yathirAja vimSathi – 17

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Srutyagravedya nija divyagunaswarupaha Pratyakshatamupagatasthviha Rangaraja Vasyassada bhavati the Yatiraja thasmath saktha svakeeyajana papavimochane thvam word-by-word meanings He Yatiraja – Come  Yathiraja srutyagravedya – to which it is proper to know the meanings of Vedanta from Acharyas nija divyagunaswarupaha – for himself … Read more

yathirAja vimSathi – 16

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Sabdhadi bhogavishaya ruchirasmadeeya Nashta bhavat vihabhavadhdhayaya   Yathindra / Tvatdasa dasa ganana charamavathow yaha Tatdasathaika rasatha aviratha mamasthu // word-by-word meanings He Yatindra – Come Yathiraja iha – in  the  present  position  of  body asmadeeya – of myself sabdhadi bhogavishaya – about … Read more

yathirAja vimSathi – 15

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Suddathma Yamuna Guruththama Kuranatha Bhattakya Desikavaroktha samastha naichyam / Adyasthyasankuchitameva mayeeha loke Thasmath Yathindra karunaiva thu mathgathisthe // word-by-word meanings He  Yathindra – Come Yathiraja! eha loke – this world which has plenty of mistakes done by people adya – the … Read more

yathirAja vimSathi – 14

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Vachamagochara mahaguna desikagraya Kuradinatha gathithakila naichyapatram / Eshoahameva napunar jagatheethruchas tat Ramanujarya karunaiva thu mathgathis the // word-by-word meanings He Ramanujarya – Come Ramanujacharya! Vacham agochara  maha guna – immeasurable, i.e. attributes are not countable, such greatness of attributes possessed desikagraya … Read more

thirumAlai – 7 – pulaiyaRamAgi ninRa

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai samsAris told the AzhwAr after he had sung the 6th pAsuram “you are despising us since we are lowly persons who are not carrying out kainkaryam to emperumAn and not eating his happiness (when he receives our kainkaryam) as our … Read more

Arththi Prabandham – 21

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction: In this pAsuram maNavALa mAmunigaL is talking to his heart. We need to imagine figuratively that maNavALa mAmunigaL’s heart is asking him a question. The question is that “Oh maNavALa mAmunigaL! in the earlier pAsuram, you visually described the path … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 3.4.5 – achchudhan amalan

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Third Centum >> Fourth decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In fifth pAsuram – AzhwAr says “All tasty objects are his wealth”. Highlights from vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar‘s … Read more

thirumAlai – 6 – maRam suvar

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction samsAris told AzhwAr that even though sensual pleasures have faults such as being lowly and being transient, we will not give them up. Even if we cannot enjoy total satisfaction in any one sensual pleasure, since there are so … Read more

Arththi Prabandham – 20

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction: In the previous pAsuram, maNavALa mAmunigaL asked SrI rAmAnuja whether knowledgeable people would tolerate their sons going astray. SrI rAmAnuja who is described as, the one who is pursued by good persons as per the phrase “nallAr paravum irAmAnusan” (irAmAnusa … Read more

rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi – 46

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << previous (pEROnRu maRRillai) Introduction (given by maNavALa mAmunigaL) amudhanAr is thinking about emperumAnAr’s help, he loses himself to that, and is falling at his divine feet. Introduction (given by piLLailOkam jIyar) As said in the previous pAsuram, emperumAnAr who possess all the … Read more