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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous nAyanAr was then offered thIrthaprasAdham (perumAL’s sacred water), SatAri (symbolising his divine feet) and divine garlands. He felt happy as if he had received crown and garlands [as a King], thinking “We have become the target for SrIranganAthan’s divine mercy”. Looking at … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous nAyanAr along with the others, then went to the sannidhi of SatakOpar (nammAzhwAr) who is considered as the protective sandals for the lotus-like feet of thennarangan (SrIranganAthan), the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi. He worshipped him, went in a circumambulatory manner, reached the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Subsequently, he reached kAvEri which is described as “eNdhisaik kaNangaLum iRainjiyAdu thIrtha nIr” (all the created entities from the eight directions fervently take a sacred bath in kAviri) and “gangaiyilum punidhamAya kAviri” (kAviri which is more sacred than gangai), took a sacred … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous azhagiya varadhar takes refuge under nAyanAr Just as it has been said “SrI saumya jAmAthru munISvarasya prasAdhasampath prathamAsyathAya” (the first recipient of SrI saumyajAmAthrumunISvarar’s mercy) [after he had embraced the highest ASramam of sanyAsam, azhagiya maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr came to be called … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The ultimate order of piLLai to azhagiya maNavALap perumAL Being an epitome of knowledge, devotion and detachment, living with the great glory brought by these qualities, piLLai lived with kainkarySrI (wealth of service) for a long time. Then thinking of permanent (uninterrupted) … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous One day thiruvAimozhippiLLai sent fresh vegetables which had grown in his garden, to nAyanAr’s thirumALigai (noble residence). nAyanAr was very moved and asked him “Instead of sending these to AzhwAr’s madappaLLi (kitchen) for his happiness, why send these to adiyEn’s gruham (house)?” … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thiruvAImozhip piLLai engages nAyanAr with udaiyavar’s (rAmAnujar’s) divine feet piLLai (hereafter, the term piLLai will refer to thiruvAimozhip piLLai and the word nAyanAr will refer to azhagiya maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr, i.e. mAmunigaL in his pUrvASramam) with happiness, showed the divine feet of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous azhagiya maNavALap perumAL takes refuge under thirumalai AzhwAr thigazhakkidandhAn thirunAvIRudaiya pirAn thAdharaNNar got his divine son, azhagiya maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr, married, around that time. He then taught him aruLichcheyals (nAlAyira dhivya prabandham), rahasyams (esoteric matters) etc. nAyanAr too engaged with that benefit … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Now, narration on SrIrangam temple In those days, the mahAthmAs (great people) who lived in SrIrangam used to recite daily the SlOkam “SrIman SrIrangaSriyam anupadhravAm anudhinam samvardhaya” (Let the wealth (of servitude) of SrIrangam increase every day, without any hurdle) along with … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Just as it is said in athathasya guru: SrImAn mathvAdham dhivya thEjasamabhirAmavarAdhISa ithi nAma samAdhiSath (considering that child as possessing a divine effulgence, aNNar, the child’s father and a SrImAn (carrying out kainkaryam to emperumAn), gave the child the divine name azhagiya … Read more