18. cz;lhl;Lg; glyk;

epyh vq;Fk; gue;J Njhw;Wjy;

ntz; epw eiw epiw nts;sk; vd;dTk;>
gz; epwk; nrwpe;J ,il gue;jJ vd;dTk;>
cs; epiw fhkk; kpf;F xOfpw;W vd;dTk;>
jz; epiw neL epyhj; jioj;jJ> vq;FNk. 1

fye;jtu;f;F ,dpaJ Xu; fs;Sk; Ma;> gpupe;J
cye;jtu;f;F capu; RL tplKk; Ma;> cld;
Gye;jtu;f;F cjtp nra; Gjpa J}Jk; Ma;>
kyu;e;jJ> neL epyh - kjdd; Ntz;lNt. 2

MW vyhk; fq;ifNa Ma; Mopjhk;>
$W ghw;fliyNa xj;j; Fd;W vyhk;
<W ,yhd; fapiyNa ,iae;j; vd; ,dp
NtW ehk; Gfy;tJ> epytpd; tPf;fNk? 3

vs;s mUe; jpirfNshL ahUk;> ahitAk;>
nfhs;is ntz; epytpdhy; Nfhyk; Nfhlyhy;>
ts; ciw tapu ths; kfu Nfjdd;
nts;szp xj;jJ - Ntiy QhyNk. 4

Kj;Jg; ge;jupy; jq;fp kfspu; kJg; gUFjy;

jaq;F jhuif Giu jus ePoYk;>
,aq;F fhu; kpile;j fh vopdpr; R+oYk;>
faq;fs; Nghd;W xspu; gspq;F mLj;j fhdKk;>
taq;F G+k; ge;jUk;> kfspu; va;jpdhu;. 5

G+f; fko; Xjpau;> NghJ Nghf;fpa
Nrf;ifapd; tpis nrUr; nrUf;Fk; rpe;ijau;>
Mf;fpa mkpo;J vd> mk; nghd; ts;sj;J
thf;fpa gR ewh> khe;jy; Nkapdhu;. 6

kPDil tpRk;gpdhu;> tpQ;ir ehl;ltu;>
CDil clk;gpdhu; cUtk; xg;G ,yhu;>
khDil Nehf;fpdhu; thapd; khe;jpdhu; -
NjDil kyupilj; Njd; nga;njd;dNt. 7

cf;f ghy;Giu ewh cz;l ts;sKk;>
iff; nfhs; ths; xspglr; rpte;J fhl;l> jd;
ikf; fZk; rpte;jJ; Xu; kle;ij tha;topg;
Gf;f Njd; mkpo;jkha;g; nghype;j Nghd;wNt. 8

fs; fhkj;ij J}z;Ljy;

fhkKk; ehdKk; jije;j> jz; mfpy;
J}kk; cz;> Foypau; cz;l J} eiw>
Xk ntq; Fop cF nea;apd;> cs; ciw
fhk ntq; fdypidf; fdw;wpf; fhl;bw;Nw. 9

fs; cz;l kaf;fj;jhy; epfo;e;j jLkhw;wq;fs;

tpld; xf;Fk; neba Nehf;fpd; mkpo;J xf;Fk; ,d;nrhyhu; jk;
kld; xf;Fk; klDk; cz;Nlh ? - ths; Ejy; xUj;jp fhz>
jld; xf;Fk; epoiy> 'nghd; nra; jz; eWe; Njwy; ts;sj;J
cld; xf;f cte;J ePNa cz;Zjp> Njhop!' vd;whs;. 10

mr;r Ez; kUq;Fyhs;> Xu; mzq;F mdhs;> msfge;jp
er;RNty; fUq; fz; nrt; tha; espu;Kfk;> kJTs; Njhd;w>
'gpr;rp eP vd; nra;jha;? ,g; ngU ewT ,Uf;f> thsh>
vr;rpiy Efu;jpNah?' vd;W> vapw;W mUk;G ,yq;f ef;fhs;. 11

mwk; vyhk; eifnra;J Vrg; nghU mU Nkdp NtW Xu;
kwk; cyhk; nfhiy Nty; fz;zhs;> kzpapd; ts;sj;J> nts;is
epw epyhf; fw;iw gha> epiwe;jJ Nghd;W Njhd;w>
ewT vd> mjid> thapd; itj;jds;; ehz; cl;nfhz;lhs;. 12

