Maajhya Aathvanitla kuni tari...

Gaavi jaaicha mhatlyaavar me lahaanpani makdaa saarkhya udyaa maraaicho aani teethe gelyaavar suddha yaa udyaa chaaluch asaaichyaa. Aamchyaa kankavlichi, tithlyaa gharaachi, samorchya shetaachi, ganpati visarjan kartaat tyaa nadichi, rameshwaraachyaa devlaachi, aani mukkhya mhanje Nana kakaanchi aathvan aali kee motha zaalyaachi khant vaat te…

Gaavaala jaaicha yog tasaa kamich yaaichaa aani pratyek velelaa gelo kee veg veglyaa aani bharpur aathvani gheun me parat yaaicho aani punhaa jaaee paryant tyaa aathvaninchi chaadar karun tyaat swataahla gurfatavun ghyaaicho. Pan saglyaa aathvanit ek paatra ekdum pakka asaaicha, Naana kaka…

Me tyaana pahilyaanda kadhi baghitla thaavuk naahi…pan jevhaa paasun gaavaashi olakh zaali tevhaa paasun Nana kaakana olakhto evdha maatra nakki...Te maajhya babaanche laambche kaka..pan malaa maatra baaki saglyaanpeksha javalche…

Tyaana me kadhich dukkhi, vichaar kartaana, oradtaana tar sodaach pan kuthlyaa he goshti baddhal kurkur kartana kadhich paahile navhte, nehmi hasatmukh asaaiche, babaanche kaka asle tari te faar mhataare navhte babaan pekshaa 10-12 varshaani mothe astil mhanunach bahutek me tyaana aajoba na mhantaa kaka bolu laaglo.

Malaa baghitla kee te nehmi mhanaaiche, “hyo subhash cho zheel vastaad haa pan pudhe maldikaraancho naav kadhtalo” Malvani neet kalat naslyaamule agodar tyaacha arthach kalat nase…

Aso tar Nana Kakaancha maajhya var bharpur jeev hota, sakaali me uthaaichyaa agodar tay maajhya saathi garam garam bhajyaa aanat, rastyaat ekhaada porgaa dislaa kee tyaala raanaat paathvun maajhyaaa saathi karvanda todun aanaailaa saangat, kadhi aambe, ekhaada fanas, khadkhade laadu, raataambe, goad kokam, maajhi nusti changal asaaichi…

Tyaancha saglyaat aavadtaa udyog mhanun kee kaai poat saaf karaaila malaa Vahaalaavar nyaaiche, aani mhanaaiche, “tumkaa tyaa bhaandyaavar basun haguk jamtaa kasaa??? Paay ghasrun padlaas tar kaai kartalas??????????”

Malaa tyaanchyaa ya prashnaanchi gammat vataaichi, aani gaavahun aalyaavar mee keeti tari divas commode var adjust vhaaichoch naahi…

Te aatopun mag swaari nadivar nighaaichi, malaa paanyachi bheeti vataaichi mhanun te swataah maajhya barobar paanyaat utraaiche aani ekaa baajula mhashi aani dusryaa baajulaa aamhi ashi sagli gura aisho aaramaat aanghol karaaicho…

Maajhyavar tyaani nehmi swataahchya naatvandaapramaane prem kela, mhanje malaa aathavtay to var tyaanchyaa mulaanchi lagna zaali navhti, pudhe kaai zaala mahit naahi…

Aso tar Nana Kaka pattiche pohnare hote, ganpatilaa sagle mothe ganpati visarjan karaailaa saglyaat pudhe aani chhote ganpati astil tar haathaat bappachi murti aani khaandyaavar Me, paani tyaanchyaa potaala laage paryant aani maajhe talve bhijeparyant chaalat rahaaiche..aani parat yetaana malaa ganpati bappa saarkhe uchalun aanaaiche…

Maajhyavar sakkhyaani prem naahi kela tevdha prem Nana Kakani kela…aani azun hee gelo tar azun hee kartil yaachi malaa khaatri aahe…kaaran tyaanchyaamate me saadha sudhaa mulga nasun ek Rajkumar hoto aani tyaani malaa tasach vaagavla agadi me shevatchaa tyaana bhetlo tevhaa dekhil…

Tevhaa malaa kalat navhta, pan kaslyaa tari kaarnavarun aamchyaa gharaat bhandaana zaali, sakkhya bhavaani ek mekaanchi tonda baghaaichi sodun deeli tar yaa laambchyaa kaakalaa kon vichaarnaar. Tyaana gharaatun baaher padaaila saangitle.

Tyaani aamchyaa gharaachyaa baajulaach ek chhotishi zopdi bandhli aani teethe rahu laagle…Maajhya lakshyaat asleli Nana kaakanchi tee shevatchi aathvan..

Aaz tabbal 23 varshaani mee punhaa maajhyaa gaavi jaanaar aahe, toh pan yoga yog, aamchi govyaala jaaichi gaadi nemki kankavli laa bighadli aani eethe utarlyaavar malaa ghari jaaichaa moh aavrenaa…

Supriya la mhatla, chal jaaun yevu…Kuni tari aapla teethe vaat baghat asel…tila Nana Kaakan baddhal agodarach saangitla hota mhanun tilaa hee rahaave naa..Yash laa pan aajobaancha aashirvad milel haa tichaa mudda..

Kankavli bustand varun ek Trax dharli aani aamhi Sangvyaak aalo, aani gharaasamor gaadi thaambli. Maajhi utkanthtaa vaadhat challi hoti, malaa azun kunaalach bhetaaichi ichcha navhti, ekdaa Nana kaka bhetle kee maajha yena safal hoeel asa vaatla..

Rastyaala laagun asleli tee paayvaat tashich hoti, kaahich badal la navhta asa mhannaar itkyaat, samor mahaalaa saarkha ghar baghun mee chakitach zaalo, me shevatcha baghitla hota te maajha tumdaar ghar, pan haa kunaa mothyaa maansaacha mahaal hotaa, ekaa poraala dharlaa aani vichaarla, kee ethe maldikar kuthe raahtaat, tar tyaane tyaa gharaa kade boat daakhavla aani mhanaala… “Kon sonar shet naah??? Taa bungla tyaanchaach haa, tumka kon vhayaa???” (arthaat tumhaala kon havay?)

Aata yaala kaai saangu?? Malaa kon havay te…me sahaz ek chakkar maraavi mhanun banglyaachyaa magchyaa baajulaa gelo tar teethe ek padki zopdi azun hoti…ti paahili aani jevaat jeev aala…

Palat gelo aani agodar daar thokla…tevdhyaat Supriya yash laa gheun aali hoti…Ekaa mhaataryaa aajine darwaaza ughadlaa…

“Me mhatla, Nana Kaka aahet kaa??????”

Tyaa Aajine maajhya kade paahila aani mhanaalyaa… “Kon vhayaa????????” aajinaa bahutek kami aiku yet hota..me oradun mhatla, “ Nana kaka, Nana Kaka, Te Maldikar aahet naah, tyaanche thorle bandhu…”

Tyaa var zaraa aashcaryachakit houun tee mhanaali, “Nana?????? Mhanje Shaantaram Maldikar naah???”

Nana Kakancha naav Shaantaram hota te malaa tevhaa kal la…

Me mhatla… “bahutek...te eethe rahaaiche te…”

Tyaavar tine haathane khun keli… “Shaantaram gelaa, gelyaa varshich gelaa, Hard attack eela tyaaka, mumbaieetach hota, thayach gelaa”

Me sunna houn aikat hoto…Nana kaka Mumbaieet hote…aani mee itki varsha tyaana bhetu shaklo naahi…Malaa he sagla asahya hoat hota…sagla jag firtay asa vaatu laagla…pan Shantaram Maldikar he naav kaa kunaach thaavuk aiklya aiklya saarkha vatat hota…

Kankavli laa aalo aani gaadit baslo..titkyaat kaahisa aathavla mhanun office la fone laavla…

“Jenny, do you remember last year, when Supriya was in the hospital, some person had come and was sitting in the office for almost 2 hours waiting for me, can you just check the visitor’s diary and let me know that person’s name, I think the date was 24th July, just a day before Yash was born”

“Please do that and call me fast”

Me ghaamaghoom zaalo hoto, haathaatla mobile eka khelnyaa pramaane ya haathatun tyaa haathaat nusta udvat hoto, Supriya te sagla baghvat navhta..teene toh maajhya kadun khechun ghetlaa, aani tevdhyaat toh vaazla..

“Yes Jenny", Me mhatla…

“Sir, I suppose it was someone by the name, Shantaram, he left no address, no telephone number and signed in marathi as Nana Kaka”

2 comments:

Nimzthots2paper said...

My Friend leaves us spellbound with his account of Nana Kaka .... pratyekaachyaa asaach ekhaadaa Nana Kaka (Or Kaki) astoch jo nehmi aathvanit raahto .... But tyaa vyakticha itka sundar vrutaant faar kami loka deu shaktat ... & tyaa paiki 1 tu aahes mitraa .... will tell u d same thing which Avdhut Gupte tells every good male singer at "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" (Marathi version) ...... "Jinklas Mitraaaa"

Unknown said...

very nice, very touchy
i m sure everyone has a such a wonderful person in their life. and that person means a lot to u.
HATS OFF.........DEAR!!!!!
THIS ONE IS REALLY A GOOD ONE