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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 8

तरी हे राज्य निष्कंटक। आणि सकळ संपत्तीचे पीक। कीं देवाधिपतीचें कौतुक। पाविजे जरी॥

"Even if I gain an unrivaled and prosperous kingdom on earth or lordship over the gods, it will not drive away this grief."

निष्कंटक Adjective
Nishkantaka
अडथळ्याविना
Without obstacles
संपत्ती Noun
Sampatti
धन-दौलत
Wealth
कौतुक Noun
Kautuka
वैभव किंवा आश्चर्य
Glory or Wonder
पाविजे Verb
Pavije
प्राप्त होणे
To attain
देवाधिपती Noun
Devadipati
देवांचा राजा
Lord of gods
सकळ Adjective
Sakala
सर्व
All

💡 Meaning

Even if I obtain a prosperous, unrivaled kingdom on earth or the sovereignty over the gods, it will not remove this sorrow.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar illustrates Arjuna's profound realization that material prosperity is not a cure for spiritual distress. Arjuna acknowledges that the grief he feels is so intense that even the highest possible worldly or celestial achievements are futile against it. This highlights the limitation of material success in solving existential crises and points towards the necessity of spiritual wisdom.

🎯 Practical Application

Material success is not a substitute for mental peace. Example: A person might have a successful career but still feel empty inside if they haven't addressed their emotional well-being.

📌 Context

Arjuna explains to Krishna that material success, even lordship over gods, cannot heal his internal suffering.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 367

म्हणोनि हा नि:सीम । जो पावे मनोधर्म । तोचि जाणे परब्रह्म । आपणचि ॥ ३६७ ॥

"Therefore, he who reaches this boundless state of mind, himself becomes and realizes the Supreme Reality."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
नि:सीम Adjective
Nihshima
अमर्याद किंवा असीम
Boundless or infinite
पावे Verb
Paave
प्राप्त करतो
Attains
मनोधर्म Noun
Manodharma
मनाची स्थिती किंवा स्वभाव
State of mind
परब्रह्म Noun
Parabrahma
परमात्मा किंवा अंतिम सत्य
The Supreme Reality
आपणचि Pronoun
Aapanachi
स्वतःच
Oneself

💡 Meaning

Therefore, one who attains this boundless state of mind becomes the Supreme Reality themselves and experiences that oneness.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the pinnacle of spiritual achievement. When a seeker attains a state of boundless mental equanimity, free from all desires and ego, they reach a state called 'Manodharma' (the true nature of mind). At this stage, the seeker does not just 'know' the Supreme Reality (Parabrahma) but 'becomes' it. The duality between the individual soul and the universal soul vanishes, leading to a state of absolute oneness and eternal peace.

🎯 Practical Application

In practical life, this teaches us the value of selfless action. When we perform our duties without the burden of ego or the anxiety of results, we experience a profound inner peace that is not disturbed by external circumstances.

📌 Context

This verse concludes the description of the 'Brahmi Sthiti' (the state of being in Brahman), where the seeker merges with the Divine.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 187

जेथ हे विषयविख वावरे । तेथ तो निद्रिस्तचि असे पुरे । आणि जेथ भूतजात जागे । तेथ तो निजे ॥ १८७ ॥

"Where this poison of sense-objects roams, there he is completely asleep; and where all beings are awake, there he sleeps."

विषयविख Noun
Vishayavikha
इंद्रियांच्या विषयांचे विष
Poison of sense-objects
वावरे Verb
Vavare
वावरते किंवा संचार करते
Exists or roams
निद्रिस्त Adjective
Nidrista
झोपलेला किंवा अलिप्त
Asleep or indifferent
भूतजात Noun
Bhutajata
सर्व प्राणीमात्र
All living beings
जागे Verb
Jage
जागृत असणे
To be awake

💡 Meaning

Where the poison of sense-objects prevails, the wise man remains asleep; and where all living beings are awake (in worldly affairs), there he sleeps.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains that the perspective of a wise person is diametrically opposite to that of the worldly-minded. What the common masses perceive as 'reality'—the pursuit of sensory pleasures and material gains—is seen as a dream or illusion by the sage, who remains indifferent (asleep) to it. Conversely, the spiritual truth and self-knowledge, which the common man ignores (is asleep to), is the very realm where the sage is fully awake and conscious.

🎯 Practical Application

In a world obsessed with material gain and social media validation, a wise person focuses on inner peace and character, remaining 'asleep' to superficial trends while staying 'awake' to their inner growth.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the paradoxical consciousness of a self-realized soul compared to ordinary people.

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