9.13 mahAthmAnas thu mAm pArtha

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 12 SlOkam – Original mahAthmAnas thu mAm pArtha dhaivIm prakruthim ASrithA: | bhajanthyananyamanasO gyAthvA bhUthAdhim avyayam || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh son of kunthI! dhaivIm prakruthim ASrithA: – those who acquired divine nature mahAthmana: thu – but gyAnis, … Read more

9.13 mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 12 Simple mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ bhajanty ananya-manaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam ‘But the great-souled, Pārtha!, wedded to divine nature, ken Me the Origin of things, and the Inexhaustible, and worship Me with rapt minds.'[1. Read Śānḍilya: … Read more

9.12 mOghASA mOghakarmANO

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 11 SlOkam – Original mOghASA mOghakarmANO mOghagyAnA vichEthasa: | rAkshasIm AsurIm chaiva prakruthim mOhinIm SrithA: || word-by-word meaning mOhinIm – which hide (my glories) AsurIm rAkshasIm prakruthim – evil and demoniac nature SrithA – having attained mOghASA – having … Read more

9.12 moghāśā mogha-karmāṇo (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 11 Simple moghāśā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā vicetasaḥ rākṣasīm āsurīṁ caiva prakṛtiṁ mohinīṁ śritāḥ ‘Wedded to the deceitful fiendish and demoniac nature, they are of vain hopes, vain acts, vain knowledge, and of perverted minds.’ The fiendish (rākshasi), the demoniac (āsuri) … Read more

9.11 avajAnanthi mAm mUdA

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 10 SlOkam – Original avajAnanthi mAm mUdA mAnushIm thanum ASritham | param bhAvam ajAnanthO mama bhUthamahESvaram || word-by-word meaning mUdA – fools mama – my param bhAvam – supreme state ajAnantha – being ignorant bhUtha mahESvaram – being the … Read more

9.11 avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 10 Simple avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram ‘The witless fancy Me as man incarnate, ignoring My transcendent character, that I am, of beings, the Sovereign Paramount.'[1. Cp: Bh: Gi: IV-5 to 9; VII-24–25; … Read more

9.10 mayA’dhyakshENa prakruthi:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 9 SlOkam – Original mayA’dhyakshENa prakruthi: sUyathE sacharAcharam | hEthunA’nEna kaunthEya jagadhadhi parivarthathE | word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! prakruthi – (my) mUla prakruthi (primordial matter) adhyakshENa mayA – (instigated) by me (who is the lord) … Read more

9.10 mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 9 Simple mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate ‘By Me, the Superintendent, doth Nature beget all mutables and immutables. Indeed is this the reason, Kaunteya! that the Universe doth revolve.’ As determined by the merits and demerits … Read more

9.9 na cha mAm thAni karmANi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 8 SlOkam – Original na cha mAm thAni karmANi nibadhnanthi dhananjaya | udhAsInavadh AsInam asaktham thEshu karmasu || word-by-word meaning dhananjaya – Oh arjuna! thAni karmANi – those activities (such as creation etc) udhAsInavath AsInam – being indifferent thEshu … Read more

9.9 na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 8 Simple na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañ-jaya udāsīna-vad āsīnam asaktaṁ teṣu karmasu ‘Never do those acts, Dhanañjaya! fetter Me; (for) I am, (or do sit) indifferent as one with no attachment for those acts.’ The diversities of … Read more