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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 1, Verse 83

तंव तो अर्जुनु म्हणे । देवा हें काय मी न जाणें । परि येणें मोहें अंतःकरणें । व्याकुळ जाहलों ॥ ८३ ॥

"Then Arjuna said, 'O Lord, I do not say I don't understand this; but my heart is distressed by this delusion.'"

अर्जुनु Noun
Arjunu
अर्जुन
Arjuna
म्हणे Verb
Mhane
म्हणाला
said
न जाणें Verb
Na Jane
माहित नाही असे नाही
not that I don't know
मोहें Noun
Mohen
मोहामुळे / आसक्तीमुळे
due to attachment/delusion
अंतःकरणें Noun
Antahkarane
मनाने / हृदयाने
by the heart/mind
व्याकुळ Adjective
Vyakula
अस्वस्थ / कासावीस
distressed/agitated

💡 Meaning

Then Arjuna said, 'O Lord, it is not that I do not understand this; but my heart has become deeply distressed due to this attachment.'

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Arjuna confesses that his distress is not born out of a lack of knowledge, but out of emotional attachment (Moha). He recognizes the situation but finds his heart overwhelmed by the thought of fighting his own kin. Saint Dnyaneshwar beautifully captures the human condition where intellectual understanding is often overpowered by emotional bonds, leading to a state of paralysis in decision-making.

🎯 Practical Application

Recognize when emotions are clouding your judgment. For instance, a leader must prioritize organizational goals over personal friendships to maintain integrity and perform their duty.

📌 Context

Arjuna expresses his mental distress to Krishna, admitting that his emotional attachment is clouding his clarity despite knowing his duty.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 297

जेथ हे विषय-विष सांडिजे। आणि आत्मसुखें धाली होईजे। तेथ सहजेंचि विसरिजे। इंद्रियग्रामु॥

"Where this poison of sensory objects is cast off, and one becomes satiated with the bliss of the Self, there the group of senses is naturally forgotten."

विषय-विष Noun
vishaya-visha
इंद्रियांचे भोगरूपी विष
poison of sensory objects
सांडिजे Verb
sandije
सोडले जाते
is abandoned
आत्मसुखें Noun
atmasukhen
आत्म्याच्या आनंदाने
by the bliss of the self
धाली Adjective
dhali
तृप्त होणे
satisfied or satiated
विसरिजे Verb
visarije
विसरले जाते
is forgotten
इंद्रियग्रामु Noun
indriyagramu
इंद्रियांचा समूह
group of senses

💡 Meaning

When the poison of sensory objects is abandoned and one is satisfied with the bliss of the Self, then the group of senses is naturally forgotten.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the natural detachment that occurs when one experiences the bliss of the Self. He compares sensory pleasures to poison ('visha'). When the soul is satiated with the supreme joy of self-realization, the entire 'village' or group of senses is naturally forgotten. It is not a forced suppression but a spontaneous transcendence because a higher taste has been found. This is the hallmark of a steady mind.

🎯 Practical Application

When you find a deeper purpose or passion, minor distractions lose their power over you. For example, a dedicated artist becomes so absorbed in their creation that they forget hunger or external noise.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the natural state of a person who has attained inner bliss and how sensory attractions fade away.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 221

वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि । तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णान्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही ॥

जैसे जुने वस्त्र सांडिजे । मग नूतन वेढिजे । तैसे देहांतर स्वीकारिजे । चैतन्ये येणे ॥

"As a man casts off worn-out garments and puts on others that are new, so does the embodied soul cast off worn-out bodies and enter into others that are new."

जुने Adjective
June
जुने किंवा जीर्ण
Old or worn out
वस्त्र Noun
Vastra
कपडे
Clothes
सांडिजे Verb
Sandije
त्याग करणे किंवा सोडणे
To discard or leave
नूतन Adjective
Nutan
नवीन
New
वेढिजे Verb
Vedhije
परिधान करणे
To wear or wrap
देहांतर Noun
Dehantar
दुसरे शरीर धारण करणे
Change of body
चैतन्ये Noun
Chaitanye
आत्मा किंवा चैतन्यशक्ती
Pure Consciousness or Soul

💡 Meaning

Just as a person discards old clothes and puts on new ones, the soul discards the old body and accepts a new one.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the Bhagavad Gita's concept of the soul's journey. He compares the physical body to a garment. Just as a human being naturally discards old, tattered clothes to wear fresh ones, the Soul (Chaitanya) discards a worn-out physical form to inhabit a new one. This scholarly interpretation emphasizes that the essence of a being is independent of its physical vessel. Death is not an end but a transition, a change of 'costume' in the cosmic play of existence.

🎯 Practical Application

This teaching can be applied when dealing with grief. By understanding that only the physical form is lost while the spiritual essence continues its journey, one can find the strength to move forward in life.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna uses the analogy of changing clothes to explain the concept of transmigration of the soul to Arjuna.

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