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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 muni

                                                          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