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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 252

प्रजहाति यदा कामान्सर्वान्पार्थ मनोगतान् । आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते ॥ ५५ ॥

जेणें सांडिला सर्व कामु । जो अंतःकरणीं पूर्णकामु । तोचि जाणावा निष्कामु । स्थितप्रज्ञु ॥ २५२ ॥

"He who has cast off all desires and is fully satisfied within his own heart, know him alone to be desireless and of steady wisdom."

सांडिला Verb

Sandila

त्याग केला / सोडला

Relinquished / Abandoned

कामु Noun

Kamu

इच्छा / वासना

Desire / Lust

पूर्णकामु Adjective

Purnakamu

पूर्णपणे समाधानी

Fully satisfied

निष्कामु Adjective

Nishkamu

इच्छारहित

Desireless

स्थितप्रज्ञु Noun

Sthitaprajnu

स्थिर बुद्धीचा

One of steady wisdom

💡 Meaning

One who has abandoned all desires of the mind and is fully satisfied within the self is known as a person of steady wisdom.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that a person who has completely cast off all mental desires and finds absolute contentment within their own self is a Sthitaprajna. Such a person does not seek happiness in external objects but is self-satisfied. This inner fulfillment makes their intellect stable and unwavering against the dualities of life.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, practice finding joy in your own efforts rather than seeking validation from others. For example, being content with your honest work even if it doesn't receive immediate rewards is a step toward mental stability.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna describes the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) to Arjuna.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 324

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

मग स्मृति ते भ्रंशे । तेथ बुद्धिचा नाश असे । जैसा सूर्य अस्ता जाय तैसें । होय तया ॥

"Then the memory is lost, and there follows the destruction of the intellect; as the sun sets, so does his life fall into darkness."

स्मृति Noun

smriti

आठवण किंवा जाणीव

memory or mindfulness

भ्रंशे Verb

bhranshe

नष्ट होणे किंवा ढळणे

to fail or slip away

बुद्धिचा Noun

buddhicha

विवेकाचा किंवा बुद्धीचा

of the intellect

नाश Noun

naash

विनाश किंवा शेवट

destruction

अस्ता Noun

asta

मावळणे

setting (as in sunset)

💡 Meaning

Then the memory fails, leading to the destruction of the intellect. Just as it happens when the sun sets, so is the state of that person.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elaborates on the psychological chain reaction where anger leads to delusion, and delusion leads to the loss of memory. Memory here refers to the awareness of one's true nature and moral values. When this memory is lost, the 'Buddhi' (intellect) which distinguishes right from wrong is destroyed. He uses the metaphor of a sunset to describe this state; just as the world becomes dark and dangerous after the sun sets, a person without intellect loses their way and eventually perishes.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, if you let anger take over during a meeting, you might forget the professional etiquette and long-term goals (loss of memory), leading to a poor decision that ruins your career (destruction of intellect). Practicing mindfulness helps prevent this chain reaction.

📌 Context

In the sequence of spiritual downfall, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains how the loss of memory leads to the total destruction of a person's discriminative faculty.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 1, Verse 20

तंव तो अर्जुनु धनुर्धरु । जो कारुण्याचा सागरु । आणि सकळ गुणांचा आगरु । पांडुकुमरु ॥ २० ॥

"Then that archer Arjuna, who is the ocean of compassion and the storehouse of all virtues, the son of Pandu."

अर्जुनु Noun

Arjunu

अर्जुन

Arjuna

धनुर्धरु Noun

Dhanurdharu

धनुष्य धारण करणारा

Archer

कारुण्याचा Noun

Karunyacha

दयेचा

Of compassion

सागरु Noun

Sagaru

समुद्र

Ocean

आगरु Noun

Agaru

खाण किंवा साठा

Repository or Storehouse

सकळ Adjective

Sakal

सर्व

All

पांडुकुमरु Noun

Pandukumru

पांडूचा मुलगा

Son of Pandu

💡 Meaning

At that time, there was Arjuna the archer, who is an ocean of compassion, a repository of all virtues, and the son of Pandu.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar highlights that Arjuna's identity is not limited to his prowess as a warrior. By using metaphors like 'Ocean of Compassion' and 'Storehouse of Virtues', the poet suggests that Arjuna's internal moral compass is what makes him extraordinary. This compassionate nature is what eventually leads to his 'Vishad' (sorrow), which becomes the catalyst for the delivery of the Bhagavad Gita.

🎯 Practical Application

True strength lies in character and kindness. For example, a powerful leader is one who uses their position to help others with empathy rather than just exercising authority.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the character of Arjuna as he stands on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

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