Bhakti & Mukti
The threshold in front of Lord Venkateshwara in Sanctum Sanctorum is worshipped as Kulasekhara. In this Paashuram, Goda is waking up Kulasekhara Alwaar. He is a shining jewel among the 10 Aalwaars. He is a Kshatriya, of the ruling class, He is a guru of gurus, i.e. Parama Acharya. Thus, the Acharya mantra is ‘Asmat…
Goda Devi is addressing the fifth Gopika in this tenth Song.Oh dear girl, a jewel amongst the devotees, perhaps you are enjoying deep sleep, right, if not opening the door, at least respond. Naaraayana, has Tulasi strings on His crown. He inspires us to sing Pallaandu (Mangalasanam) and grants Parai, a musical instrument, and higher…
One Gopika is in deep slumber on a very soft bed amidst the fragrance of SugandhaDhoopa incense sticks in a jewel-bedecked palace. Yet, she is not waking up. Then she requests her mother: Oh Aunt, at least you may wake her up. Unlock the precious stone-studded, bell-hanging door so that she joins us to perform…
Goda says determining to travel to reach God itself is a pleasant thought. The goal is good but the travel equally is a happy process. If several people travel together to reach God’s place, it will be a great pleasure. Godasays the journey of a Jeevi after death towards the abode of God (Archiradi), the…
The threshold in front of Lord Venkateshwara in Sanctum Sanctorum is worshipped as Kulasekhara. In this Paashuram, Goda is waking up KulasekharaAlwaar. He is a shining jewel among the 10 Aalwaars. He is a Kshatriya, of the ruling class, He is a guru of gurus, i.e. Parama Acharya. Thus, the Acharya mantra is ‘AsmatParamaGurubhyonnamah”. When…
The sky represents the spreading nature of Naaraayana Tatwam. In that sky, birds fly with the help of two wings. Their chirping sounds indicate it is about to dawn. The winged bird symbolizes Aacharya who shows the path to disciples. One wing is Jnana – the knowledge, and the other, is its practice. Without two…
If you invoke Him with love, those words themselves are mantras and that is called Archaa Rupam of Bhagavan. Goda explains this with her symbolic poetry, full of Rupaka Alankara-studded sentences. God descends down and further down to come nearer to and easy for devotees. We, in our mediation, give shape to what we think…
Goda repeats her sermon about bathing in Margali month. Tiruppavai is also called SnanaVrata, the mission with many baths in the early hours, without fearing the morning cold and shedding laziness to praise and pray to God not for any selfish gains but for rains to help the whole of the countryside to prosper. Goda’s…
Goda repeats her sermon about bathing in Margali month. Tiruppavai is also called SnanaVrata, the mission with many baths in the early hours, without fearing the morning cold and shedding laziness to praise and pray to God not for any selfish gains but for rains to help the whole of the countryside to prosper. Goda’s…
Tiruppavai Pashuram-3 Vaamana, another form of Naaraayana, was a short boy – Vatuvu (one who is at the start of Vedic education) who secured the charity of three feet of land from King Bali, and then started growing up and up to measure the entire universe. He demands the place for the third foot of…
