PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

SUBHASHITHANI:114

वर्षार्थमष्टौ प्रयतेत मासान्निशार्थमर्थं दिवसं यतेत I

वार्द्धक्य हेतो र्वयसा नवेन परत्र हेतोरिह जन्मना च II 

Varshartham ashtau prayateta maasan nishartham artham divas am yateta I

Vaarddhakya heto vayasaa navena paratra hetoriha janmanaa cha II

One should strive during eight months for the rainy season, during the day time for the night, during youth for the old age, during this life for the life after.

दिवसेनैव तत्कुर्याद् येन रात्रौ सुखं वसेत्।
अष्टमासेन तत्कुर्याद् येन वर्षाः सुखं वसेत्।।Vidura niti
Divasenaiva tatkuryaat yena raatrau sukham vaset I

Ashta maasena tatkuryaat yena varshaah sukham vaset I

One should take up to that by day where by one could pass the night in happiness.Take to that work during the eight months of the year which will help to pass the rainy season( of four months ) in comfort. 

पूर्वे वयसि तत्कुर्याद् येन वृद्धः सुखं वसेत्।
यावज्जीवने तत्कुर्याद् येन प्रेत्य सुखं वसेत्।। Vidura niti

Poorve vayasi tatkuryaat yena vruddhah sukham vaset I

Yaavat jeevane tatkuryaat yena pretya sukham vaset II
Be engagaged in that work in your earlier part of life (youth ) where by you could pass your old age in happiness.Be engaged in that work all your life here that departing hence you can live in happiness.

सहसा विदधीत न क्रियां   अविवेकः परमापदां पदम् |

वृणते हि विमृश्यकारिणं   गुणलुब्धाः स्वयमेव संपदः ||

sahasaavidadheeta na kriyaam avivekah paramaapadaam padam

vruNate hi vimrusyakaariNam guNalubdhaaha svayamevasampadah

One must not hurry or be  indiscriminate while starting something important . If you hurry, it is a recipe for disaster. Success automatically comes to those who patiently plan before starting something. Success is attracted towards such qualities.

अविज्ञाय फलं यो हि कर्मत्वेवानुधावती |

स शोचेत्फलवेलायां यथा किंशुकसेवकः ||

avijnaaya phalam yo hi karmatvevaanudhaavatee l

sa shochetphalavelaayaam yathaa kimshukasevakah ll

If a person rushes through a task without knowing what will be the end result of his efforts, surely he has to suffer just like a person who nurtures a “Kimshuka” or ‘flame of the forest’ tree in the hope of getting a harvest of fruits. ( “Flame of the forest” – does not produce any fruits useful to people, like other fruit bearing trees)

भये वा यदि वा हर्षे संप्राप्ते यो विमर्शयेत् |
कृत्यं न कुरुते वेगात् न स संतापमाप्नुयात् || - Panchatantra, Mitrabheda

Bhaye vaa yadi vaa harshe samprapte yo vimarshayet I

Krutyam na kurute vegaat na sa samtaapamapnuyaat II

He who ponders to think (and deliberates) when confronted with fear or extreme happiness and who would never react in a hurry will never be sad.

चिन्तनीया हि विपदाम्  आदावेव प्रतिक्रिया ।

न कूपखननं  युक्तम्प्रदीप्ते वह्निना गृहे ॥

One should foresee the effects of a problem and decide how to react to them well in advance. It is improper to dig a well when the house is on fire.

प्रथमे नार्जिता विद्या द्वितीये नार्जितं धनम् ।
तृतीये नार्जितं पुण्यं चतुर्थे किं करिष्यसि ॥

prathame naarjitaa vidyaa dvitiiye naarjitam dhanam |
trtiiye naarjitam punyam caturthe kim karishyasi ||

(When) education is not received in the first part (Brahmacharya), money is not earned in the second stance (Grihastha)., Punya is not earned in the third level (Vaanprastha), (then) what shall one do in the fourth stage(Sanyasa) ?
अजरामरवत् प्राज्ञो विद्यामर्थम् च चिन्तयेत्।

गृहीत इव केशेषु मृत्युना धर्ममाचरेत् ॥ 
Ajaraamaravat praajno vidyaamartham cha chintayet I
Griheeta iva kesheshu mrityunaa dharmamaacharet II
 One should think of acquiring learning and wealth as if one will never age or die (meaning that one should engage oneself in learning and earning wealth throughout one’s life). One should do dharma as if Death has caught hold of one’s locks of hair (Since death can claim one any moment, one should hasten to do acts of dharma before one dies.)

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH