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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 23 SlOkam – Original thasmAdhOm ithyudhAhruthya yagyadhAnathapa:kriyA: | pravarthanthE vidhAnOkthA: sathatham brahma-vAdhinAm || word-by-word meaning thasmAth – as the vaidhika karmas along with these three words are created (in this manner, by me) brahmavAdhinAm – practiced by those [brAhmaNas, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 23 Simple tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛtya yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṁ brahma-vādinām ‘With Brahmavādis, therefore, all Veda-enjoined acts, Sacrifice (yajña), Gift (dāna) and Austerity (tapas) always begin with the repetition of OM.’ Brahmavādis=Veda-vādis, or those who follow the Vedas or … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 22 SlOkam – Original Om thath sadh ithi nirdhESO brahmaNas thrividha: smrutha: | brAhmaNAs thEna vEdhAS cha yagyAS cha vihithA: purA || word-by-word meaning Om thath sath ithi – “Om thath sath” thrividha: nirdhESa: – three words brahmaNa: smrutha: … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 22 Simple oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśo brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛtaḥ brāhmaṇās tena vedāś ca yajñāś ca vihitāḥ purā ‘Brahm’s denomination is declared as triple: ‘OM, TAT (and) SAT.’ Conjoined with it were, of old, Brāhmaṇas, Vedas and Yajñas created.’ … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 21 SlOkam – Original adhESakAlE yadh dhAnam apAthrEbhyaS cha dhIyathE | asathkrutham avagyAtham thath thAmasam udhAhrutham || word-by-word meaning adhESa kAlE – wrong place and time apAthrEbhya: cha – wrong recipient asath krutham – disrespecting the recipient avagyAthAm – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 21 Simple adeśa-kāle yad dānam apātrebhyaś ca dīyate asat-kṛtam avajñātaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ‘That is considered Tāmasa-gift which is given in wrong place, wrong time and to wrong recipients; (given) without honor, without ceremony.’ Gifts rendered in wrong (or … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 19 SlOkam – Original yath thu prathyupakArArtham palam udhdhiSya vA puna: | dhIyathE cha pariklishtam thadh dhAnam rAjasam smrutham || word-by-word meaning prathyupakArArtham – expecting a favour in return palam udhdhiSya vA puna: – or expecting a reward (in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 20 Simple yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalam uddiśya vā punaḥ dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṁ tad dānaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam ‘That is considered Rājasa-gift given with hope of return, or for fruit, and unwillingly[1. Lit: ‘given with a pang.’] given.’ Gifts proferred with … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 19 SlOkam – Original dhAthavyam ithi yadh dhAnam dhIyathE’nupakAriNE | dhESE kAlE cha pAthrE cha thadh dhAnam sAthvikam smṛutham || word-by-word meaning anupakAriNE – for the one who should not be expected to return the favour dhAthavyam ithi – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 19 Simple dātavyam iti yad dānaṁ dīyate ’nupakāriṇe deśe kāle ca pātre ca tad dānaṁ sāttvikaṁ smṛtam ‘That is considered Sātvika-gift, which thus: ‘it ought to be given,’ is given, to one unable to return; (given) in place, in … Read more