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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 20 SlOkam – Original arjuna uvAcha kair lingais thri guNAn EthAn athIthO bhavathi prabhO | kimAchAra: katham chaithAms thrIn guNAn athivarthathE || word-by-word meaning arjuna uvAcha – arjuna spoke prabhO! – My lord! EthAn thri guNAn athItha: – one … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 19 SlOkam – Original guNAn EthAn athIthya thrIn dhEhI dhEhasamudbhavAn | janmamruthyujarAdhu:khair vimukthO’mrutham aSnuthE || word-by-word meaning dhEhI – This AthmA who has the body dhEha samudhbhavAn – in the body which is a transformation of prakruthi (matter) EthAn … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 17 SlOkam – Original Urdhvam gachchanthi saththvasthA: madhyE thishtanthi rAjasA: | jaghanyaguNavruththisthA: adhO gachchanthi thAmasā: || word-by-word meaning saththvasthA: – those who have abundance of sathva guNam Urdhvam gachchanthi – (eventually) reach the higher position of mOksham (liberation); rAjasA: … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 16 SlOkam – Original sathvAth sanjAyathE gyAnam rajasO lObha Eva cha | pramAdhamOhau thamasO bhavathO’gyAnam Eva cha || word-by-word meaning sathvAth – only by (abundant) sathva guNam gyAnam – knowledge (including self-realisation) sanjAyathE – is created nicely; rajasa: – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 15 SlOkam – Original karmaNa: sukruthasyAhu: sAthvikam nirmalam palam | rajasas thu palam dhu:kham agyAnam thamasa: palam || word-by-word meaning sukruthasya karmaNa: – deeds which are done without attachment to the results (by one born in the clan of … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 14 SlOkam – Original rajasi praLayam gathvA karmasangishu jAyathE | thathA praleenas thamasi mUdayOnishu jAyathe || word-by-word meaning rajasi (pravrudhdhE) – when rajO guNam is on the rise praLayam gathvA – if the AthmA sheds its body karma sangishu … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 13 SlOkam – Original yadhA sathvE pravrudhdhE thu praLayam yAthi dEhabhruth | thadhOththamavidhAm lOkAn amalAn prathipadhyathE || word-by-word meaning dhEhabruth – AthmA residing in the body yadhA sathvE pravrudhdhE thu – when sathva guNam is on the rise praLayam … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 12 SlOkam – Original aprakASO’pravruththiS cha pramAdhO mOha Eva cha | thamasyEthAni jAyanthE vivrudhdhE kurunandhana || word-by-word meaning kuru nandhana – Oh descendant of kuru dynasty! aprakASa: – absence of knowledge apravruththi: cha – laziness pramAdha – carelessness mOha: … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 11 SlOkam – Original lObha: pravruththir Arambha: karmaNAm aSama: spruhA | rajasyEthAni jAyanthE vivrudhdhE bharatharshabha || word-by-word meaning bharatha rshabha – Oh best among the descendants of bharatha! lObha: – stinginess pravruththi: – useless activities karmaNAm Arambha: – starting … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 10 SlOkam – Original sarvadhvArEshu dhEhE’smin prakASa upajAyathE | gyAnam yadhA thadhA vidhyAdh vivrudhdham sathvam ithyutha || word-by-word meaning asmin dhEhE – in this (material) body sarva dhvArEshu – all the gates, i.e., the sense organs such as eye … Read more