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Paasuram – 1 Maargazhi thingal madhiniraindha nannalal – Aandal starts with the concept of date. She is depicting the month and the Shukla paksha of the month. She did not depict the year since all of us will misinterpret that this vrattam/nonbu should be done only in that year. Remember, tamil years are cyclic in nature. Therefore she did not mention the year at which she sang this Tiruppavai. Perukkarunai swamigal mentions beautifully that this line is a sankalpam for Aandal to perform the vrattam/nonbu. Let’s look at the word by word meaning and then look into the Svapadesam(Rahasyaartha). Maargazhi thingal - If you look at the Sanaatana Dharma’s depiction of Time. 1 Year in earth is equivalent to 1 Day for Devas. Uttarayana is their day and Dakshinayanam is their night. Marghazhi comes a month before Uttarayana punya kaala begins, therefore it is their Braahma muhurtham. Krishna says in Bhagavad Gita that “ I am Margaseersha within 12 months” “Maasanaam Maargaseersho...

Avatharikai Asmad Acharyan Thiruvadigale Saranam All of our Poorvacharya granthams avatharikai has a common set of framework Avatharikai deals with three major set in the framework. 1.        Katru vailakshyantam – Lakshanam of the Kartha or the author 2.        Vishaya vailakshyantam – The lakshanam of the subject that is being discussed 3.        Prabhanda vailakshyantam – The lakshanam of the prabandam as a whole. This framework is applicable to all Sri vaishnava granthas and undergoes strict reconciliation with the Pramaanas (or the basic axioms in Vedas). At no point of time, can a prabhandam or the vishayam deviate from the pramaanas. It is an important yardstick for all granthas and its vishayam. Let’s look at Thiruppavai in these frameworks. Katru Vailakshyanyam                 Aandal – A...

Ayodhya, Mathura, Maaya, Kaasi, Kaanchi, Avantika, Dwarika. These kshetras are mukti tharum kshetras. What is moksha or mukti? Some say it is a state of mind, some say it is a final destination. However, in order to attain the state of mind or the destination, Gnyana is an important tool. All these 7 places are the seat of Gnyaana or learning which leads us to the path of moksha. Kanchi is one of the most important seat of learning in ancient India and has produced more scholars and acharyas for Sanatana Dharma. It is now known for Kanchi Sri Sankara matam which follows the Advaitha philosophy. Both Advaitha and Vishishtadvaitha philosophies has existed in Kanchi for centuries and still an active repository of these knowledge.                 Adiyen is thoroughly blessed as I studied my graduation in engineering under the shade of this age old institution of Sankara university. Adiyen visited the Vaishnavite...