Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
Release
55. Through devotion he knows Me truly, who I am and how great; then having known Me in essence, he forthwith enters into the Supreme. You have heard before, that the devotee who attains union with Me, through this knowledgecum-devotion, becomes one with Me (1126-1130). For, O Arjuna, I declared to you, with outstretched arms, in the seventh chapter, that this jnani-bhakta is My very soul. I taught this devotion, as the best to God Brahma, in the form of Bhagavata Dharma, at the beginning of the epoch. The Sankhyas call it ‘the knowledge of the Self’, the Shaivites call it ‘the Power of God (Shakti)’ and we call it, Supreme devotion. One who travels step by step, on the path of Yoga, becomes one with Me and attains this devotion. Then he comes to know that this universe is pervaded by Me (1131-1135). Then non-attachment along with discrimination, bondage along with salvation and activity along with renunciation come to an end. Just as the sky remains behind, swallowing all the four elements (at the time of dissolution), he becomes one with My spotless and pure state which is beyond the means and the end and enjoys Supreme bliss. Just as the river Ganges meets the sea and shines in this mingled state, similar to it is this enjoyment of the Supreme bliss. As a mirror sees its own reflection in a mirror placed in front of it, so he experiences the bliss of Brahman. But when the mirror is kept aside, the reflection vanishes and the seeing agent remains alone in the enjoyment of himself (1136-1140). |
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