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rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi – 67

January 26, 2017 by raghuram

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << previous (gyAnam kanindha nalam koNDu) Introduction (given by maNavALa mAmunigaL) In previous pAsurams amudhanAr divined about greatness of knowledge propagated by emperumAnAr, and his greatness of giving mOksham. In this pAsuram – if emperumAnAr had not protected us by commanding with his … Read more

rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi – 51

September 2, 2016 by raghuram

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << previous (updhippana uththamar sindhaiyuL) Introduction (given by maNavALa mAmunigaL) amudhanAr says – there is no other reason for emperumAnAr to divine his incarnation in this world than to accept me as his servant. Introduction (given by piLLailOkam jIyar) Right from their childhood … Read more

Pronunciation Guide

A is used for “aa” sound – example: emperumAnAr, rAmAnuja

E is used for “yay” sound – example: EkAdhasi

I is used for “ee” sound – example: Iswara

O is used for “Oh” sound – example: Om

U is used for “oo” sound – example: Urdhva pundram

zh is used for very strong “l” sound – example: AzhwAr

L is used for strong “l” sound – example: muL (thorn)

N is used for strong “n” sound – example: nArAyaNa

R is used for strong "r" sound - example: puRappAdu (procession); its also used for "tr" sound in thamizh when there is double "R" - example: uRRAr (utRAr - relative)

d is used strong “d” sound – example: garuda

dh is used for meek “d” sound – example: gOvindha

t is used for strong “t” sound – example: ganta

th is used for meek “t” sound – example: vratham

sa, sha, ksha are typed as it is – examples: samskritham, shashti and kshamA

: is used for ha sound in samskritham words – examples: nama: to be said as namaha

Terminologies listing at Reader's Guide