SHALYA DHARMA-शल्य धर्म

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न हायनैर्न पलितैः न वित्तेन न बंधुभिः ।
ॠषयश्चक्रिरे धर्मं योऽनूचानः स नो महान् ॥Mahabharatha

na hAyanaiH na palitaiH na vittena na bandhubhiH ।
RushayaH chakrire dharmam yo anUchAnaH sa no mahAn ॥

It is not considered Dharma just because old people, people with white hair, rich people or your relatives said so. The sages have observed what is considered moral from ages and spoken that to be the Dharma. We value that the most.

न व्याधयो नापि यमः प्राप्तुं श्रेयः प्रतीक्षते ।
यावदेव भवेत् कल्पस्तावच्छ्रेयः समाचरेत् ॥

na vyAdhayo nApi yama prAptum shreyaH patIkShate ।
yAvadeva bhavet kalpaH tAvat shreyaH samAcharet ॥

Illness or Death do not wait for a man to accumulate good Karma by doing good things over time. So, do not wait longer. Keep on doing good as and when such opportunity arises.

 चागमादृते धर्मस्तर्केण व्यवतिष्ठते ।
ॠषीणामपि यज्ज्ञानं तदप्यागमपूर्वकम् ॥

na cha agamAdRute dharmaH tarkeNa vyavatiShThate ।
RuShINAmapi yat jnAnam tadapi agama pUrvakam ॥

Dharma does not stand solely on basis of debate and logic. It has to explained on the basis of what is there in the Vedas. Even the knowledge of all the sages is derived from the Vedas.

न माता शपते पुत्रं न दोषं लभते मही ।
न हिंसां कुरुते साधुर्न देवः सृष्टिनाशकः ॥

na mAtA shapate putram na doSham labhate mahI ।
na himsAm kurute sAdhuH na devaH sRuShTi nAshakaH ॥

A mother will never speak ill of her son. Nothing bad will ever stick to Earth. A virtuous person will never hurt any one. The Gods will never destroy this creation.

प्राप्य चलनधिकारान् शत्रुषु मित्रेषु बंधुवर्गेषु ।
नापकृतं नोपकृतं न सत्कृतं किं कृतं तेन ॥

prApya chalana adhikArAn shatruShu mitreShu bandhuvargeShu ।
na apakRutam na upakRutam na satkRutam kim kRutam tena ॥

Power is temporary. If one gets it and still does not use it to hurt his enemies, help his friends or favour his relatives - then what has he done?

नानृषिः कुरुते काव्यं नारुद्रः क्रमपाठकः ।
नादेवांशो ददात्यन्नं नाविष्णुः पृथिवीपतिः ॥

na anRishiH kurute kAvyam na arudraH kramapAThakaH ।
nAdevAmsho dadAti annam na aviShnuH prUthivIpatiH ॥

Only people who are sages (in parts) can be poets. Only people with qualities of Rudra can chant vedas. Only people who have godly qualities will be able to give food to others. Only people with qualities of Vishnu can rule and be good kings.

निकटस्थं गरीयांसमपि लोको न मन्यते ।
पवित्रमपि यन्मर्त्या न नमस्यन्ति जाह्नवीं ॥

When something great is right beside and readily available, people will not pay attention. People on the banks of Ganga do not worship her every day.

nikaTastham garIyAmsamapi loko na manyate ।
pavitramapi yanmartyA na namasyanti jAhnavIm ॥

सहस्व श्रियमन्येषां यद्यपि त्वयि नास्ति सा ।
अन्यत्रापि सतीं लक्ष्मीं कुशला भुंजते सदा ॥

sahasva shriyam anyeShAm yadyapi tvayi nAsti sA ।
anyatrApi satIm lakShmIm kushalA bhunjate sadA ॥

If you see wealth (that you don't have) with others, don't feel jealous. Just live with it. You must understand that if you have done good things in the past, then you will be able to enjoy the wealth even if it does not belong to you.

 SRIKRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH