{"id":58322,"date":"2025-11-28T23:32:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T23:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=58322"},"modified":"2025-11-28T23:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T23:32:40","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-7-8-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periya-thirumozhi-7-8-2\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.8.2 \u2013 munnivulagaEzhum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><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-7-8\/\">Eighth decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periya-thirumozhi-7-8-1\/\">&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>mun ivvulagEzhum iruL maNdi uNNa <br>munivarodu dhAnavargaL thisaippa vandhu<br>pannu kalai nAl vEdhap poruLai ellAm <br>parimugamAy aruLiya em paraman kANmin<br>sennelmali kadhirk kavari vIsach changam <br>avai muralach chengamala malarai ERi<br>annam mali pedaiyOdum amarum selvaththu <br>aNiyazhundhUr ninRugandha amarar kOvE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>sem nel &#8211; best paddy crops&#8217;<br>mali kadhir &#8211; having abundant ears, they<br>kavari vIsa &#8211; as they fan like chAmara<br>avai &#8211; moving around there<br>sangam &#8211; the conches<br>murala &#8211; as they blow<br>sem &#8211; beautiful<br>kamala malarai &#8211; on lotus flower<br>ERi &#8211; climbing<br>annam &#8211; swan<br>mali &#8211; very enjoyable<br>pedaiyOdum &#8211; along with its female spouse<br>amarum &#8211; remaining firm and sleeping<br>selvaththu \u2013 having wealth<br>aNi \u2013 being an ornament for this leelA vibhUthi<br>azhundhUr \u2013 in thiruvazhundhUr<br>ugandhu ninRa \u2013 one who is joyfully residing there<br>amarar kO \u2013 Oh, emperumAn who is the lord of nithyasUris!<br>mun &#8211; in the past<br>ivvEzhulagum &#8211; these seven worlds<br>iruL &#8211; ignorance in the form of darkness<br>maNdi &#8211; overpowered<br>uNNa &#8211; while consuming (i.e. enslaving it)<br>munivarodu &#8211; along with sages such as sanaka et al<br>dhAnavargaL &#8211; the rAkshasas (demons)<br>thisaippa &#8211; becoming bewildered (at that time)<br>vandhu &#8211; came (bhagavAn descending from paramapadham)<br>pannu &#8211; vast<br>kalai &#8211; having SAsthram<br>nAl vEdham &#8211; the four vEdhams, their<br>poruLai ellAm &#8211; all the meanings<br>pari mugamAy &#8211; being hayagrIvan<br>aruLiya &#8211; one who mercifully instructed<br>em paraman kANmin &#8211; he is our leader of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvazhundhUr is having the wealth of best paddy crops&#8217; abundant ears, which are fanning like chAmaras, the conches remaining there are blowing and the swans climb on the beautiful lotus flowers, firmly remaining there and sleeping along with their female spouse. emperumAn is joyfully residing in such thiruvazhundhUr, which is an ornament for the leelA vibhUthi. In the past, when ignorance in the form of darkness overpowered the seven worlds and consumed them, the sages such as sanaka et al, rAkshasas remained in a bewildered state, bhagavAn descended from paramapadham in the form of hayagrIva (horse-headed) and mercifully instructed the meanings of four vEdhams which are having vast SAsthrams. That same bhagavAn is mercifully present in thiruvazhundhUr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mun ivvulagu Ezhum iruL maNdi uNNa <\/strong>&#8211; In the past, the darkness expanded and consumed the seven worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>munivarodu thAnavargaL thisaippa <\/strong>&#8211; Both sAthvika (sages, who are remaining in sathva guNam (noble qualties)) and asAthvika (demons, who are remaining in rajO and thamO guNam), without difference, became bewildered. At that time, he incarnated as hayagrIva mUrthi and mercifully instructed the meanings of four types of vEdhams which have vast SAsthrams. That sarvESvaran is present in thiruvazhundhUr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sem nel mali kadhirk kavari vIsa <\/strong>&#8211; The heavy ears of the paddy crops are fanning like chAmara [chowry or fly-flapper].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sangam avai murala <\/strong>&#8211; The conches which are moving around, are blowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sem kamala malarai ERi <\/strong>&#8211; Climbing on the fresh lotus flowers, considering them to be the mattress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>annam mali pedaiyOdum amarum selvaththu <\/strong>&#8211; The swan resting on such lotus flower mattress along with its female spouse which is more enjoyable than it. Having such wealth. Even the birds in this dhivyadhESam are most enjoyable.<\/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;Eighth decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram mun ivvulagEzhum iruL maNdi uNNa munivarodu dhAnavargaL thisaippa vandhupannu kalai nAl vEdhap poruLai ellAm parimugamAy aruLiya em paraman kANminsennelmali kadhirk kavari vIsach changam avai muralach chengamala malarai ERiannam mali pedaiyOdum amarum &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.8.2 \u2013 munnivulagaEzhum\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periya-thirumozhi-7-8-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.8.2 \u2013 munnivulagaEzhum\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16,719],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irandam-ayiram","category-periya-thirumozhi","category-periya-thirumozhi-7th-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58322","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58322"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58395,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58322\/revisions\/58395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}