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"ksoka jÿf,a" we;s úia;rh wkqj ienúkau ksoka ,nd.; yelso@

"ksoka jÿ," kï jQ lD;sh fidhd.; yels wldrhla ms,sUoj uE;l mgka fndfyda fofkkal=f.ka úuiqï lrkqfha wehso hkak ug .eg¿jlaj ;sìK' tfy;a Tjqka fuf,i úuid isákakg wdikaku fya;=j fï Èkj, m%pdrh jk fg,s kdgHla nj;a tys È.yefrkafka ksoka jÿ,la iy ksoka .ekSug ork W;aiyhla ms<sno nj;a ug miqj oek.; yels úh'

1991 jif¾ fld,U cd;sl fl!;=ld.drh ;=,§ isÿjQ wmqre isÿùula ug fï fudfydf;a isysm;a fõ' ksoka ms<sno f;dr;=re we;=,;a ksoka jÿ, kï jQ mqiafld, fmdf;a msgm;la cd;sl fl!;=ld.drh i;=j ;sìKs' tfy;a fuu mqiafld, fmd; ´kEu wfhl=g fl!;=ld.drh ;=,§ mßYS,kh fldg kej; Ndr§fï jevms<sfj,lao l%shd;aul úh'

jrla tf,i fl!;=ld.drhg meñKs wfhl= fuu ksoka jÿ, mqiafld, fmd; ,ndf.k th lshjk uqjdfjka tys msgq b;d iqlaIuj lmd .kakd wdldrh fl!;=ld.drfha fiajlfhl= wei .eáKs' Tyq úiska ta ms,snoj wod< n,Odßhdj oekqj;a lsÍfuka miq tys msgq lmd.;a mqo.,hd fldgqlr .ekSug wdrlaIl wxY iu;a úh' fï iïnkaOj m%Yak lsÍïj,§ ;yjqre jqfha wod< mqoa.,hdf.a wruqK ù we;af;a tu mqiafld, fmdf;ys msgq lmd /f.k f.dia tajdfha we;s f;dr;=re wOHkhlr ksoka f.dv .ekSu njh'

ksoka jÿf,a we;a; l;dj

fujeks ñ;Hd u; ork fkdoekqj;a mqoa.,hska" w;S; krm;shka úiska úfYaIfhka fmdf,da .eí ;=, m¾j;d§ ia:dk uq,afldg ksoka fldg we;s jia;=j ;uka ika;l lr .ekSug u. fmkajkjd hhs úYajdY lrk" ksoka jÿf,a we;a; l;dj l=ula oehs tf,i uka uq,d jqjkag myod §u wfma cd;sl Wreuhka /l .ekSfuys,d ud i;= j.lSula fldg i,lñ'

ksoka jÿ, iïnkaOfhka fndfyda wh ork ñ;Hd u;h kï th merKs rcjreka úiska ;uka i;= rka ߧ uq;= uKsla wd§ wñ, jia;=ka i.jd ;nd we;s ia:dk ms,snoj ksjerÈj wkdjels m,fldg we;s bmerKs ,shú,a,lah hkakhs' tjka ñ;Hd u;hkays msysgd isákakjqkag mjikakg we;af;a th yqfola úys¿jla muKlau njh' fkdtfia kï lsishï woaN=; rihla oekùug wu;rj ksoka jÿ, u.ska lsisÿ m%dfhda.sl m%fhdackhla ,o fkdyels njhs'

ksoka jÿ, hkq idys;Hfha tk tla;rd idys;hdx.hla muKs' ta wkqj fuh tlu lD;shla fkdjk nj;a úúO úIu;d iys; lD;Ska lsysmhla nj;a m<uqj ms<s.; hq;= fõ' fuu wiïNdjh idys;hdx.h ìysù we;af;a wfma Ñrd.; iïNdjH idys;Hh msßyS .sh ody;ajk iy oywgjk ishjiaj,§ nj ksiel jYfhkau lsj hq;=h'

