Granthams
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Disciples being firmly engaged with mAmunigaL Thus, all the disciples who had taken refuge under jIyar’s divine feet, lived with AchArya abhimAna nishtai (being firmly engaged with reverence towards AchAryar), mercifully telling their disciples too to consider that the divine feet of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The urge of eRumbiyappA Later, eRumbiyappA too heard about the divine ascension of jIyar and as brought out by the SlOkam varavaramuni pathirmE thadhpadhayugamEva SaraNamanurUpamthasyaiva charaNayugaLE paricharaNam prApyamithi nanuprAptham (maNavALa mAmunigaL is adiyEn’s swAmy; his divine lotus-like feet are the means to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous vAnamAmalai jIyar mercifully returns Subsequently, vAnamAmalai jIyar returned from his journey to northern side; he heard the news of jIyar having ascended to SrIvaikuNtam, when he was near thirumalai. He felt disconsolate. He went to thirumalai, stayed there for sometime, enduring his … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Disciples suffering in separation from jIyar Later, just as it is said in “kadhiravan pOy guNapAl sErndha mahimai pOl” (like the greatness of sUriyan (sun) reaching the eastern direction), a sUriyan set in the eastern direction. Disciples such as jIyar nAyanAr, kandhAdai … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The obsequies of jIyar Subsequently, in order to carry out the final rites for jIyar, his grandson from previous gruhasthASrama state, jIyar nAyanAr, took all the disciples to the divine kAvEri river where everyone had a bath. Then they carried water from … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous periya jIyar mercifully listens to nAlAyiram in his charama (final) stage Later, he mercifully called his disciples individually and told them favourable instructions. When four days remained for him to ascend the upper world of SrI vaikuNtam which is referred to as … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous When jIyar was in such a condition, mElnAttuth thOzhappar and his elder brother, azhagiya maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr mercifully came to SrIrangam, to worship perumAL. bhattarpirAn jIyar [one of mAMunigaL’s ashtadhik gajangaL] met them on thenmAdavIdhi (present day theRku uththara vIdhi) and asked … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar’s urge to go to SrI vaikuNtam A few days after vAnamAmalai jIyar left, jIyar [mAmunigaL] again had deep affection towards prApya bhUmi (the place to be attained, SrI vaikuNtam), dislike towards thyAjyabhUmi (the place to be discarded, samsAram) and was unable … Read more
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