2.68 thasmAdh yasya mahAbAhO

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 67 SlOkam – Original thasmAdh yasya mahAbhAhO nigruhIthAni sarvaSa: | indriyAṇIndriyArthEbhyas thasya pragyA prathishtithA || word-by-word meaning mahAbhAhO – Oh mighty armed! thasmAth – thus yasya indhiryANi – whose sensory organs indhriyArthEbhya: – from the worldly pleasures sarvaSa: nigruhIthAni … Read more

2.67 indhriyANAm hi charathAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 66 SlOkam – Original indhriyANAm hi charathAm yan manO’nuvidhIyathE | thadh asya harathi pragyAm vAyur nAvam ivAmbhasi || word-by-word meaning charathAm – engaging in worldly pleasures (as desired) indhiryANAm – sensory organs yath mana: – that mind anuvidhIyathE – … Read more

2.66 nAsthi budhdhir ayukthasya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 65 SlOkam – Original nAsthi budhdhir ayukthasya na chAyukthasya bhAvanA | na chAbhAvayatha: SAnthir aSAnthasya kutha: sukham || word-by-word meaning ayukthasya – for the one whose mind/heart is not fixed on me budhdhi: – knowledge about the self na asthi … Read more

2.65 prasAdhE sarvadhukkhAnAm

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 64 SlOkam – Original prasAdhE sarvadhukkhAnAm hAnir asyopajAyathE | prasannachEthasO hyASu budhdhi: paryavathishtathE || word-by-word meaning asya – for such man prasAdhE (sathi) – after acquiring clarity of mind sarvadhukkhAnAm hAni: – destruction of all sorrows upajAyathE – occurs; … Read more

2.64 rAgadhvEsha vimukthais thu

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 63 SlOkam – Original rAgadhvEsha vimukthais thu vishayAn indhriyaiS charan | AthmavaSyair vidhEyAthmA prasAdham adhigaccchathi || word-by-word meaning rAgadhvEsha vimukthai: (viyukthai:) – having been removed of longings and hatred (by my (krishNa’s) grace) AthmavaSyai: – being under the control … Read more

2.63 krodhAdhbhavathi sammOha:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 62 SlOkam – Original krodhAdhbhavathi sammOha: sammOhAth smruthivibhrama: | smruthivibhramaSAdh buddhinASO budhdhinASAth praNaSyathi || word-by-word meaning krOdhAth – due to that anger sammOha: – dementation bhavathi – occurs; sammOhAth – due to dementation smruthivibhrama: (bhavathi) – loss of memory … Read more

2.62 dhyAyathO vishayAn pumsa:

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 61 SlOkam – Original dhyAyathO vishayAn pumsa: sangas tEshUpajAyathE | sangAth sanjAyathE kAma: kAmAth krOdhO’bhijAyathE || word-by-word meaning vishayAn – on the sense objects which are Sabdham (sound), sparSa (touch), rUpa (form), rasa (taste), gandha (smell) dhyAyatha: – meditates … Read more

2.61 thAni sarvANi samyamya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 60 SlOkam – Original thAni sarvANi samyamya yuktha AsItha mathpara: | vaSE hi yasyEndhriyANi thasya pragyA prathishtithA || word-by-word meaning thAni sarvANi – all those senses (which are difficult to overcome due to being attached to worldly pleasures) samyamya … Read more

2.60 yathathO hyapi kaunthEya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 59 SlOkam – Original yathathO hyapi kaunthEya purushasya vipaSchitha: | indhriyANi pramAthIni haranthi prasabham mana: || word-by-word meaning hE kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! vipaSchitha: – having ability to differentiate yaththa: api – though pursuing (for self realisation) … Read more

2.59 vishayA vinivarthanthE

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 58 SlOkam – Original vishayA vinivarthanthE nirAhArasya dhEhina: | rasavarjam rasO’pyasya param drushṭvA nivarthathE || word-by-word meaning nirAhArasya dhEhina: – for the AthmA who withdrew the senses from worldly pleasures vishayA: – worldly pleasures rasavarjam – except for desire … Read more