{"id":57515,"date":"2025-10-08T23:56:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=57515"},"modified":"2025-10-08T23:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:56:26","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-7-3-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-3-5\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.3.5 \u2013 Angu vennaragaththu"},"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-7-3-4\/\">&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>Angu vennaragaththu azhundhum pOdhu <br>anjEl enRu adiyEnai angE vandhu<br>thAngu thAmarai anna ponnAr adi<br>empirAnai umbarkku aNiyAy ninRa <br>vEngadaththu ariyaip parikIRiyai <br>veNNey uNdu uralinidai AppuNda<br>thIngarumbinai thEnai nanpAlinai anRi<br>en manam sindhai seyyAdhE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Angu &#8211; present in the abodes such as pAthALa etc<br>ven naragaththu &#8211; in the cruel hells<br>azhundhum pOdhu &#8211; while being drowned (and suffering)<br>angE vandhu &#8211; came to those places<br>anjEl enRu &#8211; saying &#8220;don&#8217;t fear&#8221;<br>adiyEnai &#8211; I, who am your servitor<br>thAngu &#8211; one who protects<br>thAmarai anna &#8211; matching a lotus flower<br>pon Ar &#8211; very desirable<br>adi &#8211; one who is having divine feet<br>empirAnai &#8211; being my lord<br>umbarkku &#8211; for nithyasUris<br>aNiyAy ninRa &#8211; one who remains as the decoration<br>vEngadaththu &#8211; mercifully present in thiruvEngada mountain<br>ariyai &#8211; being the lion<br>pari &#8211; kESi who came in the form of a horse<br>kIRiyai &#8211; one tore the mouth<br>veNNey uNdu &#8211; (stealing and) eating the butter<br>ural idai &#8211; in between the mortar (with his waist and the mortar)<br>AppuNda &#8211; one who was bound<br>thIm karumbinai &#8211; one who is like sweet sugarcane juice<br>thEnai &#8211; one who is sweet like honey<br>nal pAlinai anRi &#8211; anyone other than purushOththama who is like sweet milk<br>en manam &#8211; my heart<br>sindhai seyyAdhu &#8211; will not think of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While I, the servitor, was drowning in the cruel hells which are present in the abodes such as pAthALa etc, he came to those places and protected me saying &#8220;don&#8217;t fear&#8221;. He is having very desirable divine feet which are like lotus flower. He is my lord. He remains as the decoration for nithyasUris. He is mercifully present in thiruvEngada mountain as a lion. He tore the mouth of kESi, who came in the form of a horse. For eating the butter, he was bound with the mortar. My heart will not think about anyone other than purushOththama who is like sweet sugarcane juice, sweet like honey and sweet milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Angu ven naragam &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Instead of relieving me from performing the sins while being engaged in them, after completing those acts, in the cruel hells where suffering is undergone which are not seen while engaging in the acts, he comes there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>anjEl enRu &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Instead of remaining &#8220;He has committed the sins and is reaping the results. How does it bother us?&#8221; he went there and said &#8220;While I am present, should you be a target of the result of your sins? Don&#8217;t fear&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thAngu &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; He protects us with his very desirable, divine feet which are like fresh lotus flower. My lord, whose divine feet can be superficially compared to lotus flower for the expansive nature, freshness, coolness, fragrance etc. But these aspects are not limited in the divine feet as they are in the flower. bhagavAn&#8217;s lotus feet are very tender and desirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>umbarkku aNi &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; His standing posture in thirumalA appears like an ornament for nithyasUris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ariyai <\/strong>&#8211; Just as he remains as an ornament for those who love him, he remains invincible for those who hate him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pari kIRiyai <\/strong>&#8211; One who tore the mouth of kESi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>veNNey &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; He became totally dependent on the food item (butter) which has the physical touch of devotees; having not acquired it directly, tried to steal and eat the same, and being unable to do it perfectly, got caught in the act, bound along with the mortar, got beaten and trying to escape the beating, he became pale and sorrowful. As AzhwAr meditated about these aspects again and again, he enjoyed such situation in all manners. This enjoyment is such sweet as said in chAndhOgya upanishath &#8220;<em>sarvarasa:<\/em>&#8221; (bhagavAn&#8217;s divine form is origin of all tastes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nal pAlinai &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; My heart will not constantly meditate upon anyone other than bhagavAn who is so enjoyable.<\/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;Third decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram Angu vennaragaththu azhundhum pOdhu anjEl enRu adiyEnai angE vandhuthAngu thAmarai anna ponnAr adiempirAnai umbarkku aNiyAy ninRa vEngadaththu ariyaip parikIRiyai veNNey uNdu uralinidai AppuNdathIngarumbinai thEnai nanpAlinai anRien manam sindhai seyyAdhE Word-by-Word meanings &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.3.5 \u2013 Angu vennaragaththu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-3-5\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.3.5 \u2013 Angu vennaragaththu\">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-57515","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\/57515","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=57515"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57633,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57515\/revisions\/57633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}