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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 299

म्हणोनि मन हें आवरावें । मग इंद्रियें आपैतीं स्वभावें । जैसा मूळसिंचनें पालवे । डोलू लागे ॥ २९९ ॥

"Therefore, the mind must be restrained; then the senses will naturally follow. Just as by watering the root, the foliage begins to sway."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhaṇōni
म्हणून
Therefore
आवरावें Verb
āvarāvēṃ
नियंत्रित करावे
should be restrained
इंद्रियें Noun
indriyēṃ
ज्ञानेंद्रिये
senses
आपैतीं Adverb
āpaitīṃ
आपोआप / स्वाधीन
automatically / under control
मूळसिंचनें Noun
mūḷasiñcanēṃ
मुळाला पाणी घातल्याने
by watering the root
पालवे Noun
pālavē
पालवी / फांद्या
foliage / branches

💡 Meaning

Therefore, one should control the mind; then the senses will naturally come under control. Just as watering the root makes the foliage sway, so does mind control affect the senses.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that the mind is the root of all sensory actions. Instead of trying to suppress each sense organ individually, one should focus on disciplining the mind. He uses a beautiful botanical analogy: just as watering the root of a tree nourishes the entire plant and makes the branches sway with life, controlling the mind naturally brings all the senses under divine order. It is an internal approach to self-mastery rather than an external struggle against the senses.

🎯 Practical Application

Focus on the root cause of a habit rather than the symptoms. For example, if you want to reduce screen time, work on your mental discipline and purpose rather than just hiding your phone; when the mind is convinced, the eyes will naturally turn away from the screen.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the technique of sense control through mind control using the analogy of a tree.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 69

तरी उचित कर्म सांडावें । कीं निषिद्ध तें आचरावें । हें कांहींच न लागावें । तयासी पैं ॥ ६९ ॥

"Whether to abandon proper actions or to perform forbidden ones, none of these affect the realized soul."

उचित Adjective
Uchita
योग्य किंवा विहित
Proper or prescribed
सांडावें Verb
Sandave
सोडून द्यावे
To abandon
निषिद्ध Adjective
Nishiddha
वर्ज्य किंवा वाईट
Forbidden or prohibited
आचरावें Verb
Acharave
करून पहावे किंवा आचरणात आणावे
To practice or perform
तयासी Pronoun
Tayasi
त्याला (ज्ञानी पुरुषाला)
To him (the realized soul)

💡 Meaning

For a realized soul, there is no obligation to either perform prescribed duties or avoid forbidden ones, as they transcend the laws of karma.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that for a person who has realized the ultimate truth, the dualities of 'proper' and 'forbidden' actions cease to exist. Since their ego (the sense of being the doer) is dissolved in the Self, they are not bound by social or religious obligations in the same way an ignorant person is. Their actions are spontaneous and free from the bondage of cause and effect.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, perform your duties without attachment to the results. Example: A teacher teaching students with dedication without worrying about personal fame or reward.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a person who has attained self-realization and is no longer bound by the rules of karma.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 100

म्हणोनि कर्माचेनि आधारें । जे जे कांहीं आचरे । तें तें अकर्मचि साचोकारें । होय तया ॥ १०० ॥

"Therefore, whatever he performs based on action, all that truly becomes non-action for him."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhaṇoni
म्हणून
Therefore
आचरे Verb
Ācarē
आचरण करतो
Performs
अकर्म Noun
Akarma
कर्माच्या बंधनाशिवाय
Non-action/Free from bondage
साचोकारें Adverb
Sācōkārē
खरोखर
Truly/Certainly
तया Pronoun
Tayā
त्याला
To him

💡 Meaning

Therefore, whatever actions he performs through the support of the body, all those truly become non-actions (free from bondage) for him.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains that for a person established in self-knowledge, every action performed through the body becomes 'Akarma' (non-action). Since the ego of being the 'doer' is destroyed by knowledge, the results of these actions do not attach to the individual. Just as a roasted seed cannot sprout, knowledge-infused action does not lead to the cycle of birth and death.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your duties without the ego of being the sole doer. For example, a doctor treating a patient should focus on the service rather than personal glory to remain mentally peaceful and free from stress.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul remains untouched by the consequences of their actions.

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