{"id":59664,"date":"2026-03-24T23:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=59664"},"modified":"2026-03-24T23:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:30:25","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-2-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-2-5\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 3.2.5 \u2013 avvavvidam pukku"},"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\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3\/\">Third Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-2\/\">Second 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-3-2-4\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>avvavvidam pukku Ayar peNdirkku aNukkanAyk<\/em><br><em>kovvaik kanivAy koduththuk kUzhaimai seyyAmE<\/em><br><em>evvum silai udai vEdar kAn idaik kanRin pin<\/em><br><em>dheyvaththalaivanaip pOkkinEn ellE pAvamE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>dheyvam<\/em> \u2013 for celestial entities<br><em>thalaivan<\/em>&#8211; one who is the controller<br><em>a a idam<\/em> \u2013 in places such as middle or upper storey etc<br><em>pukku<\/em> \u2013 entering, alone<br><em>a Ayar peNdirkku<\/em> \u2013 for those herd-girls<br><em>aNukkanAy<\/em> \u2013 being a confidante<br><em>kovvaikkani<\/em> \u2013 looking like <em>kovvaip pazham<\/em> [a reddish coloured fruit]<br><em>vAy<\/em> \u2013 divine lips<br><em>koduththu<\/em> \u2013 giving them as sustenance for their lives<br><em>kUzhaimai seyyAmE<\/em> \u2013 instead of caressing and roaming around<br><em>evvum<\/em> \u2013 frightening<br><em>silai udai<\/em> \u2013 having bow in their hands<br><em>vEdar<\/em> \u2013 roamed around by hunters<br><em>kAnidai<\/em> \u2013 in the forest<br><em>kanRin pin<\/em> \u2013 behind calves<br><em>pOkkinEn<\/em> \u2013 I allowed to go<br><em>ellE pAvamE<\/em> \u2013 how sad! What sin have I committed (says she, in disgust)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>krishNa, who is the controller of celestial entities, would enter places such as upper storeys or large mansions, all alone, engage with the herd-girls present there as a confidante, offer them his divine lips which are reddish like the <em>kovvaip pazham<\/em>, and engage in mischiefs with them. Instead of roaming around like this, I had allowed him to go behind calves, to forests, where, hunters, holding bows in their hands, roam around. How sad! What sin have I committed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avvavvidam pukku<\/strong> \u2013 [krishNa] entered places such as upper storey, middle storey, cellar etc, without anyone knowing about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai, in his svApadhESam, says that krishNa would enter places such as courtyard, streets where little girls are building sand houses, middle storeys, upper storeys, ponds, streams where people take a bath in the month of <em>mArgazhi<\/em> (<em>dhanur mAsam<\/em>), gardens, places where they churn curd to get butter, cellars etc, and be a confidential servitor to those girls in each of those places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avvAyar peNdiRku aNukkanAy<\/strong> \u2013 being a servitor of herd-girls, who were present in those places. In other words, behaving in the way that they had thought of him to behave with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kovvaik kanivAyk koduththu<\/strong> \u2013 offering his divine lips, which were reddish like the <em>kovvaip pazham<\/em>, to them as their life-sustaining entity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kUzhaimai seyyAmE<\/strong> \u2013 instead of roaming around, carrying out mischiefs with those girls. <em>kUzhmai<\/em> \u2013 telling the girls \u201cI do not know of anyone other than you\u201d. \u201cI cannot sustain myself without you\u201d etc, making it appear that he exists only for that particular girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that yaSOdhAp pirAtti is lamenting that instead of seeing krishNa roaming around and carrying out mischiefs with those girls\u2026 viz. instead of entering and roaming \u00a0around in those places, just as it has been mentioned in periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 3.7.5 \u201c<em>nAraNan pOmidam ellAm<\/em>\u201d (in places where krishNa roams around) and in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/thiruvaimozhi-6-5-5-kuzhaiyum-val\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19436\">thiruvAimozhi 6.5.5<\/a> \u201c<em>ivaL nuzhaiyum sindhaiyaL<\/em>\u201d (she has a heart which is immersed in krishNa\u2019s beauty) [In these two pAsurams, jIvAthmAs will follow wherever emperumAn goes whereas in the pAsuram under discussion, emperumAn goes, following girls, wherever they go]. The term <em>kUzhaimai<\/em> refers to speaking words to various girls, to satisfy each of them, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/07\/perumal-thirumozhi-6-3\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"51079\">perumAL thirumozhi 6.3<\/a> \u201c<em>karumalark kUndhal<\/em>\u201d (glancing at a girl who has flowers in her dark locks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ervvum silai udai vEdar kAn idai<\/strong> \u2013 <em>evvum silai<\/em> \u2013 just as it has been mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/05\/periya-thirumozhi-1-7-4\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"43137\">periya thirumozhi 1.7.4<\/a> \u201c<em>evvum vevvEl<\/em>\u201d (having spear which causes sorrow), this refers to a bow which gives sorrow to those who see it, due to its frightening appearance. Alternatively, the word <em>Evum<\/em> [arrow] has got shortened as <em>evvum<\/em>, referring to a bow together with arrows. In the former case, the word <em>evvum<\/em> refers to causing sorrow on account of the frightening appearance of the bow; in the latter case, it refers to bow with arrow. To synchronise with the earlier lines, the word <em>evum<\/em> has got reinforced as <em>evvum<\/em>, with an additional \u2018<em>v<\/em>\u2019 syllable. In the forest, where hunters, carrying such bow, inhabit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kanRin pin dheyvath thalaivanaip pOkkinEn<\/strong> \u2013 I allowed the lord of celestial entities to go behind calves, which go as they like, without any control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that yaSOdhAp pirAtti says that she sent krishNa, who is the head of nithyasUris, as the head of herd-boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ellE pAvamE<\/strong> &#8211; In a dejected manner, she says \u201cWhat cruel sin have I committed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We shall next consider the 6<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;Third Centum &gt;&gt; Second decad Previous avathArikai There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram. avvavvidam pukku Ayar peNdirkku aNukkanAykkovvaik kanivAy koduththuk kUzhaimai seyyAmEevvum silai udai vEdar kAn idaik kanRin pindheyvaththalaivanaip pOkkinEn ellE pAvamE Word-by-Word Meanings dheyvam \u2013 for celestial entitiesthalaivan&#8211; one who is &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 3.2.5 \u2013 avvavvidam pukku\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-2-5\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 3.2.5 \u2013 avvavvidam pukku\">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-59664","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\/59664","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=59664"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59719,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59664\/revisions\/59719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}