Thoomani Madaththu தூமணி மாடத்து சுற்றும் விளக்கெரிய

Thoomani Madaththu 

தூமணி மாடத்து சுற்றும் விளக்கெரிய

In “Thoomani Madaththu” pasuram reaches the gates of a pretty mansion of a Gopika, daughter of his affluent uncle and asks her to open the latch of the door.  Gopika was in deep slumber like in some one in coma, lying on mattress wearing jewels, with costly

lamps burning all around her and fragrance from burning  incense filling the air.  Andal Requests her aunty to wake up the Gopika.  Andal wants to know if her daughter was a dump, deaf, lazy or bound by a curse into sleep. Andal tells the Gopika that Lord Krishnais not just a cowherd boy(Aayan) but actually Lord Sriman Narayan who is  maamayan, Madhavan and Vaikundanathan and she is bound to gain by joing the nonbu, singing his glory by chanting any of his thousand names.

On a Philosophical note, Andal is concerned that people are lost

in the temporary materialistic world, comforts, gadgets, jewelary, dress etc. Andal wants to retrieve them from this transcient worldly life and  lead them to the more permanent abode of the Lord.

From another angle Paramatma Sriman Narayana is the precious Gem(Thoomani) and Veda (madam or mansion) surrounded by lamps ( Vilakku such as Smirithi,Itihasas). Perhaps Andal is hinting the people are ignorant of this Thoomani are lost in temporary comforts, luxury and sleeping. The best way out of this Nama Smarana on Mdhava continously.

This Andal Pasuram teaches us the need for cleaniless of surroundings and Prayer room as well as our minds. Lighting of lamps and incense as well reguar aradhanam is recommended by Andal