thirup pAvai - part 16 - "pOthminO nErizhaiyeer - Lord's para dEsa yAthrai kOlam in Srivillipputhur temple"

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ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

 

In srivillipuththur even today this ceremony is practiced

by the pen veetaar (the clan of periazwar). In HINDU marriage

there is a ritual when the Bridegroom goes to Bride's house and

have his first food (breakfast) after the viradham and soon sets

out to go to "para dEsam", popularly known as "kaasi yAthrai" in

certain places. This is practised even today in the temple at Sri

Villippuththur, when the Lord comes to Sri ANDAL sannithi and

after the prasAdhams are offered, Lord attempts to set out on para

dEsam and the pen veetaar (Periazwar's clan) stop the bridegroom

and "plead" HIM to marry their daughter.

 

The Bridegroom agrees to

that and accepts to marry the bride. This is popularly known in

tamil as "thiru uLLam paRRith thiru uLLam aakinaar"., ie., Lord

accepted thiru's uLLam (pleading) and makes it as HIS own thiru

uLLam. There are other meanings derived for this. ie., Lord's made

HIS thiru uLLam (asking jivAn's surrender) as the "thiru uLLam" of

jivan. ie., it is Lord who brings in the mind of jivAtmaa that it

must surrender to the Lord. HE is the who initiates such thought

or thiru uLLam itself. This ritual is praciticed even today in Sri

Villip puththur, it is very moving and emtional when one

understands the thAth paryam and have a darshan of this.

 

ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan