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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 28 Simple buddher bhedaṁ dhṛteś caiva guṇatas tri-vidhaṁ śṛṇu procyamānam aśeṣeṇa pṛthaktvena dhanañ-jaya ‘Listen Dhanañjaya! to the distinction of Reason and Purpose made threefold by the Guṇas; —completely and severally to be described.’ Reason (buddhi)=the ratiocinative faculty, or the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 27 SlOkam – Original ayuktha: prAkrutha: sthabdha: SatO naishkruthikO’lasa: | vishAdhI dhIrghasUthrI cha karthA thAmasa uchyathE || word-by-word meaning ayuktha: – being unqualified (to perform karma prescribed in SAsthram) prAkrutha: – being a layman (who is not learned in … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 27 Simple ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko ’lasaḥ viṣādī dīrgha-sūtrī ca kartā tāmasa ucyate ‘That is called Tāmasa-Actor, who is unqualified, vulgar, inert, wicked, deceitful, remiss, doleful and rancorous.’ Unqualified (ayuktaḥ) = The not having the requisite competency for … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 26 SlOkam – Original rAgI karmapalaprEpsur lubdhO himsAthmakO’Suchi:| harshaSOkAnvitha: karthA rAjasa: parikIrthitha: || word-by-word meaning rAgI – being desirous of fame karma pala prEpsu: – being desirous of the results of the karma lubdha: – being a miser (to … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 26 Simple rāgī karma-phala-prepsur lubdho hiṁsātmako ’śuciḥ harṣa-śokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ ‘That is Rājasa-Actor who is ambitious, fruit- seeking, niggardly, hurtful, impure, and enslaved by joy and grief.’ Ambitious (rāgi) = An eager desiring after fame, power honor, or … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 25 SlOkam – Original mukthasangO’nahamvAdhI dhruthyuthsAhasamanvitha: | sidhyasidhyOr nirvikAra: karthA sAthvika ucyhathE || word-by-word meaning muktha sanga: – without attachment to the results anaham vAdhI – without the prideful thinking “I am the doer” dhruthi uthsAha samanvitha: – dhruthi … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 25 Simple mukta-saṅgo ’nahaṁ-vādī dhṛty-utsāha-samanvitaḥ siddhy-asiddhyor nirvikāraḥ kartā sāttvika ucyate ‘He is called Sātvika-Actor who is attachment- free, boasts not of ‘I-ness,’ full of courage and zeal, unmoved by success or failure.’ Attachment-free = Exempt from attachment for fruit. … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 24 SlOkam – Original anubandham kshayam himsAm anavEkshya cha paurusham | mOhAdhArabhyathE karma yath thath thAmasam ucyhathE || word-by-word meaning yath karma – The karma anubandham – the sorrow which follows kshayam – loss of wealth himsAm – suffering … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 24 Simple anubandhaṁ kṣayaṁ hiṁsām anapekṣya ca pauruṣam mohād ārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasam ucyate ‘That Act is called Tāmasa which, in daring, is undertaken from delusion, heedless of issues, loss and hurt.’ Issues (anubandha) = the pain etc., … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 23 SlOkam – Original yath thu kAmEpsunA karma sAhankArENa vA puna: | kriyathE bahulAyAsam thadhrAjasam udhAhrutham || word-by-word meaning yath karma thu – The karma kAmEpsunA – with attachment to the results puna: sAhankArENa vA – with the prideful … Read more