mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 17 – adiyum padi kadappa

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says “did I lose emperumAn because he is at a long distance at thiruppARkadal (milky ocean) and attaining him there would be difficult? Did I not lose him when he came very close?” Let us go through the pAsuram … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 16- pazhudhE pala pagalum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr feels regretful that he has wasted lengthy period of time in other means and other deities and thus lost emperumAn. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings. pazhudhE pala pagalum pOyina enRu anji azhudhEn aravaNai mEl kaNdu … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 15 – mudhal AvAr mUvarE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr was asked “you say that emperumAn is the primary deity. But in the world we see that there are people who follow other deities and that these deities fulfil their wishes”. AzhwAr responds saying “all those are of no … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 14 – avar avar thAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai When asked “While emperumAn stands ahead and creates interest in him among the samsAris, why are these people following various other dhEvathAs (deities)?”, AzhwAr says that even if they do so, the deities that they hold on to, ultimately attain … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 13 – iyalvAga InthuzhAyAn adikkE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr was asked, “your tongue will not praise anyone other than him. But, for the others, when they make attempts to attain him they need total involvement. Is it possible?”. AzhwAr responds saying “those who attained him, as their nature, … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 12 – sevi vAy kaN

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the earlier pAsuram, AzhwAr said that only emperumAn is the entity to be held on to. In this pAsuram, he says that bhakthi (devotion) is the path through which he is to be attained. Let us look at the … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 11 – vAy avanai alladhu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that even if he wishes to move away from emperumAn, who is the protector of all, his senses will not leave emperumAn and praise anyone else. Just as emperumAn will not stop from protecting the worlds, AzhwAr’s senses … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 10 – maNNum malaiyum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In the earlier pAsuram, AzhwAr mentioned that with a huge form, he carried out a small task (of begging King mahAbali). In this pAsuram, he talks about carrying out a huge task (swallowing the entire world) with a small form … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 9 – porukOttu Or EnamAy

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Will he protect only his followers? What would happen to those who are not his followers? Will they have to die? When there is a danger, without making any distinction between his followers and disbelievers, he will protect every living … Read more

mudhal thiruvandhAdhi – 8 – mayanga valampuri

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr was asked “does this mean that everyone will become bewildered and not know about emperumAn?” AzhwAr responds saying “the bewilderment is in general matters. In the case of his followers, even if he has to tell a lie, emperumAn … Read more