Vittal Bhakth Sangh

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

2011-12-29T01:12:00.000+05:30

Dear All,

May you and your family have a fruitful New Year !!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing you all a Blessed

Hope the New Year will bring peace, health and success

Vittalapuram Panduranga perumal kovil

2011-11-05T23:29:00.007+05:30

Vittalapuram Panduranga perumal kovil

Dakshina Pandaripuram
500 year old Vijayanagara period temple looks for support from devotees

Located 15kms east of Tirunelveli in a remote village near Seydunganallur off the Tiruchendur Highway is the 500 year old Panduranga Vittaleswarar Perumal Kovil in Vittalapuram. This is one of the two ancient Panduranga temples in India and is referred to as Dakshina Pandaripuram.

With his handsome looks and ‘hands on hips’ posture, Panduranga, seen here with Rukmini and Satyabhama, steals the heart of every devotee who visits this temple.

The story goes that Lord Panduranga of Pandaripuram (Maharashtra) appeared in the dreams of Vittalaraya, the Vijayanagara Chieftain who had camped near Tirunelveli on his way to a battle against the Travancore King and expressed His desire to provide darshan in the South of India as well.

As per the instructions, Vittalaraya came to this village and found the Pandaripuram idol buried on the banks of the Porunai (Tamaraibarani) River. He installed the Panduranga idol and built this temple, a few kms west of the river, and named the village as Vittalapuram (previously called Nattarkulam).

Victory without a battle

Having obtained the blessings of Lord Panduranga, Vittalaraya continued on his campaign with his huge army and reached Suchindrum, near Kanniyakumari. In a sudden turn of events and much to his delight, the Travancore ruler agreed for a favourable settlement without entering the battle field. Happy at this quick and positive end to his campaign, and as a thanking gesture, Vittalaraya returned to the Panduranga temple in Vittalapuram. Camping here, he put in place a process and the finances for a daily six time pooja as well as the conduct of festivals round the year.

Prarthana Sthalam
It is believed that Lord Panduranga immediately fulfils the wishes of devotees who visit this temple and offer their prayers with sincerity.

Inscriptions

Though one does not find exquisite sculptures here like the ones inside Krishnapuram Venkatachalapathy temple (another Vijayanagara period – renovated- temple) located 2kms from here, there are several inscriptions relating to contributions made as well as festivities undertaken during different periods of time.

Kumbabhishekam

A temple that for centuries witnessed grand celebrations including 10 day Utsavams and processions on different Vahanams now wears a rather deserted look. With a major contribution coming in from the Sringeri Mutt and support from local people, the Kumbabhishekam was held in July this year.

Insufficient Funds
However, much remains to be done to get the temple back to its glory days. There is still renovation work to be completed including construction of compound walls. Currently, the temple does not have a permanent Bhattar. With financial support from 3-4 families here, 2 Kala pooja is being done and that with the help of a (temporary) Bhattar who comes from the nearby Alukudi Village. Only Vaikunta Ekadesi, Thiru Karthigai and Margazhi Utsavams are being celebrated. There are not sufficient funds to even purchase flowers for the Lord.

Quick Facts

Moolavar : Vittaleswarar Perumal East Facing Standing Posture
Utsavar : Panduranga
Thaayar : Rukmini and Satyabhama (Separate Sannidhis)
Temple Time: 7am-12noon and 5pm-8pm

How to reach Vittalapuram

Buses every half hour between Tirunelveli and Vittalapuram temple ( Route Nos. 11A, 23B and 3G)

One can also take the Tiruchendur bound express bus and get down at Seydunganallur and reach the temple (3kms North) in an auto (Rs.30/-)

The other option is to take the Tuticorin bound bus and get down at Vasavapuram and reach the temple (3kms South) in an auto (Rs.30/-)

Vittalbhakthsangh,Trivandrum, arrange to tour of vittalapuram Panduranga perumal kovil some photos below

Ram Krishna Hari Panduraga Hari
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2011-10-21T05:03:00.003+05:30

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2011-10-04T13:45:00.001+05:30

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Kerala Brahmana Sabha Yuvajana Vibhag,Fort South Upasaba

2011-08-18T09:59:00.006+05:30

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Kumbabhishekam on july 15,2011

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Narasimha jayanthi ulsav - 2011

2011-06-12T04:26:00.005+05:30

GURU SMARAN & SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA JAYANTHI UTSAV 2011

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2011-04-12T13:11:00.003+05:30

May this festival bring to you the blessing of well-being And prosperity Wishing you and your family a very "HAPPY VISHU"
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Sri Ramanavami "Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama"

2011-04-05T11:02:00.006+05:30

Sri-Ramnavami is dedicated to the memory of Lord Rama. It occurs on the ninth day (navami). The festival commemorates the birth of Rama who is remembered for his preperous and righteous reign. Ramrajya (the reign of Rama) has become synonymous with a period of peace and prosperity. Mahatma Gandhi also used this term to describe how, according to him, India should be after independence. Ramnavami occurs in the month of March. Celebrations begin with a prayer to the Sun early in the morning. At midday, when Lord Rama is supposed to have been born, a special prayer is performed. In northern India especially, an event that draws popular participation is the Ramnavami procession. The main attraction in this procession is a gaily decorated chariot in which four persons are dressed up as Rama, his brother Laxman, his queen Sita and his disciple Hanuman. The chariot is accompanied by several other persons dressed up in ancient costumes as work by Rama's solders. The procession is a gusty affair with the participants shouting praises echoing the happy days of Rama's reign. Surya - The Sun was recognised as the source of light and heat even in ancient times. The importance of the Sun was much more in the higher latitudes from where the Aryans are supposed to have migrated into India. Many royal dynasties portrayed symbols of virility like the Sun, Eagle, Lion etc. as their progenitor. Rama's dynasty considered themselves to have descended from the Sun. This could have led to the tagging on, of Rama's birthday to a festival devoted to the sun. On the face of it Sri-Ramnavmi appears to be just a festival commemorating the reign of a king who was later deified. But even behind present-day traditions there are clues which unmistakably point to the origin of Ramnavmi as lying beyond the Ramayana story. Sri Ramnavami occurs at the beginning of summer when the sun has started moving nearer to the northern hemisphere. The Sun is considered to be the progenitor of Rama's dynasty which is called the Sun dynasty (Raghukula or Raghuvamsa, Raghu means Sun and Kula or Vamsa mean familial descendant). Rama is also known as Raghunatha, Raghupati, Raghavendra etc. That all these names begin with the prefix Raghu is also suggestive of some link with Sun-worship. The hour chosen for the observance of the lord's birth is that when the sun is overhead and is at its maximum brilliance. In some Hindu sects, prayers on Ramnavami day start not with an invocation to Rama but to Surya (sun). Again the syllable Ra is used in the word to describe the sun and brilliance in many languages. In Sanskrit, Ravi and Ravindra mean Sun. Significantly, the ancient Egyptians termed the sun as Amon Ra or simply as "Ra". In Latin the syllable Ra is used to connote light. For example, we have Radiance which emission of light, or Radium which means any substance emitting light or brilliance. The common element is the syllable Ra which in many languages is used to derive words for describing Sun or light. The occurrence of this syllable in most names used for Rama alongwith other clues is strongly suggestive that the festival Ramnavami antedates the R- ayana and it must have originated much before the Ramayana, as a 'Sun-festival' for invoking the Sun who was recognised as the source of light and heat even in ancient times. The importance of the Sun was much more in the higher latitudes from where the Aryans are supposed to have migrated into India. Many royal dynasties potrayed symbols of virility like the Sun, Eagle, Lion etc. as their progenitor. Rama's dynasty considered themselves to have descended from the Sun. This could have led to the tagging on, of Rama's birthday to a festival devoted to the sun. There is some link between Lord Rama and Sun Worship. The Sun is considered to be the progenitor of Rama's dynasty which is called the Sun dynasty (Raghukula or Raghuvamsa, Raghu means Sun and Kula or Vamsa mean familial descendant). Rama is also known as Raghunatha, Raghupati, Raghavendra etc. That all these names begin with the prefix Raghu is also suggestive of some link with Sun-worship. The hour chosen for the observance of the lord's birth is that when the sun is overhead and is at its maximum brilliance. Significantly, the ancient Egyptians termed the sun as Amon Ra or simply as "Ra". In Latin the syllable Ra is used to connote light. For example, we have Radiance which emission of light, or Radium which means any substance emitting light or brilliance. The common element is the syllable Ra which in many languages is used to derive words for describing Sun or light.

PRATHISHTA DAY FESTIVAL

2011-01-31T06:38:00.000+05:30

THE ANNUAL PRATHISHTA DAY CELEBRATIONS OF

SREE MAHAGANAPATHY,RUKUMAYI SAMETHA SREE PANDURANGA &

SREE RADHE KRISHNA AT SREE RAM MANDIR COMPLEX, AYODHYA NAGAR, SREEVARAHAM, TRIVANDRUM WILL BE HELD FROM 31-01-2011 TO 08-01-2011.

THE CELEBRATIONS ARE GRACED BY THE DIVINE NAMASANKEERTHANAM BY BRAHMASREE VITTAL DAS MAHARAJ & DISCOURSE ON TIRUPPAVAI BY

BRAHMASREE NAVALPAKKAM VASUDEVA ACHARYAR.

UNVEILING THE STATUE OF SRI SRI GNANANANDA GIRI SWAMIGAL BY

BRAHMSREE VITTALDAS MAHARAJ ON 3-02-2011 AT SREE RAM MANDIR COMPLEX

IS YET ANOTHER GLITTERING OCCASION IN THIS YEAR'S PRATHISHTA DAY FESTIVAL.

PROGRAMME DETAILS:

31-01-2011 TO 03-02-2011

DAILY EVENING 6.30PM TO 8.30 PM

NAMASANKEERTHANAM BY BRAHMASREE VITTALDAS MAHARAJ.

03-02-2011 05.30PM

UNVEILING THE STAUE OF SRI SRI GNANANANDA GIRI SWAMIGAL.

04-02-2011 TO 07-02-2011

DAILY EVENING 6.30PM TO 8.30PM

DISCOURSE ON TIRUPPAVAI AMUDAM BY

BRAHMASREE NAVALPAKKAM VASUDEVA ACHARYAR.

08-02-2011

06AM : MAHA GANAPATHY HOMAM

08AM TO 11AM : SREE RADHA KALYANAM/SREE RUKMINI KALYANAM

BY SREE KRISHNA DAS (DISCIPLE OF VITTAL DAS MAHARAJ).

05PM TO 08PM MAHA ABHISHEKAM.

ALL ARE WELCOME.

Happy Republic Day 2011

2011-01-23T20:40:00.002+05:30

Commemoration of the 62nd Republic Day Celebrations
Live Webcast at http://republicday.nic.in/
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Bhajan Mela 2011 at Kadayanallur - e - invitation

2011-01-19T03:33:00.001+05:30

Wish u a Happy New Year 2011

2010-12-30T12:52:00.001+05:30

New Year Wishes

16.12.2010

2010-12-29T21:22:00.011+05:30

2010-12-28T15:48:00.002+05:30

Bhajanotsavam 2010 Photos

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Importance of Vinayaka Chathurthi

2010-09-13T04:40:00.001+05:30

Long ago in order to get Vignesh as son, the universal mother

Goddess Parvathy Devi did hard penance by making a small

idol of Vignesh with turmeric. Thus Vinayaka was born on the

fourth day of bright fortnight of Bhaadrapatha month.

This day came to be known as Vinayaka Chathurthi.

There is another interesting story behind the celebration of

“Vinayaka Chathurthi”. Legend says that long ago, an asura

named “Analasura” became very powerful and started to unleash

destruction among the god-fearing people and sages.

He ruined all the yagas & yagnas of devout saints and

attacked the pious and common people. Boldened by his initial

successes, he attacked Devaloka. The terrified Devas approached

the trinity namely Mahadeva, Brahma and Vishnu and sought help.

The Gods listened them patiently and pacified the Devas saying that

the Analaasura’s days are numbered and that the time for his death

had not yet arrived. Also, lord Mahadeva mentioned that when the time

comes, the Analaasura would be slain by his son “Vinayaka”.

When the cruel actions of the Analaasura became totally untolerable,

lord Vinayaka decided to destroy him. Vigneshwara fought with him in

war & defeated him in combat. Vinayaka now applied a strange stategy.

He decided that rather than killing the Analaasura with a weapon,

he would swallow him alive since Vinayaka had a mouth as big as

an elephant. This happened 3 days before Vinayaka Chaturthi.

As soon as the Analaasura was swallowed, the immense heat radiating

from his body scorched Vinayaka and the poor elephant God could not

tolerate it.

Devas tried whatever they could in order to cool him.

Rain God Varuna sent cool showers and wind God Pavana applied

chilling breeze. Lord Shiva placed the cool moon over Vinayaka.

But all their efforts were in vain. Finally, the “Saptha Rishis” along

with 8000 Maha Rishis gathered a medicinal grass, commonly known

as “karuka” in Malayalam & “Arikam” in Tamil, bestowed it with

divine chants and Ganga theertha and placed 21 grass each on the

forehead of Vinayaka. This had immense magical effect and he was

relieved of the heat. This day occurred to be Vinayaka Chathuthi.

Thus Parvathy devi became very happy of getting back her son on

his birthday itself and its certain that both Vinayaka’s & Parvathy’s

blessings shower on people who put “Karuka” Garlands on him this day.

So every year, this chathurthi day is celebrated as “Vinayaka chathurthi”

which marks the birth of Ganesh and death of the Analaasura.

On this day, Vinayaka idols are worshipped and then immersed in water

as a symbol of cooling him. Devotees believe that as soon as the God is

cooled he becomes so relieved and happy that the genuine prayers of his

devotees are answered. Hence all over the world, during Vinayaka chathurthi,

Vinayaka idols of all shapes and sizes are decorated and worshipped.

