Divya Prabandham
tnkrishnan SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) We (the jIvAthmAs) have been under yamadharmarAja’s control because of the sins that we have committed and are committing. Reciting emperumAn’s divine names will deliver us from these sins and thus from yamadharmarAja. Hence these divine names purify us. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous In the previous part of avathArikai, we saw how the jIvAthmA keeps taking births repeatedly through the process of panchAgni vidhyA and how emperumAn helps the jIvAthmA in getting out of this cycle. We saw towards the end that emperumAn shows … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous periyavAchchAn piLLai, the vyAkhyAthA (commentator) for thirumAlai, has written a very detailed avathArikai for it. It is a fairly lengthy one and we shall see it in two parts. emperumAn SrIman nArAyaNan is the purushArtham (ultimate goal) for all AthmAs, whether … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series The thaniyan for thirumAlai has been composed by thiruvarangapperumAL araiyar, a disciple of ALavandhAr and one of the five AchAryas (teachers) of rAmAnujar. maRRonRum vENdA manamE mathiLarangar kaRRinam mEyththa kazhaliNaikkIzh – uRRa thirumAlai pAdum sIrth thoNdaradip podi em perumAnai eppozhudhum pEsu Listen Word-by-word … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrIranganAthan thoNdarippodi AzhwAr e-book – https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiNzc-LF3uwygwHeJ8me7g3tMi6o Audio The 45 divine hymns of thirumAlai were composed by thoNdarippodi AzhwAr. As his name suggests, he called himself as the dust on the feet of bhagavAn’s servants. He took greater effort in serving bhagavAn’s servants than bhagavAn himself. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) This chUrNai states that the jIvAthmA, after being blessed by bhagavAn, will always remain as king in the kingdom of kainkaryam and will stay in happiness for ever. Let us look at the chUrNai: thathO bhagavathA svayamEva AthmasanjIvanEna avalOkanEna … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) With the love born out of experiencing bhagavAn, the jIvAthmA, now feeling extremely happy, will always have dharSan (having bhagavAn as his focus) without interest in any other thing. thathaScha anubhUyamAna bhAvaviSEsha: nirathiSaya prIthyA anyath kinchith karththum dhrashtum smarthum … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) After the jIvAthmA offers himself to bhagavAn and prays for kainkaryam, bhagavAn accepts his prayer and grants him kainkaryam. Let us look at the chUrNai: thathO bhagavathA svayamEva AthmasanjIvanEna (amaryAdha Seelavatha athiprEmAnvithEna) avalOkanEna avalOkya, sarvadhESa sarvakAla sarvAvasthOchitha athyantha SEshabhAvAya … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In this final part of 3rd chUrNai, we shall see how the jIvAthmA approaches bhagavAn and submits himself unto him. kadhAham bhagavantham nArAyaNam, mama kula nAtham, mama kula dhaivatham, mama kula dhanam, mama bhOgyam, mama mAtharam, mama pitharam, mama sarvam, sAkshAthkaravANi … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In the previous part we had seen how the jIvAthmA, who has been liberated from samsAram (materialistic realm) enters SrIvaikuNtam and views the grace and splendour of the place, the central maNdapam (hall) in which on the bed of AdhiSEshan (thousand … Read more