Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
मन्त्रबलेन भुजङ्गाः मुग्धकुरगाश्च कूटयन्त्रेण ।
स्थलजालेन विहङ्गाः गृह्यते मानवाश्च दम्भेन ॥
- कलाविलास
Transliteration:
mantrabalena bhujaṅgāḥ mugdhakuragāśca kūṭayantreṇa ।
sthalajālena vihaṅgāḥ gṛhyate mānavāśca dambhena ॥
- kalāvilāsa
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Snakes through spells; innocent deer through crafty devices; birds through ground traps; and humans are (all) captured through deceit (hypocrisy).
Commentary:
The snake charmer's mystical spells and musical rhythms capture reptiles. A snare or trap is set to catch an unsuspecting, innocent deer. Birds flying high in the sky are easily trapped by laying a net with seeds on the ground. Some type of physical tool is required to catch these creatures.
People, however, are taken down through deceit. Human tendencies are strange. Flattery makes people fall for tricks easily. A few nice words and incentives (no matter how false) are sufficient to win people over. Falsities and charades are everywhere, the problem is in identifying them. Because there are two ingredients to deceit—a good bit of truth and a few little lies. One needs to be aware and identify falsehoods.
The cheater must be aware of a major issue too—deceit and hypocrisy might work in winning something, but it is the hypocrite who will end up being a loser. Over time, he will lose the trust of people. He can eventually find it hard to trust himself too. He who doesn't trust himself will lose self-confidence. One without self-confidence is a cripple and stops himself from achieving his very best!
Stay away from hypocrisy! Beware of hypocrites! And at the same time, be cautious about becoming a hypocrite yourself!! Be true to yourself.
pada vigrahaH:
मन्त्र-बलेन भुजङ्गाः मुग्ध-कुरगाः च कूट-यन्त्रेण ।mantra-balena bhujaṅgāḥ mugdha-kuragāḥ ca kūṭa-yantreṇa ।
स्थल-जालेन विहङ्गाः गृह्यते मानवाः च दम्भेन ॥
sthala-jālena vihaṅgāḥ gṛhyate mānavāḥ ca dambhena ॥
mantrabalena bhuja~ngaaH mugdhakuragaashcha kUTayantreNa ।
sthalajaalena viha~ngaaH gRuhyate maanavaashcha dambhena ॥
- kalaavilaasa
mantra-balena bhuja~ngaaH mugdha-kuragaaH cha kUTa-yantreNa ।
sthala-jaalena viha~ngaaH gRuhyate maanavaaH cha dambhena ॥
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