thirup pAvai - part 16 - Lord's para dEsa yAthrai kOlam in Srivillipputhur

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Dear bAgawathAs, mArgazhi day 9, 5:45 AM

ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

It is said that 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 (fasting

symbolising the brahma charaya thuvam or staying as a sincere brahma

chAri untill then) and soon sets out to go to "para dEsam", popularly

known as "kAsi yAthrai" in certain places.

This is practiced 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 the pleading and accepts to marry

the bride. This is popularly known in tamil as "thiru uLLam

paRRith thiru uLLam aakinAr"., ie., Lord accepted thiru's (Sri'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 a thought in the mind of jivAtmA 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

 

 

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