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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 11 Simple lobhaḥ pravṛttir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśamaḥ spṛhā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha ‘When Rajas, Bharata-chief! is uppermost, then are bred parsimony, unrest, engaging in works, disquiet and craving.’ Lobha=parsimony[1. Editor’s note: i.e., stinginess] or acquisitiveness=close-fistedness in the expenditure … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 11 SlOkam – Original lObha: pravruththir Arambha: karmaNAm aSama: spruhA | rajasyEthAni jAyanthE vivrudhdhE bharatharshabha || word-by-word meaning bharatha rshabha – Oh best among the descendants of bharatha! lObha: – stinginess pravruththi: – useless activities karmaNAm Arambha: – starting … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 10 SlOkam – Original sarvadhvArEshu dhEhE’smin prakASa upajAyathE | gyAnam yadhA thadhA vidhyAdh vivrudhdham sathvam ithyutha || word-by-word meaning asmin dhEhE – in this (material) body sarva dhvArEshu – all the gates, i.e., the sense organs such as eye … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 10 Simple sarva-dvāreṣu dehe ’smin prakāśa upajāyate jñānaṁ yadā tadā vidyād vivṛddhaṁ sattvam ity uta ‘When intelligence is seen to shine through all the avenues of this body, then it is to be known that Satvam is regnant.’ When … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 9 SlOkam – Original rajas thamaS chAbhibhUya sathvam bhavathi bhAratha | raja: sathvam thamaS chaiva thama: sathvam rajas thathA || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha! (among the three qualities in the body) raja: thama: cha abhibhUya … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 9 Simple rajas tamaś cābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaś caiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā ‘Overpowering Rajas and Tamas, Bharata! Satvam prevails; Rajas, similarly, over Satvam and Tamas; and Tamas, over Satvam and Rajas.’ It is admitted that … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 8 SlOkam – Original sathvam sukhE sanjayathi raja: karmaNi bhAratha | gyAnam Avruthya thu thama: pramAdhE sanjayathyutha || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha! sathvam – the quality of sathva (goodness) sukhE sanjayathi – mainly creates attachment … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 8 Simple sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata jñānam āvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta ‘Satvam, Bhārata! unites (one) to blessedness, Rajas to activity, and Tamas, forsooth! beclouds intelligence, and unites (one) to inattention.’ Satvam is chief in creating … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 7 SlOkam – Original thamas thvagyAnajam vidhdhi mOhanam sarvadhehinAm | pramAdhAlasyanidhrAbhis than nibadhnAthi bhAratha || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha! thama: thu – as for thamO guNam (quality of ignorance) agyAna jam – caused by misunderstanding … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 7 Simple tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehinām pramādālasya-nidrābhis tan nibadhnāti bhārata ‘As for Tamas, Bhārata! it begets ignorance, fascinating all embodied (beings): by listlessness doth it bind (one) to sloth and sleep.’ Ajñāna=ignorance is that which is the … Read more