Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-8
The Imperishable Brahman
21. It is called the eternal Unmanifest; they speak of it as the highest goal. After reaching it, they do not return; that is My Supreme abode. 22. But that Supreme Person, O Partha, is attainable only through exclusive devotion. In Him all beings dwell and out of Him all this is woven. If we call it Unmanifest, we do not praise it properly; because it cannot be comprehended by the mind of the intellect. Even if it assumes form, it does not lose its formless nature. And with the disappearance of its form, its eternity is not affected (176-180). It is, therefore, called the Imperishable, known as eternally present. Since there is nothing beyond it, it is the final destination of human life, but it is present in this body, as if asleep, as it does not perform any function either itself or through others. However, all the activities of the body go on without stop, and the sense organs are free to go their own way. When the sense-objects are presented to the mind, a measure of pleasure and pain reaches it. When the king enjoys his sleep, the activities in his kingdom do not stop; and his subjects continue to do their work according to their desires (181-185). The decision making by the intellect, the activities of the mind and the senses, and the flow of breathing - all these functions of the body go on without any action on its part, just as the people go their way, without being moved by the sun. O Arjuna, since the Self remains as if asleep in the body, he is called purusa. He is also known as purusa, as prakriti is his faithful wife. The Vedas do not enter even its courtyard, and it is so all-pervasive that it covers the sky (186-190) |
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