{"id":57463,"date":"2025-10-07T00:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T00:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=57463"},"modified":"2025-10-07T00:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T00:04:24","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-7-3-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-3-3\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.3.3 \u2013 vandha nAL"},"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\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-3\/\">Third decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-3-2\/\">&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>vandha nAL vandhu en nenjidam koNdAn<br>maRROr nenjaRiyAn adiyEnudaich<br>chindhaiyAy vandhu thenpularkku ennaich<br>chEr kodAn idhu sikkenap peRREn<br>kondhulAm pozhil sUzh kudandhaith thalaik<br>kOvinaik kudamAdiya kUththanai<br>endhaiyai endhai thandhai thammAnai<br>empirAnai eththAl maRakkEnE?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>vandha nAL &#8211; on the day when he first came to accept me<br>vandhu &#8211; approached me<br>en nenju &#8211; my heart<br>idam koNdAn &#8211; acknowledged as his abode;<br>maRRu Or nenju &#8211; another person&#8217;s heart<br>aRiyAn &#8211; he does not know [consider] as his abode;<br>adiyEnudai &#8211; my<br>sindhaiyAy vandhu &#8211; came having my desire (i.e. he voluntarily came with the intent to grant the nithya kainkaryam which I should pray for)<br>then pularkku &#8211; on the hands of yama dhUthas (messengers of yama) who are present in the southern direction<br>ennai &#8211; me who was pursued and accepted by bhagavAn himself<br>sEr kodAn &#8211; will not allow me to be caught;<br>idhu &#8211; this<br>sikkena &#8211; firmly<br>peRREn &#8211; I attained; (hence)<br>ulA &#8211; roaming (completely filled)<br>pozhil &#8211; by the orchards<br>sUzh &#8211; filled<br>kudandhaith thalai &#8211; mercifully reclining in thirukkudandhai<br>kOvinai &#8211; being the lord<br>kudam Adiya &#8211; performed kudakkUththu (dance with pots)<br>kUththanai &#8211; being the one with amazing activities<br>endhaiyai &#8211; being my father<br>endhai &#8211; for my father<br>thandhai &#8211; for my clan which includes my grandfather<br>thammAnai &#8211; being the lord<br>em pirAnai &#8211; one who is my benefactor<br>eththAl &#8211; with which reason<br>maRakkEn &#8211; can I forget?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On the day when he first came to accept me, he approached me and acknowledged my heart as his abode; he does not know another person&#8217;s heart as his abode. Having come to me who was pursued and accepted by himself, he will not allow me to be caught by the hands of yama dhUthas (messengers of yama) who are present in the southern direction; I attained this firmly. Being the lord who is mercifully reclining in thirukkudandhai which is filled with complete orchards, being with amazing activities and who performed kudakkUththu (dance with pots), with which reason can I forget the one who is my benefactor and the lord for my clan which includes me, my father and my grandfather?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vandha nAL &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; bhagavAn&#8217;s initial acceptance cannot be attributed with any of AzhwAr&#8217;s previous efforts. Hence it cannot be seen as a return favour from bhagavAn and thus it can only be said as &#8220;<em>vandha nAL<\/em>&#8221; (the day he came initially) without any other attributes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>en nenju idam koNdAn <\/strong>&#8211; As said in SrI rAmAyaNam AraNya kANdam 5.34 \u201c<em>AvAsam thvahamichchAmi prathishtam iha kAnanE<\/em>\u201d (As I am looking for a place to say, I will live in this forest as you desire), he made my heart as his abode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>maRRu Or nenju aRiyAn <\/strong>&#8211; He is not even going to thiruvadi (garudAzhwAr), thiruvananthAzhwAn (AdhiSEshan) et al. As said in periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 5.4.8 &#8220;<em>anandhan pAlum&nbsp;garudanpAlum aidhu noydhAga vaiththu<\/em>&#8221; (showing less love towards AdhiSEshan and garudAzhwAr), periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 5.4.9 &#8220;<em>ida vagaigaL igazhndhittu<\/em>&#8221; (abandoning all the abodes) and <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2019\/01\/periya-thiruvandhadhi-68\/\">periya thiruvandhAdhi 68<\/a> &#8220;<em>kallum kanaikadalum vaigundha vAnAdum<\/em> <em>pullenRozhindhanakol<\/em>&#8221; (thiruvEngada hill, the agitated kshIrAbdhi, SrIvaikuNtam were all ignored like ignoring a blade of grass), bhagavAn is not considering that there is any abode other than AzhwAr&#8217;s divine heart. When asked &#8220;In such a case, is he not present in those places?&#8221;, just as saubhari took many forms and enjoyed, bhagavAn is present everywhere thinking &#8220;There is nothing better than AzhwAr&#8217;s divine heart&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>adiyEnudaiya &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; He came with the desire I had towards him as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-3-3-1-ozhivil-kalam\/\">thiruvAimozhi 3.3.1<\/a> &#8220;<em>vazhuvilA adimai seyya vENdum<\/em>&#8221; (should serve fully without leaving anything), and will not show me to the servitors of yama. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>idhu sikkenap peRREn <\/strong>&#8211; If this had happened by my vow, there is a possibility of breaking. Since this happened by his vow, it will never break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kondhulAm &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Mercifully reclining in thirukkudandhai which is surrounded by orchards which have bunches of flowers and eternal spring, he manifested his lordship completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kudam Adiya &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; One who fully gave his physical beauty to the cowherd people, by dancing with the pots in the four-way junctions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>endhaiyai &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; My father, my clan&#8217;s lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>empirAnai &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; The great benefactor who manifested his svarUpam, rUpam, guNam, vibhUthi etc, to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>eththAl maRakkEnE <\/strong>&#8211; Can I forget him since he helped me in a limited manner? Can I remain patiently thinking about the favours I proffered to him? How can I forget him? [I can&#8217;t forget him] <\/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\n\n\n<p><\/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;Third decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram vandha nAL vandhu en nenjidam koNdAnmaRROr nenjaRiyAn adiyEnudaichchindhaiyAy vandhu thenpularkku ennaichchEr kodAn idhu sikkenap peRREnkondhulAm pozhil sUzh kudandhaith thalaikkOvinaik kudamAdiya kUththanaiendhaiyai endhai thandhai thammAnaiempirAnai eththAl maRakkEnE? Word-by-Word meanings vandha nAL &#8211; &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.3.3 \u2013 vandha nAL\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-3-3\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.3.3 \u2013 vandha nAL\">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-57463","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\/57463","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=57463"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57597,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57463\/revisions\/57597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}