{"id":62875,"date":"2026-10-10T00:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T00:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62875"},"modified":"2026-10-10T00:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T00:12:21","slug":"periya-thirumozhi-9-3-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-9-3-10\/","title":{"rendered":"periya thirumozhi \u2013 9.3.10 \u2013 ilangu muththum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><small>SrI:&nbsp; SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:&nbsp; SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:&nbsp; SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2020\/11\/periya-thirumozhi\/\">periya thirumozhi<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periya-thirumozhi-9\/\">Ninth centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periya-thirumozhi-9-3\/\">Third decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-9-3-9\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No specific introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">pAsuram<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>ilangu muththum pavaLak kozhundhum ezhil thAmarai<br>pulangaL muRRum pozhil sUzhndhu azhagAya pullANi mEl<br>kalangal illAp pugazhAn kaliyanoli mAlai<br>valangoL thoNdarkku idamAvadhu pAdil vaigundhamE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Word-by-Word meanings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ilangu &#8211; shining<br>muththum &#8211; pearls<br>pavaLak kozhundhum &#8211; tender coral sprout<br>ezhil &#8211; beautiful<br>thAmraip pulangaL &#8211; having lotus ponds<br>pozhil &#8211; by orchards<br>muRRum &#8211; everywhere<br>sUzhndhu &#8211; surrounded<br>azhagAya &#8211; beautiful<br>pullANi mEl &#8211; on thiruppullANi<br>kalangal illA &#8211; not having bewilderment<br>pugazhAn &#8211; having fame<br>kaliyan &#8211; thirumangai AzhwAr (mercifully composed)<br>oli mAlai &#8211; in these pAsurams which are in the form of garland<br>valam koL &#8211; engaged in any manner<br>thoNdarkku &#8211; for the devotees<br>idamAvadhu &#8211; the dwelling place<br>pAdu il &#8211; free from sorrows<br>vaigundhamE &#8211; the great abode of SrIvaikuNtam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple translation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beautiful thiruppullANi is surrounded everywhere by orchards which are having shining pearls, tender coral sprouts and beautiful lotus ponds; thirumangai AzhwAr, who is having clear fame, mercifully composed these ten pAsurams in the form of a garland of words on such thiruppullANi; the dwelling place of those devotees who engaged in these pAsurams in any manner, is the great abode of SrIvaikuNtam which is free from sorrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ilangu muththum pavaLak kozhundhum ezhil thAmarai pulangaL muRRum pozhil sUzhndhu azhagAya pullANi mEl<\/strong> &#8211; The beauty of this abode made AzhwAr to sing in this manner. AzhwAr has composed these songs on thiruppullANi, which is surrounded by orchards which are having shining pearls, beautiful tender coral sprouts, and the ponds which are filled with freshly blossomed lotus flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kalangal illAp pugazhAn <\/strong>&#8211; This is the nature of the poet. It is better to engage in pursuits based on self-efforts which are filled with ahankAra (Ego) than roaming around harming others. Eliminating that too, AzhwAr said that we should get the result by bhagavAn&#8217;s grace only. And then, he eliminated that too just as he eliminated the previous aspects, and he manifested the sorrow due to the urge in attaining the goal. This is the fame he has acquired. Only when the fame reaches this stage that there is no bewilderment in that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kaliyan oli mAlai <\/strong>&#8211; As said in SrI rAmAyaNam bAla kANdam \u201c<em>raghuvara charitham muni praNItham<\/em>\u201d (History of SrI rAghava (SrI rAma) spoken by the sage vAlmIkI bhagavAn), these are the words of a trustworthy person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>valam koL thoNdar &#8230; <\/strong>&#8211; They can learn these ten pAsurams; or they can learn just one pAsuram. Or they may meditate upon the meanings of that pAsuram. Or they may enjoy the musical tune in that. Of if someone sings this pAsuram, not being intolerable for that. Somehow one should have some engagement; the abode for them &#8211; the nithya vibhUthi (paramapadham) which is free from the scent of sorrow. While a person enjoys it here, having become free from the loneliness here, going there in the archirAdhi path to be praised by those who are there, the person will enter the nithya vibhUthi and will eternally get to enjoy bhagavAn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI:&nbsp; SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:&nbsp; SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:&nbsp; SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi &gt;&gt; Ninth centum &gt;&gt; Third decad &lt;&lt; Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram ilangu muththum pavaLak kozhundhum ezhil thAmaraipulangaL muRRum pozhil sUzhndhu azhagAya pullANi mElkalangal illAp pugazhAn kaliyanoli mAlaivalangoL thoNdarkku idamAvadhu pAdil vaigundhamE Word-by-Word meanings ilangu &#8211; shiningmuththum &#8211; pearlspavaLak &#8230; <a title=\"periya thirumozhi \u2013 9.3.10 \u2013 ilangu muththum\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periya-thirumozhi-9-3-10\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periya thirumozhi \u2013 9.3.10 \u2013 ilangu muththum\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16,727],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irandam-ayiram","category-periya-thirumozhi","category-periya-thirumozhi-9th-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62875","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62875"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62911,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62875\/revisions\/62911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}