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In this month of Ma:rghazhi (Dhanurma:sa), for reciters and
as devotees celebrate Sri Goda's Divya Prabandham listeners. This
and her glory, it is no surprise that Thiruppa:vai is structure is known
not only revered by devotees in our sampradha:yam, as “Kochaga Kalippa.” The word Kochagam means
it is a universal text that propagates devotion and Kosuvam in Tamil, which are like pleats in a saree or
valuable principles to lead a good life in service pancha kachcham. We all imbibe the poetic structure
to Sri:manna:ra:yana and His devotees and more in our daily recitals as the poem gives an enticing
importantly the society. tone and attracts us to recite. For instance, we all can
Thiruppa:vai and Its enjoy this when we recite the pa:suram 24, “Andru
Ivvulagam Alandha:i.”
Relevance
Conversational Bhakthi
These days we are rightly advised to pay attention Bha:va Text
to our environment so that we leave Mother Earth in
a better way to our future generations. Sri Andal who It is commonly accepted in the Sana:thana
is none other than Bhudevi left the heavenly abode, dharmam that Srimadh Bha:gavath Pura:nam is
Sri Vaikuntam to save us and provide instructions considered as bhakthi bha:va text. The characteristic
to lead good life according to sa:stra:s. Swa:mi feature of this text is the conversational structure
Pillailokha:charyar aptly scribes this in Sri:vachana throughout the text as epitomized by the
bhu:shanam that when Goddess Bhudevi leaves conversations between Sri Sukha and King Parikshith.
Peruma:n, she instructs us and when she is with the As highlighted by Swami Mamunigal, Sri Andal
Lord, she constantly instructs Him to take care of us. followed the style of Sage Vya:sa:, and structured the
Sri Godha's instructions are so relevant today, which text as a conversational one by portraying herself
instructs us to be a servant to the Lord and along the as a Go:pika in a supreme bha:vana: prakarsham.
way take care of the environment and society. Hence While Bha:gavatham is in Sanskrit, Sri Andal, scribes
the text is “Prabo:dhana,” masterpiece. this conversational bhakthi text in Tho:ya (pristine)

Great Poetical Text Tamil to reach the masses and educates us about the
“Sarana:gathi,” path to attain the Lord’s feet to be

In Tamil literature, great classic texts are structured at His service. Both these bhakthi texts talk about
into three categories: 1) Poetry (Iyal); 2) Musical Emperuma:n Kannan’s kalya:na guna:s and unites
songs (Isai) and 3) Drama (Natakam). Thiruppa:vai us—this is bhakthi. In Sankrit, the word bhakthi can
has all these characteristics with a coherent poetic be attributed to as “sharing.” As Bha:gavatham itself
structure (8 lines), mellifluous flow and melody. The states each word in the text is “sva:dhu,” so is the

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