Thirupaavai - Song -10

Aandaal is a very humorous. Often she makes fun of us like a mother. In this song she is telling that the great demon Kumbakarnaa [Ravana's younger brother] who can sleep for many months and eat for many months, has blessed her friend with his magical sleep and left this earth.

Today she is addressing her fifth friend. Aandaal says that the laziness must be removed from the society if we need to live peacefully. Sreerama is the incarnation to show the ''saath.veega'' character [humble, calm minded].This character will remove the thamasic [laziness] character on earth.

The sleep mentioned here is the laziness of mind to undergo spiritual life. Today many ladies are very lazy even to have a morning bath and to light the lamp. They just want to spend their time before T.V or in gossiping. The long day given to them has been just wasted. The wealth and health of a nation is in women's hands.

Aandaal is addressing her friend as '' a maiden living in heaven'' in her dreams. She says if we open the doors of wisdom in our minds, we can really get into Vaikundam where the absolute truth resides.

When the mother is waiting with a costly sweet, children ask for a simple chocolate. This is our condition. Aandaal is ready to bless us with the greatest ultimate bliss, but we are telling her that we are happy and satisfied with this maaya life

Exercise: Try to wake up between 4 to 5 A.M. Plan your day after a short prayer. But do not use a clock to wake you up. On the previous night, sit alone and tell your brain and body 10 times ''4'o'clock'', then go to bed.

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