Dhrti Determination There are many words in Sanskrit for this.
Dhṛti or Dhriti or Dhruti (Sanskrit: धृति), means to 'act with
determination', 'patience', 'firmness' and refers to 'perseverance',
'wearing regularly'. Dhruti, meaning 'fortitude' and 'determination', is
defined as the subtle faculty in a person that makes them strive
continuously towards a goal. Dhruti is a quality of peace, courage,
patience, enthusiasm, and perseverance to face and overcome all odds and
obstacles. Dhrti is one of the yamas, one of the eleven Rudrāṇīs. There is
no correct equivalent English word for dhrti which is derived from dhr-
meaning 'to bear' Dhriti was reborn as Madri in the Mahabharata. Lakshmi is
referred to the epithet of Dhruti or Dhriti in the Lakshmi Sahasra Nama to
describe her quality of courage and light. The name Dhriti also appears in
the Lalita Sahasra Nama.
As part of the performance of the Ashvamedha yajna, as
mentioned in the Shatapatha Brahmana, Asvalayana-srauta-sutra, and
Sankhayana-srauta-sutra, the Adhvaryu offered, for the safe movement of the
Sacrificial Horse during day-time, three Istis daily to Savitr and at
nightfall performed four Dhrti Homas for the safe sheltering of that horse
during night-time. While the Dhrti Homas were in progress, a Rajanya
(Kshatriya) lute-player (veenagathi) sang three songs (Gatha) made up of
many verses in which he praised the royal-sacrificer with the mention of
his heroic exploits, viz., the wars he waged, the battles he won, the
conquests he made, so on.
In the Stuti of Devi Bhagavatam (V.22.25-42), Devi, who is the
Energy for the creation and destruction of the universe, has been praised
as having many names and as residing in all in the form of shakti ('power
and energy'), amrti ('memory'), dhrti ('steadfastness'), buddhi
('intelligence'), so on. Dhrti meaning 'fortitude' and 'determination' is
defined as the subtle faculty in man that makes him strive continuously
towards a goal. It provides courage, enthusiasm and perseverance to face
and overcome all odds and obstacles With regard to the three types of
Dhrtis mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, Swami Tejomayananda states that *Sattvic
dhrti* is the unswerving fortitude with which one works for a noble cause
with enthusiasm and dedication, despite obstacles; Rajasic dhrti is the
fortitude displayed for a while, in a part, place or under particular
circumstances to achieve particular goals and may dissolve under different
circumstances and situations, and Tamasic dhrti is the stubbornness with
which one holds on to the false. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar suggests the three
gunas that is determination, similar to dhrti; "The ambition (rajastic)
keeps the faith alive. Satvic faith is innocence and is born out of
fullness of consciousness." Tamasic faith is due to dullness, complacent
that only God will take care of all these things. If there is no faith,
there is fear. "In Gyana (state of wisdom) there is alertness without
tension [or fear] and faith without complacency." To be one who possesses
the higher spiritual knowledge.
The two factors that supply the fuel and the motive force in all
sustained endeavours are - buddhi ('understanding') and dhrti
('fortitude'), the former is 'the intellectual capacity to grasp what is
happening' and the latter is 'the constancy of purpose and
self-application'. Abhinavagupta states that since everyone works
therefore, everyone possesses dhrti; he holds buddhi to mean 'resolution'
and dhrti to mean 'satisfaction' Sattavic dhrti and Sattvic buddhi are
mutually related terms. Krishna explains to Arjuna (Bhagavad Gita Sl.
XVIII.30):
प्रवृति च निवृति च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये |
बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी ||
Meaning; "That which knows the paths of work and renunciation, what ought
to be done and what not to be done, fear and fearlessness, bondage and
liberation, that 'understanding' is sattvic ('pure')." In the Bhagavad Gita
the nature of Sattvic reasoning, Rajasic reasoning and Tamasic reasoning is
described this way, as paths of work and renunciation. Which means the
function of the intellect is discrimination, the faculty of 'right
understanding ' (buddhi) which gives real joy, success and prosperity. With
regard to sattvic dhrti he states (Bhagavad Gita l. XVIII.33):
धृत्या यया धारयते मनः प्राणेन्द्रियकिर्याः |
योगेनव्यभिचरिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी ||
The unwavering 'fortitude' by which through Yoga, the functions of the
mind, the Prana and the senses are restrained, that 'fortitude', is sattvic
('pure'). In this context Sankara in his Bhasya on the Bhagavad Gita
explains that 'action' (way of works) is movement leading to bondage and
'inaction' (renunciation) leads to liberation. The remote expression –
unwavering or unfaltering or unbroken concentration, should be related to
resolve or dhrti; the sense is that the functions of the mind and so forth,
maintained through unfaltering resolve, are in fact maintained through
concentration.
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra II.28 reads:-
योगाङगानुष्ठानादशुध्दिक्षये ज्ञानदीप्तिराविवेकख्यातेः |
"From the consistent practice of the parts of the Yoga-process, on the
elimination of the impurity, the radiant organ of perception becomes
manifest, until there is a steady discriminative insight."
This means – as impurities are eliminated through the observance of the
steps of yoga, a gradual kindling of knowledge occurs up to the full
illumination of discriminatory wisdom. Discriminatory wisdom as virtue is
the cause of happiness, and both, Vyasa and Vijnanabhikshu in their
commentaries list nine causes including as the ninth cause Dhrti here
meaning sustenance; and agree that the yoga-angas eradicate the impurity in
both tangible (drshta) and intangible (adrshta) ways i.e. the physical
practices such as purification (shaucha), and through japa. Elimination
means disappearance of the veil on the sattva mind-field. The body is the
sustainer of the senses being their resort but the senses sustain the body
by way of providing spiritual and material welfare. The gross elements are
the sustainers of the body and also sustain each other; the diverse
sub-human, human and celestial bodies are mutually the sustainers and the
sustained. Dhrti also means patience, remaining true to duty (dharmas -
religious duties, moral rights and duties) even in calamities, and
perfection in maintaining wisdom.
HENCE THE DETERMINATION WHEN YOU WAKE UP MUST ALSO BE SATVIC.
Adhiṭṭhāna has been translated as "decision," "resolution,"
"self-determination," "will", "strong determination" and "resolute
determination." In the late canonical literature of Theravada Buddhism,
adhiṭṭhāna is one of the ten "perfections" (dasa pāramiyo), exemplified by
the bodhisattva’s resolve to become fully awakened. Oozhiyum utpakkam
perception holders are the self-satvika determinators, who can sleep
quietly because they gave up all as Nish Kamya. K Rajaram IRS 3225
On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 at 04:43, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to
> go to bed with satisfaction.” -George Lorimer
>
> N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004
>
> *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you
> become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to
> a goal, not to people or things "*
>
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