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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that once a person has subordinated himself to prakruthi (primordial matter; here it refers to samsAram, the materialistic realm), it is not possible to avoid narakam (hell) once the AthmA leaves the body. Hence he tells us to … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai emperumAn asks AzhwAr “you are saying that I have killed kamsan; I have killed kuvalayApIdam etc. You are only talking about my activities. What is it that you want? Say that.”. AzhwAr says “Have I not received all the benefits!”. … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai emperumAn asks AzhwAr “Have I helped anyone who has held on to me, for you to say like this?” to which AzhwAr responds “Haven’t you done so?”. AzhwAr says how the karmas (deeds, both good and bad) of those who … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that emperumAn gives himself only to those who he blesses and takes under him and not to others. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: thiRambiRRu iniyaRindhEn thennarangaththu endhai thiRambA vazhi senRArkku allAl thiRambAch chedinaragai nIkkith … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai When AzhwAr was asked as to what is the greatness of the benefit that he attained, he says “don’t think that I attained this benefit only today. Right from the time that I was in the womb, I have known … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr is asking whether those who got to see emperumAn through their own efforts, by observing other means, could equal him who got to see emperumAn through his mercy. To reach emperumAn who does not have anyone superior to him … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Even as AzhwAr is enjoying the delicious experience of emperumAn, he says that he strung a garland of words, which was like nectar, and worshipped him. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: amudhenRum thEnenRum AzhiyAnenRum amudhanRu koNdugandhAn … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that let other things remain as they are. The matter which is very delicious for me is only this (emperumAn). He gives out the reason for his not moving away from emperumAn.  After seeing the way emperumAn gave … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai In pAsuram 74, AzhwAr called himself as “perum thamizhan nallEn” (an expert in great thamizh arts), mentioning about his greatness and composed poems also [to prove his point]. Now, thinking of the union of emperumAn and pirAtti, he feels ashamed … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says “Is it that I saw only that beautiful form?”. In this pAsuram he says that he also saw pirAtti, who has a matching form for emperumAn, along with him. In the previous pAsuram he said that he got … Read more