8.20 paras thasmAth thu bhAvO’nyO

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 19 SlOkam – Original paras thasmAth thu bhAvO’nyO’vyakthO’vyakthAth sanAthana: | ya: sa sarvEshu bhUthEshu naSyathsu na vinaSyathi || word-by-word meaning thasmAth avyakthAth – from achEthana (non-sentient) which is known as “avyaktham” para: – being greater anya: – being different … Read more

8.19 bhUthagrAma: sa EvAyam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 18 SlOkam – Original bhUthagrAma: sa EvAyam bhUthvA bhUthvA praleeyathE | rAtryAgamE’vaSa: pArtha prabhavathyaharAgamE || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh son of kunthI! avaSa: sa Eva ayam bhUthagrAma: – the collection of those jIvAthmAs which are bound by karma … Read more

8.18 avyakthAdh vyakthaya: sarvA:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 17 SlOkam – Original avyakthAdh vyakthaya: sarvA: prabhavanthyaharAgamE | rAthryAgamE praleeyanthE thathraivAvyakthasamjyakE || word-by-word meaning aharAgamE – when (brahmA’s) day begins sarvA: vyakthaya: – all entities (of the world) avyakthAth – from (brahmA’s) unmanifested (body) prabhavanthi – get created; … Read more

8.17 sahasrayugaparyantham

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verses 16 SlOkam – Original sahasrayugaparyantham ahar yadh brahmaNO vidhu: | rAthrim yugasahasrAnthAm thE’horAthravidhO janA: || word-by-word meaning ahO rAthra vidha: janA: –  those wise persons who know the nights and days (of humans upto brahmA) thE – they brahmaNa: … Read more

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