{"id":60402,"date":"2026-05-25T23:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=60402"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:46:14","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-8-4-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/periya-thirumozhi-8-4-9\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.4.9 \u2013 nandhan madhalai\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><small>SrI:&nbsp; SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:&nbsp; SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:&nbsp; SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/periya-thirumozhi-8-4-8\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No specific introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">pAsuram<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>nandhan madhalai&nbsp;nilamangai nal thuNaivan <br>andha mudhalvan amarargaL tham perumAn <br>kandham kamazh kAyA vaNNan kadhir mudi mEl <br>kondhu naRundhuzhAy koNdUdhAy kOl thumbI! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">nandhan &#8211; SrI nandhagOpa&#8217;s<br>madhalai &#8211; being the divine son<br>nilamangai &#8211; for SrI bhUdhEvi<br>nal &#8211; good<br>thuNaivan &#8211; being the protector<br>andham &#8211; for samhAram (annihilation)<br>mudhalvan &#8211; being the controller<br>amarargaL tham &#8211; for nithyasUris<br>emperumAn &#8211; being the lord<br>kandham &#8211; fragrance<br>kamazh &#8211; spreading <br>kAyA &#8211; like a kAyAm pU <br>vaNNan &#8211; emperumAn who is having divine complexion, his<br>kadhir &#8211; shining<br>mudimEl &#8211; on the divine crown<br>kondhu &#8211; as a bundle<br>naRum &#8211; fragrant<br>thuzhAy &#8211; thiruththuzhAy&#8217;s fragrance<br>koNdu &#8211; bringing here<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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">emperumAn is the divine son of SrI nandhagOpar; he is the good protector of SrI bhudhEvi; he is the controller of samhAram (annihilation); he is the lord for nithyasUris; he is having the divine complexion of a kAyAm pu which is spreading its fragrance. Oh, dragonfly which is present on a pole! Bring the fragrance from the bundle of fragrant thiruththuzhAy on the shining divine crown of such emperumAn and blow it on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nandhan &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Am I asking you to go to a place which is unreachable for us? [krishNAvathAram is in the past]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nandhan madhalai <\/strong>&#8211; One who became easily approachable by taking birth as the divine son of SrI nandhagOpar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nila mangai nal thuNaivan <\/strong>&#8211; He took birth as krishNa to eliminate the burden on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>andha mudhalvan <\/strong>&#8211; He is the annihilator of all and creator of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>amarargaL tham perumAn <\/strong>&#8211; He is`as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/03\/thiruvaimozhi-1-1-1-uyarvara-uyarnalam\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1903\">thiruvAimozhi 1.1.1<\/a> &#8220;<em>ayaravaRum amarargaL adhipathi<\/em>&#8221; (the lord of nithyasUris who are free from bewilderment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kandham &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; One who is having the divine complexion of a fragrant kAyAm pU. Only the complexion can be compared with the kAyA flower [in all other aspects, he is beyond comparison with that flower]. He has the greatness as said in chAndhOgya upanishath &#8220;<em>sarvagandha:<\/em>&#8221; (the abode of all fragrances). The thiruththuzhAy is present as a bundle and is fragrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">archived in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 nandhan madhalai&nbsp;nilamangai nal thuNaivan andha mudhalvan amarargaL tham perumAn kandham kamazh kAyA vaNNan kadhir mudi mEl kondhu naRundhuzhAy koNdUdhAy kOl thumbI! Word-by-Word meanings nandhan &#8211; SrI nandhagOpa&#8217;smadhalai &#8211; being the divine &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.4.9 \u2013 nandhan madhalai\u00a0\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/periya-thirumozhi-8-4-9\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.4.9 \u2013 nandhan madhalai\u00a0\">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-60402","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\/60402","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=60402"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60572,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60402\/revisions\/60572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}