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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 11 SlOkam – Original anishtam ishtam miSram cha thrividham karmaNa: palam | bhavathyathyAginAm prEthya na thu sanyAsinAm kvachith || word-by-word meaning anishtam – naraka etc which give sorrow (to the one who performs the karma) ishtam – svarga etc … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 10 SlOkam – Original na hi dhEhabhruthA Sakyam thyakthum karmANyaSEshatha: | yas thu karmapalathyAgI sa thyAgIthyabhidhIyathE || word-by-word meaning dhEha bhruthA – By the AthmA who sustains the body karmANi – actions aSEshatha: thyakthum – to abandon fully na … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 9 SlOkam – Original na dhvEshtyakuSalam karma kuSalE nAnushajjathE | thyAgI sathvasamAvishtO mEdhAvI chinnasamSaya: || word-by-word meaning sathva samAvishta: – Being in sathva guNam as mentioned previously mEdhAvI – (because of that) having true knowledge about the truths chinna … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 8 SlOkam – Original kAryam ithyEva yath karma niyatham kriyathE’rjuna | sangam thyakthvA palam chaiva sa thyAga: sAthvikO matha: || word-by-word meaning arjuna – Oh arjuna! niyatham karma – nithya (daily), naimiththika (occasional) karmas sangam palam chaiva thyakthvA – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 7 SlOkam – Original dhu:kham ithyEva yath karma kAyaklESabhayAth thyajEth | sa kruthvA rAjasam thyAgam naiva thyAgapalam labhEth || word-by-word meaning kAya klESa bhayAth – fearing the trouble caused for the body dhu:kham ithi Eva – due to being … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 6 SlOkam – Original niyathasya thu sanyAsa: karmaNO nOpapadhyathE | mOhAth thasya parithyAgas thAmasa: parikIrthitha: || word-by-word meaning niyathasya karmaNa: – of the karmas such as nithya (daily), naimiththika (periodical) etc sanyAsa: thu – abandonment na upapadhyathE – does … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 5 SlOkam – Original EthAnyapi thu karmANi sangam thyakthvA palAni cha | karthavyAnIthi mE pArtha niSchitham matham uththamam || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh son of kunthI! EthAni karmANi apithu – these karmas (like the upAsana (the means)) sangam … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 4 SlOkam – Original yagyadhAnathapa: karma na thyAjyam kAryam Eva thath | yagyO dhAnam thapaS chaiva pAvanAni manIshiNAm || word-by-word meaning yagya dhAna thapa: karma – vaidhika karmas such as yagya (sacrifice), dhAnam (charity), thapas (penance) na thyAjyam – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 3 SlOkam – Original niSchayam SruNu mE thathra thyAgE bharathasaththama | thyAgO hi purushavyAghra thrividha: samprakIrthitha: || word-by-word meaning bharatha saththama – Oh best among the descendants of bharatha! thathra thyAgE – about this thyAga which is viewed differently … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 2 SlOkam – Original thyAjyam dhOshavadhithyEkE karma prAhur manIshiNa: | yagyadhAnathapa:karma na thyAjyam ithi chAparE || word-by-word meaning EkE manIshiNa: – Some learned persons dhOshavath karma – karmas such as yagya (sacrifice), which are with defects thyAjyam – can … Read more