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असारे  खलु  संसारे  सारं श्वासुरमंदिरम 

हरो हिमालये  शेते  हरिः शेते महोदधो    

Asaare khalu sansare saram shwasurmandiram

Haro Himaalaye shete Harih shete Mahodadho.    

i.e.  In this fickle World the most important place is one's father-in-law's house, that is why even Lord Shiva's  (Har)  abode is in Himalaya Mountain and that of Lord Vishnu's (Hari) abode is in Ocean (Mahodadhi) ,

     ( The above shloka is an example of  writing  jestingly. Accordingly to Hindu Mythology there are three most important Gods known as 'Tridev' i.e. Lord Brahma , Lord Vishnu a.k.a Hari and Lord Mahesh a.k.a Har. Out of these 'Tridev' the abode of Lord Mahesh is Himalaya because his consort is Parvati, the daughter of Himwaan the King of Himalaya, and similarly the abode of Lord Vishnu is an ocean (known as  Kshira Saagar - ocean of milk) as he is wedded to Godess Lakshmi,whose origin is from the ocean. The latter is another story known as "Samudra Manthan" describing how the vast Ocean was churned by Gods and Demons jointly and during that process many things came out including 'Amrita' (the nector making the drinker immortal), 'Halahal'(the strongest poison ,which Lord Mahesh drank to save the World, and also Lakshmi, the Goddess whom Lord Vishnu chose as his consort.  Many jokes have been conceived in Sanskrit Literature over this incident by different authors.)  

To day's Subhashit

य़ावत्स्वस्थमिदं शरीरमरुजं याव ज्जरादूरते 

यावच्चेन्द्रिय शक्तिरप्रितिहता यावत्क्षयो  नायुष:

आत्मश्रेयषि तावदेव  विदुषा कार्य : प्रयत्नो महान 

संदीप्ते भवने  तु  कूप खनने  प्रत्युद्द् म: कीद्रश:

Yaawatswasthamidam sharirmarujam yawajjwaraa doortey

yawachendriya shaktirapritihata yaawatskhayo naayushah

Aatmashreyashi taawadev vidushaa karyahh prayatno mahaan

sandeepte bhawane to koop khanane pratyudamahh keedrashh.

i.e.  So long as the body is free from ailments, old age is far away, sensory organs are intact and there is no degradation of life force, wise men continue to do philanthropic activities. For this purpose what better activity is there other than constructing mansions (public utilities) and digging of Wells ?  

(Here the author considers construction of public utilities and providing facilities for drinking water (construction of wells) as the best philanthropic work among other such activities)

To day's Subhashit

यदि सन्ति गुणाः पुन्सां विकसन्त्येव  ते स्वयम् 

नहि  कस्तूरिकाSSमोद: शपथेन  निवार्यते .

Yadi santi gunaah punsam vikasantyev te swayam

nahi kasturikamodah shapathean nivaryate

i.e.   If there are intrinsic qualities in a person,  they continue to grow themselves e.g.a musk deer can not get rid of the fragrance  inside it's body simply by wishing to do so,

To day's Subhashit

धैर्यं यस्य पिता क्षमा च  जननी शान्तिश्चिरं  गेहिनी 

सत्यं सूनुरयं दया च  भगिनी भ्राता मन: संयम :

शैया भूमितलं  दिशोपी वसनं ज्ञानामृतं भोजनं  

मेतेयस्य कुटूम्बिनो वद सखे कस्माद्मयम  योगिन :

Dharyam yasya pitaa cha janani shaantischiram gehini

Satyam soonurayam daya cha bhagini bhraata manah sanyamhh

shaiyaa bhumitalam dishopi vasanam gyanamrutam bhojnam

maetey yasya kutumbino vad sakhey kasmadbhayam yoginahh.

i.e   O friend tell me can a 'Yogi' be afraid of any body, if among his family members patience is as his father, forgiveness as his mother, peace of mind as his wife, truth as his son, kindness as his sister, self-control over mind as his brother, floor as his bed, firmament as his clothes, and the essence of 'Gyaana' (knowledge) as his food.

Yogi = A person who practises the 'Yoga' system of Hindu Philosophy,in which he has control of all his faculties of head, heart and body.

Gyaan = acquiring of nKnowledge of every aspect of life and way of living.    

To day's Subhashit.

गुणाः सर्वत्र  पूज्यन्ते पुत्रवंशो   निरर्थक:

वसुदेवं परित्यज्य वासुदेव नमोज्ज्नः 

Gunaah sarvratra poojyante putravansho nirarthakhh

vasudevam parityajya vaasudeva namojjanah.

i.e.  Qualities of a person are recognized and respected every where and not his parentage (the family in which he is born) e.g. every body prays before Vaasudeva  (Lord Krishna) and not before Vasudeva (father of Lord Krishna).

To day's Subhashit

पात्र मपात्री कुरुते दहति गुणं स्नेहमाशु नाशयति 

अमले मलं नियच्छति दीप ज्वालेव खल मैत्री .

Paatramapaatri kurute dahati gunam snehamaashu naashyati

Amale malam niyachhati deep jwaaleava khala maitri.

i.e.  Friendship with a mean person is like a flame of  an earthen lamp (deep), depriving even a noble person of his noble qualities and bringing out negative traits of his personality, just as a flame of the earthen lamp burns it's cotton wick , sucks it's oil in this process, and produces soot'

( Here the author alludes (compares) the flame to a mean person(khala), the earthen lamp to a noble person(sajjan), the wick of the lamp to the qualities (guna) of the person, burning of the wick to association with a mean person, sucking of oil in the lamp during the burning process to the gradual loss of virtues of the noble person due to the company of the mean person, production of soot during the burning process of the lamp to bringing out the negative traits in the hitherto noble person's nature. )

To day's Subhashit

परिपूर्णेपि तटाके काकः कुमोदकं पिवति 

अनुकूलेपि कलत्रे नीचःपरदारलंपटो भवति 

Paripoornepi tataake kakhh kumodkam piwati

Anukoolepi kalatre neechah pardaarlampato bhawati.

i.e. In spite of availability of a pond full of clean water  a crow still drinks unclean water of a ditch (kumodakam). Similarly a lowly person (neech) indulges in extra-marital illicit relationships inspite of having a faithful and obedient wife.