{"id":61730,"date":"2026-07-28T23:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=61730"},"modified":"2026-07-28T23:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:49:21","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-3-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-3-4\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.3.4 \u2013 mAvali thannudaiya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: Sri varavaramunayE nama:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi\/\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi<\/a>&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4\/\">Fourth Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-3\/\">Third decad<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-4\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-3-3\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>avathArikai<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>mAvali thannudaiya magan vANan magaL irundha<\/em><br><em>kAvalaik kattazhiththa thanikkALai karudhum malai<\/em><br><em>kOvalar gOvindhanaik kuRa mAdhargaL paN kurinjip<\/em><br><em>pAvoli pAdi nadam payil mALirum sOlai adhE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>kOvalar gOvindhanai<\/em> \u2013 regarding the one, who was born in the clan of herd-people, and who had <em>gOvindhAbhishEkam<\/em> [divine bath]<br><em>kuRa mAdhargaL<\/em> \u2013 women from hilly tribes<br><em>kurinji paN<\/em> \u2013 in <em>kurinji rAgam<\/em> (a specific tune)<br><em>pA<\/em> -with songs<br><em>oli pAdi<\/em> \u2013 singing, with tune<br><em>nadam payil<\/em> \u2013 it is the mAlirum sOlai, where the women dance too, along with singing.<br><em>mAvali thannudaiya<\/em> \u2013 mahAbali\u2019s<br><em>magan<\/em> \u2013 son<br><em>vANan magaL<\/em> \u2013 for ushai, the daughter of vANan (bANAsura)<br><em>irundha<\/em> \u2013 arranged by her father<br><em>kAvalai<\/em> \u2013 all the protective guarding<br><em>kattu azhiththa<\/em> \u2013 one, who destroyed the protective arrangements, to retrieve his divine<br>grandson, anirudhdhaAzhwAn, who had been imprisoned since he had united with ushai<br><em>thani<\/em> \u2013 unique<br><em>kALai<\/em> \u2013 one, who is youthful<br><em>karudhum<\/em> \u2013 dwelling, desirously<br><em>malai<\/em> \u2013 it is the divine mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">mahAbali\u2019s son, vANan, had imprisoned his daughter, ushai, and her beloved, anirudhdhan, the grandson of krishNa, in a prison. krishNa, on hearing this, went to that place, destroyed the prison, and retrieved anirudhdhan as well as ushai. thirumAlirum sOlai is the divine mountain, where that krishNa, who is youthful, dwells desirously. It is also the mountain, where, hilly tribe women sing, in kurunji tune, regarding krishNa, who was born in the clan of herd-people and who had divine bath [<em>gOvindha pattAbhishEkam<\/em>], and also dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mAvali \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; the place where ushai, the daughter of mahAbali\u2019s son, vANan, was. Through this, the strength of vANan, who was prideful, and the protection that he had arranged to match ushai\u2019s distinction are shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai, in his svApadhESam, says that using his grandson as a pretext, krishNan destroyed the protection arranged in the private quarters of ushai, the daughter of vANan, who was king mahAbali\u2019s son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kAvalaik kattazhiththa<\/strong> \u2013 krishNa went to that place, the private quarters, where the father had arranged protection for his daughter. It is also the place, where his grandson, anirudhdhAzhwAn had been held; he destroyed the prison. It is due to the reason that vANan had kept krishNa\u2019s grandson, anirudhdhAzhwAn in prison, that krishNa went to vANapuram and defeated vANan. It was after krishNa defeated vANan that usahi became anirudhdhan\u2019s servitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thankikkALai karudhum malai<\/strong> \u2013 just as it has been mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/thiruvaimozhi-10-2-8-kadu-vinai\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"30566\">thiruvAimozhi 10.2.8<\/a> \u201d<em>kAmanaip payandha kALai<\/em>\u201d (krishNa, who did not lose his youth, even after creating kAman, the lord of love, cupid), krishNa had a unique youthfulness, even after begetting kAman. It is the mountain where he resides permanently, thinking \u201cMore than paramapadham, this is our place to reside\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that he was a unique youth, viz. even after siring <em>kAman<\/em>, he remained as a twenty-five year old, just as he is in paramapadham. <em>karudhum malai<\/em> \u2013 he desires thirumAlirum sOlai, more than paramapadham and resides here, desirously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kOvalar gOvindhanai<\/strong> \u2013 being born in the clan of herd-people who protect cattle, and being one among them. One, who had undergone <em>gOvindhAbhishEkam<\/em> [after indhra\u2019s hailstorm, when he came and apologized to krishNa, kAmadhEnu, the celestial cow, to make amends for indhra\u2019s ill-advised fury, carried out a divine bath for krishNa. This is referred to as <em>gOvindha pattAbhishEkam<\/em>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that even if one were an expert in protecting cattle, one has to be born in the clan of herd-folk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kuRa mAdhargaL<\/strong> \u2013 women, belonging to the hilly tribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that if the tribe men sing mangaLASAsanam for emperumAn, the women of the tribe too would sing the same. The sounds of thiruppallANdu will reverberate throughout the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>paNkurinjip pAvoli pAdi Adi nadam payilum mAlirum sOlai adhE<\/strong> \u2013 in the <em>kurinji rAgam<\/em> [tune], the women of hilly tribes will sing songs, and appropriate to the song, they will also dance. It is that divine mountain, where they carry out this. It is the place where krishNa, the unique youthful person, dwells forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that they will sing songs such as \u201c<em>nandhan madhalaiyaik kAkuththanai navinRu<\/em>\u201d (singing about kaNNan, the son of SrI nandhagOpar and about the divine son of dhaSaratha chakravarthi, who is from the clan of kakuthstha).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the 5<sup>th<\/sup> pAsuram of this thirumozhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br>pramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br>pramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br>SrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: Sri varavaramunayE nama: periyAzhwAr thirumozhi&nbsp;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Fourth Centum &gt;&gt; Third decad Previous avathArikai There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram. mAvali thannudaiya magan vANan magaL irundhakAvalaik kattazhiththa thanikkALai karudhum malaikOvalar gOvindhanaik kuRa mAdhargaL paN kurinjippAvoli pAdi nadam payil mALirum sOlai adhE Word-by-Word Meanings kOvalar gOvindhanai \u2013 regarding the one, &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.3.4 \u2013 mAvali thannudaiya\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/07\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-3-4\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.3.4 \u2013 mAvali thannudaiya\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,717,726],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4th-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61730","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61730"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61825,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61730\/revisions\/61825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}