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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thiruvAImozhip piLLai engages nAyanAr with udaiyavar’s (rAmAnujar’s) divine feet piLLai (hereafter, the term piLLai will refer to thiruvAimozhip piLLai and the word nAyanAr will refer to azhagiya maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr, i.e. mAmunigaL in his pUrvASramam) with happiness, showed the divine feet of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar is mercifully explaining the difference between the one who is engaging in worldly pleasures without knowing their nature and the one who is engaging in worldly pleasures well knowing their nature. sUthram 187 agyanAna vishaya pravaNan kEvala … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous azhagiya maNavALap perumAL takes refuge under thirumalai AzhwAr thigazhakkidandhAn thirunAvIRudaiya pirAn thAdharaNNar got his divine son, azhagiya maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr, married, around that time. He then taught him aruLichcheyals (nAlAyira dhivya prabandham), rahasyams (esoteric matters) etc. nAyanAr too engaged with that benefit … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar clarifies this principle with the words of authentic personality. sUthram 186 “kAttip paduppAyO” ennak kadavadhiRE. Simple Explanation It is clearly said in thiruvAimozhi 6.9.9 “kAttip paduppAyO” (will you show me other things and destroy me?) vyAkyAnam (Commentary) … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Now, narration on SrIrangam temple In those days, the mahAthmAs (great people) who lived in SrIrangam used to recite daily the SlOkam “SrIman SrIrangaSriyam anupadhravAm anudhinam samvardhaya” (Let the wealth (of servitude) of SrIrangam increase every day, without any hurdle) along with … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Previously piLLai lOkAchAryar explained that coming in contact with worldly pleasures will lead to destruction of true nature and trying to acquire bliss through worldly pleasures is a result of viparItha gyAnam; further, he is saying that a person … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Just as it is said in athathasya guru: SrImAn mathvAdham dhivya thEjasamabhirAmavarAdhISa ithi nAma samAdhiSath (considering that child as possessing a divine effulgence, aNNar, the child’s father and a SrImAn (carrying out kainkaryam to emperumAn), gave the child the divine name azhagiya … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains that being desirous towards these worldly pleasures which are destructive and looking for enjoyment in them, is a result of viparItha gyAnam (misunderstanding the nature of an entity), with example which is popularly quoted in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The divine incarnation of azhagiya maNavALa mAmunigaL With the prapraththi mArgam (path of SaraNAgathi or surrendering to emperumAn) becoming weakened due to invasion [from Turkey} and other reasons, periya perumAL, who is the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi, who is full of compassion … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Thus, piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explained the cruel nature of ahankAram previously; subsequently, he is mercifully explaining the cruel nature of worldly pleasures. sUthram 183 prathikUla vishaya sparSam visha sparSampOlE; anukUla vishaya sparSam visha miSra bhOjanampOlE. Simple Explanation Coming in … Read more