दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

Amala konithri kayethri vichaarle manje, amaal kallathra saangaanvan. Kalnaathra, kalna manu saangitkathra Chooke naahi. 'Aaje paashte kaam karnaara manusha alaaka' manu mama vichaarlathra, 'ala' manu in kallathra saanguya. Kalnaathra 'kalna' manu saanguntakuya. Thae soduntakuna, 'alaaska vaadtha', 'alniska vaadtha' manu saangthane.

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Daadhiga pora baika pori barora kelthaane, kellathra kaana paatun jaayila manu saangthila. (Mee kaaye karun? Mala dhone sakka bahini, paanch chulath bahini. Maja baaju gharaantha chaar paanch pori (Pallavapuraantha). Veethivdanngaantha mamacha lenki chaare. Mee kona barora kelna? Bidheecha poraan barora kelaalayi sodnaatha. Kayiki maja kaan patla nahi, kaanaantha lenkru asthaana kudukya ghaalinghaala dobur poortha hotha, savla varsha pathori ghaalingitlothon. Aththa bhujungela. Laahn vayaantha thasa manje, vaya jaalaampiri kaam karaacha tikaanaantha? Delheentha mee kaam karlatha tikaana maja kakshaantha baaraa dhane hothon? Akra pori, theega maja puda millathane, baki dhanaala mee kam sikun dhelon. Doha pori asalthracha vichaarna nakko, akra pori! (NT Harini vagaiyarah kshama karanvan). Khemma paa, kaach kaach vardaacha. Hasthila, bolthila, baandingthila, radthila, mee shadda karna. Eka dhivasa eka pore ghusthasnecha radatha ali. Kaaye manu vichaarlon. Rathnaacha mudhi kottaki padungela, mantli. Thila baisa manu saangun kasa jhaala manu vicharlon, bussantha prayaana karaala parchi gya karthan paise kadun dhilen, kalle kayeki pallaaska vaatla. Udukaala holni, themma kaaye manu kalna, heththa yevun payilthara mudhi dhekna mantli. Payilla thuja pisivinthla aggi kalle ghaale, ghattli, kaaye kayki kuppa aggi hotha, sevti thae mudhiyi hotha, kaas kaadthaana botaanthasun nisurun padungelaaye. Thevdacha. Maja vina baaki thevda dhanaali coca cola anivun dhili. Mala thae avadna.

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Nanthara aeja dhivasa aniki aeka pore, aeka udhanda thor manushaala jaayacha pathraantha 'bagging bowl' manu type karaala 'begging bowl' manun karun, thija thorla nishaan ghaalun pathra noongela. Thisra dhivasa thae pathra kaadingun amcha udhanda thorlaakada yevun 'thumi kemmaasun beek gyaala aaramba karlaayentha' manu vichaaraala, amcha manushaala aek dham raaga (amcha manusha kasa manje, thyaancha sedhari kolasaa tivalthara kolasa nankara ghora asala, paranthu raag althra thevdacha udivintaakila). Chooke karletha poreelayi nishaan ghatlathalaayin balaanvun aeka ardha ghantavela vardun sodle. Bari vela thae porilaa kaam sikun dhilthe mala balaavlenahi, Nishaan ghatlatho haathaavaate thaat pusingun jewaala nungelaa. Yeh pore, radatha ali, aeka kaagad kaadun mee kaam sodthen manun type karli (thyaantha kaayin chooke notha). Majakada dhaakivli. Mee saangitlon'asa aggi hotha manje aththa ardha dhane kaamaantha asnaatha. Thoo chooke keleesa, theni sivaadhile, thevdacha, barobar hungela' manun thae kagad paatun birkaavlon. Nanthara thae pore Londonaantha theen varsha kaam karun aththa alikada Manager vini kaam sampivli. Asa niththeppadi kaayithri chaalatha asala. Kasaaka nanthon manje maja kaana aniki sagka ahe, aikathaki nahiki thae veghla.

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Mee aniki livaavanska hotha, paranthu maja Samsung tablettaala kaaye raaga ki kalna, aaje puray manu thaecha paativuntakla. Kaaye karun mee konaala saangun?

Aniki yevuya, mee vaa a

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Rajaram Ramachandran

27-09-2015