CHAPTER  5

                Magha vratha niyamamula phalithamulu

         Bhojapuramu nandu Uchadhvayudanu mariyoka brahmanoththamudunu Sumedhayanu bharyatho gaapuramu cheyuchundenu.  konni dinambulaka Sumedha gharbhamu dharinchi subhalagnamu nandoka kanyamanini kanenu.  Uchadhvayudu aaputrikaku 'Suvruththa' yanu naamakaranamu gaavinchi anuraagambuna benchukonu chunda aameku yuktapraayamu vachchinadi. Aame vayoroopa lavanya guna ganambulannita Mrugasrungunaku bharya kaadagina baalika mani yani choosina vaarandaru dalanchu chundiri.  Uchadhvaya Koutsukulunu viyyamu nanda nishchyinchukoniri. Suvruththa Mrugasrungulunu vivahamada parasparaanuraaga badhulai yundiri.

        Suvruththa oka dinambuna thana chelulaina Gunavathi, Roopavathi, Vidyavathi anu vaaralatho nadee snanamunakai chanuchunda maargamadhyamuna oka madinchina yenugu vaarini vembadinchutache naluvurunu parigidipoyi paadubadina baavilo padi maraninchiri.  Aa vartha vinina vari vari thalidandrulu aa baavi kadakumboyi kumarthela savamulanu veliki deeyinchi dhukhinchu chunda nadiki snanamunakai chanuchunna Mrugasrungudu vaarala sameepinchi "Ayyalara! entha kaalamunakainanu nenu thirigi vachchu paryanthamu veerini dahana kriyalu seyaka jaagrathaga unchudani" cheppi kaveri nadilo snanamu chesi Yamuni goorchi thadeka nistatho prardinchuchundenu.

         Suvruthadula vembadinchina madakareendramu vichachalavidiga diruguchu vachchi thondamutho Mrugasrunguna gottunantha nadiyoka manushyakruthi daalchi namaskarimpaga ammunibaalud athanini choochi "Evaravu neevu? neekee hasthi swaroopamu sidhinchina kaaranamemi? ani adigina aa divya thejo moorthy  itlaniyenu.

         Mahathma! nenu kotipalli kshetramu nandundedi Viswagupthuni kumarudanu. Naa peru Dharmagupthudu anduru. Pasithanamu nundi brahmanula yandunu, peddalayandunu bhakti vinayamulu kaligi nyayamargamuna vyaparamu cheyuchu, kaliginanthalo athithi abhyagathula naadarinchuchu, punya kaaryamula naacharinchuchuntini.  Kaani vidhivasamunu meera valanu badadhu gadha! chivaraku nenu rasavaaramuna jikki bangaramu seyu prakaranamu nerungu thalampuna sarvamuni golpoyi daridruda naithini. Naa kutumbamuloni vaarunu duracharu lagutache naa puraadheeswarundu mamu rajyamunu vedalanampenu. Anantharamuna desa sancharinai diruguchu kondari sahayamuna magha maasa vrathamu chesi maraninchithini.  Naaku konthakalamu matrame siva sayujyamuna sthanamu labhinchinadi. Thirigi madaputenugunai janminchithini. Mahanubhava! netiki mimmu thakutache naa papamulanniyu harinchi nanduna naakee nija swaroopamu praptinchinadani thelipenu.

         Mrugasrungudu anandinchi Dharmagupthuni pampinchi, marala thapambunandu moodu dinambulu goorchundaga Yama dharmaraju pratyakshamu kaga brahmachari lechi niluchundi karamulu mukulinchi 'He Surya putra! Prethanadha! nee divya darsanamuna kruthardhudanaithini.  Nee vanukshanambunu dharmamune paalinchu chunduvu gana Dharmarajana noppuduvu.  Paapulaku raktha nayanambulathodanu, nallani sareeramuthodanu, mahisha vahanamu thodanu,paasa gadhayudhamula thodanu, bhayankaramuga gocharinchuchu nee yaakruthiye punyaneeyula katyantha subhapradamuga ganpinchuchundunu. Veda swaroopudavaina vaivasyatha! dharmamunu paalinchutaku neeve karthavu.  Neevalana bhakthadulu charithardhulu ayyedaru' ani koniyadenu.

        Appalulak aanandinchina dakshina lokeswarundu anandinchi "Koutsuka kumara! neevonarinchina sthavamu naakanandamu nichchinadi. Neekemi varamu kaavaleno korukona" managa 'Deva! sarvajnulagu thamakemi theliyakunnadani nenadugudunu? Pramaada vasamuna baavilo padi chanipoyina kanniyala naluvuranu brathikimpudani' vedukonaga Prethanaadhudu atulaneyani, mariyu vaaniki anekamulaina subhapradamulaina varamulu prasadinchi kanikarinchenu.  Anthalone baavivadhdha maraninchi yunna naluvuru kanyalunu nidranundi melkonna chandamuna lechi koorchunda andunna vaarandarunu choochi sambramaascharyamula nondiri.

                                                               end of Chapter 5