CHAPTER  27

                                                     Maha Shivaratri Prabhavamu

                     Munulara! meerinthaku mundu magha sudha sapthami,ekaadasila prabhavamunu gurinchi thelisikontiri.  Magha bahula chaturdasi shivaratri prabhavamunugooda thelisikonudu.

                      Mahashivaratri vrathamunu salupuvaru thrayodasi naatiratri upavaasamu undavalenu. .Kaama bhogamula deniyu goraka manasu Shankaruniyande lagnamu chesi yundavalenu gaani itara aalochanalaku thaveeyaradu.  Aa marunaati vekuvanande melkanchi kalakrutyamulu deerchukoni, suchulai nityanustanamulu nervercha valenu. Aa dinamantayu panchamulatho bhasimpakayu, parishubramaina vastramulanu daalchi varnaantharamu vaaritho thakaka nistatho undavalenu.

                     Atu pimmata intilo devataarchana saluputaku oka pradesamu nirnayinchi achchata sudhi cheyavalenu. Dharbhasanamu meeda thoorpuga gaani, uttaramuga gaani padmaasanamu vesi goorchunda valenu.  Vedokthamuga Shankaruni poojinchina pidapa kovelaku poyi Lingaakaramu andunna nirmalyamu athi jagrathaga deeyinchi subhrodakamuche kadiginchavalenu.  Anantharamuna sankalpakramamu dappaka daivamunu aavaahanaadula cheyinchi panchaabhishekamu poorthi gaavinchi, naarikelajalamutho snanamu cheyinchi, subhrodakamuna  sudhi cheyinchi anthatitho Shivaabhishekamu muginchavalenu.

                    Aa Lingamunaku kumkuma naladi, manchi gandhamu modalainavaanini rayavalenu.  Atupimmata maaredu dalamulu, ganneru patri modalaguvaniche Haruni poojinchavalenu. Pooja kaalamuna -
  Om Nidhana Pathaanthakayanamah
  Om Sarvaayanamah
  Om Hiranyayanamah
  Om Bhavyayanamah
  Om Suvarnaayanamah
  Om Shivaayanamah
  Om Oorthvayanamah
  Om Shankarayanamah
  Om Jwalayanamah
  Om Athmayanamah
  Om Bheemayanamah
  Om Bhoothanaampathiyenamah
  Om Mahesaayanamah
  Om Eesayanamah
  Om Sasirekharayanamah
  Om Sree Rajarajeswari Somalingayanamah
         ani Shivuni perulu cheppuchu bhakthitho poojalu cheyavalenu. Avakaasamunna Hari namamulinkanu 108 gaani 1000 gaani anthaku minchi gaani cheppukona vachchunu.

                    Pimmata dhoopa deepa naivedya thaambooladula nichchi abhivandanamu cheyunapudu "He Markandeya varada! manovaakkaya karmala ninnu sevinchithini.  Thelisi theliyaka nenu chesina paapamulannitini baapi, yetti yapadalu, vichaaramulu, peedalu lekunda Mrudaanee samethudavai naaku dharmardha kama mokshamulanu prasadimpumu"ani prardhinchi, kaliginanthalone thagu maatramuga brahmanulaku daanamulu cheyavalenu.

                    Ee karyakalaapamu nanthayu muginchi magha puranamu saangopaangamuga gaani, kaneesamu magha puranamuloni Mahashivaratri ghattamunu gaani patinchavalenu.  Leda vinavalenu.  Inkanu Devi bhagavathamuno, Shiva Kesava puranamulatho kaalakshepamulu cheyavachchunu.  Paapakoopamula badadoyu niranthara chinthalu leka aa dinamantayu daivadhyanamunande nimagnulai undavalenu.  Aa raatri jagaranamu chesi Shiva mahatyamu chaduvucho, chadivinchukonucho thellavaaruvaraku undavalenu. Marunaati vekuva jhamune lechi kaalakrutyamulu deerchukoni brahmana santharpana cheyuchu karthalu trupthiga Bhojanamulu cheya valenu.

                    Kula bhandhuvulagu vaariki, vikalangulaku, daridranarayanulaku annadanamu gaavimpa valenu.  Ee danamulu vari vari shakthi nanusarinchi chesina chaalu.  Mariyu bhoosurakoti naahvaaninchi, gouravinchi, saaligrama, gruha, vastra, vaahana, kshetra, dhanya, chatra, hiranya, dhana, godanamulenni yeniyu cheya vachchunu gaani dhanavanthulee samayamuna lobhulai pravarthinchinanu, nirupedalu shakthiki minchi sahasinchinanu daivamu angeekarimpadu. Brahmanethara varnamula vaarikoka annadaname cheya dagi unnadi.

                     Ee vidhamuna vrathamu salipina vaariki Mahahivaratri punya manthayu sidhinchutaketti abhyantharamu ledu.  Kaaranantharamulache vratha monarimpa  jaalanapudu upavaasa jagaranamulundi janma janmaanthara sanchitha paapambula nisseshamuga baayutaku avakaasamu  kaladu.  Daridrulu dhanavanthulagutaku, alpaayushkulu deergayuvulagutaku, vivahamu kaani vaaru gruhasthulagutaku, vyadhigrastulu aarogyamu pondutaku, kastamulunnavaru soukyamandutaku ee Mahashivaratri vrathamu kaamadhenuvuga oppuchunnadi.

                     Shivaratri vrathamu jarugu pradesamulandunu, magha purana patana salalandunu prasannuralaina Parvathi Parameswarulu samastha pramadha ganamulatho nilachi bhakthaadula kaihikaa mushmikambula prasadinchutaku etti sandehamu ledu.




                                                             End of Chapter 27