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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 7 SlOkam – Original SarIram yadhavApnOthi yach chApyuthkrAmathISvara: | gruhIthvaithAni samyAthi vAyur gandhAn ivASayAth || word-by-word meaning ISvara: – bound soul who controls his senses yath SarIram avApnOthi – (after shedding the previous body) the body which he attains … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 6 SlOkam – Original mamaivAmSO jIvalOkE jIvabhUtha: sanAthana: | mana:shashtAnIndhriyANi prakruthisthAni karshathi || word-by-word meaning sanAthana: – existing since time immemorial (forever) mama amSa: Eva (san) – one amongst the jIvAthmAs who are having my features jIva bhUtha: – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 5 SlOkam – Original na thadh bhAsayathE sUryO na SaSAnkO na pAvaka: | yadh gathvA na nivarthanthE thadh dhAma paramam mama || word-by-word meaning yadh gathvA – after reaching where na nivarthanthE – there is no return (to samsAram … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 4 SlOkam – Original nirmAnamOhA jithasangadhOshA adhyAthmanithyA vinivruththakAmA: | dhvandhvair vimukthA: sukhadhu:khasamgyair gachchanthyamUdA: padham avyayam thath || word-by-word meaning (In this manner, surrendering unto me) nirmAna mOhA: – being relieved from the confusion of dhEhAthmAbhimAnam (considering body as self) … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verses 3 and 3.5 SlOkam – Original tham Eva chAdhyam purusham prapadhyEdh yatha: pravruththi: prasruthA purANI || word-by-word meaning Adhyam – being the primeval lord for everything yatha: purANI pravruththi: prasruthA – from whom, (the AthmAs’) connection with matters related … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 2.5 SlOkam – Original aSvaththam Enam suvirUdamUlam asangaSasthrENa drudEna chithvA | thatha: padham thath parimArgithavyam yasmin gathA na nivarthanthi bhUya: || word-by-word meaning Enam – previously explained suvirUdamUlam – having deeply fixed root aSvaththam – the peepal tree (i.e., … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 2 SlOkam – Original na rUpam asyEha thathOpalabhyathE nAnthO na chAdhir na cha samprathishtA || word-by-word meaning asya – of this tree rUpam – the aforementioned form iha – by the samsAris (materialistic people) in this earthly abode thathA … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 1.5 SlOkam – Original adhaS cha mUlAnyanusanthathAni karmAnubandhIni manushyalOkE | word-by-word meaning (for this material realm which is a tree) adha: manushyalOkE cha – in the manushya lOka (earth), which is below karmAnubandhIni – bondage of karma (deeds) mUlAni … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 verse 1 SlOkam – Original adhaS chOrdhvam cha prasruthAs thasya SAkhA guNapravrudhdhA vishayapravALA: | word-by-word meaning thasya – that tree’s SAKhA: – (some more) branches guNa pravrudhdhA: – nourished by the qualities such as sathva, rajas and thamas vishaya pravALA: … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 15 << Chapter 15 Introduction SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha UrdhvamUlam adha:SAkham aSvaththam prAhur avyayam | chandhAmsi yasya parNAni yas tham vEdha sa vEdhavith || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha – Shri bhagavan said (yam) aSvaththam – that samsAram which is [like] a … Read more