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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 27

प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः । अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥

तरी उचित आणि विहित । जे जे जेथें प्राप्त । तें तें न सांडितां उचित । आचरावें ॥ २७ ॥

"Therefore, whatever is appropriate and prescribed, wherever it is obtained, that should be practiced without abandoning it."

उचित Adjective
Uchita
योग्य किंवा समर्पक
Appropriate or proper
विहित Adjective
Vihita
शास्त्राने सांगितलेले किंवा विहित केलेले
Prescribed or ordained
प्राप्त Adjective
Prapta
मिळालेले किंवा वाट्याला आलेले
Obtained or destined
सांडितां Verb
Sandita
सोडून देणे किंवा त्याग करणे
Abandoning or leaving
आचरावें Verb
Aacharave
आचरण करावे किंवा कृतीत आणावे
Should practice or perform

💡 Meaning

One should perform all appropriate and prescribed duties that come their way without abandoning them.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the performance of 'Vihita Karma' (prescribed duties). He suggests that one should never abandon the duties that come naturally to them based on their position and situation in life. Even if a person has attained spiritual enlightenment and realizes that nature (Prakriti) is the real doer, they should still perform actions meticulously to set an example for the rest of society (Loksangraha).

🎯 Practical Application

In a professional setting, even if you have reached a high position, performing your fundamental responsibilities with discipline sets a standard for your subordinates to follow.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains how a person should perform their duties without ego, and Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the importance of following prescribed actions for social order.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 344

जैसा पूर्णत्वें सरिता । सिंधु जाली पांडुसुता । तैसे कामनेसी सर्वथा । ठावो नाही ॥

"As the river, in its fullness, becomes the ocean, O son of Pandu, so there is no place at all for desire in the wise."

जैसा Adverb
Jaisa
ज्याप्रमाणे
Just as
पूर्णत्वें Adverb
Purnatve
पूर्णपणे
Completely
सरिता Noun
Sarita
नदी
River
सिंधु Noun
Sindhu
समुद्र
Ocean
कामनेसी Noun
Kamanesi
इच्छेला / वासनेला
To desire
ठावो Noun
Thavo
जागा / स्थान
Place

💡 Meaning

Just as a river becomes the ocean upon reaching it, in the same way, there is no place at all for any desires in the heart of a wise person.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar illustrates the state of a self-realized soul. Just as rivers flow from all directions and merge into the vast ocean, losing their individual identity and becoming one with the sea, all worldly desires enter the mind of a wise person but dissolve into his inner peace. He remains unaffected and stable because he is established in the Self (Atman), which is already complete and infinite. For such a person, external objects do not create any new cravings.

🎯 Practical Application

Practice contentment and focus. When you are internally satisfied with your purpose, external distractions and temptations lose their power over you. Example: Staying committed to a healthy lifestyle despite being surrounded by junk food because your inner goal is stronger.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a person who has attained steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna), comparing their mind to an ocean that absorbs all rivers.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 227

म्हणोनि कर्माचिया स्थिती । कर्माकर्मे न बाधती । जेथ अर्जुना हे प्रतीति । हाता आली ॥

"Therefore, in the state of action, one is not bound by karma or akarma, O Arjuna, once this realization is attained."

म्हणोनि Adverb
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कर्माचिया Noun
Karmachiya
कर्मांच्या
Of actions
स्थिती Noun
Sthiti
अवस्था किंवा स्थिती
State or condition
बाधती Verb
Badhati
बाधणे किंवा अडथळा निर्माण करणे
To bind or obstruct
प्रतीति Noun
Pratiti
अनुभव किंवा साक्षात्कार
Realization or experience

💡 Meaning

Therefore, Arjuna, for one who has gained this realization, the various states of action and the distinction between good and bad deeds do not cause any bondage.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elucidates that once a seeker attains the direct experience (Pratiti) of the Self, the dualities of action and inaction (Karma-Akarma) cease to bind them. The realization that the true Self is a non-doer dissolves the ego. Consequently, even while engaged in worldly activities, the enlightened soul remains as detached as a lotus leaf in water, unaffected by the results of their deeds because the fire of knowledge has consumed the binding nature of karma.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your daily duties with excellence but without the ego of being the sole 'doer'. For example, a student who studies hard but remains calm regardless of the result, focusing on the knowledge gained rather than just the marks, practices this detachment.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a self-realized person remains untouched by the bonds of karma through the power of spiritual experience.

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