neeti shakatam

8/9/2019 Neeti Shakatam

1/30

Neeti Shakatam

The great philosopher-poet, Bharthruhari, was the

King of Ujjain. He was the elder step brother of therenowned ikramaadit!a. His life presents to us ali"ing a##ount of a person$s transformation from apleasure-lo"ing king to an as#eti#. %t was he whoga"e us the immortal Subhashita Trishati #onsistingthe trilog! of Neeti Sataka, Sringara Sataka andairag!a Sataka whi#h trul! re&e#t his lifee'peien#es as a king, as a lo"er and as an as#eti#.

Students of Sanskrit are sure to ha"e read sele#tionsfrom Subhashita Trishati whi#h en#ompasses almoste"er! e'perien#e known to man and pours themforth in beautiful poetr!. %t pro"ides philosoph! tothose interested in it. %t pro"ides metri#al delight tolo"ers of poetr! b! the use of #ommon meters su#h

as %ndra"ajra, Upendra"ajra, asantatilaka, (alini,Sikharini, (andakranta, Sardula"ikridita, Sragdharaet#. %t tea#hes moralit! to those who would llikelead a moral life. %t has some thing in it for e"er!one who del"es into its pages.)riti#ism of fools *moorkhanindaa+

jjnah sukhamaaraadh!ah sukhataramaaraadh!ate"isheshajjnah

naanala"adur"idagdham brahmaapi naram naranja!ati /.0

The ignorant one is easil! #on"in#ed. %t is easier to

#on"in#e a reall! knowledgeable person. But e"en


2/30

the )reator himself will not be able to #on"in#e afool who, with his half-baked knowledge, thinks thathe is the wisest person in the world.

Swaa!attamekaantagunam "idhaatraa "inirmitam#h#hhaadanamajjnataa!aahisheshatah sar"a"idaam samaaje "ibhooshanam

maunamapanditaanaam /.1

Brahma has #reated a uni2ue 2ualit!, whi#h isa"ailable to an! one, for #o"ering one$s ignoran#e.

This 2ualit! is silen#e. 3spe#iall! in an assembl! ofall-knowing wise men, silen#e be#omes theadornment of fools sin#e it keeps their ignoran#efrom #oming to light.

4adaa kim#hijjno$ham dwipa i"a madaandhah

samabha"amTadaa sar"ajno$smeet!abha"ada"aliptam mamamanah

4adaa kim#hit kim#hitbudhajanasakaashaada"agatam,

Tadaa moorkho$smeeti jwara i"a mado me"!apagatah /.5


3/30

6hen % had a little knowledge % was blind with#on#eit like a rutt! elephant. % thought % was all-knowing and m! "anit! was great. Then, graduall!,

b! "irtue of m! asso#iation with wise men, itdawned on me that knowledge was a "ast o#ean.(! into'i#ation "anished like a fe"er and % reali7edthat % was reall! a fool.

shak!o "aara!itum jalena hutabhuk #h#hhatrenasoor!aatapoNaagendro nishitaankushena samado dandenagourgardabhah!aadhirbheshajasangrahaish#ha "i"idhaih

mantrapra!ogair"ishamSar"as!aushadhamasti shaastra"ihitam moorkhas!anaast!aushadham /./8

9ire #an be put out b! water. n umbrella #an beused as prote#tion from the sun. The rutt! elephant#an be #ontrolled with an ankush *a weapon with a

sharp hook at one end used b! a mahout+. #ow ordonke! #an be herded with a sti#k. disease #anbe treated with medi#ines. :oison #an be#ountera#ted b! #hanting mantras. There is aremed! for e"er!thing pres#ribed in the shaastras.But there is no remed! for the fool.

