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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Rejecting kudhrushti with the help of vEdalappai A person who was engaged in kudhrushti philosophy (wrongly interpreting vEdhams) came to the SrIrangam temple and was rather arrogant in teaching his philosophy. While jIyar was more than capable in debating with him and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “Having been freed of birth based defect, and getting connected to distinguished devotees, will he also become distinguished?” piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains. sUthram 221 vEdhagap pon pOlE ivargaLOttai sambandham. Simple Explanation Connection with these distinguished devotees is … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Explaining the attributes of SrIvaishNavas SrIrangam was a divine residence of perumAL which was frequented by people from both the northern and southern parts. Hearing jIyar’s ukthyanushtAnams (words and activities), a SrIvaishNavaprabhu (a well-to-do SrIvaishNava) in the upcountry (northern part), sent a … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar is mercifully answering the questions “What is the defect for the [so-called superior] birth? What is the remedy for that?” sUthram 220 janmaththukkuk koththaiyum adhukkup parihAramum, “pazhudhilA ozhugal” engiRa pAttilE aruLichcheydhAr. Simple Explanation thoNdaradippodi AzhwAr, in his … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Through various activities as detailed in the SlOkas given below, mAmunigaL uplifted everyone by making people see the auspiciousness / offences which occur while carrying out acceptable / unacceptable activities: pakshitham hi vishamhanthi prAkrutham kEvalam vapu:manthraushadhamayIthathra bhavathyEva prathikriyAdharSanasparSa samSlEsha viSlEsha SravaNAthapiaprathikriyam Athmaiva … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “How does one acquire qualification to be connected to [distinguished] bhAgavathas?” piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains. sUthram 219 sambandhaththukku yOgyathai uNdAmbOdhu janmak koththai pOgavENum. Simple Explanation While acquiring the qualification to be connected to [distinguished] bhAgavathas, one’s birth … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Reforms SrIvaishNavas who were nurturing enmity between them Two SrIvaishNavas were arguing with each other because of their ego. In that same place, two dogs were also fighting with each other. jIyar saw that and asked them [dogs] “Are you also experts … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar mercifully writes vyAkyAnams Just as it has been said in “bhUthvA bhUyO varavaramunir bhOginAm sArvabhauma SrImadh rangEvasathi vijayI viSvasamrakshaNArtham” (AdhiSEshan, in order to protect the world, re-incarnated as maNavALa mAmunigaL and is living gloriously in SrIrangam), since he incarnated for the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous mAmunigaL sent vAnamAmalai jIyar, along with many SrIvaishNavas, to invite appiLLai and appiLLAr. As they mercifully left to invite them, they sent word ahead to appiLLAr that they were coming to appiLaLr’s place. appiLLAr got up as soon as he saw them … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous appiLLai and appiLLAr take refuge under jIyar’s divine feet After completing the regulation of seven gOthrams, eRUmbiyappA decided to leave for eRumbi, but the omens were not good. He prostrated before jIyar who told him with happiness “A wonderful event has to … Read more