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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 27 SlOkam – Original dhravyayagyAs thapOyagyA yOgayagyAs thathAparE | svAdhyAyagyAnayagyAS cha yathaya: samSithavrathA: || word-by-word meaning yathaya: – those yathis (ones who put effort) samSithavrathA: – and with firm will aparE – some karma yOgis dhravya yagyA: – engage … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 27 Simple dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare svādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāś ca yatayaḥ saṁśita-vratāḥ ‘Some do wealth-sacrifices; some, tapas-sacrifices; some yoga-sacrifices; some, svādhyāya-sacrifices; and some yatis of fixed resolve, go in for jñāna-sacrifices.’ Some few karma-yogis go in for wealth-sacrifices; that is, they … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 26 SlOkam – Original sarvANIndhriyakarmANi prANakarmANi chAparE | AthmasamyamayOgAgnau juhvathi gyAnadhIpithE || word-by-word meaning aparE – Some other karma yOgis gyAna dhIpithE – in the lamp lit by knowledge Athma samyama yOgAgnau – in the fire of mind control … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 26 Simple sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi cāpare ātma-saṁyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite ‘Others sacrifice all sense-activities and prāṇa[1. The life-force which performs all organic functions in the body, digestion, respiration, circulation etc.]-activities in the wisdom-fanned ātma-samyama-yoga-fire.’ Others offer up (or burn up) all … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 25.5 SlOkam – Original SabdhAdhIn vishayAn anya indhriyAgnishu juhvathi || word-by-word meaning anyE – yet other karma yOgis SabdhAdhIn vishayAn – sense-objects such as sound indhriyAgnishu – in the fire of sensory organs juhvathi – engage in sacrifice Simple … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 25.5 Simple śabdādīn viṣayān anya indriyāgniṣu juhvati ‘Others sacrifice the sense-objects: sound etc, into the sense-fires.’ Other (karma)-yogis strive to appease [i.e., calm, quell, restrain] the appetites which the senses feel towards gratifying themselves by coming in contact with … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 25 SlOkam – Original SrOthrAdhInIndhriyANi anyE samyamAgnishu juhvathi | word-by-word meaning anyE – some other karma yOgis SrOthrAdhIni indhriyANi – sensory organs such as ears samyamAgnishu – in the fire of restraining the senses juhvathi – engaging them in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 25 Simple śrotrādīnīndriyāṇy anye saṁyamāgniṣu juhvati ‘Others sacrifice the senses: hearing etc., into the Samyama[4. Samyama is restraining or controlling. It is allegorised as fire, because the function of the sense is burnt up by it. Each sense requires … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 24.5 SlOkam – Original brahmAgnAvaparE yagyam yagyEnaivOpajuhvathi || word-by-word meaning aparE – Other karma yOgis brahmAgnau – in the fire of brahmam yagyam – havis (offering) which is the tool for yagya yagyEna – with the materials used in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 24.5 Simple brahmāgnāv apare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati ‘Others pour into Brahma-fire, yajña with yajña’[1. Cp: ‘Yajñena yajñam ayajanta Devāh.’ (Tait: Up°. Purusha-sūkta).]. Here, with yajña refers to the apparatus, food etc., used in the (Vedic) Sacrifices.’ Others, (karma-yogis), adopt for … Read more