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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 321

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

मग स्मृति ते भ्रंशे । आणि बुद्धीचा नाश प्रकाशे । जैसा सूर्य अस्ता जाय तैसें ॥

"Then memory fails, and the destruction of intellect becomes evident, just as the sun sets and darkness prevails."

स्मृति Noun
Smruti
आठवण किंवा विवेक
Memory or mindfulness
भ्रंशे Verb
Bhranshe
नष्ट होणे किंवा ढळणे
To fail or decay
बुद्धीचा Noun
Buddhicha
विवेकाचा किंवा विचाराचा
Of the intellect
नाश Noun
Naash
विनाश
Destruction
प्रकाशे Verb
Prakashe
दिसून येणे किंवा प्रकट होणे
Manifests or appears
अस्ता Noun
Asta
मावळणे
Setting (as in sun)

💡 Meaning

When memory fails, the intellect is destroyed. Just as the world becomes dark when the sun sets, a person is ruined when their wisdom is lost.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar illustrates the chain reaction of spiritual and mental decline. When a person is overcome by anger, their 'Smruti' (the memory of right and wrong) is clouded. This loss of memory leads to the destruction of 'Buddhi' (intellect/discernment). He uses the powerful metaphor of a sunset: just as the world is plunged into darkness when the sun sets, a person's life is ruined when the light of wisdom is extinguished.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, anger often leads to poor decision-making. For example, during a heated argument, we might forget years of friendship and say hurtful things. This happens because anger blinds our intellect. Practicing calmness helps preserve our judgment.

📌 Context

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains the psychological downfall of a person who succumbs to anger and loses their power of discrimination.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 90

म्हणोनि कर्मे तरी कीजती। परि तीं कर्तेपणा न येती। जैशीं चित्रींचीं न हालती। चित्रे लिहिलीं॥ ९०॥

"Therefore, actions are performed, but they do not bring the sense of doership; just as painted figures do not move."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
कीजती Verb
Kijati
केली जातात
Are performed
कर्तेपणा Noun
Kartepana
मीपणा किंवा कर्ता असल्याचा भाव
Sense of doership
जैशीं Conjunction
Jaishi
ज्याप्रमाणे
Just as
हालती Verb
Halati
हालचाल करतात
Move
लिहिलीं Adjective
Lihili
काढलेली किंवा रेखाटलेली
Painted or drawn

💡 Meaning

Therefore, actions are indeed performed, but they do not result in the sense of doership, just as painted figures in a picture do not actually move.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar uses a beautiful analogy of a painting to describe the state of a liberated soul. Just as figures in a painting may be depicted in various poses of action (like running or fighting), they do not actually possess any movement or the ego of performing those actions. Similarly, a person established in self-knowledge performs all necessary worldly duties through their physical body and senses, yet remains internally detached. They do not harbor the illusion of 'I am the doer' (Kartrutva Bhava), and thus, their actions do not create any karmic bondage.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, perform your duties with excellence but without getting attached to the 'credit' or 'ego' of the work. For example, a doctor treats a patient as a duty, without letting the success inflate their ego, knowing they are just an instrument.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul performs actions without being bound by the ego of doership.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 219

म्हणोनि तूं आतां । सकळ काम सांडूनि चित्ता । नियमूनि पांडुसुता । झुंझें वेगीं ॥ २१९ ॥

म्हणून तू आता, सर्व वासनांचा त्याग करून, चित्तावर ताबा मिळवून, हे अर्जुना, युद्ध करण्यासाठी सज्ज हो.

"Therefore, now, casting off all desires from the mind and controlling it, O son of Pandu, engage in the fight quickly."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
सकळ Adjective
Sakal
सर्व
All
काम Noun
Kaam
इच्छा किंवा वासना
Desire
सांडूनि Verb
Sanduni
त्याग करून
Abandoning
चित्ता Noun
Chitta
मनाला
Mind
नियमूनि Verb
Niyamuni
नियंत्रित करून
Controlling
झुंझें Verb
Zunze
युद्ध कर
Fight
वेगीं Adverb
Vegi
त्वरित किंवा वेगाने
Quickly

💡 Meaning

Therefore, O Arjuna, casting aside all desires and controlling your mind, prepare yourself for the battle immediately.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the necessity of controlling the mind and discarding worldly desires before performing one's duty. He explains that true action is not just physical but mental. By surrendering the fruits of labor and stabilizing the intellect, one can perform even the most difficult tasks (like war) without being bound by the consequences of karma. It is a call to action rooted in spiritual discipline.

🎯 Practical Application

Focusing entirely on the task at hand without worrying about the outcome. Example: A student studying for exams should focus on understanding the subject rather than stressing about the final grade.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna concludes his instruction to Arjuna on how to perform action without attachment and urges him to fulfill his duty.

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