Special offerings are also part of the festival. A garland made with the

karuka / arikam grass, is put on the idols of Vinayaka. The most colourful

event in this day is the parading of these idols through the main streets

followed by lakhs and lakhs of devotees singing bhajans and chanting slokas.

The festival comes to an end when the idols are immersed in wells, canals,

lakes or even the sea, depending on the size of the idol. Mouth watering

sweets,melodious drums and trumpets, colourful dresses and dances,

etc are unavoidable in this festival. Let God Vinayaka shower his blessings

on all the devotees of this world.

In Ganesha purana there is a mention that Ganesha pooja should be

performed in the mid-day of fourth day in the bright fortnight of the

Bhaadrapada month. It is said to be the most beneficial and auspicious day.

The significance of Lord Ganesha is that he is adored by all the sects.

People dis-regarding their sect, worship Vinayaka first at the commencement

of any ritual or any auspicious celebration. Now-a-days Ganesh Chathurthi

is celebrated in a grand manner all over the country and also spreading abroad.

So Lord Vinayaka has emerged as an International God. But these days the

celebrations are just turning into a mere business, losing its bhakthi and

holiness. The mood of chastity and respect are absent. Devotional songs,

spiritual discourses and namasankeerthanas along with Ganesha pooja

mentioned earlier are the perfect way to celebrate Vinayaka Chaturthi.

ARTICLE Write by

Ravi Shankar, Krishnambal & Ramakrishnan

Janmashtami

2010-08-31T08:07:00.008+05:30

Importance of Janmashtami

Sadguru Gopalakrishna Bhagavathar

2010-08-25T07:11:00.005+05:30

Sangeetha Shastra Panditha Sreshtam
Naadayogena Sampraptha Advaitha Bhavam
Sadgurusreshtathamam Njandevam Bhaje
Gopalakrishnamoorthim Bhaje

Friendship day( 01.08.2010) Special Naamsankeerthanam

2010-08-09T16:41:00.001+05:30

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55th Mandala Bhajana Mahotsava Yegnam (16.06.2010 to 26.07.2010)

2010-08-09T07:04:00.005+05:30

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(N.B: Some Select Photo's for Added)

Sri Muralidhara Sarmaji Srimad Bhagavatha Sapthagam at Trivandrum 28.06.2010 to 04.07.2010

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SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA JAYANTHI UTSAV - 2010

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Sree Lakshmi Narasimha Astottara Shatanamavali

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This sloka contains '108 names of the Lord" and is suggested to be recited every Saturday.

1. Om Narasimhaya Namah

2. Om Mahasimhaya Namah

3. Om Divyasamhaya Namah

4. Om Mahabalaaya Namah

5. Om Ugrasimhaya Namah

6. Om Mahadevaaya Namah

7. Om Sthambha-jaaya Namah

8. Om Ugralochanaaya Namah

9. Om Raudraya Namah

10. Om Sarwa-adbhutaaya Namah

11. Om Srimad yogaanandaaya Namah

12. Om Trivikramaaya Namah

13. Om Haraye Namah

14. Om Kolaahalaaya Namah

15. Om Chakrine Namah

16. Om Vijayaaya Namah

17. Om Jayavardhanaaya Namah

18. Om Pamchanaaya Namah

19. Om Parabramhane Namah

20. Om Aghoraaya Namah

21. Om Gora-vikramaya Namah

22. Om Jwalanmukhaya Namah

23. Om Jvalaa maaline Namah

24. Om Mahajvalaaya Namah

25. Om Maha prabhave Namah

26. Om Nitalaakshaya Namah

27. Om Saha-srakashaya Namah

28. Om Durni-rikshaya Namah

29. Om Prataapanaaya Namah

30. Om Mahadamstrayudhaya Namah

31. Om Pragnyaya Namah

32. Om Chanda kopine Namah

33. Om Sadaasivaaya Namah

34. Om Hiranyakasipu dwamsine Namah

35. Om Daityadaanava bhamjanaaya Namah

36. Om Guna bhadraya Namah

37. Om Maha bhadtraya Namah

38. Om Bala bhadhraya Namah

39. Om Subhadragaaya Namah

40. Om Karaalaaya Namah

41. Om Vikaraalaya Namah

42. Om Vikarte Namah

43. Om Sarwakartrukaya Namah

44. Om Shimshumaaraaya Namah

45. Om Trilokaatmane Namah

46. Om Eshaaya Namah

47. Om Sarveshvaraaya Namah

48. Om Vibhave Namah

49. Om Bhairavaadambaraaya Namah

50. Om Divyaya Namah

51. Om Achyutaaya Namah

52. Om Kavaye Namah

53. Om Maadavaaya Namah

54. Om Adokshaya Namah

55. Om Aksharaaya Namah

56. Om Sharvaya Namah

57. Om Vanamaaline Namah

58. Om Parapradaaya Namah

59. Om Vishwam-bharaaya Namah

60. Om Adbhutaaya Namah

61. Om Bhavyaya Namah

62. Om Sri vishnave Namah

63. Om Purushottamaaya Namah

64. Om Anaghastraya Namah

65. Om Nakhastraya Namah

66. Om Suryajothishe Namah

67. Om Sureshwaraaya Namah

68. Om Saha sabrahave Namah

69. Om Sarvagnyaya Namah

70. Om Sarvasiddi pradaayakaaya Namah

71. Om Vajradamstraya Namah

72. Om Vajrakhaya Namah

73. Om Mahanamdaaya Namah

74. Om Paramtapaaya Namah

75. Om Sarvamaothreka rupaaya Namah

76. Om Sarvayantra-vidaranaya Namah

77. Om Sarvatam-tratmakaaya Namah

78. Om Avyaktaya Namah

79. Om Suvyaktaya Namah

80. Om Bhakthavatsalaaya Namah

81. Om Vaishaakha shukla bhutottaya Namah

82. Om Sharanagata vatsalaaya Namah

83. Om Udaarakirthiye Namah

84. Om Punyatmane Namah

85. Om Mahatmane Namah

86. Om Chanda vikramaaya Namah

87. Om Vedattraya prapujyaya Namah

88. Om Bhagavate Namah

89. Om Parameswaraaya Namah

90. Om Sri vatssmkaaya Namah

91. Om Srinivaasaya Namah

92. Om Jagadvyapine Namah

93. Om Jaganmayaaya Namah

94. Om Jagatpalaaya Namah

95. Om Jagannadaya Namah

96. Om Mahakaayaya Namah

97. Om Dviroopa-brute Namah

98. Om Paramatmane Namah

99. Om Paramjyotishye Namah

100. Om Nirgunaaya Namah

101. Om Nru kesarine Namah

102. Om Parathatvaya Namah

103. Om Paramdhamane Namah

104. Om Sachitananda vigrahaya Namah

105. Om Lakshminarasimhaya Namah

106. Om Sarvatmane Namah

107. Om Dheeraya Namah

108. Om Prahaladha palakaya Namah

Samaptam.

(Thanks for S.L.N.T.Alleppey)

01.05.2010-02.05.2010 Sita Kalyana Ultsavam at Tirunelveli,TN.

2010-05-05T04:50:00.003+05:30

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TirunelveliTNDate0105201002052010?feat=directlink

17.04.2010 Naamsankeerthanam @ Chennai, T.N.

2010-05-05T02:34:00.005+05:30

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NaamsankeerthanamChennaiTN?feat=directlink

Guru Smaran & Lakshmi Narasimha Jayanthi Utsav - 2010

2010-04-25T02:10:00.013+05:30

राम कृष्ण हरी || पाण्डुरंग हरी | |

RADHE KRISHNA,

With the abundant grace of Sri Sadhguru Maharaj, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy and Lord Sri Rukmini Sametha Panduranga Swamy, we are celebrating our Annual Naamasankeerthanothsavam for Two days in May 2010, with prayers for World Peace, harmony and prosperity.

"GURU SMARAN" will be celebrated on 29th may 2010 and "SRI LASKHMI NARASHIMHA JAYANTHI " on 30th may 2010

This year also we honourly welcome "SRI S.K.S.Shenkottai Harihara Subramanaian Bhagavathar" (Shenkottai Hari) to lead the Naamsankeerthanam on this occassion.

Venue: Chinna Chalai Gramma,Valiyasalai,Thiruvananthapuram.

Programme Details:

29th may 2010 GURU SMARAN.

06.30 am Ganapathi Homam.

07.00 am Nagarasankeerthanam.

10.00 am Raasa Leelai (Bhavabhinaya Sankeerthanam)
by Kumari.Jyothy, Kannan Bhajan Mandali,
Valiyasalai,Trivandrum.

03.30 pm onwards Sampradhaya Bhajan, Guru keerthanams.
by Shenkottai Hari.

07.00 pm Vishnu Sahasranamam.

07.30 pm Divya Naama Sankeerthanam, Dolotsavam.
by Shenkottai Hari.

30th may 2010 SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA JAYANTHI UTSAV

07.00 am Sahasranama Archana.

08.00 am Unjavriththi.

10.00 am PANCHARATNA KEERTHANALAPANAM
by Popular Musicians of Trivandrum.

12.05 pm Felicitation.

12.30 pm Samaradhana.

03.00 pm onwards Naama sankeerthanam,
Devatha Dhyanam,Abhang, Pooja.
by Shenkottai Hari.

09.00 pm Anjaneya Utsavam and Mangala Harathi.

We humbly invite you to participate in this sathsang and seek the everlasting blessing of Sadhgurunatha, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy and Sri Rukmini Sametha Panduranga Swamy.

Devotees who would like to Donate in kind to conduct the mela and Samaradhana. cheques/drafts are to be drawn in favour of "VITTALBHAKTHSANGH" . may for details contact the President and Secretary throw email.

email id : rameshiyer64@gmail.com , gnananandram@gmail.com , p.manikantan@gmail.com .

Address for Donation

Drafts/Cheque should be drawn in the name
of "vittalbhakthsangh".

THE SECRETARY,H.RAMPRASAD,
TC40/1172 SHREYAS KNRA17
IYENGAR COMPOUND 3rd PUTHENSTREET
MANACAUD PO TVM - 9

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" SANTH SANGH DEKHA SADHA SADHU SANGH DEKHA SADHA"

राम कृष्ण हरी || पाण्डुरंग हरी | |

SHRI HANUMAN CHALISA

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Shri Guru Charan Saroj Raj

Nij mane mukure sudhar

Varnao Raghuvar Vimal Jasu

Jo dayaku phal char.

Budhi Hin Tanu Janike

Sumirau Pavan Kumar

Bal budhi Vidya dehu mohe

Harahu Kalesa Vikar.

Jai Hanuman gyan gun sagar

Jai Kapis tihun lok ujagar

Ram doot atulit bal dhama

Anjani-putra Pavan sut nama

Mahavir Vikram Bajrangi

Kumati nivar sumati Ke sangi

Kanchan varan viraj subesa

Kanan Kundal Kunchit Kesa

Hath Vajra Aur Dhuvaje Viraje

Kandhe moonj janehu sajai

Sankar suvan kesri Nandan

Tej pratap maha jag vandan

Vidyavan guni ati chatur

Ram kaj karibe ko aatur

Prabu charitra sunibe ko rasiya

Ram Lakhan Sita man Basiya

Sukshma roop dhari Siyahi dikhava

Vikat roop dhari lanka jarava

Bhima roop dhari asur sanghare

Ramachandra ke kaj sanvare

Laye Sanjivan Lakhan Jiyaye

Shri Raghuvir Harashi ur laye

Raghupati Kinhi bahut badai

Tum mam priye Bharat-hi sam bhai

Sahas badan tumharo yash gaave

Us kahi Shripati kanth lagaave

Sankadik Brahmadi Muneesa

Narad Sarad sahit Aheesa

Yam Kuber Digpal Jahan te

Kavi kovid kahi sake kahan te

um upkar Sugreevahin keenha

Ram milaye rajpad deenha

Tumharo mantra Vibheeshan mana

Lankeshwar Bhaye Sub jag jana

Yug sahastra jojan par Bhanu

Leelyo tahi madhur phal janu

Prabhu mudrika meli mukh mahee

Jaladhi langhi gaye achraj nahee

Durgaam kaj jagat ke jete

Sugam anugraha tumhre tete

Ram dware tum rakhvare,

Hoat na agya binu paisare

Sub sukh lahai tumhari sarna

Tum rakshak kahu ko dar na

Aapan tej samharo aapai

Teenhon lok hank te kanpai

Bhoot pisach Nikat nahin aavai

Mahavir jab naam sunavai

Nase rog harai sab peera

Japat nirantar Hanumant beera

Sankat se Hanuman chudavai

Man Karam Vachan dyan jo lavai

Sub par Ram tapasvee raja

Tin ke kaj sakal Tum saja

Aur manorath jo koi lavai

Sohi amit jeevan phal pavai

Charon Yug partap tumhara

Hai persidh jagat ujiyara

Sadhu Sant ke tum Rakhware

Asur nikandan Ram dulhare

Ashta sidhi nav nidhi ke dhata

Us var deen Janki mata

Ram rasayan tumhare pasa

Sada raho Raghupati ke dasa

Tumhare bhajan Ram ko pavai

Janam janam ke dukh bisravai

Anth kaal Raghuvir pur jayee

Jahan janam Hari-Bakht Kahayee

Aur Devta Chit na dharehi

Hanumanth se hi sarve sukh karehi

Sankat kate mite sab peera

Jo sumirai Hanumat Balbeera

Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Gosahin

Kripa Karahu Gurudev ki nyahin

Jo sat bar path kare kohi

Chutehi bandhi maha sukh hohi

Jo yah padhe Hanuman Chalisa

Hoye siddhi sakhi Gaureesa

Tulsidas sada hari chera

Keejai Das Hrdaye mein dera

Pavantnai sankat haran,

Mangal murti roop.

