{"id":63082,"date":"2026-10-25T01:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T01:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=63082"},"modified":"2026-10-25T01:16:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T01:16:46","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-10-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-10-9\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.10.9 \u2013 kunRu eduththu"},"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-4-10\/\">Tenth 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-4-10-8\/\">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\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that since AzhwAr had reminisced [in the previous pAsuram] about krishNAvathAram [incarnation of krishNa], he recalls those auspicious qualities of krishNa and enjoys them as being seen in periya perumAL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>kunReduththu Anirai kAththa AyA<\/em>!<em> kOnirai mEyththavanE<\/em>!<em> emmAnE<\/em>!<br><em>anRu mudhal inRu aRudhiyA Adhiyam sOdhi maRandhu aRiyEn<\/em><br><em>nanRUm kodiya naman thamargaL nalindhu vandhu ennaip paRRum pOdhu<\/em><br><em>anRu angu nI ennaik kAkka vENdum arangaththu aravaNaip paLLiyAnE<\/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>kunRu<\/em> \u2013 gOvardhana hill<br><em>eduththu<\/em> \u2013 lifting as an umbrella<br><em>Anirai<\/em> \u2013 herds of cows<br><em>kAththa<\/em> \u2013 one who mercifully protected<br><em>AyA<\/em> &#8211; as a cow-herd<br><em>kO nirai<\/em> \u2013 herds of cows<br><em>mEyththavanE<\/em> \u2013 as one who grazed<br><em>emmAnE<\/em> \u2013 as one, who is my lord<br><em>arangaththu aravaNaip paLLiyAnE<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who is mercifully reclining on the mattress of AdhiSEshan in SrIrangam!<br><em>anRu mudhal<\/em> \u2013 from the time when I had started carrying out mangaLASAsanam for you<br><em>inRu aRudhiyA<\/em> \u2013 until this day<br><em>Adhi<\/em> \u2013 one who is the causative entity for all, such your<br><em>sOdhi<\/em> \u2013 the divine, auspicious physical form, which is resplendent<br><em>maRandhu aRiyEn<\/em> \u2013 I have never forgotten<br><em>nanRum kodiya <\/em>\u2013 being the cruelest<br><em>naman thamargaL<\/em> \u2013 servitors of yama<br><em>ennai<\/em> \u2013 me<br><em>nalindhu<\/em> \u2013 torturing<br><em>valindhu<\/em> \u2013 forcefully<br><em>paRRum pOdhu<\/em> \u2013 when they grasp me<br><em>anRu<\/em> \u2013 at that time<br><em>angu<\/em> \u2013 you should protect me, in that situation<\/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, one who protected the cows by lifting the gOvardhana hill! Oh, one who grazed the herds of cows! Oh, one who is my lord! Oh, one who is mercifully reclining on the mattress of AdhiSEshan in SrIrangam! From the day when I started carrying out mangaLASAsanam for you, until today, I have not forgotten your divine, auspicious, resplendent physical form, with you being the causative entity for all. During the time when the servitors of yama grasp me forcefully, torturing me, you should protect me in that situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kunRu \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; Due to his fury of having been denied food, when indhran created a hailstorm, oh, one who protected the cows by holding the hill gOvardhana as an umbrella, such that they did not quiver and suffer! This is also representative of his protecting the herd-people. Instead of mentioning them, the reason for mentioning the cows here as <em>Anirai kAththa AyA<\/em> is due to the fact that emperumAn had thought in his divine mind that they are the primary entities to be protected, amongst all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that krishNa lifted the hill, which he mentioned as the protector for the herd-people and the herds of cows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AyA<\/strong> \u2013 the one, who had lifted the gOvardhana hill that day is one who is residing in SrIrangam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kOnirai mEyththavanE<\/strong> \u2013 Unlike protecting the cows when there was a danger for them, oh, one who grazed them, being true to your incarnation [as a cow-herd] by keeping a stick in your divine hand! It was only because he was happier grazing cows than being in paramapadham that he had incarnated, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/thiruvaimozhi-10-3-10-avaththangal-vilaiyum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"31448\">thiruvAimozhi 10.3.10<\/a> \u201c<em>thivaththilum pasu nirai mEyppu uvaththi<\/em>\u201d (tending to the cows is happier than residing in paramapadham).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned here as: Oh, one who protected the cows, which did not reject your protection, and who manifested your <em>swAmithvam<\/em> [the nature of being the lord of all] splendorously!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>emmAnE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who made me as your servitor, by manifesting these auspicious qualities! If the text is <em>ammAnE<\/em>, it would mean: oh, one who is the lord of all! In this case, it mentions the relationship [with all] for protecting everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>anRu mudhal<\/strong> \u2013 from the time that I was in the womb, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/06\/mudhal-thiruvandhadhi-6\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16119\">mudhal thiruvandhAdhi 6<\/a> \u201c<em>karuvarangaththuL kidandhEn<\/em>\u201d (I was lying inside the womb); alternatively, from the day when you had accepted me when I sang <em>thiruppallANdu<\/em> [carrying out mangaLASAsanam].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned here as: From the day, when you had granted knowledge with matured devotion, until this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>inRu aRudhiyA<\/strong> \u2013 until today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adhi am sOdhi maRandhaRiyEn<\/strong> \u2013 I have not forgotten your divine form, which is the causative entity for all, and which is distinguishingly resplendent. Alternatively, it refers to the distinguishingly resplendent, divine form of emperumAn, who is the causative entity for himself [viz. he does not have an entity who created him].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nanRum kodiya naman thamargaL<\/strong> \u2013 very cruel servitors of yama. <em>nanRum<\/em> conveys the meaning of \u2018most\u2019 here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned here as: Just like saying <em>nalla neruppu<\/em> [good fire], the verse <em>nanRum kodiya<\/em> refers to the excess of cruelty [meted out by servitors of yama].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nalindhu valindhu ennaip paRRUm pOdhu<\/strong> \u2013 when they grasp me forcefully, harming me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>anRu angu nI ennaik kAkka vENdum<\/strong> \u2013 during the time when they torture me, you, who are the lord of all and the protector, should mercifully protect me, who, without forgetting ever, carries out mangaLASAsanam for you, from the servitors of yama, who are hurdles for my carrying out mangaLASAsanam for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>arangaththu aravaNaip paLLiyAnE<\/strong> \u2013 just as it has been mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/08\/mudhal-thiruvandhadhi-55\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16989\">mudhal thiruvandhAdhi 55<\/a> \u201c<em>naman thamarAl ArAyappattu aRiyAr \u2013 aravaNai mEL pErAyaRku AtpattAr pEr<\/em>\u201d (those who have the names of the followers of emperumAn, who came out of the mattress of AdhiSEshan in order to protect his followers, as a cowherd, will not be questioned by the servitors of yama) and in periya thirumozhi 10.6.5 \u201c<em>naman thamar en thamarai vinavap peRUvAr alar<\/em>\u201d (the servitors of yama will not get to question my followers), your highness looks at the followers with affection. For such followers, is there any possibility for this [being grasped and punished by the servitors of yama] to happen, even for the purpose of mentioning? Is this not my appeal, made due to the bewilderment caused by the doubt arising from fear of servitors of yama?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, the following has been mentioned, here: Oh, one who is reclining on thiruvananthAzhwAn, in order to make your followers to carry out mangaLASAsanam, by removing the hurdles for their carrying out mangaLASAsanam! All these are clearly mentioned in the <em>charamachathurthi<\/em> [the final case, <em>Aya<\/em>, after nArAyana] in thirumanthram [which refers to carrying out servitude to emperumAn, at all times, at all places, in all manner, without any break].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the last 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; Tenth decad Previous avathArikai In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that since AzhwAr had reminisced [in the previous pAsuram] about krishNAvathAram [incarnation of krishNa], he recalls those auspicious qualities of krishNa and enjoys them as being seen in periya perumAL. kunReduththu &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.10.9 \u2013 kunRu eduththu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-10-9\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 4.10.9 \u2013 kunRu eduththu\">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-63082","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\/63082","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=63082"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63135,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63082\/revisions\/63135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}