Friday, November 17, 2023

SARAM- , सारं- ESSENCE

   SUBHASHITHANI:649

धर्मादर्थः प्रभवति धर्मात्प्रभवते सुखम्।।Ramayana 3.9.31।।
धर्मेण लभते सर्वं धर्मसारमिदं जगत्।

Righteousness brings wealth. Wealth brings happiness. Righteousness brings everything. In fact, the essence of the world is righteousness.

अणुभ्यश्च महद्भ्यश्च शास्त्रेभ्यः कुशलो नरः
सर्वतः सारमादद्यात् पुष्पेभ्य इव षट्पदः
aNubhyaH cha mahadbhyaH cha shAstrebhyaH kushalo naraH
sarvataH sAram AdadyAt puShpebhya iva ShaTpadaH
A wise man does not differentiate between knowledge - small as an atom or mighty. There are things to learn from everything. He will extract value from all like a bee visiting all flowers for nectar.

असारं अल्पसारं  सारं सारतरं त्यजेत् I
भजेत् सारतमं शास्त्रे रत्नाकर इवाम्रुतं II
Asaaram alpa saaram cha saaram saarataram tyajet I
 Bhajet saaratamam shaastre ratnaakara ivamrutam II
Reject those which are of no essence, meagre essence, and also those which are of partial essence and those even having greater essence. Focus only on those with greatest essence, like the nectar from the milky ocean.

अनन्त शास्त्रं बहुलाश्च विद्याः 
स्वल्पश्च कालो बहुविघ्नताच |
यत्सारभूतं  तदुपासनीयं  
हंसो  यथा  क्षीरमिवाम्बुमध्यात्      ||
Anant shastram bahulashch vidyaah 
 swalpashcha   kaalo bahu vighnataacha.
Yatsaarabhootam tadupaasaneeyam
 hamso yathaa ksheeramivaambumadhyaat.
Boundless indeed is the arts and science,  but life is short and obstacles are numerous. Hence take what is good and leave what is worthless, as geese/swan take milk from the midst of water.
कनीनिकेव  नेत्रस्य  कुसुमस्येव  सौरभं  |
सम्यक्त्वमुच्यते सारं सर्वेषां धर्मकर्मणां ||
Kaneenikeva  netrasya kusumasyeva saurabham,
Samyaktvamuchyate saaram sarveshaam dharmakarmanaam ,
 Just as the  beauty and perfection of eyes depends on its
eyeballs and that of flowers is in their fragrance,  in the same
manner doing all the duties to perfection (and with devotion) is
also fundamental in all religious duties.

असारे खलु संसारे, सारं स्वसुरमन्दिरम्।

हरो हिमालये शेते, हरि: शेते महोदधौ।।

The father-in-laws residence must be most important in this useless world because हर: (Shiva) rests in Himalaya (Parvati is Himalaya’s daughter) while Hari rests on the great ocean,

अये! ममोदासितमेव जिह्वया
द्वयेऽपि तस्मिन्ननतिप्रयोजने
गरौ: गिर: पल्लवनार्थलाघवे
मितं सारं वचो हि वाग्मिता ।।९.८।।
Words with less and essence are the art of speaking.
This is an excerpt from the poet Harsh Virchit Shri Nishadhiyacharitam.
This is an excerpt of the eighth verse of the ninth serg of this poem.
Which means short appropriate and essenceful words are the real art of speaking.
अष्टादशपुराणानां सारं व्यासेन कीर्तितम् |

परोपकार: पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् ||

The essence of the eighteen Purāṇas has been described by Vyasa in two maxims: helping others is virtuous; causing harm to others is sinful.

SHRIKRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH

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