Granthams
Sarathy Thothathri sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirumazhisai AzhwAr – thirumazhisai thirumazhisai AzhwAr is popularly known as bhakthi sArar. AzhwAr was honoured with this title/name by none other than rudhran after understanding AzhwAr’s full potential. As narrated in guru paramparA prabhAvam, when rudhran was travelling along with his wife pArvathi on … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: embAr – madhuramangalam In srIvaishNava sampradhAyam AchAryan is worshipped with greatly reverence. bhagavAn being the antharyAmi, directs the jIvAthmA to a suitable AchAryan first and subsequently the AchAryan reveals the most valuable principles about bhagavAn to the sishyan. After developing proper understanding about bhagavAn, … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thiruppAvai is the essence of ubhaya vEdhAntham. When one understands the esoteric meanings of thiruppAvai properly, all the hurdles in their journey towards emperumAn is easily removed. ANdaL – rangamannAr, srIvilliputhUr It is explained by piLLai lOkAchAryar in mumukshuppadi that a mumukshu (one who … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: ANdAL is an avathAram of bhUdhEvi nAchchiyAr, the divine consort of srIman nAryAyaNan. bhUdhEvi nAchchiyAr appears in this world as ANdAL (also known as gOdhA dhEvi) to explain the glories of emperumAn in very simple thamizh and help the jIvAthmAs to relieve their sufferings … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: srIman nArAyaNan blessed AzhwArs with divine blemishless knowledge. Among the AzhwArs, nammAzhwAr is the leader and is known as vaishNava kula pathi. nammAzhwAr is popularly known as “vEdham thamizh cheytha mARan” (வேதம் தமிழ் செய்த மாறன்). He blessed us with 4 dhivya prabhandhams viz thiruvirutham, … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: kaNNan emperumAn directly spoke bhagavath gIthai to arjunan amidst the battle field. piLLai lOkAchAryar explains that “emperumAn also likes to take the position of AchAryan which is why he became gIthAchAryan”. He also explains that gIthai was spoken mainly to have draupathi’s desires fulfilled … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Links Original text of this grantham can be read at: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByVemcKfGLucS1NQajNnR04yeDg. All articles of this series can be read at: https://granthams.koyil.org/charamopaya-nirnayam-english/. ebook containing all the articles in this series – https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByVemcKfGLucVHc2cVFfZHA4c0k. A summary of all events that are identified in this divine grantham. nAyanArAchAn … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: In the last 3 articles (https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/12/charamopaya-nirnayam-ramanujar-our-saviour-1/, https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/12/charamopaya-nirnayam-ramanujar-our-saviour-2/, https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/12/charamopaya-nirnayam-ramanujar-our-saviour-3/) we have fully enjoyed emperumAnAr‘s uththArakathvam. Now, we will continue on with the concluding section of this wonderful grantham. Note: This concluding section is fully based on many pAsurams from thiruvangathu amudhanAr’s rAmAnusa nURRanthAdhi. This divine … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: In the previous article (https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/12/charamopaya-nirnayam-ramanujar-our-saviour-2/) we have seen emperumAnAr‘s uththArakathvam revealed by many. Now, we will continue on with the next section where more such idhihyams revealing emperumAnAr‘s uththArakathvam are explained. Once when embAr was walking around meditating on emperumAn’s divine qualities, bhattar sees … Read more
sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: In the previous article (https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/12/charamopaya-nirnayam-ramanujar-our-saviour-1/) we have seen emperumAnAr’s uththArakathvam revealed by many. Now, we will continue on with the next section where more such idhihyams revealing emperumAnAr‘s uththArakathvam are explained. Once, aruLALa perumAL emperumAnAr‘s sishyas ananthAzhwAn, echAn, thoNdanUr nambi and marudhUr nambi … Read more