July 31, 2017

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 51 – eLidhil iraNdadiyum

July 31, 2017 by tnkrishnan

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In this pAsuram, AzhwAr says if we are devoted to emperumAn, he will destroy our enemies and show himself to us just as he destroyed prahalAdha’s enemy hiraNyan and showed himself to prahalAdha. Let us go through the pAsuram and … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 5.6.7 – uRRArgaL enakku

July 31, 2017 by sarathy

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Fifth Centum >> Sixth decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the seventh pAsuram, parAnguSa nAyaki‘s mother says “My daughter is speaking about emperrumAn’s relationship with his devotees as … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 50 – ariya pulanaindhadakki

July 31, 2017 by tnkrishnan

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that it is very easy to see emperumAn for those who are without involvement in worldly pursuits. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: ariya pulan aindhadakki Ay malar koNdu Arvam puriya parisinAl pulgil periyanAy mARRAdhu … 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