Granthams
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Glory of periyavAchchAn piLLai After nampiLLai ascended to thirunAdu (SrIvaikuNtam), periyavAchchAn piLLai took over the reins of dharSanam (SrIvaishNava philosophy) and gathered all the disciples of nampiLLai. naduvil thiruvIdhIppiLLai asked periyavAchchan piLLai “You are giving discourse to those who had given discourses … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous During the time that nampiLLai and his disciples were living in SrIrangam, looking after SrIvaishNava dharSanam (philosophy of SrIvaishNavam), there was a lady who was his disciple and who lived in the house abutting nampiLLai’s. One day, when nampiLLai was conducting a … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous nampiLLai once asked a person by name periya kOyil vaLLalAr to give the meaning of the first verse of thirumangai AzhwAr’s thirumozhi 1-1-9 pAsuram kulam tharum (this pAsuram describes the benefits of chanting the divine name of SrIman nArAyaNa; the first verse … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous nampiLLai had two wives. One day, the first wife would cook food while the next day, the younger wife would cook food. When things were proceeding like this, nampiLLai called his first wife and asked her “What do you think about me … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh aravaramunayEnama: Full Series Previous nampiLLai started teaching onbadhinAyirappadi, along with some distinguished meanings, to periyavAchchAn piLLai, his disciple. periyavAchchAn piLLai started making pattOlai (first copy in palm leaves) with these meanings, every day. At the end of the discourses, he brought all the manuscripts to nampiLLai and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayEnama: Full Series Previous Around that time, a person by the name of dhEvarAjar [also known as nambUr varadharAjar], was living near the padugai chakravarthy temple. He was liked by all, irrespective of the person being an expert or an ordinary one. He was very kind and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous These two brothers mercifully wrote many prabandhams starting with thathvarahasyam (secrets regarding the truthful entity), living past the age of hundred years, with many great persons having taken refuge under the divine feet of piLLai lOkAchAriyAr, leaving their sustenance to him and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous One day, nampiLLai, after completing his daily routine of kAlAkshEpam (discourse), was resting alone when ammi, the mother of his disciple vadakkuth thiruvIdhippiLLai, prostrated before him and stood aside. He looked at her mercifully and asked about her and her family’s well-being. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SrIya:pathi, the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi, mercifully created AzhwArs such as parANkuSa (nammAzhwAr), parakAla (thirumangai AzhwAr), bhattanAtha (periyAzhwAr) et al, in order to uplift the samsAris (dwellers of materialistic realm) during the time of kaliyugam (present epoch). Subsequently, he mercifully created … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series thaniyans SrISailESa dhayApAthram dhIbakthyAdhi guNArNavamyathIndhrapravaNam vandhE ramyajAmAtharam munim (I worship ramyajAmAthru muni (maNavALa mAmunigaL), who is the recipient of SrI SailESar’s grace, who is an ocean of qualities such as intellect, devotion etc and who has overflowing affection towards bhagavath rAmAnujar, the head … Read more