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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 45 SlOkam – Original thapasvibhyO’dhikO yOgI gyAnibhyO’pi mathOdhika: | karmibhyASchAdhikO yOgI thasmAth yOgI bhavArjuna || word-by-word meaning yOgI – yOga practitioner thapasvibhya: adhika: (matha:) – is thought to be greater than those who merely engage in penance; (yOgI – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 45 Simple tapasvibhyo ’dhiko yogī jñānibhyo ’pi mato ’dhikaḥ karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna ‘The yogi ranks higher than the tapasvīs, higher yet than the jñānīs; higher is he than the karmīs. Hence, Arjuna! become thou the yogi.’ … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 44 SlOkam – Original prayathnAdhyathamAnasthu yOgI samSudhdha kilbisha: | anEkajanmasamsidhdhas thathO yAthi parAm gathim || word-by-word meaning thatha: – Thus samSudhdha kilbisha: – being free from sins anEka janma samsidhdha: – being qualified to complete the yOga nicely, by … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 44 Simple prayatnād yatamānas tu yogī saṁśuddha-kilbiṣaḥ aneka-janma-saṁsiddhas tato yāti parāṁ gatim ‘The sedulously exerting yogi becomes assoiled of sin; and obtaining perfection after many births[1. Cp. Bh. Gita. VII-3, and VII-19.], thence passes on to the Supreme State.’ … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 43.5 SlOkam – Original jigyAsurapi yOgasya SabdhabrahmAthivarthathE || word-by-word meaning yOgasya jigyAsu: api – one who desires to learn and practice yOga (even after slipping from the path of yOga, by the greatness of the yOga, as previously explained, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 43.5 Simple jijñāsur api yogasya śabda-brahmātivartate ‘Even he who has the (mere) desire to know Yoga passes beyond the name-great[1. Name-great or the infinite matter-expanse, the greatness of which consists in having names and forms. The Nameless-Great is the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 43 SlOkam – Original pUrvAbhyAsEna thEnaiva hriyathE hyavaSOpi sa: | word-by-word meaning thEna pUrvAbhyAsEna Eva – As a result of the yOga practice which was performed in previous birth sa: – he avaSa: api – involuntarily hriyathE – is … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 43 Simple pūrvābhyāsena tenaiva hriyate hy avaśo ’pi saḥ ‘By the previous habit alone, is he attracted into it (yoga), even involuntarily.’ In the re-incarnation that comes, he gets back the yoga-memory or links of reminiscence connected with the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 42 SlOkam – Original thathra tham budhdhi samyOgam labhathE paurvadhaihikam | yathathE cha thathO bhUya: samsidhdhau kurunandhana || word-by-word meaning thathra – in those births paurvadhaihikam – from previous birth tham budhdhi samyOgam – the intelligence (relating to yOga) … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 42 Simple tatra taṁ buddhi-saṁyogaṁ labhate paurva-dehikam yatate ca tato bhūyaḥ saṁsiddhau kuru-nandana ‘Here picketh he up, the memory-link connected with his previous body; thence again, O Son of Kuru! doth he strive towards (yoga)-perfection.’ >> Chapter 6 verse … Read more