Myth and Reality of Ancient Witchcraft

ku wefyk fldg;a nh fudkjo fï wK úk" fldäúk " yQkshï lshkafka

wKúk" fldäúk .ek fndfyda l;kaor wykak ,efnkjd' iuyreka ys;kafka wK úk fldäúk lshkafka .=ma; Ydia;%hg lshk ;j;a kula lsh,hs' fudlo ta ;rugu fï fldäúk .=ma; Ydia;%h tlal ne¢,d ;sfhkjd' fldäúk - wK úk" je,a mekakqï" bß mekakqï" rEm lgq .eiqï" me;,s .skshï" wx.ï" ms,aÆ" NQñ md¿" nysrj md¿" u< hlaI ndr" hkd§ jYfhka fldäúk l=," tfyu ke;akï wdldr rdYshla olskak ,efnkjd' yenehs fï fudk l%uhg l<;a fldäúk lshkafka ksielfhkau wmd.; fjk oreKq mdm l¾uhla

fujr;a .=ma; Ydia;%fha h:d¾:h yd ñ:Hdj ms<sn|j woyia m< lrkqfha m%ùK fPdH;sIfõ§ mdrïmßl .=ma; Ydia;%{ ófma .Ks;f.a pkao% Ndr;S uy;d h'

flfkl= f.ka m<s.kak ´k jqKyu iuyreka ;U ;yvqjl hka;% we|,d tal r;a lrkjd' fï .skshï lsÍu;a tlalu wod< mqoa.,hdg WK" Wor frda." fydß oo" l=IaG yefokjd' ;=kafodia lsms,d wfkal ÿla ú¢kjd' yenehs u;l ;shd .kak fïjd lrk wh;a lrjk wh;a Bg jvd wmd ÿla ú¢kjd' je,a mekakqï lshkafka ;j;a mdm l¾uhla ji úI je,a u;=r,d wod< mqoa.,hdj Bg Wäka mkakj,d bka miafia yQkshï lrkjd'

fldäúk lshkafka ksielfhkau flfkl= f.a urKh wfmalaIdfjka lrk fohla' kuq;a yQkshï lshkafka f,v lr,d" jia;= Nx. lr,d" mK msáka ÿla ú¢kakg ie,eiaùuhs' iuyr fldäúkj,ska uq¿ mjq,lau lïuq;= lrkak mq¿jka' jß.hlau úkdY lrk n,.;= fldäúk .=ma; Ydia;%fha i|yka fjkjd' fma‍%;ndr lshk mdm l¾uh ksid uq¿ mjq,lau ys.ukg m;a lrjkak mq¿jka' iuyr fldäúk - yQkshï ksid ta f.org ú;rla fkfjhs wi,ajdiSkag;a ydks we;s lrjkak mq¿jka' wdf.dar fma‍%;ndr lshk l%ufha§ f.j,aj,g .,a jÈkjd'”

bß mekakqï lshkafka ;j;a lreulaldr mdmhla' fidfydka w.qre wrf.k mdf¾ bß w¢kjd' ta Wäka hk mqoa.,hdf.a fomd fldr lrjkakhs fufyu lrkafka' rEm lgq lshkafka ;j;a iudjla ke;s mdmhla' rEm we|,d ks, n,d lgq .ykjd' w, j¾. wrf.k i¾mhka f.a o< mia me.sß lgq" miaf,da lgq .y,d tal ysr lrkjd' bá rEm .skshï lsÍu ;j;a l%uhla' fï yeu foalskau wruqKq lrkafka flfkl= f.a úkdYhhs' rEmj,g lgq .eyqju ikaê bÈfukjd' kshñ; ld,fha§ ksis m%;sl¾u fkdlf<d;a bka miafia f.dv.kak wudrehs'”

.=ma; Ydia;%h Ndú; lr,d ;yxÑ oeóu ;j;a wdldrhla' .x ;yxÑ" ìï ;yxÑ" jf.a wdldr .Kkdjla ;sfhkjd' m,odj fydrekaf.ka wdrlaId lr .kak;a fï ;yxÑ Wmfhda.S lr .kakjd' kshu .=ma; Ydia;%h wkqj ;yxÑ mefkõfjd;a hï m,odjla wkjirfhka Nqla;s úkafod;a ta mqoa.,hd oreKq úÈyg f,v fjkjd' wruqK fudlla jqK;a fïl;a uyd mdm l¾uhla' /lshd ;yxÑ" u.q,a ;yxÑ" úoHd ;yxÑ jf.a ;yxÑ j¾. rdYshla ;sfhkjd' fï ;yxÑh ;sfhoa§ fldhs;rï fjfyiqK;a ;ukaf.a bvfuka m,odjla .kak neßj hkjd'”

ms,aÆ lshkafka mqrdK .=ma; Ydia;%fha tk ;j;a l%uhla' fïl lrkafka ;=ka l=¿÷,a orefjla wrf.khs' yenehs fïl lrk yeá uu úia;r lrkafk kE' fudlo fudav j÷rkag oe,s msys §u w;s Nhdklhs' j÷rka ,jd imd lEu ;j;a l%uhla' bka miafia c, NS;sldj jf.a ;;a;ajhla yg .kakjd' wx.ï heùu flfkl=g YdÍßlj ßojkak lrk ;j;a .=ma; l%uhla' fïjd iúia;rj fkdolajkafka tajd iudc.; lsÍu Nhdkl ksihs'”

.=relï - yQkshï ksielfhka u mdm l¾u jqK;a ydiHh msKsi .=ma; Ydia;%h Ndú; lrk wjia:djka olskak ,efnkjd' fmdÿ <s|g kdkak .shyu ia;%Skaf.a frÈ lvd jefgk .=relï ;sfhkjd' u.q,a fmdarefõ§ fokakd fgdl= weK .kakd .=relï ;sfhkjd' llafldaÜfÜ .=relu l<yu t<shg nyskak nE lmqfgda fldgkjd' fukak fï jf.a úys¿ ;rula wysxilhs' ta;a fkdfydìkd jev yeáhg w¾: olajkak;a mq¿jka'”

fï úia;r lshjk fldg flfkl=g ysf;kak mq¿jka tfykx wmsg;a ljqreyß fï fldäúkh lr,d we;s' fï yQkshu lr,d we;s lsh,d' iuyreka fndrejg nh fj,d rfÜ f,dafla yeu ;eku Ydia;% n,kak fmak n,kak ÿjkjd' tal f;areula ke;s jevla' fldäúk - yQkshï mgia .d,d lrkak mq¿jka fohla fkfjhs' u;l ;shd .kak flfkl=g fldäúk - yQkshï lrkak mq¿jkakï tajd lmkak;a mq¿jka' fyd| weÿfrl=g ¥; ,l=Kqj,ska lshkak mq¿jka fu;k fldäúkhla yQkshula lr,d ;sfhkj o lsh,d'

iuyr fldäúk - yQkshï jerÿfKd;a tal lrmq flkdgu wdmyq lerflkjd' tfyu ke;;a fuf,dj§;a tf,dj§;a mäika fokjd' fï mdmfhka ljodj;a .e,fjkak nE' iuyre laIKsl fldamhg fldäúk lrkak hkjd' flfkl=f.a ÈhqKqj olskak neßj yQkshï lrkjd' u;l ;shd .kak fï wh l,am .Kka ixidrfha fma‍%; wd;au ,n,d .sks j;=r we. jegqKd jf.a ÿla ú¢kjd' fldäúkhla lf<d;a fuf,dj;a mrdohs' mrf,dj;a mrdohs'”

oeka wms fï l;dfõ wjidkhg tuq' fldäúk yQkshï lrkak;a" tajd lmkak;a olaI wh bkak j.g fkdfhla m%pdr hkjd' fu;k f,dl= ñ:Hdjla ;sfhkjd' lsisuodl ;ukaf.a Okh Y%uh ld,h jeh lr f.k wkqkag yQkshï fldäúk lrkak hkak tmd' fldäúk yQkshï lrk ;=Ügq fofla weÿfrda Èyd n,kak' Ôj;a fjkafka fmf¾;fhda jf.a' wf;a if;a kE' ta wh ueß,d bmfokafk;a fmf¾;fhda yeáhghs' tfykx ys;d.kak i,a,s §,d fldäúk yQkshï lrjk wh Bg;a jvd ÿla ú¢kjd'

l,am .Kka ÿla ú¢kjd' ;j;a jxpdldrfhda ke;s yQkshï fldäúk ñksiaiqkaf.a T¿jg odkjd' fldäúk yQkshï lmkak lsh,d i,a,s .id lkjd' fï jf.a jxpdlrejkaf.ka mfriaiï fjkak' yQkshï fldäúk lsh lshd ys; lror lr.kak ´fka kE' wkqkag fldäúk lrkak ys;kak ´fk;a kE' th yeu foagu jvd l¾u úmdlh n,j;a' ta uyd n,fõ.h hg lrkak lsisu .=ma; Ydia;%hlg yelshdjla kE'”
Source - Silumina