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PUNCH FORON


Naam na jana ak ajob deshe thaken ak ajob raja.

Tnar sokh holo boshe boshe moner anande choto-boro nana rokomer, nana akarer putul banano. segulo ato sundor, ato mojar aar ato kimbhut je tnar nijer-e ichhe holo segulo seje ektu khela kore nite. akhon ichhe boro golmele jinish, akbar hole take dhore rakha boro kothin. tate abar omon rajar ichhe, mone howa matro pran peye sob putulgulo norechore uthlo, shuru hoei galo hoi choi, holla-gulla. ebar tara thakbe kothai? bhaba matro choker poloke toiri hoei galo biswa-brohmando, sob miliey ato boro je thoi paoa jai na. tar modheye raja abar pachondo kore phellen ai prithibi-ta-ke. jei na takiechen omni jhikmike tara-ra mathar opor chandoa toiri kore phello, nil akash-a sada meghera bheshe chollo, sobuj ghash matir opor naram galicha banate byasto hoei galo, boro boro gaach aar boner dhar diey haste haste chute chollo boro choto nadi-ra, aar uthal pathal somudra-ra ae sundor prithibi-ta-ke ghire dhore nachte laglo. aar sei chobir moto deshe hothat jaga putul-gulo bhari mojai din katate laglo.

amon je tultule pran-gulo, tader aaro taja rakhte, sundor rakhte sei ichhe-raja mon aar buddhi-ke pathalen tader sathi kore. Sei theke moner kaj-I holo pran-ke sarakkhon pahara deoa, ta-ke sob rokom apod bipod theke sabdhan kore deoa, se holo tar sob somoyer sathi. Hole hobe ki, mon boro bechara, aktuo chuti nei, sudhu chuto-chuti korte hoi, ae bhabe khat-te khat-te, du dondo jirote na pere mon akdin rajar kache kende porlo. tar-o to aktu abasar, aktu khushi hobar moto kichu chai. Raja shune bollen se ki kotha! Sara prithibi jure tar jonno koto aayojon choriey aache, buddhi-ke to kaje lagate hobe, nijer anando to nijekei khunje nite hobe. tokhon moner chokh khule galo, rup, ros, shobdo, sparsha aar gondho diey toiri kora golpo aar gan, naach aar chobi anka, ae rokom aaro koto khushi, moja, hanshi, kanna tader nana-ronger phuljhuri jhoriey mon-ke matiey rakhlo. ta amon je mon, tar moner moto hoei sei addikal theke choriey aache koto golpo jar ses nei. ses hobe ki kore, sei ichhe-rajar karsaji-te aaj-o sera golpo-tai to amader shona hoi ni.

Golper jemon akta shuru thake, temni shurur-o akta golpo thake. biswa-jora dheu-er dolaay bheshe aasa chhoto boro shokoler jonno amar ae golper pata,"PUNCH FORON".

"kothar moto kotha kaoa kothar kotha noi", kotu kotha to akebarei noi. probad aache,'asha-a more chasha'. ae lekha-guli karo jadi bhalo lage, setai amar anando. tar shonge etao janai je jader kache aeguli sudhu joro kora shukno pata bole mone hobe tader jonno akti abong jader ake barei bhalo lagbe na tader jonno ak Biswa-ninduker golpo diey shuru kora jak ---

Akbar du-jon sisya porashuna ses kore gurudeber ashrom theke chole jabe, jabar aage niom anujai gurudeb-ke dokkhina dite chailo. guru tader khub sneha korten, anek jotna niey tader sikkha dan koren, tobu sikkha sompurno hoeiche ki na dekhar jonno tader bollen, 'dakho baba, amader ashrom-er pechon-a je bon-jangal aache sekhan theke kichu shukno pata niey esho ja karor kaje lagbe na'. nirlov gurur ae samanya ichha dekhe tara besh obak holo.

jai hok, jongal-a dhuke tara dekhlo akti gaacher niche kichu shukno pata joro hoei aache. seguli tulte gache, amon somoy ak buro chashi eshe bollo je se anek kosto kore oe pata-guli joro koreche, agulo puriey se chash-er jonno sar toiri korbe, tate prochur phasal pabe.

oe guli na peye sishya-ra aar aktu gobhir bon-a dhuklo. sekhane dakhe tin jon meye shukno pata tader jhuri-te bhorche. jiggesh korai tader akjon bollo aegulo diey se jalani korbe, ranna hole tobei to bachhara khete pabe. dwitio jon bollo, pataguli jure jure ak dhoroner thala toiri korbe ja ashrom o mondir-a khabar deoar kaj kore. tritiya meyeti bollo, tar swami akjon boidya, osudh toirir kaje ae pataguli lagbe.

