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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 13 Simple praśāntātmā vigata-bhīr brahmacāri-vrate sthitaḥ manaḥ saṁyamya mac-citto yukta āsīta mat-paraḥ ‘With mind in perfect tranquillity, fearless, keeping the vow of brahmacharya[4. Svāmi Vivekānanda says in his Rāja Yoga (pp: 61-62), that ‘that part of the human energy … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 12 SlOkam – Original samam kAyaSirOgrIvam dhArayan achalam sthira: | samprEkshya nAsikAgram svam dhiSaS chAnavalOkayan || word-by-word meaning kAya SirO grIvam samam – keeping the body, head and neck straight achalam – unmoving sthiram – firm dhArayan – holding … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 12 Simple samaṁ kāya-śiro-grīvaṁ dhārayann acalaṁ sthiraḥ samprekṣya nāsikāgraṁ svaṁ diśaś cānavalokayan ‘Keeping the body, head and neck straight, unmoving and firm, fixing the gaze on the nose-tip[3. See verses 29 and 30, ante, The amplification of this subject … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 11 SlOkam – Original thathraikAgram mana: kruthvA yathachiththEndhriyakriya: | upaviSyAsanE yunjyAth yOgam AthmaviSudhdhayE || word-by-word meaning thathra AsanE – on that seat upaviSya – being seated mana: – mind EkAgram kruthvA – making it single-focussed yatha chiththEndhriya kriya: – … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 11 Simple tatraikāgraṁ manaḥ kṛtvā yata-cittendriya-kriyaḥ upaviśyāsane yuñjyād yogam ātma-viśuddhaye ‘There into the seat, let one enter and let the mind be made one-pointed, restraining all activities of the mind and the senses, and let concentration be practised, for … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 10 SlOkam – Original Suchau dhESE prathishtApya sthiram Asanam Athmana: | nAthyuchchritham nAthinIcham chElAjinakuSOththaram || word-by-word meaning Suchau dhESE – in a pure place Athmana: – for self sthiram – firm (made out of wood etc) nAthyuchritham – not … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 10 Simple śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ nāty-ucchritaṁ nāti-nīcaṁ cailājina-kuśottaram ‘In a pure place, let him prepare a firm seat, neither too high nor too low, made of kuśa[1. ‘Poa cynosuroides‘, a grass which plays a great part … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 9 SlOkam – Original yOgI yunjItha sathatham AthmAnam rahasi sthitha: | EkAkI yathachiththAthmA nirASIr aparigraha: || word-by-word meaning yOgI – (previously mentioned) karma yOgi sathatham – every day, at specific times set aside for yOga rahasi sthitha: – being … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 9 Simple yogī yuñjīta satatam ātmānaṁ rahasi sthitaḥ ekākī yata-cittātmā nirāśīr aparigrahaḥ ‘Let the (karma)-yogi, alone and in secret, —checking the thoughts of the mind,— rid of desires and belongings, —constantly practise ātma-concentration.’ Yogi is he who walks the … Read more
SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 6 << Chapter 6 verse 8 SlOkam – Original suhrunmithrAryudhAsInamadhyasthadhvEshyabandhushu | sAdhushvapi cha pApEshu samabudhdhir viSishyathE || word-by-word meaning suhrun mithra ari udhAsIna madhyastha dhvEshya bandhushu – towards well wishers, friends, enemies, unrelated ones, neutral persons, those who have natural hatred, those who have … Read more