:raise of the learned and the wise

*"idwatprashamsaa+


4/30

-

Hartur!aati na go#haram kimapi sham pushnaati!atsar"adaaH!arthibh!ah pratipaad!amaanamanishampraapnoti "riddhim paraamKalpaanteshwapi na pra!aati nidhanam

"id!aakh!amantardhanam4eshaam taan prati maanamujjhatha nripaahkastaissaha spardhate /./;

%t is not "isible to the thief. %t alwa!s bestows on thepossessor jo! and happiness. The more it isimparted to those who want it the more it in#reases.3"en after ages it ne"er perishes. %t is "id!a

*learning, knowledge+ whi#h is an internal wealth. o not pride !oursel"es before those whopossess su#h wealth of knowledge. 6ho #an#ompete with them?

Ke!ooraani na bhoosha!anti purusham haaraa na#handrojjwalaaNa snaanam na "ilepanam na kusumamnaalamkritaa moordhajaahaan!ekaa samalankaroti purusham !aa samskritaa

dhaar!ate


5/30


6/30

use of wealth as learning is ine'haustible wealth. %fone has sh!ness *modest!+ gold and diamondadornments are of no use. %f one has beautiful and

ennobling poems and literature, the resultanthappiness is more than ha"ing a kingdom.

:raise of self-respe#t and "alour *maanashaur!aprashamsaa+

D DD

>aakshin!am swajane da!aa parijane shaath!amsadaa durjane:reetih saadhujane na!o nripajane"idwajjaneshwaarja"amShaur!am shatrujane kshamaa gurujanekaantaajane dhrishtataa

4e #hai"am purushaah kalaasu kushalaasteshwe"alokasthitih /.0/

Those who are skilled in the art of interpersonal

relationships show generosit! towards relati"es,kindness to ser"ants, se"erit! to e"il men, de"otionto saintl! persons, diploma#! towards kings,straightforwardness where learned persons are#on#erned, "alour towards enemies, patien#etowards elders and ta#tfulness with women. Theworld depends on the skill of su#h people.


7/30

:rarabh!ate na khalu "ighnabha!ena nee#haih:raarabh!a "ighna"ihataa "iramanti madh!aahighnaih punah punarapi pratihan!amaanaah:rarabdhamuttama janaah na parit!ajanti /.01

There are three #ategories of persons who#ontemplate an undertaking. t the lowest le"el arethose who ne"er start oC for fear of en#ounteringobsta#les. Those at the middle le"el start theproje#t but, at the rst sign of obsta#les, withdrawthemsel"es from the endea"our. t the top le"el arethose who, in spite of repeated obsta#les, persist intheir endea"our until the! take the undertaking to a

su##essful #on#lusion.

-

Kshutkshaamo$pi jaraakrisho$pi shithilapraa!o$pikashtaamdashaa-(aapanno$pi "ipannadeedhitirapi praaneshunash!atswapi(attebhendra-"ibhinna-kumbha-ka"ala-graasaika-baddha-sprihahKim jeernam trinamatti maanamahataamagresara

kesaree /.0@


8/30

The Eion, King of the forest, who breaks the head of

the elephant and bites into its &esh to satisf! hishunger, will ne"er stoop to the le"el of eating dr!grass. He ma! be famished b! hunger andweakened b! old age. His limbs ma! ha"e lost their&e'ibilit! and his #ondition ma! be miserable ande"en his life ma! be ebbing out of his bod!. But hewill ne"er do an!thing whi#h is beneath his dignit!and majest! as the King of the forest. Similar is the

nature of men of substan#e and majest!.

Swalpa-snaa!u-"asaa"aseka-malinam

nirmamsamap!asthikamShwaa labdhwaa paritoshameti na tu tattas!akshudhaa shaanta!eSimho jambukamankamaagatamapi t!aktwaanihanti dwipamSar"ah kri#h#hhragato$pi "aajn#h#hhati janahsatwaanuroopam phalam /.0F

The dog is satised with a pie#e of bare bone whi#his dirt! with a little blood and fatt! substan#e on itthough it is not suG#ient to satisf! its hunger. Thelion, on the other hand, ignores the ja#kal within itsrea#h and kills a might! elephant for his meal. (enof majest!, though passing through a diG#ult periodof their life, do not want to #ompromise their dignit!


9/30

and will a##ept onl! something betting their dignit!and strength.

:ari"artini samsaare mritah ko "aa na jaa!ateSa jaato !ena jaatena !aati "amshah samunnatim/./

%n this world of #onstant #hange who does not take

birth after one dies ? But one who takes his #lan togreater heights is the one reall! born.

Simhashshishurapi nipatatimadamalinakapolabhittishu gajeshu:rakritiri!am sattwa"ataam na khalu "a!astejasohetuh /.1

3"en a lion #ub atta#ks a rutt! elephant and breaks

its head. This is the nature of men of strength andmajest!. ge does not aCe#t their prowess.

:raise of wealth *>ra"!a prashamsaa+


10/30

aatir!aatu rasaatalam gunaganastas!aap!adhoga#h#hhataamSheelam shailatataatpatatwabhijanaah

sandah!ataam "ahninaaShour!e "airini "ajramaashu nipatatwarthostu nake"alam

4enaikena "inaa gunaastrinala"apraa!aahsamastaah ime /.@

Eet the jaati *#aste, o##upation+ sink to the netherworld. Eet all good 2ualities go down deeper still.

Eet good #ondu#t fall from the top of a hill. Eet allrelati"es be burnt in a re. Eet "alour against theenem! be stru#k b! thunderbolt. Eet us ha"e onl!wealth *mone!+. 6ithout mone! all good 2ualitiesare nothing more than a bundle of grass.

4as!aasti "ittam sa narah kuleenah sa panditah sashruta"aan gunajnahSa e"a "aktaa sa #ha darshanee!ah, sar"e gunaahkaan#hanamaashra!anti /.;8

%f one has wealth he is #onsidered born of a goodfamil!. He is learned, he re#ogni7es good 2ualities,he is an orator, he is handsome et#. ll these2ualities are attributed to a man possessing wealthwhether or not these 2ualities a#tuall! residein him.


11/30

>aanam bhogo naashastisrogata!o bha"anti"ittas!a

4o na dadaati na bhungkte tas!a tritee!aagatirbha"ati. /.;0

Ai"ing to others, enjo!ing oneself or losing it I theseare the onl! wa!s for utilising wealth. %f one doesnot gi"e to others or enjo! himself, it will result inthe third #ourse i.e. loss of wealth *either b! theft,de#eit, re or s2uandering+.

Jaajan dudhukshasi !adi kshitidhenumenaam,Tenaad!a "atsami"a lokamamum pushaana

Tasmish#ha sam!aganisham paripush!amaaneNaanaaphalam phalati kalpalate"a bhoomih /.;;

< King= The earth *land+ o"er whi#h !ou rule is likea #ow. %f !ou want to milk the #ow !ou shouldnourish the #alf, !our subje#ts, with the milk of the#ow. %f !ou do this alwa!s diligentl! the earth will

!ield !ou all its resour#es in abundan#e like a wish-!ielding #reeper *kalpalataa+

ajnaa keertih paalanam brahmanaanaam>aanam bhogo mitrasamrakshanam #ha


12/30

4eshaamete shadgunaah na pra"ruttaahKo$rthasteshaam paarthi"opaashra!ena /.;5

:ower, fame, #are of brahmins, #harit!, enjo!mentof the fruits of wealth and prote#tion of one$sfriends I if these si' are not in a person ser"ing theking, then what is the use of being in the ser"i#e ofthe king?

=

DD

Je re #hataka saa"adhaanamanasaa mitra kshanamshroo!ataammbhodaa baha"o hi santi gagane sar"e$pinaitaadrushaahKe#hit "rishtibhiraardra!anti "asudhaam garjantike#hit "ruthaa

4am !am pash!asi tas!a tas!a purato maa broohideenam "a#hah /.8

< 9riend #haataka= Eisten #arefull! to what % amsa!ing. There are so man! #louds in the sk! but all

of them are not of the same #hara#ter. Some ofthem dren#h the earth with pre#ious rain. Someothers do nothing but thundering. The! do not !ielda drop of water. Therefore do not beg for waterbefore e"er! #loud !ou seen in the sk!.

L Note The legenda! bird #hataka is supposed to2uen#h its thirst onl! from water from the #louds.Here #louds are the kings. nd the #hataka birds are


13/30


14/30

Eobhash#hedagunena kim pishunataa !ad!asti kimpaatakaihSat!am #hettapasaa #ha kim shu#himano !d!astiteerthena kimSaujan!am !adi kim janaih sumahimaa !ad!asti kimmandanaihSad"id!aa !adi kim dhanairapa!asho !ad!asti kim

mrit!unaa /.;

%f one has greed what is the need for other bad2ualities? %f one is a ba#kbiter what is the need fore"il deeds? %f one has Truth what is the need fortapas? %f one is pure of mind what is the need forteertha *hol! ri"ers, lakes, sea et#.+? %f one is of

good #ondu#t what is the need for friends ? %f onehas fame what is the use of ornaments? %f one hasright learning wh! does he need wealth? %f one isinfamous wh! does he need death? L Note The ideais that for one possessing the 2ualit! listed rst, the2ualit! listed se#ond is redundant. The rst 2ualit!is ade2uate without the se#ond.M

DD

(aunaanmookah pra"a#hanapatuh "aa#hako

jalpako "aa


15/30

>hrushtah paarshwe "asati #ha tathaadooratash#haapragalbhahKshaant!aa bheerur!adi na sahate praa!asho

naabhijaatahSe"aadharma paramagahano!oginaamap!agam!ah /.5

Here the poet lists the diG#ult! of ser"ing the Kingor other wealth! person. %f the person ser"ing issilent he is #onsidered dumb. %f he is a good oratorhe is dubbed a #hatterbo' or a babbler. %f he sta!s

near he is termed impudent. %f he sta!s awa! he is#alled a fool. %f he forgi"es he is timid. %f he #annotendure he does not #ome from a good famil!. Theduties of a ser"ant are su#h that e"en !ogis ma!nd diG#ult to approa#h.

aarambha gur"ee ksha!inee kramenaEaghwee puraa deerghamupaiti pash#haat>inas!a poor"aardha paraardha bhinnaa)h#hhaa!e"a maitree khalasajjanaanaam /.F

%n the forenoon the shadow of a person is long asthe Sun rises. %t graduall! be#omes shorter until theSun is at the 7enith. %n the afternoon the shadow isshort to begin with but be#omes graduall! longeruntil the Sun sets. The friendship of e"il men, likethe shadow of the forenoon, is long to start with butgraduall! 77les out.


16/30

afternoon. %t is short to start with and graduall!be#omes longer*#loser+ o"er a period.

(rigameenasajjanaanaamtrinajalasantosha"ihita"ritteenaam

Eubdhaka dhee"ara pishunaa nishkaaraname"a"airino jagati /.18

>eer, sh and good men li"e on grass, water and#ontentment respe#ti"el!. But the hunter, thesherman and the ba#kbiter, respe#ti"el!, are theirenemies without an! reason. This is the nature ofe"il men.

:raise of good men *sujanaprashamsa+

-

Sampatsu mahataam #hittambha"at!utpalakomalamapatsu #ha mahaashaila shilaasanghaatakarkasham /.1/

%n good times the heart of great men is soft as the

petals of the lotus &ower. %n bad times, howe"er, itbe#omes as hard as the ro#ks of the mountain.


17/30

-

aajnjhaa sajjanasangatau paragune preetirguraunamrataaid!aa!aam "!asanam swa!oshiti ratihlokaapa"aadaat bha!amBhaktih shoolini shaktiraatmadamane

samsargamuktih khale-shwete !eshu "asanti nirmalagunaastebh!omahadbh!o namah /.10

salutations to those great men in whom reside su#hsterling 2ualities as the desire for friendship with thegood, appre#iation of good 2ualities in others,humilit! before the guru, thirst for knowledge, nd

#onjugal pleasure in one$s own wife, fear of s#andalsabout one$s #hara#ter, de"otion to Eord Shi"a,power to #ontrol one$s mind and a"oiding the#ompan! of e"il men.

ipadi dhair!amathaabh!uda!e kshamaaSadasi "aakpatutaa !udhi "ikramah

4ashasi #haabhiru#hir"!asanam shrutau:rakriti siddhamidam hi mahaatmanaam /.1Areat men are naturall! endowed with su#h2ualities as #ourage in times of misfortune,


18/30

patien#e when the times are good, orator! skills inan assembl!, "alour in battle, desire to earn fameand addi#tion to a#2uisition of knowledge.

Santaptaa!asi samsthitas!a pa!aso naamaapi nashroo!ate

(uktaakaarata!aa tade"a nalineepatrasthitamraajate(adh!e saagarashuktimadh!apatitamtanmouktikam jaa!ate:raa!enaadhama madh!amottamagunaahsamsargato dehinaam /.11

drop of water in #onta#t with hot iron e"aporates

in no time and is lost. The same drop of water on alotus leaf shines taking the shape of a pearl. %f thedrop of water gets into a pearl o!ster it be#omespearl itself. This analog! #an be applied to humans.

The 2ualities one a#2uires depend on the 2ualit! ofthe person with whom one asso#iates. The threeillustrations gi"en relate to asso#iation with people

with le"els of low, medium and high 2ualit!

:reenaati !ah su#haritaih pitaram sa putro4adbharture"a hitami#h#hhati tatkalatramTanmitramaapadi sukhe #ha samakri!am !at


19/30

3tattra!am jagati pun!akrito labhante /.15

son is one who, b! his good #ondu#t and

#hara#ter, pleases one$s father. wife is one whoalwa!s thinks of her husband$s good. friend is onewhose beha"iour remains #onstant in misfortuneand good fortune.


20/30

:aapaanni"aara!ati !oja!ate hitaa!aAuh!am nigoohati gunaan prakateekarotiapadgatam #ha na jahaati dadaati kaaleSanmitralakshanamidam pra"adanti santah /.50

Saintl! persons sa! that the mark of a true friend ispre"enting one from #ommitting sinful a#tions,putting one on the path that will lead to good onl!,

keeping one$s se#rets, bringing out the innate2ualities in one, not forsaking when one is introuble and gi"ing one whate"er is re2uired at theappropriate time.

3te satpurushaah pararthaghatakaah swaarthanparit!aj!a !eSaamaan!aastu paraarthamud!amabhritahswaarthaa"irodhena !e

Te$mee maanusha raakshasaah parahitam

swaarthaa!a nighnanti !e4e tu ghnanti nirarthakam parahitam te ke najaaneemahe /.5;

Those are the greatest souls who, for the sake ofhelping others, forsake their own interests or#omforts. Those are among the ordinar! run ofpeople who, without #ompromising their own

interests, engage themsel"es in helping others.


21/30

Those are "eril! demons in the shape of men who,for the sake of their selsh ends, put obsta#les inthe wa! of others and spoil their endea"ours. 6hat

#an be said about those who, without an! purpose,#ome in the wa! of others$ welfare? 6e do notknow.

Ksheerenaatmagatodakaa!a hi gunaah dattaahpuraa te$khilaahKsheerottapama"eksh!a tena pa!asaa swaatmaakrishaanau hutahAantum paa"akamunmanastadabha"at drishtwaa tu

mitraapadam4uktam tena jalena shaam!ati sataam maitreepunastweedrishee /.55

(ilk ga"e all its 2ualities to water that was mi'edwith it. 6hen milk was being heated on a re water,unable to bear the suCering of its friend, sa#ri#ed

itself in the re *i.e. water in the milk e"aporated+.(ilk, in turn, nding water in trouble, itself #omes upin the boiling pot to oCer itself to the re. But,mi'ed with water again, it settle downs to thepre"ious le"el. The friendship of good people is likethis. 3a#h is prepared to sa#ri#e himself to sa"ethe other.


22/30

(anasi "a#hasi kaa!e pun!apee!ooshapoornaa-stribhu"anamupakaarashrenibhih preena!antah:aragunaparamaanoon par"ateekrit!a nit!amNijahridi "ikasantah santi santah ki!antah/.5F

There are onl! a handful of good people in this world

who, in thought, word and bod! *deed+ are full ofthe sweetness of ne#tar. Su#h people please thethree worlds b! their #ontinuous eCorts for helpingothers. Their hearts ll with jo! when the! nd e"enan iota of good in others and shower high praise onsu#h good 2ualities.

:raise of #ourage and determination *dhair!a-gunagaana+

Jatnairmahaabdheh tutushurna de"aahNa bhejire bheema"ishena bheetimSudhaam "inaa na pra!a!ur"iraamamNa nish#hitaarthaadwiramanti dheeraah /.@0

The >e"as, while #hurning the milk! o#ean, gotin"aluable jewels but the! were not #ontent with

that. 3"en poison from the #hurning #ould not deterthem from their goal. The! were determined not to


23/30

stop until ther! obtained the ne#tar. Those of strongwill and determination ne"er stop until the! reali7etheir obje#ti"e.

Kwa#hit bhoomau sha!!aa kwa#hidapi #ha

par!ankasha!anamKwa#hi#h#hhaakaahaarah kwa#hidapi #hashaal!odanaru#hihKwa#hitkanthaadhaaree kwa#hidapi #hadi"!aambaradharo(anaswee kaar!aarthee na gana!ati dukham na#ha sukham /.@

Those of #ourage and determination ma! sleep onthe hard earth or on a soft bed, ma! eat a meal of"egetables or enjo! the taste of ne ri#e, #lothethemsel"es in tatters or put on ne #lothes. Thesediametri#all! opposite states do not deter themfrom their obje#ti"e. The! are fo#used on their goaland do not #are for pleasure or pain.

ishwar!as!a "ibhhooshanam sujanataa shaur!as!a

"aaksam!amo


24/30

naanas!opashamah, shrutas!a "ina!o "ittas!apaatre "!a!ahkrodhastapasah Kshamaa prabha"iturdharmas!a

nir"!aajataaSar"eshaamapi sar"akaaranamidam sheelam parambhooshanam /.@;

uen#e is adorned b! goodness, "alour b! notboasting, knowledge b! #ontrol of the senses,s#holarship b! modest!, wealth b! gi"ing to the

deser"ing, tapas b! the absen#e of anger, power b!forgi"eness and dharma b! Truth. ll good 2ualitiesof men are embellished b! good #ondu#t.

Nindantu neetinipunaa !adi "aa stu"antuEakshmeeh samaa"ishatu ga#h#hhatu "aa!atheshtamd!ai"a "aa maranamastu !ugaantare "aaN!aa!aatpathah pra"i#halanti padam na dheeraah

/.@

Those of #ourage and determination will not e"erde"iate from the righteous path whether knowers of#odes of #ondu#t *neeti nipunaah+ praise or blamethem , whether Aoddess Eakshmi *wealth+ #omes tothem or lea"es them, whether death #omes

immediatel! or after ages.


25/30

.

estin!+ *bhaag!a, dai"a+

Bhagnaashas!a karandapinditatanoh

mlaanendri!as!a kshudhaaKritwaakhur"i"aram swa!am nipatito naktammukhe bhoginah

Triptastatpishitena satwaramasau tenai"a !aatapathaaEokaah pash!ata dai"ame"a hi nrinaam "riddhauksha!e kaaranam /.@1

snake, #aught b! a snake #harmer, was put in around #asket made of #ane. %t was l!ing inside the#asket #oiled and ai#ted b! hunger. ll its senseshad be#ome weak and it had no hope of getting out.

