February 11, 2018

17.16 mana:prasAdha: saumyathvam

February 11, 2018 by venkatesh

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 15 SlOkam – Original mana:prasAdha: saumyathvam maunam Athmavinigraha: | bhAvasaṁSudhdhir ithyEthath thapO mAnasam uchyathE || word-by-word meaning mana: prasAdha: – Keeping the mind clear and free from anger etc saumyathvam – thinking about the well-being of others maunam – … Read more

17.16 manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ (Original)

February 11, 2018 by venkatesh

SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 15 Simple manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ bhāva-saṁśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate ‘That is called Mental Austerity, which consists in good temper, benevolence, quietude, self-control, and purity of purpose.’ Manaḥ-prasādaḥ = Good-temper, or mind kept free of anger etc., … 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