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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 20 Simple nirāśīr yata-cittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ śārīraṁ kevalaṁ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam ‘Bereft of expectancy, restraining the anxiety (chitta)[1. Buddhi, ahaṅkāra and chitta are the vṛittis or functions of the mind. Buddhi is adhyavasāya (or determination), ahaṅkāra is abhimāna (attachment … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 19 Simple tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṁ nitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥ karmaṇy abhipravṛtto ’pi naiva kiñcit karoti saḥ ‘Whoso is dissociated from works’ fruit, ever self-contented, and self-reliant, though he engage in work, never doth anything.’ Whoso has abandoned all connection with fruit of … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 18 Simple yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ ‘He, whose all-acts are devoid of desire and delusion (saṅkalpa), —the wise say— is the enlightened man, whose works are burnt up in the fire of wisdom.’ Kāma, … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 17 Simple karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt ‘Whoso seeth a-karma in karma, whoso, too, seeth karma in a-karma, —he is the wise among mankind; he is the fit (yuktaḥ); he … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 16 Simple karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ ‘Verily, karma has to be understood, vi-karma has to be understood, and a-karma, as well, has to be understood. Intricate, (or incomprehensible) is the … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 15 Simple kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt ‘What is action? what is inaction? In this (matter), even the wise get confounded. That action will I explain to thee, … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 14 Simple evaṁ jñātvā kṛtaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrva-taraṁ kṛtam ‘So understanding, did the moksha-seeking ancients do work. Do thou also work, like the ancients, in the ancient way.’ Understanding Me in the … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 13.5 Simple iti māṁ yo ’bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate ‘Whoso, full well, knoweth Me thus, will not be bound by works (karmas)’ Thus, i. e., (1) Me, as Author, and yet No-author in the way explained above; and … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 13 Simple na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā ‘Works soil Me not. No interest have I in works’ fruit.’ Because, the wonderful works of creation etc., do not soil Me, i. e., do not bind Me. The … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 12 Simple cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam ‘The fourfold varṇa[2. The four varṇas are Brāhmaṇa, Kshatriya, Vaiśya and Śūdra. The four aśramas are Brahmacharya (bachelor and student), Gārhastya (married life), Vānaprastha (retired forest … Read more