THE CROW - KAAKAH , VAAYASAH ( काकः,वायसः )

SUBHASHITHAM: 093

काक चेष्टा, बको ध्यानं, स्वान निद्रा तथैव च । 
अल्पहारी, गृहत्यागी, विद्यार्थी पंच लक्षणं ।। 

Kaaka cheshta bako dhyanam,  Swana nidra tathaiva cha

Alpahari, grihtyaagi,   Vidyarthi panch lakshnam. 

The 5 values of student’s life are:

1) Perseverance of a crow,

2) concentration of a swan,

3) light sleeper like a dog,

4) light eater,

5) ready to stay away from home .  

गूढमैथुनचारित्वं काले काले च सङ्ग्रहम् ।
अप्रमत्तमविश्वासं पञ्च शिक्षेच्च वायसात् ॥ Chanakya niti

Guta maituna chaaritvam kaale kaale cha sangraham I

Apramattamavisvaasam pancha sikshet cha vaayasaat II

Secret copulation, collecting things and augmenting resources from time to time; be alert and not believing anybody; making enough noise to make all gather around you- These five things are to be learnt from the crow.

காக்கை கரவா கரைந்துண்ணும் ஆக்கமும்
அன்னநீ ரார்க்கே உள. Kural-527
The crows do not conceal (their prey), but will call out for others (to share with them) while they eat it; wealth will be with those who show a similar disposition (towards their relatives).

काकः कृष्णः पिकः कृष्णः को भेदः पिककाकयोः।
वसन्तकाले सम्प्राप्ते काकः काकः पिकः पिकः॥
kākaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pikaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ko bhedaḥ pikakākayoḥ|
vasantakāle samprāpte kākaḥ kākaḥ pikaḥ pikaḥ||
"The crow is black, so also the cuckoo; what's the difference between the two;
When spring descends, crows and cuckoos are easily distinguished!"

न  विना परवादेन रमते दुर्जनो जनः  |
काकः सर्वरसान्  भुङ्ग्ते विनाSमेध्यं न तृप्यति ||Na vinaa paravaaden ramate durjano janah.
kaakah sarvarasaan bhungte vinaamedhyam na trupyati.

Wicked persons never enjoy talking to others unless they use foul language , just like a crow, which, even after consuming all sorts of juicy food items does not feel satiated until he consumes foul smelling faeces.

विहाय  पौरुषं  यो  हि  दैवमेवाSवलम्बते  |
प्रासाद सिंहवत्तस्य मूर्ध्नि तिष्ठन्ति वायसाः ||Vihaay paurusham yo hi daivamevaavalambate.
Praasaad  singhavattasya moordhni tishthanti vaayasaah.

Whosoever, instead of relying upon his own strength ,efforts and courage for accomplishing a task depends  more on   his destiny , is like the statue of a lion at the entrance of a large mansion  over whose head crows perch .

गुणैरुत्तुङ्गतां याति नोच्चैरासन संस्थितः |
प्रासादशिखरारूढः  काकः किं गरुडायते   ||Gunairuttangataam yaati nocchairaasan samsthitah.
Praasaadshikharaarudhh kaakh kim garudaayate.

A person gets recognition and prominence not because of his occupying a high position but due to his virtues and merit.  Can a crow perched on the dome of a palace be revered like the 'Garuda'  ?

कवयः किं न पश्यन्ति किं न कुर्वन्ति योषितः।

मद्यपा किं न जल्पन्ति किं न खादन्ति वायसाः॥

Kavayah kim na pasyanti kim na kurvanti yoshitah I

Madyapaa kim na jalpanti kim na kaadanti vaayasaah II

The poets see beyond the obvious, there is nothing an intelligent person cannot do, there is nothing a drunkard will not blurt out, there is nothing which a crow will not eat.

नराणां  नापितो  धूर्तः  पक्षिणां   चैव  वायसः |
चतुष्पदं श्रगालस्तु स्त्रीणां धूर्ता च  मालिनी  ||  - चाणक्य नीति (५/२१))
Naranaam  naapito  dhoortha pakshinaam chaiva vaayasah.I
Chatushpadam shragaalastu  streenaam dhoortaa cha Maalinee.II
 Among men a barber is considered to be very cunning and
similarly among birds a crow is considered to be cunning. Among
the four legged animals a fox is considered to be  very cunning, and
among women the wife of a gardener or a florist is considered to be
cunning.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH