Preetibhoj

Amar ek bandhu bole taar ekti chhele o ekti meye chai. Meye hole naam debe Preeti, aar chhele hole naam debe Bhoj, dui e mile Preetibhoj! Bhoj shobdo tir utpotti 'Bhojon' (bhajan noi!) theke holeo se taar utser gondi theke onektaai ber hoye esechhe. Bhojon holo doinandin khaoa dayoa, jekhane bhoj holo elaahi byapar! (Donto) 'Na' heen hoye se amader aaro Na-dhar korechhe.

Bhoj bollei prothome mathai ase biyebaRhir kotha. Bibaha tokhoni Shubha hoi jokhon amontrito ra mon ebong pet bhhore khete paren. Chhotobelai paRhai biye kheye firle maa jiggyes korto 'kire, bou kemon dekhte hoyechhe?'. Satyi kotha bolte ki, ami aaj porjonto khhub kom baar i Bor ebong Bodhu dujon kei ek i biye baRhite ek songe dekhechhi. TaRhahuRho kore preetiupahaar ta karor haate gochhiye diyei ami amaar suteebro 'olfactory lobe' er sahajye pNouche jetam khabar jaigai. Kintu maa'r mon rakhar jonyo boltam, 'bhaloi to sundar dekhte'. Meyera du dhoroner hoi Sundari aar khuuub Sundari. Aaar biyer kone sob somoY-i khhub sundari hobe se aar aschorjyo ki? Amaar nijer biyer koyekdin agei ekta biye khete giyechhilam, ek poricheeto dada'r. Sei dada o amaar bishwabidyalaY ei gobeshona korto. Amaar biyer por pNachuginni jiggyes korlo, 'Omuk daar bou ke kemon dekhle?' (Janina onyer bou kemon dekhte e niye mohilader eto koutuhol kiser! Kintu aapni jodi onyer bou ke khNutiye dekhte chaan, taholei gondogol!). Sei biyete jaan-jot e beshi lokjon na asai ami bor bou dujonkei onekkhon dhore poryobekkhon korechhilam, tai ja dekhechhi tai bollam. 'Besh bhaloi..khhub forsa, sundari-i to laagchhilo'. Biyer koyekdin por amrao firlam, dada o firlo. Dadar bou elo aaro koyek maas por. Sei dada taar baRhite shohorer bongosomaaj ke nimantran janaalo, amio sostreek upasthit holaam. Onek khunje o lok er bhiRh e boudi ke khunje pelam na. Tarpor dekhlam ekjon bhodromohila amar dike egiye ese bollen 'chinte paarchho? biye te dekha hoyechhilo?' BaaRhi ferar por Panchuginni bollo 'tobe je bolle, dada'r bou khhub forsa?' Ami bollam 'Eto dur e maa baba ke chheRhe esechhe, tar opor 'Midwest' er ei kaaThfatano gorom...taai moner du:khe ar rod er taap e ektu kaalo hoye gyachhe." Anjan daa onekdin age ekta khNaati kotha bolehhilen 'Bangalii'r ijjat rakhte hole, bou hote hobe forsa.' Ki anachaar! Bor der o jodi eibhabe rong makhano hoto, tahole amaar opor 'Asian Paints' er kotogulo 'can' je dhalte hoto taar hiseb nei!

Bhoj er kotha bolte giye onek gonjamil diye fellam, ebar abaar khabaar e fire aasi. Agekaar dine jokhon 'catering system' chaalu hoini, paRhar chhele raai dol bNedhe poribeshon korto. Onek mama, kaka, dada'r biyete amio poribeshon korar cheshta korechhi. Kintu amaar 'Pyalaram' er moto lyakpyake chehara dekhe, boRho ra amaar haate bishesh kichhu dite sahos peto na. Amaar bhagye juTto noon, lebu, aar jol. Jol deyoa apatodrishti te soja mone holeo, asole kintu besh shokto kaaj. Prothom prothom loke jol khai i na bolle hoi, tokhon barbar 'jug' niye ghorafera korle borong biroktoi hoi. Tarpor aaste jokhon 'chop' shesh kore mangso aase, tokhon jol er chahida baaRhe. Shesh paate mishti ele tokhon i jol er asol mormo bojha jaY. Tokhon ei adham er daak edik odik theke aaste shuru kore. Aaro beshi kore rosogolla taanaa'r jonyo oneke abaar 'extra' lebu aar noon er abdaar kore!

Ekbaar ek bandhu'r didi'r biyete giye prachur kheyechhilam. Sedin bodh hoY Mamata di ba Jyoti dadu ekta bandh dekechhilen, tai beshir bhaag nimantrita raai aasen ni. Bandhu'r baba khabar noshto jaate na hoY, se jonyo mushtikoyek nimontrito jNara aaste perechhilen tNader akkhorik orthe 'Thuse Thuse' khaiyechhilen. Amake oboshyo beshi bolte hoini, na bolleo ami khetaam. Tobe sebar 40 ta rosogolla khabar por amaar modhyoprodesh bidraha ghoshona korechhilo. Ebong porer din bahukkhon baRhi'r lokjon ke shobdo o gondho diye ebong amaake byatha diye kaabu korechhilo.

Markin desh er biye baRhite kheye thik moja nei. 'Dim light' e bos-e dim seddho khaoa ki aar haat chete biriyani khaoar songe tulona kora jaaY? Tarpor oisob joborjong suit, tie pore khaoa o besh muskil er byapar, sob somoY bhoY hoi, ei bujhi daag lege gyalo! Khabar onek thakleo poribeshon korar keu thakena, sob 'buffet system'. Meye ba chheler baba konodin o uporodh korena bhalo kore khete kimba hNaak o paRhena, "ore edike turkey ta ektu dekhato." Nije nije barbar uthe gandepinde gilte ektu lojja laage boi ki! E to ar 'Chinese buffet' noi, je sobai gograase khacchhe! Khaoa daoar por abar shuru hoY naach. Se naach er abaar kotorokom naam! Prothomei nobodompoti besh 'romantic' gaan er songe naach shuru kore, tarpor bibhinno atmiyo ra nanan 'combination' e eke oporer songe naachen. 'Free dance' shesh hole shuru hoY 'Dollar dance', maane felo koRhi, naachbe pori (baa naach meri bulbul, paisa milega..jeta pochhondo). Dollar dance e purush ra koner songe, ebong mohilara bor er songe naachte paare. Eisob bhodro sodro naach shesh hole, aaste aaste uddamota baaRhte thake, shuru hoY 'murgi naach'. Sekhane chhele, buRho sobai dol bNedehe, shib thakurer dugdugi'r moto nitombo dolate thake. Bhabun to bangali biyete maa (chhele'r maaYer to onek somoY biyete asai baron), baba, shashur, shashuRhi sobai saaRhi ba dhuti pore ardho motto obosthaY nitombo dolachhen! Er pore kono kono jaigaY 'cha cha' shuru hole satyi 'apan praan bNaacha'nor kotha mone hoY. Eisob 'murgi nritya' shesh hole abaar pet er modhye murgi dakte shuru kore, kintu tokhon sob khabardabar haoa!



Shudhu paschatyo deshei noY, bharatborsher onek prodeshei bibaher somoY naach gaan er reeti achhe, seto hindi cinema dekhlei bojha jaaY (Bhansali oboshyo Bangali keo nachiye chhherechhen tNaar chhayachhobi te). Kintu Bangali'r naach er proti aneeha'r karon ektu toliye dekhlei bojha jaabe. Bibahe'r prodhaan uddyeshoi jekhane 'Preetibhoj' sekhane shudhu shudhu naach dekhiye ki laabh achhe? Khaoa dayoar age jodi naach shuru hoto, tahole khabar niyei tanatani pore jeto. Aar biye khabar por naachar ichchhe ki bongodeshe ajporjonto kauke prokaash korte dekhechhen?

Porokeeya-3

Jwor hole jemon gaa myaj myaj kore aaj sokal theke Laxman er thik serokom i laagchhilo. Jwor er ga gorom achhe, kintu koshto nei. Tar bodole saara shoreer-e, mone adbhut ek utttejona. Anka (math) poreekkhar age onke kNacha poreekharti'r jemon hoi onekta serokom. SomoY jeno aar kaatchhilo na taar. Nishachar er motoi diner aalo taar osojhyo laagchhilo. Eibhabei kokhon sokal goRhiye dupur naamlo, Laxman er monei chhilona. Hothaat poschim akash kaalo kore megh ghoniye elo. GuRh guRh kore megh deke uthlo, bidyut chomoker motoi muhurter modhye taar sara shoreer e sihoron khele gelo, buk er modhye mohadev er dugdugi bajano shuru holo. Kalidas tokhono jonmaan ni, nahole Laxman thik Meghdut aoraato.

Ektu porei jhomjhomiye brishti shuru holo. Du haat baRhiye jol er fNota anubhab korlo Laxman. Sheetal jol er chNoya peye Josna'r komol twak er kotha taar mone poRhlo, Kalidas er motoi kobi hoye gelo se. Nijer mone monei likhe fello..

Tomai chNuye,
Mon naachlo mayur hoye|
uRhei gelo moner khora
Golpo hoye|

Naamle jokhon ojhor dhaare,
buk er maajhe dhukpukuni
Megh gorjon fNaka maaThe,
Bishwamitra den bokuni|

Tomai chhaRha hriday amaar
kochu-chushi, futifata
Tomai chNuye mone amaar
uthlo fute podmokNataa|

Brishti thamar por, aaste aaste andhaar naamlo, aar taar songe Laxman er mon er andhaar dur hote laaglo. Seeta khabar poribeshoner por gograas-e kheyei 'ghure aaschhi' bolei uttorer opekkha na korei chhutlo se. Ram o Seeta khoniker jonyo hotobhombo hoye eke oporer dike takalo. Tarpor tader bismito drishti aaste aaste prem purna kotakkhe porinoto holo. Laxman er kotha bhhule giye tarao gograase khaoa shuru korlo!

Twarit pod-e Laxman chhutlo buRho bot gachher dike. Sekhane giye dekhlo taar preyosee aaj shwet bostro poridhaan korechhe. Ekti bostroi koushole nimnango o urdhange'r lojja nibaron korchhe. Komor theke anchol shuru hoye urdhango abrito kore, gota dui paak khbar por golodeshe odrishyo hoye gechhe (onekta 'halter neck style' e). Sundarir shyam anger upor ei subhra poshaak ek monorom asamanjasyer srishti korechhe. Nijeke aar samlaate na pere Josnar kajol kalo chokh e chokh rekhe aar aar taar dui haat er chompakoli'r moto angul alto kore dhore, godogodo konThe Laxman bollo

'Priye, tumi amaar dhrubatara
bNaachbo na aar tomaY chhhaRha|'

Songe songe shihorito hoye Josna haat chhariye lojjaboti lota'r moto kNukre giye ghaaRh eliye bollo 'jah'! Tarpor podmokoli jemon kore fote, temon kore aaste aaste matha unchu kore, Laxman er chokh er dike takiye bollo

'Tumi amaar rosik nagor
tomaar chokh duto ki dagor dagor!'

Ei bhabe aaro nanan ajouktik, athacha prempurno bakyalap chollo besh kichukkhon. Tarpor abar dekha korar pratushruti diye Laxman fire elo kutir e. Proti raate Laxman o Josna'r milan ek i jaigai, ek i somoY e hote laaglo. Tader prem chandrakalar motoi dheere dheere bikashito holo. Obosheshe purnima'r du din age Josnake jonmojonmantorer bandhone bandhaar akansha porkaash korlo Laxman. Josna abdaar korlo tader dui atmaar milan jeno shuklapokkher shesh, orthaat purnimaar dinei hoi. Laxman o haasi mukhe raaji holo.

Purnashashi'r ashai Laxman er praan jol-heen maachh, moni-heen foni, o biRhi-heen raajmistri'r motoi chhotfot korte laaglo. Rater bela ghum elo na, kintu diner belai diba swopno dekhte laaglo. Obosheshe bohu kankhito purnima elo. Sokla thekei Laxman er mon uttejonai togbogiye futchhilo. Onekdin pore se matha'r jota khule bhalo kore snaan korlo. Gaye holud debaar to keu chhilo na, tai nijei polee maati mekhe setar obhaab purno korlo.

