SABHA-सभा- ASSEMBLY, CONCLAVE

 SUBHASHITHANI: 478

सभा कल्पतरुं वन्दे वेद शाखोप शोभितम् I
शास्त्र पुष्प समाकीर्णं विद्वद भ्रमर मण्डितम् II
Sabha kalpatarum vande shaakhopa shobhitam I
Shaastra pushpa samaakeernam vidvad bhramara manditam II
An assembly called kalpaka vruksha , shining through the branches called veda. I bow to it, that which is occupied eby the bees called wise men.

जिता सभा वस्त्रवता मिष्टाशा गोमता जिता।
अध्वा जितो यानवता सर्वं शीलवता जितम् ॥ Vidura niti
A person with beautiful clothes conquers the house. the person who has cows conquers the desire to eat sweets; a person riding a vehicle  conquers the path and the modest person conquers the whole world.

मूर्खोऽपि शोभते तावत् सभायां वस्त्रवेष्ठितः । 
तावच्च शोभते मूर्खो यावत्किञ्चिन्न भाषते ॥४०॥
Even a fool, dressed in fine garments, shines in an assembly;
but only as long as he doesn’t open his mouth.

 सत्यं विधातुं निजभृत्यभाषितं
व्याप्तिं च भूतेष्वखिलेषु चात्मन: ।
अद‍ृश्यतात्यद्भ‍ुतरूपमुद्वहन्
स्तम्भे सभायां न मृगं न मानुषम् ॥ १७ ॥श्रीमद्भागवतं

satyaṁ vidhātuṁ nija-bhṛtya-bhāṣitaṁ
vyāptiṁ ca bhūteṣv akhileṣu cātmanaḥ I
adṛśyatātyadbhuta-rūpam udvahan
stambhe sabhāyāṁ na mṛgaṁ na mānuṣam II ŚB 7.8.17
To prove that the statement of His supreme devotee Prahlāda  was substantial — in other words, to prove that the Supreme Lord is present everywhere, even within the pillar of an assembly hall — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, exhibited a wonderful form never before seen. The form was neither that of a man nor that of a lion. Thus, the Lord appeared in His wonderful form in the assembly hall.

उपविष्टः सभा-मध्ये यो न वक्ति स्फुटं वचः ।
तस्माद् दूरेण स त्याज्यो न यो वा कीर्तयेद् ऋतम् ॥ ११० ॥

upaviṣṭaḥ sabhā-madhye yo na vakti sphuṭaṃ vacaḥ |
tasmād dūreṇa sa tyājyo na yo vā kīrtayed ṛtam || 3.110 ||

One seated in assembly, does not speak out clearly the truth, should be abandoned from a great distance and should also not be glorified  and honoured.

राजवत् पुत्र दाराश्च स्वामिवन् मित्रबान्धवाः I
आचार्यवत् सभा मध्ये भाग्यवन्तं स्तुवन्ति हि II
Raajavat putra daaraascha svamivan mitrabaandhavaah I
Aachaaryavat sabhha madhye bhagyavantam stuvanti hi II
One who is fortunate (prosperous) will have the benefit of his wife and children treating him like a king; friends and relatives treating him like a boss; and being treated like a teacher in a large assembly.

विबुधानां सभायां तु  कलावानेव  राजते  |

हरस्तानखिलांस्त्यक्ता  तमेव शिरसा दधौ  ||
Vibudhaanaam sabhaayaam tu  kalaavaaneva raajate.
Harastaanakhilaanstyaktkaa  tameva shirasaa dadhau.
 In an assembly of wise and learned persons only those persons shine, who are experts in various arts.  Only for this reason Lord Shiva has adorned his forehead with a segment of the Moon. abandoning other embellishments.

तास्तु वाचः सभायोग्या याश्चित्ताSSकर्षणक्षमा  |
स्वेषां परेषां  विदुषां  द्विशामविदुषामपि ||
Taastu vaachah sbhaa-yogyaa yaashchittakarshanakshamaa.
Sveshaam pareshaam  vidushaam dvishaamavidushaamapi.
Only those persons are competent to participate in an assembly of people, who, by their oratory, are capable of captivating the hearts of not only the learned persons and their associates, but also the people who are hostile towards them, as also neutral persons.

अहो  बत  सभा  सभ्यैरियं  मौनादधः कृता  |

सन्तो वदन्ति यत्सत्यं सभा न प्रविशन्ति वा || 
aho bat sabhaa sabhyairiyam maunaadadhah krutaa l
santo vadanti yatsatysam sabhaa na pravishanti vaa ll
Alas! Whatever eternal truth the saintly and righteous persons say for the benefit of common people, does not enter in the portals of various assemblies, and even if it reaches there, instead of acting on such advice, the honourable Councillors maintain silence over it .

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH