Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-15
The Supreme Person
The blessed Lord said: 1. With roots above and branches below, the Asvattha tree, they say, is indestructible, it’s leaves are the Vedic hymns; he, who knows it, is the knower of the Vedas. O Arjuna, that which obstructs the way leading to the abode of the Supreme Self is not this panorama of the world, but this great tree of mundane existence. But it is not like other trees, which has roots below and branches above. It is because of this, that no one can fathom it. Even if its base is burnt or cut with an axe, it does not get destroyed; instead it shoots up rapidly. If the other trees are cut at the base, they become uprooted along with their branches. It is not so with this tree, which is not an ordinary tree (46-50). Curiously this is an extraordinary tree which has its growth downwards. No one knows the height of the sun, but its rays spread downwards. In the same way this tree of mundane existence, grows downwards in a curious manner. Whatever things exist in this world, are pervaded by this tree. Just as the entire sky is pervaded by water at the time of deluge, or the night is flooded with darkness at sunset, so this entire universe is pervaded by this tree. This tree has neither any fruit, which can be tasted, nor any flower, which can be smelled; what exists is the lone tree (51-55). |
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