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कोऽन्धो योऽकार्यरतः
    को बधिरो यो हितानि न शृणोति ।
को मूको यः काले
    प्रियाणि वक्तुं न जानाति ॥Prashnottararatnamalika

ko andho yo akArya rataH
    ko badhiro yo hitaani na shRunoti ।
ko mUko yaH kAle
     priyANi vaktum na jAnAti॥

Who is blind? He who is involved in bad actions. Who is deaf? He who does not listen to good advice. Who is dumb? He who cannot speak pleasant words at appropriate time.

नाहं जानामि केयूरे नाहं जानामि कुण्डले ।
नूपुरेत्वभिजानामि नित्यं पादाभिवन्दनात् ॥Ramayana  4.6.22

Thus addressed by Rama, Lakshmana replied, 'I recognise neither the armlets nor the earrings. I only recognise the anklets as I used to bow at her feet daily.'

अधीत्य चतुरो वेदान् धर्मशास्त्राण्यनेकश: ।
परं तत्त्वं न जानाति दर्वी पाकरसानिव ।।
adhītya caturo vedān dharmaśāstrāṇyanekaśa: ।
paraṃ tattvaṃ na jānāti darvī pākarasāniva ।।
Having studied the four Veda-s and the Dharmashastra-s one does not know the highest Truth (without practising the teachings), just as the spoon knows not the taste (of the excellence of the dishes) of cooking.

कविः करोति काव्यानि रसं जानाति पण्डितः ।
तरुः सृजति पुष्पाणि मरुद्वहति सौरभम् ॥

A poet composes nice, meaningful poems and a wise man understands the essence of his creations (and consequently publicize the same) just like the tree produces flowers and blowing wind disperses their fragrance all around and far off.

कविः करोति काव्यानि स्वादु जानाति पण्डितः ।
सुन्दर्या अपि लावण्यं पतिर्जानाति नो पिता ॥

kaviḥ karoti kāvyāni svādu jānāti paṇḍitaḥ |
sundaryā api lāvaṇyaṃ patirjānāti no pitā || 

A poet composes nice, meaningful poems and a wise man understands the essence of his creations. The beauty and charm of a woman is known to the husband and not the father.

परवाच्येषु  निपुणः सर्वो भवति सर्वदा |
आत्म्य्वाच्यं न जानाति जानन्नपि च गुह्यते ||

Paravaachyeshu nipunah sarvo bhavati sarvadaa.
aatmavaachyam na jaanaati jaanannapi cha guhyate.

 People are  always expert in  criticising others for their
shortcomings, whereas  they  either do  not know their own
shortcomings or even if they are  aware  about them, they try to
conceal them as a secret ..

यस्य नास्ति विवेकस्तु केवलं यो बहुश्रुतः ।

न स जानाति शास्त्रार्थान् दर्वी पाकरसानिव ॥

yasya nasti vivekastu kevalam yo bahushrutah l

na sa jaanaati shastraarthaan darvee paakarasaaniva ll

Just like the spoon/ladle does not know the taste of the food, a person who has learnt the Scriptures, but lacks discrimination, does not appreciate their meaning.

न कश्चिदपि जानाति किं कस्य श्वो भविष्यति ।
पुनः पुनः प्रवर्तन्ते तस्माच्छेषं न रक्षयेत्‌ ॥
na kaścidapi jānāti kiṃ kasya śvo bhaviṣyati।
ataḥ śvaḥ karaṇīyāni kuryādadyaiva budhdimān ॥
No one knows what is going to happen tomorrow. So doing all of tomorrow’s task today is a signature of the wise.

आत्मछिद्रं न जानाति परच्छिद्राणि पश्यति |
स्वच्छिद्रं यदि जानाति परच्छिद्रं न पश्यति ||

A person who doesn't know the defects(holes in the character) of his/her own, is eager to know the defects of others. But, a person who knows the defects of his/her own(tries to correct his/her own defects), will never care about other's defects.

यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम् |
स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत || BG 15.19||

yo mām evam asammūḍho jānāti puruṣhottamam
sa sarva-vid bhajati māṁ sarva-bhāvena bhārata

Those who know Me without doubt as the Supreme Divine Personality truly have complete knowledge. O Arjun, they worship Me with their whole being.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH