Today - the most auspicious lunar day - Vaisakha Sukla Dasami, the sacred day Lord #Srinivasa (Venkateswara) married Sri Padmavathi Devi that is reckoned as Sri #PadmavathiSrinivasaKalyana
कल्याणाद्भुतगात्राय कामितार्थप्रदायिने ।
श्रीमद्वेङ्कटनाथाय श्रीनिवासाय ते नमः ॥
kalyANAdbhutagAtrAya kAmitArthapradAyine |
shrImadve~NkaTanAthAya shrInivAsAya te namaH
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Kalyaana means marriage/auspicious. When it is Kalyaana of the Supreme God, the auspiciousness will be in abundance and it will be for the universal welfare and well being of the humanity. +
Other charities prescribed for the month.....Apart from Udaka Kumbha Daana;
> wheat;
> curd rice;
> umbrella;
> paada raksha;
> vasthra;
> Gau-Daana (cow),
> Bhoodana (donating land);
> Hiranya Daana (Gold/silver/Cash); ++
Paaraayana, Sravana, or sponsoring of
Sri Venkatesa Mahaatmya (Padmavathi-Sreenivaasa Kalyaana) starting from Akshaya Trutheeya up to Vaisaakha Sukla Dasami.
Performing Sreenivaasa Kalyana on the day of Vaisakha Sukla Dasami. +
Generally we come across this ancient maxim to indicate that when all the methods of mending a person/bringing things under control are exhausted like #Saama-#Daana-#Bheda; as a last resort #Dandam is invoked. +
Complete version that I have come across is as follows...