3.5 na hi kaSchith kshaNam api

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 4 SlOkam – Original na hi kaSchith kshaNam api jAthu thishtathi akarmakruth | kAryathE hi avaSa: karma sarva: prakruthijair guNai: || word-by-word meaning hi – because kaSchith – no one jAthu – ever kshaNam api – even for a … Read more

3.4 na karmaNAm anArambhAn

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 3 SlOkam – Original na karmaNAm anArambhAn naishkarmyam purushO’SnuthE | na cha sanyasanAdhEva sidhdhim samadhigachchathi || word-by-word meaning purusha: – any man (who lives in this world) karmaNAm anArambhAn – due to not starting to engage in karma yOga … Read more

3.3 lOkE’smin dhvividhA nishtA

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 2 SlOkam – Original SrI bhagavAn uvAcha lOkE’smin dhvividhA nishtA purA prOkthA mayAnagha | gyAna yOgEna sAnkhyAnAm karma yOgEna yOginAm || word-by-word meaning SrI bhagavAn uvAcha:  Sri bhagavan said anagha! – Oh sinless!asmin lOkEna – in this world which is … Read more

3.2 vyAmiSrENEva vAkyEna

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 1 SlOkam – Original vyAmiSrENEva vAkyEna budhdhim mOhayasIva mE | thadh Ekam vadha niSchithya yEna SrEyO’ham ApnuyAm || word-by-word meaning vyAmisrENa – contradictory vAkyEna Eva – statements mE – my budhdhim – intelligence mOhayasi iva – it appears that … Read more

3.1 jyAyasI chEth karmaNas thE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 Introduction SlOkam – Original arjuna uvAcha jyAyasI chEth karmaNas thE mathA budhdhir janArdhana | thath kim karmaNi ghOrE mAm niyojayasi kESava || word-by-word meaning  arjuna uvAcha – arjuna saidjanArdhana – Oh janArdhana!kESava – Oh kESava!karmaNa:  than karma budhdhi: – being situated … Read more

Chapter 3 – The karma yOga or the Path of Works

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Original << Chapter 2 bhagavath rAmAnuja at AzhwArthirunagari, SrIperumbUthUr, SrIrangam and thirunArAyaNapuram AUM ŚRI BHAGAVAD-GĪTĀ WITH SRI RĀMĀNUJA’S VIŚISHTĀDVAITA COMMENTARY THIRD LECTURE THE KARMA-YOGA OR THE PATH OF WORKS INTRODUCTION The purpose of this work, Gītā, is to make an exposition of that one-pointed and … Read more

2.72 EshA brAhmI sthithi: pArtha

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 71 SlOkam – Original EshA brAhmI sthithi: pArtha nainAm prApya vimuhyathi | sthithvAsyAm anthakAlE’pi brahmanirvANam ruchchathi | word-by-word meaning hE pArtha – Oh arjuna! EshA sthithi: – being situated in detached mode of action towards achieving true knowledge of … Read more

2.71 vihAya kAmAn ya: sarvAn

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 70 SlOkam – Original vihAya kAmAn ya: sarvAn pumAmScharathi ni:spruha: | nirmamo nirahankAra: sa SAnthim adhigachchathi || word-by-word meaning ya: pumAn – that man sarvAn kAmAn – all worldly pleasures vihAya – giving up ni:spruha: – being detached (in … Read more

2.70 ApUryamANam achalaprathishtam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 69 SlOkam – Original ApUryamANam achalaprathishtam samudhram Apa: praviSanthi yadhvath | thadhvath kAmA yam praviSanthi sarvE sa SAnthim ApnOthi na kAmakAmI || word-by-word meaning yadhvath – like ApUryamANam – naturally full achalaprathishtam – motionless samudhram – ocean Apa: – … Read more

2.69 yA niSA sarvabhUthAnAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 68 SlOkam – Original yA niSA sarvabhUthAnAm thasyAm jAgarthi samyamI | yasyAm jAgrathi bhUthAni sA niSA paSyathO munE: || word-by-word meaning yA – that knowledge about self sarvabhUthAnAm – for all creatures niSA – dark like in the night … Read more