Desam Sthalam 108 Song: Vainava Divya

108um solli thozhuthu, ennai maranthu (Having spoken and worshipped the 108, forgetting myself) Unnodu onraan en uLLam – (My heart that became one with You) Innatrai ulagathil endrum uyya (In this and every world, may it forever be saved) Enthan thirumalaiye saranam (O my sacred Dark One – refuge alone.)

We propose that the 108th song is, in fact, the . The Bhagavata Purana states that the Lord resides wherever His devotees sing. Therefore, the final Divya Desam is the self purified by the 107 preceding songs, and the 108th song is the jiva's (individual soul's) surrender ( prapatti ). 5. The 108th Song: A Reconstruction Based on the above, here is an original pasuram in the style of the NDP , intended as a mangalasasanam for the entire 108-temple cycle. Metre: Kali venba (4 lines, 12-12-12-11 syllables). Title: "Ella Divya Desathukkum Oru Pasuram" (A Song for All Divya Desams) Vainava Divya Desam Sthalam 108 Song

Thiruvengadam mudhal Thiruvarangam varai (From sacred Venkatam to holy Srirangam) Malai Nadum Naduvil Mayilai Alin thol (In hill and plain, in Mayilai's lotus feet) Thirunaalur Kanchi Thiruppathi ellam (Nalur, Kanchi, and all Tirupatis) Vinnulagodu 108um vazhthu – (With the celestial – we praise 108.) 108um solli thozhuthu, ennai maranthu (Having spoken and