📅 Hindi Lesson – Murli of 11 November 2026

📅 Murli sentence of 11 November 2026

📜 Hindi

दैवीगुण धारण करना माना रावण पर जीत पाना।

🔤 Transliteration

Daivīguṇa dhāraṇa karanā mānā rāvaṇa par jīta pānā.

💬 Translation

“To develop divine virtues is to gain victory over Ravan.”

More literally:

“To imbibe divine qualities means to attain victory over Ravan.”

📚 Vocabulary

Hindi	Transliteration	English
दैवीगुण	daivīguṇa	Divine qualities, divine virtues
धारण करना	dhāraṇa karanā	To imbibe, adopt, assimilate
माना	mānā	Means, that is to say
रावण	rāvaṇa	Ravan (Ravana)
पर	par	Over, against
जीत पाना	jīta pānā	To gain victory, to overcome

1. दैवीगुण (daivīguṇa)

This word consists of two elements:

• दैवी (daivī): Divine, having a divine nature.
• गुण (guṇa): Quality, virtue, characteristic.

दैवीगुण therefore means divine qualities, such as peace, love, purity, patience, and gentleness.

In the Murlis, the expression दैवी गुण (daivī guṇa) is also commonly written as two separate words.

2. धारण करना (dhāraṇa karanā)

This expression means “to imbibe,” “to assimilate,” or “to put into practice.”

• धारण (dhāraṇa): Holding, retaining, assimilating.
• करना (karanā): To do.

In a spiritual context, धारण करना goes beyond simply understanding something intellectually.

दैवीगुण धारण करना means making divine virtues part of one's character and behaviour.

It implies putting spiritual knowledge into practice in everyday life.

3. माना (mānā)

This is a particularly interesting word.

माना comes from the verb मानना (mānanā), meaning “to believe,” “to consider,” or “to accept.”

However, in this sentence, माना establishes an equivalence:

A माना B = A means B / A is equivalent to B.

Examples:

- ज्ञान माना समझ।

Jñāna mānā samajha.

Knowledge means understanding.

- सच्ची खुशी माना संतुष्ट रहना।

Saccī khuśī mānā santuṣṭa rahanā.

True happiness means remaining content.

In our sentence:

दैवीगुण धारण करना माना रावण पर जीत पाना।

Imbibing divine virtues is presented as equivalent to gaining victory over Ravan.

4. जीत पाना (jīta pānā)

This construction combines:

• जीत (jīta): Victory.
• पाना (pānā): To obtain, to attain.

जीत पाना therefore means “to gain victory” or “to succeed in overcoming.”

Related expressions include:

• जीतना (jītanā): To win, to defeat.
• विजय पाना (vijaya pānā): To attain victory.
• जीत हासिल करना (jīta hāsila karanā): To achieve victory.

⚙️ ️Grammar

1. Two infinitive constructions

The sentence contains two parallel infinitive phrases:

दैवीगुण धारण करना

Daivīguṇa dhāraṇa karanā

To imbibe divine qualities

माना

रावण पर जीत पाना

Rāvaṇa par jīta pānā

To gain victory over Ravan

Both धारण करना (dhāraṇa karanā) and जीत पाना (jīta pānā) are infinitive constructions ending in -ना (-nā).

Here, the infinitives describe general actions rather than events happening at a particular moment.

They function as abstract concepts:

• Imbibing divine virtues.
• Gaining victory over Ravan.

The word माना connects these two concepts and expresses their equivalence.

2. The construction पर जीत पाना

किसी पर जीत पाना (kisī par jīta pānā) means “to gain victory over someone or something.”

The postposition पर (par) introduces the opponent or obstacle being overcome.

Examples:

- अपने डर पर जीत पाना।

Apane ḍara par jīta pānā.

To overcome one's fear.

- क्रोध पर जीत पाना।

Krodha par jīta pānā.

To conquer anger.

- माया पर जीत पाना।

Māyā par jīta pānā.

To gain victory over Maya.

3. The absence of है (hai)

The original sentence does not contain the verb होना (honā, “to be”).

A more explicit construction would be:

दैवीगुण धारण करने का अर्थ है रावण पर जीत पाना।

Daivīguṇa dhāraṇa karane kā artha hai rāvaṇa par jīta pānā.

“To imbibe divine qualities means to gain victory over Ravan.”

Notice that धारण करना (dhāraṇa karanā) becomes धारण करने (dhāraṇa karane) before का (kā).

This is the oblique infinitive, used here in the construction:

करने का अर्थ है (karane kā artha hai) — “the meaning of doing something is…”

The original formulation with माना is shorter, more direct, and characteristic of the spoken style of the Murlis.

🌱 Spiritual Meaning (BK)

In the teachings of the Brahma Kumaris, Ravan (रावण) symbolises the five main vices:

• काम (kāma): Lust.
• क्रोध (krodha): Anger.
• लोभ (lobha): Greed.
• मोह (moha): Attachment.
• अहंकार (ahaṃkāra): Ego.

Victory over Ravan is therefore not a military victory but an inner transformation.

The sentence emphasises that developing divine qualities is not merely preparation for conquering the vices. It is itself a way of conquering them.

For example, developing peace helps overcome anger, while cultivating detachment helps overcome possessiveness and attachment.

In this understanding, victory over Ravan becomes visible through one's thoughts, words, actions, and relationships.

✨ Simple Reformulation

“To conquer Ravan means to replace the vices with divine virtues.”

The essential message is that spiritual victory is achieved through the practical transformation of our character, thoughts, and actions.

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