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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 58

यदा संहरते चायं कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

आणि आपुलिया स्वेच्छा। इंद्रियें आवरूनि रया। जैसा कूर्मु अंगां आपुलिया। संकोचूनि राहे॥

"And by one's own will, restraining the senses, just as a tortoise remains by contracting its limbs."

स्वेच्छा Noun
Sveccha
स्वतःची इच्छा
One's own will
इंद्रियें Noun
Indriye
ज्ञानेंद्रिये
Senses
आवरूनि Verb
Avaruni
आवरणे किंवा मागे खेचणे
Restraining or withdrawing
कूर्मु Noun
Kurmu
कासव
Tortoise
संकोचूनि Verb
Sankochuni
आकसून किंवा संकुचित करून
Contracting or withdrawing into oneself
अंगां Noun
Anga
अवयव
Limbs or body parts

💡 Meaning

Just as a tortoise withdraws its limbs into its shell by its own will, the one who withdraws their senses from sense-objects is said to have a steady intellect.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar uses the metaphor of a tortoise to explain the mastery of a self-realized soul over their senses. Just as a tortoise can withdraw its limbs into its protective shell at will, a person of steady wisdom can withdraw their senses from external objects. This control is not forced but is a natural result of spiritual maturity. When the mind is no longer scattered by external desires, it becomes firmly established in the Self.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, this can be applied as 'Digital Detox' or focus. For example, while studying or working, consciously putting away your phone to avoid distractions is a form of withdrawing your senses to achieve a goal.

📌 Context

Arjuna asks Krishna about the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom. Krishna explains how such a person controls their senses.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 14

मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः। आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत॥

तरी हे विषय जे आहाती। ते इंद्रियद्वारीं येती। आणि सुखदुःखें उपजविती। अंतःकरणीं॥

"The contacts of the senses with their objects, O son of Kunti, which cause heat and cold, pleasure and pain, have a beginning and an end; they are impermanent; endure them bravely."

विषय Noun
vishaya
इंद्रियांचे भोग/वस्तू
sensory objects
इंद्रियद्वारीं Noun
indriyadvari
इंद्रियांच्या माध्यमातून
through the gates of senses
उपजविती Verb
upajaviti
निर्माण करतात
produce or create
अंतःकरणीं Noun
antahkarani
मनामध्ये
in the mind or heart
सुखदुःखें Noun
sukhadukhe
सुख आणि दुःख
pleasure and pain

💡 Meaning

O Arjuna, the objects of the senses enter through the gateways of the senses and produce feelings of pleasure and pain in the mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that external objects interact with our five senses. These interactions act as gateways through which sensations enter the mind, resulting in the perception of pleasure or pain. He emphasizes that these sensations are transient and dependent on the physical senses, much like the changing seasons. A seeker should learn to observe these dualities with equanimity, without being overwhelmed by them.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, when facing a difficult situation, remind yourself that the resulting stress or pain is a temporary sensory experience. Just as weather changes from hot to cold, life's ups and downs are fleeting. Practice resilience by not getting overly attached to temporary comforts or distressed by temporary hardships.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna how sensory perceptions lead to the dualities of pleasure and pain.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 77

कर्मण्यकर्म य: पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म य: । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्त: कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥

जेथ कर्म अकर्म होय । आणि अकर्मचि कर्म होय । हें विवंचितां डोळयांसि न ये । बुद्धीच्याही ॥ ७७ ॥

"Where action becomes inaction, and inaction itself becomes action; this, when contemplated, does not come to the eyes of even the intellect."

कर्म Noun
Karma
कार्य किंवा कृती
Action or deed
अकर्म Noun
Akarma
कर्माचा अभाव किंवा फळाची अपेक्षा नसलेले कर्म
Inaction or selfless action
विवंचितां Verb
Vivanchita
विचार केला असता किंवा शोध घेतला असता
While contemplating or analyzing
डोळयांसि Noun
Dolyansi
दृष्टीला किंवा डोळ्यांना
To the eyes or vision
बुद्धीच्याही Noun
Buddhichyahi
बुद्धीला सुद्धा
Even to the intellect

💡 Meaning

Where action is seen as inaction and inaction as action, this mystery remains elusive even to the keenest intellect.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj describes the subtle state of a realized soul. A wise person perceives that even while performing physical actions, there is a state of non-action (Akarma) because they are free from ego and attachment to results. Conversely, physical stillness is not true inaction if the mind is restless with desires. This profound truth is difficult to grasp even for a sharp intellect.

🎯 Practical Application

Practice mindfulness in daily tasks. For example, while studying, focus entirely on the subject without worrying about the grades, thus performing the action without the burden of the result.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the paradoxical nature of action and inaction as described in the Bhagavad Gita.

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