{"id":61881,"date":"2026-08-02T00:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=61881"},"modified":"2026-08-02T00:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:33:48","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-3-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-3-7\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.3.7 \u2013 kanam kuzhaiyAL"},"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-4-3-6\/\">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\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai, in his svApadhESam, says that in the earlier pAsurams, AzhwAr meditated on <em>nandhan madhalai<\/em> [krishNa, the son of SrI nandhagOpar], while in this pAsuram, he reminisces about kAkuthstha [SrI rAma, who incarnated in the clan of king kakuthstha].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>kanam kuzhaiyAL poruttAk kaNaip pAriththu arasar thangaL<\/em><br><em>inam kazhu ERRuviththa ezhil thOL em irAman malai<\/em><br><em>kanam kozhi theLLaruvi vandhu sUzhndhu agal gyAlam ellAm<\/em><br><em>inam kuzhu Adum malai ezhil 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>kanam<\/em> \u2013 gold<br><em>kozhi<\/em> \u2013 picking out and coming<br><em>theL<\/em> \u2013 clear<br><em>aruvi<\/em> \u2013 in the river<br><em>agal<\/em> \u2013 being spread out<br><em>gyAlam ellAm<\/em> \u2013 all those, who are on earth<br><em>vandhu sUnzhdhu<\/em> \u2013 come and surround<br><em>inam kuzhu<\/em> \u2013 as large assemblies<br><em>Adum<\/em> \u2013 having bath<br><em>malai<\/em> \u2013 as the divine mountain<br><em>ezhil<\/em> \u2013 it is mAlirum sOlai, which has all the benefits.<br><em>kanam<\/em> \u2013 made of gold<br><em>kuzhaiyAL poruttA<\/em> \u2013 for pirAtti, who has divine ear rings<br><em>kaNai<\/em> \u2013 divine arrows<br><em>pAriththu<\/em> \u2013 spreading them<br><em>arakkar thangaL inam<\/em> \u2013 the clan of demons<br><em>kazhu<\/em> \u2013 in the trident of arrows<br><em>ERRuviththa<\/em> \u2013 one, who arranged them<br><em>ezhil<\/em> \u2013 having the beauty coming out of the wealth of valour<br><em>thOL<\/em> \u2013 having shoulders<br><em>em<\/em> \u2013 being our benefactor<br><em>irAman<\/em> \u2013 dwelt upon, by SrI rAma<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\">\u00a0SrI rAma had spread out the divine arrows, in order to use them as tridents for hoisting the clan of demons, for the sake of pirAtti, who had golden ear-rings. thirumAlirum sOlai malai is the divine mountain, where such SrIrAma, who has the wealth of valour on his divine shoulders, resides. It is also the divine mountain, where clear river flows, carrying gold and other gemstones. It is the mountain, where people from all over the world come in huge assemblies and have bath, having all the benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kanam kuzhaiyAL poruttA<\/strong> \u2013 <em>kanam <\/em>\u2013 gold. For the sake of one, who has ear rings made of gold. The union of her ears and the ear-rings will be constantly remembered in emperumAn\u2019s divine mind. This is similar to his followers constantly desiring to see the union of his divine face and divine ear-rings, as mentioned in SrI rAmAyaNam ayOdhyA kANdam 64.70 \u201c<em>yEchAru Suba kuNdalam \u2013 mukhandhrakshyanthi rAmasya<\/em>\u201d (those, who had seen the divine beautiful face of SrI rAma, radiant with the beautiful, ear-rings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that just as pirAtti constantly thinks, in her divine mind, about the divine ring on emperumAn\u2019s divine finger, perumAL too constantly thinks, in his divine mind, about the gold ear-rings on her divine ears. AzhwAr mercifully mentions about them, as perumAL\u2019s identification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kaNai pAriththu<\/strong> \u2013 from the day that he was separated from pirAtti, he had been spreading out his arrows, allocating them to annihilate the enemy, displaying the wrath in his divine mind. Alternatively, during the time of war, spreading the divine arrows all over the battlefield, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2019\/04\/thiruvaimozhi-8-6-2-thirukkadiththanamum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"25241\">thiruvAimozhi 8.6.2<\/a> \u201c<em>vALi pozhindha<\/em>\u201d (one, who showered arrows).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that for pirAtti\u2019s sake, perumAL arranges the arrows every day, visualising their slow pace, going towards their target. This is with the expectation that at least now, they will correct themselves, after regretting their actions, and come to him to take refuge.