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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 27. kuzhandhai muni kuzhandhai means baby. muni means manana Seela (one who constantly meditates). AzhwAr is always meditating upon bhagavAn SrIman nArAyaNa’s svarUpa (true nature), rUpa (divine forms), guNa (qualities), vibhUthi (wealth), his leelAs, and all such aspects. kuzhandhai implies that … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 25. parabrahma yOgi yOgi is one who is in union with parabrahmam. Thus, AzhwAr is always in union with parabrahmam. parabrahmam is the term which indicates Sriman nArAyaNa. brahmam means that which is great and also that which makes others great. … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 23. muni vEndhu muni means manana Seela. That is, one who always meditates and thinks about bhagavAn. nammAzhwAr himself is said to be SatakOpa muni. He is always thinking about bhagavAn. He himself declares, “sindhai maRRonRin thiRaththadhallAth thanmai dhEva pirAn aRiyum” … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 21. bhavarOga paNditha bhava means samsAra (material world). rOga means disease. paNditha means a scholar, or a great, wise, and learned personality. samsAra itself is a disease for AthmAs like us. Generally, people think that in this samsAra (world) people get … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 19. kumarith thuRaivan The ocean on the southern side of bhAratha dhESam is known as the kumari ocean. The region near the kumari ocean is said to be the kumari region. Even today, it is known as kanyAkumAri. In that region, … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 17. porunal thuRaivan porunal is the name of river thAmirabharaNi which is a holy river. Even before the birth of nammAzhwAr, thirukurugUr kshEthram, namely kurugApuri kshEthram, was a puNya kshEthram where bhagavAn joyfully resided. After the birth of nammAzhwAr, it became … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 15. thiruvAimozhip perumAL  thiruvAimozhi is the fourth dhivya prabandham given by nammAzhwAr (SatakOpa swAmy). thiruvAimozhi is the highest grantham / prabandham in our sampradhAyam. It gives the elaborate meanings of artha panchakam. Hence, it is greatly glorified. thiruvAimozhip perumAL means the … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 13. kurugUr nambi kurugUr (thirukurugUr), is the birthplace of nammAzhwAr. The greatness of that kshEthram was seen previously. nambi means one who possesses guNa pUrthi, that is, completeness in all auspicious qualities. Generally, bhagavAn is referred to as nambi because bhagavAn … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 11. kurugaip pirAn  pirAn means benefactor. kurugai is the thamizh version of kurugA. kurugApuri is the birthplace of nammAzhwAr.  There was a king named kurugan. He ruled that place; hence, that place came to be known as kurugApuri. Another version describes … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 9. vakuLAbharaNa vakuLAbharaNa is a sanskrit name. vakuLa is a flower. In thamizh, it is known as magizham pU. AzhwAr is known as vakuLAbharaNa because he is decorated with this vakuLa mAlA always. Hence, he is known as vakuLAbharaNa. That garland … Read more