SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 15<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 15 verse 2<\/a><\/p>\n na rUpam asyEha thathOpalabhyathE nAnthO na chAdhir na cha samprathishtA ||<\/em><\/p>\n asya – of this tree The aforementioned form of this tree, as explained in previous SlOkams, is not understood by the samsAris (materialistic people) in this earthly abode. The beginning (of this tree) is not understood (as attachment to the qualities) by them. The end (of this tree) is not understood (as explained previously that it occurs on going beyond the qualities). The source (of this tree)\u00a0on which it stands is not understood (as ignorance).<\/p>\n ‘Neither its shape as such, nor its end, nor beginning nor source, is here understood.’<\/span><\/p>\n By people immersed in Sams\u0101ra, the shape (i.e., the meaning) of this Tree is not understood in that it has its root above, \u2014the four-faced Brahma being the origin there\u2014; in that it has branches spreading gradually downwards having man at the terminals; and in that its branches again spread upwards and downwards determined by karmas enacted when in the condition of men. What they perceive is simply this much, viz:<\/em> \u2018I am man; the son of Devadatta I am; the father of Yaj\u00f1adatta I am,\u2019 etc., and occupy themselves in such worldly affairs as are appropriate to these relations.<\/span><\/p>\n They perceive not too that an end can be put to this Tree by weaning themselves from the Gu\u1e47a-gencrated enjoyments; nor do they perceive that its beginning lies in the connection formed with the Gu\u1e47as; nor do they, too, perceive the source or origin wherefrom the tree springs, viz:<\/em> unwisdom[1. Unwisdom is the perversity or wrong use of our free-will.] producing the delusion of mistaking what is not ego for what is ego (or what is body for what is soul).<\/span><\/p>\n Pratisht\u1e25\u0101<\/em>=source, origin, or the seat wherein all this- want of understanding (or perception) is fixed, viz:<\/em> unwisdom[2. Unwisdom is the perversity or wrong use of our free-will.] (aj\u00f1\u0101na<\/em>) itself.<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 15 Verses 3 and 3.5<\/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 15 << Chapter 15 verse 2 SlOkam \u2013 Original na rUpam asyEha thathOpalabhyathE nAnthO na chAdhir na cha samprathishtA || word-by-word meaning asya – of this tree rUpam – the aforementioned form iha – by the samsAris (materialistic people) in this earthly abode thathA … 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":[8,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-15","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6081","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=6081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
word-by-word meaning <\/h3>\n
\nrUpam – the aforementioned form
\niha – by the samsAris (materialistic people) in this earthly abode
\nthathA na upalabhyathE – is not understood, as explained in previous SlOkams.
\nantha: cha – the end (of this tree)
\nna – not understood (as explained previously that it occurs on going beyond the qualities).
\nAdhi: cha – the beginning (of this tree)
\nna – not understood (as attachment to the qualities).
\nsamprathishtA cha – the source on which it stands
\nna – not understood (as ignorance).<\/p>\nSimple Translation <\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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