Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
Release
33. That firmness, by which one upholds the activities of the mind, breath and senses by means of unfailing Yoga, that steadiness, O Partha, arises from sattva quality. When the sun rises all darkness vanishes and all thefts cease, and when the King so orders, all underhand dealings come to a stop. When a strong wind blows, all the clouds are swept out with their thunder or when the sage Agastya (Sirius) appears, the sea becomes calm. When the moon rises all the day-lotuses close (731-735). When an elephant in rut comes face to face with a roaring lion, he forgets to put his foot down, which he had raised (to attack an enemy). So when the sattvic steadiness rises in the heart, all the activities of the mind, lifebreath and senses come to a stop. Then the bond between the senses and their objects automatically ceases and all the senses enter the womb of their mother i.e. the mind (instead of turning to their objects). The prana, which moves upward and upward, being blocked, along with the nine different vital airs, enters the sushumna nadi, and the mind being stripped of its garments, in the form of desires and fancies, the intellect remains quiet behind it (736-740). In this way, that firm steadiness brings the functions of the mind, vital airs and senses to a standstill and confines them through the power of Yoga in the chamber of meditation. It then keeps them shut up there and prevents them from succumbing to any temptations, until it delivers them to their Lord, the Supreme Self. That is the sattvic steadiness, so said the Lord of goddess Lakshmi to Arjuna.
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