Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-9
The Esoteric Knowledge
They are ever without self-conceit, humility is their wealth, and they offer this wealth to Me with the cry, ‘Glory to you, O Lord’. Because of this humility they lose all sense of honor and dishonor, they become one with Me and worship Me constantly. O Arjuna, I have told you so far about ardent devotion. Now I shall tell you about those who worship Me with knowledge-sacrifice. O Arjuna, the manner in which they worship Me I have already described to you before. To this Arjuna said, “Yes, I have received this Divine grace before. But when a dish of nectar is served, who will say I have had enough of it (226-230)?” On hearing these words, lord Krishna knew that Arjuna was eager to know about it and was rocking to and fro with the bliss of knowledge. He said, “Well, O Partha, in view of your eagerness I must repeat to you what I have said before, though this is not the proper occasion for it.” Then Arjuna said, “O Lord, is the moonlight meant only for the chakora bird? Nay, it is the moon’s nature to cool down the whole world. Just as the chakora bird turns the beak towards the moon in supplication, I am making this small request to you. O Lord, you are the ocean of mercy, the cloud out of its munificence satisfies the thirst of the world. Otherwise as against his downpour how insignificant is the thirst of chakora bird (231-235)! But even for the sake of a mouthful of water one has to go to the river Ganga; so you have to satisfy my desire, whether it is large or small.” Then the Lord said, “Enough of this talk. I am thoroughly pleased. I am not able to bear any further compliments from you. The attention with which you listen is enough encouragement to me.” Commending Arjuna’s speech thus, Lord Krishna began to speak:
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