17.4 yajanthE sAthvikA dhEvAn

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 3 SlOkam – Original yajanthE sAthvikA dhEvAn yaksharakshAmsi rAjasA: | prEthAn bhUthagaNAmS chAnyE yajanthE thAmasA janA: || word-by-word meaning sAthvikA: – Those who are having abundance of sathva guNam (goodness), and faith in such mode dhEvAn – dhEvas (celestial … Read more

17.3 sathvAnurUpA sarvasya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 2 SlOkam – Original sathvAnurUpA sarvasya SradhdhA bhavathi bhAratha | SraddhAmayO’yam purushO yO yachchradhdha: sa Eva sa: || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha clan! sarvasya – for everyone sathvAnurUpA – as per their desire SradhdhA bhavathi … Read more

17.2 thrividhA bhavathi SradhdhA

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Verse 1 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha thrividhA bhavathi SradhdhA dhEhinAm sA svabhAvajA | sAthvikI rAjasI chaiva thAmasI chEthi thAm SruNu || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha – SrI bhagavAn spoke dhEhinAm – for those who have (materialistic) body … Read more

17.1 yE SAsthravidhim uthsrujya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 17 << Chapter 17 Introduction SlOkam – Original arjuna uvAcha yE SAsthravidhim uthsrujya yajanthE SradhdhayAnvithA: | thEshAm nishtA thu kA krishNa sathvam AhO rajas thama: || word-by-word meaning arjuna uvAcha – arjuna spoke krishNa – Oh krishNa! yE – those SAsthra vidhim uthsrujya – … Read more

Chapter 17 – SradhdhAthraya vibhAga yOga or The Book of the Threefold Division of Faith

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Chapter 16 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram   AUM ŚRI BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ WITH SRI RĀMĀNUJA’S VIŚISHTĀDVAITA COMMENTARY THE SEVENTEENTH LECTURE NAMED, ŚRADDHĀ-TRAYA-VIBHĀGA-YOGA OR THE BOOK OF THE THREEFOLD DIVISION OF FAITH. PROEM BY a treatment of the two classes of the … Read more

16.24 thasmAch chAsthram pramANam thE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 23 SlOkam – Original thasmAch chAsthram pramANam thE kAryAkAryavyavasthithau | gyAthvA SAsthravidhAnOktham karma karthum ihArhasi || word-by-word meaning thasmAth – Thus thE – for you kArya akArya vyavasthithau – to determine what is to be pursued and what is … Read more

16.23 ya: SAsthravidhim uthsrujya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 22 SlOkam – Original ya: SAsthravidhim uthsrujya varthathE kAmakAratha: | na sa sidhdhim avApnOthi na sukham na parAm gathim || word-by-word meaning ya: – One who SAsthra vidhim – my orders of vEdham uthsrujya – discarding kAma kAratha: varthathE … Read more

16.22 Ethair vimuktha: kaunthEya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 21 SlOkam – Original Ethair vimuktha: kaunthEya thamOdhvArais thribhir nara: | AcharathyAthmana: SrEyas thathO yAthi parAm gathim || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! thamO dhvArai: – the cause of darkness (i.e., misunderstanding about me) Ethai: thribhi: … Read more

16.21 thrividham narakasyaitadh

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 20 SlOkam – Original thrividham narakasyaitadh dhvAram nASanam Athmana: | kAma: krOdhas thathA lObhas thasmadhEthath thrayam thyajEth || word-by-word meaning kAma: – lust krOdha: – anger thathA lObha: – greed Ethath – these narakasya – the hell of demoniac … Read more

16.20 AsurIm yOnim ApannA

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 19 SlOkam – Original AsurIm yOnim ApannA mUdA janmani janmani | mAm aprApyaiva kaunthEya thathO yAntyadhamAm gathim || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! AsurIm yOnim ApannA: – (as explained in previous SlOkam) these people, having attained … Read more