SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 8<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 8 verses 11<\/a><\/p>\n sarvadhvArANi samyamya\u00a0<\/em>manO hrudhi nirudhya cha |<\/em> Om ithyEkAksharam brahma\u00a0<\/em>vyAharan mAm anusmaran |<\/em> sarva dhvArANi – all sense organs which are entrances (to emit knowledge) Restraining all sense organs which are entrances (to emit knowledge), engaging the mind in me who is the akshara purusha in the heart, having attained the state of fixed concentration, reciting praNavam, the main syllable which indicates me, the brahmam, meditating upon\u00a0me (who is the meaning of that syllable), making his vital air enter (through the sushumnA nerve) in his head, if one gives up his body, he attains return-less (no need to return to samsAram (material realm)) destination of self-realisation which is free from worldly matter.<\/p>\n ‘Stopping up all passages, locking the mind in the heart, forcing the pr\u0101\u1e47a into the head, and thus establishing oneself in collected concentration (yoga-dh\u0101ra\u1e47a<\/em>), and methodically repeating the one-syllabled OM, \u2014the Brahm\u2014, whoso, thus, casts away his body, intent on Me, goes to the Supreme State.’<\/span><\/p>\n Stopping up passages<\/em>, means: the repressing the sense-functions through the channels of the ear etc., in other words, abstracting the senses from their normal outgoing tendencies.<\/span><\/p>\n Locking the mind in the heart<\/em>, means: directing the thoughts (loving thoughts) towards Me, the Akshara<\/em>, enthroned in the lotus-heart.<\/span><\/p>\n Established in yoga-dh\u0101ra\u1e47a<\/em>, or collected concentration, means: perfect concentration of all attention on Me.<\/span><\/p>\n Methodically repeating the one-syllabled OM<\/em>. OM or AUM is the sign, symbol or appellation of the Indestructible \u2014(Akshara<\/em>). OM being the sign, the indicator, I am the Indicated, Who is to be profoundly meditated upon.<\/span><\/p>\n Whoso, holding up the pr\u0101\u1e47a (life-breath) in the head, departs from the body, in the manner indicated, goes to the Exalted State.<\/span><\/p>\n Param\u0101m gatim<\/em> (the Exalted State) is the \u0101tma itself, as in essence contra-distinguished from matter, and comparable with My state, from which there is no return.<\/span><\/p>\n It is this state (of self-realization) that is discoursed on in verses:\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018He, who, when all beings perish, does not perish\u2019 (Bh: G\u012b:<\/em> VIII-20<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018It was described as Avyakta, Akshara; this, they say, is the Exalted State\u2019 (Bh: G\u012b:<\/em> VIII-21<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n The modes of Divine Meditation suited to those who are fortune-seekers (ai\u015bvary-\u0101rthina\u1e25<\/em>), and to those who aspire after their self or soul (kaivaly-\u0101rthina\u1e25<\/em>) have thus been declared. The mode of Divine Meditation suited to the j\u00f1\u0101ni<\/em> or the God-aspirer, and the nature of his Goal are now declared:\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 8 verse 14<\/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 8 << Chapter 8 verses 11 SlOkam \u2013 Original sarvadhvArANi samyamya\u00a0manO hrudhi nirudhya cha | mUrdhnyAdhAyAthmana: prANam\u00a0AsthithO yogadhAraNAm || Om ithyEkAksharam brahma\u00a0vyAharan mAm anusmaran | ya: prayAthi thyajan dhEham\u00a0sa yAthi paramAm gathim || word-by-word meaning sarva dhvArANi – all sense organs which are entrances … 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":[18,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-8","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3516","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=3516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3516\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n mUrdhnyAdhAyAthmana: prANam\u00a0<\/em>AsthithO yogadhAraNAm ||<\/em><\/p>\n
\n ya: prayAthi thyajan dhEham\u00a0<\/em>sa yAthi paramAm gathim ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning <\/h3>\n
\nsamyamya – restraining them (to stop engaging in their activities)
\nmana: – mind
\nhrudhi – in me who is the akshara purusha in the heart
\nnirudhya – engaging
\nyOga dhAraNAm – the state of fixed concentration
\nAsthitha: – having attained
\nbrahma – the word which indicates me, the brahmam
\nOm ithi EkAksharam – praNavam, the main syllable
\nvyAharan – reciting
\nmAm – me (who is the meaning of that syllable)
\nanusmaran – meditating upon
\nAthmana: – his
\nprANam – vital air
\nmUrdhni – in (his) head
\nAdhAya – making it enter (through the sushumnA nerve)
\ndhEham – body
\nthyajan ya: – one who gives up
\nsa: – he
\nparamAm – return-less (no need to return to samsAram (material realm))
\ngathim – destination of self-realisation which is free from worldly matter
\nyAthi – attains<\/p>\nSimple Translation <\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
\npramANam (scriptures) \u2013 http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a>
\npramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a>
\nSrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 http:\/\/pillai.koyil.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"