(அத்தியாயம் 35)பெரியவாளும் கோவில்களும் – 2

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fhkuh[h; Kjd; ke;jphpahf Njh;thd NghJ> mth; ke;jphp rigapy; ,tUf;Fk; xU ke;jphp gjtp fpilj;jJ. mij Vw;Wf; nfhs;tjw;F Kd; jd; kidtp [hdfp mk;khSld; nghpathis ghh;f;f nrd;Ws;shh;.

mg;NghJ jpU.ntq;fl;uhkd; nghpahtSld; Ngrpajhf $wpait:

ehd;: “jkpo;ehL ke;jphp rigapy; ke;jphpahf nghWg;Ngw;Wf; nfhs;s NghfpNwd;. nghpath MrPh;tjpf;fZk;”

nghpath: “eP ikyhg;G+h;y jhNd ,Uf;f. fghyp NfhapYf;F NghapUf;ifNah!

ehd;: “epiwa Kiw NghapUf;fpNwd;”

nghpath: “mq;Nf uh[NfhGuj;ij ghh;j;jpUf;fpwhah?”

ehd;: “ghh;j;jpUf;fpNwd;”

nghpath: “mjpy; epiwa nja;t nghk;ikfs; ,Uf;Fk;. eLtpy; NfhGuj;jpd; tyJ> ,lJ gf;fq;fspy; xUth; Nfhguj;ijNa jhq;FtJ Nghy; ,Uf;Fk;”.

ehd;: nksdk;.

nghpath: “mitah NfhGuj;ij jhq;Ffpd;wd?”

ehd; : nksdk;.

nghpath: “NfhGuj;ij jhq;FtJ nghk;ikay;y. mjd; m];jpthuk;. ke;jphp gjtp fpilj;jTld; ehd;jhd; jkpo;ehl;il fhf;fNwd; vd;w vz;zk; tuhky; ghh;j;Jf; nfhs;” vd;whh;.

vdf;F Jiz [dhjpgjp gjtp nfhLj;jhh;fs;. mij Vw;Wf; nfhs;Sk; Kd; nghpathis jhprpj;Njd;.

ehd;: “vdf;F gjtpfspy; ,Ue;J mYj;J tpl;lJ. vdNt ehd; ,e;j gjtpNtz;lhk; vd;W nrhy;tjhf ,Uf;fpNwd;. mjw;F Kd; nghpaths; fpl;l nrhy;y te;Njd;”.

nghpath: “Ntz;lhk; vd;W nrhy;yhNj. gjtpia Vw;Wf;nfhs;. ehL xU ,f;fl;lhd #o;epiyia re;jpf;f NghfpwJ. mg;NghJ cd; Nrit kpf Kf;ak;” vd;whuhk;.

jpUkjp ,e;jpuhfhe;jp Rlg;gl;lhh;. me;j rkaj;jpy; [dhjpgjp ,e;jpahtpy; ,y;iy. vdNt mth; jpUk;gp tUk;tu ehl;il ghh;j;Jf; nfhs;Sk; nghWg;G ,thplk; xg;gilf;fg;gl;lJ.

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