{"id":62089,"date":"2026-08-17T23:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62089"},"modified":"2026-08-17T23:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T23:34:16","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-4-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-4-11\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.4.11 \u2013 sIdha nIr"},"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\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-4\/\">Fourth 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\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-4-10\/\">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\">In the last pAsuram of the decad, AzhwAr mentions the benefit which will accrue to those, who learn these pAsurams, and brings the decad to its end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>sIdha nIr pudai sUzh sezhum kazhani udaith thirukkOttiyUr<\/em><br><em>AdhiyAn adiyAraiyum adimai inRith thirivAraiyum<\/em><br><em>kOdhil battar pirAn kuLir pudhuvaiman vittichiththan sol<\/em><br><em>Edham inRi uraippavargaL irudIkEsanukku ALarE<\/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>sIdham nIr<\/em> \u2013 with cool water<br><em>pudai<\/em> \u2013 on all sides<br><em>sUzh<\/em> \u2013 surrounded by<br><em>sezhu<\/em> \u2013 fertile<br><em>kazhani udaiya<\/em> \u2013 having fields<br><em>thirukkOttiyUr<\/em> \u2013 mercifully residing in thirukkOttiyUr<br><em>AdhiyAn<\/em> &#8211; emperumAn, who is <em>Adhipurushan<\/em> [causative entity]<br><em>adiyAraiyum<\/em> \u2013 those, who carry out servitude<br><em>adimai inRi<\/em> \u2013 not engaging in servitude<br><em>thirivAraiyum<\/em> \u2013 those who go after worldly pursuits<br><em>kOdhu il<\/em> \u2013 being without any flaw<br><em>battar<\/em> \u2013 for SrIvaishNavas<br><em>pirAn<\/em> \u2013 one, who is the benefactor<br><em>kuLir<\/em> \u2013 having the coolness which drives away the heat of samsAram<br><em>pudhuvai<\/em> \u2013 for SrI villibuththUr<br><em>man<\/em> \u2013 one, who is the controller<br><em>vittuchiththan<\/em> \u2013 periyAzhwAr<br><em>sol<\/em> \u2013 these ten pAsurams, mercifully composed, which praise and revile<br><em>Edham inRi<\/em> \u2013 without any flaw<br><em>Uraippavar<\/em> \u2013 those who are capable of reciting<br><em>irudIkEsanukku<\/em> \u2013 for emperumAn, who is hrishIkESan<br><em>ALar<\/em> \u2013 they will get to carry out servitude<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thirukkOttiyUr is surrounded by cool waters and fertile fields. emperumAn, who is the causative entity for all, has mercifully taken residence in this place. periyAzhwAr, who is without any flaw, who is the benefactor of SrI vaishNavas, and who is the controller of SrI villibuththUr, which possesses the coolness to drive away the heat of samsAram, has mercifully composed these pAsurams, where he has praised those, who carry out servitude to emperumAn and has reviled those, who do not involve in such servitude and who go after worldly pursuits. Those, who are able to recite these pAsurams, without any flaw, will get to carry out servitude to hrishIkESan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sIdha nIr \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; thirukkOttiyUr is surrounded by water bodies, which are unfathomable, and which are always cool, not being affected by hot breeze; it is also surrounded by fertile fields. The place has abundance of water and green fields with fresh crops, wherever one sees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AdhiyAn adiyAraiyum adimai inRith thirivAraiyum<\/strong> \u2013 During the time of deluge, <em>chith<\/em> entities [those, with the ability to think] were lying together with <em>achith<\/em> entities [those, without the ability to think] without any distinction. With a compassionate divine mind, emperumAn provided the <em>chith<\/em> entities with forms and senses, in order to attain him, as mentioned in SrI vishNu thathvam 6 \u201c<em>vichithrAdhEha sampaththi<\/em>:<em> ISvarAya nivEdhithum pUrvamEva kruthA brahman hastha pAdhAdhi samyuthA<\/em>\u201d (Oh, brAhmaNa! During the time of creation, in order to worship and attain him, emperumAn has given a physical form to jIvAthmA, along with hands, feet etc). emperumAn, apart from providing physical form and senses, came nearby jIvAthmAs and mercifully resided in thirukkOttiyUr such that these people could approach him easily. Those, who carry out servitude to such emperumAn, and those, who, instead of carrying out servitude to him, indulge in other worldly pursuits, with those forms and senses, as mentioned in the first pAsuram of this decad, <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-4-1\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61955\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 4.4.1<\/a> \u201c<em>mudhalvanaich chindhiyAdha appAvakArigaL<\/em>\u201d (those, who have committed sins such that they do not meditate on emperumAn, the causative entity). Instead of knowing the benefit that he has given, due to their sinful deeds, these people, without involvement in carrying out servitude at his divine feet, engage their three faculties [of mind, speech and action] in other pursuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that emperumAn resides mercifully in thirukkOttiyUr as chokka nArAyaNan, being the causative entity. AzhwAr mentions the greatness of those, who carry out servitude to that chokka nArAyaNan, as well as the misfortunes of those who, instead of carrying out servitude to emperumAn, slip from their position of being <em>bhagavath SEsha bhUthar<\/em> [servitor to emperumAn] and get into ruinous position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kOdhil \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; periyAzhwAr does not have the flaw of being unqualified to praise or revile the two types of people, above. He is a benefactor for those who follow vEdhams. He is the controller of SrI villibuththUr, which negates all the heat of samsAram, with its coolness. These ten pAsurams, which have been mercifully composed by such periyAzhwAr \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that for AzhwAr, engaging in any activity other than mangaLASAsanam is a flaw. Thus, he engages only with mangaLASAsanam, considering that alone as the essence; he is the benefactor for the eminent brAhmaNas; he is the controller of SrI villibuththUr, which does not have the heat emanating from <em>sOhambhAvam<\/em> [considering oneself as ISvaran], but which has the coolness coming from the thought of <em>dhAsOham<\/em> [adiyEn is emperumAn\u2019s servitor]. Those, who are capable of reciting these pAsurams, who consider that anything, which has not been considered as worthy by periyAzhwAr is evil \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edham inRi uraippavar<\/strong> \u2013 those who recite without any fault. In other words, reciting the pAsurams, knowing the divine mind of AzhwAr, and without any fault in that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>irudIkEsanukku ALarE<\/strong> \u2013 they will get to carry out servitude to one, who controls our senses such that they do not wander in other pursuits and is capable of engaging his followers in servitude<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that chokka nArAyaNan, emperumAn at thirukkOttiyUr, controls the senses of his followers through his vow, through his auspicious qualities such as compassion, through the beauty of his divine form, through his power to control his followers, who are his limbs and through impelling us incidentally. Those, who recite these pAsurams, will get to carryout servitude to chokka nArAyaNan, starting with knowledge, devotion and detachment, and ending with mangaLASAsanam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the pravEsam of the next 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; Fourth decad Previous avathArikai In the last pAsuram of the decad, AzhwAr mentions the benefit which will accrue to those, who learn these pAsurams, and brings the decad to its end. sIdha nIr pudai sUzh sezhum kazhani udaith thirukkOttiyUrAdhiyAn adiyAraiyum adimai &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.4.11 \u2013 sIdha nIr\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-4-11\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.4.11 \u2013 sIdha nIr\">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-62089","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\/62089","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=62089"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62166,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62089\/revisions\/62166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}