Then, during the night, a rat made a whole in the#asket and got into it. The snake #aught the rat andsatised its hunger. %t then es#aped through the

"er! hole the rat had made. %t is #lear that onl!fate *destin!+ is behind the fortunes or misfortunesof men.


26/30

)h#hhinno$pi rohati taruh ksheeno$p!upa#hee!atepunash#handrah%ti "imrishantah santah santap!ante na "iluptaa loke

/.@5

tree sprouts again after it is #ut, the moon wa'esagain after waning. )ontemplating thus and#onsoling themsele"e that is their fate, good mendo not grie"e in times of misfortune.

Netaa !as!a brihaspatih praharanam "ajram suraahsainikaahSwargo durgamanugrahah kila harerairaa"ato

"aaranah%t!aishwar!abalaanwito$pi balibhirbhagnah paraihsangare

Tad"!aktam "arame"a dai"asharanamdhigdhig"rithaa paurusham /.@@

%ndra has Brihaspati as his guru, "ajraa!udha ashis weapon, , de"as as his arm!, Hea"en as hisfort and irawata as his elephant. He has also theblessings of Hari. %n spite of all this he is defeatedb! the powerful asuras. %t is #lear that it is better totake refuge in fate *dai"am+. 9ie on human eCort.


27/30

Khar"aato di"aseshwaras!a kiranaih santaapitemastakeAa#h#hhan deshamanaatapam drutagatistalas!amoolam gatah

Tatraap!as!a mahaaphalena patataa bhagnamsashabdam shirah:raa!o ga#h#hhati !atra dai"a hatakah tatrai"a!aant!aapadah /.@F

wa!farer, his bald head e'posed to the heat of thesun, hastened to take shelter under a palm!rahtree. No sooner had he #ome under the shade ofthe tree, his head was broken with a great sound b!the big fruit falling from the tree. 6here"er an ill-fated person goes misfortune follows him.

karma

Bhrahmaa !ena kulaala"anni!amito brahmaandabhaandodareishnur!ena dashaa"ataara gahane kshipto mahaasankateJudro !ena kapaalapaaniputake bhikshaatanamse"ate

Soor!o bhraam!ati nit!ame"a gagane tasmainamah karmane /.F;


28/30

Salutations to karma whi#h has made Brahma apotter *#reator+ in the uni"erse, whi#h has put

ishnu in diG#ult #ir#umstan#es through His tenin#arnations, whi#h has made Shi"a beg for almswith a #ontainer made of the human skull and atthe bidding of whi#h the Sun wanders in the sk!e"er! da!.

Nai"aakrutih phalati nai"a kulam na sheelamid!aapi nai"a na #ha !atnakritaani se"aBhaag!aani poor"a tapasaa khalu san#hitaaniKaale phalanti purushas!a !athai"a rikshaah /.F

n attra#ti"e form, noble lineage, good #ondu#t,s#holarship, eCorts made to ser"e kings or wealth!persons I all these are of no #onse2uen#e.


29/30

Suptam pramattam "ishamasthitam "aa rakshantipunaa!ni puraakritaani


30/30

Kaa haanih sama!a#h!utih nipunataa kaadharmatatt"e ratihKah shooro "ijitendri!ah pri!atamaa kaa$nu"rataa

kim dhanamid!aa kim sukhamapra"aasagamanam raaj!amkimaajnaaphalam /./80

6hat is gain? )ompan! of good people. 6hat ispain? )ompan! of fools. 6hat is loss? 6astage oftime. 6hat is skill? :assion for the prin#iples ofdharama. 6ho is "aliant?

neeti shakatam

Documents