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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 40

जेथ हे अंतःकरण। आणि बुद्धीचें आयतन। इंद्रियें तंव अधिष्ठान। प्रसिद्धचि॥

जेथे हे अंतःकरण आणि बुद्धीचे स्थान आहे, तसेच इंद्रिये हे तर त्याचे प्रसिद्ध अधिष्ठानच आहेत.

"Where this mind and the seat of intellect are, and the senses are its well-known locations."

जेथ Adverb
Jetha
जेथे
Where
अंतःकरण Noun
Antahkarana
मन किंवा हृदय
Mind or inner self
आयतन Noun
Ayatana
स्थान किंवा घर
Abode or seat
इंद्रियें Noun
Indriye
ज्ञानेंद्रिये
Senses
अधिष्ठान Noun
Adhishthana
राहण्याचे मुख्य ठिकाण
Foundation or base
प्रसिद्धचि Adjective
Prasiddhachi
ओळखले जाणारे किंवा उघड असणारे
Well-known or evident

💡 Meaning

Desire dwells in the senses, the mind, and the intellect; using these as its base, it veils wisdom and deludes the being.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the 'hideouts' of desire. He explains that desire is not an external enemy but an internal one that occupies the senses, the mind, and the intellect. By establishing itself in these three areas, desire clouds true knowledge and misleads the individual. To conquer desire, one must first recognize that it operates through our own sensory and mental faculties.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, when you feel a sudden impulse to act greedily or angrily, realize that your senses and mind are being 'occupied' by a temporary desire. By identifying this, you can use your intellect to pause and regain control.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna the specific locations within the human body where desire (Kama) resides to delude the soul.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 264

विषयान्विचरन्निन्द्रियैस्त्यक्तरागद्वेषैस्तु । आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति ॥

म्हणोनि विषयांचेनि सांगे । विरक्तीचें पाऊल न भंगे । आणि इंद्रियें आपुलेनि वेगें । विचरती जरी ॥ २६४ ॥

"Therefore, in the company of sense objects, the path of detachment is not broken, even if the senses move by their own momentum."

विषयांचेनि Noun
Vishayancheni
विषयांच्या / भोगांच्या
Of sense objects
सांगे Noun
Sange
संगतीने / सहवासात
In the company of
विरक्तीचें Noun
Viraktiche
वैराग्याचे / अलिप्ततेचे
Of detachment
न भंगे Verb
Na Bhange
मोडत नाही / ढळत नाही
Does not break
विचरती Verb
Vicharati
वावरतात / फिरतात
Wander or move

💡 Meaning

Therefore, even in the presence of sense objects, his step of detachment does not falter, even if the senses move according to their natural impulses.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that a person who has attained self-mastery does not lose their state of detachment even when surrounded by sensory objects. While ordinary people are driven by likes and dislikes, the 'Sthitaprajna' (one with steady wisdom) has senses that are under the control of the self. Even if the senses naturally engage with the world, they do so without attachment or aversion, allowing the individual to remain in a state of grace and tranquility.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, being able to use a smartphone for work without getting distracted by endless entertainment is a practical application of this self-control. It means being in the world but not being overwhelmed by its temptations.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes how a person with a controlled mind interacts with the world without losing inner peace.

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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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