Chapter 16 – dhaivAsura sampath vibhAga yOga or The Book of the Godly and Ungodly Natures

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Chapter 15 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram   AUM ŚRI BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ WITH SRI RĀMĀNUJA’S VIŚISHTĀDVAITA COMMENTARY THE SIXTEENTH LECTURE NAMED, DAIV-ĀSURA-SAMPAD-VIBHĀGA-YOGA OR THE BOOK OF THE GODLY AND UNGODLY NATURES. PROEM IN the preceding three Lectures (XIII–XIV–XV), the topics dealt … Read more

15.20 ithi guhyathamam SAsthram

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 19 SlOkam – Original ithi guhyathamam SAsthram idham uktham mayA’nagha | Ethadh budhvA budhdhimAn syAth kruthakruthyaS cha bhAratha || word-by-word meaning anagha – Oh sinless! bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha! ithi – in this manner idham – this … Read more

15.19 yO mAm Evam asammUdO

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 18 SlOkam – Original yO mAm Evam asammUdO jAnAthi purushOththamam | sa sarvavidh bhajathi mAm sarvabhAvEna bhAratha || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha clan! ya: – one Evam – in this manner purushOththamam – as the … Read more

15.18 yasmAth ksharam athItho’ham

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 17 SlOkam – Original yasmAth ksharam athItho’ham aksharAdh api chOththama: | athO’smi lOkE vEdhE cha prathitha: puruṣhOththama: || word-by-word meaning aham – I yasmAth – since ksharam – kshara purusha (bound souls) athItha: – surpassing aksharAth api – than … Read more

15.17 uththama: purushas thvanya:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 16 SlOkam – Original uththama: purushas thvanya: paramAthmEthyudhAhrutha: | yO lOkathrayam AviSya bibharthyavyaya ISvara: || word-by-word meaning ya:thu – one who is lOka thrayam – three types of entities [of the world] viz achith (matter), badhdha jIvAthmAs (bound souls) … Read more

15.16 dhvAvimau purushau lOkE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 15 SlOkam – Original dhvAvimau purushau lOkE ksharaS chAkshara Eva cha | kshara: sarvANi bhUthAni kUtasthO’kshara uchyathE || word-by-word meaning lOkE – in SAsthram (sacred texts) kshara: cha akshara: cha dhvau imau purushau Eva – two types of souls … Read more

15.15 sarvasya chAham hrudhi sannivishtO

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 14 SlOkam – Original sarvasya chAham hrudhi sannivishtO maththa: smruthir gyAnam apOhanam cha | vEdhaiS cha sarvairaham Eva vEdhyO vEdhAnthakruth vEdhavidhEva chAham || word-by-word meaning aham – I sarvasya cha – all creatures’ hrudhi – in the heart sannivishta: … Read more

15.14 aham vaiSvAnarO bhUthvA

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 13 SlOkam – Original aham vaiSvAnarO bhUthvA prANinAm dhEham ASritha: | prANApAnasamAyuktha: pachAmyannam chathurvidham || word-by-word meaning aham – I vaiSvAnara: bhUthvA – being the jAtarAgni (fire of digestion) prANinAm – all creatures’ dhEham ASritha: – being present in … Read more

15.13 gAm AviSya cha bhUthAni

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 12 SlOkam – Original gAm AviSya cha bhUthAni dhArayAmyaham OjasA | pushNAmi chaushadhI: sarvA: sOmO bhUthvA rasAthmaka: || word-by-word meaning aham – I gAm AviSya – permeating the earth bhUthAni – all entities OjasA – with my unstoppable vigour … Read more

15.12 yadhAdhithyagatham thEjO

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 11 SlOkam – Original yadhAdhithyagatham thEjO jagadh bhAsayathE’khilam | yach chandramasi yach chAgnau thath thEjO vidhdhi mAmakam || word-by-word meaning Adhithya gatham – present in the sun yath thEja: – that radiance akhilam jagath – all the worlds bhAsayathE … Read more