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One should sacrifice one's self-interest for the sake of one's family, one's family for the sake of
one's town members, one's town members for for the sake of one's nation, and sacrifice the
whole earth for the sake of one's soul's enlightenment.

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There is no letter which is not a mantra(which cant be used in mantra), there is no root, which
can't form some medicine, there is no person who is absolutely useless. But persons who can
identify their utility and put them in proper usage are rare.

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Greatness is not by birth, greatness is decided by qualities (of a person). As it increases from
milk to curd to ghee.

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Any work will not get accomplished just merely by desiring for its completion. A prey by
itself doesnt enter in to the sleeping lions mouth!!! By giving an example of a lion the
subhashitkAra here wants to emphasize that the desire and capabilities should be added by the
efforts and hard work to achieve the goal! Even if the lion has the capabilities to catch its prey,
the prey will not automatically fall in its mouth!!
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The sun looks alike while rising and setting. Great men too remain alike in both the good and
bad times.

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There is no achievement like peace (the word tapa might be used here to emphasize the efforts
required to keep your mind peaceful.), there is no happiness like satisfaction, there is no disease
like desire, there is no dharma like mercy.

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It's better to have one good ('Gunvaan' is the exact word! i.e. the one who has many good
qualities) son than to have 100 foolish ('Murkha') sons. The darkness is expelled by one single
moon and not by the group of stars!!

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Knowledge ('Vidya') is the real wealth, in a foreign land, So is Cleverness, at tough times.
Righteousness ('Dharma') is the only wealth that can buy Heaven ('Par-lok'). Verily, Good
Conduct ('Sheel') is the wealth everywhere and at all the times!

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Among the hundred people only one is brave. Among the thousands of them only one is a
'Pandit' Among the ten thousands only one is a good orator, But the people who "give" ('daata' -
One who donates) are very very rare.
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Giving food to the hungry is a good deed (Donation of the food is a very good donation - 'anna
dAnam'). But more than the above type of 'dAna', educating the people (Teaching - 'vidya
dAnam') is more better type of 'dAna' because by food one's hunger would be calmed down only
for the time being. But the knowledge attained is helpful for whole of our life. Therefore it is said
that 'vidya dAna' is the most important among various other types of dAna. Also refer to the
previous subAshit Kr. 51 (The wealth of knowledge is the most superior wealth of all!)

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A person with enthusiasm is a powerful person. There is nothing as powerful as enthusiasm.
nothing is impossible ('durlabhah' literally means unachievable) to an enthusiastic person. This
subhashit says "If there is a will, there is a way." Nothing is impossible; one must push it till the
end.
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A person for whom courage is his father, forgiveness (KshmA) is his mother, calmful mind is his
wife, Truth is his son, compassion his sister and control of mind is his brother. And for whom
this earth is a bed, the directions (dishA) like the cloths and the knowledge is his food. When all
these make up his family then for which thing will that person be scared of? Isn't this a very
unique suBAshit indeed? What else will the person need to overcome the challenges that may
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If the 'living' of a person results in 'living' of many other persons, only then consider that person
to have really 'lived'. Look even the crow fill it's own stomach by it's beak!! (There is nothing
great in working for our own survival) I am not finding any proper adjective to describe how
good this suBAshit is! The suBAshitkAr has hit at very basic question. What are all the humans
doing ultimately? Working to feed themselves (and their family). So even a bird like crow does
this! Infact there need not be any more explanation to tell what this suBAshit implies! Just the
suBAshit is sufficient!!

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The karma of previous birth is called as daiva (fortune) (in this birth). So, one should try and
work hard (in this birth ) without relaxation.
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Senses (Sense-Organs) are purified by water; Mind is purified by truth; Soul is purified by
learning and penance; While intelligence is purified by knowledge.

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The trees make shade for others, themselves standing in Sun. (Their) fruits are also for others.
(Hence) the trees are like 'satpurush' (gentlemen).

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Sometimes sleeps on floor and sleeps on fine bed at other times. Sometimes manages only with
vegetables and eats delicious rice at other times. Sometimes wears torn clothes and wears elegant
clothes at other times. The person devoted to work does not care about sorrows and joys.

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Roots of the sandalwood tree form a shelter for the snakes, on it's top birds take rest, on it's
branches monkeys are playing and one can find bee's on it's flowers. Really, the ultimate aim of
the good ('sajjan') people is to offer helping hands to others ('paropkAr')!

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Be cause of your own progress, don't be a cause of your own degradation. You yourself are your
friend or enemy (no one else).
That is, a person will prosper or ruin due to his own deeds, he has to select what he wants.