Subhashitaani – August 2014

Ad

òøÒÇøø+ðøøÛø;ÇøÇø;ÖøøÒøø@ ÞøÇòøü¨ø@ íøøÒÇø²ø+ÇøòøøÛø} |
¡ü¢ÇøòÇøÌ} ÐøÒøæü×ÐøøÒøøÛø} “Çøïø+Çøïø ÐøøéøÇøøÛø} G

santo`!m$tat$pt!n!* yatsukha* _!ntacetas!m
kutastad dhanalubdh!n!m ita_ceta_ca dh!vat!m

How can the people craving for wealth who run about here and there get the happiness which is enjoyed by those who are satisfied by the nectar of content and have attained peace of mind?

 

 

ÞøòÞø ÒøøúòÇø òéøÞø@ Õøã¹øø íøøòÊø@ ÇøòÞø ¡¢áø+úÇø ù¡¢Ûø} |
æø+²øÒøøÙÞøø@ úéøôûÒøòÞø ÌÕøâmø: ù¡@¢ ¡¢ùáðÞøúÇø G

yasya n!sti svaya* praj<! _!stra* tasya karoti kim
locan!bhy!* vih”nasya darpa@a/ ki* kari`yati

What is the use of the scripture to one who does not have intelligence? What is the use of a mirror to one who does not have eyes?

ÒøáòÞøøÙøámø@ *Õø@ *ÕøòÞøøÙøámø@ ªøümø: |
ªøümøòÞøøÙøámø@ ¹øøÒø@ ¹øøÒøòÞøøÙøámø@ ¦øÛøø G

narasy!bhara@a* r#pa* r#pasy!bhara@a* gu@a/
gu@asy!bhara@a* j<!na* j<!nasy!bhara@a* k`am!

Beauty is the ornament of a man or woman, (whereas) virtue is the ornament of the beauty. Knowledge is the ornament of virtue and forgiveness is the ornament of knowledge.

ôòÇøòÞø Ùøþðømø@ ÌøÒø@ òøÇÞø@ ¡¢mÁòÞø ÙøþðømøÛø} |
îøãø+ÊøòÞø Ùøþðømø@ íøøòÊø@ Ùøþðømøe: ù¡@¢ ÕøãÞøø+jøÒøÛø} G

hastasya bh#`a@a* d!na* satya* ka@>hasya bh#`a@am
_rotrasya bh#`a@a* _!stra* bh#`a@ai/ ki* prayojanam

Giving charity or serving to the needy is the ornament of the hand. Speaking truth is the ornament of the throat. Listening to the scriptures is the ornament of the ears. If we do not have all these ornaments then what is the use of the so-called ornaments?
Or
Hands are meant for the serving the needy. Throat is meant for speaking truth and ears are meant for listening to the scripture. Without doing all these if we are after the so-called ornaments then what is the use of them?

Share The Light