{"id":57639,"date":"2025-10-18T00:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T00:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=57639"},"modified":"2025-10-18T00:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T00:02:25","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-7-4-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-4-3\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.4.3 \u2013 mIdhOdi"},"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-7-4\/\">Fourth decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-4-2\/\">&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>mIdhOdi vAL eyiRu minnilaga mun vilagum uruvinALai<br>kAdhOdu kodi mUkku anRu udan aRuththa kaiththalaththA! enRu ninRu<br>thAdhOdu vaNdalambum thaN sERai emperumAn thALai Eththi<br>pOdhOdu punal thUvum puNNiyarE viNNavaril poliginRArE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>mIdhu Odi &#8211; growing vertically<br>vAL &#8211; having radiance<br>eyiRu &#8211; tooth<br>min ilaga &#8211; as it shines like lightning<br>mun &#8211; in front, from there (being unable to stand)<br>vilagum &#8211; to move away<br>uruvinALai &#8211; sUrpaNakA, who is having (scary) form<br>kAdhOdu &#8211; with her ear<br>kodi mUkku &#8211; nose, which looks like a creeper<br>anRu &#8211; during rAmAvathAram<br>udan &#8211; at once<br>aRuththa &#8211; severed<br>kaiththalaththA &#8211; oh, one who is having divine hands!<br>enRu &#8211; in this manner<br>ninRu &#8211; remaining firm<br>thAdhOdu &#8211; along with flower buds<br>vaNdu &#8211; beetles<br>alambum &#8211; humming<br>thaN sERai emperumAn &#8211; bhagavAn who is present in cool thiruchchERai<br>thALai &#8211; divine feet<br>Eththi &#8211; praising<br>pOdhOdu &#8211; along with flowers<br>punal &#8211; water<br>thUvum &#8211; proffering<br>puNNiyar &#8211; fortunate people<br>viNNavaril &#8211; more than nithyasUris<br>poliginRAr &#8211; more opulent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Saying &#8220;Oh one who is having divine hands which at once severed the ear and creeper like nose of sUrpaNakA, who is having a form where her tooth is growing vertically upwards and is radiantly shining like lightning and from whom one has to move away instead of standing in front of her!&#8221; and remaining firm, the fortunate ones praise the divine feet of bhagavAn who is present in the cool thiruchchERai where beetles, which are having flower buds on them are humming, and proffer flowers and water. They are more opulent than nithyasUris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mIdhOdi &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Her radiant teeth which are rising vertically and shining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>min ilaga<\/strong> &#8211; shining like lightning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mun vilagum &#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; Just as one cannot stare at lightning, she is having a form which will scare everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternative explanation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mIdhu &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; As the risen teeth are shining like lightning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mun vilagum &#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; The form which is roaming around in front. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kAdhOdu kodi mUkku &#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; Oh, one who severed the limbs which were presented as those of pirAtti&#8217;s! It is said in SrI rAmAyaNam AraNya kANdam 34.14 &#8220;<em>rAmasya dhakshiNO bAhu:<\/em>&#8221; (lakshmaNa is the right hand of SrI rAma).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thAdhOdi &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Praising the divine feet of the one who is mercifully present in thiruchchERai where beetles which are having flower buds drank the honey and are humming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pOdhOdu punal thUvum puNNiyarE <\/strong>&#8211; Those who are greatly fortunate to worship bhagavAn with flowers and water. They are more opulent than nithyasUris who worship bhagavAn as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/01\/thiruviruththam-21\/\">thiruviruththam 21<\/a> &#8220;<em>sUttu nanmAlaigaL thUyana Endhi<\/em>&#8221; (Holding the best garlands which are pure). Those who worship bhagavAn being in paramapadham cannot be a match for those who worship him being here in samsAram itself. <\/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;Fourth decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram mIdhOdi vAL eyiRu minnilaga mun vilagum uruvinALaikAdhOdu kodi mUkku anRu udan aRuththa kaiththalaththA! enRu ninRuthAdhOdu vaNdalambum thaN sERai emperumAn thALai EththipOdhOdu punal thUvum puNNiyarE viNNavaril poliginRArE Word-by-Word meanings mIdhu Odi &#8211; &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.4.3 \u2013 mIdhOdi\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-7-4-3\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.4.3 \u2013 mIdhOdi\">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-57639","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\/57639","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=57639"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57776,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57639\/revisions\/57776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}