Interesting slokas

Interesting slokas

भॊ दारिद्र्य नमस्तुभ्यम् सिद्धॊऽहम् त्वत्प्रसादतः ।
पश्याम्यहम् जगत्सर्वम् न माम् पश्यति कश्चन ॥

bho dāridrya namastubhyam siddho:'ham tvatprasādataḥ |
paśyāmyaham jagatsarvam na mām paśyati kaścana ||

This is a satirical verse. The author (poet) thanks his poverty for bestowing 'siddhi' to him, because, though he can see every one, no one seems to notice him - thus, he has, in a way, become invisible, which is a siddhi !!

आशा नाम मनुष्याणाम् काचिदास्चर्यशृङ्खला ।
यया बद्धा प्रधावन्ति मुक्तास्तिष्ठन्ति पङ्गुवत् ॥

āśā nāma manuṣyāṇām kācidāscaryaśṛṅkhalā |
yayā baddhā pradhāvanti muktāstiṣṭhanti paṅguvat ||

In this śloka also, the poet wonders at the seemingly unbelievable scene of those who are bound (by the chain called "desire") running about frantically, while those who have not been so chained, sit calmly as if they are lame (and cannot move) !