Decisions taken under the influence of anger can result only in self destruction

Decisions taken under the influence of anger can result only in self destruction

शिवमौपायिकम् गरीयसीं फलनिष्पत्तिमदूषितायतीं।

विगणय्य नयन्ति पौरुषम् विजितक्रोधरया जिगीषवः॥

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śivamaupāyikam garīyasīṁ phalaniṣpattimadūṣitāyatīṁ|

vigaṇayya nayanti pauruṣam vijitakrodharayā jigīṣavaḥ||

bhāraveḥ kirātārjunīyāt

ശിവം ഓപായികം ഗരീയസീം ഫലനിഷ്പത്തിം അദൂഷിതായതീം

വിഗണയ്യ നയന്തീ പൌരുഷം വിജിതക്രോധരയാ ജിഗിഷവ;

കിരാതാര്‍ജുനീയം ഭാരവി

जिगीषवः who are desirous of success ( नृपाः rulers) विजितक्रोधरया the path in which anger is defeated गरीयसीं very thoughtful, heavy अदूषितायतीं path which is blemishless फलनिष्पत्तिं oriented at good results विगणय्य considering पौरुषं path of boldness शिवमौपायिकं strategic and yielding good result नयन्ति lead ॥

jigīṣavaḥ nṛpāḥ vijitakrodhrayā garīyasīṁ adūṣitāyatīṁ phalaniṣpattiṁ vigaṇayya pauruṣaṁ śivamaupāyikaṁ nayanti||

This is a very valuable quote from one of the five mahakavyaas of Sankrit, Kiraatarjuneeyam of Bharavi.

The famous storyline for this sublime poetic creation is derived from the Indian Epic Mahabharatham,

While living in exile in forest the Pandavas. the irritating news that even after perpetrating so much injuries through deception and treachery, Duryodhana their enemy and his brothers and living in pomp and power .

Naturally, the younger brothers of the righteous king Yudhistira and the queen Draupadi and not able to conceal their anguish and . and they are raring for revenge.

But the words of wisdom come from the righteous King Dharmaputra.

He says,

Those whose aim in life is to attain success and prosperity,

the prosperity and success which are of ever lasting and strategic value ,

the prosperity and success whose value is perennial,

the prosperity and success which yield only positive benefits in great abundance,

the property and success which are earned through blemishless action

lead their heroic lives setting aside the tendency to act in thoughtless rage because such impulsive action under the influence of rage will destroy whatever advantages they already possess.

How true!

To attain and enjoy Royal eminence are really splendid.

But to fulfill one's aims one has to think well before embarking on acrimonious actions.

Decisions taken under the influence of anger can result only in self destruction

ക്രോധമല്ലോ യമനായതു നിർണ്ണയം

In the celebrated Adhyaatma Ramayanam Kilippattu by the father of Malayalam Language,, Thunjathu Ramanujan Ezhuthassan, there is an incident where Lakshmana the younger brother of Rama is overboard with rage and is readying himself to take arms against his own father Dasharatha who had decreed that the noble Rama should be denied the kingdom and that Rama should live in forest for 14 years.. Lord Rama himself reasons with the impetuous younger brother Lakshmana and manages to calm him down.. The advise of Rama to Lakshmana is a masterpiece in Malayalam literature.

മുക്തിക്കു വിഘ്നം വരുത്തുവാനെത്രയും

ശക്തിയുള്ളൊന്നതിൽ ക്രോധമറികെടോ

മാതാപിത്രുഭ്രാത്രുമിത്രസഖികളെ

ക്രോധം നിമിത്തം ഹനിക്കുന്നിതു പുമാൻ

ക്രോധമൂലം മനസ്താപമുണ്ടായ് വരും

ക്രോധമൂലം നൃണാം സംസാരബന്ധനം

ക്രോധമല്ലോ നിജ ധർമ്മക്ഷയകരം

ക്രോധം പരിത്യജിക്കേണം ബുധജനം

ക്രോധമല്ലോ യമനായതു നിർണ്ണയം

My lovely brother Lakshmana,

Rage is capable of terminating all our efforts for good life on this earth with our aim to finally reach Moksham or emancipation..

A man in rage may even slay his own father, mother, brother and friends,,,

Through rage one will lose all mental peace. Anger will bind people to the miseries of the worldly life.

Being in anger is the sign that a person has been drained of all the accumulated dharma or virtue in the world and the other world..

A wise man should definitely abandon anger.

Verily, anger is the same as the God of Death Yama..

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sir , there is a lot of difference between knowing something genuinely and just trying to impress others that I know something.

Basically I discuss only things which I have fairly understood.

And on such issues I would present to others only ten per cent of what I would know.

So, there will be always adequate material available with me for many supplementary questions.

Often I realize that Facebook is not the forum for such comprehensive discussion.

Here discussions happen impulsively and emotionally and the person making his post does not consider bound by the duty and courtesy of defending himself.

Empty shots in the air are made too often.

That is not my cup of tea.

I am here only because I have no other real and effective forum to express myself.

I was not lucky at any point in my life.

That streak of misfortune will haunt me for ever.

On the points I make I usually would have prepared myself to argue my case even before the highest judicial fora.

the dog is increasing its barking thinking that the lion is afraid of it.

करिकुम्भविदारणक्षमं किमयोग्ये नखमर्पयाम्यहम्।

इति मौनमुपैति केसरी सरमासूनुरतिप्रगल्भते॥

karikumbhavidāraṇakṣamaṁ kimayogye nakhamarpayāmyaham|

iti maunamupaiti kesarī saramāsūnuratipragalbhate||

A lion is having its relaxed siesta in the forest. It is absolutely silent.

A stray dog is just standing somewhere near and is barking its heart out seing the lion. The lion just ignores the barks because it thinks that it would be a useless exercise to use his own very sharp fingernails which are capable of shattering the forehead of an elephant in rut, just to ward off the nuisance of a silly dog.

However, noticing the silence of the lion, the dog is increasing its barking thinking that the lion is afraid of it.

Some people are like that

अत्यन्त कोपः कटुका च वाणी

अत्यन्त कोपः कटुका च वाणी

दरिद्रता च स्वजनेषु वैरम्।

नीचप्रसङ्गः कुलहीनसेवा

चिह्नानि देहे नरकस्थितानाम्।।

चाणक्य नीति

Atyanta kopah katukaa cha vaanee

Daridrataa cha svajaneshu vairah

Neechaprasangah kulaheena sevaa

Chihnaani dehe narakastitaanaam.

Chanakya neeti

Another thought provoking statement from Chanakya.

Extremely uncontrollable anger,

Impossibly harsh words,

Poverty in mind spirit and physically too,

Hatred enmity and intolerance towards own people,

Company with evil minded people,

And serving lowly people who are engaged in ignoble aactivities,

These are the manifest signs found in people who are ready to depart towards hell as also who have already reached there ..

Regards

K v ananthanarayanan

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Most of the relationships in life are not based on love and/ or having little love..

A couple may be devoted to each other in excessive yearnig in the earlier periods of courtship and marital bliss .. but physical, material and psychological factors do make dent even in this relation and after sometime --it is just sheer adhustment...nothing particularly right or wrong about it..

And love for the offspring is also conditional in parents..especially after the youthful stage.. even though such affection is at its peak whhen the children are very young .

Itcannot be denied that social compulsions also play a role in that too...

And as the children grow up and grow their own wings, the same amount of love cannot be expected to be returned..

In fact, the gesture of caring for old parents comes more from social compulsions rather than love or even gratitude..

This is natural.

No one need be blamed for that..

Each one has a role to play and once he leaves the stage, limelight will not follow him..

But the conflict arises because the characters who should exit and wash off the makeup,

are trying to sing and dance, and hindering the new players whose term has already come..

Things will be more clear if we can see the issue from the perspective of the one who goes out and also the one who comes in

Our judgment gets clouded when we empathize with one person or point of view in preference to the other party to the transaction and the latter's state of mind...

The biological aspects of love are more real, and love would remain strong to bond the persons concerned as long as that aspect endures..

The other aspects of love, like idealism social, spiritual, etc have really not much of bonding effect in the long run.

Let us be realistic..

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What is present around or even inside us need not be entirely to our liking.. God has not created any particular being to live all by/on his own and according to his own wishes entirely.

The world is not created for the convenience of any particular individual being..

Strangely God has created a hierarchy of life where some can exist only by killing and eating some others..

But life cannot go on by fighting and offering resistance what is available,

even if such available things are mostly inconvenient and undesirable..

Often the best way would be not to avoud carefully such unpleasant things..

However that is not always possible

Troubles will come in search of us whether we want them or not ..

"Life is not a carnival or a comedy movie where we can find only happiness.

If there is a head, there will be headache too

and

for every nose there will be cold..

It is a fortune that nice too happen, and we have to enjoy them since such happiness is not likely to persist for long..

We have to learn to put up with, tolerate, and accept stoically things that happen to us when no possible remedy is in sight..

If there is some way of mitigating such pain, we need not hesitate to explore that too.

Even a terminally ill throat cancer patient can sing to himself..albeit in a hoarse manner.

And we should always remember.. happiness is a state of mind and we can create happiness for ourselves, and no one else can really do that for ourselves..

This is true for unhappiness too..

And we can trust in God..

He never permits anyone to exist beyond a tolerance level of pleasure or pain..

He ensures that the system cures itself and bounces back to normaly..

or

alternately the system perishes to death which is a point of no return..

सुब्रह्मण्य पंच रत्न स्तोत्रम्

Kumara Shasthti..

The day when Lord Subrahmania who had assumed the form of a Serpant as a matter of penance, re manifested as a youthful attractive Lad and blessed the whole universe

The legend of his reappearance is celbrated in the Holy Subramania Temple at Kukke in the banks of Kumara Dhara in Karnataka

A hymn in praise of the Lord

सुब्रह्मण्य पंच रत्न स्तोत्रम्

षडाननं चंदनलेपितांगं महोरसं दिव्यमयूरवाहनम् ।

रुद्रस्यसूनुं सुरलोकनाथं ब्रह्मण्यदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 1 ॥

जाज्वल्यमानं सुरवृंदवंद्यं कुमार धारातट मंदिरस्थम् ।

कंदर्परूपं कमनीयगात्रं ब्रह्मण्यदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 2 ॥

द्विषड्भुजं द्वादशदिव्यनेत्रं त्रयीतनुं शूलमसी दधानम् ।

शेषावतारं कमनीयरूपं ब्रह्मण्यदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 3 ॥

सुरारिघोराहवशोभमानं सुरोत्तमं शक्तिधरं कुमारम् ।

सुधारशक्त्यायुध शोभिहस्तं ब्रह्मण्यदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 4 ॥

इष्टार्थसिद्धिप्रदमीशपुत्रं इष्टान्नदं भूसुरकामधेनुम् ।

गंगोद्भवं सर्वजनानुकूलं ब्रह्मण्यदेवं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 5 ॥

यः श्लोकपंचमिदं पठतीह भक्त्या

ब्रह्मण्यदेव विनिवेशित मानसः सन् ।

प्राप्नोति भोगमखिलं भुवि यद्यदिष्टम्

अंते स गच्छति मुदा गुहसाम्यमेव ॥

subrahmaṇya paṃca ratna stotram

ṣaḍānanaṃ caṃdanalepitāṃgaṃ mahorasaṃ divyamayūravāhanam ।

rudrasyasūnuṃ suralokanāthaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥ 1 ॥

jājvalyamānaṃ suravṛṃdavaṃdyaṃ kumāra dhārātaṭa maṃdirastham ।

kaṃdarparūpaṃ kamanīyagātraṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥ 2 ॥

dviṣaḍbhujaṃ dvādaśadivyanetraṃ trayītanuṃ śūlamasī dadhānam ।

śeṣāvatāraṃ kamanīyarūpaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥ 3 ॥

surārighorāhavaśobhamānaṃ surottamaṃ śaktidharaṃ kumāram ।

sudhāraśaktyāyudha śobhihastaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥ 4 ॥

iṣṭārthasiddhipradamīśaputraṃ iṣṭānnadaṃ bhūsurakāmadhenum ।

gaṃgodbhavaṃ sarvajanānukūlaṃ brahmaṇyadevaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥ 5 ॥

yaḥ ślokapaṃcamidaṃ paṭhatīha bhaktyā

brahmaṇyadeva viniveśita mānasaḥ san ।

prāpnoti bhogamakhilaṃ bhuvi yadyadiṣṭam

aṃte sa gacchati mudā guhasāmyameva ॥

സുബ്രഹ്മണ്യ പഞ്ച രത്ന സ്തോത്രം

ഷഡാനനം ചന്ദനലേപിതാംഗം മഹോരസം ദിവ്യമയൂരവാഹനം ।

രുദ്രസ്യസൂനും സുരലോകനാഥം ബ്രഹ്മണ്യദേവം ശരണം പ്രപദ്യേ ॥ ൧ ॥

ജാജ്വല്യമാനം സുരവൃന്ദവന്ദ്യം കുമാര ധാരാതട മന്ദിരസ്ഥം ।

കന്ദര്‍പരൂപം കമനീയഗാത്രം ബ്രഹ്മണ്യദേവം ശരണം പ്രപദ്യേ ॥ ൨ ॥

ദ്വിഷഡ്ഭുജം ദ്വാദശദിവ്യനേത്രം ത്രയീതനും ശൂലമസീ ദധാനം ।

ശേഷാവതാരം കമനീയരൂപം ബ്രഹ്മണ്യദേവം ശരണം പ്രപദ്യേ ॥ ൩ ॥

സുരാരിഘോരാഹവശോഭമാനം സുരോത്തമം ശക്തിധരം കുമാരം ।

സുധാരശക്ത്യായുധ ശോഭിഹസ്തം ബ്രഹ്മണ്യദേവം ശരണം പ്രപദ്യേ ॥ ൪ ॥

ഇഷ്ടാര്‍ഥസിദ്ധിപ്രദമീശപുത്രം ഇഷ്ടാന്നദം ഭൂസുരകാമധേനും।

ഗംഗോദ്ഭവം സര്‍വജനാനുകൂലം ബ്രഹ്മണ്യദേവം ശരണം പ്രപദ്യേ ॥ ൫ ॥

യഃ ശ്ലോകപഞ്ചമിദം പഠതീഹ ഭക്ത്യാ

ബ്രഹ്മണ്യദേവ വിനിവേശിത മാനസഃ സന്‍ ।

പ്രാപ്നോതി ഭോഗമഖിലം ഭുവി യദ്യദിഷ്ടം

അന്തേ സ ഗച്ഛതി മുദാ ഗുഹസാമ്യമേവ ॥

1 I submit in utter submission to that master of Vedic way, Brahmanyadeva, the Subramania

He shines forth with six faces

His attractive body is smeared with divine sandal paste

His chest is very broad becoming of a great warrior

He rides atop the peacock of heavenly beuty

He is the darling son of Lord Rudra

He is the master of the world of Divine beings

2 I submit in utter submission to that master of Vedic way, Brahmanyadeva, the Subramania

He is dazzling forth in utter resplendence

He is ever worshipped and paid obeisance by the entire flock of gods

He is having his cozy abode in the banks of the River Kumara Dhara ( The abode of the Lord in Kukke Subramania.. where he manifested back as a young child after long penance undertaken for years in the shape of a Serpant )

He is having a supremely attractive form that would match the beauty of Kamadeva the Lord of Love

3 I submit in utter submission to that master of Vedic way, Brahmanyadeva, the Subramania

He is manifesting in a form having twelve arms and twelve divine eyes

His hallowed self is the combination of the three Vedas Rik, Yajus and Sama

He is holding a spear and a sword in his hands

He is the manifestation of the King of serpants, Sesha

His form is extremely attractive for all the devotees flocking around Him.

