periya thirumadal – 57 – mannu maragadha

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous mannu maragadhak kunRinmarungEyOr                                                             77 inniLa vanjikkodi onRu ninRadhudhAn annamAy mAnAy aNimayilAy AngidaiyE                                                            … Read more

periya thirumadal – 56 – minni oLi padaippa

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous minni oLi padaippa vINANum thOL vaLaiyum manniya kuNdalamum Aramum nINmudiyum                                                  76 thunnu veyil viriththa chULAmaNi imaippa Word by word meaning minni oLi padaippa – emitting radiance similar to lightning vIzh nANum – the waist cord which is much desired thOL vaLaiyum … Read more

periya thirumadal – 55 – pannu kara thalamum

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous pannu kara thalamum kaNgalum pangayaththin ponniyal kAdOr maNivarai mEl pUththadhu pOl                                                               75 Word by word meaning pannu kara thalamum – the divine hands which are to be praised kaNgaLum – the divine eyes Or maNi varai mEl ponniyal pangayaththin kAdu pUththadhu … Read more

periya thirumadal – 54 – ennudaiya kaN kaLippa

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous ennudaiya kaNkaLippa nOkkinEn nOkkudhalum mannan thirumArbum vAyum adiyiNaiyum                                                    74 Word by word meaning ennudaiya kaN kaLippa nOkkinEn – I saw such that my eyes rejoiced. nOkkudhalum – to the extent that I had seen mannan – (thirunaRaiyUr) nambi’s [emperumAn who is … Read more

periya thirumadal – 53 – mannu maRaiyOr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous mannu maRaiyOr thirunaRaiyUr mAmalaipOl ponniyalum mAdak kavAdam kadandhupukku                                             73 Word by word meaning maRaiyOr mannum – place inhabited by vaidhikas (those who follow vEdhas) thirunaRaiyUr – at thirunaRaiyUr mA malaipOl pon iyalum mAdam kavAdam kadandhu pukku – managing to cross the … Read more

periya thirumadal – 52a – A Recap

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We have reached almost the mid-way of this pranbandham. It was felt that a recap of what we have covered till now would be apt now, before going ahead with the second half of the prabandham where parakAla nAyaki engages in … Read more

periya thirumadal – 52 – panni uraikkungAl

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous panni uraikkungAl bAradhamAm – pAviyERku ennuRu nOy yAn uraippak kENmin – irum pozhil sUzh                                            72 Word by word meaning pAviyERku – for me, the sinful person panni uraikkum kAl – if I have to say more expansively (citing more examples) bAradhamam … Read more

periya thirumadal – 51 – konnavilum mUvilai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous konnavilum mUvilai vEl kUththan podiyAdiannavan than ponnagalam senRAngu aNaindhilaLE                                  71 Word by word meaning kol navilum mU ilai vEl – one who has the weapon sUlam (spear), which has three leaves [sharp edges], which indulges in the occupation of killingkUththan – … Read more

periya thirumadal – 50 – mannu karathalangaL

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous mannu karathalangaL mattiththu mAdhirangaL                                                68 minni erivIsa mEleduththa sUzh kazhaRkAl ponnulagam Ezhum kadandhu umbar mEl silumba                                           69 mannu kulavaraiyum mArudhamum thAragaiyum thannin udanE suzhalach chuzhanRAdum                                                            70 Word by word meaning Ayiram thOL mannu karathalangaL mattiththu – (Siva) spreading his hands with … Read more

periya thirumadal – 49 – thannudaiya kUzhai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous thannudaiya kUzhaich chadAbAram thAn thariththu Angu                          67 anna arum thavaththin UdupOy Ayiram thOL Word by word meaning thannudaiya kUzhai – her tresses sadAbAram thAn thariththu – she made it into matted hair and wore it anna aru thavaththinUdu Oy – completing … Read more