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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
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous aham vEdhmi mahAthmAnam rAmam sathyaparAkramam |vasishtOpi mahAthEjA yE chEmE thapasi sthithA: || Sage viSwAmithra visits king dhaSaratha and asks for his help to protect his yAgam by sending SrI rAma and lakshmaNa with him. King dhaSaratha regrets the thought of being away … 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: || The rAkshasas attack the rishis in the forest; throw blood, flesh and impure substances into the yagyam and disrupt the performance of yagyam. To annihilate the rAkshasas and to … Read more
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