THE EYES(2)-CHAKSHUSH-NETRAM-NAYANAM-चक्षुः,नेत्रं, नयनं

SUBHASHITHANI:183

“सर्वस्य  गात्रस्य  शिरः  प्रधानं  सर्वेन्द्रियाणां  नयनं  प्रधानं I

षण्णां  रसानां लवणं  प्रधानं  भवेत्   पानीयान् उदकं  प्रधानं II ”.

“Sarvasya gatrasya sirah pradhanam Sarvendriyanam Nayanam Pradhanam

 Shannam rasanam lavanam pradhanam Bhavet paneeyan udakam prdhanam”.

Head is important among the body. Eyes Are Important Among All Senses. Salt is important among six tastes, water is important among liquids. 

कवीनां प्रतिभा चक्षुः शास्त्रं चक्षुर्विपश्चितां |
ज्ञानं चक्षुर्महर्षीणां चराश्चक्षुर्महीक्षितां ||

kaviinaam pratibhaa cakshuh shaastram cakshurvipashcitaam |

jnaanam cakshurmaharshiinaam caraashcakshurmahiikshitaam ||

For poets - their talent is their eyes. Scriptures are the eyes of a wise man. Knowledge (about the universe) is the eye of a sage. A king has his spies as his eyes.

किं भूषणं रुचिरमत्र यशो न रत्नं

     किं कार्यमार्यचरितं सुकृतं न दोषः ।

किं चक्षुरप्रतिहतं धिषणा न नेत्रं

    किं तापहारि मधुरं वचनं न पाथः ॥

kim bhUShaNam ruchiram atra yasho na ratnam

kim kAryam AryacharitaM sukRutaM na doShaH ।

 kim chakShuH apratihataM dhiShaNA na netram

 kim tApahAri madhuram vachanam na pAthaH ॥ .

What decorate you? Fame. Not gems. What is one's duty? To live the Noble way. Not sin. What gives you unlimited sight? Mind. Not eyes. What gives relief? Sweet words. Not Water. 

सर्वस्य हि परीक्ष्यन्ते स्वभावा नेतरे गुणाः।

अतीत्य हि गुणान् सर्वान् स्वभावो मूर्ध्नि वर्तते॥२०॥— हितोपदेशे मित्रलाभः

sarvasya hi parīkṣyante svabhāvā netare guṇāḥ|

atītya hi guṇān sarvān svabhāvo mūrdhni vartate||20||

One should always examine the innate nature of everyone, not other qualities.

For surpassing all the other qualities, nature alone dominates.

नयनाभ्यां प्रसुप्तोऽपि जागर्ति नयचक्षुषा |

व्यक्तक्रोधप्रसादश्च स राजा पूज्यते जनैः || रामायण, अरण्य

nayanaabhyaam prasupto'pi jaagarti nayacakshushaa |

vyaktakrodhaprasaadashca sa raajaa puujyate janaih ||

Even if the king has his eyes shut he must have his eyes of wisdom (logic, politics) open. Using that eye he must make his anger or pleasure decisively known to his subjects. People will always like such Kings.

मित्रस्य मा चक्षुषा सर्वाणि भूतानि समीक्षन्ताम् ।

मित्रस्याहं चक्षुषा सर्वाणि भूतानि समीक्षे

मित्रस्य चक्षुषा समीक्षामहे ॥

Let me see every creature in this world with a friendly eye. Let the world see me with the same. Let everybody in the world see each other likewise.

सा रसना ते नयने तामेव करौ स एव कृतकृत्यः ।

या ये यौ यो भर्गं वदतीक्षेते सदार्चतः स्मरति ॥- शिवानन्दलहरी

sA rasanA te nayane tAmeva karau sa eva kRutakRutyaH।

yA ye yau yo bhargaM vadatIkShete sadArcataH smarati ॥ - shivAnandalaharI

It is not a tongue unless it utters the God's names always. It is not an eye unless it sees God in everything. It is not a hand until it is folded while worshiping God. One can claim he has done some work only when he remembers God always.

न तत्र चक्षुर्गच्छति न वाग्गच्छति नो मनो न विद्मो न विजानीमो

 यथैतदनुशिष्यादन्यदेव तद्विदितादथो अविदितादधि |

इति शुश्रुम पूर्वेषां ये नस्तद्व्याचचक्षिरे ॥ ३ ॥Kena Upanisad

na tatra cakṣurgacchati na vāggacchati no mano na vidmo na vijānīmo yathaitadanuśiṣyādanyadeva tadviditādatho aviditādadhi |

iti śuśruma pūrveṣāṃ ye nastadvyācacakṣire || 3 ||

 The eye does not go there, nor speech, nor mind. We do not know That. We do not know how to instruct one about It. It is distinct from the known and above the unknown. We have heard it so stated by preceptors who taught us that. (3).
பெரியவனை மாயவனைப் பேர் உலகம் எல்லாம்

விரிகமல உந்தியுடை விண்ணவனைக் கண்ணும்
திருவடியும் கையும் திருவாயும் செய்ய
கரியவனைக் காணாத கண்ணென்ன கண்ணே
கண்ணிமைத்துக் காண்பார் – தம் கண்ணென்ன கண்ணே? –
He is the primordial god. The whole universe came from his lotus like navel. Krishna, whose eyes, hands, lips, and  legs are like red lotus; who ever has not seen Krishna thus is as good as blind; even if he winks then his eyes are no eyes.(Silappadigaram)

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH