kaalejla muthal varusham mudinji sammar vekeshan. kiraamaththula yenga maanthoppu onnu irukku. athula ulla kaattejula thanki naalanji naal suththamaana kaaththa suvaasikkanumnu ponen. poich serndha marunaal kaalaila kaaththaada thoppula nadanthukittirukken. oru maamaraththula yekappatta pazhangal. thalathalannu kaninji thonkuthu. kummunu vaasanai. udane parichchi thinkanumnu aasaiyath thoonduthu.
yempip paaththen. mudiyalai. adimaraththa anaichsikittu yerinaa anthak kilaikku keezhe poi pazhaththukku adipataama parichsukkalaam. maraththai anaichsikittu paraparannu yerip paakkaren. innum konjam, itho anthak kilaikku adik kilaiya pidichsaachchi.
“saami, paththiram. anka neraiya kolli yerumbu puththu irukku. paaththu yerunga.” yenru oru penkural.“ aanaa ava solrathukku munthiye naan andha yerumpup puththu mela yeri melkilaiya reech seiyappaakkuren. ‘ayyo’ , kolli yerumbu udampu pooraa yerikkiduththu. thoppunu keela kuthichchu yerumpallaam thattivitap paakkiren. oohoom, kanta yedaththulayum yerumpukal poip pukunthukittu meyuthu. mukaththula irukkaratha thattivitaren, yen kailaye kadikkuthu. ovvoru kadiyum thel kottaramaathiri suruk surukkunnu .vali usirpovuthu. paniyana kazhatti yeriyaren. kailiyak kazhatti uthari adhaalaye otampu pooraavaiyum thodaikkiren. jattikkulla sila yerumpukal poonthukittu poolak kadikkuthu. appathaan andha yechcharikkai kuduththa pen anka vanthaa.
“yenna saami, anka kadikkuthaa? kolli yerumbu kadichchaa andha yedame veenkikkume? inka kaattunga.” yen sunniyin thandilirundha yellaa yerumpaiyum, kottaiyach suththi mudikalukku naduvula poonthukittirukka yerumpukalaiyum thechchi yeriyaraa. “innum yenkayo oru yerumbu kadikkuthu, yenkennu theriyalaiye”-nnu munakaren. ava yen poolaip puzhuththi. andha munaitholukkulla olinjikittu kadikkira yerumpaik kandupidichchi nasukkipotaraa.
sunnipooraa ore ranam maathiri sevandhu kedandhadhu. naan konjam yethamaa irukkattumnu yen yechsiya kaiyila yeduththu athummela thadavaren. “aamaa, yechil pattaa ranam aarumnu solvaankale” appadinnu anthap ponnu yen sunniya nakka aarampichchaa. appuram atha vaayila uttu naakkaala dairekdaa yechil paduththaraa. yerumbu kadichcha valiya meeri ippa yen sunni veraichsikittu ava vaayila aattam poduthu. ava thalaiya amukkip pidichsikittu yen sunniyaala ava vaaikkulla kuththath thodankaren. “oompudi, nallaa oompu, oompu”-nnu sollikitte ava thondai varaikkum poramaathiri yen sunniya azhuththaren.
aarampaththula than thalaiya yen pidiyila viduvichsikka trai seitha anthap ponnu piraku thaanaave than vaayai munnum pinnumaa nakaththi oomba aarampichchaa. yaaro theriyaadhu – aanaa nallaave oompinaa. paththu nimisham thaan – yen sunnilayirundhu kanji kazhandu ava adiththondaiyila paanjichchi. ava khkhkhkhkhnu poraiyeri, vaayai veliya izhuththu kaariththuppinaa. ‘yenga, konjam sollakkootaathaa? sok aakaama oompiyiruppenilla?”
“yerumpukkadikku oombal vaiththiyam seithathukku thenks. nee yaaru? yenga thoppukkulla intha neraththukku yethukku vanthe? atha sollu.”
“yenga paattithaan anuppinaanga, ‘sinna aiyaa thoppukkulla poyirukkaaru. nee poi kolli yerumbu puththupakkam povaama koota irundhu paaththukko. appuram namma yedaththukku naasthaa thunna koottikkinu vaa’-nnu solli anuppichsaanga. vaaringalaa ayyaa, dipan saappitap pokalaam” yenru azhaichchaa. “oho, nee janakammaa peththiyaa? nait vanthappa naan unnaip paakkaliye?”
“yenakku plas 1 mudinji neththuthaan leevu thotankichchi. naan inka varumpothu lettaayidichchi. neenga saappittuttu kaattejukkup poi paduththutteenga. sari vaanga yenga yedaththukkup pokalaam. paatti kaaththukittiruppaanga.” avanga yedamnkarathu thoppu oraththula ket pakkaththula irukka oru sinna veedu. thoppa paaththukkarathukkaaga ker-dekar (care-taker) pottu athukkaaga allaat seitha kvaarttars. intha janakammaa yenga thaaththaavukku ‘nerukkam’nu solluvaanga. . athanaala avankalaiye thoppukku ker-dekaraa pottu avanga yerpaattula vaatchmen, thottakkaararnu velilerundhu vandhu velai seiyaraanga.
andha yedaththukkup ponathum janakammaa ”vaa thambi. ithu yen peththi rajeswari. raajinnu kooppiduvom. kaalayila neenga thoppukkulla ponathap paaththen. athaan yenga neenga kolliyerumpup puththula sikkippinkalonnu yechsarikkarathukkaaga ivala anuppichchen.”
“athukkulla naan yerumpunkakitta sikkikitten paatti. aanaa ivathaan yerumpallaam yeduththuvuttut du yerumpukadikku udanadi vaiththiyamum seithaa.” raajiyappaaththu kannadikkiren.
“sari thambi, paathroomla suduthanni yirukku. kulichchittu vaa. athukkulla டிஃபன் rediyaayidum. raaji, sinna aiyaavukku soppu, daval yellaam yeduththuk kudu.’ naan paathroomil yen thunikalai avuththuvaikkaren. raaji sop, daval yellaam yeduththukittu mella kathavath thorakkiraa. avala varaverpathu yen paathi viraiththa sunni. suduthanni kulikkira pathaththula irukkaannu sek pannittu “thanni ooththikkunga, itho vanthutten”-nnu sollittu veliya poyitaraa. nallaa kulichchittu diras seithundu veliya poren. raaji paathroomila irundha eeraththunda pizhinjipotaraa. appa ava pakkam thirumbi veraichchi nikkira sunniya yeduththu avakitta neettaren. oru thadaval “ssss, paatti. appuram” odittaa.
டிஃபன், kaapi saappittappuram ‘neenga inkaye rest yedunga ayyaa. kaatteja kootti kazhuvi thodachsivutarathukku aal anuppiyirukken. naan poi mathiyam saappaattukku saamaanellam vaankiyaaren. yethaavathu venumnaa raajiyak kelunga. raaji, aiyaavap paaththukka. naan poyittu oru manineraththula vanthutaren. illa illa, innoru araimani aakum. kathava saaththi vai – naai poonaiyellaam vanthudum. paththiram.”
avanga ponavudane kathavaich saaththittu raajiyaip pidichchi iruga anaichsikitten. ava selaiya avuththuk keezhe pottuttu ava jaakkat pattansa avukka aarampichchen. ava yethosollavanthaa. avalaip pesavitaama ava vaail yen vaayavachchi azhuththi oru muththam kuduththen. muthalil yen pidiyilirundhu thimiriya raaji ippa thaanum yennak kattikittaa.appuram yen naakku ava vaaikkulla pukunthu ava naakkoda pinnikidichchi. ippa avale than jaakkat pattansa onnonnaa kazhattaraa. jaakkattak kazhatti keezhe potten. aduththathu piraa. ava helppoda athaiyum kazhattip potaren. kaikku adakkamaa sinna mulaikal, aanaa athu nadavula anthak karu valaiyangal nalla akalamaa irunthuthu. oru mulaiyaik kaila pidichchi mella amukkikitte innoru mulaila vaai vachchi sapparen. ippa ava yen paniyanai kazhatti yen thirandha muthukila kolam potaraa.
