9.11 avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 10 Simple avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram ‘The witless fancy Me as man incarnate, ignoring My transcendent character, that I am, of beings, the Sovereign Paramount.'[1. Cp: Bh: Gi: IV-5 to 9; VII-24–25; … Read more

9.10 mayA’dhyakshENa prakruthi:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 9 SlOkam – Original mayA’dhyakshENa prakruthi: sUyathE sacharAcharam | hEthunA’nEna kaunthEya jagadhadhi parivarthathE | word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! prakruthi – (my) mUla prakruthi (primordial matter) adhyakshENa mayA – (instigated) by me (who is the lord) … Read more

9.10 mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 9 Simple mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate ‘By Me, the Superintendent, doth Nature beget all mutables and immutables. Indeed is this the reason, Kaunteya! that the Universe doth revolve.’ As determined by the merits and demerits … Read more

9.9 na cha mAm thAni karmANi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 8 SlOkam – Original na cha mAm thAni karmANi nibadhnanthi dhananjaya | udhAsInavadh AsInam asaktham thEshu karmasu || word-by-word meaning dhananjaya – Oh arjuna! thAni karmANi – those activities (such as creation etc) udhAsInavath AsInam – being indifferent thEshu … Read more

9.9 na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 8 Simple na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañ-jaya udāsīna-vad āsīnam asaktaṁ teṣu karmasu ‘Never do those acts, Dhanañjaya! fetter Me; (for) I am, (or do sit) indifferent as one with no attachment for those acts.’ The diversities of … Read more

9.8 prakruthim svAm avashtabhya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 7 SlOkam – Original prakruthim svAm avashtabhya visrujAmi puna: puna: | bhUthagrAmam imam kruthsnam avaSam prakruthEr vaSAth || word-by-word meaning svAm prakruthim – my primordial matter (which evolves into many forms) avashtabhya – transforming it (into eight ways) imam … Read more

9.8 prakṛtiṁ svām avaṣṭabhya (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 7 Simple prakṛtiṁ svām avaṣṭabhya visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ bhūta-grāmam imaṁ kṛtsnam avaśaṁ prakṛter vaśāt ‘Again and again do I, resorting to My Nature, emit all this multitude of beings, lying helpless in the power of Nature.’ I have recourse … Read more

9.7 sarvabhUthAni kaunthEya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 6 SlOkam – Original sarvabhUthAni kaunthEya prakruthim yAnthi mAmikAm | kalpakshayE punas thAni kalpAdhau visrujAmyaham || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! kalpakshayE – at the end of the life span of brahmA sarva bhUthAni – all … Read more

9.7 sarva-bhūtāni kaunteya (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 6 Simple sarva-bhūtāni kaunteya prakṛtiṁ yānti māmikām kalpa-kṣaye punas tāni kalpādau visṛjāmy aham ‘All beings, Kaunteya[2. A matronymic of Arjuna.]! enter into My Nature at the end of a Kalpa[3. See footnotes to verse 4.4 and verse 4.8.]. Again … Read more

9.6 yathA’’kASasthithO nithyam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 5 SlOkam – Original yathA’’kASasthithO nithyam vAyu: sarvathragO mahAn | thathA sarvANi bhUthAni mathsthAnIthyupadhAraya || word-by-word meaning sarvathraga: – pervading everywhere mahAn – being mighty nithya AkASasthitha: – always suspended in ether (which does not support anything) vAyu: – … Read more