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Chapter 4<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 4 verse 16<\/a><\/p>\n karmaNO hyapi bOdhdhavyam bOdhdhavyam cha vikarmaNa: | <\/em> hi – Because (Thus) Because there are aspects to be known in the nature of karma, in different types of karma and in gyAna (which is part of karma yOga),\u00a0 that which is to be understood in karma is difficult to comprehend.<\/p>\n ‘Verily, karma<\/em> has to be understood, vi-karma<\/em> has to be understood, and a-karma<\/em>, as well, has to be understood. Intricate, (or incomprehensible) is the way of karma<\/em>‘<\/span><\/p>\n Inasmuch as:<\/span><\/p>\n The nature of karma or action that is means to moksha<\/em>, ought to be known; inasmuch as:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Vikarma<\/em>, or vividha-karma<\/em>, or variety of actions, \u2014comprised of the nitya<\/em>[1. The daily duties (nitya<\/em>) are Sn\u0101na, Sandhy\u0101, Vai\u015bvadeva-brahma-yaj\u00f1a, Deva-\u1e5bshi-pit\u1e5bi-tarpa\u1e47a, and Aup\u0101sana. The occassioned (naimittika<\/em>) are the \u015ar\u0101ddh\u0101s, Tarpa\u1e47as, etc., performed on the Eclipse-day, Sa\u1e47kranti, Mah\u0101laya, etc., P\u016brva-M\u012bm\u0101msa says: ‘nitya naimittika karm\u0101chara\u1e47e phalam n\u0101sti; akara\u1e47e pratyav\u0101ya\u1e25’.](daily) naimittika[2. The daily duties (nitya<\/em>) are Sn\u0101na, Sandhy\u0101, Vai\u015bvadeva-brahma-yaj\u00f1a, Deva-\u1e5bshi-pit\u1e5bi-tarpa\u1e47a, and Aup\u0101sana. The occassioned (naimittika<\/em>) are the \u015ar\u0101ddh\u0101s, Tarpa\u1e47as, etc., performed on the Eclipse-day, Sa\u1e47kranti, Mah\u0101laya, etc., P\u016brva-M\u012bm\u0101msa says: ‘nitya naimittika karm\u0101chara\u1e47e phalam n\u0101sti; akara\u1e47e pratyav\u0101ya\u1e25’.](incidental) etc., done with some object (of enjoyment) in view (k\u0101ma-r\u016bpa), and demanding for their due performance, the earning of money and other activities,\u2014 ought to be known; and inasmuch as :<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n a-karma<\/em> or j\u00f1\u0101na<\/em> (or wisdom), ought to be known, – therefore, the Path of Karma is abstruse to be understood by the moksha-seeker.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n Why vi-karma<\/em>, \u2014that connotes the performance of motived, daily, casual etc., acts, involving the earning of money and a variety of other acts\u2014ought to be known by the moksha-aspirer is, to know that the variety therein consists in each act having a specific fruit promised therefor, but he ought to perform them all with the one understanding that they all have one uniform fulfillment in his case, as \u015a\u0101stras teach, viz<\/em>: the achievement of moksha<\/em>. This is the \u2018fixed or cultured understanding\u2019 (vyavas\u0101y\u0101tmik\u0101 buddhi<\/em>) (ii-41<\/a>) that was inculcated already, and so the subject is not expatiated upon here.<\/span><\/p>\n What is to be known as regards karma<\/em> and a-karma<\/em>, \u2014is now stated:\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 4 verse 18<\/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 4 << Chapter 4 verse 16 SlOkam \u2013 Original karmaNO hyapi bOdhdhavyam bOdhdhavyam cha vikarmaNa: | akarmaNaS cha bOdhdhavyam gahanA karmaNO gathi: || word-by-word meaning hi – Because karmaNa: api – in the nature of karma bOdhdhavyam – there are aspects to be known; … 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":[14,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-4","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104","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=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n akarmaNaS cha bOdhdhavyam gahanA karmaNO gathi: ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\nkarmaNa: api – in the nature of karma
\nbOdhdhavyam – there are aspects to be known;
\nvikarmaNa: – in different types of karma
\nbOdhdhavyam – there are aspects to be known.
\nakarmaNa: cha – in gyAna (which is part of karma yOga)
\nbOdhdhavyam – there are aspects to be known.<\/p>\n
\nkarmaNa: gathi: – that which is to be understood in karma
\ngahanA – difficult to comprehend.<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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