\u00a0 It is pertinent to recall <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/thiruppavai-13-pullin-vai-kindanai\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"527\">thiruppAvai 13<\/a> \u201c<em>kiLLik kaLaindhAnai<\/em>\u201d [emperumAn, without any effort, snapped the heads of the demons]. The arrows will pierce the forms of those who did not take refuge, regretting their action, as if they were being hoisted on a stake. Since the arrows pierced those demons who were standing in front and fighting, the arrows are mentioned as stake. If the demons escape from the entrance of lankA and run away in fear, the army of monkeys, standing there, due to their anger, will hoist them on stakes, which they had planted everywhere, without asking perumAL. When vAli asked a few questions of SrI rAma, perumAL had told him that if he spoke such words, he would plant stakes in all the places and hoist him on the stake. Monkeys recall perumAL\u2019s words to vAli and carry out that action here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>arakkar thangaL inam kazhu ERRuviththa<\/strong> \u2013 one who hoisted the assemblies of demons on the sharp ends of arrows, like a stake. Since the arrows pierced the forms of the demons, coming out from the other side, the arrows are denoted as <em>kazhu<\/em> [a stake, like a trident]. If the text were <em>kazhugu ERRuviththa<\/em>, this would refer to killing the demons and making the vultures to feed on them, for their sustenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ezhil thOL em irAman malai<\/strong> \u2013 having shoulders which shine with the wealth of his valour. Since that helped pirAtti, who is our mother, he is a benefactor for all of us. Since he makes everyone happy through his beauty and auspicious qualities, he has the divine name of SrI rAma [one who makes others happy]. It is the divine mountain, where he resides in order to help those, who came after his time of incarnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the shoulders radiate SrI rAma\u2019s valour. Since he was doing good to the demons by killing them, the shoulders were radiant. As the instruments of carrying out sins [physical forms of demons] were being destroyed, the shoulders were exhilarated. Since he was making those who were killed in the battlefield, to be happy [they cannot anymore indulge in sinful deeds and will reach <em>svargam<\/em> which is meant for valorous people, who die in battlefield], and since he was making those, who came to take refuge under him, through his mercy, to be happy, he is called as [<em>sRi<\/em>]<em> rAma<\/em> [one who makes others happy]. Even after looking at those divine shoulders, there were entities who did not engage with his mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kanam kozhi theLLaruvi<\/strong> \u2013 in the clear water, which brings gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that it is the <em>thiruchchilambARu<\/em> [river which emanated from emperumAn\u2019s divine anklet], which brings gold with it. Alternatively, <em>kanam<\/em> would also refer to chief or main. Hence, it is the main river. To ensure that the gardens do not get flooded or do not become dry, clouds will dwell on top of the mountain, and based on the need, will keep pouring rains on the gardens, like a farmer, as a result of which the river will flow with mirth. k<em>anam<\/em> refers to cloud too. In such a divine river\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vandhu sUzhndha agal gyALam ellAm<\/strong> \u2013 all the people, living on the expansive earth, to come and surround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that people until brahmalOkam [the world, where brahmA resides] will come, in huge assemblies, with their children and grandchildren, and since the flow in the river is abundant, will hold one another\u2019s hands such that they do not get washed away in the flow of the river and have a bath. It is the beautiful thirumAlirum sOlai malai, also SrI rAma\u2019s mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>inam kuzhu Adum malai<\/strong> \u2013 the mountain, where they come in large assemblies, in order to take a bath<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ezhil mAlirum sOlai adhE<\/strong> \u2013 this is the divine mAlirum sOlai malai, which is distinguished in every manner. This is the mountain of SrI rAma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the 8<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 thiruvAimozhip piLLai, in his svApadhESam, says that in the earlier pAsurams, AzhwAr meditated on nandhan madhalai [krishNa, the son of SrI nandhagOpar], while in this pAsuram, he reminisces about kAkuthstha [SrI rAma, who incarnated in the clan &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.3.7 \u2013 kanam kuzhaiyAL\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-3-7\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.3.7 \u2013 kanam kuzhaiyAL\">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-61881","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\/61881","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=61881"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61898,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61881\/revisions\/61898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}