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1.1 – dharmakshEthrE (Advanced)

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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 1 dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāś caiva kim akurvata sañjaya Contemporary Dhṛitaṛāshtra asked:–”O Sañjaya! What did my people and the Paṇdavās do, assembled on the plains of Kurukshetra[4. A tract of land to the east of Jamna (yamuna) river, in the … Read more

Chapter 1 – arjuna vishAdha yOga

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Preface bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram SrI rAmAnuja‘s thaniyan (invocation) on ALavandhAr for gIthA bhAshyam yath padhAmbhOruhadhyAna vidhvasthAsEsha kalmasha: vasthuthAmupayA dhOham yAmunEyam namAmitham I worship yAmunAchAryar by whose mercy my defects have been removed and I have become an identifiable … Read more

Chapter 1 – Arjuna vishāda yoga (Original)

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Simple << Preface bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, srIperumbUthUr, srIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram ARJUNA-VISHĀDA-YOGA BOW TO BLEST ŚRĪ RĀMĀNUJA Memorial verse in honor of Śrī Rāmānuja: To the feet of Blest Rāmānuja, Do I resort as (my) Refuge,– Bhagavad – Rāmānuja, Mercy’s Ocean, Who, from his love … Read more

Preface (Essence of SrI bhagavath gIthA)

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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI bhagavath gIthA is the most integral part of the famous epic mahAbhAratha. As the earth was burdened with evil forces, SrIman nArAyaNa appeared as krishNa towards the end of dhvApara yuga to protect the saintly people, eliminate the evil forces and establish dharma, as … Read more

Preface (Advanced)

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srI: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: Prompted by the growing interest in the Vedānta-Philosophy of India, evinced throughout the world in this Nineteenth Century (of the Common Era), through the efforts of such distinguished scholars, as Max Muller, Paul Deussen, George Thebaut, and others; and through the instrumentality of the great … Read more