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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 18 SlOkam – Original thAn aham dvishatha: krUrAn samsArEshu narAdhamAn | kshipAmyajasram aSubhAn AsurIshvEva yOnishu || word-by-word meaning dhvishatha: – having hatred towards me (as explained previously) krUrAn – being cruel narAdhamAn – being lowly amongst men aSubhAn – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 17 SlOkam – Original ahankAram balam dharpam kAmam krOdham cha samSrithA: | mAm AthmaparadhEhEshu pradhvishanthO’bhyasUyakA: || word-by-word meaning ahankAram – ego (of thinking that everything can be accomplished on their own) balam – (that my strength is enough to … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 16 << Chapter 16 Verse 16 SlOkam – Original AthmasambhAvithA: sthabdhA: dhanamAnamadhAnvithA: | yajanthE nAmayagyais thE dhambhEnAvidhipUrvakam || word-by-word meaning Athma sambAvithA: – praising oneself sthabdhA: – (due to such self adulation) being puffed up dhanamAna madhAnvithA: – having pride which arises due to … Read more