JAGRATA-जाग्रत-AWAKE

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उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत

प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत ।
क्षुरस्य धारा निशिता दुरत्यया
दुर्गं पथस्तत्कवयो वदन्ति ॥ १४॥
uttiṣṭhata jāgrata
prāpya varānnibodhata .
kṣurasya dhārā niśitā duratyayā
durgaṃ pathastatkavayo vadanti .. Katopanisad 1.3.14..
Arise! Awake! Approach the great and learn. Like the sharp edge of a razor is that path, so the wise say-hard to tread and difficult to cross.

The following slokas are from *𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐲𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚 (𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐧)*

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐌-𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆

आशया बद्धते लोकः कर्मणा बहुचिन्तया ।
आयुक्षीणं न जानन्ति तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत ॥
Here, the creatures of the world, bound in hope and surrounded by tensions and worries, do not realise that life is ebbing out every moment , so wake up! Wake up!!

कामक्ष्च क्रोधक्ष्च लोभक्ष्च देहे तिष्ठन्ति तस्कराः।
ज्ञनरत्नापहाराय तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत*॥
Kama krodhascha lobhascha, dehe tishtanthi taskarah,
Jnana ratnapa haaraya, tasmat jagrata, jagrata.
There lurk thieves in the frame viz., lust, anger and greed to steal the jewel of wisdom. Hence, wake up! wake up*!!

सम्पदः स्वप्नसँकाशाः यौवनँ कुसुमोपम*
विधुच्चन्चचँल आयुषँ तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत*॥
Sampadah swapna sankhhashah, youvanam kusumopamam,
Vidyut chanchalam aayushyam, tasmat jagrata.
All possessions are like what are seen in a dream,
Youthfulness wither away like flowers at the sight of scorching Sun,
Life just passes away like a lightening therefore be alert!

माता नास्ति पिता नास्ति नास्ति बन्धुः सहोदरः।
अर्थँ नास्ति गृहँ नाति तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत॥
Mata naasti pita naasti, naasti bandhuh sahodarah,
artho naasti griham naasti, tasmat jagrata, jagrata.

There is no mother, no father, no relationships nor any siblings. No money or house. (nothing will remain forever; nothing will follow you after death). Therefore be alert, Wake up!

जन्म दुःखँ जरा दुःखँ जाया दुःखँ पुनः पुनः।
सँसारसागरँ दुःखँ तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत॥
Janma dukham, jara dukham, jayadukham punah,
Samsara sagaram dukham, tasmat Jagrata, Jagrata*.
Birth is full of pain, old age is full of miseries, spouse is again and again the source of all miseries and pains. This ocean of Samsara is full of grief. Hence, wakeup! wakeup*!!

क्षणं वित्तं क्षणं चित्तं क्षणं जीवितमावयोः ।
यमस्य करुणा नास्ति तस्मात् जाग्रत जाग्रत ॥