TRUSTING THE SERVANTS -PTML4

 SUBHASHITHANI:393

Words of wisdom exchanged between Hiranyaka ( the mouse)and Chitra griva( the dove king):

व्योमैकान्त-विचारिणो ऽपि विहगाः सम्प्राप्नुवन्त्य् आपदं
बध्यन्ते निपुणैर् अगाध-सलिलान् मीनाः समुद्राद् अपि ।
दुर्नीतं किम् इहास्ति किं च सुकृतं कः स्थान-लाभे गुणः
कालः सर्व-जनान् प्रसारित-करो गृह्णाति दूराद् अपि ॥ २२ ॥

vyomaikānta-vicāriṇo 'pi vihagāḥ samprāpnuvanty āpadaṃ

 badhyante nipuṇair agādha-salilān mīnāḥ samudrād api |
durnītaṃ kim ihāsti kiṃ ca sukṛtaṃ kaḥ sthāna-lābhe guṇaḥ

 kālaḥ sarva-janān prasārita-karo gṛhṇāti dūrād api || 2.22 ||

Calamities await birds that soar securely in the sky, while fish are caught by experts from unfathomable depth of the sea waters; and what consequence is punyam or papam in this world, and of what use is a secure place in this world? For the lord of time ( Kaalaa), with his out stretched hands, catches all creatures even from a distance.  

(vyomam- sky )

यः संमानं सदा धत्ते भृत्यानां क्षितिपो ऽधिकम् ।
वित्ताभावेऽपि तं दृष्ट्वा ते त्यजन्ति न कर्हिचित् ॥ २३ ॥
yaḥ saṃmānaṃ sadā dhatte bhṛtyānāṃ kṣitipo 'dhikam |
vittābhāve'pi taṃ dṛṣṭvā te tyajanti na karhicit || 2.23 ||
If a king treats his servants with respect, they feel grateful to him and do not desert him even when he faces difficulties.

विश्वासः सम्पदां मूलं तेन यूथपतिर् गजः ।
सिंहो मृगाधिपत्येऽपि न मृगैः परिवार्यते ॥ २४ ॥
viśvāsaḥ sampadāṃ mūlaṃ tena yūthapatir gajaḥ |
siṃho mṛgādhipatye'pi na mṛgaiḥ parivāryate || 2.24 ||
Trust of subjects is the root of prosperity; owing to that the elephant is the chief of a herd; while the lion, even though the lord of beasts, is not surrounded by other animals of the forest.  

सदाचारेषु भृत्येषु संसीदत्सु च यः प्रभुः ।
सुखी स्यान् नरकं याति परत्रेह च सीदति ॥ २५ ॥
sadācāreṣu bhṛtyeṣu saṃsīdatsu ca yaḥ prabhuḥ |
sukhī syān narakaṃ yāti paratreha ca sīdati || 2.25 ||
That master, who lives in luxury when his trusted servants are experiencing calamities, goes to hell and suffers both in this and other world.

कारुण्यं संविभागश् च यथा भृत्येषु लक्ष्यते ।
चित्तेनानेन ते शङ्क्या त्रैलोक्यस्यापि नाथता ॥ २६ ॥
kāruṇyaṃ saṃvibhāgaś ca yathā bhṛtyeṣu lakṣyate |
cittenānena te śaṅkyā trailokyasyāpi nāthatā || 2.26 ||
That master, who treats his servants with dignity and shares gains equally with his servants, can easily be trusted to protect even the three worlds.

मित्रवान् साधयत्य् अर्थान् दुःसाध्यान् अपि वै यतः ।
तस्मान् मित्राणि कुर्वीत समानान्य् एव चात्मनः ॥ २७ ॥
mitravān sādhayaty arthān duḥsādhyān api vai yataḥ |
tasmān mitrāṇi kurvīta samānāny eva cātmanaḥ || 2.27 ||
As a man having true friends by his side can accomplish even the most difficult tasks, one should always develop good friendship with one’s equals.

अपि सम्पूर्णता-युक्तैः कर्तव्याः सुहृदो बुधैः ।
नदीशः परिपूर्णो ऽपि चन्द्रोदयम् अपेक्षते ॥ २८ ॥
api sampūrṇatā-yuktaiḥ kartavyāḥ suhṛdo budhaiḥ |
nadīśaḥ paripūrṇo 'pi candrodayam apekṣate ||2.28 ||
Wise men, even though he may be endowed with opulence should always seek the friendship of other men. The mighty ocean is full to the brim, yet awaits the rise of the moon.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH