Today concludes the grand Navarathri celebrations,
today 24th October 2012, being the 10th day celebrated as ‘Vijaya Dasami’ - a day considered most auspicious for
starting learning. Children are put in schools
and taught the first syllable known as “Aksharabyasam”. Today is also considered a very auspicious
day for starting new ventures.
On this day
at Thiruvallikkeni, there was purapadu of Lord Parthasarathi on ‘kuthirai
vahanam’ – the Lord in pure white silk riding a horse was great darshan to all
bakthas. Today also marks the birth celebrations
[sarrumurai] of Boothath Azhwar.
In Sri
Parthasarathi Swami temple and in many other temples, it is day of ‘Parvettai’
when the Lord is taken on procession doing ‘vettai’. The Lord would aim his
arrows at vanni tree. Perhaps this
purappadu signifies the Agnyatha vasam in Maha baratham. In the Virata parva,
Arjuna caches his weapons in a vanni tree and when the incognito duration is
over, Vijaya retrieves his hidden arms from the tree and starts practicing
which eventually helps in his success in the war.
In yesteryears, this significant event would be
reenacted at Vasantha Bungalow in the Venkatrangam Street – now it is a decade
since - the Bungalow is no longer there
at that place – a new one has been constructed at TP Kovil 2nd
Street and for reasons best known to Temple devasthanam, Perumal does not visit
this place too. A branch of vanni tree was symbolically placed at the entrance of the
Temple where Parvettai was performed. Here are some photos taken during the
purappadu.
At Thiruvarangam,
Nam Perumal visits Kattazhagiya Singar temple which lies closer to the
Srirangam Railway station. At this
divyadesam, Lord Ranganathar on Golden horse does Vannimara paarvettai. Arrows in different directions signifying the
killing of Vanniyasura, the forest demon and symbolically suggesting the
protection of the good is being reenacted here.
With regards – S. Sampathkumar.
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