mulai maaththi mulai sappikkitte ava paavaadainaataava avukkap paakkuren. yen kai sikkikkuthu. avle paavaadaiyai kazhatti keezhe selaikkumela vaikkiraa. ippa ava oru jetti mattum pottukittu yen pidiyila nikkaraa. andha jettiyaiyum avukka trai panren. “chsee, vekkamaa irukkunga” yenru sinunkiyapadiye avale athai avuththutaraa. vaai vaanaankuthu, kai vaadaankuthu ! karukaru karunnu mudi mandikkitakkuthu. “yendi, vayasu pathinettunkare. innum un koothimudiya shev seiyalaiyaa?” koothi mayiraik kothikkitte ketten. “leevukku inka varappa paatti kaththarichchi viduvaanga. marupadiyum vekamaa vanthuduthunga. neththuthaane vanthirukken? inimethaan kat pannach sollanum.”
appadiye yen kaiyil thookkikkittu ulroomukkup poren. anka irundha kattilla avalaip padukkavachchi naan pakkaththula keela okkaanthen. andha putharukkulla koothimedumela thadavi, anka irundha pilavak kandupidichchen. pilavu thodankara yedaththula mella viralaala nerudi, ava koothiparuppai nakki atha veralaala nerudi veliye izhuththuvutaren. piraku naakka appadiye keezhe irakki avaludaiya keezh othadukala palamaa nakkaren. athunaduvula ulla santhai yen viralkalai vachchi vilakki naakka ulle seluththukiren. aval pundaiyilirundhu kaamaneer kasinjivarudhu. ippa ava redi.
ithallaam seiyumpothe yen sunni veraichsikittuthu. yen kaiyum naakkum ithu varjinpundainnu thelivaa sollitavum athak kizhikka nallaa vedaichsikittu nikkuthu. “raaji, naan ippa onna okkap poren, sarithaanaa? venaamnaa ippave yezhunthudu. kanni kazhiyaadha ponnaik kattaayap paduththa maatten. yenna?” ava kisukisuththaa, ”venaamnaa ammanamaa kattil varaikkum varuvenunkalaaiyaa? thoppula unka sunniya oompachsaye ithuthaan yen seela odaikkanumnu theermaanichsitten.”
ava kaala virichchi padukkavachchen. thodaikkuk kizhe oru thalaiyanaiya vachchen. ava kaalukku naduvula paduththu neraa ava pundaimela yen sunnivaramaathiri atjast seithukkaren. “raaji, un kannijavvu kizhiyarappa valikkum. poruththukko. yen iduppai kettiyaa pidichsikko. vidaadhe. yennaith thallittu yenthirukkaathe. oru nimisham, ore nimisham. piraku vali theriyaadhu. appuram yenjaai seiya aarampichsiduva.”
karekdaa kuripaaththu ava pundaikkulla yen sunniya palamaak kuththinen. athu javvak kizhichsikittu vekamaa ulla pukunthuthu. “ஆஆஆ, mmmmm, ஆஆஆ, mmm” pallak kadichsindu valiyap poruththundaa. oru vaarththai ‘valikkuthu, vittudu’-nnu sollalaiye. yen iduppaip pidikkira irukkam thaan ovvoru murai kuththi izhukkumpothum oru munakal. oru paththu iruvathu tharam kuththi yeduththathum munakal ninnuthu. piraku “yenna raaji, innum valikkuthaa? niruththitattumaa?” yenren. “ayyaa, niruththaatheenga. nallaa azhuththik kuththunga. joraa irukku, palamaa kuththunga.” yennai nerukkamaa anaichsikkiraa.
ippa avale kundiyaith thookkith thookkik kodukkaraa. yen sunni ava pundaiyila nozhaiyumpothellaam ava melavandhu atha riseev panraa. naan yen sunniya mele thookkarappa ava kundiyaik keezhe yerakki yen pool munai varaikkum veliye vandhu thirumpavum ulle poramaathiri seiyaraa. avale vekaththai athikarikka, naan eedukudukkaren. oru kaalmani neram. kupuk, kupuk, kupukkunu yen vithu ava pundaiyila paayuthu. “niruththathedaa, innum adi, yedukkaathedaa, innum kuththu.” unarchchiyin uchsaththil ‘sinna yejamaan, ayyaa’ yellaa mariyaathaiyum maranthupoi saralamaa ‘daa’ vandhu vizhuthu. ava otampai valaichchi nerichchi keezhe yerankaraa.
yennai irukkamaak kattikittu asathila appadiye thoonkipporaa. naanum avaloda anaippulerndhu vidupada virumpaama otankip poren. “ayyaa, ayyaa” oru melliya kural yennai yezhupputhu. kanthorandhu paaththaa, janakammaa. vaarich suruttikkittu yezhunthen. raajiyum yezhundhu okkaanthom. renduperukkum pathatraththula ammanamaa irukkarathukooda gyaapakam varalai. “paatti, thappu yennuthu thaan. raaji naan varpuruththinappuram thaan… “ sattunu nenaippuvandhu naan oru davala iduppach suththik kattinden. raaji oru petsheetta yeduththu suththikkaraa, athu pooraa raththak karai. ava kannijavvu kizhinja adaiyaalam.