Ram Lakhan Sita sahit,

Hrdaye basahu sur bhoop.

Painkuni Uthram @ Valiya Chalai, Trivandrum.

2010-04-05T19:31:00.006+05:30

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Pradosha Vrat & Importance of Observing Pradosham

2010-04-05T05:25:00.002+05:30

Pradosha or Pradosham falls on the 13th lunar day (Trayodashi) during the waxing and waning phase of moon in the Hindu lunar calendar. Occurring between 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm on Trayodashi, the Pradosha time is propitious to pray Lord Shiva and invoke his blessings. It is believed that worshipping Lord Shiva at Pradosha time will relieve from sins and gives Moksha. Among the poojas performed by the devotees of Lord Shiva, the Pradosha puja is considered to be more auspicious. It is believed that during Pradosha period all the universal beings and Gods come down to earth and attend the worship. The importance of observing Pradosha is described in Pradosha Mahatmyam from Shiva Purana and hence Shiva devotees observe Pradosha Pooja with high sanctity. Pradosha indicates the meeting of the Sun and the Moon in a horizontal line during their movement on their Axis.

Sani Pradosham

According to Hindu belief, Lord Shiva swallowed the poison on a Saturday and this is called Sani Pradhosham or Shani Pradosha. Sani Pradosham is classified into Uthama Shani Pradhosham, Mathima Sani Pradhosham, and Athama Sani Pradhosham.
Uthama Sani Pradhosha is the Sani Pradhosham that comes during the Tamil month of Chithirai, Vaigasi, Ayppasi and Karthigai during the waxing period. Mathima Sani Pradhosham occurs during the Tamil month of Chithirai, Vaigasi, Ayppasi and Karthigai during waning period. All other Shani Pradhoshams come under this category Athama Shani Pradhosha.

Maha Pradhosham

Maha Pradhosha is a yearly rite which falls during February – March (Magha in Sanskrit, Kumbha Masam in Malayalam, and Maasi in Tamil) before Maha Sivarathri. Pradosham is carried out regularly in all Lord Shiva Temples across the country.

History of Pradosha Vrat or Why Observing Pradosham

According to Hindu Puranas, the gods (Devas) and the demons (Asuras) were stirring the milky ocean to extract amirtam (nectar), with Vasuki (the serpent king) as a rope. As Vasuki underwent severe scratches due to the churning, she emitted a powerful poison which is capable of destroying the world. The helpless celestials pleaded Lord Shiva to save them. In order to save them, Lord Shiva swallowed the poison. Goddess Parvati stopped the poison in Lord’s throat and it is believed that his throat turned to blue. As a result of this, Lord Shiva came to be known as Thiruneelagandan or Neelakandan (the one with Blue Throat).
It is said that on the Trayodhasi (thirteenth moon day) day, the gods and demons realized that they had committed a sin of not praying the God and prayed for forgiveness. Lord Shiva Shankar forgave them and danced in between the horns of the Nandhi’s (Celestial Bull) forehead. This time is called Pradhosham. It is believed that if anybody prays Lord Shiva in that time, he fulfills their wishes and gives them mukthi.

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How to Observe Ekadashi & Signifance of Ekadasi Fasting

2010-04-05T05:22:00.003+05:30

Significance of Ekadashi or Ekadasi

Ekadasi or Ekadashi is a Sanskrit word derived from the words, Eka which means one and dasi, the womanly form of the word dasa (which means ten). Ekadashi, also known as Agyaars, falls on the eleventh day after the full moon and again eleventh day after the new moon. Thus, Ekadasi occurs twice in a month one of the 11th day of shukla paksha and another one on the 11th day of krishna paksha (dark). Hence there are twenty four or twenty five Ekadasis in a year. In Hindu religion, Ekadashi day is meant for fasting and people observe a complete fast on this day, to please Lord Maha Vishnu. Observing Ekadasi Vrat enhances spiritual development.

How to observe Ekadashi Fasting

As stated by the Vedic scripts, Ekadashi fast begins on the day before the Ekadasi, on the Dashami (the tenth phase of the Moon), continues on the day of Ekadasi and ends on the Dvadasi, the day after Ekadasi (the twelfth phase of the Moon). However, complete fast is observed only on the day of Ekadasi, irrespective of gender. One should avoid consuming grains, beans, cereals, certain vegetables and spices on the day. If this is not possible, one can consume a single non-grain meal once in the afternoon or in the evening. Alcohol and non-vegetarian food should be avoided. One should not shave the body, face or head; spread oils on one's body; do not lie; or participate in tough exercise or labor. The person should engage himself/herself in chanting, hearing and reading and discussing the stories/history of the Lord and involve in other spiritual services. The pious services carried out on this day are more effective.

Legend behind Ekadasi Fasting

Legend says that once Lord Vishnu was fighting with a demon named Mura. As the Lord felt tired, he decided to rest from the long battle. The demon planned to kill the Lord while he was sleeping. Unexpectedly, a young girl manifested from the body of the Lord and killed the demon. The gratified Lord gave her the name Ekadasi, as she emerged on the eleventh day of the declining moon. Ekadasi was granted a boon that if anyone who fasts on Ekadashi will be set free from sinful activities and reach His abode.

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Sri Rama Navami Mahotsavam at Chinna Salai

2010-03-25T00:28:00.005+05:30

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Divyanama Sankeerthanam @ Perumuzhinji,Vallioor,TN.

2010-03-22T05:08:00.003+05:30

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Thrikannapuram shiva temple 12.02.2010

2010-03-04T07:37:00.003+05:30

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Quarterly Event Classical Vocal Concert 07.02.2010

2010-02-12T23:49:00.006+05:30

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Children's Day Programme publish at sruthivani

2010-02-08T12:13:00.006+05:30

SASTHA BHAJANS

2010-01-21T10:42:00.006+05:30

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R.K.Asthika Samaj, Banglore - Photos

2010-01-21T06:55:00.011+05:30

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PERROR BHAJANOLSAVAM @ 28.11.2009

2010-01-04T03:45:00.005+05:30

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Children's Day Programme 2009

2009-12-18T21:43:00.005+05:30

THIRUPPAVAI PAASURAM

2009-12-17T01:01:00.007+05:30

Radhe krishna.

Thiruppavai paasuram 1 to 30 @ video link added ...thank u ' thirumandotcom '.

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30 songs with meanings pls click :

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"This message was sent by Rekha
Trichy,India".

Special Thank's All Devotee's & Our Friend's

UDAYA ASTHAMANA NAAM SANKEERTHANAM 2009.

2009-12-15T22:08:00.003+05:30

THANKS
VEERAMONI anna,
Trivandrum.

Trivandrum Peroor Bhajanothsavam 2009 on 29.11.2009

2009-11-14T06:13:00.001+05:30

Children's Day Celebrations on 15.11.2009

2009-10-16T00:18:00.004+05:30

Poratasi Sankeerthanothsavam,

2009-10-16T00:04:00.004+05:30

Poratasi Sankeerthanothsavam, Naamasankeerthanam -

Divyanamam Deepa Pradakshinam

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT, VOCAL

2009-09-08T23:24:00.002+05:30

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT ON 16.08.2009
VOCAL CONCERT
VENUE : VALIYA CHALAI GRAMASAMUDAYAM HALL,TRIVANDRUM.

"AMRITA TV - RAGA RATNAM YUVA FAME"MASTER SREENATH

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT, NAAMSANKEERTHANAM

2009-09-08T23:19:00.003+05:30

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT ON 16.08.2009

NAAMSANKEERTHANAM

VENUE : VALIYA CHALAI GRAMASAMUDAYAM HALL,TRIVANDRUM.

MASTER SREENATH & PARTY, HANUMATH BHAJAN SANGH .

7th Astapathi - Maamiyam Calitha Vilokya Vriitam Lyrics and Meaning

2009-09-04T14:25:00.006+05:30

Maamiyam Calitha - Raagam Bhoopalam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wgQrsgPtlI
Maamiyam Calitha Vilokya Vriitam

mamiyam chalita vilokya vriitam vadhunichayena sa-aparadhataya mayapina varita-atibhayena harihari hatA-darataya sa gata kupiteva 1 (hari hari hatA-darataya)

kim karishyati kim vadishyati sa chiram virahena kim dhanena janena kim mama jivitena griihena 2(hari hari hatA-darataya)

chintayami tadananam kutilabhru kopabharena shonapadmamivopari bhramatakulam bhramarena 3(hari hari hatA-darataya)

tamaham hriidi sa.ngatamanisham bhriisham ramayami kim vane.anusarami tamiha kim vriitha vilami 4(hari hari hatA-darataya)

tanvi khinnamasuyaya hriidayam tavakalayami tanna vedmi kuto gatasi na tena te.anunayami 5(hari hari hatA-darataya)

driishyate purato gatagatameva me vidadhasi kim pureva sasamambhramam parirambhanam na dadasi 6(hari hari hatA-darataya)

kshamyatamaparam kadapi tavedriisham na karomi dehi sundari darshanam mama manmathena dunomi 7(hari hari hatA-darataya)

varnitam jayadevakena hareridam pravanena kindubilvasamudrasambhavarohiniramanena 8
(hari hari hatA-darataya)

This song is important in more than one way. Meanings are as follows:
"mamiyam chalita vilokya vriitam vadhunichayena" ...
she saw me surrounded in the crowd of women and went away.

"arihari hatA-darataya sa gata kupiteva"
my wanton ways made her eave in anger

"sa-aparadhataya mayapina varita-atibhayena "
I was too ashamed too afraid to stop her.

"kim karishyati kim vadishyati sa chiram virahena kim dhanena janena kim mama jivitena griihena (hari hari hatA-darataya)"
What will she do? What will she say for deserting her this long?What is the use of wealth or people or my life or my home?

"varnitam jayadevakena hareridam pravanena kindubilvasamudrasambhavarohiniramanena (hari hari hatA-darataya)"
Jayadevar writes in the 7th Ashtapadi.
Hari's state is painted With deep emotion by Jayadeva The poet from Kindubilva village The moon raising out of the sea. This is a village either near Puri in Orissa or in modern Birbhum District of Bengal. The date of Jayadeva is almost conclusively proved to anywhere around 1123 AD to 1193 AD.

Slokam

hriidi bisalataharo nayam bhujangamanayakah kuvalayadalashreni kanthe na sa garaladyutih malayajarajo nedam bhasma priyarahite mayiprahara na harabhrantyananga krudha kimu dhavasi 20

panau ma kuru chutasayakamamum ma chapamaropayakridanirjitavishva murchhitajanaghatena kim paurusham tasya eva mriigidriisho manasijaprenkhatkatakshashugashrenijarjaritam managapi mano nadyapi sa.ndhukshate 21

bhruchape nihitah katakshavishikho nirmatu marmavyathamshyamatma kutilah karotu kabaribharo.api marodyamam moham tavadayam cha tanvi tanutam bimbadaro ragavansadvriittastanamandalastava katham pranairmama kridati 22

tani sparshasukhani te cha taralah snigdha driishorvibhramastadvaktrambujasaurabham sa cha sudhasyanti giram vakrima sa bimbadharamadhuriti vishayasange.api chenmanasamtasya lagnasamadhi hanta virahavyadhih katham vardhate 23

bhrupallavam dhanurapangatarangitanibanah gunah shravanapaliriti smarena tasyamanangajayajangamadevatayamastrani nirjitajaganti kimarpitani 24

{ iti shrigitagovinde mugdhamadhusudano nama triitiyahsargah }{ chaturthah sargah }}{ snigdhamadhusudanah }yamunatiravaniranikunje mandamasthitam praha premabharodbhrantam madhavam radhikasakhi 25

SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA JAYANTHI UTSAV 2009 . photos uploaded in picassa.

2009-08-14T16:54:00.005+05:30

Pls visit the following Picasa web link for SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA JAYANTHI UTSAV 2009
Photos in slide show.

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Veethhi Bhajan

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Guru Smaran & Divyanamam on 8.5.09

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Shenkottai Hari-8.5.09 -

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INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT

2009-08-13T05:07:00.003+05:30

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT ON 16.08.2009

VOCAL CONCERT AND NAAMSANKEERTHANAM
VENUE : VALIYA CHALAI GRAMASAMUDAYAM HALL
TRIVANDRUM.

6.00PM ONWARDS VOCAL BY
"AMRITA TV - RAGA RATNAM YUVA FAME"

MASTER SREENATH

7.30PM ONWARDS NAAMA SANKEERTHANAM BY

HANUMATH BHAJAN SANGH . TRVIANDRUM.

ALL ARE WELCOME... "VANDHE MATHARAM"

Bhajanothsavam 2009 @ KARAMANA .11.04.2009

2009-08-02T17:34:00.006+05:30

Bhajan @ Peyad Devi Temple,TVM 04.04.2009

2009-08-02T17:21:00.004+05:30

Bhajan @ Iscon Temple ,Thycaud, Trivandrum. 08.03.2009

2009-08-02T17:04:00.003+05:30

Abhang Bhajan @ Gowda Saraswath Community Hall, Kanjirampara Trivandrum. 01.03.2009

2009-08-02T16:46:00.004+05:30

Bhajan at Kanchipuram Mahavishnu Temple, Trivandrum 28.02.2009

2009-08-02T16:40:00.005+05:30

BANGALORE BHAJANOTSAVAM-2009 PHOTOS

2009-07-09T08:45:00.000+05:30

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note books to school children @ vbs office .

2009-06-27T01:23:00.008+05:30

Vbs has decided to give note books to school children @ 7th june at 11.00 am in VBS office .
.

Vbs.President Ramcharan iyer , Vbs.Secreatary Ramprasad, Vbs.Joint.Secreatary manikantan, Vbs.Trasuer Swaminathan, & Vbs members Venkata ramanan, Sreenivasan, harish.

All the members are requested to participate the function

2009-06-07T03:25:00.005+05:30

രാധേ കൃഷ്ണ ,

ഡിയര്‍ മെംബേര്‍സ് ,

vbs has decided to give note books to school children on 7th june at 11.00 am in VBS office .

All the members are requested to participate the function and make it a successfull one.

രാധേ കൃഷ്ണ

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2009-05-20T00:53:00.004+05:30

രാധേ കൃഷ്ണ രാമ കൃഷ്ണ ഹരി വാസുദേവ ഹരി

Radhe Krishna

Some snaps of Narasimha Jayanthi Uthsav 2009,

have been uploaded in our
blog... in the Gallery scetion....

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Any comments and suggestions are welcome....

Radhe Krishna

Gurusmaran & Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Jayanthi Utsav - 9th & 10th, May 2009

2009-05-04T17:39:00.001+05:30

राम कृष्ण हरी || पाण्डुरंग हरी || राम कृष्ण हरी || पाण्डुरंग हरी ||

Celebrating Gurusmaran & Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Jayanthi on May 9th & 10th 2009 @ Grama Samudhayam Hall, Valiya salai, Thiruvananthapuram. Detailed programme schedule given below.

Saturday, 9^th May 2009 - Guru Smaran

7.30 am - Nagara sankeerthanam
10.00 am - Krishna raasa leelai (Bhavabhinaya sankeerthanam) (Kum. Jyothy, Kannan Bhajan Mandali, Valiya salai)

3.00 pm onwards - Sampradaya Bhajan (Guru keerthanam & Divya Naama Sankeerthanam)
(Sri S K S Shenkottai Harihara Subramanian Bhagavathar)
Sunday, 10^th May -

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Jayanthi Utsav & Thyagaraja Aradhana

• 9.00 am onwards - Pancharathna Keerthanam

(By Various Popular Musicians)

• 3.00 pm onwards - Naama Sankeerthanam (Guru Dhyanam, Devatha Dhyanam, Abhang, Pooja)

(Sri S K S Shenkottai Harihara Subramanian Bhagavathar)

* All are welcome *

* सुस्वागतम् *

राम कृष्ण हरी || पाण्डुरंग हरी || राम कृष्ण हरी || पाण्डुरंग हरी ||

Invitation - Gurusmaran & Lakshmi Narasimha Jayanthi 2009

2009-05-04T17:37:00.001+05:30

Notes On the 24 Ashtapathis of Jayadeva

2009-05-04T15:58:00.002+05:30

The Poet Jayadeva lived during the eleventh and twelfth century and during this period there was no distinction between the North Indian Music and the South India Carnatic Music as such. Maharaja Kumbhaji of Mewar authored the modes of singing the ashtapathis and slokas of Gita Govinda in the Rasikapriya which was a composition with a commentary on the Gita Govinda. The division of North and South Indian Music happened much later after Jayadeva’s time also due to the influence of the extensive Hindu tradition in the south as opposition for the predominant Muslim influence in the North India.

In the Traditional Bhajana Sampradayam, Sri Sridhara Ayyaval and Sri Bodendra Swamigal have followed a beautiful set of ragas and talas for singing these Ashtapathis which till date has evolved, enriched and appeased countless bhaktas and bhagavatas of the Bhajana Sampradayam.

Out of the 24 Ahstapathis, except the first two which praise Lord Krishna, the rest of the 22 detail the love between Radha and Krishna. In the poetic 7th Ashtapathi description is given about Jayadeva’s place of birth, Kendubilva which is near puri, Orissa.

If we classify the 24 Ashtapathis, 5 of them describe the poet himself, the first 4 and the 22nd. Eight songs are by Radha, another Eight by the sakhis and Three by Krishna. Also 19 out of the 24 Ashtapathis of the Gita Govinda are governed by 4 beats. Ashtapathis 7th, 10th, 13th, 19th and 21st are the other 5 which follow a definite rhythmic pattern.

There are 72 verses included in the Gita Govinda preceeding the 24 Ashtapathis

The 21st Ashtapathi is a favourite one in every Bhajans. The metre of this song has couplets of 3 five beat measures, but the first line of each couplet is lengthened by the addition of a final heavy syllable.

It goes like this

MANJUTARA KUNJATALA KELISADA NE
VILASARATI RABHASAHASI TAVADANE

Song Meaning :
Revel Wild Luxury on the sweet thicket floor
Your Laughing face begs ardently for his love
Radha, enter Madhava’s intimate world
Revel where cries of flocking cuckoos sweetly sound
Your teeth glow like seeds of ripe pomegranate

LALITHA LAVANGA LATAPARISEELNA in Ragam Vasantha.

Song meaning:
Soft sandal mountain winds caress quivering vines of clove
Forest Huts hum with droning bees and crying cuckoos
When Springs mood is rich, Hari roams here
To dance with young women, friend –
A cruel time for deserted lovers

Deepa Pradhakshinam @ Valiyachalai, Tvm 04.01.2009

2009-02-19T23:37:00.002+05:30

Namasankeerthanam @ Attingal Gramasamudhayam, Attingal,TRIVANDRUM 25.12.2008

2009-02-19T23:27:00.002+05:30

BHAJAN @ KARAMANA KRISHNA TEMPLE,KARAMANA,TRIVANDRUM

2009-02-09T23:53:00.002+05:30

ABHANG BHAJAN @ CHINNACHALAI DR.SHEKAR HOME ,TRIVANDRUM.09.11.2008

2009-02-09T23:40:00.002+05:30

ABHANG BHAJAN @ Panduranga Bhajan Mutt, Darisanamcop Nagerkovil TN 16.11.2008

2009-02-09T23:30:00.004+05:30

naamsankeerthanam valasalai venkatesh home, ,trivandrum 28.09.2008

2009-02-09T23:16:00.002+05:30

SONG NO:30

2009-01-17T23:38:00.003+05:30

vangakkadal kadaintha maadhavanai keshavanaithingal thirumugathuch cheyizhaiyaar chendru irainjiangu apparaikonda aattrai anippudhuvaippainkamalath thantheriyal pattarpiraan kothai sonnasangaththamizh maalai mupathum thappaameingu ipparisuraippar eerirandu maalvaraintholchengan thirumugathuch chelvathirumaalaalengum thiruvarul pettru inburuvar empaavaai!
Introduction:
Sri ParAsara Bhattar explains a beautiful simile, "thOl kaRukkum iRa~gumApOlE". That is a cow will milk even for a dead ans stuffed imitation of its calf. Similar to that just by reciting these divine words of Sri AnDAL we get blessed merely by Her grace, though we don't have our devotion to Her level. The gOpikA's of thiruvAipADi performed the vow actually, but AnDAL just imitated them. Sri KrishNA blessed them both with service. So just by imitating the words, the Lord is sure to bless us with service at His divine feet.
Singing Him through:
The gOpikA's start singing His valor of churning the mighty milky ocean. That was when Sri MahAlakshmi appeared. Since the gOpikA's were going through Her recommendation ONLY, they stress upon this episode. Similar to ThiruppAnAzhwAr who enjoyed "A pAdha soodam", that is from the lotus feet to the hair locks, AnDAL in the second pAsurammentioned Her goal to sing about His feet, "paraman aDi pADi", and in this concluding verse says about "kEshavan", who is known for His enthralling "kEsham", or hair locks.
Qualities that Keeps Us Spell bound:
The supreme Lord, as said by our poorvAchARyAs has numerous good qualities, and six among them are considered most important. They are, compassion, supremeness, getting along with people of lower cadre also, i.e., like us, ease in approach, most knowledgeable and the most power full. When He churned the ocean to get the nectar, not seeing a difference between the dEvA's and the demons, His compassion was projected. His supremeness is evident in singly handling the whole show of churning. He didn't mind working with the worst among the worst asurA's, and also took up the guise of a charming young women(a mohini) and distributed the nectar. He has the knowledge to conduct the action and also the power to finish the task wonderfully. So AnDAL specifically makes a mention about this episode in the final pAsuram.
Essence of VEdhAs:
For all these reasons, our preceptors celebrated this wonder full work of Sri AnDAL and hailed it so much that the least that a Srivaishnavite should do is to chant the concluding pAsurams of thiruppAvai daily. The essence of Srivaishnavam, of surrendering oneself to Him, attaining Him only through Him and engaging in the selfless, uninterrupted service, for His own enjoyment at His lotus feet is what should be the goal of every soul. Sri AnDAL explained all this in these 30 verses and that is exactly why thiruppAvai is called the seed inside which is compressed the essence of all vEdhAs, "vEdhamanaiththukkum viththu".
Conclusion:
It was for teaching us all these massive sAshtrArthams AnDAL came down from Her divine abode. So let us learn these, put them into practice and live like a 'prapannA' should. That is the only way to show our thanks and gratitude to Sri AnDAL.AnDAL Ara~ggan thiruvaDiGaLE saraNamAzhwAr emperumAnAr JEeyar thiruvaDigaLE saranamJEeyar thiruvaDigaLE saraNam"ye~gum thiruvaruL peRu inburuga"
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SONG NO:29

2009-01-17T23:35:00.002+05:30

ciRRaNY ciRu kaalE van^thunnai cEviththu * unpoRRaamarai atiyE pORRum poruL kELaay *peRRam mEyththu uNNum kulaththil piRan^thu * nIkuRREval eNGkaLaik koLLaamal pOkaathu *iRRaip paRai koLvaan anRu kaaN kOvin^thaa *eRRaikkum Ezh Ezh piRavikkum * un thannOtuuRROmE aavOm unakkE naam aatceyvOm *maRRai nam kaamaNGkaL maaRRu ElOr empaavaay.
The Soul's Relationship:
Sri KrsihNA says, " You people say that you have a 'relationship' with me. You can always chop it off performing a shrArdham." Immediatley AnDAL replies saying, that such rites are applicable only to physical relationship which are results of karmA and the relationship that these gopikA's with Sri KrishNA is at the level of their souls. She says, either He or they or both together can not dissolve the relationship that they are enjoying.
Suitable Names:
Sri KrishNA was happy after hearing them call Him "gOvindhA:", and said, "But in the past you have called me by names like 'nArAyanA' which talks about my relationship with everybody in the universe, both prapannA's and those who are not prapannA's. That did cause some pain to me." Now this is because the Lord likes it more when we call Him by the name 'gOvindhA', which stresses on His relationship with the cows, calves and cowherds, which in turn reflects on His compassion.
The Prayer and Means:
AnDAL and Her friends appologised for this and requested His pardon as they were not knowledgeable and after all innocent cowherd girls. Finally Sri KrishNA ordered ~Nappinnai to grant them what they wanted.AnDAL reacted immediately and said, " Now that She has done Her role perfectly by recommending our case to you, its Your turn to help us with. For us, You are the ONLY means to attain You. Please grant us uninterrupted service at your divine feet."
"iRaivA nee thArAi paRai"

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SONG NO:28

2009-01-17T23:33:00.002+05:30

karavaigal pinchendru gaanam cherndu unbomarivondrum illaada aaikulathu undhannaipiravi perunthanai punniyam yaam udayomkuraiondrum illada govinda undannoduuravel namakku ingu ozhikka ozhiyaadhuariyaadha pillaigalom anbinaal unthannaichchiruper azhaiththanavum cheeri arulaadheiraiva ! nee thaarai parayelor empaavaai.
Introduction:
Hearing their plea for continuous service at His feet Sri KrishNA asked them weather they have performed the prescribed rituals like karma, njAnA or bakthi yOgam?
He is the ONLY means:
The gopikA's replied immediately, " Oh Sri KrishNA, to perform any of the above said, we must have learnt the scriptures from the learned and wise men who are strict with their practices and strong in their principles. We are from the cowherd clan and all that we know is to raise cattle and fill our stomach from what they give. To top it all we belong to a clan which has never possessed knowledge." Sri KrishNA said, that He cant help them if that is the case. AnDAL outwitted Him saying that it should be His perfection and pureness that should fill their voids.

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SONG NO:27

2009-01-17T23:31:00.002+05:30

koodaarai vellum seergovinda unnaippaadipparaikondu yaam perum sammaanamnaadu pugazhum parisinaal nandraagachoodagame tholvalaye thode chevippoovepaadagame endranaya palakalanum yaam anivomaadai uduppom adhanpinne paal chorumooda neipeithu muzhangai vazhivaarakoodi irunthu kulirndhelor empaavaai

Gifting away the Requirements:
Sri KrishNA listened to their list of accessories and said, " If you can find someone equal to me, you can find a conch similar to my pAnchajanyA. But still will help you with many conch's and paRai(drum) as requested by you. 'pallAnDu isaippAr' is none other than your own father Sri PeriyAzhwAr, 'kOla viLLakku' is Sri ~Nappinnai, 'koDi' is garuDA, and the 'viDHAnam' is ananthan. Now that I have blessed you with all your requests, you might go."
The Eternal Joy:
The gOpikA's replied back saying, "These are for us to conduct the vow. But after conducting the vow we have to receive certain honors. Now you have to bless us all with them." These words are exactly what AnDAL uses in this pAsuram. She speaks about the enjoyment that a delivered soul gets at Sri VaikunTam. In Srivaishnava terminology this is called "muktha bOgA".
Winning Over HIM:
An excellent message that AnDAL gives in this pAsuram is that the Lord gets to punish a soul for its wrong deed only when the soul is not ready to take refuge in Him. Two important examples are discussed here. First is the example of parasurAmA. If at all He came with folded hands he would have won over Sri RAmA. Similar is the case with rAvanA. RAmA gave him a chance to get back home when he stood weaponless and the next day if he had come over to surrender to RAmA, rAvanA could have easily won over Him. He came fully loaded with weapons and chariots and lost His life finally. That is were the gOpikA's differed from others and won over Him, through submitting themselves at His lotus feet.

