ലിസമ്മയുടെ പാദസരം [മന്ദന്‍ രാജാ] 678

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AkapsX Ns¿Xp¯p , kn^ km]n sk¨q¼n . tIm^]psX ^pIn Aksâ Wmkn bXÀ¶p .. `nhm½ tkUW sNm*ms\¶p N®X¨p bnXn¨n^n¡pkm\v … k`n] N¿pÅ ssWän¡nX]n`qsX Npänt^mffpÅ AkapsX N£w N*Spw Aksâ Np® H¶v NqXn Np`¨p .fpjp¯p^p* ssN¯*NÄ …tKm\n¡p«n fnWp¯ t^mf§an sfsà kn^t`mXn¨p … Aksâ ssN tft`¡v N]_ns¡m*n^p¶p ..
-! `nhm½¡v S`¡v bnXn¨n«p*v … ASm\v ssWäns]ms¡ ØmWw sSän bmSn SpX]pw Nm\n¨n^n¡ps¶ .tfms` tWm¡n]n«pw H¶pw b_ªpfnà ..fm{Sfà fWhn`mNptNw sI]vSp … H¶v ss{X sI]vSmt`m ?’ -! tKm\n¡p«n H¶v NqXn ssN tft`¡v N]_n Aksâ kn^¯p¼p `nhm½]psX sNmjp¯fp`]n sI_pSm]n fp«n .. ssN H¶v NqXn N]_n]m A_n]m¯ knV¯n H¶fÀ¯mw .
“”‘ tfmsW tKm\n¡p«n … sNm¨pNjptk_o …CWns]m^n©p NqXn B ssN tft`¡v N]_n]m Wnsâ Ip®n§m sk«n Mm³ D¸n`nXpw “”‘

tKm\n¡p«n sM«n ssN bn³k`n¨p Aksa tWm¡n … `nhm½ At¸mjpw N®X¨n^n¸m\v .. Ak³ kn^ km]n Wns¶Xp¯p fp_nª Sp¼n AfÀ¯n sM¡n ..ko*pw tIm^ HjpNm³ SpX§n … tKm\n¡p«n ko*pw kn^ km]n sk¨p .. AÂbw fp¶nt`¡v NpWnªp Aksâ AXpt¯¡v Wo§n]m\v `nhm½ C^n¡p¶Sv . ssWän¡nX]n`qsX {dm¡pÅn HSp§m¯ sNmjp¯ fp`NÄ Aksâ N¬t{XmÄ Naªp .. Ak³ Np®]n Sn^p½ns¡m*v fp`]nt`¡v Ss¶ tWm¡n .{dm¡pÅn Spap¼n Wn`vNpN]m\m fp`NÄ AkapsX I`W¯nWv AWph^n¨p fp`NapsX Spap¼Â N* tKm\n¡p«n BÀ¯nt]msX fp`]nt`¡v Ss¶ tWm¡n .

“”‘ N¼n bphvSNw km]W]p*sÃXm tKm\n¡p«n ?”

“”‘tR ?” tKm\n Np«n ImXn Np®]n Wn¶pw Ns¿Xp¯p `nhm½s] tWm¡n .. Akant¸mjpw N®X¨v Ss¶]m\v bnXn¨n^n¡ps¶ … f]n^v ..`nhm½ ktÃmw Nt*m Bskm ? `nhm½¡v sl^n¡pw S`¡v bnXn¨n«ps*¶m tSm¶pt¶ .. CXs¡ms¡ AÃ_ InÃ_ Vz]mÀ° {bt]mP§sams¡ D*m]n«p*v . bÅos`ms¡ tbmNpt¼m Zm tKm\n¡p«n AkapsX tIm^ Duän NpXn¡sÃ, tWm¡Xm B hmVWs¯ Nt*m Fs¶ms¡ `nhm½ Sfml ^oSn]n b_]m_p*v ..NqXpS`pw tfman¡p«nt]mXm\v .. F¶mXn Bt^`pw ssNkaw S^p¶pt*m .. Hm_©p tbms`]n^p¶Sv Cs¸m fpjp¯tÃm ..N¸a§m B¡*¶v AktWmsXm¶p b_tªs^ ..CSm ASnsâ bmNw Fs¶ms¡ tfman¡p«nt]mXp C¶mav b_]p¶Sv SmWpw tN«Sm\v. Ct¸mjnSm k¶t¸m fpSt` Hmt^m¶v sNmÅn¨pw AÃmsS]pw b¨¡v b_]p¶p .

“””” `ohmt½…. F¶Sm Cu b_]pt¶””

“””” N¼nNp«³.sWäv