Geetha Saaram12-10 to 12- 14..

..sloham12-10..Ennai pettrathaayaar sannithi–Thirumalai periya jeeyar adeenam…43 pattam jeeyar eppothu .Moolavar Sri kausthuba manniyaiyum Sri Thaayaarai yum marbahathil..Thiru kannamangai,Thiru kadal malai paasurangallil mangalaasaasanam.bakthar vadsalyam kaattubavan-yettreey than kantrin mazluvai kaathalipathaupola-baktharkalin kuttrangalai gunangallaha kolbavan..thaay gunnam..madsavithri-vda mozliyilyennai petra thaayaar…..nithilaa sothu perumaal namakku..moolavar -nintra thirukolam..thayar thiru marbil avanum,avan thiru maarbil thaayaarum..asengeya gunnamgall- allaalla kuraiyaatha-periya sothu-nithila sothu avan..kuzlal azlahar.sowndaryan ninaithu bakthi pannanum..sowrya veera paraagramangal..ninaikka ninaikka vuruthi yerpadum..manasaal seyvathu kashdam..vudalaalseyvathu palar erupparkall..abyaasamkashdam..thondukall puriya -bagavath kainkaryamaha seyyanum..ethu konndu poy anghu vidum.spirutual prograsive path..

abhyase ’py asamartho ’si
mat-karma-paramo bhava
mad-artham api karmani
kurvan siddhim avapsyasi

“If you cannot practice the regulations of bhakti-yoga, then just try to work for Me, because by working for Me you will come to the perfect stage.”

Siddhim = siddhi, avapyasi = attain-adaivaay..anthamodshapalanadaivaay–muyarchi kallaikuraithaalum…Asamartho’si = incapable of-seyyaattral attravan..abyaasam panna mudiyaa vidilum..poo thoduthal polvana..,santhanamaraithalpolvana.. abhyase ‘pi = to do [mental] exercise [ of thinking about the Lord’s auspicious qualities] even, mat-karma-paramo = superior activities related to Me [Sri Krishna], bhava = may be done..mad-artham = towrads Me [Sri Krishna], karmani = activities, kurvan api = even if done, siddhim avapsyasi = [Arjuna] would attain siddhi. In the last sloka the Lord told that by meditating on His qualities, one could attain siddhi. Here, He says even activities related to His service also would make one to attain siddhi..avan vishyamaha panna num..

Ramanuja’s Commentary..If one is still unable to constantly endeavour to perform repeated concentration upon Lord Krishna then one should at least try to perform activities in His service whenever possible such as cow protection, construction of Vedic temples to house His deity forms, maintaining flower gardens for His worship, cultivation of fruit and vegetable gardens for His service, etc. Also in included in these activities is visiting His holy pastime places and hearing about them, perambulating His holy dhama or abodes in India, prostrating before Him, singing and dancing in glory to Him, etc. All these activities for Lord Krishna should be performed with causeless, ardent affection in bhakti or exclusive loving devotion. Performing such activities exclusively for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord prepares the mind for constant remembrance and subsequent fixed focus on Him without deviation. athaitad apy asakto ’si
kartum mad-yogam asritah
sarva-karma-phala-tyagam
tatah kuru yatatmavan

“If, however, you are unable to work in this consciousness of Me, then try to act giving up all results of your work and try to be self-situated.”

Yata atmavan = controlling the mind, controlling senses, kuru = do, sarva’karma’phala-tyagam = sacrificing results of all actions.– Kartrutva buddhi tyagam, manasa tyagam and phala tyagam -moomtraiyum vida venum…. srva karma phala tyagam. It means, with this determination, doing karma yoga is Karma yoga anushtanam. Atha =if, tad = that [service to God – mad karma in sloka 10], apy = even, asakto’si = is not capable of , kartum = doing, mad-yogam =Bhakti yoga in Me [Sri Krishna], asrita = attain..atma saashdakaara thukku mattumellaamal, bakthi yohampera venum..

Ramanuja’s Commentary ..With a view of attaining communion with the Supreme Lord Krishna, His devotees enthusiastically perform bhakti or exclusive loving devotion to Him. When the followers of this path who are always reflecting and reminiscing about His nama, rupa, guna, lila, dhama find themselves due to adverse circumstances unable to perform all their activities for Him alone by which association with Him in loving communion would surely manifest; then let them launch on the path of aksaram or the imperishable and eruditely contemplate the nature of the atma or eternal soul as delineated in chapter two which would gradually fructify into bhakti eventually if the prerequisite condition to renounce the desire for the rewards of all one’s actions was accomplished, then atma tattva or soul realisation is insured. The word yatatmavan means of controlled mind which denotes a mind that has been trained to perform activities without desiring for rewards in the intangible form of prestige and recognition or the tangible form of gain and position. It is only to such a one entirely free from all thoughts and desires of compensation and calculation, cleansed of all sins will the Supreme Lord Krishna be their total object of affection and love. Such a person will focus the fullness of all of their love on Lord Krishna as their sole ultimate goal. All their actions are actually forms of Lord Krishna’s worship as they are performed for His satisfaction or as a matter of duty without craving for any rewards. Meditation on the atma results in the obliteration of all obstacles and impediments and the eradication of avidya or ignorance and confers realisation of the atma as being eternal and purely spiritual in totality and essentially a part of Lord Krishna’s internal nature. When this communion has been experienced then love of God erupts in the heart and becomes a natural occurrence. This topic will be further delineated in chapter 18, verses 53 and 54...

sloham 12-12..yeri katha Raman sannithi.periya yeri..karunai niraintha Raman…Hanumaan- mace,shielkathaiyum kedayathaiyum ..vaithu konndu -rama lakshmanarkallai thiru tholl kallilthokki vaithu konndu sandai podukirathiru kolam. thiru vadiyil radshasarkall…panguni mudalnalulum theertha varikkum perumal enghu ezlunthu arullu hiraar..sri ramanavami -10naalludsavam..asakthan-karma yoham panni -kaivalyaarthy aaha koodaathu..vunmai nilai purinthu vaikundam adaiyanum..bakthi yohathil mootta vaikkum karma yoham yenkiraar..

sreyo hi jnanam abhyasaj
jnanad dhyanam visisyate
dhyanat karma-phala-tyagas
tyagac chantir anantaram

“If you cannot take to this practice, then engage yourself in the cultivation of knowledge. Better than knowledge, however, is meditation, and better than meditation is renunciation of the fruits of action, for by such renunciation one can attain peace of mind.”

Sreyosi = Is is not better? -vuyarnthathu antro..Jnanam = Gyana [atman sakshatkaram attained by knowledge, is better than ] abhyasa = exercise [of meditating continuously His auspicious qualities, mentioned in sloka 9]-kalyanna gunnangallai ninainthu konndu eruppathu … Dhyanam = meditation [of atman, is better than], jnanad = Gyana [knowledge to get atman sakshatkaram ..Karma-phala-tyaga = performing Karma yoga renunciating desire for result or aspiring for inferior objectives [is better than], dhyanat = meditation [on atman]. Here the steps in descending order are:

Pondering over His auspicious qualities.-abyaayasam..

Atman sakshatkaram…ethu mudiyaa vidilum..Dhyanam on atman.-edai vidaatha sinthanai..Karma yoga. –karma palam thyaagam panni ..Tyaga = by doing Karma yoga, that is detached from the results of doing one’s Karma, shanti = peace, anantaram = is attained..rajo gunnam damas gunnamtholainthu -palan thyaagampanni vathaal ..viruppu veruppu tholainthu shanti varum..ethanaal avanai dyaanam panni ..vuruthi yerpadum avan edam..achudan namai nazluva vidamaattaan..

Ramanuja’s Commentary .. If the performance of activities for the Supreme Lord is merely an exercise ordered by the mind for the body to enact then in no way can it be considered bhakti or exclusive loving devotion as it being merely a dictate of the mind has no connection to the heart and without passing through the heart there is no possibility of accessing the consciousness of the atma or eternal soul. The mind however great it may be has no qualification or eligibility to access the atma. Thus it would behove an aspirant to pursue the next alternative and attempt to develop atma tattva or soul realisation as instructed by Lord Krishna in verses III. IV and V of this chapter. If after prolonged practice and attempts if atna tattva does not arise because of a lack of inner spiritual development or due to an unstable mind easily distracted or because of weakness in controlling the senses then one should adopt themselves to the contemplation and reflection of the atma as delineated in chapter two as the next alternative. If even this is to difficult to execute with regularity then one should perform activities that please the Supreme Lord and renounce the desire for rewards for it. Such activities are associating with His devotees and rendering service to them, celebrating the appearance days of Him and His avatars or incarnations and fasting from all grains on ekadasi which is the 11th day of the waxing and waning moon. Performing activities in this way without any interest in receiving rewards and benefits will result in the absence of all reactions and thus the cessation of all sins. Thereafter one will achieve peace of mind and from there one becomes a candidate for practising contemplation of the atma. In conclusion aspirants who are inept at performing bhakti are encouraged to perform simpler methods which will step by step gradually bring one up to that platform. Thus alternative methods applicable for the inept who wish to evolve themselves have been succinctly enumerated.

