सुभाषित रत्नभाण्डागार - श्री

अकृत्वा पौरुषं या श्रीर्विकासिन्यपि किं तया ।
जरद्गवोऽपि चाश्नाति दैवादुपगतं तृणम् ॥

- सुभाषित रत्नभाण्डागार

akRutvA pauruSham yA shrIH vikAsinyapi kim tayA ।
jarat gavo api cha ashnAti daivAt upagatam tRuNam ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

If you are accumulating wealth without any effort from your side, then what is there to be proud about. Even an old cow will graze happily if it come across a green pasture by luck.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

उपमितिभवप्रपंचकथा - मूढः

अकार्यवारणोद्युक्तो मूढे यः परिखिद्यते ।
वाग्विस्तरो वृथा तस्य भस्मन्याज्याहुतिर्यथा ॥

- उपमितिभवप्रपंचकथा

akArya vAraNOdyuktaH mUDhe yaH parikhidyate ।
vAgvistaro vRuthA tasya bhasman yAji AhutiH yathA ॥

- upamitibhavaprapanchakathA

No matter how well you explain to an idiot how to avoid a disaster, it does not bear fruits. He will walk straight into the disaster. It is like pouring ghee over ashes in a pyre (it can not kindle fire, neither is it useful).

- Upamitibhavaprapanchakatha

सुभाषितसुधानिधि - मद्य

अकार्य करणात् भीतः कार्याणां च विवर्जनात् ।
अकाले मन्त्रभेदात् च येन माद्येन्न तत् पिबेत् ॥

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि - मद्य

akAryakaraNAdbhItaH kAryANAm ca vivarjanAt ।
akAle mantrabhedAccha yena mAdyenna tatpibet ॥

- subhaShitasudhAnidhi

Such is the effect of alcohol. It makes you do wrong things. It makes you miss doing the right things. It makes you let out secrets.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi

मनुस्मृति - आशा

अकामस्य क्रिया काचिद्दृष्यते नेह कर्हिचित् ।
यद्यद्धि कुरुते किंचित् तत्तत् कामस्य चेष्टितम् ॥

- मनुस्मृति - आशा

akAmasya kriyA kAchit dRuShyate na iha karhichit ।
yadyadi kurute kinchit tat tat kAmasya cheShTitam ॥

- manu smRuti

What can be achieved someone lacking desire? There is nothing that seems to be possible. Whatever has been done seems to have its roots in desire.

- Manusmriti

मधुसूदनसरस्वती - ध्यान

ध्यानाभ्यासवशीकृतेन मनसा तन्निर्गुणं निष्क्रियं
    ज्योतिः किंछन योगिनो यदि परं पश्यन्ति पश्यन्तु ते ।
अस्माकं तु तदेव लोचनचमत्काराय भूयाच्चिरं
    कालिंदीपुलिनोदरे किमपि यन्नीलं महो धावति ॥

- मधुसूदनसरस्वती

dhyAnAbhyAsa vashIkRutena manasA tannirguNaM niShkriyam
    jyotiH kiMchana yogino yadi paraM pashyanti pashyantu te ।
asmAkam tu tadeva lochana chamatkArAya bhUyAt chiram
    kAlindI pulinaH udare kimapi yannIlam maho dhAvati ॥

- madhusUdana sarasvatI

Let the saints see God in the form of a formless, quality-less, activity-less entity or a light. This may be possible since they have mastered the process of meditation. Let them have their ways. But for us, let God be always seen as that blue boy running and playing on the sands of Yamuna (Sri Krishna).

- Madhusudhanasarasvati

वेदान्तदेशिक - अध्यात्म

संतोषार्थं विमृशति मुहुः स्द्भिरध्यात्मविद्यां
    नित्यं ब्रूते निशमयति छ स्वादुसुव्याहृतानि ।
अंगीकुर्वन्ननघललितां वृत्तिमादेहपातात्
    दृष्टादृष्टस्वभरविगमे दत्त दृष्टिः प्रसन्नः ॥

- वेदान्तदेशिक

santoShArtham vimRushati muhuH sadbhiH adhyAtma vidyAm
    nityam brUte nishamayati cha svAdu suvyAhRutAni ।
aMgIkurvannanaghalalitAm vRuttimAdehapAtAt
    dRuShTa adRuShTa svabharavigame datta dRuShTiH prasannaH ॥

- vedAntadeshika

A devotee amuses himself by indulging in philosophical discussions. Everyday, he talks and hears good words. He goes about his business by not hurting those people who are good, who have not greed in this world or the next.

- Vedantadeshika

करुणालहरि - दयानिधिर्यदुपते

वाचा निर्मलया सुधामधुरया यां नाथ शिक्षामदाः
    तां स्वप्नेऽपि न संस्मराम्यहमहंभावावृतो निस्त्रिपः ।
इत्यागःशतशालिनं पुनरपि स्वीयेषु मां बिभ्रतः
    तत्त्वो नास्ति दयानिधिर्यदुपते मत्तो न मत्तः परः ॥

- करुणालहरि

vAchA nirmayA sudhAmadhurayaa yAm nAtha shikShAm adAH
    tAm svapne api na samsmarAmi aham ahambhAvRuto nistrapaH ।
ityAgaH shatashAlinaM punarapi svIyeShu mAm bibhrataH
     tattvo nAsti dayAnidhiH yadupate patto na mattaH paraH ॥

- karuNAlahari

Your teachings were wonderful, pure and sweet. But I was too proud to learn any of them. I have made hundreds of mistakes. Yet to accept me. There is not greater truth than the fact that you are the no one more compassionate than you and no bigger idiot than me.

- Karunalahari

मालविकाग्निमित्र - शिव

एकैश्वर्ये स्थितोऽपि प्रणतबहुफले यः स्वयं कृत्तिवासाः
    कान्तासंमिश्रदेहोऽप्यविषयमनसां यःपरस्ताद्यतीनां ।
अष्टाभिर्यस्य कृत्स्नं जगदपि तनुभिर्भिभ्रतो नाभिमानः
    सन्मार्गलोकनाय व्यपनयतु स वस्तामसीं वृत्तिमीशः ॥

- मालविकाग्निमित्र

ekaishvarye sthitopi pranata bahuphale yaH svayam kRutti vAsAH
     kAntA samishra dehaH api aviShaya manasAM yaH paraH tat yatInAm ।
AShTAbhiH kRutsnam jagadapi tanubhiH bhibhrato na abhimAnaH
    sanmArga lokanAya vyapanayatu sa vastaamasIm vRuttimIshaH ॥

- mAlavikAgnimitra

Let Lord Shiva lead our mind towards the right path of salvation by destroying the darkness with in. He is capable of bestowing any amount of wealth on any one who comes begging. But he himself dresses in animal hide. He is sharing half his body with his wife. Yet he is not interested in worldly pleasures; thereby he is the best among all saints (mendicants). He is protecting the entire world with eight of his forces. Yet he is not proud of the same.

- Malavikagnimitra

मोहमुद्गर - आशावायुः

दिनमपि रजनी सायंप्रातः
     शिशिरवसन्तौ पुनरायातः ।
कालः क्रीडति गच्छत्यायुः
     तदपि न मुञ्चति आशावायुः ॥

- मोहमुद्गर

dinamapi rajanI sAyaMprAtaH
     shishiravasantau punarAyAtaH ।
kAlaH krIDati gacchati AyuH
     tadapi na muncati AshAvAyuH ॥

- mohamudgara

Day, night, evening, morning, autumns and springs come and go. Time taunts us while our life time erodes. Still greed does not leave us.