“ithu iyalpaa nadakkarathuthaan. renduperum ilavayasu. thanimai. inkayo thoppulayo yenkavenaa nadakkalaam. therinjirunthaa oru niroth paakkattaavathu vaankivachsiruppene. ippa yen payamellaam, iva undaayittaa naalaikku iva kathi yennankarathuthaan. yenga saathi sanaththula yevan ivala yeththuppaan?”
janakammaavukku naan yenna velaiyaa inka vanthirukkennu yeppadith theriyum? ‘paatti, anthak kavalaiye ungalukku vendaam. muthalla oru kaappi pottuk kudunga. naanga otamba suththap paduththikittu kaappi kudichsappuram nithaanamaa pesuvom.”
ithuthaan thevaraajan (‘sinna ayyaa’) seitha yerpaadu.
“paatti, onakku yenkappaa raajaraajana nenaivirukkaa?”
“athu yenna thambi appadikkettutta? unkappaa naan yeduththu valarththa kuzhnthaiyaachche. unka paattiya paarisa vaaivu thaakkinappuram avanga kuzhanthaiya , athaan unkappaava, yeduththu valakkira poruppai yenga avaru, unka thaaththaa, yenkittathaane oppadaichsaar. appuram yellaarum kiraamaththai vittu sidikkup pokarachcha oru nanrikkatanaa intha thoppukku yennai nirantharamaa ker-dekar aakkittup ponaaru. athap paththi ippa yenna?”
“paatti, avr manaivi, yenga paatti, yenkappaakitta ‘yenakku mudiyaamap ponappaa onnai akkaraiyaa kaappaaththi valaththavanga avaroda thoduppu janamamthaan. athanaala andha thoppa avankalukke saasanam senji kuduththuduppaa.’ appadinnu solliyirukkaanga. yenkappaa athukku naalvaraama thallippottapadi irundhaar. ippa yenkitta, “yenakkum vayasaavuthu, otampum oru nelaiyila illaa. naan kiraamaththukkup poi naalanji naal thankaramaathiri amaiyale. ippa vakkeel kitte solli un perukku andha thoppa dispos seiya oru pavar அஃப் attarni thayaar panniyiruken. nee kiraamaththukkup poi pakkaththu davun sap-rejistiraar aapeesla andha thoppa janakammaa perla rejisdar pannik kuduththudu. yenga paatti, appaa aasai athuthaan.”
“ thambi, thoppai yenperukkuthaan saasanam seiyanumnu un பவர்அஃப் attarnila irukkaa, illaa yaarukkuvenaalum seiyalaamaa?” ivanga kekkarathu yennannunu puriyuthu. “illa paatti, naan nenaikkirapadi saasanam seiyalaam.”
“appa atha raajiperukke saasanam senjudu thambi. innikke kiraamaththu kanakkup pillaiya varach solren. avar yellaa yerpaadukalaiyum paaththuppaar. naalanji naalla rejisrreshan mudinjidum. appuram, thambi, ini raaji unka soththu. yeppavenaalum varalaam. avaloda thankikkalaam. ava unka thoduppunnu vachsikkangalen. yenna raaji, sarithaanaa?”
“athula oru sinna maatram. raajikku ippa thoppu varumaanam pooraa kedaikkumila? avalai nallaa padikkavaiyunga. naan padichchi mudinjathum raajiya thoduppaa illai, manaiviyaave aakkikkap poren. athu varaikkum naan ovvoru leevulayum avaloda kest. thoppulathaan. sarithaanaa, raaji?”
“paatti sonnamaathiri naan unka soththu. neenga yeppadi vachsikittaalum sarithaan ayyaa.”
appuram yenna, ovvoru leevulayum thopputhaan. maja thaan.
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