PHALAM-(4)- फलं- FRUIT, RESULT

 SUBHASHITHANI:299

“Thoughts are roots; Words are leaves; Actions are fruits! Every success tree has all working harmoniously”- Ancient wisdom

गंगादितीर्थेषु वसन्ति मत्स्याः  देवालये पक्षिगणाश्च नित्यम् ।
ते ज्ञानहीना न फलं लभन्ते   तीर्थानि देवायतनानि भावः ॥

Gangaadi teertheshu vasanti matsyaah devaalaye pakshi ganaascha nityam
Te gyana heenaa na phalam labhante  teerthani devaayatanaani bhavah

Fishes and other beings live in river Ganga. Many birds make nests and live in temples. They don’t get any benefit out of it ,for they lack the required understanding of scriptural truth. It is the Bhava ( mental disposition ) that will produce the result for the visit to temples or bath in the holy rivers, not the mere physical action.

विषम-स्थ-स्वादु-फल-ग्रहण-व्यवसाय-निश्चयो येषाम् ।
उष्ट्राणाम् इव तेषां मन्येऽहं शंसितं जन्म ॥ १९० ॥

viṣama-stha-svādu-phala-grahaṇa-vyavasāya-niścayo yeṣām |

uṣṭrāṇām iva teṣāṃ manye’haṃ śaṃsitaṃ janma || 190 ||

Their birth is praiseworthy, who tend to pluck a tasty fruit from a difficult place ( ie try to achieve difficult and worthy task ), much like the camel in a desert.

नाधर्मश्चरितो लोके सद्यः फलति गौरिव ।
शनैरावर्त्यमानस्तु कर्तुर्मूलानि कृन्तति ॥ Manu smruti
nādharmaścarito loke sadyaḥ phalati gauriva |

śanairāvartyamānastu karturmūlāni kṛntati || 4.172 ||
Unrighteousness, practised in this world, does not, like the Earth (or the Cow) bring its fruit immediately; but, accumulating gradually, it cuts off the roots of the perpetrator.

न गणस्याग्रतो गच्छेत् सिद्धे कार्ये समं फलं I
यदि कार्य विपत्तिः स्यात् मुखस्तत्र हन्यते II Pancha tantra

Na ganasyaagrato gachet saddhe kaarye samam phalam

Yadi kaarya vipattih ssyaat mukhas tatra hanyate
One must never go in front of a group as a leader. If the work is completed satisfactorily then everyone claims equal credit. In case, something goes wrong, then the entire blame is put on the leader.

प्रशमश्च क्षमा चैव आर्जवं प्रियवादिता ।
असामर्थ्यफला ह्येते निर्गुणेषु सतां गुणाः ॥Ramayana
prashamashcha kShamA chaiva Arjavam priyavAditA ।

asAmarthyaphalaa hyete nirguNEShu satAm guNAH ॥
Austerity, forgiveness, righteousness, pleasant talking are all considered signs of weakness by the wicked. In fact, these are all the excellent qualities of noble men.

सेवितव्यो महावृक्ष: फ़लच्छाया समन्वित:।
यदि देवाद फलं नास्ति,छाया केन निवार्यते।।
Sevitavyo mahaa vrukshah phala chaayaa samanvitah I
Yadi devad phalam naasti chaayaa kena nivaaryate II
One must always take shelter of a big tree with lots of fruits and shade. In case due to bad luck, there are no fruits - still you will have the shade. Who can take that away from you?

अचोद्यमानानि यथा   पुष्पाणि च फलानि च |
स्वं कालं नाSतिवर्तन्ते  तथा कर्म पुराकृतम् ।।
Just as the flowers and fruits grow on trees at the appropriate time without any inspiration or inducement, in the same manner the consequences of good or bad deeds done by people long ago have to be faced by them in due course.

यथा वृक्षेषु वल्लीषु कुसुमानि फलानि च ॥
स्वकालं नातिवर्तंते तद्वत्कर्म पुराकृतम् ॥Skanda purana

Just as trees and plants bring forth flowers and fruits only at the appropriate time, the results of action done by one in previous births will fructify only at the opportune time.

कामधेनुगुणाविद्या ह्यकाले फलदायिनी ।
प्रवासे मातृसदृशी विद्या गुप्‍तं धनं स्मृतम् ॥चाणक्य नीति
kāmadhenuguṇāvidyā hyakāle phaladāyinī ।

pravāse mātṛsadṛśī vidyā gup‍taṃ dhanaṃ smṛtam ॥
Knowledge (vidyā) has the attributes of kāmadhenu (the celestial cow, that grants all wishes) and also gives fruit even in inopportune times. It’s like  a mother when away from home.  Knowledge is deemed as a hidden treasure.

स्वयं कर्म करोत्यत्मा स्वयं तत्फलमश्नुते ।
स्वयं भ्रमति संसारे स्वयं तस्माद्विमुच्यते ।।९।।Chanakya niti

Svayam karma karotyaatmaa svayam tat phalam ashnute I

Svayam bhramati samsaare svayam tasmaat vimuchyate II
Man does his action and bears its consequences. Himself he roams in the world and himself gets liberated from the cycle of birth and death.

(  தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர் தர வாரா)

अफलानि दुरंतानि समव्ययफलानि च ।
अशक्यानि च वस्तूनि नारभेत विचक्षणः ॥Pancha tantra

Aphalaani durantaani samavyaya phalaani cha I

Ashakyaani cha vastooni naarabheta vichakshanah II
Wise men will not take up a task that will definitely fail, end in destruction, yields results that barely break-even or already known to be impossible.

यथा वृक्षाफलन्त्यत्र परेषां उपकारकाः I
नरः तथैव स धन्यः परेभ्य यस्य जीवनं IIChankya niti
Yatha vruksaa phalanyatra parehaam upakaarakaah I
Narah tathaiva sa dhanyah parebhya yasya jeevanam  II
Like the trees growing their fruits for others benefit , blessed are those men who devote their life to the others cause.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH