¶p; AXn-Ãm-ªm [mÀ½n-Im-ZÀiw hniz-kn-¨p-Iq-Sm¯ hgn-Im-«n-bm-bn-t¸m-Ipw. FÃm BNm-c{Ia-§fpw hnIm-c-§-fpsS \nb-{ -́Whpw _p²n-bpsS kÀ-Æm-[n-]-Xy-hpapÅ,kzmÀ°-]-c-amb hyàn-Xz-¯nsâ k¦p-Nn-X-Xz-¯n \n¶papàn t\Sn BtßmÂIÀj-¯n-tebv¡p \bn¡p-¶, al-¯mb Znhy-]-²-Xn-bn ]¦m-fn-I-sf¶ \nebv¡v \msaÃmw\nc-́ cw {]hÀ¯n-¨p-sIm-n-cn-¡p¶ FÃm BNm-c-cq-]-§fpw þ [mÀ½n-I-§-fmWv; CXn\p hn]-co-X-am-bh A[mÀ½n-I-§-fpw, Bß-kw-b-ahpw DZm-c-Xbpw Icp-W-bp-amWvkÂKp-W-§Ä. he¯pssI sN¿p-¶Xv CS-¯pssI Adn-b-cpXv F¶ XXzw Cu hmIy§-fn {]I-Sn-¸n¡p¶p. ""{i²-tbm-Sp-IqSn Zm\w sN¿-Ww, A{i-²-tbm-Sp-IqNn Zm\w sN¿-cp-Xv, [mcmfw Zm\w sN¿-Ww, eÖ-tbm-Sp-IqSn Zm\wsN¿Ww. ̀ b-t¯msS Zm\w sN¿-Ww, klm-\p-`q-Xn-tbmsSZm\w sN¿Ww'' OtµmtKym]-\n-j-¯n (Viii17) X]-Êv,Zm\w, BÀÖ-hw, Alnw-k, kXy-k-ÔX F¶n-h-bmWvkZm-Nm-c-cq-]-§-fmbn ]d-b-s -̧«n-cn¡p-¶-Xv. GsX-¦nepw arK-

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kr-jvSnsb lnwkn-bv¡m³ aSn-¡p-¶Xpw, \mbm-Sn-̧ n-Sn¨apb¡n-Sm-hn-s\-s¨mÃn hyk\w tXm¶p-¶-Xpw, C¶s¯Nn´m-K-Xn-bn AXn-i-¦m-ep-¡-fmb kv{XoP-\-§Ä¡vtNÀ¶ hnIm-c-ZuÀ_-ey-am-tb¡mw. F¶m D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fn arK-kr-jvSn-Isf kvt\ln¡p-¶Xv Hcp-¯a [À½-ambn KWn¡-s -̧Sp-¶p. `qap-J-̄ pÅ `mc-Xob [À½-im-kv{X-¯nsâ kma-\y-cq-]-am-Wv. \mbm-«n-¶mbn Hcp am\ns\sImÃp-¶Xpw hnt\m-Z-̄ n\p am{Xw Hsc-ensb D]-{Z-hn-¡p-¶Xpw A]-cm-[-am-Wv. hnIm-c-§sf Pbn-¡m³ Nnet¸mÄ khn-ti-j-amb Bß-\n-b-{´Ww hn[n-¡p-¶p-v.`mc-Xob Nn´-I-·mÀ a\Êv ico-cs¯ B{i-bn-¨n-cn-bv¡p¶p F¶ hnizm-k-ap-Å-h-cmWv; AXp-sIm--hÀ a\-Ênsâ ]cn-ip²n Bh-iy-am-sW¶p \nÀt±-in¡-p¶p. hmk-\-I-fpsS \nb-{´Ww kztÑbm \St¡-Xm-Wv. AXvkw`m-hy-a-sÃ-¦n \nÀº-Ô-ambn \nb-{´n¡epw Nne-t¸mÄ ]Xn-hp-v. X]Êv AYhm \nÀº-Ô-amb hk\m\nb-{´-Ww, \ymkw AYhm kwK-]-cn-XymKw Ch cpw-X-½n t`Zw IÂ]n-̈ n-cn¡p-¶p. X]Êv Xmgv¶ ]Sn-bn-epÅ hm\-{]-Ø-¶p-Å-XmWv; AtX kabw \ymkwk\ym-kn-bv¡p-Å-Xm-Wv. GIm-{K-X, [ym\w \nZn-[ym-k\wapX-em-bh tbmK-N-cy-Ifpw A\p-hÀ¯n-t¡--Xp-v.""{]mÚ³ hm¡ns\ a\-Ênepw a\-Êns\ _p²n-bnepwhne-bn-¸n-¡-Ww.'' [ym\hpw GIm-{K-Nn-´-\hpw a\x-ip-²n-¡p-]-I-c-W-ambpw ]d-ªn-cn-¡p-¶p. FÃm hnNm-c-§fpwA´Àap-J-am¡n Cuiz-c-s\-¯s¶ Nn´n-¡m³ Pohm-ßm-¡-tfmSv IÂ]n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. Cuiz-c-\n \n¶v A\p-{Klwe`n¡m-\Ã; Cuiz-c-t\mSv XmZmßyw {]m]n-¡m³ ! F-¶m Cu [ym\m-h-Øn-X-amb Pohn-X-̄ nsâ Bß-{]-lÀjm-hØ t]mepw XoÀ¨-bmbpw bYmÀ°-X-bnÂ\n-¶pÅ Hscm-gn-ªp-am-d-e-Ã. AXv ]ZmÀ°-§-fpsS ]c-a-k-Xys¯ I-dn-bm³ Ign-hp-m-¡p¶ D]-I-cWw am{X-am-Wv. ""aqÀ¨bpw kq£va-X-bp-apÅ a\-Êp-sImp am{XtaCuiz-cs\ ImWm³ Ign-bp.'' {_Ò- -Ncyw, KmÀl-Øyw,hm\-{]-Øw, k\ymkw F¶n-§ns\ \mem-{i-a-§Ä hn[n-bv¡-s¸-«n-cn-bv¡p-¶p. {Ia-¯n Ah-bn-eqsS IS-¶p-t]mbna\p-jy\v kmwkm-cn-I-aew \o¡n Xs¶ ip²-am-¡mw.At¸mtg a\p-jy³ Xsâ B²ym-ßn-I-amb hmk-tK-l-¯n tIdm³ AÀl-\m-Ip-¶p-Åp.

kap-Zm-b-t¯m-SpÅ IÀ¯-hy-§-sfÃmw ]qÀ®-ambn\nÀÆ-ln̈ p Ign-ªm Hmtcm-cp-¯À¡pw kwkm-c-¯nÂ\n¶p hnc-à-\mb hn{iaw tXSm³ hn[n-bp-v. a\p-jy-Pn-hn-X-¯nsâ Ah-km-\s¯ ]Sn-bm-Wn-Xv. [mÀ½n-I-ambBN-c-Whpw t{]a-a-b-amb Pohn-Xhpw \bn-¡p¶ X]-kzn-bmb ]cn-{h-mP-I³ kmwkm-cn-I-{]-tem-`-\-§-fn \n¶papà-\mbn ]c-tem-I-t¯bv¡p ZrjvSn Xncn¡p-¶p.\njvIfhpw `àn ]qÀ®-§-fp-amb `mc-X-̄ nse ap\n-Nn-¯-§Ä \nXy-ku-µ-cy-¯nsâ kz]v\-§-fmepw A\-iz-c-kw-Ko-X-̄ nsâ {]Xn- -[z-\n-I-fmepw \nc-´cw BIr-jvS-§-fm-bn-cn-bv¡p-¶p. AhÀ B ]c-am-ZÀi-̄ nsâ ASp-¯m-Wv. AXnsâ AkvXn-Xz-¯m-em-Ir-jvS-cm-I¯¡h®w\s¶ ASp-¯mWv \n¡-p-¶-Xv. \ap-¡-sXmcp kz]v\-am-Imw. F¶m AhÀ Pohn-¡p-¶tX B kz]v\-̄ n-em-Wv.AXp-sIm--hÀ¡Xv X§Ä Ah-K-Wn¨p XÅp¶ `uXn-

I-k-¯-sb-¡m-tfsd bmYmÀ°yam-Wv. X]-kznsb kw_-Ôn-t¨-S-t¯mfw Bßm-hn\pw ico-c-¯n\pw ISn-\-amb ]cn-io-e\w þ ITn-\-amb km[-\-þ-hn-[n-̈ n-«p-v. AXp kn²n-¨-hÀt¡ C¯cw BZÀi-Po-hnXw \bn-bv¡m-\m-hq. \njvIr-jvS-amb ]cn-ip-²nbpw AIn-©-\-Xzhp-amWv X]-kzn-bpsSPohnXs¯ `cn-t¡--Xv. AbÄ aª-hkv{Xw [cn-bv¡-Ww. incÊp apWvU\w sNbvXv sXcp-hp-sXn `£WwbmNn-bv¡-Ww. Bßm-hn\p hn\bw hcp-¯m-\pÅ D]-I-c-W-§-fm-Wn-h. \nXy-\n-bX§-fmb {]mÀ°-\-Ifpw D]-hm-k-§fpw A\p-jvTn-bv¡pI hgn Bßm-hn\v \nXym-\-µ-]-Z-hn-bn-te-¡p-b-cp-hm³ Ign-bp-¶p. hnip-²nbpw hn\-bp-am-sWmcp X]-kznsb alm-\m-¡n-¯oÀ¡p-¶Xv; Ipi-e-\mbHcn-{µ-Pm-e-¡m-csâ ssIb-S-¡-¯n-epÅ kmaÀ°ytamhmtXm-·m-Z-¡mcsâ kz]v\w ImWm-\pÅ Ignthm AÃ.Imaw, t{Im[w, hmk-\, CÑ F¶nh hn«p-bÀ¶v ip²-\m-bn-cn¡p-¶-Xp-sIm-mWv X]kzn al¯zw t\Sp-¶-Xv. Pohn-¨n-cns¡ A\p-jvTn-¡p¶ Cu Bßm-lpXn HcmÄ¡v Bß-l-Xy-tb-¡mÄ ITn-\-am-Wv. acWw Ffp-̧ -am-Wv. `mc-s¸-«Xv Pohn-X-am-Wv. kmaqly _Ô-§-fn \n¶p c£-s¸-Sm³ thn hoSpw kap-Zmbhpw Dt]-£n-¡p-¶-Xp-sImvHcmÄ icn-bmb k\ym-kn-bm-Ip-¶nÃ; Pohn-X-̄ n ]cm-Pbw ]än-b-Xp-sImp am{Xw k\y-kn-¨-h\pw bYmÀ°-k-\ym-kn-bm-Ip-¶n-Ã. Cu Ah-km-\s¯ Xc-¡mÀ k\ym-km-{i-a-̄ n-\msI A]-am\w hcp-¯p-¶p. Bß-kw-bawsNbvXv [mÀ½n-I-ho-£-W-¯n-eqsS am\-h-k-aq-l-¯n\pthn IjvS-§-f-\p- -̀hn-¡p-¶-h-\mWv bYmÀ° k\ym-kn.Pohn-X-]-cn-{i-a-am-sI-¯s¶ \½psS Al-¦mcw XpS¨p\o¡n \s½ ]cn-ip-²-cm-¡m³ thn-bp-Å-Xm-Wv. B{i-a-hy-h-Ø-Ifpw aäpw Btßm-¶-Xn¡v klm-b-I-amIm³thn GÀs -̧Sp-¯nb ]²-Xn-I-fpamWv. A§s\ Krl-Øm-{i-a-¯n\p tijw ]cn-{hm-P-I-Po-hn-X-amWv hn[n-¨n-cn¡p-¶-Xv. Bß-Úm\n Xsâ FÃm kzmÀ°-XmÂ]-cy- -§fpw shSnªv ]cn-{hm-P-I-k-\ym-kn-bm-bn-¯o-c-W-sa¶vD]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ tLmjn-¡p-¶p, ""{_mÒ-WÀ Bß-Úm-\n-I-fmbn `mhn-k-´m-\-]-c-¼-c-bpsS B{K-l-hpw, hyàn-]-c-amb kz¯p-ssI-h-i-¯n-\pÅ B{K-l-hpw, euIn-I-amb sFiz-cy-§Ä¡pÅ B{K-lhpw ssIsh-Snªv ]cn-{hm-P-I-cmbn k©-cn-bv¡p-¶p.'' {]mNo\ `mc-X-¯nÂk\ymkn \nÀ²-\\pw AIn-©-\-\p-am-sW-¦n-epw, bmsXm-c-[n-Im-chpw iàn-bp-an-sÃ-¶n-cn-¡n-epw, km{am-Pym-[n-]-·mÀIqSn Im¡ Ip¼n-S-̄ -¡-hn[w Øm\hpw _lp-am-\hpw hln-¨n-cp-¶p. ]cn-ip-²-Po-hn-X-¯n\v A{Xbpw _lp-am-\m-Z-c-§-fp-m-bn-cp-¶p.

