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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) nAyanAr subsequently explains that it is the greatness of AzhwAr which makes even the gyAnis doubt his nature. chUrNikai 93 idhukku mUlam – yAn nI enRu maRudhalaiththu vAnaththu maNmisai mARum nigaruminRi nilaiyidam theriyAdhE dheyvaththinam oru … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Subsequently, nAyanAr mercifully explains how even the wisest persons, without being able to identify who exactly AzhwAr is, while wondering “Who is the one who incarnated as AzhwAr in this manner?”, will doubt about AzhwAr’s … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Subsequently, nAyanAr mercifully explains that not only AzhwAr has general greatness which is applicable for bhAgavathas, he also explains the pramANam (evidence) which highlights the special greatness explained in three statements starting with sUthram 82 … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Subsequently, for the establishment of the greatness of pramAthA (i.e., AzhwAr) which is the current point of discussion, nAyanAr takes along pramANam (source of knowledge, i.e., SAsthram) and pramEyam (object of knowledge, i.e., bhagavAn), and … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) nAyanAr establishes the aupAdhikathvam (occuring based on a reason, namely karma) of varNa, through an example. chUrNikai 89 idhin aupAdhikathvam oru rAjA thannai maRai munivanAkkinavan nIchanAkkuviththa rAjAvai vArE uRuppAga yajippiththu svargam ERRinapOdhE theriyum. Simple Explanation … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) nAyanAr responds to the question “Since these animal and bird births are qualified to be engaged for bhagavAn’s services, nithyasUris accepting such births is apt; unlike that, though these mumukshus prayed for these animal and … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Further, nAyanAr highlights that the birth which is favourable for the servitude which is the natural identity of AthmA, is the superior birth, based on the attachment towards such birth by those nithyasUris who are … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When nAyanAr said in the previous sUthram “janma uthkarsha apakarshangaL therivadhu“, a few aspects were implied as the reason for superiority or inferiority of birth; in these two sUthrams, nAyanAr is revealing those. In that, … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Further, in this chUrNai/sUthram, to explain the greatness of AzhwAr, by generally highlighting the greatness of bhAgavathas through many examples, nAyanAr says “for only those who understand these concepts, the superior or inferior nature of … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) nAyanAr answers the question “Why did AzhwAr who took birth to help others, instead of taking birth in the first 3 varNas (brAhmaNa, kshathriya, vaiSya), lower himself in to the fourth varNa?” saying “That is … Read more