Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-10
The Divine Manifestation
Because of it, my intelligence, which had not transcended the consciousness of the body, became the treasure house of Divine bliss. My mind has now become a temple in the Milky Ocean in the form of the Gita doctrines. This is the incomprehensible deed of my Master. With what words can I describe his infinite power? I seek his forgiveness for daring to sing his glory with inadequate words. By your grace I have been able so far to explain with great joy the first part of the BhagavadGita in short sweet verses (ovis). The first chapter describes the despondency of Arjuna at the prospect of a war with his kinsmen. In the second chapter, the Lord has explained clearly the Yoga of action, distinguishing it from the Yoga of knowledge. In the third chapter, the Lord has expanded the single Yoga of action, revealing in the fourth chapter, the relation of action to knowledge. In the fifth chapter, he explains the true intent of Yoga (21-25), of which he gives a clear exposition in the sixth, beginning with postures of body, right up to the union of the Self with the Supreme Spirit. The sixth chapter also contains a clear description of the state of Yoga and the state to which one fallen from the yogic path returns. The seventh chapter explains at the start, how one should avoid the temptations of prakriti and then goes on to describe the four kinds of devotees of God. The eighth chapter raises some questions and ends it by stating what his remembrance should be at the time of death.
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