24va rOju
24va adhyAyam&u
aMbarIShun&i dvAdaSIvratam&u
 atrim&ahAm&un&i m&arala agast#yun&itO rAjA! kArtIka vrata prabhAvam&u eMta cheppin&A, eMta vin&n&A tan&ivitIradu. n&Aku telisin&aMtavaraku vivaristAn&u vin&am&an&en&u.
gaMgA, gOdAvari, kRuShNa, kAvEri m&un&n&agu n&adulalO sn&An&am&u chEsin&aMduvalla, sUrya chaMdragrahaNa sam&ayam&ulaMdu sn&An&Alu chEsin&aMduvalla eMta phalitam&u kalugun&O SrIm&an&n&ArAyaNun&i n&ijatatvam&un&u telipeDi kArtIka m&Asa vratam&aMdu Suddha dvAdaSi n&ADu bhaktiSraddhalatO dAn&adharm&am&ulu chEyuvAriki aMtaphalam&U kalugutuMdi. A dvAdaSi n&ADu chEsin&a satkArya phalam&u itara rOjulalO chEsin&a dAn&ikaMTE vEyi reTlu adhikam&avutuMdi. A dvAdaSI vratam&u elA chEyAlO vivaristAn&u SraddhagA AlakiMchum&u.
kArtIka Suddha daSam&i rOjun&a pagaTi pUTa m&Atram&E bhOjan&aM chEsi A m&arun&ADu EkAdaSirOjun&a SrIharin&i pUjistU SuShkOpavAsam&u uMDi dvAdaSi ghaDiyalu vachchin&a tarvAtE bhujiMpavalayun&u. dIn&ikoka itihAsam&u kaladu. dAn&in&i kUDA vivariMchedan&u. jAgrattagA vin&am&am&aMTU ilA cheppasAgen&u.
pUrvam&u aMbarIShuDu an&u rAju uMDEvADu. ataDu param&abhAgavOttam&uDu. dvAdaSIvrata priyuDu. aMbarIShuDu prati dvAdaSin&ADu tappakuMDA vratam&u chEyuchuMDeDivADu. oka dvAdaSin&ADu dvAdaSi ghaDiyalu chAlA takkuvagA uMDen&u. aMduvalla A rOju toMdaragAn&E vratam&un&u pUrtichEsi brAhm&aNa sam&ArAdhan&a chEyadalachi aMduku siddhaMgA uMDen&u. adE sam&ayam&ulO achchaTaku kOpasvabhAvuDagu dUrvAsuDu vachchen&u. aMbarIShuDu A m&un&in&i gouraviMchi, atithi satkAram&ulu chEyadalachi m&un&ipuMgavA dvAdaSi ghaDiyalalO pArAyaNa chEyavalayun&u kAbaTTi toMdaragA sn&An&am&ukEgi ram&m&an&i kOren&u. dUrvAsuDu aMdulaku aMgIkariMchi sam&Ipam&un&a gala n&adiki sn&An&am&ukei veLLen&u.
aMbarIShuDu eMta sEpu atan&ikOsaM eduruchUstun&n&A dUrvAsuDu rAlEdu. dvAdaSighaDiyalu dATipOvuchun&n&avavi. aMduchEta aMbarIShuDu tan&alO tAn&iTlan&ikon&en&u. iMTiki vachchin&a dUrvAsu m&un&in&i bhOjan&am&un&aku ram&m&aMTin&i. Am&un&i n&adIsn&An&An&iki veLLi iMkan&U rAlEdu. brAhm&aNun&iki AtithyaM istAn&an&i m&ATa iTTi bhOjan&aM peTTakapOvaDaM m&ahApApaM. adi gRuhasthun&aku dharm&am&u kAdu. Ayan&a vachchEvaraku eduruchUstE dvAdaSIghaDiyalu dATipOyin&achO vratam&aMbhagam&u avutuMdi. A m&un&i m&ahA kOpasvabhAvam&u kalavADu. Ayan&a rAkuMDA n&En&u bhOjan&aM chEstE n&an&n&u SapiMchin&u. n&AkEm&i chEyAlO teliyakun&n&adi. Edi chEstE Em&i jarugutuMdOn&an&i aMbarIShuDu bAdhapaDatADu. ayin&A IviShayAn&n&i paMDitulatO charchistE vAru EM salahA istArOn&an&i talachi sarvajNjulein&a koMdaru paMDitulan&u pilipiMchi vAritO ilA cheppen&u.
O paMDita SrEShTulArA! n&i`n&n&aTi din&am&un&a EkAdaSi kAvaDaMtO n&En&u kaTika upavAsaM vuMTin&i. I rOju svalpam&ugA m&Atram&E dvAdaSi ghaDiyalu un&n&avi. dvAdaSighaDiyalalOn&E bhOjan&aM chEyAlsi uMdi. iMtalO n&A gRuhAn&iki dUrvAsam&ahAm&un&i rAvaDaMtO Ayan&an&u n&En&u bhOjan&An&iki ram&m&an&i AhvAn&iMchitin&i. aMduku Am&un&i sarEn&an&i sn&An&Artham&ei n&adiki veLLi iMtavarakU rAlEdu. ippuDEm&O dvAdaSi ghaDiyalu dATipOvuchun&n&avi. kAbaTTi n&En&u Em&i chEyAlO telupam&an&i vEDukon&en&u.
appuDu A paMDitulu dIrgham&ugA AlOchiMchi m&ahArAjA! sam&asta prANikOTulaku garbhakuharam&ulaMdu jaTharAgn&i rUpam&un&a rahasyam&ugA n&u`n&n&a agn&idEvuDu Akalin&i puTTiMchi prANulu bhujiMchin&a padArdham&ulan&u pachan&am&ugAviMchi dEhEMdriyAlaku Saktin&i prasAdistun&n&ADu. prANavAyuvu sahAyam&utO jaTharAgn&i prajarvillun&u. adi chelarEgin&a Akali, dAhaM kalugun&u. A tApam&un&u challArchavalen&an&n&a an&n&am&u, n&Iru puchchukon&i SAMtaparachavalen&u. SarIram&un&aku Sakti kalugachEyaDaM valla agn&idEvuDu dEvatalaMdarikaMTE adhikuDei dEvapUjyuDein&ADu. A agn&idEvuDin&i aMdarU sadA pUjiMpavalen&u. iMTiki vachchin&a atithi eTuvaMTi vADeinanU bhOjan&aM peDtAn&an&i cheppi vAn&iki peTTakuMDA tin&arAdu. aMdulOn&U vEdavEdAMga vidhyAviSAraduDun&u, m&ahAtapaSSAli, sadAchAra saMpan&n&uDun&u ayin&a dUrvAsam&ahAm&un&in&i bhOjan&am&aku pilichi vAn&iki peTTakuMDA bhujiMchin&achO m&ahApApam&u kalugutuMdan&i vivariMchiri.
iTlu skAMdapurANAMtargata vaSiShThaprOkta kArtIka m&ahAty#m&am&aMdali
chaturviMSOdhyAyam&u iruvadi n&Algava pArAyaNam&u sam&Aptam&u.
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