Mohiniattam by Sunanda Nair - Translated by Manisha Kulshreshtha

caOnalsa

mau#a pRYz
khanaI
kivata na[-
kivata saUcaI
kaya-Saalaa
kOSaaoya-
ica~–laoK
dRiYTkaoNa
naR%ya
inabanQa
dosa–prdosa
pirvaar
baccaaoM kI duinayaa
Bai@t–kala Qama-
rsaao[-
laoKk
vyai>%va
vyaMgya
ivaivaQaa
saMsmarNa
saRjana
saaih%ya kaoYa

maaoihnaIA+ma

Baart ko Saas~Iya naR%ya kI yah SaOlaI‚ hmaoM dixaNaBaartIya rajya 'korla' kI dona hO. maaoihnaIA+ma kI nat-kI kI naR%yamaud`aeM AapkI dRiYT maoM sahja hI korla ko p`akRitk saaOMdya- kao jaIvant kr doMgaI. [sa naR%ya kI ivaiSaYTta [sakI layaa%mak gait hO‚ ek sao dUsaro kao saundrta AaOr kaomalata sao jaaoD,tI yah ivaiBanna naR%yamaud`aAaoM AaOr tala maya gaItaoM kI ek Anavart EaRMKlaa hO. [sa naR%ya kI p`stutI [tnaI sahja AaOr p`vaahmaya haotI hO ik dSa-k ko sammauK korla ka saundr vaatavarNa sajaIva hao ]zta hO.

[sa naR%ya kI ek AaOr KUbaI yah hO ik [sa naR%ya kI vaoSaBaUYaa korla vaaisayaaoM kI sarlata AaOr saadgaI sao BarI jaIvana SaOlaI kao dSaa-tI hO. safod rMga korlavaaisayaaoM ka ip`ya rMga hO‚ [sakI vajah vahaÐ ka gama- AaOr ]masa Bara maaOsama hO. maaoihnaI A+ma kI vaoSaBaUYaa BaI safod rMga kI haotI hO ijasa pr saunahro yaa laala rMga ka baa^D-r haota hO. baalaaoM kao ek Aaor jaUD,o maoM baaÐQa ]sa pr maaogaro kI vaoNaI sajaa[- jaatI hO. AaBaUYaNaaoM maoM galao maoM 'caaokr' tqaa 'kasaImaalaa' AaOr kanaaoM maoM isa@ko ko Aakar ka ' taoD,a' phnaa jaata hO‚ [nako saaqa laTkto ' Jaumako' phnao jaato hOM. maokAp maoM AaÐKaoM kao mah%va idyaa jaata hO taik BaavaaoM kI ]%pi<a AcCI trh hao sako‚ @yaaoMik maaoihnaIA+ma 'nayanaAiBanaya' ko ibanaa AQaUra hO.nayanaAiBanaya maoM AaÐKaoM‚ plakaoM‚ BavaaoM tInaaoM ka p`yaaoga haota hO.

naR%ya krtI hu[- AaÐKoM AaOr JapktI plakoM AaOr Ba`U ivalaasa ko maaQyama sao nat-kI BaavaaoM ka ek caMcala‚ mauKr saMsaar hI rca dotI hO.

hmaaro puraNaaoM maoM ilaKa gayaa hO ik jaba samaud` maMqana huAa AaOr AmaRt klaSa inaklaa tba ivaYNau nao maaoihnaI $Pa rcaa qaa AaOr AmaRt dovataAaoM mao baaÐTa qaa ‚ dovataAaoM‚ tInaaoM laaokaoM kao AsauraoM sao bacaanao ko ilayao. maaoihnaI ko $p maoM ivaYNau nao ek AtIva saundrI nat-kI ka $p Qara qaa. maaoihnaI A+ma ]saI $psaI nat-kI ka pyaa-ya hO.

bahut samaya tk yah maanaa jaata rha ik Baart maoM caar hI Saas~Iya naR%ya hOM- BartnaaT\yama‚ kqak‚ manaIpurI‚ AaOr kqaklaI. laoikna k[- naR%yaacaayaao-M‚ naR%ya ivaSaoYa&aoM AaOr ivaWanaaoM ko p`yaasa sao naR%ya kI kuC AaOr SaOilayaaÐ [sa ]%kRYTta kI saUcaI maoM Aa ga[-M‚ jaOsao maaoihnaIA+ma‚ kucaIpuD,I‚ AaoiDsaI Aaid. [nhoM Apnao maUla sqaana sao Kaoja [nako Apnao sva$p maoM SahrI maMcaaoM tk laayaa gayaa‚ jaao ik naR%yap`oimayaaoM ko ilayao sauKd va AanaMddayaI AnauBava qaa.

maaoihnaI A+ma ko [ithasa ko baaro maoM k[- QaarNaaeM p`cailat rhI hOM‚ ]namaoM sao bahumatIya QaarNaa yah hO ik‚ yah 18 vaIM SatI maoM maharajaa svaait it$naala ko raja maoM maaoihnaIA+ma ka sva$p pirYkRt ikyaa gayaa. yao rajaa naR%ya–saMgaIt ko p`omaI va &ata qao‚ AaOr [nako drbaar maoM pUro Baart ko naR%ya–saMgaIt klaakaraoM‚ gau$AaoM kao ivaSaoYa sammaana p`aPt qaa. [nhaoMnao tMjaaOr ko BartnaaT\yama ko klaakaraoM va naR%yaacaayaao-M kao samaya–samaya pr AamaMi~t ikyaa AaOr [sa naR%ya sao p`Baaivat hue‚ ijasaka p`Baava vahaÐ ko sqaanaIya naR%ya pr pD,a‚ jaao ik baad maoM maaoihnaIA+ma ko $p maoM ivakisat huAa.

Aagao cala kr baIsavaIM SatI maoM maaoihnaIA+ma nao Apnaa nayaa AaOr taja,gaI Bara sva$p lao ilayaa‚ tba jaba mahakiva valaaqaaola nao kqaklaI kI ivaiQavat iSaxaaa ko ilayao korla klaamanDla kI sqaapnaa kI AaOr ]nhaoMnao maaoihnaIA+ma isaKanao ko ilayao tIna klaakaraoM kao Apnao klaamanDla maoM AamaMi~t ikyaa. yao qaIM kuMjauku+I Ammaa‚ Tao+acaorI Ammaa‚ klyaaNaI ku+Iammaa. tba sao ek dSak ko jara baad hI maaoihnaI A+ma naR%ya kI p`stuityaaoM nao BartnaaT\yama ko samaanaantr sqaana lao ilayaa qaa. jaOsaa ik hr xao~ kI ApnaI Alaga phcaana haotI hO‚ ]saI p`kar maaoihnaIA+ma kao Apnaa Alaga Aist%va tqaa phcaana kayama krnaI hI qaI. Apnao Anaqak p`yaasaaoM AaOr lagana sao gau$AaoM‚nat-kaoM‚ SaaoQakta-AaoM nao [sa naR%ya kao [sakI Saas~Iya ]%kRYTta tk phuÐcaa kr Anya Saas~Iya naR%yaaoM ko saaqa KD,a kr idyaa.

