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Lord Rangana:tha decided to him puzzled and empty. Then the Thiruppa:vai ; she also
fulfill Go:da’s desire. He sent the Lord spoke to Periya:lwa:r presented a vratham to the
forth his temple-priests to Sri: and asked him to return to world. Si:tha married the
Villipuththu:r to bring Go:da Villipuththu:r. The Lord said incarnation-form of the Lord
to Sri: Rangam. Periya:lwa:r He would arrive there with Ra:ma. Go:da became venerable
conveyed a message to Sri: Go:da:de:vi and would remain to both Si:tha and Ra:ma by
Vallabhade:va - the king of there for ever. Thus, the Lord marrying their deity in worship –
Pa:ndya. Then, he immediately comforted Periya:lwa:r. Lord Rangana:tha who is in an
set forth to Sri: Rangam, taking idol form.“
Messages of consolation to
his daughter along with him in
Vishnuchiththa
all royal grandeur. Although, Periya:lwa:r was
happy to hear the glories of
The people who witnessed
In the meanwhile, Vallabhade:va A:nda:l, he still missed her
the wonderful event, praised
made suitable arrangements physical presence. But the Lord
and venerated Periya:lwa:r
to Rangara:ja (the deity of had instructed him to return to
who was filled with grief. They
Sri: Rangana:tha) for the Villipuththu:r. So Periya:lwa:r
consoled him by describing the
marriage. The whole world left for his town and when he
greatness of Go:da:de:vi and
eagerly gathered in millions, reached there, he found that
her birth. They said “You have
with amazement, to witness the Lord Rangana:tha had
become the father-in-law of the
the marriage between the already arrived there along with
Lord Himself. A:nda:l whom
divine Lord in deity form as Go:da:de:vi on Garuda, who
you brought up so dearly, is
Namperuma:l with Go:da - a stood in prostration, by their
none other than Sri: Lakshmi
woman born on this earth. side! Periya:lwa:r was very happy
De:vi herself. Go:da:de:vi too
The Lord arrived and stayed in appeared as an ayo:nija like and delighted to see them.
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the Rangavila:sa mandapam Si:tha. Go:da:de:vi’s greatness is Even today, Go:da:de:vi
or pavilion. When Go:da:de:vi far greater than that of Si:tha’s. who dwells in the temple as
too arrived there, the Lord’s Si:tha appeared while ploughing Lakshmi:de:vi, listens to our
priests Sri: Bhattar performed the earth while A:nda:l was prayers and grants us the grace
the marriage rituals. After the found in a sacred Thulasi of the Lord. Hence she is called
ceremony, Go:da:de:vi walked garden. Si:tha’s incarnation by elders, as Sri: and the town
behind Sri: Rangana:tha, entered took place in an ordinary place is called Sri: Villipuththu:r. The
the sanctum sanctorum and but Go:da:de:vi incarnated Lord with His consort Go:da
merged into Sri: Rangana:tha’s in the Lord’s Thulasi garden. is glorified as Ra:jago:pala
feet! Si:tha practised dharma but did Swa:my.
not propagate any message
Periya:lwa:r could not contain
to the world. Go:da:de:vi Sri: Periya:lwa:r was a great
his sadness. The whole event left
achieved great glory, by singing devotee who meditated in his
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