Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-7
Wisdom and Knowledge
20. But those robbed of true knowledge by various desires resort to the deities, observing this or that rule, governed by their own natures. When desire enters their heart due to their attachment to the fruits of actions, then know that the light of knowledge is extinguished. So when they are overtaken by the darkness of ignorance externally and internally, they forget Me and eagerly worship other Gods with their heart and soul (136-140). Such persons become slaves of Maya, and demean themselves in the pursuit of sensuous pleasures. What can one say of such persons who are addicted to the worldly pleasures? They worship these deities after making sure of the rules to be followed, the articles of worship needed and the things to be offered to them. 21. Whichever deity a devotee seeks to worship with faith, I make his faith unflinching. But, whoever worships a deity with a desire for reward, I grant that desire Myself. They do not understand that these deities are not different from Me and from one another. |
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