Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-11
The Universal Form
20. You fill this space between heaven and earth, as also all quarters, alone. Seeing your wondrous (but) dreadful form the three worlds tremble, O Supreme Self. And I behold that you alone have filled up the heaven, earth, the space between them, the nether world, all the ten quarters and the horizon (314-315). It is as though the whole universe along with the sky is plunged in your dreadful form or all the fourteen regions are caught in the waves in the ocean of the marvelous sentiment. How can I comprehend your astounding miraculous form? Your grand all-pervading form defies the power of imagination and the fierce heat of your radiant form is also beyond endurance. All talk of happiness at the sight of your cosmic form is at an end; on the other hand, the world is struggling for its very life. It is a mystery to me as to how your marvelous form has caused this terror, but all the three worlds are engulfed in the waves of great sorrow due to this terror. But then why should the world be plunged in terror and unhappiness at the sight of your magnanimous form? But I feel that your vision will not make anyone happy (316-320). So long as I had not set my eyes on your universal form, the worldly pleasures tasted sweet, but now that I have seen your form, they seem abhorrent and frightful. If out of fright, I wished to clasp your form in my arms, how can I do so? And if I am denied this pleasure of hugging you, how can I take courage in this gruesome plight? A retreat at this stage is not possible because of the uncontrollable worldly existence. And if I wish to go ahead, I cannot hold your gigantic form in my arms. Alas, this poor mortal world, caught between two stools of dangers, is becoming like parched grain. Thus my desire to see your universal form has reduced me to this sorry plight. As if one scorched by fire were to rush to the sea to cool his burns and become frightened by its rushing waves (321-325), similar is the condition of the world now. The whole universe is distressed to see your cosmic form. |
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