sarathy

Disciple of SrImath paramahamsa ithyAdhi pattarpirAn vAnamAmalai jIyar (29th pattam of thOthAdhri mutt). Descendant of komANdUr iLaiyavilli AchchAn (bAladhanvi swamy, a cousin of SrI ramAnuja). Born in AzhwArthirungari, grew up in thiruvallikkENi (chennai), lived in SrIperumbUthUr, presently living in SrIrangam. Learned sampradhAyam principles from (varthamAna) vAdhi kEsari azhagiyamaNavALa sampathkumAra jIyar swamy, vELukkudi krishNan swamy, gOmatam sampathkumArAchArya swamy and many others. Full time sEvaka/servitor of SrIvaishNava sampradhAyam. Engaged in translating our AzhwArs/AchAryas works in Simple thamizh and English, and coordinating the translation effort in many other languages. Also engaged in teaching dhivyaprabandham, sthOthrams, bhagavath gIthA etc and giving lectures on various SrIvaishNava sampradhAyam related topics in thamizh and English regularly. Taking care of koyil.org portal, which is a humble offering to our pUrvAchAryas. koyil.org is part of SrI varavaramuni sambandhi Trust (varavaramuni.com) initiatives.

Simple guide to dhivyaprabandham – Part 6 (thiruviruththam, thiruvAsiriyam, periya thiruvandhAdhi)

by

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Part 5 (mudhal, iraNdAm, mUnRAm, nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi) We have seen the first four prabandhams of iyaRpA so far viz., mudhal thiruvandhAdhi, iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi, mUnRAm thiruvandhAdhi and nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi. The next set of prabandhams in  iyaRpA  are  – thiruviruththam, thiruvAsiriyam and periya thiruvandhAdhi, … Read more

Simple guide to dhivyaprabandham – Part 5 (mudhal, iraNdAm, mUnRAm, nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi)

by

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Part 4 (periya thirumozhi, thirukkuRundhANdagam, thirunedundhANdagam) dhivya prabandham is also called aruLichcheyal. prabandham means one that binds. AzhwAr’s prabandhams have the ability to bind emperumAn Himself to adiyArgaLs/devotees and it helps adiyArgaLs/devotees to engage in bhagavad vishayam and binds them to emperumAn.Hence … Read more

Simple guide to dhivyaprabandham – Part 4 (periya thirumozhi, thirukkuRundhANdagam, thirunedundhANdagam)

by

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Part 3 (perumAL thirumozhi, thiruchchandha viruththam, thirumAlai, thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi, amalanAdhipirAn) In this article, we will learn about periya thirumozhi, thirukkuRundhANdagam, and thirunedundhANdagam We have covered the following important concepts in the previous articles: What is dhivya prabandham? What is the goal of each … Read more

Simple guide to dhivyaprabandham – Part 3 (perumAL thirumozhi, thiruchchandha viruththam, thirumAlai, thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi, amalanAdhipirAn)

by

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Part 2 (periyAzhwAr thirumozhi, thiruppAvai, nAchchiyAr thirumozhi) dhivya prabandhams are the aruLichcheyals (merciful compositions) of AzhwArs. We have seen their classification into mudhalAyiram, iraNdAm Ayiram, iyarpA and thiruvAimozhi. We have seen the constituents of each of the Ayiram (thousand). The classification and … Read more

Simple guide to dhivyaprabandham – Part 2 (periyAzhwAr thirumozhi, thiruppAvai, nAchchiyAr thirumozhi)

by

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Part 1 (thaniyans, thiruppallANdu, kaNNinuN chiRuth thAmbu) emperumAn selected and  graced a few AthmAs with “mayarvaRa madhinalam”, that is,  he gave them true knowledge and devotion and destroyed their ignorance.They expressed this outpouring knowledge and bhakthi as pAsurams, known as dhivya prabandham, … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 5.5.10 – sElugaLum

by

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Fifth decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram sElugaLum vayal pudai sUzh thiruvarangaththu ammAnaich chindhai seydha neela malarkkaN madavAL niRaivu azhivaith thAy mozhindha adhanai nErAr kAla vEl parakAlan kalikanRi oli mAlai kaRRu vallAr mAlai sEr … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 5.5.9 – pandhOdu kazhal

by

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Fifth decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram pandhOdu kazhal maruvAL paingiLiyum pAlUttAL pAvai pENAL vandhAnO! thiruvarangan vArAnO! enRenRE vaLaiyum sOrum sandhOgan pauzhiyan ainthazhal Ombu thaiththiriyan sAma vEdhi andhO! vandhu en magaLaich cheydhanagaL ammanaimIr! aRigilEnE … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 5.5.8 – uRavAdhum ilaL

by

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Fifth decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram uRavAdhum ilaL enRu ozhiyAdhu palar Esum alar AyiRRAl maRavAdhE eppozhudhum mAyavanE! mAdhavanE! enginRaLAl piRavAdha pErALan peNNALan maNNALan viNNOr thangaL aRavALan en magaLaich cheydhanagaL ammanaimIr! aRigilEnE Word-by-Word meanings … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 5.5.7 – vArALum iLangongai

by

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Fifth decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram vArALum iLangongai vaNNam vERAyinavARu eNNAL eNNil pErALan pErallAl pEsAL ippeN peRREn en seygEn nAn? thArALan thaN kudandhai nagarALan aivarkkAy amaril uyththa thErALan en magaLaich cheydhanagaL enganam nAn … Read more

periya thirumozhi – 5.5.6 – thAdhAdu vana mAlai

by

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Fifth decad << Previous Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. pAsuram thAdhAdu vana mAlai thArAnO? enRenRE thaLarndhAL kANmin yAdhAnum onRu uraikkil emperumAn thiruvarangam ennum pUmEl mAdhALan kudamAdi madhusUdhan mannarkkAy munnam senRa thUdhALan en magaLaich cheydhanagaL enganam nAn sollugEnE? … Read more