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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 225

म्हणोनि कर्माचिया स्थिती । जे अकर्तेपणें वर्तती । ते कर्मबंधा न येती । कल्पांतेंही ॥

"Therefore, those who remain in the state of non-doership while performing actions, do not fall into the bondage of karma even at the end of time."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhaṇoni
म्हणून
Therefore
अकर्तेपणें Adverb
Akartēpaṇēṃ
कर्तेपणाचा अभिमान न ठेवता
Without the sense of doership
वर्तती Verb
Vartatī
वागतात किंवा आचरण करतात
Behave or act
कर्मबंधा Noun
Karmabandhā
कर्माच्या बंधनाला
Bondage of action
कल्पांतेंही Adverb
Kalpāntēṃhī
युगाच्या शेवटी सुद्धा किंवा कधीही
Even at the end of time

💡 Meaning

Therefore, those who perform actions with the sense of non-doership are never bound by the consequences of their actions, even until the end of time.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that liberation from the cycle of cause and effect (Karma) is achieved not by abandoning action, but by abandoning the ego of being the 'doer'. When one acts with the realization that they are merely an instrument and not the independent cause of the action, the resulting karma does not bind them. This state of 'Akartapan' (non-doership) ensures that even if the world ends, the individual remains untouched by the chains of their deeds.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, perform your duties (like studying or working) without ego. For example, if you help someone, do it because it's the right thing to do, not to satisfy your ego or expect a reward. This mindset prevents stress and disappointment.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a person can remain free from the bondage of actions by relinquishing the ego of being the doer.

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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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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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