Sumathi Sataka - Its relevance for Modern Living (3)
Today will be discussing about some of the situations which result in disaster for the person concerned The original poem is “ Appukoni cheyu vibhavam Muppuna brayamputalu, moorkhuni tapamun dapparani nrupu rajyam depparami keedu thechhura Sumathi ” The English translation is something like this “ Living Beyond means (or Living luxuriously) on loans Marriage at a very old age to an young lady, worship of an idiot A kingdom where the king does not have proper control definitely results in disasters ” Well not much explanation is required for the above poem. A person living beyond his means very luxuriously will definitely end up bankrupt after sometime bring a financial disaster onto himself / herself and the family. This is applicable even to the nations. A nation which is living beyond its means by borrowing more and more ultimately ends up defaulting its loans. One can identify a person or a nation living beyond its means by looking at what they ...