pUrva dhinacharyA – 12 and 13

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkams 12 and 13 Bhavanthameva neerandram pasyan vasyena chethasa | Mune varavara swamin muhursthvameva keerthayan || Thvadanya vishayasparsa vimukhairakhilendriyaihi | Bhaveyam Bhava dukhkhanam asahyana manaspadam || Word to word meaning Swamin  varavara –  To me, who is the property of yours, … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 11

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 11 Atmalabhath param kinchith anyan nastheethi nischayath | Angikarthumiva praptham akinchanamimam janam || Word to word meaning Atmalabhath – for the Supreme,  who concerns more than in making jivatma (soul) as his servant and attaining him, anyath kinchith – other … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 10

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 10 Smayamana mukhambhojam dayamana druganchalam | Mayi prasada pravanam madhurodara bhashanam || Word to word meaning Smayamana mukhambhojam  – Mamunigal, who has lotus like face always sporting a smile, dayamana druganchalam  – with an elated benign look with grace, Mayi  … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 9

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 9 Mantra ratna anusanthana santhatha spurithadharam | Tadartha tattva nityana sannadhdha pulakothkamam || Word to word meaning Mantra ratna anusanthana santhatha spurithadharam  –  His lips are  gently shaking always because he keeps pronouncing Dvaya, the crowning jewel among Mantras, Tadartha … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 8

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 8 Kasmeera kesara sthoma kadara snigtha rochisha | Kowseyena samindhanam skanda moolavalambina || Word to word meaning Kasmeera kesara sthoma kadara snigtha rochisha  – Like assembly of saffron, red coloured with gleaming light, skanda moolavalambina  – adorned in the arms, … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA –7

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 7 Ambhoja beejamalabhihi abhijatha bhujantharam | Urdhva pundraihi upachchishtam uchisthana lakshanaihi || Word to word meaning  Ambhoja beejamalabhihi  – by arranging the garland with the lotus bead, abhijatha bhujantharam – adorned in the beautiful arms and chest, uchisthana lakshanaihi  – … Read more

SrIvaikuNta gadhyam – pravESam

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Let us now look at SrI periyavAchchAn piLLai‘s pravESam (introduction) for SrIvaikuNta gadhyam. bhAshyakArar (another name of SrI rAmAnuja which means the author of SrI bhAshyam which is a detailed commentary for vEdha vyAsa’s brahma sUthram) feels that the meanings that … Read more

SrIvaikuNta gadhyam – thaniyan

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series ALavandhAr (yAmunAchAryar) – kAttu mannAr kOyil yAmunArya sudhAmbhOdhim avagAhya yathAmathi AdhAya bhakthiyOgAkhyam rathnam sandharSayAmyaham II Explanatory Notes: yAmunArya – yAmunAcharya (ALavandhAr, one of the principal preceptors in our SrIvaishNava sampradhAyam, who was the grandson of nAthamunigaL and the AchAryar for all 5 AchAryas … Read more

SrIvaikuNta gadhyam

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: paramapadhanAthan – paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam) SrI rAmAnuja – SrIrangam periyavAchchAn piLLai e-book – https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiNzc-LF3uwyggpsEcFZ3i7Q4EUt After SrIranga gadhyam, bhagavath rAmAnuja continues to recite SrIvaikuNta gadhyam in glorification of paramapadhanAthan and his divine abode paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam) . Let us enjoy this treatise now. thaniyan (Invocation) pravESam (Introduction) chUrNai … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 2.5.5 – ArA amudhamAy

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Second Centum >> Fifth decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the fifth pAsuram, AzhwAr says “There is no comparison for emperumAn‘s beauty which was acquired after uniting with … Read more