07 செப்டம்பர் 2011

அன்பே சிவம் (சிறுகதை)


mg;ghtpd; ghh;itjhd; re;Njfg;gLj;jpaJ ,tid. FW FWntd;W mth; ahiuAk; ghh;j;J ,Jehs; tiu ,td; fz;ljpy;iy.

Mdhy; xd;Wk; Nfl;ftpy;iy. mJjhd; mg;ghtpd; rpwg;G. epidg;gijg; gl;nld;W Nfl;L tpLgtuy;y mth;. xd;Wf;Fg; gj;J Kiw Nahrpj;J ghjfkpy;iy vd;W mtUf;F mtNu jPh;khdk; nra;j gpwFjhd; Nfl;ghh;. xU KbTf;Fg; gpwF Nfl;fhky; tpl;litAk; $l gyTz;L mthplk;.

"epiwa ,e;j kdRf;Fj; NjhZk;jhd;. Mdh xd;iwf; Nfl;fpwijtplf; Nfl;fhky; ,Uf;fpwJjhd; yhgk;. mJjhd; ghjfkpy;yhk KbAk;. mehtrpa kdj;jhq;fy;; tUj;jk;; Nfhgk;; rz;il; gphpT ,g;bg; gyijAk; jtph;j;jpl tha;g;gpUf;F mikjp fhf;FwJy. vy;yhj;Jf;Fk; Nky vjpuhsp NkNy ehk tr;rpUf;fpw md;G mijj; jLj;jpLk;. mJjhd; gz;ghL vd;idg; nghWj;jtiuf;Fk;..." – mg;gh mbf;fb nrhy;git ,itfs;.

"Naa;...th...th...th...cd;dj;jhd; vjph;ghh;j;jpz;L ,Uf;Nfd; nuhk;g Neukh...ghyd; vy;yhKk; nrhd;dhd;. ehe;jhd; clNd mtsf; $l;bz;L thd;D nrhd;Ndd;...th...,g;b cl;fhU..."
mUfpy; ,Oj;J itj;J mkh;j;jpf; nfhz;lhs; mk;kh. mg;gh mikjpahfg; ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;bUe;jhh;.

uh[papd; iffis MJukha;g; gpbj;Jf; nfhz;lhs; mk;kh. mts; fz;fs; fyq;fpapUg;gijf; fz;L JZf;Fw;whs.;

"Nla; ghyh...eP vd;dkhr;Rk; nrhd;dpah...Vdpg;gb Nrhfkh ,Uf;fh?"

"eh vd;dk;kh nrhy;yg; NghNwd;...mk;kh $g;gpLwhq;flh thd;D $g;gpl;Nld;....vq;fAk; eP Nghf Ntz;lhk;...Ngrhk ,q;fNa fpld;D mTq;fk;khjhd; rj;jk; Nghl;lhq;f...mj kPwpj;jhd; ,Oj;jpl;L th;Nwd;..."
nrhy;yptpl;L ehf;iff; fbj;Jf; nfhz;lJ Nghy; ,Ue;jJ ghyDf;F. lh Nghl;L mtid miof;ff; $lhnjd;gJ uh[_ (uh[papd;) tpd; Nfhhpf;ifahf ,Ue;jJ.

"vdf;F vd;dNth ,g;bapUf;fpwJ gpbr;rpUf;Flh...,Jy kdRf;F xU fpsh;r;rp ,Uf;F...clk;Gy vNjh xU nrhfk; Ch;w khjphp mDgtk;...tPl;yjhd; vd;dj; jpl;Lwhq;f vg;gg; ghh;j;jhYk;. mJyAk; vq;fg;gh ,Uf;fpwhNu mTU vd;dg; ghh;f;fNt $r;rg;gLwhUlh..mUtUf;Fw khjphpg; NgRwhU....rP...r;rP...Ngh me;jg; gf;fk;...eh jpUk;gf; filf;Fg; Nghwtiuf;Fk; vd; Kd;dhy eP tuf;$lhJ...d;D tpul;bl;lhU.....thbf;ifahSq;fSf;F .xU nuz;L thp fhh;L vOjpg; NghLwJd;dhYk; vd;idNa $g;gpl;Lf;fpl;L ,Ue;jtU...,g;Ngh fz;yNa Kopf;fhjq;fpwhU...if xba xba mTNu vOjwhU...mk;kh $l nrhy;ypg; ghh;j;jhq;f...Ngrhjd;Dl;lhU..."

"rhp...th NghNthk;...." tz;bapd; gpd;dhy; mtid mkh;j;jpf; nfhz;L Xl;b tUk;NghJ gyhpd; ghh;itAk; jtph;f;f Kbahky; mtd; Nky; tpOtijAk Nfypahf vOk; rphpg;Gf;fisAk; fz;Zw;wtdhfNtjhd; te;jhd; ,td;. jpdKk; ghh;f;Fk;; goFk; mth;fsh ,th;fs;?

ml mk;kh $l vt;tsT mofhf mioj;J tpl;lhs; mtid. vLj;j vLg;gpNyNa uh[p vd;W $g;gpl;L tpl;lhNs.?.vj;jid mUikahd Nahrid mk;khTf;F. Vw;fdNt Nahrpj;J itj;jpUe;jhy;jhNd ,njy;yhk; rhj;jpak;. uh[_it uh[p vd;W md;nghOf miof;f Ntz;Lk; vd;W mtSf;F vg;gbj; Njhd;wpw;W? kdjpy; g+uz md;gpUe;jhy;jhNd ,J rhj;jpak;? mk;khTf;Fj;jhd; vj;jid ey;y vz;zk;? vt;tsT eh#f;F? mg;ghTilaJ tpNtfk; vd;why; mk;khtpd; ,J; eh#f;FjhNd?

"vq;fk;kh cd;dj;jhd; vJf;nfLj;jhYk; moF moFd;D nrhy;thq;f...vd;id ePAe;jhd; ,Uf;fpNa; Fuq;Fd;Dthq;f...mjhd; mTq;fSf;F ,g;gAk; cd;dg; gpbf;FJ..." – uh[_tpd; Kfj;jpy; nky;ypa Gd;dif.

"iee;j; tiuf;Fk; ];$y; l;uhkh vy;yhj;JyAk; ,td; ngz; Nt\k;jhd; NghLthd;D nrhy;ypapUf;Nfd;yk;kh...ehNd ebf;fpNwd;...ehNd ebf;fpNwd;D nrhy;yp gp.b. kh];lh; &p;Kf;Fg; Nghap mTUf;Nf njhpahk ehlfj;Jf;Fd;D tr;rpUe;j xU Nriyia vLj;J fr Krd;D Rj;jpf;fpl;L te;jpl;lhk;kh...filrpy cl;fhh;e;jpUf;fpwJ ahUd;D Br;rNu jw;nrayh cd;dpg;ghf; ftdpr;rNghJjhd; vy;yhUf;FNk njhpQ;rJ f;sh];y...mJtiuf;Fk; uh[_tf; fhzypNad;D ahUNk ftdpf;fy....mg;b mrj;jpdhd; vy;yhiuAk;..."

,g;NghJ uh[_ mk;khtpd; kbapy; gLj;Jf; nfhz;bUe;jhd;. mtd; fz;fspypUe;J tplhky; fz;zPh;.

"vJf;F tUj;jg;glZk;? ePghl;Lf;F cd; ,\;lg;gb ,Ue;jpl;Lg; Ngh..mt;tsTjhNd...,Jdhy ahUf;F vd;d e\;lk;? ahh; nrhj;j eP nfhs;isabf;fg; NghNw? eP cd;ghl;Lf;F ,Uf;fg;NghNw...mJdhy kj;jtq;fSf;F vd;d f\;lk;? ngj;jthSf;F kdf;f\;lk;D ,Uf;Fk;jhd;. mj ehk xj;Jf;fj;jhd; NtZk;...MdhYk; xJf;Fw msTf;F vd;d ,Uf;F? ,g;Ngh vdf;F eP gps;isahg; nghwe;J ,g;b MfpapUe;Njd;D tr;rpf;Nfh...rhp ,Uf;fl;Lk;D nfhz;lhbLNtd; ehd;...,y;iyq;fpwJdhy ,e;j thh;j;ij tUJd;D epidf;f Ntz;lhk;...Mj;khh;j;jkhj;jhd; nrhy;Nwd;...eh;j;jfp el;uh[; ,y;iyah? mTq;f kl;Lk; kdR Nrhh;tilQ;rpUe;jhq;fd;dh ,d;idf;F ,g;bg; Ngh;nrhy;w khjphp MfpapUf;f KbAkh? mJdhy vJf;Fk; tUj;jg;gLwJf;F xz;Zkpy;Ny...ehd; nrhy;Nwd; cq;f mk;kh mg;ghl;l...Ngrwth vy;yhj;Jf;Fk;jhd; NgRth...ntWk; thaNt nky;Yw kD\h; tp\ak; fpilr;rh Rk;khapUg;ghsh? eP vg;gAk; Nghy ,U...gb...cdf;Fg; gpbr;rnjy;yhk; nra;ap....ahU vd;d nrhy;wJ?"- mk;khtpd; Kfj;jpy;jhd; vd;d xU cWjp? vj;jid mOj;jkhd thh;j;ijfs; mit!

,ijr; nrhy;Yk;NghJ mk;khtpd; iffs; uh[_tpd; jiyiaf; Nfhjpf;nfhz;bUe;jJ.

"Mirah ,Ue;jh Kbia ePskh tsh;j;Jf;Nfh...g+ tr;rpf;Nfh...nghl;L tr;rpf;Nfh...ghh;f;fpwth ehY juk; xU khjphpg; ghh;f;fj;jhd; nra;th...gpwF vy;yhh; thAk; milr;rpLkhf;Fk;...vd;dlh ,t ,g;br; nrhy;whNsd;D ghh;f;fpw...mjhNd...ehk ,d;idf;F rhae;jpuk; NfhapYf;Fg; NghNwhk;...Nl ghyh...ePAk;jhd; th;Nw...rhpah?"

mk;khTf;F vg;gb ,g;gb xU ijhpak;? jd;dplk; ,Ue;j MW nf[k; Glitia vLj;Jf; nfhLj;J fl;bf;nfhs;sr; nrhd;dhs; uh[_tplk;. uh[_ uh[paha; epd;wNghJ mq;fq;Nf Glitiar; rhp nra;J nfhRtj;ij rhpahf ,Lg;gpy; nrhUfp tpl;lhs; mk;kh. 'Gwg;gL> NghNthk;; ahU vd;d nrhy;wh ghh;g;Nghk;..'.mk;kh md;W mg;gbg; Gwg;gl;lJ rw;W mjPjkhfj;jhd; njhpe;jJ. mg;gh $l Vd; ,ts; ,njy;yhk; nra;fpwhs; vd;W epidj;jpUg;ghNuh vd;dNth? jdJ mikjp mtUf;Nf xg;ghky; thiaj; jpwe;jhh;.

"te;jhd;dh> Ngrpl;L tPl;Lf;F mDg;gpr;rpl Ntz;bjhNd? vJf;F ,njy;yhk; nra;Nw eP? mth mg;gh mk;kh Nfl;lh vd;d gjpy; nrhy;YNt? Njitapy;yhj tk;ignay;yhk; Vd; tpiyf;F thq;fNw?"

",jpnyd;d tk;gpUf;F? mTq;f tPl;Ly mtid vd;ndd;dNth nrhy;whd;D Gyk;gp mOjhd;...kdRf;Ff; f\;lkhapUe;jJ...,g;b MdthNshl kdepiy vg;bapUf;Fk;D eh epiwag; gbr;rpUf;Nfdhf;Fk;....ePq;fSk; gbr;rpUe;Njs;dhj;jhd; cq;fSf;Fk; me;j Mo;e;j tUj;jKk; Mjq;fKk; njhpa tUk;.....,e;j khjphp khwpdthis r%fj;jpNyh;e;J xJf;fpwJq;fpwJ vd;d epahak;? gk;gha; khjphp khepyj;JNy ,thisf; nfhz;lhLwhshf;Fk;...,th ifahy GJR GJrh filfisj; jpwf;fpwJk; tpahghu ];jyq;fisj; Jtf;fpwJk;> Foe;ij gpwe;j md;idf;F ,th ify nfhLj;J thq;fpf;fpwJk;> GJ kidg; GFtpohTy ,th fhyb gl;lh mjph;\;lk; tPL ey;y tpsq;Fk;D ,this tuNtw;fpwJk;> ,Uf;f itf;fpwJk;; ,g;gb vj;jidNah ,Uf;F...mnjy;yhKk; ,y;yhl;lhYk; kD\ [hjpf;Nf MfhJd;D xJf;fhkahr;Rk; ,Uf;fyhkpy;yah?; mtd; Miria epiwNtj;JNthNkd;D NfhapYf;F mior;rpz;L NghNdd;...mtd; nrhy;yhk xz;Zk; ehdh vJTk; nra;Jliy...vd;dhy mg;b xUj;jiu rl;D ntWf;f KbahJz;zh...ehd; ghh;f;f tsh;e;j gps;is mtd;...,d;idf;F vd;dNth clw;$W khwpg;Nghr;Nrd;D mtid %iyy Jhf;fpg; Nghl KbAkh? kD\hSf;F <T ,uf;fk;q;fpwJ mg;bah rl;Ld;D tj;jpg; NghapLk;? mk;khtpd; MSik vd;id Mr;rhpag;gLj;jpaJ.

"mtDf;Fg; nghlitiaf; fl;b> nghl;il tr;rp ,njy;yhk; cd;id ahU nra;ar; nrhy;wh? cq;fSf;nfd;d vq;f igaidg; ghh;j;jh Ntbf;ifahg; Nghr;rhd;D mTq;f tPl;y te;J epd;dh vd;d gjpy; nrhy;YNt? vd;d NtzhYk; Ngryhkpy;Ny? Vw;fdNt tpahghuj;Jy mTq;fSf;Fk; ekf;Fk; gpur;idapUf;Fd;D cdf;Fj; njhpAk;. vg;gTk; #uj; nfhs;KjYf;F Nrh;e;J Nghw ehq;f Nghdthl;b jdpj; jdpahg; Nghapl;L te;jNk kwe;jpl;bah? ek;kNshl RKfkhd cwT ,Ue;jh eP nrhy;wJ rhp...mehtrpakh tk;ig tpiyf;F thq;FwpNahd;D vdf;Fj; NjhZJ..."

"xU tk;Gkpy;iy...Jk;Gkpy;iy...ePq;fsh vijahr;Rk; epidr;rpf;fhjPq;Nfh..."

"cdf;nfd;db eP nrhy;ypl;Lg; NghapLNt...mtq;fg;gd; Vw;fdNt xU khjphp...ek;k fily Ntiy ghh;j;j nuz;L igad;f nrhy;yhkf; nfhs;shk Xbg; NghdhDq;fNs mJ vg;bd;D epidf;fpNw...vy;yhk; me;j ehfuj;dk; Ntyjhd;....me;jhs; NgU kl;Lk;jhd; ehfk;D epidr;rplhNj...MNs mg;bj;jhd;...vg;Ngh tp\k; ff;fZk;D mtDf;Ff; fnuf;lhj; njhpAk;...eP cd; nghog;gg; ghU> ehghl;Lf;F vd; Nrhypag; ghh;f;fpNwd;D eh xJq;fp ,Ue;jpl;bUf;Nfd;...eP vd;dlhd;dh vy;yhj;ijAk; nfLj;J tpl;Ut NghypUf;F..."

"ePq;f Mk;gpisq;f vg;gbNah uh[_Nthl mk;kh vq;fpl;l vg;gTk; Nghyj;jhd; ,Uf;fh...mjpy xz;Zk; tpj;jpahrkh vdf;Fj; Njhziy...uh[_itg; gj;jp vt;tsNth Gyk;gp tUj;jg;gl;lh...vy;yhk; gf;Ftkh vLj;Jr; nrhy;ypapUf;Nfd;...vd;dhdhYk; jha; kdR mg;b clNd cjwpLkh?"

"me;jk;kh cjwhl;lhYk; me;j ehfd; fz;bg;gh cjwpLthz;b...mtd; jd;idg; crukhd ];jhdj;JyNa vg;gAk; epidr;rpz;bUf;fpwtd;..Xb Xb ciof;fpw ,e;jj; njhopy;y Kjyhsp vd;d njhopyhsp vd;d? eh vd;idf;Fk; mnjy;yhk; ghh;j;jjpy;Ny...vd; kdRy mg;gbnay;yhKk; NjhzpdJkpy;Ny..Mjp fhyj;jpNyh;e;J eh mg;gbj;jhd;. .vy;yhUk; xz;Zjhd; vdf;F...if Nfhh;j;jpl;L miyQ;R fhhpak; Mdhr; rhpd;D jhuhskh tpl;UNtd; vg;NghJk;...Mdh mtd; mg;gbapy;Ny....jd;dj;jhNd NkNy Jhf;fp cl;fhj;jpf;Fthd;. mq;NfapUe;Jjhd; fPo ghh;g;ghd;...cauj;Jy ,Ue;jhNy cuj;Jg; NgrZk;D epidf;fpwtd;...jd; nfsutj;Jf;Ff; Fiwr;ryh xU ,Q;r; $l tpl;Lf; nfhLf;f khl;lhdhf;Fk;...vy;yhk; njhpQ;rpjhd; nrhy;Nwd;..."

