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Nachiyar Thirumozhi - Namam Ayiram

Nachiyar Thirumozhi - Namam Ayiram

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In the second decad of the Nacchiyar Tirumozhi, Andal assumes the persona of a little gopika in Gokulam, just as she does in the Tiruppavai. She and her friends are building little dollhouses (sittrils) made of fine sand as part of their worship of Kamadeva. They pray that he, the god of love and desire, will unite them with their beloved Krishna.

When Krishna learns of this, he is “deeply hurt”. Why should they turn to another, when He alone is both the means and the goal? So he storms into the courtyard where these girls are secretly carrying out their worship of Manmatha. With one swift kick, all their hopes come crashing down.

The little girls are devastated. They literally broke their backs to make these delicate sand castles. And to think it could all shatter in a just moment…

As they helplessly cry and complain to their leader, Andal responds to Krishna’s infuriating mischief, with pranaya rosham, sweet anger, fierce indignation born from intense love.

It may seem like playful banter, but Sri Periyavachan Pillai’s commentary reveals the emotional intensity of this moment.

That ache, that helplessness feels so heartbreakingly real. One line in particular has stayed with me.

theemai seiyyum Siridhara — naughty, mischief-making Sridhara,
engal sittril vandhu sidhayele — do not break our sandcastles.

Even as Andal scolds Him, she still addresses Him as Sridhara, the bearer of Sri, compassion itself.
Masked as reproach, this is a tender reminder of who He really is. His identity is Sri. With her eternally dwelling in his heart, with that endless fountain of divine compassion, what “theemai” can truly befall us?

Even when we feel overwhelmed by the mundane or are tempted to conveniently blame Him for all the troubles that befall us, Andal, who is Sri herself, reminds us that She is still here, holding space for us.

“theemai seyyum Siridhara” invokes the eternal prankster, the lord whose divine acts of mischief are far beyond our comprehension. But the base, the foundation is always his indescribable, divine love.

For that gentle reassurance that grace is ever present, even amidst pain,

vann pudhuvai nagark-kodhai malar padhangal vāzhiye! 🙏🏽

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