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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 249

म्हणोनि तूं अर्जुना | या कर्माच्या बंधना | न पडावया कारणा | बुद्धि धरीं ||

"Therefore, O Arjuna, to prevent falling into the bondage of these actions, hold fast to this wisdom."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
बंधना Noun
Bandhana
अडचणीत किंवा पाशात
Bondage
न पडावया Verb
Na Padavaya
न पडण्यासाठी
To not fall into
बुद्धि Noun
Buddhi
विवेक किंवा समज
Intellect or Wisdom
धरीं Verb
Dharin
धारण कर किंवा स्वीकार
Hold or Adopt

💡 Meaning

Therefore, O Arjuna, to avoid falling into the bondage of karma, adopt this stable and balanced intellect.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that actions in themselves do not cause bondage; rather, it is the attachment to the fruits of those actions that binds a soul to the cycle of birth and death. By advising Arjuna to 'hold onto the intellect' (Buddhi), he refers to 'Samatva Buddhi' or equanimity. When one performs their duty with a balanced mind, unaffected by success or failure, they remain free from the karmic consequences.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, focus on the excellence of your task rather than obsessing over the promotion or reward. This mindset reduces stress and ensures spiritual freedom while working.

📌 Context

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar explains Krishna's guidance to Arjuna on how to perform actions without being bound by their results.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 79

म्हणौनि बाह्य हे विषय । सांडूनि सांडिजेत न होय । जरी अंतरीं अतिशय । विरक्ति असे ॥

"Therefore, these external sense-objects cannot be truly abandoned by merely leaving them, unless there is intense detachment within."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhanauni
म्हणून
Therefore
बाह्य Adjective
Bahya
बाहेरचे
External
विषय Noun
Vishaya
इंद्रियांचे भोग
Sense objects
सांडूनि Verb
Sanduni
सोडून / त्याग करून
Having abandoned
विरक्ति Noun
Virakti
अनासक्ती / ओढ नसणे
Detachment
अंतरीं Noun
Antari
हृदयात / मनात
Within the heart

💡 Meaning

External objects cannot be truly renounced just by leaving them physically; it is only possible when there is a deep sense of detachment within the heart.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that renunciation is a state of mind rather than a physical act. One might physically distance themselves from worldly pleasures, but if the mental craving persists, the attachment remains. True liberation comes when the mind itself becomes indifferent to sensory attractions through wisdom and spiritual understanding. Without internal detachment (Virakti), external renunciation is superficial and ineffective.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, deleting a social media app is an external act, but if you constantly think about notifications, you haven't truly quit. True detachment is when you no longer feel the urge to check it because you understand its impact on your focus.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that true renunciation is an internal state of mind rather than just a physical act of giving up objects.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 143

म्हणौनि कर्मे तरी कीजती। परि तीं कर्मेंचि न होती। जैं बुद्धीची व्याप्ती। आत्मरूपीं मिळे॥

"Therefore, actions are performed, but they do not become (binding) karma, when the pervasiveness of the intellect merges into the Self."

म्हणौनि Conjunction
Mhaṇouni
म्हणून
Therefore
कीजती Verb
Kījatī
केली जातात
Are performed
व्याप्ती Noun
Vyāptī
विस्तार किंवा बुद्धीचा कल
Pervasiveness or scope
आत्मरूपीं Noun
Ātmarūpīṃ
आत्मस्वरूपात
In the form of Self
मिळे Verb
Miḷē
एकरूप होते
Merges

💡 Meaning

When the intellect's pervasiveness merges into the Self, actions are indeed performed, but they do not become binding karma.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains that for a person whose intellect has merged into the Self, actions lose their binding nature. Even though the physical body continues to perform duties, the absence of the 'doer' ego ensures that these actions do not create new karmic seeds. It is the identification of the intellect with the Self that transforms binding karma into non-binding action.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, if you perform your duties without the ego of being the 'doer', you remain free from stress and the anxiety of results. For example, helping someone without expecting anything in return.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a liberated soul who performs actions without attachment.

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