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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 334

मग स्मृति ते भ्रंशे । आणि बुद्धीचा नाश होय कीं जैसे । सूर्यास्तमानीं प्रकाशे । सहित लोपे ॥

"Then the memory fails, and the intellect is destroyed, just as the light vanishes along with the setting sun."

स्मृति Noun
Smruti
आठवण किंवा विवेक
Memory or mindfulness
भ्रंशे Verb
Bhranshe
नष्ट होणे किंवा ढळणे
To be lost or corrupted
बुद्धीचा Noun
Buddhicha
विवेकाचा किंवा बुद्धीचा
Of the intellect
नाश Noun
Nash
विनाश
Destruction
सूर्यास्तमानीं Noun
Suryastamani
सूर्य मावळताना
At the time of sunset
प्रकाशे Noun
Prakashe
प्रकाशासह
With light
लोपे Verb
Lope
नाहीसा होणे
Vanishes or disappears

💡 Meaning

Then the memory is lost, and the intellect is destroyed, just as the light vanishes when the sun sets.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses a powerful metaphor of the sun and its light. He explains that memory (Smruti) is the foundation of intellect (Buddhi). When a person's memory of right and wrong is corrupted by anger and delusion, their intellect is inevitably destroyed. Just as the light cannot exist without the sun and vanishes the moment the sun sets, the human capacity for rational judgment vanishes the moment spiritual and moral memory is lost.

🎯 Practical Application

In practical life, this warns us against making decisions in a state of high emotion or anger. For example, if you are angry at a friend and forget all the good things they have done for you (loss of memory), you might end the friendship impulsively (destruction of intellect). Maintaining a calm mind preserves memory and intellect.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the psychological chain reaction where anger leads to delusion, delusion to loss of memory, and finally the destruction of intellect.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 99

न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा । इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते ॥

तरी कर्मे आपणियांतें । न लिंपतीचि पैं मातें । हें जाणती जे मातें । तेही न लिंपती ॥

"Actions do not taint Me, nor do I have a desire for the fruits of action. One who knows Me thus is not bound by actions."

कर्मे Noun
karme
कार्ये किंवा कर्मे
actions
लिंपती Verb
limpatī
बाधणे किंवा चिकटणे
to bind or smear
जाणती Verb
jāṇatī
ओळखतात किंवा समजतात
to know or realize
मातें Pronoun
mātēṃ
मला (परमात्म्याला)
to me (the Divine)
आपणियांतें Pronoun
āpaṇiyāntēṃ
स्वतःला
to oneself

💡 Meaning

Just as actions do not attach to Me, those who know Me as such are also not bound by their actions.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates that the Supreme Being is the non-doer despite being the cause of all actions. One who realizes this divine nature and understands that the true Self is distinct from the ego-driven actions of the body, becomes free from the cycle of cause and effect. Knowledge of the Divine's unattached nature serves as a template for the seeker to perform selfless action.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, practice 'detached involvement.' For example, lead a project with full dedication but do not let your self-worth depend solely on the outcome, thereby avoiding burnout and anxiety.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna how divine knowledge frees a person from the bondage of actions.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 34

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

जेथ अर्जुना कर्माचां ठायीं । कर्माभावोचि दिसे पाहीं । आणि अकर्मामाजीं सर्वही । कर्मचि असे ॥३४॥

"Where, O Arjuna, in the place of action, non-action is seen; and in non-action, all action exists."

कर्माचां Noun
karmācāṃ
कर्माच्या
of action
ठायीं Noun
ṭhāyīṃ
ठिकाणी
at the place of
कर्माभावोचि Noun
karmābhāvocī
कर्माचा अभावच
absence of action
दिसे Verb
dise
दिसतो
appears/sees
अकर्मामाजीं Noun
akarmāmājīṃ
अकर्मामध्ये
in non-action
असे Verb
ase
असते
is/exists

💡 Meaning

He who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is wise among men.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that a person who realizes that the soul is a non-doer even while the physical body performs actions, truly sees inaction in action. Conversely, one who physically refrains from work but harbors mental desires is actually performing actions. True wisdom lies in transcending the ego of being the 'doer' and remaining detached from the fruits of labor.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, perform your duties without being attached to the results. Example: Helping a stranger without expecting recognition or a return favor is practicing inaction within action.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the paradoxical nature of action and inaction to Arjuna, which Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elaborates in this Ovi.

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