අත්තනගල්ල එල්ලක්කල දේවාලයේ පුරාණය'
YS% ,xld b;sydifha fojshka jkaokd
udk lrk ia:dk w;=rska t,a,lal, foajd,h m%uqlia:dkhla ysus fõ' fuysoS t,a,lal, ku by;oS i|yka jQfha Wkafofjd,
kusks' th miqj WkaÞj, kuska m%p,s;
jsh" miqj th t,a,lal, kuska jHjydrhg
m;ajsh' th tfia jSugo iqjsfYaIS
wdYap¾Hu;a isÿùula úh' fuu .fuys tod
cSj;ajQ .eñ hqj,la jgd f.;=k fft;sydisl isÿùula miqìï ù we;' frda.d;=rj isák ;u ieñhdj buy;a wdor f.!rjfhka
ie<l= iajdñÈhKsh ieñhd w~.eiq ieKska Wfoka Èh wÈkakg neÈ ndk w;yer ;u
iajdñhdf.a wKg lSlrej ieñhd fj;g Èj wd ldka;dj miqj <s| ,Õg f.dia ne¨ l,
j;=r msreK l<h lsisu wdOdrhla fkdue;sj t,a,S ;sîu ksid úYauhg m;aù wi,ajdiSkag
fmkaùu;a iuÕ t,a¨k l<h hk w¾:fhka t,a,lal, kï úh' fuh m;sjD;a;dj /ls
ldka;djlf.a n, uysuh iy foaj ydialulska nj merkakkaf.a u;h ù we;' fuh wjqreÿ ish .Kklg fmrd;=j isÿjQ
isÿùuls' fuh jgd f.;=k t,a,lal, foaj
Ydka;s l¾ufha i|yka lúhl mo lSmhla fuys,d i|yka lrñ’
f.hs ysñhd w`v.eiq l, f.a we;=f,a
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ndk w;yer,d .sh lf,a
weú;a
ne¨ l< t,a,S ;snqK lf<a
t,a,lf,a
n,fhka fodaI ÿre lf,a
fuh
t,a,lal, ku mgneÿkq fft;sydisl isÿùuls'
fmdf<dkakre
hq.fhys rcmeñKs ksYaYxlu,a, rc oji rc;=ud úiska YS% mdoia:dkh fidhd .ekSfuka
wk;=rej th jgd iuka foúhkaf.a wvúh kñka fjka l< tu m<df;ys iuka foajd,
msysgqúh' fuys kï jYfhka WKjgqk"
fnd,a;=fò" ksú;h.," orKsh.," t,a,lal," rka;eô,s úudkh"
uyshx.kh" wd§ iuka foúhka je|Su i|yd foajd, bÈ lr we;'
YS%
mdoia:dkh jkaokd lsÍu i|yd iukafoúhkaf.a wvúhg we;=,ajk ne;su;=ka t,a,lal, iuka
foajd,h je| mqod iuka foúhkaf.ka wjirh ,nd f.k hdu pd¾;%hlaj mej;=ks' fuh fft;sydisl .%ka:j,o i|yka fõ’
fufia
l,a.;ùfuka t,a,lal, ‘ix>iQßh’ kï hCIhdf.a Wmdøjhla mej;=k l< thska wdrCId ùu i|yd m;a;sks foúhka
kñka mqo mQcd meje;aùu wdrïN úh' thska
tu hCI Wmøjh ÿreúh'
thska
miq ld,Skj úfoaYslhska ,xldj wdl%uKh lsÍu;a iuÕ m;a;sks foúhkag whs;s t¾È
y<x t¾§ùu;a iuÕ m;a;sks foúhkaf.a .sKs y<U t,a,lal,g kqÿre îúáhg wdY%s;
ylanoj kï jk.; m%foaYfha§ óúh .ïjdiS ldka;djka or leãu i|yd jkhg we;=,ajQ
ldka;djka úYauhg m;a lrñka úYd, kd jDlaIhla u; we;sjQ yඬla ksid ìhg m;a ldka;djka ta.u by;af;a we;s wxfl<s msáhg ÿj
.syh' tÈk wxfl<s mQfcda;aijh meje;ajQ
Èkhls' tys m%Odkj lghq;= lf<a t,a,lal,
foajd,fha f;ajdj Ndr lmqrd,h' fuu
ldka;djkaf.a mqj; weiSfuka tys isá msßi tu jkhg f.dia fuys lreKq úuid foaj
wdNrKhka nj ±k tu lmqrd, foajdrEvfhka mqjla u,la f.kajd tu mqjla u, /f.k .ig
ke. wdNrK fj;g mqjla u, mEfõh' uy;a
wdYap¾Hfhka mqjla u, u;g foajdNrK mek ke.=fkah'
bkamiqj .fika nei.;a lmqrd, wxfl<s msáfha u,aa hykg foajdNrK jevu
lrjsh'
óúáh
.ï jdiSkaf.a b,a,Su u; fuu foajdNrK óúáh n;,fldgqj m%foaYfha foajd,hla bÈlr
foajdNrK tys jvd ysÿjk ,§' bka j¾I
.Kkdjlg miqj t,a,lal, foajd,fha lmqrd,f.a iy m<d;a jdiS ne;su;=kaf.a b,a,Su
u; fuu m;a;sks foúhkaf.a .sKs y<U t,a,lal, foajd,hg u,ska ;ekq u,a l+vqjla
u;ska jevu lrjk ,§'
fufia
l,a .;ùfuka iS;djl rdcisxy rc;=ud fuu m%foaYfha ixpdrh lsÍfïoS fuu foajd,hg
ie;mqï ;=kl ^3& muK ÿr§ rc;=ud .uka.;a we;df.a ñKs yv kej;=ks' bkamiq rc;=ud tk w;ru.§ fj,ahdhl Èh lvlska
.uka lsÍfï§ we;d ufvys tÍu ksid f.dv.ekSug fkdyels úh' tys§ rc;=ud iuÕ meñKs wfhla bÈßhg meñK rcqg
fuh foaj yialula nj mejiSh' miqj fuu
m%foaYfha foajd,fha lmqrd, le|jdf.k tk f,ig ksfhda. lf<ah' tu ksfhda.hg wkqj tod fuu foajd,fha lmqlu
lf<a ldka;djls' miqj weh meñK ufâ
treK we;dg w; ;nd foúhkag lkak,õ l<dh'
uy;a wdYap¾Hhlska we;d f.dvg meñKsfhah'
bkamiqj rcq we;d iuÕskaa fj,ahdfha kshrla u;ska kej; .uka weröh'
uo
ÿrla .sh l< we;d l=Uqrlska f.dhï wyqrla we,a¨ l< fkdfi,aù isáfhah' fuys§ rcqg foúhkaf.a n,h ilaiqola fia meyeÈ,s
úh' miqj kej;;a foúhkag lkak,õ lsÍfuka
wk;=rej we;d iqjm;aúh' miqj fuu foajd,hg
f.dia foúhka jkaokd udk lsÍug rcqg is;la my,úh'
rc;=ud iuÕ meñKs msßi udfndamsáh miqlrñka tk l< tu fj,ahdfha l=Uqrl
rcq bÈßfha§u l=Uqrl W,am;lska yla fn,a,ka u;=ù my,g .,d hkq ±l tys§ tu
udfndamsáhg yla.,a, hk ku iS;djl rc;=ud úiska 1584 j¾Ifha§ ku ;nk ,§'
wk;=rej
rc;=ud t,a,lal, foajd,hg meñKsfhah' tu
mqj; ie,ùu;a iuÕ m%foaYjdiS ck;dj foajd, N=ñhg tla/ia úh' tys§ rc;=ud úiska fyajdhska w,a,d.;a
ylaf.ähla foajd,hg mQcd lrk ,§' tu
ylaf.äh foajdNdrKhla f,i t,a,lal, foajd,fha wog;a f;ajd lghq;= j,§ mßyrKh lrkq
,efí' fuys§ rc;=ud úiska ñKs yඬ kej;=k ;ek ñKs ysñhdj hehs kï ;nd l=Uqre bvfuka miamE, m,a,dyla foajd,hg
mQcd lrk ,§' we;d trek ;ek WreÈh hehs kï
;nd tu N+ñfhao mia mE, m,a,dyla foajd,hg mQcd lrk ,§' f.dhï wyqr we,a¨ ;ek wyqre f.dhï ueä,a,
hk ku ;nd l=Uqre bvfuka miamE, m,a,dyla foajd,hg mqcd lrk ,§' yla u;=jqkq ;ek ylafld; hehs kï ;nd tu l=Uqre
bvfukao mia mE, m,a,dyla foajd,hg mQcd lrk ,§'
bka
wk;=rej /iajq m%foaYjdiskaf.a n,j;a b,a,Sula jQfha fuu foajd,fha f;ajdj lsßu
i|yd lemlrefjla ^lmqrd, flfkla& m;a lr fok f,i rc;=udf.ka b,a,d isáhy' thg fya;=j jQfha ±kg lmqlï lrk m;a;sks ydñ kï
ldka;djf.ka miqj lmqlï lsÍug flfkla fkdue;s neúks' tu b,a,Su ms<s.;a rc;=ud foajd,fha f;ajd
lghq;= lsÍu i|+yd iS;djl m%foaYfha foaj Ydka;s l¾uhg oCI wvq.lal= fyajd jiï
