ഒരു വെടക്കന്റെ വീരഗാഥ 863

N¼nNp«³.sWäv F¯n]t¸mÄ ko«n B^pfnÃ. Mm³ tWs^ AXp¯pÅ Npªp½]psX ko«nt`¡v sk¨v bnXn¨p–. AknsX sI¶t¸mÄ D½]pw Sm¯]pw D½p½]pw Fsâ H^p Nhnsâ sZ`nk_n¡v tk*n timhvbnä`n tbm]n^n¡pN]ms\¶v Npªp½ b_ªp. Np_¨v Uqs^]m\v timhvbnä ASv sNm*v C¶v k^nà F¶pw Npªp½]psX ko«n Wn¡mWpw b_ªp. Npªp½ Im] D*m¡n S¶p. bns¶ tbm]n H¶v Npant¨mam³ b_ªp. ¢mhv Njnªv k¶m H^p Npan DÅ Nm^yw Npªp½¡v A_n]mw. Mm³ A§sW Npan¡mWm]n dm¯v_qfn N]_n. {ZÊv Du^n im§_nt·Â CXpt¼mjm\v Mm³ Npªp½]psX H^p ssWän {l²n¨Sv. Mm³ sk_psS AsSm¶v Wo¡n]t¸mÄ ssWän]psX AXn]n C«n^n¡p¶ {dm]pw gÍn]pw N*p. Mm³ ASv tWm¡n Wn¶p F´v sI¿\sf¶_n]msS. Fsâ fWÊv AsSm¶v FXp¯v tWm¡m³ Fs¶ t{b^n¸n¨p. Mm³ A§sW {dm ssN]n FXp¯v WnkÀ¯n tWm¡n. N£¯nsâ emPw H¶v f\¯p tWm¡n.. Npªp½]psX f\w. ASv fq¡n`qsX N]_n]Spw Fsâ Np® sbm§n. Fsâ Nt{*mÄ tbm]n.. Mm³ fp`]psX emPw Npªp½]psX fp`s]¶ tbms` W¡n. fWÊn B k`n] fp`NÄ Fsâ km]n`ms\¶v Mm³ h¦`vbn¨p. bns¶ gÍn FXp¯p. ASns` Npªp½]psX bq_n H«n NnX¶ f\w Fs¶ f¯v bnXn¸n¨p. Mm³ Fsâ Np® ssN¿n FXp¯v AXn¡m³ SpX§n. Mm³ gÍn f\¯v W¡n. H^p emP¯v bq_nsâ]pw f_pemP¯v Np*n]psX]pw f\w. Mm³ Np*n]psX emPw fq¡nt`¡v Bªv k`n¨p.. Mm³ kn_¡m³ SpX§n.. Np®tf sk¨v Np`p¡n.. fWÊn Npªp½]psX ^qbw k¶Spw Fsâ bm tbm]n.

FWn¡v kÃm¯ NpätdmVw tSm¶n. Npan¨v C_§n]Spw {ZÊv fmän Mm³ bp_¯v tbm]n.. sk_psS C_§n AkhmWw Nq«pNm^sâ AXps¯¯n. Ak³ Fsâ fpOw kmXn] tbms` tSm¶n]t¸mÄ Ft¶mXv Aksâ NqsX sIÃm³ b_ªp. F´m {blvWw F¶v tImUn¨t¸mÄ Mm³ H¶pw fn*n]nÃ..Mm³ Aksâ NqsX WX¶p. B^pfnÃm¯ H^p Ø`w F¯n]t¸mÄ Ak³ C^n¡m³ b_ªp. tbm¡än Wn¶pw ^*v doZn FXp¯p. F¶n«v Ak³ b_ªp.

“”CSv Wà N©mkm\v.. WnWs¡t´m kngfw Ds*¶v fWÊn`m]n.. CSt§m«v k`n¨m FÃmw l^n]mkpw.. “”

Mm³ tk* F¶v b_ªp. Mm³ ASv ks^ k`n¨n«nÃm]n^p¶p. H^p {bmklyw H¶v {lfn¡m³ Ak³ Fs¶ WnÀdÔn¨p. fWÊn D*m]n^p¶ kngfw Nm^\w Mm³ N¯n¨v k`n¨p. bns¶ Ak³ tImUn¨SnsWÃmw Mm³ f_pbXn b_ªp. D*m]sSÃmw Mm³ AktWmXv Sp_¶v b_ªp.

Ak³ b_ªp.

“”FXm.. H^p Nm^yw A_nt]m–.. WnW¡v kngfw Bk* F¶v N^pSn C{S Nm`w b_]msS C^p¶Sm\v.. N¼nNp«³.sWäv