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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 19 SlOkam – Original thyakthvA karmapalAsangam nithyathrupthO nirASraya: | karmaNyabhipravruththO’pi naiva kinchith karOthi sa: || word-by-word meaning karma palAsangam – attachment in the results of actions thyakthvA – giving up nithya thruptha: – being satisfied with the eternal AthmA … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 19 Simple tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥ karmaṇy abhipravṛtto ’pi naiva kiñcit karoti saḥ ‘Whoso is dissociated from works’ fruit, ever self-contented, and self-reliant, though he engage in work, never doth anything.’ Whoso has abandoned all connection with fruit of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 18 Simple yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ ‘He, whose all-acts are devoid of desire and delusion (saṅkalpa), —the wise say— is the enlightened man, whose works are burnt up in the fire of wisdom.’ Kāma, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 18 SlOkam – Original yasya sarvE samArambhA: kAmasankalpavarjithA: | gyAnAgnidhagdhakarmANam tham Ahu: paNditham budhA: || word-by-word meaning yasya – for the one (who is mumukshu (liberation seeker)) sarvE samArambhA: – the efforts in nithya (daily), naimiththika (occasion based) and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 17 SlOkam – Original karmaNyakarma ya: paSyEdhakarmaNi cha karma ya: | sa budhdhimAn manushyEshu sa yuktha: kruthsnakarmakruth || word-by-word meaning karmaNi – in karma (actions which are performed) akarma – Athma gyAna (knowledge about self) which is different from … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 17 Simple karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt ‘Whoso seeth a-karma in karma, whoso, too, seeth karma in a-karma, —he is the wise among mankind; he is the fit (yuktaḥ); he … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 16 SlOkam – Original karmaNO hyapi bOdhdhavyam bOdhdhavyam cha vikarmaNa: | akarmaNaS cha bOdhdhavyam gahanA karmaNO gathi: || word-by-word meaning hi – Because karmaNa: api – in the nature of karma bOdhdhavyam – there are aspects to be known; … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 16 Simple karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ ‘Verily, karma has to be understood, vi-karma has to be understood, and a-karma, as well, has to be understood. Intricate, (or incomprehensible) is the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 15 SlOkam – Original kim karma kim akarmEthi kavayO’pyathra mOhithA: | thath thE karma pravakshyAmi yath gyAthvA mokshyasE’SubhAth || word-by-word meaning kavaya: api – even the wise kim karma – what is karma (actions which are to be performed … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 15 Simple kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt ‘What is action? what is inaction? In this (matter), even the wise get confounded. That action will I explain to thee, … Read more