{"id":62893,"date":"2026-10-11T23:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T23:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=62893"},"modified":"2026-10-11T23:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T23:47:13","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-9-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-9-8\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.9.8 \u2013 uram paRRi"},"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-4-9-7\/\">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 this is the divine abode, where, emperumAn, who closely held the wicked hiraNyan on his lap and killed him, resides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is said that AzhwAr mercifully explains the manner in which emperumAn annihilated the enemy of his follower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>uram paRRi iraNiyanai ugir nudhiyAl oLLiya mArbu uRaikka UnRi<\/em><br><em>siram paRRi mudi idiyak kaN pidhunga vAy alarath thezhiththAn kOyil<\/em><br><em>uram peRRa malark kamalam ulagu aLandha sEvadipOl uyarndhu kAtta<\/em><br><em>varambu uRRa kadhirch chennel thAL sAyththuth thalai vaNangum thaN 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>uram peRRa<\/em> \u2013 flourishing<br><em>kamalam malar<\/em> &#8211; lotus flower<br><em>ulagu aLandha <\/em>\u2013 that which went high, when the worlds were measured<br><em>sE adi pOl<\/em> \u2013 like the divine foot<br><em>uyarndhu kAtta<\/em> \u2013 as it grows up and shows radiance<br><em>varambu uRRa<\/em> \u2013 growing within the pathway<br><em>kadhir<\/em> \u2013 having corn-ear<br><em>sennel<\/em> \u2013 red paddy crops<br><em>thAL sAyththu<\/em> \u2013 stretching feet<br><em>thalai vaNangum<\/em> \u2013 bowing head<br><em>thaN<\/em> \u2013 cool<br><em>arangam<\/em> \u2013 SrIrangam<br><em>uram paRRi<\/em> \u2013 having the strength obtained from boons granted by celestial entities<br><em>iraNiyanai<\/em> \u2013 hiraNya kashyap<br><em>ugir nudhiyAl<\/em> \u2013 with the sharpness of divine nails<br><em>oLLiya mArbu<\/em> \u2013 on his beautiful chest<br><em>uRaikka<\/em> \u2013 such that the divine nails came out, on the other side<br><em>UnRi<\/em> \u2013 anchoring deeply<br><em>mudi<\/em> \u2013 crown<br><em>idiya<\/em> \u2013 to become powdered<br><em>kaN<\/em> \u2013 eyes<br><em>pidhunga<\/em> \u2013 to pop out<br><em>vAy alara<\/em> \u2013 mouth opening out wide<br><em>siram paRRi<\/em> \u2013 held his head and crushed<br><em>thezhiththAn<\/em> \u2013 dwelt upon by one, one who roared<br><em>kOyil<\/em> \u2013 divine temple<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flourishing lotus flower rose up and shone, just like the divine foot [of emperumAn, as thrivikrama] rose up when measuring the worlds. Red paddy crops, having corn-ears [grains], grew within the pathway, stretching their legs and bowing down their heads [on account of the weight of the grains in the corn-ears]. SrIrangam, which is cool and which has these, is also the divine abode of one, who closely held the monster, hiraNya kashyap, who had the strength of boons granted by to him by celestial entities. emperumAn anchored his sharp nails on the beautiful chest of hiraNyan such that the nails came out from the other side, with the crown of hiraNyan getting powdered, his eyes popping out, his mouth gaping widely. emperumAn held the head of hiraNyan, crushed it and roared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>uram paRRi iraNiyanai<\/strong> \u2013 Thinking highly of the strength of the boons granted by celestial entities and his own physical strength, hiraNya kashyap thought \u201cNone can kill me\u201d. He harmed the celestial entities, who had granted him the boons, along with the others, without any difference, bringing them all under his control. Just because prahlAdhan, his son, recited the divine names of emperumAn, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/08\/periya-thirumozhi-2-3-8\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44483\">periya thirumozhi 2.3.8<\/a> \u201c<em>paLLiyil Odhi vandha than siRuvan<\/em>\u201d (from the mouth of prahlAdhAzhwAn, his son, when he returned from the school after studies, hearing the divine name of emperumAn), he distressed his son through unspeakable methods. When he asked prahlAdhAzhwAn \u201cOh, son, where is the person [emperumAn] about whom you are speaking?\u201d His son told him \u201cHe is present everywhere\u201d. Tapping a pillar, which he had put up himself, hiraNyan asked him \u201cIs he here too?