SaraNAgathi gadhyam – 5th chUrNai: part 4

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Let us now look at the 8 qualities and several other auspicious qualities which bhagavadh SrI rAmAnuja mentions prior to surrendering to perumAL. sathyakAma! sathyasankalpa! parabrahmabhUtha! purushOththama! mahAvibhUthE! SrIman! nArAyaNa! SrIvaikuNtanAtha! apArakAruNya sauSeelya vAthsalya oudhArya aiSvarya soundharya mahOdhadhE! anAlOchitha viSEsha aSEshalOka … Read more

upadhEsa raththina mAlai – 18

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous (mAnilaththil mun) pAsuram 18 mangaLAsAsanaththil maRRuLLa AzhvArgaL thangaL Arvaththu aLavu thAN anRi – pongum parivAlE villipuththUr pattar pirAn peRRAn periyAzhvAr ennum peyar                                                     18 Listen Word by word meaning mangaLAsAsanaththil – In doing mangaLASAsanam (wishing long live) maRRuLLa AzhvArgaL thangaL – the … Read more

pramEya sAram – 4 – karumaththAl

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series <<< pAsuram 3 4th pAsuram perumAL SrIman nArAyaNan is leader and master of everyone. No one can order HIM. HE is independent and cannot be stopped nor misdirected. Hence, in order for a person to attain HIM, there are many ways as laid … Read more

pramEya sAram – 3 – palam koNdu

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series <<< pAsuram 2 3rd pAsuram Each and every soul should realize that their inherent nature is being subservient to SrIman nArAyaNan. It should not just stop with realizing this but should culminate in doing service to HIM, the master. It should not digress … Read more

pramEya sAram – 2 – kulamonRu

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series <<< pAsuram 1 2nd pAsuram Preface: In the previous pAsuram, we saw that the souls are being classified into three types that includes (a) those that gets birth inside a body again and again due to karma, (b) those that gets liberated from … Read more

pramEya sAram – 1 – avvAnavarkku

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Introduction 1st pAsuram The essence of thirumanthiram is “Om” that is also known as “praNavam”. The crux of praNavam is being described in this first pAsuram. avvAnavarku mavvAnavar ellAm uvvAnavar adimai enRu uraiththAr ivvARu kEtirupARkku AL enRu kaNdiruppAr mItchiyillA nAtiruppAr enRu iruppan … Read more

upadhEsa raththina mAlai – 17

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous (inRaip perumai) pAsuram 17 mAnilaththil mun nam periyAzhvAr vandhu udhiththa Ani thannil sOthi enRAl Adharikkum – gyAniyar(u)kku opporuvar (oppOr) illai ivvulagu thanil enRu nenjE eppozhudhum (eppOdhum) sindhiththu iru.                              17 Listen Word by word meaning mAnilaththil – In the big earth mun … Read more

upadhEsa raththina mAlai – 16

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous (uNdO vaikAsi) pAsuram 16 inRaip perumai aRindhilaiyO Ezhai nenjE inRaikku en ERRam enil uraikkEn – nanRi punai pallANdu pAdiya nam pattar pirAn vandhu udhiththa nal Anilyil sOdhi nAL                                                                      16 Listen Word by word meaning Ezhai – (Oh) the ignorant nenjE – … Read more

ப்ரமேய ஸாரம் – 6 – உள்ளபடி

ஸ்ரீ:ஸ்ரீமதே சடகோபாய நம:ஸ்ரீமதே ராமாநுஜாய நம:ஸ்ரீமத் வரவரமுநயே நம: ப்ரமேய ஸாரம் <<< ஐந்தாம் பாட்டு உள்ளபடி உணரில் ஒன்று நமக்கு உண்டென்றுவிள்ள விரகிலதாய் விட்டதே – கொள்ளக்குறையேதும் இல்லார்க்குக் கூறுவது  என்சொல்லீர்இறையேதும் இல்லாத யாம் பதவுரை: உள்ளபடி – உயிர்களின் இயற்கையை உள்ளது உள்ளபடி உணரில் – தெரிந்து கொண்டால் ஒன்று – பேற்றுக்கு வழியான ஒன்று நமக்கு – அறிவு ஆற்றல் இல்லாத நமக்கு உண்டென்று – இருக்கிறது என்று விள்ள – வாயினால் … Read more

SaraNAgathi gadhyam – 5th chUrNai: Part 3

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