A Day in the Life of Our Acharyas
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In Nacchiyar Thirumozhi (13-1), Andal sings

kaNNan ennum karum dheyvam kAtchi pazhagik kidappEnai
puNNil puLippeythARpOlap puRaninRazhagu pESAdhE
peNNin varuththam aRiyAdha perumAn araiyil pIthaga
vaNNa Adai koNdu ennai vAttam thaNiya vIsIrE

and asks that her folks should bring the cloth that Lord Krishna wore around His waist and fan her with it, to reduce her misery.

Nanjeeyar ased Bhattar "Why does it have to be the cloth around His waist? Will not the cloth around his shoulders do?"

Bhattar replied "Andal is looking for the smell of Lord Krishna's sweat in His dress, to reduce Her misery. This smell will be limited on the cloth around His shoulders. Whereas, the cloth around His waist would have captured it greatly. This is why she is singing 'araiyil pIthaga vaNNa Adai koNdu'."

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