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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 139

जेणें अज्ञानाचें मूळ खणिलें । कर्माचें वाळवण केलें । तें ज्ञानचि होय संचलें । जयापाशीं ॥

ज्याने अज्ञानाचे मूळ उपटून टाकले आहे आणि कर्माचे वाळवण केले आहे, त्याच्यापाशी ते ज्ञानच साठलेले असते.

"He who has dug out the root of ignorance and dried up the field of action, in him, knowledge itself remains concentrated."

अज्ञानाचें Noun
Ajnanache
अज्ञानाचे
Of ignorance
मूळ Noun
Mula
मूळ किंवा उगम
Root or source
खणिलें Verb
Khanile
उपटून टाकले किंवा खोदले
Dug out or uprooted
वाळवण Noun
Valavana
सुकवणे किंवा वाळवंट
Drying up or making barren
संचलें Verb
Sanchale
साठलेले किंवा स्थिरावलेले
Accumulated or concentrated
जयापाशीं Pronoun
Jayapashi
ज्याच्या जवळ
With whom

💡 Meaning

One who has uprooted the source of ignorance and dried up the field of karma becomes the storehouse of true knowledge.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that a true seeker is one who has destroyed the very root of ignorance. By the fire of wisdom, the 'moisture' of desires and attachments in actions is dried up, rendering them incapable of producing future karmic results. Just as parched seeds cannot sprout, the actions of a wise person do not lead to bondage. Such an individual becomes an embodiment of pure consciousness.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your duties with full awareness and without attachment to the results. For example, helping someone without expecting recognition frees you from the burden of expectation and ego.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the state of a realized soul who has transcended the cycle of action through the power of self-knowledge.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 256

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

जैसा समुद्रु भरला । तरी न सांडी आपुली वेला । तैसा तोही संतोखला । क्षोभु न पावे ॥

"As the ocean remains unmoved even when filled by waters, so does the man of steady wisdom remain peaceful despite all desires entering him."

समुद्रु Noun
Samudru
सागर
Ocean
सांडी Verb
Sandi
सोडणे
To leave or abandon
वेला Noun
Vela
मर्यादा किंवा किनारा
Boundary or shore
संतोखला Adjective
Santokhala
समाधानी किंवा तृप्त
Satisfied or content
क्षोभु Noun
Kshobhu
अस्वस्थता किंवा खळबळ
Agitation or disturbance

💡 Meaning

Just as the ocean, though being filled by waters from all sides, remains steady and does not cross its boundaries, similarly, a wise person remains peaceful and undisturbed despite all desires entering them.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj describes the equanimity of a self-realized soul. Just as the ocean is constantly replenished by various rivers yet never overflows or loses its composure, a person of steady wisdom remains unaffected by the influx of sensory desires or external circumstances. Their inner peace is so profound and rooted in the self that external changes cannot cause any mental agitation.

🎯 Practical Application

Maintain emotional stability in both success and failure. For example, a professional should remain calm and focused whether a project succeeds brilliantly or faces unexpected challenges, mirroring the ocean's depth.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the stability of a wise person by comparing them to the vast and steady ocean.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 6

तरी उचित कर्म सांडिजे । आणि मग निवांत होइजे । हे न घडे गा पाविजे । कवणेंही परी ॥

"One should abandon prescribed actions and then become quiet; this does not happen or cannot be achieved by anyone in any way."

उचित Adjective
Uchita
योग्य किंवा विहित
Appropriate or prescribed
सांडिजे Verb
Sandije
सोडून देणे
To abandon
निवांत Adjective
Nivanta
शांत किंवा स्वस्थ
Quiet or peaceful
घडे Verb
Ghade
घडणे किंवा शक्य होणे
To happen or be possible
कवणेंही Pronoun
Kavanehi
कोणाकडूनही
By anyone

💡 Meaning

It is not possible for anyone to attain peace or liberation simply by abandoning their prescribed duties and sitting idle.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj emphasizes that the mere physical abandonment of prescribed duties (Uchita Karma) does not lead to a state of peace or liberation. One cannot simply sit idle and expect to be free from the cycle of action. True renunciation is internal, involving the removal of ego and attachment to results, rather than the cessation of physical work itself.

🎯 Practical Application

Instead of avoiding responsibilities at work or home under the guise of seeking peace, one should perform their duties diligently without being attached to the outcome.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that one cannot attain liberation or peace simply by renouncing physical actions.

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