SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
Q and A Video responses
Q. Why is dhivya prabandham only available in thamizh?
Q. Can we chant thiruppAvai,thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi between kArthikai kArthikai and dhanur mAsam?
Q. Why is kaNNinuN chiRuththAmbu considered as center point of dhivya prabandham? –
Q. Why are some dhivya prabhandha pAsurams recited twice?
Q. In thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi we see mention of demigods, why there is no mention of nithyasUris?
Q. Are we eligible to do mangaLASAsanams to bhagavAn?
Q. Does ANdAL refer to the Azhwars in pAsurams/verses 6 to15 of thiruppAvai?
Q. What are the restrictions for reciting thiruppAvai and dhivya prabandham?
Q. Can we catagorise learning dhivya prabandham or sampradhAyam knowledge as gyAna/bhakthi yOga?
https://youtu.be/vphQgojyiSk?list=PLcJLpGJlP9mq1ujSPoQLn5ayAi6Jl6Www
Q. In perumAL thirumozhi thanian why mention of green parrot, when parrots are naturally green?
https://youtu.be/QaexFn_EeVc?feature=shared
Q. When nanjIyar recited thiruvAimozhi pAsuram, bhattar became ecstatic, fainted.Please explain
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Q. Narrating which pAsuram did nammAzhwAr faint?
https://youtu.be/VgwD-4ACUqU?feature=shared
Q. In thiruppallANdu, its said that sudharSana chakram is more radiant than bhagavAn. Explain
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Q. Why is thiruvAimozhi is considered dhrAvida vEdha sAgaram?
https://youtu.be/iPBPro-IkJk?si=axe3SKdQA400nKo3
Q. Apart from upadhESa rathna mAlai is there any grantham which details AzhwArs thirunakshatrams?
https://youtu.be/bw_ruCtdb0s?si=GMJZC8wYF-y2cL_a
Q. What is the history behind of which pAsurams are marked to be chanted twice?
https://youtu.be/wEe45X1vg74?si=SbTVBUMpiIr-FB0v
Q. When kaNNinuN chiRuththAmbu is recited, is it true that perumAL listens in the mood of yaSOdhA?
https://youtu.be/C3iO91Doy34?list=PLcJLpGJlP9mq1ujSPoQLn5ayAi6Jl6Www
Q. What is iyal sARRu? When is it recited?
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Q. In some of the pAsurams, AzhwAr mentions about thrimUrthi sAmyam. Please explain.
https://youtu.be/R1dw4pXbE_Q?feature=shared
Q. In thiruppallANdu, please explain the meaning of the word ‘appAnjasanniyamum’
https://youtu.be/d1rBYdOfF9o?feature=shared
Q. dhvAra pAlakas are glorified by ANDAL but cursed by four kumAras. Please explain this difference
https://youtu.be/AgidxCpQdGw?list=PLcJLpGJlP9mq1ujSPoQLn5ayAi6Jl6Www
Q. What is the real meaning of svApadhESam?
https://youtu.be/_1u21Q0X5KY?si=O4_mV_xICcMpjG6M
Q. Among dhivya prabandhams, why thiruppAvai alone have so many vyAkhyAnams?
https://youtu.be/PTnAXxXIz2s?si=HNF9aBGbpKD23jxU
Q. According to thiruppAvai, what is the real upAyam to reach bhagavAn?
https://youtu.be/Y3bBSGgBqbM?si=MCzbZmDxc6ZLZpwr
Q. Are there any literature equivalent to dhivya prabandhams in other languages?
https://youtu.be/Z5ffnwoQWlg?si=IwD1INOatmVLYLbt
Q. Are there any pAsurams attributed to periya pirAtti for eternally being with periya perumAL?
https://youtu.be/p3uEuEU1Tqs?si=C6EQNN-_Ix6mIps9
Q. Are there any specific pAsurams in thiruvAymozhi which directly connect to dhvaya manthram?
https://youtu.be/SdftmSLUhOo?si=P5iJDHjjcYUu-AVL
Q. pEyAzhwAr in mUnRAm thiruvandhAdhi equates rudhra and vishNu in same form. Please explain.
https://youtu.be/zPaJKAuB8Q0?si=A7Pk7YnPindTorDa
Q. What does thiruvAimozhi mean?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEXU878deu4
Q. Where can we find reference of hanumAn in dhivya prabandhams?
https://youtu.be/sqswI0X3Bq4?si=KV38kBDeD5b1-Cg-
Q. In pAsurams, we come across the phrase ‘oru paththu’ many times. Explain the significance.
https://youtu.be/rAJ9-nVYsPk?si=-a3Osg1JRvwjDVm0
Q. nammAzhwAr says “Beauty of his crown is tormenting me more than anything”. Kindly explain.
https://youtu.be/Q1IpmYjrJs4?si=FuXk8QpZklZ0UVLm
Q. It is said that we should concentrate more on dhivyaprabhandham than vEdham. Kindly explain.
https://youtu.be/ZmP94BBAZQk?si=We85MYL_NkPqBrCU
Q. Why pAsurams pronunciation in one dhivya dhEsham is different from another?
https://youtu.be/Pa2eaJ6tGOQ?si=Xywkqv2M53VVFJS6
Q. In thiruvAimozhi, AzhwAr gets scared of bhagavAn having enemies. Kindly explain in detail.
https://youtu.be/U1giJjWVVsg?si=XnnINHjsXebKUzjJ
Q. In thiruvAimozhi 10.7.8 pAsuram, please explain the EvakAram (avadhAranam) after each word?
https://youtu.be/JU_P62h4_9Y?si=SJVPA9eGJsMt9zEl
Q. In thiruvAimozhi 10.7.8 pAsuram, please explain the EvakAram (avadhAranam) after each word?
Q. In thiruvAimozhi. from start to end nammAzhwar goes through a range of emotions. Explain.
https://youtu.be/RF5v5W32viE?si=zCi9ZUpGCzokwcKf
Q. nammAzhwAr shows his attachment/detachment towards certain archA form. Kindly explain.
Q. Kindly explain ‘vEdham anaiththukkum viththAgum’ (Seed of vEdhams) referring to thiruppAvai.
https://youtu.be/Pj_aovRtMzM?si=W8lgQd5ltBkTjBwB
Q. In thiruppaLLiyezhuchchi, why only in 5th pAsuram it is said ‘emperumAn paLLI ezhundharuLAyE’?
https://youtu.be/hrb18Gbx2jw?si=YwZocHV2huQ9enz5
Q. In thiruppAvai, why ANdAL approached bhagavAn through nappinnai instead of SrIdhEvi?
https://youtu.be/MR_2jSKnDzI?si=xvdXrH9NmeAJea9Q
Q. What is bhagavath vishayam?
https://youtu.be/9XNJJm_2ueI?si=aDp3dLmp9JKJArTX
Q. What is the purpose of AzhwArs showing materialistic benefits for reciting their pAsurams?
https://youtu.be/PTPDSF_News?si=cd8_pyOwDMS89IUN
Q and A Text responses
Q. What is kOyil thiruvAimozhi?
kOyil thiruvAimozhi is a collection of important padhigams (dhaSakams) from thiruvAimozhi.
Q. When reciting the first line of a dhivya prabandham, why do we omit the initial words, as in ‘thingaL’ instead of ‘marghazhi thingaL’? Is this only for dhivya prabandham or any other sthOthrams?
The concept is – AchAryan will commence and we will follow. So, it is the practice in some dhivyadhEsams and mutts that we will leave the first two words and then proceed. Usually, this practice is seen only for dhivyaprabandhams.
Q. Does kaNNinuN siRuththAmbu prabandham glorify krishNa?
Yes – in the first pAsuram itself, madhurakavi AzhwAr glorifies krishNa and then goes on to glorify nammAzhwAr.
Q. Which pAsurams in thiruvAimozhi refer to thiruvEnkatamudaiyAn?
thiruvAimozhi 3.3, thiruvAimozhi 6.10, periya thirumozhi 1.8 to 2.1, perumAL thirumozhi – UnERu selvaththu, nAchchiyAr thirumozhi – kArkOdal pUkkAL. Many other individual pAsurams.
