Odh...

Pahila shrawan asawa tasa ha pahila ch anubhav....
Ikad-chya pahilya vasanta-chi chahul... Seattle cha suprasidhha paus halu halu kami hoat sampalela... ani kharaat-leli zaade zadzadun umalu lagaleli...
pawasache taptapit themb wirataat na wirataat towar unhacha anokha sadaa...ameriket la pahila ch vasant.... Pan hi kuthali nawich odh...
room madhye mi ekata... ani te sur... "mathura nagarpati kaahe tum Gokul jaao..."

Achanak zaaleli hi jaaniv jitaki mala ashcharyacha zatka deun jaate tashi ch he saare hataatun adhich sutun gele aahe hi jeev-gheni wedanaa manaat peeL padun janaari...ekhada thanaka laagawa tashi satat hi jaaniv manaat... saare kaam yantra-wat porna kartana hi shwaas uchhwasatun har kshani tech...
ritya hatanni shoonywat basalya basalya, khidak tun baaher hirawya-chaar panan-madhye lad-ladun phulalele popati mohoranche ghos halakya waryawar dulaat raahtaat... gham ghamya sugandhaane sarw kahi umalat asataana manaat tich najar umatat rahate...punha punhaa...
Khal khalte haasya kanaawarun ekhadya zaryaa sarakhe oghalate... ani mi mazya samadhi-tun dachakun jaaga hoto... kunich kuthe nahi... fakt konya pakshyan-chi baher kilbil...

"kaun sa anokha geet gaye peekkul,
raaj-pat jaise aaj bhayi dhool...
Kaun sa anokha geet gaye peekkul...birahan lagi fir hridaya akul,
raaj-kaaj man naa lagaao...mathura nagarpati kahe tum Gokul jaao..."

bolu, tar kunala bolu? hi achanak ashi kuthali kaL? kuthe kahich nasataana achanak manaala wedhun geli?
paay mala talyaa kathi gheun jataat... gawataaachya panan war gelya pawasache moti mawalti chya prakashat chamaktahet...ani laata niwant gunguna-naryaa... anandi...!!

warya chi zuluk yete... adrushya padadya-aad chya malaa ti shiwat nahi...

he dolyaat pani kuthale daatatey?!!.. Paaus tar kadhicha sampalaay...
ki wasant sampala... ... majhya sathi?

Baalpan...

Diwali che diwas…
Amhi saare aji chya ghari sutti sathi allele… Saare kaake, atyaa wagaire…
Diwali mhanaje phatake, nawe kapade, ani mukhya mhanaje sagalya chulat-ate bhawandana bhetun khelane masti karane.
Diwali chi ratr ajun hi lakshat aahe…
Thandi che diwas… Aji che ghar mhanaje juna prachand motha wada hotaa… moth mothe teen chauk, 15-20 poranna pala-pali khelata yeil ewadhe patangan ch hotaa eke k chauk mhanaje!! Tyachya bhowati owaryaa, ani mag kholyaa…
Saha kholyanche ghar ajiche hote… samorchya prachand chaukaat eka bajula keli che ek bet asalya sarakhe… mhatari rakhmabai tithe bhandi ghasat ase.
Diwas bhar danga karun amhi pore damun jaat asu. Jewun zale ki dolyawar peng yei.

Ghara samor chya chaukat lya anganaat ata sandhyakali kadhaleli rangoli poranchya khelanyaane pusat aleli… akash kandilaa-cha mand rangit prakaash angan bhar pasarlela. Daara shejar chya peruchya zadaachya paanan war tyacha ardha ardha rangit prakash padalela ratri wegalach dise.
Samor anganaat ek lakadi khat takaleli, tyat dupari unhaala takalelya gadya, chadari asat. Jewun zale ki tithe basalelya motha lokan madhye amhi ghusat asu. Tya gadyana anu chadari na dupar chya unhacha kharapus waas yet ase. Angana chya olasar jamineet halu halu murat chalalelya dhukaal thandit to waas bhaltaach ubdaar wataychaa. Mothyanchya kahi mothya goshti ani hasya winod chalalele asat.. payariwar ekhad don kakwa- atya basalelya asat, gappa rangalelya asat.
Diwali cha diwas mhanun jarichi saadi wagaire nesun agadi dew-gharatalya photot-lyaa lakshmi sarakhi disanari aai, ata gharchya sadhya suti saadit cot war basaleli disali ki lagech amhi tichya kushit shirat asu. To aichya sadi cha gharguti mau waaas, unh khallelya chadaricha kharpus was, olasar zalelya gawataacha was ani phatakyancha ek wegalacha was milun ek diwali cha waas tayaar hot aase. Tya waasat chi ek dhundi ase.

