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Chapter 18<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 18 Verse 41<\/a><\/p>\n SamO dhamas thapa: Saucham kshAnthir Arjavam Eva cha |<\/em> Sama: – controlling the external senses Controlling the external senses, controlling the mind, applying austerity for the body as ordained in SAsthram, acquiring the ability to engage in activities ordained in SAsthram, being undisturbed when troubled by others, being harmonious towards others in one’s mind, body and speech, knowing truly about the supreme lord and other principles, knowing the distinguished features of supreme lord, having total faith in whatever is explained by vEdham to be truth, are the activities for brAhmaNa which are acquired by [birth based on] previous karma.<\/p>\n ‘Restraint, governance, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and uprightness; knowledge, wisdom, faith; \u2014these are duties native to Br\u0101hma\u1e47as.’<\/span><\/p>\n \u015aama<\/em> = Restraint = The Discipline of the outer senses.<\/span><\/p>\n Dama<\/em> = Governance = The Discipline of the inner sense (=anta\u1e25-kara\u1e47a<\/em>=mind).<\/span><\/p>\n Tapas<\/em> = Austerity = The denial or forbearing to indulge one\u2019s own appetites, and imposing on self bodily restrictions dictated by \u015a\u0101stras.<\/span><\/p>\n \u015aaucham<\/em> = Purity = The preparatory holiness required for discharging a \u015a\u0101stra-ordained duty.<\/span><\/p>\n Ksh\u0101nti<\/em> = Forgiveness = The preserving the composure of the mind against provocation offered by other parties.<\/span><\/p>\n \u0100rjavam<\/em> = Uprightness = The correct outward expression to others of what is thought of in the mind.<\/span><\/p>\n J\u00f1\u0101nam<\/em>[1. Cp. Tait: Up\u00b0:<\/em> VI-10 22. Also Mu\u1e47\u1e0d: Up:<\/em> III-2-6. \u2018Ved\u0101nta-vij\u00f1\u0101na &c.\u2019] = Knowledge of the higher and lower Truths or Verities of the Kosmos.<\/span><\/p>\n Vij\u00f1\u0101nam<\/em>[2. Cp. Tait: Up\u00b0:<\/em> VI-10 22. Also Mu\u1e47\u1e0d: Up:<\/em> III-2-6. \u2018Ved\u0101nta-vij\u00f1\u0101na &c.\u2019] = Wisdom, or knowledge relating to the characteristics or attributes of these Verities.<\/span><\/p>\n \u0100stikyam<\/em> = Faith = Implicit belief and trust in all the averments of the Vedas; \u2014such that it remains impregnable against any attempt to shake it. This firm conviction consists (in the main) in the belief that:<\/span><\/p>\n That Such is the sense has already been evidenced by such Texts as: \u2018By all the Vedas, I am the Sole Object to be known\u2019: (Gi:<\/em> XV-15<\/a>); \u2018I am the Origin of all, from Me all moves (Gi:<\/em> X-8<\/a>); \u2018In Me is all this woven\u2019(Gi:<\/em> VII-7<\/a>); \u2018I am the Enjoyer of all Yaj\u00f1a and Tapas…….., knowing Me, Peace is attained\u2019 (Gi:<\/em> V-29<\/a>); \u2018There is nothing exists higher than Me, Dhana\u00f1jaya!\u2019: (Gi:<\/em> VII-6-5<\/a>); \u2018Whoso knows Me, the Birthless, the Beginningless, and the great Lord of the Kosmos\u2019: (Gi:<\/em> X-3<\/a>); and further illustrated in such Texts as: \u2018Whence<\/a> impulses of all beings are derived, by Whom all this is permeated, Him does man, worshipping by his acts, gain.\u2019 (Gi:<\/em> XVIII-46<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n Such are the duties proper to a Br\u0101hma\u1e47a.<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 18 Verse 43<\/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 18 << Chapter 18 Verse 41 SlOkam \u2013 Original SamO dhamas thapa: Saucham kshAnthir Arjavam Eva cha | gyAnam vigyAnam Asthikyam brahmakarma svabhAvajam || word-by-word meaning Sama: – controlling the external senses dhama: – controlling the mind thapa: – applying austerity for the body … 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":[11,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-18","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6965","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=6965"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16838,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6965\/revisions\/16838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\ngyAnam vigyAnam Asthikyam brahmakarma svabhAvajam ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\ndhama: – controlling the mind
\nthapa: – applying austerity for the body as ordained in SAsthram
\nSaucham – acquiring the ability to engage in activities ordained in SAsthram
\nkshAnthi: – being undisturbed when troubled by others
\nArjavam – being harmonious towards others in one’s mind, body and speech
\ngyAnam – knowing truly about the supreme lord and other principles
\nvigyAnam – knowing the distinguished features of supreme lord
\nAsthikyam – having total faith in whatever is explained by vEdham to be truth
\nsvabhAvajam – acquired by [birth based on] previous karma
\nbrahma karma – are the activities for brAhmaNa<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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