'aho;f;Fk;> ,d; Fow;Fk;> ,d;gk; mspj;jd ,it Mk;' vd;d>
Nfl;Fk; nkd; koiyr; nrhy; Xu; fpQ;Rfk; fple;j thahs;>
jhs; fUq; Ftis Njha;e;j jz; eiwr; rhbAs;> jd;
ths; fzpd; epoiyf; fz;lhs;; tz;L vd Xr;Rfpd;whs;. 13

fspj;j fz; kju;g;g> Mq;F Xu; fdq; Fio> fs;spd; cs;Ns
ntspg;gLfpd;w fhl;rp ntz; kjp epoiy Nehf;fp>
'mspj;jndd; mgak;; thdj;J mutpid mQ;rp eP te;J
xspj;jid; mQ;ry;!' vd;W> Mq;F ,dpad czu;j;Jfpd;whs;. 14

mopfpd;w mwptpdhNyh> NgjikahNyh> Mw;wpy;
Rop xd;wp epd;wJ md;d ce;jpahs; J}a nre; Njd;
nghopfpd;w G+tpd; Nta;e;j ge;jiug; Giuj;Jf; fPo; te;J
,opfpd;w nfhO epyhit> ewT vd> ts;sj;J Vw;whs;. 15

kpd; vd Elq;Ffpd;w kUq;Fyhs; xUj;jp> nts;is
,d; mkpo;J mida jPk; nrhy;> ,il jLkhwp vd;d>
td;d Nkfiyia ePf;fp> kyu;j; njhil my;Fy; R+o;e;jhs;;
nghd;dupkhiy nfhz;L> Gup Foy; GidaYw;whs;. 16

fs; kzp ts;sj;Js;Ns fspf;Fk; jd; Kfj;ij Nehf;fp>
tpz; kjp kJtpd; Mir tPo;e;jJ vd;W xUj;jp cd;dp>
'cs; kfpo; JiztNdhLk; CL ehs;> ntk;ik ePq;fp>
jz; kjp Mfpd;> ahDk; jUntd;> ,e; ewit' vd;whs;. 17

vs; xj;j Nfhy %f;fpd; Ve;jpio xUj;jp> Kd;if
js;s> jz; ewit vy;yhk; jtprpil cFj;Jk;> Njwhs;>
cs;sj;jpd; kaf;fk; jd;dhy;> 'cg; Gwj;J cz;L' vd;W vz;zp
ts;sj;ij> kwpj;J thq;fp> kzp epw ,jopd; itj;jhs;. 18

thd; jidg; gpupjy; Mw;wh tz;L ,dk; tr;ir khf;fs;
Vd;w kh epjpak; Ntl;l ,utyu; vd;d Mu;g;g>
Njd; jU fkyr; nrt;tha; jpwe;jds; Efu ehzp>
Cd;wpa fOePu; ehsj; jhspdhy;> xUj;jp> cz;lhs;. 19

Gs; ciw fky thtpg; nghU fay; ntUtp Xl>
ts; ciw fopj;j ths;Nghy; trp cw taq;F fz;zhs;>
fs; ciw kyu; nkd; $e;jy; fsp ,s kQ;iQ md;dhs;>
'cs; ciw md;gd; cz;zhd;' vd cd;dp> ewit cz;zhs;. 20

$w;W cwo; eadq;fs; rptg;g> $d; Ejy;
Vw;wp> ths; vapWfs; mJf;fp> ,d; jspu;
khw;w mUq; fujyk; kwpf;Fk; - khJ> xU
rPw;wk; Mk; mtpeak; njupf;fpd;whupNd. 21

