MADU- मधु -HONEY-SWEET

 SUBHASHITHANI:652

यथा मधु समाधत्ते रक्षन् पुष्पाणि षट्पदः ।
तद्वदर्थान् मनुष्येभ्यः आदद्यादविहिंसया ॥
A honey-bee acquires honey while protecting the flowers; similarly money (for tax) must be collected from people without any harassment.

समाजेभ्यः सुमनसां सुभाषितमयं मधु ।
यावज्जीवं विचिन्वंति साधवो मधुपा इव ॥   

samAjebhyaH sumanasAm subhAShitamayam madhu ।
yAvajjIvaM vichinvanti sAdhavo madhupA iva ॥   – harihara subhAShita

A wise man must accumulate good sayings from other wise men as long as he lives. Subhashitas as sweet as honey. And we must be as tireless as bee to collect them

मन्दं हसन्तं प्रभया लसन्तं 

जनस्य चित्तं सततं हरन्तं ।
वेणुं नितान्तं मधु वादयन्तं 

बालं मुकुन्दं मनसा स्मरामि ।।
mandaṁ hasantaṁ prabhayā lasantaṁ 

janasya cittaṁ satataṁ harantaṁ ।
vēṇuṁ nitāntaṁ madhu vādayantaṁ 

bālaṁ mukundaṁ manasā smarāmi ।।
Whose laughters is subtle, who glows with lustre, who always attracts people's mind and the one who plays the melodious flute, I remember that young (baby) Lord Krishna in my mind.

मधु पश्यति मूढात्मा प्रपातं नैव पश्यति |
करोति निंदितं कर्म नरकान्न बिभेति च ||

When he looks at the honey comb hanging off the cliff, a fool sees only honey. He does not see the danger of falling into the valley below. Just like that people only see the short term pleasures and not their consequences 

पिपीलिकार्जितं धान्यं मक्षिकासञ्चितं मधु ।
लुब्धेन सञ्चितं द्रव्यं समूलं हि विनश्यति ॥"
pipīlikārjitaṃ dhānyaṃ makṣikāsañcitaṃ madhu।
lubdhena sañcitaṃ dravyaṃ samūlaṃ hi vinaśyati॥
Grain collected by an ant, honey collected by bees, and wealth accumulated by a greedy person, will all be destroyed along with its source.

धनविषये संचयो न कर्तव्य:।
पश्येह मधुकरीणां संचितार्थ हरन्त्यन्ये।।

Donate or consume, but don't accumulate wealth.
Someone else takes the accumulated honey of the bee.

पिबन्ति   मधुपद्मेषु  भृङ्गाः  केसरधूसराः |
हंसाः शैवालमश्नन्ति धिग्दैवमसमञ्जसम् ||  

 Honey bees feed upon the nectar of lotus flowers and are
covered with the pollen of Saffron flowers, but woe betide the
Destiny, beautiful Swans have to remain content by eating the
moss grown under the water.

दुर्जनः प्रियवादी च नैव विश्वासकारणम् ।
मधु तिष्ठति जिह्वाग्रे हृदये तु हलाहलम् ॥

Never believe a wicked person even if he/she speaks in your favor because there may be honey on his tongue but poison in his heart.

व्यालं बालमृणालतन्तुभिरसौ रोध्दुं समुज्जृम्भतॆ

भेत्तुं वज्रमणीञ् शिरीषकुसुमप्रान्तेन संनह्यतॆ ।

माधुर्यं मधुबिन्दुना रचयितुं क्षाराम्बुधेरीहते

नेतुं वाञ्छति यः सतां पथि खलान् सूक्तैः सुधास्यन्दिभिः ॥६७॥

‪To control an elephant with a lotus stem, or trying to cut a diamond with the delicate petals of the shirisha flower, or sweetening the salty ocean with a drop of honey — these are equivalent to want to reform the wicked with nectar sweet advice.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH