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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 255

जेवी आपुलिया आपण। न विसरता अंतःकरण। तेवी आत्मरूपीं मन। स्थिर होय॥

"Just as one does not forget one's own self, so the mind becomes steady in the form of the Atman."

जेवी Adverb
Jevi
ज्याप्रमाणे
Just as
आपुलिया Pronoun
Apuliya
स्वतःच्या
One's own
विसरता Verb
Visarata
विसरणे
Forgetting
अंतःकरण Noun
Antahkaran
मन किंवा हृदय
Inner mind or heart
तेवी Adverb
Tevi
त्याप्रमाणे
In that manner
आत्मरूपीं Noun
Atmarupi
आत्मस्वरूपात
In the form of the Soul
स्थिर Adjective
Sthira
अढळ
Steady
होय Verb
Hoya
होते
Becomes

💡 Meaning

Just as one never forgets one's own self, the mind of a wise person remains naturally steady in the Atman.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar provides a profound analogy for self-realization. He explains that just as an individual never needs to remind themselves of their own existence because self-awareness is innate and constant, a person of steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) remains effortlessly anchored in the Atman (Self). Their focus on the divine or the true self is not a forced mental exercise but a natural, perpetual state of being where the mind no longer wanders toward external distractions.

🎯 Practical Application

Apply this by practicing deep focus in your daily tasks. For example, when studying or working, try to reach a state of 'flow' where you are so aligned with your objective that you don't need to force yourself to concentrate; it becomes your natural state.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the natural state of a person who has attained steady wisdom.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 214

मग तो शरीरे केवळु । जरी जाहला लोकपाळु । तरी अलिप्तु निर्मळु । जैसा रवि ॥ २१४ ॥

"Then, though he may be a protector of the people in body, he remains detached and pure, just like the sun."

शरीरे Noun
Sharire
शरीराने
By the body
लोकपाळु Noun
Lokapalu
लोकांचे पालन करणारा / राजा
Protector of people / Ruler
अलिप्तु Adjective
Aliptu
अलिप्त किंवा न अडकलेला
Detached
निर्मळु Adjective
Nirmalu
स्वच्छ किंवा पवित्र
Pure
रवि Noun
Ravi
सूर्य
Sun

💡 Meaning

Just as the sun remains detached and pure while illuminating the world, a wise person remains untouched by actions even while performing them through the body.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Dnyaneshwar Maharaj uses the metaphor of the Sun to describe a self-realized person. Even if such a person holds a high position (like a protector of people) and performs various physical actions, they remain untouched by the results or the ego of being the 'doer'. Just as the sun illuminates the world and enables all activities without being affected by the impurities of the earth, the Jnani remains pure and detached because they have transcended the physical identity.

🎯 Practical Application

Perform your professional or social duties with full dedication but without the ego of 'I am the doer'. For example, a leader should serve the community without seeking personal glory or being affected by praise or criticism.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains how a realized soul remains untouched by the actions performed by their physical body.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 5, Verse 109

जेथें अर्जुना हें न दिसे । तेथें सुख हें कायसें? । जैसें मृगजळ न भासे । सूर्यकिरणीं ॥ १०९ ॥

जेथे अर्जुना हे न दिसे । तेथे सुख हे कायसे? । जैसे मृगजळ न भासे । सूर्यकिरणी ॥ १०९ ॥

"Where, O Arjuna, this is not seen, what kind of happiness is there? Just as a mirage does not appear without sunbeams."

मृगजळ Noun
Mrigajala
मृगजळ (आभास)
Mirage
भासे Verb
Bhase
दिसणे किंवा भासणे
Appears
सूर्यकिरणीं Noun
Suryakirani
सूर्याच्या किरणांमध्ये
In sunbeams
सुख Noun
Sukha
आनंद
Happiness
कायसें Adjective
Kayase
कसले किंवा कोठले
What kind of

💡 Meaning

Arjuna, where this (world) is not perceived, how can there be happiness? Just as a mirage cannot appear without sunbeams.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

This verse uses the metaphor of a mirage to explain the nature of worldly existence. A mirage is an optical illusion caused by sunlight; similarly, the world and its pleasures are an illusion (Maya) projected onto the ultimate reality. Without the underlying reality of the Self, these appearances have no independent existence. When one transcends the perception of duality, the concept of worldly pleasure vanishes.

🎯 Practical Application

Realize that external objects are not the source of joy. Example: A video game provides joy only as long as you are engaged with it; the joy is in your state of mind, not the console itself.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the illusory nature of worldly pleasures using the metaphor of a mirage.

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