Vairagya Shataka · Vairagya Sataka

Vairagya Shataka 22 meaning

deena deenamukhaih sad-aiva shishukair akrishtajeern-ambara kroshadbhih kshudhitair nirannavidhura drishya na ched gehinee yachnabhangabhayena gadgadagalat-trutyad-vileen-aksharam ko deh-eeti vadet svadagdhajatharasy-arthe manasvee puman

दीना दीनमुखैः सदैव शिशुकैराकृष्टजीर्णाम्बरा क्रोशद्भिः क्षुधितैर्निरन्नविधुरा दृश्या न चेद्गेहिनी याच्ञाभङ्गभयेन गद्गदगलत्त्रुट्यद्विलीनाक्षरं को देहीति वदेत्स्वदग्धजठरस्यार्थे मनस्वी पुमान्॥

If he did not have to see his wife in misery, her worn clothes tugged by sad-faced little children crying with hunger, with no food in the house, what self-respecting man would ever say 'please give' with a choked, breaking voice, just to fill his own stomach?

What it means

People often swallow their pride not for themselves but for those they love. When you see someone asking for help, remember there may be hungry faces at home behind that request. Respond with kindness, not judgment.

हिंदी में अर्थ

अगर उसे अपनी दुखी पत्नी न दिखे, जिसके फटे कपड़े भूख से रोते, उदास चेहरे वाले बच्चे खींच रहे हों, और घर में अन्न न हो, तो कौन स्वाभिमानी आदमी सिर्फ़ अपने पेट के लिए रुँधे, टूटे गले से 'कुछ दे दो' कहेगा?

लोग अक्सर अपना स्वाभिमान अपने लिए नहीं, अपनों के लिए झुकाते हैं। जब कोई मदद माँगे, याद रखो उसके पीछे घर में भूखे चेहरे हो सकते हैं। फ़ैसला नहीं, करुणा दिखाओ।

Spoken by Bhartrihari.

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