Granthams English

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous ஸ்ரீ முமுக்ஷுப்படி மூலமும், மாமுனிகள் வ்யாக்யானமும் sUthram – 178 Introduction: lOkAchArya then explains the final word “nama:” and gives its  meaning. “nama:” – kainkaryaththil kaLai aRukkiRadhu.நம: கைங்கர்யத்தில் களையறுக்கிறது. Simple meaning: “nama:” removes the weed in service. vyAkhyAnam: That is, though the word “weed”  normally … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous ஸ்ரீ முமுக்ஷுப்படி மூலமும், மாமுனிகள் வ்யாக்யானமும் sUthram – 171 Introduction: As service (kainkaryam) is related to experiencing love, and that love is governed by the entity which is loved, he goes on to explain the entity which is to be loved. idhilE thirumEniyaiyum guNangaLaiyum … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous ஸ்ரீ முமுக்ஷுப்படி மூலமும், மாமுனிகள் வ்யாக்யானமும் sUthram – 161 prApyAntharaththukku anRu engai.ப்ராப்யாந்தரத்துக்கு அன்றென்கை. Simple meaning: Not for prApyam other than this.  vyAkhyAnam: The measures postulated in the previous sentence (first part of the manthra) are common for the four mundane attainments (dharma, artha … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous sUthram – 151 Introduction: But was there a reference to the prApya? He says, all the three mentioned earlier are prApya. kIzh chonna mUnRum prApyamiRE. கீழ்ச் சொன்ன மூன்றும் ப்ராப்யமிறே. Simple meaning: All the three described earlier are prApya. vyAkhyAnam: That is, all … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous sUthram – 141 Introduction: Can we see these characteristics in archAvathAra? lOkAchArya says: we can see all of them in namperumAL. ivai ellAm namakku namperumAL pakkalilE kANalAm. இவையெல்லாம் நமக்கு நம்பெருமாள் பக்கலிலே காணலாம். Simple meaning: We can see all these for ourselves  in … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous sUthram – 131 Introduction: He elucidates this togetherness by saying: ivaLOdE kUdiyE vasthuvinudaiya uNmai. இவளோடே கூடியே வஸ்துவினுடைய உண்மை. Simple meaning: Only in conjunction with her is his existence. vyAkhyAnam: That is as stated in: “Sriya: pathir nikhila hEya prathyanIka kalyAnaika thAna: svEthara … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous ஸ்ரீ முமுக்ஷுப்படி மூலமும், மாமுனிகள் வ்யாக்யானமும் sUthram – 121 Introduction: What is the form of these two qualities? ivai iraNdum prapanna parithrANaththilE sonnOm.இவை இரண்டும் ப்ரபந்ந பரித்ராணத்திலே சொன்னோம். Simple meaning: These two have been described in the grantha, “prapanna pariththrANa”. vyAkhyAnam: That is, the form … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous ஸ்ரீ முமுக்ஷுப்படி மூலமும், மாமுனிகள் வ்யாக்யானமும் dhvaya prakaraNa Introduction: to dhvaya prakaraNa After delineating the meaning of thirumanthra, lOkAchArya describes the meaning of dhvaya (mahAmanthra) in which the upAya (means) and upEya (goal) defined by its middle and last words (nama:, nArAyaNa) are … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous ஸ்ரீ முமுக்ஷுப்படி மூலமும், மாமுனிகள் வ்யாக்யானமும் sUthram – 111 Introduction: Further, he says, for the persons who have become knowledgeable in the matter of the divine experience, forgetting is also not possible“ “anRu nAn piRandhilEn piRandha pin maRandhilEn” ennA ninRArgaLiRE.“அன்று நான் பிறந்திலேன் பிறந்தபின் மறந்திலேன்” … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full series Previous ஸ்ரீ முமுக்ஷுப்படி மூலமும், மாமுனிகள் வ்யாக்யானமும் sUthram – 101 Introduction: In another way, lOkAchArya establishes that these two reveal his being the antharyAmithva (inner dweller), upAyathva (being the means), and upEyathva (end goal, prApyam, kainkaryam). antharyAmithvamum upAyathvamum upEyathvamum AgavumAm. அந்தர்யாமித்வமும், உபாயத்வமும், உபேயத்வமுமாகவுமாம். Simple meaning: … Read more