Divya Prabandham
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We have seen bhagavAn (SrIman nArAyaNan)’s svarUpa (basic characteristics), rUpa guNa (qualities of physical form), ornaments, weapons and consorts so far. Now we shall see about his followers in SrIvaikuNtam (his abode) and leelA vibhUthi (our world) in this part. Let … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We shall now look at his svarUpa guNas (qualities of his svarUpam. Just as the qualities of his rUpam (physical body) are like decorative jewels for his rUpam, the qualities of his svarUpam are also like jewels for his svarUpam. svAbhAvika … Read more
srI:srImathE satakOpAya nama:srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:srImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) In the 5th chUrNai, SrI rAmAnuja establishes the supreme being to whom one should surrender. He emphatically says that nArAyaNa is that supreme being . We have already seen that nArAyaNa is composed of two terms, nArA: (collection of various types of sentients … Read more
srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SrIranganAchchiyAr (periya pirAttiyAr) – SrIrangam Sri rAmAnuja – SrIrangam 2nd chUrNai: avathArikai (Introduction) In the first chUrNai, SrI rAmAnuja elaborated about pirAtti’s ability to grant SaraNAgathi , his own inability to go to anyone else; he then performs SaraNAgathi to her … Read more
srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series <<< thaniyan avathArikai (introduction) This chUrNai is considered to be the explanation for dhvayam. While SrIman nArAyaNa is supposed to grant all boons (sakala phalapradhO hi vishNu – vishNu dharmam), why surrender first to pirAtti (SrI mahAlakshmi)? Just as a son who has … Read more
srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series thaniyans Highlights from periyavAchchAn piLLai‘s vyAkhyAnam srI rAmAnuja had expounded on bhakthi yOgam (path of bhakthi or devotion) in his treatise srI bhAshyam, to attain mOksham (liberation from materialistic realm) . This was meant to counter the hypothesis put forward by kudrishtis (those … Read more
srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series srI rAmAnuja – periyavAchchAn piLLai periyavAchchAn piLLai’s thaniyan (we are including this to show our gratitude towards him for his commentary) srImath krishNa samAhvAya namO yAmuna sUnavE yath katAkshaika lakshyANam sulabha: srIdharas sadhA Meaning: I worship periyavAchchAn piLLai who is the son of yAmunar … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: e-book: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AiNzc-LF3uwyggQN5jyXsoeoqKd_ bhagavath SrI rAmAnuja wrote 9 masterpieces – SrI bhAshyam, vEdhAntha sAram, vEdhAntha dhIpam, vEdhArtha sangraham, gIthA bhAshyam, nithya grantham, SaraNAgathi gadhyam, SrIranga gadhyam and SrIvaikuNta gadhyam. The first three are related to brahma sUthram, the fourth deals with selected verses from vEdhAntham, the … Read more