Srivaishnavam – Do’s and Dont’s

The principle of dos and donts for a Srivaishanava per koorathalvan’s words in athimaanushastvam (slokam 53): Yat tvat priyam tadiha punyam apunyam anyat – Whatever is pleasing to Emperumaan is to be done and the rest are to be avoided. We have tried to summarize with our little knowledge some of the dos and donts … Read more

SrIvaishNava thiruvArAdhanam

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Read the full series in an e-book at  https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=32ECDEC5E2737323!141&authkey=!ADiONLHOhGuRO7U&ithint=file%2cpdf This article is a humble effort in highlighting the importance of nithya thiruvArAdhanam at srIvaishNava homes. This aspect (along with other vaidhika anushtAnams such as sandhyA vandhanam) is slowly losing importance amongst … Read more

Srivaishnava aahaara niyamam

sri: srimathE ramanuajaya nama: srimad varavaramunayE nama: sri vaanaachala mahaamunayE nama: Another conversation – another realisation. Recently during one of the purappaadu’s of Sri AlagiyaSinga Emperumaan (brahmotsavam in thiruvallikeni), one swamy offered adiyen some Thirupathi laddu. While adiyen politely refused to accept it – some swamys questioned adiyen why not accept it? adiyen said “well, … Read more

Azhwaarthirunagari yaatrai – travelogue

sri: srimathe ramanujaya nama: srimad varavaramunaye name: srimad vaanaachala mahamunaye nama: adiyen reached alwarthirungari on 27th april early morning for emperumaanaar saatrumurai. We went to bhavishyadhaacharyan (emperumaanaar) sannidhi around 8am and took dharshan of jeeyar swamy there. (For the ones who dont know – emperumaanaar’s sannidhi is located outside on the west side of the … Read more

Vaanamaamalai Yaatrai – travelogue

sri: srimathe ramanujaya nama: srimad varavaramunaye name: srimad vaanaachala mahamunaye nama: adiyen (along with family) reached vanamamalai on 25th April. It was 2nd day of chitthirai (perumal utsavam) and 8th day of emperumaanar avathaara utsavam. In the morning, after finishing nithyaanushtanangal we first participated in the thiruveedhi purappadu of Srivaramanga samEtha Deivanagan emperumaan in thOzhukku … Read more