Thruppavai of ANDAL

Andal of SouthIndia was like Meera of the North, great devotee of Lord Narayana from her childhood. She was found among the bushes of Tulsi plant by Vishnuchiththa, who was later known as Periyazvar due to his hymns about the Lord to guard Him from evil eye. His story will follow later. Andal wanted to marry only the Lord and unlike Meerra her fatger did not force her. She observed the vow of Pavai nonbu in the month of Margazi collecting the girls in Srivillipuththur where she lived and sang the verses which are famous today as Thiruppavai. The work is steeped in Bhakthi and extolled as being capable of destroying sins, showing the path to attain the feet of the Lord and it is said to contain the essence of the vedas because it describes the Lord and the means of attaining Him. In this blog the verses of thiruppavai will be explained with their inner meaning as commented by great vaishnavite acharyas.