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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 14 Simple bahir antaś ca bhūtānām acaraṁ caram eva ca sūkṣmatvāt tad avijñeyaṁ dūra-sthaṁ cāntike ca tat ‘Without and within the elements; unmoving and moving; being subtle, incomprehensible; it (soul) stands far and yet near.'[1. Laotze; ‘After calling it … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 14 SlOkam – Original bahir anthaS cha bhUthAnAm acharam charam Eva cha | sUkshmathvAth thadhavigyEyam dhUrastham chAnthikE cha thath || word-by-word meaning bhUthAnAm bahi: antha: cha – [AthmA] is present both inside and outside the five great elements starting … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 13 SlOkam – Original sarvEndhriyaguNAbhAsam sarvEndhriyavivarjitham | asaktham sarvabhruch chaiva nirguNam guNabhokthru cha || word-by-word meaning sarvEndhriya guNAbhAsam – it is capable of knowing all things through actions of sense organs sarvEndhriya vivarjitham – (in its natural state) it … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 13 Simple sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛc caiva nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛ ca ‘Shining with all the sense-faculties, without all the senses; unaffected, assuming all; guṇa-less, guṇa-tasting.’ Shining with all sense-faculties: that which is capable of shining or functioning with all the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 12 SlOkam – Original sarvatha: pANipAdham thath sarvathO’kshiSirOmukham | sarvatha: Sruthimal lOkE sarvam Avruthya thishtathi || word-by-word meaning thath – that pure AthmA sarvatha: pANi pAdham – can perform all activities of hands and feet sarvathOkshi SirO mukham – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 12 Simple sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham sarvataḥ śrutimal loke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati ‘Everywhere hands and feet, that (kshetrajña, is) ; eyes, heads and faces everywhere, and all-hearing; abides in the world encompassing all.’ Everywhere hands and feet, that= … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 11 SlOkam – Original gyEyam yath thath pravakshyAmi yath gyAthvA’mrutham aSnuthE | anAdhi mathparaṁ brahma na sath than nAsadhuchyathE || word-by-word meaning yath gyAthvA – knowing which amrutham aSnuthE – attaining the imperishable state [of AthmA] yath thath gyEyam … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 11 Simple jñeyaṁ yat tat pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛtam aśnute anādi mat-paraṁ brahma na sat tan nāsad ucyate ‘That will I declare which is to be known, knowing which one tastes immortality; (that which is) the beginningless; having Me for … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 10 SlOkam – Original adhyAthmagyAnanithyathvam thathvagyAnArthadharSanam | Ethath gyAnam ithi prOktham agyAnam yadh athO’nyathA || word-by-word meaning adhyAthma gyAna nithyathvam – always engaging in the pursuit of knowledge about AthmA thathva gyAnArtha (dharSanam) chinthanam – meditation to acquire true … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 10 Simple adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśanam etaj jñānam iti proktam ajñānaṁ yad ato ’nyathā ‘Fixture in soul-knowledge, and meditation on knowledge regarding (spiritual)truths. This is declared to be knowledge; what is contrary thereto is ignorance.’ Adhyātma-jñāna=soul-knowledge=knowledge of soul. Fixture (=nityatva=nishṭhatva) is … Read more