The person whom these do not disturb, O best of men, who is steady in pain and pleasure alike, is fit for immortality.
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ | समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते ||२-१५||
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Endurance
Endurance refers to the ability to withstand challenges across spiritual traditions. Many traditions converge on the importance of perseverance and patience. They diverge in their approaches and emphasis, offering unique perspectives.
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Contacts with the objects of sense, Kaunteya, give rise to cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and go and are impermanent. Endure them, Bharata.
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः | आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ||२-१४||
and having gained it, considers no other gain greater than it, and, established in it, is not shaken even by heavy sorrow —
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः | यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ||६-२२||
As long as this earth remains stable, with rivers flowing and mountains standing, the great Ramayana will endure.
A devotee does not retrace his steps, whatever the circumstances. He remains firm and stable both in pleasure and in pain. He does not stumble. He always remains devoted to God.
When a person hungers, thirsts, and takes no pleasure—these are his consecration rites.
स यदशिशिषति यत्पिपासति यन्न रमते ता अस्य दीक्षाः
Try to be happy in any situation you are in. Do not complain. Endure sufferings. You can conquer nature. For one who knows Brahman, the world is insignificant.
It subdues all harmful influences and multiplies virtuous qualities. It destroys the fruits of evil deeds and ensures the fulfilment of righteous ones.
सर्वेषां स्तंभनकरं गुणानां च विवर्धनम् । दुष्कर्मनाशनं चैव सुकर्मसिद्धिदं भवेत्
Just as the sandal tree does not give up its coolness and its fragrance even when it is coiled by snakes, similarly a saint does not leave the path shown by Satguru and does not give up service of others.
Glory to You, O Rāma, perpetual abode of bliss. O Hari, O Chief of the Raghus, bearing a bow and arrows!
जयति राम जय लछिमन जय कपीस सुग्रीव, गर्जहिं सिंघनाद कपि भालु महा बल सीव
A creature cannot experience happiness, nor can its mind find peace, even in a dream, as long as it does not give up desire, which is a source of sorrow, and worship you.
तब लगि कुसल न जीव कहु सपनेहु मन बिश्राम, जब लगि भजत न राम कहु सोक धाम तजि काम
You have created the peerless moon of your glory, which bears on it the figure of a deer in the shape of love for Rama.
जसु तुम्हार मानस बिमल हंसिनि जीहा जासु, मुकताहल गुन गन चुनै राम बसहु हिय तासु
Lastly, he who wants nothing at any moment and bears natural affinity to You, incessantly dwell in his mind; for that is Your own home.
जाहि न चाहिअ कबहु कछु तुम्ह सन सहज सनेहु, बसहु निरंतर तासु मन सो राउर निज गेहु
This is the meaning of that Koranic verse, 'The good things endure.'
Righteousness is wealth and pleasure. Why should one not pursue righteousness? One should not abandon righteousness for the sake of pleasure, fear, or greed. In fact, one should not give up righteousness even to save their own life.
Those who do not bear any ill will towards any creature, who do not need to work for a living, who have kind hearts towards all beings, and who have compassion for all, will succeed in reaching heaven.
Whatever actions a person performs in any given body, they will have to endure the consequences of those actions in that same body.
You are indeed capable of bearing the entire earth.
Mahadeva is one who enables all living beings to withstand everything, including all sorrows and joys, and the impact of all physical objects without losing their life force.
You are the Absolute, you are the Destroyer, you are the Guardian, you are Fire, you are the first Man, you are the Source, you are the Nourisher, you are the Creator, you are the Sustainer, you are the Powerful Master of all things, and you are everywhere.