Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-10
The Divine Manifestation
Can one besmear the body of the sun with sandalwood paste (6-10)? With what blossoms can one embellish the wish-yielding tree? How can one extend hospitality to the Milky Ocean? With what scent can one make camphor fragrant? With what kind of perfume can you besmear the sandalwood tree? What dish can you serve to nectar? How is it possible to become higher than the sky? What means can you employ to gauge properly the glory of my master? Therefore, I offer him my mute solutions. Any attempt on the strength of intellect to describe the glorious power of the master is like giving gloss to the pearl. Any words of praise to him, is like silver-plating the gold. I, therefore, think it best to prostrate myself at the feet of my Master, in great humility (11-15). Shri Jnanadeva added, “O my Master, since you blessed me with your graceful glance out of affection for me, I have become the holy baniyan tree at the confluence of rivers in Prayaga in the form of the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna. When Upamanyu begged for milk of yore, Lord Shankara placed the cup of Milky Ocean before him or when the boy Dhruva was sulking because of the ill-treatment of his step-mother, the Lord of Vaikuntha humored him by giving him a lollipop in the form of a firm seat at the North Pole. So my Master has bestowed upon me the power to explain in ovi verses the Bhagavad-Gita, which is the most excellent text among the Brahman-lore’s and the resting-place for all scriptures. When I was roaming in the forest of words, not a single meaningful word had fallen on my ears, but my speech blossomed into the creeper of marvelous thought, because of your grace (16-20). |
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