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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 16 SlOkam – Original AthmasambhAvithA: sthabdhA: dhanamAnamadhAnvithA: | yajanthE nAmayagyais thE dhambhEnAvidhipUrvakam || word-by-word meaning Athma sambAvithA: – praising oneself sthabdhA: – (due to such self adulation) being puffed up dhanamAna madhAnvithA: – having pride which arises due to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 16 Simple ātma-sambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhana-māna-madānvitāḥ yajante nāma-yajñais te dambhenāvidhi-pūrvakam ‘Self-adulated, self-sufficient, and inflated with wealth and pride, are they. They perform name-sacrifices for show, with no rule conforming.’ Self-adulated= Flattering oneself by oneself. Self-sufficent (stabdhāḥ). thinking oneself perfect in … Read more