The Mysteries Of Kataragama

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l;r.u foúhkaf.a wvúfha ydialï

‘‘uqyqKq ihls w;a fod<yla uhqrdmsg jdyfka’’ lS ie‚ka ixfla;j;a jkafka l;r.u foúhkah' ld¾;sflah foúhka f,i foújre w;ßkq;a  w;sYh mqomQcd ,nk foúhl= f,i l;r.u foúhka ie,fla' ialkaOl=udr" fõÆms,af,a" uqre.ka" fõ,ka"  iqn‍%ukshï" lkaoidñ" lÈrfoaj" lÈrfõ,a" ld¾;sl" ;drldðka"  hk kï j,ska yska¥ Nla;shkaf.a jkaokdudkhg md;‍% jkafkao l;r.u foúhkah'

ol=Kq bkaÈhdkq iïNjhlska mej; tk foúhl= fia i,lk w;r kef.kysr m<df;a mdku .ug ol=‚ka msysá  ´lka o m‍%foaYfhka ,xldjg f.dv nei ldpr.‍%du fyj;a l;r.u jdiN+ñh f,i f;dard.;a njo b;sydifha ioykafjhs' tfia l;r.u foúhka f.dvneiai ;ek miqld,Skaj bÈjQ  ´lkao foajd,h wo;a yskaÿ iy fn!oaO ne;su;=kaf.a f.!rjdorhg md;‍% fjñka mj;S'

wojkúg yskaÿ muKla fkdj fn!oaOhka w;r o iqúfYaI weoySïj,g fukau f.!rjdorhg md;‍%jQ foúhl= f,i l;r.u foaúhka m‍%lgh' frda. ìhl §" w;=re wdka;rdjl §" msysgdrla‍Idj fukau NjfNda. j.dfõ§ o wdrla‍Il foúflkl= f,i  l;r.u foúhka m‍%lgh'

fndfyda wkqyia we;s foúhl= f,i l;r.u foúhka úYajdi lrk w;r ck Y+kH m‍%foaYj, § l;r.u foúhkaf.a msysgdrla‍Idj ,eîu .ek úúO ckm‍%jdo o iudcfha mj;S'

l;r.u foúhkaf.a wdhqOh fõ,dhqohhs' fõ,dhqoh hkq .sksoÆjl yevfhka hq;a ;,hlska hq;a fy,a,hls' th l;r.u foúhkaf.a uE‚hkajQ md¾j;S úiska wef.a n,h ,nd§ula f,i iQrmoauka iu. hqoaOfha § Ndú; lsÍug fuu fõ,dhqoh ,ndÿka nj ckm‍%jdofha lshefjhs'

hd, cd;sl jfkdaoHdkhg hdnoj ue‚la .Õ winv reyqfKa m‍%Odk k.rhlajk l;r.u bmer‚ frdayK rdcOdksfha isxy, rcjrekaf.a jdiN+ñh ll;r.u foúhka jev fjfi;ehs oeä úYajdihla mj;S' oyih jeks ishjfia § isxy,hka w;r foaj ixl,amh uq,anei .ekSfuka miq ,xldfõ .sksfldKÈ. m‍%foaYfha wêm;s foúhka f,i l;r.u foúhka yeÈkaùu o mqreoaola lr.;a nj;a ckm‍%jdofha ths'

l;r.ug jevul<  l;r.u foúhka uq,skau jevjdih lr we;af;a ‘‘jeoaod’’ ysáh lkao fyj;a j¾;udk jeäysá lkao m‍%foaYfha nj úYajdihla mj;S' jeÈ ckhd fyj;a .sksfldKÈ. ,xldfõ úiQ wdÈjdiS ckfldgiaj, o mqcdjkag md;‍%jq foúfhls' wo;a we;eï wdÈjdiS ckfldgiaj, újdy pdß;‍% W;aij jd¾Islj mj;ajkafka cQ,s iy wf.daia;= udij,h' l;r.u foúhka fjkqfjka jd¾Isl fmryr ux.,Hh mj;ajkafka o fï  udij,h' jeÈ ck;dj o mqomQcd ioyd l;r.ug t;s'

