Geethaa Saaram 6-13 to 6-17.

..slokam 6-13..Thirumangai thaay paasuramaha– “aruvi ser venkadam neer mallai yentru vaay maruvinaal meyyam”–naayagi paapathil thaayaar pesuvathu pola paasuram..Thirumeyyam, Thiruvenkadam, Thiruneer mallai Thiru kanna puram pattri..kanner aruvi pola varkirathaam entha mallaikalil erunthu. varum aruvi neer….mallaiyaiyum adiyaarkallin neeraiyum paarkirom.. ethu sadyam..athu pola avanum adiyaarum sadyam..all other variants–high-low,superior-inferiour,intellectual-ignorant varaiyations should be removed..aalwars ellorum adiyavarkku adiyavaraha erunthaarkal. ..bakthi vudaiyavanaha ellorum erukkanum..kanndu kannkallal neer mazlai–entha aruvi pola..but the yogis involved in bakthi stood steady like mountain -achalam pola- sthiramaha, kalangaamal erukkum..yenna vanthaalum–venkadaachalam ,simhaachalam ,kadikaachalam pola..entha vimanam is called somasangra vimanam..kidantha avan mallaikul eruppathaal mallaiyey vimanam pola thaan…munnal edathaiyum erukkaiyaiyum pattri –velli vishayangal pattri sonnaan..If we can control seeing things other things may be under control..Eys should see only the tip of his nose.. should not be wide open..closing eyes will induce sleep..Siruthu siruthey kinkini pola erukkanum..sthiramaha –neenda neram.. achala–siruthu pothum asangaamaha erukkanum yenkiraan.. pinburam saaymaanam vaithu kollalaam.. yentha thikkum paarkkamal erukkanum..kannai yengum sutha vidaamal erukkanum.. kann pradanam ethai sari vara vaithaal yellam sari varum thoongum pothu ethai matum moodi kollukirom..namathu mookin nuniyai paarkkanum..kinkini vaay seytha thaamarai poo pola sirithu thiranthu erukkanum..mookin nuni mudalil parthaal veru ethuvum kurukkey varaathu..mokuthi pottunndu erukka koodaathu..vishayangallil seluthaamal erukkanum.. manasai oru nillai paduthanum..meyya mallai pola. prayoga chakrathodu sevai saathikiraar..

..samam kaya-siro-grivam
dharayann acalam sthirah
sampreksya nasikagram svam
disas canavalokayan
“One should hold one’s body, neck and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose”

Kayam = the upper part of the body [above navel], sira = head, grivam = neck, samam = all these three parts of our body have to be in the same vertical line. Acalam = without a shake,(for short times) sthira = remain stable,(during long time).. dharayan = concentrating. Disas = at all directions, anavalokayan = not looking..Nasika = nose, agram = tip or beginning, sampreksya = look at. Svam = one’s own nose

6-13..Ramanuja’s Commentary..The word saman means straight this denotes that the back, neck and body should be erect and balanced in a straight posture. By sitting with legs crossed in the lotus position or half lotus position assists in keeping this straight position. The word sthira means firm this denotes that the seat while being comfortable should not be overly soft. The eyes should not be allowed to flit hither and thither in different directions on objects near or far but should fix their focus either on the tip of the nose or on the space between the eyebrows. That was the discipline for the body now Lord Krishna gives the discipline for the mind. The mind being tranquil connotes contentment along with freedom from all fears. The compound word brahmacari-vrate means total celibacy and is an indispensable component insuring the containment and preservation of the vital energy of the physical body which is so essential for development. Keeping the mind attentive and fixed internally one should meditate on the Supreme Lord.

..slokam 6-14..Sadya pushkaranni..octagan shape..thirumangai aalwar says that avannai tholluthaatha kaikal kai alla yenkiraar.”meyaar kadalum manni varaiyum maa muhilum koyyaar kuvalliyum kaayaalum pontra eruntha meyyaannai meyya mallai yaannai .Sangethum kaiyaannai kai kai thozlaa kai alla- kanndomey”- pushkaranni neerum avanai pola niram yenkiraar..aarukal ellam ,thanidaiyey vanthu neeraadiya adiyavarkallin paapangal pooki -avai ellaam thammidam sera ..engey vanthu athai pokkukintravaam..entha pushkaranniyil sunday neeraadinaal namathu papangallum pohum..athu pola yogathaalum paapangal thollaiyum….pushkaranni neeraattam thaabam pokkuvathu pola..mattra vishayangallai paarkaamal avannai mattum ninaithu..evan contended personaahiraan..naam virumbum peace and happiness kidaikkum.. yogam thodangum pothey thirupthi kidaikirathu.prasaanda atmaa aahiraan.. bayam tholaikirathu…yogathin pothu brahmachariya vradamum kaakkanum..namathu ninnaivai avanil vaithaal –mind wil not drift away..”kannda kannkal mattru ontrinnai kaanaavey”pola..”nillaiyilla nenjam”.” kurangu pola valliyanenjam “kattu paadukul varum.. grahasdarraum yogam thodarallam..thevai atra kaamam ellaamal erukkanum kaala nirnnayamum konndu erunthaal ethuvey brahma charya viradam..einthun kilesangallum thollaiyanum..mach-chitaha =avanidam manathai vaikanum..yengum allai paayaathu..aravannai aazli padai andannanai manathu vaikkanum..avanudam amara vaikkanum namathu manathai..needithu manasai vaikkanum.. thodakkamil sinthanai seyyanum..

prashantatma vigata–bhir
brahmacari–vrate sthitah
manah samyamya mac-citto
yukta asita mat-parah
“Thus, with a contented heart and controlled mind, devoid of fear, completely free from sex life, one should meditate upon Me within the heart and make Me the ultimate goal of life.”
Mat para = he directs his mind [thinks] always about Me [Sri Krishna].. Prashantatma = contented person.. Bhi = fear, vigata = removedBrahmachari vrate sthita = he should observe brahmacharyam [bachelorhood.Manas = mind, samyamya = gets controlled. Controlling means five disturbances have to be removed. they are: avidya – ignorance, ashmita – pride, raga – lust, dvesa – hatred and abinivesam greed. Macchitta = deposits his mind in Me [Sri Krishna].Yukta = attentively.

6-14..Ramanuja’s Commentary..The word saman means straight this denotes that the back, neck and body should be erect and balanced in a straight posture. By sitting with legs crossed in the lotus position or half lotus position assists in keeping this straight position. The word sthira means firm this denotes that the seat while being comfortable should not be overly soft. The eyes should not be allowed to flit hither and thither in different directions on objects near or far but should fix their focus either on the tip of the nose or on the space between the eyebrows. That was the discipline for the body now Lord Krishna gives the discipline for the mind. The mind being tranquil connotes contentment along with freedom from all fears. The compound word brahmacari-vrate means total celibacy and is an indispensable component insuring the containment and preservation of the vital energy of the physical body which is so essential for development. Keeping the mind attentive and fixed internally one should meditate on the Supreme Lord.

..slokam 6-15..varaha perumaal sannidhi erukirom..eisvaraya anubavamum-vulaha enbam- kaivalyamum -atmaa anubavam-vittu moktshaanubavam -sri vaikuntham-peranum..by concenrtating on Him,yogi will get his mind under control and gets atma saakshhadkaram. 6th adyaayam varai atmaa saashadkaram pattri sollukiraan.. eppo avanidam sinthai seyya sollukiraan…in varaha sarama slokam “sthithey manasi..”he asks us to devote our mind on Him.when ever we are devoted to Him ,our mind will be under control… manasu oru nillai padum pothu avannai vaiikanum.. avannai vaithaal manasu oru nillai padum.. mela mela piditchukka vuthavum mudallil kattu paadu erukkum pothu avannai vaithaal, avan arullaal eppothum kattu paadu varum…ethu venndumaanaalum avanidam perallaam..avanidam avannaiyey kettaal thirupthiyaha varukiraan..he is Sudha sadvam…athanal thaan avannai ninaithaal kattu paadu varum…our mind goes after many things ..under the influence of three gunas-rajo,damas and sadvam. mukkunnamum nammai veveru thisaiyil ezlukkum…shad vikaramum -erukirathu pirakirathu maarum vallarum theyum azliyum –ellatha pothu shanti-amaythi kittum..aaru vida sufferingum –pasi,daham soham mayakkam vayasana danmai marannam-kittaathu…paramatma anubavamey namakku kurikolaha erukkanum.. avannai ninainthu manasai kattupaduthinaal vudallai neetha nillaiyil erukkum shaanthi adaikiraan..bagavaanukku samamana shaanthi adaikiraan..ethuvum -maaruthallum, sufferingsum-kidaiyaathu

yunjann evam sadatmanam
yogi niyata-manasah
shantim nirvana-paramam
mat-samstham adhigacchati

“By concentrating on Me and controlling the mind, the yogi, after releasing this body, attains peace just like Me”

Sada = always, atmanam = directing the mind, yunjann evam = only on Me [Sri Krishna], yogi = such a yogi, niyata manasa = controls the mind..Nirvanam = discarding this body, paramam = at the border of [nirvanam], shantim = peace, adigacchati = attains, mat samstham = [similar to] the state in Me [Sri Krishna..deficiencies are: asi = existing, jayate = born or created, parinamate = changes, vivarchyate = grows, apasyate = decays and vinasyate = gets destroyed…acanaya = hunger, pitasa = thirst, soham = hardship, moham = delirium or unconsciousness, jara = aging and maranam = death.

6-15..Ramanuja’s Commentary..Attaining communion with the Supreme Lord means linking ones consciousness in constant concentration on Him, who is the most sacred reality and the highest divinity for which the mind can concentrate upon. Discipline of mind means being fixed and equiposed by dint of the purification ones mind receives from association with devotees of the Supreme Lord and their contact with Him. Such a person assumes that peace and understanding which has nirvana-paramam or the supreme bliss of moksa or liberation for its result. This moksa is only resulting from contact with the Supreme Being. Thus after declaring how one who would want to commence meditation should meditate upon the Supreme Being, this holy of holiest subject is further explained by Lord Krishna with supplement directions in order to aid one in concentration, purification and meditation.

