DAY 284
Fortune Comes to the One Who Strives Boldly
기원후 3~5세기경 편찬
ORIGINAL
उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मीर्दैवेन देयमिति कापुरुषा वदन्ति । दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या यत्ने कृते यदि न सिध्यति कोऽत्र दोषः ॥ (udyoginaṃ puruṣasiṃham upaiti lakṣmīr daivena deyam iti kāpuruṣā vadanti, daivaṃ nihatya kuru pauruṣam ātmaśaktyā yatne kṛte yadi na sidhyati ko'tra doṣaḥ)
📜 THE VERSE
Fortune comes to one who strives like a lion — only the cowardly say 'it is fate's to give.' Strike down fate and exert your own strength; if, having truly tried, you still fail, whose fault is that?
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Is there something I have hidden from behind 'bad luck' instead of truly giving it my full effort?
📝Reflection
Blaming fate is the easiest excuse of all. This verse confronts that excuse directly — failing after having truly given full effort is nothing to be ashamed of, but blaming fate without ever trying at all is the real cowardice. The generosity in its final line does not punish failure after honest effort, but it does not forgive the failure to try.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Pick one thing you have blamed on bad luck, and give it one full, honest attempt today.
📖 Source:
Panchatantra, Book 1.
Sanskrit original with public-domain translations consulted; rendered independently by ONGO.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
