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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 77

कर्मण्यकर्म य: पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म य: । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्त: कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥

जेथ कर्म अकर्म होय । आणि अकर्मचि कर्म होय । हें विवंचितां डोळयांसि न ये । बुद्धीच्याही ॥ ७७ ॥

"Where action becomes inaction, and inaction itself becomes action; this, when contemplated, does not come to the eyes of even the intellect."

कर्म Noun
Karma
कार्य किंवा कृती
Action or deed
अकर्म Noun
Akarma
कर्माचा अभाव किंवा फळाची अपेक्षा नसलेले कर्म
Inaction or selfless action
विवंचितां Verb
Vivanchita
विचार केला असता किंवा शोध घेतला असता
While contemplating or analyzing
डोळयांसि Noun
Dolyansi
दृष्टीला किंवा डोळ्यांना
To the eyes or vision
बुद्धीच्याही Noun
Buddhichyahi
बुद्धीला सुद्धा
Even to the intellect

💡 Meaning

Where action is seen as inaction and inaction as action, this mystery remains elusive even to the keenest intellect.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj describes the subtle state of a realized soul. A wise person perceives that even while performing physical actions, there is a state of non-action (Akarma) because they are free from ego and attachment to results. Conversely, physical stillness is not true inaction if the mind is restless with desires. This profound truth is difficult to grasp even for a sharp intellect.

🎯 Practical Application

Practice mindfulness in daily tasks. For example, while studying, focus entirely on the subject without worrying about the grades, thus performing the action without the burden of the result.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the paradoxical nature of action and inaction as described in the Bhagavad Gita.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 155

तैसे कर्म तरी कीजे । परि कर्तेपण न भजिजे । मग तेणें न बाधिजे । संन्यासी जैसा ॥

"Perform actions in that manner, but do not embrace the sense of doership; then you shall not be bound by them, just like a Sannyasi."

तैसे Adverb
Taise
त्याप्रमाणे
In that manner
कर्म Noun
Karma
कार्य किंवा कर्तव्य
Action or duty
कर्तेपण Noun
Kartepan
मी कर्ता आहे हा भाव
Sense of doership
भजिजे Verb
Bhajije
स्वीकारणे किंवा धरणे
To embrace or hold
बाधिजे Verb
Badhije
अडकणे किंवा बंधन होणे
To be bound or affected
संन्यासी Noun
Sannyasi
विरक्त किंवा त्यागी पुरुष
Renunciant

💡 Meaning

Perform your actions in that manner, but do not harbor the ego of being the doer; then you will not be bound by those actions, just like a Sannyasi.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the essence of selfless action. He suggests that one should perform their duties diligently but without the ego of being the 'doer'. When the sense of agency is removed, the action does not create karmic debt. Just as a true Sannyasi remains detached despite performing actions in the world, a seeker should remain unattached to the results and the ego of action to achieve liberation.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, while working or studying, instead of thinking 'I am doing this,' focus on 'This is my duty.' For example, a doctor treats a patient as a duty without getting emotionally entangled in the outcome, thus maintaining mental peace regardless of the result.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna how to perform actions without being bound by their consequences by relinquishing the ego of doership.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 57

तैसे कर्माचेनि आधारे । जे कर्मचि सांडणे उरे । ते युक्ती पैं सोपारे । दाविली तुज ॥ ५७ ॥

"In the same way, by the support of action, that which remains is the giving up of action; that easy method has been shown to you."

कर्माचेनि Noun
Karmacheni
कर्माच्या
of action
आधारे Noun
Adhare
आधाराने
with the support of
सांडणे Verb
Sandane
त्याग करणे
to relinquish
युक्ती Noun
Yukti
कौशल्य किंवा पद्धत
technique or method
सोपारे Adjective
Sopare
अत्यंत सोपे
very easy
दाविली Verb
Davili
दाखवली
shown

💡 Meaning

Just as action can be renounced through the support of action itself, I have shown you that easy technique.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the paradox of 'action in inaction'. He suggests that one does not need to abandon worldly duties to find spiritual peace. Instead, by using the 'Yukti' (skillful method) of performing actions without attachment to the results, the binding nature of Karma is dissolved. Just as a tool is used to fix something, action itself is used as a tool to transcend the cycle of action.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, focus entirely on the quality of your task rather than obsessing over the promotion or reward. This detachment while being fully active is the practical application of this verse.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the secret of performing actions without getting bound by them, leading to liberation.

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