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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 24 SlOkam – Original anyE thvEvam ajAnantha: SruthvA’nyEbhya upAsathE | thE’pi chAthitharanthyEva mruthyum SruthiparAyaNA: || word-by-word meaning Evam ajAnantha: – those who don’t know the previously explained means to see AthmA anyE thu – some others anyEbhya: – from … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 23 SlOkam – Original dhyAnEnAthmani paSyanthi kEchidhAthmAnam AthmanA | anyE sAṅkhyEna yOgEna karmayOgEna chAparE || word-by-word meaning kEchith – some (who are experts in yOga) Athmani – (dwelling) in body AthmAnam – their AthmA AthmanA – with their mind … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 22 SlOkam – Original ya Enam vEththi purusham prakruthim cha guNai: saha | sarvathA varthamAnO’pi na sa bhUyO’bhijAyathE || word-by-word meaning Enam purusham – this jIvAthmA (soul) who was explained previously prakruthim cha – and the prakruthi (matter) guNai: … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 21 SlOkam – Original upadhrashtAnumanthA cha bharthA bhokthA mahESvara: | paramAthmEthi chApyukthO dhEhE’smin purusha: para: || word-by-word meaning asmin dhEhE – (present) in this body para: purusha: – this AthmA (which has infinite knowledge and power) upadhrashtA – acting … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 20.5 SlOkam – Original kAraNam guNasangO’sya sadhasadhyOnijanmasu word-by-word meaning asya – for this purusha (AthmA) sath asath yOni janmasu – for being born in higher births (such as dhEva (celestial)) and lower births (such as animal, plant) kAraNam – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 20 SlOkam – Original purusha: prakruthisthO hi bhunkthE prakruthijAn guNAn word-by-word meaning prakrusthistha: – being connected to matter purusha: – jIvAthmA prakruthijAn – caused by such connection guNAn – joy/sorrow which are derived through guNas (qualities such as sathva, … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 19 SlOkam – Original kAryakAraNakarthruthvE hEthu: prakruthir uchyathE | purusha: sukhadhu:khAnAm bhOkthruthvE hEthur uchyathE || word-by-word meaning kArya kAraNa karthruthvE – for the actions which are done by the body and eleven sense organs prakruthi: – prakruthi (which is … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 18 SlOkam – Original prakruthim purusham chaiva vidhdhyanAdhI ubhAvapi | vikArAmS cha guNAṁS chaiva vidhdhi prakruthisambhavAn || word-by-word meaning prakruthim cha – mUla prakruthi (primordial matter) purusham api ubhau Eva – and the jIvAthmA (soul), both anAdhI vidhdhi – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 17 SlOkam – Original ithi kshEthram thathA gyAnam gyEyam chOktham samAsatha: | madhbhaktha Ethadh vigyAya madhbhAvAyOpapadhyathE || word-by-word meaning ithi – in this manner kshEthram – body which is known as kshEthram thathA gyAnam – means to acquire knowledge … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 16 SlOkam – Original jyOthishAm api thath jyOthisthamasa: param uchyathE | gyAnam gyEyam gyAnagamyam hrudhi sarvasya vishtitham || word-by-word meaning thath – that AthmA jyOthishAm api – for luminous objects (like lamp, sun) jyOthi: – being the light (to … Read more