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venkatesh SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 21 SlOkam – Original upadhrashtAnumanthA cha bharthA bhokthA mahESvara: | paramAthmEthi chApyukthO dhEhE’smin purusha: para: || word-by-word meaning asmin dhEhE – (present) in this body para: purusha: – this AthmA (which has infinite knowledge and power) upadhrashtA – acting … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 21 Simple upadraṣṭānumantā ca bhartā bhoktā maheśvaraḥ paramātmeti cāpy ukto dehe ’smin puruṣaḥ paraḥ ‘In this body, this soul excellent, is spectator and permitter, supporter and enjoyer, the great lord, and is also called paramātma.’ The purusha dwelling in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 20.5 SlOkam – Original kAraNam guNasangO’sya sadhasadhyOnijanmasu word-by-word meaning asya – for this purusha (AthmA) sath asath yOni janmasu – for being born in higher births (such as dhEva (celestial)) and lower births (such as animal, plant) kAraNam – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 20.5 Simple kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu ‘Attachment to qualities (gunas) is the cause of births in good and evil wombs.’ This soul, born in a series of retrospective births among devas, man etc., —all variations of matter-forms,— delights in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 20 Simple puruṣaḥ prakṛti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛti-jān guṇān ‘Verily being in matter planted, the soul eats of the matter-bred products.’ The term guṇā=lit: quality, is figuratively used here to represent the products of matter. Prakṛiti-sthaḥ purusha is the soul … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 20 SlOkam – Original purusha: prakruthisthO hi bhunkthE prakruthijAn guNAn word-by-word meaning prakrusthistha: – being connected to matter purusha: – jIvAthmA prakruthijAn – caused by such connection guNAn – joy/sorrow which are derived through guNas (qualities such as sathva, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 19 SlOkam – Original kAryakAraNakarthruthvE hEthu: prakruthir uchyathE | purusha: sukhadhu:khAnAm bhOkthruthvE hEthur uchyathE || word-by-word meaning kArya kAraNa karthruthvE – for the actions which are done by the body and eleven sense organs prakruthi: – prakruthi (which is … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 19 Simple kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛtve hetuḥ prakṛtir ucyate puruṣaḥ sukha-duḥkhānāṁ bhoktṛtve hetur ucyate ‘For creating effect and instruments, matter is said to be the cause; for experiencing joys and griefs, the soul is said to be the cause.’ Kārya=effect=body. Kāraṇāni= the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 18 SlOkam – Original prakruthim purusham chaiva vidhdhyanAdhI ubhAvapi | vikArAmS cha guNAṁS chaiva vidhdhi prakruthisambhavAn || word-by-word meaning prakruthim cha – mUla prakruthi (primordial matter) purusham api ubhau Eva – and the jIvAthmA (soul), both anAdhI vidhdhi – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 18 Simple prakṛtiṁ puruṣaṁ caiva viddhy anādī ubhāv api vikārāṁś ca guṇāṁś caiva viddhi prakṛti-sambhavān ‘Matter and Spirit, know, are both beginning-less. Know that passions as well as virtues are matter-born.’ Know that from time out of beginning, exist … Read more