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ShrI BhoomidevI sameta ShrinivAsaprabraHmaNe namaH
Chapter 7 
        Again Brahma narrated:
        " Listen He Pakshin!  My wedding has been decided. Go to Satyalokam
and give the wedding invitation to Brahma. Also, inform Vayu, Indra,
and all the DikpaalakAs , rishis, and thirty three crore devas that I
am to be wed.  Bring everyone quickly, you are quite capable of this
task " Bhagavan told Garudan. He then wrote the letter and gave it to
Darudan and said "Go!" with great affection. 
        Vinatha's son Garudan, was instructed by ShrInivasan thus; he praised
the Lord again and again and went to Satyalokam.  He first paid his
respects with folded hands to Brahma who was seated in his court and
said, "Wedding of ShrI VAsudevA is to take place soon.  MArkanDeya has
performed very severe penance that is extremely difficult to perform.
 And BhagavAn has been pleased and will be his son-in-law. Lakshmi
herself is his daughter and has taken the form of a beautiful young
girl.  He will wed her to ShrInivAsan in TuLsIvanam. You should all
come with Indran and all the other Devas to seek His blessings". 
Saying this, he gave the wedding  invitation to Brahma.
        Brahma looked at the invitation and was overjoyed.  He read it aloud
to the Devas who were present there: 
" Let all auspiciousness be to you He Vaakpate! Blessings to you. This
is being written by Me, whose name is NArAyaNa.  I am well and write
back to me about your welfare.  
"LakshmI DevI has incarnated as DharA as MarkaNDeya's daughter.  I
will be his son-in-law since he has performed this severe penance.  My
wedding is to take place in the month of Aippasi in a shubhalagnam  in
the shubhamuhurtham on dashamI on the day of ShravaNam.  You should
come joyfully to TuLasIvanam with all the Devas and participate in the
wedding. 
" I will incarnate in every Yuga to protect all the good people and to
destroy the evil, and to bless all my bhakthas. 
"This has been written by Madhavan with affection towards you" 
Having heard this, all the Devas went to TuLasIvanam led by Brahma. 
With great pleasure, SarasvatI Devi adorned Bhoomi Devi's beautiful,
brilliant  face with exquisite ornaments.  She bedecked Her hands with
bracelets, wristlets, and armlets.  IndraNi ornamented Her beautiful,
soft feet with opulent anklets and pAda kaNkaNams. The delighted
Indrapatni dressed Bhoomi with  spectacular silks. 
Then, the happy father, MarkanDeya rishi brought his daughter -  who
was bejeweled and bedecked and surrounded by all the important Devas,
 and who is praised by the whole universe for Her  divine qualities
and who purifies  all sins  - to ShrInivasan and gave Her in the
presence of all the devarishis with fragrant and sacred water. He tied
the  Kautukam in their presence and Lord ShrInivasan clasped her hand
with great joy and accepted her. He came around the Agni thrice
according to "vikhanssutram" and was overjoyed. 
Then Brahma praised Him and returned to his world with his Devi and
with other Devas.  All the devas also went back to their abodes.
Even today, ShrInivAsan resides with Bhoomi Devi to bless his
Bhakthas.  He created the superior and splendid shuddhAnanda VimAnam
that can fulfill everyone's wishes just on sight.  
ShrI BhoomidevI sameta ShrinivAsaprabraHmaNe namaH

A little note on the original: 
The adjectives used for Piratti  as the Divine Bride are just
unparalleled.  
The words used are:
 "suvastravibhUsHaNasamyutaam" ( adorned with beautiful jewels and
silks and notice the prefix "su")  ,
 "sakalalokasumaanitasadguNaam" ( respected and held in high esteem
for Her divine qualities by all the worlds), 
"suravarapramukhairupasevitaam" ( she is surrounded and saluted by all
the important devas- so there is no question that the same is true of
others too)  
and the last one is: 
 "sakalapApaharAm"  ( She destroys all sin). 
There is one more "svasutAm" ? here this means that this is his
(markandeya rishi's daughter ? the prefix here is "sva" (his) to the
word `sutaa' which means daughter) ? this has been earned by him with
his pure heart and penance. 
I request the members of the forum to think about the original
adjectives and comprehend as much as they can, since no translation
can do justice to these words. 
The adjective used for the sacred water with which the Rishi weds them is 
 "divya + udakam (water) = divyodakam" 
Is there an English word that describes the word "divyam"?!!! 
Also, the happiness of the father who gets the right bridegroom who is
unsurpassed and unequalled, for his daughter who also has no equal, is
portrayed in the original and the delight of everyone present in the
wedding including the Groom is depicted well. 

shubha and venkatesan







 
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