Class 6 Chapter 3 27th January 2019

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Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in Important: The spiritual journey is a long one spanning a life time, often multiple life times (janmas). This course takes a peek into the rich teachings of our Śāstras.

For a serious spiritual seeker, this course is not a substitute “for consistent and systematic study for a length of time under a live and competent Ācarya.” (in the words of my Guru)

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Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in नयतं कु कम वं कम यायो यकमणः । शररयााप च ते न सयेदकमणः ॥ ३-८॥ niyataṃ kuru karma tvaṃ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ । śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasid dhyedakarmaṇaḥ ॥ 3-8॥

Perform the obligatory action, for action is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would not be possible for you from inaction.

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • Towards our body and mind – Proper food – Proper exercise – Proper sleep – Healthy activity or karma • Towards family • Towards society • Towards environment

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • Sincere prayer to Īśvara or your favourite deity (Iṣṭa devatā) • Prayer for entire humanity • Lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhinaḥ bhavantu • Can be in any language • Daily prayers

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in वित जायः परपालयताम ्। यायेन मागण महं महशाः । गो ामणेयः शुभमतु नयं । लोकाः समताः सुखनो भवतु ॥ ॥

ॐ सव भवतु सुखनः सव सतु नरामयाः । सव भाण पयतु मा किचदःु खभाभवेत ्। ॐ शाितः शाितः शाितः ॥ oṃ sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ । sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścidduḥkhabhāg bhavet । oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ॥

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • Expressing gratitude to all the ancestors • Looking after parents while living • Performance of ceremonies, antyeṣṭi, Kāśī Rāmeśvara-Gayā śrāddha etc

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • Expressing gratitude to ṛṣis • Worshipping scriptures • Contribution towards propagation and maintenance • Chanting the scriptures produces peace • Daily pārāyaṇam • Scriptural teaching

Krishna emphatically says, whoever teaches Bhagavad Gītā, I love him the most Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • All forms of social service • Teaching • Helping the economically backward • Helping old people • Orphanages • Differently abled people

The problem now is people consider that manuṣya yajña can replace all the other four yajñas Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • Trees, Rivers, Animals, Birds • Projects – environment related, protection of animals, water bodies clean up projects, protection of trees, prevention of misuse of environment • On a daily basis hindu way of life provides for this

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in अवथो वटवृ -चदनत मदारकपमु ौ जबू-नब-कदब-चूत-सरलाः वृ ाच ये ीरणः सव ते फलसयं ुताः तदनं वाजमानाः शुभाः रयं चैरथं च नदनवनं कु व तु नो मगलम ्॥४॥ aśvattho vaṭavṛkṣa-candanatarū mandārakalpadrumau jambū-nimba-kadamba-cūta-saralāḥ vṛkṣāśca ye kṣīriṇaḥ sarve te phalasaṃyutāḥ pratidinaṃ vibhrājamānāḥ śubhāḥ ramyaṃ caitrarathaṃ ca nandanavanaṃ kurvantu no maṅgalam ||4|| Let the peepal, fig tree and sandalwood tree, Let the flowering coral tree and the wish giving tree, Let the Jamun, Neem, Kadamba, mango and the pine tree, all the trees with sap, the auspicious trees adorned with fruits, sparkle daily Let the pretty chaithra forest and garden, the nandana garden Do all that is good to us. मलाकम्/maṅgalāṣṭakam attributed to Mahakavi Kalidasa

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in गंगा सध ु सरवती च यमुना गोदावर नमदा कावेर सरयूमहे तनया चम वती वेदका। ा वेवती महासुरनद याता च या गडक पूणा पूणजलाः समु सहताः कु व त ु नो मगलम ्॥७॥ gangā sindhu sarasvatī ca yamunā godāvarī narmadā kāverī sarayūrmahendratanayā carmaṇvatī vedikā| kṣiprā vetravatī mahāsuranadī khyātā ca yā gaṇḍakī pūrṇā pūrṇajalāḥ samudrasahitāḥ kurvantu no maṅgalam|7| Let the rivers, , Indus, Saraswathi and , Let the rivers Godavari and Narmada, Let the rivers , Sarayu who is the daughter of , Let the vedic river Charmavathi, Let Kshipra and Vethravathi the great river of gods, Let the very famous Gandaki, May all these, filled with water, along with the Ocean, Do all that is good to us

मलाकम्/maṅgalāṣṭakam attributed to Mahakavi Kalidasa

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in 1. karma yogi is one who understands his responsibilities and focusses on what he has to do, more than he wants to do (verse 8)

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in याथाकमणोऽ य लोकोऽयं कमब धनः । तदथ कम कौतेय मु तसगः समाचर ॥ ३-९॥ yajñārthātkarmaṇo'nyatra loko'yaṃ karmabandhanaḥ । tadarthaṃ karma kaunteya muktasaṅgaḥ samācara ॥ 3-9॥

This world is bound by actions in the case of any (action) other than action meant for yajna. Perform action for that sake without attachment, Oh, Arjuna !

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • RIDE – R-Reduce all adharmic actions gradually: What are the avoidable adharmic actions? Think if it is ethical, moral etc. Start living alertly – I- Increase Dharmic activities. Activities that will service our infrastructure – D- Dedication of all activities as a worship to God. – E-Experiencing the future as it unfolds as my own karma phalam as a prasada coming from the Lord (Iswara prasada). I'm not to judge the Karma Phalam as success or failure. (I'm bound to react when I treat it as success or failure)

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • karma yogi is one who understands his responsibilities and focusses on what he has to do, more than he wants to do (verse 8) • convert work in to worship through ईरापण भावना Īśvarārpaṇa bhāvanā and ईर साद भावना Īśvara prasāda bhāvanā (verse 9)

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in सहयाः जाः सृा पुरोवाच जापितः । अनेन सिवम् एष वोऽकामधुक् ॥ ३-१०॥ sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ । anena prasaviṣyadhvam eṣa vo'stviṣṭakāmadhuk ॥ 3-10॥

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in நதவன ஓ ஆ – அவ நாலா மாதமா யவைன ேவ ெகா வதா ஒ ேதா – ெமத தா தா ேபாைடதா nandavaṉattil or āṇdhi – avaṉ nālāṟu mādamāyk kuyavaṉai veṇdi koṇṭu vantāṉ oru toṇdhi – mettak kūttādhik kūttādhip poṭṭuṭaittāṇṭi

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in सहयाः जाः सृा पुरोवाच जापितः । अनेन सिवम् एष वोऽकामधुक् ॥ ३-१०॥ sahayajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā purovāca prajāpatiḥ । anena prasaviṣyadhvam eṣa vo'stviṣṭakāmadhuk ॥ 3-10॥

Having created human beings along with yajñā in the beginning (of creation,) the creator said- “May you prosper by this. May this be source of desired objects for you.”

Email: [email protected] Bhagavadgītā–Smt. Rama Sivaraman www.sanskritfromhome.in • karma yogi is one who understands his responsibilities and focusses on what he has to do, more than he wants to do (verse 8) • convert work in to worship through इवरापण भावना iśvarārpaṇa bhāvanā and इवर साद भावना iśvara prasāda bhāvanā (verse 9) • contribution to the world is an enlightened selfishness

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