March 22, 2013
तुष्टी or संतुष्टी or contentment is valued highly in the Bhagavad Geeta.
In 3-17, Śrī Kṛṣṇa extols the Yogi who is content.
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः |
आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते ||३-१७||
yastvaatmaratireva syaadaatmatR^iptashcha maanavaH .
aatmanyeva cha santushhTastasya kaaryaM na vidyate .. 3-17..
The man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self, who is content in the Self alone, for Him verily there is nothing (more) to be done.
In 12-14, he declares that the devotee who is contented is very "dear to me".
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः |
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ||१२-१४||
santushhTaH satataM yogii yataatmaa dR^iDhanishchayaH .
mayyarpitamanobuddhiryo madbhaktaH sa me priyaH .. 12-14..
Ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessed of firm conviction, with mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to me.
In this context, I came across a subhaashita in Samskritam(thanks to Samskrita Bharati's correspondence that declares "when there is contentment in the mind, who is rich and who is poor?"
वयमिह परितुष्टा वल्कलैस्त्वं दुकूलै:
सम इह परितोषो निर्विशेषो विशेष: ।
स तु भवति दरिद्रो यस्य तृष्णा विशाला
मनसि च परितुष्टे कोऽर्थवान् को दरिद्र: ।।
vayamiha parithuShTaa valkalaistvaM dukuulaiH
sama iha paritoSho nirvisheSho visheShaH |
sa tu bhavati daridro yasya tR^iShNA vishaalaa
manasi ca parituShTe ko.arthavaan ko daridraH ||
A yogi says to a king: We are here (in a hermitage) content with a garment, made of barks, while you are with your silken garments. Our contentment is the same. There is no difference whatever. He, who has excessive craving, is poor. When there is contentment in the mind, who is rich and who is poor?
PS: Picture above:
1. Inset is a picture of a mall party in Singapore, picture by jhecking, sourced via Creative Commons license on Flickr
2. Picture sourced from the Flickr photostream of the UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction
Hari Om and Namaskaar until the next post
In 3-17, Śrī Kṛṣṇa extols the Yogi who is content.
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः |
आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते ||३-१७||
yastvaatmaratireva syaadaatmatR^iptashcha maanavaH .
aatmanyeva cha santushhTastasya kaaryaM na vidyate .. 3-17..
The man who rejoices only in the Self, who is satisfied with the Self, who is content in the Self alone, for Him verily there is nothing (more) to be done.
In 12-14, he declares that the devotee who is contented is very "dear to me".
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः |
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ||१२-१४||
santushhTaH satataM yogii yataatmaa dR^iDhanishchayaH .
mayyarpitamanobuddhiryo madbhaktaH sa me priyaH .. 12-14..
Ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessed of firm conviction, with mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to me.
In this context, I came across a subhaashita in Samskritam(thanks to Samskrita Bharati's correspondence that declares "when there is contentment in the mind, who is rich and who is poor?"
वयमिह परितुष्टा वल्कलैस्त्वं दुकूलै:
सम इह परितोषो निर्विशेषो विशेष: ।
स तु भवति दरिद्रो यस्य तृष्णा विशाला
मनसि च परितुष्टे कोऽर्थवान् को दरिद्र: ।।
vayamiha parithuShTaa valkalaistvaM dukuulaiH
sama iha paritoSho nirvisheSho visheShaH |
sa tu bhavati daridro yasya tR^iShNA vishaalaa
manasi ca parituShTe ko.arthavaan ko daridraH ||
A yogi says to a king: We are here (in a hermitage) content with a garment, made of barks, while you are with your silken garments. Our contentment is the same. There is no difference whatever. He, who has excessive craving, is poor. When there is contentment in the mind, who is rich and who is poor?
PS: Picture above:
1. Inset is a picture of a mall party in Singapore, picture by jhecking, sourced via Creative Commons license on Flickr
2. Picture sourced from the Flickr photostream of the UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction
Hari Om and Namaskaar until the next post
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