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🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 47

म्हणोनि उचित जे कर्म । तेंचि करीं तूं सधर्म । परि फळहेतूचें वर्म । संचरीं नको ॥ ४७ ॥

"Therefore, perform the duty that is appropriate; do it righteously. But do not let the secret motive of seeking results enter your mind."

उचित Adjective
Uchita
योग्य किंवा विहित
Appropriate or prescribed
कर्म Noun
Karma
कार्य किंवा कर्तव्य
Action or duty
सधर्म Adverb
Sadharma
धर्माला अनुसरून
Righteously or according to duty
फळहेतू Noun
Phalahetu
फळाची अपेक्षा
Motive for results
वर्म Noun
Varma
मर्म किंवा गुपित विचार
Secret or essence
संचरीं Verb
Sanchari
प्रवेश करणे किंवा मनात येणे
To enter or dwell

💡 Meaning

Therefore, perform the duty that is appropriate and righteous. However, do not let the desire for the fruit of that action enter your mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes the importance of performing one's prescribed duties without attachment to the results. He suggests that while action is necessary and should be aligned with righteousness (Dharma), the motivation should not be driven by the ego's desire for specific outcomes. By detaching from the 'fruit' of action, an individual remains balanced and free from the psychological burden of success or failure. This is the core of Nishkama Karma.

🎯 Practical Application

Focusing entirely on the quality of your work at your job without constantly worrying about the year-end bonus or promotion allows for better performance and mental peace.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the essence of selfless action (Nishkama Karma) to Arjuna, interpreting Krishna's guidance on duty.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 2, Verse 156

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः । वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥

दुःखें न संतापें । सुखीं स्पृहा निक्षेपें । जो रागु द्वेषु न कोपें । सांडूनि गेला ॥

"He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom."

दुःखें Noun
dukhen
दुःखाच्या वेळी
in sorrows
संतापें Verb
santapen
विचलित होणे किंवा त्रासणे
to be agitated
स्पृहा Noun
spruha
इच्छा किंवा ओढ
desire or longing
रागु Noun
ragu
आसक्ती किंवा प्रेम
attachment
सांडूनि Verb
sanduni
त्याग करून किंवा सोडून
having abandoned

💡 Meaning

One who is not disturbed by sorrows, has no longing for pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear, and anger is called a sage of steady mind.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

In this verse, Saint Dnyaneshwar describes the mental state of a realized soul. A person of steady wisdom is one whose mind remains unperturbed by sorrows and who has no craving for pleasures. By transcending the three major obstacles of the mind—attachment (Raga), fear (Bhaya), and anger (Krodha)—the individual attains a state of constant equanimity and spiritual stability.

🎯 Practical Application

In professional life, maintaining a calm demeanor during a high-pressure project without getting frustrated, and staying humble after receiving a major award, exemplifies this teaching.

📌 Context

Shri Krishna explains the characteristics of a person with stable wisdom (Sthitaprajna) to Arjuna.

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Dnyaneshwari Ch. 4, Verse 135

म्हणौनि कर्माचिया ठायीं । जो अकर्मता पाहे पां पाही । आणि अकर्मीं कर्म साही । देखत असे ॥

"Therefore, he who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among men."

कर्माचिया Noun
Karmāciyā
कर्माच्या ठिकाणी
In the place of action
अकर्मता Noun
Akarmatā
कर्मशून्यता किंवा अलिप्तता
Inaction or non-attachment
पाहे Verb
Pāhē
पाहतो
Sees
अकर्मीं Noun
Akarmīṃ
काहीही न करण्यामध्ये
In the state of inaction
देखत Verb
Dēkhata
अनुभवतो किंवा पाहतो
Observing or experiencing

💡 Meaning

One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is truly wise.

🔍 Deep Interpretation

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains that a realized soul understands that while the body performs actions, the true Self remains a non-doer (Akarma). Conversely, if one physically refrains from work but harbors desires or mental activity, they are still performing actions in a state of 'inaction'. True wisdom lies in recognizing that the ego is not the doer, thereby attaining freedom from the bondage of Karma.

🎯 Practical Application

Performing your daily duties without being attached to the results. Example: A doctor performing surgery with full focus as a duty, but remaining calm regardless of the outcome, knowing they did their best without ego.

📌 Context

Saint Dnyaneshwar explains the profound nature of action and inaction as taught by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita.

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