l=remamq wdrÉÑg ,nd § lmq;k;=rg ‘wmamq’ hk ku ;nd wvqlal= fyajdjiï l=remamq wdrÉÑf.a wmamq hk kñka foajd,fha
f;ajdj ndr fok ,§' fuys§ yeghd, fodf,dia
wuqKl yïjrhla iuÕ foajd,fha ish¿ jevm, rdcldß i|yd tla tla wh kï lr m;a lrk ,§' fuys§ foajd,fha Yío mQcd meje;aùu i|yd;a
Yíoldr" Y=oaOldr" wd§kag bvlvï ,nd § we;' fuys§ m%Odk ;ekla .kakd .nvd .u jYfhka y÷kajk
ómsáh kï .%duh foajd,fha l=Uqre bvï i|yd uy f.dúrd,,d y;r fofkla m;a lrk ,§'
tu l=Uqre bvï" Wvux., uq;af;Ügqj" m,af,aux., uq;af;Ügqj"
lyg .y uq;af;Ügqj iy ó.y uq;af;Ügqj hk kïj,ska i|ykaj we;' fuys§ fuu l=Uqre bvïj, wdodhï uekSu i|yd
ukkafkla m;alr we;' Tyqgo csj;aùu i|yd ukkakdf.a
l=Uqr kñka l=Uqrla m%odkh lr we;' tu
OdkH iy wdodhu foajd,hg f.k taug llalrejl= m;a lr we;' Tyqgo lla mE, kñka ù mE,la m%odkh lr we;’ foajd,fhya W;aij wjia:dj,§ m;afld<
^flfia,afld<& f.k;a§ug flfkl= m;a lr we;' Tyqgo m;amE, hehs l=Urla m%odkh lr we;' Y=oaO ldr iy rka lrejkaf.a bvlvï .ïìï m%odkh
lr we;'
fufia
w;S;fha mgka mej;=k t,a,lal, mqrdK m;a;sks foajd,h bx.S%is úfoaY wdl%uKh;a iuÕ
l%ufhka msßySug mgka .ekqks' bx.s%Sis
md,k iufha uqvqìï mk;ska foajd,hg ,eìh hq;= bvlvï .ïìï kskao.ï wfydais úh' thg fya;=jQfha tl, foajd,fha f;ajdj ndr lghq;= l< lmqrd,,df.a wiu.sh ksidh' foajd,fha kskao .ïj i|yka jqkq ;U ikaki fuu
m%foaYfha tjlg rcfha ;dkdka;r ±re m%n,hl= w;g m;a lsÍug ksid Tyq úiska fuu
whs;sjdislï fkdue;s nj i|yka lr Tjqka.fa wjYH;d bgq lr .;af;ah'
tjlg
foajd,h i;=j mej;s bvï l=Uqre wdÈho tys ,dN m%fhdack .kakd whg tmamq ;srmamq
,nd§u ksid foajd,hg i;=j ;snq .ï ìñ ish,a,u foajd,hg wysñ úh' ±kg fuys i8|yka jkafka tu kï muKs' ±kg m¾pia 100^ishhlg isudjQ ìu wo m%foaYSh
f,alï ;=ud hg;g m;a lr we;’ tfy;a fuys
jd¾Isl W;aijh wlKavj mj;ajd f.k tkq ,nkafka uy;a Ÿialr;d ueoafoah' úYd, .ï m%foaYhla ;=, uy;a f.!rjdorhla olajk
ck;dj úiska ;ukaf.a fl;aj;= njfnda. iïm;a ú,ak ù ^wlahd,& fjkalr foúhkag
mQcd lswÍu m,d;ajdiS ckdhf.a fkduhqre wdOdrfhka buy;a úhoula ord j¾Ihla mdid
t,a,lal, foajd,fha b;du;a w,xldrj;a foaj uvq ux.,H fmryer mj;ajkq ,efí'
fuys
uQ,sl wruqK jkafka úfYaI*fhak wf.daia;= udifha§ wju .ï j,ska foúhka fjkqfjka
fjka lrk ù talrdYS lsr’u th Y=N kell;ska lrk pdß;%hls' udi ;=kl muKJ ld,hyla fuu .ïìïj, weúÈuka
foajd,hg ,efnk ù fmd,a uqo,a jeks wdOdr ¾lrdYS lsÍu pdß;%dkql+, isßl;s' bka
wk;=/j W;aijh meje;afjk Èk úis tllg fmr foajd,fha lmquy;=ka ±kqj;a lsßu' t,a,lal, foajd, W;aij lÜgq" ómsgá .nvd
.ï W;aij lñgqfõ iydh;sfokd ±kqj;a lr m%foaY jdiska le|jd foaj, ux.,H fjkqfjka lr
isÿùula lrkq ,efí’ '
bka
wk;=rej .nvd .u Ndrj lghq;= lrk tys m%Odkshdg nq,;a ñá folla foajd,fhka ,nd
