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Ram Anbil • January 7, 2003 


Dear Bhagavatas:
What I have heard from Acharyas is that ANDAL was NOT praying to Kaama but 
to "Saakshath Manmata Manmata:" who is none other than her KrishNa Himself!
She is unlike other girls who are after getting a good husband.

In fact, she says "maniDarkku PEchup paDil naan VaazhagillEn" -
"I will not live to marry a mere mortal man"
Dasoham
Anbil Ramaswamy


>From: Nandakumar 
>Reply-To: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com
>To: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: Digest Number 793
>Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 19:27:25 +0530
>
>>Dear Srimati Vathsala:
>The Alwars who initiated the Bhakti Movement took several genres from
>ancient  Tamil Sangham poetry and transformed what was essentially secular
>into  sacred instruments.  The Thai Neeradal (or Amba Adal) you find in
>Sangham texts like Paripadal becomes the Pavai Nonbu.  However, unlike the
>ancient Tamil girls who prayed for a good husband, the cowherdesses pray 
>for
>Krishna's Grace (kainkarya).
>Again, the Kama worship was familiar to the ancient Tamils.  For instance,
>Jeevaka Chintamani has plenty to tell about a Kama temple and how a girl
>went in to pray to Kama to grant her a good husband.
>I guess Andal used this familiar idea but transformed the prayer into one
>for gaining Krishna Himself.
>
>With kind regards, Yours sincerely Prema Nandakumar
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