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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 90

म्हणोनि जे जे उचित। आणि अवसरेंकरूनि प्राप्त। तें कर्म न सांडितां निभ्रांत। आचरावें॥

"Therefore, whatever is appropriate and comes by occasion, perform that duty without doubt and without abandoning it."

म्हणोनि Adverb
Mhaṇoni
म्हणून
Therefore
उचित Adjective
Ucita
योग्य
Appropriate
अवसरेंकरूनि Adverb
Avasareṅkarūni
प्रसंगानुसार / वेळेनुसार
By occasion / timely
प्राप्त Adjective
Prāpta
मिळालेले
Obtained
निभ्रांत Adverb
Nibhrāṃta
नि:संशयपणे
Without doubt
आचरावें Verb
Ācarāveṃ
आचरण करावे
Should be performed

💡 Meaning

Therefore, whatever duty is appropriate and comes to you by occasion, perform that action without any doubt and without abandoning it.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that one should not abandon their duties. He suggests that any action which is morally right and comes to a person naturally through circumstances should be performed with conviction. True renunciation is not the abandonment of action itself, but the abandonment of the ego and the desire for results while performing the action.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, if a task is assigned to you as your responsibility (like a student's duty to study), instead of procrastinating or doubting its importance, one should complete it with full dedication as a form of service.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the necessity of performing one's natural and situational duties as a path to spiritual growth.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 196

म्हणौनि संशयाहूनि थोर । आन नाही पाप घोर । हा विनाशासी थोर । विवरु असे ॥ १९६ ॥

म्हणून संशयापेक्षा मोठे दुसरे कोणतेही घोर पाप नाही. हा संशय विनाशाचा मोठा मार्ग आहे.

"Therefore, there is no sin greater or more terrible than doubt; it is a wide opening for destruction."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhaṇouni
म्हणून
Therefore
संशयाहूनि Noun
Saṁśayāhūni
संशयापेक्षा
Than doubt
थोर Adjective
Thōra
मोठे
Great
घोर Adjective
Ghōra
भयंकर
Terrible
विनाशासी Noun
Vināśāsī
विनाशासाठी
For destruction
विवरु Noun
Vivaru
मार्ग किंवा छिद्र
Path or Opening

💡 Meaning

Therefore, there is no sin more terrible than doubt. It is a major cause and a wide path to destruction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that there is no sin more grave than doubt. He describes doubt as a wide opening or a gateway to total destruction. Just as a small hole can sink a massive ship, doubt can destroy a person's intellect, confidence, and spiritual progress. A person filled with doubt loses the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, leading to an inevitable downfall.

🎯 Practical Application

Avoid self-doubt in your professional and personal life. For example, if a leader constantly doubts their decisions without evidence, it creates confusion and leads to the failure of the entire project.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the destructive nature of doubt in the path of spiritual and worldly progress.

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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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