{"id":63168,"date":"2026-10-31T23:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=63168"},"modified":"2026-10-31T23:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:37:09","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-1-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-1-5\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 5.1.5 \u2013 thOttam illavaL"},"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\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5\/\">Fifth Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/10\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-1\/\">First 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-5-1-4\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>avathArikai<\/strong> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the previous pAsuram \u201c<em>kURai sORu ivai vENduvadhillai<\/em>\u201d, AzhwAr had said that his sustenance is within the taste of <em>kainkaryam<\/em> [servitude]. In this pAsuram, he says that his <em>pOshakam<\/em> [nourishment] and <em>bhOgyam<\/em> [enjoyment] are within the taste of enjoying emperumAn\u2019s divine feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that for AzhwAr, his wealth such as house, land etc are emperumAn\u2019s divine feet only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>thOttam illavaL Aththozhu Odaith thudavaiyum kiNaRum ivai ellAm<\/em><br><em>vAttam inRi un ponnadik kIzhE vaLaippu agam koNdirundhEn<\/em><br><em>nAttu mAnidaththOdu enakku aridhu nachchuvAr palar kEzhal onRAgik<\/em><br><em>kOttu maN koNda koLgaiyinAnE<\/em>! <em>kunjaram vIzhak kombu osiththAnE<\/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>kEzhal onRu Agi<\/em> \u2013 taking a unique form of wild boar<br><em>kOdu<\/em> \u2013 on the tusks<br><em>maN<\/em> \u2013 earth<br><em>koNda<\/em> \u2013 one, who lifted<br><em>koLgaiyinAnE<\/em> \u2013 having the nature<br><em>kunjaram<\/em> \u2013 elephant, kuvalayApeedam<br><em>vIzha<\/em> \u2013 to fall down, dead<br><em>kombu<\/em> \u2013 its tusks<br><em>osiththAnE<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who snapped!<br><em>un<\/em> \u2013 your highness\u2019<br><em>pon adik kIzh<\/em> \u2013 on the beautiful, divine feet<br><em>thOttam<\/em> \u2013 garden<br><em>illavaL<\/em> \u2013 wife too<br><em>A<\/em> \u2013 cows too<br><em>thozhu<\/em> \u2013 barn too, for the cows<br><em>Odai<\/em> \u2013 pond too<br><em>thudavaiyum<\/em> \u2013 field too, for growing crops<br><em>kiNaRum<\/em> \u2013 well too<br><em>ivai ellAm vAttam inRi<\/em> \u2013 without any shortcoming in all of these<br><em>agam<\/em> \u2013 I<br><em>vaLaippu vaguththuk koNdirundhEn<\/em> \u2013 I had classified the assembly<br><em>enakku<\/em> \u2013 for me, who remains as \u201cYou are everything for me\u201d<br><em>nAdu<\/em> \u2013 those in the country<br><em>mAnidaththOdu<\/em> \u2013 with the people<br><em>aridhu<\/em> \u2013 it is difficult to cohabit<br><em>palar<\/em> \u2013 many of them<br><em>nachchuvAr<\/em> \u2013 will desire this<\/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 has the nature of holding the earth on the tusks when you had incarnated in the unique form of a great boar! Oh, one who snapped he tusks of the elephant kuvalayApeedam, making it to fall down dead! I had considered your beautiful, divine feet as my garden, wife, cows, barn for the cows, pond, land for growing crops, and well, without any shortcoming in all of these. For me, who remains as \u201cYou are everything for me\u201d, it is difficult to cohabit with the people of the world. Many of them desire for such association [but not me].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thOttam<\/strong> \u2013 garden where vegetables are grown, as part of the duties of a married person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>illavaL<\/strong> \u2013 the lady of the house [wife]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A<\/strong>&#8211; cows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thozhu<\/strong> \u2013 the area where the cows remain [cattle-barn]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Odai<\/strong> \u2013 pond, which is the necessity for \u2026 [thudavai, explained next]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thudavai<\/strong> \u2013 agricultural land [where crops are cultivated]. Pond is the reason for the existence of agricultural land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kiNaRum<\/strong> \u2013 well, which is required for watering the plants in the garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ivai ellAm vAttam inRi<\/strong> \u2013 without any shortcoming in any of these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>un ponnadik kIzhE<\/strong> \u2013 Under your feet, which are incomparably enjoyable, I had considered all of these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>agam<\/strong> \u2013 I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When emperumAn told AzhwAr that there is no shortcoming for him [reference to AzhwAr], AzhwAr says \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nAttu mAnidaththOdu enakku aridhu<\/strong> \u2013 it is very difficult for me to tolerate people outside, who leave you aside and go after worldly pursuits as their <em>dhArakam<\/em> [sustenance], <em>pOshakam<\/em> [nourishment] and <em>bhOgyam<\/em> [enjoyable]. There are many, who desire these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kEzhal onRu Agik kOttu maN koNda<\/strong> \u2013 when all the worlds were submerged in the deluge, you had lifted them up and kept them in their respective place, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-2-10-9\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"59458\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 2.10.9<\/a> \u201c<em>thAnaththE vaiththAnAl<\/em>\u201d [emperumAn lifted and placed them in their respective location].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, the following has been mentioned: when all the worlds were submerged in deluge, you had strung all the worlds on your tusks and kept them in their respective place, having the quality of protecting all as your natural characteristic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>koLgaiyinAn<\/strong> \u2013 this is his <em>svabhAvam<\/em> [his basic characteristic].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kunjaram \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; Oh, one who snapped the tusks of the elephant kuvalayApeedam such that It was destroyed! AzhwAr beseeches emperumAn to lift him from samsAris, keep him in his original place of emperumAn\u2019s divine feet and also to remove the <em>karmas<\/em> [past deeds] which are enemies for reaching emperumAn\u2019s divine feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that just as emperumAn removed the tusks of the elephant kuvalayApeedam, he should remove AzhwAr\u2019s bondage with samsAram and mercifully grant him his divine feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the 6<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;Fifth Centum &gt;&gt; First decad Previous avathArikai &nbsp; In the previous pAsuram \u201ckURai sORu ivai vENduvadhillai\u201d, AzhwAr had said that his sustenance is within the taste of kainkaryam [servitude]. 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