periya thirumozhi – 1.2.9 – Odhi Ayira

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction available. pAsuram Odhi Ayira nAmangaL uNarndhavarkku uRu thuyar adaiyAmal EdhaminRi ninRaruLum namperundhagai irundhanal imayaththu thAdhu malgiya piNdi viNdalarginRa thazhalpurai ezhil nOkki pEdhai vaNdugaL eriyena veruvaru piridhi senRadai nenjE ! … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2.8 – iravu kUrndhu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram iravu kUrndhiruL perugiya varaimuzhaiirumbasi adhukUraaravam Avikkum aganpozhil thazhuviyaaruvarai imayaththuparamanAdhi em panimugil vaNNanenRueNNi ninRu imaiyOrgaLpiramanOdu senRu adithozhum perundhagaippiridhi senRadai nenjE ! Word-by-Word meanings iravu – night onlykUrndhu – being … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2.7 – kArkoL vEngaigaL

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) dhEvathAs would offer pushpAnjali (submission of flowers) and worship emperumAn here. pAsuram kArkoL vEngaigaL kanavarai thazhuviya kaRivaLar kodi thunnip pOrkoL vEngaigaL punavarai thazhuviya pUmpozhil imayaththuL ErkoL pUnjunaith thadampadindhu inamalar ettumittu imaiyOrgaL pErgaL … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2.6 – paNangaL Ayiram

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) AzhwAr is thinking/speaking about such sarvESvaran who reclined on thiruppARkadal, mercifully coming and residing here. This pAsuram is also explained as dhEvathAs saying “You who mercifully arrived and reclined in thiruppARkadal for … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2.5 – karaisey mAkkadal

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) AzhwAr is thinking about emperumAn arriving at thiruppARkadal (milk ocean) and mercifully resting there, to be the origin for such incarnations. pAsuram karaisey mAkkadal kidandhavankanaikazhal amarargaL thozhudhEththaaraisey mEgalai alarmagaL avaLodumamarndha nal imayaththuvaraisey … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2.4 – maRangoL ALari

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) AzhwAr is speaking about emperumAn’s help for the child [SrI prahlAdhAzhwAn), similar to helping nappinnaip pirAtti. In context of eliminating the enemies of the devotees, his help is greater than helping his … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2.3 – thudikoL

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr explained how emperumAn destroyed lankA for [sIthAp] pirAtti and in this pAsuram, he is speaking about how he destroyed the bulls for the sake of nappinnaip pirAtti. … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2.2 – kalanga mAkkadal

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) In speaking about how emperumAn removed AzhwAr’s loss [in previous decad 4th pAsuram], AzhwAr spoke about emperumAn removing sugrIva mahArajar’s loss in the first pAsuram; perumAL (SrI rAma) removed his own loss … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2.1 – vAli mAvalaththu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> Second decad pAsuram vAli mAvalaththu oruvanadhu udalkeda varisilai vaLaiviththu anRu Elam nARu thaN thadam pozhil idampeRa irundha nal imayyaththuL Ali mAmugil adhirthara aruvarai agaduRa mugadERi peeli mAmayil nadanjeyum thadanjunaip piridhi senRadai nenjE Word-by-Word meanings nenjE – Oh heart! anRu – … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.2 – vAli

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First Centum << Previous decad thirumangai AzhwAr having meditated upon the nature of samsAram (material realm) and his own attachment towards worldly pleasures, explained in the previous decad “emperumAn considered such suffering itself as the reason, accepted me out of his nirhEthuka … Read more