PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY - SAMPADAH , VIPADAH -संपदः, विपदः ,आपदः

SUBHASHITHANI:227

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, 

but in rising every time we fail.– Confucius

शून्यमापूर्णतामेति मृत्युरप्यमृतायते ।
आपत्सम्पदिवाभाति विद्वज्जनसमागमात् ॥

shoonyamaapoorNataameti mrutyurapyamrutaayate l

aapatsampadivaabhaati vidvajjanasamaagamaat ll

void  becomes full , even the ‘death’( ignorance) turns into ‘deathlessness’ (Atma-gyana ) , adversity turns to prosperity when in the company of wise men.

उदये सविता रक्तो रक्तश्चास्तमये तथा ।
सम्पत्तौ च विपत्तौ च महतामेकरूपता ॥
udayé savitā rakto raktashchāstamayé tathā |
sampattau cha vipattau cha mahatāmékarūpatā ||

The sun looks alike while rising and setting. Great men too remain alike in both the good and bad times.

विपदः सन्तु ताः शश्वत् तत्र तत्र जगद्‍गुरो ।
भवतो दर्शनं यत्स्याद् अपुनर्भवदर्शनम् ॥ २५ ॥Kuntistuti

vipadaḥ santu tāḥ śaśvattatra tatra jagadgurō|
bhavatō darśanaṃ yatsyādapunarbhavadarśanam||25||

"I wish to go through trying situations again and again, so that we can see you again and again. Seeing you means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths"

  अप्राज्ञेन च कातरेन च गुणः स्याद्भक्तियुक्तेन कः

       प्रज्ञविक्रमशालिनोऽपि हि भवेत् किं भक्तिहीनात्फलम् ।
प्रज्ञाविक्रमभक्तयः समुदिताः येषां गुणा भूतये
       ते भृत्या नृपतेः कलत्रमितरे संपत्सु चापत्सु च - मुद्रराक्षस

aprAjnena cha kAtareNa cha guNaH syAd bhaktiyuktena kaH
prajnA vikramashAlinaH api hi bhavet kim bhaktihInAt phalam ।
prajnA vikrama bhaktayaH samuditAH yeShAM guNA bhUtaye
te bhRutyA nRupateH kalatram itare sampatsu chApatsu cha ॥Mudra rakshasa

If servant is very loyal, but neither intelligent nor brave then he is of no use. If he is both intelligent and brave but lacks loyalty, then again he is of no use. Only those servants who are loyal, courageous and intelligent are the real reasons of a kings prosperity. The others are only playing supporting roles during prosperity and adversity. 

(The Mudrarakshasa,-The Signet of the Minister- is a Sanskrit  play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya.)

आपदाम् कथितः पन्था इन्द्रियाणामसंयमः ।

तज्जय: संपदाम् मार्गो येनेष्टम् तेन गम्यताम् ॥Chanakya niti

Aapadaam kathitah panthaa indriyaanaamasamyamah

Tajjayah sampadaam maargo yeneshtam tena gamyataam

Not controlling the senses is the road to adversity and sorrow.  Conquering the senses is the road to prosperity and happiness.   Choose either of the two which you like; that is your decision.

सम्पदो महतामेव महतामेव चापदः ।
वर्धते क्षीयते चन्द्रो  न तु तारागणः क्वचित् ॥

Sampado mahataameva mahatameva chaapadah I

Vardhate ksheeyate chandro na tu taaraganah kvachit II

Great people are endowed with riches. But, it is also the great who have to undergo many difficulties. The moon waxes and wanes  whereas stars remain the same.

प्रायः सरलचित्तानां जायते विपदागमः ।
ॠजुर्याति यथा छेदं न वक्रः पादपस्तथा ॥

prAyaH sarala chittAnAm jAyate vipadAgamaH ।
RujuryAti yathA Chedam na vakraH pAdapaH tathA ॥

It is usually people who are righteous that get to attract troubles. In a forest it is always the tree with a straight trunk that gets cut first (or falls first in case of wind).

सम्पत्सु महतां चित्तम् भवत्युत्पलकोमलम् ।
आपत्सु च महाशैलशिलासङ्घातकर्कशम् ॥ नीतिशतकम्

In times of prosperity, the minds of great people are as soft as gentle water lilies, whereas in adversity when going gets tough, they become as hard as a huge mass of solid rock.

चिन्तनीय हि विपदां आदावेव प्रतिकिया ।
न कूपकननं युक्तं प्रदीप्ते वान्हिना गृहे ॥
chintanIya hi vipadAM AdAveva pratikiyA |
na kUpakananaM yuktaM pradIpte vAnhinA gRuhe ||
It is futile to start digging the well after the house has caught fire! We should be proactive i.e. we should have appropriate response ready in hand even before a problem arises. 

यस्य न विपदि विषादः संपदि हर्षो रणे न भीरुत्वम् ।

 तं भुवनत्रयतिलकं जनयति जननी सुतं विरलम् ॥ ११४॥Panchatantram

Sampadi yasya na harsham vipadi vishaade raney cha dheeratwam
Tam bhuwantraya tilakam janayati janani sutam viralam.
A person who is not elated by becoming rich, is not depressed while facing danger and never loses the presence of mind while engaged in a battle (conflict) is adorned everywhere. Only an exceptional mother gives birth to such a child.

 ॐ आपदामपहर्तारम् दातारम् सर्वसम्पदाम्। 

लोकाभिरामम् श्रीरामम् भूयो-भूयो नमाम्यहम्॥

Om Apadamapahartaram Dataram Sarvasampadam।
Lokabhiramam Shriramam Bhuyo-Bhuyo Namamyaham॥

I bow repeatedly to Lord Shri Rama, the one who is most beautiful in the world, the one who wards off sorrow and gives wealth to devotees.

प्रायो दुरंतपर्यंताः संपदोऽपि दुरात्मनाम् ।
भवन्ति हि शुभोदर्का विपदोऽपि महात्मनाम् ॥

prAyo duranta paryantAH sampado api durAtmanAm ।
bhavanti hi shubhot arkA vipado api mahAtmanAm ॥

Bad people will meet with bad ending even if they are provisionally prosperous.Good people Even if they are temporarily going through bad period ,they will surely obtain Good things in the future. 
SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH
PS:  Today is being observed as 'Janata curfew' in whole of India against corona virus