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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 24 SlOkam – Original sakthA: karmaNyavidhvAmsO yathA kurvanthi bhAratha | kuryAdh vidhvAms thathAsaktaS chikIrshur lOkasangraham || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – Oh descendant of bharatha! karmaNi sakthA: – being the ones who are inevitably connected to karma avidhvAmsa: – those … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 23 SlOkam – Original uthsIdhEyur imE lokA na kuryAm karma chEdh aham | sankarasya cha karthA syAm upahanyAm imA: prajA: || word-by-word meaning aham – I karma – actions (pertaining to the heritage of the family I am born … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 22 SlOkam – Original yadhi hyaham na varthEyam jAthu karmaNyathandhritha: | mama varthmAnuvarthanthE manushyA: pArtha sarvaSa: || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh arjuna! aham hi – I, sarvESvara karmaNi – in the karma (pertaining to the family I am … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 21 SlOkam – Original na mE pArthAsthi karthavyam thrishu lokEshu kinchana | nAnavAptham avApthavyam vartha Eva cha karmaNi || word-by-word meaning [hE] pArtha – Oh son of kunthI! thrishu lOkEshu – (born in) three types of species [dhEva (celestial … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 20 SlOkam – Original yadh yadh Acharathi SrEshtas thath thadhEvEtarO jana: | sa yath pramANam kuruthE lOkas thadhanuvarthathE || word-by-word meaning SrEshta: – the wise person (in gyAnam (knowledge) and anushtAnam (application of knowledge)) yadh yadh – whichever actions … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 19.5 SlOkam – Original lOkasangraham EvApi sampaSyan karthum arhasi word-by-word meaning lOka sangraham Eva – To inspire [less-intelligent worldly] people only [to help them] sampaSyan api – keeping that in mind karthum arhasi – it is apt for you … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 19 SlOkam – Original karmaNaiva hi samsidhdhim AsthithA janakAdhaya: word-by-word meaning janakAdhaya: – janaka et al karmaNA Eva – only through karma yOga (and not gyAna yOga) samsidhdhim – the result of self-realisation AsthithA: hi – have they not … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 18 SlOkam – Original thasmAdhasaktha: sathatham kAryam karma samAchara | asakthO hyAcharan karma param Apnothi pUrusha: || word-by-word meaning thasmAth – Thus, due to all these reasons (which have been explained previously) asaktha: – with detachment sathatham – without … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 17 SlOkam – Original naiva thasya kruthEnArthO nAkruthEnEha kaSchana | na chAsya sarvabhUthEshu kaSchidharthavyapASraya: || word-by-word meaning iha – In this stage of being realized of AthmA thasya – for him kruthEna – for the karmas which were performed … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 16 SlOkam – Original yasthvAthmarathirEva syAdh AthmathrupthaS cha mAnava: | AthmanyEva cha santhushtas thasya kAryam na vidhyathE || word-by-word meaning ya: thu mAnava: – that man Athma rathi: Eva – being engaged in AthmA only Athmathruptha:cha (Eva) – being … Read more