Sandhya and her second father



iq¿ mshjreka w;ska oshKshka flf<fik hq.hl
ujf.a .eryqï ueoafoa iq¿ mshdf.a wdorh ,enQ ikaOHd
ikaOHdf. ;d;a;d ke;s fjk fldg thd wjqreÿ myl mqxÑ oeßhla’ Bg miafi ikaOHdhs wïuhs fï f,dafl ;ks jqKd’ ;d;a;df.a urKfhka wjqreÿ follg miafi wïud fjk újdyhla lr .;a;d’ ikaOHd ;ukaf. ndmamdj weu;=fj ;d;a;d lsh,hs’ talg fya;=j wïudg jvd wjqreÿ myf<djlska muK jeäuy,a jqKq Tyq b;d ldreKsl mqoa.,hl= ùuhs’ ndmamd ksid mqxÑ ikaOHdg mshl= ke;s wvqmdvqj uq¿ukskau jf.a ÿre fj,d .shd’

ta újdyfhka jirlg miq ikaOHdf. uj ;j;a oshKshla ìys l<d’ wïud ;d;a;d iy kx.s;a iu. ikaOHd .; lf<a yßu i;=gqodhl iekis,sodhl Ôú;hla’ ikaOHdg k÷ka uqK.eyqfk mdif,a Wiia fm< lrk ldf,oS’ Tyq mdi, bosßmsg ;snqKq .rdchlhs fiajh lf<a’ Tyq tjeks /lshdjla l<;a b;du wysxil fmkqula we;s fyd| .;s.=K ;snqKq flfkla ksidu ikaOHdg Tyqf.a /lshdj .ek ;elSula ;snqfK kE’
kuq;a ikaOHdf. ujg fï iïnkaOh bj jegqKd ú;rhs’ lmqfjla jf.a mr, jqKd’ ksial,xlj Tyq .ek úia;r wykak ;rï ldreKsl jqfKa wef.a iq¿ mshd jQ ;d;a;d ú;rhs’ ta;a ;d;a;d tjeks nqre,la fmkaùu .ek;a wef.a wïud ;on, f,i fldam jqKd’

"tals Thdf. orefjla fkfï uf. orefjla’ talsj yokafk ug ´k úosyg" lsh,d’ wïud lE.ykfldg ;d;a;d ksy~ jqKd’ fï w;fr wïud ikaOHdg .e<fmk ukd,fhla fidhkak mgka .;a;d’ t;fldg ikaOHd Wiia fm< ,sh,j;a kE’ wka;sfï mdi,a .uk me;a;l ;sh,d ikaOHd f.org fydfrka k÷ka tlal mek,d .shd’ ikaOHdhs k÷kqhs mqxÑ wefklaishla l=,shg wrka mosxÑ jqKd’ Tjqka újdy fj,d i;shlg ú;r miafi ;d;a;d wdjd ikaOHdj n,,d hkak’ f.or iemg ysgmq oshKsh újdy fj,d mqxÑ f.a lE,a,l mosxÑ fj,d bkakj oelalu ;d;a;g yß ÿlhs’
"uu mq;dg Woõ lrkakï’ .rdÊ tlla od.kak’ yßhg flrefjd;a fyd|g i,a,s fydhkak mq¿jka riaidjla." ;d;a;d lsõfj Tjqka fofokd .ek wkqlïmdfjka’

k÷ka b;du fyd| .;s.=K ;sfhk W;aidyjka; ;reKfhla’ ikaOHdf. ;d;a;d k÷kag fjku .rdÊ tlla od,d ÿkakg miafi k÷ka tafl jev ;kshu lrkak mgka .;a;d’ b;d Wkkaÿfjka iy lemùfuka jev l< ksidu k÷kag l,g fj,djg ;ukaf. mdßfNda.slhkaf. jev wjika lrkak ,enqKd’ ta ksidu Tyqg jev .,df.k tkak mgka .;a;d’ Bg miafi Tyq ;j fiajlfhda fokafkla .;a;d’ ikaOHdf.a oshqKqj .ek jeämqru i;=gq jqfKa ;d;a;dhs’ fï w;fr ikaOHdg mqf;la ,enqKd ‘ta wjia:dfõoS ikaOHdg id;a;= imamdhï lf<a k÷ka’ lsisu ueisú,a,lska f;drj k÷ka ta yeu tllau l<d’ ojila ;d;a;d ikaOHdf. f.or wdfj úYd, is;a mSvdjlska’

