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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 286

म्हणोनि तूं आतां । या सकळां इंद्रियां समस्तां । नियमु करूनि पांडुसुता । स्थिरु होई ॥

"Therefore, now, O son of Pandu, by controlling all these senses, become steady."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
सकळां Adjective
Sakalan
सर्व
All
इंद्रियां Noun
Indriyan
ज्ञानेंद्रिये व कर्मेंद्रिये
Senses
नियमु Noun
Niyamu
संयम किंवा नियंत्रण
Restraint or Control
पांडुसुता Noun
Pandusuta
पांडूचा पुत्र (अर्जुन)
Son of Pandu (Arjuna)
स्थिरु Adjective
Sthiru
अढळ किंवा शांत
Steady or Stable

💡 Meaning

Therefore, O Arjuna, now restrain all these senses and become steady in your wisdom.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that spiritual stability is impossible without mastery over the senses. He interprets Krishna's advice to Arjuna as a call to bring all sensory organs under the rule of the intellect. Just as a chariot is controlled by its driver through the reins, the human mind must be stabilized by restraining the senses from wandering toward worldly pleasures. Only then can one attain the unwavering state of enlightenment.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing a 'digital detox' or focusing on a single task by ignoring social media notifications is a practical application of this teaching on sense control.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the necessity of controlling the senses to achieve a state of steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna).

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 27

जेणें विषयांचें नांव न घेइजे । आणि इंद्रियांसीं नियमिजे । तें सांख्य ह्मणूनि जाणिजे । अर्जुना पां ॥ २७ ॥

"That path where sense-objects are not even named, and the senses are controlled, know that to be Sankhya, O Arjuna."

विषयांचें Noun
Viṣayāñcēṃ
इंद्रियांच्या भोगांचे
of sense objects
नांव Noun
Nāṃva
नाव किंवा उल्लेख
name or mention
न घेइजे Verb
Na ghē'ijē
घेतले जात नाही
is not taken
इंद्रियांसीं Noun
Indriyānsīṃ
इंद्रियांना
to the senses
नियमिजे Verb
Niyamijē
संयमित केले जाते
is regulated/controlled
जाणिजे Verb
Jāṇijē
ओळखावे किंवा समजावे
should be known

💡 Meaning

That path in which the name of sense objects is not even mentioned and the senses are strictly controlled is known as Sankhya, O Arjuna.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj defines the essence of Sankhya Yoga. It is a state of consciousness where the seeker has transcended the desire for worldly pleasures to such an extent that even the thought of them does not arise. By employing discrimination (Viveka), the seeker regulates the senses and directs the mind inward. This internal discipline is the hallmark of a true Sankhya yogi.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing a 'digital detox' by consciously avoiding the urge to check social media notifications to focus on meaningful work is a practical application of this principle.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the characteristics of the path of knowledge (Sankhya) and the necessity of sense control.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 322

म्हणौनि तोचि स्थिरप्रज्ञु । जो इंद्रियांचा निग्रहो करी । आणि विषयांतें विसरोनि । आत्मसुखीं निमग्न राहे ॥

"Therefore, he alone is of steady wisdom, who restrains his senses and, forgetting the objects of the senses, remains absorbed in the bliss of the Self."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhanauni
म्हणून
Therefore
स्थिरप्रज्ञु Adjective
Sthitaprajnu
स्थिर बुद्धी असलेला
One with steady wisdom
इंद्रियांचा Noun
Indriyancha
ज्ञानेंद्रियांचा
Of the senses
निग्रहो Noun
Nigraho
ताबा किंवा संयम
Restraint or control
विषयांतें Noun
Vishayante
इंद्रियांच्या विषयांना
Sensory objects
विसरोनि Verb
Visaroni
विसरून
Forgetting
आत्मसुखीं Noun
Atmasukhi
आत्म्याच्या आनंदात
In the bliss of the self
निमग्न Adjective
Nimagna
पूर्णपणे मग्न
Absorbed

💡 Meaning

Therefore, he alone is of steady wisdom, who controls his senses and, forgetting sensory objects, remains absorbed in the bliss of the Self.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true wisdom lies in the mastery of one's senses. A person whose intellect is firmly rooted in the Self does not get distracted by the fleeting pleasures of the material world. By withdrawing the senses from their objects, the seeker finds an internal source of joy that is independent of external circumstances. This state of being absorbed in inner bliss while remaining detached from worldly temptations is the hallmark of a Sthitaprajna.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, this means practicing mindfulness and self-discipline. For instance, staying focused on a long-term goal instead of giving in to immediate distractions like social media is a practical application of sensory control.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) who has mastered their senses.

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