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There are many legends about BhartR^ihari. He is said to be the brother of king Vikrama.
According to I-ching who visited India in 671-695, he was a grammarian who could not
decide between secular life and the life of a Buddhist monk. Some scholars pace him in
the sixth century.
NEETI SHATAK
DIKKALA ADYA NAVACHINNANTA CHINMATRA MURTAYE
SWANU BHUTYEKAMANAYA NAMAHA SHANTAYA TETASE|
It is the tradition in Sanskrit poetry that whenever anyone begins writing poetry,
firstly he pays his respect to God and eulogizes him. This tradition has been adhered
to by Bhatrichari.
One can only experience the beatitude of that manifestation of knowledge, of that
divine energy that is indecipherable, invincible, unfathomable, but is present in all
the directions, north, south, east west and is present in all the times, past present
and future.
There are 3 types of people in this world- The ignorant, the experts and the idiots,
the ignorant person can be taught and explained very easily. Similarly even a scholar
can be explained very easy and smoothly. But not even a Pandit can explain or
convince an idiot.
Human can make the impossible possible, but to explain this to an idiot is absolutely
impossible.
A human could possibly remove a gem from the mouth of a crocodile, he can cross a
turbulent ocean, can hold an angry snake on his head, but a person who is biased
cannot be pleased and cannot be convinced.
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KADACHIDAPI PARYATANCHA VISHANA MASAADAYETA
NA TU PRATINIVISHTA MURKHA JANA
CHITTA ARADHAYETA||
A human could possibly remove oil from sand by incessant efforts, a person who is
thirsty and is an illusion make in reality drink water, a person could possibly even find
horns of a rabbit, but a person who is biased can not be convinced or pleased.
Even by using soft and polite words one cannot make wicked people gentle and well
mannered.
Even if sometimes ties an intoxicated elephant by the tender fibers of the lotus, even
if some one makes a hole in the diamond with the aid of the anterior end of the
flower of Shirish and make the salty ocean sweet just by adding one drop of nectar
wilt but one cannot guide a person who is wicked even by giving sermons and advice
like nectar.
People who are ignorant consider themselves as intelligent and become proud.
Bhartrihari says that when I was ignorant I had become a like an intoxicated
elephant, a person who thinks that he is omniscient, but when I came in the company
of the intelligent, I realized I am an idiot.
A selfish person does not realize his own shortcomings, such a person neither fears
anyone nor does he care for any one.
A bone which a dog eats is covered with plenty of ants is covered with saliva is dirty
without flesh and is of a peculiar taste, smells foul. A dog eating such a bone does
not even bother about Indra standing besides him, because a mean creature
doesnt realize the inferiority of the thing he possesses and is carefree.
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SHIRAHA SHARVA SWARGAT PASHUPATISHIRASTAHA KSHITIDHARAM
MAHIDHRA TUNGADAVANIMAVANE SHCHAPI JALADHIM|
ADHO ADHO GANGEYA PAD UPAGATA STOKA ATHAVA VIVEK
BHRASHTANAM BHAVATI VINIPATAHA SHATAMUKHAHA|
Fire can be mitigated by air, the heat of the sun can be reduced by umbrella an
intoxicated elephant can be brought under control by a good and poison can be
eliminated from the body by many a incantations but there is no panacea for
stupidity.
A person who despite taken human birth does not engage in study, does not do
penance nor does charity, does not imbibe maximum knowledge does not adhere to
the code of conduct, does not imbibe virtues alike courage, patience, pity, these
people are alike animals on earth.
It is better to roam along with wild animals in the inaccessible forests and mountains
rather than residing with idiots in the Indraloka. There is always fear of catastrophe,
staying with the stupid and ignorant.
We should not shoe disrespect towards the scholars because alike elephants who
cannot catch or lie the fiber of a lotus flower, similarly the scholars cannot be enticed
by money (Lakshmi) who is alike a blade of grass.
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We should not destroy the merits or qualities of a virtuous person.
Although lord Brahma can destroy the Kamaivana and put an end to the pleasure of
the swans roaming but he can never master the art of separating milk from water.
Therefore we should never attenuate of destroy the virtues of a person.
A person who has forgiveness, why does he need an armour? If he has anger, why
does he need an enemy? If he has his kinsmen and kinswomen why does he need
medicines? If he has bad people then why does he need snakes? If he has auspicious
knowledge, then why does he need wealth? If he has shyness then what is the need
of ornaments? If he has good poetry then what is the need of an empire?
Cumulatively to say that knowledge is the noblest form of wealth. Knowledge can
bring into control everything.
We should have benevolence towards our kindred, compassion and pity towards our
servants, wickedness towards the wicked, love towards the suave, virtuous with the
royal people, tolerance towards the scholars, intimacy towards the wife.
People who are embellished with above qualities are the pillars of this society.
JADYAM DHIYO HARATI SINCHATI VACHI SATYAM MANA UNNATIM DISHATI PAPA
APAKAROTI| CHETAHA PRASADAYATI DIKSHU TANOTI KIRTI SATYANGATIHI KATHAYA
KIM NA KAROTI PUNSAYA|
Company of good people can reduce and mitigate the ignorance of the mind, can
encourage truthful speech and moreover cubances ones social status and prestige.
It can elimitrate sin, makes and keeps the mind happy and helps in spreading name
and fame. So one does not need to say that good company facilitates attainments of
everything.
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A poet who has profound knowledge of the Rasas is always victorious. His body, the
embodiment of success does not need to fear old age and death.
One can beget children who are of good conduct, a dedicated wife, a happy master,
loving friends, a faithful servant, a good mind, a good form, stable wealthy, a face
radiant with knowledge only if Lord Vishnu, he who eliminates all the miseries of the
world, becomes happy.
Abstain from slaughter and violence, from enjoying someones else property, speak the
truth, donate to a good person, do not speak or comment on anothers wife, to stop greed and avarice, to
act with respect towards realization and welfare.
Alike 3 types of men, lower, medium and noble there are 3 types of works, actions.
People who are mean and inferior, fear the ensuring difficulties and do not work at
all, people who are of the medium type start their work, but if any advertising befalls
on them they give up that work.
But people who are noble despite adversities before and afterwards work continually
and accomplish their work.
KSHUTKSHAMO API JARAKRISHO API SHITHILA PRANO API KASHTAMA DASHA APANNO
API VIPANNA DIDH TIRITI PRANESHU NASHYATSWAPI| MATTE MA INDRA VIBHINNA
KUMBHAPI SHITH GRASAIRA BADDHA SPRIHAHA KIM JEERNA TRINMATTI MANA
MAHATA AGRESARAHA KESARI?
Every person begets benefits and fruits corresponding to individual perservance and
merit.
Will a lion eat grass, who is hungry, suffering because of old age, weak, feeble, who
desires to learn the skin of the forehead of an elephant and who is the most
respected among the respectable.
All people beget benefits and fruits according to ones qualities, perseverance and
assiduity.
A dog becomes happy when he gets a bone devoid of flesh, although it is not
sufficient to pacify his hunger. But a lion goes and tries to kill an elephant for away
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even if a jackal is near him. Similarly in times of distress every person expect fruits
corresponding to them perseverance.
I wandered in all those places which were inaccessible because of water, dense,
forest, mountains and forts but in vain.
I renounced the pride of the clan and the caste and selflessly served the wealthy
people. I, alike a crow ate in the houses of others with disrespect, out of greed. O
Desire! The one who make one indulge in sinful deeds, you are yet increasing and
growing by leaps and bounds and are not being satisfied.
I dug the ground with the desire of exhuming some treasury, I blowed with fire, all
the minerals found in the Mainaka Mountain, I crossed the ocean, pleased kings and
August people by exerting tirelessly, I spent many nights meditating and reciting
incantation coreted with so called super natural powers, in the grave yards but O
Desire, O Greed, I did not even get a penny in return That is why you become
satisfied and happy.
I could not enjoy either of the material pleasures but we are badly tormented by the
desires of attaining the pleasures. We did not practice penance but we had to bear
spiritual sorrow or 3 worries Adhibhautik, Adhidaivik and Adhyatnik. We could not
seek and stay in the company of good people, pious and sublime souls but we have
gradually become old by indulging in material things and incessantly striving for the
same. Our desires have not yet ceased, but we have become weak and feeble and
have turned useless.
There are wrinkles on my face because of old age. All my hair on my head have
turned white and my hand, legs have turned loose and feeble. But my hope is alike a
young beautiful damsel. May everything cease and get destroyed but hope and
desire never gets emaciated.
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My material desires have dissolved. The fame I had amongst people also has ceased.
Those friends who were kind hearted, loving before facing a state of misery, have
expired. Now we can get up and stand with the help of a stick and that, because of
ailments our vision is also impaired. The ignorant body yet fears death and perishing
which means that it is attached to the worldly object despite of these conditions
This is all very surprising indeed.
Although these material objects stay for a long time they are bound to emaciate.
What is the difference then if I leave it or it leaves me? Then why dont good people
renounce these things? If one independently relinquishes all these material things it shall result in happiness
and peace. That is why it is preferable that we only leave it.
Those birds, which come and sit on our laps and stay in the mountain, drink those
tears of joy and bliss which flow from the eyes of those noble sages who continually
meditate upon the great Brahma.
Because we are involved in seeing the beauty and appreciation in our places by the
banks of rivers and lakes and also the gardens and are very satisfied with all this our
age and life is reducing. That is why we should abstain from material objects and on
the contrary engage in contemplation of the supreme cosmic soul.
Our meals are only those things those things which are received as alms, which are
tasteless and that to which are taken only once a day. There is nothing but the
ground to sleep on. Our body is alike the servant. There is only one pain of clothes,
which are term and are stitched at different places.
Even after all this, sensual pleasure plagues us constantly. It is a deity that even if we
are devoid of natural pleasures desires do not free us, this is indeed something
despicable.
Because the mothers were not aware of wheat is burning they inadvertently fell in
fire and died. In the same way a fish gets trapped in the hook on being enticed by the
flesh on the hook and loses his life. But in our material world, albeit we know the
cause of destruction and misery we because of our greed do not like to give up
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sensual pleasures which is the root cause of all our adversities. It is really ironical
the glory of ignorance is indeed unintelligible.
We can get tasty fruits from every forest with out any worry. We can drink pristine
and sweet water from pure rivers flowing from different places. We can also get a
bed covered with creepers and tender leaves and which is soft and comfortable to
sleep on. Despite all this, misers, destitute are ill-treated when they seek help of the
wealthy and rich.
Our mental and physical health does not remain sound because of many mental and
physical ailments. Adversities continually torment those who are wealthy and rich
and because of fate one has to surrender to death after we take birth every time,
then what is that which is stable and unchanging? It is unfortunately nothing.
Therefore we should not desire for pleasure precarious and capricious.
The world is alike a momentary high tide wave which is created because of the joy of
enjoying worldly pleasures. Even our lives tend to cease within no time. That
youthhood in which we are involved with woman and sensual pleasures is also
momentary. That is why O scholars who engage in giving sermons! Consider this
world meaningless take pity on the people and advice people about the truth.
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BHOGA MEGHA VITANA MADHYA VILASATSAUDAMINI CHANCHALA
AYURVAYUVI GHATTITABJA PATA LILINAMBUVANGURAM|
LILA YAUVAN LALASASTANUBHRITA MITYA KALAYYA DRUTAM YOGE
DHAIRYA SAMADHI SIDDHI SULABHE BUDDHI VI DADHVAM BUDHAHA||
Alike the wave occurring during high tide life is transitory and unstable. Youthhood is
also momentary. Even wealth, house, villages, animals all are transitory.
All pleasures resemble the lighting amidst clouds of rains. Even the tight embraces of
the young damsels are transitory. To cross this ocean the if the maternal world and
fear one should seek recourse to meditation on the Brahma the supreme cosmic soul.
Old age is alike a tigresses frightening each and everyone and ailment are alike
enemies which attack on the body all the time. Age is drained alike water, which gets
drained from a perforated earthen pot. Despite this people incessantly engage in
activities, which eventually results in emaciation and perish. This is really very
surprising.
Even day when the sun rises and sets our life becomes all the more emaciated. We
dont even realize the time spent on out work, our body, our domestic work and other things.
Despite seeing old age, birth and death our mind does not fear anything. This proves
that the entire world has drunk the wine of attachment and greed and is not in its
senses. This is indeed the glory of time that despite realizing the truth we tend to
neglect or overlook it.
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NARI PEENA PAYODHAR YUGALAM SWAPNE API NA ALINGITA
MATUHU KEVALAMEVA YAUVAN VANACHCHEDE KUTHARA VAYAM|
To free oneself from the vicious and obnoxious cycle to life and death and to attain
salvation. I did not meditate upon the lotus feet of lord Shiva. I did not even try to
break open the door of heaven by availing to methods like Yagya etc. I did not even
embrace the women in my dreams i.e. I did not even engage in Dharma and Karma
out of the 4 attainments delineated. I did not think of the lotus feet of Lord Shiva,
which are given of liberation. Other than earning wealth we did not attain rest of the
three attainments. Moreover we our birth resulted in the emaciation of our mothers
youthfulness.
I did not learn those things that were devoid of shortcoming. I didnt even earn the
required wealth to do charity and also for enjoyment. I did not serve my parents with a
clean and pure dedicated mind. I couldnt even embrace those beautiful damsels with beautiful
eyes in my dreams. I spent most of my time alike greedy crow who is always ready to eat others food.
I could not attain Dharma by serving any parents, could not attain Artha by earning
required wealth and Kama by embracing the beautiful damsels. On the contrary we
spent most of the time then by about filling our stomach without acquiring
knowledge imperative for salvation.
The Shruits have demarcated human life to be of around a 100 years. In this 50
years have got wasted in night. 25 years are gone in childhood and old age. And the
remaining 25 years are emaciated in ailments, estrangement from the loredones and
to earn livelihood. In this life which is alike the waves of an ocean how can one
expect to acquire happiness.
According to Bhartruchari, alike the artist in a drama humans spends some time as
children, some time as a love born youth, some time as a miserable pauper,
sometime as a wealthy person and finally sometime as a very old man.
With the curtains falling down in a drama, the person goes to pleasure finally and
inevitably death pounces upon you.
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The work, which has to happen, has to happen in the determined method and in no
other method. So one should relax and take rest.
One should work freely devoid of fear of tension. We should neither think nor ponder
over the past nor should we waste time imagining the future. I think, of all those
things, which I can enjoy in the present.
Do not indulge in any type of sensual pleasure, control your senses, and abstain from
all the maternal and worldly objects and tread on the path of knowledge with shall
accrue in mitigation of all miseries. In this way realize the true self. Avert your senses
from going towards mortality and morbidity of this physical world. Because the
happiness of the mind itself is everything.
What is commendable if one achieves all the wealth merely to fulfill all the maternal
desires? What is great if one defeats the enemy by ones valiance and courage? What is the
big thing if one has accumulated people who are lovers of riches and wealth?
What is the use of even that penance which facilitates living till the time of annihilation?
In reality it is not possible to become happy by availing to all the above mentioned things.
One should worship Lord Shiva, we should be tormented continually by the fear of
birth and death, and we should not be attached to our friends and brothers and
should be free from sensual pleasures.
We should not accompany bad people and should seek refuge in the forest. What
more can be desired if detachment parades into our suffering is detachment.
What shall happen even if are read the Smritis, Vedas and Puranas, Reasoning
grammar, Shatadarshan and other scriptures? The Brahmanadiks who reside in
heaven and are the great noble souls of the Vedas, who stay in huts and in villages
and are giver of this and for whom holy bath and Sandhya (offering to the sun god)
are mere a play are no way concerned to this. To be relieved from all material bonds
it is better to meditate upon the cosmic soul Brahma. As a result one shall attain
eternal happiness. Every else is a trade or the business of a trader.
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GATRAM SANKUCHITAM GATIRVIGALITA BHRASHTA CHA
DANTAVALIR DRISHTIRNAKSHYATI VARDHATE BAPHIRATA
VAKTRAM CHA LALAYATE|VAKYAM NA ADRIYATE CHA
BANDHAV JANO BHARYA NA SHUSHRUSHATE HA! KASHTAM
PURUSHASYA JIRNA VAYASAHA PUTRO APYA MITRAYATE|
Old age is a stage that puts a human into miserable state. The body bends the speed
of walking reduces, the teeth fall of vision is impaired one cannot hear properly,
brothers and friends turn a deaf has towards what we say, the wife does not serve us,
moreover even the son behave alike an enemy.
Indeed, senility is extremely painful and miserable.
Until the health is good, senility shall not torment the body, there is energy in the
senses the age shall not cease. It is during the period that the scholarly person
should strive for the well being of one self. What is the use of digging a well when
ones house is on fire? It is idiosyncrasy not to strive for ones welfare alike digging a well
when the house is on fire.
It is worthless to strive, for all that not done, in youthhood, in old age.
When ones honour and fame retard, when one does not have enough wealth, when the beggar becomes
frustrated and goes away, when there is less food, and when dependents, children, grandchildren and
friends go away, when all the servants go away and when the body becomes weak and feeble of
river Ganga in the Himalayas and engage in meditation and contemplation.
All these rosy desires were lost in the recesses of the mind-youthhood also passed
away. Without the ones to praise all the qualities and merits that ones embellished the
body are now decaying. The lord of Death suddenly comes and is now ready to take
our life. What is then right in such a situation?
It is only the lotus feet of lord Shiva that can liberate us from this world.
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Praising Kashi the poet Bhartrihari says that where the method of meals in a garden
itself is penance where the undergarment Kaupeen is the most beautiful attire,
begging for alms itself is the glory, to be on the deathbed is auspiciousness. Such a
place should never be deserted by scholar and they should not go anywhere anytime.
Alike an ocean which does not become unstable because of the play of the fish and
remains calm and quiet, similarly when the cosmos becomes one and only one a
thinker does not become greedy.
He who nourishes his body by food given by others, who is devoid of relations and
friends etc, he who lives in himself and is engaged in his work, who is detached from
worldly objects, who wear clothes old and torn, thrown on the road, who is free from
honour and pride, is the one whose mental flaws and short comings are eliminated
and such a person gets absorbed in the bliss of Brahma on becoming Yogeshwara.
A snake can stay alive merely on air. For the cows the natural land is their bed and
soft grass is their food, because of which they are happy. But god bestowed upon
human beings intellect so that they find food for themselves. But the intellect seems
to have got destroyed because of constant usage and search.
The one who practice Yoga i.e. the Yogis should stay happy with whatever Lord
Brahma has bestowed up on the them and that they should liberate themselves from
the word by meditating upon Brahma through out life.
What is it if one has old, torn clothes or white clothes? What is it if one has only one
wife, elephants and horses? What is great if ones meal is cooked in excellent quality rice or
what is it if one eats stale food?
What is the use of all wealth and riches if the flames of self does not enkindle in the
heart?
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YESHAM NIRJHAR AMBUPANA UCHITAM RATYAIYE
TU VIDYANGAHA MANYE TE PARAMESHWARAHA
SHIRASI YAIRBADDHO NA SEVANJALIHI|
Whose bed is the huge boulders of the mountains whose house is the caves on the
mountains, who attire is the bark of he tree, whose only friend is the deer, whose
food is the fruits and flowing pristine water of the river, whose copulation is
knowledge of divine cosmic soul who has never ever availed to anyones help anytime.
I consider him only to be god.
Whose father is patience, mother is forgiveness, faithful, wife is peace, true friend is
truth, sister is pity, brother is restraint of the mind, bed is the ground, clothes are the
directions and food is the elixir of knowledge. O friend! The person who possesses
these above-mentioned family members is devoid of all types of fears.
Seriousness is the main virtue of noble men who live with dignity whereas a dog
wags its tail to someone who throws a loaf of bread to him. It even falls at the feet of
the bread-giver. But a lion looks seriously at the person who gives him food and eats
it only after much insistence.
The whole world is changeable. Everyone who takes birth is bound to die. But, life of
only those people is successful, who add to their clan.
Such as, a bouquet of flowers either adorn someones hair or wither away in the forest.
Similarly, great people either attain paramount position in the society or pass their
lives in solitude.
Though there are many respectable planets like Brihaspati, yet the demon Rahu,
which is nothing but a head, has no hostility to either of them. It attacks only the sun
and the moon, which is specially round and bright on a full moon night. Similarly,
brave people neglect the common public and attack only the powerful enemies.
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VARAM PAKSHACHCHHEDAH SAMDAMDHAVANMUKKULISHPRAHAARAI
RUDGACHCHHADABHULDAHANODGAARGURUBHIH
TUSHAARAADRIH SUNORAHAHA! PITARI KLESHVIVARO
NA CHAASAU SAMPATAH PAYASI PAYASAAM PRATYURUCHITAH||
A person, who does not differentiate between just and unjust, must be criticized.
By the virtue of wealth, a man acquires even those merits, which he was lacking
earlier. Those who have wealth are regarded as noble, savants and virtuous in the
world and everyone likes to see them and hear them.
Bad policy destroys the king. Yearning for comforts destroys ascetics. Excess of love
corrupts a child. Absence of study destroys a Brahmin. An evil son destroys the clan.
Company of evil ones destroys the character. Drinking of wine destroys shame.
Negligence destroys agriculture. Prolonged stay abroad destroys love. Absence of
love destroys friendship. Injustice destroys luxuries and squandering for wrong
causes destroys the wealth.
Wealth can either be donated or spent for enjoyment. Otherwise, it will be destroyed.
Those who neither donate nor spend their wealth simply destroy it.
What is in a mans fate, he gets it even in the desert. He cannot get more than his fate even on the
golden Sumeru Mountain. Have patience and do not cry before the rich people because a pitcher can fill
equal amount of water from a well and from the sea and not more than its capacity.
Everyone gets according to his fate.
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RE RE CHAATAK! SAAVDHAANMANSAA MITRA! KSHANAM SHRUYATAAMAMMODA
BAHAVO VAASANTI GAGNE SARVEAPI NAITADRISHAAH|
KECHID VRISHTIBHIRAADRAYANTI VASUDHAAM GARJANTI KECHID
VRITHA YAM YAM PASHYASI TASYA TASYA PUSHTO MAA BRUHI DINAM VACHAH||
One must not spread his hand before everyone for help. O friend! Listen to me
carefully and dont be fooled by the appearance of the clouds. Despite a resemblance in appearance,
these clouds are different in nature. Some of them will rain torrentially to drench the
earth whereas others simply thunder.
Despite having virtue evil ones need to be abandoned. Though snakes have jewel on
their hood, yet they are formidable and can bite any time.
Greed is the greatest demerit. Backbiting is the only sin. Truth is the only penance.
Pure mind is the only pilgrimage. Reputation is the only ornament. Good knowledge
is the only wealth. Infamy is the only death. Hence, a man must strive to give up evils
and acquire merits.
It is impossible for a man to live with dignity as long as he earns his living by service.
All the goodness of a servant is taken for granted as his weakness. A servant who
does not raise his voice is termed as mute. A servant who speaks for his interest is
termed as garrulous. A servant who hangs nearby is termed as importunate. A
servant who stays away is termed as impractical. A servant who forgives is termed as
coward. A servant who is intolerant is termed as impolite. Thus, the path of service is
indeed very difficult, even a Yogi cannot beat this path.
Friendship of the gentlemen is stable and long lasting whereas the friendship of evil
people is momentary. Friendship of the gentleman is like the later part of the day
when the shades continues to lengthen till evening. Friendship of the evil people is
like the shade of earlier part of the day, which shortens continuously.
MRIGAMEENSAJJANAANAAM TRINAJALSANTOSHVIHITVRITTINAAM|
LUBHDAKDHEEVARAPISHUNA NISHKAARANVAIRANI JAGATI||
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Some organisms are hostile towards another creature without any reason. A deer
sustains himself on grass and water. A fish lives in the water and a gentleman lives in
the society without begging for anything. But the bird-trapper, fisher and evil people
are hostile towards these three without any reason.
It is said for the great people that crises add to their patience; progress adds to their
forgiveness; assembly adds to their speaking power; war adds to their bravery
because such people do not lose courage during emergencies.
Donating secretly, treating the guests heartily, doing good to others silently,
speaking of others charity and not being proud for wealth are as difficult for the gentleman as a
walk on a sharp edge of a sword.
Water falling on a very hot iron doesnt leave even its trace. The same water appears as pearls
on the leaves of lotus. The same water falling in the shell becomes a true pearl. Similarly, virtues develop
in people because of good or bad company.
He is truly a son who pleases his father with his virtues. She is truly a wife who
wishes well for her husband and he is truly a friend who behaves with similar passion
in sorrow and happiness. Only a few fortunate ones enjoy the company of such
people.
One must be faithful to his partner. A man must have a single tutelary God whether
Vishnu or Shankar. One must have only a single friend whether a king or an ascetic.
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One must have only one abode whether in the city or in the forest. And one must
have only a single wife whether extremely beautiful or plain.
At the time of fruiting, mango trees bow down. Clouds filled with water hover
downwards. Similarly gentlemen acquire humbleness upon getting wealth. Humility is
the natural instinct of altruistic man.
Listening to the Vedas is the true ornament for the ears and not the earrings adorn
the ear. Donating to a deserving person adorns the hands and not the gold. Altruism
decorates he body of merciful people and not smearing the sandal paste.
A true friend always wishes well for his friends. A true friend stops his friend from
committing sins. A true friend aspires his friend to beneficial things. A true friend
guards the secret of his friend. A true friend reveals the virtues of his friend. A true
friend doesnt desert his friend in crisis and helps him.
Gentlemen give up their interest for the well being of the others. Some people work
for the benefit of others only when their interest is hurt. Some demonic people kill
the interest of others for their own selfishness. There is no word to define the people
who kill the interest of others without any apparent reason.
Friendship of the gentlemen is like mixing of milk and water. Water and milk appear
single when mixed. When milk is put on fire, water cannot see its burning so it
sacrifices itself to save the milk.
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The greatness of the great people is reflected in their behaviour that they take every
kind of people in their shelter. Sea is an enormous body of water. On one hand in it
rests Lord Vishnu on the other live fierce demons. On one hand, in the sea, hides
Mainaak, the Mountain afraid of the Indras Vajra. On the other hand, the sea also stores
frightening fires.
Rare are those who engage in altruism all with their mind, voice, action and body.
Such great people are indeed rare in the world who devote their mind, words and
actions for the charity of others; who magnify even the smallest virtue of the others
and who always remain pleased.
Even the evil ones acquire virtues in the company of meritorious people. Golden
Sumeru and silver Kailash have no use because the trees have not changed their
virtues on them. But, Malayachal is indeed meritorious for in its company, trees like
neem have become sandalwood.
RATNAIRMAHAHAISTUTUSHURNA DEVA
NA BHEJIRE BHEEMVISHEN BHITIM|
SUDHAAM BINA NA PRAYAYURVIRAARAM
NA NISHCHITAARTHAADWIRMANTIDHIRAH||
People who have great patience take rest only after finishing their job. The gods did
not feel satisfied with the jewels they got from the sea, nor did the fear the deadly
poison that emerged from the sea. They continue to churn the sea until they got the
ambrosia. Similarly, intelligent people do not stop without achieving their goal.
