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நாலாயிர திவ்யப் பிரபந்தம் - கொண்டல் வண்ணன்

நாலாயிர திவ்யப் பிரபந்தம் - கொண்டல் வண்ணன்

December 30, 2025

A deep analysis of the "Kondal Vannan" verse by Tiruppaanazhwar from the "Amalanaadhi Piraan" padhigam in Nalayira Divya Prabandham. This devotional hymn beautifully captures Krishna's divine names, childhood leelas, and the ultimate state of devotional absorption where the devotee's eyes, having seen the Lord, cannot perceive anything else.

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ஹரிவராசனம் (ஹரிஹராத்மஜ அஷ்டகம்) - வரிக்கு வரி விளக்கம்

ஹரிவராசனம் (ஹரிஹராத்மஜ அஷ்டகம்) - வரிக்கு வரி விளக்கம்

January 31, 2026

Harivarasanam (Hariharatmaja Ashtakam) is a divine lullaby sung every night at Sabarimala, marking the conclusion of the Athazha Puja (closing ceremony) in the Sannidhanam (sanctum sanctorum). As the hymn is rendered, the assistant priests (Melshanthis) exit the inner sanctum one after another, and during the final stanzas, the chief priest (Melshanthi) extinguishes the lamps inside the Sreekovil (sanctuary) sequentially. By the end of the song, all lamps are extinguished, leaving only the Melshanthi inside before the doors are locked for the night. Composed by Kumbakudi Kulathur Srinivasa Iyer, this eight-verse hymn is part of the Dharma Sastha Stuti Kadambam.

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