Divya Prabandham
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that it is thirumalai alone which nithyasUris worship and which removes the ills of samsAris. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: vEngadamE viNNOr thozhuvadhuvum meymmaiyAl vEngadamE mey vinai nOy thIrppadhuvum vEngadamE dhAnavarai vIzhath thannAzhip padai … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr spoke about an elephant. In this pAsuram, he mentions about many different types of materials which have no knowledge at all, getting knowledge similar to nithyasUris and carrying out service to emperumAn. Let us go … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr asks in this pAsuram as to whether the entire country shouldn’t worship the hills whose ignorant animals and the lowly knowledgeable hilly people carry out service to emperumAn and his followers. Let us go through the pAsuram and its … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsurams, AzhwAr had mentioned that thiruvEngadamalai (thirumalai) is the goal for samsAris by saying “senRu vaNanguminO sENuyar vEngadaththai” and “pozhil vEngadamalaikkE pOm”. In this pAsuram he says that thirumalai is the goal for not only the ordinary … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai When AzhwAr was asked “Why do brahmA and rudhra worship him like this?” AzhwAr responds saying “When these knowledgeable entities lose their knowledge, is it not emperumAn who protects them by carrying out benefits for them?” He further says “ … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai It is not that brahmA, Siva et al come to thiruvEngadam and worship emperumAn there for obtaining their desirables and removal of their undesirables. This pAsuram says that even for carrying out the daily worship (nithya thiruvArAdhanam) of emperumAn, they … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Some people asked AzhwAr “What we need is attainment of desirables and removal of undesirables; will these fructify if we travel to thiruvEngadam?” AzhwAr responds “There is no need to climb the hills and worship the father (emperumAn) there. It … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that since emperumAn’s standing posture at thiruvEngadamalai is more distinguished than his stature as antharyAmi (indwelling soul) inside his heart, he desires to go to thiruvEngadam and have dharSan (seeing) of emperumAn there. Just as emperumAn desires to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that the deed that he carried out was very small while the benefit he obtained was huge. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: veRpenRu vEngadam pAdinEn vIdAkki niRkinREn ninRu ninaikkinREn kaRkinRa nUlvalaiyil pattirundha nUlAttik kELvanAr … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr was asked “You say that it is only because everything is dependent on sarvESvaran’s sankalpa (vow of emperumAn) that he is the causative factor for all. But in vEdhas prevalent in samsAram, it is very well known that brahmA … Read more