- m%ñ,d foaúhf.a pß;h rÕmdk Y%S ,xld $ bkaÈhd ks<sh mQcd WudYxl¾ ‘Ôúf;a m<uq j;djg Ôj;a fjkjd lsh, oefkkj ug…’ yÕ=rkafl; rc ud,s.dfõ fï yqfol,d isßhyka .nvdjg fldgqfjÉp Ôúf;a" md¿ uQi, w÷r uel=fKa oiafldka wêldruf. uDÿ myi ksid nj m%ñ,g oefkkak wrka'
kf¾kaøisxy rcqf.a m%:u w.ìij fj,d 1708 wjqreoafo uÿrdmqrfhka fufy wdjg m%ñ,d oeka wj,x.= ldishla' ;j;a ìfidajre .Kkdjla ueoafoa wo ;j;a tla ìijla muKla njg m;afj,d' b;ska" wE fï f.jd oukafka .eyekshlg uqyqK fokak wiSreu ld, mßÉfþohla…’
fydr fydfrka ys;g ßx.mq oiafldka wêldru" ys; m;=f,u me,mÈhï fj,d ish¨ ÿlaL fodaukiaihka wlduld oeuqjd ú;rla fkfjhs" m%ñ,f.a Ôúf;a l=re¨ msydgqjla ;rug ieye,a¨fjka msfrõjd'
?g ?g rc jdi,g Wäka wdldfia mdhmq mqka i|;a iqÈ,s ;releg;a ;rugu fï fma%u l;dfõ wyquq¨ oek Wkakq msÉp.df,a iqÿ u,a wyqre" yeuodu;a iqj| ȧ wkqrd.fha meh lsysmhlg Woõ l<d'
ta y| t<sfhka oiafldka olskak wdiu l< foa" m%ñ,f.a we;ao< meye jfgdf¾ Wmka ,mh'
ta;a ojil m%ñ,d" fmdf<dfõ mia loa§" wudkqIsl úÈhg rcq" oiafldka urd oeuqfj;a Th Wmka ,mh ksiduhs'
mQcf.a weiaj, l÷¿'
‘oiafldka uf.a kug Ôúf;a fokjd o…’
wE y~ñkau .hkjd'
wdorfha mqrdjD;a;hla n÷ fï fma%u l;dfõ ‘m%ñ,d foaú’g we|mq mQcj ÿgq uk;ska ug u;la jqfKa ‘mndj;s'’
úrEms ‘l=i’g újdy lr ÿka ‘mndj;S’g we|mq ojfi;a mQcd fï ;rugu yevhs'
‘oiafldka fyj;a lkao Wv .skaor…’ fg,shla njg m;ajkafka 1739 wjqreoaog fmr ñh .sh pß; f.dkakl tl;=fjka'
ta i¿ ms<sfhka neyerj" m%ñ,d ìfidaf.ka t<shg wd mQcd wmg uqK.efykafka" nïn,msáh uy,a ksjdij, wef.a ksjyfka§'
‘fï ;rï iqkaor ks<sfhda bkak rgl mQcguhs fyd|u pß;…’ fkdalaldvqjlg fkfjhs ksid" ug wykaku ys;=Kd'
—b;ska ux fudlo lrkafka… ux lsõfõ kE thd,g udj .kak lsh,d' ug l;d l< ksid fyd| pß;hla ksid ux leue;s jqKd'
oiafldkaf.a wdorh ueo m%ñ,d…'
ta;a yqÕ fofkla uf.ka weyqfõ" whsfhdaæ wehs Thd fï fg,shlg hkafk lsh,d' fï b;sydi l;dj ux biair fj,du weyqfõ ‘l=i mnd’ lrk ldf,a iqks,a wdßhr;ak i¾f.ka'
wksl ;uhs fïl lrkafk celaika whshd' thd lrk foa .ek ug úYajdihla ;snqKd' meh follska bjr lrkak neß fï fma%u mqrdjD;a;h" fldgia .Kkdjlska yß lrk tl .ek ux i;=gqhs…˜ —wxc,sld˜ lrk ldf,a ‘nv.skshs…’ lsh,d ú;rla lshkak oekf.k Wkakq mQcd wo isxy, ni jyrkafka fndfydu wmQrejg'
—IQáka .shdu yefudau ud tlal l;d lrkafka isxyf,ka' l;d lr,uhs ux isxy, yod .;af;a' ta;a ug ,shkak neye' wïud ;uhs ‘ial%smaÜ’ tl lshj,d uf.a fonia ál lKakvj,ska yß bx.%sisfhka yß ,sh,d fokafka…˜
mQcf. meálsßh wmQre tlla' tys iuyr foa yßhg Ñ;%mghla jf.hs'
nïn,msáfha úYdLdjg .sh mQcf.a wïud" mqxÑ ldf,a biafldaf, wdfõ .ïmy b|ka'
iShd" wdÉÑj;a mQcf.a wïuj;a biafldaf,ka niaij,d wdmyq .shdg miafia biafldaf, wefrkl,a wdÉÑ fj,dj .; lf<a jðrdrdu mkaif,a'
ta fjk ria;shdÿj iy uykaish olskakg wleue;s jQ iShd" nïn,msáfha fï *a,eÜ tl .;af; wïughs ¥ghs yjia fjkl,a oji .; lrkak'
tfyu bf.k .;a;= mQcf.a wïud wjqreÿ 18 msfrkak;a l,ska YsIH;ajhla ,n,d bkaÈhdjg hkjd' mjq,g Wkakq tlu orejd bkaÈhdfõ wjqreÿ myla .; lr,d wdmyq tkafka" újdyhg flkl=;a fydhdf.kuhs' ta w,yndoa úYaj úoHd,fhau YsIHfhla fjÉÑ rdud rd´ Wud Yxl¾ tlal'
W.% isxy, fn!oaOfhda fjÉÑ iShj;a wdÉÑj;a fï újdyhg leue;s kQk;a ld,h;a tlal yeufoau fjkia jkjd' mQcf.a wïud újdy fj,d bkaÈhdjg .sfha bka miafia'
yeu foieïnrhlu ,xldjg tau Yxl¾ mjqf,a mqreoaola njg m;a fjkafk t;eka mgka'
ta;a mQchs u,a,shs fokaku bmÿfKa fjk fldfyaj;a fkfjhs fld<U cd;sl frdayf,a'
u,a,s bmÿKdg miafia .;jQ oEjqreoaou mQc,d ysáfha nïn,msáfha" fï *a,eÜ tflauhs' yeuodu;a yjig iShf.a wf;a t,a,s,d nïn,msáfha uQÿ fjr<g hk mQcd" we;s ;rï /,a, md.kjd' uQÿ j;=rhs je,shs wk,d je,af, ud,s.d yokjd' tfyu wdid jqK;a wo kï mQcf.a ysf;a uy uqyqo .ek ;sfhkafka uyd nhla'
wdÉÑf.a wf;a t,a,s,d jðrdrdfug .syska yduqÿrefjda tlal wl=re lshjmq yeá;a mQcg wu;l keye'
wo tl mhla ,xldfõ ;shdf.k wfkl bkaÈhdfõ ;shdf.k Ôj;a jqK;a mQcf.a mqxÑ ldf,a f.ú,d .sfha ta úÈhg'
—wjqreÿ y;f¾ b|ka udhs u,a,shs fokaku ysáfha fydiag,aj,' uu .; lf<a lkHdrdu Ôú;hla' ux Ôj;afjk yeá bf.k .;af;a isiag¾ia,f.ka'
fyd| úkhla we;sjqfKa" ñksiaiq flfrys ohdfjka n,kak" wksla whg iudj fokak" Woõ lrkak" ord .kak" wdorh lrkak bf.k .;af;a fldkajkaÜ tflka'
ta ,nmq mkakrh ksid ug wo f,dafl ´k kmqre ukqiaifhla tlal jqK;a Ôj;a fjkak mq¿jka'
wksl uf.a wmamhs wïuhs W.;a wh' uu;a u,a,s;a ta jf.a' wmamd n%yïuK fj,d yskaÿ fldaú,a hoaÈ" wïud mkai,a hoaÈ" fï fokakf.u wd.u jf.au ‘Ôiia’ ug iómhs'
uf.a foujqmsfhda yeuodu lsõfj fyd|g bf.k .kak' fï uy fmdf<dfj mh .y,d Ôj;a fjkak lsh,d'
ug f;afrkakE wehs fï ñksiaiq wd.ug cd;shg wekfldgd .kafk lshk tl… wksl ug wdorh lrk fï rfÜ;a bkaÈhdfõ;a fma%laIlfhda cd;s wd.ï lShlg whs;s o…
ux ,eÊcd fjkafk ndf.g we÷ï w¢kak ú;rhs' uf. wmamd ug §,d ;sfhk ksoyig ug fudkj lrkak neß o… ta;a fldkajkaÜ Ôúf;ka ux bf.k .;a;= foaj,ska fndfydu fyd|g ux uf.a úkh mj;ajdf.k hkjd'
uÿrdmqf¾ mndj;Sghs" m%ñ,dghs fokakgu mK ÿkafka bkaÈhdfjka wdmq mQcd
bkaÈhdfõ .shdu;a ug wmamd uqK .efykafk l,d;=rlska' ta" f;aj;= wêldßjrfhla WmfoaYljrfhla úÈhg wmamd wE; m<d;aj, hk ksid' ux ;kshu *a,eÜ tll' wïud" iShd n,df.k fufya' u,a,s ìß| orefjd tlal È,a,sj,'
mjq,la yeáhg wms yefudau tl;= fjkafk foieïnrfha ú;rhs' ta;a ,xldfjÈ…˜
f.or yefudau tl tl jevj, ksr; fj,d ksid jrla mQcd nex.af,darfha mqj;am;lg úreoaOj kvq lsõfõ ;Üg ;kshu'
—thd" uf.a ;d;a;g;a jvd jhi l¾;D flfkla' ux is.rÜ wrlal= fndkjd uyd krl flfkla lsh,d uf.a pßf; úkdY lr,d ,smshla ,sh,d m< l<d' ux ta m;a;f¾g kvq oeïud'
yenehs" ‘nh fjkak tmd mQcd ux tkakï Thd tlal…’ lshkak ljqre;a ysáfha keye' yefudagu jev' ug lsisu nhla wdfõ keye' ux ;kshu Widú .shd' ta Yla;sh ug ,enqfKa foúhkaf.ka…˜
f.or yefudau tmd lshoaÈ mQcd ta kvqj oeïfï ord.kak neß ;rfï flaka;shlska'
ksrmrdfoa pßf; >d;kh lroaÈ fldfydugj;a wyl n,d bkafk ke;sj l%shd;aul fjkak ;rï mQcf. ys; yhshhs'
isxy ,.afk" isxy kjdxIlfhka Wmka mQcd" fj,djlg msßñhl=g;a jvd tä;rhs'
ta tä;rlu fojeks fjkafka fj,djlg fudavlï ;rug W.% jk mQcf.a ys; WKq jk .;shg ú;rhs lsh,hs wïud lshkafka'
—ux tfyu lshkafk kslï fkfjhs' ÿla uykaisfhka yïn lr.;a fndfyda foa thd iuyr whg /já,d ke;slrf.k ;sfhkjd' thdf.a fyd| ys; ksid thd tajd ord .kakjd'
flaka;s .shdu hflla jf.a jqKdg ldg yß msysgfjk tflka thd yßhg i;=gq fjkjd' yÈ yQkshï ;=Ügqjlg ;lka kE' ljqre ÿkak;a ´k ;ekl ´k fohla lkjd…˜
yß yïn lrk foa ms<sfj<la we;sj mßyrKh lrkak ´fkh lshk mdvu mQcd uq,skau bf.k .;af; yf;a mka;sfha bkakfldg' ta" wmamdf.ka'
—fldkajkaÜ tfla bkakfldg wmamd udfiag fok ‘fmdlÜ ukS’ remsh,a iSh foiSh jqK;a úhoï lrmq úÈh fmd;l ,shkak kshu l<d' ksjdvqjg f.or .shdu wmamd yeuodu ta ‘wljqkaÜia’ ne¨jd' wjqreoao wka;sfï ux tajd fyd|g lr,d ;sfhkjd lsh,d wmamd ug remsh,a 1000 la ÿkakd'
ta ;uhs" ux jevla lr,d lShla yß w;g .;a;= m<uq j;dj' yf;a mka;sfha§ remsh,a 1000 f,dl= .dKla' ux tal nexl=jg oeïud…˜
fldhs;rï wrmsßueiafuka Ôj;a jqK;a im;a;=hs we÷ï ú,dis;dhs oelalu kï fj,djlg ta iajhx kS;s Í;s ish,a, mQcg wu;l fjkjd' iuyr úg" ks<shla ,iaikg bkak ´fk ksid fjkak we;s'
mqxÑ ldf, mgka mQcf.a yqÕla we÷ï ueyqfj wïud'
fndaßÉÑ w;a ou,d" /,s fhdo,d kdkdm%ldr we÷ï wekaog ljodj;a lr m<,a we÷ula kï mQcg ,enqfK keye'
—ta mqreoao ksid fjkak we;s wo;a ndf.g we÷ï we£u kï ug wryx' uu f.or bkakfldg fIdaÜia w¢kjd' ta;a wmamd f.or bkakjkï i,ajd¾ yß È. l,siï yß ú;ruhs' Ñ;%máhl jqK;a ux rÕmdkakE fldgg we|f.k'
;j" ud, j<¨ ;e,s Tlafldu odkak ´fk' ke;akï wmamd n‚kjd" ‘fudlo Thd lKjekaÿï o…’ lsh,d' ta kS;sh wïug;a tfyuuhs…˜
ld,hla mQcd lsõfj wmamd wleue;s ksid;a lido n¢kak ´fk ksid;a iskudfjka whska fjkjd lsh,d…
ta;a oeka ta ;SrfKa fjkia fj,d'
—ug yßhk fyd| flfkla ;ju yïn jqfKa keye' b;ska t;l,a ux f.org fj,d kslï bkako… fyd| Ñ;%máhla ,enqfKd;a ux lrkjd'
fldkajkaÜ tfla bkak ldf,a uf.a hd¿fjda yefudagu jf.a fld,af,da ysáhd' yenehs yeuodu;a ljqreyß w~kjd' ‘wfkaæ thd udj od,d .shd…æ’ ‘wfkaæ thd uf.a i,a,s ál wrka .shd…’
Th jf.a wf|dakd bjrhla keye' whsfhdaæ fï fudk jOhla o… fld,af,d yskaod yeuodu w~kjd'
ux wïug lsõjd" ug kï hd¿fjkak neye" wïud ux n¢k flkdj Thf.d,af,d fydh,d fokak… lsh,d' t;fldg ug 18 hs' ;ju;a thdj fydhkjd…˜
ld,hla frdIdkaf. ku tlal meg¿Kdg" frdIdka jf.au kula .EjqKq ;j;a flfkla mQcg ysáhd bkaÈhdfõ§'
—wd… ta wd¾hd' uf.a m<uq Ñ;%máfha uf.a fmïj;d' Bg miafia thd tlal ux Ñ;%má y;rla l<d' ta ldf,a bkaÈhdfj m;a;rj, lshejqfKa mQcd - wd¾hd iïnkaOhla ;sfhkjd lsh,d' yßhg ‘frdIdka - mQcd’ l;kaof¾ jf.a' wo;a wd¾hd uf.a fyd| hd¿fjla' ;ju ne|,d keye' b|ysg yïn jqKdu úys¿ lrkjd'
‘whsfhdaæ mQcd ud;a fï n¢kake;sj Thd tkl,a n,d bkakjd lsh,d…’
ta jf.a hd¿lï Tfk;rï ;snqKg w;scd; ñ;=ßhla úÈhg mQcd ;ju;a i,lkafka biafldaf, ldf,a b|,d fyd|u fhfy<s fjÉÑ isñka wudis ú;rhs'
,xldfõ ug yefudau ys;j;a' frdIdka" Wud,s" WfmalaId iy ksfrdaId <Õska weiqre lrk hd¿fjda' ta;a isñka ;uhs uf.a ‘fniaÜ f*%kaâ'’ thd uqia,sï' bkafk wefußldfõ…˜
mQcf.a Th hd¿fjda w;f¾ fmdä <uhs jf.au ysÕkafkd;a bkakjd lsh,hs wïud lshkafka'
wmamd - wïud iy u,a,S iuÕ
—fuhdf.a *a,eÜ tfla fmdä <uhs ‘mQcd ÈÈ…’ lshdf.k tl tl lEu cd;s f.j,aj,ska wrka tkjd' fj,djlg ux fuhdg lEu yooaÈ" ‘wïud ;j pmd;s folla jeämqr yokak wo;a ysÕkafkda fokafkla bkakjd…’ lshdf.k lEu wrka hkjd…˜
wjqreÿ oyhla ;siafia iShd ksid ,xldjg fj,d bkak wïud" ‘fï f,dafl thd oelmq fyd|u ÿj lsh,hs mQcd lshkafka'
—okakjo… ux fï f,dafla oelmq fyd|u fmïj;d ;uhs uf.a iShd' thdg oeka 96 la' wdÉÑ ke;sjqfKa fï <Õ§' wdÉÑf.a fldKafv álla lmdf.k wo;a w;..d <Õska ;shdf.k bkakjd' ta fokakf.a wdof¾ yß mqÿuhs'
uf.a wïuhs wmamhs;a ta jf.a'
