Kanaithillam Kattru | Thiruppavai Pasuram 12 | By Madhu Iyer

Pasuram 12 : Kanaithillam Kattru Ragam : Kedaragowlam Singer : Madhu Iyer Venue : Brahma Vidya MandirIn the twelfth pasuram, Andal encourages the cowherd’s sister to awaken, as every household in Gokulam is now busy in worshipping the Lord except for her. This song was composed in chaste Tamil over 1200 years ago by the only female Vaishnavite saint Kodhai Alwar, or Aandal as she is popularly known. The pasuram is a part of the Thiruppavai, a set of thirty songs sung in Margazhi (mid-December to mid-January). Meaning of the pasuramThe compassionate buffaloes, thinking of their calves,Have let flow plentiful milk from their uddersAnd as they stamp the wet muddy floor,O younger sister of that blessed cowherdWho serves the LordWith dew drops falling on our head, we stand outside your doorOf the Lord whose anger slayed the King of LankaOf that delightful God do we singYet you do not speakAt least now, please wake up!What deep slumber is this?!Even the neighbours,Are now awake & know!Arise O maiden!(Lyrics from www.vedics.org, www.ramanuja.org, & Wikipedia; Translation by Anuradha S)#margazhibeats #thiruppavai #kodhai #madhuiyer #andal #margazhi #carnaticmusic #keezhvaanam #pasuram #tamilbhaktisaints #bhaktimovement #tamilsaints #tamilsongs #vishnu #krishna