Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
Release
It is the flower of the tree in the form of good actions, which makes certain the attainment of liberation and the seeker gently places his foot on this flower like a bee. This non-attachment is like the dawn, which heralds the sun-rise in the form of Self-realisation. It is the Divine collyrium, which shows him the buried treasure in the form of Self-knowledge and he applies it whole-heartedly to his inward eye. In this way, O Arjuna, by performing prescribed actions, he makes himself worthy for the attainment of liberation (901-905). This prescribed duty, is the sole support to the seeker and its performance is the highest service to Me, the all-pervasive Supreme God. The chaste wife shares all pleasures with her husband and the work undertaken by her for her husband is a kind of austerity. A child cannot sustain itself without the help of its mother and so it becomes its bounden duty to serve her. The fish living in the holy waters of the Ganges, acquires the merit accruing from contact with all holy waters. When the seeker, therefore, performs his prescribed duties with the thought that he has no other choice, he places God under his obligation (906-910). It is the intention of God that everyone should perform the duties which are prescribed for him. If he does his appointed work properly, he attains to God without doubt. If a maidservant passes the test of devoted service to her master, she attains the status of his mistress. If a servant is ready to sacrifice his life in the service of his master, he receives a grant of land in perpetuity from him. In the same way, to carry out the will of God, is to render great service to him. O Arjuna, any action other than this, is only a commercial transaction. |
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