NAR HO NA NIRASH KARO MAN KO — Maithili Sharan Gupt

सृष्ट्वा पुराणि विविधान्यजयात्मशक्तया वृक्षान्‌ सरीसृपपशून्‌ खगदंशमत्स्यान्‌। तैस्तैर अतुष्टहृदय: पुरुषं विधाय ब्रह्मावलोकधिषणं मुदमाप देव:॥

(11 -9 -28 श्रीमद्भागवतपुराण) states that Human species are very precious. Garuda purana talk about the concept of rebirth and according to Hinduism there is strong belief that human life came after a long period of 84 cycles, to add something new I want to tell you that according to the modern science there are more than 1 crore 4 lakhs species from amoeba to the existence of human. At this point of time you know how to schedule your work but why do you need to do work? What makes you motivated to do work consistently? I am sharing with you the masterpiece of Maithili Sharan Gupt, a poetry with English translation by anonymous. This poetry is very much close to my heart as my father used to sing this prose in the very good morning.

नर हो, न निराश करो मन को

You are a Human Being, do not lose heart

कुछ काम करो, कुछ काम करो

Do some work, do some work!

जग में रह कर कुछ नाम करो

Living in this world create your name

यह जन्म हुआ किस अर्थ अहो

What is the purpose of your birth?

समझो जिसमें यह व्यर्थ न हो

Understand and do not waste it (life)

कुछ तो उपयुक्त करो तन को

Make some use of your body

नर हो, न निराश करो मन को

You are a Human Being, do not lose heart

संभलों कि सुयोग न जाय चला

Be careful, so that the opportunity is not gone

कब व्यर्थ हुआ सदुपाय भला

When has a good effort gone to waste?

समझो जग को न निरा सपना

Do not take the world only as a dream

पथ आप प्रशस्त करो अपना

Be the guide of your own path

अखिलेश्वर है अवलंबन को

God of the world is your refuge

नर हो, न निराश करो मन को

You are a Human Being, do not lose heart

जब प्राप्त तुम्हें सब तत्त्व यहाँ

When you have got all the elements

फिर जा सकता वह सत्त्व कहाँ

Where, then there can be the basic ingredient (trust of the elements) go

तुम स्वत्त्व सुधा रस पान करो

Drink the nectarine of your existence

उठके अमरत्व विधान करो

Awake and achieve immortally

देवरूप रहो भव कानन को

Be like god of the forest of this world

नर हो न निराश करो मन को निज़ गौरव का नित ज्ञान रहे

You should know your glory

हम भी कुछ हैं यह ध्यान रहे

You should be aware that you are special

मरणोंत्‍तर गुंजित गान रहे

Even after we die our songs should reverberate in this world

सब जाय अभी पर मान रहे

Whether we lose everything now only, then also we should save our honour

कुछ हो न तज़ो निज साधन को

Whatever maybe you should not leave your effort

नर हो, न निराश करो मन को

You are a Human Being, do not lose heart

प्रभु ने तुमको कर दान किए

God has given you hands

सब वांछित वस्तु विधान किए

He has created all the things you have wished

तुम पा न सको उनको जो अहो

Oh! if you cannot achieve them

फिर किसका है दोष यह कहो

Then whose fault it is

समझो न अलभ्य किसी धन को

Do not think any wealth unachievable

नर हो, न निराश करो मन को

You are a Human Being, do not lose heart

किस गौरव के तुम योग्य नहीं

Which is the glory you are not capable of?

कब कौन तुम्हें सुख भोग्य नहीं

Which is the comfort (happiness) that you cannot enjoy?

जन हो तुम भी जगदीश्वर के

You are also the people of god

सब है जिसके अपने घर के

Like all the other people you also belong to his own family

फिर दुर्लभ क्या उसके जन को

What cannot be achieved by his own people?

नर हो, न निराश करो मन को

You are a Human Being, do not lose heart

करके विधि वाद न खेद करो

Do not feel sorry after use less discussion about fate

निज़ लक्ष्य निरन्तर भेद करो

Always aim at your destination

बनता बस उद्‌यम ही विधि है

Your hard work only becomes your fate

मिलती जिससे सुख की निधि है

Only with it you can reach the treasure of happiness

समझो धिक् निष्क्रिय जीवन को

Condemn the inactive life

नर हो, न निराश करो मन को कुछ काम करो, कुछ काम करो

You are a Human Being, do not lose heart. Do some work, do some work!

CONCLUSION

“You are a Human Being, do not lose heart. Do some work, do some work” and you know what you should do according to day 4’s entry. We are the humans that have the best intelligence, have the best resources, time and god gave us the energy to do the same so, why are we wasting it ? Get ready to work !

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