Keezh Vaanam | Thiruppavai Pasuram 8 | Margazhi Beats

Pasuram 8 : Keezh VaanamRagam : DhanyasiSinger : Madhu IyerVenue : Brahma Vidya MandirThrough the eigth pasuram, Andal cajoles the still-sleeping village maidens to wake up early & join their waiting friends in the Lord's worship. 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 eastern sky lights up,Look! Even the buffaloes, let out in the mornHave spread out to grazeThe rest of the girlsWho wish to go (to the temple)Stand here, awaiting youWe have all come to call you,O happy girl! Arise!With song & drumbeatsTo the One who split open the demon’s mouth (Bakasura)And vanquished the evil wrestlersTo Him, the God of Gods,If we shall go & prayWith compassion shall He look upon usAnd bestow His Grace!(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