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| Dasbodh is a classic Advaita Vedanta spiritual text narrated by Shri Samartha Ramdas, Guru of the famous Shivaji Maharaj, to his disciple Kalyan Swami who wrote it down as it was spoken in the 17th Century, in a cave in the Raigad district of Maharashtra State in India. In Dasbodh the reader will find spiritual instruction for aspirants on the paths of Devotion and Knowledge. | |||
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| '''''Dāsbodh''''', loosely meaning "advice to the disciple" in ], is a 17th-century ] (devotion) and ] (insight) spiritual text. It was orally narrated by the saint ] to his disciple, Kalyan Swami. The ''Dāsbodh'' provides readers with spiritual guidance on matters such as devotion and acquiring knowledge. Besides this, it also helps in answering queries related to day-to-day life and how to find solutions to it. | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| The ''Dāsbodha'' was written in 1654 by ] Swāmi (1608-1681), a ], a ] ] from ], in the local ]. It is a comprehensive volume in verse form providing instructions on the religious life, presented in the format of a conversation between a Guru and disciple. The narration is believed to have taken place in a cave called ] (pronounced shiv-ther-gaal) in the ] of ]. | |||
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==Style== | ||
| ''Dāsbodh'' is written in the verse form known as ''owi'' (''ōvyā'') in Marathi. The volume comprises 7751 ''owi'' and is divided into 20 chapters, each chapter consisting of ten sub-chapters. Each of these sub-chapters varies in the number of stanzas, but averages around 30-40 stanzas (ovi) per sub-chapter, with some being considerably longer. | |||
| Chapters: | |||
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| # Hymns in praise | |||
| # Signs of fools | |||
| # Assessment of Self attributes | |||
| # Nine stages of communion | |||
| # Sacred formula of Almighty | |||
| # Search for God | |||
| # Fourteen Brahmas | |||
| # Chapter on Knowledge and Illusion | |||
| # Attributes and Forms | |||
| # Life flame of the world | |||
| # In the name of world | |||
| # Prudence and Renunciation | |||
| # Name and Form | |||
| # Uninterrupted meditation | |||
| # Soul | |||
| # Sun and Dynasty | |||
| # Creation and Creator | |||
| # Multifacted | |||
| # Teaching | |||
| # Complete-whole | |||
| ==Contents== | |||
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| ''Dāsbodh'' prescribes the path of devotion to God or "Bhakti mārg", and the path of Knowledge or "Jñana Marg" for ]. Through knowledge, Ramdas clears away all doubts and gives the understanding of one's "True Self". Ramdas also reveals the true meaning and significance of "Discrimination" and "Detachment". | |||
| It deals with diverse aspects of human life such as politics, conducting business dealings and taking care of one's body and family life. One of the key messages given by Saint Ramdas is to not be lazy, as he always encouraged aspirants to earn the livelihood in a virtuous manner. The person who is ready to work will always be fortunate. Common man normally does not want to work and expects everything from God without an effort. | |||
| ⚫ | In ''Dasbodh'', Samartha Ramdas presents the essence of many Vedic texts. ''Dasbodh'' is a manual for life, in the highest sense, and is somewhat unusual among spiritual literature in that it not only expounds the classic themes of discrimination between the true and the untrue and the detachment commonly found in Vedic literature, but also provides a detailed instruction on how to function and excel in society from a place of deep spiritual understanding. | ||
| ] (]-]), a religious ] poet from ], ], wrote Dāsbodh (दासबोध) in ]. It is a comprehensive volume in verse form providing instructions as to how one ought live one's life. | |||
| ⚫ | Contained within the chapters of ''Dasbodh'', Ramdas outlines the path of liberation through Devotion and Knowledge. Through knowledge, Ramdas clears away all doubts and gives the understanding of one's "True Self." Ramdas also reveals the true meaning and significance of "Discrimination" and "Detachment." Entire volumes could be written in trying to describe all that is contained within the text. It draws upon ancient Vedic texts including, but not limited to; The ], the Shashtras, the ], the Avadhut Gita, the '']'', the Rama Gita, the ], the ], and the ], to name a few. Mainly what is presented in ''Dasbodh'' is the voice of direct experience itself. | ||
| Dasbodh prescribes the path of devotion to God or "Bhakti mārg" (भक्तिमार्ग) in ]-- as well as the path of Knowledge or "Jnana Marg" for "liberation" according to Hindu philosophy. It deals with diverse aspects of human life such as politics, conducting business dealings, and taking care of one's body and family life. | |||
| ''Dasbodha'' is an epic written by Shree Samarth. Whatever he wanted to tell the world he has conveyed through ''Dasbodha'' in a candid manner. As per the tradition in his times he wrote it in the Owi form. The contents of the book are simple, straightforward and easy to understand. It is so simple that sometimes it seems to be a prose. ''Dasbodha'' is divided in 20 main parts called as Dashak each of which contains 10 sub parts which are called as Samasas. The total Owis number 7751. Each Owi is made up of 4 lines. After being blessed by Lord Ram he wrote the Old ''Dasbodha''. One finds the freshness, fearlessness and candidness of a person blessed with the ultimate knowledge just recently in it. After a while he started with the continuation of the work and completed up to the 7th Dashak to which he added the Dashak he had written earlier, called the Dashak of knowledge. Then throughout his life he continued writing for the Dasbodha which amounted to another 12 Dashaks. These were added to the earlier 8 ones and the final volume of the Dasbodha as we know it now was prepared just 2 months prior to the time when Shree Samarth left his mortal body. At the end of the book he has unassumingly asked the readers to study, ponder over, introspect and not just only read the whole ''Dasbodha''. | |||
| Dasbodh is written in the verse form known as "owi" (ओव्या) in Marathi. The volume comprises 7,751 "owi" (ओव्या), and is divided into 20 "dashak" (दशक) chapters, each chapter consisting of ten "samās" (समास) sub-chapters. | |||
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| ==Popularity== | |||
| ''Dāsbodh'' has been popular for many years in India. Only recently has it begun to receive recognition in the West. ''Dāsbodh'' is recommended by the ], including Shri ].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.inner-quest.org/Ranjit_Interview.htm | title=RANJIT MAHARAJ | meeting siddharameshwar }}</ref> | |||
| ==Translations== | |||
| ''Dāsbodh'' has been translated into many Indian and other languages including German, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujrathi and Sindhi.<ref>http://www.Dāsbodh.com {{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Dāsbodh.com : Online library containing ''Dāsbodh'' in various languages</ref> | |||
| * Sanskrit | |||
| * Hindi (four different authors (Chitrashala press Poona copy, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, copy, Hindi Sahitya Kutir, Banaras copy and Quills Ink)) | |||
| ** {{Citation | last =Shree Ramdas Swami | year =2014 | title =GRANTHRAJ DASBODH | publisher =Suresh Sumant, Quills Ink Private Limited | url =http://amzn.com/8192950808}} | |||
| * Telugu (Sundaraiyya vidnyan kendram copy and Vedavyas Mudraksharshala chittur copy) | |||
| * Kannada | |||
| * Tamil | |||
| * Sindhi | |||
| * English (four different authors) | |||
| ** {{Citation | last =SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS SWAMI MAHARAJ | title =THE DASBODHA | publisher =siddharameshwar.org | url =http://www.siddharameshwar.org/resources/writings/dasbodh.pdf}} | |||
| ** {{Citation | last =Samartha Ramdas | year =2010 | title =Dasbodh - Spiritual Instruction for the Servant | publisher =Sadguru Publishing}} | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| *http://www.ramdas.org/dasbodh.htm | |||
| *http://www.dasbodh.org | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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| {{wikisourcelang|mr|दासबोध|Dasbodh (in Marathi)}} | |||
| * {{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} http://www.sadgurubhagwanshreedharswamimaharaj.com/Dāsbodh.pdf{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | |||
| Dasbod is an excellent gift to mankind. This granth (book) shows the do's and don'ts to be followed in daily livings. One of the key messages given by Saint Ramdas is " work " as he always encouraged aspirants to earn the livlihood in a virtuous manner. "aalse kam nasste, he to pratyas yete kashta kade chukawite hin jan" owi 4 from chapter 18 gives idea about what happens when person is lazy. Person who is ready to work will always be fortunate. Common man normally doesn't want to work and expects everything from God without an effort. This granth is dialogue between Guru and shishya which is often referred to as "GranthaRaj" or "King of Spiritual Texts." | |||
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Dāsbodh, loosely meaning "advice to the disciple" in Marathi, is a 17th-century bhakti (devotion) and jnana (insight) spiritual text. It was orally narrated by the saint Samarth Ramdas to his disciple, Kalyan Swami. The Dāsbodh provides readers with spiritual guidance on matters such as devotion and acquiring knowledge. Besides this, it also helps in answering queries related to day-to-day life and how to find solutions to it.
Background
The Dāsbodha was written in 1654 by Samarth Ramdas Swāmi (1608-1681), a satguru, a Hindu saint from Maharashtra, in the local Marathi language. It is a comprehensive volume in verse form providing instructions on the religious life, presented in the format of a conversation between a Guru and disciple. The narration is believed to have taken place in a cave called Shivthar Ghal (pronounced shiv-ther-gaal) in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.
Style
Dāsbodh is written in the verse form known as owi (ōvyā) in Marathi. The volume comprises 7751 owi and is divided into 20 chapters, each chapter consisting of ten sub-chapters. Each of these sub-chapters varies in the number of stanzas, but averages around 30-40 stanzas (ovi) per sub-chapter, with some being considerably longer.
Chapters:
- Hymns in praise
- Signs of fools
- Assessment of Self attributes
- Nine stages of communion
- Sacred formula of Almighty
- Search for God
- Fourteen Brahmas
- Chapter on Knowledge and Illusion
- Attributes and Forms
- Life flame of the world
- In the name of world
- Prudence and Renunciation
- Name and Form
- Uninterrupted meditation
- Soul
- Sun and Dynasty
- Creation and Creator
- Multifacted
- Teaching
- Complete-whole
Contents
Dāsbodh prescribes the path of devotion to God or "Bhakti mārg", and the path of Knowledge or "Jñana Marg" for liberation. Through knowledge, Ramdas clears away all doubts and gives the understanding of one's "True Self". Ramdas also reveals the true meaning and significance of "Discrimination" and "Detachment".
It deals with diverse aspects of human life such as politics, conducting business dealings and taking care of one's body and family life. One of the key messages given by Saint Ramdas is to not be lazy, as he always encouraged aspirants to earn the livelihood in a virtuous manner. The person who is ready to work will always be fortunate. Common man normally does not want to work and expects everything from God without an effort.
In Dasbodh, Samartha Ramdas presents the essence of many Vedic texts. Dasbodh is a manual for life, in the highest sense, and is somewhat unusual among spiritual literature in that it not only expounds the classic themes of discrimination between the true and the untrue and the detachment commonly found in Vedic literature, but also provides a detailed instruction on how to function and excel in society from a place of deep spiritual understanding.
Contained within the chapters of Dasbodh, Ramdas outlines the path of liberation through Devotion and Knowledge. Through knowledge, Ramdas clears away all doubts and gives the understanding of one's "True Self." Ramdas also reveals the true meaning and significance of "Discrimination" and "Detachment." Entire volumes could be written in trying to describe all that is contained within the text. It draws upon ancient Vedic texts including, but not limited to; The Vedas, the Shashtras, the Upanishads, the Avadhut Gita, the Bhagavad Gita, the Rama Gita, the Yogavasishtha, the Guru Gita, and the Brahma Sutras, to name a few. Mainly what is presented in Dasbodh is the voice of direct experience itself.
Dasbodha is an epic written by Shree Samarth. Whatever he wanted to tell the world he has conveyed through Dasbodha in a candid manner. As per the tradition in his times he wrote it in the Owi form. The contents of the book are simple, straightforward and easy to understand. It is so simple that sometimes it seems to be a prose. Dasbodha is divided in 20 main parts called as Dashak each of which contains 10 sub parts which are called as Samasas. The total Owis number 7751. Each Owi is made up of 4 lines. After being blessed by Lord Ram he wrote the Old Dasbodha. One finds the freshness, fearlessness and candidness of a person blessed with the ultimate knowledge just recently in it. After a while he started with the continuation of the work and completed up to the 7th Dashak to which he added the Dashak he had written earlier, called the Dashak of knowledge. Then throughout his life he continued writing for the Dasbodha which amounted to another 12 Dashaks. These were added to the earlier 8 ones and the final volume of the Dasbodha as we know it now was prepared just 2 months prior to the time when Shree Samarth left his mortal body. At the end of the book he has unassumingly asked the readers to study, ponder over, introspect and not just only read the whole Dasbodha.
Popularity
Dāsbodh has been popular for many years in India. Only recently has it begun to receive recognition in the West. Dāsbodh is recommended by the Inchegeri Sampradaya, including Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj.
Translations
Dāsbodh has been translated into many Indian and other languages including German, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujrathi and Sindhi.
- Sanskrit
- Hindi (four different authors (Chitrashala press Poona copy, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, copy, Hindi Sahitya Kutir, Banaras copy and Quills Ink))
- Shree Ramdas Swami (2014), GRANTHRAJ DASBODH, Suresh Sumant, Quills Ink Private Limited
- Telugu (Sundaraiyya vidnyan kendram copy and Vedavyas Mudraksharshala chittur copy)
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Sindhi
- English (four different authors)
- SADGURU SHREE SAMARTH RAMDAS SWAMI MAHARAJ, THE DASBODHA (PDF), siddharameshwar.org
- Samartha Ramdas (2010), Dasbodh - Spiritual Instruction for the Servant, Sadguru Publishing
References
- "RANJIT MAHARAJ | meeting siddharameshwar".
- http://www.Dāsbodh.com Dāsbodh.com : Online library containing Dāsbodh in various languages
External links
- An English translation of the Dāsbodh (PDF) http://www.sadgurubhagwanshreedharswamimaharaj.com/Dāsbodh.pdf
- Online library containing Dāsbodh in various languages and other literature by Samarth Ramdas Swami
- Shri Dasbodh of Shri Samartha Ramdas (Original Marathi) - Free Download at archive.org
- Ranjit Maharaj tells about the use of the Dasbodh
- Inchegiri Navnath Sadguru Ramakant Maharaj, Ranjit Maharaj, Nisargadatta, Siddharameshwar Talk on enormous value of Dasbodh (Telegram Channel dedicated to Masters)