thiruppAvai – 05 – mAyanai

srI:srImathE satakOpAya nama:srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series One of the gOpikAs of AyppAdi who has joined to go for the nOnbu asks, “We are so eagerly preparing for the nOnbu; will we be able to complete it without any problems? Wouldn’t the karmAs that we have accumulated over all these births give us … Read more

thiruppAvai – 06 – puLLum silambina kAN

srI:srImathE satakOpAya nama:srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series This is the 6th pAsuram in thiruppAvai. ‘In ay ayndhum ayndhum (5*5 + 5) aRiyAdha mAnidarai..’, this is the start of the 2nd 5 pAsurams. The first pAsuram of thiruppAvai (mArgazhi thingaL) is like an introduction to all the 30 pAsurams. The first five pAsurams of … Read more

thiruppAvai – 04 – Azhi mazhai

srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series 1st pAsuram – parathvam (nArAyaNan); 2nd pAsuram – vyUham (kshIrAbdhi nAthan); 3rd pAsuram – vibhavam (thrivikraman); In this pAsuram, they sing of antharyAmithvam (inside varuNa dhEva the rain god). sarvESvaran (god for all) lowered His stature on His own, to come and be … Read more

thiruppAvai – 03 – Ongi ulagaLandha

srI:srImathE satakOpAya nama:srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series This pAsuram is listing the benefits to the people who allowed the gOpikas to meet krishNan (for doing nOnbu). Even if one devotee is present in a place the whole place would live well; all the side benefits would happen by themselves; with so many (5 … Read more

thiruppAvai – 02 – vaiyaththu

srI:srImathE satakOpAya nama:srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series In this pAsuram, in preparation for nOnbu, srI ANdAL is listing a few things that they would do (what is good) and a few that they would avoid (what is bad). In the matter of materialistic wishes, what is liked today won’t be liked tomorrow, what … Read more

thiruppAvai – 01 – mArgazhi thingaL

srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series In the 1st pAsuram of thiruppAvai, the gOpikAs are celebrating that they got the month of mArgazhi for doing their nOnbu. First 3 lines of the pAsuram are about prApyam (means), [being together with bhAgavathAs], and rest are about prApakam (destiny/purushArtham) [krishNan]. மார்கழித் … Read more

thiruppAvai – thaniyans

srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series thaniyans appear before the beginning of a prabandham. They tell us about the author of the prabandham and about praying and prostrating at the author’s feet. parAsara bhattar‘s thaniyan We first go to thAyAr, confess to her all our mistakes, and pray to … Read more

thiruppAvai – Introduction

srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Difference between rishis and samsAris is like the difference between a mountain and a tiny pebble; that much is the difference between AzhwArs and rishis; that much is the difference between periyAzhwAr and other AzhwArs; that much is the difference between ANdAL and periyAzhwAr … Read more

thiruppAvai

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Audio: http://divyaprabandham.koyil.org/index.php/2016/02/thiruppavai-audio/ e-book: http://1drv.ms/1JyymOD anju kudikkoru santhathiyAy AzhwArgaL thamseyalai vinji niRkum thanmaiyaLAy pinjAyp pazhuththALai ANdALap paththiyudan nALum vazhuththAy manamE maghizhnthu அஞ்சு குடிக்கொரு சந்ததியாய் ஆழ்வார்கள் தஞ்செயலை விஞ்சிநிற்கும் தன்மையளாய் பிஞ்சாய்ப் பழுத்தாளை ஆண்டாளைப் பத்தியுடன் நாளும் வழுத்தாய் மனமே மகிழ்ந்து. About translation to English When some sishyas approached emperumAnAr and … Read more