iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 21 – thAm uLarE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Looking at their fullness [chEthanas], there is no way that they would reach hell. AzhwAr wonders as to why they seek exception and fall into hell. In the earlier pAsuram he advised that we should worship emperumAn well. For that … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 6.1.11 – min koL

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Sixth Centum >> First decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the end, AzhwAr says “Just as lovers are enjoyed by damsels, those who are well versed in this decad … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 20 -pazhi pAvam kaiyagaRRi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that without any distinction between those who have already praised emperumAn and those who have just begun to praise him, they have all carried out what they were expected to do. As mentioned in the earlier pAsuram, wouldn’t … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 6.1.10 – vERu koNdu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Sixth Centum >> First decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the tenth pAsuram, parAnguSa nAyaki speaks towards some beetles with anguish due to emperumAn forgetting about her – “instead … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 19 – vazhakkanRu kaNdAy

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai emperumAn thinks that these activities [mentioned in the previous pAsurams] are apt to be carried out. But AzhwAr, thinking of his gentle nature, says that he should not have carried out these. Let us go through the pAsuram and its … Read more

SrIvishNu sahasranAmam – pUrva pItikA – Part 2

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series <<pUrva pItikA – Part 1 Reply to the question regarding support of verbal chanting bhIShma spoke in response to these six questions (bhIShma uvAcha). In the process, he first replied to the last question, and then on proceeded to answer the other questions … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 6.1.9 – adigaL kai thozhudhu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Sixth Centum >> First decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the ninth pAsuram, parAnguSa nAyaki tells some swans “When you reach thiruvaNvaNdUr and see him, instead of informing my … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 18 – koNdadhu ulagam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that though emperumAn is ISvaran (controller) for all and is attained by all, when it comes to protecting his followers, he will even transform his identity to protect them. When others protect, they will do so without any … Read more

thiruvAimozhi – 6.1.8 – thirundhak kaNdu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series >> Sixth Centum >> First decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn‘s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar‘s introduction In the eighth pAsuram, parAnguSa nAyaki says to a maina “You see him properly and tell him a message so … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 17 – maRRAr iyalAvAr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Prevous avathArikai AzhwAr says that apart from emperumAn who is like this (as mentioned in the previous pAsurams) there is no one who is apt to be attained. Those deities who are well known in samsAram (materialistic realm) as being apt for … Read more