Some Bartruhari Liners

Vivid illustrations of Vivekam and Vairagyam..

Sanskrit verses and anvaya at the end of the post.

On pride and ego

“When my knowledge was limited, I was blinded in pride like an elephant in frenzy.”

“When I was in the company of the humble erudite, that conceit of mine, disappeared like fever.”

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Fine words

“It is not ornamentation, gear or exotic perfumes.. It is refined speech that embellishes a man.”

“For the ornament of senses slide away with time, the ornament of good words is a gift for ever.”

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Fine deeds

“ The ears are lightened by listening great works, and not by mere earrings.. Their hands are embellished by the act of giving, and not by dangling bracelets.”

“Their body shines by the light of benevolence, and not by smearing sandalwood paste..

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Mutable vs Immutable

“Pleasures of the senses will abandon you unannounced. But if you cognize, and choose to leave them, it will lead to higher pleasure of bliss!”

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Wisdom on Desire

“The turbulent rivers of desire, the waters of wish, and the waves of thirst.. The alligators of love, the scattering birds of logic, and the hovering bees of attraction.. All waiting to uproot the tree of the Steady Self.”

“Thoughts and Reflection are the Steady Shores of this River.. The Wise one crosses and shelters there.”

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Desire for No Desire

“Having dug the earth in search of hidden treasures, having smelted rocks for metals.. Having crossed the oceans, having served to please kings, spent nights in burial grounds concentrating on mantras and worship, and yet I did not get even a broken shell.”

“O Desire! At least now spare me!”

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Landscape of Change and Time

“That beautiful city.. That mighty monarch.. Those powerful nobles.. Those learned assemblies.”

“Those beautiful women.. Those wayward princes.. Those bards singing their praises.”

“Ah!! Time has swept away this grandeur, as mere objects of memory.. My ode to Time!!”

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Futility

“Alas! He who is not fortunate to reflect in the orb of his mind, is born in this land of action.. Cooking mere sesame seeds, in a gem studded vessel, burning and wasting away the sandal woods. How unfortunate!”

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Passage of Time

“Old age pounding like a tigress, ailments striking like an enemy, life leaking out like waters from a broken pot; and yet people continue their old ways!”

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“This earth the vast bed, the sky the canopy, this gentle breeze the fan, the autumnal moon the lamp, and rejoicing in the company of nothingness as friend..

The wise one lies down happily and peacefully, like a monarch of undiminished glory.”

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Elements..Union with the Truth..

“O Earth, my mother! O Wind, my father! O Fire, my friend! O Water, my good relative! O sky, my brother!”

“By means of an amplitude of pure knowledge resplendent with merits developed through my association with you all, I now merge in Supreme Brahman.”

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Character is the biggest embellishment! शीलं परमं भूषणम्

“Good nature is the ornament of Master; Silence of Valor; Tranquility of Wise; Humility of scholars; Spending for the right cause of Wealth ; Freedom from anger of the Enduring; Forgiveness of Power;”

“Indeed.. Character is the biggest embellishment!”

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Sanskrit verses & anvaya.. Courtesy CG Sundharam

यदा किञ्चिज्ज्ञो‌உहं द्विप इव मदान्धः समभवं
तदा सर्वज्ञो‌உस्मीत्यभवदवलिप्तं मम मनः ।
यदा किञ्चित्किञ्चिद्बुधजनसकाशादवगतं
तदा मूर्खो‌உस्मीति ज्वर इव मदो मे व्यपगतः ॥ 1.8 ॥

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केयूराणि न भूषयन्ति पुरुषं
हारा न चन्द्रोज्वला
न स्नानं न विलेपनं न कुसुमं
नालङ्कृता मूर्धजा ।

वाण्येका समलङ्करोति
पुरुषं या संस्कृता धार्यते
क्षीयन्ते खलु भूषणानि
सततं वाग्भूषणं भूषणम् ॥

न केयूराणि न चन्द्रोज्वला हारा न स्नानं न विलेपनं न कुसुमं न अलङ्कृता मूर्धजा पुरुषं भूषयन्ति । या संस्कृता धार्यते सा एका वाणी पुरुषं समलङ्करोति । भूषणानि क्षीयन्ते (परन्तु) वाग्भूषणं सततं भूषणं खलु ।

