14.7 rajO rAgAthmakam vidhdhi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 6 SlOkam – Original rajO rAgAthmakam vidhdhi thrushNAsangasamudhbhavam | than nibadhnAthi kaunthEya karmasangEna dhEhinam || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! raja: – rajO guNam rAgAthmakam – cause of desire (between male and female) thrushNA sanga samudhbhavam … Read more

14.6 thathra sathvam nirmalathvAth

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 5 SlOkam – Original thathra sathvam nirmalathvAth prakASakam anAmayam | sukhasangEna badhnAthi gyAnasangEna chAnagha | word-by-word meaning anagha – Oh faultless [arjuna]! thathra – among the three qualities namely sathvam, rajas and thamas sathvam – sathvam (goodness) nirmalathvAth – … Read more

14.5 sathvam rajas thama ithi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 4 SlOkam – Original sathvam rajas thama ithi guNA: prakruthisambhavA: | nibadhnanthi mahAbAhO dhEhE dhEhinam avyayam || word-by-word meaning mahAbAhO – Oh mighty armed arjuna! sathvam raja: thama: ithi guNA: – these three qualities namely sathvam (goodness), rajas (passion) … Read more

14.4 sarva yOnishu kaunthEya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 3 SlOkam – Original sarva yOnishu kaunthEya mUrthaya: sambhavanthi yA: | thAsAm brahma mahadhyOnir aham bIjapradha: pithA || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! sarva yOnishu – in all births such as dhEva (celestial), manushya (human), thiryak … Read more

14.19 nAnyam guNEbhya: karthAram

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 18 SlOkam – Original nAnyam guNEbhya: karthAram yadhA dhrashtA’nupaSyathi | guNEbhyaS cha param vEththi madhbhAvam sO’dhigachchathi || word-by-word meaning dhrashtA – one who is established in sathva guNam and has self-realisation guNEbhya: anyam – his AthmA which is different … Read more

14.3 mama yOnir mahadhbrahma

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 2 SlOkam – Original mama yOnir mahadhbrahma thasmin garbham dhadhAmyaham | sambhava: sarvabhUthAnAm thathO bhavathi bhAratha || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha clan! yOni: – being the origin (for the whole world) mama – my mahath … Read more

14.2 idham gyAnam upASrithya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 1 SlOkam – Original idham gyAnam upASrithya mama sAdharmyam AgathA: | sargE’pi nOpajAyanthE praLayE na vyathanthi cha || word-by-word meaning idham gyAnam – this knowledge (which is to be explained) upASrithya – attaining mama sAdharmyam – equality with me … Read more

14.1 param bhUya: pravakshyAmi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 13 verse 34 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha param bhUya: pravakshyAmi gyAnAnAm gyAnam uththamam | yath gyAthvA munaya: sarvE parAm sidhdhim ithO gathA: || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha – bhagavAn said param – different (from previously explained) bhUya: pravakshyAmi … Read more

Chapter 14 – guNathraya vibhAga yOga or The Topic of the Three Qualities

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Chapter 13 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram   AUM ŚRI BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ WITH SRI RĀMĀNUJA’S VIŚISHTĀDVAITA COMMENTARY THE FOURTEENTH LECTURE NAMED, GUṆA-TRAYA-VIBHĀGA-YOGA OR THE TOPIC OF THE THREE QUALITIES. INTRODUCTION IN the Thirteenth Lecture, it was shown that by comprehending the … Read more

13.34 kshEthrakshEthragyayOr Evam antharam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 33 SlOkam – Original kshEthrakshEthragyayOr Evam antharam gyAnachakshusha | bhUthaprakruthimOksham cha yE vidhur yAnthi thE param || word-by-word meaning Evam – as explained in this chapter kshEthra kshEthragyayO: antharam – the difference between kshEthra (body) and kshEthragya (soul) bhUtha … Read more