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hm¡pw {]hÀ¯nbpw X½nepÅ A´cw

By H.G. Zachariah Mar Severios Metropolitan
Diocesan Metropolitan of Idukki Diocese, Malankara Orthodox Church


BIbmð AhÀ \n§tfmSp ]dbpóXp Hs¡bpw {]amWn¨p sNbvhn³; AhcpsS {]hr¯nIÄ t]mse sN¿cpXp Xm\pw. AhÀ ]dbpóXñmsX sN¿pónñtñm. AhÀ L\apÅ NpaSpIsf sI«n a\pjycpsS tXmfnð sh¡póp; Hcp hncð sImïpt]mepw Ahsb sXmSphm³ AhÀ¡p a\Ênñ. AhÀ X§fpsS {]hr¯nIÄ Fñmw a\pjyÀ ImtWïXnót{X sN¿póXp; X§fpsS a{´¸« hoXnbm¡n sXm§ð hepXm¡póp. A¯mg¯nð {][m\ Øehpw ]Ånbnð apJymk\hpw A§mSnbnð hµ\hpw a\pjyÀ dºo Fóp hnfn¡póXpw AhÀ¡p {]nbamIpóp. \n§tfm dºo Fóp t]À FSp¡cpXp. Hcp¯³ At{X \n§fpsS Kpcp; \n§tfm Fñmhcpw ktlmZcòmÀ. `qanbnð Bscbpw ]nXmhp Fóp hnfn¡cpXp; Hcp¯³ At{X \n§fpsS ]nXmhp, kzÀ¤Ø³ Xtó. \n§Ä \mbIòmÀ Fópw t]À FSp¡cpXp; Hcp¯³ At{X \n§fpsS \mbI³, {InkvXp Xtó. \n§fnð Gähpw henbh³ \n§fpsS ip{iqj¡mc³ BtIWw. Xsó¯m³ DbÀ¯póh³ Fñmw Xmgv¯s¸Spw; Xsó¯m³ Xmgv¯póh³ Fñmw DbÀ¯s¸Spw. (hn a¯mbn 23:3þ12)

tbip X¼pcm³ \ymbimkv{XnamcpsSbpw ]coiòmcpsSbpw aXmßIXsb \ninXambn hnaÀin¡pó Hcp `mKamWv D²cn¨ thZ`mKw. AhÀ ]dbpóXv \n§Ä BNcn¡pI, Fómð {]hÀ¯n¡póXpt]mse \n§Ä {]hÀ¯n¡cpXv Fóp ]dbpóp. imkv{Xnamtcbpw ]coiòmtcbpw AhcpsS A[nImcØm\w ImcWw _lpam\n¡m\mWv tbip ]Tn¸n¡póXv, ]s£ Ahsc A\pIcn¡cpXv, ImcWw AhÀ {]kwKn¡pó Imcy§Ä AhÀ sN¿pónñ. hm¡pw {]hÀ¯nbpw X½nepÅ A´cw Ft¸mgmtWm t\XrXz¯nð hÀ²n¡póXv At¸mgmWv Hcp ]coiXz¯nsâ at\m`mhw A¯cw BfpIfnð \ngen¡póXvv FóXv kphyàamb kwKXnbmWv. AXv {InkvXphnsâ Ime¯n\pap¼pw {InkvXphnsâ Ime¯pw {InkvXphnsâ Ime¯n\p tijhpw kw`hn¡pópïv FóXv bmYmÀ°yamWv. AhÀ apJymk\§sf XncsªSp¡pIbpw {][m\ A§mSnIfnð hµ\w B{Kln¡pIbpw Hs¡ sN¿pópshóv hfsc kv]jvSambn tbipX¼pcm³ ]dbpópïv.

