Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-15
The Supreme Person
As if all the ten quarters wanted to embrace the sky, the longing to hear the Lord’s words grew in him to such an extent, that he felt the Lord’s discourse to be too short. Just as the sage Agastya had sipped the ocean, Arjuna wanted to sip the words of the Lord in a single draught (66-70). The Lord became very happy to see this limitless longing of Arjuna to hear him and waved his satisfaction over him. Then the Lord said to Arjuna: O winner of wealth, this tree has become top-rooted because of Brahman, which is at the top. Really speaking, there is no such thing as the middle, top or bottom in the case of Brahman, which is non-dual and one. It is the inarticulate sound, which precedes all sounds, the fragrance that is the origin of all scents, and the bliss experienced without sexual intercourse. It is here and beyond, in front and behind, it sees everything but is itself invisible (71-75). When it comes into contact with the limiting conditions, it becomes the universe with name and form. It is knowledge without a knower and the object of knowledge and it has pervaded the universe in a subtle form. It is neither the effect nor the cause; it is neither dual nor single, it exists in full consciousness of itself. This pure Brahman is the top root of this tree and the shoots, which come forth from this root, are as follows. This universe is well known as Maya, which has no existence like the progeny of a barren woman (76-80). |
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