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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 329

इन्द्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोऽनुविधीयते । तदस्य हरति प्रज्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाम्भसि ॥

जैसा नावाचा सांगातु । वारा पावे अद्‍भुतु । मग तो न विचारी पैं मातु । बुडवी जेवीं ॥

"Just as a boat in the company of a powerful wind is sunk without consideration, so is the intellect lost to the senses."

नावाचा Noun
Navacha
नावेचा (होडीचा)
of the boat
सांगातु Noun
Sangatu
सोबत किंवा गाठ पडणे
association or company
अद्‍भुतु Adjective
Adbutu
प्रचंड किंवा विलक्षण
extraordinary or powerful
विचारी Verb
Vichari
विचार करणे
considers or thinks
बुडवी Verb
Budavi
बुडवते
sinks

💡 Meaning

Just as a boat is tossed and sunk by a powerful wind, the mind that follows the senses destroys a person's wisdom.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar provides a profound commentary on how sensory desires can lead to the downfall of an individual. He uses the analogy of a boat (representing the human life or intellect) on the water. If a powerful wind (representing sensory impulses) strikes the boat, it loses its course and eventually sinks. Similarly, if the mind follows the wandering senses, it loses its power of discrimination (Pragna). Even a single sense, if allowed to lead the mind, is capable of destroying one's spiritual and mental stability. Therefore, mastery over the senses is presented as a prerequisite for steady wisdom.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, distractions like excessive social media use act like the 'wind' that pulls our 'boat' (focus) away from our goals. Practicing mindfulness helps keep the boat on track.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the danger of uncontrolled senses using the metaphor of a boat in a storm.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 194

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

म्हणौनि तोचि स्थिरप्रज्ञु । जो इंद्रियांसीं अतिनिग्रहु । करूनि असे जयाचा पांगु । फिटला असे ॥ १९४ ॥

"Therefore, he is truly a man of steady wisdom, who has achieved complete restraint over his senses and whose dependency on them has vanished."

स्थिरप्रज्ञु Noun
Sthiraprajnu
स्थिर बुद्धी असलेला
One with steady wisdom
इंद्रियांसीं Noun
Indriyansi
इंद्रियांना
To the senses
अतिनिग्रहु Noun
Atinigrahu
पूर्ण ताबा किंवा संयम
Complete restraint
पांगु Noun
Pangu
लाचारी किंवा परावलंबित्व
Dependency or helplessness
फिटला Verb
Fitala
संपला किंवा मुक्त झाला
Ended or freed

💡 Meaning

Therefore, he alone is of steady wisdom, who has completely restrained his senses from their objects and has freed himself from dependency on them.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true intellectual stability is only possible when a person has absolute mastery over their senses. The term 'Pangu' is used metaphorically to describe the 'crippled' or 'dependent' state of a mind that is enslaved by sensory desires. When this dependency is severed through disciplined restraint, the seeker's consciousness becomes firmly established in the divine self.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing digital detox or resisting the urge to react impulsively to criticism are practical applications of this verse. For example, choosing a healthy lifestyle over temporary cravings.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna the final characteristic of a person with stable wisdom, emphasizing the necessity of sense control.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 121

म्हणौनि जे जे उचित । आणि अवसरेंकरूनि प्राप्त । तें कर्म आचरतां विहित । न सांडिजे गा ॥ १२१ ॥

"Therefore, whatever is appropriate and has come to you by occasion, do not abandon that prescribed duty while performing it."

म्हणौनि Adverb
Mhaṇouni
म्हणून
Therefore
उचित Adjective
Ucita
योग्य
Appropriate
अवसरेंकरूनि Adverb
Avasarēṅkarūni
वेळेनुसार किंवा प्रसंगानुसार
According to the occasion
प्राप्त Adjective
Prāpta
मिळालेले किंवा वाट्याला आलेले
Obtained
विहित Adjective
Vihita
शास्त्राने सांगितलेले
Prescribed
सांडिजे Verb
Sāṇḍijē
सोडावे
Should be abandoned

💡 Meaning

Therefore, one should not abandon the performance of prescribed duties that are appropriate and have come naturally according to the occasion.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the importance of adhering to one's duties. He advises that whatever is appropriate ('Ucita') and whatever comes to us by the virtue of time or situation ('Avasare') should be performed as a sacred duty ('Vihita'). One should not abandon these actions out of laziness or confusion. Performing these duties with a sense of responsibility and without attachment to the results is the essence of Karma Yoga.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, if a task is assigned to you that falls within your responsibility, completing it with integrity instead of avoiding it is the practical application of this teaching.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the necessity of performing one's natural and prescribed duties without attachment.

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