Aaja maaoihnaIA+ma ko BaI BartnaaT\yama kI trh Alaga–Alaga Garanao hOM. ikntu sabamaoM ek samaanata hO ik ]namaoM korla kI saundr is~yaaoM ko laaok gaItaoM sao imalao saundr gaItaoM AaOr naR%ya ka t%va Aba BaI hO. vaOsao hr Saas~Iya naR%ya Apnao xao~ ko iksaI na iksaI laaoknaR%ya ka hI Aitivakisat AaOr Saas~Iya sva$p haota hO‚ tqaa ]sa xao~ ko saamaaijak‚ rajanaOitk‚ Qaaima-k AaOr vyavahairk pxaaoM sao p`Baaivat haota rhta hO. [saIilayao sabakI ApnaI–ApnaI mahk haotI hO‚ ikntu Aba BaI samast Saas~Iya naR%ya Baart ko [-saa pUva- kI dUsarI SatI maoM ilaKo gae Aitp`acaIna ga`Mqa 'naaT\yaSaas~' sao hI saMbaw hOM. ikntu naindkoSvar ko ilaKo gae 'AiBanayadp-Na' kI ]pyaaoigata kao BaI BartnaaT\yama ko nat-k ApnaI pUNa- Eawa ko saaqa maanato hOM. [samaoM hstkaoM‚ pd saMcaalanaaoM‚ caarI³caala´ AaOr gaityaaoM ko ina$PaNa ka vaNa-na hO.

[saI samaana maaoihnaIA+ma kI iSaxaa 'baalaaramaBaartma' ko AQyayana ko ibanaa pUrI nahIM hao saktI. [sako laoKk maharajaa kait-kait$naala ramaa vamaa- qao. yao dixaNa ko puranao caora rajaaAaoM ko vaMSaja qao‚ [nhaoMnao saaih%ya kao bahut baZ,avaa idyaa AaOr yao svayaM saaih%ya‚ saMgaIt‚ naR%ya AaOr Anya k[- klaaAaoM ko &ata qao. yao bahut AcCo kiva BaI qao. kqaklaI ko ilayao [naka yaaogadana AivasmarNaIya hO. [nakI [sa iktaba maoM maaoihnaI A+ma naR%ya kI p`stuityaaoM ko baaro maoM k[- mah%vapUNa- isawant hOM. [samaoM haqaaoM kI maud`aAaoM sao laokr AMgaaoM AaOr ]paMgaaoM AaOr p`%yaaMgaaoM ko naR%ya maoM ]pyaaoga pr ivastRt cacaa- kI ga[- hO. [sa iktaba kI mah<aa kao maaoihnaIA+ma ko SaIYa-sqa klaakaraoM nao BaI svaIkara hO.

[sa naR%ya sao lambao samaya sao jauD,o rhnao AaOr SaIYa-sqa gau$AaoM sao saIKnao ka saaOBaagya mauJao p`aPt huAa hO‚ pd\maEaI ³Da^º´ knak rolao jaao ik maaoihnaI A+ma kao BaartIya Saas~Iya naR%yaaoM ko maanaica~ pr laanao ko ija,mmaodar hOM‚ mauJao ]nakI iSaYyaa haonao ka gava- hO. mahana ivaWana‚ kiva‚ saMgaItkar EaI kovalama naarayaNaa pina@kr ko saaqa BaI kama krnao ka saaOBaagya mauJao p`aPt huAa hO.ABaI [sa naR%yaSaOlaI kao AaOr Aagao lao jaanao AaOr [sao samaRw banaanao kI jaao ija,mmaodarI hma klaakaraoM kI [sa pIZ,I kao p`aPt hu[- hO ]sao hmaoM pUrI lagana sao inaBaanaa hO.

– saunanda naayar
Anauvaad – manaIYaa kulaEaoYz
maaca- 10‚ 2001

kqak ko ivakasa mao… Da^ Bagavaana dasa maaiNak
navarsa AaOr ]<arBaartIya Saas~Iya naR%ya : kqak – manaIYaa kulaEaoYz
naR%ya AMgaaoM AaOr BaavaaoM kI saaOMdya-mayaI BaaYaa hO – manaIYaa kulaEaoYz
naR%ya doKto hue – idivak rmaoSa kI kivata
BartnaaT\yama – saMQyaa Kuranaa
BaartIya naR%ya – EaImatI maaoihnaI maaiNak
BaaÐgaD,a – rajaond` kRYNa
maaoihnaIA+ma – saunanda naayar
rajasqaanaI laaoknaR%ya – AanaMd Samaa-

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