"mJf;Fk; ,Jf;Fk; vd;d rk;ge;jk;?
ePq;f NgrwNj vdf;Fg; GhpaNy...?"

"rk;ge;jk; ,y;yhkyh? ,J mtDf;Ff; nfsutg; gpur;idahf;Fk;...mJf;Fr; nrhy;Nwd;...mtNdhl gofpd gof;fk; vdf;F ,ij czh;j;JJ...NtZk;dhg; ghU me;j tPl;y rPf;fpuk; Vjhr;Rk; xz;Z elf;Fk;..."

mg;gh jhd; epidj;jijr; nrhy;yp Kbj;J tpl;lhh;. me;jg; Ngr;rpw;Fg; gpwF uh[_Tk; VNdh tPl;Lg; gf;fk; tutpy;iy. mk;kh mKe;JNghdhs; mj;NjhL. mthpd; mDgtj;jpd; Kd;dhy; jd;NdhlJ xd;Wkpy;iyNah vd;W epidj;jpUg;ghNsh vd;dNth?

vd;d Mr;rhpak;? mg;gh epidj;jJNghy; xd;W ele;Jjhd; tpl;lJ me;j tPl;by;.

"Nla; ghyhf;fz;Z...vk;gps;isiag; ghh;j;jpahlh? Nej;J uhj;jphpNyh;e;J mtdf; fhziylh..."
mOJnfhz;Nl uh[_tpd; mk;kh te;J epd;wNghJ> rh;t ehbAk; xLq;fpg; NghdJ ,tDf;F.

",dpNk njhlh;e;J vq;f tPl;y vd;dhy ,Uf;f KbahJlh..." – kdR ,Wfpg; Nghd epiyapy; filrpahf mtidr; re;jpj;j md;W uh[_ nrhd;dJ ,tDf;F Qhgfk; te;jJ. Mdhy; ,j;jid rPf;fpuk; mij elj;jpf; fhl;Lthd; vd;W ,td; vjph;ghh;f;fNtapy;iy.

ifapy; gpbj;jpUe;j me;jf; fbjj;jpidg; gbf;f Xlhky; gioa epidTfspy; KOf;f %o;fpg; NghapUe;j ghyd; uh[_tpd; ,og;G jdf;Fg; ngUk; e\;lk; vd;W jd; kdJ njhlh;e;J nrhy;ypf; nfhz;bUg;gij vz;zpf; nfhz;lhd;.

vj;jid Gj;jprhyp mtd;? cyf tp\aq;fisnay;yhk; vg;gb myRthd;? ve;j tp\aj;ijg; gw;wpg; NgrpdhYk; vy;yhtw;wpw;Fk; mtdplk; gjpy; ,Uf;FNk? ,ijnay;yhk; vq;flh gbf;fpw eP vd;W vj;jid Kiw Nfl;bUf;fpwhh;fs; mtdpd; ez;gh;fs;?

"njdk; iyg;uhpy ehq;fnsy;yhk; rpe;Jghj;Jk;; Mz;bg; gz;lhuKk; Nka;Q;rpf;fpl;bUf;;ify eP Ntw vd;ndd;dNkh gbr;rpUf;Nf...,td; vd;dlh me;j &k;yNa Ngha; G];jfq;fs Nehz;bl;NlapUf;fhNdd;D epidr;rh ,g;gjhd; njhpAJ tp\ak;. njUTy ,Uf;fpw tPLfNshl iyg;uhp Nlhf;fd; g+uhTk; ,tq;fpl;l ,Uf;Nfd;D epidr;rh ,e;j Ntiyah elf;FJ...?" - ,utpy; tPl;L thrypy; njUf;fk;g tpsf;F ntspr;rj;jpy; fhw;whl cl;fhh;e;J CNu cwq;fpdg; gpwFk; ntwpaha;g; gbj;Jf; nfhz;bUf;Fk; uh[_it epidj;Jf; nfhz;lhd; ghyd;. mtNdhL Nrh;e;jjdhy;jhNd jhNd gbg;gpy; Kidg;Gf; fhl;baJ. ,y;iynad;why; mg;ghtpd; tpahghuj;jpy;jhNd jd;dpd; KOf; ftdKk; ,Ue;jJ. %d;W khjj;jpw;nfhU Kiw nfhs;KjYf;fhf mg;gh #uj;jpw;Ff; fpsk;Gifapy; xw;iwf; fhypy; ehDk; tUNtd; vd;W jtkpUe;jJ khwp gbg;gpy; ftdk; gpwe;jJ mtdhy;jhNd?

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