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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 156

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः । वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥

दुःखें न संतापें । सुखीं स्पृहा निक्षेपें । जो रागु द्वेषु न कोपें । सांडूनि गेला ॥

"He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom."

दुःखें Noun
dukhen
दुःखाच्या वेळी
in sorrows
संतापें Verb
santapen
विचलित होणे किंवा त्रासणे
to be agitated
स्पृहा Noun
spruha
इच्छा किंवा ओढ
desire or longing
रागु Noun
ragu
आसक्ती किंवा प्रेम
attachment
सांडूनि Verb
sanduni
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
having abandoned

💡 Meaning

One who is not disturbed by sorrows, has no longing for pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear, and anger is called a sage of steady mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the mental state of a realized soul. A person of steady wisdom is one whose mind remains unperturbed by sorrows and who has no craving for pleasures. By transcending the three major obstacles of the mind—attachment (Raga), fear (Bhaya), and anger (Krodha)—the individual attains a state of constant equanimity and spiritual stability.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, maintaining a calm demeanor during a high-pressure project without getting frustrated, and staying humble after receiving a major award, exemplifies this teaching.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains the characteristics of a person with stable wisdom (Sthitaprajna) to Arjuna.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 17

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणा: । गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषा: ॥

तैसे कर्माचेनि नावे । जे काही आचरावे । ते अकर्तापणे स्वभावें । संचरे गा ॥ १७ ॥

"In the same way, whatever is performed as action, is carried out naturally with the realization of being a non-doer."

कर्माचेनि Noun
Karma-cheni
कर्माच्या
of action
आचरावे Verb
Aacharave
आचरण करावे
should perform
अकर्तापणे Adverb
Akartapane
कर्तेपणाचा अभिमान न ठेवता
without sense of doership
स्वभावे Adverb
Swabhave
सहजपणे
naturally
संचरे Verb
Sanchare
घडते किंवा वावरते
happens or moves

💡 Meaning

Whatever is done in the name of action, happens naturally through the state of non-doership.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that a person established in self-knowledge performs all worldly duties naturally, yet remains untouched by them. This is because they have transcended the egoistic notion of 'I am the doer.' Just as the sun illuminates the world and enables all activities without being the actual performer of those deeds, the wise person allows the body and senses to act according to their nature while remaining a detached witness. Their actions do not create any karmic bondage because the sense of individual agency is absent.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your daily tasks like studying or working as a duty without getting attached to the ego of being the performer. Example: Help someone because it is the right thing to do, not to satisfy your ego or expect praise.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a realized soul who remains a non-doer even while performing actions.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 41

म्हणौनि संशयापासोनि सुटले । जे आत्मबोधें चोखालले । ते कर्मबंधां वेगळले । पांडुकुमरा ॥४१॥

"Therefore, those who are freed from doubt and purified by self-knowledge, they are detached from the bonds of karma, O son of Pandu."

संशयापासोनि Noun
saṁśayāpāsoni
संशयापासून
from doubt
सुटले Verb
suṭalē
मुक्त झाले
freed
आत्मबोधें Noun
ātmabodhēṁ
आत्मज्ञानाने
by self-knowledge
चोखालले Adjective
cokhālalē
शुद्ध झाले
purified
कर्मबंधां Noun
karmabandhāṁ
कर्माच्या बंधनांपासून
from bonds of action
वेगळले Verb
vēgaḷalē
मुक्त किंवा अलिप्त झाले
detached or separated
पांडुकुमरा Noun
pāṇḍukumara
पांडुपुत्र अर्जुना
O son of Pandu (Arjuna)

💡 Meaning

Therefore, O Arjuna, those who have escaped from doubt and have become pure through self-knowledge are liberated from the bonds of action.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that self-realization (Atma-bodha) is the ultimate purifier. When a seeker eliminates doubt through wisdom, their consciousness becomes clear and untainted. Such an individual performs actions in the world but remains untouched by their karmic consequences, much like a lotus leaf remains dry in water. The 'bonds of karma' only exist as long as there is ignorance and doubt regarding one's true nature.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, when you work with absolute clarity of purpose and without internal conflict, the results do not cause mental stress. For example, a doctor who operates with full knowledge and focus is not burdened by the anxiety of the outcome, as they are established in their duty and knowledge.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how the realization of the Self dissolves the attachment to the fruits of action.

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