thiruvAimozhi – 9.10.4 – mAnai nOkki

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 fourth pAsuram, AzhwAr says “Approach emperumAn in thirukkaNNapuram with the purushakAram (recommendation) of nappinnaip pirAtti”. Highlights from vAdhi … Read more

SrIvishNu sahasranAmam – 24 (Names 231 to 240)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 23 231) nivruththAthmA (निवृत्तात्मा) (also repeated in 453, 604 and 780) Since bhagavAn possesses a high stature due to his ownership of the SrIvaikuNtam – which is three times as large as this material creation, he is called ‘nivruththAthmA’. The scriptures … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 9.10.3 – thoNdar! nundham

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 third pAsuram, AzhwAr says “Oh you who are desirous! Being ananyaprayOjana (without any expectation other than kainkaryam) surrender … Read more

SrIvishNu sahasranAmam – 23 (Names 221 to 230)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 22 221) grAmaNI: (ग्रामणीः) In his supreme abode of SrI vaikuntam, since bhagavAn leads the individual souls (his devotees) into an assembly of all the liberated and ever-liberated souls (nithyasUris and mukthAtmAs), he is called ‘grAmaNI:’. The word ‘grAma’ here refers … Read more

periya thirumadal – 48 – anna nadaiya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous anna nadaiya aNangu vaNangu nudangidai sEr                                                   66 ponnudambu vAdap pulanaindhum nondhagala Word by word meaning umai ennum – having the name umA annam nadaiya aNangu – the divine lady (pArvathi) who has the gait of a swan nudangu idai sEr pon … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 9.10.2 – kaL avizhum

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

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

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

periya thirumadal – 46 – ennai idhu viLaiththa

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous ennai idhu viLaiththa IriraNdu mAlvaraiththOL mannavan than kAdhalanai mAyaththARkoNdu pOy                                               63 kanni thanpAl vaikka maRRavanOdu eththanaiyOr manniya pErinbam eydhinAL – maRRivaidhAn                                                           64 Word by word meaning pAviyEn ennai idhu viLaiththa Ir iraNdu mAlvaraiththOL – the four shoulders which are like a … Read more

SrIvishNu sahasranAmam – 22 (Names 211 to 220)

  SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 21 211) gururguruthama: (गुरुर्गुरुतमः) Thence the incarnation as the great fish – mathsyAvathAra – is hailed. bhagavAn is called ‘gururguruthama:’, since he is the foremost preceptor of all knowledge. He is hailed by hiraNya garbha as ‘the preceptor of even the … Read more