CHAPTER  29
       
                                                  Rukshaka yanu Vipraangana kadha


                          Kaarthaveerya bhoopaala! munnu Rukshaka yanu oka brahmana kanya kaladu. Aameku baalyamunande vivaahamu jariginadi.  Kaani bhartha viyogamu sambhavinchinanduna prapanchamu meeda vyamohamu leka vairaagyamu nondi, dhana dhanya gruha bhoo vasathula yandu abhilasha yemiyu leka thalidandrulanu, bandhujanambula oppinchi Vindhya parvatha pranthamula kethinchinadi.  Andu Narmadaku uttaramuga unna kapila sangamambuna oka chinna parna kuteeramu nirminchukoni nadilo snanaadulu cheyuchu dehaabhimanamu lenanduna aaharamunu gooda kramakramamuga tyajimpa yatninchuchu SreeHari naama smaranamuna kaalambu vellabuchchu chundenu.

                           Atlaa Rukshaka aruvadi yendla (60 Yrs) kaalamu saatvikaaharamunane kruchchakamu modalaina vrathamulu nerapuchu jeevithamunu gadipenu.  Aa tharuvatha vachchina magha maasa vrathamunanthayu shakthaanusaramuga niyamamulananusarinchi chesinadai koladi dinamulalo bhowthika dehamu baasinadi.  Aa samayamuna devadootha aamenu sagouravamuga Vaikuntamunaku cherchiri. Aamekaa  Harisannidhanamuna munnonarinchina magha maasa vratha punya phalamuna asankhyaka daaseejanamulache saparyalu pondi, marikonni dinamulaku Surya lokamunaku poyenu. Achchotunandunu sarvasoukyamulu anubhavinchi atunundi Surya anugrahamuna Brahma lokamunaku arudenchenu.  Aame bhakthi, jnana,  vairagyamulaku, vinaya gunamulaku santhoshinchina kathamuna aa thanviki thirigi navayavvana roopalaavanyamula noppaaru sthree roopamunu nirminchi Thiloththama yanu naamambuna thirigi bhoolokamunaku ampanenchenu.

                         Kaarthaveerya! gatha janmambuna vividha mayyunu magha maasa vratha niyamaadulu neraverchina punya phalambunane thirigi ayonijaga roopondi mullokamulandunu saatiraani yapuroopa lavanya vayosampadalu pondinadi.  Aa kaalamuna Sundopa Sundulanu rakshasa sodarulu Brahmanu ghorathapambuche meppinchi, apparamesti valana asaadharanamulaina varamula pondina garvamuche durahankaaramuna  anni lokamulanu himsinchuchundiri.  Durmaargulaina  daanavula dhatikorvajaalaka Indradulu poyi Vaarijaasanunitho cheppukoniri. Vidhathayu aa kroorulajampu nupaayamu inthaku munde yochinchu chunnanduna Thiloththamanu pilichi neevu ventane Martya lokamunaku chani lokakantaka vruththi avalambinchi yunna Sundopasundula etti maayopaayamunaina champi raavalenani thelipenu.

                      Thilothamayu rayamuna bhoolokamunaku digi Vindhya pranthamuna oka sundara vanamuna veenagaanamu cheyuchu prakruthine pulakimpa cheyuchunnatula bhramimpacheyuchu vilaasamuga charinchu chundenu.  Aa veena gaana sravanthilo mullokamulu munigipoyinavanuta vintha kaadu.  Avvanamunande thiruguchunna raakshasa veerulaame chakkadanamu choochi poyi yelikaku yeringinchiri.  Sundopasundulu aa kaanthanu choodavachchi moha paravasulai yevariki vaare neneemenu parinayamaada valayunani bhraminchiri.  Thudaku vaariruvuru aa Thiloththamunu sameepinchi vivaahaapeksha velibuchchaga ayyinthi "Veeraagresvarulara! meelo yevarineniyu okanini maatrame nenu parinaya maadudunu.  Kaani mee iruvurilo ghana  balavanthudu evaro meere thelchi cheppavalenu.  Theliyaka meelo balaheenuni nenu varinchedaneni mundu mundu badhalu raagalavani palikenu.

                    Thiloththama meedi moha kaaranambuna aa sodarulalo svaardhamu prabali, vaadamuga praarambamai kalahamu, mustiyudhamuga parinaminchinadi.  Marikontha kalamunaku vaariruvuru veyyi (1000) baaruvula thookamu galugu gadhalanu chesikoni bhayankaramuga poraadiri.  Aa vidhamuna achirakaalamunaku okarinokaru hathamaarcha chesina samgraamamulo chivarikiddaru okamaare nelakorigi praanamula baasiri.  Adi gaanchina daanava yodhulu roshaavesamuna Thiloththamunu bhandhimpa yatninchiri kaani gagana yaanamuna Sundopasundula maranamu avalokinchuchunna Indrudu vaarinanadaranu Vajraayudhamuna thega vesina pimmata Thiloththamunu sameepinchi 'Sundaree! nenekaadu HariHara Brahmaadulaina champanalavigaani ee durmargulanu sulabhopaayamuga samharinchithivi.  Neevonarinchina mahopakaaramunaku memandaramu runapadi untimi.  Enthati veerulanainanu kaantha kanakambula bhraanthilo padinavaaru Sundopasundulatle harinthuru gaaka' ani nijalokamunaku poyenu.

                    Thiloththamayu vijayamunondi satyalokamunaku poyina aa devundu aanandinchi "Nee dhairya sahasopaayambulache lokambulaku melonarinchina punyavathee!  neekamara kanyalalo poojithamu labhinchunu gaaka, ellappudu neevu Surya rathamunande nivasinchi Suryuniche gouravimpa badumani" cheppi yaamenu Suryalokamunaku pampinatlu Dattatreyundu Kaarthaveeryunaku eriginchenu.




                                                             End of Chapter 29