BRUHASPATI NITI SAARAM ( भ्र्हस्पति नीति सारं )

SUBHASHITHANI:137

धीराः कष्टमनुप्राप्य न भवन्ति विषादिनः I

प्रविश्य वदनं राहोःकिं न नोदेति पुनः शशी II

Brave men are not deterred by obstacles on their way. Success and failure are taken in their stride. The moon rises again as usual after being shadowed by Raahu graha. ( Seems very appropriate after the obstacle faced by scientists of Chandrayaan-2  on 7th sep )

पण्डितैस्च विनीतैस्च धर्मज्ञैः सत्यवादिभिः I

बन्दनस्योपि तिष्टेच्छ न तु राज्ये खलैस्सह II

It is much better to be serving under scholars , men of truth and men of character rather than be a ruler in association with foolish men.

मधुहेव दुहेत् सारं कुसुमं च न घातयेत् I

वत्सापेक्षी दुहेत् क्षीरं भूमिं गां चैव पार्थिवः II 

Honey bees extract honey from flowers without harming them, milk man milks the cow taking care of the needs of its calves, in the same way a king should tax his subjects only for their welfare and taking in to consideration their capabilities.

यथाक्रमेण पुष्पेभ्य स्चिनुते मधु षड्पदः I

तथा वित्तमुपादाय राजा कुर्वीत संचयं II

Like the bee collects honey from various flowers and stores it carefully , a king should collect taxes from people without any pain to them and accumulate them for use at an appropriate time.

आर्जितस्य  क्षयं दृष्ट्वा संप्रदत्तस्य सञ्चयम् I

अवन्ध्यं दिवसं कुर्यात् दानाध्ययन कर्मसु II

We often see that even money earned by honest and hard work keeps depleting , where as money keeps coming to those who give generously to others . Seeing this truth, one should not spend his day without scriptural study for some time, service to others and offering donations to the needy. 

वनेऽपि दोषा प्रभवन्ति रागिणां  गृहेऽपि पञ्चेन्द्रिय निग्रह स्तपः ।
अकुत्सिते कर्मणि यः प्रवर्तते   निवृत्तरागस्य गृहं तपोवनम् ॥

The man filled with desires will find no solace in the forest. On the other hand  keeping senses under control is a penance even at home. If one is sincere in his work and rejects all lustful desires – his own house becomes a tapovanam.

न पितुः कर्मणा पुत्रः पिता वा पुत्र कर्मणा I

स्वयं कृतेन गच्छन्ति स्वयं बद्धाः स्व कर्मणा II

The results of father’s karma doesn’t affect the son , nor does the son’s karma affects the father. People are liberated or bound by the effects of their own karma.

* Bruhaspati niti saaram is two chapters in Garuda purana and contains close to 230 slokas

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