Geethaa Saaram 11- 53 to 12-01..

..sloham 11-53..Thiru kadal mallai..Gagana akruti vimanam or kanaka akruti vimanam[ககன ஆக்ருதி விமானம் or கனக ஆக்ருதி விமானம்] . Gaganam -cloud-aahaayam -vuyantha vimaanam..kanaka-golden hue colour-pon mayam -..Nila mangai thaayaar.sthalam=nilam..boomi piratti pola karunnai yudan …Vulahu vuyya nintra Perumaal-Thirumangai Aazlvaar kodutha thiru naamam.kannan, raaman, varaham aaha vulahu vuyya vanthaan…20 paasuram mangallaa saasanam seythu erukiraar..vudsavar kaiyil pushbam entrum sevikkalaam.kattai viralukkum aad kaatti viralukkum naduvil –bakthan bakthi malara avanaiyay yethir paarppathu pola..edauthu thiru karamkadi hastham… Panguni vutharam, theervaari vudsamum mukyam–garuda sevaiyudan samuthram sentru thiru manjanam kanndu arullu hiraar..thiru manjanam aacharyamaana kolam–bakthi ontraal thaan kaannalaam..

naham vedair na tapasa
na danena na cejyaya
sakya evam-vidho drastum
drstavan asi mam yatha

“The form you are seeing with your transcendental eyes cannot be understood simply by studying the Vedas, nor by undergoing serious penances, nor by charity, nor by worship. It is not by these means that one can see Me as I am.”

Mam = I [ Sri Krishna, Who revealed Viswaroopam], yatha = how, drstavan asi = [you, Arjuna] having seen, sakya = possible, evam-vidho = and understood.. Aham = I [Sri Krishna], na sakhya = can not, vedair vidho = by chanting Vedas or learning Vedas, na tapasa = not by meditation [ undergoing sufferings of the body and eating only very little of roots, etc.,]kaayodu needu kani vunndu -vuoon vaadi .., na danena = not by liberal largesse, na cejyaya = not also by yagnas, drastum = can be seen or realized…sevai kodukka erukiraan..thaay thanthai pol..padukkai thuranthu adiyomukku yentru vanthu sevai saathikiraan..sadva gunnam vallarnthu bakthi vanthu vujeevnam kollvom..bakthi entri, daanam, yagjam, vedamsollvathu koodaathu ..bakthi mukkyam.. rituals-sadangu appuram thaan..sadangu panna panna manasu avan edam nilai pera vaikkum ..eranndum venndum..

..sloham 11-54..Boothatha Aazlvaar sannithi..oppilavaa naallkall vulahatheer..eipasi vonam, avittam, sadayam moonntrum ..Gjana villakku yettrinaar.avidyai agjanam pokkum … nellodbala malaril-kuru kathi malar- gadai amsamaaha avatharithavar..valathu thiru kaiyil vaithu -vubadesa mudrai pola-Namaazlvaar Kaanchi purathil eruppathu pola..thozluthuyezlu manamey -yen nenjamey yaan..yen senniyaan-yenkiraar.moolavar nenjail thiru kai vaithu sevai… nan puhazl ser-pol bodathaar pon am kazlal-vanthathu pola.. piravi theera.paasuram arullu hiraar..parabakthi, paragjaanam, parama bakthi moontru nilaiyum sollu hiraan entha slohathil..

bhaktya tv ananyaya sakya
aham evam-vidho ’rjuna
jnatum drastum ca tattvena
pravestum ca parantapa

“My dear Arjuna, only by undivided devotional service can I be understood as I am, standing before you, and can thus be seen directly. Only in this way can you enter into the mysteries of My understanding.”

Arjuna = Arjuna, parantapa = suppressor of enemies, is asked to listen to the words of the Lord. -vellutha svaabam vudaiyavaney .Bhaktya tu = apart from Bhakti , ananyaya = no other-veru ethaalum-, sakya = can, aham = I [Sri Krishna] am, vidho = realizable, jnatum = to understand -ariya [the Lord], drastum = to see [the Lord]-kaanna , tattvena = truly, pravestum = to reach [the Lord],-vunnmaiyaaha adaiya – Bhakti is necessary. Tattvena means realizing the truth, as we could realize partially or wrongfullyIn this sloka the Lord mentions Three words Gyatum, Drastum and Pravestum – realizing, seeing and attaining. These three should be correlated with the Three stages of Bhakti. So, Parabhakti means Gyatum or understanding; Paragyana is Drastum or seeing; and, Paramabhakti is Pravestum or reaching the Lord. Thus Gyana, Darsana and Prapti correspond to the Three stages of Bhakti. First we have to realize the Lord, that is Gyana. Next is to see the Lord, that is Darsanam. Finally, we have to reach Him, that is Prapti.anbu-thahalli..aarvamey-ney..enburuhu sinthai-edu thiri.. moontrum venndum ..bakthi, aarvam, enburyhu sinthai..bakthi 1st step.-punnyathin palanaaha kittum …aduthu para bakthi..gjana darisana praapthi-moontrum..arithal, kaanthal, adaithal..yeedupaadu adipadai bakthi..pazluthey pala pokkineyn yentru anchi azlutheyn..pahal kanndeun naarannanai kanndeyn..kanndathum veru yengum-yen amuthinai kannda kannkall veru ontrum kanaathu..adaithal -moontraam nilai..anbu-bakthi..aarvamey-ney-para bakthi ..thiri-yeriya yeriya kuraiyum, nenjum vuruhu vathu pola..gjana sudar-para gjaanam..

