RAMANUJA NOOTRANDADI
அடல் கொண்ட நேமியன் ஆருயிர் நாதன், அன்றாரணச்சொல்கடல் கொண்ட ஒண்பொருள் கண்டளிப்பப், பின்னும் காசினியோர்இடரிங்கண் வீழ்ந்திடத் தான் அவ்வொண்பொருள் கொண்டவர் பின்படர் குணன், எம் இராமானுசன்தன் படி இதுவே.
PASURAM 36
According to the 36th Pasuram of Ramanuja Nootrandadi, how does Sri Ramanuja’s method of delivering spiritual knowledge differ from how Lord Krishna originally delivered the Bhagavad Gita to the world?
GITA BASHYAM
While Lord Krishna extracted the essential truth of the Vedas and revealed it in one place (to Arjuna on the battlefield), people still remained trapped in worldly suffering. Sri Ramanuja took that same spiritual treasure and actively went out into the world, following after ordinary people to deliver it directly to them in their everyday lives
Who composed Sristuti and Who is the Godess about
Swami Desikan/ PERUNDEVI THAYAR IN KANCHI
ஸங்கல்பகல்பலத¦காமவத¦₄ம் க்ஷமாயா: ஸ்ேவச்சா₂வராஹமஹ§ஷீம் ஸுலபா₄நுகம்பாம் Á. வ¥ஶ்வஸ்ய மாதரமக¦ஞ்சநகாமேத₄நும். வ¥ஶ்வம்ப₄ராமஶரண: ஶரணம் ப்ரபத்₃ேய
VERSE 1
How does Swami Desikan praises Bhuma Devi
1. Kalpaka tree which gives everything u request for. 2. Porumaiye Vadivanaval, no limit to patience 3. Varaha's wife, Svecha 4. Easily gives Arul 5. Mother of the Universe 6.Kamadhenu to people in distres
Who wrote PADUKA SAHASRAM? What is the story behind it?
1. A rival scholar in Srirangam challenged Vedanta Desika to a literary duel, claiming he could compose 1,000 verses in Sanskrit overnight. Desika accepted, spending the first two parts of the night in meditation and rest, and miraculously composed all 1,008 verses during a single stretch of the final quarters of the night by the grace of the divine sandals.The rival scholar managed to compose only 300 verses in the same timeframe and conceded defeat, deeply humbled by Desika's swift literary mastery.
2.While poets traditionally praise a deity from the feet upwards, Desika chose to focus entirely on the sandals (Paduka) that protect the Lord's feet, elevating them as the ultimate intercessor and savior.
3.Just as a sandal protects the foot and connects it to the ground, Nammazhwar acts as the ultimate mediator between God and ordinary humans.
Who got Moksham even though the name of VISHNU was spelled INCORRECTLY
Valmiki - Maramaram
கருத்திற் புகுந்துள்ளிற் கள்ளம் கழற்றிக், கருதரிய வருத்தத்தினால் மிக வஞ்சித்து, நீயிந்த மண்ணகத்தேதிருத்தித் திருமகள் கேள்வனுக் காக்கிய பின்னென்னெஞ்சில்பொருத்தப் படாது, எம்மிராமாநுச! மற்றோர் பொய்ப்பொருளே.
PASURAM 78
Varutham and vanjithu? Is varutham sorrow here? Explain
According to Pasuram 78 of the Ramanuja Nootrandadi, what fundamental shift happens to a person's desires once a true spiritual teacher (Guru) cleanses their heart and connects them to the Divine?
Varutham is EFFORT put in by Ramanuja and Vanjam means like a dad diverting us to come to the right path
The mind naturally loses interest in superficial, temporary, or false worldly distractions (பொய்ப் பொருள்) because it has found a permanent, higher purpose.
Verse 9
த்வாமேவாஹுஹ் கதிசிதபரே த்வத்ப்ரியம் லோகநாதம். கிம் தைரந்தஹ்கலஹமலிநைஹ் கிஞ்சிதுத்தீர்ய மக்நைஹ் |த்வத்ஸம்ப்ரீத்யை விஹரதி ஹரௌ ஸம்முகீநாம் ச்ருதீநாம். பாவாரூடௌ பகவதி யுவாம் தம்பதீ தைவதம் நஹ் || VERSE 9
What specific concept does this sloka talk about
DWAYAM
ஆச்வாஸநாய ஜகதாம் புருஷே பரஸ்மிந். ஆபந்நரக்ஷணதஸாமபிநேதுகாமே |அந்தர்ஹிதேதரகுணாத்அபலாவஸ்வபாவாத் ஒளத ந்வதே பயமஜ்ஜநமப்புயநைஷீ: VERSE 14. There is an important lesson to be learnt from Bhuma Devi, what is it?
