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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Many wonderful aspects about nammAzhwAr’s divine names have been presented in this series. The name ‘nAmmAzhwAr’ is a beautiful name which was very dear to SrIman nArAyaNa. SrIranganAtha bhagavAn called AzhwAr as nammAzhwAr (our AzhwAr). There are many more names for … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous  31. prapanna jana kUtasthar prapanna means the one who has performed prapaththi/SaraNAgathi. jana means group of people. prapanna jana means group of prapannas. kUtasthar means one who is foremost, or the leader. prapanna jana kUtasthar means the leader of all those … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 29. SrIvaishNava kulapathi SrIvaishNava means one who exclusively worships bhagavAn SrIman nArAyaNa. They would consider bhagavAn SrIman nArAyaNa as upAyam and upEyam. It can also be said that SrIvaishNavas are a combination of SaraNAgathas and mumukshus. SaraNAgatha means one who accepts … Read more

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