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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous aNNan, after leaving kAnchIpuram, reached the banks of divine kAvEri with a great urge, in order to see the divine golden feet of jIyar. All the eminent persons in SrIrangam heard their arrival and were very pleased. archakar (temple priest) went with … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous swAmiyaNNan carries out thirumanjana kainkaryam to pEraruLALan from sAlaikkiNaRu swAmy aNNan (kandhAdai aNNan) desired to bring thirumanjanam (sacred water) from sAlaik kiNaRu (well by the side of the road) for pEraruLALan’s thiruvArAdhanam (divine worship). Since this was the kainkaryam which udaiyavar (rAmAnujar) … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous ayOdhyA rAmAnuja aiyangAr takes refuge under kandhAdai aNNan rAmAnuja dhAsar saw ayOdhyA rAmAnuja aiyangAr and told him “As per dhEvarIr’s divine instructions, adiyEn had taught all the procedures, for carrying out kainkaryam in badhrikASramam as well as other places, to the junior … Read more

Full Series Previous kandhAdai aNNan leaves for thirumalai jIyar mercifully graced kandhAdai aNNan and asked him “Should dhEvarIr not carry out mangaLASAsanam to thiruvEngadamudaiyAn?” appiLLai, who was nearby responded “Is he not praised as kandhAdai aNNan who does not cross kAvEri?” [since he was deeply attached to SrIranganAthan] to which jIyar replied “Isn’t thiruvEngadam the … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Narrating the month, year etc of the thaniyan’s incarnation ayOdhyA rAmAnuja aiyangAr then asked iLaiyAzhwAr piLLai about the date and month when the thaniyan and vAzhith thirunAmam came into being. iLaiyAzhwAr piLLai recited the following pAsurams nalladhOr parithAbi varudandhannil nalamAna AvaNiyin muppaththonRilsollariya … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous After hearing iLaiyAzhwAr piLLai recite SrISailESa dhayApAthram, rAmANuja aiyangAr and others were in wonderment. jaggyE’munAsvapna nivEdhitham hiyath katham badharyASrama nithya vAsinAprAkASi manthrAtham idham muradhvishEdhyayOdhya rAmAnuja AvisishmayE (ayOdhyA rAmAnuja aiyangAr was wondering as to how this thaniyan, which was mercifully told him in … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous iLaiyAzhwAr piLLai and rAmANuja dhAsar undertake the pilgrimage When chakravarthith thirumagan (SI rAma) gave his sandals to bharathAzhwAr, iLaiyaperumAL (lakshmaNa) could not get them. When iLaiyAzhwAr piLLai, who has the divine name of iLaiyaperumAL attained the sandals of jIyar he caused a … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous periya jIyar meditates on emperumAns in northern dhivya dhEsams Later, one day, jIyar mercifully went to thirumalaiyAzhwAr (discourse hall) early in the morning and was meditating on dhivyadhESams. With a weakened divine mind, he was ecstatically reciting the names of dhivyadhESams for … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thirumAlirunjOlai azhagar spreads this thaniyan A jIyar, who had connection with the divine feet of maNavALa mAmunigaL, was carrying out all the kainkaryams at azhagar thirumalai (thirumAlirunjOlai). He was constantly meditating on the AthmaguNams (qualities of the soul) and vigrahaguNams (beauty of … Read more