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 नैवाकृति: फलति नैव कुलं न शीलं

विद्यापि नैव न च यत्नकृतापि सेवा IN

भाग्यानि पूर्वतपसा खलु सञ्चितानि

काले फलन्ति पुरुषस्य यथैव वृक्षा:॥

 Nothing fructifies beforehand-neither the form, nor the family background, not even one’s virtues, nor even the education, not also the painstaking service rendered to the community. It is the fortune of a person accrued by the performance of penance that yields fruits in due course, like the tree which yields fruits when it is time.”

छायाम् अन्यस्य कुर्वन्ति तिष्ठन्ति स्वयम् आतपे |

फलन्त्यपि परार्थाय वृक्षा: सत्पुरुषा इव ||
 Chhaayaam anyasya kurvanti tiShThanti svayam aatape I
phalantyapi paraarthaaya vrukshaa-haa sat-puruShaa iva II

Trees give shade to others, while standing in the heat themselves. They bear fruits for the benefit of others –Trees are like the virtuous.

एकवृक्षसमारूढा  नानावर्णा  विहङ्गमाः  |
प्रभाते दिक्षु दशसु  यान्ति का तत्र वेदना  || - चाणक्य नीति
Eka-vruksha-samaaroodhaa  nanaa-varnaa vihangamaah |
Prabhaate dikshu  dashasu  yaanti  kaa tatra  vedanaa || CHANAKYA NITI
 Birds of different species and colours  ascend on a big tree as their  shelter during the night and  next day at the day break they again proceed in different directions. What is there to grieve about ?
 ( Separation after meeting is a regular feature of this world ! ) 
பயன்மரம் உள்ளூர்ப் பழுத்தற்றால் செல்வம்
நயனுடை யான்கண் படின்.-KURAL-216
A tree that fruits in th' hamlet's central mart,
Is wealth that falls to men of liberal heart.
மருந்தாகித் தப்பா மரத்தற்றால் செல்வம்
பெருந்தகை யான்கண் படின்.- KURAL-217
Unfailing tree that healing balm distils from every part,
Is ample wealth that falls to him of large and noble heart.

सेवितव्यो महावृक्षः फलच्छायासमन्वितः ।
यदि दैवात् फलं नास्ति छाया केन निवार्यते ।।7।। Hitopadesa
Sevitavyo mahAvRukShaH phalaChAyA samanvitaH ।yadi daivAt phalam nAsti ChAyA kena nivAryate ॥
One must always take shelter of a big tree with lots of fruits and shade. In case due to bad luck, there are no fruits - still you will have the shade. Who can take that away from you?

अन्तःसारविहीनानामुपदेशो  न  जायते  |
मलयाचलसंसर्गान्न   वेणुश्चन्दनायते    ||  - चाणक्य नीति

 Giving advice or guidance to persons devoid of inherent qualities does not produce any fruitful results. See, the bamboo grown in Malaya mountain along with Sandalwood trees do not become fragrant like the sandal- wood trees. 

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH