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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 18 SlOkam – Original mUdagrAhENAthmanO yath pIdayA kriyathE thapa: | parasyothsAdhanArtham vA thath thAmasam udhAhrutham || word-by-word meaning mUdagrAhENa – due to the staunch desire of foolish persons Athmana: pIdayA – to torture the self parasya uthsAdhanArtham vA – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 18 Simple mūḍha-grāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ parasyotsādanārthaṁ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ‘That is declared as Tāmasa-Tapas which by the witless willed, is done to torture self, or others to hurt.’ Mūdhāḥ = the witless or stupid. Mūdha-grāheṇa = … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 17 SlOkam – Original sathkAra mAna pUjArtham thapO dhambhEna chaiva yath | kriyathE thadiha prOktham rAjasam chalam adhruvam || word-by-word meaning sathkAra mAna pUjArtham – to gain respect, praise and worship dhambEna cha Eva – and for show yath … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 17 Simple satkāra-māna-pūjārthaṁ tapo dambhena caiva yat kriyate tad iha proktaṁ rājasaṁ calam adhruvam ‘That is here called Rājasa-Tapas which is practised for the sake of gaining regard, praise and worship, and for display; (it is) unstable and unenduring.’ … Read more