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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
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Through various activities as detailed in the SlOkas given below, mAmunigaL uplifted everyone by making people see the auspiciousness / offences which occur while carrying out acceptable / unacceptable activities: pakshitham hi vishamhanthi prAkrutham kEvalam vapu:manthraushadhamayIthathra bhavathyEva prathikriyAdharSanasparSa samSlEsha viSlEsha SravaNAthapiaprathikriyam Athmaiva … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Reforms SrIvaishNavas who were nurturing enmity between them Two SrIvaishNavas were arguing with each other because of their ego. In that same place, two dogs were also fighting with each other. jIyar saw that and asked them [dogs] “Are you also experts … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous jIyar mercifully writes vyAkyAnams Just as it has been said in “bhUthvA bhUyO varavaramunir bhOginAm sArvabhauma SrImadh rangEvasathi vijayI viSvasamrakshaNArtham” (AdhiSEshan, in order to protect the world, re-incarnated as maNavALa mAmunigaL and is living gloriously in SrIrangam), since he incarnated for the … Read more