COMPLETE SURRENDER saying I dont have any pugal
Oநிச்சேஷம் அம்பரதலம் யதி பத்ரிகா ஸ்யாத. ஸப்தார்ணவீ யதி ஸமேத்ய மஷீ பவித்ரீ | வக்தா ஸஹஸ்ரவதன: புருஷ: ஸ்வயம் சேத். லிக்யேத ரங்கபதி பாதுகயோ: ப்ரபாவ: PRABHAVA PATHADHI 3.2. According to this verse, what cosmic elements must be transformed into paper and ink, and who must act as the narrator, for the full majesty of Lord Ranganatha's sandals to finally be written down?
Paper: The entire expanse of the sky. Ink: All seven oceans combined. Narrator: The thousand-headed Supreme Purusha (Lord Adi Sesha / Maha Vishnu
What is the meaning behind the word IYENGAR
following 5 angas - do whatever HE likes, avoid whatever he doesn't like, maha vishwasam, beg him all the time and pray to him, oru pugalum illai other than YOU
போந்ததுஎன் நெஞ்சென்னும் பொன்வண்டு உனதடிப் போதி. லொண்சீர்ஆந்தெளி தேனுண் டமர்ந்திட வேண்டி, நின் பால்அதுவே. ஈந்திட வேண்டும் இராமாநுசா!இது அன்றிஒன்றும். மாந்தகில் லாது,இனி மற்றொன்று காட்டி மயக்கிடலே. PASURAM 100. Swami, even if you show something else adiyen wont fall for it. What does Amudhanar talk about here?
Not even Perumal. Philosophical insight- ACHARYA BHAKTHI I wont leave your Thiruvadi even if u show Perumal
Verse 15
ஆர்தத்ராண வ்ரதிபிர அம்ருதாஸார நீலாம்புவாஹை. அம்போஜானாம் உஷஸி மிஷதாம் அந்தரங்கைர் அபாங்கை: |யஸ்யாம் யஸ்யாம் திஶி விஹரதே தேவி த்ருஷ்டி ஸ்த்வதீயாதஸ்யாம் தஸ்யாம் அஹமஹமிகா தந்வதே ஸம்பதோகா: VERSE 15
This sloka talks about the side glances of Thayar? To what it is compared to?
Dark, moisture- ladder rain clouds, lotus, riches, filled with nectar of compassion
வ்யோமாதிலங்கி நிவிபோப்ரளயாம்பு ராயௌ வேசந்தலோ இவ மாதுமக்யமூர்தே: ஸத்ய:ஸமுத்;ரவ்ஸ்நேஸரஸைரகாஷீ: ஆநந்த,ஸாகாரமபாரமபாங்க பாதை: VERSE 16 what does sagaram here means? What type of sagaram is Swami Desikan talk about?why?
Oh Mother Earth (Bhumi Devi), whose garment is the vast ocean! During the cosmic dissolution (pralaya), the massive deluge of water expanded so rapidly that it overshot the skies. Yet, when your Lord took the form of the giant divine boar (Lord Varaha) to rescue you, His immeasurable and colossal body was so grand that the entire terrifying ocean looked like a tiny, shallow puddle next to Him.The moment He lifted you up, you cast your beautiful, nectar-filled side-glances (apānga-pāta) upon Him. Instantly, those fearful, cold waters of the deluge were transformed into a boundless, warming ocean of absolute bliss (ānanda-sāgara).
மோசித ஸ்திர சராந் அயத்நத: கோஸலாந் ஜநபதாந் உபாஸ்மஹே |யேஷு காம்ச்சந பபூவ வத்ஸராந் தைவதம் தநுஜ வைரிபாதுகா ||
ADHIKARA PARIGRAHA PATHADHI 6.2. IN AMANUSHASTAVAM , swami KOORATHAZHWAN asks how can Rama give moksha to everyone,
can anyone explain
Effortless Salvation (Asrama-Sulabha): Typically, achieving liberation or Moksha requires grueling spiritual disciplines like intense meditation (Jnana Yoga), severe penance, or complex rituals. However, Desika explains that when the Lord's Paduka ruled Ayodhya, salvation became accessible to every living citizen effortlessly, purely by being present in that realm. Surpassing All Paths: The phrase tadhathikramya mukthimaargaanaam emphasizes that the grace flowing from the Paduka bypassed and transcended all standard, difficult paths to liberation. The Supreme Ruler: The Paduka did not just manage the material well-being of the kingdom; it acted as a direct spiritual savior (sākṣāt) for the entire land.Inner Esoteric Meaning (Thathva)In the Sri Vaishnava tradition, the Padukas represent the Acharya (Spiritual Guru). The deep inner meaning of this verse is that surrendering to a true Guru provides a direct shortcut to God. While scaling spiritual heights on your own is full of obstacles, placing yourself under the administration and guidance of an Acharya ensures that your ultimate spiritual liberation is guaranteed completely without strain.
