←
Wednesday, 13 June 2029
Today →

🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

3 verses 📿 All Granths
✍️
Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 39

म्हणोनि उचित जें कर्म । आणि विहित जेणें धर्म । तेंचि करीं तूं मनोधर्म । राखूनियां ॥

"Therefore, perform that action which is appropriate and which constitutes your duty, while maintaining control over your mind."

उचित Adjective
uchit
योग्य/उचित
Appropriate/Proper
विहित Adjective
vihit
शास्त्राने सांगितलेले/कर्तव्य
Prescribed/Ordained
कर्म Noun
karma
कार्य/काम
Action/Duty
धर्म Noun
dharma
कर्तव्य/नीती
Righteousness/Duty
मनोधर्म Noun
manodharma
मनाची वृत्ती/संयम
Mental disposition/discipline
राखूनियां Verb
rakhuniya
सांभाळून/राखून
Maintaining/Keeping

💡 Meaning

Therefore, perform only those actions which are appropriate and righteous, while maintaining control over your mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the practice of 'Swadharma' (one's own duty). He advises that an individual should perform actions that are both 'Uchit' (morally appropriate) and 'Vihit' (prescribed by duty). The key is to maintain 'Manodharma'—a disciplined and steady state of mind—ensuring that actions are not driven by impulsive desires but by a sense of responsibility and righteousness.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, when faced with distractions or shortcuts, choosing to complete your assigned task with integrity and focus is the practical application of this teaching.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the necessity of performing one's natural duty with mental discipline.

संत ज्ञानेश्वर (Saint Dnyaneshwar)
👤 View Profile
✍️
Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 32

जेथ कामक्रोधांचीं नांवें । सांडिलीं असती स्वभावें । जेथ मन हें मनपणें विसरे ॥ ३२ ॥

"Where the names of desire and anger are naturally abandoned; where the mind forgets its own identity."

कामक्रोधांचीं Noun
Kāmakrōdhāñcīṁ
काम आणि क्रोध यांची
of desire and anger
सांडिलीं Verb
Sāṇḍilīṁ
त्यागलेली किंवा सोडलेली
abandoned or cast off
स्वभावें Adverb
Svabhāvēṁ
नैसर्गिकरित्या
naturally
मनपणें Noun
Manapaṇēṁ
मनाचे अस्तित्व किंवा मीपणा
the state of being a mind
विसरे Verb
Visarē
विसरून जाते
forgets

💡 Meaning

A state where the names of desire and anger are naturally dropped, and where the mind forgets its own individual existence.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the pinnacle of spiritual realization. He states that in the state of self-realization, desire (Kama) and anger (Krodha) are naturally discarded without effort. Furthermore, the mind loses its individual identity or 'mind-ness' and merges into the supreme consciousness. It represents the dissolution of the ego and the attainment of absolute peace.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, practicing mindfulness to remain calm during a provocation is a step toward this state. For example, choosing silence over an angry reaction helps in maintaining mental equilibrium.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a liberated soul who has transcended mental fluctuations.

संत ज्ञानेश्वर (Saint Dnyaneshwar)
👤 View Profile
✍️
Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 96

म्हणोनि ज्ञानासारिखें । दुसरें पावन नाहीं विखें । जेणें आत्मज्ञानु अलोखें । हाता येई ॥ ९६ ॥

"Therefore, there is nothing as purifying as knowledge in this world, by which the extraordinary Self-knowledge is attained."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
ज्ञानासारिखें Adjective
Jnanasarikhe
ज्ञानाप्रमाणे
Like knowledge
पावन Adjective
Pavan
पवित्र
Purifying
विखें Noun
Vikhe
जगामध्ये
In the world
आत्मज्ञानु Noun
Atmajnanu
आत्मज्ञान
Self-knowledge
अलोखें Adjective
Alokhe
विलक्षण किंवा अदृश्य
Extraordinary or Invisible

💡 Meaning

Therefore, there is nothing as pure as knowledge in this world; through it, the extraordinary self-knowledge is attained.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that there is no purifier in this world as great as spiritual knowledge (Jnana). Just as light dispels darkness, 'Jnana' destroys the darkness of ignorance and the bondage of karma. This knowledge is not merely intellectual but an experiential realization of the Self. Once attained, it brings an end to the cycle of birth and death, leading to eternal peace and liberation.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, focus on self-awareness and learning rather than just gathering data. For example, understanding the root cause of your anger is a step towards self-knowledge.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains the supreme importance of spiritual knowledge to Arjuna as the ultimate purifier.

संत ज्ञानेश्वर (Saint Dnyaneshwar)
👤 View Profile