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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 143

म्हणौनि कर्मे तरी कीजती। परि तीं कर्मेंचि न होती। जैं बुद्धीची व्याप्ती। आत्मरूपीं मिळे॥

"Therefore, actions are performed, but they do not become (binding) karma, when the pervasiveness of the intellect merges into the Self."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhaṇouni
म्हणून
Therefore
कीजती Verb
Kījatī
केली जातात
Are performed
व्याप्ती Noun
Vyāptī
विस्तार किंवा बुद्धीचा कल
Pervasiveness or scope
आत्मरूपीं Noun
Ātmarūpīṃ
आत्मस्वरूपात
In the form of Self
मिळे Verb
Miḷē
एकरूप होते
Merges

💡 Meaning

When the intellect's pervasiveness merges into the Self, actions are indeed performed, but they do not become binding karma.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains that for a person whose intellect has merged into the Self, actions lose their binding nature. Even though the physical body continues to perform duties, the absence of the 'doer' ego ensures that these actions do not create new karmic seeds. It is the identification of the intellect with the Self that transforms binding karma into non-binding action.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, if you perform your duties without the ego of being the 'doer', you remain free from stress and the anxiety of results. For example, helping someone without expecting anything in return.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a liberated soul who performs actions without attachment.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 141

तया अर्जुना ते बुद्धी । सर्वथा एकचि विधी । जैसा गंगेचा ओघ उदधी । मिळोनि जाय ॥

"O Arjuna, that intellect is entirely one-pointed, just as the flow of the Ganges goes and meets the ocean."

तया Pronoun
Taya
त्याला (साधकाला)
To him (the seeker)
बुद्धी Noun
Buddhi
विचारशक्ती / मती
Intellect
सर्वथा Adverb
Sarvatha
पूर्णपणे / सर्व प्रकारे
Completely / In every way
ओघ Noun
Ogha
प्रवाह
Flow / Stream
उदधी Noun
Udadhi
समुद्र
Ocean

💡 Meaning

O Arjuna, that intellect is always singular in its purpose, just as the flow of the Ganges merges directly into the ocean.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the concept of 'Vyavasayatmika Buddhi' (resolute intellect). He uses the metaphor of the River Ganges. Just as the Ganges flows relentlessly towards the ocean without being diverted by obstacles or side-paths, the intellect of a true seeker is single-pointedly focused on the Divine or their ultimate goal. There is no fragmentation of thought or doubt in such a person's mind.

🎯 Practical Application

Maintain a single-minded focus on your goals despite distractions. Example: A professional focusing solely on completing a project with excellence, ignoring office politics or social media.

📌 Context

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains the nature of a resolute intellect that is focused on the ultimate truth, comparing it to the flow of the Ganges.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 19

य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम् । उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते ॥

आणि मारितो मी म्हणती । जे मारिले असे मानिती । ते दोघेही न जाणती । निभ्रांत पैं ॥ १९ ॥

"Those who think they are the slayer and those who think they are slain, both are ignorant. This soul neither slays nor is slain."

मारितो Verb
marito
मारणारा
killer
मानिती Verb
maniti
मानतात
believe
जाणती Verb
janati
जाणतात
know
निभ्रांत Adverb
nibhrant
निःसंशयपणे
undoubtedly
पैं Particle
paim
खरोखर
indeed

💡 Meaning

Those who think they kill and those who think they are killed, both do not know the truth. The soul neither kills nor is killed.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that the soul is eternal and beyond the cycle of birth and death. Those who think they are the killers or those who think they are being killed are both ignorant of the truth. The soul neither kills nor is it killed; it is the physical body that perishes while the soul remains untouched and immutable.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, we often identify ourselves with our physical bodies or temporary roles. This verse teaches us to look beyond physical destruction and understand our inner strength. Example: Even if a business fails, the person's inner potential remains intact to start again.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the immortality of the soul to Arjuna, and Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on this in Marathi.

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