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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 146

म्हणोनि जे जे उचित। आणि अवसरें पावे प्राप्त। तें कर्म न संडीं गा निभ्रांत। विहित म्हणोनि॥

"Therefore, whatever is appropriate and comes to you in due course, do not abandon that prescribed duty, undoubtedly."

उचित Adjective
Uchit
योग्य किंवा रास्त
Appropriate or right
अवसरें Adverb
Avasare
वेळेनुसार किंवा प्रसंगानुसार
According to the occasion or time
निभ्रांत Adverb
Nibhrant
नि:संशयपणे किंवा खात्रीने
Without doubt or certainly
विहित Adjective
Vihit
शास्त्राने सांगितलेले किंवा विहित केलेले कर्तव्य
Prescribed duty
संडीं Verb
Sandi
टाकू नकोस किंवा सोडू नकोस
Do not abandon or discard

💡 Meaning

Therefore, do not abandon any duty that is appropriate and comes to you in due course, knowing it to be your prescribed obligation.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar advises that one should never abandon their prescribed duties (Swadharma). Whatever action is appropriate for the situation and comes to a person in the natural course of time should be performed without any hesitation or doubt. By recognizing these actions as 'Vihit' (ordained duties), one transforms mundane work into a spiritual practice. The focus is on performing duties without attachment rather than renouncing action itself.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, if a task is assigned to you that falls within your responsibility, instead of procrastinating or avoiding it, complete it diligently as your 'Vihit Karma' (prescribed duty).

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the necessity of performing one's natural and situational duties as a form of worship.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 377

म्हणोनि तो निरिच्छु । सर्वत्र पूर्णकाम साचू । जैसा न भरितांही सिंधु । अक्षोभितु ॥ ३७७ ॥

"Therefore, he is desireless, truly fulfilled in all respects; just as the ocean is unperturbed even without being filled."

निरिच्छु Adjective
Niricchu
कोणतीही इच्छा नसलेला
Desireless
पूर्णकाम Adjective
Purnakam
ज्याच्या सर्व इच्छा पूर्ण झाल्या आहेत असा
One whose desires are fulfilled
सिंधु Noun
Sindhu
समुद्र
Ocean
अक्षोभितु Adjective
Akshobhitu
शांत किंवा विचलित न होणारा
Unperturbed or calm
साचू Adverb
Sachu
खरोखर किंवा सत्य
Truly or in reality

💡 Meaning

Therefore, he is desireless and truly fulfilled in every way, just as the ocean remains unperturbed even without being filled by external sources.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the inner fullness of a realized soul. Just as the ocean remains undisturbed and full regardless of whether rivers flow into it or not, a wise person remains desireless and content. Their sense of fulfillment comes from within (the Self) rather than from external objects or achievements. They are 'Purnakama'—one who has attained everything there is to attain because they have realized the infinite nature of the soul.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, practice emotional stability. For example, if you don't get a promotion or a reward you expected, try to maintain your inner peace like an ocean, knowing your worth isn't defined solely by external gains.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) using the metaphor of an ocean.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 203

या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी । यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः ॥

जेथ समस्त भूतें निजलीं । तेथ तो एकु जागा भलीं । आणि जेथ जीव जागे झाले । तेथ निजला तो ॥

"Where all beings have fallen asleep, there he alone is wide awake; and where the creatures are awake, there he is asleep."

समस्त Adjective
samasta
सर्व
all
भूतें Noun
bhūteṃ
प्राणी किंवा जीव
beings
निजलीं Verb
nijalīṃ
झोपली
slept
जागा Adjective
jāgā
जागृत
awake
भलीं Adverb
bhalīṃ
चांगल्या प्रकारे
well

💡 Meaning

Where all beings are asleep (in ignorance), the sage is wide awake (in self-realization). Where all beings are awake (in worldly affairs), the sage is asleep (detached).

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj describes the paradoxical awareness of a realized soul. What is considered 'night' (ignorance) by common people is the 'day' (enlightenment) for a sage. Conversely, the material world that common people are intensely 'awake' to and engaged in, is perceived as a dream or 'night' by the sage, who remains detached from its illusions.

🎯 Practical Application

In a world obsessed with temporary trends and external validation, staying focused on inner peace and long-term values is a practical application. Example: Staying calm and focused on your work while others are distracted by gossip.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a Sthitaprajna (a person of steady wisdom) using the metaphor of day and night.

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