{"id":57392,"date":"2025-09-30T23:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=57392"},"modified":"2025-09-30T23:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:53:04","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-7-2-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/periya-thirumozhi-7-2-8\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.2.8 \u2013 eppOdhum ponmalar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><small>SrI:&nbsp; SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:&nbsp; SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:&nbsp; SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2020\/11\/periya-thirumozhi\/\">periya thirumozhi<\/a>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/periya-thirumozhi-7\/\">Seventh centum<\/a>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/periya-thirumozhi-7-2\/\">Second decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/periya-thirumozhi-7-2-7\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No specific introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">pAsuram<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>eppOdhum ponmalar ittu imaiyOr thozhudhu thangaL<br>kaippOdhu koNdu iRainjik kazhal mEl vaNanga ninRAy<br>ippOdhu en nenjin uLLE pugundhAyaip pOgalottEn<br>naRpOdhu vaNdu kiNdum naRaiyUr ninRa nambIyO!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>nal &#8211; beautiful<br>pOdhu &#8211; in the flowers<br>vaNdu &#8211; beetles<br>kiNdum &#8211; spread over (sweet)<br>naRaiyUr \u2013 in the dhivyadhESam named thirunaRaiyUr<br>ninRa \u2013 one who is mercifully residing<br>nambi \u2013 Oh complete one!<br>eppOdhum &#8211; at all times<br>pon &#8211; beautiful<br>malar &#8211; flowers<br>ittu &#8211; to proffer<br>imaiyOr &#8211; nithyasUris<br>thozhudhu &#8211; to surrender<br>thangaL &#8211; their<br>kai pOdhu koNdu &#8211; with their flower-like hands<br>irainji &#8211; performing anjali (joined palms)<br>kazhal mEl &#8211; (falling) at the divine feet<br>vaNanga &#8211; for them to surrender<br>ninRAy &#8211; Oh, one who is mercifully present!<br>ippOdhu &#8211; Now, after knowing your sweetness<br>en nenjinuLLE \u2013 in my heart<br>pugundhAyai \u2013 you, who entered<br>pOgal ottEn \u2013 I will not allow to go somewhere else<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, the complete one who is mercifully residing in thirunaRaiyUr where beetles are spread over the beautiful flowers!&nbsp;Oh, one who is mercifully present for the nithyasUris to proffer beautiful flowers and surrender unto you by performing anjali (joined palms) with their flower-like hands! Now, after knowing your sweetness, I will not allow you, who entered in my heart, to go somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>eppOdhum &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; [bhagavAn says] Did we come and enter your heart due to some shortcoming in my side? Will I leave you now [due to becoming fulfilled]? [AzhwAr says] You remained to be worshippable as said in vishNu sUktham &#8220;<em>sadhA paSyanthi<\/em>&#8221; (nithyasUris are always seeing); with the ever-attractive flowers, nithyasUris worshipped and performed anjali with their hands which are like flowers and falling at your divine feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ippOdhu en nenjin uLLE &#8230;<\/strong>&#8211; I had no idea even a moment before your arrival [that you will arrive in my heart]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pugundhAyai &#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; While I did not even beseech you, you came voluntarily and announced your sweetness. Now, will I allow you to leave me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nal pOdhu vaNdu kiNdum &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; On the distinguished flowers, the beetles as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/09\/thiruvaimozhi-1-7-11-kudainthu-vandunnum\/\">thiruvAimozhi 1.7.11<\/a> &#8220;<em>kudaindhu vaNdu uNNum<\/em>&#8221; (beetles are submerged into the flowers while drinking their honey), oh, one who is having as your residence, thirunaRaiyUr which is an enjoyable place where the beetles can only go deep into the flowers and enjoy the honey and not go elsewhere! Is the town&#8217;s enjoyability such that those who were immersed in the sweetness of the town can seek other places?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>archived in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>pramEyam (goal) \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br>pramANam (scriptures) \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br>pramAthA (preceptors) \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br>SrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013&nbsp;<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&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Seventh centum&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Second decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram eppOdhum ponmalar ittu imaiyOr thozhudhu thangaLkaippOdhu koNdu iRainjik kazhal mEl vaNanga ninRAyippOdhu en nenjin uLLE pugundhAyaip pOgalottEnnaRpOdhu vaNdu kiNdum naRaiyUr ninRa nambIyO! Word-by-Word meanings nal &#8211; beautifulpOdhu &#8211; in the flowersvaNdu &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.2.8 \u2013 eppOdhum ponmalar\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/periya-thirumozhi-7-2-8\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.2.8 \u2013 eppOdhum ponmalar\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16,719],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irandam-ayiram","category-periya-thirumozhi","category-periya-thirumozhi-7th-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57392","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=57392"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57500,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57392\/revisions\/57500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}