..sloham12-13..Sri Peramputhur-Adi Kesava perumal..bhuthapuri-vada mozli ..ananda saras push karani..-Aadi seshan nirmaanitha poyhai..chitirai Thiru vaathirai avathaaram..Harithan-Ambarishi vmsam-eshvaahu kulam..pasu maadu puliyaaladi pattu — kolla vantha puliyai ambaal kolla athey sama yathil pasuvaiyum puli koilla..antha paapam poha -kohathi paapam poha.engey neeraadi aadi kesava perumalai sevithu pokkinaan..engey ekadesi mahadmyam.Now, from sloka 13 to sloka 19, in 7 slokas, the Lord lists all the good qualities a Karma yogi should possess.. nar panbu kallaiyum theri vikiraan..

advesta sarva-bhutanam
maitrah karuna eva ca
nirmamo nirahankarah
sama-duhkha-sukhah ksami
One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal in both happiness and distress, who is tolerant.

Advesta = not hating,-virotham paaraamal.. sarvabhutanam = any living being.-ethirikallaiyum kooda..kobam mootti navarkall edam..Maitra = be friendly to all–nadbum kattu…Karuna eva ca = also to show mercy.-karunnai konndu…Nir mama = without mamakaram…Nir ahankara = without ahankaram or ego..Sama -dukha-sukha = considering sorrow and happiness equally…Ksami = tolerent to everything happening..enba thunbangallai sama maaha paavithu anaithaiyum poruthu konndu..kutramseybavarai -naan pada vendiya vellai-yentru ninaippathu -kashdam thaan ..erunthaalum..anbumseluthi nanbanaha konndu–avan paapam avanai paduthaamal erukka namvullam kalangi..yenvudaiyathu yentra maman gaaramum, naan allan yentru ninainthu ..samsaaram maramvallara eranndum -mamangaaram ahangaaram -ahantra venndum..

Ramanuja’s Commentary ..The Supreme Lord Krishna confirms that the qualities He is describing are applicable to yo mad-bhaktah which means His exclusive devotee. The word advesta means free from hatred for any being at any time. Maitrah means benign and showing good will to all, both well-wishers and ill-wishers by the understanding that they are merely following the tendencies of the impulse imparted to them by the Supreme Lord in relation to one’s own good and bad actions. Karunah means compassionate, to be sympathetic towards the sufferings of others, friend and foe alike. Nirmamah means devoid of sentiments of possessiveness and ego related conceptions mine-ness regarding the physical body, family and associated relationships and objects. Nirahankarah means free from the false conception of thinking one’s self to be the physical body and consequently unaffected by the dualities of material existence such as pain and pleasure, praise and ridicule, joy and grief, etc. all based upon the mentality of the mind. Ksami means tolerant, to be unaffected by external incidents such as physical accidents or catastrophes. Santustah means always content with whatever comes along by its own accord for the purpose of bodily sustenance. Satatam yogi is one who always engages themselves to the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate consciousness in loving devotion to the Supreme Lord. Satatam means always and has two meaning: one is to be continuously and perpetually engaged in bhakti or exclusive loving devotion to Lord Krishna at every moment and two is to engage in this bhakti to Lord Krishna in all ways meaning in every possibility and facet of one’s life. Yatatma means the ability to govern and control the workings of the mind. Drdha-niscayah means firmly resolved in the knowledge of the Vedic scriptures regarding the immortality of the atma or eternal soul and the Supreme Lord and irrevocably established in bhakti to the Lord Krishna. Arpita-mano-buddhir means who dedicates their intelligence and consciousness to the Supreme Lord by performing activities dedicated to Him without desire for recompense. Then when the Supreme Lord Krishna is worshipped in this way He would Himself guide one internally to achieve atma tattva or realisation of the soul and attain communion with Him. One who possesses all these qualities is very dear to Supreme Lord Krishna and is me priyah or the recepient of His love..

.sloham12-14..Sri Ramanujar avathara mandabam..Swami Ramanuja was born some 1000 years back. His year of birth is 1017, corresponding to Tamil year Pingala, Chitthirai, Shukla Panchami, on a Thursday in the star Thiruvadirai [பிங்கள, சித்திரை, சுக்ல பஞ்சமி, வியாழக் கிழமை] . His parents were Asoori Kesava Somayajiyar [ஆசூரி கேசவ சொமயாஜியார்] and Kanthimati Ammangar [காந்திமதி அம்மங்கார்.Thiru alli kenni perumaalal edam kettu pettraarkall..arivinmai eruttaipokka-divakaran-piranthaar..adi kesavaperumaall,aazlvaar, Raamaanujar, koorath azlvaan, Mudali Aanndaan–74 simhaathi pathikall..anai varaiyum sevikirom..madsya, koorma,varaha,lakshminarasimhar.. sevikirom..arjunan geethai vubadesam peruvathaiyum sevikirom…avathaaram panniyum maadavaney -vanthum neekka mudiyaatha agjanam pokkinaar..ezl paar vuyya vuthithaar..Thiruvadirai is known in Sanskrit as Ardra, which also means wet. Swami Ramanuja also exhibited that ‘wet’ -neermai-yeeranenjam..anaivaraiyum vujjevanam panna vaithaar..
yatatma drdha-niscayah
mayy arpita-mano-buddhir
yo mad-bhaktah sa me priyah
“Always satisfied, self-controlled, and engaged in devotional service with determination, his mind and intelligence fixed on Me—such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me.”

Santushta = contented [not to be misunderstood as happy].-thirupthi adaintha vanaha erukkanum-deha arohyam pillai kall pattriya improve ment vennum aanaal thiru pthikonndu erukkanum..arivaiyum pannbaiyum kootta vennum ..pannamporullil thiru pthi kolla num ….. satatam =always, yogi = meditating aboutatman.. Yatatma = well controlled mind.-manasai adakki…. Drda nischaya = determined belief or confident.-vuruthiyaana nambikkai konndavan…. Mayy = in Me [Sri Krishna], arpita = entrusted, mano-buddhi = mind and intellect..manasamum puthiyum avan edam seluthi ..puthi-darma bootha gjanam ..ninaikka vudavum karuvi -gjanam..avan preethy kidaikka vazli sollu hiraan..

Ramanuja’s Commentary .. The Supreme Lord Krishna confirms that the qualities He is describing are applicable to yo mad-bhaktah which means His exclusive devotee. The word advesta means free from hatred for any being at any time. Maitrah means benign and showing good will to all, both well-wishers and ill-wishers by the understanding that they are merely following the tendencies of the impulse imparted to them by the Supreme Lord in relation to one’s own good and bad actions. Karunah means compassionate, to be sympathetic towards the sufferings of others, friend and foe alike. Nirmamah means devoid of sentiments of possessiveness and ego related conceptions mine-ness regarding the physical body, family and associated relationships and objects. Nirahankarah means free from the false conception of thinking one’s self to be the physical body and consequently unaffected by the dualities of material existence such as pain and pleasure, praise and ridicule, joy and grief, etc. all based upon the mentality of the mind. Ksami means tolerant, to be unaffected by external incidents such as physical accidents or catastrophes. Santustah means always content with whatever comes along by its own accord for the purpose of bodily sustenance. Satatam yogi is one who always engages themselves to the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate consciousness in loving devotion to the Supreme Lord. Satatam means always and has two meaning: one is to be continuously and perpetually engaged in bhakti or exclusive loving devotion to Lord Krishna at every moment and two is to engage in this bhakti to Lord Krishna in all ways meaning in every possibility and facet of one’s life. Yatatma means the ability to govern and control the workings of the mind. Drdha-niscayah means firmly resolved in the knowledge of the Vedic scriptures regarding the immortality of the atma or eternal soul and the Supreme Lord and irrevocably established in bhakti to the Lord Krishna. Arpita-mano-buddhir means who dedicates their intelligence and consciousness to the Supreme Lord by performing activities dedicated to Him without desire for recompense. Then when the Supreme Lord Krishna is worshipped in this way He would Himself guide one internally to achieve atma tattva or realisation of the soul and attain communion with Him. One who possesses all these qualities is very dear to Supreme Lord Krishna and is me priyah or the recepient of His love.

sloham12-11..varunapushkaranni.. brhma ,varunar,samudraraajan udan kettu konndapadi thaayar sevai.sri nivasa vimanam..thiru nintra voor=sri nivasa vimanam..Aazlvaar pin poy paadal petraar..Nintravoor Nithalaa thothu – Thiru kadal malai yilum Thiru kannamangai yilum poy petraar..nintra voor nintra nithila thothinai..thirumangai aazlvaaraiyum sevikirom.. emmaiyai marumaimukum -modshamum tharuvaan–aatralai..andathukku appuram..koottrinai..kuru maa manni kuntrinai..kaattrinai punalai pola vanthaan yenkiraar..8,9,10,aduthu ethil-eruthi nilaiyil ethai sol hiraar..karma yogam-mutri gjana yogam-athu malarnthu bakthi yogam pirakkum..avanukku adimai yentru therinthu yenakku avanukku yentru vithyasamentri avanukku vaazlvom.. kainkaryam panni ..gnamanubavithu ..

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