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- Read on →: prathama-vayasi dattaṁ toyam alpaṁ smarantaḥ
prathama-vayasi dattaṁ toyam alpaṁ smarantaḥ
śirasi nihita-bhārā nārikelā narāṇām |
salilam amṛta-kalpaṁ dadyur ājīvanāntaṁ
na hi kṛtam upakāraṁ sādhavo vismaranti ||
(Subhāṣita-ratna-bhāṇḍāgāra)“Remembering the small amount of water given [to them by human beings] in their early age, coconut trees, holding loads on their heads, can give water resembling nectar to human beings as long as they live. [Similarly,] The sādhus never forget help rendered [unto them by others].”
- Read on →: Vraja-rāja-sutāṣṭakam
Eight verses in praise of the Prince of Vraja.
Of unknown authorship
- Read on →: vibhūtiḥ tyāga-hīna iva satya-hīna iva bhārati
vibhūtiḥ tyāga-hīna iva satya-hīna iva bhārati |
vidyā praśama-hīna iva na bhāti strī patiṁ vinā ||
(Rāmāyaṇa Mañjarī: Ayodhyā)“Like wealth without giving, speech without truth, and learning without tranquility, a lady does not shine without her husband.”
- Read on →: hastasya bhūṣaṇaṁ dānaṁ satyaṁ kaṇṭhasya bhūṣaṇam
hastasya bhūṣaṇaṁ dānaṁ satyaṁ kaṇṭhasya bhūṣaṇam |
śrotrasya bhūṣaṇaṁ śāstraṁ bhūṣaṇaiḥ kiṁ prayojanam ||
(Subhāṣita-ratna-bhāṇḍāgāra)“Giving is the hand’s ornament, truth is the throat’s ornament, and śāstra is the ear’s ornament. So, what need is there of ornaments?”
- Read on →: sama-darśanāt svasya samam eva sukha-duḥkhādikaṁ sarvatra paśyataḥ
sama-darśanāt svasya samam eva sukha-duḥkhādikaṁ sarvatra paśyataḥ | yad uktaṁ bhagavatā—ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśyati yo’rjuna | sukhaṁ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ sa yogī paramo mataḥ … |
(Excerpt from the Sārārtha-darśinī-ṭīkā to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.29.33)“‘One of equal vision’ (sama-darśana) means one who sees happiness, unhappiness, and so forth everywhere [i.e., in all other living beings] as equal to one’s own, as stated by Bhagavān [in BG 6.32], ‘O Arjuna, be it happiness or unhappiness, one who sees everywhere in comparison to one’s own self equally is considered the best yogī.‘”