mudhalAyiram

kaNNinuN chiRuth thAmbu 2 – nAvinAl

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous pAsuram nammAzhwAr – emperumAnAr (considered as nammAzhwAr’s lotus feet) (AzhwArthirunagari) Introduction for this pAsuram: nanjIyar highlights that madhurakavi AzhwAr says nammAzhwAr‘s glories can be experienced with this body (in this life) itself. nampiLLai highlights that madhurakavi AzhwAr sustains himself by reciting nammAzhwAr‘s pAsurams. … Read more

kaNNinuN chiRuth thAmbu 1 – kaNNinuN

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Introduction (avathArikai) Introduction for this pAsuram: periyavAchchAn piLLai‘s introduction: madhurakavi AzhwAr glorifies kaNNan emperumAn since emperumAn is most dear to nammAzhwAr who is his AchArya. Though madhurakavi AzhwAr is fully focussed on nammAzhwAr, since nammAzhwAr likes perumAL, madhurakavi AzhwAr sings about perumAL in this pAsuram. azhagiya … Read more

kaNNinuN chiRuth thAmbu – Introduction (avathArikai)

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series thaniyans nammAzhwAr – kAnchIpuram madhurakavi AzhwAr – thirukkOLUr nanjIyar‘s introduction For the jIvAthmA, purushArtham (goal) can be at 3 levels – uththamam (top-most), madhyamam (mediocre), adhamam (lowly). Top-most goal is to serve Iswara. Mediocre goal is to be attached to oneself (AthmA). Lowly … Read more

kaNNinuN chiRu thAmbu – thaniyans

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series nammAzhwAr, madhurakavi AzhwAr and nAthamunigaL – kAnchIpuram thaniyans blessed by nAthamunigaL avidhitha vishayAnthara: satArEr upanishadhAm upagAnamAthra bhOga: | api cha guNavasAth thadhEka sEshI madhurakavi hrudhayE mamAvirasthu || அவிதித விஷயாந்தர: சடாரேர் உபநிஷதாம் உபகாநமாத்ர போக: | அபி ச குநவசாத் ததேக சேஷீ மதுரகவி ஹ்ருதயே மமாவிரஸ்து || … Read more

kaNNinuN chiRuth thAmbu

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: nammAzhwAr and madhurakavi AzhwAr Audio e-book: http://1drv.ms/18b0ZVX mAmunigaL, in his upadhEsa raththina mAlai, highlights that madhurakavi AzhwAr‘s thirunakshathram (chithrai month chithrai nakshathram) is so much more important than other AzhwArs‘ thirunakshathrams for us (prapannas and rAmAnuja sambandhis). This is due to his unprecedented and unflinching … Read more

thiruppAvai – 30 – vangak kadal kadaindha (and vAzhi thirunAmam, etc.)

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series In this last pAsuram of thiruppAvai, ANdAL says that those who learn this prabandham would get the katAksham of pirAtti and perumAn. She says that those who learn would get the same benefit as those who actually performed (gOpikAs in dhvApara yugam) the … Read more

thiruppAvai – 29 – chiRRam chiRukAlE

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series In the previous pAsuram they said that He is the means for reaching Him. They said that their agenda is to do kainkaryam. They said how we are inseparable from Him. It talked about first half of dhvayam. In this pAsuram, they talk … Read more

thiruppAvai – 28 – kaRavaigaL pin chenRu

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series 1st pAsuram’s ‘nArAyaNanE namakkE paRai tharuvAn‘ talked about prApakam and prApyam (means and destiny). They describe about those in this pAsuram and the next pAsuram. In this pAsuram, they say ‘For the elders to allow us to be with you, we used ‘nOnbu’ … Read more

thiruppAvai – 27 – kUdArai vellum

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series “So, have you got all the items you wanted for nOnbu?” They reply, “krishNa! what we asked till now are for nOnbu, but there are a few personal ones that we need to ask you.” After getting him they are talking about the … Read more

thiruppAvai – 26 – mAlE maNivaNNA

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series  “What do you need?” asks krishNan, and these gOpikAs ask for the things they need for doing nOnbu. They who enjoy union with krishNan, why are they asking for these things? Since the elders asked them to do nOnbu, the opportunity which the … Read more