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 three 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. One does not realize that just being born as a human being is a rare blessing in itself. Amongst the multitudes of billions of organisms (living beings in each of the many species existent), only a rare few are bestowed the opportunity to be born as humans. It should be considered a privilege and be utilized with utmost respect.
2. Even if one is born as a human, not everyone is smitten by the desire to seek liberation (mokSha). 'Liberation' referred to 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. Despite 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 this state. No amount of toil will lead toward the goal of liberation, but the company of the wise and enlightened will.
Those who are blessed with the above three factors are truly fortunate! We should be glad that our blessings outweigh our troubles. We should utilize every opportunity and count our blessings along the way.
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 is smitten by the desire to seek liberation (mokSha). 'Liberation' referred to 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. Despite 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 this state. No amount of toil will lead toward the goal of liberation, but the company of the wise and enlightened will.
Those who are blessed with the above three factors are truly fortunate! We should be glad that our blessings outweigh our troubles. We should utilize every opportunity and count our 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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