j¾;udk mdkï m;a;=j;a l;r.u;a w;rjQ m‍%foaYh w;S;fha ;eka ;ekays ckdjdiù ;snq nj lshefõ' ye,j" jo.u" l=uk" óhkaf.dv tjeks ckdjdi N+ñ úh' fï we;eï ;ekays wd§jdiS ck;dj fyj;a jeÈ ck;dj o úiQ nj fmd;am;aj, o ckm‍%jdofha o lshefõ' tjeks jeÈ mrmqrlg kElï lshk ckfldgila j¾;udkfha mdku .ïudkfha o fjfik nj ioyka fõ'

l;r.u foúhkaf.a Wm; .ek u; lsysmhla we;' bkaÈhdfõ fyj;a Ndr;fha foaj l;d wkqj nqoaO j¾Ih wdrïNhg fmr  l;r.u kqjr isá uydfiak rc;=ud ur‚ka miq l;r.u foúhka ù hehso u;hla mj;S' nqoaOd.u /ln,d .ekSug Tyq foaj;ajhg m;ajQ njo ioykafjhs'

wfkla u;h kï bkaÈhdfõ isg meñ‚ hqo ola‍Ihl= ur‚ka miq foaj;ajhg m;aù l;r.u foúhka jq njhs'  iqrdiqr hqoaOfha § mrdchg m;afjñka isg iqrhkaf.a yuqodjg kdhl;ajhla §ug flkl=f.a wjYH;djla we;súh' th iïmq¾K lsÍug Ysj iy md¾j;Sf.a ix.ufha we;sjQ îchla Ysj foúhka úiska w.aks foúhkag ndr§ we;' w.aks foúhka th .x.d foaúhf.a .¾Nfha ;ekam;a lr we;' tu l,, îch lkHdfjda yh fofkla fmdaIKh lr ;sfí' tu lkHdjkaf.a fmdaIKfhka  ìysjq uqyqKq yhl orejd l;r.u foúhka hehso úYajdihla mj;S' yskaÿkag wkqj l;r.u foúhka hqoaOhg wêm;s foúhka fõ'

l;r.u foaúhkaf.a uqyqKq yh iïnka‍Oj mdkï m;a;=fõ ck;dj w;r we;s l;d mqj;la fufiah' jir .Kkdjlg fmr§ mdku m‍%foaYhg jvd ck;dj jdih lr we;af;a j;auka l=uK cd;sl jfkdaoHdkfha úúO ;ekaj,h' ye,j" nd.=rd" jo.u" l=uK wdÈjq m‍%foaYj,h'

tla;rd ld,hl uyd ksh.hla iu. jeishkaf.a NjfNda. úkdYù f,v frda. me;sÍ ÿ¾Nsla‍Ihla njg m;aj ;sfí' lef,a ;mia rlsñka isák iDIsjrhl= isák njg jQ wdrxÑhla u; .fï jeäysá msßila lef,a f.dia fï iDIsjrhd yuqfõ m;aj we;s úm;ska .ïokõ fírd fok f,i jYfhka b,a,d we;' ta b,a,Sug lkaÿka iDIsjrhd  ÿ¾Nsla‍Ih m<jd yer jeishkag h<s hym;a ld,hla Wodlr § ;sfí' miqj .ïjeishkaf.a jkaokdudkhg md;‍% jQ fï iDIsjrhd ñhf.dia ;sfí' .ï jeishka tl;=ù Tyqf.a ms<srejla ;kjd .ekSug uq¾;s Ys,amsfhla f.kajd we;' uq¾;s Ys,amshdg fï iDIsjrhdf.a isref¾ ,la‍IK mqoa.,hka yh fokl=  úiska fmkajd § fokq ,en we;' tla wfhla lS f,ig ms<suh ilikúg wfkla ;eke;a;ka weú;a tf,i fkdfõ hehs fjk;a úia;r lshd we;'

miqj uq¾;s Ys,amshd mjid we;af;a yh fokdu lshk wdldrfha foay ,la‍IK we;=<;alr uqyqKq yhla we;s uq¾;shla iliuqh hkak nj;a ta ieliQ m<uq ms<suh Tiafia th l;r.u foúhka f,i kïlr  uqyqKq yh iy w;a fod<fia l;dj wdrïN jQ nj;a ioykafõ' fïjd ish,a,lau mdfya ckm‍%jdo ksid tajd woyia ksid wmg neyer lsÍug yelshjla ke;'

