24/06/2025
𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐣𝐢 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐲:
Some people are jealous and bitter towards noble persons and inclined to abuse them. Such abuse, however, will not in any way harm the noble persons.
Jealous people cannot become great. But they feel they are in no way inferior to the noble persons and that the latter are ordinary. They go about giving expression to this feeling. It is only the result of haughtiness. For example, the sun gives light to the whole world. Can anybody be jealous of this attribute, or claim equality with the sun, or feel he is greater than the sun? It can never happen. One cannot even look at the sun with wide-open eyes. Similarly, in the case of noble persons also it will be advisable to develop a friendly attitude towards them and shed any other feeling.
If we cultivate that spirit, we may imbibe at least a little of their nobility; our lives may become pure. So, let everyone associate with noble people and attain grace.
अनुकर्तुमपह्नोतुं अतिवर्तितुमीक्षितुं ।
अशक्ये तेजसां पत्यौ मित्रतानुमतिक्षमा ।।
(Source: Tattvaloka)
