In these Devotion soaked composition of Hymns, Thondaradippodi Alvar seeks to awaken Lord SriRanganatha of Srirangam from His Yoganidra and make Him responsive to the call of Bhakthi. There are 45 hymns or Pasurams of Thirumaalai and 10 Pasurams of Thiruppalliezhucchi. Alvar advises the people to reject the path of sin and to surrender at the Holy Feet of the Lord to redeem themselves.
In Thirumaalai Alvar says that addressingthe Lord as of form like a mountain of Green hue, lips resembling coral in red colour, with the eyes resembling Red LOTUS, o achyutha, Leader of liberated souls, King of cowherds! gives him more bliss superior even to that of being KING of Indra loka of celestials.
In another hymn, he says he does not wish to be born again as: humans are given life of 100 years as per vedas, out of which half of it that is 50 years are spent in sleeping.Remaining 50 years are lost in infancy, boyhood, lustful youth, disease, hunger and old age.
THIRUPPALLIEZHUCCHI paints beautiful scenery of Srirangam progressively as Sun rises illumining the directions in Morning. Alvar requests that the Lord should wake up from His slumber.
This hymn is chanted during the Month of Dhanur masa also called Margazhi or Margashira ( Dec 15 to Jan 14th. ) in Thirupathi Sri Venkateswaraswami temple during suprabhatham.
September 12, 2009 at 11:25 pm
This posst would have been of more value if the first line or few words or paasuram number are given along with the hymn mentioned. Thanks.
Vengrai Parthasarathy