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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 147

तुज उचित कर्म करणें । परी फळासीं संगु न धरणें । आणि कुकर्माचेनि नांवें नेणें । प्रवृत्ती होआवें ॥ १४७ ॥

तुज उचित कर्म करणे । परी फळाशी संग न धरणे । आणि कुकर्माच्या नावानेही । प्रवृत्त न होणे ॥ १४७ ॥

"You are entitled to perform your duty, but not to the fruits of your actions. Do not let the fruit of action be your motive, and do not be attached to performing wrong deeds."

उचित Adjective
Uchit
योग्य किंवा विहित
Appropriate or prescribed
संगु Noun
Sangu
आसक्ती किंवा ओढ
Attachment or longing
फळासीं Noun
Phalaasi
परिणामाशी किंवा फळाशी
With the fruit or result
कुकर्माचेनि Noun
Kukurmache ni
वाईट कर्माच्या
Of bad deeds
प्रवृत्ती Noun
Pravrutti
कल किंवा ओढ
Inclination or tendency

💡 Meaning

It is your duty to perform your prescribed actions, but do not have any attachment to the fruits of those actions. Also, do not be inclined towards performing wrong deeds.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the core philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita regarding action. He advises that an individual's right is limited to the performance of duty, not to the results thereof. Attachment to the fruit of labor often leads to anxiety and deviation from the right path. Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that while one should abandon the desire for rewards, one must never abandon the duty itself or resort to 'Kukarma' (unrighteous actions). True liberation lies in performing one's role with total dedication and equanimity.

🎯 Practical Application

A student should focus on studying thoroughly and understanding the subjects rather than constantly worrying about the final grades. This focus on the process leads to genuine learning and better results.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the principle of selfless action (Nishkama Karma) to Arjuna, emphasizing duty over desire.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 314

जैसा पूर्णत्वें सरिता । समुद्रु होय सर्वथा । तैसिया कामनावस्था । न बाधती ॥

"As the rivers in their fullness meet the ocean, so do the states of desire not affect the wise."

जैसा Adverb
Jaisa
ज्याप्रमाणे
Just as
पूर्णत्वें Adverb
Purnatve
पूर्णपणे भरलेल्या
In fullness
सरिता Noun
Sarita
नद्या
Rivers
समुद्रु Noun
Samudru
सागर
Ocean
कामनावस्था Noun
Kamnavastha
इच्छांची स्थिती
State of desires
बाधती Verb
Badhati
बाधा पोहोचवणे किंवा विचलित करणे
To affect or disturb

💡 Meaning

Just as the ocean remains steady even when all rivers flow into it, a person remains peaceful when all desires dissolve within them without causing any disturbance.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses the metaphor of the ocean to describe the mental state of a realized soul. Just as the ocean remains undisturbed despite being constantly filled by numerous rivers, a person of steady wisdom remains calm and unaffected even when various desires or external stimuli enter their mind. Their inner fulfillment is so vast that external changes cannot disrupt their peace.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, we face many distractions and emotional highs and lows. Like the ocean, we should learn to absorb these experiences without losing our inner balance. For example, staying calm during a workplace conflict instead of reacting impulsively.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) using the analogy of the ocean.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 23

म्हणोनि कर्म सांडिजे । तरी हे केविं घडिजे । जे शरीरचि न होइजे । आपणयां ॥ २३ ॥

"Therefore, if action is to be abandoned, how can it happen? For we cannot exist without a body."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
सांडिजे Verb
Sandije
सोडावे
To be abandoned
केविं Adverb
Kevim
कसे
How
घडिजे Verb
Ghadije
घडणे / शक्य होणे
To happen / To be possible
शरीरचि Noun
Sharirachi
शरीरच
The body itself
आपणयां Pronoun
Apanaya
आपल्याला
To ourselves

💡 Meaning

Therefore, if one thinks of abandoning action, how can that be possible? As long as we possess this body, action is inevitable.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that as long as an individual is embodied, total renunciation of action is impossible. Even the basic biological functions of the body constitute 'karma'. The very existence of the physical form requires action. Therefore, instead of trying to escape action, one should focus on performing it without attachment, as the attempt to be completely actionless is a fallacy.

🎯 Practical Application

Even if we try to be idle, our body continues to perform actions like breathing or digesting. For example, a person cannot stop 'acting' even if they sit still; their mind and organs are still active. Thus, the focus should be on doing the right actions rather than avoiding them.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the physical and existential impossibility of complete inaction for an embodied soul.

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