Tiruppavai - 1 Paasuram (with meanings)

[kkumudha]

@tanjongtiram - with due respects I must differ. It is unlikely that a lady of the cowherd clan would have had the opportunity to develop the level of language of andal, snatching time from her yadava duties. I am trying to consider her achievement, without resorting to divine explanation.

My stance was of her likely sociological situation, as a member of the privileged Brahmin people whose duty it was to learn.

[TanjongTiram]

@kkumudha , you are welcome to differ, but plz provide any reference to Andal attending any "gurukulam" to "learn. Where in her compositions has she mentioned about her "contemplation" and "learning". These assumptions are your own speculation. You are showing the brahmins are a privileged class. There no disctinction of caste in Sri vaisnavism (unlike smartas) some Alvars were non brahmins and their works were eqaully philosophical.

[kkumudha]

@TanjongTiram - True. Andal may not have been brahmin. But her upbringing most likely was - considering she was raised by periyazhwar. The Brahminical way of life frees one to contemplate and learn - Andal was fortunate to be raised as one. Rather we are fortunate that she was.

[TanjongTiram]

@kkumudha , theres nothing for Andal "learn" or "contemplate" . She an incarnation of Bhumi Devi, her life style on Bholoka was based on the cowherd clan. Nothing to with your so called" Brahminical ways" of rigid ritualism

[ZodiacSystem]

Jai Shri Krishna

Thanks for sending me this video.

[sainath459]

The Tiruppavai is a collection of thirty stanzas (paasuram) in Tamil written by a Brahmin girl, Andal, in praise of the God Tirumal or Vishnu. It is part of Divya Prabandha, a work of the twelve Alvars, and is important in Tamil literature.

Thanks for uploading such a beautiful videos.

[TanjongTiram]

Andal wasnt brahmin, she was raised/adopted child of Peria alvar who happened to b brahmin. Btw Sri Vaisnavism transcends caste distinction . Have you heard of Tiru panna alvar ?