periya thiruvandhAdhi – 79 – uNNAttuth thEsanRE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had instructed his heart to stay focussed on experiencing the auspicious qualities of emperumAn. In this pAsuram, he mentions about the glory of those who are focussed like that. Let us go through the pAsuram … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 78 – thuNainAL perungiLaiyum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr said that apart from emperumAn, there is no other relative. In this pAsuram, he tells emperumAn, as if he is instructing his heart, that even if there are relatives who are dear and even if … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 77 – uraikkilOr suRRaththAr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr, by mentioning ulagaLandha mUrththy, recalled emperumAn’s quality of being a relative in all ways to all souls, when he manifested his activity of measuring the worlds. In this pAsuram, he is asking whether there is … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 76 – uLLilum uLLam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr spoke about “entering through my ears” thus speaking about knowledge through hearing. In this pAsuram which begins with the words uLLilum (even if one thinks of), he speaks about knowledge through one’s mind, as a … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 75 – puviyum iruvisumbum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr was sad that emperumAn was not showing any mercy on him and that emperumAn was not showing himself to him.  Hearing this, emperumAn tells him “Could you feel sad like this? Did I not create … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 74 – enRum orunAL

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai This AzhwAr, who is called as dhIrga chinthayanthI (one who alternates between happiness and sadness repeatedly, just like chinthayanthi, the cowherd girl in gOkulam), alternates between happiness when he gets to experience emperumAn through his mind and sadness when he … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 73 – pUvaiyum kAyAvum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr established that only emperumAn is the apt entity to be attained. Having established this, he enjoys that emperumAn, who is the ordained lord, in this pAsuram. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: pUvaiyum … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 72 – mudhalAm thiruvuruvam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr mentioned that it is only emperumAn who is apt to be attained by everyone including brahmA, rudhra et al. When the question arose as to why AzhwAr is saying that emperumAn is the only supreme … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 71 – ini ninRu nin perumai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr talks about the supreme nature of emperumAn since he, who is the mother and father for AzhwAr, is the causative factor for all the worlds, including brahmA, rudhra et al. Alternatively, we can say that this pAsuram talks about … Read more