Chapter 15 – purANa purushOththama yOga or The Way to the Primal Spirit Sublime

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Chapter 14 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram   AUM ŚRI BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ WITH SRI RĀMĀNUJA’S VIŚISHTĀDVAITA COMMENTARY THE FIFTEENTH LECTURE NAMED, THE PURANA-PURUSHOTTAMA-YOGA OR THE WAY TO THE PRIMAL SPIRIT SUBLIME. INTRODUCTION IN the Lecture (XIII), treating of the distinction between … Read more

14.27 brahmaNO hi prathishtAham

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 26 SlOkam – Original brahmaNO hi prathishtAham amruthasyAvyayasya cha | SASvathasya cha dharmasya sukhasyaikAnthikasya cha || word-by-word meaning hi – this is because aham – I am amruthaya – immortal avyayasya cha – imperishable brAhmaNa: – for self realisation … Read more

14.26 mAm cha yo’vyabhichArENa

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 25 SlOkam – Original mAm cha yo’vyabhichArENa bhakthiyOgEna sEvathE | sa guNAn samathIthyaithAn brahmabhUyAya kalpathE || word-by-word meaning ya: – one mAm – me avyabhichArENa bhakthi yOgEna cha – with bhakthi yOga (along with its limbs) which does not … Read more

14.25 mAnAvamAnayOs thulyas

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 24 SlOkam – Original mAnAvamAnayOs thulyas thulyO mithrAripakshayO: | sarvArambhaparithyAgI guNAthItha: sa uchyathE || word-by-word meaning mAna avamAnayO: thulya: – treating equally when others honour and insult mithra ari pakshayO: thulya: – treating equally friends and foes sarva Aramba … Read more

14.24 samadhu:khasukha: svastha:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 23 SlOkam – Original samadhu:khasukha: svastha: samalOshtASmakAnchana: | thulyapriyApriyO dhIras thulyanindhAtmasaṁsthuthi: || word-by-word meaning sama dhu:kha sukha: – (one) who considers grief and joy equally svastha: – who is engaged in the soul (self) only sama lOshtASma kAnchana: – … Read more

14.23 udhAsInavadhAsInO

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 22 SlOkam – Original udhAsInavadhAsInO guNair yO na vichAlyathE | guNA varthantha ithyEva yO’vathishtathi nEngathE || word-by-word meaning ya: – whosoever udhAsInavath AsIna: – remaining unconcerned (on matters other than AthmA as explained previously) guNai: – by the three … Read more

14.22 prakASam cha pravruththim cha

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 21 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha prakASam cha pravruththim cha mOham Eva cha pANdava | na dhvEshti sampravruththAni na nivṛuththAni kAnkshathi || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha – SrI bhagavAn spoke pANdava – Oh son of pANdu! (In … Read more

14.21 kair lingais thri guNAn EthAn

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

14.20 guNAn EthAn athIthya thrIn

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

14.18 Urdhvam gachchanthi sathvasthA:

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