bhaja govindaM verse 4

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naliniidalagata jalamatitaralaM

tadvajjiivitamatishayachapalam.h .

viddhi vyaadhyabhimaanagrastaM

lokaM shokahataM cha samastam.h .. 4..

 

##nalinii## \= lotus

##dala## \= petal;

##gata## \ = reached/gone;

##jala## \ = water(drop);

##ati## \ = very ;

##taralaM## \ = unstable;

##tadvat.h## \ = like that;

##jiivita## \ = life;

##atishaya## \ = wonderful;

##chapalaM## \ = fickle-minded;

##viddhi## \ = know for sure;

##vyaadhi## \ = disease;

##abhimaana## \ = self-importance;

##grastaM## \ = having been caught/seized;

##lokaM## \ = world;

##shokahataM## \ = attacked(hata) by grief(shoka);

##cha## \ = and;

##samastaM## \ = entire;

 

The life of a person is as uncertain as water drops

trembling on a lotus petal. Know certainly that the

whole world remains a prey to disease, self-importance

and grief.

 

Nature shows how unstable is the rain drop on a lotus petal.

A slight blow of the mind and the water is gone. Life

itself is like that. A person is here today and poof!, he

is gone for ever tomorrow. Life is always slipping through our fingers

and the only certainity we have is that we are slowly crawling

(or maybe running) towards the death of the body. But even during

this journey towards death, we remain a prey to disease, ego

and consequently, grief. Life in this world is short, insecure

and full of uncertainities. And yet, we seem to carry on

doing frivolious activities in spite of the imminent danger.

Surely, we should strive towards the final goal of life with

earnest effort and perseverance. The attainment of goal may be

drawn out and may look far off, but if we do not start now,

we may never start it. A moment lost can never be regained.

Hence, let us not waste too much time before it is too late.