[Advaita-l] Some more Vemana Padyas in Sanskrit

[V Subrahmanian]

Nice ones. Thanks.

vs

2016-10-06 18:01 GMT+05:30 Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
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>  Namaste
>
> खर्जूरबीजवद् गुह्यमिति ज्ञात्वापि मन्दधीः ।
>
> कामार्तस्तरुणीं दृष्ट्वा न ततो विनिवर्तते ॥
>
> Young women are like the sweet dates with hidden hard seeds in them.
> But the dull minded fellow troubled with passion even knowing this
> will not turn away from them.
>
> श्वासनेत्रनिरोधेन न शक्यं तत्त्वदर्शनम् ।
>
> सद्भ्यो गुरुभ्यो यज्ज्ञातं तत्तत्त्वमिति भावय ॥
>
> The Truth is not experienced by controlling breath and closing eyes.
> Know the Truth as known through the Sadguru.
>
> विद्वान् बहुश्रुतो वापि मूर्खो न गुणवान् भवेत् ।
>
> क्षीरेण क्षालितोऽङ्गारो जहाति किमु कृष्णताम् ॥
>
> The Fool may be scholarly and very learned. But he will not become
> virtuous. Even if you wash the black coal with milk will it give up
> its black colour?
>
> विवेकरहिता मूढा दूषयेयुर्विपश्चितः ।
>
> वीथ्यां गजं समालोक्य शुनको बुक्कते यथा ॥
>
> The stupid people with no Viveka or Discrimination will find faults in
> the Wise like the street dog barks seeing the elephant.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> -Venkatesh
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