{"id":58378,"date":"2025-12-01T23:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=58378"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T23:27:27","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-7-8-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/periya-thirumozhi-7-8-6\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.8.6 \u2013 vAnavar tham"},"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-7-8\/\">Eighth decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periya-thirumozhi-7-8-5\/\">&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>vAnavar tham thuyar thIra vandhu thOnRi<br>mANuruvAy mUvadi mAvaliyai vENdith<br>thAnamara Ezhulagum aLandha venRith<br>thani mudhal sakkarap padai en thalaivan kANmin<br>thEnamarum pozhil thazhuvum ezhil koL vIdhich<br>chezhumAda mALigaigaL kUdandhORum<br>Ana thol sIr maRaiyALar payilum 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>thEn &#8211; honey<br>amarum &#8211; continuously flowing<br>pozhil &#8211; in the orchards<br>thazhuvum &#8211; being surrounded<br>ezhil koL &#8211; being very beautiful<br>vIdhi &#8211; in the streets<br>sezhu &#8211; beautiful<br>mAdam &#8211; in the maNdapams<br>mALigaigaL &#8211; in the palaces<br>kUdam thORum &#8211; in the homes<br>Ana &#8211; being filled with noble qualities<br>thol sIr &#8211; having ancient (indestructible) fame<br>maRaiyALar &#8211; brAhmaNas, who are engaged in learning\/reciting vEdhams<br>payilum &#8211; densely residing<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 emperumAn, who is the lord of nithyasUris<br>vAnavar tham &#8211; dhEvathAs&#8217;<br>thuyar thIra &#8211; to eliminate the sorrows<br>thAn &#8211; He (who is omnipresent and has no unfulfilled desires)<br>mAN uruvAy &#8211; having vAmana form<br>vandhu thOnRi &#8211; came and incarnated<br>mAvaliyai &#8211; from mahAbali<br>mUvadi &#8211; three steps<br>vENdi &#8211; begged (as he got it)<br>Ezhulagum &#8211; seven worlds<br>amara &#8211; to remain (at his divine feet)<br>aLandhu &#8211; one who scaled<br>venRi &#8211; victorious<br>thani &#8211; unique <br>mudhal &#8211; primary (among weapons)<br>sakkaram &#8211; sudharSana chakra<br>padai &#8211; one who is having as weapon<br>en thalaivan &#8211; my lord<br>kANmin &#8211; behold, he is the same sarvESvaran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvazhundhUr is having the wealth of&nbsp;brAhmaNas who are engaged in learning\/reciting vEdhams and are densely residing in the beautiful mandapams, palaces, homes and streets which are very beautiful due to being surrounded by orchards where honey is continuously flowing. emperumAn, who is the lord of nithyasUris and is joyfully residing in such dhivyadhESam, came and incarnated in the form of a vAmana [dwarf] to eliminate the sorrows of the dhEvathas. He begged for three steps from such mahAbali and took over all the seven worlds under his divine feet. He is having the victorious, unique and primary weapon, sudharSana chakram. Behold that same bhagavAn, who 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>vAnavar tham thuyar thIra <\/strong>&#8211; bhagavAn came and incarnated for the sake of dhEvathAs who would say &#8220;I am ISvara&#8221; immediately after getting help from bhagavAn, instead of those who are totally surrendered to him and who remain knowing nothing but him and remain as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/01\/thiruppalliyezhuchchi-10-kadimalar\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"901\">thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi 10<\/a> &#8220;<em>thodai oththa thuLavamum kUdaiyum polindhu thOnRiya<\/em>&#8221; (manifesting the shining shoulders which carry the flower-basket that contains properly prepared thiruththuzhAy (thuLasi) garlands).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mAN uruvAy <\/strong>&#8211; Having a form which reflects expertise in begging as in &#8220;If I don&#8217;t get by begging from him, I will not survive&#8221;, thinking that he does not have three steps of land, thinking that mahAbali is the one who is having that, bhagavAn accepted through pouring of water from mahAbali&#8217;s hand and grew to have the seven worlds under his divine feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>venRith thani mudhal chakkarap padai <\/strong>&#8211; Having thiruvAzhi (divine chakra) which is victorious, unique and the primary among all the weapons as the tool, he is my lord. As said in SrIvishNu purANam 5.5.17 \u201c<em>thrivikrama: kramAkrAntha thrailOkyas spurathAyudha:<\/em>\u201d (the weapons rose when&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&nbsp;set out to measure the worlds), he is the one who is having divine weapons. &#8220;<em>jitham bhagavathA jagath<\/em>&#8221; (bhagavAn won over the universe).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thEn amarum pozhil thazhuvum ezhil koL vIdhi <\/strong>&#8211; The streets which are surrounded by orchards where honey is continuously flowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sezhu mAdam &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Beautiful mansions, palaces, homes, halls and other spacious places &#8211; everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ana thol sIr &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Having the wealth due to the dense population of brAhmaNas who are abundantly endowed with knowledge and in turn humility and ancient fame. thiruvazhundhUr is their dhivyadhESam.<\/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 vAnavar tham thuyar thIra vandhu thOnRimANuruvAy mUvadi mAvaliyai vENdiththAnamara Ezhulagum aLandha venRiththani mudhal sakkarap padai en thalaivan kANminthEnamarum pozhil thazhuvum ezhil koL vIdhichchezhumAda mALigaigaL kUdandhORumAna thol sIr maRaiyALar payilum selvaththuaNiyazhundhUr ninRugandha &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.8.6 \u2013 vAnavar tham\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/periya-thirumozhi-7-8-6\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 7.8.6 \u2013 vAnavar tham\">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-58378","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\/58378","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=58378"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58450,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58378\/revisions\/58450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}