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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 338

जैसा नावाचा सांगातु । वाऱ्यासी जाहला प्रवृत्तु । तो अगाधुही अपमृत्यु । ओढूनि आणी ॥ ३३८ ॥

"As the association of a boat with a strong wind drags it to an accidental death even in the deep sea."

नावाचा Noun
Nāvācā
नावेचा
of the boat
सांगातु Noun
Sāṅgātu
सोबत किंवा संगत
association or company
वाऱ्यासी Noun
Vāryāsī
वाऱ्याशी
with the wind
प्रवृत्तु Adjective
Pravṛttu
प्रवृत्त झालेला किंवा लागलेला
inclined or engaged
अगाधुही Adjective
Agādhuhī
अथांग किंवा खूप खोल
unfathomable or very deep
अपमृत्यु Noun
Apamṛtyu
अकाली किंवा अपघाती मृत्यू
accidental death or calamity
ओढूनि Verb
Oḍhūni
ओढून
dragging

💡 Meaning

Just as a boat caught in a gale is dragged to a disastrous end even in deep waters, so does the mind following the senses lead to destruction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar provides a profound psychological insight using a nautical metaphor. He explains that just as a boat, intended to cross the waters safely, can be seized by a violent gale and dragged into the depths of the ocean leading to a wreck, similarly, the human mind, when it follows the wandering senses, loses its anchor of wisdom. Even a person with great potential can be led to spiritual or moral ruin if their mind is not disciplined and is constantly pulled by external desires.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, if we allow our senses to be constantly distracted by digital entertainment or impulsive desires, we lose our focus on long-term goals. Discipline acts as the rudder that keeps our 'life-boat' on course.

📌 Context

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how the mind, when swayed by the senses, destroys one's intellect, using the metaphor of a boat in a storm.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 24

तैसे कर्माचेनि मिषे । जे जे काही प्रकाशे । ते ब्रह्मचि असे । ऐसें जो जाणे ॥

"In the same way, he who knows that whatever is manifested under the guise of action is Brahman itself."

कर्माचेनि Noun
Karmacheni
कर्माच्या
of action
मिषे Noun
Mishe
निमित्ताने किंवा बहाण्याने
under the guise or pretext
प्रकाशे Verb
Prakashe
प्रकट होते किंवा दिसते
appears or shines forth
ब्रह्मचि Noun
Brahmachi
ब्रह्मच
Brahman itself
जाणे Verb
Jane
ओळखतो किंवा जाणतो
knows or realizes

💡 Meaning

He who realizes that whatever appears in the form of action is nothing but Brahman itself.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elucidates the state of non-duality. For a realized being, the distinction between the act of offering, the offering itself, and the recipient disappears. Everything is perceived as Brahman. Just as water remains water whether it is a wave or a bubble, all worldly activities are seen as manifestations of the same supreme consciousness by a wise person.

🎯 Practical Application

Apply this by performing your daily chores with the mindset that the work, the tools, and the result are all part of a larger divine order. For example, while cooking, view the act as a sacred offering rather than a mundane task.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the vision of a realized soul who sees the Divine in every action.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 150

यदा संशयनिर्मुक्तं ज्ञानं विन्दति मानवः। तदात्मनात्मनात्मानं सुखेनैवाधिगच्छति॥

जेथ संशयाचां ठावो। पुसूनि गेला सर्वथा। मग आपणचि आपणया। पाविजे सुखें॥

"Where the trace of doubt is entirely wiped out, there one attains one's own self effortlessly in bliss."

संशयाचा Noun
Samshayacha
संशयाचा
of doubt
ठावो Noun
Thavo
ठिकाण किंवा स्थान
place or trace
पुसूनि Verb
Pusuni
नष्ट करून किंवा पुसून
wiped out
सर्वथा Adverb
Sarvatha
पूर्णपणे
completely
आपणचि Pronoun
Aapanachi
स्वतःच
oneself
पाविजे Verb
Pavije
मिळवणे किंवा प्राप्त करणे
to attain
सुखें Adverb
Sukhen
आनंदाने किंवा सहजपणे
happily or easily

💡 Meaning

When the trace of doubt is completely wiped out, one attains one's own self with ease and happiness.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that doubt is the primary obstacle to self-realization. When the 'place' or trace of doubt is entirely eradicated by the fire of knowledge, the seeker no longer needs to search for divinity externally. They realize their true nature within themselves effortlessly. This state of being is described as inherently blissful and natural once the mental fog of uncertainty is cleared.

🎯 Practical Application

In practical life, clarity of purpose is essential. For instance, once a professional clears their doubts about a project's strategy, they can execute it with confidence and find fulfillment in their work.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a seeker who has overcome all doubts through the light of knowledge.

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