AMdhra bhArati - dhArmika - paMDugalu - mahAshivarAtri ( telugu andhra )

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cK\Rj

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%wK`oj cK\Rj&
N> q> uhohK c^ch\

c_ uKo^ho oNs T^hr `ouoa b cK\R The\a.  roh_ qojN Tj oOoa`. a\ ~NjK`i cRjK^h acouoK\ h_hK^h okb hK`h. `ba RhoK`h.

roh_hK` caca h_R aThKU rocj Thoh dco jbh aqao ohN oN `iNab Tc`h. ZThKTboh hahNoj aa~pK^h. roh_b RiKU lKR ch]oK `Ya`:

Na\ Nku rOhoc dh_ choqh kuakhK\ dh_`p ~h bY crKTa: "kNoK` uh o^ojk a^o o^o`? ~N oN c`hNoRaZ o^oa RiKU aN fKcojha.# K^ ro \Y c^^h pTa: "`p! cho hwuoR bo^oa RiKU pao.  o^oa roh_ o^oK`h. oNs T^hr `ouoa `b aThKcojha. ^luNb ^lhNNb  o^ oThKT o\ oyoa dK`a. b dcoj Tua o\aa b o^oa Th oa\ ho kNoaK\ ^cKTNb rokNoa K`a. `bN b`haoR cho hRa o^K^o aN`bb pao.

ch oNc\ o^N\ K^ oKuoT NYKe chdjN\a N bt` \K\a. o\ ajb qhhh, u` ahhh a hK\\o\. o \N roh_a \N NoZ Nce\ rojhok eKKce\a. h_hK^h o\ ~Nj roroho chN v^oja pb, hcouKcojua o\hza. d^LNjoa RK`i ~Nj ob e]oa RoZN lKU obb poNbR aahKUh. Y oN\ hfh oRhho hh]oa NhRa. h]oK `KYhR foT `a h_ pb ovhaZ ro ro qeoja wma chNoR aThKUNa `\Ra. `aoK^h ah]oa oRoj o`N o`N ^` NNZh Ra\hza. vhKNj oR\ o \N ^ZNoa upcKU h_ uKThKT uKw qhk`j aK\ ^cKTNaYN hzN gj oyo aNa.  oyo NK` aN RclKR oK\a` o\iR\. o\ TZNac \\ooT Noja phU NK` fhoh TK\a.  gjc^oj lKRoaN `jcb cR eh]pKTTK\a. h_hK^h YcaK\ c\`aoha _T o\ b`KTk`. eudaZ omj wmaoR roro hb o`hTK\a. Y o`Z o\ hooj R\ToiN ob dcojk ajo~Ro arKUdhza. K^k aN k\ jdah o Tho`RiN oTa. fh `bb U hNa o\RY uK^uKU `bb Kc pKZc f]o uKKTa. oRo uw^o w[^R afha U oasoN^ bY uKfKTa: %h! aaj TKc`o?&

fh: %aa, a ^lh, RYKeoa aN `aoaK\ hxhokN hcou oaho. h^ aabhz K^oj Kc_ Rb bok oYk\aha K^oa \k`.  pch^oaN Rh]o oK` co.&

k\: %o^o! a h`K^oa pao. aa hK~a. wh]y\a `aob fpKU ob pa`ojK` UN rob Njo ohU_b. qh\ boiR, Nh]^ a^\ aaa, a `aob cK\K\ uKo^hoj oRoRojR ah]oK` uKThKU coY N ob `haoT oNdK`aYj qcKTa. h o! aa chRho_b. ac oKuoph k`. K^k bKNN k\ hRj`. `b oKuoa `ao. kN aa TKcRha aa a ou_N fh cupKU hTYN oT`a.&

fh: %bo d]dhoaK\ ^cKTNaY NZ hdhoa o`NaYa`.&

c\ KN haN qcoj uu ob hao_ fK` bRwoa NRa. oh_ hhza. obN b`hk`. roro ha oYo^o oiok`. YakU^ o^o Th ob d^Noj uRoohN yn^ojhza. K^ oh^aK^h pKNa cKZKN h Nja ha. K^ o\ ^af]o oh uKu`\hza.  KNh obb U Yaa: %aa a ~ha o`NT bYoU_b. booa U_o?&

je\ ue\ `b ~s]o U, %bNa cho oN KN oU hK\a. `oa ba eKca? Yha bo TTYN uKu`hjo hK\o& b haa.

