Jagrata, Jagrata

Jagrata, Jagrata

I like a lot the below reproduced sloaks of Sri Adi Sankaracharya. These slokas are the epitome of both vedanta and vairgya. The essence is carefully preserved in these five slokas. Very simple to understand and contemplate but would like to write a few lines as the gist these slokas (just for my satisfaction).

1.
Aashaya baddhate loke, karmane bahu chintaya

Aayuh ksheenam najanati, tasmat jagrata, jagrata.

Desires resulting in thoughts to act in several ways are binding us to this world, but we are so deluded that we forgot that in this rat race, our age is decreasing. So becaref u, be careful.

2.
Kama krodhascha lobhascha, dehe tishtanthi taskarah
Jnana ratnapa haaraya, tasmat jagrata, jagrata.

The known, but at the same time, unknown enemies of any human are kama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada, matsarya, ahamkara, etc. The moment they appear, jnanam just flies away from the system. We need to have control over them to lead a life of a Real Human Being. So, be careful.

3.
Sampadah swapna sandeshah, youvanam kusumopamam
Vidyut chanchalam aayushyam, tasmat jagrata jagrata.

Health and wealth like dreams, wither away like flowers at the sight of scorching Sun. Day-by-da, we are nearing to the last days of this body. We have to be careful, so that we will not waste this life.

4.
Mata naasti pita naasti, naasti bandhuh sahodaraha
artho naasti griham naasti, tasmat jagrata, jagrata.

When death strikes, no other person or assets (like name and fame or power or wealth or any mundane aspect) goes with us. We have to go alone. So, be careful.

5.
Janma dukham, jara dukham, jayadukham punah punah
Samsara sagaram dukham, tasmaj Jagrata, Jagrata.

Life is full of miseries, old age is painful, having a lot of property or money is full of sorrow, in fact anything that is available in this world give us only pain or dukham. Therefore, be careful.

Love and Love alone....