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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 45 SlOkam – Original yatha: pravruththir bhUthAnAm yEna sarvam idham thatham | svakarmaNA tham abhyarchya sidhdhim vindhathi mAnava: || word-by-word meaning yatha: – from that paramapurusha (supreme lord) bhUthAnAm pravruththi: – all aspects such as creation etc for every … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 45 Simple yataḥ pravṛttir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatam sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarcya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ ‘Whence all beings evolve,[1. ‘Activity’ may also be used to translate pravṛitti or ‘Poteny’ meaning ‘power for action’ as contrasted with latency.] by Whom … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 44 SlOkam – Original svE svE karmaNyabhiratha: samsidhdhim labhathE nara: | svakarmaniratha: sidhdhim yathA vindhati thachchruNu || word-by-word meaning svE svE karmaNi – in activities according to one’s varNa abhiratha: – involved nara: – person samsidhdhim – fruit of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 44 Simple sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ saṁsiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tac chṛṇu ‘Each devoted to his own duty, man wins perfectness. How the devoted to his duty wins perfectness, listen.’ Every man devoted to his own … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 43 SlOkam – Original krushigOrakshyavANijyam vaiSyakarma svabhAvajam | paricharyAthmakam karma SUdhrasyApi svabhAvajam || word-by-word meaning krushi gOrakshya vANijyam – farming, protecting cows and doing business svabhAvajam – acquired by [birth based on] previous karma vaiSyam karma – activities for … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 43 Simple kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam paricaryātmakaṁ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam ‘Agriculture, cattle-tending [i.e., protection], and commerce are duties native to a Vaiśya. And service constitutes the duty native to a Śūdra.’ Kṛishi = Culture intended to produce crop. Go-raksha = … Read more