..slokam 6-16..Thirumangai aazlwar -unique in archai anubavam-86 shedrams pallaandu by him–47 ofthese only by him-61 meethu perun serthu-composed Thiru kurum thaangaham when he came to Thirumeyyam..to get salvation-“arangam meyyam katchi vuyal allaal”..vuyyal in tamil- you have to come here…thaayar here is Vuyya vanda-Vujeevana Naattchiyaar..eda pakkam naatchiyaar sannithi..sayanam.. appuram nintra ..pushkaranni varaha perumaal sevai..persons, 16,17 mudal nillai pattri arulukiraan..na thodangi koodaathathu sollukiraan..in yoga, we should not be fasting or eating too much,,we should not be sleeping or be awake for too long a time..by improving our habits slowly we can move towards this..during deep sleep our atma is in unison with Him–brahmaanandam peruhirom.. and we enjoy that bliss and get rejuvenated..manasum adangi aazlntha thookam ethai kodukkum—athihamaha saappiduvanakku yogam kai koodaathu..orey adiyaha pattini eruppavanukkum kai koodaathu..athiham thoongubavanukkum, thookkam ellathavanukkum kai koodaathu yenkiraan..kannan mammidaiyey erukiravar namakku mudivathai thaan sollukiraan..vidaamal konjam konjamaha improve pannanum..yogamum konjam konjamaha panna muyalanum..neyyum paalum allavaha saappidanum..thookamum allavaha erukkanum..

naty–asnatas ’tu yogo ’sti
na caikantam anasnatah
na cati–svapna–silasya
jagrato naiva carjuna

“There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough.”

..Na = no, aty = excessive, asnata = eating, yogo = yoga, asti = can not be. He who eats excessively can not practice yoga. Na ca = and also no, ekantam = continuous or altogetherl, anasyata = fasting or not eating. Na = no, ati = excessive, svapna silasya = person dreaming [actually this does not talk about dreams, but sleep], jagrato = always awake [ without a wink of sleep] , naiva ca = also not, Arjuna = Arjuna

..Raamanuja;s commentary..There is no commentary for this verse.

..slokam 6-17..thirumeyyam..sayana thirukolam..nintra..garuda bagavaan edathu pakkam nintra thiru kolam..vinathai siruvan–saabathil thotru..kattil erunthu viduthallai pera thiru meyyam amudha vellathai nokki amuda kalasam pera dabam erunthaar..thukkathai pokka valla yogam–thevaiyana allavu aaharam saappiduvanukkum.. allavaha yeedu pattavan..allavaha thookkam–aaru viharam sufferings pohum yentru paarthom..vunnavu, sanchaaram thookam, thozlilil yeedupadu naangum nithamana allavu erukkanum.. aahara sudhi sadva sudhi erukkum..rajo gunnam kurraiyum..vaazlvatharkaka saappidukirom..vayitrai nangu.. paathi thida porul thanner kaal kaattru kaal paaham erukkanum– svaasam,vaayu,pitham ellaam samamaha erukkanum..bagavaanukku kai kaattiya annam saappidanum…thoshangal neekuvaan avan..vihaaram payirtchi villaaiyaattu,jerikka–eranndu manni neram kallithu thaan thoonganum..acidity varum..yukthaaharam–ekadesi viradam erunthaal deva jaadhi aahirom.. clean pannum systathai..saline water yethi eranndu naal erukirom..deha aaroghyam kittum..yukta vihaaram ninathanamaha payirtchi–devaiyana allavu yeedupaadu erukkanum.. bull worker romba naall panna mudiyaathu..prioratise panni kollanum..garudan ..sevai appo appo pannuvaan..diet balance pola atma vukkum balanced porul kodukkanum ..aaharam sanchaaram thozlil thokkam nalum allavaha erunthaal, thukkam kuraiyum..vuruthivudan erukkanum..yogathukku vendiya vudal, mano balam kittum..

yuktahara–viharasya
yukta–cestasya karmasu
yukta–svapnavabodhasya
yogo bhavati duhkha-ha

“He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.”

Dukha ha= capable of removing the distress, yogo bhavati = yoga is accomplished, yukta = just the sufficient, ahara = food, vihara = [just the sufficient] strolling, yukta = just the sufficient, cestasya karmasu= work in his business, yukta = just sufficient, svapnavabhodasya = sleep and alertness..Vihara means some play or walking to digest the food taken

6-17..Ramanuja’s Commentary..Lord Krishna is stating that over eating and too little eating as well as extreme activity and complete inactivity are all detrimental to yoga or the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate consciousness. The same applies for excessive sleep and not enough sleep as well as over indulgence in work which causes exhaustion and hence idleness. To that person who is disciplined in eating habits and exercise, who is regulated in sleep and waking then meditation becomes the panacea for lifes afflictions and the royal path out of samsara or the endless cycle of birth and death.

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