August 22, 2019

thiruvAimozhi – 9.7.8 – enakkonRu paNiyIrgaL

August 22, 2019 by sarathy

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Ninth Centum >> Seventh decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the eighth pAsuram, parAnguSa nAyaki says to some beetles and dragonflies “emperumAn is mercifully residing in a well-protected … Read more

periya thirumadal – 17 – munna nAn sonna

August 22, 2019 by tnkrishnan

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous munna nAn sonna aRaththin vazhi muyanRa Word by word meaning munnam nAn sonna aRaththin vazhi muyanRa annavar thAm – those who carried out their activities in the path of righteousness that I had mentioned earlier. vyAkyAnam munnam nAn sonna aRaththin vahzi … Read more

periya thirumadal – 16 – annadhE pEsum

August 22, 2019 by tnkrishnan

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous annadhE pEsum aRivil siRumanaththukku Angu annavaraik kaRpippOm yAmE adhu niRka 18 Word by word meaning annadhE pEsum – repeating the oft-repeated saying (that SAsthram indicates that there is mOksham) aRivu il siRu manaththu avarai – those who do not have rationale … 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