On the way to achieve his goal, a man of action sometimes speaks on the earth and
at other times sleeps on cozy bed. Sometimes he eats herbs; at others, he relishes
delicious food. Sometimes he wears rags; at others, he enjoys silken clothes. Still, a
man of action does not care for his miseries.
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Fate is the only reason for the rise and fall. A snake, which is desperate of life, gets a
new lease of life when a mouse cuts open a way into its basket. The snake eats away
the mouse and escapes through the same hole.
Lethargy is the greatest enemy of human body. Enterprise is the greatest friend of
human body. An enterprising man has no sorrow.
A man must not give up his patience even in abject misery. A tree, cut to the ground,
crops up again. The moon, waned in darker phase, regains its round shape in the
brighter phase. Considering this, a man of patience does not feel sorry even in abject
misery.
Enterprise strengthens the fate. Even the king of gods, Indra lost the battle to the
demons though he had a mentor like Devguru Brihaspati, had a weapon like Vajra,
had gods as soldiers, had a castle in the heaven, had Vishnu as his aid and had
Airavat, the elephant as his vehicle. It all shows that the fate is supreme and futile
enterprise has no use.
Anything must be done after proper consideration only. Though sorrow and
happiness are the fruits of previous actions and the intelligence is also mended by
the actions. Still, a man must thoroughly consider anything before doing it.
A bald person, seeking shelter to protect his head from the scorching sun, reaches
under a coconut tree. But there, a large coconut fell on his head. Similarly,
misfortune follows an unfortunate person wherever he goes.
It is not a fault of spring if not a single leaf appears on the tree of Kareel. It is not a
fault of the sun if an owl can not see in the day. It is not the fault of the clouds if not a
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single drop of water falls in the beak of Papiha. Whatever Brahma has written as fate
for someone, no one can change it.
Karma is indeed great. Anybody can obtain the thing of his desire through Karma. We
worship the gods but they too are bound to the fate. Should we worship the fate
then? That too gives as per the Karma. Hence, we salute the Karma. Even the God
does not go against the Karma.
It is the Karma, which employed even Brahma in the creation of the universe like a
potter. It is the karma, which forced Vishnu to take the pain of arriving in
incarnations. It is because of karma that Lord Shiva roams here and there begging
with a bowl in hand. And it is the karma, which forced the sun to take a round in the
sky daily. We therefore salute the karma.
One must consider the consequences of an action before doing it. Results of a hurried
action pierces the heart life-long as a thorn.
To those who have strong backing of good deeds in their previous birth, even the
forest appears as a beautiful town. Everyone becomes his kith and kin. And the whole
earth appears to them full of gems and jewels.
Moral principles are the true benefactors of a living being. Company of the
meritorious people is the only benefit. Company of fools is the only sorrow. Wastage
of time is the only loss. Love for the religion is the only efficiency. Controlling the
sense organs is the only victory. A woman who acts as per the wishes of her husband
is the only beloved person. Knowledge is the only wealth. Staying in the home
country is the only comfort. And obedience to the dictates is the only rule.
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KANTAAKATAAKSHAVISHIKAA NA LUNANTI YASYA CHITTAM NA
NIRDAHATI KOPKRISHAANUTPAH|
KARSHANTI BHURIVISHYAASHCH NA LOBHAPASHAIR LOKTRAYAM
JAYATI KRITASNAMIDAM SAH DHEERAH||
Only such a person can win the three lokas (worlds) whose heart is impenetrable for
the flirting eyes of pretty women, who does not lose his temper and who abstains
from mundane comforts.
Such as the radiance of the sun covers the whole earth; similarly a single but brave
among the bravest person can conquer and control the entire earth.
SHRINGAAR SHATAK
1)SHAMBHUSWAYAMMUHAR YO HARINEKSHANANAM
YENA KRIYANT SATATAM GRIHAKUMBHADASA|
VACHA AGOCHAR CHARITRA VICHITRAYA
TASMAI NAMO BHAGWATE MAKARDHWAJAYA|
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2)SMITENA BHAVENA CHA LAJJAYA PRIYA
PARANGMUKHAIRARDHAKATAKSHA VIKSHANAIHAI
VACHOMIRIRSHYA KALAHENA
SAMASTA BHAVAIHI KHALU BHANDANAM STRIYAHA|
Meaning:- Beautiful attractive women, by their blissful smiles, their feelings that
exhibit their desire for sensual pleasure by their shyness, their way of looking. Their
soft hypnotizing speech, Jealously and art of lovemaking and all their other
expressions in form of ponds bind men to the material and physical world.
3)BHRUCHATURYATKUNCHITVAKSHAHA KATAKSHA
SNIGDHA VRACHO LAJJITATANSCHA HASAHA|
LILAMANDAM PRASTHITHAM CHA STITHAM CHA
STRINAMETADA BHUSHAN CHA AYUDHAM CHA|
The movements of the eyebrows, soft speech, their smile, shyness, elegance and
poise in their walk, are all the ornaments as well as the weapons of women.
What is worth seeing in this world which is meaningless, for those who are
connoisseurs of beauty? The beautiful face of the beloved embellished with love.
5)KUMKUMPANKKALANKITADEHA GAURPAYODHARKAMPITHARA
NUPUR HANSARANATPADMA KAM NA VASHIKURUTE BHUVI RAMA|
Whom does that beautiful, attractive woman not mermerize, whose body is
embellished by the saffron paste, on whose pinkish breasts the garland of pearl
hangs, on whose feet the swans in form of anklets are making different sounds.
Noble poets are also stupid who refer to famous damsels and beauties are Abala
(lacking strength). How can those damsels be known as Abalar who have mutilated and conquered
great, noble and capable gods alike Indra, Just by looking at them.
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7)NOON AGYAKARASTASYAHA SUBHRUVO MAKARDHWAJAHA|
YATSTANNETRASANCHAR-SUCHITESHU PRAVARTATE|
Really, Lord Kamadeva (Cupid) is in the real senses the obedient slave and servant of
these beautiful damsels who possess beautiful eyebrows. The reason is that
wherever these beautiful damsels look, Kamadev in that direction starts his work of
creating desire for love.
The things that destroy darkness are lamps, fire constellations stars, sun and moon
but despite all this, if that women with eyes of a deer (Mrignayani) is not near me,
then for me the entire world is lost in darkness.
9)TASYAHA STANO YADI GHANAO JAGHANAM CHA HARI VAKTRAM CHA CHARU TAVA
CHITTA|
KIMAKULATVAM|
PUNYAM KURUSHVA YADI TAV ASTI VANCHA
PUNYAIRVINA NA HI BHAVANTI SAMIHITARTHAHA||
O mind! Why are you anxious if a womans breast are firm, the buttocks are beautiful
and if the face is attractive and beautiful. If you intend to enjoy these things, do good
and accumulate virtues, without which one cannot enjoy them.
Pretty young women easily penetrate the heart of the promising men and agitate it
violently. At first sight, they trap the men with their flirting glances. Then these
women follow the activity of men, enjoy physical intimacy with them and begin to
pose sorry when the men depart.
A male loves his beloved as long as he has not received her physical dedication. It all
begins with the sight. First, one wishes to see his beloved. Then he wishes to
embrace her. Embracing leads to physical union between the two and a strong desire
that this union should last forever.
Heaven is nowhere else. It is right here on the earth. Imagine your beloved comes to
meet you adorned with a scented garland of Malati and her erotic parts perfumed with
saffron and sandal. She comes and unites with you. It is the real heaven.
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13)PRANGMA METI MANAAGANAAGATRASAM JAATABHILAASHAM TATAH|
SABRIYAM TADANU SHLATHODYATAMANUPRADHVASTADHAIRYAM PUNAH|
PREMARDRA SAPRIHNIYANIRBHARAH KRIDAPRAGALBHAM TATO
NI SHANKAANGVIKARSHNAADIKSUKHAM RAMYAM KULSTREE RATAM||
As long as the desire is not provoked, noble women repulse the sexual advances. But
slowly, as their desire grows, they feel shy and yawn repeatedly to let loose their
body. Their patience also begins to give away and they become submissive to the will
of their male partner. Now at this stage, even the noble women enjoy stroking,
caressing, fondling, kissing and all other foreplay.
14)AAMILITNAYANAYANAANAAM YAH
SURTARSOANUSAMVID KURUTE|
MITHUNAIMITHOAVADHARITAMVITATH-
MIDVEKAAMNIRVAHANAM||
Kaamdev does have a real existence. He exists as the joy, young men and women
experience at the height of their sexual union with closed eyes.
Rainy season is also like an amorous young lady. Such as an amorous young woman
who has well developed and heavy bust and adorns herself with scented flowers
kindles the fire of love by her appearance, similarly the rains cause the ripples of joy
to appear in the heart.
Fortunate are those men who pass the rainy season indoors in the arms of their
beloved. Because of continuous rains, no one can venture out. To beat the coldness
of the season, young women embrace their lovers and cool breeze does away with
their sexual fatigue.
Such a man is really fortunate who enjoys an intercourse at midnight during Sharad
Ritu (autumn) and lovingly accepts a drink from his beloved to remove his tiredness.
18)CHUMBANTOGANDAMITAARLAKAVATI MUKHESEETKRITAANYAADADHAANAH
VAKSHAH SUTKANCHUKESHU STANBHARPULKODBHEDMAAPAADAYANTAH|
URUNAAKAMPAYANTAH PRITHUJGHANTATAATANTRAM SAYANTOASHUKAANI
VYAKTAMKAANTAAJANAANAAM VITCHARITKRITAH SHAISHIRAAVANTI VAATAAH||
The cool breeze of winter tickles the pretty young women like a handsome man
provokes their carnal desires. Activities like kissing the rose-like cheeks, pressing of
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breasts, and caressing of thighs, that lead to sighing, and shivering of a young
woman and which are normally carried out by a male partner are performed by cool
breeze of the winter.
19)KESHAANAAKULYANDDAMO MUKULYANVAASO
BALAADAAKSHIPANNAATANVAMPULKODGAMAM
PRAKATYANNUDVEGAKAMPAM GATAU|VAARAM
VAARMUDAARASITKRITVASHAADDANTCHCHAADAANPIDYAN
PRAAYAH SHAISHIR ESH SAMPRATI MARUTKAANTAASU KAANTAAYATE||
The cool winter breeze behaves very much like sexy men. It blows away the untidy
hair of pretty young women and causes them to close their eyes and let out an
amorous sighing voice.
20)KIMIMHA BAHUBHIRUKTAIRYUKTISHUNYAIH
PRALAAPAIRDVAYAMAHI PURUSHAANAAM SARVADAA SEVNIYAM|
ABHHINVAMADLEELAALASAM SUNDARINAAM
STANBHARPARIKHINNAM YAUVANAM VAA VANAM VAA||
Not much needs to be said about adornment. Only two things are enjoyable by the
men. One: pretty young women with round and amorous body parts and second: the
forest.
Impartially, I speak the truth and it is the only truth in all the three worlds that
nothing else is as comfortable in the world as the pretty young women are and
nothing else is the root of all tussles except pretty young women.
23)UNMATPRAMSAMRAMBHAADAARBHANTE YADAMGANAA|
TATRA PRATYUHMAADHATUM BRAHMAAPI KHALU KAATARAH||
Bhartrihari says that even Brahma cannot deter a woman from her activities, which
she undertakes out of excitement generated by love.
24)SHAASTRAGYOAPI PRATHITSHINYOAPYAATMABODHOAPI
BAADHAM SANSAAREASMINBHAVATI VIRALO BHAAJANAM SADGATINAAM|
YENETASMINNIRYANGARDWAARMUDGHAATAYANTI
VAAMAAKSHINAAM BAHAVATI KUTILAA BHRULATA KUNCHIKESHA||
Flirting glances of beautiful young ladies are a sure way to the hell. These glances
deviate even the most learned people from their discipline. So only a few rare people,
who have the knowledge of mysterious scriptures, meet fortune at the end.
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25)KRISHAH KAANAH KHANJAH SHRAVANRAHITAH
PUCHCHVIKLO PRANI PUYAKLINNAH KRIMIKULASHTAIRAAVRITTANUH|
KSHUDHAA KSHAAMO JEERNAH PITHARAKKAPAALAARPIGATAH
SHUNIMANVETI SHVAA HATMAPI NIHANTYEV MADANAH||
Truly, Kamadeva doesnt spare even the dead ones. Even an old dog, which is weak, one-eyed,
lame, has one ear, no tail and is afflicted with wounds full of pus and infecting worms,
cannot contain its carnal desires and stalks a bitch throughout the day.
Even the great sages like Vishwamitra, and Parashar who lived on plain food, water
and air, could not contain their urges when they saw the beautiful faces of pretty
young women. It is not surprising then if an ordinary person who lives on milk and
cereals falls in love with young women. Control of sense organs by an ordinary
person is as surprising as a mountain floating on the sea.
How can such a woman be a beloved of men, mere thought of whom makes a man
mourn, sight of whom, makes a man mad and touch of whom, makes a man lose his
consciousness.
In fact, a woman likes no one. She speaks with one man lovingly while glancing at the
other flirtingly but in heart thinks of the third man. Hence, neither the words nor the
actions of a woman could be trusted.
Fortunate are those, whose mind does not develop a weakness to see a pretty young
woman with shifty eyes, developed breasts and beautiful figure.
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When the fortunes of the man rise, he gets a huge splendid house, beautiful girl as
wife and lot of wealth. But when his fortune ends, all his wealth scatters away like the
beads of a necklace broken in a quarrel over gaining physical right on a prostitute.
Someone loves the path to asceticism. Someone loves the path to wisdom. Still
others rank beauty supreme. Thus, interests of men are different from one another.
