Poojaikku eththa poo ithu Ch. 04

Vellik kizamai enbathaal thalaikku kuliththu vittu vanthiruntha ,en manjal poosiya muhaththai paarththu rasiththukkondiuntha avaridam,"Neththu neenga senja thappukku enna parihaaramnaa?"...merkkondu solla ...vetkam ennai thadukka....naakku kuzara,vaarththaihalai mendru muzungi....thattuth thadumaari... naanaththudan thalai kuninthu nindra ennai....utrup paarththavar,"ennamma, etho solla varre ,aanaa solla maattengira"endru solli niruththa...

"...mmm...eppadi solrathunnu theriyalai.Neenga kadaikku poi ...puthu vesti,sattai vaangittu vaanga ...unga kaalil vizunthu innaikku aasir vaatham vaanganum."

"ennoda aasir vaatham unakku eppavume irukkummaa...athukku ean en kaalil vizunthu kumbidunumkire?"

"Athellaam ungalukku puriyaathu...poi vaangittu vaangannaa...vaangittu vangalen"endru sonnathum ,maru pechillaamal kadaikku poha kizambiyavaridam,oru list-i koduththu ithaium marakkaama vaangittu vaangappaa"endrathum,purapattu kadaikku sendravari paarththukkonde nindrirunthen.

Veettiliruntha enakku ennennavo yosanaihal.Pakkaththu theruvukku sendru ,angiruntha kadaiyil irandu maalai,konjam poo,santhanam,pazangalai vaangi vanthu ,en appaavin varuhaikkkaaha kaaththirunthen.School vittu sekarum,rojavum vanthu vittanar.

Roja vai thaniyaaha azaiththa naan,"Enna,roja neeyum sekarum kaathalikkireengalaa?" endru eduththa eduppileye kettathum,athirchiuttru, aadippoi nindravalai usuppi,"enna naan ketkiren,pathile solla maattengire...akkaa unnai thitta maatten unmaiai sollu"endrathum...

"Aamaamkka,...konja naal poruththu, unga kitte sollidalaamunnu irunthom...aanaa athukkulle ungalukku visayam eppadio therinchiduchu."

"Avanai kooppidu"

"Annaa....inge vaa akkaa koopiduraanga"

Aruhil vanthu nindra en thambi sekarai melum keelum paarttha naan ,"ennadaa koodap porantha thangachiaiye kaathalikkiriye....unakku vetkamaayillai...ithu sarithaannu unakke paduthaa?"

Akkaa...naan thangachiai kaathalikkirathu unmaithaan.Athukkaaha naan aen vetkap padanum? Naanga rendu perum kaathalichu, kalyaanam senchukkalaamnu mudivu panni irukkom.Ithu varaikkum naanga thappu ethum seiyalai.Neththu nee appaa kooda paduththathu thappunnaa,naanum thangachium kaathalikkirathu thapputhaan.Appaa mele irakkap pattu,ellaa vivramum therincha nee...appaa antha suhaththukkaaha engaraar enbathai purinchukkittu,amma idathilernthu ...antha suhaththai nee appaavukku koduththiye...athu sarinnaa... ithuvum sarithaan."

Oru nimidam athirchiutru...Irandu peraium azaiththu, irandu pakkamum kattip pidiththukkonda enakku,...azuhai vara, athanai adakkik kondu,"Intha akkaavai neenga onnum thappaa ninaikkalaiye?" endren.

"Nichayam illaikka...kattina purusan irunthum ,sila pombalainga arippeduththu poi ,kattina purusanukku thuroham senchuttu ...thiruttuth thanamaa aduththa aambilaiha kooda paduththuttu vanthu...paththini maathiri vesam poduraaluha.Ithu varaikkum pathma akkaa vanthaanga...onnum pirachinai illamalirunthathu.Avangalaala vara mudiyalai...antha velaiai neenga senchurukkeenga...ithuvum oru punniam thaankkaa....peththavanga pasiai theeththu,avangaloda thevaiai poorththi seiyira pullaingalukku punniam thaan kidaikkum.Appadi paaththaa neengalum punniam thaan seithurukkeenga...ungalai vida ,pathmaa akkaavukku irandu madangu punniam kidaikkum."

"Nee solratha kettu, enakkusanthosamaa irukkudaa,...'antha' visayaththaip paththithaan solla vanthen.Innaikku night appakooda muthaliravu vachukkalaamnu mudivu panni irukken .Ithukku neenga enna solreenga?"

"Appe,... neththu nadanthathu muthal iravu illaiyaakkaa?"

"Neththu etho ,avasaraththule ,appa pothaiyil irukkirappo nadanthu pochu. Innaikku muraiyaa appavukku ennai kodukkalaamnu nenaikkiren"

"Nee thaaralaama seikkaa ,enna uthavi venna naanga seiyarom...aanaa...akkaaa"endru izuththa en thambiaip paarththu,"ennadaa....ennamo izukkire....nee enna solla varrengirathu enakku theriumdaa,unga kaathalai appa kitte solli anumathi vaanga solre....athaane?"

"Akkaa...enga manasula irukkirathai correct-aa solliteenga....thanks-kkaa."

"Thanks-ellaam irukkattum...unga kaathal, pechoda thaan irukkanum. Maththellaam ,neenga rendu perum nallaa padichu , velaikku vanthathukkappuram thaan ,...enna purinchuthaa?"

"Sarikka."

"Sari...night intha roomukkulle irunga,kanahaavum unga kitteye irukkattum...(En mahal)...naan veliye poottidaren.Appaa ketta... avanga friend veettukku poi irukkirathaa sollidaren.Roja control-aa iruppaannu enakku therium...aanaa sekar, nee thaan akka permission kodukkiravaraikkum ,roja-kitte thappa nadanthukka koodaathu sariyaa..."

"Aamaam...velia pona appaavai enge innum kaanom?engeyaavathu kudichuttu vizunthu kidakkiraaraa....kudikka maattennu engitta saththiam panni irukkaare...mani vera 7 aahuthu" endru yosiththukkondirukkum pothe,thooraththil appa varuvathu therinthathu.

Appaa vanthathum avar kondu vantha paiai vaangi veettil vaiththu vittu,anaivarum ondraaha utkaarnthu saappittom.Irukkira velaihalai mudiththu vittu,paaththira pandangalai kazuvi vaiththu vittu padukka ,iravu mani 10 aanathu.Appaavidam,friend veettukku poi varuvathaaha solli,pakkaththu araiyil thambium,thangaium,en kuzanthaiudan paduththukkolla...kathavaip pootti vittu...pettiyiliruntha ammaavin pattup pudavai ondrai eduththu azahaaha kattikkondu,thalai niraiya mallihaip poo vaiththu ,seevi ,singaariththu,erkenave sivanthiruntha muhaththukku konjam powder pottu...ulle kattilil utkaarnthiruntha appaavidam sendren.

Appaa vaangi vantha puthu vetti, sattaiai eduththu vanthu,athai avar pottukkolla uthavi seithu...vaangi vanthiruntha maalaiyil ondrai avar kaiyil koduththu ,naan ondrai eduththukkondu ..appaavin kaiai pidiththu izuththukkondu,amma padaththukku munbu poi nindren.

Ennai puryaamal paarththaa appaavum,naanum ethir ethiraaha ammavin padaththukku munnaal nindrirukka,"ennamma...parihaaram athu,ithunnu solli, amma padaththukku munnaale ...athuvum maalaium kaiumaa vanthu nikka vachuttiye?"endru ketka..."pesaama ammaavai kumbidungappaa...appuram solren " endru solli appaavum ,naanum sernthu ammaavai kumbittom.(Ammaa un idaththil irunthu, ennaiye innaikku appaavukku kodukkap pohiren.Athukku neenga thaan aasir vaatham pannanum.)Amma padaththukku munnaal vaikkap pattiruntha kunguma chimizil irunthu,kungumam eduththu en netriyil vaiththu vittaar .

"Ennappa?paaththukkiite nikkireenga ...antha maalaiai en kazuththile podunga "endru solla ,etho manthiraththirkku kattup pattavar maathiri ..en appaa,en kazuththil ,than oru kaiyaal maalaiai poda,en kaiyil vaiththiruntha maalaiai naan avarukku pottu...avar kangalai paarkka ,innum ethum puriyaathavar pol nindrirukka,..."sencha thappukku parihaaram ennannu ketteengale?...thirumbavum antha thappai, santhosamaai unga muzu viruppaththoda senchu muduchudungappaa...athu thaan antha parihaaram " endru solli,'pat' ena avar kaalil vizunthu vitten.

Kaalil vizuntha ennai ,than oru kaiyaal thottu thookkiyavar...en kangalai aazamaaha paarththu,...enna ninaiththaaro?...aruhil azaiththu, netriyil muththamittu,iduppil kai koduththu izuththu anaiththukkondaar.

Anbodum ,aasaiodum aayiram muththangalai ...en netri kangal,kannam,mookku,thaadai aahiya idangalil muththam koduththu ,...en sekka sivanthiruntha uthaduhalai ,avar vaaikkul urinchi izuththu...kadiththu muththamittu kaayapaduththa....avaridam irunthu vidu patta naan,"Neenga kattille poi utkaarunga...kudikka kondu varren"endru solli ,aduppangaraikku sendru ,oru paal sombai eduththukkondu...veettin kathavai ul pakkamaaha nandraaha thaaz pottu vittu ...utkaarnthiruntha appaavukku munnaal,paal sombai irandu kaihalaalum en maarbukku munnaal ,pidiththu kondu nindru,"inthaangappaa paal...kudichuttu enakkum konjam kodunga" endren.

"Ethukkumma paal ellaam,nee potta saappaade pothum "endru solla,maaraappai sari seivathu pol ,en munthaanaikkul iruntha mulaihalai konjam veliye theriyara maathiri kaanbiththu ,appuram izuththu sari seithu vittu,"appe...nichayam paal vendaam?"endru kettu avaraip paarkka.."vendaam...aanaa...venum" endru solli ulara...kaiyil kondu vantha sombukku ulle irunthu...1/2 bottil brandy-i bottilai eduththu,avar kangalil kaatti...(Avarukku pidikkum endru ,kadaikku poo pazangal vaangch chendra pothu vaangi vaiththirunthen.)..."paal thaan vendaamnu solreenga...ithaavathu venumaa... vendaama sollungappaa?"endru naan kurumbaai punnahaiththu ketka...uthaduhalai naakaal thadavi vittapadi,"vendaam...venum "endru izuththu..kaiai neettinaar.(Kudikka maatten endru appa ennidam saththiam seithu koduththathu ...appa vin gnaabahaththukku vanthirukka vendum.)

Ekkaththudan ,kaiai neettiya avaraip paarkka paavamaaha irunthathu,ippadiye ungalukku kodukka maatten.ungalukku evvalavu venummnu enakku therium ..."endru solli ,katti iruntha ammavin pudavaiai appaa munaadiye tholilirunthu eduththu,iduppai sutri uruvi avuththup pottu,...manjal nira paavaadai jacket-udan...thayaaraai eduththuvaiththiruntha, oru tumbler-il konjam pol brandy-i oottri,thaneer kalanthu ,avar kaiyil koduththu...saappaattukku vaangi vaiththiruntha ooru kaayai konjam pola thottu ,avar naakkil thadavinen.

Ooru kai kaaraththileye naan koduththa tumbler-il irunthathai konjam konjamaai ...paavaadai jacket-il nindriruntha ennai ,en azahai ,nandraaha valarnthu ,kumuri 'kum' endrirukkum en mulai azahai rasiththapadiye kudiththu mudiththaar.Kazuththukku keele,kaambu vattam varai thuniye illai...(Naasamaa pona tailor,jacket thaikka thuni kuduththaa ,athula bra thechuttu... thuniai thirudikkiraanunga)...Avaridamirunthu tumler-i vaangi meendum konjam pola ootri kodukka...en kaiai pidiththu izuththu,avar madiyil utkaara vaiththu,"Aamaa...neeyum kudippiyaame...pathma solli irukkaa?"

"Ippa vittuttenppaa...kudikkirathilli."

