It is said that "One who dies in Kashi will be liberated from the cycle of birth and death. It is also said that "Who lives in Kashi for 9days and 9 nights constantly remembering Lord Shiva will attain liberation". With the holy resolution of Mataji of Bhilai, Brahmasri Chaganti koteswara Rao garu was invited to give discourses on "Kashi Vaibhavam" in Kashi for 9 days. Guruvugaru generously proposed to accommodate 350 devotees for the yatra. Plans were made 5 months ago. A team went to Kashi to make all arrangements. Tickets were booked 3months before the trip. The yatra started with Puja and breakfast at Ayyappa Swamy temple in Kakinada. We embarked Prasanthi express to Bhuvaneshwar. Food packets were distributed on board to the devotees holding ID cards, thanks to the volunteers, home-made food was delicious and nutritious. At Bhuvaneshwar, we got into Purushottam express during the early hours of the following day. We reached MughalSarai by 8:30pm. Buses were arranged to take us to Kashi. All arrangements for accommodations were made at Kanchi, Sringeri and two other Mutts.
Day-1 (Sapthami). 7am- went to Kanchi Mutt, attended Puja and Parayana, had breakfast and went to Bilai Mataji's rented premises. Mataji is direct disciple of Sri Kavyakanta Ganapathi Mahamuni (he was called naayana by Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi). Mahamuni was born by Dundi ganapathi's grace. Parama saastrokthanga goopuja, baalapuja matrusri aadvaryam lo jarigaayi. We returned to Sringeri Mutt. Prathee Rooju, vandina padaarthalanu gangammaku , sringeri mutt lo vunna hanumanthudiki nivedana chesevaru. Andaruu panktilo kurchuni padaarthalu vaddistundagaa eekakantam tho annapurnaastakam patinchi aa taruvathee anna prasaddanni sevinchevallam. Bhojanaarambha kaalee hari naama smaraneee govindaa govindaaa ani modatlo, Bhojana madhya kaale hari naama smaranee govindaa govindaaa ani madhyalo, tinadam purtayyaka kuda govinda namam cheppi leche vallam, okkosaari namah parvathi pathayeh hara hara mahadev anee vallam. Kaashi lo annam vaddinche sthree lo annapurnamma aavahistundani antaaru. Prathiroju 4-6 Sringeri matamlo (memunna choota) guruvugari pravachanam vundedi. pimmata falahaaram tini nidurinchevallam.
Day-2 (Astami) 4:30am Ganga vadilo Hara Hara Sankara Jaya Jaya Shankara ... Shankara Bhagavathpadula meeda saamuuhika bhajana sankeerthana. Sankalpam(desa kaalamulu cheppi dharmaardha kaama moksha chaturvidha fala purushaardham ganga snaanam karishyee) ani cheppukuni panchatho muudusarlu ganga lo munigi ganga ki namaskarinchitini. dampathulaithe okarikokaru abhimukhamga nilabadi chetulu pattukuni muudusarlu munagaali. podibattalu maarchukunnaaka gangastavam cheyincharu guruvugaru. aa taruvatha andaritho praarthana cheyincharu. " Gangamma, ippudela nee mundu nunchuni preethitho ninnu chusthu eeswarudini smaristunnano naa chivari oopiri teestunnappudu kuda ee drusyame naaku kanapadi preethitho eeswarudini smaristuu aakari swaasa vadalaali, ala maaku varamivvu talli".
Kedarghat lo ganga snanam taruvatha gangajalam tho kedareswarudini darshinchi ganga jalam tho abhishekam chesaamu. ikkada sivalingam pedda raayi swarupam lo vuntundi. Pimmata dundiganapathi, vishwanathalayam, visalakshi aalayam(idhi sakthi peetam, ikkada swayambhuvu aina ammavari vigraham, pratistinchina vigraham renduu vuntayi, ikkada srichakram meeda kunkumarchana chesukunnaru amma nanna) modalagu aalayalu darsimchaamu. taruvatha annapurnamma darshanam chesukoni sringeri matham vellipoyamu. Aaroju pravachanam lo manikarnika kund visisthatha teliyachesaru. Kashinagaram aavirbavinchaaka srishti maintenance ela cheyyali ani sivaparvathulu alochisthu okarinokaru anuraagam tho chusukunnarata, appudu vishnuvu putttadata. aayana taruvatha okasari sivudini chudalanipinchi, sudarshana chakramtho tavvadam modalupettadu appudu aayana vantinundi kaarina chamata oka gundam laa eerpadindi, Sivudu pratyakshamayinappudu aayana cheviki vunna mani ee kundam lo padindi anduke manikarnikha kund ani perochindi, ikkada madhyannam 12 ki snanam chesthe vache falitham cheppadaniki sadhyapadadani sankaracharyulu chepparu. alaage yamudu okasari 108 naamamulu chepparu(mix of shiva and vishnu names) ivi evaru patisthaaro valla joliki yamabhatulu raaruta. avi maatho cheppincharu guruvugaru.
Day3 (navami) Manikarnika ghat lo madhyanna snaanam chesi Sankarulu rachinchina manikarnika stavam cheyincharu guruvugaru.
Day4 (Dashami) Viswanathuni darshanam, annapurnamma, vishalakshi ammavari darshanam taruvatha vaaraahi devi darshanaaniki vellamu. ikkada ammavaru underground lo vuntaaru, ground level lo rendu square shaped vents vuntayi, oka vent lonchi kindiki chusthe niluchuni vunna ammavari tala pai bhagam kanipistundi, inko vent lonchi chusthe paadalu kanipistayi. moham kanipinchadu. idhi tappaka darsinchavalasina devalayam. Saayantram padavallo aavali teeraaniki velli ganga saikatam meeda kurchuni guruvugaru gangaaavataranam pravachanam cheptuntee, gangamma nee goppatanam idhi kadamma ani pongipothu ganganu chuustu santhoshinchaamu, sagarudi nunchi bhageerathudi daaka katha vini paravasinchipoyamu. Gangamma muudulokalalo(swarga lokam, bhulokam, paataala lokam) pravahinchadam valla tripadhaga ani pilavabadutondi. Bhageerathudi tapassu falinchi aakasa gangani bhumi meedaku rammanteee aa pravaahanni pattadaaniki sivudu angeekaristhaadu, kaani gangamma ahankaristundi. sivudu gamaninchi jathajutham lo oka samvatsara kaalam bandistaadu gangani. okka chukka kuda kindaku raaladu. malli bhagheerathudu praartisthe anugrahinchaadu mukkanti. okkasari aakasa ganga pedda goshatho, tumparlathoo, nuragatho, mosallu timingalalu modalagu jalacharamulatho paatu 7 paayaluga pravahinchindi. oka paaya bhageeratudini anusarinchindi. aakasa ganga bhumi meedakochindantroi ani devatalu yakshulu gandarvulu kinneralu kimpurushulandaru vachi snanam chesaarata aa roju. aakasa ganga brahmadevuni kamandalam lo vuntundanta, aayana vishnuvu paadalu aa gangatho kadigaruta, sivudi jatajutham nunchi aayana sareerannni sparsistu kindiki vachindita. parama paavani ganga mana paapalanni kadigeyyataniki pravahistondita. Himavantuni kumarthe, umaku akka, bhishmudi talli. ikkada kashi lo prasanthanga chinnapillalu aadukunentha veelu ga pravahistundata. Jahnu maharshi mingesi chevula dwara vadilaaru kabatti jaahnavi ayindi. Bhaageerathi sagarula basma raasulapai pravahinchi vaariki santhi kaliginchindita. Alaa cheppukunnaka pongipothu ganga ki namaskarinchi deepam gangalo vadilaamu. Kashiki oka pakka varuna inko pakka 'asi' anee paayalu vuntayi kabatti varanasi ani perochindita. taruvatha padavalalo asi nunchi varuna ki madhya vunna ghats anni chuusaamu. alaage prathi roju nirvahinchee ganga arati chusamu. idhi tappaka chudavalasina aarati. kannulaku pandugeee. mottam 80 ghats vunnayita. harischandra ghat, manikarnika ghats lo anthyakriyalu chestu vuntaru, deehalanu agni lo dahisthaaru. jeevudu punaraa vritti rahitha saasvatha siva saayudhyanni ponduthadu. kaashi lo marana bheethi vundadanta endukante maranisthee mukthi labistundi kabatti. scindia ghat, dashaaswamedh ghat(nearest to vishwanath mandir), hanuman ghat, panch ganga ghat...
Day 5 Ekaadashi. Ganga snanam chesi Mathaji ashramaniki vellam, hadavidi lekunda prasanthanga 3.5 hours paatu saastroktanga satyanaarayana swamy vratam chesukunnamu. ee roju pravachanam lo parvathi kalyanam yokka muudu rojula pravachanalu aarambinchaaru. daksha yagna dwamsam meeda pravachanam chepparu.
Day 6 Dwaadashi Surya Bhagavanudu (Adityudu) kashi lo loolarka kundam lo vuntadu. ee kundam lo erra pushpalatho erra chandanamtho 70 surya naamalu chepthu puja chesina vaariki sandhyavandanam arhatha lekapoyinapattiki gayathri cheyyadam valla kalige falitam kalugutundi, aarogyam suryudu istaadu kabatti abhyunnati pondutamu ani guruvugari cheppi puja cheyincharu. akkadiki daggaralo Durgamma devalayam chusamu. Inkaa sankata mochana hanuman devalayamu (ikkadee tulasidaasu garu ramayanam raastu pravachinchevaaranta hanuma vachi vinevaaranta, okasari ashokavanam lo puvvulu tellaga vuntayani tulasidasu garu chepithe, hanuma erraga vuntayannarauta, tulasidasu garu oppukoledata, appudu hanuma chusi vachindi nenu kadaa, erragane vunnayani vaadincharata, raamulavaarini pilisthe aayana kuda tellaga vuntayi annarata, hanuma oppukoledanta. appudu raamudu clarify chesaru, hanuma kopam valla kallu errabaddayi anduvalle puvvulu erraga kanabaddayi ani). akkadanunchi kalabhairavudi aalayaniki vellamu, eeyana kshetrapaalakudu. kashini sarvavelala kaapala kaastuntaadu. eeyana permission lekunda evvaru kashiloki enter avvaleruta. 5krosala kashi nagaraniki eeyane home minister. aayanaki palu marlu krutagnatha cheppukuni kalabhairavaastakam chaduvukuni mataaniki tirigi vellam, sayantram pravachanam taruvatha hanuman mandiram chuttu kartika deepalu veliginchaamu.
Day7 (trayodashi) ivaala mataashri ashramam lo lakshmi puja, kunkuma puujalu tallullu chesaaru, nenu naannagaru vishwanatha mandiranni darshinchi annapurnammanu darshinchukuni 9:30ki modallayye annadanam (aalaya bhojana saalalo) karyakramam lo palgonnamu. annapurnaastakam chadivi anna prasadam tini visalakshi devalayam chusukuni atununchi mangala gowri devalayamu , trilinga swamy mutt(eeyana 300 samvatsaralu jeevincharu, kashi kshetramlo chaala samvatsaralu vunnaru, ramakrishna paramahamsa, vivekanandula charitralalo eeyana gurinchi cheppabadindi). atununchi bindu madhava devalayam darsinchamu (ilanti madhavula devalayu bharatha desam lo 5 vunnayita. agni bindu maharshiki nepal lo nadhilo saalagramamulatho ee madhavudi vigraham dorikindata). pitapuram lo okati vundi. taruvatha kalabhairavudini rendo sari darshanam chesukunnamu(ikkada oka cheepiri laanti daanitho nadumu meeda kodataru) kaalabhairavudi anugraham kosam. daggaralo dandapaani devalayam, navagraheshwarudi aalayam darsinchamu(navagrahalu sivalingam la vundatam chaala arudata). Saayantram rangaranga vaibhavamga parvathi kalyanam taniviteera chusamu. Sivudi gotram cheppamannapudi ghattam aasaktikaramga vuntundi. "Nirvikalpa niranjana.....". himavantudu, menaka kanyadhaanam chesetappudu eeswarudiki chestunnamu ane bhavana tho chesthe moksham vachestundani, alaa vachesthe rushulaku tapassu chesukodaaniki himalayas vundavani, kontha shankha(anumaanam) vundipoyela chestaduta shivudu.
Day8 (Chaturdashi). Saayantram pravachanam lo kaalabhairavudu, durgamma, bindumadhavudi yokka visistatha teliyachesaru. taruvaatha vishwanathuni mandiraaniki vellamu, akkada aarathi pimmata pavalimpuseva adbutanga chesaru. sivalinganni chakkaga alankarinchi, okka bed decorate chesi garbagudilo pedataru. peeedda damarukalu moogistaaru, vayidhyalu vaayistaru, gantalu moogistaaru, adbuthanga vuntundi. sivalingam paina godugu pedataru. janma dhanyamayindi.
Day9(Karteeka pournami) 5 lakshalamandi kashi vacharani samacharam andindi. Memu tellarugatle bayaluderi vishwanathudi darshananiki vellamu auto chaala mundare aapesadu. roadlantha janasandoham tho kalakalalaadayi. veerantha ippudipudde kashi lo adugupettinavaaru. queue kuda peddagane vundi. elagaithene darshanam baaga jarigindi. Pimmata annapurna ammavari samaksham lo kunkuma puja chesukunnaru amma nanna. Pimmata manmandir ghat lo ganga snanam ( karthika pournami naadu ganga snaanam cheyyadam goppa visesham. purvajanma punya falam). Taruvatha Kanchi matam pakkana kamakoteeswaralayaniki vellamu. ee gudi nadiche devudiga peru gaanchina chandrasekhara paramacharya swamy gari aadvaryam lo kattabadindi. Pancha devatha mandiramulunnayi. Vividha shaivamurthulu chekkabaddayi. gopuram meeda dakshinamurthy kanipistaru. alaage stambala meeda sankarula jeevitham chekkabadindi. aalayam paigodala meeda parvathi kalyana ghattalu chitralu ga geeyabaddayi. daggaralone tilabandeswaruni aalayaniki vellamu, ikkada oka room-sized sivalingam vundi, sivakoti stuupam vundi. life-size saneeswarudi vigraham vundi. aa pedda sivalingam prathi samvatsaram oka nuvvuginjantha perugutundata. saayantram kalabhairavudi gudi vadda mrityinjayaalayam, krittivaaseeswaralayam kuda darsinchaamu. ikkade gajasuridini shivudi samharinchaduta.
Upasamhaaram:
Guruvugari pravachanaalalo nitya jeevitham lo anustimpavalasina konni sutralu(in my understanding) .
(a) Naaluka (Think before you utter a word or chat(for s/w eng))
(b) Naaluka (Think before you eat/drink. Eeswara nivedhana chesina taruvatha eedaina tinaali leka taagali) ee renditi jayisthe sagam jayinchinatte.
(c) koopaniki vasamavvataaniki , techipettukodaaniki theda gamaninchaali. koopaniki vashamaina vaadu matladee maataki ardham vundadu, eedo preeluthadu. koopam techi pettukuni maatlade vaadi maatalo prathi padaaniki ardham vuntundi. avatali vaadi abhyunnatini koratadu. vaadu alochinchukuni prepare ayyi text raasukuni kuda koppadachu.
(d) Kaashi lo okasari naamam chesthe kotisarlu naamam cheppinattu. alaage okasari tappu chesthi (kamakrodalaku vasudaithe, ahankarinchi itarula manasu noppisthe) koti tappulu chesinattu. Kshetralaku velinappudu tasmaath jagrata jagratta.
Manam tinee food teeth namilithe naalika lopaliki teesukuntundi, so okasari teeth ni varam koruko ani naaluka adigithe. " ammaa talli nuvvu maatlade mundu alochinchi maatladu. nuvvedo ahankarinchi peelithee avatali vaadu akkada nunchi nee pallu raalagodatanu antaaru, maaku leniponi upadravam munchukostundi " annayata teeth. Kashilo ekkada chusina aavulee(pavitrathaku chihnam), vishwanaatha sivalingam chaala peddadi. oka straight line lo mandapaalu vuntayi, modati mandapam lo dandapaani devalayam, daaniki eduruga oka sivalingam, daaniki eduruga garbagudilo oka corner ki viswanathuni jyothirlingam vuntundi. idhe straight line lo vere rendu peddamandapalalo sivalingalu vuntayi. mukthimandapam vuntundi. Inka annapurnamma murthy, parvathi matha, ganapathi, puvvulatho alankarinchabadina lakshmidevi sametha satyanarayana swamy vuntaaru, nandeeswarudu aneeka sivalingalu vuntayi. Annapurnadevi devalayam lo hanuma, vigneshwarudu vuntaru, venakaala bhojanasala(uchita annadanam). annapurnamma 2 feet idol vuntundi chetito annam biksha pedutunnatuga vuntundi. oka puja lo pratyekamga shivudu biksha teesukunnatuga arrange chestaru. Kashi lo mottam koti sivalingalu vuntaayata. Gangamma vadduna kurchuni Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara Siva Siva Sankara , Kailasa Sankara, Kaaladi Sankara, Kamakshi Sankara, Kaamakoti Sankara, Jai Ganga Jai Jai Ganga ani nooru novvanga keerthinche adrustanni eeswarudu kataakshinchaadu. Gangammani amma ani pilisthe pommma ani mukthi kadaku pampistundata. Kaasikapuraadhinatha kalabhairavam bhajee. aa kaashi vishwanathudu, annapurnamma, vishalaakshamma, gangamma, dundi ganapathi, aa kaalabhairavudu.. missing kashi.. Punardarshana Praapthirasthu...
Ohm Namah Sivaaya
- Oka kinkarudu
Pai viseshaalalo eevaina doshaluntee avi naa understanding and memory lo dooshalu ga bhavinchi nenu manninchebadedanu gaaka.
