Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-4
Sankhyayoga
41. Actions, O Arjuna, do not bind him, who has mastery over himself, has relinquished his karma through Yoga and destroyed his doubt by wisdom. So there is no sin greater than doubt, which is a snare for the ruination of a person. You should not, therefore, entertain it, but trounce it. It is to be found in a person who lacks knowledge. When ignorance spreads its darkness, this doubt grows vigorously in the mind and blacks out all paths of faith (201-205). The heart cannot contain it, which seeks and trails the intellect, and then all the three worlds become subject to doubt. But even if it grows, it can be brought under control by one’s means. If the sword of wisdom comes to hand, by that sharp weapon one can easily cut it off and rid himself of this evil.
Now reflecting on his earlier talk, Arjuna will ask a question appropriate to the occasion. I shall tell you later about the sequence of the tale, the wealth of ideas and the excellence of sentiments. The eight sentiments pale into insignificance before the excellence of that speech, which confers rest and relief to the intellect of good men. Listen to these words, which are meaningful and deeper than the sea, and which will exhibit the serene sentiment. |
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