#MahaPeriyava
Author: Sri Ramani Anna (in Tamil)
Compiled by Jagadguru Sri Maha Periyava - Kanchi Paramacharya/Fb
This is an incident that happened many years ago. It was 8.30 at night and all the people had gone after darshan. Periyava was about to retire to His room. A couple
Author: Sri Ramani Anna (in Tamil)
Compiled by Jagadguru Sri Maha Periyava - Kanchi Paramacharya/Fb
This is an incident that happened many years ago. It was 8.30 at night and all the people had gone after darshan. Periyava was about to retire to His room. A couple
came hurrying. Behind them rushed a young girl. All the 3 of them prostrated to Paramacharya. Then they took out the articles they had brought from four 'big shopper' bags, spread them out on the large cane plates that were seen near them, and submitted them to the sage. Acharyal
looked at the cane plates for some time. They were filled with sugar lumps, cashews, pistachio nuts, almonds, dry grapes and dates. Surprised, Swamiji looked at the people who brought them and happiness ran through His face lines.
“Adede! It's our Viswanathan! When did you come
“Adede! It's our Viswanathan! When did you come
from America? Has your wife also come? Besh, besh! Very glad. Is everyone fine? Endappa, why have you brought such a lot of cashews and dry fruits? Any good news of a marriage? Here, standing by your side, isn't she your daughter? Oho. you have fixed her marriage! Why Viswanatha
there is no marriage invitation on any of these plates?" Periyava asked.
“Periyava! Somehow the chance slips by. She is educated. Has got beauty. We have money. With all these things, there is no luck!" He started crying again. It was nine thirty at night. Acharyal understood
“Periyava! Somehow the chance slips by. She is educated. Has got beauty. We have money. With all these things, there is no luck!" He started crying again. It was nine thirty at night. Acharyal understood
the situation. He thought of easing the tension that prevailed. "It is alright, don't feel sad. Come and sit here, all the three of you!" He pointed to the floor opposite Him. The three people sat meekly. Acharyal started speaking: "Viswanatha! I know that you are doing plenty
of daana dharma for temples/ponds and the poor and destitute. Such a mental agony for you! Alright, how many years is it since you went and settled in America?"
"20 years, Periyava" replied Viswanathan.
Periyava pointed to the girl. "She is your only daughter?” He asked
"20 years, Periyava" replied Viswanathan.
Periyava pointed to the girl. "She is your only daughter?” He asked
smilingly, "What is her name?"
"Her name is Aparna. Yes, my only daughter, Periyava."
"Did you show her horoscope to the jyotishikahs?"
"Checked with a number of astrologers, Periyava. Every one of them talks about some dosha or other. They also suggested remedies. I have done
"Her name is Aparna. Yes, my only daughter, Periyava."
"Did you show her horoscope to the jyotishikahs?"
"Checked with a number of astrologers, Periyava. Every one of them talks about some dosha or other. They also suggested remedies. I have done
everything they recommended!"
"What are the things you did?" asked Acharyal inquisitively.
"I did Pitru dosha parihara with tila homam at Rameswaram. Then Shukra preeti at Kanchanur, Rahu preeti at Tirunageswaram, Guru Preeti at Alangudi. Special puja at Tirumananjeri near
"What are the things you did?" asked Acharyal inquisitively.
"I did Pitru dosha parihara with tila homam at Rameswaram. Then Shukra preeti at Kanchanur, Rahu preeti at Tirunageswaram, Guru Preeti at Alangudi. Special puja at Tirumananjeri near
Kuttralam. Shani preeti at Tirunallar with a bath in the Nala Tirtham. I did so many of such things, Periyava!" said Viswanathan.
Before he could finish, Swamiji clinched it with the words, "So you say it is a lack of phala prapti." Abruptly Periyava said to Vishwanathan’s wife,
Before he could finish, Swamiji clinched it with the words, "So you say it is a lack of phala prapti." Abruptly Periyava said to Vishwanathan’s wife,
"You have got the jewels ready for your daughter's marriage?"
"Everything is ready, Periyava", she replied.
"Besh, besh! How many sovereigns (of gold) are you giving her?"
Viswanathan replied, "Thirty sovereigns for our daughter, Periyava. In addition we have made 2 separate
"Everything is ready, Periyava", she replied.
"Besh, besh! How many sovereigns (of gold) are you giving her?"
Viswanathan replied, "Thirty sovereigns for our daughter, Periyava. In addition we have made 2 separate
sets of jewels worth twenty sovereigns each."
"What for are those two separate sets of twenty sovereigns?"
