SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 3<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 3 verse 38<\/a><\/p>\n Avrutham gyAnam EthEna gyAninO nithyavairiNA |<\/em> kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! Oh son of kunthI! The knowledge of AthmA which has knowledge as a natural attribute is covered by this lust which is desiring for aspects which are impossible to attain and not being content (analEna – even in the aspects which can be attained), lust is the enemy (of true knowledge) always.<\/p>\n ‘The understanding (j\u00f1\u0101na<\/em>[4. J\u00f1\u0101na<\/em> is a term in Samsk\u1e5bit, which, according to the place where it occurs, variously means, knowledge, wisdom, reason, understanding, sense intelligence, intellect, consciousness and sentiency. In Ved\u0101nta works, all The intellect or understanding of the intelligent or enlightened man, in respect of \u0101tm\u0101-knowledge, is beclouded by the eternal foe which comes in the shape of lust, \u2014that which generates a fascination for object-enjoyments.<\/span><\/p>\n It is dushp\u016bra<\/em> or insatiable, i. e., it hungers and thirsts after gratifications, though inaccessible to its grasp.<\/span><\/p>\n It is anala<\/em>[6. Anala<\/em> means also fire. In which case, lust is like fire, which, once it attacks a thing, will burn it outright. So lust burns a man out.] or inexhaustible, i.e., nothing will completely satisfy lust. When it gets one object it desired for, it will want another. It is unappeasable. (Inexhaustible greed is never satisfied).<\/span><\/p>\n What are the instruments by which lust takes possession of \u0101tm\u0101? It is said:\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 3 verse 40<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 38 SlOkam \u2013 Original Avrutham gyAnam EthEna gyAninO nithyavairiNA | kAmarUpENa kaunthEya dushpUrENAnalena cha || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! dhushpUrENa – desiring for aspects which are impossible to attain and not being content (analEna – … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-3","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n kAmarUpENa kaunthEya dushpUrENAnalena cha ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\ndhushpUrENa – desiring for aspects which are impossible to attain and not being content (analEna – even in the aspects which can be attained)
\nnithya vairiNA – which is being the enemy (of true knowledge) always
\nEthEna kAma rUpENa – by this lust
\ngyAnina: gyAnam – the knowledge of AthmA which has knowledge as a natural atttribute
\nAvrutham – covered<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
\nthese terms are used with reference to spiritual matters. Sir William Hamilton in his Metaphysics (i-193) says:
\n\u2018consciousness and knowledge each involves the other,\u2019 and yet each term finds its appropriate use according to
\nthe tenor of particular passages which have to be elucidated.]) of the j\u00f1\u0101ni<\/em> (the wise man), Kaunteya[5. A matronymic for Arjuna; Son of Kunti = Arjuna.]! is enwrapped by this eternal foe, in the guise of lust, insatiable and inexhaustible.’<\/span><\/p>\n
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