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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

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