Namaskaram Swamy,

Adiyenin sittrarivukku ettiyadhu.

Shatari is considered Nammazhwar, Pradhana Azhwar who was the reason for we enjoying all Divya Prabhandams now. The day on which Nammazhwar attained feet of Lord is Vaikunta Ekadasi.

If you see top portion of Shatari, you will find the feet of Lord. Jivas that are away from the feet of Lord and in Samsara are connected to feet of Lord by Shatari, who is Nammazhwar.

Shatari acts as bridge between our head and the feet of Lord and connects both.

It explains the principle that we should catch hold of Azhwars and learn their Pasurams, praising and keeping them on our head, to reach the feet of Lord.

Sarvam Shri Krishnaarpanamastu!

Daasanu Daasan Srinivasan Pranesh

Sri Ramanuja Munaye Namaha,
Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami Guruvae Namaha,

Beautiful explanation Bhakta about NamAzhwAr as Shatari.

Adiyen would like to append further from Swami’s Pravachanams.

NamAlwar is Perumal ThiruvAdi, and why NamAlwar is called as “Shatari”?.

Here is Swami’s explanation from Srimad Bhagavatam and BhagavAt Gita upanyasam.

Swami says about the Vayu “Shatam”.

When we are in our mothers womb at 7 month (Basically all of us who has taken Janma, or yet to take Janma), is FULL OF 100% BRAHMAM GYANAM.

Means, all of US ‘Jeevathmas’ are like DIAMOND “Self-Glowing with Sriman Narayanan’s Grace” (No deficiency in Brahmam Gyanam) at 7th month.

At that time 7th month, we plead to SriKrishna ‘The ParamaAthma’ that, Please DON’T GIVE ME THIS BIRTH. INSTEAD TAKE ME TO SRIVAIKUNTAM FOR NITHYA-KAINKARYAM’. But, Perumal refuses and says, HE has to give us a birth and will provide the neccessary amenities like Shastras/Alwars/Acharyas, and tell us to catch hold of them (Sharanagathy) using our “Jeeva Swathanthriyam / Fredoom/Free-will (Independently Dependent on BhagavAn). Then, HE will grant Moksham.

Do, at 7th month, BhagavAn sends the Vayu called “SHATAM” with which our BRAHMAM GYANAM is covered, and we eat what our mother was eating (Prasadham or Veg or Non-Veg), and we listen what our mother was listening (BhagavAn Naamas or Movies or TV serials), and we get out Mothers womb at 9th month CRYING with covered IGNORANT Knowledge.

When the same situation happened to Swami NamAlwar at his 7th month, Swami KICKED OFF the Vayu “Shatam” with HIS leg.

So, Shatam yengum Vayuvai Kaalaal (leg) udaithadhal, Swami NamAlwar is called as “Shatari”.

That’s why Swami NamAlwar is full of Brahmam Gyanam and hence Swami us “THIRUVADI” of Perumal.

NamAlwar’s ThiruvAdi is Swami Ramanujar.

(Maraan Adi Panindhu Uyndgavan….from ‘Ramanuja Noorthandhadhi Prabhandham”). Maaran means NamAlwar.

So, when we go to Perumal Sannidhi, we should ask Shatari Saadhiyungol, means NamAlwar.

When we go to Swami NamAlwar Sannidhi, we should ask “Swami Ramanuhar” Saadhiyungol, and not ask Shatari bane, since Shatari applies to Swami NamAlwar only.

Adiyen Sri Velukkudi Krishna Dasan,
Thayar-Perumal-Alwar-Emperumanaar-Jeeyar-Acharyar Thiruvadigalaey Sharanam,
Rukmini Thayar Samedha SriKrishna BhagavAn ki Jai,
Sarvam SriKrishna Kudumbham,
Sarvam SriKrishnarpanam Asthu.

Sri Ramanuja Munaye Namaha,
Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami Guruvae Namaha,

Sorry,the last line is adiyens typo mistake as “Shatari bane”. It is “Shatari name”.

Rewritting the full sentence, ,

“When we go to Swami NamAlwar Sannidhi, we should ask “Swami Ramanujar” Saadhiyungol, and not ask Shatari name, since Shatari name applies to Swami NamAlwar only”.

Overall from Swami’s GuruParamparai upanyasams,

1) Perumal ThiruvAdi is Swami NamAlwar (Shatari),

2) Swami NamAlwar ThiruvAdi is Swami Ramanujar,
[Maaran Adi Panindhu UyndhavAn….]

3) Swami Ramanujar ThiruvAdi is Swami Dasarathi (Mudhaliyandan, SriRama Avataram)
[Padhuke YathiRajasya Kathayanthi Yathakya,
Thasya Dasarathe Padhou Shirasa ThaarayamyahAm].

There Are Many Acharyas (74 Simhasana Padhis) chain linked to Swami Ramanujars ThiruvAdi, with which we attain Swami NamAlwar ThiruvAdi and inturn attain Perumal-Thayar ThiruvAdi, and get out if this Birth-Death cycle that we have been taking for countless Janmas (Each Janna, with different Parents, Children etc……) and finally in thus Birth, we reach our Permanent Father-Mother “Sriman Narayanan” @ Moksham ‘ SriVaikuntam ‘ for Nithya-Kainkaryam.

Adiyen Sri Velukkudi Krishna Dasan,
Adiyen Acharya Dasan,
Uyya Oraey Vazhi UdayavAr ThiruvAdi,

Shatam Vaayuvai Kaalaal Udhaitha Swami NamAlwar ThiruvAdigalaey Sharanam,

Shatam yengira Vaayuvai vaithu Leelai puriyum Sri Krishna BhagavAn ki Jai,

Sarvam SriKrishna Kudumbham,
Sarvam SriKrishnarpanam Asthu.

Adiyean,

Attaching here some of the SriVaishnava PariBhashai wherein you can see the different meaning of Sri Satari at different positions..

The above was downloaded from karimaran Kaapagam online site. http://kaarimaaran.com/downoads.html