என்நான் செய்கேன் யாரே களைகண் என்னை என்செய்கின்றாய், உன்னால் அல்லால் யாவராலும் ஒன்றும் குறைவேண்டேன், கன்னார் மதிள்சூழ் குடந்தைக் கிடந்தாய் அடியேன் அருவாணாள், செந்நாள் எந்நாள் அந்நாள் உனதாள் பிடித்தே செலக்காணே. THIRUVOIMOZHI 5.8.3. What is this pasuram about? how will azhwar, Acharyas and prapannan propose SARANAGATHI to Perumal ,
EN NAAN SEIGEN - THIRUVOIMOZHI 5.8.3, AZHWAR out of urgency to reach Perumal will be too excited and say " U HAVE TO COME NOW" Acharyas will say, out of Gnanam, we are all your wealth, so u have to come and take care, Prapanas will out of agnanan, becos it is easier to do Saranagadhi will say en naan seigen keeping their hands out
மயக்குமிரு வினைய வல்லியில் பூண்டு மதிமயங்கித். துயக்கும் பிறவியில் தோன்றிய என்னைத் துயரகற்றி. உயக்கொண்டு நல்கும் இராமாநுச! என்றது உன்னை உன்னி. நயக்கும் அவர்க்கு இது இழுக்கு என்பர் நல்லவர் நைந்து இதே.
PASURAM 101
What followers of Ramanuja says its a disgrace to Ramanuja
We are stuck in punniyam and pavam, astonishing rebirth, don't know the way to come out of this misery. Swami destroyed all our sorrows and showed us the right path. But all your devoted and independent followers say that it is a disgrace if we praise Swami like this. Swami is something more than this and you have to approach Swami just to do Kainkaryam and not expecting anything else. Kainkaryam in the sense what would make Swami happy .Recite Tirupavai with understanding the meaning of each pasuram, same way with THIRUVOIMOZHI
Verse 19
ஜாதாகாங்க்ஷா ஜனநி யுவயோரேகஸேவாதிகாரே. மாயாலீடம் விபவமகிலம் மந்யமாநாஸ்த்ருணாய | ப்ரீத்யை விஷ்ணோஸ்தவ ச க்ருதிந: ப்ரீதிமந்தோபஜந்தே. வேலாபங்கப்ரஶமநபலம் வைதிகம் தர்மஸேதும் | VERSE 19
What does Swami Desikan says about worshipping Divya Dhampathigal
We all should consider worldly power and riches as blades of grass and follow the path of vedic dharma
Xதம்ஷ்ட்ரா விதாரித மஹாஸுர சோணிதாங்கைஹி. அங்கைஹி ப்ரயஸ்தவ ததே பரிரம்ப லீலாம் | ஸா தே பயோதி ஜல கேளி ஸமுத்திதாயா: ஸைரந்த்ரிகேவ விததே நவமங்கராகம் || 17 ||
Swami Desikan talks about a Beautician who does makeup for Bhuma Devi. In which sentence? and what word is it ?
Sairandhri, 4th sentence. The Embrace: The Lord had just destroyed the demon Hiranyaksha using His sharp tusks. The demon’s red blood was splattered all over the Lord's divine body. When He joyfully embraced Bhumidevi as She emerged from the ocean waters, that red blood transferred onto Her.
போகாநந்ய மநஸாம் மணிபாதுகே த்வம். புஷ்ணாஸி ஹந்த பஜதாம் அநுஷங்கஸித்தான். தேநைவ நூநம் அபவத் பரதஸ்ய ஸாதோோ- ரப்ரார்திதம் ததிஹ ராஜ்யம் அவார்ஜநீயம். ADHIKARA PATHADHI 6.4 OR 144TH SLOKA. Though Bharatha didn't ask for Rajyam, since he worshipped Paduka, he got it as an intermediate benefit. What do we infer from this?
Unsolicited Grace: The Paduka does not wait for a devotee to ask for material gains; she showers material and spiritual success simultaneously. The Example of Bharata: Bharata desired nothing more than the righteous service of Rama's Paduka, yet the great kingdom of Kosala gravitated toward him unconditionally and inevitably. Single-Minded Devotion (Ananya Bhakti): True surrender to the Lord's sandals naturally secures all forms of auspiciousness without a petitioner needing to pray for transient material rewards. I
கோ³தே³ கு³ணைர் அபனயன் ப்ரணதாபராதா⁴ன்
ப்⁴ரூக்ஷேப ஏவ தவ போ⁴க³ரஸானுகூலꦉ |
கர்மಾನುப³ந்தி⁴ப²லதா³நரதஸ்ய ப⁴ர்து꞉
ஸ்வாதந்த்ர்யது³ர்வ்யஸநமர்மபி⁴தா³நிதா³நம. GODHA STUTI - VERSE 25. Swami Vedanta Desika boldly writes that the Lord's strict insistence on punishing people according to their karma is like a "bad habit" or an "addiction" (durvyasana). What is the incredibly subtle "weapon" Andal uses to completely shatter this stubborn habit and make the Almighty Husband lose His independence?
A simple, playful knitting of her eyebrows (a gentle frown).
சேம நல் வீடும் பொருளும் தருமமும் சீரிய நல்காமமும் என்று இவை நான்கு என்பர் நான்கினும் கண்ணனுக்கேஆமது காமம் அறம் பொருள் வீடு இதற்கு என்று உரைத்தான்வாமநன் சீலன் இராமானுசன் இந்த மண்மிசையே. VERSE 40. Among the 4 Purushothams, RAMANUJA says KAMAM is the best approach, why?
If we have desire and devotion towards KRISHNA, we try to go in the right path, earn wealth to do kainkarya and help HIS devotees, all these will lead to liberation
ஸம்பத்யந்தே பவபயதமீ பாநவஸ்த்வத்ப்ரஸாதாத். பாவா: ஸர்வே பகவதி ஹரௌ பக்திமுத்வேலயந்த: | யாசே கிம் த்வாமஹமிஹ யத: ஶீதலோதாரஶீலா. பூயோ பூயோ திஶஸி மஹதாம் மங்களாநாம் ப்ரபந்தாந் || VERSE 22
What does Swami Desikan say that he got from Perundevi Thayar
Clear mindset, bhakthi, mangalam
ஸர்வம்ஸேஹத்யவந¦ரித்யசேலத¦ மாத: வ¥ஶ்வம்ப₄ேரத¦ வ¥புேலத¦ வஸுந்த₄ேரத¦ அந்யாந¦ சாந்யவ¥முகா₂ந்யப¥₄தா₄நவ்ரு’த்த்யாநாமாந்யமூந¦ கத₂யந்த¦ தவாநுபா₄வம். VERSE 6
List out the sacred names of Bhumi Devi and what do the names portray?
1.Sarvam Saha 2. Avani 3.Achala 4. Vishwambara 5.Vibula 6. Vasundara
Iபரிஸரவிநதாநாம் மூர்த்நி துர்வர்ணபங்க்திம். பரிணாமயஸி ஶௌரே: பாதுகே! த்வம் ஸுவர்ணம் | குஹகஜநவிதூரே ஸத்பதே லப்தவ்ருத்தே: க்வ நு கலு விதிதஸ்தே கோऽப்யஸௌ தாதுவாத:
VERSE 3.20
Vedanta Desikan uses the ancient Indian concept of alchemy (Dhātuvāda) as a profound theological metaphor. Traditional alchemy seeks to transform cheap, base metals (like iron or lead) into precious gold.How does Swami Desikan beautifully subvert this scientific concept to illustrate the spiritual power of Lord Ranganatha's sandals (Padukas)? In your response, explain the unique "base metal" and the resulting "pure gold" that are involved in this divine transformation.
Destiny into Grace: The verse emphasizes that true surrender (Prapatti) to the divine sandals has the power to erase and rewrite bad destiny, shifting a soul from "fate to golden fortune." The Right Path: The word Satpathe implies that the Padukas do not just offer material luck, but fundamentally transform a devotee's character so they naturally walk a righteous, spiritually rewarding path.
Instead of physical transformation of metals using chemicals, the Padukas perform a spiritual transmutation of the soul’s journey. The poet poses a rhetorical question asking where the sandals learned a type of alchemy that completely defies earthly science.The "Base Metal" (Input): This represents a human being's unfortunate fate, rigid karma, or bad worldly tendencies—often referred to as the rigid "head-script" or destiny written on the forehead by Brahma. Like base iron, it is heavy, full of flaws, and binds the soul to suffering.The "Pure Gold" (Output): This represents a transformed destiny, complete spiritual purification, and being firmly established on the righteous path (Satpathe) toward liberation. The touch of the Padukas rewrites fate into divine grace.
விருஷகிரி கிருஹமேதி குணா: போத பல ஐஸ்வர்ய வீர்ய சக்தி முகா: |தோஷா: பவேயுரேதே யதி நாம தயே த்வயா விநாபூதா: DAYA SATAKAM - VERSE 15. All the qualities of the Lord become doshas without mercy? Why?
Why they become faults: Without Mercy to restrain them, the Lord's infinite Knowledge (Jnana) would strictly log every sin, His Power (Shakti) would crush the wrongdoer, and His Splendor (Tejas) would blind or intimidate the devotee. It is Daya alone that channels these raw powers into saving and protecting the soul