Roopam- रूपं- FORM-APPEARANCE

  SUBHASHITHANI:648

 लतासु पुष्पाणि वनेषु वृक्षान् ।
फलानि वृक्षेषु फलेषु सारम् ।
पुष्पेषु रूपं गन्धं च शोभनम् ।
ससर्ज क्षेमाय नृणां विधाता ।।

 The Creator has just been graceful and kind to humanity that He created flowers on creepers and trees in jungles, fruits on trees, juices in fruits, beauty in flowers and also fragrance in flowers. 

गुणेन स्पृहणीयः स्यान्न रूपेण युतो जनः।
सौगन्ध्यवर्ज्यं नादेयं पुष्पं कान्तमपि स्वयम्॥
persons with good character should be sought not those who are just beautiful. Even though a flower may be beautiful if it is without fragrance it should be avoided.

 अगुणस्य हतं रूपं अशीलस्य हतं कुलम् ।

असिद्धेस्तु हता विद्या अभोगस्य हतं धनम् ॥
Beauty is of no use if you do not have right qualities. Being born in a good family is useless unless you develop character. If not practiced, education is of no use. If not used (enjoyed) wealth is of no use.

स्त्री विनश्यति रूपेण ब्राह्मणो राजसेवया।

गावो दूरप्रचारेण हिरण्यं लोभलिप्सया"।।

Woman is ruined through her beauty, a brahmia by serving the king,cattle by straying far, and money is lost by excessive greed for profit.

कोकिलानम् स्वरो रूपं स्त्रीणां रूपं पतिव्रतम् |
विद्या रूप कुरुपाणां क्षमा रूपं तपस्विनाम् |

A cuckoo is recognized by its sweet voice, a woman by her fidelity toward husband , ugly looking persons get recognition by their knowledge, and sages by their (forgiveness) patience & rigorous self- discipline..

रूपं  विद्या धनं धर्मोSप्यफलः स्याद्विना तु यम्  |
विनयोSसौ  न  कैर्वात्र  सम्पाद्यः स्याद्धितेषुभिः    ||
Roopam vidyaa dhanam dharmopyaphalah syaadvinaa tu yam.
Vinayosau na kairvaatra sampaadyah syaaddhiteshubhih.
 Appearance (beauty), knowledge and learning, wealth and religiosity without self- control, all these are futile, unless a person has modesty and humility.  Therefore, persons who crave for their welfare, should be humble and modest in their behaviour.   

अति  रूपेण  वा  सीता  अति गर्वेण  रावणः  |
अतिदानाद्बलिर्बद्धो  ह्यतिः सर्वत्र वर्जयेत्   ||
Ati  roopena  vaa   Sita  ati  garvena  Raavanah.
Atidaanaadbalirbaddho  hyatih  sarvatra  varjayet.
Devi Sita, the consort of Lord Shri Ram was abducted by Ravana, the demon King, because of her being very beautiful, and Ravana himself got killed due to his excessive pride  The Demon King Bali was kept under bondage only because of  his very charitable nature.  That is why it is said that too much of anything, even if  it may be good, is harmful and should be given up in every case.

सत्येन रक्ष्यते धर्मो, विद्या योगेन रक्ष्यते ।
मृजया रक्ष्यते रूपं, कुलं वृत्तेन रक्ष्यते ॥
Morality is protected by truth, Vidya is protected by repeated study and practice. Cleanliness protects the beauty, and righteousness protects the clan.

रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना विशालकुलसम्भवाः ।
विद्याहीना न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः॥३९॥
rūpayauvanasampannā viśālakulasambhavāḥ।
 vidyāhīnā na śobhante nirgandhāḥ kiṃśukā yathā॥
Though one be endowed with beauty and youth and born in noble families, yet without education they are like the Palasa flower which is void of sweet fragrance.
  SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

भिध्यते-Bhidhyate- Loosen-split

   SUBHASHITHANI:647

पाषाणो भिध्यते टंके वज्रः वज्रेण भिध्यते ।
सर्पोऽपि भिध्यते मन्त्रै र्दुष्टात्मा नैव भिध्यते ॥
Stone can be broken by chisel, hard things by other hard materials,  snake can be charmed by chants, but wicked human can never be cured..

सुभाषितेन गीतेन युवतीनां च लीलया।
मनो न भिद्यते यस्य सयोगी ह्यथवा पशुः॥
A person, whose mind does not blossom by an eloquent speech, a melodious song and the elegance of young women is surely an ascetic or an animal.

सर्वदा सुकरं मित्रं दुष्करं परिपालनम्  I
अनित्यत्वात् तु चित्तानां प्रीति: अल्पे अपि भिध्यते 
Sarvada sukaram mithram , dushkaram paripaalanam I
Anithyatvaath tu chithanaam preeti: alpe api bhidhyate IIRamayana
It is easy to initiate friendship. But, very difficult to sustain and develop it. Because of the unsteady nature of the human mind, worthy  friendships are broken due to flimsy reasons.

मूर्खस्तु परिहर्तव्यः प्रत्यक्षो द्विपदः पशुः।
भिनत्ति वाक्शल्येन अदृष्टः कण्टको यथा।।Chanakya niti
A foolish person should be shunned just like a two-legged animal. He pierces with verbal spears, just as an invisible thorn does.

भिद्यते हृदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशया: ।
क्षीयन्ते चास्य कर्माणि तस्मिन् दृष्टे परावरे: ।। २-२-८ Mundaka upanisad
bhidyate hridaya-granthi:h-chhidyante sarva-saMshayA:h
kshIyante chasya karmANi tasmin drishte parAvare
Loosened is the knot around the heart ,Slashed are all the doubts
Perished are these chains of Karma ,In that perception of the Supreme.

 

अम्भसा भिद्यते सेतुस्तथा मन्त्रोऽप्यरक्षितः।
पैशुन्यात् भिद्यते स्नेहः वाचा भिद्येत कातरः॥
ambhasā bhidyate setustathā mantro'pyarakṣitaḥ|
paiśunyāt bhidyate snehaḥ vācā bhdiyeta kātaraḥ||
With the constant and pressing onslaught of the water in the reservoir, a dam or bridge would become unstable and would break in the long run. A secret would be breached if it is not properly guarded. The love and affection between two people would be shattered when either of them indulges in backbiting and slander affecting the other. A person lacking in self- confidence can be easily broken through words that convey threats and dangers.

षट्-कर्णो भिद्यते मन्त्रश् चतुष्कर्णः स्थिरो भवेत् ।
तस्मात् सर्व-प्रयत्नेन षट्कर्णं वर्जयेत् सुधीः ॥ १०८ ॥
ṣaṭ-karṇo bhidyate mantraś catuṣkarṇaḥ sthiro bhavet |
tasmāt sarva-prayatnena ṣaṭkarṇaṃ varjayet sudhīḥ || 108 ||
A secret that is heard by six ears will most certainly be leaked; a discussion is limited to four ears will always be kept secret. Therefore the wise should always avoid a discussion that is heard by six ears.”

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

HEART-ह्रुदय-2

  SUBHASHITHANI:646

नाहं वसामि वैकुण्ठे योगिनां हृदये न च|

मद्भक्ता यत्र गायन्ति तत्र तिष्ठामि नारद||

Naham Vasami Vaikunthe Yoginam hridaye na cha

mad Bhakta yatra gayanti tatra tishthami NaraDa

O NaraDa! Neither do I reside in Vaikuntha nor in the hearts of yogis

But I dwell where my devotees sing my glories(naam)||

हर्षेण महता युक्तः सीतादर्शनजेन सः।
हृदयेन गतो रामं शरीरेण तु विष्ठितः।।5.38.72।।

Hanuman stood there physically, with great joy gazing at Sita, but mentally he was with Rama.

मनसि वचसि काये पुण्य पीयूष पूर्णाः

त्रिभुवनं उपकार श्रेणिभिः प्रीणयन्तः

परगुण परमाणून् पर्वती कृत्य नित्यं

निजहृदि विकसन्तः सन्ति सन्तः कियन्तः । (नीतिशतकम् (५३/२२१)

manasi vachasi kaaye punyapeeyuShapoorNaah

tribhuvanamupakaarashreNibhih preeNayantah l

paraguNaparamaaNoonparvateekrutya nityam

nijahrudi vikasantah santi santah kiyantah ll
Full of pious nectar in mind, words and body, pleasing the Three Worlds by successive obligations, always making a mountain of smallest of others' virtue, developing it in one's own heart. How many good people of such kind are there?

सुखं  वा यदि वा दुःखं प्रियं वा यदि वाप्रियम्‌।
प्राप्तं प्राप्तमुपासीत हृदयेनापराजितः।।-महाभारत

Happiness or unhappiness, pleasant or unpleasant, whatever destained happens welcome it with equanimity.  Never allow the pairs of opposites  overcome you.

स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत् |

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलोऽभ्यनुनादयन् || BG CH1.19||

sa ghoṣho dhārtarāṣhṭrāṇāṁ hṛidayāni vyadārayat
nabhaśhcha pṛithivīṁ chaiva tumulo abhyanunādayan

The terrific sound thundered across the sky and the earth, and shattered the hearts of your sons, O Dhritarasthra.

