lokachariar nayanar koora kulothama dasar

piLLai uRangA villi dhAsar

February 22, 2013 by sarathyt

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: mAsi, Ayilyam avathAra sthalam: uRaiyUr AchAryan: emperumAnAr Place from where he attained paramapadham: srIrangam piLLai uRangA villi dhAsar was a great wrestler in the king’s court and was living in uRaiyUr along with his wife named ponnAchiyAr. He was very attached to his … Read more

kUra kulOthama dhAsar

November 2, 2012 by sarathyt

sri: srimathE rAmAnujAya nama: srimadh varavaramunayE nama: sri vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama: thirunakshathram: ippasi, thiruvAdhirai avathAra sthalam: srirangam AchAryan: vadakku thiruveedhi piLLai (heard kAlakshEpams from piLLai lOkAchAryar and azhagiya maNavALa perumAL nAyanAr) Also known as kUra kulOthama nAyan, he was born in srirangam and was living there. kUra kulOthama dhAsar is instrumental in bringing thirumalai AzhwAr … Read more

Pronunciation Guide

A is used for “aa” sound – example: emperumAnAr, rAmAnuja

E is used for “yay” sound – example: EkAdhasi

I is used for “ee” sound – example: Iswara

O is used for “Oh” sound – example: Om

U is used for “oo” sound – example: Urdhva pundram

zh is used for very strong “l” sound – example: AzhwAr

L is used for strong “l” sound – example: muL (thorn)

N is used for strong “n” sound – example: nArAyaNa

R is used for strong "r" sound - example: puRappAdu (procession); its also used for "tr" sound in thamizh when there is double "R" - example: uRRAr (utRAr - relative)

d is used strong “d” sound – example: garuda

dh is used for meek “d” sound – example: gOvindha

t is used for strong “t” sound – example: ganta

th is used for meek “t” sound – example: vratham

sa, sha, ksha are typed as it is – examples: samskritham, shashti and kshamA

: is used for ha sound in samskritham words – examples: nama: to be said as namaha

Terminologies listing at Reader's Guide