Eksomoi sokal goRhiye dupur, ebong dupur goRhiye bikel holo. Gaachh er chhaYai bose thakte thakte hothat jhimuni elo Laxman er. Bohudiner anidra ke se aar eRhiye jete paarlo na. Gobheer ghum e nimagna hoye glo. Tar por pub akaashe chaand uthlo. Laxman er shanto, somahito mukh jyotsnai maakhamakhi hoye gelo, tobuo Josna ke deyoa pratushruti'r kotha taar obocheton mon ke naRha dilo na. Edike buRho bot gaachh er tolai beder meye chhotfot korte laaglo. Bon er poshu paakhi rao odhoirhyo hoye uthlo, kintu Laxman ghum aar bhanglo na. Chaand aaste aaste prai modhyo gogone pouchhe gelo, gaachh er patara dirghoshwash fele, jhimiye poRhlo, ekta pNyacha birokto hoye deke uthlo 'bhut bhutum, but bhutum'. Shobdo shune Laxman er kaal nidra bhanglo. Chokh kochle ghum theke uthe, akasher dike takiyei poRhi mori kore chhutlo se.

Laxman er podoshobdo shune niraash, upekkhita Josnar mone punarai ashaar sanchar holo, hridjontro sobege cholte shuru korlo. Nijeke aar samlaate na pere du bahu baRhiye chhutlo se, podoshobder utsa lokshyo kore. Laxman jokhon prai bot gaach er tolai ese gechhe, tokhon dekhlo ek bishaalkriti, bhishandarshana, krishnaangi taar dike du baahu baRhiye, chokkhu mudito kore, ostho-odhor kunchito kore chhute aaschhe. Laxman er mone muhurter modhye preyosee Josnar jonye ashanka o nijer pran bhoi er sanchar holo. Khipra gati te nijer asi ber kore naak keete dilo rakshahi'r. Jaante o paarlo na ei rakshasi-i asole taar priyotoma Josna.

Josna'r asole porichoY nischoi ekhon sokole bujhte perechhhen. Hain ini i sei bikhyato Raban bhagini Surpanakha.

Surpanakha proti Shuklapokkhe manobi ebong, krishnapokkhe Rakshasi'r rup dharan korto. Karon taar baba chhilen Rishi, ebong maa Rakshashi. Meyer opor khushi hoye Bishraba bor o diyecchhilen, se jodi Shuklapoksher shesh din kono manush ke bhalobese chumban dei, tahole chirotore manush rup paabe. Kintu hai re bidhata!

Surpankha kshubdho, apamanito hoye Laxman ke aar kono byakhya daan na korei kNaadte kNaadte soja Lankai fire giyechhilo. Er por er ghotona to sobaar jaana. Balmiki Ramayan e Rakshash jaati ke chhoto dekhano'r jonyo onek ghotonai paalte diyechhilen, jemon uporokto kahini ti. Kintu er por Ramayan e jaa lekha achhe, ta motamuti satya. Sudhu bechara Laxman er kotha aar keu lekheni. Juge juge Laxman er atripta atma ei prithibite Lokkhon, Lokha, Lakheendar, Lachhman probhriti naame jonmo niyechhe, ebong aaj o Dandakaranya theke Sunderbon, baa Kaaziranga theke Ulubon er jongole jongole preyosi ke khunje berachhe ei gaan geye geye.

