SUHRID BHEDA- SEPARATION OF FRIENDS- 3

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करोतु नाम नीति-ज्ञो व्यवसायम् इतस् ततः ।
फलं पुनस् तद् एव स्याद् यद् विधेर् मनसि स्थितम् ॥ १४ ॥

karotu nāma nīti-jño vyavasāyam itas tataḥ |
phalaṃ punas tad eva syād yad vidher manasi sthitam || 2.14 ||

Let a man well-versed in political science exert himself in various ways; the fruit there off will be according to his own destiny.

विस्मयः सर्वथा हेयः प्रत्यूहः सर्व-कर्मणाम् ।
तस्माद् विस्मयम् उत्सृज्य साध्ये सिद्धिर् विधीयताम् ॥ १५ ॥

vismayaḥ sarvathā heyaḥ pratyūhaḥ sarva-karmaṇām |
tasmād vismayam utsṛjya sādhye siddhir vidhīyatām || 2.15 ||

Indecision is the greatest obstacle in all endeavours; therefore, one should reject indecision and obtain success in all objects desired.

निमग्नस्य पयो-राशौ पर्वतात् पतितस्य च ।
तक्षकेणापि दष्टस्य आयुर् मर्माणि रक्षति ॥ १६ ॥

nimagnasya payo-rāśau parvatāt patitasya ca |
takṣakeṇāpi daṣṭasya āyur marmāṇi rakṣati || 2.16 ||

One destined to have a long life, will have his vitals well protected even when he is drowning in water, falling from mountain or stung by Takshaka, a deadly poisonous snake.

नाकाले म्रियते जन्तुर् विद्धः शर-शतैर् अपि ।
कुशाग्रेणैव संस्पृष्टः प्राप्त-कालो न जीवति ॥ १७ ॥

nākāle mriyate jantur viddhaḥ śara-śatair api |
kuśāgreṇaiva saṃspṛṣṭaḥ prāpta-kālo na jīvati || 2.17 ||

Even if hundred arrows are thrown, if it is not the time, one will not die. 

However, if it is time up, he will not live when pierced with a blade of kusa grass.

अरक्षितं तिष्ठति दैव-रक्षितं  सुरक्षितं दैव-हतं विनश्यति ।
जीवत्य् अनाथो ऽपि वने विसर्जितः  कृत-प्रयत्नो ऽपि गृहे न जीवति ॥ १८ ॥

arakṣitaṃ tiṣṭhati daiva-rakṣitaṃ surakṣitaṃ daiva-hataṃ vinaśyati |
jīvaty anātho 'pi vane visarjitaḥ kṛta-prayatno 'pi gṛhe na jīvati || 2.18 ||

The unprotected survives, protected by the destiny, while the well protected may perish when ill-fated. An orphan abandoned in the forest may survive, whereas one at home, despite of all efforts may not survive.

नाभिषेको न संस्कारः सिंहस्य क्रियते मृगैः ।
विक्रमार्जित-राज्यस्य स्वयम् एव मृगेन्द्रता ॥ १९ ॥

nābhiṣheko na saṃskāraḥ siṃhasya kriyate mṛgaiḥ |
vikramārjita-rājyasya svayam eva mṛgendratā || 2.19 ||

There is no official coronation ceremony held or any samskar performed to declare that Lion is the king of jungle. He becomes king by his own attributes and heroism.

सेवया धनम् इच्छद्भिः सेवकैः पश्य यत् कृतम् ।
स्वातन्त्र्यं यच् छरीरस्य मूढैस् तद् अपि हारितम् ॥ २० ॥

sevayā dhanam icchadbhiḥ sevakaiḥ paśya yat kṛtam |
svātantryaṃ yac charīrasya mūḍhais tad api hāritam || 2.20 ||

Look at what people do , who want to earn wealth by serving others; those fools have mortgaged their freedom in the process.

शीत-वातातप-क्लेशान् सहन्ते यान् पराश्रिताः ।
तद्-अंशेनापि मेधावी तपस् तप्त्वा सुखी भवेत् ॥ २१ ॥
śīta-vātātapa-kleśān sahante yān parāśritāḥ |
tad-aṃśenāpi medhāvī tapas taptvā sukhī bhavet || 2.21 ||
A person may face a lot of miseries when he is dependent on others - cold, wind and heat. If he is willing to even withstand a fraction of that discomfort and perform penances, he can be very happy and independent.

We have a beautiful sloka from Vairagya satakam expressing similar sentiment:

(क्षान्तम् न क्षमया ग्रहोचितसुखं त्यक्तं न सन्तोषतः
सोढा दुःसहशीतवाततपनक्लेशा न तप्तम् तपः।
ध्यातं वित्तमहर्निशं  नियमितप्राणैर्न  शम्भोः पदम्
तत्तत्कर्म कृतम्य यदेव मुनिभिस्तैस्तैः फलैर्वचितम् ।। Vairagya satakam
Forgiving out of weakness, giving up comforts of the home out of lack of fulfilment, tolerating the unbearable cold, wind, heat, without fulfilling austerities, thinking of riches day and night with intense energy but not on Shiva's feet; thus have we performed the actions of the ascetic recluse, but devoid of the benefits.)

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH