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- Read on →: gurur na sa syāt svajano na sa syāt
gurur na sa syāt svajano na sa syāt
pitā na sa syāj jananī na sā syāt |
daivaṁ na tat syān na patiś ca sa syān
na mocayed yaḥ samupeta-mṛtyum ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.5.18)“One who cannot save you [i.e., a dependent] from impending death [i.e., saṁsāra] should not be a guru, should not be a relative, should not be a father, should not be a mother, should not be a devatā, and should not be a husband.”
- Read on →: ayaṁ nijaḥ paro veti gaṇanā laghu-cetasām
ayaṁ nijaḥ paro veti gaṇanā laghu-cetasām |
udāra-caritānāṁ tu vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam ||
(Hitopadeśa: Mitra-lābhaḥ, 71)“‘This is mine,’ or ‘this is someone else’s,’ is the supposing of the small-minded, whereas for those of magnanimous character, the world itself is a family.”
- Read on →: vyāyāmāt labhate svāsthyaṁ dīrghāyuṣyaṁ balaṁ sukham
vyāyāmāt labhate svāsthyaṁ dīrghāyuṣyaṁ balaṁ sukham |
arogyaṁ paramaṁ bhāgyaṁ svāsthyaṁ sarvārtha-sādhanam ||
(Unknown Source)“From exercise one attains health, long life, strength, and happiness. Freedom from disease is the greatest fortune. Health is the means to [achieve] all goals.”
- Read on →: Dāmodarāṣṭakam
Eight verses in praise of Dāmodara
By Satyavrata Muni
- Read on →: na cainaṁ sahasākramya jarā samadhirohati
na cainaṁ sahasākramya jarā samadhirohati |
sthirībhavati māṁsaṁ ca vyāyāmābhiratasya ca ||
(Suśruta-saṁhitā: Cikitsā-sthāna, 4.42)“Old age does not assail one suddenly. The flesh of one who engages in exercise remains firm.”
- Read on →: śarīropacayaḥ kāntir gātrāṇāṁ suvibhaktatā
śarīropacayaḥ kāntir gātrāṇāṁ suvibhaktatā |
dīptāgnitvam anālasyaṁ sthiratvaṁ lāghavaṁ mṛjā ||
śrama-klama-pipāsoṣṇa-śītādīnāṁ sāhiṣṇutā |
ārogyaṁ cāpi paramaṁ vyāyāmād upajāyate ||
(Suśruta-saṁhitā: Cikitsā-sthāna, 4.39-40)“Development of the body, luster, a well-proportioned figure, good digestion, an absence of lethargy, steadiness, lightness, pure skin, tolerance of the fatigue of exertion, thirst, heat, cold, and so on, and full freedom from disease [all] arise from exercise.”