fuu jljdkqfõ hï ;rulg fyda idlaIr;djhla iys; mqoa.,hka ;u ;ukaf.a woaN=;jd§ ixl,amkd u; msysgd fuu lD;s m%nkaO fldg we;s nj meyeÈ,sh' tfia lsÍfuka Tjqkaf.a wruqK ù we;af;a tl, kskao.ï ysñ m%N=kag we;s úYd, jia;= lkaordjla we;s nj fmkajd jdis ,nd.ekSu nj m<uqj lsj hq;=h'

ksoka jÿ, hkq i;H jd¾;djla fkdfõo@

fuu ksoka jÿ, w;S; b;sydifhka Wlyd .;a Ydia;%Sh lreKq u; iïmdokh jqjla nj fndfyda fofkl=f.a úYajdihhs' tfy;a we;a; kï fuu idys;Hdx.h uykqjr hq.fha wjidk Nd.fha fkdokakd mqoa.,hska úiska jßka jr ,shqjlah hkakhs' tys ioyka lsisÿ lreKla úoHd;aulj fyda Ydia;%Sh jYfhka ikd; l, fkdyel' tmuKlau fkdfõ" tys ioyka lreKq úoHd iy Ydia;% úfrdaë nj ms<s.ekSug tu.ska ,nd .; yels idlaIs m%udKh iq¿mgq ke;'

ksoka jÿf,a ioyka wdldrhg nysrjhd i;=gqlr jia;=j ,nd .; yelso@

fuu ksoka jÿÆ j, msgm;a cd;sl fl!;=ld.dr we;=¿ ia:dk lsysmhlu;a úYajúoHd,;a fm!oa.,sl ysñlrejka i;=j;a mj;S' tfy;a fï tlsfkflys oelafjk f;dr;=re tllg tlla iudk ke;' tys lshfjk mßÈ merKs rc orejka úiska jia;=j u;= wdrlaIdj m;d m¾j;dY%s;j i.jd ;sfí' tu jia;=j /l .ksñka wdrlaId lsÍfï j.lSu mejÍ we;af;a nysrjhd kï wuqKqYH .kfha wfhl=gh' tu nysrjhd i;=gq lsÍfuka tu jia;=j ,nd .; yels nj bka mejfihs' fujeks f,aLk .efkkafka wjHla; f,aLk .Khgh'

ksoka jÿf,a we;s uka i,l=Kq ksOdkhg hk uka i,l=Kqo@

ksoka jÿ, ms<sno Wkkaÿ wh j,s.h fmdg jroaod .kakd ;ekla kï jÿf,ys ioykaj we;s hï hï i,l=Kqh' tfy;a tu i,l=Kq Tjqka is;d isák wdldrhg ksOdkh fidhd hk mdr lshk ienE uka i,l=Kq fkdfõ' tajd fndfydaúg w;S;fha foaYiSu i,l=Kq lsÍu ioyd fhdod.;a lvbï ,l=Kqh'

ta ioyd mejish yels WodyrK lsysmhlau ;sfí' wog;a jHjydrfha mj;sk r;akmqf¾ fldarf,a iSud ,l=Kq lr we;af;a f,fkl=f.a i,l=Klsks' r;akmqrhg w;S;fha jHjydr jQ kduh jqfha kj fhdÿka rg hkakhs' tu kj fhdÿka rfgys iSud udhsï ,l=Kq jqfha kd.hdf.a i,l=fKks' tf,iu yomdkaf.dv lvbï iSud i,l=Kq lsÍug pkao% ixfla;h fhdod .ekSu;a iS;djl ne/kaä fldaúf,a iSudjka ,l=Kq lsÍug .srjd fhdod .ekSu;a oelaúh yelsh' fufia lvbï ,l=Kq oelaùu m¾j;j, fldgk ,o ixfla; u.ska fiau .x.d we, fod< jDlaI wdÈfhkao isÿfldg we;'

