Chapter 11
             ( Saandeepaka muni kumarudu jeevinchina kadha )

            Munnu kasinagara prantha mandali  Avanthi nagaramandu  vedalayambulu gala brahmanulendaro undiri. Vaarilo Saandeepaka muniyu gurukulaasramamu nirminchukoni sishya samethamuga nivasinchu chundenu.

            Atulunda kontha kaalamunaku magha nakshatrayuktha poornima yanu magha yanu parvadinamu vachchenu. Aa subha dinamuna Saandeepaka muni ekaika kumarundu vekuvajaamune lechi kaalakrutyamulu neraverchukoni, thana snehithulatho koodi prabhasa theerthamuna snanamu cheya boyenu. Nadiki poyina balakulandaru konthavaraku eeduchu anandinchiri. Marikontha sepatiki aa balakulalo Saandeepaka muni kumarudu munigi marala levadayye. Ventaboyina muni baluru athanikai neetilo vedaki vedaki yendunanu jaadalu kanabadananduna intiki vachchi vaani thalidandrulaku aa vaartha thelipiri.

           Aa balakuni kanna mathapitharulu putrasokamuna dukhinchiri. Vaarilo thandri maha jnani yaguta chetha bharya manu vairaagya vaakyamulu vinipinchi aamenu dukhopa samanamunu ponda prayathninchu chundenu. Soorudanu yadavunda tharunamu nande Madhura puramuna nivasinchu chunda vaaniki Vasudevundanu thanayudu udayinchenu. Aa Vasudevuni bharyalu enamanduguru (8) Vaarilo Rohini yanunaame garbhamuna Balaramudu udayinchenu. Devaki garbhamuna SreeKrishnudu udayinchenu. Kaani vaariruvuru kaaranaantharamulache kanna thalidandrulanu baasi vrepalle yandunna Yasoda Nanduni inta bempudu kumarulai perugu chundiri.

           Garnudu Ramakrishnulaku upanayanamu cheyinchi, pradhamambuna vidyabhyasamu gaavinchina gurudevulu. Garnudu thana sishyulinkanu samastha vidya paarangathulu kaavalayunanu thalampuna vaariniddaranu Avanthee rajyamandunna Saandeepakuni yoddha samastha vidya visaradhula gaavimpa sishyuluga niyaminchenu. Saandeepakundunu Balaramakrishnula yandu podamuchunna maha purusha lakshanamulanu avalokinchi vaariki guruthvamu vahimpa angeekarinchenu.

           Nandanandanulu bhakthi vinayambula pravarthinchuchu koladi dinamulande sakala vidya visaradhulai prathi vishayamu chadivi marachina vaarivale grahinchuchu aruvadinaalugu dinamulalo (40 days) aruvadinaalugu vidyala abhyasinchiri. Pidapa Balaramakrishnulu swagruhamuna keguchu "Guruvarya! gurdakshina samarpinchedamu. korukondani cheppiri. Andulaka yojjalaanandinchi "Biddalara! meeru naaku gurudakshina eeyadalanchina oka pani cheyudu. Naa kumarundipudu nadee garbhamuna munigi poyinaadu. Meeretulaina naa kumaruni dechchi ichchina chaalu" anaga vaarangeekarinchiri.

          Pidapa aa sodaruliruvurunu radhamu nadirohinchi prabhasa theerthamuna karudenchi Samudruni smarinchinanthalo Sagarundu rayambuna sameepinchi "Mahatmulara! nannu bilichina kaaranambeyyadi?" ani prasninchenu. Ramakrishnulu "Oyee! maa gurunandanundu okappudu snaanamu cheyuchu nee prabhasa theerthamuna munigi poyenata. Vaanini gonivachchi immani" paluka Samudrundu magidi "Poojyulara! naayandu Panchajudanu rakshasudu kaladu. Athade muni kumaruni harinchina durmaargudu. Meeru naa yandu pravesinchi aa durmaarguni vadhinchi mee guru thanayuni gonipondani" vachiyinchenu.

          Vasudeva kumarulatulane Sagaramuna jochchi Panchajuni  patti samharinchi vaani garbhamuna gala paanchajanyamanu sankhamunu gaikoni, yandunde yamalokamunaku boyi, jariginadantayu vivarinchiri.  Yamadharma rajanthata vaarini uchitha reethula gouravinchi thana bhatulanu raavinchi Saandeepaka muni thanayudu endundeno pilichikoni randani yaajnapimpaga kinkarulaa muni kumaruni dechchi yaduveerula kappaginchiri. Ventane aa annadammulu Saandeepaka muni kumaruni venta gonivachchi guruvarenyunaku dakshinaga osangina ammuni chandrudu santhustantharangudai vaarala deevinchi pampenu.


                                                     End of Chapter 11

                                            Chapter 10
                    ( Brahmana baaludu punarjeevithundaguta )

            Sree Ramachandrudu lankaku boyi Ravanaadulanu vadhinchi Vibheeshanunaku pattamu gatti pushpaka vimaanamu nadhirohinchi Ayodyaku arudenchi nantha Bharathudu savinayamuga eduregi poojinchi gonivachchi rajya simhasanamuna goorchunda bettenu. Aa samayamuna Sree Ramachandrudu maha pathivratha siromani aiana Seetha mahadevini goodi Laxmana, Bharatha, Shatrugnulagu sodarulatho goodi prajala ganna biddala reethi paalinchu chundenu.

            Devasarma yanu brahmanudu samastha sastramulanu chadivi sadaacharamuna bravarthinchuchu jeevithamanthayu daivamunande lagnamu chesi jeevinchu chundenu. Aa bhoosurunaku leka leka chaala kaalamuna koka kumarudu udayimpaga thalidandrulu aathaniyande pancha praanamulu pettukoni allaru mudduga penchukonu chundiri. Aa balakundu dina dina pravardha maanudai choochu vari dendambula nella aakarshinchuchu sarva sadgunamula alaraaruchundenu.

           Itulunda konni dinamula kaabalakundu akaaranamuga maraninchenu. Putra viyogamu bharincha leka aa vipra dampathulu kumaaruni kalebaramunu mosukoni poyi raja bhavanamuna keduruga parunda betti "Ayyo! kumara! neekinthalone nooru samvatsaramula aayuvu theerinada! thalidandrulu sajeevulai yundagane thanayulu mruthi nondu anyayamu ee Ayodhya yandu gaka inkendaina unnada? Naayana! neevu perigi peddavadavai pelli perantamulu chesikoni, kaapuramu cheyuchu, mammu mannucheyuduvani nammi neeyande kondantha aasabettukoni yuntimi gada! Maa yaasalanniyu nadiyaasalu chesithivi gadoyi? O Rama chandra prabhoo! mamu boluvaaramu putrasokamuna nitu vilapinchu chunda neeanyayamu jarugutakemi kaaranamo vichaarimpaka raja soudhamulo goorchuntayena nee paalanaloni pratyekatha? Idena dharmamu? Idiyena rajaneethi? Memitu sokinchu chunda valasinadena? ani vaapovu chundenu.

            Vipra sokamu chevina padinanthane antahpuramuna bavalinchiyunna Ramachandrudu rayamuna soudhamu digi vachchi Bhoosurothama! ooradillumu. pramadavasamuna maraninchina nee kumarudu thirigi jeevinchu koraku nene sahasamu cheyagalanu. Nenu thirigi vachchu paryanthamu meeru raja bhavanamu nande yundudu. Maa thammudagu Lakshmanudu meeke apakaaramu jarugakunda chooda galadu. Antha varaku meerunu kumaruni savamunu athi bhadramuga kaapadu chundudani Soumitrunika kaarya bharamu appaginchi nijayudhambula daalchi pushpaka vimanamunu manassuna dhyaninchi nanthata ayyadi maru kshanamu nande vachchi thana mundu vaalenu.

           Daasarathi rayamuna vimaanamu nadirohinchi ' Pushpakama! ee Devasarma kumarudu akaaranamuga maraninchenu. Andulaku kaaranamu naa rajyamunandu echatano adharmamu jaruguchunnadanuta, nenaa yanyayamu harinchi vipra baaluni brathikimpa valenu. Neevu nirupamaana shilpa kala prapoornulaina Viswakarmalache nirmimpa badina daanavu. Nee shakthi saamardyamulu ananya saamanyamulu. Dharma parayanundaina Dasakantuni vaahanamaina neevu maha jnaanivi. Nenipudethencha dagina thaavediyo grahinchi nannataku konipommani palikinantha aavimaanamu chivaaluna lechi gagana maargambuna bayaninchi poyi oka pradesamuna nilichenu.

           Ramudanthata thapo deeksha vahinchina vaanigaanchi "Ayya! neevevvaravu? endulakai thapamonarinchu chuntivi? ani adigina Ramachandra! nenu Sambhukundanu soodrundanu. Bonditho gooda swargamunaku povu samkalpamuna thapamu aacharinchu chuntini' anaga Raghavundu "Oyee! varnaasrama dharmamula nathikraminchi thapamu aacharincha vachchuna? Yuga dharmamu thappina nee kanthabuna maa Ayodhyalo vipra thanayudu akaaranamuga maraninchenu. Ainanu neevu korinavi mokshame kada!  Idigo neeku mukthini prasaadinchu chunnanu" ani karamuna vaani sigamunu thegavesenu.

           Sankunakatlu swargamu prapthinchinadi. Gagana samchaarulaina mahaneeyulandaru pushpa varshamu kuripinchiri. Aa samayamu nande Ayodhyalo maraninchina brahmana kumarudu nidranundi lechina chandamuna lechi koorchundenu. Aa drusyamunu choochina vaarandaru paramaanandamu nondiri. Devasarmaadulu pondina yaanadamunaku meraledu. Aa samayamuna Sreeramudu Sambuka vadha nantharamuna pushpakamu nekki marala vachchi thana bhavanamu nandu vraalenu. Ramabhadruni brahmana bhakthini, dharma paalana dakshathanu goorchi prajalandaru venolla goniyadiri.

          Devasarma vimaanamu diguchunna Sreeramuni sameepinchi "Raghurama! Neevu bhoobharamu nadampa Kousalya Dasarathula garbha vaasamuna maya maanusha vesha dharivai avatharinchina Sreemannarayanudavu gaani saamanya manava maatrudavu gavu. Neevu daivamsa sambhoothudave gaka yunna Ravana Kumbhakarnaadi veerula samharimpa saadhyamaguna? Nishkaaranamuga chanipoyina naa kumaruni thirigi brathikinchi maaku putra bhiksha prasaadinchina dharma moorthivi. Vipraseervada prabhavamuna neevu putra poutrabhi vrudhdhi kaligi, saasvatha keerthi prathistalu pempondi, lokamuna nee paalanamu Ramarajyamanu peruna prasidhdhi kekkunu gaka" ani aaseervadinchi satheesutha bandhadulatho intiki boyenu.

           Atutharvaatha Ramudu Vaidehi thodanu, thammulathodanu sukhambuga rajyapaalana gaavinchi samastha lokamunandu prakyathi gaanchenu. Netikini Ramarajyamanu peru bhoolokamuna saasvathamuga nilichi yunnadi.

                                                               End of Chapter 10

                                           Chapter 9
                                (Pushkaruni charithramu)

             Jeevudu vadilipoyina sareeramunu prethamandumu. kaani kalebaramunaku alankaaramu chesina tharuvathane prethatvamu siddinchunaniyu peddalu  nuduvuduru. Magha snanamulu, Suryajayanthi munnagu daivakaryamulu onarinchina varu sthoola dehamunu baasi sookshma sareeramuna vaarabhilashinchina lokamulaku povuchunduru. Brahma, Vishnu Maheswarula anugrahamu valana aayaapunya lokamula karuguchunduru.

            Kruthayugamuna nalubadi (40) dinamula varakunu, Threthayugamuna muppadi (30) dinamula varakunu, Dwaparayugamuna iruvadi (20) dinamula varakunu, Kaliyugamuna padi (10) dinamula varaku kalebaramulu chedaka undunu. Mrugasrungudu nenu thirigi vachchunantha danuka nee savamula nemiyu cheyavaladani cheppinanduna aa kanyala thalidandrulu naalgu rojulai kumaarthelanu atulane unchukoniri. Paapulainanu punyulainanu dehamunu vidichina anantharamuna vaayuvegamuna prayanamu cheyuduru. Kaavuna Suvruththadulu moodu naalgu dinamulalo yamaloka drusyamulu choochi vachchi thamavaarika vruthanthamulu deluputa bootakamu kadu. Indulaku gala ithihasamu gooda vinudu. Poorvamu Pushkarundanu brahmanundunu Threthayugamuna oka vipra balakundunu, Dwaparamuna Saandeepaka muni thanayundunu prethalokamunaku poyi vachchina vare kaavuna idiyanthayu satyamu. Andu mukhyamuga Pushkaruni charithra vivarinchedanu.

          Munnu Pushkarundanu viprundu nandigramamanu gramamuna sadaacharamu bayaka nivasinchu chundenu. Aa bhagavathoththamudu nirantharamu bhagavannama smaranamu baayaka punya theerthamulalo grummaruchu, bhootha daya galigi satyaahimsala veedaka nitya homamulu cheyutaye gaka magha snana daana dyanamula nistatho onarinchenu.

          Konni dinamulaku yamakinkarulu vachchi Pushkaruni vaari lokamunaku gonipovaga Dharmaraju thana sevakulanu mandalinchi "Oree! moodulaara!  Nandigramamanduna mariyoka Pushkaruni gonirammanina meeree punyamoorthini theesukoni vachchithiremi? Ventane poyi rendava Pushkaruni pattuku randani' aajnapimchi ee Pushkaruni sameepinchi "Bhoosurothama! naa bhatula ajnanavasamuna chesina ee aparaadhamunu mannimpudu. Mimmu thirigi bhoolokamunaku pampinchedanu. Dayaseyudani praardhinchenu.

           Aa maatalaku Pushkarudu "Dharmaraja! meelokamunaku vachchina praani thirigi povuta durlabhamu. Atti avakaasamu naaku labhinchinanduna ee samayamunande meelokamuna gala drusyamulanu chooda vedukaguchunnadi anina " Yamundu aanandinchi kondaru sevakula niyaminchi  andandugala narakamula joopa aajnapinchenu. Pushkarudu aakinkarula sahaayamuna narakamula joochenu.

          Bhayankaramulaina pululu vaati gollache sareeramula jeelchu chunda rodanamulu cheyu vaarini, soolamula thalalonundi dehambulalo gruchchu chunda vaapovu varunu, rampamulatho niluvuna goyuchunda bobbarinchu varunu, goddali debbalaku chiduru vandaralaina mamsamulu mukkalu mukkaluga lechuchunda ghoshinchu varunu, nippukalamula meeda nadipinchu chunda sokinchu varunu inka nenniyo badhalanu anubhavinchu varala joochi vaani hrudhayamu dravinchi poyinadi.

           Antha aa yamakinkarulu Pushkarunitho "Swamy! veeru brathikiyundaga punyamulu chesinacho veerikee sramala anubhavincha valasina pani yundadu. Meeru maha purushulagutanjesi yevarlitho maatladinanu memaatanka parachamu" anaga aa Pushkarudu naraka vaasula gaanchi ' Ayyalara! meekee dusthithulela praapthinchina vani' aduga aa papulandaru brahmanunitho itlaniri.

         Punya purusha! ajnana vasamuna memu ghora paapamulu cheyuta chethane nedee karmalanubhavinchu chuntimi. appatiki kanipinchina ee praapanchika bhogamule sthiramulanukontimi. aa yavvanamu, aa balamu, aa dhanamu, aa bhogamunu maake saaswathamuga swaadheenamulanu kontimi. Punyamula cheyudani cheppavachchina vaarini saithamu durbhashalaadi kottabothimi. Para dhana, para daaralanu balaatkaramuga naina anubhavinchutaye prajna yanukontimi. Maa paapamulu, maa lopamulu evvaru chooda ledaniyu, choochina vaaru edirimpa jaalaraniyu garvamandithimi.

          Mariyunu meevale vrathamulu, japamulu, homamulu, daana dharmamulu cheyuvarini choochi apahasyamulaadithimi. Varnaasrama dharmamulanu, vaavivarasalanu veedi pravarthinchithimi. Nyayamuga maa valana dravyamu pondadagina vaariki saithamu vaari balaheenatha naadharamga jesikoni vaaroka vanka bharyabiddalatho pastulunnanu vaarikeeya valasina sommu apaharinchithimi. Mammedirinchina vari gruhamulanu vaamulanu thagala bettithimi. Ee vidhamuna memonarinchina doshamulu saamaanyamulu gaavu. Kaavunane itti phalithamulanu anubhavimpa valasinadi. Thamatho maatalaaduchunnantha varaku maaku bhadhalu theliyaka santhiga unnadi. Meerinchuka inde undudani' palikiri.

         Pushkarudu aa maatalaku  kontha jaalinondi "Ayyalaara! Meeraalokamuna ennadu daivamula poojinchi gani, devalayamulaku poyi gani, peddalanu gouravinchi gani yerugaru. Theertha yatralu sevinchaka poyinanu, daana dharmamulu cheyaka poyinanu, japa thapamulu aacharinchaka poyinanu, chetlanunna maaredu dalamulache Shankarulanu aaraadhncha raada? Nadulalo snanamu cheya raada? Surya devunaku namaskarimpa raada? Ee panuleviyu cheyaka pothiri. Sare jarigina daaniki vichaarimpaka Hari ni ippudainanu sthuthimpudu. Meeku subhamu agunanina narakamandunna vaarandarunu daiva prarthanalu chesiri.

         Anthalo yamudu achchataku raaga Pushkarundu vinayambuna branamilli ' Surya nandana! Neevu Trimoorthy swaroopundavu, veda mayudavu, dharma paalakundavu gana naa prarthana laalakinchi indunna vaarilo Rama naama smarana chesina vaarini vimukthi cheya valayunani naa vinnapamu aninanthane Dharmaraju mechchi bhagavatdhyanamu chesina vaarini narakamunundi bandha vimuktula nonarinchi 'Viproththama! thamararudenchi chaala thadavainadi. Intivadhdha daarasuthadi bandhu janambulu sokinchu chundiri. twaraga poyirandani thagina maryadalatho Pushkaruni bhoolokamunaku pampinchenu.



                                                               End of Chapter 9

       

                                      CHAPTER -8
                       (Yamalokamu nandali narakamulu)

           Yamalokamunandali narakamulu anekamulu.  Ghora anu narakamu katika cheekatitho nindi yundunu. Ghora narakamunakavala mari rendu narakaalu athighora, mahaghora ana baduchunnavi.  Vaniki diguva bhagaana Ghora roopa, tharalathara, bhayothkata, apala, karaala, kaalarathri, vayovaktha, chandaprachanda, maha chanda, chanda kolahala anabadu padunaidu (15) narakamulunnavi. Vaanilo padamoodavadagu prachanda narakamu mikkili bhayamkaram.

           Vajramanunadi iruvadava (20) narakamu. Trikonam, panchakonam, pathivarthulam, sudheergam, sapthabhowmam, astabhowmam, maaya, deepthamulanu narakamulu vajramuna keevala unnavi.

          Aviyunu gaka rouravamu, maharouravamu, thamamu, swethamu, ushnamu, sudhamani, samghoramu, thistamu, karmanandeepanam, sakamu, sarmanandeena vanamu, mahamaaya, athiromamu, subheemamu, theevravegamu, sankatamu, karalamu, prakampanamu, vikaraalamu, mahapadmamu, kaalasootramu, supakramu, prathardhanamu, sunemi, khadamu, noochemukham, supradeepakamu, thoopamu, kumbheepakamu, aathapadaarunamu, angara raasi, veekmaayam, haadakamu, anrukpooya bhavanamu, thundi, sakuni, thrithuvu, saptha janthuvu, maha samvarthanamu, panka vepanamu, poothi mamsamu, uchchasvamu, niruschchasvamu, aadravamu, deerghamu, kootasaalmam, sumahanaadamu, aristamu, pradhanamu, sukrathaapamu, salyamu, vrukamu, gajamu, gajam, ruksham, vyaghram, simhamu, mrugadhanam, soorakamu, swaasam, meshamu, vrushabhamu, mahishamu, kharaasanam, graham, nakramu, sarpamu, vaayanamu, koormam, jalookamu, ulookamu, ghundram, saalooramu, poothivakramu, gamdakamu, karkatakamu, kavi, poothi mruththika, kanabhoopam, ameyam, aprathista, rudhiraannam, thushaagni, kramanichayam, lalabhakshanam, svabhojanamu, aathmabakshanamu, nuvisaalamu, sankatamu, sudaarunam, sarvabakshanam, vikatam, kamkatakam, suthapthatam, vaitharaninadhi, kataaham, pureeshamu, lohasankhuvu, asthibhanga ekapaadamu, asivrathamulanu modalaina narakamulu iruvadienimidi (28) kotlu kalavu.

         Ivi anniyu memu choochiye cheppu chuntimi. Nijamuna kinkanu achata paapulanubhavinchu sikshanalanu gurinchi vachinchutaku maakanubhavamu chaaladanina vinina vaarunu vari vari thalithandradi bandhuvulu kontha thadavu  noti maatalu raaka nilichipoyi, tharuvaatha  "Amma! ila meevalana achati vishayamulu vina maaku bhayamaguchunnadi.  Meeretula drusyamulanu chooda galgithirani" prasninchiri. Andulaka balikalu "Srothalaara! aa narakamulo badhalanubhavimpa valasina varu paapulaniye thelupu chuntimi. Magha maasa vratha, snana, daanamulu seyuvaarika vicharameledu.  Punyamu chesina varika Yamadharmaraju swagathamu cheppi maryadalu cheyunu. Mana poorvulu Bharatha desamunu karmabhoomi yaniyu thapobhoomi yaniyu vakkaninchiri.
Thapodhanulaina rushulu yajna yagadi krathuvulanu aacharinchiyu homamulu chesiyu, snana daana dyana vrathamulu salipiyu dhanyathanu pondiri.

          Mariyoka vishayamu aalakimpudu. Yamadoothalu okappudu okanini vimaanaumu meeda mosukoni vachchi yamuni koluvuna uchithaasanamupai koorchunda niyaminchiri. Antha Chitraguptudu lechi " Yamadharma raja! Ee punyamurthy Ganga, prayaga, gouthami, Sreerangamulandunu magha maasa vrathamulu yadhavidhiga onarinchenu, mariyu aneka pravaahamulandu snanamu chesi daanamulu chcsenu. Daivabhakthi kaligiyundenu. Veeni valana jarigina paapamediyu ledu" ani palukaga aa samavarthi aathani aneka vidhamula gouravinchi devatha vimaanamu ekkinchi punyalokamulaku pampimchenu.

           Jarigina daanikai vicharimpaka raanunna magha maasamuna meerunnu vrathamu aacharinchi punyamu aarjimpudu. Ekaranamunaina meeru nela dinambulu eevrathamu aacharincha avakaasamu lekapoyinacho rathasaptami yanambadu magha sudha saptami yandunu, sudha poornima naadunu, bahula chaturdasi naadu vratha maacharinchina sampoorna phalithamu praptinchunu.



                                                                    End of Chapter 8