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bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions – 22 – 24

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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

bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions- 19 – 21

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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 rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam – 51 – yudhdha kANdam 16.1 – sunivishtam, 17.1 – ithyukthvA

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In the previous article, we explored the introduction to yudhdha kANdam – abhayapradhAna sAram. SrI rAmAyaNam is revered as an incarnation of the vEdham, appearing to explain the profound meanings within the SAsthram. Herein, periyavAchchAn piLLai has highlighted verses from purshasUktham … Read more

bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions – 16 – 18

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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

bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions – 13 – 15

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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

bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions – 10 – 12

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 10 kAraNam bhagavathprApthE: mahAbhAgavatha ASraya: | Ithi mathvA dhrudam thEshAm AgyayA varthayEth sadhA || Simple explanation: One has to be very determined that taking shelter of bhAgavathOththamas, best among the bhAgavathas, is the cause for one’s liberation. Being in this … Read more

bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions – 7 – 9

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 7 sarvAn SabhdhAdhi vishayAn samAnEva vilOkayEth | Simple explanation: Here it is explained that all types of worldly pleasures must be equally seen and ultimately abandoned. SabhdhAdhi vishayam means the pleasure which is derived by seeing, pleasure which is derived … Read more

bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions – 4 -6

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 4 sAmAnya SAsthra nirathO naiva thishtEth kadhAchana || Simple explanation: A SrIvaishNava should not be simply focused on sAmAnya SAsthram. sAmAnya SAsthram is the basic vaidhika dharmam. Anyone who is qualified to learn vEdham and other SAsthrams like tharkam, mImAmsA, … Read more

SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam – 50 – yudhdha kANdam – abhaya pradhAna sAram – pravESam (Introduction)

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In this series, we have enjoyed the commentaries up to sundhara kANdam; we shall now begin perusing the vyAkhyAnams for SlOkams in yudhdha kANdam. Before proceeding to the commentaries on the SlOkam, we will explore the introduction to yudhdha kANdam, titled … Read more

bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions – avathArikai (Introduction)

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series This article is a transcription of lecture given by SrI u vE sArathy thOthAthri swamy. In this series of lectures, in English, on certain important topics, at present we are taking up bhagavath rAmAnuja’s final instructions. Recently we have started virOdhi parihArangaL grantha … Read more