Granthams
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
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 37 vairAgya gyAna bhakthyAdhi guNavanthO mahAthmana: | vaishNavAmsthAn mahAbhAgAn mathvA charama vigrahAn | kArayEyusthu viSvAsam viSEshENa mahAthmasu || Simple explanation: When we see great SrIvaishNavas, who have auspicious qualities such as gyAnam, bhakthi, vairAgyam etc. we should consider that they … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 34 gyAnAnushtAna yukthasya sadhAchArarathasya cha | pAdhOdhakam vaishNavasya pibEnnithyam prayathnatha: || Simple explanation: SrIvaishNavas should try very hard to get the SrIpAdha thIrtham and drink that. SrIpAdha thIrtham should be of those SrIvaishNavas who have very good gyAnam and anushtAnam. … Read more
Full Series << Previous Instruction 31 vaishNavAnAm cha janmAni nidhrAlasyAni yAni cha | dhrushtvA thAni prakASyASu janEbhyO na vadhEth kvachith | thEshAm dhOshAn vihAyASu guNASchaiva prakIrthayEth || Simple explanation: When we are aware of defects of SrIvaishNavas such as their laziness, sleepiness and so on, we should not go and tell that to others. Rather, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 28 sprushtvA samsAriNa: pUrvam vaishNavAnnathu samspruSEth || Simple explanation: After touching samAaris, materialistic people (avaishNavas), we should not touch SrIvaishNavas. Usually, we should not touch anyone because there may be impurity in us which may get transferred to the other … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 25 vishnOr vA vaishNavAnAm cha nAma sankIrthanAni cha | kurvatha: puNya purushAn dhrushtvA’navApya vai mudham | AsthAnamapachAra: syAn madhyE thEshAm suniSchayam || Simple explanation: When puNya purushas, that is noble people are performing dhivya nAma sankIrthanam (singing divine names) of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 22 vishNOr dhivya vimAnAni gOpurANi jagathpathE | dhrushtamAthrENa sahasA kArayEth anjalim thadhA || Simple explanation: bhagavAn who is jagannAtha. When we see his divine gOpura or vimAna (tower), we should immediately join our palms and perform anjali. bhagavAn’s divine abodes, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 19 sankIrthanam bhagavatha: thathA bhAgavathasya vA | SrIvaishNavEshu kurvathsu thAn SakthyAnabhi pUjya cha | madhyE chOththAya gamanam apachArathamO bhavEth || Simple explanation: When SrIvaishNavas, bhAgavathas are engaged in praising bhagavAn and bhAgavathas, at that time we should also join and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 16 vishNOr gurOr vaishNavasya gruhANAm cha dhiSam prathi | pAdhau prasArya nidhrAm cha kadhAchinnaiva kArayEth || Simple explanation: One should not stretch one’s feet, or sleep or rest towards the direction of bhagavAn’s temple or AchArya’s abode or a SrIvaishNava’s … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 13 nAhUyath EkavachanAn mahA bhAgavathAn janAn || Simple explanation: parama bhAgavathas, great devotees, should not be called or identified in a disrespectful manner. Any bhAgavatha, whether one’s disciple, children, wife, parents, and of course all bhAgavathas, irrespective of their varNa, … Read more