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SONG NO:26

2009-01-17T23:25:00.002+05:30

maale! manivannaa! maargazhi neeraaduvaanmelayaar seivanagal venduvanakkettiyeljnaalaththaiellaam nadunga muralvanapaalanna vannathun paanchajanyamepolvana changangal poi paadudayanavechaalapperum parayae pallaandu isaippaarekolavilakke! kodiye vidhaanameaalin ilaiyaai arulelorempaavaai.

Introduction:
Hearing their plea, Sri KrishNA said, " You said that you have come here to get the accessories for conducting your vow and now contradict the statement saying that you want to serve me and enjoy my company. Please understand that those who want my company must forgoe their other desires. Also, what is this vow that you people talk about? Who taught that to you and what all do you need to conduct it?"
The Real Vow:
The gOpikA's reply saying, "The learned men of the cowherd clan asked us to conduct the vow. We were more interested in seeing you and enjoying your company in the pretext of this vow. Our primary purpose is to be in your company and sing your glory. Though there are no vedic prescriptions to such vows, we perform it just because our wise ancestors practiced it. We always respect and follow our ancestors traditions and never slip from the track laid by them."
The Divine List:
The whole list of materials that AnDAL gives in this pAsuram starting from "pAlanna vaNNaththun pAnchachanniyamE...", is what any liberated soul gets when it reaches the eternal abode. The soul gets all the divine symbols and emblems of the supreme Lord Himself.
The Message:
AnDAL in this pAsuaram stresses on one of the excellent characteristics of SrivaishnavA's. That is accepting anything and everything that their most wise and knowledgeable ancestors said and did.
"AlinilayAi aruL"

SONG NO:25

2009-01-17T23:21:00.003+05:30

oruththi makanaayp piRan^thu * Or iravil
oruththi makanaay oLiththu vaLarath *
tharikkilaanaakith thaan thINGku ninain^tha *
karuththaip pizhaippiththuk kaNYcan vayiRRil
*neruppenna ninRa netumaalE! *
unnaiaruththiththu van^thOm paRai tharuthiyaakil
*thiruththakka celvamum cEvakamum yaam paati
*varuththamum thIrn^thu makizhn^thu ElOr empaavaay.
The Divine need:
The Lord with all His mercy listened to their praises and was moved by their faith in Him. He addressed them saying, "All you girls seem to be deeply interested in my wellbeing. You have come here not considering the biting cold, nor your own physical strains. What is that you request from me, the paRai ? (accesories to conduct the vow)"
Sri KrishNA's Reply:
The girls relied, " To speak the truth, we have come here in the pretext of getting the accessories for the vow. But in reality all that we request of you, is uninterrupted service at your golden feet." Hearing this Sri KrishNA said that it might not be that simple for them get it and that there might be some obstacles to that.
The Blessing:
This pAsuram AnDAL sings as a reply to that comment. "You were born as a son of Devaki and on the very same night you were shifted to ThiruvAipADi and you grew there as the son of Sri YasOdhA. To DEvaki you gave to pleasure of giving birth to you and to Sri YasOdhA you gave the pleasure of enjoying your pranks and mischiefs. You have always been dear to your devotees. You brought down kamsA's evil thoughts and made him reach his chosen destiny. Nothing is impossible to you and getting the said obstacles cleared is not a big deal to you. Just have some mercy on us and shower your blessings on us to serve you."
"varuththamum theer~ndhu magizh~ndhu"

SONG NO:24

2009-01-11T00:45:00.001+05:30

andru ivvulagam alandaai adi pottri
chendranguth thenilangai chettraai thiral pottri
ponrach chakatam udhaithaai pugazh pottri
kandru kuNilaaverinthaai kazhal pottri
kundru kudaiyaai eduththaai gunam pottri
vendru pagaikkedukkum ninkaiyil vel pottri
endrendrum sevagame ettri parai kolvaan
indruyaam vandhom irangelor empaavaai

Introduction:

Finally approving their request to walk a few feet for the gOpikA's to enjoy, He walked out of the room and sat on His royal throne. This attitude that EmperumAN had towards His favourite gopikA's, working out such requests, is compared to His simplicity in driving ArjunA's chariot to his bet and call in the KurukshEthra war. Hearing their plea, KrishNA walks from His bed to His throne and seeing that all the gOpikA's with Sri ~Nappinnai followed Him singing praises to wade of evil eyes, which will definitely be casted seeing such a majestic walk. The commentator says that once He occupied the throne, the gOpikA's started pressing His tender feet to wade Him of the pain of walking that little distance owing to their request. Now the feet turn red due to the strain by walk and their hands pressing them.

The Mighty Deeds:

This immediately reminds AnDAL of Sri KrishNA's heroic deed of measuring the whole universe in two steps with these very tender feet. She feels they have made Him strain Himself by making Him walk, very similar to the dEvA's, forgetting His tender nature. AnDAL sings glory to the care that He takes on people who come to Him for refugee explaining the holy story of Sri VAmanA.

She moves on to another similar episode where Sri KrishNA helped the dEvA's again from rAvanA. He walked the full length of India, crossing the oceans fought with rAvanA, with an ease of entering a cave with all might and fighting a wild beast.

AnDAL says, "Forget all these episodes. What still amazes us is the way you dealt with the asurA who entered the cart under which you were sleeping as an infant, not knowing what is good and bad. We fear for all that."

Furthermore AnDAL sings KrishNA's deed in managing the asurAs who came in disguise as a calf and fruit. Than these issues, what fascinates AnDAL is Sri KrishNA's help to the entire cowherd clan of saving them from pouring rain when He lifted the gOvardhanam and held it in His little hands.

Father and Daughter:

Though AnDAL's moto w

SONG NO:23

2009-01-11T00:37:00.000+05:30

Maari malai muzhainjil mannikkidanthu urangum
seeriya singam arivuttruth theevizhitthu
verimayirpponga eppaadum porndhudhari
moorinimirndhu muzhangippurappittu
podharumaa polenee poovaippoo vannaa un
koil nindru ingane pondharuli koppudaiya
seeriya singaasanathirundhu yaam vandha
kaariyam aaraayndhu arulelorempaavaai

The Almighty's Concern:

Seeing the plight of the gOpikA's Sri KrishNA felt sad. Moreover they were all the attendants of Sri ~Nappinnai, seeing their status Sri KrishNA was reminded of similar incidents in His earlier incarnation as Sri RAmA. The first incident was when the sages of DanDakAranyA forests were troubled by the demons in the forests and their bodies were maimed. When Sri RAmA came there, they showed their mangled bodies. The second was when Sri VibeeshNAzhwAn came for salvation; Sri RAmA felt He alone was responsible for all the abasements that He faced at rAvanAs hand.

The majestic Walk:

When He had so much compassion towards men, it's sure that He will have more on these gOpikA's. With all that compassion He consoled them and promised to give them what they wanted. But the gOpikA's wanted nothing but to see His majestic walk. They have witnessed the grandeur with which He reclain's, but not wanted to see Him walk with all the pomp and see Him bejewel the throne by His sitting posture. They compare this walk of His to that of a lion who comes out of the mountain cave after enjoying the rainy days with a deep slumber accompanied by the lioness.

The Supreme Nature:

Hearing this Sri KrishNA asked them as to how they expect to see Him walk, as Narasimham or RAghava Simham or Sri YAdhava Simham? AnDAL says, "All those similarities we gave are to stress the fact that you are naturally great and not to compare you with worldly things. It's well known that a lion cub needs no coronation in a jungle and it by nature the king of the jungle. Moreover it is like comparing your divine body to that of the poovai poo, which is of course improper. "

SONG NO: 22

2009-01-11T00:35:00.001+05:30

Angannmaajnaalaththarasar abhimaana
bhangamaai vandunin pallik kattirkiizhe
Sangamiruppaarpol vandu talaipeidom;
Kingkini vaaichcheidha taamariap poopole
Chengann sirusirudhe emmel vizhiyaavo?
Thingalum aadittiyanum ezhundaarpol
Anganniranndungkonndengallmel nokkudiyel
Engalmel saabam izhindelorembaavaai.

Introduction:

Its only in this pAsuram that Sri KrishNA opens His mouth and enquires the gOpikAs as to why they are visiting Him at this early hour.

The divine Eyes:

AnDAL sings about the gretaness of the divine eyes of EmperumAn. Hearing His question, She says, " You, out of all pretty well know as to why we are here. We never take refuge elsewhere. We are all of the esteemed family devotees who seek your grace and expecting at least a few words to fall down from your coral red lips. We are standing aside your bed forgetting our ego and submitting our arrogance at your feet like the kings who have lost in battle. All this we do to have your divine lotus eye to be opened and grace us. We who are to be at your service always, due to some curse have been separated. This separation can be donewith only by your causeless mercy. If not for those soothing looks we have no support. So please have mercy on us and throw a glance on us."

"ye~gaL mEl sAbam ezhi"

SONG NO:21

2009-01-11T00:31:00.001+05:30

ERRa kalaNGkaL ethir poNGki mIthaLippa *
maaRRaathE paalcoriyum vaLLal perum pacukkaL *
aaRRap pataiththaan makanE aRivuRaay *
URRam utaiyaay periyaay * ulakinil
thORRamaay ninRa cutarE thuyilezhaay *
maaRRaar unakku valitholain^thu un vaacaR kaN *
aaRRaathu van^thu un ati paNiyumaa pOlE *
pORRi yaam van^thOm pukazhn^thu ElOr empaavaay.

The Divine Recommendation:

Sri Nappinnai wins the battle and moves forward to open th door and explains to them Her situation of waiting for the right time to talk about them to Sri KrishNA and there by grant them their reward of service. Hearing these words of Sri ~Nappinnai, the gOpikA's start singing about Sri KrishNA.

SwApadEsam:

She first speaks about the wealth of Sri ~Na~NdhagOpAlA and plaeds KrishNA that He understand their situation. Sri Kanchi swAmi has shown a very enjoyable swApadEsam here.SwAmi compares the cattle wealth of ~Na~ndhagOpAlA to that of the sishyAs of swAmi emperumAnAr. Similar to those cattle's that can fill vessels after vessels with milk, the ardent devotees of swAmi, with their impeccable knowledge could shower their grace on us. So ARRapaDaithAn is swami EmperumAnAr and His "magan" is Thiru~NArAyana perumAL of MelkOTE. SwAmi concluded that this is a ma~ngalAsAsanam for MElkOTE perumAL.

The Description:

The special phrase to be noted in this pAsuram is, "OoRRamuDayAi, periyAi, ulaginil thORamAi niRa chuDarE". The unshakable OORam that Sri krishNA has is that at any cost He will never leave his devotees who have surrendered to Him. The best of the example being His causeless mercy on Sri VibeeshNAzhwAn. Next, AnDAL titles Him "periyAi" which means His greatness is best exhibited when, even after doing everything for His devotees, He thinks He has done His duty and not anything great as such. She then names Him "ulaginil thORamAi ~ninRa chudar", though the scriptures hail you so much explaining your greatness, you came down as Sri RAmA and Sri KrishNA and showed your mercy on us who have done everything but good deed. The "chuDar" that AnDAL is talking here is about His guNam to serve His devotees forgetting His greatness.

"pORiyAm vandhOm pugazha~ndhu"

SONG NO:20

2009-01-05T03:58:00.002+05:30

Muppathu moovar amararkku munchenru
Kappam thavirkkum kaliye! Thuyilezhaai!
Cheppamudaiyaai! Thiraludaiyaai Chetrraarkku
veppam kodukkum vimala! Thuyilezhaai
Cheppena menmulaich chevvaaich chirumarungul
Nappinai nangaai! Tiruve! Thuyilezhaai!
Ukkamum thatoliyum thandun manaalanai
Ippodhe emmainee raatelo rembaavaai’

Song : 20

The Divine Competition:

Even though ~Nappinnai was rebuked, seeing the plight of gOpikAs she is moved and walked towards the doors to open them. Sri KrishNA thought if at all ~Nappinnai does that then it might sound like She is considering Sri KrishNA's devotees to be Hers. Moreover seeing ~Nappinnai's attitude towards them, He stands chance of loosing His devotees too. So He rushed before She reached to the doors, lifted Her literally and threw Her on the bed with Him. The touch was so pleasant for both of them that they forgot the poor gOpikAs waiting outside.

Our commentators give an excellent meaning to this situation. They say, this divine couple compete to look after the welfare of all of us. Hence we need not actually worry about anything at all. In fact there cannot be a cause for concern at all. Our duty is just to accept and hail their protection.

Grant Us Our Service:

AnDAL hails KrishNA in this song singing His mighty deeds of killing the asurAs and thereby wiped fear from the minds of the dEvAs. But on the contrary now by making us wait like this you are going to loose all your reputation earned thus. Nevertheless, AnDAL says, "We are not asking you for any of those heroic deeds like to fight with hiranyA or rAvanA. Unlike other devottes, we are not here to ask you to grant us any other boon. All that we want is to serve you. Please grant that to us.

"pOdhE emmai ~neerATTu"

SONG NO:19

2009-01-05T03:58:00.001+05:30

Kuttu vilakeriyak Kottukkaal katinmel
methenra panja sayanathin meleri
‘kothalar poonguzhal Nappinai kongaimel
vaithukidanda malarmaarba! Vaaithiravaai!
maiththadam kanninaai! nee un manaalanai
Ethhanai podum tuyilezha vottaaikaann
Ethhanai yelum pirivaatra killayaal
Thathuvamanru thagavelorembaavaai

Song :19

Thaniyan:

The specialty of this pAsuram is that the thaniyan of thiruppAvai by Sri ParAsara Bhattar, "neeLA thungasthanagiri.." is a literal translation of this pAsuram. Its a good story as to how the thaniyan was born.