\u201d and hit the pillar hard. Taking a form which was not among the forms given by the celestial entities [through whom hiraNyan will not meet his end], emperumAn came out of the pillar, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-1-6-9\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"57014\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 1.6.9<\/a> \u201c<em>AngE vaLarndhittu vALugirch chinga uruvAy<\/em>\u201d (growing up, inside that pillar itself, with the form of narasimha [lion\u2019s face and human form], with nails which were sharp like sword). Even before hiraNyan could withdraw his hand from the pillar, which he had struck, emperumAn caught hold of his hand firmly, as mentioned in the saying \u201d<em>adiththa kai pidiththa perumAL<\/em>\u201d (emperumAn who caught the hand which struck the pillar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The svApadhESam says that since the monster had a golden hued physical form, he had the name, hiraNyan [in samskrutham, hiraNya refers to gold]. To ensure that hiraNyan did not tremble, emperumAn held him tightly, and pierced his chest with his sharp, divine nails. Since the chest of hiraNyan became a prey for emperumAn\u2019s divine nails, it became beautiful. emperumAn tore hiraNyan such that he cried out in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ugir nudhiyAl<\/strong> \u2013 since hiraNyan had taken a boon that he could not be killed by any of the <em>asthra Sasthras<\/em> [different kinds of weapons, the former belonging to the type of weapons which are thrown at the enemy and the latter belonging to the type of weapons which are held in the hand, during fighting], since he could not be killed by any of the regular weapons, all the weapons which emperumAn had, starting from the divine disc, remained as divine objects of beauty. emperumAn used his fingernails as the weapon, utilising their sharpness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>oLLiya mArbu uRaikka UnRi<\/strong> \u2013 hiraNyan had decorated his chest with plenty of ornaments. It was a chest which he had looked at, repeatedly, enjoying it. emperumAn struck his divine nails on that chest such that the nails came out from the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>siram \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; hiraNyan\u2019s crown got crushed into powder; his eyes popped out; his mouth, unable to bear the pain, opened gapingly. emperumAn held hiraNyan\u2019s head and crushed it. He became happy, thinking \u201cWe have eliminated the enemy of prahlAdhan\u201d and roared with joy. SrIrangam is the divine abode, where emperumAn is residing, in order to remove enemies, like hiraNyan, of his followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>uram peRRa \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; lotus flower, which was flourishing due to the richness of mud, grew up and shone, like the divine foot of emperumAn, which went up when measuring the worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>varambu uRRa<\/strong> \u2013 At that time, just as celestial entities gathered together, as mentioned in the saying \u201c<em>sangais surAnAm<\/em>\u201d (celestial entities assembled together), prostrated before emperumAn, stretching their feet fully behind them, and bowing their head, red paddy crops, with heavy corn-ears, growing within the pathways, stretched their feet and bowed their heads. SrIrangam has coolness which removes the heat from everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The svApadhESam says here that the red paddy crop bowed its head, due to heaviness of the grains in the corn-ears, just like people, who lost out to the divine foot of emperumAn when he measured the worlds, bowed down to the divine foot, without any possessiveness in them. SrIrangam shows the veneration of such people. It says at the end, the following: On a hard ground, when it rains, the ground gets softened, aiding plants to grow. Similarly, due to instructions and activities of AchAryan, a Sishyan, reaches the path of <em>archis<\/em> [brightness] and has a noble heart [this is equivalent to lotus flower rising up and shining]. When emperumAn measured the worlds, his divine foot touched the heads of all, removing their <em>anyaSEshathvam<\/em> [being a servitor to others, instead of only to emperumAn] and their <em>svasvAthanthryam<\/em> [total independence]. Thus, those who were with <em>anyaSEshathvam<\/em> and <em>svasvAthanthryam<\/em>, though remaining as food to be enjoyed by emperumAn, will cup their hands in <em>anjali<\/em> towards the Sishya who has a noble heart, in line with their qualification [of being a servitor], without crossing the line of <em>pramANa vyavasAyam<\/em> [firmness mentioned in authentic texts]. This is similar to the red paddy crops, stretching their legs and bowing down their heads, while staying within the boundary of pathways, to the lotus flower which had risen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the 9<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 this is the divine abode, where, emperumAn, who closely held the wicked hiraNyan on his lap and killed him, resides. 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