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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 25 vishnOr vA vaishNavAnAm cha nAma sankIrthanAni cha | kurvatha: puNya purushAn dhrushtvA’navApya vai mudham | AsthAnamapachAra: syAn madhyE thEshAm suniSchayam || Simple explanation: When puNya purushas, that is noble people are performing dhivya nAma sankIrthanam (singing divine names) of … Read more

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

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:  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