{"id":62320,"date":"2026-08-27T23:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62320"},"modified":"2026-08-27T23:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:58:16","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-9\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.9 \u2013 vAyoru pakkam"},"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-4-5-8\/\">&nbsp;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 in this pAsuram that if emperumAn is considered as all the relatives for one, then, that person will not come under the control of yama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>vAyoru pakkam vAngi valippa vArndha nIrkkuzhik kaNgaL mizhaRRath<\/em><br><em>thAyoru pakkam thandhai oru pakkam thAramum oru pakkam alaRRa<\/em><br><em>thIyoru pakkam sErvadhan munnam sengaN mAlodum chikkenach chuRRam<\/em><br><em>Ay oru pakkam niRka vallArkku arava dhaNdaththilum uyyalum AmE<\/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>vAy<\/em> \u2013 mouth<br><em>oru pakkam vAngi<\/em> \u2013 due to changes in breathing, moving to one side<br><em>valippa<\/em> \u2013 as it pains<br><em>vArndha nIr<\/em> \u2013 water, flowing<br><em>kuzhi<\/em> \u2013 becoming sunken deeply<br><em>kaNgaL<\/em> \u2013 eyes<br><em>mizhaRRa<\/em> \u2013 as they whirl around<br><em>oru pakkam<\/em> \u2013 on one side<br><em>thAy<\/em> \u2013 mother<br><em>oru pakkam<\/em> \u2013 on one side<br><em>thandhai<\/em> \u2013 father<br><em>oru pakkam<\/em> \u2013 on one side<br><em>thAramum<\/em> \u2013 wife too<br><em>alaRRa<\/em> \u2013 as they cry, loudly<br><em>thI<\/em> \u2013 fire<br><em>oru pakkam<\/em> \u2013 on another side<br><em>sErvadhan munnam<\/em> \u2013 before it is lit<br><em>sem<\/em> \u2013 reddish<br><em>kaN<\/em> \u2013 divine eyes<br><em>mAlodum chikkenach chuRRamAy<\/em> \u2013 considering emperumAn as the relative, without any<br>cause<br><em>oru pakkam<\/em> \u2013 considering him as all the relatives, without mixing up with others<br><em>niRka villArkku<\/em> \u2013 for those, who are capable of holding on to him<br><em>arava dhaNdaththil<\/em> \u2013 from the cruel punishments meted out by the messengers of yama<br><em>uyyalumAm<\/em> \u2013 [such a person] would get uplifted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to changes in breathing, one\u2019s mouth will droop to one side, causing pain. Eyes will sink deeply, rolling in a whirl, with water flowing. Mother, father and wife will stand on one side each, crying out loudly for the person [who is in his final moments]. Before fire is set to the person, from another side, if the person considers emperumAn, who has reddish eyes, to be the relative in all manner, without any cause [other relatives such as mother, father et al, come in one\u2019s life, on account of karma, while emperumAn is the relative, without any such cause], without mixing up with other relatives, and hold on to him, there will be no problem on account of messengers of yama, with their cruel punishments, and the person would get uplifted [from samsAram]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vAyoru pakkam vAngi vaippa<\/strong> \u2013 Due to changes in breathing during final stages, mouth distorts to one side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vArndha nIrkkuzhik kaNgaL mizhaRRa<\/strong> \u2013 While he cries, thinking \u201cI am leaving my relatives and going\u201d, as he sees the messengers of yama, his eyes, due to the weight of his fear, will sink deeply, whirling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thAyoru pakkam \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; those who had given birth to him, and those, who he gave birth to, would sit by his side and cry out. Subsequently \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thI oru pakkam sErvadhan munnam<\/strong> \u2013 before the final rites are performed on him<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sengaN mAlodum<\/strong> \u2013 sarvESvaran, who has <em>vAthsalyam<\/em> [motherly forbearance] and <em>vyAmOham<\/em> [infatuation with his followers] [the term sengaN refers to <em>vAthsalyam<\/em> and the term <em>mAl<\/em> refers to infatuation with followers; alternatively, <em>mAl<\/em> would refer to sarvESvaran, and <em>sengaN<\/em> would refer to both <em>vAthsalyam<\/em> and <em>vyAmOham<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>chikkenach chuRRamAy<\/strong> \u2013 those, who are capable of holding on to emperumAn as all kinds of relatives, without any cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>oru pakkam niRka vallArkku<\/strong> \u2013 those, who are capable of holding on to him as everything, and not confusing with the worldly relatives [who happen to be relatives due to past karma].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>arava dhaNdaththilum uyyalum AmE<\/strong> \u2013 they can escape from the messengers of yama and their cruel punishments, and uplift themselves. AzhwAr says that those, who attain emperumAn, could uplift themselves, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/04\/thiruviruththam-95\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"42432\">thiruviruththam 95<\/a> \u201c<em>mAdhAvinaip pidhuvaith thirumAlai vaNanguvanE<\/em>\u201d (I will attain the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi; he is affectionate towards me, like a mother, and is also well-intentioned towards me, like a father) as well as in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-5-1-8-melath-thevargalum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15780\">thiruvAimozhi 5.1.8 <\/a>\u201c<em>sElEy kaNNiyarum perum selvamum nanmakkaLum mElAth thAy thandhaiyarum avarE<\/em>\u201d (hereafter, it is only emperumAn who is to considered as damsels with beautiful eyes, great wealth, children with good qualities, mother and father, who are considered to be great due to their <em>priyam<\/em> (love) and <em>hitham<\/em> (concern for well-being)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the last 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 &nbsp;Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says in this pAsuram that if emperumAn is considered as all the relatives for one, then, that person will not come under the control of yama. vAyoru pakkam vAngi valippa vArndha nIrkkuzhik kaNgaL mizhaRRaththAyoru pakkam thandhai &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.9 \u2013 vAyoru pakkam\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-9\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.9 \u2013 vAyoru pakkam\">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-62320","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\/62320","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=62320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62361,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62320\/revisions\/62361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}