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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 206

त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः। कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः॥

म्हणौनि कर्मे तरी कीजती। परि तीं कर्मेंचि न होती। जैं फळाची आस सांडिती। पांडुकुमरा॥

"Therefore, actions are indeed performed; but they do not become (binding) actions, when the desire for the fruit is abandoned, O son of Pandu."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कीजती Verb
Kijati
केली जातात
Are performed
आस Noun
Aas
आशा किंवा आसक्ती
Desire or attachment
सांडिती Verb
Sanditi
सोडतात किंवा त्याग करतात
Abandon or give up
पांडुकुमरा Noun
Pandukumara
पांडूचा पुत्र (अर्जुन)
Son of Pandu (Arjuna)
होती Verb
Hoti
होतात
Become

💡 Meaning

Therefore, actions are performed, but they do not become binding actions when the desire for the fruit is abandoned, O Arjuna.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that the bondage of action (Karma) is not in the act itself, but in the desire for its fruit. When a seeker performs duties with a sense of detachment, the actions lose their binding nature and become 'non-action' (Akarma). This state allows one to remain free while being active in the world.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, focus on the process and quality of your work rather than obsessing over the reward. For example, a doctor treating a patient should focus on the cure rather than the fee.

📌 Context

Explaining how actions performed without desire do not bind the individual.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 235

अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च । नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥

हा न जळे पावकें । न विरे तोयझोंकें । न शोषे शोषकें । मारुतें हा ॥

"It cannot be burned by fire, nor dissolved by water, nor dried by the wind."

पावकें Noun
Pāvakēṃ
अग्नीने
by fire
तोयझोंकें Noun
Tōyajhōṅkēṃ
पाण्याच्या प्रवाहाने
by the force of water
शोषे Verb
Śōṣē
सुकणे किंवा वाळणे
to dry up
मारुतें Noun
Mārutēṃ
वाऱ्याने
by wind
विरे Verb
Virē
विरघळणे
to dissolve
शोषकें Adjective
Śōṣakēṃ
शोषून घेणाऱ्या
absorbing or drying agent

💡 Meaning

This Soul cannot be burned by fire, cannot be dissolved by water, and cannot be dried by the wind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the properties of the Soul (Atman). He emphasizes that the Soul is beyond the reach of the physical elements. Fire cannot consume it, water cannot dissolve it, and wind cannot dehydrate it. It is eternal, all-pervading, and immutable. This teaching aims to remove Arjuna's fear of death by showing that the essence of being is never destroyed, only the physical vessel changes.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, this perspective helps in building resilience. Physical pain or loss is temporary and external. Realizing our inner strength is untouched by external factors allows us to face challenges with equanimity. Example: Maintaining inner peace even during financial loss, knowing that your true self remains whole.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the immortality and indestructibility of the soul to Arjuna.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 358

जैसा जळचरांचां मेळीं । जळचरु न भिजे कमळीं । तैसा विषयांच्यां जाळीं । न गुंफिजे जो ॥

जैसा जळचरांच्या मेळी । जळचरु न भिजे कमळी । तैसा विषयांच्या जाळी । न गुंफिजे जो ॥

"As in the company of aquatic beings, the aquatic creature is not wetted by water, so is he who is not entangled in the snare of sense-objects."

जळचरांचां Noun
jalacharāñcāṃ
पाण्यात राहणाऱ्या प्राण्यांच्या
of water-dwelling creatures
मेळीं Noun
meḷīṃ
समूहात किंवा समुदायात
in the gathering or group
न भिजे Verb
na bhije
भिजत नाही किंवा लिप्त होत नाही
does not get wet or affected
विषयांच्यां Noun
viṣayāñcyāṃ
इंद्रियांच्या भोगांच्या
of sensory objects or pleasures
जाळीं Noun
jāḷīṃ
जाळ्यामध्ये
in the net or trap
न गुंफिजे Verb
na gumphije
अडकत नाही किंवा गुंतत नाही
does not get entangled

💡 Meaning

Just as aquatic creatures remain unaffected by water while living in it, a wise person remains unentangled in the web of worldly desires.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses a profound analogy to describe the state of 'Anasakti' (non-attachment). He compares a wise person to aquatic creatures that live in water but remain untouched by its wetness. Similarly, a Sthitaprajna lives in the material world, interacts with sensory objects, and performs his duties, yet his inner self remains free from the 'net' of desires and attachments. He is in the world, but the world is not in him.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, we are surrounded by consumerism and digital distractions. One should learn to use these tools for necessity without becoming emotionally dependent or addicted to them, maintaining inner peace.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a person of steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) remains unattached to worldly pleasures despite living among them.

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