- Mohamudgara

वेदान्तदेशिक - दत्ते स्म वित्तेशताम्

क्षोणीकोणशतांशपालनकलादुर्वारगर्वानल
     क्षुभ्यत् क्षुद्रनरेन्द्रचाटुरचनाधन्यान् न मन्यामहे ।
देवं सेवितुमेव निश्चनुमहे योऽसौ दयाळुः पुरा
     धानामुष्टिमुचे कुचेलमुनये दत्ते स्म वित्तेशताम् ॥

- वेदान्तदेशिक

kShoNIkoNashatAMshapAlanakalAdurvAragarvAnala
     kShubhyat kShudranarendracATuracanAdhanyAn na manyAmahe ।
devaM sevitumeva nishninumahe yaH asau dayALuH purA
     dhAnAmuShTimuce kucelamunaye datte sma vitteshatAm ॥

- vedAntadeshika

We will not respect any scholar who finds satisfaction in praising a king who rules one small corner of this huge world. We will serve only that Lord Krishna who gave wealth equal to that of Kubera (God of wealth) to Kuchela in return for handful of parched rice.

- Vedantadeshika

वेदान्तदेशिक - विबुधा

शिलं किमनलं भवेदनलमौदरं बाधितुं
     पयः प्रसृतिपूरकं किमुन धारकं सारसं ।
अयत्न मलवल्लिकं पथिपटच्चरं कच्चरं
     भजन्ति विबुधा मुधा ह्यहह कुक्षितः कुक्षितः ॥

- वेदान्तदेशिक

shilaM kimanalaM bhavedanalamaudaraM bAdhituM
     payaH prasRutipUrakaM kimuna dhArakaM sArasaM ।
ayatna malavallikaM pathipaTaccaraM kaccaraM
     bhajanti vibudhAmudhA hyahaha kukShitaH kukShitaH ॥

- vedAntadeshika

Can the grains collected not enough to douse the fire of hunger in the stomach? Can the water in the lakes not quench the thirst? Can the rags found on the streets not enough to make clothes to cover us? Even when all the life necessities are taken care of by nature, why do these scholars serve the King?

- Vedantadeshika

वेदान्तदेशिक - शरीरपतनावधि

शरीरपतनावधि प्रभुनिषेवणापादनात्
     अबिंधनधनंजयप्रशमदं धनं दंधनम् ।
ध्नंजयविवर्धनं धनमुदूडहोवर्धनं
     सुसाधनमबाधनं सुमनसां समाराधनम् ॥

- वेदान्तदेशिक

sharIrapatanAvadhi prabhuniShevaNApAdanAt
     abiMdhanadhanaMjayaprashamadaM dhanaM dandhanaM ।
dhanaNjayavivardhanaM dhanamudUDagovardhanaM
     susAdhanamabAdhanaM sumanasAM samArAdhanam ॥

- vedAntadeshika

All the wealth accumulated to mitigate hunger by working for a king all life long is of no use. The only wealth that is permanent and worthwhile is the memory of Sri Krishna who protected Arjuna, who lifted Goverdhana mountain, who can make all troubles go away, who will satiate the hunger of knowledge of all wise men.

- Vedantadeshika

वेणीसंहार - धूर्जटिः

दृष्टः सप्रेमदेव्या, किमिदमति, भयात्संभ्रमाच्चासुरीभिः
     शान्तान्तस्तत्त्वसारैः सकरुणमृषिभिर्विष्णुना सस्मितेन ।
आकृष्यास्त्रं सगर्वैरुपशमितवधूसंभ्रमैर्दैत्यवीरैः
     सानन्दं देवताभिर्मयपुरदहने धूर्जटिः पातु युष्मान् ॥

- वेणीसंहार -

dRuShTaH sapremadevyA, kimidamiti, bhayAtsambhramAt ca AsurIbhiH
    shAntANtaH tattvasAraiH sakaruNamRuShibhiH viShNunA sasmitena ।
AkRuShyAstraM sagarvaiH upashamitavadhUsambhramaiH daityavIraiH
     sAnandaM devatAbhiH mayapuradahane dhUrjaTiH pAtu yuShmAn ॥

- veNIsamhAra

When Lord Shiva got ready to burn the cities built by the demon Tripurasura, Goddess Parvati is looking at him with love. The demons are scared and watching him with fear. The saints who have the cosmic realization are looking at him with compassion. Lord Vishnu is watching him with a smile. The Rakshasas are consoling their wives and drawing weapons. The Gods are all happy watching him. Let that Lord Shiva save us all.

- Venisamhara

मोहमुद्गर - आशा

दिनमपि रजनी सायंप्रातः
     शिशिरवसन्तौ पुनरायातः ।
कालः क्रीडति गच्छत्यायुः
     तदपि न मुञ्चति आशावायुः ॥

- मोहमुद्गर

dinamapi rajanI sAyaMprAtaH
     shishiravasantau punarAyAtaH ।
kAlaH krIDati gacchati AyuH
     tadapi na muncati AshAvAyuH ॥

- mohamudgara

Morning, night, dawn, dusk, fall, spring come and go. Times plays tricks on us. Our lives get eroded. But even then, desire does not die.

- Mohamudgara

कालात् करालाद्भये

सेवध्वं विबुधास्तमंधकरिपुं माक्लिश्यतान्यश्रुते
     यस्मादत्र परत्र च त्रिजगति त्राता स एकः शिवः।
आयाते नियतेर्वशात् स्वविषये कालात् करालाद्भये
     कुत्र व्याकरणं क्व तर्ककलहः काव्यश्रमः क्वापि वा ॥

sevadhvaM vibudhAstam andhakaripum mAklishyatAnyashrute
     yasmAdatra paratra ca trijagati trAtA sa ekaH shivaH ।
AyAte niyatervashAt svaviShaye kAlAt kaRAlAt bhaye
     kutra vyAkaraNaM kva tarkakalahaH kAvyashramaH kvApi vA ॥

Oh scholars! Serve the only Lord who is can get rid of all darkness. He is the only one who can help you in this world, in the afterlife and in all the three worlds. He is Lord Shiva. When death comes to take you away you will be really scared. How will your knowledge of grammar, logic or poetry help?

शिवानन्दलहरी - कृतकृत्यः

सा रसना ते नयने तामेव करौ स एव कृतकृत्यः ।
या ये यौ यो भर्गं वदतीक्षेते सदार्चतः स्मरति ॥

- शिवानन्दलहरी

sA rasanA te nayane tAmeva karau sa eva kRutakRutyaH।
yA ye yau yo bhargaM vadatIkShete sadArcataH smarati ॥

- shivAnandalaharI

It is not a tongue unless it utters the God's names always. It is not an eye unless it sees God in everything. It is not a hand until it is folded while worshiping God. One can claim he has done some work only when he remembers God always.

- Shivanandalahari

मातरं पितरं गुरुम्

स्वाधीनं समतिक्रम्य मातरं पितरं गुरुम् ।
अस्वाधीनं कथं दैवं प्रकारैरभिराध्यते ॥

svAdhInaM samatikramya mAtaraM pitaraM gurum ।
asvAdhInaM kathaM daivaM prakAraiH abhirAdhyate ॥

Mother, father and teacher are the Gods that we see. What kind of religion is that which tells us to forget them and go behind Gods that we do not see?

भागवत - भागवतोत्तमः

सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्येद्भगवद्भावमात्मनः ।
भूतानि भगवत्यात्मन्येष भागवतोत्तमः ॥

- भागवत

sarvabhUteShu yaH pashyet bhagavat bhAvamAtmanaH।
bhUtAni bhagavati AtmanyeSha bhAgavatottamaH ॥

- bhAgavata

He is the best devotee who is capable of seeing God in all beings and seeing all beings in God.

- Bhagavata

भागवत - संप्रसन्ने भगवति

संप्रसन्ने भगवति पुरुषः प्राकृतैर्गुणैः ।
विमुक्तो जीवनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति ॥

- भागवत

samprasanne bhagavati puruShaH prAkRutairguNaiH ।
vimukto jIvanirmukto brahmanirvANamRucchati ॥

- bhAgavata

Only if the God is pleased, then man shall leave his innate qualities and attain salvation and become one with the universe.

- Bhagavata

रसगंगाधर - सम्पदा संपरिष्वक्तो

सम्पदा संपरिष्वक्तो विद्यया चानवद्यया ।
नरो न शोभते लोके हरिभक्तिरसं विना ॥

- रसगंगाधर

sampadA sampariShvakto vidyayA cAnavadyayA ।
naro na shobhate loke haribhaktirasaM vinA ॥

- rasagangAdhara

A man may have good education and lot of wealth. But if he does not have devotion towards God then he will not achieve much in this world.

- Rasagangadhara

भक्तिरसायन - स्मर्तव्यः सततं कृष्णो

स्मर्तव्यः सततं कृष्णो विस्मर्तव्यो न जातुचित् ।
सर्वे विधिनिषेधाः स्युरेतयोरेव किंकराः ॥

- भक्तिरसायन

smartavyaH satataM kRuShNo vismartavyo na jAtucit ।
sarve vidhiniShedhAH syuretayoreva kinkarAH ॥

- bhaktirasAyana

All rituals are corollaries of the these two basic rules - "Always remember Sri Krishna. Never forget him".

- Bhaktirasayana

विष्णुषट्पदी - सामुद्रो हि तरंगः

सत्यपि भेदापगमे नाथ तवाहं न मामकीनस्त्वम् ।
सामुद्रो हि तरंगः क्वचन समुद्रो न तारंगः ॥

- विष्णुषट्पदी

satyapi bhedApagame nAtha tavAhaM na mAmakInastvam।
sAmudro hi tarangaH kvachana samudro na tArangaH ॥

- viShNuShaTpadI

Even though we are one and the same (same universal matter, Gos is the whole of which we are the parts), there is a difference between you and me. I belong to you. But you don't belong to me. Just like the waves and the ocean are the same. The waves belong to the ocean. But the ocean does not belong to the wave.

- Vishnushatpadi

भागवत - तच्चरणार्चनम्

स्वर्गापवर्गयोः पुंसां रसायां भुवि संपादं ।
सर्वसामपि सिद्धीनां मूलं तच्चरणार्चनम् ॥

- भागवत

svargApavargayoH puMsAM rasAyAM bhuvi saMpAdaM ।
sarvasAmapi siddhInAM mUlaM taccaraNArcanam ॥

- bhAgavata

Heaven or hell, rebirth or emancipation, wealth in this world - all of these have the same source; your (God's) feet. You are the cause of everything.

- Bhagavata

सुभाषितसुधानिधि - गुरु

स्वर्गो धनं वा धान्यं वा विद्याः पुत्रास्सुखानि च ।
गुरुवृत्तनुरोधेन न किञ्चिदपि दुर्लभम् ॥

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि

svargo dhanaM vA dhAnyaM vA vidhyAH putrAssukhAni ca ।
guruvRuttanurodhena na kinchidapi durlabham ॥

- subhAShitasudhAnidhi

A place in heaven, wealth, peaceful mind, education, a good son - none of this is difficult to get for a person who serves his teacher well.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi

उपदेशपञ्चकम् - संगः सत्सु

संगः सत्सु विधीयतां भगवतो भक्तिर्दृडा धीयतां
     शान्त्यादिः परिचीयतां दृडतरं कर्माशु संत्यज्यतां ।
सद्विद्वानुपसर्प्यतां प्रतिदिनं तत्पादुका सेव्यतां
     ब्रह्मैकाक्षरमर्थ्यतां शृतिशिरोवाक्यं समाकर्ण्यताम् ॥

- उपदेशपञ्चकम्

sangaH satsu vidhIyatAM bhagavato bhaktirdRuDA dhIyatAM
     shAntyAdiH paricIyatAM dRuDataraM karmAshu santyajyatAM ।
sadvidvAn upasarpyatAM pratidinaM tatpAdukA sevyatAM
     brahmaikAkSharamarthyatAM shRutishirovAkyaM samAkarNyatAm ॥

- upadeshapanchakam

Befriend virtuous men. Have faith and devotion in God. Fill your mind with peaceful thoughts. Stop doing anything that would require applying force (on others). Follow wise men every day. Serve them with humility. Listen to the recitals of Veda from them. Try to understand the meaning of the word - Brahma (the creator).