Ramanuja’s Commentary

Only by bhakti or exclusive loving devotion can the Supreme Lord Krishna be known as He really is. Study of the Vedas, meditation, performance of rituals, extreme austerities etc. are of no avail in perceiving Lord Krishna as paramatma or the Supreme Soul within all living entities and realising Him as He is. But by bhakti Lord Krishna is easy to be known through the grace of the spiritual master who teaches the true purport of the Vedic scriptures which all relate to Lord Krishna. Only by bhakti is it possible to have communion with the Supreme Lord Krishna as the actual experience of atma-tattva or soul realisation which activates one’s divine relationship with Him. The Katha Upanisad II.XXIII beginning nas yam atma prachanna meaning not by reflection, nor deliberation, nor concentration can Lord Krishna be attained. He can only be attained by one who He, Himself specially elects and blesses to reveal His essence to.

..sloham 11-55..Gjana piraan sannithi..Thiru Vala Yenthai..raja harisekarar venndiya padi sevai saathikiraar..thinapadi thiru eda yenthai nadanthu poy sevithu konndu erunthaan..avanukku yentru vala yenthai yaaha sevai ..gjana piraan-vudsava moorthy..sirpa velai paadukall niraiya vunndu.. kuda varai koeil..gangai devai-sirpam-naan muhan sivan-simha vishnu pallava raaja..gaja lakshmi devi..aadi seshan, darma badni mel nintra thiru kolam..varnna sevai enghu..meru kaal silambu pola ..nila madanthai..

sthithE manasi susvasthE sarIrE sathi yO nara:
dhAthusAmyE sthithE smarthA visvarUpam cha maamajam (1)

tathastham mriyamANam thu kAshtA paashaNa sannibham
aham smarAmi madh bhaktham nayAmi paramAm gathim (2)

varaaha sarama sloham..aarogyam nantraaha erukkum pothu sarannam adaivom..vueir pohira nilaiyil ninaikka mudiyaathu ..appothaikku eppothu solli vittaal pothum .. naan ninaivu vaithu kollhireyn .naankannda nallathu evan yenkiraar aazlvaar..sarama sloham 11th adyaathilum ethu ..

mat-karma-krn mat-paramo
mad-bhaktah sanga-varjitah
nirvairah sarva-bhutesu
yah sa mam eti pandava

“My dear Arjuna, he who engages in My pure devotional service, free from the contaminations of fruitive activities and mental speculation, he who works for Me, who makes Me the supreme goal of his life, and who is friendly to every living being—he certainly comes to Me.”

Pandava = Arjuna, sa = he, mam eti = attains Me [Sri Krishna].-yennai adihiraan.. Yah = who, sarva-bhutesu = to all living beings, nir vaira = does not feel enmity, who loves all, . Sanga varjita = averse to worldly life. He has extreme love for the Lord and averse to all others. Mad bhakta = My [Sri Krishna’s] devotee, his mind is concentrated only on the Lord. Mad karma krt = whatever action he does is for Me [Sri Krishna]. Mad parama = every action is to reach Me [Sri Krishna..nenjai avanedam vaithaal vulahu pattru vidum..sanga varjida-bakthi eppozluthum erukkannum..rathathudan kalakkanum..dava baada pankajam yen danam-aallavandaar..anaivarum avan sothu yentru purinthu kollvan..anaithilum erukiraan yenbathaal ..vairam-virothi ..yen poruttu anaithu seyalkall yentru ninaithu anaithaiyum pannuhiraan.. yellaam avanai adaiya avan thiru vullam vuhakka..

Ramanuja’s Commentary

The words mat-karma-krt means those who dedicate their lives to Lord Krishna. They study the Vedas, engage in meditation, carry out rituals of propitiation, perform penance and other spiritual activities of this nature; but all their activities are exclusively for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord. The words mat-paramah means those who make Lord Krishna their ultimate shelter and goal of attainment towards which every effort they make is directed. The words mad-bhaktah means Lord Krishna’s loving devotee to whom everything revolves around out of so much love for Him that one is unable to exist without always reflecting, remembering, meditating, serving, worshipping and praising Him etc. in one continuous flow without cessation. The words sanga-varjitah means weaned from worldly attachments due to one having total attachment to the Supreme Lord. The words nirvairah sarva-bhutesu means bearing no enmity towards any living being and successfully arises from three-fold considerations.

Lord Krishna’s devotee’s only happiness is being in communion with Him and His devotees only misery is when they are not in communion with Him. Hence they are unattached to all other living beings. Lord Krishna’s devotees attribute all their difficulties and afflictions simply as a reaction to their own past actions. Hence they have no reason to hate any being for it. Lord Krishna’s devotees have implicit faith that all living entities are subject to His sovereign rule and are under His complete control. Hence whatever comes on its own according to providence is independently occurring and not subject to anyone’s motive.

Thinking in this enlightened way Lord Krishna’s devotees are exempt from all enmity and possessing all these attributes are able to qualify themselves to come to Him. The words mam eti mean comes unto me which denotes that one will realise Lord Krishna as He is and join in communion with Him in their perfected spiritual body which is the actual goal resulting from developing one’s spiritual qualities.

..bakthi perumai pesinaan ..bakthi thodarchi 12th adyaathilum thodarhirathu ..bakthi vallara neermaiyum venndum.sunandan -yenbavan kathai .ezl naallum erunthaan angey ..raadsan kathai .koduka veynndiyavan entha thinnaiyil paduppaan–nee mattum thapithaay ..ontrum vunakku aaha villai..mahanaiyum vazli pokkanaiyum vundaan..sunandan thappinaan–mahan vueira vudan vara sunandan 11th paaraayannam panni yenakkum saabam pohum….listening to the glory of 11th chapter dead son comes alive .vantha pillai-vuravu yellaam perisu ellai..mukthi perum maargam paaru yenkiraan..sowndaryam.owseelyam-ellimai vudaiyavan avan edam bakthi seluthanum..neermaiyil aad padanum..neer panndamaaha baktharai kanndaal vuruhuvaan avanum..neermaikuu divya desam..thiru neermalai..naangu thiru kolamum.. nintraan, kidanthaan, erunthaan, nadanthaan ..neer vannan, renga naathan, saantha narasimhan, thiru vikraman..maa malai aavathu neer malaiyey..doyaadri..animaa malar mangai nachiyaar-thiru ..pushkaranni pala sheerasitha-renganukku ,kaarunnya-, svarnna pushkarannani naangum vullana…siva naratted this story to paarvathi.. Swami Alavandar-brief summary of the next chapter..
bhakte´s´srais.t.hyam.up¯ayoktih.a´saktasy¯atmanis.t.hat¯a |
tatprak¯ar¯astvatipr¯ıtih.bhakte dv¯ada´sa ucyate || (16) ]bakthi yettram, seyyum vazli murai.. vubaaya villakkam..mudiya vidil aatmaa nishdai -karma yogam anushdithu..anbu aadaram seluthuvaan evan edam perumaall.einthum solla paduhirathu..

..sloham 12-01..Thiruneer Malai..thoyaadri-boodath aazlvaarum thiru mangai aazlvaarrum mangallaa saasanam panni erukirarkall..mun payar–neermalai yil neermai kaatti konndu erukiraan neer vanna perumaal.. malai pola thidamaaha radshippaan..neer pola adiyarkuu eranguvaan eranndum sernthu -neer malai..neerku thanmai eyarkkai pola evenukkum neermai eyarkkai.neruppu suduvathu polavum..neer vannan neer malaikkey poveyn yennum.. para kaala naayahi.. neeraa malaiyaa . vuruthikku malai pola..vuruthiyum vurukkamum konndavan..thiruvenkadam vudaiyavan pola sevai…Thirumangai Aazlvaar 6 maasam kaathu erunthu neer vattriyathum sevithaar..thellivu-radshikka–adiyavar nilai ninainthu kalangi eruppaan..

arjuna uvaca
evam satata-yukta ye
bhaktas tvam paryupasate
ye capy aksharam avyaktam
tesham ke yoga-vittamah

“Arjuna inquired: Which are considered to be more perfect, those who are always properly engaged in Your devotional service or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested?”

Evam = therefore,-appadi bakthi yohathai .. satatam = always, yukta = desiring to be with [the Lord, as mentioned by the Lord in the last slokas of Chapter 11], ye bhakta = those devotees [who have chosen Bhakti yoga], paryupasate = practicing total meditation of,-poorna bakthi yoham pannubavarkall.. tvam = You [Sri Krishna]. This is one category of devotees, who always desire to be associated with the Lord and so are in Bhakti yoga. The other category is those who desire to enjoy their own souls always. Ye capy = whereas the other category [of devotees], aksharam = indestructible, avyaktam = not perceptible by senses, both these qualities are about atman or soul. -sharam-theythal–maari vullathu asharam-kurai vattrathu –avyaktham-pallichu yentru ellai pulankallaal paarkka mudiyaathu..atmaa.. Tesham = among them, ke = who, yoga vittama = attains first [the objective]? saadana dasai bakthi and saadya dasai bakthi..kaivalyaarthi-6th adyaathiley pathil solli.mudalil thangal elakkai yaar adaivaarkall..yentru kedkiraan..vazli sulabam.. sakthi yaarukku athiham -yentru kedkiraan..sadada-saadana thisai-koodi eruppaan aasai kittum varum.. bakthan mattum thaan yeppothum .saadana, saadya disaiyilum koodi eruppaan..

Ramanuja’s Commentary

In the previous chapter the Supreme Lord Krishna, the possessor of all divine attributes as well as countless exalted qualities such as an ocean of mercy, compassion, affability, omniscience etc. and the source of all avatars or incarnations and expansions, being the ultimate object of worship to all who aspire for the path of bhakti or exclusive loving devotion unto the Supreme Lord Krishna; revealed His unlimited sovereign power of universal dominion in the form of His visvarupa or divine universal form after being requested by His devotee Arjuna. It has also been established that uninterrupted profound, sublime bhakti alone without cessation is the only possible way to realise the Supreme Lord in His ultimate nature and experience communion with Him. Now in this chapter the following three realities will be examined. 1) The inherent superiority of an aspirant performing bhakti involving meditation directly upon the Supreme Lord Himself as compared to meditation upon the atma or the eternal soul which only leads to atma tattva or realisation of the soul in order to attain the ultimate goal of all existence. This superiority of bhakti is measured in terms of absolute fulfilment of the ultimate goal and in the sublime felicity and bliss of performance. Bhakti or love of God is considered the fifth purusharthas above the other four ambitions of humans beings which are 1. Dharma or righteousness which consists of two parts first being the regular performance of Vedic activities and the second being performing actions which benefit all living entities such as freely providing fresh water and salt to all and protecting against all demoniac influences whenever they appear. 2. Artha or the righteous acquirement of wealth according to the Vedic scriptures without usury or deception. 3. Kama or enjoyment and pleasure in the material existence following the Vedic scriptures without perversion or degradation. 4. Moksa or liberation from material existence by atma tattva or liberation from material existence by bhakti realising the Supreme Lord direct. It should be noted that atma tattva is automatically an inherent part of bhakti and thus those blessed living entities who perform bhakti to the Supreme Lord Krishna or any of His authorised avatars do not have to make any separate or special effort to achieve this. 2) The method of realising the Supreme Lord will be given in verse two. 3) The aksaram or abstract, impersonal unmanifest path examined in verses 3,4,5 is applicable for those who are inept and unqualified. This ineptitude and lack of qualification is due to the absence of humbly approaching a spiritual master from one of the four authorised Vaisnava sampradaya’s or empowerd lines of disciplic succession and after being accepted by him and initiated being taught the fundamentals of bhakti.

The superiority of bhakti or exclusive loving devotion to the Supreme Lord Krishna is made manifest by the superiority of He, Himself being the object of such loving devotion. This maxim of superiority was briefly stated by Lord Krishna in chapter six verse 47 where He states : Those with firm faith in the Vedic scriptures describing super-excellent devotion to Him and with hearts full of love dedicate all their actions to Him are yuktatamah the most superior of all.

The words satata-yuktah meaning always engaged denotes ever devout towards the Supreme Lord being ever intent on communion with Him which is continuing the sentiments of the last verse in chapter 11. The words tvam paryupasate means direct worship of Lord Krishna and refers to deeming the Supreme Lord as the complete fulfilment of one’s every ambition and desire. The Supreme Lord, the perfect, infallible one, the Sovereign Lord of all creation and the refuge of all cosmic glories, possessing unlimited attributes of exalted qualities such as divinity, omniscience, compassion, omnipotence, etc. Such ones are thy eternal adorers and always your beloved.

Those other votaries are the worshippers of the abstract, impersonal, avyaktam or unmanifest and imperceptible. which is aksaram or imperishable. Such also reflect and contemplate upon the nature of the pratyagatma or individual soul which is imperishable also as well as being unmanifest in as much as it is indiscernible by the mind and imperceptible to any of the senses such as the eye or ear, etc.

Of these two classes of aspirants which one is superior and most suitable for performing yoga or the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate consciousness. Inferring which one would achieve their respective goals most expediently. In verse seven Lord Krishna gives the definitive reply in answer to this query by succinctly revealing the most expeditious way to attain the ultimate goal.

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