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SrI rAmAyaNam – Beginner’s guide – Divine Birth of SrI rAma

September 26, 2023 by akshaybalaji

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: parASaran, vyAsan, vEdha valli, and aththuzhAi come to ANdAL pAtti’s (grandmother’s) house. ANdAL pAtti: Come children, wash your hands and feet. Sit down, and I’ll give you fruits as perumAL’s prasAdham. We have been learning many stories together. Today we will experience SrI rAma’s life … Read more

SrI rAmAyaNam – Beginner’s guide

June 6, 2023 by akshaybalaji

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: In our bhAratha dhESam, the two prominent epics SrI rAmAyaNam and mahAbhAratham have been celebrated for centuries. SrI rAmayaNam has been quoted in many of our pUrvAchAryas’ works and compositions. SrI rAmAyaNam is a beautiful treasure that showcases the exemplary life of SrI rAma. Furthermore, … 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