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venkatesh 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
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 14 SlOkam – Original Evam gyAthvA krutham karma pUrvair api mumukshubhi: | kuru karmaiva thasmAth thvam pUrvai: pUrvatharam krutham || word-by-word meaning Evam gyAthvA – knowing (me) in this manner (and having their sins eliminated) pUrvai: mumukshubhi: api – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 14 Simple evaṁ jñātvā kṛtaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrva-taraṁ kṛtam ‘So understanding, did the moksha-seeking ancients do work. Do thou also work, like the ancients, in the ancient way.’ Understanding Me in the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 13.5 SlOkam – Original ithi mAm yO’bhijAnAthi karmabhir na sa badhyathE || word-by-word meaning ithi – in this manner mAm – me ya: – whosoever abhijAnAthi – knows well sa: – he karmabhi: – sins (which are hurdles for … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 13.5 Simple iti māṁ yo ’bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate ‘Whoso, full well, knoweth Me thus, will not be bound by works (karmas)’ Thus, i. e., (1) Me, as Author, and yet No-author in the way explained above; and … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 13 SlOkam – Original na mAm karmANi limpanthi na mE karmapalE spruhA | word-by-word meaning karmANi – activities such as creation etc mAm – me (who is sarvESvara) na limpanthi – do not bind; mE – for me (who … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 13 Simple na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā ‘Works soil Me not. No interest have I in works’ fruit.’ Because, the wonderful works of creation etc., do not soil Me, i. e., do not bind Me. The … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 12 SlOkam – Original chAthurvarNyam mayA srushtam guNakarmavibhAgaSa: | thasya karthAram api mAm vidhdhyakarthAram avyayam || word-by-word meaning chAthur varNyam – all worlds which are presided by the four varNas (classes namely brAhmaNa, kshathriya, vaiSya and SUdhra) mayA – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 12 Simple cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam ‘The fourfold varṇa[2. The four varṇas are Brāhmaṇa, Kshatriya, Vaiśya and Śūdra. The four aśramas are Brahmacharya (bachelor and student), Gārhastya (married life), Vānaprastha (retired forest … Read more