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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 194

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

म्हणौनि तोचि स्थिरप्रज्ञु । जो इंद्रियांसीं अतिनिग्रहु । करूनि असे जयाचा पांगु । फिटला असे ॥ १९४ ॥

"Therefore, he is truly a man of steady wisdom, who has achieved complete restraint over his senses and whose dependency on them has vanished."

स्थिरप्रज्ञु Noun
Sthiraprajnu
स्थिर बुद्धी असलेला
One with steady wisdom
इंद्रियांसीं Noun
Indriyansi
इंद्रियांना
To the senses
अतिनिग्रहु Noun
Atinigrahu
पूर्ण ताबा किंवा संयम
Complete restraint
पांगु Noun
Pangu
लाचारी किंवा परावलंबित्व
Dependency or helplessness
फिटला Verb
Fitala
संपला किंवा मुक्त झाला
Ended or freed

💡 Meaning

Therefore, he alone is of steady wisdom, who has completely restrained his senses from their objects and has freed himself from dependency on them.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true intellectual stability is only possible when a person has absolute mastery over their senses. The term 'Pangu' is used metaphorically to describe the 'crippled' or 'dependent' state of a mind that is enslaved by sensory desires. When this dependency is severed through disciplined restraint, the seeker's consciousness becomes firmly established in the divine self.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing digital detox or resisting the urge to react impulsively to criticism are practical applications of this verse. For example, choosing a healthy lifestyle over temporary cravings.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna the final characteristic of a person with stable wisdom, emphasizing the necessity of sense control.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 203

म्हणोनि जे जे उचित । आणि अवसरें करूनि प्राप्त । तें कर्म अचुंबित । आचरावें ॥ २०३ ॥

"Therefore, whatever is appropriate and has come to be by occasion, that action should be performed flawlessly."

म्हणोनि Adverb
Mhaṇoni
म्हणून
Therefore
उचित Adjective
Ucita
योग्य / विहित
Appropriate / Right
अवसरें Noun
Avasarēṃ
प्रसंगानुसार / वेळेनुसार
According to occasion
प्राप्त Adjective
Prāpta
मिळालेले / समोर आलेले
Obtained / Arrived
अचुंबित Adverb
Acuṃbita
अचूक / शंका न धरता
Flawless / Without hesitation
आचरावें Verb
Ācarāvē
आचरण करावे / करावे
Should be performed

💡 Meaning

Therefore, whatever duty is appropriate and comes to you naturally according to the occasion, perform that action flawlessly and without hesitation.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the importance of performing one's natural duties. 'Ucita' refers to actions that are ethically right and aligned with one's role. 'Avasarem karuni prapta' signifies duties that arise naturally due to time and circumstances. One should perform such actions 'achumbita'—meaning flawlessly and without any mental conflict or hesitation. This is the essence of performing duty as a form of worship, focusing entirely on the act rather than the ego or the outcome.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, if a task is assigned to you that is part of your responsibility, instead of procrastinating or worrying about the appraisal, complete it with full dedication. This is the practical application of doing what is 'timely' and 'appropriate'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a seeker should perform their worldly duties without attachment to the results.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 1, Verse 31

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे । न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ॥

आणि विजयाची काय चाड । कीं राज्यभोग हे गोड । जेथ आप्तचि हे प्राण सोड- । तील रणीं ॥ ३१ ॥

"And what is the desire for victory? Or how can these royal pleasures be sweet, when our own relatives are to give up their lives in the battle?"

विजयाची Noun
Vijayachi
विजयाची
Of victory
चाड Noun
Chad
आवड किंवा इच्छा
Desire or interest
राज्यभोग Noun
Rajyabhog
राज्याचे सुख
Royal enjoyments
आप्त Noun
Apta
नातेवाईक
Relatives
रणीं Noun
Rani
युद्धभूमीवर
On the battlefield

💡 Meaning

What is the use of victory or the pleasures of a kingdom, when our own kinsmen are going to lose their lives in this battle?

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Arjuna expresses a deep moral crisis. He argues that the very purpose of seeking power and wealth (kingdom) is to enjoy it with loved ones. If those loved ones are killed in the process of acquiring that power, the victory becomes hollow and bitter. This reflects the 'Vishad' (despair) where personal attachment clouds the sense of 'Dharma' (duty). Dnyaneshwar Maharaj captures this sentiment of Arjuna's attachment which makes him renounce even the highest worldly gains.

🎯 Practical Application

It teaches us to evaluate the cost of our success. If success comes at the cost of destroying relationships or ethical values, it may not bring true happiness. Example: Choosing a career path that doesn't force you to betray your integrity or family values.

📌 Context

Arjuna is overwhelmed by grief seeing his relatives on the battlefield and questions the purpose of a victory achieved by killing them.

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