Monday, May 09, 2011

evil is forced on you

मृगमीनसज्जनानां तृणजल-
सन्तोषविहितवृत्तीनां।
लुब्धकधीवरपिशुना निष्कारण-
मेव वैरिणो जगति॥५०॥
भर्त्तृहरेः नीतिशतकात्
mṛgamīnasajjanānāṁ tṛṇajala-
santoṣavihitavṛttīnāṁ|
lubdhakadhīvarapiśunā niṣkāraṇa-
meva vairiṇo jagati||50||
bharttṛhareḥ nītiśatakāt
Even the quiet and peaceful mortals come across enemies in the world for no fault of theirs. 
The antelope just survives on whatever grass is available in the remote corner of a forest.  But the hunter is always behind it greedy for its flesh. 
Similarly, the poor fish lives in water of whatever purity and does not encroach upon the activities of others.
 But the fisherman is always there, huge net in hand to trap it, kill it and make it his supper.
 In the same way wherever there are good people who are happy with what they have, jealous and evil colleagues haunt them trying to put hassles on the path of the good people and lead them to helplessness. 
Even the most innocent beings are hunted by evil forces. 
This appears to the law of nature, according to the philosopher-king Bharthruhari.


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