Granthams
Sarathy Thothathri sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thiruvarangathu amudhanAr glorifies emperumAnAr as “kArEy karuNai irAmAnusa” in rAmAnusa nURRanthAthi 25th pAsuram. Here, emperumAnAr is compared to clouds. Clouds are considered as very magnanimous due to the following reasons: They fetch the water from ocean and bring the water to the land – … Read more
srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImadh varavaramunayE nama: srI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: panguni uthram is a very special day for srIvaishNavas for many reasons. It is the thirunakshathram (appearance) day of periya pirAttiyAr (srI ranganAyaki). On this day, namperumAL (srI ranganAthan) visits thAyAr sannidhi and enjoys a wonderful (and lengthy) thirumanjanam with thAyAr. … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: So far, we have observed the nature of chith (https://granthams.koyil.org/2013/03/06/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i/) and achith (https://granthams.koyil.org/2013/03/thathva-thrayam-achith-what-is-matter/). This article can be viewed as a presentation by clicking https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q6qEuvsuGTv4z_5–HYzlLfRFkdprThj3xmqWoyqKCQ/present#slide=id.p. Understanding the Iswara thathvam (God) through the teachings of the wise men We are continuing our journey in understanding the … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: This article can be viewed as a presentation by clicking https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/188gzTl_qZKtyIxiwKguIjBSkxH-9t9zUw_U98YJGbkk/present#slide=id.p. In the previous article (https://granthams.koyil.org/2013/03/06/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i/), we observed the nature of chith thathvam (Soul). We are continuing our journey in understanding the three entities (chith, achith, Iswara) through the divine grantham “thathva thrayam” (tattva … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: This article can be viewed as a presentation by clicking https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10BxoIyZJnpfN4HWRjNaiqkWqa7WvWYc55rmp0kxVfM4/present#slide=id.p. Understanding the chith (Athma) thathvam through the teachings of the wise men Introduction Everyone is curious to understand the true nature of the soul, matter and God. Across many civilizations, the quest to … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: kulasEkara AzhwAr is fondly called kulasEkara perumAL. It was his great attachment towards perumAL (srI rAman) and many similarities with srI rAman (being born in kshathriya vamsam, thirunakshathram being punarpUsam, being most righteous, etc) which earned him the name kulasEkara perumAL. perumAL thirumozhi is … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: In the previous article (https://granthams.koyil.org/2013/02/dhivya-prabhandha-pramanya-samarthanam-1/) we saw the first part of this beautiful section in 6000 padi guru paramparA prabhAvam. Now we will see the continuation of that section. AzhwArs identify that whatever explained previously in case of other dhEvathas is also applicable for … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: This article is based on the section that is available in 6000 padi guru paramparA prabhAvam immediately after AzhwArs‘ charithram, where the following principles are established: srIman nArAyaNan‘s supremacy and his relationship with other dhEvathas Validtity of dhivya prabhandhams based on their glorification of … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: AzhwAr thirunagari thirumalai nallAn chakkaravarthi srI U.Ve. rAmakrishNa iyengar was a great ubhaya vEdhAntha scholar who lived amongst us in the last century. His expertise in thamizh and samskritham languages are unparallel to anyone else. In addition to his vAchika kainkaryams, where he has … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: periyavAchAn piLLai in his mAnikka mAlai, says that “chishyAchArya kramaththukku sImAbhUmi kUraththAzhwAn enRu aruLichcheyvar” (சிஷ்யாசார்ய க்ரமத்துக்கு ஸீமாபூமி கூரத்தாழ்வான் என்று அருளிச்செய்வர்) meaning kUrathAzhwAn (also known as kUrEsa) is the best example for both being a sishya and an AchArya. He himself explains that, He is … Read more