Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-11
The Universal Form
2. For I have heard in detail from you, O lotus-eyed (Krishna) of the origin and dissolution of beings and also your eternal glory. O you, Supreme Lord, with lotus eyes and the splendour of ten million suns, I heard from your lips thus. You revealed to me the nature of Prakriti, from which all these beings originate and into which they become dissolved (66-70). T hen after making a thorough inquiry into this Prakriti, you revealed the inner sanctuary of the Supreme Self. As the Vedas dressed themselves in your glory, the Vedic literature flourished and produced gems of religious truths. All this came about as they had taken refuge at your feet. Thus you revealed to me your supreme unfathomable glory, which is fit for self-realisation through recourse to all paths. One sees the sun as the clouds clear away or clear water as the moss is swept off. One can clasp the sandalwood tree after the serpent’s coil round it is unwound or recover the treasure buried underground after the spirit guarding it goes away. In the same way, the Lord has removed the Prakriti, which was screening the knowledge and united me with Brahman. So I am convinced about your power, but at the same time I have become possessed by an intense longing. If I were to feel shy of asking you about it, then whom else can I ask? Except you, who else is our refuge in this world? If the fish were to feel shy of remaining in water or the infant shrank from sucking at mother’s breasts, how will it survive? Therefore, I wish to ask you about something, which is in my mind. No sooner had Arjuna said this, than the lord said to him ‘Enough of this talk, speak out what you wish’ (76-80). |
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