பூகார்
535AD-பங்குனி திங்கள் 2 ம்
நாள்
Chapter-1
Mother
Cauvery was running seamlessly so silent as if waiting for the right moment to
strike. City of பூம்பூகார்
was as usual buzzling with activity. The market street was immensely crowded as
usual filled with all kinds of people from Chaulakyas, Arabs, Chinese and Greeks.
Among the people who were walking through the street was a well-built person
with broad shoulders. His broad forehead and the thegis in the face indicated
that he must be from a race of nobles. His
long sword held in his hip with a handle so meticulously sculptured with a symbol of Tiger in the one
end and Symbol of sun on the other end indicated that he must be no less than a
prince.
The city in
which he was standing was called as பூகார்
or Kaveripoompattinam, is divided into two halves called pattinapakkam &
maruvoorpakkam. Pattinapakkam housed nobles, ministers and kings while
maurvoorpakkam is the trading hub. Having located at the mouth of R.Cauvery,
Poohar served as not only the valiant entry point into the Chola kingdom but an
also as a natural harbour. It attracted ships from all over the world, traded
with gold, silver, pearl, Silk, dry fruits whatever you could possibly get. Apart
from the Trading Street, it also had mansions for traders, houses of fisherman
and other people who reside and work in the port.
As we move
along the streets we see this young man walking through the streets as if he
hails from this city from the childhood. At a busy intersection, he takes a quick
right turn and enters into a uncrowded street and walked through end of it, to
reach banks of Mother Cauvery. She(R.Cauvery) was glistening like gold as the
rays of sun reflects on its surface in that cozy evening. The Sun has just
started to settle down into the sea to allow the silvery moon lit up the skies.
இளமாறன் sat on the banks of the
Cauvery and lost himself in a seaful of thoughts. There are quite a few
thoughts running in his mind. He had been living a peaceful life until last two
months. He was just relishing how he and his girl were happily speaking and
spending the time two months back on the same banks. Life has just turned him
upside and fate is gonna ruin his life no sonner than he has expected.
His thoughts
were however disturbed by sounds of silver beads beating with each other at a
distance. To him it was rather a music than a sound, which has mesmerised him
ever since he has came to Poohar. As he turned his head towards the direct of
the sound, he saw a gorgeous looking babe, with a curvy body as a mermaid,
hairs following all the way upto her bottom slowing walking towards him. She
was fresh in that dull afternoon, warped in a piece of cloth around her
streamlined body, with a face so bright that we will not be able to
differentiate a lotus flower if it is kept to her. She had all the beauty of a
princess except for the look that she is not wearing any gold jewels but a
necklace made up of sea shells and a silver anklet which suggested that she
must be a common woman.
Time seemed to have on stand by.
Both of them dared to speak first. Finally it was இளமாறன் who broke out the silence.
“நான்
இன்று உறையூர் புறப்படுகுறேன் பூங்குழலி...”
“ஹ்ம்ம்...”
“நான் எப்போது திரும்பி வருவேன் என்று எனக்கு தெரியாது”
“ஹ்ம்ம்...”
“என்ன
நீ நான் என்ன சொன்னாலும்
ஹ்ம்ம் மட்டும் சொல்கிறாய் பூங்குழலி.. என்
மீது கோவம்மா??”
“தங்கள்
மீது கோவப்பட நான் யார்
? பாண்டிய நாட்டு இளவரசிய என்ன?”
“Poonkulali நீயே என்னை புரிந்து கொள்ள விட்டால் நான் என்ன செய்ய முடியும்
?”
As he turns his head to see her
for the first time, he saw her, rather her eyes to be exact which was now covered
with all her tears.
பூங்குழலி நீ ஏன் இப்பொது அழுகிறாய்?
அழுவதை இன்றி என்ன செய்ய? இந்த அறியாத பெண்ணை ஏமாற்ற முடியும் என்று நினைதிர்களா ?
நான் என்ன செய்ய முடியும் poonkulali. என் நிலைமை அப்படி.
காதலித்தவளை கைவிடுவது தான
உங்கள் சூழ்நிலை ??
என்னால் என்ன செய்ய முடியும் பூங்குழலி?
என்னை காதலிக்க முன் இதை பற்றி எல்லாம் யோசித்திருக்க வேண்டும்.
இப்போது கூட நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் poonkulali.
என்னை ஏமாற்றியது போதும் இளவரசே.தயவு செய்து என்னை விட்டு விடுங்கள். ஒரு புரதவர் மகளான நான் அரச குமரனை காதலித்து இருக்க கூடாது தான் .
என்னை ஏமாற்றியது போதும் இளவரசே.தயவு செய்து என்னை விட்டு விடுங்கள். ஒரு புரதவர் மகளான நான் அரச குமரனை காதலித்து இருக்க கூடாது தான் .
After a few minutes of silence
she can hear footsteps moving away from her. When she got enough courage to
turn, she saw இளமாறன் in
a distant, walking away from her forever….
