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Andal was one of the twelve alvars (divine Vaishnava saints) of South India. Her father was Vishnuchitta, better known as Periyalvar (the great Alvar). One morning he found a little girl of great radiance in his garden. He called her Kodai (Sanskritized into Goda) and lavished all his affection on her. Young Kodai soon established such a mastery over her father’s heart that the neighbors gave her the apt name Andal (ruler). She imbibed her father’s devotional fervor and dedicated herself body and soul to Ranganatha (Vishnu). Kodai’s path to God was that of madhura bhava. It was not long before her father understood that she was a saint of a very high order, with whom God was pleased.
Tradition says she was absorbed in the image of Ranganatha in the presence of her father.pan The garland of mystic songs that she made and offered to the Lord has enriched Tamil poetry and has been wafting its divine fragrance through the ages.
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