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Oh compassionate Lord who rescued the devas, Gajendra and others, won't you resuce us also from this Samsara
Using a traditional kutthu vilakku with its 5 faces/wicks as an analogy for 5 forms of the Lord, 5 knowledge sources, etc., Andal is pleading to Nappinnai and Krishna to wake up and bless them. They chide the piratti for not sharing the Lord's grace with them
In addition to the deep spiritual insight gleaned from the passages of this paasuram, one can not but fall at the sacred feet of ANDAL for Her immaculate poetic skills in the description of the advancement of dawn. Those who have seen the red hue of dawn shifting slowly into different degrees of whiteness as the Sun climbs up can relate well to Her choice words “Keezh Vaanam VeLLenRu”.
The Lord's consort, Piratti, holds an esteemed position of recommending devotees to be offered moksha. So it's customary to take her blessings before approaching the Lord. She is filled with love for the devotees and kind enough to overlook minor blemishes of the souls, unlike the Lord who would go strictly by the rules. This pasuram is therefore significant.
Having entered the palace, the gopis set about waking up the 4 occupants of the residence.
Having successfully woken up the Gopis, now they all approach the entrance of Nandagopala's palace. Here the plea is to the dwarapalakas, the gatekeepers to the palace, to let them all in
Andal complaining to the learned Gopi who had promised the night before to wake up and take the rest of them to meet Krishna but is now sleeping comfortably.
Andal says share all that you know by being associated with Krishna! One who knows Rama and Krishna must share that knowledge with others like Ramanuja shared with everyone
Even the thought of the calf makes the buffalo produce milk which is flowing profusely throughout the house. This waste happens because someone forgot to do their mitts karma- daily duties
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