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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Just like praNavam [Om] is spoken of as “yadhvEdhAdhausvara: prOkthO vEdhanthEcha prathisthitha:” (praNavam is recited at the beginning of recitation of vEdham and at the end), this thaniyan [SrISaliESa dhayApAthram] which has greatness as outlined here, and is in the form of … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous yAthIndhra pravaNa prabhAvam – anubandham The glory of SrISailESa manthram SrIsailESa dhayApAthram dhIbhakthyAdhi guNArNavamyathIndhrapravaNam vandhE ramyajAmAtharam munim It is well known that SrI ranganAthan mercifully recited this thaniyan on maNavALa mAmunigaL, remaining as his disciple. For us, this is a mahAmanthram, equivalent … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous maNavALa mAmunigaL’s vAzhith thirunAmam ippuviyil arangEsarkku IdaLiththAn vAzhiyE  ezhil thiruvAimozhippiLLai iNaiyadiyOn vAzhiyEaippasiyil thirumUlaththavadhaththAn vAzhiyE  aravasapperunjOdhi ananthan enRum vAzhiyEeppuviyum SrIsailam EththavandhOn vAzhiyE  ErArum ethirAsar ena udhiththAn vAzhiyEmuppurinUl maNivadamum mukkOl dhariththAn vAzhiyE  mUdhariya maNavALa mAmunivan vAzhiyE nAL pAttu sendhamizh vEdhiyar sindhai theLindhu siRandhu magizhndhidu … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Disciples being firmly engaged with mAmunigaL Thus, all the disciples who had taken refuge under jIyar’s divine feet, lived with AchArya abhimAna nishtai (being firmly engaged with reverence towards AchAryar), mercifully telling their disciples too to consider that the divine feet of … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The urge of eRumbiyappA Later, eRumbiyappA too heard about the divine ascension of jIyar and as brought out by the SlOkam varavaramuni pathirmE thadhpadhayugamEva SaraNamanurUpamthasyaiva charaNayugaLE paricharaNam prApyamithi nanuprAptham (maNavALa mAmunigaL is adiyEn’s swAmy; his divine lotus-like feet are the means to … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous vAnamAmalai jIyar mercifully returns Subsequently, vAnamAmalai jIyar returned from his journey to northern side; he heard the news of jIyar having ascended to SrIvaikuNtam, when he was near thirumalai. He felt disconsolate. He went to thirumalai, stayed there for sometime, enduring his … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Disciples suffering in separation from jIyar Later, just as it is said in “kadhiravan pOy guNapAl sErndha mahimai pOl” (like the greatness of sUriyan (sun) reaching the eastern direction), a sUriyan set in the eastern direction. Disciples such as jIyar nAyanAr, kandhAdai … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The obsequies of jIyar Subsequently, in order to carry out the final rites for jIyar, his grandson from previous gruhasthASrama state, jIyar nAyanAr, took all the disciples to the divine kAvEri river where everyone had a bath. Then they carried water from … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous periya jIyar mercifully listens to nAlAyiram in his charama (final) stage Later, he mercifully called his disciples individually and told them favourable instructions. When four days remained for him to ascend the upper world of SrI vaikuNtam which is referred to as … Read more