Shri Mangalat Prabhavati - The Cycle of Prosperity
श्रीर्मङ्गलात् प्रभवति प्रागल्भ्यात् सम्प्रवर्धते। दाक्ष्यात् तु कुरुते मूलं संयमात् प्रतितिष्ठति॥
śrīrmaṅgalāt prabhavati prāgalbhyāt sampravardhate । dākṣyāt tu kurute mūlaṃ saṃyamāt pratitiṣṭhati ॥
PM's MessageSelf-confidence is the power through which everything is possible. This very strength of our countrymen will be of great use in realizing the dream of a developed India.
Meaning of Śrīrmaṅgalāt Prabhavati Prāgalbhyāt
Wealth is earned through righteous deeds. It grows with courage and self-confidence, remains stable through skill and efficiency, and, when safeguarded by discipline, contributes to the progress of the nation.
Word by word
- श्रीःśrīḥ
prosperity
श्री
- मङ्गलात्maṅgalāt
from auspiciousness
मङ्गल
- प्रभवतिprabhavati
arises
प्र + √भू
- प्रागल्भ्यात्prāgalbhyāt
from boldness
प्र + गल्भ
- सम्प्रवर्धतेsampravardhate
grows
सम् + प्र + √वृध्
- दाक्ष्यात्dākṣyāt
from skill
दक्ष
- तु कुरुते मूलम्tu kurute mūlam
takes root
√कृ + मूल
- संयमात्saṁyamāt
from restraint
सम् + √यम्
- प्रतितिष्ठतिpratitiṣṭhati
becomes firmly established
प्रति + √स्था
Commentary
This verse from Vidura Niti outlines the four stages of achieving and maintaining lasting prosperity (Shree). It is born from ethical and auspicious actions (Mangala), increases through boldness and confidence (Pragalbhya), takes deep root through professional skill and diligence (Dakshya), and becomes permanently established through self-restraint and discipline (Samyama). It teaches that while Skill and Confidence are necessary for growth, Discipline is the final key to stability. The shared meaning closes with a clause about national progress that the verse does not contain. The text ends at pratitiṣṭhati: through restraint, prosperity becomes firmly established. The four clauses trace its rise, growth, rooting, and stability in sequence.
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