Sarathy Thothathri

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “Are knowledge in vEdham etc useless for those abhAgavathas?” piLLai lOkAchAryar says “Yes. That is what is said in SAsthram”. sUthram 236 “bhAgavadhan anRikkE vEdhArtha gyAnAdhigaLai udaiyavan kungumam sumandha kazhadhaiyOpAdhi” enRu sollA ninRadhiRE. Simple Explanation If one … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Now, piLLai lOkAchAryar, by speaking about the greatness of bhAgavathas’ birth etc, reveals the trashing of the greatness of abhAgavathas. sUthram 235 “prAthur bhAvai:” ithyAdhi. Simple Explanation The Slokam “prAthur bhAvai: …” vyAkyAnam (Commentary) “prAthur bhAvai: …“ prAthur bhAvai: … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Previously piLLai lOkAchAryar revealed the greatness of bhAgavathas through the SishtAchAram (conduct of elders) as seen in SrI rAmAyaNam and mahAbhAratham; further, he reminds us of pUrvAchAryas’ words in this principle. sUthram 234 mARanEri nambi vishayamAga periya nambi udaiyavarkku … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains the way emperumAn conducted himself in a similar manner in his previous incarnation. sUthram 233 perumAL SrI Sabhari kaiyAlE amudhu seydharuLinAr. Simple Explanation perumaL (SrI rAma) mercifully ate from the hands of SrI Sabhari. vyAkyAnam … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Subsequently, piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains based on krishNa’s conduct as he said in SrI bhagavath gIthA 3.21 “yadh yadh Acharathi SrEshtas thath thadhEvEtarO jana: | sa yath pramANam kuruthE lOkas thadhanuvarthathE ||” (Whichever actions the wise person performs, common … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Subsequently, piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains how the rishis who are superior by birth studied dharmam (religious principles) under a person who was inferior by birth. sUthram 231 rishigaL dharmavyAdhan vAsalilE thuvaNdu dharma sandhEhangaLai Samippiththuk koNdArgaL. Simple Explanation Sages would … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar clarifies this principle using the conduct of dharmaputhra. sUthram 230 dharmaputhrar, aSarIri vAkyaththaiyum gyAnAdhikyaththaiyum koNdu SrI vidhurarai brahma mEdhaththAlE samskariththAr. Simple Explanation dharmaputhra, as per the words of aSarIri (divine instruction from sky) and the great wisdom … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains how the greatness of bhAgavathas were revealed not just by words but by SrI rAma’s conduct as well. sUthram 229 periya udaiyArkkup perumAL brahma mEdha samskAram paNNiyaruLinAr. Simple Explanation SrI rAma performed honourable final rites … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar showed the greatness of bhAgavathas through ithihAsams etc; subsequently he shows their greatness through the conduct of venerable elders. As said in Apasthamba sUthram “dharmagyas samayam pramANam vEdhAScha” (The conduct of elders is valid authority; the vEdham … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Though the greatness of bhAgavathas are explained in ithihAsams etc in this manner, aren’t the SUdhra becoming a vipra (brAhmaNa) etc as mentioned in “na sUdhrA bhagavatha bhakthA viprA bhAgavathA smruthA: | sarva varNEshu thE sUdhrA yEhyabhakthA janArdhanE ||” … Read more