गुरुचरणाम्बुज निर्भर भक्तः
संसारादचिराद्भव मुक्तः ।
सेन्द्रियमानस नियमादेवं
द्रक्ष्यसि निज हृदयस्थं देवम् ॥३१॥Bhaja Govindam

Gurucaranambuja nirbhara bhaktaH samsaradaciradbhava muktaH,
sendriyamanasa niyamadevaM drakhyasi nija hridayasthaM devam – 31

O devotee of the lotus feet of the teacher! May you become liberated soon from the samsara through the discipline of the sense organs and the mind. You will come to experience the Lord that dwells in your own heart.

सुहृदां हितकामनां वाक्यं यो नाभिनन्दति।
स कूर्म इव दुर्बुद्धिः काष्ठाद् भ्रष्टो विनश्यति॥
The person who does not heed his well-wishers and friends, owing to his foolishness, meets the same destruction as the stupid tortoise who fell from the stick and died.”

भिद्यते हृदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशया: ।
क्षीयन्ते चास्य कर्माणि तस्मिन् दृष्टे परावरे: ।। २-२-८ Mundaka upanisad
bhidyate hridaya-granthi:h-chhidyante sarva-saMshayA:h
kshIyante chasya karmANi tasmin drishte parAvare
Loosened is the knot around the heart ,Slashed are all the doubts
Perished are these chains of Karma ,In that perception of the Supreme
परावर (para-avara), meaning highest and lowest, all-including, the whole extent, here denotes the Supreme that is beyond as well as within, sometimes translated as the transcendent and the immanent.

SRIKRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

HEART-ह्रुदय-

 

 SUBHASHITHANI:645

सर्वदा सर्वकार्येषु नास्ति तेषाममङ्गलम् |
येषां हृदिस्थो भगवान् मङ्गलायतनो हरिः || ||-पाण्डवगीता

In all activities and at all times, there will be no inauspicious and obstacles for those persons, in whose heart resides bhagavaan Hari - the home of the auspiciousness

वदनं प्रसादसदनं सदयं हृदयं सुधामुचो वाचः ।
करणं परोपकरणं येषां केषां न ते वन्द्याः ॥
A person whose face is always charming/enthusiastic, heart full of compassion, speech sweet like nectar (which will always give pleasure to the listener) and whose work is always to help the needy, then tell me for whom such a person will not be the most respected one?

हृदा पश्यन्ति मनसा विपशिचत:।
The intelligent see by mind and heart.

मुखं पद्मदलाकारं वाणी चन्दनशीतला ।
ह्रदयं क्रोधसंयुक़्तं त्रिविधं धूर्तलक्षणम् ॥
The face is shaped of lotus, the speech is as cool as sandalwood, and the heart is full of anger - these are the three signs of cunningness.

मुखं पद्मदलाकारं वचश्चन्दनशीतलम् ।
हृदयं वह्निसन्तप्तं त्रिविधं दुष्टलक्षणम् ॥ – ६९
Mukham padmadalaakaaram vachshchndanasheelam
Hrudayam vanhisantaptam trividham duShTalaKshaNam
The following three are the characteristics of a wicked person: lotus leaf like face, speech as cool as sandal wood and a heart burning with fire (of evil thoughts).

परोपकरणं येषां जागर्ति हृदये सताम् ।
नश्यन्ति विपदस्तेषां सम्पदः स्युः पदे पदे ॥-चाणक्य नीति १७/१५

Those who have the spirit of charity alive in their hearts, their troubles are destroyed and they attain wealth i.e. opulence at every step.

आदित्य चन्द्रावनिलो नलश्च द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च ।
अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभेच सन्ध्ये धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वित्तम् ॥

Aditya chandrAvanilo nalashcha
dyaurbhUmirApo hRudayaM yamashcha |
ahashcha rAtrishcha ubhecha sandhye
dharmashcha jAnAti narasya vittam ||438

Fourteen deities have been appointed by God to take note of people's good and bad acts. They are:
01. the sun that shines in the day time at all places 02. the moon that remains a witness at night 03. the air that pervades everywhere 04. the fire 05. the sky (or space or AkAsha) 06. the mother earth we live on 07. god VaruNa who lives in water sources 08. our conscience called the heart 09. Yama the god of Death who punishes those who move away from dharma 10. The deity Ahas in charge of the daytime 11. The deity rAtri in charge of the night 12. The deity ushas in charge of the dawn 13. The deity sandhya in charge of the dusk 14. The deity dharma.

दूरस्थोऽपि न दूरस्थः यो यस्य मनसि स्थितः ।
यो यस्य हृदये नास्ति समीपस्थोऽपि दूरतः ॥ -विक्रमचरितम् ७८,
One who is far away is actually not, when one is seated in one’s mind. One who is not in heart, is far away, even when beside.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH