CHARU CHARYA in Telugu by Appana Mantri--2

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SRI MAATRE NAMAHA

CHARU CHARYA in Telugu by Appana Mantri (continuation)

 

King Bhojaraja was a great Ruler. Apart from that he is a

scholer in Ancient sastras like medicine etc., His famous work in

sanskrit about Hygine is called as CHARU CHARYA. His first sloka in

that text is as follwes.

 

" Suneeti sastra sadvaidya dhrma sastraanu saarataha

virachyate chaaru charya bhojabhupena dheemataa "

 

In that text we may find necessary steps to be taken to

maintain perfect health by human beings. In Ayurveda its called

as 'SWASTHA VRUTTAM'. In this text we may find the following

chapters.

1. Dantadhavana vidhi

2. Snana vidhi

3. Pushpa dharana vidhi

4. Lepana vidhi

5. Vastra dharana vidhi

6. Navaratna dharana vidhi

7. Pancha loha prasasti

8. Tarpana vidhi

9. Bhojana vidhi

10.Taambula vidhi

11.Stree sangama vidhi

12.Satpravartana vidhi

 

In the above chapters we may find the necessary methods with

precautions to be followed in the daily life of people as such they

may maintain perfect health for one hundred years.

 

Althogh the text is useful for common man it was not reached

them as the text is in sanskrit which several people can't

understand. Duly understanding the difficulty one great minister of

a Telugu kingdom named as Appana Mantri translated the book into

Telugu in poetic form. It is learnt that he belongs to the previous

period of 1400 A.D. Other details are not known. He made a good job,

By his work several persons benifitted and several persons shall be

benifitted in future also. Let us see some poems of his great work.

 

" Pratyusha bahula timiraa dityudu sree keerti bharatee santata sam

pattyunnati pradudagu hari nityudu naagaakhya yappaniki priyamodavan

 

Rajahitambu kante sukarambagu vaidya suneeti dhrama ni

rvyaja pathanusaara magunatluga nirghara bhasha tolli yaa

bhojunicheta cheppabadi polpagu neekruti nutna satkalaa

bhojudu mantri yappana prabudhhudu denungu baasagan

 

KHADIRAMUNU VATAMUNU GANUGA JILLEDU

VEMU MADDI JUVVI VEENIYANDU

NOGARU CHEDU KAARAMODAVINA CHEKKALA

DADIPI DOMAVALAYU DANTAMULAKU

 

Aayuraarogyambu lagu maddimaamidi kanamuna srilakshmi migula

peedalellanu vaayu beejapuranambuna Rana jayambodavu karnjakamuna

vitta laabhamu sambhavinchunu maaredu nodavu ghana pragna uttarena

naruchiharamu jaadya haramu jeyunu jandra siddhimchu natula

vaksidhhi juvvi

jaaji dadimambuna dirsamuna godeise

modala nankolamuna galgu moksha lakshmi

sindhuvaarambunanu raavu chedda kalalu

dantadhaavana karhambu lintavattu

 

Teliyuchu nidra sowchavidhi deerchi yanusthita dantakaasthudai

jalasuchigatrudai niyama sadvidhi gaikoni taahutaagniyai

polupagu bhakti nistha surapujakudai gruhakrutya kari gaavalayu

prabhata kalamuna varija garbha kula prasutikin

 

Angasukhambu durgunamu laaraya bondani mandu menikin rangu

suposhanambu sukarambuna brayamu mallivachhu nabhyngana

maacharinchutaku narhavidhambagu nushnavaarijeyan

gadunoppu naalgu ghadiyal jalakmbu yathavidhignudai

 

Parimalamu galgu poovulu dhariyimpaga daana chundu talabattadu che

chhera chemata kampu tolagunu narulaku matiteliyu nanuvu nayanammula

kagun

 

Dhara nushna vastuvulalo nitratambunu nushnakaramu netramulaku

dustara baadhaakaramagu marihita karamulu gavanirimallikaa kusumambul

 

Maida puvvu kante mallela kantenu budamilona geedu puvvu ledu

mogali puvvu kante mogi jenaglauva kante melu puvvu pudami meeda

ledu

 

Malinamainadiyu maguva gattinayadiyu

nitara janula yadiy nelukapotu

kshandamaina yadiyu gaalinayadiyu

varjimpavalayu jummu cheeralandu

 

Kaalina cheera dharinchina

melu dolagutaye kaadu mikkili keedai

kaaluni vasamagu gaavuna

vaalaayamu daani baaravaivaga valyun

 

Govunu kanakamu viprudu

paavakudu ghrutambu jalamu bhanundu

dharitree vibhudee ynimidyu

subhaavahamulu mangalaashtaakhyam barayan

 

Dappi kudakambu maarukudoppagonaga

kshudaku gootimaarunga neeru grolajanadu

gulma magu bhagandharam nan gurupu puttu

jelagi yee rendu neraka jesireni

 

Kaarnanmbuna mitrulaguta

kaarnanambuna satrulaguta galaditlagutan

dhaaruni nevvaru nevvari

vaarunu gaarellavaaru vasupara tantrul

 

Pagalu nidrimpaka parakaanta goraka

paradushanamu leka parula kepudu

geedu chintimpaka kinukayu gapatambu

galugaka chavi yenta gaokigeneni

pathyambu suchiyunu bhkshayambu gaani

padaarthamu meeda tatparata leka

budubudulaaduchu badatula mogamula

vedamaya maatalu vinaga boka

paluku tari jadivettaka parusagaaka

bonkulaadaka tannu daa bogadukonaka

kelanivaariki melaina nelami bondu

manujunaku nabhyudaya mondu mantri yappa

 

 

Vidwannutundu bharadwaja gotrudaapastmbha sutrudu paramapunya

vimalojwalangi govindaacharyunaku guladwaya siro bhushana dharma

charita

nagamambak goorminandanu dappaya mani mouli singnaamaatyu mena

yalludu dharmiku danaghundu srivallbhaacharyu tammudu haripadambuja

jaatashatpadu dubhayabhashaa kavitwa

maapavadidaghdyu dappaya mantri varudu

samskrutambuna nopparu charucharya

tenugu chese daanentayu tetapadaga

 

Only some 'PADYAMULU' are mentiond. It is a worthy book to read

and to practice in daily life for good, better and best results.

 

" Sankham chakra muparyadhascha karayor divyowshadham dakshine

vaame naanya karena sambhruta sudhaa kumbham jwalatkaapilam

bibhraanaha karunaakara ssubhakara sarvaamaya dhwamsakaha

sarvam me duritam chhinattu Bhagavan Dhanvantari ssantantam "

 

MAY GOD DHANVANTARI BLESS ALL OF US FOR GOOD HEALTH AT ALL TIMES

 

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