Chala Lakshmis Chalah Pranah — Complete Lyrics
चला लक्ष्मीश्चलाः प्राणाः
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
चला लक्ष्मीश्चलाः प्राणाश्चलं जीवितयौवनम्।
चलाचलमिदं सर्वं कीर्तिर्यस्य स जीवति॥
calā lakṣmīś calāḥ prāṇāś calaṁ jīvita-yauvanam।
calācalam idaṁ sarvaṁ kīrtir yasya sa jīvati॥
Wealth is fleeting, the life-breaths are fleeting, life and youth are fleeting; all this world is transient and unstable — only he truly lives whose fame (good name) endures. The verse teaches that since all worldly things pass away, lasting glory earned through noble deeds is the one thing that gives life true meaning.
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