Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
Release
So I do not press you to praise the merits or forgive the lapses in this work, as I have been inspired by my Guru to compose it. And if my narration is found by this august audience of you saints to be deficient, it will be all your fault (1766-1770). If the iron does not lose its base quality even after it comes into contact with the philosopher’s stone, who is to blame for that? All that the stream can do is to join the Ganga; then if it does not become one with the river, whose fault is it? Through my great good fortune, I have come to your feet, what then do I lack in the world? Through the grace of my preceptor, I am enjoying your company and so all my desires are fulfilled. Having a parental home like yours, I have been able to finish this work and have fulfilled my cherished desire (1771-1775). It might become possible to make the earth-globe entirely of gold, or to create seven mountains out of wish-fulfilling gems or fill up the seven sees with nectar, nor would it be difficult to make all the stars into moons or to make pleasure-gardens of wishfulfilling trees. But it is extremely difficult to relate the secret meaning of the Gita. It was because of you, that a dumb fellow like me, has been able to tell you, the import of the Gita in the local language, in such a way, that it will enchant all people. It is through your grace, that I have been able to cross this vast sea, in the form of this composition and to dance like a big-wig on the other shore, parading the banner of victory (1776-1780). It is through your grace, that I have been able to build this temple, in the form of the interpretation of the Gita, which looks like the Mount Meru, with its high peaks and to install therein, the image of my preceptor and worship it. The Gita is a guileless mother and I am its infant, who has been separated from her and has been wandering at random. It is your duty, O saints, to bring about a meeting between us two. Shri Jnanadeva says ‘Whatever I have spoken is sound and the credit for all this goes to you. Because of you this festive occasion of the completion of this work has come to pass, fulfilling my life’s dream. I had extreme faith in you and you have made me happy by fulfilling all my expectations (1781-1785). O my Master, you have made me create this second universe in the form of this work, and that makes me mock at sage Vishwamitra, who created a transient world for Trishanku, simply to demean god Brahma. But this literary creation of mine will live for ever. |
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