Chapter  19
                                    (Vrathaadulu cheyadagina pradhaana theerthamulu)


                      Muneendrulaara! magha masamulo Markandeyudu yeye theerthamulalo snanamulu cheseno, yeye daanamulu salipeno, yeye daivamula naaraadhincheno yeringi sarvamaanavulu atle chesina ihaparambula badaya dagina vaaru kaana vaanini gooda vivarincheda aalakimpudu.

                     Magha vrathamaacharimpa praarambhinchutake snanamu modatidi. Pavitramulaina nadulande aa vrathadulu aacharinchina sreyambagunu. Nathulu leni gramaadulalo cheruvulu, digudubaavulu, kaaluvulandaina snanaadulu nerapavachchunu. Magha masamu modalaina parva dinamulalo prathi chinna jalaasayamunandu pavitra ganga nilichi yundunani Aryulu vachinchuchundiri . Padamaranundi thoorpuku paaredi pravaahamulanu nadulanduru. Thoorpunundi padamaraku paaredi pravaahamulanu nadamulanduru. Magha masa vrathame koddi jalaasayambuna nerapinanu phalapradamule gaani andu konnintini mukhyamuga peddalu perkoni yunnaru.

                     1.Prayaaga:- Indu snanamu chesinavaru punyavanthulaguta nischayamu. Vaarinee manavulegaka divya lokamulandu vaaru saithamu gouravinchedaru.  Sastrapuranamulu Prayaaga pramukhyamainadani delupu chunnavi.

                     2. Naimisaranyamu:- Satrayaagaadi krathuvulu aacharimpa ee pradesamu yogyamainadi Mahatmulindu nivasinthuru.  Ee kshetramu Nimi chakravarthi kenthayu mudaavahamu.

                     3. Samanthapanchakamu:- Divyulindu snanamu cheyu chunduru. Ichata munigina vaariki bhoolokamuna kalugu nasta nistura vignamulu vundavu.

                     4. Kurukshetramu:- Aabalavrudhulaku thelisina Mahabhaaratha samgramambuna kidiye nelavu. Dwapara yugamuna Bheeshma, Drona, Krupa, Asvadhdhama, Vidura, Karna , Suyodhanaadulu ichatane kaivalyamu nondiri. Indu moodunnara(3 1/2) kotla theerthamulundutache idi bhoothala svargamani munnu Srikrishna paramathmaye cheppi yundenu. Manavulu svayamkrutha aparaadha doshamulanundi vidivaduta kindu snanamu seyavalayunu.

                     5. Ganga:- Ichata Kasipuramu jagatprakyathamu. Ee kshetra palakudu Annapurna samethundaina Kasiviswanadhundu. Ganga maha pavitra jalamu. Paapulanu pavitrulanu cheyutalo ichati Manikarnika Ghattamulu migula prasasthamainavi.

                      6. Avanthi:- Magha masa vrathamee divya sthalamuna neraverchina punyamurthulaku aa parameswarudu samastha doshamulanu baapi mokshamu prasadinchunu.

                      7. Ayodhya:- Suryavamsapu rajulaina Raghu, Maandhatha, Dileepudu, Harischandrudu, Sreeramachandrudu modalaina vaarandaraku ee nagaramu janmabhoomi. Indu mahapuneethamaina Sarayu nadi pravahinchu chunnadi Sarayu nadilo suchulai deva tharpanamulu, pitru tharpanamulu salipinavaaru prapanchamuna yaso soubhagyamulanu anubhavinchutaye gaaka mukthini gooda ponduduru. Ichata pitru tharpanamulu vadilinacho iruvadirendu (22) tharamula pitrudevathalu daaivanugrahamuna svargavaasulairi.

                      8. Madhu vanamu:- Ichata jalamulalo magha snanamu, vrathamu nerapina vaariki ihaparambulu labhinchuta nikkuvamu.

                       9. Yamuna nadi:-Surya devuni putrika ee roopamuna pravahinchuchunnadi.  Yamadharma raju eemeku sodarudu. Sreekrishnunaku aathmeeyamaina nallani neetitho pravahinchuchundunani pouraanikulu vachinchi yundiri. Ichchata snanaadulu cheyuvaariki sarva sampadalatho Vaikunta prapthi nischayamu.

                      10. Dwaraka:-Pandava pakshapathiyani perugaanchina SreeKrishna paramaathmatmakee nagarambu nilayambu. Poorvamu Jarasandhudu aneka paryayamulu SreeKrishnunimeediki dandeththi raaga Kamsa vairi Jarasandhunaku bhayapadi praanarakshanarthamu paaripoyinapudu Sree Viswakarma bhagavanuni prardhimpaga aa shilpacharyudu Dwarakapuramu nirminchi Krishnuniki ichchenaniyu, tharuvatha Krishnudetulano Jarasandhuni champinchenaniyu puranamulu udghatinchuchunnavi. Magha masa vrathamu ee pranthamunandu puraanokthamuga chesinavariki, pitrutharpanamulu ichchinavariki swarga soukhyamulu kongubangarambulu.

                        11. Mayavathi:- Ee pradesambuna malaprahaarini ananbadu nadi paaruchunnadi. Aa pravaahamuna snana vrathamulu chesinavaru vaari paapamulanundi vimukthi nonduduru. Malaprahaarini namamee nadiki saarthakamu.

                        12. Sarswathi Nadi:- Indu munuguchu ichchata magha masa vratha danamulu chesinavariki Saraswathi devi anugrahamu, ihaparamulu labhinchunu.

                        13. Ganga (Kasi):- Pavitramaina ee nadilo snanamu chesi magha masamuna nallavu, nuvvulu danamu chesina vaariki pitrudevathalandaru samtrupthi chendutaye gaaka sarva sukhamulu anubhavinthuru.

                         14. Kanchi:- LakshmiNarayanulee Kanchiyandu nivasinchi unnaru.  Bhoolokamu vaaree kshetramunu Satyavratha kshetramani cheppukonduru. Vratha niyamambula thappaka ichchata snanamulu chesinavariki koti vidhamula shubambulu praapthimchunu. Kaavunane ichata Devalayamunaku Punyakotiyani naamamu oppuchunnadi.

                         15. Trayambakamu:- Gomathi nadi udbhavinchina kshetra dvaramagutache idi pavitra sthalamu. Indu magha masa vratha snanamulu onarinchina mullokamula vaariki gooda mukthi labhinchuta satyamu.

                         16. Gouthami:- Ee nadiki uttaramuga munupu Gouthama muni Ahalya sahithamuga nivasinchina pradesamunake Kotiphalee kshetramani peru. Deenike Sree Rajarajeswari Somalingeswara kshetramaniyu, Gouthama Siddasramamaniyu, Siddha Janardhana Nilayamaniyu naamantharamulu. Ee pradesamuna unna Phala vruksha saakhaku kaallu dagilinchi thalakrinduga vraalina Shukramuni bhoomipai mantalu veyinchi, agnikanamulanu aaharamuga thinuchu thapamu aacharinchi Shivaanugrahamu pondi mruthasanjeevani vidya neringenu. Pidapa Markandeyudu akaala mrutyuvunu jayinchinadiyunu ichchatane.  Kaavuna oka paryayamu ee kshethramuna magha snana vrathamulu chesinanu vaari varusaga edu(7) janmamula doshamulu harinchunu.

                        17. Dakshavaatika:-Ee pradesamune Drakshaaraamamu anduru. Daksha prajapathi krathuvu onarinchinadi ichchatane.  Ichchatane saptagodavari namankitha thatakamu kaladu. Aa cheruvuna munigi oka dinamanthayu upavasinchi, andunna Manikyamba Bheemeswarulanu darsinchina vaariki ipsithamulu theerunu.

                         18. Muramalla:- Poorvamu Kaalathmakaadri indundedidani pratheethi. Ichata Veera Bhadra naamambuna Bhadrakali yukthambuga Veerabhadraswamy velisi yunnadu.  Godavarilo munigi snana vrathamulu chesina ubhayaloka soukyamulu sidhinchunu. Mariyu Shankarudu kaalakoota vishamu mringina chotuyunide kaavuna Neelakantamanu perunagooda ee kshetramu velugonduchunnadi.

                          19. Paadagaya  Kshetramu:- Deenine Pithapuramanduru. Yelanadee kshetramaniyu piluthuru. Indu Shivudu Kukkutaroopamuna nilichinanduna indu snanamu cheyuvariki punarjanma undadu.

                          20. Pampa nadi:- Kaalatmakamanu parvathamu ee nadiki dakshinamuga unnadi. Pampayanu pattanamukooda ichchatane unnadi. Pampanadilo magha masamuna snanaadulu salipina vaariki Shiva saayujyamu thappaka labhinchunu.

                          21. Prabhavamu:- Idi Pampanadi sameepamunande unnadi.  Loka kalyanamunakai Shankarudu indu Linga roopamu daalchina ithihasamu okati kaladu. Poorvamu panchabhoothadulaku  mundu saththuvunandu Ichchashakthi udbhavinchinadi.  Appudu disalanniyu soonyamuluga unda Srustiki  moolamaina Aham janinchinadi. Atule Vishnu nundi Brahmayu, Rudrudu naidesi(5) mukhamulatho buttiri. Aa puttina vaaru iruvurunu okarinokaru choochukoniri. Vaarilo Shankarudu prapanchamuna naake aidu(5) mukhamulu unnavi neevevaru anaga aa Brahmayu nenokkadine aidu(5) mukhamulu galavaadinani palikenu. Chivaraku vaariruvunu ghoramuga poraadiri. Vaarilo Shivudu thana yedamachethi chitikena vreli gotitho Brahma aidava thalanu trunchiveyaga athadappatinundi Chaturmukhundayyenu.

                        Pidapa Brahma hatya paathakamunaku Rudrudaa brahmakapaalamunu chetha battukoni mullokamula thirugu chunda okappudu Dwaraka vanamuna bhikshatana cheyavalasi vachchinadi. Aa samayamuna Shivuni soundaryamunu choochi Ruchi bharya yagu Vakraseela kaama bhavamunu pondi vaanini vembadinchinadi.  Migilina munikaanthalandarunu Shivuni mohinchi yodalerungaka vaani venta barugiduchundiri. Aa kaaranamuna munulandaru roshamunondi "Shankaruni purushaangamu thegi yundamuralo padugaaka yani sapinchiri. Atlu bhangamaina Shivaangamu bhangamai paathalamunandu bhoomimeeda dasaangula (10") pramaanamuga nilichinadi.  Munula boodidaseyagala shakthi gala vaadayyu Parameswarudu dayamayudai aa munulake melonarimpa thanaa lingamunande leenamai disaanthamulaku praaki padunaalgu (14) bhuvanamulandu vyaapinchenu.

                      Atu tharuvaatha Brahma, Vishnu, Romapaadudu, Suralu, modalagu samasthamulaina vaaraa thejomaya Lingamunu sevimpaga Mahadevudu vaariki darsanamulichchi "Bhakthulaara nenu martyalokamuna Lingaakruthigane yundi nannu nammi sevinchina vaariki chaturvidha purushaardhamulanu ichchedanu "ani palikenu. Mariyu Brahmanu loka kalyanamuga Yajna, Yaaga, Krathuvulu, Japa, Thapa, vrathamulu kramamuga jaruputaku nannu poojimpumu. Vishnu deva! Dharaa paalana seyu kshatriyula paalinchutaku neevu nannardhimpumu.  Munulaara! meelo kondaru Brahma devunaku marikondaru Vishnu devunaku sishyulu kandu"ani cheppi Lingamunandu aikyamayyenu.




                                                      End of Chapter 19



                                                                                                          Contd Ch 20/-