Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-10
The Divine Manifestation
32. Of the creations, I am the beginning, middle and the end, O Arjuna. I am Self-knowledge among knowledges; I am the debate of disputants. 33. Of the syllables, I am the syllable a, and dvandva among the compounds; I am also time eternal; I am the supporter with faces everywhere. Just as one wishing to pick up the stars will have to tie up the sky in one’s bag or if one wishes to count the atoms of the earth, one must hold the globe in one’s armpit, so one must know Me in order to perceive My expanse (256-260). Just as a person wishing to gather in a bundle the branches, flowers and fruits, has to uproot the tree, one must understand My flawless nature in order to know all My special manifestations. Otherwise, O Arjuna, how long would you hear about My different manifestations? Therefore, try to understand that I am also, O Arjuna, the origin, the middle and the end of this created world. Just as the thread fills the warp and woof of cloth, know that I pervade this whole universe. Once you know this, then you will not find it necessary to understand all My manifestations. This however is still beyond your capacity, and so leave it alone (261-265). Since you have asked Me about the manifestations, O Arjuna, listen to Me, I am the knowledge of the self, which I have told you, among all lore’s. I am the debate among those who love to argue. This debate never comes to an end, as the shastras do, nor reach a consensus. But the debate increases with the presentation of their doctrines, resulting in forceful arguments and giving greater scope to eloquent orations. I am that debate in which the disputants try to establish their own doctrines, so said Shri Gobinda. I am clearly the letter a among the alphabets, and know that I am the copulative compound among the compounds. I am also the Time (Kala) which devours all, from the mosquito to God Brahma (266-270). I am that unlimited Time, who at the time of dissolution destroys the whole world along with the mountain including Meru, who absorbs then and there the waters inundating the world, who clasps the fire to his bosom, devours the wind and also contains the akasha within his belly, so said the husband of goddess Lakshmi. He further added, ‘I am also the creator of this world at the beginning of the cycle’. |
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