Subhashitas · The Mind — Kumarasambhavam
Subhashitas Subhashita 416 meaning
pratyarthibhootam api tam samadheh shushrooshamanam girishonumene
vikarahetau sati vikriyante yesham na chetansi ta eva dheerah
प्रत्यर्थिभूतामपि तां समाधेः शुश्रूषमाणां गिरिशोऽनुमेने ।
विकारहेतौ सति विक्रियन्ते येषां न चेतांसि त एव धीराः ॥
Shiva allowed Parvati to serve him, though she was a possible obstacle to his meditation. The truly steady are those whose minds do not waver even when the cause of temptation is right in front of them.
What it means
Staying calm is easy when nothing tests you. Real strength shows when the trigger is in the room: the phone, the insult, the temptation. Avoiding is fine, but the goal is a mind that stays itself anyway.हिंदी में अर्थ
पार्वती उनकी समाधि में बाधा बन सकती थीं, फिर भी शिव ने उन्हें सेवा करने दी। सच्चे धीर वही हैं जिनका मन विकार का कारण सामने होने पर भी नहीं डगमगाता।
जब कुछ परखे ही नहीं तो शांत रहना आसान है। असली ताकत तब दिखती है जब उकसाने वाली चीज़ सामने हो। उससे बचना ठीक है, पर लक्ष्य ऐसा मन है जो फिर भी अडिग रहे।
Spoken by Kālidāsa.
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