{"id":63341,"date":"2026-11-10T00:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T00:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=63341"},"modified":"2026-11-10T00:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T00:06:12","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 5.2.3 \u2013 vayiRRil thozhuvai"},"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\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-2\/\">Second 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-5-2-2\/\">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 earlier pAsuram, AzhwAr had said that he is not under yama\u2019s control. In this pAsuram, he says that he does not have any connection with his physical form, which is the root for coming under yama\u2019s control. Alternatively, he had said in the earlier pAsuram, \u201c<em>mUdhaRivALar mudhalvan<\/em>\u201d (emperumAn is the lord of nithyasUris). In this pAsuram, he says that emperumAn created knowledge for him. Yet another interpretation \u2013 AzhwAr had, in the earlier pAsuram, said <em>adiyEn<\/em> [servitor] about himself. In this, he says that emperumAn accepted servitude from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that emperumAn removed AzhwAr\u2019s <em>dhEhavaSyathai<\/em> [being under the control of physical form] and created knowledge and put that knowledge into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>vayiRRil thozhuvaip piriththu vanpulach chEvai adhakki<\/em><br><em>kayiRRum akkANik kazhiththuk kAlidaip pAsam kazhaRRi<\/em><br><em>eyiRRidai maN koNda endhai irAppagal Odhuviththu ennaip<\/em><br><em>payiRRip paNiseyyak koNdAn paNdanRu pattinam kAppE<\/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>maN<\/em> \u2013 earth<br><em>eyiRRidai<\/em> \u2013 in [his] tusks<br><em>koNdu<\/em> \u2013 one, who mercifully lifted<br><em>endhai<\/em> \u2013 one, who is my lord<br><em>vayiRRil thozhuvai<\/em> \u2013 imprisonment of being in the womb<br><em>piriththu<\/em> \u2013 removed<br><em>pulam<\/em> \u2013 sensory perceptions<br><em>van sEvai<\/em> \u2013 strong bulls<br><em>adhakki<\/em> \u2013 controlling them<br><em>kayiRum<\/em> \u2013 nerves<br><em>akkum<\/em> \u2013 bones<br><em>ANi<\/em> \u2013 the gross physical form<br><em>kazhiththu<\/em> \u2013 removed<br><em>kAlidaip pAsam<\/em> \u2013 affection towards the limb which is in the form of a deer\u2019s hoof<br><em>kazhaRRi<\/em> \u2013 removed<br><em>irAp pagal<\/em> \u2013 night and day<br><em>Odhuviththu<\/em> \u2013 instructing me that <em>SEshathvam<\/em> [servitude] is <em>svarUpam<\/em> [basic nature of AthmA]<br><em>payiRRi<\/em> \u2013 making that to be practiced fully<br><em>paNi seyya<\/em> \u2013 to carry out servitude forever<br><em>ennai<\/em> \u2013 me<br><em>koNdAn<\/em> \u2013 he mercifully accepted<br><em>paNdu anRu<\/em> \u2013 my physical form and AthmA are not like the way in which they were earlier<br><em>pattinam<\/em> \u2013 this AthmA<br><em>kAppu<\/em> \u2013 is protected by sarvESvaran<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My lord, who mercifully held earth on his tusks [at the time of deluge] removed my imprisonment of living in womb. He controlled my sensory perceptions, which are like strong bulls. He removed my gross form, which is made of nerves and bones. He removed my subtle form too. He removed my affection towards [women\u2019s] limb which appears like the hoof of a deer. He taught me night and day regarding my nature of being a servitor, making me to bring it under practice. Thus, he mercifully accepted my servitude, forever. My physical form and AthmA are not similar to the way in which they were earlier. The AthmA is now protected by ISvaran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vayiRRil thohzuvaip piriththu<\/strong> \u2013 removing the imprisonment of inhabiting the wombs. <em>thozhu<\/em> \u2013 chain. Imprisonment is also a form of chin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>vanpulach chEvai adhakki<\/strong> \u2013 sensory perceptions, which are like strong bulls; <em>adhakki<\/em> \u2013 subduing. This is similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-7\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"62198\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 4.5.7<\/a> \u201c<em>sEvadhakkuvAr pOla<\/em>\u201d (subduing bulls) and as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thirumalai-1-part-1\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9675\">thirumAlai 1<\/a> \u201c<em>kavalil pulanai vaththu<\/em>\u201d (Keeping the sensory perceptions under control).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kayiRRUm akkANi kazhiththu<\/strong> \u2013 removing the desire from physical form which is made of nerves and bones. <em>akku<\/em> \u2013 bones<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>kAlidaip pAsam kazhaRRi<\/strong> \u2013 servitors of yama will come with their lasso [to grab the jIvAthmA] in their hands, tie down the jIvAthmA, starting with his legs first and make him fall down such that the face touches the ground. This is similar to the meaning in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-4-5-7\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"62198\">periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 4.5.7<\/a> \u201c<em>pin munnAga izhuppadhan munnam<\/em>\u201d (Before the servitors of yama drag the jIvAthma, with his face falling on the ground). Alternatively, the verse <em>kAlidaip pAsam kazhaRRi<\/em> could be explained as: <em>kAl<\/em> \u2013 wind; <em>pAsam<\/em> \u2013 the subtle form which holds AthmA; this subtle form would be impelled by the five <em>prANans<\/em> [five types of air in the physical form, viz. <em>prANa, apANa, vyAna, udhAna<\/em> and <em>samAna<\/em>]. The term <em>akkANi<\/em> refers to the gross form; the term <em>kAlidaip pAsam<\/em> refers to subtle form. Thus, removing both the gross and subtle forms of the AthmA, as mentioned in SarNAgathi gadhyam \u201c<em>sthUla sUkshma rUpAm visrujya<\/em>\u201d (Removing the gross and subtle forms of this <em>prakruthi<\/em> (physical form made of primordial matter) similar to removing a torn dress). Another interpretation: the term <em>kAlidaip pAsam<\/em> would refer to desire in worldly pursuits, which are like a bondage on the feet. Yet another interpretation: <em>kAlidaip pAsam<\/em> would refer to a specific desire towards a limb [of a woman] which is in the form of a deer\u2019s hoof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eyiRRidai maN koNda endhai<\/strong> \u2013 just as emperumAn had lifted earth, which had got caught in the danger of deluge, my lord lifted me, free from the control of physical form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>irAp pagal Odhuviththu<\/strong> \u2013 [instructing] at all times, without distinction between night and day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Odhuviththu<\/strong> \u2013 teaching me; instructing that inhabiting a womb, being under the control of sensory perceptions, being under the control of <em>karma<\/em> [past deeds], being under the control of yama are all to be given up. Instructing that his <em>sarvaSEshithvam<\/em> [being the recipient of servitude from all] and <em>nirathiSaya bhOgyathvam<\/em> [unlimited enjoyability] mentioned in the previous pAsuram are his basic nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>payiRRi<\/strong> \u2013 ensuring that this is followed in practice. This is similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/06\/thiruvaimozhi-2-9-3-seyyel-thivinai\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8956\">thiruvAimozhi 2.9.3<\/a> \u201c<em>seyyEl thIvinai enRu<\/em>\u201d (ensuring that I do not indulge in sins (activities which are forbidden in SAsthrams)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that it was put in practice such that it became <em>vAsanA<\/em>, imprinted firmly in the mind, never to be forgotten ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>paNi seyyak koNdAn<\/strong> \u2013 getting the benefit of having been instructed. Deciding in his divine mind that \u201cWe shall accept permanent servitude\u201d and mercifully accepting servitude from AzhwAr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that emperumAn accepted servitude from AzhwAr which was in the form of carrying out mangaLASAsanam, forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>paNdu anRu<\/strong> \u2013 Not like earlier times, when I was carrying out servitude to my sensory perceptions. This is similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-7-1-2-ennai-alum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21120\">thiruvAimozhi 7.1.2<\/a> \u201c<em>ennai ALum vankO<\/em>\u201d (You are using the five strong five senses against me, to harm me continuously).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pattinam kAppE<\/strong> \u2013 today, I have protection. This supplements the meaning which has been mentioned in periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 5.4.4 \u201c<em>en kOl Adik kuRugappeRA<\/em>\u201d (yama will not come anywhere near the place where my sceptre is prevailing). Since the term <em>irAp pagal<\/em> refers to night and day time without any distinction, this confirms that emperumAn has instructed AzhwAr [who resides in SrI villibuththUr], considering it as nithya vibhUthi [in nithya vibhUthi, the entity \u2018time\u2019 does not exist].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that when emperumAn was protecting AzhwAr, AzhwAr was protecting emperumAn; thus, protection came about for both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shall next consider the 4<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; Second Decad Previous avathArikai In the earlier pAsuram, AzhwAr had said that he is not under yama\u2019s control. 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