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renDu rOjulugA mOhanaki manasu manasulO lEdu. raviki amerikAlO udyOgam
vaccindanna vArta vinna kshaNam numcI mOhana madilO annI AlOcanalE.
ravi enta santOshamgA ceppADO aa vArtanu. atanilO antagA hushAru
teppincina aa vArta, tanakendukO antagA rucincalEdu. inkoka nelalO
iddarU vivAham cEsukOvAlanukunnAru. renDu samvatsarAlugA iddarU ii
samayam eppuDostundA ani eduru cUstunnAru. intalO, piDugulAnTi ii vArta.  
tanu mundu numci heccaristUnE 
undi - tanaki amerikA prayANam ishTam lEdani. ravi mAtram aa rOju
vaccinappuDu AlOciddAmlE anTU aa vishayAnni dATEstU vaccADu. tanU
anavasaramgA ravitO vAdincaDam ishTam lEka, aa mATE maricipOyindi. 
ippuDinka tappadu kAbaTTi, ravitO ii rOjE mATlADi iddarU oka nirNayAniki
rAvAli. civari pIriyaD modalayyE vELayindi kAbOlu, vAcimEn ganTa
vinabaDindi. pustakAlu tIsukoni mOhana klAsurUm vaipu naDicindi.
mOhanaki pAtika samvatsarAlunTAyEmO! velugu cukkallAnTi kaLLu, andamaina
mukku, cUDa cakkani paluvarasalatO, eppuDU kaLakaLalADutU unDE
manOharamaina rUpam mOhanadi. lOni AtmasthairyAnni bayaTi prapancAniki
sUcistOndA annaTlunTundi Ame naDaka. telugu viSvavidyAlayamlO _em_._e_
dAkA cadivinA, kAvAlani rAmakRshNA mishan vAri skUllO TIcarugAnE
cErindi. mOhanaki aa maThamlOni nirmala vAtAvaraNamanTE entO ishTam.
akkaDi pillalaki tanakishTamaina telugu padyAlu ceptU, vAri amAyaka
hRdayAlalOki tongi cUDagaligE tana adRshTAniki mOhana eppuDU pongipOtU
unTundi. aa skUllOni pillalandarU nA anna vALLu lEni abhAgyulE.
vArinamdarinI cEradIsi akkaDa caduvu sandhyalu nErpincE rAmakRshNA
maThamlOni sEvAbhAvamE mOhana jIvitAnikI AdarSamaindi.

raviki mOhana paricayamai mUDu samvatsarAlavutOndEmO. varangallO
injanIring pUrti cEsi ravi appuDE udyOgamlOki kAlu peTTADu. ravi
kAlanIlOnE mOhana prakka vATAlO unDEdi. acirakAlamlO iddarU manci
mitrulayyAru. iddarikI sangItamannA, pAta sinimAlannA makkuva ekkuva.
ilA abhiruculu kUDA kalavaDamtO, vAriddarikI kalisi samayam gaDipE
avakASam ekkuvagAnE dorikEdi. ravi cAlA curukaina vADu, cAlA prAkTikal gA
AlOcistADu gUDA. madhya taragati kuTumbamlO puTTinA, svayamkRshitO
sulabhamgA pedda caduvulu caduvagaligADu. mOhanalOni aiDiyalijam atanini
bAgA Akarshincindi. tana kanTE takkuva AdAyamE unnA, nammina
siddhAntAlaki lOpam rAkunDA dhairyamgA nirNayAlu tIsukunE mOhananu
cUstE, ravikendukO eppuDU asUyagA unDEdi. mOhanani ravilOni samskAram
entO AkaTTukundi. vAri snEham prEmagA mAraDAniki entO kAlam paTTa lEdu.
okarikokaru paricayamai EDAdayindEmO, iddarU vivAham cEsukOvAlani
niScayAnikoccEsariki. ii rOjullO anni prEma vivAhAlakoccE cikkE vIrikI
vaccindi. ravi mOhanala kulam okaTi kAdu. mOhana tallidanDrulavi
abhyudaya bhAvAlu kAvaDamtO, vAri vaipu numDi prOtsAhamE labhincindi.
ravi inTlO mAtram ii sambandhAniki ayishTata vyaktamayindi.
tallidanDrula artham lEni abhyantarAlaki ravi tala oggalEdu. mOhananu
vAri angIkAram lEkunDAnE cEpaTTaDAniki niScayincukunnADu. kAni, mOhana
mAtram anduku sasEmirA oppukOnamTU raviki ceppindi. ``cUDu ravI! vivAham
anEdi renDu jIvitAlni muDivEsE ati mukhyamaina _Subha_ kAryam. maniddari
jIvitAlalO okkasAri mAtramE vaccE aa AnamdOtsavam manalni kani pencina
tallidanDrula jIvitAllOki santOshAnni tODkoni rAvAlE kAni, vAri
hRdayAlanu gAyaparacakUDadu. prEmincE _E_ hRdayam, inkokari prEmani
culakana cEyalEdu. nijamaina prEmaku ivvaDamE tappa aDagaTam teliyadu. mana
hRdayAlalO veligE anurAgajyOtulu nI tallidanDrula sandEhAndhakArAlni ati
tvaralOnE pAradrOlutAyani nAku pUrti viSvAsamundi. antavarakU, OrimitO
nEnu vEci unDagalanu. mana prEma mIda nammakamtO, nuvvU aa SubhagaDiya
aasannamayyEntavarakU Opika paTTu". tana ammAnAnnala manasu mArutundani
nammakam lEkapOyinA, mOhana ceppinadAnilO tappu lEdanipincindi raviki. 
_E_ tathAstu dEvatalO kaTAkshinci, mOhana kOrikE nijamaitE, antakannA
tanaku kAvalsinadEmundi? ii lOpala tana prayatnAlU saphalamai, amerikA
veLLE avakASam dorikitE, aarthikamgAnU tanu vivAhAniki siddhamayyE
avakASam dorukutundi. mOhana kishTam lEkapOyinA, tanu naccaceppi
mOhananI tanatO pATu amerikA tIsukeLtE, ii kulamahammAri numci dUramgA
veLLipOvaccunu kUDA. andukE, mOhana ceppina dAriki aDDu ceppalEdu ravi.

ravi, mOhanala prayatnAlu ii renDu samvatsarAlalO antagA phalincalEdu.
ravilO tana tallidanDrulu angIkaristAranna ASa rOjurOjukI
taggipOsAgindi. mOhanaki kUDa ravi prayatnamlO lOpam lEdanipincindi.
andukE, inkoka nelalO _E_ mArpU rAkapOtE, vAri ASIssulu lEkunDAnE vivAham
jaragaDAniki ravi balavantam mIda angIkarincindi. intalOnE, raviki
amerikA udyOgam khAyamainadanna vArta vaccindi. ravi AnamdAniki avadhullEvu.
kAni, manasulO _O_ mUla mOhanEmanTundOnanna Sanka pIDistUnE undi.
vIsAkai madrAsu keLLAlsi rAvaDamtO, renDu rOjula dAkA mOhananu kalisE
vIlu kUDA cikkalEdu. ii renDrOjulU, ravini vEdhistunnadokkaTE 
praSna - mOhana oppukunTundA? asalE mOhana monDidi. siddhAntAla kOsam entaTi
tyAgAnikainA AlOcincakunDA siddhapaDutundi. tanaki mOhana telisina mUDu
samvatsarAlalO, moTTamodaTisArigA mOhana digi vaccindi peLLi
vishayamlOnE. adI tanu renDu samvatsarAla pATu virAmam lEkunDA
prayatnistEnE. ippuDu tanu enta naccajeppinA, amerikA rAvaDaniki mOhana
oppukunTundA? EmO, peLLi vishayamlO tana AdarSAlu nijam kAkapOvaDamtO,
mOhana mArindEmO! tanakI udyOgam cAlA avasaram. adi lEkapOtE
bratukalEnani kAdu. tana kerIr lO idi entO kAvalsina malupu. amerikAlO
jarugutunna atyanta Adhunika sAnkEtikAbhivRddhilO pAlupancukunE avakASam
tanaku maLLI maLLI rAdu. andukE, mOhanaku naccaceppi elAgainA
oppincAli. intalOnE mOhana numci phOnu vaccimdi. ``ravI! sAyamtram birlA
mandir keLdAm. akkaDE nI prayANam gurinci kUDA mATlADukOvaccu. nannocci pikap
cEsukunTAvA?" anTunna mOhanaku alAgEnani ceppi ravi bayaldErADu.

darSanam cEsukuni iddarU guDilOnci bayaTaku vacci pAlarAti meTla mIda
dUrangA oka mUla catikilabaDDAru. nitya jIvana pOrATamlO visigi vEsAri
pOyi iLLaki marali veLtunna bhAgyanagaravAsula tanTAlu cUsi navvukunTU
sUrya bhagavAnuDu paScimAdri cErukunTunnADu. rAbOyE punnami candruni
kAhvAnam palukutOndi kAbOlu, callani gAli mellagA vIstU andarikI
AhlAdAnni pancutOndi. aa samayamlO renDu hRdayAlu mAtram tama gumpu
numci viDipOyina janTa pakshullA kalavaramtO nimDi nagaramlOni
janasamdOhAniki dUrangA tama bhAvijIvita mArgAlu vetukkunTunnAyi. aa
niSSabdamlO kalisi gaDipE renDu kshaNAlU, nOru vippitE ekkaDa tama
kalayikalO gaDicina civari kshaNAlavutAyO anna bhayamtO kAbOlu, ravi
mOhanaliddarU sandhyAkASam vaipu cUstU cAlA sEpu maunamgA unDipOyAru.
gULLaki cErukunna pakshula kilakilarAvAlu gUDA, vIriddari madhya
jaragabOyE sambhAshaNa vinaDAnikA annaTlu kramakramangA mUgabOtunnAyi.
aa sthabdhata lOni tIvratanimka bharincalEkanEmO , mOhana cEtilO
cEyi vEsi  ravi tana manasulOni mATa ceppADu. ``mOhanA! nIku
amerikA prayANam ishTam lEdani nAku telusu. kAni nEnu ceppabOyEdi kUDA
nuvvu vinu. aa tarvAta nirNayam nI ishTam. ii prapancamlO svArtham
lEkunDA bratakAlanukOvaDam mancidE. kAnI aa siddhAntam kOsam annimTinI
tyAgam cEyaTam telivaina pani kAdu. tyAgam cEyaTAniki okavELa
siddhapaDinA, adi ucitamainappuDE cEyAli. lEkapOtE, ika aa tyAgAlaku
viluvEmundi? mana peLLi vishayamE tIsukO. nA inTlO nI kulam vErani mana
peLLi koppukOkapOtE, nuvvu vALLa manasulni gAyaparacakUDadani mana
sukhAnni ii renDELLa numcI tyAgam cESAvu. kAnI origindEmiTi? nI
bhAvAllOni mancitanam vAri manasulni jayistundani ASapaDDAvu. kAnI adi
nijamgA jarigindA? nuvvu cEsina tyAgam, apAtradAnamlA, viluva 
lEnidaipOyindi. vAri kuladurahamkAram perigindE tappa taragalEdu.
andukE, ii kuLLipOyina samAjam numci dUramgA veLLipOdAm. paradESamainA,
amerikAlO mana caduvulakI, samskArAlakI viluvanistAru. kashTinci
paikoccina manalAnTi vALLa pratibhanu, Sramanu gurtincE samgham adi.
prapancamlOnE agragAmigA nilici, vaij~nAnikamgA anudinamU krotta puntalu
trokkutunna dESamadi. alAnTi vAtAvaraNamlO, lOni pratibhanu pUrtigA
viniyOgincukunE avakASam _E_ kroddimandikO tappa rAdu. aa suvarNAvakASam
dorikinA cEjArcukOvaDam telivi kAdu. enta mandi bhAratIyulu aa dESamlO
sthirapaDi, mottam prapancAnikE enalEni sEva cEyaDamlEdu? vArilO
entamandi akkaDa gaDincina sampadanu tama mAtRdESAbhivRddhikai
veccimcaDamlEdu? andukE ceptunnAnu, _E_ vidhamgA cUsinA, amerikA
prayANam mancidani. nA mATa kAdanaku mOhanA!" anTunna ravini cUsi mOhana
tellabOyindi. 
%intEnA ravi innALLa tana snEhamlO artham cEsukunnadi?
ayinA, tanaku ravini jaDji cEsE adhikAram lEdu. evari abhiprAyAlu
vArivi. tana manasulOni mATa nirmohamATamgA, nijAyitIgA ceppADu. adE
pani tanu cEyaDamlO tappu lEdu kadA! andukE, mRduvugA ravi cEtilOnci
tana cEtini viDipincukoni ceppindi. ``ravI! 
%nuvvu ceppindAnTlO tappundani nEnaDam lEdu. 
%nEnu modaTnimcI nammina bATa mIdE naDustunnadAnni. 
tana vAri kOsam prEmatO cEsE _E_ tyAgam vyartham kAdu. asalu nEnadi oka
tyAgamani kUDA anukOnu. ii dESam manadi. iinADu mana samgham inta
dusthitilO unDaDAniki kAraNam manamandaramUnU. ii paristhitini
cakkadiddE bAdhyata _E_ okkaridO kAdu, manandaridI. oka gAndhI
mahAtmuDE tana satyAgrahamtO ii dESAniki svAtantryam tIsukurAlEdu. aayana
ennukunna bATalOni aunnatyAnni grahinci, kOTlAnukOTlugA bhAratIyulu
aayana vemTa naDicAru kAbaTTE, manamInADu svEcCA vAyuvulu pIlustunnAm.
mArpu anEdi _E_ okka rOjE, _E_ okka vyakti valanO rAdu ravI! adi mana
hRdayAlalO ankurinci, mana caryala dvArA andari hRdayAlalOki corabaDina
rOjE nijamaina mArpu sambhavistundi. nuvvannAvE! amerikA 
prapancamlOkellA agragAmani. aa dESam anta unnata sthAyiki elA edigindO
nIku teliyadA? manam vArantaTi purOgatini enduku sAdhincalEm? vAri
paurullO okkaru ApadalO paDinA, vAru enta goDavainA cEsi atanni
kApADutArE. mana dESamlO kOTlamandi tinaDAniki ganji kUDA lEka
alamaTistunTE, manaki cIma kuTTinamtainA bAdha undA? nuvvu ennukunna
mArgam, ii praSnalannimTinumcI pAripOvaDamE. aa pani nEnu cEyalEnu.
nuvvu prEmincE vAriki rEpEdainA ayindanukO, vAri kharmaki vArinodilEsi
veLtAvA? kanTiki reppa vAlakunDA, vAriki saparyalu cEyavA? vAri ArOgyam
kOsam ii bhUmanDalamlO sAdhyamainadEmainAsarE, prayatnimci cUDavA?
alAgE, eppuDaitE ii dESam nAdi anukunTAvO, appuDu sATi mAnavula
saubhAgyam kOsam nuvvu cEsE _E_ panI tyAgam anukOvu. ivannI nIku
prAkTikal anipimcakapOvaccu. mOhana piccidi, dESam kOsam EdO cEsEddAmani
piccigA kalalu kanTU tana jIvitAnnE tyAgam cEstOndi ani nuvvanukunnA
parvAlEdu. endukanTE, nuvvu nA prANamainA, mana prEma nAku oka bandhanam
kAdu. adi nA jIvana pOrATamlO nannatyunnata SikharAla vaipu naDipE
sajIva Sakti. nEnu aa prEmaku drOham cEyalEnu, nA manasuni nEnu
mOsagincalEnu. idi nI mIda tIrpu kAdu ravI! nEnu nIkanTE vayasulOnU,
anubhavamlOnU cinnadAnni. nI nirNayAlu tappani kAni, oppani kAni ceppE
arhata nAku lEdu. nI jIvitAnni nEnu ceppinaTlE malucukOmani nEnanaDam
lEdu. kAnI, nA jIvitamlO nEnemcukunna mArgam numci nannu
viDadIya vaddanTunnAnu. 
%nIlOni samskAram nannu eppuDU aakarshincimdi. nA
%abhiprAyAlatO nuvvu EkIbhavincaka pOyinA, vATini eppuDU nuvvu culakana
%cEyalEdu. nannimtagA gauravincE nI prEma nAkeppuDU uttEjAnnE istundi.
nEnu ceppinadAnni gurinci kUDA nuvvAlOcincu. nIku nA mArgamlO nammakam
lEkapOtE, nuvvamerikA nirabhyantaramgA veLLu. nuvvu tirigi vaccE rOju
kOsam nEnu vEci unTAnu. manam ii renDu samvatsArAlalO vivAhamtO okaTi
kAlEka pOyinA, mana manassullO eppuDU okkaTigAnE bratikAm. ika mundu kUDA,
bhautikamgA manam okka cOTa lEkapOyinA, mana hRdayAlu eppaTikI
okkaTigAnE unTAyi. nuvvu nannartham cEsukOgalavanna nammakam nAkundi"
anTU lEci nilcuni, cEyandinci ravini kUDA lEpindi. mOhana sangati
telisina ravi mAru mATlADalEdu. aa vennala rAtrilO, iddarU nemmadigA
meTlu digi inTi dAri paTTAru.

mOhana UhincinaTlE, ravi tana abhiprAyam mArcukOlEdu. aa marunADu
udayAnnE skUluki phOnu cEsi ceppADu. ``mOhanA! manameppuDU okarinokaram
artham cEsukunnAm. andukE, nA nirNayam EmiTO nIkIpATiki telisE unTundi.
nEnellunDi phlaiTlO bayaldErutunnAnu. maLLI venakkeppuDu vastAnO
ceppalEnu. kAni, okkaTi mAtram nijam. nA jIvitASayam pUrtayina
marukshaNam, rekkalu kaTTukuni nI daggara vAltAnu. appaTidAkA nI
_j~n_ApakamE nannanukshaNam venTADutunTundi. inka unTAnu. _besT_ aaph
lak. nA uttarAlaki javAbistAvu kadU!" anTunna ravini vish cEsi,
baruvaina hRdayamtO klAslOki naDicindi mOhana. aa rOju pillalaki
tanakentO ishTamaina oka karuNaSrI padyam nErpindi.
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