
Today I came across a beautiful couplet. I’m sure many of my friends who know Hindi might not have read it before. I don’t know who wrote it, but its meaning is superb that caught my attention. The couplet is:
चार मिले चौंसठ खिले
बीस रहे कर जोड़!
प्रेमी सज्जन दो मिले
खिल गए सात करोड़!!
Its literal translation is,
“When two loving persons meet, four meet and sixty four blossom, twenty of palms add and seven crore get blossomed.”
Let me explain the terms one by one.
*four meet* means all the four eyes of both persons meet one another.
*sixty-four blossom* means thirty-two teeth each of both (total sixty four) start smiling.
*twenty of palms add* means the palms together with ten fingers each of both persons are pressed together to do namaste, slightly bowing to each other.
As regards *seven crore get blossomed*, though it’s impossible to count the pores in the body, a rough estimate says that there are three and a half crore pores in a body. So the poet says that every pore of seven crore pores of both persons starts oozing happiness.
So the meaning of the couplet can be summarised as under:
“When two loving persons meet each other, their four eyes meet, and their sixty-four teeth smile at each other. While their palms with ten fingers each are pressed together slightly bowing to each other in the ‘Namaste’ posture, every pore of their seven crore pores starts oozing happiness.”

If there is no intimacy, there will be no four, no sixty-four, no twenty and no seven crore, when the two persons will meet.
There are many such couplets, through which our elders used to sow the seeds of Sanskar, to inculcate a sense of gratitude, responsibility, togetherness and happiness.
Now people across the world celebrate various days of happiness. For example, this week (19 to 25 September) is being celebrated as International Week of Happiness at Work to raise awareness on the value of happiness at work and its impact on a person’s well-being.

We may go on celebrating such days and weeks to seek happiness at work, at home, at school, in matrimony, in relationships, in neighbourhood and so on, but these will simply remain rituals. A Musk Deer remains in search of its own scent, while one day a clever man comes and removes the musk from its preputial gland.
We know where the happiness lie, but we conveniently overlook. Happiness lies in simplicity, it lies in small things, in sharing and caring, more so in giving. The three keys to happiness are love, empathy and sympathy. And one mantra is that nobody can make you happy until you’re happy with yourself first.

–Kaushal Kishore
That’s amazing
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Thank you so much!
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Awesome, Kaushal ji. This post is full of wisdom and so beautiful. ♥️♥️♥️♥️
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Thank you Aparna ji for your kind words of appreciation 😊😊💗💗
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So simple yet so brilliant!
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Thank you for being so supportive of me.
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Thank you for sharing!
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Very sweet 🙂🙏
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Thanks a lot 🙏💐
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Loved the inclusion of Queen Elizabeth’s photograph.
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Thank you for noticing it.
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Powerful 💯💯
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Thanks so much 😊
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Amazing post, KK. Truly enjoyed. Thanks so much for sharing and explaining. Love it.💕
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Thank you, Grace! I’m happy that you liked the post 😊💖
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My pleasure 💕
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Thank you, Kaushal, for your discourse on happiness, and the interesting translation. Erudite is your middle name! I like your presentation, especially the picture of the handsome dude, you treat us to from time to time,
Special thanks for the last photo of unbridled happiness!
Joanna
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Thank you, Joanna, for such a lovely comment. I simply write what I gather from my environ and from people in and around me, no sermon, no discourse. Incidentally I don’t have middle name, but I appreciate your generosity in giving me one. I’m glad you liked the pictures.
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You are more than welcome!
Joanna
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KK, what a fascinating couplet! Thank you for the effort you made in translating and presenting these beautiful thoughts and photos about happiness. ❤
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Yes, Cheryl, it’s difficult to translate a piece that is written originally in colloquial language. I’m glad you liked the post. Thanks so much 😊💗
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Thank you for sharing!
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This is beautiful. The explanation was simply top-notch🔥
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So happy to hear that from you. Thank you, my friend ❤️
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PS. Thank you for the picture of the late Queen walking in Balmoral.
Apologies, I am distracted – the court hearing is on Thursday!
Joanna
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You’re always welcome! All the best for the hearing!
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Thank you!
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Thank you for translating this. It is a wonderful piece!
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Delighted to hear that, Anne! Thank you!
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Amazing!!
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Thanks, Vidah!
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Amazing post. Love it.😊😊😊💙💙💙
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Glad to hear that. Thanks a lot 😊😊💖
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Love this “Happiness lies in simplicity, it lies in small things, in sharing and caring, more so in giving. The three keys to happiness are love, empathy and sympathy. And one mantra is that nobody can make you happy until you’re happy with yourself first.”
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That’s so lovely to hear that. Thanks so much! It means a lot.
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I love that you broke down the meaning so beautifully! Wonderful saying!
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Thank you, Lia! I’m elated that you liked the presentation. Much appreciated!
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चार मिले चौंसठ खिले
बीस रहे कर जोड़!
प्रेमी सज्जन दो मिले
खिल गए सात करोड़!!
मुझे वाकई लगा था कि यहाँ 7 करोड़ की बात हो रही है. लेकिन वास्तविक अर्थ जानकर बड़ा अच्छा लगा.
The three keys to happiness are love, empathy and sympathy. ❤️
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Thank you, Lokesh! I’m glad that the post was appealing to you.
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One word: LOVE!!! Thanks for the interpretation, it made all the difference.
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Thank you for such a lovely comment! Much much appreciated!
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Love the way you took it apart for interpretation, thank you! ❤
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It’s truly my pleasure 😊❤️
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Good post.
And it’s totally true, nobody can make you happy-maybe for temporary time, but if you got some patching up to do with yourself, it is not going to last.
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Well said, Aish! I’m in agreement with you. Thank you so much. I’m glad you liked the post.
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Reblogged this on How I found My Muchness.
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Thanks a lot for sharing!
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