CHAPTER  28

                                                Magha maasa vratha viseshamu

                   
                       Munulaara! Tholli Kaarthaveeryarjundanu raju Maheeshmathee purambunu paalinchu chundenu.  Atulunda oka dinambuna Dattatreyundu sahya parvathamula meeda unnatula thelisi konina Kaarthaveeryarjunudu kathipaya , senalu, vaahanamulu daaseejanambulaadiga gala raja laanchanamulatho sahya parvathamunaku poyi Dattatreyunaku  namaskarinchi "Swamy! mee valana idivarakenniyo dharmamulu, puraanethihasamulu viniyuntini.  Thirigi naakipudu magha maasa  prabhaavamunu thelupudani prardhimpaga aa mahaneeyundu bhoopathitho itlu nudivenu.

                       Kaarthaveeryarjuna! Vedamulu mana desamunu karmabhoomi yani cheppuchunnavi. Indugala theerthamulunu, saardhamuleye theerthamulalo yetlu chesina phalithamu sidhinchunu, yenni punyamulu chesinanu magha maasa vrathamu cheyanivaru etlu chandraheena taaramandala matlu prakasimpa jaalaro vivarincheda naalakimpumu.

                      Ee dehamu asaaswathamu, parikinchi choochinacho idiyanthayu asahyamu kaliginchunu. Raktha mamsamulu, yemukalu, prevulu, malamoothramulatho nindina dehamu nasimpaka thappunadi kaadu. Indanekamulagu durgandhamulu, durgunambulu, durmaargamulaku aadharamai unnadi.  Jaraamaranamulache vichaaramu goorchu nadiyu, maya prapanchamuna vimukshutvamunu grahimpa jaalaka janana maranaavasthalache sukha dukhamula nanubhavinchedi shareeramu kanna Bhagavat dhyanamu sreshtamu. Aa Bhagavat dhyana svaroopambaina magha snanamuche Sreemannarayana Murthy ye ithara nomula valanu, sevala valanu, daanamula valanu, thapamula valanu pondani yaanandamunu pondunani mahaathmulu thelupuchunnaru. Dhanabala, dehabala, sanghabalamula minchina daivabalamune maanavudu aasimpavalenu.

                      Thaapathrayamutho goodina  manuja janmaku daivabhakthi lenapudu jeevitham, dakshina leni vrathamunu, brahmanaaraadhana leni dharaapalanamunu, santhoshamu leni dharmamunu boli vyardhamagunu. Atulane niyamamu paatimpani brahmachaariyu grandhaanubhavamu leni thelivi chandamulai, arthamu leni dhanavrayamatlu, pathibhakthi leni sthree paathivratyamatlu nishphalambagunu. Jwalalu leni yaggimeeda nethini posinanu, prakka visthara leka bhojanamu chesinanu Sreemanthunaku daana dharmamulichchinanu, yaagardhamu soodra dravya mapekshinchutayu, Saadhana leni vidyalu prayojanamula neeyavu.  Bootakamulu daagavu. Naasthikatvamu niluvadu. Anumaanamu phalimpadu.  Magha snanaadulu leni janma puttagodugu vantidi.

                     Suryudu makara raasilo pravesinchina punya kaalamuna theerthamulalo snanamu chesina vaaru pancha mahaapaathakamula nundi vimukthi gaanchedaru.  Aa vidhamuna maayandu snanulagu vaaru pancha mahaapaathakamulanu baapedamani theerthamule udghaatinchuchunnavi.  Kaavuna magha maasa vrathamu seyuvaari doshamulanniyu davaanalamuloni samidhalatlu harinchunu.

                     Kaartha Veeryarjuna bhoopala! yenni cheppinanu poorva janma sanchitha punya phalamu kaligina vaaru gaani, ee magha maasa vrathamu aacharimparu.  Ravi Chandrula jayinchu thejamunu prasadimpagala vrathamu cheyu naasakthi dhanyulagu vaarike prabhodha valana erpadunu. Indulaku thagina ithihasamu thelipeda vinumu.




                                                               End of Chapter  28