Notas del episodio
Pasuram 9 : Thoomani Madathu
Ragam : Hameer Kalyani
Singer : Madhu Iyer
Venue : Brahma Vidya Mandir
In this ninth Pasuram, Andal coaxes the parents of the sleeping maidens to wake their daughters up & join in the worship of the Lord. 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
In the gem-studded palace aglow with lamps
Amidst the fragrant incense, on a soft bed she sleeps
O! Daughter of my uncle, open this bejewelled door! O Aunt! Will you awaken her, your daughter indeed?
Is she mute, or is she deaf? Is she exhausted?
Or is she i ...