FAMILY,CLAN,RACE-KULAM(3)- कुलं

SUBHASHITHANI:273

सन्तुष्टो भार्यया भर्ता भर्त्रा भार्या तथैव च ।
यस्मिन्नेव कुले नित्यं कल्याणं तत्र वै ध्रुवम् ।।

Santushto bharyayaa bhartha bharthraa bhaaryaa tathaiva cha I

Yasminneva kule nithyam kalyaanam tatra vai dhruvam II

In a family where husband and wife bring happiness mutually  to each other,  such a place is a veritable heaven on earth (always cheerful and happy ).

குலம் தரும் செல்வம் தந்திடும்…

நலம்தரும் சொல்லை நான்கண்டு கொண்டேன்

நாராயணா என்னும் நாமம்”- திருமங்கையாழ்வார்

kulam tarum Selvam tandiDum… 

nalam tarum Sollai nAn kaNDu koNDEn nArAyaNA ennum nAmam ||

I obtained ‘Narayana’ manthram from the lord. The chanting of his name secures the following to me : Gives birth in a noble family; gives aiSwarya (here and here after)...
 (Periya Thirumozhi-Thirumangai Alwar )

अवैष्णवो हतो देशो हतं श्राद्धमपात्रकम् ।
हतमश्रोत्रिये दानमनाचारं हतं कुलम् ॥Bhagavata Mahaatmyam

avaiShNavo hato desho hato shrAddhamapAtrakam ।
hatamashrotriyo dAnam anaachAram hatam kulam ॥

A country is ruined when its people lose faith in the almighty. A ritual (for the dead) is
flawed if it is done with unfit recipients. Charity to some one who is not well versed with the scriptures is a waste. A whole family gets ruined if it forgets the traditions of the past.

त्यजेदेकं कुलस्यार्थे ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् ।
ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ॥Chanakya niti

One should abandon a person who brings bad name to the family. For the sake of a village, a family which brings bad name, can be abandoned. A village, which causes disrespect to the country, can be abandoned. One should abandon the place he is living, if it brings troubles to oneself. Alternate interpretation is as follows:

“Sub ordinate (neglect) the interest of an individual for the sake of the family, of the family to sub-serve the interest of the village, of the village in the interest of the state; [give up] all wordly interest in order to attain eternal bliss (Atman)”

पुत्राश्च  विविधैः  शीलैर्नियोज्या  सततं  बुधैः |
नीतिज्ञा शीलसम्पन्ना  भवन्ति कुलपूजिताः  || चाणक्य नीति (२/१० )
Putraashcha vividhaih sheelairniyojyaa  satatam budhaih.
Neetigyaa sheelasampannaa  bhavanti  kulapoojitaa.

Learned and virtuous persons take special care to train their children in various disciplines of  knowledge, so that in future they become virtuous and  expert statesmen and their family is honoured by the citizens.

एतदर्थ कुलीनानां नृपाः कुर्वन्ति सङ्ग्रहम्।

आदिमध्यावसानेषु न त्यजन्ति च ते नृपम्।।Chanakya niti

Therefore kings gather round themselves men of good families, for they never forsake them either at the beginning, the middle or the end.

किं जातैर्बहुभिः पुत्रैः शोकसन्तापकारकैः।

वरमेकः कुलावल्भबो यत्र विश्राम्यते कुलम्।।Chanakya niti

What is the use of having many sons if they cause grief and vexation? It is better to have only one son from whom the whole family can derive support and peacefulness.

रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना विशालकुलसम्भवाः।

विद्याहीना न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः।।Chanakya niti

Though men be endowed with beauty and youth and born in noble families, yet without education they are like the palasa flower which is void of sweet fragrance.

आचारः कुलमाख्याति देशमाख्याति भाषणम्।

सम्भ्रमः स्नेहमाख्याति वपुराख्याति भोजनम्।।Chanakya niti

A man's descent may be discerned by - his conduct, his country by his pronunciation of language, his friendship by his warmth and glow, and his capacity to eat by his body.

कस्य दोषः कुले नास्ति व्याधिना को न पीडितः।

व्यसनं केन न प्राप्तं कस्य सौख्यं निरन्तरम्।।Chanakya niti

In this world, whose family is there without blemish? Who is free from sickness and grief? Who is forever happy?

अभ्यासाद्धार्यते विद्या कुलं शीलेन धार्त्यते ।
गुणेन ज्ञायते त्वार्यः कोपो नेत्रेण गम्यते ॥Chanakya niti

Constant application sustains knowledge and character sustains one’s family . While the noble person can be recognized by one’s virtue , anger can be perceived in one’s eyes .

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH