🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses a powerful agricultural metaphor to explain the concept of non-attachment. He states that although a wise person performs all necessary actions, these actions do not result in 'doership' or karmic bondage. Just as seeds that have been roasted in fire lose their potential to germinate and grow into plants, actions performed in the fire of self-knowledge (Jnana) lose their power to bind the individual to the cycle of cause and effect. The physical act is performed, but the psychological attachment and ego are absent.

Practice performing your daily duties with full dedication but without seeking personal glory. For example, a student should study hard because it is their duty, without being constantly obsessed with the ego of being 'the smartest' in class.

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul remains untouched by the consequences of their actions.

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar illustrates the destructive power of delusion (Sammoha) triggered by anger. He uses the metaphor of a lamp being extinguished by a gust of wind. Just as wind puts out a flame, leaving one in darkness, delusion destroys the 'Bodha' (spiritual wisdom or discernment). When a person is deluded, they lose their connection to past lessons and moral values (Smriti), leading to a total collapse of intellectual clarity and righteous action.

In daily life, when we are overwhelmed by emotions like anger, we often forget our values and make poor choices. For example, in a heated argument, one might say something hurtful that they later regret because their 'wisdom' was temporarily extinguished by the 'wind' of emotion.

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the psychological chain reaction where anger leads to delusion and the eventual loss of wisdom.

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar compares the intellect of a self-realized person to the ocean. The ocean is called 'Saritapati' (the lord of rivers). Despite countless rivers constantly flowing into it, the ocean neither exceeds its boundaries nor does it ever dry up; it remains full and steady. Similarly, a person of steady wisdom remains unaffected by the sensory desires or external circumstances that enter their mind. Their inner peace remains undisturbed regardless of life's ups and downs.

In daily life, practice emotional stability. For example, if you face criticism at work, instead of reacting with anger or sadness, remain calm like the ocean and focus on your duty without losing your mental balance.

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) using the metaphor of an ocean.