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Humble pranam to all devotees:

The following is the actual write up by Sri ESB Swami himself.
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INTRODUCTION: Sri ANDAL is the Quintescence incarnation
 of Sri BHUMI DEVI the Divine Consort of SRIMAN NARAYANA,
 who took birth on this earth to liberate suffering human
 beings from worldly bondage.She sang thirty sweet songs
 containing the cardinal principles of SriVaishnava Dharma
 during the month of MARGAZHI. Singing these songs,with
 understanding of their inner meaning, will bring to us
 peace, prosperity and above all Divine Grace.

 ANDAL, though a Brahmin girl, assumes the guise of a
 cowherdess and yearns for Everlasting Happiness and
 Service of the Lord. It is the age-old practice of
 Sri Vaishnavas to sing these stanzas every day of the
 year in the presence of the Lord in the temple as
 well as in their homes.This practice assumes special
 significance during the month of MARGAZHI so much so 
 that each day of this month gets its name from a pasuram,
 like for example the first day of this month is called 
 MARGAZHI-TTINGAL.

        It may appear in the beginning that Andal is intending
        to perform a particular religious vow to marry the Lord
        and thereby obtain His Everlasting Company,and that she
        is inviting all her girl friends to join her.It is only
        towards the end of TIRUPPAVAI that we learn that she
        did not actually go to any pond or river or perform
        a religious rite; SHE IS ACTUALLY PRAYING TO BE GRANTED
        THE SERVICE OF THE LORD FOR ALL ETERNITY.It is the
        Soul's inner craving to redeem itself and to reach
        His Divine Nearness in order to serve him (" Attaani-
        cchevagam" as her father PERIYAZHWAR calls it) which
        forms the real purport of this poem.

========End of Sri ESB Swami's writeup=========

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