Porokeeya-2

Horiner thyang chebate chebate Ram bollo 'kire kaalke shikaare jaabi naki?' Jongoler modhye baas kore Shikaar korar sei mojaataai nei, tai Laxman minmin kore bollo 'gelei hoi'. Seeta bollo 'amaar jonyo ekta sundor horin chhana ene debe, please, ami pushbo?' Ram bollo 'tumi ja boolbe taai darling, tumi chaile ami sonaar horin o ene dite paari.' [jhNok er mathai ei sob hut haat promise korar ki fol hoyechhilo, ta to sobai janen]. Seeta mukh bNekiye chodmo abhimaan dekhiye bollo 'hNya hNya se amaar jaana achhe! Sei je biyer por bolechhile uttarkuru niye jabe madhuchandrima korte, niye giyechhile?' Ram byatibyasto hoye bollo "aha, raag korona praneshwari, janoi to ki bhabe taRha huRho kore sob hoye gelo..ei banabaas." 'Thaak thaak aar bahana dekhate hobe na. Haradhanu bhaangte paaro, aar baba ke mukh fute bolte paaro na je jongole jabe na. Tomaar moto menimukho lok ami jonme dekhini! Amaar i poRha kopaal. He ma jononi dwidha hao' bole seeta bheu bheu kore kanna shuru korlo! Ram ordhek chebano haaRh fele, baam hat diye Seeta'r mathai haat bolate bolate swantona dilo 'kNaadena sonamona, dekhte dekhte 14 bochhor kete jaabe, tarpor aamra uttarkuru jabo, manas sarobar e boating korte jaabo, aar jekhane jekhane jete chhaibe so..o..ob jaigaai niye jaabo." Swami-streer maan obhimaan er thyalai bibrata hoye Laxman taRhataRhi khabaar shesh kore uthe pore bollo 'ami ektu baire theke ghure aaschhi.' Ram anyamanska bhaabe bollo 'beshi dure jaas na, rakkhos khokkos thakte pare, aar songe teer dhanuk taao niye jaas.'

Laxman baire ese dekhlo ek pashla brishti hoye gumot bhaabta kete gyachhe. Aajke Shukla pakshe'r dwitiyo din, akaashe khhub soru ek faali chNaad uthechhe. Brishti thamar por maati'r sNodaa gondhe jongol mo mo korchhe, jhNi jhNi poka gulo hothat chup kore geleo, byangeder dol natun utsahe gaan shuru korechhe. Emon somoY ek jholok thanda haoar songe ki ekta mon khushi kora gondho Laxman er naake ese laaglo. Songe songe Laxman er mon prafulla hoye uthlo, banabaas er du:kho koshto, dada-boudi'r dampotyo koloho sob bhhule giye se ei mon-matal kora sugondher dike pa chalalo. Jotoi se cholte laaglo, totoi gondher teeebrata baRhte thaklo. Se je ki gondho ta kothaY prakash kora sambhab noi. Bhije matir sNoda gondho, bhor belaa jhora shiUli'r gonddho, maathar chule jabakusum tel er gondho, aar.... ghemo gaaYe powder er gondho meshale jerokom hoi onekta seirokom. Ei gondhe mohit hoyei bodh hoi jongoler sob poshu paakhi aj ghumiye poRechhe; ni:jhum adho andhakaar e sudhu jege achhe ek faali chNaad aar megh er aRhaal theke unki maraa kichhu jhikimiki taaraa. Hothaat ei monoram nistobdhota bhenge teekhna swar deke uthlo ekta hutom pNyacha.* Sachakito hoye Laxman dekhlo ekti bishaal boro bishadhar saap taar saamne! Songe songe nijeke saamle niye dhonuk e teer songjog korlo se. Kintu teer nikkhep korar agei sei mon matal kora gondho ebong sumadhur ek bNaashi'r awaj Laxman ke obosh kore dilo. Laxman dekhlo ek apurba sundari bonodebi saapuRhe bNaashi bajiye saap tike bosheebhuto korar cheshta korchhe. Saap ti aaste aaste nistej hoye gelo, kintu Laxman er rom e rom e romancha khele gelo, hridjontro dwigun bege cholte shuru korlo, roktokonikara onge onge hutoputi shuru kore dilo, gola shukiye gelo, thNot kNaapte laaglo, ebong naak o kaan laal hoye uthlo. Sundari'r porone baagh er chhal, urdhange pathar-khachita jholmole kNachuli, mathar chul jotaar moto khnopa kore bandha, mukher bNaashi aar deher sugandher kotha to agei bolechhi. Erokom ujjwal shyam bornaa, chikan twaker, tanwee, mriganayanee lolona Laxman er age kokhono dekheni.

