thiruvAimozhi – 2.5.7 – pAmbaNai mEl

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 seventh pAsuram – AzhwAr enjoys the divine activities which were mercifully manifested by emperumAn. Highlights from vAdhi … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 2.5.6 – pala palavE

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 sixth pAsuram – AzhwAr enjoys the countless divine ornaments etc of emperumAn who united with him. Highlights … Read more

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