the metamorphosis

क्षारं जलं वारिमुचः पिबन्ति तदेव कृत्वा मधुरं वमन्ति।

सन्तस्तथा दुर्जनदुर्वचांसि पीत्वा च सूक्तानि समुद्गिरन्ति॥

kṣāraṁ jalaṁ vārimucaḥ pibanti tadeva kṛtvā madhuraṁ vamanti|

santastathā durjanadurvacāṁsi pītvā ca sūktāni samudgiranti||

I found this great saying in more than one compendiums of great sayings.. Could not trace the identity of the author.. However, the content of the couplet is worth re reading many times..

The clouds absorb the alkaline and saline water found in the oceans and other locations where water is found contaminated, and they give out sweet and rejuvenating fresh water in the shape of rain.. this water is suitable for drinking by us.

Similarly, noble people of exemplary character just listen to and absorb all the nasty words uttered by people of evil mind and just give out nice and sweet words.. which are of great

comfort and utility for all around..

The Good God is an expert in recycling.. and creating the most useful things out of even deadly wast..

The great example is the photosynthesis.. The toxic carbon dioxide is absorbed by plants and Oxygen the sustainer of life is given out... And this oxygen is continuously absorbed by living beings for breathing and Carbon dioxide is again generated.. If the great plants, assisted by the Sunlight do not engage themselves in taking in the toxic carbon dioxide and convert it into oxygen, life on the face of the earth would have been impossible..

Evil has to be converted into good.. and that too in spite of the evil doing harm to the good all the time.. But then God and nature are kind..

And we see many a times that the most beautiful things emerge out of very ugly sources.. That seems to be a poignant message from nature..

Note

Word Analysis.

वारिमुचः the clouds

क्षारं जलं alkaline water

पिबन्ति.. drink

तदेव the same

मधुरं sweet

कृत्वा after converting

वमन्ति. give out

तथा in the same way

सन्तः good people

दुर्जन दुर्वचांसि the nasty words of rude people

पीत्वा after absorbing, after drinking

सूक्तानि nice and worthy words

समुद्गिरन्ति. speak out.