Subhashitani for Better Life

Subhashitani for Better Life

पिबन्ति नद्य: स्वयम् एव न अम्भ: स्वयं न खादन्ति फलानि वॄक्षा: |
न अदन्ति सस्यं खलु वारिवाहा परोपकाराय सतां विभूतय: ||

The rivers don't drink their own water. The trees don't eat their own fruits. The clouds don't eat the crops to which they give the water. The wealth of the good-natured people ('sajjan') is really only for helping the others.

क्रोधो वैवस्वतो राजा तॄष्णा वैतरणी नदी |
विद्या कामदुघा धेनु: सन्तोषो नन्दनं वनम् ||

शुक्रनीति

Anger is the King of Death (Yama), greed (desire) is the river Vaitarani (in the Hell). (However)Knowledge is (like) the cow which fulfills all wishes (Kamadhenu), (and) bliss is the paradise.

अङ्गणवेदी वसुधा कुल्या जलधि: स्थली च पातालम् |
वाल्मिक: च सुमेरू: कॄतप्रतिज्ञाम्पस्य धीरस्य ||

For a person who has a firm conviction (mind is firm (krutapratijnasya)), this earth is like a little garden, sea is like a small canal/dam, 'paatal' (there is no parallel concept in english) is like a picnic spot (ramya sthal) and the Meru mountain is like an ant's house ('vaarul')! This means that if you have a firm conviction, hurdles in the way do not mean much. you have ways to tackle them.