January 23, 2017

thiruvAimozhi – 4.3.3 – Eka mUrththi

January 23, 2017 by sarathy

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Fourth Centum >> Third decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram [Note: As there is lots of sidhdhAntha related terms/aspects in this pAsuram, please visit http://ponnadi.blogspot.in/p/thathva-thrayam.html and read the articles there to have a better understanding of this pAsuram.] Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn … Read more

rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi – 66

January 23, 2017 by raghuram

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << previous (vAzhvaRRadhu thollai vAdhiyarkku) Introduction (given by maNavALa mAmunigaL) In the previous pAsuram amudhanAr divined about the greatness of knowledge propagated by emperumAnAr, saying ‘nam irAmAnusan thandha gyAnaththilE’. in this pAsuram – he divines about his greatness of giving mOksham (liberation). Introduction … Read more

Pronunciation Guide

A is used for “aa” sound – example: emperumAnAr, rAmAnuja

E is used for “yay” sound – example: EkAdhasi

I is used for “ee” sound – example: Iswara

O is used for “Oh” sound – example: Om

U is used for “oo” sound – example: Urdhva pundram

zh is used for very strong “l” sound – example: AzhwAr

L is used for strong “l” sound – example: muL (thorn)

N is used for strong “n” sound – example: nArAyaNa

R is used for strong "r" sound - example: puRappAdu (procession); its also used for "tr" sound in thamizh when there is double "R" - example: uRRAr (utRAr - relative)

d is used strong “d” sound – example: garuda

dh is used for meek “d” sound – example: gOvindha

t is used for strong “t” sound – example: ganta

th is used for meek “t” sound – example: vratham

sa, sha, ksha are typed as it is – examples: samskritham, shashti and kshamA

: is used for ha sound in samskritham words – examples: nama: to be said as namaha

Terminologies listing at Reader's Guide