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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 360

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

म्हणोनि मन हें आवरावें । तरीच बुद्धि स्थैर्य पावे । हें साच जाण स्वभावें । अर्जुना तूं ॥

"Therefore, the mind must be controlled; only then does the intellect achieve stability. Know this to be the truth, O Arjuna."

मन Noun
Mana
मन
Mind
आवरावें Verb
Aavarave
नियंत्रण करावे
To restrain or control
बुद्धि Noun
Buddhi
बुद्धी
Intellect
स्थैर्य Noun
Sthairya
स्थिरता
Stability
साच Noun
Saach
सत्य/खरे
Truth
स्वभावें Adverb
Swabhave
सहजपणे/स्वभावाने
Naturally

💡 Meaning

Therefore, the mind must be restrained; only then does the intellect attain stability. Know this to be the truth, O Arjuna.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that the stability of the intellect is directly contingent upon the restraint of the mind. He posits that unless the mind is withdrawn from the allure of sensory objects, the intellect cannot achieve a state of equanimity. Just as a flame flickers in the wind, the intellect wavers when the mind is restless. Therefore, true spiritual grounding is only possible for one who has mastered their internal impulses.

🎯 Practical Application

In a professional setting, to achieve a complex goal, one must practice 'deep work' by consciously avoiding digital distractions to maintain intellectual focus.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna the necessity of controlling the senses to achieve a steady and enlightened intellect.

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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 44

जेणे विषयांचेनि मिषे । बुद्धीचिये कळा नाशे । जेणे मोहविले असे । विवेकबळ ॥

"Through the lure of sense-objects, the light of the intellect is extinguished, and the strength of discrimination is deluded."

विषयांचेनि Noun
Vishayancheni
विषयांच्या (इंद्रिय भोगांच्या)
of sense objects
मिषे Noun
Mishe
निमित्ताने किंवा बहाण्याने
on the pretext of
बुद्धीचिये Noun
Buddhichiye
बुद्धीची
of the intellect
नाशे Verb
Nashe
नाश होतो किंवा लोप पावते
is destroyed
मोहविले Verb
Mohavile
भुलविले किंवा मोहित केले
deluded or charmed
विवेकबळ Noun
Vivekabala
सारासार विचार करण्याची शक्ती
power of discrimination

💡 Meaning

Through the pretext of sensory pleasures, the brilliance of the intellect is destroyed, and the power of discrimination is deluded.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the destructive nature of sensory attachments. When a person becomes obsessed with worldly pleasures, their intellectual clarity is diminished. This obsession acts as a veil that blinds the 'Viveka' (the power to distinguish between right and wrong), leading the individual away from their true purpose and spiritual growth. The 'brilliance' of the mind is lost when it is constantly chasing external gratifications.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, if a person prioritizes instant gratification (like excessive social media) over long-term goals, their focus weakens. One must use 'Viveka' to choose meaningful work over temporary distractions.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how attachment to worldly pleasures clouds human judgment and destroys the power of discrimination.

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