Faith
It is the tradition to call devotional hymns ‘paa maalai,’ a garland of verses that can never fade, as is the case with the Tiruppavai hymns that Andal offers to the Lord along with the garland of flowers. It is also a fact that if such devout hymns are always evergreen and strike a chord with like-minded bhaktas, it is owing to the inherent power or atma shakti in them that never diminishes even with the passage of time, pointed out Sri B. Sundarkumar in a discourse. It is possible to revisit
Faith
Azhwars are believed to be incarnations of the Nityasuris in Vaikunta, and having been constantly in the Lord’s service they exemplify the highest form of bhakti yoga Nishta. They teach us how to practise this bhakti yoga, which is very demanding in terms of meditative competence and uninterrupted engagement with God, pointed out Aasuri Sri Madhavachariar in a discourse. A normal jivatma is drawn to bhakti when he is initiated to savour the auspicious qualities of the Almighty. But the jivatma
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S B Vijaya Mary Kuchipudi veteran Sobha Naidu who passed away on October 14, influenced a generation of dancers to take up Kuchipudi and trained them into consummate artistes