Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
मन्त्रे तीर्थे द्विजे दैवे दैवज्ञे भेषजे गुरौ ।
यादृशी भावना यत्र सिद्धिर्भवति तादृशी ॥
- समयोचितपद्यमालिका
Transliteration:
mantre tīrthe dvije daive daivajñe bheṣaje gurau ।
yādṛśī bhāvanā yatra siddhirbhavati tādṛśī ॥
- samayocitapadyamālikā
Meaning of the subhAShita:
The usefulness of mantras, pilgrimages, brāhmaṇas (knower of Brahman), deities, seekers/knowers of God, doctors, and teachers will be proportional to the faith we put in them.
Commentary:
Vedic chants, prayers, places of worship, brāhmaṇas (brāhmaṇa here is not a Brāhmin in the community, but a brāhmaṇa - one who knows Brahman) and their knowledge, Gods and Goddesses, ascetics, doctors, and teachers—all these groups contribute to society in their own special ways. How useful they are to us depends on how much faith we put in them!
There are lots of examples of this in real life where a particular treatment was fruitful to one person and not to another. In a Placebo effect, they are not even given a real medicine but they seem to get better just because they believe the medication will help them!
There are lots of examples of this in real life where a particular treatment was fruitful to one person and not to another. In a Placebo effect, they are not even given a real medicine but they seem to get better just because they believe the medication will help them!
A particular teacher might be thought of as a 'wonderful one' by one student, whereas a 'hopeless one' by another. The first student learns much more than the other one, from the same teacher.
Miracles seem to happen to some people and not to others. The list goes on.
The mysterious ingredient behind these differences in results is, probably, the faith with which they started off, in the first place. People who have more trust end up getting better results!
Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. Begin with trust. Even if the results end up being bad, accept it as God's will. He knows what's best for whom. He never lets anyone down, anywhere, anytime!
pada vigrahaH:
मन्त्रे तीर्थे द्विजे दैवे दैवज्ञे भेषजे गुरौ ।
mantre tīrthe dvije daive daivajñe bheṣaje gurau ।
यादृशी भावना यत्र सिद्धिः भवति तादृशी ॥
yādṛśī bhāvanā yatra siddhiḥ bhavati tādṛśī ॥
Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. Begin with trust. Even if the results end up being bad, accept it as God's will. He knows what's best for whom. He never lets anyone down, anywhere, anytime!
pada vigrahaH:
मन्त्रे तीर्थे द्विजे दैवे दैवज्ञे भेषजे गुरौ ।
mantre tīrthe dvije daive daivajñe bheṣaje gurau ।
यादृशी भावना यत्र सिद्धिः भवति तादृशी ॥
yādṛśī bhāvanā yatra siddhiḥ bhavati tādṛśī ॥
mantre tIrthe dvije daive daivajne bheShaje gurou ।
yaadRushee bhaavanaa yatra siddhirbhavati taadRushee ॥
- samayochitapadyamaalikaa
mantre tIrthe dvije daive daivaj~je bheShaje gurou ।
yaadRushee bhaavanaa yatra siddhiH bhavati taadRushee ॥
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