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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 214

मग तो शरीरे केवळु । जरी जाहला लोकपाळु । तरी अलिप्तु निर्मळु । जैसा रवि ॥ २१४ ॥

"Then, though he may be a protector of the people in body, he remains detached and pure, just like the sun."

शरीरे Noun
Sharire
शरीराने
By the body
लोकपाळु Noun
Lokapalu
लोकांचे पालन करणारा / राजा
Protector of people / Ruler
अलिप्तु Adjective
Aliptu
अलिप्त किंवा न अडकलेला
Detached
निर्मळु Adjective
Nirmalu
स्वच्छ किंवा पवित्र
Pure
रवि Noun
Ravi
सूर्य
Sun

💡 Meaning

Just as the sun remains detached and pure while illuminating the world, a wise person remains untouched by actions even while performing them through the body.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj uses the metaphor of the Sun to describe a self-realized person. Even if such a person holds a high position (like a protector of people) and performs various physical actions, they remain untouched by the results or the ego of being the 'doer'. Just as the sun illuminates the world and enables all activities without being affected by the impurities of the earth, the Jnani remains pure and detached because they have transcended the physical identity.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your professional or social duties with full dedication but without the ego of 'I am the doer'. For example, a leader should serve the community without seeking personal glory or being affected by praise or criticism.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul remains untouched by the actions performed by their physical body.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 114

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥

जेथें अर्जुना हें ऐसें । कर्म अकर्मचि दिसे । आणि अकर्म तेंचि भासे । कर्म ऐसें ॥ ११४ ॥

"Where, O Arjuna, in this manner, action appears as inaction, and inaction appears as action."

जेथें Adverb
jethe
जिथे
where
कर्म Noun
karma
कार्य किंवा कृती
action
अकर्म Noun
akarma
कर्मशून्यता किंवा कर्माचा अभाव
inaction
दिसे Verb
dise
दिसते
appears
भासे Verb
bhase
वाटते किंवा भासते
seems

💡 Meaning

Arjuna, in this state, action is seen as inaction, and inaction is perceived as action.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains the paradox of action. A wise person performs actions without the sense of doership (ego), making the action 'inaction' as it doesn't create karmic bondage. Conversely, physical stillness combined with mental desire is actually 'action'. Realizing this distinction is the key to spiritual liberation and being a 'Yukta' (one who is united with the divine).

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your duties without ego. For example, a professional should focus on the quality of service rather than just the personal gain, effectively turning their work into a selfless, non-binding act.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the subtle nature of action and inaction to Arjuna, which Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elaborates in this Ovi.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 30

देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत । तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥

म्हणोनि हा सर्वथा । न मरे गा पंडुसुता । जरी संहारु होय भूतां । कल्पांतींही ॥ ३० ॥

"Therefore, this (soul) never dies, O son of Pandu, even if there is a destruction of all beings at the end of the world."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
सर्वथा Adverb
Sarvatha
कोणत्याही प्रकारे / पूर्णपणे
In every way / entirely
न मरे Verb
Na mare
मरत नाही
Does not die
पंडुसुता Noun
Pandusuta
पांडुपुत्रा (अर्जुना)
Son of Pandu (Arjuna)
संहारु Noun
Sanharu
विनाश / नाश
Destruction
भूतां Noun
Bhutan
प्राण्यांचा / जीवांचा
Of beings
कल्पांतींही Adverb
Kalpantihi
युगाच्या शेवटी सुद्धा
Even at the end of an eon

💡 Meaning

Therefore, O Arjuna, this soul is eternally immortal. Even if all beings are destroyed at the end of the world, the soul does not die.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that the soul residing in the body is eternally indestructible. Even if a cosmic dissolution (Kalpanta) occurs at the end of time, the soul remains untouched. This realization is meant to free Arjuna from the fear of death and the perceived sin of killing in battle, as the true essence of beings cannot be slain.

🎯 Practical Application

Understanding that the essence of a person is eternal helps us cope with the loss of loved ones and reduces the fear of our own mortality, allowing us to perform our duties without being paralyzed by grief.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the eternal nature of the soul to Arjuna to alleviate his grief and hesitation to fight.

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