{"id":57928,"date":"2025-11-04T23:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=57928"},"modified":"2025-11-04T23:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:48:55","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-6\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.3.6 \u2013 viNNellAm kEtka"},"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\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2\/\">Second Centum<\/a>&nbsp;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3\/\">Third decad<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-5\/\">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 yaSOdhAp pirAtti is calling vishNu as \u201c<em>madhusUdhanan<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>viNNellAm kEtka azhudhittAy<\/em>!<em> un vAyil virumbi adhanai nAn nOkki<\/em><br><em>maNNellAm kaNdu en manaththuLLE anji madhusUdhanE enRu irundhEn<\/em><br><em>puNNEdhum illai un kAdhu maRiyum poRuththu iRaippOdhu iru nambI<\/em>!<br><em>kaNNA<\/em>! <em>en kArmugilE<\/em>!<em> kadal vaNNA<\/em>!<em> kAvalanE<\/em>!<em> mulai uNAyE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I beat you, saying \u201cYou have swallowed sand\u201d<br><em>viNNellAm<\/em> \u2013 throughout the sky<br><em>kEtka<\/em> \u2013 to hear<br><em>azhudhittAy!<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who cried!<br><em>un <\/em>\u2013 your<br><em>vAyil<\/em> \u2013 in the mouth<br><em>virumbi<\/em> \u2013 desiring (\u201clet us see if there is any sign of having eaten sand\u201d)<br><em>adhanai<\/em> \u2013 that<br><em>nAn nOkki<\/em> \u2013 even as I saw<br><em>maN ellAm<\/em> \u2013 all the earth<br><em>kaNdu<\/em> \u2013 seeing, inside your divine stomach<br><em>en manaththuLLE<\/em> \u2013 inside my heart<br><em>anji<\/em> \u2013 fearing (thinking \u201cWe beat him thinking that he is our son\u201d)<br><em>madhusUdhanE enRu<\/em> \u2013 thinking \u201cHe is none other than the lord of all who had annihilated madhu\u201d<br><em>aRindhEn<\/em> \u2013 I knew<br><em>puN Edhum illai<\/em> \u2013 there is no abscess<br><em>un kAdhu<\/em> \u2013 your ear<br><em>maRiyum <\/em>\u2013 will get twisted<br><em>iRaippOdhu<\/em> \u2013 a little bit of time<br><em>poRuththiru<\/em> \u2013 bear<br><em>nambI<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who is complete!<br><em>kaNNA<\/em> \u2013 oh, my kaNNan!<br><em>en<\/em> \u2013 for me<br><em>kAr mugilE<\/em> \u2013 one who is magnanimous, like the monsoon cloud!<br><em>kadal vaNNA<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who has the complexion of the ocean!<br><em>kAvalanE<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who is my protector! Consume milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I beat you [after hearing from various people that you had eaten sand], asking you to open your mouth, you cried in such a manner that your cry was heard all over the sky. When I desired to see if there is any trace of sand in your mouth, I saw the entire earth inside your divine stomach. I was frightened in my mind that you are not my son, but the lord of all, who had annihilated the monster <em>madhu<\/em>. There is no abscess in your ear. It would get twisted. Bear with me for a moment. Oh, one who is complete with all the auspicious qualities! Oh, one who is easy to approach! Oh, one who is magnanimous towards me like the dark cloud! Oh, one who is my protector! You should consume milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>viN \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; when I [yaSOdhAp pirAtti] beat you, saying \u201cYou had eaten sand\u201d, you opened your mouth crying out \u201c<em>Ah<\/em>\u201d. The cry reverberated throughout the expansive sky. Even as you cried, I wanted to see \u201cIf there is any sign of sand in your mouth\u201d. When I saw the entire earth inside your mouth, I was frightened in my mind thinking \u201cWe had hurt him thinking that he is our son\u201d. I thought \u201cHe is not our son. He is <em>sarvESvaran<\/em> (the lord of all)\u201d. Since krishNa is of the type as said in SrI vishNu purANam 5-13-13 \u201c<em>ahamvO bAndhavO jAtha<\/em>:\u201d (I have been born as your relative), he was unable to tolerate her words which made him feel that he is alien to their clan. To make her forget that, he came near her such that she could hug him. When she tried to insert the cotton thread into the hole in his ears, he said \u201cMy ears will get hurt and form an abscess. I do not need that\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that yaSOdhAp pirAtti thinks that if she saw any remnants of sand in his mouth, she would brand him. When he said that he had not eaten sand, she wanted to see his mouth. Though he had desirously eaten sand, he said that he had not eaten. When he opened his mouth, she looked at his mouth and tongue keenly. When she saw the worlds in his mouth, she became fearful in her mind thinking that she had mistaken him for her son while he was the lord of all. Since krishNa didn\u2019t want to be isolated, he made her forget all these, just as it has been said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-1-7\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"55950\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 1-1-7<\/a> \u201c<em>Ayar puththiran allan; arum dheyvam<\/em>\u201d (he is not the son of a cow-herd person; he is emperumAn, the difficult-to-see supreme entity).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>puNNEdhum illai<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThere will be no abscess. Your ear will get twisted [If I don\u2019t apply the thread]. Oh, one who is complete with all auspicious qualities! Bear with me for a moment\u201d. Since he was patient, she became joyous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kaNNA<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who is easy to approach, for me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>en kAr mugilE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who is a benefactor for me, by being like a monsoon cloud which pours out water irrespective of whether it is sea or land!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kadal vaNNA<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who has the complexion of an ocean, which is enjoyable for me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kAvalanE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who is my protector! Praising him in all these ways, she desires that he should consume milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that AzhwAr says through the verse <em>kAvalanE<\/em> that krishNa is his protector, after becoming protected by AzhwAr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the 7<sup>th<\/sup> 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;Second Centum&nbsp;&gt;&gt; Third decad&nbsp; Previous avathArikai (Introduction) thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that yaSOdhAp pirAtti is calling vishNu as \u201cmadhusUdhanan\u201d viNNellAm kEtka azhudhittAy! un vAyil virumbi adhanai nAn nOkkimaNNellAm kaNdu en manaththuLLE anji madhusUdhanE enRu irundhEnpuNNEdhum illai un kAdhu maRiyum poRuththu iRaippOdhu iru &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.3.6 \u2013 viNNellAm kEtka\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-6\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.3.6 \u2013 viNNellAm kEtka\">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":[10,717,720],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2nd-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57928","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=57928"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58002,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57928\/revisions\/58002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}