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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 58 SlOkam – Original yadhyahankAram ASrithya na yOthsya ithi manyasE | mithyaisha vyavasAyas thE prakruthis thvAm niyOkshyathi || word-by-word meaning ahankAram ASrithya – Considering “I can myself determine good and bad” (foregoing my ordainment) na yOthsya ithi – saying … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 57.5 SlOkam – Original atha chEth thvam ahankArAn na SrOshyasi vinankshyasi || word-by-word meaning atha – otherwise thvam – you ahankArAn – with the pride of thinking yourself to be all-knowing na SrOshyasi chEth – if you don’t listen … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 57 SlOkam – Original machchiththa: sarvadhurgANi mathprasAdhAth tharishyasi | word-by-word meaning machchiththa: – Placing your heart in me (if you performed all actions as explained previously) sarva dhurgANi – all hurdles which bind [you] in this samsAram (material realm) … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 56 SlOkam – Original chEthasA sarvakarmANi mayi sannyasya mathpara: | budhdhiyOgam upASrithya machchiththa: sathatham bhava || word-by-word meaning chEthasA – with the thought (that the AthmA is mine, and it’s controlled by me) sarva karmANi – all actions mayi … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 55 SlOkam – Original sarvakarmANyapi sadhA kurvANO madhvyapASraya: | mathprasAdhAdh avApnOthi SASvatham padham avyayam || word-by-word meaning sarva karmANi api – all kAmya karma (actions with expectation for results) madhvyapASraya: – submitting the doership etc towards me sadhA kurvANa: … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 54 SlOkam – Original bhakthyA mAm abhijAnAthi yAvAn yaS chAsmi thathvatha: | thathO mAm thathvathO gyAthvA viSathE thadhanantharam || word-by-word meaning ya: – me who is of such nature and attitude yAvAn cha asmi – me who is of … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 53 SlOkam – Original brahmabhUtha: prasannAthmA na SOchathi na kAnkshathi | sama: sarvEshu bhUthEshu madhbhakthim labhathE parAm || word-by-word meaning brahma bhUtha: – Having realised the true nature of the self prasannAthmA – having unperturbed mind na SOchathi – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 52 SlOkam – Original ahankAram balam dharpam kAmam krOdham parigraham | vimuchya nirmama: SAnthO brahmabhUyAya kalpathE || word-by-word meaning ahankAram – considering dhEham (body) to be AthmA (self) balam – the strength of the impressions which nurture such ahankAram … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 51 SlOkam – Original vivikthasEvI laghvASI yathavAkkAyamAnasa: | dhyAnayOgaparO nithyam vairAgyam samupASritha: || word-by-word meaning vivikthasEvI – being in a secluded place (where there are no hurdles for dhyAna) laghvASI – with a light diet yatha vAk kAya mAnasa: … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 50 SlOkam – Original budhdhyA viSudhdhayA yukthO dhruthyA’’thmAnam niyamya cha | SabdhAdhIn vishayAms thyakthvA rAgadhvEshau vyudhasya cha || word-by-word meaning budhdhyA viSudhdhayA yuktha: – being with true knowledge about AthmA dhruthyA – with the (previously explained) sAthvika dhruthi AthmAnam … Read more