பெரியவாளும் கோவில்களும் (அத்தியாயம் 34)

nghpathSk; Nfhapy;fSk;:
rk;gtk;-1
1950fspy; nghpath ghj ahj;jpiuahf gy fpuhkq;fSf;Fr; nrd;whh;. mg;NghJ rpy fpuhkq;fspy;> ];thkpf;F ntWk; ePuhy; mgpN\fk; nra;tijAk;> %y];jhdj;jpy; $l ehs; KOtJk; tpsf;F vhpahky; ,Ug;gijAk; fz;L> kdk; tUe;jpdhh;. Nfhapy;fspy; Nghjpa epjp ,y;iy vd;gij Ghpe;Jnfhz;lhh;. mij rhpnra;tjw;fhf nfhz;Ltug;gl;l jpl;lk; jhd;. “gpb mhprp jpl;lk;”. mjhtJ xt;nthU tPl;bYk; rhjk; tbf;f mhprp vLf;Fk;nghOJ xU gpb mhprpiaAk; xU gj;J igrhitAk; xU ghj;jpuj;jpy; Nghl Ntz;Lk;. khjk; Kjy; Njjp mhprpiaAk;> gzj;ijAk; mUfpy; cs;s Nfhapypy; Nrh;f;f Ntz;Lk;. me;j mhprp k`h NeNtjpaj;jpw;Fk;> me;j gzj;jpy; xU lk;sh; ghy; jpdKk; xU Ntis mgpN\fj;jpw;Fk;> ehs; G+uh tpsf;F vhpa vz;nzAk; thq;fpf; nfhs;s nrhd;dhh;.
rk;gtk;-2:
mth;fs; nrd;W jq;fpapUf;Fk; Chpy; Nfhapy; fl;l Ntz;Lk; vd cj;jpuT Nfl;f tUthh;fs;. mth;fsplk; nghpath> mth;fs; ve;j fpuhkj;ij Nrh;e;jth;fs;. me;j fpuhk Nfhapy;fs; ed;F guhkhpf;f gLfpwjh? vg;NghJ Fk;ghgpN\fk; Mapw;W Nghd;w tptuq;fis Nfl;lgpd;> Kjypy; cq;fs; G+h;tpf fpuhk Nfhapy;fspy; jpdKk; fhiy> khiy ,uz;L Ntis G+i[ elf;f Ntz;Lk;. Vndd;why;> VNjh xU tpjj;jpy; cq;fs; Kd;Ndhh;fs; me;j Nfhapy; fl;Lk;NghJ mjpy; jd; gq;fpw;F VjhtJ nra;jpUg;ghh;fs;. mth;fs; Muk;gpj;;J itj;j> me;j jh;k fhhpaj;ij> me;j tk;rj;ij Nrh;e;j eP njhlu Ntz;Lk;. nja;t Fj;jk; ,y;yhky; ghh;j;Jf;nfhs;s Ntz;Lk; vd;ghuhk;.
rk;gtk;-3:
gj;uhryk; ,uhkh; Nfhapypy; Fk;ghgpN\fj;jpw;fhf> Gdh; cj;jhuz Ntiyfs; ele;J nfhz;bUe;jJ. NfhapYf;F gf;jh;fs; $l;lk; mjpfk; tu njhlq;fptpl;lJ. vdNt Nfhapy; fkpl;bapd; xU rhuhh; fw;gfu`j;jpd; thapiy nghpjhf Ntz;Lk; vd;wdh;. Mdhy; kw;wth;fs; mij xj;Jf; nfhs;stpy;iy. ,jw;F topjhd; vd;d? vd Nahrpj;jth;fs; nghpathsplk; Nfl;fyhk; vd fhQ;rpGuk; te;jdh;. nghpath mth;fis ,uz;L ehl;fs; jq;fr; nrhd;dhh;.
mNj rkak; fhQ;rp tujuh[ ngUkhs; Nfhapy; jiyik nghWg;gpy; ,Ue;j gl;lhrhhpahiu tutioj;jhh;. mth; rpy;g> Mfk rh];j;uKk; gbj;jth;. Kjypy; jhd; Ngrp tptuq;fis njhpe;J nfhz;lhh;. gpd; mth;fis $g;gpl;lhh;. gl;lhrhhpahhplk; mth;fs; re;Njfq;fis Nfl;f nrhd;dhh;.
gl;lhrhhpahh;: xt;nthU Nfhapy; fh;g;g fpu`j;jpy; cs;s %yth; rpiy ve;j msNth! mjw;F jFe;jhh;Nghy; jhd; me;j miwapd; ePsk;> mfyk;> cauk; mjd; Nky;tUk; NfhGuj;jpd; mikg;G ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;. mj;Jld; fh;g;g fpu` thrw;gbapd; msTk; ,Uf;Fk;. ,Jjhd; Mfk tpjp. vdNt mij khw;w Ntz;lhk;. khw;wpdhy; mgrhuk; MfptpLk; vd $w mth;fs; re;Njh\j;Jld; jpUk;gp nrd;wdh;.
(Gjd; fpoik kyUk;………)