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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 204

म्हणोनि जे जे उचित। आणि अवसरेंकरूनि प्राप्त। तें कर्म न सांडितां विहित। आचरावें॥

"Therefore, whatever is appropriate and arises according to the occasion, perform that prescribed duty without abandoning it."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
उचित Adjective
Uchit
योग्य
Appropriate
अवसरेंकरूनि Adverb
Avasarenkaruni
प्रसंगानुसार किंवा वेळेनुसार
According to the occasion
विहित Adjective
Vihit
शास्त्राने सांगितलेले किंवा विहित केलेले कर्तव्य
Prescribed duty
आचरावें Verb
Acharave
आचरण करावे किंवा पार पाडावे
Should perform

💡 Meaning

Therefore, whatever is appropriate and comes to one by occasion, that prescribed duty should be performed without abandoning it.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the importance of performing one's duty (Dharma). He suggests that one should not abandon the actions that are appropriate and have come to them naturally through circumstances. Even for a realized soul, it is essential to perform these prescribed duties to set a righteous example for the rest of society, ensuring social and moral order.

🎯 Practical Application

In a professional setting, if a task is assigned to you that falls within your responsibility and is ethically right, you should complete it diligently rather than avoiding it. This is the practical application of performing 'Vihit Karma'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a person should act in the world by performing their natural duties without attachment.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 304

म्हणोनि इंद्रियांचा निग्रहो । जयासी जाहला असे पहा हो । तोचि पूर्णप्रज्ञु पाहो । जो स्थिरबुद्धि ॥

"Therefore, he who has attained restraint of the senses, see him as one with perfect wisdom and steady intellect."

इंद्रियांचा Noun
Indriyancha
इंद्रियांचा (डोळे, कान इ.)
Of the senses
निग्रहो Noun
Nigraho
संयम किंवा ताबा
Restraint or control
जयासी Pronoun
Jayasi
ज्याला
To whom
पूर्णप्रज्ञु Noun
Purnaprajnu
पूर्ण ज्ञानी
One with complete wisdom
स्थिरबुद्धि Adjective
Sthirabuddhi
अढळ बुद्धी असलेला
Steady intellect

💡 Meaning

Therefore, know that he who has achieved mastery over his senses is indeed a person of steady intellect and perfect wisdom.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that mastery over the senses is the prerequisite for spiritual stability. He explains that a person whose senses are under their absolute control is the one whose intellect remains unwavering in the face of worldly temptations. This state of 'Purnaprajna' (perfect wisdom) is achieved when the mind is no longer a slave to external stimuli but is anchored in the self.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing digital detox or resisting the urge to eat unhealthy food despite cravings is a form of sense control that leads to better mental health and focus.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) to Arjuna.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 347

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

मग तया संमोहापासाव। उपजे स्मृतिभ्रंश पहा हो। जैसा पवनें दीपु मालवे। तैसा बोधु जाय॥

"Then from that delusion, loss of memory arises, behold! Just as a lamp is extinguished by the wind, so does wisdom depart."

संमोहापासाव Noun
saṃmohāpāsāva
मोहापासून
from delusion
उपजे Verb
upaje
निर्माण होते
arises
स्मृतिभ्रंश Noun
smṛtibhraṃśa
स्मरणशक्तीचा नाश
loss of memory/wisdom
पवनें Noun
pavanēṃ
वाऱ्याने
by wind
मालवे Verb
mālave
विझतो
extinguishes
बोधु Noun
bodhu
विवेक किंवा ज्ञान
wisdom or knowledge

💡 Meaning

From that delusion arises the loss of memory (wisdom). Just as a lamp is extinguished by the wind, so does spiritual knowledge vanish.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar illustrates the destructive power of delusion (Sammoha) triggered by anger. He uses the metaphor of a lamp being extinguished by a gust of wind. Just as wind puts out a flame, leaving one in darkness, delusion destroys the 'Bodha' (spiritual wisdom or discernment). When a person is deluded, they lose their connection to past lessons and moral values (Smriti), leading to a total collapse of intellectual clarity and righteous action.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, when we are overwhelmed by emotions like anger, we often forget our values and make poor choices. For example, in a heated argument, one might say something hurtful that they later regret because their 'wisdom' was temporarily extinguished by the 'wind' of emotion.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the psychological chain reaction where anger leads to delusion and the eventual loss of wisdom.

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