iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 23 – thAzhndhu varam koNdu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that emperumAn, who is attained like this, will remove the hurdles which are like enemies of his follower, will be very simple, and will fulfil all the wishes of his follower. He will give wealth to those who … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhadhi – 22 – ariyadhu eLidhAgum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai While going to hell is rare, AzhwAr mercifully mentioned about the activities carried out by chEthanas on their own, in the earlier pAsuram. AzhwAr says that even if they do not have any implements [to attain emperumAn], if they leave … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 21 – thAm uLarE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Looking at their fullness [chEthanas], there is no way that they would reach hell. AzhwAr wonders as to why they seek exception and fall into hell. In the earlier pAsuram he advised that we should worship emperumAn well. For that … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 20 -pazhi pAvam kaiyagaRRi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that without any distinction between those who have already praised emperumAn and those who have just begun to praise him, they have all carried out what they were expected to do. As mentioned in the earlier pAsuram, wouldn’t … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 19 – vazhakkanRu kaNdAy

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai emperumAn thinks that these activities [mentioned in the previous pAsurams] are apt to be carried out. But AzhwAr, thinking of his gentle nature, says that he should not have carried out these. Let us go through the pAsuram and its … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 18 – koNdadhu ulagam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that though emperumAn is ISvaran (controller) for all and is attained by all, when it comes to protecting his followers, he will even transform his identity to protect them. When others protect, they will do so without any … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 17 – maRRAr iyalAvAr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Prevous avathArikai AzhwAr says that apart from emperumAn who is like this (as mentioned in the previous pAsurams) there is no one who is apt to be attained. Those deities who are well known in samsAram (materialistic realm) as being apt for … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 16 – thanakku adimaippattadhu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr asks whether we have to take efforts to attain him instead of attaining him through his efforts, when his actions are like these, toiling hard to protect his followers, as seen in the previous pAsuram. When he is like … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 15 – thirindhadhu venjamaththu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai Even as he thought of emperumAn’s vAmana avathAram, AzhwAr thinks of how he [emperumAn] changed his identity to incarnate as SrI rAma and as krishNa, in order to protect such followers, and had to put up with much suffering. He … Read more

iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi – 14 – paNdip perum padhiyai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that once it is known that emperumAn can be attained by everyone, don’t praise lowly persons who nurture only the life in this materialistic realm but praise emperumAn and make the entire world a purified one through your … Read more