Thursday, 17 May 2012

To day's Subhashit

कार्येषु  मन्त्री करणेषु दासी भोज्येषु माता शयनेषु रम्भा 
धर्मानुकूलो  क्षमया धरित्री भार्या च  षड्गुन्यवतीह  दुर्लभा 

Kaaryeshu Mantri Karaneshu daasi bhojyeshu maata shayaneshu Rambha
Dharmaanukulo kshmyaa dharitri bharyaa cha shadgunyavatih durlabhaa

i.e.   One is rarely able to get a woman as his wife who possesses six virtues, namely (i) helping like a counsel during work (ii) like an obedient maid servant to attend to daily chores (iii) providing food like his mother (iv) sensuous like Rambha (an Apsaraa in the Court of Indra, the king of gods) in his bedroom (v) following the same Religion and (vi) having tolerance and forgiveness like Mother Earth.

( Rambha is the name of an Apsraa (Court dancer and singer of Indra, the King of lesser Gods according to Hindu Mythology. Comparing a woman with Rambha implies that she is adept in entertaining her husband)

2 comments:

  1. Correction:

    कार्येशु दासी करणेशु मन्त्री भोज्येशु माता: |
    शयनेशु रम्बा रूपेशु लक्ष्मी क्ष्मयेशु धारित्री |
    शत धर्म युक्तः कुल धर्म पत्नी |

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