;j;a iuyr fi,a ,sms j, iqkLhka iy lmqgkaf.a rE igyka lr ;sfnkafka ta ;=, ksoka jia;= we;s nj mejiSug fkdfõ' foam, fidrd.kSfï m%;súmdlh f,i iqkLhka iy lmqgka ù bmsfok nj ye.ùugh'

;j;a iuyr ksoka jÿ,l ksOdkh msysgd we;s ia:dkh ksOka i,l=K iy ksOdkh ysñlr.; yels wldrh mjd ioyka lrñka ñksiqka fkdu. heùug lghq;= lr ;sîu tys we;s Ndhkl luhs' ksoka jÿf,ys tf,i ñksiqka fkdu. hefjk wldrfha woyia m%ldY ùu ksid tod fuod ;=r fndfyda msßia tu ksoka yrd .ekSug W;aiy l,o ta lsisfjl= ysñlr .; lsisfjla ke;'

tjeks jia;=j ,nd .ekSug ñksiqka fm,Uùu fya;=fjka tod ia;=M iaudrl wdÈhg isÿ jQ ydksh wmuKh' fuu ;;ajh fydÈka wjfndaOlr.;a bx.%Siska uq,skau f.k wd wd{dmk; jqfhao ksoka jia;= wd{dmk;hs' th 1887 wxl 17 ork mk; jYfhka iïu; ù ;sfí' th Bg jir ;=klg miq 1990 wxl 15 ork mqrd úoHd wd{dmkf;a mq¾j.dñ mk;la nj lshk merKs rcqka ie. jQ jia;= fidhd hEu isysfkka ÿgq bvul Tmamq fiùuls'

ta ljr wkmk;a mej;=ko wog;a ñ, l, fkdyels fm!rdKsl jákdldula we;s foa lvd ìo ouñka ksoka fidhkafkda fldf;l=;a isá;s' Tjqyq ;u Ôú; mrÿjg ;nñka fmr rc orejka i.jd we;s ksoka j<Æ j, ioyka jia;=j fidh;s'

wfma rfÜ mqrdúoaHd fomd¾;fïka;=j ks, jYfhka wdrïNfldg we;af;a 1880 cq,s 07 odh' tod fuod ;=r wm rfÜ úúO mqr úoHd .fõIKhg ,lafldg ;sfí' ta lsisÿ .fõIKhlska ;nd lsisÿ ft;sydisl uq,dY%hlska merKs rc orejka ;u jia;=j nysrjhl=f.a wêm;Hg hg;afldg m¾j; wdY%s;j ;ekam;a fldg we;s nj;a ;yjqre lrf.k fkdue;'

fiiq ldrKh jkafka tu ksoka jÿf,ys oelafjk úia;rj, ioyka ld,h iy th ,shq nj mejfik ld,h;a tys wjHla; jyßka ,shejqKq woaN=;jd§ ixl,am;a uq,a fldg f.k tjekakla .ek is;Su mjd úoHd;aul iy Ydia;%Sh mokula iys; b;sydi{hkag iy mqrd úoHd{hkag úys¿jla muKla neúks' tfy;a ck;djg woaN=; rih ,nd §fï wruqKska fujeks ñ;Hd úYajdi mokï lr .ksñka ck;djg lreKq bÈßm;a lrk ckudOHfõ§ka iy l,dlrejka fj;ska furg mqrd úoaHd Wreuhkag isÿjk ydksh kï iq¿mgq fkdjk nj taldka; i;Hls'

ta wkqj fï iïnkaOfhka wjika jrg lsjhq;af;a ksoka jÿ, kï uE; ld,Skj ,shjqkq wjhla;" Ydia;%Sh uq,dY%h mokï lr .ksñka ksoka jia;= fiùug hdu isyskfhka ÿgq bvul Tmamq mÍlaId lsÍu msKsi bvï ,shdmÈxÑ ld¾hd,hg wmf.a jHjydr niska lsjfyd;a ,Ekaâ frðiagßhg hdulg fojeks fkdjk njh'

Mr Sirinimal Lakdusinghe - Archaeology Department