mudhalAyiram

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Despite AzhwAr telling the samsAris many beneficial words, they were not in a position to receive such advice. Not considering their lowliness (since they were not listening to good words), he thinks of their sorrowful state and tells himself … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) The samsAris told AzhwAr “you had told us to recite his divine names. Due to our sins, we are only able to talk about various worldly matters and are unable to recite emperumAn’s divine names” Azhwar responded saying “in … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr had shown the extreme limit of simplicity – emperumAn lying at SrIrangam temple, as periya perumAL. Despite that, samsAris were not showing any involvement with periya peumAL. He feels sad that despite telling them that the same SrI rAma … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) After listening to his previous pAsuram, the samsAris, afraid of being despised by the learned AzhwAr, told him “we have not attempted to reach emperumAn, not because of any affection for the other sects such as baudhdham etc. dhEvarIr … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) AzhwAr wonders that despite clearly stating that only SrI rAma is to be taken refuge under, the samsAris are going about their ways, eating and making merry as well as talking ill of emperumAn, instead of seeking him. He … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai samsAris told the AzhwAr after he had sung the 6th pAsuram “you are despising us since we are lowly persons who are not carrying out kainkaryam to emperumAn and not eating his happiness (when he receives our kainkaryam) as our … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction samsAris told AzhwAr that even though sensual pleasures have faults such as being lowly and being transient, we will not give them up. Even if we cannot enjoy total satisfaction in any one sensual pleasure, since there are so … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr  was disgusted with the samsAris for being caught in repeated births by focussing on lowly pleasures and not bothering about the supreme emperumAn even though he is waiting to help samsAris. vyAkhyAthA (commentator) creates an … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) In the first three pAsurams (hymns) AzhwAr expressed the experience that he had in reciting emperumAn’s divine names (how they purify and how they are enjoyable). Starting from this (4th) pAsuram till the 14th pAsuram, he preaches the benefits … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (introduction) After hearing from AzhwAr in the previous pAsuram that he does not want paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam), emperumAn tells him “since you do not want paramapadham, stay in samsAram, which is rubbing shoulders with kOyil [in our sampradhAyam, kOyil refers to … Read more