Granthams
chitramadhavan SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In ayOdhyA kANdam, many events happen at the juncture of SrI rAma leaving ayOdhyA to go to the forest. These events have been described in many SlOkams – sIthAp pirAtti expressing her anger about SrI rAma’s decision to go alone to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Previously, in SlOkam, ayOdhyA kANdam – 30.3 – kim thvAmanyatha, sIthAp pirAtti expressed her disapproval of SrI rAma’s decision to go to the forest alone. She told SrI rAma that it is inappropriate for him to leave her alone and go … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous It has been decided that SrI rAma is to be sent to the forest and perumAL accepts this decision happily to satisfy the wishes of his father and mother. Upon hearing that, sIthAp pirAtti, one who always follows the dharmam, a … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In the previous article, we enjoyed the vyAkhyAnam for 2 SlOkams. First SlOkam described the greatness of SrI rAma – his impartiality in speaking words, which are not only sweet but also beneficial to all beings, his pridelessness, and his persistent … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam – 13 – ayOdhyA kANdam – 2.33 – priyavAdhI King dhaSaratha, having ruled ayOdhyA for many years, expresses his desire to crown SrI rAma as his successor and to retire from the throne. The people of ayOdhyA … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous While SrI rAma, sIthAp pirAtti and lakshmaNAzhwAn are in ayOdhyA, bharathAzhwAn visits his maternal uncle’s house accompanied by SathrughnAzhwAn. This was explained in ayOdhyA kANdam SlOkam 1.1 – “gachchathA”. periyavAchchAn piLLai highlights many values which are upheld in our sampradhAyam, in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In the previous SlOkam, we learnt about bharathAzhwAn’s visit to his maternal uncle’s house and how SathrughnAzhwAn was taken along by bharathAzhwAn. It was SathrughnAzhwAn’s practice/routine to accompany wherever bharathAzhwAn went. This was because SathrughnAzhwAn was entirely dependent on bharathAzhwAn. He … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (introduction) SathrughnAzhwAn’s pArathanthryam to bharathAzhwAn is depicted here in a manner which is both captivating and enlightening. [pArathanthryam is a quality by which the servant (one who is owned) is completely dependent on the master (owner)]. gachchathA mAthulakulam bharathEna thadhAnagha: lSathrughnO nithyaSathrughnO … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous iyam sIthA mama suthA sahadharmacharI thava |prathIchcha chainAm bhadhram thE pANim gruhNIshva pANinA || SrI rAma and lakshmaNa accompany sage viSwAmithra to the forest where they defeat the rAkshasi thAtakA. Her son subhAhu was destroyed and the other son mArIcha was chased and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam – 8 – bAla kANdam 6.8 – dhrushtum Sakyam dhrashtum SakyamayOdhyAyAm nAvidhvAn na cha nAsthika: |sarvE narAScha nAryaScha dharmaSeelA: susamyathA: || Word-by-Word Meaning ayOdhyAyAm – in ayOdhyA avidhvAn – illiterate na dhrashtum Sakyam – not to be seen nAsthika: … Read more