THIRTY HUMAN VALUES THAT WOULD PLEASE SRI VISHNU

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In Srimad Bhagavatham seventh Skandham  we have the great sage Narada, mentioning to Yudhishtira, thirty human values, which would please the supreme lord,Sri Krishna. Similar values have been stressed in Manusmruti, Bhagavat Gita, Ramayan etc.The thirty values mentioned in Bhagavatham is presented in this blog:

SB 7.11.8-12

सत्यं दया तप: शौचं तितिक्षेक्षा शमो दम: ।

अहिंसा ब्रह्मचर्यं च त्याग: स्वाध्याय आर्जवम् ॥ ८ ॥

सन्तोष: समद‍ृक्सेवा ग्राम्येहोपरम: शनै: ।
नृणां विपर्ययेहेक्षा मौनमात्मविमर्शनम् ॥ ९ ॥
अन्नाद्यादे: संविभागो भूतेभ्यश्च यथार्हत: ।
तेष्वात्मदेवताबुद्धि: सुतरां नृषु पाण्डव ॥ १० ॥
श्रवणं कीर्तनं चास्य स्मरणं महतां गते: ।
सेवेज्यावनतिर्दास्यं सख्यमात्मसमर्पणम् ॥ ११ ॥
नृणामयं परो धर्म: सर्वेषां समुदाहृत: ।
त्रिंशल्लक्षणवान् राजन्सर्वात्मा येन तुष्यति ॥ १२ ॥

These are the general principles to be followed by all human beings:

1.truthfulness-satyam, 

2.Compassion, dayā  

3.austerity (fasting etc ), tapaḥ  

4.Purity of the body, .śaucam 

5. endurance ( of heat and cold ), . titikṣā 

6.discrimination between right and wrong, . īkṣā 

7.control of the mind, .śamaḥ 

8.control of the senses, damaḥ  

9.nonviolence, ahiṁsā  

10.celibacy, brahmacaryam  

11.charity, tyāgaḥ 

12.reading of scripture, svādhyāyaḥ 

13.straight forwardness, .ārjavam 

14.contentment, .santoṣaḥ 

15.rendering service to saintly persons, samadṛk-sevā  

16.gradually withdrawing from unnecessary engagements, grāmya-īhā-uparamaḥ 

17.Pondering the contrary results of egoistic actions , .śanaiḥ -nṛṇām-viparyaya-īhā;

18.refraining from useless talk, maunam ;

19.inquiry in to the self, . ātma - vimarśanam  

20.distributing food equally to all living entities (both men and animals), 
.anna-ādya-ādeḥ - saṁvibhāgaḥ 

21.seeing every soul (especially in the human form) as a part of the Supreme Lord, 
ātma-devatā-buddhiḥ

22.The hearing  and , .śravaṇam 

23.chanting of and, .kīrtanam 

24.always remembering the names and glories of , .smaraṇam

25. to render service, .sevā

26 performing worship, .ijyā 

27.offering obeisance, avanatiḥ  

28.becoming a servant, dāsyam 

29.becoming a friend, sakhyam 

30.and surrendering one’s whole self. ātma-samarpaṇam. 

 O King Yudhiṣṭhira, these thirty qualifications must be acquired in the human form of life. Simply by acquiring these qualifications, one can satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. ( Narada to Yudhishtira )

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH