VRITHAA-वृथा- WASTE, USELESS

 SUBHASHITHANI:511

वृथा वृष्टिः समुद्रेषु वृथा तृप्तेषु भोजनम् ।
वृथा दानं धनाढ्येषु वृथा दीपो दिवापि च ॥ 
vRithA vRiShTiH samudreShu, vRithA tRipteShu bhojanaM |
vRithA dAnaM dhanADhyeShu, vRithA dIpo divApi cha ||
Rain on the seas, feeding the well fed, charity given to the rich
And lighting a lamp during day time are all a waste.

आयुषः क्षण एकोऽपि सर्वरत्नैर्न लभ्यते ।
नीयते स वृथा येन प्रमादः सुमहानहो ॥
Aayushh kshana ekopi sarvaratnena labhyate I
naayate sa vrathaa yena pramaadh sumahaanho II
Even a single second in life cannot be obtained back by all precious jewels. Hence spending it wastefully is a great mistake.

यथास्त्ररहिते पुंसि वृथा शौर्यपरिग्रहः ।
तथोपन्यासहीनस्य वृथा शास्त्रपरिग्रहः ॥

yathA astra rahite pumsi vRuthA shaurya parigrahaH ।
tathA upanyAsa hInasya vRuthA shAstra parigrahaH ॥
A soldier may be very brave and courageous. His courage is useless if he does not have any weapons. Just like that, having lot of knowledge is useless if you cannot articulate it well so that other people can understand.

இண்ருழ்த்தும் நாறா மலரனையர் கற்றது
உணர விரித்துரையா தார்.- Thirukkural-650
Those who are unable to set forth their acquirements (before others) are like flowers blossoming in a cluster and yet without fragrance.

सत्यहीना वृथा पूजा सत्यहीनो वृथा जपः ।
 सत्यहीनं तपो व्यर्थमूषरे वपनं यथा ॥
Satya heenaa vrutaa poojaa satyaheeno vrutaa japah I
Satyaheenam tapo vyartam ooshare vapanam yathaa II
Worship devoid of truth is a waste; Japam without truth is useless; Austerities without truth is also in vain, just as sowing seed in barren land.

 गर्जन्ति न वृथा शूराः निर्जला इव तोयदा:। Ramayana -6.65.3
Garjanti na vruthhaa shooraah nirjalaa iva toyadaah..
"Warriors do not roar in vain as waterless clouds. Hear my roar, only on completion of my said task in battle."

(These are the words of Kumbhakarna addressed to Ravana)

दानं पूजा तपश्चैव तीर्थ सेवा श्रुतम् तथा I
सर्वमेव वृथा तस्य यस्य शुध्दं न मानसम् ॥
Daanam poojaa tapaschaiva teerta sevaa shrutam tathaa I
Sarvameva vritha tasya yasya shuddham na maanasah II
Charity, prayer, austerity, visiting sacred rivers, and listening to scriptures All these actions will be in vain for a man whose mind is not pure.

न देहिनां सुखं किञ्चिद् विद्यते विदुषामपि ।
तथा च दु:खं मूढानां वृथाहङ्करणं परम् ॥ १८ ॥SB11.10.18
na dehināṁ sukhaṁ kiñcid vidyate viduṣām api I
tathā ca duḥkhaṁ mūḍhānāṁ vṛthāhaṅkaraṇaṁ param II
It is observed within the material world that sometimes even an intelligent person is not happy. Similarly, sometimes even a great fool is happy. The concept of becoming happy through expertly performing material activities is simply a useless exhibition of false egotism. ( Prabhu pada)

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH