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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam – 13 – ayOdhyA kANdam – 2.33 – priyavAdhI King dhaSaratha, having ruled ayOdhyA for many years, expresses his desire to crown SrI rAma as his successor and to retire from the throne. The people of ayOdhyA … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous While SrI rAma, sIthAp pirAtti and lakshmaNAzhwAn are in ayOdhyA, bharathAzhwAn visits his maternal uncle’s house accompanied by SathrughnAzhwAn. This was explained in ayOdhyA kANdam SlOkam 1.1 – “gachchathA”. periyavAchchAn piLLai highlights many values which are upheld in our sampradhAyam, in … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In the previous SlOkam, we learnt about bharathAzhwAn’s visit to his maternal uncle’s house and how SathrughnAzhwAn was taken along by bharathAzhwAn. It was SathrughnAzhwAn’s practice/routine to accompany wherever bharathAzhwAn went. This was because SathrughnAzhwAn was entirely dependent on bharathAzhwAn. He … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (introduction) SathrughnAzhwAn’s pArathanthryam to bharathAzhwAn is depicted here in a manner which is both captivating and enlightening. [pArathanthryam is a quality by which the servant (one who is owned) is completely dependent on the master (owner)]. gachchathA mAthulakulam bharathEna thadhAnagha: lSathrughnO nithyaSathrughnO … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous iyam sIthA mama suthA sahadharmacharI thava |prathIchcha chainAm bhadhram thE pANim gruhNIshva pANinA || SrI rAma and lakshmaNa accompany sage viSwAmithra to the forest where they defeat the rAkshasi thAtakA. Her son subhAhu was destroyed and the other son mArIcha was chased and … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam – 8 – bAla kANdam 6.8 – dhrushtum Sakyam dhrashtum SakyamayOdhyAyAm nAvidhvAn na cha nAsthika: |sarvE narAScha nAryaScha dharmaSeelA: susamyathA: || Word-by-Word Meaning  ayOdhyAyAm – in ayOdhyA  avidhvAn – illiterate  na dhrashtum Sakyam – not to be seen  nAsthika: … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous UnashOdaSavarshO mE rAmO rAjeevalOchana: |na yudhdhayOgyathAmasya paSyAmi saha rAkshasai: || King dhaSaratha says, “My son SrI rAma, who is lotus eyed, has not even completed 16 years of age and therefore is not fit to fight with the rAkshasas.” The following were explained … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous UnashOdaSavarshO mE rAmO rAjeevalOchana: |na yuddhayOgyathAmasya paSyAmi saha rAkshasai: || periyavAchchAn piLLai after in-depth analysis has written vyAkhyAnam for important SlOkams in SrI rAmAyaNam which is considered as the SaraNAgathi SAsthram. In this series, so far, vyAkhyAnam for bAla kANdam 19.14th SlOkam was … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous aham vEdhmi mahAthmAnam rAmam sathyaparAkramam |vasishtOpi mahAthEjA yE chEmE thapasi sthithA: || This SlOkam is said by sage viSwAmithra to king dhaSaratha. Simple meaning for the SlOkam: Sage viSwAmithra tells king dhaSaratha that he, along with vasishta bhagavAn and other maharishis, is aware … Read more