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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujaya nama: Srimath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous vArthAmAlai contains significant concepts from our philosophy, sampradhAyam, as passed down by our pUrvAchAryas. These upadhESams, along with their important life events, were summarised by pinbazhagiyarAm perumAL jIyar (nampiLLai’s very dear Sishya and the author of 6000 padi gurumparA prabhAvam). While … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 43 prasAdhE pAvanE vishNO: sarvapApa harE harE: | kadhAchidhapi chOchchishta prathipaththim na kArayEth || Simple explanation: bhagavAn’s prasAdham which can eliminate our sins and purify us, should never be ignored and abandoned thinking that it was already distributed to someone else. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 40 prAkrtuthAnAm nivAsasthAn na sEvEdhvishNu vigrahAn || Simple explanation: In the homes of materialistic people, one should not worship bhagavAn’s divine forms. As SrIvaishNavas we have to avoid connection, contacts and relationships with materialistic people. As we have seen before, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In this series, we are continuing to enjoy periyavAchchAn piLLai’s commentaries (vyAkhyAnam) along with puththUr swAmy’s lucid explanations for SrI rAmAyaNa SlOkams. We are grateful to periyavAchchAn piLLai and puththUr swAmy for their mercy. This article is a translation of SrI … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 37 vairAgya gyAna bhakthyAdhi guNavanthO mahAthmana: | vaishNavAmsthAn mahAbhAgAn mathvA charama vigrahAn | kArayEyusthu viSvAsam viSEshENa mahAthmasu || Simple explanation: When we see great SrIvaishNavas, who have auspicious qualities such as gyAnam, bhakthi, vairAgyam etc. we should consider that they … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 34 gyAnAnushtAna yukthasya sadhAchArarathasya cha | pAdhOdhakam vaishNavasya pibEnnithyam prayathnatha: || Simple explanation: SrIvaishNavas should try very hard to get the SrIpAdha thIrtham and drink that. SrIpAdha thIrtham should be of those SrIvaishNavas who have very good gyAnam and anushtAnam. … Read more
Full Series << Previous Instruction 31 vaishNavAnAm cha janmAni nidhrAlasyAni yAni cha | dhrushtvA thAni prakASyASu janEbhyO na vadhEth kvachith | thEshAm dhOshAn vihAyASu guNASchaiva prakIrthayEth || Simple explanation: When we are aware of defects of SrIvaishNavas such as their laziness, sleepiness and so on, we should not go and tell that to others. Rather, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous We are enjoying the profound, in-depth meanings of SlOkams in SrI rAmAyaNam with the help of commentaries (vyAkhyAnams) given by the merciful periyavAchchAn piLLai along with the vivid explanations published by puththUr swAmy. periyavAchchAn piLLai has provided detailed commentaries for many … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 28 sprushtvA samsAriNa: pUrvam vaishNavAnnathu samspruSEth || Simple explanation: After touching samAaris, materialistic people (avaishNavas), we should not touch SrIvaishNavas. Usually, we should not touch anyone because there may be impurity in us which may get transferred to the other … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous Instruction 25 vishnOr vA vaishNavAnAm cha nAma sankIrthanAni cha | kurvatha: puNya purushAn dhrushtvA’navApya vai mudham | AsthAnamapachAra: syAn madhyE thEshAm suniSchayam || Simple explanation: When puNya purushas, that is noble people are performing dhivya nAma sankIrthanam (singing divine names) of … Read more