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Studies 1 - Parampara
Studies 1 - Parampara
om ajnana-timirandhasya jnananjana-salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave namah
I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who has opened my eyes,
which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance, with the torchlight of knowledge.
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(Use your general notebook for writing your homework. Later we will sort the verses
and topics for its respective notebook)
1. Write the above verse in your notebook 16 times. Try to learn it to your best
capacity.
d) In these verses Arjuna asks a question to the Lord and the Lord
answers. Your mission is to be able to explain the question and the answer. You
have a lot of help from the purport of verse 6.
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transcdendental—beyond dualitites
maya—the illusion; the matrix; the temporary; “that which can be measured”
acharya—great teacher who represents His Guru
age of Kali—The present age of quarrel and iron.
parampara—diciplic succesion
ajnana-- ignorance;
jnana-- knowledge;
caksuh--eyes; sight; vision
namah—obeisance