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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 thirukalyAnamahOtsavam 
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 thewish 
of Sri Andal, soodhikoduththa nAchiyAr (pAlai kamugu parisudai pandarkeezh) 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 exchangedgarlands 
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) and60 
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 likesamudra raja, janakan and periAzhvar and 
attained all fortune and remainedwith a number of special shisyas happily in 
the kainkaryam of perumal and piratti. 

Perumal also obtained srivaramangai nAchiyar as his divine consort and withjoy 
enjoyed the nithyOthsava, pakshOtsava, MasOtsava, samvatsarOtsavas andremained 
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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