gIthArtha sangraham – 2

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srImathE satakOpAya nama:
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Summary of the three hexades

SlOkam 2

gyAnakarmAthmikE nishtE yOgalakshyE susamskruthE |
AthmAnubhUthi SidhyarththE pUrva shatkEna chOdhithE ||

yagyam

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Word-by-word meaning

susamskruthE – well decorated (with SEshathvagyAnam (knowledge about ones servitude, detachment from worldly aspects, etc)
gyAnakarmAthmikE nishtE – gyAna yOgam (the path of pristine knowledge) and karma yOgam (the path of following scriptural ordainments)
yOga lakshyE – to attain yOgam (Athma sAkshAthkAram – self realization)
AthmAnubhUthi SidhyarththE – (and further) to attain AthmAnubhavam (blissful experience of self)
pUrva shatkEna – In the first hexade (six chapters)
chOdhithE – ordained

Simple translation

The first hexade (six chapters) ordains karma yOgam and gyAna yOgam which are decorated (with knowledge about one’s servitude and detachment towards worldly matters) to attain self-realization and blissful experience of self.

SlOkam 3

madhyamE bhagavaththathva yAdhAthmyAvApthi sidhdhayE |
gyAnakarmApi nirvarthyO bhakthiyOga: prakIrthitha: ||

antharyami

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Word-by-word meaning

madhyamE – in the middle hexade (six chapters)
bhagavath thathva yAdhAthmya avApthi sidhdhayE – to attain true experience of the supreme entity named bhagavAn
gyAna karma abhi nirvarthya – that which develops from karma yOgam which is supported with gyAnam (true knowledge)
bhakthi yOga: – bhakthi yOgam (the path of devotion)
prakIrthitha: – is explained

Simple translation

In the middle hexade, bhakthi yOgam which develops from karma yOgam that is supported with gyAnam (true knowledge) that leads to attainment of true experience of the supreme entity named bhagavAn is explained.

SlOkam 4

pradhAna purusha vyaktha sarvESvara vivEchanam |
karma dhIr bhakthirithyAdhi: pUrvaSEshOnthimOdhitha:  ||

lakshminarasimha-and-prahlada

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Word-by-word meaning

pradhAna purusha vyaktha sarvESvara vivEchanm – Explanation about mUla prakruthi (primordial matter) which is subtle, jIvAthmA (sentient), achEthana (insentient) which are gross, sarvESvara who is the supreme entity
karma – karma yOgam
dhIr – gyAna yOgam
bhakthi – bhakthi yOgam
ithyAdhi: – in the process through which these are attained, etc
pUrvaSEsha: – those which are not explained in previous chapters
anthimOdhitha: – are explained in the last hexade

Simple translation

Explanation about mUla prakruthi (primordial matter) which is subtle, jIvAthmA (sentient), achEthana (insentient) which are gross, sarvESvara who is the supreme entity, in the process through which karma yOgam, gyAna yOgam, bhakthi yOgam are attained, etc., which are not explained in previous chapters are explained in the last hexade.

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