\memw \qÁmïnð k`m Ncn{X¯nð hfsc KuchIcamb Hcp {]XnkÔn DïmbXmbn ]dbpópïv. AD 313þse IpkvXwXot\mkv N{IhÀ¯nbpsS anem³ hnf¼c¯n\ptijw k` cmPy¯nsâ HutZymKnI aXambn XoÀóp. AXphscbpÅ At\I ]oT\§Ä GÁphm§nbncpó k` cmPIob B\pIqey§Ä¡v A\pkrXambn henb k¼ðkaÀ²nbnte¡v amdpIbpw k`bv¡v `uXnIamb \ñ hfÀ¨bpïmIpIbpw sNbvXp. Cu Hcp kmlNcy¯nð At\IamfpIÄ {InkvXp aX¯nte¡v BIrjn¡s¸«p. C¯c¯nð ]pXnbXmbn {InkvXym\nIfmbhcpw, Fómð AXphsc tdmamN{IhÀ¯namcpsS AXn{Iqcamb ]oT\§Ä A\p`hn¨hcpamb ]gbhnizmknIfpw X½nð sNdnb Hcp Bib kwLÀjw DïmIm³ XpS§n. IÀi\amb t\m¼pImcpw \njvTm_²amb PohnXw \bn¨hcpamb Cu ]gb hnizmknIÄ, hfsc s]s«óv cmPmhnsâ B\pIqeyapÅ aX¯nte¡v Ibdnhó ]pXnb BfpIÄ ]peÀ¯pó Hcp DZmc kao]\w, hfsc Bi¦tbmsSbmWv ho£n¨Xv. Cu hyXnbm\w sshZnIÀ¡nSbnepw kw`hn¡pópïmbncpóp.

Monasteries of Parish Fóp ]dbpó {]Xybimkv{Xw B kab¯v DSseSp¡pópïvv. B{ia {]Øm\§fpsS Hcp hnizmk PohnXhpw, AXpt]mse Xsó ]pXp kaql¯nsâ Fópsh¨mð ]pXpXmbn aX]cnhÀ¯\w \S¯n aX¯nte¡p hó BfpIÄ ]peÀ¯nbncpó eLpPohnXhpw X½nepÅ _u²nI `nóXsb A`nkwt_m[\w sNbvXpsImïv k`mNcn{X¯nð \nch[n Fgp¯pIÄ kaql¯nð cq]s¸«psImïncpóp. {]tXyIn¨pw kzÀ®\mhpImc\mb amÀ Cuhm\ntbmknsâ On the Priesthood, ane\nse _nj¸mbncpó amÀ Bwt{_mknsâ On the Office Fónh. AXpt]mse Xsó {]ikvXamb Hcp {KÙamWv Gregory the GreatPastoral Rules. B ]pkvXI¯nð C¯c¯nepÅ Bib]camb kwLÀjs¯¡pdn¨v {]Xn]mZn¡pópïv. ]utcmlnXy¯nsâ, AXp \bn¡pó BfpIÄ t\cn« Hcp {]XnkÔntb¡pdn¨v AhnsS ]cmaÀin¡pópïv. B ]pkvXI¯nð Hcp ]ptcmlnX\p thï Asñ¦nð Bßob t\XrXz `mchmlnXyw hln¡pó HcmÄ¡pthï, hnizmkPohnXw \bn¡pó HcmÄ¡pthï \nch[n khntijXIsf¡pdn¨v ]dbpópïv.

tað¸dªhbnseñmw A´Àeo\ambncn¡pó hfsc {][m\s¸« Hcp Imcyw {]kvXpX thZ`mKhpambn _Ôs¸«mWv ]cmaÀin¡póXv. AXpsImïmWv kmµÀ`nIambn Cu Ncn{X kw`hw HmÀ½n¸n¨Xv. AhnsS ]cmaÀin¡póXv. The inexperienced should not obtain the spiritual authority. aebmf¯nð ]dªmð \ñ ]mIX Asñ¦nð ]IzX hcm¯hÀ FómWv AÀ°am¡póXv. CXv henb A]IS§sf krjvSn¡pw. ]mIw FóXv {InkvXphnsâ ]mIw BWv. \½psS FñmhcptSbpw PohnX¯nsâ am\ZÞw (Criteria) tbipX¼pcm³ BWv. B Hcp Adnhv \jvSs¸Spt¼mgmWv aÁp ]eXpw BIm³ \mw {ian¡póXv. aÁp ]e ]ZhnIfpw, Ae¦mc§fpw Øm\§fpw BIm³ a\pjy³ B{Kln¡póXv. AsXm¡bmWv ]nóoSv Fñm Ime¯pw \ninXambn hnaÀin¡s¸Sphm³ ImcWamIpóXv. ]mIw hcm¯hÀ BcmWv FóXnsâ GÁhpw \ñ DZmlcWamWv Cu thZ`mK¯v \mw ImWpóXv.

