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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous With all the activities which were to be completed as a result of his divine incarnation having been completed, jIyar was desirous of going to SrI vaikuNtam where the lord of the untiring nithyasUris resides. He wanted to experience the beautiful form … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous periya jIyar [great jIyar], who was being worshipped by such disciples, was making all the people in the world to be engaged with artha panchakam (five principles of knowing about oneself, knowing about emperumAn, knowing about the means to attain emperumAn, knowing … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully explains how the greatness of bhAgavathas were revealed not just by words but by SrI rAma’s conduct as well. sUthram 229 periya udaiyArkkup perumAL brahma mEdha samskAram paNNiyaruLinAr. Simple Explanation SrI rAma performed honourable final rites … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) piLLai lOkAchAryar showed the greatness of bhAgavathas through ithihAsams etc; subsequently he shows their greatness through the conduct of venerable elders. As said in Apasthamba sUthram “dharmagyas samayam pramANam vEdhAScha” (The conduct of elders is valid authority; the vEdham … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar mercifully writes vyAkhyAnam for AchArya hrydhayam Subsequently, jIyar decided in his divine mind to write the vyAkhyAnam for AchArya hrudhayam (a prabandham composed by azhagiya maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr, younger brother of piLLai lOkAchAryar), not minding the weakness in his divine body. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Though the greatness of bhAgavathas are explained in ithihAsams etc in this manner, aren’t the SUdhra becoming a vipra (brAhmaNa) etc as mentioned in “na sUdhrA bhagavatha bhakthA viprA bhAgavathA smruthA: | sarva varNEshu thE sUdhrA yEhyabhakthA janArdhanE ||” … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Carries out kainkaryams at dhivyadhEsams through disciples Subsequently, mahAbali vANanAthan, who had taken refuge under jIyar’s divine feet, keeping thirumAlai thandhAn thOzhappar (thirumAlai thOzhappar) as the primary person, carried out all kinds of kainkaryams to thirumAlirunjOlai dhivyadhESam. Due to their efforts, the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar mercifully returns to kOyil He left thirumAlirunjOlai to mercifully reach the place where the lord of thirumAlirunjOlai rests every night [SrIrangam is the divine abode where emperumAns from all the dhivyadhESams come in the nights to take rest], SrIrangam. Just as … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar Regrets absence of experience in kOyil While jIyar was staying at AzhwAr thirunagari this way, mArgazhi mAsam (dhanur mAsam) came. jIyar felt very unhappy that he was not able to worship, hearing the eminence of emperumAnAr’s thiruppAvai [emperumAnAr was deeply attached … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous mahAbali vANanAtharAyan takes refuge under jIyar When jIyar was in madhurai, the king of that place, mahAbali vANanAtha rAyan approached jIyar and took refuge under jIyar’s divine feet. jIyar showered his distinguished mercy on the king, carrying out pancha samskAram for him, … Read more