mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 5 – aran nAraNan nAmam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Earlier AzhwAr had mentioned through all resources that only emperumAn is the supreme entity. He has to say that others are not emperumAn. He says that now. AzhwAr was asked, “you had mocked at sivan saying ‘aran aRivAnAm’. But there … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 5.3 – mAsaRu sOdhi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Sixth Centum << Previous decad Audio Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction After desiring to unite with emperumAn who is with unlimited auspicious qualities such as ASritha vAthsalyam (showing motherly care towards his devotees) etc, but not achieving it, a pirAtti (parAnguSa nAyaki, … Read more

thirunedunthANdakam – 2

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << pAsuram – 1 – minnuruvAy munnuruvil Introduction In the first pAsuram – AzhvAr divined about the series of help of emperumAn to him, starting from removal of dhEhAthmAbhimAnam through giving him the destiny (divine feet); in this pAsuram – AzhvAr divines about … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 4 – neRi vAsal

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that despite emperumAn bestowing unblemished knowledge on him, he was finding it difficult to know him, while Siva, by carrying out some penance holding on to his breath, is trying through his own efforts to know emperumAn. How … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 5.2.11 – kaliyugam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Fifth 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 “For those who learned this decad, the defect of considering dhEvathAntharams to be supreme … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 3 – pAr aLavum Oradi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says “do we need all these deeds to prove that emperumAn is superior to everyone else? Through this one deed (of measuring the worlds) which is beyond the capabilities of human race, is it not enough to remind everyone … Read more

SrIvishNu sahasranAmam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: e-book – https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnOSadexHn4jhDHSYejT46WoKE6b?e=wgkgBs maNavALa mAmunigaL who is considered as yathi punaravathAram (re-incarnation of emperumAnAr (SrI rAmAnuja)) glorifies nammAzhwAr as “vEdham seydha mARan” in upadhESa raththina mAlai 14th pAsuram, explaining that nammAzhwAr presents the essence of vEdham in simple and beautiful thamizh language. nammAzhwAr, emperumAnAr, mAmunigaL … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 2 – enRu kadal kadaindhadhu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says “what have I done? Do I need to prove through conjecture that emperumAn is there because there are effects and hence there should be a cause? Through his athimAnusha deeds (deeds that are beyond the capabilities of human … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 1 – vaiyam thagaLiyA

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << avathArikai (Introduction) vaiyam thagaLiyA vArkadalE neyyAga veyya kadhirOn viLakkAga – seyya sudarAziyAn adikkE sUttinEn sol mAlai idarAzhi nIngugavE enRu Word by Word Meaning vaiyam thagaLiyA – earth as holding vessel for oil vAr kadalE neyyAga –  sea, surrounding the earth, as ghee (clarified … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – avathArikai (Introduction)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << thaniyan The vyAkhyAnam for mudhal thiruvandhAdhi was divined first by nampiLLai and later on, by parama kArunIkar (the most compassionate) periyavAchchAn piLLai. appiLLai, one of the ashtadhikgajangaLs (eight protectors, like elephants, in the eight directions) of maNavALa mAmunigaL  wrote arumpadha urai (explaining … Read more