PULLUM

       
          The girls approach the mansion of a gopi and wake her
         up by indicating signs of early dawn,"even the birds are
         up and chirping.Get up." The sleeping girl rejects this
         reason,"oh girls,you never allow the birds in your town
         to sleep,with your chanting of His names and making them
         chant too.This is no sign of dawn!" Then they mention a
         noteworthy sign," PULLARAYAN KOIL etc..The blowing  conch
         in the temple of Vishnu for early morning worship, is
         inviting us all for His service.Get up."
 
         Here the phrase PULLARAYAN KOIL brings out an excellent quality
         of the Lord:
         PUL is bird,here Garuda; ARAYAN king ; KOYIL temple.
         The temple of Vishnu.But why this circumlocution?
         There is a reason.
         In Ramayana while narrating to Hanuman her abduction by
         Ravana,Sita says,"On that fateful day I was lured by that
         demon disguised as a deer,and was separated from Rama's
         younger brother and Lakshmana's elder brother(RAMANUJAM
         LAKSMANA POORVAJAM CHA)."  Such phraseology is used for a
         purpose.The Lord feels happy when His name is coupled 
         with His devotee'sand so does the devotee when he is referred to as 
         being  subservient to the Lord.The message of Sita (Sri Devi)
         and Andal (Bhu Devi) to us is that when a Sri Vaishnava
         names his child he should follow this principle.
 
         ULLATHU KKONDU etc in this verse is noteworthy.The munis
         and yogins get up in the morning very slowly from their
         beds so that the Lord,taking eternal abode in their hearts
         may not be disturbed.Prahlada was pushed down from the top
         of a huge mountain,and while falling he held fast his
         bosom with great concern for Sri Hari living there,never
         bothering about what was happening to himself.But the Lord
         waited for him at the bottom of the mountain and received
         him in his spread arms.
 
         Parasara Bhattar used to embellish his body with silken
         robe,ornaments,sandal paste etc, and when asked about its
         propriety in respect of the despicable body,he said in his
         view it was not despicable but adorable being the sanctum 
         sanctorum of the Almighty.
 
         Andal also leaves this lesson in this verse: When you get
         up in the morning chant the name of Hari (HARIR HARIR
         HARIRITI VYAHARET VAISHNAVAH PUMAN).Let us do so.