মেঘের ঘূর্ণনে ধূসর শূন্যতা কাঁপিয়ে তোলে অনন্ত আকাশ, একশত একত্রিশতম অধ্যায়: এক অলীক ও সান্ত্বনাময় প্রবোধ

সামmifre samay par, shaharer pradhan pichon-er uthān theke ek jorā dampatike sathe kore beriye elen. dampatir chokhe chilo sandeh o ascharya, tara kichutei bujhte parchilen na keno hathaat shaharer pradhan tader deke pathiyechen.

"tumi ki nishchit je era-i?" ye yuandian gabhir drishtite shaharer pradhani-er dike takalen.

"ek jorā shishur ma-baba, erai howa swabhavik." shaharer pradhan sahajbhabe bolen.

ye yuandian kono matamat dilen na. jokhon tini fire danar upokrom korlen, hathaat jiggesh korlen, "apni ki tader kono pana hisabe byabahar kore kichu korte chan na?"

"ei shaharer protiti prān atyanta mulyaban." shaharer pradhan ektu heshe bolen.

"asha kori shaharer pradhan nijeo emonvabe nijer praner jotno neben." ye yuandian kotha ti bole ghure daran ebong tang lingling-ke sathe niye dampatike niye shaharer pradhaner bhaban tyag korlen.

uthāne tokhonao aro kayekjon sadhaka beriye aslen, tader shokolerai sheng-yuan rajyer charam porjayer shakti chilo. tara shital drishtite khali uthaner dvarer dike takiye thaklen. tader modhye ekjon bolen, "tader ki evabe chole jete dilen?"

"shokoler upor mukhyo bhabe prabhu-er shakti punaruddharke agrim pradhanywa dewa uchit. ekhane akromon korle hoyto prabhu-er upor tar prabhav porbe." shaharer pradhan ek shwas niye pashe bahe chola sheng-ming-er nodir dike takalen. ye yuandianer tar ager kajer fole tar mone je bhranti jonto tar prabhav tokhonao kete jayni.

"amader porikalponay tara kono badha shrishti kore ki na, etai amar bhoy." onno ekjon sadhak mrittyur vabe takiye bolen.

"tara mrittyur khub kachakachi ache. shaharer baire aro lokniyojon korun, kono rokom poriborton ar hote dewa jabe na." shaharer pradhan kruddhobhabe bolen.

ei pothe kono bighno chilo na. ye yuandian o tang lingling jokhon esechilen, tokhon tara satarkatay onek sadhakke ekiye giyechilen jara tader dhorte cheyechilo. kintu ferar pothe, ye yuandian o tang lingling khub shohajei dampatike niye phire elen, kono badhar sammukhin hote holo na.

abashane phire, dampati tader shishuke dekhe khushite attahara hoye uthlo, tader abeg o drishtite chokher jol neeme elo. mone holo jeno shishuduti jemon bolechilo, tader ma-baba jokhon tader dekhen, tokhon onekkhon dhore kanden.

shishur baba chilen ekjon bishal kaya manush, porone chilo kaporer poshak, ga-er shokol shokto peshi gulate bhora, dekhei boja jay tini sharakhon kothin shrom-er kaj koren. tar hather thalukgulo kothin chokhe bhora chilo, jeno kono gabhir kapor diye tar hath dhaka chilo. tabuo, ei chokhgulo te onek notun dag chilo, keno jeno kono tikhno jinish diye kete geche.

"apnadi ke anek dhonnobad amader poribark ekatra korar jonno." boro manush ti ye yuandian o tang lingling-ke namaskar niye bolen.

ye yuandian matha nete bolen, "matro ekshota kaj chilo. ami jante chai, tader apnar ki kajer jonno dhore niye gechilo?"

"amader moto shoktiman lokder shokolke khani khonon korar jonno pathano hoyto, ebong narider beshirbhag amader khabarer dayitto chilo." boro manush ti uttor dilen.

"khani? tader khani diye ki kaj?" tang lingling sandehe jiggesh korlen.

"hoyto ling-yuan-er khani hobe." ye yuandian boro manush-er bodole uttor dilen. karon tar cheng-xu-te thakar shomoy ling-yuan-er khani noshto korar oviggota chilo, tai ei rokom khani shondhane tar kichu dharana chilo. shudhu ei rokom khani gulo shadhakder akarshit kore.

"shaharer shokol shromik ki khani khonon korte gechilo?" ye yuandian jiggesh korlen. jodi tai hoy, tabe ei yan-mo-zong-er kahanir poriman onek beshi.

"shokol na, aro kichu lok tader nirdesh moto matir upor kichu chobi ankon korchilo." boro manush ti sotti kotha ti bolen.

tang lingling o ye yuandian eke oporer dike takalen, dujoner chokhei sandeh fute uthlo. jodi ling-yuan-er khani khonon korar byapar ti bojha jay, tobe ei chobi ankon korar byapar ti aro odhbhut mone hochilo, eta kokhono kono bishal kirtir gaan gawar jonno hote pare na.

"tara ki apnader jor kore niye giye matro ei kaj gulo korato?" tang lingling na pere jiggesh korlen.

"amra shobai shwechchay giyechilam." boro manush-er pichone thaka mohila ti hathaat bolen.

boro manush ti pichone fiye mohila-ti-ke dekhlen. mohila-ti-er mukh andhokaramoy chilo, ghurie pichone thaka shishuti ke aro gabhirbhabe alingon korlen, dukh-er chokher jol abar beye porlo.

ye yuandian mohila-ti-er dike takalen, kichukhyon chup thakar por bolen, "amra khani te giye dekhte chai."

"anugraho kore dujon shadhak ektu opeksha korun, amra jokhon shishur dupurer khabar tiri kore phelbo, tokhoni ami apnader khani te niye jabo." boro manush ti shomman sohokare bolen.

"kono samasya nei, shishur sathe kichukhyon thakle bhalo." ye yuandian ektu hese bolen.

boro manush-er mukher bhav ektu bodle gelo, gabhir drishtite ye yuandian-er dike takiye namaskar korlen, ebong tar stri-er sathe poribark ekatra thakar anondo upobhog korlen.

ye yuandian o tang lingling ghore probesh korlen na, tara dujarer du pashe dariye thaklen. keno jeno ei shomoye tara ek obujh shanti anubhav korchen, shaharer asrujirito sadhaker upasthiti dhire dhire miliye jacche.

gopon vabe, ye yuandian anubhav korlen je tini shokoler shotti-er dharakachakachi pouche jacchen, tabe kichu anuman chilo ja take jachai korte hobe. tini pichone fiye ghorer modhye thaka duiti shishur dike takalen, ebong akroshan niye dirghashwas phelon, dhire dhire tang lingling-er kache tar kichu chinta prakash korlen.

tang lingling-er du chokh kheyal kore kape, nirobe bolen, "pore shudhu amra dujon jabo."

"bhaiya apnara kothay jacchen?" shishu ti nache nache samne ese jiggesh korle.

"apnader kharap lokder bhagie dite jacchen." ye yuandian matha nike, narom shwore bolen.

"bhaiya bhalo korben! ami bhaiya ke bishwash kori!" nari shishu ti komor dhore puronor moto bhangi kore bolen.

"amio bhaiya ke bishwash kori! bhaiya bolechilo ma-babake fire ante, ebong ma-baba shotti fire eseche!" shishu ti narom shwore bolen, tar kochi chokhe ye yuandianer proti puronobhabe bhokti chilo.

ye yuandianer shanto chokhe sheshe kichu dheu tulechilo, tini mridu hese, shishuduti mathay hat buliye dilen.

"shadharon khabar holeo, asha kori shadhak ghrina korben na, jaibar age ektu kheye jaan." boro manush ti rannaghar theke beriye ashe, atyanta shomman sohokare bolen.

"dorkar nei, khani-r jayga amake bole din, amra dujon eka chole jabo." ye yuandian shadharon vabe bolen.

boro manush ti ye yuandianer chokher dike takalen, shei kalo du chokh shanto chilo, kintu kono gabhir sagor-er moto shongsharer proti ti pranke bichar korchilo, tar nijer moner anuman gulo jeno ei chokher samne khola chilo.

jokhon boro manush ti khani-r jayga ye yuandianke janiye dilen, tang lingling abar neme shishuduti mathay hat buliye, shishudur kane kane ki jeno bolen. shishuduti anonde hese uthlo, tang lingling-er kach theke tader monojog puronor moto chore gelo.

