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Subhashitas
Subhashitas are a great heritage of Indian culture. They teach values in life, great thoughts in a convincing manner, often quoting examples.
Agni (fire) , Rna( runa-loan), shatru(enemy), if remain even in small trace(shasham) will grow again(punah punah pravardheta), so finish them completely(tatah shesham na karayet).
There are three jwels in this earth. They are water, food and Subhaashita!! But the Fools call the pieces of rocks as Jewels! Subhaashitaa are nothing but the collection of vast experiences of people or in other words wise sayings.
There is no official coronation (RaajyaBhishekh) ceremony held to declare that lion is the king of jungle.
He becomes king by his own attributes and heroism ('Parakram').
When it cathes fire in forest, wind is there to assist it.(sakha bhavati marutah). Same wind destroys a small lamp(sa eva deep nashayay). If one dosen't have power/wealth, he dosent have friends (krshe kasyaasti sahrdam ).
The above Subhaashita is very much applicable from the national point of view.
One will support you if you are powerful or else the same will destroy you.
So the only alternative with us is to become a mighty and powerful nation in the world.
A crooked man's (Durjan) Knowledge (Vidya) is used by him only for the
arguments (ViVaad), his Wealth (Dhanam) results in him becomming an egoistic (Madaaya) person and his Power (Shakthi) is used just to trouble others (Paripidaanaaya). The opposite is true for a good man (sajjan). His Knowledge (Vidya) is used for good purposes, his wealth is used to donate (Daanaaya) it to others and his power/might is used to protect (Rakshanaaya) the weak.
The strength (Balam) of the weak (Durbal) is King (Raja) [The king is expected to protect the weak]. Crying(Rodanam) is the strength of a small child [Parents accede to the child's demand due to the child's crying. Thus crying is the strength of a child as it can get what it desires by crying!]. Not expressing the views is the strength of an unintillegent person! [People think that the person talks less, which is considered as a good habit] And telling lies is the strength of a thief [ Thieves get away with their crimes by their art of telling the untruth]. Let's identify our strengths!!
Horse (Ashwam)? - No, Elephant (Gajam)? - No, Tiger (VyaGhram)?? -
No,Not at all!! Only the baby goat (AjaaPutram) is sacrificed during any ritual.
Conclusion is that even God does not protect the weak!!
In all the 18 'Puranas' Shri. Vyaasa Maharshi has told only two gospels:
Doing favour to others is 'Punya' and troubling others is 'Paapa' (Sin)!!
Starting from Himalayas and extending upto Indu sarovaram (Indian Ocean)
is the nation created by God which is known as 'Hindusthan'.
Himalayan ranges including Hindukush parvat on Western side and the ranges extending upto North Myanmar ( Brahmadesh) on the Eastern side formed the Northern Boundary of ancient Hindusthan. This land extended upto the Indian Ocean on the Southern side.
This is the sacred land where God took Birth from time to time and recreated and established the social structure.
All the people over the earth (Pruthiwyam Sarvamanavaha) should take lessons about living and building their characters from the ancestors (Rishis and Saints) (Agrajanmanaha) who took birth in this land, Nation. (Etaddesh prasootasya)
The Hindu culture and heritage is the greatest of it's kind in this world and has power to lead and show right path to the whole world.
 
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