9. Vaarana, Ayiram (thousand elephants) Varisilai vaalmugatuenaimaartaamvandittiuerimugampaarit(u)ennaimunneniruttiarimuganacchutan kai melen kai vaituporimugamtattakanaakandentozhi naan Varisilai vaal = eye brows like arched and bent like a bow,mugatu = on...

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8. VaaranamAyiram (Thousand Elephants Dream) ImmaikkumezhezhupiravikkumpatraavaannammaiudaiyavannaaraayanannambiSemmaiudaiyatirukaiyyaaltalpatriammeemidhikkakanaakandentozhi naan Stepping on Sannikallu Putting a silver ring on finger (mette) Meanings:Immaikkum = Hereaftertaking seven steps around the holy fire,ezhezhupiravikkum = In...

7. VaranamAyiram (Thousand Elephants) VaainallaarNalMaraiOdimandirattaal PaasilaiNaanalPadutuPparidivaitu KaaiSinaMagaliruAnnaanEn Kai Ppatri TheevalamseiyyakanaaKandenTozhi naan Meanings Vaainallaar = chanting veda mantras, Nalla= good, Marai = Vedas,  Odi= chanting, mandirattaal= mandairams, Paasilai= beetle leaves, Naanal...

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6.VaranamAyiram, (Thousand Elephants) MattalamkottavarisangamninroodaMuttizhaidaamamniraindazhndapandarkIzhMaittunannambimadhusoodananvandu yenKaittalampatraakanaakandentozhi naan Mattalamkotta = Mridangam and other Mangala Vadyams are blowing, varisangamninrooda = stripped conches were blown, Muttizhai = pearls, daamam =strings,niraindazhanda...

5. Goda’sVaranamAyiram In her fifth Pashuram of VaranamAyiram (Thousand Elephents) Godadevi is explaining her dream to her dear friend, how the young girls went in...

4 Goda’sVaaranamAyiram Godadevi in her fourth of ten Pashurams under the title VaranamAyiram (thousand elephants) described how the sacred water was brought from four sides...

3. Marriage Dreams of Goda This is Godadevi’s third Pashuram of VaranamAyiram (Thousand Elephants) Indhiranullittadevarkuzhaamyellam Vandhirundhuyennai makalpesimandhirithu, ManDhirakodiuduthi, mana  maalai, AnDharichootta  kanaa  kandenthozhi naan English Poem Descended Indra with Angels all around Discussed...

2. VaranamAyiram Pranams to Andaal, Pranams Azhwaars Naalaivadhuvaimannamyendrunaalittu,pallaikamuguparisudaipandarkeezh,kollariMadhavan Govindan yenbhaanvor,kallaipughuthakkanakandenthozhi! naan. Meanings: Naal =tomorrow,  VadhuvaiManam= marriage ceremony, Endru = like that, Naalittu= fixing the time for wedding, PaalaiKamuguPaarisudaiPandakeezh...

It’s around 1200 years ago the devotee poetess Goda (Andal) of 9thcentury AD only one womanAzhwar of Sri Vaishnavas is very popular even in...

30 Thiruppavai Stories Sankranthi means journey into another phase. Goda leads her friends Gopikas into the path of Bhagawan. When the Sun moves towards Makara...

30. Goda Govinda Geetham, Tiruppavai Tamil Pashuram Vangak Kadal kadaintha Madhavanai kKesavanai Thingal Thirumugatthu Seyizhaiyar Senru Irainji Anga-p-paraikonda Vaatrai ani Puduvai Paingamala Ththan Theriyal Battar Piran Kodai Sonna Sangath Thamizh...

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29. Tiruppavai, Goda Govinda Geetham Tamil Pashuram ShitthumSirukaaleVanduUnnaiSevitthu Un PotthamaraiAdiyePotthumPorullKelaay PetthamMeyythundumKulatthilPirandu Nee KutthevalEngalaiKollamallPogathu ItthaiParaiKollvaanAndruKaannGovinda EtthaikkumEzhEazhPiravikkum Un Tannodu VutthomeYavomUnakke Naam Aatcheyvom Matthai Nam KaamangalMatthu-el or empaavaai. English Poem 29 Listen, we all came over here very early-dawn At...

29. Thiruppavai Stories After killing Ravan in a fierce battle, Ram returns to Ayodhya and takes over the reins of administration as a King. He...

28.Tiruppavai Stories The children are parts of the body of the mother. She shares the milk from out of her body, a liquid like blood....

Tiruppavai 28- GodaGovindaGeetham Tamil Pashuram KaravaigallPinshendruKaanamSerndhuUnbom ArivondrumIlladhaAaykkulathuUndrannai PiraviPerundhanaiPpunniyamYaamudaiyom KuraivOndrumIlladhaGovinda! Undrannodu UravelnamakkInguOzhikkavOzhiyadhu AriyaadhaPillaiygalomAnbinalUndrannai ChiruperAzhaiththanavumSeeriYaruladhe Iraivaa, Nee ThaaraayParaiy el or empaavai English Poem Cattle lead us to forests for grazing, we eat with them, We, cowherds know nothing,...

Narendra who frantically went after many holy men to quench his soul’s thirst met Ramakrishna Parmahamsa and became Swami Vivekananda. Having travelled the length...

27. Thiruppavai Stories Krishna notices the egoistic behaviour of Indra and asks His father and friends to worship Govardhana and offers him the sacrifices instead...