{"id":62806,"date":"2026-10-07T23:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62806"},"modified":"2026-10-07T23:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:39:47","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-9-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-9-4\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.9.4 \u2013 padhinARAm Ayiravar"},"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\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-9\/\">Ninth 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\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-9-3\/\">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 SrIrangam is the divine abode, where, emperumAn, who has sixteen thousand consorts carrying servitude to him, resides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that AzhwAr is recalling the manner in which emperumAn gave sixteen thousand consorts his experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>padhinARAm Ayiravar dhEvimAr paNi seyya thuvarai ennum<\/em><br><em>adhil nAyagarAgi vIRRirundha maNavALar mannu kOyil<\/em><br><em>pudhu nANmalark kamalam emperumAn pon vayiRRil pUvE pOl<\/em><br><em>podhu nAyagam pAviththu iRumAndhu pon sAykkum punal arangamE<\/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>thuvarai ennum adhil<\/em> \u2013 in the capital town of SrI dhwArakA<br><em>padhinARu Am Ayiravar dhEvimAr<\/em> \u2013 sixteen thousand consorts<br><em>paNi seyya<\/em> \u2013 to carry out nithya kainkaryam [servitude every day]<br><em>nAyagar Agi<\/em> \u2013 becoming their lord<br><em>vIRu<\/em> \u2013 manifesting his eminence<br><em>irundha<\/em> \u2013 one, who had mercifully taken residence<br><em>maNavALar<\/em> \u2013 their consort (as <em>azhagiya maNavALap perumAL<\/em>, the divine name of uthsavar, who resides in SrI rqangam temple)<br><em>mannu<\/em> \u2013 residing forever<br><em>kO il<\/em> \u2013 the temple<br><em>nAL<\/em> \u2013 just then blossomed<br><em>pudhu<\/em> \u2013 without any change to its freshness<br><em>kamalam malar<\/em> \u2013 lotus flower<br><em>emperumAn<\/em> \u2013 emperumAn\u2019s<br><em>pon<\/em> \u2013 eminent<br><em>vayiRRil<\/em> \u2013 in the divine navel<br><em>pUvE<\/em> \u2013 the flower itself<br><em>pOlvAn<\/em> \u2013 to be like that<br><em>podhu nAyagam pAviththu<\/em> \u2013 thinking that it has control over everything<br><em>iRumAndhu<\/em> \u2013 (due to that) taking pride<br><em>pon<\/em> \u2013 beauty of other lotus flowers<br><em>sAykkum<\/em> \u2013 pushing aside<br><em>punal<\/em> \u2013 having abundance of water bodies<br><em>arangamE<\/em> \u2013 it is only SrI rangam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the capital town of SrI dhwArakA, sixteen thousand consorts were carrying out servitude forever, for emperumAn, their lord, who had mercifully taken residence there, manifesting his eminence, as their consort, <em>azhagiya maNavALap perumAL<\/em>. The divine abode, where he has taken residence, is SrIrangam, which has abundance of water bodies. It is also the place where, freshly blossomed lotus flower, thinking that it is like the divine lotus flower on the eminent, divine navel of emperumAn, and having control over everything, will push aside other lotus flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>padhinARAm Ayiravar dhEvimAr paNi seyya<\/strong> &#8211; the monster, narakAsuran had held sixteen thousand royal girls as prisoners. After killing him, krishNa brought them and married them such that they could carry out servitude to hm, in line with their deep affection for him and also as a result of attaining him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thuvarai ennum adhil<\/strong> \u2013 even while krishNa was residing in SrI mathurA, with the thought of shifting all the people from SrI mathurA, through his divine vow, he created a highly distinguished capital city, famously known as SrI dhwArakA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nAyagarAy vIRRIrundha maNavALar<\/strong> \u2013 he was lord to each of them, with each thinking \u201cHe does not go to anyone other than me\u201d, mercifully residing as the bridegroom, with his distinction clearly visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mannu kOyil<\/strong> \u2013 this is the divine temple where emperumAn resides forever, mingling with his followers, receiving servitude from them, to be worshipped by his followers, who carry out exclusive servitude to him, and who are for his exclusive enjoyment, wearing the thread of thirumanthram, which has eight yarns [equivalent of eight syllables in thirumanthram] and three strings [equivalent of three words in thirumanthram]. emperumAn stays here forever, unlike incarnations, where he leaves for his abode at the end of the incarnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pudhu nAL malark kamalam<\/strong> \u2013 lotus flower, which has just then blossomed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>emperumAn pon vayiRRil pUvE pOlvAn<\/strong> \u2013 thinking that it is matching the lotus flower on the divine, attractive stomach of emperumAn, who is the causative entity for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>podhu nAyagam pAviththu<\/strong> \u2013 taking over the pathos of controller of all. In other words, the lotus flower thinks that it matches the quality of being controller of all since it matches the flower on the one, who is the causative entity of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">thiruvAimozhip piLLai says here that the lotus flower thinks that it is the lord of all. It is the divine temple where emperumAn resides forever, as <em>azhagiya maNavALar<\/em>, in SrIrangam, where the lotus flower will defeat the golden complexion of the other lotus with its complexion. He says at the end that through this pAsuram that it is mentioned that the noble mind of bhAgavathas is more distinguished that that of bhagavAn. He also says the earlier part of the pAsuram could be transposed as <em>padhinARAm Ayiravar dhEvimAr \u2013 podhu nAyagam pAviththu iRumAndhu paNi seyya<\/em>, which would mean that the sixteen thousand consorts of emperumAn would think that they are the controller of all and would carry out servitude to emperumAn, with pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>iRumAndhu<\/strong> \u2013 being in vanity, on account of this thought<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pon sAykkum<\/strong> \u2013 winning against the beauty of other lotus flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>punal arangamE<\/strong> \u2013 it is only that SrIrangam, which has abundance of water bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the 5<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; Ninth decad Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that SrIrangam is the divine abode, where, emperumAn, who has sixteen thousand consorts carrying servitude to him, resides. thiruvAimozhip piLLai says, in his svApadhESam, that AzhwAr is recalling the manner in which emperumAn gave sixteen &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.9.4 \u2013 padhinARAm Ayiravar\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-9-4\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.9.4 \u2013 padhinARAm Ayiravar\">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-62806","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\/62806","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=62806"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62864,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62806\/revisions\/62864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}