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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: AzhwArthirunagari is a dhivyadhESam with three-folded glory. That is, AzhwAr performed mangaLASAsanam to make this kshEthran a dhivyadhESam, it is the avathAra sthalam (birth-place) of AzhwAr (nammAzhwAr) and it is the avathAra sthalam of Acharyas (kurugaik kAvalappan, emperumAnAr (bhavishyadhAchAryan) and maNAvALa … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series This article is based on the vyAkyAna avathArikai (introduction to the commentary) blessed by mAmunigaL for nAyanAr’s rahasya grantham named AchArya hrudhayam. sarvESvaran who is the divine consort of SrI mahAlakshmi and is the lord of all, is accepting … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: mAmunigaL states in upadhEsa raththina mAlai that our sath sampradhAyam is named as emperumAnAr dharisanam (rAmAnuja dharsanam) by SrI ranganAthan himself so that everyone will forever remember the contributions of emperumAnAr towards this eternal sampradhAyam. SrI rAmAnuja was neither the founder … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: We have lots of reference material in multiple languages. Here is a quick listing of some of those which may be useful: General Links https://koyil.org/ – SrIvaishNava websites portal https://acharyas.koyil.org – guru paramparai portal – links to AzhwArs/AchAryas life history in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrimathE rAmAnujAya nama: Srimadh varavaramunayE nama: Sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous For SrIvaishNavas, the following points are very useful to understand and practice in their lives on a day-to-day basis. Respect SrIvaishNavas irrespective of their varNam, ASramam, gyAnam, etc. Respect towards fellow bhAgavathas is bhagavAn’s first expectation from … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrimathE rAmAnujAya nama: Srimadh varavaramunayE nama: Sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous chANdili – garuda incident (When garudAzhwAr thinks about chANdili residing in a secluded place instead of a holy place, his wings burn down at once) In this article we will understand the different types of apachArams (offences … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrimathE rAmAnujAya nama: Srimadh varavaramunayE nama: Sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous SrIman nArAyaNan with SrI dhEvi (SrI mahAlakshmi), bhUdhEvi, nILA dhEvi and nithyasUris in paramapadham In the previous article, we understood the glories of our guru paramaparai. Now, let us understand the importance of dhivya prabandhams and dhivya … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrimathE rAmAnujAya nama: Srimadh varavaramunayE nama: Sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In the previous article we discussed the unique relationship between AchArya and Sishya. Some may ask – “Why do we need an AchArya between us and emperumAn? Have there not been cases where emperumAn directly acknowledging and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrimathE rAmAnujAya nama: Srimadh varavaramunayE nama: Sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous In the previous article we saw how pancha samskAram begins ones journey as a SrIvaishNava. We also saw the beginning of a unique relationship named “AchArya-Sishya” relationship. Since this is such an important aspect in our sampradhAyam, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrimathE rAmAnujAya nama: Srimadh varavaramunayE nama: Sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: Full Series << Previous periya nambi performing pancha samskAram to SrI rAmAnuja How do we become a SrIvaishNava? According to our purvAchAryas, there is a mechanism through which one becomes a SrIvaishNava. This process is called “pancha samskAram” (initiation in to … Read more