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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. 1, Verse 44

तैसे ते कुरुक्षेत्र । जे धर्माचे पवित्र । जेथ आले अहोरात्र । सकळ राजे ॥

"Likewise, that Kurukshetra, which is the sacred land of Dharma, where all the kings have assembled day and night."

तैसे Adverb
Taise
त्याप्रमाणे
In that manner / Likewise
कुरुक्षेत्र Noun
Kurukshetra
कुरुक्षेत्राचे मैदान
The field of Kurukshetra
धर्माचे Noun
Dharmache
धर्माचे / कर्तव्याचे
Of righteousness / Of duty
पवित्र Adjective
Pavitra
शुद्ध / पवित्र
Holy / Sacred
अहोरात्र Adverb
Ahoratra
दिवस-रात्र
Day and night
सकळ Adjective
Sakal
सर्व / संपूर्ण
All / Entire
राजे Noun
Raje
राजे / सम्राट
Kings

💡 Meaning

Similarly, at that holy place of Kurukshetra, which is the land of Dharma, all the kings have gathered day and night.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the spiritual and moral significance of Kurukshetra, calling it a 'holy land of Dharma'. The gathering of all kings 'day and night' signifies the gravity of the impending war between the forces of righteousness (Pandavas) and unrighteousness (Kauravas). It sets the stage for the Gita by establishing that the conflict is not just physical but deeply rooted in moral duty.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, we often face situations that test our integrity. Just as Kurukshetra was a test of Dharma for the kings, our challenges are tests of our character. Example: Choosing to be honest in business even when a shortcut is available is like honoring your own 'field of Dharma'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the setting of the Mahabharata war, focusing on the sanctity of Kurukshetra where the kings have gathered.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 26

कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् । अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम् ॥

जे कामक्रोधां मुकले । आणि आपणया आपण जिंकले । जे आत्मबोधीं स्थिरावले । निरंतर ॥

"Those who have abandoned desire and anger, who have conquered themselves, and who are steadily fixed in self-knowledge, dwell in eternal peace."

कामक्रोधां Noun
Kāmakrōdhāṃ
इच्छा आणि राग
Desire and anger
मुकले Verb
Mukalē
मुक्त झालेले किंवा सोडलेले
Freed or released from
जिंकले Verb
Jiṅkalē
विजय मिळवला
Conquered
आत्मबोधीं Noun
Ātmabōdhīṃ
आत्मज्ञानामध्ये
In self-knowledge
स्थिरावले Verb
Sthirāvalē
स्थिर झाले
Became steady
निरंतर Adverb
Nirantara
सतत किंवा कायमचे
Constantly

💡 Meaning

Those who are free from desire and anger, who have conquered their own minds, and who are constantly established in self-realization, experience the supreme peace of Brahman.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elaborates on the state of 'Brahma-Nirvana'. He emphasizes that liberation is not a distant goal but a present reality for those who have eradicated desire and anger. By 'conquering oneself', he refers to the disciplined mind that no longer wanders towards sensory pleasures. Such a person, being perpetually established in the awareness of the Self, experiences the infinite peace of the Divine everywhere, transcending the limitations of the physical body.

🎯 Practical Application

Apply this by practicing emotional regulation. For example, when faced with a provocative situation at work or home, instead of reacting with anger, take a moment to observe your mind and choose a calm response. This is the practical step toward 'conquering oneself'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the characteristics and the ultimate state of a person who has attained mastery over their internal impulses.

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