Sarathy Thothathri

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “If prapaththi is not the means, should the chEthana not require anything in his side to attain the goal?” piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully responds. sUthram 60 palaththukku Athma gyAnamum aprathishEdhamumE vENduvadhu. Simple Explanation For the goal, the chEthana … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. sUthram 59 idhu iraNdaiyum poRAdhu. Simple Explanation This (prapaththi) will not tolerate both (self and others). vyAkyAnam (Commentary) idhu iraNdaiyum poRAdhu. That is, this prapaththi which is the acceptance of sidhdhOpAyam, in the form of abandoning … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) No specific introduction. sUthram 58 upAyAntharam iraNdaiyum poRukkum. Simple Explanation Other upAyams (means) will tolerate both (self and others). vyAkyAnam (Commentary) upAyAntharam iraNdaiyum poRukkum. Other upAyams are known as sAdhyOpAyam (upAyam gets manifested by individual effort) and are different … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Common Introduction for sUthrams 57, 58 and 59. To firmly establish anupAyathvam (not being the means) of prapaththi, piLLai lOkAchAryar explains the nature of sidhdhOpAyam (bhagavAn, the readily available means) and sAdhyOpAyam (other upAyams, which are to be established … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “As this (prapaththi) is ordained along with angams (ancillary steps), will the rule ‘yath yath sAngam, thath thath sAdhanam‘ (whatever is having ancillary step/limb, that will be considered as sAdhanam (upAyam, means)), not be applicable here?” piLLai … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “In that case, what is the true nature of prapaththi?” piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains. sUthram 55 idhu thanakku svarUpam thannaip poRAdhozhigai. Simple Explanation The true nature of prapaththi is that it will not accept itself as upAyam … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) As seen in the previously explained personalities such as dharmaputhra as said in sUthram 32 “dharmaputhrAdhigaLum“, prapaththi is performed as a means; it is read along as said in karma yOgam, gyAna yOgam, bhathi yOgam and prapaththi, as means; … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) The previous sUthram (thannaip pENavum paNNum dharikkavum paNNum) explained that AzhwArs’ self efforts, to make emperumAn come and as he comes, pushing him away, which are mutually contradictory qualities, are caused by their overwhelming devotion; such mutually contradictory qualities … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar explains the effect caused by the change of state of bhakthi which breaks one’s commitment to prapaththi. sUthram 52 thannaip pENavum paNNum dharikkavum paNNum. Simple Explanation It will lead to nurturing oneself and sustaining oneself. vyAkyAnam (Commentary) … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Thus, piLLai lOkAchAryar showed authentic proofs for the presence of three types of personalities who perform prapaththi; he also stated that among the three types of prapaththi, prapaththi done due to bhakthi pAravaSyam is the most important. When asked … Read more