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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 82

म्हणोनि उचित जे कर्म । आणि विहित जे धर्म । तेचि करीं तूं मनोधर्म । सांडूनियां ॥

"Therefore, perform that action which is appropriate and that duty which is prescribed, by abandoning the whims of the mind."

म्हणोनि Conjunction

Mhaṇoni

म्हणून

Therefore

उचित Adjective

Ucita

योग्य

Appropriate

विहित Adjective

Vihita

शास्त्रसंमत किंवा विहित

Prescribed

मनोधर्म Noun

Manodharma

मनाच्या लहरी किंवा स्वभाव

Whims of the mind

सांडूनियां Verb

Sāṇḍūniyāṃ

त्याग करून किंवा सोडून

Abandoning

💡 Meaning

Therefore, perform only those actions which are appropriate and those duties which are prescribed, by setting aside the whims of your mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the importance of objective duty over subjective desires. He advises that one should perform actions that are 'Ucita' (appropriate) and 'Vihita' (prescribed by Dharma). The key is to abandon 'Manodharma'—the fickle nature of the mind that seeks pleasure or avoids pain. By setting aside personal whims and focusing on what is right, an individual aligns themselves with the path of Karma Yoga.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, one must complete their assigned responsibilities even if they don't feel like it. For example, a doctor must treat a patient with full dedication regardless of their personal mood, as it is their 'Vihita Karma'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains Lord Krishna's teaching to Arjuna about performing one's duty without being swayed by personal desires.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 125

तरी कर्माचेनि आधारें । कर्मचि सांडिजे निधारें । जैसें नावेचेनि संचारे । पैलतीर पाविजे ॥

"By the support of action, action itself is transcended; just as by the movement of a boat, the other shore is reached."

कर्माचेनि Noun

karmāceni

कर्माच्या

of action

आधारें Noun

ādhārēṃ

आधाराने

with the support

सांडिजे Verb

sāṃḍije

सोडावे

should be abandoned

निधारें Adverb

nidhārēṃ

निश्चयाने

certainly

नावेचेनि Noun

nāvēceni

नावेच्या

by the boat

पैलतीर Noun

pailatīra

पलीकडचा काठ

the other shore

💡 Meaning

Just as one reaches the other bank of a river using a boat and then leaves the boat, one should use the support of actions to eventually transcend the bondage of actions.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj uses the metaphor of a boat to explain the philosophy of action. To reach the other side of a river, a boat is indispensable. However, once you reach the shore, you do not carry the boat on your head; you leave it behind. Similarly, to attain liberation, one must perform their duties (Karma). By performing these duties without attachment to the results, the bondage of Karma is destroyed by the very act of performing it correctly.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, focus entirely on the quality of your work rather than the promotion or bonus. When you work with total dedication and without anxiety about the outcome, the work itself becomes a path to mental peace and excellence.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains to Arjuna how selfless action leads to the state of actionlessness.

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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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