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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 3, Verse 224

म्हणोनि समर्थें जे जे कीजे । तें तें लोकीं प्रमाण मानिजे । मग तियेचि मार्गीं जाइजे । येरेंही जनें ॥

"Therefore, whatever is done by the capable (great), that is accepted as authority by the world; then other people also follow that very path."

म्हणोनि Conjunction
Mhanoni
म्हणून
Therefore
समर्थें Noun
Samarthe
सामर्थ्यवान किंवा थोर व्यक्तीने
By the capable or great person
कीजे Verb
Kije
केले जाते
Is done
प्रमाण Noun
Praman
आदर्श किंवा पुरावा
Standard or Authority
मार्गीं Noun
Margi
मार्गाने
On the path
येरेंही Pronoun
Yerehi
इतरांनी सुद्धा
By others also

💡 Meaning

Therefore, whatever a great person does is accepted as a standard by the world, and then other people follow that same path.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj highlights the psychological and social reality that the masses tend to emulate the elite or those in positions of power. The term 'Samartha' refers to those who are influential, wise, or powerful. Whatever these individuals do is accepted as 'Praman' (the standard or the truth) by the common folk. This creates a ripple effect; hence, the actions of a leader are not just personal but have a collective impact. It emphasizes the 'Yoga of Action' where one must act righteously not just for personal gain, but to guide society correctly.

🎯 Practical Application

In a professional setting, if a manager maintains high ethical standards, the team follows suit. Example: If a teacher is punctual and disciplined, the students naturally learn the value of time and discipline.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains why Krishna performs actions: to set an example for the world, as common people follow the leaders.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 382

हे ब्राह्मी स्थिती पाविजे | तरी देहभावाते सांडिजे | मग निभ्रांत होइजे | परब्रह्मी || ३८२ ||

"To attain this Brahmi state, one must abandon body-consciousness; then one becomes undoubtedly established in the Supreme Brahman."

ब्राह्मी Adjective
Brahmi
ब्रह्मविषयक किंवा परमात्म्याशी संबंधित
Related to Brahman or Supreme Reality
पाविजे Verb
Pavije
मिळवणे किंवा प्राप्त करणे
To attain or reach
देहभावाते Noun
Dehabhavate
शरीराचा अभिमान किंवा देहबुद्धी
Body consciousness or ego
सांडिजे Verb
Sandije
त्याग करणे किंवा सोडून देणे
To abandon or discard
निभ्रांत Adjective
Nibhranta
संशयरहित किंवा खात्रीने
Without doubt or certainly
परब्रह्मी Noun
Parabrahmi
परमात्म्यामध्ये
In the Supreme Brahman

💡 Meaning

To attain the state of Brahman, one must give up body-consciousness. Then, one undoubtedly becomes one with the Supreme Reality.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that to attain the 'Brahmi' state (the state of ultimate consciousness), one must relinquish 'Dehabhava' or body-consciousness. As long as an individual identifies solely with the physical body and its desires, they remain bound by duality. Once this identification is shed through wisdom, the seeker becomes one with the Supreme Reality (Parabrahman) without any doubt. This is the pinnacle of spiritual evolution.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, we often get overly attached to our physical appearance or social status. Practicing detachment from these external identities helps in achieving mental peace. Example: During times of physical illness, reminding oneself that the inner self is eternal while the body is temporary helps reduce mental suffering.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the ultimate state of a realized soul (Sthitaprajna) at the conclusion of the second chapter.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 211

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥

जेथ कर्मचि अकर्म होय । आणि अकर्मीं कर्मचि आहे । हे जयाचिये दिठी पाहे । तोचि पुरुषु ॥ २११ ॥

"Where action itself becomes inaction, and in inaction there is action; he who sees this with his vision, he alone is the realized man."

कर्मचि Noun
Karmachi
कर्मच
Action itself
अकर्म Noun
Akarma
कर्म नसणे किंवा निष्कामता
Inaction or selflessness
दिठी Noun
Dithi
दृष्टी किंवा नजर
Vision or insight
पाहे Verb
Pahe
पाहतो
Sees
पुरुषु Noun
Purushu
ज्ञानी मनुष्य
Wise person

💡 Meaning

He who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is the truly wise person.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj interprets the concept of seeing inaction in action. A realized soul understands that while the body and mind perform actions, the true self remains a non-doer. Conversely, physical stillness is not true inaction if the mind is agitated by desires. One who perceives this subtle truth is liberated from the bonds of Karma.

🎯 Practical Application

Practice mindfulness in daily tasks. For example, while cooking or working, focus entirely on the act without worrying about praise or results, thereby achieving 'inaction' within the 'action'.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the paradoxical nature of action and inaction as taught by Lord Krishna.

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