PART    II


                                         Chapter 16--Markandeyuni jananamu


                    Sounakadi munulanthata namaskarinchi "Deva| santhanaabhilashiai kasiki poyina Mrukandunaku putrulu kaligiraa? Etlu? Vari peremi? migilina charitramu vivarimpudu" anina aa Sootha maharshi navvuchu 'nayanalara ipudu meere yatula aduguta kadu. Munna Sukuni Pareekshittuyu, Vasistuni Dileepudunu mee valene adigiyunda vaarappudu eringinchina therangu naakarnimpudani itlu cheppa dodangenu.

                   Bhakta jana vasamkarudaina Shankarudu Mrukanduni thallulandarakunu ÓM' kaaramu upadesimpaga vaaru divya vimaanaaroodulai punya lokamulakeguta gaanchina Mrukandudu anandinchi vaaralaku antyakriyalu vidhi vidhanamuga neraverchenu. Anantharamuna koddi dinamulaku aa Mrukandudu bharya sahithamuga payaninchi Gomathi nadee theeramuna parna kuteeramu nirminchukoni nivasinchenu.

                    Anthalo magha masamu pravesimpaga aa muni dampathulu Godavari nandu snanamu cheyuchundiri.  Mrukandudu pitru tharpanamu cheyuchu Mrutyunjayuni goorchi thapambacharinchuchu sahajaharamunu maani phalamulatho konni nallu, jalamulatho konni nallu vayuvutho konni nallu jeevinchuchu gaalivanalayandu niluchundiyu, himabhagambulapai koorchundiyu, nippulavanti yendalalo nilichiyu thapambonarinchenu.  Shivudaa thapamunaku darsana meeyakunnanduna Mrukandudu marintha pattudala vahimchi panchagnula cherchi vaani naduma ghora thapamu thadeka deekshatho bharya samethamuga cheyuchundenu.

                   Aa dampathula thapo vedimiki lokamulanniyu chalinchinavi.  Sura. Asura, Garuda, Gandharvadulu andarunu bhaya kampitha chetaskulairi.  Devendradulu vaani thapamunu bhangamu cheyutakai yenniyo prayathnamulu chesi viphala manoradhundainu.  Aa Brahmaadi devathalandaru Kailasamunaku poyi "Chandrasekhara| Mrukandudu ninnu gurinchi cheyuchunna ghora thapamunaku Agni prajvalinchuchunnadi. Bhoona bhomtharaalamulu vrayyalu kaanunnavi. Ventane neevaa Mahrshini anugrahimpakunna pramadamu thappadani"vachinchiri.

                  Goureeramanundu brundarakulatho nenide poyi Mrukanduni thapambu virmimpa jeyudunu, meeru bhayapadakudu anicheppi, Sasikala dandamu thodanu,Trisoolamu thodanu, bhujaga bhooshanamula thodanu, Nandi vaahanamekkina Phalanetrundu Kaatyayanidevi thoda Rudraganambulu paryavestinchi yunda muniki saakshatkarinchi "Mrukanda lemmu, nenu Shankarundanu nee bhakthiki anandinchi varamula neeya vachchithini arthimpu"aniyenu.

                  Muni dampathulu kannulu vippi Parvathiparameswarulanu choochinayanthane aamandananda kadalitha hrudayara vindamula ramayambuna lechi chethulu modchi namaskarinchuchu "Hey Gangadhara Rajithadrivasa Mrutyunjaya Brahmachyutha stavadeeya Anantha Aadimadyantharahitha Akhilakara mee divya darsambuna maa janma dhanyambulayye, sarvabheesta phalapradayambulagu mee anugrahamu kaligina memimka vaanchimpadagina varambulemiyundunu. Prabhu pitru runamu deerchukona santhanamu lenivadanukada.  Nannu anugrahinchi kulamunuddarinpa jaalina putra bhagyamunu prasadimpudani vedukoniri.

                  Aadidampathulu anandinchi "Mrukanda neeku santhana yogamu enthamaatramu lenanduna ee varamu neneeyaradu kani nee yandali vatsalyamuna ichchuchuntini. ayinanu neeku veyyi samvatsaramulu jeevinchuvarunu, loka kantakulaina kumarulu kavalayuna? Loka pavana murthiai suslokundagu padahaaru samvatsaramulu maatrame jeevinchu thanayundokkadu kavalayuna ani aduga Mrukandudu aalochinchi 'Mahanubhava inni sramalanondi, intha thapamu chesi mee valana durmargulagu thanayula badayuduna , alpa vayaskundainanu suputrune prasadimpumani prardimpaga  Nandivahanudu anandinchi Vatsa neevu korinatle sadgunambulu kaligi naaku bhakthundagu kumaruni badayuduru ani paliki adrusyamayyenu.

                   Parameswara anugrahambuna Marudvathiki  garbhamankurimpaga ellarunu paramanandamu nondi seemanthamulu cheyinchiri.  Anantharamuna aa saadveelalama gurundu uchchasthanudai karkatakamunandundaga vruschika lagna yukta sathabhishaa nakshatramuna prasavimpaga divya thejo viraajithambuna  oka putra ratnamu udayinchenu.  Aa subhasamayamuna ambarathalamandu deva dhundhubhulu mroginavi.  Rambhaadulu natyamu chesiri.  Gagana sancharulu pushpa varshamulu guripinchiri.  Sura munendrulu kooda aa balunichuda Mrukanduni ashramamunaku vachchu chundiri.

                   Atulane okanoka samayambuna Brahma manasa putrudagu Narada maharshi Mrukanduni chooda vachchi aathaniche argya padyadi upacharyalu andukonina tharuvatha Mrukanda thanayudaina Markandeyuni pilichi, dehamanthayu tadimi Mrukanda ee baalundu padivela (10,000) samvatsaramulu jeevinchi lokamuna chiranjeeviyanu naamambu dharinpagaladu.  Etulanduveni hasthamulandunu paadamulandunu matyarekha, dwajarekha, sankha chakra rekhalu, kumbharekhalu kalavu.  Itti samudrika lakshanamulu kaligina jeevudu deergakala jeevi ani cheppina sastramu vyarthamu kadu.Ayinanu laya karundaina Shankarudu eethani aayurdhayamu padahaaru (16) samvatsaramulu matrame nani saasinchinapudu thapputaku avakaasamu ledani cheppi vedali poyenu.

                   Kalachakramu thiruguthunna koladi Markandeyunaku praayamu peruguchunnanduna aa munivarundu kumarunaku varusa kramamuga annaprasamu,kesa kandanamu, aksharabhyasamu, upanayanamulu jaripinchenu.  Anantharamuna kumarunaku vedamu cheppuchu 'Kumara! neeku kanipinchina munulaku, peddalaku, guruvulaku namaskarinchumani cheppenu.

                  Markandeyudu Shankara varaprasadithudu agutache nikhila darmamula bayaka vedadhyayamu cheyuchu, nishaadulanu paatinchuchunda oka dinambuna Vashistudu, Bharadwajudu,Atri, Viswamitrudu, Kasyapudu, Gouthamudu, Jamadagni anu saptharushulu Mrukanda mahamuni intiki raga aa munidampathulu vaarini uchitasanamuna koorchunda niyaminchi bhakthi yuktamuga poojinchi maatalaaduchunda Markandeyudu arudenchi vaariki namaskarinchenu.

                  Saptarushulalo Vashista mahamuni thappa migilina aarvurunu (6) Markandeyuni ''Çhiraayurastha' ani deevinchiri.  Kaani Vashistudu matramu mounamu vahinchi minnakundenu.  Markandeyudu namaskarimpaga valadanina muni varthanamunu anumaaninchina Bharadwaja, Gouthama, Viswamitra, Atri, Kasyapa Jamadagnulu Ëmidi Vashista! balakundu pranamilluchunda thatastha bhavamu vahinchanemi"aniri.

                    Andulaka Vashistundu "Munulara! meeru dooramaalochinchakaye thondara padithiri. Ee baludu samanyudanukontira? Hara vara prasadamuche janminchina maha purushudu Ithaniki padunaaru samvatsaramulu matrame ayurdhayamu aa Parameswarudu prasadinchiyundenu. Atti vanini nenu dheergayushmanthuniga deevinchedaneni pramadamu sambhavinchunu.  Mari meerithanini deevinchu pattuvaladani anutaku manamboppaka minnakunti, ayinanu mee vaakyamulu palikinchutake prayatnimpumani badulu cheppenu.

                    Migilina munulaarvurunu  (6) vari porapatunu thelisikoni 'Vashista! avunu memu thondara padithimi. Aa padunaaru vatsaramulandunu veenikippude chala kalamu gadachipoyinadi.  Koladi dinamulalone veeni jeevitha samaapthi kavalayunu gana venini chiraayuvuniga cheyu vidhamu aalochinchavalayunu. Munduga Brahma vaddaku povudamani paliki Markandeyuni thama venta satyalokamunaku gonipoyi Chaturaasanunaku Markandeyuniche namaskarimpa chesiri.

                     Samastha sura brundamulatho koluvu theeriyunna Vaninathundunu thana kabhivaadamu chesina muni kumaruni choochi "Vatsa! deergayushmanthuduvu kammu ani deevinchenu" Vashista maha muni chirunavvu navvi "Padmasana! neevunu porabadithivi suma! Shankarudu ee balunaku padunaaru samvatsaramulu maatrame jeevitha samaapthi ani vachinchi yundenu, meeritlu thondara padithiremi?"ana migilina munulu 'nijame Paramesti! memaarvuramunu neevalene porabadithimi.  Maa pramadamunu savarinchukonutake Mrukanda soothuni thama yoddaku theesuku vachchithimi.  Mana vakyamulu vyarthamulu kaakunda yundu upaayamu aalochinchudani koriri.

                     Antha Surasrestundu vismayamandi 'Kumara! neevu cheppinadi satyamu. Aayushyamu nirnayimpa daginavaadu laya kaarakudaina Shankarude yanuchu Markandeyuni cheradeesi athani dehamanthayu thana hastambuna nimiri, mastakambuna unchi Bharatheeswarundaina neneppudu aadi thappi yerungani Brahma naguduneni Markandeyudu Shivanugrahamuna kalpaanthamu varaku jeevinchi undugaka! ani aaseervadinchenu.  Munulunu anandinchi Markandeyuni thirigi bhoolokamuna Mrukandunaku appaginchi, karthavyamulanu vivarinchi vaari vaari nelavulakumboyiri.






                                      End of Chapter  16
                                                                                                                        contd..Ch17