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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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We are currently enjoying the commentaries (vyAkhyAnam) mercifully given by periyavAchchAn piLLai for SlOkams in SrI rAmAyaNam. This grantham, known by the divine name SrI rAmAyaNa thaniSlokam vivaraNam, has been published by puththUr swAmy along with a thamizh commentary by him. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: Srimath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series This article is a transcription from SrI u vE sArathy thOthAthri swAmy’s thamizh kAlakshEpam on this vArthAmAlai grantham, which was done with the help of puththUr swamy’s simple explanation. vArthai 1 A summary of the first vArthai by veLukkudi SrI u vE varadhAchArya … Read more