Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
वैद्यराज नमस्तुभ्यं यमराज सहोदरः ।
यमस्तु हरति प्राणान् वैद्यः प्राणान् धनानि च ॥
Transliteration:
vaidyarāja namastubhyaṃ yamarāja sahodaraḥ ।
yamastu harati prāṇān vaidyaḥ prāṇān dhanāni ca ॥
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Salutations to you O' doctor, the brother of 'yamarāja'. Yama takes life; whereas a doctor (takes) life as well as money!
Commentary:
Before any doctor gets offended, this verse needs to be explained :).
Here, the poet says that a doctor is a brother of Lord Yama (Lord of death)! Because, while Yama takes away life, a doctor takes both the patient's life and his wealth. Obviously, a doctor's job is in 'saving lives' instead of 'taking lives'! What we need to notice here is that there is no scarcity for humor in Sanskrit literature.
Not that there is any scarcity for doctors who charge exuberantly. But if philosophy is to be seen in this verse, it can be interpreted as - destiny is not in man's hands. Sometimes, 'Man proposes but God disposes'. A doctor can only try his level best to save a life. However the final word is not his, but the blame sure goes to the doctor!
May this verse NOT serve as a license for malpractice :)
At the same time, let's not get too ahead of ourselves, forgetting the driving force behind everything in the world. Any and everything we do yields results only as He proposes. Isn't that humbling?
pada vigrahaH:
वैद्यराज नमः तुभ्यं यमराज-सहोदरः ।
vaidyarāja namaḥ tubhyaṃ yamarāja-sahodaraḥ ।
यमः तु हरति प्राणान् वैद्यः प्राणान् धनानि च ॥
yamaḥ tu harati prāṇān vaidyaḥ prāṇān dhanāni ca ॥
Here, the poet says that a doctor is a brother of Lord Yama (Lord of death)! Because, while Yama takes away life, a doctor takes both the patient's life and his wealth. Obviously, a doctor's job is in 'saving lives' instead of 'taking lives'! What we need to notice here is that there is no scarcity for humor in Sanskrit literature.
Not that there is any scarcity for doctors who charge exuberantly. But if philosophy is to be seen in this verse, it can be interpreted as - destiny is not in man's hands. Sometimes, 'Man proposes but God disposes'. A doctor can only try his level best to save a life. However the final word is not his, but the blame sure goes to the doctor!
May this verse NOT serve as a license for malpractice :)
At the same time, let's not get too ahead of ourselves, forgetting the driving force behind everything in the world. Any and everything we do yields results only as He proposes. Isn't that humbling?
pada vigrahaH:
वैद्यराज नमः तुभ्यं यमराज-सहोदरः ।
vaidyarāja namaḥ tubhyaṃ yamarāja-sahodaraḥ ।
यमः तु हरति प्राणान् वैद्यः प्राणान् धनानि च ॥
yamaḥ tu harati prāṇān vaidyaḥ prāṇān dhanāni ca ॥
vaidyaraaja namastubhyaM yamaraaja sahodaraH ।
yamastu harati praaNaan vaidyaH praaNaan dhanaani cha ॥
vaidyaraaja namaH tubhyaM yamaraaja-sahodaraH ।
yamaH tu harati praaNaan vaidyaH praaNaan dhanaani cha ॥
What is the source of this Shloka if you may share ? It will be great help.
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Nietin
Sorry, I do not have a reference of origin for this humorous verse
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