Granthams
Granthams English tag
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous aham vEdhmi mahAthmAnam rAmam sathyaparAkramam |vasishtOpi mahAthEjA yE chEmE thapasi sthithA: || This SlOkam is said by sage viSwAmithra to king dhaSaratha. Simple meaning for the SlOkam: Sage viSwAmithra tells king dhaSaratha that he, along with vasishta bhagavAn and other maharishis, is aware … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series Previous aham vEdhmi mahAthmAnam rAmam sathyaparAkramam |vasishtOpi mahAthEjA yE chEmE thapasi sthithA: || Sage viSwAmithra visits king dhaSaratha and asks for his help to protect his yAgam by sending SrI rAma and lakshmaNa with him. King dhaSaratha regrets the thought of being away … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous aham vEdhmi mahAthmAnam rAmam sathyaparAkramam |vasishtOpi mahAthEjA yE chEmE thapasi sthithA: || The rAkshasas attack the rishis in the forest; throw blood, flesh and impure substances into the yagyam and disrupt the performance of yagyam. To annihilate the rAkshasas and to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous ‘SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam’ grantham is a vyAkhyAnam for a collection of SlOkams from vAlmeeki’s SrI rAmAyaNam. It is written by periyavAchchAn piLLai. periyavAchchAn piLLai, after thoroughly studying and understanding the Idu vyAkhyAnams and several upanyAsams has provided detailed explanations for … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series The following is transcribed from SrI u vE sArathy thOthAthri swAmy’s ‘SrI rAmAyaNa thani SlOkam’ grantha kAlakshEpam. emperumAn has made many incarnations, of which SrI rAma avathAram is the most beloved for many people. Many of our AzhwArs and AchAryas have also glorified … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “But just as that vEdham, should this (AzhwAr’s prabandhams) also remain as not being authored by anyone? Since AzhwAr is said to be the author of this, nithyathvam (being eternal) and apaurushEyathvam (not … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “But are the glories of vEdham, such as its being SAsthram, being bhagavAn’s orders, not having faults, being Sruthi (heard), being truthful and having no beginning, present for nammAzhwAr’s prabandhams?” nAyanAr explains. chUrNikai … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “Do nammazhwAr’s prabandhams have prominence like vEdham is greater than other SAsthrams?” nAyanAr explains. Note: All through this section, while the main focus is on thiruvAimozhi, it does include all other prabandhams of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous vathArikai (Introduction) When asked “But vEdham has angas (ancillary texts) and upAngas (additional ancillary texts). Does thiruvAimozhi have anything like that?” that is explained here. chUrNikai 43 vEdha chathushtayAngOpAngangaL padhinAlum polE innAlukkum irundhamizh nUl pulavar panuval ARum … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) When asked “Let that language be anAdhi (beginningless); is there any statement which says that thiruvAimozhi is a type of vEdham?” the answer is given, chUrNikai 42 vadamozhi maRai enRadhu thenmozhi maRaiyai ninaiththiRE Simple Explanation … Read more