- Upadeshapanchakam

हर्यष्टक - हरि

स गंगा स गया सेतुस्स काशी स च पुष्करं ।
जिह्वाग्रे वर्तते यस्य हरिरित्यक्षरद्वयम् ॥

- हर्यष्टक

sa gangA sa gayA setuH sa kAshI sa ca puShkaraM ।
jihvAgre vartate yasya hariHiti akSharadvayam ॥

- haryaShTaka

He who has the name of 'Hari' at the tip of his toungue at all times is as holy as the Ganga, the Gaya, the Sethu (Rama sethu), the Kashi, the Pushkar.

- Haryashtaka

स्मेराननं स्मरति गोपवधूकिशोरम्

शैवा वयं न खलु तत्र विचारणीयम्
    पञ्चाक्षरीजपपरा नितरां तथापि ।
चतो मदीयमतसीकुसुमावभासं
     स्मेराननं स्मरति गोपवधूकिशोरम् ॥

shaivA vayaM na khalu tatra vicAraNIyaM
     panchAkSharIjapaparA nitarAM tathApi ।
ceto madIyamatasIkusumAvabhAsaM
     smerAnanaM smarati gopavadhUkishoram ॥

We are the followers of Shiva. There is no doubt. We spend our time chanting the five syllable hymn - Om namah shivaya. But my mind always cherishes the memory of the lovely dark flower like face of the son of a cattle grazer (Sri Krishna).

प्रबोधसुधाकर - प्रक्षाल्यते चेतः

शुध्यति हि नान्तरात्मा कृष्णपदांभोजभक्तिमृते ।
वसनमिव क्षारोदैः भक्त्या प्रक्षाल्यते चेतः ॥

- प्रबोधसुधाकर

shudhyati hi nAntarAtmA kRiShNapadAmbhojabhaktimRute।
vasanamiva kShArodaiH bhaktyA prakShAlyate cetaH ॥

- prabodhasudhAkara

It is not possible to cleanse your mind without having complete devotion towards the lotus feet of Sri Krishna. Just like hard salt cleans a cloth, devotion cleans the mind.

- Prabodhasudhakara

विश्वगुणादर्श - न मोहं कलये ततः

श्रीरंगे शोभते यस्य श्रीरंगे शोभते च या ।
नमोऽहं कलये तस्मै न मोहं कलये ततः ॥

- विश्वगुणादर्श

shriraNge shobhate yasya shriraNge shobhate ca yA ।
namo ahaM kalaye tasmai na mohaM kalaye tataH ॥

- vishvaguNAdarsha

The Goddess of wealth glows in him and he glows in Sriranga (a holy city). I salute to that God. After that, my desires no longer exist.

- Vishvagunadarsha

सुभाषितसुधानिधि - शास्त्राय गुरुसंयोगः

शास्त्राय गुरुसंयोगः शास्त्रं विनयवृद्धये ।
विद्याविनीतो नृपतिर्न कृच्छ्रेष्ववसीदति ॥

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि

shAstrAya gurusamyogaH shAstraM vinayavRuddhaye।
vidyAvinIto nRupatiH na kRucchreShvavasIdati ॥

- subhAShitasudhAnidhi

To learn about the scriptures, one must go to an able teacher. The goal of scriptures is to teach us humility. A king who has learned about scriptures and remains humble can not be destroyed.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi

नैषधीयचरित - बालिशा यदुपासिनः

श्वः श्वः प्राणप्रयाणेपि न स्मरन्ति स्मरद्विषः ।
मग्नाः कुटुम्बजम्बाले बालिशा यदुपासिनः ॥

- नैषधीयचरित

shvaH shvaH prANaprayANepi na smaranti smaradviShaH।
magnAH kuTumbajambAle bAlishA yadupAsinaH ॥

- naiShadhIyacharita

This life will end tomorrow or the day after. Even at that time, fools will not remember God. Instead they run behind the sensory pleasures which are like mire.

- Naishadhiyacharita