Divya Prabandham
santhanam SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction SrI rAmAnuja thought to himself, “what a great fortune for me to have got a person like mAmunigaL who stands by the facets of “Akinchanyam (lack of any principal to offer)” and “ananyagadhithvam (lack of place to go as refuge)”. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction This pAsuram is yet another reply from mAmunigal to an imaginary question that he thinks might be running in SrI rAmAnuja’s mind. The question is as follows. SrI rAmAnuja asked “hey mAmunigaL! Fine. You ask me to extreme favors yet … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous pAsuram 40 avaththE pozhudhai adiyEn kazhiththu ippavaththE irukkum adhu paNbO? thivaththE yAn sErum vagai aruLAy sIrAr ethirAsA pOrum ini ivvudambaip pOkku Word-by-Word Meanings adiyEn – I, the eternal servant (of SrI rAmAnuja)avaththE kazhiththu – have wasted just like thatpozhudhai – those … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction: In this pAsuram, mAmunigaL replies to a group of people who were nearby and had a question for him. The people near mAmunigaL asked him “hey mAmunigaL!!! You mentioned that your mind is after everything except the lotus feet of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction In the previous pAsuram, mAmunigaL used a phrase, “inRaLavum illAdha adhikAram”. In this pAsuram, he explores that surgically using a rationale and logic. pAsuram 38 anjil aRiyAdhAr aimpathilum thAm aRiyArensol enakkO ethirAsA! – nenjamuna thAL ozhindhavaRRaiyE ugakka inRumanuthApam aRRu irukkaiyAl … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction mAmunigaL assumes that SrI rAmAnuja tells him something. This pAsuram is a reply to what SrI rAmAnuja might have been thinking in his mind. SrI rAmAnuja says, “hey! mAmunigaL ! You are talking about the bad effects of the senses and eventually scared … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction In the previous pAsuram, mAmunigaL said “maruLAlE pulan pOga vAnjai seyyum endhan”, thereby requesting SrI rAmAnuja to rechannelize his mind that is controlled by senses that are in turn powered by his (mAmunigAL’s) popular and cruel sins. But even after … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous pAsuram 35 aruLAlE adiyEnai abimAniththaruLi anavaratham adimai koLLa ninaiththu nIyirukka maruLAlE pulan pOga vAnjai seyyum enRan valvinayai mARRi unpAl manam vaikkap paNNAy theruLArum kUraththAzhvAnum avar selvath thirumaganAr thAmum aruLicheydha thImaith thiraLAna aththanaiyum sEravuLLa ennaith thiruththi uyyakkoLLum vagai thERum ethirAsA!!! Word-by-Word Meanings … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction The preface to this pAsuram is laid in the format of an imaginary question that mAmunigaL thinks SrI rAmAnuja would have in his mind. In this pAsuram, the former tries to answer that. The question is as follows. SrI rAmAnuja … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous pAsuram 33 innam eththanai kAlam indha udambudan yAn iruppan innapozhudhu udambu vidum innapadi adhuthAn innavidaththE adhuvum ennum ivaiyellAm ethirAsA! nI aRidhi yAn ivai onRaRiyEn ennai ini ivvudambai viduviththu un aruLAlErArum vaikundhaththERRa ninaivu uNdEl pinnai viraiyAmAl maRandhu irukkiRadhen? pEsAy pEdhaimai thIrndhu ennai … Read more