৪৭তম অধ্যায়: দেবাগ্নি সম্প্রদায়ের হিমশৈলের চূড়ামাত্র

পূর্বjanmerm smriti firey paowar por, luv-lagur rakto-pathorer moto chokh-jura tiyakhani "hu-ping"-er dike sthir hoye takiye roilo, jar modhye shital-shongkoch chhiye chhilo.

"choto ping-er ki kono khoti hoyeche? amake bolo na je tumi tar shorir dokhol korecho."

lu-lagur chokher modhye mrittu-voy dekhe "hu-ping" haslo. rag kora mane se ekhon lu-lagur smriti dara parichalito hocche, ar ertei bujha jacche, ebarer jonmotro shofol hoyeche!

eta-i shetnik-er boishistyo, proti bar jonmoter por jodi purvajanmerm smriti-i protinidhi hoy, tobe ar jonmoter mane ki? tader nije-der auyur kono ovab nei, jonmotro hocche tader jodi kothin chintadhara-ke bhenge felar ekti madhyom, ebhabei tader shokti din-din bere chole!

aboshshoy, erokom korleake jonmotro bola cholena, eta borong protishthor moto, kintu shetnik-ra eta niye matha ghamay na. tumi jonmotro nao ba protishtha pete pao, tara shudhu mulshobhake chine ney. tumi shetnik raja-r konyo, tai tumi যতbar-i jonmo nao na keno, ei shotto-ti konodin bodlabe na.

eta-i jotheshto chhilo.

"choto prabhu nishchintun, ami ebar prabhu-r adesei choto prabhu-ke punorjibito korte esechi..."

"beshi bakwas koro na! ami shudhu tomake jiggesh korchi, choto ping-er ki hoyeche? jodi tar kono bipod ghote, tobe tumi amar baba-r priyojon houk na keno, ami tomake shetnik-er golakdhondhe feliye debo!" lu-lagur tarjon korlo, halka lal ronge shetnik jadumaya tar charipashe ghire ekti lal agun-er shristi korlo.

"hu-ping"-er mon ta kete gelo, se bujhlo je eta choto prabhu-r ekti warning, tai se tar shetnik jadumaya kormo shongkocito korlo ar bakwas na kore shorashori tar abostha lu-lagur-er kache pathiye dilo.

"ami ekhoni ei shongol-er shongolgiri porikkha korechi, kichu byapar ache ja choto prabhu-r janano uchit."

"ami to ekhon jege uthechi, kintu tumi to ekhon-o chole jao ni, ar kono kotha baki ache ki?"

"e... ha." jani na choto prabhu keno ei byapar-ti niye eto chintito, tobe se matha nodlo, tarpor bolte laglo, "kintu mone hoy ei poddhotiti ekhon bondho ache, choto prabhu-r dorkar hole kichu shomoy lagte pare."

"hajar-hajar bochor dhore odho-shongkol, tai eta chintar bisoy. aokher moto ghoraprotishta, nag jaati matro kichu hazar bochorer modhyei shesh hoye jabar pothe, kintu shongolgiri abar uthe ashar pothe ache, take obohela kora cholena. shongolgirir modhye emon kichu lok ache, tader proti choto prabhu-r dhyan rakha uchit. protomti holo shongolgirir amrito dan-atma ebong jontro-atma, bhobishshote shujog pele tader...

"aah~ gumao, agami kal abar choto ping-er nam-rejiorte korte hobe."

tarpor din, lu-lagur hu-ping-ke kole kore hu chi-bao-r kache gelo, tara dujone mile shongol-er baire giye hu-ping-er bhor-protishthar kaj shesh korlo.

"daran! shongolgirir modhye jontro-atma toiri korar kono upay ache? manush-er moto rupi?" lu-lagur-er bhuru kunchke uthlo.

hu chi-bao tar charipashe angul tulte thaka shonghi-bhai-der dekhe bhuru kunchke bollo, "didi, ami ekai gele hoy na?"

shiggir-i hu-ping-er byapar-ti thik hoye gelo, ashole eta khub ekta kothin chhilo na, shudhu protibha porikkha korte hoyeche, tarpor mon-porikkha aynar modhye diye jachai korte hoyeche je se kono shoytan sadhoker dokhol kora jonmo noy to, taholei shongole dhoka jabe, boro hole se shorashori shongole chole jabar shujog pabe.

'shongolgiri ki? dekha jak ki hoy.'

lu-lagur bhuru kunchke matha nodlo, tar srishti-kora jadumaya, ekti khub shoktishali poddhoti, ja shristi-jagat-er pothe chole, shongkol korar por shetnik-er cheyeo beshi bhoyongkor hoye uthe, ekti manush-i shokoler shomon, shokol manush-i ekti manush, tin hazar poddhoti ektriy hoy!

etake shotti-i gurutto dewa uchit.

"ah thik ache, thik ache~" hu chi-bao chokh ulte dilo.

"tritiyo, shongolgirir modhye prachin pranayam-bid-der chinho paoya jay, kintu shongol-er modhye thakbar kotha noy, dhyan rakben choto prabhu. ar sheshe, shei hu chi-bao je choto prabhu-r apnjon."

"chi-bao? tar ki hoyeche? tumi ki tar atma khujecho?" lu-lagur chokhe khun-er chokor chole gelo, jodi na mone hoto je se ekhon hu-ping hishebe jonmeche, tobe se tokhoni akromon kore boshto.

"amar emon ekti iccha chhilo." "hu-ping" lukiye rakheni, jehetu tar somoy sesh hoye asche, "kintu bhorlo na, amar jadumaya tar shorir-er modhyeo dhokte parlo na, ekti talwar-er iccha dara dhongsho hoye gelo. jodi ami shomoymoto hath ta na ghire nilam, tobe hoyto choto prabhu ekhon amake ar dekhte peten na. tar pichone onnyo kono boro rohossho ache, choto prabhu, shabdhane thakben..."

"oh? shongolgiri to hazar bochor dhore nodi hoye geche, ar ki emon kichi ache jar dike dhyan dite hobe?"

shesh shobdo ti sesh hotei, hu-ping-er shorir theke shetnik jadumaya mile gelo, dhire dhire shishur tholay neme elo, chokher lal rong mile gelo.

"amar kono shomoshsha nei, mukhshoddho thaklei holo, jodi-o ami tomar moto korte parbo na, tobe onnyer chinta niye thakar moto abostha amar nei. ar ta chara, ami to choto ping-er shonge jacchi, tomar shonge noy."

"hu-ping"-er obostha bujhe, lu-lagur shongkhipto shomoye shetnik jadumaya ghire nilo, ebong tar rakto-pathorer moto chokh abar kalo ronge fire elo.

shetnik raja-r konyo hishebe, se ei jogote jonmo niyeche, tar kisu obhishap o achhe, kintu ekhon-o smriti jagto hoyeche, onek byapar ekhon-o gochate hobe, ar shomoy asheni, tar shokti ekhon-o durbol royeche, ekhon-o kichu shokti punoruddhar kora dorkar.

ar, hu-ping ebong lu-lagur keu-i shishu jotno nite jane na, tader sadhanay kono bighno na ghotar jonno, shongol theke ekti dayi dayma niyog kora hoyeche hu-ping-er jotno newar jonno, jehetu tar boyosh ekhon-o ek bochor hoyni, dudh charar boyosh ekhon-o asheni.

kichu khon thame, lu-lagur ke abar badha na dite dekhe, se abar bolto laglo, "choto prabhu jodi shujog pan, take shetnik baniye nin, dityo, shongolgirir modhye ekti pranayam-bid... ekti obhuto shotta ache, ami tar sothik porichoy bujhte parini, choto prabhu shabdhane koria korben."

taar mane, "hu-ping" ebong se dujonei jonmo newa shetnik, parthokko holo, "hu-ping" jonmotro newar age, shetnik raja, ba tar baba-r sahajjo peyechilo, tar shonge dekha hole she temporary bhabe jege uthte pare, take jagie dewar jonno, tarpor se shompurno shupto hoye jabe, ebong proper bhabe shetnik jonmotro shuru hobe.

ebhabe, hu-ping-er byapar ti thik hoye gelo, hu chi-bao-r dike, se abar sadhanar pothe chole gelo.

ghorer modhye du din opeksha korar por, choto talwar-shadhok abar talwar kinte ashlo na, hu chi-bao lomba nishwas phello, mone hocche tar porha shoktishali hoyeche, shei lokti hothat taka toiri korte geche.

afsos, choto talwar-shadhok nirash hobe, ki talwar bikri korle-o se chuzian talwar bikri korbe na, jodi na tar morar shokh hoy.

du din opeksha korar por, hu chi-bao aro opeksha korlo na, age shongkolor upokaron guli report korar por, se tar jinis-potro gochiye shongoler pashchim paharer dike chole gelo, sekhane ek ba ekadhik atmik hasti tar jonno opeksha korche.

se jante chay, tar ekhon-i ashole ki dhoroner shokti ache, dragon-elephant bodro-jori shongkol korar por, taddhantik bhabe tar prathamik storer shokti ache, kintu eta shudhu taddhant, sothik ki obostha, ta dekhte hobe.

ja-i houk, atmik hasti, ami aschi!