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गतं शोको न कर्तव्यो

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× जप·🕐 Morning reflection, or whenever the mind is caught in regret or worry·📜 Chanakya Niti

अन्य नाम / खोज: gatam shoko na kartavyah · gata shoko na kartavyo · bhavishyam naiva chintayet · vartamanena kalena vartayanti vichakshanah · chanakya live in the present verse

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अर्थ

चाणक्य नीति का यह अत्यन्त प्रिय श्लोक शान्ति की कला को एक पंक्ति में समेट देता है — बीते का शोक मत करो, भविष्य की चिन्ता मत करो, क्योंकि बुद्धिमान वर्तमान में जीते हैं। यह समता एवं मनःस्थिरता की एक कालजयी सूक्ति बन गया है, जो सिखाता है कि सार्थक एवं शान्त जीवन उन्हीं का है जो वर्तमान क्षण को पूर्णतया समर्पित होते हैं।

उत्पत्ति और कथा

Chanakya Niti · Chanakya (Vishnugupta / Kautilya) · Ancient India (c. 4th–3rd century BCE)

Chanakya, whose counsel raised an empire, knew that great undertakings demand a mind unclouded by regret or fear. This verse captures that practical wisdom: he holds up the vicakshana — the clear-sighted — as those who neither mourn the past nor dread the future, but give themselves wholly to the present, and so act with clarity and calm.

शास्त्रों में वर्णित

Wise teachers say this single verse has the power to lift a sinking heart at once, for the moment one truly stops grieving the past and dreading the future, the burden of the mind falls away and only the clear, workable present remains.

मंत्र

किसी भी पंक्ति या ▶ बटन पर टैप कर सुनें

गतं शोको कर्तव्यो भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत्। वर्तमानेन कालेन वर्तयन्ति विचक्षणाः॥

gataṁ śoko na kartavyo bhaviṣyaṁ naiva cintayet। vartamānena kālena vartayanti vicakṣaṇāḥ॥

अर्थ:जो बीत गया उसका शोक नहीं करना चाहिए, और जो आने वाला है उसकी चिन्ता भी नहीं करनी चाहिए; बुद्धिमान लोग केवल वर्तमान काल में ही अपना जीवन व्यतीत करते हैं। चाणक्य स्थिर मन का रहस्य सिखाते हैं — बीते हुए का पश्चाताप और आने वाले की चिन्ता छोड़कर जीवन के वर्तमान क्षण में पूर्णतया कर्म करना।

शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ

उच्चारण सुनने के लिए किसी भी शब्द पर क्लिक करें

गतम्🔊gatamthat which is gone, the past
शोकः🔊śokaḥgrief, sorrow, lamentation
न कर्तव्यः🔊na kartavyaḥshould not be done / one should not (grieve)
भविष्यम्🔊bhaviṣyamthe future, that which is yet to come
न एव🔊na evanot at all, never
चिन्तयेत्🔊cintayetone should worry about / brood over
वर्तमानेन🔊vartamānenawith the present
कालेन🔊kālenatime
वर्तयन्ति🔊vartayantilive, carry on, conduct their lives
विचक्षणाः🔊vicakṣaṇāḥthe wise, the discerning, the clear-sighted

गतं शोको न कर्तव्यो पाठ के लाभ

Cultivates equanimity by releasing regret and anxiety

Trains the mind to live and act in the present moment

Eases grief over the past and worry about the future

Promotes calm, clear and effective action

A powerful aid for stress, overthinking and restlessness

A short, memorable verse for daily mindfulness and reflection

गतं शोको न कर्तव्यो जप विधि

जप संख्या3बार
उत्तम समयMorning reflection, or whenever the mind is caught in regret or worry

Recite the verse slowly and let each clause loosen the mind's grip: the past is gone — release grief; the future is not yet — set down worry; the wise live now — return to the present. Breathe and rest the attention in the present moment. It is traditionally studied among Chanakya's teachings on a steady mind.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

It is a famous verse from the Chanakya Niti (Niti Darpana), the collection of aphorisms attributed to Chanakya (Kautilya / Vishnugupta), the ancient Indian teacher of ethics, statecraft and practical wisdom.
That the wise neither lament the past nor fret over the future, but live fully in the present. By letting go of regret and anxiety, one keeps the mind clear and steady, which is the foundation of both peace and effective action.
It is a concise antidote to overthinking. When the mind is pulled into old sorrows or future fears, recalling this verse helps bring attention back to the present, where alone life can actually be lived and right action taken.

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