periya thiruvandhAdhi – 64 – paranAm avan

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Since AzhwAr touched upon the incarnations of emperumAn in the previous pAsurams, he says in this pAsuram that celestial entities such as indhra et al should have saluted emperumAn when he incarnated as SrI rAma and krishNa, by continuously meditating … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 63 – pin thurakkum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr spoke about the way thrivikrama controlled mahAbali. In this pAsuram, he talks about how SrI rAma controlled the demons. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: pin thurakkum kARRizhandha sUl koNdal pErndhum pOy … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 62 – mIn ennum kambil

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Since in the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had spoken about emperumAn’s incarnation as thrivikrama, he continues to enjoy the same incarnation in this pAsuram too. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: mIn ennum kambil veRi ennum veLLi vEy … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 61 – iRaimuRaiyAn sEvadimEl

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Since he had obtained what he had desired, in order to spend his time purposefully, AzhwAr looks up at the expansive sky, which is the possession of emperumAn. He saw the countless stars there and thinks “Are these [the stars] … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 60 – pErndhoRu nOkkAdhu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr, fearful that his heart, due to past impressions, would not engage with matters related to emperumAn, despises it. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: pErndhonRu nOkkAdhu pinniRpAy nillAppAy InthuzhAy mAyanaiyE en nenjE pErndhengum thollai mA vennaragil … Read more

thiruvAimozhi nURRandhAdhi – 28 – mudiyAdha Asai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Essence of thiruvAimozhi 3.8 Introduction In this pAsuram, mAmunigaL is following AzhwAr’s pAsurams of saying how his senses and himself were in great anxiety and is mercifully explaining it. How is that done? In thiruvAimozhi 3.7 “payilum sudaroLi“, AzhwAr meditated upon … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 59 – mAdE varappeRuvArAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Since AzhwAr has ascertained with emperumAn that he would attain paramapadham, tells joyously “Could sins come anywhere near me!” Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: mAdE varappeRuvarAm enRE val vinaiyAr kAdAnum AdhAnum kaikkoLLAr UdEpOyp pErOdham sindhuthiraik kaN … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 58 mAlE padichchOdhi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that he is not asking for attaining paramapadham. He requests emperumAn, in this pAsuram, that he should always be immersed in engaging with emperumAn’s auspicious qualities. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: mAlE padhichchOdhi mARREl … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 57 – vazhiththangu valvinayai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr’s heart asked him “How to get rid of ignorance etc which have been intertwined with us from time immemorial and also taste in worldly matters?” AzhwAr says “The one who killed hiraNya kashyap will remove these also”. Let us … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 56 – varavARu onRillaiyAl

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai When asked “How is it that one, who is very difficult to approach for everyone, is such simple for you to approach? “ AzhwAr says “I too do not know [the reason for that]”. Let us go through the pAsuram … Read more