Tirupathi Sri Venketeswara Story and Mahatyam Part 31

Arrangement for the marriage

Since he manages to secure the money required for the celebration of the marriage, Srinivasa's joy knew no bounds. He called his brother Govindaraja and told him to receive the money from kubera and proceed with the arrangements for accommodation with Visvakarma's assistance.

Accordingly, with Visvakarma's help Govindaraja built necessary mandaps, erected shady pandals, toed banners of green leaves and flowers and made decorations and illuminations to give Seshachalam a festive appearance per excellence so as to remind one that Vaikunta had come to earth.

A peculiarity with Govindaraja was that his palm carried a wealth line by which as he goes on spending, the wealth goes on multiplying four fold. That was the very reason why that work was entrusted to him.

Srinivasa consulted his mother as to whom all invitations for marriage should be sent. She said, "You are God incarnation on the earth. All that are in the world are your men. It is therefore, your duty to spread the invitation to all the fourteen lokas.' So,this work had been entrusted to garuda. On receipt of the invitation, every body started for Seshadri.

Brahma and Saraswathi, Maheswara and Parvathi, Indra and Sasisdevi, Narada, Dikpalakas, Athri, Bharadwaja, Gowtama, Jamadagni, Visvamitra, Vasistha, Kaoundiya, Saunaka, Suta, Garuda, Gandharva, Kinnara, Kimpurusha, yaksha, Siddha. devas, Tara, Dhruva, Prahlada, Hanumantha, Rambha, Oorvasi, Menaka, Thilotama, Savithiri, Arundati, Anasuya, Subramanya with Valli and devayani, Vinayaka, Tharani and Thadarini and others were arrived at Seshachalam.

Agni deva received the guests with due honor, offered them sandal paste, flower and etc. And arranged for grand feast. Vasudeva sprinkled scented water on the guest, while Anasuya, Parvathi, Savithiri and Sarasvathi applied scented paste. Gadharvas waved Vinjamaras. Srinivasa had his auspicious bath (mangala snana) and was neatly dressed with silk pithambaram, toileted with kasturi tilak and decorated with diamonds, rubies and gems studded crown and other ornaments. He rode on the Garuda. While Vigneswara lead on Mooshika vahana, Maheswara on nandi vahana blew the conch. Brahma and Varaswamy chanted the vedas. Maharishis and other devas followed the procession on their respective vahans. The procession moved with the beating of the drums and Nadaswaram music. After sometimes the procession reached the ashram of Suka Maharishi.

Suka Maharishi performed Pada Puja to Srinivasa and hulbly requested him to stay in his ashram receive his offering and bless him. Srinivasa said all those in the procession were his guests and if he alone received his offering what about them all?

Suka Maharishi said, "Oh Lord, If I have your grace, it is not a difficult task for me to feed them all." Narayana, Brahma, Maheswara, devas and others entered the Maharishi's ashram. By the grace of the Lord, he fed all those present to their hearts content. The Maharishi said the grace of him proved the facts that he was 'bhakta badhava' and praised him in many words.

Srinivasa having satisfied Suka Maharishi's desire started on his journey to Narayanapuram.