aaro gobhir jongol-a dhuklo tara. sekhane akta lomba gaach-er niche kotogulo pata pore aache. nite giey dakhe kichu pakhi tader thuk-rote aasche. pakhiguli tader tariey diey aktar por akta pata mukhe kore niey galo, sei pata aar ghas diey tara basha banachhe.

nirash hoei sei sisya-ra adik odik takachhe, dekhlo akta pukur-er jol-a akti boro pata bheshe jachhe. ota nischoi kono kaje lagbe na, ae bhebe tara seta tulte galo. ki ascharya, oe patar opor duto boro lal pinpre ghure berachhe, ora nou-kar moto kore sei patati-te chore kinarai jachhe jate jol-a dube na jai.

britha khonja-khunji na kore sisya dujon ashrom-a phire elo. dukkhito hoei bollo, 'gurudeb, jata shukno pata dekhlam na keno, sob-e kono na kono kaje dorkar hochhe. amra to aapnake dokkhina dite parlam na'. gurudeb tader ashirbad kore bollen , 'a tai amar guru-dokkhina. tomra to dekhle oe shukno pata koto kaje lage. jata samanya ba tuchho hok na keno sob kichur akta mulya aache sonsar-a. aaj je boro shikkha pele tomra, ta jeno kokhono bhule jeo na.

Akjon biswa-ninduk chilo. se sarakkhon shokoler ninde kore berato. Akbar ak biey barite tar nemontonno hoeiche. Sekhane khub bhalo bhalo khabarer aayojon kora aache. Edike shokole toiri hoei aache, aaj jadi se ranna kharap hoeiche bole tobe ta-ke dhore marbe. Biswa-ninduk elo, prochur khelo, kheye deye bolche, "ranna bhaloi hoeiche tobe ato bhalo-o bhalo noi".

Ae je amar mathai elo jana ajana kichu golpo sobai-ke notun kore shonai, ta amar obosthao sei loktir moto hobe na t'o?

Akjon lok akta gadhar pithe ak birat pontla chapieche, abar nijeo tar pithe chepe boseche. Kichudur jabar por tar mone holo je gadha-tar khub kosto hochhe, tar bhar laghob korbar jonno se oe pontla-ta-ke nijer mathai tule nilo. Majh theke tar nijer ghare prochondo byatha holo!

Mathar kothai sei choto cheletir kando mone elo.

Akti choto chele schooler pora mukhosto korche, barbar bolche, my head mane matha, my head mane matha. Or baba ki kaje sekhane eshe shune bollen, my head mane matha ki re, my head mane amar matha. Cheleti mukhostho kore class-a galo, teacher jiggesh korle bollo my head mane babar matha. Teacher ak chanti mere bollen, babar matha ki re, my head mane amar matha. Cheleti janlo, bujhlo abong bari giey porte laglo, my head mane barite babar matha aar school-a master-moshai-er matha!

Hashi mukh korle moner ku-bhab chole jai-na ku-bhab chole gele mukh-ta hashi hashi dekhai er ami kono samadhan pai ni. Ae jemon, akbar rasta diey jete jete bohudin por akjoner tar ak bondhur sathe dekha hoei galo. Bondhur gof kamano dekhe se jiggesh korlo, tumi gof kamiecho keno? Tokhon bondhu bollo, tumi gof rekhecho keno?

A kotha se kothar por bondhuti proshno korlo, achha boloto ratri aage na din aage? Aar akjon uttor dilo, ratri-e aage, kintu tar aage akta din chilo. a abar kemon uttor! Khub gombhir hoei aager jon bollo, a holo kothin proshner kothin uttor!

Nijeke dik-goj bole bhabata amader soho-jato.

akti meye roddur-a boshe sweater bunche. tar bon jiggesh korche,' han re didi, tui roddur-a boshe bunchish keno.' jatai hok didi to! bigger moto uttor dilo,' hun, janish na! gorom jama roddur-a boshe na bunle, porle ki gorom hoi!'

Aaj amader je jinisher boro abhab tar nam biswas.

Akbar akta sap-er khub khhidhe peyeche. gorto theke beriey eshe Bhogoban-er kache bolche, thakur, amake akta bang paiey dao. hothat dekhlo sotti akta bang kachei chokh bunje boshe aache. aar ki , kopat kore take dhoreche aar bolche, dekho thakur, jakhan eta paiey dile, paliey na jai. adike bang-ta bolche, Bhogoban, ami tomake ato kore dakchilam aar amake sap-a dhorlo, amake banchao thakur.

Bhogoban bang-ke bollen, dhoreche to noris ni. aar sap-ke bollen, dhorechis to charish ni!

bang thakurer kotha shune na nore morar moto pore roilo. aar sap bang-ta more gache bhebe bhalo kore khabe bole jei na mukh theke namieche, omni bang-ta ak laph diey paliey galo.

Sonsar-a amra koto ki je seje thaki kheyal korina.

Ak gram-a akti sokher Jatra-dol chilo. akjon lok sekhane honuman sajte khub bhalobaso aar sobai-ke hashato. gorib holeo se nijer cheleke kosto kore bhalo lekha-pora sikhiechilo, sei chele boro ukil holo, anek taka-poisa holo, chari dike tar nam dak. se baba-ke bolte shuru korlo, dakho baba, akhon amader man-sombhrom hoeiche, tumi aar honuman sejo na. baba bolen, pagol! aar ami kokhono honuman hoi, aage ja korechi, korechi, o niey tui bhabis na.

gram-er jomidar barite sei jatra-dol baina peyeche. sahar theke judge, magistrate, ukil, moktar sob dekhte aasben, chele babake abar sabdhan kore dilo.

nirdisto din-a jatra khub jome utheche, hothat hup hup kore ashorer majhkhane ak honuman laph diey porlo, tar lomba lej, mukhe kali jhuli, khali bhengchi katche aar laph-jhanp korche, dekhe sobai henshe kutipati, shokoler khub bhalo lege gache. ki kore jano choriey porlo se oe mosto ukil-er baba. rege mege to chele bari chole giey babar jonno opekkha korche. baba eshe dekhlen bhari bipod, chele jege boshe aache. hat mukh dhuey lej khule, aaste aaste tini jakhon ghore dhukechen, chele chitkar kore uthlo, sei tumi amar mukh porale! baba omni tar thekeo jor-a chitkar kore uthlen, ami tor mukh poralam na tui amar mukh porali! chele to obak, ato jore to baba kokhono kotha bolen na. baba bole chollen, oto boro boro manushera sobai esechen, bolaboli korchilo, aha! jar baba ato bhalo honuman sajen tar ki aktuo akkel nei! tar babar ki na akhono khorer lej, chele akta sonar lej na hok rupor lej to koriey dite pare!

Kokhono nirash hote nei, amra aktu buddhi khatabar chesta to korte pari, ae loktir moto.

Ak guru sisya-bari jaben. shonge akjon mal boibar lok niey gele khatir bare, tai tini akjon-ke shonge nilen. sei lokti dekhlo gurudeber ki ador, prosad kore deben bole koto beshi beshi khabar tnar pat-a, aar tar belai motamuti byabostha, mone mone se rag-a phunste laglo. chole asar somoy sisya shonge ak hanri sondesh aar ak hanri khir jotno kore bendhe dilo barite niey jabar jonno. oe mal boa lokti jadi kheye phale sei bhoye gurudeb ta-ke bollen , aduto khub sabdhane nibi, er akta-te sap aar aktate bis aache'. mot boa loktir kemon sondeha holo, rasta diey jachhe aar bhabche, amader deshe ki sap o bis paoa jai na, ato dur theke boey niey jete hobe! aktu sahas kore dekha jak na byaparta ki. boro hanri-te hat dhukiey dakhe hanri bhora sondesh. aar jai kothai, rastai jete jete akti akti kore sob sondesh kheye phello. tarpor akta jaiga bujhe hanrita phele dilo. hanri bhangar shobde gurudeb pechon phire takatei se bollo, jaah! gurudeb, sob sap paliey galo. rag-a dukkhe gurudeb take ae maren to sei maren. tokhon lok-ti kannar sur-a bollo, apni omni kore amake marchen, bokchen! aar ami ae pran rakhbo na, ami bis khaboi khabo. ae na bole se khirer hanri-tao sabar korlo.

Mon-er goti koto bichitro. ae begun-er golpo-ta shonai.

Akjon khub bhalo lecture dite parten. akbar tanke begun-er apokar niey bolte bola hoeiche, tini to pran khule begun-er ninde kore esechen. adike tini nije begun khete khub bhalobasten. barite eshe dakhen sedin aar begun ranna hoi ni. karon jiggesh korai tnar stree bollen,' ae to aktu aage shune elum tumi bolchile begun khaoa bhalo noi, tai aaj theke begun ranna bondho kore diechi'. shune tini bolchen." aare, lecture debar somoy o rokom kotoki bolte hoi, o holo, 'kothaka begun'! tar jonno ami begun khaoa bondho korbo keno"?

Dustu loker Kotha je koto ashanti deke aante pare tar akta chotto nomuna-

Ak boro-loker bari akjon notun kajer lok neoa holo. se mukhe khub misti kore kotha bolleo mon-a boro kutil. bhalo kaj kore se monib o monib-ginni dujoner-e biswas adai kore nilo, korta ginni dujonei maha khushi. ebar akdin tar ku-buddhi matha chara diey uthlo. akdin mukh-khana korun kore se bollo, ginni-ma, aaj ami boro dukkha pelam. apnar to chelemeye hoi ni, korta-babu tai abar biey korar byabostha korchen. apni jadi onr ak gacha dari ae kkhur diey , uni jakhan ghumoben, kete ante paren tobe ta diey ami montro pore akta maduli baniey debo, seta aapni porle sob bipod kete jabe.

erpor se barir moniber kache giey bollo, korta-moshai, aaj amar monta boro kharap kintu aapnake je ki kore boli, a kotha bolbar motoi noi. nehat aapnar nun khai tai bolchi je aaj raat-a apni aktu sabdhan hoei ghumoben. ginnima aaj apnake khun korar motlob korchen. adike abar sei lokti parar sobai-ke bole elo je aaj rate other barite aktu najar rakhte, barite maha bipod hobar ashonka aache.

sei rat-a korta bichanai ghumer bhan kore shuey aachen. ginni khhur hate pa tip-a tip-a dhuklen. jei na dari-te tan laga, korta laphiey uthey ginnir hat chepe dhorlen, ginni-o bhoy chitkar korchen aar sei chitkar shune parar lok chute eshe aaro hoi hoi shuru korlo, sob miliey se ak kando!

Hobuchandra raja aar Gobuchandra mantri-ke niey aar para jai na. shona jai jadi tader buddhi beriey jai , tai tara nak-a, kan-a sobsomoy tulo gunje rakhten. akbar tader samne diey akta shuor jachhe, Hobu jiggesh korlen, montri, eta ki janoar? Gobu anek bhebe matha chulke bollen, moharaj, a boro bichitro jib. hoi kono hati na kheye kheye aerokom roga hoei gache, aar na hole kheye kheye akta indur ae rokom mota hoeiche. Hobu bollen tai to, indur ato mota hole to desher sob khabar ses hoei jabe, hukum dilen sob indur-ke dhore dhore mere phelte.

'Ros' holo manush-er jibon bodh-er niryas. amra jibone nana dukkha pai, onno karur deoa kosto amader kandai, abar sob kichu upekkha kore sundorer khonj-a, anander sondhan korte beriey pore mon. ak dhoroner mulya-bodh ba values jagiey tulte golper tulona nei. gaach-a phute thake phul, keo tule mathai rakhe, keo mariey jai, kichu abar shukiey jai. er jonno phuler jini srosta tar kintu kono bikar nei, soman jotne, soman borne, soman gondhe sob phul-ke tini bikashito korchen. thik sei rokom jara phuler moto golpo-guli toiri koren amader kichu anando debar jonno, tader sristi-te kono phanki thake na. amra ke ki bhabe seguli nichhi setai ashol.

Akjoner khub khide peyeche. kintu tar kache poisa nei, se bhablo murir dokan-er kache giey ,'muri khachhi' ae rokom bhabbo. tokhon akta murir dokaner samne danriey muri khaoar moto kore mukh narche. aar akjon lok sekhan diey jachhilo. se ta-ke oe obosthai dekhe obak holo o sob shune bollo, 'aare boka, muri khachhis bhabchis keno? khetei jadi hoi to sondesh-er dokan-er samne giey mukh nara, khabi-e jadi to sondesh khachhi bhab-bi!

Khaoar kothai akta onno golpo mone elo--

sara prithibi jure sudhu khaoa aar khaoa, er kono ses nei. otistha hoei akbar 'Anno'(food), kand-te kand-te Brohmar kache galo. giey bollo, probhu! amake to sobai kheye nai, kintu ami ki khai, amar to kichui khaoa hoi na, a apnar kemontoro aw-bichar. Brohma bollen, shono bacha, kendo na. ami tomake khabar jinish batle dichhi. je byakti tomake beshi kore khabe, tumi take-i kheye nio. dekho, tomar khabarer obhab hobe na!

Na bujhe kaj kora amader swabhab.

