తిరుప్పావై ఆవశ్యకత Andal imagines Srivillupthur to be Gokulam, her companions as the Gopikas and Vatapatrasayee, Lord in the Srivilliputtur temple, as Lord Krishna, and sings her Thiruppavai. She wakes up her companions so that they may perform a Nomu vrata. They observed the Katyayani vrata, which is a vrata to Parvati. Their aim was to get rain. Now why would Andal, who would worship none other than Lord Narayana, worship Parvati? No Paramaikantin will worship any other devata, but Lord Narayana. This ‘nonbu’ of Andal’s must be interpreted in the light of Skanda Puranam, Andal and Her companions pray for union with the Lord. This is in tune with the yearning of every Paramaikantin. And the Gopikas also had this goal, when they began their vrata. They too wanted Lord Krishna as their consort. Katyayani vrata — is at variance with what is prescribed for a Paramaikantin. The Skanda Puranam sheds light on what seems puzzling. It says Lord Narayana Himself explained the Margazhi vrata to