MERCY -दया-DAYA

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दयया सर्वभूतेषु सन्तुष्ट्या येन केन वा ।
सर्वेन्द्रियोपशान्त्या च तुष्यत्याशु जनार्दनः ॥१९॥SB 4.31.19
dayayā sarva-bhūteṣu santuṣṭyā yena kena vā
sarvendriyopaśāntyā ca tuṣyaty āśu janārdanaḥ
By showing mercy to all living entities, being satisfied somehow or other and controlling the senses from sense enjoyment, one can very quickly satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Janārdana.
 

संसारे मानुष्यं सारं मानुष्ये च कौलीन्यम् ।
कौलिन्ये धर्मित्वं धर्मित्वे चापि सदयत्वम् ॥
Sansare manushyam saram manushye cha kaulinyam.
Kaulinye Dharmitvam Dharmitve Chapi Sadayatvam ॥

In the cycle of mundane existence human life is rare; the essence of human life is nobility; nobility implies leading a dharmic life; dharmic life is characterised by showing mercy to all living beings.

न सा दीक्षा न सा भिक्षा, न तद्दानं न तत्तपः।
न तद् ध्यानं न तद् मौनं, नम्रता यत्र न विद्यते॥
Na saa Deeksha na saa bhiksha na tat dhaanam na ttat tapah I
Na tat dhyaanam na tat maunam Namrata yatra na vidhyate II
Without compassion initiation, almsgiving, charity, penance, meditation, and silence are all futile.

सर्वे वेदा न तत् कुर्युः सर्वे यज्ञाश्च भारत ।
सर्वे तीर्थाभिषेकाश्च तत् कुर्यात् प्राणिनां दया ॥
Sarvey Veda na tat Kuryu: Survey Yagyascha Bharata I
Sarvey Teerthabhishekashcha Tat Kuryat Praninam Daya ॥
O Bhārata! He who cannot study the Vedas (Scriptures), do Yajnas (sacrificial fires), travel to the holy places or do abhisheka (daily ablutions) can at least be compassionate towards other beings !!

दयाहीनं निष्फलं स्यान्नास्ति धर्मस्तु तत्र हि ।
एते वेदा अवेदाः स्युर्दया यत्र न विद्यते ॥
Dayaheenam  Nishphalam Syannaasti Dharmastu Tatra Hi.
Ete VedaA Aveda: Syur daya Yatra na Vidyate ॥
Merciless work is fruitless, there is no virtue in it. Where there is no mercy, there the Vedas are present in absence. 

दयाङ्गना सदा सेव्या सर्वकामफलप्रदा ।
सेवितासौ करोत्याशु मानसं करुणामयम् ॥
Dayangana,sadaa sevyaa sarva kaama phalapradaa I
Sevitasau Karotyashu Mansam Karunamayam II
Kindness, which gives the fruit of all actions, should be practised    at all the time; One who practices it diligently will soon find his mind overflowing with compassion.

लावण्यरहितं रुपं विद्यया वर्जितं वपुः ।
जलत्यक्तं सरो भाति नैव धर्मो दयां विना ॥
Lavanyarahitam rupam vidya varjitam vapuḥ.I
Jalatyaktam Saro Bhati Naiva Dharmo Dayam Vina ॥
Appearance without elegance, man without education, pond without water do not shine. Similarly, Dharma without compassion also does not shine.

न च विद्यासमो बन्धुः न च व्याधिसमो रिपुः ।
न चापत्यसमो स्नेहः न च धर्मो दयापरः ॥
Na ca vidyasamo bandhuḥ na ca vyaadhisamo ripuḥI
Na cha apatya samo snehah na cha dharmo dayaaparah II
There is no friend like education, no enemy like disease, no affection like son, and no virtue is better than mercy. "

धर्मो जीवदयातुल्यो न क्वापि जगतीतले ।
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन कार्या जीवदयाऽङ्गिभिः ॥
Dharma jeevdayaa tulyo na kwaapi jagtitale.
Tasmat sarvaprayatnena kaarya jivdayaangibhiḥ ॥
There is no other virtue in this world equal to love to living beings; therefore, you should practice mercy to living-beings with all your efforts.

दयां विना देव गुरुक्रमार्चाः

तपांसि सर्वेन्द्रिययन्त्रणानि

दानानि शास्त्राध्ययनानि सर्वं

सैन्यं गतस्वामि यथा तथैव ॥

Dayam Vinaa Deva Gurukramarchaa:

Tapamsi Sarvendriya yantranani

Daanaani Shastradhyayanani Sarvam

Sainyam Gataswaami Yatha Tathaiva ॥

Worship of God and Guru, penance, suppression of all senses,

charity and study of scriptures - all these activities without mercy are

like an army without a commander.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH
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