"If Aparna's marriage is fixed, along with that marriage, we have decided to perform the marriages of two poor girls, meeting all the expenses. Which is why the 2 separate
"What for are those two separate sets of twenty sovereigns?"
"If Aparna's marriage is fixed, along with that marriage, we have decided to perform the marriages of two poor girls, meeting all the expenses. Which is why the 2 separate
sets of jewels. But then Aparna's marriage itself is not getting fixed,
Periyava!" Viswanathan expressed his longing, tears brimming up in his eyes.
Periyava slipped into some serious thinking. It was 10.30 at night. Then He asked Viswanathan, "Within how many days should you
Periyava!" Viswanathan expressed his longing, tears brimming up in his eyes.
Periyava slipped into some serious thinking. It was 10.30 at night. Then He asked Viswanathan, "Within how many days should you
people return to America?"
“20 days more, Periyava."
"Besh, besh," Periyava was happy. "Have you people have finished your dinner?"
"Not yet", said Viswanathan.
Swamiji asked Viswanathan's family to go the kitchen and have their food. He waited until they came back. It was 11
“20 days more, Periyava."
"Besh, besh," Periyava was happy. "Have you people have finished your dinner?"
"Not yet", said Viswanathan.
Swamiji asked Viswanathan's family to go the kitchen and have their food. He waited until they came back. It was 11
in the night then. He looked at Viswanathan affectionately. "Viswanathaa, you have a noble heart! With your daughter's marriage, you are ready and waiting with jewels for performing dharmic marriages for two other girls. What a broad mind you have! Kamakshi will guard you". Swami
assuaged him with gentle words.
He then said, "Do one thing. You go to Tiruvanaikkaval tomorrow morning with your family. There you perform abhisheka aradhanam to Mother Akhilandeswari and Jambukeswarar and pray to them. What you ask of your daughter Aparna is that, there they
He then said, "Do one thing. You go to Tiruvanaikkaval tomorrow morning with your family. There you perform abhisheka aradhanam to Mother Akhilandeswari and Jambukeswarar and pray to them. What you ask of your daughter Aparna is that, there they
would have adorned Mother Akhilandeswari with a shining tatangakah (ear ornament) on her ears. Ask your daughter to have a keen darshan of the ornaments without blinking her eyes and praying 'Let me be married soon!’ After doing this”
Viswanathan interruped Periyava as he said
Viswanathan interruped Periyava as he said
excitedly, "Periyava, our family deity herself is Tiruvanaikkaval Akhilandeswari!"
Periyava said, "Besh! It is a good thing then. So, you go with family tomorrow morning and do this. Then you go straight to Tirupathi. There you perform Thirukalyana utsavam for Srinivasa Perumal
Periyava said, "Besh! It is a good thing then. So, you go with family tomorrow morning and do this. Then you go straight to Tirupathi. There you perform Thirukalyana utsavam for Srinivasa Perumal
and pray to Him. Everything will turn out well. All these cashews, dry grapes and sugar lumps that you have kept here, take all those things and offer them to Akhilandeswari." As He said this, Periyava got up.
Viswanathan's family prostrated to Him.
Viswanathan looked at Swami
Viswanathan's family prostrated to Him.
Viswanathan looked at Swami
and said hesitantly, "Periyava, since the seventeenth year of my daughter Aparna, every year when I came here, I performed Thirukalyana utsavam to Tirumala Srinivasa Perumal. So far, we have have done it 8 times, Periyava!"
"What is there to lose? Please do it for the ninth time
"What is there to lose? Please do it for the ninth time
at the request of this Sanyasi! Periyava said laughingly and hurried to His room.
In the next 2 days, Viswanathan's family completed the worship and tatangakah darshan at Tiruvanaikkaval as advised by Paramacharya and reached Tirupathi. On that day, a number of bhaktas had
In the next 2 days, Viswanathan's family completed the worship and tatangakah darshan at Tiruvanaikkaval as advised by Paramacharya and reached Tirupathi. On that day, a number of bhaktas had
remitted money to perform Thirukalyanam. The Vaikanasa bhattacharyas were conducting the celestial wedding of Lord Srinivasa chanting vaivahika mantras in a grand manner.
Viswanathan grieved within his heart thus: 'Appa Srinivasa! Is this your dharma and nyaya? You get your
Viswanathan grieved within his heart thus: 'Appa Srinivasa! Is this your dharma and nyaya? You get your
wedding performed every day in such grand manner! What sin did my daughter Aparna commit? Why do you not get her married to a suitable varan?' He started uttering a sob. His wife and daughter began to sob and weep, suffocating in their grief.
A family was sitting near them.
A family was sitting near them.
The family head appeared to be fifty or fifty five years old. He rubbed Viswanathan's back comfortingly. "Sir, my name is Vaidyanathan from Madras. I have been watching you for a long time. On this occasion of witnessing the Thirukalyanam with joy and happiness, it is not proper
for you three people to sob and weep," he said tactfully.
Viswanathan was moved. Briefly he poured forth his worries to the gentleman who comforted him. Vaidyanathan turned and looked at Aparna. His mind told him that the girl was dignified and beautiful.
Vaidyanathan briefly
Viswanathan was moved. Briefly he poured forth his worries to the gentleman who comforted him. Vaidyanathan turned and looked at Aparna. His mind told him that the girl was dignified and beautiful.
Vaidyanathan briefly
spoke to him saying that they will discuss more after the Thirukalyanam.
Vaidyanathan took Viswanathan's family to the quarters where he was staying for the occasion. There he told Viswanathan, "I have only one son. He is 26 now. My son is employed in America in the Ford Motors
Vaidyanathan took Viswanathan's family to the quarters where he was staying for the occasion. There he told Viswanathan, "I have only one son. He is 26 now. My son is employed in America in the Ford Motors
company with a good salary. He is coming tomorrow to Madras on leave. I have been searching for a suitable alliance for him for the last three years, but nothing has been settled. We are all devotees of Kanchi Kamakoti Matham. 3 months back we had darshan of Periyava and prayed
to Him with the grievance of our son's marriage being delayed. He said 'Pray to Tirumalai Srinivasa and perform a Thirukalyana Utsavam, your son will get married immediately.' The praptam has come only today. If Periyava's anugraham is there, even you daughter can become our
daughter-in-law!" They exchanged the horoscopes and showed them to a famous astrologer in Tirumalai. What a surprise! The astrologer who examined the horoscopes said that they matched on all the ten aspects perfectly! Both the families were very happy. They returned to Chennai
the same night. Srinivasan arrived from America the next day. He found Aparna suitable for him. Aparna also found him suitable for her. Within 15 days, Viswanathan fixed an auspicious day and booked the Rajeswari Kalyana Mandapam in Chennai. After the arrangements, both the
families went to have darshan of the Kanchi Mahan. Periyava looked at them keenly, His two palms shading His eyebrows. Both the families prostrated to Him. Vaidyanathan was standing behind Viswanathan. As before, Viswanathan submitted the generous offerings of sugar lumps, dry
grapes, cashews and so on and stood before the sage, his hands folded across his chest. A divine happiness was seen on Periyava's face. After looking at Viswanathan for sometime, He said in a loud voice, "Endappa Viswanathaa! Immediately after performing the Thirukalyanam to
Srinivasa for the ninth time for this Sanyasi, has not the phala prapti been gained? Besh, besh, your daughter Aparna is indeed lucky! Viswanathaa! You grieved and wept very much the other day. It occurred to my mind that your daughter was having the janmantriya vivaha prati
bandhaka dosha. Only for the nivritti of the dosha, I asked for Akhilandeswari's tatangakah darshan and the performance of Srinivasa Thirukalyanam for the ninth time! You understand now? Who is going to be your sambandhi? What is his native place?"
Vaidyanathan, who was standing
Vaidyanathan, who was standing
behind Viswanathan, came to the front and prostrated to Acharyal. He said, "It is me, Periyava, who is going to be his sambhandi! It's all your anugraha."
Periyava placed his finger on his nose. "Who is this? Oh, Melattur Vaidyanathan! Enda Vaidyanathaa, 3 months back you came
Periyava placed his finger on his nose. "Who is this? Oh, Melattur Vaidyanathan! Enda Vaidyanathaa, 3 months back you came
and told me that no girl's horoscope was found to be matching for your son working in America. I remember having asked you to perform Thirukalyana Utsavam for Tirumalai Srinivasan and pray to Him.
Alright, when did you perform the Thirukalyana Utsavam?"
Vaidyanathan said, "Both
Alright, when did you perform the Thirukalyana Utsavam?"
Vaidyanathan said, "Both
of us performed the Thirukalyanam on the same day Periyava! We finalised the alliance in Tirumalai itself. All your blessings!"
"Rest in prosperity!" Acharyal blessed and bid them farewell with the compassion of a mother.
Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam 🙏🏻
"Rest in prosperity!" Acharyal blessed and bid them farewell with the compassion of a mother.
Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam 🙏🏻
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