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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous perumAL’s thirumEni after destroying kara, dhUshaNa and the 14,000 rakshasas, was covered with wounds by the arrows of those rAkshasas. At this juncture, pirAtti embraces perumAL very firmly. We are enjoying this SlOkam that describes the above situation. tham dhrushtva SathruhanthAram … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We are enjoying the vyAkhyAnam for SrI rAmayaNam provided mercifully by periyavAchchAn piLLai along with puththUr swAmy’s simple explanation for that. This SlOkam in AraNya kANdam has been uttered by SUrpaNakhA. tharuNau rUpasampannau sukumArau mahAbalau IpuNdareekaviSAlAkshau chIrakrishNAjinAmbarau II SUrpaNakhA falls in … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous periyavAchchAn piLLai provides three different reasons behind SUrpaNakhA’s description of perumAL and iLiaya perumAL. First, captivated by their beauty, she describes them as youthful, beautiful, tender, and strong. Second, being resentful, due to her predicament, she describes them with disdain. Third, … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We are continuing to enjoy the vyAkhyAnam for SlOkam “tharuNau” 19.14 in AraNya kANdam. This SlOkam is uttered by SUrpaNakhA to her brother khara and dhUshaNa, identifying perumAL and iLaiya perumAL as the cause for her current predicament. SrI rAma and … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous The very merciful periyavAchchAn piLLai has given us vyAkhyAnam for important SlOkams in SrI rAmAyaNam; we are enjoying this vyAkhyAnam in this series. This SlOkam (AraNya kANdam 19.14 – tharuNau) is uttered by SUrpaNakhA. She develops a desire for perumAL and … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In this SlOkam, SUrpaNakhA, in spite of her predicament (her nose and ears being cut), is attracted by perumAL and iLaiya perumAL’s beauty; she describes them as charming, young, lotus eyed men adorned in treebarks and deer skin, who are gentle, … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In this series, SrI rAmAyaNam thani SlOka vyAkhyAnam, we are enjoying the explanations which were given mercifully to us by periyavAchchAn piLLai. In the previous article, we enjoyed a beautiful SlOkam describing SrI rAma’s words to iLaiya perumAL. perumAL praises iLaiya … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In this series, we are enjoying the vyAkhyAnams for important SlOkams in SrI rAmAyaNam given to us mercifully by periyavAchchAn piLLai. So far, we have enjoyed the vyAkhyAnams for bAla kANdam and ayOdhyA kANdam SlOkams.  This SlOkam is the last SlOkam … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We are continuing to enjoy the vyAkhyAnam for SrI rAmAyaNa SlOkams that was given to us mercifully by periyavAchchAn piLLai. In this series, we have already completed the vyAkhyAnams for important bAla kANdam SlOkams and presently we are enjoying the SlOkams … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We are currently enjoying the vyAkhyAnam for SlOkams in ayOdhyA kANdam which has been mercifully given to us by periyavAchchAn piLLai in his ‘SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam grantham’.  When SrI rAma conveys to iLaiya perumAL about his decision to go alone … Read more