{"id":59372,"date":"2026-02-28T00:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=59372"},"modified":"2026-02-28T00:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:09:06","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-10-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-10-3\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 2.10.3 \u2013 thadambadu thAmarai"},"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\/2026\/02\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-10\/\">Tenth decad<\/a> &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-4\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-10-2\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai, in his svApadhESam, says that apart from attaining krishNa or losing him, the herd-women were worried saying \u201cHe has jumped on kALiyan. What will befall him?\u201d They are certain that they will exist only if he exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>thadam padu thAmaraip poygai kalakki<\/em><br><em>vidam padu nAgaththai vAl paRRi Irththu<\/em><br><em>padam padu paindhalai mEl ezhap pAyndhittu<\/em><br><em>udambai asaiththAnAl inRu muRRum uchchiyil ninRAnAl inRu muRRum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>thadam padu<\/em> \u2013 being expansive<br><em>thAmaraip poygai<\/em> \u2013 pond with lotus flowers<br><em>kalakki<\/em> \u2013 (jumping inside) agitating<br><em>vidam padu<\/em> \u2013 as a result, rising with fury, spitting poison<br><em>nAgaththai<\/em> \u2013 snake, kALiyan<br><em>vAl paRRi iRththu<\/em> \u2013 pulling him by his tail<br><em>padam padu<\/em> \u2013 having hoods<br><em>pai<\/em> \u2013 spread out, in anger<br><em>thalai mEl<\/em> \u2013 on top of his head<br><em>ezhap pAyndhittu<\/em> \u2013 jumping in such a manner that the snake spat out poison<br><em>udambai<\/em> \u2013 divine form<br><em>asaiththAnAl<\/em> \u2013 we will perish today due to one who swayed his divine form and danced<br><em>uchchiyil ninRAnAl<\/em> \u2013 we will perish on account of one who stamped on that kALiyan until kALiyan grew tired and fell down at krishNa\u2019s feet, seeking refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>krishNa jumped into the pond, which had plenty of lotus flowers and agitated it. Consequently, kALiyan, a snake, rose up in fury, spitting out poison. krishNa pulled that kALiyan by his tail and jumped on top of his hoods which had spread out, due to his anger, making the snake to spit out poison. We will perish on account of the one who swayed his divine form, on top of that snake and danced. We will perish on account of the one who stamped that kALiyan such that the snake grew thin and fell down at krishNa\u2019s feet, seeking refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thadam \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; Before kALiyan entered it, the pond was famously known as \u201cexpansive lotus-pond\u201d. Only later did it become fiery, poisonous pond. Just as it has been mentioned in SrI vishNu purANam 5-7-11 and 12 \u201c<em>nipapAtha hradhE thathra sarpa rAjasya vEgatha<\/em>: l <em>thEnAdhipathadhAthathra kshObhithassa mahAhradha<\/em>: ll\u201d (Since he jumped into the pond with speed, after getting on top of the tree, waves formed in the centre of the pond and spread), krishNa jumped with a high speed, into the pond, agitating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vidam padu nAgaththai vAl paRRi iRththu<\/strong> \u2013 kALiyan, who was lying inside the pond, got furious because it was agitated and rose up in anger, spitting poison. krishNa, without considering the snake\u2019s anger, pulled him by his tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that kALiyan was malicious and krishNa pulled him by his tail. He further says that krishNa jumped on his spread-out hoods such that he spat out poison. Despite krishNa jumping on to his spread-out heads, kALiyan, without becoming tired, moved his heads. The herd-women say that it was their fortune that krishNa, without becoming tired, stood on top of kALiyan and danced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>padam padu paindhalai mEl ezhap pAyndhu<\/strong> \u2013 krishNa jumped onto the expansive, spread-out hoods of kALiyan with a roar such that kALiyan spat out poison in anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>udambai asaiththAnAl inRu muRRum<\/strong> \u2013 Looking at kALiyan\u2019s fury and agitation as well as krishNa jumping on to his hoods, the favourable herd-men and herd-women, seeing from the bank of the pond, thought \u201ckrishNa is going to get caught in the mouth of the snake; all of us will perish\u201d and fell down, unconscious. They say that they will all perish on account of the one who was shaking his divine form on top of the snake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>uchchiyil ninRAnAl inRu muRRum<\/strong> \u2013 They say that they will all perish on account of the one who stood on the hoods, pressing it hard until the snake became weak and fell at his divine feet, seeking refuge. Through this, the women say that the one, who controlled the unfavourable one [kALiyan] and removed the worries of the favourable ones [themselves], by his activities [of stealing their bangles and saris] made them worried. Hence, they say that they will perish that day. The reason for saying a second time that they will perish is because of excessive anguish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the pAsuram should be read as <em>padam padu paindhalai mEl ezhap pAyndhittup poygai kalakki, vidam padu nAgaththai vAl paRRi Irththu, udambai asaiththAnAl inRu muRRum, uchchiyil ninRAnAl inRu muRRum<\/em>. He says that krishNa stood on top of its head and carried out <em>abhayap pradhAnam<\/em> [giving refuge] to his affectionate ones such that they did not fear. They say that on that day, their target will be realised [viz. they will perish].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the 4<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; Tenth decad &nbsp; Previous avathArikai (Introduction) thiruvAimozhip piLLai, in his svApadhESam, says that apart from attaining krishNa or losing him, the herd-women were worried saying \u201cHe has jumped on kALiyan. 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