periya thiruvandhAdhi – 76 – uLLilum uLLam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr spoke about “entering through my ears” thus speaking about knowledge through hearing. In this pAsuram which begins with the words uLLilum (even if one thinks of), he speaks about knowledge through one’s mind, as a … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 75 – puviyum iruvisumbum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr was sad that emperumAn was not showing any mercy on him and that emperumAn was not showing himself to him.  Hearing this, emperumAn tells him “Could you feel sad like this? Did I not create … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 74 – enRum orunAL

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai This AzhwAr, who is called as dhIrga chinthayanthI (one who alternates between happiness and sadness repeatedly, just like chinthayanthi, the cowherd girl in gOkulam), alternates between happiness when he gets to experience emperumAn through his mind and sadness when he … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 73 – pUvaiyum kAyAvum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr established that only emperumAn is the apt entity to be attained. Having established this, he enjoys that emperumAn, who is the ordained lord, in this pAsuram. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: pUvaiyum … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 72 – mudhalAm thiruvuruvam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr mentioned that it is only emperumAn who is apt to be attained by everyone including brahmA, rudhra et al. When the question arose as to why AzhwAr is saying that emperumAn is the only supreme … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 71 – ini ninRu nin perumai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr talks about the supreme nature of emperumAn since he, who is the mother and father for AzhwAr, is the causative factor for all the worlds, including brahmA, rudhra et al. Alternatively, we can say that this pAsuram talks about … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi 69 – agam sivandha

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that because of the involvement that emperumAn had towards him, the cruel sins, which were the cause of taking another birth, got driven out. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: agam sivandha kaNNinarAy val vinaiyArAvAr … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 68 – kallum kanaikadalum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had said “Other than singing praises on emperumAn’s divine feet, I do not want either liberation or pleasures”. This pAsuram says that emperumAn mingled completely with AzhwAr saying “Other than this AzhwAr I do not … Read more

periya thiruvandhAdhi – 67 – adhuvO nanRenRu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr tells his heart “When emperumAn is sweet and is also the ordained lord, instead of asking for paramapadham or any other wish, keep praising his divine feet”. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: adhuvO nanRenRu angu … Read more