KIM KARISHYATI-किं करिष्यति- WHAT CAN ONE DO?

 SUBHASHITHANI:312

यस्मिन् रुष्टे भयं नास्ति तुष्टे नैव धनागमः।
 निग्रहोऽनुग्रहो नास्ति स रुष्टः किं करिष्यति।। Chanakya niti

yasmin ruShTe bhayam nAsti tuShTe naiva dhanAgamaH ।
nigrahAn anugrahau na staH sa ruShTaH kim kariShyati ॥
He whose wrath causes no fear and happiness gives no wealth; who neither can punish any one nor show his anger- The anger of such a person is of no consequence.

यस्य कस्य प्रसूतोपि गुणवान् पूज्यते नरः |
धनुर्वंश-विशुद्धोपि निर्गुणः किं करिष्यति ||23||Hitopadesa
Yasya kasya prasootopi gunavaan poojyate narah I
Dhanur vamsa visuddhopi nirgunah kim karishyati II
A man of merits, born of whatever parents, is honoured. What can a man born in a family of reputed archers  do, if he lacks skill in archery?

अन्तः सारविहीनस्य सहायः किं करिष्यति।
मलयेऽपि स्थितो वेणुर्वेणुरेव न चन्दनः।

Antah saara viheenasya sahaayah kim karishyati I
Malaye api sthito venur venureva na chandanah  II
For the people who are devoid of any inner capability (for doing any work), external help is of what use? Bamboo existing on Malaya mountain, is Bamboo only and not a Sandalwood (which grows in abundance there)

यावत्स्वस्थो ह्यय देहः तावन्मृत्युश्च दूरतः।
 तावदात्महितं कुर्यात् प्रणान्ते किं करिष्यति।।Chanakya Niti
Yaavat svastho hyaya dehah taavat mrutyuscha dooratah  I
Taavat atma hitam kuryaat praanaante kim karishyati  II
As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is imminent, what can you do?

सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्या: प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि |
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रह: किं करिष्यति ||BG3. 33||

sadṛiśhaṁ cheṣhṭate svasyāḥ prakṛiter jñānavān api
prakprakṛitiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣhyati
Even wise people act according to their natures, for all living beings are propelled by their natural tendencies. What will one gain by restrain?

प्रथमे नार्जिता विद्या द्वितीये नार्जितं धनम्।
तृतीये नार्जितं पुण्यं चतुर्थे किं करिष्यति॥
prathame nārjitā vidyā dvitīye nārjitaṁ dhanam|
tṛtīye nārjitaṁ puṇyaṁ caturthe kiṁ kariṣyati||
If one has not acquired knowledge during first quarter( brahma charya), one who has not acquired wealth in his second quarter ( Gruhastyam), one who has not acquired ‘punya’ in his third quarter (  Vaanaprastam), what will he do in the fourth?

जाड्यं धियो हरति सिञ्चति वाचि सत्यं 
 मानोन्नतिं दिशति पापम् अपाकरोति ।
चेतः प्रसादयति दिक्षु तनोति कीर्तिं
सत्सङ्गतिः कथय किं न करोति पुंसाम् ॥ Niti satakam

jāḍyaṃ dhiyo harati siñcati vāci satyaṃ  
 mānonnatiṃ diśati pāpam apākaroti |
cetaḥ prasādayati dikṣu tanoti kīrtiṃ  
 satsaṅgatiḥ kathaya kiṃ na karoti puṃsām ||
The association of the good removes the dullness of the intellect, cultivates truthfulness in speech, enhances prestige, expiates the sin, comforts the conscience, extends one’s fame in all directions. Say! What good is there which the company of the devout doesn’t bring to a man.

त्यजेत्क्षुधार्ता महिला स्वपुत्रं खादेत्क्षुधार्ता भुजगी स्वमण्डम् l
बुभुक्षितः किं न करोति पापं क्षीणा: नरा: निष्करुणा: भवन्ति॥
Afflicted by hunger, a woman abandons her child. Afflicted by hunger, a snake eats its own egg. What all sin, a starved person, does not commit? Emaciated persons become compassionless (cruel).

क्षमाधनुः करे यस्य दुर्जनः किं करिष्यति ।
अतृणे पतितो वह्निः स्वयमेवोपशाम्यति ॥
kShamaadhanuh kare yasya durjanah kim kariShyati
atruNe patito vahnih svayamevopashaamyati
What can the wicked do to one who is armed with the bow of patience? Fire fallen on areas where there is no grass, is extinguished by itself.

किं करिष्यति संसर्गः स्वभावो दुरतिक्रमः ।
पश्याम्र-फल-संसर्गी कषायो मधुरः कुतः ॥
what can the association of the wise do? Inborn qualities are difficult to change. Look! By being associated with mango fruit will the nature of astringent juice( kashaaya) change?

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH