SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
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: – engaging the mind, speech and action in dhyAna
nithyam dhyAna yOga para: – practicing dhyAna yOga everyday until the end
vairAgyam samupASritha: – nurturing detachment (in matters unrelated to AthmA)
Simple Translation
… being in a secluded place (where there are no hurdles for dhyAna), with a light diet, engaging the mind, speech and action in dhyAna, practicing dhyAna yOga everyday until the end, nurturing detachment (in matters unrelated to AthmA) …
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam
‘With solitude selected; on light diet living; in speech, body and will governed; to Dhyāna-Yoga ever devoted, to dispassion wedded;’
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