Granthams
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
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The divine incarnation of azhagiya maNavALa mAmunigaL With the prapraththi mArgam (path of SaraNAgathi or surrendering to emperumAn) becoming weakened due to invasion [from Turkey} and other reasons, periya perumAL, who is the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi, who is full of compassion … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thirumalai AzhwAr and viLAnjOlaip piLLai thirumalai AzhwAr decided in his divine mind that he should go to thiruvananthapuram, offer his salutations to viLAnjOlaip piLLai and learn all the esoteric meanings of sampradhAyam from him. Manifesting the pride of being among the prime … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous thirumalai AzhwAr prostrated at the divine feet of nAlUrAchchAn piLLai, submitting himself to piLLai. nAlUrAchchAn piLLai accepted him and started teaching him Idu (commentary on thiruvAimozhi written by vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai, based on nampiLLai’s kAlakshEpam). Hearing that nAlUrAchchAn piLLai was teaching thirumalai … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous Subsequently, kUrakulOththama dhAsa nAyan, realising that he was in his final days, called thirumalai AzhwAr and told him “Approach viLAnjOlaippiLLai and learn all the significant meanings that you desire; approach thirukkaNNangudip piLLai and learn thiruvAimozhi from him”. Then, reminiscing the divine feet … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous The glories of thiruvAimozhippiLLai After piLLai lOkAchAryar attained paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam), thirumalai AzhwAr (thiruvAimozhip piLLai)’s mother, who had taken refuge under lOkAchAryar, could not bear his departure and left for the divine abode. thirumalai AzhwAr was taken under the protection of his maternal … Read more