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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 47

तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः । छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥

म्हणोनि संशयाहूनि थोर । आन नाही पाप घोर । हा विनाशासी थोर । विस्तीर्ण मार्ग ॥ ४७ ॥

"Therefore, there is no sin greater than doubt; it is a vast path leading to destruction."

संशयाहूनि Noun
Sanshayahuni
संशयापेक्षा
Than doubt
थोर Adjective
Thor
मोठे / महान
Great / Big
आन Adjective
Aan
दुसरे
Other
पाप Noun
Paap
पाप / वाईट कृत्य
Sin
घोर Adjective
Ghor
भयंकर
Terrible
विनाशासी Noun
Vinashasi
विनाशासाठी
For destruction
विस्तीर्ण Adjective
Vistirna
विशाल / रुंद
Vast / Wide
मार्ग Noun
Marg
रस्ता
Path

💡 Meaning

Therefore, there is no sin more terrible than doubt; it is a wide and certain path leading to one's own destruction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that doubt is the most formidable enemy of a seeker. He describes doubt not just as a mental state but as a 'sin' because it leads to the total destruction of one's efforts and peace. Like a wide highway leading to a cliff, doubt provides an easy but certain path to downfall. It paralyzes the will to act and obscures the truth. To achieve success or liberation, one must use the sword of knowledge to cut through this uncertainty.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, doubting your decisions after careful planning leads to procrastination. For example, if a manager constantly doubts their strategy, the team loses direction and the project fails. Confidence derived from knowledge is essential for leadership.

📌 Context

After explaining the power of knowledge, Shri Krishna (through Dnyaneshwar Maharaj's commentary) warns Arjuna about the destructive nature of doubt which hinders spiritual and worldly progress.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 196

म्हणौनि संशयाहूनि थोर । आन नाही पाप घोर । हा विनाशासी थोर । विवरु असे ॥ १९६ ॥

म्हणून संशयापेक्षा मोठे दुसरे कोणतेही घोर पाप नाही. हा संशय विनाशाचा मोठा मार्ग आहे.

"Therefore, there is no sin greater or more terrible than doubt; it is a wide opening for destruction."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhaṇouni
म्हणून
Therefore
संशयाहूनि Noun
Saṁśayāhūni
संशयापेक्षा
Than doubt
थोर Adjective
Thōra
मोठे
Great
घोर Adjective
Ghōra
भयंकर
Terrible
विनाशासी Noun
Vināśāsī
विनाशासाठी
For destruction
विवरु Noun
Vivaru
मार्ग किंवा छिद्र
Path or Opening

💡 Meaning

Therefore, there is no sin more terrible than doubt. It is a major cause and a wide path to destruction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that there is no sin more grave than doubt. He describes doubt as a wide opening or a gateway to total destruction. Just as a small hole can sink a massive ship, doubt can destroy a person's intellect, confidence, and spiritual progress. A person filled with doubt loses the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, leading to an inevitable downfall.

🎯 Practical Application

Avoid self-doubt in your professional and personal life. For example, if a leader constantly doubts their decisions without evidence, it creates confusion and leads to the failure of the entire project.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the destructive nature of doubt in the path of spiritual and worldly progress.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 66

जैसीं जळावरीं वळणें। होती आणि न होणें। तैसे कर्माचें करणें। अकर्तेपणें॥

"As ripples form and dissolve on the surface of water, so is the performance of actions with the sense of non-doership."

जैसीं Adverb
Jaisin
ज्याप्रमाणे
Just as / Like
जळावरीं Noun
Jalavari
पाण्यावर
On the water
वळणें Noun
Valane
वलये किंवा लाटा
Ripples or waves
होती Verb
Hoti
निर्माण होतात
Are formed / Happen
अकर्तेपणें Adverb
Akartepane
कर्तेपणाचा अभिमान नसताना
With a sense of non-doership

💡 Meaning

Just as ripples appear and vanish on water without affecting it, a wise person performs actions without the ego of being the doer.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj employs the metaphor of ripples on water to describe the state of a 'Jivanmukta' (liberated soul). Just as ripples appear on the surface of water due to the wind but do not change the water's essential nature and eventually dissolve back into it, the actions of a wise person are merely superficial movements of nature. Because the wise person has transcended the ego and the 'I am the doer' sentiment, their actions do not create any karmic bondage. They remain a witness to the activities of the body and mind.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, practice performing your duties without constantly thinking 'I am doing this great task.' For example, when a professional plays an instrument with total absorption, the music flows through them; they are not 'doing' it, they have become the music. This reduces stress and improves quality.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how an enlightened soul remains untouched by actions, similar to ripples on water.

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