Sarathy Thothathri

archAvathAra anubhavam – nammAzhwAr anubhavam

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: In the previous article (https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/10/archavathara-anubhavam-thirumazhisai-azhwar/) we observed thirumazhisaiAzhwAr anubhavam. We will now move on to nammAzhwAr who enjoyed many dhivyadhEsa emperumAns.   mAmunigaL identifies that nammAzhwAr is “vEdham thamizh cheytha mARan” (வேதம் தமிழ் செய்த மாறன்). All the deep meanings and the essence in the … Read more

archAvathAra anubhavam – thirumazhisai AzhwAr anubhavam

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: In the previous article (https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/10/archavathara-anubhavam-azhwars-1/) we observed the mudhalAzhwArgaL anubhavam. We will now move on to thirumazhisai AzhwAr who enjoyed many dhivyadhEsa emperumAns. Thirumazhisai AzhwAr has a unique name – he is called as thirumazhisaippirAn, pirAn is a beautiful thamizh word which means upakArakan … Read more

archAvathAra anubhavam – mudhalAzhwArgaL anubhavam

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: In the previous article ( https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/10/archavathara-anubhavam-parathvadhi/) we observed the parthvAdhi panchakam in detail. Let us now start seeing how AzhwArs enjoyed the archAvathAra emperumAns. To start with, we should understand that all of aruLicheyal is specifically there for archAvathAra anubhavam. This is clearly explained … Read more

archAvathAra anubhavam – parathvAdhi panchakam

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:In the previous article (https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/10/archavathara-anubhavam-introduction/) we observed the parathvAdhi panchakam briefly and the general attachment of AzhwArs and AchAryas towards archAvathAra emperumAn. Before going into enjoy AzhwArs/AchAryas archAvathAra anubhavam, let us understand the various references for parathvAdhi panchakam by our AzhwArs/AchAryas and see why archAvathAram … Read more

archAvathAra anubhavam – introduction

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:sriman nArAyaNan is the controller of both nithya vibhUthi and leelA vibhUthi. He is in paramapadham with his dhivya mahishIs (divine consorts) sridhEvi, bhUdhEvi and neeLA dhEvi and is constantly served by the nithyasUris like ananthan, garudan, vishwaksEnar, etc and mukthAthmAs. He is blemishless and … Read more

periyavAchAn piLLai – vyAkyAna chakkaravarthi

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:   periyavAchAn piLLai – sEngaNUr   srImath krishNa samAhvAya namO yAmuna sUnavE yath katAkshaika lakshyANam sulabha: srIdharas sadhA ஸ்ரீமத் க்ருஷ்ண ஸமாஹ்வாய நமோ யாமுந ஸூநவே யத் கடாக்ஷைக லக்ஷ்யாணாம் ஸுலப: ஸ்ரீதரஸ் ஸதா I worship periyavAchAn piLLai who is the son of yAmunar and whose katAksham will … Read more

kiLaroLi iLamai – 6 – svarUpa yAthAthmya jnAnam – bhAgavatha sEshathvam

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:   In the previous articles we observed the importance of understanding that jIvAthmA is bhagavath sEsha bhUthan (servant of emperumAn) and avoiding the main hurdles namely dhEhAthma abhimAnam, sva svAthanthriyam and anya sEshathvam. Our pUrvAchAryas have shown that it is not sufficient to be … Read more

rangayAthrA dhinE dhinE – nandhana varusha pavithrOtsavam

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: kulashEkara AzhwAr  longed to visit srirangam every day. He started his perumAL thirumozhi with glorifying sriranganAthan and his adiyArs. Seeing that, our pUrvAchAryAs also developed this craving for visiting srirangam and living there. emperumAnAr recited gadhya thrayam (sharanAgathi gadhyam, sri ranga gadhyam and srivaikunta … Read more

kiLaroLi iLamai – 5 – svarUpa jnAnam – avoiding anya sEshatvam

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:   In the previous article (https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/08/kilaroli-ilamai-4-svarupa-jnanam/) we observed the importance of avoiding sva svAthanthriyam. Now, we will move on to the next hurdle, anya sEshatvam. anya means “other” and sEshatvam means “being subservient” – so this means “being subservient to some one other than … Read more

kiLaroLi iLamai – 4 – svarUpa jnAnam – avoiding sva svAthanthriyam

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sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:   In the previous article https://granthams.koyil.org/2012/08/25/kilaroli-ilamai-3-svarupa-jnanam-avoiding-dhehathma-abhimanam/) we observed the importance of avoiding dhEhAthma abhimAnam. By nature, emperumAn is the only svathanthran (independent) and all the jIvAthmAs are parathanthras (dependent). When in samsAram, emperumAn gives independence to jIvAthmAs to let them choose their destination. Since … Read more