siRiya thirumadal – 7 – ErAr muyal

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous ErAr muyal vittuk kAkkaip pin pOvadhE                              8 ErAr iLa mulaiyIr enRanakku uRRadhudhAn  Word by Word Meanings Er Ar muyal vittu – leaving aside the beautiful rabbit kAkkai pin pOvadhE – will anyone go behind (the useless) crow? Er Ar iLa mulaiyIr … Read more

siRiya thirumadal – 6 – thErAr niRaikadhirOn

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous thErAr niRai kadhirOn maNdalaththaik kINdu pukku ArA amudham angeydhi adhilninRum                                                   7 vArAdhu ozhivadhonRu uNdE adhu niRka Word by Word Meanings; thEr Ar – one who is fitting well in the chariot niRai kadhirOn – sun, with complete set of rays maNdalaththai … Read more

siRiya thirumadal – 5 – ArAnum uNdenbAr

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous ArAnum uNdenbAr enbadhudhAn adhuvum OrAmaiyanRE ulagaththAr sollum sol                                 5 OrAmai Am ARu adhu uraikkEn kELAmE kArAr puravi Ezh pUNda thani Azhi                                     6 Word by Word Meaning ArAnum – those with deficiency in knowledge chikkena maRRu uNdu enbAr – will say that … Read more

siRiya thirumadal – 4 – ArAr ivaRRin

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous ArAr ivaRRin idaiyadhanai eydhuvAr sIrAr irugalaiyum eydhuvar – chikkenamaRRu                  4 Word by Word Meaning ivarRRinidai – among these three purushArthams adhanai eydhuvAr Ar Ar – who all would attain the purushArtham of kAmam (love) sIr Ar iru kalaiyum eydhuvar – such … Read more

siRiya thirumadal – 3 – pArOr solappatta

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous pArOr solappatta mUnRanRE – am mUnRum ArAyil thAnE aRam poruL inbam enRu                                   3  Word by Word Meaning ip pArOr – by the people living in this world solappatta – the purushArthams (end goals) mentioned by them mUnRu anRE – aren’t they … Read more

siRiya thirumadal – 2 – pErAra mArvil

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous pErAra mArvil perumA mazhaikkUndhalnIrAra vEli nilamangai ennum ip                                          2 Word by word Meaning pEr Aram mArvil – being one decorated with distinguished chains on her chestperu mA mazhai kUndhal – having huge, dark clouds as her tressesAram nIr vEli – having … Read more

siRiya thirumadal – 1 – kArAr varai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << avathArikai thiruvEngadam – thirumalai thirumAlirunjOlai – thirumalai kArAr varaik kongai kaNNAr kadal udukkaisiRAr sudarch chuttich chengaluzhip pErARRu  Word-by-Word meanings kAr Ar varai kongai – Having the divine mountains (of thirumAlirunjOlai and thiruvEngadam), which are laden with clouds, as her bosomskaNNAr kadal udukkai … Read more

siRiya thirumadal – Introduction

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << thaniyan   thirumangai AzhwAr’s chronological sequence of works is periya thirumozhi, thirukuRuNthANdakam, thiruvezhukURRirukkai, siRiya thirumadal, periya thirumadal and thiruneduNthAndakam. In thirukuRuNthANdakam, thirumangai AzhwAr saw parama purushan (supreme being) SrIman nArAyaNan in his heart through his internal senses, as revealed by pAsurams such as … Read more

siRiya tirumadal – thaniyan

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series muLLichezhumalarO(r) thArAn muLaimadhiyam koLLikenuLLam kodhiyAmE – vaLLal thiruvALan sIrkkaliyan kArkkaliyai vetti maruvALan thandhAn madal The thaniyan was composed by piLLai thirunaRaiyUr araiyar. The commentary to the thaniyan was written by piLLai lOkam jIyar. We will first see the preface to the thaniyan followed … Read more

siRiya thirumadal

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: vayalAli maNavALan with thAyAr thirumangai AzhwAr with kumudhavalli nAchchiyAr thirumangai AzhwAr has composed a beautiful prabandham named siRiya thirumadal. In this prabandham, he is feeling the separation from emperumAn and due to the great sorrow in separation, he assumes a feminine mood (as parakAla nAyaki) … Read more