nitya-kalyaaNa perumaaL

[Guest guest]

shrii. shrii bhuuvaraaha parabrahmane namaH

 

Dear vaishhNavas,

 

Thanks a million to shrii. V.Sadagopan for his excellent explanations

of the shrii. varaaha carama shlokam.

 

Thanks a zillion to shrii. varaaha bhagavaan and bhuumi devi for Their

causeless mercy towards fallen souls.

 

I wonder about the name "nitya-kalyaaNa-perumaaL" used for referring to

the varaaha bhagavaan at the tiruvidavendai divya desham ?

 

Does "nitya-kalyaaNa" here refer to the eternal auspicious qualities described

by shrii. raamaanujaacarya ?

[ i kind of remember that people worship the deities at tiruvidavendai

with (mundane?) conception to be blessed with (worldly?) marriage. ]

 

Also, would bhaagavata-s please explain meaning of the word, "tiruvidavendai" ?

 

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Dear friends,

I do not have source materials here but I can tell you from memory.

 

The Sthala Puraanam story goes that a Rishi (whose name I do not remember)

wanted the Lord to marry his 365 daughters. And, the Lord conceded to his

request and married all his daughters on 'one a day' basis in this Ksetram.

And, that is how he got the name "Nitya Kalyaana Perumaal" !

 

Again, the story proceeds to say how the Lord merged all HIs brides into one

entity and put her on His left lap. Thus, the Kshetram came to be known as

"Tiru Eda Venthai" 'Eda' means left.

 

I am sure Sriman Sadagopan will be able to explain whether this is correct and

may also provide appropriate Pramaanams for these.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy