दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

• Kemmaayi sumukha asaanva.

• Kaadlathaal aggi raaga karingthaane.

• Dussaren barora bolthaana nidhaana spashtavini bolaanvan.

• Thonda uchlun tinguna sidukatha bolthaane.

• Chaarecha goshte bollathiri hansatha bolaanva, kaasakaa, pallamkaa?

• Amchaana jaalthe upakara lokaana karaanva.

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Maja vadil mama amchakada raag karingnaatha. Hansatha bolthila. Kaaye sandheha vichaarlathyaleen, laahna porachaki manu paaynaaska samjivthila. Gaavncha lokaan barora bolthaanayi tasacha bolthila. Techa amcha gaavncha Hishobi (Kanakku Pillai) hansu mee paayilthecha nahi. Lokaa aggi kaaye pajje manje maja mamaakadacha yethila. Hishobi kada jaayinatha. Maja maamaa udhanda upakaarishta. Kona kaaye vichaarlathayi apanaakada asaacha uchlun dhevuntaakthila. "Vichaarlaare, dhevuntaaklon", manthila. Malaayin thorlaa jhaalaampiri thyaanchaska asaanva manu udhanda aasa.

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20 November 1952 - Bhayankara vaara pousaantha Veethivingaantha kaaye jaala manun mee sangitlon. Pallavapuramaantha kasa hotha? Razaantha theththa gelthamma maja amma saangitlethe:-

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Veethividanganaa bachchaan Pallavapuram samudhraala udhanda javvala. Daha mile asala. Mee paashte cyclaantha jaavun samudhra snaan karuntakun jevaala gharaala yevunjaayina, thevda javvala. Bhayankara vaara pousa. Ghavaantha amcha ghara ekacha thevda vaara pousaala halnaatha hotha. Nankara kavala aghi maaga pude sarkun theththa theththa paani galatha hotha. Baki ghaavaanthala ghotaacha ghara aggi vaaraantha padungela. Bapa ghaavncha lokaana aggi amcha gharaala yava mantakle. Kona kona gharaantha gusuyaaki thevda dhanayi yevungela. Kona kona gharaantha gusthaanaki thenala aggi baaju hothathe dhone thora thora ghotaantha asaala prabhandha karle. Askaansi jevaalayi prabhandha karle. Varaadaacha gharaaska sampaaka. Bhaayaara balkata vaara pousa, jaadi judpe aggi vaaraantha padatha hotha. Amcha ghara somora, nankara davva patisa sarkun aeka thora uncha dharbada chinchaacha jaada hotha. Aeka chaar paanch dhane dhone haath laamb karun jaadaa pirun hotaakalthiri dharaala hoina, thevda brahmaanda jaada, the jaada pini vaaraantha halatha hotha. Boyeenthasun nankara nankara baayaara yetha hotha. Thae amcha gharaavora palla manje thevdacha, ghara, aanthla loka thevdadhani chatni hunjaathila! Thevdadhani beengun thae jaadacha paatha hothe. Sevti thae jaada padunacha gela, kotta palla, amcha gharaacha somora hothathe bhaagaantha palla.

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Maja bapa saangthila, gaavncha yevda loka gharaantha hothathekarthaan thae jaada amcha gharaavora pallanahi, Devaacha dhaya, manu. Thae lokaantha aeka garvaara baiko pani hothe, Keezhaththeru Subramaniamaacha baayila. Vena yevun aeka dhaadhiga lenkru ujla. Baayaara vaara pousa, gharaantha lenkru ujalthe santhosha. Kunchithapaatham manun thae lenkraala naanva tivle. Dhone theen dhivasa sakala lokayin amcha gharaantha hothe. Ghaanva barora hoyaala aek mahina vora jaala. Aththa chinthalthiri ascharya vaadtha!

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Thae aek kaala!