Spiritual Evolution and Elevation of Aandaal as a Deified Heroine

Abstract

The basis of Naalaayira Divya Prabhantham is about a human who becomes one with god in his/her physical form and obtaining wisdom to attain Divine Ecstasy. The doctrines of personification or ‘Avataar’ is the Central theme of Vaisnavism and Vaishnava Literature.  These prabhantha paazurangal, one of the parts and parcel of it. Among the 12 Aalwars, Aandaaal is the only female Aalwaar.  The Bhakthi or Devotion of Aandaal is a woman of the universe who woos the supereme God- Krishna/Kannan with heart and soul and unites with Him is called the highest intensity of emotion in Love.  In this aspect an ordinary woman, who is elevated to the celestial status that how she reaches the level of a deity and what are the crucial stages she endures is the focal point at this research article.