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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 2

तरी उचित आणि सोपें । जेणें आचरिलें न बाणती पापें । तें सांगिजो आम्हांप्रत रूपें । विवंचूनि ॥

तरी उचित आणि सोपे । जेणे आचरिले न बाणती पापे । ते सांगिजो आम्हांप्रत रूपे । विवंचूनि ॥

"Therefore, tell us clearly that which is proper and easy, by practicing which no sins are incurred."

उचित Adjective
uchita
योग्य
Proper/Right
सोपें Adjective
sopēṃ
सुलभ
Easy
आचरिलें Verb
ācarilēṃ
आचरण केले असता
When practiced
बाणती Verb
bāṇatī
लागणे किंवा चिकटणे
To affect or stick
पापें Noun
pāpēṃ
पाप किंवा वाईट कर्म
Sins
विवंचूनि Adverb
vivañcūni
विचार करून किंवा स्पष्ट करून
After deliberation or clearly

💡 Meaning

Therefore, please tell us clearly that which is proper and easy, by practicing which no sins are incurred.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Arjuna appeals to Lord Krishna to provide a definitive and uncomplicated path. He seeks a way of life or action that is inherently 'proper' (Uchita) and 'easy' (Sope) to execute. His primary concern is to avoid the accumulation of 'sins' (Papa) while performing his duties. This reflects the human desire for clarity when faced with complex moral dilemmas, seeking a path that balances duty with spiritual safety.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, when faced with a choice, one should look for the path that is ethically sound and sustainable. For example, choosing honesty in business might seem difficult, but it is the 'proper' path that prevents the 'sin' of guilt and legal trouble later.

📌 Context

Arjuna is confused by Krishna's previous explanation and asks for a single, clear path that is easy to follow and free from sin.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 60

जैसीं सरितांचीं ओघ । मिळणीं सांडिती वेग । मग होती एकार्णव जग । तैसे झाले ॥

"As the currents of rivers, on reaching the confluence, abandon their speed and become the ocean itself, so have they become."

सरितांचीं Noun
saritanchi
नद्यांचे
of rivers
ओघ Noun
ogh
प्रवाह
flow or stream
मिळणीं Noun
milani
संगमावर / मिळाल्यावर
upon merging
सांडिती Verb
sanditi
सोडतात / त्यागतात
abandon or leave
वेग Noun
veg
गती
speed or momentum
एकार्णव Adjective
ekarnav
समुद्राशी एकरूप
one with the ocean

💡 Meaning

Just as the flows of rivers lose their speed upon merging with the ocean and become one with it, so do the enlightened ones become one with the Divine.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses the metaphor of rivers merging into the ocean to describe the state of Advaita (non-duality). Just as rivers lose their individual names, forms, and momentum upon reaching the sea, a realized soul loses the sense of 'I' or ego. The boundary between the individual self and the Supreme Reality dissolves, leading to a state of pure consciousness where the seeker and the sought become one.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, this teaches us to drop our ego when working for a larger cause. For example, a musician loses their individual identity to become one with the melody, creating a masterpiece that transcends the self.

📌 Context

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains the state of liberation where the individual soul merges with the universal consciousness, losing its separate identity.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 218

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥

म्हणोनि अर्जुना तोचि जाणावा । जो कर्माचां लोटीं न पाविजे विसांवा । आणि अकर्माचां ठावीं न संवावा । कर्माचिया ओढी ॥

"Therefore Arjuna, recognize him alone as wise, who finds no rest (stagnation) in the flood of actions, and is not touched by the pull of actions in the state of inaction."

लोटीं Noun
Loti
प्रवाहामध्ये किंवा ओघात
In the flood or surge
विसांवा Noun
Visanva
विश्रांती किंवा अडकणे
Rest or getting stuck
ठावीं Noun
Thavi
ठिकाणी किंवा स्थितीत
In the place or state
ओढी Noun
Odhi
आकर्षण किंवा ओढ
Pull or attraction
जाणावा Verb
Janava
ओळखावा किंवा समजावा
Should be known

💡 Meaning

Therefore, Arjuna, know him to be the wise one, who is not overwhelmed by the surge of actions and is not pulled by desires even in a state of physical inaction.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that true liberation is not about physical renunciation of work, but about mental detachment. A wise person is one who remains unperturbed even in the midst of intense activity and does not harbor mental cravings for action when physically inactive. This state of 'inaction in action' is the hallmark of a realized soul.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, staying calm during a high-pressure deadline and not overthinking about work during your time off is a practical application of this wisdom.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the characteristics of a person who has transcended the bondage of action.

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