SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 8<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 8 verse 27<\/a><\/p>\n vEdhEshu yagyEshu thapassu chaiva dhAnEshu yath puNyapalam pradhishtam |<\/em> vEdhEshu – to recite vEdhas Whatever results of that puNya (virtuous deed) explained in SAsthram for reciting vEdhas, engaging in yagyas, different types of thapas and charities, one who practices bhakthi yOgam (becoming a gyAni) knows the glories of mine, the paramapurusha (supreme lord), which are explained in these two chapters (7th and 8th), and by that knowledge transcends all those results and attains the ancient, beginning-less supreme SrIvaikuNta lOka (the divine abode of SrIman nArAyaNa<\/a>).<\/p>\n ‘Whatever fruit is declared for Vedas, Sacrifices, Austerities and Gifts, the yogi transcends all by knowing this; and reaches the state, supreme and primal.’<\/span><\/p>\n For Vedas<\/em>=(or prosecuting the studies of the Vedas, viz<\/em>.,, Rik, Yajus, S\u0101ma and Atharva.<\/span><\/p>\n Yaj\u00f1as<\/em>=the various ritualistic Sacrifices.<\/span><\/p>\n Tapas<\/em>=austerities, mortification by fasting, rigorous penances etc.<\/span><\/p>\n D\u0101na<\/em>=gifts, giving in charity, philanthropic works etc.<\/span><\/p>\n All these and such like are merit-bringing.<\/span><\/p>\n Whatever rewards are assigned (in the \u015a\u0101stras) for those pious practices, he, who knows the greatness of the nature of Bhagav\u0101n declared in these two discourses, transcends. This is to mean that the knowledge of this brings him so much blissfulness that he makes light of the rewards appointed for Vedas<\/em> etc., considering them as insignificant as a blade of grass.<\/span><\/p>\n Yogi<\/em>=become yogi or j\u00f1\u0101ni or God-lover. He reaches the Supreme and Original Abode, the Abode of all the j\u00f1\u0101nis (saints=redeemed souls).<\/span><\/p>\n OM TAT SAT<\/span><\/p>\n Thus closes The Eighth Discourse,<\/span><\/p>\n Named Akshara-Parabrahma-Yoga<\/em>, <\/span><\/p>\n Or Communion with the Immortal Parabrahma,<\/span><\/p>\n With \u015ari R\u0101m\u0101nuja\u2019s<\/em> commentary thereon,<\/span><\/p>\n In the colloquy between \u015ari K\u1e5bish\u1e47a<\/em> and Arjuna<\/em>,<\/span><\/p>\n In the Science of Yoga,<\/span><\/p>\n In the Divine knowledge of the Upanishads<\/em>,<\/span><\/p>\n Or the Chants of \u015ar\u012b Bhagav\u0101n<\/em>,<\/span><\/p>\n The Bhagavad G\u012bt\u0101<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 9<\/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 verse 27 SlOkam \u2013 Original vEdhEshu yagyEshu thapassu chaiva dhAnEshu yath puNyapalam pradhishtam | athyEthi thath sarvam idham vidhithvA yOgI param sthAnam upaithi chAdhyam || word-by-word meaning vEdhEshu – to recite vEdhas yagyEshu – yagyas (sacrifices) thapassu cha – and … 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-3659","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\/3659","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=3659"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13886,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659\/revisions\/13886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n athyEthi thath sarvam idham vidhithvA yOgI param sthAnam upaithi chAdhyam ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\nyagyEshu – yagyas (sacrifices)
\nthapassu cha – and different types of thapas (austerities)
\ndhAnE cha Eva – and to engage in charity
\nyath puNya palam – the results of that puNya (virtuous deed)
\npradhishtam – explained (in SAsthram)
\nthath sarvam – all those
\nidham – the glories of mine, the paramapurusha (supreme lord), which are explained in these two chapters (7th and 8th)
\nvidhithvA – knowing, and by that knowledge
\nathyEthi – transcends (the results of all such puNya)
\nyOgI – one who practices bhakthi yOgam (becoming a gyAni)
\nAdhyam – ancient, beginning-less
\nparam – supreme
\nsthAnam – SrIvaikuNta lOka (the divine abode of SrIman nArAyaNa)
\nupaithi – 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":"