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Articles: Short Stories | nigUDha praSnalu
- Ms. Prasanthi Uppalapati
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maroka rOjuna maLLI dEvuDini pilichiMdi. Ayana vachchADu.
'nAku A dIpaM ivvaMDi'
'adi veligiMchE dIpaM kAdammA, kAlchE nippu'
'nEnu nA gadini A dIpaMtO alaMkariddAmani anukunnA. A dIpakAMtulatO veligiddAmani kalagannAnu. kAbaTTi nAku dAnni ivvaMDi'.
'nA mATalu vinalEdA? nI gadi agniki Ahuti avutuMdi kAnI kAMtigA prakASiMpadu. A SidhilAllO nuvvu ika dEnnI nirmiMchalEvu'.
'okavELa nA chEtilO alAMTi pramAdapu rEkhE uMTE nEnu tappiMchukOlEnu kadA. okavELa mIru alAMTi nirNayamE chEstE, nEnu dAnni I rakaMgAnE anubhavistAnu'.
'AlOchiMchu tallI!' aMTU adRuSyamayyADu dEvuDu.
iMkoka rOjuna maLLI pilichiMdi.
'EmiTi ivALa nI kOrika?' aDigADu Ayana.
'nAku A sthalaM mIda adhikAraM ivvaMDi'
'nIkadi eMduku kAvAli?'
'nAku A pradESaM chAlA iShTaM kAbaTTi'
'nuvvu asalu prapaMchAnnE chUDalEdu. iMdulO chAlA aMdamaina sthalAlu unnAyi. kAbaTTi ippuDE nirNayAniki rAku'.
'uMTE uMDanivvaMDi. nEnu vATilni kOrukOnu. nAku I sthalamE iShTaM. iMdulOnE nEnu tRuptigA uMDagalanu. iMka dEninI ASiMchanu'.
'I sthalaM yajamAni maMchivADani gyAraMTI EmuMdi? idE sthalAnni atanu chAlA maMdiki ammakAniki peTTi uMDavachchu kadA. atani nijAyitI guriMchi nEnu nIku elAMTi hAmI ivvalEnu'.
'nAku elAgainA oka sthalaM kAvAli. adi nEnu naShTapOvAli ani uMTE elAgainA kOlpOtAnu kadA. kAbaTTi nAku Edi EmainA I sthalamE kAvAli'.
'tallI maLLI AlOchiMchu. nuvvu cheppinaMta sulabhaM kAdu. sahiMchaDaM chAlA kaShTaM. nuvvu taTTukOlEvu' aMTU mAyamayyADu.
yathAprakAraM A ammAyi maLLI pilichiMdi. SharA mAmUlugA Ayana vachchADu.
oka rakamaina boTTubiLLa, nagalu aDigiMdi.
'A boTTu nI mohAniki nappadu. A nagalu merisEvE kAnI baMgAraM kAdu'.
'nEnu aMdavikAraMgA mArAlani vrAsipeTTi uMTE adE jarugutuMdi kadA. okavELa nagalu baMgAraM kAkapOtE, nAkasalu iMkE nagalu vaddu. nAku uMDE vATiltOnE nEnu saMtOShapaDatAnu. mIru nagalu ivvadalistE mAtraM nAku ivE kAvAli. lEkapOtE asalu EmI vaddu'.
'nI iShTaM. kAnI jAgrattagA AlOchiMchukO' mAyamayyADu.
iMkoka rOju A ammAyi naDustU tana muMdunna mArgAlni chUsiMdi. oka vAhanAnni chUsi aMdulOnE veLLAli anukoMdi. adi kAvAlani dEvuDni aDigiMdi.
'nI prayANaM AnaMdaMgA sAgadu. nuvvu ennO ibbaMdulni edurkOvAlsi uMTuMdi. avAMtarAlu vastAyi'.
'okavELa ibbaMdulE nirNayiMchi peTTi uMTE, elAgainA edurkOvAli kadA. alA kAdu aMTE, nannu naDichE veLLanivvaMDi. vErE vAhanaM ekkamani aDagakaMDi'.
'oMTarigA naDichi veLLaDaM aMta sulabhaM kAdu. iMkA chAlA dUraM uMdi gamyaM. kAbaTTi telivigA nirNayAlu tIsukO'.
konni rOjulu gaDichAyi. dEvuDu Amenu gamanistunnADu kAnI Ame daggaraku rAvaTaM lEdu. eMdukaMTE Ayanaku telusu Ame avE aDugutuMdani. ayinA okarOju kanipiMchi, iMka vErE kOrikalu EmainA uMTE kOrukOmannADu. kAnI A ammAyi tanakiMkEmI vaddu, avE tIrchamannadi. Ayana EmI cheppakuMDA adRuSyamayyADu.
Ame adE panigA EDustU, dEvuDni tana kOrikalu tIrchamani vEDukuMTOMdi. Ame paristhiti chUDalEka maLLI AyanE vachchADu. Ame mAnasika sthiti, SArIraka durbala paristhiti chUsi chaliMchi, Ameni tana oDilO peTTukuni, ilA aDigADu.
'O nA priyamaina ammAyI! innELLalO nIvu kOrina E kOrikainA nEnu kAdannAnA?'
'lEdu'.
'mari ippuDu nA nirAkaraNani eMduku arthaM chEsukOvaTaM lEdu?'
'nAku telusu. kAnI ivi tappa mari vETinI nEnu svIkariMchalEnu. lEkapOtE nEnu ilAgE uMTAnu. nAku uMDE dAnitOnE nEnu tRupti paDatAnu'.
'lEdu idi vitaMDavAdaM'.
'kAdu mIdE vitaMDavAdaM'.
'idi sAdhyaM kAdammA'.
'mIku sAdhyaM kAnidEdI lEdu'.
'ammA! ayitE kEvalaM nI kOsaM sUryuDni tUrpuna astamiMchETlu, paDamaTa udayiMchETaTlu chEyamaMTAvA?'
'lEdu taMDri! kEvalaM nA grahAlni sari ayina chOTa peTTi, nA aMdhakAraM ni dUraM chEsi, bhayAnni pOgoTTaMDi'.
'telivigA mATlADAnani anukuMTunnAvA?'
'kAdu. nEneppuDU mItO ATalADalEdu. okavELa nEnu taginaMta telivi uMDEdAnnaitE, mIru nirAkariMchE kOrikalu kOratAnA? nEnu mUrkhurAlini. pichchidAnini' aMTU vekkivekki EDavasAgiMdi.
'ayitE iMtakI mI aMtima nirNayaM EmiTi?'
'nannu kshamiMchaMDi. nEnu nA manasu mArchukOlEnu. kAnI nAku telusu. mIru nA kOrikalani nEnu kOrina rItina neravErchagalarani'.
'nuvvu nannE ChAleMj chEstunnAvA?'
'lEdu. nEnu nA vidhini mIku mI bhaktulapai gala abhimAnaM mIdi nammakaMtO ChAleMj chEstunnAnu. nEnu mIkeppaTikI vyatirEkaM kAdu' aMTU Ayana pAdAlu tAki namaskariMchiMdi.
Ayana aMtarthAnamayyADu.
Ameku Ame kOrikalaku EmayyiMdi? dEvuDu Ame kOrikalanu tIrchADA? dIniki samAdhAnaM teliyadu. dEvuDu Ame jIvana pustakaMlO, kAlamanE sirAtO tana nirNayAnni vrAsADu. kAbaTTi adi manaku kanapaDadu'.
aMtA chadivi, 'sutti katha. parama chetta. Ame aDiginavi Ameku Ame tallidaMDrulu, baMdhuvulu, snEhitulu ivvalErA? dAniki Ame dEvuDini aDagAlA, EmiTidi?'
'Cha! mAku telIdulE. avi mAmUluvi kAvani, avi vErE arthAnni kaligi unnAyi kAbaTTE kadA, adEmiTO telusukOvAlanEdi'.
'tallI! nAkoddu kAnI, nuvvE tIsukO. nIkarthamaitE cheppu' ani kAgitAlu akka chEtikichchEsADu.
ippaTiki snigdha I kathanu chAlA sArlu chadivinA, viShayaM EmiTA anEdi arthaM chEsukOlEkapOyiMdi. A praSnalu, javAbulu grIk aMD lATin lA unnAyi. alAgE koddi rOjulu gaDichAyi. oka rOju oka aiDiyA taTTiMdi. A kathalOni ammAyi lAgE tanu kUDA bhagavaMtuDinE aDagachchu kadA ani. dAniki tODu snigdha kUDA bhagavaMtuDini nammutuMdi kAbaTTi guDiki veLLiMdi.
dEvuDu nijaMgA, manasfUrtigA aDigitE tappaka samAdhAnamistADu, anE mATa eMta mAtraM nijamO telusukuMdAmani anukuMdi. tanaki A katha tAlUku bhAvaM taTTAlani prArthiMchiMdi. koMcheM sEpu kUrchoni veLLAli kanuka, kUrchuMdi.
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