Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-11
The Universal Form
Arjuna said: 15. Lord, I see, within your body, all gods and hosts of beings of different species, Lord Brahma seated on his lotus seat, seers all and Nagas Divine. Arjuna said: O Lord, glory to you! Because of your grace ordinary people like me have been able to see your universal form (251-255). O my Master, you did another good thing, which gave me great joy. It is that I saw with my own eyes that you are the support of this created world. O God just as there are forests inhabited by beasts on the plateau of a mountain, I see on your body innumerable worlds. Like the cluster of planets in the sky or bird’s nests on a big tree, gods and heavens are seen on your body. O Lord, I see in your body all the five gross elements, as well as the creatures, which are their products (256-260). So there is also Satyaloka in your body, and is he not the same God Brahma? If I look in the other direction, I see Kailasa with Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati in another part of your body. Not only this, but, O Lord, I see you also in your body. The families of Kashyapa and other seers and the nether world along with the Nagas are also to be seen in your universal form. Why need I say more? O Lord of the universe, all the fourteen worlds seem to be portrayed on the wall, in the form of each one of your limbs and all the innumerable denizens of these worlds are to be seen in these portraits. I am thus beholding the fathomless glory of your being (261265). |
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