Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-8
The Imperishable Brahman
The crystal was whole, but appeared to be cracked because it had come into contact with the hair; when the hair was removed, it looked without a crack as before. Similarly, when the ego-sense vanishes, the oneness of the Adhibhuta etc. which is already there, is restored. That which is already there, is restored. That with which they become one, is myself, the Adhiyajna (41-45). Having this in view, I had told you that all sacrifices are produced by actions. I have disclosed to you the treasure of bliss, which is freedom from actions, where all the souls take rest. First the aspirant should kindle the fire of senses, and then in its flames he should offer the oblation of ingredients of sense-objects. Then clearing the ground and sitting in the form of the diamond posture, he should form the altar of mulabandha under the canopy of his body. Then he should offer in the sacrificial pit the ingredients of senses by reciting the mantras of Yoga (46-50). Thereafter by performing the sacrificial rite with the restraint of prana and mind, he should propitiate the smokeless fire of knowledge. When he sacrifices his all in the fire of knowledge, he merges in the knowable, which remains in its true form. This knowable is the Adhiyajna, so said Lord Krishna and this immediately appealed to intelligent Arjuna. Knowing this, Lord Krishna said, ‘O Partha, you listen well’. Hearing these words, Arjuna was very much gratified. Look, only the mother or the Guru knows how to feel joy at the satisfaction of her child or his disciple (51-55). Then the sattvic emotions crowded in the mind of Lord Krishna even before Arjuna, but controlling them somehow through his intellect, he began a speech, tender and witty, which was like fragrance of ripe happiness or the surge of cool nectar. He said, ‘O Arjuna, the prince of listeners, listen’. Then that (knowledge) which destroys Maya is itself dissolved. |
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