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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

3 verses 📿 All Granths

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 7

कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः। यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्॥

तरी उचित काय आम्हां। हे न कळेचि गा पुरुषोत्तमा। जैसा मोहें ग्रासिला गरिमा। आपुलिया आपण॥

"Therefore, O Purushottama, I do not know what is right for us; it is as if I have lost my own greatness, swallowed by delusion."

उचित Adjective

Uchit

योग्य किंवा शास्त्रशुद्ध

Proper or right

न कळेचि Verb

Na kalechi

समजतच नाही

Do not understand at all

पुरुषोत्तमा Noun

Purushottama

श्रीकृष्णाचे एक नाव (उत्तम पुरुष)

The Supreme Being (Krishna)

मोहें Noun

Mohe

अज्ञानाने किंवा आसक्तीने

By delusion or attachment

ग्रासिला Verb

Grasila

गिळले किंवा व्यापले

Overpowered or devoured

गरिमा Noun

Garima

धैर्य किंवा मोठेपण

Dignity or greatness

💡 Meaning

O Krishna, I am confused about my duty and have lost my composure due to delusion. Please tell me what is truly good for me.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Arjuna admits his state of total confusion caused by emotional attachment. He confesses that his natural courage and sense of duty are clouded by delusion. He surrenders his ego to Krishna, asking for a definitive path that leads to his ultimate well-being. It marks the transition of their relationship from friends to that of a Guru and a disciple.

🎯 Practical Application

When faced with a moral dilemma where emotions cloud judgment, one should seek guidance from a mentor. Example: Consulting a teacher when unable to decide between two difficult choices.

📌 Context

Arjuna is overwhelmed by grief and confusion on the battlefield and seeks Krishna's guidance as a disciple.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 82

म्हणोनि उचित जे कर्म । आणि विहित जे धर्म । तेचि करीं तूं मनोधर्म । सांडूनियां ॥

"Therefore, perform that action which is appropriate and that duty which is prescribed, by abandoning the whims of the mind."

म्हणोनि Conjunction

Mhaṇoni

म्हणून

Therefore

उचित Adjective

Ucita

योग्य

Appropriate

विहित Adjective

Vihita

शास्त्रसंमत किंवा विहित

Prescribed

मनोधर्म Noun

Manodharma

मनाच्या लहरी किंवा स्वभाव

Whims of the mind

सांडूनियां Verb

Sāṇḍūniyāṃ

त्याग करून किंवा सोडून

Abandoning

💡 Meaning

Therefore, perform only those actions which are appropriate and those duties which are prescribed, by setting aside the whims of your mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the importance of objective duty over subjective desires. He advises that one should perform actions that are 'Ucita' (appropriate) and 'Vihita' (prescribed by Dharma). The key is to abandon 'Manodharma'—the fickle nature of the mind that seeks pleasure or avoids pain. By setting aside personal whims and focusing on what is right, an individual aligns themselves with the path of Karma Yoga.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, one must complete their assigned responsibilities even if they don't feel like it. For example, a doctor must treat a patient with full dedication regardless of their personal mood, as it is their 'Vihita Karma'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains Lord Krishna's teaching to Arjuna about performing one's duty without being swayed by personal desires.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 153

श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला । समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि ॥

जेथ श्रुतीचां वागोजाळीं । गुंफली बुद्धि संचली । ते स्थिरावेल निश्र्चळीं । समाधीमाजी ॥ १५३ ॥

"When the intellect, entangled in the web of Vedic words, becomes steady and unwavering in Samadhi."

श्रुतीचां Noun

Shruticham

वेदांच्या

Of the Vedas

वागोजाळीं Noun

Vagojalim

शब्दांच्या जाळ्यात

In the web of words

गुंफली Verb

Gumphali

अडकलेली किंवा गुंतलेली

Entangled

निश्र्चळीं Adjective

Nishchali

अढळ किंवा स्थिर

Unwavering

समाधीमाजी Noun

Samadhimaji

समाधीमध्ये

In the state of Samadhi

💡 Meaning

When your intellect, currently confused by the many interpretations of the scriptures, becomes steady and firm in meditation, you will attain the state of Yoga.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elucidates that the human intellect is often entangled in the complex web of Vedic injunctions and worldly knowledge. True spiritual realization (Yoga) occurs only when the intellect transcends this linguistic and conceptual maze, becoming firmly anchored in the self (Samadhi). It marks the transition from theoretical knowledge to experiential wisdom, where the mind is no longer distracted by conflicting doctrines.

🎯 Practical Application

In a world of information overload and conflicting opinions, practice mindfulness to filter out the noise and focus on your inner truth. For example, staying calm and focused on your goal despite various distractions.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna the point at which the intellect transcends scriptural confusion and reaches spiritual union.

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