All the azhwars are steeped in this experience and as Periazhwar’s daughter, this bhava is ingrained in Andal, pointed out Sri P. T. Seshadri in a discourse. The prapanna considers his entire being as the Lord’s possession and never forgets that this truth is revealed to him through God’s grace alone. Just as the onus of retrieving a lost object lies with the owner, the prapanna knows that at some point of time the Lord will take him into His fold. Total absence of ego sense is the basic qualification of prapanna. All other forms of penance are subsumed in this bhava that incorporates intense love, bhakti and longing to serve the Lord and be united with Him.

Source: The Hindu January 07, 2019 16:18 UTC