SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 12<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 12 verse 11<\/a><\/p>\n SrEyO hi gyAnam abhyAsAj gyAnAdh dhyAna\u1e41 viSishyathE |<\/em> abhyAsAth – better than devotion towards bhagavAn (without true love) Better than devotion towards bhagavAn (without true love) is the knowledge which facilitates direct vision (which is the means for such devotional practice); better than the (incomplete) self-realisation\u00a0 is the meditation upon the self (which is means for self-realisation); better than the (incomplete) meditation is the karma (activities) performed giving up the fruit (which is the means for such meditation); engaging in karma yOga giving up the fruit leads to peace of mind.<\/p>\n ‘Next to (God-)devotion, (soul-)knowledge is preferable; next to (soul-)knowledge, (soul-)meditation is preferable; next to (soul-)meditation, surrender of work\u2019s fruit; from surrender follows peace.’<\/span><\/p>\n If (God-)exercise or practising (God-)devotion constantly (=abhy\u0101sa<\/em>) (as a mere head-exercise) is hard, by reason of no response coming to it in the interests of the soul from the heart, then the next alternative is to attempt soul-exercise, or practise the akshara<\/em>-path (Gi:<\/em> XII-3<\/a>–4<\/a>–5<\/a>) through which to attain to soul-vision (j\u00f1\u0101na<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n In the interests of the soul, next to the achievement of soul-vision (or soul-cognition), \u2014not arising\u2014 the mere contemplation on soul-nature (dhy\u0101na<\/em>), (as Spiritual Books teach) is to be adopted as the next alternative.<\/span><\/p>\n If soul-contemplation be found hard to practise \u2014then it is best to perform works, resigning fruits thereof. This would lead (gradually) to soul-contemplation.<\/span><\/p>\n Performing action this-wise; viz.,<\/em> \u2014without interest in the reward,\u2014 results in the divorcement of sin; and thereafter comes peace of mind. (Thus):\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hence, to him who is inept for Bhakti-Yoga (=the Path of God-love), soul-devotion is recommended as (next) best; but to him who cannot bring a mind peaceful enough to try this, -let him devote himself to doing fruit-forsaken works, based on soul-faith. This would (gradually) lead to soul-contemplation and soul-vision (in order).<\/span><\/p>\n The qualifications required for such a disinterested worker are now enumerated:<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 12 verse 13<\/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 12 << Chapter 12 verse 11 SlOkam \u2013 Original SrEyO hi gyAnam abhyAsAj gyAnAdh dhyAna\u1e41 viSishyathE | dhyAnAth karmapalathyAgas thyAgAch chAnthir anantharam || word-by-word meaning abhyAsAth – better than devotion towards bhagavAn (without true love) gyAnam – the knowledge which facilitates direct vision (which … 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":[5,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-12","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4703","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=4703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4703\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n dhyAnAth karmapalathyAgas thyAgAch chAnthir anantharam ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning <\/h3>\n
\ngyAnam – the knowledge which facilitates direct vision (which is the means for such devotional practice)
\nSrEya: hi – isn’t it better?
\ngyAnAth – better than the (incomplete) self-realisation
\ndhyAnam – meditation upon the self (which is means for self-realisation)
\nviSishyathE (hi) – isn’t it better?
\ndhyAnAth – better than (incomplete) meditation
\nkarma pala thyAga: – karma (activities) performed giving up the fruit (which is the means for such meditation)
\n(viSishyathE (hi) – isn’t it better?)
\nthyAgAth – from engaging in karma yOga giving up the fruits
\nanantharam – subsequently
\nSAnthi: – peace of mind (occurs)<\/p>\nSimple Translation <\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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