{"id":59437,"date":"2026-02-28T23:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=59437"},"modified":"2026-03-01T09:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T09:19:58","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-8-1-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/periya-thirumozhi-8-1-7\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.1.7 \u2013 sevvaraththa"},"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\/2026\/02\/periya-thirumozhi-8\/\">Eighth centum<\/a>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/periya-thirumozhi-8-1\/\">First decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/periya-thirumozhi-8-1-6\/\">&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>sevvaraththa udai Adai adhan mEl Or sivaLigaikkachchu enginRALAl <br>avvaraththa adi iNaiyum angaigaLum pangayamE enginRALAl <br>maivaLarkkum maNi uruvam maragadhamO! mazhai mugilO! enginRALAl<br>kaivaLarkkum azhalALar kaNNapuraththu ammAnaik kaNdAL kolO?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>sem &#8211; reddish<br>varaththa &#8211; best<br>udai &#8211; worn<br>Adai &#8211; divine garment<br>adhan mEl &#8211; atop that pIthAmbaram<br>Or &#8211; unique<br>sivaLigaik kachchu &#8211; golden pleat<br>enginRALAl &#8211; she is saying;<br>avvaraththa &#8211; similarly reddish<br>adi iNaiyum &#8211; two divine feet<br>am &#8211; beautiful<br>kaigaLum &#8211; divine hands<br>pangayamE &#8211; lotus only<br>enginRALAl &#8211; she is saying;<br>mai &#8211; black colour<br>vaLarkkum &#8211; nurturing<br>maNi &#8211; like a black gemstone<br>uruvum &#8211; divine form<br>maradhagamO &#8211; is it emerald?<br>mazhai mugilO &#8211; is it a dark cloud?<br>enginRALAl &#8211; she is saying;<br>kai &#8211; with his hands<br>vaLarkkum &#8211; nurtured (through hOmam)<br>azhalALar &#8211; where those, who are having fire, are residing<br>kaNNa puraththu \u2013 mercifully present in thirukkaNNapuram<br>ammAnai \u2013 the lord, SaurirAjan<br>kaNdAL kolO \u2013 did she see to the satisfaction of her eyes and worship him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My daughter, parakAla nAyaki is saying &#8220;He is wearing reddish divine garment in the best way and is having golden pleats on that pIthAmbaram; similarly his pair of divine feet and beautiful divine hands are lotus only; is his divine form which is like a black precious gemstone which nurtures black colour, an emerald stone or dark cloud?&#8221; Did she see to the satisfaction of her eyes and worship the lord, SaurirAjan who is mercifully present in thirukkaNNapuram\u00a0where those who are having fire, which was nurtured by his own hands, are residing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sevvaraththa udai Adai <\/strong>&#8211; She is speaking out revealing how she was won over by his dressing sense. If he wears the divine pIthAmbaram, it would appear as if it flowered out of his divine waist as said in \u201c<em>kauSEya pushpitha katIthatam<\/em>\u201d (the silk garment in the waist appears to have blossomed from the waist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>sevvaraththa udai Adai &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Through both sevva (red) and raththa (blood), red is only indicated. The same word may be repeated or a synonym for the word may follow. This is said as <em>mImisai <\/em>(repetition) and implies the stronger impact of the meaning. Also, it can be seen as sivandha (reddish), varaththa (best); thus, very reddish garment which is worn. Further atop, sivaLigaik kachchu &#8211; the kachcham (folds) which are worn; also said as golden folds. Similarly, reddish divine feet and divine hands are also lotus only due to their expanse and other qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mai vaLarkkum &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Everything is dark in his case. Like a black gemstone which nurtures black colour as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/thiruvaimozhi-7-6-6-vandheydhumaru-ariyen\/\">thiruvAimozhi 7.6.6<\/a> &#8220;<em>malgu neelach chudar thazhaippa<\/em>&#8221; (bluish gem with well spread, abundant bluish radiance).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kai vaLarkkum &#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; In this town, no one would submit dhakshiNai (offering) to perform hOmam. Since he is having fire which was nurtured by him, everything starting with his divine garment appears reddish for her.<\/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;Eighth centum&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;First decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram sevvaraththa udai Adai adhan mEl Or sivaLigaikkachchu enginRALAl avvaraththa adi iNaiyum angaigaLum pangayamE enginRALAl maivaLarkkum maNi uruvam maragadhamO! mazhai mugilO! enginRALAlkaivaLarkkum azhalALar kaNNapuraththu ammAnaik kaNdAL kolO? Word-by-Word meanings sem &#8211; reddishvaraththa &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.1.7 \u2013 sevvaraththa\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/periya-thirumozhi-8-1-7\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.1.7 \u2013 sevvaraththa\">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":[5,16,721],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irandam-ayiram","category-periya-thirumozhi","category-periya-thirumozhi-8th-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59437","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=59437"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59449,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59437\/revisions\/59449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}