Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-15
The Supreme Person
Of the same type is your question to Me and My reply to you. In fact, both of us should have the same purpose, as both of us, one who asks and one who replies are one and the same (451-455).” While speaking this, the Lord became infatuated with affection and clasping Arjuna to his heart remained still. Then with some trepidation he said to himself, “Such an affection on my part is not proper. While preparing jaggery from sugarcane juice, salt is added to it to prevent it from being spoiled, so if I do not maintain this distinction between us, then we shall miss this pleasure of conversation. As it is, there is no distinction between us, as we were formerly Nara and Narayana and so I must allow this effusion of affection to subside”. Thinking thus, he asked, “O Arjuna, what did you ask me?” Hearing these words, Arjuna, who was on the point of merging his personality into that of the Lord, regained his consciousness and became ready to hear his reply (456-460). With a choked throat (through an excess of emotion), he said, “O Lord, tell me about your attributeless form.” The Lord began his reply by describing two kinds of limiting conditions (upadhis). You may wonder as to why the Lord talked about the limiting conditions, when he was requested to explain the attributeless form. It is like this. |
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