Episode notes
Pasuram 13 : Pullin Vaai Keendanai
Ragam : Atana
Singer : Madhu Iyer
Venue : Brahma Vidya Mandir
In this thirteenth pasuram, Andal coaxes the reluctant maiden to sacrifice her sleep and join the other devotees as they take a ritual bath & pray to Lord Ranganatha. This song was composed in chaste Tamil over 1200 years ago by the only female Vaishnavite saint Kodhai Alwar, or Andal 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
The One who tore open the demon’s mouth (Bakasura)
And plucked & threw away the heads of the asura (Ravana)
As we sing of these glorious deeds
All our companions have reached the sacred arena
Venus has arisen & Jupiter ...