Andal 05. The Wedding Preparations Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

What was in Andal's mind
Her father wanted to find,
"Whom you wish to marry, "
He posed her this query.

"Oh father, my wedded husband
Is none other than the Lord
Ranganatha of Srirangam Town,
As for Him, I'm the chosen one."

Puzzled was her father,
This way he advised her,
"Where are we, the mortal?
Where is He, the immortal? "

To guide him, he prayed God
For this puzzle to be solved,
And surrendered to His feet
To find out a solution for it.

In his dream, the Lord said,
"Give me Andal to wed,
As she has won my heart,
Let me fulfill her wish at last."

Happy her father was,
At the Lord's own choice,
But how to get this done
Was his problem then?

Srirangam was miles away
How to find a proper way
To travel that long distance
As difficult it was those days?

None was there to help him
To perform it well in time.
He approached Pandya King,
Telling him every thing.

All the help the King offered.
In a palanquin she was carried
To Srirangam Temple one day
With pomp and show all the way.