9th set of Q&A OF SHANKARA
Posted 13th June 2008 at 09:01 PM by sunkan
Verse 41 - Meaning:
Q: Where (kutra) is the receptacle of poison (visham) ?
A: In the mind of evil men. (dushta-jane)
Q:What (kim) gives (bhavet) that kind of impurity-consciousness (asaucam) which makes one avoid others ?
A: The state of indebtedness. (rnam-nrnaam)
Q:What (kim) makes a man fearless ? (abhayam)
A: The state of non-attachment.(vairaagyam)
Q:What (kim) is the cause of fear (bhayam-api) ?
A: It is wealth (vittam), indeed.
Verse 42 - Meaning:
Q: What (kaa) is the rarest virtue (dur-labhaa) in man (naraanaam) ?
A: Love of God. (hari-bhaktih)
Q:What (kim) is sinful (paatakam) ?
A: Oppression of others (including tiny creatures). (himsa)
Q:Who is (ko hi) dear (priyah-syaat) to the Lord ? (bhagavat)
A: That one (yo) who does not get angry (anyam-n-odvejayed), nor causes others to get angry. (anudvignah)
Verse 43 - Meaning:
Q: What causes (kasmaat) success (siddhih) ?
A: Concentrated efforts or the (tapas).
Q:Whose (kva) mind (buddhih) is always on the right track ?
A: Of one who honours holy men. (bhuu-sur-e)
Q:How is this state of mind produced (kuto buddhih) ?
A: Through respect for the advice of wise and elderly men.(vrddhopa-sevayaa)
Q:Who is an elderly man (as talked about above) (ke vrddhaa) ?
A: One who knows the essence of Dharma (morality). (ye-dharma-tattvajnaah)
Verse 44 - Meaning:
Q:What (kim) is more (adhikam) dreadful than death (maranaad) to a person respected by all in his country ? (sambhaavitasya)
A:Anything that causes him disrepute (duryaso bhavati).
Q:In this worldly life (loke) who (ko) is happy (sukhi bhavet) ?
A:The rich man. (dhanavaan)
Q:What (kim) should be considered as riches (dhanam api) ?
A:That which enables one to obtain the objects (yatas-ca) that one desires.(ishtam)
Verse 45 - Meaning:
Q:What (kim) is the source or seed (biijam) of all happiness (sarva-sukhaanaam) ?
A:The merits of one's good actions.(punyam).
Q:What causes (api kutah) misery (duhkham) to a man ?
A:One's sins.(paapaat)
Q:How does one get endowed with (kasya) Lordliness (aisvaryam) ?
A:Only by the (yah kila) devoted worship (aaraadhayed bhaktyaa) of Sankara (God) (sankaram).
Q: Where (kutra) is the receptacle of poison (visham) ?
A: In the mind of evil men. (dushta-jane)
Q:What (kim) gives (bhavet) that kind of impurity-consciousness (asaucam) which makes one avoid others ?
A: The state of indebtedness. (rnam-nrnaam)
Q:What (kim) makes a man fearless ? (abhayam)
A: The state of non-attachment.(vairaagyam)
Q:What (kim) is the cause of fear (bhayam-api) ?
A: It is wealth (vittam), indeed.
Verse 42 - Meaning:
Q: What (kaa) is the rarest virtue (dur-labhaa) in man (naraanaam) ?
A: Love of God. (hari-bhaktih)
Q:What (kim) is sinful (paatakam) ?
A: Oppression of others (including tiny creatures). (himsa)
Q:Who is (ko hi) dear (priyah-syaat) to the Lord ? (bhagavat)
A: That one (yo) who does not get angry (anyam-n-odvejayed), nor causes others to get angry. (anudvignah)
Verse 43 - Meaning:
Q: What causes (kasmaat) success (siddhih) ?
A: Concentrated efforts or the (tapas).
Q:Whose (kva) mind (buddhih) is always on the right track ?
A: Of one who honours holy men. (bhuu-sur-e)
Q:How is this state of mind produced (kuto buddhih) ?
A: Through respect for the advice of wise and elderly men.(vrddhopa-sevayaa)
Q:Who is an elderly man (as talked about above) (ke vrddhaa) ?
A: One who knows the essence of Dharma (morality). (ye-dharma-tattvajnaah)
Verse 44 - Meaning:
Q:What (kim) is more (adhikam) dreadful than death (maranaad) to a person respected by all in his country ? (sambhaavitasya)
A:Anything that causes him disrepute (duryaso bhavati).
Q:In this worldly life (loke) who (ko) is happy (sukhi bhavet) ?
A:The rich man. (dhanavaan)
Q:What (kim) should be considered as riches (dhanam api) ?
A:That which enables one to obtain the objects (yatas-ca) that one desires.(ishtam)
Verse 45 - Meaning:
Q:What (kim) is the source or seed (biijam) of all happiness (sarva-sukhaanaam) ?
A:The merits of one's good actions.(punyam).
Q:What causes (api kutah) misery (duhkham) to a man ?
A:One's sins.(paapaat)
Q:How does one get endowed with (kasya) Lordliness (aisvaryam) ?
A:Only by the (yah kila) devoted worship (aaraadhayed bhaktyaa) of Sankara (God) (sankaram).
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