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- Read on →: apṛṣṭvaiva bhaven mūḍhaḥ jñānaṁ manasi cintanāt
apṛṣṭvaiva bhaven mūḍhaḥ jñānaṁ manasi cintanāt |
apūrṇaḥ kurute śabdaṁ na pūrṇaḥ kurute ghaṭaḥ ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2125)“By not questioning, one becomes foolish. Wisdom comes from reflection in the mind. A vessel that is not full makes noise. A full vessel does not.”
- Read on →: yatra nānyat paśyati, nānyac chṛṇoti, nānyad vijānāti, sa bhūmā
yatra nānyat paśyati, nānyac chṛṇoti, nānyad vijānāti, sa bhūmā | atha yatrānyat paśyati, anyac chṛṇoti, anyad vijānāti, tad alpam| yo vai bhūmā tad amṛtam| atha yad alpaṁ tan martyam | sa bhagavaḥ kasmin pratiṣṭhita iti, sve mahimni, yadi vā, na mahimnīti ||
(Chāndogya Upaniṣad: 7.24.1)[Sanat Kumāra:] “That wherein one sees nothing else, hears nothing else, and knows [i.e., finds] nothing else is the infinite, whereas that wherein one sees something else, hears something else, and knows something else is the finite. That which is infinite is immortal, whereas that which is finite is mortal.” [Nārada:] “O venerable one, in what is the infinite situated?” [Sanat Kumāra:] “In its own greatness, and yet not in [its own] greatness [since it depends on nothing apart from itself].”
- Read on →: ātma-ślāghā para-nindā paiśunyam anṛtaṁ tathā
ātma-ślāghā para-nindā paiśunyam anṛtaṁ tathā |
asambandha-pralāpaś ca vācikaṁ tu malaṁ smṛtam ||
(Unknown Source)“Self-praise, defamation of others, slander, falsity, and irrelevant chatter—these are known as impurities of speech.”
- Read on →: īrṣāśā-lobha-kopāś ca garvo mohaḥ tathā madaḥ
īrṣāśā-lobha-kopāś ca garvo mohaḥ tathā madaḥ |
viṣādaś cāṣṭamaḥ prokta ity ete manaso malāḥ ||
(Unknown Source)“Envy, desire, greed, anger, pride, delusion, bewilderment, and dejection—these eight are said to be impurities of the mind.”
- Read on →: yadu-pateḥ kva gatā mathurā-purī
yadu-pateḥ kva gatā mathurā-purī
raghu-pateḥ kva gatottara-kośalā |
iti vicintya kurusva manaḥ sthiraṁ
na sad idaṁ jagad ity avadhāraya ||
(Unknown source; said to be alluded to by Rūpa Gosvāmī)”Where has the Mathurā-purī of Yadupati gone? Where has the Northern Kośalā of Raghupati gone? Reflecting on this, steady the mind. This world is not eternal. Be certain of this.’”