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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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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. 2, Verse 324

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

मग स्मृति ते भ्रंशे । तेथ बुद्धिचा नाश असे । जैसा सूर्य अस्ता जाय तैसें । होय तया ॥

"Then the memory is lost, and there follows the destruction of the intellect; as the sun sets, so does his life fall into darkness."

स्मृति Noun
smriti
आठवण किंवा जाणीव
memory or mindfulness
भ्रंशे Verb
bhranshe
नष्ट होणे किंवा ढळणे
to fail or slip away
बुद्धिचा Noun
buddhicha
विवेकाचा किंवा बुद्धीचा
of the intellect
नाश Noun
naash
विनाश किंवा शेवट
destruction
अस्ता Noun
asta
मावळणे
setting (as in sunset)

💡 Meaning

Then the memory fails, leading to the destruction of the intellect. Just as it happens when the sun sets, so is the state of that person.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj elaborates on the psychological chain reaction where anger leads to delusion, and delusion leads to the loss of memory. Memory here refers to the awareness of one's true nature and moral values. When this memory is lost, the 'Buddhi' (intellect) which distinguishes right from wrong is destroyed. He uses the metaphor of a sunset to describe this state; just as the world becomes dark and dangerous after the sun sets, a person without intellect loses their way and eventually perishes.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, if you let anger take over during a meeting, you might forget the professional etiquette and long-term goals (loss of memory), leading to a poor decision that ruins your career (destruction of intellect). Practicing mindfulness helps prevent this chain reaction.

📌 Context

In the sequence of spiritual downfall, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains how the loss of memory leads to the total destruction of a person's discriminative faculty.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 314

जैसा पूर्णत्वें सरिता । समुद्रु होय सर्वथा । तैसिया कामनावस्था । न बाधती ॥

"As the rivers in their fullness meet the ocean, so do the states of desire not affect the wise."

जैसा Adverb
Jaisa
ज्याप्रमाणे
Just as
पूर्णत्वें Adverb
Purnatve
पूर्णपणे भरलेल्या
In fullness
सरिता Noun
Sarita
नद्या
Rivers
समुद्रु Noun
Samudru
सागर
Ocean
कामनावस्था Noun
Kamnavastha
इच्छांची स्थिती
State of desires
बाधती Verb
Badhati
बाधा पोहोचवणे किंवा विचलित करणे
To affect or disturb

💡 Meaning

Just as the ocean remains steady even when all rivers flow into it, a person remains peaceful when all desires dissolve within them without causing any disturbance.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses the metaphor of the ocean to describe the mental state of a realized soul. Just as the ocean remains undisturbed despite being constantly filled by numerous rivers, a person of steady wisdom remains calm and unaffected even when various desires or external stimuli enter their mind. Their inner fulfillment is so vast that external changes cannot disrupt their peace.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, we face many distractions and emotional highs and lows. Like the ocean, we should learn to absorb these experiences without losing our inner balance. For example, staying calm during a workplace conflict instead of reacting impulsively.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the characteristics of a person with steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) using the analogy of the ocean.

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