Worry

Don't worry about your future birth. Make the most of your current life, and free yourself from the cycle of birth and death. Cultivate devotion to the Lord, let go of base desires, and focus on doing good for others.

Beset by immeasurable anxieties that end only at death, holding the gratification of desire as the supreme aim, convinced that this is all there is —

They are the source of kindness and other virtues. They feel sad when they see others in distress and are happy when they see others happy. They are calm, and they don't consider anyone as their enemy. They are free from pride and passion, and they have control over greed, anger, joy, and fear. They are gentle and compassionate towards those in distress, and they have pure devotion to me in their thoughts, words, and actions. They show respect to everyone and are humble themselves. I love such people as I love my own life. They have no personal interests, but they are dedicated to my name and are full of peace, calmness, humility, and good humor.

"Now everything is fine with me because the merciful Lord of Kosala has blessed me with His presence, understanding the distress of His servant, and has taken my hand just when I was drowning in the ocean of despair."

A true friend should guide their companion away from wrong paths and towards virtuous ones, highlight their good qualities, and overlook their flaws. They should selflessly give and take, serve their friend's interests, and love them even more when they are in distress.

One would incur great sin by simply seeing those who are unmoved by a friend's distress.

The all-wise Rama, the helper of the troubled, heard the humble and honest words of his brother Bharata and responded accordingly.

Bowing my head to all, I lay open my terrible distress before you. Unless I behold Rama's feet, the agony of my soul shall not go.

Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita's form was beheld, and because of love, people were distressed.

Rama anxiously remembered his half-brother day and night, even as a turtle has its heart fixed on its eggs.

If devotees in distress recite the Name, their worst calamities disappear and they become happy.

Gifts should also be given to those who are poor, blind, or in great distress, choosing the recipients of his charity as he likes.

They possessed a deep sense of piety and were never troubled by the happiness of others, having overcome pride, arrogance, and anger.

The one who has controlled the senses, has a pure mind, and a stable understanding, and is not troubled by the eight fires, achieves the supreme Brahman.

Being afflicted with great distress, I renounced the world with all its joys and sorrows. Then, understanding this path, I practiced it in this world.

He dispels the fears of those who are afraid and increases the joy of his friends. He is a shelter for all living beings and is always engaged in protecting and caring for those in distress.

Those who are unwilling to help others in distress, are driven by greed, have no faith in scriptures, and never give charity, will indeed sink into hell.

The one who is generous, honors the wise, and offers food, drinks, clothes, and other comforts to the needy, the blind, and the distressed, builds houses, constructs public halls, digs wells, and provides shelter with pure and cool water for travelers, excavates tanks, distributes gifts daily, and gives to all who ask with a cheerful heart, becomes a resident of heaven.

I have finished my Vedic studies and am no longer attached to the world. For the rest of my life, I want to stay here, detached from worldly concerns, in your presence, O one of unfading glory!

The gaze of a person in distress, an ascetic, or a venomous snake can destroy someone completely, just like a fire fueled by wind can consume a pile of dry grass or straw.