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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 9 SlOkam – Original vItharAgabhayakrOdhA manmayA mAm upASrithA: | bahavO gyAnathapasA pUthA madhbhAvam AgathA: || word-by-word meaning gyAna thapasA pUthA: – having eliminated the hurdles for the means by the penance of avathAra rahasya gyAna (knowing the truth about … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 8 SlOkam – Original janma karma cha mE dhivyam Evam yO vEththi thathvatha: | thyakthvA dhEham punar janma naithi mAm Ethi sO’rjuna || word-by-word meaning arjuna – Oh arjuna! mE – my dhivyam – spiritual (divine) janma – incarnation … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 7 SlOkam – Original parithrANAya sAdhUnAm vinASAya cha dushkruthAm | dharmasamsthApanArthAya sambhavAmi yugE yugE || word-by-word meaning sAdhUnAm parithrANAya – to protect the virtuous dhushkruthAm vinASAya – to torture and destroy the wicked dharma samsthApanArthAya cha – and to … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 6 SlOkam – Original yadhA yadhA hi dharmasya glAnir bhavathi bhAratha | abhyuththAnam adharmasya thadhAthmAnam srujAmyaham || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha clan! yadhA yadhA hi – whenever dharmasya – for dharma (virtue) glAni: bhavathi – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 5 SlOkam – Original ajO’pi san avyayAthmA bhUthAnAm ISvarO’pi san | prakruthim svAm adhishtAya sambhavAmyAthmamAyayA || word-by-word meaning aja: api san – being birthless (not being subject to birth influenced by karma) avyayAthmA (api san) – being imperishable (not … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 4 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha bahUni mE vyathIthAni janmAni thava chArjuna | thAnyaham vEdha sarvANi na thvam vEththa paranthapa || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha – Sri krishNa replied hE arjuna – Oh arjuna! thava cha – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 3 SlOkam – Original arjuna uvAcha aparam bhavathO janma param janma vivasvatha: | katham Ethadh vijAnIyAm thvam Adhau prOkthavAn ithi || word-by-word meaning arjuna uvAcha – Arjuna said bhavatha: janma – your birth avaram (aparam) – is later (in … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 2 SlOkam – Original sa EvAyam mayA thE’dhya yOga: prOktha: purAthana: | bhakthO’si mE sakhA chEthi rahasyam hyEthadh uththamam || word-by-word meaning purAthana: – ancient sa: Eva ayam yOga: – this karma yOga (which was preserved through this succession … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 1 SlOkam – Original Evam paramparA prAptham imam rAjarishayO vidhu: | sa kAlEnEha mahathA yOgO nashta: paranthapa || word-by-word meaning paranthapa – Oh torturer of enemies! Evam – in this manner paramparA prAptham – taught through succession of teachers … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 3 verse 43 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha imam vivasvathE yOgam prokthavAn aham avyayam | vivasvAn manavE prAha manur ikshvAkavE’bravIth || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha – Sri Krishna said aham – I avyayam – imperishable imam yOgam – this … Read more