{"id":57979,"date":"2025-11-06T23:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T23:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=57979"},"modified":"2025-11-06T23:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T23:36:05","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-8\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.3.8 \u2013 en kuRRamE"},"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-2-3-7\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>en kuRRamE enRu sollavum vENdA kAN ennai nAn maN uNdEnAga<\/em><br><em>anbuRRu nOkki adiththum pidiththum anaivarkkum kAttiRRilaiyE<\/em><br><em>van puRRu aravin pagaikkodi vAmana nambI<\/em>! <em>un kAdhugaL thUrum<\/em><br><em>thunbuRRana ellAm thIrppAy<\/em>!<em> pirAnE<\/em>!<em> thiriyittuch chollugEn meyyE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>en kuRRam enRu<\/em> \u2013 \u201cIt is my fault\u201d<br><em>sollavum vENdA kAN<\/em> \u2013 there is no need for you to say this; see this<br><em>nAn maN uNdEnAga<\/em> \u2013 thinking that I have eaten sand<br><em>anbuRRu<\/em> \u2013 having affection<br><em>nOkki<\/em> \u2013 seeing if there were any trace of having eaten sand, in my mouth<br><em>ennai pidiththum<\/em> \u2013 holding me, as if traces had been seen<br><em>adiththum<\/em> \u2013 beating me<br><em>anaivarkkum<\/em> \u2013 to all the people<br><em>kAttiRRilaiyE<\/em> \u2013 have you not shown \u201cLook at the way he has eaten sand\u201d (when krishNa said all these)<br><em>van puRRu aravin<\/em> \u2013 of the snake which is hiding inside a strong anthill<br><em>pagai<\/em> \u2013 garuda, who is the enemy<br><em>kodi<\/em> \u2013 having that as the flag<br><em>vAmana nambI<\/em>! \u2013 oh, one who went as a bachelor with a dwarf form and who became<br>complete on getting your desire fulfilled!<br><em>un kAdhugaL<\/em> \u2013 your ears<br><em>thUrum<\/em> \u2013 [the holes in them] will get blocked<br><em>uRRana<\/em> \u2013 endured by your followers<br><em>thunbu ellAm<\/em> \u2013 all the sufferings<br><em>thIrppAy<\/em>! \u2013 oh, one who removes!<br><em>pirAnE<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who is the benefactor!<br><em>thiri ittu mey sollugEn<\/em> \u2013 let me speak only the truth, after applying the cotton thread to your ears<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the text is <em>thiri ittuch chellugEn meyyE<\/em> [instead of <em>sollugEn meyyE<\/em>], the meaning would be \u2013 let me go about my task, after applying the cotton thread to your ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[krishNa tells yaSOdhAp pirAtti] There is no need for you to say \u201cIt is all my fault\u201d. Have you not looked inside my mouth to check for traces of sand, thinking that I have eaten sand, and shown that to all the people? yaSOdhAp pirAtti tells him \u201cOh, one who became complete after getting that which you had desired when you went as a bachelor with the form of a dwarf, carrying garuda, who is the enemy of snake hiding inside a strong anthill, as your flag! The holes in your ears will get blocked. Oh, one who removes the distress endured by your followers! Let me speak only the truth, after applying the cotton thread to your ears\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>en kuRRam \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; krishNa tells yaSOdhAp pirAtti \u201cThe reason for your telling dejectedly that it is your fault is because you feel that I am not doing that which you want me to do and that it is my fault. There is no need for you to say also \u2018It is my fault\u2019\u201d When yaSOdhAp pirAtti asks him \u201cWhose fault is it then?\u201d krishNa tells her \u201cIs it not your fault?\u201d yaSOdhAp pirAtti asks him, in turn \u201cWhat did I do to you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ennai nAn maN uNdEnAga<\/strong> \u2013 When I had not eaten sand, you had thought that I had eaten sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>anbuRRu nOkki<\/strong> \u2013 looking at my mouth and hands in a friendly manner, to see if there were traces of sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>adiththum pidiththum anaivarkkum kAttiRRilaiyE<\/strong> \u2013 did you not catch hold of me, as if you had seen trace of sand, not stopping with that, beat me too, and show to everyone \u201cAll of you, look at the way that he has eaten sand\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>van puRRu aravin pagaikkodi vAmana nambI<\/strong> \u2013 snake hides inside a strong anthill, fearing that if it goes out, it will be harmed. Having garuda, who is the enemy of such snakes, as the flag, oh, vAmana nambI, who measured and seized lands in a cruel manner and became prominent! Through this, it is implied that since emperumAn is the one who has AdhiSEshan as his mattress and garuda as his flag, he is capable of uniting entities which cannot be united anywhere else in the world and after carrying out unjustifiable acts, he would justify such acts too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>un kAdhugaL thUrum<\/strong> \u2013 [yaSOdhAp pirAtti tells him] if we keep debating like this, with each saying something and the other, saying something else, wasting time, your ears would get blocked, you would see that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thunbuRRana ellAm thIrppAy piurAnE<\/strong> \u2013 when yaSOdhAp pirAtti tells krishNa \u201cOh, one who is the benefactor who removes all the sufferings of your followers!\u201d krishNa repartees \u201cThere is no need for you to praise me like this. You say one true word \u2018Hereafter I will not catch you or beat you like before\u2019 such that I will agree to have the cotton thread inserted in my ear\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that it is only when krishNa allows yaSOdhAp pirAtti to insert the cotton thread in his ears would all her suffering get eliminated. She tells him \u201cIt is only if you allow me to insert the thread would I speak with you, who are presently without the completeness of your good qualities. Isn\u2019t it only then that my suffering would get eliminated?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thiri ittuch chollugEn meyyE<\/strong> \u2013 she tells him that she would speak only the truth after inserting the cotton thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the 9<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) There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram. en kuRRamE enRu sollavum vENdA kAN ennai nAn maN uNdEnAgaanbuRRu nOkki adiththum pidiththum anaivarkkum kAttiRRilaiyEvan puRRu aravin pagaikkodi vAmana nambI! un kAdhugaL thUrumthunbuRRana ellAm thIrppAy! pirAnE! thiriyittuch chollugEn meyyE &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.3.8 \u2013 en kuRRamE\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-8\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.3.8 \u2013 en kuRRamE\">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-57979","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\/57979","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=57979"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58035,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57979\/revisions\/58035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}