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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The amazing incident at aNNan thirumALigai When all the people gathered in the temple in order to witness the sARRumaRai of Idu uthsavam, kandhAdai aNNan’s dhEvi (wife) and other ladies who had lot of knowledge [in sampradhAyam] were reciting the glories of … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous bhagavathvishaya sARRumaRai Just like before, emperumAn mercifully came along with parAnkuSa parakAla bhattanAtha yathivarar (nammAzhwAr, thirumangai AzhwAr, periyAzhwAr and rAmAnujar respectively) and others to listen to the vyAkyAnam of dhivyaprabandham as well as to praise jIyar. He wanted to highlight the glories … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous namperumAL ordains periya jIyar to conduct kAlakshEpam on bhagavath vishayam In line with the SlOkams thatha: kadhAchith AhUya thamEnam munipungavam!sathkrutham sAdhusathkruthya charaNAbja samarpaNAthsannithau mEnishIthEthi SaSAsamuraSAsana:mahAnprasAdha ithyasya SAsanam SirasAvahanthadhaivathra vyAkhyAthum thathkshaNAth upachakramESrImathi SrIpathisswAmy maNtapE mahathisvayamthadhvanthasya prabandhasya vyakthanthEnaiva dharSinamSatavairimukhai: SruNvan dhESikairdhivyadharSanai:atha dhivyamunEsthasya mahimAnam amAnushamanubhUyEmamApAla … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous As said in these pAsurams, he kept meditating everyday, on the greatness of the fortune that he had attained. He kept worshipping the divine assembly of eminent people as mentioned in the SlOkam antha: svAntham kamapimadhuram manthram AvarthayanthIm uthyadhbhAshpa                                    sthimithanayanAmujjithA SEshavruththimvyAkyAgarbham varavaramunE … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar carries out divine coronation to prime disciples in AchArya sthAnams One day, jIyar called prathivAdhi bhayankaram aNNA and told him to mercifully teach SrIbhAshyam (commentary written by rAmAnujar for vyAsa maharishi’s brahmasUthram) to kandhAdaiyaNNan, pOrERRu nAyanAr, ananthayyanappai, emperumAnAr jIyar nAyanAr and … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous After carrying out mangaLASAsanam to thirumangai AzhwAr, jIyar worshipped vayalAli maNavALan (emperumAn at thiruvAlith thirunagari), who is very dear to thirumangai AzhwAr. He then went mercifully to thirumaNangollai [the place where perumAL taught thirumanthram (ashtAkshari) to  thirumangai AzhwAr) and composed the following … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar worships thirumangai AzhwAr at thiruvAli thirunagari Subsequently, just as it has been mentioned in the SlOkam ahirAjaSailamapithO nirantharam bruthanASathEnasavilOkayan thatha:avaruhya dhivyanagaram ramAspadham bhujagESayam punarupEthyapUrusham (that maNavALa mAmunigaL, with his retinue of disciples, looking around the four sides of thirumalai without closing … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thirumalaiozhugu, a treatise maintained and updated by thirumalai temple on the events and practices at the temple, has given an account of this appointment [of siRiya kELvi jIyar by maNavALa mAmunigaL]. During the time of rAmAnujar, in order to protect and administer … Read more