{"id":63353,"date":"2026-11-11T23:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T23:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=63353"},"modified":"2026-11-11T23:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T23:57:33","slug":"periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-2-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-2-5\/","title":{"rendered":"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 5.2.5 \u2013 mAmaNi kuRaL"},"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-5-2-4\/\">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 emperumAn carried out an activity for the sake of celestial entities, but in reality, it was for the sake of AzhwAr. He tells his sensory perceptions not to suffer the fate of namuchi, Sukra et al [namuchi is the son of king mahAbali; emperumAn swirled him and threw him into the sky; SukrAchArya is the AchArya [guiding minister] for mahAbali; when he tried to prevent mahAbali from granting emperumAn\u2019s wish, emperumAn removed his eye]. In an earlier pAsuram, AzhwAr had said <em>puNNirandha<\/em>. In this pAsuram, he refers to emperumAn as <em>maNNirandha<\/em> [in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/07\/mudhal-thiruvandhadhi-36\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16689\">mudhal thiruvandhAdhi 36<\/a>, it has been said &#8220;<em>iraNiyanaip puNNirandha val ugirAl pon Azhik kaiyAl nI maN irandhu koNda vagai<\/em>&#8221; (with sharp nails, you had caused hurt to hiraNyan by breaking him; being resplendent, with the divine hand, holding the divine disc, you had taken alms from mahAbali to get back your possession)]. Since the previous pAsuram referred to hiraNyan\u2019s destruction, periyavAchchAn piLLai remembers that and brings about a connection with this pAsuram, by speaking about <em>puNNirandha<\/em> and <em>maNNirandha<\/em>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>mANik kuRaL uruvAya mAyanai en manaththuLLE<\/em><br><em>pENik koNarndhu pugudha vaiththuk koNdEn piRidhinRi<\/em><br><em>mANikkap paNdAram kaNdIr valivan kuRumbargaL uLLeer<\/em><br><em>pANikka vENdA nadamin paNdu anRu 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>mANi<\/em> \u2013 being with excess beauty<br><em>kuRaL uru Aya<\/em> \u2013 one, who mercifully incarnated as vAmana<br><em>mANikkap paNdAram<\/em> \u2013 being the repository of carbuncles<br><em>mAyanai<\/em> \u2013 the amazing entity<br><em>pENi<\/em> \u2013 with desire<br><em>koNarndhu<\/em> \u2013 bringing him<br><em>en manaththuLLE<\/em> \u2013 in my heart<br><em>pugudha<\/em> \u2013 to enter<br><em>piRidhu inRi<\/em> \u2013 without separation<br><em>vaiththuk koNdEn<\/em> \u2013 I firmly established<br><em>kaNdIr<\/em> \u2013 you could see<br><em>vali van<\/em> \u2013 being very strong<br><em>kuRumbargaL<\/em> \u2013 Oh, sensory perceptions, who roam about in the corner<br><em>uLLeer<\/em> \u2013 if you wish to survive<br><em>pANikka vENdA<\/em> \u2013 do not delay<br><em>nadamin<\/em> \u2013 start moving away<br><em>paNdu anRu<\/em> \u2013 my physical form and AthmA are not similar to 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\">I desirously brought the amazing entity, who incarnated as the beautiful vAmana, and who is the repository of carbuncles, and kept him in my heart firmly, such that there is no separation. You could see that. Oh, sensory perceptions who are very strong and who roam about in the corner! If you wish to survive, do not delay even a moment. Start moving away from this place. 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>mAnik kuraL uruvAya mAynai<\/strong> \u2013 appearing to have gained expertise in seeking alms, having a divine form which is with unlimited enjoyability, attracting mahAbali with the auspicious qualities of his divine form and of his AthmA. <em>mANi<\/em> \u2013 beauty. <em>kuRaL<\/em> \u2013 [similar to] concentrated milk [having sweetness even with a shortened form]. <em>uruvAya mAyanai<\/em> \u2013 it appeared as if astonishment had taken a form. It appeared that beauty had taken a form and was going about. <em>uru<\/em> \u2013 form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pENi<\/strong> \u2013 with affection; it could also refer to desire; it could also mean sustenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>piRidhinRi<\/strong> \u2013 at the time when emperumAn measured the worlds, he was expecting whether he would get even one person to whom he could grant refuge while I was totally disinterested; thus, we had been separated. Now, both of us are desirous of each other. Hence, we are together, without separation. There was no second entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mANikkap paNdAram kaNdIr<\/strong> \u2013 the amazing entity, who had a beautiful, dwarfish form is also the repository of carbuncles. It is pertinent to recall <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/thiruviruththam-85\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"42402\">thiruviruththam 85<\/a> \u201c<em>ulagaLandha mANikkam<\/em>\u201d (one, who is virtuous, like carbuncle, who measured the worlds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that emperumAn appears to be the repository for bluish gemstone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>valivan kuRumbargaL kaNdIr<\/strong> \u2013 being very strong, you are mischievous entities, roaming around. <em>kuRumbargaL<\/em> \u2013 sensory perceptions. <em>vali<\/em> \u2013 strength; <em>vanmai<\/em> \u2013 new. <em>kuRumbargaL<\/em> \u2013 deceptive entities. This is similar to <em>Esha indhirya thasyUnAm<\/em> (for sensory perceptions, which are like thieves \u2026). They take residence in the physical form, as mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/periya-thirumozhi-7-7-9\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"58243\">periya thirumozhi 7.7.9<\/a> \u201c<em>kOvay aivar en mey kudi ERi<\/em>\u201d (Five senses, being my controller, came to reside in my physical form). He had been giving them residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>uLLIr<\/strong> \u2013 if you desire to exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pANikka vENdA<\/strong> \u2013 Do not delay any further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nadamin<\/strong> \u2013 try to move away from here. This is similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/11\/periya-thiruvandhadhi-30\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22919\">periya thiruvandhAdhi 30<\/a> \u201c<em>Indu adi eduppadhu anRO azhagu<\/em>\u201d (Isn\u2019t stepping back, a thing of beauty for the senses?) When they ask \u201cWhat is the reason for that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>paNdu anRu<\/strong> \u2013 this is not the same as the time when you [addressing the sensory perceptions] had taken residence in my physical form. AzhwAr says that today, there is a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that AzhwAr says that it was not like without a king, as it used to be before. Now, there is a king [emperumAn].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pattinam kAppE<\/strong> \u2013 it is protected by emperumAn.<\/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; Second Decad Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that emperumAn carried out an activity for the sake of celestial entities, but in reality, it was for the sake of AzhwAr. He tells his sensory perceptions not to suffer the fate of namuchi, Sukra &#8230; <a title=\"periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 5.2.5 \u2013 mAmaNi kuRaL\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2026\/11\/periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5-2-5\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about periyAzhwAr thirumozhi \u2013 5.2.5 \u2013 mAmaNi kuRaL\">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":[10,717,728],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi","category-periyazhwar-thirumozhi-5th-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63353","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=63353"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63384,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63353\/revisions\/63384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}