(kRush&Na kRupA SrImUrti SrIla aBayacharaNAraviMda
Bakti vEdAMtasvAmi praBupAdula vAri anugrahabhAshaNaM)
BAratadESaMlOni pramuKa AdhyAtmikAchAryulu vElAdi saMvatsarAlu nuMchi tama Sishyulaku punarjan&ma siddhAMtAnni bOdhistU vachchAru. aMduku udAharaNamgA SrImadBAgavataMlOni oka chAritraka vRuttAmtaanni gurimchi telipE oka amSam idi..
'koMdaru Atmanu adButameina dAnigA darSistAru. koMdaru dAnini adButa meinadAnigA varNistAru. marikoMdaru dAnini adButameinadigA vimTAru. iMkoMdaru vinnA dAnini gurimchi EmAtramu teliyakuMDA umTAru' (BagavadgIta 2.29)
chitrakEtu mahArAjuku chAlAmaMdi BAryalunnAru. vAraMtA aMdagattalE. kAni goDrALlu kAvaDaM valana okka BArya valana kUDA Ayanaku saMtAnaM kalugalEdu.
okanADu chitrakEtu mahArAju rAja maMdirAniki AMgIrasa maharshi vachchAru. mahArAju veMTanE siMhAsanaM digi, veidikAchAraM prakAraM Ayanaku svAgata satkArAlu chESADu. appuDA maharshi..
'chitrakEtu mahArAjA! nIveMdukO chiMtistunnaTTu tOstunnadi. nI manasuulOni digulu nI muKaMlO prasPuTaM avutunnadi. nIvu kOrukunna kOrikalEveinA tIralEdA?' ani rAjunu aDigAru.
AMgIrasuDu mahA tapasvi. Ayanaku teliyani lEdu. mahArAju vichArAniki kAraNaM Ayanaku telusu. ayinA rAjunu alA praSiMchADu. dAniki chitrakEtu mahArAju ilA annADu. 'maharshI! mIru sarvajNjulu. mIku teliyanidEmI lEdu. ayinA eMduku chiMtistunnAvani aDigAru ganuka nA manasulOni vyathanu mIku teliyajEsukuMTunnAnu. manishi pradhAnaMgA kOrukunE varaM putra saMtAnaM, adi lEnappuDu I viSAla sAmrAjyaM, aMtulEni I saMpadalu nAkeMduku? nAku putruDu lEDu. kanuka nAku putruDu jan&miMchE upAyaM telipi nA du@HKAnni tolagiMchaMDi mahAtmA!'
karuNAMtaraMguDeina AMgIrasuDu aMduku aMgIkariMchADu. dEvatala prIti kOsaM pratyEkaMgA oka yajNjaM chESADu. A yajNja prasAdAnni mahArAju BAryalaMdarilO uttamurAleina kRutadyutiki ichchADu. 'mahArAjA! nIku putruDu jan&mistADu. kAni, atani valana nIku AnaMdamU, vishAdamU reMDu kalugutAyi' ani cheppi chitrakEtu mahArAju samAdhAnaM vinakuMDAnE AMgIrasa maharshi aMtardhAnamayyADu.
kumAruDu kalugutADanna mATaku mahArAju AnaMdam poMdinA, maharshi palikina chivari mATaku AScharyapaDi, dAni arthaM Emei uMTuMdA ani AlOchiMchasAgADu.
'putruDu kalagaDam nAku AnaMdaM kaligistuMdanE mATa nijamE kAni putruni valana nAku vishAdaM kalugutuMdani anaDaMlO maharshi uddESaM Emei uMTuMdi? okkaDE kumAruDu puDatADu. kAbaTTi nA rAjyAniki vArasuDu ataDE avutADu. ayitE ataDu avidhEyuDu, garvishThi kAvachchu. bahuSA nA vishAdAniki adE kAraNaM avutuMdEmO! ayitE asalu putruDE lEkapOvaDaM kaMTE avidhEyuDeinA oka kumAruDu uMDaDam nayaM kadA!' ani anukunnADu.
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