Sri Raghavashram

This is the tenth pasuram sung in Ragam Thodi.Another girl who is keen on attaining salvation by observing pavai nonbu is also sleeping still although all her friends have assembled at her door. ANDAL castigates her for her lethargy and exhorts her to join them. “Oh beautiful girl who wants to enter heaven by observing the prescribed austerity, won’t you come out and open the door or at the least respond to our call? The lord whom we extol and who wears the fragrant tulasi garland on his head, long ago felled the demon KumbakarNan. Did that demon cede you the long sleep spell which he obtained from the gods? You are still tired and drowsy but you are a precious jewel among us. Please come and open the door with a clear mind”.

This is the ninth pasuram sung in Ragam Hameer Kalyani. Here is another affluent girl in deep slumber and in trying to coax her into getting up. ANDAL seeks the assistance of the girl’s mother.

This is the eighth pasuram sung in Ragam Dhanyasi. In this pasuram Andal is having a personal conversation waking up yet another gopi who is considered a favorite of Krishna. Andal tells her she is holding up other girls who are already on the way for the ritualistic bath.

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.

This is the sixth pasuram sung in Ragam Shankarabaranam.There are still some maidens who are asleep and ANDAL and her retinue wake them up by going to the houses of 10 other young maidens in the village to go to the river and observe the pavai nonbu.

This is the fifth pasuram sung in Sri Ragam. In this pasuram the benefits of worshipping Krishna, the darling of Ayarpadi, are detailed. These benefits include the elimination of past sins and any potential future sins.

This is the fourth pasuram sung in Ragam Varali. In this pasuram ANDAL requests the rain god (Varuna) to rain all over the land so that the land can raise crops to feed humanity. She also elaborates the process of how rain occurs.

This is the third pasuram sung in Ragam Aarabhi. In this song the benefits that accrue upon observing the austerity-- such as adequate rain, plentiful crops and overall wealth and welfare---are mentioned.

This is the second Pasuram sung in Ragam Gaula. In this song Andal narrates the requirements (do’s and don’ts) to the assembled maidens for observing pavai nonbu.

This is the first Pasuram sung in Nattai Ragam. This song is an exhortation by Andal to the gopis to go to the river at dawn on the full moon day in Margazhi, cleanse themselves and observe austerity and visit the lord during the whole month and get wishes granted.