सुभाषितसुधानिधि - आत्मविद्या

तमःपरिवृतं वेश्म यथा दीपेन दीप्यते ।
तथा बुद्धिप्रदीपेन शक्य आत्मा निरीक्षितुम् ॥

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि

Darkness in our homes is killed by lamps lighting other lamps. Just like that, knowledge will let us search our souls in the darkness of ignorance.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi

आत्म ज्ञान

अधीत्य चतुरो वेदान् व्याकृत्याष्टादश स्मृतीः ।
अहो श्रमस्य वैफल्यं आत्मापि कलितो न चीत् ॥

All effort of understanding the four vedas and studying eighteen puranas are all in vain if one does not understand the self (Atma).

हितोपदेश - सुहृत्भेद - दान बल श्रुत आत्म

धनेन किं यो न ददाति नाश्नुते
    बलेन किं येन रिपुं न भाधते ।
श्रुतेन किं येन न धर्ममाचरेत्
    किमात्मना यो न जितेन्द्रियो भवेत् ॥

- हितोपदेश, सुहृत्भेद

What is the use of wealth that is not spent either in charity or on himself? What is the use of strength that is not used to control enemies? What is the use of reading all the scriptures that does not make you follow Dharma? What is the use of knowing thyself when you can not over come your senses?

- Hitopadesha, Suhrudbheda

हितोपदेश - सन्धि - आत्मशुद्धि

आत्मा नदी भारत पुण्यतीर्था
    सत्योदका शीलतट दयोर्मिः ।
अत्राभिषेकं कुरु पाण्डुपुत्र
    न वारिणा शुध्यति चान्तरात्मा ॥

- हितोपदेश, सन्धि

The soul is a river. Good karma that one accumulates is the steps on the banks of the river. Truth is the water that flows in it. Character is the banks of that river. Compassion is a wave in it. Oh son of Pandu, take a bath in such a river. The inner mind is cleansed by such introspection but not by water.

- Hitopadesha, Sandhi