Akjoner jwar hoeiche. daktar-er kache gele tini osudh dilen aar mone kore char dag khete bollen. porer din jwar na charai se abar daktar-er kache galo. tini jiggesh korlen char dag-e kheyecho? lokti bollo han, aar shishi-ti tnar hate dilo. shishi dekhe daktar-babu obak, osudh jemon ke temon aache, sudhu shishir upor aatkano char-ti kagojer dag nei.

Ak raja shongi sathi niey shikar korte beriechen. akta bagh-er pechone chut-te chut-te jongol-a hariey gelen. ki korben bhebe paachhen na, hotath ak kathu-rer shonge dekha. se raja-ke jotno kore bon-er baire niey elo, rajar lokjon-o khunj-te khunj-te sekhane eshe raja-ke dekhe khushi holo. rajar pran banchieche bole tini oe gorib kathure-ke tanr sera aam-bagan-ti dan korlen. tarpor besh koik bochor kete gache. hotath rajar akdin sei kathurer kotha mone porlo. montri-ke bollen, se ki amar thekeo borolok hoei gache? upohar dite konodin se aam niey elo na to'?

montri gelen kathurer khonje. sekhane giey kichutei aar oto boro aam bagan khunje pan na. dakhen dhu dhu korche phanka maath, aar dure akta kalo pahar. gram-er akjon-ke jiggesh korai se bolche, rajar jemon kheyal! kathure-ke diechen aam-bagan. se aar dure jai keno kath kat-te, entar kaath keteche aar puriey koila banieche. oe dekhun koilar pahar hoei gache. montri to kathurer buddhi dekhe tajjob.

Abar sonsare amon manush-o thake jake baire theke chena jai na. Ak rajar raj-sobhai boro boro pondit, gaiey, bidushak, sob chilo, tate tnar mon bhore na, akjon 'aahammok' na thakle ki chole! kar shonge aktu moja kora jai. jei na bhaba charidike lok pathalen akjon niret aahammok-ke dhore aante, take tini anek taka maine deben aar akta sonar taloar bokhshis deben. anekdin hoei galo, temon kono aahammok aar paoa jai na, raja din din dhoirjya harachhen.

akdin ak raj-purus boner pothe jete jete akjon lok-ke dekhte pelen. se akti gaach-er je dal-a boshe aache, sei dal-e katche. tini ta-ke dakte se dori, katari niey neme elo. raj-purus ta-ke porikkha korar jonno jiggesh korlen, 'tui je dal-a boshe chili se dal katchis keno?' lokti bollo, 'moshai, ta aar ke na kore'!

rajpurus bollen, 'bote, shokolei ae kaj kore! tui akta aahammok'. lokti bolle, 'dekhun,o bhabe gal parle hobe na. o kothar jobab dite hole aktu bhebe chinte jobab dite hobe. jadi jagat sonsar-a sobai pondit hoi tobe ami aahammok kintu aar shokole jadi aahammok hoi, tobe ami pondit'. rajpurus bollen, 'bah, besh mojar kotha bolis to, toke rajar kache niey jai sekhane tui bhalo kaj pabi'.

raja singha-shon-a boshe aachen, rajpurus lokti-ke niey dhuke lomba selam dilen, aahammok kintu se dik dieo galo na. take selam korte bola hole se bole boslo, 'danrao, aage ke raja setai thik kori'.

'raja ke thik korbi ki re, dekhchis na singha-shone ke boshe aachen'?

'ohh, je oe chair-tai bosbe sei raja hobe? ami jadi boshi to amio raja'?

'aare byata, tor poroner kapor dekhechis je tui raja hobi'!

aahammok bolle, 'dhoro oe tupi-ta mathai dilum, oe danda-ta hat-a nilum aar oe alkhalla-ta gaye porlum, tatei ami raja hoei jabo'?

raja atokkhon ether kotha sunchilen. aahammoker kothai khub moja pelen aar ta-ke chakrite bohal korlen, shonge dilen akta sonar taloar.

amni kore hashi anando kore besh kichudin kete gache. rajamoshai porlen ashukh-a. kothin rog, bichanai shuey rajar somoy aar kate na. akdin tanke dekhte aahammok elo. raja obhiman kore bollen, 'ami more jachhi aar tui aasbi na'? aahammok bolle, 'ki jeno bolle maharaj! more jachho! ta more kothai jachho'?

'bolchi ami more jachhi, ahammoki koris na, bos ekhane'.

lok-ti sekhane boshe aache. raj-boidya osudh khaoachhen, aktu osudh bichanai pore galo. raja seta taratari jharchen dekhe aahammok bole uthlo, 'bujhechi moharaj, apni jabar somoy oe bichana-ti niey jaben, jekhane jachhe sekhane ki bhalo bichana nei'?