The Pleasure in His Company:

AnDAL sees Sri ~Nappinnai lying on the expensive couch with Sri KrishNA. The cot rests on ivory bases on all four sides. AnDAL feels the ivory for which was brought by His valorous deed of plucking all the four tusks of the mighty elephant kuvalayA peeTam. Being the rich wife of such a hero, She could not afford to sleep elsewhere. AnDAL refers to many pleasures in this pAsuram the idea being that the gOpis should get them all in His company only and thats exactly why ~Nappinnai is keeping company with Sri KrishNA.

AnDAL finally rebukes Her saying "If at all you do not ensure this, you do not have mercy on us."

"thaththuvam anRu thagavu"

SONG NO:18

2009-01-05T03:55:00.001+05:30

Undu madagalittran odadha tolvaliyan
Nandagopaalan marumagale! Nappinaai!
Gandam kamazhum kuzhalee! Kadaitiravaai!Vandengum kozhi azhaitanakaann ‘Maadhavip
pandal mel palkaal kuyilinangal koovinakaann
Pandaar viraliun maithunan per paadach
Chendhaa maraikkaiyaal cheeraar valaiyolippa
Vandutiravaai, maghizhndelo rembaavaai

Song :18

Introduction:

This is a very important pAsuram. Even after waking up ~Na~ndhagOpA, yasOdhA and BalarAmA, Sri KrishNA does not seem to open His eyes and grant them what they have requested Him for. Only then they realize that have committed a mistake of not taking up the recommendation of Sri ~Nappi~nnai pirATTi. So they do it in this song.

The inevitable recommendation:

As we have committed a lot of sins and also for the fact that the Lord can always be independent to take His own decision and act according to His will and wish. These conditions makes it mandatory to reach Him through someone who is more close and dear to Him. On the same grounds, Sri ~Nappi~nnai pirAtti's intervention becomes ideal here.

The In laws Greatness:

AnDAL refers to Her as the daughter in law of Sri ~Na~ndhagOpA. Similar to SeethA pirATTi, who declares Herself as, dasarathA's daughter in law and only then janakA's daughter. AnDAL gives a clear figure of a typical Indian household women, who should value and weigh their husbands family more than Her own fathers house.
So AnDAL gives out the need and greatness of purushakAram, that is thAyAr's recommendation in this pAsuram.

Sri RamAnuja's involvement with thiruppAvai:

Sri RamAnujA had special respect and love towards thiruppAvai, that He use to chant it out when He goes around for taking alms in the thiruveedhi's of Srirangam. Once in such an occasion He walked near His AchAryan Sri Periya ~Nambi's house chanting this particular pAsuram. SwAmi was too much involved into the pAsuram that when the doors of that house were opend by Sri Periya ~Nambi's daughter AththuzhAi clinging her bangles, swAmi considered her to be Sri ~Nappinnai pirATTi being sung in that pAsuram saying, "pa~ndhAr virali un maithunan pEr pADa, se~nthAmarikkaiyAl seerAr valai olippa" and fell at Her feet and prostrated. Such was Sri RamAnujA's involvement with thiruppAvai.

"va~ndhu thiravAi magizh~ndhu"

SONG NO:17

2009-01-05T03:53:00.001+05:30

Ambarame, tanneere, chore aranjcheiyum
Emberumaan Nandagopala ezhundiraai
Kombanaarkellaam kozhunde! Kulavillakke!
Emberumaatti! Yasodaai! Arivuraai!
Ambaramudarutth ongi ulagallanda
Umbar komane! Urangaadu ezhundiraai!
Sempor kazhaladi selvaa! Baladeva!
Umbiyum neeyum urangelorempaavaai

Song 17:

Introduction:

In the last few pAsurams AnDAL finished waking up all Her friends and reached the royal mansion of Sri ~Na~ndhagOpA. In the last pAsuram she requested the door keepers to open the doors of the mansion so that they could all enter the house and serve Sri KrishNA.

In this pAsuram She wakes up ~Na`ndhagOpA, yasOdhA, KrishNA and BalarAmA and sing their greatness.

Inherited Qualities:

She first enters the royal c of ~Na~ndhagOpA and yasOdhA, which was laid at the entrance of the house as such. This is because, as said in the first pAsuram, ~Na~NdhagOpA is very keen in Sri KrishNA's well being. He ensures that danger in any form never even nears Him. More importantly, he made sure that KrishNA was safe from the girls of ThiruvAIpADi who were longing to join Him. AnDAL in the first line of the pAsuram as such hails ~Na~NdhagOpA to be a donor of cloths, food and water etc. But as such no purAnAs ever speak so about him. Our commentator's logic beautifully solves this doubt. They say, "We know that KrishNA has donated cloths to Draupathi, water to the wounded soldiers at the kurukshEthra war and food to His friends when He was a kid. It cant be anyone other than ~Na~NdhagOpA from whom KrishnA learned these qualities." So the qualities that a child develops depends on what it learns form its parents.

Waking up YasOdhA:

On the contrary the gOpikA's are not here to earn these things. They have come for a totally different purpose. They need KrishNA as the fruit for their vow. Since ~Na~NdhagOpA was not helpful, they go next to yasOdhA who is a woman by birth and so could understand their problem better.

The Last Hit:

AnDAL speaks about how KrishNA helped indhrA to regain his lost kingdom from mahAbali. She informs Him that they do not expect such heroic deeds but just some service at His divine feet. Even after this Sri KrishNA does not respond.

Realising that they have committed a mistake of not approaching Him through BalarAmA, She prays now to Him asking Him to help them like how He helped the gOpikA's in a similar situation when KrishNA left to MathurA.

"umbiyum neeyum uRn~gEl"

SONG NO:16

2009-01-05T03:50:00.002+05:30

‘Naayakanaai ninra nandagopanudaiya
Koyil kaappaane! Kodithonrum thorana
Vaayilkaapaane! Manickadavam thaall thiravaai!
aayar chirumiyaromukku araiparai
Maayan manivannan nennale vaiinerndaan
Tooyomaai vandom thuyilezhap paaduvaan
Vaayaal munnamunnam maatrrade amma! nee
Neya nilaikkadavam neekelorempaavai

Song :16

Introduction to Part 3:

Starting from the 6th pAsuram AnDAL went around thiruvAipADi waking up the girls till yesterday's pAsuram. Now contented that all the girls have joined Her to conduct the vow, She goes to ~Na~ndagOpar's thirumALigai to wake KrishnA and fulfill Her motive of doing kainkaryam to Him.

The Sacred Guards:

AnDAL in this pAsuram reaches the mansion of Sri ~Na~ndagOpAr and starts praying to the dwArapAlaka there. She speaks about the greatness of the thirumALigai. A question arises as to weather there were such big houses in thiruvAIpADi. It might be that AnDAL imagines such mansions there at thiruvAipADi. Cowherd settlements having massive buildings are not possible. She probably is trying to tell us the greatness of a place with such bagavath and bAgavatha sambandham.

Furthermore She worships the gaurds in front of the door and requests them to open the door for them to enter in. This is to make us understand that such people who are in uninterrupted kainkaryam of bagavAn are to be hailed and worshipped. That's exactly what we should when we eneter a temple. Their service to the Lord extends even after He retires to bed. So worshipping such people is inevitable.

What is our Profit?

Finally in this pAsuram she explains to them the reason for their arrival at that early hour. She says "thuyilezha pADi", that is to wake Him up and gettheir work done, which is none other than serving Him. She also speaks about their qualification for the service, "thUyOmAi vandhOm". That is they have reached the place with purity. Now we should ponder, what is the purity that she is talking about here. Commentators say it cannot be the physical purity as the cowherds are pretty well known for their physical purity. The purity referred to here is to perform the kainkaraym, without asking anything in return. Our preceptors insist on this service without asking anything in return because service by itself is a profit and not a means to end. This is something very important that any SrivaishnavA should understand.

"~nEya nilakkadhavam neekku"

"This message was sent by Rekha
Tamilnadu,India".

SONG NO:15

2008-12-31T00:09:00.001+05:30

'Elle illangkiliye! Innum urangidiyo?
Chillen razhaiyenmin nangaimeer podarginren
Vallai un katturaigal, pandeun vaayaridum!
Valleergal neengale, naanedan aayiduga!
Ollainee podaai; unakkenna verudaiyai?
Ellaarum pondaaro? pondaar pondennikol
Vallaanai konraanai, maatrrarai maarrazhikka
Vallaanai maayanaip paadelorempaavai.’ .

The Values:

This pAsuram can be called as the quintessence of thiruppAvai as such. It sings about
all the important characteristics a srivaishnava should have. This pAsuram is like a
dialogue spoken between the girl sleeping inside and the ones awake. The girl who is
being woken up starts the conversation.

Conversational Protocols:

The phrase "yellE ilamkiLiyE" implies that the dialect with which a devotee addresses another
must be sweet and welcoming. The ones standing outside say, "innum urangudhiyO" pointing
out that it's a mistake to indulge in activites like sleeping, missing the company of bAgavathAs.
The sleeping girl exclaims, "cil enRu azhaiyEn min" that says that we should not use harsh words
at any cost against the devotees. The words that we use when conversing with devotees should
be sweet, taking care we don't hurt them by any means.

The conversation:

Going by her request the gOshti standing outside says "na~gkai meer pOdharginREn",
addressing her with respect.. More they continue saying, " vallai un katturaigaL" where AnDAL
wants us to learn that even a reprimand given by a devotee, be it useful or not, must be
accepted with gratefulness. The gOpikA sleeping inside says, "vallergaL ~neengaLE, ~nAnEdhAn
Ayiduga" which is the most important quality a Srivaishnava should have. It's the quality of
accepting others mistake as one's own. Our poorvAchAryA's like Sri KoorathAzhwAn, Sri NampiLLai
etc hailed this quality and practiced them with perfection. The gOshti standing outside could not
bear her separation and say, "ollai nee pOdhAi" telling us the significance of not missing the
congregation of bAgavathA's. They also say, "unakkenna vEruDayai" helping her to understand that
the sacred path of saranAgathi, laid by our AchAryA's is the only means to attain Him and not to
go by what the mind says.

The purpose of coming together:

Finally they sing the importance of not missing even a single devotee from getting to enjoy
the fruit of bagavath anubhavam. They make sure everybody has joined them and sing,
"ellArum pO~ndhArO". When everybody has joined AnDAL's gOshti , She then moves to
conduct the vow. So Se reminds them their purpose of coming together in the last line saying,
"mAyanai pADu". That's exactly why they have all congregated, to sing the praise of Sri KrishnA.

So by having this conversation with Her friends, She has given us a set of most important
values to cherish and follow.

"mAyanai pADu"

SONG NO:14

2008-12-31T00:07:00.000+05:30

Ungal puzhakkadaith thotattu vaaviyul
Chengazhunir vaainegizhndu aambalvaai koombina kaan
Chengal podikkoorai venpal thavathavar
Thangal thirukkoyil changiduvaan potandaar
Engalai munnam ezhuppuvaan vaaipesum
Nangaai! ezhundiraai; nannadaai! Naavudaiyaai!
Changodu chakkaram yendum thadakkaiyan
Pangayak kannaanaip paadelorempaavai.’

Song :14

The specialty of her tongue:

This pAsuram is dedicated to a girl who is famous for her rhetoric skills. She has promised to wake the other girls early that day, but has fallen asleep comfortably. Though the other gOpikA's could not take it easily, they could not shout back at her because her presence in the group is inevitable cause her speech as said earlier was powerful enough to make Krishna fall fall for it. Moreover, AnDAL as discussed earlier did not want to miss even a single girl. She wanted all possible people to fall sake for the Lords grace. If at all she starts singing describing the beauty of Sri KrishnA bearing the discus and conch, He is sure to soften and grace them all.

Praise Him to serve the purpose:

AnDAL finally asks the gOpikA to use her tongue to sing the praise of the beautiful lotus eyed God. She says that is the purpose you were given the tongue for, don't use them to tatse delicious food, that will never serve the real purpose.

"pa~gkayakaNNAnai pADu"

SONG NO:13 PULLINVAAI KEENDAANAI

2008-12-30T23:59:00.002+05:30

Pullinvaai keendaanai, pollaa arakkanaik,
Killik kallaindaanaik keertimai paadippoip
Pillaigal elaarum paavaik kallampukkaar
Velli yezhundu vyaazham urangitrru;
Pullum silambinakaan; podarikk kanninaai!
Kullak kullirak kudaindu neeraadaade
Paallik kidattiyo? Paavaai! Nee nannaalaal
Kallam tavirndu kalandelorempaavaai.

Song :13

The Maidens thoughts:

This maiden woken up in this pAsuram is known for her enchanting eyes. She is even confident to the extant that Krishna, if not for other reasons, will at least fall for the beauty of her eye. Added to this pondering over the mischievous deeds of Krishna in the AyarpADi and spending her time thinking about Him, has kept her in a spell, retaining His fragrance in her presence always.

Sri RAmA or Sri KrishnA ?:

Among the friends of AnDAL who have joined her for the vow, many did not like Her praising Sri RAmA in the last pAsuram and questioned, "How can RAmA be praised for having great virtues? He might be all that simple, but is there a case where He did the cheap work of a messenger like how KrishnA went as 'pAnDavathoodhA' ?" Now this is something we should ponder upon.

SwAmi PiLLailOkAchAryA feels that Sri RamAyanam and MahAbAratham respectively are for us to understand the greatness of Sri SeethA pirAtti and Sri Krishna, the former who accepted the living in prison and the latter who walked as a messenger, all exhibiting their simplicity. MaNavALa MamunigaL who commented upon this calls it as "sri thoothu", making it clear that it was a "divine messenger's" role that Sri KrishnA played.

The girls in favour of KrishhnA go about saying that, KrihnA by His divine charm has attracted the sages as well and everybody irrespective of age,caste etc seem to have enjoyed His limitless pranks and however He treats us, He is our husband, its not fair on our part to speak great about someone else.

Excellence of this Pasuram:

Finally a few people came in between and soothed them saying both Sri RAmA and Sri KrishnA are incarnations of Sriman NArAyanA and hence there is no need for such arguments. Thus reconciled the group splits into two each singing the glory of Sri RAmA and Sri KrishnA. Its usual way of comparing the divine natures of these two important incarnations of the Lord and its all for the enjoyment of the divine verses by the devotees.

"kaLLam thavir~ndhu kalandhu"

SONG NO:12

2008-12-30T01:04:00.001+05:30

Kallathilang katrerumai kanrukkirangi ninaithu mulaivazhiye ninrupaal sora Nanaithillam cheraakkum narrselvan thangaai Panithalai veezhamin vaasal kadaipattri Sinatinaal tennilangaik komaanaich chhetrra Manathukkiniyaanai paadavum nee vaai tiravaai; Initaan ezhundiraai, iidenna perrurakkam Anaitillattaarum arindelorembaavaai

Ordinary Ritual's:

Last pAsuram sang the greatness of a man who stood firm on the duties bestowed on him. But this pAsuram speaks about a totally different person who royally failed to milk his cow so much that the buffalo started showering milk by itself. AnDAL says the house was wet by the milk flowing inside. Now this cowherd was so close to Krishna and served Him always thereby neglected his daily duties. AnDAL refers to him as "naRchchelvan", indicating to us that neglecting normal duties, though dictated by the scriptures, is not a sin when you do it for serving Him. For example a person involved in temple service would not encounter a sin if he forgets his daily rituals etc. Our poorvAchAryA's considered them to be "ordinary" rituals and didn't mind neglecting them when in divine service. This is so because SrivaishnavAs take refuge in His feet and consider that to be the ONLY means to salvation and not any of these rituals laid by scriptures.

Hatred and Anger:

AnDAL speaks about an important quality of the Lord in this pAsuram. When she sings about battle between RAmA and rAvana , She says " sinaththinAl", which means RAmA killing rAvanA was because of anger and not hatred. Actually it was RamA's intention that ravanA becomes His devotee and also gave him numerous chances to turn into one, but it was rAvanA's hatred that caused his death eventually. It was after seeing rAvanA aiming arrows on HanumAn, RAmA decided to kill him. So its evident that Lord forgives people who commit sins against Him, but not on His devotees.
Enemies too Enjoy:

AnDAL is better known for Her divine love towards Krishna, but for a change praises RAmA in this pAsuram. She says, RAmA, unlike Krishna brings happiness and joy to people who think about Him. More importantly even His enemies enjoy their thoughts about Him. Its a greatest tribute paid to RAmA by a person like AnDAL who is love towards KrishnA personified. The supreme quality of RAmA is that not only His devotees enjoy Him but also people like rAvanA. Its fact that rAvanA was astonished by the valour and bravo of Sri RAmA. So its an apt title given by AnDAL.

"anaithillathArum ari~ndhu"

SONG NO:11 KATRRUK KARAVAIK

2008-12-30T01:02:00.000+05:30

Katrruk karavaik kanangal palakarandhu
Chetrraar tiralazhiyach chenru cheruccheyyum
Kutrram onrillaada koovalartham porkodiye!
Putrrara valkul punamayile! Podaraai,
Sutrrattuth thozhimar ellaarum vandunin
Mutrram pugundu mukilvannan perpaada,
Sitrraadhe pesaadhe selvappendaatinee
Etrrukkurangum porulelorempaavai

Serve to make Him happy:

The gOpikA spoken about in this pAsuram is known for her slender physical feature and AnDAL calls her as "porkodi". More importantly AnDAL sings about her family for having discharged duties bestowed on them. Her father is renowned for having performing his duties of milking hundreds of cows in AyarpADi. AnDAL makes a special mention of such dutiful men for a simple reason that these duties have been given to us by the Lord Himself through the scriptures. Performing these rituals is to bring happiness to the Lord and hence falls in the category of His service. Any such duty that we perform is done as a service to the Lord.

Enemies to SrivaishnavA:

Another important issue to be noted in this pAsuram is "SetRRAr thirlazhiya". She speaks about the enemies to SrivaishnavA's, where enemies are none other than those who want to harm Sri Krishna. This is so because SrivaishnavAs cant even have enemies. Anybody who is against the Lord or His scriptures are the enemies of SrivaishnavA.
Service is the ultimate goal:

A special mention is to be made here about these divine friends of AnDAL. Though all of them have taken refuge in the Lords feet we see a few sleeping peacefully but a few awake in an urge to serve Him. But we should understand that there exists no difference between them whatsoever.

SwAmi PiLLailOkAchAryA in mumookshupaDi discusses the ideal characters of an individual who has taken refugee in the Lords lotus feet. He says, "pERu thappAdhenRu thunindhirukkai" and "pERRukku thwarikkai". Former means that we should have enough confidence that we will be bestowed divine service at the Lords feet but at the same time we should have a constant urge to achieve that. Those who are sleeping belong to the first category and those awake belong to the second.

In this pAsuram AnDAL sings about "suRRaththu thOzhimAr". The exclusive character of these divine friends is that their ultimate goal is to serve the Lord expecting nothing in return, but His happiness and satisfaction.

"eRRukkurangum poruL"

SONG NO:10 NOTTRUCH CHUVARGAM

2008-12-30T01:00:00.001+05:30

Nottruch chuvargam puguginra ammanaai
Maatramum tharaaro, vaasal thiravaadhar
Naatrath thuzhaimudi naaraayanan nammaal
Potrapp paraitarum punniyanaal; Pandorunaal
Kootrathin vaayveezhnda Kumbakarnanum
Thotrum unakke perunthuyilthaan thandaano ?
Aatra aanandaludaiyaai! arungalame!
Thetrramaai vandu tiravelorembavaai

The only refuge:

In this pAsuram, the gOpikA who is being woken up is considered as one who has completed her vow and even attained the benefits as a result of it. AnDAL refers to her as "nORRu suvargam puguginRa", meaning someone who has entered swargam as a result of her nOnbu. Here swargam means the everlasting Krishna anubhavam that she has been enjoying. Now we get a doubt here. When all of them are just in the process of gathering to conduct the vow, how come AnDAL refers to this gOpikA as one who has already completed and also blessed with the benefits?

NammAzhwAr refers to the inmates of Srivaramangai dhivya dEsam, also called vAnamAmalai as "seidha vELviyar", i.e., people who have already completed all their vows. It does not mean that they have completed all rituals bestowed on them, but they are those who have understood their nature as jeevAthmAs and the celestial relationship between them and the Lord. Its this knowledge of understanding that we are His property and He at any cost should come to our rescue is the most celebrated ritual here. Similar to those divine souls of vAnamAmalai, this gOpikA had understood the souls nature and by performing that she has already finished her vow and is enjoying its benefits. Benefit being none other than Krishna anubhavam. Most important aspect to be understood here is that we as SrivaishnavAs, after accepting Him as the ONLY refuge, should not try any other means.
Virtues are the valuable ornaments:

The same gOpikA, owing to this superior quality of hers is referred to as "arunkalam". This term as such has two meanings. It might refer to her as a worthy vessel to store the blessings of Krishna. Another is that she can be referred to as an ornament for these virtues that she possesses. Its by such virtues SrivaishnavAs get distinguished from others. So developing such virtues makes one a SrivaishnavA.

"thERamAi va~ndhu thiRa"

SONG NO: 09 THOOMANI MAADATUCH

2008-12-30T00:56:00.001+05:30

Thoomani maadatuch chutrum vilakkeriya
Thoobam kamazhat tuyilanaimel kannvalarum
Maamaan magale! Mannikkadavam taazhtiravaai
Maameer avalai yezhuppeero? Unmagaldaan
Oomaiyo? Anrich chevido? Anantalo?
Emap peruntuyil mandirap pattaalo?
Maamaayan maadhavan vaikuntan enrenru
Naamam palavum navinrelorembavai.

Owner and His Property:

The girl woken up in this song is one with unintimidated belief that Lord alone is the means to Liberation. When HanumAn meets SeethA pirATTi at LankA and suggested that He carries Her back to RAmA. PirATTi refused it immediately and said that by doing that HanumAn would have done something similar to rAvanA. Just that rAvana robbed SeethA, an important possession of RAmA from Him but HanumAn is robbing the Lord of His divine quality of "sarva lOka rakshakatvam", i.e., His sole right to protect all. Further She says, "Your burning tail was cooled by my chastity and with that I could have saved me myself. But by doing that I would have only spoilt RamA's reputation. He alone by His power should rescue me and establish by His valiance." She said, "tat tasya sadrusam bhavEt", that alone would be befitting Him. HanumAn was awestruck by this reply and hailed PirATTi.

On similar lines to SeethA pirATTi, this girl had utmost faith on the Lord and having transfered her burden on Him, was enjoying a sound sleep. This is how a soul after surrendering to Sriman NArAyanA should behave. The utmost faith that the owner will take care of His property is what every single soul should exhibit.

Celestial Relationship:

AnDAL refers to this gOpikA as, "mAmAn magaLE", i.e., Her uncles daughter. Though they do not have actual blood relationship, She is referring to the relation that their inner souls are enjoying as devotees of the Lord. Generally blood relationships are condemend by our AchAryAs as they bring with them material interest and worldly attachments. But on the other hand, they welcomed it if such relations help in serving the Lord and His devotees. SwAmi NammAzhwAr blesses us to live with reations, earn a rich living etc in ThiruvAimozhi (8.10.11). Immediately in the next decade(9.1.1) He condemns it for the above said reasons. KoorathAzhwAn used to feel for not having a blood relation with SwAmi RamAnujA unlike MudhaliyAndAn or EmbAr.

Contradicting Qualities Together:

Further AnDAL coins a phrase with three important names of EmperumAn. She calls him "mAmAyan mAdhavan vaikundhan". In this the first name "mAmAyan", refers to the simpleness of EmperumAn when He came down as KrishnA to play childish tricks, steal butter and get along with us like one amongst us. The third name "vaikundhan" refers to His greatness as the ultimate power, owner of the universe and ruling it sitting at His eternal abode the Srivaikuntam. The former quality is called "sowlabhyam" and the latter as "parathvam". It has always been a constant question to AzhwArs as to how EmperumAn alone could incorporate both these qualities together as they are mutually contradicting. AnDAL interestingly used the term "mAdhavan" in between the other two. "MAdhavan" means the one in whose possession is Madhavi, i.e., Sri MahAlakshmi. Or in other words, it is because of PirATTi's uninterrupted presence with Him, these two otherwise mutually contradicting qualities are present in Him.

"~nAmam palavum navinRu"

PANDHARPUR VITTAL DARSHAN

2008-12-27T02:00:00.006+05:30

Shri Vittal Rukmini Nityopachar and Rajopachar Darshan - Shri Vittal Rukmini Mandi Samithi at Pandharpur

In this hour long video the Nithyopacharams and the Rajopacharams for Lord Vittal are shown in great detail. In the end the Shayanapooja is also shown in great detail until the priest locks the grahams. At the end of the video you feel as if you have had the darshan of a lifetime.

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Radhe Krishna!!!

SONG NO:08 KEEZHVAANAM

2008-12-25T10:46:00.002+05:30

keezhvaanam vellenru erumai siru veedu
meivaan parandanakaan! Mikkulla pillaigalum
povaan poginraaraip pogaamal kaathunnaik
koovuvaan vandunindrom, kodhu kalamudaiya
paavai! ezhundirai; paadi paraikondu
maavaai pilandaanai mallarai maattiya
devaadhi devanai chenru naam sevithaal
aavaaven raaraaindarulelorembaavaai.

Meaning :
The most Special Girl:

The girl who is being woken up in this pAsuram is a special one. In fact she is very close to EmperumAn, or probably a devotee deeply in love with Krishna. Our AchAryAs compared her to SwAmi NammAzhwAr, rightly called as "krishna-trishnA thathvam", an embodiment of true love and perfect devotion towards KrishnA. Such a devotee's company is desirable to one and all. Hence AnDAL requests this particular gOpikA to join their group so that all of them are benefited. She refers to her as "kOdhugalamuDaya pAvAi", the special maiden.

Is that the sunrise ?

As usual they explain to her the signs of dawn. "The horizon on the east is becoming bright. Get up." and she replied, "It is the glow and lust from your moon-like faces which has brightened the horizon. Its not dawn actually."(one should remembre the phrase "thingaL thirumugathu sEyizhayAr" that AnDAL uses to describe these little girls)
Perfect Imitation of the Character Played:

Now these girls explain to the sleeping one the second sign of sunrise. Its an interesting phrase where AnDAL mentions about the buffaloes being dispersed to graze dew clad grass in the early morning hours. Its a technical issue about how the cowherds disperse their cattle to graze in a restricted zone and how is that AnDAL, a brahmin by birth knew this? The commentator says AnDAL is so much into Her character as a gOpikA and She has understood this, and more technical issues about the cowherds and their practice. She got to know their daily chores and habits. Further She persuades the sleeping girl by saying that if we delay Krishna might also leave behind the cattle to help them graze and there are chances we migh
Divine Relations:

Its something similar to Her father Sri PeriyAzhwAr who enjoyed all the childish pranks of Krishna considering Himself to be YasOdhA. Being a learned vEdic scholar and authoring a book titled "kalpasoothrA", didn't stop Him from enjoying those acts of the Lord. AnDAL refers to Him as "bhOgaththil vazhuvAdhA pudhuvayarkOn", He who never misses a single opportunity to enjoy Krishna's childish play. She has done the same thing here.

Conclusion:

Considering these issues, SwAmi PiLLai lOkAchArya in Sri vachanabooshanam says, "periyAhzwArum thirumagaLArum gOpa janmaththai AsthAnam panninArgaL". This means Sri PeriyAzhwAr and His daughter took appropriate roles of cowherds to enjoy Krishna and His plays. So it becomes evident that any role which is compatible for enjoying and serving the Lord is desirable for us.

