PURAANAM- पुराणं - ANCIENT, EPIC

 SUBHASHITHANI:484

पुरणमित्येव न साधु सर्वं

न चापि काव्यं नवमित्यवद्यं |
सन्तः  परीक्श्तरत भजन्ते

मूढः परप्रत्ययेन बुद्दिः ||

purAnamityeva na sAdhu sarvam ,

na chApi kAvyam navamityavadyam I
santaha parikshatart bhajante,

muDhah parapratyayena buddhihi II Malavikagni mitra

All that's ancient is not necessarily good; Nor a composition be treated as bad just because it is modern. The wise analyze both and accept what is right. The unwise are lead by the understanding and beliefs of others.

एकाहमस्ति इति  च मन्यसे
 त्वंन ह्रुच्च यं वेत्त्सि मुनिं पुराणं I
यो वेदिता कर्मण: पापकस्य
तस्यान्तिके त्वं वृजिनं करोषि II Shakuntalam

Sakuntala tells Dushyantha : You think by repudiating me you have cheated me without anyone knowing about it. But, there in your heart dwells ‘Paramaathma’ as sarva sakshi witnessing the sin committed by you. You can never cheat your own conscience.

नमामि शम्भुं पुरुषं पुराणं
नमामि सर्वज्ञमपारभावम् ।
नमामि रुद्रं प्रभुमक्षयं तं
नमामि शर्वं शिरसा नमामि ॥१॥ Shambu stuti
Namaami Shambhum Purussam Puraannam
Namaami Sarvajnyam-Apaara-Bhaavam |
Namaami Rudram Prabhum-Akssayam Tam
Namaami Sharvam Shirasaa Namaami ||1||
 I bow down to Shambhu (the cause of happiness), who is the primeval being (ever present in all as consciousness),
I bow down (to Him) who is all-knowing and whose meditative state (symbolising our innermost consciousness) is boundless,
I bow down to Rudra who is the lord of all (in fierce form associated with destruction), and who is undecaying in nature,
I bow down to Sharva (who holds the entire earth); I bow down my head (again and again to all these forms).

इदं भागवतं नाम पुराणं ब्रह्मसम्मितम I

 भक्तिज्ञानविरागाणं स्थापनाय प्रकाशितम।।

Idam Bhagvatam Puranam BrahmaSammitam

BhaktiGyanViragaaNam Sthaapanaaya Prakaashitam

This Bhagvat purana is compatible with Vedas Shree Vyasa Maharshi gave this for establishment of "Bhakti , Gyan & "Vairagaya"

क्षेत्राणां चैव सर्वेषां यथा काशी ह्यानुत्तमा .।
 तथा पुराणव्रातानां श्रीमद्भागवतं द्विजा: ।।

As Ganga is foremost in the Rivers , Kashi (Prayaga) among Tirthas Vishnu is foremost in Devatas , And Shree Shankar Mahadeva is foremost in Vaishnavas , is this purana among all the puranas.

अस्याख्यानस्य विषये पुराणं वर्तते द्विजाः |
अन्तरिक्षस्य विषये  प्रजा इव चतुर्विधाः |२३८|Mahabharatham

Just as the four kinds of beings are contained in space, all the Purāṇas are contained in this great epic.

सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वंतराणि च ।
वंशानुचरितं चैव पुराणं पंचलक्षणम् ॥
The five main themes of the Purāṇas are: सर्ग (primary creation), प्रतिसर्ग (secondary creation or deluge), वंश (lineage of deities, kings, and seers), मन्वन्तर (the life times of the fourteen manus), and वंशानुकीर्तनम् (achievements of the vamshas). (Amarakosha 148.185)

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HARI- हरिः -

 SUBHASHITHANI:483

हरिणापि हरेणापि ब्रह्मापि  सुरैरपि I
ललाट लिखिता रेखा  परिमार्ष्टुं न सक्यते II

Harinaapi harenaapi brahmaapi surairapi,
Lalata likhitha rekha parimaarshtum nasakyathe.
None of the gods, even Vishnu, Shiva or Brahma
can erase that which is written on the forehead.

अनुकूले विधौ देयं यतः पूरयिता हरिः ।

प्रतिकूले विधौ देयं यतः सर्वम् हरिश्यति ॥ ७३९
 Anukule vidhau deyam yatah purayita harih ।
Pratikule vidhau deyam sarvam harishyati ॥
 When in comfort one should give as Lord is the supplier. When in
discomfort one should give as otherwise fate will take away everything.

कमले ब्रह्मा शेते हरः शेते हिमालये ।
क्शीरब्धौ च हरिः शेते मन्ये मत्कुणशन्कय ॥
kamale brahmA shete haraH shete himAlaye |
kshIrabdhau cha hariH shete manye matkuNashankaya ||
Brahma sleeps on a lotus, Shiva sleeps in Himalaya, Vishnu sleeps in Ksheersaagar--it's all due to the fear of bugs in their bed!

असारे खलु संसारे सारं श्वशुरमन्दिरम् ।
 हरो हिमालये शेते हरिः शेते महोदधौ ॥
In this meaningless world only one place is worth to live in! And that place is the home of father-in-law! Shiva sleeps in himalayas and Hari sleeps in milky ocean. 

हरिर्हरति पापानि  दुष्टचित्तैरपि स्मृत: ।
अनिच्छयाऽपि संस्पृष्टो दहत्येवहि पावक: ॥ (१)
Harirharati pApAni duShtacittairapi smruta: |
anicchayApi samspruShto dahatyevahi pAvaka: ||   
Hari dispels all the sins of even people with evil mind; just as the fire burns even if touched unintentionally.  

यस्मिन् शास्त्रे  पुराणे वा हरि भक्तिर न दृश्यते I
श्रोतव्यं नैव तत् शास्त्रम् यदि ब्रह्मा स्वयं वदेत् II
Yasmin shaastre puraane vaa hari baktir na drusyate I
Shrotavyam naiva tat shaastram yadi bramhaa svayam vadet II
In whatever shastraa or puraanaa , there is no mention of devotion to sri Vishnu( Hari)  such shaastram or puraanaam should not be entertained even if it is narrated by  Brahmaaji  himself.

निःस्वो वष्टि शतं शती दशशतं लक्षं सह्स्राधिपः
लक्षेशः क्षितिपालतां क्षितिपतिश्चक्रेशतां वाञ्छति ।
चक्रेशः पुनरिन्द्रतां सुरपतिः ब्राह्मं पदं वाञ्छति
ब्रह्मा शैवपदं शिवो हरिपदं चाशावधिं को गतः ॥
The penniless man wishes for a hundred, the one who has hundred wants a thousand, the one with a thousand, a lakh. The one with a lakh wants to be the king, the king wants to be the emperor, and the emperor wants to be
Indra (king of Gods), Indra want's brahma's position, brahma shiva's and
shiva viShNu's - who has ever been able to kill desire?

( The heirarchy of shiva padam and vishnu padam can be interchanged with no change to the overall meaning of the sloka )

किं वाससेत्यत्र विचारणीयं
वासः प्रधानं खलु योग्यतायै |
पीताम्बरं वीक्ष्य ददौ स्वकन्यां 
दिगम्बरं वीक्ष्य विषं समुद्रः ||

One should always look at the way one is dressed, for dress is important for judging one’s suitability; the Samudra raja looking at the rich silk yellow dhoti gave his daughter Lakshmi to Hari and seeing Siva scantly dressed gave him the kala koota poison.

शरीरे  झर्झरीभूते  व्याधिग्रस्ते  कलेवरे  |
औषधं   जाह्नवीतोयं  वैद्यो  नारायणो  हरिः  ||"
"sharIre jharjharIbhUte vyAdhigraste kalevare |
auShadhaM jAhnavItoyaM vaidyo nArAyaNo hariH ||"
 "When the sharIra (body) is suffering and the body is beset with disease, medicine is like the sacred water of the Ganga and the doctor is naaraayana Himself". ( There are many other meanings attributed to this sloka )

हरेर्नामैव नामैव नामैव मम जीवनम् ।
कलौ नास्त्येव नास्त्येव नास्त्येव गतिरन्यथा ॥७॥
In Kaliyuga, there is no path other than taking the name of Shri Hari, which alone is my life.

