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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << maNakkAl nambi Glories of ALavandhAr ALavandhar’s original name is yAmunan, later he came to be popularly known as yAmunAchAryar. In his young age when he was learning under a scholar, the king compelled all the scholars to pay taxes. At that time, … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << uyyakkondAr maNakkAl nambi – maNakkAl Glories of maNakkAl nambi The given name of maNakkAl nambi is dhASarathi. SrI rAma miSrar is a special name for this AchArya. He is also known as maNakkAl nambi as he was born in a village named … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << nAthamunigaL puNdarIkAkshar (uyyakkondAr) – thiruveLLarai Glories of uyyakkoNdAr  uyyakkoNdAr’s original name was puNdarIkAkshar. He was nAthamunigaL’s Sishya and learnt nAlAyira dhivya prabandham from him. He was born in thiruveLLarai. He was born in the month of chiththirai on kArththigai star. We have … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: Sri varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << nammAzhwAr Glories of nAthamunigaL nAthamunigaL – kAttu mannAr kOyil nAthamunigaL’s real name is SrIranganAthamuni. Later, this name itself came to be known as nAthamuni. His birth place (avathAra sthalam) is kAttu mannAr kOyil also known as vIranArAyaNapuram. His thirunakshathram (birth star) is anusham, … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << sEnai mudhaliyAr nammAzhwAr vaibhavam nammAzhwAr – AzhwAr thirunagari He possesses other names such as SatakOpan, mARan, magizhmARan, and vazhudhi vaLanAdan. He is celebrated as the leader of the vaishNava clan (kulapathi). Since he is the leader of those who have surrendered (prapannas), … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << periya pirAtti sEnai mudhaliAr – thiruvallikEni Glories of sEnai mudhaliyAr sEnai mudhaliyAr is a nithyasUri, celebrated as vishwaksEnar. nithyasUris are those who reside in paramapadham and perform kainkaryam (services) to emperumAn, eternally. They are entirely free from the bonds of samsAram. vishwaksEnar … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << periya perumAL Glories of periya pirAtti SrIranganAyakith thAyAr is periya pirAtti, SrImahAlakshmi, who is next in order to periya perumAL in our OrAN vazhi guru paramparai. emperumAn, took the role of an AchAryan and instructed the dhvaya mahA manthram to periya pirAtti. … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series < < OrAN vazhi AchAryas – Introduction In the series of vAzhi thirunAmams composed by appiLLai, let us see the explanation for the vAzhi thirunAmams of OrANvazhi AchAryas. Glories of periya perumAL periya perumAL is considered as the first AchArya of our guru … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous There have been many AchAryas in our sampradhAya. But generally, it is customary for us to recite the vAzhi thirunAmams of our OrAN vazhi AchAryas. OrAN vazhi AchAryas can be understood as those who successively held the seat of the AchArya … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Glories of thiruppANAzhwAr thiruppANAzhwAr appeared in a dhivyadhESam called uRaiyUr. Today, it is celebrated as thirukkOzhi. It is near SrIrangam. kamalavalli nAchchiyAr has importance in this dhivyadhESam. During a special celebration called  sErththi uthsavam, namperumAL from SrIrangam comes to uRaiyUr to … Read more