{"id":62525,"date":"2026-09-17T23:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62525"},"modified":"2026-09-17T23:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T23:43:17","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-7-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-7-9\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.7.9 \u2013 vadadhisai madhurai"},"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\/09\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-7\/\">Seventh 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\/09\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-7-8\/\">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>vadadhisai madhurai sALakkirAmam vaigundham thuvarai ayOdhdhi<\/em><br><em>idamudai vadhari idavagai udaiya em purudOththaman irukkai<\/em><br><em>thadavarai adhirath tharaNi viNdu idiyath thalaippaRRik karai maram sAdi<\/em><br><em>kadalinaik kalangak kaduththizhi gangaik kaNdam ennum kadi nagarE<\/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>thadavarai<\/em> \u2013 huge mountains such as mandhara<br><em>adhira<\/em> \u2013 to move<br><em>dharaNi<\/em> \u2013 earth<br><em>viNdu<\/em> \u2013 to crack<br><em>idiya<\/em> \u2013 and to fall<br><em>thalaip paRRi<\/em> \u2013 rising till the top of trees<br><em>karai<\/em> \u2013 standing on the bank<br><em>maram<\/em> \u2013 trees<br><em>sAdi<\/em> \u2013 hitting and breaking<br><em>kadal<\/em> \u2013 ocean, which does not get disturbed by anything<br><em>kalanga<\/em> \u2013 to be disturbed<br><em>kaduththu<\/em> \u2013 flowing with high speed<br><em>izhi<\/em> \u2013 descending<br><em>gangai<\/em> &#8211; on the bank of gangA<br><em>kaNdam ennum kadi nagar<\/em> \u2013 the divine abode, <em>kaNdam<\/em>, which is distinguished<br><em>vada dhisai<\/em> \u2013 in the northern direction<br><em>madhurai<\/em> \u2013 SrI mathurA<br><em>sALakkiramam<\/em> \u2013 SrI SALagrAmam<br><em>vaigundham<\/em> \u2013 SrI vaikuNtam<br><em>thuvarai<\/em> \u2013 SrI dhwArakA<br><em>ayOdhdhi<\/em> \u2013 SrI ayOdhyA<br><em>idam udai<\/em> \u2013 being expansive<br><em>vadhari<\/em> \u2013 SrI badharikASramam, all these<br><em>idam vagai udaiya<\/em> \u2013 one, who has as his dwelling abodes<br><em>em<\/em> \u2013 our<br><em>purudOththaman<\/em> \u2013 purushOththaman\u2019s<br><em>irukkai<\/em> \u2013 is his dwelling abode<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">River ganga flowed down with high speed such that huge mountains such as mandhara etc moved; earth split and caved in; water reached up to the top of trees; trees, which were on the banks, got uprooted and broke down; ocean, which doesn\u2019t get disturbed by anything, got disturbed. The distinguished abode of <em>kaNdam<\/em>, which lies on the bank of such gangA, is the dwelling abode of purushOththtaman, who has SrI mathurA, SrI SALagrAmam, SrI dhwArakA, SrI ayOdhyA and the expansive bhadharikASramam as his abodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vada dhisai madhurai<\/strong> \u2013 mathurA, which is in the northern direction. Since there is a madhurai in the southern direction [where periyAzhwAr was honoured by the king vallabadhEvan], SrI mathurA has been mentioned distinctively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that starting with <em>vada madhurai<\/em>, though there are many divine abodes for emperumAn, the divine abode where he resides, congruent with his divine heart, is <em>kaNdam<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sALakkirAmam<\/strong> \u2013 SrI SALagrAmam, which is prominent among the sacred abodes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vaigundham<\/strong> \u2013 SrImadh vaikuNtam, which is <em>aprAkrutham<\/em> [not part of samsAram, materialistic realm] and which is emperumAn\u2019s permanent dwelling abode<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thuvarai<\/strong> \u2013 SrImadh dhwArakA, where emperumAn has taken residence as the bridegroom, with sixteen thousand one hundred and eight consorts carrying out servitude to him<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ayOdhdhi<\/strong> \u2013 SrI ayOdhyA, which is the divine place of incarnation of SrI rAma, as mentioned in perumAL thirumozhi 8.6 \u201c<em>ayOdhdhi nagarkku adhipadhiyE<\/em>\u201d (Oh, one who is the chief of the divine ayOdhyA!) and which is the most desired place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>idam udai vadhari<\/strong> \u2013 SrI bhadhari, which is expansive and which is the abode where emperumAn incarnated in the divine forms of <em>nara<\/em> and <em>nArAyaNa<\/em>, mercifully instructing <em>thirumanthram<\/em> [one among the three esoteric principles of visishtAdhvaitham]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>idavagai udaiya<\/strong> \u2013 one, who has these abodes as his dwelling places<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>em purudOththaman irukkai<\/strong> \u2013 it is the divine dwelling place for purushOththaman, who is dear to us, his followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thadavarai \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; this narrates the speed with which gangA descended into earth, as a result of the strength of bhagIrathan\u2019s penance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the himAlaya mountain, which is expansive, shifted a bit, like a stone, when gangA descended from the sky. From there, she jumped onto earth, such that earth sank a bit and the surface cracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thadavarai adhira<\/strong> \u2013 due to its descent from heights, huge mountains such as mandhara etc moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>dharaNi viNdu idiya<\/strong> \u2013 due to falling from mountain onto the earth, the earth cracked and caved in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thalaippaRRik karai maram sAdi<\/strong> \u2013 rising to the level of top of trees, striking the trees on the banks, snapping them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the trees on the way were immersed with sand when gangA rose above their top and the trees on the banks were struck such that they were uprooted and pushed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kadalinaik kalankak kaduththizhi gangai<\/strong> \u2013 the river gangA, which made even the ocean, which is not disturbed by anything, to be disturbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that gangA came with such speed that even after cracking earth\u2019s surface, her speed was such that she was jumping still, along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kaNdam ennum kadi nagarE<\/strong> \u2013 it is the distinguished abode, named <em>kaNdam<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the 10<sup>th<\/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; 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