thoo nilA muRRam - part 21 - KalyAna puram

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thoo nilA muRRam - part 21 - KalyAna puram

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

The holy temple city thiru kudanthai is also known as Sri

kalyAna puram. Since sarvEswaran Sriman nArAyaNan got married to

Sri komaLa vallith thAyArt in this city, this place is called

kalyANa puram. ie., kalyAnam Ana puram.

 

ramEshayOrhi kalyAnam yasmAthAseeth muneeswara

kalyANa puramithyEva vihurdEvA muneechvarA:

--- 52 nd chapter, kumbakOna mahAthmiyam

 

For many reasons even today the practice of conducting

the marriages for their family members is very prevalent in this

city. ie., Many Srivaishnavas from all over the country and perhaps

from abroad too, consider kumbakoanm as the number one place for

conducting the marriages of their daughters and sons and others.

They may be from kumbakonam originally or their relatives are in

kumbakonam.

 

There are several kalyAna mandapams in kumbakonam that they

are busy all through out the year. The Big street or periya kadai

theru is a street that is outside the western prAkAram of Sri ArA

amuthan temple. Of course the kadai veethi is all around the temple

complex. There is a proverb that is very common in the towns and

cities around kumbakoanam. If one goes around in pradakshinam of

the Sri ArA amudan temple, they will be able to conduct the

marriage of their son or daughter very easily and soon. There are

all kinds of shops that are situated around the temple that one can

order from thiru mAngalyam, koorai saree, jewelries, flowers and

other garlands, vessels of all metals, both traditional and modern

dresses for everyone including the bride and the groom and printing

presses for invitations, nAdhaswaran ghOshtis, contractors for

cooking services, panthal, lighting, vegetable markets and may more.

What ever one may need for a marriage is available here. All that

they need to go, is to go around Sri ArA amuthan's temple in a

pradakshinam and they will find everything there in one circle.

In many ways the people from around all the neighboring villages

and towns come to kumbakonam for marriage shopping.

 

This "kadai theru" around Sri ArA amuthan temple is similar

to a modern Super shopping "mAl" that houses everything in one,

especially for marriage shopping. It is more than true that very

sincerely praying to Sri ArA amuthan and Sri kOmaLa valli thAyAr

by doing a pradhashinam will fulfill the desire for a marriage.

The most important thing is that these two divine couple are never

separated and that to symbolise this there is a sEvai that takes

place as one of the ursavam. The name of this ursavam is called

"kodu mudi sEvai". Sri kOmaLa valli thAyAr's pinnal or back combed

hair is tied to perumaL's anga vastharam to depict the togetherness

of these divya dampathigaL. Every srivaishnava newly married

Srivaisahnava couple around this area, will be given with a photo

of perumal and thaayaar in "kodumudi sEvai" to bring harmony into

their matrimony. This photo may be seen in many SriviashnavAs

houses even today. bakthALs who have some problem in their marraige

either not able to seek an alliance any sooner or a persistent

problem of in their married life may want to pray to Sri kOmaLa

valli thAyAr and Sri ArA amuthan in kodu mudi sEvai. They may want

to vow to sponsor this sEvai such that all mangaLams can take place

smoothly in thier iLLams. Some may even name their daughter as

kalyAni, after Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr.

 

Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr samEtha Sri ArA amudhan thiruvadikaLE

saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

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