Q. Are there other prabandhams other than thiruppallANdu for mangaLASAsanam of perumAL?
In many places, AzhwArs perform mangaLASAsanam. All of periyAzhwAr’s pAsurams – both thiruppallANdu and periyAzhwAr thirumozhi are said to be mangaLASAsanam. In ANdAL’s thiruppAvai, “anRivvulagam aLandhAy” pAsuram is said to be mangaLASAsanam. nammAzhwaAr’s “angum ingum” padhigam/dhaSakam is said to be mangaLASAsanam, etc.
Q. What is the reason for each Ayiram of dhivya prabandhams being derived from the 4 vEdhas by AzhwArs?
nammAzhwAr’s 4 prabandhams are said to be equivalent to 4 vEdhams. In AchArya hrudhayam, sUthrams 42, 43, etc., (in about 10 sUthrams) – comparison between prabandhams and vEdhams are seen – https://granthams.koyil.org/acharya-hrudhayam-english/ .
Q. pAsuram in thiruvAimozhi 7-5-2 says SrI rAmA took all ayOdhyA residents to sAketh lOkam. But in 7-5-1 AzhwAr says naRpAlukku uyththanan nAnmuganAr peRRa nAttule. Please clarify.
Those who are living in the good place, in SrI ayOdhyA, with the joy of enjoying the qualities [of SrI rAma], all entities in the form of chara (mobile) and achara (immobile) created in the universe by brahmA, starting with the sprouted and spread out grass, very lowly ant etc, who were not having any means to be uplifted, were all placed in the apt land, which is a good place, by SrI rAma; those who desire to learn something which is priyam and hitham, will they learn about any entity other than the great benefactor, chakravarthith thirumagan (SrI rAma)?
The simple meaning of the pAsuram explains it. The words have to be re-arranged to get the proper meaning. All entities of the universe were uplifted, is the message of the 1st pAsuram. How they were uplifted is explained in the 2nd pAsuram.
Q. Can senniyOngu padhigam be called as oral prapatti?
Yes.
Q. Is there any specific pAsuram from thiruppAvai that we can recite while having the dharSan of ANdAL nAchiyAr in the temple?
Her thaniyans, vAzhi thirunAmams can be recited.
Q. In pEriyAzhwAr thirumozhi, 1.3 in mAnnikamkatti padhigam, 5th pAsuram, 3rd line, should it be vazhichirAvanan (வயிச்சிரவணன்) or vazhchirAvaNan (வயிச்சிராவணன்)?
*வயிச்சிரவணன்* is correct. it is the thamizh word for vaiSravaNa who is kubEra, who is the son of viSrava muni. *வயிச்சிராவணன்* is also recited by some, and it cannot be considered as wrong.
Q. What is munnadi/ pinnadi method of reciting pAsurams?
munnadi/pinnadi is a way of reciting pAsurams – where the first few words of first line and first few words of the third line of the pAsurams will be recited. it will cut-short the time to recite a prabandham dramatically. This method is said to have come up during times when pAsurams could not be fully recited due to different reasons. The practice is seen in many dhivyadhESams nowadays especially when there are multiple uthsavams/events happening in temple, they resort to this approach.
Q. Is dhivya prabandham apaurushEya?
No – they are paurushEya only. But since nammAzhwAr’s prabandhams are compared to vEdhams, they are glorified as apaurushEya. It is for glorification of the dhivyaprabandhams.
Q. Is dhivya prabandhams anAdhi?
It can be said in a way as anAdhi – since bhagavAn reveals these thiruvAimozhi pAsurams through AzhwAr as said in https://divyaprabandham.koyil.org/index.php/2018/10/thiruvaimozhi-7-9-enraikkum/. But there are many places in thiruvAimozhi commentary where it is said that thiruvAimozhi has the greatness of being authored by nammAzhwAr unlike vEdhams which are apaurushEyam.
Q. periya thirumozhi 5.6.8*:- I saw the highest lord in thennarangam who does not give his grace to Buddhists with their orange clothes or to dirty Jains and only gives his grace to the devotees who approach him, my relatives, me, my father, my mother and the gods in the sky. periya thirumozhi 9.8.9:- He, our highest lord, our father, who loves even the ignorant Jains and Buddhists and others of other religions that put their own beliefs ahead of the vEdhas stays in the temple in thirumAlirunjolai where women in the shadows of a grove of long-branched sandal trees on the slopes recite mantras and worship our god. O ignorant heart, come let us go there and worship him. How does one reconcile these 2 pAsurams of periya thirumozhi?
He does not give his special mercy to them. But as the antharyAmi, he stays with everyone and guides everyone towards goodness, and thus he helps them as well, in a generic way.
Q. In thiruvAimozhi, 10.1.8 pAsuram, மரதக மணி தடத்தி (maradhaga maNith thadam) pAsuram is it pronounced as மரதக (marathaga) or மரகத (maragadha)?
Both way is used – in either case it is fine. மரகத is the actual samskritha word – but it thamizh it is written மரதக sometimes.
Q. What is the meaning of the word ‘புக்கு’ (pukku) that we come across in aruLicheyal?
புக்கு means enter, generally.
Q. Why is the verse “SrIman SrI ranga SrIyam anupadhravam…” is recited twice during sARRumuRai?
It is for emphasis. It is most important that SrIrangam which is the headquarters remain free from troubles, so that the auspiciousness gets carried to other dhivyadhESams.
Q. It is said we have to recite thiruvAimozhi sitting. If we consciously or unconsciously say out loud particular pAsuram whilst doing some other task, is it considered as apachAram?
Generally, it should be recited in a sitting posture. But while doing sARRumuRai, we recite it standing only. So, it is fine to recite few pAsurams or during special occasions.
Q. In temple, in perumAL sannidhi if we want to recite one particular padhigam, then do we have to recite it outside the sannidhi sitting or can we stand and recite as its not entire thiruvAimozhi but only couple of padhigams?
We can recite standing occasionally as long as it is not disturbing others in the sannidhi in their kainkaryams.
Q. In AzhwAr pAsurams, SrI rukmiNi pirAtti is called uruppiNi. What is the meaning of this name? And is there any such name used for sathyabhAmA in the pAsurams?
uruppiNi is the thamizh way of writing rukmiNi. It is similar to krishNa written as kaNNa, kanhaiya and so on in different languages. satyabhama pirAtti is known as sathyabhAmA only.
Q. Is there a reason why periya thiruvandhAdhi has only 87 pAsurams?
No specific reason shown by our AchAryas.
Q. In periyAzhwAr thirumozhi, AzhwAr advises to name children with names of bhagavAn. But in one pAsuram he tells not to name children with names like nambi. Why does AzhwAr advise not to name children as nambi?
If they understand the name “nambi” belongs to bhagavAn and name their children with that thought it is good. But in those days, there were kings like nambi, bimbi etc – if people were naming their children based on such kings, then it is not good.
Q. In periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 2.2.3, it appears that yasOdhA knews that krishNa is dhEvaki’s son before krishNa goes to mathurA. Is that true?
periyAzhwAr knows – so he says it. Not that yaSOdhAp pirAtti knows.
Q. How can we say that thirumAlai prabandham of thoNdaradippodi AzhwAr is sung for only SrIrangam even though some pAsurams don’t say the temple explicitly?
Because, based on context even adjacent pAsurams will be taken for SrIrangam only. The theme is based on SrIrangam. First and last pAsurams focus on ranganAtha – hence the whole prabandham is for him.
Q. It can be seen that many pAsurams don’t specify a temple but it’s still dedicated to those temples, on the other hand a pAsuram mentioning one temple is dedicated to another. What is the reason for this?
pAsurams are connected to dhivyadhESams based on the context. That context is understood thoroughly by AchAryas by the grace of AzhwArs. For example, 7.1 is for thirunaRaiyUr – but in between AzhwAr cherishes thirunIrmalai bhagavAn – so it is ear-marked for both dhivyadhESams.