pṛthe tanaya-pañcakaṁ prakaṭam arpayiṣyāmi te
pṛthe tanaya-pañcakaṁ prakaṭam arpayiṣyāmi te
raṇorvaritam ity abhūt tava yathārtham evoditam |
ravir bhavati śītalaḥ kumuda-bandhur apy uṣṇalas
tathāpi na murāntaka vyabhicariṣṇur uktis tava ||
(Unknown source; cited in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 2.1.68)
“[Kuntī Devī to Śrī Kṛṣṇa:] Your statement, ‘O Pṛthā! I will offer your five sons returned [unscathed and exalted] from the battle directly [to you],’ has certainly come true. The sun may become cooling, and the friend of the lily [i.e., the moon] heating. Still, O Destroyer of Mura! Your word shall not prove false.”
kartā śāstrārthavattvāt
kartā śāstrārthavattvāt |
(Vedānta-sūtra: 2.3.31)
“[The jīva is] A doer because of śāstra being possessed of meaning.”
gate śoko na kartavyo bhaviṣyaṁ naiva cintayet
gate śoko na kartavyo bhaviṣyaṁ naiva cintayet |
vartamānena kālena vartayanti vicakṣaṇāḥ ||
(Unknown source)
“Lamentation over the past should not be done, and one should not worry about the future. The wise live in the present time.”
yathā hy ekena cakreṇa na rathasya gatir bhavet
yathā hy ekena cakreṇa na rathasya gatir bhavet |
tathā puruṣakāreṇa vinā daivaṁ na siddhyati ||
(Hitopadeśa: Maṅgalācaraṇa, 30)
“As no movement shall occur of a chariot with only one wheel, so destiny does not accomplish anything without a person’s endeavor.”
udyamena hi sidhyanti kāryāṇi na manorathaiḥ
udyamena hi sidhyanti kāryāṇi na manorathaiḥ |
na hi suptasya siṁhasya praviśanti mukhe mṛgāḥ ||
(Hitopadeśa: Maṅgalācaraṇa, 36; Pañcatantra: Mitra-samprāpti)
“Tasks are accomplished verily by industriousness, and not just by desires. Animals do not enter the mouth of a sleeping lion.”
kāka-tāIīyavat prāptaṁ dṛṣṭvāpi nidhim agrataḥ
kāka-tāIīyavat prāptaṁ dṛṣṭvāpi nidhim agrataḥ |
na svayaṁ daivam ādatte puruṣārtham apekṣate ||
(Hitopadeśa: Maṅgalācaraṇa, 35)
“Destiny itself does not grant [one possession of] a jewel even after it has been seen present in the fore like the palm and the crow [i.e., by chance]. A person’s effort is [also] required [for one to obtain it].”
jñātibhir vibhajyate naiva coreṇāpi na nīyate
jñātibhir vibhajyate naiva coreṇāpi na nīyate |
dāne naiva kṣayaṁ yāti vidyā-ratnaṁ mahādhanam ||
(Unknown source)
“It is not dividable by relatives, it cannot be taken away even by a thief, and it is not depleted even by giving [it away]. The jewel of knowledge is the greatest wealth.”