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vidyasrinivasan 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
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 7. parAnkuSa ankuSa means the hook which controls an elephant. A mahout uses the hook to control big elephants. nammAzhwAr is the one who controlled people of other philosophies. Some philosophies were against vEdham and some philosophies misinterpreted vEdham. Those personalities … Read more
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