lnµp-a-X-¯nsâ apJy-e-£-W-amb B{i-a-[À½w Pohn-X-̄ nsâ FÃm hi¯pw Bß-iàn hfÀ¯n PohnXw]qÀ®-am-¡m³ {ian-¡p-¶p. AXv sshhm-ln-I-Po-hn-X-¯n\vHcp-¡-sa¶ \ne-bn ItTm-c-amb ]cn-ip²n AYhm {_Ò-Ncyw thW-sa¶p \njvIÀjn-¡p-¶p-v. D]-\n-j-Zv{ZjvSm-¡-fpsS A`n-{]m-b-̄ n hnhmlw Hcp [mÀ½nI kwkvIm-c-amWv; Cuiz-c-tk-hm-]-²-Xn-bm-Wv. KmÀl-Øy-¯nsâBØm\-amb Krlw Hcp hnjp-²-th-Zn-bmWv; aX-]-c-ambbmsXmcp NS§pw [À½-]-Xv\nsb ]s¦-Sp-¸n-bv¡msX]qÀ¯n-bm-hn-Ã. Zm¼-Xyhpw ]nXr-Xzhpw hgn-bmbn HcmÄ

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a\p-jy-kvt\-l-¯n-tâbpw IpSpw-_-_-Ô-¯n-tâbpwAgIpw B\-µhpw XnI¨pw A\p-̀ -hn-¨p-I-gnª tijwhniz-]u-csâ DbÀ¶ ]Z-hn-bn-se-̄ m³ thn {Ia-¯nÂKrl-t¯mSpw IpSpw-_-t¯m-Sp-apÅ _Ô-§-fn \n¶vkzmX{´yw t\Sm³ ]cn-{i-an-¡-W-sa¶pw hn[n-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p._p²-aXw `mc-Xob lrZb-§-fn kpØn-c-ambn Øm\-ap-d-¸n-bv¡p-¶-Xn ]cm-P-b-s¸-«n-«p-s-¦n AXn\pImcWw AXv {_Ò-N-cys¯ KmÀl-Øy-t¯-¡mÄ AXyp-¶-X-\n-e-bn sImp-sh-¨Xpw ap³tbm-Ky-X-Itfm AÀl-Xtbm t\m¡msX FÃm-h-tcbpw DbÀ¶ kXym-km-{i-a-¯n-tebv¡v sNÃm³ A\p-h-Zn- -̈Xp-am-Wv. k\ym-kn-IÄPmXn, [\w, ]ucXzw CsXm-¶p-an-Ãm¯ Bßo-b-amb Hcpktlm-Z-cy-Øm-]-\-am-Wv. kvt\l-¯n-tâbpw tkh-\-¯n-tâbpw ktµ-i-§sf {]km-Z-`m-h-¯n {]N-cn-¸n¡p-I-bm-W-Xnsâ Dt±-iyw. `qan-bn hnip-²n-bpsS kuµ-cy-¯n-\pw, hn\-b-¯nsâ iàn¡pw, AIn-©-\-Xz-¯nsâ B\-µ-¯n-\pw, tkh-\-¯nsâ kzmX-{´y-¯n\pw km£n-I-fmbnk©-cn-¡p¶ Cuiz-c-Zq-X-·m-cm-W-hÀ.

PmXn-bpsS \nb-a-§Ä kap-Zm-b-t¯m-SpÅ IÀ¯-hy-§sf hn[n-¡p-¶p. a\p-jy³ X\n¡p hn[n¨ IÀ¯-hy-IÀ½-§Ä F´m-bmepw A\p-jvTn-¡-Ww. tbmKy-X-IÄt\m¡n Ah-bpsS ASn-Øm-\-¯n-emWv IÀ¯-hy-IÀ½-§Ä hn[n-¨n-«p-Å-Xv. {_Ò-WXzw kn²n¡pI P·wsImà BN-c-Ww-sIm-m-sW¶p KWn-¡-s¸-«n-cn¡p-¶p.XpSÀ¶p ]d-bp¶ IY kXys¯ sXfn-bn-¡p-¶p.

