Chandra Kotha – Part II (Bengali)

Amar dada Ambarish roychowdhury ar ami. Dada bochhor 5 ek holo biye korechhen. Kintu songsar e tar o mon nei. Vishon bod mejaji… Ar mod ganja jua kono kichhui baad nei tar. Amra aste aste somaj-stor er sorbochho shikhor theke sorbo-nimno stor e ese pouchhechhi tomal da… Jani na kivabe cholbe er pore. Porashuna kore nijer paa e darabo… Takar ovabe seta o sesh korte parbo na bodh hoy…. Ei porjonto bole gargi ektu thamlo… Tomal o kuheli o chup theke take shomoy dilo guchhiye nite. Tarpor tomal bollo… Tarpor ki holo gargi? Kobita ta tomake kobe dilen tomar thakurda? Gargi bollo…. College hostel e thekei khobor pelam thakurda vison asustho. Ami chole elam. Sesh dike thakurda pray kaukei sojjho korte parchhilen na… Akmatro ami chhara. Amake vison valobashten tini. ami gelei uni kachhe tene niye mathay haat buliye diten. Bolten tui e amader bongser ak matro vorsha…..

Ami pouchhe dekhlam tini vison asustho. Tini bollen gargi baad e sobai ektu baire jao… Amar sathe didivai er ektu kotha achhe. Onichha sotte o sobai beriye gelo. Amake bollen dorja lagiye dite. Tarpor chabi diye sinduk khulte bollen. Vitore taka poysa kichhui chhilo na… Chhilo akta will… Ar akta khame oi kobita ta. Amake bollen… Didivai… Ami chollam… Kichhui diye jete parlam na toder. Bari tai ak matro sombol… Seta tor dada kei diye gelam. Tobe ei akta jinis anek purush dhore chole aschhe amader bongshe. Jani na eta te tor kichhu lav hobe ki na.

Tobe tokei eta diye gelam. Tui lekha pora shikhechis… Tui hoyto ei jinistar udesso ar nirdesh bujhte parbi. Amar mone hoy… Kichhu akta bepar achhe etar vitor.. Tai tokei diye gelam…. Bole kham ta tini amar haat e tule dilen… Ar bollen eta jeno haat chhara na kori… 2 din pore thakurda mara gelen. Tomal proshno korlo… Ar ke ke jane kham tar kotha? Gargi bollo… Sobai jane. Thakurda benche thakte keu kichhu bollo na… Kintu tini chole jetei sobai amake chepe dhorlo… Ki diye gechhen amake thakur da? Ami kham ta tader haat e tule dilam.

Dada kobita ta dekhe bidrup korlo. Srijon da mukh bankalo… Sudhu boudir vru kuchke roilo. Tarpor will ta pora holo. Thakurda will kore gechhen… Amar stabor o osthabor jabotiyo sompottir vitor sudhu matro sthabor sompotti… ei bostbari pabe amar akmatro putro nikhilesh er putro Ambarish. Ar amar somosto osthabor ebong gochhito sompotti pabe nikhilesh er konna gargi roychoudhuri. Abar ullekh je akmatro gargi roychowdhury er odhikar thakbe tar upor… Onno karo noy. Sobai obak hoye gelo… Osthabor sompotti…

Taka poysa jot samannoi achhe… Segulo will kore jabar dorkar chhilo na… Tobu o tini kano will korlen… Ebong 2 bar ullekh kore gelen will e… Keu e bujhte parchhilo na. Dadar dharona buro boyoser vimroti… Nijeke naki thakurda tokkhon o jomidar vebe sopno dekhten.. Ar vabten tar sinduk bojhai sona dana mohor… Sei kolponar dhon e amake diye gechhen. Boudi kintu sondeho korlo sedin sobai ke ber kore diye thakurda amake kono dami jinis ba tar hodis diye gechhen. Prothome amar upor chotpat.. Tarpor voy dekhiye kotha aday er chesta chollo…

Lav holo na dekhe akkhon khub valo bebohar kore mon joy er chesta kore cholechhen. Kintu tomal da bissas korun ami kichhui jani na… Kichhui bujhte parchhi na… ! Tomal bollo… Bolai bahulyo.. Tumi bujhte parle amake dakte na gargi. Achha ebar eso dekha jak tomar thakurda tomake ki diye gechhen… Kham theke kagoj ta khule koler upor sojotne mele dhorlo tomal. Tarpor jore jore porte suru korlo…. “CHANDRA-KOTHA” Jibonta o chand er moto/ Samne alo pichhe khoto/ Jokkhon aloy vashte thake, Keu dekhena ondhokar/ Hothat andhar ghonay jokkhon…. Choturdike bondho daar./ Voy peyo na ondhokare/ Futbe alo chandro haare/ Kanak provay vorao jibon…. Sothik shrom ar kaaj e/ Duwar khule baire eso….

Darao jogot majhe./ Dristi rekho choturpashe/ Kothay sujog,kokkhon ase/ Opekkha ar dhoirjo rekho… Indu-somo sohonshil/ Kamone se jyotsna pete… Jomay alo til til./ Moddhyo boyos poth dekhabe/ Kothay matha khurte hobe/ Sothik pother sondhanete…. Chokrakare ghurchhe hay !/ Akar bare… Akar kome… Sholo-kola purno hoy !!/ Purnima… Ar omanisha/ Aki shoshir duti dosha/ Ulto soja dui e sothik… Duto thekei shikkha nao/ Daine ebong ba e ghure… Sathik lokkhe pouchhe jao !/ Kobita ta pora sesh hotei kuheli bollo… Babah! Ki eta?

Eto dekhi hitopodesh ! Ami to vablam guptodhan ton kichhu hobe. Huh ! Sara jibon babugiri kore seshe ese upodesh? Ta o abar will kore diye gechhe… Ajob bepar sob. Kuhelir byange gargi ektu dukkho pelo… Ar akta hotasha o grash korlo take… Mukhta kalo hoye gelo gargir. Seta lokkho korlo tomal. Bollo… Ami kintu moja pachhi. Abar koutuhol o bodh korchhi. gargir kotha onujayi eta shoshishekhor er lekha… Tar mane pray 150 bochhorer purano. Kobita tar vasha dekhe ki tomader seta mone hochhe? Kuheli bollo… Tai to? Ki jeno akta khotka lagchhilo mone… Tumi bola te akkhon bujhlam vasha ta amake o vabiyechhilo. Gargi bollo… Ha amar o kamon jani legechhilo. Tomal bollo… Golpo ta jokkhon chalu achhe…

Tokkhon akta upodesh hoyto thik e shoshishekhor diye giyechhilen… Kintu eta seta noy. Eta lekha hoyechhe anek pore. Shoshishekhor er juge bangla vasha ei rokom chhilo na. Sei golpo ta ke bojay rakha hoyechhe ei kobita ta ke gopon rakhte. Eta khub beshi hole 80 ki 90 bochhorer beshi age lekha hotei pare na.. Orthat eta likhechhilen chandranath… Ta o tar sesh boyose. Gargi der purbopurush der sobar naam ei chand er proti-shobdo achhe… Indu.. Shoshi.. Chandra…. Kintu kobita tar naam kheyal koro… “Chandra-kotha”.