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SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 14 SlOkam – Original SarIravAngmanObhir yath karma prArabhathE nara: | nyAyyam vA viparItham vA panchaithE thasya hEthava: || word-by-word meaning nyAyyam vA – as established in SAsthram viparItham vA – as forbidden in SAsthram yath karma – any act … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 13 SlOkam – Original adhishtAnam thathA karthA karaNam cha pruthagvidham | vividhAS cha pruthak chEshtA dhaivam chaivAthra panchamam || word-by-word meaning adhishtAnam – the body thathA karthA – the soul pruthak vidham karaNam cha – the karmEndhriyams (five faculties … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 12 SlOkam – Original panchaithAni mahAbAhO kAraNAni nibOdha mE | sAnkhyE kruthAnthE prOkthAni sidhdhayE sarvakarmaNAm || word-by-word meaning mahAbAhO – Oh mighty armed! sAnkhyE kruthAnthE – while determining the truth using true knowledge in line with vEdham sarva karmaNAm … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 11 SlOkam – Original anishtam ishtam miSram cha thrividham karmaNa: palam | bhavathyathyAginAm prEthya na thu sanyAsinAm kvachith || word-by-word meaning anishtam – naraka etc which give sorrow (to the one who performs the karma) ishtam – svarga etc … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 10 SlOkam – Original na hi dhEhabhruthA Sakyam thyakthum karmANyaSEshatha: | yas thu karmapalathyAgI sa thyAgIthyabhidhIyathE || word-by-word meaning dhEha bhruthA – By the AthmA who sustains the body karmANi – actions aSEshatha: thyakthum – to abandon fully na … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 9 SlOkam – Original na dhvEshtyakuSalam karma kuSalE nAnushajjathE | thyAgI sathvasamAvishtO mEdhAvI chinnasamSaya: || word-by-word meaning sathva samAvishta: – Being in sathva guNam as mentioned previously mEdhAvI – (because of that) having true knowledge about the truths chinna … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 8 SlOkam – Original kAryam ithyEva yath karma niyatham kriyathE’rjuna | sangam thyakthvA palam chaiva sa thyAga: sAthvikO matha: || word-by-word meaning arjuna – Oh arjuna! niyatham karma – nithya (daily), naimiththika (occasional) karmas sangam palam chaiva thyakthvA – … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 7 SlOkam – Original dhu:kham ithyEva yath karma kAyaklESabhayAth thyajEth | sa kruthvA rAjasam thyAgam naiva thyAgapalam labhEth || word-by-word meaning kAya klESa bhayAth – fearing the trouble caused for the body dhu:kham ithi Eva – due to being … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 6 SlOkam – Original niyathasya thu sanyAsa: karmaNO nOpapadhyathE | mOhAth thasya parithyAgas thAmasa: parikIrthitha: || word-by-word meaning niyathasya karmaNa: – of the karmas such as nithya (daily), naimiththika (periodical) etc sanyAsa: thu – abandonment na upapadhyathE – does … Read more

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 5 SlOkam – Original EthAnyapi thu karmANi sangam thyakthvA palAni cha | karthavyAnIthi mE pArtha niSchitham matham uththamam || word-by-word meaning pArtha – Oh son of kunthI! EthAni karmANi apithu – these karmas (like the upAsana (the means)) sangam … Read more