| 23. guRuhkg; glyk;
tpRthkpj;jpud; Mrp $wp> tl kiyf;Fr;
nry;Yjy;
jhd; MtJ Xu; tifNa edp rdfd; jU jaYk;>
ehdh tpjk; cW NghfKk; Efu;fpd;w me; ehs;tha;>
Mdh kiw newp Mrpfs; Kdp Nfhrpfd; mUsp>
Nghdhd; tl jpirtha;> cau; nghd; khy; tiu Gf;fhd;. 1
jaujd; Nridr; Rw;wKld; mNahj;jpf;Fg; gazkhjy;
mg; Nghjpdpy; Kb kd;dtd;> 'mzp kh efu;
nryNt>
,g;NghJ> ek; mdpfk;jid vOf!' vd;W ,dpJ ,irah>
ifg; Nghjfk; epfu; fhtyu; FO te;J> mb fJt>
xg;G Xj mU Nju;kPjpdpy;> ,dpJ Vwpdd;> cuNthd;. 2
jd; kf;fSk;> kUkf;fSk;> edp jd;
foy; jOt>
kd; kf;fSk;> may; kf;fSk;> tapd; nkha;j;jpl> kpjpiyj;
njhy; kf;fs; jk; kdk; cf;F> capu; gpupT vd;gJ xu; Jaupd;>
td;ikf; fly; Gf> ca;g;gJ Xu; top Gf;fdd; kwNthd;. 3
,uhkd; jk;gpaNuhL nrd;w fhl;rp
Kd;Nd neL Kb kd;dtd; Kiwapy; nry> kpjpiy
ed; kh efu; ciwthu; kdk; edp gpd; nry> eLNt>
jd; Vu; Giu jU jk;gpau; jOtpr; nry> kiotha;
kpd;Nd Giu ,ilahnshLk; ,dpJ Vfpdd; tPud;. 4
gwitfs; mgrFdkha;r; nry;tJ fz;L> jaujd;
jaq;fp epw;wy;
VFk; msitapd; te;jd> tyKk; kapy;>
,lKk;
fhfk; Kjypa> Ke;jpa jil nra;td; fz;lhd;;
ehfk; mdd;> ',il ,q;F csJ ,ilA+W' vd> elthd;;
khfk; kzp mzp NjnuhL epd;whd;> newp te;jhd;. 5
kd;dd; epkpj;jpfid tpdht> mtd;>
',ilA+W ,d;Nw te;J> ed;wha;tpLk;' vdy;
epd;Nw> newp czu;thd;> xU epidthsid
mioah>
'ed;Nwh? gOJ csNjh? eL ciu eP> eak;' vd;d>
Fd;Nw Giu Njhshd; vjpu;> Gs;spd; Fwp Nju;thd;>
',d;Nw tUk; ,ilA+W; mJ ed;wha;tpLk;' vd;whd;. 6
guRuhkdJ tUifAk;> mJ fz;L jaujd; Nrhu;jYk;
vd;Dk; mstpdpy;> thdfk; ,Us; fPwpl>
xspaha;
kpd;Dk;gb Gil tPrpa rilahd;; kO cilahd;;
nghd;dpd; kiy tUfpd;wJ Nghy;thd;; mdy; fhy;thd;;
cd;Dk; Roy; tpopahd;; cUk; mjpu;fpd;wJ xu; nkhopahd;; 7
fk;gpj;J> miy vwp ePu; cW fyk; xj;J>
cyF ciya>
jk;gpj;J> cau; jpir ahidfs; jsu> fly; rypah
ntk;gpj; jpupju> thdtu; ntUTw;W ,upju> Xu;
nrk; nghd; rpiy njwpah> mapy; Kf thspfs; njupthd;; 8
'tpz; fPOw vd;Nwh? gb Nky;fPo; cw vd;Nwh?
vz; fPwpa capu; ahitAk; akd; tha; ,l vd;Nwh?-
Gz; fPwpa FUjpg; Gdy; nghopfpd;wd Giuaf;
fz; fPwpa fdyhd; KdpT - ahJ?' vd;W may; fUj; 9
Nghupd;kpir vOfpd;wJ Xu; kOtpd; rpif Gifa>
Njupd;kpir kiy R+o; tU fjpUk; jpir jpupa>
ePupd;kpir tlitf; fdy; neL thd; cw KLfp>
ghupd;kpir tUfpd;wJ Xu; gb ntQ; Rlu; glu> 10
ghopg; Gak; cau; jpf;fpil milag; Gil glu>
R+opr; rilKb tpz; njhl> may; ntz; kjp Njhw;w>
Mopg; Gdy;> vup> fhy;> epyk;> MfhaKk;> mopAk;
Copf; fil Kbtpy;> jdp cik Nfs;tid xg;ghd;; 11
mapu; Jw;wpa fly; kh epyk; mila> jdp
glUk;
nrapu; Rw;wpa gilahd;> mly; kw kd;dtu; jpyfd;>
capu; cw;wJ Xu; kuk; Mk; vd> Xu; Mapuk; cau;Njhs;
tapug; giz Jzpa> njhL tb tha; kO cilahd;; 12
epUgu;f;F xU gop gw;wpl> epy kd;dtu;
FyKk;
fU mw;wpl> kOths; nfhL fis fl;L> capu; ftuh>
,Ugj;njhU gbfhy;> ,kpo; fly; xj;J miy vwpAk;
FUjpg; Gdy; mjdpy;> Gf KOfpj; jdp Filthd;; 13
fik xg;gJ Xu; jtKk;> RL fdy; xg;gJ
Xu; rpdKk;>
rikag; ngupJ cilahd;; newp js;Sw;W> ,il jsUk;
mikaj;J> cau; gwitf;F ,dpJ MW Mk; tif> rPwh>
rpikaf; fpup cUt> jdp tb thspfs; njupthd;; 14
irak; Gf epkpu; mf; fly; jOTk;gb rikthd;;
ikapd; cau; kiy E}wpa kO thstd; te;jhd;.
Iad;jid mupjpd; jUk; murd; mJ fz;lhd;>
'nta;ad; tu epgk; vd;idnfhy;?' vd nta;JWk; Ntiy. 15
vjpNu te;j guRuhkid> 'ahu;?' vd ,uhkd;
tpdhTjy;
nghq;Fk; gil ,upa> fpsu; GUtk; fil
neupa>
ntq; fz; nghwp rpjw> fbJ cUk; VW vd tpilah>
rpq;fk; vd cau; Nju; tU Fkud; vjpu;> nrd;whd;>
mk; fz; murd; ike;jDk;> "MNuh?" vDk; mstpy;>
16
jaujd; ,il te;J tzq;f> rpdk; jzpahJ>
guRuhkd; NgRjy;
miurd;> mtdpil te;J> ,dpJ Muhjid
Gupthd;>
tpiu nra; Kb gbNky; cw mb Nky; cw tpoTk;>
fiu nrd;wpyd; midahd;> neL Kbtpd; fdy; fhy;thd;;
Kiurpd; Fuy; gl> tPudJ vjpu; epd;W> ,it nkhopthd;: 17
'cd; Njhs; typ mwpa ,q;F te;Njd;' vd ,uhkid
Nehf;fp guRuhkd; nkhopjy;
',w;W Xba rpiyapd; jpwk; mwpntd;; ,dp>
ahd; cd;
nghd; Njhs; typ epiy Nrhjid Gupthd; eir cilNad;;
nrw;W Xba jpus; Njhs; cW jpdTk; rpwpJ cilNad;;
kw;W Xu; nghUs; ,iy; ,q;F ,J vd; tuT' vd;wdd;> cuNthd;. 18
jaujd; guRuhkdplk; mgak; Ntz;Ljy;
mtd; md;dJ gfUk; msitapd;> kd;dtd;
mau;thd;>
'Gtdk; KOtJk; ntd;W> xU Kdptw;F mUs;Guptha;!
rptDk;> mad;> mupAk; myu;; rpW khdplu; nghUNsh?
,tDk;> vdJ capUk;> cdJ mgak;> ,dp' vd;whd;. 19
'tpspthu; tpsptJ> jPtpid tpiothUio
md;Nwh?
fspahy;> ,td; mau;fpd;wd csNth? - fdy; ckpOk;
xsp tha; kO cilaha;! - nghu cupahupil my;yhy;>
vspahupil> typahu; typ vd; MFtJ?' vd;whd;. 20
'edp khjtk; cilaha;! ",J gpb eP"
vd ey;Fk;
jdp ehafk;> cyF VioAk; cilaha;! ,J jtpuha;;
gdp thu; fly; Gil R+o; gb eughyiu mUsh>
KdpT Mwpid; Kdpfpd;wJ KiwNah?' vd nkhopthd;. 21
'mwd; epd;wtu; ,fOk;gb> eLtpd; jiy
Gzuhj;
jpwd; epd;W> cau; typ vd;? mJ Xu; mwptpd; jF nraNyh?
mwd; epd;wjd; epiy epd;W> cau; Gfo; xd;WtJ md;Nwh>
kwd; vd;gJ? kwNtha;! ,J typ vd;gJ typNah! 22
'ryj;NjhL ,iaT ,yd;> vd; kfd;; midahd;
capu; jGNky;>
cyj;NjhL vjpu; Njhsha;! vdJ cwNthL> capu; cFNtd;;
epyj;NjhL cau; fjpu; thd; cw nebaha;! cdJ mbNad;;
Fyj;NjhL mw KbNay;; ,J Fiw nfhz;lndd;" vd;whd;. 23
guRuhkd; ,uhkd; vjpu; nry;yf; fz;L>
jaujd; Jd;gj;jpy; Mo;jy;
vd;dh mb tpOthidAk; ,foh> vup tpopah>
nghd; Mu; fiy mzpthd; vjpu; GFthd; epiy czuh>
jd;dhy; xU nray; ,d;ikia epidah> capu; jsuh>
kpd;dhy; mau;TWk; ths; muT vd> nte; Jau; cw;whd;. 24
guRuhkd; jd; if tpy;ypd; ngUik $wp>
'eP ty;iyNay;> vd; tpy;iy tis" vd;W tPuk; NgRjy;
khdk; kzp Kb kd;dtd;> epiy Nrhu;Twy;
kjpahd;>
jhd; me; epiy cWthd; cW tpid cz;lJ jtpuhd;;
'Md(k;)Kil cik mz;ziy me; ehs; cW rpiyjhd;
Cdk; csJ; mjd; nka;e;newp Nfs;!' vd;W ciuGupthd;: 25
'xU fhy; tU fjpu; Mk; vd xsp fhy;td>
ciyah
tU fhu; jto; tl NkUtpd; typ rhy;td> itak;
mUfh tpid Gupthd; csd;; mtdhy; miktdjhk;
,U fhu;Kfk; cs; ahitAk; Vyhjd> Nky;ehs;: 26
'xd;wpid cikahs; Nfs;td; cte;jdd;; kw;iw
xd;iw
epd;W cyF mse;j Nekp neba khy; newpapd; nfhz;lhd;;
vd;W ,J czu;e;j tpz;Nzhu;> ",uz;bDk; td;ik va;Jk;
ntd;wpaJ ahtJ?" vd;W tpupQ;rid tpdt> me; ehs;> 27
"rPupJ Njtu;jq;fs; rpe;jid"
vd;gJ cd;dp>
Ntup mk; fkyj;NjhDk;> ,iatJ Xu; tpdak;jd;dhy;
ahupDk; cau;e;j %yj;J xUtu; Mk; ,Utu; jk;ik>
%up ntQ; rpiy Nky; ,l;L> nkha; mku; %l;b tpl;lhd;; 28
,UtUk;> ,uz;L tpy;Yk; Vw;wpdu;; cyfk;
VOk;
ntUtu> jpirfs; Ngu> ntq; fdy; nghq;f> Nkd;Nky;>
nrU kiyfpd;w Ngho;jpy;> jpupGuk; vupj;j Njtd;>
tup rpiy ,w;wJ Mf> kw;wtd; Kdpe;J kd;Ndh> 29
'kPl;Lk; Nghu; njhlq;Fk; Ntiy> tpz;ztu;
tpyf;f> ty; tpy;
ePl;bdd; Njtu;Nfhd; if> new;wpapy; fz;zd;; ntw;wp
fhl;ba fupa khYk;> fhu;Kfk;jd;id> ghupy;>
<l;ba jtj;jpd; kpf;f ,uprpfw;F <e;J Nghdhd;; 30
,uprpfd; ve;ijf;F <a> ve;ijAk; vdf;Fj;
je;j
tuprpiy ,J> eP neha;jpd; thq;Fjp Mapd;> ike;j!
Fuprpy;fs; epd;NdhL xg;ghu; ,y;iy; ahd; Fwpj;j NghUk;
Gupfpnyd;> epd;ndhL; ,d;dk; Gfy;tJ Nfl;b' vd;whd;. 31
Cd tpy; ,Wj;j nkha;k;ig Nehf;FtJ Cf;fk;
md;why;;
khdt! kw;Wk; Nfsha;: topg; gif cilad; Ek;ghy;;
<dk; ,y; ve;ij> "rPw;wk; ePf;fpdhd;" vd;d>
Kd; Xu;
jhdtd; mida kd;dd; nfhy;y> ahd; rypj;J kd;Ndh> 32
'%-vO Kiwik> ghupy; KbAil Nte;ij vy;yhk;>
NtT vO kOtpd; thahy;> Ntu; mwf; fisfl;L> md;dhu;
J} vO FUjp nts;sj; Jiwapil> Kiwapd;> ve;ijf;F
Mtd fld;fs; Neu;e;Njd;; mUQ; rpdk; mlf;fp epd;Nwd;. 33
'cyF vyhk; Kdptw;F <e;Njd;> cW gif
xLf;fpg; Nghe;Njd;>
myF ,y; kh jtq;fs; nra;J> Xu; mU tiu ,Ue;Njd;; Mz;il>
rpiyia eP ,Wj;j Xir nrtp cw> rPwp te;Njd;;
kiyFntd;; ty;iyMfpd;> thq;Fjp> jDit!' vd;whd;. 34
tpy;iy thq;fp tisj;J> ',jw;F ,yf;F
ahJ?' vd ,uhkd; guRuhkdplk; Nfl;ly;
vd;wdd; vd;d> epd;w ,uhkDk; KWty; va;jp>
ed;W xspu; Kfj;jd; Mfp> 'ehuzd; typapd; Mz;l
ntd;wp tpy; jUf!' vd;d> nfhLj;jdd;; tPud; nfhz;L> mj;
Jd;W ,UQ; rilNahd; mQ;r> NjhSw thq;fp> nrhy;Yk;: 35
'G+jyj;J muir vy;yhk; nghd;Wtpj;jid; vd;whYk;>
Ntj tpj;J Ma NkNyhd; ike;jd; eP> tpujk; G+z;lha;>
Mjypd; nfhy;yy; MfhJ; mk;G ,J gpiog;gJ md;why;;
ahJ ,jw;F ,yf;fk; MtJ? ,ak;Gjp tpiutpd;!' vd;whd;. 36
guRuhkd; ,uhkidg; Gfo;e;J> jd; jtj;ij
mk;Gf;F ,yf;F Mf;Fjy;
'ePjpaha;! Kdpe;jpNly;; eP ,q;F ahtu;f;Fk;
Mjp; ahd; mwpe;jndd;; myq;fy; Nekpaha;!
Ntjpah ,WtNj md;wp> ntz; kjpg;
ghjpahd; gpbj;j tpy; gw;wg; NghJNkh? 37
'nghd;Dil tid foy; nghyk; nfhs; jhspdha;!
kpd;Dil Nekpad; Mjy; nka;k;ikahy;;
vd; csJ cyfpDf;F ,Lf;fz;? ahd; je;j
cd;Dil tpy;Yk;> cd; cuj;Jf;F <L md;why;> 38
'va;j mk;G ,il gOJ va;jplhky;> vd;
nra; jtk; ahitAk; rpijf;fNt!' vd>
if mtz; nefpo;jYk;> fizAk; nrd;W> mtd;
ik mW jtk; vyhk; thup> kPz;lNj. 39
guRuhkd; tho;j;jp> tpil ngw;Wr; nry;Yjy;
'vz;zpa nghUs; vyhk; ,dpJ Kw;Wf!
kz;zpa kzp epw tz;z! tz; Joha;f;
fz;zpa! ahtu;f;Fk; fisfz; Mfpa
Gz;zpa! tpil' vdj; njhOJ Nghapdhd;. 40
,uhkd; je;ijiaj; njhOJ> mtuJ Jaiug;
Nghf;Fjy;
mope;J> mtd; Nghdgpd;> mkyd;>
I - czu;T
xope;J> jd; capu; ciye;J> cUF jhijia>
nghope;j Ngu; md;gpdhy;> njhOJ> Kd;G Gf;F>
,ope;j thd; Jau;f; fly; fiu epd;W Vw;wpdhd;. 41
jaujd; kfpo;e;J> ,uhkid cr;rp Nkhe;J>
ghuhl;Ljy;
ntspg;gLk; czu;tpdd;> tpOkk; ePq;fpl>
jspu;g;G cW kj fupj; jhidahd;> ,il
Fspg;g mUe; Jau;f; flw; NfhL fz;ltd;>
fspg;G vDk; fiu ,yhf; flYs; Mo;e;jdd;. 42
gupT mW rpe;ij> mg; guRuhkd; if
tup rpiy thq;fp> Xu; tiria ey;fpa
xUtidj; jOtpepd;W> cr;rp Nkhe;J> jd;
mUtp mk; fz; vDk; fyrk; Ml;bdhd;. 43
'ngha;k;ik ,y;> rpWikapy; Gupe;j>
Mz; njhopy;>
Kk;ikapd; cyfpdhy; Kbf;fy; MtNjh?
nka;k;ik ,r; rpWtNd> tpid nra;Njhu;fSf;F>
,k;ikAk; kWikAk; <Ak;' vd;wdd;. 44
Njtu;fs; kyu; kio nghopa ,uhkd; tUzdplk;>
'Nrkpj;J it' vd;W> guRuhkdpd; tpy;iyf; nfhLj;J> mNahj;jp
Nru;jy;
G+ kio nghope;jdu; GFe;j NjtUs;
thk Nty; tUzid> 'khd ntQ; rpiy
Nrkp' vd;W cjtp> jd; Nrid Mu;j;J vo>
ehk ePu; mNahj;jp kh efuk; ez;zpdhd;. 45
jaujd; gujidf; Nffa ehl;bw;F mDg;Gjy;
ez;zpdu;> ,d;gj;J itFk; ehspil>
kz;ZW KuR ,dk; taq;F jhidahd;>
mz;zy;> mg; gujid Nehf;fp> Mz;jif>
vz;z mUe; jifaJ Xu; nghUs; ,ak;Gthd;: 46
'Mizapd; epdJ %jhij> Ia! epw;
fhzpa tpiotJ Xu; fUj;jd;; Mjyhy;>
Nfzpapy; tis Kuy; Nffak; Gf>
G+z; ,ay; nkha;k;gpdha;! Nghjp' vd;wdd;. 47
,uhkid tzq;fpg; gujd; Nffa ehl;bw;Fg;
Gwg;gLjy;
VtYk;> ,iwQ;rpg; Ngha;> ,uhkd; Nrtbg;
G+tpidr; nrd;dpapy; Gide;J> Nghapdhd; -
Mtp mq;F mtd; myJ ,y;iy Mjyhd;>
Xty; ,y; capu; gpupe;J cly; nrd;nwd;dNt. 48
rj;JUf;fNdhL gujd; VO ehspy; Nffa ehL
nrd;W Nru;jy;
cis tpup Gutpj; Nju; cjarpj;J vDk;
tis Kuy; jhidahd; kUq;F Nghjg; Ngha;>
,isatd; jd;ndhLk;> VO ehspil>
espu; Gdy; Nffa ehL ez;zpdhd;. 49
Mdtd; Nghdgpd;> muru; Nfhkfd;
Cdk; ,y; Ngu; muR ca;f;Fk; ehspil>
thdtu; nra;j kh jtk; cz;L Mjyhy;>
Nky; epfo; nghUs; ,dp tpsk;Gthk; mNuh. 50
kpifg; ghly;fs;
fapiyf; fpupjid %ba md;wpw;fpup fe;jd;
mapiyg; Gf tplu;tpl;lJ Nghy; Vo; topahfr;
rapyj; Jisgl va;jid> mapy; njw;wpa mjdhy;
KaYw;wtu; epUgf;Fyk; %-Vo; Kiw Kbj;jhd;. 14-1
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