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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 6 SlOkam – Original niyathasya thu sanyAsa: karmaNO nOpapadhyathE | mOhAth thasya parithyAgas thAmasa: parikIrthitha: || word-by-word meaning niyathasya karmaNa: – of the karmas such as nithya (daily), naimiththika (periodical) etc sanyAsa: thu – abandonment na upapadhyathE – does … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 6 Simple niyatasya tu sannyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyate mohāt tasya parityāgas tāmasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ ‘Abstention from a prescribed duty is not meet. Such abstention out of misconception, is considered as Tāmasa.’ Prescribed (niyata) duties are the Nitya, Naimittika etc., —the Mahāyajña[1. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 5 SlOkam – Original EthAnyapi thu karmANi sangam thyakthvA palAni cha | karthavyAnIthi mE pArtha niSchitham matham uththamam || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh son of kunthI! EthAni karmANi apithu – these karmas (like the upAsana (the means)) sangam … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 5 Simple etāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni ca kartavyānīti me pārtha niścitaṁ matam uttamam ‘That such works as these ought to be done, forsaking attachment and fruits, is, Pārtha! My best and veritable verdict.’ Inasmuch as Yajña, … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 4 SlOkam – Original yagyadhAnathapa: karma na thyAjyam kAryam Eva thath | yagyO dhAnam thapaS chaiva pAvanAni manIshiNAm || word-by-word meaning yagya dhAna thapa: karma – vaidhika karmas such as yagya (sacrifice), dhAnam (charity), thapas (penance) na thyAjyam – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 4 Simple yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat yajño dānaṁ tapaś caiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām ‘Work, —Yajña, Dāna and Tapas, should never be abandoned; it must of necessity be done; for Yajña, Dāna and Tapas sanctify the wise.’ Never, by … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 3 SlOkam – Original niSchayam SruNu mE thathra thyAgE bharathasaththama | thyAgO hi purushavyAghra thrividha: samprakIrthitha: || word-by-word meaning bharatha saththama – Oh best among the descendants of bharatha! thathra thyAgE – about this thyAga which is viewed differently … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 3 Simple niścayaṁ śṛṇu me tatra tyāge bharata-sattama tyāgo hi puruṣa-vyāghra tri-vidhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ ‘Hear from Me, O Bharata-Best! the truth about this Tyāga. Verily Tyāga, O Tiger of men! is distinguished as threefold.’ While yet performing Vaidika-works there can … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 2 SlOkam – Original thyAjyam dhOshavadhithyEkE karma prAhur manIshiNa: | yagyadhAnathapa:karma na thyAjyam ithi chAparE || word-by-word meaning EthE manIshiNa: – Some learned persons dhOshavath karma – karmas such as yagya (sacrifice), which are with defects thyAjyam – can … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 2 Simple tyājyaṁ doṣa-vad ity eke karma prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyam iti cāpare ‘Some philosophers declare that work should be abandoned as evil; and others that works, —Yajña, Dāna and Tapas— should not be abandoned.’ Some philosophers like … Read more