{"id":50314,"date":"2023-06-05T00:10:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T00:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=50314"},"modified":"2023-06-05T00:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T00:10:30","slug":"perumal-thirumozhi-1-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/06\/perumal-thirumozhi-1-7\/","title":{"rendered":"perumAL thirumozhi &#8211; 1.7 \u2013 maRam thigazhum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavara munayE nama:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/perumal-thirumozhi\/\">perumAL thirumozhi<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/05\/perumal-thirumozhi-1\/\">1st Decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/06\/perumal-thirumozhi-1-6\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this pAsuram, AzhwAr longs to look at emperumAn, with tears in his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>maRam thigazhum manam ozhiththu vanja mARRi<\/em><br \/><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; aim pulangaL adakki idar bArath thunbam<\/em><br \/><em>thurandhu irumuppozhudhu Eththi ellai illAth<\/em><br \/><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; thol neRikkaN nilai ninRa thoNdarAna<\/em><br \/><em>aRam thigazhum manaththavar tham gadhiyaip ponni<\/em><br \/><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; aNi arangaththu aravaNaiyil paLLi koLLum<\/em><br \/><em>niRam thigazhum mAyOnaik kaNdu en kaNgaL<\/em><br \/><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nIr malga enRu kolO niRku nALE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-word-Meanings<\/strong><br \/><em>maRam thigazhum<\/em> \u2013 full of qualities such as murder, anger, cruelty<br \/><em>manam ozhiththu<\/em> \u2013 removing from the mind, with their traces<br \/><em>vanjam mARRi<\/em> \u2013 getting rid of falsehood<br \/><em>aim pulangaL adakki<\/em> \u2013 controlling the five senses such that they do not enter worldly pursuits<br \/><em>idar bAram thunbam thuRandhu<\/em> \u2013 getting rid of the burden of <em>karma<\/em> (results of virtues and vices from previous births) which engender sorrow<br \/><em>irumuppzhodhu Eththi<\/em> \u2013 worshipping five times in a day<br \/><em>ellai illAth thol neRIkkaN nilai ninRa<\/em> \u2013 not slipping from the ancient limits which are countless<em>\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>thoNdarAna<\/em> \u2013 being followers (of emperumAn)<br \/><em>aRam thigazhum manaththavar tham<\/em> \u2013 for SrIvaishNavas (followers of emperumAn) who have compassionate minds<br \/><em>gadhiyai<\/em> \u2013 the distinguished goal<br \/><em>ponni aNi arangaththu<\/em> \u2013 in beautiful SrI rangam which is surrounded by the river kAvEri<br \/><em>aravaNaiyil paLLi koLLum<\/em> \u2013 one who is reclining on AdhiSEshan<br \/><em>niRam thigazhum<\/em> \u2013 one who is beautiful<br \/><em>mAyOnaik kaNdu<\/em> \u2013 to get to worship the amazing entity<br \/><em>en kangaL nIr malga<\/em> \u2013 with my eyes shedding tears of joy<br \/><em>niRkum nAL enRu kolO<\/em> \u2013 when will I stand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong> <br \/>emperumAn is lying atop AdhiSEshan, inside the beautiful SrI rangam which is surrounded by the river kAvEri. He has a beautiful form and is an amazing entity. He grants superior refuge to his followers who have removed from their minds evil qualities such as murder, anger, cruelty, falsehood etc, along with their traces, who have controlled their senses such that they do not graze on worldly pursuits, who have got rid of karma which is a huge burden resulting in sorrow, who have not slipped from the good paths of yore, who have compassion towards others and who worship emperumAn five times in a day. When will I stand in front of that emperumAn and worship him, with tears of joy in my eyes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>maRam thigazhum manam ozhiththu<\/strong> \u2013 the term <em>maRam<\/em> refers to qualities such as murder, anger, cruelty etc towards someone. Getting rid of these qualities, with their traces, from the mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vanjam mArri<\/strong> \u2013 getting rid of falsehood. Through these two verses, AzhwAr has spoken about getting rid of bad qualities from the mind. Next, he speaks about controlling the shortcomings in the five senses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>aim pulangaL adakki<\/strong> \u2013 periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 5-2-3 says \u201c<em>vanpulach chEvai adhakki<\/em>\u201d \u2013 controlling five senses which are like strong bulls which stray into all lands for grazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>idarp pArath thunbam thuRandhu<\/strong> \u2013 amalanAdhipirAn 5 says \u201c<em>bAramAya pazhavinai paRRaRuththu<\/em>\u201d (severing connection with the dreadful load of old sins). Old deeds (both virtuous and sinful) always create sorrow. The opinion expressed here is that we should get rid of our connection with all the old deeds and overcome all the bad qualities mentioned above with the mercy of emperumAn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>iru muppozhudhu Eththi<\/strong> \u2013 A day is divided into five parts \u2013 <em>upAdhAnam, abhigamanam, ijjyA, svAdhyAyam and yOgam<\/em> \u2013 starting from around 4 in the morning, each portion is of roughly of 2 \u00bd hours duration. During these times, keep praying to emperumAn appropriately, as<em> panchakAla pArAyaNar<\/em> (worshipping emperumAn on five occasions). Alternatively, a day is considered as morning, afternoon and evening. This will be <em>muppozhudhu<\/em> (three occasions). <em>irumuppozhudhu<\/em> will mean \u2018the great three occasions\u2019 and the meaning for this verse will be \u2013 praying to emperumAn during the great three times \u2013 in other words, worshipping him constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ellaiyillAth thonnerikkaN nilai ninRa thoNdarAna<\/strong> \u2013 SrI vaishNavas, who cannot be afflicted by anyone when they are engaged with the customary, ancient method of carrying out <em>thiruvaradhanam<\/em> (divine worship of emperumAn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>aRam thigazhum manaththavar tham gadhiyai<\/strong><em> \u2013 <\/em>one who is considered as the supreme refuge by these (SrI vaishNavas) who show mercy towards others as their basic nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ponni aNi arangaththu aravaNaiyil paLLi koLLum<\/strong> \u2013 one who is reclining on top of the mattress of thiruvananthAzhwAn inside SrI rangam which is surrounded on all sides by the river kAvEri, just as it has been mentioned in thiruchchandha viruththam 55 \u201c<em>ponni sUzh arangam<\/em>\u201d (SrI rangam which is surrounded by kAvEri)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>aNi arangam<\/strong> \u2013 for this samsAra maNdalam, also called as leelA vibhUthi (materialistic realm), SrI rangam is like a decorative jewel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>niRam thigazhum mAyOnaik kaNdu<\/strong> \u2013 looking at the amazing entity who is beauty personified. By the term <em>niRam thigazhum<\/em>, we can say that the quality \u2018beauty\u2019 too becomes great because it is holding on to him. The term <em>mAyOn<\/em> refers to one who has amazing activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>en kaNgaL nIr malga enRu kolO niRku nALE<\/strong> \u2013 when will I see his beautiful and divine form, feel ecstatic and shed tears of joy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will take up the 8th pAsuram of this padhigam, next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>pramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>pramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>SrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavara munayE nama: perumAL thirumozhi &gt;&gt; 1st Decad &lt;&lt; Previous avathArikai (Introduction) In this pAsuram, AzhwAr longs to look at emperumAn, with tears in his eyes. maRam thigazhum manam ozhiththu vanja mARRi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; aim pulangaL adakki idar bArath thunbamthurandhu irumuppozhudhu Eththi ellai illAth&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; thol neRikkaN nilai ninRa thoNdarAnaaRam &#8230; <a title=\"perumAL thirumozhi &#8211; 1.7 \u2013 maRam thigazhum\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/06\/perumal-thirumozhi-1-7\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about perumAL thirumozhi &#8211; 1.7 \u2013 maRam thigazhum\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-perumal-thirumozhi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50314","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}