'more gele bichana shonge jai'? raja take ak dhomok dilen. montri-moshai sob kaj sere chabi niey elen, aahammok laphiey uthe bolle,

'ebar bujhechi, chabi to chotto jinish,o tomar thik hater muthoi chole jabe, otar jonno tumi jete parcho na'. abar se akta dhomok khelo. kichukkhon por aar akjon montri eshe bollo,' moharaj! sobai akmot hoei ae kagoj-a soi koreche, moharaj jadi paren to soi kore din'. raja oti koste du hat bariey kagoj gulo nilen. aahammok omni laph diey bole uthlo, 'aar bhul hoi ni, tumi kothai jabo bolchile na, ebar bujhechi, tumi oe kagoj-gulor jonno deri korcho, kothai jeno jachho bolle, ebar shanti-te jete parbe. ami aktu matha mota to, tai bujhte deri holo'.

ak-a asukh, tar opor durbol, raja rege giey aar kotha bolte parchen na. mathai jol diey haoa kore konomote tanke aktu shanto kora holo. raja dekhlen aahammok tar aahammokir upohar hishebe paoa sei sonar toroal-ta tnar dike chunre phele dilo. raja bujhlen se chakri-te istofa dilo. tini bollen, 'ki re, aar chakri korbi na'?

se bollo, 'moharaj, ae taloar-ta tomakei shobha pai. ashole aahammok ke? ami na tumi? tumi barbar amake bolcho tumi more jachho aar ami jakhan jiggesh korchi more kothai jachho, tumi tar kono jobab dite paro ni. je chole, athacha kothai jachhe janena, se aahammak chara ki? tumi bolcho more gele bichana, chabi, kagoj kichui shonge jai na, kintu segulor ato jatna korcho. aar ami je daal-a boshechilum sei daal katchilum bole tomra amake aahammok bolcho. sei kaj, ke na korche moharaj! shokolei nijer nijer aayu-r daal-a boshe takei katche. aayur jor-a bolian hoei manus sonsar-a kotorokom lompho-jhompho kore, aar protidin-e sei aayu kkhoy korche. a chara manuser onno goti nei. se kotha tomar raj-purus-ke ami prothom din-e bolechilam, kintu se bojhe ni. ami jantam ami je dal-a boshe aachi, sei dal katchi, eta thakbe na. tai somoy thakte oporer akta mota shokto dal aage theke dekhe rekhechilam. jakhan eta mormor kore bhenge porto, tokhon seta chepe dhortam. amar najor upor dikei chilo maharaj, tomar nei'.

kono kono home page-er pata dekhiey dai tumi akhon ekhane aacho. sei rokom kothai aachi dekhte giey mone holo besh tortor kore golper gari-ta agochhilo, poth-a akta boro ba(n)k eseche. ae porjonto pore karor jadi bhalo lege thake to tader aaro kichu shonate lobh hoi. lobh-er kothai akjon mahapurus-er bola akti golpo mone holo. setai ebar boli--

Ak rajar kache vikkhar jonno akjon sadhu elen. teja-swi sei sadhuke dekhe raja somman janate uthey danralen, oti somador kore tanke raj-sobhai niey elen abong bollen, probhu!, aapnar ki vikkha chai bolun. ami aapna-ke amar samasta rajya diey dite prostut.

sadhu bollen, 'he rajan! ami rajya niey ki korbo'. tini jhuli theke akti har(bone) bar korlen abong bollen,'ami ae har-tir saman ojoner kichu chai, er beshi amar kichu dorkar nei'.

raja har-ti dekhe haste laglen, bollen,' probhu! er ojoner soman ki aar amon jinish hobe, aapni aaro beshi kichu prarthona korun'.

sadhu bollen,' na na, ae har-er soman-e amake kichu dao'. tai holo. pallar ak dike har aar onno dike rajkosh theke dhan-ratna ene rakha hote laglo. rajkosh sunno hoei galo, tobu har-er soman ojon holo na, palla aaar kichutei uthlo na.

raja o sobhar sobai to tajjob, sobha-te jata lok chilo sobai tate chore boslo, kono labh holo na.

bismito raja mugdha hoei sadhu-je-ke bollen,' apni akjon siddha-purus, aapnar kache ami porajoy swikar korchi, aapni bolun ki korle ae palla uthbe'.

sadhu haste haste bollen,'raja, tumi akta kaj korlei ae har-er palla soman hoei jabe. tomar ranna ghore kauke pathao, unun-a chai aache, tar kichuta niey aaste bolo.'

tai kora holo, sei chai mutho mutho kore sadhu har-er opor choriey dilen, omni palla upore uthey galo.

raja sadhu-ke pronam kore er karon jiggesh korlen. sadhu-ji bollen,' dakho raja, ae har-er nam "Lobhi har".

lobh amoni kharap jinish je take jatai dao kichutei tar pet bhore na, paoar ichhe aaro bere jai. tai lobh-er mukhe chai dite hoi, a chara kichutei tar haat theke mukti nei. ami tomar kache kono vikkha nite ashini, sudhu ae kothatai janate esechilam', bole tini sekhan theke chole gelen.

