Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
Release
23. If a prescribed duty is done without attachment, and without passion and hate, by one who does not seek its fruit is said to be of sattva quality. Sattvic action devolves upon the doer, according to his qualification, in the way a chaste wife hugs her husband of her own accord. This obligatory action, which is performed always, becomes an ornament to the doer, as sandal-paste does to a woman of light complexion or collyrium does to the eyes of a young woman. If it is combined with occasional duties, it is like adding fragrance to the ornament. Like a mother who never gets tired of bringing up her child at the cost of wealth, physical comfort and life, one performs actions, with heart and soul, without the desire for their fruit and dedicates them to the Supreme Brahman (586-590). The housewife, while serving food to a dear one, never feels bothered that it might get exhausted; in the same way he does not feel bitterness or anger if good work is left undone or partly done or does not become elated, if it is completed according to plan. The action performed skillfully like this, is said to be sattvic because of its predominant sattva quality. I shall tell you now, the true nature of rajasic action. Take care that your attention does not flag. |
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