Chandra Kotha – Part II (Bengali)

Ekhane ektu rupok bebohar korechhen. Manush sothik pother sondhane ghurte thake… Kokkhono valo shomoy ase… Kokkhono kharap. Jemon chand akbar purnima theke dhire dhire omabossar andhare dheke jay… Abar ektu ektu kore purnimar dike egiye jay… Akta cycle.. Akta chokro… Etai jibon… Valo mondo 2toi mene nite hobe… Jemon sei alo andhar er chokro menei chand er chandra-kola purno hoy… Thik sei rokom. Tomal bollo… Sesh para te ei kotha tai aro valo vabe bujhiyechhen… “Purnima ar omanisha, aki shoshir duti dosha… Ulto soja dui e sothik duto thekei shikkha nao… daine ebong ba e ghure, sothik lokkhe pouchhe jao !”… Er mane holo.. Purnima ar omabossa… Ei 2toi chand er jibone ghure phire ase. Jemon manush er jibone kharap ar valo shomoy 2toi ase.. Ei 2toi obossomvabi… Asbei… 2to thekei shikkha nite hobe.

Valo shomoyer shikkha holo kharap aste pare seta mone rekhe sotorko thaka… Bilashitay dube na jaoa… Sompod er sonchoy kora… Ar kharap shomoyer shikkha holo… Dhoirjo ar sohonshilota na harano… Lokkho sthir rekhe porishrom kore jaoa… Daine ebong ba e ghure mane holo valo ar kharap 2to kei joy kore jodi cholte paro… Tahole tomar sothik lokkho… Aim in life… Future goal e pouchhate parbe. Tomal byakkha kora sesh korar pore sobai kichhukkhon chup kore roilo. Tarpor kuheli bollo… Kintu er vitor guptodhan kothay tomal da? Tomal henshe fello… Guptodhan e je achhe… Eta tomake ke bollo?

Kuheli mushre porlo… Nei? Jah… Tahole ar ki lav holo… Dhur! Tomal aro jore hashlo…. Guptodhan je nei… Setai ba ke bollo? Chomke uthlo kuheli. Ki? Are achhe ki nei thik kore bolo… Ami to matha mundu kichhui bujhte parchhi na. Gargi kono kothai bolchhe na… Se chup kore tomal ar kuhelir kotha sunchhe. Tomal bollo… Vabte hobe… Kuheli vabte hobe… Anek kichhu vabar achhe… Joto sohoj byakkha korlam… Seta na o hote pare… Ei shomoy shalini ke khub dorkar chhilo bujhle? O thakle chinta korte subidha hoto. Kuheli bollo… Kano? Chinta korte shalinidi ke lagbe kano? Or kole bose vabo naki? Tahole bolo… Amra 2to kol pete dichhi… Ki bolish gargi? Guptodhan er jonno sudhu kol kano… Sob bichhiye dite pari. Gargi dustumi vora chokhe lajuk hanshlo. Tomal bollo.. Shalini ke kano dorkar tomake pore bolbo.. Gargir samne bola jabe na. Gargi bollo… Kano? Amar samne bolte apotti kiser?

Ki amon kore shalini di? Tomal bollo… Tumi o jante chao? Thik achhe tahole tomake o bolbo… Tobe alada kore… Bole chokh marlo tomal. Gargi ki bujhlo ke jane… Ar kotha baralo na. Raat e dinner o holo dupurer moto aki kayday. Dinner sesh hole loadshading hoye gelo. Emitei gargider bari te alo jole tim tim kore.. Tarupor power cut e puro bari ta ondhokar e dube gelo. Gargi ar kuheli akta hariken niye elo tomal er ghore. Tomal janalay dariye baire takiyechhilo. Bollo… Bikale amra chand niye ato kotha bollam othocho dekho aaj chand er dekha nei… Bodh hoy omabossa aaj. Gargi bollo na… Porshu chhilo… Aaj ditiya. Tomal bollo… Dekho kuheli… Gram e ondhokarer o akta alo thake… Akdom nikosh ondhokar hoy na… Baire ta kintu advut sundor lagchhe… Taina? Gargi bollo.. Jaben ghurte? Baire gele aro valo lagbe. Tomal bollo… Tomar barir lokjon apotti korbe na? Akta dirgho-nissash fele gargi bollo… Nah… Ke ar ki bolbe?

Ebarite keu kauke niyei vabe na. Baba asustho ghumer osudh kheye ghumachhen… Ar dada gola porjonto mod gile. Tomal bollo.. Besh cholo tahole ghure asi… Bag khule torch ta pocket e dhukiye niye punjabi goliye beriye porlo 3 jone. Bari chhariye akta mather vitor ese boslo ora… Sotti e ondhokar er je ato soundorjo thake seta gorolmuri na ele bujhtei parto na tomal. Ondhokar romantic o korte pare onuvob korlo sobai. Hothat kuheli gun gun kore gaan suru korlo. Chomke uthlo tomal… Darun sundor gola to meyetar ! Sotti e manush ke sothik poribesh chhara chenai jay na. Tomal bollo… Wow darling… Tumi ato valo gao jantam na to… Plz jore gao ektu. Kuheli chit hoye suye porlo ghash er upor.. Tarpore gola chhere gaite suru korlo… ” emni korei jay jodi din jak na… Mon urechhe uruk na re mele diye gaan er pakhna….. “. vison surela gola kuhelir.. Tonmoy hoye sunchhe gargi ar tomal. Ektu bilombit ei gaichhe kuheli..

Seta raat er belay aro misti akta moho-jaal sristi korchhe… Kuheli geye cholechhe… ” aajke amar pran foyarar sur chhutechhe… Deher badh tutechhe…. Mathar pore khule gechhe akash er oi sunil dhakna… Jak na… Emni korei jay jodi din jak na…. “. Gaan er jadu te atotai mohabisto hoye porechhe je kokkhon gargi tomaler kadhe matha eliye diyechhe se bujhtei pareni. Tomal tar haat ta pichhon theke ghuriye gargir komor joriye dhorlo. Ektu chomke uthlo gargi… Tarpor misti henshe kadhe abar matha rakhlo tomaler.. Haat ta soriye dilo na. Kuheli ke gaan e peyechhe… Sesh korei abar onno gaan dhorlo se… ” tumi robe nirobe… Hridoye momo….. “. Tomal gargi ke aro kachhe tanlo… Gargi tomaler buker sathe lepte gelo. Take buke joriye dhore gaan sunchhe tomal. Gargir matha ta tomaler bahur upor kat hoye chhilo. Fekashe ondhokare vison valo lagchhe dekhte tomaler.

Se mukh ta nichu kore gargir gaal e chumu khelo. Kichhu bollo na gargi… Kintu nijer ajante tomal ke aro jore joriye dhorlo. Tar nissas druto theke druto-toro hoye uthlo. Tomal ter pachhe tar haat er alingoner vitor gargir shorir ta tirtir kore kapchhe. Se thot ghoste laglo tar gaal e. Gargi kromosho obosh hoye jachhe.. Tar shorir tar niyontron er baire chole jachhe… se matha ta olpo ghoratei 2 jora thot poroshporer sathe mishe gelo. Tomal gargir nicher thot ta mukher vitor niye nilo.. Ar chuste suru korlo. Gorom nissash jhapta marchhe tar mukhe. Buk 2to vison otha nama korchhe gargir. Bar bar dhok gilchhe se. Tomal nijer jiv ta tar mukhe dhukiye ditei aro chhotfot kore uthlo se. Jiver songe jiv ghoschhe tomal.