Advaidhamanasam Yuktam - The Qualities Prosperity Follows
अद्वैधमनसं युक्तं शूरं धीरं विपश्चितम्। न श्रीः सन्त्यजते नित्यमादित्यमिव रश्मयः॥
advaidhamanasaṃ yuktaṃ śūraṃ dhīraṃ vipaścitam । na śrīḥ santyajate nityam ādityamiva raśmayaḥ ॥
Meaning of Advaidhamanasaṃ Yuktaṃ Śūraṃ Dhīraṃ
A person whose mind is free from doubt and who is diligent, courageous, steadfast and wise is never forsaken by prosperity, just as the rays of the sun never leave the sun.
Word by word
- अद्वैधमनसंadvaidhamanasam
one whose mind is undivided or free from wavering
अद्वैध + मनस्
Accusative singular compound qualifying the person whom prosperity does not leave.
- युक्तंyuktam
focused, composed, properly engaged
√युज्
- शूरंśūram
courageous, valiant
शूर
- धीरंdhīram
steadfast, resolute
धीर
- विपश्चितम्vipaścitam
discerning, wise
विपश्चित्
- नna
not, never
- श्रीःśrīḥ
prosperity, good fortune
श्री
- सन्त्यजतेsantyajate
abandons, leaves
सम् + √त्यज्
- नित्यम्nityam
ever, always
नित्य
- आदित्यम् इवādityam iva
just as the sun
आदित्य + इव
- रश्मयःraśmayaḥ
rays
रश्मि
Commentary
The verse gathers several mutually reinforcing qualities into a portrait of the person whom prosperity does not abandon. Advaidhamanasam describes a mind without division or wavering, while yuktam suggests one who is composed, focused and properly engaged. Shuram names courage, dhiram adds steadiness and fortitude, and vipashcitam points to discernment—the wisdom to see clearly before acting. Prosperity, shri, is thus presented not as a matter of chance alone but as something that remains with a person whose inner clarity and outward conduct support one another. The closing image makes the bond vivid: just as rays belong with the sun and continually issue from it, prosperity accompanies this integrated character. The comparison does not reduce prosperity to money; shri can also suggest flourishing, good fortune and excellence. Its practical teaching is that durable success rests on a combination of clear purpose, brave action, constancy and sound judgment rather than on any one quality in isolation.
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