CHAPTER  23

                                        Devendrunaku gaadidamukhamu poyina vidhamu


                          Munulaara! Thungabhadranadi parisarambuna Bhaskararahithundanu brahmanundu gurukulaasramamu nirminchukoni Manmadhabana yanu perugala sundaritho gaapuramu cheyuchu sadaacharamuna pravarthinchuchundenu. Manmadhabana nijamuga manmadhabanamu vanti soundaryathisayamugala kaanthayagutache aamenu gaanchina vaarandaru mohithulaguchundiri.

                        Okappudu ruthumathiaina Manmadhabana Thungabhadra nadilo snanamu chesi intiki vachchi bala suryakiranamulalo yekavastraai thala ventrukulanu aarabettukonu chundenu. Aa  samayambuna Devendrudu dikpalakulatho goodi gagana yaanamuna raakshasulameediki yuddhamuna keguchu Bhaskararahithuni ashramamu meeduga chanuchunna Devendrundu yuvathi roopa lavanya sampadala ganchi kaaminchiyu samayamu gaadani yudhdhamunaku boyenu.  Aa yudhdhamulo jayamu pondi, thanavarandarini thirigi svargamunaku pampi, thaanu maatramu Bhaskararahithuni ashrama pranthamuna sadrusamuga daagi Manmadhabana yekanthamunakai samayamunu choochu chundenu.

                         Rathri moodava jhamuna Bhaskararahithundu nidra melkanchi vedhadyayana patasalayandunna sishyula melkoluputakai chaninantha Devendrudu sandehamuga intilo pravesinchi Manmadhabananu ghadaalinganamu chesikona aame grahinchi vidipinchukona yathninchinadi. Kaani saadhyamu kaaka Indruni kamamu deerpaka thappadayyenu. Paakasasanundu thana kaaryamu muginchukoni velupaliki povu samayamuna Bhaskararahithundu thirigi vachchi Suranathuni akrama karyamanthayu grahinchi 'Oyee Moorkha! nee dushkaryamunaku mamubolu brahmananganale kaavalayuna! neevu kharaananamu pondedavu gaaka! yani sapichi thana bharyanu 'neevu chutturathivai pommani sapinchenu.

                        Devendrudu bhayamunondi 'Swamy! naa aparadhamunu manninchi sapavimukthiki margamu nerigimpumani prarthimpaga aa bhoosurundu karuninchi 'Indra! magha masa vratha maacharinchina gaani nee saapambu tholagadani cheppi vaani pampinchina tharuvatha Manmadhabanayu "Nadha! idi naa svayamkruthaparadhamu gaadu nannunu dayachoopudanina aa viprundu nijamu grahinchi "Tharunee! sapamu thappadu gada! mundu Gouthama muni Surya jayanthi jeyutakai ee Thungabhadra nadiki raanundenu.  Vaani valana neevu nijaroopamu bondedavani vachinchenu.

                         Vipra sapambuna Devendruni menanthayu yadhavidhiga unnadegani mukhamu maatramu gaadidaakaramu pondinadi. Lambostamu, dheerga karnambulatho thaaninka svargamunakega manamboppaka chinthinchuchu martyalokamunande thirugu chundenu.  Devendrudu svargamuna ledani vinina satruvulu thirigi svargamu meeda daadichesi devathalanu himsinchu chundiri. Sacheedeviyu pathi jaada theliyaka vilapinchuchundaga  Suralandaru poyi Brahma devunitho cheppiri.  Brahmayu Indruni vidhamu theliyaka Vaikuntamunaku poyi Sreemannarayanunitho cheppukoniri.  Madhavudu anthata aalochinchi "Brahmadi devathalara!  Sacheepathi  brahmana sapambuna bhoolokamunande kharaananamu pondi thirugu chunnadu. Meeru ventane vaani vethiki pattukoni magha masa vrathamu aacharimpudani cheppina vaarandarunu rayambuna chani aranyamulo unna vasavuni patti Yelanadilo snanamu cheyinchiri.  Magha masamu vachchina thodane Devendruni paadagaya theerthamuna munchi Kukkuteswaruni Kunthee Madhava swamini poojimpa cheyaga oka pakshamu dinamulalo Indrunakee gaadida mukhamu poyi nijaananamu noothanoththeyamu kaluguta choochi yellaru aascharyamu nondiri.

                          Idi itulunda Gouthama Maharshi prathi nadiyandunu varusaga Surya jayanthi cheyu niyamamuna aa yedu Narmada nadiki vachchi nadeejalambulalo snanamu chesi HariHarula dhyaninchi vrathaniyamambulu, brahma yajnamu, pitru tharpanamulu, danamulu poorthichesi sameepamuna unna muni ashramamu sameepinchuchunda vaani padha dhooli thagili shilakruthinunna Manmadhabana manushyakanthaiai nilichinadi.  Idiyemi vinthayani choochuchunna munitho aayinthi jariginadanthayu delipi thana ashramamunaku  gonipoyina Bhaskararahithundunu Gouthamuni poojinchi Mahathma! mee magha masa vrathamu poorthiyagu varaku maa gruhamunande niluvundani' vedukonaga  Gouthamudu angeekarinchenu.  Srothalaara! meekanumanamu enduku aa Gouthama Muniyu ipudinde yunnanduna nijanijambulu athanine yadugudani Soothundu paluka migilina munulandaru Gouthamuni vanka joochiri.  Gouthama Muniyu Sootha Maharshi cheppinadantayu nikkambani oppukoniyenu.



                                                                               End of Chapter 23

                                                  To be contd.. Chapter 24