Udyoginam Purushasimham — Complete Lyrics
उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मीर्
दैवेन देयमिति कापुरुषा वदन्ति।
दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या
यत्ने कृते यदि न सिध्यति कोऽत्र दोषः॥
udyoginaṁ puruṣasiṁham upaiti lakṣmīr
daivena deyam iti kāpuruṣā vadanti।
daivaṁ nihatya kuru pauruṣam ātmaśaktyā
yatne kṛte yadi na sidhyati ko'tra doṣaḥ॥
Fortune (Lakshmi) comes to the lion-hearted man who strives; it is only cowards who say 'destiny will provide.' Cast fate aside and exert your manly effort with all your own strength — and if, after you have truly tried, success still does not come, what fault is there in that? The verse is a ringing call to self-reliant action over passive dependence on luck.
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