Japan-er ae golpoti amar nijer khub pochondo.

Bouddha-dharma-ke Japan-a Zen Buddha bola hoi. anek boro sadhak ak somoy sekhane khub nam koren. ak military Commander- er kan-a elo akjon birat sadhak esechen, sobai kaj kormo phele tanke pronam janate jachhen, anek-a tnar kotha shune porom shanti pachhen, koto loker jibon dhara palte jachhe tnar upadesh shune.

ato loker kaj kormo pondo kore je, take dekhar khub koutuhal holo Commander-er. abar sekhane jete tnar somman-ao lagche.

jai hok , akdin khub uddhata bhabe, karor shonge kono kotha na bole, booter thokash thokash shobdo kore, jhok-jhok-a botam lagano urdi o komor-a taloar jhuliey tini sei sonnyasir kache gelen, toloar-ta kather table-a shobdo kore rekhe akta chair tene boslen o kotha shuru korlen--- ki moshai, shunlam apni chardike khub gyan-tan diey berachhen, lok-a dukkha-kosto sob bhule jachhe, ta amakeo kichu bolun, shune dekhi kemon jinish.

sonnashi tnar dike chokh duti tule takalen, mone holo aematro jeno tini akta sundor swapno dekhchilen, hotath jege uthlen. naram sur-a, misti kothai tini bollen, 'anek dur theke esechen, apni boro klanto. o sob gyan-er kotha pore hobe, aage aktu cha pan korun.'

ae bole sei sonnashi uthey gelen. phire jakhan elen, tokhon tnar ak hat-a akti ketli o onno hate kanai kanai bhorti ak cup sugandhi cha. bhorti cup-ta Commander-er samne rekhe bollen,' anugraha kore aage cha pan kore nin'.

bolte boltei tini jeno moner bhule sei bhorti cup-a ketli theke cha dhalte laglen. gorom cha upche uthey kichuta commander-er poshak-a porlo, kichuta mati-te. commander bidrup kore bole uthlen, ' apni sadhu na pagol moshai!

bhorti cup dekheo cha dhalchen, ae apnar buddhi! apnar sob panditya beriey gache'. ae bole tini ho ho kore ghor phatiey hanshte laglen.

Bouddhya sonnashi uthey gelen. dhire dhire nijer ashon-a boslen. shundor akti hashi diey bollen,' etai amar prothom gyan. dekhlen na, purno patro-te kichu dhal-le ta upche nosto hoi jai. kichu nite gele shunno patro niey aaste hoi. apni to ahankar-a poripurno. sottikarer purno jadi hote chan to akebar-a shunno hoei aashun'. Commander matha hent kore boshe roilen.

sonsar-a koto rokom manus thaken--

Akbar akjon nabab birat sobhajatra kore jachhen, hotath sobhajatra theme galo. dekha galo akjon Fakir poth aagle boshe aachen. tini kichutei soren na, nabab nije hathi-r opor theke neme elen. fakir-ke bollen, ' dekhcho na, ami jachhi, tomar ato spardha tumi amar rasta aatkachho? tumi ke? sorcho na keno'?

'keno sorbo? amio nabab'.

'tumi nabab to tomar rajya koi'?

'ami jakhan jekhane thaki setai amar rajya'.

'tomar dhon-ratna koi'?

'amar to kono obhab nei, tai dhon-rotner dorkar nei'.

'tomar soinna samanta koi'?

'amar shotru nei tai soinno-r dorkar nei'.

fokirer kotha shune rajar khub sroddha holo. tini take samanya kichu dan nebar jonno jor kore tnar praasad-a niey gelen, somador kore boste dilen aar bhabte laglen ae fakir ja kichu neben tar phole amar-o punna hobe aar bhalo kaj korar jonno amar taka poisa aaro barbe. amon somoy nomaj-er dak porlo, nabab fakirer anumoti niey pasher ghore namaj porte gelen.

fakir shunlen nabab prarthona korchen, 'he Khoda, amai aaro dhon-sampad dao, aaro rajya bariey dao'.

ae shune fakir to ghar theke beriey chole jachhen, amon somoy nabab elen. tini bollen,

'a ki! apni amon bhabe kichu na niey chole jachhen je'?

fakir tar uttor-a bolchen, 'tumi abar nabab kothai, tumi to bhikkukh, ami shunlam tumi khodar kache koto ki chaicho. ta bhikharir kache abar ki bhikkha nebo'? ae bole tini sekhan theke chole gelen.

"Abar jadi ichha koro abar aasi phire". ebar-er moto ae gubre pokar golpo-ti bolte bolte bidai nichhi. aapnader motamot pele porer bar kichu bhule jaoa pouranik choto golpo mone koriey debar bashona roilo.

Akbar ak gubre poka aar akta moumachir khub bondhutta hoeichilo. gubre poka gobor gadai thake, bairer prithibi kichu janena, aar moumachi phule phule modhu khai, duniar koto khobor rakhe. tar ichhe kore gubre poka-ke baireta dekhai. akdin se bollo, ' cholo bhai, tomake niey phuler deshe jai'.

adike roj shunte shunte gubre pokar-o mone holo, dekhai jak na, bipode porle moumachi bondhu to aachei.

sahos kore se to beriey porlo. moumachi khushi hoei take phuler deshe niey giey akta lal tuk-tuke boro golap phuler opor bosiey diey bollo, 'bhai, tomar atota poth eshe nischoi khide peye gache, ae modhuta kheye dakho'. aktu pore jiggesh korlo, 'ki, kemon lagche'?

gubre poka bollo, 'ki aar, okhaneo jemon, ekhaneo temon'. obak hoei moumachi bhablo, byata thake gobor gadai, or aar chokh phut-be ki kore. tarpor bhalo kore lokkho kore dekhlo gubre poka chokh-e, mukh-e, nak-e khanikta kore gobor lege aache, vin deshe jachhe, sejonno khanikta sonchoi kore niey eseche, tai aar golap-er gondho pachhe na. moumachi akta buddhi bar korlo. kachei akta boro nadi. se bollo, cholo bhai, amra snan kore khanikta poriskar hoei nei.

snaner por gubre poka bolche, 'moumachi bhai, ki sundor gondho pachhi, arokom to aage pai ni'.

moumachi bolle,' a aar ki, cholo tomake aaro bhalo jinish dekhabo'. ae bole se take akta boro podmo-bil-er kache niey galo. sekhane koto je podmo phul phute aache aar charidik gondhe bhore aache, dekhe shune gubre poka mugdha hoei galo. moumachi take sobtheke boro podmo phuler opor boshiey diey bollo, 'ebar er modhuta kheye dakho to'?

moumachi jane gubre poka jotokkhon na modhur swad pachhe, tar gobor khabar nesha jabe na, tai barbar bollo, 'hul photao, hul photao'. tokhon jor kore hul photate sei podmo modhu kheye gubre pokar aar gyan nei,jatota peyeche pran bhore kheyeche, tar por ghumiey poreche. adike moumachio bondhur anando dekhe khushi hoei ae phul, oe phul-a modhu kheye berate laglo aar gun gun kore gan gaite laglo.

dhire dhire bela pore elo, surya dube galo aar podmer papri-gulo aktu aktu kore bondho hoei galo. gubre poka tar modheye ghumiey roilo.

khub bhore akjon mali sei boro phulti sobar aage tule nilo, aar ak shib-mondirer purohit seti shiber mathai rekhe pujo korlen. besh belai gubre pokar jakhon ghum bhanglo, sei norom paprir phank diey se dekhlo je se shib-er mathai chore boshe aache.

ae na dekhe tar moumachir opor khub shroddha hoeiche. bhablo, baba, chilam gobor gadai, aar chorieche akebare shib-er mathai!

bela pore elo, purohit sei sob shukno phul joro kore nadite bhasiey dilen. gubre pokao mahanande sei podmer opor chore bhaste bhaste chollo.

adike moumachi bondhu-ke aar na dekhte peye chitkar kore dakte dakte jachhe. tar golar aaoaj gubre pokar kane khub aaste aaste elo. se bollo, ' bhai, tomar kripai ami phuler desh dekhechi, misti modhu kheyechi, shib-er mathai chorechi. akhon ami nodi-te bhaste bhaste sagor-a cholechi, aar amai dekona, aar amar sara pabe na, ami aaro anek boro kichur daak peye chollam! bidai...


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