3.3 lOkE’smin dhvividhA nishtA

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 2 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha lOkE’smin dhvividhA nishtA purA prOkthA mayAnagha | gyAna yOgEna sAnkhyAnAm karma yOgEna yOginAm || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha:  Sri bhagavan said anagha! – Oh sinless!asmin lOkEna – in this world which is … Read more

3.3 loke ’smin dvi-vidhā niṣṭhā (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 2 Simple śrī-bhagavān uvāca loke ’smin dvi-vidhā niṣṭhā purā proktā mayānagha jñāna-yogena sāṅkhyānāṁ karma-yogena yoginām ‘Two kinds of Paths, for this world, O Sinless! were proclaimed by Me already, the jñāna-yoga for the Sānkhyas, and the karma-yoga for the … Read more

3.2 vyAmiSrENEva vAkyEna

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 1 SlOkam – Original vyAmiSrENEva vAkyEna budhdhim mOhayasIva mE | thadh Ekam vadha niSchithya yEna SrEyO’ham ApnuyAm || word-by-word meaning vyAmisrENa – contradictory vAkyEna Eva – statements mE – my budhdhim – intelligence mOhayasi iva – it appears that … Read more

3.2 vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 1 Simple vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva me tad ekaṁ vada niścitya yena śreyo ’ham āpnuyām ‘It seems as if thou confusest my understanding by thy ambiguous speech? Tell me one thing decidedly, by which I may derive supreme blessedness.’ … Read more

3.1 jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 Introduction Simple arjuna uvāca jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśava Quotes Arjuna:- ‘If thy creed, Janardanā[1. The 128th name of God. One etymology is ‘Dasyu-trānāj-Janārdanaḥ‘ (Bhārata. Ud. Parva. 71-6.]! be, that Knowledge … Read more

3.1 jyAyasI chEth karmaNas thE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 Introduction SlOkam – Original arjuna uvAcha jyAyasI chEth karmaNas thE mathA budhdhir janArdhana | thath kim karmaNi ghOrE mAm niyojayasi kESava || word-by-word meaning  arjuna uvAcha – arjuna saidjanArdhana – Oh janArdhana!kESava – Oh kESava!karmaNa:  than karma budhdhi: – being situated … Read more

Chapter 3 – The karma yOga or the Path of Works

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Chapter 2 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram AUM ŚRI BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ WITH SRI RĀMĀNUJA’S VIŚISHTĀDVAITA COMMENTARY THIRD LECTURE THE KARMA-YOGA OR THE PATH OF WORKS INTRODUCTION The purpose of this work, Gītā, is to make an exposition of that one-pointed and … Read more

Chapter 3 – The Karma-Yoga or the Path of Works (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Simple << Chapter 2 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram AUM ŚRI BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ WITH SRI RĀMĀNUJA’S VIŚISHTĀDVAITA COMMENTARY THIRD LECTURE THE KARMA-YOGA OR THE PATH OF WORKS PROEM The purpose of this work, Gītā, is to make an exposition of that one-pointed and … Read more

2.72 EshA brAhmI sthithi: pArtha

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 71 SlOkam – Original EshA brAhmI sthithi: pArtha nainAm prApya vimuhyathi | sthithvAsyAm anthakAlE’pi brahmanirvANam ruchchathi | word-by-word meaning hE pArtha – Oh arjuna! EshA sthithi: – being situated in detached mode of action towards achieving true knowledge of … Read more

2.72 eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 71 Simple eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha naināṁ prāpya vimuhyati sthitvāsyām anta-kāle ’pi brahma-nirvāṇam ṛcchati ‘This is the Brāhmī-state, Pārtha[1. Epithet of Arjuna, being a descendant of Pṛithu-Chakravarti.]! attaining which one will not be deluded. Remaining in it (state), even … Read more