Granthams
tnkrishnan54 SrI: SrimathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Every day, water is brought from thAmirabaraNi river and thirumanjanam (divine bath) for AzhwAr is carried out with that. perumAL, thAyArs, AzhwAr and AchAryas enjoy many uthsavams through the year. Let us learn more about these, in … Read more
SrI: SrimathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We will know here about the sannidhis (sacred shrines) inside the AdhinAthar AzhwAr kOyil, in circumambulatory way, the sannidhis outside the temple, matams and thirumALigais. Sannidhis inside the AdhinAthar AzhwAr temple Other sannidhis (outside the temple) SrI … Read more
SrI: SrimathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We had already learnt about how thiruvAimozhip piLLai had reconstructed AzhwAr thirunagari and made arrangements for daily kainkaryams (services) to AdhinAthar, AzhwAr and emperumAnAr. Staying at AzhwAr thirunagari, thiruvAimozhiip piLLai was conducting our sampradhAyam (SrIvaishNava traditions) properly. … Read more
SrI: SrimathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In AzhwAr thirunagari and nammAzhwAr’s life history, the procession of nammAzhwAr is considered as an important event. We shall learn about it here, to an extent. In the previous part we learnt about how nammAzhwAr had indicated … Read more
SrI: SrimathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous After the incarnation of nammAzhwAr, the abode thirukkurugUr, also known as AdhikshEthram, came to be popularly called as AzhwAr thirunagari. We shall presently enjoy the history and greatness of nammAzhwAr. emperumAn undertakes several tasks in order to … Read more
SrI: SrimathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series AzhwAr thirunagari, also known as SrI kurugApuri kshEthram, is a puNya kshEthram (virtuous abode) which was also called as Adhi kshEthram. It has the eminence of having been created by emperumAn (the lord) SrIman nArAyaNan for his pastime. During … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The explanation given by SrImadh ubhayavEdhAnthAchArya kAnchIpuram prathivAdhi bhayankaram aNNangarAchAryAr This SlOkam (SrISailESa dhayApAthram) had been mercifully composed by SrI ranganAthan. We will confirm that this is the voice of emperumAn. It was SrI ranganAthan who had incarnated as SrI rAma and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Now, the similarities between yathIndhrar (rAmAnujar) and yathIndhrapravaNar (maNavALa mAmunigaL): SrI rAmAnujar incarnated in SrIperumbuthUr, which lies to the north of SrIrangam, in order to highlight samskrutham and thamizh languages. Due to his incarnation, “nAraNanaik kAttiya vEdham kaLippuRRadhu then kurugai vaLLal vAttamilA … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Just like praNavam [Om] is spoken of as “yadhvEdhAdhausvara: prOkthO vEdhanthEcha prathisthitha:” (praNavam is recited at the beginning of recitation of vEdham and at the end), this thaniyan [SrISaliESa dhayApAthram] which has greatness as outlined here, and is in the form of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous yAthIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – anubandham The glory of SrISailESa manthram SrIsailESa dhayApAthram dhIbhakthyAdhi guNArNavamyathIndhrapravaNam vandhE ramyajAmAtharam munim It is well known that SrI ranganAthan mercifully recited this thaniyan on maNavALa mAmunigaL, remaining as his disciple. For us, this is a mahAmanthram, equivalent … Read more