Sri Raghavashram

Thiruppavai is a set of Tamil devotional religious hymns attributed to the female poet-saint Andal. She is Periyalvar's daughter. She was on complete fast, and bakthi for all the 30 days ( 'Paavai nonbu') during the month of 'Margazhi' (Dhanurmaasam) and composed 30 religious hymns at the age of 5, to attain Lord Ranganatha Perumal. Thirupavai consists of thirty stanzas (paasurams). This is the seventh pasuram sung in Ragam Bairavi. Here another girl who is still in deep slumber is awakened by mentioning the sound made by other birds and the sound of the cowherd women churning the curd to make butter in their yards. This girl had to be forced to come out and join the others in observing the nonbu.