iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 42 – ninaippan thirumAlai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr, getting dejected with the worldly pursuits, says that only those who think of emperumAn will not enter samsAram again. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: ninaippan thirumAlai nINda thOL kANa ninaippAr piRapponRum nErAr manaippAl piRandhAr pirAndhu … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 41 – poruLAl amarulagam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, did not AzhwAr say “think of the divine feet of emperumAn who is decorated with SrI mahAlakshmi on his chest?”. He takes that instruction for himself and tells his divine mind not to forget emperumAn, who … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 40 – surukkAga vAngi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had said that the essence of all vEdhams is reciting emeprumAn’s divine names. Instead of saying something for namesake, he tells people in this pAsuram, to think of the meaning of those divine names, emperumAn, … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 39 – Oththin poruL

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai How to praise through the mouth [as mentioned in the previous pAsuram]? Through reciting thirumanthram (ashtAksharam) which is the gist of all vEdhams (sacred texts), without diminishing its dignity as mentioned in upanishaths, and attaining [emperumAn]. This is OK for … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 38 – emekkenRu irunidhiyam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai When asked as to what we should do to fulfil the purpose of taking this birth, AzhwAr says that only reciting the divine names of the consort of thirumagaL (mahAlakshmi) instead of claiming ownership of others’ possessions will be the … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 37 – irundhaN kamalaththu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that all those births in which we do not attain emperumAn are wasted. If emperumAn who is to be attained, is not attained, then it is wasted. When emperumAn asks “if I am not attained, will the births … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 36 – siRiyAr perumai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr tells his heart “let the people of this world do whatever they want. You think about the wonderful activities of emperumAn and be happy”. Let the others do anything. You think about this entity, have faith in emperumAn and … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 35 – inidhenbar kAmam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that if people of the world do not shun emperumAn when he repeatedly comes, even as a mendicant, falling head over heels, and if they do not engage with worldly pursuits, suffering the consequences and are thus a … Read more