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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

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

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