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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

3 verses 📿 All Granths

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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. 2, Verse 234

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः । न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ॥

हा शस्त्रें न तुटे । पावकें न जळे । हा जळें न विटे । शोषू न शके ॥ २३४ ॥

"This [Soul] is not broken by weapons, not burnt by fire, not dissolved by water, and cannot be dried [by wind]."

शस्त्रें Noun

shastren

शस्त्राने

by weapons

पावकें Noun

pavaken

अग्नीने

by fire

जळे Verb

jale

जळतो

burns

विटे Verb

vite

भिजतो किंवा खराब होतो

decays or dissolves

शोषू Verb

shoshu

सुकवणे

to dry up

💡 Meaning

This soul cannot be cut by weapons, cannot be burnt by fire, cannot be dissolved by water, and cannot be dried by the wind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on the eternal nature of the Soul (Atman). He explains that the Soul is beyond the reach of the five elements of nature. Weapons can only cut physical matter, but they cannot pierce the Soul. Fire, which consumes everything, cannot burn the Soul because the Soul is the source of all light and energy. Water cannot dissolve or decay it, and wind cannot dry it out. This highlights that the Soul is immutable, eternal, and unaffected by physical changes or destruction.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, this knowledge helps us overcome the fear of death and loss. For example, when facing a physical illness or a major life change, remembering that our inner core is eternal provides the resilience to face challenges without losing mental balance.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains the indestructible nature of the soul to Arjuna to remove his grief and delusion.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 25

अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते । तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि ॥

तरी हे साचचि अचलु । आणि सर्वदा हा अढळु । जैसा क्षीरसागरीं कल्लोळु । क्षीररूपचि ॥

"Truly, this soul is immovable and forever steady; just as waves in the ocean of milk are essentially the milk itself."

साचचि Adverb

Sachachi

खरोखर

Truly

अचलु Adjective

Achalu

स्थिर

Immovable

अढळु Adjective

Adhalu

न हलणारा

Unshakeable

क्षीरसागरीं Noun

Kshirsagari

दुधाच्या समुद्रात

In the ocean of milk

कल्लोळु Noun

Kallolu

लाट

Wave

💡 Meaning

This soul is truly stable and forever unshakeable. Just as waves in the ocean of milk are nothing but milk, the soul is essentially one with the Divine.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar provides a profound interpretation of the soul's nature. He uses the metaphor of the 'Ocean of Milk' to explain that just as waves are not distinct from the milk they are made of, the individual soul is not distinct from the Supreme Reality. The soul is described as 'Achala' (immovable) and 'Adhala' (unshakeable), meaning it remains unaffected by physical changes or worldly transformations. This realization of oneness (Advaita) is meant to remove Arjuna's grief and fear of death.

🎯 Practical Application

Recognize that the divine essence within you and others is the same. Example: Maintaining inner peace during life's fluctuations by understanding that your core self is eternal and unchanging.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the immortality and unchangeable nature of the soul to Arjuna, using metaphors to illustrate non-duality.

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