{"id":62358,"date":"2026-08-31T23:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62358"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:27:36","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.6.2 \u2013 angoru kURai"},"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-4-6\/\">Sixth 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-4-6-1\/\">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\">There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>angoru kURai araikku uduppadhan AsaiyAl<\/em><br><em>mangiya mAnida sAdhiyin pEr idum AdhargAL<\/em>!<br><em>sengaN nedumAl<\/em>!<em> siridharA<\/em>!<em> enRu azhaiththakkAl<\/em><br><em>nangaigAL<\/em>!<em> nAraNan tham annai naragam pugAL<\/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>angu<\/em> \u2013 from affluent people<br><em>oru kURai<\/em> \u2013 getting one dress<br><em>araikku uduppadhan<\/em> \u2013 to wear on the waist<br><em>AsaiyAl<\/em> \u2013 with the desire<br><em>mangiya<\/em> \u2013 decaying<br><em>mAnida sAdhi<\/em> \u2013 the human species\u2019<br><em>pEr idum<\/em> \u2013 keeping the name<br><em>AdhargAL<\/em> \u2013 oh, blind people!<br><em>nangaigAL<\/em> \u2013 oh, those who have the intelligence to know that which is being said!<br><em>sem<\/em> \u2013 being reddish<br><em>kaN<\/em> \u2013 divine eyes<br><em>nedu mAl enRu<\/em> \u2013 calling as, oh, one who is highly infatuated!\u00a0<br><em>sirIdharA enRu<\/em> \u2013 calling as oh, Sridhara!<br>(naming the children)<br><em>azhaiththakkAl<\/em> \u2013 if you call<br><em>nAraNan<\/em> \u2013 nArAyaNan<br><em>tham annai<\/em> \u2013 the mother of that child<br>(referring to mother being the representative of father, too)<br><em>naragam pugAL<\/em> \u2013 will not enter hell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, blind people! With the desire to don a dress on the waist, and getting it from an affluent person, you are naming your children after the names of human species, which are decaying. Oh those, who have the intelligence to understand what is being said! If you name your children with the name of nArAyaNan, who has reddish divine eyes and who is infatuated with his followers, or as SrIdhara, the mother of the child will not go to <em>narakam<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>angoru kURai araikku uduppadhan AsaiyAl<\/strong> \u2013 with the desire to obtain a dress from that person and to don it on the waist. Here too, the term <em>angu<\/em> [as in the previous pAsuram] refers to the lowliness of the matter which is being given. Since the words in the pAsuram are \u201c<em>oru kURai<\/em>\u201d [one dress] and \u201c<em>araikku uduppadhu<\/em>\u201d (to wear on waist), it is evident that one has to search for a matching dress for the top. The term <em>AsaiyAl<\/em>\u201d indicates that the desire is that of the seeker and not of the giver. This also indicates that it may or may not be given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that the term <em>angu<\/em> refers to a place at a distance [one has to travel a long distance, in order to obtain a dress from someone, living in a faraway place]. The term <em>oru kURai<\/em>, refers to a lowly gift, not worthy of the person, who is giving or of the person, who is taking. This term signifies that one has to search for and seek the other part of the dress [one is for wearing at the waist, to cover the lower part of the physical form and the other, is for the upper portion]. <em>AsaiyAl<\/em> \u2013 this indicates the desire of the person who is seeking and the despair of the person, who is giving [he does not wish to give even that single part of the dress].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mangiya mAnida sAdhiyin pEridum AdhargAL<\/strong> \u2013 just as it is mentioned in thaiththirIya upanishadh Anandhavalli 6 \u201c<em>asannEva<\/em>\u201d (the one, who does not know about emperumAn, does not exist), the human species is in a state of decay. Oh, those without any knowledge, who are naming your children after the human species! They are lowly people, as mentioned in periya thirumozhi 11.7.9 \u201c<em>Anvidai Ezhu anRu adarththARku ALAnAr allAdhAr mAnidavar allar<\/em>\u201d (those, who do not carry out servitude to emperumAn, who killed the seven bulls during krishNAvathAram, are not human beings at all); it is the names of these lowly people which are being kept for the children. It is due to your ignorance that you are keeping names which do not give any benefit, either here or in paramapadham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the person, who is seeking some wealth from another, would name his children after the name of a dead person in the family of the donor, such as \u201c<em>ungaLai ANdAr<\/em>\u201d \u201c<em>appANdAr<\/em>\u201d \u201c<em>aiLibiLi<\/em>\u201d [or some such gibberish names] with the hope that this would get him the money or material which he desires from the donor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sengaN nedumAl sirIdharA enRu azhaiththakkAl<\/strong> \u2013 if you name your children after the lord, who is ordained, calling your children as \u201cOh, sengan nedumAlE!\u201d \u201cOh, SrIdhara!\u201d \u2026 The term \u201c<em>sengaN nedumAl<\/em>\u201d refers to the divine eyes which convey <em>vAthsalyam<\/em> [motherly forbearance] and <em>vyAmOham<\/em> [infatuation] towards followers. Alternatively, the term <em>mAl<\/em> refers to one who is eminent; the term <em>nedumai<\/em> [root word for <em>nedu<\/em> as in <em>nedumAl<\/em>] refers to one who is greater than everyone else. In that case, <em>sengaN<\/em> would hint at <em>aiSwaryam<\/em> [affluence]. The term <em>sirIdharA<\/em> is common to both the interpretations given [<em>sirIdharA<\/em> refers to one, who is having SrI mahAlakshmi, on his divine chest; mahAlakshmi brings in the qualities of simplicity and eminence to emperumAn. She implores emperumAn to shower <em>vAthsalyam<\/em> and <em>vyAmOham<\/em> towards his followers; also, she brings in the wealth for him, which is part of the second interpretation].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nangaigAL<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, those who have the completeness of intelligence to understand the instructions being given!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that AzhwAr refers to people as <em>nangaigAL <\/em>since everyone, apart from emperumAn, is feminine in nature, as mentioned in \u201c<em>sthrIprAyam itharam jagath<\/em>\u201d [all the others in the world [apart from emperumAn] are feminine in nature] and as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-3-6-1\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60175\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 3.6.1<\/a> \u201c<em>nAvalam periya theevinil vAzhum nangaimIr<\/em>\u201d (oh, those women who reside in the huge jambudhvIpam!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nAraNan<\/strong> &#8211; <em>nAraNan<\/em> refers to one who has all the auspicious qualities. Thus, he is one, who has the relationship and the auspicious qualities to protect the followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thammannai<\/strong> \u2013 one, who is the mother. It is similar to saying <em>thamappan<\/em> &#8211; (<em>tham<\/em> + <em>appan<\/em>, one\u2019s father).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>naragam pugAL<\/strong> \u2013 When the name of the son is \u201c<em>nArAyaNan<\/em>\u201d, how will the mother come under the control of yama! Is it for going under the control of yama, that the son was sired and named as \u201c<em>nArAyaNan<\/em>\u201d! Since the pain of siring the child and affection towards the child are more for the mother, she is being indicated here as the primary beneficiary. This benefit will accrue to the father and others too, who have affection towards the child.<\/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; Sixth decad Previous avathArikai There is no specific avathArikai for this pAsuram. angoru kURai araikku uduppadhan AsaiyAlmangiya mAnida sAdhiyin pEr idum AdhargAL!sengaN nedumAl! siridharA! enRu azhaiththakkAlnangaigAL! nAraNan tham annai naragam pugAL Word-by-Word Meanings angu \u2013 from affluent peopleoru kURai \u2013 getting &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.6.2 \u2013 angoru kURai\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-6-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.6.2 \u2013 angoru kURai\">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":[717,726],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4th-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62358","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=62358"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62404,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62358\/revisions\/62404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}