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NINEVA LENT, THE DOOR WAY OF GREAT LENT
\os\th t\m¼v, henb t\m¼nte¡pÅ ]SnhmXnð
By H.G. Yakoob Mar Irenaios Metropolitan
Diocesan Metropolitan of Kochi Diocese, Malankara Orthodox Church

kpdnbm\n k`m ]mc¼cy¯nð Aôv t\m¼pIme§fpw IqSmsX {]Xnhmcw _p[³, shÅn Znhk§fpw t\m¼mWv. AXnð GÁhpw ssZÀLyapÅXv IÀ¯mhnsâ ]p\cp²m\ A\pkvacWtbmSp IqsS Ahkm\n¡pó A³]Xp Znhks¯ t\m¼mWv. Aôp t\m¼pIfnð GÁhpw ssZÀLyw IpdªXv aqóp Znhkw am{XapÅ \ns\hm s\mb¼mWv. aqópt\m¼pw henb t\m¼pw X½nð AhbpsS cq]`mh§fnð Gsd kmayw ImWpópïv. henb t\m¼nse t]mseXsó aqóp t\m¼nepw D]hmkhpw, {]mÀ°\bpw, a²ym\y \akvImct¯mSp tNÀóv \mð¸Xvv Ip¼nSoepw \mw ]men¨pt]mcpóp. Fómð apóp t\m¼nsâ {]m[m\yhpw DÛhhpw Hcp Xc¯nð hyXykvXamWv. Hcp coXnbnð Nn´n¨mð aqópt\m¼v henb t\m¼nte¡pÅ Hcp ]cnioe\amsWóv tXmónt¸mIpw.

]gb\nba ]pkvXI§fnð FtØdnsâ ]pkvXI¯nð, Aóp `cn¨ncpó t]Àjy³ cmPmhmb Altiztcmiv cmPmhnð \nóv IðZb cmPy¯v ASnaIfmbn sImïphó blqZòmÀ¡v hfscb[nIw ]oVIÄ klnt¡ïn hóp Fóp ImWpóp. cmPmhpw Xt±i P\§fpw blqZòmÀ¡v FXncmbncpóp. A¡mcW¯mð Xsó blqZsc apgph³ Cñmbva sN¿póXn\pthïnbpÅ KqVmtemN\IÄ \Sóp. Fómð cmPmhnsâ ]«aljnIfnð Hcmfmbncpó FtØÀ cmÚn Hcp blqZ kv{Xo Bbncpóp. FkvtXÀ cmÚnbpsS A½mh\mbncpóp samÀs±Jmbn. blqZòmsc ka{Kw \n{Kln¡póXn\pÅ BtemN\IÄ \S¡póp Fó hnhcw Adnªv samÀs±Jmbn B hnhcw FtØdns\ Adnbn¡pIbpw FtØÀ kzPoh³t]mepw XrWhðKWn¨v cmPkón[nbnð F¯n Cu A]ISs¯¡pdn¨v k¦Sw ]dbpIbpw blqZòmÀ¡v B hn]¯nð \nóv hnapàn DïmIpIbpw sNbvXp FómWv B ]pkvXI¯nð hÀ®n¡póXv. Fómð AXn\v apJm´ncambn \SóXv samÀs±Jmbnbpw FtØdpw X½nð DÅ BtemN\hgnbmbn IðZbtZi¯pïmbncpó blqZòmÀ apgph³ t]cpw aqóp Znhkt¯¡v Pe]m\w t]mepanñmsX AXnITn\amb {hXw A\pjvTn¨p FóXmWv. Cu aqóp Znhks¯ {hXw ^ew Iïp. AXp am{Xañ, AhÀ¡v ap¼nñmXncpó Øm\am\§fpw cmPmhnsâ {]oXnbpw Fñmw e`n¡póXn\v ImcWambn¯oÀóp. AhÀ hnizkn¨Xv C§s\bmWv. R§fpsS t\m¼pw D]hmkhpw ssZhw kzÀ¤¯nð kzoIcn¨ncn¡póp.

AXpt]mse Xsó tbm\m ZoÀLZÀinbpsS kw`hhpw \mw A\pkvacn¡pópïv. HcpXc¯nð At±l¯n\pw aqóp Znhkw aÕy¯nsâ hbÁnð ITn\amb {hXw Bbncpóp. AXpt]mseXsó, tbm\bpsS {]kwKw tI« \os\th¡mÀ ssZh¯nð hnizkn¨p Hcp D]hmkw ]ckyw sNbvXp henbhcpw sNdnbhcpw Hcpt]mse c«pSp¯p. \os\th cmPmhpw cmPhkv{Xw \o¡nsh¨p c«p ]psX¨p sh®odnð Ccpóp, a\pjyt\m arKtam IópImentbm BtSm Hópw Hcp hkvXphpw BkzZn¡cpXp; tabv¡bpw shÅw IpSn¡bpw AcpXp, Xm´ms³d ZpÀ½mÀ¤¯nð \nóv a\wXncnªv c«p ]psX¨p D¨¯nð ssZht¯mSp hnfn¨p At]£nt¡Ww; Fóp ]ckyam¡n hnf¼cw sNbvXp. Fómð ssZhw AhcpsS {hXhpw A\pXm]hpw Iït¸mÄ Xm³ AhÀ¡p hcp¯pw Fóp Acpfns¨bvXncpó A\À°s¯¡pdn¨p A\pX]n¨p AXp hcp¯nbXpanñ. AhntSbpw {hXw ^ew Iïp

a\pjy³ t\m¼v A\pjvTn¡póXv F´n\mWv? icoc a\ÊpIsf Nn«s¸Sp¯póXn\pw kwkvIcns¨Sp¡póXn\pw s]mXpsh PohnX¯nð Bß\nb{´Ww km[n¡póXn\pw thïnbmWsñm. Cu Imcy§Ä¡v asÁmcp {]Xnhn[ntbm acptóm Cñ. Ft¸mgpw D]hmkwsImïpw ZÞ\akvImcw sImïpw km[n¡póXv Ah\hsâtað \ñ \nb{´Whpw kzm[o\hpw e`yamIpóp FóXmWv.

