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