{"id":62322,"date":"2026-08-28T23:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62322"},"modified":"2026-08-28T23:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:24:57","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-10\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.10 \u2013 seththup pOvadhu"},"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-4-5-9\/\">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 final pAsuram of this thirumozhi, AzhwAr says that those, who have learnt this thirumozhi, will get the benefits from emperumAn, just as periyAzhwAr had obtained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>seththup pOvadhOr pOdhu ninaindhu seyyum seygaigaL dhEva piRan mEl<\/em><br><em>paththArAy iRandhAr peRum pERRaip pAzhith thOL vittuchiththan puththUrk kOn<\/em><br><em>chiththam nangu orungith thirumAlaich cheydha mAlai ivai paththum vallAr<\/em><br><em>chiththam nangu orungith thirumAl mEl senRa sindhai peRuvar thAmE<\/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>seththup pOvadhu Or pOdhu<\/em> \u2013 at the time of dying<br><em>seyyum<\/em> \u2013 carried out by the messengers of yama [lord of righteousness]<br><em>seygaigaL<\/em> \u2013 activities<br><em>ninanindhu<\/em> \u2013 thinking of<br><em>dhEva pirAn mEl<\/em> \u2013 towards emperumAn, who is the lord of nithyasUris, who do not have any ennui<br><em>paththar Ay<\/em> \u2013 as ones, with devotion<br><em>iRandhAr<\/em> \u2013 and who die, later<br><em>peRum pERRai<\/em> \u2013 the benefits, which they get<br><em>pAzhi<\/em> \u2013 having the strength of winning over samsAram<br><em>thOL<\/em> \u2013 having shoulders<br><em>puththUr<\/em> \u2013 for SrI villibuththUr<br><em>kOn<\/em> \u2013 controller<br><em>vittu chiththan<\/em> \u2013 periyAzhwAr<br><em>chiththam<\/em> \u2013 all the three faculties<br><em>nangu<\/em> \u2013 very well<br><em>orungi<\/em> \u2013 engaging correctly<br><em>thiru mAlai<\/em> \u2013 regarding <em>SrIya:pathi<\/em> [the divine consort of SrI mahAlakshmi]<br><em>seydha<\/em> \u2013 mercifully composed<br><em>mAlai<\/em> \u2013 garland of words<br><em>ivai paththum<\/em> \u2013 these ten pAsurams<br><em>vallAr<\/em> \u2013 those who are capable of reciting<br>(like AzhwAr)<br><em>chiththam nangu orungi<\/em> \u2013 all three faculties engaging very well, correctly<br><em>thiru mAl mEl<\/em> \u2013 towards <em>SrIya:pathi<\/em><br><em>senRa<\/em> \u2013 disposed well<br><em>sindhai<\/em> \u2013 mind<br><em>peRuvar<\/em> \u2013 will have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thinking of the cruel activities indulged in by the messengers of yama, at the time of death, those, who become devotees of emperumAn and then die, will get benefits. periyAzhwAr, who is the controller of SrI villibuththUr and who has strong shoulders which have defeated samsAram, has composed these ten pAsurams on <em>SrIya:pathi<\/em>, keeping his three faculties [of mind, speech and action] in congruence, into garlands of words. Those, who are capable of reciting these ten pAsurams, will have their minds, focussed on emperumAn, like AzhwAr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>seththuppOvadhu Or pOdhu \u2013 seyyum seygaigaL \u2013 ninaindhu<\/strong> \u2013 thinking of the [cruel] activities, indulged in, by the messengers of yama, at the time of last moments in one\u2019s life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>dhEva pirAn mEl paththarAy<\/strong> \u2013 developing affection [devotion] towards the lord of nithyasUris, who do not have any ennui<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>iRandhAr peRum pERRai<\/strong> \u2013 those who derive benefits, after becoming followers of emperumAn and then dying<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pAzhiththOL vittuchiththan<\/strong> \u2013 AzhwAr, who has shoulders which have the strength of defeating samsAram<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>puththUrk kOn<\/strong> \u2013 unlike those persons, who develop devotion towards emperumAn in their last moments, AzhwAr is one, who has his mind focussed always on emperumAn, like nithyasUris. People, living in SrI villibuththUr, have such periyAzhwAr as their lord. periyAzhwAr is the controller of such SrI villibuththUr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>chiththam nangu \u2026<\/strong>&#8211; [just as we have seen in the first pAsuram] <em>Asai vAych chenRa sindhaiyAr Agi<\/em> \u2013 all three faculties would go towards worldly pursuits, or they would be equally divided between worldly pursuits and emperumAn. Unlike this, AzhwAr had his mind fully focussed on emperumAn. Those, who recite these ten pAsurams, composed on <em>SrIya:pathi<\/em>, by periyAzhwAr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>chiththam nangu orungith thirumAl mEl senRa sindhai peRuvar thAmE<\/strong> \u2013 these people, with their three faculties, will have their minds, fully focussed on emperumAn, just like periyAzhwAr .<\/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; Fifth decad Previous avathArikai In the final pAsuram of this thirumozhi, AzhwAr says that those, who have learnt this thirumozhi, will get the benefits from emperumAn, just as periyAzhwAr had obtained. seththup pOvadhOr pOdhu ninaindhu seyyum seygaigaL dhEva piRan mElpaththArAy iRandhAr &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.10 \u2013 seththup pOvadhu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-10\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.5.10 \u2013 seththup pOvadhu\">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-62322","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\/62322","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=62322"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62377,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62322\/revisions\/62377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}