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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 321

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

मग स्मृति ते भ्रंशे । आणि बुद्धीचा नाश प्रकाशे । जैसा सूर्य अस्ता जाय तैसें ॥

"Then memory fails, and the destruction of intellect becomes evident, just as the sun sets and darkness prevails."

स्मृति Noun
Smruti
आठवण किंवा विवेक
Memory or mindfulness
भ्रंशे Verb
Bhranshe
नष्ट होणे किंवा ढळणे
To fail or decay
बुद्धीचा Noun
Buddhicha
विवेकाचा किंवा विचाराचा
Of the intellect
नाश Noun
Naash
विनाश
Destruction
प्रकाशे Verb
Prakashe
दिसून येणे किंवा प्रकट होणे
Manifests or appears
अस्ता Noun
Asta
मावळणे
Setting (as in sun)

💡 Meaning

When memory fails, the intellect is destroyed. Just as the world becomes dark when the sun sets, a person is ruined when their wisdom is lost.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar illustrates the chain reaction of spiritual and mental decline. When a person is overcome by anger, their 'Smruti' (the memory of right and wrong) is clouded. This loss of memory leads to the destruction of 'Buddhi' (intellect/discernment). He uses the powerful metaphor of a sunset: just as the world is plunged into darkness when the sun sets, a person's life is ruined when the light of wisdom is extinguished.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, anger often leads to poor decision-making. For example, during a heated argument, we might forget years of friendship and say hurtful things. This happens because anger blinds our intellect. Practicing calmness helps preserve our judgment.

📌 Context

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains the psychological downfall of a person who succumbs to anger and loses their power of discrimination.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 59

जेणें अज्ञानाचें मूळ खणिलें । कर्माचें कवतुक सांडिलें । तें ज्ञानचि होय संचलें । जयाचिया ठायीं ॥

"He who has dug out the root of ignorance and cast aside the fascination for action, in him, knowledge has become fully established."

अज्ञानाचें Noun
Ajnanache
अज्ञानाचे
of ignorance
मूळ Noun
Mula
मूळ/पाया
root
खणिलें Verb
Khanile
उपटून टाकले/खणून काढले
dug out/uprooted
कवतुक Noun
Kavatuka
कौतुक/अभिमान/आसक्ती
fascination/pride
सांडिलें Verb
Sandile
सोडून दिले/त्याग केला
abandoned/discarded
संचलें Verb
Sanchale
स्थिर झाले/साठले
established/accumulated

💡 Meaning

He who has uprooted the very foundation of ignorance and abandoned the pride of action, in him, true knowledge resides firmly.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj describes the profound transformation of a seeker. By 'digging out the root of ignorance,' the seeker eliminates the fundamental cause of bondage—the false identification with the ego. Once the 'fascination' or 'pride' of action is discarded, the individual no longer feels like the independent doer of deeds. In such a state of consciousness, divine knowledge becomes permanently established and steady.

🎯 Practical Application

Practice performing your duties without seeking personal glory. For instance, if you help a colleague, do it because it is the right thing to do, not to receive praise or feel superior.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a person who has attained self-realization and is free from the ego of being a doer.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 164

म्हणौनि तूं अर्जुना | या कर्मातें न संडीं पां | परि फळाची वासना | सांडीं वेगीं || १६४ ||

म्हणून अर्जुना, तू या कर्माचा त्याग करू नकोस; परंतु फळाची इच्छा मात्र त्वरित सोडून दे.

"Therefore, O Arjuna, do not forsake this action; but quickly discard the desire for its fruit."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कर्मातें Noun
Karmate
कर्माला
To the action
संडीं Verb
Sandi
टाकू नकोस / सोडू नकोस
Do not abandon
वासना Noun
Vasana
इच्छा / आसक्ती
Desire / Attachment
वेगीं Adverb
Vegi
त्वरित / लवकर
Quickly
सांडीं Verb
Sandi
सोडून दे
Give up
परि Conjunction
Pari
परंतु
But

💡 Meaning

Therefore, O Arjuna, do not give up your duty; but quickly renounce the desire for the results of your actions.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar interprets the core of Karma Yoga in this verse. He instructs Arjuna that abandoning action is not the solution to spiritual liberation. Instead, the real obstacle is the 'Vasana' or the deep-seated desire for the results of those actions. By performing one's prescribed duties with full dedication but without any craving for the rewards, one transforms mundane work into a spiritual practice that leads to freedom rather than bondage.

🎯 Practical Application

A student should focus on understanding the subject and studying diligently rather than constantly worrying about the final grades or rank.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna the importance of performing one's duty without being attached to the outcome.

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