Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-2
Sankhya and Yoga
5. It should be far better to live on alms in this world without slaying these high-souled elders. By killing these elders, even though money-loving, I should only be tasting joys smeared with their blood. We hear that the sea is calm, but it is only on the surface, similarly agitation does not affect Drona’s mind at any time. This limitless sky is capable of being measured some time, but Drona’s heart is unfathomably deep (36-40). Nectar may turn sour or the diamond may break some time, but his mental balance will not shake even if provoked. They say that the mother has true love for her child, but the mind of Drona is kindness incarnate. Drona is the fount of compassion, the mine of all virtues, the limitless sea of learning, so said Arjuna. He is not only eminent, but also kind; how then can we think of killing such a person? That we should kill our elders in battle and enjoy royal pleasures does not seem right to me, even if I have to part with my life (41-45). This is such a heinous crime; even if their death brings us greater joys, I would rather go without them and start begging. I would even lay down my life for their sake or resort to a mountain cave, rather than take up arms against them. O Lord, how can we strike them in their vital parts with newly sharpened arrows and enjoy royal pleasures? What do we gain thereby? How can we enjoy these blood-stained pleasures? I therefore do not appreciate your reasoning. Please give thought to this, so said Arjuna to Krishna. But Krishna did not at all like what he heard (46-50). When Arjuna divined this, he became afraid and said, “O Lord, why don’t you listen to what I say?” |
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