Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
क्षुत्तृषाशास्त्रयो दाराः मयि जीवति नान्यगाः ।
तसामाशा महासाध्वी मुञ्चन्तं मां न मुञ्चति ॥
Transliteration:
kṣuttṛṣāśāstrayo dārāḥ mayi jīvati nānyagāḥ ।
tasāmāśā mahāsādhvī muñcantaṃ māṃ na muñcati ॥
- subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra
Meaning of the subhAShita:
My 3 wives - hunger, thirst, and desire - will not go to anyone so long as I live. Of them, desire is the greatest chaste one. She won't leave me even when I am leaving!
Commentary:
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. This is the essence of a faithful marriage.
This verse speaks of a union in the marriage of a person with his 3 wives! All are faithful companions—never abandoning him, never seeking another. But only one of them deserves the prize as the most devoted one... She is ready to accompany him into a realm where no one can accompany another. This wife will not leave him even when he is leaving the world!
No matter how devoted a wife is to her husband, at the time of his death, she has to stay behind. The person in this verse says he has 3 inseparable wives - hunger, thirst, and desire. But then, hunger and thirst will let up for a little while, when they are satiated. Within a few hours, they reunite with him. Undoubtedly, the most steadfast of them all is desire. Desire never stops. It only increases after it is satiated. It also increases when fulfillment is postponed! Desire, once awakened, never lets go.
Hunger and thirst may die with the body, but desire follows the soul, reincarnating with each new life. It is the truest, most loyal of companions, ensuring that peace remains elusive. Desires are not fulfilled unless we desire to fulfill the desires. Too often, people place their own desires above the collective good. He who does not master desire will find himself mastered by it.
Can anyone truly be free of desire? If not, the wisest wish would be, “If I had one desire, it would be to be free of desires.” For in the absence of desire, peace prevails.
क्षुत्-तृष्-आशाः त्रयः दाराः मयि जीवति न अन्यगाः ।
kṣut-tṛṣ-āśāḥ trayaḥ dārāḥ mayi jīvati na anyagāḥ ।
तसाम् आशा महा-साध्वी मुञ्चन्तं मां न मुञ्चति ॥
tasām āśā mahā-sādhvī muñcantaṃ māṃ na muñcati ॥
kShuttRuShaashaastrayo daaraaH
mayi jeevati naanyagaaH |
tasaamaashaa mahaasaadhvee
mu~ncantaM maaM na mu~ncati ||
- subhaaShitaratnabhaaNDaagaara
kShut-tRuSh-aashaaH trayaH daaraaH
mayi jeevati na anyagaaH |
tasaam aashaa mahaa-saadhvee
mu~ncantaM maaM na mu~ncati ||
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