KN hYaa: %aa kfho`aa. aa phwoT ah aK`Taa. aa Kc bop k~o dK``o? K^k b ohoa aN elua KN hRj`. `b oKuo bN `c RlRKTa. Y N`b aa ohj ^cN o^a.&

fh `bb qco Thoaa. KN hYk Tu hKZN fhza. NK^ucZ NN NsoR oTN oTa. fh chooka `bb Kca`N \hza. NsoR o fha U o\ ^acKZbR\ KchK\ab hwKU hY pjcKc `\Ra:

(`Kc^ k~oa RiKU Tca h ~ooj Tj uK`hoR aK\YT ojo bTY a`whK^a.)

q>	^h phw^vu aaK o^ hps_< oxNjN^K dcK h`h`LO oR^K>
	~hh a uoK vOK RwcT oacT< ^hpa a hu ahNo pqs^L>
	oyokc `h^ h^ _s_ ^`wK< dv`c ^h waL NK^h `_hT^>
	hNohNhs ~h cKu uxhb< p`qT R^vc uo pquNh]>
	au ~huo eK hu ~huoK uOK< au ~huoK kN ah vhu ~sK>
	hu ~h Rw au vc T^ cho`b< h]K ^a RK^oK hh]K ^ RwK>

%~hphzR oaa` oxdcjo. ~hphwo To`Ta. RwoK`K\aa, ah]oK`K\aa ~hRj ob vOo vOo. o kb` hok`, Nook`, hok`. TY NK` uKvho Tuaa ~hRj obN` Rwo. Nb ~hkbo\ dv`ojaK\aa ob Np hh]^jok! chs\ ~h uxh\ uNj chthoja vKTa. p`qojK` ~hh pquNh]. ~h^ vZhR eKojkh. h\a ahbN ~hoKZ h^o ~s pKNNZk`. cho`bhR ~h hzobN k` o\ oaoa NRojua`! jha, o \KY aK\aa a` hh] ^jo.&

Y `LQKU, ob^, %h! bo hK\ cKZ KNj U_o? ob aoa Kc_o?& hb crKTa.

o \p ^a^ ohj o^ob oYhU dhaY Tca. K^ NsoR pYaa: %aa RwoaN fh ob^ pwhKU ohj b `RiN oT`a. coY TKcoTa.& b aTelN ujo _uNbdhza. oRo RwoaN fooi NN cKZKN rqoa RbhK\a. KNN`b^ N\KU coY ^a NYKeoa U, `LOo^, `a obN qhho uohKc foTaab ^lca. cKZKNj ~h phzRoa ~hKcjN ~h^fZ kNo ^o` N\ab ^oa ~ha oKe\KU T^ob cYcZa. ^`N a o\ KNja ^joioiN fh `RhN oU ^oa Kcob Nha. ob w`hok aN Rc oh NlRa. KNj hzN u^bsa U hqhoK` obb KcY Nh NaN ^a pja ^bhjR u f]oj fioU aZaK\ hNoK` owKu Thab ob ojRb qco Tua.

K^ aNqoaK\ csoho Rhua. `ohao oU KNja, jeb uqhhoR `uNb rokNoa NRa. NsoRo aZNb aNqoK`N Rc ay^o ojhTa`. `ba oRrhhb hK`h. `b oaNaK\ ay^oa jeN(fh) ay^ oK`h.

Y ^lhNh roh_ Rh]oTu hcouKUa ohN qq^ c`oj `iNac\, ^lu ~NchNoR rob ~KT ahjN oNRjR aaYk aph uK`wo k# `b ro\ roh_ox^oa RiKU dh_`p^ ca.

raoxNp roh_ ox^o a c`Nooa hUKTa. K` oh uNoh Th^oa ouah. K`l N hYa`. N oK_N uK^ao kN, kN kN ew^cL l^oR aN Noh\, uNoh \ao\ cZa. o\ hoa `qk oThKTa. ob h obb `q~sbR Tua. aa `qoj _hRT NTY N TK\j ub dK`, `b^ahK\ uK^ao Raa. R co`oT  TK\lh, `b uK^aoa o\uh. uNoh\ Nj^RY, oKuo _aY fRR joY TuNa\. ovaNjoa\ N roh_ `aoa  uNoh\ ro~Nj cja TTT, oh ~aj paT oh]KTa. ^^l^oR obN Nku dc NlRa. ` roh_ ox^okb Nvho. N uKu^ok %qauKw^& ha`bk uKycoR aa`Y.

poh

 roh_ qojN caoa`. rhoaop, kN Ntsp ok bqh \o^h chs\R ehR]Kce\ao\ N\. Noa b` rohK_R ~pKc ojac\`.  roh_ ox^oa RiKU Tc ch]oj lKRch], vK`ch]oj.

osoj aK^T^hr aY cp^oR ~pK^h hZ qol roh_ T^hrb ~pK^h.

