Monday 18 March 2013

To day's Subhashit.

शत्रौ मित्रे पुत्रे बन्धौ मा कुरु यत्नं विग्रह्सन्धौ  |
भव समचित्तः सर्वत्र त्वं  वाञ्छस्यचिराद्यदि   सत्तत्वम्    ||

Shatrou mitre putre bandhou maa kuru vigrahsandhou.
bhava samachittah sarvaram twam vaanchasyachiraadyati sattattwam.

Shatrou = enemies.    Mitre = friends.    Bandhou = relatives.   Maa = not.    Kuru  = do
Yatnam =  effort , purposely.      vigrah = quarrel.       Sandhou = friendship,association.
Bhava = become.     Samachitta = possessing equanimity, treating every one without any bias.  
Sarvatra = every where.     Twam = you.         Vaanchsyachiraadyati = vaanchasi +chiraadyati.       Vaanchasy = desired , liked..        Chiraadyati = quickly, always.      Sattattwam = very good, virtuous.

i.e.     Do not purposely (with ulterior motive ) have quarrel or friendship with your enemies, friends and relatives.  Behave equanimously (without any bias) with them and you will always be liked every where for your virtuous behaviour.

(The above Subhashit has been classified under the head सदुपदेश (sadupadesh) i.e. beneficial counsel for betterment in one's life, This 'shloka' is from the famous 'Stotra' - "(भजगोविन्दं  भजगोविन्दं गोविन्दं भज मूढमते " (Bhaj Govindam Bhaj Govindam Govindam Bhaj Moodhmate) written by Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya. This stotra is very famous and is even sung as a Bhajan,  It very beautifully outlines in a simple way the essence of Vedanta i.e. complete Philosophy enshrined in  Vedas and Upnishadas, having the status of Scriptures of Sanaatan Dharma (Hindu Religion), about human existence, its aims and purposes etc. I will post some more such Subhashitas during the coming weeks.)

If you want to view the entire Stotra , here is the link of the web site:-
http://sanskritdocuments.org/all_sa/bhajagovindam_sa.html


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