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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: Srimath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << piLLai lOkAchAryar Glories of thiruvAimozhip piLLai thiruvAimozhip piLLai – kunthInagaram (konthagai) thiruvAimozhip piLLai was born on vaikAsi, viSAkam in kunthI nagaram (currently known as kondhagai), located near Madurai. His original name was SrISailEsar. SrISailam refers to thirumalai. Therefore, he was called thirumalai … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: Srimath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series  << vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai Glories of piLLai lOkAchAryar piLLai lOkAchAryar – srIrangam piLLai lOkAchAryar is celebrated by our pUrvAchAryas as parama kAruNikar (Supremely Merciful). We already know the history of his avathAram. He was born in SrIrangam as the eldest son of vadakkuth … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: Srimath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << nampiLLai (lOkAcharyar) Glories of vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai – kAnchIpuram He was born in SrIrangam. His original name was SrI krishNapAdhar. In olden days, no one resided within the saptha prakAram (seven enclosures) of SrIrangam. We learn that because he … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: Srimath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series  << nanjIyar Glories of nampiLLai nampiLLai – thiruvallikkENi nampiLLai’s original name was varadharAjan. He was born in a village called nambUr, located near SrIrangam. Therefore, he is known as nambUr varadharAjan. He was born in the month of kArththigai under the star of … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << parASara bhattar Glories of nanjIyar nanjIyar – thirunArAyaNapuram After parASara bhattar, it was nanjIyar who came into the OrAN vazhi (lineage) of AchAryas . He is also known as “vEdhAnthi”. He was born in thirunArAyaNapuram (Melkote). His birth name was SrI mAdhavan. … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: Sri varavaramunayE nama: Full Series  << embAr (gOvindhap perumAL) Glories of parAsara bhattar parAsara bhattar (with nanjIyar at his thiruvadi/lotus-feet) – SrIrangam parASara bhattar was one of the two sons of kUraththAzhwAn. As soon as parASara bhattar was born, emperumAnAr said, “Give this son in adoption to periya … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: Sri varavaramunayE nama: Full Series  << emperumAnAr (SrI rAmAnujar) Glories of embAr (gOvindhap perumAL) embAr – madhuramangalam embAr is the son of the younger maternal aunt of emperumAnAr, rAmAnujar. The mother of emperumAnAr and the mother of embAr were sisters. The birth name of embAr is gOvindhap perumAL. … Read more

SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << ALavandhAr Glories of periya nambi periya nambi is also known as mahA pUrNar and parAnkuSa dhAsar. He resided in SrIrangam. He was born in the month of mArgazhi and birth star, kEttai, the same month and star in which thoNdaradippodi AzhwAr was … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: Sri varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << nammAzhwAr Glories of nAthamunigaL nAthamunigaL – kAttu mannAr kOyil nAthamunigaL’s real name is SrIranganAthamuni. Later, this name itself came to be known as nAthamuni. His birth place (avathAra sthalam) is kAttu mannAr kOyil also known as vIranArAyaNapuram. His thirunakshathram (birth star) is anusham, … Read more