{"id":58243,"date":"2025-11-25T23:44:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=58243"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:21:51","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-7-7-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periya-thirumozhi-7-7-9\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.7.9 \u2013 kOvAy aivar"},"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\/11\/periya-thirumozhi-7-7\/\">Seventh decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periya-thirumozhi-7-7-9\/\">&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>kOvAy aivar en meykudi ERik kURai sORu ivai thA enRu kumaiththup<br>pOgAr nAn avaraip poRukkagilEn punidhA! putkodiyAy! nedumAlE!<br>thIvAy nAgaNaiyil thuyilvAnE! thirumAlE! inich cheyvadhonRu aRiyEn<br>A! A! enRu adiyERku iRai irangAy azhundhUr mEl thisai ninRa ammAnE!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>punidhA &#8211; Oh, pure one! <br>putkodiyAy &#8211; Oh, one who is having periya thiruvadi (garudAzhwAr) as flag!<br>nedumAlE &#8211; Oh, one who is having great infatuation towards devotees!<br>thI vAy &#8211; having a mouth which is spitting fire<br>nAgu aNaiyil &#8211; on thiruvananthAzhwAn, who is the mattress <br>thuyilvAnE &#8211; Oh, one who is mercifully reclining!<br>thirumAlE &#8211; Oh, Sriya:pathi (divine consort of SrI mahAlakshmi)!<br>azhundhUr \u2013 in thiruvazhundhUr<br>mEl thisai \u2013 in the western direction<br>ninRa \u2013 mercifully residing<br>ammAnE \u2013 Oh, lord!<br>aivar &#8211; five senses<br>kOvAy &#8211; being my controller (and enslaving me)<br>en mey &#8211; in my body<br>kudiyERi &#8211; coming to reside<br>ivai &#8211; these lowly<br>kURai &#8211; clothes<br>sORu &#8211; food<br>thA enRu &#8211; asking &#8220;give&#8221;<br>kumaiththu &#8211; tormenting (me)<br>pOgAr &#8211; they are not leaving from here.<br>nAn &#8211; I, who am your servitor<br>avarai &#8211; the troubles caused by those senses<br>poRukkagilEn &#8211; I am unable to tolerate.<br>ini &#8211; after reaching you as the refuge<br>seyvadhu &#8211; to be done for my well-being<br>onRu &#8211; any other activity<br>aRiyEn &#8211; I don&#8217;t know. Hence,<br>adiyERku &#8211; for me<br>A A enRu &#8211; saying &#8220;alas! alas!&#8221;<br>iRai &#8211; little bit <br>irangAy &#8211; show your mercy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, pure one! Oh, one who is having periya thiruvadi (garudAzhwAr) as flag! Oh, one who is having great infatuation towards devotees! Oh, one who is mercifully reclining on thiruvananthAzhwAn, who is the mattress and who is having a mouth which is spitting fire! Oh, Sriya:pathi (divine consort of SrI mahAlakshmi)! Oh, lord who is mercifully residing in the western side of thiruvazhundhUr! The five senses, being my controller, came to reside and are asking for lowly things saying &#8220;give these clothes, food etc&#8221;, are tormenting and not leaving me, who is your servitor. I, who am your servitor, am unable to tolerate the troubles caused by those senses. After reaching, considering you to be the refuge, I don&#8217;t know of any other activity to be done for my well-being. Hence, you show your mercy a little bit upon me saying &#8220;Alas! Alas!&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kOvAy &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Instead of your being my lord, these five senses have become my controllers and entered my body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kURai sORu ivai &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; They are tormenting me continuously by asking me to give clothes, food etc while I am considering bhagavAn&#8217;s divine feet as clothes, food etc. I am unable to tolerate their torment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>punidhA <\/strong>&#8211; Oh, one who is having purity to protect me by eliminating my hurdles and doing it as your benefit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>putkodiyAy <\/strong>&#8211; Oh, one who has hoisted a flag to manifest all these aspects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nedumAlE <\/strong>&#8211; Oh, one who is greatly infatuated toward devotees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thIvAy nAgaNaiyil thuyilvAnE <\/strong>&#8211; Oh, one who is having the nature of being united with your devotees, always! Oh, one who is mercifully reclining on thiruvananthAzhwAn who is spitting fire on the enemies, to make others free from fear of danger for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thirumAlE <\/strong>&#8211; Reclining on that mattress is to be together with the divine consort, SrI mahAlakshmi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>inich chevadhu onRu aRiyEn <\/strong>&#8230; &#8211; Now, I don&#8217;t know what is to be done for my well-being. You should shower your mercy upon me, who is ananyagathi (refuge-less) saying &#8220;Alas! Alas!&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>azhundhUr mEl &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Isn&#8217;t this dhivyadhESam the place where you came to shower your mercy?<\/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;Seventh decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram kOvAy aivar en meykudi ERik kURai sORu ivai thA enRu kumaiththuppOgAr nAn avaraip poRukkagilEn punidhA! putkodiyAy! nedumAlE!thIvAy nAgaNaiyil thuyilvAnE! thirumAlE! inich cheyvadhonRu aRiyEnA! 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