Varalakshmi Vratham Story:

     Sri Varalakshmi Vratha Katha Prarambham:

  Sownakadi maharshulani uddesinchi soota mahamuni ilaa chepparu munulara! 

streelaku sowbhaagyadaayakamaina vratamunu oka daanii paramasivudu parvatiki cheppaadu. Lokopakaaramu kori aa vrataanni gurinchi meeku teliyajestanu, sraddhagaa vinanadi. 

 Parameshwarudu okaroju thana bhasmasimhasanamu pai kurchuni vundagaa naarada maharshi, indraadi dikpaalakulu stuti stotramulatho paramasivudini keertistunnaaru.

Aa mahattara aananda samayamlo parvati devi parameswarudini uddesinchi "naatha! Streelu sarva soukhyamulu pondi, putra poutrabhivruddhiga tarinchutaku tagina vratam oka daanini cheppandi ani adigindi. Andukaa trinetrudu "devi! Neevu korina vidhamgaa streelaku sakala subhalu kaliginche vratam okati vunnadi. Adi varalakshmi vratam. Daanini sravana maasamlo rendava sukravaramu naadu aacharinchaali." ani cheppaadu. 

Appudu Parvati Devi "deva! Ee varalakshmi vrataanni aadi devetalu evaru chesaru? Ee vratanni elaa cheyalo.. vivaramgaa chepandani korindi. 

"Katyayani! Poorva kalamlo magadha desamlo vishnukundinamu ane pattanamu okati vundedi. Aame sugunavati, vinayavidheyatalu, bhakti gouravalu kala yogyuralu. Prati roju pratah kaalana nidra lechi bharta paadalaku namaskarinchukuni praatahkaala gruhakrutyalu poorti chesukuni attamaamalanu sevinchukuni mitamgaa sambhashistoondedi.

Varalkshmi vrataaniki adhidevata ayina Varalakshmi Devi okanaati raatri samayamlo Charumatiki kalalo saakshaatkarinchindi. "O Charumati! Ee sravana pournami naatiki mundu vachhe sukravaram naadu nannu poojinchu. Neevu korina varaalu, kaanukalu istaanan"i cheppi antardhaanam ayyindi. Charumati chaala santoshinchindi. "   hey janani! Nee krupaa kataakshamulu kaliginavaru dhanyulu. Vaaru sampannulugaa vidwamsulugaa mannanalanu pondutaru.

  

        "O pavani! Naa poorva janma sukrutam valana nee darsanam naaku kaligindi" ani pari pari vidhaala varalakshmi devini stutinchindi. Antalone Charumati melkoni, adantaa kalagaa gurtinchi, tana kalanu bhartaku, attamaamalaku teliyajeppindi. Varu chala santoshinchi, Charumatini Varalkshmi Vratamunu chesukovalasindani chepparu. Ooriloni vanitalu Charumati kalanu gurinchi vinnavaarai pournami mundu raaboye Sravana Sukravaram rojuna pattanamloni streelandaru udayanne lechi talaara snaanam chesi pattu vastralu dharinchi, Charumati gruhaaniki cherukunnaaru. Charumati tana gruhamlo mandapam erparachi aa mandapam pai biyyam posi pachapallavaalaina raavi, juvvi, marri, mamidi, uttareni modalaina aakualato kalasam erpaatu chesi Varalakshmi Devini sankalpa vidhulato

       "Sarvamangala mangalye sivey sarvartha saadhike Saranye tryambike devi naarayani namostute" 

        antoo aahwaninchi pratishtinchukunnaaru.(Evari saktikoladi vaaru bangaru, vendi, raagi, ledaa matti murthulanu pratishtinchukovachhu.) ammavarini shodashopacharalatho poojincharu. Bhakya bhojyalanu nivedinchaaru. Tommidi pogula thoramunu chetiki kattukunnaaru. Pradakshina namaskaaralu chesaru. Uttamamaina ee vratamunu braahmanaadi nalugu jaatula vaarunu jeyavachhunu. 

       Atlu chesinacho sarva sowbhagyamulunu kaligi sukhamugaa vunduru. Ee kathanu vinuvaralaku, chaduvu varalaku Varalakshmi Vrata prasadamu valana sakala sukhamulu kalugunu.