8.16 AbrahmabhuvanAllOkA:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 15 SlOkam – Original AbrahmabhuvanAllOkA: punarAvarthinO’rjuna | mAm upEthya thu kaunthEya punar janma na vidhyathE || word-by-word meaning arjuna – Oh arjuna! Abrahama bhuvanAn lOkA: – all worlds upto brahma lOkam (which are inside the brahmANdam [an oval shaped … Read more

8.15 mAm upEthya punar janma

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 14 SlOkam – Original mAm upEthya punar janma dhu:khAlayam aSASvatham | nApnuvanthi mahAthmAna: samsiddhim paramAm gathA: || word-by-word meaning paramAm samsidhdhim gathA: – those who attained me, the ultimate goal mahAthmAna: – gyAnis, who are great souls mAm – … Read more

8.14 ananyachEthA: sathatham

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 12-13 SlOkam – Original ananyachEthA: sathatham yo mAm smarathi nithyaSa: | thasyAham sulabha: pArtha nithyayukthasya yOgina: || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh son of kunthI! nithyaSa: – from the time the upAsanam (worship) starts sathatham – at all times … Read more

8.12-13 sarvadhvArANi samyamya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 11 SlOkam – Original sarvadhvArANi samyamya manO hrudhi nirudhya cha | mUrdhnyAdhAyAthmana: prANam AsthithO yogadhAraNAm || Om ithyEkAksharam brahma vyAharan mAm anusmaran | ya: prayAthi thyajan dhEham sa yAthi paramAm gathim || word-by-word meaning sarva dhvArANi – all sense organs which are entrances … Read more

8.11 yadhaksharam vEdhavidhO vadhanthi

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verse 10 SlOkam – Original yadhaksharam vEdhavidhO vadhanthi viSanthi yadh yathayO vItharAgA: | yadhichchanthO brahmacharyam charanthi thath thE padham sangrahENa pravakshyE || word-by-word meaning yath – that aksharam – as aksharam (imperishable) vEdha vidha: – knowers of vEdham vadhanthi – … Read more

8.10 prayANakAlE manasA’chalEna

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verse 9 SlOkam – Original prayANakAlE manasA’chalEna bhakthyA yukthO yOgabalEna chaiva | bhruvOr madhyE prANam AveSya samyak sa tham param purusham upaithi dhivyam || word-by-word meaning bhaktyA yuktha: – with bhakthi yOga balEna – with the strength of such [bhakthi] … Read more

8.9 kavim purANam anuSAsithAram

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verse 8 SlOkam – Original kavim purANam anuSAsithAram aNOr aNIyAmsam anusmarEdhya: | sarvasya dhAthAram achintyarUpam AdhithyavarNam thamasa: parasthAth || word-by-word meaning kavim – omniscient purANam – ancient anuSAsithAram – controls (all worlds) anO: aNIyAmsam – smaller than the minute jIvAthmA … Read more

8.8 abhyAsayOgayukthEna

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verse 7 SlOkam – Original abhyAsayOgayukthEna chEthasA nAnyagAminA | paramam purusham dhivyam yAthi pArthAnuchinthayan || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh arjuna! abhyAsa yOga yukthEna – with abhyAsam (practice) and yOga (bhakthi yOga) nAnya gAminA – not deviating into anything else … Read more

8.7 thasmAth sarvEshu kAlEshu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verse 6 SlOkam – Original thasmAth sarvEshu kAlEshu mAm anusmara yudhya cha | mayyarpithamanobudhdhir mAm EvaishyasyasamSaya: || word-by-word meaning thasmAth – thus sarvEshu kAlEshu – at all times (until death) mAm anusmara – think about me only; yudhya cha – … Read more

8.6 yam yam vA’pi smaran bhAvam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verse 5 SlOkam – Original yam yam vA’pi smaran bhAvam thyajathyanthE kaLEbaram | tham tham Evaithi kaunthEya sadhA thadhbhAvabhAvitha: || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh arjuna! anthE – in the last moments yam yam vApi bhAvam smaran kaLEbaram thyajathi – … Read more