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venkatesh SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 44 SlOkam – Original svE svE karmaNyabhiratha: samsidhdhim labhathE nara: | svakarmaniratha: sidhdhim yathA vindhati thachchruNu || word-by-word meaning svE svE karmaNi – in activities according to one’s varNa abhiratha: – involved nara: – person samsidhdhim – fruit of … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 44 Simple sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ saṁsiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tac chṛṇu ‘Each devoted to his own duty, man wins perfectness. How the devoted to his duty wins perfectness, listen.’ Every man devoted to his own … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 43 SlOkam – Original krushigOrakshyavANijyam vaiSyakarma svabhAvajam | paricharyAthmakam karma SUdhrasyApi svabhAvajam || word-by-word meaning krushi gOrakshya vANijyam – farming, protecting cows and doing business svabhAvajam – acquired by [birth based on] previous karma vaiSyam karma – activities for … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 43 Simple kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam paricaryātmakaṁ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam ‘Agriculture, cattle-tending [i.e., protection], and commerce are duties native to a Vaiśya. And service constitutes the duty native to a Śūdra.’ Kṛishi = Culture intended to produce crop. Go-raksha = … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 42 SlOkam – Original Sauryam thEjO dhruthir dhAkshyam yudhdhE chApyapalAyanam | dhAnam ISvarabhAvaS cha kshAthram karma svabhAvajam || word-by-word meaning Sauryam – valour which makes one enter into a battlefield fearlessly thEja: – being undefeatable dhruthi: – standing firm … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 42 Simple śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam ‘Bravery, fire, constancy, adroitness, and not retreating in battle, benevolence, and the nature to rule; —these are duties native to the Kshatriya.’ Śauryam = … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 41 SlOkam – Original SamO dhamas thapa: Saucham kshAnthir Arjavam Eva cha | gyAnam vigyAnam Asthikyam brahmakarma svabhAvajam || word-by-word meaning Sama: – controlling the external senses dhama: – controlling the mind thapa: – applying austerity for the body … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 41 Simple śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam ‘Restraint, governance, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and uprightness; knowledge, wisdom, faith; —these are duties native to Brāhmaṇas.’ Śama = Restraint = The Discipline of the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 40 SlOkam – Original brAhmaNakshathriyaviSAm SUdhrANAm cha paranthapa | karmANi pravibhakthAni svabhAvaprabhavair guNai: || word-by-word meaning paranthapa – Oh tormenter of enemies! brAhmaNa kshathriya viSAm – of brAhmaNas, kshathriyas and vaiSyas SUdhrANAm cha – and of SUdhras svabhAva prabhavai: … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 40 Simple brāhmaṇa-kṣatriya-viśāṁ śūdrāṇāṁ ca paran-tapa karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ ‘The duties, O Foe-harasser! of Brāhmaṇas, Kshatriyas, Vaiśyas and Śudras, are assigned according to the qualities born of (their) nature.’ Svabhāva = nature = own or inherent nature, of … Read more