{"id":56830,"date":"2025-08-19T23:41:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=56830"},"modified":"2025-08-19T23:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:41:55","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-5-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-5-11\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 1.5.11 \u2013 annamum mInuruvum"},"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; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-5\/\">Fifth Decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-5-10\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this last pAsuram, AzhwAr mentions the benefit which will accrue to those who learn this decad and brings the decad to its end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>annamum mIn uruvum ALariyum kuRaLum<\/em><br><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amaiyum AnavanE<\/em>!<em> AyargaL nAyaganE<\/em>!<br><em>en avalam kaLaivAy<\/em>!<em> Aduga sengIrai<\/em><br><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ezh ulagum udaiyAy! Aduga Aduga enRu<\/em><br><em>anna nadai madavAL asOdhai ugandha parisu<\/em><br><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ana pugazhp pudhuvaip pattan uraiththa thamizh<\/em><br><em>innisai mAlai ip paththum vallAr uloagil<\/em><br><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eN dhisaiyum pugazh mikku inbam adhu eydhuvarE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>annamum<\/em> \u2013 \u201cswan<br><em>mIn uruvum<\/em> \u2013 fish<br><em>AL ariyum<\/em> \u2013 narasimha [lion face and human body]<br><em>kuRaLum<\/em> \u2013 vAmana [dwarf]<br><em>Amaiyum<\/em> \u2013 tortoise [thus, in all these forms]<br><em>AnavanE<\/em>! \u2013 oh, one who incarnated!<br><em>AyargaL<\/em> \u2013 for the herd-folk<br><em>nAyaganE<\/em>! \u2013 oh, one who is the head!<br><em>en avalam<\/em> \u2013 my distress<br><em>kaLaivAy<\/em>! \u2013 oh, one who removed!<br><em>sengIrai Aduga<\/em> \u2013 [you] should mercifully perform <em>sengIrai<\/em><br><em>Ezh ulagum<\/em> \u2013 for the seven worlds<br><em>udaiyAy<\/em>! \u2013 oh, one who is the lord!<br><em>Aduga Aduga enRu<\/em> \u2013 you should dance; you should dance\u201d saying so<br><em>annam<\/em> \u2013 like a swan<br><em>nadai<\/em> \u2013 having the beauty of gait<br><em>madavAL<\/em> \u2013 having simplicity<br><em>asOdhai<\/em> \u2013 yaSOdhAp pirAtti<br><em>ugandha<\/em> \u2013 saying with happiness<br><em>parisu<\/em> \u2013 manner<br><em>Ana<\/em> \u2013 with abundance<br><em>pugazh<\/em> \u2013 having fame<br><em>pudhuvaip pattan<\/em> \u2013 bhattar pirAn, who incarnated in SrI villibuththUr<br><em>uraiththa<\/em> \u2013 mercifully said<br><em>in isai<\/em> \u2013 having sweet tune<br><em>thamizh mAlaigaL<\/em> \u2013 garlands of thamizh [words]<br><em>ippaththum<\/em> \u2013 these ten pAsurams<br><em>vallAr<\/em> \u2013 those who are capable of reciting<br><em>ulagil<\/em> \u2013 even as they live in this world<br><em>eN dhisaiyum<\/em> \u2013 in eight directions<br><em>pugazh<\/em> \u2013 fame<br><em>mikku inbam adhu<\/em> \u2013 lot of comfort [<em>bhagavath anubhavam<\/em>, experiencing emperumAn]<br><em>eydhuvar<\/em> \u2013 will attain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>yaSOdhAp pirAtti, who has the gait of swan and who has simplicity, had said with happiness \u201cOh, one who incarnated as swan, as fish, as narasimha, as vAmana and as tortoise! Oh, one who is the lord of herd-folk! Oh, one who removed my distress! You should mercifully perform <em>sengIrai<\/em>. Oh, one who is the lord of seven worlds! You should dance; you should dance\u201d. bhattar pirAn, who has abundant fame and who incarnated in SrI villibuththUr, had mercifully composed that yaSOdhAp pirAtti\u2019s words as garlands of thamizh, with sweet tunes. Those who are capable of reciting these ten pAsurams, will attain fame in the eight directions and experience emperumAn, even as they live in this samsAram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>annamum \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; Oh, one who incarnated as <em>hamsa<\/em> [swan], which instructed vEdham, as <em>mathsya<\/em>, [fish] which was the support during deluge, as <em>narasimha<\/em> [lion head with human body], who destroyed the monster hiraNya kashyap, as <em>vAmana<\/em> [dwarf] who fulfilled the desire of indhran [head of celestial entities] and as <em>kUrma<\/em> [tortoise] which was the support for manthara mountain [when the milky ocean was churned]! Through all these, it is explained that emperumAn transforms himself from his most distinguished, auspicious divine form, for the sake of his followers, to lowly forms and protects his followers in line with the activities of the species in which he has incarnated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AyargaL nAyaganE<\/strong> \u2013 Unlike those incarnations [where he protected a few entities], incarnating to reduce the excess load on earth, one who became the head of herd-folk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>en avalam kaLaivAy<\/strong> \u2013 oh, one who removed my distress of \u201cWhat will befall you?\u201d in all manner, by protecting yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aduga sengIrai<\/strong> \u2013 You should mercifully perform <em>sengIrai<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ezhulagum \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; Oh, who is the lord of all the worlds! You should dance; you should dance. thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the term <em>adhu<\/em> [<em>inbam adhu<\/em>] indicates that those who learn these pAsurams will get to carry out mangaLASAsanam for emperumAn in SrI vaikuNtam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>annam \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; the manner in which yaSOdhAp pirAtti, who has the beauty of swan\u2019s gait and obedience, had told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ana \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; born as a brAhmaNa, AzhwAr took over the pathos of herd-folk, enjoyed the experience of yaSOdhAp pirAtti in her time, at a much later point of time, with a fame which was more abundant than hers. Those who are able to learn these pAsurams which were mercifully composed by periyAzhwAr, who was the controller of SrI villibuththUr, in thamizh language, with sweet tunes\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ulagil \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; even as they live in this world, they will attain fame transcending the eight directions and will attain the eminent comfort of <em>bhagavath anubhavam<\/em> [experiencing emperumAn] in a vibhUthi where even nithyasUris cannot enjoy [viz. in samsAram].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the pravESam of the next 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; Fifth Decad Previous avathArikai (Introduction) In this last pAsuram, AzhwAr mentions the benefit which will accrue to those who learn this decad and brings the decad to its end. annamum mIn uruvum ALariyum kuRaLum\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amaiyum AnavanE! 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