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Monday, 30 May 2011
ಏನೋ ಕನವರಿಕೆ ; ಅರ್ಧ ಸ್ವಪ್ನ ಅರ್ಧ ಎಚ್ಚರು; ಎಲ್ಲ ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ. ಅಂದು ೧೯೩೮ರ ನುಗಿಲು ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆಯ ಸಂಜೆ; ನಾನು ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ದಿನ .ಕೋಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರೂ ಸಂಜೆಯ ತುಸು ಕತ್ತಲು..ನನ್ನ ಸುತ್ತಲು ನಾಲ್ಕೈದು ಹಿರಿಯ ಹೆಂಗಸರು.ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಒಮ್ಮೆಲೇ ಬಗ್ಗಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ತಮ್ಮಲ್ಲೇ ಏನೇನೋ ಪಿಸು ಮಾತನ್ನಾಡಿಕೋಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು ."ಮಾಣಿ"ಎಂದಳು ಒಬ್ಬಳು ಹಿರಿಯ ಸ್ತೂಲ ಕಾಯದ ಅಜ್ಜಿ.ಮುಖ ಬಿಮ್ಮನಿದ್ದು ಕೆಂಪು ಸೀರೆ ಉಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಳು.ನಡು ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಹೆಂಗಸರಿಗೆ ಬಿಸಿನೀರು ಮತ್ತುಇನ್ನೂ ಏನೇನೂತರಲುಆದೇಶಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಳು."ಜಾನ್ನಕಿ, ಗಂಡ ..ಹೆಣ್ಣೇ "ಹೊರಗಿನಿಂದ ಒಂದು ಗಂಡಸಿನ ಧ್ವನಿ. ಅವನನ್ನಅಜ್ಜ."ಗಂಡು ಅನಂತಣ್ಣ " ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಮ್ಮೇಲೇ ಗಡಬಿಡಿ ಚಲೂಆಯಿತು.ಅಜ್ಜ ಬಗ್ಗೋಣಪಂಚಂಗ್ ತಂದು, ಶ್ರವಣ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ಮಕರ
ರಾಶಿ ಎಂದು ಖಾತ್ರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ .
ರಾಶಿ ಎಂದು ಖಾತ್ರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ .
Thursday, 26 May 2011
My landing
That was a day when I was born......a full moon day when sacred thread is worn.I was wondering whether I should really land on this world.After a laborious search for an auspicious time hesitantly, I landed and announced my arrival by making my first loud cry.I saw unidentifiable several faces crouched above me whispering and an elderly lady perhaps my grand mother( my mother's mother) stout, heavy faced in red sari continued to make orders to younger ones emphasising need to act swift.
A loud male voice from outside almost frightened me.It was my grand father who was keen in knowing whether I was a male.A positive answer from my grand mother delighted him.Hurriedly,he noted time and date for preparing my horoscope
He was glad that it was shravana nakshattra in makara rashi on holy full moon day.He requested my father to go and get our purohit to perform routine pooja as entire family was to be in sootaka.
Suddenly,hectic activities started both inside and outside the house. Prominent and closer neighbours started flocking in the premises."Ananthanna how is the child and its mother...I am glad ..he born on such auspicious day."May father and his two younger brothers were sent to my close relatives,viz. Karsulli,Betkoppa, Kageri, Kalkuni,Kalkai etc. to announce my arrival.By evening one after another families of relatives started flocking in.Some sent good wishes.
The moon was brighter and fast moving up.Often, clouds covered wide range in the sky and he became invisible.I fell in great slumber thereafter.
Suddenly,hectic activities started both inside and outside the house. Prominent and closer neighbours started flocking in the premises."Ananthanna how is the child and its mother...I am glad ..he born on such auspicious day."May father and his two younger brothers were sent to my close relatives,viz. Karsulli,Betkoppa, Kageri, Kalkuni,Kalkai etc. to announce my arrival.By evening one after another families of relatives started flocking in.Some sent good wishes.
The moon was brighter and fast moving up.Often, clouds covered wide range in the sky and he became invisible.I fell in great slumber thereafter.
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