Divya Prabandham
Sorted by pAsuram Word Meaning pAsuram (adhanAl) thAn ennum one who has ego due to that and thinks of himself as bhagavAn nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi – 25 – vagaiyAl madhiyAdhu (manam) kANalAm enRum thinking (the mind) to be the aid in seeing emperumAn (on a few other occasions) nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi – 81 – kadhavu manam enRum … Read more
Sorted by word pAsuram Word Meaning nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi – 1 – nAnmuganai nArAyaNan SrIman nArAyaNa (nArAyaNa, consort of SrI mahAlakshmi) nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi – 1 – nAnmuganai nAnmuganai padaiththAn created brahmA who has four faces nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi – 1 – nAnmuganai nAnmuganum that brahmA too nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi – 1 – nAnmuganai thAN mugamAy keeping himself as … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai The root cause for knowing everything, for jIvAthmA, at the time of attaining liberation, is blossoming of knowledge. AzhwAr mentions how he got that and brings this prabandham to its end. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Just as emperumAn showers his grace on AzhwAr as requested (in the previous pAsuram), AzhwAr speaks about how he got ishta prApthi (granting of desirables) and anishta nivruththi (removal of undesirables), in this pAsuram. Let us go through the pAsuram … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai emperumAn asks AzhwAr “Even if you do not give me up, what will you do if I give you up, after seeing your faults?” AzhwAr responds saying “Oh emperumAn! You are speaking forgetting your basic nature. If you were to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai emperumAn asks of AzhwAr “AzhwIr! You are talking about past when you say maRandhaRiyEn. Is it not possible to forget in the future?” AzhwAr responds “Oh benefactor! For those who know your protection and your nature, is it possible to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr affirms that he is one of emperumAn’s followers. He says that he has never forgotten emperumAn at any time, since emperumAn has been protecting him from the time that he (AzhwAr) has been in the womb. Let us go … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that for those who follow these three means (please refer to the introduction given under pAsurams 89 and 90), devotion to emperumAn is a common denominator and that these people are superior to those who dwell in both … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr mentioned about attaining emperumAn’s followers as one of the faultless means [for attaining emperumAn] in the previous pAsuram. When asked “could you not mercifully tell us the other faultless means too?” AzhwAr says in this pAsuram that “those who … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Unlike means such as karmayOgam which are of no use, is there any means which is without any fault? AzhwAr responds saying that attaining emperumAn and attaining emperumAn’s followers are faultless means. He says that of the two, attaining emperumAn’s … Read more