Andal: Fair mothers, my sweet ambrosia (from Nacciyar Tirumoli)

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Fair mothers, my sweet ambrosia (from Nacciyar Tirumoli)

Andal, Andal poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama) poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry

by Andal
(9th Century) Timeline

English version by
Paula Marvelly

Original Language
Tamil

Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama)

9th Century

Fair mothers, my sweet ambrosia
Of Srirangam
With his lovely hair, his lovely mouth
His lovely eyes
And the lovely lotus from his belly button —
My husband —
Has my loose bangle
Made me lose indeed!

My Lord of Srirangam,
Rich and righteous,
Who owns this sea-swept earth entire
And the sky
Has made his possessions
Now complete
With the bangle which I wore
On my hand!

-- from Women of Wisdom: A Journey of Enlightenment by Women of Vision Through the Ages, by Paula Marvelly

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Themes

Honey

Lotus

Sky

Water

Wine

Recommended Books

	Antal and Her Path of Love: Poems of a Woman Saint from South India, Translated by Vidya Dehejia
	Concept of Sri Andal's Tiruppavai, by Chenni Padmanabhan
	Women of Wisdom: A Journey of Enlightenment by Women of Vision Through the Ages, by Paula Marvelly

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