{"id":60395,"date":"2026-05-23T23:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=60395"},"modified":"2026-05-23T23:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:57:42","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-8-4-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/periya-thirumozhi-8-4-7\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.4.7 \u2013 vAmanan kaRki"},"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\/05\/periya-thirumozhi-8-4\/\">Fourth decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/periya-thirumozhi-8-4-6\/\">&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>vAmanan kaRki madhusUdhan mAdhavan<br>thAr mannu dhAsaradhiyAya thadamArvan<br>kAman than thAdhai kaNNapuraththu emperumAn<br>thAma naRundhuzhAy thAzhndhUdhAy kOl thumbI!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>vAmanan &#8211; one, who performed vAmanAvathAram<br>kaRki &#8211; one, who has vowed to perform kalki avathAram<br>madhusUdhan &#8211; one, who killed the monster named madhu<br>thAr &#8211; by the garland (which is revealing his protection) <br>mannu &#8211; well-fitting<br>dhAsaradhiyAy &#8211; as dhASarathi, the son of emperor dhaSaratha<br>mAdhavan &#8211; being the divine consort of SrI mahAlakshmi<br>thadam &#8211; vast<br>mArvan &#8211; having divine chest<br>kAman than &#8211; for manmatha too<br>thAdhai &#8211; being the father<br>kaNNapuraththu emperumAn &#8211; emperumAn, who is mercifully present in thirukkaNNapuram<br>dhAmam &#8211; as the garland<br>naRum &#8211; fragrant<br>thuzhAy &#8211; in thiruththuzhAy<br>thAzhndhu \u2013 immerse<br>UdhAy kOl thumbi \u2013 Oh, dragonfly which is present on a pole! Blow on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>emperumAn, who is mercifully present in thirukkaNNapuram, performed vAmanAvathAram; he has vowed to perform kalki avathAram; he killed the monster named madhu; he is present with well-fitting garland as dhASarathi, the son of emperor dhaSaratha; he is the divine consort of SrI mahAlakshmi and is having a vast divine chest; he is the father of manmatha (cupid) too. Oh, dragonfly which is present on a pole! Immerse in the fragrant thiruththuzhAy, which has taken the shape of a garland on such emperumAn&#8217;s and blow its fragrance on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vAmanan <\/strong>&#8211; One who comes as a seeker to attain his own possession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kaRki <\/strong>&#8211; One who has vowed to torment the enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>madhusUdhan <\/strong>&#8211; One who forcefully fetched the vEdhams and gave them to brahmA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mAdhavan <\/strong>&#8211; Being SrIya:pathi, which is the cause for these noble qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thAr &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Since he is donning a distinguished garland revealing his protection, we can force him to help us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kAman than thAdhai <\/strong>&#8211; He is father even for manmatha, who torments the world with his beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>dhAma &#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; You should immerse in the fragrant thiruththuzhAy which has shaped into a garland, come here and blow that fragrance on me.<\/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;Fourth decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram vAmanan kaRki madhusUdhan mAdhavanthAr mannu dhAsaradhiyAya thadamArvankAman than thAdhai kaNNapuraththu emperumAnthAma naRundhuzhAy thAzhndhUdhAy kOl thumbI! Word-by-Word meanings vAmanan &#8211; one, who performed vAmanAvathAramkaRki &#8211; one, who has vowed to perform kalki &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.4.7 \u2013 vAmanan kaRki\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/periya-thirumozhi-8-4-7\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.4.7 \u2013 vAmanan kaRki\">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-60395","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\/60395","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=60395"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60546,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60395\/revisions\/60546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}