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Shriyai namaH
        This is a work that is a lot of fun (!) because it narrates
the life in SriVilliputtur as per the Kavi's imagination! for those of
us, who have been fortunate enough to have been to SriVilliputtur,
this will bring back the lovely memories of the temple of
Vatpatrashaayi and Andalthirulaaligai. This is an attempt to give a
few details of the work.
I request the forum to forgive me for such a poor attempt and I salute
those elite members of this forum who do this with ease and expertise! 

Goda parinaya champu
        
        Goda Parinaya Champu is a work by Kesava Kavi who was a descendant of
Periyazhvar. The date of this grantham is guessed to be before the
18th century; beyond that there are no details available.  It has 5
chapters starting with Periazhwar's avataram and a description of
Shrivilliputtur and the men and women who lived there.  The grantham
describes Goda Piratti's avataram, her girlhood, and the way she grew
up, and goes on to describe her Kalyanam to Shri Ranganathan. 
        Goda vivaham according to this work:
        Goda undertook Margazhi nonbu and other vratas with Shri Ranganatha
as her beloved, and requested her father's permission to travel to
Shrirangam to have his Darshan.  Her father agreed, seated her in a
palanquin and started on the journey with her friends and his students. 
        On the way, they reached Madurai and Goda asked her father where they
were.  Her father replied that this was the great city of Madurai
where Koodalazhagar is the presiding Lord.  He also showed her Azhagar
Koil where the pure and beautiful Nuupura Gangai flows.  Andal entered
the temple and sang "chindurachchembodi pol" with the famous verse in
which she mentally offered hundred cups of butter and hundred cups of
Akkara vadisal to "Sundaran"
         The group reached Srirangam and crossed the river Cauvery.  Here
Shri Vishnuchittar got down to the river to bathe.  On returning from
his bath, he could not find his daughter.  Deeply distressed, he
called out to the trees and asked them if they had seen his daughter.
Extremely worried, he went looking for her (nallador taamaraippoygai,
peiyaazhvar thirumozhi 3.8) and reached the temple and entered the
sanctum to tell ShriRanganathan about his daughter's disappearance. 
        What a surprise! There was his daughter, happy and united with
ShriRanganathan.  VishnuChittar was overjoyed to see that his
daughter's wish had indeed come true.  He requested Lord Ranganathan
to come to ShriVilliputtur and wed his daughter formally according to
Shastras and  Shri Ranganathan agreed. 
        "Vishnuchtta!  Return to your city and make preparations for this
auspicious wedding and I will come there with my relatives and retinue
and marry your daughter!"
        Peiriazhvar returned and began the arrangements. 
To be continued??

shubha 



 






 
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