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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 92

जैसा जीर्ण वेश सांडिजे । मग नूतन वेष लेइजे । तैसा देहंतरीं प्रवेशिजे । चैतन्यें येणें ॥

"As one casts off worn-out garments and puts on new ones, so does the soul cast off worn-out bodies and enter into new ones."

जीर्ण Adjective
jirna
जुने किंवा फाटलेले
old or worn out
वेश Noun
vesha
पोशाख किंवा कपडे
attire or clothes
सांडिजे Verb
sandije
त्याग करणे किंवा सोडून देणे
to discard or leave
नूतन Adjective
nutan
नवीन
new
लेइजे Verb
leije
परिधान करणे किंवा अंगावर चढवणे
to wear or put on
देहंतरीं Noun
dehantari
दुसऱ्या शरीरात
in another body
चैतन्यें Noun
chaitanye
आत्मा किंवा चैतन्य शक्ती
consciousness or soul

💡 Meaning

Just as one discards old clothes and puts on new ones, the soul enters a new body after leaving the old one.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar provides a profound commentary on the nature of the soul. He uses the analogy of changing clothes to describe the process of death and rebirth. Just as a person discards old, tattered garments to wear new ones, the soul (Chaitanya) leaves a decayed physical body to inhabit a new one. This teaching aims to remove the fear of death by showing it as a natural transition rather than an end to existence.

🎯 Practical Application

This verse teaches us to accept the cycle of life and death with equanimity. Example: Just as we upgrade our software or hardware while the core data remains the same, the soul remains constant while the physical form changes.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the concept of the soul's immortality to Arjuna by comparing the body to clothes.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 67

ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः। लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा॥

म्हणोनि कर्मे तरी कीजती। परि तीं फळालागीं न सुझती। जैसा कर्दमु न लिंपती। पद्मपत्रां॥

"Therefore, actions are indeed performed, but they do not seek the fruit; just as mud does not cling to the lotus leaves."

कर्दमु Noun
Kardamu
चिखल
Mud
लिंपती Verb
Limpati
माखणे किंवा चिकटणे
To smear or stick
पद्मपत्रां Noun
Padmapatran
कमळाचे पान
Lotus leaf
कीजती Verb
Kijati
केली जातात
Are performed
फळालागीं Noun
Phalalagi
फळासाठी
For the fruit/result

💡 Meaning

Just as a lotus leaf is not wetted by water or stained by mud, a wise person performs actions without being attached to their fruits.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar illustrates the principle of non-attachment using the metaphor of a lotus leaf. Just as a lotus leaf grows in water and mud but remains dry and unstained by them, a seeker who performs their duties without attachment to the results remains untouched by sin or the bondage of Karma. This state is achieved by dedicating all actions to the Divine and realizing that the true self is distinct from the doer of the actions.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, focus entirely on the quality of your task rather than constantly worrying about the promotion or reward. This 'process-oriented' approach reduces stress and leads to better outcomes, similar to the lotus leaf's nature.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a person can remain untouched by the bonds of action while living in the material world.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 74

योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथाऽन्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः । स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति ॥

जया अंतरीं सुख । जो आत्मबोधें हरिख । जया स्वरूपींचि चोख । दृष्टी जाहली ॥ ७४ ॥

"He who has internal happiness, who finds joy in self-knowledge, and whose vision has become pure in the Self."

अंतरीं Adverb
Antari
हृदयात किंवा आत
Within or inside the heart
आत्मबोधें Noun
Atmabodhe
आत्मज्ञानाने
By self-realization or self-knowledge
हरिख Noun
Harikha
आनंद किंवा हर्ष
Joy or delight
स्वरूपीं Noun
Swarupi
स्वतःच्या मूळ स्वरूपात
In one's own true nature
चोख Adjective
Chokha
शुद्ध किंवा निर्मळ
Pure or clear
दृष्टी Noun
Drishti
नजर किंवा पाहण्याची शक्ती
Vision or sight

💡 Meaning

One who finds happiness within, who is delighted by self-knowledge, and whose vision has become pure in the Self, is a true yogi.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that a true yogi is one who finds happiness within themselves rather than seeking it in the external world. When a person attains self-knowledge (Atmabodha), their joy becomes independent of external circumstances. Their vision becomes 'Chokha' (pure), meaning they see the divine essence in everything. Such a person achieves the state of Brahman (the ultimate reality) because they have transcended the dualities of the material world.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, this teaches us to seek validation and happiness from our inner growth rather than social media likes or material possessions. For example, feeling satisfied with your honest effort in a project is 'Antari Sukha'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the state of a person who has found eternal joy within the self, corresponding to Bhagavad Gita 5.24.

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