18.53 ahaṅkāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 52 Simple ahaṅkāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigraham vimucya nirmamaḥ śānto brahma-bhūyāya kalpate ‘With ahaṅkāra, power, pride, lust, wrath and covetousness given up; from ‘my-ness’ freed; —the man of peace is fitted for the state of Brahm.’ Buddhi made … Read more

18.52 vivikthasEvI laghvASI

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 51 SlOkam – Original vivikthasEvI laghvASI yathavAkkAyamAnasa: | dhyAnayOgaparO nithyam vairAgyam samupASritha: || word-by-word meaning vivikthasEvI – being in a secluded place (where there are no hurdles for dhyAna) laghvASI – with a light diet yatha vAk kAya mAnasa: … Read more

18.52 vivikta-sevī laghv-āśī (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 51 Simple vivikta-sevī laghv-āśī yata-vāk-kāya-mānasaḥ dhyāna-yoga-paro nityaṁ vairāgyaṁ samupāśritaḥ ‘With solitude selected; on light diet living; in speech, body and will governed; to Dhyāna-Yoga ever devoted, to dispassion wedded;’ >> Chapter 18 Verse 53 archived in http://githa.koyil.org pramEyam (goal) … Read more