upadhEsa raththina mAlai – Simple Explanation – pAsurams 4 to 6

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: upadhEsa raththina mAlai << previous pAsuram  4 Fourth pAsuram. He gives the order in which AzhwArs incarnated, in this pAsuram. poygaiyAr bhUdhaththAr pEyar pugazh mazhisai ayyan aruL mARan sEralar kOn – thuyya bhatta nAdhan anbar thAL thULi naRpANan naRkaliyan Idhu ivar thORRaththu adaivAm ingu The … Read more

upadhEsa raththina mAlai – Simple Explanation – pAsurams 1 to 3

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: upadhEsa raththinamAlai << previous pAsuram 1 First pAsuram: In this pAsuram, mAmunigaL offers his salutation to his AchAryan (teacher) and clearly indicates his aim for mercifully composing this prabandham. endhai thiruvAimozhippiLLai innaruLAl vandha upadhEsa mArgaththaich chindhai seydhu pinnavarum kaRka upadhEsamAyp pEsuginREn manniya sIr veNbAvil vaiththu … Read more

upadhEsa raththina mAlai – Simple Explanation – thaniyan

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: upadhEsa raththina mAlai munnam thiruvAimozhippiLLai thAm upadhEsiththa nEr thannin padiyaith thaNavAdha sol maNavALa muni than anbudan sey upadhEsa raththina mAlai thannaith than nenju thannil tharippavar thALgaL charaN namakkE This thaniyan (a stand-alone hymn which provides an insight into the prabandham) has been mercifully composed by … Read more

upadhEsa raththina mAlai – Simple Explanation

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Other prabandhams piLLai lOkAchAryar and maNavALa mAmunigaL (SrIperumbUthUr) e-book – https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnOSadexHn4jhVruzzXofr4BfrP7?e=q3fVrh upadhEsa  raththinamAlai is a wonderful thamizh prabandham (divine composition) mercifully composed by our maNavALa mAmunigaL, who is a viSadhavAk SikhAmaNi (one with a radiant speech and who is like a jewel in the crown). … Read more

irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi – Simple Explanation – pAsurams 101 to 108

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi << Previous One hundred and first pAsuram: amudhanAr says that emperumAnAr’s sweetness is greater than his sacredness. mayakkum iru vinai valliyil pUNdu madhi mayangith thuyakkum piRaviyil thOnRiya ennai thuyar agaRRi uyakkoNdu nalgum irAmAnusa enRadhu unnai unni nayakkum avarkku idhu izhukku enbar nallavar enRu … Read more

nAchchiyAr thirumozhi – Simple Explanation – padhinAngAm thirumozhi – patti mEyndhOr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: nAchchiyAr thirumozhi << padhinmUnRAm thirumozhi In thiruppAvai, ANdAL had established prApyam (end benefit) and prApakam (means to achieve it). Since she did not get the end benefit then itself, she became perplexed and in nAchchiyAr thirumozhi, fell at the feet of kAman (deity for love) … Read more

irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi – Simple Explanation – pAsurams 91 to 100

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi << Previous Ninety first pAsuram. Even though the samsAris were without involvement, amudhanAr reminisces the attempts made by rAmAnuja for uplifting them, and praises him. maruL surandhu Agama vAdhiyar kURum avap poruLAm iruL surandhu eyththa ulagu iruL nIngath than INdiya sIr aruL surandhu … Read more

nAchchiyAr thirumozhi – Simple Explanation – padhinmUnRAm thirumozhi – kaNNan ennum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: nAchchiyAr thirumozhi << panniraNdAm thirumozhi Those who saw her condition felt sorrowful and will not have the strength to take her anywhere. Even if they make huge efforts, she has to be mercifully carried in a mattress only. In this condition, she tells them “If … Read more

irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi – Simple Explanation – pAsurams 81 to 90

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: irAmAnusa nURRandhAdhi << Previous Eighty first pAsuram. He submits to emperumAnAr himself as to how he had been corrected by emperumAnAr and says that there is nothing which is equal to his grace. sOrvu inRi undhan thuNai adikkIzhth thoNdupattavar pAl sArvu inRi ninRa enakku arangan … Read more

nAchchiyAr thirumozhi – Simple Explanation – panniraNdAm thirumozhi – maRRu irundhIrgatku

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: nAchchiyAr thirumozhi << padhinonRAm thirumozhi   She believed the words of emperumAn that he will protect everyone. That did not fructify. She believed in her relationship with periyAzhwAr. That too did not yield the desired result. Thinking of all these, she became distressed. Since emperumAn … Read more