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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 260

म्हणोनि हे आवडे। तरी इंद्रिये दमिजेत गाढे। जेणे हे बुद्धि वाढे। स्थिर होय॥

"Therefore, if this is desired, the senses should be firmly controlled; whereby this intellect grows and becomes steady."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhaṇoni
म्हणून
Therefore
इंद्रिये Noun
Indriye
ज्ञानेंद्रिये आणि कर्मेंद्रिये
Senses
दमिजेत Verb
Damijeta
दमन करावे किंवा ताबा मिळवावा
Should be controlled
गाढे Adverb
Gāḍhe
मजबूतपणे किंवा घट्ट
Firmly
बुद्धि Noun
Buddhi
प्रज्ञा किंवा समज
Intellect
स्थिर Adjective
Sthira
अढळ किंवा शांत
Steady

💡 Meaning

Therefore, if you desire a steady intellect, you must firmly control your senses. By doing so, your intellect will grow and become stable.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that for the intellect to become steady and grow in spiritual wisdom, one must strictly control the senses. Without mastering the senses, the mind remains scattered among worldly distractions. Only through disciplined restraint can one achieve the state of 'Sthitaprajna' (a person of steady wisdom). It is a call to action for seekers to prioritize internal discipline over external sensory gratification.

🎯 Practical Application

When trying to focus on a long-term goal, like a career or health, avoiding immediate distractions like junk food or excessive social media is a practical way to apply sense control to stabilize your mind.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains Lord Krishna's teaching on how controlling the senses leads to a stable and enlightened intellect.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 310

म्हणोनि जयाचेनि मुखें। न बोलिजे कवणें दुःखें। आणि प्राप्तेंहि सुखें। सुखावेना॥

"Therefore, he from whose mouth no word of grief issues, and who is not elated by the pleasures he attains."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
जयाचेनि Pronoun
Jayacheni
ज्याच्या
Whose
मुखें Noun
Mukhen
मुखाने / तोंडाने
By mouth
कवणें Adjective
Kavane
कोणत्याही
Any
प्राप्तेंहि Adjective
Praptenhi
मिळालेल्या सुद्धा
Even if attained
सुखावेना Verb
Sukhavena
हुरळून जात नाही
Does not get elated

💡 Meaning

Therefore, one from whose mouth no words of grief escape during sorrow, and who does not get elated even when happiness is attained.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the equanimity of a realized soul. A person of steady wisdom does not complain or express grief through their speech when faced with suffering. Similarly, they do not become overly excited or arrogant when they encounter happiness or success. Their internal state remains undisturbed by external circumstances, maintaining a profound silence and balance in both pleasure and pain.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, staying calm during a project failure (sorrow) and remaining humble after receiving a major award (joy) is the practical application of this teaching.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) who remains unaffected by the dualities of life.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 367

म्हणोनि हा नि:सीम । जो पावे मनोधर्म । तोचि जाणे परब्रह्म । आपणचि ॥ ३६७ ॥

"Therefore, he who reaches this boundless state of mind, himself becomes and realizes the Supreme Reality."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
नि:सीम Adjective
Nihshima
अमर्याद किंवा असीम
Boundless or infinite
पावे Verb
Paave
प्राप्त करतो
Attains
मनोधर्म Noun
Manodharma
मनाची स्थिती किंवा स्वभाव
State of mind
परब्रह्म Noun
Parabrahma
परमात्मा किंवा अंतिम सत्य
The Supreme Reality
आपणचि Pronoun
Aapanachi
स्वतःच
Oneself

💡 Meaning

Therefore, one who attains this boundless state of mind becomes the Supreme Reality themselves and experiences that oneness.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the pinnacle of spiritual achievement. When a seeker attains a state of boundless mental equanimity, free from all desires and ego, they reach a state called 'Manodharma' (the true nature of mind). At this stage, the seeker does not just 'know' the Supreme Reality (Parabrahma) but 'becomes' it. The duality between the individual soul and the universal soul vanishes, leading to a state of absolute oneness and eternal peace.

🎯 Practical Application

In practical life, this teaches us the value of selfless action. When we perform our duties without the burden of ego or the anxiety of results, we experience a profound inner peace that is not disturbed by external circumstances.

📌 Context

This verse concludes the description of the 'Brahmi Sthiti' (the state of being in Brahman), where the seeker merges with the Divine.

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