iqr wiqr hqoaOh ie,lSfï § iqrhka jQfha ,dxlslhkah' wiqrhka hkq bkaÈhdkqjkah' wiqrhka i;aj >d;kh lr hd.fydau meje;ajq msßila nj;a" ,xlslhka ks¾udxYslhka nj;a ckm‍%jdoh lshhs' ks¾udxYslhka fuysÈ ch ,nhs'  ;re rcq yd uyfika rcq w;r igklska uyfika rcq ñhhhs' fikam;s rcfjhs' tfia rcjq  fikam;s l;r.u foúhka hehso úYajdihla mj;S'

;j;a ckm‍%jdohlska lshfjkafka l;r.u foúhka wx.ïfmdr igka l,dfõ ks¾ud;Djrhd njhs' l;r.u foúhka hkq uqre.ka fkdj ll=io nqÿkaf.a ld,fha ,xldj md,kh l< ;re rcqf.a fiakm;shl=j isg miqj rc jQ  l;r.u uyfika rcq njgo u;hla mj;S'

,xldfõ iy ol=Kq bkaÈhdfõ fou< yskaÿka ld¾;suï f,io l;r.u foúhka i,lkq ,nhs' ld¾;suduï ialkaO uqrelalka iu. iïnka‍Olï mj;ajd we;s nj;a fou< yskaÿ ck;djf.a úYajdihhs'

ksldh ix.‍%yh wkqj i;rjrï foú flkl= f,i l;r.u foúhka ie,lSug mgkaf.k we;af;a ody;rjk ishjfia isgh' t<dr rcq iu. ÿgq.euqKq rcq hqoaOhg .sfha l;r.u foúhkag ndrhla ùfuka miqjh' hqoaOh Èkd .ekSfuka miq wdmiq wd ÿgq.euqKq rc;=ud l;r.u foajd,h ;ek jQ nj úYaKqjdofha ioykajk njo lshefjhs' jeÈ ck;djf.a ‘‘lkafoa foaj’’ úYajdih ;=< l;r.u foajd,h wdrïN jQ njg o woyila mj;S'

w;S;fha ol=Kq bkaÈhdfõ wdC%uK yuqfõ W;=ßka m,d wd rcjrekag /ljrK ÿka m‍%foaYhla f,i l;r.u m‍%isoaOh' l;r.u foúhka ksid wo l;r.u m‍%foaYfha foaj Nla;sh fkdwvqj mj;S'  l;r.u foúhka ÿfla § fukau iefma §;a msysgjk foúflkl= f,i;a jerÈ lrk whg ovqjï fok foúhl= f,i;a m‍%lgh'

mdkï m;a;=fõ ck;dj m;a;sks foaj uEŒhka iy wÆ;a nKavdr foúhka weoyqj;a l;r.u foajhkaf.a msysgdrla‍Idj fjkqfjka jd¾Islj mqomQcd mj;aj;s'

úfYaIfhka wog;a mdku .fï ‘‘ilalr mQcdj’’ kñka njfNda. j.d wdrïN lsÍug fmr l;r.u foúhka fjkqfjka mQcdjla mj;ajkq ,nhs' fï odkh fokafka .fï iEu flkl=f.au wdOdr tl;=lrf.k y;rux ykaÈhlh' i;d isjqmdjqkaf.ka l=Uqre fyaka wdrla‍Id lrfok f,i;a" .fï fjfik nd, uyÆ ;reK ieu fokdu f,v frda.j,ska wdrla‍Idlr fok f,i;a foúhkaf.ka b,a,Su fuu ilalr mqcdfõ wruqK nj mdku jeishkaf.a woyihs'