Bhartrihari says if his beloved has breathed his last or is still breathing somehow, it is
futile for him to go there and attend to her.
If you dont want to be drowned by the sea, called world, give a wide birth to the river called
woman. Never try to approach her or you will be washed away in the whirlpool of her
round and dome-shaped bust.
Fortunate are those men who remove their fatigue, generated by fervent intercourse,
resting their head on well expanded, plump, soft and cool bust of their mate and
have a momentary slumber.
Learned people regard a woman as a statue of impurity. Still such learned people
come to rut when they see a pretty woman. Mere sight of an amorous pretty woman
causes tremendous joy to these learned people who fall instantly in love with her and
appreciate her beauty. They compare her eyes with lotus, her breasts with domes
and her eyebrows with the bow of Kamadeva.
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VAIRAGYA SHATAK
1) CHOODOTTAM SITAMCHANDRA CHARU KALIKAHA
CHANCHACHIKHA BHASWARO
LILA DAGDHA VILOLA KAMA
SHALABHAHA SHREYO DASHAGNEY SFURAN|
ANTAHA SFURJADA PARMOHA TIMIR
PRAGMAR UCHCHATAYAM SHWETAHA SADMANI
YOGINAM VIJAYATE JNANAPRADIPO HARAHA||
Lord Shiva who is like a lamp enkindled by the flame of knowledge resides the temple
of the heart of the ascetics; on whose head the moon is emanating its radiance alike
an ornament, he who destroys the moths (a metaphor of sensual pleasure) in their
play, he who is shinning as the anterior and of the enkindled wick and who eliminates
the darkness from the heart filled with infinite attachments.
I wandered in all those places which were inaccessible because of water, dense,
forest, mountains and forts but in vain. I renounced the pride of the clan and the
caste and selflessly served the wealthy people. I, alike a crow ate in the houses of
others with disrespect, out of greed. O Desire! The one who make one indulge in
sinful deeds, you are yet increasing and growing by leaps and bounds and are not
being satisfied.
I dug the ground with the desire of exhuming some treasury, I blowed with fire, all
the minerals found in the Mainaka Mountain, I crossed the ocean, pleased kings and
August people by exerting tirelessly, I spent many nights meditating and reciting
incantation coreted with so called super natural powers, in the grave yards but O
Desire, O Greed, I did not even get a penny in return That is why you become
satisfied and happy.
I could not enjoy either of the material pleasures but we are badly tormented by the
desires of attaining the pleasures. We did not practice penance but we had to bear
spiritual sorrow or 3 worries Adhibhautik, Adhidaivik and Adhyatnik. We could not
seek and stay in the company of good people, pious and sublime souls but we have
gradually become old by indulging in material things and incessantly striving for the
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same. Our desires have not yet ceased, but we have become weak and feeble and
have turned useless.
There are wrinkles on my face because of old age. All my hair on my head have
turned white and my hand, legs have turned loose and feeble. But my hope is alike a
young beautiful damsel. May everything cease and get destroyed but hope and
desire never gets emaciated.
My material desires have dissolved. The fame I had amongst people also has ceased.
Those friends who were kind hearted, loving before facing a state of misery, have
expired. Now we can get up and stand with the help of a stick and that, because of
ailments our vision is also impaired. The ignorant body yet fears death and perishing
which means that it is attached to the worldly object despite of these conditions
This is all very surprising indeed.
Although these material objects stay for a long time they are bound to emaciate.
What is the difference then if I leave it or it leaves me? Then why dont good people
renounce these things? If one independently relinquishes all these material things it shall result in happiness
and peace. That is why it is preferable that we only leave it.
Those birds, which come and sit on our laps and stay in the mountain, drink those
tears of joy and bliss which flow from the eyes of those noble sages who continually
meditate upon the great Brahma.
Because we are involved in seeing the beauty and appreciation in our places by the
banks of rivers and lakes and also the gardens and are very satisfied with all this our
age and life is reducing. That is why we should abstain from material objects and on
the contrary engage in contemplation of the supreme cosmic soul.
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Our meals are only those things those things which are received as alms, which are
tasteless and that to which are taken only once a day. There is nothing but the
ground to sleep on. Our body is alike the servant. There is only one pain of clothes,
which are term and are stitched at different places.
Even after all this, sensual pleasure plagues us constantly. It is a deity that even if we
are devoid of natural pleasures desires do not free us, this is indeed something
despicable.
Because the mothers were not aware of wheat is burning they inadvertently fell in
fire and died. In the same way a fish gets trapped in the hook on being enticed by the
flesh on the hook and loses his life. But in our material world, albeit we know the
cause of destruction and misery we because of our greed do not like to give up
sensual pleasures which is the root cause of all our adversities. It is really ironical
the glory of ignorance is indeed unintelligible.
We can get tasty fruits from every forest with out any worry. We can drink pristine
and sweet water from pure rivers flowing from different places. We can also get a
bed covered with creepers and tender leaves and which is soft and comfortable to
sleep on. Despite all this, misers, destitute are ill-treated when they seek help of the
wealthy and rich.
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Our mental and physical health does not remain sound because of many mental and
physical ailments. Adversities continually torment those who are wealthy and rich
and because of fate one has to surrender to death after we take birth every time,
then what is that which is stable and unchanging? It is unfortunately nothing.
Therefore we should not desire for pleasure precarious and capricious.
The world is alike a momentary high tide wave which is created because of the joy of
enjoying worldly pleasures. Even our lives tend to cease within no time. That
youthhood in which we are involved with woman and sensual pleasures is also
momentary. That is why O scholars who engage in giving sermons! Consider this
world meaningless take pity on the people and advice people about the truth.
Alike the wave occurring during high tide life is transitory and unstable. Youthhood is
also momentary. Even wealth, house, villages, animals all are transitory.
All pleasures resemble the lighting amidst clouds of rains. Even the tight embraces of
the young damsels are transitory. To cross this ocean the if the maternal world and
fear one should seek recourse to meditation on the Brahma the supreme cosmic soul.
Old age is alike a tigresses frightening each and everyone and ailment are alike
enemies which attack on the body all the time. Age is drained alike water, which gets
drained from a perforated earthen pot. Despite this people incessantly engage in
activities, which eventually results in emaciation and perish. This is really very
surprising.
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18)ADITYASYA GATAGATAIRAHARAHA: SANKSHEEYATE
JEEVITAM VYAPARAIRBAHUKARYA BHAR GURUBHIHI KALO API NA GYYAYATE|
DRISHTVA JANMAJARAVIPATTIMARANAM TRASHCHA
NOTPADYATE PEETVA MOHAMAYIM PRAMADAMADIRA UNMATTAM DHUTAM JAGAT|
Even day when the sun rises and sets our life becomes all the more emaciated. We
dont even realize the time spent on out work, our body, our domestic work and other things.
Despite seeing old age, birth and death our mind does not fear anything. This proves
that the entire world has drunk the wine of attachment and greed and is not in its
senses. This is indeed the glory of time that despite realizing the truth we tend to
neglect or overlook it.
To free oneself from the vicious and obnoxious cycle to life and death and to attain
salvation. I did not meditate upon the lotus feet of lord Shiva. I did not even try to
break open the door of heaven by availing to methods like Yagya etc. I did not even
embrace the women in my dreams i.e. I did not even engage in Dharma and Karma
out of the 4 attainments delineated. I did not think of the lotus feet of Lord Shiva,
which are given of liberation. Other than earning wealth we did not attain rest of the
three attainments. Moreover we our birth resulted in the emaciation of our mothers
youthfulness.
I did not learn those things that were devoid of shortcoming. I didnt even earn the
required wealth to do charity and also for enjoyment. I did not serve my parents with a clean and pure
dedicated mind. I couldnt even embrace those beautiful damsels with beautiful eyes in my dreams. I
spent most of my time alike greedy crow who is always ready to eat others food.
I could not attain Dharma by serving any parents, could not attain Artha by earning
required wealth and Kama by embracing the beautiful damsels. On the contrary we
spent most of the time then by about filling our stomach without acquiring
knowledge imperative for salvation.
The Shruits have demarcated human life to be of around a 100 years. In this 50 years have got wasted
in night. 25 years are gone in childhood and old age. And the remaining 25 years are emaciated in
ailments, estrangement from the loredones and to earn livelihood. In this life which is
alike the waves of an ocean how can one expect to acquire happiness.
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22)KSHANAM BALO BHUTVA KSHANA API YUVA KAMARASIKAHA
KASHANAM VITTA HINAHA KASHANA API SAMPURMA VIBHAVAHA
JARAJEERNAI RANGAIRNATA EVA BALIMANDITA TANARNARAHA
SANSARANTE VISHATE YAMDHANIYAVA NIKAM|
According to Bhartruchari, alike the artist in a drama humans spends some time as
children, some time as a love born youth, some time as a miserable pauper,
sometime as a wealthy person and finally sometime as a very old man.
With the curtains falling down in a drama, the person goes to pleasure finally and
inevitably death pounces upon you.
The work, which has to happen, has to happen in the determined method and in no
other method. So one should relax and take rest.
One should work freely devoid of fear of tension. We should neither think nor ponder
over the past nor should we waste time imagining the future. I think, of all those
things, which I can enjoy in the present.
Do not indulge in any type of sensual pleasure, control your senses, and abstain from
all the maternal and worldly objects and tread on the path of knowledge with shall
accrue in mitigation of all miseries. In this way realize the true self. Avert your senses
from going towards mortality and morbidity of this physical world. Because the
happiness of the mind itself is everything.
What is commendable if one achieves all the wealth merely to fulfill all the maternal
desires? What is great if one defeats the enemy by ones valiance and courage? What is
the big thing if one has accumulated people who are lovers of riches and wealth?
What is the use of even that penance which facilitates living till the time of
annihilation?
In reality it is not possible to become happy by availing to all the above mentioned
things.
One should worship Lord Shiva, we should be tormented continually by the fear of
birth and death, and we should not be attached to our friends and brothers and
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should be free from sensual pleasures.
We should not accompany bad people and should seek refuge in the forest. What
more can be desired if detachment parades into our suffering is detachment.
What shall happen even if are read the Smritis, Vedas and Puranas, Reasoning
grammar, Shatadarshan and other scriptures? The Brahmanadiks who reside in
heaven and are the great noble souls of the Vedas, who stay in huts and in villages
and are giver of this and for whom holy bath and Sandhya (offering to the sun god)
are mere a play are no way concerned to this. To be relieved from all material bonds
it is better to meditate upon the cosmic soul Brahma. As a result one shall attain
eternal happiness. Every else is a trade or the business of a trader.
Old age is a stage that puts a human into miserable state. The body bends the speed
of walking reduces, the teeth fall of vision is impaired one cannot hear properly,
brothers and friends turn a deaf has towards what we say, the wife does not serve us,
moreover even the son behave alike an enemy.
Indeed, senility is extremely painful and miserable.
Until the health is good, senility shall not torment the body, there is energy in the
senses the age shall not cease. It is during the period that the scholarly person
should strive for the well being of one self. What is the use of digging a well when
ones house is on fire? It is idiosyncrasy not to strive for ones welfare alike digging a well
when the house is on fire.
It is worthless to strive, for all that not done, in youthhood, in old age.
When ones honour and fame retard, when one does not have enough wealth, when the beggar
becomes frustrated and goes away, when there is less food, and when dependents,
children, grandchildren and friends go away, when all the servants go away and
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when the body becomes weak and feeble of river Ganga in the Himalayas and
engage in meditation and contemplation.
All these rosy desires were lost in the recesses of the mind-youthhood also passed
away. Without the ones to praise all the qualities and merits that ones embellished the
body are now decaying. The lord of Death suddenly comes and is now ready to take our
life. What is then right in such a situation?
It is only the lotus feet of lord Shiva that can liberate us from this world.
Praising Kashi the poet Bhartrihari says that where the method of meals in a garden
itself is penance where the undergarment Kaupeen is the most beautiful attire,
begging for alms itself is the glory, to be on the deathbed is auspiciousness. Such a
place should never be deserted by scholar and they should not go anywhere anytime.
Alike an ocean which does not become unstable because of the play of the fish and
remains calm and quiet, similarly when the cosmos becomes one and only one a
thinker does not become greedy.
He who nourishes his body by food given by others, who is devoid of relations and
friends etc, he who lives in himself and is engaged in his work, who is detached from
worldly objects, who wear clothes old and torn, thrown on the road, who is free from
honour and pride, is the one whose mental flaws and short comings are eliminated
and such a person gets absorbed in the bliss of Brahma on becoming Yogeshwara.
A snake can stay alive merely on air. For the cows the natural land is their bed and
soft grass is their food, because of which they are happy. But god bestowed upon
human beings intellect so that they find food for themselves. But the intellect seems
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to have got destroyed because of constant usage and search.
The one who practice Yoga i.e. the Yogis should stay happy with whatever Lord
Brahma has bestowed up on the them and that they should liberate themselves from
the word by meditating upon Brahma through out life.
What is it if one has old, torn clothes or white clothes? What is it if one has only one
wife, elephants and horses? What is great if ones meal is cooked in excellent quality rice or
what is it if one eats stale food?
What is the use of all wealth and riches if the flames of self does not enkindle in the
heart?
Whose bed is the huge boulders of the mountains whose house is the caves on the
mountains, who attire is the bark of he tree, whose only friend is the deer, whose
food is the fruits and flowing pristine water of the river, whose copulation is
knowledge of divine cosmic soul who has never ever availed to anyones help anytime.
I consider him only to be god.
Whose father is patience, mother is forgiveness, faithful, wife is peace, true friend is
truth, sister is pity, brother is restraint of the mind, bed is the ground, clothes are the
directions and food is the elixir of knowledge. O friend! The person who possesses
these above-mentioned family members is devoid of all types of fears.
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