Friday 5 December 2014

Today's Subhashita.

अनित्यानि शरीराणि विभवो नैव शाश्वतः |
नित्यं सन्निहितो मृत्युः कर्तव्यो धर्मसंग्रहः ||

अर्थ -     मनुष्य का  शरीर नश्वर  हैं और धन वैभव भी शाश्वत नहीं होता है | मृत्यु सदैव  हमारे साथ  रहती है (कभी भी हो सकती है) | अतएव हमारा यह् कर्तव्य है कि  धर्म द्वारा प्रतिपादित  सिद्धान्तों  का पालन कर  पुण्य प्राप्त करें |

(धर्माचरण से 'पुण्य' की प्राप्ति के विषय मे कृपया दिनांक 3 दिसम्बर्  2014 का सुभाषित देखें )

Anityaani shareeraani vibhavo naiva shaashvatah.
Nityam sannihito mrityuh kartavyo dharmasangrahh.

Anityaani = not everlasting,temporary.    Shareeraani = bodies of  all living beings.
Vibhavo = wealth and exalted position in society.   Naiva = not, hardly.
Shaashvat = perpetual, eternal.     Nityam = constantly, daily.   Sannihito = placed  near.
Mrutyuh = death.    Kartavyo = duty.   Dharmasmgrahah =dharma + samgraha
Dharma =righteousness, religious practice.    Sangraha = collection, accumulation.

i.e.       The human body is not everlasting and so also wealth and exalted social status is not eternal.
Death always faces us and can occur at any time.  So it is our duty that we lead a righteous life and follow the tenets of religion (and earn/collect 'Punya' - the plus points)

(For the  details of the concept of 'Punya' , please see the Subhashita dated 3rd December,2014)

3 comments:

  1. I was searching this sloke since 50 years which I forgotten.
    Thanks

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  2. Is it Subhashita or from Lord Vedavyasa?

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