Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
दुर्लभं त्रयमेवैतत् दैवानुग्रहहेतुकम् ।
मनुष्यत्वं मुमुक्षुत्वं महापुरुषसंश्रयः ॥
- विवेकचूडामणि
Transliteration:
durlabhaṃ trayamevaitat daivānugrahahetukam ।
manuṣyatvaṃ mumukṣutvaṃ mahāpuruṣasaṃśrayaḥ ॥
- vivekacūḍāmaṇi
Meaning of the subhAShita:
These 3 are hard to come by and come only with God's grace - human birth, desire for liberation, company of the learned noble.
Commentary:
1. In this life, so much is taken for granted. What one does not realize is that just being born as a human being is a rare blessing in itself. Amongst the multitudes of billions of organisms (living beings), only a few are given the opportunity to be born as humans. It should be considered a privilege and utilized with utmost respect.
2. Even if one is born as a human, not everyone gets the desire or drive to seek liberation (mokSha). 'Liberation' referred here is not liberation from life, but liberation from suffering! It is said that pain is common but suffering is optional. Liberation can be achieved only due to an intense desire to be liberated from mundane afflictions. Very few of us are driven by this desire.
3. In spite of being inspired to attain mokṣa, not everyone is lucky enough to get the company and the proximity of the learned and enlightened. Only through learning from their experience, can one attain that state. No amount of toil will lead towards the goal of liberation, but the company of the wise and enlightened will.
Those who are blessed with all the above 3 are truly fortunate! They should make use of every ounce of opportunity and count their blessings along the way.
pada vigrahaH:
दुर्लभं त्रयम् एव एतत् दैव-अनुग्रह हेतुकम् ।
durlabhaṃ trayam eva etat daiva-anugraha hetukam ।
मनुष्यत्वं मुमुक्षुत्वं महापुरुष-संश्रयः ॥
manuṣyatvaṃ mumukṣutvaṃ mahāpuruṣa-saṃśrayaḥ ॥
2. Even if one is born as a human, not everyone gets the desire or drive to seek liberation (mokSha). 'Liberation' referred here is not liberation from life, but liberation from suffering! It is said that pain is common but suffering is optional. Liberation can be achieved only due to an intense desire to be liberated from mundane afflictions. Very few of us are driven by this desire.
3. In spite of being inspired to attain mokṣa, not everyone is lucky enough to get the company and the proximity of the learned and enlightened. Only through learning from their experience, can one attain that state. No amount of toil will lead towards the goal of liberation, but the company of the wise and enlightened will.
Those who are blessed with all the above 3 are truly fortunate! They should make use of every ounce of opportunity and count their blessings along the way.
pada vigrahaH:
दुर्लभं त्रयम् एव एतत् दैव-अनुग्रह हेतुकम् ।
durlabhaṃ trayam eva etat daiva-anugraha hetukam ।
मनुष्यत्वं मुमुक्षुत्वं महापुरुष-संश्रयः ॥
manuṣyatvaṃ mumukṣutvaṃ mahāpuruṣa-saṃśrayaḥ ॥
durlabhaM trayamevaitat daivaanugrahahetukam ।
manuShyatvaM mumukShutvaM mahaapuruShasaMshrayaH ॥
- vivekachUDaamaNi
durlabhaM trayam eva etat daiva-anugraha hetukam ।
manuShyatvaM mumukShutvaM mahaapuruSha-saMshrayaH ॥
Thank you for bringing this valuable knowledge to us.
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