4 I submit in utter submission to that master of Vedic way, Brahmanyadeva, the Subramania

He is spearheding the side of gods in their fierce battle against the demons

He is best among the Gods

He is holding a Shakti.. a Vel or spear presented to Him by His own mother Devi Uma

He is holding in his hand another spear with tip shaped like the crescent moon

He is manifesting Himself as a robut and energetic Youth.

5. I submit in utter submission to that master of Vedic way, Brahmanyadeva, the Subramania

He is the supreme lord who would grant all the wishes of all who approach Him

He is the beloved son of Lord Shiva, the Master of all that is great and attainable in this universe

He is ever engaged is supplying food to all his beloved devotees.. engaged always in annadaanam

He is so pleased with the scholars of Vedas that he grants all their wishes as if He himself is the wish yielding Kamadhenu as far as such scholars are concerned.

He has his birth in the holiest of Rivers, Ganga

He is ever disposed pleasantly with all the common people

Whoever recites these five slokas with utter devotions

With their minds completely engrossed in the thoughts of that Lord Subramania

Would attain all the enjoyments that they yearned for in this earth

And finally on departure they would attain oneness with Lord Guha Himself.

कलौ विश्वेश्वरो देवः कलौ वाराणसी पुरी।

कलौ विश्वेश्वरो देवः कलौ वाराणसी पुरी।

कलौ भागीरथी गङ्गा दानं कलियुगे महत्॥

सत्यज्ञानानन्द तीर्थः काशीस्तोत्रे॥

kalau viśveśvaro devaḥ kalau varāṇasī purī|

kalau bhāgīrathī gaṅgā dānaṁ kaliyuge mahat||

satyajñānānanda tirthaḥ kāśīstotre||

In the age of Kali the God that can protest us best is Lord Vishveshvara

In the age of Kali the city best and safe for our living is VaraaNasii

In the age of Kali the holiest river is Ganga the Bhaagirathi

And

In the age of Kali the supree act of virtue is helping others through gifts.

കലൌ വിശ്വേശ്വരോ ദേവഃ കലൌ വാരാണസീ പുരീ।

കലൌ ഭാഗീരഥീ ഗങ്ഗാ ദാനം കലിയുഗേ മഹത്॥

സത്യജ്ഞാനാനന്ദ തിര്‍ഥഃ കാശീസ്തോത്രേ॥

കലിയുഗത്തില്‍ നമ്മെ രക്ഷിക്കാന്‍ കഴിവുള്ള ദേവന്‍ ഭഗവാന്‍ വിശ്വശ്വരന്‍ ആണ്

കലിയുഗത്തില്‍ നമുക്ക് സുരക്ഷിതമായി താമസിക്കാന്‍ പറ്റുന്ന നഗരം വാരാണസിയാണ്

കലിയുഗത്തില്‍ ഏറ്റവും പുണ്യവും പരിശുദ്ധിയും നല്‍കുന്ന നദി ഗംഗാ ഭാഗീരഥി ആണ്

കലിയുഗത്തില്‍ നമുക്ക് ചെയ്യാന്‍ കഴിയുന്ന ഏറ്റവും മഹത്തായ പുണ്യകര്‍മ്മം ദാനമാണ്.

if one slides down in character, he is lost for ever

वृत्तं यत्नेन संरक्षेत् वित्तमायाति याति च।

अक्षीणो वित्ततः क्षीणो वृत्ततस्तु हतो हतः॥ मनुस्मृति

vṛttaṁ yatnena saṁrakṣet vittamāyāti yāti ca|

akṣīṇo vittataḥ kṣīṇo vṛttatastu hato hataḥ|| manusmṛti

A person should take lot of efforts to ensure that his character and conduct are blemishless. Money might come or money may be lost. The damage caused by loss of money it not really a major damage. But if one slides down in character, he is lost for ever.

तथाऽपि ललिता वाणी सदा मोदाय योज्यताम्

 

यदि तात धनं नास्ति पूर्वदुष्कृतकर्मणा।

तथाऽपि ललिता वाणी सदा मोदाय योज्यताम्॥

सुभाषितसुधारत्नभाण्डागरे

yadi tāta dhanaṁ nāsti pūrvaduṣkṛtakarmaṇā| tathā'pi lalitā vāṇī sadā modāya yojyatām|| subhāṣitasudhāratnabhāṇdāgare

Beloved one, if you have no money, perhaps as a resutl of your evil deeds in the earlier live, still you have sweet words available with you. Why don’t you spend them at least and enjoy?

a pig is a pig and an elephant is an elephant.

सूते सूकरगृहीणी कति कति पोतान्नु दुर्भगान्झडिति।

करिणी चिरेण सूते नरपतिकरलालितं कलभम्॥

sūte sūkaragṛhīṇī kati kati potānnu durbhagānjhaḍiti|

kariṇī cireṇa sūte narapatikaralālitaṁ kalbham||

A female pig (sow) delivers very frequent litters and numerous piglets are born, all destined to be unfortunate, to wander in dirt, eat dirt and get slaughtered and eaten

However a cow elephant takes lots of time in confinement to give birth to a nice healthy calf.. This calf get nurtured and fondled by rulers of men.

The pregnancy period for a pig is about 114 days and in a single litter thare can be numerous tiny piglets. However the cow elephant is pregnant for twentyfour months, and she would deliver only single calf.

However a pig is a pig and an elephant is an elephant.

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God's schemes are on an eternal canvas, and we are created or sent to this earth for fleetingly tiny slots of time.

Judging by the bafflingly huge canvas, does it really matter whether we have an opinion of an issue or not..?

A man standing on the top of the Empire State Building and contemplating of jumping down may be having conflicting views for himself..

But does it matter much to the building as such..?

I do not feel that on the face of the infinite and eternal wisdom of that Supreme being (I do believe it is Krishna), even a Vyasa or Emerson or a newborn baby or an illiterate would make much of a difference in the realm of thought and wisdom

Krishna said it subtly in Gita.. PanditaaH samadarshinaH..

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Rama's minister Jabaali advised him that Rama should earn a lot of money because finances were the basis of existence of the whole world.. and he said that there was hardly any difference between a penniless person and a dead person

Shankara said that relatives and friends would throng around a person only so long as he is able to earn money.. Once the capacity to earn ceases the person has to remain in a remote corner of his house and even the close family members would not deem it fit to talk to him

Shankara put it in a negative way.. He was not interested in acquiring any material wealth.. he is a recluse and it suits him fine..

