periya thirumadal – 6 – ennum malarppiNaiyal

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous vAniyangu thAragai mIn ennum malarppiNaiyal Eyndha mazhaik kUndhal Word by word meaning vAn iyangu thAragai mIn ennum – the stars which roam around in the sky malar piNaiyal Eyndha – decorated with kadhamba mAlai (garland strung with a medley of flowers) … Read more

periya thirumadal – 4 and 5 – pannu thiraikkavari

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous pannu thiraikkavari veesa nila mangai             4 thannai muna nAL aLavitta thAmarai pOl manniya sEvadiyai vAniyangu thAragai mIn    5 Word by word meaning maRi kadalum pannu thiraikkavari veesa – the king of ocean fanning with the … Read more

periya thirumadal – 3 – thunniya thAragaiyin

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous thunniya thAragaiyin pEroLi sEr AgAsam ennum vidhAnaththin kIzhAl – iru sudarai mannum viLakkAga ERRi maRi kadalum Word by word meaning thunniya thAragaiyin pEroLi sEr AgAsam ennum – sky which is said to be lit up by the densely located stars. vidhAnaththin … Read more

periya thirumadal – 2 – manniya nAgaththaNai mElOr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous manniya nAgaththaNai mElOr mAmalai pOl minnu magara kuNdlangaL vil veesa Word by word meaning manni – fitting well a nAgaththaNai mEl – on top of that mattress of thiruvananthAzhwAn (AdhiSEshan) Or mAmalai pOl – reclining like a distinguished dark mountain minnu … Read more

periya thirumadal – 1 – manniya palpoRi sEr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous manniya palpoRi sEr Ayira vAy vAL aravin senni maNik kudumith theyvach chuddar naduvuL Word by Word Meaning manniya – may you live long! pal poRi sEr Ayira vAy vAL aravin – thiruvananthAzhwAn (AdhiSEshan, the divine mattress for emperumAn), who has many … Read more

periya thirumadal – avathArikai – Part 2

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In thamizh literature it is said “kadalanna kAmaththarAgilum mAdhar madalUrAr maRRaiyAr mEl” (even if their lust is as deep as the sea, women will not engage in madal). Thus, while men are permitted to engage in madal, women are forbidden from … Read more

periya thirumadal – avathArikai – Part 1

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous periya thirumadal, like siRiya thirumadal, is a prabandham in which AzhwAr gets bewildered, due to excessive affection, which does not allow him to realise his svarUpam (basic nature) and parasvarUpam (emperumAn’s nature). This attempt to attain emperumAn through the path of … Read more

periya thirumadal – thaniyan

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai thirunaRaiyUr araiyar, who had composed this thaniyan, reflects the same opinion in his thaniyan which thirumangai AzhwAr had mentioned in the prabandham. The thaniyan says that if emperumAn, who is praised by everyone, who is complete in all respect and … Read more

periya thirumadal

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: thirunaRaiyUr nambi with nAchchiyAr parakAla nAyaki (thirumangai AzhwAr in feminine mood) There are two thirumadal prabandhams (sacred hymns relating to the love that the nAyaki (lady) has towards the nAyaka (the man loved by the lady)) composed mercifully by thirumangai AzhwAr – siRiya thirumadal which … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 87 – ippOdhum innum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai When AzhwAr said in the previous pAsuram “en ninaindhu pOkkuvar ippOdhu” (thinking of what, will they spend their time now), his heart told him “We are seeing many people in the world spending their time in many ways”. AzhwAr tells … Read more