Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-9
The Esoteric Knowledge
I Then who is there richer than Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in whose home deities of prosperity (riddhi) and of miraculous powers (siddhi) work as maids of honour. And when these maids build toy houses, they become beggars. The trees at which they cast their glance become wishyielding trees (371-375). Even their mistress, the Goddess Lakshmi, who has at her beck and call such powerful maids, does not command respect here. When she too, shedding her pride, served Me with heart and soul, she got her lucky break of being entrusted with the duty of washing My feet. Therefore, cast off all ideas of greatness, and forget all your learning. When you humble yourself before the world, then you will come close to Me. When the moon pales before the sun of thousand rays, how can a glow-worm show off its light? Where the greatness of Goddess Lakshmi or the austerities of Lord Shiva pale into insignificance, how can an ordinary mortal enter My kingdom (376-380)? So let him surrender to Me, the pride of his physical strength, his virtues and the vanity of riches to become worthy of Me. |
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