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kuththu viLakkeriyak kOttuk kAl kattil mEl
	meththenRa panjcha sayanaththin mEl ERi
koththalar pUngkuzhal nappinai kongkai mEl
	vaiththuk kidandha malar mArbA! vAy thiRavAy
maiththadang kaNNinAy! nI un maNALanai
	eththanai pOdhum thuyilezha ottAy kAN
eththanaiyElum pirivARRakillAyAl
	thaththuvam anRu thagavElOr empAvAy

Pasuram: Kuththuvilakku Divyadesam: Thiruvidavendhai

The phrase "kongai mEl vaiththuk kidandha" is key in this pasuram. It was due to this consideration that Parasara Bhattar when writing a thaniyan for Thiruppavai started it as "nILAtunga stanagiritaTI suptam". This state can be seen to some extent only at the divyadesam of Thiruvidavendhai.

The pasuram for this divyadesam "thivaLum veNmadhi pOl thirumugaththarivai sezhungkadal amudhinil piRandha avaLum nin Agaththiruppadhu aRindhum" (Periya Thirumozhi 2-7-1) and the phrase in this pasuram "nappinnai kongai mEl vaiththuk kidandha" have to be experienced together.

Thus, the divyadesam of Thiruvidavendhai is experienced in this pasuram.

Andal Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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