SUBHASHITHAM :002
प्रारभ्यते न खलु विघ्नभयेन नीचैः
प्रारभ्य विघ्नविहता विरमन्ति मध्याः ॥
विघ्नैः पुनः पुनरपि प्रतिहन्यमानाः
प्रारब्धमुत्तमगुणा न परित्यजन्ति ॥
·
Foolish men do not undertake even worthy
ventures due to fear of obstacles /failures.
Average men start with great zeal, but leave it half-way
when the face any difficulty. But,
Men of character ,do
not rest until their mission is accomplished, even though beset with
Innumerable obstacles.
·
We see also in the Bhagavath Gita, men are similarly
classified in to three types. The nature of such people is also described
beautifully by Sri Krishna. Here are the
relevant slokas with their meaning.
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषत: कृतम् |
अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यतत्सात्विकमुच्यते ||
23||
niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitam
aphala-prepsunā karma yat tat sāttvikam uchyate
BG 18.23: Action that is in accordance with the
scriptures, which is free from attachment and aversion, and which is done
without desire for rewards, is in the mode of goodness.
यत्तुकामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुन: |
क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ||
24||
yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥ
kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam
BG 18.24: Action that is prompted by selfish desire,
enacted with pride, and full of stress, is in the
nature of passion.
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् |
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् |
मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यतत्तामसमुच्यते ||
25||
anubandhaṁ kṣhayaṁ hinsām anapekṣhya cha pauruṣham
mohād ārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasam uchyateBG 18.25:
That action is declared to be in
the mode of ignorance, which is begun out of
delusion, without thought to one’s own ability, and disregarding consequences,
loss, and injury to others.
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