Granthams
vidyasrinivasan SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 5. kArimARan As mentioned in divine name number 4, mAran means one who is different from worldly people. kAri nammAzhwAr’s father’s name. kArimARan means kAri’s son who is nammAzhwAr. The greatness of nammAzhwAr’s clan (family hierarchy) is that everyone was totally … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 3. mARan mARan is a thamizh name. mARan means one who is different from others. He is different from worldly and materialistic people. When he was born, he did not consume mother’s milk and he did not eat anything else. Also, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 1. SatakOpan SatakOpa is a Sanskrit name. It is the most favourite name of nammAzhwAr. It is mentioned many times by AzhwAr himself in his dhivya prabandhams. The greatness of this name is that whenever we hear the name SatakOpa, we … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Greatness of the divine name nammAzhwAr. SatakOpa swAmy is known as nammAzhwAr. maNavALa mAmunigaL (varavaramuni swAmy), explains in upadhESa raththina mAlai 50 “namperumAL nammAzhwAr nanjIyar nampiLLai enbar avaravar tham ERRaththAl”. In this statement four personalities are shown. namperumAL (SrI ranganAtha). nammAzhwAr (Satakopa swAmy), … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 55 dhvayaika nishta purushai: sangathim kArayEth sadhA || Simple explanation: We should be constantly remaining together with those who are fully engaged in the principles of dhvaya mahAmanthram. In our SrIvaishNava sampradhAyam dhvaya mahAmanthram which is one among the rahasya … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 52 dhEvathAnthara bhakthAnAm sanga dhOsha nivruththayE |SrIvaishNavair mahAbhAgai: sallApam kArayEth sadhA || Simple explanation: If one interacts and spends time with devotees of other dhEvathAs, one will acquire blemishes/faults. To eliminate such blemishes and to find a remedy for that … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 49 dhEhAbhimAnibhis sArdham sahavAsam na kArayEth || Simple explanation: We should not stay along or live along with those who consider the body and the self to be the same. AthmA is different from dhEham. The first step in any … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 46 guNAnubhava kainkaryam thadhIyAnAm mahAthmAnAm | avidhAya kshaNamapi kAryam kinchanna kArayEth || Simple explanation: Without engaging in enjoying the auspicious qualities of great bhAgavathas and without doing kainkaryam to them at least a little bit, one should not be just … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 43 prasAdhE pAvanE vishNO: sarvapApa harE harE: | kadhAchidhapi chOchchishta prathipaththim na kArayEth || Simple explanation: bhagavAn’s prasAdham which can eliminate our sins and purify us, should never be ignored and abandoned thinking that it was already distributed to someone else. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 40 prAkrtuthAnAm nivAsasthAn na sEvEdhvishNu vigrahAn || Simple explanation: In the homes of materialistic people, one should not worship bhagavAn’s divine forms. As SrIvaishNavas we have to avoid connection, contacts and relationships with materialistic people. As we have seen before, … Read more