Pasuram 6 : Pullum SIlambina

Ragam : Shankarabharanam

Singer : Madhu Iyer

Venue : Brahma Vidya Mandir

In the sixth pasuram, Andal gently chides young devotees to arise early & pray to Lord Hari in observance of the ritual vow. 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 pasuram

Even the birds are chirping; can you not hear,

In the temple of the King of Birds (Garuda)

The roar of the great white Conch?

Awake, O Young maiden!

He who drank milk from the poisoned breast of the demon (Putana)

And with a raised foot, destroyed the evil asura in the guise of a cart (Sakatasura)

The Creator of the Cosmos

Who reclines on the great Serpent in the Ocean of Milk

As the rishis and the yogis

Gently awaken with the Lord in their hearts,

And resounding chants of Lord Hari

May His name enter our hearts too

May we rejoice as we observe our vow!

(Lyrics from www.vedics.org, www.ramanuja.org, & Wikipedia; Translation by Anuradha S)

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