{"id":62188,"date":"2026-08-20T23:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62188"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:43:08","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.2 \u2013 seeyinAl seRindhu"},"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-4-5\/\">Fifth 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-4-5-1\/\">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\">AzhwAr says that those who recite the divine names of emperumAn will attain mOksham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>seeyinAl seRindhu ERiya puN mEl seRRal ERik kuzhambirundhu engum<\/em><br><em>eeyinAl arippu uNdu mayangi ellai vAych chenRu sErvadhan munnam<\/em><br><em>vAyinAl namO nAraNA enRu maththagaththu idaik kaigaLaik kUppi<\/em><br><em>pOyinAl pinnai iththisaikku enRum piNai kodukkilum pOga ottArE<\/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>seeyinAl<\/em> \u2013 with pus<br><em>seRIndhu ERiya<\/em> \u2013 completely filled<br><em>puN mEl<\/em> \u2013 over a wound<br><em>seRRal ERi<\/em> \u2013 flies, laying eggs<br><em>kuzhambirundhu<\/em> \u2013 with festering water flowing<br><em>engum<\/em> \u2013 without leaving any place free<br><em>eeyinAl<\/em> \u2013 with flies<br><em>arippuNdu<\/em> \u2013 with itching<br><em>mayangi<\/em> \u2013 becoming unconscious, being unable to tolerate that<br><em>ellai vAy<\/em> \u2013 reaching the final moments<br><em>munnam<\/em> \u2013 before approaching<br><em>vAyinAl<\/em> \u2013 with one\u2019s mouth<br><em>namO nAraNA enRu<\/em> \u2013 reciting \u201c<em>namO nArAyaNAya<\/em>\u201d<br><em>maththagaththidai<\/em> \u2013 over the head<br><em>kaigaLaik kUppi<\/em> \u2013 with hands in <em>anjali<\/em> pose [cupping the palms together]<br><em>pOyinAl<\/em> \u2013 if one were to go<br><em>piNaik kodukkilum<\/em> \u2013 even if <em>nithyas and mukthas<\/em> were made as guarantors<br><em>iththisaikku<\/em> \u2013 to this world<br><em>enRum<\/em> \u2013 forever<br><em>pOga ottAr<\/em> \u2013 those in paramapadham will not let these persons to go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When one is in his final moments, flies will settle on top of wounds, which are full of pus. They will lay eggs on the wounds and the water, festering from those wounds, will flow. The flies will cause itching all over the physical form of the person, due to which, one would lose consciousness, being unable to tolerate the itching. Before reaching such a stage, if one were to recite \u201c<em>namO nArAyaNAya<\/em>\u201d with the mouth, cup the palms together in <em>anjali<\/em> pose, over the head [worshipping emperumAn], even if nithyasUris [permanent dwellers of paramapadham] and mukthAthmAs [those who have been liberated from samsAram and have reached paramapadham] are made as guarantors, they will not allow the person, who has reached paramapadham, to return to earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>seeyinAl seRindhu ERiya puN mEl<\/strong> \u2013 on top of wounds, pus will be formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>seRRal ERi<\/strong> \u2013 flies will lay their eggs over the pus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kuzhambirundhu<\/strong> \u2013 that will make the wounds to fester and festered water will flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eeyinAl arippuNdu mayangi<\/strong> \u2013 itching will be caused by the flies; unable to tolerate that itching, one will lose consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ellai vAychchenRu sErvadhan munnam<\/strong> \u2013 before attaining the final moments of one\u2019s life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vAyinAl namO nAraNA enRu<\/strong> \u2013 to realise the benefit of having been provided with a mouth. Saying \u201cI do not belong to myself, I belong to you\u201d is the benefit of having been provided with a mouth [when one says \u201c<em>I do not belong to you<\/em>\u201d, it is the equivalent of \u201c<em>nama<\/em>:\u201d and when one says \u201cI belong to you\u201d, it is the equivalent of saying \u201c<em>nArAyaNAya<\/em>\u201d, with these two terms coming from the second and final words of thirumanthram].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>maththagaththidaik kaigaLaik kUppi<\/strong> \u2013 realising the benefit of having been provided with a head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pOyinAl<\/strong> \u2013 if one does these [reciting <em>namO nArAyaNAya<\/em> and worshipping emperumAn with the hands] and reaches mOksham, the benefit of these activities is to go through the path of <em>archis<\/em> [the path of light, which leads one to SrI vaikuNtam]. If the person performs <em>anjali<\/em> once [before his death], the benefit which he realises while going in the path of <em>archis<\/em> will be, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2022\/09\/periya-thirumozhi-3-7-8\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"47586\">periya thirumozhi 3.7.8<\/a> \u201c<em>maRRellAm kai thozhap pOy<\/em>\u201d (to be worshipped by everyone else) and in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2020\/03\/thiruvaimozhi-10-9-3-thozhudhanar-ulagargal\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"33948\">thiruvAimozhi 10.9.3<\/a> \u201c<em>thozhudhanar ulagargaL<\/em>\u201d (the residents of the higher worlds will join their palms together and perform <em>anjali<\/em>) that wherever he sees, there will be forests of <em>anjali<\/em>, performed by everyone on his way to SrI vaikuNtam. Even when he reaches SrI vaikuNtam, the benefit will be, as mentioned in mahAbhAratham Santhi parvam 344.45 \u201c<em>badhdhAnjali putAhrushtA<\/em>:\u201d (everyone will perform <em>anjali<\/em>, saying \u201c<em>nama<\/em>:\u201d joyously]. When the person surrenders the AthmA once [to emperumAn], those in SrI vaikuNtam will offer them <em>thripAdhvibhUthi<\/em> [the spiritual realm, which is three times as large as samsAram], as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2020\/03\/thiruvaimozhi-10-9-6-velviyul-maduththalum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34012\">thiruvAimozhi 10.9.6<\/a> \u201c<em>ANmingaL vAnagam AzhiyAn thamar<\/em>\u201d (You, who are the servitor of emperumAn, should rule over this place). When one says <em>nama<\/em>: once, the benefit will be to keep worshipping emperumAn, throughout the time, surrounding him, in SrI vaikuNtam, as mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/11\/thiruppallandu-12-pallandu-enru\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2479\">thiruppallANdu 12<\/a> \u201c<em>namO nArAyaNAya enRu<\/em>\u201d (carrying out mangaLASAsanam to emperumAn, making him happy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>piNai kodukkilum pinnai iththisaikku enRum pOga ottArE<\/strong> \u2013 even if nithyasUris and mukthAthmAs were made as guarantors [for the person who has reached SrI vaikuNtam, to return to earth], they will not allow the person to return. The reason for that is that this place [samsAram] is such that it will make even one, who carries out servitude to emperumAn in SrI vaikuNtam, to become subservient to it. Also, emperumAn is one, who, after lifting a person up through a ladder, will remove the ladder [making it impossible for the person to return]. This emphasises the fact that there is no return as a result of one\u2019s <em>karma<\/em> [past deeds] since all the past deeds get destroyed, before one reaches SrI vaikuNtam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the 3<sup>rd<\/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; Fifth decad Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that those who recite the divine names of emperumAn will attain mOksham. seeyinAl seRindhu ERiya puN mEl seRRal ERik kuzhambirundhu engumeeyinAl arippu uNdu mayangi ellai vAych chenRu sErvadhan munnamvAyinAl namO nAraNA enRu maththagaththu idaik kaigaLaik &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.2 \u2013 seeyinAl seRindhu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.2 \u2013 seeyinAl seRindhu\">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-62188","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\/62188","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=62188"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62236,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62188\/revisions\/62236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}