sthOthra rathnam – 1

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << avathArikai Introduction In first SlOkam, as a person who sets out to praise some one, he will praise that person’s wealth, and since for a vaishNava, his real wealth is gyAnam (knowledge) and vairAgyam (detachment), ALavandhAr salutes nAthamunigaL‘s excellence in both of … Read more

ఆర్తి ప్రబంధం – 8

శ్రీః శ్రీమతే శఠకోపాయ నమః శ్రీమతే రామానుజాయ నమః శ్రీమత్ వరవరమునయే నమః ఆర్తి ప్రభందం <<ఆర్తి ప్రబంధం – 7 పాశురం 8 తన్ కుళవి వాన్ కిణఱ్ఱైచ్ చార్న్దిరుక్కక్ కన్డిరున్దాళ్ ఎన్బదన్ఱో అన్నై పళియేర్కిన్ఱాళ్ – నన్గు ఉణరిల్ ఎన్నాలే ఎన్ నాసమ్ మేలుమ్ యతిరాసా ఉన్నాలే ఆమ్ ఉఱవై ఓర్ ప్రతి పద్ధార్ధం తన్ కుళవి – తన శిశువు (ఎవరైతే) ఒకవేళ చార్న్దిరుక్క – దగ్గర వాన్ కిణఱ్ఱ – ఒక పెద్ద … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – avathArikai (Introduction)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << thaniyans nAthamunigaL and ALavandhAr – kAttu mannAr kOyil sarvESvaran out of his causeless grace, reveals his true nature, forms, qualities and wealth as said in thiruvAimozhi 1.1.1 “mayarvaRa madhi nalam aruLinan” (blessed nammAzhwAr with faultless knowledge and devotion). Since that gyAnam (knowledge) … Read more

thirumAlai – sangathi (Connection)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous The vyAkhyAtha (commentator) has given the connection of each pAsuram with the previous pAsuram, for all the 45 pAsurams in this prabandham. Instead of aiming for a benefit at random, the thirunAma sankIrthanam that he composed with reciting itself being the … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – thaniyans (invocation)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series ALavandhAr – kAttumannAr kOyil svAdhayanniha sarvEshAm thrayyanthArtham sudhurgraham | sthOthra yAmAsa yOgIndhra: tham vandhE yAmunAhvayam || I worship that ALavandhAr who is the best among the yOgis who revealed the vEdhAntha principles which are difficult to comprehend, in sthOthram (SlOkams of praise) format … Read more

sthOthra rathnam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: jALavandhAr and nAthamunigaL – kAttu mannAr kOyil e-book – https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiNzc-LF3uwygwb9qN-HcojKb1iH ALavandhAr, a great scholar of viSishtAdhvaitha sidhdhAntham and SrIvaishNava sampradhAyam and the grand son of the revered AchArya, nAthamunigaL, revealed the most essential principles of prApyam (goal) and prApakam (means) through detailed elaboration of dhvaya … Read more

rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi – 62

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << previous (kozhundhu vittOdip padarum) Introduction (given by maNavALa mAmunigaL) amudhanAr is divining about reaching the goal due to breaking his connection with his karmas. Introduction (given by piLLailOkam jIyar) In the previous pAsuram, amudhanAr divined about how emperumAnAr who possesses all the … Read more

thirumAlai – 45 – vaLavEzhum thavaLa mAda

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (introduction) In the  last pAsuram of this prabhandham, AzhwAr says that just as emperumAn destroyed kuvalayApIda yAnai (the royal elephant of krishNa’s uncle, kamsa), he destroyed those sins which were hurdles for AzhwAr to reach him and further says that … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 4.2.11 – meliyum nOy

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Fourth Centum >> Second decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the end – AzhwAr says that those who are well versed in this decad, among the thousand pAsurams, … Read more

thirumAlai – 44 – peNNulam sadaiyinAnum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (introduction) AzhwAr says that all the eminence that he had mentioned for the bhAgavathas (followers) of emperumAn would fit them well, considering that an animal, gajEndhran, got the rare-to-obtain benefit that even people like brahmA et al could not get. … Read more