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\nan-jw-{]Xn PohnXw \Ωn¬\n∂v hgp-Xn-am-dn-s°m-≠n-cn-°p-∂p. Hmtcm Znh-khpw ac-W-tØm-S-Sp-°pI-bm-sW-∂-Xn-s\-°p-dn-®v \n߃ t_m[-hm-\mtWm? a‰p-≈-h-tcm-sS-∂-t]mse acWw \nß-tfmSpw hfsc ASp-Øp-X-s∂-bm-sW∂ hnNmcapt≠m? ""Hmtcm Poh\pw acWw cpNn°pw. ]ns∂ F‚-b-Sp-tØ°v \n߃ Xncn-®p-sIm-≠p-h-c-s∏Spw'' (A¬ A≥I-_qØv: 57). Cu `qap-JØv IS-∂p-h-∂-h-sc√mw Hcn-°¬ acWw ]p¬I-W-sa∂v \n›-bn-°-s∏-´n-cn-°p-∂p. ewLn-°m-\m-hmØ Cu hn[n-bn¬\n∂v Bcpw Hgn-h-√. \ap°p apºv IS-∂p-t]mb F{Xtbm t]cpsS Hc-h-injvSw t]mepw Ct∏mƒ ChnsS Ah-ti-jn-°p-∂n-√. Ct∏mƒ Pohn®p-sIm-≠n-cn-°p-∂-hcpw C\n-bp-an-hnsS hcm-\n-cn-°p-∂-hcpw Ah-c-h¿°v ap≥Iq´n \n›-bn-°-s∏´ {]tXy-I-\m-fn¬ acWw cpNn°p-sa-∂Xv Xo¿®-bm-Wv. hkvXp-X- C-Xm-sW-¶nepw ac-WsØ Hcp AXn-hn-Zqckm[y-X-bmbn ImWp∂ {]h-W-X-bmWv s]mXpsh a\p-jy¿°p-≈-Xv. Ct∏mƒam{Xw Cu `qap-J-tØ°v angn-Xp-d∂ Hcp inip-hn-s\bpw AtX ka-bØv A¥y-izmkw hen® GsX-¶n-ep-sam-cmsfbpw Ipdn®v Btem-Nn-®p-t\m-°p-I. Xß-fpsS P\-\-a-c-W-ß-fn¬ Ah¿°v bmsXmcp kzm[o-\hpw Cs√∂p ImWmw. Pohizmkw \¬Im\pw AXv Xncn-s®-Sp-°m-\p-ap≈ A[n-Imcw A√m-lp-hn¬am{Xw \n£n-]vX-am-Wv. F√m a\p-jycpw Hcp \n›nX Znhkw hsc Pohn-°pw. ]ns∂ A\n-hm-cy-ambpw acn-°pw. ac-W-tØmSv s]mXpsh a\pjy≥ kzoI-cn-°p∂ \ne-]m-Sns\ Ipdn®v Jp¿-B≥ ]d-bp∂p: ""(\-_ntb Xm¶ƒ) ]d-bpI: \n߃ `b-t∂m-Sp∂ B acWw Xo¿®-bmbpw \nßsf ]nSn-Iq-Spw. ]ns∂ Hfn-™Xpw sXfn-™-Xp-sa√mw Adn-bp∂hs‚ apºn¬ \n߃ lmP-cm-°-s∏-Sp-Ibpw sNøpw. \n߃ {]h¿Øn-®p-sIm-≠n-cn-°p-∂-sX-¥m-sW∂v Ah≥ At∏mƒ \n߃°p hnh-cn-®p-X-cp-∂-Xm-Ip-∂p'' (A¬PpapA: 8). an°-bm-fp-Ifpw ac-W-Nn-¥-b-I-‰m≥ {ian-°p-∂-h-cm-Wv. ssZ\w-Zn\ Pohn-X-Øns‚ IpsØm-gp-°n¬ XnI®pw hyXy-kvXamb kwK-Xn-I-fn-em-Wv- A-h¿ sI´p]n-W™pInS-°m-dp-≈-Xv. GXp tImtf-Pn¬ tN¿∂m-Wv ]-Tn-°p-I, F¥p tPmen sNøpw, \msf cmhnse GXp \nd-ap≈ hkv{Xw [cn-°pw, AØm-g-Øn\v F¥mWv Hcp-°p-I˛ CsXm-s°-bmWv ]e-scbpw km[m-cW Ae-´m-dp≈ apJy-{]-iv\-߃. Pohn-X-sa-∂m¬ CØcw \n mc kwKXn-I-fpsS Hcp \nc-¥c {]{InbbmWv F∂p-t]mepw a\- nem-°-s∏-Sp-∂p. ac-W-sØ-°p-dn®v tIƒ°p-∂-Xp-Xs∂ Nne¿°v Atem-k-c-am-Wv. ac-W-sØ-°p-dn® N¿®bv°v Bsc-¶nepw apXn¿∂m¬ AØ-c-°m¿ AXn\v DS°p≠m-°pw. ]Sp-hr-≤sc am{X-at√ acWw X´n-sb-Sp-°mdv; ]ns∂ B Ac-kn-I≥kwK-Xnsb°p-dn®v Btem-Nn®v F¥n\v t_Pm-dm-IWw F∂mWv sh∏v. ]t£, ASpØ Hcp aWn-°q¿ IqSn Pohn-®n-cn-°ptam F∂Xn\v B¿°pw Hcp Kymc-≠n-bp-an-s√-∂Xv hnkva-cn-°-s∏-Sp-∂p. \nXyhpw X\n°p Np‰p-ap≈ ]ecpw acn-°p-∂Xv Hcmƒ ImWp∂p. F∂n´pw a‰p-≈-h¿ Xs‚ ac-W-Øn\v km£n-bm-Ip∂ \mfn-s\-°p-dn® Nn¥ Abmƒ°n-√. AØ-c-sam-c¥yw Xs∂bpw ImØn-cn-°p-∂p-s≠∂ kXyw Abmƒ°v k¶¬]n-°m-\m-hp-∂n-√. ]t£, Fs¥m-s°-bm-bmepw Hcmƒ°v acWw BK-X-am-Ip-∂-tXmsS Abm-fpsS Pohn-X-Øns‚ "bmYm¿Yy-ßsf'√mw s]mSp∂s\ A{]-Xy-£-am-Ip-∂p. "Ign-™p-t]mb B \√-\m-fp-Isf' Ipdn®v Hm¿an-∏n-°p∂ bmsXm∂pw ]ns∂ Cu temIØv \ne-\n¬°n-√. \n߃°v Ct∏mƒ Fs¥√mw Ign-bp-sa∂v t\m°q: IÆ-S-°mw, icocw Nen-∏n-°mw, kwkm-cn-°mw, Nncn-°mw. CsX√mw \nß-fpsS ico-c-Øns‚ {]h¿Ø-\-ß-fmWv. F∂m¬, ac-W-Øn\p tijw \nß-fpsS Cu ico-c-Øns‚ BIr-Xnbpw Ah-ÿbpw F¥m-bn-cn-°p-sa∂v Btem-Nn-®p-t\m-°q. Ah-km\izmk-Øns‚ \nanjw apX¬ \n߃ as‰m-∂p-a-√; shdp-samcp amwk-°q-ºmcw am{Xw. ]ns∂ Ah-km\Ipfn°v \n߃ hnt[-b\m-°-s∏-Sp-∂p. Xma-kn-bmsX I^≥]p-S-h-bn¬ s]mXn-b-s∏´v aønØvI´n-en-tedn J_v¿kvXm-\n-te-°v. J_vdn¬ sh°-s∏-Sp-∂-tXmsS \nßsf aÆv s]mXn-bp-∂p. ChnsS \nß-fpsS IY Ah-km-\n-°pIbmWv. C\n \n߃ aokm≥I√n¬ tcJ-s∏-Sp-Ø-s∏´ GtXm Hcp t]cp am{Xw. ac-W-s∏´v BZysØ am-k-ß-fnepw h¿j-ß-fnepw \nß-fpsS J_v¿ CS-bv°nsS kµ¿in-°-s∏-Spw. Imew Ign-bp-t¥mdpw kµ¿i-I-cpsS FÆw Ipd-bpw. ]Xn-‰m-≠p-Iƒ°p tijw Bcpw Xncn-™p-t\m-°m-\n√m-Xn-cn-°p-Ibpw