{"id":57150,"date":"2025-09-11T23:32:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=57150"},"modified":"2025-09-11T23:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:32:31","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-7-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-7-10\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 1.7.10 \u2013 thirai nIr"},"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\/09\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-7\/\">Seventh Decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-7-9\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that krishNa should walk with a decoration, just like chandhran appears amidst ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>thirai nIrch chandhira maNdalam pOl sengaN mAl kEsavan than<\/em><br><em>thiru nIr mugaththuth thulangu chutti thigazhndhu engum pudai peyara<\/em><br><em>peru nIrth thirai ezhu gangaiyilum periyadhu Or thIrththa balam<\/em><br><em>tharu nIr siRuch chaNNam thuLLam sOrath thaLar nadai nadavAnO<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>thirai<\/em> \u2013 tossing waves<br><em>nIr<\/em> \u2013 appearing as moving in the midst of ocean [its shadow]<br><em>chandhira maNdalam pOl<\/em> \u2013 like the region of moon<br><em>sem kaN<\/em> \u2013 with reddish divine eyes<br><em>mAl<\/em> \u2013 having a dark complexion<br><em>\u00a0kEsavan<\/em> \u2013 he [krishNa] who has eminent locks<br><em>than<\/em> \u2013 his<br><em>thiru<\/em> \u2013 being splendorous<br><em>nIr<\/em> \u2013 having coolness<br><em>mugaththu<\/em> \u2013 on his divine face<br><em>thulangu<\/em> \u2013 being radiant<br><em>chutti<\/em> \u2013 ornament <em>chutti<\/em> (suspended from the lock and hanging on the forehead)<br><em>engum thigazhndhu<\/em> \u2013 shining everywhere<br><em>pudai peyara<\/em> \u2013 swaying between left and right<br><em>peru<\/em> \u2013 being the most eminent among all the sacred waters<br><em>nIr thirai ezhu<\/em> \u2013 tossing white coloured waves<br><em>gangaiyilum<\/em> \u2013 more than the river gangA<br><em>periyadhu<\/em> \u2013 being eminent<br><em>Or<\/em> \u2013 being without a match<br><em>thIrththa balam<\/em> \u2013 strength of sacred water<br><em>tharum nIr<\/em> \u2013 having water which is capable of giving<br><em>siRu saNNam<\/em> \u2013 small <em>saNNam<\/em> (<em>saNNam<\/em> \u2013 hidden part; here, this refers to the male reproductive organ)<br><em>thuLLam sOra<\/em> \u2013 even as it drips, will he not take tender steps?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like the lunar region appears moving in the middle of the ocean [the reference here is to the shadow of the moon], which is tossing waves, krishNa has reddish eyes, dark complexion and eminent locks. He has the ornament <em>chutti<\/em>, which is radiant, on his divine face. gangA river, which is tossing white coloured waves, has water which is the best among all the sacred waters. Will krishNa not take tender steps such that the <em>chutti<\/em> sways between left and right sides, emitting radiance, and with water dripping from his private part, the water which is without a match, which has the strength of sacred waters and which is more eminent than the water flowing in river gangA?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thirai nIr \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; just like the lunar region [whose shadow] in the ocean, which has agitating waves, appears to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sengaN mAl \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; having reddish eyes, and as a complement to it, a dark divine form, and having eminent locks. <em>mAl<\/em> \u2013 one who has a dark complexion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>than \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; with the ornament <em>chutti<\/em>, which is shining on the divine face which is beautiful and cool, emitting radiance everywhere as it sways between left and right sides.thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that on the divine face of emperumAn, which is cooler than chandhran, the divine ornament <em>chutti<\/em> is resplendently reflecting, shining everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>peru nIr \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; river gangA is the most eminent among sacred waters, throwing up waves, with its flow never changing. Will krishNa not take tender steps such that water, which is more eminent than the waters of that gangA and which gives unique strength, drips from his private part? &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that while AzhwAr continues to be emperumAn\u2019s servitor and to be completely dependent on him, this water dripping from his private part gives AzhwAr the strength to carry out mangaLASAsanam for him such that the relationship of protector-protected changes whereby, he, out of concern for krishNa [when he is vulnerable as a child] takes on the role of the protector of emperumAn, who is now protected. The meaning for <em>gangaiyilum periyadhu<\/em> is that this water is the sustenance for the entire universe [while AkASa gangA is exclusively for the celestial entities].<\/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; Seventh Decad Previous avathArikai (Introduction) thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that krishNa should walk with a decoration, just like chandhran appears amidst ocean. thirai nIrch chandhira maNdalam pOl sengaN mAl kEsavan thanthiru nIr mugaththuth thulangu chutti thigazhndhu engum pudai peyaraperu nIrth &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 1.7.10 \u2013 thirai nIr\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-7-10\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 1.7.10 \u2013 thirai nIr\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,717,718],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57150","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\/57150","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=57150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57151,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57150\/revisions\/57151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}