Monday, July 25, 2011

Ramanuja's Gita Bhashyam - Chapter 3 - sloka 6


The entire content of this mail is from Swami Adidevananda's translation of Ramanuja's Gita Bhashya, published by Ramakrishna Mission.

Jnana Yoga & Karma yoga are complementary - 3-8
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 3 - Karma Yoga - Sloka 6
 Suka Brahmam discoursing the Bhagavatam to Pareekshit

Karmendryani samyamya yah aste manasa smaran I
Indriyarthan vimudhatma mithya acharah sa uchyate II sloka 6

He who controlling the organs of action, lets his mind dwell on the objects of senses, is a deluded person and a hypocrite. 

He whose inner and outer organs of senses are not conquered because of his sins not being annulled; who is none the less struggling for winning knowledge of the  self; whose mind is forced to turn away from the self because of it attachment to the sense objects and who consequently lets his mind dwell on them - such a man is called a hypocrite, because his actions are at variation with his professions. The meaning is that by practising the knowledge of the self in this way, he becomes perverted and lost.  

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