{"id":58140,"date":"2025-11-15T00:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T00:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=58140"},"modified":"2025-11-15T00:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T00:12:24","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-4-2\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.4.2 \u2013 kanRugaL Oda"},"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\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-4\/\">Fourth decad<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-4-1\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite yaSOdhAp pirAtti calling him, instead of responding to that, krishNa was engaging with the playful activity of dropping large, black ants into the ears of calves to see them running helter-skelter, in fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that AzhwAr tells krishNa that even if he doesn\u2019t come when AzhwAr calls him out, he should come for his bath, at the least, on his birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>kanRugaL Odach cheviyil katteRumbu pidiththittAl<\/em><br><em>thenRik kedum Agil veNNey thiratti vizhungumA kANban<\/em><br><em>ninRa marAmaram sAyththAy<\/em>!<em> nI piRandha thiruvONam<\/em><br><em>inRu nI nIrAdavENdum empirAn<\/em>!<em> OdAdhE vArAy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>kanRugaL<\/em> \u2013 calves<br><em>Oda<\/em> \u2013 to run in fear<br><em>seviyil<\/em> \u2013 in their ears<br><em>katteRumbu<\/em> \u2013 large, black ant<br><em>pidiththu ittAl<\/em> \u2013 if you drop<br><em>thenRi<\/em> \u2013 helter-skelter, such that one [calf] does not go in the same direction as the other<br><em>kedum Agil<\/em> \u2013 if they run (then, you)<br><em>veNNey thiratti<\/em> \u2013 scooping up butter<br><em>vizhungum A<\/em> \u2013 the way in which you swallow<br><em>kANban<\/em> \u2013 I will see (the meaning hinted is: I will not see, since the cows will not give milk if<br>calves do not return to them and if there is no milk, there will be no butter too)]<br><em>ninRa<\/em> \u2013 standing close to one another<br><em>marAmaram<\/em> \u2013 seven ebony trees<br><em>sAyththAy<\/em>! \u2013 oh, one who snapped and felled!<br><em>inRu<\/em> \u2013 this day<br><em>nI piRandha<\/em> \u2013 the day that you incarnated<br><em>thiru Onam<\/em> \u2013 it is the SravaNa nakshathram (Hence)<br><em>nI nIr Ada vENdum<\/em> \u2013 you should mercifully undertake a bath<br><em>em pirAn<\/em>! \u2013 oh, my lord<br><em>OdAdhE<\/em> \u2013 without running (deceiving me)<br><em>vArAy<\/em> \u2013 you should mercifully come<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you drop large black ants into the ears of calves, they will run helter-skelter in fear. Without calves, the cows won\u2019t give milk and you will not be able to scoop and consume butter. Oh, one who snapped and felled seven ebony trees which were standing close to each other! Today is thiruvONam star, your birthday. You should mercifully have a bath. Oh, one who is my lord! Do not run. You should mercifully come for your bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kanRu \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; if you drop large, black ants into the ears of calves such that the ants bite them hard to make it painful for them\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that AzhwAr tells krishNa: while there are a thousand herd-boys like you, instead of playing with them, would you play with calves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thenRi \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; if they run helter-skelter, out of fear, such that one does not run in the direction of another and they get scattered in various directions \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>veNNey thiratti vizhungumA kANban<\/strong> \u2013 I would be pleased to see you scooping up butter in your hands and consuming it. However, only if calves are present, would the cows allow milking. Only if they allow milking could milk be gathered. Only if milk is gathered could butter be prepared. &nbsp;Now, you would see that your existence itself is in question [krishNa would not exist without consuming butter].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here: You are one who could not remain without butter even for a moment. For you, the smell of butter on your divine form is the cause for your existence. We are waiting to see your existence, without even taking a bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ninRa marAmaram sAyththAy<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who pierced seven ebony trees which were standing close those together and felled them in order to remove the doubt expressed by one follower [sugrIvan, during SrI rAmAvathAram]!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nI piRandha thiruvONam inRu<\/strong> \u2013 see, today is SravaNa nakshathram, when you had incarnated. This refers to the nakshathram of vishNu as well as to the nakshathram of his other incarnations [such as vAmana], since all the incarnations have a commonality, having incarnated from SrIman nArAyaNa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that this [statement that today is your birth-star, thiruvONam] is not showing any doubt unlike AzhwAr\u2019s earlier pAsuram \u201c<em>aththaththin paththA nAL<\/em>\u201d (tenth day from the star of hastham) and is not uncommon too. Even though this star has been seen in other incarnations [of SrIman nArAyaNa], AzhwAr is not explicitly mentioning that [to prevent kamsan from knowing the identification of krishNa].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nI nIrAda vENdum<\/strong> \u2013 is there anyone who would not bathe on his\/her birthday? yaSOdhA tells him to have a bath today, while he tries to run away saying that he would not have a bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>empirAn odAdhE vArAy<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who is my lord! You should not run. Come and have a bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says at the end that the term <em>kanRugaL<\/em> refers to those who do not have any interest in their self-protection [they depend on emperumAn for their protection]. The term <em>katteRumbu<\/em> refers to the distinct instructions which are full of<em> thamas<\/em> [ignorance and laziness] given which will hurt the ears when listened to. The term <em>thenRik kedum<\/em> refers to those who, after listening to such instructions, slip from their previous position of being dependent on emperumAn for their protection and engage in activities to protect themselves [moving away from emperumAn].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the 3<sup>rd<\/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; Fourth decad&nbsp; Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Despite yaSOdhAp pirAtti calling him, instead of responding to that, krishNa was engaging with the playful activity of dropping large, black ants into the ears of calves to see them running helter-skelter, in fear. thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.4.2 \u2013 kanRugaL Oda\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-4-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.4.2 \u2013 kanRugaL Oda\">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-58140","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\/58140","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=58140"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58178,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58140\/revisions\/58178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}