j¾;udkfha mdku .u È.duvq,a, Èia;‍%slalhg wh;aj ;snqK;a 1977g fmr ;snqfKa uvl<mqj Èia;‍%slalhg whs;sjh' ksoyi ,eîug fmr hg;a úð; hq.fha § uvl<mqfõ wdKavqfõ tacka;  f,i lghq;= l< øúv cd;slfhl= jq l=udriajdñ uy;d úfkdaoh ms‚i i;=ka ovhï lrkakg leue;a;la oelajQ flfkls' Èkla Tyqf.a mdi,a jhfia miqjq l=vd Èh‚h o w;jeis fiajlhka lsysm fokl= iu. nd.=rd m‍%foaYhg meñK l+vdrï idodf.k kej;S we;' nd.=rd m‍%foaYh msysgd we;af;a j¾;udk l=uK cd;sl jfkdaoHdkh ;=<h' kef.kysr m‍%foaYfha isg l;r.u jkaokdfõ mdopdßldfõ ne;su;=ka tkafka fï m‍%foaYh yrydh' ta ld,fha we;euqka úfkdaohg i;=ka ovhï lrkakg fï m‍%foaYj,g meñfKhs'

l=vdrfï kej;S isá wdKavqfõ tacka;jrhd j<s l=l=<l= b.s<S hkq oel W!g fjä ;eîfï wruq‚ka l+vdrfuka t<shg nei .skswúh;a /f.k l=vd Èh‚h iu. lef,a we;=<g .uka lr we;' Tyqf.a wdrla‍Idjg meñ‚ fiajlhd ;ud;a tkak oehs úuiQúg uy Èidm;sjrhd mjid we;af;a fuh ‘‘;udf.a jehslalsh’’ neúka ;udg by<ska flkl= tys ke;s njhs'

lef,a we;=<g .sh wdKavqfõ tacka;jrhd iy Tyqf.a l=vd Èh‚h meh .Kkla .;ù we;;a fkdmeñ‚fhka Tjqka fijqjo w;jeishkag Tyq yuq fkdú‚' tod wofuka ikaksfõok myiqlï fkd;snq ksid tacka; ;ekf.a w;=reokaùu j.lsj hq;a;kag oekaùug o tys hdhq;=h' flfia fyda uy tacka; ;ekf.a iy Tyqf.a Èh‚hf.a w;=reokaùu wdrxÑ ù hg;a úð; uy f,alïjrhdf.a wjirh we;=j bx.‍%Sis yuqodj iy fmd,sish o fhdojd l+vdru ;kd ;snq m‍%foaYh iy wjg Èk lsysmhlau fidÈis fufyhqï lr we;' kuq;a w;=reoka jQjka .ek lsisÿ f;dr;=rla ,eî ke;' w;jeis fiajlhka iy idudkH jeishka l;r.u foúhka o woyk msßiah' Tjqka l;r.u foúhkag mvqrla neo tacka;jrhd iy Èh‚h fidhd fokakehs ndrhla úh' uy mqÿuhls' fydard lsysmhlg miq uy tacka; Èh‚h;a iu. l+vdrug kqÿßka isáh§ yuqúh'

l;r.u foúhkaf.a wvúfha lg jroaod.;a uy Èidm;sg l;r.u foúhka iqÆ ovqjula ÿka nj fiajlhka w;r miqj l;dnyg ,laúh'

tys wfkla l;dj jkafka óg wjqreÿ yhlg fmr isÿjq ;j;a isÿùuls' fï l;dj isysm;a lrÿkafka jkÔù fomd¾;fïka;=fõ fiajh lrk î .=Kisxy uy;dhs'

‘‘wms uq,ska lsõj wdKavqfõ tacka; ;=ud;a tlal mqxÑldf,a nd.=rd m‍%foaYfha § Èk .Kkla w;=reokaj isá l=vd Èh‚h l=uK h<s újD; l<du 2005 § ú;r msßila tlal n,kak wdjd' t;fldg weh úhm;a ldka;djla' l=uK we;=f< weúÈk fldg .,awuqK m‍%foaYfha § uy jeiailg wyqfj,d jdyfka tß,d uy wlr ;eínlg ,lajqKd' wka;sug jdyfka levqKd' wms g‍%elagrhla f.ksyska weof.k wdfõ' tod ta ldka;dj lshkjd l;r.u foú yduqÿrefjda wehg ‘‘l=uK’’ n,kak ljodj;a bv fok tlla kE' ;d;a;;a tlal weh mqxÑldf,a weúÈka jqK foa ;ju;a wu;l kE’’ hkqfjka lS njo .=Kisxy uy;d lSfõh'

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