Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
मधु पश्यति मूढात्मा प्रपातं नैव पश्यति ।
करोति निन्दितं कर्म नरकान्न बिभेति च ॥
- देवीभागवत
Transliteration:
madhu paśyati mūḍhātmā prapātaṃ naiva paśyati ।
karoti ninditaṃ karma narakānna bibheti ca ॥
- devībhāgavata
Meaning of the subhAShita:
The foolish one sees the honey but not the chasm (he is falling into). He performs despicable deeds and is not afraid of going to hell either!
Commentary:
The poet is painting the picture of a foolish person eyeing at the honey in the hive on the towering branch of a tree atop a mountain. The poet says, a foolish person, with his sight fixated upon the honey in the hive above, does not watch his step to see if he is falling off the cliff itself! Only a dull-witted person can undertake such a task. Here, honey is equated to the enticing worldly pleasures and the cliff to the pain that they bring along. Such actions are despicable and should be shunned!
Many times in real life it is easy to sway from honorable to despicable deeds. One needs to be aware of his actions constantly and avoid the actions that are not virtuous. All the scriptures say that a person indulging in unmeritorious deeds goes to hell. A dull-witted person, although he knows his deeds are detestable, engages in them without even the fear of consequences. The act itself is so enticing to him (just as the sweetness of the honey draws his attention away from caution), that the crevice on the ground he is walking on goes unnoticed!
They say, 'Go to heaven for the climate and to hell for the company'. Let that not come true! :) Each one bears his own heaven or hell. So, make your own heaven and inspire those around to make their own as well.
pada vigrahaH:
मधु पश्यति मूढ-आत्मा प्रपातं न एव पश्यति ।
madhu paśyati mūḍha-ātmā prapātaṃ na eva paśyati ।
करोति निन्दितं कर्म नरकात् न बिभेति च ॥
karoti ninditaṃ karma narakāt na bibheti ca ॥
Many times in real life it is easy to sway from honorable to despicable deeds. One needs to be aware of his actions constantly and avoid the actions that are not virtuous. All the scriptures say that a person indulging in unmeritorious deeds goes to hell. A dull-witted person, although he knows his deeds are detestable, engages in them without even the fear of consequences. The act itself is so enticing to him (just as the sweetness of the honey draws his attention away from caution), that the crevice on the ground he is walking on goes unnoticed!
They say, 'Go to heaven for the climate and to hell for the company'. Let that not come true! :) Each one bears his own heaven or hell. So, make your own heaven and inspire those around to make their own as well.
pada vigrahaH:
मधु पश्यति मूढ-आत्मा प्रपातं न एव पश्यति ।
madhu paśyati mūḍha-ātmā prapātaṃ na eva paśyati ।
करोति निन्दितं कर्म नरकात् न बिभेति च ॥
karoti ninditaṃ karma narakāt na bibheti ca ॥
madhu pashyati mUDhaatmaa prapaataM naiva pashyati ।
karoti ninditaM karma narakaanna bibheti cha ॥
- devIbhaagavata
madhu pashyati mUDha-aatmaa prapaataM na eva pashyati ।
karoti ninditaM karma narakaat na bibheti cha ॥
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