sNbvtX-°mw. CXn-\n-sS, \nß-fpsS ASpØ IpSpw-_mw-K-߃ \nß-fpsS ac-W-Øns‚ as‰mcp hiw A\p-`-hn-®p-sIm-≠n-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cn°pw. ho´n¬ \nß-fpsS apdnbpw InS-°bpw Hgn-™p-In-S-°pw. aønØvkwkvI-cWw Ign-™m¬ ]ns∂ \nß-fp-tS-Xmb hfsc Ipd®p km[-\-߃ am{Xta ho´n¬ _m°n-sh-°-s∏-Sp-I-bp-≈q. \nß-fpsS an° hkv{X-ßfpw jqI-fp-sa√mw Bh-iy-°m¿°v \¬I-s∏-Spw. dPn-Ã-dm-^o-knse tcJ-I-fn¬\n∂v \nß-fpsS t]cv \o°w sNø-s∏-Spw. BZysØ GXm\pw h¿j-ß-fn¬ \nßsf-s®m√n hne-]n-°m≥ Bsc-¶n-ep-sams° D≠m-tb°mw. ]ns∂ Imew \n߃ Ah-ti-jn-∏n® Hm¿a-Iƒs°-Xnsc {]h¿Øn°m≥ XpS-ßpw. \mtem At©m ]Xn-‰m-≠n-\p-tijw \nßsf Hm¿°m≥t]mepw hfsc XpOw t]tc D≠m-hp-Ibp-≈q. A[nIw Ign-bpw-apºv ]pXnb Xe-apd hcn-I-bm-bn. \nß-fpsS Xe-ap-d-bn¬s]´ Bcpw `qap-JØn-√mØ Imew. AhnsS \n߃ Hm¿an-°s∏-´mepw Cs√-¶nepw \n߃°v bmsXmcp Imcy-hp-an-√mØ Ah-ÿ. `qan°p ]pdØv Cßs\tbmtcm∂v \S-∂p-sIm-≠n-cn-°p-tºmƒ aÆn-\-Sn-bn¬ \nß-fpsS aønØv AXn-thKw Agp-In-s°m≠n-cn-°p-Ib - m-bn-cn-°pw. J_vdn¬ ad-am-Ss- ∏-´b - p- S≥ HmIvkn-Ps‚ A`mhw aqew \nß-fpsS PU-Øn¬ s]cp-In-bp-≠m-Ip∂ _mIv‰ocn-b-Ifpw ]pgp-°fpw AhbpsS ]Wn XpS-ßp-∂p. AXp-h-gn-bp-≠m-Ip∂ hmX-I-߃ aqew BZyw hbdpw ]ns∂ a‰p `mK-ßfpw ho¿Øp-h-cp-∂p. ico-c-Øns‚ cq]hpw BIr-Xnbpw ]msS amdp-∂p. s\©n-s\bpw hb-dn-s\bpw th¿Xn-cn-°p∂ Dtcm-Z-c-`n-Øn-bnep-≠m-Ip∂ hmX-I-k-Ω¿Zw ImcWw hmbn-eq-sSbpw aq°n-eq-sSbpw tNmcIe¿∂ \pcbpw ]Xbpw hcm≥ XpS-ßp-∂p. Cu AgpI¬{]{Inb ]ptcm-K-an-°p-∂-Xn-\-\p-k-cn®v ico-c-Ønse tcma-ßfpw \J-ßfpw ssI∏-Øn-Ifpw ]mZ-Øns‚ D≈-Sn-I-fp-sa√mw sImgn-™p-t]m-Ip-∂p. _mly-i-co-c-Øn-ep-≠m-Ip∂ Cu am‰-߃s°m∏w B¥-cnImhb-h-ß-fmb izmk-tIm-i-ßfpw lrZ-bhpw Ic-fp-sa√mw No™p-t]m-Ip-∂p. D≈n¬ s]cp-In-bp-≠m-Ip∂ hmX-I-ß-fpsS kΩ¿Zw Xmßm-\m-hmsX hbdv s]m´n Ad∏pw

shdp-∏p-ap-f-hm-°p∂ Ak-ly-amb \m‰w hym]n-°p-∂p. t]in-Iƒ Ah-bpsS ÿm\-Øp-\n∂v th¿s∏´p hogp-∂ Cu {]{Inb Xe-tbm-´n-bn¬\n∂v XpS-ßpw. sXmenbpw arZp-tIm-i-I-e-Ifpw ]q¿Wambpw inYn-e-am-Ip-∂p. Xe-t®mdv AgpIn Ifn-a-Æp-t]mse ImW-s∏-Spw. \n߃ shdp-samcp Aÿn-°q-S-ambn amdp-thmfw Cu {]{Inb XpS¿∂p-sIm-≠n-cn-°pw. C\n B ]gb PohnX-Øn-te°v Hcn-°¬ IqSn aS-ßm≥ bmsXm-c-h-k-c-hp-an-√. Xo≥ta-ibv-°p- Np‰pw IpSpw-_mw-K-ß-tfmsSm-∏-an-cp∂v kt¥mjw ]¶n-Smt\m a‰p-≈-h-tcm-sSm∏w CWßn Pohn-°mt\m \nß-fpsS am\y-amb tPmen-bn¬ XpS-cmt\m H∂pw C\n km[y-a-√. Npcp-°Ø - n¬, \mw Hcp {]tXyI hy‡nXzw Nm¿Øn-s°m-Sp-°p∂ "amwk-Øn-s‚bpw F√p-If- p-sSbpw Iqºmc'Øn\v AXy¥w Atcm-N-Ihpw hj-fp-amb Hc-¥y-amWv A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-°m-\p-≈-Xv. A¥y-izmkw hen-°p-∂-tXmsS \n߃˛ A√, \nß-fpsS Bflm-hv˛ Cu ico-csØ Dt]-£n-®p-t]m-Ip-∂p. tijn-°p∂ \nß-fpsS icocw aÆns‚ `mK-am-bn-Øo-cp-∂p. ]t£, F¥p-sIm≠v Cß-s\-sbms° kw`-hn-°-Ww? A√mlp Dt±-in-°p-I-bm-sW-¶n¬ a\p-jy-i-cocw Cßs\ ]pgpØv Notb-≠-Xn-√-t√m. -b-Ym¿Y-Øn¬ CXn-semcp alm-k-tµiw AS-ßn-bn-´nt√? a\p-jys\ ImØn-cn-°p∂ Zmcp-Whpw `oXn-P-\-I-hp-amb A¥yw Xm≥ shdp-samcp ico-c-a-s√∂pw AXn-ep-]cn ico-cØn¬ "AS-°-s∏´' Bflm-hmWv bYm¿Y-Øn¬ Xms\∂pw Ahs\ t_m[-hm-\m-t°-≠n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. ico-c-Øn-\-∏p-d-amWv Xs‚ AkvXn-Xz-sa∂v Ah≥ Xncn-®-dn-b-Ww. ico-csØ hfsc {]m[m-\y-tØm-sS-bmWv Ah≥ ImWp-∂-sX-¶nepw AXv Hcn-°¬ Po¿Wn®v ]pgpXn∂v shdp-samcp Aÿn-]-RvP-c-ambn amdp-sa∂pw GXp \nan-jhpw AXv kw`-hn-°m-sa∂pw a\p-jy≥ t_m[-hm\m-tI-≠-Xp-≠v. hkvXpX CXm-sW-¶nepw Xm≥ B{K-ln-°p-Itbm CjvS-s∏-Sp-Itbm sNøm-Ø-Xn-s\-sb√mw Ah-K-Wn-°p∂ at\m-`m-hamWv a\p-jy-\p-≈-Xv. A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-°m≥ ss[cy-an-√mØ bmYm¿Yy-ß-fpsS BkvXnIyw t]mepw Ah≥ \ntj-[n-t®-°pw. acW-Øns‚ hnj-b-Øn¬ Cu {]h-WX hfsc {]I-S-am-Wv. hfsc ASpØ Hcp IpSpw-_mw-K-Øns‚ s]s´-∂p≈ acWw Cu kXyw a\p-jys\ h√-t∏mgpw Hm¿an-∏n-s®-∂n-cn-°pw. acWw X∂n¬\n∂v hfsc Zqsc-bm-sW∂mWv s]mXpsh F√m-h-cp-sSbpw [mc-W. Dd-°-Øn-\n-S-bntem A]-I-S-Øn¬ s]t´m acn-°p-∂-h¿ a‰p-≈-h-cm-sW∂pw Ah¿ A\p-`-hn-®Xv Xm≥ Hcn-°epw A\p`-hn-t°-≠n-h-cn-s√-∂p-amWv Nn¥. acn-°m-\m-bn-´n-s√∂pw C\nbpw F{Xtbm h¿jw Pohn-°m-\p-s≠∂pw Hmtcm-cp-Øcpw Icp-Xp∂p. kvIqfn-te-°p≈ bm{Xm at[ytbm As√-¶n¬ Hcp _nkn-\kv ao‰nw-Kn¬ ]s¶-Sp-°m≥ Xnc-°n´p t]mIp-∂-Xn-\n-S-bntem ac-WsØ A`n-apJoI-cn-t°-≠n-h-cp-∂-h¿°pw- CtX Nn¥ Xs∂-bm-Im-\mWv km[y-X. \mfsØ ]{X-Øn¬ Xß-fpsS Nc-ahm¿Ø IqSn hcp-sa∂v Ah¿ Hcn-°epw hnNm-cn-®n-´p-≠m-In-√. \n߃ Cu hcn-Iƒ hmbn-°p-tºmgpw hmb\ ]q¿Øn-bm-°n-°gn™v sXm´p-Ss\ acn-°p-sa∂v {]Xo-£n-°m≥ Ignbm-Xn-cn-°m-\mWv Gsd km[yX. AØ-c-samcp km[y-Xsb shdp-samcp Xami-bmbn ImWp-∂-h¿ t]mep-ap-≠m-Imw. acn-°m-s\m-∂pw- Bbn´n-s√∂pw C\nbpw Fs¥√mw sNbvXp-Xo¿°m≥ InS-°p∂p F∂pamImw \nß-fpsS Nn¥. F∂m¬, bYm¿Y-Øn¬ CXv ac-WsØ A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-°p-∂-Xn¬\n∂p≈ Hgn™p am‰hpw AXn¬\n∂v c£-s∏-Sm-\p≈ ]mgvth-e-bp-am-Wv. ""ac-W-sØtbm h[-sØtbm t]Sn®v HmSn-t∏m-b-Xp-sIm≠v \n-߃°v bmsXmcp {]tbm-P\hpan√. AXn-\p-ti-jhpw Ipd®p t\c-tØ-°-√msX \n߃°v kpJn-°m-\m-hn√'' (A¬ Alvkm_v: 16). IqsS a‰m-cp-an-√msX P\n-∏n-°-s∏´ a\p-jy≥ GI-\m-bn-Øs∂ acn-t°-≠nbpw hcp-sa∂v Ah≥ t_m[-hm-\m-tI-≠n-bn-cn°p-∂p. Bk-‡n-Iƒ°v ASn-s∏-´p-sIm-≠mWv Ah≥ Pohn-°p-∂-Xv. Pohn-X-Øn¬ Ahs‚ Htcsbmcp e£yw ho≠pw ho≠pw kºm-Zn-°pI F∂-Xm-bn-cn-°p-∂p. ]t£, kz¥w I√-dbn-te°v B¿°pw Cu kºm-Zy-߃ hen-®p-sIm-≠p-t]m-Im≥ Ign-bm-dn√. hneIpd™ ih-°-®-am-{Xta Ahs\ AWn-bn-°pI-bp-≈q. Cu `qap-J-tØ°v X\nsb h∂ icocw X\nsb XncnsIt]mhpIbpw sNøp-∂p. IqsS sIm≠p-t]m-Im≥ Ign-bp∂ kºmZyw hnizm-k-hpw I¿a-ßfpw am{Xw.