Baalakaanda- Rendava roju

Alaa kontakaalam gadichaaka, okannaadu Dasaradha mahaaraaju Rushyasrungudi daggaraku vacchi, ilaa annadu "Ayya! nenu santaanaheenudanu. Naaku chaala digulugaa undi. Naaku santaanam kalagakundaa ye paapam pratibandhakamgaa nilabadutundo, aa paapaanni pariharinchukodaaniki vedamu cheta nirnayimoabadina Aswamedha yaagaanni meeru naatho cheyinchaali ani kaallu pattuku prardhinchaadu.

Appudu Rushyasrungudu ilaa annadu, "Yaagam cheyyalane dhaarmikamaina buddhi neeku yeppudaite kaligindo, aanaade neeku manchi jaragatam modalayyindi. Kaavuna neeku soorulu, lokamucheta keertimpabade naluguru kumaarulu kalugutaarani aaseervadinchaadu.

Chaitra masam lo Chitra nakshatram tho vacche pournami naadu yaagaaswaanni teesukocchi, oka sthambaaniki katti, daaniki prokshana ,snaapana,vimochana chesaaru. Inkaa konni itaramaina kratuvulu chesaaka aa yaagaaswaanni vidichipettaru. Adi alaa oka 12 nelalu tirugutundi. Daani venakaala mahaa soorulaina vaallu veltaaru. Aa aswam tirigocchelopu, ante Phalguna maasam lo vacche amaavasyaki raaju yaagasaala pravesam cheyyali. Kaabatti Dasaradha mahaaraaju Rushyasrungudini, Vashistudini pilichi yaagam prarambhinchaalsindi gaa koraadu. Aa yaagaaniki itara desaala nundi raajulanu, prajalanu, jaanapadulanu, vedabramhanulanu aahwaahinchaadu. Vacchina vaarandariki bhojanaalu pettaru.

Sarve varna yadhaa poojaam praapnuvanti susatkrutaah

Na cha avagnya prayoktavyaa kaama krodha vasaat api

Palletoorlanunchi vachcina vaallani asraddhagaa chudakandi. Bhojanaam petteppudu andariki sraddhagaa vaddinchandi ani Vashistudu chepparu. Padimandi bhojanam cheseppudu kontamandi kaamakrodhaadulaki lonai anaraani maatalu maatlaadite, meeru navvi vaccheyyandi, pattinchukomaakandi. Bhojanam cheyyataaniki kurchunnavaadu atidhi roopam lo unna saakshaat bhagavantudu kaabatti, maryaadalaki yetuvanti lotu raakudadu ani Vasishtudu aagnyaapinchaadu.

Alaage Janaka mahaaraaju, Kaasi raaju, Romapaada raaju, Kaikeya raajulani pilavataaniki yevarino kaakundaa, swayamgaa mantrulane vellamani cheppi, andariki vididhi yerpaatu cheyyandi ani aadesinchaadu. Alaa vacchina vaallandariki bhojanaalu pedtunnaru.

Vrudhaah cha vyaadhitaah cha yeva sthree baalah tadhaa yeva cha

Anisam bhunjamaanaanaam na truptih upalabhyate .

Akkadiki vacchinavaalllo vruddhulu, vyaadhigrastulu, sthrilu, chinna chinna pillalu unnaru. Bhojanam chestunnappudu vaallantaa, Aahaa! Bhojanaalu yemi ruchigaa unnayi ani antunnaru. Inta ruchikaramaina Bhojanaalu malli yeppudu tintaamo ani anukuntunnaru. Dasaradha mahaaraju vallandarini chusi, inkaa tinandi, inkaa tinandi antunnadu. Vacchina vaallandariki dhanamu, vastramulu daanam chesaadu Dasaradhudu. Vacchinavaallu andaru, "Ahaa! yenta chakkani bhojanam pettavu raajaa, yenta goppa vastraalu icchavayya, nee korika teeri, neeku suputrulu kaligi, nee vamsam aachandra taaraarkamgaa vardhillutundani aaseervadinchi vellaru.