fokq we;' .nvd .fuys ish¿ fokdg nq,;a §
foaj ux.,Hg iyfhda. olajk fuka b,,aSula lrkq we;' tu b,a,Su ms<s.kakd .nvd .ïjdiS ck;dj
foajd, N=ñh Y=oaO mú;% lsÍu uvqf.j,a ie§u" ia;S5 mCIh ù flàu i|yd lmqrd,,d
ksjig meñkSu fuu uvq ux.,H wdrïNfha§ jk isß;ls'
lmqrd,
úiska t,a,lal, .ïjdiSkag nq,;a§ fuys lghq;= i|yd iyfhda.h olajk fukao t,a,lal,
.ïjdiSka fjkqfjka ms<s.kajk odkh ms<s.kakd fukao lreKq okajhs' fï iuÕ .ïjdiska talrdYSj uy;a i;=áka hq;=j fï
foaj ux.,H i|yd kka whqßka iyfhda.h olajhs'
fuys§ uy ix>r;akh úiska mß;a icaPdhkh lsÍfuka wdrïNjk foaj ux.,H
m;a;sks foúhak kñka fmd,a mQcd mj;ajd ^fmd,a.eiSu& fuu Èkhkays§ Yío mQcd
meje;aùu" iEu Èkhl§u uqre;eka Tmamq lsÍu" Ndrydr Tmamq lsÍu wd§
lghq;= isÿ flf¾' yhjk Èk rd;s%fha§
^isl=rdod& foaj odkh t,a,lal, .ïudkh mqrdu fnod§u isÿ flf¾' iEu rd;s%hlu foúhka kñka u,a myka tmamq
§u" foúhka kñka mqo mQcd meje;aùu wd§ lghq;= isÿ flf¾'
fuys§
m;a;sks foúhak jgd f.;=k lúflda,a uqr kdgHdkqidrfhka rÕ±lafõ' fuu W;aijh mj;ajk Èk Wfoa ld,fha§ óúáh
.ïjdiska úiska mj;ajk u,a fmryer óúáh ck;djka iuÕu,a l=vqjla /f.k tod m;a;sks
foúhkaf.a wdNrK jevujq wdldrfhka w,s we;=ka iuÕuyd fmryerla foajd,hg
meñfKa' tys§ tu u,a Ndr .kakd foajd,hg
mQcd lr .nvd .ï jdiSkag fi;a Ydka;s mj;ajhs'
th lmq uy;=ka isÿ lrk Ydka;s l¾uhls'
bka wk;=rej foajd,fha W;aijh i|yd ;djld,sl bÈlrk foajd,hg foajdNrK
jevuùu jd¾Isl W;aijfha m%Odk ia:dkhla .kS'
fuys§ foajdNrK jevujk rkafoda,sh Tijd f.k hkafka rkalrejkaf.a md¾Yjfhka
flfkl= iy Y=oaOldr md¾Yjfha flfkl=h' tho
fuys pdß;% wx.hls' Y=oaOldr md¾Yjh úiska
mdúis t,kq ,efí' úhka we,a,Suo lrkq
,nhs'
bka
wk;=rej fuu wdNrK w,q;a foajd,fha ;eïm;a lsÍfuka miq Èh lemSfï fmryer Èh lemSfï
fmryer i|yd foajdNrK /.;a fmryer w¿;a foajd,fhka fmrjre 11'00 g muK msg;a
fõ' fuho ie;mqï .Kkdjla ÿr f.jd ‘iQ.dk we,a,’ hk ia:dkfha§ Èhlmd ^w,a.u mdr&
foajdNrK Y=oaO mú;% lr .nvd .ï ueÈka fuu fmryer foajd,hg meñfKa' fuys§ fuu fmryer iuÕ .nvd .ïjdiS ck;dj úYd,
msßila meufKa' fuu msßig .nvd .ïjdiSka
fjkqfjka fok odkh msßkefï' fuh
pdß;%hls' tys§ msßñ md¾Yjh muKla fuhg
iyNd.s fõ' ldka;djka fuhg iyNd.s
fkdfõ' fuh l;r.u foúhak kñka fok
odkhls' fuÈk ikaOHd ld,fha wdrïNjk foaj
uvq ux.,HG inr.uq iïm%odh" Wvrg iïm%odh iy my;rg iïm%odh hk kegqï wx.j,ska
iukaú; jk oCI l,dlrejkaf.a iyNd.s;ajfhka /h mykajk;=re pdß;%dkql+,j meje;a
fõ' w¿hu ld,fha§ uyd .sKsue,hla mE.Sula
iuÕ fod,y foúhka kñka mkaoï fod,y ^12& Tmamq lr .rdhl=ka keàfuka iy foúhkag
mska wkqfudaoï lr fuu foaj uvq ux.,H W;aijh ksudjg m;a fõ'
