{"id":59537,"date":"2026-03-09T23:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=59537"},"modified":"2026-03-09T23:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:52:03","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 3.1.2 \u2013 pon pOl manjanam"},"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>\u00a0>>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3\/\">Third Centum<\/a> \u00a0>> <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-1\/\">First decad<\/a><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\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-1-1\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>pon pOl manjanam Atti amudhu Uttip ponEn varum aLavu ippAl<\/em><br><em>van bArach chagadam iRach chAdi vadakkilagam pukkirundhu<\/em><br><em>min pOl nuNNidaiyAL oru kannigaiyai vERRu uruvam seydhu vaiththa<\/em><br><em>anbA unnai aRIndhu koNdEn unakku anjuvan amman tharavE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>pon pOl<\/em> \u2013 like gold (such that the divine form is manifested splendorously)<br><em>manjanam Atti<\/em> \u2013 giving a divine bath<br><em>amudhu Utti<\/em> \u2013 making you to consume food<br><em>pOnEn<\/em> \u2013 I had gone to yamunA river, to take a bath<br><em>varum aLavu ippAl<\/em> \u2013 before I could return<br><em>val<\/em> \u2013 being strong<br><em>bAram<\/em> \u2013 being heavy<br><em>sagadam<\/em> \u2013 <em>Sakatam<\/em> (wheel)<br><em>iRa<\/em> \u2013 to be destroyed such that it was in smithereens<br><em>sAdi<\/em> \u2013 kicking it with your divine feet<br><em>vadakkil<\/em> \u2013 to the north of this house<br><em>agam<\/em> \u2013 house<br><em>pukku irundhu<\/em> \u2013 entering<br><em>min pOl<\/em> \u2013 like lightning<br><em>nuN<\/em> \u2013 being subtle [that thin]<br><em>idaiyAL \u2013<\/em> one who had waist<br><em>oru kanniyai<\/em> \u2013 a youthful girl<br><em>vERu uruvam seydhu vaiththa<\/em> \u2013 one who changed the form, through the marks of finger nails etc<br><em>anbA<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who has affection such that you would fall head over heels on any entity who you like!<br><em>unnai<\/em> \u2013 you, who I had considered as my son all along<br><em>aRindhu koNdEn<\/em> \u2013 I know today that you are the difficult-to-attain lord<br><em>unakku<\/em> \u2013 for you<br><em>ammam thara<\/em> \u2013 to give milk<br><em>anjuvan <\/em>\u2013 I am afraid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had given you a bath such that you were shining like gold. I had given you food and then left for yamunA river in order to tale a bath. By the time I returned, you had kicked a wheel, which was strong and heavy, with your divine feet such that it was broken to smithereens. You had entered a house, which is to the north of our house and changed a girl, who had a waist which was like lightning, by uniting with her. Oh, one has the affection to fall head over heels on anything which you like! I know today that you are the difficult-to-attain lord. I am afraid to give you [my bosom] milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pon \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; I [yaSOdhAp pirAtti] had, after giving krishNa a divine bath such that the beauty of his divine form shines, and giving him milk from my bosom, went to the banks of river yamunA, in order to have a bath. Before I returned \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that yaSOdhAp pirAtti had given him a bath with pure gold, which was splendorous without any dirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>van bArach chagadam iRach chAdi<\/strong> \u2013 krishNa, realising that there was a delay in getting milk from yaSOdhAp pirAtti, started crying and kicking his feet. A strong, heavy wheel, got caught between the divine feet which were kicking, and broke into smithereens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vadakkil agam pukku irundhu<\/strong> \u2013 entered a house, which was located to the north of yaSOdhAp pirAtti\u2019s house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the term <em>vadakku<\/em> refers to devotion, viz. those who attempt to attain emperumAn through the path of devotion, with their efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>min pOl nuNNidaiyAL oru kanniyai<\/strong> \u2013 a girl, who was young and who had a slender waist, like lightning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the girl was friendly towards krishNa, had slender waist and was without any match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vERRuruvam seydhu vaiththa<\/strong> \u2013 changing her form due to indulging in playful activities with her. thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that krishNa had changed her form by scratching her with his finger nails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>anbA<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who has affection such that when you see anything, you fall head-over-heels on it. This indicates his mischievousness,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>unnai aRindhu koNdEn<\/strong> \u2013 I knew truly about you that \u201cYou are not one among us, in the clan of herd-people and that you are different from us\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>unakku anjuvan ammam tharavE<\/strong> \u2013 Hence, I am scared to give you milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the 3<sup>rd<\/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\u00a0>>\u00a0Third Centum \u00a0>> First decad Previous avathArikai (Introduction) There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram. pon pOl manjanam Atti amudhu Uttip ponEn varum aLavu ippAlvan bArach chagadam iRach chAdi vadakkilagam pukkirundhumin pOl nuNNidaiyAL oru kannigaiyai vERRu uruvam seydhu vaiththaanbA unnai aRIndhu koNdEn unakku &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 3.1.2 \u2013 pon pOl manjanam\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-1-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 3.1.2 \u2013 pon pOl manjanam\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,717,724],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3rd-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59537","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59537"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59570,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59537\/revisions\/59570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}