yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 24

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Now, narration on SrIrangam temple In those days, the mahAthmAs (great people) who lived in SrIrangam used to recite daily the SlOkam “SrIman SrIrangaSriyam anupadhravAm anudhinam samvardhaya” (Let the wealth (of servitude) of SrIrangam increase every day, without any hurdle) along with … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 23

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Just as it is said in athathasya guru: SrImAn mathvAdham dhivya thEjasamabhirAmavarAdhISa ithi nAma samAdhiSath (considering that child as possessing a divine effulgence, aNNar, the child’s father and a SrImAn (carrying out kainkaryam to emperumAn), gave the child the divine name azhagiya … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 22

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The divine incarnation of azhagiya maNavALa mAmunigaL With the prapraththi mArgam (path of SaraNAgathi or surrendering to emperumAn) becoming weakened due to invasion [from Turkey} and other reasons, periya perumAL, who is the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi, who is full of compassion … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 21

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thirumalai AzhwAr and viLAnjOlaip piLLai thirumalai AzhwAr decided in his divine mind that he should go to thiruvananthapuram, offer his salutations to viLAnjOlaip piLLai and learn all the esoteric meanings of sampradhAyam from him. Manifesting the pride of being among the prime … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 20

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thirumalai AzhwAr prostrated at the divine feet of nAlUrAchchAn piLLai, submitting himself to piLLai. nAlUrAchchAn piLLai accepted him and started teaching him Idu (commentary on thiruvAimozhi written by vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai, based on nampiLLai’s kAlakshEpam). Hearing that nAlUrAchchAn piLLai was teaching thirumalai … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 19

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Subsequently, kUrakulOththama dhAsa nAyan, realising that he was in his final days, called thirumalai AzhwAr and told him “Approach viLAnjOlaippiLLai and learn all the significant meanings that you desire; approach thirukkaNNangudip piLLai and learn thiruvAimozhi from him”. Then, reminiscing the divine feet … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 18

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The glories of thiruvAimozhippiLLai After piLLai lOkAchAryar attained paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam), thirumalai AzhwAr (thiruvAimozhip piLLai)’s mother, who had taken refuge under lOkAchAryar, could not bear his departure and left for the divine abode. thirumalai AzhwAr was taken under the protection of his maternal … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 17

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous They consoled his son, appan piLLai, who was with them and told him “Do not grieve, since he had given up his divine form in AzhwAr’s kainkaryam; AzhwAr considers you as his son; whatever had been promised to thOzhappar will be carried … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 16

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Now, incidents about AzhwAr When namperumAL left kOzhikkodu, AzhwAr could not accompany him due to the impropriety of people in position (sthAnaththArs or archakars et al) and people of the abode (sthalaththArs). During that time, on the western as well as eastern … Read more

yathIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – Part 15

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Now, incidents about namperumAL namperumAL left jyOthishkudi and reached thirumAlirunjOlai dhivyadhESam, which is considered to be similar to SrIrangam. Forgetting the sorrow caused by the separation from piLLai lOkAchAryar due to the fact that thirumAlirunjOlai was surrounded by gardens much like SrIrangam, … Read more