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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 Meera her father 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.
The story goes that Bhoodevi on being rescued from the depth of the ocean asked Lord Varaha to tell her by which easy way can her children on earth attain Him. Varahamurthi bade her to take birth as Godha to teach the humanity the path of devotion. Thus Sookaramurthi has shown the sukara, easy to do upaya.
Pasuram1.
MargaziththingLl madhi niraindha nannaaLal
NeeraadappOdhuveer pOdhumino nerizaiyeer
Seer malgum aaippaadi selvasirumeergaaL
Koorvel kodunthozilan nandagopan kumaran
EraandhakaNNi yasodhai iLam singam
KaarmenichchengaNN kadhirmadhiyam pOl mugaththaan
NarayaNane namakke parai tharuvaan
PaarOr pugaza padindhelOrempaavai
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