thiruvAimozhi – 3.2.8 – mEvu thunba

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Third Centum >> Second decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In eighth pAsuram – AzhwAr says “Though I have no means to attain you, I am crying out for … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 25

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Mangalasasanam kruthva tatra tatra yathochitham / Dhamnas thasmath vinishkramya pravisya svam nikethanam // (w to w meaning) tatra tatra  – In the matter of Archavatara, beginning from Andal to Paramapadanathan,  mangalasasanam  – doing mangalasasanam to wipe out any deficit and enrich … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 24

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Devi Goda Yathipathi satadveshinow rangasrungam Senanatho vihagavrushabhaha srinidhissindhu kanya / Bhooma neela gurujanavruthaha poorushaschethyameesham Agre nityam varavaramunehe angriyugmam prapadhye // (w to w meaning) Devi Goda  – the divine Andal, Yathipathi Satadveshinow  – Emberumanar called Yathiraja  and Satakopa, otherwise called Nammalvar, … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 23

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Mahati srimati dware gopuram chaturananam / Pranipatya sanairantaha pravisantam bhajami tham // (w to w meaning) srimathi  – plenty of wealth, Mahathi  – more spacious, dware – on the way to Temple tower, chaturananam  gopuram  – the tower of Nanmugan,  Pranipatya … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 22

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Tatas sardham vinirgathya bruthyair nityanapayibihi / Sriranga mangalam drashtum purusham bhujakesayam // (w to w) Tataha – after preaching Dvaya, Sriranga mangalam  – who regulates Sriranganagar,  bhujakesayam  – who reclines on Adisesha, purusham  – Periya Perumal, otherwise known as Purushottaman, drashtum … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 21

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Sakshat phalaika lakshyatva pratipaththi pavithritham / Mantra ratnam prayachchantham vande varavaram munim // (w to w) Sakshat phala – in doing mangalasasanam to Bhagavan which is the fruition of preaching of Dvaya Mantra, eka lakshyatva pratipaththi pavithritham – purified by mere … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 20

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Anukampa pareevahaihi abhishechana purvakam / Divyam padadvayam daththva deergam pranamatho mama // (w to w) Anukampa pareevahaihi – by the great stream of grace, which doesn’t sustain seeing others’ sorrow, abhishechana purvakam  – eradicate my sorrow initially by holy glance, deergam … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 19

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Brithyaihi priyahithaikargaihi prema purvam upasitham / Tat prarthananusarena samskaran samvidhaya me // (w to w) Priyahithaikargaihi – For the sake of Tiruvaradhana, arranging for collecting such things desired by acharya and things that benefit acharya as per the four religious order, … Read more

pUrva dhinacharyA – 18

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Thathasthath sannidhisthambhamula bhuthala bhushanam / Prangmukham sukhamaseenam prasada madhurasmitham // (w to w) Thatha – After performing Tiruvaradhanam to Aranganagarappa,  thath sannidhisthambhamula bhuthala bhushanam  – decorating the place by sitting close to the pillar in the Sannidhi, Prangmukham  – facing in … Read more

rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi – 37

SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << previous (adal koNda nEmiyan) Introduction (given by maNavALa mAmunigaL) Seeing the way he is, when asked “What is the way in which you knew about him and joined him?”, amudhanAr replies “I am not one who knew about and joined him; those who … Read more