SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 9<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 9 verse 13<\/a><\/p>\n sathatham kIrthayanthO mAm yathanthaS cha drudavrathA: |<\/em> mAm – me [Those gyAnis] always being engaged with devotion in singing about me, having firm will, taking efforts (in worshipping me), bowing down to me, desiring to be with me always, meditate upon me.<\/p>\n ‘By ever chanting hymns of Me, in firm resolve engaged in My services, falling prostrate before Me in rapt love, the hopers of eternal union with Me, meditate on Me.’<\/span><\/p>\n Overwhelmed with intense love for Me, they discover that it is impossible to support existence for even an infinitessimal part of a moment without being engaged in singing My names, or in holy exercises, or falling prostrate before Me, (the physical representation of the humbleness and poverty of the soul, and offering of self in love).<\/span><\/p>\n They repeat and call upon My names, \u2014which connote the several distinguishing attributes of My nature,\u2014 their frames quivering and hairs bristling with joy, thrilled in holy excitement at such recollections, their voices tremulous and convulsed with holy joy, uttering broken speech, and constantly repeating in yearning notes such names as N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47a[1. ‘Or the Eternal Lord of Bliss, \u2014in Whom all the n\u0101r\u0101\u1e25<\/em> or eternal hosts of psychical and material entities ever live, move and have their being, and who, consequently, is designated their Ayana<\/em> or Sustainer, Mover and Final Goal (according to the threefold etymology of the word Ayana<\/em>).’ Page: 87, English Translation: Tatva-traya<\/em><\/a>. Also see note 5, Chapter 1 Proem<\/a>.], K\u1e5bish\u1e47a[2. See note 2, verse 1.32<\/a>.], V\u0101sudeva[3. See note to verse 7.19<\/a>; note 2, Chapter 8 Proem<\/a>.] etc.<\/span><\/p>\n With equal zeal are they assiduous<\/a> in the performance of holy duties and worship, as helps to which, in firm determination, they employ themselves in the laying out of gardens and construction of temples etc.<\/span><\/p>\n They stretch themselves on the ground \u2014(overcome by holy passion)\u2014 like a fragile reed, regardless of dust, mire or pricking pebbles, all the eight[4. ‘Mano buddhy abhim\u0101nena &c.’] members of the body \u2014the heart (manas<\/em>), the intellect (buddhi<\/em>), the sense of self-regard (abhim\u0101na<\/em>), the two hands and the two feet, and the head\u2014 falling prostrate in united concerted devotion and worship.<\/span><\/p>\n Ever and incessantly praying (in accents of love) to be eternally united to Me, they ever meditate on Me and worship Me, with the vivid fervent appeal that in holy service they may realize their true \u0101tma-nature of abasement<\/a> and abnegation<\/a> (d\u0101sya<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 9 verse 15<\/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 9 << Chapter 9 verse 13 SlOkam \u2013 Original sathatham kIrthayanthO mAm yathanthaS cha drudavrathA: | namasyanthaS cha mAm bhakthyA nithyayukthA upAsathE || word-by-word meaning mAm – me bhakthyA – with devotion sathatham – always kIrthayantha: – being engaged in singing dhruda vrathA: – … 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":[19,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-9","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3807","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=3807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14153,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3807\/revisions\/14153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n namasyanthaS cha mAm bhakthyA nithyayukthA upAsathE ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\nbhakthyA – with devotion
\nsathatham – always
\nkIrthayantha: – being engaged in singing
\ndhruda vrathA: – having firm will
\nyathantha cha – taking efforts (in worshipping me)
\nmAm namasyanthaS cha – bowing down to me
\nnithya yukthA – desiring to be with me always
\nupAsathE – meditate upon me<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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