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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

3 verses 📿 All Granths

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 5

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन । तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ॥ ५ ॥

तरी तूं आणि मी अर्जुन । बहुतीं जन्मीं जालों हीन । परी तें तुज न स्मरे मी जाणें । सर्वही पूर्ण ॥ ५ ॥

"Many births of mine and yours have passed, O Arjuna. I know them all, but you do not know them."

तूं Pronoun

तू (अर्जुन)

You

मी Pronoun

मी (श्रीकृष्ण)

बहुतीं Adjective

Bahuti

अनेक / पुष्कळ

Many

जन्मीं Noun

Janmi

जन्मांमध्ये

In births

स्मरे Verb

Smare

आठवणे

To remember

जाणें Verb

Jane

जाणतो / माहिती आहे

To know

पूर्ण Adverb

Purna

संपूर्णपणे

Completely

💡 Meaning

O Arjuna, both you and I have passed through many births. You do not remember them, but I know them all perfectly.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on Krishna's declaration of His divinity. While both the individual soul (Jiva) and the Supreme Lord (Ishvara) undergo numerous incarnations, the Jiva is bound by the veil of Maya, leading to the loss of memory of previous existences. Krishna, being the master of Maya and the eternal witness, remains untouched by this forgetfulness. He possesses complete and simultaneous knowledge of all past, present, and future events, establishing His position as the omniscient Supreme Being.

🎯 Practical Application

This verse teaches us humility and trust in a higher intelligence. When we face inexplicable situations, we should realize that our perspective is limited to this life, while the Divine sees the entire journey of our soul across lifetimes.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the concept of divine omniscience versus human ignorance regarding past lives.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 31

यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् । नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम ॥

जेणें चित्तशुद्धी होय । जेणें अविद्या मूळची जाय । तें ज्ञानचि होय । येणें योगें ॥

"Through which the purification of the mind occurs, and through which ignorance is destroyed at its root, that indeed is knowledge through this yoga."

चित्तशुद्धी Noun

Chittashuddhi

मनाची शुद्धता

Purification of the mind

अविद्या Noun

Avidya

अज्ञान

Ignorance

मूळची Adverb

Moolchi

मुळापासून

From the root

जाय Verb

Jaay

नष्ट होते

Is destroyed

ज्ञानचि Noun

Jnanachi

ज्ञानच

Knowledge itself

योगें Noun

Yogen

योगामुळे

Through Yoga

💡 Meaning

That by which the mind is purified and ignorance is destroyed from its roots is called true knowledge through this yoga.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that true spiritual knowledge is not merely intellectual but experiential. It is defined by its ability to purify the 'Chitta' (mind-stuff) and eradicate 'Avidya' (primal ignorance). When the mind is cleansed of ego and desires through the practice of yoga, the root of worldly suffering is destroyed, leading to self-realization.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, practice mindfulness and selfless service. For instance, when you perform a task without seeking personal credit, you are practicing 'Chittashuddhi', which clears the path for wisdom.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the transformative power of the yoga of knowledge and its effect on the human consciousness.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 198

म्हणोनि कर्मे तरी कीजती । परि तीं कर्तेपणा न येती । जैसा सूर्य बिंबाच्या दीप्ती । न येईजे ॥

"Therefore, actions are performed, but they do not lead to the sense of doership; just as the sun is not affected by the radiance of its own disk."

म्हणोनि Conjunction

Mhanoni

म्हणून

Therefore

कीजती Verb

Kijati

केली जातात

Are performed

कर्तेपणा Noun

Kartepana

मी करतो ही भावना / अहंकार

Sense of doership

बिंबाच्या Noun

Bimbachya

सूर्याच्या गोलाच्या

Of the solar disk

दीप्ती Noun

Deepti

प्रकाश / तेज

Radiance / Light

न येईजे Verb

Na Yeije

येत नाही / स्पर्श करत नाही

Does not affect / Does not come

💡 Meaning

Therefore, actions are indeed performed, but the sense of doership does not arise, just as the sun is not affected by its own radiance.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elucidates the state of a 'Jnani' (wise person). Although such a person engages in worldly activities, they remain detached from the egoistic notion of being the 'doer'. He provides the analogy of the sun: just as the sun radiates light naturally without any effort or pride in the act of illuminating, a wise person acts as a medium for divine action. Their identity is merged with the universal self, making them immune to the karmic bondage that usually follows action driven by ego.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your daily tasks with a sense of duty rather than pride. For example, a doctor treating a patient should focus on the service and the recovery of the patient rather than the fame of being a 'great healer'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul performs actions without being bound by the ego of doership, using the sun as an analogy.

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