Laxman bujhte paarlo naa je se swapna dekhchhe, na ki eta satyi. Agun dekhle jemon peepilika taar dike chhute jaai, Laxman o serokom i ek adbhhut akarshane egiye jachhilo sundarir dike. Akasmaat taar swapnabhango korte ek girgiti deke uthlo 'tik tik tik'. Maane baapu he kaaj ta thik korchho na! Sambit firtei Laxman er chokh gelo nijer anamika'r dike, songe songe nipun haate biyer aangti ta khule nijer tNyake gNujlo se. Tarpor mukh tule upare takatei chaar chokkhur milan holo. Ganja baa siddhi seboner por jemon mon gobheer theke gobheertoro gohobor e toliye jaai, temon i dujone eke oporer chokh er atalantik (atlantic?) prem sagar e nimajjito holo. Batas stobdho holo, somoY thomke gelo, tara ra megher aRhaal theke beriye elo ei ghotona prtokshyo koraar jonyo, kintu dujoner chokh er paataa poRhlo na. Ekta shaada megh er kochi chhana dushtumi kore chNaad taa ke ekbaar dhekei abaar sore gelo. Khonik er jonyo andhkaar hoye gelo, tokhon i Laxman er sambit firlo. Aamta aamta kore bollo ' ke tumi bonpori? Amaar monomoru shukno rekhe etodin tumi kothai chhile?' Lojjanoto hoye kampito osThe sundari bolte gelo, 'ami Bi...' tarpor nijeke samle niye lojja bhenge soja hoye dNariye korojoRhe bollo 'ami Josna, beder meye Josna. Tumi ke go babu?' "Ami Dasharathi Laxman, ei jongole koyekdin holo esechhi. Kintu tumi ekhane ki korchho sundari?' Laxman bollo. Baam haat nijer thutni te thekiye obaak hobaar bhan kore Josna bollo "O maa, ami to ekhanei thaki go, amaar baba Kirat Raj Shasthi Sardar, ei jongoler malik!" Laxman bollo 'Pranam grohon koro rajkumari.'

Josnar songe punorai ek i jaigai dekha korbaar pratishruti diye Laxman kutir e fire elo. KhoRh er bichhanai shobaar por seta onyodin er theke aaro beshi kutkute mone holo, sara raat kichhutei ghum elo na. Chokh bondho korlei Josnar komor duliye bNaashi bajanor chhobi taar manaschokkhe bhese uthchhilo. Radha jemon Krishner bNaashi shune pagol hoye jeto, bedeni'r bNaashi shune Laxman er o serokom obostha hoyechhilo. Modhyoratrer furfure thanda haoa O, taar ushna hridaY ke sheetal korte paarchhilo na. Eibhabe e-paash o-paash korte kortei eksamaY ratri goRhiye sokal holo.

Bharat er dut aaj Ayodhya theke sumishta totapuri aam, kanthali kola, ebong aaro nanarokom khaddyo drobyo enechhhe. Swabhabotoi Ram o Seeta ei sob khabar dekhe khhub i anondito. Dupur hote na hotei aaj bhojon er bondobosto hoye gyalo. Kintu gaoa ghee diye basamati chaal er bhaat o aaj Laxman er mukhe ruchlo na. Sob khabar i ektu ektu kore khNute khelo se. Bhai er erokom obostha dekhe Ram bollo 'Kire, shoreeer kharap naaki? khachhis na je?' Onyomonosko bhabe Laxman uttar dilo 'Nah! aaj thik khide nei'. Taar mon poRhechhilo jongoler modhye sei buRho bot gaachh er dike, jekhane sandhya hole, abar preyoseer dekha paabe!

[*Kausik ebong HutumpNyacha ke dhonyobaad, pNyacha somporke jNyan daan er jonyo.]
(Porer porbe golpo shesh hobe)

Porokeeya-1

(Jamini Roy)

Dondokaranye ekhon dupur duto. Roder tej ekhono komeni, tobe jongol ghono hobar jonyo, besh ekta thanda thanda bhaab achhe. Bishaal bishaal gaachher gNuRhi'r fNaak diye maajhe maajhe surya lukochuri khelchhe. Kichhu kichhu jaigai khapchhaRha bhaabe jongol kete bosobaaser upojogi kore tola hoyechhe, onekta 'Italian saloon' e chul katano mathar moto. Dondyokaranye bishaal kono pahaRh naa thakleo, chhoto khaato pathorer Dhipi baa, tila jatiyo unchu jaiga ektu lokhyo korlei dekhte paoa jaabe.

Emon E ekta chhoto Dhipi'r opor bose buno ghaas chebate chebate, Laxman bhabchhe, "Shaala, ei bhaddor maas er gorome, kono bhoddorlok ei jongole baas kore?" Maajhe maajhei Laxman er mone priyotoma Urmi'r protichchhobi bhese uthchhe ar purono kotha bhebe mon kemon korchhe.

