Lord Vinayaka gets married
The two daughters of Lord Brahma – Siddhi and Buddhi – had grown into
beautiful maidens
and Lord Vinayaka was the chosen bridegroom for them. Having learnt
about this desire
of Lord Brahma , sage Narada went to Kailas. He met Lord Vinayaka there
and placed
the marriage proposal before him. Lord Vinayaka was kind enough to give
his consent for
the marriage and as the next step, Naradha apprised Brahma of Ganesha’s
approval.
Lord Brahma immediately went to Mount Kailas and met the divine parents
of the groom –
Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. When they also agreed to the proposal
and gave their
blessings, Brahma met Vinayaka and formally placed his desire of a
grand weddings of his
daughters with him.
Lord Vinayaka agreed readily and Brahma went to Vaikuntha and informed
Lord Vishnu and his consort Goddess Lakshmi also.
Devas, Siddhas, Vidyadharas, the guardians of the four directions and
all the celestial beings
went to look after the arrangements for the weddings of the Supreme
Lord. The chief architect
Viswakarma took charge of the
festivities. Tasteful decorations followed all over the globe.
Kamadhenu , Karpagavruksha , all the dancing girls and every creature
on Earth partook
in the grandeur and gaiety all round.
Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati started with their son Vinayaka from Kailas
.Nandideva, the
twelve Suns, eleven Rudras and many others accompanied the bridegroom.
Maha Vishnu
and Brahma received all the guests and ushered them into marriage hall
ceremoniously.
Indrani, Anusuya and others helped Siddhi and Buddhi to get ready for
the happy
occasion. Vidhyadhara provided music and there was chanting of mantras
and showering
of flowers all over the place.
Lord Brahma and Goddess Saraswati gave their lovely daughters in
marriage to Lord Ganesha,
with all the sacred rituals performed as per Vedas.
All the guests at the function raised hectic cheers all round and took
the holy blessings of
Lord Vinayaka and his consorts-Siddhi and Buddhi . The splendid darshan
of the Lord Supreme
with his consorts stayed in the mind of all devotees who graced the
function.
source: Dr.Akila Sivaraman
