Sanjao-antlean bhavponn fulum-di (Festival of Sanjao bring brotherhood)

Sanjao-antlean bhavponn fulum-di (Festival of Sanjao)

- Necio D’Souza, Arlem –Raia

Mayachea mhoineant festam, porbo ani kazaram chodd. Junant pavsallo suru zalo ki soglleo porbo ani fungsanvam rod’d zatat. Pavsacho anond bhogpachea soega mukhar her kariakrom title avddiche disonant. Punn Sanjao-chi porob monovpak konn fattim ravot so na. Pavsachea udkant chip’p bhizun monovpachi aglli-veglli porob hi. Udka vangdda monovpachi dusri anik porob na. Kristanvank, khas korun Katolkank vhodd manachi porob hi. Tichem mhotv Natalanche porbe itlench. Natalank Kristi-joyonti somorombhtat zalear, Sanjavank Juanv-cho zolm-dis pallttat. Juanv ani Jezu he eka-mekache soire toxech ixttui bi. Dogui sotachea margan khud cholpi ani porjekui cholovpi fuddari.

Junache 24 tarkek dor vorsa Sanjao-achi porob yeta. Dis khoimchoi asum-di, tarik kayomchi asta. Hika udka-snanachi-i porob mhonn vollkhotat. Ghoxghoxit pavs rokhon yedna meren sogllekodden baimyo bhoron astat. Teach khatir he porbechi akarnni zalea-xi dista. Sanjao-ak nanv poddlam Sam João De Baptista, hea bhaknnara khatir. Purtugezintlean Sam João ucharop, Konknnit Sant Juanv vo Bhagevont Juanv koxem dhortat. Hea João-k Povitr Pustok [Bible], Snan-datar mhonn vollokh dita. Jezuche ani Juanvche sombondam vixim uzvadd ghalta. Tanchea bhavponnachea sombondancher niyall korpak xikoita. Hench he porbechem akorxonn.

Bible-achea Novea Korarant sompurnn mahiti melltta. Lukasachea xubhvortomanant poilea avesorant 39 te 80 vollinim Sant Juanvachea zolmacho khulaso zata. Fuddlea avesorant Jezu khristachea zolmachi khobor melltta. Ekach vellar Elizabeth ani Maria gorbest aslim. Marien niktoch gorb dhorlolo tedna Elizabeth 6 mhoineachea bhesar asta mhonn somzota. Aplea jivachi porva kori nastana, Maria aple mauxe-bhoinniger dhanvta. 3 te 4 dis cholun vechi 5 moilanchi vatt ti. Thoim vochun Elizabeth porsut zaisor Maria ravta. Mayemogan seva korta. Tiche avddi-nivddi pormonnem jevnna-khanna toyar korta. Ho khinn ani bhavponnacho ekchar aiche sonstek legit sontos haddtta. Dusrea khatir aplo jiv riskar ghalpi hi ghoddnnuk, adhunik monxak jogpacho bhorvanso upzoita.

Elizabethik Juanv zolmolo, tor Mariecher Jezu zolmak ailo. Fuddem, Jezu niz Dev asun legit Juanvam koddlean udka-snan vo bavtizm gheunk onmonlo na. Hem Devan bhasail’lem karya, konnuch nakarunk xokona. Khorem mhollear Jezun avoichea kusveant astana, Juanvank obhshekit  kel’lo to khinn ut’tom. Jea vellar Marian, Elizabeth-iger vochon noman kelem ani veng marli teach vellar dogui ballkanim uddio maril’leo to ul’lekh bhov sukh divpi.

Hi bhett, abhishek, seva, mog, bhavponn heo gozali ballgunuch Sanjao-achi sonkolpona chalik laglea. Jezuchea kalla uprant sumar 15vea xekddeant Evropi khonddant, suru zal’li hi porompora aiz sonvsant kitleaxeach prantanim pallit asat. Mull ud’dex zori bhong zata tori Sanjao monovpachi urba taji asa. Amchea Goyant Saxtti, Bardez ani Tiswaddi talukeanim hi porob umedin monoitat. Protek ganvant dor eka vaddeacho mhonn tatpurto pongodd toyar zata. Hech te mukhel godde baint uddeo marpi. Bakiche lok tankam sangat ditat tea khatir khuxalkay dupett zata. Zanttim-nenttim, chole-cholio, bhurgim-ballam sangat ditat. Fulam, panam, vali gheun toyar kel’lim kopelam vo mukutt mathear ghaltokuch kallzam dhadospak lagtat. Mirvonnuk kaddit ekui ghor bhairainastana angnnat vochun gitam gavop, nachop, moskoreo korop, adi hantuntlean ekcharachi bhavna fuddem veta.

Sanjao-chi sobai vaddovpak ghumott, trumpet, pemprem, kansalli, adi vad’dyam astat tem zalench, tea bhair kherit gitamchi khatodd zata. Kantaram, Mandde, Dulpodam jim vorsbhor konxak poddil’lim tim bhair sortat. Modinch add’dop, hueli marop, nare divop zata. ‘Viva re viva, viva sanjao..…’ vo  ‘Patolli magota re Sanjao, patolli magota….’ – oxim kitlixinch palupodam aikunk mellttat. ‘Tum il’lo ghe re, hanv il’lo ghetam, faleam kaim mellona, oslim festam vorsak kiteak don pavtti yena…..’ – hem git mhonttonam sorea-battli nachovpak thoddeak vixex khos bhogta. Natalam sarki bhovxik sutti nasli tori lok ghora ravchi sondhi ghetat. Chodd korun tornnatte kamank danddi martat. Bailam mhunn fattim ravot xim na. Patolleo korpant va batk, bol, donne korpak gul’l astat. Heramkui kitem na kitem karya astach. Onnsam solop, ponnos katrop, ambe chirop, adim kamam astat.

Magir vorsavolli promann Sanjao-ache godde, vaddeachea kopela mukhar va sarvojonik khursa mullim ekttaim zatat. Thoroil’lea vellar il’lo vêll magnneant sarun muzga talar bhair sortat. Sanjao bhair kaddpach vêll chodd-so sokallcho 10-12 voram mozgotim  zata. Ghoran ghor lokak porbim di-it Sanjao fuddem pavta titlo; anikui zann mirvonnukent samil zatat. Pavs matso poddpak laglo ki moj’jea vaddtta. Konnak bhizunk naka tanni sotri fulovn bhagidar zavop. Khavpa jin’nos vanttle bhogor Sanjao ekleager sanv dusreager vochona. Konnager ambea xiro zalear konnager onnsa kapam. Ekleager borkoyeche gore zalear dusreager kelleam kuddke. Patolle kuddke khavpak konnuch fattim ravot so na. Hollddichea pananim ukoddleleo asum va chanfeachea; dogaimcho pormoll titloch ruchik. Halim tempar kek, biskute vanttunk lagleat tem vichitr dista.

Sanjao-achem anik ek khaxelponn mhollear tea-tea vorsak kazar zal’lea zoddpeachi upostiti. Logn zal’le dhuvek avoyger savn khas vojem yeta. Soglle khavpache jin’nos toxench 1-2 soreacheo battleo-i astat. Magir aimore poilim dor eka ghorant vochun il’lem-il’lem vanttop. Lhan-vhoddanchi tonddam godd korop. Hea novea zoddpean Sonjao aplea manvoddea monovpacho kaido asa. Tea khatir he vatten vojem yeta zalear ghov-bail manvoddea pavtat. Thoim magir ak’kho dis loka sangatim movjen sartat.

Itle umedicho ani bhavcharacho ho utsov dixim-dixim na-nopoit zavpache vatter asa. Itlea vorsam mozgotim mull hetu sanddla, teach khatir tachem svarup bodol’lam. Zannkaranim va zantteleanim he porompore fattlo ud’dex mukhavele pillgek ukto korunk na so dista. Teach khatir khub goirsomoz bhitor sorla. Adhunik monxak hi porob heram festam sarkich ek dispak laglea. Sokallim poilim Devachem nanv ghevop,misak bi vochop; magir disbhor mosti-mojya korop. Thoddeanim ak’kho dis noxent sarop. Him festam, igorz ani aplem ghor; itle bhitor simit urtat. Punn Sanjao dor eka ghorak, dor eka monxak mellpacho soeg dita. Sompurnn vaddobhor cholun bhovpachi sondhi dita. Zor Saibinnmãi ghorbestponnar 5 moilanchi vatt cholun mog-moipas zagoita, zalear ami kiteak fattim ravop?

Sanjao-achi porompora dhimi ani xellmoddi zavpak kaim karanna asat. Poile suvater monxa-monxa modlem bhavponn somplam. Adlea kallar xezareak legit bhav vo bhoinn manop zatalem. Khoimsorui porkea monxak mellpachi ghoddi yet zalear; ho mhozo ganv-bhav, hi mhoji ganv-bhoinn oxi ollokh zatali. Atam ti chal gollun poddlea. Aizchea kallar khaxa bhav aplea bhavachem tondd legit polleunk sodina, oxem khinna-khinnak zannovta.

Dusrem ek karann asa, ganvanim atam baimyo uronk nant. Tollim ani Khanddi purun gheleat. Xaranim tor baim sodun legit mellchi na. Mell’learui ti vaporpa sarki aschina. Ganvam vangdda kheddeanim legit nollachi veavosta zalea. Kosollpak pavleleo baimyo durust korpak konn toyar na. Baimt denvlolo Sanjaokar surokxit voir sortolo mhonn khatri na. Bhitor khoim tori apttot mhonn bhoim asta. Khub pavtti osle abghat ghoddttole polleunk mellttat. Tedna sohoz konnaichem-i mon dukhi ani niraxi zavop sobavik asa.

Hea oslea obsoegank lagun Sanjao-ak badha yevop hem amchem durdoiv. Khorem mhollear soreache noxe khatir he abghat ghoddttat. Soreache dhuntint kel’lem khoimcheim karya vankddem zata. Tantun baimyt uddki marop samkem dhokeachem. Baint uddi marpachem samkench bond zavpak zai oxem mhaka mona pasun dista. Jiv samballun festam-porobo monovop xanneponnachem, oxem hanv mantam. Zor Sanjao-acho sombond udka lagim asa zalear, tem koxeim mellounk zata. Ghosghoxit pavs tor denvtach, tea bhair nollachem udok uplobd asta. Hea udkan nhavun Sanjao soboilear kitlem borem yeumchem nam?  Jiv hogddavpacho risk mullasavn kaddpant xanneponn asa. Hea drixttikonatlean Sanjao-a kodden polleunk zai. Ticho samball korunk zai.

Xevttim, Bhagevont Juanvachea manak bhettoil’li hi porob sorvoy vattanim orthabhorit zaunk favo. Sant Juanv ani Jezu Krist hanche sarke sombond amche modem ruzunk zai. Tanche modlem bhavponn amche-i modem vaddik lagpak zai. Mãi Morien Elizabeth-ichi seva keli toslich seva ami-i bi atmsad korpak zai. Tednach Sanjao poripurnn zatlo. Sant Juanvak khori adoranjoli mellttoli. Hich opekxa ballgun hea Sanjao-ache porbek toyar zavum-ia. Viva Sanjao!!

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This article was published in the Goa’s Popular Monthly JIVIT, June’2014 issue.