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Om Sree Vigneshwaraya namaha
Vigneshwaruni Katha
(Chethilo akshinthalu pattukuni bhakti shraddalatho Vigneshwaruni Katha vinandi/Chadavandi
Sootha Maha muni shaunakaadi maha munulaku Vigneshwaruni katha ila cheppadu.

Poorvamu gaja roopamu gala rakshaseshwarudu Shivuni koraku ghora thapassu chesadu.  Athani Tapassuki mechi parameshwarudu prathyakshamai 'Bhaktha! emi nee korika ani adugaga' 'swamy neevu ellapudu naalone undali' ani koradu.  Bhaktha sulabhudaina Shivudu Gajasuruni Kadupulo praveshinchi challa kadalakunda unnadu.

Konnalaku Parvathi deviki ee vartha thelisi, chala vicharinchi, ventane Vishnu moorthy ni prardinchi vishayamu vivarinchindi.   "O Devadeva! anthakumundu kooda meeru na barthanu yukti tho Bhasmasuruni baari nunchi rakshincharu.  Ippudu kooda meeru edaina alochinchali" ani vedukundi.  Srihari aameki dhairyam cheppi pampinchesadu.

Srihari Brahmaadi devathalanu pilichi gajasurini odinchataniki gangireddu melame sariyainadiga bhavinchadu.  Nandini gangireddu ga mustabu chesi, Bhramaadi devathalanu kooda okko vadyam vayinchamani cheppi, thaanu kooda chiru gantala sannayi theesukunnadu.  Andharu kalisi Gajasuruni puraniki velli sannayi vayinchuthu, nandini adincharu.  Daaniki thanmayudaina Gajasurudu ‘ meekemi kaavalo korukondi’ ani annnadu.  Vishnu moorthy idi ‘Shivuni vahanamaina nandi,  adi Shivuni vethukuntu vachindi kabatti Shivunii icheyi' Annadu.  Ventane aa korika korindi verevaro kaadu rakshasulanu champe sakshathu Sri maha Vishnuve ani grahinchadu.  Thanakika maranamu thadyam ani grahinchi, Shivudi tho ‘Naa shirassu lokamantha poojinche laaga cheyi.  Na charmamu dharinchu’ ani  vedukunnadu.  Vishnu moorthy  athaniki abhaya hasthamichi  nandiki saiga chesadu.  Nandi thana kommulatho Gajasuruni cheelchi champadu.  Bayataki vachina Shivudu Sriharini sthuthinchadu.  Appudu Vishnu moorthy ‘ Ila apathra daanamu cheyakoodadu,  Dushtula kilanti varalisthe pamuki paalu posi penchi nattvuthundi’ ani cheppadu.  Vishnuvu thaditharulu vaikutaniki, Shivudu Nandi Kailasaniki vellaru.

Vinayaka jananamu:  Kaialasamu lo parvathi devi Shivuni raaka gurinchi vini, santhoshinchi thalara snanamu cheyadaniki nalugu pettukuni aa nalgu tho oka baaluni thayaru chesi athaniki pranamu posi dwaramu daggara kaapala unchinadi.  Evvarini ranivaddani cheppindi.  A baludu Saakshathu Parameshwarune adurkoni thalli aanathi neraverchadu.  A Baaluni dhikkaraniki kopamu vachina Shivudu, athani thala narikesi lopaliki velladu.    Appatike Parvathi devi snanamu muginchi chakkaga alankarinchukuni pathi devuni kosam eduru choosthondi.  Shivuniki edurelli priya sambhashanalu chesthundaga dwaramu daggarunna baludi vishayamu vachindi.  Shivudu chesina pani vini yentho dukkinchaga, Shivudu kooda chinthinchi, Gajasurini sirassu petti brathikinchadu. Anduvalla ‘Gajananudu’ gaa peru pondadu.  Athani vahanamu Aanindhyudane yeluka. Ganjananudu thalli  thandrulanu bhakti gaa koluchukune vaadu.    Konnallaku Parvathi Parameshwarulaku, Kumaraswamy puttadu.   Athani vahanamu nemali.  Athanu maha balashali. Vighneshwaradhi pathyamu Oka roju devathalu, munulu, manushyulu Parameshwaruni daggarakelli ‘maaku ye pani chesina vignamu raakunda koluchu kodaniki oka devunni kanikarinchamani’ koraru.   Aa padaviki Gajananudu, Kumaraswamy iddaru poti paddaru.  Aa samasya parishkarinchataniki Shivudu ‘Meelo evaraithe mullokamulaloni anni punya nadulalo snanamu chesi mundu vastharo valle ee padaviki arhulu’  annadu.  Daaniki angikarinchina Kumaraswamy ventane thana nemali  vahanamekki vellipoyadu. Gajananudu mathramu chinnaboyina mohamu tho’Thandri! Naa balabalaalu thelisi meerilanti sharathu vidhinchatamu sababena.  Nenu mee paadasevakudini kadaa! Naameeda daya thalachi yedaina tharunopayamu cheppamani’ koradu.  Anthata Shivudu daya tho ee manthramu cheppadu. ‘Sakrun narayane thyukthvapumaan kalpa shathathrayam! Gangadhi sarve theerdeshu snatho bhavathi puthraka!’ Kumara! Idi Narayana manthramu! Idi oka sari japisthe moodu vandala kalpaalu punya nadulalo snanamu chesinattu avuthundi annadu.   Sharathu vidhinchinadi thana thandre! Tharunopayamu choopinchinadi thana thandre kaabatti, inka nenu geluva galano ledo, Kumaraswamy thiruguthunte nenu ikkade undi ela gelusthanu anna shankalu lesha mathramu pettukokunda, aa manthramu meedi poorthi nammakamu unchi aa manthrmunu bhakti shraddalatho japinchuchu, thalli thandrulaki moodu saarlu pradakshinamu chesi Kailasamu lone undi poyadu.  Akkada papamu Kumara swamy ki Ganga nadi modalu, ye nadi ki vellina moodu kotla abhaiaaru lakhshala nadulalo appitike Gajananudu aa nadilo snanamu chesi thanaku yeduru vasthunnatlu kanipinche vaadu.  Anni ayi Kailasaniki vache sariki annagaru thandri prakkane unnadu.  Thana Ahankaraaniki chinthinchi, ,’Thandri! Annagari mahima theliyaka yedo annanu, nannu kshaminchi annaki adhipathyamu ivvandi’ annadu.  Aa vidhamuga badrapatha shudda chavithi roju gajananudu Vigneshwarudu ayyadu.  A roju anni deshalalo Vigneshwaruniki bhaktulandaru aneka rakaala pindi vantalu samarpinchukunnaru.  Kudumulu, tenkayalu, paalu, thene, aratipallu, panakamu, vadapappu yenno pindi vantalu samarpincharu.  Vigneshwarudu thrupthipadi thinnantha thini, thana vhananiki petti, theesukelllagaliginantha teesukuni, bhukthayasamu tho cheekati pade velaki Kailasam cheurkunnnadu.  Yappatilaaga thalli thandrulaku vangi namaskaramu pettabothe thana valla kaaledu.  Chethulasau nela kaanithena?  Potta Vangithena?  Ikkada ithanu ila avastha paduthunte Shivuni sirassu meeda unna chandrudu pakapaka navvadu.  ‘Narudi kantiki nalla raayi pagulu thundantaru’ .  Athani choopu soki Vinayakudi potta pagili kudumulanni dorlukuntu bayatiki vachesayi.  ‘Raju thalchukunte debbalaku kodava?’  Parvathi devi dukhinchuchu Chandruni shapinchindi.  ‘ori papathmuda!  Nee choopu thagili naa koduku maraninchadu. Andhukani ninnu choosina vallu papathmulai neelapanindalu ponduthaaru.’ 
Rushi pathnulu neelapanindalu ponduta  Aa samayamu lone saptha rushulu yagnamu chesthu thama bharyalatho agni pradhakshnalu chesthunnaru.  Agni devudu aa rushi pathnulanu choosi mohinchadu, kaani rushula shaapalaki bhayapaddadu.  Athani korika grahinchina athani bharya okka Arundhathi roopamu thappa migatha andari roopamu dharinchi athaniki priyamu chesindi.  Rushuladi choosi thama bharyalenani bhavinchi vallani vadilesharu.  Daaniki karanamu vallu chandruni choodatame!  Devathalu, munulu velli Shree Maha Vishnuvuki vinnavinchukunte aayana sarvagnudu kaabatti asala vishayamu thelusukoni rushulaku vivarinchi valla kopamu pogottadu. Kailasamuna kocchi pagilina Vigneshwaruni pottani paamu tho kuttinchi amarathvanni prasadinchadu.  Appudu devathalu modalagu vaarantha ‘o Parvathi! Neevichina shapamu valla lokani ke muppu.  Nee shapanni upasamharinchu’ annau.   Parvathi kooda thana kumaruni muddadi ‘Ye rojaithe chandrudu naa kumaruni choosi navvado aa roju chandruni choodaraadu’ ani shaposhamanamu Kaluga chesindi.  A roju Bhadrapada shudda chaturdi.  A roju chandruni choodakunda andaru jagratha unnaru.  Ila konnalu jarigindi.  Shamanthakopkyanamu  Dwapra yugamu lo Dwaraka lonunna Krishnudi daggaraku Nardudu vacchi a kaburu ee kaburu cheppi chandruni meeda shapam vishayam kooda cheppadu.  ‘Aa shapam pondina Vinayaka chavithi ee roje kabatti nenu thondaraga vellali’ anesi swarganiki vellipyadu.  Krishnudu kooda prajalandariki chandrudni choodavaddani chaatimpu vesadu.  Athaniki paalu ante preethikada!  Thane swayamu ga paalu pithikudaamani, akashamu kesi chodakunda aavu daggariki velli paalu pithukiuthunte paalalo Chandra bimbamu kani pinchindi.  ‘Hathavidhi! Nenemi neelapa nindalu padalo kadaa!’ anukunnadu.  Konnalaku Sathrajithu Sri Krishnudi daggariki vachadu.  Athani daggara Shamanthaka mani unnadi.  Adi surya varamu valla podadathadu.  Sri Krishnudadi choosi muchata padi thana kimmani adigaadu.  ‘Adi rojuku yenimidi baaruvula bangaramu isthundi. Alantidi ye moorkudu kooda vadulukodu’ annadu Sathrajithu.  Dantho Sri krishnudu oorukunnadu.  Oka roju Sathrajithuni thammudu presenudu aa manini kantamu dharinchi vetadadaniki adaviki velladu.  Akkada oka simham aa manini choosi mamsamu anukuni athanini champi manini theesukoni pothundaga Jambavanthudane oka bhallookamu simhamunu champi manini thana guhaku teesukoni poyi thana koothuriki aata vasthuvuga ichadu. Idantha theliyani Sathrajithu ‘Inkemundi manini yivvaledane kopamu tho Sri Krishnude naa thammudini champi manini theesukunnadani’ chatimpu vesadu.  Sri Krishnudu ‘thanu bhayapadinattu ga neelapanindalu raane vachayi.  Daaninelagaina roopu maapaalani’ sankalpamu chesi saparivaramuga adaviloki velli vethakatamu modalu pettadu.  Akkada Prasenudi shavam, simham adugu jadalu, guha vaipuki ballukamu adugu jadalu kanipinchayi. Aa daari venta poyi guha loki velli uyyalaku kattiunna manini thisukoni vasthunte yevaro vintha manishi vachadani  Jambavathi kekalu vesindi.  Adi vinna Jambavanthudu kopamuga Srihari meedaki langinchi yuddamu chesadu. Vallidari Madhya (28) Iruvai yenimidi rojulu rathrimbagallu horahori mushti yuddam jarigindi.  Raanu raanu Jambavanthudu kshininchadamu modalu pettadu.  Appudu athanu thanatho yuddamu chesthunadi yevaro kaadu trethayugamu lo Ravanasuruni samharinchina Sri Rama Chandrude ani grahinchadu.  Ventane chethulu jodinchi, ‘Devadi deva! Arthajana raksha! Ninnu trethayugamu lo bhakta jana paalakulaina Sri Rama Chandruniga gurthinchanu.  Aa janmalo neevu naa meeda abhimano tho korika korukomante nenu thelivi thakkuvaga neetho dwandva yuddam cheyalani korukunnanu. Neevu mundu mundu theeruthundannavu.  Appatinuchi nee nama smarana chesthu nee kosamu yenno yugaluga yeduru choosthunnanu.  Naa inti ke vachi naa korika neraverchavu.  Dhanyudini swamy! Naalo shakti kshenisthundi.  Jeevithecha nashishthondi naa apacharamu mannichi nannu kapadu.  Neve thappa Nithah paramberuganu’ ani pari pari vidhala prardhinchadu.  Sri Krishnudu daya tho Jambavandthudi shariramantha thana chethi tho nimiri, ‘Jambavantha! Shamanthaka manini apaharinchananna ninda nameeda vachindi. Daanni roopu mapataniki vachanu.  Nuvvu aa manini iste  nenu vellivasthanu’ annadu. Jambavanthudu santhoshanga manini,thana maniyaina Jambavathini kooda kanukaga ichadu.  Thanatho vachi thana bhandu mithra synamu tho, shamanthaka mani tho, Jambavathitho , Sathrajithu daggariki velli andhari samakshamulo jarigindi vivarinchaadu.  Sathrajithu pastchyathapamu chendi leni poni nindalu vesinanduku kshamapana koradu.  Aa papa pariharamuga thana kumarthe ayina Sathya Bhamani bharya ga sweekarinchamani a manini kooda kanuka gaa ichadu.  Sri Krishnudu Sathyabhamani sweekarinchi, manini mruduvuga thiraskarinchadu.    Oka shubha muhurthamuna Sri Krishnudu Sathya bhamani, Jamba vathi ni pelladadu. Daaniki vachina devadi devathalu, rushulu Sri Krishnuni tho Swamy! Meru samadhulu kanuka neelapanindalu tholaginchukoni labhamu pondharu.  Maa boti alpula maatemiti? annaru.  Sri Hari variyandu daya thalichi ‘Bhadrapada shudda chavithi roju pramadavashamuna chadra darshanamu ayina, Aa roju prodduna Ganapathini yadavidhi ga poojinchi Shamanthaka mani kathanu vini poojakshathalu thama meeda vesukunte yetuvanti apanindalu pondaru gaaka’ ani anatheeyaga devathalu, munulu santhoshincharu.  ‘Kabatti munulaara! Appatinuchi prathi samvathsaramu Bhadrapada shudda chaturdi roju devathalu, maha rushulu, manushyulu andharu thama thama shakti koddi Ganapathini poojinchi thama thama korikalanu neraverchukuntu sukhanga unnaru’ annadu Sootha Maha muni Shaunakaadi munulatho!  (Chethiloni akshinthalu konni Vara Siddi Vinayakuni meeda vesi, mee meeda meee kutumba sabyula meeda veyandi)   Udyapana   Yajnena yajna maya jantha deva Thani Dharmani pradhamanyasan The ha nakam mahimanassachanthe Yethra poorve sadhyassanthi devah (Devuni yeesanya dishaga kochamu kadapandi)   Sarve janah sukhino bhavanthu

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