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हित्वा.- HAVING ABANDONED OR LEFT

 SUBHASHITHANI: 482

यक्षः ( Yaksha Prasna )   

किं नु हित्वा प्रियो भवति
किं नु हित्वा न शोचति।
किं नु हित्वाऽर्थवान् भवति
किं नु हित्वा सुखी भवेत् ॥५८॥ 

Discarding which one becomes loved by all?
Discarding which one does not grieve?
Discarding which one becomes wealthy?
Discarding which does one become happy?

युधिष्ठिरः  

मानं हित्वा प्रियो  भवति
क्रोधं हित्वा न शोचति।
कामं हित्वाऽर्थवान् भवति
लोभं हित्वा सुखी भवेत् ॥५९॥

One who is without vanity is loved by all. 
One without anger never grieves. 
One without desires is wealthy and
one without greed is happy. - Mahabharatham

लोभ मूलानि पापानि लोभः प्रज्ञानमाहन्ति I
क्लिश्यन्ते लोभमोहिताः लोभं हित्वा सुखी भवेत् II
Lobha moolaani paapaani Lobha pragyaanam aahanti I
Klishyante lobha mohitaah lobham hitvaa Sukhee bhavet II

Greed is the root cause for sins, greed destroys one’s intelligence, deluded by greed men commit sins; therefore, by abandoning greed be happy.

एकया  द्वे  विनिश्चित्य  त्रींश्चतुर्भिर्वशे  कुरु  |
पञ्च जित्वा विदित्वा षट्सप्त हित्वा सुखी भव || Vidura niti
Ekayaa dve vinishchitya treemshchaturbhirvashe kuru I
Panch jitvaa viditvaa shat-sapt hitvaa sukhee bhava II
Discriminating the two by one, bring under control the three by four. Conquering the five, knowing the six, and giving up the seven, be happy.
(One means the intellect, two- right and wrong, three- friend, foe and neutral, four- sama.dhana.bheda, and danda, Five- the five senses,
Six- treaty,war,marching,biding time, double dealing and seeking asylum
Seven- woman, gambling, hunting, drinking, harshness of speech, severity of punishment, and wasting of wealth)

अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं सङ्ग्रामं न करिष्यसि ।
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥ २-३३॥
atha cettvamimaṃ dharmyaṃ saṅgrāmaṃ na kariṣyasi I
tataḥ svadharmaṃ kīrtiṃ ca hitvā pāpamavāpsyasi II BG 2.33
But, if you will not fight this righteous war, then, having abandoned your own duty and fame, you shall incur sin.

कथं ह्यहं प्रतिज्ञाय वनवासमिमं गुरॊ:।
भरतस्य करिष्यामि वचो हित्वा गुरोर्वचः।।2.109.24।। Ramayana
Having sworn before my father that I would live in the forest, how can I act upon Bharata's request in disregard to my father's words?

न भक्षयति यो मांसं विधिं हित्वा पिशाचवत् ।
न लोके प्रियतां याति व्याधिभिश्च न पीड्यते ॥ ५० ॥Manusmruti
na bhakṣayati yo māṃsaṃ vidhiṃ hitvā piśācavat |
na loke priyatāṃ yāti vyādhibhiśca na pīḍyate || 50 ||
He who does not eat meat like a fiend, disregarding the proper method, becomes popular among men and is not afflicted by disease.

लोभ-मूलानि पापानि, रस-मूलानि व्याधयः ।

इष्ट-मूलानि शोकानि, त्रीणि त्यक्त्वा सुखी भव ॥
lobha-mūlāni pāpāni, rasa-mūlāni vyādhayaḥ ।
iṣṭa-mūlāni śokāni, trīṇi tyaktvā sukhī bhava ॥
sins have root in greed, diseases have root in taste. sorrows have root in desire, leave the three and be happy.

महाबलान्पश्य मनानुभावान्
प्रशास्य भूमिं धनधान्य पूर्णाम् ।
राज्यानि हित्वा विपुलांश्च भोगान्
गतान्नरेन्द्रान्वशमन्तकस्य ॥ 40.13॥ Vidura niti
Behold the highly mighty and magnanimous monarchs whom, after ruling the earth abounding in wealth and corn for a while, have fallen victims to the God of Destruction, giving up all their kingdoms and extensive enjoyments.

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