sthOthra rathnam – SlOkams 51 to 60 – Simple Explanation

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 51 – ALavandhAr says “This relationship between one who needs mercy and one who has mercy, was established by the mercy of your highness; that being the case, you should protect me without abandoning me”. thadhaham thvadhruthE na nAthavAn madhruthE … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – SlOkams 41 to 50 – Simple Explanation

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 41 – In this SlOkam – ALavandhAr enjoys emperumAn‘s togetherness with periya thiruvadi (garudAzhwAn), who has the activities of being the dhvaja (flag) and everything else, and who is always dear to emperumAn like a ripened fruit. dhAsas sakhA vAhanamAsanam … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – SlOkams 31 to 40 – Simple Explanation

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 31 – In this SlOkam, ALavandhAr says “It is not sufficient to see your divine feet, you should decorate my head with your divine feet” as said in thiruvAimozhi 9.2.2 “padikkaLavAga nimirththa nin pAdhapangayamE thalaikkaNiyAy” (Let your divine lotus feet … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – SlOkams 21 to 30 – Simple Explanation

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 21 – ALavandhAr meditates upon the greatness of bhagavAn who is the refuge. Also explained as – Having previously explained the nature of the goal, here the nature of the person who pursues that goal is explained. Another explanation – … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – SlOkams 11 to 20 – Simple Explanation

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SlOkam 11 – In this pAsuram the parathva lakshaNam (identity of supremacy) is explained. SvAbhAvikAnavadhikAthiSayESithruthvam nArAyaNa thvayi na mrushyathi vaidhika: ka: | brahmA SivaS Sathamakha: parama: svarAtithi EthE’pi yasya mahimArNavaviprushasthE || Oh nArAyaNa! brahmA, Siva, indhra and mukthAthmA ,who is not … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – SlOkams 1 to 10 – Simple Explanation

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << thaniyans SlOkam 1 – In first SlOkam, ALavandhAr salutes nAthamunigaL‘s excellence in the real wealth of gyAnam and vairAgyam. namO’chinthyAdhbhudhAklishta gyAna vairAgyarASayE | nAthAya munayE’gAdhabhagavadh bhakthisindhavE || I offer my salutations to nAthamunigaL who is a collection of beyond-comprehension, amazing knowledge and … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – Simple Explanation

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: e-book – https://1drv.ms/b/s!AhgMF0lZb6nnhFi9oDwUk2Xezywv?e=ShgRYl jALavandhAr and nAthamunigaL – kAttu mannAr kOyil ALavandhAr, a great scholar of viSishtAdhvaitha sidhdhAntham and SrIvaishNava sampradhAyam and the grandson of the revered AchArya, nAthamunigaL, revealed the most essential principles of prApyam (goal) and prApakam (means) through detailed elaboration of dhvaya mahA … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – 65

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction ALavandhAr says “Even if you give up on your vow which is highlighted in SrI rAmAyaNam ayOdhyA kANdam 18.30 ‘rAmO dhvir nAbhibhAshathE‘ (SrI rAma will not speak in two different ways), mercifully seeing my relationship with periya mudhaliyAr (SrIman nAthamunigaL) … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – 64

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction emperumAn asks “If I who am independent, uplift some persons [as special cases], can that be considered as my standard conduct?” and ALavAndhAr replies “At the seashore, when you vowed [to protect all who surrender unto you] in the assembly … Read more

sthOthra rathnam – 63

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Introduction emperumAn asks “Can I eliminate the mistakes committed by you intentionally?” and ALavandhAr replies “Can your highness who forgave the offense committed by kAkAsura (indhra’s son jayantha, who appeared as a crow) and sisupAla, not forgive my offenses too?”. raghuvara! … Read more