periya thirumozhi – 1.1.10 – manjulAm sOlai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous pAsuram manjulAm sOlai vaNdaRai mAnIr mangaiyAr vAL kalikanRi senjolAl eduththa dheyva nal mAlai ivaikoNdu chikkenath thoNdIr! thunjumbOdhu azhaimin thuyarvaril ninaimin thuyarileer sollilum nanRAm nanjudhAn kaNdIr nammudai vinaikku nArAyaNA ennum nAmam Word-by-Word meanings manju – clouds … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.9 – kulandhaRum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) In the first pAsuram, AzhwAr explained “I was engaged in worldly pleasures since time immemorial, and was facing away from bhagavath vishayam; when I realised the limit of worldly pleasures, I … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.8 – kaRRilEn kalaigaL

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) The poets who were invited in previous pAsuram asked “If you look at our previous conduct, how can we become experts in the principle you are explaining?” AzhwAr responds “What an … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.7 – iRpiRappu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) In this pAsuram, AzhwAr is saying “Those who are ignorant may lose emperumAn, but how are you who are intelligent and poets like me, losing him?” pAsuram iRpiRappaRiyIr ivaravar ennIr innadhOr … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.6 – empirAn endhai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous Introduction to the vyAkyAnam When asked “You are greatly celebrating this divine name. What is the meaning for it?” AzhwAr explains in this pAsuram. Instead of chanting the divine name [as part of thirumanthram] and … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.5 – kaLvanEn AnEn

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous pAsuram kaLvanEn AnEn padiRu seidhiruppEnkaNdavA thirithandhEnElumtheLLiyEn AnEn selgadhikkamaindhEnchikkenath thiruvaruL peRREnuLLelAm urugik kural thazhuththozhindhEnudambelAm kaNNanIr sOranaLLiruL aLavum pagalum nAn azhaippannArAyaNA ennum nAmam Word-by-Word meanings kaLvanEn AnEn – (Previously, bhagavAn’s possession AthmA) I stole;padiRu – very evil … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.4 – venRiyE vENdi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous pAsuram venRiyE vENdi vIzhporutkirangi vERkaNAr kalaviyE karudhi ninRavA nillA nenjinai udaiyEn enseygEn? neduvisumbaNavum panRiyAy anRu pAragangINda pAzhiyAn AzhiyAn aruLE nanRu nAnuyya nAn kaNdu koNdEn nArAyaNA ennum nAmam Word-by-Word meanings venRiyE – Victory only vENdi – … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.3 – sEmamE vENdi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous pAsuram sEmamE vENdith thIvinai perukkith therivaimAr uruvamE maruvi UmanAr kaNda kanavilum pazhudhAy ozhindhana kazhindha annALgaL kAmanAr thAdhai nammudai adigaL thammadaindhAr manaththiruppAr nAmam nAn uyya nAn kaNdu koNdEn nArAyaNA ennum nAmam Word-by-Word meanings sEmamE – well-being … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.2 – AviyE amudhE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) Previously AzhwAr said “vAdinEn” and “iLaiyavar kalaviyE karudhi OdinEn“, without realising that there is bhagavAn, until then and with deep attachment towards worldly pleasures. Now, AzhwAr is explaining how he enjoyed … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 1.1.1 – vAdinEn vAdi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> First centum >> First decad Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) Just as nammAzhwAr did not realise the full impact of the benediction he received after visualising emperumAn and thought about his previous state and contemplated in thiruviruththam 1 “inninRa nIrmai ini yAmuRAmai” (I … Read more