व्यायामाल्लभते स्वास्थ्यं दीर्घायुष्यं बलं सुखम्। आरोग्यं परमं भाग्यं स्वास्थ्यं सर्वार्थसाधनम्॥
vyāyāmāl labhate svāsthyaṁ dīrghāyuṣyaṁ balaṁ sukham । ārogyaṁ paramaṁ bhāgyaṁ svāsthyaṁ sarvārthasādhanam ॥
PM's MessageGood health is the greatest asset in life, in which the role of exercise is very important. I wish all the fellow citizens a healthy and happy life.
Meaning of Vyāyāmāl Labhate Svāsthyaṁ Dīrghāyuṣyaṁ
Exercise results in good health, long life, strength and happiness. Good health is the greatest blessing. Health is the means to everything.
Word by word
- व्यायामात्vyāyāmāt
from exercise
वि + आ + √यम्
- लभतेlabhate
one gains
√लभ्
- स्वास्थ्यम्svāsthyam
health
स्व + √स्था
- दीर्घायुष्यम्dīrghāyuṣyam
long life
दीर्घ + आयुस्
- बलम्balam
strength
बल
- सुखम्sukham
ease
सुख
- आरोग्यम्ārogyam
freedom from disease
अ + रोग
- परमम् भाग्यम्paramaṁ bhāgyam
the highest fortune
√भज्
- सर्वार्थसाधनम्sarvārthasādhanam
the instrument of every aim
सर्व + अर्थ + √साध्
Commentary
The verse presents exercise as a means to health, long life, strength, ease, and freedom from disease. It calls health the highest fortune and an instrument for every aim, treating bodily well-being as an enabling resource rather than mere appearance or athletic display. The text itself does not prescribe how often or how intensely one should exercise, and it does not guarantee success in every undertaking. Such practical advice may be sensible, but it should remain separate from the verse's compact list of benefits. The source of this verse has not yet been traced.
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devyā yayā tatamidaṃ jagadātmaśaktyā niśśeṣadevagaṇaśaktisamūhamūrtyā । tāmambikāmakhiladevamaharṣipūjyāṃ bhaktyā natāḥ sma vidadhātu śubhāni sā naḥ ॥
A prayer from Devi Mahatmyam to Ambika, who pervades the world and embodies all divine powers, asking for blessings for everyone.
सुखोपविष्टास्ते तत्र पुण्यां चक्रुः कथामिमाम्। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामारोग्यं मूलमुत्तमम्॥
sukhopaviṣṭās te tatra puṇyāṃ cakruḥ kathām imām । dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām ārogyaṃ mūlam uttamam ॥
Charaka Samhita presents good health as the foremost foundation for pursuing dharma, prosperity, desire and liberation.
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्। स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते॥
anudvegakaraṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priyahitaṁ ca yat । svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ caiva vāṅmayaṁ tapa ucyate ॥
The Bhagavad Gita describes truthful, pleasant, beneficial, and non-agitating words, together with regular study, as austerity of speech.