CHAPTER  20

                                               ( Uththamamulaina marikonni theerthamulu)


                 Ivigaaka inkanu konni theerthamulu kalavu. vaanini vivarinchedanu.

                 22. Omavathi:- Narayana kshetramu ee nadee theeramu nande kaladu.  Maha Vishnuvu shadgunaiswaryamulatho ichchata nivasinchi yundenu..  Omkaaraswamy ichata udbhavinchenu.  Sree MahaVishnuvu Brahmadevunaku srusti vidhanambu, parabrahma swaroopamulanu ichatane upadesinchenu. Andu sushnaathulai Omkaara swamyni sevinchi daanaadulu chesinavaariki Hari saayujyamu thappaka labhinchunu.

                 23 Gokarnamu:- Idi bhookailasamuna divya nagaramai bhasilluchunnadi.  Kamadhenuvu bolu ee pradesamuna snanamaacharinchi, magha masa vrathamu salipina vaariki kshetra prabhavambuna sakalaabheestamulu sidhinchunu.  Sahajamuga ithara jalabhagamulalo muniginapudunu Gokarnamu peru cheppukonina Gokarnamulo suchiaina phalamu sidhinchunu.

                 24. Purushothamamu:- Ee punya pradesamu Godavari parisaramunande unnadi. Indu magha vratha snanamulu chesina vaariki kaivalyamu sidhinchunu.

                25. Brugukachchasamu:- Pavitra kshetramulalo agratvamu vahinchina indunu goppa mahatvamu kaladu.

                26. Bruguthundamu:- Idi visaalamaina sarassu. ichchata snanamu chesinavaru sankalpa sidhitho oorthvalokamunaku cheredaru.

                27. Pushkaramu:- Goppa punya kshetramu. Vaanchitharthamula badasi mukthinonda gorina vaarichchata snanadulu cheyuduru.

               28. Thungabhadra:- Parvathi sahithudaina Sambasivudu ichchata Viroopaakshudai velasi yunnadu.  Munnu jarigina devadaanava yudhamuna paraajithulaina devathalu Shankaruni prardhimpaga Parameswaruda daanavulanu vadhinchi marala kaapadenu.  Anantharamu Shivudu Rushyamookaadri meeda vilaasamuga sancharincha valenani sameepamunande nilachenu. Ichata snanamu, japamu, thapamu, daanaadulu salipinavaaru Suryalokamunaku cheruduru.

               29. Kaveri:- Sree Maha Vishnu nilayamulalo prasidhdhi gaanchinadi. Ee nadiki naduma Sree Ranga kshetramu kaladu. Threthayugamuna Sree Maha Vishnu bhakthudagu Vibheeshanuni korika prakaramuga ande nilachenu. Vibheeshanudu eenaatiki gooda prathi visakha nakshatrayukta vaisakha purnimanadu svayamuga vachchi Harini aaraadhinchi povuchundunani peddalu cheppuduru SreeRangamunaku Dakshina Kasi anu namamutho Kaveri nadiki Dakshina Kasi yaniyu prakhyathi kaladu.

                Iviyanniyu prakruthimeeda prathi vaariki kanipinchuchunna theerthambulu. Ivigaaka prathi hrudayambula gala theerthamulanu gooda thelisikonudu.

                Satyamu, sahanamu, indriyanigrahana, bhoothadaya, satpravarthana, daanamu, kleshasahanamu, santhoshamu, thrupthi, brahmacharyamu, shanthamu, paropakaaramu, nishkaapatyamu, thapassu, guruseva, suchi, viraagamu, vishaya vaancha rahithamu, samathathvamu, satsaangatyamu anambadu theerthamulandu pavithurdaina manavude pradhama ganyundu.

                Satymu: Unnadunnatlu chepputa.

                Sahanamu: Manchigandhamunandu, nippula kumpatiyandu rendu chethulanunchi seethoshnamula samamuga bhavinchuta.

                Indriya Nigrahana: Manasu chalinchunapudu yukthaayukthamula naalochinchi koodani vaaniyandu mamakaramu lekunda cheyuta.

                Bhoothadaya: Anni praanulanu thanavalene preminchuta.

                Satpravarthana: Peddallu thelipina maargamuna varthinchuta.

                Daanamu: Kaliginanthalo paatramerigi prathiphalaapeksha leka itarulakosanguta.

                Kleshasahanamu: Kastamulandu saithamu parula nindinchakunduta. Parulaku apakaaramu cheyakunduta. Chethanaina upakaaramu cheyuta.

                Santhoshamu: Kasta nastamulanu lekkaseyakunduta.

                Thrupthi: Kaligina sampadalu, soukyamulatho anandinchuta.

                Brahmacharyamu: Nirantharamu bhagavad bhakthiyande jeevithamu nilipi sthree vyamohamuna jikkakunduta.

                Shanthamu: Thanu chendadagina sampadalu, soukyamulu, vijayamulu andukona leka poyinapudu aavesamu pondakunduta.

                Paropakaaramu: Karunayu, pavithramu gala hrudhayamutho itarulaku melu cheyuta melu koruta.

                Nishkaaptyamu: Cheppinadi cheyuta. Chesinadi chepputa.

                Thapassu; Thalachina karyamu enni vignamulu vachchinanu thadeka dhyanamuna saadhinchuta.
           
                Guru seva: Vidya cheppinavaarini, thalithandrulanu, peddalanu sevinchuta.

                Shuchi: Aarogyamu kaligi yunduta.

                Viraagamu: Asaasvathamagu vastuvulapai bhranthi vidichi saasvatha padavi napekshinchuta.

                 Vishayavaanchaarahithamu: Pathanaavastaku daaritheeyu soukyamula napekshimpakunduta.

                  Samathatvamu: Evariyandu pakshapaathamu lekunduta.

                 Satsaangatyamu: Mumukshatvamu sidhinchu kaaryamulandunu, mokshamu kaliginchu vaaritho parichayamu pemponda chesikonuta.

                 Ee manasa theerthamula thelisikonutaku vidya kaavalayunu. Itti vidyanu jnanamanduru. Kaavuna ipudu thelipinavanniyu jnanatheerthamulu. Shiva, Kesava Parashakthi swaroopamugala bhakthiyuthambuga sevimpavalenu. Kalachakramu Parabrahma swaroopamani gurthincha valenu.
Daivamuna parokshamuganaina mantra roopamuga dhyaninchuta uttamambu. Anganyasamu aacharinchuta inkanu srestamu. Guroopadesamulu lenivaaru istadaivamunu nama mantramutho smarinchuta kante sreyaskaramu inkokati yundadu. Bhoomipai kanipinchu theerthamulalo munigina daanikante adhika phalamee jnanatheerthamulalo suchulaina labhinchunu.

                Manavudu thana mathamunu, varnaasramadharmamu anusarinchi pravarthinchuta uttamambaniyu, paramathamu mathaacharamu prapradhamambuna labhamuga unnanu thudaku nastamula paalu cheyunaniyu. parulaku thagina kaaryamula ninkokaraacharinchuta anarthakambaniyu, prastuthamuna kastamuganu heyamuganu unnanu thudaku thana mathame thanaku raksha yaniyu aachaara bhangamu valana paapamu-- paapamuna bhayamu-- bhayamuna pathanamu kalugunani Sree Krishna paramaathma vachichenu.

                 Panikiraani praapanchika bhoga laalasatvamu manambuna naatukoninappudu srestamaina bhakthi, jnana, vairagyamulaku chotu dorakadu.

                 Kaavuna dussangatyamunu thyajinchi satsaangatyamune cheya valayunu. Hrudaya nairmalyamu lenivaadu grandhamula patinchinantha maatramuna prayojanamu leka yaavidhambulu kallu baanaloni manchi theerthamatlunu, kukkache muttabadina paala vidhambulanu,chavitinela naatina manchi beejamatlu vyarthamagunu. Atti  malinaathmulu cheyu snanamulu phaladaayamulu gaka neetiyandundu jala charamulalone ganimpabadunu.  Kaavuna munduga jnanamuche hrudayamu subhra padavalayunu.

                Attivaarini mummurthulu mechchedaru. Ee jnanamu neringi pravarthinchina maanavudu jnana yajnamunu aacharinchina vaadagunu.






                                                   End of Chapter 20


                                                                                               Contd.  Chapter 21