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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous ‘SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam’ grantham is a vyAkhyAnam for a collection of SlOkams from vAlmeeki’s SrI rAmAyaNam. It is written by periyavAchchAn piLLai. periyavAchchAn piLLai, after thoroughly studying and understanding the Idu vyAkhyAnams and several upanyAsams has provided detailed explanations for … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series The following is transcribed from SrI u vE sArathy thOthAthri swAmy’s ‘SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam’ grantha kAlakshEpam. emperumAn has made many incarnations, of which SrI rAma avathAram is the most beloved for many people. Many of our AzhwArs and AchAryas have also glorified … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: This is a very brief grantham composed by piLLai lOkAchAryar. This is one of his rahasya granthams. Let us enjoy the meanings of this grantham. How should a SaraNAgatha (person surrendered to SrIman nArAyaNa) consider the following nine entities namely self, body which is an … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) nAyanAr further clarifies the same point using AzhwAr’s another divine phrase. chUrNikai 103 ippiRappE sila nALil enRapOdhE iraNdum kazhiyum. Simple Explanation As AzhwAr says in thiruvAimozhi 2.3.8 “ip piRappE sila nALil eydhinan” (I attained in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Unlike in this manner [as explained previously], for the doubt of whether AzhwAr’s paramabhakthi came about due to the three means (karma, gyAna, bhakthi yOgams) in this birth or due to the practice of the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Now, nAyanAr reveals the special bhakthi of this AzhwAr. chUrNikai 101 idhu ubhayamum anRikkE aRiyAk kAlaththE okkap piRandhu thazhuvi ninRu kattamE nOyAyularththi vIzhndhalappAy thyAga svIkAra nishtA hAnigaLAkki saththA bhOga vrudhdhi upakaraNamAvadhonRu. Simple Explanation This is … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: SrIrAma leelAs and their essence << sundhara kANdam Once sIthAp pirAtti’s location was identified, they started the efforts to rescue here. First, sugrIva sent a message to boars, monkeys etc in various directions and gathered them in kishkindhA. As they all … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: SrIrAma leelAs and their essence << kishkindhA kANdam Most powerful hanuman crossed the great ocean and entered the aSOka vanam, which was inside lankA which was surrounded by multiple fortresses, and reached sIthAp pirAtti. He met with vaidhEhi (pirAtti) and elaborately … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: SrIrAma leelAs and their essence << AraNya kANdam After SrI rAma reached the shore of the pampA lake along with lakshmaNa, he looked at the natural beauty there and became sorrowful since he could not enjoy it due to the separation … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: SrIrAma leelAs and their essence << ayOdhyA kANdam After reaching dhaNdakAraNyam, the sages who were living there came and met SrI rAma, sIthAp pirAtti and lakhmaNa. SrI rAma heard their complaints and understood that they were tortured greatly by the rAkshasas. … Read more