{"id":61689,"date":"2026-08-02T00:34:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=61689"},"modified":"2026-08-02T00:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:34:40","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-8-10-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periya-thirumozhi-8-10-6\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.10.6 \u2013 Eththi un sEvadi"},"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\/07\/periya-thirumozhi-8-10\/\">Tenth decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periya-thirumozhi-8-10-5\/\">&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\">AzhwAr is saying &#8220;It is not sufficient if you accept me without observing my faults; you should also ensure that yama et al, who have been placed by you to analyse the defects of everyone, do not come close to me&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">pAsuram<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Eththi un sEvadi eNNi iruppArai <br>pArththirundhu angu naman thamar paRRAdhu <br>sOththam nAm anjudhum enRu thodAmai nI<br>kAththi pOl kaNNapuraththuRai ammAnE!<\/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\">kaNNapuraththuRai ammAnE &#8211; Oh lord, who is residing in thirukkaNNapuram!<br>un &#8211; your <br>sEvadi &#8211; divine feet<br>Eththi &#8211; praised<br>eNNi iruppArai &#8211; those who consider (performing nithya kainkaryam)<br>naman thamar &#8211; yama&#8217;s servitors<br>pArththirundhu &#8211; looking out (during the time they leave their physical forms)<br>angu &#8211; during those final moments<br>paRRAdhu &#8211; without catching<br>sOththam &#8211; saying the word &#8220;<em>sOththam<\/em>&#8221; (sthOthram, praise) of the lowly people<br>nAm &#8211; &#8220;We are <br>anjudhum &#8211; scared&#8221;<br>enRu &#8211; saying that<br>thodAmai &#8211; to not touch us<br>nI &#8211; your highness<br>kAththipOl &#8211; it appears that you will be protecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh lord, who is residing in thirukkaNNapuram! There are those who praise your divine feet and consider performing eternal kainkaryam to you. It appears that your highness is protecting such devotees from yama&#8217;s servitors who look out for the time of their death, and ensure that they say &#8220;sOththam&#8221; (sthOthram, praises) and say, &#8220;We are scared&#8221;, and don&#8217;t touch such devotees.<\/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>Eththi &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; Those who praise your divine feet and remain with the desire as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-3-3-1-ozhivil-kalam\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"10058\">thiruvAimozhi 3.3.1<\/a> &#8220;<em>vazhuvilA adimai seyya vENdunAm<\/em>&#8221; (We should perform all types of services without leaving anything). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pArththirundhu <\/strong>&#8211; Waiting for the end of their lives when they leave their physical forms. At the time of final moments, ensure that yama&#8217;s servitors don&#8217;t come close to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sOththa nAm anjudhum enRu <\/strong>&#8211; These words are said by them [yams&#8217;s servitors] when they see favourable persons. As said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/08\/nanmugan-thiruvandhadhi-68\/\">nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi 68<\/a> &#8220;<em>iRainjiyum<\/em> <em>sAdhuvarAyppOmingal<\/em>&#8221; (bowing at them, behaving like a sAdhu (noble\/saintly person)), as said in &#8220;If we see them, we won&#8217;t come close to them&#8221;, your nature is such that they will go away from the devotees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kaNNapuraththuRai ammAnE <\/strong>&#8211; Haven&#8217;t you arrived and aren&#8217;t you residing here in thirukkaNNapuram, only to analyse such situations and protect?<\/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;Tenth decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) AzhwAr is saying &#8220;It is not sufficient if you accept me without observing my faults; you should also ensure that yama et al, who have been placed by you to analyse the defects of everyone, &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.10.6 \u2013 Eththi un sEvadi\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periya-thirumozhi-8-10-6\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 8.10.6 \u2013 Eththi un sEvadi\">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-61689","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\/61689","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=61689"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61900,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61689\/revisions\/61900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}