Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-17
Three Kinds of Faith
In this situation, with the help of the words Om and Tat, the Sat syllable restores the defective action. It removes the defect by its power of sattva and brings it to perfection. Like divine medicine, which is given to a patient or help rendered to a despondent person, this syllable Sat, helps in making defective action perfect, in all respects. Otherwise it so happens, that due to heedlessness, action takes to the wrong path, transgressing the precepts of scriptures, even as the wayfarer sometime misses his way or the connoisseur becomes confused. In such cases, is there any limit to what may happen (391-395)? In this manner, if the indiscriminate action transgresses the prescribed rules, then it tends to become evil action. When the Sat syllable, which is better than the other two, is employed, it turns the bad action into good action. O warrior, the application of syllabic word Sat is beneficial to faulty action like the rubbing of the philosopher’s stone on iron, the meeting of a stream with the river Ganga or a shower of nectar on a dead person, such is the greatness of the Sat syllable. In the way, if you understand the secret of the Sat syllable and utter that name properly, you will realise that it is nothing but Brahman (396-400). The syllables Om Tat Sat take the seeker to that abode which illumines this visible world. Thus Om Tat Sat is the name, which shows the inner essence of pure Brahman, which is without attributes. But just as the sky is the support of itself, so Brahman supports its name Om Tat Sat. Just as when the Sun rises on the horizon, it illumines itself, so the utterance of this name brings liberation. So know, that this is not the triple name of Brahman, but Brahman itself, and so whatever actions you will perform (401-405), |
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