பெரியவாளும் வேத ரக்க்ஷணமும் (அத்தியாயம் 16)
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80-fspd; Muk;gj;jpy; nghpath k`huh\;buhtpy; ahj;jpiu nra;J nfhz;bUe;jhh;. nghpathspd; cjtpf;F te;j xU khztDf;F “mk;ik Neha;” thh;j;jJ. me;j khztDf;F 3 Kiw jiyf;F [yk; tpLk; tiu nghpath me;j fpuhkj;jpy; jq;fp tpl;lhh;. mj;Jld; kpf Mrhukhd FLk;gj;ij Nrh;e;j %j;j ngz;kzpaplk; mtd; rhg;ghl;L nghWg;ig xg;gilj;jhh;.
xUehs; ,uT me;j khztd; Jhf;fk; tuhky; kpfr;rpukj;Jld; Kdfp ,Uf;fpwhd;. kw;wth;fs; mah;e;J Jhq;f> nghpath mtd; mUfpy; mkh;e;J> xU ifapy; Ntg;gpiyia itj;J jltp nfhLj;J nfhz;L> kWifapy; tprpwpahy; tprpwp nfhz;L> mtDld; Ngrpf;nfhz;L ,Uf;fpwhh;. rg;jk; Nfl;L Kopj;Jf; nfhz;l xUth; kw;wth;fis vOg;gpdhh;.
mth;fs; nghpathsplk; te;J epd;wdh;. mth;fsplk;> nghpath> “,td; leavef;F CUf;F Nghfhky;> vdf;F rp\;Ur;ir nra;a ,q;F te;J tpl;lhd;. ,tid ghh;j;Jf; nfhs;s Ntz;baJ vd; nghWg;G jhNd” vd;whh;.
xUKiw MW rp\;ah;fSld; Ntj gz;bjh; xUth; nghpaths; n[ae;jpf;fhf vq;fSld; rpy ehl;fs; jq;fp ,Ue;jhh;. mg;NghJtiu Ntjk; gbj;jth;fs; rl;il Nghl;Lf;nfhs;s khl;lhh;fs;. me;j Foe;ijfs; vd; kfdpd; taij xj;jth;fs;. mth;fs; vd; kfdpd; rl;ilia Nghl;L ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;L> jhq;fSk; rl;il Nghl;Lf; nfhs;s Ntz;Lk; vd Mh;tkhf ,Ue;jdh;. ,Jgw;wp ehd; Ia;aq;fhh; khkhtplk; Nfl;Nld;. nghpathis Nfl;fhky; vJTk; nra;a KbahJ vd $wptpl;lhh;.
me;j rkaj;jpy; vq;fs; FOtpy; cs;s jpU.S.K.itj;aehjd; nghpathis jhprpf;f nrd;whh;. ehd; mthplk;> “ePq;fs; nghpathis jdpahf re;jpj;J> Foe;ijfs; CUf;F NghFk;NghJ rl;il Nghl;L nfhz;L Nghtjw;F mDkjp thq;fp thUq;fs;” vd;Nwd;.
mtUk; nghpathSld; gy tpjq;fspy; Ngrp> filrpahf ghlk; gbf;Fk; Neuk; Nghf kw;wgb rl;il Nghl;Lf;nfhs;s cj;jpuT thq;fp te;J tpl;lhh;. mg;NghJ Ngr;R Rthu];aj;jpy; S.K.V. nghpathis “vd;d khkh Ghpahky; NgRfpwPh;fs;” vd Nfl;Ltpl;lhh;. jd; jtw;iw czh;e;J nghpathis ek];fhpj;J kd;dpg;G Nfl;Ls;shh;. nghpath: itj;aehjh> ,e;j gpwtpapy; ehd; cd; khkh ,y;iy. Mdhy; Nghd gpwtpfspy; vjpyhtJ khkhtha; ,Ue;jpUg;NgNdh? vd;whuhk;.
mth; te;J nrhd;dTld; xU Foe;ijf;F 2 shirts vd thq;fpf; nfhLj;Njhk;. ,q;F Kf;akhf nrhy;y Ntz;baJ> jkpo;ehL> Nfush> Me;jpuh> fh;ehlfh Mfpa State-fspy; ,Ue;J te;J Bombay-apy; cs;s gy md;gh;fs; vq;fs; Nritf;F cWJizahf ,Ug;ghh;fs;.
(Gjd;fpoik kfpik kyUk;…)