But the advice by Jaabaaali, a votary of materialism to the would-be ruler of a kingdom,, is just practical wisdom..

For a king, who is to provide for the needs of his subjects and protect them too, poverty cannot be a strong point, definitely not a quality he could boast about.... Without money, he cannot maintain peace and order in his area..

In fact even to pretend as a beggar, one should have a good bank balance.. The make up materials can cost a fortune..

Anyway neither Shankara, nor Jabali were just lip sympathizers to their causes.. Both really believed in what they said..

But we of the present generation, would pretend that we are poor and that we are holy, holier than all others, fully knowing that we are deceiving ourselves and others too..

This is an era of double standards, no, multiple standards..

There is a slokam that is supposed to convey

the advice given by one of the learned ministers (Jabali(?))to Rama some say it is Jabaali, some say it is Vasishta himself.. this sloka is seen

quoted in Subhashitabhandagaram)

धनमार्जय काकुत्स्थ धनमूलमिदं जगत्।

अन्तरं नैव पश्यामि निर्धनस्य मृतस्य च॥

dhanamaarjaya kaakutstha dhanamoolamidam jagat

antaram naiva pashyaami nirdhanasya mruthasya cha

काकुत्स्थ Rama the scion of Kakutsa (त्वं you ) धनं money आर्जय earn .. इदं जगत् this world धनमूलम वर्तते is rooted in money ..( अहं ) निर्धनस्य penniless indigent person मृतस्य dead person (च मध्ये ) in between अन्तरं difference न एव not ever पशायामि. am seeing..

My dear Kaakutsa, the Rama, You must consolidate your finances, earn more money,,, the world has its roots and existence only in wealth.. I do not see much difference between a man without money and a man who is dead..

( I have heard it as being quoted from Ramayanam.. but I have not verified.. it may be in some Paadabhedam or even a prakshitptam... but the philosophy is very straightforward and articulate.. and pragmatic too)

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When we read a subhashitam or a great quote, we tend to agree with the contents heartily or at least pretend to do so and mark approvals in glowing terms..

But it will be good for all to remeber that most quotes and subhashitams are crafted to suit some specific situations and specific set of people although this may not be apparent from such quotes..

For a man in distress, if he has some physical strength, it is nice and ideal to fight t and win..

But will the same idea apply to a terminally ill person? Only palliative care will work there..

We cannot exhort a doddery old person to go fighting in Kargil or Kupwara

So we can just understand the spirit of a great saying and shuld try to emulate it at the proper situation and in the appropriate context..

Just because they say god is everywhere and even in stones, we cannot retain with reverence the stones in our rice, or in our kidney or gall bladder

Many people are simply immature in thought and action..

They go by slogans.. or slokams.

Realities of life are often lost on them.

Leaders of masses and politicians in general, spiritual leaders, actors in stage and celluloid all cash in on this immaturity of approach on our part..

No two situations can be same..

And usually solutions are to be found on the basis of specific situations..

So adages and quotes are nice but we should take them only with some pinches of salt..

आत्माग्नौ भक्तिहव्येन प्रीयते परमेश्वरः

क्षिपन्ति भस्मनि घृतं बाह्ययज्ञपरा जनाः।

आत्माग्नौ भक्तिहव्येन प्रीयते परमेश्वरः॥

कृष्णभक्तिरसामृतम्॥

kṣipanti bhasmani ghṛtaṁ bāhyayajñaparā janāḥ|

ātmāgnau bhaktihavyna prīyate parameśvaraḥ||

kṛṣṇabhaktirasāmṛtam||

People who are keen about ostentatious external rituals and havans pour ghee on the smouldering ashes

However the Supreme Being is pleased when the offering in the shape of deep devotion is made to the inner soul.

This statement is not meant to denigrate the religious rituals and formal offerings. It is just to underline the paramount importance of Devotion. In fact even offerings made into fire without devotion would not yield any effect.

ക്ഷിപന്തി ഭസ്മനി ഘൃതം ബാഹ്യയജ്ഞപരാ ജനാഃ।

ആത്മാഗ്നൌ ഭക്തിഹവ്യേന പ്രീയതേ പരമേശ്വരഃ॥

കൃഷ്ണഭക്തിരസാമൃതം॥

ഏറെ പ്രകടനപരങ്ങളായ ചടങ്ങുകളിലും ആചാരങ്ങളിലും യജ്ഞങ്ങളിലും താല്പര്യം ഏറെ ഉള്ളവര്‍ നെയ്യ് ധാരാളമായി കത്തിനില്‍ക്കുന്ന ഭസ്മത്തിന് മുകളില്‍ ആഹൂതി ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ടേയിരിക്കുന്നു.

അതേസമയം ആത്മാവ് എന്ന അഗ്നിയില്‍ ഭക്തി എന്ന ഹവിസ്സ് അര്‍പ്പിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ പരമാത്മാവ്‌ ഏറെ തൃപ്തനായിത്തീരുന്നു.

ഈ ശ്ലോകം യജ്ഞങ്ങളും ചടങ്ങുകളും നടത്തുന്നതിനെ തള്ളിപ്പറയാനോ നിഷേധിക്കാനോ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച് കൊണ്ടല്ല. പക്ഷെ ഭക്തിയുടെ പരമപ്രാധാന്യം അടിവരയിട്ട് കാണിക്കാന്‍ വേണ്ടി മാത്രമാണ്.

ഒരു കാര്യം വ്യക്തമാണ്. ഭക്തിയില്ലാതെ അഗ്നിയില്‍ നടത്തുന്ന ഹവനത്തിനും ഒരു ഫലവും ഉണ്ടാവാന്‍ പോകുന്നില്ല.

ashtamurthy

शर्वाय क्षितिमूर्तये नमः।

भवाय जलमूर्तये नमः।

रुद्राय अग्निमूर्तये नमः।

उग्राय वायुमूर्तये नमः।

भीमाय आकाशमूर्तये नमः।

पशुपतये यजमानमुर्तये नमः।

महादेवाय सोममूर्तये नमः।

ईशानाय सूर्यमूर्तये नमः॥

भविष्यपुराणे॥

śarvāya kṣitimūrtaye namaḥ| bhavāya jalamūrtaye namaḥ| rudrāya agnimūrtaye namaḥ|

ugrāya vāyumūrtaye namaḥ| bhīmāya ākāśamūrtaye namaḥ| paśupataye yajamānamurtaye namaḥ| mahādevāya somamūrtaye namaḥ| īśānāya sūryamūrtaye namaḥ||

bhaviṣyapurāṇe||

ശര്‍വായ ക്ഷിതിമൂര്‍തയേ നമഃ।

ഭവായ ജലമൂര്‍തയേ നമഃ।

രുദ്രായ അഗ്നിമൂര്‍തയേ നമഃ।

ഉഗ്രായ വായുമൂര്‍തയേ നമഃ।

ഭീമായ ആകാശമൂര്‍തയേ നമഃ।

പശുപതയേ യജമാനമുര്‍തയേ നമഃ।

മഹാദേവായ സോമമൂര്‍തയേ നമഃ।

ഈശാനായ സൂര്യമൂര്‍തയേ നമഃ॥

ഭവിഷ്യപുരാണേ॥

Lord Shiva the Supreme Mahadeva is called Astamurthy because He is manifesting Himself in eight forms which constitute the fundamental ingredients or objects of all that is present in this Universe.

In Bhavishya Puranam the eight most famous names of the Lord and their forms are narrated as listed above.

The name Sharva represents the Earth

The name Bhava stands for Water

The name Rudra is equivalent to the Divine form of the Lord in the shape of Fire

The name Ugra represents the manifestation of the Lord as Wind

The name Bhima stands for the Akasha or Ether

The name Pashupathi denotes the manifestation of the Supreme Lord as the performer of the Yajna, the Yajamana Himself

The name Mahadeva reveals His form as Soma, the Moon

The name Ishana is the epithet that reveals Him as the Soul of the Sun

Yes, the Lord Runs the Universe as a Yajna, He Himself engaging as Yajamana in the presence of Sun and the Moon and the Panchabootas.. Prithvi, Ap, Teja, Vaayu and Aakaasha.

the most loved persons for all

 

स्पृहणीयाः कस्य न ते सुमतेः सरलाशयाः महात्मानः।

त्रयमपि येषां सदृशं हृदयं वचनं तथाऽऽचारः॥

spṛhaṇīyāḥ kasya na te sumateḥ saralāśayāḥ mahātmānaḥ|

trayamapi yeṣāṁ sadṛśaṁ hṛdayaṁ vacanaṁ tathā''cāraḥ||

Which great soul who is very simple and straightforward does not become the most loved persons for all good people around? Such great persons have all the three.

1 their heart or mind,

2 words
 and

3 behaviour
 working similarly in the right direction.

 

 സ്പൃഹണീയാഃ കസ്യ ന തേ സുമതേഃ സരളാശയാഃ മഹാത്മാനഃ।

ത്രയമപി യേഷാം സദൃശം ഹൃദയം വചനം തഥാഽഽചാരഃ॥

 എളിമയും സത്യസന്ധതയും കൈമുതലാക്കിയ മഹാത്മാക്കളെ നല്ലവരായ എല്ലാവരും സ്നേഹിക്കും. അത്തരം മഹത്തുക്കളുടെ മനസ്സും, വാക്കും പ്രവൃത്തിയും ഒന്നുപോലെ  നന്മയുടെ വഴിയിൽ മാത്രം  സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നു.

कर्णेजपानां वचनप्रपञ्चाद्

 

कर्णेजपानां वचनप्रपञ्चाद् महात्मनः क्वापि न दूषयन्ति।

भुजङ्गमानां गरलप्रसङ्गात् नापेयतां यान्ति महासरांसि॥महासुभाषित संग्रहे 8835

karṇejapānāṁ vacanaprapañcād mahātmanaḥ kvāpi na dūṣayanti|

bhujaṅgamānāṁ garalaprasaṅgāt nāpeyatāṁ yānti mahāsarāṁsi||

The minds of great men never get affected or prejudiced through calumny or slander carried by backbiters. A huge lake with pure water will not get poisoned and rendered undrinkable by the venom carried by the snakes living in it.

കർണേ ജപാനാം വചനപ്രപഞ്ചാദ് മഹാത്മനഃ ക്വാപി ന ദൂഷയന്തി।

ഭുജംഗമാനാം ഗരളപ്രസംഗാത് നാപേയതാം യാന്തി മഹാസരാംസി॥

മഹാന്മാരുടെ മനസ്സ് ഏഷണിക്കാരുടെ ദുഷിച്ച വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് കലുഷിതമാവുകയില്ല, അത്തരം വാക്കുകൾ അവരെ സ്വാധീനിക്കുകയും ഇല്ല. പരന്നു കിടക്കുന്ന ഒരു ശുദ്ധജല തടാകത്തിലെ വെള്ളം ആ ജലസംഭരണിയിൽ ജീവിക്കുന്ന പാമ്പിന്‍റെ വിഷം കൊണ്ട് കുടിക്കാൻ കൊള്ളാത്ത വിധം ചീത്തയാവുകയില്ല.

stand erect and dare to challenge...

stand erect and dare to challenge...

पादाहतं यदुत्थाय मूर्धानमधिरोहति।

स्वस्थादेवापमानेऽपि देहिनस्तद् वरं रजः॥

महाकवि माघप्रणीते शिशुपालवधे महाकाव्ये २-४६

pādāhataṁ yadutthāya mūrdhānamadhirohati|

svasthādevāpamāne'pi dehinastad varaṁ rajaḥ||

mahākavi māghapraṇīte śiśupālavadhe mahākāvye 2-46

A great quote from the great Mahakavyam Shishupalavadham of Magha..

Even the dust, when kicked by our feet raise in the air, and spread over our heads.

Such dust is great and noble when compared to people who stand immobile and listless on the face of insults showered on them..

Kicking something with feet is a sign of ultimate insult.. When dust is kicked, it raises up and it can be seen raising even above our heads.. Thus even the dust reacts and takes its revenge..

But there are people who would keep quiet and inert even on the face of the ultimate insult.. The silence may be due to fear, due to expectations, or for any other reason..

But for a dignified person, taking insult like that is too demeaning.

The poet is talking about ordinary people and men of the world.

A saint may ignore any insult.. But that is exceptional..

word meaning

पादाहतं kicked by feet

यद् रजः that dust

उत्थाय raising

मूर्धानं अधिरोहति climbs on the head

तद् that dust

अपमाने अपि even on the face of insult

स्वस्थाद remaining stupefied, still

देहिनः person

वरं. far better than

regards... have a nice day

k v ananthanarayanan

नैवाश्रितेषु महतां गुणदोषचिन्ता

 

चन्द्रो क्षयी प्रकृतिवक्रतनुः कलंकी दोषाकरः स्फुरति मित्रविपत्तिकाले मूर्ध्ना तथापि सततं ध्रियते हरेण नैवाश्रितेषु महतां गुणदोषचिन्ता ll

The moon is affected by Kshaya or tuberculosis, he is having a crooked body, he is having blemishes and his body gets weakened during the fortnight after full moon. Even when reduced to a tiny crescent, Lord Shiva wears the moon on his head. The great people never give up on their dependents when they face crisis.

ചന്ദ്രോ ക്ഷയീ പ്രകൃതിവക്രതനുഃ കളംകീ ദോഷാകരഃ സ്ഫുരതി മിത്രവിപത്തികാലേ മൂർധ്നാ തഥാപി സതതം ധ്രിയതേ ഹരേണ നൈവാശ്രിതേഷു മഹതാം ഗുണദോഷചിന്താ ll

ചന്ദ്രന് യക്ഷ്മാവ് (ക്ഷയം ) ഉണ്ട്. വളഞ്ഞുകൂനിയ ശരീരമാണ്. ശരീരം മുഴുവൻ പാടുകൾ ഉണ്ട്. കറുത്തപക്ഷത്തിൽ ചന്ദ്രനെ ഓരോ ദിവസവും കൂടുതൽ ക്ഷീണം ബാധിക്കുന്നു. വളരെ ചെറിയ ഒരു കലയായി ക്ഷീണിച്ചു പോയാലും ഭഗവാൻ ശങ്കരൻ ചന്ദ്രനെ മുടിയിൽ ചൂടുന്നു. മഹത്തുക്കൾ തങ്ങളെ ആശ്രയിച്ചവരെ പ്രശ്നം നേരിടുമ്പോള്‍ ഒരിക്കലും കൈവിടുകയില്ല.

the era of kali

न देवे देवत्वं कपटपटवस्तापसजनाः

जनो मिथ्यावादी विरलतरवृष्टिर्जलधरः।

प्रसङ्गो नीचानामवनिपतयो दुष्टमनसो

जना भ्रष्टाः नष्टा अहह कलिकालः प्रभवति॥

सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागारे॥

na deve devatvaṁ kapaṭapaṭavastāpasajanāḥ

jano mithyāvādī viralataravṛṣṭirjaladharaḥ|

prasaṅgo nīcānāmavanipatayo duṣṭamanaso

janā bhaṣṭā naṣṭā ahaha kalikālaḥ prabhavati||

subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāre||

There will be many Gods, but they will have no qualities and powers that are expected in gods

The so called sages and saints are past-maters in deception

The common people tell lies and falsehoods as a matter of habit

Clouds gather in the sky with great intensity but they pour no water

Evil people flock together very eagerly to perpetrate all the damages they could manage

The rulers of the various localities on the face of earth all veer towards evil thoughts and actions

The people are either fallen or are already lost

The age of Kali, Kaliyuga is at its peak

These are the predictions for Kaliyuga..

Perhaps it would seem we have reached the destination.

ന ദേവേ ദേവത്വം കപടപടവസ്താപസജനാഃ

ജനോ മിഥ്യാവാദീ വിരലതരവൃഷ്ടിര്‍ജലധരഃ।

പ്രസങ്ഗോ നീചാനാമവനിപതയോ ദുഷ്ടമനസോ

ജനാ ഭ്റഷ്ടാ നഷ്ടാ അഹഹ കലികാലഃ പ്രഭവതി॥

സുഭാഷിതരത്നഭാണ്ഡാഗാരേ॥

ഒത്തിരി ദൈവങ്ങളുണ്ട്‌. പക്ഷെ ദൈവങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ട ശക്തിയോ ഗുണങ്ങളോ അവര്‍ക്ക് ആര്‍ക്കും ഇല്ല

മഹര്‍ഷിമാരും താപസന്മാരും ആണെന്നൊക്കെ സ്വയം പറഞ്ഞു നടക്കുന്നവര്‍ മറ്റുള്ളവരെ പറ്റിക്കുന്നതിലാണ് തങ്ങളുടെ വൈദഗ്ധ്യം മുഴുവന്‍ പ്രദര്‍ശിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്

ഒരു സ്വാഭാവികമായ പെരുമാറ്റ രീതി ആയി മാത്രമാണ് സാധാരണ ജനങ്ങള്‍ കളവു പറയുന്നതിനെയും കാപട്യം കാണിക്കുന്നതിനെയും കരുതുന്നത്

ആകാശത്തില്‍ മേഘങ്ങള്‍ ഇരുണ്ടുരുണ്ട് നിരന്നു നില്‍ക്കുന്നു. പക്ഷെ മഴയൊന്നും പെയ്യുന്നില്ല

തലതിരിഞ്ഞ ദുഷ്ടന്മാര്‍ എല്ലായിടത്തും തടിച്ചു കൂടുന്നു, അപകടവും ദുരന്തവും വിതയ്ക്കുവാനായി

ലോകത്തില്‍ എല്ലായിടത്തും ഉള്ള ഭരണാധികാരികള്‍ ദുഷിച്ച ചിന്തകള്‍ക്കും പ്രവൃത്തികള്‍ക്കും വശംവദരാവുന്നു

ആളുകള്‍ വിനാശത്തിലെയ്ക്ക് കൂപ്പു കുത്തിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.. അല്ല ഒരുപാടു പേര്‍ അധഃപതിച്ചു കഴിഞ്ഞു.

കലികാലം അതിന്‍റെ മൂര്‍ദ്ധന്യാവസ്ഥയില്‍ ആണ്.

കലികാലത്തെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ആശങ്ക കള്‍ ആണ് ഈ ശ്ലോകത്തില്‍

നാം അവിടെ എത്തിപ്പെട്ടു കഴിഞ്ഞു എന്ന് തോന്നുന്നു.

"Belief".. the word is noble..

"Belief".. the word is noble..

it should not be mixed with sycophancy and opportunism....

the Blessed Lord Himself declared that even though He was the Supreme Being not bound by duties, He was performing the duties as a human being when He is so incarnate..

He makes it clear in Gita

Na me partha asti karthavyam thrishu lokeshu kinchana na avaaptam avaaptavyam varta eva hi karmani....

न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव हि कर्मणि

The God Himself sets such an example about work ethics..

So if belief in God would mean crass escapism, God is not likely to help...

We should turn to God when our resources have dried up and our ingenuity and dexterity will no longer carry the day for us..

And in most texts we can read one underlying principle running like a golden thread...

God is on the side of the right and He does not subscribe to the view that anything can be made right by praising God or just recruiting Him as a partner to that action..

At least this is the concept of God we can find in the majority of Scriptures of any religion worth its name..

And definitely it is foolish for anyone to switch over religions, just to get favours from God of another religion, mostly lured by glib purveyors of faith..

Because we will find the same God on the other side of the fence too...

reputation and dignity above everything.

reputation and dignity above everything.

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तावदाश्रीयते लक्ष्म्या तावदस्य स्थिरं यशः।

पुरुषस्तावदेवासौ यावन्मानान्न हीयते॥

महाकविभारविप्रणिते किरातार्जुनीये १७-४०

tāvadāśrīyate lakṣmyā tāvadasya sthiraṁ yaśaḥ|

puruṣastāvadevāsau yāvanmānānna hīyate||

mahākavibhāravipraṇite kirātārjunīye 17-40

The great poet Bharavi is highlighting the importance of the role unblemished good name and respectability and dignity in the life of a man.

He says

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A human being can earn and enjoy wealth

can earn more and more fame and popularity

can remain in this world as a dignified human being

only till the time his dignity and respectability in the public eyes is in tact.. and he does not fall into disrepute..

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A good name and dignified social status was placed even above material possessions those days in India.

Whether that is the case today.. is a question mark..???

word analysis

असौ नरः the human being

तावदेव लक्ष्म्या आश्रीयते is in the company of wealth and grace only till that time

तावद् एव अस्य यशः स्थिरं has his reputation considered as great only till the time

तावदेव असौ पुरुषः is actually a really respectable man only till the time

यावत् सः मानात् न हीयते that he is keeping intact his respectability and good name and he does not fall from the pedestal of respectability..

सूनुः सच्चरितः सती प्रियतमा स्वामी प्रसादोन्मुखः

सूनुः सच्चरितः सती प्रियतमा स्वामी प्रसादोन्मुखः

स्निग्धम् मित्रम् अवञ्चकः प्रियजनः निष्क्ळेशलेशम् मनः।

आकारो रुचिरः स्थिरश्च विभवो विद्यावदातम् मुखम्

तुष्टे विष्टपकष्टहारिणि हरौ सम्प्राप्यते देहिना॥

भर्तृहरेः नीतिशतकात्

sūnuḥ saccaritaḥ satī priyatamā svāmī prasādonmukhaḥ

snigdham mitram avañcakaḥ priyajanaḥ niṣkḻeśaleśam manaḥ|

ākāro ruciraḥ sthiraśca vibhavo vidyāvadātam mukham

tuṣṭe viṣṭapakaṣṭahāriṇi harau samprāpyate dehinā||

bhartṛhareḥ nītiśatakāt

A gem from Bhartruharis Neetishatakam

Those blessed ones on whom Hari the Krishna

who is the remover of the misery of the occupants of the world

is pleased

will be blessed with

Son who has unblemished character and unsullied fame

Wife who is very affectionate

Boss who is pleasantly disposed and helpful

Friends who are genuinely affectionate

Relavtives who are not treacherous and greedy

A mind which is not marred by worry and tension

A very attractive personal appearance

Wealth which is stable and never on the wane

and

A mouth which is always spelling out words which are refined by deep learning.

സൂനുഃ സച്ചരിതഃ സതീ പ്രിയതമാ സ്വാമീ പ്രസാദോന്മുഖഃ

സ്നിഗ്ധം മിത്രം അവഞ്ചകഃ പ്രിയജനഃ നിഷ്ക്ലേശലേശം മനഃ।

ആകാരോ രുചിരഃ സ്ഥിരശ്ച വിഭവോ വിദ്യാവദാതം മുഖം

തുഷ്ടേ വിഷ്ടപകഷ്ടഹാരിണി ഹരൌ സമ്പ്രാപ്യതേ ദേഹിനാ॥

ഭര്‍തൃഹരേഃ നീതിശതകാത്

ഭര്‍തൃഹരിയുടെ നീതി ശതകത്തി

ല്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ഒരു അമൂല്യ രത്നം

ഈ പ്രപഞ്ചത്തില്‍ ജീവിക്കുന്നവരുടെയെല്ലാം ദുഃഖങ്ങളും ദുരിതങ്ങളും തുടച്ചുനീക്കാന്‍ എന്നും സന്നദ്ധനായി നില്‍ക്കുന്ന ഹരി എന്ന കൃഷ്ണന്‍റെ തിരുവുള്ളം നമ്മില്‍ ഒരാളില്‍ പ്രസാദിച്ചു കഴിഞ്ഞാല്‍

അയാള്‍ ഒരിക്കലും മങ്ങലേല്‍ക്കാത്ത നല്ല പേരെടുക്കുന്ന ഉത്തമന്മാരായ മക്കളെക്കൊണ്ട് അനുഗൃഹീതനാവും.

അയാള്‍ തന്നെ അതി തീവ്രമായി എന്നും സ്നേഹിക്കുന്ന സഹധര്‍മ്മിണിയേ ജീവിതത്തിനു കൂട്ടായി ലഭിക്കും

അയാളുടെ മേലധികാരിയും മുതലാളിയും എല്ലാം അയാള്‍ക്ക് ഏറെ സഹായ സഹകരണങ്ങള്‍ നല്‍കും.

ചങ്ങാതിമാര്‍ അയാളോട് എപ്പോഴും നിറഞ്ഞ സ്നേഹം ഉള്ളവര്‍ ആയിരിക്കും.

അയാളുടെ ബന്ധുക്കള്‍ അയാളോട് അസൂയയും ഈര്‍ഷ്യയും ഒന്നും വച്ചു പുലര്ത്തുകയില്ല.

അയാളുടെ മനസ്സിനെ ഒരു വിധത്തിലുള്ള ആകുലതയോ വേവലാതിയോ ബാധിക്കുകയില്ല.

അയാള്‍ ഏറെ ആകാരഭംഗിയും ആകര്‍ഷണീയതയും കൊണ്ട് അനുഗൃഹീതനാവും

അയാളുടെ വരുമാനസ്രോതസ്സും എന്നും മുടങ്ങാത്തതായിരിക്കും, ഒരിക്കലും കോട്ടം തട്ടാത്ത സ്വത്തുക്കള്‍ അയാള്‍ക്ക് എന്നും ഉണ്ടാവും.

ഇതിനെല്ലാം ഉപരിയായി

അയാളുടെ ബുദ്ധിയിലും ചിന്തയിലും അറിവും ആഭിജാത്യവും നിറഞ്ഞു നില്‍ക്കും, അയാളുടെ നാവില്‍ നിന്ന് നല്ല വാക്കുകള്‍ മാത്രമേ പുറത്ത് വരികയുള്ളൂ

विष्टपकष्टहारिणि the one who removes the miseries of all beings in the world

हरौ Hari.. Krishna

तुष्टे when pleased

सच्चरितः सूनुः son whose character and fame are great

सती प्रियतमा most loving wife

प्रसादोन्मुखः स्वामी a boss who is well disposed

स्निग्धम् मित्रम् loving friends

अवञ्चकः प्रियजनः relatives who are faithful and not deceitful

निष्क्ळेशलेशम् मनः Mind without even a trace of worry or difficulty रुचिरः आकारः attractive form

स्थिरः विभवः wealth which is stable and not depleting

विद्यावदातं मुखं a speeach which is refined by deep learning

च all these

देहिना संप्राप्यते are attained by living beings..

happiness is in the mind..

happiness is in the mind..

चित्ते प्रसन्ने भुवनं प्रसन्नं चित्ते विषण्णे भुवनं विषण्णम्।

अतोऽभिलाषो यदि ते सुखे स्यात् चित्तप्रसादे प्रथमं यतस्व॥

citte prasanne bhuvanaṁ prasannaṁ citte viṣaṇṇe bhuvanaṁ viṣaṇṇam|

ato'bhilāṣo yadi te sukhe syāt cittaprasāde prathamaṁ yatasva||

the subhashitam found in many standard compilations can be translated as follows.

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When the mind is in a healthy, calm and pleasant state, all things around would appear to us as happy and favourable

When the mind is mired in sorrowful and depressing thoughts, the whole world around would look miserable too.

Therefore if you are interested in having a healthy happy and comfortable life, concentrated on attaining a state of mind which is ever happy and balanced..

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It is not exactly pep talk..

When the mind is positively oriented, even many inconveniences and challenges around would seem to be tolerable.. And a pleasant mind adds sweetness to the beauty and prosperity all around.

But when the mind is depressed, even the best things around us would fail to have any positive effect on us.. And for a person with a depressed mind, even minor challenges can bring in doom.

Of course the benefit of positive outlook is highlighted here.

Sure, mere smiles, dances and songs will not enable us to face life and win..

word analysis.

चित्ते प्रसन्ने( सति ) when the mind is calm, composed and happy भुवनं प्रसन्नं( दृश्यते ) the entire world appears to be filled with happiness

चित्ते विषण्णे (सति ) when the mind is haunted by miserable thoughts and unhappiness

भुवनं विषण्णं (दृश्यते) the world around too would look miserable.

अतः यदि ते सुखे अभिलाषः स्यात् therefore if you have desire to live a comfortable life with pleasing environs

(तर्हि )चित्तप्रसाधे प्रथमं यतस्व then concentrate your mind towards pleasing thoughts.

Regards

k v ananthanarayanan

I found this slokam in Pundalika charitram 

musings 177

One respected friend asked whether the messages going round in social media and other circles that certain slokams of Narayaneeyam when chanted would cure illnesses like blindness cancer etc.

My response is..

Guruvayurappan can do anything and bring in any miracle.

And Narayneeyam is his love.

So any part or the whole of Narayaneeyam can bless us in any manner He wants.

It is only the thought of the individual devotee that some particular slokam will bring result.

Of course that faith need not be challenged

You can be sure about the efficacy Narayaneeyam.

So many people give so many stories..about the benefits.

That may be according to their faith.

But every slokam of Narayneeyam is sacred and has curing powers..

Narayana Bhattathiri arrived and sat in the temple premises and was very ill.. unable even to move.

But when he completed this monumental work sitting there for many days he was cured of all illness.

He was blessed with ayur aroghya saukhyam..long life health and physical comfort. आयुरारोग्यसौख्यम्

Ask for anything chanting Narayaneeyam and Guruvayurappan will give that.

So we need not really worry about any part and its effect.

Every word of Narayaneeyam is a medicine.

Can there be any doubt about that..?

Guruvayurappan is the life, the hope, the cure, the solace and everything for the devotees.

कृष्ण! कारुण्यसिन्धो--

अयुक्तं स्वामिनो युक्तं युक्तं नीचस्य दूषणम्

अयुक्तं स्वामिनो युक्तं युक्तं नीचस्य दूषणम्।

अमृतं राहवे मृतुर् विषं शङ्करभूषणम्॥

समयोचितपद्यमालिका

ayuktaṁ svāmino yuktaṁ yuktaṁ nīcasya dūṣaṇam|

amṛtaṁ rāhave mṛtur viṣaṁ ṣaṅkarabhūṣaṇam||

samayocitapadyamālikā

Even the most improper and indecent action by a person who is having power and influence would be treated as very proper and praiseworthy by most people around.. and mostly by timeservers

For a man of lowly character making scandals and disparaging even the right actions of all is taken as the right course of action

See, for Rahu, the Amrutham or life giving Ambrosia that emerged from the milky ocean proved to be poison

And the potent venom Kaalakoota emerging from the milky ocean proved to be a worthy ornament for Lord Shiva

We know the story of the demon Rahu. When ambrosia was recovered from the milky ocean the gods just took the pot away and gave the chase to the asuras. One asura from the other side too impersonated as a deva and accompanied them. When the life giving ambrosia was being served Lord Vishnu in the shape of Mohini to all the devas Rahu was also sitting in the row waiting for his share. However the Sun and moon sitting near him spotted the mischief and indicated this fact to Mohini. Mohini acted decisively and cut off the head of Rahu before the amrutham was served. Thus amrutham that is the eternal source of life for everyone proved to be the killer poison for Rahu

Similarly, when milky ocean yielded the potent venom through the snake Vasuki, the universe faced annihilation. However Lord Shiva received the poison in his palm and swallowed it. Fearing that the poison would prove disastrous to the universe that resided in the belly of Lord, he just managed to ensure that the venon stuck to his throat and formed a black mark there as if it is an ornament. Thus the Lord was called Neelakanda and poison became an ornament for Him.

അയുക്തം സ്വാമിനോ യുക്തം യുക്തം നീചസ്യ ദൂഷണം।

അമൃതം രാഹവേ മൃതുര്‍ വിഷം ശങ്കരഭൂഷണം॥

സമയോചിതപദ്യമാലികാ

പണവും പദവിയും അധികാരവും സ്വാധീനശക്തിയും എല്ലാം ഉള്ള വ്യക്തികള്‍ ചെയ്യുന്ന തരം താണവയും ഒട്ടും ന്യായമല്ലാത്തവയും ആയ പ്രവൃത്തികളെ പോലും പുകഴ്ത്താനും ന്യായീകരിക്കാനും ഒട്ടേറെ പേര് ഉണ്ടാവും, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അവസരവാധികള്‍ക്കിടയില്‍

ദുഷിച്ച സ്വഭാവം ഉള്ള ആള്‍ക്ക് മറ്റുള്ളവരെക്കുറിച്ച് അപവാദങ്ങള്‍ പരത്താനും അവരെ സ്വഭാവ ഹത്യ ചെയ്യാനും ഉള്ള പ്രവണത ജന്മസിദ്ധമാണ്. അവര്‍ അങ്ങിനെ ചെയ്യുന്നത് ഒരു നേട്ടമായി എന്നും കരുതും.

എല്ലവര്‍ക്കും നിത്യജീവന്‍ നല്‍കുന്ന അമൃതം പാല്‍ക്കടലില്‍ നിന്ന് ഉയര്‍ന്നു വന്നപ്പോള്‍ അത് രാഹുവിന് മാരകാമായ വിഷമായി തീര്‍ന്നു.

അതെ സമയം പാല്‍ക്കടലില്‍ നിന്ന് തന്നെ പുറത്തു വന്ന കാളകൂടവിഷം ഭഗവാന്‍ ശങ്കരന് അലങ്കാരം ആയി മാറി.

രാഹു എന്ന അസുരന്‍റെ കഥ നമുക്കറിയാം. പാലാഴിയില്‍ നിന്ന് അമൃതം ലഭിച്ചപ്പോള്‍ അതിന്‍റെ പങ്കു അസുരന്മാര്‍ക്ക് കൊടുക്കുന്നത് ഒഴിവാക്കാനായി ദേവന്മാര്‍ അമൃത കലശവും കൊണ്ട് ഒളിച്ചോടി. ഇതിനിടയില്‍ വിരുതനായ രാഹു എന്ന പേരുള്ള ഒരു അസുരന്‍ മാത്രം വേഷം മാറി ദേവന്മാരുടെ കൂടെ കൂടി. മോഹിനീ രൂപം പൂണ്ട ഭഗവാന്‍ വിഷ്ണു ഈ അമൃതം നിരയായി ഇരിക്കുന്ന ദേവന്മാര്‍ക്ക് വിളമ്പാന്‍ തുടങ്ങിയപ്പോള്‍ രാഹുവും ആ വരിയില്‍ കടന്നിരുന്നു. രാഹുവിന്‍റെ സാന്നിധ്യം കണ്ടറിഞ്ഞ സൂര്യനും ചന്ദ്രനും അക്കാര്യം മോഹിനിയോടു സൂചിപ്പിച്ചു. മോഹിനി രാഹുവിന് അമൃതം വിളമ്പാതെ അയാളുടെ കഴുത്ത് അമൃതം വിളമ്പുന്ന ചട്ടുകം കൊണ്ട് അറുത്തു മുറിച്ചു. അതോടെ എല്ലാര്‍ക്കും നിത്യജീവന്‍ നല്‍കുന്ന അമൃതം രാഹുവിന് മരണ മണി മുഴക്കി

അതേ പാലാഴി കടയുന്ന അവസരത്തില്‍ തന്നെ വാസുകി എന്ന സര്‍പ്പം കാളകൂടം എന്ന വിഷം തുപ്പിയപ്പോള്‍ അത് ഭൂമിയില്‍ വീണാല്‍ എല്ലാം ചുട്ടു ചാമ്പലായി തീരും എന്ന് കണ്ടറിഞ്ഞ ഭഗവാന്‍ ശിവന്‍ ആ വിഷം സ്വന്തം കൈവള്ളയില്‍ ഏന്തി മുഴുവന്‍ വായില്‍ കൊണ്ടു. ആ വിഷം ഈ പ്രപഞ്ചം മുഴുവന്‍ കുടികൊള്ളുന്ന സ്വന്തം ഉദരത്തില്‍ പ്രവേശിച്ചാല്‍ അത് വിനാശകരമാവുമോ എന്ന് പേടിച്ച് ഭഗവാന്‍ ആ വിഷം ഒരു കറുത്ത മറുകായി സ്വന്തം കണ്ഠത്തില്‍ ഉറപ്പിച്ചു. അവിടെ ആ കറുത്ത പാടു അവിടുത്തേയ്ക്ക് ഒരു ആഭരണമായി മാറി ഭഗവാന്‍ നീലകണ്ഠന്‍ എന്ന പേരും സ്വീകരിച്ചു. അങ്ങിനെ വിഷം ഭഗവാന് ഒരു ആഭരണം ആയി മാറി.