Pm_m-e-bpsS aI³ kXy-Im-a³ Xsâ A½sbkwt_m-[\w sNbvXp ]dªv : ""At½ Rm³ {_Ò-NcywZo£n-bv¡m-\m-{K-ln¡p-¶p. Rmt\Xp tKm{X-¡m-c-\m-Wt½''

A½ aI-t\mSp ]dªp: ""Fsâ Ip«o, \nsâ tKm{X-ta-Xm-sW-s¶-\n-¡-dnªp-IqSm. sNdp-̧ -¯n Hcp Zmkn-bmbn Rm\-§p-an§pw \S-¶n-cp¶ Ime-̄ mWv \ns¶KÀ`w [cn-̈ Xv. AXp-sImv \o GXp tKm{X-am-sW-s¶-\n-¡-dn-bn-Ã. Fsâ t]À Pm_m-e-sb-¶mWv. \o kXy-Im-a-\m-Wv. AXp-sImv kXy-Im-a-Pm-_m-e-\mWv Rms\¶p\n\¡v ]d-bmw.''

kXy-Im-a³ lcn-{Zp-amsâ ]p{X-\mb KuX-asâ ASp-¡Â sN¶v ]dªp:

""`K-hm³, Rm³ Ahn-Sps¯ ASp-¡Â {_Ò-NcywZo£n¡m-\m-{K-ln¡p-¶p. Rm³ Ahn-Sps¯ ASp-¡Â hc-s«tbm?''

KuX-a³ tNmZn¨p : ""tl tkmay, \o GXp tKm{X-¯n s]«-h\mWv?''

kXy-Im-a³ ]dªp : ""`K-h³, F\n-bv¡-dn-ªp-IqSm,Rmt\Xp tKm{X-¯n s]«-h-s\¶v F\n-bv¡-dn-ªp-IqSm,Rm\-½-tbmSp tNmZn¨p t\m¡n. A½-bpsS adp-]Sn C§-s\-bmWv: "Rms\sâ sNdp-̧ -̄ n Hcp ]cn-Nm-cn-I-sb¶\ne-bn A§p-an§pw Aeªp Xncn-ªn-cp¶ Ime-¯mWv \ns¶ KÀ`w [cn- -̈Xv. \nsâ tKm{X-ta-sX¶p ]d-bp-hm³ km[y-a-Ã. Fsâ t]À Pm_m-e-sb-¶mWv; \o kXy-Im-a-\mWv' AXp-sImv ̀ K-h³ Rm³ kXym-Ima Pm_m-e-\m-Wv.''

KuX-a³ kXy-Im-a-t\mSp ]dªp: ""icn-bmb Hcp{_mÒW \ÃmsX C§s\ kXyw sXfnªp ]d-bm-\m-hn-Ã. AXp-sImv thKw sN¶v Aán Pzen-¸n-¡q. Rm³\n\¡v Zo£m-IÀ½w \S-¯mw. \o kXy-amÀ¤-¯n \n¶pw]ng-¨-h-\-Ã.''

