In reading Sri Andal's vaibhavam one comes across
the following. When she became enamored with the
Lord and was suffering because she was unable to
reach Him, she identified herself completely with
the yadava girls who also suffered in a similar
fashion from their separation with Sri Krishna.
Thiruppavai is thus her outpouring while thinking
like a idaippeN (yadava girl).
Our acharyas have expressed thier amazement that
even though Andal grew up in a Srivaishnava family
as Periyazhvar's daughter, she does not once speak
of Brahmin behaviour such as performing rituals
and hOmams and instead talks of cows, buffaloes,
hens, etc.; and that she even knew about things
such as "erumai siRuveedu mEyvAn paranthanakAN".
This goes to show that she had fully assumed the
qualities of the yadava girls and shed her
brahmin identity. This might explain why she did
not talk about things such as Ekadasi which is of
importance in a brahmin household but not else-
where (please correct me if adiyEn is wrong in
this statement).
Also, she was at an age when she was likely to
talk about nOnpu's (such as pAvai nOnpu, kAman
nOnpu) and games such as koodalazhaiththal, rather
than about rituals. This is seen in Thiruppavai
as well as in Nacciyar Thirumozhi.
To answer the second question, one has to again
read Andal's vaibhavam. She was enamored with
Him completely and in particular Vadabathrasayi in
Srivilliputhoor and considered herself His bride.
Hence she would wear garlands meant for Him first.
This was also the time when she identified herself
with the yadava girls (upon the advise of the
elders).
In Thiruppavai she was writing mainly about the
vibhavataram of Sri Krishna (and also about other
vibhavatarams such as Sri Rama and Sri Vamana).
But, she does not write about any archavatarams.
In Nacciyar Thirumozhi, she does mention Thirumal-
iruncolai Azhagar and Sri Ranganathar. But she
does not indicate that she thought herself as the
bride of Sri Ranganathar. In her vaibhavam it
is said that once she made it clear to Periyazhar
that she would marry none but Him ("mAnidvarak-
kenRu pEccuppadil vAzhakillEn"), he described to
her the kalyANa guNams and perumai of the 108
divyadEsap perumAL's and that is when she selected
Sri Ranganathar as her groom. Thus, she did not
write about any archavatarams in Thiruppavai
including Sri Ranganathar.
If there are any errors in the statements above,
adiyEn begs the forgiveness of everyone.
madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan
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