Sri Varamangai muni Vaibhavam-32

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri VanAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

SrisailEsa dayA pAthram deebhakthyAdhi gunArnavam

Yateendra pravanam vandhE ramya jAmataram munim

 

RamyajAmAtru yOgeendra pAdha rEkhA mayam sadhA

ThathAyath thAthma sadhdhAthim rAmAnuja munim bhajE

 

Then the procession of nAchiyar, lead by vanamamalai swamy, along with the

respective honors for nAchiyar (chatra sAmaram) and playing of divine

instruments to enlighten nAchiyar throughout the journey, proceeded with full

vigor towards vanamamalai. On the way the procession went through many villages

and towns. People all through the way welcomed Nachiyar and jeeyer swamy with

due respects and submitted a lot of offerings to nAchiyar.

 

Jeeyer swamy submitted the offerings in the divine feet of nAchiyar and

distributed the prasadams to all and carried out the dadhiyArAdhanam. On the

way, Jeeyer swamy did mangalAsAsanams to various divya desams and after paying

his homage to azhvar continued his journey and finally reached srivaramangai

along with his daughter, nAchiyar. Planning to have the thirukalyAna mahOtsavam

the following day (“nAlai vadhuvai manamendru nAl ettu”) swamy made arrangements

for nAchiyar to stay in the mutt for that night.

 

Nachiyar was very happy to stay in her father’s place (mutt) and cherished her

stay while Jeeyer went to deivanAyakan’s sannadhi did mangalAsAsanam to perumal

and requested perumal to accept his daughter and also grant permission for a

grand vivAhamahOtsavam the following day.

 

Getting the permission from perumal, Jeeyer filled with ecstasy started to

quickly arrange for the divine wedding. The wedding was planned as per the wish

of Sri Andal, soodhikoduththa nAchiyAr (pAlai kamugu parisudai pandar keezh) and

arrangements were made accordingly. The marriage mandapam was decorated in a

traditional manner with plantain trees and mango leaves and the sound of divine

instruments were heard everywhere. The place was filled with divinity.

Completing all these arrangements personally, swamy then proceeded towards the

mutt to decorate the bride.

 

Swamy did alankAram to nAchiyar with a beautiful silk saree, a kasturi

thirunAmam on her forehead, a garland made of senkazhuneer flower in her chest,

kAjal in her divine eyes and adorned her with kumkum and a lot of ornaments

throughout her thirumENi and with number of bangles in her hand making divine

noise (SeerAr valai ollippa). After the alankaram was over, swamy carried

nAchiyar to the marriage hall, walking slowly like a swan with a shyness, which

is characteristic of any bride.

 

Thereby nAchiyar reached the beautifully decorated mandapam (muththudai thAmam

niraithAzhindha pandharkeezh) and stood in front of deivanAyakan. Along with

the recitation of various vedic mantras the divine couples exchanged garlands

and madhusoodhanan, Sri deivanAyaka perumal held the hands of nAchiyar amidst

the sound of mathalam and vari sangam (divine instruments).

 

After the divine marriage 160 kalam (a measure) of prasadam (amudupadi) and 60

kalam paruppu amudhu (dal) and other prasadams, silk dresses, ornaments, cow,

elephant, horse and men and women servants were all presented to perumal as

dakshina (seer) by swamy. After that with great honors (varanamAyiram soozha)

the divine couples came out in procession in the mAda veedhis and returned back

to the temple. While returning back ladies invited them with kalasadeepams and

did pradakshinam to the divine couples. Indiran and other devas were waiting to

say mangalam to emperuman and piratti with various veda manthras. Kappu

(protection) was done to the divine couples so that no evil eyes feel on them,

since the beauty in serthi (perumal and piratti together) were beyond words.

After that the divine couples entered the temple. Thereby completing the

kalyana mahOtsavam of his daughter with perumal vanamamalai jeeyer swamy became

the father in law of deivanAyakan like samudra raja, janakan and periAzhvar and

attained all fortune and remained with a number of special shisyas happily in

the kainkaryam of perumal and piratti.

 

Perumal also obtained srivaramangai nAchiyar as his divine consort and with joy

enjoyed the nithyOthsava, pakshOtsava, MasOtsava, samvatsarOtsavas and remained

happily showering his grace on all devotees. Jeeyer swamy built a separate

sannadhi with vimAnam, artha mandapam and mahA mandapam for Srivaramangai

nAchiyar and remained at her service.

 

(To be continued)

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dasyai

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

P.S: The earlier postings have been archived at

http://www.geocities.com/sumivaradan/General.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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