hnhn-[-`m-K-§se ab-s¸-Sp-¯m\pw ASn-Xp-c-¡p¶ hÀ¤-ssh-c-§-tfbpw sshap-Jy-§-tfbpw AI-äm-\p-amWv D]-\n-jZv ZÀi\-§Ä Xp\n-bp-¶-Xv. Cuiz-c³ FÃm-h-cnepw Hcp-t]mse hym]n-̈ n-cn¡p¶ A´-cym-an-bmb Bßm-hm-Wv.AXp-sImv FÃm-hÀ¡pw Hcp t]mse kXys¯ {Kln-bv¡m³ Ignbpw; FÃm-hcw Hcp-t]mse kXy-Úm\wA[y-b\w sN¿m³ A[n-Im-cn-I-fp-am-Wv. £{Xn-b-cpsS{]Xn-\n-[n-bmbn k\ÂIp-am-c³ {_Ò-W-\mb \mc-Zs\]ZmÀ°-§-fpsS ]c-a-c-lkyw [cn-¸n-¡p-¶p. DbÀ¶ XXz-Úm-\hpw [À½hpw Hcn¡epw {_mÒ-W-hÀ¤-¯n\pam{Xw HXp§n \n¡p-¶-X-Ã. AKm-[-amb B[ym-ßn-I-{]-iv\-§sf hni-Zo-I-cn¨p ]Tn-¸n¡p¶ £{Xn-b-cm-Pm-¡-·m-sc-¸än \mw {KÙ-§-fn hmbn-¡p-¶p. XXz-Úm-\s¯kw_-Ôn¨ hmZ-{]-Xn-hm-Z-§Ä¡mbn [mÀ½n-I-k-t½-f-\-§Ä \S-¯n-bn-cp¶ P\-I\pw APm-X-i-{Xphpw £{Xn-b-cm-Pm-¡-·m-cm-bn-cp-¶p. Xo{h-amb _u²n-I-Po-hn-X-¯n-sâIme-L-«-am-bn-cp¶p AXv. km[m-c-W-¡mÀIqSn ZmÀi-\n-I-{]-iv\-§-fn XmÂ]cyw ImWn-¨p-h-¶p. PvRm\n-IÄ \m«n-e-t§m-«p-an-t§m«pw imkv{X-NÀ¨-IÄ¡mbn DÕml-]qÀÆwk©-cn-¨p-sIm-n-cp-¶p. D]-\n-j-¯p-I-fpsS k¼m-Z-I-·m-cmb {_Ò-WÀ¡v £{Xn-b-·mÀ Kth-j-W-§-fn {][m-\-amb ]s¦-Sp -¡p-¶p-s¶p k½-Xn-¡-¯¡ hn[wBßmÀ°-amb kXy-k-Ô-X-bp-mbn-cp-¶p. kv{XoIÄPohn-X-¯n\p thn-bpÅ kwLÀjs¯ kw_-Ôn-t¨-S-t¯mfw Gähpw kpc-£n-X-Ifpw B{in-X-I-fp-am-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¦nepw tam£-{]m-]vXn-¡pÅ B²ym-ßn-I-k-a-c-̄ nÂAhÀ¡v ]pcp-j-·-tcmSv Xpey-amb A[n-Im-cm-h-Im-i-§-fpm-bn-cp-¶p. ssat{X-bnbpw KmÀKnbpw Bßo-b-amb Kw`o-c-{]-iv\-§-sf-¡p-dn¨v imkv{X-hmZw \S-¯m-dp-m-bn-c¶p;ZÀi-\-§-sf-¡p-dn¨p \S-¯p¶ NÀ¨m-k-t½-f-\-§-fnepw]s¦-Sp-¡m-dp-m-bn-cp-¶p.

D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ Úm\s¯ tamt£m-]m-b-ambnDu¶n ]d-bp-¶p-s-¶p-ÅXv bYmÀ°-am-Wv. ""XcXntimIw Bßm-hnÂ'' Bß-Úm\n FÃm timI-§-tfbpwXcWw sN¿p-¶p. ""{_Ò-hn {_ssÒh `hXn'' {_Ò-Úm\n {_Òw Xs¶ Bbn-¯o-cp-¶p. D]-\n-j-̄ p-IÄÚm\-¯nsâ al-Xz-¯n-eq¶n \n¡p-Ibpw FÃm kZm-Nm-c-§-tfbpwAXnsâ ]qÀÆ-hÀ¯n-I-fmbn Icp-Xp-IbpwsN¿p-¶Xp sImv D]-\n-j-¯p-IÄ Úm\-s¯-¡p-dn-¨pÅ AXyp-Õmlw \nan¯w CÑm-i-ànsb AXnsâØm\-̄ p-\n¶v Xcw Xmgv̄ p¶p F¶p ]d-bp¶ hnaÀi-I-·m-cp-v. Úm\n-IÄ¡v kZm-Nmcw hfsc Imcy-ap-Å-sXm-¶p-aà F¶v Dd-¸n̈ p ]d-bp¶ Ubq-k³ AÚm-\n-IÄ¡pw AXm-h-iy-anà F¶p ]n¶oSp ]d-bp¶p. ""tam£-{]m]vXn sImh-cp-¯p¶ Úm\w t\Sp-¶-Xn kZm-Nmcwklm-bn-¡p-¶Xv {]Xy£-ambn«Ã; A{]-Xy-£-ambn am{X-amWv klm-bn¡p-¶Xv. Fs´-¶m Cu PvRm\w ap¼n-Ãm¯ H¶nsâ DNn-X-amb D]-I-c- -W-§-fm Dm-Item

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