`y]oa aK`qoa broh_ Tj doOoR \e\Ta`. h_hK^h Rho ThY `ob ~KT bp^o hhY TuhK\  ca pshoa oYciU h_hK^h aYk hzNh_ okb hK\Yh ca ob hzKT NK`h `o^ Njo omeTTK`h.

 roh_b RiKU RccK\^ \N a^a u`K^oa ko`ua\. K^N eho ohe\a jeN oRoj Na \ b N Nojo oRrh ay^o hzN uKeKoa`R `TTa`b oh ouhah. u`K^j jeN ay^oa hzR^hN hb cj^hbh, b oRrhhr TK`b a`o ay^obh Tc`hY. %h^oj& ha RKok oRrha KN^jR ohKUahY. 'lh`qo ewch^a `qo. o`NjoK` 'lh`qoaN, oa ~h^`qoaN odho pqsoR hRTK\a. Z 'lh`qc _quoK` ay^NYoK ` ^p`o ay^oK\lb %au& b hK`hY.  au oa Nkb ahphR jeNb^ uhdja. 'lh quoK` au ^h_ ay^oa oN(oso) hK`h.  oN ewqL oa KNN ohR aK\ hK\a.

h^ h ay^ojNa, roh_N ap uKeKob hkUKUa roh_aZ h_ Tj `hoa`h, `YoR UNZ^ bK\a`h aRYT a h_ ay^oja ehyKTY NaoRab h `a ohY TuhK`ho Tcja b h Rc cK\^\ ou ha\.

 poha hK` hN wTR aaa hNoR `c`. oaoh ay^oj NhN ajaK`ia okaob TchK\h. roh_ ox^oaN hzN Na RlKU h NaK\ hzN b_b fKTYN h ay^oja ~NN b`haoR chK`h. ` oa dh]NjN R^`N`. fj~NRuh\R o\ o ay^o blUa\. uchj ay^oK\lhz bjUah. c_o^RR]hR ahK_h bab fhN hNqoK` ~hTK^ blU a^a oohj NK`iNa `hbho ha`. Noa oa qojN R\ ro~Nka jeN oRoj ay^okaob fKUhah.

~ps^h]oK` b cK\Ra %ro T^hr& ha cha ohKUah. K` kKRoR oRjeN N k`. ohh lKRch]oK` o NsT^hr `aoa oxroh_R TchK\ bK` ohrh qN^hz`r oO`aoR fhae\ha`. ` h roh_hz ^lh`. Nb ajK`i lKRch]h^ hThKTYT^ a`h co]oR Raoju ha`. K_hNN roch]oK`a oNs T^hra\ Rh] hNoR o^oThKTY h`r^o. ` ch]oK` c_ouoK`a Ns T^hr `aoa roh_R ~pKU Thokab ohe\ha`.

oRjeNja RiKU hKTN pqso Tcoju ha`. jKchox^ oa RKok ch oNc\ jKch `ojhoa aqao Tua %pju^& a h Tj `hh\, oRh pa`hz hK\, aNa\ ob uoN \N oRoa ^avp Nxhho TKc a oRo oatNj^ obb, ob hlNa bK`KUaYa, o \` pb hqhoR oau\ pju^^ bo`KTNaR a pju^  KNa dhKU Nh] o\RR a oR pYaaY: "bo `ojhoa aqao TuaK`a oxd^No_p. ohj dc poN dK``jUa `ojhoa RZKU, hK` b pRwoa, `bhz`Y a pRwoa NKTo. ~NjK`i TTTK\ ewNjoaN bdco qpKU b o^okNoja fK``o.# pju^ ZTua. ` ch]o. `bN b`haoR aZNb jKch `ojhok aN ob hzNh, KN hzNh pRwoj uK~ojc TNe\ hap NaaRa.

robN lKRNhoK\ pshok dUc_Ukb chqNj NK` iN a^a ^^oa ko`uah. lKRo chs Uwob oh hdho. ewch^a NjoK `N a\ ccKToK`K^Ya uchs Uwoj cjK\ab oh u`K^o. cka, fgkbhka, uhhka, NK^NK^ ho, Ru`qojK`a bhTh oK\ab o`K^h. ` ^^o oa hhohoa lKRc hae\ab hK`h.

poNaK`vpR h u`K^o acNak`. Ruo ch(Gustav Oppert) a ha cK\^\ vjRooj ulKR Uwojbh, rolKRoj chslKRUwojbh o`KcR `bNY poNaK`vpRh c^^h pUh:

" u`K^oj bhhoj, rolKR cRiKU ho`oK`l hcuK~oa v^o h oK^o aK\ dhK~oa`.  oK^ok b hcuK~oa %uK~&ob ohKUah.  uK~o `K^ hw^o chewN c^oh oaYR ohKce\a`. ^h_ Njok hoK`l R, oo, e\`, voj^, hho NZjoha`a rob cNqoaoR qhhoR, bjNK[oR, ZjojR, roowaoR ohe\a. `poR b hcuK~o robN e`jR eKce\a. lKRch]oK `` oK^oa N hcoR pohKUhah. vjRooj lKRUwo ja N Nojo Nl^o. p f`j %^Rhoj& flaoRYT f`j o`Y obb eKTTK\h. ^h^ osoj obb uNhKUh.#

c hKqojhzN ojokb NK^~RpK ``whKTTaa.

"The Swami said that Worship of the Siva Lingam originated from the famous hymn in the Atharva Veda Samhita sung in praise of the Yupsstambha, the sacrificial post. In that hymn, a description is found of the beginningless and endless Stambha or Skambha, and it is shown that the said Skambha is put in place of Eternal Brahman. As afterwards, the Yajna fire, its smake, ashes and flames, the Soma plant, and the Ox that used to carry on its back the wood for the Vedic sacrifice, gave place to the Vedic conceptions of the brightness of Siva's body, his tawny matted hair, his blue throat, and the riding on the bull of Siva, and so on - just so, the Yupa Skambha gave place in time to the Siva Lingam and was deified to the high Devahood of Sri Sankara. In the Linga Purana, the same hymn is expanded in the shape of stories meant to establish the glory of the great Stambha and the superiority of Mahadeva."

-Swami Vivekananda's works
(1923 edition, vol. IV, pages 357 & 358)

_oh u`K^o o`NjoK` k`bh, No] hh\abh cK\^j hdho. N. c. Bo q^eoK`K\a c^Kl ^a~sok ro, uK`, pqOj pRwoj ^aNjok pjK `oe\TK\ab h`whKTYT qo u`K^o cZN cel hK\ab pq` oRTa`.

d]bh u`K^No`k E-C-IF u^ok bYa`:
u. "pNh Tc].#
`bc ~spYa`:
"pNhK h`pNho]K ^u oT Na jd^. ou`oL, roL, uK`L, `ojNaK pNhu `oc_N_s`K c]NK. wuN bN]^.#

K` uU^ooa, o`RaZ `o^pRwoj  NjoK` %`ojNj& oTK\h. Z pRwojk oOoap ou`obhzNh, robhzNh, uK`bhzNh pRwoj oOoap. `boja rouK`j 2500 hK\N cho avoaoK` bNNNa `o^jb uso.

qoo^ o`hK` Nj~`oja dZKcN Rc uK uKvhoa ua. Nb ^h_ Njok bqoo uw^o osoo^ook q`` ~`oja dZKcTa.

dho lKR cpaoa ohKTT aN co] RK pY quKUa`: "u q`jN o`NoK^chN cp N\`. ch]a vhoRa lKRc Thoka. u q`j KNh qe phw^oa %aoroh& ha oK^o aThKcoka.#

ohh ro Nqo pRwoja u q`j urKUa ahNoa fK``hY!

q`jT cKce\a lKRo `soY!

euoqhb haK^h NjoaK\ hzoh ojoaa ho qo osojN e`oh oh\ haN RKojk a~hja chuh `s]oa uNbh. ^_hhzcbs^ Tj dUaoa`. K` Nb oK^o lYap:
oK: ^^hth p`w, ox`oh ow, ^a h`L cT`h^.
 oK^o R]qb RiKUa oK^ooKZ`.  pshoa TZ poha \aRa.

wK`vaoK` qoo^ ocao ew dUaoaK\ o`dK`aZ`. Nrpqa\ qo vKc`h dUa^a, doO^a bhcKTTa\. `y] wK`vaoK` b` KNhYNjk gjb NjoaK\ euoqh, cK\^hjT^ pqs cTho The\a.

` hzYaa b roh_ qojha ohNb, u q`jNa, vh fw]jNa Tj cao ha`aYk aph uK`wo k`.