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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 222

म्हणोनि कर्मे तरी कीजती। परि तीं कर्तेपणा न येती। जैसा सूर्य न शिवे दीप्ती। प्रकाशुनी॥

"Therefore, actions are indeed performed, but they do not bring the sense of doership; just as the sun does not touch the radiance it spreads."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कीजती Verb
Kijati
केली जातात
Are performed
कर्तेपणा Noun
Kartepana
कर्तेपणाचा भाव / अहंकार
Sense of doership
दीप्ती Noun
Deepti
प्रकाश / तेज
Radiance / Light
शिवे Verb
Shive
स्पर्श करणे / शिवणे
To touch / To affect

💡 Meaning

Therefore, actions are performed, but they do not result in a sense of doership. Just as the sun, while illuminating, is not touched by its own light.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elucidates the concept of 'Akarma' (inaction in action). Even though a wise person is engaged in various activities, they remain untouched by the ego of being the 'doer'. He uses the sublime metaphor of the sun: the sun illuminates the entire world, yet it remains detached from the activities it enables. Similarly, a person established in self-knowledge performs duties for the welfare of the world without the burden of ego or desire for results, ensuring that the actions do not bind their soul.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your professional duties with excellence but without letting the success or failure feed your ego. For example, a doctor treats a patient as a duty, without claiming to be the ultimate 'giver of life', remaining detached like the sun.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul performs actions without being bound by the ego of doership, using the analogy of the sun.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 288

आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् । तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ॥

जैसा समुद्रु भरला । तरी मर्यादा न सांडी भला । आणि सरितांही ओघु आणिला । तरी न वाढे ॥

"As the ocean is full, yet does not cross its limits; and even if rivers bring their flow, it does not increase."

समुद्रु Noun
Samudru
सागर
Ocean
मर्यादा Noun
Maryada
सीमा किंवा नियम
Boundary or limit
सांडी Verb
Sandi
सोडणे
To abandon or leave
सरितांही Noun
Saritanhi
नद्यांचा
Of the rivers
ओघु Noun
Oghu
प्रवाह
Flow or current
वाढे Verb
Vadhe
वाढणे
To increase

💡 Meaning

Just as the ocean remains full and does not cross its limits even when rivers flow into it, a wise person remains peaceful despite the arrival of external desires.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar provides a profound analogy for a person of steady wisdom. The ocean is naturally full and self-contained. Even when numerous rivers pour their voluminous waters into it, especially during the monsoon, the ocean neither overflows its boundaries nor shows a visible increase in its vastness. Similarly, a wise person remains internally undisturbed even when sensory desires or external circumstances approach them. They are so deeply anchored in their own self-realization that external additions or subtractions do not alter their inner state of absolute peace.

🎯 Practical Application

Maintain inner stability regardless of external gains or losses. For example, if you receive a major promotion, stay humble and grounded; if you face a setback, stay calm and composed like the ocean.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the stability of a realized soul (Sthitaprajna) using the metaphor of an ocean that remains undisturbed despite the influx of rivers.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 47

तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः । छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥

म्हणोनि संशयाहूनि थोर । आन नाही पाप घोर । हा विनाशासी थोर । विस्तीर्ण मार्ग ॥ ४७ ॥

"Therefore, there is no sin greater than doubt; it is a vast path leading to destruction."

संशयाहूनि Noun
Sanshayahuni
संशयापेक्षा
Than doubt
थोर Adjective
Thor
मोठे / महान
Great / Big
आन Adjective
Aan
दुसरे
Other
पाप Noun
Paap
पाप / वाईट कृत्य
Sin
घोर Adjective
Ghor
भयंकर
Terrible
विनाशासी Noun
Vinashasi
विनाशासाठी
For destruction
विस्तीर्ण Adjective
Vistirna
विशाल / रुंद
Vast / Wide
मार्ग Noun
Marg
रस्ता
Path

💡 Meaning

Therefore, there is no sin more terrible than doubt; it is a wide and certain path leading to one's own destruction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that doubt is the most formidable enemy of a seeker. He describes doubt not just as a mental state but as a 'sin' because it leads to the total destruction of one's efforts and peace. Like a wide highway leading to a cliff, doubt provides an easy but certain path to downfall. It paralyzes the will to act and obscures the truth. To achieve success or liberation, one must use the sword of knowledge to cut through this uncertainty.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, doubting your decisions after careful planning leads to procrastination. For example, if a manager constantly doubts their strategy, the team loses direction and the project fails. Confidence derived from knowledge is essential for leadership.

📌 Context

After explaining the power of knowledge, Shri Krishna (through Dnyaneshwar Maharaj's commentary) warns Arjuna about the destructive nature of doubt which hinders spiritual and worldly progress.

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