Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-13
The field and the knower of the field
19. Know that prakriti and purusha are both without beginning, and know that the qualities and modifications are born of prakriti. The purusha, the Self, is without beginning and the prakriti, the not-Self is co-existent with Him; and they are like day and night (956-960). The shadow has no form, but co-exists with form. In the same way, O Dhananjaya, an ear of corn contains both the grain and the husk. So the prakriti and purusha, are a famous pair existing from the very beginning. Thus prakriti and purusha are the same as the Field and the knower of the Field, about whom I spoke to you before. Even if their names are different, the subject is the same: so bear always this in your mind (961-965). O son of Pandu, that which is existent is the purusha and the prakriti is the source of activity. Intellect, senses and the mind, which give rise to modifications, and the three qualities, sattva, rajas, and tamas are all products of the prakriti, which is the source of activity. |
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