{"id":60574,"date":"2026-06-02T23:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=60574"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:38:57","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-8-5-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/periya-thirumozhi-8-5-6\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.5.6 \u2013 muriyum veN thirai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"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-8-5-5\/\">&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>muriyum veN thirai mudhukayam thIppada muzhangu azhal eri ambin <br>varikoL venjilai vaLaiviththa maindhanum vandhilan en seygEn? <br>eriyum vengadhir thuyinRadhu pAviyEn iNai nedungaN thuyilA<br>kariya nAzhigai Uzhiyin periyana kaziyumARu aRiyEnE<\/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\">muriyum &#8211; tumultuous<br>veN &#8211; whitish<br>thirai &#8211; having waves<br>mudhu kayam &#8211; the ancient ocean<br>thIppada &#8211; to burn <br>muzhangu &#8211; sounding<br>azhal &#8211; fire<br>eri &#8211; blowing<br>ambin &#8211; having arrow<br>vari koL &#8211; beautiful<br>vem silai &#8211; cruel bow<br>vaLaiviththa &#8211; one, who drew<br>maindhanum &#8211; the strong chakravarthith thirumagan (SrI rAma, the son of the emperor)<br>vandhilan &#8211; is not coming;<br>en seygEn &#8211; what can I do?<br>eriyum &#8211; shining<br>vem kadhir &#8211; hot sun<br>thuyinRadhu &#8211; has set;<br>pAviyEn &#8211; me, the sinner, my<br>iNai &#8211; matching each other<br>nedum &#8211; expansive <br>kaN &#8211; eyes<br>thuyilA &#8211; are not sleeping.<br>Uzhiyil &#8211; than kalpa (brahmA&#8217;s day|)<br>periyana &#8211; bigger<br>kariya &#8211; blackish<br>nAzhigai &#8211; the unit [of time] named nAzhigai (24 minutes) (of the night)<br>kazhiyumARu &#8211; the way to spend<br>aRiyEnE &#8211; I am not seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strong chakravarthith thirumagan (SrI rAma, the son of the emperor) who drew his beautiful yet cruel bow, which is having arrow that is blowing resounding fire to burn the ancient ocean having tumultuous whitish waves, is not coming; what can I do? The shining hot sun has set; I, the sinner, am having vast eyes which are matching with each other and are not sleeping. I am not seeing the way to spend the blackish unit named nAzhigai (24 minutes) of the night, which is more than the duration of a brahmA&#8217;s day, kalpa.<\/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>muriyum &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; There is the ocean which is ancient water body that is having tumultuously roaming whitish water (waves). That,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thIppada <\/strong>&#8211; To burn. vikrama chOzha dhEvar would say &#8220;Is this some kind of a haystack!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>muzhangu <\/strong>&#8211; Blowing fire to make noise. As said in SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam SlOkam 46.22 \u201c<strong><em>dhIptha pAvaka sankASai<\/em>:<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em>Sithai: kAnchanabhUshaNai<\/em>: l&nbsp;<em>na thvAmichchAmyaham dhrashtum rAmENa nihatham Sarai<\/em>: ll\u201d (I do not wish to see you killed by SrI rAma, whose arrows are like burning fire, sharp and decorated with gold), having beautiful bow which is having beautiful arrow which is blowing fire. SrI rAma, who is having such strength, is not coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eriyum vem kadhir thuyinRadhu <\/strong>&#8211; Sun, who,due to his brightness, makes others see the objects and brings them peace, has set; serving ISvara (SrIman nArAyaNa) fully, at some point, he also set out to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pAviyEn iNai nedum kaN thuyilA <\/strong>&#8211; If sun, who gives sight to the entire world, can sleep, why can&#8217;t I do it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kariya <\/strong>&#8211; Since the night, which is not liked by her, is dark in colour, she is asking &#8220;Is the nAzhigai which is night&#8217;s part, also has dark complexion?&#8221; Alternatively &#8211; &#8220;Very cruel nAzhigai&#8221;. Another explanation &#8211; that sandhyA kAlam is a very dark time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kazhiyumARu aRiyEn <\/strong>&#8211; I don&#8217;t know how it will be exhausted ever. We have heard that in the past, some kalpas were destroyed. But now even the nAzhigai is not withdrawing.<\/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 muriyum veN thirai mudhukayam thIppada muzhangu azhal eri ambin varikoL venjilai vaLaiviththa maindhanum vandhilan en seygEn? eriyum vengadhir thuyinRadhu pAviyEn iNai nedungaN thuyilAkariya nAzhigai Uzhiyin periyana kaziyumARu aRiyEnE Word-by-Word meanings muriyum &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.5.6 \u2013 muriyum veN thirai\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/periya-thirumozhi-8-5-6\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.5.6 \u2013 muriyum veN thirai\">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-60574","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\/60574","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=60574"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60669,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60574\/revisions\/60669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}