{"id":60566,"date":"2026-06-02T00:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T00:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=60566"},"modified":"2026-06-02T00:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T00:02:02","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-8-5-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/periya-thirumozhi-8-5-5\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.5.5 \u2013 Ezhu mAmaram"},"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-8-5\/\">Fifth decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/periya-thirumozhi-8-5-4\/\">&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>Ezhu mAmaram thuLai padach chilai vaLaiththu ilangaiyai malanguviththa<br>AzhiyAn namakku aruLiya aruLodum pagal ellai kazhiginRadhAl<br>thOzhi! nAm idhaRken seydhum? thuNai illai sudar padu mudhu neeril <br>Azha AzhginRa Aviyai aduvadhOr andhi vandhu adaiginRadhE<\/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\">Ezhu &#8211; seven<br>mA &#8211; huge<br>maram &#8211; sAla vruksham (ebony trees)<br>thuLaipada &#8211; to pierce through them<br>silai &#8211; bow<br>vaLaiththa &#8211; one who drew<br>ilangaiyai &#8211; lankA<br>malanguviththa &#8211; one who caused bewilderment<br>AzhiyAn &#8211; chakravarthith thirumagan,who is wearing a ring<br>namakku &#8211; for us<br>aruLiya &#8211; showered mercy<br>aruLodum &#8211; with the grace<br>pagal ellai &#8211; the end of daytime<br>kazhiginRadhu &#8211; leaving;<br>Al &#8211; alas!<br>thOzhi &#8211; Oh friend!<br>nAm &#8211; we<br>idhaRku &#8211; for this<br>en seydhum &#8211; what will [we] do?<br>thuNai &#8211; companion<br>illai &#8211; not present;<br>sudar &#8211; sun too<br>padum &#8211; the place where he is seen<br>mudhu nIril &#8211; in the ocean<br>Azha &#8211; immersed (and disappeared)<br>vAzhginRa &#8211; having the desire to live<br>Aviyai &#8211; prANa (the vital air)<br>aduvadhu &#8211; which destroys<br>Or &#8211; unique<br>andhi &#8211; sandhyA (dusk time)<br>vandhu &#8211; came<br>adaiginRadhE &#8211; is appearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">chakravarthith thirumagan`, who is wearing a ring, drew his bow to pierce through the seven huge ebony trees, caused bewilderment to lankA; his grace, which was mercifully given by him and the end of the daytime are leaving; alas! Oh friend! What can we do for this? There is no companion for us. The sun too immersed into the ocean where he was seen and disappeared. The sandhyA (dusk time) which will destroy the prANan which is having the desire to live, has come and is appearing.<\/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>Ezhu mA maram thuLai pada <\/strong>&#8211; He is the one who performs acts to make others have faith in him; but he is not helping me, who has faith in him and desires for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ilangai &#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; He made the residents of lankA to become so bewildered that seven people will end up sharing one person&#8217;s clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AzhiyAn <\/strong>&#8211; It appears that the only ornament which escaped kaikEyi&#8217;s boon, is that ring in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>namakku aruLiya <\/strong>&#8211; Along with the grace he mercifully gave us, the daytime which is a reflection of his grace, also left. Just as the grace leaves, light will also go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thOzhi nAm idhaRku en seydhum <\/strong>&#8211; Should both of us, who are helpless, protect ourselves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thuNai illai <\/strong>&#8211; If bhagavAn were there, he could save us [but he is also not present].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sudar padu mudhu nIr &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; The sun immersed into the ocean where he appeared and set; having lost the sun, who is the pacifier, the prANans (vital airs) had the desire to live. At that time, the unique sandhyA arrived and set out to destroy those vital airs.<\/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;Fifth decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram Ezhu mAmaram thuLai padach chilai vaLaiththu ilangaiyai malanguviththaAzhiyAn namakku aruLiya aruLodum pagal ellai kazhiginRadhAlthOzhi! nAm idhaRken seydhum? thuNai illai sudar padu mudhu neeril Azha AzhginRa Aviyai aduvadhOr andhi vandhu adaiginRadhE Word-by-Word &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.5.5 \u2013 Ezhu mAmaram\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/periya-thirumozhi-8-5-5\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.5.5 \u2013 Ezhu mAmaram\">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-60566","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\/60566","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=60566"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60652,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60566\/revisions\/60652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}