Thursday, March 05, 2020

the connection can snap at any moment



अश्नीत पिबत खादत जाग्रत संविशत तिष्ठत वा।
सकृदपि चिन्त्याह्ना सावधिको देहबन्ध इति॥
अप्पय्य दीक्षित वैराग्यशतके॥५४
aśnīta pibata khādata jāgrata saṁviśata tiṣṭhata vā|
sakṛdapi cintyāhnā sāvadhiko dehabandha iti||
appayya dīkṣita vairāgyaśatake||54


A reminder from the great scholar Appayya Deekshita in his Vairagya Shatakam.

the free translation of the slokam.
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Enjoy the fruits of your action
Drink to your hearts content
Eat sumptuous food
Keep awake.. be alert
Sit somewhere if you want
You can choose to remain standing too
But every day, at least once, keep in mind the fact that the connection between your body and the vital force running it is very conditional. 

The connection can snap at any moment without notice..
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Life is uncertain.. Enigmatic.. We would continue planning.. but our plans can end at any moment..
I think the good god is keeping absolute control over his creations.. especially human beings by introducing that uncertainty about his existence and sudden demise..
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Analysis.

अश्नीत enjoy (the results of your work)
पिबत drink
खादत eat
जाग्रत keep awake
संविशत sit down
तिष्ठत वा. or keep standing

त्वया by you
सकृत्अपि at least once
अह्ना by the day
चिन्त्या should be thought that
सावधिको conditional, subject to destruction or termination (at any time)
देहबन्ध इति. your connection with your body is.

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