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SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAH
SRIMATYAI GODAYAI NAMAH
SRIMATHE BALADHANVI MAHAGURAVE NAMAH
SRIMAD VARA VARA MUNAYE NAMAH
 
TRIBUTE TO SRI ANDAL ON TIRUVADI POORAM (Friday, 28-07-2006)
 
Sri Andal's greatness is unparallel and beyond the ken of speech and 
writing. Of the three divine consorts namely Sridevi, Bhudevi and 
Neeladevi, she is the incarnation of Bhudevi and excels the other 
two due to following reasons. They are worth remembering on this 
happy day of her birth festival. That is the proper way of paying 
our tributes to her.
Sridevi and Neeladevi are not born in this world without the company 
of Sriman Narayana. But SriBhudevi incarnated in this world leaving 
the company of her Lord at Srivaikunta. She was born at 
Srivilliputtur as the dearest daughter of Sri Vishnuchita or 
Periyalwar. 
2. As she was the incarnation of Bhudevi , she was worried about her 
children who are lying on her lap, i.e., in this mortal world. So 
when she was retrieved from the deluge by her Lord Sriman Narayana 
in the form of an wild boar, she requested Him to tell Her the 
easiest means of salvation by having recourse to which all Her 
children could reach Srivaikuntam. The Lord told her "if a man sings 
songs of devotion and offers garland to Me, I will be pleased to 
entertain Him to my world". Sri Bhudevi replied "o my dear! My 
children (mortals) are steeped in the ocean of ignorance. Therefore 
I go down to the mortal world and sing devotional songs (pamalai) 
and offer You flowers of garland (poomalai) on their behalf. If they 
recite these songs and offer garlands to you must certainly bless 
them with your service, putting an end to their cycle of birth and 
death, the root cause of all their sufferings. The lord became 
speechless on observing the mother's affection. He gladly consented 
to do so and bade farewell to her. So she came down to this world as 
Periyalwar's daughter. This kind of motherly affection is not to be 
seen in the case of the other two spouses namely Sridevi and 
Neeladevi. 
3. This behavior of SriBhudevi (Sri Andal) is reminding us of a 
mother's benevolent attitude. When her child is afflicted by a 
severe malady the mother takes a strong dose of medicine. That 
medicine cures the child when it drinks the mother's milk. All the 
mortals are suffering from the disease called Samsara (birth and 
death) for their sake Sri Andal took the medicine namely birth in 
this world. This proves her unlimited affection for her children. 
She offered garlands and sang two divine poems Tiruppavai and 
Nacchiyar Tirumozhi for our sake. The moment we sing these songs or 
offer flowers to Him. He thinks of His promise to SriBhudevi and 
keeps up His promise by granting salvation to all of us. 
In Tiruppavai She made it very clear to us that taking refuge unto 
the lotus like feet of Narayana is the sole means of salvation. But 
Acharya Abhimana is much easier and safest means of salvation. She 
declared in Nacchiyar Tirumozhi. Whenever a man takes refuge unto 
the lotus like feet of the lord, he is not cocksure of reaching the 
abode of the lord. It is because the lord is free to act according 
to His wimps and fancies i.e., He is Swatantra. He may look at our 
sins and may push us down to this world or He may grant us salvation 
by showering His grace on us out of pity. Thus He may act in either 
way. But an Acharya is full of the milk of human kindness and will 
never allow us to be born in this world. He is sure to get us a 
berth at Srivaikunta by his strong recommendation to lord. So 
Acharya Abhimana i.e., the Acharaya's unbounded affection alone is 
the surest and safest means of salvation. This cardinal and very 
secret principle of our sampradayam which was closely guarded by our 
Acharayas later on  was first of all  brought to light by Sri Andal, 
which none other had done. Thus we can go on sketching the unique 
and distinctive features of Sri Andal. Now our duty is to sing her 
divine songs in front of Andal and Rangamannar by way of service to 
them
I congratulate you all on this happy and memorable occasion for the 
recital of both the Prabhandams. I thank you all for this golden 
opportunity to speak to you about the glory of Sri Andal.
With Blessings
 
Sri U Ve., Elayavilli Srinivasa Bhuvarahachariar Swami, Bangalore









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