Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
लोभमूलानि पापानि रसमूलाश्च व्याधयः ।
इष्टमूलानि शोकानि त्रीणि त्यक्त्वा सुखी भव ॥
Transliteration:
lobhamūlāni pāpāni rasamūlāśca vyādhayaḥ ।
iṣṭamūlāni śokāni trīṇi tyaktvā sukhī bhava ॥
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Greed emanates sins; gratification of the palate is the root for diseases; (and) desire is the source of grievances. Abandon these 3 and attain happiness!
Commentary:
No one wants to commit a crime or sin. Every person's internal hard-wiring warns him against performing that which is not 'dharma'. Everyone has this conscience. Yet, what is the reason for so much crime and sin in the world? The motivation is greed! Greed driven actions lead to sin. The anxiety to possess an object of interest makes one perform sin.
They say, 'you are what you eat'. This means one's health is a mirror image of his eating habits. Eating habits originate in one's weakness for taste. If he yields to it every time, diseases are bound to show up.
If one is sad it is because he is disappointed. The disappointment arises from the anticipation of a particular outcome from any circumstance. More than expectation itself, it is the insistence of that expectation to become a reality causes sorrow. This insistence is born from desires!
The poet says, 'to lead a happy life, stay away from these three troublemakers - greed, zest for food and desires'.
1. Earth can provide enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not enough for one man's greed.
2. Eat healthy, stay healthy.
3. Moderate your desires.
Remembering these 3 points can make life much happier!
pada vigrahaH:
लोभ-मूलानि पापानि रस-मूलाः च व्याधयः ।
lobha-mūlāni pāpāni rasa-mūlāḥ ca vyādhayaḥ ।
इष्ट-मूलानि शोकानि त्रीणि त्यक्त्वा सुखी भव ॥
iṣṭa-mūlāni śokāni trīṇi tyaktvā sukhī bhava ॥
They say, 'you are what you eat'. This means one's health is a mirror image of his eating habits. Eating habits originate in one's weakness for taste. If he yields to it every time, diseases are bound to show up.
If one is sad it is because he is disappointed. The disappointment arises from the anticipation of a particular outcome from any circumstance. More than expectation itself, it is the insistence of that expectation to become a reality causes sorrow. This insistence is born from desires!
The poet says, 'to lead a happy life, stay away from these three troublemakers - greed, zest for food and desires'.
1. Earth can provide enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not enough for one man's greed.
2. Eat healthy, stay healthy.
3. Moderate your desires.
Remembering these 3 points can make life much happier!
pada vigrahaH:
लोभ-मूलानि पापानि रस-मूलाः च व्याधयः ।
lobha-mūlāni pāpāni rasa-mūlāḥ ca vyādhayaḥ ।
इष्ट-मूलानि शोकानि त्रीणि त्यक्त्वा सुखी भव ॥
iṣṭa-mūlāni śokāni trīṇi tyaktvā sukhī bhava ॥
lobhamUlaani paapaani rasamUlaashcha vyaadhayaH ।
iShTamUlaani shokaani trINi tyaktvaa sukhI bhava ॥
lobha-mUlaani paapaani rasa-mUlaaH cha vyaadhayaH ।
iShTa-mUlaani shokaani trINi tyaktvaa sukhI bhava ॥
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