"Naanum thaan kudikka maattennu un kitte saththiam panni irukken,aanaa neeye koduththappo naan marukkaame vaangi un aasaikkaaha kudikkalaiyaa...athu maathiri ,innaikku mattum enakkaaha"endru solli,ennai kudikka solla,...avaridam tumbler-i koduththa naan ,"ungalukkaaha ,company-kkaahath thaan,...neenga konjam kuduchuttu meethiai kodunga" endru solla,...madiyil utkaarnthiruntha en vayitri kattip pidiththukkondu ,"un kaiyaale parukki vidumma "endru solla ,thirumbiya naan avar vaayil tumbler-i saaiththu konjam pol... kuzanthaikku paal puhattuvathaip pol puhattinen.Avar madiyil naan utkaarnthirunthathaal ,en idathu pakka mulai avar kannaththil azuththi irukka...aerath thaaza ...en mulaiyin kaambu, avar vaaikku neeraaha... avar naakkai neettinaal thottu vidum thoorathukku irunthathu.

Konjam pola avarukku puhatti ,appaa echil paduththiya meethiai naan kudiththukkondirukkum pothu...maraiththiruntha en koonthalai en mun puram thalli vittu...ahalamaaha vettap patta jacket-il therintha en sivantha muthuhil ,avar than muhaththai vaiththu appadiyum ippadium theiththu....mallihai manaththudan,lux soap-in vaasanaiaium muharnthu ,muththam koduththu,"ennammaa...ul paavaadai kattalaiyaa?" endru ketka...(appothu thaan naan ul paavaadai kattaamale, pudavai katti irukkiren enbathu therinthathu.)

"Emmppa kekkareenga?"

"Illai ...unnoda sooththoda soodu, en thodaiyil irangi veth vethunnu irukku... athaan ketten "endraar.

Appa sonnathaik kettu vetkap patta naan...kudiththa brandy-in pothai era...,appavin sattaiai kazatti angiruntha hanger-il maattinen.innum konjam enbathu pol avar paarvai irukka,...pottiruntha jacket-i kazatti, kai valiye kazatti uruva ,kaihalai mele thookkiya pothu...akkulil konjamaaha valarnthiruntha mudi azahaium,kaihalai thookki irakkum pothu aadik kuzungiya mulai azahaium rasiththar.

Naan paavaadaiai konjam pola irakki irukki katti irunthathaal ,en thoppulum,adi vayirum azahaaha therinthathaium,...sivanthu pithungiya siduppu sathai azahaium,...lesaaha vizunthiruntha iduppu madippaium ,paavaadai maraippaium meeri therintha thodaihalin thiratchiaium,sooththu meduhalaium thirttuthth thanamaaha ,avar rasiththup paarththukkondiruppathu,..naan orak kannaal avarai paarththa pothu therinthathu.

Bra,paavaadaiudan avar madi mel utkaarnthu,tumbler-il ottri vanthathai avarukku konjam koduththu ,meethiai naan vaayil urinchi vaiththukkondu...aasaiyil appaavin,kazuththai sutri kaiyai pottu...kitte varach cheithu ,avar vaayodu vaai kavvi,avar vaaikkul naan urunchi vaiththiruntha brandy-i,...en echilodu kalanthu avar vaayil vaziya vitten.'Madak' 'madak' endru kudiththaar en manmathan.Kudiththavar innum konjam varumaa endru en vaaikkul avar naakkai vittu , urinjo urinjendru urinja,enakku siripputhaan vanthathu.

En panju pondra sooththu meduhal avar thodaihalai azuththi irukka... antha azuththaththaium meeri avarin sunni viraithu nimirnthu ezunthu ,en sooththai idikka ,koochamutra naan,"ennappa ippave ezunthukkuchu pola irukke unga sunni "endru konjam kooda vetkamillaamal ketka ..."pinna ennammaa?panchu maathiri un sooththu, katha kathappaa en kadappaarai mele pattaa,ezunthirukkaama enna seium?"endru solli innoru bek kettaar.

"Ithe pothumpaa" endru naan solla "innaikku mattum thaan maa...aduththathu, aduththa maasaththukkuthaan"endru solli kenja...avarukku tumbler-il brandy-i ootri kodukka ezntha pothu...pinnaaliruntha bra pattaiai kai pidiththu izukka...naan ezuntha vehaththil kokkihal arunthu ,bra avar kaiyodu vanthu vittathu.Kaiyil kidaiththa bra vaal, avar muhaththai thudaiththukkonde ,muharnthu paarththu vittu,athan vaasanaiai rasiththu ,"un ammaavukkum ithe vaasanithaan"endraar.

Avilnthu pona bra vaal oru ganam athirnthu pona naan ,en kaihalai kondu, aadik kuzungum en azahiya mulaihalai maraiththukkolla ,...appuram suthaariththukkondu...appaathaane paarkiraar...paarththu vittu pohattum endru ninaiththu,en mulaihalai suthanthiramaaha aadavittu,kuninthu kundihal viriya brandy bottil-ai eduththu innum konjam ootri...athe maathiri appaavin madiyil utkaarnthu,konjam kudikka solli,meethi konjaththai vaayil adakka solli...avarin vaayodu vaai vaiththu uthaduhalai kadiththu suvaiththu...ullukkul oori irunthathai urinjik kudiththen.

'Jiv'endrirunthathu enakku,intha appa sonnaalum kekka maatten engiraar .enakkum koduththu tholaiththu viduhiraar.Pothai eriya appaa naan koduththa ooru kaaiyai nakkaamal....viyarththu ,uppu kariththa en mulaihalai nakki,"super combination "endraar.( Thanni pottaal ,english thaaraalamaai varumo?)

Ennai madimel vaiththukkonde,en mulai muzuvathaium nakki suvaiththu,thazumbi thallaattam potta avaihalai thaaralaamaai alli eduththu azuththamaaha pisainthu vittu,"unga ammaatha vida periya size-aa thaan vachirukkireemma" endru solli, en mulai size paarththu mahiznthu...aasai aasaiyaai urutti vilaiyaadi...kaambuhalai sellamaaha kadiththu,athanai sutri iruntha karu valayaththai nakkinaar.koochaththilum,kuru kuruppilum naan appadium ,ippadium aadi asainthaalum ...appaa vidaamal katti anaiththu ,kaambukalai sappinaar.

Paaththiraththai vilakkuvathu pol,pala palaththa en mulaihalai ...paavi mahan, pasu maadu than kandru kuttiai nakku vathu pol nakki, sivakka vaiththu ,ennai silirkka vaikka...avar echilaal en mulaihal innum minu minuththathu.

Ayitru... innum konjam thaan ,...kadaisiyaai irukkum ithai kudiththu vittaal bottil kaali. En nilaium athu thaan...paavaadai ondru thaan, pakka thunaiyaai irukkirathu...athaium avizththu vittaal... ammanamthaan.Bottili iruntha sarakkum,engal udaihalum kuraiya kuraiya...pothaium,pundaikkul vittu okka vendum endra aasaium athihamaanathu.

En udambu mithamaaha thallaada aarambikka...aambilaikku sari nihar samamaaha thanni adiththu vitteno?endru aachariyap patten.'Indraikku ithu pothum ,iruppathu avarukku' endru kadaisi sarakkai kaiyil enthi appaavidam koduththu...meendum avar madi mel utkaarnthu ,avarukku ootri vida konjam pola kudiththavar...surundu thodaikku mel eri iruntha paavaadaikkul,kaiai vittu...thanathu aat kaatti viralai ,en azahu pallaththil nuzaiththu....vazinthathai alli eduththu... vaaikkul viral muzukka nulaiththukkondu, sappi,"engemma vachirunthe iththanai naalaa ...iththanai taste-aa irukke?" endru solli, naakkai ,sappukkotti... aasaiudan en muhaththaip paarththavaridam,"innum ennappaa, ennai ammaa ...athu ,ithunnukkittu...azahaa vaadi podinne kooppidungappaa"endru sonna ennai ,"en azahi neethaandi ...ini, ezezu jenmaththukkum enakku neeyee mahalaa vanthu porakkanumdi.."

"Pongappaa rombathaan aasai ungalukku....intha jenmathileye ippathaan kidaichirukken ungalukku" endru solli, punnahaiththukkondiruntha ennai ezach cholli ...iduppiliruntha paavaadai naadaavai thedip pidiththu 'padak'endru uruvi vida...aadaihal illaatha kaik kuzanthaiyaai... appothu avar madiyil thavazntha naan ...ippothu athe maathiri, azahup pennaai... ammanamaai... amsamaai avar munnaale nirkkiren.

Eththanai appangalukku, than azahu mahalai muzu ammanamaaha paarththu rasikkum vaaippu kidaikkirathu?...itho en appaavukku kidaiththirukkirathu,... matra visayangalil avar koduththu vaikka villai endraalum kooda ,nichayam intha visayaththil niraiyave koduththu vaiththavarthaan.

Etho oppukku avar iduppil iruntha vestiai izuththu uruvi vida...neenda pudalankaayaai nimirnthu nindra avar sunniaip paarththu...oru ganam asanthu nindren.Intha vayasilum eppadi vaiththirukkiraar sunniai ...evvalavu neelam,evvalau thadiman...pathma sonnathu en ninaivukku vanthathu.

Iruvarum ammanamaai irukkirome endru engalukku vetkam thuli kooda illai.Ammanamaahave en appaavin madi mel poi utkaarnthen.Paavaadaikku melaaha en sooththu menmaiaium ,katha kathappaium rasiththavarukku ,en vetrudambil sooththai viriththu avar madiyil utkaarntha pothu...ennai utkaara vidaamal ...ezunthu nindra avar sunni thaduththathu.Oru kaiyaal...ezunthu nindru, padameduththu aadum avar sunniai madakki pidiththu,amukki, athan mel utkaara... ennai nimmathiyaaha utkaara vidaamal thookki,thookki pottathu.

Konja neram thaan ,...appuram ,en izam sooththin menmaikkum,vethu vethuppirkkum adi paninthu appaavin sunni amaithiyaahi ...en sooththu pilavil pathungikkondathu.Kaihalaith thookki,en appavin kazuththai sutri kattip pidiththa pothu...en akkul vaasanaiai muharntha appa,en nirvaana udalengum thadavi rasiththu...ezunthu nirkka solli ,melum ,keelum paarththu rasiththaar.

Ezunthu en mun mandi ittavar ,konjamaaha valarnthiruntha en pundai mettu mudihalai menmaiyaaha thadavi ,methuvaaha vizakki...vaasanai muharnthu...en pundaikku oraayiram muththangalaavathu koduththiruppaar.Inba vethanai en thalaikku era...appavin thalai mudihalai koththaaha pidiththukkondu en pundai mettin meethu amukki, aanantham adainthen.

Konja neram en pundai mettin meethu muham puthaiththu oiveduththavar...ennai pinnaal thirumbi nirkka solli ...maasu maruvillaatha palingu kal pola,sekka sivanthu virinthiruntha en muthuhaium,kuruhiya idaiaium...idaiyil vizuntha madippaium...virintha iduppaium....urundu thirandu thallaattam podum kundihalaium,adi panai maraththaip pola ahandriruntha ,thiranda thodaihalaium...vaza vazaththa kaalhalaium...kaalhalukku keele iruntha velli kolusaium aasaiodu,vaayil jol vadiya paarththukkondirunthavar...'padak' endru ,en sooththu meduhalil than muhaththai vaiththu muththamittu ,kaama veriyil kadiththu vaiththaar.

Sooththu meduhali muththamittu ...michamiruntha ooru kaayaiai athil thadavi ,azuththamaaha nakkiyavar...pothai thalaikeera...pilavukkullum nakkap poha koochamadaintha naan ,appadi seiya vidaamal thaduththu...ezunthu nirkka solli irukkamaaha anaiththukkonden.Appadi anaiththukkonda pothu avar virintha maarbil en mulaihal pakkaththirkku ondraaha nasungip pithunga....naanaththil thalai kunintha naan...naharnthu vilaha muyarchi seiya ...innumavar irukki anaiththa pothu en vilaa ezumbuhal norungi viduvathu pol irukka...,"Appa...oththai kaiyaalaye ippadi irukki anaikireengale,rendu kaiyaalum anaichaa nenju adaichu poiduven pola irukke "endru solli sirikka..."chinnavalaa chikkunnu irukke nee...athuthaan unnai alli eduththu anaikka thonuthu...endru solli innum anaiththukkolla...avar marbuk kaambuhalodu en mulaik kaambuhalum otti ,urasi uravaadi unarchi undaakkiyathu.

Kattip pidiththu nindra pothe kaalhalukku idaiyil iruntha avar sunni kambeeramaai en pundai mettai thottu mutti ,mothi muththam koduththathu.Enakkulle inba minsaaram alai alaiyaai paaya ...nindra nilaiyileye appaavin sunni en pundaikkul nuzainthu vidumo endru santhaham vara ...en thodaihalai serththu vaiththukkondu sokkinen.