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Andal is the only female Alvar among the 12 Alvar saints known for their affiliation to the Srivaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Quite a few interesting stories hover around Periazhwar (originally called Vishnuchittar) was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu and he used to string garland to Vishnu every day. He was childless and he prayed to Vishnu to save him from the longing. One day, he found a girl child under a Tulasi plant in a garden inside the temple. The child was godess lakshmi herself incarnated to test the devotion of alvars. He and his wife named the child as Kothai, who grew up as a devotee of Lord Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu. She is believed to have worn the garland before dedicating it to the presiding deity of the temple. Periazhwar, who later found it, was highly upset and remonstrated her. Vishnu appeared in his dream and asked him to dedicate only the garland worn by Andal to him. The girl Kothai was thus named Andal and was referred as Chudikodutha Sudarko...

Tripataka Hasta is performed by keeping all the fingers together and then folding the Thumb and Ring finger. Slokam                Patakae tu yadavakranamika |  Tvanguliibhaved Tripatakh Sa ||                     Vaagneyaha karmachasya nibhodhata||   Slokam Meaning   When the ring finger (Anamika) in the pataka hasta is kept bent, this is           tri pataka hasta Viniyoga Slokam                      Makutae vrikshabhaavecha  |   Vajrae Thaddharavasavae ||                      Ketakae kusumae Deepae    |     Vanhijwalavigrumbhanae ||                      Kapoothae patralekhayaam |  Baanaarthae parivar...

  Pataka  : When all the fingers are kept close to each other with the thump finger kept bent this is pataka hasta. It can be interpreted as the five fingers represent the five senses and the bending of the thumb signifies the control over them. The sloka for Pataka Mudra is                  “  Prasarithaagrah Sahita                                 Yasyaangulyo Bhavanthi                  Kunchithascha Thathaangustha                    Sa Pataka Iti smruthaha ” Meaning:  When all the fingers are  close to each other with the thump or Angustha bent we get Pataka Hasta. Lets now ponder over the usage of Pataka Hasta Mudra.  Viniyoga Sloka “ Natyarambhae vaarivahae vanai vastu nishedhanae | Kuchasthalae nishayam cha na...

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