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venkatesh SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 12 SlOkam – Original yagya SishtASina: santhO muchyanthE sarvakilbishai: | bhunjathE thE thvagham pApA yE pachanthyAthma kAraNAth || word-by-word meaning yagya SishtASina: – those who partake the remnants of sacrifice (which is part of worshipping bhagavAn) santha: – good … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 12 Simple yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpā ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt ‘The partakers of Yajña-consecrated food are delivered from all evils. But those who cook for self-enjoyment, -sinners, -incur sin.’ Those who prepare food from money … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 11 SlOkam – Original ishtAn bhogAn hi vO dhEvA dhAsyanthE yagyabhAvithA: | thair dhaththAn apradhAyaibhyO yO bhunkthE sthEna Eva sa: || word-by-word meaning yagya bhAvithA: dhEvA: – dhEvas worshipped by sacrifices va: – for you ishtAn – what is … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 11 Simple iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ tair dattān apradāyaibhyo yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ ‘The devas, propitiated by sacrifice (yajña) will surely grant you all wished-for enjoyments. He is verily the thief who eats what is … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 10 SlOkam – Original dhEvAn bhAvayathAnEna thE dhEvA bhAvayanthu va: | parasparam bhAvayantha: SrEya: param avApsyatha || word-by-word meaning anEna – by this yagya dhEvAn – these dhEvathAs (who have me as their antharyAmi (in-dwelling super soul)) bhAvayatha – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 10 Simple devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha ‘By this (yajña), serve the devas[1. The lower Gods, the agents of God, with several functions allotted to them in creation.]; let the devas serve you. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 9 SlOkam – Original sahayagyai: prajA: srushtvA purOvAcha prajApathi: | anEna prasavishyadhvam Esha vO’sthvishta kAmadhuk || word-by-word meaning prajApathi – paramAthmA who is sarvESvara purA – in the beginning of creation yagyai: saha – with yagyas (sacrifices) (which are … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 9 Simple saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ anena prasaviṣyadhvam eṣa vo ’stv iṣṭa-kāma-dhuk ‘Creating beings along with Yajñas[3. ‘Tasmād Yajñāt sarva hutaḥ’ Tait: Up:. Purusha-sūkta, 9-10.], Prajāpati[4. A term generally applied to the four-faced Brahmā, the lord commissioned to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 8 SlOkam – Original yagyArthAth karmaNO’nyathra lOkO’yam karmabandhana: | thadhartham karma kaunthEya mukthasanga: samAchara || word-by-word meaning yagyArthAth karmaNa: anyathra – Only when engaging in actions other than those which are meant for yagya ayam lOka: – this world … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 8 Simple yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara ‘Outside Yajña[1. From yaja=deva-pujāyām=the Sacrifices; or the formulated holy rites of Divine Worship, daily, occassional, etc. Throughout, it is the postulation of the Law of Sacrifice. … Read more