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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 70

म्हणोनि उचित जे कर्म । आणि विहित जे धर्म । तेचि आचरावे उत्तम । फळाशा सांडूनि ॥

"Therefore, perform the appropriate actions and prescribed duties excellently, abandoning the desire for results."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
उचित Adjective
Uchit
योग्य
Appropriate
विहित Adjective
Vihit
शास्त्रसंमत किंवा कर्तव्य
Prescribed or ordained
आचरावे Verb
Acharave
आचरण करावे
Should perform
फळाशा Noun
Phalasha
फळाची आशा
Desire for results
सांडूनि Verb
Sanduni
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
Abandoning

💡 Meaning

Therefore, perform the appropriate actions and prescribed duties excellently, abandoning the desire for results.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that one should perform their prescribed duties (Swadharma) with excellence. The key to liberation from the cycle of karma is not the abandonment of action itself, but the abandonment of the desire for the fruits of those actions. When an individual acts without selfish motives, the action becomes pure and does not bind the soul. This is the essence of Nishkama Karma.

🎯 Practical Application

A professional should focus on delivering high-quality work and solving problems rather than being constantly distracted by thoughts of a promotion or bonus.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains Shri Krishna's teaching to Arjuna about performing one's duty without attachment to the results.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 32

ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम् । सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः ॥

आणि जे हे न मानिती । अथवा निंदेसी प्रवर्तती । ते अज्ञानाचे सांगाती । नागवले जाणावे ॥

"And those who do not accept this, or engage in criticism, know them to be companions of ignorance and lost."

मानिती Verb
maniti
मानतात
accept or believe
निंदेसी Noun
nindesi
निंदेमध्ये
in criticism or mockery
प्रवर्तती Verb
pravartati
प्रवृत्त होतात
engage or indulge in
अज्ञानाचे Noun
ajnanache
अज्ञानाचे
of ignorance
सांगाती Noun
sangati
सोबती
companions
नागवले Adjective
nagavale
लुटले गेलेले किंवा फसलेले
robbed or lost
जाणावे Verb
janave
समजावे
should be known

💡 Meaning

Those who do not follow this teaching or engage in criticizing it should be understood as companions of ignorance and completely lost.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the consequences for those who, driven by envy or ego, disregard the divine wisdom of performing one's duty without attachment. He describes such individuals as 'companions of ignorance.' By mocking or ignoring the path of righteousness, they lose their power of discrimination (Viveka) and are essentially 'robbed' of the opportunity for spiritual liberation. Their lack of consciousness leads them toward destruction.

🎯 Practical Application

Ignoring constructive advice or ethical principles leads to failure. For example, a person who mocks discipline and ignores health warnings eventually suffers physically and mentally, losing their well-being.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the spiritual downfall of those who reject the path of selfless duty due to ego.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 368

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

म्हणोनि इंद्रियांचा निग्रहो । जयासी जाहला आहे पहा हो । तोचि पूर्णबोधु पाहो । स्थिरप्रज्ञ ॥ ३६८ ॥

"Therefore, O Mighty-armed, he whose senses are completely restrained from their objects, his wisdom is firmly established."

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
पूर्णबोधु Noun
Purnabodhu
पूर्ण ज्ञानी
fully enlightened
स्थिरप्रज्ञ Adjective
Sthitaprajna
ज्याची बुद्धी स्थिर आहे असा
one with steady wisdom

💡 Meaning

Therefore, one who has completely restrained their senses from the sense-objects is a person of steady wisdom.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true spiritual stability is achieved only when an individual has complete mastery over their senses. Just as a tortoise withdraws its limbs into its shell at the slightest hint of danger, a wise person withdraws their senses from worldly attractions. This internal discipline ensures that the intellect remains focused on the Divine, undisturbed by external temptations. It is the hallmark of a person whose wisdom is firmly established.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing digital detox or resisting the urge to procrastinate by controlling one's impulses is a practical application of this verse. For example, choosing to focus on a long-term goal instead of immediate sensory pleasure.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna the final characteristic of a person with steady wisdom, focusing on the mastery over senses.

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