{"id":58042,"date":"2025-11-08T23:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T23:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=58042"},"modified":"2025-11-08T23:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T23:23:45","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-3-10\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.3.10 &#8211; kArigaiyArkkum"},"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-2-3-9\/\">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>kArigaiyArkkum unakkum izhukkuRRu en<\/em>?<em> kAdhugaL vIngi eriyil<\/em><br><em>thAriyAdhAgil thalai nondhidum enRu vittittEn kuRRamE anRE<\/em><br><em>chEriyil piLLaigaL ellArum kAdhu perukkith thiriyavum kANdi<\/em><br><em>Er vidai seRRu iLam kanRu eRindhitta irudIkEsA<\/em>!<em> endhan kaNNE<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>kAdhugaL<\/em> \u2013 my ears<br><em>vIngi eriyil<\/em> \u2013 if they swell and burn<br><em>kArigaiyArkkum<\/em> \u2013 those girls who are laughing<br><em>unakkum<\/em> \u2013 and for you, who had come to insert that thread<br><em>izhukkuRRu en<\/em>? \u2013 what is the damage? (when krishNa said this)<br><em>thAriyAdhu Agil<\/em> \u2013 if you are unable to tolerate inserting the thread<br><em>thalai nondhidum enRu<\/em> \u2013 thinking that [your] head will get hurt<br><em>vittittEn<\/em> \u2013 having not done it, when you were young<br><em>kuRRam anRE<\/em> \u2013 is it not a fault?<br><em>Er vidai<\/em> \u2013 the bull \u2018<em>arishtanEmi<\/em>\u2019 which came opposing you<br><em>seRRu<\/em> \u2013 killing it<br><em>iLam kanRu<\/em> \u2013 monster who stood in the form of a young calf<br><em>eRindhitta<\/em> \u2013 one who threw it on another monster who had taken the form of a wood-apple<br><em>irudIkEsA<\/em>! \u2013 oh, hrishIkESa!<br><em>en than kaNNE<\/em>! \u2013 oh, one who is like my eyes!<br><em>chEriyil<\/em> \u2013 in the herd-people\u2019s village<br><em>piLLaigaL ellArum<\/em> \u2013 all the children<br><em>kAdhu perukki<\/em> \u2013 enlarging the holes in their ears, by inserting cotton threads<br><em>thiriyavum<\/em> \u2013 as they roam around<br><em>kANdi<\/em> \u2013 you have seen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[krishNa tells yaSOdhAp pirAtti] How will it affect you and these girls who are laughing, if my ears swell and pain? yaSOdhAp pirAtti says \u201cIt was my fault that I had not done this when you were younger since I thought that you would be unable to bear the pain in your head if I had inserted the cotton thread then. Oh, hrishIkESa, who had killed the monster who came in the form of a bull \u2018arishtanEmi\u2019 when he came opposing! You threw the monster in the form of a calf on another monster, who had taken the form of a wood-apple, killing both. Oh, one who is like my eyes! You have seen all the children in this village, who are roaming around, after increasing the holes in their ears by inserting the thread\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kArigai \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; krishNa asked yaSOdhAp pirAtti \u201cHow does it affect these girls who are laughing and you, waiting to insert this thread in my ears when my ears swell and burn?\u201d He went some distance away from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thAriyAdhAgil \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; yaSOdhAp pirAtti blames herself, saying \u201cI should have done this when you were much younger. Since your head would have pained if you were unable to tolerate the pain then, I had not done it. It was my fault\u201d. Further, she says \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>chErilyil \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; \u201cDon\u2019t you see children of your age in the village, roaming around, inserting the cotton thread and enlarging the holes in their ears?\u201d When krishNa stood, appearing to agree to her inserting the thread in his ears \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Er vidai \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; just as it has been mentioned in periya thirumozhi 10-7-13 \u201c<em>vambavizh kAnaththu mAlvidai<\/em>\u201d (with the dark bulls in the forest which had fragrant breeze), you had killed the bull <em>arishtanEmi<\/em> which came opposing you; you had thrown a monster who was in the form of a calf, in the grazing area, on another monster who was in the form of a wood-apple, killing both of them. Oh, one who has he divine name of <em>hrishIkESa<\/em> since you control the senses of all those who behold you! Oh, one who is like my eyes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai, in his svApadhESam, says that krishNa had killed the monstrous bulls which came opposing him. Just as periyAzhwAr had mentioned in his periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 3-3-7 \u201c<em>kanRin uruvAgi mEy pulaththE vandha kaLLa asurarai \u2026<\/em>\u201d (the deceptive monster who came in the form of a calf in the grazing field \u2026), he had killed the monsters who came in the form of calf and wood-apple. <em>irudIkEsA<\/em> \u2013 Oh, one who controls the senses such that they do not engage with worldly pursuits, through your will and your beauty! Oh, one who is like my eyes! He says that for AzhwAr, in all situations, krishNa remains as his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the 11<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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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. kArigaiyArkkum unakkum izhukkuRRu en? kAdhugaL vIngi eriyilthAriyAdhAgil thalai nondhidum enRu vittittEn kuRRamE anREchEriyil piLLaigaL ellArum kAdhu perukkith thiriyavum kANdiEr vidai seRRu iLam kanRu eRindhitta irudIkEsA! endhan kaNNE! 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