`£Ww, hkv{Xw, ]mÀ¸nSw BZnbmb ASnØm\]camb Bhiy§sft¸mepw IcpXmsX t\m¼\pjvTn¡póhcpïtñm. Blmc¯n\p \nb{´Ww, Dd¡¯n\v \nb{´Ww, kwkmc¯n\v \nb{´Ww Cu Imcy§sfñmw Ft¸mgpw {hXhpambn _Ôs¸«XmWv. HcpXcw k\ymkamWv Cu t\m¼pImew Fóp ]dbmambncn¡mw. \mhns\ \nb{´n¡pIbpw, AXphgn kw`mjW§Ä \nb{´n¡s¸SpIbpw tbmKyañm¯ kwkmc§Ä HgnhmIbpw, AanX `£Ww Hgnhm¡pIbpw Nne {]tXyI `£W§Ä \nÀºÔambn hÀÖn¡pIbpw, AtX kab¯pXsó Zcn{Zsc klmbn¡pIbpw sN¿póp. C{Xbpw Imcy§Ä Ft¸mgpw ASnhcbn«v \½psS ]mc¼cy¯nð t\m¼ns\ {]Xn]mZn¡pó Fñm kµÀ`§fnepw \mw ImWpópïv.

BXy´nIambn ssZh¯nsâ ap¼nð amemJamÀ¡v kZriyambn, `£W¯neqónbñ \n{Zbnð Duónbñ am\pjnIamb kw`mjW§fneqónbñ, AñmsXbpÅ Hcp PohnX kmlNcy§sf¸Án ]Tn¸n¡póXpw kz]v\w ImWpóXpsañmw Cu {hX§fpsS `mKamWv. amemJamsct¸mse Pohn¡m³ Cu `qanbnð a\pjy\v km[n¡pw Fóv ImWn¨p XcpóXmWv t\m¼v. A§s\ aqópt\m¼v lrkzkabt¯¡v am{XambXn\mð A[nIw t]cpw BNcn¡mdpïv, AXpw ITn\amb hrXm\pjvTm\§tfmSpXsó. IpSpw_§Ä¡pw hyànIÄ¡pw k` apgph\mbpw ssZhm\p{Klw e`yamIpóXn\v, a\pjysâ sNbvXnIÄ aqew ssZhtIm]w DïmIpóXnð\nóv HgnhmIphm\pw ss]imNnIamb t{]cWIÄ \njvImk\w sN¿s¸SpóXn\pw Fñmw t\m¼v Fópw D]Icn¡pw. t\m¼nsâ {]tbmP\§Ä Hcn¡se¦nepw A\p`hn¨hÀ ]nóoSv t\m¼ns\ XÅn¸dbpIbnñ. AXns\ kt´mj]qÀÆw kzoIcn¡pI am{Xta sN¿pIbpÅp. \ap¡p \½psStað hnPbw t\SpóXn\v, ss]imNnIamb iànIfpsStað BXy´nIamb hnPbw t\SpóXn\v IÀ¯mhv Xó henb Hcp Bbp[amIpóp t\m¼v. AXp tIhew {]`mjW§fneqsSbñ, t\m¼v kzbw A\pjvTn¨ amXrIbneqsSbmWv ImWn¨pXóXv. Iq«¯nð ]gb\nba ]nXm¡òmcmb tamibpw Genbmhpw \mð¸Xp\mÄ s\mb¼v t\mÁhcmWv. Cu amXrIIsfñmw ]pXnb\nba Imet¯¡v {]kcn¨p.

ss{IkvXh k`bnse ]pcmX\ ]nXm¡òmÀ, acp`qanbnse ]nXm¡fpw amXm¡fpw Bb henb k\ymknamÀ \ñ ImÀ¡iyt¯mSpIqsS t\m¼v A\pjvTn¨hcmWv. Cu B[p\nI Ime¯pw t\m¼n\v henb {]kànbpw Øm\hpw Dïv. a\pjyPohnX§sf, hyànXz§sf, kz`mh§sf ip²oIcn¡phm³ ka{Kam¡n¯oÀ¡phm³ kwkvIcns¨Sp¡phm³ t\m¼pt]mse D]bpàamb cïmasXmcp amÀ¤hpanñ. aqópt\m¼v BßmÀ°ambn A\pjvTn¡póXneqsS henb t\m¼nte¡pÅ Hcp henb hmXnð Xpd¡póXpt]mse \ap¡v A\p`hs¸Spw. apóp Znhks¯ BßkwkvIcWt¯mSpIqsS henbt\m¼nte¡pÅ Im¯ncn¸n\v \ap¡p X¿mdmIm³ ssZhw \s½ A\p{Kln¡s«.

[Original in Vocal Malayalam. Transcribed and edited by Editor Dr. Rajan Mathew]

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