9.6 yathākāśa-sthito nityaṁ (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 5 Simple yathākāśa-sthito nityaṁ vāyuḥ sarvatra-go mahān tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni mat-sthānīty upadhāraya ‘Know, that like unto the mighty air, suspended in space and moving everywhere, all things are supported in Me.’ ‘As in the supportless space, the mighty air … Read more

9.5 na ca mat-sthāni bhūtāni (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 4 Simple na ca mat-sthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogam aiśvaram bhūta-bhṛn na ca bhūta-stho mamātmā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ ‘Behold My Divine Power that while beings are not upheld by Me, I am yet the Upholder of all beings ; and yet … Read more

9.4 mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 3 Simple mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ ‘By Me is all this Kosmos filled, —by My subtle Form. All existences find in Me their rest, but I do not rest in them.’ … Read more

9.3 aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 2 Simple aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya paran-tapa aprāpya māṁ nivartante mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani ‘People, heedless of this Dharma, Parantapa[1. Epithetic for Arjuna, signifying ‘the foe-harasser’.]! fail to reach Me, and revolve back into the mortal course of Samsāra.'[2. Lit: that which ‘runs … Read more

9.2 rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 1 Simple rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam ‘Sovereign knowledge is this, and sovereign mystery —sanctifying and best; conducive to realization; inseparable from Dharma; most agreeable to practise; and unfailing.’ Rāja-vidyā=Kingly knowledge, or knowledge most … Read more

9.1 idaṁ tu te guhya-tamaṁ (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 Simple śrī-bhagavān uvāca idaṁ tu te guhya-tamaṁ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt Śrī Bhagavān continued:— ‘This, the highest mystery of jñāna coupled with vijñāna, I shall declare to thee, —the artless,— knowing which thou shalt, from all that is impure, … Read more

Chapter 9 – Rāja-Vidya Rāja-Guhya Yoga or The Book of Kingly Wisdom and Kingly Mystery (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Simple << Chapter 8 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram   AUM ŚRI BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ WITH SRI RĀMĀNUJA’S VIŚISHTĀDVAITA COMMENTARY THE NINTH LECTURE NAMED, RĀJA-VIDYA-RĀJA-GUHYA-YOGA OR THE BOOK OF KINGLY WISDOM AND KINGLY MYSTERY. Verse 1 Verse 2 Verse 3 Verse 4 Verse 5 … Read more

8.28 vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 27 Simple vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣṭam atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti cādyam ‘Whatever fruit is declared for Vedas, Sacrifices, Austerities and Gifts, the yogi transcends all by knowing this; and reaches … Read more

8.27 naite sṛtī pārtha jānan (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 26 Simple naite sṛtī pārtha jānan yogī muhyati kaścana tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu yoga-yukto bhavārjuna ‘Knowing these Paths, Partha! no yogi will be deluded. At all times, therefore, Arjuna! be united in yoga.’ Knowing these Paths, the yogi will not … Read more

8.26 śukla-kṛṣṇe gatī hy ete (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 25 Simple śukla-kṛṣṇe gatī hy ete jagataḥ śāśvate mate ekayā yāty anāvṛttim anyayāvartate punaḥ ‘Verily are these Paths —the White and the Black— permanently ordained for the Kosmos. By the one, the non-returning (state) is reached, by the other, … Read more