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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 198

म्हणोनि कर्मे तरी कीजती । परि तीं कर्तेपणा न येती । जैसा सूर्य बिंबाच्या दीप्ती । न येईजे ॥

"Therefore, actions are performed, but they do not lead to the sense of doership; just as the sun is not affected by the radiance of its own disk."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कीजती Verb
Kijati
केली जातात
Are performed
कर्तेपणा Noun
Kartepana
मी करतो ही भावना / अहंकार
Sense of doership
बिंबाच्या Noun
Bimbachya
सूर्याच्या गोलाच्या
Of the solar disk
दीप्ती Noun
Deepti
प्रकाश / तेज
Radiance / Light
न येईजे Verb
Na Yeije
येत नाही / स्पर्श करत नाही
Does not affect / Does not come

💡 Meaning

Therefore, actions are indeed performed, but the sense of doership does not arise, just as the sun is not affected by its own radiance.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elucidates the state of a 'Jnani' (wise person). Although such a person engages in worldly activities, they remain detached from the egoistic notion of being the 'doer'. He provides the analogy of the sun: just as the sun radiates light naturally without any effort or pride in the act of illuminating, a wise person acts as a medium for divine action. Their identity is merged with the universal self, making them immune to the karmic bondage that usually follows action driven by ego.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your daily tasks with a sense of duty rather than pride. For example, a doctor treating a patient should focus on the service and the recovery of the patient rather than the fame of being a 'great healer'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul performs actions without being bound by the ego of doership, using the sun as an analogy.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 334

मग स्मृति ते भ्रंशे । आणि बुद्धीचा नाश होय कीं जैसे । सूर्यास्तमानीं प्रकाशे । सहित लोपे ॥

"Then the memory fails, and the intellect is destroyed, just as the light vanishes along with the setting sun."

स्मृति Noun
Smruti
आठवण किंवा विवेक
Memory or mindfulness
भ्रंशे Verb
Bhranshe
नष्ट होणे किंवा ढळणे
To be lost or corrupted
बुद्धीचा Noun
Buddhicha
विवेकाचा किंवा बुद्धीचा
Of the intellect
नाश Noun
Nash
विनाश
Destruction
सूर्यास्तमानीं Noun
Suryastamani
सूर्य मावळताना
At the time of sunset
प्रकाशे Noun
Prakashe
प्रकाशासह
With light
लोपे Verb
Lope
नाहीसा होणे
Vanishes or disappears

💡 Meaning

Then the memory is lost, and the intellect is destroyed, just as the light vanishes when the sun sets.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses a powerful metaphor of the sun and its light. He explains that memory (Smruti) is the foundation of intellect (Buddhi). When a person's memory of right and wrong is corrupted by anger and delusion, their intellect is inevitably destroyed. Just as the light cannot exist without the sun and vanishes the moment the sun sets, the human capacity for rational judgment vanishes the moment spiritual and moral memory is lost.

🎯 Practical Application

In practical life, this warns us against making decisions in a state of high emotion or anger. For example, if you are angry at a friend and forget all the good things they have done for you (loss of memory), you might end the friendship impulsively (destruction of intellect). Maintaining a calm mind preserves memory and intellect.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the psychological chain reaction where anger leads to delusion, delusion to loss of memory, and finally the destruction of intellect.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 1, Verse 50

तैसे ते कुरुक्षेत्र । जाहले असे पवित्र । जेथ आले अहोरात्र । देवगण ॥ ५० ॥

"In that way, Kurukshetra became so holy that the hosts of gods frequented it day and night."

तैसे Adverb
Taise
त्याप्रमाणे
In that manner / Similarly
कुरुक्षेत्र Noun
Kurukshetra
कुरुक्षेत्राची भूमी
The field of Kurukshetra
पवित्र Adjective
Pavitra
पावन किंवा शुद्ध
Holy or Sacred
अहोरात्र Adverb
Ahoratra
दिवस-रात्र
Day and night
देवगण Noun
Devgana
देवांचे समूह
Groups of deities

💡 Meaning

In the same way, that Kurukshetra has become so sacred that groups of gods visit there day and night.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the spiritual significance of Kurukshetra. By describing it as so holy that even deities frequent the place day and night, he elevates the setting from a mere physical battlefield to a divine stage. This suggests that the events unfolding (the delivery of the Gita) are of cosmic importance, attracting the attention of the celestial beings.

🎯 Practical Application

One should strive to make their environment sacred through positive actions and thoughts. For example, maintaining a peaceful and clean atmosphere at home or work invites positive energy and divine grace, similar to a holy site.

📌 Context

Sanjaya describes the divine sanctity of the Kurukshetra battlefield to King Dhritarashtra.

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