Dadake praanadhik bhalobaasleo bou ke chheRhe jongol asar kono ichhei taar chhilo na. Kintu buRho bhaam Balmiki ta naaki dada'r jonmer agei dada ke niye ekta 'Novel' likhe rekhechhe! Sei golpe lekha achhe, Laxman keo songe jete hobe, ebong swastreek noi, eka! "Amaar to mone hoi, maalta ekebaare 'fraud', 'novel' likhcchhe na kina ke jaane? Ekhon to kaukeei poRhte dichhe na. Lok-e bole buRhota joubon kaale jongole dakati korto aar gNaat kaat to, ekhon bhol paalte sadhu hoyechhe! Aar baap taao bolihaari mairi! Mejo maa'r anchole ekkebare bandha." Laxman bhabchhilo.



Koikeyee'r achoron e Laxman ebong taar baaki tin bhai jarpornai asontushto hoyechhilo, ebong bahubibahoi sob noshter mul nirdharon kore shopoth niyechhilo keu ekaadhik biye korbe na. Rojkaar moto, aaj o eisob akashpatal bhabte bhabte Laxman er somoi kaatchhilo. Emon somoi naari-konThe uchhaswar e khilkhil haasi, jol jhaptaano'r awaj aar kotha bhese elo "Ei ki korcho, ki korchho? hi hi hi hi hi...dushtu kothakar!" Eisob shune Laxmaner chintasrote bighno ghotlo ebong tiRhik kore rokto mathai uthe gelo! Tiktoswar e biRhbiRh kore bollo "Nyakamo dekhle ar baanchi na! Joto din jachhe toto prem jeno uthle uthchhe! Jol er modhye foshtinoshti korbe to ektu dure giye korlei paaro! Jongole ki aar pukur chhilo na?"

Aaste aaste bikel goRhiye sandhya neme elo. Jongole sandhya naamte beshi deri hoi na. Taai akasher laal rong, kichhukkhon er modhyei kaalche hoye gelo. JhNi jhNi pokara jara saradin dhore gola poriskaar korchhilo, sujog peyei dol bNedhe kolotaan shuru korlo. Byang gulo o tader songe palla dite gaan shuru korlo. Aikataan ekebaare! Ei sur er sagor e obhaab chhilo shudhu ekjon tabalchi'r, kintu setar obhaab dur kortei bodh hoi keu kichhukkhon pore porei haat taali dicchhilo. Prothom prothom sei awaj shunle mone hobe kono taal jNyan heen lok bhhul jaigai taali dichchhe. Asole ta noi. Ei awaj holo Lazman er masha maaraar awaj! Aar mosha bole mosha, ki taar size, ek ekta jeno chhotokhaato choRhaai paakhi.

Besh kichchukkhon mosha'r kamoRh kheye Laxman birakta hoye taar priyo dhipi chheRhe uthe dNaralo. Ektu porei feu, hayena esob er aanagona shuru hoye jaabe, taai rojkaar moto aaj o se agun jwalano'r byabostha korlo. Kichhu shukno kaathkutho aar pata jogaRh kore chokmoki pathar koyekbaar ghostei agun lege gelo. Aaguner laalche aabhai, Laxman er bishanna, chintaklishta kapal er rekha suspashta hoye uthlo. Emon somoi kutir er modhye theke daak elo, 'thakurpo bhetore eso, bhaat beRhechhi'.

'Aaschhi boudi' bole Laxman kuteer e dhukte giye chaapa golai awaj pelo, 'Ei ki hochhe? Ekkhuni thakurpo ese jaabe!' Dorojaar baire ektu opekkha kore gola khNaakari diye Laxman bhitore dhuklo ebong hese prashna korlo 'aaj ki ranna hoyechhe boudi?' Seeta bollo 'aaj? ol bhaate aar horiner mangso'. Mone mone Laxman bhablo 'uff, aajkeo horiner mangso!' Mukhe bollo 'o jeta dada ager shukkur baar merechhilo? Shunechhi horiner maangso joto din jaai, toto suswadu hoi. Daao daao aamaar aar twar soichhe na!'