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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar worships thirumangai AzhwAr at thiruvAli thirunagari Subsequently, just as it has been mentioned in the SlOkam ahirAjaSailamapithO nirantharam bruthanASathEnasavilOkayan thatha:avaruhya dhivyanagaram ramAspadham bhujagESayam punarupEthyapUrusham (that maNavALa mAmunigaL, with his retinue of disciples, looking around the four sides of thirumalai without closing … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thirumalaiozhugu, a treatise maintained and updated by thirumalai temple on the events and practices at the temple, has given an account of this appointment [of siRiya kELvi jIyar by maNavALa mAmunigaL]. During the time of rAmAnujar, in order to protect and administer … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous  jIyar then composed and recited the pAsuram thiumagaL maruvum irupadhammalarum muzhandhALgaLum kuRangum thAngu chekkar ammAmugil pOlath thiruvaraich chembonambaramumarumaisEr sIrAvum ayanaith thandhadhOr undhiyum amudhamAr udharabandhanum alarmEl mangai uRai thirumArvamum Aramum padhakka nanniraiyumperuvarai anaiya buyam oru nAngum piRangadalAzhiyum sangum peRu thivam enRU kAttiya karamum … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar then proceeded along with the SrIvaishNavas, reached the foothills of thirumalai and worshipped nammAzhwAr and other AzhwArs there. He then recited the  pAsurams thiruvAimozhi nURRandhAdhi 60 “ulaguyya mAl ninRa … magizhmARan thALiNaiyE un charaNAga nenjamE uL” (Oh heart! Consider as your refuge … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Ordaining appAchchiyAraNNA to stay permanently in kachchi All the eminent people in that place got together and told jIyar “Since jIyar mercifully stayed here and carried out mangaLASAsanam, perumAL conducted the divine vaikAsi mahOthsavam in a distinguished way”. jIyar was supportive of … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous After reciting the two SlOkams mentioned previously, jIyar climbed up the hill and worshipped the divine feet of  pEraruLALan and carried out mangaLASAsam starting with “mangaLam vEdhasEvEdhi mEdhinI gruhamEdhinE varadhAya dhayAdhAmnE thIrOdhArAya mangaLam” (auspiciousness to the one who mercifully came from brahmA’s … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Subsequently, aNNA left mercifully for kandhAdai aNNan’s divine residence. aNNan came opposite him to welcome him and just as it has been said in “vaishNavO vaishNavam dhrutvA dhaNdavath praNamEth bhuvi” (If two SrIvaishNavas happen to meet, they should fall on the ground … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous While prathivAdhi bhayankaram aNNA was carrying out service to thiruvEngadamudaiyAn by bringing thirumanjanam (water) for his thiruvArAdhanam (divine worship) from AkASa gangai, a SrIvaishNava came to thirumalai from kOyil (SrIrangam) to worship thiruvEngadamudaiyAn. aNNA helped him in worshipping perumAL, in getting sacred … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Rejecting kudhrushti with the help of vEdalappai A person who was engaged in kudhrushti philosophy (wrongly interpreting vEdhams) came to the SrIrangam temple and was rather arrogant in teaching his philosophy. While jIyar was more than capable in debating with him and … Read more

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Explaining the attributes of SrIvaishNavas SrIrangam was a divine residence of perumAL which was frequented by people from both the northern and southern parts. Hearing jIyar’s ukthyanushtAnams (words and activities), a SrIvaishNavaprabhu (a well-to-do SrIvaishNava) in the upcountry (northern part), sent a … Read more