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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Andal

நாறுநறும் பொழில்மா லிருஞ்சோலை நம்பிக்குநான் 
நூறுதடாவில் வெண்ணெய் வாய்நேர்ந்து பராவிவைத்தேன் 
நூறுதடா நிறைந்த அக்கார வடிசில்சொன்னேன் 
ஏறுதிருவுடையான் இன்றுவந்திவை கொள்ளுங்கொலோ' 

'To the Lord of Malirumsolai surrounded by fragrant groves, I give my word to offer a hundred pots of buffer today, and a hundred pots of sweet morsel filled to the brim. Will the Lord of growing affluence deign to accept them?' 

As Andal desires to offer a hundred vessels of butter and a hundred more vessels of Kshirannam (Akkaravadisil) to Lord Sundararaja of Thirumalirumcholai. Suddenly, Ramanuja got worried whether Andal did indeed fulfil her prarthana. He therefore decided to fulfill her wish and offered the Naivedhyam of Butter and Kshirannam in hundred vessels each. 

Thereafter, Ramanuja continued on his journey to Srivilliputthur. As he entered the ardha Mantapam of Andal's temple, he was surprised to see Andal waiting for him in person to thank him for the services he rendered on Her behalf at Thirumalirumcholai. She moved out of the Inner sanctum (Garbha Graham) and waited for him at the ardha Mantapam to greet Her "elder brother" for carrying out Her wish across the span of centuries just as a responsible elder brother would fulfill the dear wishes of his younger sister. 

She broke Her archa silence and called Ramanuja as Her annan (elder brother). She never went back into the sanctum and stays even today at the Ardha Mantapam with Her consort. Ramanuja is therefore saluted in his ashtottaram as " Godhagrajo digvijetha Godhabhishta prapuraka: ". 

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