Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-10
The Divine Manifestation
14. All this what you say, O Keshava, I believe to be true. Neither the gods nor the demons know your true manifestation, O Lord.Now the rays of your words have entered my heart and removed the ignorance about the paths taught by the sages. O Lord, their teachings were veritable seeds of knowledge, and they had gone deep into the soil in the form of my heart. These seeds, moistened by your grace, have borne fruit in the form of your Divine discourse. O infinite Lord, I have become as it were, the sea of your blissful discourse, into which have flowed the teachings of sages like Narada in the form of river streams (161-165). O, my Master, you brought about what meritorious actions performed by me in many previous births could not achieve. For I had heard my elders extol your greatness on many occasions, but I could make neither head nor tail out of it, until I received your grace. When fortune smiles upon one, one’s efforts bear fruit. Likewise, with the grace of the Guru, one realises the truth of what one has heard and studied. The gardener tends the garden, toiling and sweating, by watering the fruit trees, but the trees bear fruit only on the advent of the spring. A patient can relish dainty dishes only when the fever subsides. The medicine does not taste sweet until it cures the disease and restores health (166-170). The senses, speech and the vital breath achieve their purpose, only when they are moved by the spirit. Thus, it is only when a disciple receives the grace of his Master that he reaps the benefit of his Vedic studies or spiritual practices. This conviction dispelled all doubts of Arjuna and made him dance with joy. He said, “O God, your words have convinced me. O Deliverer, I know now that you are obscure even to the gods and the demons. I now realise that no one who ventures upon knowing you solely relying on his intellect, will gain any knowledge of you without being initiated by you (171-175).” |
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