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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

3 verses 📿 All Granths

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 33

नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः । शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्धयेदकर्मणः ॥

तरी उचित आणि विहित । जेणे होइजे स्वानंदाप्रत । ते कर्म काय निरुत । न कळावे तुला ॥

"Therefore, that which is appropriate and prescribed, and which leads to self-bliss—should that action not be clearly known to you?"

उचित Adjective

Uchita

योग्य किंवा रास्त

Appropriate or proper

विहित Adjective

Vihita

शास्त्राने सांगितलेले किंवा कर्तव्य

Prescribed or ordained duty

स्वानंदाप्रत Noun

Svanandaprat

आत्मसुखाकडे

Towards the bliss of the self

कर्म Noun

Karma

कार्य किंवा कृती

Action or duty

निरुत Adverb

Niruta

निश्चितपणे

Certainly or definitely

कळावे Verb

Kalave

समजावे

Should be known

💡 Meaning

Should you not certainly know that action which is appropriate and prescribed, and which leads to the attainment of self-bliss?

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that one should perform actions that are 'Uchita' (appropriate) and 'Vihita' (prescribed by duty). Such actions are not binding; instead, they lead the seeker to 'Svananda' (the bliss of the Self). The scholarly interpretation suggests that Dnyaneshwari focuses on 'Sahaj Karma'—actions that flow naturally from one's position in life, performed without ego, turning work into worship. It highlights that true knowledge includes knowing which actions lead to liberation.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, focus on performing your designated role (Vihita Karma) with excellence and integrity. Instead of worrying about results, find joy in the process of doing your duty correctly, which leads to inner satisfaction and growth.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the importance of performing one's natural and prescribed duties as a means to attain spiritual joy.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 77

जेथ हे विषय सांडूनि गेले । आणि आत्मसुखें निवाले । तेचि पूर्णत्व पावले । जगामाजीं ॥

"Where these sense objects are abandoned, and one is satisfied in the bliss of the self, they alone have attained perfection in the world."

विषय Noun

Vishaya

इंद्रियांचे भोग किंवा वासना

Sense objects or desires

सांडूनि Verb

Sanduni

सोडून देऊन

Having abandoned

आत्मसुखें Noun

Atmasukhe

आत्म्याच्या आनंदाने

By the bliss of the self

निवाले Verb

Nivale

शांत झाले किंवा तृप्त झाले

Became calm or satisfied

पूर्णत्व Noun

Purnatva

परिपूर्णता

Perfection or completeness

जगामाजीं Noun

Jagamaji

या जगामध्ये

In this world

💡 Meaning

Those who have abandoned sensory desires and are satisfied in the bliss of the self are the ones who have attained perfection in this world.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that true fulfillment is not found in external sensory pleasures but in the inner bliss of the self. When a seeker transcends worldly desires and finds contentment within, they achieve a state of completeness that the world cannot offer. This internal stability is the hallmark of a realized soul.

🎯 Practical Application

Instead of constantly seeking happiness in external validation or material possessions, try to find peace through self-reflection. For example, finding joy in the process of learning rather than just the final grade is a step toward inner satisfaction.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a person who has transcended worldly desires and found peace within.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 220

त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः । कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः ॥

जेणें सांडिलें फळाभिसंधी । जो नित्य तृप्तु निरवधि । जया कर्माचीही बांधी । उरली नाहीं ॥

"He who has cast away the desire for fruits, who is ever content and limitless, for him, the bondage of action remains no more."

सांडिलें Verb

sandile

त्याग केला किंवा सोडले

abandoned or gave up

फळाभिसंधी Noun

phalabhisandhi

फळाची अपेक्षा किंवा हेतू

desire for fruits of action

नित्य Adverb

nitya

नेहमी किंवा सतत

always or eternally

तृप्तु Adjective

truptu

समाधानी

satisfied or content

निरवधि Adverb

niravadhi

अमर्याद किंवा पूर्णपणे

limitless or completely

बांधी Noun

bandhi

बंधन

bondage

💡 Meaning

One who has abandoned the desire for the fruits of action, who is eternally satisfied, and for whom the bondage of action no longer exists.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains that a person who has renounced the attachment to the results of their actions becomes 'Nitya-Trupta' (eternally satisfied). Their fulfillment comes from within, making them independent of external circumstances. Even while performing worldly duties, they remain free from the cycle of cause and effect because their actions are performed without ego or selfish motive.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, focus on the excellence of your task rather than the bonus or recognition. For example, a doctor treating a patient with full dedication without thinking only about the fees experiences true professional satisfaction and peace.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a liberated soul who performs actions without being bound by them.

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