"AvAvenRArAi ndhu aruL"

SONG NO:07 KEESU KEESU

2008-12-25T10:43:00.000+05:30

keesu keesu endrengum aanaicchaathan kalandhu
pesina pecharavam kettilayo? peippenne !
kaasum pirappum kalakalappak kaiperndhu
vaasa narumkuzhal aayichiyar mathinaal
osaippadutha thayiraravam kettilayo?
naayaga penpillaai! naaraayanan moorthi
kesavanaip paadavum nee kette kidathiyo?
thesam udayaai! thiravelorempaavai

Taking them all to enjoy Ecstasy:

This song is second in line of waking up other devotees. Now we tend to think, why is AnDAL so specific about waking up every single devotee ? She could have as such proceeded with a handful of gOpikAs, instead She goes to every single house and dutifully sings to wake up the sleeping gOpikA. Here again the great note of enjoying the company of bhAgavathAs is being emphasized. AnDAL was pretty sure that unless every single girl of thiruvAipADi joins her, She is not going to conduct the vow. Not even one girl should miss the golden opportunity of enjoying the causeless mercy of Sriman NArAyanA. SrivaishnavA's greatness lies in treating everybody like their own relatives. So even when an unknown person is in worry, a Srivaishnava feels for it. If one fails to feel so, He is not a Srivaishnava.

Contradictory words:

AnDAL makes an excellent usage of 2 contradictory terms in this pAsuram. First She says "pEy pennE" and later on refers to the same girl as "nAyaka pen piLLAi". It sounds like referring to the same person by two words that are directly opposite. This usage is to show what love and affection AnDAL had towards the sleeping girl. Though the terms used are contradictory, the inner meaning is of more importance. Same rule is applied when moving with SrivaishnavAs as such.

BAgavatha sambandham Vs. Bagavath sambandham:

Sri Nanjeeyar and Sri ATkonDavilli JEyar, happened to meet once at Srirangam. The former is a student of Sri ParAsara Bhattar and the latter, of Sri RamAnuja. On seeing Sri Nanjeeyar, Sri AtkonDavilli Jeyar said, "O seer, I have not developed a good taste for Bhagavath vishayam". Nanjeeyar who was shocked to hear this said, " You being a faithful student of SwAmi himself, should not say this. Such a thing can't even happen." AtkonDavilli JEyars replied, "If someone is interested in developing love towards God, he should first start enjoying the company of His devotees. If that does not happen He is not a Srivaishnavan. Have we evolved that interest? Hence I said so."

The mutual enjoyment:

This world here is a training ground for us to develop qualities like enjoying His devotees company, serving His devotees, mutually enjoying the Gods divine stories etc. Unless we have developed these attitudes when in this world, mOksham as such will not be luscious. When AzhwAr reached Srivaikuntam, He started enjoying the divine group of devotees there and says "a~nthamil pErinbaththu aDiyarODu iru~ndhamai". So its evident that AzhwAr's urge to reach the sacred abode was not only for the union with the Lord but also with His devotees.

"thEsamuDayAi thiRa"

SONG NO:06 PULLUM SILAMBINAKAAN

2008-12-25T10:35:00.001+05:30

pullum silambinakaan pullarayan kovilil
vellai vili sangin peraravam kettilayo
pillaai ezhundhiraai! pei mulai nanjundu
kalla chakatam kalakkazhiya kaalochi
vellaththaravil thuyilamarndha vitthanai
ullathukkondu munivargalum yogigalum
mella ezhundhu hari endra peraravam
ullam pugundhu kulirndhelorempaavaai

Birds chant His names too:

The girls approach the house of the first gOpika to be woken up. They tell her about the birds chirping, indicating the early dawn hours and ask her to wake and join them. The gOpikA rejects their reason and says, " you girls never allow the birds in your town to sleep, neither do you sleep. You keep chanting BhagavAns name all night long and they have learned to do the same. So I cant take this as a sign of dawn."
Naming to attain bliss:

Then they mention the divine sound of the conch being played at the "puLLarayan kOil", the temple of Sriman NarAyana, indicating the early morning worship and inviting devotees for His service. The phrase " puLLarayan kOil" is an intersting usage here. The meaning is puL= garuDa, arayan= king, i.e., the king of garuDa, none other than Sriman NarAyana, kOil= temple. That is Sriman NarAyanA's temple. But why is that AnDAL uses such an ambage here. The commentator gives a very interesting reply here. In RamAyanA when SeethA pirATTi explains Her abduction by RAvAnA to HanumAn, she says, "....I was separated from Rama's younger brother and LakshmanA's elder brother on that fateful day...." (rAmAnujam lakshmana poorvajamcha:) Such usage is for an interesting reason that the Lord feels hapy when His divine name is coupled with His devotee and so does the devotee. So AnDAL made this excellent usage of "puL arayan kOil", referring to the Lord through His ardent devotee GaruDa.

Don disturb the Lord:

The next interesting phrase is "uLLaththukkonDu munivargaLum yOgigaLum mellayezhundhu". AnDAL sings about the ascetics, who are in the habit of waking up slowly from their beds. This, they are in practice so that they don't disturb the Lord, who has taken an eternal abode in their heart if they wake up in haste. PrahlAdhA, when pushed down from the
mountain caught His heart firmly so that the Lord residing inside is not disturbed by the fall. The Lord wanted to help such devotee and was waiting to receive him in the bottom of the mountain with His arms spread.

Sing His name aloud:

AnDAL finishes this pAsuram with another important note, "hari enRa pErravam". We should be in the habit of chanting HARI's divine names when we wake up to cleanse us from the sins committed that night unknowingly in our sleep. It was for this reason that our poorvAchArya made this compulsory that we chant His names aloud when we wake up from bed.

Introduction to second part:

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As we enjoyed the first 5 pAsurams as introduction to the whole of thiruppAvai and the details about conducting the vows etc, AnDAL sings the next ten songs to wake up Her sleeping friends, calling them all to join the divine group of bhAgavadhAs to conduct the vow. The two groups of people one asleep and the other awake represents the two kinds of devotees, mainly the "kainkarya nishTA" or those interested in serving the Lord, like LakshmanA and the "guna nishTA" or those who are happy merely by meditating on the wonderful qualities of the Lord, like BharathA. AzhwAr sings about the presence of both these kinds devotees in Srivaikuntam as such. He refers to them as "vaikunthaththu amararum" and "munivarum" respectively. Just like how poison acts differently on different people, that is a few faint, a few resist etc, KrishnAs attributes reacted the same way with His devotees. The ones sleeping are regarded at par with the ones awake.Now comes the million dollar question. Why is AnDAL so keen on increasing the head count of gOpikAs? Why cant She just continue with the ones who are awake? The answer is given by AzhwAr when He sings about how we worship Him. AzhwAr says, "vEdham vallArgaLai konDu vinnOr perumAn thirupAdham panindhu". That is, it is best to approach EmperumAn with the guidance and support of sacred men. Here sacred men mean, any devotee of His who feel He is the sole means to liberation and do not tend to practice any other alternative. The reason for this that, we as human beings have committed enough sins for Him to punish us using His rights to act independently, being the most supreme being. Hence the necessity to approach Him through a recommending authority becomes inevitable. This person acts like a boat to help us cross the mighty river of virtues of Sriman NarayanA. Moreover enjoying His qualities would be best done in a big group of devotees where they can treat each other mutually with the nectar of the Lords greatness.

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SONG NO:05 MAYANAI MANNU

2008-12-22T23:58:00.003+05:30

mayanai mannu vada madurai maindanai
thuyapperu neer Yamunai thhuraivanai
Ayar kkulatthinil thondrum mani vailakkai
thayaik kudal vilakkam cheida damodaranai
thuyomai vandu nam
thumalartthuvit thozhudu
vayinalppadi manatthinal chindikka
poyappizayum pugu tharuvan nindranavum
theeyinil thusagum cheppelorembavai

On hearing AnDAL's invitation to attend the vow, a big group of gOpikAs assemble to enjoy company mutually. One among them raised a doubt, "When we do all this to get to enjoy the company of Krishna, we should not forget that we have done enough sins that will pose barricades in our path to salvation." Further on she goes over to explain the story of how much of plans and preparations Dasaratha made for Rama's coronation, with his kula guru, maharishi Vasishta fixing the date, with the whole city of AyOdhyA singing in bliss and finally question, "But Rama went to forests forsaking the city and His PdhukA's decorated the royal throne and reigned for fourteen long years. So what is the surety that we will succeed our mission?"AnDAL sings this pAsuram as a reply to that question. You will be freed of all your obstacles just by reciting His divine names, having your thoughts always filled by Him and offering flowers to His lotus feet. By doing these simple deeds, all your sins committed before your surrender at His lotus feet and those committed inadvertently after it will all perish. Just that your sins committed prior to your surrender will be burnt to ashes and those done after it will not stick on to you, like water droplets on a lotus leaf.EmperumAn can be compared with milk, as its both a pleasurable food and also a medicine to cure bile. AzhwAr rightly calls him, maruththuvanAi ninRa mAmanivanna.

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SONG NO:04 AAZHIMAZHAIK KANNA

2008-12-22T23:50:00.002+05:30

aazhimazhaik kanna! ondru nee kaikaravel
aazhiyul pukku mugandhu kodaartheri
uzhi muthalvan uruvam pol mei paruththup
paazhiyantholudaya parpanaabhan kaiyil
aazhipol minni valampuripol nindru adhirnthu
thaazhaathe saarngamudhaiththa saramazhai pol
vaazha ulaginil peithidaai naangalum
maargazhi neeraada magizhndelor empaavaai.

Meaning :
In the last pAsuram, AnDAL wished there be prosperity in the world. Varuna, the demigod in charge of rain watches these events happening at ThiruvAipADi. Awestruck by the way his master, Sriman Narayana serving His fond gOpikAs, varuna thought, helping them by satisfying their desires is the easiest way he could please his Master. He approaches AnDAL, who was in the guise of a gOpikA and requests Her to command him.A very interesting pAsuram by itself, it speaks how the demi gods comport with SrivaishnavAs. An excellent example quoted here is, the demigods like bhrahma, rudhra and indhira treat prapannAs at par how a heir apparent to a kingship is treated with respect and esteemed by all his ministers and subjectsWhen they treat prapannAs like that, its heights of ridicule and derision when SrivaishnavA's fall at their feet. More importantly such people cause their own downfall by loosing their chance to get salvation and hurt Sriman Narayana by doing so. Once when questioned, how do these demi gods behave with vaishnavAs, KoorathAzhwAn replied back saying, the question will sound correct if its rephrased as to how SrivaishnavAs treat these demi gods. Such is the greatness of SrivaishnavAs that these demi gods feel great to be at their call and commands.
That being the essence of the song as such, AnDAL's instructions to varuna, goes to the extant of demanding him to consume the water from the middle of the sea, not leaving back a speck. Further She commands him to pour it all to its integrality without discriminating between the places where noble and bad people live. The sharp rain drops that resembles the powerful arrows shot by Sri Rama to shatter the asurAs to pieces, should bring happiness and prosperity to the entire world.
The most important aspect of being a Srivaishnava is to think about the welfare of everybody in the world, an exclusive attitude eluded on SrivaishnavAs.
"mArgazhi neerADa magizhndhu"

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SONG NO:03 ONGI ULAGALANDHA

2008-12-22T23:38:00.005+05:30

ongi ulagalandha uttaman per paadi
naangal nam paavaikkuch chaatri neeraadinaal
theengindri naadellam thingal mummaari peidhu
onguperunj chennaloodu kalyal ugala
poonguvalaip pothil porivandu kanpaduppa
thengaathe pukkirundhu seerthamulai pattri
vaangakkudam niraikkum vallal perum pasukkal
neengaatha selvam nirainthelor empaavai.

Meaning :The vow that AndAL started was for the welfare and prosperity of this world, which is His property. In this pAsuram, She wishes that there be rain thrice a month. An excellent character of a Srivaishnava, wishing for the welfare of the whole world is shown here for us to practice. Only SrivaishnavAs till date pray, "kaDal sOzhndha maNNulagam vAzha" , let the world surrounded by the oceans live long. No wonder our poorvAchAryAs made it customary that we pray so everyday.Now a question arises, why is AndAL interested in material well being? Yet another important quality of a vaishnava that She addresses here is the answer for the above question. A Srivaishnavite, must aspire for the well being of the worlds riches considering them as the Lord's own and at the same time keep self detached from them.AndAL asks Her friend to recite the name of the Lord who measured the entire universe with his three steps and conducts the vow, cause of which the whole world becomes prosperous. She speaks about the greatness of His names, which will help us more handy than Himself. Best example that can be quoted here is that of Draupadi. When she was disrobed in the court hall, before her own husbands, she shouted out "gOvindha, puntareekAksha" and immediately she was attended. Its the supreme power of the God's name that saved her modesty when even Lord Himself failed. SwAmi PiLLailOkAchAryar points this out in MumookshupaDi and writes, "avan doorasthanAnAlum idhu kitti ninRu udhavum" (Even if the Lord is far off, His names will be close enough to help us) and "Draupadikku AbathilE puDavai surandhadhu thirunAmamEyirE" (It were His names that helped Draupadi in her emergency).
But we as prapannAs surrender and seek salvation ONLY through Him. His names, more importantly the ashtAkshari is for us to understand the five fold genius, namely: the true nature of the soul, the Lord, our relationship which is mutual, the path to achieve our goal (which is nothing but the Lords lotus feet) and finally that which is stopping us from achieve our goal.Finally She speaks about "neengAdha selvam". Certainly she does not speak about the material wealth,which is never everlasting, but about the eternal service at the lotus feet of the almighty, which according to Srivaishnavam is the true wealth that a soul can accumulate."neengAdha selvam niRaindhu"

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