periya thiruvandhAdhi – 38 – amaikkum pozhudhuNdE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, when AzhwAr asked his heart to praise emperumAn, it stepped back thinking of its lowliness. AzhwAr tells it “What you are doing is wrong. You must spend your time, only speaking about him”. Let us go … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 37 – AmARu aRivudaiyAr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr tells his heart “being servile only to emperumAn is very difficult for others; it happened for us”. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: AmARu aRivudaiyAr Avadhu aridhanRE nAmE adhuvudaiyOm nannenjE pUmEy madhu karamE thaNduzhAy mAlArai vAzhththAm … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 36 – avanAm ivanAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that when emperumAn is so affectionate towards us, we should not have any doubt about him and step back. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: avanAm ivanAm uvanAm maRRumbar avanAm avan enRirAdhE avanAm avanE enaththeLindhu … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 35 – ninRum irundhum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr mentioned about how he lent his ears for emperumAn. In this pAsuram AzhwAr explains as to what all emperumAn undergoes at the hands of such a person. Let us go through the pAsuram and its … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 34 – pAlAzhi nIkidakkum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had said that one should attain emperumAn by offering something or the other. In this pAsuram, he says that when he goes near emperumAn in order to attain him, his limbs become very weak and … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 33 – yAdhAnum onRaRiyil

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr is asking whether emperumAn should not be attained if one has knowledge. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: yAdhAnum onRaRiyil thannugakkil enkolO yAdhAnum nErndhu aNugA ARudhAn yAdhAnum thERumA seyyA asurargaLai nEmiyAl pARupARAkkinAn pAl Word by Word … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 32 – thamakkadimai vEnduvAr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that while he is decisive in carrying out service to emperumAn his heart steps back, thinking “It is not proper on our part who have connection with this body to approach him”. Let us go through the pAsuram … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 31 – azhagum aRivOmAy

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that with the help of the supreme entity itself we got rid of our enemies and attained the benefit of carrying out kainkaryam to him. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: azhagum aRivOmAy valvinaiyAith (yum) … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 30 – ingillai paNdupOl

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says “Let emperumAn’s greatness and eminence remain. After we start meditating on his auspicious qualities, there is no place in our heart for our karmas (virtuous and sinful deeds) which have been troubling us and which were hurdles in … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 29 – uNara oruvarkku

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that the parabhakthi state [sustain oneself if together with emperumAn or perish otherwise] that he has got is very rare for others to get. It is because I got this state of parabhakthi that emperumAn is very simple … Read more