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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 371

तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

म्हणोनि इंद्रियांचा निग्रहो । जयासी जाहला असे पहा हो । तयाचेचि ठायीं स्थिर राहो । प्रज्ञा माझी ॥

"Therefore, O mighty-armed Arjuna, his wisdom is steady whose senses are completely restrained from their objects."

म्हणोनि Adverb
Mhanoni
म्हणून
therefore
इंद्रियांचा Noun
Indriyancha
इंद्रियांचा
of the senses
निग्रहो Noun
Nigraho
संयम किंवा ताबा
restraint or control
जयासी Pronoun
Jayasi
ज्याला
to whom
स्थिर Adjective
Sthir
अढळ
steady
प्रज्ञा Noun
Pradnya
बुद्धी
wisdom

💡 Meaning

Therefore, one who has completely restrained their senses from their objects possesses steady wisdom.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true spiritual stability is achieved only when one masters their senses. Just as a tortoise withdraws its limbs into its shell for protection, a wise person withdraws their senses from worldly objects to prevent the mind from wandering. This internal discipline is the foundation of 'Sthitaprajna' (a person of steady wisdom). Without controlling the senses, the intellect remains scattered and cannot realize the ultimate truth.

🎯 Practical Application

In modern life, practicing digital detox or resisting the urge to react impulsively to criticism are practical ways to apply sense control for mental peace.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna that a person whose senses are under control is the one with stable wisdom.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 107

जेथूनि हे विश्व जाहले । जेणें हे जिवंत संचरले । जेणें हे सर्व व्यापिले । आपणयासी ॥

"From whom this universe emerged, by whom it is kept alive, and who has pervaded all this by Himself."

जेथूनि Adverb
Jethuni
ज्यापासून
From where
विश्व Noun
Vishwa
जग
Universe
जाहले Verb
Jahale
झाले किंवा निर्माण झाले
Happened or Created
संचरले Verb
Sancharale
सळसळते किंवा जिवंत आहे
Animated or Moved
व्यापिले Verb
Vyapile
भरून उरले किंवा व्यापले
Pervaded
आपणयासी Pronoun
Aapanayasi
स्वतःने
By Himself

💡 Meaning

The one from whom this universe arose, by whom all living beings are animated, and who pervades everything as Himself, is the Eternal Truth.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the nature of the Ultimate Reality (Brahman). He states that the entire universe originates from this source, is sustained by its life-force, and is completely pervaded by it. It emphasizes the non-dual nature of existence where the creator and the creation are not separate. This aligns with the Vedantic view that the self is identical with the universal consciousness, which is indestructible and eternal.

🎯 Practical Application

Recognize the same divine spark in everyone. For example, treating all living beings with kindness and respect, knowing that the same life force flows through them as it does through you.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the omnipresence and the indestructible nature of the Soul (Atman) while commenting on the Bhagavad Gita.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 19

य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम् । उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते ॥

आणि मारितो मी म्हणती । जे मारिले असे मानिती । ते दोघेही न जाणती । निभ्रांत पैं ॥ १९ ॥

"Those who think they are the slayer and those who think they are slain, both are ignorant. This soul neither slays nor is slain."

मारितो Verb
marito
मारणारा
killer
मानिती Verb
maniti
मानतात
believe
जाणती Verb
janati
जाणतात
know
निभ्रांत Adverb
nibhrant
निःसंशयपणे
undoubtedly
पैं Particle
paim
खरोखर
indeed

💡 Meaning

Those who think they kill and those who think they are killed, both do not know the truth. The soul neither kills nor is killed.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that the soul is eternal and beyond the cycle of birth and death. Those who think they are the killers or those who think they are being killed are both ignorant of the truth. The soul neither kills nor is it killed; it is the physical body that perishes while the soul remains untouched and immutable.

🎯 Practical Application

In daily life, we often identify ourselves with our physical bodies or temporary roles. This verse teaches us to look beyond physical destruction and understand our inner strength. Example: Even if a business fails, the person's inner potential remains intact to start again.

📌 Context

Lord Krishna explains the immortality of the soul to Arjuna, and Saint Dnyaneshwar elaborates on this in Marathi.

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