Godha PiraaTTi Thirunakshathram (AndAL Birthday)- Aadi pooram

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Sri:

SrimathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest all

 

Today is Thiru Adipooram. ANdAL's Thirunakshathram.

 

inRO Thiruvaadippooram;- emakkaaga anRO inghu ANdAL avatharitthaaL-

kunRaadha vaazhvaana vaikuntha vaan bhOganthannai igazhdhu

AzhwAr ThirumagaLaaraay.

 

Beautiful and simple:

 

Swami ManavaaLa Maamuni says:

Today is Thiruvaadipporam. Andal appeared only for our sake; She sacrificed Her

eternal Vaikunta enjoyment and living and appeared here as the human daugher of

AzhwAr. (What a compassion of Bhumi Piraatti!)

 

Let us meditate on the most compassionate and most merciful Divine Godha

PiraaTTi and surrender to Her Lotus feet.

 

Swami Desikan starts off the GodhAsthuthi, which is reported to have been sung

by Swami, when he was greatly captured by GodhA's Divine Beauty in the streets

of Sri Villiputthur during a procession (Uthsavam) on the day of which Swami was

obsevring Mouna vratham (perhaps, PradhOsham time).

 

GoDhA looked gracefully at Swami and allured him as if she says " Hm....

Sing….. Come out..VedantaAchAryarE! "

Swami blessed us with 29 excellent verses of GOdhAsthuthi. (one less than 30

pAsurams of ThiruppAvai)

 

Let me reproduce Sri Sadagopan mama's translation for the first verse of Godha

sthuthiâ€

 

Slokam 1 : SaraNAgathi at the Holy feet of GodhA PirAtti

 

SrivishNuchittha kulanandana kalpavaleem

Srirangaraaja harichandana yoga drusyaam I

SakshAth KshamAm karuNayA KamalAmivAnyAm

GodhAm ananya saraNa: SaraNam prapathyE II

 

O GodhE ! I perform Prapatthi at Your sacred feet as one , who has no other

recourse ! I have no one else to save me . You are the Kalpaka creeper adorning

the Lord standing as the auspicious HarichandanA tree in the flower garden of

the Kulam of VishNuchitthA , your father. The darsanam of You united with Your

Lord tightly as the divine kalpakA creeper and the celestial HarichandanA tree

is a blessed sight to see .

In Your infinite patience with the aparAdhis , You appear verily

like Bhumi dEvi and in your limitless compassion , You resemble

Maha Lakshmi Herself . I offer my Prapatthi at your sacred , lotus

feet as the one , who has no other means!

 

Srimanyai VishNu chitthaaryamanOnandhanahEthavE!

nandhanandha sudharyai gOdhaayai Nithya MangaLam!!

-Sri Manavaala Maamunigal

 

AndaL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan