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From: Rengarajan (vasanthi_at_umich.edu)
Date: Thu Dec 25 1997 - 06:32:55 PST
ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam
In srivillipuththur even today this ceremony is practiced
by the pen veetaar (the clan of periazwar). In HINDU marriage
there is a ritual when the Bridegroom goes to Bride's house and
have his first food (breakfast) after the viradham and soon sets
out to go to "para dEsam", popularly known as "kaasi yAthrai" in
certain places. This is practised even today in the temple at Sri
Villippuththur, when the Lord comes to Sri ANDAL sannithi and
after the prasAdhams are offered, Lord attempts to set out on para
dEsam and the pen veetaar (Periazwar's clan) stop the bridegroom
and "plead" HIM to marry their daughter.
The Bridegroom agrees to
that and accepts to marry the bride. This is popularly known in
tamil as "thiru uLLam paRRith thiru uLLam aakinaar"., ie., Lord
accepted thiru's uLLam (pleading) and makes it as HIS own thiru
uLLam. There are other meanings derived for this. ie., Lord's made
HIS thiru uLLam (asking jivAn's surrender) as the "thiru uLLam" of
jivan. ie., it is Lord who brings in the mind of jivAtmaa that it
must surrender to the Lord. HE is the who initiates such thought
or thiru uLLam itself. This ritual is praciticed even today in Sri
Villip puththur, it is very moving and emtional when one
understands the thAth paryam and have a darshan of this.
ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam
Sampath Rengarajan