Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-4
Sankhyayoga
38. There is nothing so purifying on earth comparable to wisdom. He, who is perfected in Yoga realises it within himself, in time. All such things can never come to pass; it is absurd even to ask this. There is nothing, which equals wisdom in purity. This wisdom is superb. What is there to match it, as there is nothing else but the conscious Self? If the sun’s reflection can equal the splendour of the heavens, or one can hold the heavens in one’s arms (176-180), or find a measure sufficient to weigh the earth, O Arjuna, you will be able to find the like of wisdom. Thus even if we consider it from any angle, we have to admit that the purity of wisdom lies only in wisdom. When one is asked what nectar tastes like, one can only answer that it tastes only like nectar. So one can only give the simile of wisdom to wisdom; to say anything more than this is simply waste of time. Then Arjuna said, ‘O Lord, what you say is true’. When he was about to ask as to how one can acquire this wisdom, the Lord, anticipating his question (181-185) said, “Now I shall tell you how to acquire this wisdom; so, Arjuna, please pay your attention.” |
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