{"id":46269,"date":"2022-03-24T23:37:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T23:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=46269"},"modified":"2022-03-24T23:37:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T23:37:29","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-2-8-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2022\/03\/periya-thirumozhi-2-8-3\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi &#8211; 2.8.3 &#8211; sempon ilangu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>SrI:&nbsp; SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:&nbsp; SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:&nbsp; SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2020\/11\/periya-thirumozhi\/\">periya thirumozhi<\/a> &gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/07\/periya-thirumozhi-2\/\">Second centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2022\/03\/periya-thirumozhi-2-8\/\">Eighth decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2022\/03\/periya-thirumozhi-2-8-2\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)<\/h3>\n<p>No specific introduction.<\/p>\n<h3>pAsuram<\/h3>\n<p>sempon ilangu valangai vALi<br \/>\nthiN silai thaNdodu sangamoL vAL<br \/>\numbar irusudar AzhiyOdu<br \/>\nkEdagam oNmalar paRRi eRRE!<br \/>\nvembu sinaththu adal vEzham vIzha<br \/>\nveNmarupponRu paRiththu iruNda<br \/>\nambudham pOnRu ivarAr kol? enna<br \/>\nattabuyagaraththEn enRArE<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Word-by-Word meanings <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>valam kai &#8211; in his divine right hand<br \/>\nilangu &#8211; shining<br \/>\nsem pon &#8211; made of fresh gold<br \/>\nvALi &#8211; arrows<br \/>\nthiN &#8211; strong<br \/>\nsilai &#8211; bow<br \/>\nthaNdodu &#8211; mace<br \/>\nsangam &#8211; SrI pAnchajanyam, the conch<br \/>\noL &#8211; shining<br \/>\nvAL &#8211; divine dagger<br \/>\numbar &#8211; greater than (all other weapons)<br \/>\niru sudar &#8211; having great radiance<br \/>\nAzhiyodu &#8211; with the chakkaraththAzhwAr (the disc)<br \/>\nkEdagam &#8211; shield<br \/>\noL &#8211; beautiful<br \/>\nmalar &#8211; flower<br \/>\npaRRi &#8211; holding<br \/>\neRRE &#8211; wow!<br \/>\nvembu sinam &#8211; great anger<br \/>\nadal &#8211; strength<br \/>\nvEzham &#8211; kuvalayApIdam, the elephant<br \/>\nvIzha &#8211; to be killed<br \/>\nveL maruppu onRu &#8211; a white tusk<br \/>\npaRiththu &#8211; broke<br \/>\niruNda &#8211; being dark due to abundance of water<br \/>\nambudham pOnRa &#8211; like a cloud<br \/>\nivar Ar kol? enna \u2013 when asked \u201cWho is he?\u201d<br \/>\nattabuyagaraththEn \u2013 I am the lord of thiruvattabuyagaram<br \/>\nenRAr \u2013 mercifully said<\/p>\n<h3>Simple translation<\/h3>\n<p>emperumAn is holding shining arrows which are made of gold in his right hand, strong bow, mace, SrI pAnchajanyam (the conch), shining dagger, the effulgent chakkaraththAzhwAr (the disc), shield and the beautiful flower; wow! He broke one of the whitish tusks to kill the very angry and strong elephant named kuvalayApIdam ; when he, who resembles a cloud which is dark due to abundant presence of water, was asked \u201cWho is he?\u201d he mercifully said \u201cI am the lord of thiruvattabuyagaram\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n<p><em>sem pon &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; His divine weapons are useful when he rises with great anger against the enemies and when he attracts helpless women.<\/p>\n<p><em>sem pon ilangu valangai vALi<\/em> &#8211; SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam 16.22 \u201c<em>dhIptha pAvaka SankASai:<\/em>\u201d &#8211; the arrows don&#8217;t look the same when they are in his hands and when they are shot at someone; when they are shot at some one, they will come with blazing fire. <em>Sithai:<\/em> &#8211; unlike other arrows, when these arrows come in contact with the target, the target cannot bear the heat and will get burnt. <em>kAnchana bhUshaNai:<\/em> &#8211; there is an area which will even win over me who is favourable. <em>nathvAm ichchAmi aham dhrashtum<\/em> &#8211; I am telling you out of brotherly affection; <em>rAmENa nihatham Sarai:<\/em> &#8211; A pond would allow someone to kill oneself there or to quench one&#8217;s thirst; similarly I don&#8217;t desire for you to die being a target of his arrow instead of enjoying his beauty.<\/p>\n<p><em>sem pon &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; His divine hand will look attractive even without any decoration; on top of that his hand has golden arrows. The arrows look attractive due to their natural beauty and due to the way they are held by him.<\/p>\n<p><em>thiN silai<\/em> &#8211; Even after launching the bow a few times on the enemies, it will not become tired.<\/p>\n<p><em>thaNdu<\/em> &#8211; Similar mace.<\/p>\n<p><em>sangam oLvAL<\/em> &#8211; The dagger which looks beautiful due to the way it is held.<\/p>\n<p><em>umbar &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; With the divine chakra which is having great radiance due to being the leader of the weapons.<\/p>\n<p><em>kEdagam<\/em> &#8211; Shield.<\/p>\n<p><em>oL malar<\/em> &#8211; The flower which is a tool to vanquish helpless girls, like kAma (manmadha) will do.<\/p>\n<p><em>eRRE<\/em> &#8211; Wow!<\/p>\n<p><em>vembu &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; To kill kuvalayApIdam which was very angry and was set out to fight, he broke the tusk which was whitish in colour, contrary to his own colour. When such emperumAn was asked &#8220;Who is he?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His subsequent words.<\/p>\n<p><em>attabuyagaraththEn &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; He said &#8220;I have not just eliminated the fear of the ladies in the capital city of kamsa by killing the kuvalayApIdam which was sent by kamsa; I have come here and am standing here to eliminate your fear&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.<\/p>\n<p>adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan<\/p>\n<p>archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\nSrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI:&nbsp; SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:&nbsp; SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:&nbsp; SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Second centum &gt;&gt; Eighth decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram sempon ilangu valangai vALi thiN silai thaNdodu sangamoL vAL umbar irusudar AzhiyOdu kEdagam oNmalar paRRi eRRE! vembu sinaththu adal vEzham vIzha veNmarupponRu paRiththu iruNda ambudham pOnRu ivarAr kol? &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi &#8211; 2.8.3 &#8211; sempon ilangu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2022\/03\/periya-thirumozhi-2-8-3\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi &#8211; 2.8.3 &#8211; sempon ilangu\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irandam-ayiram","category-periya-thirumozhi","category-periya-thirumozhi-2nd-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}