September 21, 2019

thiruvAimozhi – 9.10.2 – kaL avizhum

September 21, 2019 by sarathy

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Ninth Centum >> Tenth decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the second pAsuram, AzhwAr says “Remain pacified thinking about the well protected thirukkaNNapuram and not having to fear for … Read more

periya thirumadal – 47 – ennAlE kEttIrE

September 21, 2019 by tnkrishnan

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous ennAlE kEttIrE EzhaigAL ennuraikkEn mannu malaiyaraiyan poRpAvai 65 minnu maNi muRuval sevvAy umai ennum Word by word meaning EzhaigAL – Oh ignorant people! maRRu ivaidhAn ennAlE kEttIrE – Are you remaining to hear examples like these, from me? en uraikkEn – … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 9.10.1 – mAlai naNNi

September 21, 2019 by sarathy

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Ninth Centum >> Tenth decad Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the th pAsuram, AzhwAr is briefly highlighting the surrender explained in this decad by saying “Surrender unto emperumAn who is … 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