CHAPTER 21
Magha masa vrathacharana vidhanamulu
Munulara! jalabhagamulalo konnitiki matrame itti mahatyamu sidhimpanela ani meeru adugavachchunu. Nijame nadulu janminchi pravahinchu pradesamulanu battiyu, parisara pranthamula viseshamula nanusarinchiyu, kshetra palakula prabhavambula nanusarinchiyu konni nadulake pavitratha aapadinchiyunnadi. Mariyu theerthayatralu paatincha valasina niyamambulu gooda thelepeda.
Theerthayatradi magha masa vrathamulanu aacharinchu varu ekabhukthamune cheya valenu. swayamuga vanta chesikonavalenu, krindane parundavalenu, nisheda padardhamulugani, parulintagani bhujimparadu. Pranulanu himsimpavalasina vahanamulu adhirohincha raadu.Prayanamainanu sramakalugu nanthadooramu okasaariga naduvaraadu. Basa cheyunapudu boyavarundu palleyandunu, boyala gruhamulandunu, kovelalu leni gramamulandunu nivasimparadu. Ekaaranamunaina basa cheyaka thappanisariana gramamulo devalayamu leniyedala kummarivarintiki poyi thatkalamuga niluva vachchunu.
Bandhu sahithamunanina parichayamulathonaina bharyasahithamuga naina, ontariganaina theerthayatralu sevimpa vachchunu. Attivaru divya kshetramulalo kshetrapalakuni vaddaku poyi vaari janma nakshatra, nama nakshatramulanu thelipi, mundugane kshetropavasamu cheyudumani cheppi sankalpamu muginchina pidapa kshurakarma cheyinchukoni snanamu cheyavalenu. Nityamuvalene sandhyavandanadi kriyalu poorthi gaavinchukoni, naadupavasinchi ratriki jagaranamu chesi thellavarinanthata shastroktamuga sradha kriyalu, pitru tharpanamulu neraverchi shakthikoladi brahmanulaku danamuleeya valenu. Marudinambuna , moodavaroju achatane thana vidhula neraverchu konuchu nalgava dinambuna thirigi prayanamu saagincha valenu. Bharya sahithamuga ee magha masa vrathamu jnanasahithamuga seyuvaru seegrakalamunane ihaloka bhogamulu anubhavinchi punyalokamula keguta yadardhamu.
Dampathulainavaru maghethara masamulalo vrathamu cheyunapudu krothaga vachchina pravaaha jalamu pathabadina pidapa snanamu cheyavalenu. Chanrayanamu, chaaturmasyamulu, thakkumgalgu vrathamula nakrotha jalamulalo munigi chesinanu thathphalithamu vaariki dakkaneradu. Ithara loha misramaina bangarapu putamulache melimi yagunatlu papakarmalu vratha snanamulache pavitrulu kaavalayunu gaana vratha vidhanaadulu baaguga gurtheringi seyakunna nishpalambagunu.
A kaaranamunaina vrathamulu theerthayatralu swayamuga cheyaleni sthithiyandunnavaru thagina dravyamu nosangi thanakugani, brahmanunigani leka itharulanu gani viniyoginchi vaarivalana thathpunya phalamunu dhaaravoyinchu koninacho punyamunandu moodu (3) bhagamulu sevinchi vachchina varikini, oka bhagamu dravyamosangina varikini siddinchunu. Magha snana vratha karthalu vratha kalamagu nela dinamulandunu sakthi koladi viprulaku danamulu eeyavalenu. Nimmakayalu, madeephalamulu, thene (Honey) chakkera (Sugar), perugu (Curd), palu (Milk), jajikaya, modalagu sugandha dravyamulu, patralu (Vessels), uppu (Salt) kamandalamu, annamutho nindina kanchu pallemu, kambadi, praththi (Cotton) godugu (Umbrella) cheppulu (Chappals), Aavu (Cow), jandymu(Secred thread), sankhamu, daanyamu,gopichandanamu, Durga-Vighneswara prathimalu, spatika lingamulu daanameeyu chundavalenu.
Itti niyamambulu dappaka magha masa vratha snana, dhyana, daanamulu chesinavaru chirakalamu ihaloka soukyamulanu anubhavinchi Hari saayujyamu chenduduru. Okavela punarjanmaye ethavalasina maanava maatrualaku alabhyamaina bhogamulanubhavinchu jatakulai puttuduru. Mahotkrustamaina ee vratha karthalu Hari Hara namasmaranamu cheya valenu. Shiva Kesavulaku nitya naivedya thamboola haarathulanu samarpinchu samayamuna vedamulandu cheppabadina mantramulanu patinchavalenu. Lenicho itarulevvari chethanainanu cheppinchu konavachchunu. Anantharamuna prasadamunu viniyogamu cheyuchu vrathamunu aacharinchinavaru noorasvamedhamulanu, noorukapilagovulu danamu chesina punyamu nanduduru. Indulaku tharkanambagu oka ithihasamu thelipeda.
Munnu Vishnuvarma yanu Bhoopaludu Narada Maharshitho Brahma manasa putra magha masa vrathamu mahotkrustamainadi danini sreemanthulu daanadharmamulu lopamu lekunda cheya galaru. Kani pedavariki, sankalpamu, bhakthi unnanu neraverpajaalaru kada? Atulaina prapanchamu nandellavaralaku eevrathamu etlacharaneeyamu agunani prasninchenu.
Narada muni mandahasamu cheyuchu "Vishnuvarma! neevadiginadi manchi prasnaye Rajulu, dhanavanthulu vari vari sakthi samardyamulanu lobhatvamuna dachukoni daanaadulu cheyani pakshamuna vaariki phalithamu siddimpaka povutayu parama satyamu. Kaani pedavariki aaniyamamu anthaga ledu. Nijamuga vaariki kaligina daanilone chinnadanilonainanu bhakthi yukthamuga daanamu chesina chalunu. Pavitra hrudayambuna lemidiyandunnavaru bhagavat charithralu vinuta daiva namamulu smarinchuta, peddala gouravinchuta chaalunu. Anthakante inchuka dhanavanthulu chandrayanamulu cheyuta, vrathamulu saluputa, japamu, thapamu, homamu modalainavi cheyuchu ee magha masa vrathamu neravercha vachchunu.
Deeniki udaharanamuga nenoka samayambuna Indruni chooda boyithini. Aa samayambuna Swargamulo Dharmavahanundanu naranaadhundunu, Shruthipalundanu brahmanundunu Devendrunitho samamuga amarasoukyamulu anubhavinchuchundiri. Dharmavahanundu rajagutamjesi dhanavyayamuna magha masa vrathamu salapavachchunu gani peda brahmanudaina Shruthupaludu etlu anthati punyamu aarjinchenani gada nee sandehamu? Shruthipaludu nijadaarasuthulatho samcharamu chesi divya kshetramulanu sandarsinchi, mukya theerthamulalo snana vrathamula neraverchi daiva prarthanalu seyutache vaanikee lokamu bayagane Brahma lokamu, Vishnu lokamu, Shiva lokamu, Surya lokamulandu thirigi, swargalokamunaku vachchenani Narada muneendrundu Vishnuvarma keringinchina chandambuna Suka yogi Pareekshithunaku delipinatlu Vashistundu Dileepunaku vachinchenani meeku delupu chuntini.
End of Chapter 21/-
To be cont. Chapter 22....