Aa yaagasaala chaala adbhutamga nirminchaaru. Aa yaagasaalalo 21 yupa sthambaalani paataaru.Maareydu karralatho chesina 6, moduga karralatho chesinavi 6, chandra karralatho chesinavi 6, devadaaru karralatho chesinavi 2, mariyu sleshmaataka karratho chesinadi okati untundi. Dasaradhudu sukla yajurvedaaniki chendinavaadu kanuka, daaniki anugunamgaa aa yaagasaalani nirminchaaru. Yento sastrayuktamgaa aa yaagam jarugutundi. Chivarlo yaagaaswaanni teesukocchi, aa yupasthambaaniki kattaru. Pattamahishi ayina Kousalya moodu kattulatho aa yaagaaswaanni vadhinchindi. Aa roju raatri O saalalo Kousalya aa gurram pakkana padukoni undi.

Marusati rojuna ee yaagam cheyinchina rutvikkulaki, raaju 4 bharyalani daanam cheyyalsi untundi. Modata pattamahishini, tarvaata upekshita bharyani, umpudugatteni, chivarigaa phalaakalini daanam chestaadu. Aa rutvikkulu aa naluguru bharyalani tirigi raajuki icchestaaru. Appudu aa raaju tana bharyalanu teesukoni, aa rutvikkulaki dravyaanni(dhanam) daanam istaadu. Ippudu gurram sareeramlo nunchi vapa (jantuvula kadupulo boddu kinda unde ullipora vanti kovvu) ni teesi, aa agnilo vestaaru. Aa vapa agnilo kaalutunnappudu vacche dhoomaanni raaju peelchaali. Deenne Aswamedhayaagam antaaru. Alaa peeliste, tanaki santaanam kalagakundaa ye paapam addupadtundo, aa paapam potundi. Chivaragaa aa gurram sareeramloni migataa bhaagaalani aa homam lo havissugaa samarpistaaru.

Dasaradha mahaaraaju tana raajyaanni aswamedhayaagam cheyinchina rutvikkulaki daanam chesaadu. Appudu vaallu memu ee bhoobhaaraanni vahinchalemu, nuvvu raajuvi, nuvve paripaalinchaali ani aa raajyaanni tirigi raajuke istaaru. Dakshina leni yaagam jaragakudadu kanuka, Dasaradha mahaaraaju aa rutvikkulaki 10 lakshala govulani,100 kotla bangaaru naanaalani, 400 kotla vendi naanalani daanam chesaadu. Akkadiki vacchina migataa bramhanulandariki oka koti bangaaru naanaalani daanam chesaadu.

Rushyasrunga maharshi lechi, "O Raajaa! neeku santaanam kalagatam kosam, nenu Adharva vedamlo cheppabadina oka bramhandamaina ishtini cheyistaanu. Ade putrakaamesthi yaagam. Aa ishti cheyyatam praarambhinchaaru....

Tato devaah sa gandharvah siddha cha parama rushayah

Bhaaga pratigrahaardham vai samavetaa yadhaavidhi

Aa ishti jarugutunnappudu, andulo tama tama bhaagaalani pucchukovataaniki devatalu, yakshulu, gandharvulu, kimpurushulu modalaina vaaru andaru vacchi nilabaddaaru. Appudu Bramhagaaru kudaa akkadiki vacchaaru. Andaruu aayana daggariki velli, "Pitaamaaha! Meeru aa Raavanudi tapassuki mecchi aayanaki aneka varamulu iccharu. Meeru icchina varamula valana garvam pondi vaadu ee naadu

Sainam suryah pratapati paarsve vaati na maarutah


Chalormimaalee tam drustvaa samudroopi na kampate

Raavanudiki bhayapadi Suryudu baagaa prakaasinchadam ledu. Samudram tarangaalu lekundaa nischalamgaa untundi. Vaayuvu Raavanudi daggara avasaram lekapoyinaa mellagaa veestundi. Ee rakamgaa vaadu dikpaalakulani baadhapedtunnadu. Yekkadaa yagnyamulu jaraganivvatamledu. Rushulani himsistunnaadu. Para bharyalani tanavaarigaa anubhavistunnadu. Inni baadhalu padutunna maaku vaadini samharinche maargam cheppavalasindi" ani aa devatalu Brahma devudini koraaru.

Appudu Brahma gaaru "nenu vaadi akrutyaalu vintunnanu.Vaadu tapassutho nannu meppinchi, raakshasula cheta, devatala chetaa, gandharva kinnera kimpurushula chetaa maranam lekundaa varam korukunnadu. Kaani vaadiki manushula meeda unna chulakana bhaavam cheta manushya vaanaraalani adagaledu" ani annaru. Akkada unna andaruu oka maargam telisindani santoshapaddaru.

Intalo okaru pilicharaa ledaa ani chudakundaa, antaa nindipoyina paramaatma, yentho dayaamurthy ayina Sri Mahaa Vishnuvu aa sabha madhyalo tanantata taanugaa vacchaaru.

Yetasmin anantare vishnuh upayaatho mahaadyutihi



Sankhu chakra gadhaa paanihi peeta vaasaa jagatpatihi

Okkasaari nallani megham vaste yelaa untundo, andamaina roopam tho, medalo vaijayanti maalatho, sankha chakra gadhaa padmaalani pattukuni, Sri Mahaa Vishnuvu oka pratignya chesaaru

Hatvaa kruram duraadarsha deva rushinaam bhayaavaham

Dasa varsha sahasraani dasa varsha sataanicha

Vatsyaami maanushe loke paalayaan prudhveem imaam

Yevam datvaa varam devo devaanaam vishnuh aatmavaan

Meerevaru kangaaru padoddu. Raavanudu chese akrutyaalanni naaku telusu. Vaadini samharinchadaaniki nene manushyudigaa janminchaalani nirnayam teeskunnanu. Nannu nammukunna devatalani, rushulani kruramgaa baadhapedtunnadu. Andukani vaadini samharinchi ee bhoomandalam meeda padakondu vela samvatsaraalu undi, ee prudhvii mandalaanni paripaalana chestaanu ani bhagavaanudu annadu.

Tatah padma palaasaakshaha krutvaa aatmanam chaturvidham


Pitaram rochayaamaasa tadaa dasaradham nrupam

Nene nalugurigaa Dasaradha mahaaraajuki pudataanu ani pratignya chesaaru.

Akkada Rushyasrungudu cheyistunna Putrakaamesthi yaagam poortavabotundi. Intalo aa yaagaagni lonunchi oka divya purushudu nallani yerrani vastraalu dharinchi, chetilo vendi moota kaligina oka bangaaru paayasa paatra pattukuni, simham laagaa nadustuu bayataku vacchi, Dasaradha mahaaraajuni pilichaadu.

Dasaradhudu aayanaki namaskarinchi nenu meeku yemi cheyyagalanu annadu. Appudu aa purushudu ilaa annadu, "Naayanaa Dasaradhaa! Nannu prajaapatya purushudu antaaru. Nannu prajaapati pampinchaaru. Ee paatra loni paayasaanni devatalu nirminchaaru. Ee paayasaanni nee bhaaryalu sweekariste neeku santaanam kalugutundi. Ee paayasaanni sweekarinchatam valla nee raajyam loni vaallu dhana dhaanyaalatho tulatugutaaru. Aarogyamtho untaaru" ani cheppi vellipoyaadu.Ventane Dasaradhudu aa paayasaanni tana mugguru patnulaki iddamani antahpuraaniki vellaadu. Muggurini pilichi, aa paayasamlo sagabhaagam Kousalyaki ichaadu. Migilina sagabhaaganni sagam sagam chesi, oka bhaagaanni Kaikeyiki, maroka bhaagaanni Sumitraki icchadu.

Yaagam poortayyaaka, akkadiki vacchina raajulandariki bahumaanaalu icchi satkaaraalu chesi pampinchaaru. Rushyasrungudiki saashtaanga namaskaaram chesi, aayanani satkarinchi, Santa Rushyasrungulanu anni maryaadaluu chesi saaganampaaru. Aa yagaaniki vacchina vallandarini tagina vidhamgaa satkarinchaaru Dasaradha Mahaaraaju.

Konta kaalaaniki Dasaradha mahaaraajuloni tejassu aayana bharyalaloki pravesinchi, vaallu garbhavatulayyaaru.

Tatah cha dwaadase maase chaitre namaamike tidhou


Nakshatre aditi daivatye swa uccha samstheshu panchasu

Graheshu karkate lagne vaakpataa indunaa sahaa


Prodyamaane jagannaadham sarvaloka namaskrutam

Jagannadhudaina vaadu, sarvalokaala cheta namaskarinchabade vaadu 12 nelalu Kousalya garbhavaasam chesi, Chaitra maasamlo, navami tidhi naadu, aditi adhidevatagaa kaligina Punarvasu nakshatramlo, karkaataka lagnamlo Raamachandramurthi janminchaaru. Ade samayamlo Kaikeyiki pushyami nakshatram lo, meena lagnamlo Bharatudu janminchaadu. Tarvaata Lakshmanudu, Satrughnudu janminchaaru.
Tanaki naluguru kumaarulu putaarani telisi aa Dasaradhudu chaalaa aanandapaddadu. Kosala desamloni prajalanthaa sambaraalu jarupukunnaru. Ade samayamlo Brahmagaaru devatalatho oka sabha teerchaaru."Sri Mahaa Vishnuvu bhoolokamlo Raamunigaa avatarinchaaru. Raavanasamhaaramlo Raamudiki sahaayam cheyyataaniki meeru mee amsalatho kontamandini srustinchandi. Paarvatidevi saapam valla meeku mee bhaaryala valla santaanam kalugadu. Kaavuna meetho samaanamaina tejassu, paraakramam kaligina vaanaraalani gandharva, apsarasa, kinnera sthreelandu kanandi" ani cheppaaru.

Devatalandaru Raamakaaryam kosam puttatam mana adrustamani aanandapaddaaru. Brahma gaaru cheppaaru "Okasaari naaku aavalinta vaccindi. Appudu notlonundi okadu kindapaddaadu. Atane Jaambavantudu. Ika meeru srustinchandi ani annaaru. Indrudi amsatho Vaali janminchaadu, Suryudi amsatho Sugreevudu janminchaadu. Bruhaspati amsatho Taarudu janminchaadu. Kuberudi amsatho Gandhamaadanudu janminchaadu. Aswini devatala amsatho Maindhudu, Dwividhudu janminchaaru. Agni amsatho Neeludu janminchaadu. Vaayuvu amsatho Hanumantudu janminchaadu. Parjanyudiki Sarabhudu, Varunudiki Sushenudu janminchaaru. Devatalu ilaa srustinchatam chusina rushulu memu kudaa srusthistaam ani konni kotla kotla vaanaraalani srustinchaaru.

Ateetya yekaadasa aaham tu naama karma tadhaa akaroth

Jyeshtham Raamam mahaatmaanam Bharatam Kaikayee sutam


Soumitreem Lakshmanam iti Satrughnam aparam tadhaa


Vasishthaha parama pito naamaani kurute tadaa

Raamudu puttina 11 rojulaki jaatasoucham poyaaka, aayanaki naamakaranam cheyinchaaru kulaguruvaina Vasishta maharshi. Sarvajanulu aayana gunamulu chusi pongipoyedaru kanuka aayanaki Raama(Raa ante agni beejam, Maa ante amruta beejam) ani, Sumitra kumaarudaina Soumitri apaaramaina lakshmi sampannudu (Raama seve aayana lakshmi) kanuka aayanaki Lakshmana ani, Kaikeyi kumaarudu bharinche gunamu kalavaadu kanuka Bharata ani, Satruvulanu (antah satruvulu) samharinchagalavaadu kanuka Satrughna ani naamakaranam chesaaru Vasistha Maharshi.

Tana kumaarulu perigi peddavaaravutunte vaallani chuskoni Dasaradhudu yentho murisipoyaadu. Vaallu vedaalu, anni vidyalu nerchukunnaaru. Yellappudu guruvulani poojinchevaaru. Lokamloni andari hitam korukunevaallu. Yeppuduu tandrigaari seva chesevaallu. Raamudu julapaala juttutho raaja maargam lo veltunte chusina Dasaradhudiki tanu yavvanamlo unnappudu yelaa undevaado, Raamudu kudaa alaane unnadu anipinchedi. Alaa leka leka puttina pillalni chusukuntuu aa raajadampatulu haayigaa kaalam gadipaaru.

Alaa kontakaalam gadichaaka, okanaadu Dasaradha mahaaraaju sabhalo ilaa antunnaaru, "Naa pillalaki 12 samvatsaraala vayasu daatindi. Vaallu peddavaallu avutunnaru. Kaabatti vaallaki vivaaham cheyyalani anukuntunnaanu. Tagina sambandhaalu vetakamani" Dasaradhudu antundagaa, aa sabhaloki yevaru anukoni vidhamgaa Viswaamitrudu vacchaadu. Ventane Dasaradhudu lechi aayanaki yedurocchi swaagatam palikaadu. Meeru maa rajyaaniki raavatam maa adrustam. Mee laanti goppa maharshulu oorake raaru kaabatti, mee korika yedainaa nenu santoshamgaa teerustaanu ani Dasaradhudu annaadu.

Appudu Viswaamitrudu ilaa annadu, "Dasaradha! Neeku saamanta raajulandaru longi unnaaraa. Daanadharmaalu sakramamgaa chestunnavaa, Mantrulandaruu neeku saachivyam chestunnaraa ani palu kusala prasnalu vesi, naaku oka korika undi, nuvvu teerchaali" annaadu.

Swaputram raaja saardula raamam satya paraakramam


Kaaka paksha dharam suram jyestham me dhaatum arhasi

Nee pedda kodukaina Raamudini naatho pampistaavaa. Maa yaagaalaki addu vastunna Maareecha, Subaahuvulanu raakshasulanu vadhinchataaniki teesuku veltaanu ani Viswaamitrudu annaadu. Ee maata vinna Dasaradhudu kinda padipoyaadu.

Oona shodasa varsho me raamo raajeeva lochanaha


Na yuddha yogyataam asya pasyaami saha raakshasaihi

Mellagaa teerukunna Dasaradhudu, inkaa 16 samvatsaraalu kudaa naa Raamuniki raaledu. Aa raakshasulanu yelaa samharinchagaladu. Kaavaalante nenu naa chaturanga balaalatho vacchi aa raakshasa samhaaram chestaanu. Poni Raamudey kaavaalante, Raamuditho nenu kudaa vastaanu ani praadheyapaddaadu.

Raamudu pillavaadu,yemi cheyyaledu ani nuvvu anukuntunnaavu. Kaani Raamudante yevaro naaku telusu. Raamudu Maareecha Subaahuvulanu vadhinchi, tappaka tirigi vastaadu. Nuvvu tandrivi kanuka, neeku Raamudimeeda unna putravaatsalyam valla neevu telusukolekapotunnaavu. Raamuni naatho pampinchu ani Viswaamitrudu adigaadu.

Appudu Dasaradhudu,"Lekaleka puttina naa kodukuni nannuu vidichipettuu" annaadu. Ee maatalanu vinna Viswaamitrudiki aagraham vacchi, "Chesina pratignya nilabettukoleka, maata tappina, dharmam teliyani Dasaradhaa, putra poutrulatho sukhamgaa, santoshamgaa, saantigaa jeevinchu" ani vellipotunnaadu.

Ventane Vasishtudu lechi, Viswaamitrudini kurchomani cheppi, Dasaradhuditho ilaa annaadu," intakaalam raajyam chesaavu. Dharmaatmudavani anipinchukunnaavu. Ippudu aadina maata taapi, Dasaradhudu adharmudu, maata tappinavaadu ani anipinchukuntaavaa. Icchina maataki nilabadu, Viswaamitrudu ante yevaro telusaa..

Yesha vigrahavaan dharma yesha veeryavataam varaha


Yesha vidya adhiko loke tapasah cha paraayanam

Ee lokamloni dharmam anthaa Viswaamitrudu. Ee lokamloni tapassu antatiki nirvachanam Viswaamitrudu. Sivudi anugrahamgaa aayanaki dhanurvedam mottam bhaasinchindi. Kaavuna aayanaki ee lokam lo unna anni astra sastraalu telusu, Inni telisi Viswaamitrudu tanani tanu rakshinchukogaladu. Kaani Raamuniki aa keerti dakkalani, tanaki telisina samastha vidyalu Raamuniki dhaarapoyyaalani aayana aasa. Yenduku addupadataavu, ani annaadu.

Dasaradhudu anthahpuram loki velli Raamudini teesukuraa ani Kousalya tho cheppaadu. Raamuditho paatu Lakshmanudu kudaa vacchaadu. Swasti vaachakam chesi, Kousalya Raamuni pampindi.

Sabhaloki vacchina Raamuni akkadunna rushulandaruu aaseervadinchaaru. Dasaradhudu Raamuni moordhni bhaagam meeda muddu pettaadu. Chaalaa santosham tho naa kodukuni mee chetulalo pedtunnaanu. Meeru yelaa kaavaalante alaa vaadukondi ani Viswaamitruditho cheppaadu. Viswaamitrudu yedi chebite adi cheyyi ani Raamuditho cheppi saaganampaadu. Alaa Viswaamitrudi venuka Raamalakshmanulu iddaruu bayalderaaru.