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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 98

म्हणोनि अर्जुना ऐकें । जो अंतःकरणु निकें । सांडूनि कवतुकें । विषयांचें ॥

"Therefore, O Arjuna, listen; he who, having abandoned the fascination for sense-objects, keeps his heart pure."

म्हणोनि Adverb
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
ऐकें Verb
Aike
ऐक
Listen
अंतःकरणु Noun
Antahkaranu
मन किंवा हृदय
Inner self or mind
निकें Adjective
Nike
शुद्ध किंवा चांगले
Pure or clean
सांडूनि Verb
Sanduni
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
Having discarded
कवतुकें Noun
Kavatuke
आकर्षण किंवा कौतुक
Fascination or interest
विषयांचें Noun
Vishayan-che
इंद्रियांच्या भोगांचे
Of sense objects

💡 Meaning

Therefore, listen Arjuna, he who keeps his heart pure by giving up the fascination for sense objects is truly wise.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true spiritual stability comes from mental purity. He advises Arjuna that a person who voluntarily relinquishes the fascination for worldly pleasures and keeps their inner consciousness (Antahkarana) pure and undisturbed is the one who has attained steady wisdom. It suggests that physical renunciation is incomplete without the mental withdrawal from the allure of the senses.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, this means practicing focus by ignoring distractions. For example, staying committed to a healthy diet by ignoring the craving for junk food is a way of 'discarding the fascination of objects' to maintain a healthy body and mind.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the nature of a person with stable wisdom (Sthitaprajna) to Arjuna.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 218

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

म्हणोनि अर्जुना तोचि जाणावा । जो कर्माचां लोटीं न पाविजे विसांवा । आणि अकर्माचां ठावीं न संवावा । कर्माचिया ओढी ॥

"Therefore Arjuna, recognize him alone as wise, who finds no rest (stagnation) in the flood of actions, and is not touched by the pull of actions in the state of inaction."

लोटीं Noun
Loti
प्रवाहामध्ये किंवा ओघात
In the flood or surge
विसांवा Noun
Visanva
विश्रांती किंवा अडकणे
Rest or getting stuck
ठावीं Noun
Thavi
ठिकाणी किंवा स्थितीत
In the place or state
ओढी Noun
Odhi
आकर्षण किंवा ओढ
Pull or attraction
जाणावा Verb
Janava
ओळखावा किंवा समजावा
Should be known

💡 Meaning

Therefore, Arjuna, know him to be the wise one, who is not overwhelmed by the surge of actions and is not pulled by desires even in a state of physical inaction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that true liberation is not about physical renunciation of work, but about mental detachment. A wise person is one who remains unperturbed even in the midst of intense activity and does not harbor mental cravings for action when physically inactive. This state of 'inaction in action' is the hallmark of a realized soul.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, staying calm during a high-pressure deadline and not overthinking about work during your time off is a practical application of this wisdom.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the characteristics of a person who has transcended the bondage of action.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 90

म्हणोनि कर्मे तरी कीजती। परि तीं कर्तेपणा न येती। जैशीं चित्रींचीं न हालती। चित्रे लिहिलीं॥ ९०॥

"Therefore, actions are performed, but they do not bring the sense of doership; just as painted figures do not move."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कीजती Verb
Kijati
केली जातात
Are performed
कर्तेपणा Noun
Kartepana
मीपणा किंवा कर्ता असल्याचा भाव
Sense of doership
जैशीं Conjunction
Jaishi
ज्याप्रमाणे
Just as
हालती Verb
Halati
हालचाल करतात
Move
लिहिलीं Adjective
Lihili
काढलेली किंवा रेखाटलेली
Painted or drawn

💡 Meaning

Therefore, actions are indeed performed, but they do not result in the sense of doership, just as painted figures in a picture do not actually move.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses a beautiful analogy of a painting to describe the state of a liberated soul. Just as figures in a painting may be depicted in various poses of action (like running or fighting), they do not actually possess any movement or the ego of performing those actions. Similarly, a person established in self-knowledge performs all necessary worldly duties through their physical body and senses, yet remains internally detached. They do not harbor the illusion of 'I am the doer' (Kartrutva Bhava), and thus, their actions do not create any karmic bondage.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, perform your duties with excellence but without getting attached to the 'credit' or 'ego' of the work. For example, a doctor treats a patient as a duty, without letting the success inflate their ego, knowing they are just an instrument.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul performs actions without being bound by the ego of doership.

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