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श्रोत्रं श्रुतेनैव न कुण्डलेन
दानेन पाणिर्न तु कङ्कणेन ।
विभाति कायः करुणापराणां
परोपकारैर्न तु चन्दनेन ॥

श्रोत्रं श्रुतेन एव विभाति न तु कुण्डलेन ।पाणिः दानेन (विभाति) न तु कङ्कणेन ।करुणापराणां कायः परोपकारैः (विभाति) न तु चन्दनेन ।

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Character is The Ornament! शीलं परमं भूषणम्

ऐश्वर्यस्य विभूषणं सुजनता
शौर्यस्य वाक्संयमः
ज्ञानस्य उपशमः
श्रुतस्य विनयः
वित्तस्य पात्रे व्ययः ।
अक्रोधः तपसः.. क्षमा प्रभवितुः .. धर्मस्य निर्व्याजता
सर्वेषाम् अपि सर्वकारणम् इदं शीलं परं भूषणम् ॥

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Letting go of desire

अवश्यं यातारश्चिरतरमुषित्वापि विषया
वियोगे को भेदस्त्यजति न जनो यत्स्वयममून् ।
व्रजन्तः स्वातन्त्र्यादतुलपरितापाय मनसः
स्वयं त्यक्ता ह्येते शमसुखमनन्तं विदधति ॥१२॥

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River of desire

आशा नाम नदी मनोरथजला तृष्णातरंगाकुला
रागग्राहवती वितर्कविहगा धैर्यद्रुमध्वंसिनी ।
मोहावर्तसुदुस्तरातिगहना प्रोत्तुङ्गचिन्तातटी
तस्याः पारगता विशुद्धमनसो नन्दन्ति योगीश्वराः ॥१०॥

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Desire for no desire

उत्खातं निधिशङ्कया क्षितितलं ध्माता गिरेर्धातवो
निस्तीर्णः सरितां पतिर्नृपतयो यत्नेन संतोषिताः ।
मन्त्राराधनतत्परेण मनसा नीताः श्मशाने निशाः
प्राप्तः काणवराटको ‌ऽपि न मया तृष्णेऽधुना मुञ्च माम् ।।

मुञ्च माम् = O Desire! At least now spare me

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Wasting away

स्थाल्यां वैदूर्यमय्यां पचति तिल-खलं चान्दनैः इन्धनौघैः
सौवर्णैः लाङ्गल-अग्रैः विलिखति वसुधाम् अर्कतूलस्य हेतोः ।
छित्वा कर्पूरखण्डान् वृतिम् इह कुरुते कोद्रवाणां समन्तात्
प्राप्य इमां कर्मभूमिं न भजति मनुजः यः तपः मन्दभाग्यः

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Wasting away

व्याघ्रीव तिष्ठति जरा परितर्जयन्ती
रोगाश्च शत्रव इव प्रहरन्ति देहम् ।
आयुः परिस्रवति भिन्नघटादिवाम्भो
लोकस्तथाऽप्यहितमाचरतीति चित्रम् ॥

जरा व्याघ्री इव परितर्जन्ती तिष्ठति ।रोगाः च शत्रवः इव देहं प्रहरन्ति ।आयुः भिन्नघटात् अम्भः इव परिस्रवति l तथा अपि लोकः अहितम् आचरति इति चित्रम् ।

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Union with the Truth.. Ode to the Elements

मातर्मेदिनि तात मारुत सखे तेजः सुबन्धो जलभ्रातर्व्योम निबद्ध एव भवतामन्त्यः प्रणामाञ्जलिः ।युष्मत्सङ्गवशोपजातसुकृतस्फारस्फुरन्निर्मल -ज्ञानापास्तसमस्तमोहमहिमा लीये परब्रह्मणि ॥ १००॥

https://estudantedavedanta.net/uploads/1/0/9/5/109527077/vairagyasatakam-swami_madhavananda.pdf

https://tamilandvedas.com/2018/11/06/lions-wont-eat-grass-bhartruhari-post-no-5620/