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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 156

म्हणोनि कर्माचेनि आधारे । जे कर्मचि सांडिजे निधारे । ते युक्ति येणे प्रकारें । दाविली तुज ॥ १५६ ॥

"Therefore, by the support of action, the way action itself is renounced, that skill has been shown to you in this manner."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कर्माचेनि Noun
Karmacheni
कर्माच्या
Of action
सांडिजे Verb
Sandije
त्याग करावा
Should be abandoned
निधारे Adverb
Nidhare
निश्चयाने
With certainty
युक्ति Noun
Yukti
कला किंवा पद्धत
Skill or method
दाविली Verb
Davili
दाखवली
Shown

💡 Meaning

Therefore, I have shown you the method by which, with the help of action itself, the bondage of action is renounced.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that one must use action itself to transcend action. This is the 'Yukti' (skillful method) where a person performs their duties but remains detached from the results and the ego of being the doer. Just as a boat is used to cross the water, selfless action is used to cross the ocean of worldly bondage.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, focus entirely on the quality of your work without being paralyzed by the fear of failure or the greed for rewards.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna the secret of performing actions without being bound by their consequences.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 318

म्हणोनि तूं आतां । झकविजे नको अनंता । सांडूनि हे चिंता । झुंझसी वेगा ॥ ३१८ ॥

"Therefore, do not be deluded now. Leaving this worry behind, fight with speed."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
झकविजे Verb
Zhakavije
फसवले जाणे किंवा गोंधळणे
To be deluded or deceived
सांडूनि Verb
Sanduni
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
Giving up or casting aside
चिंता Noun
Chinta
काळजी किंवा विवंचना
Worry or anxiety
झुंझसी Verb
Zunzhasi
युद्ध कर
Fight or engage in battle
वेगा Adverb
Vega
त्वरीत किंवा लवकर
Quickly or with speed

💡 Meaning

Therefore, do not be deluded now, O Arjuna. Casting aside this worry, engage in the fight quickly.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar interprets Krishna's call to action. He advises Arjuna not to be deceived by emotional attachments or the fear of consequences. By addressing the need to cast aside 'Chinta' (worry), the verse emphasizes that anxiety is an obstacle to performing one's Dharma. The instruction to fight 'quickly' signifies the importance of decisive action once the path of righteousness is clear. It is a call to move from a state of paralysis to a state of purposeful activity.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, when faced with a difficult task, focus on the action rather than worrying about the outcome. Example: A professional focusing on completing a project efficiently instead of being paralyzed by the fear of failure.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna encourages Arjuna to overcome his mental confusion and perform his duty as a warrior without worrying about the results.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 221

वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि । तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णान्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही ॥

जैसे जुने वस्त्र सांडिजे । मग नूतन वेढिजे । तैसे देहांतर स्वीकारिजे । चैतन्ये येणे ॥

"As a man casts off worn-out garments and puts on others that are new, so does the embodied soul cast off worn-out bodies and enter into others that are new."

जुने Adjective
June
जुने किंवा जीर्ण
Old or worn out
वस्त्र Noun
Vastra
कपडे
Clothes
सांडिजे Verb
Sandije
त्याग करणे किंवा सोडणे
To discard or leave
नूतन Adjective
Nutan
नवीन
New
वेढिजे Verb
Vedhije
परिधान करणे
To wear or wrap
देहांतर Noun
Dehantar
दुसरे शरीर धारण करणे
Change of body
चैतन्ये Noun
Chaitanye
आत्मा किंवा चैतन्यशक्ती
Pure Consciousness or Soul

💡 Meaning

Just as a person discards old clothes and puts on new ones, the soul discards the old body and accepts a new one.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the Bhagavad Gita's concept of the soul's journey. He compares the physical body to a garment. Just as a human being naturally discards old, tattered clothes to wear fresh ones, the Soul (Chaitanya) discards a worn-out physical form to inhabit a new one. This scholarly interpretation emphasizes that the essence of a being is independent of its physical vessel. Death is not an end but a transition, a change of 'costume' in the cosmic play of existence.

🎯 Practical Application

This teaching can be applied when dealing with grief. By understanding that only the physical form is lost while the spiritual essence continues its journey, one can find the strength to move forward in life.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna uses the analogy of changing clothes to explain the concept of transmigration of the soul to Arjuna.

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