Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-15
The Supreme Person
3. Its form as such is not known here, nor its end nor its source nor its foundation. Cutting down this deep-rooted Ashvattha tree, with the mighty sword of non-attachment, O Partha, a doubt may arise in your mind whether there is any means by which such a huge tree could be uprooted (206-210)? What would be able to fell such a vast and strong tree, of which the top branches have spread upto the world of god Brahma, of which the roots are in the formless Brahman, of which the branches at the base, have gone deep into the earth and of which the branches in the middle have formed the human life? Do not entertain any such doubt. You will have no trouble in cutting down this tree. Is it necessary to drive away the goblin in order to remove the child’s fright? Does it become necessary to pull down the forts formed by the clouds or to break the horn of a hare or pluck the flower of the sky (211-215)? In the same way, O Arjuna, this world-tree is unreal, so why does one need boldness to eradicate it? The description of the roots and branches of this tree, is like saying that a barren woman has given birth to many children. Could a talk in a dream be of any use in the waking state? The story of this tree is as superfluous as such a dream-talk. Had the roots of this tree been as strong as I had described it, which mother’s son could have uprooted it? Can anyone scatter the sky by puffing at it (216-220)? |
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