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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous The extremely merciful periyavAchchAn piLLai has selected important SlOkams from SrI rAmAyaNam and provided detailed commentary for them, known as thaniSlOka vivaraNam. puththUr swAmy has also published this, along with an exquisite thamizh commentary. We are enjoying the special meanings of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 31. prapanna jana kUtasthar prapanna means the one who has performed prapaththi/SaraNAgathi. jana means group of people. prapanna jana means group of prapannas. kUtasthar means one who is foremost, or the leader. prapanna jana kUtasthar means the leader of all those … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 29. SrIvaishNava kulapathi SrIvaishNava means one who exclusively worships bhagavAn SrIman nArAyaNa. They would consider bhagavAn SrIman nArAyaNa as upAyam and upEyam. It can also be said that SrIvaishNavas are a combination of SaraNAgathas and mumukshus. SaraNAgatha means one who accepts … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “Though there are no good deeds which can lead to acceptance, can we not say that good deeds lead to adhvEsham (non-hatred) and Abhimukhyam (being favourable) [which will eventually lead to acceptance]?” nAyanAr … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 27. kuzhandhai muni kuzhandhai means baby. muni means manana Seela (one who constantly meditates). AzhwAr is always meditating upon bhagavAn SrIman nArAyaNa’s svarUpa (true nature), rUpa (divine forms), guNa (qualities), vibhUthi (wealth), his leelAs, and all such aspects. kuzhandhai implies that … Read more
SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series The Bound Soul Under Beginningless Ignorance The bound soul (badhdha jIva) remains immersed in the darkness of beginningless ignorance. The scriptures describe this condition as: अनादिमायया सुप्तः [mAndUkya kArikA – 2-21](anAdhimAyayA suptha:) “Sleeping under the influence of beginningless ignorance.” Because of its beginningless … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 25. parabrahma yOgi yOgi is one who is in union with parabrahmam. Thus, AzhwAr is always in union with parabrahmam. parabrahmam is the term which indicates Sriman nArAyaNa. brahmam means that which is great and also that which makes others great. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “Why are you saying like this? Isn’t he only saying that there is no known good deeds of his? What if bhagavAn accepted him due to his unknown/incidental good deeds?” nAyanAr explains chUrNikai … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous 23. muni vEndhu muni means manana Seela. That is, one who always meditates and thinks about bhagavAn. nammAzhwAr himself is said to be SatakOpa muni. He is always thinking about bhagavAn. He himself declares, “sindhai maRRonRin thiRaththadhallAth thanmai dhEva pirAn aRiyum” … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “If bhagavAn unconditionally accepts in this manner, instead of accepting everyone, why is he accepting AzhwAr only?” nAyanAr says “The prideful acts based on the ISvarathvam (control over all) of bhagavAn who is … Read more