Divya Prabandham
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 25 251 and 252) Sishtakruth (शिष्टकृत्) Suchi: (शुचिः) (also repeated in 157) Also, since bhagavAn bestows all auspiciousness upon the sentient and insentient entities according to their merits and makes them tread the right path, he is called ‘Sishtakruth’ – the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 24 241) viSvabhugvibhu: (विश्वभुग्विभुः) bhagavAn pervades all of his own creation and thus controls and nurtures the entire creation. Hence, he is called ‘viSvabhugvibhu:’ – the one who nurtures by pervading. The word ‘bhuj’ in this context refers to nourishment by … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 23 231) nivruththAthmA (निवृत्तात्मा) (also repeated in 453, 604 and 780) Since bhagavAn possesses a high stature due to his ownership of the SrIvaikuNtam – which is three times as large as this material creation, he is called ‘nivruththAthmA’. The scriptures … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 22 221) grAmaNI: (ग्रामणीः) In his supreme abode of SrI vaikuntam, since bhagavAn leads the individual souls (his devotees) into an assembly of all the liberated and ever-liberated souls (nithyasUris and mukthAtmAs), he is called ‘grAmaNI:’. The word ‘grAma’ here refers … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 21 211) gururguruthama: (गुरुर्गुरुतमः) Thence the incarnation as the great fish – mathsyAvathAra – is hailed. bhagavAn is called ‘gururguruthama:’, since he is the foremost preceptor of all knowledge. He is hailed by hiraNya garbha as ‘the preceptor of even the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 20 201) sarvadhruk (सर्वदृक्) bhagavAn sees all the creatures – that are supportive, opposing as well as neutral to him – befittingly in order to control them. Hence, he is called ‘sarvadhruk’ – the one … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous thannudaiya kongai mugam neRiyath thAn avan than pon varai Agam thazheeikkoNdu pOyth thanadhu 58 nannagaram pukku nayandhinidhu vAzhndhadhuvum munnuraiyil kEttu aRivadhillaiyE – sUzh kadaluL 59 ponnagaram seRRa purandharanOdu Er okkum Word by word meaning thannudaiya kongai mugam neRiya – such that … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 19 191) marIchi: (मरीचिः) The one who shows his faultless divine forms even to those who are born blind is called ‘marIchi:’ – the resplendent one. The root ‘mrug’ (मृङ्) gets the ‘Ichi:’ (ईचिः) adjunct as per the aphorism ‘मृकणिभ्यामीचिः’, resulting … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 18 181) amEyAthmA (अमॆयात्मा) (also repeated in 103) bhagavAn is called amEyAthmA, since he possesses the profoundness befitting his divine nature and forms, just like the vast and deep ocean. Etymology: The one who possesses profoundness like the deep ocean is … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Part 17 171) athIndhriya: (अतीन्द्रियः) (also repeated in 662) Having elaborated thus about the core divine qualities of the various forms (para, vyUha and vibhava) of the sweet nectarine ocean – bhagavAn (till the 170th divine name), his divine nature is elucidated … Read more