“aai kunachi” yawar ekhade lutu putiche bhandan bhawashi karun mag eka eka mandi war doke thewun tyanchya na kalanarya gappa ani door shaharaat ajun hi wajt asalelya phatakyancha dab-lelaa ‘put-put-put-put’ awaaj aikata aikataa dole mitu mitu hot. War akashat le tare, akash-kandil, doorcha dusrya chaukaat janyacha andharat bhayanak watnara darwaja, ya goshtin kade baghata baghataa dolyat utarun zop poorna taaba gheun take.
Thodya welane koni halawatey ase wate, to baba uchalun aat net asat. Tasech neun baithakichya kholit, gharat lya 12-15 pora-toran sathi ghatalelya gadhyan war kuthetari thewun chaan shi ek chadar pangharli jaai. Tewadhyat zop chalawali jaai, tyaat ajichya gharaachya shenaa-ne sarawalelya jaminicha mayaalu waas lakshat rahi tar kadhi ajobanche “nijalaat ka re balaanno?” ha parashn kanaawar pade. Uttar wagaire denya adhich zop patkan kushit gheun take. Damalele amhi tichya kushit nishchint houn dusarya diwasachi swapne pahanyaat magn hot asu.

athwan...

Pratyek ganya barobar kahi na kahi samor yete. Pratyek manasachya ashya milun asankhya smruti ek ek gaane wahat asate. he gaane aikale ki asech kahi athawate...

chhotasa mi...
2 ri kinwa 3 rit asen. Karad laa junya wadyaatle chhotese dumajali ghar. madhye farasbandi che angan, tyaat ek haud, tithe amhi saare bhadekaru kapade dhoot asu.
Duparachi wel, ravivar asawa.
11-11.30 cha sumaar. baba baher gele aahet. aai ne swayampak urakala aahe. baba alyawar jewayala basu, toparyant ti anganaat kapade dhune urakate aahe.
mi warachya kholit cot war basalo aahe. chhotasa mi...
baher sukhad oon aahe, swachh prakash kholit. nilya matichya bhinti sundar.
cot jawalchya khidakun khalcha rasta disato aahe, tithehi kwachit koni disato... ekhada cycle-swar...
maage anganaatun dhunyache thode thode pusat awaaj ani aaichya madhun madhun bolanyache hi.
mala watate wayachya palyaad kuthetari kaahi antaratmyaa la janwaat asawe, kahi wegalya sanwedanaa. , jya tya wayaat hi kayamachya manaat sathawalyaa gelyaa.

Ashi sundar santh prasannata bharun rahileli asataana radio war nivedak kahi mhanato, "aata aika..." wagaire.
gaane suru hote.
bahudha sarangiche sur... halakech oghaltaat... paazrat manaat jataat...

ani latacha awaj... "jaahalyaa kaahi chuka ann soor kahi rahile, tu dilele geet maze awadine gaaile..."
ajun chitraa-sarakhe he athawate.
wadyatali prasannataa, matichya bhintincha nilaa sundar waas, bharun rahilelaa prakash, doorwarun yenare dhunyaache ani aichya bolanyaache mand awaaj...

ani "jahalya kaahi chukaa...' che sur...

Chitr gothun khol kuthetari thasalele... shewat paryant rahil ase...

"Shaant baharleli raatr..."

Ratr halu halu murat chalaleli. Gadbadi sarwa shaant zalelya. Shaharapasun door tya room madhye mi.
daha cha sumaar asawa.
Diwasbharachya asahya waishakh wanawya ne talakhaleli dharati…ata shantaawat asaleli! Akashatun halu halu utaratya ratrichya shantatatet mala shrant dharaniche nishwaas aiku yetaahet.
Mi hi tasaach, prachand thakalela… Ayushyachya anapekshit asahya fatakyanni ata poorna shramalela. Manaat kashalahi wirodh karanyache hi, kinwa kashache anandane swagat karanyaachehi traan nasalelaa…
Baher ratr daatleli.
Samorach khidaki, baher door disate taaryani jadaaawlele akaash.Mi hataatil pustak bajula thewato. khidakit jaun ubha rahato…

khali rastyaawar koni nahi… ekahi wahanaacha awaj nahi… poorna shantata… fikat piwale prakashgol tharawik antar sodun rastyaan war witalaun pasaralele disataahet….
Tyancha mand prakash manaala oob denaara… koparyawar khali ek kutre angaacha goal karun zopi gelele…
Sare kahi diwasachya rakh rakhi ne pilawatun ata jara ulagadalele…

