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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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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. 5, Verse 109

जेथें अर्जुना हें न दिसे । तेथें सुख हें कायसें? । जैसें मृगजळ न भासे । सूर्यकिरणीं ॥ १०९ ॥

जेथे अर्जुना हे न दिसे । तेथे सुख हे कायसे? । जैसे मृगजळ न भासे । सूर्यकिरणी ॥ १०९ ॥

"Where, O Arjuna, this is not seen, what kind of happiness is there? Just as a mirage does not appear without sunbeams."

मृगजळ Noun
Mrigajala
मृगजळ (आभास)
Mirage
भासे Verb
Bhase
दिसणे किंवा भासणे
Appears
सूर्यकिरणीं Noun
Suryakirani
सूर्याच्या किरणांमध्ये
In sunbeams
सुख Noun
Sukha
आनंद
Happiness
कायसें Adjective
Kayase
कसले किंवा कोठले
What kind of

💡 Meaning

Arjuna, where this (world) is not perceived, how can there be happiness? Just as a mirage cannot appear without sunbeams.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

This verse uses the metaphor of a mirage to explain the nature of worldly existence. A mirage is an optical illusion caused by sunlight; similarly, the world and its pleasures are an illusion (Maya) projected onto the ultimate reality. Without the underlying reality of the Self, these appearances have no independent existence. When one transcends the perception of duality, the concept of worldly pleasure vanishes.

🎯 Practical Application

Realize that external objects are not the source of joy. Example: A video game provides joy only as long as you are engaged with it; the joy is in your state of mind, not the console itself.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the illusory nature of worldly pleasures using the metaphor of a mirage.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 353

आणि सरितांचे ओघ समस्त । मिळोनि ठाकती समुद्रात । परि तो जैसा नित्य तृप्त । न चळे कोठे ॥

"And all the flows of rivers meet in the ocean, but the ocean remains ever-full and does not move from its state."

सरितांचे Noun
Saritanche
नद्यांचे
of rivers
ओघ Noun
Ogh
प्रवाह
flows
समस्त Adjective
Samasta
सर्व
all
ठाकती Verb
Thakati
स्थिरावतात किंवा मिळतात
stay or reach
नित्य Adverb
Nitya
नेहमी
always
तृप्त Adjective
Trupta
समाधानी
satisfied
चळे Verb
Chale
विचलित होणे
deviate or move

💡 Meaning

Just as all rivers flow into the ocean but the ocean remains steady and full, a wise person remains undisturbed by worldly desires.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar illustrates the state of a 'Sthitaprajna' (one with steady wisdom). Just as all rivers flow into the ocean, yet the ocean remains full and never exceeds its boundaries, a wise person remains unaffected by external desires or circumstances. Whether pleasures come or go, the inner peace of a realized soul remains undisturbed. The ocean doesn't grow larger when rivers join it, nor does it dry up when they don't; it is 'Nitya Trupta' (ever-content). This signifies that true wisdom brings an internal fulfillment that external events cannot shake.

🎯 Practical Application

Maintain inner stability regardless of external situations. For example, if you receive praise or criticism at work, stay focused on your duty without letting your ego or emotions take over, just like the ocean stays calm despite the influx of rivers.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the stability of a realized soul (Sthitaprajna) using the metaphor of an ocean receiving river waters.

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