{"id":63258,"date":"2026-11-03T23:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T23:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=63258"},"modified":"2026-11-03T23:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T23:45:26","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-1-8-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-1-8-english\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 5.1.8 \u2013 vaNNamAl varaiyE"},"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\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-1-7\/\">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\">In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had asked emperumAn to tell him the manner in which he could attain him. In this pAsuram, AzhwAr tells emperumAn to enable him to praise emperumAn until he attains him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>vaNNamAl varaiyE kudaiyAga mAri kAththavanE madhusUdhA<\/em><br><em>kaNNanE kari kOL viduththAnE kAraNA kaLiRu atta pirAnE<\/em><br><em>eNNuvAr idaraik kaLaivAnE Eththarum perum kIrththiyinAnE<\/em><br><em>naNNi nAn unnai nAL thoRum Eththum nanmaiyE aruL seyyum pirAnE<\/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>kAraNA<\/em> \u2013 as the causative entity for the worlds<br><em>eNNuvAr<\/em> \u2013 those who constantly meditate on you<br><em>idarai<\/em> \u2013 sorrows<br><em>kaLaivAnE<\/em> \u2013 as one who removes<br><em>madhusUdhA<\/em> \u2013 as one who annihilated the monster, madhu<br><em>kari<\/em> \u2013 SrI gajEndhrAzhwAn\u2019s [elephant which was caught by a crocodile]<br><em>kOL<\/em> \u2013 danger (from the crocodile)<br><em>viduththAnE<\/em> \u2013 as one who removed<br><em>kaNNanE<\/em> \u2013 as krishNa, the easiest to approach<br><em>vaNNam<\/em> \u2013 having variety of minerals<br><em>mAl<\/em> \u2013 huge<br><em>varai<\/em> \u2013 gOvardhana hill<br><em>kudaiyAga<\/em> \u2013 lifting it, like an umbrella<br><em>mAri<\/em> \u2013 from the danger of hailstorm<br><em>kAththavanE<\/em> \u2013 as one, who protected<br><em>kaLiRu<\/em> \u2013 the elephant, kuvalayApeedam<br><em>atta<\/em> \u2013 one who killed<br><em>pirAnE<\/em> \u2013 as a benefactor<br><em>Eththa arum<\/em> \u2013 difficult to praise<br><em>peru<\/em> \u2013 enjoyable, without limit<br><em>kIrththiyinAnE<\/em> \u2013 having fame<br><em>pirAnE<\/em> \u2013 oh, one who is the benefactor for all!<br><em>nan<\/em> \u2013 this servitor<br><em>unnai<\/em> \u2013 your highness<br><em>naNNi<\/em> \u2013 taking refuge<br><em>nAL thoRum<\/em> \u2013 forever<br><em>Eththum<\/em> \u2013 of praising<br><em>nanmai<\/em> \u2013 benefit<br><em>seyyum<\/em> \u2013 you should mercifully grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are the one, who is the causative entity; you remove the sorrows of those who meditate upon you constantly; you had annihilated the monster, madhu; you had removed the danger which befell the elephant SrI gajEndhrAzhwAn [from the crocodile]; you had lifted the gOvardhana hill, which has a variety of minerals, as an umbrella and protected [cows and herd-people] from hailstorm; you had\u00a0 annihilated the elephant kuvalayApeedam, and become a benefactor; you have such an unlimited eminence that it is difficult to praise you [completely]. Oh, one who is the benefactor of all! You should grant your mercy on me such that I could take refuge under you and praise you forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vaNNamAl varaiyE<\/strong> \u2013 considering the mountain, which had a variety of minerals, as the means. Oh, one who lifted the mountain, which you considered as the protector, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/09\/thiruvaimozhi-5-10-5-unna-vanavar\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17829\">thiruvAimozhi 5.10.5<\/a> \u201c<em>Ayar oruppaduththa adisil uNdadhum<\/em>\u201d (emperumAn consumed the food, as gOvardhana hill, prepared, with intent, by cowherds, for offering to indhran, the head of celestial entities), as an umbrella and protected from the hailstorm!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>madhusUdhA<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who removed the first weed, monster madhu [first weed \u2013 first enemy].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kaNNanE<\/strong> \u2013 oh, one who is the easiest to approach!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kari kOL viduththAnE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who removed the danger which came for SrI gajEndhrAzhwAn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kAraNA<\/strong> \u2013 he incarnated, only after creating all the worlds. It is pertinent to recall <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-2-8-1-anaivadhu-aravanaimel\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8773\">thiruvAimozhi 2.8.1<\/a> \u201c<em>iruvar avar mudhalum thAnE<\/em>\u201d (emperumAn is the cause for the creation and sustenance of brahmA and rudhra).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kaLiRatta pirAnE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who annihilated the elephant, kuvalayApeedam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eNNuvAr idaraik kaLaivAnE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who removes entities which are inimical to meditating upon you. Even as one thinks to pray to emperumAn to grant one <em>parabhakthi, paragyAna<\/em> and <em>paramabhakthi<\/em> [knowledge about emperumAn, attaining emperumAn and inability to sustain if separated from emperumAn, respectively], oh one, who removes the inimical entities for these!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eththarum perum kIrththiyinAnE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh, one who has unlimited auspicious qualities, which will never reduce however much one experiences them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>naNNi \u2026<\/strong> &#8211; You should mercifully grant me mercy such that I am able to praise you, without any difference in the states of whether I attain you or I do not attain you. The pAsuram should be rearranged as <em>kAraNA \u2013 eNNuvAr idaraik kaLaivAnE \u2013 madhusUdhA \u2013 kari kOL viduththAnE \u2013 kaNNanE \u2013 vaNNa mAl varaiyE kudaiyAga mAri kAththavanE \u2013 kaLiRatta pirAnE \u2013 Eththarum perum kIrththiyinAnE \u2013 naNNi nAn unnai nAL thoRum Eththum nanmai aruL seyyum, pirAnE<\/em> to get sequential meanings. Through this pAsuram, <em>asAdhAraNa rakshakathvam<\/em> [distinguished protection given while annihilating kuvalayApeedam, while protecting SrI gajEndhrAzhwAn and while protecting the cows and herd-people by lifting gOvardhana hill], <em>sAdhAraNa rakshakathvam<\/em> [general protection given, when he gave all the entities physical forms and sensory organs, at the time of creating the worlds] and <em>prApyathvam<\/em> [that he is the entity to be attained, through <em>eNNarum kIrththiyinAnE<\/em> and <em>&nbsp;pirAn<\/em>] have been mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that AzhwAr tells emperumAn \u201cYou should shower your mercy on me, who cannot sustain without praising you, to attain you and praise you every day. You should mercifully create eminence for me\u201d<\/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;Fifth Centum &gt;&gt; First decad Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had asked emperumAn to tell him the manner in which he could attain him. 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