"kx.s ñksfyla tlal mek,d .sys,a,d’ yß yux tflla tlal kï lula kE’’ tald l=vqldrfhla’
;d;a;d l=vd orefjla jf.a we~qjd’

"tals uf. orejd jqKdg talsg ux .ek wnu,a f¾Kqjl j.la kE’’ ta fl,a,g ;sfhkafk wïuf. kmqre .;s.=K ;uhs’ uu ÿjg ie,l=j lsh,d fmdä ÿj ug fyd|gu nekakd’ ÿj uf. fkfï yskaod’ uf.a foaj,a thdg¨ whs;s fjkak ´fk’ ta jqK;a ÿfõ ug ysf;kafk Thd uf. ÿj jqKd kï ug óg jvd iekis,a,hs lsh,d’ fmr wd;aful yß ÿj uf.u orejd fj,d bkak we;s’
;d;a;d ta úosyg ÿla fjkfldg ikaOHd yoj;ska je<mqKd’ fï w;fr ikaOHdf. wïud yosisfha we;sjqKq ya¾ohdndOhlska ñh.shd’ kx.s oshKshla ìys lr,d ;snqKd’ fï lreKq folu isoaO jqfKa tlu ld, iSudjloS’ Bg miafi ikaOHd ;d;a;dj ;ukaf. ksjig le|jd .;a;d’ fï jk úg k÷ka ikaOHdf. ;d;a;d ñ,oS f.k ÿka bvul fouy,a ksjila bos lr,d tafl ;uhs mosxÑ fj,d ysáfh’ k÷kag ;ukaf.au lsh,d fudag¾ r:hla jf.au jEka r:hl=;a ;snqKd’ tla;rd ojil kx.s thdf. ÿj;a wrka ikaOHdf.a f.or wdjd’ ta weh ikaOHdf.a újdyfhka miqj wehj olskak wdmq m<uq wjia:djhs’
"ug ta ñksy;a tlal bkak nE’’ uf. w;ska W! uereï ld,d ug Ôú; ldf,u ysf¾ <.skak fjhs lshk nhghs ux ÿj;a wrka fufy wdfj talhs..." kx.s lsõfj y~ñka’ wka;sfï mjqf,ka whska lr,d od,d ysgmq ikaOHdgu ;uhs kx.sg msysg fjkak isoaO jqfK;a ikaOHdf. f.or udihla ú;r ysgmq kx.s ysá .uka ÿjj ikaOHdf.a f.oru ;sh,d meÿrg;a fkdlshd .syska ;snqKd’ weh ,shd ;snQ ,smshla ikaOHdf.a w;g m;a jqKd’
"ug iudfjkak wlafl uu uf. fmïj;d tlal hkjd’ wlald ÿjj n,d .kak’ Thd uf. ÿjg ug;a jvd fyd| wïud flfkla fjk nj ug úYajdihs’" lsh,d ta ,smsfh i|yka fj,d ;snqKd’
oeka ikaOHd;a k÷kq;a ta ÿjg foudmshka ù ys|skjd’’ ;ukaf. mshd wysñ jqKdg miafi iq¿ mshd ;ukag msfhla jqKq mdvu ikaOHd fyd|ska bf.k f.k ;snqKd’ ta úosygu ;uhs ikaOHd fï oshKshg ujla jqfKa’ ta jf.au ;ukag mshd jqKq iq¿ mshdj;a ikaOHd jf.au k÷kq;a b;d fyd|ska /l n,d .kakjd ‘ iq¿ mshjreka w;ska orejka flf<fik iuhl fujkamqoa.,hska ;=< ;sfnkakd jQ fndaêi;aj .;s .=K .ek ienúkau wm iefjdu w.h l< hq;= fõ’