thirumAlai – 36 – mazhaikkanRu varaimun Endhum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (introduction) AzhwAr said in the previous pAsuram that emperumAn showed his simplicity and took him under his wings, after AzhwAr tried to go away from him thinking that he is not qualified to approach emperumAn. After coming out of the … Read more

thirumAlai – 34 – uLLaththE uRaiyum mAlai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) emperumAn lives in the minds of chEthanas (sentient entities). Since the mind is the gateway through which our knowledge emerges, emperumAn knows all our faults. AzhwAr feels ashamed that he, being a liar, had caused blemish to the omniscient … Read more

thirumAlai – 33 – meyyellAm pOgavittu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Until now, in the last eight pAsurams, AzhwAr has said that he does not have any virtue in him and that he has all the vices too and that he does not bode well for emperumAn. He emphasises the … Read more

thirumAlai – 32 – Arththu vaNdalambum

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) emperumAn tells AzhwAr “samsAris do not involve themselves with me. You are a person who is not liked by samsAris. How did you come to me?”. AzhwAr says “Is it possible to ascribe reasons to actions that I carry … Read more

thirumAlai – 31 – thavaththuLAr thammil

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) emperumAn tells AzhwAr “You have said that you do not have any of the means ordained in the SAsthras for attaining mOksham (liberation) (in pAsuram 25). Even if it is not there, either to obtain swargam (heaven) or to … Read more

thirumAlai – 30 – manaththilOr thUymai illai

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) In the 25th pAsuram, AzhwAr said that he does not have karma, gyAna, bhakthi yOgams which are well known as means for attaining mOksham (liberation). Instead of these, which are being observed only by the male members in brAhmaNa, … Read more

thirumAlai – 28 – umbarAl aRiyalAgA

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) periya perumAL told AzhwAr “even though squirrels are animals, they took efforts to carry out kainkaryam for me. Even though such a good thought was not with you, did you at least have a thought to look up to me … Read more

thirumAlai – 27 – kurangugaL malaiyai nUkka

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) periya perumAL opined divinely, “as mentioned in the previous two pAsurams, even if you had not done anything good as a chEthana (sentient entity), I had taken an incarnation as SrI rAma in order to get kainkaryam (services) from … Read more