Ancient Jack Fruit tree in Hanguranketha Sri Lank

y`.=rkafl; rdclSh meKs jrld .y

rc ldf,a b|kau ;du;a ;sfhk meKs jrld .i

miq.sh Èfkl j,mfka m%foaYfha meje;s foaYmd,k /,shlg meñfKñka isá ysgmq ckdêm;s uyskao rdcmla‍I uy;dj wmQre ;eklg le|jdf.k hEug iS'î' r;akdhl ysgmq weue;sjrhd lghq;= lr ;snqKd' ta tjlg rfÜ isáh rcflfkla iy rc mjq, fjkqfjka fjkalr ;snQ rdclSh jrld .ila jQ fldia .ila fmkaùughs'

y`.=rkafl; úIaKq foajd, NQñfha msysgd we;s fuu .i ;=< ft;sydisl meKs jrld .i hkqfjka kdu mqjrejlao iúlr ;sfnkjd'

fï jk úg úYd, jDla‍Ihlaj mj;sk tu meKs jrld .fia f.ä ;du;a b;du;a m%KS; rifhka hqla; jf.au f.äh bÿKq l, wjg ñysß iqj|lska hqla; nj wi,ajdiSka lshk ldrKhla'

rc;=ud iy rc mjqf,a whf.a wdydrh i|yd muKla f.ä fjkafldg ;snQ tu meKs jrld .i jgd wmQre l;djla f.dvke.S ;sfnkjd uqL mrïmrd.;j' rcjrekag muKla whs;s foaj,a N=la;s ú¢kak .sh idudkH flkl=g w;ajQ brKula .ek'

lkao Wvrg fndfyda rcjrekaf.a Wm rdcOdkshla fj,d ;sfhkafka y`.=rkafl;' úfYaIfhkau rgmqrd ießirk úg weyeg lkg fmfkk fmkSfukau rcl=gu ysñúh hq;= hehs reÑ ys;S le|jdf.k tk fh!jkshkag wka;#mqrhla ;sì, ;sfhkafka fï y`.=rkafl;' fï ksid oekg y`.=rkafl; k.rh msysá ìu yd fuu meKs jrld .i ;sfnk Y%S úIaKq foajd, N+ñh we;=¿ úYd, ìï m%udKhla rc jdi, ìu f,i mßyrKh ù ;sfnkjd'

ta ìfï fldkl ;uhs fuu meKs jrld .i ;sî ;sfhkafka' meiqKq l, frdai meyehg yqrefjk tu jrld bÿKq l, ta me;a; m<d;u iqj|j;a jqKd' bÿKq fldiaf.ä lmk úg Ndckhla Wv ;nd lemSug isÿ jqfKa jrld uÿ¿ folg lefmkjd;a iu.u jelaflfrk hqI tl;= lr .ekSughs' tajd ó meKsj,g;a jvd ri jqKdu rc;=ud fuhg jYS jqKd'

ta oek.;a; od b|,d ;uhs fï meKs jrld .fia f.ä rc;=ud iy rc mjqf,a wh i|yd muKla fjkajqfKa' fldia f.ähla meys,d bfokak wdikak jqKd' iqÿ froaolska f.äh T;kjd' wfkla whf.a weye .efgk tl je<elaùug;a jvd i;=kaf.ka thg ydkshla fõhehs is;d wdrla‍Id lr .ekSug'

Èkla fuu ia:dkh wdikakfhka .ukla f.dia wdmiq tñka isá jeishl=yg ñysß iqj|la oefkkakg jqKd' Tyq jgmsg neÆjd' oelald fï fldia .i' jrld iqj|lg yqre iqj|la tkafk lsh, oekqKq ksid ;j álla úmrï lr neÆjd' iqÿ froaolska T;, jy, fohla ;sfhkjd' Tyq .syska n,kfldg bÿKq jrld f.ähla'

ta oelmq Tyqg oefkk iqj|;a tlalu lgg fl<;a wdjd' fï fldia f.äh ;kshu lkak nE' lkak mq¿jka jqK;a tfyu lrkak fyd|;a kE' fïfl ljqreyß whs;sldrfhla bkak yskaofka froaolska jy,d ;sífn lsh,d ys;df.k fldia f.äfha nEjla .fyau ;sfhoa§ b;sß nEh lmd .;a;d'

oefkk iqj|g bjikak nE' Tyq hk .ukau fldia nEj lkak .;a;d' meKs jelaflfrk uÿ¿ lgg Tndf.k f.dia weg iy isìâv uÛ È.g úis l<d' fldia bß" fldia f,,s ta fiaru uÛ È.g úis lrf.k f.or .sfha'

jdif,a wdrla‍Ilhl=g ;uhs weye .eyqfKa jrld f.äfh Nd.hla ke;s ú;a;sh' Tyq fudfyd;laj;a mud fkdù rc;=udg fï nj oekqï ÿkakd' rc;=ud fldamfhka mqmqrkak .;a;d' wK flrefõ yels blaukska fï foa lrmq flkd l=o<df.k tk f,ig'

fldia .i wi, isg u. Èf.a fldia weg" fldia f,,s jeà we;s mdrÈf.a rdcmqreIfhda Èjhkakg jqKd' fydrlulg lrmq fohla kï fydrd fufyu u. i,l=Kq ;nd hkafk kE lsh, rdcmqreIfhd;a okakjd' ta;a rc wK l%shd;aul l< hq;= fjkjd'

Tjqka k;r jqfKa wo nÿ,a, Èia;%slalfha zueo wrdjZ lshk .ug .syska' ta ksfjfia isá fuu .eñhd wiqjqKd' ta jk úg Tyqf.a <`. jrld iqj|' Tyq lsõfõ rc;=udg whs;s fohla lsh, fkdoek l< jevla lsh,' ta;a rdc mqreIfhda Tyqj weof.k rc;=ud wi,g /f.k .shd'

ta jrld fydrd hehs lshk flkd ÿgq .uka rc;=ud wK lf<a Tyqj W, ;nd urd ouk f,ig' rÊcqrejkag whs;s fohlg w; ;enqfjd;a fjkfoh iy ,efnk oඬqju wfkla whg;a oek .kak'

tfia W, ;nd urKhg m;a lrk ;eka lSmhla we;s w;r y`.=rkafl;" WK;ekak mdf¾o tjeks ;ekla ;sì,d ;sfhkjd' fudyq t;ekg /f.k f.dia urd oeóughs ;SrKh flrefõ'

fï ta /f.k hk fudfyd;' iqmqreÿ mßÈ urK oKavkhg /f.k hk flkdg lgq u,a ud,djlao m,|jd ;snqKd' rdc mqreIhkag ueÈj ál ÿrla ksYaYíoj .uka l< Tyq tlajru uy yhsfhka yskd fjkak .;a;d' ta ieKskau yskdj k;r lrf.k y~kak jqKd'

tlj;djlska follska th k;r jqfKa kE' iefrka ief¾g nv w,a,f.k yskdfjk Tyq kej; jrla uy yhsfhka ú,dm foñka y~kak jqKd' k;r ùula kE' fuh rdcmqreIhkag úYd, .egÆjla' urKhg kshu jQfjla oKavkhg /f.k hk úg ÿlaùu ye¾ãu idudkH fohla' ta;a fuhd yskdfjkafka wehs'

rdcmqreIfhda weyqj Tyqf.ka ta .ek' rc;=udg ñil fjk;a whl=g tys ryi fkdlshk nj ;uhs Tyqf.a W;a;rh jqfKa'

rdcmqreIfhda rc;=udg fï nj okajd isáh ieKska ksfhda. ,enqfKa Tyq kej; rcjdi,g le|jdf.k tk f,ig'

urkak /f.k hkfldg yskdfjk tl jf.au w~k tl .ek;a rc;=ud wyk úg Tyq §,d ;sfhkafka fï úÈfha W;a;rhla'

rc flfkl=g ú;rla whs;s rdc fndcqka ÿmam;a wms jf.a flkl=g;a fldfyduyß lkak ,enqK fkao lsh, ug ,enqK ta kïnqj .ek u;la fjkfldg ;uhs yskd.sfha rc;=uks' uu W, ;shkjg äx.laj;a nh kE' uu we~qfõ talg fkfõ' uu jdf.a kslfula yskao Tn jykafiaf.a Y%S kduhg kskaodjla wmydihla fjk ÿlg' Tn;=ud jf.a uy rcflfkla fldia nEjlg ñksfyla uerejd lsh, rg jeisfhda ljodyß ojil lshhs' uu ksid Tn jykafiag bÈßfha§ ú¢kak isoaO fjk ta wmydih .ek l,amkd fjkfldg ug bjiqï fokafk kE iajdñks'

o;añá imdf.ku biairyg keñ, ysgmq rc;=ud tlajru isxydikh msgqmig fya;a;= ù yßnß .eyqKd' fudfyd;la l,amkd l<d'

zzwe;a; ;uhs' f;da uu;a wmlS¾;sfhka fírd .;a;d fkakakï'ZZ tfia mejeiQ rc;=ud Tyqg kslï hkak weßfha kE' Tyqf.a f.or olajd hkf;la mdr fomi yuqjk yeu jrld .ylu whs;sh Tyqg ,nd ÿkakd' .ïjrla ;E.s l<d muKla fkdfõ Tyq rcjdif,a ljghd njg;a m;a jqKd'

Tyq ye¢kajQfha W!fõrd, lsh,d' tfyu ke;skï ueowdrfõ rd, lsh,;a lshkj' fï foa isÿfj,d ;sfhkafka rdcdê rdcisxy iufha lsh,hs ta m<d;aj, w;a;, uq;a;, lshkafka' ;du;a fuu m%foaYfha .eìks ujqjreka meñK fï .fika fmdf,dia f.ähla b,a,f.k hkafka oeä leue;a;lska'