{"id":56282,"date":"2025-07-13T23:31:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T23:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=56282"},"modified":"2025-07-13T23:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T23:31:36","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-2-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-2-20\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 1.2.20 \u2013 azhagiya paimbonnin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: Sri varavaramunayE nama:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi\/\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi<\/a>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1\/\">First Centum<\/a>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1.2\/\">Second Decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-2-19\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequent to enjoying the beauty of krishNa\u2019s divine forehead, AzhwAr enjoys the beauty of his divine locks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>azhagiya paimbonnin kOl angaik koNdu<\/em><br><em>kazhalgaL sadhangai kalandhu engum Arppa<\/em><br><em>mazha kanRu inangaL maRiththuth thirivAn<\/em><br><em>kuzhalgaL irundhavA kANIrE kuvi mulaiyIr<\/em>!<em> vandhu kANIrE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>azhagiya<\/em> \u2013 being beautiful<br><em>paim ponnin<\/em> \u2013 made of pure gold<br><em>kOl<\/em> \u2013 staff<br><em>am kai<\/em> \u2013 with beautiful hand<br><em>koNdu<\/em> \u2013 holding<br><em>kazhalgaL<\/em> \u2013 the valorous anklets donned on the divine feet<br><em>sadhangai<\/em> \u2013 string of small metal bells tied to the divine anklet<br><em>kalandhu<\/em> \u2013 together<br><em>engum Arppa<\/em> \u2013 to make a sound, everywhere<br><em>mazham<\/em> \u2013 youthful<br><em>kanRu inangaL<\/em> \u2013 herd of calves<br><em>maRiththu<\/em> \u2013 restraining<br><em>thirivAn<\/em> \u2013 one who roams<br><em>kuzhalkgaL<\/em> \u2013 divine locks<br><em>irundha A<\/em> \u2013 the way they are<br><em>kANIr<\/em> \u2013 have a look<br><em>kuvi mulaiyIr<\/em> \u2013 oh, women, with globular bosoms! Come and have a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holding a staff made of pure gold in his divine hand, with the valorous anklets and string of bells which decorate his divine feet making sound everywhere, krishNa will restrain the herd of youthful calves and roam around. Oh, women with globular bosoms! Come and have a look at the divine locks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>azhagiya \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; holding a staff made of pure gold, which looks beautiful to beholders, in his beautiful, divine hands which are such that evil eyes have to be warded off, and his valorous anklets and string of metal bells which he has worn on his divine feet, krishNa restrains the herd of youthful calves, roaming everywhere. Oh, women, with globular bosoms, come and have a look at his divine locks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kazhalgaL \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; since he has to run with heavy steps, in order to restrain the calves from running astray, the valorous anklets and the string of bells tied to his divine feet, in a harmonious way, will make sound everywhere. thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that the calves which go astray from the herd, will find their way back, from the sound of his anklet and string of bells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mazha kanRu \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; ensuring that the herds of young calves do not escape from him, by restraining them with the staff in his hand, and roaming with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kuzhalgaL \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; just as it has been said in periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 2-6-3 \u201c<em>neRiththa kuzhalgaLai nInga munnOdi \u2026<\/em>\u201d (running ahead of the calves such that his dense locks will break into two sides \u2026), since he is running with heavy steps to control the calves, his locks will sway on either side. Have a look at those divine locks. Oh, women, who have rounded bosoms, come and have a look at his divine locks! thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that his divine locks are long. The reason for describing the bosoms of herd-women as <em>kuvi mulaiyIr<\/em> [being well rounded] is because bosoms represent devotion towards emperumAn and when they are well rounded, the devotion is being nurtured well. thiruvAimozhip piLLai further explains here that while periyAzhwAr enjoys the divine limbs of krishNa, just as nammAzhwAr had enjoyed in his thiruvAimozhi 3-1-1 \u201c<em>mudichchOdhi<\/em>\u201d padhigam [ten pAsurams], nammAzhwAr started with emperumAn\u2019s divine locks and ended with his divine feet while periyAzhwAr started with his divine feet and ended with his divine locks. The reason for periyAzhwAr calling the herd-women twice \u201c<em>kANIr<\/em>\u201d \u201c<em>kANIr<\/em>\u201d [to come and have a look] is due to the fact that they [the herd-women] knew that their <em>svarUpam<\/em> [basic nature of AthmA, which is <em>SEshathvam<\/em>, servitude to emperumAn] should be aligned to their <em>prApyam<\/em> [end-goal, which is attaining emperumAn] and that their <em>prApyam<\/em> [end-goal] should be aligned to their <em>svarUpam<\/em> [being a servitor]. It could also be said that they knew emperumAn\u2019s <em>upEyabhAvam<\/em> [that he is the ultimate goal for them] and his <em>upAyabhAvam<\/em> [that he is the means for attaining him]. Only if periyAzhwAr shows this way, would <em>mangaLASAsanam<\/em> [protecting and praising emperumAn] get fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the last pAsuram of this thirumozhi.<\/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=\"http:\/\/koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/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=\"http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: Sri varavaramunayE nama: periyAzhwAr thirumozhi&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;First Centum&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Second Decad Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Subsequent to enjoying the beauty of krishNa\u2019s divine forehead, AzhwAr enjoys the beauty of his divine locks. azhagiya paimbonnin kOl angaik koNdukazhalgaL sadhangai kalandhu engum Arppamazha kanRu inangaL maRiththuth thirivAnkuzhalgaL irundhavA kANIrE kuvi mulaiyIr! vandhu kANIrE Word-by-Word Meanings &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 1.2.20 \u2013 azhagiya paimbonnin\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-2-20\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 1.2.20 \u2013 azhagiya paimbonnin\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,717,718],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1st-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56282","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=56282"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56327,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56282\/revisions\/56327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}