Door unchawar taare.. cham-chamnaare… mi nakalaat khidakitun haat unchaawato… khidaki chya chaukati tun te mazhya haatat yet nahit… thakalelya mazya manaala tyache waait hi watat nahi… mi kahihi watanyachya palyaad…

Man…
korya kalya shant ratri sarkhe…

Mi yeun bed war wisawato, dolyasamor khidakitun tipoor akash, ani room madhye doorchya kuthalya diwyacha- zadachya sawalya dhaalnara mand prakash. Khidakichya kadela saarlle padade ekhadya zuluke barobar santh haltaat. Wishwachi shantata mazya manaa bhowati surekh dulai winu lagate…

Sawayine mi walkman chalu karato… hirabai badodekaranche sur aat aat aat jaataat…
Ajichya mau kushit shirawe tasa mi tya swarant chhotasa houn shirato…
Baher ratr stabdh…

Ekek chndani umatat jate….
Mazya manaachya korya shant akasha war…!!

TO....

khidakitun mi baher pahat asalela...
kuthalya eka goshtikade ase nahi...
baher bhayankar oon... paar door kuthetari asalelya nilimyaa-warun olawa ghetalele waare mazya othana shiwun jaat aahet...
taktakit prakaash, gaadi anandaat pudhe pudhe.... walane, welantya ghet punha pudhe pudhe....
maad disu laagtaat... gadi janu mazhya sarakhich adheer zaaleli.... hirawigaar bane bajune zulat jataat... mi pudhe pudhe...

waare dolyaat bharun jaatat... mi dole mitun gheto...
hi othan war khatat chaw kuthali? tya samudrachi ki dolyaatun othanwar utarlelya tya kharya waryachi??

TO prachand darwaja ughadto... samor nila hasnaara anant afaat TO...
akashatun tyala mazyakade pahatana anekada anubhawalele.. pan hi mhanaje 'jiwa-shiwa' chi bhet...
tyachya laata hasanaryaa ..bolawanarya..
mi chalu lagato... pratikshecha pratyek kshan anubhawat tya nilya anandaakade...
Rutawu pahanarya walutun uchallelya pratyek pawala barobar apoaap ek ek chinta samorchya athangatela dipun galun padate...
pawala ganik mi halka hot jato... mukt hot jato...
sahastra nile haat mazya pawalana wedhataat, sangataat "kewhapasun waat pahat hoto amhi wedyaa... kasalya kalajya karat basatos? paha hi nilaai, bagh kiti chamakdaar rang aahet, chal chal hya anandat dumbayalaa!!"

Saare kahi udhalun mi te swagat swikarato, anandane sahastra laata mazya paya-na mithi maartaat.

unchawalelyaa mazya haatant...
tej-soorya maawlelaa...!!

Marathi: Paush-prasanna dupaar...

Place written: Mysore
Date: 20 Sept 2003
weekend: Dupaar: 3.30 pm

Kiti sundar diwas aahe…!!

Tya kavitet-lya sarakhi hi "Pausha-prasanna dupaar"…
Baher mau oon aahe… zadaache paan hi halat nahi…
Sarwa kaahi stabdha… agadi nishchal…
Fakta kahi chatur hirawya-gaar lawn warun tarangat kashacha tari shodh ghetahet…. Baki sarwa shant…

Mi khidakichya kache maage… baher unhat nahanaare hirawe-gaar jag…
Kwachit door rastyawarun jaataanaa disanari ekhadi rikami ST…chhotishi... khelanyatalya ewadhi...

Aashwasak oob khidakitun mazyaparyant pohochate ..!!
Kuthun tari Jagjit Sing che mand swar aiku aalya- na – aalya sarakhe…


Samor wistirna wishwa….
Kshitija warun sawakaash mazyakade yetat pandhare shubhra chamakate chukaar dhag…. Agadi ramat-gamat…!!
Tyanchya ruperi kada chamakatahet…. Tyana kasali ghai naahi….!!

Khalachya niwant dongaraa-warun utarun, hirawyaa-gaar kuranan warun tyanchya sawalyaa santhapane mazyakade yetaat…
Aai chya maaye sarakhyaa...

mi tya stabdhatet swatahala misalu pahalo... nishchal ani shashwat sarwa-wyapi sukhaat ek hou pahato... mi hi stabdh... shant...
kahi kshan.... wichaar thambataat.... shashwataache pankh malaa ashashwat-aatun uchalun netaat... alagad...!!

“ Sahaj tula gupit ek sangate dupari” madhali dupaar hi ashich asawi…. Shant stabdha, pan ashwasak, oobdaar….!!