Jbj;j thd; Jtu; ,jo;j; njhz;il> J} epyhf;
fbj;j ths; vapWfs; mJf;fp> fz;fshy;
tbj;j ntq; FUjp Nty; tpopf;Fk; khju; nka;
nghbj;j Ntu;> Gwj;J cF ewtk; Nghd;wNt! 22

fdpj; jpus; ,jo; nghjp nrk;ik fz; Gf>
epidg;gJ xd;W> ciug;gJ xd;W> Mk; xu; Neupio>
jdpr; Rlu;j; jhkiu Kfj;Jr; rhgKk;
Fdpj;jJ; gdpj;jJ> Fotpj; jpq;fNs. 23

,yT ,jo; Jtu; tpl> vapW Njd; cf>
Kiykpir> fr;nrhL fiyAk; %l;L mw>
miy Foy; Nrhu;ju> mrjp Mlyhy;>
fytp nra; nfhOeUk; fs;Sk; xj;jNt. 24

'fid foy; fhkdhy; fyf;fk; cw;wij>
mdfDf;F mwptp' vd;W> mwpag; Nghf;Fk; Xu;
,d kzpf; fiyapdhs;> 'Njhop! ePAk; vd;
kdk; vdj; jho;jpNah? tUjpNah?' vd;whs;. 25

khd; mku; Nehf;fp> Xu; kJif Nte;jd;ghy;>
Md jd; ghq;fpau; Mapdhu; vyhk;>
Nghdtu; Nghdtu; njhlug; Nghf;fpdhs;;
jhDk;> mq;F> mtu;fs;gpd; jkpas; Vfpdhs;. 26

tpiu nra; G+Q; Nrf;ifapd; mLj;j kPkpir>
fiu nrah Mir Mk; fly; cshd;> xU
gpiur nkd; Fjiyahs;> nfhOed; Ngu; vyhk;
ciunrAk; fps;isia cte;J Gy;ypdhs;. 27

kd;wy; ehW xU rpiw ,Ue;J> xu; thZjy;>
jd; Jizf; fps;isiaj; joP,> 'vd; Mtpia
,d;W Ngha;f; nfhzu;fpiy; vd; nra;tha;? vdf;F
md;wpNyhL xj;jp' vd;W mOJ> rPwpdhs;. 28

tis gapy; Kd;if Xu; kapy; mdhs;jdf;F
,isats; ngaupidf; nfhOed; <jYk;>
Kis vapW ,yq;fpl KWty; te;jJ;
fsfs cjpu;e;jJ faw; fz; MypNa. 29

nrw;wk; Kd; Gupe;jJ Xu; nrk;ky;> ntk;ikahy;
gw;wYk;> my;Fypy; gue;j Nkfiy
mw;W cF Kj;jpd; Kd;G> mtdp Nru;e;jd>
nghd; - njhb xUj;jp fz; nghwhj Kj;jNk. 30

NjhL mtpo; $e;jyhs; xUj;jp> 'Njhd;wNyhL
CLnfNdh? capu; cUF Neha; nflf;
$LnfNdh? mtd; Fzq;fs; tPizapy;
ghLnfNdh?' vdg; gyTk; gd;dpdhs;. 31

khlfk; gw;wpds;; kfu tPiz jd;
NjhL mtpo; kyu;f; fuk; rptg;gj; njhl;lds;;
ghbds; - xUj;jp> jd; ghq;fpkhu;fNshL
CbdJ ciunrahs;>-cs;sj;J cs;sNj. 32

Fioj;j G+q; nfhk;G mdhs; xUj;jp> $liy
,ioj;jds;; mJ> mts; ,l;l NghJ vyhk;
gpioj;jYk;> mdq;f Nts; gpiog;G ,y; mk;nghLk;
cioj;jds;; capu;j;jds;> capu; cz;L vd;dNt. 33

ge;J mzp tpuypdhs; xUj;jp> igAshs;>
Re;jud; xUtd;ghy; J}J Nghf;fpdhs;;
'te;jdd;' vd> fil milj;J khw;wpdhs;;
rpe;jid njupe;jpyk;; rpte;j> ehl;lNk. 34

ca;j;j G+k; gs;spapd; Cly; ePq;Fthd;
rpj;jk; cz;L> xUj;jpf;F; mJ> md;gd; Nju;fpyhd;;
ngha;j;jJ Xu; %upahy; epkpu;e;J Nghf;Fths;>
'vj;jid ,we;jd fbif> <z;L?' vd;whs;. 35

tpijj;j nkd; fhjypd; tpj;J> ntQ; rpiw
,ijg; Gdy; eidj;jpl Kisj;jNj vd -
gijj;jds; xUj;jd;Nky;> xUj;jp gQ;R mb
cijj;jYk;> - nghbj;jd> cNuhk uhrpNa. 36

nghype;j ths; Kfj;jpdhd;> nghq;fp> jd;idAk;
kype;j Ngu; ctifahy;> - khw;W Nte;jiu
eype;j ths; cotd;> Xu; eq;if nfhq;if Ngha;
nkype;jth Nehf;fp> - jd; Gaq;fs; tPq;fpdhd;. 37

Va;e;j Ngu; vopypdhd; xUtd; va;jpdhd;>
Nta;e;j Nghy; vq;fZk; mdq;fd; ntq; fiz
gha;e;j G+k; gs;spapy; gLj;j gy;ytk;
jPa;e;jd Nehf;fpdd;> jpirf;Fk; rpe;ijahd;. 38

Cl;ba rhe;J nte;J cyUk; ntk;ikahy;> -
'ehl;bid mspj;jp eP' vd;W ey;ytu;>
Ml;L ePu;f; fyrNk vd;dy; Md - Xu;
ths; njhopy; ike;jw;F> Xu; kq;if nfhq;ifNa. 39

gapu; cW fpz;fpzp> gue;j Nkfiy>
tapu thd; G+z; mzp> thq;fp ePf;fpdhd;;
capu; cW jiytd;ghy; Nghf cd;dpdhs;;
nrapu; cW jpq;fisj; jPa Nehf;fpdhs;. 40

VYk; ,t; td;ikia vd; vd;W cd;DJk; -
Miy nkd; fUk;G mdhd; xUtw;F> Mq;F> xU
Nrhiy nkd; Fapy; mdhs; Rw;wp tPf;fpa
khiyia epkpu;e;jpy> tapuj; Njhs;fNs? 41

Nrhu; Foy; xUj;jp jd; tUj;jk; nrhy;Ythd;>
khuid Nehf;fp> Xu; khij Nehf;fpdhs;;
fhupif ,ts;> mts; fUj;ij Nehf;fp> Xu;
Ntup mk; njupayhd; tPL Nehf;fpdhs;. 42

rpdk; nfO thl; if Xu; nrk;ky;ghy;> xU
fdq; Fio kapy; mdhs; fbJ Nghapdhs;;
kdk; Fio ewtNkh? khiyjhd; nfhNyh?
mdq;fNdh? ahu; nfhNyh> mioj;j J}jNu? 43

njhFjU fhjw;Fj; Njhw;w rPw;wj;J Xu;
tfpu; kjp new;wpahs; kiof; fz; Myp te;J
cFjYk;> 'cw;wJ vd;?' vd;W> nfhw;wtd;
eFjYk;> ef;fds;> ehZk; ePq;fpdhs;. 44

ngha;j; jiy kUq;Fyhs; xUj;jp> Gy;ypa
ifj;jyk; ePf;fpds;> fUj;jpd; ePf;fys;;
rpj;jpuk; Nghd;w mr; nray;> xu; Njhd;ww;Fr;
rj;jpuk; khu;gpilj; ijj;jJ xj;jNj. 45

nky;ypay; xUj;jp> jhd; tpUk;Gk; Nrbia>
Gy;ypa ifapds;> 'Nghjp J}J' vdr;
nrhy;Ythd; cWk;; cw> ehZk;; nrhy;yys;;
vy;iy ,y; nghOJ vyhk; ,Ue;J> tpk;kpdhs;. 46

CW Ngu; md;gpdhs; xUj;jp> jd; capu;
khW ,yhf; fhjyd; nraiy> kw;W xU
ehW G+q; Nfhijghy; etpy ehZths;;
NtW NtW cw> rpy nkhop tpsk;gpdhs;. 47

fUj;J xU jd;ikaJ; capUk; xd;W; jk;
mUj;jpAk; mj; Jiz Ma ePupdhu;;
xUj;jpAk; xUj;jDk; clYk; xd;W vdg;
nghUj;Jtu; Mk; vdg; Gy;ypdhu; mNuh. 48

ntjpu; nghU Njhspdhs; xUj;jp> Nte;jd; te;J
vjpu;jYk;> jd; kdk; vOe;J Kd; nry>
kjpKfk; fJnkd tzq;fpdhs;; mJ>
GJik Mjypd;> mtw;F mr;rk; G+j;jNj. 49

Jdp tU eyj;njhL> Nrhu;fpd;whs;> xU
Fdp tU Ejypf;F> nfhOed; ,d;wpNa
jdp tU NjhopAk;> jhia xj;jds; -
,dp tUk; njd;wYk; ,uTk; vd;dNt. 50

Mf;fpa fhjyhs; xUj;jp> me;jpapy;
jhf;fpa nja;tk; cz;L vd;Dk; jd;ikas;>
Nehf;fpds;> epd;wds;; Etd;wJ Xu;fpys;;
Nghf;fpd J}jpNdhL> czu;Tk; Nghf;fpdhs;. 51

kwg;gpys; nfhOeid tuT Nehf;Fths;>
gpwg;gpndhL ,wg;G vdg; ngaUk; rpe;ijahs;> -
Jwg;g mU Kfpypilj; Njhd;Wk; kpd; vd>
Gwg;gLk;; GFk;; - xU G+j;j nfhk;G mdhs;. 52

vOj mUq; nfhq;if Nky; mdq;fd; va;j mk;G
cOj ntk; Gz;fspy;> tisf; if xw;wpdhs;;
mOjds;; rpupj;jds;; mw;wk; nrhy;ypdhs;;
njhOjds; xUj;jpia> J}J Ntz;Lths;! 53

'Mu;j;jpAk;> cw;wJk;> mwpQu;f;F> mw;wk;jhd;
thu;j;ijapd; czu;j;Jjy; twpJ md;Nwh?' vd
Ntu;j;jds;; ntJk;gpds;; nkype;J Nrhu;e;jds;;
ghu;j;jds;> xUj;jp jd; ghq;F mdhisNa. 54

jdq;fspd; ,isatu; jk;kpd;> Kk; kb>
fdk; fdk; ,il ,ilf; fspf;Fk; fs;td; Ma;>
kdq;fspy; Eioe;J> mtu; khe;J Njwiy
mdq;fDk; mUe;jpdhd; Mjy; Ntz;LNk. 55

kJ cz;l kfspu; Mltu; ,ilNa epfo;e;j ClYk; $lYk;

eiw fko; myq;fy; khiy espu; eWq; FQ;rp ike;ju;>
Jiw mwp fytpr; nrt;tpj; Njhifau; J}R tPrp>
epiw mfy; my;Fy; Gy;Fk; fyd; fopj;J mfy ePj;jhu; -
miw giw mida ePuhu; mU kiwf;F MtNuh jhd;? 56

nghd; mUq; fyDk;> J}Rk;> Gwj;J cs Jwj;jy; tk;Ngh?
ey; Ejy; xUj;jp> jd;ghy; mfj;J cs ehZk;> ePj;jhs;;-
cd;d mUe; JwT G+z;l czu;Til xUtNd Nghy;>
jd;idAk; Jwf;Fk; jd;ik fhkj;Nj jq;fpw;W md;Nw. 57

nghU mU kjdd; Nghy;thd; xUtDk;> G+tpd;Nky; mj;
jpUtpDf;F ctik rhy;ths; xUj;jpAk;> Nrf;ifg; Nghupy;>
xUtUf;F xUtu; Njhyhu;> xj;jdu;;- 'capUk; xd;Nw
,UtuJ czu;Tk; xd;Nw' vd;w NghJ ahtu; nty;thu;? 58

nfhs;isg; Nghu; thl;fzhs; mq;F xUj;jp> Xu; Fkud; md;dhd;
ts;sj; jhu; mfyk; jd;id kyu;f;ifahy; Gijg;g Nehf;fp>
'"cs;sj;J> Mu; capu; md;dhs; Nky; cijgLk;" vd;W> ePu; Ek;
fs;sj;jhy; Gijj;jp' vd;dh> Kd;idapd; fdd;W kpf;fhs;. 59

ghy; cs gtsr; nrt; tha;> gy; tis> gizj;j Nta;j; Njhs;>
Nty; cs Nehf;fpdhs;> Xu; nky;ypay;> Ntiy md;d
khy; cs rpe;ijahd;> Xu; kio cs jlf; ifahw;F>
Nky; cs muk;ig khju; vd;gJ Xu; tpUg;ig> <e;jhs;. 60

Gdj;J cs kapy; mdhs;> nfhOed; ngha; ciu
epidj;jds; rPWths;> xUj;jp> ePba
rpdj;njhL fhjy;fs; nra;j Nghupil>
kdj;J ciw fhjNy thif nfhz;lNj. 61

nfhiy cU mike;njdf; nfhba ehl;lj;J Xu;
fiy cUT my;Fyhs;> fztw; Gy;Fths;>
rpiy cU mopjur; nrwpe;j khu;gpy; jd;
Kiy cUtpd vd> KJif Nehf;fpdhs;. 62

Fq;Fkk; cjpu;e;jd; Nfhij Nrhu;e;jd;
rq;F,dk; Mu;j;jd; fiyAk; rhwpd;
nghq;fpd rpyk;Gfs; G+rypl;ld; -
kq;ifau; ,s eyk; ike;ju; cz;zNt. 63

Jdp cW Gytpiaf; fhjy;> R+o; Rlu;
gdp vd> Jilj;jYk; gijf;Fk; rpe;ijahs;>
Gid ,io xU kapy;> ngha; cwq;Fths;>
fdT vDk; eyj;jpdhy;> fztw; Gy;ypdhs;. 64

tl;l ths; Kfj;J xU kapYk;> kd;dDk;>
fpl;ba NghJ> cly; fpilf;fg; Gy;ypdhu;; -
tpl;byu;; fq;Fypd; tpbT fz;byu;; -
xl;ba cly; gpupg;G czu;fpyhikahy;. 65

mUq; fsp khy; fapW mida tPuu;f;Fk;
fUq; Foy; kfspu;f;Fk;> fytpg; G+ryhy;>
neUq;fpa td Kiy Rkf;f Neu;fyh
kUq;Fy; Nghy; Nja;e;jJ - mk; khiyf; fq;FNy. 66

re;jpud; kiwTk;> R+upad; Njhw;wKk;

fil cw ey; newp fhz;fpyhjtu;f;F
,il cW jpU vd> ,e;J ee;jpdhd;>
glu; jpiuf; fUq; fly; gukd; khu;gpilr;
Rlu; kzp muR vd> ,utp Njhd;wpdhd;. 67

kpifg; ghly;fs;

muk;igaupDk;> ,tu; Mly; ed;W vdg;
Gue;jud; fytpapd; G+ry; Nehf;fp> thd;
epuk;gpa fz;fis Kfpo;j;J> ePs; efu;
fue;jJ fLj;J cLf;fzq;fs; khz;lNt. 66-1