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BG II: Sh 65-68 Ramanuja Bhashyam
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Subject: BG II: Sh 65-68 Ramanuja Bhashyam
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From: lchiluku@ucsd.edu (R. & L. Chilukuri)
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Date: 26 Jun 1995 04:25:44 GMT
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From news@news1.ucsd.edu Mon Jun 26 11: 12:43 1995
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Organization: Univ of California at San Diego
BGII: Sh 65,66,67,68
M.R. Sampatkumaran's translation of Ramanuja's Sri Bhasyam
65. prasade sarva duhkhanam hanirasyopajayate
prasanna chetaso hyashu buddhih paryavathistate
On the rise of tranquility, the loss comes to him of all miseries. For
in these cases of the person of tranquil mind, the right disposition
soon gets well established.
When the mind of this man becomes tranquil, the loss comes (to
him) of all miseries arising from contact with prakriti (or matter). For
in the case of the man whose mind is tranquil, that is, is free from
the blemishes which are opposed to the vision of the self, the right
disposition of mind, which has the pure self for its subject, gets
established even at that very moment. Therefore, when the mind is
tranquil, the loss of all miseries certainly takes place.
66. naasti buddih ayuktasya, na chayuktasya bhavana
na chabhayatah shantih, ashantasya kutah sukham
There is no right disposition to him who is not united (with Me in
meditation), nor is there any conception of the self in the case of him
who is not united (with the right disposition). And to him who does
not reflect (on the self), there is no tranquillity. Whence will there be
happiness for him who is not tranquil?
In the case of him whose mind is not dedicated to Me and who is
engaged in controlling the senses through his own exertion, the right
disposition about the pure self is not established. And it is in
consequence of this that there does not arise in him (who lacks the
right disposition) the conception of this (self). And to him who does
not reflect on the pure self, there is the desire for sense objects:
(and) tranquillity does not come. Whence will come the attainment
of eternal and unsurpassed happiness to him who is not tranquil and
is addicted to the desire for sense objects?
He (Sri Krsna) again refers to the tragic fate of one who does not
practice the restraint of the senses in the manner described above.
67. indriyanam hi charatam, yanmanoanuvidhiyate
tadasya harati pragyam, vayurnavamivaabhasi
For that mind, which is made to follow the experiences senses,
carries away his understanding as the wind (carries away) a ship in
water.
That mind, which is made by a man to obey, that is, to go after the
senses which keep on experiencing, that is, tend to remain in
contact with sense objects - such a mind carries away the
understanding devoted to the pure self. The meaning is that makes
it (the understanding) devoted to the sense objects. (The
understanding is carried away) in the manner in which a contrary
wind forcibly carries away a ship which is being driven in water.
68. tasmadasya mahabaho nigrihiitani sarvashah
indriyaniidriyarthebhyah tasya pragya prathishtitah
Therefore of mighty armed (Arjuna), his understanding is well
established whose senses are in every way withheld from sense
objects.
Therefore, he whose mind is fixed in the manner above-described
on Me, who am holy and auspicious and the only object fit for
meditation - (he) whose senses are in every way withheld from
sense-objects - in his mind alone the (right) understanding becomes
well established.
(Sri Krsna now) describes the state of excellence attained by one
whose senses are thus kept under control and whose mind is
tranquil.