"ami er age tader dekhechilam, teen mash ager yun-ding shahare." ye yuandian hathaat bolen, tar mukhonishrita "tara" bolte oboshshoi duiti shishu ke bujhiechilo, kintu tar kotha ti shishur ma-babar uddeshe chilo.

"ekhan theke yun-ding shahar, druto pothe geleo sadhaker shomoy lagbe chhoy mash." ye yuandian boro manush-er dike takalen, boro manush-er chokhe aschorjo fute uthlo, tini pichone du pa sorke gelen.

ye yuandian ekshwas phelon ebong bolen, "prithibite aro kono punorjonmo nei, apnader mone ye shanti eseche, ta matro kichu shomoyer jonno bhranti matro. kono oboshesho prān keo jibiter iccha diye bikhyato kora uchit na, apnara ma-baba hoye e rokom kora bilkul uchit na."

tang lingling uthe dariye, dampati-er dike kichukhyon takiye thaklen. tini o ye yuandian keu ar kotha bolen na, shudhu bhaban theke beriye gelen, shudhu duiti shishu anonde matoyara hoye, ma-babar pa dhore kichu bolte thaklen.

dampati bismaye takiye thaklen ye yuandian o tang lingling-er chole jawar diker dike, jokhon tader shishur dike takalen, tader chokher dukh aro gabhir holo.

ye yuandian ghorer almirah khule jokhon dekhlen, tibe shishudur poshak gulo almirahar shobcheye gabhir kone khub shundor bhabe sajano chilo, jeno bochorer por bochor keu ta sporsho koreni. aro onek sandeh chilo, gulo eke oporer sathe mile giye ye yuandian ke ei shattye pouche diyechilo.

tang lingling-er shakti kome geleo, tar antorik drishtite shob kichu porishkar chilo. ratre jokhon tini shishuduti ke sporsho korechilen, tokhoni sab kichu bujhe giyechilen. ei shishuduti, onake agei duiti mrito prān chilo.

karon ye yuandian keno yun-ding shahare shishuduti dekhechilen, eta oboshshoi yan-mo-zong-er kaj chilo. tara bhoy peyechilo je tader porikalpona yun-ding shaharer cheng-xu-er najar ke akarshit korbe, tai utsaber shomoy duiti mrito prān ke gopon bhabe pathiyechilo.

ki rasha, shei rater shomoy, shishuduti ye yuandian-er mukhomukhi hoyechilo. pore cheng-xu-er ashantio ye yuandianer karonei hoyechilo, jar fole tokhon cheng-xu-er ashpashe thaka shaharer byaparti tader drishti theke dur chilo.

ekhon shomoyer sathe shathe, shishuduti yan-mo-zong-er niyontraner baire chole jacche, tai tader abhab shadharon shishur moto hoye utheche. er modhye aro onek karon chilo, kintu ye yuandian e shob niye bhabte chai ni. shishur ma-babar moto, yan-mo-zong shaharer shokol ke shwikar diyechen, ba mithya swapno dekhiyechilen, yate shaharer manush shwechchay tader jonno kaj kore, kono bhed na hoy.

"amra jodi yan-mo-zong nashto kori, tabe tarao miliye jabe." tang lingling shantobhabe bolen.

ye yuandianer mukher bhab kothin holo, tini bhabte laglen, jodi tar vobishyote eka shujog thake, ei bhabe tar moner manush ke akshonik bhabe jagiye tular, tabe shesh porjay ti tini ki korben.

"tara to mara geche." ye yuandian dhire ek shwas phelon.

tang lingling-er nil du chokh kheyal kore kape, pashe thaka ye yuandianer dike takalen. jodi tar atit na jana thakto, tabe take nirom mohin mone hoto, kintu tang lingling ye yuandianer jivaner dasha janen, tai tar nije ei kotha ti shune tar bhetorer dukh aro beshi bede uthlo.