AXp XsóbmWv Gregory the Great FSp¯p ]dbpóXv. AhÀ hncpóp imeIfnð apJyØm\hpw kwLmeb§fnð apJymk\hpw sXcphpIfnð hµ\hpw a\pjycnð \nóv Kpcp Fó hnfnbpw B{Kln¡póp. AXns\¡pdn¨v ]dbpt¼mÄ BfpIÄ¡v s]mXpsh Hcp kwibapïv \n§Ä Btcbpw ]nXmhv Fóp hnfn¡cpXv Fó hmb\bv¡v sXm«p ]nómsebmWv ip{iqj¡mc³ hnfn¨p ]dbpóp, "hµy ]nXmhnsâ ssIIfmð Ip´ncn¡w shbv¡s¸Spóp.' CXv Hcp Bib¡pg¸¯n\v ImcWamIpópïv.

Hmtcmcp¯tcbpw A`nkwt_m[\ sN¿póXv BNmc]camb acymZ A\pkcn¨mWv. A¸sâ Øm\¯p\nð¡pó Bsf \½Ä ]nXmshóp hnfn¡póp A½bpsS Øm\¯p \nð¡pó Bsf \½Ä amXmshóp hnfn¡póp. ]nXmhv ]p{X ]cnip²mßmhv Fóv \½Ä XrXzs¯ A`nkwt_m[\ sN¿pt¼mÄ ssZhw AXnð am{Xw HXp§Xñ. ssZhw AXns\ñmw D]cnbmWv. \memw \qÁmïnð cp]s¸Sp¯nb XrXz hymIcW¯nð (Trinitarian Grammer) I¸tZmIy³ ]nXm¡òmcnð Hcmfmb \nkymbnse {KotKmdntbmkv ]dbpóXmWv CXv. {InkvXphnsâ a\pjymhXmc¯oepsSbpw Ncn{X temI¯n\p shfns¸« ssZhm\p`h§Ä¡v a\pjy³ Ahsâ _p²nbptSbpw ]cnanXn A\pkcn¨v sImSp¯n«pÅ A`nkwt_m[\ ]Z§Ä am{XamWv, ]nXmhpw ]q{X\pw ]cnip² dqlmbpw.

AXpsImïv hyhlmcnI temI¯nð Hcp Heirarchical order A\pkcn¨mWv \mw B ]Zhnbnð DÅhsc ]nXmshópw Kpcpshópw \mbIs\ópw hnfn¡póXv. \ne\nð¡pó Hcp hyhØnXnbpsS `mKambn«mWv B ]Z§Ä A`nkwt_m[\ sN¿m³ \½Ä C]tbmKn¡póXv. Aºm ]nXmth Fóp ssZhs¯ hnfn¡pó tbip X¼pcm³ Xsó ]p{X³ Fó A`nkwt_m[\ kzbw GÁphm§póp. ]cnip²dqlm Fó A`nkwt_m[\m ]Z¯nð ImcyØ\mb Acq]nsb hnfn¡póp. B£cnIambn Cu `mKw hmbn¡póhÀ¡pw hymJym\n¡póhÀ¡pw sXÁp]Ántb¡mw AXv £an¡mhpótXbpÅp.

kwLmeb§fnð apJymk\w, {][m\s¸« Hcp Ccn¸nS¯nte¡v Ibdnbncn¡Wsaó B{Klw DÅhÀ hyÀ°kvXpXnIfnð A`ncan¡póhcmWv. AXns\mcp, DZmlcWambn, Rm\nt¸mÄ Cd§nhcpt¼mÄ \n§sfñmw HmSnhóv hµy]nXmth Fóphnfn¨v ssIap¯Wsaóv Rm³ B{Kln¡pópsh¦nð F\n¡p hñ ]IzXbpapsïóv \n§Ä¡p tXmópIbnñ. ]Icw Rms\mcp aqV\msWtó Fñmhcpw IcpXpIbpÅp. Cu Hcp ]mIw hcmbvatb¡pdn¨mWv tbipX¼pcm³ hnaÀin¡póXv. C¯cw knwlmk\§Ä, ItkcIÄ, CXns\¸Án XÀ¡§fpw Iel§fpw Fñm Xpdbnepapïv. aX¯nð am{Xañ cmjv{Sob¯nepw Fñm CS§fnepw Dïv. CXns\ ]cmaÀin¡pó tkm{I«okns\¸ÁnbpÅ Hcp IYbpïv. tkm{I«okv Hcp X¨\mbncpóp Fsómcp ]mc¼cyapïv. almÚm\nbmb Hcp a\pjy\mbncpósñm At±lw. At±lw X¨pimebnð ]WnXpsImïncpó kab¯v Hcp sNdp¸¡mc³ Hcp ImenfInb Itkc \óm¡m\mbn hóp. sNdp¸¡mc³ ItkcbpsS [mcmfw {]m[m\y§Ä ]dªp. AbmfpsS A¸\pw A¸q¸\pw A¸q¸\¸q¸òmcpw Ccpóncpó ItkcbmWv. AXpsImïv t]mdð t]mepw Gð¡msX aÁp tIsSmópw hcmsX kp£vaXtbmsS ssIImcyw sN¿Wsaóv Bhiys¸«p.

Fñmw tI«n«v \ni_vZ\mbn tkm{I«okv AI¯pt]mbn Hcp AÁvekv FSp¯psImïphóp. tai¸pd¯p sh¨n«v AbmtfmSv CXnð {Kokv FhnsSbmsWóv tNmZn¨p. AbmÄ AXv am¸nð Iïp]nSn¨p. GsX³kv FhnsSbmsWóp tNmZn¨p AXpw AbmÄ Hcp s]m«p t]mse Iïp]nSn¨p. hoSnsâ kv{SoÁv GXmsWóv tNmZn¨p. A¡mes¯ am¸nð AXp Iïnñ. ]nsó AbmfpsS hoSv, Itkc sh¨ncpó apdn CsXñmw B am¸nð A{]kàambncpóp. Cu A\´ hnimeamb temI¯v s]cp¸n¨p ImWn¡pó ]eXpw shdpw A{]kàamb s]m«pIfmWv. ssZh¯nsâ ap¼nepw {]]ô¯nsâ ap¼nepw Cu temI¯nsâ ap¼nð t]mepw \mw F{X A{]kàamWv. `mhnt¡ïXn\p aosX `mhn¨pbcpI Fóv hnip²\mb ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpó B Hcp Xe¯nte¡v a\pjy³ AdnbmsXbpw Adnªpw Cu hyÀ° temI¯nð ]cn]qÀ®ambn A`ncan¨p t]mIpópsï¦nð AXns\¡pdn¨mWv ChnsS ]cmaÀin¡póXv. AXp a\knem¡m\pÅ hnthIamWv ]mIw Fópt±in¡póXv.

\½psS Bcm[\mPohnXw BZntbmS´w temI¯nsâ Cu hyÀ°XsbbmWv HmÀ½n¸n¡póXvv. ]cnip² amtamZokmbnð Cu ss]Xensâ at\m\b\§Ä Xpd¡Wta Fóp {]mÀ°n¡póXv Cu temI¯nsâ hyÀ°Xsb ZÀin¡phm\mWv. AXnsâ XpSÀ¨sbtómWw acWm\´c ip{iqjbnse {]mÀ°\bnð ]dbpóp Cu hyÀ°temI¯nð \nóv ]pds¸«v acn¨pt]mbhcpsS \ymbhn[n¡mbn Cu Zmk³ Asñ¦nð Zmkn Im¯ncn¡póp FómWv. icoc¯nð hkn¨mepw icocw hn«mepw ssZhs¯ {]kmZn¸n¡pI FóXmWv GhcptSbpw ZuXysaóv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp.

Xnò AXnsâ AXn{]kct¯msS F{Xam{Xw \SamSnbmepw ]et¸mgpw \½Ä {]XnIcn¡mdnñ. CXv Hcp ]s£ henb hn]¯n\v ImcWambn¯oÀtó¡mw. PohnX¯nsâ Dt±iyw FóXn\v hyàamb [mcWbqsï¦nð am{Xta \ap¡v c£s]Sm\mIbpÅq. AXn\v tbiphns\ \mw ImWWw AXv Hcp \nÝbZmÀVy¯nte¡pw, A\pXm]¯nte¡pw, \ncp]m[nIamb ssZh `ànbnte¡pw \s½ \bn¡Ww. C¯cw Hcp ]cnhÀ¯\w \½psS PohnX¯nð DïmIqt¼mgmWv bYmÀ°¯nð Hcp ]mIw hcpóXpw \½psS hm¡pw {]hÀ¯nbpw X½nð XmZmßys¸SpóXpw. At¸mgmWv {]kvXpX thZ`mK¯nð ]dbpóXpt]msebpÅ shdpw s]m§¨§Ä¡pthïnbpÅ AYhm DuXns¸cp¸§Ä¡p thïnbpÅ {]bXv\§fpw ]cn{ia§fpw Ahkm\n¡pósXóv lrZb]qÀÆw Rm³ hnizkn¡póp. ssZhw \s½ A\p{Kln¡s«.

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