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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

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Chapter 3 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram THE JÑĀNA-YOGA OR THE PATH OF KNOWLEDGE BOW TO BLEST ŚRĪ RĀMĀNUJA Memorial verse in honor of Śrī Rāmānuja: To the feet of Blest Rāmānuja, Do I resort as (my) Refuge,– Bhagavad – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 42 SlOkam – Original Evam budhdhE: param budhdhvA samsthabhyAthmAnam AthmanA | jahi Sathrum mahAbhAhO kAmarUpaṁ dhurAsadham || word-by-word meaning mahAbhAhO – Oh mighty armed! Evam – in this manner budhdhE: param – lust which is more powerful than firm … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 41 SlOkam – Original indhriyANi parANyAhur indhriyEbhya: param mana: | manasas thu parA budhdhir yO budhdhE: parathas thu sa: || word-by-word meaning indhriyANi – the ten sense organs (senses – organs of knowledge and organs of action) parANi – … Read more