Bless us

[Guest guest]

Dear friends,

 

I am very happy to inform you that I am getting married in January in Madrs.

If any of you are visiting Madras in late January, please do come and grace our

wedding. My contact ph no in Madras is 4915005.

 

My fiance' works for a company in Florida in the arae of Materials Engineering.

His name is Raja.

 

At this juncture when we enter Grahaprastha, we would like to have your well

wishes and prayers and blessings that we may live our lives together in

joy, harmony and engage in dharma as much as God would grace us to.

 

I will be in India from dec 28th through Jan 27th.

 

Wish you all a very happy holiday season and Happy New Year. May you all enjoy

the celebration of Vaikunta Ekadasi-twice this year one today and one falls

onthe 10th of January! (I maybe a little off on the Jan 10th date-please check.)

To the extent I can remember this is the first time I am hearing of Vaikunta

Ekadasi falling in Karthigai and being celebrated on two different dates.

 

EmperumaaNn's wish that we pray Him twice this year specially.

 

 

Since it happens to be Vaikunta Ekadasi, let me close by quoting a Thiruppavai

you all know very well.

 

ciRRaNY ciRukaalE vaNnthuNnNnaic cEviththuNn

poRRaa maraiyadiyE pORRum poruLkELaai

peRRam meinNthuNNum kulaththil piRanNthu- nNee

kuRREval eNGkaLaik koLLaamal pOgaathu

iRRaip paRaikoLvaaNn aNnRukaaN gOvinNdaa

eRRaikkum ezEzh pir piRavikkum uNnthaNN

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EzEzh piRavikkum uNnthaNnNnOdu

uRROmE yaavOm uNnakkE nNaamaatci ceivOm

maRRai nNaNGkaamaNGkaL maaRRElO rempaavaai.

 

(Actually has 8 lines I lined it up to meet ceiyyuL ilakkaNam beginning with

the first word. Apparently it is not so. The poem is by Andal and is

complete, except lines have been merged somewhere.)

 

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Maargazhi. maal maNivaNNanaip paadi

magizhveeraga alongwith Andal.

 

Vaidehi V.