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venkatesh SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 11 SlOkam – Original kAnkshantha: karmaNAm sidhdhim yajantha iha dhEvathA: | kshipraṁ hi mAnushE lOkE sidhdhir bhavathi karmajA || word-by-word meaning iha – (All) in this world karmaNAm – for karmas (actions) sidhdhim – result kAnkshantha: – being desirous … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 11 Simple kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṁ siddhiṁ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṁ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā ‘Those who wish for the fulfilment of works, worship the devatas (lower gods) here. In mortal realms, work-born fruit is speedily realized.’ Generally all … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 10 SlOkam – Original yE yathA mAm prapadhyanthE thAms thathaiva bhajAmyaham | mama varthmAnuvarthanthE manushyA: pArtha sarvaSa: || word-by-word meaning yE – those mAm – me yathA – in whichever way they desire prapadhyanthE – surrender unto me thathA … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 10 Simple ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ‘In the way they resort to Me (prapadyante[3. This word has a special sense indicating the method of ‘Prapatti‘.]) in that way do I … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 9 SlOkam – Original vItharAgabhayakrOdhA manmayA mAm upASrithA: | bahavO gyAnathapasA pUthA madhbhAvam AgathA: || word-by-word meaning gyAna thapasA pUthA: – having eliminated the hurdles for the means by the penance of avathAra rahasya gyAna (knowing the truth about … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 9 Simple vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ ‘Weaned are they from desire, dread and passion; full of Me, are they; entirely reliant on Me, are they; many[1. A distinct declaration of the plurality of souls.] … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 8 SlOkam – Original janma karma cha mE dhivyam Evam yO vEththi thathvatha: | thyakthvA dhEham punar janma naithi mAm Ethi sO’rjuna || word-by-word meaning arjuna – Oh arjuna! mE – my dhivyam – spiritual (divine) janma – incarnation … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 8 Simple janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna ‘Whoso understandeth in their true nature, My Divine Incarnations and Doings, he, Arjuna! doth not come to re-birth after … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 7 SlOkam – Original parithrANAya sAdhUnAm vinASAya cha dushkruthAm | dharmasamsthApanArthAya sambhavAmi yugE yugE || word-by-word meaning sAdhUnAm parithrANAya – to protect the virtuous dhushkruthAm vinASAya – to torture and destroy the wicked dharma samsthApanArthAya cha – and to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 7 Simple paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge ‘For protecting the virtuous and destroying (punishing) the wicked, and for firmly re-installing dharma, am I born from yuga to yuga[1. Kṛita-Yuga with Sandhis = 4800 x 360= … Read more