Saturday, November 22, 2014

मूर्खलक्षणे - संत रामदास

धरून परावी आस । प्रेत्न सांडी सावकास । निसुगाईचा* संतोष । मानी तो येक मूर्ख ॥ (*आळशीपणाचा)
घरी विवेक उमजे । आणी सभेमध्ये लाजे । शब्द बोलता निर्बुजे * । तो येक मूर्ख ॥ (*काही कळत नाही - घाबरून)
नायके त्यास सिकवी । वडिलांसी जाणीव दावी । जो आरजास* गोवी । तो येक मूर्ख ॥ (*भोळ्या, सरळ माणसास)
औषध ने घे असोन व्यथा । पथ्य न करी सर्वथा । न मिळे आलिया पदार्था । तो येक मूर्ख ॥
घरिच्यावरी खाय दाढा । बाहेरी दीन बापुडा । ऎसा जो का मूढ वेडा । तो येक मूर्ख ॥
जिवलगास परम खेदी । सुखाचा शब्द तोहि नेदी । नीच जनांस वंदी । तो येक मूर्ख ॥
कळह पाहात उभा राहे । तोडविना कौतुक पाहे । खरे अस्ता खोटे साहे । तो येक मूर्ख ॥
विचार न करिता कारण । दंड करी अपराधेविण । स्वल्पासाठी जो कृपण । तो येक मूर्ख ॥

In Sarth Shridasbodh, Sant Ramdas gives general and common symptoms of idiots and of intelligent people. Above is a selection from the symptoms of the Idiots. These are basically the "Don'ts" for living a life.
Sant Ramdas says, one who keeps hope on somebody, stops his own efforts and enjoys laziness is an Idiot. He wants us not to stop efforts in any situation, we can take help from others but should not totally depend on them, and should continue our efforts.
Next, he talks about the persons who become very intelligent at home and are too shy to speak in meetings outside (or on stage) and out of stage-fear are unable to utter a word, he is an idiot. Here, he is urging people to become fearless and courageous to speak your mind in public, and to be intelligent in doing so.
One who teaches the person who does not listen to him, who tries to teach what is right and what is wrong to his elders, who tries to put simple (naive) and straightforward person into difficult situations, is an idiot.
One who does not take medicine even though he is ill, and does not restraint his food as required for curing the disease, who is not satisfied in the current situation, is an idiot. He wants us to take up medicines and restraint ourselves so as to get well from the diseases, here controlling the desires of taste and short term pleasures is important.
He who shouts on his family members, fights with them, but is very kind and poor fellow for outsiders, one who is such a mad person, is an idiot.
One who is always gives pains to his loved ones, and never speaks a kind word to them but salutes mean people, is an idiot. i.e. one who is good for bad people and bad for his loved ones is an idiot.
Watching the quarrel of others and enjoying it, not trying to resolve the problem, who accepts (endures) a false/lie even when he knows the truth, is an idiot.
One who thoughtlessly punishes others without their mistake, who is a miser even for very small things, is an idiot!

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