Dear all, The response to the earlier postings were encouraging- so here is one more. I apologise for not doing this earlier - the delay was unavoidable. Goda parinaya champu - The wedding procession and divine gossip As Goda and her new bridegroom Damodaran went around in a procession around the streets, the ladies were in a hurry to see them, lest they miss the wonderful sight. They ran upstairs to the porches on the upper storeys to get a better view of the newlyweds. In a hurry to reach a good vantage point, they wore their makeup and jewels in the wrong places- and of course, they talked about the bride and the groom, continuously! They marveled that Andal and Rangamannar were so suited for each other. " Oh!" said one, " Andal observed the Margazhi nonbu and Kaama vratam in Thai with so much niyamam that she has a this husband worthy of her nonbu. He is Ahzgiya Manavalan indeed! Who will not be attracted to him?" " This ShriRanganathan is equal to her in qualities, appearance, actions and age. And she is in her turn, is so right for him!" " Look! Ganges was born and flows out of his lotus feet and is on Shiva's head. The whole universe lived in his stomach during Pralayam!" " The dust of his feet is capable of turning a stone to a beautiful woman- It purified Indra's sinful action and removed Rishi Gautama's curse! Amazing!" " Long ago, when Shri Rama started to go to the forest according to Kaikeyi's wish, Seetha followed him, even though her feet were so soft as a fresh lotus! Wasn't that because of her love for him?" " Long back, Vedavati jumped into the fire when Ravana clasped her hand. Why? Because she wanted to touch his beautiful form!" "When Rama lived in Dandakaranyam unadorned by beautiful clothes and jewels and sporting the look of an ascetic. He only ate fruits and roots- but that did not stop Shurpanaka from falling in love with him!" " That is not all! Rishis who are devoid of kamam and agyanam are always meditating on his lotus feet and he came in person to wed Kodai. It will never be possible to describe her luck!" " During rasaleela, gopis took his feet on their heads, breasts and eyes. But here, he took Andal's feet to set them on the Ammi! Isn't she the Bhagayavati?" "He is the father of Brahma who is the grandfather of the whole world. Since Andal married him, she becomes the great grandmother of the whole world!" "Look how beautiful they look on this elephant! Oh the lucky Vishnuchittar!' The ladies of the town talked among themselves like this and went on and on and Goda and her Divine consort enjoyed these words and smiled at each other! They reached home, and were bathed by sacred and auspicious water by the elderly ladies of her family. [Kungumamappik kuLIr chandam maTTittu mangalaveedhi valam cheydu maNaneer angavanodumuDan chenRangaanai mEl manjanamaaTTak kanaak kaNDEn tozhee! naan.] After all the wedding rites were over, they were inseparable and ecstatically happy! And this made their well wishers, relatives and friends blissfully happy too! May the Divyadampathis shower their blessings on all their devotees as well! Andal ThiruvadigaLe charaNam Shubha Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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